It’s sometimes hard to understand a teenager. It’s even harder if a teenager doesn’t agree with you.1.

Listen to what the teenager has to say. 2. While you may not entirely agree with what he’s saying, the tension will be lessened if the teenager feels like you are listening and trying to understand him. Also, he might return the favor and give you the chance to talk as well. It’s best to have a conversation where both of your opinions matter rather than fight and possibly hurt each other in the process.

Understand that while teenager may appear grown up and perhaps even sound matured, his mind has not fully developed, and he cannot think like an adult all the time. 3. However, this doesn’t mean you’re completely right or he deserves to be ridiculed or treated like a child.

4.However, remember that the teenager should understand when “no” is “no”. Avoid bringing up a compromise every time you disagree on something. This might teach him that he can always get away with what he wants, whenever he wants it.

If the conversation launches into an argument, stop it. Tell him that you both need to calm down and think clearly or the problem will never be solved. If he refuses to listen and continues arguing, step out of the room and allow time for both of you to settle down. Do not scold him or shout back. Your words will possibly be lost on the teenager since you both are too angry to listen to each other.5.

A.He still needs to learn, and he doesn’t know everything.

B.Avoid having a bad tone, including accusations in your words.

C.Find the good points the teenager has and mention the negative points too.

D.This article tells you how to disagree with a teenager in a kind manner.

E.People like being listened to, so give him the chance to express his opinion.

F.Come up with a compromise if the situation allows one.

G.Bring up the topic after a while and make sure you listen to each other patiently.

    Personal computers and the Internet give people new choices about how to spend their time.

Some may use this freedom to share less time with certain friends or family members, but new technology will also let them stay in closer touch with those they care most about. I know this from personal experience.

E-mail makes it easy to work at home, which is where I now spend most weekends and evenings. My working hours aren’t necessarily much shorter than they once were but I spend fewer of them at the office. This lets me share more time with my young daughter than I might have if she’d been born before electronic mail became such a practical tool.

The Internet also makes it easy to share thoughts with a group of friends. Say you do something fun , see a great movie perhaps-and there are four or five friends who might want to hear about it. If you call each one, you may tire of telling the story.

With E-mail, you just write one note about your experience, at your convenience, and address it to all the friends you think might be interested. They can read your message when they have time, and read only as much as they want to. They can reply at their convenience, and you can read what they have to say at your convenience.

E-mail is also an inexpensive way stay in close touch with people who live far away. More than a few parents use E-mail to keep in touch, even daily touch, with their children off at college.

We just have to keep in mind that computers and the Internet offer another way of staying in touch. They don’t take the place of any of the old ways.

1.The purpose of this passage is to ________.

A.explain how to use the Internet

B.describe the writer’s joy of keeping up with the latest technology

C.tell the merits(价值) and usefulness of the Internet

D.introduce the reader to basic knowledge about personal computers and the Internet

2.The use of E-mail has made it possible for the writer to ________.

A.spend less time working

B.have more free time with his child

C.work at home on weekends

D.work at a speed comfortable to him

3.According to the writer, E-mail has an obvious advantage over the telephone because the former helps one ________.

A.reach a group of people at one time conveniently

B.keep one’s communication as personal as possible

C.pass on much more information than the later

D.get in touch with one’s friends faster than the later

4.The best title for this passage is ________.

A.Computer: New Technological Advances

B.Internet: New Tool to Maintain Good Friendship

C.Computers Have Made Life Easier

D.Internet: a Convenient Tool for Communication

    Human brains begin growing and developing at a very young age. They learn from the simplest experiences, which enable your children to be aware of the world. There’s no denying that outdoor play helps a lot!

Times when children have to wait for their turns on playground equipment and following the playground rules by sharing, all these form components of a healthy social-emotional development. Young children develop their social-emotional skills through practice and small steps over time.

As parents or caregivers, it is fairly simple to support your child’s social-emotional skills. Acts like holding him, touching him, and speaking to him and giving him loving care and attention are all helping factors. When you allow them freedom to play, it is important to follow their interests in helping build their social-emotional skills.

