I don't want to upset you, but nobody can ever find out what day is going to be the last. And so it’s better to live each day of your life as if it is the last. I'm not telling you to quit your job and spend all your money on traveling. But you can live your life to its fullest by adding some simple things to each day. It doesn't matter what is going on, but it does matter how you feel about it. Here is my recipe for the best day on Earth!
A Handful of Happiness
Where can you find it? Take a look inside of yourself! Happiness doesn't come from the outside, it is within you. Each moment your life gives you a lot of opportunities to be happy. If you want to see them, you will. If you don’t, it's up to you.
A Handful of Love
Love is the harmony of your soul. A little love can make a big difference to the whole world. We are one. Everyone and everything deserve your love as well as you do.
A Handful of Dreams
Feel free to dream big dreams and make small steps towards them. You are the creator of your life. Every time you are doing something to achieve your goals you are growing.
A Handful of Creativity
Try to be creative in everything you do. Try to do your best every time you are doing something. Do not be afraid to use your imagination. It's such a pleasure to do something new. Feel the joy of creation!
A Handful of Magic
Do you believe in magic? Well, you should. Life is full of miracles. In fact, life itself is a big miracle. There are so many things that are beyond our understanding. "There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle." — Albert Einstein
Celebrate every day of your life! Let the spirit of holiday fill each corner of your heart. Why not? You live your life to its fullest and move towards your dreams!
小題1: What does the author advise people to do?
A．Spend all your money on traveling.
B．Find happiness inside yourself.
C．Love others more than yourself.
D．Do not use much imagination.
小題2: It can be concluded that to realize your big dreams, you need ____________.
A．to keep trying step by stepB．to grow up
C．to feel freeD．to create your life
小題3:What can we learn from the underlined sentence?
A．There are two ways to live a happy life.
B．Nothing is a miracle in your life.
C．Not everything is a miracle.
D．It’s up to you to choose the way to live.
小題4: Which can be the best title of the passage?
A．How to know your last day?
B．How to live a best day?
C．How to make your life miracle?
D．How to realize your dreams?

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:B
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B．Recycling too many wastes．
C．Making more products than necessary．
D．Having more material than is needed．
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A．the tendency of cutting household waste
B．the increase of packaging recycling
C．the rapid growth of supermarkets
D．the fact of packaging overuse
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B．means burning packaging for energy
C．is the solution to gas shortage
D．leads to a waste of land
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A．Unpackaged products are of bad quality．
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C．It is improper to judge quality by packaging．
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Honesty may well be the policy, but it often deserts us when no one is watching, psychologists report today. Experiments with an honesty box to collect payments for hot drinks show that people are better at paying up when under the gaze of a pair of eyes. The surprise was that the eyes were not real, but photographed.Researchers at Newcastle University set up the experiment in secret. They attached a poster to a cupboard of mugs above an honesty box alongside a kettle, with tea, coffee and milk. Over 10 weeks, they alternated (輪流替換) each week between images of eyes and pictures of flowers.
Dr. Bateson, a behavioral biologist and leader of the study, said that even though the eyes were not real they still seemed to make people behave more honestly. The effect may result from behavioral characteristics that developed as early humans formed social groups that increased their chances of survival. Individuals had to co-operate for the good of the group, rather than act selfishly.
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“We thought we’d get a slight effect with eyes, by it was quite striking how much difference they made. Even at a subconscious level, it seems people respond to eyes, and that might be because eyes send a strong biological signal we have evolved(進(jìn)化) to respond to.”
The finding, which researchers believe sheds light on our evolutionary past, could be turned to practical use. The psychologists say images of eyes could increase ticket sales on public transport and improve monitor systems to prevent antisocial behavior.
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A．the policy of honestyB．a(chǎn)n honesty box to collect money
C．evolution on honestyD．a(chǎn)n experiment on honesty
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B．had known they wanted to do something illegally
C．meant to get the co-operation of their colleagues
D．intended to sell the hot drinks at a higher price
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B．they fear to be laughed at by others
C．they’ve got the nature through evolution
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B．makes something easier to understand
C．comes upon something by accident
D．brings something into the broad daylight
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A．DNA is a kind of gene.
B．DNA is a substance that makes up genes.
C．DNA is the basic unit of heredity.
D．DNA is a measure to protect crime.
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A．Plants, animals and human beings have the same genes.
B．Half people inherit all genes from their mother, others from their father.
C．Genes decide the trees shapes, the cats’ fur color and our eyes’ color as well.
D．Genes will give you a code when you need them.
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B．Genes hide in everything alive in your body.
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B．was interested in why plants were different
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They took their tea cups.
“What quote?” Mary asked.
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The students agreed, amused by their own behavior.
“You may have wondered why you all had different cups, but I put them here on purpose. You see they represent (代表) life itself. Life is like that tea and the cups are like the physical circumstances(狀況) of your life. You all got the same thing in your cups — tea. And yet you can not truly enjoy it in your envy of another’s cup. It’s just the same with life. You forget to enjoy your own life when you concentrate on envying the circumstances of someone else’s life.
So now, close your eyes, and taste your own tea. Really taste it. And tell me — did it matter from which cup it came from?”
Aunt finished telling her short tea story and they all sat in silence for a while, tasting their tea. A sleepy fly buzzed(嗡嗡作響) past, a bird sang in the tree. And it really did not matter one bit from which tea cup they drank.
小題1: When the students found they had different tea cups, they_____________.
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B．were angry about the broken cups they had been given
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B．the teacher should have given the students the same cups
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Secondly, keep studying one course. Don’t change books often. Never let your attention be attracted by another course just because it seems to be more popular.
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Fourthly, if you have time, listen to some interesting stories in Special English from the V.O.A or other listening materials of the same level as those of your textbook.
76. 小題1:What does the passage mainly talk about?
A．How to speak English correctly.B．How to read fast.
C．How to improve your writing skills.D．How to improve your listening skills.
77. 小題2:What does the underlined part “beyond your level” mean?
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C. Listen to some interesting stories in Special English from the V,O.A.
D. Ask others to explain it to you.
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B．To improve our listening skills, we should choose popular courses from time to time.
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A．It should not aim at a narrow audience.
B．It should be attractive to young readers.
C．It should be based on original ideas.
D．It should not include too much conversation.
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B．Being short of writing skill.
C．The weakness of description
D．The absence of a story.
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A．She didn’t expect to become a writer.
B．She didn’t enjoy writing stories.
C．She didn’t have any particular ambition.
D．She didn’t respect her teacher’s view.
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B．better informed
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D．less interested in reality
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A．To share her enjoyment of Mollie Hunter’s book.
B．To introduce Mollie Hunter’s work to a wider audience.
C．To provide information for Mollie Hunter’s existing readers.
D．To describe Mollie Hunter’s most successful books.

