00015英语（二）_在线真题试卷与模拟练习

阅读下面短文，请从短文后所给各题的4个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出1个最佳选项，并在答题卡相应位置上将该项涂黑。 Critical Reading Critical reading applies to non－fiction writing in which the author puts forth a position or seeks to make a statement. Critical reading is active reading. It involves more than just understanding what an author is saying. Critical reading involves questioning and evaluating what the author is saying， and forming your own opinions about what the author is saying. Here are the things you should do to be a critical reader. Consider the context of what is written. You may be reading something that was written by an author from a different cultural context than yours. Or， you may be reading something written some time ago in a different time context than yours. In either case， you must recognize and take into account any differences between your values and attitudes and those represented by the author. Question assertions made by the author. Don’t accept what is written at face value. Before accepting what is written， be certain that the author provides sufficient support for any assertions made. Look for facts， examples， and statistics that provide support. Also， look to see if the author has integrated the work of authorities. Compare what is written with other written work on the subject. Look to see that what is written is consistent with what others have written about the subject. If there are inconsistencies， carefully evaluate the support the author provides for the inconsistencies. Analyze assumptions made by the author. Assumptions are whatever the author must believe is true in order to make assertions. In many cases， the author’s assumptions are not directly stated. This means you must read carefully in order to identify any assumptions. Once you identify an assumption， you must decide whether or not the assumption is valid. Evaluate the sources the author uses. In doing this， be certain that the sources are credible. For example， Einstein is a credible source if the author is writing about landmark achievements in physics. Also be certain that the sources are relevant. Einstein is not a relevant source when the subject is poetry. Finally， if the author is writing about a subject in its current state， be sure that the sources are current. For example， studies done by Einstein in the early 20th century may not be appropriate if the writer is discussing the current state of knowledge in physics. Identify any possible author bias. A written discussion of American politics will likely look considerably different depending on whether the writer is a Democrat or a Republican. What is written may very well reflect a biased position. You need to take this possible bias into account when reading what the author has written. That is， take what is written with “a grain of salt.” By being a critical reader， you will become better informed and may change your views as appropriate. 1．Reading non－fiction writing critically involves _____

阅读下面短文，请从短文后所给各题的4个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出1个最佳选项，并在答题卡相应位置上将该项涂黑。 Critical Reading Critical reading applies to non－fiction writing in which the author puts forth a position or seeks to make a statement. Critical reading is active reading. It involves more than just understanding what an author is saying. Critical reading involves questioning and evaluating what the author is saying， and forming your own opinions about what the author is saying. Here are the things you should do to be a critical reader. Consider the context of what is written. You may be reading something that was written by an author from a different cultural context than yours. Or， you may be reading something written some time ago in a different time context than yours. In either case， you must recognize and take into account any differences between your values and attitudes and those represented by the author. Question assertions made by the author. Don’t accept what is written at face value. Before accepting what is written， be certain that the author provides sufficient support for any assertions made. Look for facts， examples， and statistics that provide support. Also， look to see if the author has integrated the work of authorities. Compare what is written with other written work on the subject. Look to see that what is written is consistent with what others have written about the subject. If there are inconsistencies， carefully evaluate the support the author provides for the inconsistencies. Analyze assumptions made by the author. Assumptions are whatever the author must believe is true in order to make assertions. In many cases， the author’s assumptions are not directly stated. This means you must read carefully in order to identify any assumptions. Once you identify an assumption， you must decide whether or not the assumption is valid. Evaluate the sources the author uses. In doing this， be certain that the sources are credible. For example， Einstein is a credible source if the author is writing about landmark achievements in physics. Also be certain that the sources are relevant. Einstein is not a relevant source when the subject is poetry. Finally， if the author is writing about a subject in its current state， be sure that the sources are current. For example， studies done by Einstein in the early 20th century may not be appropriate if the writer is discussing the current state of knowledge in physics. Identify any possible author bias. A written discussion of American politics will likely look considerably different depending on whether the writer is a Democrat or a Republican. What is written may very well reflect a biased position. You need to take this possible bias into account when reading what the author has written. That is， take what is written with “a grain of salt.” By being a critical reader， you will become better informed and may change your views as appropriate. 2．Before accepting what is written in an article， you should be sure that _____

