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California police discovered five people died in _________ they say appeared to be a murder.
A．that
B．what
C．where
D．which
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The telephone rang in the police station at Richmond, California, USA. “Police station？ A train for Santa FE collide（碰撞）with a（n） 1at the McDonald Street Crossing. Please go there at once, with an ambulance too. A man is badly injured，” said a（n） 2voice of a young woman.
“Just a minute, we’ll come 3. Please stay there and wait，” answered the policeman.
Within a minute, a police car and an ambulance 4. Soon they got to the 5, but only to 6everything was fine. No collision, no 7man.
“What a dirty trick！” Said the policeman 8. “We must find out that mischievous（恶作剧的） 9and.”
They had not been able to say anything about a punishment 10they heard the whistle of a train: the train was nearing them quickly. All 11a sudden, a truck appeared. It came fast towards them, too. ________12it was passing the crossing, it suddenly refused to move on. Right then and there, before the eyes of all the people present, the train collided with the truck heavily and struck it 13meters away.
When Randolph Bruce, the driver was 14out of the damaged truck, he was 15hurt just 16the young woman had foretold on the phone. As he was taken to the 17in time, he was saved at last.
Later the policemen did 18they could to find the woman who had telephoned them, but 19.
It is 20that a prophecy（预言）should coincide（巧合）with the fact so exactly.
1.A. ambulance B. truck C. car D. bus
2.A. anxious B. sweet C. gentle D. low
3.A. fast B. ahead C. soon D. later
4.A. went by B. set off C. got there D. came on
5.A. telephone B. street C. station D. crossing
6.A. feel B. find C. have D. tell
7.A. injured B. trapped C. frightened D. killed
8.A. happily B. excitedly C. angrily D. disappointedly
9.A. man B. policeman C. woman D. boy
10.A. until B. since C. while D. when
11.A. at B. of C. by D. for
12.A. When B. Where C. That D. Which
13.A. dozen B. dozens C. dozen of D. dozens of
14.A. raised B. helped C. pushed D. forced
15.A. slightly B. clearly C. hardly D. badly
16.A. as B. so C. before D. for
17.A. police station B. market C. hospital D. sidewalk
18.A. that B. which C. however D. whatever
19.A. delayed B. worked C. stopped D. failed
20.A. surprised B. surprising C. satisfied D. satisfying
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In 1993, researchers at the University of California at Irvine discovered the so – called “Mozart Effect” – that college students who listened to ten minutes of Mozart’s Sonata for Two Pianos in D major (D大调) before taking an IQ test scored nine points higher than when they had sat in silence or listened to relaxation tapes. Other studies also have indicated that people gain information better if they hear classical or baroque (a style of art) music while studying.
It is said that Albert Einstein was an average student until he began playing the violin. "Before that, he had a hard time expressing what he knew," says Hazel Cheilek, orchestra director at Fairfax County's Thomas Jefferson High School. “Einstein said he got some of his greatest inspirations while playing the violin. It liberated his brain so that he could imagine." In the early 1700s, England's King George I also felt he would make better decisions if he listened to good music. Reportedly, Handel responded by composing his Water Music suites to be played while the king floated the Thames on his royal boat. Even Plato in ancient Greece believed studying music created a sense of order and harmony necessary for intelligent thought.
The deepest effects take place in young children, while their brains are growing. This year, the same researchers at Irvine’s Center for Neurobiology of Leaming and Memory found that preschoolers who had received eight months of music lessons scored 80 percent higher on certain tasks than other youngsters who received no musical training.
Music students continue to beat their non – arts peers (同龄人) on the SAT, according to the 1999 “Profiles of SAT and Achievement Test Takers” from The College Board. Students with coursework in music appreciation scored 42 points higher on the math section of the test than students with no coursework or experience in the arts.
All of this to say "you are the judge" but listening to Mozart certainly won't hurt you. My point always is that making music is preferable to passive listening and that listening to live music is always preferable to listening to recorded music. Mozart WILL NOT raise your IQ, but it might help you organize your thoughts better before taking a standardized test.
63．When people mention Albert Einstein, King George I and Plato, they believe that the effect of music is_______.
A．positive B．negative C．suspicious D．sensitive
64．So far researchers at the University of California at Irvine have done studies about_______.
A．college students who listen to rock music every day
B．people who hear classical music while studying
C．preschoolers with music lessons
D．music students in SAT
65．Which of the following is an opinion rather than a fact?
