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         I recently heard a story from Stephen Glenn about a famous research scientist who had made several very
    important medical breakthroughs. He was being interviewed by a newspaper reporter who asked him why he
    thought he was able to be so much more creative than the average person. What set him so far apart from
    others?
         He responded that, in his opinion, it all came from an experience with his mother that occurred when he
    was about two years old. He had been trying to remove a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he lost his
    grip on the slippery bottle and it fell, spilling its contents all over the kitchen floor-a real sea of milk!
         When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of yelling at him, giving him a lecture or punishing him,
    she said, "Robert, what a great and wonderful mess you have made! I have rarely seen such a huge puddle
    of milk. Well, the damage has already been done. Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few
    minutes before we clean it up?"
         Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, "You know, Robert, whenever you make a mess like
    this, eventually you have to clean it up and restore everything to its proper order. So, how would you like to
    do that? We could use a sponge, a towel or a mop. Which do you prefer?" He chose the sponge and together
    they cleaned up the spilled milk.
         His mother then said, "You know, what we have here is a failed experiment in how to effectively carry a
    big milk bottle with two tiny hands. Let's go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you
    can discover a way to carry it without dropping it." The little boy learned that if he grasped the bottle at the
    top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful lesson!
         This famous renowned scientist then remarked that it was at that moment that he knew he didn't need to
    be afraid to make mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just opportunities for learning something
    new, which is, after all, what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment "doesn't work," we
    usually learn something valuable from it.
    1. The passage is intended to _____.
    A. introduce the life story of a famous scientist
    B. compare the different ways of family education
    C. reveal the secret of the scientist's success
    D. inspire the parents to improve their teaching methods
    2. From the passage, we can know that Robert _____.
    A. was very naughty when he was two
    B. was so working hard as to succeed
    C. owes a lot to his education from his mother
    D. has made some great contributions to physics research
    3. On seeing the spoiled milk, what did the mother do firstly?
    A. She comforted his son.
    B. She cleaned the floor.
    C. She taught how to grasp the bottle.
    D. She gave the boy a lecture.
    4. Which of the following is the best according to the text?
    A. It would be great if all the scientists can know the importance of the failed experiment.
    B. It would be great if the experiment doesn't work at all.
    C. It would be great if all parents would respond the way Robert's mother responded to him.
    D. It would be great if we are more creative than the average person.

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    下面文章中有5处需要添加小标题。请从以下选项(A、B、C、D、E和F)中选出符合各段意思的小标题。选项中有一项是多余选项。

    A．Manufacturing industry in information economy

    B．News in the age of information

    C．Argument about individual accounts and their reliability

    D．Be your own investigative journalist

    E．Don’t believe everything you read in the newspapers．

    F．Information is presented in an entertaining way．

    ________

    1．With the arrival of the age of “information economy”, intellectual work is becoming a more important source of wealth than manufacturing．Organizations in all walks of life are doing more to spread their information．So people of the Public Relations are hired to speak for them．A lot of our news is actually collected from press releases and reports of events intentionally staged for journalists．In the information age, journalists spend their time, not investigating, but passing on the words of a spokesperson．

    ________

    2．There is a joke in the novel Scoop about the newspaper’s owner, Lord Copper．The editors can never disagree with him．When he’s right about something they answer “definitely”, and when he’s wrong they say “to some extent, Lord Copper．” It seems reasonable to suppose that, in the real world, the opinions of such powerful people still influence the journalists and editors who work for them．

    ________

    3．In countries where the news is not officially controlled, it may be provided by commercial organizations who depend on advertising．The news has to attract viewers and maintain its audience ratings．I suspect that some stories get air-time just because there happen to be exciting pictures to show．In Britain, we have the tabloid newspapers which millions of people read simply for entertainment．There is progressively less room for historical background, or statistics, which are harder to present as a sensational story．

