Key West got its name when it was given a name Cayo Hueso by early Spanish explorers,who found human bones along the shore. That name was eventually developed to Key West.
In 1820,the island was bought from the Spanish for $2,000,quite a big sum in those days,and the purchaser was John Simonton,an Alabama businessman―a smart businessman,it might be added,whose name and descendants live on here and remain a powerful influence in the area.
Pirates were eventually driven out and the island's mixed population of English Bahamians,Southerners and transplanted northerners rose to 2 ,700,many of them happily engaged in the business of wrecking ships,then salvaging (打捞) the cargoes.
So profitable was that enterprising career,in fact,that one wrecker,a Bahamian named William Curry,is said to have worked his way to a million dollars,making him Florida's first millionaire and wealthy enough to buy a $100,000 Tiffany table service.
In the 1850s,however,a lighthouse was built,putting a bit of a damper on the wrecking business,and the town's industry began to change. A terrible fire destroyed the town in 1859. About the same time,cigar makers,fleeing war in Cuba,arrived in Key West,where they established a flourish industry. Key West's port was a hot spot,too,and by the 1880s,the city was said to be the wealthiest in the nation.
It was pretty much downhill from there until promoters in these Keys discovered that the real gold in these islands was incessant ( nonstop,continuous) sunshine,clear seas and iconoclastically bohemian (攻击传统观念和风俗的人) residents,all items of surpassing interest to the winterweary and the weird watchers. Thus was discovered the gold of tourism.
( ) 1. The wrecker,a Bahamian named William Curry made a lot of money by .
A. finding the wrecking ships
B. offering Tiffany table service
C. joining the two businesses together
D. developing the tourism
( ) 2. What is the passage mainly about?
A. History of the island.
B. Geography of the island.
C. Some powerful people.
D. The discovery of the island.
( ) 3. The underlined phrase "putting ... a damper on" in the passage probably means
A. making something slightly wet
B. making something brighter
C. making something less strong
D. making something quite different
( ) 4. What is the small island nowadays famous for?
A. The skills in repairing ships.
B. The wrecking business.
C. Transportation industry.
D. Beautiful Scenery.
1. C从第4段的这句话So profitable was that enterprising career可知。
2. A从整个文章可知。
3. C指灯塔的设立让打捞失事船只的生意受到影响。
4. D从末段可知，现在人们发现岛上美丽的景色才是最大的财富。
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Recently people have been witnessing the popularity of Korean serials in China. Many Korean serials have been showed on CCTV-8 even CCTV-1,let alone other local channels. And it is hard to get through a day without some talk about Korean serials. They enjoy high watching rate and have profound influences on people.
My grandmother used to be strongly against watching TV,and insisted that TV did little good to people,especially the youth. But from unknown time,grandmother became interested in watching TV,and now and then,she would talk about the actors and plot with me. Frequently,she would be seated in front of the TV waiting for her favorite Korean serials. This summer I also felt deeply about the popularity of Korean serials,thereafter,I asked why. Basically,they are the visual effects,the plot,and the music that contribute to the phenomenon.
First of all,Korean serials are eyecatching. They usually have handsome actors and beautiful actresses. Zhang Dong Jian's gentlemanship and An Zai Xu's fascinating eyesight catch thousands of young females' hearts,while young males greatly appreciate Song Hui Qiao's elegance and Jin Xi Shan's beauty. Regardless of their skills and other factors like the plot,the actors function effectively in keeping a watching record.
In addition,they get marvelous pictures,from which we enjoy changeable seasons and places of interest in Korea. Blue sky and white cloud signify (represent) good state of mind of the characters,and drizzling weather and red umbrella intensify romantic impression. So watching them is just like enjoying free trips.
Then comes to the plot of Korean serials,which can attract people of various ages. Most Korean serials have supporting characters who behave like either Cinderella's sisters or BaoYu's father,so the main characters,as a result,would have to suffer and experience a lot before their final weddings. Some people argue that the story between the main characters maybe too romantic to believe,however,these people seem to neglect to take into account that their love is what most young people are actually longing for. So,serials of this kind are young people's favorite.
Quite a number of our serials fail to consider many factors other than love,and the case in point is Qiong Yao's work,in which love seems to be the only thing in life. However,Korean serials take friendship and family relationship as well into the plot,and these are the very things that attract people in both middle and old ages,as they make the serials humorous,reliable,and close to ordinary audience.
Still,another point is about music. Though young people today are crazy about Jazz or Rap music as they express ideas of the youth,Korean music may be not inferior to them. In this Hip-Hop world,smooth and lyric Korean music is like spring breathes,it calms young people down and warms people's hearts. Even if people know little about the words,just to enjoy the music is not a bad thing.
( ) 5. The writer took his grandmother as an example to show that .