Difficulties in social-emotional skills can often lead to children having trouble when playing with other children. Becoming easily angry or not empathizing (理解) with other children are all signs that may point in this direction. This can in turn lead to them not empathizing with the needs of other children.

As for the development of cognitive (认知的) skills, these develop through practice and opportunity over time. And while some cognitive skills may be genetic, most are learned through real life situations. In other words, learning and thinking skills can be improved through experiences.

To enable them to learn, it is important that we are mindful of what our children are interested in. And this realization is only set in place once the child is given enough room and time to grow and explore.

Depriving children of such experiences can mean that they might struggle with higher- level thinking skills. And while it is normal to keep them safe, we forget that by rushing them and cutting down on play time, we’re actually causing more harm than good.

1.What can playing with other children greatly help children do?

A.Learn from other children.

B.Develop their social emotion.

C.Promote their personal hobbies.

D.Help them to control their emotion.

2.What usually brings trouble to a child while playing with other children?

A.Not understanding others.

B.Caring too much about others.

C.Lacking social emotional skills.

D.Being more selfish than selfless.

3.What does the underlined word “depriving” in the last paragraph mean?

A.Taking away.

B.Providing for.

C.Referring to.

D.Focusing on.

4.What is the main purpose of the text?

A.To call on us to promote children’s interest.

B.To show us the importance of social emotions.

C.To tell us how to improve children’s social emotions.

D.To persuade parents to allow their children to play outdoors.

    My husband and I used to think we had all we had ever wanted.A beautiful house,three healthy children and one more on the way,two cars,a couple of four-wheelers for entertainment—We really had it all and we loved it. Then,the market turned and my husband's job at a construction company was gone.The company was closing down forever.

We both started looking for jobs right away,but there weren't any to be found.With each passing day we were getting increasingly worried and we continued to work together in order to pull our family through.The more we pulled together,the closer we got.I felt feelings of admiration for my husband that I hadn't felt for years.

That's why it was so hard for me to watch him blame himself for ou present situation.I continually asked him to stop but he seemed to want to punish himself for not having a job.

Finally,one afternoon I pulled him aside and said,"We have four healthy children and each other.That's what's important.That makes you a rich man."

"But what if we lose the house?They will hate me—you'll hate me,"he replied.

I smiled at him and put my hands on both sides of his face to make him look me in the eye."No matter where we live I will be happy—as long as I have you,"I smiled again as I realized that I wasn't just saying that.In all the struggling together I had found that deep love for him that I had on the day we said "I do".

I could see his shoulders and neck relaxed.He held me close and we were able to talk and plan and dream together in a way that we hadn't for quite some time.It was a turning point for us as a couple and a family.

We are still struggling for our better life,but I consider us well-off because we have something that money can't buy and no one can take away from us.

1.We know from the story that       .

A.they both found good jobs at last

B.her husband was out of work for his not working hard

C.both of them felt anxious about their unemployment

D.they didn't love each other any longer after they got married

2.By saying "The more we pulled together,the closer we got",the wife means       .

A.her husband worked harder for being closer

B.they had closer affection as they struggled together

C.their house was closer to the company than before

D.they were closer to another employment as time went by

3.What is their present life like?

A.Hard but warm. B.Wealthy but annoying.

C.Hard and disturbing. D.Comfortable and admiring.

4.Which of the following might be the best title?

A.Better Life Comes B.Hard Time Goes

C.We Have It All D.We Lose It All

Some Music Festivals

Pitchfork Music Festival

Anyone who adores indie (独立的) music and up-and-coming artists will have an amazing time at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago’s Union Park. This is a wonderful festival that explores more underground and less-known bands than the other big Chicago summer festival, Lollapalooza.

Date: July 14〜16

Location: Chicago, Illinois

Music Type: Indie

Price: $ 75〜$ 365

Essence Music Festival

No matter what time of the year it is, New Orleans is an incredible place to be if you love live music. The Essence Music Festival is a celebration of great artists like Diana Ross, Chaka Khan, and Mary J. Blige.

