The success of a government should be _______...

The success of a government should be ________ in terms of the health and happiness of the people as well as the development of economy.

A.observed B.established C.benefited D.measured

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Do you agree to the idea that success can be measured ________ money alone?

A. in case of　　　　　 B. in terms of

C. in the opinion of D. in favor of

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Any reform of the government should be 　　　　 the popular mood and times.

A. in tune with　　 B. in preference to

C. in light of　　 D. in terms of

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Katharine Meyer Graham was once described as "the most powerful woman in America." She was not a government official or elected representative, but she owned The Washington Post newspaper. Under her leadership, it became one of the most important newspapers in the country.

Katharine Meyer was born in a rich family in New York City in 1917. In 1933, her father had bought a failing newspaper, The Washington Post. Her marriage was a tragedy. Her husband treated her badly and suffered from mental illness, killing himself in 1963.

With no training or experience in business, she was insecure and she did not think she had the ability to do an important job. But Katharine Graham didn’t give up. In 1969, Missus Graham became publisher as well as president of The Washington Post Company.

In the 1970s, The Washington Post became famous around the world because of two major successes. In 1971, an order from a federal judge stopped The New York Times from publishing the Pentagon（五角大楼）Papers, because President Richard Nixon believed publication would endanger national security. Yet Katharine Graham ruled against the judge’s order and decided to publish the Pentagon Papers in The Washington Post, which was considered a major success for freedom of the press.

In 1972, The Washington Post had another major success. Through the long Watergate （水门事件）investigation, despite government’s threat, Missus Graham supported her reporters and editors. The newspaper was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for public service in 1973 for its Watergate reporting. The next year, President Nixon resigned from office.

Katharine Graham died of head injuries when she was eighty-four. She used her intelligence and bravery to improve the American media. After her death, the employees of The Washington Post wrote: "A world without Katharine Graham will not be the same at all."

1.What is Katharine Graham remembered for?

A.Her struggling with her unfortunate marriage.

B.Her success in running The Washington Post.

C.Her bravery in competing with other newspapers.

D.Her close relationship with her reporters and editors.

2.How did Katharine Graham feel before taking over the business?

A.Excited and overjoyed. B.Curious and eager.

C.Unconfident and unsure. D.Annoyed and upset.

3.What was the effect of the paper’s first major success?

A.The government had more control over newspapers.

B.The press had more freedom from the government.

C.The Washington Post got the Pulitzer Prize.

D.Richard Nixon resigned from his office.

4.What can we learn about Katharine Graham from Paragraphs 4 and 5?

A.Her determination and bravery led to the success of the newspaper.

B.Her father laid a solid foundation for her success.

C.She was good at working with the government.

D.She was born a great leader.

5.Which might be the best title for the passage?

A.The Rise of The Washington Post

B.The Making of a Great Newspaper

C.Great Newspapers of the United States

D.A Powerful Media Leader in America

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Teenagers who travel around the world alone have been making headlines quite often. A young person alone in a dangerous situation attracts attention and sponsors. Young sailors also attract various views. For example, Jessica Watson was asked by the government to cancel her voyage, yet the Prime Minister called her “a hero for young Australians” when she returned. It seemed there is confusion about the competence and independence of young people.

The popular psychologists tell us that teenage brains are likely to make wrong judgments. But such ideas often do not apply to specific individuals. Between the ages of 14 and 18, teenagers vary greatly in their abilities. The amount of independence that each is allowed should be determined not simply by their age but by discussion with the related, responsible adults. Some teens are certainly inexperienced and capable of childish mistakes, but the ones who attempt dangerous journeys normally do so by winning the confidence of hard-headed and well-qualified adult supporters.

But it’s also wrong to think that any 16-year-old can desire to get achievements as unusual as Jessica Watson’s. Watson calls herself “an ordinary girl who had a dream”. Her intention is to encourage teenagers but this idea can have the opposite effect of making them feel not good enough because great achievements are beyond them. Should all teens have such dreams? Actually, individuals face varying circumstances that restrict their dreams.

Teenagers who travel around the world alone should not be judged by preconceived (事先形成的) views about young people. Nor should young “ordinary” teenagers feel pressure to long for extraordinary personal goals. In fact, I believe the example of solo sailing overstresses individualism. The teenage years are when most of us “ordinary” people learn that we can achieve great things in cooperation with others.