A．Handel composed Water Music to be played while the kind floated the Thames on his boat.
B．Mozart might help you organize your thought better before taking a standardized test.
C．Preschoolers with music training scored higher on object – assembly tasks.
D．Music students continue to beat their non – arts peers on the SAT.
66．What is the author’s opinion about music?
A．He thinks that listening to music is better than making music.
B．He has a doubt whether listening to Mozart will hurt the listeners.
C．He is sure that listening to the music of Mozart will raise people’s IQ.
D．He thinks that live concert is better worth listening to than recorded music.
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When Barbra Streisand discovered in 2003 that a photograph of her California beach house was among 12,000 photos on the Internet as part of a collection by photographer Kenneth Adelman, she did what any famous person would do: hit him with a $50 million lawsuit. But in trying to hold back the images, she caused a different outcome. Her legal actions led to almost half a million people visiting the website, viewing and copying the photos within a month.
Ever since then, the effect of letting public know something you are trying to keep secret has been called the “Streisand effect”. The problem for anyone trying to suppress information is that the Internet is the world’s biggest and most efficient copying machine. Put a document on to a connected machine and it will spread. So when you want to be famous, you can’t, but if you find yourself in the spotlight and want to erase yourself, you cannot.
There is no shortage of examples of the Streisand effect. Nine-year-old Martha Payne created a simple blog, posting the meals her school served. She took a photo of what was barely a filling meal by anyone’s standards. With the photo, she filled a comment, “Now Dad understands why I am hungry when I get home.” The thing did not go too far, until the local authority banned little Martha from doing that again. Martha posted a supposedly final post called “Goodbye”, explaining everything. Once the media found this out, things went from bad to worse for the authority. Now the blog has more than 9.5 million page views. Martha has even expanded her blog by including pictures of school meals taken by other kids from all over the world, like Germany and Japan.
We can find similar examples throughout history, to be frank. Man has experienced the Streisand effect ever since the birth of mass communication. Why does it exist? Every time you are told not to see what’s in the secret shiny box wrapped in gift paper, you’re going to do everything in your power to do exactly that! Just realizing that knowing something about someone is harmful to their status, we will want to know that piece of information. This is exactly the human nature. This is what lawyers and authorities should be familiar with. Unfortunately, a few of them fail to grasp it.
1.The underlined word “suppress” in Paragraph 2 probably means________.
A. give away B. look into
C. cover up D. search for
2.What speeded up the spread of Martha’s story?
A. Parents’ complaints.
B. The authority’s order.
C. The photos of other kids.
D. Supporting from the school.
3.What is the last paragraph mainly about?
A. The root of Streisand effect.
B. The influence of Streisand effect.
C. People’s reaction to Streisand effect.
D. Historical examples of Streisand effect.
4.What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Streisand effect benefits most famous people.
B. It’s not a good idea to argue against authorities.
C. The ban on something may have opposite effect.
D. Turning to the law is a perfect way to get one out of trouble.
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Lucy， whose skeleton（骨骼） was discovered in Ethiopia in 1974， died shortly after she fell out of a tree， according to a new study published Monday in the British journal Nature．
For their research， Kappelman and Dr． Richard Ketcham used a CT scanner to create more than 35，000 "slices" of Lucy's skeleton． Scientists named her Lucy from the Beatles song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"， which was played at the camp the night of her discovery．
The following analysis of the slices showed sharp， clean breaks seen at the end of Lucy's right humerus （肱骨） are similar to bone breaks seen in victims of falls．
The researchers concluded that these and other breaks in her skeleton show that Lucy， who is believed to have stood about 3 feet 6 inches and weighed about 60 pounds， fell feet first and used her arms to support herself ﹣ but that the injury was too severe to have been survivable．
The researchers estimate that Lucy was going about 35 miles an hour when she hit the ground after falling from a height of roughly 40 feet， according to the statement．
That sounds plausible． But other scientists are doubtful． "There are countless explanations for bone breaks，" Dr， Donald C， Johanson， director of the Institute of Human Origins and one of the scientists who discovered Lucy， said， "The suggestion that she fell out of a tree is largely a just﹣so story and therefore unprovable． " Johanson said it was more likely that Lucy's breaks occurred long after she died， saying that "elephant bones appear to have the same kind of breaks， It's unlikely they fell out of a tree．
But the new research focused on "a small number of breaks" that are consistent with "high﹣energy bone﹣to﹣bone influences" and which differ from the sorts of breaks commonly seen in other collected bones． Kappelman responded in an email， "These appear to have occurred at or near the time of death． "
1.What can we infer about Lucy from Kappelman and Dr． Richard Ketcham's research？
A. She got her name from a song．
B. She had more than 35，000 slices．
C. She couldn't use her arms properly．
D. She made an effort to save herself．
2.What does the underlined word "plausible" in Paragraph 6 probably mean？
A. Reasonable．
B. Creative．
C. Surprising．
D. Unbelievable．
3.Which of the following would Johanson probably agree？
A. Elephants are unlikely to die from falling．
B. Lucy got breaks at or near the time of death．
C. Other reasons for the breaks should be considered．
D. Lucy's bone breaks differ from other bone breaks．
4.What conclusion can we draw from the passage？
A. Lucy didn't die from falling out of a tree．
B. The newly published study was meaningless．
C. The argument on how Lucy died will continue．
D. Scientists will find another way to solve the problem．
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Lucy, whose skeleton(骨骼) was discovered in Ethiopia in 1974, died shortly after she fell out of a tree, according to a new study published Monday in the British journal Nature.
