2. Passage ThirteenTrees are useful to man in three important ways: they provide him with wood and other products; they give him shade; and they help to prevent droughts and floods.Unfortunately, in many parts of the world, man has not realized that the third of these services is the most important.In his eagerness to make money from trees, he has cut them down in large numbers, only to find that without them he has lost the best friends he had.And besides, he is usually too careless to plant and look after new trees.So the forests slowly disappear.This does not only mean that man will have fewer trees.The results are even more serious: for where there are trees, their roots break up soil——allowing the rain to sink in——and also bind the soil, thus preventing it from being washed away easily; but where there are no trees, the rain falls on hard ground and flows away, causing floods and carrying away the rich topsoil.When all the topsoil is gone, nothing remains but worthless desert.Two thousand years ago a rich and powerful country cut down its trees to build warships, with which to gain itself an empire.It set up the empire but, without its trees, its soil became poor and it grew weak.When the empire fell into pieces, there is nothing left except floods and starvation.Why do forests in many parts of the world slowly disappear?
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35. Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.Lao Zi once said, “Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.” People-pleasing, or seeking self-worth through others’ approval, is unproductive and an exhausting way to go through life.Why do we allow what others think of us to have so much power over how we feel about ourselves? If it’s true that you can’t please people all the time, wouldn’t it make sense to stop trying?Unfortunately, sense often isn’t driving our behavior.For social beings who desire love and belonging, wanting to be liked, and caring about the effect we have on others, is healthy and allows us to make connections.However, where we get into trouble is when our self-worth is dependent upon whether we win someone’s approval or not.This need to be liked can be traced back to when we were children and were completely dependent on others to take care of us: Small children are not just learning how to walk and communicate, they are also trying to learn how the world works.We learn about who we are and what is expected of us based on interactions with others, so, to a four-year-old, if Mommy or Daddy doesn’t like him or her, there is the danger that they will abandon them.We need to understand that when we desperately want someone to approve of us, it’s being driven by that little kid part of us that is still terrified of abandonment.As you become more capable of providing yourself with the approval you seek, your need for external validation will start to vanish, leaving you stronger, more confident, and yes, happier in your life.Imagine how much time we lose each moment we restrain our authentic selves in an effort to be liked.If we base our worth on the opinions of others, we cheat ourselves of the power to shape our experiences and embrace life not only for others but also for ourselves, because ultimately, there is no difference.So embrace the cliché (老话)and love yourself as it’s highly doubtful that you’ll regret it.What does the author advise us to do in the last paragraph?
A. Embrace life for ourselves and for others.
B. Base our worth on others’ opinions.
C. See our experiences as assets.
D. Love ourselves as we are.
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2.Mike's uncle insists ()in this hotel.
A. staying not
B. not to stay
C. that he would not stay
D. that he not stay
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45.()cleans the blackboard should be praised.
A. That
B. Who
C. The one who
D. The students who
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32.Great changes have taken place in my hometown since the 1980s.Still ()changes will take place in the future.
A. greater
B. great
C. more great
D. greatest
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38.Tom never dreams of ()for him to study abroad in China so soon.
A. being a chance
B. there being a chance
C. there to be a chance
D. there be a chance
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2. Passage FourteenFor a long time, people have disagreed about whether golf is a sport or a game.On one side of the argument, people say that golf meets the dictionary definition of a sport, because it is a physical, athletic activity.They add that golf is recognized as a sport by sporting goods companies, athletic groups, fans, and the media.Also, golf’s inclusion in the Olympics in 2016 is more proof that it is a sport.On the other side, people say that golf is a game, not a sport.They say golf is not a very physical activity and can be played well by people who are overweight or injured.Also, golf was only recently added to the Olympics.For more than 100 years it was not included in the Olympic Games.For many, the Olympic Games serve as a measurement for whether an activity should be called a sport.Golf was first included in the Olympics in 1900.However, it was removed shortly thereafter because of a lack of participation and conflict with other golf events.Through the years, there were several attempts to bring golf back to the Olympics.It wasn’t until the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil that golf returned.Some say the return of golf does not prove that it is a sport.Rather, it only proves that the Olympics wanted to benefit from the star power of famous golfers like Tiger Woods.The disagreement continues today.Those who think golf is a sport point to pro-golfers like Woods, who are strong and fit.Those who disagree point to golfers like John Daly.He is a successful pro-golfer who once had health problems.So is golf a sport? The answer depends on who you ask——and whether that person owns a set of golf clubs.The overweight or injured people are mentioned in Paragraph 3 to ().
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8.The project ()by the end of 2000, will expand the city's telephone network to cover 1,000,000 users.
A. accomplished
B. being accomplished
C. to be accomplished
D. having been accomplished
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47.Scarcely ()when the murderer shot him down.
A. did he finish his opening address
B. he did finish his opening address
C. had he finished his opening address
D. he had finished his opening address
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2. Passage Thirty-OneAdam Smith was the first person to see the importance of the division of labor.He gave us an example of the process by which pins were made in England.“One man draws out the wire, another strengthens it, a third cuts it, a fourth points it, and a fifth gives it a head.Just to make the head requires two or three different operations.The work of making pins is divided into about eighteen different operations, which in some factories are all performed by different people, though in others the same man will sometimes perform two or three of them.”Ten men, Smith said, in this way, turned out twelve pounds of pins a day or about 4,800 pins a worker.But if all of them had worked separately and independently without division of labor, they certainly could not have made twenty pins in a day and not even one.There can be no doubt that division of labor is an efficient way of organizing work.Fewer people can make more pins.Adam Smith saw this, but he also took it for granted that division of labor is itself responsible for economic growth and development and it accounts for the difference between expanding economies and those that stand still.But division of labor adds nothing new, it only enables people to produce more of what they already have.Adam Smith saw that the division of labor ().
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