1、AThe pickle jar (泡菜坛), as far back as I can remember, sat beside the dresser in my parents bedroom. When he got ready for bed, Dad would throw any coins that were in his pockets into the jar. As they dropped, they landed with a merry Jingle.Whenever the jar was full, Dad would sit at the kitchen tab
2、le and roll up the coins before taking them to the bank.Every time, as he slid the box of rolled coins across the counter at the bank toward the cashier, he would smile proudly and say: “These are for my sons college fund .”We would always celebrate each deposit by stopping for an ice cream cone. Da
3、d would show me the coins in his change and say: “When we get home, well start filling the jar again.” He always let me drop the first coins into the empty jar. “You might have to get to college on loose change,” he said. “But youll get there.”The years passed, and I went to college, married and too
4、k a job in another town.Once, while visiting my parents, I noticed that the pickle jar was gone. It had served its purpose. My dad was a man of few words, and he never lectured me on the values of determination, perseverance or faith. The pickle jar had taught me all of those far better than the mos
5、t flowery words could have done.Soon, my daughter Jessica was born. We spent Christmas that year with my parents. After dinner, Mom and Dad sat next to each other on the sofa, taking turns holding their first grandchild. When Jessica began to cry, my wife Susan took her from Dads arms to put her in
6、her crib(婴儿床) in my parents room.Susan came back with tears in her eyes. She led me into my parents room. “Look,” she said softly. To my amazement, there, next to the dresser, as if it had never been removed, stood the old pickle jar, the bottom already covered with coins. I walked over to it, dug d
7、own into my pocket, and pulled out several coins. Choked by emotion, I dropped them into the jar.I looked up and saw that Dad had slipped quietly into the room. Our eyes locked, and I knew he was feeling the same emotions. Neither of us spoke, because we knew that nothing had to be said.51. What can
8、 be inferred from the passage?A. The author felt disappointed when he found the pickle jar gone.B. The author was grateful for what Dad had done.C. The author felt embarrassed whenever Dad mentioned the pickle jar.D. The author was doubtful about Dads way of educating him.52. Which words best descri
9、be the authors father?A. Humorous and patientB. Quiet but lovingC. Generous and talkativeD. Proud but strict53. The pickle jar in the article represents _.A. advice of parentsB. determination to reach a goalC. healthy family relationsD. ones purpose in life54. How does the article mainly develop?A.
10、By providing examples.B. By making comparisons.C. By analyzing causes and effects.D. By following the order of time.BIt is a tall tale that terrifies most young children. Swallow a piece of chewing gum and it will remain in your body for seven years before it is digested (消化). An even worse tale is
11、that swallowed gum can wrap itself around your heart. But what would happen if you should accidentally eat a stick of gum? Chewing gum is made out of gum base, sweeteners, coloring and flavoring. The gum base is pretty indigestibleit is a mixture of different ingredients that our body cant absorb. M
12、ost of the time, your stomach really cannot break down the gum the way it breaks down other foods. However, your digestive system has another way to deal with things you swallow. After all, we eat lots of things that we are unable to fully digest. They keep moving along until they make it all the wa
13、y through the gut（肠子）and come out at the other end one or two days later.The saliva（唾液）will make an attempt at digesting chewing gum as soon as we put it in our mouths. It might get through the shell（表层）but many of gums base ingredients are indigestible. Its then down to our stomach muscleswhich con
14、tract and stretch, much like the way an earthworm movesto slowly force the things that we swallow through our systems.Swallowing a huge piece of gum or swallowing many small pieces of gum in a short time can cause a blockage within the digestive system, most often in children, who have a thinner dig
15、estive tract than adultsbut this is extremely rare. 55.Whats the function of Para.1?A.To describe a scene.B. To introduce a topic. C. To offer an argument.D. To make a comparison.56. What happens to the food that cant be fully broken down? A. It will be eventually moved out of our body.B. It will fi
