ReadingOne

美文誦讀

Beinghonest

HereisastorythateverhappenedinthecityofNewYork.

OnaFridaynight,apooryoungartiststoodatthegateofthesubwaystation,playinghis

violin.Peoplewerequicklygoinghomefortheweekend.Inthiscase,manyofthemslowed

downtheirpacesandputsomemoneyinthehatoftheyoungman.

Thenextday,theyoungartistcameagain,andputhishatonthegroundgracefully.

Differentfromthedaybefore,hetookoutapieceofpaperandlaiditonthegroundandput

somestonesonit.Thenheadjusted（調(diào)整）theviolinandbeganplaying.Itseemedmore

pleasanttolistento.Beforelong,theyoungmanwassurroundedwithpeople,whowereall

attractedbythewordsonthepaper.Itsaid,“Lastnight,agentlemannamedGeorgeSangputan

importantthingintomyhatbymistake.Pleasecometoclaimitsoon.^^

Seeningthis,itcausedagreatexcitementandpeoplewonderedwhatitcouldbe.After

abouthalfanhour,amiddle-agedmanranthereinahurryandrushedthroughthecrowdinto

theviolinistandgrabbedhisshoulders,46yes,it'syou.Youshouldcomehere.Iknowyouarean

honestman.^^

“AreyouMr.GeorgeSang?”askedheviolinist.

Themannodded.Theviolinistasked,"Didyouloseanything?^^

"Lottery（彩票）.It'salottery.”Saidtheman.

TheviolinisttookoutalotteryticketonwhichGeorgeSnag'snamewasseen.t4Isit?”he

asked.Georgenoddedandseizedthelotteryticketandkissedit,andhedancedwiththe

violinist.

Throughourlives,wecangainalotandlosesomuch.Butbeinghonestshouldalwaysbe

withus.Ifwebearourselvesinadishonestway,wemaysucceedtemporarily.However,from

long-termview,wewillbealoser.

誠實

在紐約曾經(jīng)發(fā)生過這樣一個故事：

在一個星期五的晚上，一個貧窮的年輕人藝人站在地鐵門口，拉著他的小提琴。盡管

人們忙著趕回家度周末，但還是有很多人放慢了腳步，不時地會有人在他的帽子里放一些

錢。

第二天傍晚，年輕的藝術(shù)家像往常一樣來到地鐵口，把他的禮帽摘下來很優(yōu)雅地放在

地上。和以往不同的是，他又從包里拿出一大張紙鋪在地上，在上面壓上小石塊。然后調(diào)

試好小提琴，又開始了演奏，琴聲似乎比以往更悠揚。不久，年輕的小提琴家周圍站滿了

人，人們都被紙上的字吸引住了。“昨天晚上，一位叫喬治?桑的先生錯將一份很重要的東

西放在了我的帽子里，請速來認領(lǐng)?！?/p>

人群中一陣騷動，都想知道是什么東西。過了半個小時左右，一個中年男子急忙跑過

來，撥開人群沖到小提琴手面前，抓住他的肩膀語無倫次地說：“啊！是你啊，你真的來

了，我就知道你是一個誠實的人，你一定會來的?！?/p>

“你是喬治?桑先生嗎？”年輕的小提琴家問。

那人連連點頭。小提琴家又問，“您丟了什么東西嗎？

那位先生說，“彩票，彩票?！?/p>

小提琴手掏出一張彩票，上面還寫著喬治?桑。小提琴手問，“是這個嗎？“喬治?桑迅

速地點頭，一把抓過彩票吻了一下，然后抱著小提琴手跳起了舞……。

在人的一生中，我們會得到許多，也會失去許多，但誠實應(yīng)始終陪伴著我們。如果我

們以不誠實的方式為人處世，也許能獲得暫時的成功，但從長遠來看，我們終是失敗者。

精讀精析

Passage1

Ourtownisintheeasternpartofourcountry.Onceayear,weelectagirltoshowhow

beautifulandgreatourtownis.Allthegirlsareeagertogetthispositioninanefforttobecome

popular.