阅读下面短文，请从短文后所给各题的4个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出1个最佳选项，并在答题卡相应位置上将该项涂黑。 Critical Reading Critical reading applies to non－fiction writing in which the author puts forth a position or seeks to make a statement. Critical reading is active reading. It involves more than just understanding what an author is saying. Critical reading involves questioning and evaluating what the author is saying， and forming your own opinions about what the author is saying. Here are the things you should do to be a critical reader. Consider the context of what is written. You may be reading something that was written by an author from a different cultural context than yours. Or， you may be reading something written some time ago in a different time context than yours. In either case， you must recognize and take into account any differences between your values and attitudes and those represented by the author. Question assertions made by the author. Don’t accept what is written at face value. Before accepting what is written， be certain that the author provides sufficient support for any assertions made. Look for facts， examples， and statistics that provide support. Also， look to see if the author has integrated the work of authorities. Compare what is written with other written work on the subject. Look to see that what is written is consistent with what others have written about the subject. If there are inconsistencies， carefully evaluate the support the author provides for the inconsistencies. Analyze assumptions made by the author. Assumptions are whatever the author must believe is true in order to make assertions. In many cases， the author’s assumptions are not directly stated. This means you must read carefully in order to identify any assumptions. Once you identify an assumption， you must decide whether or not the assumption is valid. Evaluate the sources the author uses. In doing this， be certain that the sources are credible. For example， Einstein is a credible source if the author is writing about landmark achievements in physics. Also be certain that the sources are relevant. Einstein is not a relevant source when the subject is poetry. Finally， if the author is writing about a subject in its current state， be sure that the sources are current. For example， studies done by Einstein in the early 20th century may not be appropriate if the writer is discussing the current state of knowledge in physics. Identify any possible author bias. A written discussion of American politics will likely look considerably different depending on whether the writer is a Democrat or a Republican. What is written may very well reflect a biased position. You need to take this possible bias into account when reading what the author has written. That is， take what is written with “a grain of salt.” By being a critical reader， you will become better informed and may change your views as appropriate. 3．If there are some inconsistent points in the article， you should _____

阅读下面短文，请从短文后所给各题的4个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出1个最佳选项，并在答题卡相应位置上将该项涂黑。 Critical Reading Critical reading applies to non－fiction writing in which the author puts forth a position or seeks to make a statement. Critical reading is active reading. It involves more than just understanding what an author is saying. Critical reading involves questioning and evaluating what the author is saying， and forming your own opinions about what the author is saying. Here are the things you should do to be a critical reader. Consider the context of what is written. You may be reading something that was written by an author from a different cultural context than yours. Or， you may be reading something written some time ago in a different time context than yours. In either case， you must recognize and take into account any differences between your values and attitudes and those represented by the author. Question assertions made by the author. Don’t accept what is written at face value. Before accepting what is written， be certain that the author provides sufficient support for any assertions made. Look for facts， examples， and statistics that provide support. Also， look to see if the author has integrated the work of authorities. Compare what is written with other written work on the subject. Look to see that what is written is consistent with what others have written about the subject. If there are inconsistencies， carefully evaluate the support the author provides for the inconsistencies. Analyze assumptions made by the author. Assumptions are whatever the author must believe is true in order to make assertions. In many cases， the author’s assumptions are not directly stated. This means you must read carefully in order to identify any assumptions. Once you identify an assumption， you must decide whether or not the assumption is valid. Evaluate the sources the author uses. In doing this， be certain that the sources are credible. For example， Einstein is a credible source if the author is writing about landmark achievements in physics. Also be certain that the sources are relevant. Einstein is not a relevant source when the subject is poetry. Finally， if the author is writing about a subject in its current state， be sure that the sources are current. For example， studies done by Einstein in the early 20th century may not be appropriate if the writer is discussing the current state of knowledge in physics. Identify any possible author bias. A written discussion of American politics will likely look considerably different depending on whether the writer is a Democrat or a Republican. What is written may very well reflect a biased position. You need to take this possible bias into account when reading what the author has written. That is， take what is written with “a grain of salt.” By being a critical reader， you will become better informed and may change your views as appropriate. 4．Einstein is a relevant source when the article is about _____

阅读下面短文，请从短文后所给各题的4个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出1个最佳选项，并在答题卡相应位置上将该项涂黑。 Critical Reading Critical reading applies to non－fiction writing in which the author puts forth a position or seeks to make a statement. Critical reading is active reading. It involves more than just understanding what an author is saying. Critical reading involves questioning and evaluating what the author is saying， and forming your own opinions about what the author is saying. Here are the things you should do to be a critical reader. Consider the context of what is written. You may be reading something that was written by an author from a different cultural context than yours. Or， you may be reading something written some time ago in a different time context than yours. In either case， you must recognize and take into account any differences between your values and attitudes and those represented by the author. Question assertions made by the author. Don’t accept what is written at face value. Before accepting what is written， be certain that the author provides sufficient support for any assertions made. Look for facts， examples， and statistics that provide support. Also， look to see if the author has integrated the work of authorities. Compare what is written with other written work on the subject. Look to see that what is written is consistent with what others have written about the subject. If there are inconsistencies， carefully evaluate the support the author provides for the inconsistencies. Analyze assumptions made by the author. Assumptions are whatever the author must believe is true in order to make assertions. In many cases， the author’s assumptions are not directly stated. This means you must read carefully in order to identify any assumptions. Once you identify an assumption， you must decide whether or not the assumption is valid. Evaluate the sources the author uses. In doing this， be certain that the sources are credible. For example， Einstein is a credible source if the author is writing about landmark achievements in physics. Also be certain that the sources are relevant. Einstein is not a relevant source when the subject is poetry. Finally， if the author is writing about a subject in its current state， be sure that the sources are current. For example， studies done by Einstein in the early 20th century may not be appropriate if the writer is discussing the current state of knowledge in physics. Identify any possible author bias. A written discussion of American politics will likely look considerably different depending on whether the writer is a Democrat or a Republican. What is written may very well reflect a biased position. You need to take this possible bias into account when reading what the author has written. That is， take what is written with “a grain of salt.” By being a critical reader， you will become better informed and may change your views as appropriate. 5．The author believes that by being a critical reader you can _____