Date: June 29〜July 2

Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Music Type: R&B, soul

Price: $ 126〜$ 2,700

Sziget Festival

Budapest knows how to organize a party, and Sziget is one of the biggest celebrations of music and culture in all of Europe. You can expect to watch favorite artists like Bad Religion and Mac DeMarco appearing on the stages here during this seven-day festival.

Date: August 9〜15

Location: Budapest, Hungary

Music Type: Eclectic, indie, rock

Price: $ 70〜$ 96

Flow Festival

The Flow Festival is a great excuse to explore the city of Helsinki. Artists including Lana Del Rey and The XX will be playing, among many others. Come to this festival to enjoy a relaxing atmosphere with an earth-friendly attitude.

Date: August 11〜13

Location: Helsinki, Finland

Music Type: Rock, soul, jazz

Price: $ 106〜$ 199

1.Where can you enjoy a music festival lasting a week?

A.In Chicago. B.In Budapest

C.In Helsinki. D.In New Orleans.

2.Which music festival will be held in Finland?

A.Flow Festival. B.Sziget Festival.

C.Essence Music Festival. D.Pitchfork Music Festival

3.What is special about Pitchfork Music Festival?

A.It is more independent. B.It is held underground.

C.It focuses on unknown bands. D.It is more famous than other festivals.

假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Brad给你发来邮件，提到他上周作为交换生来到太原的一所学校学习，但感觉很难融入新学校。请你用英语给他回信，提一些建议。要点包括：

1.求助于父母和老师；

2.乐于助人；

3.参加活动……

注意：1.词数110左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

We teenager spend our pocket money in different ways. A few of us spent the pocket money on meaningful things while most of us cannot manage your money well. The following ups may useful.

Firstly, divide the money into different parts. By doing so, we can well understand that our money is spent on but how much we spend. Secondly, make a budget (预算) , which help us get into the habit of spending money wise. Opening an bank account is a good idea. Lastly, save some extra money up for future use. For example, I always save some money so that I can buy my parents for a birthday gift or help people in need.

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式

CONFUCIUS1.has been known in China as Kung Tzu, is one of the most 2. (influence) philosophers.

Confucius was born in 551 B C. in the state of Lu, in the southern part of the present Shandong province in eastern China. He lived in 3. (poor) in his youth, but entered the government of Lu and by the time he was fifty, he 4.(reach) high official rank. As a result of political intrigue (阴谋), however, he was soon forced 5. (resign) his position and go into exile (流亡). For the next thirteen years he traveled from state to state always 6. (hope) to find an opportunity to realize his ideal of political and social reform. Nowhere, however, did he succeed, and finally as an old man he returned to Lu, 7. he died three years later in 479 B.C.

8. is more significant and unique is that Confucius was China’s first private teacher. According to tradition, he had several thousand students, of whom several tens became famous 9. (thinker). Known10.Confucianism, his ideas are best known through Confucian Analects, a collection of his sayings which was compiled by some of his followers.

Are small cities the smartest?

When you _________ of urban transformations (转变), you _________ to think of high-rise mega-cities like Shanghai, Dubai or Hong Kong. Or if it's technological advances, San Francisco and Silicon Valley might come to ___________.

But, the cities at the forefront (处于前列) of this growing urban revolution are often the _______.

Take Kalasatama, a city being built from scratch on the outskirts (市郊) of Helsinki, Finland. Developers say that by its _________ in 2030, residents will get an average hour of their day back by living there.

Finland's smart city Kalasatama is custom-built to make daily life more _________. City residents will never again be _________ behind a rubbish lorry on their commute. Engineers have equipped the whole city with a vacuum waste system, where people _______ take their trash to a port and it gets sucked (抽吸) to an underground disposal (处理) center. Another time-saving design is the city layout (布局) itself. Public services, such as schools, hospitals and transportation are close to one another and easily _________.

