One day Zak asked his grandfather, “When you sleep, do you put your beard over or under the quilt?” “I’m not sure. I never care about that,” said his grandfather, “I’ll look tonight.”

Stan got into bed that night and pulled up the quilt. Then he remembered his grandson’s question. Aha! His beard was under the quilt. But wait. Did that feel right?

He lifted his beard from under the quilt and put it above it. This also didn’t feel right. So he put the beard under the quilt again. But he soon felt it would be better if it were out. The beard went in and out—first under the quilt, then over it, under, over, all night long.

Stan spent a sleepless night. In the morning, he was so tired and unhappy that he cut his long beard right off! Stan’s wife was so happy. She advised Stan to cut that beard off many times, but he never did it. Now a simple question made him do that.

根据上述内容,判断下列句子正误,正确的填 T,错误填 F。

【1】Stan was very famous for his long white beard.

【2】Stan never cared about Zak, his grandson.

【3】At the very beginning, Stan’s beard was under the quilt.

【4】That night Stan was sleepless and tired because of the question.

【5】Stan listened to his wife’s advice to cut the beard off.

注意：1. 词数90左右。

2. 短文须包括所有要点，不要逐词翻译，可适当发挥，使短文连贯、通顺。

3. 短文中不得提及真实的人名、校名等相关信息。

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【1】我不确定是否值得冒险。

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【2】火星上的空气比地球上的稀薄得多吗？

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【3】手工制作一盏南瓜灯是相当累人但有趣的。

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【4】欢迎你在任何时候来检查它的质量是否达到标准。

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【5】解决这个问题占用了如此多的的时间以至于我没有进行足够的锻炼。

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Once upon a time—July 20, 1969, to be exact—two men got out of their little spaceship and wandered around on the moon for a while. Ten more men walked on the moon over the next three and a half years.

Unfortunately, not quite. A fair number of Americans think that this whole business of moon landings really is fairy tale. They believe that the landings were a big hoax (骗局) staged in the Mojave Desert, to convince everyone that U.S. technology was the “best” in the whole wide world.

Which is the harder thing to do: Send men to the moon or make believe we did? The fact is that the physics behind sending people to the moon is simple. You can do it with computer whose entire memory capacities can now fit on chips the size of postage stamps and that cost about as much as, well, a postage stamp, I know you can because we did.

However, last fall NASA considered spending $15,000 on a public-relations campaign to convince the unimpressed that Americans had in fact gone to the moon. That idea was mostly a reaction to a Fox television program, first broadcast in February 2001, that claimed to expose the hoax. The show’s creator is a publicity hound (猎狗) who has lived up to the name in more ways than one by hounding Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the moon. Mr. X (as I will call him, thereby denying him the joyous sight of his name in prim) recently followed Buzz Aldrin around and called him “a thief, liar and coward” until the 72-year-old astronaut finally lost it and hit the 37-year-old Mr. X in the face.

Anyway, NASA’s publicity campaign began to slow down. The non-believers took the campaign as NASA’s effort to hide something while the believers said that $15,000 to convince people that the world was round—I mean, that we had gone to the moon—was simply a waste of money, (Actually, the $15,000 was supposed to pay for an article by James E. Oberg, an astronomy writer who, with Aldrin,has contributed to Scientific American.)

If NASA’s not paying Oberg, perhaps it could put the money to good use by hiring two big guys to drag Neil Armstrong out of the house. Armstrong is an extremely private man, but he is also the first man on the moon, So maybe he has a duty to be a bit more outspoken about the experience. Or NASA could just buy Aldrin a commemorate plaque (纪念匾) for his recent touch on the face of Mr. X.

【1】We can learn from Paragraphs 2 and 3 that some Americans believe __________.

A.moon landings were inventedB.U.S. technology was the best

C.moon landing ended successfullyD.the Mojave Desert was the launching base

【2】According to the writer, which of the following is responsible for the story about the hoax?

A.NASA’s publicity campaign.B.The Fox television program.

C.Buzz Aldrin.D.James E. Oberg.

【3】The tone of the article is __________.

A.angryB.happyC.humorousD.matter-of-fact

In my view, new architectural styles can exist perfectly well alongside an older style. Indeed, there are many examples in my own home town of Tours where modern designs have been placed very successfully next to old buildings. As long as the building in question is pleasing and does not dominate (影响) its surroundings too much, it often improves the attractiveness of the area.

It is true that there are examples of new buildings which have spoilt the area they are in, but the same can be said of some old buildings too. Yet people still speak against new buildings in historic areas. I think this is simply because people are naturally conservative and do not like change.

