高三英語(yǔ)第二學(xué)期聯(lián)考試卷

高三英語(yǔ)試卷

第I卷（共105分）

LListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Atthe

endofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsand

thequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,

readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothe

questionyouhaveheard.

1.A.January.B.JuneC.DecemberD.November

2.A.Thedirector.B.Thewoman.C.Theguide.D.Hisuncle.

3.A.Itdoesn'twork.B.Itonlyworkstemporarily.

C.It'sreallyeffective.D.Ithasstrongsideeffects.

4.A.Thewomanrejectedtheman'sapology.

B.Thewomanmuchappreciatedtheman'soffer.

C.Themanhadforgottenthewholething.

D.Themanhadhurtthewoman'sfeelings.

5.A.Shestolemoneyfromothers.

B.Shefelldownandgothurt.

C.Shewasunhappyforbeingwronged.

D.Shelostsomeofhermoney.

6.A.Theyaregoingswimming.B.Theyaregojnghiking.

C.Theyaregoingshopping.D.Theyaregoingdiving.

7.A.Heneedsanotherjobasaresearchassistant.

B.HeaskedProfessorWilliamsforassistance.

C.HeassistsProfessorWilliamswithhisteaching.

D.HeisdoingresearchwithProfessorWilliams

8.A.Shethoughttherewerenoticketsleftfortheshow.

B.Shethoughttheseatsontheleftsidewerefullyoccupied.

C.Theshowwasplannedalongtimeago.

D.Theaudienceweredeeplyimpressedbytheshow.

9.A.Sheplanstogotograduateschool.

B.Shewilldropoutofschool.

C.Shewillstopworkingandconcentrateonherstudies.

D.Shewilltakeapart-timejob.

10.A.Thebank.B.Inaschool.

C.Inaclothingstore.D.Inabarbershop.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestions

oneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonly

once.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhich

onewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Becausethebirdcouldn'trepeathismaster'sname.

B.Becausethebirdscreamedalldaylong.

C.Becausethebirdsaidthewrongword.

D.Becausethebirdfailedtosaythenameofthetown.

12.A.Thecruelmaster.B.Thewomaninthekitchen.

C.Thepetbird.D.Thefourthchicken.

13.A.Thebirdhadfinallyunderstoodherthreat.

B.Thebirdmanagedtoescapefromthechickenhouse.

C.Thebirdhadlearnedtoscreambackather.

D.Thebirdwaslivingpeacefullywiththechickens.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingnews.

14.A.Toinformparentsandschools.B.Topickoutgoodstudents.

C.Tocompareteachers.D.Toexposepoorschools.

15.A.Theyhavenotrustindoctors.B.Theycannotaffordthemedicalfee.

C.Theyfearthingslikeinjections.D.Theydoubtthemedicaltreatment.

16.A.Teachers,difficultlife.B.Harmofdivorcetofamilies.

C.Waystobecomeloveablekids.D.Kids'attention-seekingbehavior.

SectionC

Directions:InSectionC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillberead

twice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththe

informationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.

Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

StatusKarenFinchisa_17_ofBBC,whoisnowinLosAngles.

BoLundquistisa_18—fromSweden.

DailyTraining*Starttrainingat5:30a.m.,practiseabout_19—hours,andthen

haveashortbreakforbreakfast.

*Usuallyfinishtrainingatabout_20_

Completetheform.WriteONEWORDforeachanswer.

Questions21through24arebasedonthe.followingconversation.

WhatdoCindyandStevehavetodo?Theyhaveto_21_theirclassestheymissed.

WhyisCindysadtohearthenews?Becauseshe'safraidshemight_22_thetrip.

Whydon'ttheyaddextradaysbefore

Because_23_can'tbechanged.

summer?

Whendoestheconversationprobably

Before_24_

takeplace?

Completetheform.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.

II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.

25.Undoubtedly,lifeteachesusnottoregretoveryesterday,forithaspassedandis__our

control.

A.againstB.beyondC.amongD.in

26.Afteracarefuldiscussion,thetwopartieshavemadearoughplanbutthedetails

outlater.

A.areworkedB.beingworked

C.tobeworkedD.aretobeworked

27.hasteachingexperiencecanapplyforthejob.

A.NomatterwhoB.WhoeverC.AnyoneD.Who

28.Neitherofthetwodebatershasbeenabletoconvincetheotherthathiscountry'ssocialsystem

is_ofthetwo.

