单选题Breathing equipment is used __________protecting firemen from smoke.

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单选题Cars are an important part of life in the United States. Without a car, most people feel that they are poor. And even if a person is poor, he doesn’t feel really poor when he has a car. Henry Ford was the man who first started making cars in large numbers. He probably didn’t know how much the car was going to change American culture. The car made the United States a nation on wheels. And it helped make the United States what it is today. There are three main reasons why the car became so popular in the United States. First of all, the country is a big one and Americans like to move around it. The car makes the travel the most comfortable and cheapest. With a car people can go to any place without spending a lot of money. The second reason why cars are popular is the fact that the United States never really developed a practical and cheap public travel system. Long-distance trains have never been as common in the United States as they are in other parts of the world. Now there is a good system of air service provided by planes. But it is too expensive to be used often. The third reason is the most important one, though. The American spirit of independence is what really made cars popular. Americans don’t like waiting for a bus, or a train or even a plane. They don’t like to have to follow an exact timetable. A car gives them the freedom to plan their own time. And this is the freedom that Americans want most to have. Less oil has caused a big problem for Americans. But the answer will not be a bigger system of public transportation. The real answer will have to be a new kind of car, one that does not use so much oil.

单选题Passage 1 Some people argue that the pressure on international sportsmen and sportswomen kills the essence of sport—the pursuit of personal excellence. Children kick a football around for fun. When they get older and play for local school teams, they will become competitive but they still enjoy playing. The individual representing his country cannot afford to think about enjoying himself, and he has to think only about winning. He is responsible for the entire nation’s hopes, dreams and reputation. A good example is the FIFA World Cup. Football is the third most important sport in the world. Winning the World Cup is perhaps the summit of international sporting success. Mention Argentina to someone and the chances are that he’ll think of football. In a sense,winning the World Cup put Argentina on the map. Some sports fans and supporters get quite unreasonable about the World Cup. People in England felt that their country was somehow important after they won in 1966. So, am I arguing that international competition kills the idea of sport? Certainly not! Do the Argentinean really believe that because eleven of their men proved the most skillful at football, their nation is in every way better than all others? Not really. But it’s nice to know that you won and that in one way at least your country is the best.  What is the author’s main purpose in the passage?

单选题From the last paragraph, we learn that envy sometimes comes from______. 

单选题According to the second paragraph, being “lazy” is good for ______.

单选题To understand what true happiness is one must ______. 

单选题When I was walking past the playground, I saw the children __________happily there.

单选题If a sportsman only thinks about winning, he will ______. 

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单选题According to the author, which of the following is NOT true? 

单选题The first paragraph is mostly devoted to the discussion of ______. 

单选题Passage 3 The way people hold the belief that a fun-filled, pain-free life equals happiness actually reduces their chances of ever attaining real happiness. If fun and pleasure are equal to happiness, then pain must be equal to unhappiness. But, in fact, the opposite is true: more often than not, things that lead to happiness involve some pain. As a result, many people avoid the very attempts that are the source of true happiness. They fear the pain inevitably (不可避免的) brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievements, religious commitment (忠诚), and self-improvement. Ask a bachelor(单身汉) why he resists marriage even though he finds dating less and less satisfying. If he is honest he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment. For commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure and excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features. Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole night’s sleep or a three-day vacation. I don’t know any parent who would choose the word “fun”to describe raising children. But couples who decide not to have children never know the joys of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchild. Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates money: buying new cars or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those who are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all. According to the author, a bachelor resists marriage chiefly because ______. 

单选题What does the writer intend to tell us in the passage? 

单选题In the second paragraph, the underlined word “summit” means “______”.

单选题What is the author trying to tell us? 

单选题500 dollars is a large _of money,but it's far less than what we need for the program.

