In 1993, Thomas, who had left school at 15, graduated from Coconut Creek High School in Florida. He even took Lorraine to the graduation dance party. The kids voted him Most Likely to Succeed.
“The Dave you saw on TV was the real Dave," says friend Pat Williams. “He wasn't a great actor or a great speaker. He was just Joe Everybody."
61. What is the article mainly about?
A. The life of Dave Thomas. B. The dream of Dave Thomas.
C. The schooling of Dave Thomas. D. The growth of Dave Thomas's business. 62. What do we know about his childhood?
A. He lived a poor life. B. He had caring parents.
C. He stayed in one place. D. He didn't go to school. 63. Choose the right time order of the following events in Thomas's life.
a. graduated from high school b. started his own business c. became a millionaire d. started a foundation e. met Harland Sanders
A. e, b, c, d, a, B. a, e, c, b, d,
C. e, c, b, d, a, D. a, e, b, c, d,
64. “He was just Joe Everybody." (in the last paragraph) means__________.
A. Dave was famous B. Dave was ordinary
C. Dave was showy D. Dave was shy
65. What is the name of Dave Thomas's business?
A. Thomas's. B. Wendy's. C. Lorraine's. D. Rex's.
C
Next time you find yourself drenched (湿透) in an unexpected heavy rain, look on the bright side — it will be a memorable experience. While wet weather may make us feel gloomy, it sharpens the memory and improves our recall. But those who feel in a good mood because it’s a sunny day are able to remember less well, according to memory tests carried by Australian researchers.
Professor Joe Forgas, who led the research, said: “It seems strange but a little bit of sadness is a good thing. People performed much better on our memory test when the weather was unpleasant and they were in a slightly negative mood. On bright sunny days, when they were more likely to be happy, they flunked it.”
The tests were carried out on shoppers at a store in Sydney, where researchers randomly placed ten small objects on the check-out counter. On rainy days, sad music was played in the store. When it was bright and sunny, customers heard cheery music. This was done to further influence them towards negative or positive moods. After shopping, customers were asked how many of the objects they could remember. Their scores were three times higher when the weather was bad and they were feeling angry, compared with those tested on sunny days. The results were published in Journal of Experimental Psychology. A report on the findings said: “They point to a growing body of evidence that the way people think, the quality of their judgments and the accuracy of their memory are all significantly influenced by positive and negative moods.”
Professor Forgas said, “We found that weather-inducted negative mood improved memory accuracy. Shoppers in a negative mood showed better memory and higher discrimination ability.”
A worse mood helped to focus people’s attention on their surroundings and led to a more thorough and careful thinking style, while happiness increased confidence and forgetfulness.
Being happy tends to promote a thinking style that is less focused on our surroundings. In a positive mood we are less likely to make more snap (匆忙的) judgments about people we meet. Mild negative mood, in turn, tends to increase attention to our surroundings and produce a more careful, thorough thinking style.
Accurately remembering everyday scenes is a difficult task, yet such memories can be on importance in everyday life. Surprisingly, the influence of mood states on the accuracy of real-life memories is still poorly understood.
66. What’s the major function of Paragraph 1?
A. To attract readers’ interest.
B. To introduce the theme of the whole passage.
C. To generalize the whole passage.
D. To describe a memorable experience.
67. The underlined word “flunked” in Paragraph2 may mean “__________ ”.
A. conducted B. failed C. passed D. understood
68. In the research, researchers play different music to __________ .
A. make customers become sadder or happier B. help customers choose what they want
C. promote customers to buy more goods D. get customers to make a quick choice
69. According to the research, on sunny days, people __________ .
A. will make careful judgments on others
B. tend to pay more attention to their surroundings
C. will have more confidence
D. will have a better recall
70. What can we know from the research?
A. Forgetfulness is rather troublesome.
B. It’s important to feel in a good mood.
C. It’s memorable to experience a rainy day.
D. Gloomy days are good for memorizing things.
PART FOUR WRITING (45 marks)
SECTION A (10 marks)
Directions: Read the following passage. Complete the diagram by using the information for the passage. Write NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS for each answer.
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