The Enigma (谜）of Beauty 　 The search for beauty spans centuries and continents. Paintings of Egyptians dating back over 4, 000 years show both men and women painting their nails and wearing makeup. In 18th-century France, wealthy noblemen wore large wigs (假发）of long, white hair to make themselves attractivE. Today, people continue to devote a lot of time and money to their appearancE. 　 There is at least one good reason for the desire to be attractive: beauty is power. Studies suggest that good-looking people make more money, get called on more often in class, and are regarded as friendlier. 　 But what exactly is beauty? It's difficult to describe it clearly, and yet we know it when we see it. And our awareness of it may start at a very early agE. In one set of studies, six-month-old babies were shown a series of photographs. The faces on the pictures had been rated for attractiveness by a group of college students. In the studies, the babies spent more time looking at the attractive faces than the unattractive ones. 　 The idea that even babies can judge appearance makes perfect sense to many researchers. In studies by psychologists, men consistently showed a preference for women with larger eyes, fuller lips, and a smaller nose and chin while women prefer men with large shoulders and a narrow waist. According to scientists, the mind unconsciously tells men and women that these traits —the full lips, clear skin, strong shoulders —equal health and genetic well-being. 　 Not everyone thinks the same way, however. “Our hardwiredness can be changed by all sorts of expectations —mostly cultural,” says C. Loring Brace, an anthropologist at the University of Michigan. What is considered attractive in one culture might not be in another. Look at most Western fashion magazines: the women on the pages are thin. But is this “perfect” body type for women worldwide? Scientists' answer is no; what is considered beautiful is subjective and varies around the worlD. They found native peoples in southeast Peru preferred shapes regarded overweight in Western cultures. 　 For better or worse, beauty plays a role in our lives. But it is extremely difficult to describe exactly what makes one person attractive to another. Although there do seem to be certain physical traits considered universally appealing, it is also true that beauty does not always keep to a single, uniform standarD. Beauty really is, as the saying goes, in the eye of the beholder. 21. People's ideas about beauty ________. A. have existed since ancient times B. can be easily described C. have little influence on a person's success D. are based upon strict standard 22. In Paragraph 3, the babies in the study ________. A. were rated for their appearance B. were entered in a beauty contest C. were shown photos of a group of college students D. were able to tell attractive faces from unattractive ones 23. The underlined word “traits” in Paragraph 4 probably means ________. A. qualities B. measurements C. judgments D. standards 24. We can learn from the passage that ________. A. the ideas of beauty vary as people grow up B. the search for beauty is rooted in lack of confidence C. the standards for beauty are based on scientific researches D. the understanding of beauty depends on cultural backgrounds

Thisyear’swinnersoftheWenjinBookAwardannouncedbytheNationalLibraryofChinaonApril23arefromthreemaincategories—children’sbookspopularscienceandsocialsciencetitles.TheannualawardsannouncedonWorldBookDayaremeanttobuildabridgebetweenreaderswritersandpublisherstocreateaconductivefeelingforreadingbooksandfulfillthedutyoflibrariestopromotecultureandeducatethepeoplE.Startedin2004andfirstcelebratedin2005theaward’sgroupofjudgesisdrawnfromapoolofgreatscholarsandjournalists.ZhangHeaseniorculturereporterfromthePeople’sDailysaystheawardsareconsideredthemosthonorableinChina’sbookworldbecauseitfullyfocusesonthequalityofthebooks.Everyyeartheawardselects10booksfromthosepublishedwithinthepast12monthscoveringthreeareas:humanitiesandsocialsciencepopularscienceandchildren’sbook.ThejudginggroupalsomakesdozensofbookrecommendationsforthepubliC.From2005to2014withabreakin2012judginggroupsselected99booksandrecommendedsome421othersfromapoolof6000titles.Critics评论员praisedthewinningbooksespeciallyZhongguoGudaiWuziWenhuaorTangibleCultureinAncientChinapublishedbytheZhonghuaBookCompanyinJuly2014.BasedonaseriesofthewriterSunJi’slecturesonChineseculturethebookhas10chaptersthatattempttoanswerpeople’squestionsaboutvariousaspectsofancientChinesepeople’slives.ChenLiawriterandoneofthejudgessaysthatthebookhasthenewestmostcomprehensiveandsystematicdescriptiononChineseculturE.Formoreinformationpleaseclickliuzhihua@chinadaily.com.cn25.AccordingtothepassageallofthefollowingsareTRUE.except________.A.ThereisacompetitionfortheWenjinBookAwardeveryyear.B.WorldBookDaydatesbacktotheyear2005.C.ItwasbecausetheawardfocusesonthequalityofbooksthatmadeitthemosthonorableinChina’sbookworlD.D.Theawardedbooksareabouthumanitiesandsocialsciencespopularscienceandchildren’sbooks.26.WhichofthefollowingaboutWenjinBookAwardisRIGHT?A.Thebookshavetobewritteninthepastyears.B.ThemesofthebooksincludehumanitiesandsocialscienceaswellasnaturalscienceC.InthepastdecadeaboutonehundredbookshavewontheWenjinBookAwarD.D.Theaward’sjudgesarefromgreatscholarsandwriters.27.Wherecanyouprobablyreadthispassage?A.Onawebsite.B.Inamagazine.C.Inatextbook.D.Inaguidebook.28.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.WinnersofWenjinBookAwarD.B.WorldBookDay.C.WorkonWenjinBookAward.D.Best-sellersonWorldBookDay.

Speed-readingisanecessaryskillintheInternetage.Weskimoverarticlese-mailsandWeChattotrytograspkeywordsandtheessentialmeaningofacertaintext.Surroundedwithinformationfromourelectronicdevicesitwouldbeimpossibletocopeifwereadwordbywordlinebyline.Butanewtrendcallsonpeopletounplugandenjoyreadingslowlylistingbenefitsbeyondtheintelligentstimulation.ArecentstoryfromTheWallStreetJournalreportedonabookclubinWellingtonNewZealandwheremembersmeetinacafeandturnofftheirsmartphones.Theysinkintocozychairsandreadinsilenceforanhour.Unliketraditionalbookclubsthepointoftheslowreadingclubisn'texchangingideasaboutacertainbookbuttogetawayfromelectronicdevicesandreadinaquietrelaxedenvironment.AccordingtotheJournaltheWellingtonbookclubisjustoneexampleofamovementstartedbybookloverswhomisstheold-fashionedwayofreadingbeforetheInternetandsmartphones.SlowreaderssuchasTheAtlantic'sMauraKellysayaregularreadinghabitsharpensthemindimprovesconcentrationreducesstresslevelsanddeepenstheabilitytosympathize.AnotherstudypublishedlastyearinScienceshowedthatreadingnovelshelpspeopleunderstandother'smentalstatesandbeliefsafundamentalskillinbuildingrelationships.Yettechnologyhasmadeuslessattentivereaders.Screenshavechangedourreadingpatternsfromthestraightandinformation.left-to-rightsequencetoawildskimmingandskippingpatternaswehuntforimportantwordsandinformation.Readingtextpunctuatedwithlinksleadstoweakercomprehensionthanreadingplaintext.TheInternetmayhavemadeusstupidersaysPatrickKingsleyfromTheGuardian.BecauseoftheInternethesayswehavebecomeverygoodatcollectingawiderangeofinterestingnewsbutwearealsograduallyforgettinghowtositbackreflectandrelateallthesefactstoeachother.Slowreadingmeansareturntoanuninterruptedstraightpatterninaquietenvironmentfreeofdistractions.Aimfor30minutesadayadvisesKellyfromTheAtlantic.YoucansqueezeinthathalfhourprettyeasilyifonlyduringyourfreemomentsyoupickupameaningfulworkofliteratureKellysaid.Reachforyoure-readerifyoulike.KindlesmakebookslikeWarandPeacelessheavynotlesssubstantiveandalsoensureyou'llneverloseyourplace.32.ThebookclubinWellingtonmentionedinParagraph2shows____________.A.thenewtrendofslowreadingB.thedeclineofelectronicdevicesC.theimportanceofexchangingideasD.theincreasingnumberofclubreaders33.AccordingtoPatrickKingsleypeoplearestupiderpartlybecauseof_____________.A.anon-stopreadingpatternB.thestraightleft-to-rightscreenC.awiderangeofinterestingnewsD.thelackofreflection34.Accordingtothepassageslowreading___________.A.contributestounderstandingamongpeopleB.promotesthecurrenttechnologyadvancesC.providespeoplewithaquietenvironmentD.curesthememorylossofelderlypeople35.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.BenefitofReadingClubs.B.ReturnofSlowReading.C.ReadingoftheInternetAge.D.InfluenceofSpeedReading.

Nonverbal非语言的CommunicationWhenyouareinanothercountryitisimportanttoknowthelanguagebutitisequallyimportanttoknowhowtocommunicatenonverbally.Beforesayinganythingpeoplecommunicatenonverballybymakinggestures.Accordingtoaninvestigation调查only30to35percentofourcommunicationisverbal.Whenpeopledon’tknowthelanguagethemostcommonwaytocommunicateisthroughgestures.HowevermanygestureshavedifferentmeaningsornomeaningatallindifferentpartsoftheworlD.IntheUnitedStatesforexamplenoddingyourheadupanddownmeansyes.InsomepartsofGreeceandTurkeyhoweverthismotioncanmeanno.InSoutheastAsianoddingyourheadisapolitewayofsayingI’veheardyou.InancientRomewhentheemperorwantedtosparesomeone’slifehewouldputhisthumbup.TodayintheUnitedStateswhensomeoneputshis/herthumbupitmeansEverythingisallright.HoweverinSardiniaandGreecethegestureisinsulting侮辱andshouldnotbeusedtherE.IntheUnitedStatesraisingyourclasped握紧的handsaboveyourheadmeansI’mthechampionorI’mthewinner.Itisthesignthatprizefightersmakewhentheywinafight.WhenaleadingRussianstatesman政治家madethisgestureafteraWhiteHousemeetingAmericansmisunderstoodandthoughthemeanthewasawinner.InRussiahoweveritisasignoffriendship.Thereareothernonverbalsignalsthatpeopleshouldbeawareofwhentheygotoanothercountrysuchasthedistancetomaintainbetweenspeakers.AmericansstandclosertoeachotherthanEnglishpeoplE.Englishpeopledon’tliketouchingsomebodyorbeingtoucheD.NowinAmericatouchisimportant.Forexamplefriendstoucheachotheronthearm.Theyoftenputanarmaroundafriendwhentheysayhelloorgoodbye.5.Itisveryimportanttoknowhowtocommunicatenonverballywhenyouareinanothercountrybecause.A.mostpeoplespeakdifferentlanguagesB.muchofourcommunicationisnonverbalonmanyoccasionsC.peopleusuallymakegesturesbeforesayinganythingD.it’seasytolearnhowtoexpressoneselfthroughgestures6.IfanativeinSingaporenodshisheadupanddownwhenyoutalktohimhismotionmeans.A.yesB.noC.that’sallrightD.I.’veheardyou7.WhentheRussianleaderputuphisclaspedhandsafterthemeetingattheWhiteHouse.A.hemeantRussiawasthewinnerB.hewasinsultingAmericaC.hemadeashowoffriendshiptoAmericaD.heinfactmeantnothingatall8.Thegestureofputtingone’sthumbupshouldnotbeusedwhenyouaretravellingin.A.ChinaB.theUnitedStatesC.GreeceD.SoutheastAsia

