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Doctors say anger can be an extremely damaging_emotion,_unless you learn how to deal with it. They warn that anger can lead to heart disease, stomach problems, headaches, emotional problems and even cancer.
Anger is a normal emotion that we all feel from time to time. Some people express anger openly in a calm reasonable way. Some burst with anger, and scream and yell(咆哮). But others keep their anger inside. They can not or will not express it. This is called repressing anger.
For years many doctors thought that repressing anger was more dangerous to a person’s health than expressing it. They said that when a person is angry, the brain releases the same hormones(荷尔蒙). They speed the heart rate, raise blood pressure, or sugar into the blood, etc. In general the person feels excited and ready to act. Some doctors say that both repressing and expressing anger can be dangerous. They believe that those who express anger violently may be more likely to develop heart disease, and they believe that those who keep their anger inside may face a greater danger of high blood pressure.
Doctors say the solution is learning how to deal with anger. They say the first step is to admit that you are angry and to recognize the real cause of the anger, then decide if the cause is serious enough to get angry about. If it is, they say, “Do not express your anger while angry. Wait until your anger has cooled down and you are able to express yourself calmly and reasonably.”
Doctors say that a good way to deal with anger is to find humor in the situation that has made you angry. They said that laughter is much healthier than anger. 1．“Damaging emotion” means that ______. A. the emotion is harmless B. the emotion is harmful C. the feeling is very strong D. the feeling is hard
2．Which of the following statements is right? A. Were you angry, you would be cancered. B. Once you are angry, you must be cancered. C. Angry as you are often, you can’t be cancered. D. Anger may cause you to suffer from a cancer.
3．Expressing anger violently ______ repressing it according to some scientists. A. is just the same as B. is more harmful than C. is no better than D. is much better than 4．According to the author, you’d better ______. A. never be angry
B. cool down your anger before you express it C. laugh and laugh when you get angry D. admit you are wrong when you are angry
本文主要告诉读者愤怒是最危险的一种感情。因为如果人们处理不恰当的话，它就可以导致许多疾病。同时文章还指出处理愤怒的比较好的办法是从令你愤怒的事情中找到能让你感到快乐的东西，因为笑对人的健康有好处。
1．B。考查猜测词义题。根据damaging一词以及本段最后提到的可以引起许多疾病可知。 2．D。考查细节理解。根据文章第一段中最后一句可知。
3．C。考查细节理解。根据文章第四段第一句话可知。no better than＝as bad as。 4．B。考查细节理解。根据文章倒数第二段的最后一句话可知。
众所周知，汉语语言中有很多的语言典故，同样，英语语言中也有很多典故。本文就讲述了一个英语典故——“Indian summer”的由来。
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阅读下列短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A,B,C,D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
Some novels simply entertain and others contain a powerful message in the story line and characters. In his first novel, A Wind In Montana, Mitch Davies tells a story about young adults and how they accept responsibility for their lives.
A Wind In Montana is a marvelous tale of two teenagers, Rory Coleman and Victoria
Beach, high school students at the same school, who struggle to make the right decision for themselves. As each of them nears adulthood, they become more concerned with the future and setting goals that will bring them happiness and fulfillment.
Without any advice from his parents, Rory chooses to pursue a profession in chemistry, applies for a chemistry scholarship, and determines to do everything he can to achieve it. Along the path, Rory finds that even though he has a plan, there are obstacles that could prevent him from realizing his goals. Victoria’s struggles are different from Rory’s. Although her father has decided that she should become a professional musician, Victoria has other plans for her life. Together, Rory and Victoria attempt to follow their dreams, despite the obstacles in their paths. A Wind In Montana contains a lesson for all teens about to enter adulthood － that
disappointment and setbacks (挫折) are going to occur no matter how determined they are and that they need to develop skills along the way that will help them deal with them effectively.
There are so many major decisions facing teens today －social, parents, other influencing adults and school work － and there’s no guarantee that their plans will succeed, even if they make the so-called “right” decisions. A Wind In Montana explores how two teenagers struggle with their own unique decisions and how the choices they make affect their lives.
Mitch Davies’ book stands out among today’s teen books that deal with imaginary situations. A Wind In Montana is a real story about real people facing real-life situations. It’s entertaining and also helps readers think about their own lives and offers various ways to handle situations that may arise. 56. According to the passage, both Rory and Victoria _____.
A. work hard at their courses B. have a strong sense of self C. go against their parents D. get along well with others 57. The third paragraph is mainly about _____.
