Every day, Daisy wakes up next to a man，who has to convince her they are married．When she expresses doubt，he takes out a photo album and shows her pictures of their wedding 13 years ago·
Only then does amnesiac Daisy accept that she has been married，and that everything he has told her is true．The lady’s condition was caused by brain injuries suffered in two road accidents，a motorbike crash in 1985 and a car accident in 1990．Since then everything that happens on one day is forgotten the next day．
She has no day-to-day memory after the car crash．And it is not just loved ones that Daisy struggles with．She uses hundreds of notes and reminders on her mobile phone’s calendar to keep her informed of appointments and everyday duties．And on the rare occasions when she takes the risk of going out of her home alone，she has to be armed with navigation（导航）programmed with her address．
There are some benefits，however．There is no such thing as a repeat on TV and every joke is funny, because it seemed she has heard it the first time．“It’s like I am living the same day, day after day,’’ said Daisy, who does voluntary work at a charity for people with disabilities three days a week．
Dr Peter Nestor said Daisy was suffering from anterograde（顺行的）amnesia．He added，“It is reasonably rare，but it does exist．You are able to carry out day-to-day things，and don’t forget how to do certain things like speaking．But if someone was to ask you what you did yesterday, you wouldn’t have a clue．”
1.What caused Daisy’s condition?
A．Her disability since birth．
B．Brain injuries in accidents．
C．Her declining health．
D．Tiring working．
2.How did Daisy’s family help remind her?
A．By taking her to the hospital．
B．By telling her jokes．
C．By showing her old photos and pictures．
D．By persuading her to recall the car crash．
3.The underlined word“amnesiac”in Paragraph 2 probably means
A．strong B．optimistic
C．warm-hearted D．forgetful
4.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Daisy could still enjoy a lot in spite of her illness．
B．The only thing Daisy kept in mind was her home．
C．Daisy couldn’t do anything but stay at home．
D．Daisy didn’t want to trust anyone else．
Directions: Write an English composition according to the instructions given below in Chinese．
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[1]If you can’t find your keys , ask a woman．It’s reported that females are better than males at multitasking, particularly if those tasks include searching for lost items, for example , the car keys．
[2]Researchers carried out two experiments, in which men and women have to juggle（同时做）several tasks．Examples of this include working in a busy office or cooking several dishes at once for a meal．In the first battle of the sexes , the volunteers played a computer game that required rapid changes of attention．Both sexes slowed down , but the women slowed less．This suggests that they found multitasking easier．
[3]In the second experiment , volunteers were given 8 minutes to complete a set of sums , search for restaurants on a map and work out the route they would take to search for a set of keys lost in a field．The two sexes did well on all the tasks, but the key hunt — in which the searches planned by the women were judged to be clearly superior．When it is the only thing to be done, both sexes are equally good at it．It showed that men’s ability to plan a search for lost keys breaks down, when put under the pressure of multitasking．The results suggest that women are better at multitasking than men．
[4] Women’s advantage at doing tasks has its roots in evolution．In the Stone Age , men could probably go out and hunt for food , while the women stayed at home and multi-tasked．They were always looking out for their children , as well as doing other things , like gathering fruits and doing mending and making stone tools．Men probably have somewhat more of a one-track mind．
1.What does the text mainly talk about? （no more than 6 words ）
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2.How many experiments did researchers do? （no more than 2 words ）
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3.In the first battle of the sexes, what did the volunteers do ? （no more than 12 words ）
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4.When searching for lost keys is their only task, how do both sexes perform ? （no more than 5 words ）
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5.What work did men mainly do in the Stone Age ? （no more than 8 words ）
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“OK,”I said to my daughter as she bent over her afternoon bowl of rice．“What’s going on with you and your friend J．?” J．is the leader of a group of third-graders at her camp-- a position Lucy herself occupied the previous summer．Now she’s the one on the outs．and every day at snack time, she tells me all about it, while I offer the unhelpful advice all summer long．
“She’s fond of giving orders, ”Lucy complained．“She’s turning everyone against me．She’s mean．And she’s fat．” “Excuse me,” I said, struggling for calm．“What did you just said?” “She’s fat．” Lucy mumbled（含糊地说）．“We’re going upstairs,” I said, my voice cold．“We’re going to discuss this．” And up we went．I’d spent the nine years since her birth getting ready for this day, the day we’d have the conversation about this horrible word．I knew exactly what to say to the girl on the receiving end of the teasing, but in all of my imaginings, it never once occurred to me that my daughter would be the one who used the F word-Fat．
My daughter sat on her bed, and I sat beside her．“How would you feel if someone made fun of you for something that wasn’t your fault?” I began．“She could stop eating so much,” Lucy mumbled, mouthing the simple advice a thousand doctors have given overweight women for years．
“It’s not always that easy,” I said ．“Everyone’s different in terms of how they treat food．” Lucy looked at me, waiting for me to go on．I opened my mouth, then closed it．Should I tell her that, in teasing a woman’s weight, she’s joined the long tradition of critics? Should I tell her I didn’t cry when someone posted my picture and commented , “I’m sorry, but aren’t authors who write books marketed to young women supposed to be pretty?”
