A person's home is as much a reflection of his personality as the clothes he wears, the fo

第1题

Passage 1 Falls are the number one cause of death ...

Passage 1 Falls are the number one cause of death to old people at home. Most old people can live safely at home if they make a few changes. Falls are common as people are getting older. Up to half of home accidents could be prevented by making some very simple changes. Here are a few suggestions. Mark trouble spots with bright tapes. The first and last steps on stairs are usually high-risk accident are- as. Applying bright tapes and using bright light in these areas would make these spots easier to see. Put grab bars(扶手) in the bathroom. A large number of falls occur in the bathroom. This is unfortunate(不幸的) because it's easy to make the area safe from accidents. Putting grab bars in the bathroom gives people something to hang on to. Invest in a personal alarm. A personal alarm can be started if a person falls or otherwise gets in trouble. With the push of a button, the alarm automatically sends a signal, which gets someone to call and see if the person needs help. 题目： 1. By making some very simple changes at home, old people ______.

A、are free from home accidents

B、can improve their health

C、are likely to live longer

D、can live more safely

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第2题

A person’s home is as much a reflection of his personality as the clothes he wears, the fo

A person’s home is as much a reflection of his personality as the clothes he

wears, the food he eats and the friends with whom he spends his time. Depending

on personality, most have in mind a(n) “(31) ______ home”. But in general, and

especially for the student or new wage earners, there are practical (32)

________ of cash and location on achieving that idea.

Cash (33) ________, in fact, often means that the only way of (34) _________

when you leave school is to stay at home for a while until things (35) _________

financially. There are obvious (36) ________of living at home—personal laundry

is usually (37) _________ done along with the family wash; meals are provided

and there will be a well-established circle of friends to (38) _________. And

there is (39) _________ the responsibility for paying bills, rates, etc.

On the other hand, (40) _________ depends on how a family gets on. Do your

parents like your friends？ You may love your family—(41) _________do you like

them？ Are you prepared to be (42) __________ when your parents ask where you are

going in the evening and what time you expect to be back？ If you find that you

cannot manage a(n) (43) _________, and that you finally have the money to leave,

how do you (44) _________ finding somewhere else to live？

If you plan to stay in your home area, the possibilities are (45)

_________well-known to you already. Friends and the local paper are always (46)

_________. If you are going to work in a (47) _________ area, again there are

the papers—and the accommodation agencies, (48) _________ these should be

approached with (49) _________. Agencies are allowed to charge a fee, usually

the (50) ________ of the first week’s rent, if you take accommodation they have

found for you.

31. A. ideal B. perfect C. imaginary D. satisfactory

32. A. deficiencies B. weaknesses C. insufficiencies D. limitations

33. A. cut B. shortage C. lack D. drain

34. A. getting over B. getting in C. getting back D. getting along

35. A. improve B. enhance C. develop D. proceed

36. A. concerns b. issues C. advantages D. problems

37. A. still B. always C. habitually D. consequently

38. A. call in B. call over C. call upon D. call out

39. A. always B. rarely C. little D. sometimes

40. A. little B. enough C. many D. much

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第3题

I have learned something about myself since I moved from Long Island to Florida three

years ago. Even though I own a home in Port St. Lucie just minutes from the ocean, an uncontrollable urge wells up to return to Long Island even as others make their way south. I guess I am a snowbird stuck in reverse. Instead of enjoying Florida’s mild winters, I willingly endure the severe weather on Long Island, the place I called home for 65 years.

I’m like a migratory bird that has lost its sense of timing and direction, my wings flapping against season.

So what makes me fly against the tide of snowbirds？ The answer has a lot to do with my reluctance to give up the things that define who I am. Once I hear that the temperature on Long Island has dipped into the range of 40 to 50 degrees, I begin to long for the sight and crackling sound of a wood fire. I also long for the bright display o£ colors — first in the fall trees, and then in the limits around homes and at Rockefeller Center. Floridians decorate too, but can’t create the special feel of a New England winter.

