Kleptomania is an illness of the mind that gi...

Kleptomania is an illness of the mind that gives a person the desire to steal. Such a person is not really a thief. They are sick and cannot help themselves. All small children act naturally and as they grow up they normally learn to control their actions. People with Kleptomania for certain medical reasons have failed to develop control over their desire to take things that do not belong to them. With medical help they may become normal citizens again. The things that a Kleptomaniac steals are seldom of great value. They often give away what they have stolen or collect things without using them.

1.What is the topic of the text?

A. Young thieves.                        B. An unusual illness

C. Reasons for stealing     D. A normal child's actions

2.From the text we learn that small children _______.

A. have little control over themselves              B. usually steal things but grow up honest

C. are usually Kleptomaniacs            D. like to give things away

3.Which of the following word can best replace the word "desire" in the first sentence?

A. chance                   B. power          C. right             D. wish

4.Kleptomaniacs usually steal things that

A. are valuable                   B. are unimportant

C. their friends like          D. they themselves need

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Kleptomania is an illness of the mind that gives a person the desire to steal．Such a person is not really a thief．They are sick and cannot help themselves．All small children act naturally and as they grow up they normally learn to control their actions．People with Kleptomania for certain medical reasons have failed to develop control over their desire to take things that do not belong to them．With medical help they may become normal citizens again．The things that a Kleptomaniac steals are seldom of great value．They often give away what they have stolen or collect things without using them．

1.What is the topic of the text?

A．Young thieves．                                  B．An unusual illness

C．Reasons for stealing                         D．A normal child's actions

2.From the text we learn that small children _______．

A．have little control over themselves         B．usually steal things but grow up honest

C．are usually Kleptomaniacs            D．like to give things away

3.Which of the following word can best replace the word "desire" in the first sentence?

A．chance                                               B．power                C．right                   D．wish

4.Kleptomaniacs usually steal things that

A．are valuable                                         B．are unimportant

C．their friends like                                 D．they themselves need

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Someone said that encouragement is simply reminding a person of the “shoulders” he’s standing on, the heritage he’s been given. That’s what happened 36    a young man, the son of a(n)   37  baseball player, was chosen by one of the minor league teams. Hard as he tried, his first season was 38  , and by midseason he expected to be removed 39 day. The coaches were  40  by his failure because he possessed all the characteristics of a superb（杰出的）athlete, but he seemed to have become 41  from his potential.

His 42  seemed darkest one day when he had already struck out his first time at bat. Then he stepped up to the batter’s box again and quickly ran up two strikes. The catcher called a  43  and ran for a conference to discuss strategies. While they were busy, the 44 , standing behind him, spoke casually to the boy.

Then play 45 , the next pitch was thrown and the young man knocked it out of the park. That was the turning 46 . From then on, he played the game with a new confidence and power that quickly 47  the attention of the parent team, and he was called48  to the majors.

On the day he was leaving for the city, one of his coaches asked him what had caused such a turnaround. The young man replied it was the 49  remark the judge had 50  that day when his baseball career had seemed 51 .

“He told me I reminded him of all the times he had stood 52  my dad in the batter’s box,” the boy explained. “He said I was holding the bat just the way Dad had held it. 53 he told me, ‘I can see his genes in you; you have your father’s 54  .’ After that, whenever I swung the bat, I just 55  I was using Dad’s arms instead of my own.”

1.A. as             B. since            C. while            D. when

2.A. star           B. average              C. amateur              D. old

3.A. embarrassing       B. disappointing   C. satisfying           D. rewarding

4.A. some           B. a                C. one              D. any

5.A. amazed         B. impressed        C. puzzled              D. ashamed

6. A. separated         B. different        C. inconsistent         D. divided

7. A. hope              B. future           C. dream            D. ambition

8.A. break          B. rest             C. pause            D. stop

9. A. catcher           B. coach           C. batter               D. judge

10. A. began        B. lasted               C. restarted        D. moved

11.A. part              B. point            C. place            D. spot

12.A. drew          B. fixed            C. focused              D. took

13.A. in            B. for                  C. up                   D. out

14.A. encouraging   B. casual               C. demanding        D. wise

15.A. said              B. made             C. given            D. pointed

16.A. hopeless          B. useless              C. endless              D. helpless

17.A. on the right      B. on the left          C. before               D. behind

18. A. And              B. So                   C. Thus             D. Therefore

19.A. strength          B. arms             C. body             D. talent

20.A. supposed      B. pretended        C. imagined         D. expected

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Attitude is an internal(内在的) state that influences the choices of personal action made by the individual. Some researchers consider that attitudes come from differences between beliefs and ideas; others believe that attitudes come from emotional states. Here, we focus on the effects of attitudes upon behavior, that is, upon the choices of action made by the individual.

