As we rolled five-year-old Mary into the MRI(核磁共振成像) room, we all wondered how Mary would react. She had suffered a stroke that left half of her body paralyzed(瘫痪), 36 had recently lost her father, mother and home.

She was pushed into the MRI machine without the slightest protest(反抗), and we began the 37 . The patient was required to remain perfectly 38 for about five minutes. This would have been 39 for a five-year-old child. We were taking a picture of her 40 , so any movement of her face, including talking, would 41

picture distortion(扭曲).

We noticed that Mary’s 42 was moving about two minutes later. We 43 the exam and gently reminded Mary not to talk. She was smiling and promised not to　 　44 .

We reset the machine and started over. Once again we 45 her facial movement. What she was 46 wasn’t clear. Everyone was becoming a little 47 .

The doctor said, “Mary, you were talking again, and that caused unclear 48 .

Mary smiled, “I wasn’t talking. I was 49 . You said no talking.”

“What were you singing?” someone asked.

“The World Loves me,” she replied. “I always sing this song when I’m 50 .”

Everyone in the room was 51 . How could this little girl who had 52 so much be so happy?

Many times since that day, when feeling stressed, unhappy or dissatisfied with 53 , I would think of Mary and feel inspired. Her 54 made me see that happiness is a wonderful gift-----free to anyone who will 55 it.

36. A. or　　　　　　　 B. but 　　　　　 C. and　　　　　　　 D. so

37. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 exam　　　　　　　　 B.　 discovery　　 C.　 research D.　 experiment

38. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 quiet　　　　　　　　 B.　 calm　　　　　　 C.　 active　　 D.　 still

39. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 easy B.　　　　　　　 hard C.　　　　　　　　 interesting　　　 D.　 surprising

40. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 mind　　　　　　　　 B.　 heart　　　　　　 C.　 head D.　 hair

41. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 give out　　　　　　 B.　 put out　　　　 C.　 lead to　　 D.　 bring in

42. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 mouth　　　　　　　 B.　 eye　　　　　　　 C.　 ear　 D.　 nose

43. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 continued　　　　　 B.　 repeated　　　 C.　 started　　 D.　 stopped

44. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 talk 　　　　　　　　 B.　 laugh　　　　　 C.　 move　　　 D.　 sleep

45. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 solved　　　　　　　 B.　 missed　　　　 C.　 saw D.　 felt

46. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 saying　　　　　　　 B.　 doing　　　　　 C.　 eating　　 D.　 thinking

47. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 excited　　　　　　　 B.　 nervous　　　　 C.　 certain　　 D.　 impatient

48. 　　　 A. damages B.　 pictures C.　 movements D.　 expressions

49. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 calling　　　　　　　 B.　 exercising　　 C.　 reading　 D.　 singing

50. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 happy　　　　　　　 B.　 sad　　　　　　　 C.　 afraid　　 D.　 alone

51. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 worried　　　　　　 B.　 tired　　　　　　 C.　 touched　 D.　 frightened

52. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 earned　　　　　　　 B.　 suffered　　　 C.　 worked　 D.　 had

53. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 health　　　　　　　　 B.　 life　　　　　　　 C.　 weather　 D.　 others

54. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 courage　　　　　　 B.　 dream　　　　　 C.　 example　 D.　 illness

55. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 receive　　　　　　　 B.　 refuse　　　　　 C.　 give D.　 accept

Unless ________________ to speak, you should remain silent at the conference.

A.　　  invited　　  　　   

B.　　  inviting　　 　　   

C.　　  being invited　　   

D.　　 having invited

 

Among various programs, TV talk shows have covered every inch of space on daytime television．And anyone who watches them regularly knows that each one is different in style（风格）．But no two shows are more opposite in content, while at the same time standing out above the rest, than the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey shows．

Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of “rubbish talk”．The contents on his show are as surprising as can be．For example, the show takes the ever-common talk show titles of love, sex, cheating, and hate, to a different level．Clearly, the Jerry Springer show is about the dark side of society, yet people are willing to eat up the troubles of other people’s lives．

Like Jerry Springer, Oprah Winfrey takes TV talk show to its top．But Oprah goes in the opposite direction．The show is mainly about the improvement of society and different quality（质量） of life．Contents are from teaching your children lessons, managing your work week, to getting to know your neighbors．

