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(09·北京A篇)
How I Turned to Be Optimistic
I began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunt＇s house, and my mother said that we might soon be leaving for America. We were on the bus then. I was crying, and some people on the bus were turning around to look at me. I remember that I could not bear the thought of never hearing again the radio program for school children to which I listened every morning.
I do not remember myself crying for this reason again. In fact, I think I cried very little when I was saying goodbye to my friends and relatives. When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was going to see—the strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures. The country I was leaving never to come back was hardly in my head then.
The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism, but the idea did not come to me at once. For the first two years in New York I was really lost—having to study in three schools as a result of family moves. I did not quite know what I was or what I should be. Mother remarried, and things became even more complex for me. Some time passed before my stepfather and I got used to each other. I was often sad, and saw no end to “the hard times. ”
My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home. I wrote letters, filled out forms, translated at interviews with Immigration officers, took my grandparents to the doctor and translated there, and even discussed telephone bills with company representatives.
From my experiences I have learned one important rule: Almost all common troubles eventually go away! Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up, and just wait a little! I believe that my life will turn out all right, even though it will not be that easy.
56. How did the author get to know America?
A. From her relatives B. From her mother
C. From Books and pictures D. From radio programs
57. Upon leaving for America the author felt .
A. confused B. excited C. worried D. amazed
58. For the first two years in New York, the author .
A. often lost her way B. did not think about her future
C. studied in three different schools D. got on well with her stepfather
59. What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 4?
A. She worked as a translator
B. She attended a lot of job interviews
C. She paid telephone bills for her family
D. She helped her family with her English
60. The author believes that .
A. her future will be free from troubles
B. it is difficult to learn to become patient
C. there are more good things than bad things
D. good things will happen if one keeps trying
The repairman told me, “No charge. Professor Pan! We’re friends.” “I’d rather pay.” I replied. “If it’s free I can’t afford it!”
Chinese often refuse payment for professional services, insisting, “We’re friends now!” But then they show up later to ask me to tutor them in English, or get them into an American university, and I wish I’d have just paid the 30 yuan I owed them in the first place!
According to the Americans “There’s no free lunch,” meaning, there’s a price for everything, and I’m always looking around to figure out what this means.
Many of our neighbors have given us fruit or flowers or costly teas, never asking anything in return. For years, a bicycle repairman has repeatedly refused to let me pay him. “Wait until you have something major to fix!” he insists.
I mentioned to a peasant friend that I wished I had a stone mill(磨)to grind flour for bread. A month later he showed up with a beautiful mill that he’d had his uncle in the countryside carve from a solid block of granite.
Chinese generosity is a real education for Americans like me, who would rather avoid social entanglements(纠缠)and just hand over the money. But cash can’t compensate (补偿) for the greatest gift—friendship.
When an American saw some of my friends sitting on bamboo stools under the trees, drinking tea, he said, “They must have nothing better to do.” “Actually,” I said, “they are professors, with plenty to do. But probably you’re right in saying that, at this moment, they have nothing better to do. And neither do I!”
And I joined the group. We chatted about tea and Chinese cooking and how much my boys have grown since we arrived. One man said, “They were pocket-sized when you came here. Now they’re taller than you. How time flies!”
How life flies. And Chinese are smart enough to share what they know. They cannot keep. They freely give off their time, never too busy to help a friend. And they are teaching me, slowly, to both give and receive.
So the next time someone says, “No charge. We’re friends!” I will thank them heartily. But if they show up later asking me to tutor them in English. I’ll make sure they tutor my son in Chinese as well, because there’s still no free lunch.
86. Why did the author insist paying the repairman when he was offered free repairs?
A. Because he was an upright man.
B. Because he didn’t know the repairman.
C. Because he thought it natural to pay for other’s service.
D. Because he didn’t want to help others in return.
87. The underlined word “figure out” in Paragraph 3 probably means____.
A. calculate B. think of C. know about D. make it clear
88. Generally, the author thinks that____.
A. Chinese are generous and always ready to help their friends
B. Chinese are good at exchange of equal values
C. Chinese are free enough to drink tea and chat with their friends
D. Chinese are helpful but don’t treasure time
89. The best title of the article should be____.
A. Still no free lunch
B. A good lesson from the Chinese
C. True help or not
D. Learn to both give and receive
90. Which of the following is true?
A. Chinese seldom refuse payment for professional services.
B. When a peasant knew the author needed a mill, he made one for the author himself.
C. The author thinks that Chinese are wise enough to enjoy their life.
D. Finally, the author changed his mind and decided to do as the Chinese do.
You have asked me for suggestions(建议)on how to get along in the US. It is 1 to give advice, but I think the following “dos” and “don’ts” are helpful.
As a 2, it isn’t easy to find anyone to 3 in a big city. However, here are my suggestions. First, get or borrow a 4 . Walk him several times a day. Americans love dogs and usually stop to talk to anyone with a dog. 5 try to eat in a cafeteria(自助餐馆). People usually share tables and will sometimes talk to you 6 they see that you are a stranger. Next, take your dirty clothes to a laundry(干洗店). It takes about an hour to wash and dry, and many people 7there. They often kill the 8 talking to the others, 9ask for information from a woman, if you are a 10 and from a man, if you are a woman. It seems to get 11 results for a reason I can’t understand. Learn the 12 “Please” , “Thank you” and “you’re welcome” before you come and use them all the time! They usually work like magic(魔术).
