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AWhenaskedabouthappiness,weusuallythinkofsomethingextraordinary,anabsolutedelight,whichseemstogetrarertheolderweget.anewbikeisunreserved(毫不掩飾的).Intheteenageyearstheconceptofhappinesschanges.Suddenlyit’sconditionalofbeinginvitedtodancewiththemostattractiveboyattheschoolparty.Inadulthoodthethingsthatbringdeepjoylove,marriage,birthalsobringresponsibilityandtheriskofloss.Foradults,happinessiscomplicated(復(fù)雜的)Mydefinitionfohappinessis“thecapacityforenjoyment”.Themorewecanenjoywhatwehave,thehappierweare.It’seasytooverlookthepleasurewegetfromthecompanyoffriends,thefreedomtolivewhereweplease,andevengoohealth.noiseafterthequietoftheday.Psychologiststellusthattobehappyweneedamixofenjoyableleisuretimeandsatisfyingwork.Idon’tthinkthatmygrandmother,whoraised14children,hadmuchofeither.Shedidhaveanetworkofclosefriendsandfamily,andmaybethisiswhatsatisfiedher.We,however,withsomanychoicesandsuchpressuretosucceedineveryarea,haveour“right”toitthatit’smakingusmiserable.Sowechaseitandequalitwithwealthandsuccess,withoutnoticingthatthepeoplewhohavethosethingsaren’tnecessarilyhappierHappinessisn’taboutwhathappenstousit’sabouthowweseewhathappenstous.It’stheskillfulwayoffindingapositiveforeverynegative.It’snotwishingforwhatwedon’thave,butenjoyingwhatwedopossess.AspeoplegrowfeelithardertoexperiencehappinessB.associatetheirhappinesslesswithwilltakefewerrisksinpursuingtendtobelieveresponsibilitymeansWhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraph5andShecareslittleaboutherownSheenjoysthefreedomofSheiseasilypleasedbythingsindailySheprefersgettingpleasurefromWhatcanbinformedfromParagraphPsychologiststhinksatisfyingworkiskeytoPsychologists’opinioniswellprovedbyGrandmaoftenfoundtimeforsocialgatheringsD.Grandma’shappinesscamefrommodestexpectationsoflifePeoplewhoequalhappinesswithwealthandconsiderpressuresomethingblockingtheirstressthenrighttohappinesstooareatalosstomakecorrectaremorelikelytobeWhatcanbeconcludedfromtheHappinessliesbetweenthepositiveandtheEachmanisthemasterofhisownSuccessleadstoHappyishewhois答案 BSparrowisafast-foodchainwith200restaurants.Someyearsago,thegrouptowhichSparrowbelongedwastakenoverbyanothercompany.AlthoughSparrowshowednosignofdeclining,thechainwasgenerallyinanunhealthystate.Withmoreandmorefast-foodconceptsreachingthemarket,theSparrowmenuhadtostruggleforattention.Andtomakemattersworse,itsnewownerhadnoplanstogiveitthefundsitrequired.Sparrowfailedtogrowforanothertwoyears.UntilanewCEO,CarlPearson,decidedtobuildupitsmarketshare.Hedidasurvey,whichshowedthatconsumerswhoalreadyusedSparrowrestaurantswereextremelypositiveaboutthechain,whilecustomersofotherfast-foodchainswereunwillingtoturnawayfromthem.SparrowhadtodevelopanewpromotionalPearsonfacedabattleoverthefutureoftheSparrowbrand.Thechain’sownernowfavoredrebrandingSparrowasMarcy’srestaurants.Pearsonresisted,arguingforanadvertisingcampaigndesignedtoconvincecustomersthatvisitstoSparrowrestaurantswerefun.Suchanattempttoestablishapositiverelationshipbetweenacompanyandthegeneralpublicwasunusualforthattime.Pearsonstronglybelievedthatnumberswerethekeytosuccess,ratherthancustomers’speedingpower.Finally,theowneracceptedhisidea.Thecampaignitselfchangedthetraditionaladvertisingstyleofthefast-foodindustry.TheTVadsofSparrowfocusedonentertainmentandfeaturedoriginalsonsperformedbyavarietyofstars.Insteadofshowingthesuperiorityofaspecificproduct,theintensionwastoputSparrowintheheartsofpotentialcustomers.PearsonalsomadeotherdecisionswhichhebelievedwouldcontributetothenewSparrowimage.Forexample,heofferedtolowertherentofanyrestaurantswhichachievedacertainincreaseintheirturnover.