The kinds of actions taken by human beings are obviously influenced greatly by attitudes. Whether one listens to classical music or rock, whether one obeys the speed limit while driving, whether one encourages one’s husband or wife to express his or her own ideas—all are influenced by attitudes. These internal states are acquired throughout life from situations one is faced with in the home, in the streets, and in the school.

Of course, the course of action chosen by an individual in any situation will be largely determined by the particulars of that situation. An individual who has a strong attitude of obeying laws may drive too fast when he is in a hurry and no police cars in sight. A child who has a strong attitude of honesty may steal a penny when she thinks no one will notice. But the internal state which remains unchanged over a period of time, and which makes the individual behave regularly in a variety of situations, is what is meant by an attitude.

Attitudes are learned in a variety of ways. They can result from single incidents, as when an attitude toward snakes is acquired by an experience in childhood at the sudden movement of a snake. They can result from the individual’s experiences of success and pleasure, as when someone acquires a positive attitude toward doing crossword puzzles by being able to complete some of them. And frequently, they are learned by copying other people’s behavior, as when a child learns how to behave toward foreigners by observing the actions of his parents. Regardless of these differences, there is something in common in the learning and modification(修正) of attitudes.

1.According to the passage, we know attitudes _________.

A. are largely affected by one’s behavior

B. come from different situations in one’s life

C. remain unchanged in one’s daily life

D. could be chosen according to one’s will

2.Which of the following is TRUE about the learning of attitudes?

A. Attitudes are only learned through one’s success.

B. Copying others’ behavior is not a good idea.

C. Attitudes can be learned from one’s parents.

D. Attitudes learned in danger will last longer.

3.The author uses the examples in Paragraph 3 to show ________.

A. particulars of a situation may influence an individual’s action

B. people with good attitudes may sometimes do bad deeds

C. an individual may change his or her attitude fairly easily

D. people often make mistakes when they are not noticed

4.Which of the following can be learned from the passage?

A. Researchers believe that attitudes only come from emotional states.

B. Attitudes have a bad influence on actions.

C. An honest child won’t steal a penny.

D. Attitudes can be learned either by one’s experience or by observing the actions of others.

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Many of us believe that a person’s mind becomes less active as he grows older．But this is not true，according to Dr．Lissy F．Jarvik，professor of psychiatry(精神病学)at the University of California，Los Angeles，and a board member of the New Center for Aging at the Veterans Hospital．She has studied the mental functioning of aging persons for several years.For example，one of her studies concerns 136 pairs of twins, who were first examined when they were already 60 years old．As Dr．Jarvik continued the study of the twins into their 70s and 80s，their minds did not generally decline(下降)as was expected．

However，there was some decline in their psycho-motor(精神运动的)speed． This means that it took them longer to accomplish mental tasks than it used to．But when speed was not a factor，they lost very little intellectual (智力的) ability over the years.In general，Dr．Jarvik’s studies have shown that there is no decline in knowledge or reasoning ability．This is true not only into the 30s and 40s，but into the 60s and 70s as well．

As for learning new things，and ability to remember，studies by Dr．Jarvik and others show that the old are equal to the young．It is true that older people themselves often complain that their memory is not as good as it once was．However，much of  what we call“loss of memory”is not that at a11．

In the cases where the older person’s mind really seems to decline，it is not necessarilv a sign of a decay due to becoming old or“senility”．Often it is simply a sign of a depressed emotional state．This depression usually can be got rid of by counseling(咨询)with a psychologist，or medicine which fights depression.

In American society，when an older person loses something，we tend to call him or her“senile”．But notice that when a younger person loses something，he does not blame it on senility or loss of memory．He finds some other excuse!