A.betterB.abetteroneC.thebetterD.thebestone

29.HardworkwithalittlewisdomthatJohnsucceededinhisjob.

A.madepossibleB.wasmadepossible

C.madeitpossibleD.madeitpossibly

30.,Ithink,andtheproblemcouldbesettled.

A.AsyoukeepupyourspiritsB.Abitmoreeffort

C.IfyoudoubleyoureffortD.Makinggreatefforts

31.thecustomers,thecompanysaidthattheamountofthechemicalinthedietpills

wouldn'lharmpeople'shealth.

A.HavingcalmedB.CalmingC.CalmedD.Tocalm

32.—Whatdoyouthinkisthematterwithyourcar?

-Well,itstartatall.ImeanIturnedthekeyandnothinghappened.

A.shan'tB.mustn'tC.won'tD.shouldn't

33.Thenewly-fbundedcompanyisfacedwithlotsoftrouble,thefinancialproblem

istheworst.

A.whichB.ofwhichC.towhichD.withwhich

34.Theseven-year-oldboyputupapictureofAppleFormerSteveJobsbesidethebedtokeep

himselfofhisowndream.

A.remindingB.toremind

C.remindedD.remind

35.Althoughthesmallroomisthelargeone,itismorebeautifullydecorated.

A.one-thirdofthesizeB.theone-thirdsizeof

C.one-thirdthesizeofD.thesizeofone-third

36.Havingbeenillinbedfornearlyamonth,Katehadahardtime___theexam.

A.passB.topassC.passedD.passing

37.Outofoneman'spainfulexperiences____sensitiveinsightsfbrusall.

A.doitcomeB.comesC.doesitcomeD.come

38.Hoursofplayingviolentvideogamescanaffectthewaythebrainworks,____damageto

certaincellsofbrain.

A.tocauseB.causingC.causeD.caused

39.Kidsshouldbeencouragedtotakepartincommunityservice___thevoluntaryspiritcantake

rootintheirmindsfromchildhood.

A.inthatB.nowthatC.sothatD.providedthat

40.Itisuncertainsideeffectthemedicinewillbringabout,althoughabouttwothousand

patientshavetakenit.

A.thatB.whatC.howD.whether

SectionB

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlyhe

usedonce.Notethatthereisonewo"morethanneed._________________________

A.expensiveB.crisisC.cheapD.comparedAB.promote

AC.deserveAD.availableBC.feedBD.reducedCD.politics

Eversincetheywerefirstputonthemarketintheearly1990s,geneticallymodified（GM,

轉(zhuǎn)基因）foodshavebeenincreasinglydevelopedandmarketedinmanycountriesintheword,

mainlyonthebasisoftheirpromisetoendtheworldwidefood_41—.ButcanGMtechnology

solveworldhungerproblems?Evenifitwould,isitthebestsolution?

Despitewhatitpromises,GMtechnologyactuallyhasnotincreasedtheproductionpotential

ofanycrop.Infact,studiesshowthatthemostwidelygrownGMcrop,GMsoybeans,has

suffered_42_productivity.Forinstance,areportthatanalyzednearlytwodecadesofresearch

onmajorGMfoodcropsshowsthatGMengineeringhasfailedtosignificantlyincreaseUScrop

production.

Somethingelse,however,hasbeenontherise.WhileGMseedsare_43—,GMcompanies

tellfarmersthattheywillmakegoodprofitsbysavingmoneyonpesticides（殺蟲劑|）.Onthe

contrary,USgovernmentdatashowthatGMcropsintheUShaveproducedanoverallincreasein

pesticideuse_44_totraditionalcrops.<4Thepromisewasthatyoucoulduselesschemicalsand

_45_production.Butneitheristrue,^^saidBillChristison,PresidentoftheUSNationalFarm

Coalition.

Atthesametime,theauthorsofthebookWorldHunger.TwelveMythsarguethatthere

actuallyismorethanenoughfoodintheworldandthatthehungercrisisisnotcausedby

production,butbyproblemsinfooddistributionand_46—.Theseindeed_47_ourefforts

andmoney.Meanwhile,theriseinfoodpricesresultsfromtheincreaseduseofcropsforfuel

ratherthanfood,accordingtoaWorldBankreport.