There’re some things you shouldn’t 13 . Don't tell the truth when people 14 “How are you?” . They only 15 the answer to be “Fine” . Never ask people their age, especially women! Everyone wants to be young. Don’t tell heavy people they are 16 . Tell them they are losing weight(减肥). Everyone wants to be 17. Don't be late for appointments(约会). When someone says six o’clock, be sure to be there by six. 18. Respect(尊重)19and expect everyone to be “on time” .
Above all, don’t worry! Just follow my advice and bring a lot of money and you will get along well. I hope I have been of some 20 to you.
1. A. easy B. important C. necessary D. difficult
2. A. result B. law C. beginning D. rule
3. A. smile B. talk C. talk to D. run
4. A. dog B. guide C. map D. bike
5. A. So B. Then C. Later D. But
6. A. though B. before C. since D. if
7. A. wait B. smoke C. work D. fight
8. A. birds B. time C. clothes D. worker
9. A. Never B. Seldom C. Always D. Sometimes
10. A. policeman B. girl C. man D. teacher
11. A. worse B. better C. fewer D. no
12. A. English B. pronunciation C. spelling D. expressions
13. A. do B. say C. remember D. forget
14. A. say B. talk C. tell D. ask
15. A. wish B. find C. reply D. hope
16. A. strong B. young C. fat D. tall
17. A. rich B. thin C. fat D. heavy
18. A. Japanese B. Americans C. Germans D. Chinese
19. A. elders B. knowledge C. time D. women
20. A. use B. help C. money D. ideas
As a 2, it isn’t easy to find anyone to 3 in a big city. However, here are my suggestions. First, get or borrow a 4 . Walk him several times a day. Americans love dogs and usually stop to talk to anyone with a dog. 5 try to eat in a cafeteria(自助餐馆). People usually share tables and will sometimes talk to you 6 they see that you are a stranger. Next, take your dirty clothes to a laundry(干洗店). It takes about an hour to wash and dry, and many people 7there. They often kill the 8 talking to the others, 9ask for information from a woman, if you are a 10 and from a man, if you are a woman. It seems to get 11 results for a reason I can’t understand. Learn the 12 “Please” , “Thank you” and “you’re welcome” before you come and use them all the time! They usually work like magic(魔术).
There’re some things you shouldn’t 13 . Don't tell the truth when people 14 “How are you?” . They only 15 the answer to be “Fine” . Never ask people their age, especially women! Everyone wants to be young. Don’t tell heavy people they are 16 . Tell them they are losing weight(减肥). Everyone wants to be 17. Don't be late for appointments(约会). When someone says six o’clock, be sure to be there by six. 18. Respect(尊重)19and expect everyone to be “on time” .
Above all, don’t worry! Just follow my advice and bring a lot of money and you will get along well. I hope I have been of some 20 to you.
1. A. easy B. important C. necessary D. difficult
2. A. result B. law C. beginning D. rule
3. A. smile B. talk C. talk to D. run
4. A. dog B. guide C. map D. bike
5. A. So B. Then C. Later D. But
6. A. though B. before C. since D. if
7. A. wait B. smoke C. work D. fight
8. A. birds B. time C. clothes D. worker
9. A. Never B. Seldom C. Always D. Sometimes
10. A. policeman B. girl C. man D. teacher
11. A. worse B. better C. fewer D. no
12. A. English B. pronunciation C. spelling D. expressions
13. A. do B. say C. remember D. forget
14. A. say B. talk C. tell D. ask
15.
A. wish B.
find C.
reply
16. A. strong B. young C. fat D. tall
17. A. rich B. thin C. fat D. heavy
18. A. Japanese B. Americans C. Germans D. Chinese
19. A. elders B. knowledge C. time D. women
20. A. use B. help C. money D. ideas
Imagine that the genome (基因组) is a book. The book consists of 23 chapters with thousands of stories made up of paragraphs, words and letters on different levels. There are one billion words in the book, which makes it longer than 5,000 volumes the size of this book, or as long as 800 Bibles. If I read the genome out to you at the rate of one word per second for eight hours a day, it would take me a century. If I wrote out the human genome, one letter per millimeter, my text would be as long as the River Danube. This is an enormous document. A huge volume, a cook book of great length, and it all fits inside the extremely small nucleus (核) of a tiny cell that fits easily upon the head of a pin.
The idea of the genome as a book is not, strictly speaking, even a metaphor (比喻), It is true to a great extent. A book is a piece of digital information, written in one-directional form and defined by a code that translates a small alphabet of letters into a large dictionary of meanings through the order of their groupings. So is a genome. The only complication is that all English books read from left to right, while some parts of the genome read from left to right, and some from right to left, though never both at the same time.
While English books are written in words of different lengths using twenty-six letters. Genomes are written entirely in three-letter words, using only four letters, And instead of being written on flat pages, they are written on long chains of DNA molecules (分子), The genome is a very clever book, because in the right conditions it can both photocopy itself and read itself.
【小题1】How do human genomes read according to the passage?
| A．Only from left to right. | B．Only from right to left. |
| C．From both directions at the same time | D．From one direction at a time |
| A．is as long as the River Danube |
| B．can be easily placed on the head of a pin |
| C．is coded with and alphabet of four letters |
| D．is smart enough to read and take photos of itself |
| A．specialists in the field | B．general readers |
| C．natural scientists | D．readers with academic background |
| A．to focus on the differences between the two |
| B．to lay emphasis on the similarities between the two |
| C．to simplify the concept of the human genome |
| D．to give an exact description of the human genome |
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