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When someone says , “Well , I guess I’ll have to go to face the music,” It doesn’t mean he is planning to go to a concert . It is something far less pleasant , like being called in by your boss to explain why you did this or that , and why you did not do this or that . Sour （刺耳）music , indeed , but it has to be faced .
The phrase “to face the music” is familiar to every American , young and old . It is at least 100 years old . Where did the expression come from ?
The first information comes from the American writer James Fenimore Cooper . He said—in 1851—that the expression was first used by actors while waiting in the wings （侧）to go on stage . After they got their clue（暗示）to go on , they often said , “It’s time to go to face the music.” And that is exactly what they did —face the orchestra（管弦乐队）which was just below the stage .
An actor might be frightened or nervous as he moved on to the stage in front of the audience that might be friendly or perhaps unfriendly , especially if he forgot his lines. But he had to go out .
So, “to face the music” came to mean : having to go through something , no matter how unpleasant the experience might be , because you knew you had no choice .
The other explanation comes from the army . Men had to face inspection（检阅）by their leader . The soldiers worried about how well they looked . Was their equipment clean—shiny enough to pass inspection ? Still , the men had to go out , and face the music of the band , as well as the inspection . What else could they do ?
1．The phrase “to face the music” was first used by______________.
A．all the Americans
B．the American writer James Fenimore Cooper
C．American actors
D．the American orchestra
2．An actor might feel frightened or nervous when going on stage .One of the reasons is that ______________.
A．his performance might not satisfy most of the audience
B．he might not remember what he should say on stage
C．he had to face the unfriendly audience
D．the audience might be mostly his friends
3． “To face the music” is also used to mean that soldiers were not willing______________.
A．to be examined about their equipment
B．to be found weak
C．to show themselves by their leader
D．to be inspected by their leader
4．This passage is mainly about______________.
A．the meaning of the phrase “to face the music”
B．how to deal with something unpleasant
C．the origin（起源）of the phrase
D．how to go through difficulty

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In recent years, research on infant development has shown that the standard a child is likely to reach, within the range of his inherited (遗传的) abilities, is largely determined in the first three years of his life. So a baby's ability to benefit from the right play materials should not be underestimated. A baby who is encouraged, talked to and shown things and played with, has the best chance of growing up successfully.
In the next stage, from three to five years old, curiosity has no bounds. Every type of suitable toys should be made available to the child, for trying out, experimenting and learning, for discovering his own particular ability: Bricks and jigsaws (七巧板) and construction toys; printing, scribbling (涂鸦) and making things; sand and water play; rays for imaginative and pretending play -- the first social games for learning to play and get on with others.
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Until the age of seven or eight, play and work mean much the same to a child. But once reading has been mastered, then books become the main source of learning. Toys are still interesting and valuable, which lead up to new hobbies, but the significance has changed - to a child of nine or ten years old, toys and games mean as to adults, relaxation and fun.
1. According to the flint passage we know that as a child grows up _____.
A. he should be allowed to choose his own toys
B. he should be given the same toys
C. he should be given fewer and fewer toys
D. he should be given different toys
2. According to the passage, the abilities a child has inherited from his parents _____.
A. determine his character                  B. will not change after the age of three
C. partly determine the standard he is likely to reach
D. to a large extent determine the choice of toys
2. We learn from the passage that a child has boundless curiosity _____.
A. when he is two B. when he is around four C. when he is six D. when he is eight
4. The passage is mainly about _____.
A. the role of play in a child's development          B. the importance of schooling
C. the importance of pre-school education           D. the choice of toys for youngster