Asamatteroffact,scientistsseebetterwaysto_48_theworld.AnotherWorldBank

reportconcludedthatGMcropshavelittletooffertothechallengesofworldwidepovertyand

hunger,becausebetterwaysoutare_49—,amongwhich“green"farmingissupposedtobethe

firstchoice.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,

CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Formanyparents,raisingateenagerislikefightingalongwar,butyearsgobywithoutany

clearwinner.Likeaborderconflictbetweenneighboringcountries,theparent-teenwarisabout

boundaries:WhereisthelinebetweenwhatI_50_andwhatyoudo?

Bothsideswantpeace,butneitherfeelsithasanypowertostopthe_51_.Inpart,thisis

becauseneitheriswillingtoadmitanyresponsibilityfor_52—.Fromtheparents5pointofview,

theonlycauseoftheirfightistheiradolescents'completeunreasonableness.Andofcourse,the

teensseeitinexactlythesameway,except_53—.Bothfeeltrapped.

Inthisarticle,Tildescribethreeno-winsituationsthatcommonly_54—betweenteensand

parentsandthensuggestsomewaysoutofthetrap.Thefirstno-winsituationisquarrelsover

—55—things.Examplesincludethecoloroftheteen'shair,thecleanlinessofthebedroom,the

—56―styleofclothing,thechild's_57_toeatagoodbreakfastbeforeschool,orhis_58_

tosleepuntilnoonontheweekends.Second,_59—.Thegoalofablamingbattleistomake

theotheradmitthathisbadattitudeisthereasonwhyeverythinggoeswrong.Third,needingto

be_60—.Itdoesn'tmatterwhatthe_61_is-politics,thelawsofphysics,ortheproperway

tobreakanegg—thepointofthese_62—istoprovethatyouarerightandtheotherpersonis

wrong,forbothwishtobeconsideredan_63_—someonewhoactuallyknowssomething一

andthereforetocommand_64_.Unfortunately,aslongasparentsandteenscontinuetoassume

thattheyknowmorethantheother,they511continuetofightthesebattlesforeverandnevermake

anyrealprogress.

50.A.displayB.controlC.forgiveD.motivate

51.A.pressureB.intentionC.conflictD.misunderstanding

52.A.startingB.recognizingC.indentifyD.releasing

53.A.occasionallyB.completelyC.preciselyD.oppositely

54.A.lossB.ariseC.declineD.obtain

55.A.unimportantB.uniqueC.specificD.significant

56.A.reasonableB.preferredC.changeableD.granted

57.A.desireB.attemptC.passionD.failure

58.A.willingnessB.rightC.tendencyD.promise

59.A.blamingB.gossipingC.shoutingD.commanding

60.A.powerfulB.knowledgeableC.instructiveD.right

61.A.questionB.“topicC.hintD.article

62.A.problemsB.differenceC.argumentsD.obstacles

63.A.authorityB.instructorC.opponentD.advisor

64.A.informationB.imageC.knowledgeD.respect

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingfourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,andC.Choosethe

onethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

（A）

Doesitfeelright?

ThisisanexcerptfromOprahWinfrey's2008StanfordCommencement（畢業(yè)典禮）

Address:

AyearafterIleftcollege,Iwasgiventheopportunitytoco-anchor（共同主持）the6o'clock

newsinBaltimore...Yet,itdidn'tfeelright.Thefirstsign,asPresidentHennessywassaying,was

whentheytriedtochangemyname.ThenewsdirectorsaidtomeattheHme:"Nobody'sgoingto

rememberOprah.So,wewanttochangeyourname.We'vecomeupwithanamewethinkthat

peoplewillrememberandpeoplewilllike.It'safriendlyname:Suzie.”…Igrewupnotloving

thename,butonceIwasaskedtochangeit,Ithought,well,itismynameanddoIlooklikea

Suzietoyou?So,Ithought,no,itdoesn'tfeelright.I'mnotgoingtochangemyname.Andif

peoplerememberitornot,that'sOK.

Andthentheysaidtheydidn'tlikethewayIlooked...So,theysentmetoasalonwherethey

gavemeaperm(燙發(fā))，andafterafewdaysallmyhairfelloutandIhadtoshavemyhead.And

thentheyreallydidn?tlikethewayIlooked,becausenowIamblackandbaldandsittingonTV.

