People have wondered for a long time how their personalities and behaviors are formed．It is not easy to explain why one person is intelligent and another is not, or why one is cooperative and another is competitive．
Social scientists are, of course, extremely interested in these types of questions．They want to explain why we possess certain characteristics and exhibit certain behaviors．There are no clear answers yet, but two distinct schools of thought on the matter have developed．As one might expect, the two approaches are very different from one another, and there is a great deal of debate between proponents of each theory．The controversy is often referred to as  “nature and nurture”．
Those who support the “nature” side of the conflict believe that our personalities and behavior patterns are largely determined by biological and genetic factors．That our environment has little, if anything, to do with our abilities, characteristics, and behavior is central to this theory．Taken to an extreme, this theory maintains that our behavior is predetermined to such a degree that we are almost completely governed by our instincts（本能）．
Proponents of the “nurture” theory, or, as they are often called, behaviorists, claimed that our environment is more important than our biologically based instincts in determining how we will act．A behaviorist, B．F．Skinner, sees humans as beings whose behavior is almost completely shaped by their surroundings．The behaviorists’ view of the human being is quite mechanistic; they maintain that, like machines, humans’ respond to environmental stimuli（刺激） as the basis of their behavior．
Socially and politically, the consequences of these two theories are far-reaching．In the US, for example, blacks often score below whites on standardized intelligence tests．This leads some “anature” proponents to conclude that blacks are genetically lower in status than whites．Behaviorists, on the contrary, say that the differences in scores are due to the fact that blacks are often robbed of many of the educational and other environmental advantages that whites enjoy, and that, as a result, they do not develop the same responses that whites do．
Either of these theories cannot yet fully explain human behavior．In fact, it is quite likely that the key to our behavior lies somewhere between these two extremes．That the controversy will continue for a long time is certain．
小題1:This passage is mainly concerned with             ．
A．relation between personality and behavior
B．relation between behavior and environment
C．different accounts of patterns of human behavior
D．different theories of the formation of human behavior
小題2:The underlined word " proponents'' in paragraph 2 means          ．
A．creatorsB．a(chǎn)dvisorsC．a(chǎn)dvocatesD．judges
小題3:In paragraph 5 , the author mainly writes about          ．
A．the considerable influence of the two theories
B．differences between the blacks and whites
C．racial discrimination in the United States
D．different responds to intelligence tests
小題4:What's the author's purpose in writing the passage?
A．To call our attention to the changes of human behavior．
B．To urge scientists to do more research in social science．
C．To give us a detailed explanation of human behavior．
D．To present an argument in the field of social science．
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閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36—55各題所給的四個選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上涂黑。
A daughter thought life was unpromising to her and complained to her father about it．She did not know how she was going to__36_and wanted to give up．She was__37_of fighting and struggling．It seemed as if one problem was just solved before a new one__38__．
Her father, a cook, took her to the__39 _．He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high  40 Soon the pots came to a  41 __．In one he placed carrots, in the second he placed eggs, and the last he placed ground coffee beans．He let them sit and boil, without saying a word．
The daughter sucked her teeth and_42_waited, asking repeatedly what he was doing．In about twenty minutes he turned offthe__43_ He fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl．He pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl．Then he spooned the coffee out and placed it in another．Turning to her he asked, "Darling, what do you see?"
"Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied．
He brought her closer and asked her to  44  the carrots．She did and noted that they were soft．He then asked her to take an egg and break it．After pulling off the  45 , she observed the hard-boiled egg! Finally, he asked her to taste the coffee．She smiled_46_she tasted its rich flavor．She humbly asked, "What does it mean, Father?"
He explained that each of them had faced the same   47  , boiling water, but each_  48 differently．The carrot went in  49 and hard．But after being subjected to the boiling water, it _50_and became weak． The egg had been  51 .Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior．But after sitting__52_the boiling water, its inside became hardened．The ground coffee beans were unique, 53  ．After they were in the boiling water, they had__54_the water．
"Which are you?" he asked his daughter．"When adversity knocks on your door, __55 _do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?"
