As years went by, I realized that one of the biggest problems of these adults are worry. A large majority of students were businessmen, executives, salesmen, engineers, accountants: a cross section of all the trades and professions—and most of them had problems! There were women in the classes — businesswomen and housewives. They, too, had problems! Clearly, what I needed was a textbook on how to conquer worry—so again I tried to find one.
I went to New York’s great public library at Fifth Avenue and Forty-second Street and discovered to my astonishment that this library had only twenty-two books listed under the title WORRY. I also noticed, to my amusement, that it had one hundred and eighty-nine books listed under WORMS. Almost nine times as many books about worms as about worry! Surprising, isn’t it? Since worry is one of the biggest problems facing mankind, you would think, wouldn’t you, that every high school and college would give a course on “How to Stop Worrying”?
Yet, if there is even one course on that subject in any college in the land, I have never heard of it. No wonder David Seabury said in his book How to Worry Successfully: “ We grow up with as little preparation for the pressures of experience as a bookworm asked to do a ballet (芭蕾舞).”
The result? More than half of our hospital beds are occupied by people with nervous and emotional troubles.
I looked over those twenty-two books on worry, reposing (靠) on the shelves of the New York Public Library. In addition, I purchased all the books on worry I could find; yet I couldn’t discover even one that I could use as a textbook in my course for adults. So I decided to write one by myself.
1.What made the writer realise one of the adults’ biggest problems?
A. His wide reading.
B. His practical survey.
C. His scientific research.
D. His students’ real situation.
2.The writer went to New York’s great public library with the purpose of _________.
A. getting a book for his teaching
B. finding some material for his new book
C. obtaining some information for his research
D. borrowing some books on worms for his students
3.What do David Seabury’s words in Paragraph 3 show?
A. Worry is extremely common.
B. We lack knowledge of worry.
C. We show no interest in worry.
D. Worry can hardly be controlled.
4.The writer wrote the passage to __________.
A. show us how to conquer worry
B. warn us of the possible danger of worry
C. persuade us to get rid of worry
D. explain why he wanted to write a book on worry
Hiking England
DAY 1: ST. BEES TO ENNERDALE BRIDGE
Our journey sets out early this morning with a Coast to Coast tradition approaching the Irish Sea. Then set off along the rocks of St. Bees Head. Turning inland, we’ll pause for a typical pub lunch on our way to Ennerdale Bridge, located at the foot of the Lake District mountains. (15 miles hiking, 8 hours)
Accommodations: Ennerdale Country House Hotel
DAY2: ENNERDALE BRIDGE TO HONISTER
Today we’ll walk into impressive Lake District National Park, where glass-like lakes reflect mountains that rise from their shores. Our pleasant walk covers the southern edge of Ennerdale Water, the park’s most western lake. After lunch near the Black Sail Hut, climb a 2,000 foot mountain and take in the beautiful views of lakes and pastures (牧场). We finish in Borrowdale, a short transfer (转乘) from our hotel. (13 miles hiking, 9 hours)
Accommodations: Inn on the Lake
DAY 3: GRASMERE TO GLENRIDDLNG
Take a short drive to Grasmere, where the great poet William Wordsworth wrote some of his most well-known works. Visit the poet’s home, and walk through the village where he found inspiration. Then climb over Grisedale Hause enjoying views of Helvellyn, England’s third-highest mountaintop. Hike down the valley toward Lake Ullswater and spend the night in Glenridding. (9 miles hiking, 5 hours)
Accommodations: Glenridding Lake Hotel
DAY 4: LAKE ULLSWATER TO SHAP
The day begins with a scenic journey on Lake Ullswater to Howtown. From here, we cross a historic Roman road on our way to Bampton. Hike to the 12th-century Shap Abbey. A short transfer takes us to our hotel in the typical English village of Ravenstonedale. (12 miles hiking, 7 hours)
Accommodations: The Black Swan
1.When do travellers walk the longest distance?
A. On Day 1. B. On Day 2.
C. On Day 3. D. On Day 4.
2.Where is William Wordsworth’s home?
A. At Grisedale Hause. B. At Helvellyn.
C. At Grasmere. D. At Glenridding.
3.What is special about Ravenstonedale?