Notaprettypicture.

Butevenworsethanbeingbald,Ireallyhated,hated,hatedbeingsenttoreportonother

people'stxagediesasapartofmydailyduty,knowingthatIwasjustexpectedtoobserve,when

everythinginmyinstincttoldmethatIshouldbedoingsomething,(andthat)Ishouldbelending

ahand...

Itfeltright.Andthat'swhereeverythingthatfollowedformebegan.Andaftereightmonths,

Ilostthatjob.TheysaidIwastooemotional.Iwastoomuch.Butsincetheydidn'twanttopay

outthecontract,theyputmeonatalkshowinBaltimore.AndthemomentIsatdownonthat

show,themomentIdid,IfeltlikeI'dcomehome.IrealizedthatTVcouldbemorethanjusta

playground,butaplatformforservice,forhelpingotherpeople'slivesimprove.Andthemoment

Isatdown,doingthattalkshow,itfeltlikebreathing.

AndIgotthatlesson.Whenyou'redoingtheworkyou'remeanttodo,itfeelsrightand

everydayisabonus(意夕卜收獲),regardlessofwhatyou'regettingpaid.

65.WhydidOprahrefusetochangehernametoSuzie?

A.Shewantedtobeherself.

B.Itwouldbeinconvenient.

C.ThenameSuziewastooordinary.

D.Shewasfondofherownname.

66.WhatwasthemostimportantreasonforwhyOprahhatedherjobreportingthenews?

A.Reportingtragediesalldaymadehersad.

B.Shedidn'tlikejuststandingaroundandtalking.

C.Shehopedshecoulddecidewhattoreport.

D.Shewasaskedtochangehernameandshaveherhairoff.

67.Whatdoes“thatlesson”inthelastparagraphreferto?

A.Listeningtoyourheart.

B.Agoodbeginningmakesagoodending.

C.Don'thesitatetofindabetterjob.

D.Helpingpeopleimprove.

68.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesOprah?

A.Understandingandoptimistic.

B.Carefulandconsiderate.

C.Persuasiveandemotional.

D.Determinedandsympathetic.

(B)

Wehavedesignedallourbankcardstomakeyourlifeeasier.

HowtouseyourNatWestServicecard

AsaSwitchcard,itletsyoupayforallsortsofgoodsandservices,whereveryouseethe

Switchlogo.Themoneycomesstraightoutofyouraccount,soyoucanspendasmuchasyoulike

aslongasyouhaveenoughmoneyoranagreedoverdraft（透支）tocoverit.Itisalsoacheque

guaranteeforuptotheamountshownonthecard.Anditgivesyoufreeaccesstoyourmoney

fromover31,000cashmachinesacrosstheUK.

HowtouseyourNatWestCashcard

YoucanuseyourCashcardasaSolocardtopayforgoodsandserviceswhereveryouseethe

Solologo.Itcanalsogiveyouaccesstoyouraccountandyourcashfromover31,000cash

machinesnationwide.Youcanspendorwithdrawwhatyouhaveinyouraccount,orasmuchas

youragreedoverdraftlimit.

Usingyourcardabroad

YoucanalsouseyourServicecardandCashcardwhenyou'reabroad.Youcanwithdrawat

cashmachinesandpayforgoodsandserviceswhereveryouseetheCirrusorMaestrologo

displayed.

Wetakeacommissioncharge（手續(xù)費(fèi)）of2.25%ofeachcashwithdrawalyoumake（upto

￡4）andacommissionChargeof75penceeverytimeyouuseMaestrotopayforgoodsor

services.Wealsoapplyaforeign-exchangetransactionfeeof2.65%.

HowtouseyourNatWestCreditCard

Withyourcreditcardyoucandothefollowing:

*Payforgoodsandservicesandenjoyupto56daysinterest-freecredit.

*Payinover24millionshopsworldwidethatdisplaytheMastercardorVisalogos.

*CollectoneAIRMILEforevery￡20ofspendingthatappearsonyourstatement

（結(jié)算單）.

（Thisdoesnotincludeforeigncurrencyortraveler'schequesbought,interestandothercharges.）

69.IfyoucarrytheServicecardortheCashcard,.