“ Five more minutes walking in the park, five more minutes with the kids before I have to __________work, five more minutes earlier at home,” Kerkko Vanhanen, the program director for Smart Kalasatama, tells CNN. "Your life is easier because of living in the most ________ city in the world,” he adds.

However, only 3, 500 people currently live in Kalasatama. By 2030, developers hope to have ________ 25,000 people and created 10,000 jobs.

Cities don't have to be custom-built to be able to unlock this potential. The ancient cliffside city of Matera in southern Italy is working to become one of the first 5G-enabled ________ in Europe.

It believes 5G can help it become a center of ________ tourism, using technology such as Virtual Reality to display the cultural and artistic heritage of the city that was named European Capital of Culture in 2019.

High-tech conveniences __________ sharing personal data.

“Data about you is used for delivering all sorts of both public and private services. And people are ________ about what that means to their __________,” says Reichental.

As smart cities develop, governments need to __________the trust of citizens to use their private data __________, says Udo Kock, deputy mayor of Amsterdam, where an open data program is helping to make it one of Europe's most innovative environments.

“Don’t think of Smart Cities as just a technology solution. think of it as cooperation. ____________communities and citizens so it's very important for governments to work together with businesses and private citizens, "says Kock.

1.A.see B.hear C.smell D.taste

2.A.try B.tend C.intend D.keep

3.A.mind B.age C.face D.back

4.A.crazy B.serious C.unexpected D.artificial

5.A.competition B.cooperation C.completion D.combination

6.A.efficient B.hard C.enormous D.risky

7.A.struck B.stressed C.powered D.stuck

8.A.easily B.possibly C.fortunately D.simply

9.A.affordable B.fashionable C.changeable D.accessible

10.A.date from B.leave for C.hold back D.rely on

11.A.quiet B.functional C.alternative D.historical

12.A.housed B.discovered C.harnessed D.switched

13.A.villages B.roads C.cities D.lakes

14.A.equal B.optimistic C.digital D.narrow

15.A.get rid of B.come at the cost of C.run out of D.bring an end to

16.A.concerned B.proud C.thrilled D.uninterested

17.A.resources B.destination C.solution D.privacy

18.A.gain B.lose C.mix D.attach

19.A.happily B.definitely C.responsibly D.stupidly

20.A.Argue B.Command C.Involve D.Charge

    Long holidays give you a chance to relax and step away from your busy studies for some fun time with your loved ones. 1.. Here are a few ways to make money during the holiday.

Got spare textbooks? Sell them off

As we all know, textbooks are expensive, Why not sell the books you no longer need for a bit of extra cash over the holidays? 2..

Pick up a temporary retail (零售) job

If you like holiday retail, you can make quite a bit of money by picking up a few hours at a nearby big-box store. 3..

Be a private teacher online

There are always going to be people who need some help with their education. Are you good at math? Use those skills to help people get through their own schooling.

4.

For many of you the holidays are a time of relaxation. They can be different for you. They can also be an opportunity to make a ton of money on the side.

5.If you use your imagination, I’m certain you can come up with even more. Of course, you can do all of them at once or in any combination you see fit.

A.Do something helpful for others

B.After all, shops can offer a lot of goods

C.Start considering a different holiday life

D.Give yourself a chance to make some money

E.Almost everyone is going to look for extra employees

F.Besides, you can also make money by selling your old belongings

G.What I’ve presented is only a few ways to make money during the holiday

    Two-thirds of the world’s major rivers have now been disrupted (中断) with more than 50,000 dams in an attempt to stole water and provide power. In the US, there are more than 85,000 dams, disrupting large and small rives and in most cases transforming natural flow. The most famous of these, the Hoover Dam constructed in the 1930’s, is mainly responsible for the fact that the Colorado River no longer reaches the ocean.

Dams besides all their attractive benefits also have negative impacts. Creating a reservoir means a large area must be flooded. Communities may lose their land, houses and cultural relics. Downstream (在下游方向) of a dam, the flow may be reduced so that farmers cannot irrigate (灌溉) their field.

