A little boy selling magazines for school walked up to a house that people rarely visited. The house was very old and the owner hardly ever came out. When he did, he would not say hello to neighbors or passers-by, but simply glare at them.
The boy knocked on the door and waited, sweating from fear of the old man.
As he was ready to walk away, the door slowly opened. “What do you want?” the old man said.
“Uh, sir, I uh am selling these magazines and, uh, I was wondering if you would like to buy one.”
The old man just stared at the boy. The boy could see inside the old man’s house and saw that he had dog figurines (小雕像) on the fireplace. “Do you collect dogs?” the little boy asked.
“Yes, I have many collectibles in my house. They are my family here. They are all I have.”
The boy then felt sorry for the man, as it seemed that he was a very lonely soul. “Well, I do have a magazine here for collectors. It is perfect for you. I also have one about dogs since you like dogs so much.”
The old man was ready to close the door and said: “No, boy, I don’t need any magazines of any kind, now goodbye.”
The little boy was sad for the old man because he was alone in the big house. Then he thought of a little dog figurine that he had got some years earlier from an aunt. The boy headed back down to the old man’s house with it. He knocked on the door again and this time the old man came right to the door. “Boy, I thought I told you no magazines.”
“No, sir. I know that. I wanted to bring you a gift.” The boy handed him the figurine and the old man’s face lit up.
The old man was surprised and said: “Boy, you have a big heart. Why are you doing this?”
The boy smiled at the man and said: “Because you like dogs.”
From that day on, the old man started coming out of the house and greeting people. He and the boy became friends.
This simple nice act changed both of their lives forever.How did the boy feel when he first knocked on the old man’s door?
| A．Excited. | B．Sad. |
| C．Frightened. | D．Silly. |
What can we learn from the article about the old man?
| A．He preferred dog figurines to real dogs. |
| B．He longed for (渴望) friendship with others. |
| C．He found his neighbors unfriendly. |
| D．He was sad because he felt alone. |
When the boy knocked on the door again, ________.
| A．the old man was impatient with him |
| B．the old man refused to open the door |
| C．he didn’t think the old man would open it |
| D．he wanted to sell a magazine to the old man |
With the story, the author tries to show us that _______.
| A．smiling is the best way to make others feel comfortable |
| B．we should help strangers if they are angry |
| C．being kind to others can have a positive effect on our lives |
| D．you need to do something special if you want to make friends |
This year, the World Mental Health Day on Oct 10 was marked by the theme: “Depression: A Global Crisis”. According to the World Federation for Mental Health and the WHO, depression has moved beyond the medical domain(领域) to become a social problem. Statistics from the Beijing Suicide Research and Prevention Center show that of the 287,000 people who commit suicide in China every year, 70 percent are victims of depression.
“This equates to one depression victim taking their life every three minutes,” cited CCTV recently. According to the Beijing-based Capital Medical University, the number of depression patients has been on the rise in the past years and now accounts for 5 to 10 percent of the population, more than the global average of 5 percent.
Wang Shaoli, vice-president of Beijing Huilongguan Hospital, a medical center specializing in mental health, said that what makes depression so widespread is that everybody can get it.
“No one is immune to depression,” said Wang. “It has become a social problem because depression kills one’s social capabilities, such as communication, and leads to a negative social mentality.”
According to Wang, depression can be treated with medicine and early psychological consultation. The real problem is the lack of awareness surrounding the issue.
“People with mental health illnesses are discriminated against,” said Wang. “So they are reluctant to go to hospital and often keep the pain to themselves, which only makes matters worse.” Only one in 10 depression victims are properly treated in China, according to the Beijing Suicide Research and Prevention Center.
“When people get depressed, it becomes part of their thoughts, making them negative, even desperate,” said Wang. “And the ideas are difficult to change.” That’s why Wang suggests early intervention.
“Normally it takes about nine months to treat depression,” said Wang. “But in most cases, patients drop treatment half way when they feel some progress.”How is Para1& 2 mainly supported when it tells that depression has become a social problem?
| A．By giving data | B．By making definition |
| C．By analyzing causes | D．By making comparisons |
According to the passage, which of the following are true EXCEPT________ ?
| A．people with depression are more likely to commit suicide. |
| B．the percentage of depression patients is larger in China than that in the world. |
| C．more and more people have been suffering from depression. |
| D．depression can destroy people’s immune system and social capabilities |
People with mental illnesses are unwilling to go to hospital because __________.
| A．the victims think that they will get well soon |
| B．they are discriminated against and don’t want others to know their illnesses |
| C．there are few medical centers specializing in mental health |
| D．there is no way to treat them |
In Wang Shaoli’s opinion, the better way to deal with mental problem is to _________.
| A．force the victims to go to hospital |
| B．keep their pain to themselves when it appears |
| C．keep positive and get early psychological consultation |
| D．more medical centers should be set up |
If you live in America in the 21st century you'll probably have to listen to a lot of people tell you how busy they are. It's become the default response when you ask anyone how they are doing:"Busy!""Crazy busy!".It is,pretty obviously,a boast disguised as a complaint. And the common response is a kind of congratulation:"That's a good problem to have,"or"Better than the opposite."
