[单选题]HelenKellerwasbornnormalandhealthy.Butwhenshewasoneyearold,shehadaseriousillnesswithaveryhighfever.Afterthat,Helenwasneverabletoseeorhearagain.AsachildHelenwasangryandlonely.Butahappythinghappenedwhenshewassixyearsold.Herparentsgotateacherforher.TheybroughtayoungwomanAnneSullivantostayattheirhouseandhelpHelen.Aftermuchhardwork,Helenbegantolearnsignlanguage.AnnetaughtHelenmanyimportantthings,suchashowtobehavelikeotherchildren.BecauseHelenwassosmart,shelearnedthingsveryquickly.ShelearnedhowtoreadBraille(盲文).Whenshewaseight,shebecamefamous.Peoplewereamazedatwhatshecoulddo.Whenshewas20yearsold,shewenttocollege.Helendidsowellincollegethatamagazinepaidhertowritethestoryofherlife.Aftercollege,shedecidedtoearnalivingbywritingandgivingspeeches.Shetraveledallaroundtheworld.Sheworkedtogetspecialschoolsandlibrariesfortheblindanddeaf.Shewrotemanybooks,includingoneaboutherteacher,AnneSullivan.21.WhichofthefollowingstatementistrueaboutHelenKeller?
[单选题]ReyesGuana,42,grewupinapoorMexicanfamily.Hehassevenbrothersandsisters.Hisparentsalwayshadtwojobstomakeendsmeet.Asaboy,Guanahadagoodrelationshipwiththeschoolcleaner.Hecalledher“Nick”becausesheworeNikeshoes.TheboylikedhowNikemadeeverythingclean.Hetoldherhewantedtobeacleaner,too.“Wellit’sgoodifyouwanttobeacleaner.”NiketoldlittleGuana,“Butmakesureyougotocollege.”Guanaalsolookeduptotheprincipal(校长)ofhisschool.Theschoolleadertoldtheboythathisjobwastohelpstudentsandteachers.“Wow,whenIgrowup,Iwanttodowhatyou’redoing.”Guanatoldhim.“Well,ifyousticktoyourdream,youwill,”theprincipalreplied.AndGuanareallygotthere.Butitwasquitealongjourneyforhim.Twenty-threeyearsago,hefollowedinNike’sfootstepsandwascleaningschools.Heworkedatthreeschoolstopayforhiscollegeeducation.Heheldthatjobforfouryearsandthenworkedhiswayuptobeingaschoolsafetymonitor.Afterthat,heworkedasateacherforafewyears.Now,asaprincipal,Guananeverforgetswherehecamefrom.Hehelpsstudentsfrompoorfamiliesandshowsrespect(尊重)foreveryschoolsstaffmember.Healwaysinviteseveryonetoschoolparties,includingthosewhocleanthefloorsandthosewhodrivetheschoolbuses.25.Whatwouldbeanothertitleforthispassage?
[单选题]ReyesGuana,42,grewupinapoorMexicanfamily.Hehassevenbrothersandsisters.Hisparentsalwayshadtwojobstomakeendsmeet.Asaboy,Guanahadagoodrelationshipwiththeschoolcleaner.Hecalledher“Nick”becausesheworeNikeshoes.TheboylikedhowNikemadeeverythingclean.Hetoldherhewantedtobeacleaner,too.“Wellit’sgoodifyouwanttobeacleaner.”NiketoldlittleGuana,“Butmakesureyougotocollege.”Guanaalsolookeduptotheprincipal(校长)ofhisschool.Theschoolleadertoldtheboythathisjobwastohelpstudentsandteachers.“Wow,whenIgrowup,Iwanttodowhatyou’redoing.”Guanatoldhim.“Well,ifyousticktoyourdream,youwill,”theprincipalreplied.AndGuanareallygotthere.Butitwasquitealongjourneyforhim.Twenty-threeyearsago,hefollowedinNike’sfootstepsandwascleaningschools.Heworkedatthreeschoolstopayforhiscollegeeducation.Heheldthatjobforfouryearsandthenworkedhiswayuptobeingaschoolsafetymonitor.Afterthat,heworkedasateacherforafewyears.Now,asaprincipal,Guananeverforgetswherehecamefrom.Hehelpsstudentsfrompoorfamiliesandshowsrespect(尊重)foreveryschoolsstaffmember.Healwaysinviteseveryonetoschoolparties,includingthosewhocleanthefloorsandthosewhodrivetheschoolbuses.24.Accordingtothewriter,____________.