Environmentally the new reservoir can be a paradise for wildlife especially birds. However it can cause greenhouse gas emissions (排放) and poison the water for fish. Also the dramatic rise and fall of water levels during dam releases is too extreme for plains and animals to cope with resulting in dead zones around the shores of reservoirs. Fish that lay their eggs in the sha Mows for example may find a few hours later that those sites are high and dry.

Dams don’t just block water flow. The flow may be reduced so that farmers will have great trouble getting water for their fields. They also prevent fish migrations and are a barrier to sediment (沉淀物) flows. Instead of rushing downriver sediments get backed up against the dam wall, which cause the reservoir level to increase over time. However, sediments which are rich in nutrients have become a problem. The fertility (富饶) of the entire system can be influenced with soils lost during seasonal rains not being replaced.

Perhaps the biggest problem can be seen in deltas (三角洲) often host to large cities, which are sinking into the oceans. Groundwater is being extracted to feed the city causing the urban weight to sink and sediments washed away by the ocean are no longer being replaced. The result is that sea level rise in cities from Shanghai to Alexandria.

1.What effects does creating a reservoir have on people’s life?

a. People will see fewer birds near the rivers.

b. Farmers below the dam may have less water to irrigate their field.

c. Visitors can’t see some cultural relics anymore.

d. More conflicts and wars over water will break out.

e. All kinds of fish will become extinct in the future.

A.b  c B.c  e

C.b  e D.a  c

2.With many dams built across rivers fish will______________.

A.find more places to lay their eggs B.feed on more sediment rich in nutrient

C.face a more dangerous living habitat D.find it easier to deal with the rise of water

3.How can dams influence the cities like Shanghai?

A.Its entire system will be influenced. B.It will lie below sea level in the future.

C.The rainy season will last longer. D.Rich soils will be washed away.

4.What does the text mainly talk about?

A.Environmental benefits of dams. B.Cultural loss dam.

C.Economical gain of dams. D.Environmental loss of dams.

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the sentences in the box. Each sentence can only be used once. Note that there are two sentences more than you need.

Among all the fast growing science and technology, the research of human genes, or biological engineering as people call it, is drawing more and more attention now. 1..

The greatest thing that gene technology can do is to cure serious diseases that doctors at present can almost do nothing about, such as cancer and heart disease. 2.. And to date,   doctors have not found an effective way to cure them. But if gene technology is applied, not only can these two diseases be cured completely, bringing happiness and more living days to patients, but the great amount of money people spend on treating their diseases can also be saved, therefore it benefits the economy as well. In addition, human life spans (寿命) can be prolonged.

3.. Some families, with the English imperial family being a good example, have

hereditary ( 遗 传 的 ) diseases. This means their children will for sure have the family disease, which is a great trouble for these families. In the past, doctors could do nothing about hereditary diseases. But gene technology can solve this problem. The scientist just needs to find the wrong gene and correct it, and a healthy child will be born.

4.. In the past few years, scientists have succeeded in cloning a sheep, therefore these people predict that human babies would soon be cloned. But I believe cloned babies will not come out in large quantities, for most couples in the world can have babies in a very normal way. Of course, the government must take care to regulate gene technology.

A.Every year, millions of people are murdered by these two killers.

B.Gene technology can help people to give birth to healthy and clever children.

C.Doctors can cure cancer and heart disease with the help of gene technlogy.

D.Many people, however, are worried that gene technology can be used to manufacture human beings in large quantities.

E.Sometimes it is a hot topic discussed by people.

F.Using gene technology, people with heredity diseases can have more living days.

    “It’s raining, it’s pouring. The old man is snoring (打鼾). He bumped his head when he went to bed, and he couldn’t get up in the morning.” Why couldn’t the old man in the children’s song get up? (Let’s kindly suppose that he just didn’t want to get up.) This was possibly because in the absence of sunlight, the body was still producing the hormone melatonin (褪黑素), which makes people sleepy.

There are many ways that rainfall affects human behavior. But how much does rain really affect people’s moods and behavior?

