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Don’t shoot butterflies with guns.
Can you 36 someone running after a butterfly with a gun in his hands? Won’t such stupidity make you burst out laughing? But wait. Stop and consider how often you might have done something 37 .
A hen, Henny-Penny, lived in a forest with many other animals and birds. One fine, sunny morning, she was busy looking for 38 in the ground. Suddenly she let out a frightened cackle (咯咯叫) with wings flapping 39 . A dry leaf had fallen down on her, and she went 40 at whoever she met, “Run, run for your lives; the sky is falling.” The other creatures stopped whatever they were doing. Some ran behind Henny-Penny, screaming warnings with her, while others 41 the unfounded story that the sky was falling.
We all have 42 people like this hen. The rest of us are like the other foolish creatures who didn’t stop to verify (证实) the 43 for themselves. They shoot butterflies with guns. They just will not think for themselves. Why don’t people think for themselves? Often because of laziness, or because they don’t want to be 44 for their way of thinking.
Walking through life 45 is more dangerous than crossing a busy road with eyes closed. Our thoughts should lead us towards the light of wisdom and sense. Our thinking should be high, 46 us to the ranks of the sensible. We have been blessed with reasoning, sensitive minds. Let us make use of them and be 47 of our own minds. Don’t let your mind be enslaved by someone else. Stop, think and then go ahead.
【小题1】.
| A．suggest | B．imagine | C．recall | D．prevent |
| A．different | B．extraordinary | C．unusual | D．similar |
| 【小题3】 |
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| A．in delight | B．in cheer | C．in fear | D．in amazement |
| A．screaming | B．staring | C．praising | D．criticizing |
| A．recite | B．edit | C．spread | D．print |
| A．come across | B．searched for | C．looked after | D．cared about |
| A．impact | B．process | C．advantage | D．truth |
| 【小题9】 |
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| A．speechlessly | B．hopelessly | C．mindlessly | D．homelessly |
| 【小题11】 |
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| A．masters | B．slaves | C．authors | D．employees |
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For nearly half a century, Mary Lasker, who died last week at 93, was America's leading crusader (社会活动参与者) against cancer. Yet much of the money she used to fight the disease came from a product which is now considered as a cancer cause—the cigarette.
Her fortune first took shape in 1992 when advertising genius Albert Lasker was trying to raise American Tobacco Co. sales.“Get women to smoke”, a friend suggested,“and you'll double your market.”Lakser hired actresses and opera singers to support Lasker Strikes. For women worried about extra pounds, he coined the word,“Reach for a Lucky instead of a Sweet.”Lucky Strike sales increased 312 percent in a year.
By the time he met Mary Woodard in 1939, Lasker was one of America's richest men, thanks to Luckier and ads that brought in orange juice, facial tissue and sanitary napkins.“What do you want most out of life?”he asked her. She replied,“To help to develop the research in cancer, tuberculosis (结核病) and the major diseases.”They got married, and in 1942 she persuaded him to retire and devote his time and money to philanthropy (慈善业), especially medical research, which then had little private funding (利息) and almost not any support from the government.
Albert's 1952 cancer death left Mary with one goal: a cancer cure. She sold off several painting—Matisses, Renoirs and Van Goghs—and gave the money to researchers. For ten years, she managed to persuade to give a high position to the National Institutes of Health. Result: NIT's funding rises quickly from $ 2.4 million in 1954 to nearly $ 11 billion in 1994. Richard Nixon, moved and encouraged by Lasker, declared a $ 100 million“War on cancer”and promised a cancer vaccine (疫苗) by 1976. That proved a different goal, but research has scored advances against several cancers. And Mary Lasker's advice remains a laboratory watchword:“If there are no leads, let us make them.”
1．The words“Reach for a Lucky instead of a Sweet”were coined by Albert Lasker for the purpose of ________.
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A．tempting(劝诱)women to smoke so as to lose weight
B．persuading women not to eat sweets
C．telling women to smoke Lucky Strikes only
D．advertising Lucky Strikes
2．Albert gained his fortune by ________.
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A．selling orange juice
B．producing facial tissue and napkins
C．running tobacco businesses
D．none of the above
3．The money Mary used to fight cancer was from ________.
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A．The Lucky Strikes Co.
B．the government
C．her husband
D．her parents
4．Mary Lasker died ________.
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A．of cancer
B．from poverty
C．of T. B.
D．not mentioned in the passage
Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time; if corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use. Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people’s. In the same way, children learn to do all the other things without being taught to walk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle…They compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes and correct them for himself. We do it all for him. We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake. If it is a matter in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time in such routine(日常的) work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can’t find the way to get the right answer. Let the children learn what all educated persons must some day learn, how to measure their own understanding, how to know what he does not know.