1.A long-term study of 136 pairs of twins showed that the only factor that declined over the years was  .

2.According to Dr．Jarvik’s studies，middle-aged and older persons should expect to     .

3.The word“senility”most likely means       .

4.Both younger and older persons should realize that          .

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An immigrant is a person living in a country that is not their own, often in a culture with which they are not familiar. There are, of course, translation and interpretation services available to recently arrived minority groups in most host countries.

However, it is more important to provide motivations for language learning for immigrants to accelerate their integration (融合). The language barrier increases intercultural　 misunderstandings. Those seeking work are at a disadvantage due to subjective factors (因素) such as employers fearing migrants are unable to learn a trade because of language problems. In workplaces where the majority of employees are from the same linguistic background, which is other than the host language, there is the danger of apathy (淡漠) setting in and it is therefore necessary to encourage immigrants to take advantage of whatever language tuition（辅导）not only to help integration but to achieve self-improvement.

The general tendency is to acknowledge that the government should provide money for the teaching of the language. The British Advisory Board on Naturalisation and Integration stated that some of the pressure for English language classes could be reduced by employers taking responsibility for the language needs of migrant workers. As for their children, a high percentage speak languages at home other than that of their country of adoption which increases the burden on schools to provide an adequate standard of linguistic education.

The goal is for immigrants to become "anonymous". For example, many Turks in Germany have　 lost　 their　 "visibility"　 as　 poor　 workers　 to　 become　 "invisible"　 -　 thus　 not　 immediately recognized as foreigners - but as professionals (doctors, engineers, etc.)

Apart from the responsibility of governments and education authorities, the duty also lies with the individual migrant families. Of course they should not lose sight of their own cultural identity and "cross-cultural exchanges should be promoted to improve the understanding between immigrants and the host population. At the same time, parents must be ready to adapt to their new situation and not influence their children who, through the host country education system, will learn the language quicker and wish to integrate into the local society.

1.What is the second paragraph mainly about?

A. The disadvantages of immigration.

B. The advantages of receiving tuition.

C. The importance of understanding each other.

D. The harmful effects of language barriers.

2.What might the British Advisory Board on Naturalisation and Integration agree with?

A. Employers should pay for their employees' English language classes.

B. Schools provide various language classes.

C. Government shoulders the responsibility of language training.

D. Immigrant children should speak their mother tongue at home.

3.What does the underlined word "anonymous" in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A. Educated.

B. Responsible.

C. Unidentified.

D. Unacceptable.

4.What should migrant parents do in the author's opinion?

A. Don't speak their native language.

B. Learn English from their children.

C. Don't practice the customs of their homeland.

D. Help their children integrate into the new environment

5.What would be the best title for the text?

A. How immigration changes language

B. Immigration and language

C. Does immigration threaten our culture ?

D. English language requirements for immigrants

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The common cold is the world's most widespread illness， which is plagues（病疫） that flesh receives. The most widespread fallacy（谬误） of all is that colds caused by cold. They are not. They are caused by viruses passing on from person to person. You catch a cold by coming into contact，directly or indirectly， with someone who already has one. If cold causes colds， it would be reasonable to expect the Eskimos to suffer from them forever. But they do not. And in isolated arctic regions explorers have reported being free from colds until coming into contact again with infected people from the outside world by way of packages and mail dropped from airplanes. During the First World War soldiers who spent long periods in the trenches（战壕）， cold and wet，showed no increased tendency to catch colds. In the Second World War prisoners at the notorious Auschwitz concentration camp（奥斯维辛集中营），naked and starving，were astonished to find that they seldom had colds. At the Common Cold Research Unit in England， volunteers took part in Experiments in which they gave themselves to the discomforts of being cold and wet for long stretches of time. After taking hot baths，they put on bathing suits， allowed themselves to be with cold water， and then stood about dripping wet in drafty room. Some wore wet socks all day while others exercised in the rain until close to exhaustion. Not one of the volunteers came down with a cold unless a cold virus was actually dropped in his nose. If，then， cold and wet have nothing to do with catching colds， why are they more frequent in the winter？Despite the most pains-taking research， no one has yet found the answer. One explanation offered by scientists is that people tend to stay together indoors more in cold weather than at other times， and this makes it easier for cold viruses to be passed on. No one has yet found a cure for the cold. There are drugs and pain suppressors（止痛片） such as aspirin， but all they do is relieve the symptoms。

1.Which of the following does not agree with the chosen passage？

A. The Eskimos do not suffer from colds all the time.

B. Colds are not caused by cold.

C. People suffer from colds just because they like to stay indoors.

D. A person may catch a cold by touching someone who already has one.

2.Arctic explorers may catch colds when _______.

