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A.Senditbyairmail. B.Mailittomorrow. C.Buyinsuranceforit.
A.Itcanmakehimappearyoung.
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B.Itcanmakehimfeelrespectable.
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6.WhatwillthemandoatnoononSaturday? 20.Whyisitnecessaryforchildrentolearnthecomputerathome?
A.Havelunchwithhismother. A.Theycanavoidbeingatadisadvantage.
B.Takehissistertoplaybasketball. B.Theycangetonlinehelpfromtheteachers.
C.Makeatelephonecalltohismother. C.Theyllleavegoodimpressionsontheirteachers.
!"#$%&(Æ) (1) (*10)) !"#$%&(Æ) (2) (*10))3[4* WX(789,)*50*) WhenFanarrivedinZhangye,shefoundthatshewasabletoshareacarwithafewother
3’9(715:;;<:;2.5*,)*37.5*) people.Thisallowedthetravelerstosavemoney,sincemanyoftheareastouristplacesarefaraway
WX=fgh,E<;GHIA、B、C、DeDJ2FJKLMJ2。 fromeachother.SoFanfoundagroupofeasygoingyoungwomentojoin.Theywenttosometourist
A placestogether,buteveryonewasfreetochoosetheirschedule((cid:226)ª(cid:228)(cid:229)).“Thebestpartofthe
WerehappytointroduceNewsforClassroomUse:aweeklynewsletterwithapieceofnews tripisthiswayoftravelling,freeandfantastic,”Fansaid.
andactivitiesbasedonitwhichyoucanuseasawarmup,afillerorawrapuptask.Thenewsletter Shegotmorefromthetrip.Beforethat,Fanthoughtmostofthenaturalsceneryshesawin
mightinclude:discussionquestions,tasksaroundheadlinesandimages,commentstorespondto, photoswasoverbeautified.However,hertriptoDunhuangchangedhermind.
vocabulariesandlinkstorelatedESLBrainslessonplans. AfteracoupleofdaysinZhangye,thegroupdecidedtoleaveforDunhuang.Fanwasnevera
Howtousethenewsletter bigfanofmakingtravelplans,soshejustwentalong.Fanandhertravelpalswentonacamel((cid:230)
Thestoriescoveredinthenewsletterrangefrombreakingnewstomoreevergreencontentwhich (cid:231))ride,andastheyenteredthedesert,shewasamazedatthescenery.“Icouldntdescribeitin
youwillbeabletogobacktoaccordingtoyourstudentsneeds.Thenewsletteritselfhasseveral words.Tobehonest,Imnotahistorylover,butwhenIwasintheendlessdesert,itwasamazing,”
parts. Fansaid,“IfeltlikeIhadbecomeZhangQian,travelingtoXiyu.”
INTRO:Ashortparagraphdescribingwhatthenewsisabout.Youmightneedtoreaditoutto Fanbelievesthatlifeitselfisajourneymadeupoflongandshorttrips.“IthinkIwasbrought
studentsoritmayalsoserveasareferencepointtoyou,dependingontheactivitiesthatgowiththe intothisworldtohaveasmanyexperiencesaspossibleandthatIshouldmakeeveryday
particularpieceofnews. meaningful,”sheadded.
ACTIVITY:Ataskortasksforstudentstoworkonintheclassroom.Eachnewslettercontainsaset 24.WhatdoyouknowaboutFanZhihua?
ofquestionsrelatedtothenews.Youmightaskstudentstodiscussallofthemorjustsomeofthem. A.Sheisatravellover. B.Sheoftentravelswithtourgroups.
Ifyouteachlowerlevelstudents,usetheeasierquestionsorjustaskstudentstosaywhattheythink C.Shehaslittlesparetime. D.Sheisgoodatmakingtravelplans.
aboutthenews.Otheractivitiesmightincludecompletingheadlines,commentingonpictures, 25.WhichwordcanbestdescribeFanstriptoZhangye?
reportingwhatstudentshaveheardaboutthenews,etc. A.Short. B.Tiring.