I suppose the biggest reason why I return is to celebrate the holidays with people I haven’t seen in months. What could be better than sitting with family and friends for a Thanksgiving turkey dinner, or watching neighbors’ children excitedly open gifts on Christmas？ Even the first snowfall seems special. I especially enjoy seeing a bright red bird settling on a snow-covered branch (My wife and I spend winters at a retirement community in Ridge, and I’m grateful that I don’t have to shovel.)

While these simple pleasures are not unique to Long Island, they are some of the reasons why I come back. Who says you can’t go home？

(1) What does the underlined word "snowbird" in Paragraph 1 refer to？()

A.A person spending winter in a warmer climate.

B.A bird seen chiefly in winter.

C.A person permanently living in a foreign country.

D.A bird flying to the south in winter.

(2)What’s the difference between Florida and Long Island？()

A.Winters in Long Island are milder.

B.The snowbirds in Long Island are rarer.

C.Weather in Long Island is severer.

D.Long Island is nearer to the ocean.

(3) What did the author miss most when he was in Florida？()

A.The colorful light display.

B.The family gathering.

C.The cold temperature.

D.The winter landscape.

(4)Which of the following is TRUE according to the text？()

A. The author enjoyed living in Florida .

B. The author had a good time in Florida.

C. The author owned a home in Florida.

D. The author did not like mild weather.

(5)What’s the author’s purpose in writing the text？()

A.To praise the beauty and warmth of his hometown.

B.To describe his dream to be a free bird.

C.To explain the reasons for moving from his hometown.

D.To express his feeling of missing his hometown.

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第4题

Part I Reading ComprehensionI have learned something about myself since I moved from Lon

Part I Reading Comprehension

I have learned something about myself since I moved from Long Island to Florida three years ago. Even though I own a home in Port St. Lucie just minutes from the ocean, an uncontrollable urge wells up to return to Long Island even as others make their way south. I guess I am a snowbird stuck in reverse. Instead of enjoying Florida’s mild winters, I willingly endure the severe weather on Long Island, the place I called home for 65 years.

I’m like a migratory bird that has lost its sense of timing and direction, my wings flapping against season.

So what makes me fly against the tide of snowbirds？ The answer has a lot to do with my reluctance to give up the things that define who I am. Once I hear that the temperature on Long Island has dipped into the range of 40 to 50 degrees, I begin to long for the sight and crackling sound of a wood fire. I also long for the bright display o￡ colors — first in the fall trees, and then in the limits around homes and at Rockefeller Center. Floridians decorate too, but can’t create the special feel of a New England winter.

I suppose the biggest reason why I return is to celebrate the holidays with people I haven’t seen in months. What could be better than sitting with family and friends for a Thanksgiving turkey dinner, or watching neighbors’ children excitedly open gifts on Christmas？ Even the first snowfall seems special. I especially enjoy seeing a bright red bird settling on a snow-covered branch (My wife and I spend winters at a retirement community in Ridge, and I’m grateful that I don’t have to shovel.)

While these simple pleasures are not unique to Long Island, they are some of the reasons why I come back. Who says you can’t go home？

(1) What does the underlined word "snowbird" in Paragraph 1 refer to？()

A、A person spending winter in a warmer climate

B、A bird seen chiefly in winter

C、A person permanently living in a foreign country

D、A bird flying to the south in winter

(2)What’s the difference between Florida and Long Island？()

A、Winters in Long Island are milder

B、The snowbirds in Long Island are rarer

C、Weather in Long Island is severer

D、Long Island is nearer to the ocean

(3)What did the author miss most when he was in Florida？()

A、The colorful light display

B、The family gathering

C、The cold temperature

D、The winter landscape

(4) Which of the following is TRUE according to the text？()

A、The author enjoyed living in Florida

B、The author had a good time in Florida

C、The author owned a home in Florida

D、The author did not like mild weather

(5)What’s the author’s purpose in writing the text？()

A、To praise the beauty and warmth of his hometown

B、To describe his dream to be a free bird

C、To explain the reasons for moving from his hometown

D、To express his feeling of missing his hometown

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第5题

Everyone needs friends, and if you fail to make friends, you should examine yourself

and see if there is something wrong with your personality.

