1. He had more money than he could ever spend, and he was admired and looked up to by his community．2. He wasn’t happy．All his life he had been pursuing happiness and striving (奋斗) for happiness, but he had never been able to find it.
Then one day he heard about a hidden temple in Nepal that had a special room that contained the secret of happiness．3. After many years of searching and countless hardships he arrived there．He was tired and penniless, but he knew that none of that mattered now because he had found the temple．He asked a wise, smiling monk (僧侣) if he could enter the special room．The monk agreed and showed him the stairs leading to the room．4. He stared into the room with sunlight steaming through the window and saw what he had come so far to find． There hanging on the wall was the secret of happiness．The man gazed at his reflection in the mirror and laughed.
5. Happiness is a choice that we can make．Don’t spend the rest of your life searching the world for happiness then．Just look in the mirror and laugh．Just let the happiness flow from your heart, mind, and soul until it fills your life and the lives of all those around you．
A．It is time that we all realized that we were the secret of our own happiness.
B．He immediately sold all that he owned and set out to find this hidden temple.
C．There once was a very wealthy and successful man.
D．He climbed them with legs shaking with expectation and slowly opened the door.
E．But he knew that something was missing in his life.
F．No one found the secret of happiness at last.
G．It was difficult to find the temple in Nepal.
Several years ago a young teacher took a bus to the school where he worked. When he sat down, he that the driver had given him twenty pence too much change by accident. As he what to do, he thought to himself, “I’d better give the twenty pence back. It would be to keep it. ” Then he thought, “Oh, it, it’s only twenty pence. Who would care about this little amount? , the bus company already gets too much in fares; they will miss it. it as a gift, and keep quiet. These days I have been very because of bad health and I hope the gift can cheer me up.”
When he arrived at his , the teacher paused (暂停) at the door, then he the twenty pence to the driver and said: “Here, you gave me too much .”
The driver smiled and replied: “Don’t you me? I took your science class last year. I am a part-time driver here. I I had given you twenty pence too much. Later I thought why not a joke on you. I just wanted to what you would do I gave you too much change.”
When the young teacher the bus, his knees became weak. He had to catch the nearest street lamp pole (杆) for , and looked up to the sky and cried:
“Oh, I almost lost my , and didn’t pass the !”
1.A. hoped B. discovered C. regretted D. pretended
2.A. explained B. discussed C. considered D. knew
3.A. wrong B. true C. easy D. clever
4.A. believe B. avoid C. throw D. forget
5.A. But B. Therefore C. Anyhow D. However
6.A. never B. ever C. forever D. always
7.A. Bring B. Accept C. Show D. Offer
8.A. unhappy B. free C. strange D. angry
9.A. home B. school C. stop D. office
10.A. introduced B. posted C. lent D. returned
11.A. change B. help C. time D. confidence
12.A. find B. doubt C. remember D. refuse
13.A. realized B. expected C. decided D. admitted
14.A. hear B. share C. tell D. play
15.A. ask B. see C. prove D. understand
16.A. unless B. because C. if D. though
17.A. ran for B. waited for C. got on D. got off
18.A. pleasure B. support C. fun D. break
19.A. face B. sense C. money D. way
20.A. lesson B. chance C. risk D. test
When I was a child, I often dreamed of the time when I could leave home and escape to the city. We lived on a farm and, in the winter especially, we were quite cut off from the outside world. As soon as I left school, I packed my bags and moved to the capital. However, I soon discovered that city life has its problems too.
One big disadvantage is money---it costs so much to go out, not to mention basics like food and housing. Another disadvantage is pollution. I suffer from asthma(哮喘), and at times the air is so bad that I am afraid to go outside. Then there is the problem of travelling round. Although I have a car, I seldom use it because of the traffic jams. One choice is to go by bicycle, but that can be quite dangerous.
Of course there are advantages. First, there is so much to do in the city, whatever your tastes in culture or entertainment. Besides, there are wonderful jobs and greater chances of moving to a more important job or position. Finally, if you like shopping, the variety of goods is very surprising---and, what is more, shops are often only a short walk away.
Is life better then, in the city? Perhaps it is, when you are in your teens(十几岁) or twenties. However, as you get older, and especially if you have small children, the peace of the countryside may seem preferable. I certainly hope to move back there soon.
1.What was the writer always thinking about when he was a child?
A. Staying on the farm
B. Moving to the countryside
C. Leaving home for the city
D. Running away from the school
2.Which of the following is true about the writer?
A. He is very old now.
B. He is in good health.
C. He prefers driving a car.
D. He lives in the city now.
3.In the passage, the writer tries to _______.
A. express his opinions about way of life
B. describe his life in the countryside
C. show an interest in the outside world
D. persuade the reader to live in the city
4.How is the passage mainly developed?
A. By inferring B. By comparing
C. By listing examples D. By giving explanations
Welcome to one of the largest collections of footwear（鞋类）in the world that will make you green with envy. Here at the Footwear Museum you can see exhibits from all over the world. You can find out about shoes worn by everyone from the Ancient Egyptians to pop stars.
