The human nose has given to the language often word many interesting expressions. Of course, this is   1    Without the nose, we couldn't   2  or smell. It is the part of the face that gives a person special   3   . Cyrano do Bergerac said that   4  large nose showed   5  man courageous, manly and wise.

A famous woman poet   6  that she had two noses   7  a rose! Blaise Pascal made an   8   remark about Cleopatra' s nose (Cleopatra 为古埃及最后一位女王). If it had been shorter, he said, it would have changed the whole face of the world！

    Man's nose   9  an important role (作用) in his imagination. Man has referred to the nose in   10  ways to express his emotions. Expressions dealing with the nose refer to human   11  ; anger, pride, jealousy (嫉妒) and revenge (报复).

    In English there are a number of phrases   12  the nose. For example, to hold up one's nose expresses a basic human feeling——pride. People  13  hold up their noses at people, things and places.

    The phrase,   14  around by the nose, shows man' s weakness. A person   15  is led around by the nose lets other people   16  him. On the other hand, a person who   17  his nose lets his instinct (本能)——guide   18 

    There are a number of others   19   . It should be   20  the nose on your face that the nose is more than an organ (器官) for breathing and smelling.

1. A. not surprising        B. surprising 　　 　　C. not surprised　　   　　    D. surprised

2. A. breath    　　 　　  B. breathe   　　 　　C. taste　　  　　　　　　  　　 D. watch

3. A. feeling  　　　　  B. character 　　  　　C. things 　　　　　　  　　 D. love

4. A. the　　 　　   　　　　  B. this  　　 　　　　C. one   　　   　　　　 D. a

5. A. big       　　　　  B. large 　　 　　　　C. great    　　　　  　　 D. brave

6. A. wished   　　　　  B. said 　　  　　　　C. hoped    　　    　　 D. expected

7. A. to feel    　　　　  B. to see   　　　　　　  　　C. to touch    　　　　     D. to smell

8. A. encouraging 　　  B. interesting　　   C. moving　　      　　 D. exciting

9. A. has had       　　  B. had had 　　　　C. had　　  　　    　　 D. will have

10. A. much   　　 　　  B. few 　　  　　　　C. many   　　　　        D. some

11. A. illness   　　 　　  B. strength 　　   　　　　C. courage  　　　　 　　 D. weakness

12. A. with     　　　　  B. of  　　   　　　　C. by    　　  　　　　 D. about

13. A. must    　　　　  B. can 　　   　　　　C. need  　　   　　　　 D. should

14. A. to lead 　　　　  B. leading   　　　　C. to be led　　　　    D. lead

15. A. which   　　 　　  B. whom   　　  　　C. who   　　 　　　　 D. whose

16. A. protect 　　   　　　　  B. control   　　　　C. remember       　　 D. hate

17. A. follows      　　  B. leads 　　 　　　　C. drives 　　   　　　　 D. makes

18. A. himself 　　   　　  B. him  　　 　　　　C. one　　　　　　    D. man

19. A. otherwise    　　  B. thus 　　  　　　　C. so     　　　　　　 D. however

20. A. so plain as　　    B. as plain as　　    C. as clearly as　　　　 D. not as plain as

　　The human nose has given to the language of the world many interesting expressions. Of course, this is not surprising. Without the nose we could not breathe or smell. It is the part of the face that gives a person special character. Cyrano De Bergerac said that a large nose showed a great man-brave, polite, manly, and bright. A famous woman poet wished that she had two noses to smell. Blaise Pascal, a French philosopher（哲学家）made an interesting comment about Cleopatra’s nose. If it had been shorter, he said, it would have changed the whole face of the world. Historically, man’s nose has had an important role in his imagination. Man has referred to the nose in many ways to express his feelings. Expressions about the nose refer to human weakness, anger, pride, jealousy（嫉妒）and revenge（报复）. In English there are a number of phrases about the nose. For example,“to hold up one’s nose”expresses a basic human feeling—pride. People can hold up their noses at people, things and places. On the other hand, a person who follows his nose, lets his instinct guide him.

　　For the human emotion of rejection, the phrase“to have one’s nose put out of joint”is very descriptive. The expression applies to persons who have been turned aside because of a competitor. Their pride is hurt and they feel rejected. This expression is not new. It was used by Erasmus in 1542.

　　This is only a sampling of expressions in English dealing with the nose. There are a number of others. However, it should be as plain as the nose on your face that the nose is more than an organ for breathing and smelling.

(1) This passage is about ________.

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A．the human nose, an organ for breathing and smelling

B．the nose giving various expressions

C．a woman poet’s wish to have two noses

D．interesting comments made on Cleopatra’s nose

(2) According to Blaise Pascal,“Cleopatra’s nose”________.

[　　]

A．did change the whole face of the world

B．should be shorter

C．represented her powerful character

D．had been cut shorter

(3)“To hold up one’s nose”is an expression of ________.

[　　]

(4) A man who is described as“to have one’s nose put out of joint”________.

[　　]

A．is happy

B．wants to sell a flower

C．is ill

D．feels hurt and rejected

(5) When you say it is“as plain as the nose on your face”, you mean ________.

[　　]

A．it is easy to solve

B．it is hard to crack

C．it is something quite easy to understand

D．there is plain-looking nose on your face

     Apparently，we are safe neither at home nor in the business office.We use water in both places，but the research shows that chemicals added to our local water supply to kill harmful bacteria can have unwanted side effects.These chemicals can cause potential harm through drinking and in seemingly harmless activities as cleaning one’s house.They are released(set free)from water by daily actions like water running out of tap，spraying from garden pipes，or splashing in dishwashers and washing machines.As the water is moving.these chemicals are released into the air and then breathed in. Once inside our bodies, they start to affect our health.

