1、Therewasonceaprofessorofmedicine,whowasverystrictwiththestudents.Wheneverhetookthechairontheexamcommittee,thestudentswouldbeinfear,becausehewasseldompleasedwiththeanswerstheygave.Astudentwouldbeluckyenoughifheorshecouldreceiveagoodmarkfromhim.Attheendoftheterm,thestudentsofmedicinewouldtaketheirexam

2、again.Nowastudentwasalittlenervousasheknewitwouldnotbesoeasytogetthroughtheexamatall.Theprofessorbegantoask.Thestudentwasrequiredtodescribeacertainillness,hisdescriptionofwhichturnedouttobeOK.Thentheprofessoraskedaboutthecureforillness,andthestudent,too,answeredjustasright.“Good,”saidtheprofessor,“a

3、ndhoywoumguivcehtwhiellpatient?”“Afullspoon,”answeredthestudent.“Nowyoumaygooutandwaitforwhatyoucanget,”saidtheprofessor.Atthesametimethecommitteediscussedcarefullytheanswersthestudenthadgiven.Suddenlythestudentnoticedthattherewassomethingwrongwithhislastanswer.“Afullspoonistoomuch,”hethoughtthimsel

4、f.Anxiouslyheopenedthedooroftheroomandcried,“MrProfessor,I'vemadeamAfullspoonistoomuchforthepatient.Hecantakeonlyfivedrops.”“I'msorry,sir,”saidtheprofessorcoldly,“Butitistoolate.Yourpatienthasdied.31. Thestudentwereafraidoftheprofessorbecause.A. heoftenmisunderstoodthemandgavethembadmarksB.

5、theyoftenangeredanddisappointedhimC. theiranswersoftenastonishedhimD. theiranswersseldomsatisfiedhimThestudent'sdescriptionoftheillnesswas.A. accepted.B.notcorrectC.notsatisfyingD.completelydiscouragingWhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A. Ifthepatientwantstoremainsafe,heshouldtakenomorethanfivedropsa

6、tatime.B. Thepatientwillbeindangerifhe'stakenasmuchasafullspoon.C. Thedoctorwillbeintroubleifhe'sgiventhepatientafullspoon.D. Sinceonespoonislessthanfivedrops,thepatientwillbeallrightsoonifhetakesonlyonefullspoonatatime.ArrivinginNewYorkTherearethreeairportsinNewYork.Whenyouarriveatoneofthem

7、,youcantakeabusorataxitoanyplacesinNewYork.replanningtouse'scheaper.ButPublictransportInNewYorkthere'sagoodbusandsubwayservice.Ifyouthesubwayalot,youshouldbuyasubwayticketfortenjourneysbecauseitdon'htavetousepublictransport-therearelotsofplacesyoucangoonfoot,liketheEmpireStateBuilding,5t

8、hAvenueandCentralPark.TheNewYorktaxisareapartofthecityexperience,soyoushouldtakeatleastonetaxiduringyourvisit!HotelsTherearelotsofgoodhotelsinNewYorkThebestidthePlazaon5thAvenue,butyoudon'thavetopayalottostayinthecity;therearelotsofsmallhotelsandYMCAnearCentralParkisgreatforyoungpeople.Eatingout

9、TherearemanykindsoffoodinNewYorkandyoushouldn'eattatMcDonaldseveryday.There'regoodrestaurantsinLittleItalyandChinatown,forexample.ShoppingShoppinginNewYorkisfun.There'rebigsthhoApvseonnue5whichareinservicethroughthewholeweek.Butbecarefulwhenyoulookattheprices:aspecial8%taxisdemandedoneve

10、rythingyoubuyinNewYork.PlacestoseeFinally,therearelotsofplacestoseeinNewYork-TimesSquare,theStatueofLiberty.Andyoushouldn'tgohomewithoutclimbiSngtathueofLibertytoenjoythesceneryofthecity.32. Howmanykindsofpublictransportarementionedinthepassage?A. Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Two.33. YMCAhereisthenameo