完形填空Oneafternoon,shereceiveda31_______fromCynthiaPhillips,whowashavingtechnicaldifficultieswithhergranddaughterstoolsforonlinelearning.KochatonceknewsomethingwaswrongwithPhillips.Thetwowomenhadspokenonthephonemanytimesbefore,butKochhadneverheardthegrandmother32_______quitelikethis.Kochcouldhardlyunderstandher,thoughshewasabletomakeoutthatPhillipshadfallenfourtimesthatday.Kochthoughtthegrandmothermightbehavingastroke—she33_______thesignsbecauseherownfatherhadsufferedone.Koch34_______calledforanambulancetothegrandmothershome.ThequickresponsefromKoch35_______Phillipsslife.Thegrandmotherarrivedatthehospitalintimetogettreatmentbeforeother36_______occurred.Ifitwerentfortheteacher,Iwouldntbehere,saidPhillipsfromherhospitalbed.37_______learninghasbeenachallengeacrossthecountry,butitsfairtosaythatithashelpedpeoplegrow38_______.Manyteachersgavetheirpersonalphonenumberstostudentsandfamilies39_______theyneededextrahelp.Inthiscase,theexchangebetweentheschoolandparentswasreallylife-changing.Justasoneneighborsays,WereproudofKoch.She40_______soquicklyanditdidmakeadifferenceforMrs.Phillips.Weshouldcareabouteachother,andwedontjustsaythewords.Wefollowthrough.

完形填空Holidaysareawonderfultimetospendwithfriendsandfamily,eatingandsharingstories.Whetheryouarewaitingatairportsorspendingtimeontrains,busesorcars,thesesituationscangiveyougreat1________tolearnEnglish.HerearesomeideasthatyoucanusetoimproveyourEnglishovertheholidays.PublishedmaterialsAirportsandtrainstationsoftenhave2________sellingpublishedmaterials.BuyanEnglish-languagepublicationtoreaditwhileyouarewaitingorspendingquiettimeatahotelorinahome.Lookattheimagesandreadthelinesbelowthem.3________youdonotunderstandallthewords,youcanusetheimagestohelpyouunderstandsomeofthem.Later,youcanuseanonlinedictionarytolook4________thewordsyouwanttolearn.ConversationWhiletraveling,we5________seepeoplefromothercountrieswhoarealsowaitingorexploringanewplace.IfyouhearsomeoneaskingforinformationinEnglish,you6________offertohelporsimplygreettheminEnglishtotalk.Afriendlyconversationisusuallywelcome7________travelerssharetheirexperiences.Writingaboutyourday8________yourEnglishwritingskills.DrawimagesofWritingaboutyourdayisagreatwayto9________youseeordoinyourtravelsandlookuptheEnglishwordsfortheplacesoreventslaterifyoucannotthinkofthematthetime.UsingEnglishto10________yourholidaywillhelpyoutoputnewwordsintouseandmakethemstayinyourmemorylonger.Andyouwillhaveawonderfulrecordofyourtraveltolookatlongaftertheholidayisover.

完形填空Throughoutmylife,Ihavemetdiversepeopleinvariousplaces.The31______thatIhavemadewiththesepeoplehaveaffectedmylifealot.However,Mrs.Ostrenkos32______takespriorityovertheothersinfluencesinmylife.Mrs.OstrenkowasmyeleventhgradeEnglishteacher.Sheshowsthatbeingateacherisnotonlyaboutteachingbutalsoabout33______someoneslife,whetheritissignificantortrivial.“Mygreatestjoyisseeingmy34______succeed,”saidMrs.Ostrenkoonthefirstdayofclass.Notallstudentscometoschoolexcitedlytolearn,butOstrenkoisthetypeofteacherthathastheabilitytomakeherclass35______andmemorable.NotonlydidIlearnmoreaboutEnglishinonequarterfromherclassthanIlearnedinmyfirsttwoyearsofhighschool,butherinfluenceallowedmeto36______inallmyotherclassesaswell.Mrs.Ostrenkomaylooklikeanyotherladybutwhatliesbeneaththesurfaceisanenthusiasticsoulwithperseverancethat37______thosearoundher.Havingtaughtforovertenyears,sheisstillabletofindthejoyin38______andremainsasenthusiasticaseveraboutthetopicsheteaches.Herwillpowerandself-sacrificing39______encouragemewiththestrengthtoovercomeeverydayobstacles.Herpassionforteachingisevidentineverysinglelessonsheteaches,whichinspiresmetoseekthesamekindof40______inmyclassasateacher.Sheismorethanjustaninspiration;sheisamentorwhohastaughtmetheimportanceofeducation.