Can feeling of nostalgia (怀旧) be good for you? or is it unhealthy to have a strong love for the past?
For years, medical experts have studied nostalgia and the reasons for it. Many experts warn that too much nostalgia is harmful. They say linger (徘徊) in the past shows that a person is unhappy with his present life. These feelings keep the person from living his life to its fullest.
Dr. Louise Kaplan has written several books about nostalgia. She says these feelings often begin when a young person is between 13 and 19 years old.
"This is the time when you must face the loss of your childhood, " Kaplan says. "You see your new life is easily destroyed. But you think romantically about a golden
past. You remember your childhood as a time when life was perfect."
These feelings continue as a person gets older, Kaplan adds. She says many grown persons have a hard time keeping up with changes in the modem world, so they think back to their younger years. At that time the world seemed simple and more harmless.
Kaplan says these feelings are not always actually existing. The good old days weren't always good. However, she says nostalgia can be helpful, if used properly.
"Feelings of nostalgia can cause you to remember a time when you had high hopes and dreams, " Kaplan says. "It might give you the strong wish to catch those dreams today, in your present life." She adds that nostalgia can prevent you from "cutting yourself off from your aim."
"At its best, " Kaplan says, "nostalgia has the ideas for the future."
1.According to the passage, feelings of nostalgia _____.
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A．can cause you to think of your past which was full of hopes and dreams |
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B．can make you succeed in life |
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C．fill one with hopes for the future |
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D．bring about a love for the past and a hope for the future |
2.The reason for grown persons to think back to their past is that _____.
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A．they can hardly keep up with changes in today's world |
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B．times are hard, so they can not keep up with changes |
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C．many grown persons have little time keeping up with changes in the modem world |
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D．they lived in the past, of which they are always proud |
3.Which of the following is not talked about in the passage?
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A．Too much nostalgia is harmful. |
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B．Nostalgia shows that a person is not satisfied with his present life. |
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C．Only women have feelings of nostalgia. |
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D．A little nostalgia can make a person's life more colorful. |
4.According to Kaplan's idea, _____.
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A．nostalgia is sure to be harmful |
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B．nostalgia can be helpful |
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C．nostalgia is always very good |
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D．nostalgia is bad indeed |
5.We may also use _____ as the topic of the article.
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A．Thoughts on Nostalgia |
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B．The reasons for Nostalgia |
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C．Why Do They Think Back to the Past |
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D．Nostalgia, Good or Bad |
For many years, Hawaii has been a magic name to people who like to travel. People on both sides of the Pacific Ocean, in Japan and in America, dream of seeing these beautiful islands in the middle of the ocean. Their dreams always include at least one scene of a sunset over the ocean. In the tropical(热带的) lands, the sun drops, like a ball of golden fire, into the sea, and it droops so quickly that you can almost see it move. The sun leaves behind a glow that lights the skies and shines in the quiet water.
People often have a quiet, peaceful time ---perfect for a leisurely(悠闲的) walk along the water. This scene is not too different from the dramatic(令人神往的) beauty that greeted the first strangers to these islands centuries ago. They were Polynesian people who came from Tahiti in canoes not much bigger than small boats.
They found the beautiful white sand beaches and the waving palm trees, but there were no giant hotels like the ones we see nowadays. The first people came to Hawaii nearly two thousand years ago, but skyscraper hotels were only built in the last 25 years. Now jet planes make it possible to fly to for a weekend from Tokyo. Wherever the people come from, they really want to see the original beauty of Hawaii. They want to see the lovely beaches and the mountain called Diamond Head which is almost hidden by the tall hotels.
1.Hawaii is a name _____.
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A．given by people who like to travel |
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B．attracting a lot of travelers |
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C．with a magic story behind it |
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D．liked by both the Japanese and Americans |
2.On these beautiful islands, one thing that every traveler won't miss is_____.
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A．to swim in the quiet water |
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B．to see the tropical plants |
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C．to see the sunset |
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D．a leisurely walk along the beach |
3.Which of the following does not belong to "the original beauty of Hawaii"?
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A．White sand beaches. |
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B．Waving palm trees. |
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C．Tall hotels. |
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D．The Diamond Head Mountain. |
4.The last paragraph suggests_______
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A．the scenery nowadays is not too different from the original beauty. |
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B．it's not quite easy to see the original beauty, because some of the scenery is almost hidden by tall hotels. |
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C．it is easy to see the original beauty, but only by taking jet airplanes. |
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D．it is not easy to see the original beauty because things have completely changed in the last 25 years. |
5.The best title of the passage is _______
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A．Islands Scenery. |
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B．Hawaii A Magic Name. |
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C．Traveling In Hawaii. |
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D．The Dramatic Beauty. |
Amy and Mark Blaubach were very excited about adopting a child from an orphanage (孤儿院). They thought they would adopt a baby girl. After waiting one and a half years, the social worker asked them to consider adopting a six-year-old boy named Jerry.