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
“Love your neighbour as yourself” is a saying familiar to most of us. It means that you must have the ability to love and accept yourself in order to form and keep satisfying relation- ship with others. Self-esteem means accepting yourself for who you really are, and believing that you are indeed a worthwhile person who is deserving of love and respect from others.
Self-esteem is our sense of how good we feel about ourselves. It is based on our judgment of ourselves, not on other people's assessment, but simply on our own. Our self-esteem is not dependent on our talent. Some very ordinary people feel very good about themselves, while other extraordinarily high achievers hold low opinions of themselves.
Self-esteem is the primary key to long-term stress management. Why? The first three sources of stress are: predictable life events, unexpected changes and build-up of daily stresses, These are much easier to handle when we believe in ourselves, A positive, healthy self-esteem gives us the “hardiness” (强健) to deal with the difficulties of life, and to see them as challenges to be met, rather than threats to be feared.
The fourth category of stress is entirely the result of a low self-esteem. It is the category of stress that is most common and tiring, over the long run. This kind of stress cannot be overcome, or even changed, until the self-esteem problems that cause it are corrected.
Learning to love yourself for who you are is the key to overcoming stress. Self-esteem comes form the self, and cannot be promoted by others. A person who feels that his self- esteem comes from the approval of those around him or her is bound to self-destruct (自焚). One cannot keep the level of “performance” required to please everyone else, especially if that performance disagrees with who you are and is simply a facade that makes you popular with the world. When the applause is gone, there is nothing left.
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A. A kind of positive Lifestyle.              B. The impression we have on other people.
C. Our sense of how good we feel about ourselves.
D. Our understanding of how we are seen by others.
2. What is the key to overcoming stress according to the passage?
A. Removing yourself from stressful situation.
B. Learning to love yourself for who you are.
C. Facing the stress and dealing with it.    D. Getting help from friends.
3. What does the underlined word "facade" (in Pars 5) mean?
A. A strange feeling.     B. A big worry.     C. A wrong action.     D. A false appearance
4. The passage is written to _____.
A. show the importance of feeling good about yourself
B. help people form good relationship with others
C. tell people how to overcome stress
D. provide the different methods to get a clear view of yourself

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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It was on a winter past midnight of 1971 when I was driving our big V8 station wagon back to our hometown. Next to me, my husband was 36 asleep and snoring (打鼾) loudly.
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On that long cold night I was fighting to stay 44 , but sticking to "the master's rule" of not playing my 45 . He needed his sleep, he said. I 46 down the window, yet the bitter-cold wind did little to revive (振奋) me. I was already driving about ten miles 47 the speed limit, 48 , we were still forty-five minutes away from home.
I studied the road up ahead and 49 in the near view mirror. There was not a car 50 a black night ahead and behind me. There were no Officers of the Law to be seen, and so I 51 the speed by another ten miles per hour. I had no great need for a speeding ticket, but I wanted to get home as quickly as I could.
"Get into the other lane!" sounded a loud and 52 voice.
I swiftly changed lanes, and as I did, a car without headlights pulled from the side of the road. I screamed at the top of my lungs, "I 53 that car by mere inches! The fool! Where did he come from?" The car that would have caused our death was now just a blur of an image (模糊的图像) in my rear view mirror. Instantly I knew where he had come from. He had rushed onto the road from that little roadside bar I 54 each week, and probably so drank and 'legless', he would never find out how 55 he came to killing himself and us.
36. A. slow           B. fast               C quick                 D. well
37. A. trainer          B. coacher           C partner             D. student
38. A. still            B. already              C. yet                D. even
39. A. would          B. could                   C. should            D. might
40. A. normal         B. usual              C regular             D. common
41. A. extra           B. enough            C. another            D. other
42. A. timely         B. ready               C late                 D. early
43. A. teach           B. prepare for         C. prepare             D. have
44. A. alive            B. asleep             C. active               D. awake
45. A. radio           B. DVD               C. TV                D. piano
46. A. pulled           B. took              C. wound               D. pushed
47. A below             B. above              C. over               D. beneath
48. A. furthermore     B. therefore            C. however           D. besides
49. A. noticed          B. watched           C. glanced            D. observed
50. A. in sight        B. in ease            C. in result             D. in fact
51. A. decreased         B. declined           C. increased           D. reduced
52. A. urgent          B. calm               C. angry             D. anxious
53. A. caught           B. missed             C. avoided              D. escaped
54. A. passed              B. served              C. provided           D. found
55. A. high           B. straight           C. hard              D. close

