All eyes were()on the beautiful girl sitting at the table next to us.
A.put
B.adapted
C.focused
D.contacted
A.put
B.adapted
C.focused
D.contacted
They tried hard to establish enough schools for their children.The schools were not only to teach children how to read, write and calculate but also to train clergymen(牧师) .The first college, Harvard, was set up in Massachusetts in 1636.Soon after, the colonial government passed a law requiring every town of more than 40 families to have a school and school master.By the mid-eighteenth century several well-known colleges were founded, including Columbia in New York and Princeton in New Jersey.They were used to train young people.Education did not develop very fast in the South where big plantation(农场) owners did not want to build schools for the children of the poor workers and slaves.Children from rich families usually went to England for higher education.This was one of the reasons why the South developed more slowly than the North.
Colonial schools laid the foundation for American educational system in which all the American schools were left to the care of communities or local authority.Compulsory education has been carried out and primary and secondary education has been open to American children free of charge for many years.
21.Education in most Americans'eyes is().
A.quite necessary for social development and democracy
B.important only for the earliest settlers
C.good as they have many famous universities
D.the basis of working hard
22.Which of the following was not a task of school? ()
A.To train clergymen.
B.To teach children how to read and write.
C.To teach children maths.
D.To send children to British universities.
23.The South America developed slowly because().
A.children in the South went to England for higher education
B.there were not many rich people in the South
C.not all rich children in the South had chances to go to school in England
D.education developed quite slowly in the South
24.American educational system was built().
A.on the basis of colonial educational system
B.after some famous colleges were founded
C.by churches as they hoped to train more clergymen
D.when many children from rich families went to England
25.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? ()
A.Princeton University was founded around 1750s.
B.Colombia University was built in 1636.
C.Harvard University was founded by the American government.
D.A law was passed by the American government that a school should be built in every town.
When memory began for me, my grandfather was past sixty -- a great tall man with thick hair becoming gray. He had black eyes and a straight nose which ended in a slightly flattened tip. Once he explained seriously to me that he got that flattened tip as a small child when he fell down and stepped On his nose.The little marks of laughter at the corners of his eyes were the product of a kindly and humorous nature. The years of work which had bent his shoulders had never dulled his humor nor his love of a joke. Everywhere he went, "Gramp" made friends easily. At the end of half an hour you felt you had known him all your life. I soon learned that he hated to give orders, but that when he had to, he tried to make his orders sound like suggestions.One July morning, as he was leaving to go to the cornfield, he said, "Edwin, you can pick up the potatoes in the field today if you want to do that." Then he drove away with his horses.The day passed, and I did not have any desire to pick up potatoes. Evening came and the potatoes were still in the field. Gramp, dusty and tired, led the horses to get their drink."How many bags of potatoes were there?" Gramp inquired."I don't know."
"How many potatoes did you pick up?"
"I didn't pick any."
"Not any! Why not?"
"You said I could pick them up if I wanted to. You didn't say I had to."
In the next few minutes I learned a lesson I would not forget, when Gramp said I could if I wanted to, he meant that I should want to.My grandmother ("Gram") worked hard all day, washing clothes, cleaning the house, making butter, and even working in the field when help was scarce. In the evening, though, she was not too tired to read books from the community library. For more than forty years Gram read aloud to Gramp almost every evening. In this way she and Gramp learned about all the great battles of history and became familiar with the works of great authors and the lives of famous men.Gram hated cruelty and injustice. The injustices of history, even those of a thousand years before, angered her as much as the injustices of her own day.She also had a deep love of beauty. When she was almost seventy-five, and had gone to live with one of her daughters, she spent a delightful morning washing dishes because, as she said, the beautiful patterns on the dishes gave her pleasure. The birds, the flowers, the clouds -- all that was beautiful around her -- pleased her. She was like the father of the French painter, Millet, who used to gather grass and show it to his son, saying, "See how beautiful this is!"