After the adoption papers were signed, Amy asked if Jerry had a good friend at the orphanage. Jerry said his best friend was Zack. That was the first time that Amy heard about Zack.
Then Jerry went to his new home with Amy and Mark, where he lived happily and adjusted very well. However, Jerry kept talking about his best friend that he had left behind at the orphanage. So Amy became determined to try and find out more about Zack.
She came across a database specifically for families who had adopted children from the orphanage where she met Jerry. The database allowed parents to enter their child’s name and his or her adoption information. As Amy looked through the database, she found what appeared to be a possible match of her son’s best friend. After sending a new e-mails back and forth, Amy was sure to have the right Zack. He had adopted by Rae and Bruce Hostetler two weeks before. To her surprise, the two families were living in the same city. Then she decided to give these two friends a special reunion (重逢)
On a sunny Sunday, the two boys finally met each other again. When Jerry asked Zack, “Do you remember me?” Zack quickly answered, “Yes! Let’s go and play!” That led to hours of laughter and play. Rae and Amy were excited to see how well their sons got along, and what an amazing bond(联系) they had. Thanks to both families, that special bond between Zack and Jerry can continue for the rest of their lives.
1.What can we learn from the first two paragraphs?
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A．Amy and Mark thought they would adopt a baby boy. |
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B．Amy and Mark were unwilling to adopt Jerry. |
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C．Amy had met Zack before he left the orphanage |
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D．Amy knew that Zack and Jerry were good friends. |
2.After Jerry left the orphanage ________.
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A．he wasn’t happy in his new home |
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B．he couldn’t adapt to his new environment |
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C．he missed his friend very much |
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D．he left guilty about leaving his friend behind |
3.What can we learn about Zack from the fourth paragraph?
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A．He was found at the orphanage by Amy. |
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B．He was living in the same city as Jerry. |
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C．He would be adopted by Amy and Mark. |
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D．The boy named Zack in the database wasn’t Jerry’s friend. |
4.Which of the following is TURE according to the last paragraph?
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A．The boys met again at Amy’s home. |
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B．The boys couldn’t get along with each other any longer. |
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C．When they met again, the boys didn’t recognize each other at first. |
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D．The boys can keep in touch with each other for the rest of their lives. |
5.What is the best title for this text?
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A．How to Adopt a Child |
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B．Amy and Her Adopted Child |
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C．A Story in an Orphanage |
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D．A Very Special Reunion |
Ena was very pretty and kind. ____41____, when she woke up and stretched(伸展) her arms above her head one day she felt a bald patch in her hair. Then she ___42____ lots of hair on her pillow. Over the next few months her hair continued to ___43 ___. Ena felt shock and sad. And ___44____ she lost all her hair and she hated being ___45___. She was angry with her body and she was ___46___ that people might laugh at her at school.
But then, Ena had a wonderful day on January 9th! It was her birthday and she got a(n) ___47___ present---- a wig(假发)！Trying on the wig made Ena feel very happy. She felt ___48____ again. The first Ena went to school, people asked why her ___49___ was different, and whether she had a wig on. Ena replied, “No.” She was worried because did notice the ___50___ and she was anxious that someone might try to ___51____ her wig off.
Then her classmates got used to it and stopped asking her questions. But as time went by, she began to feel that the ___52___ she kept about her hair was too big and making her feel ___53___. She wanted to share it with her. So, one Friday, Ena went to the front of the classroom, and she told everyone ___54___, “I have a wig on.” She told them about her ___55___-----alopecia(秃头症) and ___56____ that all her hair had fallen out, including her eyelashes and eyebrows. Everybody’ eyes widened and some people put their hands up to their faces when Ena took her wig off. They listened to her story ____57___, sitting very quietly, and when Ena finished, everybody clapped. And they started to say ___58___ things while Ena passed the wig around for everyone to touch. Finally, the whole class and the head teacher ___59___ Ena to do her lessons without her wig on.
It’s not ___60____ having no hair, and Ena has positive days as well as other days when it is hard. However, she always remembers what her teacher told her, “It doesn’t matter that you don’t have hair; you’re still the same person inside.”
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The children were warned of not being too_________about things they are not supposed to know.
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C．curious |
D．satisfied |
--- I regret ________ you that John has been fired.
--- I can hardly believe my ears. He is such a fine worker.
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A．telling |
B．having told |
C．to tell |
D．to have told |