1.According to the passage, the best way for children to learn things is by_____.
A. listening to skilled people’s advice.
B. asking older people many questions
C. making mistakes and having them corrected
D. doing what other people do
2.Which of the following does the writer think teachers should NOT do?.
A. Give children correct answers
B. Allow children to mark mistakes.
C. Point out children’s mistakes to them.
D. Let children mark their own work
3.According to the writer, teachers in school should _____
A. allow children to learn from each other
B. point out children’s mistakes whenever found
C. correct children’s mistakes as soon as possible
D. give children more book knowledge
4.The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are____
A. different from learning other skills
B. the same as learning skills
C. more important than other skills
D. not really important skills
5.The title of this passage could probably be_____
A. Let Us Teachers Stop Work
B. Let Us Make Children Learn
C. Let Children Correct Their Exercises
D. Let Children Learn by Themselves
Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time; if corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use. Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people’s. In the same way, children learn to do all the other things without being taught to walk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle…They compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes and correct them for himself. We do it all for him. We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake. If it is a matter in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time in such routine(日常的) work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can’t find the way to get the right answer. Let the children learn what all educated persons must some day learn, how to measure their own understanding, how to know what he does not know.
1.According to the passage, the best way for children to learn things is by_____.
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A．listening to skilled people’s advice. |
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B．asking older people many questions |
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C．making mistakes and having them corrected |
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D．doing what other people do |
2.Which of the following does the writer think teachers should NOT do?.
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A．Give children correct answers |
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B．Allow children to mark mistakes. |
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C．Point out children’s mistakes to them. |
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D．Let children mark their own work |
3.According to the writer, teachers in school should _____
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A．allow children to learn from each other |
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B．point out children’s mistakes whenever found |
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C．correct children’s mistakes as soon as possible |
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D．give children more book knowledge |
4.The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are____
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A．different from learning other skills |
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B．the same as learning skills |
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C．more important than other skills |
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D．not really important skills |
5.The title of this passage could probably be_____
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A．Let Us Teachers Stop Work |
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B．Let Us Make Children Learn |
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C．Let Children Correct Their Exercises |
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D．Let Children Learn by Themselves |
“Everybody in this city wants a car, and I’m no exception. A car brings with it the freedom to travel”, said a friend of mine while reading a car magazine. I might not agree with him, but no doubt he was speaking for a rapidly growing number of middle-class Chinese. While it is true that all the waiting, walking, being part of a crowd, and sweating, are somewhat unpleasant, there are many problems which can arise when our lives rely too much on this invention.
First of all, in terms of polluting the environment, driving a car is the worst act an average person can commit. Beijing now finds itself at the top of the list of the most polluted capital cities in the world with Mexico City in the second place. Research also shows that by 2010 around 90% of total pollutants in Shanghai have come from cars. These pollutions are extremely dangerous to our health. They can damage the lungs, cause cancer, and damage the brain.
Apart from environmental problems, relying too much on cars also creates social problems such as traffic jams, road accidents, and noise pollution. The jeeps that proudly drive through the Hutongs in Beijing as if they are in a race often annoy me, and to make it worse, these drivers seldom respect cyclists.
Of course, we cannot forget the convenience that cars bring us when we need to travel far, but I often find it faster to cycle from one place to another within the city of Beijing, especially with the growing traffic jams.
Since people travel further and more frequently than before, cars will certainly be important in the future. At the same time, however, let us work hard to make sure that this invention brings us a more convenient lifestyle rather than trouble and disease. Let us make good use of cars.
1.What is this passage mainly about?
A. Environmental problems.
B. Traffic jams in Beijing.
C. Problems brought about by cars.
D. Benefits of using cars.
2. The underlined word commit in Paragraph 2 has the close meaning as ____ .
A. do something right or legal
B. do something wrong or illegal
C. do something good and meaningful
D. do something bad and meaningless
3.What do we know about the author?
A. The author doesn’t want a car.
B. The author agrees that a car offers freedom to travel.
C. The author suggests that we should rely on bicycles.
D. The author thinks that the invention of cars leads to many problems.
4.In Paragraph 3, what does the author mean by saying “The jeeps… often annoy me”?
A. The author is troubled by the way jeeps are driven in the Hutongs of Beijing.
B. The author thinks that Hutongs are too narrow for jeeps to drive through.
C. The author thinks that the jeeps are too noisy.
D. The author is worried that more accidents are caused by jeeps than any other cars.
5.What is the author’s idea in Paragraphs 4 and 5 ?
A. Cars are only convenient for people traveling far.
B. We should all give up cars and ride bicycles.
C. Cars have brought us more convenience than troubles.
D. We should choose between the car and the bicycle according to the situation.
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