Notice it isn't generally people pulling back-to-back shifts in the ICU or commuting by bus to three minimum-wage jobs who tell you how busy they are.What those people are is not busy but tired.Exhausted!Dead on their feet.It's almost always people whose busyness is purely self-imposed:work and obligations they've taken on voluntarily,classes and activities they've "encouraged" their kids to participate in.They're busy because of their own ambition or drive or anxiety,because they're addicted to busyness and dread that they might have to face in its absence.
Almost everyone I know is busy. They feel anxious and guilty when they aren't either working or doing something to promote their work.It's something they have chosen.Busyness serves as a kind of existential reassurance(令人安心的保证），a measure against emptiness,obviously your life cannot possibly be silly or tiny or meaningless if you are so busy,completely booked,in demand every hour of the day.
Idleness is not just a vacation.It is as necessary to the brain as vitamin D is to the body,and deprived of it we suffer a mental affliction as ugly as rickets.The space and quiet that idleness provides is a necessary condition for standing back from life and seeing it whole,for making unexpected connections and waiting for the wild summer lightning strikes of inspiration."Idle dreaming is often the essence of what we do,"wrote Thomas Pynchon.Archimedes' "Eureka"in the bath, Newton's apple :history is full of stories of inspirations that come in idle moments.When many Americans say"Crazy busy", they mean______.
| A．they are really tired of their present situation |
| B．they are really proud of their present life |
| C．they are complaining about their current work |
| D．their life are full of all kinds of problems |
The writer mentions Archimedes' "Eureka"and Newton's apple to show that________.
| A．history is full of interesting stories |
| B．Archimedes and Newton were very busy, so they made great discoveries |
| C．people may get inspiration when they are idle |
| D．inspirations come from hard work |
The word "its" in the second paragraph refers to_______________________________.
| A．ambition | B．anxiety | C．busyness | D．dread |
From the article,we can infer that ___________________________________.
| A．generally people pulling back-to-back shifts in the ICU tell you they are busy |
| B．"Dead on their feet" means "being tired out" |
| C．all the kids are self-imposed due to the drive and motivation |
| D．The author seems to agree that idleness is better than busyness |
The homeless dog, known as Xiao Sa, has been following a team of cyclists for 24 days along 1,833 kilometers of highway from Kangding, Sichuan province, to Lhasa in Tibet.
Nobody knows where the white dog came from or how long she has been straying on highway G318. Netizens call her the "dog with determination" and the micro blog "Go Go Xiao Sa" recording her life has attracted more than 37,000 followers in two weeks.
A picture of Xiao Sa in the arms of a young man in front of the Potala Palace on Thursday night drew more than 4,000 comments congratulating the small dog and expressing dreams of going to Lhasa.
The young man in the picture is Zhang Heng, 22, a student in Wuhan, Hubei province. As his graduation trip, he decided to face the challenge of riding to Lhasa alone. On the way he met a lonely dog. "She was lying, tired, on the street around Yajiang, Sichuan province," he said. "So we fed her, and then she followed our team.”
"We felt she might want to come along with us, so we decided to bring her along to the end." A week later, Zhang and his buddies opened a micro blog account for her. "We thought the dog was encouraging us, and wanted others to know its story," he said. They created the name Xiao Sa by combining xiao meaning "little" with the last syllable of Lhasa.
During their journey, Xiao Sa, Zhang and his team covered more than 1,700 kilometers and climbed 10 mountains higher than 4,000 meters. Xiao Sa just ran up the mountains or along dirt roads.
"Many people stopped cycling in some sections, then took the bus, but the dog made it," he said. Zhang put the dog on the back of the bike when the team was riding downhill. "The speed can reach 70 kilometers per hour, impossible for the dog to catch us."
