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When I graduated from college I dreamed of being a television news reporter．Having no experience，I had to work in a small town until I finally got my big break in the form of a job in Boston．I made it．
Soon，reality set in．I was too often sent to run after accused criminals out of courts，waiting outside of crime scene tape or at the doorstep of a family still crying for tragedy （悲剧）．My breaking point came the day I accidentally informed a young woman that her mother died．It was the worst day of my professional life and the day I decided I no longer wanted to shine a light on these stories．My career was ebbing，and at the same time my personal life was too-I divorced．
My mom had always told me"When you're feeling extremely upset，go help someone else．"So I started seeking out stories of people who had been in the news under tragic circumstances but were doing something inspiring with their lives：a young girl who was paralyzed （瘫痪的） by an accident but was uplifting her classmates with her positive spirit，a blind and autistic （自闭的） musician who learned to play 27 instruments，a disabled soldier who opened his own art studio．I started to tell and promote stories like them．
Over the last 10 years I have discovered my kindness gift：my ability to see the beautiful side of a person and reflect it back to them and the world．In telling stories of people turning their own hurt into acts of helping others I have become more sympathetic，more grateful and kinder．I have learned kindness is who we are，that our power for it is limitless and that，as we shine a light on it，it grows．



What changed the author's working direction in his job in Boston？ ______

A. The tragedy in the society
B. The low payment of the job
C. The hurt from his divorce
D. The fear of cruel criminals

What is the meaning of the underlined word"ebbing"in paragraph 2？ ______

A. taking off
B. getting into trouble
C. unchangeable at all
D. dull but important

What the author's mother said means ______ ．

A. helping others is a way to escape from reality
B. helping others can comfort your soul
C. the best way of helping others is telling stories
D. it is difficult to make contributions to helping others

According to the last paragraph，what does the author advise us to do？ ______

A. To tell inspiring stories．
B. To fight against criminals．
C. To ignore our own hurt．
D. To do as much kindness as possible．

At a supermarket，two women are shopping． One is a stay-at-home housewife who loves to create delicious masterpieces． The other is a supervisor （主管） at an advertising agency． The two ladies stop in the frozen foods section． "I'm so tired，" sighs the professional woman． "I don't know what to do about supper．" Her friend suggests， "What about a microwave dinner？" The weary professional sighs， "I don't feel like cooking tonight．"
It is true that Americans have cakes for breakfast， sandwiches for lunch and instant dinners． Most Americans enjoy the convenience of prepackaged meals that can be served in 10 minutes or less． However， if you think American cooking means throwing the packaged contents into the microwave， think again． Many Americans recognize the value of cooking skills， admitting that there's nothing better than a good home-cooked meal．
For those who need guidance in their cooking， recipes are lifesavers． Recipes list all the ingredients for a dish， the amount of each to use，and a description of how to put them together． Most good cooks have a shelf full of cookbooks ranging from locally published recipe collections to national bestsellers． Magazines devoted to home management， are full of tasty selections． Friends often increase their recipe collection by passing around their favorites cards．
For experienced cooks， recipes are merely references． They often make adjustments， depending on the people they need to serve， the available ingredients and their personal taste． Some cooks prefer instead to depend on their feelings to cook the right flavors．
Of course， as a "land of immigrants，" America has imported all varieties of cooking． Most good cooks in America are "fluent" in several cooking "dialects"： Mexican， Italian， Chinese and traditional American style， just to name a few． But whatever the dialect， cooking is a language everyone understands．



The conversation in Paragraph 1 aims ______ ．

A. to criticize the lazy supervisor
B. to lead to the topic of the text
C. to stress the importance of dinner
D. to compare two women's hobbies

What kind of food do many Americans think is the best？ ______

A. Frozen foods．
B. Sandwiches．
C. Prepackaged meals．
D. Home-cooked meals．

What can we learn about recipes in America？ ______

A. Recipes can save people's lives in danger．
B. It is clear how to put the recipes together．
C. Finding recipes in America is very easy．
D. Good cooks like reading bestsellers．