For their research, Kappelman and Dr. Richard Ketcham used a CT scanner to create more than 35,000 "slices" of Lucy's skeleton. Scientists named her Lucy from the Beatles song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", which was played at the camp the night of her discovery.
The following analysis of the slices showed sharp, clean breaks seen at the end of Lucy's right humerus(肱骨) are similar to bone breaks seen in victims of falls.
The researchers concluded that these and other breaks in her skeleton show that Lucy, who is believed to have stood about 3 feet 6 inches and weighed about 60 pounds, fell feet first and used her arms to support herself — but that the injury was too severe to have been survivable.
The researchers estimate that Lucy was going about 35 miles an hour when she hit the ground after falling from a height of roughly 40 feet, according to the statement.
That sounds plausible. But other scientists are doubtful. "There are countless explanations for bone breaks," Dr, Donald C, Johanson, director of the Institute of Human Origins and one of the scientists who discovered Lucy, said, "The suggestion that she fell out of a tree is largely a just-so story and therefore unprovable." Johanson said it was more likely that Lucy's breaks occurred long after she died, saying that "elephant bones appear to have the same kind of breaks, It's unlikely they fell out of a tree. "
But the new research focused on "a small number of breaks" that are consistent with "high-energy bone-to-bone influences" and which differ from the sorts of breaks commonly seen in other collected bones. Kappelman responded in an email, "These appear to have occurred at or near the time of death."
1.What can we know about Lucy from Kappelman and Dr. Richard Ketcham's research?
A. She got her name from a song.
B. She had more than 35,000 slices.
C. She couldn't use her arms properly.
D. She made an effort to save herself.
2.What does the underlined word "plausible" in Paragraph 6 probably mean?
A. Reasonable. B. Creative. C. Surprising. D. Unbelievable.
3.Which of the following would Johanson probably agree?
A. Elephants are unlikely to die from falling.
B. Lucy got breaks at or near the time of death.
C. Other reasons for the breaks should be considered.
D. Lucy's bone breaks differ from other bone breaks.
4.What conclusion can we draw from the passage?
A. Lucy didn't die from falling out of a tree.
B. The newly published study was meaningless.
C. The argument on how Lucy died will continue.
D. Scientists will find another way to solve the problem.
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Though Ayn Rand died more than twenty-five years ago，many Americans still argue about her．People also continue to talk about her ideas and her interesting life．
As a young child，Alisa loved books．She began to write her own stories，when she was only seven．She took classes in politics，history，law and writing．In 1926，she traveled to the United States and decided she would never leave．She also decided to change her name to“Ayn Rand．”Newly named，Rand moved to Hollywood，California to work in the movie business．Throughout the 1930s，she published two books，but did not earn much critical or popular recognition．
Then，in 1943，Rand’s famous book“The Fountainhead”was published．It took her seven years to write the novel．Twelve publishers rejected the book．However，a man named Archibald Ogden loved the story and convinced the Bobbs-Merrill company to publish it．“The Fountainhead”became a huge SUCCESS around the world．It has sold more than six million copies．It continues to sell about one hundred thousand copies each year．
“The Fountainhead”tells the story of a young building designer named Howard Roark．Roark wants to build interesting，modern-looking buildings．However，most people only want to see traditional designs．Roark loves designing and building more than anything in the world. But he refuses to compromise and make buildings he hates．Several people work against Roark and his goals．But in the end，Roark succeeds．
“The Fountainhead”is an unusual novel for many reasons．It is more than 700 pages long，far longer than most books people read for entertainment．More importantly，it also includes discussions of philosophy，which are not usually found in popular books．Most critics did not like“The Fountainhead”．But readers loved it．In 1949，it was made into a popular movie．
She lived quietly in New York City until she died in 1982．She is still one of the most loved，and hated American thinkers and writers．
1.When did Alisa decide to change her name to Ayn Rand?