　　Does this mean we should stop bathing? No, say the scientists, but we should put all pollution into perspective. Activities at home such as the burning of coal, cooking oil, or even candles release carbon monoxide and particulates such as cigarette ashes which have been proven as harmful to health as working or living near heavy traffic. New tugs, bedding, and even clothing give off that“new smell, ”which is a sure sign of chemicals. In the office, newly applied paint, newly purchased telephones and other telecommunications equipment, and computers release polluting chemicals, too. As offices and homes often have inadequate ventilation (通风), these chemicals can build up to become health problems. Their poisonous effects are only now being slowly recognized.

　　These facts suggest that, at a minimum, proper airing of newly purchased goods with an obvious chemical smell is a wise warning. Home and office windows should be opened during good weather. Even one’s car needs to be ventilated as well while in the garage.

　　We need further research to understand better other potential health dangers, too. For example, the effects of overcrowding of schools (carbon dioxide build-up ), the factory work environment ( an endless list of potentially dangerous substances ), and even home heating and cooling (the air conditioner may be our enemies, not our friends) have only recently started to come to light. Until we understand the effects of our new technological environment better, we can only hope that“there is no place like home.”

1.What is the main idea of the first paragraph?

　　A.The air we breathe in is harmful.

B.Chemicals are released in the running water.

C.Chemicals are added to the drinking water.

　　D. The water in everyday use is unsafe.

2..In Paragraph 2, the underlined sentence means that .

　　A. homes and offices should be aired often

　　B. any pollution should be taken into consideration

　　C. bathing should be done with caution

　　D.we should prevent any pollution from doing harm to us

3.What is the purpose of the passage?

　　A.To call on us to guard our water.

　　B.To show us that no place is like home.

　　C.To make us aware of the pollution around us.

　　D.To argue that neither homes nor offices are safe.

Doreen Sykora is now a junior at McGill University. She had a difficult time when she first began college. She said, “I was always well prepared for my examinations. But when I go into class to take the exam, I would fall apart. I could just blank out because of nervousness and fear.” Hitoshi Sakamoto, an anthropology(人类学) student at Temple University in Tokyo reports similar experiences.

These two young students were experiencing something called test anxiety. Because a student worries and is stressed(加压力于) about a test, his or her mind does not work as well as it usually does. The student cannot write or think clearly because of the severe tension and nervousness.

Now there are special university courses to help students. In these courses, advisors and psychologists try to help students by teaching them to manage test anxiety. Such a course helps students learn to live with stress and not fail because of it. First students take a practice test to measure their worry level. If the tests show that their stress level is high, the students can take a short course to manage the fear. These courses teach students how to relax their bodies. They get training to become calm in very tense situations. By controlling their nervousness, they can let their minds work more easily. Learned information then comes out without difficulty on a test.

Doreen Sykora saw immediate results after taking such a course. She now has enthusiasm about the relaxation methods. “Mostly, what I do is imagine myself in a very calm place. Then I imagine myself picking up a pencil. I move slowly and carefully. I breathe easily and let all the tension out. With each breath, more worry leaves me. It really works too. My grades have improved greatly! I’m really doing well at McGill now. This relaxation method works not only on examinations, but it has improved the rest of my life as well.”

For Hitoshi in Tokyo, the results were much the same. He is enjoying school a lot more and learning more.

1. What is the similarity between Doreen Sykora and Hitoshi Sakamoto?

A. They are students from the same university.

B. They failed in all the examinations.

C. They both had experiences of test anxiety.

D. They both had the same poor studying habits.

2. The phrase “blank out” in Paragraph 1 refers to “_______.”

A. lose interest in the exam           B. refuse to take the exam

C. get an extra paper                  D. be unable to think clearly

3. What’s the purpose of some special university student-help courses?

　　A. To help students to reduce test anxiety.   

　　B. To show a stress level experienced by students.

　　C. To learn more knowledge about test anxiety.

　　D. To have a better understanding of test anxiety.

This is a story that can teach us a good lesson. One day, a man in rags begged from door to door along the street. With an old wallet in his hand, he was asking for a few coins to buy something to eat. He kept complaining about his bad fortune and kept __36__ why those who had so much money were never __37__ and were always desiring more.
“As far as I'm concerned, if I had only enough to ___38__ and to wear, I would not want anything more.”
Just at that moment Goddess Fortune, who came down the __39__ saw the beggar and said to him, “Hi, I have wished to __40__ you for a long time. Now, open your __41__ and I will pour my gold into it. But I will do that only on this __42__ : All that falls into the wallet will be pure gold; but every piece falling upon the __43__ shall become dust. Do you understand？”
“I see.” said the beggar.
“Then you should __44__ ！It's obvious that your wallet is a(an) __45__ one, so don't load it too heavily，” said the Goddess Fortune.
The excited beggar could hardly __46__ to have gold. He quickly opened his wallet, and a __47__ of yellow coins was poured into it. The wallet grew heavier and heavier.
“Is that enough? Isn't it cracking？” asked Fortune.
“Never __48__ .It's still strong enough now.”answered the beggar.
The wallet was filled with so many coins that the beggar's hands began to __49__. “Ah, if only the golden stream would __50__ forever! Just a little more，” said the beggar, “__51__ just a handful or two.”
“There! It's full. The wallet will __52__ .” warned the Goddess, but the beggar requested, “It will __53__ a little more, just a little more.”
One more piece was added and the wallet split. The __54__ fell upon the ground and became dust. The greedy beggar had now __55__ but his broken bag.