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1、Whenever we talk about holidays, my mother teases my sister and me about how we “make out likerobbers.She is referring to the fact that we are half Jewish and half Indian, so we receive gifts on both the. festivals of lights. Hanukkah and Diwali. Though my mother teases us, I do not mind getting two
2、 sets of gifts!Hanukkah is celebrated on the 25th day of the Jewish month, which is usually sometime in December. On Hanukkah, like most Jewish families, we light a menorah and say a prayer each night. We also say a special prayer on the first night. After that, it is a tradition tor my sister and m
3、e to do hot and cold for our hidden Hanukkah gifts. When we walk towards the gift, our parents say hot and when we walk further away, they say cold. We each receive one present every night of Hanukkah. Another part I like about this holiday is seeing family members who we do not see often. My aunt u
4、sually stays for a few days, and we sometimes visit other relatives.Diwali is celebrated on the 13th day of the dark fortnight of the month of Ashwin(October / November). To celebrate Diwali, my family does a pooja, or prayers, in honor of the goddess Lakshmi. Since she is the goddess of wealth and
5、prosperity, the pooja includes washing silver coins in milk and water. In India, people decorate their houses with lamps, similar to the way you might light up your house for Christmas. My family just places a few candles outside We also set off firecrackers, which is my favorite part. We often do t
6、his activity with friends to add to the excitement.Both holidays have different histories and stories We celebrate them in different ways, yet they both have the same meaning. They both translate into. Festival of Lights, and they both mean family and presents for me!1. Why does the author receive g
7、ifts on both Hanukkah and Diwali?A. Because he lives in a rich family.B , Because he lives in two different countries.C. Because his parents like celebrating their different cultures.D. Because his parents like spending money buying gifts for them.2. What does the underlined phrase “hot and cold in
8、Paragraph 2 refer to?A A kind of Hanukkah game.B . A kind of Hanukkah gift.C. A can of festival drink.D. A riddle written on lights.3. we can learn from the text that Hanukkah and Diwali.A. share the same history and cultureare celebrated by both Jews and IndiansB. Wilson has been expecting his Bana
9、nas Gone Wild“ to succeed.C. The author is planning to sell decorated bananas like Wilson.D. Wilsons story will have a positive influence on the authors business.84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff192 pages. Little Brown UK via LBS. $ 10.36Hanff was in search of classic British literature titles
10、that she had been unable to find in New York City when she noticed an ad in The Saturday Review of Literature. She first contacted the shop in 1949 and it fell to Doel to fulfil her requests. In time, a long-distance friendship developed in the form of twenty-year correspondence （通信）between the two
11、and between Hanff and other staff members as well, with an exchange of Christmas packages, birthday gifts and food parcels to help with the post-World War II food shortages in Britain.Fool by Christopher Moore311 pages. William Morrow. $26.99In Fool Christopher Moore takes on Shakespeare, with a ret
12、elling of “King Leaf, through the eyes of Lears fool named Pocket. The plot and cast of characters are borrowed more or less from the original, with several Mooreian additions-a second fool, named Drool, and a refrain （叠句）that could come in handy for any adapter of Shakespeare, “Theres always a bloo
13、dy ghost”.A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini372 pages. Bloomsbury. $24.93Mariam is only fifteen when she is sent to Kabul to marry rough Rasheed, who is thirty years her senior. Nearly two decades later, in a climate of growing unrest, tragedy strikes fifteen-year-old Laila, who must leave
14、her home and join Mariams unhappy household. Laila and Mariam are to find comfort in each other to struggle against starvation, cruelty and fear in a desperate life. Their friendship grows as deep as the bond between sisters and as strong as the ties between mother and daughter.Cutting for Stone by
15、Abraham Verghese541 pages. Knopf. $26.95Like his main character, Marion Stone, Abraham Verghese is a doctor born in Ethiopia who immigrated to the United States. Marion and his twin brother, Shiva, were left alone at birth when their mother died, and their father, a doctor, disappeared. Fleeing an a
16、ct of political violence, Marion lands in New York, at a charity hospital called Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, where the events that happen force him to face his past.第第页，总15页Which two books mainly focus on friendship?A. Fool and Cutting for Stone .B . 84, Charing Cross Road and Fool.C , Cutting fo
