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A

ManypeoplethoughtthatU.S.PresidentCalvinCoolidgealwayslivedintheWhiteHouse.

However,hesometimeslivedinthenearbyWillardHotel.

Once,inthemiddleofanight,thePresidentwokeuptoseeathiefsearchinghisclothes.

Coolidgecalmlyspokeupfromthedarkness,z/lwishyouwouldn/ttakethatwatch/

"Why?"askedtheshockedman.

Coolidgedanswered,Z/Takeitnearthewindowandreadwhatisengraved（局隹亥ij）onthe

backofit/

Themanread,"'PresentedtoCalvinCoolidged,SpeakeroftheHouse,bytheMassachusetts

GeneralCourt/Hewasverysurprised!

“AreyouPresidentCoolidge?”heasked.Hehadneverthoughthewouldfindthepresident

sleepinginahotel!

“Yes,Iam."Coolidgesaid.Thenheasked,“Whyareyoudoingthis,Son?"

TheyoungmanexplainedthatheandtwofriendstraveledtoWashingtonduringtheir

collegevacation.Theyspentalloftheirmoneyandhadnomoneytopaythehotelbillandthe

trainticketsbacktoschool.

Coolidgeaddedupthecost.Itcameto$32,Thatmaynotsoundlikemuchnow,butitwasa

bignumberthen."IIgiveyouthe$32asaloan（借款）:thePresidentsaid,“AndIexpectyouto

paymeback.”

Theyoungmanthankedhim.Coolidgelefthimwiththiswarning:Z/Son,youareaniceboy,

youarebetterthanyouareacting.Youarestartingdownthewrongroad.Justrememberwho

youare/

Itwasn'tuntilafterthedeathofMr.Coolidgethatthisstorywasallowedtocomeout.Itwas

firstpublishedinthenewspaperLosAngelesTimes.Andthemostinterestingofallisthatthe

President'snotesshowthattheyoungmanwasindeedbetterthanhewasacting.Herepaidthe

$32loaninfull.

1.Howdidtheyoungmangettoknowthepresident?.

A.Bylookingatthebackofthewatch

B.Bylookingattheloan

C.Thebossofthehoteltoldtheyoungmanaboutit

D.Thepresident'swifetoldtheyoungmanaboutit

2.HowdidtheyoungmantraveltoWashingtonwithhisfriend?.

A.ByairB.BybusC.BytrainD.Onfoot

3.Whatcanweinfer（推理出）fromthepassage?.

A.Theyoungman'sfamilywasalwayspoor

B.Thehotelcostwasratherexpensiveatthattime

C.Theyoungmanneverkeptintouchwiththepresidentagain

D.Theyoungmanlearnedalessonfromhisexperiencewiththepresident

4.Howdidpeoplefirstgettoknowthestoryofthepresidentwiththeyoungman?

A.FromthepresidenthimselfB.Fromanewspaper

C.Fromtheyoungman'snotesD.Fromtheyoungmanhimself

5.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?.

A.Moneycanbegivenupwhennecessary

B.Peopleshouldbeforgiven（原谅）fortheirmistakes

C.Everyonecanbecomebetterafteranunusualexperience

D.Anactofkindnessmaychangeaperson'slife

B

Haveyoueverrunintoacarelessmobilephoneuseronthestreet?Perhapstheywerebusy

talking,textingorcheckingupdatesonWeChatwithoutlookingatwhatwasgoingonaround

them.Asthenumberofthisnew"species（物种）“ofhumanhaskeptrising,theyhavebeengiven

anewname--phubbers.

Recently,acartooncreatedbystudentsfromChinaCentralAcademyofFineArtsputthis

groupofpeopleunderthespotlight（聚光灯）.Intheshortfilm,phubberswithdifferentsocial

identitiesalwaysputthemselvesintheirphones.Adoctorplayswithhismobilephonewhile

lettinghispatientdie,aprettywomantakesselfie（自拍RW）infrontofacaraccidentsite（场地）,

andafatherloseshischildwithoutknowingaboutitwhileusinghismobilephone.Achainof

similareventsfinallyleadstothedestruction（毁灭）oftheworld.

