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A There was once a professor of medicine, who was very strict with the students. Whenever he took the chair on the exam committee, the students would be in fear, because he was seldom pleased with the answers they gave. A student would be lucky enough if he or she could receive a good mark from him. At the end of the term, the students of medicine would take their exam again. Now a student was a little nervous as he knew it would not be so easy to get through the exam at all.The professor began to ask. The student was required to describe a certain illness, his description of which turned out to be OK. Then the professor asked about the cure for illness, and the student, too, answered just as right. “Good,” said the professor, “and how much will you give the patient?” “A full spoon,” answered the student. “Now you may go out and wait for what you can get,” said the professor. At the same time the committee discussed carefully the answers the student had given. Suddenly the student noticed that there was something wrong with his last answer. “A full spoon is too much,” he thought to himself. Anxiously he opened the door of the room and cried, “Mr Professor, Ive made a mistake! A full spoon is too much for the patient. He can take only five drops.” “Im sorry, sir,” said the professor coldly, “But it is too late. Your patient has died.”31. The student were afraid of the professor because _. A. he often misunderstood them and gave them bad marks B. they often angered and disappointed him C. their answers often astonished him D. their answers seldom satisfied him 32. The students description of the illness was _. A. accepted. B. not correct C. not satisfying D. completely discouraging 33. Which of the following is NOT true? A. If the patient wants to remain safe, he should take no more than five drops at a time.B. The patient will be in danger if hes taken as much as a full spoon. C. The doctor will be in trouble if hes given the patient a full spoon. D. Since one spoon is less than five drops, the patient will be all right soon if he takes only one full spoon at a time.BArriving in New York There are three airports in New York. When you arrive at one of them, you can take a bus or a taxi to any places in New York.Public transport In New York theres a good bus and subway service. If youre planning to use the subway a lot, you should buy a subway ticket for ten journeys because its cheaper. But you dont have to use public transport- there are lots of places you can go on foot, like the EmpireStateBuilding, 5th Avenue and Central Park. The New York taxis are a part of the city experience, so you should take at least one taxi during your visit!Hotels There are lots of good hotels in New York The best id the Plaza on 5th Avenue, but you dont have to pay a lot to stay in the city; there are lots of small hotels and YMCA near Central Park is great for young people.Eating out There are many kinds of food in New York and you shouldnt eat at McDonalds every day. Therere good restaurants in Little Italy and Chinatown, for example. Shopping Shopping in New York is fun. Therere big shops on 5th Avenue which are in service through the whole week. But be careful when you look at the prices: a special 8% tax is demanded on everything you buy in New York.Places to see Finally, there are lots of places to see in New York- Times Square, the Statue of Liberty. And you shouldnt go home without climbing the Statue of Liberty to enjoy the scenery of the city. 34. How many kinds of public transport are mentioned in the passage? A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Two.35. YMCA here is the name of _ . A. a shop B. a restaurant. C. a hotel. D. an airport. 36. How much do you have to pay if you buy a book of $10 inNew York? A. $10. B. $10.8. C. $10.08. D. $18. 37. When visiting New York, you should _ . A. climb the Statue of Liberty B. eat at McDonalds every day. C. take a taxi whenever you go out D. stay at the best hotel 38. From the passage we can learn that _. A. people have to eat one kind of food hereB. people can visit many places of interest here on footC. New York is not a good place for shoppingD. people must travel by public transport in New York CFathers Day The United States is one of the few countries in the world that has an official day on which fathers are honored by their children. On the third Sunday in June, fathers all across the United States are given presents, treated to dinner or otherwise made to feel special.However, the idea for creating a day for children to honor their fathers began in Spokane, Washington. A woman by the name of Sonora Smart Dodd thought of the idea for Fathers Day while listening to a Mothers Day sermon in 1909. Having been raised by her father, Henry Jackson Smart, after her mother died, Sonora wanted her father to know how special he was to her. It was her father that made all the parental sacrifices and was, in the eyes of his daughter, a selfless and loving man. Sonoras father was born in June, so she chose to hold the first Fathers Day celebration in Spikane, Washington on the 19th of June, 1910.In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge declared the third Sunday in June as Fathers Day. Roses are the Fathers Day flowers: red to be worn for a living father and white if the father has died.When children cant visit their fathers or take them out to dinner, they send a greeting card. Traditionally, fathers prefer greeting cards that are not too sentimental. Most greeting