小題1:
A．make outB．make itC．make upD．make through
小題2:
A．typicalB．consciousC．tiredD．warned
小題3:
A．raisedB．a(chǎn)roseC．disappearedD．faded
小題4:
A．roomB．marketC．kitchenD．grocery
小題5:
A．shelfB．temperatureC．fireD．table
小題6:
A．boilB．coolC．hotD．smoke
小題7:
A．happilyB．calmlyC．casuallyD．impatiently
小題8:
A．lightsB．burnersC．tapD．water
小題9:
A．seeB．carryC．feelD．fetch
小題10:
A．shellB．packC．bagD．cover
小題11:
A．sinceB．a(chǎn)sC．beforeD．if
小題12:
A．occasionB．pointC．varietyD．a(chǎn)dversity
小題13:
A．reflectedB．a(chǎn)nsweredC．a(chǎn)bandonedD．reacted
小題14:
A．stableB．weakC．strongD．sensitive
小題15:
A．softenedB．widenedC．shortenedD．sharpened
小題16:
A．half-doneB．easily-broken C．easily-gotD．hard-boiled
小題17:
A．overB．forC．throughD．on
小題18:
A．howeverB．otherwiseC．besidesD．moreover
小題19:
A．meltedB．a(chǎn)bsorbedC．pollutedD．changed
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完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）
請認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
A Woman and a Fork
There was a young woman was diagnosed with a terminal illness and could only live three months. So as she was getting her things "in order," she   36  her Rabbi (法師）and had him  come to her house to   37  certain aspects of her final wishes.
She told him which songs she wanted sung at the   38 , what scriptures she would like read, and what outfit she wanted to be buried in.
Everything was in order and the Rabbi was preparing to leave   39  the young woman suddenly remembered something very important to her.
"There's one more thing," she said   40 . "What' that?" "This is very important, I want to be buried with a fork in my right hand."
The Rabbi stood looking at the young woman, not knowing quite what to say.
“That surprises you, doesn't it?” the young woman asked. "Well, to be honest, I'm   41  by the request," said the Rabbi.
The young woman   42 . “My grandmother once told me this story, and from then on, I have always done so. I have also, always tried to pass along its message to those I love and those who are in need of   43 . 
In all my years of attending socials and dinners, I always remember that when the dishes of the main   44 were being cleared, someone would inevitably lean over and say, 'Keep your fork.' It was my favorite part   45  I knew that something better was coming...like velvety chocolate cake or deep-dish apple pie…”
So, I just want people to see me there in that casket（棺材）with a fork in my hand and I want them to   46 "What's with the fork?"  47  I want you to tell them: "Keep your fork…the best is yet to come."
The Rabbi's eyes were   48  up with tears of joy as he hugged the young woman good-bye. He knew this would be one of the last times he would see her before her death. But he also knew that the young woman had a better grasp of   49  than he did. She had a better grasp of   50 heaven would be like than many people twice her age, with twice as much experience and knowledge.
She knew that something better was coming. At the funeral people were walking by the young woman's casket and they saw the cloak she was wearing and the fork   51  in her right  hand. Over and over, the Rabbi heard the question "What's with the fork?" And over and over he   52 .
During his message, the Rabbi told the people of the   53  he had with the young woman shortly before she died. He also told them about the fork and what it symbolized to   54 . The Rabbi told the people how he could not stop thinking about the   55  and told them that they probably would not be able to stop thinking about it either.
He was right. So the next time you reach down for your fork, let it remind you ever so gently, that the best is yet to come.
小題1:.
A．contracted B．contacted C．a(chǎn)ttractedD．a(chǎn)ttached
小題2:
A．talkB．identifyC．recognizeD．discuss
小題3:
A．a(chǎn)ssemblyB．partyC．conferenceD．service
小題4:
A．before B．a(chǎn)sC．whenD．then
小題5:
A．excitedly B．regretfullyC．a(chǎn)ngrilyD．breathlessly
小題6:
A．surprisedB．a(chǎn)stonishedC．depressedD．puzzled
小題7:
A．explained B．introducedC．a(chǎn)dmittedD．hesitated
小題8:
A．praiseB．honorC．encouragement D．comfort
小題9:
A．mealB．course C．foodD．cause
小題10:
A．soB．a(chǎn)ndC．yetD．because
小題11:
A．wonder B．questionC．enquireD．say
小題12:
A．LaterB．AfterwardsC．FinallyD．Then
小題13:
A．fullB．filled C．fedD．flowed
小題14:
A．lifeB．funeralC．forkD．heaven
小題15:
A．howB．whereC．what D．which
小題16:
A．placed B．graspedC．heldD．caught
小題17:
A．sobbedB．criedC．smiled D．laughed
小題18:
A．a(chǎn)greementB．conclusionC．a(chǎn)rgumentD．conversation
小題19:
A．her B．himC．themD．people
小題20:
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閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36—55各題所給的四個選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上涂黑。
Back in the 15th century, in a tiny village in Germany, lived a family with eighteen children．Eighteen! In order  36  to keep food on the table, the father, a goldsmith by  37  , worked almost eighteen hours a day at his trade．Despite their seemingly   38  condition, two of the eldest children had a dream．They both wanted to pursue their talent for art,  39  they knew well that their father would never be able to 40  either of them to study at the Academy．
After many long discussions at night in their  41  bed, the two boys finally worked out a pact．They would toss （擲） a coin．The   42   would go down into the nearby mines and, with his earnings,   43  his winning brother for the academy．Then, in four years, he would support the Other one．Then Albrecht Durer won the toss and  44 to Nuremberg．Albert went down into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years,   45 his brother, whose work at the academy was almost an immediate sensation．By the time he graduated, he was beginning to   46 considerable fees for himself．
When the young artist  47  home and said to his brother, "And now, Albert, blessed brother of mine, now it is your   48  . Now you can go to the Academy to pursue your dream, and I will  49  you．"
Albert rose and wiped the  50   from his cheeks．"No, brother．I cannot go to Nuremberg．It is too  51  for me．Look…look what four years in the mines have done to my 52  ! I cannot even hold a glass, much less make delicate lines on canvas   53  a pen or a brush．"
More than 450 years have  54 ．By now, among Albrecht Durer's hundreds of masterful portraits, "The Praying Hands" is one  55  creation that can catch the world's hearts．
小題1:
A．merelyB．fullyC．completelyD．entirely
小題2:．
A．heartB．methodC．professionD．words
小題3:.