阅读下面短文，请从短文后所给各题的4个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出1个最佳选项，并在答题卡相应位置上将该项涂黑。 Spilt Milk Have you heard of the story about spilt milk？ Well， we all know there is no use crying over spilt milk. But this story is different. I would hope all parents would respond in this manner. I recently heard a story about a famous research scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs. He was interviewed by a newspaper reporter who asked him why he was so much more creative than the average person； what set him so far apart from others？ He responded that， in his opinion， it all came from an experience with his mother that occurred when he was about two years old. He had been trying to remove a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he lost his grip on the slippery bottle and it fell， spilling its contents all over the kitchen floor － a veritable sea of milk！ When his mother came into the kitchen， instead of yelling at him， giving him a lecture， or punishing him， she said， "Robert， what a great and wonderful mess you have made！ I have rarely seen such a huge puddle of milk. Well， the damage has already been done. Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up？" Indeed， he did. After a few minutes， his mother said， "You know， Robert， whenever you make a mess like this， eventually you have to clean it up and restore everything to its proper order. So， how would you like to do that？ We could use a sponge， a towel， or a mop. Which do you prefer？" He chose the sponge and together they cleaned up the spilt milk. His mother then said， "You know， what we have here is a failed experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands. Let’s go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can discover a way to carry it without dropping it." The little boy learned that if he grasped the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands， he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful lesson！ The renowned scientist remarked that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be afraid to make mistakes. Instead， he learned that mistakes were just opportunities for learning something new， which is， after all， what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment "doesn’t work，" we usually learn something valuable from it. Wouldn’t it be great if all parents would respond the way Robert’s mother responded to him？ 1．This is a story about a famous research scientist who _____

阅读下面短文，请从短文后所给各题的4个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出1个最佳选项，并在答题卡相应位置上将该项涂黑。 Spilt Milk Have you heard of the story about spilt milk？ Well， we all know there is no use crying over spilt milk. But this story is different. I would hope all parents would respond in this manner. I recently heard a story about a famous research scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs. He was interviewed by a newspaper reporter who asked him why he was so much more creative than the average person； what set him so far apart from others？ He responded that， in his opinion， it all came from an experience with his mother that occurred when he was about two years old. He had been trying to remove a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he lost his grip on the slippery bottle and it fell， spilling its contents all over the kitchen floor － a veritable sea of milk！ When his mother came into the kitchen， instead of yelling at him， giving him a lecture， or punishing him， she said， "Robert， what a great and wonderful mess you have made！ I have rarely seen such a huge puddle of milk. Well， the damage has already been done. Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up？" Indeed， he did. After a few minutes， his mother said， "You know， Robert， whenever you make a mess like this， eventually you have to clean it up and restore everything to its proper order. So， how would you like to do that？ We could use a sponge， a towel， or a mop. Which do you prefer？" He chose the sponge and together they cleaned up the spilt milk. His mother then said， "You know， what we have here is a failed experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands. Let’s go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can discover a way to carry it without dropping it." The little boy learned that if he grasped the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands， he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful lesson！ The renowned scientist remarked that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be afraid to make mistakes. Instead， he learned that mistakes were just opportunities for learning something new， which is， after all， what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment "doesn’t work，" we usually learn something valuable from it. Wouldn’t it be great if all parents would respond the way Robert’s mother responded to him？ 2．Why did he get the milk spilt all over the kitchen floor？

阅读下面短文，请从短文后所给各题的4个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出1个最佳选项，并在答题卡相应位置上将该项涂黑。 Spilt Milk Have you heard of the story about spilt milk？ Well， we all know there is no use crying over spilt milk. But this story is different. I would hope all parents would respond in this manner. I recently heard a story about a famous research scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs. He was interviewed by a newspaper reporter who asked him why he was so much more creative than the average person； what set him so far apart from others？ He responded that， in his opinion， it all came from an experience with his mother that occurred when he was about two years old. He had been trying to remove a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he lost his grip on the slippery bottle and it fell， spilling its contents all over the kitchen floor － a veritable sea of milk！ When his mother came into the kitchen， instead of yelling at him， giving him a lecture， or punishing him， she said， "Robert， what a great and wonderful mess you have made！ I have rarely seen such a huge puddle of milk. Well， the damage has already been done. Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up？" Indeed， he did. After a few minutes， his mother said， "You know， Robert， whenever you make a mess like this， eventually you have to clean it up and restore everything to its proper order. So， how would you like to do that？ We could use a sponge， a towel， or a mop. Which do you prefer？" He chose the sponge and together they cleaned up the spilt milk. His mother then said， "You know， what we have here is a failed experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands. Let’s go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can discover a way to carry it without dropping it." The little boy learned that if he grasped the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands， he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful lesson！ The renowned scientist remarked that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be afraid to make mistakes. Instead， he learned that mistakes were just opportunities for learning something new， which is， after all， what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment "doesn’t work，" we usually learn something valuable from it. Wouldn’t it be great if all parents would respond the way Robert’s mother responded to him？ 3．How did his mother respond to his mistake？