(營(yíng)業(yè)額)Theseeffortspaidoff,andSparrowsoonbecameoneofthemostsuccessfulfast-foodchainsintheregionswhereitoperated.WhichwasoneoftheproblemsSparrowfacedbeforePearsonbecameThenumberofitscustomerswasItscustomersfoundthefoodItwasinneedoffinancialMostofitsrestaurantswereWhatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inParagraph2referCustomersofSparrow B.SparrowC.Customersofotherfast-food ForwhatpurposedidPearsonstarttheadvertisingTobuildagoodrelationshipwiththeTostresstheunusualtraditionofToleanaboutcustomers;spendingTomeetthechallengefromMarcy’sTheTVadsof changedpeople’sviewsonpopamusedthepublicwithoriginalfocusedonthesuperiorityofitsinfluencedtheeatinghabitsoftheWhatwasPearson’sachievementasaHemanagedtopayoffSparrow’sHemadeSparrowmuchmoreHehelpedSparrowtakeoveraHeimprovedthewelfareofSparrow71關(guān)鍵句：”Andtomakemattersworseitsnewownerhadnoplanstogiveitthefundsitrequired.”newownerhadnoplanstogiveitthefundsitrequired.”由此可得答案C；D選項(xiàng)無涉及。關(guān)鍵句：Hedidasurvey,whichshowedthatconsumerswhoalreadyusedSparrowrestaurantswereextremelypositiveaboutthechain,whilecustomersofotherfast-foodchainswereunwillingtoturnawayfromthem..所以應(yīng)該是otherfast-foodchains關(guān)鍵句:Pearsonresisted,arguingforanadvertisingcampaigndesignedtoconvincecustomersthatvisitstoSparrowrestaurantswerefun.Suchanattempttoestablishapositiverelationshipbetweenacompanyandthegeneralpublicwasunusualforthattime.解析：關(guān)鍵句中”suchanattemptto（表目的）establishapositiverelationshipbetweencompanyandthegeneralpublic”A74答案：B；關(guān)鍵句:TheTVadsofSparrowfocusedonentertainmentandfeaturedoriginalsongsperformedbyavarietyofstarsInsteadofshowingthesuperiorityofaspecificproduct,theintentionwastoputSparrowintheheartsofpotentialcustomers.TVadsofSparrowfocusedonentertainmentandfeaturedoriginalsongsperformedbyavarietyofstars.”所以得出正確答案B；A和D選項(xiàng)未涉及；75關(guān)鍵句:Theseeffortspaidoff,andSparrowsoonbecameoneofthemostsuccessfulfast-foodchainsintheregionswhereitoperated.A；因?yàn)椤癝parrowsoonbecameoneofthemostsuccessfulfast-foodchainsintheregionswhereitoperated”所以正確答案是B；C選項(xiàng)和D選項(xiàng)未涉及。CAbout30yearsago,IleftCubafortheUnitedStateswithmyson.Aftergettingsettledson’steacheraskedmetomeethimathisoffice.Intheteacher’soffice,anexchangeofgreetingswasfollowedbyhisquestions:“Issonmentallyretarded（弱智的）DoeshesufferfromanykindofmentalWashetalkingaboutmywonderfulScola?No,no,itcan’tbe.Whatahelpless,lonelymoment!ItoldhimthatScolawasaquiet,sweetlittleboy,instead.Iaskedhimwhyhewasaskingmeallthesequestions.Mysoncouldnotfollowtheteacher’sdirections,hetoldme,andthus,Scoladisruptingtheclass.Didn’theknowmysondidnotspeakEnglishHewasangry:“Whyhasn’tyoursonbeentaughttospeakEnglish?Don’tyouspeakEnglishathome?”No,Ididn’tspeakEnglishathome,Ireplied.IwassuremysonwouldlearnEnglishinacoupleofmonths,andIdidn’twanthimtoforgethisnativelanguage.Well,wronganswer!WhatkindofpersonwouldnotspeakinEnglishtohersonathomeandatalltimes?