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(20)AAfteraterribleelectricalaccidentwhichcausedhimtobeebothblindanddeafthewholeworldbecamepletelydarkandquietforRobertEdwardsforalmosttenyears.Thelossofsightandhearingthrewhimintosuchsorrowthathetriedafewtimestoputanendtohislife.Hisfamilyespeciallyhiswifedidtheirbesttotendandforthimandfinallyheregainedthewilltolive.Onehotsummerafternoonhewastakingawalkwithasticknearhishousewhenathunderstormstartedallatonce.Hestoodunderalargetreetoavoidgettingwetbuthewasstruckbythelightning.Witnessesthoughthewasdeadbuthewokeupsome20minuteslaterlyingfacedowninmuddywateratthebaseofthetree.Hewastremblingbadlybutwhenheopenedhiseyeshecouldhardlybelievewhathesaw:aploughandawall.WhenMrs.Edwardscamerunninguptohimshoutingtotheirneighborstocallforhelphecouldseeherandhearhervoiceforthefirsttimeinnearlytenyears.ThenewsofRobertregaininghissightandhearingquicklyspreadandmanydoctorscametoexaminehim.Mostofthemsaidthatheregainedhissightandhearingfromtheshockhegotfromthelightning.Howevernoneofthemcouldgiveaconvincinganswerastowhythisshouldhavehappened.TheonlyreasonableexplanationgivenbyonedoctorwasthatsinceRobertlosthissightandhearingasaresultofasuddenshockperhapstheonlywayforhimtoregainthemwasbyanothersuddenshock.
1.ThereasonforRobert’sattemptstokillhimselfwasthat_________.A.aterribletrafficaccidenthappenedtohimB.hehadtoliveinadarkandsilentworldC.hewasstruckbythelightningoncemoreD.nobodyintheworldcaredabouthim
2.WhatwasRobertdoingwhenhewasstruckbythelightningA.Shelteringfromtherainunderatree.B.Drivingacar.C.Takingawalkwithastick.D.Lyingontheground.
3.Wecaninferfromthetextthat________.A.therewasnoaccurateexplanationforRobert’srecoveryB.manydoctorscamebecauseRobertwasbadlyinjuredC.Robert’swifesentfordoctorsimmediatelyaftertheshockD.asuddeninjuryintheheadledtoRobert’srecovery
4.What’sthebesttitleofthewholepassageA.ATerribleElectricalAccidentB.RobertEdwardsandHisWifeC.WhataSuddenShockD.AnUnforgettableExperience参考答案1—4BAACBItmustbesomethingthatmanyAmericanpaniesholdababycontest.Ofcoursebabiesarewonderfulandmanyparentswouldbethefirsttoagree.paniesreallybringinmuchmoney.WalgreensBabycontestIfyouplaythenewBabyMilestonesChallengeContestbyBabyCenterWalgreensyoucouldwin$1000inWalgreensBeautyGiftCardsandCertificates.Youcanplaytheinstantwinnerifyougeta$25Walgreen’sgiftcardbutyoualsohavetowritedownyouremailaddressandreceivealltheirsalesandotherinformationforthecontest.KidsandBabiesKidsandBabiesareacceptingentriesforMayxxFreePhotoContest.BabyPhotoGalleywiththemealbumsandagegroupalbumsismovedtothenewwebsiteCuteBabyGallery.CheckKidsandBibsfortheirBabyPhotoContestblog’slatestupdate.Thegrandprizeis$
25000.Thecatch:Winnersaredecidedbythevisitorsingtothesiteandvotingfortheirfavoritebabiessoyouhavetoadvertisetheirsiteforthem.ParentsParentshasawebsiteonlyfortheirmembersbutifyouareintobabyphotositiswellworthsurfing.Youcouldreceiveoffersonfreesamplesmoney-savingcoupons优惠券andchancestowinthelatestcontests.AvonAvonisanotherpanythathasababyphotocontestthisspring.Avonisadvertisingtheirnewestcollection.ItisAvon’sonlycollectionforthephotosofbabies.Babies’age:newbornto2years.JustgotoTinyTilliaanduploadyourrecentbaby’sphotos.ThefirstplacebabywillbefeaturedinaTinyTilliaStorybooksandwina$5000U.S.SavingsBond.Tenbeautifulgirlswillwin$300worthofTinyTilliaproducts.Thetipistorunasearchengineforallthelatestcontestsgoingonandstartenteringthemtoday.Youcouldbeluckyandwinenoughtoputyourbabythroughcollege!Havefun!
5.WhatisthebasicconditionforyoutoplaytheinstantwinnerinWalgreensBeautyA.Gettingagiftcard.B.Gettingacertificate.C.Winning1000dollars.D.Receivinginformationforthecontest
6.IfyouwantyourbabytowinthexxFreePhotoContestyouwill_______.A.havetospend$25000B.takeyourbabytothegalleryinMayC.uploadmorephotosofyourbabyD.havetohelptoadvertisetheirsite
7.WhatcanwelearnfromthispassageA.FreePhotoContestwillbeheldinMarchxx.B.Avonisawebsitethatwillholdababyphotocontest.C.Parentsacceptsthephotosofallkindsofpeople’babies.D.Parentscanuploadtheirone-year-oldbaby’sphotostoTinyTillia..