阅读下面短文，请从短文后所给各题的4个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出1个最佳选项，并在答题卡相应位置上将该项涂黑。 Spilt Milk Have you heard of the story about spilt milk？ Well， we all know there is no use crying over spilt milk. But this story is different. I would hope all parents would respond in this manner. I recently heard a story about a famous research scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs. He was interviewed by a newspaper reporter who asked him why he was so much more creative than the average person； what set him so far apart from others？ He responded that， in his opinion， it all came from an experience with his mother that occurred when he was about two years old. He had been trying to remove a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he lost his grip on the slippery bottle and it fell， spilling its contents all over the kitchen floor － a veritable sea of milk！ When his mother came into the kitchen， instead of yelling at him， giving him a lecture， or punishing him， she said， "Robert， what a great and wonderful mess you have made！ I have rarely seen such a huge puddle of milk. Well， the damage has already been done. Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up？" Indeed， he did. After a few minutes， his mother said， "You know， Robert， whenever you make a mess like this， eventually you have to clean it up and restore everything to its proper order. So， how would you like to do that？ We could use a sponge， a towel， or a mop. Which do you prefer？" He chose the sponge and together they cleaned up the spilt milk. His mother then said， "You know， what we have here is a failed experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands. Let’s go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can discover a way to carry it without dropping it." The little boy learned that if he grasped the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands， he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful lesson！ The renowned scientist remarked that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be afraid to make mistakes. Instead， he learned that mistakes were just opportunities for learning something new， which is， after all， what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment "doesn’t work，" we usually learn something valuable from it. Wouldn’t it be great if all parents would respond the way Robert’s mother responded to him？ 4．The mother and the son went out in the back yard to _____

阅读下面短文，请从短文后所给各题的4个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出1个最佳选项，并在答题卡相应位置上将该项涂黑。 Spilt Milk Have you heard of the story about spilt milk？ Well， we all know there is no use crying over spilt milk. But this story is different. I would hope all parents would respond in this manner. I recently heard a story about a famous research scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs. He was interviewed by a newspaper reporter who asked him why he was so much more creative than the average person； what set him so far apart from others？ He responded that， in his opinion， it all came from an experience with his mother that occurred when he was about two years old. He had been trying to remove a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he lost his grip on the slippery bottle and it fell， spilling its contents all over the kitchen floor － a veritable sea of milk！ When his mother came into the kitchen， instead of yelling at him， giving him a lecture， or punishing him， she said， "Robert， what a great and wonderful mess you have made！ I have rarely seen such a huge puddle of milk. Well， the damage has already been done. Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up？" Indeed， he did. After a few minutes， his mother said， "You know， Robert， whenever you make a mess like this， eventually you have to clean it up and restore everything to its proper order. So， how would you like to do that？ We could use a sponge， a towel， or a mop. Which do you prefer？" He chose the sponge and together they cleaned up the spilt milk. His mother then said， "You know， what we have here is a failed experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands. Let’s go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can discover a way to carry it without dropping it." The little boy learned that if he grasped the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands， he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful lesson！ The renowned scientist remarked that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be afraid to make mistakes. Instead， he learned that mistakes were just opportunities for learning something new， which is， after all， what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment "doesn’t work，" we usually learn something valuable from it. Wouldn’t it be great if all parents would respond the way Robert’s mother responded to him？ 5．It is stated in the passage that mistakes give chances to _____

阅读下面短文，请从短文后所给各题的4个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出1个最佳选项，并在答题卡相应位置上将该项涂黑。 Reflections：Friendship and Loyalty How many of us recognize true loyalty in a friend？ Loyalty consists of a friend， who will stick by you， through thick and thin. A friend who is always honest with you and never betrays the friendship with lies is a loyal friend. If you have a loyal friend， you have indeed found a true virtue in that friend. The current trend on the Internet is befriending anyone who requests to be your friend. However， this new trend may lead to disasters. It may be popular and trendy to have a network filled with a multitude of mutual friends. However， one true loyal friend may be the only friend you need. A term used on the popular Facebook site is B.F.F. This acronym means best friends forever. Are they really your best friends forever？ You might ask yourself this question， "Will they share my private matters with others on the pages of Facebook， or perish the thought， engage in gossip about me with others？" If the answer to that is， "I don’t know"， more than likely， they will not be your best friends forever. Maybe not， even for a day. I choose to have a B.L.F.， a best loyal friend， for those of you who may be challenged by the use of acronyms during this age of technology and fast－talking. Loyalty found in a friend is akin to making a deposit in a bank account. More often than not， your deposits gain interest， an interest in your well－being and welfare. A loyal friend attracts another loyal friend. In essence， water does seek its own level. If you were a B.L.F. way before Facebook gained notoriety， then I’m sure you understand the premise of loyalty in a friend. You should never exploit your B.L.F. to gain more friends or make yourself seem more important to others. These are not the traits of a best loyal friend. A best loyal friend does not care who is invited to your party. They will attend your party and celebrate you， just in the way a best loyal friend should do. Reconnecting with a best loyal friend is easier to do on the pages of Facebook. However， a virtual friend does not assure you of his loyalty. My caution to you is that you’d better pay attention to the smiling faces on the Facebook pages. In the eighties we were warned of smiling faces in a song， which contained these lyrics， "A smile is just a frown turned upside down， my friend." Now， that is the undisputed truth for my generation. 1．According to the passage， what is the new trend on the Internet？

