完型填空 （共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）

I was tired and hungry after a long day of work. When I walked into the living room, my 12-year-old son looked __26__ at me and said, “I love you.” I didn’t know what to say. __27__ several seconds all I could do was to stand there and __28__ down at him. My first thought was that he must need __29__ with his homework or he was trying to __30__ me for some news. Finally I asked, “What was that all about?”

“Nothing.” He said, “My teacher said we should __31__ our parents that we love them and see what they say. It’s a(n) __32__.”

The next day I called his teacher to __33__ more about this “experiment” and how the other parents had __34__.

“Basically, most of the fathers had the __35__ reaction as you did.” The teacher said, “When I first __36__ we try this, I asked the children what they thought their parents would say. Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble.” “The __37__ is,” the teacher explained, “feeling loved is an important part of __38__. It’s something all human beings __39__. What I’m trying to tell the children is that it’s too __40__ that we don’t all express those feelings. A boy should be __41__ to tell his dad that he loves him.”

The teacher, a middle-aged man, understands how __42__ it is for some of us to say the things that would be good for us to say.

When my son came to me that evening, I held on to him for __43__ second. And just __44__ he pulled away, I said in my deepest, most manly voice, “Hey, I love you, too.”

I don’t know if saying that made either of us healthier, but it did feel pretty good. Maybe next time if my child says “I love you”, it would not take me a whole day to think of the right __45__.

1. A. down              B. away             C. out              D. up

2.A. After              B. For              C. At               D. On

3. A. glance            B. glare                C. stare           D. watch

4. A. patience              B. time             C. help             D. paper

5. A. report            B. prepare              C. answer               D. apologize

6.. A. help                 B. ask              C. tell                 D. make

7.. A. thing                B. experiment           C. word             D. sentence

8. A. search for            B. search           C. find out         D. find

9. A. said              B. reacted              C. done                 D. explained

10. A. same             B. different            C. usual                D. ordinary

11. A. allowed              B. agreed               C. suggested        D. planned

12. A. point                B. idea                 C. way                  D. cause

13. A. body             B. health               C. life                 D. study

14. A. have             B. know                 C. take                 D. require

15. A. bad              B. good                 C. late                 D. early

16. A. fit                  B. ready                C. nice                 D. able

17.A. easy              B. much                 C. often                D. difficult

18. A. a much           B. a full               C. an exact             D. an extra

19. A. before               B. after                C. because              D. if

20. A. answer           B. key                  C. reason               D experiment

 

Do you sometimes argue about what seems to you to be a simple fact ? Do you argue whether it’s cold outdoors or whether the car in front of you is going faster than the speed limit ?

If you get into such arguments, try to think about the story about the six blind men and the elephant．The first blind man who felt the elephant’s trunk said it was like a snake．The second who felt the elephant’s side said it was like a wall, while the third said it was like a spear as he touched the animal’s tusk．The fourth, who had hold of the elephant’s tail insisted that it was like a rope．The fifth man said it looked like a tree as he put his arm around one the elephant’s legs.

The sixth, who was tall and got hold of the elephant’s ears, said it was like a huge fan.

Each man’s idea of the animal came from his own experience．So if someone disagrees with you about a “simple fact”, it’s often because his experience in the matter is different from yours.

To see how hard it is for even one person to make up his mind about a “simple fact”, try this simple experiment．Get three large bowls．Put ice water in one．Put hot water in the second．Put lukewarm water in the third．Now put your left hand in the ice water．Put your right hand in the hot water．After thirty seconds, put both hands in the lukewarm water．Your right hand will tell you the water is cold．Your left hand will tell you it’s hot !

1.What makes people think about simple facts differently ?

     A．The fact that simple facts differ from one another

     B．The fact that people have different experience in the same simple fact

     C．The fact that people often disagree with one another

     D．The fact that it’s hard to make up one’s mind about simple facts

2.The writer’s advice is _______________.

     A．We should never think about simple facts

     B．We should never judge something with a one-sided view

     C．We should not agree about simple facts

     D．We must learn from the six blind men

3.After reading the last paragraph, we may think of __________.

     A．Newton’s law                    B．Galileo’s theory of falling objects

     C．Einstein’s theory of relativity       D．Marx’s On Capital (资本)

 

Have you ever noticed what happens to an idea once you express it? Just talking about it or writing it down causes you to make it clear in your own mind. How can you use this to increase your brain power? Start writing.

By putting thoughts into words，you are telling yourself the logic(逻辑)behind what you think，feel，or only partly understand. Often，explaining a thought is the process of understanding. In other words，you increase your brain power by exercising your “explain power”．

Try this experiment. Explain how you’ll increase your brain power，even if you have no idea how right now. Just start with anything，and create an explanation. For example，start with “I’ll learn chess，” or “I’ll read an article on the mind every week.” Explain how that will help. You’ll be surprised how often this becomes a workable plan，and if you actually do this，you’ll have a better  understanding of your brain twenty minutes from now.