Itwasnotaneasychoicethisyear,sincetherewereeightgirlstochoosefrom.Theelder

judgefinallydecidedthateitherSaraorMaywouldgettheposition.Bothgirlswerebeautiful

withextraordinaryappearance.Besides,theyhadagoodeducationandcaredabouthow

pollutionhadabadeffectontheearth.Mostimportant,bothgirlsgotupearlytoeateggsat

theirbreakfast.Eggswereimportanttopeopleoftheeastbecauseoureconomydepended

mainlyontheproductionofeggs.

“Eithergirlwillwin,“myfathersaid."Butsomeonewillcryintheend.”

“Eitherwillbefine,“Isaid.“Theyarebothgreatgirls.^^

Thefinalroundwasheldattheeastedgeofourtown.Saralivednearbysoshedidnotneed

togetupearlytoarrive.However,shewasthefirstpersonthere."Youknowwhattheysay

abouttheearlybirdJshesaidwithasmile.

However,Mayarrivedfifteenminuteslatetothecompetition,"It'sthetaxidriver'sfault,9,

shesaid."Itoldhimtoheadeast,buthewasinoneearandthoughtIsaidBreadCheese."You

know,BreadCheesewasthenameofourneighboringtown.

IthoughtMaywouldcertainlylosebecauseshewaslate,buttomysurprise,sheturned

outtobethisyearswinner.Thejudgeslikedheranswertotheirlastquestion,i6Ifyoucould

haveanythingintheworld,whatwoulditbe?”Sarahadreplied,"Worldpeace.^^May,onthe

otherhand,said,''Bettermarkettohaveoureggssellwell.”

測一測：

1.Whywasitdifficulttomakeachoicethisyear?()

A.Thegirlsjustlookedalike.

B.Peoplehadtochoosefromeightgirls.

C.Allthegirlswantedtogettheposition.

D.Thejudgescouldn'tagreewitheachother.

2.Inthepassagetheunderlinedsentence“Youknowwhattheysayabouttheearlybird“means

()

A.shelikedtheearlybirdverymuch

B.shewassurethatshewouldsucceed

C.shelivednearby,sosheshouldgetthereearly

D.shewantedtoshowoffhergoodlanguageknowledge

3.WhywasMaychosenintheend?()

A.Becauseheranswerwasclevererandexact.

B.BecauseshegaveadifferentanswerfromSara's.

C.Becauseshelookedmorebeautifulthantheothergirl.

D.Becauseheranswerwasmorepracticalthantheothergirl.

4.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingmapsiscorrect?()

D

記一記

1.inanefforttodosth努力/試圖做某事

Thecompanyhaslaidoff150workersinanefforttosavemoney.公司為節(jié)省資金譴散了

150名工人。

2.careabout關(guān)心，在乎

Idon'tcareaboutwhetheritrains.我才不在乎下不下雨呢。

3.turnout結(jié)果；..地發(fā)展

Despiteourworries,everythingturnedoutwell.盡管我們都很擔心，結(jié)果一切都很順利。

析一析

1.B事實細節(jié)題。今年有8個女孩，而她們都很優(yōu)秀。不是A答案長得相像，也不是因

為所有的女孩都要獲獎(C答案)，可以說每屆參賽者都想獲獎。

2.B推理題。英語有句諺語“早起的鳥兒有蟲吃”(Theearlybirdcatchestheworm),這位女

孩這樣用earlybird來比喻自己，顯示了她必勝的信心。

3.D推理題。因為我們市的經(jīng)濟主要靠雞蛋的生產(chǎn)，所以她的回答“我想更好的雞蛋銷售

市場”比另一個女孩“我想要世界和平”更實際。

4.C推理題。從第五段可知。

Passage2

Ifyouareplanningtolearnaforeignlanguage,herearesomegeneraltipsaboutlanguage

learningyoucanbenefitfrom.

Trytosetasidesometimeeverydayforyourstudies,whenyourbrainisatitsmost

receptive.It'sbettertostudyfor30minuteseverydaythanfor3hoursonceaweek.Ifyoucan

sparetwoorthreehoursaday,breakthemupintosomeperiodstoavoidbrainoverload.