Subscribetothenewsletter C.Expensive. D.Wonderful.
IfyouareanUnlimitedoraPremiumuserandyouresubscribedtoournewsletters,theNews 26.WhatmightFanlearnfromhertriptoDunhuang?
forClassroomUsenewsletterwilldropintoyourmailboxeveryWednesday. A.Itsnowornever. B.Seeingisbelieving.
21.Whoisthetextintendedfor? C.Sharingmakesthetripfantastic. D.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.
A.Newspresenters. B.Teachers. 27.WhydidFanmentionZhangQian?
C.Foreignstudents. D.Reporters. A.Toshowherrespectforhim. B.TointroducethestoryofZhangQian.
22.Whichisafeatureofthenewsletter? C.Toexpressheramazementatthedesert.D.ToexplainthedifficultyofthejourneytoXiyu.
A.Itpostsdailyupdates. B.Itprioritizesbreakingnews. C
C.Itcontainsrealtimecomments. D.Itoffersreusablereadingmaterials. Ifastrangerofferedyouafreecookie,youmightwelleatit.Butwhatiftheyalsoofferedto
23.Whatactivitycanberecommendedtobeginners? giveyou(cid:150)2?Youmightpolitelydeclineandwalkawaythinking,“Somethingsmellsfishy.”Ina
A.Rewritingrelatednews. B.Choosingnewspictures. studypublishedinPersonalityandSocialPsychologyBulletin,researchersfoundthatpeopletendto
C.Expressingtheiropinions. D.Contributingtothenewsletter. turndownoffersof“freemoney”(aswellasunusuallyhighsalariesorsuspiciouslycheapservices)
B becausetheyseem“toogoodtobetrue”.Theresearchbridgeseconomicsandpsychologytoexplain
Travelislikeaboxofchocolates—youneverknowwhatyouregoingtoget,especiallywhen whyfinancialattractioncanbackfire.
youareusingablindboxplaneticket. Intheinitialexperiment,nearly40percentofparticipantsateacookieofferedfreely,
FanZhihua,whoenjoysgoingwherevershewantsandwhenevershewants,boughtherfirst comparedwithabout20percentofthoseoffered(cid:150)2aswell.“Peopletypicallyimaginethingslike
blindboxplaneticketinMarchlastyear.The29yearoldwenttoZhangye,GansuProvince.Itsa thatsomeonedidsomethingdisgustingtothecookie,”saysstudyleadauthorAndrewJ.Vonasch,a
lesserknownplace,butitactuallybringssurprises. psychologicalscientistatUniversityofCanterburyinNewZealand.Ninefurtherexperiments,
!"#$%&(Æ) (3) (*10)) !"#$%&(Æ) (4) (*10))involvingmorethan4,000participants,usedonlinequestionnairestopresentothercases.These However,sheoftenfeelsconfusedabouthumanbeings.Atonepoint,sheandanotherAF,
includedbeingofferedmoneytoacceptaridehome,incrediblyhighconstructionjobwagesand Rosa,seetwotaxidriversgettingintoafight.“ItriedtoimaginemeandRosagettingsoangrywith
surprisinglycheapflights.Ineachcase,pastacertainthreshold(ŁØ),higherfinancialprofit eachother,”Klarasays.“ButIcouldnt.”
reducedparticipantspotentialofacceptingtheoffer. ThereareotherkindsofemotionsKlaracantunderstand.Forexample,sheoncesawtwo
Ifsomeoneseemstogoagainstacceptednorms(AŒ)suchasselfinterestwithout longlostfriendshugonthesidewalk.“Theyseemedhappy,”shenotes.“Butitsstrangebecause
explanation,weassumetheyhavehiddenmotivesandinfertherewillbe“phantom costs”: theyalsoseemedupset.”
imaginedconsequencesthatreducewhatVonaschcallsanoffers“psychologicalvalue”. Littlebylittle,Klaralearnsthatpeoplecanfeelmorethanoneemotionatatime,even
Factorsbeyondthepresentmomentmaycomeintoplay.“Understandingthatothersperceived
contradictoryemotions.Theysometimessayonethingbutmeananother.“Perhapsthemostconfusing
overgenerositymayputusintheirdebtcouldalsohelpexplainpeoplesreluctance(º(cid:236)),”says
thingwasthecomplexstrategiesusedbyhumanstoescapeloneliness,”Klaraadmits.