Another benefit of writing is that it helps you remember. Many，if not most，highly productive people are always taking notes. You can try keeping it all in your head，but if you keep a journal of your ideas the next time you’re working on a big project，you’ll probably have more success.

Want to understand a topic? Write a book about it. That’s an extreme example，but if you are learning something new，write a letter to a friend about it，and you will understand it better. Want to invent something? Write an explanation of the problem，why you want to solve it，and why it is worth solving，and you’re half-way there.

Writers don’t always write because they clearly understand something beforehand. Often，they write about something because they want to understand it. You can do the same. Writing will help bring you to an understanding. Give it a try.

1.What would be the best title for the text?

A．A Way on How to Write

B．Increase Your Brain Power Through Writing

C．Brain Power Helps Improve Your Writing

D．How to Start Your Writing

2.According to the text，writing can help you a lot in the following ways EXCEPT ________.

A．the increase of your brain power

B．the ability to remember

C．the development of your interest in study

D．the better understanding of a topic

3.The underlined sentence “you’re half-way there” in Paragraph 5 implies that ________.

A．you are already successful

B．you still need to work hard

C．writing can help you walk half way

D．writing is important to solve problems

4.What’s the main purpose of the writer writing the text?

A．To advise readers to start their writing.

B．To explain the importance of writing.

C．To persuade readers to become writers.

D．To increase readers’ brain power.

 

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

I live in Japan, where electronic items are a way of life, so it is no surprise that many students carry these little electronic dictionaries. E-dictionaries may be lighter and compacter (简洁的) than any paper dictionary.  1.  However, to me, these are pretty much the limits to their advantages.

I think e-dictionaries should be limited in their use in classrooms. 2.

E-dictionaries are much more expensive. In Japan, they cost as little as 10,000 yen(US$100)much as 40,000 yen, depending on how many functions you want (or think you want) and depending on how fashionable you are. My trusty Random House paper dictionary is copyrighted at1995, cost me a mere US$12.95 plus tax.

E-dictionaries are more fragile. Drop your paper dictionary. Go ahead. Hold it above your head and drop it. 3.

E-dictionaries need batteries. Batteries are temperature sensitive. Batteries cost money, too.

E-dictionaries have keypads. Typing in the spelling of a word is harder and more time consuming than looking through pages and using the index at the top of each page.

4. Sound . Little devices beep (嘟嘟声) when you press the buttons, but it is very disturbing to some people in a classroom situation or library.

Finally, let’s consider making corrections or additions. No dictionary is perfect, paper version or electronic. However, when you find something you’d like to change in the e-dictionary, you can’t do anything about it. You can pencil in some notes with the paper type. Similarly, if you learn a word that isn’t in the dictionary, a few notes of a pencil make it easy to increase its memory capacity.  5.And, for those students whose habit is to mark certain words with a highlight pen for ease of future reference, again, the paper dictionary wins out.

A．But it is impossible to do so with a keypad model.

B．They may even contain more words and expressions.

C． Let me add a statement about one that really troubles me.

D．Now, try this with any lightweight plastic e-dictionary, and you’ll be picking up the pieces.

E．That huge, heavy paper dictionary that you see in your library looks like a building block in size and weight.

F．E-dictionaries have advantages as well as disadvantages.

G．Let’s take a look at the following reasons.

 

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

Smiling is a great way to make yourself stand out while helping your body to function better. Smile to improve your health, your stress level, and your attractiveness;

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We are drawn to people who smile．There is an attraction factor．We want to know a smiling person and figure out what is so good because anxieties can push people away, but a smile draws them in．

Smiling changes our mood．

Next time you are feeling down, try putting on a smile．      2    Smiling can trick the body into helping you change your mood．

Smiling is appealing．

When someone is smiling they lighten up the room, change the moods of others, and make things happier．A smiling person brings happiness with them．Smile a lot and you will draw people to you．

Smiling relieves stress．

Stress can really show up in our faces．Smiling helps to prevent us from looking tired, worn down, and overwhelmed．     3      The stress should be reduced and you'll be better able to take action．

Smiling lowers your blood pressure．

When you smile, there is a measurable reduction in your blood pressure．Give it a try if you have a blood pressure monitor at home．Sit for a few minutes and take a reading．Then smile for a minute and take another reading while still smiling．____4____

Smiling lifts the face and makes you look younger．

The muscles we use to smile lift the face, making a person appear younger．Don't go for a face lift, just try smiling your way through the day—you'll look younger and feel better．

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Try this test: Smile．Now try to think of something negative without losing the smile．It's hard．When we smile, our body is sending the rest of us a message that "Life is Good! "

A．Smiling helps you stay positive． B．Smiling makes us attractive． C．Do you notice the difference? D．Smiling can bring you luck and sorrow． E．When you are stressed, take time to put on a smile． F．There's a good chance that your mood will change for the better．