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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案。

I was in Chinatown when I observed some elderly men just sitting around.They all__1__well.When they sat in a row，wearing decent(体面的)clothing，they__2__chatted with their neighbors while most times they just stared at passers-by.They__3__me of the pigeons(鸽子)that perch(栖息)on a fence happily.They seemed，like they were just passing time.At least they were__4__doing nothing.

To do nothing is a(n)__5__.It allows us to slow down.It's__6__and it improves health and reduces the chances for heart disease too!

However，don't confuse it with having nothing to do.Some people just__7__because they have nothing to do and have no idea what to do.The only other thing that__8__itself to behave like this is a headless chicken，wandering around without aim.

There is a difference between doing nothing and having nothing to do.One is done__9__while the other is a product of consequence.If you find yourself wandering__10__，it's time to rest.Wandering around，feeling anxious and__11__is a sign of burnout(倦怠)．It could be from work，studies，and even arguments with a loved one.If your__12__an mood is not controlled，you might get depressed.Take a(n)__13__；give yourself a chance to be like a pigeon just perching somewhere.

If you need__14__on how to do this，you may consult any of the old men sitting in Chinatown.You may be invited to hang out with them.If not，pick up a__15__hobby，which can help you find a new world.

1. A.competed B．performed C．dressed D．studied

2. A.always B．sometimes C．never D．often

3. A.informed B．warned C．told D．reminded

4. A.happy B．careful C．serious D．attractive

5. A.art B．disaster C．joke D．challenge

6. A.frightening B．calming C．exciting D．confusing

7. A.argue B．wander C．look D．travel

8. A.teaches B．persuades C．orders D．allows

9. A.luckily B．right C．normally D．purposely

10.A.hungrily B．slowly C．aimlessly D．freely

11．A.amazed B．excited C．frightened D．bored

12. A.skill B．energy C．experience D．career

13. A.break B．exam C．trip D．risk

14. A.ambition B．encouragement C．agreement D．advise

15．A.old B．popular C．new D．familiar

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We high school students do have some growing pains，but we can get rid of them correctly and wisely.16.____，some of us are upset 17.____ our body styles and looks.It's unnecessary and it's not important at all.We needn't care about it.It is one's inner beauty 18.____ matters.Second，we sometimes seem to be misunderstood 19.____ our teachers，parents and classmates.20.____ (face)with this，we can find a proper time to have a heart-to-heart talk with them，trying to remove the 21.____ (understand)．Some of us have fewer friends.I think being open-minded and friendly will do us good.Third，we may fall behind others,22.____ makes us stressed.Actually we can encourage 23.____ to work efficiently，full of 24.____ (determine)．At last，some of us don't have much pocket money，so we feel unhappy.Isn't it strange? So long as we have some，that's enough.And we can learn 25.____ to spend money.

阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

He is regarded as having one of the brightest minds on the planet. But outstanding astrophysicist(天体物理学家) Stephen Hawking has admitted that he did not learn to read until he was eight years old.

In a public lecture at the Royal Albert Hall, Professor Hawking also admitted that he was not active in studying while at Oxford University, where he studied physics, and that only the diagnosis that he might die young from motor neurone(神经元) disease made him concentrate on his work.

Professor Hawking said：“My sister Philippa could read by the age of 4 but then she was definitely brighter than me.” He said that he was unexceptional at school and was never further than halfway up his class.“My classwork was very untidy, and my handwriting was the despair of my teachers，” he said.“But my classmates gave me the nickname Einstein, so presumably they saw signs of something better.”

But he said that it was when doctors told him that he probably only had a few years to live at the age of 21 that galvanized him into focusing on his work and a period of productivity that resulted in some of his early breakthroughs. He said，“When you are faced with the possibility of an early death, it makes you realize that life is worth living and there are lots of things you want to do.”

26．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Stephen Hawking is the second Einstein in the world.

B．Stephen Hawking couldn't read at the age of 7.

C．Stephen Hawking's handwriting was once terribly bad.

D．Stephen Hawking's sister once performed much better than him.

27．We can infer that Stephen Hawking was________when he was a child and studied in Oxford University.

