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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Recently, my friend John lost his wife Janet. For eight years she fought against cancer, but in the end her sickness had the last word.
One day John took out a folded piece of paper from his wallet. He had found it, when he tidied up some drawers at home. It was a small love letter Janet had written. The note could look like a school girl's scrawls (乱涂）about her dream guy. But the small letter was written by a woman who had had seven children; a woman who fought for her life and who probably only had a few months left to live.
It was a beautiful recipe (秘诀）for how to keep a marriage together.
Janet's description of her husband begins thus: "Loved me. Took care of me. Worried about me.
John showed great consideration for Janet. Sometimes he came home in the evening to find her in low spirits. In no time he got her into the car and drove her to her favorite restaurant.
"Helped me when I was ill," the next line reads. Perhaps Janet wrote this while the cancer was in the stage where everything is — almost 一 as it used to be, before the sickness broke out, and where it doesn't hurt to hope that everything is over, maybe forever.
"Stood by my side."
“Made sure I had everything I needed," she goes on to write.
After that she has turned over the paper and added: "Warmth. Humor. Kindness. Thoughtfulness." And then she writes about the husband she has lived with and loved the most of her life: "Always there for me when I needed you."
The last words she writes sum up all the others: "Good friend."
I stand beside John now, and cannot pretend to know how it feels to lose someone who is as close to me as Janet was to him.
"John," I ask. "How do you stick together with someone through 38 years 一 not to mention the sickness? How do I know if I can bear to stand by my wife's side if she becomes sick one day?"
“You can," he says quietly. "If you love her enough." 41. How did John get the love letter?
A. Janet sent it to him when she was a girl.
B. John cleared the drawers at home and found it.
C. Janet hid the letter in his wallet before her death.
D. the author handed it over to John after Janet's death.
42. In Janet's mind, her husband was a ______man.
A. humorous B. brave
C. thoughtless D. broken-hearted
43. In the author's eyes, Janet's love letter is ______.
A. a song of praise B. the secret for marriage
C. the will of Janet D. a concern for John
44. When Janet felt down, John comforted her by ______.
A. standing by her side B. telling her funny stories
C. taking her to eat out D. driving her around in the car
B
Are you a media addict who would go mad after two hours without TV, friend requests, exciting online games and your mobile - or would you easily survive?
Recently, university students around the world were asked to volunteer in a global experiment called Unplugged. It was designed to see how young people would react if they were asked to observe a total media ban (禁令)by unplugging (切断’拨掉)all forms of media devices for 24 hours.
Unplugged is being run by Dr Roman Gerodimos, a lecturer in Communication and Journalism at Bournemouth University. Dr Gerodimos said there were already signs of how much the exercise affected volunteers. "They're reporting withdrawal symptoms (脱瘾症状)， overeating, feeling nervous, lonely and disconnected."
During the 24-hour experiment, three of the experiment's guinea pigs had to bear one intrusion (侵扰）from the media: a BBC reporter and cameraman who followed them around for the day. They were asked to write down 100 lines about their day offline, but of course, they all waited until the next day when they had access to their laptops.
Elliot Day wrote: ‘Today, my whole morning routine (常规）was thrown up into the air. Despite being aware of the social importance of the media, I was surprised by how empty my life felt without the radio or newspapers."
And Charlotte Gay wrote: “I have to say the most difficult item for me to be without has been my mobile; not only is it a social tool, it's my main access point of communication."
Earlier in the year, a UK government study found that in the UK we spend about half our waking hours using the media, often plugged into several things at once.
So, with technology continuing to develop at an alarming rate, how much time will you set aside for sleep in the future?
45. What's the purpose of the first paragraph?
A. To ask for information. B. To entertain the readers.
C. To lead to the topic. D. To present an idea.
46. About Dr. Roman Gerodimos' experiment, we know that______.
A. volunteers felt uncomfortable in it
B. three pigs were included in it
C. a BBC reporter discussed the experiment
D. volunteers were allowed to take their laptops
47. The underlined expression“ Was thrown up into the air” in the sixth paragraph means ______.
A. went on normally B. was completely disturbed
C. turned out perfect D. was badly designed
48. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?
A. Surviving without the Media B. Unplugging Your Life
C. Valuing Social Communication D. Setting Aside Time for Sleep
C
PALM COAST""“ Agatha Lee described her reaction as “disbelief”，when School Board Chairwoman Sue Dickinson called her name Last Thursday night at Flagler Auditorium.
Lee, a second-grade teacher at Belle Terre Elementary School, was named Flagler County's Teacher of the Year today.
"I was in such a great group of excellent teachers and I was just shocked.” Lee said in an interview after the announcement.
Every Flagler school names a Teacher of the Year once a year and those nominees (候选人） are considered for the district's award. That winner, along with winners from the state's other districts, is then considered for the Florida Teacher of the Year award, which is announced in July.
To be qualified for the teaching award, teachers must encourage continuous learning, show skillfulness in their subject area, use creative teaching strategies (策略)’ show leadership and create a caring and respectful environment.
Jill Stirling, a kindergarten teacher, Flagler's 2010 Teacher of the Year, said she also met winners from throughout the state to share teaching strategies and best practices. “I often think of those little people that have made me the teacher I am and the person that I am," Stirling said.
Lee, the following new winner, who is now in her thirteenth year of teaching, came to Flagler County in 2004 after working in Pasco and St. Johns counties. She worked at the former Indian Trails K-8 school and came to Belle Terre Elementary when it opened in fall 2005.
Lee, who comes from a family of teachers, said she has always enjoyed being with children.
“I love watching their faces when they have that ‘aha’ moment," she said.