Goovereachlessonseveraltimes,perhapsonceinthemorning,onceintheeveningand

onceseveraldayslater.Giveyourbraintimetodigestthematerial,butmakesurethegaps

betweenperiodsofstudyarenottoolongoryouwillforgetmostofwhatyou'retryingtolearn.

Makesureyou'recomfortablewiththebasesofthelanguagebeforelearningthemore

advancedknowledge.Itwilltakeyoualittletimetogetusedtothepronunciationandspelling

ofanewlanguage,butwithoutasolidunderstandingofthese,you'llfinditverydifficultto

learnmore.

Settingreasonabletargetsisagoodwaytomotivateyourself.Youcouldsetyourselfatime

limitofaimforacertainlevelofproficiency.

Onceyouhavemasteredthebasicsofthelanguage,learntoapplythemtothethingsthat

interestyou.Inthiswayyouaremorelikelytorememberthewords,phrasesandgrammatical

constructionsyoumeet.

Youwillfindthatattimesyou'remakingfairlyrapidprogress,whileatothertimesyou

seemtobestandingstillorevengoingbackwards.Thisisnormalwhenlearningalanguage,so

don'tbediscouraged.

Makingmistakesinaforeignlanguageisnothingtoworryabout.Whatmattersisgetting

yourmessageacross,notwhetheryouusealltherightwords,tenses,cases,etc.Ifyoucannot

thinkoftheexactwords,tryusingotherones.

Idohopethesetipscanhelpimproveyourlearningofaforeignlanguage.

測一測

1.Howmanytipsdoesthewritergiveaboutlearninglanguagesinthispassage?()

A.Four.B.Six.C.Seven.D.Nine.

2.Theunderlinedword“overload''(inParagraph2)hasthemostsimilarmeaningto

“()”.

A.tirednessB.relaxationC.excitementD.absence

3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothewriter'sopinion?()

A.Youshouldleamthelanguageaslongaspossibleeverytime.

B.You'dbettersetagoalwhenyouwanttoreachacertainlevel.

C.Ybu'dbetternotmakemistakeswhileusingthelanguage.

D.Youmusttrytobemakingprogressallthetime.

4.Thelasttwotipsoflearningalanguagearemainlyabout().

A.thethingsyoushouldworryaboutwhenyoumeetwithdifficulties

B.thethingsyouneedn'tworryaboutwhenyoumeetwithdifficulties

C.thereasonswhywemakemistakeswhiletryingtoapplyit

D.thereasonswhywemakelittleornoprogresswhilelearningit

記?記

1.set...aside(為某目的)節(jié)省或保留(錢或時間)

Itrytosetasideafewminuteseachdaytodosomeexercises.

我每天盡量騰出一些時間鍛煉一下身體。

2.receptiveadj.ableorquicktoreceivenewideas,suggestions.

3.break...up擊碎、打碎、分開某事物

Sentencescanbebrokenupintoclauses.句子可以分為分句。

4.digestvtake(information)inmentally;fullyunderstand.

5.motivatevstimulatetheinterestof(sb);causetowanttodosth.

6.get(sth)across.(使某事)傳播或為人理解。

Heisnotverygoodatgettinghisideasacross.他不善于表達思想。

析一析

1.C事實細節(jié)題。2-8段每一段都是一個小建議。

2.A詞義猜測題。從單詞overload本身(over；過分，load:裝載)和上下文可.猜出。

3.B推理判斷題。此題強調(diào)對第2、5、8、7的再次理解。

4.B推理判斷題。最后兩個小提示是告訴我們學(xué)外語的時候可能遇到的麻煩：一是進步緩

慢，一是犯錯誤，但都不要擔心，因為這是正常的。

Passage3

Pennsylvaniapotatogrowershavevotedtoincreasefundingforaproducer-financed

researchprogramthatwillhelpimprovepotatoquality,productionandprofitability,Agriculture

SecretaryDennisWolffsaid.

ThemembersvotedtoincreasethePennsylvaniaPotatoResearchProgram'sannual

assessmentfrom$4-per-acre(英畝)to$5-per-acre.