A.youcanuseittoguaranteethingsasyouwish

B.youcandrawyourmoneyfromcashmachinesconveniently

C.youcanspendasmuchmoneyasyoulikewithoutalimit

D.youhavetopaysomeextramoneywhenyoupayforservicesintheUK

70.Ifyouwithdraw￡200fromacashmachineabroad,youwillbecharged.

A.￡4B.￡4.5C.￡5.25D.￡5.3

71.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutusingyourNatWestCreditCard?

A.Youhavetopaybackwithinterestwithin56days.

B.Youwillbechargedsomeinterestbeyondtwomonths.

C.Youcanusethecardinanyshopacrosstheworld.

D.Youwillgainoneairmileifyouspend￡20ontraveler'scheques.

（C）

Manypeoplethinkthesearchforcleanerenergyleadsonlytorenewableresourceslikesun,

windandwater.Butitalsoleadstoafossilfuel.Naturalgasisconsideredthecleanestofthefossil

fuels,thefuelscreatedbyplantandanimalremainsovermillionsofyears.

Burningitreleasesfewerpollutantsthanoilorcoal.Thegasismainlymethane（甲烷）.It

produceshalfthecarbondioxideofotherfossilfuels.Soitmayhelpcuttheproductionofcarbon

gaseslinkedtoclimatechange.

Russiaisfirstinwhatarecalled"provedreserves'1ofnaturalgas.TheUnitedStatesissixth.

Overtheyears,bigoilandgascompaniesrecoveredmuchoftheeasilyreachedsuppliesofgasin

America.Theydrilledstraightdownintoformationswheregascollects.Asthesesupplieswere

usedup,bigdrillerslookedforsimilarformationsinothercountries.

Butnowtheindustryistakinganewlook.Companiesaredevelopinggassuppliestrappedin

shalerocktwotothreethousandmetersunderground.Theydrilldowntotheshale（頁(yè)巖），thengo

sidewaysandinjecthigh-pressurewater,sandorothermaterialintotherock.Thiscausestherock

tobreak,orfracture,releasingthegas.Hugefieldsofgasshalearebelievedtolieunderthe

AppalachianMountains,Michiganandthesouth-centralstates.

Gasshaleexplorationisbeingdonemainlybysmalltomediumsizedcompanies.EricPotter

isaprogramdirectorintheBureauofEconomicGeologyattheUniversityofTexasatAustin.

ERICPOTTER:"Thetypesofopportunitiesthatareleftfornaturalgasexplorationinthe

U.S.havech.anged.Soit'sadifferentcla.ssofresource-notaseasytodevelop,andnoteven

recognizedassomethingworthpursuing,say,twentyyearsago."

HesaysmorethanhalfthegasintheUnitedStatesisnowcomingfromthesenewreserves.

Buthydraulicfracturingcanalsoproducedebateandangerovertheriskofgroundwater

pollution.ThismethodofdrillingisnotfederallysupervisedundertheSafeDrinkingWaterAct.

SomeinCongresswanttoendthatexemption（免除）fromthelaw.

NaturalgasprovidesAmericanswithaboutone-fourthoftheirenergy.And,unlikeoil,most

ofitisproducedinAmerica.Gasproducersinvestedheavilyinreachingnewsupplieswhenprices

werehigh.Butpricesaredownsharplynowbecausetherecession（經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退）cutdemandfor

energy.SoenergyexpertEricPottersaysitistooearlytoknowhowthenewgasshalereserves

willaffectthemarket.

72.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutfossilfuels?

A.Fossilfuelsareakindofrenewableresourcejustlikesun,windandwater.

B.Burningnaturalgasreleasesmorepollutantsthanoilorcoal.

C.Fossilfuelswerecreatedmillionsofyearsagobyplantandanimalremains.

D.Usingfossilfuelsmayhelpchangetheclimate.

73.Whatdoesthewritermeanbysaying“nowtheindustryistakinganewlook”?

A.TheU.S.willberankedfirstinnaturalgasbecauseithashugefieldsofgasshale.

B.Peoplegainnaturalgasfromshalerockusingamethoddifferentfromthetraditionalones.

C.Gasshaleexplorationwillbringhumanbeingsabundantsupplyofnaturalgas.

D.Thereshouldbenoconcernovertheenergyshortagebecausetheindustryisdeveloping.

74.Whendidgasproducersinvestheavilyinfindingnewsuppliesofnaturalgas?

A.Whenpeople'sdemandforenergyincreased.