WhenIwas12allIwantedwasasignet图章ring.TheyweretheinthinganditseemedeverygirlexceptmehadonE.Onmy13thbirthdaymyMumgavemeasignetringwithmyinitials姓名首字母carvedintoit.Iwasinheaven.Whatmadeitevenmorespecialwasthatitwasabouttheonlythingthatwasn'tbeingreplaced.We'dbeenburntoutinfiresthatsweptthroughourareaearlierthatyearandhadlosteverything—somostofthenewstuff东西wegotwasreallyjusttoreplacewhatwe'dlost.Butnotmyring.Myringwasnew.ThenonlyonemonthlaterIlostit.Itookitoffbeforebedanditwasmissinginthemorning.Iwassadandsearchedeverywhereforit.ButitseemedtohavedisappeareD.EventuallyIgaveupandstoppedlookingforit.Andtwoyearslaterwesoldthehouseandmovedaway.YearspassedandacoupleofmoveslaterIwasvisitingmyparents'whenMumtoldmethatshehadsomethingformE.Itwasn'tmybirthdaynorwasitEasterorChristmasoranyothergift-givingoccasion.Mumnoticedmyquestioninglook.You'llrecognizethisoneshesaidsmiling.Thenshehandedmeasmallringbox.ItookitfromherandopenedittofindmybeautifulsignetringinsidE.Thefamilywhohadboughtourhouse13yearsearlierhadrecentlydecidedtodosomeredecorationswhichincludedreplacingthecarpets.Whentheypulledthecarpetupinmyoldbedroomtheyfoundthering.Asithadmyinitialscarvedintoittheyrealizedwhoownedthering.They'dhaditprofessionallycleanedupbyajewelerbeforesendingittomymother.AnditstillfitsmE.27.Theunderlinedwordininthefirstparagraphprobablymeans_____.A.fashionableB.availableC.practicalD.renewable28.Whenshegottheringbackthewriterwasabout_____.A.13yearsoldB.15yearsoldC.26yearsoldD.28yearsold29.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Thewriter'sfamilymovedseveraltimes.B.Thewriterneverstoppedlookingforherring.C.Thewriter'sringwascleanedupbythenewhouseowner.D.Thewriterlostherringinthemorningwhenshetookitoff.30.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.MyNewRingB.LostandFoundC.LostandReplacedD.AnExpensiveRing

AsanyhomemakerwhohastriedtokeeporderatthedinnertableknowsthereisfarmoretoafamilymealthanfooD.SociologistMichaelLewishasbeenstudying50familiestofindoutjusthowmuchmorE.Lewisandhisco-workerscarriedouttheirstudybyvideotaping录像thefamilieswhiletheyateordinarymealsintheirownhomes.Theyfoundthatparentswithsmallfamiliestalkactivelywitheachotherandtheirchildren.Butasthenumberofchildrengetslargerconversationgiveswaytotheparents’effortstocontroltheloudnoisetheymakE.Thatcanhaveanimportanteffectonthechildren.Ingeneralthemorequestion-askingtheparentsdothehigherthechildren’sIQscoresLewissays.Andthemorechildrentherearethelessquestion-askingthereis.Thestudyalsoprovidesanexplanationforwhymiddlechildrenoftenseemtohaveahardertimeinlifethantheirsiblings兄弟姐妹.Lewisfoundthatinfamilieswiththreeorfourchildrendinnerconversationislikelytocenterontheoldestchildwhohasthemosttotalkaboutandtheyoungestwhoneedsthemostattention.MiddlechildrenareinvisiblesaysLewis.Whenyouseesomeonegetupfromthetableandwalkaroundduringdinnerchancesareit’sthemiddlechilD.Thereishoweveronethingthatstopsallconversationandpreventsanyonefromhavingattention:WhentheTVisonLewissaysdinnerisanon-event.32.Thewriter’spurposeinwritingthetextisto_________.A.showtherelationshipbetweenparentsandchildrenB.teachparentswaystokeeporderatthedinnertableC.reportonthefindingsofastudy.D.giveinformationaboutfamilyproblems33.Parentswithlargefamiliesaskfewerquestionsatdinnerbecause_________.A.theyarebusyservingfoodtotheirchildrenB.theyarebusykeepingorderatthedinnertableC.theyhavetopaymoreattentiontoyoungerchildrenD.theyaretiredouthavingpreparedfoodforthewholefamily34.BysayingMiddlechildrenareinvisibleinparagraph3Lewismeansthatmiddlechildren_________.A.havetohelptheirparentstoservedinnerB.gettheleastattentionfromthefamilyC.areoftenkeptawayfromthedinnertableD.findithardtokeepupwithotherchildren35.Whichofthefollowingstatementswouldthewriteragreeto?A.Itisimportanttohavetherightfoodforchildren.B.ItisagoodideatohavetheTVonduringdinner.C.Parentsshouldtalktoeachoftheirchildrenfrequently.D.Elderchildrenshouldhelptheyoungeronesatdinner

Coca-Colaisprobablythemostfamousbrandintheworldandinsomeareasyoucanevenaccessiteasierthancleandrinkablewater.Althoughthecompanyistryingtopresentitselfasahealth-consciouscompanyyoucan’treallysaythatdrinkingcolaishealthyforyou.Stillwealldrinkcolasomemoreandsomelessandwetellourselvesthatit’sallokayaslongaswedon’toverdoit.HoweverCoca-Colahasotherfunctionsbesidesdrinking.Colaremovesthetarnish暗锈fromoldpennies.Gotsomeoldrustypennies?Nottoworry!PuttheminsideaglassofcolaandletthemrestforawhilE.Whenyougetthemoutyou’llhaveshinypenniesthatwilllookasiftheywerecoinedacoupleofdaysago.Ifyoucouldn’tcleanthosepennieswithindustrialacidsjustbuyacanofcolaandletitdoitsmagic!YoucanremovegumfromyourhairwithcolA.Ifyou’vegotgumstuckinyourhairanddon’tknowabetterwaytogetitoutdon’tworryyouwon’thavetocutit.JustpoursomecolaintoabowlanddipthepartofyourhairwithgumonitinsidE.Leaveitforacoupleofminutesandthensimplywipeoffthegum.Youcanmakeanexplodingfountain.YouprobablyknowaboutthisonE.Youcanmakeanexplodingfountainbyputtingamint薄荷糖insideatwo-literbottlE.ThenmoveawayfromthebottleandgetreadyforaCoca-Colaexplosion.Thisisafunthingtodobutitisalsoawarning—don’teatamintanddrinkcolaatthesametimebecauseasimilarthingcouldhappentoyourstomach.25.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph1imply?A.TheexpenseofCoca-Colaislow.B.Coca-Colaenjoysgreatpopularity.C.Coca-Colaissafeforpeopletodrink.D.Coca-Colaiseasiertogetthandrinkablewater.26.Whatcancolabeusedtodo?A.Improvepeople’shair.B.Dissolvethegum.C.Makepenniesshiny.D.Taketheplaceofacids.27.Whycan’tweeatamintanddrinkcolaatthesametime?A.Itcancauseharmtoourstomach.B.Itmightmakeourstomachsmaller.C.Mintswithcolawillproduceheat.D.Themintwillreleasepoisonoussubstances.28.What’sthemainideaofthetext?A.ThemajoringredientsofCoca-ColA.B.WhyCoca-Colaispopularamongtheyoung.C.SomeofthestrangestusesofCoca-ColA.D.Whywecan’tdrinkCoca-Colatoooften.

NewYorkCityconsistsoffiveboroughsManhattanBrooklynQueenstheBronxandStatenIslanD.Thepopulationisabout7.5millionlivinginManhattan.ManhattanthecenterofthecityisonanislandbetweentheHudsonRiverandtheEastRiver.MostofthefamousbuildingssuchastheEmpireStateandtheUnitedNationsandotherskyscrapersareinManhattan.SomeofitsdistrictsareBroadwaywhichhasmanytheatersandcinemastheFifthAvenuewithstoresandapartmentsGreenwichVillagewheremanyartistsandwritershavelivedandCentralParkwithasmallzooandaskatingrink.FromManhattanyouhavetocrosstotheotherboroughsthroughatunneloroverabridgE.ThebridgefromBrooklyntoStatenIslandisthelongestintheworlD.NewYorkisthesecondlargestportintheworldandithastwoairportsKennedyInternationalforinternationalflightsandLaGuaridiaforflightsinsidetheUSA.Itstemperaturegoesfromverycoldinwintersometimestwentydegreescentigradebelowzerotoveryhotinsummersometimes40degreescentigrade.Thepeoplewholivetherecomefromallovertheworldandspeakmanydifferentlanguagesthereare324Germansand390000PolesaswellaspeoplefromGreeceScotlandIrelandHungaryItalyandRomaniA.PeoplecallonedistrictLittleItalyandanotherChinatown.5.WhatdoweknowaboutManhattan?A.ManhattanisintheeastofthecityofNewYork.B.TherearelotsofhighrisesinManhattan.C.Manhattanisnotaplaceforartiststolivein.D.ManhattanisconnectedtotheotherpartsofNewYorkbywayofhighways.6.Ifyouwanttoseewonderfulplaysyoushouldgoto.A.theFifthAvenueB.CentralParkC.BroadwayD.theEmpireStateBuilding7.Accordingtothepassagewhichbridgeisthelongestintheworld?A.ThebridgebetweenManhattanandBrooklyn.B.ThebridgebetweenStatenIslandandBrooklyn.C.ThebridgebetweenManhattanandStatenIslanD.D.ThebridgebetweenBroadwayandBrooklyn.

