An average but an extraordinary charitian, Ma...

An average but an extraordinary charitian, Matel Dawson gave away $ 1.3 million to charity over his lifetime.

Born the fifth of seven children in 1921 , Matel Dawson learned the value of hard work at a young age. He left school in the ninth grade to help support his family. By the time he was eighteen, Dawson had moved to Detroit in search of a better job. In those days, the North held better prospects for an African American man. He quickly landed a job with Ford Motor Company where he worked until he retired at the age of eighty-one.

Although never receiving much education, Matel Dawson valued higher education as a key to success for students of all races and backgrounds. Over his lifetime, Dawson donated over $ 600, 000 to Wayne Stale University alone. In 1996 he received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from WSU, a sign to recognize his contribution to the university.

Although, at one time, he owned a large house and nice cars, Dawson lived a more modest lifestyle. He drove a used car and moved into a small apartment. He used to work seven days a week and put in overtime. After retirement, he stayed active at People's Community Church, where he had been a member for decades. Additionally he enjoyed the company of his daughter and grandson.

Dawson, exceptional generosity serves as a model for nontraditional charity. His contributions show that one need not be a millionaire or live like one to give away over one million dollars and to make a lasting change on the lives of fellow citizens.

1.Why was Dawson offered a job in Detroit quickly?

A.Because of his hard work. B.Beause of his past experience.

C.Because of his background. D.Because of his political stand.

2.How was Dawson's life after his retirement?

A.Rich. B.Hard. C.Poor. D.Simple.

3.What does the underlined word “decades” in the fourth paragraph mean most probably?

A.A short time. B.Many years. C.All life. D.Retirement time.

4.What's the best title for the passage?

A.An Average Man, a Great Charitian B.Matel Dawson's Retirement Life

C.Matel Dawson Changed People's Life D.A Great Life and an Honorable Dealth

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— I was worried about math, but Mr. Brown gave me an A!

— ________ That’s a difficult course.

A. Have a good luck.             B. Not really.

C. Congratulations!              D. You do?

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Gertrude was just an average kid with an average life. She lived in an average sized house in an average neighborhood. At home, she helped out just enough to get by. At school, she did just enough homework to stay out of trouble. She had straight Cs in all of her classes.

One day Gertrude’s teacher, Mr. Mister, stopped her after class. “Gertrude,” he said, “I know that you can do better. I’ve seen the work you do in class, and some of it is amazing... Way better than C work.” Gertrude knew that there were moments when she tried a little harder than what everyone expected. But she just didn’t have confidence in herself. She didn’t really believe that she could change; in fact, she was scared by the thought of having the power to become whatever she wanted. She stopped listening to Mr. Mister about half way through his speech and just nodded her head until he stopped.

That night, Gertrude had a dream. It was ten years into the future and she was still living with her mom in her average neighborhood. A voice spoke in the dream: “The present is nothing more than the outcome of the choices made in the past. The future will be the results of the choices we make today.” Gertrude started crying average sized tears, because she knew that she helped shape the world in which she lived. She woke up with her pillow wet.

Gertrude was relieved (释然的) to be back in middle school. She took a little more care in getting herself ready that morning, and she felt better than normal. She tried harder in school, and she felt smarter than usual. She helped more around the house, and it looked better. Sure, there were still lots of things that Gertrude struggled with, but just trying her best made her feel better when she didn’t succeed. Gertrude even became great at failing by learning from her mistakes.

1.What can we learn about Gertrude from Paragraph 1?

A.She is popular. B.She is generous.

C.She is ordinary. D.She is enthusiastic.

2.Where did Gertrude’s problem actually lie?

A.In her family. B.In her studies.

C.In her teacher. D.In herself.

3.What can we say for sure about Gertrude from the last paragraph?

A.She changed greatly. B.She suffered more.

C.She failed in her attempts. D.She was glad about failures.

4.What’s the best title of the passage?

A.Learn from failures. B.You’re what you choose to be.

C.Try to be yourself. D.Teachers are important in your life.

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As an extraordinary year comes to an end, the TIME magazine is inviting readers to help the person who has most influenced the world.

A. defend　　 B. respect

C. inform　　 D. select

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When asked about happiness, we usually think of something extraordinary, an absolute delight, which seems to get rarer as we get older.