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B．He wants to show that Chinese are well respected in America.
C．He wants to tell us some knowledge about the English language.
D．He wants to introduce the American culture to us.
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A．their bodies are white inside but yellow outside
B．they think like Westerners but look like Chinese
C．they were born in China but go to study in America
D．they like to eat bananas
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Besides calling 911, here is what to do in some life-threatening emergencies when no oneis

         

 
around to help.

Lost in the wilderness
First, you’ve got to acknowledge you’re in trouble. Stay where
you can be seen clearly and remember to rest. Keeping a sense
of humor helps too—it reduces stress and helps creative thinking.
In a wide open area, make a colorful cross out of rocks to show
your present position.

 

 
Choking

Aim to hit the top of the chair against your stomach, in the soft part
below the bony upside-down V of the ribs（肋骨）. Make a sudden
push against the chair. If you still can’t breathe after six tries, call 911,
even if you can’t talk. Write the word choking somewhere nearby, and
leave the line open until help arrives.


 
Severe bleeding

Use your hand or clean cotton, or paper towels, or a scarf,
or any cloth you can find, and push down on the wound
until the bleeding stops. But if you put a band around
your leg tightly, you’re going to close the vessels（血管）
to the entire leg. In this way, you could lose your foot.
Bear attack


 
If you surprise a bear, don’t run away. That invites an attack.

Instead, stand up and back away slowly, without looking the
bear in the eyes. If it does charge at you, stick out your chest,
raise your arms, and spread your legs. Shout at the bear, to
frighten it. If it’s going to attack, lie facedown, with your hands
held firmly behind your neck. Play dead until you’re sure the bear
is gone.
小題1:When you see a colorful cross made of rocks in the wilderness, you know    .
A．someone is bleedingB．someone is choking
C．someone is lostD．someone is attacked by a bear
小題2:If you are still choking after six tries, you should         .
A．keep a sense of humorB．call 911 and leave the line open
C．use your hand our clean cottonD．lie down with your hands behind your neck
小題3:Don’t tie around your bleeding leg tightly, or you could        .
A．stop bleedingB．reduce stress
C．lose your footD．cause breathlessness
小題4:The passage is mainly teaching us how to      .
A．survive the emergenciesB．a(chǎn)void a bear attack
C．deal with a chokeD．find our way

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