49. How did Agatha Lee feel when she was crowned Flagler County's Teacher of the Year? A. Excited. B. Astonished. C. Satisfied. D. Proud.
50. What did you know about Agatha Lee from the passage?
A. Her parents are probably also teachers.
B. She woiiced in four counties altogether.
C. She has taught in Flagler County since 2005.
D. She once shared teaching strategies with Jill Stirling.
51. To be a Flagler Teacher of the Year, one is required to______.
A. perform life-long learning B. show ability of leadership
C. be careful and respectful D. share teaching strategies
52. Which of the following is correct in order of time according to the passage?
① Lee came to Flagler County.
② Lee taught in Indian Trails K-8 school.
③ Lee was named Flagler County's 2010 Teacher of the Year.
④ Lee worked in Pasco and St. Johns counties.
⑤ Lee was named as Teacher of the Year by Belle Terre Elementary School.
A ①④②③⑤ B④②①⑤③ C①④②⑤③ D①②⑤③④
D
? Yonge-Dundas Square
40 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON, M5G2C2
Opened in 2002, the Yonge-Dundas Square provides impressive stonework surfaces, a raised stage, and 22 amazing computer-programmed fountains. The square holds events, displays or concerts of various sizes, including very large events by closing part of Yonge Street.
When not used for special events, the square becomes an open space for the public to enjoy.
? CN Tower
301 Front Street West, Toronto, ON, M5V 2T6
Visitors can test their courage by walking across the glass floor 113 stories above the ground with only 2 Vi inches of glass holding you 342m in the air.
The tower's rotating (旋转的）360 Restaurant offers an award winning wine list and
fantastic view for any romantic evening. If you're not wild about heights, at the base of the tower, there is plenty to shop for in the 10,000 sq. foot Marketplace. Tips： Have A Sky High Birthday! The CN Tower now offers birthday parties! To book your birthday party please call 416-601-4704 or email us at birthday @cntower.ca
? Ontario Science Centre 770 Don Mills Rd.，Toronto, ON, M3C1T3
If you talk to anyone who has visited the centre, they'll talk wildly about the hair-raising electrical ball and the simulated (模拟的）Rain Forest.
With hundreds of exhibits in a variety of exhibition halls plus visiting exhibitions, Communication, Sport, Human Body and The Living Earth are a few of the in-depth exhibits worth exploring, along with a film at OMNIMAX theatre, and KidSpark, a learn-through-play area that is specifically designed for kids eight and under.
?Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) 100 Front Street, Toronto, ON, M5S2C6
Generations of children and adults have visited the museum since it opened in 1914. th six million objects in its collections and 40 galleries (陈列室）of art, archeology and natural science, the ROM offers a whole world to explore. Four giant carved totem poles (图腾柱）rise in the centre of the stairwells; the largest is 24.5 metres tall. The Hands-on Biodiversity gallery offers families a fun interactive experience about the interdependence of people, animals and plants.
54. If your classmates would like to explore the secrets of natural science, they should go to _______.
A. Yonge-Dundas Square B. CN Tower
C. Ontario Science Centre D. Royal Ontario Museum
55. At CN Tower you can do the following EXCEPT______.
A. test your courage B. enjoy a conceit
C. do shopping D. celebrate your birthday
55 . ______ sites on Front Street are introduced in the passage.
A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five
56. This passage may appear in a______.
A. business newspaper B. guide book
C. geography magazine D. science report
E
My students often tell me that they do not have "enough time" to do all their homework. My response often is “You have as much time as the president." I usually carry on a bit about there being twenty-four hours in the day for everyone, and suggest that "not enough time" is not an acceptable explanation of not getting something done.
Once in graduate school, I tried to prove to my professor that I was working hard. His answer was "That's irrelevant (不相干).What's important is the quality of your work.” That led me to a new idea: the quality of the work, which is perhaps best explained in a sign: "Don't work harder. Work smarter."
If you can't get more time, as few of us can, the only solution is to improve the quality of your work. That means improving ways to get more out of the same time. That should lead us to an analysis of our work habits, which for students should be read as "study habits".
Then as a smart student, you will seek to improve those skills that you use in study, chiefly reading and writing. If you can, it will pay off in all your subjects.
As to improving reading, one suggestion is to take a quick nap when you feel reading puts you to sleep, which later helps you read better. The second solution is to speed up.
But there are other issues. First, you need to find a place where you can work without unnecessary disturbances. Second, you need to take control. Success depends on realizing that you have to take active control over what you are doing. Third, you might as well get hold of a good book on reading and master the reading skills that pay off in all your classes.
Talking about advice on good writing habits, you simply have to master the writing skills. Increasing your efficiency in both reading and writing will pay off immediately in terms of the quality of your work and in terms of the time spent doing it. Then you will be able to do better work in less time. And maybe you will find time to play golf with the president.
57. What's the main idea of the passage?
A. In fact, everyone has as much time as the president.
B. The key to having enough time is to improve work quality.
C. Reading and writing matter a lot in finishing homework.
D. Not having enough time is unacceptable for unfinished work.
58. According to the author, the students do not have enough time to get their work done mainly because ______.
A. they lack good learning habits
B. they only have 24 hours a day
C. they feel sleepy while reading
D. they are not good at writing
59. The author believes a most important way for a student to improve work quality is to______.
A. develop reading and writing skills
B. find a quiet place to read and write
C. take control over his or her work
D. read and write in all classes
60. According to the passage, "Don't work harder" means that ______ .
A. one should not be more devoted to one's work
B. one should not spend more time in working
C. working harder is not allowed in our daily life
D. working harder is not the key point in work
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