For kids, happiness has a magical quality: Their delight at winning a race or getting a new bike is unreserved (毫不掩饰的).

In the teenage years, the concept of happiness changes. Suddenly it’s conditional on such things as excitement, love and popularity. I can still recall the excitement of being invited to dance with the most attractive boy at the school party.

In adulthood the things that bring deep joy－love, marriage, birth－also bring responsibility and the risk of loss. For adults, happiness is complicated (复杂的).

My definition of happiness is “the capacity for enjoyment”. The more we can enjoy what we have, the happier we are. It’s easy to overlook(忽视) the pleasure we get from the company of friends, the freedom to live where we please, and even good health.

I experienced my little moments of pleasure yesterday. First I was overjoyed when I shut the last lunchbox and had the house to myself. Then I spent an uninterrupted morning writing, which I love. When the kids and my husband came home, I enjoyed their noise after the quiet of the day.

Psychologists tell us that to be happy we need a mix of enjoyable leisure time and satisfying work. I don’t think that my grandmother, who raised 14 children，had much of either. She did have a network of close friends and family, and maybe this is what satisfied her most.

We, however, with so many choices and such pressure to succeed in every area, have turned happiness into one more thing we’ve got to have. We’re so self-conscious about our “right” to it that it’s making us miserable. So we chase it and equal it with wealth and success, without noticing that the people who have those things aren’t necessarily happier.

Happiness isn’t about what happens to us－it’s about how we see what happens to us. It’s the skillful way of finding a positive for every negative. It’s not wishing for what we don’t have, but enjoying what we do possess.

1.As people grow older, they  _____   .

A. care less about their happiness

B. feel it harder to experience happiness

C. will take fewer risks in pursuing happiness

D. tend to believe responsibility means happiness

2.What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 5 and 6?

A. She cares little about her own health

B. She enjoys the freedom of traveling

C. She prefers getting pleasure from housework

D. She is easily pleased by things in daily life

3.People who equal happiness with wealth and success_____

A. stress their right to happiness too much

B. consider pressure something blocking their way

C. are at a loss to make correct choices

D. are more likely to be happy

4.What can be concluded from the passage?

A. Happiness lies in wealth　　 B. Each man is the servant of his own fate

C. Happy is he who is content　　 D. Success leads to happiness

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When asked about happiness, we usually think of something extraordinary, an absolute delight, which seems to get rarer the older we get.

For kids, happiness has a magical quality. Their delight at winning a race or getting a new bike is unreserved (毫无掩饰的).

In the teenage years the concept of happiness changes. Suddenly it’s conditional on such things as excitement, love and popularity. I can still recall the excitement of being invited to dance with the most attractive boy at the school party.

In adulthood the things that bring deep joy—love, marriage, birth—also bring responsibility and the risk of loss. For adults, happiness is complicated.

My definition of happiness is “the capacity for enjoyment”. The more we can enjoy what we have, the happier we are. It’s easy to overlook the pleasure we get from the company of friends, the freedom to live where we please, and even good health.

I experienced my little moments of pleasure yesterday. First I was overjoyed when I shut the last lunch-box and had the house to myself. Then I spent an uninterrupted morning writing, which I love. When the kids and my husband came home, I enjoyed their noise after the quiet of the day.

Psychologists tell us that to be happy we need a mix of enjoyable leisure time and satisfying work. I don’t think that my grandmother, who raised 14 children, had much of either. She did have a network of close friends and family, and maybe this is what satisfied her.

We, however, with so many choices and such pressure to succeed in every area, have turned happiness into one more thing we’ve got to have. We’re so self-conscious about our “right” to it that it’s making us miserable. So we chase it and equal it with wealth and success, without noticing that the people who have those things aren’t necessarily happier.

Happiness isn’t about what happens to us—it’s about how we see what happens to us. It’s the skillful way of finding a positive for every negative. It’s not wishing for what we don’t have, but enjoying what we do possess.

1.As people grow older, they ________.

A. feel it harder to experience happiness

B. associate their happiness less with others

C. will take fewer risks in pursuing happiness

D. tend to believe responsibility means happiness

2.What can we learn about the author from Paragraphs 5 and 6?

A. She cares little about her own health.

B. She enjoys the freedom of traveling.

C. She is easily pleased by things in daily life.

D. She prefers getting pleasure from housework.

3.What can be inferred from Paragraph 7?

