问题：A. sounded B. felt C. looked D. seemed

Monday, September 26, 2022

问题：共用题干 Margaret Sanger and Birth ControlMargaret Sanger,an American nurse,was the first to start the modern birth control movement in the United States.In 1912 she______(51)publishing information about women's reproductive（生殖的）concerns through articles and books. In 1914 Sanger was charged ______(52)violation of the Comstock Law,which federal legislation had passed in 1873 for-bidding the mailing of sexy material______(53)information about birth control and contraceptive（避孕的）devices. Though she was put in jail for these activities , Sanger______( 54 ) to publish and spread information about birth control.She and her sister Ethel Byrne opened the first of several birth control clinics in America on October 16,1916,in Brooklyn,New York.The Comstock Law was rewritten by Congress in 1 936 to______(55)birth control information and devices .Many states had laws forbidding distribution or use of contraceptive devices but the constitutionality（合宪性）of these laws was increasingly______(56).In 1965,theSupreme Court of the United States ruled that married people have the right to practice birth control without government intervention .In 1972,the court______(57)that unmarried people have the same right.Today there are more birth control options______(58),but overpopulation and unwanted pregnancies remain worldwide______(59).Having more children than one can support may lead______(60)poverty,illness,and high death rates for babies,children,and women.The problem of teenage pregnancy is______(61) worse in the United States ______(62)in almost any other developed country.Studies show that birth rates for women under 20 are higher in the United States than in 29 other______(63)countries.A detailed study suggested that the problem of teenage pregnancy in the United States may be______(64) to less sex education in schools and lower availability（可获性）of contraceptive services and supplies to young people,This study______(65)the view of people in the United States who argue that sex education or making contraceptive supplies available to school-age children promotes sexual activity.51._________A: offeredB: refusedC: beganD: took

Saturday, September 24, 2022

问题：共用题干 Mau Piailug,Ocean NavigatorMau sailed from Hawaii to Tahiti using traditional methods.In early 1976,Mau Piailug,a fisherman,led an expedition in which he sailed a tradi-tional Polynesian boat across 2,500 miles of ocean from Hawaii to Tahiti.The Polynesian Voyaging Society had organised the expedition.Its purpose was to find out if seafarers（海员） in the distant past could have found their way from one island to the other without naviga-tional instruments,or whether the islands had been populated by accident.At the time,Mau was the only man alive who knew how to navigate just by observing the stars,the wind and the sea.He had never before sailed to Tahiti,which was a long way to the south.However,he understood how the wind and the sea behave around islands,so he was confident he could find his way.The voyage took him and his crew a month to complete and he did it without a compass or charts.His grandfather began the task of teaching him how to navigate when he was still a baby.He showed him pools of water on the beach to teach him how the behaviour of the waves and wind changed in different place.Later,Mau used a circle of stones to memorise the positions of the stars.Each stone was laid out in the sand to represent a star.The voyage proved that Hawaii's first inhabitants came in small boats and navigated by reading the sea and the stars.Mau himself became a keen teacher,passing on his traditional secrets to people of other cultures so that his knowledge would not be lost.He explained the positions of the stars to his students,but he allowed them to write things down because he knew they would never be able to remember everything as he had done.Mau was familiar with the sea around Tahiti.A:RightB:WrongC:Not mentioned

Saturday, September 24, 2022

问题：共用题干 What Makes a Soccer Player Great?Soccer is played by millions of people all over the world,but there have only been few play-ers who were truly great.How did these players get that way—was it through training and prac- tice,or are great players“born,not made”?First,these players came from places that have had famous stars in the past-players that a young boy can look up to and try to imitate.In the history of soccer,only six countries have ever won the World Cup-three from South America and three from western Europe .There has never been a great national team-or a really great player-from North America or from Asia.Second,these players have all had years of practice in the game. Alfredo Di Stefano was the son of a soccer player,as was Pele.Most players begin playing the game at the age of three or four.Finally,many great players come from the same kind of neighborhood—a poor,crowded area where a boy's dream is not to be a doctor,lawyer,or businessman,but to become a rich,famous athlete or entertainer. For example,Liverpool,which produced the Beetles,had one of the bestEnglish soccer teams in recent years.Pele practiced in the street with a“ball”made of rags.And George Best learned the tricks that made him famous by bouncing the ball off a wall in the slums of Belfast.All great players have a lot in common,but that doesn't explain why they are great. Hundreds of boys played in those Brazilian streets,but only one became Pele.The greatest play-ers are born with some unique quality that sets them apart from all the others. In the last paragraph the statement“only one became Pele”indicates that______.A: Pele. is the greatest soccer playerB: the greatest players are born with some unique qualityC: Pele's birthplace sets him apart from all the other playersD: the greatest players practice with“balls”made of rags