    ________

    4．There is an argument that with spreading access to the internet and cheap technology for recording sound and images we will all be able to find exactly the information we want．People around the world will be able to publish their own eye-witness accounts and compete with the widely-accepted news-gatherers on equal terms．But what it will mean also is that we’ll be subjected to a still greater amount of nonsense and lies．Any web log may contain the latest information of the year, or equally, a made-up story that you will never be able to check．

    ________

    5．Maybe the time has come to do something about it, and I don’t just mean changing your choice of TV channel or newspaper．In a world where everyone wants you to listen to their version, you only have two choices：switch off altogether or start looking for sources you can trust．The investigative journalist of the future is everyone who wants to know the truth．

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    III. 完形填空：

    Many people believe everything or almost everything they read in newspapers or hear on radio. A few years ago I __36__ a story about a husband and wife who made a __37__ mistake. They had gone shopping and had taken their small baby ????__38__ with them. After they had finished their shopping, they returned to their car to go home. __39__they reached their car, they put the baby in the plastic baby carrier that __40__ rode in for safety. The couple then __41__ in their car towards home. After they had driven a few miles, they __42__the back seat to see how the baby was. To their surprise, the baby was not there. According to the __43__, the couple had put the plastic seat and the baby on the top of the car but had __44__ to put him inside the car. They had driven away with the baby on the top of the car.

    The couple drove back__45__the store but did not find the baby. They called the police, and the police said that they __46__ the baby and that the baby was __47__. The baby had fallen from the top of the car but had been __48__ by his plastic seat. The __49__couple took their baby home and were always careful after that.

    There was one thing __50__with the story. It was not true. Stories such as this one are often __51__ in newspapers and on radio and television. Because they are read and heard __52__that usually report the truth, many people believe them. People also believe them because, like the story__53__, they have something unusual or frightening about them. What is __54__is that newspaper and radio reporters __55__ believe them.