What may be the best title for the text？ ______

A. Recipes in America
B. American Cooks
C. Two American Ladies
D. American Cooking

You are given many opportunities in life to choose to be a victim or a creator． When you choose to be a victim， the world is a cold and difficult place． " They" did things to you which caused all of your pain and suffering． "They" are wrong and bad， and life is terrible as long as "they" are around． Or you may blame yourself for all your problems， thus internalizing （内化） your victimization． The truth is， your life is likely to stay that way as long as you feel a need to blame yourself or others．
Those who choose to be creators look at life quite differently． They know there are individuals who might like to control their lives， but they don't let this get in the way． They know they have their weaknesses， yet they don't blame themselves when they fail． Whatever happens， they have choice in the matter． They believe their dance with each sacred moment of life is a gift and that storms are a natural part of life which can bring the rain needed for emotional and spiritual growth．
Victims and creators live in the same physical world and deal with many of the same physical realities， yet their experience of life is worlds apart． Victims relish （沉溺） in anger， guilt， and other emotions that cause others-and even themselves-to feel like victims， too． Creators consciously choose love， inspiration， and other qualities which inspire not only themselves， but all around them． Both victims and creators always have choice to determine the direction of their lives．
In reality， all of us play the victim or the creator at various points in our lives． One person， on losing a job or a special relationship， may feel as if it is the end of the world and sink into terrible suffering for months， years， or even a lifetime． Another with the same experience may choose to first experience the grief， then accept the loss and soon move on to be a powerful creative force in his life．
In every moment and every circumstance， you can choose to have a fuller， richer life by setting a clear intention to transform the victim within， and by inviting into your life the powerful creator that you are．



What does the word "they" in Paragraph 1 probably refer to？ ______

A. People and things around you．
B. Opportunities and problems．
C. Creators and their choices．
D. Victims and their sufferings．

According to Paragraph 2， creators ______ ．

A. seem willing to experience failures in life
B. possess the ability to predict future life
C. handle ups and downs of life wisely
D. have potential to create something new

What can we learn from Paragraph 3？ ______

A. Creators and victims face quite different things in life．
B. Creators and victims are masters of their lives．
C. Victims can influence more people than creators．
D. Compared with victims， creators are more emotional．

The examples mentioned in Paragraph 4show that ______ ．

A. strong attachment to sufferings in life pulls people into victims
B. people need family support to deal with challenges in life
C. it takes creators quite a long time to get rid of their pains
D. one's experiences determine his attitude toward life

What is the author's purpose in writing this passage？ ______

A. To define victims and creators．
B. To evaluate victims against creators．
C. To explain the relationship between victims and creators．
D. To suggest the transformation from victims to creators．

This brief book is aimed at high school students， but speaks to anyone learning at any stage of life．
Its formal， serious style closely matches its content， a school-masterly book on schooling． The author， W． H． Armstrong， starts with the basics： reading and writing． In his opinion， reading doesn't just mean recognizing each word on the page； it means taking in the information， digesting it and incorporating it into oneself just as one digests a sandwich and makes it a part of him． The goal is to bring the information back to life， not just to treat it as dead facts on paper from dead trees． Reading and writing cannot be completely separated from each other； in fact， the aim of reading is to express the information you have got from the text． I've seen it again and again ：Someone who can't express an idea after reading a text is just as ineffective as someone who hasn't read it at all．
Only a third of the book remains after that discussion， which Armstrong devotes to specific tips for studying languages， math， science and history． He generally handles these topics thoroughly and equally， except for some weakness in the science and math sections and a bit too much passion（激情）regarding history to his students， that was a hundred times more than my history teachers ever got across． To my disappointment， in this part of the book he ignores the arts． As a matter of fact， they demand all the concentration and study that math and science do， though the study differs slightly in kind． Although it's commonly believed that the arts can only be naturally acquired， actually， learning the arts is no more natural than learning French or mathematics．
My other comment is that the text aged． The first edition apparently dates to the 1960s-none of the references（参考文献）seem newer than the late 1950s． As a result， the discussion misses the entire computer age．
These are small points， though， and don't affect the main discussion． I recommend it to any student and any teacher， including the self-taught student．



According to Armstrong， what is the goal of reading？ ______

A. gain knowledge and expand one's view
B. express ideas based on what one has read
C. understand the meaning between the lines
D. gets information and keeps it alive in memory

The author of the passage insists that learning the arts ______ ．

A. is as natural as learning a language
B. demands real passion
C. is less natural than learning maths
D. requires great efforts