A. she was free from her housework nowadays
B. the influence of the Korean serials was overflowing
C. the children have grown up and films won't do them bad
D. she can enjoy the smooth and lyric Korean music instead of Jazz or Rap
( ) 6. The writer seems to believe that our serials such as Qiong Yao's work fail to reach the same popularity as Korean serials mainly because .
A. our music is inferior to theirs
B. our actors are not so eyecatching
C. the pictures in Korean serials are more breath taking
D. the plot of Korean serials attracts people of various ages
( ) 7. What is mainly discussed in this passage?
A. The romantic factor of the Korean Serials.
B. The effective use of the language in the film.
C. The popularity of Korean Serials in China.
D. The cultural impact of the Korean Serials.
( ) 8. From this passage we can conclude that the writer's attitude towards the Korean Serials is .
A. affirmative B. negative
C. neutral D. indifferent
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To prove that all time has value,a manager at a large corporation in the Northeast asked everyone who attended a meeting to " punch in"(打卡) .At the end of the meeting he calculated the total price of the meeting in manhours and changed these into dollars by prorating (按比例分配) each staffer's salary. Indeed,for each $10,000 you make annually,a single hour is worth $5. That's why the most successful people are those who've mastered the timesaving strategies described here. Stay Focused All top performers establish priorities (优先做的事) .Helen Gurley Brown,editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan,always keeps an issue of the magazine on her desk. Whenever she attempts to do something that doesn't contribute to the magazine's success,she glances at that issue,and it gets her back on track.
One way to order your priorities is to create a "to do" list. Every evening,write down the top 20 tasks to be done the next day,and review the list several times throughout the day. The best way to accomplish what's on the list is to give each task a specific time limit. Pattern of Success Most people who want to get ahead spend useful time writing personal notes of gratitude,sympathy and congratulations. But when it comes to routine memos (备忘录) ，letters,fact sheets and forms,they save a lot of time by relying on previously written material.
Susan Taylor,editor-in-chief of Essence,has created some 40 form letters for everything. Stored on her computer,the letters can be called up,copied and customized by changing a few key words. Taylor then often adds a handwritten greeting at the bottom as a personal touch. Telephone Tips Financier J. B. Fuqua has made a fortune putting deals together over the telephone. His most important strategy is to make notes before he places a call.
To avoid playing telephone tag,return phone calls right away,because you're likely to catch the caller and your messages won't pile up. Leaving a detailed message on someone's voice mail prevents you from getting tied up in long conversations and will get you an answer more quickly. Do It Now Suzanne Caygill was a designer. To deal with all the demands of her schedule,she followed a rule; If she had a job to do,she did it immediately. Too many people waste time "commencing to proceed to get started, " Caygill would say.( ) 1. The manager asked everyone who attended the meeting to punch in to .
A. find out who was absent
B. find out who was late
C. calculate how many people present
D. calculate how much an hour was
( ) 2. Helen Gurley Brown keeps an issue of the magazine on her desk in order to
A. remind herself to be concentrated
B. consult it when it is necessary
C. relax herself during the coffee time
D. show her pride to the visitors
( ) 3. Which is the best title of the passage?
A. Hurry Up
B. No Wasted Time
C. Take Charge of Your Day
D. Wasting Time Is Wasting Your Life
( ) 4. In order to save time you can .
A. refuse to return phone calls
B. start to do a thing without hesitation
C. put down all the things you want to do
D. store everything in your computer
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Having visited my two children,I left the hospital and headed for the grocery store,truly exhausted. Today I had passed CPR(嬰儿心肺复苏术) exam required before I could take 8-week-old Joel home from the hospital. However,I still worried about performing CPR in a moment of crisis.
For the past several days,I'd been trying to accept my 6-year-old daughter Jenna's diagnosis,juvenile diabetes (儿童糖尿病) .In addition to the CPR exam,I'd spent the day reviewing how to test Jenna's blood and give her insulin (豉岛素) shots. Now I was buying the food to balance the insulin that would sustain Jenna's life.
I grabbed my purse,locked the car and went into the store. The first thing I needed to pick up was a grain box,but it had to be "sugar free"，so I chose a box of Kellogg's Corn Flakes and continued shopping.
Eventually,I walked down the canned fruit and juice section looking for apple juice. I wasn't sure how much I would need to keep Jenna's sugar up. I grabbed a couple sixpacks and placed them in my cart. Frustrated by feelings of total inadequacy,I crumpled up (揉铍) my grocery list,and started crying.
"Honey,are you all right?" a gentle voice asked. Absorbed in my own thoughts,I hadn't even noticed the woman shopping alongside of me. "Honey,are you a little short of cash?" she asked me.