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

问题：共用题干 第一篇About eight million school-age children are home alone after school.These are the hours when the number of violent crimes peaks and when youths are most likely to experiment with alcohol,tobacco,and drugs.Many older children take care of themselves after school for an hour or two until a parent comes home,and research suggests that some of these children are more at risk of poor grades and risky behaviors.Studies have been done to find out what helps to reduce these kinds of risky behaviors among youths.One study of Chicago neighborhoods showed that after-school programs resulted in less violence even in poor neighborhoods.After-school programs can help to reduce crime and violence because they offer activities to children and youths during their out-of-school time.In addition to helping youths make use of after-school hours,after-school programs provide teens with opportunities to develop caring relationships with adults.Studies have found that high-quality relationships with parents and other adults,as well as good use of time,are very important for healthy development in youth.After-school programs can also be used for teens who hang out at friends' houses and play basketball when a parent or other responsible adult is at home.The programs can also be helpful for formal after-school activities,including"drop-in"programs that are provided by organizations. Despite the benefits of after-school programs,there are many reasons why some parents do not use them. Programs may be too expensive,of poor quality,or hard to join.Some older cililciren and young teens may refuse to attend programs that seem like they are just child care.F'arents may ieei uncertain about how much freedom is proper for children and youths who are beyond the traditional child care years.However,research supports the effectiveness of these programs in protecting middle school and high school youths from risk and harm.Which of the following is the best title for this passage?A:Youth Crimes B:After-school ProgramsC:Problem Children D:Extracurricular Activities

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

问题：He cannot discriminate between a good idea and a bad one.A:judge B:assess C:distinguish D:recognize

Monday, September 26, 2022

问题：共用题干 Knowing Your Real Personality from Sleeping PositionsEveryone has got two personalities—the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real.You don't show your secret personality when you're awake because you can control yourself,but when you're asleep,your sleeping position shows the real you.In a normal night,of course,you often change your sleeping positions.The important position that best shows your se-cret personality is the one that you go to sleep.If you go to sleep on your back,you're a very open person.You nbrmally trust people and you are easily influenced by new ideas.You don't like to make people unhappy,so you never ex-press your real feelings.You're quite shy and you aren't very confident.If you sleep on your stomach,you are a person who likes to keep secrets.You worry a lot and you're always easily becoming sad.You never want to change your ideas,but you are satisfied with your life the way it is.You usually live for today not for tomorrow.If you sleep on curled up,you are probably a very nervous person.You have a low opinion of yourself and often protect yourself from being hurt,so you are very defensive.You're shy and you don't usually like meeting people.You like to be on your own.If you sleep on your side,you have usually got a well-balanced personality.You know your strengths and weaknesses.You're usually careful.You have a confident personality.You sometimes feel worried,but you don't often get unhappy .You always say what you think,even if it makes people angry.What does the passage tell us?A: Sleeping on your side is the best way of sleeping.B:Changing positions will cause sleeping problems.C: Sleeping positions show people's secret personalities.D: Enough sleep makes people look better and healthier.

Saturday, September 24, 2022

问题：共用题干 第三篇Book Shops in LondonLondoners are great readers.They buy vast numbers of newspapers and magazines and of books一specially paperbacks,which are still comparatively cheap in spite of ever-increasing rises inthe costs of printing. They still continue to buy"proper"books,too,printed on good paper and bound between hard covers.There are many streets in London containing shops which specialize in book-selling. Perhaps the best known of these is Charring Cross Road in the very heart of London.Here bookshops of all sorts and sizes are to be found,from the celebrated one which boasts of being"the biggest bookshop in the world"to the tiny,dusty little places which seem to have been left over from Dicken's time. Some of these shops stock,or will obtain,any kind of book,but many of them specialize in second-hand books,in art books,in foreign books,in books on philosophy,politics or any other of the myriad subjects about which books may be written.One shop in this area specializes solely in books about ballet.Although it may be the most convenient place for Londoners to buy books,Charring Cross Road is not the cheapest. For the really cheap second-hand volumes,the collector must venture off the beaten track,to Farringdon Road,for example,in the East Central district of London.Here there is nothing so grandiose as bookshops.Instead,the booksellers come along each morning and tip out their sacks of books on the small barrows（流动集售货车）which line the gutters（街沟）.And the collectors,some professional and some amateur, who have been waiting for them,pounce（一把抓住）upon the dusty cascaded（一叠叠图书）.In places like this one can still, occasionally, pick up for a few pence an old volume that may be worth many pounds.The best topic for this passage is________.A:Bookshops in LondonB:The biggest bookshop in the worldC:Charring Cross RoadD:Buying books in London

