A Love Note to My Mom
When I was a little girl，I would often accompany you as you modeled for fashion photographers. It was years later that I finally understood what role modeling__21__  in your life. Little did I know you were_22__  every penny you earned to go to__23__ school.
I cannot thank you enough for__24__ you told me one autumn afternoon when I was nine. After finishing my homework, I wandered into the dining room where you were buried__25__ piles of law books. I was  __26__.Why were you doing what I do—memorizing textbooks and studying for__27__？ When you said you were in law school, I was more puzzled. I didn’ t know Moms__28__be lawyers too. You smiled and said，“In life, you can do anything you want to do.”
As young as I was，that statement kept___29__ in my ears. I watched as you faced the___30_of completing your studies, starting companies with Dad, while still being a_31__ and a Mom of five kids. I was exhausted  just watching you__32__.With your words of wisdom in my__33__mind, I suddenly felt unlimited freedom to dream. My whole world__34__.I set out to live my life filled with__35__，seeing endless possibilities for personal and professional achievements.
Your words became my motto. I__36__found myself in the unique position of being either the first (woman doctor in Maryland Rotary) __37__one of the few women (chief medical reporters) in my field. I gained strength every time I said, “Yes, I’ ll try that.”
Encouraged by your__38___， I have forged ahead (毅然前行) with my life’ s journey, less afraid to make mistakes, and__39__meeting each challenge. You did it, and now I’ m__40__ it. Sorry, got to run. So much to do, so many dreams to live.
小題1:
A．foundB．playedC．keptD．provided
小題2:
A．savingB．makingC．donatingD．receiving
小題3:
A．businessB．fashion　C．lawD．medical
小題4:
A．whatB．that C．whichD．where
小題5:
A．a(chǎn)tB．toC．uponD．under
小題6:
A．a(chǎn)musedB．worriedC．puzzledD．disappointed
小題7:
A．rolesB．testsC．positionsD．shows
小題8:
A．mustB．ought toC．needD．could
小題9:
A．ringingB．blowingC．fallingD．beating
小題10:
A．choicesB．chancesC．challengesD．changes
小題11:
A．professorB．doctorC．reporterD．model
小題12:
A．in dangerB．in action C．in troubleD．in charge
小題13:
A．weakB．powerful C．youthfulD．empty
小題14:
A．came backB．closed downC．went byD．opened up
小題15:
A．hopeB．hardship C．harmonyD．sadness
小題16:
A．constantlyB．shortlyC．hardlyD．nearly
小題17:
A．a(chǎn)ndB．butC．orD．for
小題18:
A．descriptionB．statementC．praiseD．introduction
小題19:
A．secretlyB．curiouslyC．carelesslyD．eagerly
小題20:
A．doingB．consideringC．correctingD．reading