In 2008, researchers from the University of Minnesota and Lanzhou University published a paper. They proposed that decreased rainfall was influential in social upheaval (社会动荡) and the downfall of the Tang, Yuan and Ming dynasties in ancient China. This is thought to be related to reduced rice cultivation.

But how might rain affect social behavior in the modern world? A 2009 New York Times  investigation found that murder rates in New York drop significantly on rainy days. Meanwhile, in Britain, Dr. Peter Langmead-Jones of Greater Manchester police published a study in 2015 detailing an analysis of 6.6 million police records over one decade in Manchester. “The research showed that the heavier the rainfall, the lower the recorded crime,” he said.

Langmead-Jones also found that there is a strong association between heavy rain and relatively few violent crimes recorded including domestic abuse. This might be because heavy rain stops people from going out to buy alcohol and the reduced alcohol consumption results in fewer crimes.

It’s not all good news though. One study in 1997 concluded that the behavior of children can predict oncoming storms — they were observed to exhibit their worst behavior when barometric pressure (气压) fell. Another study in 2012 found that women are much more likely to be affected psychologically by rain and that they report much lower levels of life satisfaction than men on rainy days.

For all the complaints about rain, it does have some characteristics that hold broad appeal. The sound of raindrops can be very comforting and often features in sleep-inducing relaxation apps. The theory behind this is that the pitter-patter of raindrops is a form of “pink noise.” It can decrease brain activity and consequently improves the quality of sleep. So if it’s raining where you are, the best thing to do may be to have a nap.

1.The author uses the lyrics of a song in the first paragraph to _______.

A.introduce the interesting song to readers

B.voice his understanding of why the old man couldn’t get up in the morning

C.illustrate one way that wet weather influences human behavior

D.explain why people often get up late on rainy days

2.According to Dr. Peter Langmead-Jones, relatively few crimes are recorded on rainy days because _______.

A.people prefer to take a nap at home when it’s raining

B.most people are depressed on rainy days

C.people are too lazy to go out when it’s raining

D.alcohol consumption is reduced due to wet weather

3.According to the article, the influences that rainy days have on human behavior include _______.

① decreased grain output

② relatively few criminal records

③ higher chance of feeling low in spirits

④ more possibility of feeling sleepy

A.①②③ B.①②④

C.①③④ D.②③④

4.According to the last paragraph, what’s the positive impact of rain on human behavior?

A.The sound of raindrops helps people sleep better.

B.On rainy days, all people can get more sleep.

C.It offers a good chance to listen to relaxing music.

D.People feel more satisfied with themselves when it’s raining.

    Shakespeare’s Globe Exhibition & Tour is a unique international resource to explore Shakespeare’s work. Open all year round, it gives you an opportunity to learn more about the world’s most famous playwright, and helps you seek to further the experience and international understanding of him.

Opening Hours

Theater Tours: Monday - Sunday 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Exhibition: Monday - Sunday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Groups of 15 people or more are required to pre-book their visit, and each group will have its own tour guide for free. To make a reservation, please fill in a Group Request Form and email it to us.

Last admission is 30 minutes prior to closing time.

Exhibition and Tour Prices

Adult: ￡15.00 Senior (60 ): ￡13.50

Student (with valid ID): ￡11.50 Children (5-15): ￡8.00 Complimentary: every 16th person free

Getting here

Shakespeare’s Globe 21 New Globe Walk, London SE1 9DT, U.K.

We have currently improved security, with all bags being checked. Please arrive in good time, and do not bring any large bags.

Visitors are advised to arrive by public transport or by taxi. There is a car park on Thames Exchange on the north side of Southwark Bridge. Black cabs may be found all year round on Southwark Bridge. It may also be possible to pick one up from outside the entrance hall on New Globe Walk.

Where to eat

Swan at Shakespeare’s Globe serves modern British seasonal food for dinner, afternoon tea or drinks in our beautiful bar and restaurant set over two floors.

Swan Restaurant

Monday-Friday: 12 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. & 6 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.

Saturday: 12 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. & 6 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.

Sunday: 12 p.m. - 9 p.m.