Saturday, September 24, 2022

问题：共用题干 第二篇Kobe BryantAfter 10 seasons wearing the No 8 on his back,Kobe Bryant will become No 24 next season.The reason for the surprising decision by the Los Angeles Lakers super guard last week has become a hot topic for debate.Bryant wore No 24 when he was in early high school,but he changed to No 33 in his senior year.He switched to No 8 when he was selected by the Lakers in 1996,and has not been changed since.Bryant has refused to explain the decision until the end of the play-offs（季后赛）.So guessing Bryant's motive has become a popular game among NBA fans and newspaper columnists（专栏作家）.There are all kinds of speculations.Many say that Bryant wants to leave the past behind and have a fresh start.He has often been criticized for playing to benefit himself and not the team as a whole.Others say that he may be trying to compare himself to Michael Jordan.Jordan was famous for his No 23 jersey（运动衫）.Some, such as NBC Sport columnist Michael Ventre,argue that it is"all about money".Bryant will make more money by selling new jerseys to his fans.Some speculations are more about fun.For example,there is an opinion that Kobe is actually just a diehard（非常执着的）fan of the popular TV drama "24".All this talk has turned the number change into a major issue.It seems that there is a lot of fuss（大惊小怪）over something that should be pretty simple.Jersey numbers have their own special significance in American sports,especially basketball.Players choose their number when they join a team and they usually stick with that number for the rest of their career.When a great player retires,his team will honor him by retiring his number.To some extent,the jersey is the player,and the player is the jersey.Thus,when you see the famous No 23 for the Chicago Bulls,you immediately think about Michael Jordan.A No 32 Miami Heats jersey recalls the image of Shaquille O'Neal,and the Houston Rockets' No 11 belongs only to Yao Ming.Lots of stories are behind players' jersey number selections.Jordan said that he chose No 23 because it was roughly half of 45.Jordan's elder brother wore the No 45 in college.Yao Ming once revealed that the No 11 stands for two people in love一meaning him and his girlfriend Ye Li.Why did Jordan choose No 23?A:Because that number would make him famous.B:Because that number would make his fans miss him.C:Because that number was related to the number his brother once wore.D:Because that number was easy to remember.

Saturday, September 24, 2022

问题：共用题干 Heat Is KillerExtremely hot weather is common in many parts of the world.Although hot weather just makes most people feel hot,it can______(51)serious medical problems-even death.Floods,storms,volcano emptions and other nati iral_______(52)kill thousands of people every year.So______(53)extreme heat.Experts say heat may be nature's deadliest killer.Recently,extreme heat was blamed______(54)killing more than one hundred people in India.It is reported that the total heat of a hot day or several days can_______(55)health.Several hot days are considered a heat wave.Experts say heat waves often become dangerous when the nighttime temperature does not_______(56)much from the highest daytime temperature.This causes great stress on the human body．Doctors say people can do many things to_______(57)themselves from the dangers of extreme heat.Stay out of the sun,if possible.Drink lots of cool water.Wear light colored clothing made______(58)natural materials;avoid wearing synthetic clothing.Make sure the clothing is______(59),permitting freedom of movement.And learn the danger______(60)of the medical problems,such as headache and vomiting, that are linked to heat.Most people suffer only muscle pain as a(n)______(61)of heat stress.The pain is a________(62)that the body is becoming too hot.Doctors say those suffering headache or muscle pain should stop all activity,rest in a cool place and drink cool liquids.Do not return to physical _______(63)for a few hours because more serious conditions could develop.Doctors say some people face an ______(64)danger from heat stress.Such persons have a weak or damaged heart,high blood pressure,or other problems of the blood system. Hot weather also increases dangers for people who must take_______(65)for high blood pressure, poor blood flow,nervousness or depression.55._________A:change B:obtain C:cause D:affect

Saturday, September 24, 2022

问题： I rarely wear a raincoat because I spend most of my time in a car.A:normally B:seldom C:continuously D:usually

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

问题：The frame needs to be strong enough to support the engine.A:bottomB:surfaceC:topD:structure

Saturday, September 24, 2022

问题：I am feeling a lot more healthy than I was.A:many B:no C:much D:some

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

问题：Over six thousand soldiers paraded down the Chang'an Avenue.A:marched B:lingered C:demonstrated D:matched

