The moment I was born, I seemed to be part of a set, as if my twin brother David and I were a package deal. We faced constant comparisons in our physical appearance. People were always comparing our personalities and academic performances as well! These constant comparisons made me decide not to go to the same university as my twin brother.
That is not to say we didn’t have good academic experiences in the past or didn’t get along. In eleventh grade, we were placed in the same math experimental class. I recall arriving early to the first class and being a bit disappointed when I saw David already seated at his desk. It is hard to avoid comparisons when we were in the same class. However, we found that we actually worked well together, in our own way. We would argue about the best way to solve a problem and debate its answer. As the year went on, I noticed that our teacher kept moving us closer and closer together. Our argument was actually productive.
However, we were two very different candidates. I was very involved in extracurricular(课 外的) activities, while David had better test scores than I did. I’m fond of writing while David enjoys playing computer games. I am currently studying English and French at McGill University, while David is studying computer science at Union College.
Besides escaping comparisons, there have been other benefits to going to different universities. The first one is that we are forced to talk to each other, as we no longer see each other every day. This is healthier for our relationship. The second, also the more important one, is that after having so many similar experiences together we can have our own experiences separate from one another.
Going to a different university has benefited me thus far. It allows for more personal growth, and I’m not attached to the label of being a twin.
1.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A.Why Do People Like to Compare Me with My Twin Brother?
B.Why Am I Choosing a Different University with My Twin Brother?
C.What Are Some Main Benefits of Being Twin Brothers at School?
D.How Can Twin Brothers Get Along Well with Each Other at School?
2.What can be inferred about the author?
A.He was fed up with people’s comparisons.
B.He was glad to hear people’s comparisons.
C.He is more handsome than David.
D.He was better at academic subjects than David.
3.What does the author think of him and David studying in the same math experimental class?
A.Boring. B.Harmful. C.Awful. D.Beneficial.
4.The author chose to go to a different university in order to ________.
A.avoid seeing David B.escape arguing with David
C.pursue a different experience D.strengthen bonds with David
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The moment I was born, I seemed to be part of a set, as if my twin brother David and I were a package deal. We faced constant comparisons in our physical appearance. People were always comparing our personalities and academic performances as well! These constant comparisons made me decide not to go to the same university as my twin brother.
That is not to say we didn’t have good academic experiences in the past or didn’t get along. In eleventh grade, we were placed in the same math experimental class. I recall arriving early to the first class and being a bit disappointed when I saw David already seated at his desk. It is hard to avoid comparisons when we were in the same class. However, we found that we actually worked well together, in our own way. We would argue about the best way to solve a problem and debate its answer. As the year went on, I noticed that our teacher kept moving us closer and closer together. Our argument was actually productive.
However, we were two very different candidates. I was very involved in extracurricular(课 外的) activities, while David had better test scores than I did. I’m fond of writing while David enjoys playing computer games. I am currently studying English and French at McGill University, while David is studying computer science at Union College.
Besides escaping comparisons, there have been other benefits to going to different universities. The first one is that we are forced to talk to each other, as we no longer see each other every day. This is healthier for our relationship. The second, also the more important one, is that after having so many similar experiences together we can have our own experiences separate from one another.
Going to a different university has benefited me thus far. It allows for more personal growth, and I’m not attached to the label of being a twin.
1.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A.Why Do People Like to Compare Me with My Twin Brother?
B.Why Am I Choosing a Different University with My Twin Brother?
C.What Are Some Main Benefits of Being Twin Brothers at School?
D.How Can Twin Brothers Get Along Well with Each Other at School?
2.What can be inferred about the author?
A.He was fed up with people’s comparisons.
B.He was glad to hear people’s comparisons.
C.He is more handsome than David.
D.He was better at academic subjects than David.
3.What does the author think of him and David studying in the same math experimental class?
A.Boring. B.Harmful. C.Awful. D.Beneficial.
4.The author chose to go to a different university in order to ________.
A.avoid seeing David B.escape arguing with David
C.pursue a different experience D.strengthen bonds with David
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World Records
World records can be set even if you are over 100 years old. Robert Marchand was born in 1911 in northern France. He enjoys riding a bicycle, and started cycling seriously when he was in his 60s. 1.
On Wednesday, a crowd gathered at the Velodrome National, about 30 kilometers outside of Paris. 2. The record for one hour is held by Britain’s Bradley Wiggins, a former Tour de France winner. Wiggins covered 54.5 kilometers in 2015.Evelyn Stevens of the United States holds the women’s record. She went almost 48 kilometers in an hour last year. In 2012, Marchand set a record for riders over 100 years old when he traveled almost 27 kilometers in an hour. 3.
Marchand set off on his record attempt as sports lovers cheered and photographers watched. He moved slowly, but steadily, around the cycling track.
Marchand is relatively small.4. When the hour ended, he completed 92 times around the track. That is just over 22.5 kilometers.5.He did not see his trainers telling him he only had 10 minutes remaining.“I would have gone faster. I would have posted a better time,” he said.But the news was still good, as he did set a new record for riders 105-years-old or older.