Sincewearesocialbeingsthequalityofourlivesdependsinlargemeasureonourinterpersonalrelationships.Onestrengthofthehumanconditionisourtendencytogiveandreceivesupportfromoneanotherunderstressfulcircumstances.Socialsupportconsistsoftheexchangeofresourcesamongpeoplebasedontheirinterpersonalties.Thoseofuswithstrongsupportsystemsappearbetterabletocopewithmajorlifechangesanddailyhassles困难.Peoplewithstrongsocialtieslivelongerandhavebetterhealththanthosewithoutsuchties.Studiesoverarangeofillnessesfromdepressiontoheartdiseaserevealthatthepresenceofsocialsupporthelpspeoplefendoff挡开illnessandtheabsenceofsuchsupportmakespoorhealthmorelikely.Socialsupportcushionsstressinanumberofways.Firstfriendsrelativesandco-workersmayletusknowthattheyvalueus.Ourself-respectisstrengthenedwhenwefeelacceptedbyothersdespiteourfaultsanddifficulties.Secondotherpeopleoftenprovideuswithinformationalsupport.Theyhelpustodefineandunderstandourproblemsandfindsolutionstothem.ThirdwetypicallyfindsocialcompanionshipsupportivE.Engaginginleisure-timeactivitieswithothershelpsustomeetoursocialneedswhileatthesametimedistractingusfromourworriesandtroubles.Finallyotherpeoplemaygiveusinstrumentalsupport—financialaidmaterialresourcesandneededservices—thatreducesstressbyhelpingusresolveandcopewithourproblems.24.Researchshowsthatpeople’sphysicalandmentalhealth________.A.reliesonthesocialwelfaresystemswhichsupportthemB.hasmuchtodowiththeamountofsupporttheygetfromothersC.dependsontheirabilitytodealwithdailyworriesandtroublesD.iscloselyrelatedtotheirstrengthforcopingwithmajorchangesintheirlives25.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwordcushionsinparagraph2?A.addsupto.B.doesawaywith.C.lessenstheeffectof.D.Laysthefoundationfor.26.Helpingasickneighborwithsomerepairworkisanexampleof________.A.instrumentalsupportB.informationalsupportC.socialcompanionshipD.thestrengtheningofself-respect27.Socialcompanionshipisbeneficialinthat________.A.ithelpsstrengthenourtieswithrelativesB.itenablesustoeliminateourfaultsandmistakesC.itmakesourleisure-timeactivitiesmoreenjoyableD.itdrawsourattentionawayfromourworriesandtroubles

WaltDisneyWorldisbanningselfie-sticksfromitsthemeparksbecauseselfie-stickshavebecomeagrowingsafetyconcernforbothourguestsandcast.DisneyWorldspokeswomanKimPruntysaiD.UnderanewpolicywhichtakeseffectTuesdaythepoleswon’tmakeitpastthebagcheckatanyDisneyWorldthemepark.Thesticksalsowon'tbeallowedinDisneyWorldwaterparksorDisneyQuestagamingattractionatDowntownDisney.Selfie-stickswillalsobecomeforbiddenatDisneylandResortinCaliforniaonJune30.TheprohibitionbeginsatDisney'sparksinParisandHongKongonJuly1.Guestswillbecheckedfortheequipmentduringtheroutinebagcheckthathappensneartheparks'entrances.Theywillhaveanoptionofturningintheirselfie-sticksforpick-uplaterortogobacktotheircarsorhotelroomstokeepthem.Visitorswillbetoldofthepolicyinlocationssuchastheparkinglotsandattheresort'shotels.TheprohibitionwillbeaddedtotheparkrulespostonDisneyWorld'swebsitE.TheissuehasbeenbuildingatDisney.Previouslythestickswereprohibitedfromitsridesandnoselfie-stickssignswereatselectridessuchasBigThunderMountainRailroadatMagicKingdom.Castmembershavegivenoralwarningstorulebreakers.Selfie-stickusersputsmartphonesandcamerasontheendsofpolestoextendtheirreachfrequentlycapturingtheme-parkmomentsthroughself-portraits.Thetoolshavebeenbannedinpublicplaces–includingsomemuseumsandstadiums–worldwideforobstructingviewsorcausingsafetyissues.DisneyWorldalreadyprohibitsitemssuchasskateboardsinlineskateswagonfoldingchairsandglasscontainersaccordingtoitsofficialwebsitewhichalsolistsotheritemsthatwedeterminemaybeharmful.UniversalOrlandohasbannedselfie-sticksandotherlooseitemsfromcertainthrillridesatUniversalStudiosandIslandsofAdventurethemeparksbutithasnotsetparkwidebans.32.WhichofthefollowingobjectshasalreadybeenbannedinDisneythemeparksbeforethenewpolicytakeseffect?A.smartphonesB.foldingchairsC.camerasD.containers33.Accordingtothebaniftheguestsarefoundcarryingselfie-sticksduringtheroutinebagchecktheymay__________.A.abandonthematthebagcheckB.getfinedandpickthemuplaterC.turnthemintothepoliceD.puttheminthetrunkoftheircars34.Theunderlinedwordinthefifthparagraphprobablymeans__________.A.changingB.broadeningC.blockingD.narrowing35.Accordingtothepassageitcanbeinferredthat__________A.thebanontheuseofselfie-sticksisaimedatensuringsecurity.B.previouslyguestscantakephotoswithselfie-sticksonthrillrides.C.thestaffinDisneylandwillinformvisitorsofthebanonlyorally.D.UniversalOrlandohasbannedselfie-sticksparkwidE.

LastyearJinYucheng’sFanHuawastakentoSalondulivreFrance’slargestbookfairalongwithothercontemporaryChineseliteraryworkssuchasBiFeiyu’sSubeiYouthDonQuixote.ThetwobooksattractedtheattentionofEditionsPhilippePicquieraFrenchpublisherthatspecializesintranslatingbooksfromChinaJapanSouthKoreaIndiaVietnamandothercountriesinAsiA.ThispublisherreportedlypurchasedthecopyrightofSubeiYouthDonQuixoteanon-fictionworkaboutthewriter’schildhoodinEastChina’sJiangsuprovincefor130000euros$143000.EditionsPhilippePicquierwasalsointerestedinFanHuabutdidn’tfollowupowingtotranslationissues.ThebookisJin’sdebutnovelwhichissetinShanghaiandtellsstoriesoftwodecades:the1960sandthe1990s.Therearenomajorplotsbutexcerptsfromthelivesofitsdifferentcharactersthreadedbydialogues.TherearedetaileddepictionsofstreetsentertainmentactivitiesandrelationshipsintherepresentativetimesinShanghaicoveringtheCulturalRevolution1966-1976andtheReform&OpeningUpphases.AsHongKong-basedfilmdirectorKarwaiWongputitthenovelisfullofarichandstrongflavoroflocalpeople’slives.InMay2011whenJinthenaneditorataliterarymagazineinShanghaistartedtopostinterestingstoriesheheardaboutShanghaionthelocalwebsitelongdang.orglittledidherealizethatitwouldbecomemorethanjustfun.HisstoriessoonattractedmorereaderswhosecommentsurgedhimtopostmorE.InfivemonthsJinthen59wrotemorethan330000charactersonlinE.ThenovelwasfirsttitledShanghaiAbaoafteritsmajorcharacterAbao.ThefollowingyearJinstartedserializinghisnovelinHarvestoneofChina’sleadingliterarymagazines.FinallyJin’seffortsresultedinabookin2013andwithitcamelotsofawardsincludingthe9thprestigiousMaoDunLiteraturePrizE.SomecriticscompareitwithfellowShanghai-basedauthorEileenChang’snovelsandDreamoftheRedChambercallingJin’sbookoneofthebestnovelsbasedonShanghai.WongalsoannouncedthathewouldadaptJin’sbookforcinemaby2020.ByAugustbeforetheMaoDunLiteraturePrizewinnerswereannouncedFanHuahadsoldnearly300000copies.KeyfeaturesofthenovelincludetheuseofthelocalShanghaidialectforthenarrativeandfocusonthecharacters’externalresponsestoeventsratherthantheirpsychologicalprofiles.ThecopyrightmanagerforFanHuaatShanghaiLiteratureandArtPublishingHousesaysAccordingtomyknowledgeEditionsPhilippePicquiergaveupbecausethetranslationworkisexpensiveandtheyworrythatthesalesintheFrenchmarketmaynotbeabletocoverthecost.ForinstanceChanghenGeTheSongofEverlastingRegretbyWangAnyiwasalsointroducedbyEditionsPhilippePicquiertoFrenchreaders.ThetranslationworktookoneandahalfyearsandthepublisherspentthreeyearscompletingtheFrencheditionofit.ButwehavesoldFanHua’scopyrightofthetraditionalChineseeditiontoHongKongTaiwanandMacau.AlsoHumanistPublishingHousefromSouthKoreahaspurchasedthecopyrightfortheKoreanedition.CulturaldifferenceisanotherbarrierapartfromlanguagE.InAsiawehavemoreincommonwhenitcomestoculturE.41.WhatcanwelearnaboutFanHuaandSubeiYouthDonQuixote?A.TheywerebothtranslatedintoFrench.B.TheybecamefamousonaFrenchbookfair.C.Theywerebothwell-knowntofilmdirectors.D.TheywerebothnoticedbyEditionsPhilippePicquier.42.HowdidJinfeelabouthissuccessinthelocalwebsitelongdang.org?A.SurpriseD.B.ReasonablE.C.Temporary.D.Challenging.43.WhichisthecorrectorderofthefollowingeventsaboutJin?A.HebeganwritingstoriesonlinE.B.Hisnovelwasnamedafteracharacter.C.HisworkwastakentoSalondulivrE.D.HesetaboutwritinghisnovelinHarvest.A.dcbaB.abdcC.acbdD.dacb44.AccordingtothelastparagraphEditionsPhilippePicquiergaveupthetranslationrightofFanHuainthat.A.noonecantranslatethebookappropriatelyB.itwilltakealongtimetotranslatethebookC.thebookinFrenchwillnotsellwellenoughD.Jinchargestoomuchforthemtoafford45.Whatdoestheunderlinedworditreferto?A.FanHua.B.SubeiYouthDonQuixote.C.ChanghenGe.D.DreamoftheRedChamber.

UniversityRoomRegulationsApprovedandProhibitedItemsThefollowingitemsareapprovedforuseinresidentialrooms:electricblanketshairdryerspersonalcomputersradiostelevisionsandDVDplayers.Itemsthatarenotallowedinstudentroomsinclude:candlesceilingfansfireworkswaterbedssunlampsandwirelessrouters.PleasenotethatanyprohibiteditemswillbetakenawaybytheOfficeofResidenceLifE.AccesstoResidentialRoomsStudentsareprovidedwithacombinationfortheirroomdoorlocksuponcheck-in.DonotshareyourroomdoorlockcombinationwithanyonE.TheOfficeofResidenceLifemaychangethedoorlockcombinationatanytimeattheexpenseoftheresidentifitisfoundthatthestudenthassharedthecombinationwithothers.Thefeeis$25tochangearoomcombination.CookingPolicyStudentslivinginbuildingsthathavekitchensareonlypermittedtocookinthekitchen.Studentsmustcleanupaftercooking.Thisisnottheresponsibilityofhousekeepingstaff.KitchensthatarenotkeptcleanmaybeclosedforusE.Withtheexceptionofusingasmallmicrowaveoventoheatfoodstudentsarenotpermittedtocookintheirrooms.PetPolicyNopetsexceptfisharepermittedinstudentrooms.Studentswhoarefoundwithpetswhethervisitingorownedbythestudentaresubjecttoaninitialfineof$100andacontinuingfineof$50adayperpet.Studentsreceivewrittennoticewhenthefinegoesintoeffect.IfoneweekfromthedateofwrittennoticethepetisnotremovedthestudentisreferredtotheStudentCourt.21.Whichofthefollowingitemsisallowedinstudentrooms?A.Ceilingfansandwaterbeds.B.Wirelessroutersandradios.C.Hairdryersandcandles.D.TVsandelectricblankets.22.Whatdoweknowaboutthecookingpolicy?A.A.microwaveovencanbeuseD.B.CookinginstudentroomsispermitteD.C.A.housekeeperistocleanupthekitchen.D.Studentsaretoclosekitchendoorsaftercooking.23.Ifastudenthaskeptacatinhisroomforaweeksincethewarninghewillface.A.parentvisitsB.afineof$100C.theStudentCourtD.awrittennotice