A. It offers travelers a nice pub lunch.
B. It presents beautiful views of pastures.
C. It has England’s third-highest mountaintop.
D. It is an example of traditional English villages.
假设你是新华中学高一学生李津，你的英国笔友Jim在给你的邮件中提到他想了解你的职业规划（career plan），请你给Jim回信，内容包括：
（1）你希望从事的职业;
（2）你选择该职业的原因；
（3）你打算为之作何准备。
注意：1. 词数不少于100；
2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jim,
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Yours,
Li Jin
阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
The 82-year-old Frances Wood entered the Nazarene University two years ago. At that time, her husband of 59 years died, which left her a little lonely and sad. As a result, she started to study at university.
Ms Wood said that she was the oldest student on campus, and was known as “Granny Franny”. The lady is just like a grandma away from home. The students wanted to vote Ms Wood as the homecoming queen, but the granny refused to accept the honor. So instead, the school honored her during half time at a football game by making her become the homecoming granny queen, the first award of its kindness ever given by the school. Ms Wood got a standing ovation(鼓掌) and was presented with flowers. To prove her popularity further, she had three male youths holding on her arm for the evening ceremony.
Ms Wood took classes in finance, history and literature at university. She said after being widowed two years before, she needed something different to do. When she got to college, she said it was a little surreal being surrounded by the young ones. “I think this is unbelievable and dreamlike to do this,” she said.
Eager to get into her little classmate circle, she handed out homemade business cards with her phone number and e-mail address, so that the students could reach out to her. The cards also featured a photo of her, saying “about 10 years ago”.
1.Why did Ms Wood decide to study at school? (no more than 10 words)
2.What is the main idea of the 2nd paragraph? (no more than 15 words)
3.What does the underlined word “surreal” in the 3rd paragraph mean? (1 word)
4.Why did Ms Wood hand out her business cards? (no more than 10 words)
5.What do you think of Ms Wood? And why? (no more than 20 words)
根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或首字母，在句子的横线上写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一词，答案写在答题卡上）
1.He looked a bit ________(尴尬的) when standing on the stage.
2.I would ________(感谢) it if you could give me an early reply.
3.They discussed three different ________(方法) to the study of physics.
4.I came to the ________(结论) that he’d been lying.
5.I ________(频繁地) ask people what is the meaning of life?
6.My father can’t a________ such a big house, because he is only a worker.
7.He was very lucky to s________ in the terrible car accident.
8.He felt absolutely e________ after six-hour work.
9.Students must have a________ to a good library so that they can refer to data.
10.Visitors were greatly i________ with the beauty of the scenery.
Memory, they say, is a matter of practice and exercise. If you have the wish and really make a conscious(自觉的) effort, then you can quite easily improve your ability to remember things. But even if you are successful, there are times when your memory seems to play tricks on you.
Sometimes you remember things that really did not happen. One morning last week, for example, I got up and found that I had left the front door unlocked all night, yet I clearly remember locking it carefully the night before.
Memory “tricks” work the other way as well. Once in a while you remember not doing something, and then find out that you did. One day last month, for example, I was sitting in a barber(理发师) shop waiting for my turn to get a haircut, and suddenly I realized that I had got a haircut two days before at the barber shop across the street from my office.
We always seem to find something funny and amusing in incidents caused by people’s forgetfulness or absent-mindedness. Stories about absent-minded professors have been told for years, and we never get tired of hearing new ones. Unfortunately, however, absent-mindedness is not always funny. There are times when “tricks” of our memory can cause us great trouble.
1.If we want to have a good memory, _______.
A. we should force ourselves to remember things
B. we should make a conscious effort of practice and exercise
C. we should never stop learning
D. we should try hard to remember things
2.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. One night the writer forgot to lock the front door.
B. One night the writer forgot having locked the front door.
C. The writer remembered to lock the door.
D. The writer remembered unlocking the front door.
3.From the underlined sentence, we can infer that _______.
A. we enjoy hearing new stories about absent-mindedness of professors
B. we don’t want to know anything more about absent-mindedness of professors
C. we will never get tired of listening to new stories about absent-mindedness
D. absent-mindedness happens not only to professors but to many other people
4.In the passage, the writer seems to tell us _______.
A. forgetting things is serious and dangerous
B. always forgetting things is understandable
C. forgetting things at times is natural
D. the way to protect yourself from memory “tricks”
5.The best title for this passage is _______.
A. How to Get a Good Memory
B. “Tricks” of Memory
C. Forgetfulness and Absent-mindedness is Dangerous
D. Get Rid of Absent-mindedness