“I’m now waiting for a rival,” he said.
A. Marchand is now 105 years old.
B. Marchand does well in riding a bicycle.
C. They were there to see how far he could travel in one hour.
D. They knew Marchand could travel over 22.5 kilometers.
E. He is only 1.52 meters tall and weighs 52 kilograms.
F. After the event, Marchand said he could have done better.
G.So the question many people asked this week was: “Could he break his own record?”
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, you need to be failing more if you are expected to succeed in the end.
A. Strange as might it seem B. As it might seem strange
C. As strange it might seem D. Strange as it might seem
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Eleven years ago, it seemed as if the world came to an end. My husband of 19 years, the father of my two sons, was diagnosed with terminal cancer (癌症晚期). Over the______of seven months, Bill went from______me easily at tennis to needing my help to go to the bathroom.
It was the best seven months of my life. Maybe I don't actually______that. But it was certainly the time when I felt most______. During those seven months, I came to______that whatever else I did in my life, nothing would_______more than taking care of my husband. I discovered that the minor complaint of an annoying coworker, or a flat tire pales (失色) in______with the beauty of sincere laughter, or the______of a bakery. There were moments of______, laughter, and tenderness in every day. I found I could train myself to see beauty______bother.
In the days after Bill's diagnosis and brain surgery, being his caregiver also meant being fully ______as much as possible. During his last weekend, we had dinner together. Later, a relative visited. I______that she’d changed her appearance, and not in a good way. It was the kind of______I’d usually keep to______. Just then, Bill voiced______what I’d been thinking, in that truthful way he had, and I found myself______out loud. I thought I could look after this man forever, but he ______in four days.
Eleven years later, I haven’t made much achievements.______every day, I try to be the person I became during those seven months. I try to be a little less judgmental, a little more generous, a little more______for the small moments in life.
I am a better person for having been Bill's caregiver. It was his last, best______to me.
1.A.routine B.event C.course D.basis
2.A.beating B.hitting C.striking D.winning
3.A.believe B.decide C.think D.mean
4.A.alive B.awake C.ashamed D.embarrassed
5.A.hope B.understand C.admit D.accept
6.A.differ B.matter C.strengthen D.help
7.A.conflict B.conversation C.comparison D.touch
8.A.reputation B.feeling C.sense D.smell
9.A.joy B.fear C.panic D.sadness
10.A.other than B.rather than C.more than D.less than
11.A.comfortable B.present C.absent D.flexible
12.A.noticed B.watched C.felt D.informed
13.A.concept B.suggestion C.thought D.view
14.A.ourselves B.himself C.herself D.myself
15.A.completely B.exactly C.partly D.accurately
16.A.crying B.shouting C.screaming D.laughing
17.A.passed away B.died away C.went away D.got away
18.A.And B.But C.Or D.While
19.A.thoughtful B.powerful C.careful D.grateful
20.A.moment B.experience C.gift D.subject
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As was recorded in history , Diaoyu Island has been _________ part of China.
A．regarded to be B．seen as
C．thought as D．thought of to be
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Last night, I was waiting for a taxi. After 5 minutes, I was 36. The driver seemed to be angry. I asked him what the 37was. He said he had just come from the airport without a 38, which was basically $70 in lost fare.
Over the course of the ride, the anger 39died down. He mentioned he had read an article saying the 40people are the ones that give, so he hoped he’d have more 41to give in his life. I was starting to 42being with him! We continued talking about why 43is so beneficial both to the giver and the receiver and different ways to 44it.
As we arrived at my destination, I45my fare. But I pulled out an extra $20 and said, “Since we’ve been talking about this whole time, I wanted to share that 46with you. I’ve already paid my fare, but here’s an extra little bit. You can 47it, since you’re already down $70 from the airport. But if you want to experience the48of the gift, then tell the next passenger in this taxi that their ride is a gift from another and they can 49their gratitude(感激) in whatever way.”
The man turned toward me, tears in his eyes, and said, “Sir, I have a better 50. You give that $20 to a 51 person around here and I’ll treat the next passenger with a 52ride myself.
Wow. This man was 5310 minutes ago. I got out and walked around trying to 54 someone who needed help before heading to my destination.
It was an honor meeting that driver and 55 the lesson of how everyone is capable of giving.
1. A．gotten off B．put off C．called up D．picked up
2. A．question B．time C．problem D．cost
3. A．friend B．stranger C．driver D．customer
4. A．never B．even C．slowly D．quickly
5. A．happiest B．poorest C．richest D．strongest
6. A．kindness B．chances C．suggestions D．money
7. A．mind B．stop C．allow D．enjoy
8. A．collecting B．giving C．receiving D．existing
9. A．practice B．explain C．watch D．consider
10. A．printed B．recorded C．paid D．examined
11. A．adventure B．information C．language D．feeling
12. A．refuse B．raise C．keep D．spend
13. A．direction B．power C．weight D．size
14. A．share B．earn C．forget D．miss
15. A．gift B．idea C．opinion D．ride
16. A．homeless B．native C．nice D．brave
17. A．long B．comfortable C．free D．safe
18. A．bored B．tired C．rude D．angry
19. A．save B．find C．protect D．tell
20. A．learning B．preparing C．finishing D．providing
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Just 50 years ago Manx seemed to be on the point of disappearing. "If you spoke Manx in a pub on the island in the 1960s, it was considered provocative(挑衅的) and you were likely to find yourself in a fight," recalls Brian Stowell, a 76-year-old islander who has written a Manx-language novel, The Vampire Murders, and presents a radio show on Manx Radio spreading the language every Sunday.