A. the value of A Wind In Montana B. Mitch Davies’ achievements C. Mitch Davies’ writing style D. the content of A Wind In Montana
58. Unlike other teen books, A Wind In Montana ______.
A. involves some imaginary situations B. focuses on responsibilities teens should take
C. is based on real-life experiences D. discusses the future of young adults
59. What’s the purpose of the passage?
A. To review a book. B. To report a piece of news. C.
To speak highly of an author. D. To collect materials for a book.
A
Children are turning away from schoolwork because they see education as unhelpful to their ambition to become rich and famous as reality TV stars, a teaching union declares today.
Their role models include David and Victoria Beckham and WAGs－wives and girlfriends of highly paid footballers－according to the Association of Teachers and Lecturers.
It has put forward a suggestion for its annual conference this weekend saying
that members are “terrified at the extent of the decline in this country into the admiration of celebrity(名人), which is perverting(扭曲) children’s ambitions and expectations”. It adds: “This compounds the after sense of failure and low self－respect when celebrity status is not achieved.”
The union asked 300 teachers about whom their pupils modeled themselves on. More than half said David Beckham, Victoria Beckham, the former Spice Girl and self－professed fashion expert, was a role model for almost a third of girls.
Almost two thirds of teachers said children they taught desired to be sports stars or pop singers. Many said their pupils sought to be famous with no recognizable talent. A third of teachers said that Paris Hilton, the heiress(继承人) of Hilton hotel, was a favorite role model.
Julie Gilligan, a primary school teacher in Salford, said that she had seen and heard pupils imitating the behavior and language of footballers and pop stars in the playground and in school, “including disturbingly age－inappropriate acts by young girls in school talent shows”．
Another member, Elizabeth Farrar, who teaches in a primary school near Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, said: “Too many of the pupils believe that academic success is unnecessary, because they will be able to access fame and fortune quite easily through a reality TV show.”
Robert Sanders, a junior school teacher in Bath, said: “One girl said that she wished to be a WAG.”
Mary Bousted, the general secretary of the association, said: “We are not surprised about the spread of celebrity culture in schools－it reflects the current media obsession(着迷) with celebrities and the effect of celebrity culture on society as a whole. Celebrities can have a positive effect on pupils. They can raise pupils’ ambitions for the future.”
“However, we are deeply concerned that many pupils believe celebrity status is available to everyone. They do not understand the hard work it takes to achieve such status and do not think it is important to be actively engaged in schoolwork as education is not needed for a celebrity status.”
5．Most children think that ______. A. it is easy to be celebrities B. it is difficult to be celebrities C. education is very important
D. Victoria Beckham is their role model
6．According to the members of Association of Teachers and Lecturers, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Children they taught desired to be sports stars or pop singers. B. Paris Hilton was a role model for almost two thirds of girls. C. Celebrities can have a positive effect on pupils. D. Many children desired to be sports stars or pop singers. 7．The author wrote this article ______.
A. to criticize the celebrities’ negative effect on children
B. to discuss the proper way to build the children’s right view of value C. to praise the effort made by Association of Teachers and Lecturers D. to show that children want to be famous and rich without good education and hard work
8．Which of the following can best replace the underlined word “compounds” in Para. 3?
A. enriches C. lightens [答案]
5．A。推理判断题。从第七自然段及最后一段的内容可以推断出正确答案。 6．B。细节判断题。从第五自然段找出该答案。
7．D。深层理解题。本文旨在说明当今社会孩子追捧体育明星和电视明星而轻视学业的普遍现象。
8．B。词义猜测题。该词所在句意为“当名人地位实现不了，随之而来的失败感和自卑感就会加重”。
A study of art history might be a good way to learn more about a culture than is possible to learn in general history classes. Most typical history courses concentrate on politics, economics, and war. But art history focuses on much more than this because art reflects not only the political values of a people, but also religious beliefs, emotions, and psychology. In addition, information about the daily activities of our ancestors－or of people very different from our own－can be provided by art. In short,
B. worsens D. reduces
art expresses the essential qualities of a time and a place, and a study of it clearly offers us a deeper understanding than can be found in most history books.
In history books, objective information about the political life of a country is presented, that is, facts about politics are given, but opinions are not expressed. Art, on the other hand, is subjective; it reflects emotions and opinions. The great Spanish painter Francisco Goya was perhaps the first truly “political” artist. In his well known painting The Third of May, 1808, he criticized the Spanish government for its misuse of power over people. Over a hundred years later, symbolic images were used in Pablo Picasso’s Guernica to express the horror of war. Meanwhile, on another continent, the powerful paintings of Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente Orozco, and David Alfaro Siqueiros－as well as the works of Alfredo Ramos Martinez－depicted(描绘) these Mexican artists’ deep anger and sadness about social problems.