Doyoulikegoingtoatheatertowatchliveperformances?IfyoudoI’mnotalonE.Liveperformancesattheatersinterestdifferentgroupsofpeoplefromrichpeopletoofficeworkers.Ifyougotoanytheaterandlookatitsaudienceyouwillfinditismadeupofteenagerstheelderlyandanyoneinbetween.Onepartofitisduetothemarketingandtheshowitself.ForexampleHairisn’tgoingtointerestthesameaudienceasMyFairLady.AnotherpartofitisduetotheareainwhichyoulivE.ThePalaceTheaterinManchesterforexampleinterestsamoreurban城市的crowdthantheLeddyCenterinEpping.Allofthesepeoplehaveaninterestinthemagicofliveperformancesandtheygotothetheaterfordifferentreasons.Thereisnothingbetterthanlivetheatreperformancestoincreaseyourculturalawareness意识Whenyougotoseealivetheaterperformancenomatterwhetheritisamusicaloraplayyouareimprovingyourknowledgeoftheworldaroundyou.Somepeoplegotothetheatertohavefunandescapetheirtroubles;othersparticularlyrichpeoplegotothetheatertodeveloptheirknowledgeoftheworldaroundthem.Bothofthemareverygoodreasonsforgoingtoseelivetheaterperformances.HoweverpersonallyIoftengotothetheatermoretohavefunthananythingelsE.Everyonehastherighttoenjoyanyperformancewhetherit’saworld-famousperformancebytheNewHampshireBalletorasecond-rateperformancebyyourlocalcommunitytheater.Themainthingtorememberiswhetheryouaretheretoheightenyourawarenessofthecultureortogetawayfromyourproblems.Youshouldappreciatetheperformanceforwhatitisbecausetoomanypeoplethesedaysdon’tknowenoughaboutthearts.9.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysayingsheisnotalone?A.Shenolongerfeelslonely.B.Sheloveswatchingpopularperformances.C.SheoftenvisitsatheaterwithafrienD.D.Shelikesgoingtothetheater.10.TheexampleofHairandMyFairLadyshowsthat______.A.manyshowshavealotincommonB.someshowsarebetterthanothersC.notallshowsareattractivetotheaudienceD.differentshowsinterestdifferentpeople11.AccordingtotheauthorgoingtothetheaterishelpfulbecauseofthefollowingreasonsEXCEPT______.A.improvingtheabilitytoreadothers’feelingsB.beingawayoflearningsomethingC.beingawayofentertainmentD.improvingpeople’sunderstandingoftheirownorothercultures

Thedeathoflanguagesisnotanewphenomenon.Languagesusuallyhaveashortlifespan寿命aswellasaveryhighdeathratE.OnlyafewincludingEgyptianChineseGreekLatinhavelastedmorethan2000years.Whatisnewhoweveristhespeedatwhichtheyaredyingout.Europe’scolonialrulingcausedasharpdecreaseinlanguagekindsreducingatleast15percentofalllanguagesspokenatthetimE.Overthelast300yearsEuropehaslostadozenandAustraliahasonly20leftofthe250spokenattheendofthe18thcentury.Theriseofnation-stateshasalsobeendecisiveinselectingnationallanguages.Bymakinggreateffortstoestablishanofficiallanguageineducationthemedianationalgovernmentshavetriedtoreduceminoritylanguages.Thisprocessoflanguagestandardization标准化hasbeenimprovedbyindustrializationandscientificprogresswhichhavecreatednewmethodsofcommunicationthatarefaststraightforwardandpractical.LanguagekindscametobeseenasandifficultytotradeandthespreadofknowledgE.Monolingualism单种语言becameanperfectchoicE.Morerecentlytheinternationalizationoffinancialmarketsthespreadofinformationbyelectronicmediaandotheraspectsofglobalizationhaveledtothedangertosmalllanguages.A.languagenotontheInternetisalanguagethatnolongerexistsinthemodernworlD.ItisoutofthegamE.Theseriouseffectsofthedeathoflanguagesareclear.Firstofallitispossiblethatifweallendedupspeakingthesamelanguageourbrainswouldlosesomeoftheirnaturalfunctionsforlanguageinventiveness.Wewouldneverbeabletofigureouttheoriginsofhumanlanguageorresolvethemysteryofthefirstlanguage.Aseachlanguagediesachapterofhumanhistorycloses.Multilingualism多语种isthemostrightsolution.ThedestructionofthefirstwillleadtothelossoftheseconD.Creatingalanguagewithoutanylinkstoapeople’scultureandwayoflifestiflestheexpressionoftheirlanguagegift.A.languageisnotonlyusedasthemaininstrumentofhumancommunication.ItalsoexpressestheworldvisionofthosewhospeakittheirwaysofusingknowledgE.Tosafeguardlanguagesisanurgentmatter.28.Whichofthefollowingdoesnotcontributetothedeathoflanguages?A.ColonialconquestsofEuropeB.Theriseofnation-statesC.AdvancesinscienceandindustrializationD.Theincreaseofhumanpopulation29.T.heunderlinedwordstiflesinthelastparagraphprobablymeans_____.A.killsB.cheerC.createsD.improve30.Theseriouseffectsofthedeathoflanguagesincludeallexceptthat_______.A.PeoplewouldfailtounderstandhowlanguagesstartedB.MonolingualismwouldleadtothelossofmulticulturalismC.LanguagekindswouldbecomeandifficultytoglobalizationD.Humanbrainswouldbecomelesscreativeinlanguages31.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthispassage?A.Tocallpeople’sattentiontotheimportanceoflanguagepreservation.B.Towarnpeopleofthenegativeresultofglobalization.C.Toexplainthereasonswhylanguagesaredyingout.D.Toarguehowimportantitisforpeopletospeakmorelanguages.

IndependencedaysaroundtheworldOrderandprogressinBrazilInoneofthemostpeacefulLatinAmericanrevolutionsBrazilwonitsfreedomafterPortugueseprinceDomPedroIdeclareditindependentofhisfather’sruleonSeptember7th1822.PakistaniprideAboldlypaintedyouthcheersforindependenceinfrontofthenationalflaginWagahaPakistanitownnearIndiA.AtmidnightonAugust15th1947theIndianIndependenceActunseated罢免theBritishRajandestablishedthetwocountries.IslamicPakistannowcelebratesitsfreedomonAugust14thwhichisalsoaMuslimholyday.IndonesiandeterminationTheProclamationofIndonesianIndependenceonAugust17th1945threwthecountryintofouryearsofwarwiththeNetherlandswhichIndonesiawonin1949.CelebratorycustomsincludethereleaseofhundredsofgreenturtlesintotheoceanfromBali’sKutaBeachandpanjatpinangagameinwhichapoleissetupcoveredwithoilyclay粘土andhungwithbicyclestelevisionsandotherprizes.WhoeverclimbsallthewaytothetopwinsthoughpeopleoftenworktogethertosplittheprizE.WhimsicalskiesinColombiaAfterprotesterstookaBogota’sstreetsonJuly20th1810theSpanishgovernoracknowledgedalimitedindependencethateventuallygavewaytofullsovereignty主权in1819.ColorfulhotairballoonshowshavepreviouslybeeninhonorofColombia’squestforfreedomandfolkdancingflagraisingceremoniesandtraditionalfoodsuchascorncakesarealsostaples主要内容oftheday.21.Themostpeacefulrevolutionofthefouristheonein____________.A.IndonesiaB.PakistanC.ColombiaD.Brazil22.WhendoesIslamicPakistancelebrateitsfreedom?A.September7th.B.August15th.C.August14th.D.July20th.23.WhatisamongthecelebratorycustomsinIndonesia?A.Thereleaseofgreenturtlesintotheocean.B.Colorfulhotairballoonshows.C.Flagraisingceremonies.D.Folkdancing.

ManypeoplebelieveHenryFordinventedtheautomobile汽车.ButHenryForddidnotstarttobuildhisfirstcaruntil1896.ThatwaselevenyearsaftertwoGermansdevelopedtheworld'sfirstautomobilE.ManypeoplebelieveHenryFordinventedtheproductionlinethatmovedacar'spartstotheworkerinsteadofmakingtheworkermovetotheparts.Thatisnottrueeither.ManyfactoryownersusedmethodsofthiskindbeforeForD.WhatHenryForddidwastouseotherpeople'sideasandmakethembetter.AndhemadethewholefactoryamovingproductionlinE.Intheearlydaysoftheautomobilealmosteverycarmakerracedhiscars.ItwasthebestwayofgainingpublicnoticE.HenryForddecidedtobuildaracingcar.Ford'smostfamousracewashisfirstonE.Itwasalsothelastraceinwhichhedrovethecarhimself.Theracewasin1901atafieldnearDetroit.Allofthemostfamouscarshadenteredbutonlytwowereleft:theWintonandFord's.TheWintonwasfamousforitsspeeD.Mostpeoplethoughttheracewasoverbeforeitbegan.TheWintontookanearlyleaD.Buthalfwaythroughtheraceitbegantolosepower.Fordstartedtogain.AndneartheendoftheracehetooktheleaD.FordwontheraceanddefeatedtheWinton.Hisnameappearedinnewspapersandhebecamewell­knownallovertheUnitedStates.WithinweeksoftheraceHenryFordformedanewautomobilecompany.Inthe1903adoctorinDetroitboughtthefirstcarfromthecompany.That_salewasthebeginningofHenryFord'sdream.Fordsaid:IwillbuildamotorcarforthegreatmassofpeoplE.Itwillbelargeenoughforthefamilybutsmallenoughforonepersontooperateandcarefor.Itwillbebuiltofthebestmaterials.ItwillbebuiltbythebestmentobeemployeD.AnditwillbebuiltwiththesimplestplansthatmodernengineeringcanproducE.ItwillbesolowinpricethatnomanmakinggoodmoneywillbeunabletoownonE.TheModelTwasacarofthatkinD.Itonlycost$850.Itwasasimplemachinethatdriverscoulddependon.DoctorsboughttheModelT..Sodidfarmers.Evencriminals.Theyconsidereditthefastestandsurestformoftransportation.AmericanslovedtheModelT..Theywrotestoriesandsongsaboutit.ThousandsofModelT'swerebuiltinthefirstfewyears.42.WhatdoweknowaboutHenryFordfromParagraph1?A.Hemadegooduseofideasfromothers.B.HeproducedthefirstcarintheworlD.C.Heknewhowtoimproveautoparts.D.HeinventedtheproductionlinE.43.WhydidHenryFordtakepartinthe1901carrace?A.Toshowoffhisdrivingskills.B.Todrawpublicattention.C.Tolearnaboutnewtechnology.D.Toraisemoneyforhisnewcompany.44.ThatsaleinParagraph4refersto________.A.thesellingofFordcarsatreducedpricesB.thesaleofModelTtothemassofpeopleC.thesellingofacartoaDetroitdoctorD.thesalestargetfortheFordCompany45.WhatwasHenryFord'sdreamaccordingtothetext?A.Producingcarsforaveragecustomers.B.Buildingracingcarsofsimpledesign.C.Designingmorecarmodels.D.Startingmorecompanies.