A．When she began to write her own stories．
B．When she decided to settle in the US．
C．When she took classes in politics and writing．
D．When she moved to Hollywood，California．
2.Which of the following is true of Rand’s famous book“The Fountainhead”?
A．It cost the author eight years to complete．
B．It was loved by all the twelve publishers．
C．It was finally published by Archibald Ogden．
D．It was a great Success around the world.
3.What can we learn about Howard Roark?
A．He wants to build interesting，traditional buildings.
B．He loves designing and building anything in the world.
C．He has to give in and make buildings he hates.
D．He achieves his goals and eventually gains success.
4.“The Fountainhead”is an unusual novel mainly because_______．
A．it is far longer than most books for entertainment
B．it was well-received by most critics and readers
C．it also includes discussions of philosophy
D．it was made into a popular TV play in 1949
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The newly-discovered evidence led to the criminal ____ to five years in prison.
A. to be sentenced B. being sentenced C. sentenced D. be sentenced
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The Spanish young man was arrested in Rome after a dispute with the Italian Police. Five hours later he was referred to the Spain Embassy based in Italy.
A. illegally B. formally
C. briefly D. logically
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My life suffered a lot in summer five years ago. My father died in a car accident，leaving my mother，my two younger brothers and I alone. At that time，I was a senior high school student. After my father’s funeral，I had no choice but to drop out of school and work in a factory.
I really wanted to return to school and wanted to go to college，but I couldn’t. I only hoped to bring up my two young brothers. Life was not easy for me，for I can’t afford their tuition even if I worked from day to night without stopping. Without my father’s protection，I thought I was a slave to the fate.
Later on，something changed my life. I still remember that it was a rainy day. I put myself in the rain and walked slowly in the street.
Suddenly the rain stopped！I raised my head and found “the sky” was in fact a dark blue umbrella. Then I noticed a middleaged man with one leg on crutch(拐杖) standing behind me. He said to me，“Why not run without an umbrella？If you didn’t run，you would get drenched.”
The man told me that he was a promoter. He once dreamed of being a policeman，but an accident ruined his dream. Though his present job was not suitable for his legs，it was a wonderful start to him. He was very happy that he didn’t lose heart and still “ran” on the road of life...
I was encouraged by the man’s words. I went to a big city and became an assurance representative. After two years’ running，I did well and my family condition turned better little by little. Later I returned to school and succeeded in my entrance to university.
Life is like this. When you are in rainy days in your life，if you couldn’t find a way to prevent you from being wet，you would be overwhelmed. But if you decide to get rid of it，you’ll discover that the rainy days last not so long as you imagine.
1.What happened to the writer at the beginning of the story?
A．His father died in a car accident six years ago.
B．He had to drop out of school to look after his sick mother.
C．He couldn’t afford his two brothers’ tuition even if he worked from day to night.
D．He didn’t have money to hold the funeral for his father.
2.About the middleaged man with one leg on crutch，which of the following is NOT true?
A．He had dreamt of being a policeman.
B．He was a promoter.
C．He lost one leg in an accident.
D．He had a good job which was suitable for him very well.
3.What does the underlined word “drenched” in Paragraph 4 mean in Chinese?
A．湿透的 B．干燥的
C．紧张的 D．舒服的
4.What’s the main idea of the sixth paragraph?
A．The writer didn’t want to listen to the middleaged man and left without any word.
B．The writer made friends with the middleaged man and they got on well with each other.
C．The writer had to give up his dream and became a promoter as the middleaged man.
D．The writer learned from the middleaged man and the situation soon got better.
5.What’s the best title of the passage?
A．Run out of the Rainy Season of Your Life
B．Care for the Disabled Person
C．Try to Be Independent
D．Get to Know More about Middleaged People
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