The language itself is similar to the Gaelic tongues spoken in the island's neighbours, Ireland and Scotland. A century ago, "Moghrey mie" would have been commonly heard instead of good morning on the island.
"In the 1860s there were thousands of Manx people who couldn't speak English," says Stowell. "But only a century later it was considered to be so backwards to speak the language that there were stories of Manx speakers getting stones thrown at them in the towns. "I learnt it myself from one of the last surviving native speakers back in the 1950s."
Recession(经济衰退 ) in the mid 19th Century forced many Manx residents to leave the island to seek work in England. And parents were not willing to pass the language down through the generations, with many believing that to have Manx as a first language would affect job opportunities overseas.
There was a fall in the language. By the early 1960s there were perhaps as few as 200 who spoke the tongue. The last native speaker, Ned Maddrell, died in 1974. Unesco(联合国教科文组织) pronounced the language died out in the 1990s.
Now there is even a Manx language primary school in which all subjects are taught in the language, with more than 60 pupils attending. Manx is also taught in other schools across the island.
1.What does “Moghrey mie” mean according to the passage?
A. All the best. B. Congratulations.
C. Never mind. D. Good morning.
2.Many Manx people went to England to ________.
A. learn Manx B. teach English
C. look for jobs D. attend college
3.What is the passage mainly about?
A. The Manx language. B. The life of Manx people
C. The Manx island. D. The Manx language school
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Difficult as part of the passage was_______,I managed to catch hold of its meaning in the end.
A. understanding B. to be understood
C. to understand D. being understood
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Aging happens to all of us, and is generally thought as a natural part of life. It would seem silly to call such a thing a “disease”.
On the other hand, scientists are increasingly learning that aging and biological age are two different things, and that the former is a key risk factor for conditions such as heart disease, cancer and many more. In that light, aging itself might be seen as something treatable, the way you would treat high blood pressure or a vitamin deficiency.
Biophysicist Alex Zhavoronkov believes that aging should be considered a disease. He said that describing aging as a disease creates encouragement to develop treatments.
“It unties the hands of the pharmaceutical(制药的) industry so that they can begin treating the disease and not just the side effects,” he said.
“Right now, people think of aging as natural and something you can't control.” he said. “In academic circles, people take aging research as just an interest area where they can try to develop interferences. The medical community also takes aging for granted, and can do nothing about it except keep people within a certain health range. ”
But if aging were recognized as a disease, he said, “It would attract funding and change the way we do health care. What matters is understanding that aging is curable.”
“It was always known that the body accumulates damage” he added. “The only way to cure aging is to find ways to repair that damage. I think of it as preventive medicine for age-related conditions. ”
Leonard Hayflick, a professor at the University of California, San Francisco, said the idea that aging can be cured implies the human lifespan can be increased, which some researchers suggest is possible. Hayflick is not among them.
“There're many people who recover from cancer, stroke, or heart disease. But they continue to age, because aging is separate from their disease,” Hayflick said. “Even if those causes of death were removed, life expectancy would still not go much beyond 92 years.”
1.What do people generally believe about aging?
A.It should cause no alarm whatever the circumstances.
B.It should be regarded as a kind of disease.
C.They just cannot do anything about it.
D.They can delay it with advances in science.
2.How do many scientists view aging now?
A.It might be prevented and treated.
B.It can be as risky as heart disease.
C.It results from a vitamin deficiency.
D.It is an irreversible(不可逆转的) biological process.
3.What do we learn about the medical community?
A.They now have a strong interest in research on aging.
B.They differ from the academic circles in their view on aging.
C.They have ways to prevent people's aging process.
D.They can contribute to people's health only to a limited extent.
4.What does Professor Leonard Hayflick believe?
A.Aging is hardly separate from disease.
B.The human lifespan cannot be lengthened.
C.Few people live up to the age of 92.
D.Heart disease is the major cause of aging.
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When Elizabeth got married,it seemed as if her life would be1.(comfort) and peaceful.However,she wasn't content2.her easy life.She saw many poor people3.(live) near her and she wanted to help them.
One day,she4.(invite) to visit a prison.At first the prison officers did not want to let her visit the5.(woman) prisoners because they feared the prisoners would attack her,6.Elizabeth was not afraid.She realized that the prisoners behaved7.(bad) because they were being treated like animals.They had terrible living conditions.So Elizabeth did her best8.(provide) them with food and clean clothes.Her9.(kind) helped her gain the friendship of the prisoners.Later Elizabeth was asked to go to the leaders of Britain to discuss10.to improve the conditions for prisoners.She continued to help the poor prisoners till she passed away.
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