Sunday, December 17, 2023

问题：共用题干 第二篇The Cherokee NationLong before the white man came to America,the land belonged to the American Indian nations.The nation of the Cherokees lived in what is now the southeastern part of the United States.After the white man came,the Cherokees copied many of their ways.One Cherokee named Sequoyah saw how important reading and writing were to the white man.He decided to invent a way to write down the spoken Cherokee language.He began by making word pictures.For each word he drew a picture.But that proved impossible-there were just too many words.Then he took the 85 sounds that made up the language.Using his own imagination and an English spelling book,Sequoyah invented a sign for each sound.His alphabet proved amazingly easy to learn.Before long,many Cherokees knew how to read and write in their own language.By 1828,they were even printing their own newspaper.In 1830,the U.S.Congress passed a law.It allowed the government to remove Indians from their lands.The Cherokees refused to go.They had lived on their lands for centuries.It belonged to them.Why should they go to a strange land far beyond the Mississippi River?The army was sent to drive the Cherokees out.Soldiers surrounded their villages and marched them at gunpoint（在枪口的威胁下）into the western territory.The sick, the old and the small children went in carts,along with their belongings.The rest of the people marched on foot or rode on horseback.It was November, yet many of them still wore their summer clothes.Cold and hungry,the Cherokees were quickly exhausted by the hardships of the journey.Many dropped dead and were buried by the roadside.When the last group arrived in their new home in March 1839,more than 4, 000 had died.It was indeed a march of death.The Cherokees went to their new landsA:in carts.B:on horseback.C:on foot.D:all of the above.

Saturday, September 24, 2022

问题：共用题干 Why would They Falsely Confess?Why on earth would an innocent person falsely confess to committing a crime?To most people,it just doesn't seem logical.But it is logical,say experts,if you understand what can happen in a police interrogation（审讯）room.Under the right conditions,people's minds are susceptible（易受影响的）to influence, and the pressure put on suspects during police grillings（盘问）is enormous.______(1) “The pressure is important to understand.because otherwise it's impossible to understand why someone would say he did something he didn't do.The answer is:to put an end to an uncomfortable situation that will continue until he does confess.”Developmental psychologist Allison Redlich recently conducted a laboratory determine how likely people are to confess to things they didn't do.______(2)The researchers then intentionally crashed the computers and accused the participants of hitting the“alt”key to see if they would sign a statement falsely taking responsibility.Redlich's findings clearly demonstrate how easy it can be to get people to falsely confess:59% percent of the young adults in the experiment immediately confessed.______(3)Of the 15-to 16year-olds,72 percent signed confessions,as did 78 percent of the 12-to 13-year-olds.“There's no question that young people are more at risk,”says Saul Kassin,Professor at Williams College,who has done similar studies with similar results.______(4)Both Kassin and Redlich note that the entire“interrogation”in their experiments consis-ted of a simple accusation一not hours of aggressive questioning一and still,most participants falsely confessed.Because of the stress of a police interrogation,they conclude,suspects can become con-vinced that falsely confessing is the easiest way out of a bad situation.______(5)______(5)A:In her experiment,participants were seated at computers and told not to hit the“alt” key,because doing so would crash the systems.B:“In some ways,”says Kassin,“false confession becomes a rational decision.”C:“It's a little like somebody's working on them with a dental（牙的）drill, ”says Frank-lin Zimring,a law professor at the University of California at Berkeley.D:“But adults are highly vulnerable too.”E:How could an innocent person admit to doing something he didn't do?F:Redlich also found that the younger the participant,the more likely a false confession

Saturday, September 24, 2022

问题：Anderson left the table,remarking that he had some work to do.A:doubtingB:sayingC:thinkingD:knowing