Does she need to know, now, that life isn’t fair ? I feel her eyes on me, waiting for an answer I don’t have．Words are my tools．Stories are my job．It’s possible she’ll remember what I say forever, and I have no idea what to say．
So I tell her the only thing I can come up with that is absolutely true．I say to my daughter, “I love you, and there is nothing you could ever do to make me not love you．But I’m disappointed in you right now．There are plenty of reasons for not liking someone．What she looks like isn’t one of them．”
Lucy nods, tears on her cheeks．“I won’t say that again,” she tells me, and I pull her close, pressing my nose against her hair．As we sit there together, I pray for her to be smart and strong．I pray for her to find friends, work she loves, a partner who loves her．And still, always, I pray that she will never struggle as I’ve struggled, that weight will never be her cross to bear．She may not be able to use the word in our home, but I can use in my head．I pray that she will never get fat．
1.The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 indicates that Lucy ______．
A．often makes fun of her friend J．
B．has turned against her friend J．
C．gets along well with her friend J．
D．has begun to compete with her friend J．
2.Why does the author want to discuss with Lucy?
A．Because she wants to offer some other helpful advice．
B．Because she has prepared the conversation for nine years．
C．Because she is really shocked at Lucy’s rudeness．
D．Because she decides to tell Lucy a similar story of her own．
3.What does the author want to tell her daughter?
A．It is not easy to take the doctors’ advice to eat less．
B．People shouldn’t complain because life is unfair．
C．She herself was once laughed at for her appearance．
D．People shouldn’t be blamed for their appearance．
4.It can be inferred from the passage that_________．
A．the author earns a living by writing stories．
B．the author is a fat but good-looking woman．
C．the author will stop loving her daughter for what she said．
D．the author’s daughter agreed with her from the very beginning．
5.We can learn from the last paragraph that_________．
A．Lucy was deeply moved by her mother’s prayer．
B．a mother’s prayer will shape her daughter’s attitude towards life
C．the author allows her daughter to use the F word in her head
D．the author hopes her daughter will never have weight trouble
6.The author’s attitude towards her daughter can be best described as _________．
A．loving but strict B．indifferent but patient
C．satisfied and friendly D．unsatisfied and angry
Birthdays often involve surprises．But this year's surprise on the birthday of the great British playwright William Shakespeare is surely one of the most dramatic．
On April 22, one day before his 441st birthday anniversary, experts discovered that one of the most recognizable portraits of William Shakespeare is a fake．This means that we no longer have a good idea of what Shakespeare looked like．“It's very possible that many pictures of Shakespeare might be unreliable because many of them are copies of this one,” said an expert from Britain's National Portrait Gallery．
The discovery comes after four months of testing using X-rays, ultraviolet light, microphotography and paint samples．The experts from the gallery say the image —commonly known as the “Flower portrait”— was actually painted in the 1800s, about two centuries after Shakespeare's death．The art experts who work at the gallery say they also used modern chemistry technology to check the paint on the picture．These checks found traces of paint dating from about 1814．Shakespeare died in 1616, and the date that appears on the portrait is 1609．
“We now think the portrait dates back to around 1818 to 1840．This was when there was a renewed interest in Shakespeare's plays,” Tarnya Cooper, the gallery's curator （馆长）, told the Associated President．
The fake picture has often been used as a cover for collections of his plays．It is called the Flower portrait because one of its owners, Desmond Flower, gave it to the Royal Shakespeare Company．
“There have always been questions about the painting,” said David Howells, curator for the Royal Shakespeare Company．“Now we know the truth, we can put the image in its proper place in the history of Shakespearean portraiture．”
Two other images of Shakespeare, are also being studied as part of the investigation and the results will come out later this month．________．
1.What makes the birthday of Shakespeare dramatic this year?