Room 1 The celebrity footwear section is probably the most popular in the entire museum. Started in the 1950s there is a wide variety of shoes and boots belonging to everyone from queens and presidents to pop stars and actors! Most visitors find the celebrities' choice of footwear extremely interesting. | Room 2 Most of our visitors are amazed and shocked by the collection of “special purpose” shoes on exhibition here at the Museum of Footwear. For example, there are Chinese shoes made of silk that were worn by women to tie their feet firmly to prevent them from growing too much! |
Room 3 As well as shoes and boots the museum also exhibits shoe shaped objects. The variety is unbelievable. For example , there is a metal lamp that resembles a pair of shoes, and Greek wine bottles that are like legs! | The footwear Library People come from all over the world to study in our excellent footwear library. Designers and researchers come here to look up information on anything and everything related to the subject of footwear.
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28.1.Where would you find a famous singer's shoes?
A. Room 1. B. Room 2.
C. Room 3. D. The Footwear Library
2.All exhibits in each room .
A. share the same theme
B. have the same shape
C. are made of the same material
D. belong to the same social class
3.Which of the following is true according to the text?
A. The oldest exhibits in Room 1 were made in the 1950s.
B. Room 2 is the most visited place in the museum.
C. Room 3 has a richer variety of exhibits than the other two.
D. Researchers come to the Footwear Library for data.
4.The purpose of the text is to get more people to ____________.
A. do research B. design shoes
C. visit the museum D. follow celebrities
Hurricane Sandy was a hurricane that destroyed parts of the Caribbean and the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States during late October 2012, with minor impacts in the Southeastern and Midwestern states and Eastern Canada. Sandy, classified as the eighteenth named storm and tenth hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season, was a Category 2 storm at its peak intensity. While it was a Category 1 storm off the coast of the Northeastern United States, the storm became the largest Atlantic hurricane on record. Previous estimates of losses due to damage and business interruption are estimated at $65.6 billion, which would make it the second-costliest Atlantic hurricane, behind only Hurricane Katrina. At least 253 people were killed along the path of the storm in eight countries.
Sandy developed from a tropical wave in the western Caribbean Sea on October 22, quickly strengthened, and was upgraded to Tropical Storm six hours later. Sandy moved slowly northward toward the Greater Antilles and gradually becoming stronger. On October 24, Sandy became a hurricane, made landfall near Kingston, Jamaica, a few hours later, entered into the Caribbean Sea again and strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane. On October 25, Sandy hit Cuba, and then weakened to a Category 1 hurricane. Early on October 26, Sandy moved through the Bahamas. On October 27, Sandy briefly weakened to a tropical storm and then restrengthened to a Category 1 hurricane. Early on October 29, Sandy turned from north to northwest and then moved a shore near Atlantic City, New Jersey, as a post-tropical cyclone with hurricane-force winds.
In the United States, Hurricane Sandy affected 24 states, including the entire eastern seaboard from Florida to Maine and west across the Appalachian Mountains to Michigan and Wisconsin, with particularly severe damage in New Jersey and New York. Its storm hit New York City on October 29, flooding streets, tunnels and subway lines and cutting power in and around the city. Damage in the US is estimated at over $63 billion.
1.According to the passage, which of the following wind forms is the strongest?
A. Tropical wave. B. Tropical storm.
C. Category 1 hurricane. D. Category 2 hurricane.
2.We can learn from the passage that_______.
A. Sandy caused 253 deaths totally in the USA.
B. Sandy reached its strongest in the Caribbean Sea.
C. Sandy resulted in great loss in most states in the USA.
D. Sandy is the second largest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded.
3.Which of the following graph shows the development of Sandy?
4.What is the writer’s purpose of writing this passage?
A. To tell us how terrible Sandy is.
B. To teach us what to do in face of hurricanes.
C. To inform readers of Sandy and its damage.
D. To warn readers of the dangers caused by hurricanes.
A man enters a store to buy milk. He walks out of the store with milk, That’s all-- milk. At the same time, a woman enters the same store and also buys milk. Besides, she buys chicken to make dinner that night. Then she gets coffee for breakfast and remembers stamps to mail the bills.
And that is the difference between the female and male brains simply explained in a store. Generally speaking, men do one thing at a time while women do many. Doing many things at one time is often called multi-tasking a very popular word these days.
Now scientific research supports this theory about male and female brains. A recent study has proved what we have known all along—men and women think differently.
Last year, some scientists studied brain images of 949 people aged from 8 to 22 years old They found that male brains have more connections only on one side of the brain. In the female brain, they found more activities and connections between the right and left sides of the brain The left side of the brain is known as the side of “reason”. The right one is known as the “creative” side.
Regina Verma, a professor in the brain study, says when women are asked to do something difficult they might use different parts of the brain. Men, she adds, generally use just one side of the brain.
As a result, men generally deal directly with a problem. In fact, there is a strong connection between the “understandings and the “action” parts of men’s brains. Women, however, might include other parts of the brain, like the part connected with reason and the part connected with sensitivity (敏感性) when solving a problem. They take a less direct path to find a solution.
1.In paragraph 1, the writer is trying to____ .
A. introduce the topic of the passage
B. describe how shopping is going on
C. compare behaviors of men and women
D. tell us that women buy more than men
2.What’s the finding of the study?
A. Women can find a solution to a problem directly.
B. Men use different parts of the brains to solve a problem.
C. Men and women think differently when solving problems.
D. A female brain has more connections on one side of the brain
3.In which section of a newspaper are we more likely to read this article?
A. Science. B. Business.
C. Education. D. Life.
