1、 Its not very good. For example, babies about fourteen months old almost always notice if something is taken away from a 13 group. But when the number goes beyond three or four, the children are 14 fooled.It seems that number sense is something we have in common with many animals in this world, and
2、that our human 15 is not much better than a crows. rise B. pattern C. change D. trend. Importantly B. Surprisingly C. Disappointedly D. Fortunately3. A. survive B. care C. hatch D. notice4. A. generally B. sincerely C. casually D. deliberately5A. distance B. range C. difference D. interval6A. amazin
3、g B. annoying C. satisfying D. disturbing7. A. relax B. recover C. react D. return8. A. appointment B. excuse C. idea D. explanation9. A. fool B. hurt C. catch D. kill. reported B. repeated C. designed D. approved. confused B. gone C. tired D. drunk. gradually B. luckily C. strangely D. finally13. A
4、. single B. small C. local D. new14. A. seldom B. temporarily C. interestingly D. often15. A. sight B. nature C. ability D. belief第二节 语法填空(共10小题;每小题分,满分15分)One day, Nick invited his friends to supper. He was cooking some delicious food in the kitchen .Suddenly, he (find) that he had run out of salt.
5、 So Nick called to his son, “Go to the village and buy some salt, but pay a fair price for it: neither too much too little.”His son looked surprised. “I can understand why I shouldnt pay too much, Father, but if I can pay less, not为何不 save a bit of money?”“That would be a 合理的thing to do in a big cit
6、y, but it could destroy a small village like ours,” Nick said. Nicks guests客人, had heard their conversation, asked why they should not buy salt more cheaply if they could. Nick replied, “The only reason a man would sell salt a lower price以低价 would be because he was desperate for极度渴望money. And anyone
7、 who took advantage of 利用that situation would be showing a lack of respect 22for 不尊重the sweat 汗水and struggle奋斗 of the man who worked very hard to produce it.”“But such a small thing couldnt destroy不可能破坏 a village.”“In the beginning, there was only very small amount of unfairness少量的不公平 in the world,
8、but everyone added a little, always that it was only small and not very important, and look where we have ended up today.我们今天的处境” 阅读(共两节,满分50分)AImagination and fantasy can play an important role in achieving the things we fear. Children know this very well. Fred Epstein, in his book If I Make It to
9、Five, tells a story he heard from one of friends about Tom, a four-year-old boy with a cancer in his back bone. He came through several operations and a lot of pain by mastering his imagination.Tom loved to pretend, and he particularly loved to play superheroes, Dr. Epstein explained that it was act
10、ually a brilliant way for his young mind to handle the terrifying and painful life he led.The day before his third trip to the operating room, Tom was terribly afraid. ”Maybe I could go as Superman,” he whispered to his mom. Hearing this, the mother hesitated for a while. She had avoided buying the
11、expensive costume(戏装),but finally she agreed.The next day Tom appeared as the powerful Superman, showing off through the hospital halls and coolly waving his hand to the people greeting him along the way. And Tom, with the strength of his fantasy, successfully made it through the operation.The power
12、 of imagination need not be reserved for children only. We all have the power to use our fantasies to attempt things we never thought possible, to go through those things that seem impossible, and to achieve what we never believed we could. Just as Dr. Epstein puts it, “If you can dream it, you can
13、do it”It doesnt mean that you should dress as a superhero for you next job interview. But next time you are texted in a way that seems impossible, imagine what it would take to overcome it .Become the person you need to become to win over your challenge and do it in your mind first. So, let your ima
14、gination run wild, and dare to dream. do we know about Tom?A. He was seriously ill B. He was a dishonest boy.C. He was crazy about magic D. He was Dr. Epsteins patient can be inferred about Toms mother?A. She was a rich lady B. She refused Toms requestC. She wanted Tom to be a superhero D. She wante