11、f.A. ashopB.arestaurant.C.ahotel.D.anairport.34. Howmuchdoyouhavetopayifyoubuyabookof$10inNewYork?A. $10.B.$10.8.C.$10.08.D.$18.35. WhenvisitingNewYork,youshould.A. climbtheStatueofLibertyB.eatatMcDonaldseveryday.A. peoplehavetoeatonekindoffoodhereB. peoplecanvisitmanyplacesofinteresthereonfootC. Ne

12、wYorkisnotagoodplaceforshoppingD. peoplemusttravelbypublictransportinNewYorkCFather'sDayTheUnitedStatesisoneofthefewcountriesintheworldthathasanofficialdayonwhichfathersarehonoredbytheirchildren.OnthethirdSundayinJune,fathersallacrosstheUnitedStatesaregivenpresents,treatedtodinnerorotherwisemade

13、tofeelspecial.sDaysDay.RHowever,theideaforcreatingadayforchildrentohonortheirfathersbeganinSpokane,Washington.AwomanbythenameofSonoraSmartDoddthoughtoftheideaforFatherwhilelisteningtoaMother'Dsaysermonin1909.Havingbeenraisedbyherfather,HenryJacksonSmart,afterhermotherdied,Sonorawantedherfatherto

14、knowhowspecialhewastoher.Itwasherfatherthatmadealltheparentalsacrificesandwas,intheeyesofhisdaughter,aselflessandlovingman.Sonora'fastherwasborninJune,soshechosetoholdthefirstFather'DasycelebrationinSpikane,Washingtononthe19thofJune,1910.In1924PresidentCalvinCoolidgedeclaredthethirdSundayinJ

15、uneasFatheraretheFather'sDayflowers:redtobewornforalivingfatherandwhiteifthefatherhasdied.Whenchildrencan'tvisittheirfathersaokretthemouttodinner,theysendagreetingcard.Traditionally,fathersprefergreetingcardsthatarenottoosentimental.Mostgreetingcardsaretoospecialsofatherslaughwhentheyopenthe

16、m.SomegiveheartfeltthanksforbeingtherewheneverthechildneededDad.36. Atfirst,Father'sDaywasfixedonJune19thbecause.A. hermotherdiedonJune19B. Sonorahonoredherfatheronherfather'sbirthdayC. Sonora'sbirthdaywasJune19D. itwasdecidedbythepresidentatthattime37. HowmanyyearshaspassedbeforeFather&

17、#39;sDaybecameanofficialdaysincethefatherdaywascelebrated?A.24B.4C.10D.1438. Accordingtothepassage,onFather_'_s_.Day,A. fathersareoftenhonoredindifferentwaysB. peoplewillwearthesameflowerstohonortheirfathersC. onlydaughterswearredflowerstohonortheirfathersD. childrenmustgohometohonortheirfathers

18、Accordingtothepassage,wecaninferthatHenryJacksonSmart.A. alwayshelpedothersbygivingmoneyB. wasverykindtoanyoneC. didalotforhisdaughterD. wasthefirstfatherhonoredin1924DNora,a17-year-oldAmerican,noticesthatwhenshehastodoapaperforschoolandresearchesitontheInternet,sherarelyreadsawholepageanddoesdeepre

19、ading."I'lbeginningofaparagraphandthenniskip（跳過）therest,”shesays.WhileNora'smother,Martha,lovessittingdownwithagoodbookandreadingcarefully,herdaughtermaybethewaveofthefuture.“Deepreading”,orslowreading,isaprocessinwhichpeoplethinkcarefullywhiletheyread.Withmost,thatmeansslowingdown-even

20、stoppingandrereadingapageorparagraphtoreallyunderstandwhattheauthoristryingtosay.Lastsummer,GoogleCEOEricSchmidtsaidhewasconcernedaboutwhatheseesasadecline（衰退）inslowreading.Instantmessagesand140-charactertweets（微博）appeartobereducingoutabilitytoconcentrateonasingleideaorthemeofabook,hetoldForeignPoli