16、ght against the power of the gut.C. It remains in our digestive system forever.D. It will stick to the gut for one or two days. 57. The underlined word “it” (in Para.4) refers to “ ”.A. the chewing gum B. the attempt C. the saliva D. the shell58. What might be the best title for the passage? A. How
17、does our digestive system work?B. Can chewing gum be swallowed by kids?D. Why does swallowing chewing gum frighten kids? C. Does swallowing chewing gum matter?CPlease excuse me if Im a little quiet today. Mark is leaving, and Im kind of sad.You probably dont know Mark, but you might know someone lik
18、e him. He has been the heart and soul of the office for years. He has never been interested in getting credit for the terrific(极好的) work he does. He just does his job superbly well.Were pleased that he is moving on to new, better things. But this doesnt make it any easier to say goodbye.Life has a w
19、ay of throwing curve balls at us. Just when we start to get comfortable with a person, a place or a situation, something comes along to make a change. A terrific neighbor moves away. Someone in the family graduates. A child finds new love through marriage.Our ability to cope with change and disrupti
20、on determines, to a great degree, our peace, happiness and contentment in life.But how do we do that? Chris, a California surfer, once told me that the answer to lifes problems can be summed up in four words: “Go with the flow.”“Its like surfing,” Chris explained. “You cant organize the ocean. Waves
21、 just happen. You ride them where they take you, then you paddle back out there and catch the next one. Youre always hoping for the perfect wave where you can get it. But mostly you just take them the way they come.”I think Chris was saying that life is a series of eventsboth good and bad. There wil
22、l always be things over which you have no control. The truly successful person expects the unexpected and is prepared to make adjustments.Dont stop trying to make all your dreams come true. But when things come up that arent exactly in your plan, work around them and then move on.Were going to miss
23、Mark. But rather than be lost in the sadness of our parting, we would focus on our hopes for a brighter futurefor him and for us. Well go out and do everything that we can to make that future happen.Until our plans changeagain.59. The underlined part “Life has a way of throwing curve balls at us”(in
24、 Para.5) means“ ”.A. Things in life happen for a reason.B. Life is like a ball game.C. Life is filled with regret.D. Life is full of changes.60. What can we learn from the passage?A. The author is pleased as well as sad that Mark is leaving.B. The authors sadness for Marks leaving will last a long t
25、ime.C. The author cannot understand why so many things are changing.D. The author thinks it is too easy for us to get used to changes.61. Why does the author quote Chris words?A. Because Chris has experienced a lot in life.B. Because Chris is popular and surfing is exciting.C. Because Chris words sh
26、ow the authors point vividly.D. Because Chris words made people think.62. Which of the following attitudes does the author probably favor?A. Live in the present.B. Be ready to deal with changes.C. Do not expect too much from life.D. Whatever happens, stick to your dreams.DHave your parents ever caug
27、ht you misbehavingfighting with peers, coming home late or playing computer games when you were supposed to be doing your homework? How did they react? Did they try to talk to you or just yell(叫喊) at you?Parents used to rely on physical punishments like pushing or spanking (打屁股) to control their chi
28、ldrens behavior, which has proved very harmful. Therefore, most parents now choose to simply yell, thinking that language probably wont hurt as much. But is that really so?Using harsh (严厉的) words such as “lazy” or “stupid” to insult teenagers is just as harmful as hitting, according to a new study c
29、arried out at the University of Pittsburgh, US. “It cannot reduce or correct their behavior problems,” said Professor Ming-Te Wang, leader of the study, in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. “On the contrary, it makes it worse.”The studys subjects were 976 two-parent families with teenage ch
30、ildren. Researchers asked the kids about their behavior problems while questioning parents about how often they had cursed or yelled at their kids.Nearly half of the parents admitted that theyd shouted at their children in the past year. Researchers noted that the kids whose parents used more harsh
31、words experienced more behavior problems afterwards, including fighting, stealing, lying as well as symptoms of depression. “Adolescence is a very sensitive period when kids are trying to develop their self-identities. When you yell, it makes them feel they are not capable and that they are worthles
