Look over there—there’s a very long, winding path _____ up to the house.

阅读下面短文，撑握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I had a friend who visited me from out of town and I wanted to show him the CN Tower. It was one of the tallest structures on the earth. So I thought it would offer a (n)   36   sight.

We were standing in line for 45minutes to enjoy the    37    up to the watch point. When we got there, we went around the   38     of the tower and saw the hard wire fence 39      to the structure serving as a barrier. We went back inside to look for the glass floor that provided a direct view   40     . As soon as both of us   41     , we stopped before walking onto it. We found that our legs began to   42   . I stopped for a minute 你  who have stood on it before.”I began to  46     that step onto the glass floor. I didn’t look down —  47     not for a few minutes.

I walked on the    48    and looked around and thought about how   49    the experience was. I even found myself jumping up and down. There was no 50    , and it was certainly an illusion.

I considered how many things in our lives we 51     and exactly how many of them are actually illusions. I thought about all the things we   52     ourselves from doing because we have   53    ourselves into thinking there’s risk. I thought about all the things that I still have yet to do that appeared 54    . I was glad to discover that although fear isn’t a stranger to me, my desire to live a life without    55    has a much stronger pull.

1.A．expressive        B．impressive  C．frightening  D．beneficial

2.A．bus  B．ladder          C．car      D．elevator

3.A．outside    B．top      C．center         D．surface

4.A．connected        B．surrounded         C．referred      D．combined

5.A．around     B．up       C．down  D．out

6.A．understood      B．approached         C．talked D．returned

7.A．wave        B．move  C．tremble       D．wander

8.A．look over B．think over   C．look up        D．think up

9.A．tighter      B．taller   C．weaker        D．stronger

10.A．happily  B．simply C．greatly         D．relatively

11.A．take        B．choose        C．decide        D．pick

12.A．at most  B．at least         C．at last          D．at best

13.A．fence     B．floor   C．edge   D．tower

14.A．grateful B．useful C．wonderful   D．helpful

15.A．death     B．warn   C．trouble        D．danger

16.A．handle   B．ignore          C．fear     D．hide

17.A．block     B．protect        C．help    D．separate

18.A．forced   B．advised        C．entered       D．led

19.A．amazing B．worrying     C．exciting       D．interesting

20.A．cost       B．doubt C．regret D．waste

It is true that good writers rewrite and rewrite and then rewrite some more.But in order to work up the desire to rewrite，it is important to learn to like what you write at the early stage.

I am surprised at the number of famous writers I know who say that they so dislike reading their own writing later that they even hate to look over the publishers' opinions.One reason we may dislike reading our own work is that we're often disappointed that the rich ideas in our minds seem very thin and plain when first written down.Jerry Fodor and Steven Pinker suggest that this fact may be a result of how our minds work.

Different from popular belief，we do not usually think in the words and sentences of ordinary language but in symbols for ideas (known as‘mentalese’)，and writing our ideas down is an act of translation from that symbolic language.But while mentalese contains our thoughts in the form of a complex tapestry (织锦)，writing can only be composed one thread at a time.Therefore it should not be surprising that our first attempt at expressing ideas should look so simple.It is only by repeatedly rewriting that we produce new threads and connect them to get closer to the ideas formed in our minds.

When people write as if some strict critics (批评家) are looking over their shoulder，they are so worried about what this critic might say that they get stuck before they even start.Peter Elbow makes an excellent suggestion to deal with this problem.When writing we should have two different minds.At the first stage，we should see every idea，as well as the words we use to express it，as wonderful and worth putting down.It is only during rewrites that we should examine what we excitedly wrote in the first stage and check for weaknesses.

68．What do we learn from the text about those famous writers?

A．They often regret writing poor works.

B．Some of them write surprisingly much.

C．Many of them hate reading their own works.

D．They are happy to review the publishers' opinions.

69．What do people generally believe about the way human minds work?

A．People think in words and sentences.

B．Human ideas are translated into symbols.

C．People think by connecting threads of ideas.