Maybe you have social faults such as snobbishness, talkativeness, using slang, etc., which drive away your new acquaintances. Whatever your social faults may be, look at them honestly, and make a real effort to correct them.

To be friendly you must feel friendly. Cheerfulness is the basis of friendliness. A cheerful person smiles. A smile is a magnet which draws people. Smile at someone and you are almost sure to get a smile in return.

A friendly person does his best to make a stranger feel at home, wherever he happens to be. Put yourself in the other fellow's place and make him feel welcome.

Try to remember names. It makes your new acquaintances feel happy when you call them by their names. It gives them the feeling that they have made an impression on you and that must mean something to them because you remember them.

If you do not agree with other people on a certain matter, you should appear to be friendly. Do not argue, but discuss. You always lose friends if you argue too much.

A friendly person thinks of others, and does not insist on his own “rights”. People who refuse to consider others have few friends.

Finally, don't treat people only according to their social position. Really friendly people respect everyone at all times.

(1)Those who fail to make friends may ______.

A、discuss with others rather than argue with others

B、remember the names of new acquaintances

C、insist on his own rights and fail to stand in others' shoes

D、make a stranger feel at home

(2)What does the word “magnet” mean in the third paragraph？

A、brush

B、sth. beautiful

C、sign

D、sth. attractive

(3)What can we infer from this passage？

A、Others will smile at you if you smile at them.

B、If you respect people no matter who they are, you'll make more friends.

C、Snobbishness, talkativeness and using slang are some social faults.

D、None of the above.

(4)According to the passage, which of the following statement is NOT true？

A、Making friends has sth. to do with your personality.

B、Cheerful smiles can make you friendly in others' eyes.

C、Friendly people will treat others according to their social position.

D、Thinking of others can bring you more friends.

(5)The purpose of the passage is ________.

A、how to correct social faults

B、how to build good personality

C、how to feel at home with strangers

D、how to make friends

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第6题

With the large number of dogs roaring through our ...

With the large number of dogs roaring through our communities， people need to know the facts about rabies (狂犬病)， a fatal disease caused by animal bites. Despite vaccination (接種疫苗) programs， rabies is still very prevalent， and will continue to be a serious public health problem for many years to come. Rabies strikes the central nervous system and brings on choking， convulsions (抽搐) and inability to swallow liquids. It can even cause death.

If you or anyone in your family is bitten by dog， cat or other animal， you should not panic， but thoroughly wash the wound with plenty of soap and water and rush to nearby hospital for immediate treatment. If you own the animal which did the biting， you should immediately call a veterinarian for advice and make sure the public health authorities know when and where the biting took place and who was bitten.

Rabies is a kind of disease which ________.

A.causes heart attack

B.hurt one‘s legs

C.causes nerve-centre problem and breathing problem

D.strikes one‘s brain

If a person is bitten by some kind of animal， you ________.A.should be panic

B.should take him (her) to a big hospital right away

C.should help to clean the wound and ask the patient to have a good rest at home

D.should help to clean the wound and then take him (her) to a nearby hospital quickly as possible

Which is the best title of the passage？A.What a Rabies？

B.The Horrible Rabies

C.What Are Animal Bites？

D.How to Control Rabies

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第7题

It was a chilly November evening in New York City, and my daughter and I were walking

up Broadway.Nora noticed a guy sitting inside a cardboard box next to a newsstand.She pulled at my coat sleeve and said, “That man's cold, Daddy.Can we take him home？”

I don't remember my reply, but I do remember a sudden heavy feeling inside me.I had always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her world, whether it was birds in flight or children playing.But now she was noticing suffering and poverty.She wasn't even four.

A few days later, I saw an article in the newspaper about volunteers who delivered meals to elderly people.The volunteers went to a nearby school on a Sunday morning, picked up a food package, and delivered it to an elderly person.I signed us up.Nora was excited about it.She could understand the importance of food, so she could easily see how valuable our job was.When Sunday came, we picked up the package and phoned the elderly person we'd been assigned.She invited us right over.