1.Visitors can attend the exhibition at _______.

A.8:35 a.m. on Monday

B.2:35 p.m. on Friday

C.5:35 p.m. on Saturday

D.4:35 p.m. on Sunday

2.According to the article, which of the following statements is true?

A.Visitors are required to deposit their bags before entering the theater.

B.Visitors can park on the south side of Southwark Bridge.

C.Taxi services are accessible near Southwark Bridge.

D.It’s more convenient to drive there than taking public transport.

3.According to the article, what can we learn about Swan Restaurant?

A.It has a lunch break of four hours on weekdays.

B.Afternoon tea is not served on weekends.

C.It serves light meals and drinks every day.

D.It mainly serves local food varying with the seasons.

    My father died when I was nine, and I remember doing the household chores to help my mother. I hated changing the vacuum cleaner (真空吸尘器) bag and picking up things the machine did not suck up.

Twenty years later, in 1978, I was doing chores at home alongside my wife. One day the vacuum cleaner was screaming away, and I had to empty the bag because I could not find a replacement for it. With this lifelong hatred of the way the machine worked, I decided to make a bagless vacuum cleaner.

Easier said than done, of course. I didn’t realize that I would spend the next five years perfecting my design, a process that resulted in 5,127 different prototypes (设计原型). By the time I made my 15th prototype, my third child was born. By 2,627, my wife and I were really counting our pennies. By 3,727, my wife was giving art lessons for some extra cash, and we were getting further and further into debt. These were tough times, but each failure brought me closer to solving the problem.

I just had a passion for the vacuum cleaner as a product, but I never thought of going into a business with it. In the early 1980s, I started trying to get licensing agreements (许可协议) for my technology. The reality was very different, however. The major vacuum makers had built a business model based on the profits from bags and filters (滤网). No one would license my idea, not because it was a bad one, but because it was bad for business.

That gave me the courage to keep going, but soon after, the companies that I had talked with started making machines like mine. I had to fight legal battles on both sides of the Atlantic to protect the patents on my vacuum cleaner. However, I was still in financial difficulties until 1993, when my bank manager personally persuaded Lloyds Bank to lend me $1 million. Then I was able to go into production. Within two years, the Dyson vacuum cleaner became a best-seller in Britain.

Today, I still embrace risk and the potential for failure as part of the process. Nothing beats the excitement of invention. Go out and brainstorm your ideas. You are not bound to any rules — in fact, the stranger and riskier your idea, the better.

1.According to the article, which of the following statements about James Dyson is NOT true?

A.He lost his father during his childhood and lived with his mother.

B.He decided to develop an innovative vacuum cleaner for his wife while in his thirties.

C.He built over five thousand prototypes of the vacuum cleaner between 1978 and 1983.

D.The vacuum cleaner he reinvented became popular with British customers as soon as it arrived on the market.

2.According to the article, Dyson’s bagless vacuum cleaner was produced in large numbers _______

A.in the carly 1980s

B.before he obtained a patent on the product

C.after his bank manager agreed to lend him $I million

D.after he managed to get a S1 million loan

3.It can be inferred from the article that _______.

A.Dyson was a born businessman

B.Dyson's invention might have ended up in failure without his wife

C.Dyson had no confidence in his vacuum cleaner initially

D.Dyson's vacuum cleaner was never recognized by other vacuum makers

4.According to the article, which of the following would most likely be Dyson’s motto?

A.We are all failures — at least the best of us are.

B.The foundation stones for a success are honesty, faith, love and loyalty.

C.It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves.

D.The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.

    By the end of the 20th century, TV show producers had begun to turn to the cheapest performers available — their audience. It seemed that anyone who wanted fame could _______ it. And some people wanted it far too much.

Richard and Mayumi Heene, _______ , launched a large balloon 2,000 meters into the air and then called a TV network to say that their six-year-old son, Falcon, was inside it. Planes were re-routed and Denver International Airport was briefly _______ . However, Falcon was later found to have been hiding in the family’s garage the whole time. The “balloon boy” incident turned out to be a hoax (骗局) and the Heenes were _______ of doing it in the hope of landing their own reality TV shows. Instead, they got a fine and a short sentence each — but they were certainly _______ for a while.