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You wake up in the morning, the day is beautiful and the plans for the day are what you have been looking forward to for a long time. Then, the telephone rings, you say hello, and the drama starts. The person on the other end has a depressing (令人沮丧的) tone in his voice as he starts to tell you how terrible his morning is and that there is nothing to look forward to. Are you still in a wonderful mood? Impossible!
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Life brings ups and downs，but some people are stuck in the wrong idea that life has no happiness to offer. They only feel glad when they make others feel bad. No wonder they can hardly win others’pity or respect.
When you communicate with positive people，your spirit stays happy and therefore more positive things are attracted. When the knife of a negative person is put in you，you have the heavy feeling that all in all，brings you down.
Sometimes we have no choice but to communicate with negative people. This could be a co-worker，or a relative. In this case，say what needs to be said as little as possible. Sometimes it feels good to let out your anger back to the negative person，but all this does is to lower you to that same negative level and they won’t feel ashamed of themselves about that.
Negativity often affects happiness without even being realized. The negative words of another at the start of the day can attach to you throughout the rest of your day，which makes you feel bad and steals your happiness. Life is too short to feel negative. Stay positive and avoid negativity as much as possible.
1．The purpose of the first paragraph is to_________
A. make a comparison              B. offer an suggestion
C. introduce a topic                 D. describe a daily scene
2．How can negative people have effect on us?
A. By influencing our emotion.
B. By telling us the nature of life.
C. By changing our way of thinking.
D. By comparing their attitude to life with ours.
3. Some negative people base their happiness on_________.
A. other people’s pity for them            B. making other people unhappy
C. building up a positive attitude     D. other people’s respect for them
4．According to the passage，to reduce negative people’s influence on us，we are advised________
A. to change negative people’s attitude to life
B. to show our dissatisfaction to negative people
C. to make negative people feel ashamed of themselves
D. to communicate with negative people as little as possible

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Mark Twain was a great writer. He was from the USA. He was born in 1835. He was also a famous speaker. He was famous for his sense of humour. Many people liked to listen to him talk because he liked to tell some interesting stories to make people laugh all the time.
One day Mark Twain was going to a small town because of his writing. Before he was going to leave, one of his friends said to him that there were always a lot of mosquitoes in the town and told him that he’d better not go there. Mark Twain waved his hand and said, “It doesn’t matter. The mosquitoes are no relatives of mine. I don’t think they will come to visit me.”
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Mark Twain, however, made a joke, saying to the waiter, “The mosquitoes are very clever. They know my room number. They didn’t come into the wrong room.” What he said made all the people present laugh heartily.
But that night Mark Twain slept well. Do you know why? That was because all the waiters in the hotel were driving the mosquitoes away for him during the whole night.
1. That day Mark Twain went to the town _____.
A. to see one of his friends
B. because he wanted to do something there for his writing
C. because he was told there were a lot of mosquitoes there
D. to see one of his relatives
2. The waiters felt sorry because _____.
A. they did something wrong to Mark Twain
B. their hotel was too small
C. the room was not very clean
D. there were quite a few mosquitoes in Mark Twain’s room
3. All the people present laughed heartily because _____.
A. the mosquitoes were very clever and they didn’t come into the wrong room
B. the mosquitoes knew Mark Twain’s room number
C. Mark Twain gave the waiters some nice presents
D. Mark Twain made a joke
4. From the story we know _____.
A. no mosquitoes troubled Mark Twain in the night
B. the owner of the hotel told the waiters to look after Mark Twain well at night
C. Mark Twain didn’t have a good rest that night
D. there were not mosquitoes in the hotel any longer

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