The building was depressing.When the door opened, facing us was a silver-haired woman in an old dress.She took the package and asked if we would like to come in.Nora ran inside.I reluctantly followed.Our hostess showed us some photos of her family.Nora played and laughed.I accepted a second cup of tea.When it came time to say good-bye, we three stood in the doorway and hugged.I walked home in tears.

Where else but as volunteers do you have the opportunity to do something enjoyable that's good for yourself as well as for others？ Indeed, the poverty my daughter and I helped lessen that Sunday afternoon was not the woman's alone — it was in our lives, too.Now Nora and I regularly serve meals to needy people and collect clothes for the homeless.Yet, as I've watched her grow over these past four years, I still wonder — which of us has benefited more？

26.The man Nora noticed on that evening was probably ______.

A.asking for food

B.one of those homeless

C.taken home by the author

D.buying a newspaper

27.The author had a sudden heavy feeling (Para.2), because ______.

A.his daughter had noticed the dark side of life

B.he did not want to take the guy home

C.he felt a deep sympathy for the guy

D.his daughter was afraid of what she saw

28.Their volunteer job was to ______.

A.visit poor homes

B.serve meals at a nearby school

C.pick up packages for poor, elderly people

D.deliver food to needy, elderly people

29.The word “us” in the last paragraph refers to ______ .

A.the author and the old woman

B.the giver and receiver of the help

C.the author and his daughter

D.the author and the guy in the box

30.The best title for this passage might be “______.”

A.A Loving Kid

B.A Lesson in Caring

C.Volunteers at Work

D.How to Help the Needy

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第8题

What did Diana mean when she said "...putting a face to those figures brought the reality

home to me" (Para. 1) ？

A．She just couldn't bear to meet the landmine victims face to face.

B．The actual situation in Angola made her feel like going back home.

C．Meeting the landmine victims in person made her believe the statistics.

D．Seeing the pain of the victims made her realize the seriousness of the situation.

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第9题

People often say that the Englishman's home is his castle. They mean that the home is very

important and personal. Most people in Britain live in houses rather than flats, and many people own their homes. This means that they can make them personal, and change them in any way they like. Most houses have a garden, even if it is a small one, and the garden is usually loved. The house and the garden are the private space of a person. In a crowded city a person knows that he or she has a private space which is only for himself or herself and for invited friends. People usually like to mark their space. If you are on the beach you may have spread your towels around you; in the rain you may have put your coat or small bag on the seat beside you; in a library you may spread your books around you. Once I was traveling on a train to London. I was on a section for four people and there was a table between us. The man opposite to me had his briefcase on the table. There was no space on my side of the table at all. I was unhappy. I thought he thought that he owned the whole table. I had been reading a book about nonverbal(非语言的) communication so I took various papers out of my bag and put them on his case! When I did this he suddenly became angry and his eyes nearly popped out(突出) of his head. I had taken up his space! A few minutes later I took my papers off in order to read them. He immediately moved his case to his side of the table. What does the first sentence in Paragraph 1 mean？A. The home matters greatly to Englishmen

B. The castle is more important than the home

C. The home is more important than the castle

D. Englishmen usually live in homes instead of castle

Which of the following is NOT the reason for most British to live in homes？A.They can make changes in houses in which they live

B.They love houses more than gardens

C.They can own private space like the house and the garden

D.They can keep the private space to themselves and friends

According to Paragraph 2, if you spread your books around you in a library, it means:__________A.you want to spread your towels around you further

B.you want to put your coat on the table

C.you can find no space for your books on the seat

D.you wait to tell others the space belongs to you

The writer tried to get back his space by__________A.moving the case off the table

B.taking all his papers out

C.taking up the space of the man opposite

D.showing the books concerned to the man

How did the man opposite to the writer show he owned the whole table？A.He sat in a section for four people

B.He placed his briefcase on the table

C.He was traveling on a train to London

D.He was reading a book

请帮忙给出每个问题的正确答案和分析，谢谢！

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第10题

A person’s calorie requirements vary ________ his life.

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