改編陳漢100(拔高)

Passage1Thefirsttimeyoumeetsomeone,inthefirstmomentyouforman 1 (impress)inyourmindofthatperson.Yourreactiontootherpeople,however,arereallyjustbarometers( 晴雨表)forhowyoufeelyourself,sayingmoreaboutyou 2 theydoaboutothers.Youcannotreallyloveorhateaboutyourself.Usuallywearedrawntothosewhoaremostlikeusandtendtodislikethose3displaythoseaspectsofourselvesthatwedislike.Therefore,youcanallowothers 4 (be)themirrorforyoutoseemoreclearlyyourownfeelingsofself-worth.Also,youcanviewthepeopleyoujudgenegatively 5 mirrortoshowyouwhatyouarenotacceptingaboutyourself.6 (live) togetherpeacefullywith others,youwill needtolearntolerance.Abigchallengeistoshiftyouridea 7 (complete)fromjudgmentofotherstoalifelongexplorationofyourself.Yourtaskistoassess( 評(píng)估)all 8 decisions,judgmentsyoumakeontoothersandtobegintoviewthemascluestohowyoucanheal 9 (you)andbecomewhole.Whenyouapproachlifeinthismanner,thosewithwhomyouhavethegreatestdislikesaswellasthoseyouadmireandlovecanbeseenasmirrors, 10 (guide)youtodiscoverpartsofyourselfthatyourejectandtoembraceyourgreatestquality.1. 2. 3. 4. 5.6. 7. 8. 9. 10.Passage03 1.impression 2.than 3.who4.tobe 5.as6.Tolive 7.completely 8.the9.yourself 10.guidingPassage2Sincetheone-babypolicywascarriedoutinChina,Chinese familieshavebeenshrinkingfromonewithover10memberstotheotherwithonlythree 1 (include)parentsandonebaby.Thingsareusuallyoutofour 2 (expect).Apartfromthebenefitsthathavebeenmentionedenough,smallfamiliesarenowbeginningtohavetheirownproblems.Becauseparentsarehaving 3 (few)children,theyincreasinglyfeeltheneed 4 (control)thelivesthosechildren. As aresult,manychildren arebecoming less 5 (depend),determinedandambitiousthanthoseinthepast.Parentstodaydiscourage their children from 6 (do) housework, extracurricularactivitiesandsocializingbecausetheyfearitwillinterrupttheireducation.Forexample,whenIwasyoungerIwantedtolearntheguitarbutmyparentswouldn’tallowme,becausethey 7(believe) itwould distractmefrommystudies.Theyarehappyaslong asIperform 8(wonder)inmyexamsbutdon’tseemconcernedabouthowIdevelopasaperson.Tosomeextent,Iunderstandparents’concerns, 9 Ithink theyshouldlove theirchildrenforwhotheyare,notwhattheywantthemtobe.Wedeserve 10 chancetochaseourowndreamsandlearnonourown.Evenifwefail,wecanlearnfromthosefailures.1. 2. 3. 4. 5.6. 7. 8. 9. 10.Passage05 1.including 2.expectation3.fewer 4.tocontrol5.independent6.doing 7.believed 8.wonderfully9.but10.thePassage31Whileshewaswalkinginthewoods,Maryfoundtwostarvingsongbirds.Shetookthemhome,andputtheminasmallcage, 1 (care)themwithlove.Everymorningtheygreetedherwithawonderfulsong.Thegirl 2 (feel)greatloveforthebirds.Onedaythegirlleftthedoortothecageopen. 3 strongerofthetwobirdsflewfromthecage.Thegirlwasafraidthathewouldflyaway.Asheflewclose,shegraspedhimwildly.4 whensheopenedherhand,shefound 5 horrorthebirddead.Shenoticedtheotherbirdandcouldfeelhisgreatneedfor 6 (free).Sosheliftedhimfromthecageandsethimfree.Thegirlwatched 7 (delight)atthebird’senjoyment.Herheartwasnolongerconcernedwithherloss.Shewantedthebird 8 (be)happy.Suddenlythebirdflew 9 (close)andlandedsoftlyonhershoulder.Itsangthesweetestmelody 10shehadeverheard.Shefinallyrealizedthatthefastestwaytoloseloveistoholdonittootightly,thebestwaytokeeploveistogiveitwings.1. 