Saturday, September 24, 2022

问题：共用题干 Travel Across AfricaFor six hours we shot through the barren（荒芜的）landscape of the Karoo desert in South Africa. Just rocks and sand and baking sun.Knowing our journey was ending,Daniel and I just wanted to remember all we had seen and done.He used a camera. I used words.I had already finished three notebooks and was into the fourth,a beautiful leather notebook I'd bought in a market in Mozambique.Southern Africa was full of stories and visions.We were almost drunk in sensations.The roaring（咆哮） of the water at Victoria Falls,the impossible silence of the Okavango Delta in Botswana.And then the other things:dogs in the streets,whole families in Soweto living in one room,a kilometrefrom clean water.As we drove towards the setting sun,a quietness fell over us.The road was empty一we hadn't seenanother car for hours.And as I drove,something caught my eye,something moving close enough to touch them,to smell their hot breath.I didn't know how long they had been there next to us.I shouted to Daniel:"Look!"But he was in a deep sleep,his camera lying useless by his feet. They raced the car for a few seconds,then disappeared far behind us,a memory of heroic forms in the redlandscape.When Daniel woke up an hour later I told him what had happened."Wild horses?"he said."Why didn't you wake me up,Sophia?" "I tried.But they were gone after a few seconds.”"Are you sure you didn't dream it?""You were the one who was sleeping!""Typical,"he said."The best photos are the ones we never take." We checked into a dusty hotel'and slept the sleep of the dead.While driving Daniel and Sophia saw wild horses.A:RightB:WrongC:Not mentioned

Saturday, November 26, 2022

问题：共用题干 第三篇Trying to Find a PartnerOne of the most striking findings of a recent poll in the UK is that of the people interviewed, one in two believes that it is becoming more difficult to meet someone to start a family with.Why are many finding it increasingly difficult to start and sustain intimate relationships?Does modern life really make it harder to fall in love?Or are we making it harder for ourselves?It is certainly the case today that contemporary couples benefit in different ways from relationships. Women no longer rely upon partners for economic security or status.A man doesn't expect his spouse to be in sole charge of running his household and raising his children.But perhaps the knowledge that we can live perfectly well without a partnership means that it takes much more to persuade people to abandon their independence.In theory,finding a partner should be much simpler these days.Only a few generations ago, your choice of soulmate（心上人）was constrained（限制）by geography, social convention and family tradition. Although it was never explicit,many marriages were essentially arranged.Now those barriers have been broken down.You can approach a builder or a brain surgeon in any bar in any city on any given evening. When the world is your oyster（牡砺）,you surely have a better chance of finding a pearl.But it seems that the old conventions have been replaced by an even tighter constraint: the tyranny of choice.The expectations of partners are inflated（提高）to an unmanageable degree:good looks,impressive salary,kind to grandmother,and right socks.There is no room for error in the first impression.We think that a relationship can be perfect. If it isn't,it is disposable.We work to protect ourselves against future heartache and don't put in the hard emotional labor needed to build a strong relationship.Of course,this is complicated by realities.The cost of housing and child-rearing creates pressure to have a stable income and career before a life partnership.What does the recent poll show?A:It is getting more difficult for a woman to find her husband.B:It is getting increasingly difficult to start a family.C:It is getting more difficult for a man to find his wife.D:It is getting increasingly difficult to develop an intimate relationship with your snouse.

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

问题：共用题干 A Heroic Woman The whole of the United States cheered its latest hero,Ashley Smith,with the Federal Bureau of Investigation saying it was planning to give a big reward to her for having a brave heart and wise mind.________(1)She was moving into her apartment in Atlanta,Georgia early on the morning of March 12,when a man followed her to her door and put a gun to her side."I started walking to my door,and I felt really,really afraid,"she said in a TV interview last week.The man was Brian Nichols,33.He was suspected of killing three people at an Atlanta courthouse（法院）on March 11 and later of killing a federal agent.__________(2)Nichols tied Smith up with tape,but released her after she repeatedly begged him not to take her life."I told him if he hurt me,my little girl wouldn't have a mummy,"she said.In order to calm the man down,she read to him from"The Purpose-Driven Life",a best-selling religious book.He asked her to repeat a paragraph"about what you thought your purpose in life was一what talents were you given."_________(3)"I basically just talked to him and tried to gain his trust,"Smith said.Smith said she asked Nichols why he chose her."He said he thought I was an angel sent from God,and we were Christian sister and brother,"she said."And that he was lost, and that God led him to me to tell him that he had hurt a lot of people."__________(4) She said Nichols was surprised when she made him breakfast and that the two of them watched television coverage（报道）of the police hunt for him."I cannot believe that's me," Nichols told the woman.Then,Nichols asked Smith what she thought he should do.She said,"I think you should turn yourself in.If you don't,lots more people are going to get hurt."Eventually,he let her go._________(5)A US$60,000 reward had been posted for Nichols' capture. Authorities said they did not yet know if Smith would be eligible(有资格的)for that money._________（2）A:The local police were searching for him.B:Smith is a 26-year-old single mother with a daughter.C:Smith tried very hard to kill Nichols.D:She even cooked breakfast for the man before he allowed her to leave.E:And the two of them discussed this topic.F:Then she called the police.

Saturday, September 24, 2022