阅读下面短文，请从短文后所给各题的4个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出1个最佳选项，并在答题卡相应位置上将该项涂黑。 Reflections：Friendship and Loyalty How many of us recognize true loyalty in a friend？ Loyalty consists of a friend， who will stick by you， through thick and thin. A friend who is always honest with you and never betrays the friendship with lies is a loyal friend. If you have a loyal friend， you have indeed found a true virtue in that friend. The current trend on the Internet is befriending anyone who requests to be your friend. However， this new trend may lead to disasters. It may be popular and trendy to have a network filled with a multitude of mutual friends. However， one true loyal friend may be the only friend you need. A term used on the popular Facebook site is B.F.F. This acronym means best friends forever. Are they really your best friends forever？ You might ask yourself this question， "Will they share my private matters with others on the pages of Facebook， or perish the thought， engage in gossip about me with others？" If the answer to that is， "I don’t know"， more than likely， they will not be your best friends forever. Maybe not， even for a day. I choose to have a B.L.F.， a best loyal friend， for those of you who may be challenged by the use of acronyms during this age of technology and fast－talking. Loyalty found in a friend is akin to making a deposit in a bank account. More often than not， your deposits gain interest， an interest in your well－being and welfare. A loyal friend attracts another loyal friend. In essence， water does seek its own level. If you were a B.L.F. way before Facebook gained notoriety， then I’m sure you understand the premise of loyalty in a friend. You should never exploit your B.L.F. to gain more friends or make yourself seem more important to others. These are not the traits of a best loyal friend. A best loyal friend does not care who is invited to your party. They will attend your party and celebrate you， just in the way a best loyal friend should do. Reconnecting with a best loyal friend is easier to do on the pages of Facebook. However， a virtual friend does not assure you of his loyalty. My caution to you is that you’d better pay attention to the smiling faces on the Facebook pages. In the eighties we were warned of smiling faces in a song， which contained these lyrics， "A smile is just a frown turned upside down， my friend." Now， that is the undisputed truth for my generation. 2．In the passage， loyalty in a friend is compared to _____

阅读下面短文，请从短文后所给各题的4个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出1个最佳选项，并在答题卡相应位置上将该项涂黑。 Reflections：Friendship and Loyalty How many of us recognize true loyalty in a friend？ Loyalty consists of a friend， who will stick by you， through thick and thin. A friend who is always honest with you and never betrays the friendship with lies is a loyal friend. If you have a loyal friend， you have indeed found a true virtue in that friend. The current trend on the Internet is befriending anyone who requests to be your friend. However， this new trend may lead to disasters. It may be popular and trendy to have a network filled with a multitude of mutual friends. However， one true loyal friend may be the only friend you need. A term used on the popular Facebook site is B.F.F. This acronym means best friends forever. Are they really your best friends forever？ You might ask yourself this question， "Will they share my private matters with others on the pages of Facebook， or perish the thought， engage in gossip about me with others？" If the answer to that is， "I don’t know"， more than likely， they will not be your best friends forever. Maybe not， even for a day. I choose to have a B.L.F.， a best loyal friend， for those of you who may be challenged by the use of acronyms during this age of technology and fast－talking. Loyalty found in a friend is akin to making a deposit in a bank account. More often than not， your deposits gain interest， an interest in your well－being and welfare. A loyal friend attracts another loyal friend. In essence， water does seek its own level. If you were a B.L.F. way before Facebook gained notoriety， then I’m sure you understand the premise of loyalty in a friend. You should never exploit your B.L.F. to gain more friends or make yourself seem more important to others. These are not the traits of a best loyal friend. A best loyal friend does not care who is invited to your party. They will attend your party and celebrate you， just in the way a best loyal friend should do. Reconnecting with a best loyal friend is easier to do on the pages of Facebook. However， a virtual friend does not assure you of his loyalty. My caution to you is that you’d better pay attention to the smiling faces on the Facebook pages. In the eighties we were warned of smiling faces in a song， which contained these lyrics， "A smile is just a frown turned upside down， my friend." Now， that is the undisputed truth for my generation. 3．As a B.L.F.， you cannot _____