Althoughtheendingsoundsoverstated（夸张）,thedamage（损害）thatphubbingcanbring

isreal.

Yourhealthisthefirsttobear（承受）theeffectandresultofit."Constantly（不断地）

bending（使弯曲）yourheadtocheckyourtelephonecoulddamageyourneck/GuangmingDaily

quoted（弓I述）doctorsassaying,/ztheneckislikearopethatbreaksafterlong-termstretching（伸

展）Also,staring（盯着）attelephonesforlongperiodsoftimewilldamageyoureyesight

gradually,accordingtothereport.

Butthat'snotall.Beingaphubbercouldalsodamageyoursocialskillsanddriveyouaway

fromyourfriendsandfamily.Atreunions（团聚）withfamilyorfriends,manypeopletendtostare

attheirtelephoneswhileothersarechattinghappilywitheachotherandthiscreatesastrange

atmosphere,QiluEveningNewsreported.

Itcanalsocostyouyourlife.Therehavebeenlotsofreportsonphubberswhofelltotheir

death,sufferedaccidents,andwererobbedoftheirtelephonesinbroaddaylight.

6.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordphubbersmeaninChinese?.

A.低头族B.打工族C.月光族D.啃老族

7.Forwhatpurposedoestheauthor（作者）givetheexampleofacartooninPara.2?

A.Towarndoctorsagainstusingtelephoneswhiletreatingpatients

B.Toshowtheworldwillfinallybedestroyedbyphubbers

C.Toadvertisethecartoonmadebystudents

D.Totellpeoplethebadinfluenceofphubbing

8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTariskaphubbermayhave?.

A.Hemightgetdividedfromhisfriendsandfamily

B.Hisneckandeyesightwillbegraduallyharmed

C.Hewillcausethedestructionoftheworld

D.Hissocialskillscouldbeinfluenced

9.Whichofthefollowingmaybetheauthor'sattitude（态度）towardsphubbing?

A.SupportiveB.AgainstC.ActiveD.Favorable

10.Whatmaythepassagetalkaboutnext?.

A.Adviceonhowtouseatelephone

B.Waystoreduce（减少）therisksofphubbing

C.Resultsofphubbing

D.Peoplearecrazyaboutphubbing

C

Onthefirstdayofschool,Jackfoundalittleoldladywithawarmsmile/Hi,handsome.My

nameisRose.Km87yearsold/shesaid.

"WhyareyouinuniversityatsuchaYOUNGage?”Jackasked.

"mheretomeetarichhusband,getmarried,haveacoupleofkids,andthenretiredand

travel/'sheanswered.

Jackknewshe'sjokingbuthewassurprisedwhatencouragedhertobehereatherage.

“IalwaysdreamedofhavingauniversityeducationandnowI'mgettingone!”shetoldme.

Webecamefriends.Everydaytheywouldtalkafterclass.Jackalwaysenjoyedlisteningtothis

“timemachine“asshesharedherwisdom（智慧）andexperiencewithhim.AndRoseeasilymade

friendswherevershewent.

Attheendoftheterm,Rosewasinvitedtomakealittlespeech.Shesaid,〃Wedon'tstop

playingbecausewe'reold.Wegrowoldbecausewestopplaying.Beinghappyandachieving

successmaykeepyoustayingyoung.Ifyouhaveadream,holdon.Whenyouloseyourdreams,

youdie.”

"Anybodycangrowolder.Thatdoesn'ttakeanytalent（天力）orability.Theideaistogrow

upbyalwaysfindingthechanceinchange../

11.Rose,an87-year-oldlady,wasJack's.

A.grannyB.classmateC.teacherD.friend

12.Rosewenttotheuniversityinorderto.

A.meetarichhusbandB.makenewfriends

C.getabetterjobD.getauniversityeducation

13.WhydidJackconsideredRoseasa“timemachine"?Because.