A. they are working in the isolated arctic regions

B. they are writing reports in terribly cold weather

C. they are free from work in the isolated arctic regions

D. they are coming into touch again with the outside world

3. Volunteers taking part in the experiments in the Common Cold Research Unit _______.

A. suffered a lot

B. never caught colds

C. often caught colds

D. became very strong

4. The passage mainly discusses _______.

A. the experiments on the common cold

B. the fallacy about the common cold

C. the reason and the way people catch colds

D. the continued spread of common colds

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An 18th-century statesman Edmund Burke once said, “All that is needed for the success of a misguided cause is that good people do nothing.” One such cause now seeks to end biomedical research because of the theory that animals have rights to decide whether to be used in research. Scientists need to respond forcefully to animal rights advocates, whose arguments are puzzling the public and threatening advances in health knowledge and care. Leaders of the animal rights movement attack biomedical research because it depends on public funding, and few people understand the process of health care research. Hearing false reports of cruelty to animals in research settings, many are puzzled that anyone would harm an animal on purpose.

For example, a grandmotherly woman setting up an animal rights booth at a recent street fair was giving out sheets that encouraged readers not to use anything that comes from or is tested in animals－no meat, no fur, no medicines. Asked what will happen when epidemics(传染病) return, she said. “Don’t worry, scientists will find some way of using computers.” Such well-meaning people just don’t understand.

Scientists must communicate their message to the public in an understandable way－in human terms, not in the language of biology. We need to make clear the connection between animal research and a grandmother’s organ replacement, a father’s bypass operation, a baby’s vaccinations(接种疫苗), and even a pet’s shots. To those who know nothing about the animal research that was needed to produce these treatments, as well as new treatments and vaccines, animal research seems wasteful at best and cruel at worst.

Much can be done. Scientists could give middle school lessons and present their own research. They should be quick to respond to letters to the editor, in case animal rights misinformation goes unchallenged and gains a false appearance of truth. Research institutions could be opened to tours, to show that laboratory animals receive humane care. Finally, because there are a lot of patients, the health research community should actively recruit(招募) not only well-known personalities such as Stephen Cooper, who has made courageous statements about the value of animal research, but all who receive medical treatment. If good people do nothing, there is a real possibility that uninformed citizens will wipe out the precious of medical progress.

1. The purpose of the author beginning his article with Edmund Burke’s words is to _____.

A．call on scientists to take some actions

B．argue against the cause of animal rights

C．warn of the failure of biomedical research

D．show the success of the animal rights movement

2. In the second paragraph, the author took a grandmotherly woman as an example to show ____.

A. the way to prevent epidemics           B. the innocence of the woman

C. how strong the opposition was     D. how important the animal rights were

3. In the eyes of the author, misguided people are likely to think that using an animal in research

is ______.

A．cruel but necessary           B．just but unnecessary

C．meaningful and wasteful    D．inhuman and unacceptable

4. What can be inferred from the passage?

A．People care very little about returns of epidemics.

B．The public lacks knowledge of biomedical science.

C．Stephen Cooper is very seriously concerned about animal treatment.

D．Scientists should make efforts to develop new cures by means of hi-tech.

5. According to the passage, the author’s attitude toward biomedical research is ________.

A. Disinterested                B. Indifferent                C. Objective                 D. Supportive

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Tom is so creative a person that he always has lots of　　 ________　　　 ideas in his mind, and sometimes we don’t even know what he is thinking about.

A. novel　　 B. complex　　 C. messy　　 D. absurd

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People think that ______ opening ceremony of the 29th Olympic Games is _____ great success.

A. an; a    B. the; a        C. the; the             D. the; /

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