2. 3. 4. 5.6. 7. 8. 9. 10.Passage15 1.caring 2.felt 3.The 4.but 5.in 6.freedom7.delightedly8.tobe 9.closer 10.thatPassage4Itisknownthatflowersofdifferentplantsopenandcloseatdifferenttimesofday.Yetnoone1 (real)understandswhyflowersopenandcloselikethisatparticulartimes.Theprocessisnotassimpleaswemightthink, 2 recentexperimentshaveshown.Inonestudy,flowerswerekeptinconstant 3 (dark).Wemightexpectthattheflowers,withoutanyinformationaboutthetimeofday,didnotopenastheynormallydo.As 4 matteroffact,theycontinuedtoopenattheirusualtime.Thissuggeststhattheyhavesomemysteriouswayofknowingthetime.Theirsenseoftimedoesnotdepend 5 informationfromtheoutsideworld;itis,sotospeak,insidethem,akindof"innerclock".However,itwasfound laterthatnotjustplants 6 animals,including man,havethis"innerclock"whichcontrolstheworkingoftheirbodiesand 7 (influence)theiractivities.Men,then,arealsoinfluencedbythismysteriouspower.Inthepast,becauseofpeople’s 8 (live)innaturalcondition,thisdidnotreallymatter,whileinthemodernworld,thingsare 9 (differ).Itwouldbeveryimportant 10 (know)moreaboutthe“innerclock.”Suchthingsasflowersmighthelpusunderstandmoreaboutourselves.1. 2. 3. 4. 5.6. 7. 8. 9. 10.Passage22 1.really 2.as 3.darkness 4.a 5.on 6.but7.influences 8.living 9.different 10.toknowPassage5Therearemanyreasonsapersonmightputontoomuchweight,suchasgenes,hormonedisorders,acouch-potatolifestyle, loveof cheeseburgers. 1 nowaddanotherreason:friends.Obesity 2 (spread)throughsocialnetworks,accordingtoanewstudyinTheNewEnglandJournalofMedicine,soifyourfriendsputonweight,you ’remore 3 (like)toput2onthepounds,too.Howdidresearcherscometothis 4 (conclude)?Forthreedecadesthey’vebeenstudyingmorethan12,000participantsofaUSgovernment-backedhealthstudy, 5 askedforalistoffamilyandfriends,andtrackedthosepeopleovertime.WhenOnepersoninthestudybecameobese,hisbrothersandsisters’riskofalso 6 (become)obesejumpedby40percent,whilehiswife’sriskjumpedby37percent.Ifthatpersonhadbeennamed 7 a“friend ”byanotherparticipantinthestudy, 8 secondparticipant’sriskofbecomingobeseshotupby57percent.Andifthefriendswere 9 (particular)close—meaningtheybothnamedeachotherontheirlistsoflovedones—theriskthatone’sweightwouldfollowthe 10 increasedby1percent.1. 2. 3. 4. 5.6. 7. 8. 9. 10.Passage27 1.But 2.spreads 3.likely 4.conclusion 5.which6.becoming 7.as 8.the 9.particularly 10.other ’sPassage6Waterisoneofyourmosturgentneedsin 1 survivalsituation.Youcan’tlivelongwithout it,especiallyinhotareas, 2 youlosewaterrapidlythroughperspiration(流汗).Evenincoldareas,youneedaminimumof2litersofwatereachday 3 (keep)yourbodygoing.Waterhelpsyoukeepupyourbodytemperature, 4 (oil)yourorgan,andisrequiredtobreakdownbodyfatandtodigestthefoodyoueat.Ifyoudonottakeinenoughwater,yourbodywillbeginpulling 5 fromotherplaces,includingyourblood.Whenwaterisremovedfromyourblood,thebloodthickens, 6 (make)itmoredifficultthanusualforthehearttopumpbloodthroughyourbody.Youbecome 7 (tire),lackenergy,andwillbeunabletofunctionproperly.Morethanthree-fourthsofyourbodyiscomposedofliquids.Yourbodyloseswaterbecauseofheat,cold,stressandhardwork.Tofunction 8 (effective),youmustreplacethewateryourbodyloses.So,oneofyourfirst 9 (goal)istoobtainanadequatesupplyofwaterandtodothat,youmustfindawatersource 10 buildawatercontainertocollectwater.Thenthewatermustbemadecleanbeforeitissafetodrink.1. 