阅读下面短文，请从短文后所给各题的4个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出1个最佳选项，并在答题卡相应位置上将该项涂黑。 Reflections：Friendship and Loyalty How many of us recognize true loyalty in a friend？ Loyalty consists of a friend， who will stick by you， through thick and thin. A friend who is always honest with you and never betrays the friendship with lies is a loyal friend. If you have a loyal friend， you have indeed found a true virtue in that friend. The current trend on the Internet is befriending anyone who requests to be your friend. However， this new trend may lead to disasters. It may be popular and trendy to have a network filled with a multitude of mutual friends. However， one true loyal friend may be the only friend you need. A term used on the popular Facebook site is B.F.F. This acronym means best friends forever. Are they really your best friends forever？ You might ask yourself this question， "Will they share my private matters with others on the pages of Facebook， or perish the thought， engage in gossip about me with others？" If the answer to that is， "I don’t know"， more than likely， they will not be your best friends forever. Maybe not， even for a day. I choose to have a B.L.F.， a best loyal friend， for those of you who may be challenged by the use of acronyms during this age of technology and fast－talking. Loyalty found in a friend is akin to making a deposit in a bank account. More often than not， your deposits gain interest， an interest in your well－being and welfare. A loyal friend attracts another loyal friend. In essence， water does seek its own level. If you were a B.L.F. way before Facebook gained notoriety， then I’m sure you understand the premise of loyalty in a friend. You should never exploit your B.L.F. to gain more friends or make yourself seem more important to others. These are not the traits of a best loyal friend. A best loyal friend does not care who is invited to your party. They will attend your party and celebrate you， just in the way a best loyal friend should do. Reconnecting with a best loyal friend is easier to do on the pages of Facebook. However， a virtual friend does not assure you of his loyalty. My caution to you is that you’d better pay attention to the smiling faces on the Facebook pages. In the eighties we were warned of smiling faces in a song， which contained these lyrics， "A smile is just a frown turned upside down， my friend." Now， that is the undisputed truth for my generation. 4．In the last paragraph， the author suggests that readers _____

阅读下面短文，请从短文后所给各题的4个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出1个最佳选项，并在答题卡相应位置上将该项涂黑。 Reflections：Friendship and Loyalty How many of us recognize true loyalty in a friend？ Loyalty consists of a friend， who will stick by you， through thick and thin. A friend who is always honest with you and never betrays the friendship with lies is a loyal friend. If you have a loyal friend， you have indeed found a true virtue in that friend. The current trend on the Internet is befriending anyone who requests to be your friend. However， this new trend may lead to disasters. It may be popular and trendy to have a network filled with a multitude of mutual friends. However， one true loyal friend may be the only friend you need. A term used on the popular Facebook site is B.F.F. This acronym means best friends forever. Are they really your best friends forever？ You might ask yourself this question， "Will they share my private matters with others on the pages of Facebook， or perish the thought， engage in gossip about me with others？" If the answer to that is， "I don’t know"， more than likely， they will not be your best friends forever. Maybe not， even for a day. I choose to have a B.L.F.， a best loyal friend， for those of you who may be challenged by the use of acronyms during this age of technology and fast－talking. Loyalty found in a friend is akin to making a deposit in a bank account. More often than not， your deposits gain interest， an interest in your well－being and welfare. A loyal friend attracts another loyal friend. In essence， water does seek its own level. If you were a B.L.F. way before Facebook gained notoriety， then I’m sure you understand the premise of loyalty in a friend. You should never exploit your B.L.F. to gain more friends or make yourself seem more important to others. These are not the traits of a best loyal friend. A best loyal friend does not care who is invited to your party. They will attend your party and celebrate you， just in the way a best loyal friend should do. Reconnecting with a best loyal friend is easier to do on the pages of Facebook. However， a virtual friend does not assure you of his loyalty. My caution to you is that you’d better pay attention to the smiling faces on the Facebook pages. In the eighties we were warned of smiling faces in a song， which contained these lyrics， "A smile is just a frown turned upside down， my friend." Now， that is the undisputed truth for my generation. 5．What is the passage mainly about？

阅读下面短文，请从短文后所给各题的4个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出1个最佳选项，并在答题卡相应位置上将该项涂黑。 Work Is a Blessing I grew up in Lakeland， LA， one of children. We all lived on my parents’ subsistence farm. We grew cotton， sugar cane， corn， hogs， and chickens and had a large garden， but it didn’t bring in much cash. So when I was 12， I got a part－time job on a dairy farm down the road， helping to milk cows. We milked 65 cows at 5 in the morning and again atin the afternoon， seven days a week. In the kitchen one Saturday before daylight， I remember complaining to my father and grandfather about having to go milk those cows. My father said， "Ya know， boy， to work is a blessing." I looked at those two men who had worked harder than I ever had － my father eking out a living on that farm and my grandfather farming and working as a carpenter during the Depression. I had a feeling I had been told something really important， but it took many years before it sank in. Going to college was a rare privilege for a kid from Lakeland. My father told me if I picked something to study that I liked doing， I’d always look forward to my work. But he also added， "Even having a job you hate is better than not having a job at all." I wanted to be a farmer， but I joined the ROTC program to help pay for college. And what started out as an obligation to the Army became a way of life that I stayed committed to for 37 years， three months and three days. In the late 1980s， during a visit to Bangladesh， I saw a woman with a baby on her back， breaking bricks with a hammer. I asked a Bangladesh military escort why they weren’t using a machine， which would have been a lot easier. He told me a machine would put that lady out of work. Breaking those bricks meant she could earn enough money to feed herself and her baby that day. And as bad as that woman’s job was， it was enough to keep a small family alive. It reminded me of my father’s words： To work is a blessing. Serving in the U. S. Army overseas， I saw a lot of people like that woman in Bangladesh. And I have come to believe that people without jobs are not free. They are victims of crime， the ideology of terrorism， poor health， depression and social unrest. These victims become the illegal immigrants， the slaves of human trafficking， the drug dealers， and the street gang members. I have seen it over and over again on the U. S. border， in Somalia， the Congo， Afghanistan and in New Orleans. People who have jobs can have a home， send their kids to school， develop a sense of pride， contribute to the good of the community， and even help others. When we can work， we are free. We are blessed. I don’t think I will ever quit working. I’m retired from the Army， but I’m still working to help people be prepared for disaster. And I may get to do a little farming someday， too. I’m not going to stop. I believe in my father’s words. I believe in the blessing of work. 1．The author got a part－time job on a dairy farm _____