In the same way, art can reflect a culture’s religious beliefs. For hundreds of years in Europe, religious art was almost the only type of art that existed. Churches and other religious buildings were filled with paintings that depicted people and stories from the Bible(圣经). Although most people couldn’t read, they could still understand biblical stories in the pictures on church walls. By contrast, one of the main characteristics of art in the Middle East was (and still is) its absence of human and animal images. This reflects the Islamic belief that statues are unholy.
5．More can be learned about a culture from a study of art history than general history because art history ______.
A. shows us the religions and emotions of a people in addition to political values B. provides us with information about the daily activities of people in the past C. gives us an insight into the essential qualities of a time and a place D. all of the above
6．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? A. Unlike Francisco Goya, Pablo Picasso and several Mexican artists expressed their political opinions in their painting.
B. History books often reveal the compilers’ (编撰人) political views. C. Religious art remained in Europe for centuries the only type of art because most people regarded the Bible as the Holy Book.
D. In the Middle East even today you can hardly find any human and animal figures on palaces or other buildings.
7．The passage is mainly discussing ______.
A. the difference between general history and art history B. the making of art history C. what we can learn from art
D. the influence of artists on art history 8．We may infer from the passage that ______.
A. Islamic artists have had to create architectural decoration with images of flowers or geometric forms
B. history teachers are more objective than artists
C. it is more difficult to study art history than general history
D. people and stories from the Bible were painted on churches and other buildings in order to sell the Bible
[答案]
与历史课本相比，艺术史更能再现历史风貌，因为艺术作品中倾注了创作人的思想情感，可以更好地反映某个特定时期的历史。
5．D。
6．D。细节理解题。最后一段的倒数第二句提到中东艺术的一个显著特点是不用人物和动物形象作为绘画的题材，由此可知此项正确。最后一段中的第二句是说宗教艺术“几乎是”欧洲教堂中几百年来唯一的艺术形式，而不是欧洲“唯一的”艺术形式，所以C项不恰当。
7．C。主旨大意题。第一段的最后一句是对本文中心思想的概括，所以本文的主要目的是阐述我们可以从艺术中学到什么。A项只是文中提到的部分内容，不具有概括性。
8．A。推理判断题。最后一段的倒数第二句提到中东艺术不用人物和动物形象作为绘画题材，最后一句则提到这也反映了伊斯兰教的信仰，由此可推断信仰伊斯兰教的艺术家也不创作人物和动物的图画，转而会用花卉等艺术形象进行创作。文章第二段开头部分是说历史课本是对历史事实的客观叙述，这并不意味着历史老师比艺术家更为客观，所以B项错误；C项在文中没有信息支持。
Humans： It's time to abandon Earth or Race Extinction.
It could be the plot of a summer blockbuster (巨片），but this prediction isn't science fiction. It's a glimpse of the future ，according to famous British scientist Stephen Hawking.
“I see great dangers for the human race，” he said in an interview with global forum Big Think. ‘‘There have been a number of times in the past when its survival has been a question of touch and go. ”
“I believe that the long-term future of the human race must be in space”，he said. “It will be difficult enough to avoid disasters on planet Earth in the next hundred years ，let alone the next thousand, or million. ”
Hawking ，who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom last year, has recently voiced many concerns about the future of life on Earth.
\"If aliens visited us ，the outcome would be as much as when Columbus landed in America, which didn't turn out well for the Native Americans，” he said. “Such advanced aliens would perhaps become nomads (游牧者），looking to conquer and colonize whatever planets they can reach. ”
But Hawking says he's still hopeful for the future of humanity. He told Big Think. \"We've made remarkable progress in the last hundred years. But if we want to continue beyond the next hundred years ，our future is in space.”
Getting to another planet will prove a challenge ，not to mention colonizing it for humanity. Katherine Freese from University of Michigan told Big Think that “the nearest star to Earth is Proxima Centauri which is 4. 2 light years away. That means ，if you were traveling at the speed of light the whole time, it would take 4. 2 years to get there —or about 50,000 years using current rocket science.”
60. ________________________________________________ Humans are advised to abandon Earth mainly because _____.
A. aliens will take up our home planet soon B. many disasters will happen on the Earth
C. resources will be used up in the future D. humans need larger space to live in
61. Thinking about the future of humans, Hawking feels that _____.
A. humans will probably become extinct B. aliens are the biggest future threat
to humans
C. other planets are ready for humans to reach D. the earth will not be habitable for humans
62. What is the writer's key point in the last paragraph? A. It is impossible to get to another planet in space. B. The present means of transport are not advanced at all. C. The near future can't see human's move to another planet. D. The planet Proxima Centauri is the closest to the earth. 63. This passage is most probably taken from _____ A. a conference interview
B. a science fiction
C. a forum report D. a history book
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