1、A“I dont think I can do this any more.” “Yes, you can. You only have five more radiation treatments to go. ” I held my wife Becky close.Ever since the breast cancer diagnosis (诊断), she had tried hard to be strong for the kids and for me. When her diagnosis came, my first thought was there was no way
2、 I could lose my wife. The doctors assured us the cancer was discovered early so we were feeling positive.Becky had received an operation and was recovering from it. After six weeks of radiation therapy(治疗), she was facing her final five treatments. She was weak and tired, in low spirits. Seeing her
3、 suffering, I felt so helpless and powerless.As soon as I was outside, long-held frustration and anger erupted in me like a volcano. I took a hammer and suddenly was swinging as hard as I could, beating heavily on the front porch(门廊). While doing so, I imagined I was beating my wifes cancer. With al
4、l my strength, I destroyed the porch.During the treatment, my wife had been very brave. She said she had it easy, but I dont think it was easy for her.Seeing the porch gone, Becky shook her head at the window. I came into the room, not knowing how she would react to what I had done.“Becky, are you m
5、ad at me?” She looked at me in surprise. “For what?” I pointed at the gate. “For tearing down the porch.” She laughed. “Look how sunny this room is now. I love that its bright in here.”“You comforted me in my darker hour, Vince. Youve found a way to deal with your own frustration. By destroying the
6、porch, you let the sunshine in.”As I looked around the brightened room, I realized the light that filled the space was the light of hope that shone so bright after the darkness. We never did re-build the porch.51. When the diagnosis came out, _.A. the author had little hope that his wife would survi
7、veB. the author was determined to save his wifes lifeC. the authors wife refused to receive radiation treatmentsD. the author felt lucky that his wifes disease was not serious52. The author went outside to destroy the porch because _.A. he wanted to release his frustrationB. he was disappointed with
8、 his wifeC. he intended to let sunshine inD. his wife didnt like it at all53. How did the authors wife feel about him seeing the porch gone?A. Sympathetic.B. Angry.C. Understanding.D. Happy.54. What lesson can we learn from the passage?A. Tragedy cannot separate loving couple.B. A day without sunshi
9、ne is like night.C. True love is based on understanding.D. Nothing is impossible for a willing heart.BJohn, a famous musician, took his priceless antique violin and played it in the crowded subway station. The music from the violin was delicately streaming throughout the whole station. However, duri
10、ng the one-hour play, only six or seven people were truly appreciating the charming music. A three-year-old kid was so fascinated by the music that he forgot everything around. John only got 52 dollars for his work that day. However, in normal days, when John is about to hold a concert, one ticket c
11、an be sold at more than 100 dollars and it is extremely hard to buy a ticket even at such a high price. Therefore, later, many passers-by in the station that day felt deeply regretful for not recognizing the famous musician and missing such a valuable but cheap music feast. I have a very busy friend
12、 who had totally changed after knowing that his wife came down with incurable illness. He cooked by himself for the family and took a walk with his wife every day. Nonetheless, his wife still did not manage to conquer the illness and passed away after three months. After that, he often sighed misera
13、bly that due to his past busy life, he had missed a lot of beautiful time with his wife. But now, it is impossible to make up for it. It is no use crying over spilt milk. We have missed a lot of precious things in our life without knowing to cherish them. Actually, I also missed something precious b
14、efore. The reason why we would have missed those precious things is less than simple: we had thought that we could still own them tomorrow. Nevertheless, tomorrow is actually by no means reliable. There was a famous Buddhist monk saying that in many peoples lives, they have only done two things: wai
15、ting and regretting. The result is that they were always too late to cherish what they had before they lost it. We would often claim to do something when we grow up, or when we have money or when we become old, etc. However, when we reach the condition we have expected, we could no longer realize ou
16、r wish, because we have lost it by then.55. The reason why people often regret may be that _. A. they are too busy to notice the beautiful things B. they are too careless to cherish precious things C. they are lazy to observe the surroundings D. they think that its none of their business56. The idea
17、 the author would like to get across to us seems that _. A. actions speak louder than wordsB. a bad beginning makes a bad ending C. the lost will never come backD. each day brings its own bread57. What method does the author employ to support his opinion？ A. By listing data. B. By comparing the deta
18、ils . C. By explaining the procedures . D. By taking examples.58. How do we understand the underlined parts “waiting and regretting”? A. Many people will not cherish what they have until they lost them. B. Many people cannot do well until they get older. C. Many people know what they are doing. D. M
19、any people regret for what they dont possess.C Every time you go shopping, the vegetables and fruit look so tempting that you wish you could buy all of them. Some people are lucky and can grow the fruit and vegetables in the gardens that they have. While getting fresh vegetables, they can also achie
20、ve great cost cutting.Mushrooms are expensive and can also go bad very quickly. Mushrooms can also be grown easily in a dark environment. In fact its better than growing other vegetables since you really dont need an outdoor space. A special type of soil that is good for growing mushrooms is easily
21、available.Actually mushrooms arent even vegetables; they are fungi and for this reason, you dont even require sunlight to grow them. Well how does one go about growing mushrooms? You could always Google “growing mushrooms” and you will find a number of mushroom growing kits（成套工具）available online tha
22、t are effective and not very expensive either.Mushrooms can be added to any dish that you cook. Simply use them in pizzas, salads and anything that you pretty much fancy. Grow mushrooms in your own house and use them whenever you want. Fresh mushrooms are taster than the ones that are stored in your
23、 refrigerator.If you have had a really good crop of mushrooms, then you can even store them. Ideally you should use the white variety of the mushrooms. Simply pick them, slice them and put them on a cookie sheet in a freezer. When they are frozen, just put them in a zip lock and you can use them whe
