.（2010·山东省烟台市中英文学校高三一模）35．Low-carbon lifestyle is of great benefit to improve the world environment．         can be enjoyed from it until you have a deep understanding of it，however．

A．Something           B．Nothing    C．Few     D．Much

The key to happiness is how quickly you can get back your focus on what’s important.

                                                       -----Anonymous

Sixteen years ago I learned this lesson in the back of a New York City taxi cab. Here's what happened. I hopped in a taxi, and we took off for Grand Central Station. We were driving in the right lane when, all of a sudden, a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other car’s back end by just inches!

The driver of the other car, who almost caused a big accident, started yelling bad words at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was friendly. So, I said, "Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!" And this is when my taxi driver told me what I now call "The Law of the Garbage Truck."

Many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it. And if you let them, they'll dump it on you. When someone wants to dump on you, don't take it personally. You just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. You'll be happy you did.

I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets? It was that day I said, "I'm not going to do any more."

Good leaders know they have to be ready for their next meeting. Good parents know that they have to welcome their children home from school with hugs and kisses. Leaders and parents know that they have to be fully present, and at their best for the people they care about. The bottom line is that successful people do not let Garbage Trucks take over their day. What about you? What would happen in your life, starting today, if you let more garbage trucks pass you by? Here's my bet. You'll be happier. Life's too short to wake up in the morning with regrets. So, Love the people who treat you right. Forget about the ones who don't.

1. What happened one day when the author was taking a taxi?

A. The taxi almost hit another car.

B. The taxi driver was injured.

C. The author scolded the driver of the other car.

D. The author learned a lesson from the driver of the garbage truck.

2. How did the taxi driver respond to the behaviour of the driver of the black car?

A. He yelled back at the driver.          

B. He sent the driver to the hospital.

C. He was friendly towards the driver. 

D. He dumped some garbage in front of his car.

3. What does the taxi driver think of people according to Paragraph 3?

A. Many people like to drive garbage trucks.

B. Many people dump garbage wherever they like.

C. Many people are warm-hearted to make others happy.

D. Many people tend to be very much depressed.

4. What can we infer from Paragraph 4?

A. The author used to have a lot of garbage trucks.

B. The author used to complain a lot.

C. The author used to have a lot of money.

D. The author used to be a good manager.

5. According to the passage, what should you do if people “dump garbage” on you?

A. Ignore them and go on with our own work.

B. Try our best to persuade them not to do that again.

C. Tell them to dump the garbage in the right place.

   D. Take over their work and carry the garbage to somewhere else.

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Dear Professor Thomas Hawking．

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Yours sincerely．

Li Hua

Mark, please tell john to bring the latest Readers Digest the next time he         

A．comes         B．is coming       C．will come        D．is about to come

—You didn’t wait for Mr. Smith last night , did you ?

    —Yes, but we         . He didn’t return home at all .

       A．don’t have to   B．needn’t have    C．didn’t need to D．should have

25.If an excellent Chinese novel is translated into English,_____ means many more people in the world can enjoy it.

A.as       B. what         C. which        D.that

— _________, this math problem seemed quite simple to me, but when I tried to work it out, I just couldn’t.

— There are always things like this, I think.

             A. On one hand      B. In my opinion           C. At first sight      D. On its own

                                                            （B）

It is natural that children are curious about the world around them. For example, they want to know how their hearts beat. They want to know why the ocean water tastes salty.

As children grow up, they become curious about different kinds of things. When they are babies, they are interested in the parts of their bodies and in the smiles of their mothers. Then they become interested in the physical world around them: the plants, the animals, and the sky. Later, they become interested in the things that people have made: wheels, bicycles, cars. And when they are adults, their curiosity continues. Sometimes this curiosity leads to a career in science.

       Scientists spend their lives trying to find out about the world. Those who work with the earth sciences study the earth, the oceans, and the skies. Other scientists who study living things work with the biological sciences. A third group of scientists study the physical sciences, e.g., physics, chemistry.

       These scientists have already discovered a lot about our world. For example, they tell us why your heart beats fast when you run. They say that when you are quiet, your heart normally beats sixty-five or seventy-five times a minute. Your heart is like a pump that pumps blood to all parts of the body. The blood carries oxygen and nutrition. When you run, your muscles work very hard and use the nutrition that the blood carries to them. The muscles need oxygen, too. So your brain sends a signal to the heart. The signal means that the muscles need more nutrition and oxygen. Then the heart beats fast and sends blood quickly to the muscles. It may beat 90 to 140 times a minute.

       Of course, scientists cannot answer all of our questions. If we ask “Why does the ocean water taste salty?” scientists will say that the salt comes from rocks. When a rock gets very hot or very cold, it cracks. Rain falls into cracks. The rain then carries the salt into the earth and into the rivers. The rivers carry the salt into the ocean. But then we ask, “What happens to the salt in the ocean? The ocean does not get saltier every year.” Scientists are not sure about the answer to this question.

       We know a lot about our world, but there are still many answers that we do not have, and we are curious.

46. Which of the following statements is true?

A. People are curious in the same way.

B. People in different countries are interested in different things.

C. Men and women are curious about different things.

D. People of different ages are interested in different things.

47. Scientists who work with the biological sciences study ______________________.

A. the earth, the oceans and the sky                           B. ocean water

C. plants and animals                                               D. man-made things

48. When you run, your muscles need ______________________________.

A. more nutrition and oxygen                                   B. more signals     

C. more salt                                                            D. water

49. A rock cracks ________________________________________.

A. in wet regions                                              B. in dry regions

C. at very high or very low temperatures     D. when salty water falls in

50. People are always curious because _________________________.

A. they cannot explain many things                    B. they know nothing about the world

C. they know little about the world                    D. they want to be scientists

-Would you like me to go together with you?

-Yes, _________.

   A. I'd like to                                               B. I'd like

   C. please do                               D. I like it very much

 The doctor did a lot to reduce the patient’s fear ____he would die of the disease.

   A.   that   B.  which   C. of which   D.  of that