2. 3. 4. 5.6. 7. 8. 9. 10.Passage30 1.a 2.where 3.tokeep 4.oils 5.it 6.making7.tired 8.effectively 9.goals 10.orPassage7ZhengXiyuworksatanofficeinBeijing ’sCentralBusinessDistrict.Everyday,ittakesherroughly40minutestogotoworkbybus.Butsheisthinkingof 1 (switch)toadifferentwayoftransport---abicycle.Sheisalsoadaptingtoavegetabledietaslivestockcanmakemanycontributions2today’smostseriousenvironmentalproblems.Arecentsurveyshowsthat78%ofallthe17,000people 3 (question)havedevelopedenvironmentally 4 (friend)habitsintheirdailylives.Theyaredoingthingssuchastakingreusableshoppingbagstothestoreandsettingtheairconditionersat5temperatureabove26Cinsummer.Onmanypopularsocialnetworking6(website),peopleareadvocatingalaw-carbonlifestyle.Theirtipsincludeusingthestairsandpublictransportmorefrequently7usingelevatorsandcars.Theyhopethislifestylewillbecomemorethanjustatrendwithincertaingroups.Asthemost3populousnationontheplanetwiththeword 8 (fast)’sgrowingeconomy,Chinahasbecomethesecondbiggestemitter(排放者)ofgreenhousegases.Therecentextremeweatherinthesouthernregions 9 (reflect)aseriousenvironmentalchallenge.Expertssaythereisnotime10 (delay)withtheefforttoreducecarbonemissions.1. 2. 3. 4. 5.6. 7. 8. 9. 10.Passage32 1.switching 2.to 3.questioned 4.friendly5.a6.websites 7.than 8.fastest 9.reflects 10.todelayPassage8Therearetwomajorteachingmethodsinschools:thelecturesystemandthediscussionsystem.Thetwoteachingmethodshavetheirownstrengthsand 1 (weak)respectively.Manystudentslikethelecturesystembecauseithelpsthemtolearn 2 (quick)andmuchmore.Attendingawellpreparedlectureis 3 mostrewardingexperience:itcanopenanewhorizonforyouandsaveyoumuchtimeaswell —thetimeyoumightotherwisespend 4(read)onebookafteranother.Yetthefaultofthelecturesystemisthatit 5 (cultivate)abadhabitofpassivelearning.Studentsbringtheirnotebookstoclasstowriteeverythingdownwithoutthinking of themselves,letaloneraiseanyquestionto teachers. 6 thecontrary,thediscussionsystemencouragesstudents 7 (form)theirownideasandopinions.Toengagein8 (frequency)andevenheateddebates,youhavetodoalotofhomeworkbeforehand,findanswersyourselvesandthusdeveloptheanalyticalskills 9 benefitbothyourstudyhabit10 yourfuturelife.However,italsohasitsweakness:studentsdonotlearnsystematically.1. 2. 3. 4. 5.6. 7. 8. 9. 10.Passage56 1.weakness 2.quickly 3.a 4.reading 5.cultivates6.On 7.toform 8.frequent 9.which/that 10.andPassage9InmountainousJapan,mostofthemountainsarepartofmountainranges.However,Mt.Fuji,soarsintotheskyalone.1(locate)almostinthecenterofthecountry,thiswellproportionedcone-shapedmountainhasbeenworshipedbytheJapanese2ancienttimes,andisawell-knownsymbolofJapan.The3(high)peakinJapan(3,776meters),Mt.Fujiisarelativelyyoungvolcano.Themountain4(say)tohavereacheditspresentshapeabout5,000yearsago,butevensincethen,ithas5(repeat)erupted.Foralmost300yearssincethen,Fujihasbeenquietandretaineditsrarelynoblefigure,6someexpertssaythatitwillsurelyawakeagain.Mt.Fujihasdifferentviews,7(change)withtheseasonsandevenasthetimeflowsduringaday.Viewsfromdifferentviewpointsgivedifferent8(impress).FromSurugaBayonthesouth,youcantakeacloselookatthesoaringmountainonboard9excursionboat.AroundtheFujifivelakesarea,therearemanypoints10youcanseethewholeofMt.Fujioftoweringoverabeautifullake.EvenfromcentralTokyo,thesummitofMt.Fujicanbeseenonaclearday.