Tehran:IranhasexcludedHassanKhomeinigrandsonofthefounderoftheIslamicrepublicandaclericwithtiestoreformistpoliticiansfromcontestingelectionstothecountry’spowerfulAssemblyofExperts.ThedecisionrevealedbyKhomeini’ssononTuesdaywastakenbytheGuardianCouncilaconservative-dominatedcommitteethatdecideswhocanrunforpublicofficE.KhomeiniwasamonghundredsofcandidatesruledoutofstandingfortheassemblywhichmonitorstheworkofIran’ssupremeleaderAyatollahAliKhamenei.Withaneight-yeartermofofficeits88membersmayalsoberesponsibleforpickingthe76-year-old’seventualsuccessor继承权•TherejectedcandidateshaveuntilSaturdaytoappeal.VotingfortheassemblywilltakeplaceonFebruary26thesamedayasparliamentarypolls.FollowingIran’srecentnucleardealwithworldpowersledbytheUnitedStatesbothelectionsareseenasimportanttoshapingthecountry’sfuturedirection.KhomeiniisthegrandsonofAyatollahRuhollahKhomeinitheleaderofthe1979Islamicrevolutionthatendedthereign统治ofUS—backedShahMohammadRezaPahlavi.TheelderKhomeiniafirebrandconservativewhorailedagainstpervasiveWesterninfluencediedin1989.Heremainsrevered—hisimagepresentineverypublicofficeonIranianbanknotesandoncountlessmurals壁幽inTehranandothercities.Hisgrandson’scandidacyfortheassemblywouldhavebeenthefirsttimesincethelateleader’sdeaththatthefamousfamilynamewouldhavebeenreturnedtopolitics.At43KhomeiniissignificantlyyoungerthanmostofthecurrentmembersofAssembly.ButhewasnotverifiedashavingsufficientreligiouscompetencetocontesttheballothissonsaidonhisInstagramaccountwhichhas199000followers.InapostincludingapictureofhisfatherstudyingreligioustextsAhmadKhomeinisaidtheGuardianCouncilverdictcamedespitetestimonyfromdozensofreligiousauthorities.ItbecamedefinitelastnightyesterdaythathisfatherhadnotbeenclassedasmojtahedorsufficientlylearnedinIslamtotakeaplaceontheassemblyhewrotE.A.memberoftheGuardianCouncilsaidonJanuary5thatKhomeinihadfailedtoattendaqualifyingexam.ButinhispostKhomeini’s18-year-oldsoncastdoubtonthatbeingthegroundsforhisfather’sexclusion.Inmyopinionthereasonfornon-verificationiscleartoeveryoneespeciallygiventhatsomeothers’ijtehadknowledgeinFarsihasbeenverifiedwithoutthemsittingfortheexamhewrotE.TheAssemblyofExpertsiscomprisedsolelyofclerics.A.finallistofcandidatesisexpectedonFebruary9.A.spokesmanfortheCentralElectionsSupervisingCommitteethevettingarmoftheGuardianCouncilsaid166candidateshadbeenapprovedforAssemblyelection111werenotauthorized207weredisqualifiedand158hadwithdrawn.Tensionbetweenreformistsandconservativeshasbeenhighsinceapresidentialelectionin2009sawMahmoudAhmadinejadahardlinecriticoftheWestreturnedtoofficE.59.WhatisthemainfunctionoftheGuardianCouncil?A.TocontrolAyatollahAliKhameinei.B.TodominateconservativecommitteE.C.TomonitortheworkforIran’ssupremeleader.D.TodecidewhocanrunforpublicofficeinIran.60.WhyarethetwoelectionsonFebruary26veryimportant?A.TheywillshapeIran’sfuturedirection.B.TheywillrailagainstpervasiveWesterninfluencE.C.Theywillinfluencethenucleardealwithworldpowers.D.Theywillberesponsibleforpickingthe76-year-old’seventualsuccessor.61.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordreveredinparagraph3?A.popularB.braveC.powerfulD.respected62.AccordingtotheinformationfromtheCentralElectionSupervisingCommitteehowmanycandidatesfinallycanrunfortheelection?A.166B.484C.642D.207

Lifeonlandprobablybeganabout430millionyearsagothoughtithadexistedinthewaterforperhapsaslongas3000millionyears.Whenwethinkofthefirstlifeonlandweprobablythinkofstrangeanimalscomingoutoftheoceansbutinfactnoanimalscouldhavebeenlivingifplantshadnotbeenonlandfirst.PlantshadtobeonlandbeforeanimalsarriveD.Theysuppliedthefirstlandanimalswithfoodnecessarytolivesincethey—theplantsaretheonlyformoflifethatisabletogetandstoreenergy.Thefirstplantstoexistoutofthewaterwereprobablycertainkindsofalgae海藻whichwerefollowedbyotherplantsthatgrewclosetothegroundnearwaterandneededwaterinwhichtoreproducE.Oncethemovetolandhadbeenmadehoweverevolution进化tookplacequickly.Bytheendof100millionyearsplantshaddevelopedtheirrootsandsomedevelopedtalltree-likeformssinceheightwasveryimportantincompetitionforsunlight.About300millionyearsagomuchoftheworldwascoveredwithforestsofhugetrees.Inmostwaystheywerelikemoderntrees.Theyhadrootsleaveswoodbutmostlytheyhadnotdevelopedseeds.29.Themainideaofthefirstparagraphis.A.lifeonlandprobablybeganabout4300yearsagoB.thefirstanimalonlandcamefromoceansC.therewouldn'tbeanimalswithoutplantsD.plantsaretheonlyformoflifethatisabletogetandstoreenergy30.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Algaehaveexistedformorethan430millionyearsB.ItisimpossiblethatalgaemightbetheearliestplantonlandC.PlantsgetfoodfromanimalsintheoceansD.Evolutionbeganafteranimalsappearedonland31.Plantswithrootsappearedabout_______millionyearsago.A.430B.300C.330D.100

Warornaturaldisastersoftendestroyorcausemajordamagetosanitarysystems.Thedestructionofwastetreatmentsystemscanincreasetheriskofdiseaseandevendeathamongsurvivors.Somepeopledigholesinthegroundthatserveasindividualtoilets.Howevermicro-organismsfromhumanwastescanreachwatersuppliesandcausecholeraorotherdiseases.A.UnitedNationsteamisnowdevelopingatoiletfordisasterareas.TheexperimentalprojectiscalledeSOS—fortheEmergencySanitationOperationSystem.Thesystemislightweightandoperatesonsunlightpower.ScientistsareworkingonthetoiletattheUN’sInstituteforWaterEducationintheNetherlands.DamirBrdjanovicisheadingtheproject.Hesayshisteamhopestobringdisasterassistanceintothe21stcentury.TheeSOSsystemhasseveral‘smart’featuressuchasaself-containedenergysupplyunit.AnotherisaglobalpositioningsystemsensorverymuchliketheGPSequipmentinsomevehicles.Thereisalsoequipmentthatmeasureswastebuildup.Alloftheinformationfromthetoiletsystemcanbesharedwithanemergencyorganizationcenter.OfficialsatthecentercanthenidentifytheneedsofanaffecteddisasterareA.TheeSOSsystemcanalsorecycleliquidwastesintowaterthatcanbeusedforfarming.Thisinvolvestreatingtheurine尿液withthehelpofamembranebioreactorsystem膜生物反应器系统.ThesmarttoiletisbeingtesteD.DamirBrdjanovicandhisteamplantotestthetoiletatarefugeecampinthePhilippineslaterthisyear.Thedevelopershopethisdisasterreliefwillsavethelivesofmanyrefugees.64.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.ToiletforOurFutureLifeB.MachinetoRecycleHumanWasteseC.NewTechnologytoReducetheRiskofDiseaseD.SOS—theEmergencySanitationOperationSystem65.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouteSOS?A.Itweighslight.B.Itservesasindividualtoiletfordisastersurvivors.C.Itdoesn’tneedanypower.D.Itisequippedwithaglobalpositioningsystemsensor.66.Whatcanweinferfromthispassage?A.eSOScanpreventanyriskofdiseasE.B.eSOSwillbeputintouseinthenearfuturE.C.DamirBrdjanovicholdsanegativeattitudetoeSOS.D.TheeSOSsystemcanrecycleliquidwastesintodrinkablewater.

HappyNewYear!Everyonewillgreeteachotherwiththesewordsastheymeetoverthenextcoupleofweeks.Butitwasn’talwaysJanuarylthatmarkedtheNewYear.Atleast4000yearsagotheancientEgyptiansandBahylo-nians古巴比伦人markedthechangingoftheyear.InEgypttheyearstartedwhentheNileRiver尼罗河floodedenrichingfarmers’fieldswithsilt淤泥.ThishappenedattheendofSeptember.TheBabyloniansheldafestivalinspringonMarch23tokickoffthenextfarmingcyclE.TheBabyloniancelebrationlastedforlldays.ThedateJanuarylwaspickedbytheRomanEmperorJuliusCaesarasthechangeoftheyearwhenheestablishedhisowncalendarin46BC.ThemonthofJanuarywasnamedaftertheRomangodJanus雅努斯.Heispicturedwithtwoheads.0neheadlooksforwardandtheotherback.Theyrepresentabreakbetweentheoldandnew.Thatnewcalendarwasintimewiththesunandithasbeenuseduntilthepresentday.AroundtheworlddifferentcultureshavetheirowntraditionsforwelcomingtheNewYear.TheJapanesehangstrawropeacrossthefrontoftheirhousestokeepoutevilspiritsandbringhappinessandgoodluck.TheyalsohaveagoodlaughastheyearbeginstogetthingsstartedonaluckynotE.InIndiapeopleliketowearpinkredpurpleandwhiteflowers.Womenfavoryellowthecolorofspring.Hindusalsoleaveshrinesnexttotheirbedssotheyseebeautifulobjectswhentheywakeup.Canadiansenjoythetraditionalpolarbearswim.Peopleofallagesputontheirswimsuitsandjumpintofrozenlakes.9.WhichancientcountryhasagreateffectontheNewYearwearecelebratingnow?A.Egypt.B.RomE.C.Babylon.D.IndiA.10.What’sthemainideaofthelastthreeparagraphs?A.PeopleindifferentcountriescelebratetheNewYearindifferenttimesoftheyear.B.IndifferentcountriespeoplecelebratetheNewYearindifferentways.C.WhichcountryhasthebesttraditionforwelcomingtheNewYear?D.IndifferentcountriespeopleplaydifferentgamestocelebratetheNewYear.11.Whatcanweinferfromthispassage?A.EveryonewillgreeteachotherwithHappyNewYearforseveralmonths.B.WomenfavoryellowflowersinJapanwhentheycelebratetheNewYear.C.CanadianslikeswimminginthelaketocelebratetheNewYearthoughitisverycolD.D.HumanbeingshavebeencelebratingtheNewYearfornomorethan4.000years.