8.Inthelastparagraphtheauthoradvisesparentsto_________.A.trytheirbesttotakegoodcareoftheirbabyB.enterthecontestsassoonaspossibleC.encouragetheirkidstogotocollegewhentheygrowupD.findmoretipsforwinningthecontests参考答案5—8ADDBCFiveyearsagoDavidSmithworeanexpensivesuittoworkeveryday.“Iwasaclothesaddict.”hejokes.“IusedtocarryafreshsuittoworkwithmesoIcouldchangeifmyclothesgotwrinkled.”TodayDavidwearscasualclothes—khakipantsandasportsshirt—totheoffice.Hehardlyeverwearsanecktie.“Iamworkingharderthanever.”Davidsays“andIneedtofeelfortable.”Moreandmorepaniesareallowingtheirofficeworkerstowearcasualclothestowork.IntheUnitedStatesthechangefromformaltocasualofficewearhasbeengradual.Intheearly1990smanypaniesallowedtheiremployeestowearcasualclothesonFriday(butonlyonFriday).Thisbecameknownas“dress-downFriday”or“casualFriday”.“Whatstartedoutasanextraone-day-a-weekbenefitforemployeeshasreallybeeaneverydaything.”saidbusinessconsultantMaislyJones.WhyhavesomanypaniesstartedallowingtheiremployeestowearcasualclothesOnereasonisthatit’seasierforapanytoattractnewemployeesifithasacasualdresscode.”“Alotofyoungpeopledon’twanttodressupforwork”saystheownerofasoftwarepany“soit’shardtohirepeopleifyouhaveaconservative(保守的)dresscode.”Anotherreasonisthatpeopleseemhappierandmoreproductivewhentheyarewearingfortableclothes.InastudyconductedbyLeviStraussandpany85percentofemployerssaidthattheybelievethatcasualdressimprovesemployeemorale(心境,士气).Only4percentofemployerssaidthatcasualdresshasanegativeinfluenceonproductivity.Supportersofcasualofficewearalsoarguethatacasualdresscodehelpsthemsavemoney.“Suitsareexpensiveifyouhavetowearoneeveryday”onepersonsaid.“Forthesameamountofmoneyyoucanbuyalotmorecasualclothes.”
9.DavidSmithreferstohimselfashavingbeen“aclothesaddict”because________.A.heoftenworekhakipantsandasportsshirtB.hecouldn’tstandacleanappearanceC.hewantedhisclothestolookneatallthetimeD.hedidn’twanttospendmuchmoneyonclothes
10.DavidSmithwearscasualclothesnowbecause__________.A.theymakehimfeelateasewhenworkingB.hecannotaffordtobuyexpensiveclothesC.helookshandsomeincasualclothesD.henolongerworksforanypany
11.InthispassagethefollowingadvantagesofcasualofficeweararementionedEXCEPT__________.A.savingemployees’moneyB.makingemployeesmoreattractiveC.improvingemployees’motivationD.makingemployeeshappier参考答案9—11CABDInLosAngelesdriversspendsixty-onehourseveryyearstuckintraffic.Thesedriversknowalltoowellhowbadthetrafficcanbe.“Thereretoomanycarsandyoucantmovearoundalot.”ProfessorCyrusShahabialsoknowsabouttrafficjams.Helivesmorethan65kilometersfromhisofficeattheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniainLosAngeles.Heisalwayslateevenwiththehelpofanavigation导航system.HedecidedtodevelopaprogramcalledClearPathforthat.Hesayshisprogramuseshistoricaldatatopredicttrafficconditionsevenbeforethedriverleavesthehouse.“What’suniqueisthatweusealotofdatathat’scurrentlybeeavailableincludingtrafficdataweatherdataandweanalyzethatsothatwecanpredictwhatsgoingtohappeninfrontofyouwhenyouleavehome.”ProfessorShahabisayshissystemdoesmorethanjustrespondtocurrenttrafficconditions.WithClearPathhesaysadrivercandecidewhattimehewantstoleaveandClearPathwillgivethefastestroute.Itlooksattheentireroadnetworkincludingsurfacestreetsaswellashighwaysbeforethedriverhitstheroad.ProfessorShahabihopestohaveClearPathavailablenationwideandoverseasoncetheycancollecttrafficdatafromothercities.“IalwaysthoughtthatLosAngeleshadtheworsttrafficbutnowIknowthatShanghaiBeijingSeoulTokyobelieveitornotSingaporeHongKongcertainlyareexamplesthatcanimmediatelyusethis.”ProfessorShahabihopestosharethisnewtechnologywithpaniesthatalreadyhavenavigationsystemssuchasGoogleandApple.
12.DriversinLosAngeleswerementionedinorderto__________.A.showcareforthemB.introducetheirlifeC.solvetrafficproblemsD.raisethetopic
13.WhatisuniqueaboutClearPathA.Itcanusealotofinformationallovertheworld.B.Itcanensurethatyouwillneverbelateforwork.C.Ithelpsdriversseeclearlywhathappensontheroad.D.Ithelpsdriversknowtheroadconditionsaheadoftime.
14.Theunderlinedword“hits”inthefifthparagraphprobablymeans__________.A.haveanaccidentB.gettoC.turnleftorrightD.collecttrafficdata
15.WhatsProfessorShahabi’sattitudetowardhisinventionA.Disappointed.B.Proud.C.Optimistic.D.Worried.参考答案12—15DDBC。