1.What can we learn about Jessica Watson?

A.She was criticized by the government.

B.She eventually canceled her voyage.

C.She has traveled around the world.

D.She made a successful voyage.

2.What can be inferred about teenagers from the text?

A.They have similar abilities.

B.They make decisions on their own.

C.They always make wrong judgments.

D.They need supports of responsible adults.

3.Who does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A.Parents. B.Teenagers.

C.Psychologists. D.Adults.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A.Divided Opinions on Young Adventurers

B.Problems Faced by Adventurous Teens

C.Various Ways to Become Independent

D.Pressure to Achieve Personal Goals

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单词拼写，每空一词

1.It is widely acknowledged that students should be ________(评价) in terms of overall quality.

2.He requested help from the ________ (图书管理员) to locate the book he wanted.

3.We can’t ________(保证) the punctual arrival of trains in foggy weather.

4.We waited for news with a growing sense of ________(着急).

5.In nature, there are lots of _________(现象) which can’t be explained now.

6.I know I can trust her in any c_________.

7.On a________(平均), I spend $100 on books each month.

8.My desk mate was ________(任命) Chairman of the Students’ Union of our school.

9.Do you believe in the e________ of God?

10.If someone helps you, express your a________ to him.

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In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some value it highly, believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity(繁荣). Others say that competition is bad; that it sets one person against another; that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people.

I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied on how well they performed at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well and winning are often life-and-death affairs. In their single-minded pursuit of success, the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten.

However, while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take an opposite attitude. In a culture which only values the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players, they strongly blame competition. Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society. Teaching these young people, I often observe in them a desire to fail. They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success. By not trying, they always have an excuse: “I may have lost, but it doesn’t matter because I really didn’t try.” What is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost, that would mean a lot.  Such a loss would be a measure of their worth. Clearly, this belief is the same as that of true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are based on the mistaken belief that one’s self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to disappear can we discover a new meaning in competition.

1.Why do some people favor competition according to the passage?

A.It pushes society forward. B.It builds up a sense of duty.

C.It improves personal abilities. D.It encourages individual efforts.

2.The underlined phrase “the most vocal” in paragraph 3 means_____.

A.those who try their best to win

B.those who value competition most highly

C.those who are against competition most strongly

D.those who rely on others most for success

3.What is the similar belief of the true competition and those with a “desire to fail”?

A.One’s worth lies in his performance compared with others.

B.One’s success in competition needs great efforts.

C.One’s achievement is determined by his particular skills.

D.One’s success is based on how hard he has tried.

4.Which point of view may the author agree to?

A.Every effort should be paid back.

B.Competition should be encouraged.

C.Winning should be a life-and-death matter.

D.Fear of failure should be removed in competition.

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Mass communication has been growing and affecting the way communities and people behave. At every stage of the development of communication, from the telegraph to the Internet, societies have had to adapt to its effects. But have the effects been more positive or negative?

The saying “Knowledge is power” has been an excellent motivator for people to improve their lives, but today the massive amount of information available through the Internet doesn’t always seem to to be helping people in the way we had hoped.Rather than improving people’s lives and bringing us closer together, the information age is making us more divided and irresponsible.

Nevertheless, many people find comfort in their virtual worlds and are happy to connect with real-life friends and online friends from the familiar surroundings of their living rooms.However,being able to reinvent themselves online and be whoever they want to be leads to the question of whether they are losing their identities by living in a virtual world. It’s not all bad news,however. Mass communication has helped change some attitudes for the better. Take our views on the environment for example. Internet campaigns by governments and other organizations have helped popularize the ideas of recycling, protecting wildlife and reducing pollution.

Modern electronic communication now influences every aspect of our lives-it is a powerful tool that has raised some concerns for society.However,it has also brought countless benefits to society. At the end of the day, it can be used both for good or evil, which largely relies on the morals and sense of responsibility of the individual or community involved. In short,it needs to be used with care.

1.According to the text, the information age today _______.

A.helps people improve their lives

B.fully shows “ knowledge is power”

C.makes people feel more connected to others

D.fails to achieve our expectations sometimes

2.What can we infer from Paragraph 3?

A.People only connect with online friends.