32、s and useless,” Wang said. “This may explain why so many parents say that no matter how loud they shout, their teenagers dont listen.”While harsh yelling can stop bad behavior at the moment, it doesnt teach children to behave how parents want them to, according to Professor Alan Kazdin of Yale Unive
33、rsity, US. What parents need to do is praise their children for good behavior.If parents really need to punish their kids, they should try things like taking away smart phones and reminding them that good behavior will get them back. After all, “we want to teach kids, not hurt them,” said Kazdin. 63
34、. The underlined word “insult” (in Para. 3 ) probably means “_”.A. scare B. challenge C. offend D.threaten64. Using harsh words is harmful because it causes them _.A. to be against their parents B. to lose confidenceC. to become less sensitive D. to do more dangerous things65. In their research, Pro
35、fessor Ming-Te Wang and his colleagues _.A. asked kids how often they are yelled at by their parentsB. did research on kids from both two-parent families and single-parent familiesC. required parents to make a list of their kids misbehaviorsD. recorded and analyzed the effects of harsh words on kids
36、66. According to the passage, the author supports .A. Physical punishments from parents wont do long-term damage to kids.B. Praise from parents always works and leads to good behavior.C. Harsh yelling has no effect on kids misbehavior at all.D. Parents should encourage kids to make up for their mist
37、akes through good behavior.EOn Sept 24, an earthquake struck the southwest of Pakistan, taking more than 300 lives and leaving hundreds of thousands homeless. But after the horrible disaster, people living by the coast received another shock they saw a new island, which seemed to have appeared out o
38、f nowhere, in the sea just over a kilometer from the shore, reported BBC News.“I stepped out and was flabbergasted,” local journalist Bahram Baloch told the BBC. “I could see this gray, dome-shaped body in the distance, like a giant whale swimming near the surface. Hundreds of people gathered to wat
39、ch it in disbelief.”This island has become a global curiosity. How was it formed in just a few minutes?As you might already know, many islands in the sea are formed by volcanoes. There are numerous volcanoes under the sea. As the hot lava (岩浆) erupts and cools down, it piles up and forms the shape o
40、f a mountain. When the mountain “grows” to higher than the sea level, the part thats above the water is what we call an “island”.This is how the island was formed after the Pakistan earthquake, except that instead of a ordinary volcano, it was a “mud volcano” that brought about this island.Lava is n
41、ot the only thing thats locked under the Earths crust(地壳) there is also gas. When an earthquake happens and breaks part of the crust, the gas is released at an extremely high speed, pushing mud up to the surface, according to National Geographic.But only earthquakes that are extremely powerful can c
42、ause mud volcanoes to push up enough mud to produce islands and this 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Pakistan was strong enough. The island is about 20 meters high, up to about 90 meters wide and 30 meters long, nearly the size of a soccer field.In fact, mud volcano islands arent new. This is the fourth
43、 island of this kind in the region since 1945. But those islands usually didnt last long.“It will probably be gone within a couple of months,” said Bill Barnhart, a researcher with the US Geological Survey. After all, “its just a big pile of mud that was on the seafloor that got pushed up”. 67. What
44、 is the article mainly about?A. the effects of the earthquake on Sept.24B. the differences between mud volcanoes and ordinary volcanoesC. the reasons for the formation of the new islandD. the suggestions about preventing an earthquake68. The underlined word “flabbergasted” (in Para.2) is closest in
45、meaning to “_”.A. surprised B. frightened C. worried D. delighted69. We can infer from the article that _.A. the new island formed within a few monthsB. scientists know little about volcanoesC. another earthquake is likely to happen in Pakistan D. not all earthquakes produce new islands70. According to the passage, mud volcano islands _.A. are quite difficult to locateB. usually wont exist a long timeC. are formed only by hot lava from volcanoesD. used to be part of the Earths crust 51-54 BBBD 55-58 BACD 59-62 DACB 63-66 CBDD 67-70 CADB