RachelMcCloy,apsychologiststudyingdecisionmakingatEnglandsUniversityofReading.“The
KlaraiseventuallyboughtbyJosie,whohashadadeadlyillness,andhermother(knownas
oldsaying‘theresnosuchthingasafreelunch’isclearlyaliveandwell.”
“theMother”)whoisdressedinhighrankofficeclothes.WhenKlaracomeshomewithJosie,
Anotherexperimentfoundthathighscorersonmeasuresofdistrustinferredmorephantom
somethingoddstartstohappen:TheMotherkeepstestingKlaratoseeifshecancopyJosies
costs.Theresearchersalsoshowedhowtoalleviate((cid:237)(cid:238))theeffect:simplyprovideareasonfor
movements,speechpatternsandemotionswellenough.
thedeal.The“cheapflights”experimentincludedaconditionwheretheseatswererevealedtobe
Againandagain,Klaraasks:Whatdoesitmeantobehuman?Whatdoesitmeantohavea
veryuncomfortable.“Uncomfortableseatsarenttypicallyasellingpoint,”Vonaschsays.“But
self?Andhowmuchofthatselfcanandshouldwegivetoothers?Herecomesthecentralquestion
tellingpeopletheseatswereuncomfortablemadethemmorewillingtotakethembecauseitwas
ofthenovel:Canacopyreplacetheoriginal?
sufficientexplanation.”
Intheend,KlaracopiesJosiesowellthatshecanlook,speak,andactlikeher,butshetells
28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“backfire”inPara.1mean?
theMother,“IbelievetheresanunreachablepartinsideJosie,somethingthatsuniqueandwont
A.Resultinanoppositeeffect. B.Boostthesuccessofanoffer.
transfer((cid:135)(cid:127)).”
C.Increasetheappealofaproposal. D.Causeapositiveoutcomeunexpectedly.
FarfromKlaraseffortstofeellikehumans,theresasensethatmanyhumansinthenovel
29.Accordingtothestudy,whydopeopleoftenrejectoffersthatseemtoogoodtobetrue?
actuallyenvyAFs.“Itmustbegreatnottomissthings,”saystheMothertoKlara.
A.Theybelievetheyareillegal.
32.WhatdoesKazuoIshiguromostprobablyimplyaboutKlara?
B.Theythinktheofferisnotgoodenough.
A.Shedoesnothavetruefeelings. B.Shecanbeveryhelpfulindailylife.
C.Theydonttrusttheintentionsoftheprovider.
C.Sheshouldbegreatlyimproved. D.Sheshouldobservehumansmoreclosely.
D.Theythinkitsawasteoftime.
33.WhydidtheMotherbuyKlara?
30.Whyisthequote“theresnosuchthingasafreelunch”mentionedbytheauthor?
A.Shehadtofindafaithfulfriend.
A.Toprovethephantomcosts.
B.SheneededhertotakecareofJosie.
B.Topromotegenerosityinsociety.
C.ShehopedtofindthebestteacherforJosie.
C.Todoubthiddencostsofgenerousoffers.
D.Shewantedtomakeacopyofhersickdaughter.
D.Toremindpeopletobecautiousoffreeitems.
34.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?
31.Whathelpsmakethe“cheapflights”moreacceptableaccordingtotheexperiment?