A.shealwaysgottoclassontimeB.shemadefriendseasily

C.shehadwisdomandexperienceD.shemadealittlespeech

14.WhatdoesthewordthatinPara.7refersto（指）？

A.Growingolder.B.Growingup

C.StayingyoungD.Beinghappy

15.FromthispassageweknowRosebelieved.

A.EasiersaidthandoneB.Wellbegunishalfdone

C.ItisnevertoolatetolearnD.Readingmakesafullman

D

Oliviawasridinganelevator（电梯）.Shewasgoingtothetopofthe

EmpireStateBuilding（帝国大厦）inNewYorkCity,oralmosttothetop.

Shewantedtogotothe102ndfloor,butshecouldn'taffordtheprice.It

wasn'tfreetoridetheelevator.Shealsohadtogothroughsecurity（安全）

checks,andherbaghadtogetchecked.

Oliviarodeanelevatortothe80thfloor.Thatwasveryhigh.Thenshe

rodeasecondelevatortothe86thfloor.Whenshegotoutfinally,shesaw

windows.Shecouldseetheskyoutside.Itlookedthesameasonthe

ground.Shewentoutofthedoortowhereallthepeoplewerestanding.

Wow!Itwassohigh.Olivialookedineverydirectionatthebuildingsbelow.

Mostofthemweremuchshorterandsmallerthantheoneshewasin.Itwassodifferentbeing

upsohigh.

Oliviasmiledatabirdthatsatontheedge（边缘）ofthebuilding.Howcoulditnotbescared?

Itwassofarfromtheground,andthecarsonthestreetslookedliketinytoys!Therewasaman

dressedupasKingKong!Helookedreallyfunny.Oliviagotherpicturetakenwithhim.

ForOlivia,itwasreallyagreatwaytoseethecity.ShetookalotofpicturesbeforesheIe代

theEmpireStateBuilding.

16.Oliviadidn'tgotothe102ndfloorbecause.

A.itcosttoomuchB.theelevatorbroke

C.shewasnotallowedD.shewasscaredtogouptoohigh

17.Finally,OliviawenttotheflooroftheEmpireStateBuilding.

A.80thB.86thC.90thD.100th

18.Theunderlinedword"it"inparagraph2refersto.

A.theEmpireStateBuildingB.theelevator

C.theskyD.thedoor

19.OliviaintheEmpireStateBuilding.

A.tookmanypicturesB.couldn'tseeanybirds

C.wasdressedupasKingKongD.didn'tdaretolookdownatthestreets

20.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.KingKongthatwasintheEmpireStateBuilding.

B.ThehistoryoftheEmpireStateBuilding.

C.PlacestovisitinthecityofNewYork.

D.AtriptotheEmpireStateBuilding

E

Thefirstrobotswereinventedinthe1920s.Robotshave

appearedinmanyAmericanfilms.Insomefilms,theyare

stronger,fasterandclevererthanpeople.

Inreallife,robotsaremainlyusedinfactories.Theydo

somedangerousanddifficultjobsforhumans.

Robotsalsohelpdisabledpeople,forexample,blindpeople.Todaymanyblindpeoplehave

aguidedogtohelpthem.Inthefuture,guidedogsmightberobotdogs.

Onekindofrobotguidedoghaswheels.Itmovesinfrontoftheowner.Itisveryclever.It

knowsthespeedofitsowner'swalk.Theownerwearsaspecialbelt（带子）.Thisbeltsends

instructionstotheownerfromthedog,suchas“Stophere","Turnleft"or"Turnright".

IntheUnitedStates,anotherkindofrobothelpsdisabledpeopletotakecareofthemselves

intheirdailylife.Therobothearsthesoundofitsowner'svoice.Itfollowsinstructionssuchas

"Turnthepage"or"Makeacupofcoffee".

RobotsarealsousedinAmericanhospitals.Theycandosimplejobs.Atonehospital,for

example,arobottakesmealsfromthekitchentopatients'rooms.Itnevergetslostbecausethis

robothasamapofthehospitalinitscomputermemory.