Compared to Oprah, the Jerry Springer show looks like poisonous waste being poured into society．Jerry ends every show with a “final word”．He makes a small speech about the entire idea of the show．Hopefully, this is the part where most people will learn something very valuable．

Clean as it is, the Oprah show is not for everyone．The show’s main viewers are middleclass Americans．Most of these people have the time, money, and ability to deal with life’s tough problems．Jerry Springer, on the other hand, has more of a connection with the young adults of society．These are 18-to-21-year-olds whose main troubles in life include love, relationship, sex, money and drug．They are the ones who see some value and lessons to be learned through the show’s exploitation．

68．Compared with other TV talk shows, both the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey are _____．

　　　 A．more interesting． B．unusually popular． C．more detailed． D．more formal．

69．Though the social problems Jerry Springer talks about appear unpleasant, people who watch the shows____．

　　　 A．remain interested in them． B．are ready to face up to them．

　　　 C．remain cold to them． D．are willing to get away from them．

70．Which of the following is likely to be a topic of the Oprah Winfrey show?

　　　 A．A new type of robot．　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Nation hatred（憎恨）．

　　　 C．Family income planning．　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Street accident．

71．We can learn from the passage that the two talk shows_____．

　　　 A．have become the only ones of its kind．

　　　 B．exploit the weaknesses in human nature．

　　　 C．appear at different times of the day．　　

D．attract different people．

Unless ________________ to speak, you should remain silent at the conference.

A.　　  invited　　  　　   

B.　　  inviting　　 　　   

C.　　  being invited　　   

D.　　 having invited

 

Attitude is an internal state that influences the choices of personal action made by the individual. Some researchers consider that attitudes come from differences between beliefs and ideas; others believe that attitudes come from emotional states. Here, we focus on the effects of attitudes upon behavior, that is, upon the choices of action made by the individual.

    The kinds of actions taken by human beings are obviously influenced greatly by attitudes. Whether one listens to classical music or rock, whether one obeys the speed limit while driving, whether one encourages one’s husband or wife to express his or her own ideas－all are influenced by attitudes. These internal states are acquired throughout life from situations one is faced with in the home, in the streets, and in the school.

Of course, the course of action chosen by an individual in any situation will be largely determined by the particulars of that situation. An individual who has a strong attitude of obeying laws may drive too fast when he is in a hurry and no police cars in sight. A child who has a strong attitude of honesty may steal a penny when she thinks no one will notice. But the internal state which remains unchanged over a period of time, and which makes the individual behave regularly in a variety of situations, is what is meant by an attitude.

     Attitudes are learned in a variety of ways. They can result from single incidents, as when an attitude toward snakes is acquired by an experience in childhood at the sudden movement of a snake. They can result from the individual’s experiences of success and pleasure, as when someone acquires a positive attitude toward doing crossword puzzles by being able to complete some of them. And frequently, they are learned by copying other people’s behavior, as when a child learns how to behave toward foreigners by observing the actions of his parents. Regardless of these differences, there is something in common in the learning and modification（修正）of attitudes.

 

 

1．The word “state” (in Line 1) has the similar meaning to___________.

  A．a mental or emotional condition.　　　　　　 B．a condition of being in a stage or form.

　 C．social position or rank．　 D．a specific mode of government.

2．According to the passage, attitudes ?????????__________.

　 A．come from different situations in one’s life

　 B．are largely affected by one’s behavior

　 C．remain unchanged in one’s daily life

　 D．could be chosen according to one’s will

3．The author uses the examples in Paragraph 3 to show______.

　 A．people often make mistakes when they are not noticed

　 B．people with good attitudes may sometimes do bad deeds

　 C．particulars of a situation may influence an individual’s action

　 D．an individual may change his or her attitude fairly easily

4．Which of the following is TRUE about the learning of attitudes?

　 A．Attitudes are only learned through one’s success.

　 B．Attitudes learned in danger will last longer.

　 C．Copying others behavior is not a good idea.

　 D．Attitudes can be learned from one’s parents.

5．What would be the best title for the passage?

　 A．Differences of Attitudes.　　 B．Nature(性质) of Attitude.

　 C．Choices of Attitudes.　　　　 D．Modification of Attitude.