A. Psychologists think satisfying work is key to happiness.

B. Psychologists’ opinion is well proved by Grandma’s case.

C. Grandma often found time for social gatherings.

D. Grandma’s happiness came from modest expectations of life.

4.People who equal happiness with wealth and success ________.

A. consider pressure something blocking their way

B. stress their right to happiness too much

C. are at a loss to make correct choices

D. are more likely to be happy

5.What can be concluded from the passage?

A. Happiness lies between the positive and the negative.

B. Each man is the master of his own fate.

C. Success leads to happiness.

D. Happy is he who is satisfied.

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Mosquitoes have an extraordinary ability to target humans far away and fly straight to their unprotected skin. Regrettably, mosquitoes can do more than cause an itchy( 发痒的)wound. Some mosquitoes spread several serious diseases, including Dengue, yellow fever and malaria.

Over one million people worldwide die from these diseases each year. New research now shows how　 mosquitoes choose who to bite.

Mosquitoes need blood to survive. They are attracted to human skin and breath. They smell the carbon dioxide gas, which all mammals breathe out. This gas is the main way for mosquitoes to know that a warm-blooded creature　 is nearby.

But mosquitoes also use their eyes and sense of touch. Michael Dickinson is a professor at the California　 Institute of Technology. His research shows how these small insects, with even smaller brains, use three senses to　 find a blood meal.

Michael Dickinson's team used plumes( 烟 )- a material that rises into the air of carbon dioxide gas into a wind tunnel. They then used cameras to record the mosquitoes. The insects followed the plume.

Then, the scientists placed dark objects on the lighter colored floor and walls of the tunnel. Mr Dickinson said, at first, the mosquitoes showed no interest in the objects at all. "What was quite striking and quite surprising is that the mosquitoes fly back and forth for hours. These are hungry females and they completely ignore the objects　 on the　 floor and wall of the tunnel, But the moment they get a hit of CO2, they change their behavior quite obviously and now would become attracted to these little visual spots.

This suggested to the researchers that a mosquito's sense of smell is more important in the search for food. Once mosquitoes catch a smell of a human or animal, they also follow visual signals.

1.What do mosquitoes mainly use to find their targets?

A.Sense of smell. B.Sense of touch.

C.Sense of sight. D.Smart brains

2.How did the mosquitoes respond to the objects firstly in the experiment?

A.They flew to the dark ones B.They caught and stuck to them.

C.They took no notice of them. D.They attached themselves to them

3.How can we avoid being attacked by mosquitoes according to the text?

A.Don't let them see us

B.Use dark objects to stop them

C.Make them fly back and forth for hours

D.Attract them to objects full of carbon dioxide gas

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A.How Do Mosquitoes Survive?

B.How Do Mosquitoes Choose to Bite You?

C.Why Do Mosquitoes Need Blood?

D.Why Do Mosquitoes Attack the Human Being?

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Mosquitoes have an extraordinary ability to target humans far away and fly straight to their unprotected skin. Regrettably, mosquitoes can do more than cause an itchy(发痒的）wound. Some mosquitoes spread several serious diseases，including Dengue，yellow fever and malaria.

Over one million people worldwide die from these diseases each year. New research now shows how mosquitoes choose who to bite.

Mosquitoes need blood to survive. They are attracted to human skin and breath. They smell the carbon dioxide gas, which all mammals breathe out. This gas is the main way for mosquitoes to know that a warm-blooded creature is nearby.

But mosquitoes also use their eyes and sense of touch. Michael Dickinson is a professor at the California Institute of Technology. His research shows how these small insects, with even smaller brains，use three senses to find a blood meal.

Michael Dickinson’s team used plumes—a material that rises into the air of carbon dioxide gas into a wind tunnel. They then used cameras to record the mosquitoes. The insects followed the plume.

Then, the scientists placed dark objects on the lighter colored floor and walls of the tunnel. Mr. Dickinson said, at first, the mosquitoes showed no interest in the objects at all. “What was quite striking and quite surprising is that the mosquitoes fly back and forth for hours. These are hungry females and they completely ignore the objects on the floor and wall of the tunnel. But the moment they get a hit of CO2, they change their behavior quite obviously and now would become attracted to these little visual blobs (斑点）.”