Thoughrobotscanhelppeopleinmanydifferentways,theywillnevertaketheplaceof

humans.

21.Fromthepassage,weknowrobotscannotbe.

A.dangerousanimalsB.factoryworkers

C.guidedogsD.hospitalhelpers

22.Arobotguidedog.

A.goesinfrontoftheblindpeopleB.walksidebysidewithblindpeople

C.hasamapinitsheadD.helpspatientswiththeirmeals

23.Theunderlinedword“disabled“means.

A.不能的B.有害的C.失灵的D.残疾的

24.Somedisabledpeopleneedrobotshelpto.

A.takecareofthemselvesB.talktootherpeople

C.becomescientistsD.dodangerousjobs

25.Inthepassage,thewriterwantstotellusthat.

A.robotsarestrongerandclevererthanhumans

B.disabledpeoplecannotlookafterthemselveswithouttherobots

C.robotswilltaketheplaceofhumanssomedayinthefuture

D.robotscanhelphumansinmanydifferentways

F

ErikWeihenmayerwasbornwithaneyedisorder.Asachildhiseyesightbecameworseand

then,attheageof13,helosthissightcompletely.However,hedidnotlosehisdeterminationto

leadafullandactivelife.

Erikbecameanadventurer.Hetookupparachuting,wrestlingandscubadiving.He

competedinlong-distancebiking,marathonsandskiing.Hisfavoritesport,though,is

mountaineering.

Asayoungman,Erikstartedtoclimbmountains.HereachedthetopofMountMcKinleyin

1995andthenclimbedthedangerous1000-metrerockwallofElCapitan.Twoyearslater,while

climbingMountKilimanjaroinKenyawithhisgirlfriend,theystoppedforatimeat13,000feet

abovesealevel—inordertogetmarried.AndonMay25,2001,attheageof33,Eriksuccessfully

completedthegreatestmountaineeringchallengeofall.HeclimbedMountEverest,thehighest

mountainintheworldtwoyearsafterheclimbedAconcagua,thetallestmountaininSouth

Americain1999.

Erikinventedhisownmethodforclimbingmountains.Hecarriestwolongpoles:onetolean

onandtheothertotestthewayaheadofhim.Theclimberinfrontofhimwearsabelltoguide

him.Erikisagoodteammember.Hedoeshisshareofthejob,suchassettinguptentsand

buildingsnowwalls.

Althoughhecouldnotenjoytheview,ErikfelttheexcitementofbeingonthetopofEverest.

Hehopesthathissuccesswillchangehowpeoplethinkabouttheblind."Whenpeoplethink

aboutablindpersonorblindness,nowtheywillthinkaboutapersonstandingontopofthe

world."

26.WhatwasunusualaboutErik'swedding?

A.HegotmarriedonthetopofMountMcKinley.

B.HegotmarriedwhenclimbingMountEverest.

C.Hisweddingwasheldafterhepreparedalot.

D.Hisweddingwasheldat13,000feetabovesealevel.

27.WhatisErik'sspecialmethodforclimbingamountain?

A.Hetakeshisgirlfriendwithhim.

B.Hedoeshisshareofthejobs.

C.Heusestwolongpolestohelphimself.

D.Hekeepsagoodteamaroundhim.

28.WhichofthefollowingadjectivescanNOTbeusedtodescribeErikaccordingtothe

passage?

A.braveB.determinedC.inactiveD.optimistic

29.WhichofthefollowingisTURE?

A.Erikwasblindwhenhewasborn.

B.Erik'sgirlfriendwasgoodatclimbingmountainstoo.

C.Erik'steammemberwearsabelltomakemusicfortheclimbing.

D.Erikandhisteammembershelpeachotherintheirclimbing.

30.WhatdoesthestorymainlytellusaboutErik?

A.Heisasuccessinallkindsofsports.

B.Heinventedhisownmethodforclimbingmountains.

C.Goodchancesandhardtrainingleadtohissuccess.