What can this passage be classified as？ ______

A. an advertisement
B. a book review
C. a feature story
D. a news report

There are two types of people in this world： those who regularly wash their office coffee cup． And those who only take it off their desk to cover up the coffee mark at the bottom with a fresh pour， driving away their shame with the reasoning that the heat must kill the bacteria or spine thing．
Depending on which type of person you are， this will be either mildly annoying or more-than-mildly exciting． As Heidi Mitchell wrote in a recent Wall Street Journal column， it's fine to never wash your cup， as long as you're not sharing it with anybody else．
There are two warnings to that statement， infectious-disease expert Jeffrey Strake， a professor at Baylor College of Medicine， told Mitchell； One， it only applies if you're not sharing the cup with anybody else． And two ， if you leave cream or sugar in your cup over the weekend， that can certainly cause mold（霉） to grow - in which case， wash it out．
Otherwise， though， there's not really much to worry about． "If I went and cultured the average unwashed coffee cup， of course I would find bacteria．" Starke said． "But remember the vast majority came from the person who used the cup．" Even if you drink from it while sick， it's pretty hard to re-infect yourself with the same cup； most viruses don't live long outside the body， which means that just letting your cup live in its own dirt may be a safer bet than the alternative； cleaning it with the disgusting sponge（海绵） in the office kitchen "The sponge in the break room probably has the highest bacteria count of anything in the office．" Starke said if the idea of not washing horrifies you ， just stick the sponge in the microwave before using． Otherwise， though， reel free to continue your lazy ways without guilt．



What does the passage intend to tell us？ ______

A. It is harmful to drink coffee with sugar．
B. It's okay not to wash your coffee cup regularly．
C. The hot water contributes to the bacteria growing．
D. Drinking from unwashed coffee cups causes diseases easily．

What do we know from Stark's words？ ______

A. The coffee cup in the office must be put in the microwave to clean．
B. It's easy to get infected if you often use the same unwashed cup．
C. The coffee cup shouldn't be shared in the office．
D. It's good way to grow bacteria in an unwashed cup．

What does the underlined part "your lazy ways" refer to ？ ______

A. Leaving your coffee cup unwashed．
B. Sticking the sponge in the microwave
C. Using Paper cups only in the office
D. Cleaning your coffee cup with sponge．

Where does the passage probably come from？ ______

A. A travel brochure．
B. A science magazine．
C. An official statement．
D. An entertainment program．

Millions of New Yorkers and visitors ride the city's subways and other trains each day．The public transportation system offers more than just a trip，however．It also has one of the most extensive public art collections in the world，with many of them under city streets．
Some people call it New York's"underground art museum"．It includes more than 250works of art．They are meant to brighten everyone's ride around the city．
There is a huge painting of the night sky on the ceiling of Grand Central Terminal．New Yorkers have been looking up at that artwork for 111years．In the nearby Grand Central Market，you can find a large，crystal light fixture，which was completed by sculptor Donald Lipski in 1988．Other artists include new ones and the long-famous ones such as Roy Lichtenstein and Sol Lewitt．
Sandra Bloodworth has directed the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's arts program since it began in 1985．But actually，it really began much earlier，and some of it even dates back to the time when the subway first opened in 1904．
For the past 30 years，artists have been asked to make works that relate to city life or to the neighborhood around a train station．There are coastal scenes at stations near the Atlantic Ocean．Native plants and flowers can be found in a garden scene in Brooklyn．
Alejandra Acosta，a visitor from Colombia，said，"I think it's nice to see these kinds of things when you're walking in spaces like the subway stations that seem a little bit dull．They don't have a lot of decorations．"
Those art works in New York's"underground art museum"bring life into the dark passages．



The art works are decorated in subway stations to ______ ．

A. Display those art works
B. introduce famous artists
C. make the subway trips enjoyable
D. attract tourists to visit the subway

When were art works probably first used to decorate the subway stations？ ______

A. In 1985
B. In 1904
C. In 1988
D. In 1934

It can be inferred from Alejandra Acosta's words that ______ ．

A. it's boring to take the subway
B. people hate taking the subway
C. the subway stations are complexly designed
D. people welcome the art works in subway stations

What is the text mainly about？ ______

A. New Yorkers'opinions on museums
B. Sandra Bloodworth's achievements
C. "Underground art museum"in New York
D. An effort to make public transport popular．