This suggested to the researchers that a mosquito’s sense of smell is more important in the search for food. Once mosquitoes catch a smell of a human or animal，they also follow visual signals.

1.What do mosquitoes mainly use to find their targets?

A. Sense of smell　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　 B. Sense of touch

C. Sense of sight　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Smart brains

2.The first response of the mosquitoes to the objects in the experiment is _______.

A. to fly to the dark ones

B. to catch and stick to them

C. to take no notice of them

D. to attach themselves to them

3.How can we avoid being attacked by mosquitoes according to the text?

A. Don’t let them see us.

B. Use dark objects to stop them.

C. Make them fly back and forth for hours.

D. Attract them to objects full of carbon dioxide gas.

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A. How Do Mosquitoes Survive?

B. Why Do Mosquitoes Need Blood?

C. How Do Mosquitoes Choose to Bite You?

D. Why Do Mosquitoes Attack the Human Being?

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A good modern newspaper is an extraordinary piece of reading. It's great first for what it contains：the range of news from local crime to international politics, from sports to business，from fashion to science, and the range of comment and special feature(特写) as well，from editorial page to feature articles and interviews to criticism of books, art theatre and music.

A newspaper is even greater for the way one reads it：never completely, never straight through，but always by jumping from here to there, in and out, glancing at one piece，reading another article all the way through, reading just a few paragraphs of the text.

A good modern newspaper offers a variety(多样性) to attract many different readers, but far more than the reader is interested in. What brings this variety together in one place is its topicality(时事性), its immediate relation to what is happening in your world and your locality now. But immediacy and the speed of production that goes with it also mean that much of what appears in a newspaper has no more than transient(短暂的) value.

For all these reasons, no two people really read the same paper：what each person does is to put together, out of the pages of that day's paper, his own selection and order, his own newspaper. For all these reasons, reading newspapers efficiently, which means getting what you want from them without missing things you need and without wasting time，demands skill and self-awareness as you change and apply the techniques of reading.

1.A modern newspaper is great for all the following EXCEPT its________.

A. wide variety　　 B. similar style

C. speed in reporting news　　 D. popularity

2.According to the passage, the reason why no two people really read the same newspaper is that ________.

A. people look through the news they are interested in

B. different people prefer different newspapers

C. people are rarely interested in the same kind of news

D. people have different views about what a good newspaper is

3.It can be concluded from the passage that newspaper readers________.

A. apply reading techniques skillfully　　 B. jump from one newspaper to another

C. appreciate the variety of a newspaper　　 D. usually read a newspaper selectively

4.Which can be a suitable title for the passage?

A. How to read newspaper?　　 B. Where to find a good newspaper?

C. What is a good newspaper?　　 D. Newspaper.

5.The author wrote the passage to_________.

A. advertise　　 B. introduce

C. argue　　 D. compare

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How to improve your study habits

Perhaps you are an average student with average intelligence and you think you will never be a top student. This is not always the case, however. You can receive better grades if you want to.

▲ Set a goal for yourself

Set a goal that you want to achieve in one week or by the end of this term. Keep it in mind and it will motivate you to learn. You’ll find that you work harder when you focus on a target. 1.. Whatever you decide to do, don’t give up.

▲ Plan your time carefully

Make a weekly schedule or chart of your time. 2.. Then decide on regular time for studying. Be sure to set aside enough time to complete your normal reading and homework. Of course, studying shouldn’t take all of the free time on the schedule. It’s important to set aside time for relaxation, hobbies, and entertainment as well.

▲ 3.

Listening to what the teacher says in class means less work later. Take notes to help you remember what the teacher says.

▲ Review regularly

4.. Review important points mentioned in class as well as points you remain confused about. If you review regularly, the material will become more meaningful and you will remember it longer.

▲ Develop a good attitude towards tests

The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. 5.. Therefore, don’t worry too much about a single test. Tests provide grades, but they also let you know what you need to spend more time studying.

There are other techniques that might help you with your study. Only a few have been mentioned here. You will probably discover many others after you have tried these. Improving your study habits will improve your grades.

A. Learn from your mistakes

B. Make good use of your time in class

C. The world won’t end if you don’t pass a test

D. Fill in such time as eating, sleeping, and classes

E. Go over your notes as soon as you can after class

F. The more time you spend with the language, the faster you will learn

G. Make sure that your goal is realistic and that you keep working towards it

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