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British men are encouraged to cry.
There are certain things British men like to believe about themselves. The first is that one day they will again win the World Cup. They also believe they do not cry.
Over the centuries, Britons are believed to have a “stiff upper lip”. But is this true?
Yes, it is. A recent study arranged by Kleenex on how the British express their emotions reveals that 95 percent of them still contain their emotions.
Moreover, while 72 percent think this is unhealthy, 19 percent can’t remember the last time they “let it out”. As a result, Kleenex is launching the “Let It Out” campaign that encourages Britons to grab a tissue and have a good cry.
These days, however, the male Briton’s attitude toward crying is changing. Though the majority still struggles to open up emotionally, a 2004 study by Oxford’s Social Issues Research Center found that 77 percent of British men considered crying in public increasingly acceptable. Half of London males admitted crying in front of their mothers. Scotsmen are the least emotional, although they are the most likely to cry at weddings.
Peter Marsh, director of the center, said: “Crying can now indicate sensitivity rather than weakness. Like with David Beckham, crying because you’re dropping off your boy at nursery isn’t seen as weak.”
Winston Churchill was said to be a frequent crier, shedding tears at seeing a survivor in an air raid shelter (防空洞), and when he saw his wife after a long absence.
Psychologists say that while society has accepted that men can cry, there are limits. Ronald Bracey, a consulting psychologist, said: “If a man began to cry when he was having stitches (缝针)in hospital, he would be considered as a wimp(脆弱的人). Men still need to be seen as strong when it comes to physical pain.”
1. What does the passage mainly deal with?
A. Impression of British men.
B. British men’s dream of the World Cup.
C. Advice on how to control emotions.
D. Different attitudes British men have towards crying.
2. Which of the following concerning the British men is NOT true according to the passage?
A. They are supposed to easily control emotions over the centuries.
B. They are confident that they will again get successful in the World Cup.
C. About 50% of British men admitted crying before their mothers.
D. Nowadays, the male Briton’s attitude toward crying is changing.
3. The word “contain”in Paragraph 4 means______.
A. store B. hold back C. include D. stir up
4. What does the author think of the British men’s crying?
A. They should cry if hurt.
B. They should keep firm not to cry to show they are not wimps.
C. They should be brave in face of physical pain and cry if necessary when facing other problems.
D. They should “let it out”whatever problems they meet with.
【参考答案】1—4、DCBC
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I Am a Pencil
Children's book author Sam Swope took a job teaching writing to thirdgraders in the New York City borough of Queens.His students were immigrants or the children of immigrants from 21 countries，speaking 11 languages，having many different beliefs.But there were a few things they had in common.Family troubles，for one.Money struggles.And poetry.Every single student，with the help of this creative，breakalltherules teacher，made great progress in writing.Swope leaves the reader with the encouraging conviction that deep within each of us lives a poet，a genius—a child.
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What It Takes to Help Me Out
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The Most Scenic Drives in America
Updated and translated into several languages for the first time since 1997，this travel book includes over 200 brandnew photographs of the wonderful places along 120 selected routes.The updated volume also provides maps，the latest information on state parks，and lodging (住宅) suggestions.
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Our Brother's Keeper
Author Jedwin Smith spent 30 years trying to get out of all memories of his brother，Jeff，who was killed in Vietnam.But in Our Brother's Keeper he tells what happens when he met several of his brother's old Marine friends.Smith gets to know these men—all hurt by the past they share.Together the author and his new friends make a journey to Vietnam，to visit the place where Jeff died.Surprisingly，their Vietnamese guide was the former commander of the Viet Cong platoon carrying out the attack that killed Jeff.A powerful story of brotherhood，bravery and understanding...
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①conviction n．信念 ②thoughtprovoking adj.令人深思的
【语篇解读】 本文是四本书的广告。广告介绍了四本书的内容、价格及折扣。
1．Which of the following books offers the biggest price cut?
A．I Am a Pencil.
B．What It Takes to Help Me Out.
C．The Most Scenic Drives in America.
D．Our Brother's Keeper.
答案 D [细节理解题。由各篇的“you save”可知，Our Brother's Keeper降价最多：$49.40 (83%)。]
2．If you are interested in taking photos，you would probably choose ________.
A．Our Brother's Keeper
B．What It Takes to Help Me Out
C．The Most Scenic Drives in America
D．I Am a Pencil
答案 C [细节理解题。从“The Most Scenic Drives in America”的“...this travel book includes over 200 brandnew photographs of the wonderful places along 120 selected routes.”可知答案为C。]
3．Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?
A．The book What It Takes to Help Me Out is about troubled teens.