阅读下面短文，请从短文后所给各题的4个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出1个最佳选项，并在答题卡相应位置上将该项涂黑。 Work Is a Blessing I grew up in Lakeland， LA， one of children. We all lived on my parents’ subsistence farm. We grew cotton， sugar cane， corn， hogs， and chickens and had a large garden， but it didn’t bring in much cash. So when I was 12， I got a part－time job on a dairy farm down the road， helping to milk cows. We milked 65 cows at 5 in the morning and again atin the afternoon， seven days a week. In the kitchen one Saturday before daylight， I remember complaining to my father and grandfather about having to go milk those cows. My father said， "Ya know， boy， to work is a blessing." I looked at those two men who had worked harder than I ever had － my father eking out a living on that farm and my grandfather farming and working as a carpenter during the Depression. I had a feeling I had been told something really important， but it took many years before it sank in. Going to college was a rare privilege for a kid from Lakeland. My father told me if I picked something to study that I liked doing， I’d always look forward to my work. But he also added， "Even having a job you hate is better than not having a job at all." I wanted to be a farmer， but I joined the ROTC program to help pay for college. And what started out as an obligation to the Army became a way of life that I stayed committed to for 37 years， three months and three days. In the late 1980s， during a visit to Bangladesh， I saw a woman with a baby on her back， breaking bricks with a hammer. I asked a Bangladesh military escort why they weren’t using a machine， which would have been a lot easier. He told me a machine would put that lady out of work. Breaking those bricks meant she could earn enough money to feed herself and her baby that day. And as bad as that woman’s job was， it was enough to keep a small family alive. It reminded me of my father’s words： To work is a blessing. Serving in the U. S. Army overseas， I saw a lot of people like that woman in Bangladesh. And I have come to believe that people without jobs are not free. They are victims of crime， the ideology of terrorism， poor health， depression and social unrest. These victims become the illegal immigrants， the slaves of human trafficking， the drug dealers， and the street gang members. I have seen it over and over again on the U. S. border， in Somalia， the Congo， Afghanistan and in New Orleans. People who have jobs can have a home， send their kids to school， develop a sense of pride， contribute to the good of the community， and even help others. When we can work， we are free. We are blessed. I don’t think I will ever quit working. I’m retired from the Army， but I’m still working to help people be prepared for disaster. And I may get to do a little farming someday， too. I’m not going to stop. I believe in my father’s words. I believe in the blessing of work. 2．According to the author， his father and grandfather _____

阅读下面短文，请从短文后所给各题的4个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出1个最佳选项，并在答题卡相应位置上将该项涂黑。 Work Is a Blessing I grew up in Lakeland， LA， one of children. We all lived on my parents’ subsistence farm. We grew cotton， sugar cane， corn， hogs， and chickens and had a large garden， but it didn’t bring in much cash. So when I was 12， I got a part－time job on a dairy farm down the road， helping to milk cows. We milked 65 cows at 5 in the morning and again atin the afternoon， seven days a week. In the kitchen one Saturday before daylight， I remember complaining to my father and grandfather about having to go milk those cows. My father said， "Ya know， boy， to work is a blessing." I looked at those two men who had worked harder than I ever had － my father eking out a living on that farm and my grandfather farming and working as a carpenter during the Depression. I had a feeling I had been told something really important， but it took many years before it sank in. Going to college was a rare privilege for a kid from Lakeland. My father told me if I picked something to study that I liked doing， I’d always look forward to my work. But he also added， "Even having a job you hate is better than not having a job at all." I wanted to be a farmer， but I joined the ROTC program to help pay for college. And what started out as an obligation to the Army became a way of life that I stayed committed to for 37 years， three months and three days. In the late 1980s， during a visit to Bangladesh， I saw a woman with a baby on her back， breaking bricks with a hammer. I asked a Bangladesh military escort why they weren’t using a machine， which would have been a lot easier. He told me a machine would put that lady out of work. Breaking those bricks meant she could earn enough money to feed herself and her baby that day. And as bad as that woman’s job was， it was enough to keep a small family alive. It reminded me of my father’s words： To work is a blessing. Serving in the U. S. Army overseas， I saw a lot of people like that woman in Bangladesh. And I have come to believe that people without jobs are not free. They are victims of crime， the ideology of terrorism， poor health， depression and social unrest. These victims become the illegal immigrants， the slaves of human trafficking， the drug dealers， and the street gang members. I have seen it over and over again on the U. S. border， in Somalia， the Congo， Afghanistan and in New Orleans. People who have jobs can have a home， send their kids to school， develop a sense of pride， contribute to the good of the community， and even help others. When we can work， we are free. We are blessed. I don’t think I will ever quit working. I’m retired from the Army， but I’m still working to help people be prepared for disaster. And I may get to do a little farming someday， too. I’m not going to stop. I believe in my father’s words. I believe in the blessing of work. 3．The author joined the ROTC program _____