B.Online friends can be comforting for all people.

C.Virtual lives can make people clear of who they are.

D.The Internet helps to raise our environmental awareness.

3.What can be known about electronic communication in the last paragraph?

A.It should be used in a cautious way.

B.It does more harm than good to society.

C.Its side effects can’t be handled by individuals.

D.It should be strictly controlled by the government.

4.What does the text mainly talk about?

A.The comfort of the virtual worlds.

B.The effects of mass communication.

C.The development of mass communication.

D.The way to use modern mass communication.

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Bright Side did some research on many places throughout the world where you can buy a house for 1 dollar or for free!

Roubaix, France

If you like France, Roubaix located in the north of France is just for you. The local authorities want it to be populated and attractive. You can buy a small house in the industrial district for just $1. The buyer is supposed to live in this house for 3 years.

Buffalo, USA

Buffalo offers whoever qualifies to buy a house for $1. All you need is to be a lawful citizen of the city and invest amount of money into its decoration. Doing this, the authorities are hoping to make the city beautiful again without spending money.

Liverpool, Great Britain

In Liverpool, most of houses were abandoned by the working class during the years of unemployment. The government is trying to sell the houses for just $1. If you want to buy such a house, it has to be your first deal on buying property (不动产).

Candela, Italy

If you still have any doubts about spending $1 on a house, you should know: the government will pay you some money, if you move to Candela. In order to be paid, you need to become a permanent citizen and have an income of $7500 per year. If moving alone, you will get $700, and if you are going with your family, the pay can be four times as much as only one person.

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1.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A.It is impossible to buy a house for $1.

B.The houses in some parts of the world are sold for $1 just for the same reason.

C.The authorities of Roubaix want more people to live there.

D.In Liverpool unemployed people have a lot of houses.

2.Why do the authorities of Buffalo provide a house for people with $1?

A.To improve the lives of poor people. B.To solve the problems of employment.

C.To make the city attractive at no cost. D.To attract people to the big cities.

3.What is required to buy a house for 1 dollar in Liverpool?

A.You must be making the first house purchase.

B.You should live in the house for 3 years.

C.You need to be an unemployed citizen.

D.You have to repair and decorate the house.

4.How much money can you get if moving to Candela with a whole family?

A.$1 B.$2800 C.$700 D.$7500

5.Where is this passage most likely to come from?

A.a novel. B.a magazine. C.a letter. D.the Internet.

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If you’re concerned about climate change, should you feel guilty about hanging out online? Maybe not.

Data, or information, is often processed and stored on a computer. A computer that provides data to other computers is called a server. Servers also store data such as videos, pictures and emails. A building that holds many servers is known as a data center. Without data centers and servers, we could not access websites on our own computers and phones every day.

Some people worry that data centers use a lot of energy, which could be bad for the environment. But recent studies found that data centers do not use as much energy as they thought.

Eric Masanet, a professor at Northwestern University, is the study’s main author. Masanet and his team looked at the energy used by data centers around the world, and found that data centers have improved. They saw a 20 percent energy improvement each year.

These improvements are due to better servers. They use less energy than servers once did. Other technologies have also improved.

Masanet said to make sure computers use energy effectively, some things need to happen. Businesses and governments should get involved. Countries need to be open about how much electricity their data centers use. Large data companies also need to source their electricity from renewable energy, such as sunlight and wind. For example, Google and Apple both purchased or generated enough renewable electricity to match 100 percent of their data center energy use in 2018.

“People should care about the energy data centers need,” said Masanet. “But we don’t have to feel bad about staying connected.”

1.Why do people need data centers?

A.To help people reduce time on computers.

B.To store information and let them use websites.

C.To provide energy needed to run people’s phones.

D.To save data on the Internet instead of on servers

2.What caused data centers to have a 20 percent improvement in energy use?

A.Less fuel is being burned in the atmosphere. B.Fewer people are online at the same time.

C.Servers and technologies have improved. D.More information is stored in phones.

3.What does the underlined word “source” in paragraph 6 mean?

A.Measure. B.Store. C.Choose. D.Obtain.

4.According to Eric Masanet, how to make sure computers use energy effectively?

A.Businesses and governments should be involved. B.The boundaries of countries should be opened.

C.People need to spend less time online. D.People need to rely on big data companies.

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