A.Offeringmoreflightcredits. B.Discountingthepricefurther. A.KlaraandtheSunExplorestheMeaningofLife
C.Providingadditionalunrelatedgifts. D.Givingaseeminglyreasonableexplanation. B.KlaraandtheSunAsksWhatItMeanstoBeHumans
D C.KlaraandtheSunExplainstheComplexHumanWeakness
KazuoIshiguroseighthnovel,KlaraandtheSun,isfilledwithArtificialFriends(AFs)or D.KlaraandtheSunShowsHumansWillBeReplacedbyRobots
humanlikerobots.Whenthenovelopens,Klara,oneoftheAFsinarobotstore,believesthather 35.Whereisthistextmostlikelyfrom?
missionistomakehereventualownerhappy.Soshehastofindouteverythingshecanabouthuman A.Abiography. B.Asciencereport.
beings. C.Abookreview. D.Achildrensstory.
!"#$%&(Æ) (5) (*10)) !"#$%&(Æ) (6) (*10))3[9(75:;;<:;2.5*,)*12.5*) Ourclub,humorouslynamed“StanfordStillReads,” 46 ofeightmembersin 47
WX=>gh,EghBIJ2FJKijklm^nILMJ2。J2FC82op professions—fromaneuroscientisttoaretiredjudge.ProfessorSohn,whooncepatientlyguidedmy
qJ2。 honorsthesis,continuestoinspireuswithhis 48 enthusiasm.Histhoughtfulgesturesmakethe
FindYourSoulFamily virtualdistancedisappear.
Asoulfamily,unlikeabiologicalfamilyboundbyblood,iscomprisedofpeoplewithwhom
Thismonth,wediscussedanovelIhad 49 dislikedforitsslowpaceandunreliable
youshareprofoundmentalconnectionsand“spiritualDNA”. 36 Herearepracticaltipstofind
narrator.However,asmyfellowgraduatessharedtheirinsightsonwhatmadethenovelsogreat,my
yoursoulfamily.
perspectivegradually 50 .Ourlivelydebateunveilednewlayersofthestory,demonstratinghow
Practicewhatbringsyoujoytofindsimilarsouls.
51 wisdomcandeepenindividualunderstanding.
37 Whetheritscookingdeliciousmeals,creatingart,orenjoyingyourfavoritemusic,
WhentheZoomwindowcloses,Ireturntomydailyresponsibilities,butapartofme 52
thesejoyfulpursuitssendoutpositivevibrationsthatnaturallyattractkindredspiritstogravitate((cid:239)
thatintellectualspace.Thismonthly 53 reconnectsmenotonlywithliteraturebutalsowiththe
(cid:240)æ)towardyou.
curious,analyticalselfIoncewas.Itremindsmethatpersonalgrowthnever 54 andthatshared
38
learningcanturneventhemostordinarybooksinto 55 experiences.
Dontmissopportunitiestobondwithnewpeople.Begenuinelycuriousabouttheirpassions,
41.A.usually B.likely C.regularly D.rarely
listenattentivelytotheirlifestories,andavoiddismissingthemtooquickly.Activeinquirieshelp
42.A.carveout B.workout C.tryout D.runout
uncoverpotentialsoulconnections.
43.A.invented B.organized C.replaced D.attended
Bepatientandpersistent.
44.A.interest B.passion C.curiosity D.emotion
Yoursoulfamilywillfindyouintime,sostaypatientandkeephopealive. 39 Volunteering
45.A.pushing B.dragging C.transporting D.guiding
isagreatwaytoenrichyourspirituallife.Whetheratfoodbanksoranimalshelters,helpingothers
46.A.consists B.accuses C.disposes D.approves
deepensyourconnectionsandattractslikemindedsouls.
Letgooftherelationshipsthatdontserveyou. 47.A.specialized B.overlapping C.diverse D.similar
Toxicrelationshipsonlycreatenoiseinyourspiritualjourney.Evaluateifrelationshipshelpyou 48.A.occasional B.exhausting C.shallow D.infectious
groworholdyouback.Ifsomeonebringsoutyourworst,considerendingtherelationship. 40 49.A.initially B.extremely C.randomly D.instantly
Trusttheprocess,andyoursoulfamilywillappearwhenthetimeisright. 50.A.expanded B.strengthened C.evolved D.shifted
A.Besideswaiting,youcanalsotakeactivesteps. 51.A.academic B.personal C.collective D.professional
B.Makespaceforthosewhotrulyconnectwithyoursoul. 52.A.sticksto B.engageswith C.fadesfrom D.lingersin
C.Asknewacquaintanceslotsofquestionsaboutthemselves. 53.A.isolation B.assignment C.gathering D.conference
D.Thesearepeoplewhoareconnectedthroughgeneticrelationships.
