Paul had just left college and was offered an interview for a position in a company in New York. As he needed to move from Texas to New York if he got the job, he wanted to talk about the decision with someone before accepting it. But his parents had died. He remembered that his father had suggested he should turn to an old friend of his family if he needed advice.

The older man said, “Go to New York and have the interview. But I want you to go on a train and I want you to get a private compartment(车厢). Don’t take anything to write with, anything to listen to or anything to read, and don’t talk to anybody except when you order the meal. Call me when you get to New York and I will tell you what to do next.”

At first, Paul followed the advice closely. The trip took two days. As he had brought along nothing to do, he quickly became bored. He realized he was being forced into quite time – he could do nothing but think. About three hours outside New York City he broke the rules, asked for a pencil and paper and kept writing down the thoughts until the train arrived in New York.

Paul called the family friend from the train station.

“Thank you, Uncle I know what you wanted. You wanted me to think. And now I know what to do.” “I guessed you could understand my idea, Paul,” came the reply, “Good luck.”

Now, years later, Paul runs a company in New York. And he always spends a couple of days being alone with no phone, no television and no people to think quietly.

1.Paul would go to New York for __________.

A. a conference     B. a visit          C. education            D. an interview

2.We can know from the passage that _______.

       A. Paul had worked in Texas for three years.

       B. the older man advised Paul to go by air

       C. Paul broke the rules before arriving in New York.

       D. Now Paul runs companies both in New York and Texas.

3.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

       A. Paul had a talk with a clever man during the trip.

       B. The older man’s advice influenced Paul greatly.

       C. Paul only brought a pencil and paper with him.

       D. The older man lived in New York.

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

       A. Time to be quiet                  B. You’re not alone

       C. Studying in the Journey           D. Friends are useful

 

阅读下面短文，根据短文完成表格中所缺信息，每空一词.（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）

Are people less happy or happier when they get older? If your answer is “happier”, then you are right, based on a study published five years ago. It found that people generally become happier and experience less worry after age fifty. In fact, it found that by the age of eighty-five, people are happier with their life than they were at eighteen.

The findings came from a Gallup survey of more than three hundred and forty thousand adults in the United States in 2008. At that time, the people were between the ages of eighteen and eighty-five.

 Arthur Stone in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Stony Brook University in New York led the study. His team found that levels of stress were the highest among adults between the ages of twenty-two and twenty-five. Stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their fifties.

 Levels of happiness were the highest among the kids and those in their early seventies.

The survey also found that men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older. However, women at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men did.

So why would happiness increase with age? One theory is that, as people get older, they become more thankful for what they have and have better control of their emotions. They also spend less time thinking about bad experiences.

Title: Relationship Between Age and     1.      

The elements of the survey	Time: 2008 Place: in the United States Researcher: Arthur Stone and his    2.     Targets: 340,000 adults
The    3.     of the survey	Generally people become happier and feel    4.     worried after age 50. By the age of 85, people are happier with their life than they were at 18. Adults between the ages of 22 and 25 have the              5.     stress. The kids and those in their early    6.    feel the happiest. Men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older. However, women feel sadder, more    7.    and worried than men do.
Conclusion	Happiness     8.     with age. That’s because people become more thankful for what they have and control their emotions     9.    as they get older. It also    10.       them less time to think about bad experiences.

 

Earthquake Intensity & Observed Effects（强度与现象）
I.     Felt by only a few people under very special conditions.
II. Felt by only a few people at rest, especially on the upper floors of buildings.
III. Felt noticeably indoors, especially on upper floors of buildings.
IV. Felt indoors by many people, outdoors by a few; some awaked.
V.   Felt by nearly everyone; many awaked; dishes and windows break; plaster (灰泥) cracks (开裂).
VI. Felt by everyone; many frightened and run outdoors; heavy furniture such as tables and shelves moves.
VII. Everyone runs outdoors; small to moderate (中等的) damage(损毁) in usual buildings.
VIII.       Considerable (相当大的) damage in usual buildings; monuments(碑) fall.
IX.  Considerable damage in all buildings; ground cracks; underground pipes (管道) break.
X.    Most buildings damaged; rails bend(弯曲); landslides (山崩) take place; water splashes(溅落) over banks.
XI.  Few buildings left standing; bridges damaged; wide cracks in the ground; underground pipes break.
XII. Damage total; waves seen on ground; objects thrown into air.
【小题1】According to the picture, what is the possible position of the earthquake’s epicenter?

A．36°N, 90°W.

B．36°N, 90°E.

C．90°N, 36°W.

D．90°N, 36°E.

【小题2】What is the effects of earthquake intensity IV?

A．Everyone runs outdoors.

B．Only a few people feel it.

C．Many people who stay indoors feel it.

D．Felt by people on the upper floors of buildings.

【小题3】According to the picture, which city would have announced the report: “Nearly everyone felt the earthquake, and many people were awaked. Dishes and windows were broken”?

A．Cincinnati.

B．Louisville.

C．Pittsburgh.

D．Nashville.

【小题4】Which statement best describes the earthquake intensity at Boston?

A．Felt indoors by few people under very special conditions.

B．Few buildings left standing.

C．Felt noticeably indoors, especially on upper floors of buildings.

D．Felt indoors by many people, outdoors by a few, some awaked.

【小题5】For which city was the description of an earthquake “Heavy furniture moved, everyone  felt it, and many were frightened and ran outdoors” reported?

A．Nashville.

B．Louisville.

C．Syracuse.

D．Cincinnati.

Look at the following train timetable. According to the information in the timetable and complete the sentences with the right words.　(每空一词)

1.The first train to London on a Saturday leaves Leeds at _______ to seven.

2.The nine ten train runs only on _______.

3.The trains at 6:45 and _______ arrive in London before ten o'clock.

4.There are _______ trains to London every Monday morning.

5.The ten thirty train on a Saturday is the _______ one.

 

Hans Bethe The late German-American physicist Hans Bethe once described himself as “the H-bomb’s midwife（接生婆）”. He left Nazi Germany in 1933, after which he helped develop the first atomic bomb（原子弹）, won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1967 for his contribution to the theory of nuclear reactions（核反应）and advised controls over nuclear weapons（武器）for the peaceful use of the nuclear energy.

 

Francis Crick The late Francis Crick, one of Britain’s most famous scientists, won the Nobel Prize in Physiology（生理学）or Medicine in 1962. He is best known for his discovery with James Watson and Maurice Wilkins, the double helix structure（双螺旋结构）of the DNA, though he also made important contributions in other fields. He died in 2004.

 

Peter Hall Sir Peter Hall’s life in the theatre has seen him running the Arts Theatre, founding the Royal Shakespeare Company when he was only 29, and directing the National Theatre. He also directed Akenfielf for London Weekend Television and runs the Peter Hall Company, which has 40 productions worldwide to its name.

【小题1】The above information is about _________.

A．famous physicists	B．great people
C．great directors	D．Nobel Prize winners

【小题2】 Francis Crick won the Nobel Prize before ________ years of his death.

A．32

B．24

C．42

D．45