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Raisedinafatherlesshome,myfatherwasextremelytightfistedtowardsuschildren.Hisattitudedidn’tsoftenasIgrewintoadulthoodandwenttocollege.IhadtoridethebuswheneverIcamehome.Thoughthebusstoppedabouttwomilesfromhome,Dadnevermetme,eveninseverweather.IfIgrumbled,he’dsayinhisloudestfather-voice,“That’swhatyourlegsarefor!
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Thewalkdidn’tbothermeasmuchasthefearofwalkingalonealongthehighwayandcountryroads.Ialsofeltlessthanvaluedthatmyfatherdidn’tseemconcernedaboutmysafety.Butthatfeelingwascanceledonespringevening.
Ithadbeenaparticularlydifficultweekatcollegeafterlonghoursinlabs.Ilongedforhome.Whenthebusreachedthestop,Isteppedoffanddraggedmysuitcasetobeginthelongjourneyhome.
Arowofhedge(树篱)edgedthedrivewaythatclimbedthehilltoourhouse.OnceIhadturnedoffthehighwaytostartthelastlapofmyjourney,IalwayshadasenseofrelieftoseethehedgebecauseitmeantthatIwasalmosthome.Onthatparticularevening,thehedgehadjustcomeintoviewwhenIsawsomethinggraymovingalongthetopofthehedge,movingtowardthehouse.Uponcloserobservation,Irealizeditwasthetopofmyfather’shead.ThenIknew,eachtimeI’dcomehome,hehadstoodbehindthehedge,watching,untilheknewIhadarrivedsafely.Iswallowedhardagainstthetears.Hedidcare,afterall.
Onlatervisits,thatspotofgraybecamemywatchtower.IcouldhardlywaituntilIwascloseenoughtowatchforitssecretmovementabovethegreenery.Uponreachinghome,Iwouldfindmyfathersittinginnocentlyinhischair.“So!
Myson,it’syou!
”he’dsay,hisfacelengtheningintopretendedsurprise.
Ireplied,“Yes,Dad,it’sme.I’mhome.”
21.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“grumbled”inParagraph1probablymean?
A.Acceptedhappily.Agreedwillingly.unhappily.
22.Whatmadetheauthorfeelupsetwas______.
A.thetirednessafterlonghoursinlabsB.thefearofseeingsomethingmoving
C.thefeelingofbeinglessthanvaluedD.thelonelinessofridingthebushome
23.Theauthor’sfatherwatchedbehindthehedgebecause______.
A.hewasconcernedabouthisson’ssafety
B.hewantedtohelphissonbuildupcourage
C.hedidn’twanttomeethissonatthedoorway
D.hedidn’tthinkhissonwasoldenoughtowalkalone
24.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.MyFather’sSecret.B.MyCollegeLife.
C.TerribleJourneyHome.D.RidingBusAlone.
B
TheBritish“DailyTelegraph”
Traditionallyregardedasoneofthesafestplanesintheskies,theBoeing777’sreputationwillhavebeendamagedbythesecondfatalcrashinlessthanayear.Therearearound1,000Boeing777sinservice,andtheplaneisalongdistancemachine,travellingsomeofthelongestroutes.Itenteredservicein1995andtheNationalTransportationSafetyBoard,whichisresponsibleformonitoringUS-madeaircraft,hasrecordedfewerthan60incidents.
Buttherecentrecordhasn’tbeenexactwithtwomajorincidents-acrashatSanFranciscoairportlastJuly,whichcausesthreelives,andthecrash-landingofaBritishAirways777atHeathrowinJanuary2008.
Tooursadness,twodaysago,MalaysiaAirlinesFlight370lostcontactflyingfromKualaLumpurtoBeijing.TheMalaysiandisasterisverydifferentfromboththeBAincidentandthecrashinvolvinganAsianAirlinesflightsatSanFranciscoInternationalAirportinJuly,whichoccurredshortlybeforelanding,whiletheMalaysiaairlinesplanedisappearedofftheradar(雷达)duringtheearlystagesofthetrip.
TheaccidentatSanFranciscoinJulywasduetopiloterrorwhichledtotheenginesbeingsettoidlebecausehebelievedthecomputerwouldmaintainsufficientspeedtokeeptheplaneupintheair.TheBAcrashlanding,whichdidnotresultinanydeaths,wasfinallyfoundtohavebeencausedbyablockinthefuellinefeedingtheengine.
However,theMalaysiaairlinesplanedisappearedofftheradarduringtheearlystagesofthetrip.NoexactexplanationshavebeengivenfortheMalaysiaairlinesplanecrash.FirstreportssuggestthatZaharieAhmadShah,the53-year-oldMalaysianairlinespilot,washugelyexperienced-havingjoinedthecarrierin1981andwith18,365hoursintheaircraftunderhisbelt.
25.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEoftheplanecrashes?
A.Therearefourplanecrashesmentionedinthepassage
B.TheBAincidentinJulyresultedfromthepiloterror
C.ThreedeathswerecausedinthecrashatSanFrancisco
D.ThecrashinSanFranciscoairportwascausedbyablock
26.Whatcanwelearnfromthenext?