I thought English was easy to learn so I paid little attention to it．After school，I started my first job as a shipping agent．Little did I know then English would be a part of my life one day．With the first caller speaking in English，I can still hear myself calling out loud，"HELP!There is a caller on the phone who doesn't speak German．"
In 2005，I decided to leave the corporate world behind me for my lifelong dream：Move somewhere completely different and live a different life．I came to Bahamas．At first I realized I was lost when it came to small talks．However，it didn't take me long to understand the"Bahamian slang"nor to have personal conversations．For the next few years I continued to learn more words and phrases used in daily life and started working for a Canadian as his personal assistant．But there were still many words I had never heard of．And the learning continued．
Three years ago I met my husband Daniel，who's from Liverpool．The first couple of months I had headaches just from concentrating so hard on what he was saying．One part of our conversations in the beginning of our relationship became famous in our circle of friends and let me share it with you．That day，we were sitting on the sofa，having a nice conversation．He asked me，"Honey，how many holes do you have in your car？"A really strange question，I thought but answered anyway．"Three in my left and two holes in my right ear，my dear．"I hadn't even finished my sentence when he burst into laughter and fell from the sofa．I wasn't all that amused and looked at him，asking，"What's so funny about that？"When he finally caught his breath，he said，"Honey，my question was how many holidays do you have a year？"
Even though I've lived and worked in an English-speaking country now for over eight years，there're still words I don't know，still some dialects I have problems understanding．There're still times when I can't find the right word to express myself．



It can be inferred from Paragraph 1 that the author ______ ．

A. was busy with her work every day
B. usually received a lot of calls for help
C. used to communicate with others in German
D. showed an interest in learning a foreign language

Why did the author move to Bahamas？ ______

A. To live a happy life with her family
B. To realize her dream of pursuing a different life
C. To have a good command of a foreign language
D. To look for a more interesting and highly-paid job

The author mentioned a conversation in Paragraph 3to show ______ ．

A. Daniel enjoyed having fun with the author
B. She hardly tolerated Daniel's unusual behavior
C. Daniel was a person with a good sense of humor
D. she sometimes had trouble communicating with Daniel

What can we learn from the author's experience？ ______

A. Haste makes waste
B. No pains，no gains
C. Nothing is impossible
D. It's never too old to learn．

UltraHaptics is young company with a big dream．Its technology creates 30shapes out of thin air by using ultrasound（超声波）．The company's signal shows it all-"Feeling without touching"．This sounds quite amazing and has the potential to become a game changer．Creating buttons and shapes literally anywhere they're needed opens up possibilities for more electronic devices．
Through an emission（发射） of sound waves，sensations are sent from the air to the user．To create their invisible buttons，UltraHaptics use a small collection of ultrasonic speakers．Sound travels through air by creating a pressure differential，so by focusing several of these differentials on a target location，the result is a single localized spot of high pressure．
Imagine that in the future cars have no buttons，no switches and no ugly controls．If you're driving and you want to have the music up，for example，you don't have to take your eyes off the road．You just hold your hand out and the controls stick to your hand，so you can feel them．Smart phones and other popular devices could also see benefits：controlling appliances in the kitchen，using TVs and computers in a style which reminds you of the movie minority Report or even turning off the alarm in the morning would all become just a matter of waving your hands．
"You get information from the sense of touch-What you're feeling，and what sort of pressure you have．You also know where your limbs are and how they're moving from the sense of touch．It's the information that cues how you're interacting with the world，"Tom Carter，UltraHaptics'CTO（Chief Technology Officer），said．
Actually，UltraHaptics has already built several prototypes（原型）．It has everything from consumer electronics companies making things like speakers，radios，alarm clocks，to home appliance companies making washing machines，．And we'll be surprised at how keen it is to work with them．



According to the passage，what is the big dream of UltraHaptics？ ______

A. To take the place of other high-tech companies
B. To change the way people use electronic devices
C. To create safer electronic devices with more functions
D. To set up more electronics companies all over the world

What is Paragraph 2 mainly about？ ______

A. Significant achievements of UltraHaptics
B. Technical difficulties to achieve the dream
C. Working principles of the new technology
D. Various possibilities of future new inventions

