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Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyfillingineachblankwithonewordthatbestfitsthecontext. Amottoisasimplephraseorshortsentencethatsumsupyourlifephilosophy.Amottocangiveyouconfidence48.encouragementduringatimeofdifficulty.Onepopularmottois“Justdoit!”Ifyouliveyourlifeaccordingtothismotto,youare49.________personofaction.Youdon’tliketotalkorthinktoomuch50.________doingsomething—youjustwanttodoit. 51.________mottois“Laughandtheworldlaughswithyou.”Thismeansthatyoushouldalwaysbereadytolaugh,evenatyourself.52.________youlaughanddon’ttakeyourselftooseriously,yourproblemsdon’tseemsoserious.Thismottoisgoodforpeople53.________aretooseriousandneedtolaughmoreoften. Youcanalsomakeupyourownmotto.Itcan54.________asimplephraseorsomethingfromyourlifethatinspiresyou.Youcanalsochangeyourmottoasyourlifechanges.Amottothatyouusedinhighschoolmight55.________bethemottothatyouwanttouseinlaterlife. PartIIIReadingComprehension(30marks) Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassage. A OnewarmSeptembernight,Mirahadcomedowntothebeachtoenjoythenightair.Sheclosedhereyesandlistenedtothewaves.Suddenly,shecouldhearanothersound,sosheopenedhereyesandlookeddownatthesand.Itwasmoving!Allofasuddenshecouldseeatinyheadcomingout.Thenaturtle(龟)appeared!Onebyonetheystruggledoutoftheirundergroundnests.Miralookedinsurpriseatthebabyturtles. Miraknewtheturtlesshouldheadtowardsthewavesandswimaway,soshewaspuzzledwhentheybegantopullthemselvestowardsthedunes(沙丘).Suddenly,sherememberedsomethinghergrandmotherhadtoldher. “SeaturtlesburytheireggsonthebeacheveryyearinAprilandinSeptember.Thosebabyturtleshatch(孵出)andheadbackdowntothesea.Butsomeofthemnevermakeit.Sometimestheydiegoingacrossthedunes,tryingtofindthosebrightlightsonthehouses.Everydaytherearemorehousesbeingbuiltonthedunes.Thatmeansmoreandmorelightstoconfusetheseaturtles.” Miralookedoutacrossthedunesatherhouse.Mirasawhermotherandfather,sittingontheporch.Shecouldseethembecauseherhousehadtwobrightlightsthatlituptheporch. Mirabegantoruntoherhouseandshouted,“Theturtlesarehatching!Wehavetohelptheturtles!”Withthesewords,Miraranintothehouseandturnedoffthebrightporchlights. Inarushshewasoffrunningdowntheduneswithherwholefamilyfollowingher.Theyreachedthebeachjustintimetoseethetinyturtlesslippingsilentlyintothewaves.Mirawatchedasthelastturtleenteredthewater.Astheturtleswamaway,itlookedbackatMira.Inthemoonlight,Mirathoughtshesawitsmile. 56.Wheredidthestoryhappen? A.OnabeachatnightB.Inahousenearthedunes. C.Onafrontporchintheevening.D.Intheshallowwateroftheocean. 57.HowdidMirafeelwhenshesawthebabyturtlesappear? A.ProudB.SadC.ConfusedD.Surprised 58.HowdidMiraknowthelightsconfusedtheturtles? A.ShereaditinabookB.Hergrandmothertoldher. C.Shelearnedabouttheturtlesatschool.D.Herparentstaughtherabouttheturtles. 59.WhydidMiraruntoherhouse? A.TogetaflashlightB.Toturnofftheporchlight. C.Tocommunicatewithherparents.D.Toaskhergrandmotheraboutthelights. 60.Thisstoryismainlyaboutagirl______. A.enjoyingtheoceanB.turninglightsoffatnight C.savingthebabyturtlesD.learningfromhergrandparents B Somestudentsgetsonervousbeforeanexamthattheydopoorlyeveniftheyknowthematerial.SianBeilock,apsychologyprofessorattheUniversityofChicago,hasstudiedthesehighlyanxiousexam-takers. “Theystartworryingabouttheresults.Theymightevenstartworryingaboutwhetherthisexamisgoingtopreventthemfromgettingintothecollegetheywant.Andwhenweworry,itactuallyusesupattentionandmemoryresourcesthatyoucouldotherwisebeusingtofocusontheexam,”saysSianBeilock. Theresearcherstestedtheideaonagroupof20anxiouscollegestudents.Theygavethemtwoshortmathexams.Afterthefirstone,theyaskedthestudentstoeithersitquietlyorwriteabouttheirfeelingsaboutthecomingsecondexam. Theresearchersaddedtothepressure.Theytoldthestudentsthatthosewhodidwellonthesecondexamwouldgetmoney.Theyalsotoldthemthattheirperformancewouldaffectotherstudentsaspartofateameffort. ProfessorBeilocksaysthosewhosatquietlyscoredanaverageof20%worseonthesecondexam.Butthestudentswhohadwrittenabouttheirfearsimprovedtheirperformancebyanaverageof5%. Next,theresearchersusedyoungerstudentsinabiologyclass.Theytoldthembeforefinalexamseithertowriteabouttheirfeelingsortothinkaboutthingsunrelatedtotheexam. ProfessorBeilocksayshighlyanxiousstudentswhowroteabouttheirfeelingsgotanaveragegradeofB+,comparedwithaB-forthosewhodidnot. (责任编辑：admin) |