I slowly dropped my hands from my face and looked into eyes of the silvery haired woman. "I have enough money. I'm here shopping for groceries so that I can bring my children home from the hospital tomorrow. " I said.
"Home from the hospital!What a celebration,you should have a party！”
This stranger took my grocery list,smoothed it out,and became my personal shopper. She stayed by my side until each item on my list was checked off. Then with a hug and a smile,she sent me on my way.
While dragging the groceries into my house I realized the lesson this woman had taught me. "My kids are coming home from the hospital！" I shouted with joy. "Joel is off life support. Jenna and I can learn how to manage her diabetes and give her shots properly. " I giggled (唂唂地笑) to myself. "I have a reason to celebrate！"
( ) 5. Why did the author cry while shopping?
A. She had no money to buy groceries for her children.
B. She was so tired that she couldn't continue shopping.
C. She felt herself unable to meet life's challenges.
D. With no family to accompany her,she felt extremely lonely.
( ) 6. Which of the following is true about the author and her family?
A. Jenna was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes some years ago.
B. To please Jenna's,she bought a box of Kellogg's Corn Flakes.
C. Passing the CPR exam,she was totally relieved with nothing to fear.
D. She feared that she couldn't attend to her children after they came home.
( ) 7. What did the lady do when she noticed the author was crying?
A. She provided the author with financial support.
B. She comforted and inspired the author to think differently.
C. She gave the author some advice on how to throw a party.
D. She accompanied the author to do the shopping and drove her home.
( ) 8. What lesson has the author probably learned from the woman?
A. Kindness can make a big difference.
B. Every tear has a smile behind it.
C. Look at the positive things in life.
D. Be brave enough to face life's challenges.
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Fear can be fun. Many young people queue up to ride very fast and scary roller coasters,screaming but enjoying themselves. Other people like to read " goose bumps" books or watch horror movies at night,scared to death but feeling excited. Why do people like being scared? Fear is an ancient way of surviving. Being scared makes animals(including humans) flee from danger and save themselves. Scary movies It is because of fear that we have lived through millions of years of evolution. Those who lacked a strong fear response were more likely to be killed,leaving the more timid and careful to pass their genes onto the next generation.
How do scientists explain why shivering over such scary things is fun?
"Some kids will go to a scary movie and love it and laugh over it,others will feel anxious and hide their faces and some won't even set foot in the cinema," said Ned Kalin,a US scientist. "Which kind of person you are depends partly on experiences you've had and partly on your genes."
What happens in the brain when something frightens you?
Nerves that begin at the eyes and ears lead to a part of the brain called the amygdala. When you suddenly see a snake,for example,the amygdala makes you freeze,perspire (流汗，出汗) ，have a quickened heartbeat,or run very fast.
However,seeing the snake also uses another part of the brain,the cortex (皮层) .It analyzes the situation,and if it finds that the snake is only made of rubber,it tells your heart and the rest of your body to calm down. Think of the amygdala as the engine and the cortex as the brake.
Back to the first question：Why do some people like to make themselves scared? Feeling of power
"One reason is that we can play games with fear,find ways to reduce the scariness by looking away or thinking of something else," Kalin said. "To believe we have control over a situation gives us a feeling of power. Scary movies or novels are good practice to prepare young people for the real thing. Thrills such as roller coaster rides also go to the brain's pleasure center."
And there might be some evolutionary advantage to being able to adjust this system that is there to protect people.
( ) 6. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Why many horror films are very popular in the world.
B. Why most people like the feeling of being scared.
C. How to play games with fear.
D. How to relax your brains.
( ) 7. Which of the following is NOT the writer's opinion about Fear?
A. Fear is a very useful way in the evolution of human beings.
B. Your genes will partly decide your reaction to being scared.
C. Some fear experiences can help young people in real world.
D. Being scared can give us a feeling of power.
( ) 8. Which of the following can best explain the underlined phrase "the amygdala as the engine and the cortex as the brake"？
A. In some special situation,amygdala can make you nervous while cortex can make you calm down.
B. The amygdala can make you run fast while cortex can make you stop at once.
C. With amygdala and the cortex,you can drive a car very well.
D. Amygdala can make you think quickly and cortex can let you stop thinking.
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Imagine a people whose language has no word for "marriage" or "husband". Just such a tribe lives in the mountains of southeastern China. Lake Lugu,known as the " Country of Women"，is home to the Mosuo. It is one of the few 1 matriarchal (母系的) societies in the world which manage to 2 through thousands of years.
Mosuo culture goes around women：the women make all the important 3 ,control the family's resources,and pass their 4 onto their children. 5 marrying,a Mosuo woman takes many lovers over her lifetime,and the 6 children will always live with her.
7 the Mosuo language has a word for "mother"，there is 8 word for "father" and Mosuo children 9 all older men as "uncle".