15、d to get Tom through the pain Tom went for the third operation, he .A. pretended to be painful B. acted like a superheroC. appeared in poor spirits D. argued with his mother the last paragraph, you are advised . go through some difficult tests wake up from your wild dreams become a powerful person i
16、n your mind wear expensive clothes for job interviews is the purpose of the passage?A. To tell us an interesting story. B. To help us make right decisions.C. To advise us to care about children. D. To encourage us to use our imagination.BSome people一些人 think that success is only for those with talen
17、t有天赋的人 or those who grow up in the right family成长在富裕家庭的人, and others另外一些人 believe that success mostly大部分 comes down to luck源于运气. Im not going to say luck, talent, and circumstances环境 dont come into play不起作用 because they do. Some people are born into the right family while然而 others are born with grea
18、t intelligence天生聪颖, and thats just the reality of how life is 这是人生的现实.However, to succeed in life要想成功, one first needs to set a goal设定目标 and then gradually make it more practical使它更加切实可行. And, in addition to that除此之外, in order to be really good at something要想真正擅长某样东西, one人 needs to spend 必须花费at leas
19、t至少 10,000 hours 一万个小时studying and practicing. To become great at certain things要想成为某样东西的高手, itll require even more time这需要更多的时间, time (that most people wont put in)这世间大多数人都不愿意投入.This is a big reason (why many successful people advise you to do something you love)这就是成功人士建议你做自己真正喜欢做的事情的原因所在. If you d
20、ont enjoy what you do, it is going to feel like unbearable pain感觉到难以承受的痛苦 and will likely make you quit很有可能让你放弃 well before 远在。之前you ever become good at it.When you see people exhibiting some great skills展示非凡的才艺 or having achieved great success取得巨大的成功, you know that they have put in a huge part of t
21、heir life to get there把人生的大部分时间投入进去才有这成就 at a huge cost付出很大的代价. Its sometimes easy to think they got lucky or they were born with some rare talent某种罕有的天赋, but thinking that way这种看法 does you no good对你没有好处, and theres a huge chance that很有可能 youre wrong anyway.Whatever you do, if you want to become gre
22、at at it, you need to work day in and day out持之以恒, almost to the point of addiction达到痴迷的地步, and over a long period of time坚持很长时间. If youre not willing to不愿意 put in the time and work投入时间与努力, dont expect to receive any rewards别指望有回报. Consistent持之以恒的 hard work辛勤付出 wont guarantee不能保证 you the level of su
23、ccess (you may want)你希望达到的成功的级别, but it will guarantee that可以保证 you will become really good at十分擅长 whatever it is任何事情 you put all that work into你付出辛勤努力的.31. Paragraph 1 mainly talks about _.A. the reasons原因 for success B. the meaning意义 of successC. the standards标准 of success D. the importance重要性 of
24、success32. In Paragraph 2, the underlined word划线单词 that refers to指的是 _.A. being good at something B. setting a practical goal设定一个切实可行的目标C. putting in more time D. succeeding in life33. Successful people suggest doing建议做 what one loves我们喜爱的事情 because _.A. work makes one feel pain工作让人感到痛苦 B. one tends
25、 to enjoy his work人往往会喜欢自己的工作C. one gives up his work easily人容易放弃自己的工作D. it takes a lot of time to succeed成功需要花很多时间34. What can we infer推断 from Paragraph 4?A. Successful people like to show their great skills.B. People sometimes succeed without luck or talent没有运气或天赋.C. People need to achieve success
26、取得成功 at the cost of life以生命为代价.D. It helps to think that luck or talent leads to success.35. What is the main theme主旨 of the passage?A. Having a goal is vital to对。很重要 success.B. Being good is different from不同于 being great.C. One cannot succeed人不可能成功 without time and practice没有时间的投入和辛苦的练习.D. Luck, ta
27、lent and family help to有助于 achieve success取得成功.COne day, when I was working as a psychologist in England,an adolescent boy showed up in my office. It was David. He kept walking up and down restlessly, his face pale, and his hands shaking slightly. His head teacher had referred him to me. This boy ha
28、s lost his family, he wrote. He is understandably very sad and refuses to talk to others, and Im very worried about him. Can you help? I looked at David and showed him to a chair. How could I help him? There are problems psychology doesnt have the answer to, and which no words can describe. Sometimes the best thing one can do is to listen openly and sympathetically. The first two times we met, David didnt
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