A．demandingB．promisingC．hopelessD．careless
小題4:.
A．soB．a(chǎn)ndC．howeverD．but
小題5:．
A．studyB．sendC．giveD．offer
小題6:.
A．separatedB．crowdedC．newD．unusual
小題7:.
A．winnerB．loserC．oldD．younger
小題8:.
A．supportB．a(chǎn)dvertiseC．expectD．require
小題9:.
A．flew awayB．went offC．set asideD．left behind
小題10:.
A．deservedB．desiredC．financedD．envied
小題11:.
A．spendB．saveC．drawD．earn
小題12:.
A．a(chǎn)rrivedB．regainedC．returnedD．got
小題13:．
A．turnB．timeC．topD．fate
小題14:.
A．take charge ofB．make up forC．make use of D．take care of
小題15:.
A．smilesB．sweatsC．tearsD．hints
小題16:.
A．lateB．nervousC．tiringD．tense
小題17:.
A．eyesB．handsC．picturesD．mines
小題18:.
A．inB．ofC．uponD．with
小題19:.
A．passedB．keptC．rememberedD．changed
小題20:
A．strangeB．touchingC．wonderful D．mysterious

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完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）
閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給四個選項(xiàng)（A、B、C、D）中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
Sam’s uncle had an old bird which sat in its cage all day. One day his uncle said, “It is too expensive to   36  that bird. We will get rid of it.” But Sam wanted to   37   the bird.
Sam’s grandfather told him that the bird was once a famous   38   bird. Now   39 people knew it. His grandfather took the bird out, and then quickly took his arms away.  The bird opened its huge   40  and flew into the sky. After a few minutes, it   41  with a small rabbit, cut it open and started to   42  it.
The next morning, Sam asked his uncle out. Sam did   43   his grandfather had done, but the bird   44   to the ground and stood still. Sam’s uncle   45  . Later his grandfather told him that the bird only hunted in late afternoon when light was less   46  . Sam asked his uncle to come out before   47  . This time the bird caught a mouse. His uncle was quiet with   48  , but laughed again, “We can’t eat mice, so this bird is   49  .” And he sold the bird without telling Sam.
Before Sam found the bird was   50  , two angry men arrived in a car. They   51   his uncle and said, the bird couldn’t hunt and they wanted their money back. Sam’s uncle looked   52  and said, “I have spent it. But… don’t worry!” He   53   at Sam, “Sam will show you 54   to make the bird hunt! It’s a great bird, isn’t it, Sam?” Sam opened the door of the car and took out the   55  . It flew away and disappeared forever.