cards are too special so fathers laugh when they open them. Some give heartfelt thanks for being there whenever the child needed Dad.39. At first, Fathers Day was fixed on June 19th because _. A. her mother died on June 19B. Sonora honored her father on her fathers birthday C. Sonoras birthday was June 19 D. it was decided by the president at that time 40. How many years has passed before Fathers Day became an official day since the fathers day was celebrated? A. 24 B. 4 C. 10 D. 14 41. According to the passage, on Fathers Day, _. A. fathers are often honored in different waysB. people will wear the same flowers to honor their fathers C. only daughters wear red flowers to honor their fathers D. children must go home to honor their fathers42. According to the passage, we can infer that Henry Jackson Smart _. A. always helped others by giving moneyB. was very kind to anyone C. did a lot for his daughter D. was the first father honored in 1924D Nora, a 17-year-old American, notices that when she has to do a paper for school and researches it on the Internet, she rarely reads a whole page and does deep reading. “Ill read the beginning of a paragraph and then Ill skip(跳过) the rest,” she says. While Noras mother, Martha, loves sitting down with a good book and reading carefully, her daughter may be the wave of the future. “Deep reading”, or slow reading, is a process in which people think carefully while they read. With most, that means slowing down - even stopping and rereading a page or paragraph to really understand what the author is trying to say. Last summer, Google CEO Eric Schmidt said he was concerned about what he sees as a decline（衰退）in slow reading. Instant messages and 140-character tweets（微博）appear to be reducing out ability to concentrate on a single idea or theme of a book, he told Foreign Policy Magazine. Its easy to forget the benefits of deep reading in an age when anything worth doing is done fast. Experts warn that without deep reading, it is impossible to be an educated person of the world, a knowledgeable voter or even an imaginative thinker. “If you want to have a deep relationship with a text and understand a complex idea, then slow reading is a preferred style. It is good for pleasure, too. It is not a rushed experience and you can lose yourself in a text,” said Canadian writer John Miedema, the author of the book Slow Reading. US Ohlone College English professor Cynthia Lee Katona says reading is a highly social activity that builds the mind and social connections. If you read, she says, you simply know more and have more to talk about with friends, partners and people you know. Deep reading can also take a reader on a trip around the world even if they are sitting in a living room armchair, Katona says. Also, deep reading helps people develop thinking, writing and conversation skills. “If you like beautiful things, authors put words together that are really beautiful and expressive,” she says. “If you want to write well- and there are lots of reasons to express yourself clearly - you should read.”43. The comparison（对比）between Nora and her mothers reading habits _.A. calls attention to deep readingB. introduces the wave of future C. adds a lot of fun for readers D. explains what deep reading is 44.What leads to the decline of deep reading, according to Eric Schemidt? A. The fast pace of modern society. B. The lack of desire for knowledgeC. The wide use of instant messages and tweets.D. The weakening ability to concentrate.45.What does the underlined word “it ” refer to in paragraph 6? A. Slow reading. B. A complex idea.C. A deep relationship. D. A preferred style.46. What is the main point of the article? A. How to improve reading skills.B. The importance of deep reading. C. The benefits of different reading styles. D. The secrets of a knowledgeable personEFour years ago my sweet mom went to be with her Lord. She did it her way. I got the call at work, and I headed home quickly. Mom and Dad lived on a small farm that they had owned since I was seven. I hated going there every weekend. There was nothing for a young girl to do but watch the one station on the old TV set, if the weather allowed reception（接收）. My mom, on the other hand, loved the peace and quiet of the land and loved to work in the garden among her flowers and vegetables. The place was simple, with no indoor plumbing or heat. We had a big wood stove in the kitchen that did its best to heat the little farmhouse, but it always seemed cold and too quiet to me. In the evenings, my mom and I would sit for hours singing in the little kitchen. I sang the melody and Mom harmonized. Her favorite song was MoonRiver and we sang it over and over. Mom told me stories about how when I was a little girl, I could sing before I could talk. She loved to tell how my playpen（婴儿圈栏）sat in the kitchen next to the radio and there was one song I particularly loved called Ivory Tower. As time passed, I had my own children and went to visit the farm every week or two. The kids loved the farm and the tractor rides with my dad. Me, well, I still hated the silence of the farm. While my mom loved to sit at her kitchen table and look out at her garden and flowers and retell all the old stories, I missed the hustle and bustle（喧闹）of my life at home. But I sat there listening quietly as shereminisced.Now, I sat back in the silence and the silence was deafening so I finally leaned over to turn on an old radio. Music always comforted me.My heart skipped a beat. MoonRiver was playing on the radio. I sat there stunned, wi