D.Heistochangepeople'sideaaboutblindpeople.

G

OneofthemostfamousbuildingsintheUnitedStatesisCarnegieHall,thehomeofclassical

andpopularmusicconcertsinNewYork.CarnegieHallisknownnotjustforitsbeautyandhistory,

butalsoforitsamazingsound.Ithasbeensaidthatthehallitselfisaninstrument.Ittakesthe

musicandmakesitlargerthanlife.

CarnegieHallisnamedafterAndrewCarnegie,whopaidforits

construction.Hewasawealthymanwhoalsogavealotofmoneytoschools

andpubliclibraries.ConstructiononCarnegieHallbeganin1890andthe

officialopeningnightwasonMay5,1891.

ThehallwasownedbytheCarnegiefamilyuntil1924whenitwassoldtoRobertE.Simon.

ThebuildingbecameveryoldandinI960,thenewownermadeplanstodestroyitandbuildan

officeblock.IsaacStemledagroupofpeoplewhofoughttosaveCarnegieHallandfinally,the

cityofNewYorkboughtitfor$5million.Itwasthenfixedupbetween1983and1995.

In1986,peoplerealizedthatCarnegieHallhadneverkeptproperrecordsofitshistory.

AdvertisementsandstoriesinnewspapersabouthowCarnegieHallneededhelptorecoverits

historyledpeopletosendinoldconcertprogrammesandinformationfromallovertheworld.

Over12,000concertprogrammeswerereceivedandwiththeseitwaspossibletomakeaproper

recordofCarnegieHall'sconcerthistory.

BecausethebestandmostfamousmusiciansofalltimehaveplayedatCarnegieHall,itis

thedreamofmostmusicianswhowanttobegreattoplaythere.Thishasledtoaveryoldjoke

whichisnowpartofCarnegieHall'shistory.Question:Z/HowdoIgettoCarnegieHall?"Answer:

“Practise,practise,practise//

31.WhatdomusicloversexpectinCarnegieHall?

A.Musicalconcertspresentedbyfirstclassperformers.

B.Exhibitsandphotographsofhistoricalevents.

C.Musicianspracticingforopportunitiestoplay.

D.Peopledancingmerrilyatparties.

32.Whatisthecorrectorderofthefollowingevents?

a.RobertE.Simonboughtitin1924.

b.CarnegieHallgotitsname.

c.CarnegieHallrecovereditshistory.

d.NewYorkCitypaid$5,000,000forit.

e.ConstructiononCarnegieHallbeganin1890.

A.a;c;b;d;e;B.e;d;c;a;bC.e;b;a;d;cD.a;e;c;d;b

33.HowlongdidittakeCarnegieHalltobefixedup?

A.9years.B.10years.C.11years.D.12years.

34.HowdidCarnegieHallrecoveritsconcerthistory?

A.Throughnewspaperreports.

B.Througholdconcertprogrammes.

C.Througholdphotographs.

D.Througholdjokes.

35.WhyistheCarnegieHalljokefunny?

A.Becauseyouexpecttheanswertobedirectionsandnotadvice.

B.BecauseCarnegieHallisaplacewhereperformerspracticealot.

C.BecauseitisdifficulttofindyourwaytoCarnegieHall.

D.Becauseyoudon'texpectthesamewordtoberepeatedthreetimes.

H

ThereisanEnglishsayingthat"Laughteristhebestmedicine/'Untilrecently,fewpeople

tookthesayingseriously.Now,however,doctorshavebeguntolookintolaughterandtheeffects

ithasonthehumanbody.Theyhavefoundthatlaughtercanreallyimprovepeople'shealth.

Testswerecarriedouttostudytheeffectsoflaughteronthebody.Peoplewatchedfunny

filmswhiledoctorscheckedtheirhearts,bloodpressure,breathingandmuscles.Itwasfound

thatlaughterhassimilareffectstophysicalexercise.Itincreasesbloodpressure,makestheheart

beatquickerandmakespeoplebreathedeeper;italsoworksonseveralgroupsofmusclesinthe

face,thestomach,andeventhefeet.Iflaughterexercisesthebody,itmustbebeneficial.