小題1:
A．feedB．buyC．washD．sell
小題2:
A．knowB．findC．keepD．buy
小題3:
A．singingB．sleepingC．eatingD．hunting
小題4:
A．someB．noC．many D．few
小題5:
A．mouthB．wingsC．tailD．eyes
小題6:
A．dealtB．returnedC．metD．parted
小題7:
A．watchB．searchC．eatD．help
小題8:
A．a(chǎn)sB．forC．sinceD．a(chǎn)fter
小題9:
A．fellB．roseC．walkedD．ran
小題10:
A．shoutedB．criedC．laughedD．nodded
小題11:
A．a(chǎn)ttractiveB．pleasantC．poorD．strong
小題12:
A．bedB．supperC．lunchD．breakfast
小題13:
A．patienceB．surpriseC．joyD．sadness
小題14:
A．harmfulB．strangeC．cheapD．useless
小題15:
A．leavingB．goneC．dyingD．cooked
小題16:
A．shouted atB．smiled atC．looked after D．took after
小題17:
A．impressedB．worriedC．satisfiedD．bored
小題18:
A．wavedB．pointedC．a(chǎn)imedD．jumped
小題19:
A．whatB．whyC．whereD．how
小題20:
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閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白出的最佳選項(xiàng)。
?Long time ago, if a child had some problems in his life, he might go home and write in his   21 . Now, a child with the same problems might go onto the Internet and write about them in a blog（博客. In many ways, a diary and a blog are very   22 .So, what makes blogging different from writing in a   23 diary?
The biggest difference is that blogging is much more   24 than a diary. Usually, a teenager treats her diary like a book full of   25   that she does not want to   26 .
It’s interesting that someone who writes in a blog  27 a diary will probably write nearly the same information.
I have a little sister, and sometimes I go online to read her blog. She   28 about things like waking up early for swimming practice and not studying enough for her chemistry test.  29 I was her age, I wrote about the same things, but   30 in my diary. Then, after I had finished writing, I would hide my diary in a secret place because I was   31 that my sister might read it!
The biggest  32 with blogging is that anyone can read what you write. If I were angry with a friend during high school and wrote something   33 about her in my diary, she would never know.  34 , if my sister ever wrote something bad about a friend, that friend   35 read her blog and get angry.
There are also   36 to blogging, of course. If I were feeling sad one day and wrote in my diary, “Nobody cares about me,”  37 would know about it. However if my sister wrote the same sentence in her blog, her best friends would   38 respond（回應(yīng)）and tell her how much they like her. Blogs help people   39 in contact with their friends and to hear what the people   40 them are doing.
小題1:
A．notebookB．diaryC．blogD．book
小題2:
A．familiarB．sameC．similarD．different
小題3:
A．oldB．realC．dailyD．traditional
小題4:
A．convenientB．secretC．publicD．cheap
小題5:
A．secretsB．mysteriesC．questionsD．puzzles
小題6:
A．publishB．shareC．solveD．a(chǎn)nswer
小題7:
A．insteadB．a(chǎn)s well as C．in favor ofD．instead of
小題8:
A．wondersB．learnsC．writesD．worries

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小題9:
A．AlthoughB．WhenC．BecauseD．Since

小題10:
A．onlyB．neverC．a(chǎn)lsoD．still
小題11:
A．surprisedB．gladC．interestedD．worried
小題12:
A．difficultyB．reasonC．problemD．mistake
小題13:
A．goodB．meanC．funnyD．interesting
小題14:
A．HoweverB．AlsoC．ThenD．Besides
小題15:
A．willB．shouldC．mustD．might
小題16:
A．problemsB．goodsC．a(chǎn)dvantagesD．mistakes
小題17:
A．everyoneB．no oneC．someoneD．a(chǎn)nyone
小題18:
A．happilyB．hardlyC．seldomD．quickly
小題19:
A．stayB．putC．loseD．find
小題20:
A．besidesB．overC．a(chǎn)roundD．in front of

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Several years ago， a television reporter was talking to three of the most important people in America. One was a very rich banker， another owned one of the largest companies in the world， and the third owned many buildings in the center of New York.
The reporter was talking to them about being important.
“How do we know if someone is really important？” the reporter asked the banker.
The banker thought for a few moments and then said， “I think anybody who is invited to the White House to meet the President of the United States is really important.”
The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company. “Do you agree with that？” she asked.
The man shook his head， “No. I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House. You‘d only be important if while you were visiting the President， there was a telephone call from the president of another country， and the President of the US said he was too busy to answer it.”
The reporter turned to the third man. “Do you think so？”
“No， I don‘t，” he said. “I don’t think that makes the visitor important. That makes the President important.”
“Then what would make the visitor important？” the reporter and the other two men asked.
“Oh， I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang， and the President picked up the receiver， listened and then said， ‘It’s for you.‘ ”
小題1: There are _______ in this passage.
A．two men and two womenB．three men and one woman
C．three women and one manD．four women
小題2: The banker thought _______.
A．he was really important because he was a rich banker
B．the visitor to the White House was really important
C．the visitor who met the President of the United States
D．the reporter was really important
小題3: The owner of the very large company thought _______.
A．she was really important because she owned one of the largest companies
B．the banker was really important
C．the owner of many buildings in the center of New York was really important
D．the visitor would be really important if while he was visiting the President， the President would not answer any telephone call
小題4: The owner of many buildings thought _______.