B.WhennaturalgasprovidedAmericanswithaboutone-fourththeirenergy.

C.WhenAmericansbegantolookforcleanerenergy

D.Whentheeconomywasinrecession.

75.WhichoneisTRUEaboutgasshaleexploration?

A.ItisagainsttheSafeDrinkingWaterAct.

B.Itwasconsiderednotworthdoingtwentyyearsago.

C.Itwillreleasepollutantstothewater.

D.Itwillbringdownthepriceofnaturalgas.

SectionC

Directions:ReadthefollowingtextandchoosethemostsuitableheadingfromA-Fforeach

paragraph.Thereisoneextraheadingwhichyoudonotneed.

A.Relocatethemeaningoflife.

B.Saygoodbyetoguiltandregret.

C.Avoidrepetition.

D.Dosomethingnew.

AB.Givetoget.

AC.Putyourselfinthefunzone.

FiveSecretsofHigh-EnergyPeople

76.|

Verylittlethat'snewoccursinourlives.Theimpactofthissamenessonouremotional

energyisgradual,buthuge:It'slikeatirewithaslowleak.Youdon'tnoticeitatfirst,but

eventuallyyou'Hgetaflat.Here'sachallenge:Ifit'ssomethingyouwouldn'tordinarilydo,doit.

Tryadishyou'venevereaten.Listentomusicyou'dordinarilytuneout.You'Hdiscoverthese

smallthingsaddtoyouremotionalenergy.

77.

Thefirststepinsolvingthismeaningshortageistofigureoutwhatyoureallycareabout,and

thendosomethingaboutit.AcaseinpointisIvy,57,apioneerininvestmentbanking."I

mistakenlybelievedthatallthemoneyImadewouldmeansomething,“shesays."ButIfeelJost,

likea22-year-oldwonderingwhattodowithherlife/*Ivy'ssolution?Shestartedaprogramthat

showsWallStreetershowtodonatetimeandmoneytopoorchildren.Intheprocess,Ivyfilledher

lifewithmeaning.

78.

Mostofusgrown-upsliveadulllife.High-energypeoplehavethesameday-to-dayworkas

therestofus,buttheymanagetofindsomethingenjoyableineverysituation.Arealestatebroker

Iknowkeepsherselfamusedonthejobbymentallyredecoratingthehousessheshowstoclients.

“Iloveimaginingwhateventhemostrun-downhousecouldlooklikewithalittletenderloving

care,“shesays."It'sachallenge-andtheleastdesirablepropertiesareusuallythemostftm.”

79.一

Everyone'spastisfilledwithregretsthatstillcausepain.Butfromanemotionalenergypoint

ofview,theyaredeadweightsthatkeepusfrommovingforward.Whiletheycan'tmerelybe

willedaway,Idorecommendyouremindyourselfthatwhateverhappenedisinthepast,and

nothingcanchangethat.Holdingontothememoryonlyallowsthedamagetocontinueintothe

present.

80.

Emotionalenergyhasakindofmagicalquality;themoreyougive,themoreyougetback.

Thisisthedifferencebetweenemotionalandphysicalenergy.Withthelatter,youhavetogetitto

beabletogiveit.Withtheformer,however,yougetitbygivingit.Afterall,ififstruethatwhat

goesaroundcomesaround,whynotmakesurethatwhafscirculatingaroundyouisthegoodstuff?

SectionD

Directions:Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsin

thefewestpossiblewords.

Manyoftheproblemsfacingtoday'sworldaren'tnewstous.Theenvironmentisindire

needofhelpbecauseit'sbeingdamaged,hungeriswidespreadthroughouttheworld,andworkers

inthirdworldcountriesarecontinuouslybeingexploited.Therefore,individualsacrosstheglobe

needtobandtogetherforacauseandusetheircollectiveeffortstomakeallthedifferenceinthe

world.

Forinstance,onepersonrecyclingacanorabottledoesn'tseemlikemuch.Butifevery

householdinagivencityweretorecycleandconserveenergy,thatcitycouldmakeahuge

positiveimpactonenvironmentaldamage.Similarly,therearecountlesswaystohelpfightworld

hunger—whetherifstodonatemoneytoadedicatedworldwidecharity,donatecannedgoodsto

yourlocalcharity,orevenmakelifestylechangeslikegoingvegetarian.Worl