B．The book The Most Scenic Drives in America includes many pictures.
C．The friends Jedwin Smith made had the same bad experiences.
D．The Vietnamese guide，the former commander who himself killed Jedwin Smith's brother.
答案 D [推理推断题。由Our Brother's Keeper中的“Surprisingly，their Vietnamese guide was the former commander(海军中校)of the Viet Cong platoon carrying out the attack that killed Jeff.”可知，Jedwin Smith的弟弟的去世并非是the former commander直接所为，而是执行命令，是官方意志，故答案为D。]
4．Which book has many foreign editions (版本) according to the passage?
A．The Most Scenic Drives in America.
B．What It Takes to Help Me Out.
C．I Am a Pencil.
D．Our Brother's Keeper.
答案 A [细节理解题。从The Most Scenic Drives in America中“Updated(再版)and translated into several languages for the first time since 1997”可知A为正确答案。]
人物传记类—阅读理解。
Ctions, but nothing was able to cure the terrible pain in her back. However, the accident had an unexpected side effect. While lying in her bed recovering, Kahlo taught herself to paint.
In 1929, she got married to Diego Rivera, another famous Mexican artist. Rivera's strong influence on Kahlo's style can be seen in her early works, but her later works from the 1940s, known today as her best works, show less influence from her husband.
Unfortunately, her works did not attract much attention in the 1930s and 1940s, even in her home country. Her first one woman show in Mexico was not held until 1953.For more than a decade after her death in 1954, Kahlo's works remained largely unnoticed by the world, but in the 1970s her works began to gain international fame at last.
64. What does the phrase “a much bigger name” in Paragraph 1 most nearly mean?
A. a far better artist
B. a far more gifted artist
C. a much stronger person
D. a much more famous person
65. The terrible pain Kahlo suffered was caused by ________.
A. polio
B. her bent spine
C. back injuries
D. the operations she had
66. Kahlo's style had become increasingly independent since the ________.
A. 1930s B. 1940s
C. 1950s D. 1970s
67. What is the author's attitude toward Kahlo?
A. Devotion. B. Sympathy.
C. Worry. D. Encouragement.
【要点综述】本文叙述画家弗里达·卡罗(Frida Kahlo)的故事。7岁时弗里达得了小儿麻痹，18岁那年她乘坐的校车发生交通事故，致使背部受伤。车祸后不久，她就开头画画。弗里达在墨西哥举办过一次画展，然而直到二十世纪七十年月她的画作才开头受到人们关注。
64. D 词义猜想题。依据第四段中Unfortunately, her works did not attract much attention in the 1930s and 1940s和but in the 1970s her works began to gain international fame at last可推断她现在才获得国际名声，所以她现在比在她那个时代更出名。
65. C 细节推断题。依据其次段中but nothing was able to cure the terrible pain in her back.可推断背伤导致了她的苦痛。
66. B 细节推断题。依据第三段中but her later works from the 1940s, known today as her best works, show less influence from her husband可推断。
67. B 推理推断题。依据文章的字里行间，比如Sadly, Unfortunately可推断作者的态度应当是怜悯。
【湖北省武汉市2022模拟】
完形填空。阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
No one saw the superhero in Jim O’Connor, a 70-year-old maths teacher.
In his classes at St. Francis High School, he is 31 — no excuses, no spoiling. “ If you glance at the clock, ” said senior Michael Tinglof ,“ you’re on his awful 32 for punishment. ” Every student supposes he’s being 33 mean.
Michael and Pat might never have found out how 34 they really knew about their teacher if they hadn’t registered this year to 35 donors for a school blood donation 36 . One afternoon, the boys took a field trip to see what the donated blood would be used for. In the hallways of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, they were 37 like VIPs because they were associated with one. They discovered one 38 when they went to the hospital’s Blood Donor Center, which has a plaque(牌匾) ranking the top donors. O’Connor’s name is 39 in the top spot, 50 gallons — though that total is 40 .
Since he first gave blood at Children’s Hospital in 1989, at the 41 of a friend’s wife who was a nurse there, O’Connor has donated more than 72 gallons of blood. Before O’Connor ever set foot in Children’s, he had given blood regularly at Red Cross activities, never knowing where his donations would 42 . But when he took a 43 of the hospital wards (病房), what had been an 44 idea turned personal.
It didn’t take long for him to ask what more he could do to 45 . Soon he was rocking babies in his 46 — babies whose parents were working or at home taking care of other children and babies whose parents could not visit 47 abuse was suspected.