17、r Stone and A Thousand Splendid Suns.D. 84, Charing Cross Road and A Thousand Splendid Suns.29. Which book is the best choice to learn more about “King Lear”?A.84, Charing Cross Road.B.Fool.C A Thousand Splendid Suns.D.Cutting for Stone.30. What do we know about Shiva from the passage?A.He is Mariam
18、s husband.B.He is Lailas mother.C.He is Vergheses twin brother.D.He is Marins twinbrother.31. What can we know from the passage?A. Cutting for Stone is published by William Morrow.B. Abraham Verghese was not born in the U. S. A.C. A Thousand Splendid Suns is a book about history.D. Fool is the thinn
19、est book and costs the most.Scientists have discovered why the Mona Lisas expression looks so different to different people and at different times.For centuries, art lovers and critics have been confused by and debated the Leonardo Da Vinci paintings gaze and slight smile.But new research from the U
20、niversity of California, San Francisco has shed new light on the shining and seemingly changing face of the Mona Lisa.Through experiments, they discovered that our emotions really do change how we see a neutral face.Dr Erika Siegel and her colleagues study how our emotions change our perceptions of
21、the world around us一even when we arent aware that something has changed our feelings.This relies on the modern theory of1 the brain as a predictive organ, instead of a reactive one J says Dr Siegel.In other words, we have a lifetime of experience and we use those experiences to predict what we are g
22、oing to experience next.”We all have one dominant eye and one more passive non-dominant one. If each eye is receiving differentinformation, we only consciously perceive what dominant one sees. But non-dominant sights can still enter our subconscious.They showed 43 people two sets of flashing images
23、simultaneously, so that the dominant eye saw and registered neutral expressions, while the non-dominant eye saw” flashes of neutral, or smiling faces, which they would only subconsciously be aware of.After viewing the flashing faces, the researchers showed the participants options of faces and asked
24、 them to pick out which ones they had seen.When their non-dominant eyes had seen a happy face, they were more likely to think the neutral face had actually been smiling, and the same was true for other expressions.This means that “if you see the Mona Lisa after you have just had a screaming fight wi
25、th your husband, you*re going to see the painting differently,says Dr Siegel.“But if youre having the time of your life at the Louvre, youre going to see the mysterious smile J she adds.“We are the architects of our own experience. Our brain makes predictions about what it expects to see and uses in
26、formation from the world to update its expectations JDr Siegel says.32. What is the purpose of Dr Siegefs research?A. To discover why people perceive the same thing differently.B. To help appreciate the Mona Lisa.C. To win a debate.D. To tell a smiling face from a neutral face.33. Which of the follo
27、wing is the closest in meaning to shed new lighf, in Paragraph 3?A. Made something bright.B. Provided new explanations.C. Added light-colored paints.D. Increased amount of natural light.35 . Why did the researchers show the participants two sets of flashing images?A. To play a game.B , To pick out t
28、heir dominant and non-dominant eyes.C. To strengthen the effect of the non-dominant eyes.D. To provide images of more expressions.36. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. Effects of EmotionsB. Seeing Is BelievingC. A Mysterious ResearchD. Is Mona Lisa Smiling?第12页，总15页Most he
29、roes are not super. They dont appear in comic books, on television, or in movies. They just do what they believe needs to be done to make their world a better place. Bike Batman is one of them.Bike Batman is a 30-year-old married engineer who lives in Seattle, Washington. Hes a cyclist who also buys
30、 and sells bikes as a hobby.About three years ago, he was looking for a bike for his wife. He found one on Craigslist, a website where people list things they want to sell. As he often does, he also looked at Bike Index, a popular website that allows users to register their bikes and post reports wh
31、en they,re taken. The bike, which he was considering purchasing, clearly matched one reported stolen on Bike Index. Then he called the person who claimed to be the bikes owner and arranged to meet him supposedly to complete the sale. When the two men met, Bike Batman told the thief, Youve got two op
32、tions. You can wait until a police officer gets here, or you can just get out of here. You can imagine what the thief did.After that first success, Bike Batman developed a safer routine. When he sees questionable bike ads on Craigslist, he cross-references the image with bikes reported on Bike Index