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【要點綜述】母親樂觀、積極進取的生活態(tài)度影響著“我”，使“我”也和她一樣，不擔心犯錯誤，積極地面對每一個挑戰(zhàn)。
小題1:考查動詞。該句考查了短語play…role in。句意為：直到幾年以后我才最終理解模特這一職業(yè)在你的生活中扮演了什么樣的角色。
小題1:考查動詞。這里指的是節(jié)約每一分錢去學習法律，所以選save，意為“節(jié)約，節(jié)省”。make 做，制造；donate捐贈；receive收到。
小題1:考查名詞。由第二段中的“When you said you were in law school”可知。
小題1:考查名詞性從句。此處what引導一個名詞性從句，作從句謂語動詞told的直接賓語，構(gòu)成tell sb. sth.結(jié)構(gòu)。引導名詞性從句時，that表陳述，不作任何成分，which“哪一個”作定語，where作地點狀語。
小題1:考查介詞。這里指的是埋頭苦讀，所以用be buried under。
小題1:考查形容詞。下一句是作者的疑問“Why were you doing what I do”，由此可以看出，作者對媽媽的行為頗為不解，感到很疑惑，所以選puzzled，意為“疑惑的，不解的”。下文也有提示：當媽媽回答完后，I was more puzzled。
小題1:考查名詞。由常識可知，她媽媽和她一樣，記憶課本知識，為了考試而學習，所以用tests。role 角色；position位置；show 表演。
小題1:考查情態(tài)動詞。句意為：……我更困惑了，當時不知道媽媽們也能成為律師。此處表示“能夠”，用could。
小題1:考查動詞。這里指的是母親的話(In life, you can do anything you want to do.)一直在“我”耳邊響起，所以用ring，意為“回響”。blow 吹； fall 落下；beat擊，打。
小題1:考查名詞。這里指面對生活的各種挑戰(zhàn)：身為模特，還要完成學業(yè)，和爸爸一起開辦公司同時還要撫養(yǎng)5個孩子。所以選challenge，意為“挑戰(zhàn)”。choice 選擇； chance機會； change改變，變化。
小題1:考查名詞。  model “模特”。由文章第一段中的“…as you modeled for fashion photographers”可知。
小題1:考查介詞短語。句意為：母親在那么多事情中忙碌著，看得我都筋疲力盡了。四個選項中只有in action(在積極活動中)符合語境。 in danger 在危險中；in trouble 處于困境；in charge負責，管理。
小題1:考查形容詞。由文章第一句話“When I was a little girl…”可以看出，那時候“我”很小，所以用youthful，意為“年輕的”。weak 虛弱的； powerful 強大的； empty空的。
小題1:考查動詞短語�！彝蝗桓械綋碛袩o限的自由去放飛夢想，我的整個世界被打開了。所以選open up。  come back 回來；close down 關閉；go by 經(jīng)過。
小題1:考查名詞�！皊eeing endless possibilities for personal and professional achievements”可以看出，作者的生活充滿了希望(hope)。hardship 困難； harmony和諧； sadness悲傷。
小題1:考查副詞。正是母親的話使“我”不斷地發(fā)現(xiàn)自己所取得的成就。所以選constantly，意為“時常地，不斷地”。shortly 立刻；hardly幾乎不；nearly差不多。
小題1:考查連詞。和前面的either 構(gòu)成 either…or…結(jié)構(gòu)，意為“或者……或者……”。
小題1:考查名詞。這里指的是上文媽媽對“我”的教導“In life, you can do anything you want to do. ”由第三段第一句話中的“As young as I was, that statement…”可知選statement，意為“陳述，所說的話”。 description 描述；praise表揚；introduction介紹，引進。
小題1:考查副詞。在媽媽的激勵下，在人生的道路上“我”毅然前行，不擔心犯錯誤，積極地面對每一個挑戰(zhàn)，所以選eagerly，意為“急切地，熱切地”。secretly 秘密地；curiously 好奇地；carelessly 粗心地。
小題1:考查動詞。由上一句“You did it”，可知選A。句意為：你做到了，并且我正在做。  consider考慮；correct改正；read讀。
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Money can buy a degree of happiness．But once you can afford to feed，clothe and house yourself, each extra dollar makes less and less difference．
Researchers find that，on average，wealthier people are happier．But the link between money and happiness is complex．In the past half-century, average income has sharply increased in developed countries，yet happiness levels have remained almost the same．Once your basic needs are met，money only seems to increase happiness if you have more than your friends，neighbors and colleagues．
“Dollars buy Status(社會地位)，and status makes people feel better,” conclude some experts，which helps explain why people who can seek status in other ways-scientists or actors，for example-may happily accept relatively poorly-paid jobs．
In a research，Professor Alex Michalos found that the people whose desires-not just for money，but for friends，family, job，health-rose furthest beyond what they already had，tended to be less happy than those who felt a smaller gap(差距)．Indeed，the size of the gap predicted happiness about five times better than income alone．“The gap measures just blow away the only measures of income，”says Michalos．
Another factor that has to do with happiness is age．Old age may not be so bad．“Given all the problems of aging，how could the elderly be more satisfied?” asks Professor Laura Carstensen．
Why are old people happier? Some scientists suggest older people may expect life to be harder and learn to live with it，or they're more realistic about their goals，only setting ones that they know they can achieve．But Carstensen thinks that with time running out，older people have learned to focus on things that make them happy and let go of those that don't．
“People realize not only what they have，but also that what they have cannot-last forever,” she says．“A goodbye kiss to a husband or wife at the age of 85，for example，may bring far more complex emotional responses than a similar kiss to a boy or girl friend at the age of 20.”
小題1:According to the passage，the feeling of happiness _________.   
A．has little to do with wealthB．increases gradually with age
C．is measured by desiresD．is determined partly by genes
小題2:Some actors would like to accept poorly-paid jobs because the jobs _________.
A．make them feel much betterB．provide chances to make friends
C．improve their social positionD．satisfy their professional interests
小題3:Aged people are more likely to feel happy because they are more _________.   
A．optimisticB．practicalC．successfulD．emotional
小題4:Professor Alex Michalos found that people feel less happy if __________.
A．the gap between reality and desire is bigger
B．they have a stronger desire for friendship
C．their income is below their expectation
D．the hope for good health is greater

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Count Me Out
Call me old-fashioned. Call me old. Call me what you want, but I refuse to become part of this new Internet world.
I do not possess a computer at home or at the office. Actually, I stopped going to an office 35 years ago, when all communications were done with a pen, a typewriter, or, if the matter was of world-shaking importance, over the telephone. Likewise, if you like something advertised in a newspaper or magazine, you visited the shop selling it at the given address, or you phoned the number shown. Then you spoke to the fellow and asked for further details.
Tell me what you think of the following ad that appeared the other day in the newspaper. It was for a cure for cancer and this is what it said: “Awareness is the key. Visit spfulford. com at the awareness site.” There was no address or telephone number for the site. So what do unfortunate people without a computer do if they are seeking a cure for their illness?
There are, I am told, certain advantages in having access to the Internet. You can, for example, send love messages across the world or even get married to someone that you meet online. This bit doesn’t interest me; I have been happily married for 60 years. There are, of course, other activities for Internet users besides finding love. They can pay bills, order groceries, or discuss with their doctors.
And this is by no means all. More amazing things are yet to come in the near future. I read a newspaper report recently that quoted Stephen Hawking, an important British scientist. “The complexity of a computer as it exists today is probably less than the brain of an earthworm,” he said. “But, as technology advances, computers will become more complex, and a time may come when the Internet may develop ‘consciousness.’ In other words, the Internet will be able to think, have feelings, and may well be able to act on its own.”
If Professor Hawking is right, I may change my attitude to computers. As I grow older each day, I would like one of those that not only thinks for me but also accepts responsibilities for all my mistakes.
小題1:
What’s the meaning of the title “Count Me Out”?
A．Get me out of the Internet world.
B．Computers are trying to take control of life.
C．Modern technology pushes old people away.
D．Do not expect me to be a supporter of the Internet.
小題2:
According to Paragraph 2, the author thinks computers are         .
A．unnecessaryB．convenientC．expensiveD．a(chǎn)dvanced
小題3:
What might the author like about the future computer?
A．Taking blames.B．Curing illnesses.
C．Delivering messages.D．Responding to emotions.

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