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.Passage571.located2.since3.highest4.issaid5.repeatedly6.but7.changing8.impressions9.an10.where4Passage10Sincemyretirementfromteachingmusicin2001,Ihavespentagooddealoftimepaintingasanartist.I1(actual)begandrawingagaininthesummerof1995whenmyfatherdied,soperhapsIwastryingtorecoverfrom2lossofmyfather,Ormaybeitwasjustpaintingsthatbroughtbackmemoriesofhim.Idrewpenandinkanimalsandlandscapesmuch3(influence)byKrenkelandSt.Johnforfiveyears,Forsomestrangereason,Ihadbeenwaitinguntilmyretirementtostartdoingwatercolorsagain.4assoonasIwalkedoutoftheschooldoorforthelasttime,IpickedupmybrushesandrediscoveredAndrewWyeth,5quicklybecamemyfavoriteartist.IhadlookedthroughalltheartbooksIhadonmyshelvesandfoundhiswatercolorstobethe6(close)tohowIthoughtgoodwatercolorsshouldlook.SoIpaintedlandscapesaroundMinnesotaforthreeyearsandtried7manyothertypesofpainting.However,watercolorsremainedmyfirst8(choose),andIthinkIdidmybestworkthere,paintingsatanumberofartexhibitions,9(show)mypaintingsatanumberofartexhibitionsItiswonderful10(have)sometimedoingwhatIwanttodo.AsConfuciusOncesaid,“Atseventylcanfollowmyheart’sdesire.”1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.Passage591.actually2.the3.influenced4.But5.who6.closest7.out8.choice9.showing10.tohavePassage11BorninItaly,GalileoGalilei,wasaTuscanastronomer,philosopherandphysicist.Heiscloselyassociatedwith1(science)revolution.Forhisgreat2(achievement),hehasbeenreferredtoasthe“fatherofmodernastronomy”.TheworkofGalileo3(consider)tobeasignificantbreakfromthatofAristotle.Inaddition,hisconflictwiththeRomanCatholicChurchistakenas4majorearlyexampleoftheconflictofauthorityandfreedomofthought,particularlywithscience,inWesternsociety.Hewasaman5experimented—neverdidhetake6forgranted.Instead,hedespised(蔑視)theprejudicesandbooklearningoftheAristotliansanddrewhisconclusion7(fear).Hehasbeenthefirsttoturnthetelescopetothesky,andhehadseenthereevidenceenoughtooverthrowAristotleandPtolemytogether.AlthoughGalileofound8difficulttomakepeople9(convince)ofhistheories,hestillstucktohisviews.Hisobservationsshowedthetheory10theearthmovesaroundthesunwasright.Itwasonlymanyyearslaterthattheworldrecognizedhisgreatness.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.Passage60 1.scientific 2.achievements 3.isconsidered 4.a5.who6.anything 7.fearlessly 8.it 9.convinced 10.thatPassage12Americaisgrowingolder.Theagingofthepopularwill affectAmericansocietyinmanyways— 1 (educate),medicine,andbusiness.Quietly,thegrayingofAmericahasmadeusaverydifferentsociety—onein 2 peoplehaveaquitedifferentideaofwhatkindofbehavioris 3 (suit)atvariousages.Aperson’sagenolongertellsyouanythingabouthis/herposition,marriage, 4 health.There ’snolongeraparticularyearwhenonegoestoschoolorgoesto5workorgets5(marry)orstartsafamily.Thesocietyclockkeptusontimeandtolduswhentogotoschool,getajob,orstopworking6(be)notasstrongasitusedtobe.Itdoesn’tsurpriseus7(hear)ofa25-year-olduniversitypresidentora35-year-oldgrandmother,oran80-year-oldmanwhohasbecomeafatherfor8firsttime.Publicideasarechanging.Manypeoplesay“Iammuch9(young)thanmymother--ormyfather--wasatmyage.”Noonesays“Actyourage”anymore.We’vestopped10(look)withsurpriseatolderpeoplewhoactinyouthfulways.