[单选题]ReyesGuana,42,grewupinapoorMexicanfamily.Hehassevenbrothersandsisters.Hisparentsalwayshadtwojobstomakeendsmeet.Asaboy,Guanahadagoodrelationshipwiththeschoolcleaner.Hecalledher“Nick”becausesheworeNikeshoes.TheboylikedhowNikemadeeverythingclean.Hetoldherhewantedtobeacleaner,too.“Wellit’sgoodifyouwanttobeacleaner.”NiketoldlittleGuana,“Butmakesureyougotocollege.”Guanaalsolookeduptotheprincipal(校长)ofhisschool.Theschoolleadertoldtheboythathisjobwastohelpstudentsandteachers.“Wow,whenIgrowup,Iwanttodowhatyou’redoing.”Guanatoldhim.“Well,ifyousticktoyourdream,youwill,”theprincipalreplied.AndGuanareallygotthere.Butitwasquitealongjourneyforhim.Twenty-threeyearsago,hefollowedinNike’sfootstepsandwascleaningschools.Heworkedatthreeschoolstopayforhiscollegeeducation.Heheldthatjobforfouryearsandthenworkedhiswayuptobeingaschoolsafetymonitor.Afterthat,heworkedasateacherforafewyears.Now,asaprincipal,Guananeverforgetswherehecamefrom.Hehelpsstudentsfrompoorfamiliesandshowsrespect(尊重)foreveryschoolsstaffmember.Healwaysinviteseveryonetoschoolparties,includingthosewhocleanthefloorsandthosewhodrivetheschoolbuses.23.Theunderlinedphrasegotthereisclosestinmeaningto_______.
[单选题]ReyesGuana,42,grewupinapoorMexicanfamily.Hehassevenbrothersandsisters.Hisparentsalwayshadtwojobstomakeendsmeet.Asaboy,Guanahadagoodrelationshipwiththeschoolcleaner.Hecalledher“Nick”becausesheworeNikeshoes.TheboylikedhowNikemadeeverythingclean.Hetoldherhewantedtobeacleaner,too.“Wellit’sgoodifyouwanttobeacleaner.”NiketoldlittleGuana,“Butmakesureyougotocollege.”Guanaalsolookeduptotheprincipal(校长)ofhisschool.Theschoolleadertoldtheboythathisjobwastohelpstudentsandteachers.“Wow,whenIgrowup,Iwanttodowhatyou’redoing.”Guanatoldhim.“Well,ifyousticktoyourdream,youwill,”theprincipalreplied.AndGuanareallygotthere.Butitwasquitealongjourneyforhim.Twenty-threeyearsago,hefollowedinNike’sfootstepsandwascleaningschools.Heworkedatthreeschoolstopayforhiscollegeeducation.Heheldthatjobforfouryearsandthenworkedhiswayuptobeingaschoolsafetymonitor.Afterthat,heworkedasateacherforafewyears.Now,asaprincipal,Guananeverforgetswherehecamefrom.Hehelpsstudentsfrompoorfamiliesandshowsrespect(尊重)foreveryschoolsstaffmember.Healwaysinviteseveryonetoschoolparties,includingthosewhocleanthefloorsandthosewhodrivetheschoolbuses.22.Guanabecameaschoolsafetymonitor________.
[单选题]ReyesGuana,42,grewupinapoorMexicanfamily.Hehassevenbrothersandsisters.Hisparentsalwayshadtwojobstomakeendsmeet.Asaboy,Guanahadagoodrelationshipwiththeschoolcleaner.Hecalledher“Nick”becausesheworeNikeshoes.TheboylikedhowNikemadeeverythingclean.Hetoldherhewantedtobeacleaner,too.“Wellit’sgoodifyouwanttobeacleaner.”NiketoldlittleGuana,“Butmakesureyougotocollege.”Guanaalsolookeduptotheprincipal(校长)ofhisschool.Theschoolleadertoldtheboythathisjobwastohelpstudentsandteachers.“Wow,whenIgrowup,Iwanttodowhatyou’redoing.”Guanatoldhim.“Well,ifyousticktoyourdream,youwill,”theprincipalreplied.AndGuanareallygotthere.Butitwasquitealongjourneyforhim.Twenty-threeyearsago,hefollowedinNike’sfootstepsandwascleaningschools.Heworkedatthreeschoolstopayforhiscollegeeducation.Heheldthatjobforfouryearsandthenworkedhiswayuptobeingaschoolsafetymonitor.Afterthat,heworkedasateacherforafewyears.Now,asaprincipal,Guananeverforgetswherehecamefrom.Hehelpsstudentsfrompoorfamiliesandshowsrespect(尊重)foreveryschoolsstaffmember.Healwaysinviteseveryonetoschoolparties,includingthosewhocleanthefloorsandthosewhodrivetheschoolbuses.21.Guanahopedtobeacleanerbecausehe___________.