“Thisinvestmentinresearchwillhelpgrowersremaincompetitiveandproducemore

high-qualitypotatoes,9,Wolffsaid."Thankstothisprogram,potatogrowerswillhavenew

informationonproductiontechniques,allowingthemtogeneratehigheryields（產(chǎn)量）and

enjoygreatereconomicbenefits.^^

Wolff,amemberofthepanel（評判小組）,saidthenewfeewilltakeeffectonJuly1,

2007.TheDepartmentofAgriculturehasadministrativeresponsibilityfortheprogramandhas

listedtheresultsofthereferendum（公民投票）inthePennsylvaniaBulletin.Affectedgrowers

havebeeninformed,inaccordancewiththelaw.

For2007,potatoresearchincludesa$24,249grant（補助金）fromPennstate

University'sgermplasmaevaluationprogramtodevelopmoreweatheranddiseaseresistant

potatoesanda$2,000CornellUniversitygranttocontinuedevelopingnewvarietiesfor

Pennsylvaniapotatochipgrowers.

Pennsylvaniaharvested11,000acresofpotatoesin2005,valuedatmorethan$31million.

Erie,SchuylkillandCambriacountiesleadPennsylvaniainpotatoproduction.TheAgricultural

CommoditiesMarketingActof1968establishedthePennsylvaniaPotatoResearchProgram.

測一測

1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutthePennsylvaniaPotatoResearchProgram?

（）

A.Ithasexistedforlessthanacentury.

B.Ithelpstoproducebetterandmorepotatoes.

C.Ithasbroughtmoremoneytopotatogrowers.

D.Itiscompletelyownedandfinancedbythegovernment.

2.HowmuchdidPennsylvaniapotatogrowersmostprobablyfundtheresearchprogramin

2005?

A.$31,000,000B.$44,000C.$55,000D.$23,000

3.AccordingtoWolff,（）.

A.mostpotatogrowershavevotedagainstthenewfee

B.thenewfeewillbedecidedbyWolff

C.thenewfeewon'tofficiallystartuntilJuly1,2007

D.theresultsofthereferendumwillbeannouncedonJuly1,2007

4.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?（）

A.ImprovePennsylvaniaPotatoIndustry

B.LeadPennsylvaniainPotatoProduction

C.PotatoesMoreResistanttoDiseases

D.PotatoResearchFundingIncreases

記一記

1.annualadj.happeningordoneonceeveryyear.

2.assessmentn.anamountthathasbeencalculatedandthatmustbepaid.

3.generateVtoproduceorcreatesth.

4.takeeffect開始起作用，見效

Thenewlawtakeseffectfromtomorrow.新法令明日起生效。

5.inaccordancewith依照，依據(jù)

Weactedinaccordancewithmyparents,wishes.我們遵照我父母的意愿行事。

6.resistanceadjnotaffectedbysth;abletoresiststh.

析一析

1.D事實細節(jié)題。從文中前兒段可以看出這個研究項目是由土豆種植者自己出錢的，所以

D說法錯誤。其它三項說法都是正確的。

2.B推理題。文中第二段說把每年的付款額由原來的每項畝4美元提高到每英畝5美元,

最后一段又說有田11，000英畝，2005年按每英畝4美元算，故選B。

3.C事實細節(jié)題。文章第四段說新的收費標準2007年7月1日生效。

4.D主旨大意題。文章主要講提高土豆研究資金的問題。

ReadingTwo

美文誦讀

LoveisaTwo-wayStreet

Afathersatathisdeskporingoverhismonthlybillswhenhisyoungsonrushedinand

announced/4Dad,becausethisisyourbirthdayandyou're55yearsold,I'mgoingtogiveyou

55kisses,oneforeachyear!^^Whentheboystartedmakinggoodonhisword,thefather

exclaimed,66oh,Andrew,don'tdoitnow;I'mtoobusy!”

Theyoungsterimmediatelyfellsilentastearswelledupinhisbigblueeyes.Apologetically

thefathersaid,Uyoucanfinishlater.^^

Theboysaidnothingbutquietlywalkedaway,disappointmentwrittenoverhisface.That

eveningthefathersaid,“Comandfinishthekissesnow,Andrew!,9Buttheboydidn'trespond.