33、. Once he has confirmed it with the owner, he arranges a meet-up with the thief and will call the Seattle police department so that officers can participate in the action. In more than half of the 22 cases in which he has got back and returned bikes, the thieves have been arrested. In one case, Bike
34、 Batman even helped a family recover a wide range of prized possessions that suspects had stolen during a home burglary.His nickname came from a discussion with a police officer who suggested he be called Robin Hood”. Since he wasnt exactly stealing from the rich and giving to the poorJBatmarT seeme
35、d a better fit. The idea of a superhero punishing criminals feels pretty silly to him, but the main reason he continues his work is to keep up Seattle9s reputation as a friendly city.37. What is Bike Batman?A. A superhero. B. A website manager.C , A Seattle citizen. D. A police officer.38. What will
36、 Bike Batman first do when he discovers a questionable bike?A. Arrange to meet the thief.B. Call the police department.C. Contact the owner of the stolen bike.D. Look up the bikes information on Bike Index.39. Why does Bike Batman help find the lost b汰es?A. To become famous. B. To help poor people.C
37、. To punish bike thieves. D. To build a friendly city.40. What can we learn from the passage?A. the thieves refused to return the bikes.B. the police failed to perform their duties.C. Bike Batman began his good deeds by accident.D. Bike Batman felt relieved to see the thieves arrested.参考答案1. CA2. DA
38、3. BB4. CD5. DB6. CA7. BC8. DA第第页，总15页B9. CB10. DA11. BD12. CB13. CA14. DD15. BD16. BA17. BC18. D37.C38.D39.D40.CC. are both related to the legend of lights D. encourage the families to do their prayers 4. What is the authors attitude towards Hanukkah and Diwali? A. She enjoys celebrating both of th
39、em.B. She does mind spending them.C. She likes Hanukkah better.D. She likes Diwali better.Have you ever noticed tiny raised areas on the branches of a tree? These may have been insects. These small insects feed on tree sap （7+液）. Insects on urban trees are notably more abundant than those on rural t
40、rees. As a result, urban trees suffer from heavy infestations （害虫横行），and are often unhealthy or die. To protect and restore urban trees health, we need to determine the factors that make these tree pests more successful in urban habitats.Living organisms interact closely with their environment. The
41、warmer, more drought-stressed trees harbor more successful pests than cooler, less drought-stressed trees. As cities and natural habitats become hotter and drier, damaging insects will become more abundant on urban trees.Trees within urban forests are valuable economically and for the environmental
42、sustainability （可持续，性）of the region. More than half of the worlds population lives in cities. Across the globe, people are moving into cities at a faster rate than ever. Rapid growth may turn cities into places with harder conditions. Although cities are primarily made of buildings, roads, parking l
43、ots, and vehicles, there are still plants in them. The trees within a city are referred to as the urban forest. Urban forests offer very big benefits to human and environmental health. They improve air and water quality, provide habitat for wildlife, cool down temperatures and beautify our environme
44、nt. They make cities livable.However, being a city tree is not easy. Heat released by human activities is trapped in cities. As a result, temperatures in urban areas are often warmer than their sun*ounding rural areas. We call this urban warming or the urban heat island effect. Urban habitats are mo
45、stly made of surfaces of asphalt （沥青）and concrete. These surfaces reduce the amount of rainwater that reaches tree roots. As a result, urban forests may suffer, which can negatively affect people and the environment.What can we do to restore urban forests? Regular irrigation when possible may help k
46、eep pest populations under control. Planting tree species that are suitable to handle heat and drought stress would also reduce the occurrence of insect pest outbreaks.第2页，总15页5. What makes tree pests more successful in the city than in rural areas?A. The warmer and rainy habitat.B , The hotter and
47、drier habitat.C , The cooler and drier habitat.D. The hotter and rainy habitat.6. Urban forests make cities livable by.A. providing people enough clean waterimproving the living environmentB. offering people economic benefitslowering the temperatures7. According to the text, what results in the city
48、 trees, suffering?A. Natural disasters.B. Invisible forces.C. Human activities.D. Natural evolution.8. What would be the best title for the text?A. The Importance of the Urban TreesHow to Protect the Urban TreesB. Urban Trees Are in Great DangerLefs Act fbr the Protection of Urban TreesAttention from strangers is nothing new to me. Questions about my height is the center of almost every public interaction. My friends say my height !s just a physical quality and not a personality aspect. However, when I reflect on my life, I realize that, my height has s