Openedin1971theMagicKingdomwasthefirstthemeparkatWaltDisneyWorlD.AllDisneyWorldthemeparksareopen365daysayearalthoughopeningandclosingtimesforeachparkaredifferentfromdaytoday.Ifyouaretravelingwithoutkidstrytovisititonaschooldaytoavoidthelargestcrowds.IfyouneedtovisititduringaschoolvacationtryatleasttoavoidtheweekbetweenChristmasandNewYear’sDayandtheFourthofJuly.IfyouarenotstayingataDisneyWorldhotelavoidvisitingtheMagicKingdomonitsExtraMagicHoursdays.ThehotelguestsgetintotheparkearlyonthosedaysincreasingthewaitingtimeforvisitorswhoarriveatthenormalopeningtimE.BuyyourWaltDisneyWorldticketsonlineatDisneyWorld’swebsitE.Therewillbesomeadviceonpickingtherightticket.SeetheguidetoDisneyWorldtickets.Youwillalsoneedtocallinadvancetomakelunchordinnerreservations预订.Disneyacceptsreservationsthrough1-407-WDW-DINEupto180daysinadvancE.TimedoespassquicklysoyoushouldcallsixmonthsbeforeyourtriptogetalunchreservationinthecastlE.WesuggestyoushouldhaveyourlunchatCinderella’sRoyalTableforyourtour.Ifyoucan’tgetthereservationaskfortheLibertyTreeTaverninsteaD.KeepinmindthattoreachtheMagicKingdomyoumustparkatDisneyWorld’sTransportationandTicketCenterTTCparkinglottakeatram有轨电车andthentakeaboatacrosstheSevenSeasLagoontotheMagicKingdom.5.Welearnfromthepassagethat______.A.asingleadulthadbettervisittheMagicKingdomonaschooldayB.childrenarenotallowedtovisitDisneyWorldonNewYear’sDayC.DisneyWorldthemeparkshavethesameopeningandclosingtimesD.theMagicKingdomwastheearliestthemeparkintheworld6.IfyouwanttohavedinnerintheWaltDisneyWorldyoucan______.A.seetheguidetoDisneyWorldticketstoreserveatableB.use1-407-WDW-DINEtoreserveabout3monthsinadvanceC.makeacalltoreserveatablefordinnerinadvanceD.gotoCinderella’sRoyalTableortheLibertyTreeTavernatanytimeyoulike7.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtopassage?A.DisneyWorldthemeparkswillbeclosedonChristmasDay.B.TheonlywaytogetWaltDisneyWorldticketsistobuythemonlinE.C.TheMagicKingdomhasExtraMagicHourseveryday.D.VisitorshavetoreachtheMagicKingdombytramandthenboat.

Womenarestillunderrepresentedintopacademicpositions.Oneofthepossibleexplanationsforthisistheincreasingimportanceofobtainingresearchfunding.Womenareoftenlesssuccessfulinthisthanmen.PsychologyresearchersDr.RomyvanderLeeandprofessorNaomiEllemersinvestigatedwhetherthisdifferencealsooccursattheNetherlandsOrganisationforScientificResearchNWOandexaminedpotentialexplanations.TheresearcherswereassignedbyNWOtocarryoutthisstudyaspartofthebroaderevaluationofNWO'sproceduresanditsgenderdiversitypolicy.Theaimwastogainmoreinsightintothecausesofthedifferencesinawardingratesformaleandfemaleapplicantsforresearchfunding.TheanalysisaddressedanimportanttalentprogrammeofNWOtheVenigrant.WhoeverreceivesthisgranthasagreaterchanceofobtaininganimportantappointmentatauniversitysaysNaomiEllemers.VanderLeeandEllemersinvestigatedalltheapplicationssubmittedbymaleandfemaleresearchersoveraperiodofthreeyears:atotalof2823applications.UnderthedirectionofNWOtheseapplicationswereassessedbyscientificcommitteesconsistingofmenandwomen.Theresultsdemonstratethattheawardingratesforfemaleapplicants14.9%aresystematicallylowerthanthoseformaleapplicants17.7%.Ifwecomparetheproportionofwomenamongtheapplicantswiththeproportionofwomenamongthoseawardedfundingweseealossof4%saidEllemers.ThestudyrevealsthatwomenarelesspositivelyevaluatedfortheirqualitiesasresearcherthanmenarE.Interestinglytheresearchproposalsofwomenandmenareevaluatedequallypositively.InotherwordsthereviewersseenodifferenceinthequalityoftheproposalsthatmenandwomensubmitsaysRomyvanderLeE.Insearchforapossiblecauseforthedifferencesinawardingratesandevaluationstheresearchersalsoinvestigatedthelanguageuseintheinstructionsandformsusedtoassessthequalityofapplications.ThisclearlyrevealedtheoccurrenceofgenderedlanguagE.Thewordsthatareusedtoindicatequalityarefrequentlywordsthatwereestablishedinpreviousresearchasreferringmainlytothemalegenderstereotypesuchaschallengingandexcellent.RomyvanderLeeexplains:Asaresultitappearsthatmenmoreeasilysatisfytheassessmentcriteriabecausethesebetterfitthecharacteristicsstereotypicallyassociatedwithmen.InresponsetotheresultsofthisresearchNWOwilldevotemoreattentiontothegenderawarenessofreviewersinitsmethodsandprocedures.Itwillalsobeinvestigatedwhichchangestotheassessmentproceduresandcriteriacanmoststronglycontributetomoreequalchancesformenandwomentoobtainresearchfunding.ThiswillincludeanexaminationofthelanguageusedbyNWO.NWOchairJosEngelenssaidTheresearchhasyieldedvaluableresultsandinsights.Basedontherecommendationsmadebytheresearcherswewillthereforefocusinthecomingperiodonthedevelopmentofevidence-basedmeasurestoreducethedifferenceinawardingrates.62.VanderLeeandEllemerscarriedouttheresearchtofindoutwhether____________.A.womenarelesssuccessfulthanmenintopacademicpositionsB.femaleapplicantsareatadisadvantageingettingresearchfundingC.NOW’sproceduresandgenderdiversitypolicyenhancefairplayD.thereareequalchancesformenandwomentobeadmittedtoauniversity63.VanderLeeandEllemers’studyshowsthat_____________.A.grantreceiversweremorelikelytogetappointmentsatuniversitiesB.menapplicantsforresearchfundingoutnumberedwomenapplicantsC.theresearchproposalsofwomenareequallytreatedwiththoseofmenD.thereviewershavenarrowprejudicedconceptionsofwomencandidates64.Whatmightbethemaincauseforthedifferencesinawardingratesandevaluations?A.Thewordsusedintheinstructionsandforms.B.Thereviewers’preferencetoapplications.C.Themethodsandproceduresforevaluation.D.ThevagueandunclearassessmentcriteriA.65.WhatwillNWOprobablydonextinresponsetotheresultsofthisresearch?A.Eliminatepossibilitiesfordifferenceinawardingrates.B.Designalanguageexaminationforallthereviewers.C.Emphasizetheimportanceofgenderawareness.D.ImprovetheassessmentproceduresandcriteriA.

Attentiontodetailissomethingeveryonecanandshoulddo—especiallyintightjobmarket.BobCrossleyahuman-resourcesexpertnoticesthisinthejobapplicationsthatcomeacrosshisdeskeveryday.It’samazinghowmanycandidateseliminate淘汰themselveshesays.Resumes简历arrivewithfaults.Somecandidatesdon’tbothertospellthecompany’snamecorrectly.OnceIseeamistakeIrefusethecandidatesCrossleyconcludesIftheycannottakecareofthesedetailswhyshouldwetrustthemwithajob?Canwepaytoomuchattentiontodetails?Absolutelynot.Perfectionists完美主义者struggleoverlittlethingsinsteadofsomethinglargertheyworktowarD.TokeepfromlosingtheforestforthetreessaysCharlesGarfieldtheprofessorattheUniversityofCaliforniaSanFranciscoWemustconstantlyaskourselveshowthedetailswe’reworkingwillinfluencethelargerpicturE.Iftheydon’tweshoulddropthemandmovetosomethingelsE.GarfieldcomparesthisprocesstohisworkasacomputerscientistatNASA.TheApolloIImoonlaunchwasslightlyoff-course90percentofthetimesaysGarfielD.Butasuccessfullandingwasstilllikelybecauseweknewtheexactpositionofourgoal.Thisallowedustomakeadjustmentsasnecessary.KnowingwheretogohelpsusjudgetheimportanceofeverytaskweundertakE.Againandagainweseethatbydoinglittlethingswithinourgraspwelllargerewardsfollow.67.Accordingtothepassagesomejobapplicantswererefusedbecausetheyare________.A.toolimitedlyeducatedtowriteaperfectresumeB.socarelessthattheymakesomespellingmistakesintheirresumeC.socarelessthattheyforgetthecompany’snameD.toofoolishtospellthecompany’snamecorrectly68.Fromthepassagewecaninferthataperfectionistwill_________.A.changetheirgoalsasthesituationschangeB.losetheirjobsbypayingtoomuchattentiontodetailsC.payattentiontodetailsasmuchastotheirmajorgoalsD.payattentiontodetailsmorethantheirmajorgoals69.Garfieldmakeshisopinionbelievableby_________.A.givingideasofexpertsB.offeringexamplesofresumesC.providinganexampleofhiswork.D.showingtheresultsofexperiments70.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthepassage?I:IntroductionP:PointSp:Sub-point次要点C.:Conclusion

OdetoPeacenotliketheKoreandramaDescendantsoftheSunitisaninnovativeplayperformedbynearly1000studentsandteachersfromanartcollegeinDalianwasstagedattheGreatHallofthePeopleonTuesday.Itwasloudlyapplaudedbyanaudienceofover6000includingdiplomatsandoverseasstudents.WetrytoadvocatethethemeofourtimewhileprovidingmorepracticestoourstudentsandteacherssaidWangXianjunchairmanoftheboardofDalianArtCollegewhichorganizedtheperformancE.Theplayshowedpeople’sdesireforworldpeacebyreawakeningthememoriesofhistoricalevents.ItpresentedthetripsofimperialenvoyZhangQiantotheWesternregionsthatopeneduptheworld-famousSilkRoadthevoyageofZhengHewholedtradeexpeditionstowestAsiaandeastAfricaandmemoriesofWorldWarⅡ.TheperformancecombinedsymphonyChinesefolkmusicchorusandrecitationaswellascolorfuldancesfeaturingChinesedrumandlongsleevesIndiandanceSpanishflamencodanceandRussiafolkdancE.I’msurethatourstudentsandteacherswillcherishthisperformanceattheGreatHall.DefinitelytheyarethebiggestbeneficiariesWangsaiD.TheAdministrativeCommitteeofDalianJinpuNewDistrictandthecollegesponsoredtheperformancewithsupportfromtheChinesePeople’sAssociationforFriendshipwithForeignCountriesChinaFriendshipArtExchangeAssociationandtheAdministrativeCommitteeofDalianJinpuNewDistrict.Arthasnonationality.DAC’spracticeinadvocatingChineseculturethroughartcouldbeacceptablesaidWangHeshangeneralsecretaryoftheartexchangeassociation.WehopeDACcancontributemoretonon-governmentalartexchangewithpeoplefromothercountrieshesaiD.28.WhichisTRUEaboutOdetoPeace?A.Itadvocatedthethemeofdevelopment.B.ItwasatraditionalperformancE.C.ItwashighlythoughtofbytheaudiencE.D.ItwasorganizedbyGreatHallofthePeoplE.29.WhichisNOTreferredtointheperformance?A.TheconstructionoftheGreatHall.B.MemoriesofWorldWarⅡ.C.ImperialenvoyZhangQiantotheWesternregions.D.ThevoyageofZhengHE.30.WhatcanwelearnfromWangHeshan’swords?A.Artplaysanimportantpartinculturalcommunication.B.Artbelongstoacertainnationality.C.Non-governmentalartisdevelopingslowly.D.DACshouldlearnfrompeopleinothercountries.31.Thepassageismainlyabout.A.DescendantsoftheSunB.OdetoPeaceC.IntroductiontoDalianArtCollegeD.NewSilkRoad