In a pioneer society it is the harder qualities of mind and character that are of value. The softer virtues are considered unnecessary. Men and women struggling daily to earn a living are unable, even for a moment, to forget the business of preserving their lives. Only unusual people, like my grandparents, manage to keep the softer qualities in a world of daily struggle.Such were the two people with whom I spent the months from June to September in the wonderful days of summer and youth.
1.We know that Grandpa's nose ____
A、was flattened because it had been stepped on
B、was not flat when he was a boy
C、was both straight and broad
D、was straight but its tip was a bit flat
2.We learn from the passage that Grandpa ____
A、loved to give orders
B、liked making suggestions
C、was friendly and humorous
D、was a serious and strict person
3.When Grandpa told the writer to pick up potatoes if he wanted to do that, he meant that ____
A、he had to do it
B、he could do it if he wanted to
C、he could do it anytime he was ready
D、he did not really have to do so
4.The writer describes his Grandma as ____
A、someone who could find beauty in life
B、a very obedient housewife
C、a woman who complained about the injustices of life
D、a woman who loved Millet's paintings
5.According to the passage, in the days of the writer's grandparents ____
A、it was difficult for people to keep the "soft qualities" of mind and character
B、most people understood how to appreciate the beautiful things in life
C、it was the "soft virtues" that were thought to be very important
D、only ordinary people managed to appreciate the beauty of nature
The first spectalces were made for ()
A、any one who had an eye trouble
B、the far-sighted
C、the short-sighted
D、both the far-sighted and the short-sighted
A.Were there
B.If there are
C.If there have been
A.th
B. all poor little
C.all the little poor
D.all the poor little
E.the all 1ittle poor
66.The story took place in ____.
A. spring
B. summer
C. fall
D. winter
67. The boatman was willing to take Robin across the river because___.
A. he wanted to make extra money
B. he saw that Robin was young and rich
C. he was going to row across the river anyway
D. he felt sorry for him because Robin looked poor
68. The stockings that Robin wore were obviously _____.
A. worn-out
B. very expensive
C. handmade
D. much too big
69. From the way he looked,it was evident that Robin was ____.
A. a wealthy merchant's son
B. a country boy
C. a soldier
D. a foreigner
70.How did Robin appear as he walked into the town?
A. He was cheerful and excited.
B. He was tired.
C. He seemed very sad.
D. He seemed frightened by the strange surroundings
Eye contact allows you to ___11___ up visual clues about the other person; ___12___, the other person can pick up clues about you. Studies of the use of eye contact ___13___ communication indicate that we seek eye contact with others ___14___ we want to communicate with them, when we like them, when we are ___15___ toward them (as when two angry people ___16___ at each other), and when we want feedback from them. ___17___, we avoid eye contact when we want to ___18___ communication, when we dislike them, when we are ___19___ to deceive them, and when we are ___20___ in what they have to say.
1.A.unit
B.part
C.link
D.section
2.A.transfer
B.translate
C.transmit
D.transport
3.A.against
B.with
C.for
D.to
4.A.forbid
B.allow
C.permit
D.let
5.A.how
B.which
C.what
D.that
6.A.impression
B.expression
C.suggestion
D.attention
7.A.ignorant
B.careless
C.guilty
D.innocent
8.A.nor
B.so
C.not
D.neither
9.A.or
B.unless
C.why
D.because
10.A.related
B.relevant
C.unrelated
D.indifferent
11.A.tear
B.pick
C.size
D.take
12.A.likewise
B.moreover
C.otherwise
D.therefore
13.A.in
B.about
C.with
D.of
14.A.why
B.where
C.when
D.what
15.A.friendly
B.hostile
C.respectful
D.mistrustful
16.A.glance
B.glare
C.gaze
D.stare
17.A.Exactly
B.Generally
C.Conversely
D.Interestingly
18.A.hold
B.establish
C.avoid
D.direct
19.A.wanting
B.tending
C.forcing
D.trying
20.A.uninformed
B.unconcerned
C.uninterested
D.unheard