Unfortunately,afewdayslaterafterthisincident,theboyhadanaccidentandwas

drowned.Hisheartbrokenfatherwrote...

“IfonlyIcouldtellhimhowmuchIregretmythoughtlesswords,andcouldbeassured

thatheknowshowmuchmyheartisaching/

...Loveisatwo-waystreet.Anylovingactmustbewarmlyacceptedoritwillbetakenas

rejectionandcanleaveascar.Ifwearetoobusytogiveandreceivelove,wearetoobusy!

Nothingismoreimportantthanrespondingwithlovetothecryforlovefromthosewhoarenear

andprecioustous,because...theremaybenochanceatallasinthecaseofthelittleboy...

愛是雙向的

一位父親坐在桌邊凝視他每月的各種賬單，他的小兒子急匆匆地走進來說，“爸爸，

因為今天是你的生日，你現(xiàn)在已55歲了，我要給你55個吻，一個吻代表一歲！”

當這個男孩兒開始實現(xiàn)他的諾言的時候，父親驚叫道，“噢，安德魯，現(xiàn)在不要這樣

做，我太忙了！”

孩子立刻一言不發(fā)，淚水從他藍色的大眼睛里涌現(xiàn)出，父親道歉說，“隨后你再做?！?/p>

孩子什么也沒說，悄悄地離開了，臉上流露出失望的表情。當晚父親說，“現(xiàn)在來完

成你的吻吧，安德魯！”但孩子沒有反應(yīng)。

不幸的是，在發(fā)生這件事的兒天后，這個孩子出了意外，被淹死了。悲傷的父親寫

道...

“但愿我能告訴他我對自己所說的輕率的話是多么地后悔，但愿我能確信他知道我現(xiàn)

在是多么地心痛。”

……愛是雙向的。任何愛的行為必須熱情的接收，否則就會被認為是拒絕，留下一塊

傷疤。是不是我們太忙而沒有給予或接收愛，我們真的太忙了嗎！沒有什么比用愛對我們

親近和珍愛的人迫切需要的愛做出反應(yīng)更重要，因為……正如這個孩子的情況那樣……也

許根本沒有機會了。

精讀精析

Passage1

YouareMichaelJordan'ssonandyoushowupforbasketballpractice.Everybodycrowds

aroundthecourttoseewhatyoudo.ColinHaoksknowsthefeeling.Hisdad-two-time

AcademyAwardwinningactorTomHanksisprobablyevenmorefamousthanMichael

Jordan.Attheageof24,ColinHanksisquietlystartinghisowncareerasanactor.Hisfirst

leadingroleisinthecomedyOrangeCounty,whichrecentlyopenedinUScinemas.44Iknow

peoplewillholdsomekindofanopinion,saidtheyoungerHanks."It'snotmyjobtoproveto

themthatIcandoit.It'smyjobtomakewhateverI'mworkingonthebestthatIcan."In

OrangeCounty,Hanksplaystheroleofaliterature-lovingstudentcalledShaunBrumder.He

wantstoleavehisfamilyandattendStanfordtofollowhisdreamofbecomingawriter.Jack

Kasdan,thedirectorofthefilm,audition(面試)hundredsofyoungmenfortherolebefore

choosingHanks."It'shardtofindhandsome,funnypeople,“Kasdansaid,addingthatHanks

namedidnotcomeintoplay.ColinHanksisthin.Hehasbrownhair,smalleyes,bigearsand

wearsHarryPotter-styleglasses."He'snotgoingtoplayanyactionheroesunlessheputson

someweight!^^saysKasdan.OrangeCountyisbyfarColinHanksbiggestrole.Hehada

supportingroleinaTVseriesasateenagerwhoknowsthatsomeofhisclassmatesarealien

survivorsofaUFOcrash.Healsoappearedintwocomingofagecomedies.Heworkedwithhis

fatherinBandofBrothers,directedbyStevenSpielberg,andinThatThingYouDo."Ihope

workleadstomorework,“Hankssays."I'mnotLookingtogotothenextleveloranything,but

justtogetmynameoutthere,myfaceoutthere,sohopefullyIcancontinuetoworkonother

projects.^^Hisdad'sadviceisthesamenowasitwasbeforeHankswonhisfirstrole,"Showup

ontime;memorizeyourlines;hityourmarks.MHankshasayoungersisterandtwo

half-brothers.HisnextprojectisUndertheMimosa.Afterthat,likemostyoungactors,he'llbe

lookingformorework.

