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•TourTwogivesvisitorsacloserlookatthemainhouse'

supperfloors,Mr.Hearst'

sprivatesuite,thelibraries,andthekitchen.

•TourThreelooksattheCastle'

sNorthWing,guestroomsandguesthouseCasaDelMonte.

•TourFourincludestheimpressivegardensandgrounds,thelargestguesthouse,thewinebasement,andtheHiddenTerrace.

TicketPrices

HearstCastleacceptsVISA,MasterCard,AmericanExpressandDiscover.Freedayuseparkingisavailableforautomobiles,motorcycles,tourbusesandrecreationalvehicles.

Tours

Adult

Ages6-17

Tour1

$24

$12

Tours2,3or4

Eveningtour

$30

$15

*Childrenunder6arefreewhenaccompaniedbyapayingadult.

Reservation（预订）Information

1.WhodoestheHearstCastlebelongtoatpresent?

A.WilliamRandolphHearst.B.JuliaMorgan.

C.TheHearstCorporation.D.ThestateofCalifornia.

2.Ifyouarequiteinterestedinwine,whichtourwillyouchoose?

A.TourOne.B.TourTwo.C.TourThree.D.TourFour.

3.IfacoupletakeTourOnewiththeir5-year-oldson,howmuchwilltheypayforthetickets?

A.36.B.48C.60.D.75.

B

Weoftenhearpeoplesay,“Ihaveagoodmemoryforthingslikethat”or“Icanremembernames”.Butdoyouknowmemoryisthesinglemostimportantthingandithasplayedaveryimportantpart?

Forearlymen,thereweredangerousallaroundthem----badweather,wildanimals.Thekeystokeeponlivinglayinman'

sabilitytorememberthesedangersandthewayshehaddealtwiththeminthepast.Inorderformemoriestobestored,thehumanbrainbecamemorecomplex.Andasmanlearnedhowtodealwiththem,hebecamecivilized（文明）.Surprisingly,scientiststodayunderstandlittleaboutmemoryandhowitworks.Theyhavenotyetfoundawaytoopenupthebrainandobserveitsfunctionwithoutdestroyingit.Perhapstherearetwotypesofmemory:

short-termandlong-term.Short-termreferstothosefactsthatstaywithusforafewsecondstoafewhours.Forinstance,whenyoustayatahotel,youremembertheroomnumberandforgetassoonasyouleave.Long-termmemory,ontheotherhand,meansyourememberthingsforalongperiodoftime.Ifyouspendyourhoneymooninaparticularhotel,it'

slikelythatyou'

llrememberyourstayquiteclearly.

Scientistsalsobelievethatashort-termmemorycanbecomealong-termmemorythroughconsolidation（巩固）.Alotofchemicalandphysicalchangestakeplaceinthepartofthebrain.Althoughthehumanbrainweighsthreepounds,itcontains30billionnervecells（神经细胞）actinglikeacomputer.Whenthosechangesstrengthenthelinks（联系）incertainnervecells,itbecomesapartofthelong-termmemory.

4.Accordingtotheauthor,withoutthedevelopmentofman'

smemorytherewouldbe____.

A.nomodernworldB.norecordedhistory

C.noanimalsD.nodangers

5.Scientists'

knowledgeaboutthefunctionofbrainis_____.

A.interestingB.notenoughC.greatD.encouraging

6.Short-termmemorycanchangeintolong-termmemoryonconditionthat_____.

A.memoryisgood

B.itactslikeacomputer

C.thelinksinnervecellsarestrengthenedbycertainchanges

D.peopledomoreexercise

7.Sofarthegreatdiscoveryscientistshavemadeaboutthefunctionofbrainis_____.

A.theweightofbrainB.twotypesofmemory

C.30billionnervecellsD.chemicalandphysicalchanges

C

Withthedevelopmentoftheeconomy,loosechange（零钱）isoftenignoredbymostofus.Wehaveforgottenhowthoselittle,roundmetalpiecescanaddup.However,ifyouwereakidthathadtocleanthehouseforextramoney,you’llunderstandhowimportantitis.

WhenIwasakid,IknewmyparentscouldaffordwhateverIwanted,butDadmademeworkforthingsthatwere“wants”.IknewDadalwayscarriedalotofchangeinhispockets.Hehadtaughtmethatenoughpennies（便士）wouldstillgetmewhatIwantedintheend.

Dadhadhisfavoriterecliningchair（躺椅）inhisroomwherehewouldgoafteralongdayatwork.Whenhereclinedinthechair,thechangewouldfallfromhispocketsontothefloorunderthechair,whichwasreallyagoodchanceformetocollectpennies.I’msureherealizedhehademptypocketswhenhetookhisclothesoff,butheneversaidanythingandneverstoppedsittinginthechair.

Mykidslearnedearlythatchangeworkedjustaswellasdollarsandtheyalsoknewtheirdadsawnovalueinchange.Infact,hesawitasapain-in-the-necksoinsteadofaskinghimformoney,theyalwaysaskediftheycouldhavehischange.