D．Human thoughts are expressed through pictures.

70．What can we conclude from the text?

A．Most people believe we think in symbols.

B．Loving our own writing is scientifically reasonable.

C．The writers and critics can never reach an agreement.

D．Thinking and writing are different stages of mind at work.

Jim suffered heart problems. In conversation he expressed little joy and it seemed that his life was drawing to a close.

When his heart problems led to operation, Jim went through it successfully, and a full recovery was expected. Within days, however, his heart was not beating properly. Jim was rushed back to operation, but nothing was found to explain the cause of his illness. He died on the operating table on the day before his 48^th birthday.

Dr. Bruce Smoller, a psychologist (心理学家), had had many conversations with him, and the more he learned, the stranger he realized Jim's case was. When Jim was a child, his father, a teacher, suffered a heart attack and stayed home to recover. One morning Jim asked his father to look over his homework, promising to come home from school at noon to pick it up. His father agreed, but when Jim returned his father had died. Jim's father was 48.

"I think all his life Jim believed he killed his father," Dr. Smoller says. "He felt that if he had not asked him to look at his homework, his father would have lived. Jim had been troubled by the idea. The operation was the trial (判决) he had expected for forty years. " Smoller believes that Jim willed himself not to live to the age of 48.

     Jim's case shows the powerful role that attitude (态度) plays in physical health, and that childhood experiences produce far-reaching effect on the health of grown-ups. Although most cases are less direct than Jim's, studies show that childhood events, besides genes, may well cause such midlife diseases as cancer, heart disease and mental illness.

Jim was sent back to operation because ________.

A. his heart didn't work well             B. he expected a full recovery

    C. his life was drawing to a close     D. the first one wasn't well performed

What made Dr. Smoller feel strange about Jim's case?

A. Jim died at a young age.    

B. Jim died on the operating table.

C. Both Jim and his father died of the same disease.    

D. Jim's death is closely connected with his father's.

From Smoller's words, we can infer that ________.

    A. Jim's father cared little about his study

    B. Smoller agreed that Jim did kill his father

    C. Jim thought he would be punished some day

    D. Smoller believed Jim wouldn't live to the age of 48

Which of the following could have strong effect on one's physical health according to the text.?

A. a, b, d        B. a, b, e        C. a, c, e        D. b, c, d

阅读下面短文，并根据短文后的要求答题（请注意问题后的字数要求）。

[1]Perhaps you are an average student with average intelligence. However, you can receive better grades if you want. Yes, even students with average intelligence can be top students without additional work. Here's how:

[2]Plan your time carefully. Make a list of your weekly tasks. Then make a schedule of your time. Be sure to set aside enough time to complete your normal reading and work assignments. Of course, studying shouldn't occupy all of the free time on the schedule.

[3]Make good use of your time in class. Listening to what the teacher says in class means less work later. Take notes to help you remember what the teacher says.

[4]Skim before you read. Look over a passage quickly before you begin to read it more carefully. As you preview the material, you get some idea of the content and how it is organized. Later when you begin to read, you will recognize less important material and you may skip some of these portions. Skimming helps double your reading speed and improve your comprehension as well.

[5]          .Go over your notes as soon as you can after class. Review important points mentioned in class as well as points you remain confused. If you know what the teacher will discuss the next day, skim and read that material, too. If you review your notes and textbook regularly, the material will become more meaningful and you will remember it longer. Regular review leads to improved performance on tests.

[6]Develop a good attitude towards tests.The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. The world won't end if you don't pass a test, so don't worry excessively （过分地） about a single test.

[7]There are other techniques that might help you with your studying. Improving your studying habits will improve your grades.

1.What’s the best title of the passage? (no more than 8 words)

2.Please translate the underlined sentence in paragraph one into Chinese.

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3.Please fill in the blank in the fifth paragraph with proper words. (no more than 4 words)

4.According to the passage, how can an average student improve his/her grades?(no more than 6 words)

5.What does the word “it” (line 4, paragraph 5) probably refer to? (no more than 3 words)