Getting to Lake Lugu isn't easy,which helped the tribe keep their customs and 10 . A generation ago,few outsiders had ever 11 Lake Lugu or the Mosuo.
But in recent years,word 12 about the value of their culture and the beauty of the lake. These reports attracted travelers and,13 ，this onceisolated paradise seems filled with tourists who've come to see the locals. Along with the visitors 14 stories of the outside world,15 the young to leave home for the 16 in search of new opportunities.
For better or worse,the unique world of the Mosuo people is 17 . Many of the older Mosuo women 18 the old days,before the outsiders came with their strange clothing and strange 19 . But most agree that change is necessary. And some of the younger Mosuo women are speaking openly about getting 20 a word their grandmothers still don't understand.
( ) 1. A. lost B. left C. remaining D. imaginable
( ) 2. A. survive B. leave C. prove D. continue
( ) 3. A. plans B. decisions C. clothes D. notes
( ) 4. A. full names B. middle names C. nicknames D. surnames
( ) 5. A. Rather than B. Other than C. More than D. Better than
( ) 6. A. intending B. surviving C. desiring D. resulting
( ) 7. A. Because B. When C. Unless D. While
( ) 8. A. one B. some C. no D. proper
( ) 9. A. refer to B. make for C. look at D. turn to
( ) 10. A. habits B. culture C. arts D. science
( ) 11. A. thought of B. speak of C. heard of D. admit of
( ) 12. A. took out B. broke out C. went out D. sent out
( ) 13. A. at times B. in no time C. at a time D. in time
( ) 14. A. go B. take C. bring D. come
( ) 15. A. making B. forcing C. attracting D. advising
( ) 16. A. villages B. cities C. factories D. schools
( ) 17. A. changing B. improving C. developing D. remaining
( ) 18. A. dislike B. hate C. enjoy D. prefer
( ) 19. A. words B. styles C. opinions D. ideas
( ) 20. A. paid B. separated C. dressed D. married
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There is an old proverb with a lot of wisdom. It 1 , " The tongue has the power of life and death,and whoever 2 it will eat its fruit."
It is true. What we say has the ability to 3 emotions and thoughts in others. A kind word helps people,and negative words 4 people―sometimes for a very long time.
Most of the time we 5 this concept in relation to how we treat others and that is good. 6 here I want to talk about this concept in relation to ourselves. How does what we say affect us? 7 . There is a simple principle here. Only say things that will create in you 8 emotions,thoughts,feelings,and finally,actions. Let me give you a good 9 . We should not allow the words " I can't" in our 10 . Why? Because we can!The very minimum is "I'll try".
Have you ever been about to 11 the soccer ball towards the goal and said to yourself, "I am going to fail this one"? What happens? You fail it. This 12 happens to me. So what do I do? I pause for a(n) 13 ,reset myself,and tell myself I am going to kick it straight down. What happens? About half the time I kick it 14 ,and the other half,I fail it. But at the very least I increase my 15 of performing better. Bad thoughts almost guarantee failure,16 good thoughts increase success.
Some of us aren't even 17 that we talk negatively to ourselves. Take some time today to think about what you say to yourself. If you 18 yourself saying negative things,it is time to change!Find some simple phrases that will help you 19 the day with more success. Whatever your situation or work is,I am sure there are 20 things you can say that will build you up and put you on the road to success！
( ) 1. A. says B. speaks C. talks D. tells
( ) 2. A. possesses B. loves C. shows D. sells
( ) 3. A. develop B. build C. create D. raise
( ) 4. A. damage B. destroy C. wound D. hurt
( ) 5. A. think about B. think over C. think out D. think of
( ) 6. A. So B. And C. But D. Or
( ) 7. A. Immediately B. Greatly C. Quickly D. Slowly
( ) 8. A. positive B. negative C. excellent D. wonderful
( ) 9. A. case B. example C. situation D. condition
( ) 10. A. thoughts B. ideas C. minds D. feelings
( ) 11. A. play B. beat C. hit D. kick
( ) 12. A. actually B. properly C. especially D. hardly
( ) 13. A. hour B. minute C. day D. month
( ) 14. A. carefully B. firmly C. straightly D. eagerly
( ) 15. A. opinions B. changes C. practices D. chances
( ) 16. A. as B. while C. because D. but
( ) 17. A. aware B. sure C. certain D. clear
( ) 18. A. recognize B. see C. find D. have
( ) 19. A. get on B. get through C. get off D. get in
( ) 20. A. specific B. sensitive C. serious D. difficult
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5. The article suggests that when a person he should be especially careful to have a well balanced diet. (stress)
这篇文章建议说，当人处于不寻常的压力下时，他应格外注意饮食平衡。
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