WheneverIseeapennyonafloor,Ialwayspickitup.They’vecomeinhandyovertheyears,likeatthecheckstandwhensomeoneneedsapennytocheckout,ormychildrenaretwelvecentsshortoftheirbusfare—littlethings,butimportantthings.

8.Whyisloosechangeignoredatpresentaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Becausepeople’sliveshaveimprovedalot.

B.Becauseloosechangeisoftennoisy.

C.Becauseloosechangeisn’teasytocarry.

D.Becausepeoplefinditisofnouse.

9.Whydidtheauthor’sfatheraskhertoworkforherown“wants”?

A.Tohelpherearnalotofmoney.

B.Totellherthatpenniesaddup.

C.Tosaveenoughmoneyforfutureuse.

D.Toletherknowitwashardtoearnmoney.

10.WecaninferfromParagraph3thattheauthor’sfather_____.

A.didn’tcareaboutloosechangeB.taughttheauthoragoodlesson

C.wasreallyahard-workingpersonD.wastootiredtolookafterhischild

11.Theunderlinedword“pain-in-the-neck”meansthattheauthor’shusband_____.

A.wasreallyrich 

B.wasverygenerous

C.hadaproblemwithhisneck 

D.paidlittleattentiontochange

D

Iwasbornin 

Thailand,whereIfeelathome.Iamusedtojumpingontoasongtaow（redtaxi）,andsqueezing（挤过）inbetweentwostrangers.IamusedtobargainingatthemarkettogetashirtthatIlike.Ilovetellingbilingual（双语的）jokesandIamusedtothesurprisedlooksIgetfromtheThaiswhenIcanspeaktheirlanguagefluently.

Everytwoyearsmyfamilygoesto 

America 

forthesummer,andeverytwoyearsmyworldisturnedupsidedown.Thepricesofeverythingarethreetimeswhattheywerein 

Thailand,butthereisthesweetdrinkDr.Pepper!

AndBluebellIce-cream!

Andeverythingyoucouldimagine!

Iamamazedatitall,butthebiggestchangeformeisthepeople.Therearewhitepeopleeverywhere.Iamnottallbutaverage（中等的）,myyellowhairisnolongeroutofplace,andspeakingEnglishnolongerdrawslooks.Ishouldfeelcomfortable.I’mnotoutofplaceanymore,andnobodyislookingatme,butIfeelliketheyare.NowIfeeloutofplaceanddifferent.I’mnotusedtogivingpeoplehandshakesandhugswhenImeetthemforthefirsttime.IgetlookswhenIhavetroublefiguringouthowmuchmoneytopay.Iknowdifferentmusic,differentplaces,anddifferentfashion.Ican’tunderstandthesepeoplewhohaveneverlefttheirtownorcity.

Still,therearequiteafew 

perks 

aboutlivingoverseas.Igettomeetpeoplefromallovertheworld,andIknowhowtoadjustto（适应）differentculturesandplaces.Ihavebeentoplacesmostpeopleseeonlyingeographybooks.Still,beingsodifferentmakesithardtoknowwhoyouare.I’mnotThai,butIamnotAmericaneither.Iamamixofbothcultures,athirdculturekid.

12.WhentheThaisgivetheauthorsurprisedlooks,shefeels_____.

A.upset 

B.strange 

C.normal 

D.different

13.Whentheauthorreturnsto 

America,_____.

A.shemakesmorefriendsB.shebecomesmorepolite

C.shecan’tfindwhatsheneedsD.sheislikeafishoutofwater

14.Theunderlinedword“perks”inthelastparagraphcanbereplacedby_____.

A.reasons 

B.problems 

C.advantages 

D.suggestions

15.Inthistext,theauthormainlywantstodescribe_____.

A.herdifferentlifestylesB.akindofcultureshock

C.afeelingoflonelinessD.herabilitytofacedifficulties

II．七选五（共5小题；

每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Fourtipstomakeyouhappier

Moreandmoreresearchhasshowntheconnectionbetweenmindandbody.Haveagoodattitudetowardslife,andyoucanhavegoodhealth.Learntolaughoffeverydaystresses（压力）,andyoucanavoidsomeillnesses.Thebestthing,though:

16 

·

Takeamomenttothink.

Here’saneasywaytoavoidstresswhentroublehits:

17 

Tellyourselfthatyouwilltakewhatstepsyoucanandthatinthenearfuture,thesituationwillworkoutwell.

Setdailygoals. 

18 

Thegoalscouldbesmall,suchaswalkingtovisitafriendorapartofalargergoal.

19 

Paymoreattentiontoyoursituationinthecontextofyourlife,notofthosearoundyou.Measuringyouagainstyourselfallowsyoutosetrealistic（现实的）goalsforthefuture,too.

Noteyourblessings（令人高兴的事）.

Knowingmanythingsyouhavetobethankfulforcanincreasebothhappinessandlifesatisfaction. 

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Makecopiesofyourlistandputoneinyourbedroom,thekitchenandyourcar.Wheneveryoufeelsadaboutyourlif