A.Theexactreasonfor370crashisnotclear
B.Flight370crashmustbesimilartotheBAincident
C.TheexperiencedpilotofFlight370can’thaveoperatedwrong
D.Flight370musthavebeentakencontroloftoadifferentplace
27.Whatyoureadis______________.
A.anoteB.ascheduleC.areviewD.anewsreport
28.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto__________.
A.introducetheFlight370crash
B.showBoeing777’ssafety
C.guessthecauseoftheFlight370crash
D.comparethecausesoftheseplanecrashes
C
Manyoftheworld’scountrieshavereachedorareapproachingzeropopulationgrowth(ZPG).Nearlyallsuchlandsareeconomicallywelldeveloped.TheyincludemuchofEurope(includingRussia),theUnitedStates,Canada,Japan.AndAustralia.Astherateofnaturalincrease(RNI)declines,twothingshappen.First,thepopulationbeginstodeclineifthelossisnotbalancedbyimmigration.Second,acountry’spopulationagesbecausetherearefewerbirths.
IsachievingZPGgoodorbad?
Whathappenswhenacountry’spopulationbeginstodrop?
Manypeople,afterall,believethatpopulationdeclineisagoodthing.Butisitgoodforeveryone?
Doeseveryoneagree?
Anagingpopulationcancreatemanyproblems.Seniorcitizensrequiremorehealthcareandmedicalattention.Ratherthanpayingintoretirementprograms,theybegintodrawfromtheirpensions.IntheUS,theSocialSecurityprogram,accordingtomanyexperts,willbeusedupby2018.Itwillpayoutmoremoneythanittakesin.Additionally,agreatnumberofjobsgobegginginsearchofpeoplewillingorentrylevelpositionsthatpaylowwages.Withanabletodothem.Manyofthesejobsareagingpopulation,whowillfillthem?
Attheotherextreme,somepositionsrequirealargenumberoftrainingandhighlyspecializedskills.Whowillfillthesepositionsasretireesleavetheworkforce?
Theanswertotheproblemofdecliningandagingpopulationissimple:
increasedmigration.
Todaymanypeople,particularlythosefromlessdevelopedcountries,aremigratinginsearchofemployment.Manyarewillingtotakejobsthatcannot(orwillnot)befilledbythedomesticpopulation.Othersarewelleducatedandhighlyskilled.Bothgroupscontributetoacountry’seconomyprogressinmanyways.Further,theyaddtotherichnessofacountry’sculture.Ofgreatestimportance,perhaps,isthefactthattheyhavebecomeabsolutelynecessarytotheeconomyofmanylands.Asyoucansee,formanycountriesandformostimmigrants,migrationisawin—winsituation.
29.Inthewriter’sview,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A.NoteveryoneagreesthatachievingZPGisabsolutelygood
B.AchievingZPGiseverycountry’saiminspiteofitssideeffects
C.AchievingZPGisbadforseniorcitizens
D.AchievingZPGisgoodforemployment
tothepassage,thebestwaytosolvetheproblemofdecliningandagingpopulationis.
A.toimprovethehealthcaresystemB.toincreaseRNI
C.toincreaseemploymentD.toincreasemigration
mainideaofthelastparagraphis.
A.theadvantagesofincreasedmigration
B.theproblemofdecliningandagingpopulation
C.howtoincreasemigration
D.somewaystoenrichacountry’sculture
D
BeforeIstudiedpsychology,Iusedtothinkthatpeoplewouldlaughwhenfunnythingsoccurred.WhileIwasrightaboutthat,Idiscoveredtherearelotsofotherpsychologicalfactorsthatmakepeoplelaughotherthanthefunnypartofajoke.Whensomeonelaughsatajoke,therewillusuallybemorethanonereasonthatmakeshimlaugh—andthemorereasonsthereare,themorepowerfulthejokewillbe.
Iwasattendingastand-upcomedyshowinEgypt,andwhenthemanstartedtomakefunofpedestrianscrossingstreets,everyonelaughedtheirheartsout.Themainreasonthosepeoplestronglylaughedwasthatalmostallofthemfeltangrytowardspedestrianswhocrossedstreetscarelessly.Thejokewasn’tonlyfunny,italsomadetheaudiencefeelthattheywererightaboutbeingangryatthosepedestrians.Thatis,peoplewerelaughingbothbecauseofthefunnyjokeandbecauseofthehappinessexperiencedasaresultofthepsychologicalsupporttheygot.
Thebetterajokemakesapersonfeel,andthemoreitincludesotherpsychologicalfactors,themorethepersonwilllikeit.Forexample,ifyouenvyoneofyourfriends,andsomeonetellsajokethatisfunnyand,atthesametime,makesyourfriendseemstupid,thenyouwillprobablylaughatitlouderthanifyouweren’tjealousofhim.
Inshort,wedon’tlaughonlywhenwehearsomethingfunny;
wealsolaughwhenweexperiencesomekindofhappinessthatresultsfromtheotherpsychologicalfactorsinvolvedinthejoke.Istronglydiscouragemakingfunofanyoneorbelittlingsomeonetomakesomeoneelselaugh.AllIwanttoexplainisthatifyourjokesupportsaperson’semotions,hewillcertainly