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.Passage621.education2.which3.suitable4.or5.married6.is7.tohear8.the9.younger10.lookingPassage13SwedishbusinessmanNileBergqvistisdelightedwithhisnewhotel,theworld ’sfirstiglo(冰屋)hotel. 1 (build)inasmalltowninLapland,ithasbeenattractinglotsofvisitors,butsoonthefunwillbeover.Intwoweeks ’timeBergqvist ’s2icecreation(be)nothingmorethanapoolofwater. “Wedon’tseeitasabigproblem, ”hesays. “We3justlookforwardto(replace)it. ”Bergqvistbuilthisfirstiglooin1991foranartexhibition.Itwasso4 (succeed)thathedesignedthepresentone, 5 measuresroughly200squaremeters.Sixworkmenspentmorethaneightweekspiling1,000tonsofsnowontoa 6 (wood)base;whenthesnowfroze,thebasewasremoved.Aftertheirstay,allvisitorsreceiveasurvivalcertificaterecordingtheirsuccess. 7 nowindows,nowheretohangclothesandtemperaturesbelow0 C,itmayseem°morelikeasurvivaltest 8 arelaxinghotelbreak. “It’sgreatfun, ”Bergqvistexplains “aswellasagoodstartinsurvivaltraining. ”The 9 (popular)oftheiglooisbeyonddoubt:itisnowattractingtouristsfromalloverworld.Atleast800peoplehavestayedattheigloothisseasoneventhoughthereareonly10rooms.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.Passage631.Built/Havingbeenbuilt2.willbe3.replacing4.successful5.which6.wooden7.With8.than9.popularity10.thePassage14Almosteverychildgrowsupreadingbooksorhearingaboutthetalesofdragons.Consideredtobethe 1 (cool)amongotherlegendaryanimals,dragonstakeaspecialplaceintheworldoffantasycreatures.Despitetheirgiantsizes 2 seemtomakethemalittleclumsy,theydohavesomegreatqualitiesthatmakethem 3 (appeal)tochildren.Youmighthavenoticedhowdragonsare illustratedinvariouschildren ’sbooks.Theylooklikegiantreptiles(爬行動(dòng)物)withhugewings 4 canbreathefire.Theyarealsoportrayedinthewaterworldaswellwheretheylooklikegiantsnakesanddisplaygreatpower.Justbecausetheylooklikebeasts,somepeoplehavemistakenthislivingcreature 5cold-blooded.If youdoathoroughstudyaboutthem,itwillprove your 6 (assume)tobewrong.Actually,dragonsareknownfortheirintelligence.Theyare 7 (actual)warm-bloodedcreatureswho arecapableofcontrolling 8 (they)bodytemperatures.Theycanresist6pressuresinwateraswellasinland.Theyhavethetalent 9 (breathe)eitherfireoricebybalancingtheirbodytemperatures.Mostofthemliketolivealone. 10 exceptionisnoticedduringbreedingseasons,whentheystayinsidecaves.1. 2. 3. 4. 5.6. 7. 8. 9. 10.Passage66 1.coolest 2.which/that 3.appealing 4.and 5.as6.assumption 7.actually 8.their 9.tobreathe 10.ThePassage15Youhavetologonyourschool ’sonlinesystemtocheckyourgrades,butyoufindthesystemiskindofinconvenient.Whatdoyoudo?WhenDanielBrookswas 1 senioratPioneerHighSchoolintheUS,hecameupwithaSilicon Valley-style(硅谷風(fēng)格的 ) 2 (solve)：hedevelopedaniPhoneapplication ICconnector.Whenhetriedouthisschool ’snew-basedWebstudentinformationsystem 3 (early)thisyear,he4(immediate)noticedsomeshortcomings.Hecouldnolongerviewhiscurrentgradesforallhisclassesatonce.5(check)severalclassesrequiredsev