A．he was really important because he owned many buildings in the center of New York
B．the owner of the very large company was really important
C．the visitor was really important if he talking to the President and the President received a telephone call for the visitor
D．the person who worked in the White House was really important

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Last year more than 13 Korean TV series were introduced in China. Turn on the TV, and Korean beauties are appearing during peak viewing times(黃金時(shí)段). Some of the dramas are being repeated, but audiences continue to watch them. Why are the South Korean TV series loved by so many Chinese people? Cheng Yiting, a student from East China Normal University, gives us her reasons. She thinks that the good-looking actors with cool clothes and the beautiful sight in the dramas are the selling points for South Korean TV dramas. But what attracted the young audiences most is the pure and moving love stories.
And it seems that South Korean TV series has also won the hearts of middle-aged people. They are touched by the morals(道德)in the shows. These include the importance of respecting elders and social order. Though some people think South Korean TV series are too slow and too long, most of the Chinese audiences like them. Maybe we are really tired of Western TV series. Compared with that, South Korean TV series are not bad.
小題1:What does the underlined word "repeated" in the third line mean?
A．大長今B．流行C．重播D．垃圾時(shí)段
小題2:Which of the following is not mentioned（提及）about South Korean TV series in the passage?
A．Love.B．Morals.
C．Social order.D．The youth self-respect.
小題3:What is the main reason why South Korean TV series are popular?
A．The series are slow and long.
B．The actors wear cool clothes.
C．The stories with morals in them are pure and moving.
D．The actors are cool.
小題4:What do you know about South Korean TV series from the passage?
A．Thirteen more South Korean TV series will be introduced to China.
B．Young audiences like South Korean TV series better than middle aged people.
C．All the South Korean TV series will be repeated this year.
D．Some Chinese think part of South Korean TV series are worth watching twice.

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

When I was nine years old I lived in a small town. I found an ad for selling greeting cards in the back of a children’s magazine. I thought to myself I could do this. I begged my mother to let me send for the kit (配件). Two weeks later the kit arrived. The next three hours later, I returned home with no card and a pocket full of money shouting, “Mama, all the people couldn’t wait to buy my cards!” A salesperson was born.
When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Ziegler. I remember sitting in the dark hall listening to Mr. Ziegler raise everyone’s spirits up to ceiling. I left there feeling like I could do anything. When we got to the car, I turned to my father and said, “Dad, I want to make people feel like that.” My father asked me what I meant. “I want to be a motivational speaker just like Mr. Ziegler,” I replied. A dream was born.
Recently, I began pursuing（追求） my dream of motivating others. I realized that everything I had accomplished — the graduate degree, the successful sales career, speaking appointments, training and managing for a major fortune 100 company as a senior manager— had prepared me for this moment. I told my boss who was a great leader I would leave the company though I might not reach such a height in career. He told me to proceed（進(jìn)行） and he believed I would succeed.
Having made that decision, I was immediately tested. One week after I gave notice, my husband was laid off from his job. We had recently bought a new home and needed both incomes to make the monthly mortgage (抵押) payment and now we were done to no income. I even planned to turn back to my former company, knowing they wanted me to stay but I was certain that if I went back, I would never leave. I decided I still wanted to move forward rather than end up with a mouth full of “if onlys” later on. A motivational speaker was born.
When I held fast to my dream, even during the tough times, the miracles（奇跡） really began to happen. In a short time period my husband found a better job. We didn’t miss a mortgage payment. And I was able to book several speaking appointments with new clients (客戶). I discovered the incredible power of dreams. I loved my old job, my workmates and the company I left, but it was time to get on with my dream. To celebrate my success I had a local artist paint my new office as a garden. At the top of one wall she marked, “The world always makes way for the dreamer.”
小題1:Why was the kit sent for?
A．Selling greeting cards.B．Collecting greeting cards.
C．Buying greeting cards.D．Sending greeting cards.
小題2:When did the author decide to become a motivational speaker?
A．After buying a new home by mortgage.
B．After giving notice to leave her safe position in the company.
C．After finding a job in a major fortune 100 company.
D．After listening to Mr. Ziegler’s inspiring speech.
小題3:Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
A．She was once an excellent manager.
B．She left her post at the height of her career.
C．She was not sure whether the former company could accept her.
D．She didn’t miss paying the monthly mortgage payment.
小題4:What does the underlined sentence mean in the last paragraph?
A．Carry on with your dreams and you will be successful.
B．Risk everything you have for a dream and you will succeed.
C．The world belongs to dreamers.
D．Everyone will find their dreams.

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