So do we want fame? Research suggests that a large number of us do. According to one recent survey, 30 percent of adults regularly daydream about being famous and 40 percent of us expect to _______ some kind of fame in our lifetimes. Perhaps a better question is: should we want to be famous? Do we really want every _______ of our private lives exposed in newspapers and discussed on television? Some people, such as talent show contestant Susan Boyle, seem ill-euipped to deal with this kind of _______, despite their talent. Boyle gained international fame for her extraordinary singing voice after appearing on TV talent show Britain’s Got Talent and her first album became the fastest-selling of all time in the U.K. But the sudden fame didn’t seem easy for her at first, and after the final of the show, Boyle was _______ to a private psychiatric clinic.

Furthermore, people who achieve fame often don’t seem to like it once they have it. A survey of celebrities found that they worry about the press, critics, threatening letters, the lack of privacy, and the __________ on their children. These are hardly worries that __________ people have to deal with. They also, __________, worry about what would happen if they were no longer famous. And there are plenty of people to ask about that. Take, for example, Donato Dalrymple, a fisherman who rescued a boy from the sea and enjoyed the media spotlight for several months afterwards. When it ended, however, he __________ his job as a toilet cleaner. “I know I’m a nobody,” he said when the attention  had __________.

“When the person has to go back to everyday life, there’s a sense of __________ loss and being cheated out of something,” says Dr. Robert Cancro of the New York University School of Medicine.

1.A.envy B.avoid C.afford D.get

2.A.for example B.on the other hand C.in contrast D.in comparison

3.A.shut down B.searched through C.sent off D.looked into

4.A.charged B.accused C.considered D.warned

5.A.supported B.ashamed C.crazy D.famous

6.A.involve B.increase C.beat D.experience

7.A.arrangement B.aspect C.variety D.zone

8.A.behavior B.crisis C.pressure D.reputation

9.A.accessible B.admitted C.used D.crowded

10.A.weight B.influence C.benefit D.energy

11.A.intelligent B.well-known C.common D.considerate

12.A.accidentally B.fortunately C.ironically D.understandably

13.A.held up B.gave up C.decided on D.returned to

14.A.disappeared B.arisen C.been paid D.grown

15.A.moderation B.achievement C.disappointment D.direction

The beautiful dress _______ Miss Jones went to the ball was borrowed from a friend of hers.

A.that B.which C.in which D.wearing which

The students in Shanghai are using the same textbooks _______ we are now using.

A.as B.that C.which D.whose

Last week, only two people came to look at the house, _______ wanted to buy it.

A.neither of them B.both of them C.none of whom D.neither of whom

Companies should understand the risks _______ they are exposed and monitor their control environments adequately.

A.on which B.in which C.to which D.with which

Liberty, equality, and fraternity are the ideals _______ human beings have been fighting.

A.to which B.against which C.with which D.for which

After the flooding, people were suffering in that area, ________ urgently needed clean water, medicine and shelter to survive.

A.which B.who

C.where D.what

The old peasant preferred _______ in the field to _______ at home in his free time.

A.to walk around; staying B.walking around; staying

C.walking around; stay D.to walk around; stay

He claimed _______ in the supermarket when he was doing shopping yesterday.

A.being badly treated B.to be treated badly

C.treating badly D.to have been treated badly

I’ll never forget the persons and places _______ I visited yesterday.

A.that B.which C.where D.as

It’s such a difficult problem _______ nobody can work out.

A.as B.that C.which D.so that

Sales director is a position _______ communication ability is just as important as sales.

A.which B.that C.when D.where

Sandy could do nothing but ______ to his teacher that he was wrong.

A.to admit B.admitted C.admit D.admitting

I can never understand the reason _______ he explained to me.

A.why B.that C.when D.where

Such books are not worthy _______ at all.

A.reading B.being read C.of being read D.to read