A．clever B．lazy

C．bright D．mean

28．What made Stephen Hawking devote himself to his work?

A．Patience. B．Knowledge.

C．Disease. D．Laziness.

29．What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A．Stephen Hawking didn't realize his dreams in physics.

B．It was possible for Hawking to face the early death.

C．The purpose of the doctor's diagnosis was to encourage him to work hard.

D．His life might be taken away by long hard work.

30．From whom did Hawking get a relatively just estimation when he was at school?

A．His sister. B．His classmates.

C．His teachers. D．His parents.

B

Edmund Halley was an English scientist who lived over 200 years ago. He studied the observations of comets which other scientists had made. The orbit of one particular comet was a very difficult mathematical problem. He could not figure it out. Neither could other scientists who dealt with such problems.

However, Halley had a friend named Isaac Newton, who was a brilliant mathematician. Newton thought he had already worked out that problem, but he could not find the papers on which he had done it. He told Halley that the orbit of a comet had the shape of an ellipse.

Now Halley set to work, He figured out the orbits of some of the comets that had been observed by scientists. He made a surprising discovery. The comets that had appeared in the years 1531, 1607 and 1682 all had the same orbit. Yet their appearances had been 75 to 76 years apart.

This seemed very strange to Halley. Three different comets followed the same orbit. The more Halley thought about, the more he thought that there had not been three different comets, as people thought. He decided that they had simply seen the same comet three times. The comet had gone away and had come back again.

It was an astonishing idea! Halley felt certain enough to make a prediction of what would happen in the future. He decided that this comet would appear in the year 1758. There were 53 years to go before Halley's prediction could be tested.

In 1758 the comet appeared in the sky. Halley did not see it, for he had died some years before. Ever since then that comet had been called Halley's comet, in his honour.

31．Halley made his discovery________.

A．by doing experiments

B．by means of his own careful observation

C．by using the work of other scientists

D．by chance

32．Halley made a surprising but correct prediction in the year________.

A．1704　　B．1705　　　　　　

C．1706　　D．1707

33．This text in general is about________.

A．Halley and other scientists

B．the orbit of a comet

C．Newton and Halley

D．Halley and his discovery

34．Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Edmund Halley was an American scientist.

B．Halley made his discovery by doing experiment.

C．Isaac Newton was a famous mathematician.

D．The orbit of a comet had the shape of an around.

35．This passage is probably written to________.

A．general readers B．college students

C．scientists D．astronomers

C

Someday a stranger will read your e-mail without your permission or scan the websites you've visited. Or perhaps someone will casually glance through your credit card purchases or cell phone bills to find out your shopping preferences or calling habits.

In fact, it's likely some of these things have already happened to you. Who would watch you without your permission? It might be a girlfriend, a marketing company, a boss, a policeman or a criminal. Whoever it is，they will see you in a way you never intended to be seen—the 21st century equal to being caught naked(裸露的)．

Psychologists tell us boundaries are healthy, though it's important to reveal(透露) yourself to friends, family and lovers in stages, at appropriate times. Actually few boundaries remain. The digital bread crumbs (面包屑) you leave everywhere make it easy for strangers to reconstruct who you are，where you are and what you like. In some cases，a simple Google search can reveal what you think. Like it or not， increasingly we_live_in_a_world_where_you_simply_cannot_keep_a_secret.

The key question is: Does that matter? For many Americans, the answer apparently is “no”．

When opinion polls ask Americans about privacy, most say they are concerned about losing it. A survey found a majority of people are pessimistic about privacy, with 60 percent of respondents saying they feel their privacy is “slipping away, and that bothers me”．

But people say one thing and do another. Only a small part of Americans change any behaviors in an effort to preserve their privacy. Few people turn down a discount at tollbooths(收费亭)to avoid using the EZ-Pass system that can track(跟踪) automobile movements. And few turn down supermarket loyalty cards. Privacy economist Alessandro Acquits has run a series of tests that reveal people will submit personal information like Social Security numbers just to get their hands on a pitiful 50-cents-off coupon(优惠券)．

But privacy does matter at least sometimes. It's like health：when you have it，you don't notice it.