測一測

1.Theunderlinedsentencemeans().

A.ColinHanksknowsMichaelJordan'sson

B.ColinHanksknowsMichelJordanisafamousbasketballplayer

C.ColinHanksknowsthepublicwanttoseewhatafamousman'ssoncando

D.ColinHanksknowshisfatherisprobablymorefamousthanMichaelJordan

2.Asforpeopleholdingopinionsabouthim,ColinHanks().

A.wantstohearthemnowthathehaswonhisfirstleadingrole

B.thinksitishisjobtoproveheisagoodactor

C.thinksitistheirplacetocommentonothers

D.thinkshewilltryhisbesttodowellineveryfilmbeworkson

3.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe().

A.TheSuccessfulWayofTomHanks

B.SonDoesBetterThanFather

C.YoungerHanksAPromisingActor

D.WearingDad'sShoes

4.TheadvicethatTomHanks,Colin'sfather,gavehissonisthat().

A.Heshouldlookformorework

B.Heshouldplayotherroles

C.Heshouldworkhard

D.Heshouldbecomeafamousactorlikemostyoungstars

記一記

1.showup出現(xiàn)

Wewerehopingforafullteamtodaybutonlyfiveplayersshowedup.

今天我們希望全體隊員都到齊，但結(jié)果只到了五個人。

2.courtn.indoororoutdoorspacemarkedoutfortennisorsimilarballgames.

3.addv.continuetosaysth.

4.supportingadj（inthetheatreandcinema）ofsecondaryimportance.

5.linesn.wordsspokenbyaparticularactor.

6.hitthemark做成某事

Ihitthemarkindoingthejob這事我做好了。

析一析

1.C推理題。ColinHanks深知這種感覺：作為一個名人的兒子在大眾場合露面所引起的

廣泛關(guān)注。

2.D推理題。從Hanks本人說的話"It'smyjobtomakewhateverTmworkingonthebestthat

Ican”可推知。

3.D主旨大意題。本文主要講名演員TomHanks的兒子ColinHanks從藝的一些言行。

ColinHanks只是在演藝界暫露頭角，但還談不上前程遠大（promising）或比父親強。

4.C意圖推測題。TomHanks說“按時露面，記住臺詞，努力成功”顯然是勉勵兒子好好干。

Passage2

Longafterthe1998WorldCupwaswon,disappointedfanswerestillcursingthedisputed

（有爭議的）refereeing（裁判）decisionsthatdeniedvictorytotheirteam.Aresearcherwas

appointedtostudytheperformanceofsometopreferees.

Theresearcherorganizedanexperimentaltournament（錦標賽）involvingfouryouth

teams.Eachmatchlastedanhour,dividedintothreeperiodsof20minutesduringwhich

differentrefereeswereincharge.

Observersnoteddowntherefereeserrors,ofwhichtherewere61overthetournament.

Convertedtoastandardmatchof90minutes,eachrefereemadealmost23mistakes,a

remarkablyhighnumber.

Theresearcherthenstudiedthevideotapestoanalyzethematchesindetail.Surprisingly,

hefoundthaterrorsweremorelikelywhentherefereeswereclosetotheincident.Whenthe

officialsgotitright,theywere,onaverage,17metersawayfromtheaction.Theaverage

distanceinthecaseoferrorswas12meters,Theresearchshowstheoptimum（最佳的）distance

isabout20meters.

Therealsoseemedtobeanoptimumspeed.Correctdecisionscamewhentherefereeswere

movingataspeedofabout2meterspersecond.Theaveragespeedforerrorswas4metersper

second.

IfFIFA,footbalPsinternationalrulingbody,wantstoimprovethestandardofrefereeingat

thenextWorldCup,itshouldencouragerefereestokeeptheireyesontheactionfromadistance,

ratherthanrushingtokeepupwiththeball,theresearcherargues.