24、n you want to. They give a really great taste to the dish that you are making. Thaw them before you use them.You should try growing mushrooms, since its cost-effective. Furthermore, you can eat the fresh mushrooms any time that you want.59. What is an advantage of growing vegetables according to the
25、 passage?A. You can save a lot of money. B. You can eat all kinds of vegetables.C. You are lucky to eat what you like.D. You can satisfy your desire.60. Mushrooms are different from other vegetables in that _.A. they can grow well in an outdoor spaceB. it is easy for them to go bad in a few daysC. t
26、hey can grow without soilD. they can be grown where there is no light61. Which of the following is the right order of storing mushrooms?a. put them on a cookie sheet in the refrigeratorb. place frozen mushrooms in a zip lockc. cut them into slicesd. choose the white mushroomsA. a-b-c-dB. d-c-a-bC. a
27、-d-c-bD. d-a-c-b62. What would be the best title for this passage?A. We should eat more fruit and vegetablesB. Mushrooms online are very expensiveC. It is easy and cost-effective to grow mushroomsD. Mushrooms tasty and healthy vegetablesDPretending to be happy can actually make you more miserable es
28、pecially if youre a woman, according to a new study.The research found that women suffered more than men when pretending to be happy. Psychologist Dr. Brent Scott, who led the study, said employers should take note because forcing workers to smile when dealing with the public can backfire. He said,
29、“Smiling for the sake of smiling can lead to emotional exhaustion, and thats bad for the organization.”Dr. Scott said the research showed customer-service workers who “fake smile” throughout the day worsen their mood and then withdraw from work, so their productivity drops. He added, “Bosses may thi
30、nk that getting their staff to smile is good for the organization, but thats not necessarily the case.” Dr. Scott, assistant professor of management at Michigan State University, analyzed a group of bus drivers during a two- week period.The study is one of the first of its kind to examine emotional
31、displays over a period of time and compare the different effect that has on men and women. His team examined the effects of surface acting or fake smiling compared to what was termed “deep acting”, or cultivating(培养) positive emotions by recalling pleasant memories.Dr. Scott said, “Women are harmed
32、more by surface acting, meaning their mood worsens even more than the men and they withdraw more from work. However, they are helped more by deep acting, which means their mood improves more.”Although “deep acting” seems to improve mood in the short-term, Dr. Scott said its not a long-term solution
33、to feeling unhappy.He said, “Youre trying to cultivate positive emotions, but at the end of the day you may not feel like yourself anymore.”63. What does the underlined word “backfire” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A. Have the opposite effect.B. Lead to conflict.C. Drive people mad.D. Help a lot.64.
34、What can we learn from the passage?A. Surface acting is good for organizations.B. Men benefit more from deep acting than women.C. Fake smiling causes more harm to women than men.D. Recalling good memories is a long-term solution to feeling down.65. The findings of the research might serve as a warni
35、ng to _.A. employeesB. employersC. researchersD. customers.66. What would be the best title for the passage?A. Solution to feeling unhappyB. How to cultivate positive emotionsC. How to improve workers productivityD. Fake smiling makes you miserableEOn March 28th, the New York Times will begin chargi
36、ng all but the most infrequent users to read articles online. In a letter to readers, Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., the publisher of the paper, laid out the details of the paywall, which he said will go into effect immediately in Canada and on March 28th for the rest of the world. He called the move “an i
37、mportant step that we hope you will see as an investment in the Times, one that will strengthen our ability to provide high-quality journalism to readers around the world and on any platform.”Sulzberger said that readers will be able to read 20 articles per month at no charge. Once they click on the
38、 21st piece, however, theyll be presented with three payment options: $ 15 for four weeks of online and mobile application access, $ 20 for access to the site and the iPad application, or $ 35 for access to everything. People who already receive the printed paper through home delivery will enjoy fre
39、e and unlimited access to the Times on all platforms. These details largely agree with earlier reports on how the paywall would work. The Times had made it clear that it did not want to imitate the total paywalls put into effect by papers such as The Times of London and Newsday, which block access t
40、o all contents unless the reader pays.The paper also signaled that it wants to stay relevant in the social media world. According to Sulzbergers announcement, people who come to the Times site from Facebook, Twitter or from blogs will be able to read those articles even if they have gone over their
41、monthly limit. However, Sulzberger said that a limit will be placed on “some search engines”, meaning that after readers have accessed a certain number of articles from search engines, any further articles they access from there will be added to their monthly count. It was reported that the only sea
42、rch engine that will be affected this way is Google, where there will be a five-article limit. This marks a clear attempt by the Times to close what could be a giant loophole （漏洞）, since so much online traffic is directed through Google. But it also presents a risk for the Times for the same reason.
43、 Sulzberger seems well aware of the risk. “The challenge now is to put a price on our work without walling ourselves off from the global network,” he said, adding that the Times must “continue to engage with the widest possible audience.”67. The authors main purpose in the text is to _.A. describe r
44、esearch findings B. report a piece of newsC. make advertisements D. suggest a solution68. Why will the Times charge their online readers?A. It wants to stay relevant in the social media world.B. It has too many readers coming from the other sites.C. It is seeking new financial sources for its develo
45、pment.D. It is trying a way to offer better service to its readers.69. Who will be limited to the New York Times articles?A. Those subscribing to the printed newspapers. B. Readers clicking through from Facebook.C. Those using Google research engine. D. Readers paying $ 35 a month. 70. What challeng
46、e may the paywall bring to the New York Times?A. It may bring the Times more competition with the other mediaB. It may stop the Times connecting to the global networkC. It may block the readers from the other websitesD. It may result in huge drops in papers online readership51- 54 BACC5558 BCDA59- 62 ADBC63 -66 ACBD67 70 BCCD