[单选题]TheUrbanization—migrationawayfromthesuburbstothecitycenter—willbethebiggestrealestatetrendin2015,accordingtoanewreport.ThereportsaysAmerica’surbanizationwillcontinuetobethemostsignificantissueaffectingtheindustry,ascitiesacrossthecountryimitatethewalkabilityandtransit-orienteddevelopmentmakingcitieslikeNewYorkandSanFranciscososuccessful.Assmallercitiescopythemodelofthese“24-hourcities,’’tfioreaffordableversionsoftheseplaceswillbecreated.Thereportreferstothisasthecomingofthe“18-hourcity,”,andusesthetermtorefertocitieslikeHouston,Austin,Charlotte,andNashville,whichare“positioningthemselvesashighlycompetitive,intermsoflivability,employmentofferings,andrecreationalandculturalfacilities.”Anothertrendthatlookssignificantin2015isthatAmerica’slargestpopulationgroup,Millennials(千禧一代),willcontinuetoputoffbuyingahouse.ApartmentswillretaintheirappealforawhileforMillennials,hauntedbywhathappenedtohome-owningparents.Thistrendwillcontinueintothe2020s,thereportprojects.Afterthat,surveyrespondentsdisagreeoverwhetherthisgenerationwillfollowintheirparents,footsteps,movingtothesuburbstoraisefamilies,orwillchoosetoremaininthecitycenter.AnotherissueaffectingrealestateinthecomingyearwillbeAmerica’sfailinginfrastructure.Mostroads,bridges,transit,watersystems,theelectricgrid,andcommunicationsnetworkswereinstalled50to100yearsago,andtheyarelargelytakenforgranteduntiltheyfail.Thereport’swritersstatethatAmerica’sfailuretoinvestininfrastructureimpactsnotonlythehealthofthereal-estatemarket,butalsoourabilitytoremaingloballycompetitive.Apartfromthespecifictrendshighlightedabove,whichcausesomeinvestorstoworry,thereportportraysanoveralloptimismbornebytherecenthealthyreal-estate“upcycle”andimprovingeconomy.Seventy-fourpercentoftherespondentssurveyedreporta“goodtoexcellent”expectationofreal-estateprofitabilityin2015.Whileexcessiveoptimismcanpromotebadinvestmentpatterns,resultinginareal-estate“bubble,”thereport’swritersdownplaythatpotentialoutcomeinthatithasnotyetoccurred.Whatcharacterizes“24-hourcities”likeNewYork?
[单选题]TheUrbanization—migrationawayfromthesuburbstothecitycenter—willbethebiggestrealestatetrendin2015,accordingtoanewreport.ThereportsaysAmerica’surbanizationwillcontinuetobethemostsignificantissueaffectingtheindustry,ascitiesacrossthecountryimitatethewalkabilityandtransit-orienteddevelopmentmakingcitieslikeNewYorkandSanFranciscososuccessful.Assmallercitiescopythemodelofthese“24-hourcities,’’tfioreaffordableversionsoftheseplaceswillbecreated.Thereportreferstothisasthecomingofthe“18-hourcity,”,andusesthetermtorefertocitieslikeHouston,Austin,Charlotte,andNashville,whichare“positioningthemselvesashighlycompetitive,intermsoflivability,employmentofferings,andrecreationalandculturalfacilities.”Anothertrendthatlookssignificantin2015isthatAmerica’slargestpopulationgroup,Millennials(千禧一代),willcontinuetoputoffbuyingahouse.ApartmentswillretaintheirappealforawhileforMillennials,hauntedbywhathappenedtohome-owningparents.Thistrendwillcontinueintothe2020s,thereportprojects.Afterthat,surveyrespondentsdisagreeoverwhetherthisgenerationwillfollowintheirparents,footsteps,movingtothesuburbstoraisefamilies,orwillchoosetoremaininthecitycenter.AnotherissueaffectingrealestateinthecomingyearwillbeAmerica’sfailinginfrastructure.Mostroads,bridges,transit,watersystems,theelectricgrid,andcommunicationsnetworkswereinstalled50to100yearsago,andtheyarelargelytakenforgranteduntiltheyfail.Thereport’swritersstatethatAmerica’sfailuretoinvestininfrastructureimpactsnotonlythehealthofthereal-estatemarket,butalsoourabilitytoremaingloballycompetitive.Apartfromthespecifictrendshighlightedabove,whichcausesomeinvestorstoworry,thereportportraysanoveralloptimismbornebytherecenthealthyreal-estate“upcycle”andimprovingeconomy.Seventy-fourpercentoftherespondentssurveyedreporta“goodtoexcellent”expectationofreal-estateprofitabilityin2015.Whileexcessiveoptimismcanpromotebadinvestmentpatterns,resultinginareal-estate“bubble,”thereport’swritersdownplaythatpotentialoutcomeinthatithasnotyetoccurred.46.Accordingtothenewreport,realestatedevelopmentin2015willwitness_______.