21、cyMagazine.It'seasytoforgetthebenefitsofdeepreadinginanagewhenanythingworthdoingisdonefast.Expertswarnthatwithoutdeepreading,itisimpossibletobeaneducatedpersonoftheworld,aknowledgeablevoterorevenanimaginativethinker."Ifyouwanttohaveadeeprelationshipwithatextandunderstandacomplexidea,thenslo

22、wreadingisapreferredstyle.It_isgoodforpleasure,too.Itisnotarushedexperieneeandyoucanloseyourselfinatext,”saidCanadianwriterJohnMiedema,theauthorofthebookSlowReading.US'OhloneCollegeEnglishprofessorCynthiaLeeKatonasaysreadingisahighlysocialactivitythatbuildsthemindandsocialconnections.Ifyouread,s

23、hesays,yousimplyknowmoreandhavemoretotalkaboutwithfriends,partnersandpeopleyouknow.Deepreadingcanalsotakeareaderonatriparoundtheworldeveniftheyaresittinginalivingroomarmchair,Katonasays.Also,deepreadinghelpspeopledevelopthinking,writingandconversationskills.“Ifyoulikebeautifulthings,authorsputwordst

24、ogetherthatarereallybeautifulandexpressive,sh”esays.“Ifyouwanttowritewell-andtherearelotsofreasonstoexpressyourselfclearly-youshouldread.”Thecomparison（對比）betweenNoraandhermother'sreadinghabits.C.addsalotoffunforreadersD.explainswhatdeepreadingisWhatleadstothedeclineofdeepreading,accordingtoEric

25、Schemidt?A. Thefastpaceofmodernsociety.B. ThelackofdesireforknowledgeC. Thewideuseofinstantmessagesandtweets.D. Theweakeningabilitytoconcentrate.39. Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”refertoinparagraph6?A.Slowreading.B.Acomplexidea.C.Adeeprelationship.D.Apreferredstyle.40. Whatisthemainpointofthearticle?

26、A.Howtoimprovereadingskills.B.Theimportanceofdeepreading.FouryearsagomysweetmomwenttobewithherLord.Shediditherway.Igotthecallatwork,andIheadedhomequickly.MomandDadlivedonasmallfarmthattheyhadownedsinceIwasseven.Ihatedgoingthereeveryweekend.Therewasnothingforayounggirltodobutwatchtheonestationontheol

27、dTVset,iftheweatherallowedreception（接收）.Mymom,ontheotherhand,lovedthepeaceandquietofthelandandlovedtoworkinthegardenamongherflowersandvegetables.Theplacewassimple,withnoindoorplumbingorheat.Wehadabigwoodstoveinthekitchenthatdiditsbesttoheatthelittlefarmhouse,butitalwaysseemedcoldandtooquiettome.Inth

28、eevenings,mymomandIwouldsitforhourssinginginthelittlekitchen.IsangthemelodyandMomharmonized.Herfavoritesongwas"MoonRiver"andwesangitoverandover.MomtoldmestoriesabouthowwhenIwasalittlegirl,IcouldsingbeforeIcouldtalk.Shelovedtotellhowmyplaypen（嬰兒圈欄）satinthekitchennexttotheradioandtherewasone

29、songIparticularlylovedcalled"IvoryTower".Astimepassed,Ihadmyownchildrenandwenttovisitthefarmeveryweekortwo.Thekidslovedthefarmandthetractorrideswithmydad.Me,well,Istillhatedthesileneeofthefarm.Whilemymomlovedtositatherkitchentableandlookoutathergardenandflowersandretellalltheoldstories,Imi

30、ssedthehustleandbustle（喧鬧）ofmylifeathome.ButIsattherelisteningquietlyasshereminiseed.Now,IsatbackinthesileneeandthesileneewasdeafeningsoIfinallyleanedovertoturnonanoldradio.Musicalwayscomfortedme.Myheartskippedabeat."MoonRiver"wasplayingontheradio.Isattherestunned,withatearrunningdownmycheek,asI