阅读下面短文，请从短文后所给各题的4个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出1个最佳选项，并在答题卡相应位置上将该项涂黑。 Work Is a Blessing I grew up in Lakeland， LA， one of children. We all lived on my parents’ subsistence farm. We grew cotton， sugar cane， corn， hogs， and chickens and had a large garden， but it didn’t bring in much cash. So when I was 12， I got a part－time job on a dairy farm down the road， helping to milk cows. We milked 65 cows at 5 in the morning and again atin the afternoon， seven days a week. In the kitchen one Saturday before daylight， I remember complaining to my father and grandfather about having to go milk those cows. My father said， "Ya know， boy， to work is a blessing." I looked at those two men who had worked harder than I ever had － my father eking out a living on that farm and my grandfather farming and working as a carpenter during the Depression. I had a feeling I had been told something really important， but it took many years before it sank in. Going to college was a rare privilege for a kid from Lakeland. My father told me if I picked something to study that I liked doing， I’d always look forward to my work. But he also added， "Even having a job you hate is better than not having a job at all." I wanted to be a farmer， but I joined the ROTC program to help pay for college. And what started out as an obligation to the Army became a way of life that I stayed committed to for 37 years， three months and three days. In the late 1980s， during a visit to Bangladesh， I saw a woman with a baby on her back， breaking bricks with a hammer. I asked a Bangladesh military escort why they weren’t using a machine， which would have been a lot easier. He told me a machine would put that lady out of work. Breaking those bricks meant she could earn enough money to feed herself and her baby that day. And as bad as that woman’s job was， it was enough to keep a small family alive. It reminded me of my father’s words： To work is a blessing. Serving in the U. S. Army overseas， I saw a lot of people like that woman in Bangladesh. And I have come to believe that people without jobs are not free. They are victims of crime， the ideology of terrorism， poor health， depression and social unrest. These victims become the illegal immigrants， the slaves of human trafficking， the drug dealers， and the street gang members. I have seen it over and over again on the U. S. border， in Somalia， the Congo， Afghanistan and in New Orleans. People who have jobs can have a home， send their kids to school， develop a sense of pride， contribute to the good of the community， and even help others. When we can work， we are free. We are blessed. I don’t think I will ever quit working. I’m retired from the Army， but I’m still working to help people be prepared for disaster. And I may get to do a little farming someday， too. I’m not going to stop. I believe in my father’s words. I believe in the blessing of work. 4．Why didn’t people in Bangladesh use a machine to replace the woman？

阅读下面短文，请从短文后所给各题的4个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出1个最佳选项，并在答题卡相应位置上将该项涂黑。 Work Is a Blessing I grew up in Lakeland， LA， one of children. We all lived on my parents’ subsistence farm. We grew cotton， sugar cane， corn， hogs， and chickens and had a large garden， but it didn’t bring in much cash. So when I was 12， I got a part－time job on a dairy farm down the road， helping to milk cows. We milked 65 cows at 5 in the morning and again atin the afternoon， seven days a week. In the kitchen one Saturday before daylight， I remember complaining to my father and grandfather about having to go milk those cows. My father said， "Ya know， boy， to work is a blessing." I looked at those two men who had worked harder than I ever had － my father eking out a living on that farm and my grandfather farming and working as a carpenter during the Depression. I had a feeling I had been told something really important， but it took many years before it sank in. Going to college was a rare privilege for a kid from Lakeland. My father told me if I picked something to study that I liked doing， I’d always look forward to my work. But he also added， "Even having a job you hate is better than not having a job at all." I wanted to be a farmer， but I joined the ROTC program to help pay for college. And what started out as an obligation to the Army became a way of life that I stayed committed to for 37 years， three months and three days. In the late 1980s， during a visit to Bangladesh， I saw a woman with a baby on her back， breaking bricks with a hammer. I asked a Bangladesh military escort why they weren’t using a machine， which would have been a lot easier. He told me a machine would put that lady out of work. Breaking those bricks meant she could earn enough money to feed herself and her baby that day. And as bad as that woman’s job was， it was enough to keep a small family alive. It reminded me of my father’s words： To work is a blessing. Serving in the U. S. Army overseas， I saw a lot of people like that woman in Bangladesh. And I have come to believe that people without jobs are not free. They are victims of crime， the ideology of terrorism， poor health， depression and social unrest. These victims become the illegal immigrants， the slaves of human trafficking， the drug dealers， and the street gang members. I have seen it over and over again on the U. S. border， in Somalia， the Congo， Afghanistan and in New Orleans. People who have jobs can have a home， send their kids to school， develop a sense of pride， contribute to the good of the community， and even help others. When we can work， we are free. We are blessed. I don’t think I will ever quit working. I’m retired from the Army， but I’m still working to help people be prepared for disaster. And I may get to do a little farming someday， too. I’m not going to stop. I believe in my father’s words. I believe in the blessing of work. 5．According to the passage， people who don’t have jobs will _____