Zhang Heng, who accompanied Xiao Sa for 20 days, called her "a buddy and a friend". "I would like to take the dog home and take care of her. She has been a stray on the road for a long time. She needs a home." How did the netizens feel when they read the micro blog related to the dog?
| A．inspired | B．sympathetic | C．pitiful | D．unbelievable |
Zhang Heng and his team opened a micro blog account for the dog just because __________.
| A．the dog is very cute and friendly |
| B．the dog encouraged them and they wanted more people to know its story |
| C．it is the first dog to travel to Lhasa |
| D．They had nothing else to do on their journey |
According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
| A．The dog had been straying on highway G318 before it met the team of cyclists . |
| B．During their journey, Zhang and his team climbed 10 mountains higher than 4,000 meters . |
| C．The micro blog “Go Go Xiao Sa ”has attracted more than 37,000 followers in two weeks . |
| D．The dog ran alone behind them when the team was riding downhill. |
Which might be the best title for the passage?
| A．A Dog with Determination | B．A Micro Blog and a Dog |
| C．Travel to Lhasa with a Dog | D．A Dog Follows a Team |
Humans aren't the only species on the planet with a penchant for electronic gadgets(小配件）.Zookeepers across the US and Canada are discovering that apes also get excited about Apps.
As part of a program called"Apps for Apes",12 zoos across the two countries have been introducing iPads into the entertainment time for orangutans,the giant furry red primates native to Indonesia and Malaysia.
"We are finding that,similar to people,they like touching the tablet,watching short videos of David Attenborough for instance,and looking at other animals and orangutans," said Richard Zimmerman,founding director of Orangutan Outreach,the non-profit that runs the program.
Twice weekly,orangutans are provided with access to the tablets.The animals spend from 15 minutes to half an hour using different Apps depending on their attention span.Apps designed for children that stimulate activities such as painting,music and memory games are among the most popular Apps with the apes.
"It is a lot like when we're showing children pop-up books,"said Zimmerman,adding that the orangutans are among the most intelligent primates,with the intelligence level of a young child.
The program,which relies on donated iPads, will soon be expanding to zoos across Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Europe.The word"penchant" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to________________.
| A．awareness | B．addiction | C．impression | D．devotion |
Which of the following statements is true according to the article?
| A．12 zoos are involved in the program in the US. |
| B．Orangutans were originally found in Indonesia and Malaysia. |
| C．Orangutan Outreach is a successful company which earns much money. |
| D．All the animals in the zoo spend from 15 minutes to half an hour using different Apps. |
It can be concluded from the passage that______________________________________.
| A．the program has been successful in Europe |
| B．orangutans are nearly as smart as children of young ages |
| C．orangutans are the animals with thick shell |
| D．Apps are designed for orangutans to stimulate activities such as painting, and memory games |
Which can be the best title for the text?
| A．Using Apps for Apes | B．Let’s Help Zoos |
| C．Wonderful Zoos Welcome You | D．A Traditional Program Will Expand |
At the onset of a northern winter, many dream of warmer climates.In 1934 the Canadian-born composer Colin Mcphee did more than dream. He set out for the island of Bali.
In his book A House in Bali,Colin Mcphee described how he first gained insight into the essence of Balinese music.For about a month he had been working on transcribing a complete score to a Balinese play he had seen. It seemed impossible that so much beauty could be achieved with a scale(音阶)of only five tones.
But the distinctive embellishments(修饰音)of the music eluded him.Fortunately a young household helper and his friend decided to assist. One morning they set two objects next to Mcphee’s piano.They were gangas--metal keyed instruments.The two boys played them in what struck Mcphee as”a fast duet(二重奏） in Morse code”.
At last the composer had found the key to Balinese music.“Wait!” Mcphee would call out from the piano as the boys flew along,“Stop!Please!That bit once more!”
Patiently the boys would stop and began again.But soon they were flying again,faster than ever, amazing Mcphee with their memory and precision. Sometimes the patterns repeated.Sometimes they opened up into something new. Then, suddenly the whole duet would fly apart and the boys would burst out laughing,breaking the spell.
Although Colin Mcphee left the island in 1939,he remained spellbound by Balinese music.And its rich,distinctive sound would colour many of the compositions he would write for the next quarter century.From the passage we can learn that_______________________.
| A．Colin Mcphee set foot on the island of Bali in late winter |
| B．The book A House in Bali detailed how Colin Mcphee understood the life of the island |
| C．Colin Mcphee actually acquired much beauty of Balinese music |
| D．For a month Colin Mcphee had been watching a Balinese play he had seen before |
The word “eluded” in the third paragraph can be replaced by________________.
| A．attracted | B．shocked | C．disappointed | D．puzzled |
Colin Mcphee was astonished because________________________.
| A．the two locals played part of Balinese music once more unwillingly |
| B．Colin Mcphee eventually found the key to Balinese music |
| C．The two boys played their instruments so precisely and skillfully |
| D．The Balinese music displayed something new for Colin Mcphee |
The passage is mainly about_______________________.
| A．a book introducing the island of Bali |
| B．two Balinese boys playing gangas |
| C．a composer named Colin Mcphee |
| D．Balinese music touching Colin Mcphee |
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