“Areyouoneofthosepeoplewhocometothiscountrytosavedollarsandsendthembacktotheircountry,neverwantingtobeapartofthissociety?”Needlesstosay,ItriedtotellhimIwasnotoneof“thosepeople”.Thenhetoldmemeetingwasover,andIAsIhadexpected,mysonlearnedtospeakEnglishfluentlybeforetheschoolyearwasover.Hewentontograduatefromcollegeandgotajob,earningclosetosixfigures.Hetravelswidelyandleadsawell-adjusted,contentedlife.Andhehasbenefitedfrombeingbilingual（雙語(yǔ)Speakingmorethanonelanguageallowspeopletocommunicatewithothers:itteachespeopleaboutotherculturesandotherplaces——somethingverybasicandobviouslylackinginthe“educator”ImetinNewJersey.Theteacheraskedtheauthortohis togetScolaenrolledintofindalanguagepartnerfortoworkoutastudyplanforWhatdoestheunderlinedword“disrupting”inparagraph4probablyA. B. C. D.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsbeingbilingualmaybestbedescribed A. B. C. D.Thistextislikelytoselectedfromabook A. B. C. D.參考答案：57-60DMarkTwainhasbeencalledtheinventoroftheAmericannovel.Andhesurelydeservesadditionalpraise:themanwhopopularizedthecleverliteraryattackonracism.Isaycleverbecauseanti-slaveryfictionhadbeentheimportantpartoftheliteratureintheyearsbeforetheCivilWar.H.B.Stowe’sUncleTom’sCabinisonlythemostfamousexample.Theseearlystoriesdealtdirectlywithslavery.Withminorexceptions,Twainplantedhisattacksonslaveryandprejudiceintotalesthatwereonthesurfaceaboutsomethingelseentirely.Hedrewhisreadersintotheargumentbydrawingthemintothestory.Againandagain,inthepostwaryears,Twainseemedforcedtodealwiththechallengeofrace.Considerthemostcontroversial,atleasttoday,ofTwain’snovels,AdventuresofHuckleberryFinnOnlyafewbookshavebeenkickedofftheshelvesasoftenasHuckleberryFinn,Twainsmostwidelyreadtale.Onceuponatime,peoplehatedthebookbecauseitstruckthemasrude.Twainhimselfwrotethatthosewhobannedthebookconsideredthenovel“trashandsuitableonlyfortheslums(貧民窟).”MorerecentlythebookhasbeenattackedbecauseofthecharacterJimtheescapedslave,andmanyoccurencesofthewordnigger.(ThetermNiggerJim,forwhichthenovelisoftenseverelycriticized,neverappearsinit.)Buttheattackswereandaresilly—andmissthepoint.Thenovelisstronglyanti-slavery.Jim’ssearchthroughtheslavestatesforthefamilyfromwhomhehasbeenforciblypartedisheroic.AsJ.Chadwickhaspointedout,thecharacterofJimwasafirstinAmericanfiction—arecognitionthattheslavehadtwopersonalities,“thevoiceofsurvivalwithinawhiteslavecultureandthevoiceoftheindividual:Jim,thefatherandtheman.”Thereismuchmore.Twain’smysterynovelPudd’nheadWilsonstoodasachallengetotheracialbeliefsofevenmanyoftheliberalsofhisday.WrittenatatimewhentheacceptedwisdomheldNegroestobeinferior(低等的)towhites,especiallyinintelligence,Twain’stalecenteredinpartaroundtwobabiesswitchedatbirthAslavegavebirthtohermaster’sbabyand,forfearthatthechildshouldbesoldSouth,switchedhimforthemaster’sbabybyhiswife.Theslave’slight-skinnedchildwastakentobewhiteandgrewupwithboththeattitudesandtheeducationoftheslave-holdingclass.Themaster’swife’sbabywastakenforblackandgrewupwiththeattitudesandintonationsoftheslave.Thepointwasdifficulttomiss:nurture(養(yǎng)育),notnature,wasthekeytosocialstatus.Thefeaturesoftheblackmanthatprovidedthestuffofprejudice—mannerofspeech,forexample—were,toTwain,indicativeofnothingotherthantheconditioningthatslaveryforcedonitsvictims.Twain’sracialtonewasnotperfect.Oneisleftuneasy,forexample,bythelengthypassageinhisautobiography(自傳)abouthowmuchhelovedwhatwerecalled“niggershows”inhisyouth—mostlywithwhitemenperforminginblack-face—andhisdelightingettinghismothertolaughatthem.YetthereisnoreasontothinkTwainsawtheshowsasrepresentingreality.Hisfrequentattacksonslaveryandprejudicesuggesthiskeenawarenessthattheydidnot.WasTwainaracist?Askingthequestioninthe21stcenturyisaswiseasaskingthesameofLincoln.Ifwereadthewordsandattitudesofthepastthroughthe“wisdom”oftheconsideredmoraljudgmentsofthepresent,wewillfindnothingbuterror.Lincoln,whobelievedtheblackmantheinferiorofthewhite,foughtandwonawartofreehim.AndTwain,raisedinaslavestate,brieflyasoldier,andinventorofJim,mayhavedonemoretoangerthenationoverracialinjusticeandawakenitscollectiveconsciencethananyothernovelistinthepastcentury.HowdoTwain’snovelsonslaverydifferfromTwainwasmorewillingtodealwithTwain’sattackonracismwasmuchlessTwain’sthemesseemedtoagreewithTwainwasopenlyconcernedwithRecentcriticismofAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnarosepartlyfrom targetreadersattheanti-slaveryratherimpolitefrequentuseofWhatbestprovesTwain’santi-slaverystandaccordingtotheJim’ssearchforhisfamilywasdescribedinTheslave’svoicewasfirstheardinAmericanJimgrewupintoamanandafatherinthewhiteTwainsuspectedthattheslaveswerelessThestoryoftwobabiesswitchedmainlyindicates slaveswereforcedtogiveuptheirbabiestotheirslaves’babiescouldpickupslave-holders’wayofblacks’socialpositionwasshapedbyhowtheywerebroughtblackswerebornwithcertainfeaturesofWhatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraph7referTheSlaveryandWhiteTheWhatdoestheauthormainlyargueTwainhaddonemorethanhiscontemporarywriterstoattackTwainwasanadmirablefigurecomparabletoAbrahamTwain’sworkshadbeenbannedonunreasonableTwain’sworksshouldbereadfromahistoricalpointof參考答案：65.B66.D67.C68.C69.D注意：1.詞數(shù)：120-150；2DearHowiseverythinggoingonwithyou?I’mwritingthislettertoexpressmyappologytoyoufornotwritingyoubackintime.Inthefirstplace,I’llbesohappyifyoucouldacceptmyapology.It’sofgreatimportanceformetomakefullpreparationsforthefinalexamlastweek.Therefore,Icouldn’tspareenoughtimetowriteyoubackintime.What’smore,IamwillingtotellyouthatIamtodosomepart-timejobsinthesummerholiday.Noonecandenythefactthatwecanhaveourvisionbroadenedintheprocess.Lastbutnotleast,itmustbepointedoutthatIwouldlovetogotravellingduringthisholiday.Iamlookingforwardtohearingfromyou.AndI'llappreciateitverymuchifyougivemeanearlyreply.Li書面表達(dá)(滿分25分“ActionsSpeakLouderthanWords”為題，用英語(yǔ)寫一篇stump(樹樁)150ActionsSpeakLouderthanActionsSpeakLouderthanPeoplecelebrateEarthDaydifferently.InPicture1,amanistryingtoputupabanneronalonelytreesurroundedbystumps,butinvain,whilePicture2showsacouplehappilyplantingThemessageconveyedhereisclear:“Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.Ourearthissufferingseveredamage.Shouldwejustpaylipserviceortakepracticalmeasurestoprotectit?Theanswerisdefinitelythelatter.Immediateactionsshouldbetaken,likestoppingcuttingdowntrees,tobettertheenvironment.Actionsareimportantinotherfields,too.Insteadofshoutingemptyslogans,itismoremeaningfultodonatebooksandsportsgoodstochildreninneed.Weshouldstrictlyandvoluntarilyfollowtrafficrules,stoppingattheredlightratherthancomplainingabouttrafficjams.OnlywhenwematchourwordswithactionscanwemakeadifferenceinwhateverwehopetoA、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該—SorryI’mlate.Igotstuckin 