HealsosaysthatFIFAsinsistencethatrefereesshouldretireatage45maybemisguided.

Ifkeepingupwiththeactionisnotsoimportant,theirphysicalconditionislesscritical.

測一測

1.Theexperiment,conductedbytheresearcherwasmeantto().

A.reviewthedecisionsofrefereesatthe1998WorldCup

B.analysethecausesoferrorsmadebyfootballreferees

C.setastandardforfootballrefereeing

D.reexaminetherulesforfootballrefereeing

2.Thenumberofrefereeingerrorsintheexperimentalmatcheswas().

A.slightlyaboveaverageB.higherthaninthe1998WorldCup

C.quiteunexpectedD.ashighasinastandardmatch

3.Thefindingsoftheexperimentshowthat().

A.errorsaremorelikelywhenarefereekeepsclosetotheball

B.thefarthertherefereeisfromtheincident,thefewertheerrors

C.themoreslowlytherefereeruns,themorelikelywillerrorsoccur

D.errorsarelesslikelywhenarefereestaysinonespot

4.Whatisoneofthepossibleconclusionsoftheexperiment?()

A.Theidealretirementageforanexperiencedfootballrefereeis45

B.Refereesmayretireatolderagethan45

C.Afootballrefereeshouldbeasyoungandenergeticaspossible

D.Anexperiencedfootballrefereecandowellevenwheninverypoorphysicalcondition.

記一記：

1.remarkableadjworthnoticingorunusual.

2.indetail詳細地

Pleasetellmethestoryindetail.請把事情的經(jīng)過詳細地說給我聽聽。

3.onaverage平均按平均數(shù)計算

Ispend1,000Yuanamonthonaverage.我平均?個月要消費1,000元。

4.critical.adj?lookingforfaults?decisive

析一析

l.B判斷推理題。因為失望的球迷指責(zé)裁判的不公，所以調(diào)查者決定做個實驗來看看裁判

究竟可能犯多少錯誤，在什么情況下會犯錯，故選B。

2.C事實細節(jié)題。答案來源在第三段。

3.A判斷推理題。文中四、五兩段說，裁判最佳距離是12米，但不是越遠越好，最佳速

度是2米/秒，不是越慢越好。

4.B推理題。根據(jù)實驗，對裁判的身體要求可稍放松，但不是說健康狀況不好也行，故

混淆答案D

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語法填空(仔細閱讀下面短文，短文中有10空格。請按照每小題的語法要求，完成語

法填空或詞形變換。)

(1)

Finishingtheirshoppingatthemall,acouplediscoveredthattheirnewcar1

(steal).Theyfiledareport2thepolicestationandadetectivedrovethem

3totheparkinglottolookforevidence.

Totheir4(amaze),thecarhadbeenreturned___5therewasanoteinit

thatsaid:"Iapologizefortakingyourcar.MywifewashavingababyandIhadtorushher

tothe6.Pleaseforgettheinconvenience.Therearetwotickets7

tonight'sManiaTwainconcert.^^

Theirfaithinhumanityrestored.Thecoupleattended8concert.Butwhen

theyreturnedhome,theyimmediatelyfound9theirhousehadbeenransacked

(洗劫).Onthebathroommirrorwas10note:"Ihavetoputmykidthrough

collegesomehow,don'tI?"

(2)

Riversareoneofourmostimportantnaturalresources.Manyoftheworld'sgreat

1arelocatedonrivers,andalmost2countryhasatleastoneriver

flowingthroughitthatplays3importantpartinthelivesofitspeople.

Sincethebeginningofhistory,people4(use)riversfortransportation.The

longestoneintheUnitedStatesistheMississippi,andthelifelineofEgyptistheNile.

5transportation,riversgivewatertodrink,waterforcrops,andchancesforfun

andrecreationforthepeople6___livealongtheirbanks.

However,largecitiesandindustriesthatarelocatedonriversoftenmakeproblems.As

thecitiesgrow7sizeandindustriesincreaseinnumber,thewaterintherivers

becomes8(pollute)withchemicalsandothermaterials.Peoplearelearningthe

9(important)ofdoingmoretokeeptheirriversclean10theywant

toenjoythebenefitsofthisnaturalresource.