54.A.pauses B.ceases C.sleeps D.escapes
E.Yoursoulfamilyoftenappearswhenyoureengagedinactivitiesyoulove.
55.A.remarkable B.common C.dull D.modest
F.Anyrelationshipthatrequiresefforttomaintainisnotyourtruesoulfamily.
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3’9(715:;;<:;1*,)*15*) oftheSpringforChineseArtsattheBeijingTianqiaoPerformingArtsCenter.
ThePeonyPavilion, 57 culturaltreasureoftheworld,waswrittenbyChinasMing
WX=>gh,E<;GHIA、B、C、DeDJ2FJKLMJ2。
DynastyplaywrightandwriterTangXianzu,whoiscomparedtoWilliamShakespeare.AndKunqu
Asabusyworkingmotherandlawyer,I 41 havetimetorevisitmyloveforliterature.Yet
Opera,combiningsongs 58 (perform)intheSuzhoudialect,gracefulbodymovements,
everymonth,I 42 twoprecioushourstojoinanonlinebookclub 43 bymyformerStanford
martialartsanddance,wasoriginallybornintheregionofKunshan,JiangsuProvince.Itwaslisted
professor.Thesesessionsrevivethe 44 IoncehadasanEnglishmajor, 45 mebackto asoneoftherepresentative 59 (work)oftheoralandintangibleheritageofhumanityby
campusdaysspentdebatingsymbolisminFitzgeraldandWoolf. UNESCOin2001.
!"#$%&(Æ) (7) (*10)) !"#$%&(Æ) (8) (*10))KunquOperausesa 60 (vary)ofgesturestoexpressspecificemotionsandhas myfavoritelemoncookiesonthewindowsill.Infact,hedidmuchmorethanthat,thoughIdidnt
distinguisheditselfbyitsrhythmicpatterns.Italsohasamajorimpact 61 allthemorerecent knowitatthattime.
formsofoperainChina,suchasPekingOpera.
Atschool,someteachersthoughtIwasshy,whileothersthoughtIwasstubborn(<=7).I
62 excitestheorganizingcommitteeisthatThePeonyPavilion 63 (attract)agrowing
became“thequietgirl”,theoneeveryonetalkedaboutbutrarelyspoketo.Myonly“friend”was
youngaudiencesinceitsfirstperformanceinBeijing.Uptonow,BeijingTianqiaoPerformingArts
Center, 64 aimistoemphasizetheinheritance,promotion,developmentandpopularizationof mysketchbook(>?@).Idrewconstantly—trees,birds,dreams,andshadows.Pageswerefilled
traditionalChinesecultureandarts,hasalsoheldmanyexhibitionswhicharerelatedtotraditional withthewordsIcouldntsay.
drama,andestablishedthePekingOperainheritanceclass 65 (make)thetraditionalart
Thenoneafternoon,Mr.Everett,anewteacher,walkedintoourmusicclass.Hewasyoung,
popularamongchildren.
haired,andworemismatchedsocks.Insteadofhandingoutsheetmusic,hebroughtinaboxof
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DearRobert,
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Onthenightoftheconcert,Isteppedonstage,nervousbutready.
Yours,
Aftertheshow,IwassurprisedtoseeDadstandingbesideMr.Everett.
LiHua
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WhenIwasten,Istoppedspeaking,notbecauseIcouldnt,butbecauseIchosenotto.
Itbeganafterwemovedtoasmallmountaintown.Myfather,onceajazzmusicianinthecity,
leftthestageforpeaceandpinetrees.“Afreshstart,”hesaid.Butfreshstartsoftensmelledsad.
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