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D.Sammywasagoodboy.Hewasgoodathisstudiesandkindtoeveryone.Grown-upsasasotherboys.16himverymuch.Butthatmade17boynamedTimmyUnlikeSammy,Timmywasnotgoodathis18andalwayslikedtoplayduringschoolhours.HealwaystriedtoputSammy19andspokeillofhimbeforeotherkidsintheclass.But20hedid,Sammy’sgradeskeptgettingbetterandbetter.Onhisbirthday,Sammygotanice21asagift.WhenTimmysawit,hewasjealousofSammy.He22Sammy,“Hey,wheredidyougetthat?”Sammyreplied,“Myparentsgaveittomeasabirthday23.”Timmywasangryandjealous.Heseldom24anypresentsfromhisparents.Wheneveryonehadgoneoutfromtheclassroom,Timmy25Sammy’sbagandtookouthispen.Thenhehiditinsidehis26andwentout.WhenSammycamebackandcouldn’t27hispen,hetoldhisteacheraboutit.Therewasahuntforthe28pen.ItwasinTimmy’sbag.The29teacherasked,“NowTimmy,whatdoyouhavetosayaboutit?”Timmywasintears.Hehadnothingtosay.WhenSammysawTimmy30,hehadmercyontheboy.Thekindboyaskedhisteachernotto31anyactionagainstTimmy.ThisopenedTimmy’seyes.Heaskedfor32fromhisteacherandSammy.Fromthatdayon,hebecame33withSammy.Gradually,Timmychangedhimselftobeas34asSammy.ThoughhurtbyTimmy,Sammygavehimbackonlylove35.Thisishowweshouldalsotreatourenemies.Oneday,ourbehaviourmayjustchangethemforthebetter.16.A.B.C.D.17.A.B.C.D.18.A.B.C.D.19.A.B.C.D.20.A.B.C.D.21.A.B.C.D.22.A.B.C.D.23.A.B.C.D.24.A.B.C.D.25.A.B.C.D.26.A.B.C.D.27.A.B.C.D.28.A.B.C.D.29.A.B.C.D.30.A.B.C.D.31.A.B.C.D.32.A.B.C.D.33.A.B.C.D.34.A.B.C.D.35.A.byB.inC.inD.onANowthatthesummerseasonisinfullswing,manyofuswillbehostingpicnicsandsocializingoutside.Chancesarethatwe’llalsohavesomeunwantedguestsintheformofmosquitoes.Mosquitoesseemtohaveapowerfulabilitytolocateus.ZainSyed,amosquitobiologistwiththeUniversityofNotreDame’sEckInstituteforGlobalHealth,hasgonealongwaytowarddetermininghowtheydoit.Zainstudiesolfaction(嗅覺)inmosquitoesandotherinsectsandhepointsoutthatmosquitoeshaveastrongsenseofsmell.Abigpartoftheirbrainsaredevotedtothissense.Onlyfemalemosquitoesfeedonbloodmealsandtheyusethebloodtoproduceeggs.Andfemalemosquitoesfindtheirbloodmealsthroughtheuseofsmell.Anunderstandingoftheolfactorybehaviorofmosquitoesthatleadthemtofeedonhumanscanplayanimportantroleindevelopingmoreeffectivemethodsofmosquitoanddiseasecontrol.Zainisalsoresearchingtherolethatplantsplayinmosquitobehavior.Hepointsoutthatdespiteouroccasionalfeelingthatwearesurroundedbylotsofhungrymosquitoes,theyspendarelativelyshortamountoftimefeeding.Rather,theyspendconsiderabletimeonplantstakingthesugarsthatprovideenergyforthoseoccasionswhentheydofeed.TheNotreDameresearcher’slabisstudyingwhatsmellsplantsthatmosquitoesareattractedtogiveoff.Again,adeeperunderstandingoftheroleofthechemicalsproducedbyplantsandhowmosquitoesselectplantstoobtaintheirenergysourcescanleadtobettercontrolandhelpgetridofthem.Formanyofus,bettermosquitocontroltechniqueswouldresultingreatercomfortandconveniencewhenweareoutdoors.Inmanyareasoftheworld,however,mosquitocontrolifamatteroflifeanddeath.Abetterunderstandingoftherolesmellplaysinmosquitobehaviorcanofferimportantcluesthatmayleadtonewcontrolmethods.IntheresearchtalkedaboutinthepassageZainSyed 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D.CAreyousickoftravellingbackandforthbetweenairports?Exhaustedbythesearchforairportparking?Tiredoftryingtofindgroundtransportationatyourdestination?Aflyingcarmaybejustwhatyouneed.Whiletheconceptofflyingcarshasbeenaroundfordecades,thecarsthemselveshaveneverreallycaughton.Now,theMassachusetts-basedcompanyTerrafugiaischangingthat.ThecompanyrecentlyreceivedattentionfromaroundtheworldwiththeintroductionoftheTransition.Atruehybrid(混合物),theTransitioncombinestheabilitiesofanautomobilewiththoseofasmallaircraft.However,theTransitiondoesn'trequireuserstodriveanairplanedownthestreet.Instead,itcanbetransformedfromaircrafttoroadmodeinlessthan30seconds.ByenteringaPINnumber,pilotscanmakethewingsfoldagainstthesidesofthevehicle.Powerthenmovesfromthepropeller(螺旋槳)tothefrontwheels.Driverswhowishtoflysimplycontrarilyconducttheprocessbeforetakingoff.OnelookattheTransitiontellsyouthatitreallyisanairplane.Infact,Terrafugiadoesn'tcalltheTransitiona"flyingcar"atall.Instead,thecompanyusestheterm"roadableaircraft".Likeotherairplanes,theTransitionhaswings,atailandapropeller.Itispoweredbyanaircraftengineandhasaparachute(降落傘).Moreimportantly,youneedapilot'slicensetoflyit.Still,itisalsoacar.Likeothercars,ithasasteeringwheel方向盤fourwheelsandcrashprotection.Itrunsonnormalautogasoline,andyoucan'tdriveitunlessyouhaveadriver'slicense.Withanexpectedpriceof$194,000andseatinglimitedtotwo,theTransitionwon'treplaceairlinesorfamilycarsinashortterm.Butitdoesprovideawholenewrangeoftravelchoices.Transitiondriverswillnolongerbelimitedtoland.Moreover,iftheweatherpreventsaflight,Transitionpilotscanalwaysjustdriveontheroad.What'stheauthor'spurposeinraisingquestionsinthefirstToremindreaderstoavoidtravellingby B.ToblametheserviceofcertainC.Todrawreaders'attentiontothe D.TocompareairplanesandTheunderlinedphrase"caughton"inParagraph2canbebestreplacedby A.become B.sold C.got D.takenFromthepassage,weknow Terrafugiaisthefirstcompanyfocusingonflyingausualcardriverneedsapilot'slicensetoflythetheTransitionissaferthanusualcarsbecauseofitscrashprotectatpresent,noairlinesorfamiliesarewillingtobuytheIfthispassagecamefromanewspaper,inwhichcolumnshoulditA. B. C. D.DWeatheristhesubjectmatterofWesternerswhenevertheymeet.Housewives,businessmen,factoryworkersaswellasfarmersalltalkabouttheweather.Itiseverydaynews,whetherornotconditionschange.Manynewspaperscarryaregularfrontpagenewsstoryinadditiontothefullreportsonasinsideprovidedbytheweatherservice.Hereareseveraldifferenttypesofweatherreportstakenfromthewesternpapers:No.1RegionalNewNewToday:Considerablycloudywithshowerslikely.High:75—79.Southwesterlywindsat15to20m.p.h..Precipitationprobability70percent.Tonight:warmandcloudy,rainlikely.Low:55—63.Southwesterlywindsat15to20m.p.h..Showersandthunderstormslikely.High:75—79.WinsStoSWat15to20Friday:Mostlyfinetopartlycloudy.Saturday:Cloudywithsomeshowers.Sunday:Mostlyfine.Temperatures:Daytimehighswillaverageintheupper60’sto70’slowswillaverageinthelowtomid50’sthroughouttheBittercould,intensified()byhighwinds,grippedtheUpperMidwesttoday,sheetsoficeandsnowleftbythewinter’sfirstmajorstormonhighwaysthroughouttheBittercould,intensified()byhighwinds,grippedtheUpperMidwesttoday,sheetsoficeandsnowleftbythewinter’sfirstmajorstormonhighwaysthroughouttheAtleastsixdeathswereblamedontheHundredsofschoolsclosedthroughouttheUpperMidwestyesterdayandthousandsoftravelerswaitedouttheweatherattheroadsideshelters.TemperaturesdroppedwellbelowzeroearlytodayfromtheNorthernplainsthroughtheWesternGreatLakesunderclearingskies.A25-below-zeroreadingwasNearlyafootofsnowfellonnorthernsectionsofMinnesota,MinsconsinandMichigan.AndhardesthitwereDuluth,Minn.andSuperior,Wis.,where12incheswererecorded.Windswentupto50milesanInastreetofcornerofLondon,twostrangersmaybegintheirtalkwith“ Hi,howareyou? B.Whataredoinghere?Waitingforsomeone? Aniceday, D.Didn’tyoulistentotheweatherreportlastThenoontemperature isnearly70’sattheWesternGreat B.Duluth, D.NewItseems hasplentyofrainatthepresentWesternGreat B. D.NewWhichofthefollowingismostprobableaccordingtoNo.3?Thetrafficwasterriblyaffected.TheFiveGreatLakeswerecoveredbyheavysnow.Thetemperaturesmightdropto50℃.ManyschoolsweredamagedintheHowtobeatinso