記一記：

(1)

1.filev.topresentsthsothatitcanbeofficiallyrecordedanddealtwith.

2.parkinglot停車場

3.humanityn.thequalityofbeingkindtopeopleandanimals;thequalityofbeing

humane.

4.putsbthroughsth安排某人上學(xué)

Heputallhischildrenthroughcollege.他把子女都送進了大學(xué)。

(2)

1.belocated位于

Theofficesareconvenientlylocatedjustafewminutesfromthemainstation.辦事處所

處的位置很方便，離總站僅有兒分鐘的路。

2.playapartin在..起一份作用

Youallplayedapartinthefightagainstcrime.打擊犯罪，你們都出了力。

3.recreationn.thefactofpeopledoingthingsforenjoyment,whentheyarenoy

working.

答案：

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8the9that10another

(2)1cities2every/each3an4haveused5Besides6who7in

8polluted9importance10if

ReadingThree

AFriendisapresentwhichyougiveyourself

IrememberwhenIwasgrowingup,myMomalwayssaid,“Halfthefunofdoinganything

issharingitwithothers."It'ssotrue.Friendsandmatesallowustosavor(品味)oursuccessand

ourjoys,comfortusinourchallengingmoments,andprovideamirrorforustolearnmore

aboutourselves.Fvealwayslookedatfriendsasthefamilywechoose.Theyenrichourlives.

AsRobertLouisStevenoncesaid,“Afriendisapresentwhichyougiveyourself.^^

Tobeagoodfriendorpartner,it'simportanttobeagoodlistener.Hearwhatyourfriendor

matehastosayfirstratherthanjumptoconclusionsorgetdefensive.Sometimesitisusefulto

betheirmirror,forwhentheyheartheirwordsrepeatedbacktothem,itcanhelpthemtorealize

thatwhattheysaidwasnotexactlywhattheymeanttosay.

Patience,compassion(同情;憐憫)andempathyarealsoimportanttraitsinbeingagood

friendorpartner,youknowtheoldgoldenrule:"careforothersthewayyouwouldlikethemto

careforyou."Thesupportofafriendduringatoughtimecouldmakethedifferencebetween

successandfailure.Encouragementandconfidencearepricelessgiftsthatcanhelpchangea

person'slife.Takecare,though,withwhomyouchoosetohavecloserelationshipsfortheycan

haveatremendousimpacton(對...有影響)yourself-esteemandlifepath.Assomeoneonce

toldme,“Theattitudesofyourfriendsarelikethebuttonsonanelevator.Theywilleithertake

youupordown.”

朋友是你送給自己的禮物

記得在我成長的過程中，母親總是說，“做事的一半樂趣來自與他人分享?！毕喈斦_。

朋友和伙伴讓我們品嘗成功和喜悅的滋味，在我們面臨挑戰(zhàn)的時候安慰我們，向我們提供

一面鏡子，讓我們反省以便更好認識自己。我經(jīng)常把朋友看作我們所選擇的家人，他們豐

富了我們的生活。正如羅伯特?路易斯?斯蒂芬所說，“朋友是你送給自己的禮物?！?/p>

要成為好朋友或好伙伴，做一個好的聆聽者是很重要的。先要傾聽你的朋友或伙伴說

什么而不是急于下結(jié)論，或是心存戒心。有時成為他們的鏡子是很必要的，因為當他們聽

到自己所說的話時，他們會意識到他們說過的并非是他們真正想說的。

耐心、同情和感同身受也是成為好朋友或好伙伴的重要特征。條箴言是這樣講的：

“要像你期待他人關(guān)愛你那樣關(guān)愛他人?！痹谀阕罾щy的時候，朋友的支持是成功與失敗的

關(guān)鍵。鼓勵和自信是改變一個人一生的珍貴禮物。但要謹慎選擇與你保持親密關(guān)系的朋友，

因為他們會對你的自尊心與生活道路產(chǎn)生重大的影響。正像有人告訴我的那樣，“朋友的

態(tài)度對你就如同電梯的的按鈕，它使你上升，也會使你下降?！?/p>

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