A．It was found that he painted a portrait in 1814 instead of in 1609．
B．The Flower portrait has been found to be a fake．
C．Three portraits of Shakespeare are being tested to identify a real one．
D．It was found that there was a renewed interest in Shakespeare's plays around 1818 to 1840．
2.Which statement is True according to the passage?
A．Portraits of Shakespeare are all unreliable．
B．“Flower portrait” was a portrait of Shakespeare given to Desmond Flower．
C．1814 might be when the portrait was drawn．
D．The Flower portrait is not often used as a cover for Shakespeare's play．
3.How many methods were used to test the portrait?
A．Not mentioned． B．Two
C．Three D．At least four．
4.The best title for this passage is ________．
A．Birthdays often involve surprises
B．The surprise on the 441st birthday of Shakespeare
C．One portrait of Shakespeare is a fake
D．How can we know Shakespeare's appearance?
5.Which is the best sentence to fill in the blank in the last paragraph?
A．Soon we'll know which portrait is reliable．
B．Maybe we cannot find a real portrait of Shakespeare．
C．If the two portraits are found to be false, they will test more．
D．For now what Shakespeare really looked like will remain a mystery．
The day when the jobs were handed out was one of the most exciting moments for all the children in the class．It took place during the first week of the term．Every kid was given a job for which they would be responsible for the rest of that school year．
Some jobs were more interesting than others, and the children were eager to be given one of the best ones．When giving them out, the teacher took into account which pupils had been most responsible during the previous year．During the previous year Rita had carried out the teacher’s instructions perfectly．All the children knew Rita would be given the best job．
But there was a big surprise．Each child received a normal job．But Rita’s job was very different．She was given a little box containing some sand and one ant．Though the teacher insisted that this ant was very special, Rita felt disappointed．Most of her classmates felt sorry for her．Even her father became very angry with the teacher and he encouraged Rita to pay no attention to this insignificant pet．However, Rita preferred to show the teacher her error by doing something special with that job of little interest．
Rita started investigating all about her little ant and gave the ant the best food, and it grew quite a bit bigger．
One day, a man, who looked very important, came into their classroom and declared, “Your class has been chosen to accompany me, this summer, on a journey to the tropical rain forest, where we will investigate all kinds of insects．Among all the schools of this region, your class has best cared for the little ant．”
That day the school was filled with joy and celebration．Everyone thanked Rita for having been so patient and responsible．And many children learnt that to be given the most important task you have to know how to be responsible even in what are the smallest tasks．
1.What did the teacher base his decision on when giving out jobs to the children?
A．Their characters and interests．
B．Their class performance during the previous year．
C．Their working performance during the previous year．
D．Their ability of managing their accounts during the previous year．
2.What does the underlined sentence mean?
A．Each child got an important job．
B．Each child got an interesting job．zyy100
C．The perfect student got the job of everyone’s preference．
D．The most responsible student got the job of least interest．
3.What is Rita’s attitude to her father’s suggestion?
A．Negative． B．Uncertain．
C．Totally positive． D．Acceptable
4.We can infer that the man who made the declaration is a _________．
A．hunter B．director
C．biologist D．principal
5.What would be the best title for the passage?
A．Never complain about life．
B．Small tasks can lead to fortunes．
C．Men are best known by their friends．
D．Responsibility and intelligence bring good luck．