AnideathatstartedinSeattle'spubliclibraryhasspreadthroughoutAmericaandbeyond.Theconceptissimple:helptobuildasenseofcommunityinacitybygettingeveryonetoreadthesamebookatthesametimE.Inadditiontoencouragingreadingasapursuit追求tobeenjoyedbyalltheprogramallowsstrangerstocommunicatebydiscussingthebookonthebusaswellaspromotingreadingasanexperiencetobesharedinfamiliesandschools.TheideacamefromSeattlelibrarianNancyPearlwholaunched发起theIfAllofSeattleReadtheSameBookprojectin1998.HeroriginalprogramusedauthorvisitsstudyguidesandbookdiscussiongroupstobringpeopletogetherwithabookbuttheideahassinceexpandedtomanyotherAmericancitiesandeventoHongKong.InChicagothemayorappearedontelevisiontoannouncethechoiceofToKillaMockingbirdasthefirstbookintheOneBookOneChicagoprogram.Asaresultreadingclubsandneighborhoodgroupsspranguparoundthecity.AcrosstheUSstoriesemergedofparentsandchildrenreadingtoeachotheratnightandstrangerschattingawayonthebusaboutplotandcharacter.TheonlyproblemaroseinNewYorkwherelocalreaderscouldnotdecideononebooktorepresentthehugeanddiversepopulation.Thismayshowthattheideaworksbestinmedium-sizedcitiesorlargetownswhereagreatersenseofunity一致canbeachieved.OritmayshowthatNewYorkersrathermissedthepointputtingalltheirenergyandpassionintothechoiceofthebookratherthandiscussionaboutabookitself.UltinatelasNancypointsoutthelevelofsuccessisnotmeasuredbyhowmanypeoplereadabookbutbyhowmanypeopleareenrichedbytheprocessorhaveenjoyedspeakingtosomeonewithwhomtheywouldnototherwisehavesharedaworD.32.WhatisthepurposeoftheprojectlaunchedbyNancy?A.Toinviteauthorstoguidereaders.B.ToencouragepeopletoreadandsharE.C.ToinvolvepeopleincommunityservicE.D.Topromotethefriendshipbetweencities.33.WhywasitdifficultforNewYorkerstocarryouttheproject?A.Theyhadlittleinterestinreading.B.Theyweretoobusytoreadabook.C.TheycamefrommanydifferentbackgroundsD.Theylackedsupportfromthelocalgovernment34.Accordingtothepassagewherewouldtheprojectbemoreeasilycarriedout?A.InlargecommunitieswithlittlesenseofunityB.InlargecitieswherelibrariesarefarfromhomeC.Inmedium-sizedcitieswithadiversepopulationD.Inlargetownswhereagreementcanbequicklyreached35.AccordingtoNancythedegreeofstudentsoftheprojectisjudgedby.A.thecarefulselectionofaproperbookB.thegrowingpopularityofthewritersC.thenumberofpeoplewhobenefitfromreading.D.thenumberofbooksthateachpersonreads.

TheUnitedStatesCapitolDomeinWashingtonDCisrecognizedaroundtheworldasasymboloftheU.S.government.SincelastNovemberthedomehasbeensurroundedbymetalpolesorscaffolding脚手架andheavyclothaspartofarepairproject.ThelastmajorrepairworkontheU.S.Capitoltookplacein1960.Sincethenthedomehasbecomeweatheredandworn.TheArchitectoftheCapitolgroupreportsthedomehasmorethan1000narrowbreaksonitssurfaceandotherdamagE.Thedomewascompletedaround1863.U.S.SenateHistorianDonRitchiesaysthedome’scastironframeisatspecialriskofweathering.Thecapitoldomebeingcastironhasbeenhitbylightningcountlesstimes.Andsothecurrentconstructionistorepairtheleakstofillthecrackstotakeoffexcess多余的layersofpaint.Workersareremovingoldpaint.Theycoveredalargepartofthebuildinginplasticandaspecialclothtoprotectworkersfromthewindandotherelements.Muchoftheworkisdoneatnightwhenlawmakersarenotinthebuilding.SomerecentvisitorstotheCapitolwereunhappyaboutitscurrentappearancE.TheyhadhopedtogetapictureoftheusuallyshiningdomE.JoycesaidItwasdramaticandveryfantasticandallwhitebutwhenIcomeheretodayitisunderconstructionsomyfamilycannotseeitclearlyitiskindofadisappointment.Othersweremoreunderstandingoftherepairs.RickJonesanothervisitorsaidIt’salittleinconvenientforusnottoseethedomebutyouhavetothinkaboutthefutureandthepeoplewillbecomingtothisplaceforcenturies...andyouknowtherejustneedstobepreventivemaintenancE.Iamnotupsetwiththatatall.TheprojectisexpectedtotakemorethantwoyearstocompletE.ThedomeshouldbereadyfortheinaugurationofanewpresidentinJanuary2017.32.WecanlearnfromthepassagethattheUnitedStatesCapitolDomeis______.A.wornbyexposuretotheweatherB.surroundedbymanyrepairprojectsC.wellmaintainedandinexcellentconditionD.acknowledgedasasymboloftheU.K.government33.AccordingtoDonRitchiethepresentrepairworkinvolves______.A.stoppingtheleaksB.changingtheframeC.removingtheoldpaintD.replacingthelightsE.fillingthenarrowbreaksA.abcB.bcdC.bdeD.ace34.WhichofthefollowingcandescribetherecentvisitorstotheCapitol?A.TheycouldgetaclearlookatthedomE.B.Theywereimpressedbythewhitedome’sfantasticbeauty.C.TheyhelddifferentviewsontheCapitol’scurrentappearancE.D.TheywerealldisappointedatthesightoftheCapitolbuilding.35.Theunderlinedwordinaugurationinthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans______.A.tourB.takingofficeC.interviewD.takingphotos

ManypeopleliketoreaD.TheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords.Thisyearitwillcelebrateits60thanniversary.TheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordsisareferencebookitisoneofthemostwidelyreadbookseverpublisheD.Morethan100millioncopieshavebeensoldinalmost40languages.A.neweditionispublishedeveryyear.TheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordswasfirstpublishedinAugust1955inBritain.TheideacamefromSirHughBeaverthenthemanagingdirectoroftheGuinnessBreweries.Hecouldnotfindtheanswertowhatseemedlikeasimplefromanybooks:whatistheEurope’sfastestgamebird?AtthattimeBeaverdecidedtocreateabookwithfactsnumbers.In1955thefirstrecordbookwasborn!TherearemanykindsofrecordslikethemostbeautifultattoothelongesthairthefastesttalkerthebiggesthandetC.somerecordsappearinalmosteveryeditionofthebooklikethetallestandshortestpeopletheoldestmanandwomanintheworlD.Howeverasmuchas80percentofthecontentisneweachyear.Sinceitsfirstpublicationthebookitselfholdsaworldrecordasthebest-sellingbookofalltimE.Theneweditionwillbepublishedin20languagesandsoldin100countries.Editor-in-chiefCraigGlendaysaidWeappreciateallofoutloyalreadersandinviteeverywholongsforknowledgefunandadventuretojoinusaswelookforwardtodocumentingeverythingthat’samazingduringthenext60years.HaveyoueverthoughtaboutgettingyournameinTheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords?Haveyoueversucceeded?Mayyousucceedsomeday!25.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutTheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords?A.Itcoversfamouspeopleandbigevents.B.Halfofitscontentchangeseveryyear.C.ItsellthemostcopiesallthetimE.D.Itisupdatedandpublishedyearly.26.WhydidBeavercomeupwiththeideaofcreatingsuchabook?A.Heaimedtohelpteacherswiththeirteachingwork.B.Heintendedtoprovidereaderswithsomereferences.C.Hewantedtohelppeopleacquiresomeknowledgeandfun.D.Heonlywantedtofindoutsomeanswerstosimplequestions27.What’sthefunctionofthelastparagraph?A.Givetheauthor’sbestwishestoreadersB.CallonreaderstosetaworldrecorD.C.Makereadersinterestednthebook.D.Getmorereadersofbuythebook.28.Whereisthispassageprobablytakenfrom?A.A.medicalmagazinE.B.A.popularsciencebookC.AnadvertisementD.AnamusementwebsitE.

Weallhatespeedcamerasdon’twe?They’renottheretoslowdriversdownandlowertheroadaccidents;theyjustmakemoneyforthegovernment.Theytrickuscostuscoldhardcashdisturbusfromdrivingproperlyandareunfair.Wellhere’sasurprisingthing:whatiftherewerefactsthattheboringcamerasactuallysavedlives?It’saconclusiondifficulttoignorewhenyoulookatwhat’shappeninginFranceacountrywithahistoricallypoorrecordofroadsafety.Therewere16617roaddeathsin1972inFranceforexamplebutthatdroppedto8412by1995followingrulessuchascompulsoryseatbeltwearingin1990andaloweringofthebloodalcohollimitto0.05in1995.Lastyeartheroaddeathsdroppedbelow5000forthefirsttimeor4.9percentlessthan2004.Comparingroaddeathstopopulationin2005that’sabout817permillionpeoplecomparedwithAustralia’s806.Andguesswhat?LastyearthenumberofspeedcamerasonFrenchroadsreached1000andthegovernmentplanstodoublethatwithinthenextthreeyears.Okayyouknowtheargumentsregardingincreasedtrafficsafetyandcameras-for-incomebutitseemsinFrancethere’sbeenamajorculturalchangebroughtonbyradarsandotherlaws.A.three-hourwine-soakedlunchwithaquickrushbacktotheofficeisnolongeron.Travellingonthehighwaysitisraretoseeanyonebreakingthe130km/hspeedlimitwhenoncefewtraveledbelowit.Thespeedcamerasareclearlysignedsodriversknowwhentheyarecoming.There’sevenanofficialwebsitelistingfixedandmobilecameralocationsanditisupdatedregularly.Maybeitisbecauseofsuchtransparency透明bygovernmentratherthantheconcealmenttoooftenusedbyauthoritiesinmanyothercountriesthatmoreFrenchcanenjoylajoidevivrethankstospeedcameras.16.Generallyitseemstomostpeoplethatspeedcamerasareusedto.A.makemoneyforthegovernmentB.slowdownthetrafficC.lowertheroadaccidentsD.helpusdriveproperly17.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat.A.FrancehasaverypoorrecordofroadsafetyB.we’dbetterignoretheevidencethatspeedcamerassavelivesC.FrancehadlessroaddeathsthanAustraliain2005D.Francedoessuccessfullyincontrollingroadaccidents18.WhichseemsmoreeffectiveinloweringroaddeathsinFranceaccordingtothispassage?A.Compulsoryseatbelt.B.Loweringbloodalcohollimit.C.Placingmorespeedcameras.D.EatinginashortertimE.19.NowyoucanseldomseeinFrance.A.peopledriveataspeedoflessthan130km/hB.lunchtimelastslonghourswithdrunkpeoplerushingbacktoofficeC.driversdriveaccordingtothetrafficlightsD.policeconducttrafficinstreets20.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordconcealmentinthelastparagraphmean?A.Secrecy.B.Openness.C.Strictness.D.Harmony.