Although we have to respect people’s feelings as fellow users of the buildings, I believe that it is the duty of the architect and planner to move things forward. If we always reproduced what was there before, we would all still be living in caves. Thus, I would argue against copying previous architectural styles and choose something fresh and different, even though that might be the more risky choice.

【1】Which of the following is TRUE according to the author?

A.We should reproduce the same old buildings.

B.Buildings should not dominate their surroundings.

C.Some old buildings have spoilt the area they are in.

D.No one understands why people speak against new buildings.

【2】By “more things forward” in the last paragraph, the author probably means “__________”.

A.Destroy old buildingsB.Put things in a different place

C.Choose new architectural stylesD.Respect people’s feelings for historical buildings

【3】What is the main purpose of the passage?

A.To explain why people dislike change.

B.To warm that we could end up living in caves.

C.To admit how new buildings have ruined their surroundings.

D.To argue that modern buildings can be built in historic areas.

Money spent on experiences, rather than material goods, brings along more happiness.

Imagine that you wake up tomorrow morning to discover $1 million under your bed. What would you do with that cash?

The money will probably make you think about one thing above all else—yourself. A large amount of research reveals that money __________ our selfish sides. We will __________ much on what that money can do for us alone. Perhaps you are imagining buying a faster car, or even a new house.

But studies show that __________ goods often fail to deliver lasting happiness. Fortunately, our ongoing research __________ many ways to get more happiness from every dollar you spend. Changing how you spend money can increase your happiness.

But making these __________ needs to challenge some of our ideas of spending. It’s hard not to view buying a house as a wise investment. But research shows it brings very little happiness. A study in the United States found that homeowners, on average, were no happier than renters.

So, working hard to save money for a house might not be such a good idea __________ it means spending less time with your families and friends. And dozens of studies show that people get more happiness from buying __________ than material things. Experimental purchase—such as trips, concerts and special meals—are more deeply connected to our sense of self.

And experiences come with one more advantage. They tend to bring us __________ to other people, but more often, material things are enjoyed __________. So social contacts are important to improve mental and physical health.

【1】A.presentB.matterC.appearD.equal

【2】A.showsB.explainsC.provesD.designs

【3】A.dependB.concentrateC.takeD.look

【4】A.mentalB.materialC.beautifulD.clever

【5】A.invitesB.offersC.prefersD.follows

【6】A.changesB.plansC.decisionsD.mistakes

【7】A.ifB.howC.unlessD.though

【8】A.housesB.carsC.experiencesD.health

【9】A.familiarB.closeC.properD.native

【10】A.completelyB.worldwideC.secretlyD.alone

Americans use many expressions with the word “dog”. People in the United States love their dogs and treat them well. They take their dogs for walks, let them play outside and give them good food and medical care. 【1】 The expression, to lead a dog’s life, describes a person who has an unhappy life.

Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world, We have to face with fierce competition everyday. 【2】 They say that to be successful, a person has to work like a dog. This means they have to work very, very hard. 【3】 And the situation would be even worse if they became sick as a dog.

Still, people say every dog has its day, This means that every person enjoys a successful period during his or her life. To be successful, people often have to learn new skills.

【4】 They believe that older people do not like to learn new things and will not change the way they do things.

Dog expressions are also used to describe the weather. 【5】 A rainstorm may cool the weather. But we do not want it to rain too hard. We do not want it to rain cats and dogs.

A. Dogs are our friends.

B. We can communicate with dogs.

C. Such hard work can make people dogtired.

D. The dog days of summer are the hottest days of the year.

E. Some people say that you can never teach an old dog new tricks yet.

F. However, dogs without owners to care for them lead a different kind of life.

G. That means many people are competing for the same things, like good jobs.

【1】Can you help me find those __________ (乘客) luggage?

【2】If everything goes __________ (顺利), you will get your driving licence in three months.

【3】He __________ (后悔) not having bought the jacket and felt quite upset.

【4】How often do you change all the __________ (电池) of the clock?

【5】How much did you spend on your __________ (混合动力) car?

【6】Has __________ of you two watched this movie before?

【7】Nowadays, more and more people have been __________ of the great harm of smoking.

【8】The seeds of the plant are often __________ by the wind.

【9】People might float in space because of the low __________.

【10】—Hello! I’d like to speak to Lisa.

—Hello! Just __________ on and let me see if she is in.

A.writeB.writingC.writtenD.to write

A.enough tired to go to bedB.too tired to go to bed

C.so tired that he went to bedD.very tired so that he went to bed