Now, the nurses say, he is the one they 48 in the toughest moments. They have called him in to sit with the dying babies whose parents are too saddened to be 49 . No matter how sick they are, no matter how painful, he’s just so 50 ; he brings such a warmth and peace.
31.
A.
mild
B.
severe
C.
gentle
D.
casual
32.
A.
book
B.
board
C.
list
D.
mind
33.
A.
probably
B.
rarely
C.
occasionally
D.
really
34.
A.
little
B.
often
C.
much
D.
long
35.
A.
interview
B.
select
C.
assist
D.
investigate
36.
A.
project
B.
campaign
C.
target
D.
competition
37.
A.
greeted
B.
entertained
C.
rewarded
D.
praised
38.
A.
mistake
B.
solution
C.
prejudice
D.
reason
39.
A.
painted
B.
signed
C.
carved
D.
quoted
40.
A.
out of date
B.
out of sight
C.
out of question
D.
out of order
41.
A.
invitation
B.
approach
C.
urging
D.
mercy
42.
A.
go
B.
run
C.
drop
D.
flow
43.
A.
priority
B.
tour
C.
photo
D.
chance
44.
A.
splendid
B.
original
C.
ridiculous
D.
abstract
45.
A.
change
B.
feed
C.
protest
D.
help
46.
A.
arms
B.
fingers
C.
wrists
D.
hands
47.
A.
when
B.
because
C.
if
D.
though
48.
A.
stick to
B.
attend to
C.
belong to
D.
turn to
49.
A.
capable
B.
sympathetic
C.
present
D.
tense
50.
A.
considerate
B.
efficient
C.
caring
D.
sensitive
【参考答案】完形填空
31—40 BCDAB BADCA 41—50 CABDD ABDCC
【江苏省苏锡常镇四市2022模拟调研】
完形填空请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A, B, C, D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
My sister was graduating just before Christmas, but due to my own scholarly schedule back
home, I couldn't fly to Australia for her graduation. She was understandably 36 , and I felt
guilty that I wasn't able to be there for her.
While talking to my supervisor the week before my sister's graduation, I mentioned that I
would be 37 my sister's graduation by less than 48 hours. She said, "Well, just make sure
you get permission from admin." Oh, the administration at my school was notorious（声名狼藉
的）for 38 any sort of time-off requests. But something in me decided to try, just in case.
Maybe it was the 39 that the Christmas Spirit would somehow permeate（渗透）the
administrative office.
When I saw the Associate Dean's reply, I couldn't believe my luck！The only 40 I
could possibly come up with was that the Christmas Spirit had 41 the heart of her.
With news this 42 , I was bursting to tell my sister. But, fingers on the dial, I 43
Wouldn't it be so much more fantastic if I could surprise her? Getting delivered in a box to my
sister's house！I 44 myself just showing up, knocking at her door. If I were successful,
she’d be excited about my unconventional 45 . I knew if I did so, my 46 at her
graduation and my grand arrival would be the best Christmas present.
At first the branch manager of CouriersPlease said no, 47 that Christmas was their
busiest season and he couldn't 48 a courier（快递员）for this unusual request. But he
suddenly and strangely agreed.
I couldn't see the look on my sister's face as she opened the door, 49 I could tell from
her voice that she was very 50 . After she saw her older sister sitting inside smiling up at
her, she was completely lost 51 .words, and I will never forget the look on her face as she
opened the box.
It was such a gift to be able to attend my sister's graduation, and to show her my love by
giving her the most 52 . Christmas present in the history of our family. It was a 53 .
both she and I will cherish forever. It was also a 504 .for me: never, ever underestimate the
505 .of the Christmas Spirit. It can move hearts, minds, and yes, even people in boxes.
36. A. disappointed B. surprised C. satisfied D. interested
37. A. avoiding B. catching C. mussing D. neglecting
38. A. confirming B. denying C. doubting D. offering
39. A. success B. patience C. practice D. hope
40. A. conclusion B. solution C. explanation D. description
41 ．A. hurt B. struck C. removed D. deserved
42. A. fantastic B. strange C. different D. attractive
43. A. practised B. moved C. determined D. paused
44. A. witnessed B. pictured C. considered D. recognized
45. A. hesitation B. delay C. arrival D. return
46. A. presence B. performance C. independence D. significance
47. A. putting out B. making out C. finding out D.
9. A. otherwise B. if C. but D. unless
50. A. embarrassed B. confused C. annoyed D. bored
51．A. about B. into C. for D. with
52. A. unique B. comfortable C. pleasant D. traditional
53. A. purpose B. memory C. friendship D. journey
54. A. reminder B. secret C. fantasy D. present
55. A. power B. meaning C. challenge D. message
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