Othertestshaveshownthatlaughterappearstobeabletoreducetheeffectsofpainonthe

body.Inoneexperimentdoctorsproducedpainingroupsofstudentswholistenedtodifferent

radioprograms.Thegroupthattolerated（忍耐）thepainforthelongesttimewasthegroup

whichlistenedtoafunnyprogram.Thereasonwhylaughtercanreducepainseemstobethatit

helpstoproduceakindofchemicalinthebrainwhichdiminishesbothstressandpain.

Asaresultofthesediscoveries,somedoctorsintheUnitedStatesnowholdlaughterclinics（

诊所），inwhichtheyhelptoimprovetheirpatients'conditionbyencouragingthemtolaugh.

Theyhavefoundthateveniftheirpatientsdonotreallyfeellikelaughing,makingthemsmileis

enoughtoproducebeneficialeffectssimilartothosecausedbylaughter.

36.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONG?

A.Laughterisgoodforhealth

B.Laughtercanmakeyoubecomeoldquickly

C.Laughterhelpstoreducepain.

D.Laughter,justlikephysicalexercise,isgoodforourbody.

37.Theunderlinedword"diminishes"inthethirdparagraphmeans

A.causesB.stopsC.increasesD.reduces

38.Whydosomedoctorsholdlaughterclinics?

A.Becausetheywanttoearnmoremoney.

B.Becausetheythinktheywillhelpthepatientsrecoverfromillnessesquickly.

C.Becausetheywanttoimprovetheirpatients'condition.

D.Becausetheywanttheirpatientstopracticehowtolaugh

39.Accordingtotheauthor;weshould.

A.laughasmuchaspossibleB.watchmorefunnyfilms

C.smileallthetimeD.spendmoretimeinlaughterclinics

40.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.Bothlaughterandphysicalexercisearegoodforhealth

B.Laughterclinicshelppatientsimprovetheircondition

C.Laughtercanreducetheeffectsofpain

D.Laughteristhebestmedicine.

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A.reportB.instructionC.advertisementD.story

HerearetwoletterstoGeorgeandhisanswers.

DearGeorge,

I'mfourteenandI'mmuchshorterformyage.What'sworse,Kmveryfat.Iwanttolose

weighttobe55kgandtobetallerandthenIcangototheschoolbasketballteamandenjoy

myself.Canyouhelpme?

Bob

DearBob,

Don'tworryifyou'reshorterthanyourfriends.Teenagers（青少年）growatdifferenttimes.

Itdoesn'tmatterhowheavyyouare.Youarestillthesameperson.Planyourmealswithyour

mum,andshecanhelpyouloseweight.Also,trytotakemoreexercise.

George

DearGeorge,

I'mlearningFrenchbutIdon'tgetgoodmarks.Idon'tknowwhy.SometimesIwanttogive

up.ButIknowIshouldn'tbecauselanguagesaregoingtobeveryimportant.WhatshouldIdo?

Alice

DearAlice,

Youareright.Youshouldnevergiveup,andI'msurethatyou'vemademoreprogressthan

youthink.Youcantalktoyourteacherandaskherwhatyoushoulddotogetabettergrade.Talk

toyourfriendswhoaregoodatFrench.Findsomethingthathelpsyou.

George

46.Accordingtotheletters,weknowthatGeorgeis.

A.ateacherB.adoctor

C.apersonwhocangiveothersadviceD.BobandAlice'sfriend

47.TheweightofBobisnow.

A.about50kgB.55kgC.morethan55kgD.lessthan55kg

48.Aliceisworryingabout.

A.herfriendsB.hermarksC.herheightD.herweight

49.BobshouldaccordingtoGeorge'sletter.

A.takemoreexerciseB.talktohisfriends

C.joinabasketballteamD.learnsomeFrench

50.GeorgeadvisesAlicetotalktoforhelp.

A.hermotherB.h