    36. A. wrote         B. read           C. told           D. imagined

    37. A. puzzling      B. terrible         C. interesting      D. harmful

    38. A. alone         B. along           C. away          D. around 

    39. A. Since         B. Before           C. While          D. After

    40. A. they          B. she              C. we            D. he

    41. A. went away     B. drove off         C. moved on       D. left out

    42. A. searched       B. glanced at        C. examined       D. thought of

    43. A. newspaper     B. radio             C. story          D. report

    44. A. left           B. planned           C. forgotten       D. expected

    45. A. around        B. towards           C. near           D. for

    46. A. saved         B. saw               C. helped        D. had

    47. A. dangerous      B. dead             C. comfortable     D. fine

    48. A. protected      B. saved             C. covered         D. caught

    49. A. satisfied       B. puzzled           C. grateful         D. frightened

    50. A. wrong         B. right             C. important       D. necessary

    51. A. reported       B. told              C. made           D. written

    52. A. at ease        B. in places          C. for sure         D. with joy

    53. A. told           B. mentioned        C. printed         D. recorded

    54. A. surprising      B. believable         C. unlucky        D. strange

    55. A. never         B. almost            C. also            D. always

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    阅读理解。
         下面文章中有5处(第1-5题)需要添加小标题。请从以下选项(A、B、C、D、E和F)中选出适合各段意思的小标题，选项中有一项是多余选项。
    A.  Manufacturing industry in information economy
    B.  News in the age of information
    C.  Argument about individual accounts and their reliability
    D.  Be your own investigative journalist
    E.  Don't believe everything you read in the newspapers.
    F.  Information is presented in an entertaining way.
    1. _______
         With the arrival of the age of "information economy", intellectual work is becoming a more important
    source of wealth than manufacturing.Organizations in all walks of life are doing more to spread their
    information. So people of the Public Relations are hired to speak for them. A lot of our news is actually
    collected from press releases and reports of events intentionally staged for journalists. In the information
    age, journalists spend their time, not investigating, but passing on the words of a spokesperson.
    2. _______
         There is a joke in the novel Scoop about the newspaper's owner, Lord Copper. The editors can
    never disagree with him. When he's right about something they answer "definitely", and when he's wrong
    they say "to some extent, Lord Copper." It seems reasonable to suppose that, in the real world, the
    opinions of such powerful people still influence the journalists and editors who work for them.
    3. _______
         In countries where the news is not officially controlled, it may be provided by commercial
    organizations who depend on advertising. The news has to attract viewers and maintain its audience
    ratings. I suspect that some stories get air-time just because there happen to be exciting pictures to show.
    In Britain, we have the tabloid newspapers which millions of people read simply for entertainment. There
    is progressively less room for historical background, or statistics, which are harder to present as a
    sensational story.
    4. _______
         There is an argument that with spreading access to the internet and cheap technology for recording
    sound and images we will all be able to find exactly the information we want. People around the world
    will be able to publish their own eye-witness accounts and compete with the widely-accepted
    news-gatherers on equal terms .But what it will mean also is that we'll be subjected to a still greater
    amount of nonsense and lies. Any web log may contain the latest information of the year, or equally, a
    made-up story that you will never be able to check.
    5. _______
         Maybe the time has come to do something about it, and I don't just mean changing your choice of TV
    channel or newspaper. In a world where everyone wants you to listen to their version, you only have two
    choices: switch off altogether or start looking for sources you can trust. The investigative journalist of the
    future is everyone who wants to know the truth.

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    A woman was in a hurry to go to the airport. She told the cab driver to drive quickly. She was so absorbed in her own thoughts that she was not aware they were going by a different route.
    Suddenly, a man got inside the cab. He took her handbag where she had placed her visa, passport, and all her money for the trip.
    The driver, who was in cahoots with the robber, left her in the middle of that dark street. She cursed the world for being so mean to her, and thought how unlucky she was in that situation.
    That very same night, she heard some shocking news．Tears flowed down her face．Flight 230,which was the plane that she was supposed to have boarded, had crashed．If she had not lost her precious belongings, she could have lost something far more important—her life．
    Sometimes bad things really happen．We lose money, fail our exams, or are rejected by others．There are times when nothing seems to go our way．
    So what should we do about it? Should we be disappointed? The answer is a resounding “No!" We must get rid of all these frustrations and start all over again in the consistent faith that we will get what we deserve．
    Don't waste your time and energy on things that can't be changed．Continuous worrying will only affect your health and you'll be doing much more damage than what was previously done．
    What if it was the other way round? What if we never ran out of good luck?
    There was a man who won the lottery．He thought he was the luckiest person in the world．He became greedy and wasted all his money on everything he could get his hands on．
    One day, he made it to the front page of the newspaper again．But this time, it was a different story．He had been killed because of his riches．
    If you attain good luck, you can never be too secure about it．Hope for protection and guidance．Life is so unpredictable．You never know what will happen next．
    Live one day at a time．we sometimes subject ourselves to unnecessary emotional trouble．We ask ourselves: "What if I don't get this done in time?" or "What if my family leaves me and I've got no one else to turn to?"
    Live for the moment．Do what must be done for the present and the future will turn out just fine． Believe me．And believe in yourself．As Captain Planet always says: "The power is yours!"
    【小题1】The underlined phrase "in cahoots with" in Paragraph 3 probably means "____"．

    A．was forced byB．was fighting bravely with
    C．had cooperated withD．was trying to beg
    【小题2】From the passage, we learn that___．
    A．the woman was lucky to miss her flight
    B．some people just never run out of good luck
    C．robbers will get what they deserve
    D．if you feel yourself lucky, you will continue to be so
    【小题3】According to the author, which of the following is the right attitude to adopt towards life?
    A．Don't waste your time and energy because time is limited．
    B．There's no need to worry or get frustrated．Just believe in yourself．
    C．Even when everything seems to be going well, we should keep fully alert．
    D．Worrying about what you don't have means you miss out on opportunities for other things．
    【小题4】The stories are intended to tell us___．
    A．fortune only favors the prepared mind
    B．gains and losses go hand in hand
    C．misfortune might be a blessing
    D．we should save up for a rainy day

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