What does the underlined word"cues"in Paragraph 4 mean？ ______

A. Suggests
B. Influences
C. Determines
D. Evaluates

What's the writer's attitude to the new technology of UltraHaptics？ ______

A. Cautious
B. Indifferent
C. Doubtful
D. Positive

Two good friends，Sam and Jason，met with a car accident on their way home one snowy night．The next morning，Sam woke up blind．His legs were broken．The doctor，Mr Lee，was standing by his bed，looking at him worriedly．When he saw Sam awake，he asked，"How are you feeling，Sam？"Sam smiled and said，"Not bad，Doctor．Thank you very much for doing the special operation．"Mr Lee was moved by Sam．When he was leaving，Sam said，"Please don't tell Jason about it．""Well…Well…OK，"Mr Lee replied．
Months later when Jason's wounds healed，Sam was still very sick．He couldn't see or walk．He could do nothing but stay in his wheelchair all day long．At first，Jason stayed with him for a few days．But days later，Jason thought it boring to spend time with a disabled man like Sam．So he went to see Sam less and less．He made new friends．From then on，he didn't go to visit Sam any more．Sam didn't have any family or friends except Jason．He felt very sad．
Things went from bad to worse．Sam died a year later．When Jason came，Mr Lee gave him a letter from Sam．In the letter Sam said，"Dear Jason，I am disabled．But I want you to be a healthy man．So I gave my eyes to you so that you can enjoy life as a healthy man．Now you have new friends．I'm glad to see that you are as healthy and happy as usual．I'm glad you live a happy life．You are always my best friend…Sam．"When he finished reading the letter，Mr Lee said，"I have promised that I will keep this a secret until Sam is gone．Now you know it．"
Jason stood there like a stone．Tears ran down his face．



The car accident happened ______ ．

A. only to Sam
B. on a cold evening
C. the next morning
D. on the way to work

Sam thanked Mr Lee mainly because Mr Lee ______ ．

A. saved his friend Jason's life
B. was very kind and friendly to him
C. came to see him early in the morning
D. did the operation according to his wish

Which of the following is the correct order of events in the story？ ______
a．Jason made new friends．
b．Sam gave his eyes to Jason．
c．Sam and Jason met with a car accident．
d．Jason felt bored when staying with Sam．
e．Sam died and Jason knew the truth．

A. c-b-d-a-e B. d-c-b-e-a C. d-a-c-b-e D. c-d-b-e-a

After we finish reading Sam's letter，we can infer（推断）that ______ ．

A. Sam caused the car accident
B. Sam's operation was not successful
C. Jason was made blind in the car accident
D. Jason knew how Sam helped him before Sam died．

Instagram made a survey of people aged between 18 to 34 years old that live in France， Germany and in the United Kingdom， asking them how they share and connect digitally （数字地） and visually． According to results from the survey， the new trends and behaviours found may offer a window into the future， and how our world may be seen by the Millennials generation． The first statistic to see， is how Instagram changed the view of Instagramers．
Nearly a quarter of Instagramers admit that Instagram has changed how they see the world． Press and news Instagram accounts are sharing news from all our the planet， such as BBC News， RT or NowThis． Also let's not forget the Non-Governmental Organizationsthat are fighting every day on the ground but also on Instagram， to get their cause acknowledged by the majority， such as Too Young To Wed， Rotary International and charity： water． Many Instagramers are sharing what's going out in the world too， what we call "Influencers"， such as Humans of New York， Steve McCurry， Euphilena， Brooke Saward， Johnny Castle．
This brings us to the second impressive statistic． More than a third of Instagramers who post daily actually plan their Instagram posts before taking a picture， which makes Instagram a sort of "wonderland" for clean and neat pictures．
While conducting the survey， Instagramers are shown the same image on five digital platforms． They describe images on Instagram as more imaginative， creative， distinctive， inspiring and cool．
What's interesting with these findings is that Instagram changes the view of media on the platform． And this is why it has become the social platform for sharing images and videos．



The text is mainly about ______ ．

A. who Instagram is popular with
B. why Instagram gets clean pictures
C. what is interesting with Instagram
D. how Instagram changes people's view

The information posted on Instagram comes from ______ different sources．

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

We can infer from the passage that Now This is a ______ ．

A. news medium
B. name of "Influencers"
C. voluntary organization
D. network operator

Compared with other 4 digital platforms， which is NOT an advantage of Instagram？ ______

A. Distinctive．
B. Inspiring．
C. Neat．
D. Creative．