Scatteredaroundtheglobearemorethan100smallregionsofisolatedvolcanicactivityknowntogeologistsashotspots.Unlikemostoftheworld'svolcanoestheyarenotalwaysfoundattheboundariesofthegreatdriftingplatesthatmakeuptheearth'ssurface;onthecontrarymanyofthemliedeepintheinterior内部ofaplatE.Mostofthehotspotsmoveonlyslowlyandinsomecasesthemovementoftheplatespastthemhaslefttrailsofdeadvolcanoes.Thehotspotsandtheirtrailsaremilestonesthatmarkthepassageoftheplates.ThattheplatesaremovingisnowbeyonddisputE.AfricaandSouthAmericaforexamplearemovingawayfromeachotherasnewmaterialisinjectedintotheseafloorbetweenthem.ThecomplementarycoastlinesandcertaingeologicalfeaturesthatseemtospantheoceanareremindersofwherethetwocontinentswereoncejoineD.Therelativemotionoftheplatescarryingthesecontinentshasbeenconstructedindetailbutthemotionofoneplatewithrespecttoanothercannotreadilybetranslatedintomotionwithrespecttotheearth'sinterior.Itisnotpossibletodeterminewhetherbothcontinentsaremovinginoppositedirectionsorwhetheronecontinentisstationaryandtheotherisdriftingawayfromit.Hotspotsanchoredinthedeeperlayersoftheearthprovidethemeasuringinstrumentsneededtoresolvethequestion.Fromananalysisofthehot-spotpopulationitappearsthattheAfricanplateisstationaryandthatithasnotmovedduringthepast30millionyears.ThesignificanceofhotspotsisnotconfinedtotheirroleasaframeofreferencE.Itnowappearsthattheyalsohaveanimportantinfluenceonthegeophysicalprocessesthatpropel推动theplatesacrosstheglobE.WhenacontinentalplatecometorestoverahotspotthematerialrisingfromdeeperlayercreatesabroaddomE.Asthedomegrowsitdevelopsseedfissures细小裂纹;inatleastafewcasesthecontinentmaybreakentirelyalongsomeofthesefissuressothatthehotspotinitiatestheformationofanewocean.Thusjustasearliertheorieshaveexplainedthemobilityofthecontinentssohotspotsmayexplaintheirmutability易变性.74.Theauthorbelievesthat_____________.A.themotionoftheplatescorrespondstothatoftheearth'sinteriorB.thegeologicaltheoryaboutdriftingplateshasbeenprovedtobetrueC.thehotspotsandtheplatesmoveslowlyinoppositedirectionsD.themovementofhotspotsprovesthecontinentsaremovingapart75.ThatAfricaandSouthAmericawereoncejoinedcanbesupportedbythefactthat___________.A.thetwocontinentsarestillmovinginoppositedirectionsB.theyhavebeenfoundtosharecertaingeologicalfeaturesC.theAfricanplateshasbeenstablefor30millionyearsD.over100hotspotsarescatteredallaroundtheglobe76.Thehot-spottheorymayproveusefulinexplaining____________.A.thestructureoftheAfricanplatesB.therevivalofdeadvolcanoesC.themobilityofthecontinents+D.theformationofnewoceans77.Thepassageismainlyabout______________.A.thefeaturesofvolcanicactivitiesB.theimportanceofthetheoryaboutdriftingplatesC.thesignificanceofhotspotsingeophysicalstudiesD.theprocessoftheformationofvolcanoes

GettingagoodeducationismoreimportanttodaythaneverbeforE.Itisthebestthingyoucandotobuildabetterfutureforyourchildrenandyourself.MostchildreninCanadaattendpublicschools.Publicschoolsarecompletelyfoundedbygovernmentsthroughtax税收incomE.Boysandgirlsattendthesameschoolandsharethesamecoursesandclasses.SchoolinginCanadaisprovidedinEnglishandinFrench.TherestofCanadianchildrenattendprivateschoolswhicharesupportedmainlybyfees费paiddirectlybyparents.Someprivateschoolsenroll招收onlyboysorgirls.Bylawchildrenmustattendschoolfromage5to16.Childrenareusuallyinschoolbetween8∶30or9∶00a.m.and3∶30or4∶00p.m.MondaythroughFridayfromSeptembertothemiddleofJunE.ThereareseveraldifferentlevelsintheCanadianeducationsystem.ThefirstiscalledElementarySchools.InmostprovincesElementarySchoolsincludeKindergartenthroughGrade7or8.FromGrade8or9through12or13childrengotoSecondarySchoolorHighSchool.HighSchoolstudentsmusttakecertaincoursesforseveralyearssuchasEnglishorFrenchandMathematics.Somecourseshelpstudentsgetajobaftertheygraduatefromschool.Othercoursespreparestudentsforcollegeoruniversity.InCanadateenagersusuallymakethesechoicesforthemselveswiththeadviceoftheirteachersguidancecounselor指导教师andparents.Schoolsusuallyofferextraactivitiesattheendofthenormalschoolday.Theseincludesportsgamesmusicandclubs.Mostelementaryandhighschoolsencourageparentstotakepartinschoolactivities.Parents’nightsareorganizedfromtimetotimE.Thesearechancesforparentstodiscusstheirchildren’sprogresswithteachers.Youmaywishtobringafriendwithyou.Aftergraduatingfromhighschoolmanyyoungadultscontinuetheirstudiesthroughpost­secondaryeducation.39.AccordingtothepassagestudentsinCanadacangeteducationforfreein________.A.privateschoolB.universitiesC.publicschoolsD.community社区college40.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thereareonlyboysinsomeprivateschools.B.Thereareonlyboysinsomepublicschools.C.Therearebothboysandgirlsinsomeprivateschools.D.Therearebothboysandgirlsinallpublicschools.41.WecantellthatfromthemiddleofJunetoAugustthestudentsinCanadaare________.A.onschoolholidaysB.inschoolC.atworkD.preparingforthefinalexamination42.Whatisthepassagemainlytalkingabout?A.GettingagoodeducationismoreimportanttodayinCanadathaneverbeforE.B.PerfecteducationsystemintheworlD.C.EducationinCanadA.D.Canada—thebestchoiceforforeignstudents.

Sixth-graderIvoryKellyfinishedupanEnglishassignmentattheblackboarD.Then...Ping!Ping!HefeltsomethinghittinghisheaD.The12-year-oldknewjustwhowasdissinghim.HeturnedaroundandshoutedatDeAngelaByrD.DeAngelaclaimedshewasinnocent.ThenshecalledIvoryaguineapig.Hosemouth!heshoutedback.TheirteacherLindaManndidn’tsendthemtotheprincipal.Shedidn’tevenmakethemstandinthehall.Insteadshesentthemtoworkthingsoutinasmallstorageroom.TheroomisGlengarryElementary’smediationcenter调解中心.Mediationinschoolisawaytosolveconflictswithouthavingteacherspunishstudents.Kidscalledmediatorsaretrainedtolistentoclassmatesaccusedofmisbehavingorfighting.Withouttakingsidesthemediatorshelptroubledkidscomeupwiththeirownsolutions.Itusuallytakesnomorethan15minutes.AtGlengarry30studentsfromthirdthroughsixthgradesaretrainedtosettlefights.Aftercalmlydiscussingtheattackandnamecallingwithsixth-grademediatorsMichaelReeseandTracieThackerIvoryandDeAngelasignedapromisenottomesswitheachother.ManyU.S.elementaryschoolsarestartingtogivekidsmoreresponsibilityfordisciplinE.Inthepast10yearsone-tenthofthenation’s86000publicschoolshavestartedprogramstoresolveconflictsmostlyinmiddleorhighschools.Buteducatorswanttobeginmoremediationprogramssooner.Theysayelementary-agekidsareevenbetterattalkingabouttheirfeelingsanddecidingonafairsolutionthanolderkidsare!WhenateacherorprincipalisnotinvolvedkidstalkmorefreelysaysGlengarryPrincipalLoraineJohnson.Sofarmediationseemstoworkwell.Inonesurveyof115Ohioelementaryschoolswithmediationprogramstwooutofthreenotedadecreaseinfightsandmorethanhalfsaidfewerkidswerebeingsenttotheprincipal’sofficE.InNewMexicoreportsofbadbehaviorinelementaryschoolshavedropped85%sincemediationprogramsbegan.4.Theunderlinedworddissinginparagraph1isclosestinmeaningto______.A.attemptingB.insultingC.laughingatD.helping5.Studentstrainedinthemediation______.A.areneutralnevertakingsidesB.provideasolutionforthetroubledkidsC.accusestudentsofmisbehavingorfightingD.decideonthepunishmentformisbehavingstudents6.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisfalse?A.Teachersarenotmediatorsandwon’tgivejudgments.B.Mediationprogramsinschoolsseemtoreducemisbehavior.C.Elementary-agechildrenareabletosolveconflictsamongschoolmates.D.Mediationprogramsencouragestudentstoworkwithteacherstosolveconflicts.7.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Don’tMesswithEachOtherB.A.DropinMisbehaviorC.KeeptheGrownupsOutofItD.StricterDisciplinePromotesBehavior

Thisyear’sWorldFoodPrizewillhonortwoleadersofhunger-fightinggroupsbasedintheUnitedStates.ThewinnersareDavidBeckmannofBreadfortheWorldandJoLuckofHeiferInternational.Theywillsharetheprizeof250000dollars.TheWorldFoodPrizeusuallygoestoresearchersortoppolicyofficials.Thisisthefirsttimeitwillrecognizetheworkofnongovernmentalgroups.HeiferInternationalprovidesdonatedanimalsandtrainingtofarmersin50countries.JoLuckremainspresidentuntilnextyear.Underherleadershipthegroup’sbudgetgrewfromlessthan10000000dollarstomorethan130000000dollars.JoLuckPeoplepassontheirgiftsofnotjustanimalsbutalsogiftsoftrainingandleadership.Wehaveseencaseswherewehavebeengone5and10yearsandwegobackandtheyhavedevelopedroadsandbuiltschoolsandtheyhaveothercommunitiesreceivingtheanimalsandthetraining.Youjustgivethemthoseresourcesandthattrainingandopportunityandyoucannotholdthemback.ShetoldthestoryofawomanfromapoorvillageinZimbabwE.A.familymemberhelpedsendhertoschoolintheUnitedStateswithearningsfromadonatedmilkgoat.ShereceivedadoctoraldegreE.JoLuckThatiswhatagoatdiD.ThatisoneexamplE.Theanimalisonlythecatalyst催化剂.Thatisthebeginningofmanyotherthingsthatfollow.DavidBeckmannbecamepresidentofBreadfortheWorldin1991.HeisaneconomistandaChristianclergyman牧师.BreadfortheWorldorganizespeoplefromreligiousandnon-religiousgroupstowritecallandvisitmembersofCongress国会.Thepurposeistosupportmeasurestoimprovethelivesofthepoor.DavidBeckmannpointstobigincreaseinAmericandevelopmentassistancE.HesaidIthinkthatwouldnothavehappenedwithoutthesupportofhundredsofthousandsofpeopleandchurchesthatarepartofBreadfortheWorldandthatkeepthepressureontheirmembersofCongressTheprizecommitteealsocreditedhiseffortswithhelpingtoincreaseaidtoneedyfamiliesintheUnitedStates.21.TheWorldFoodPrizehonors________.A.peoplewhofightagainsthungerB.researchersortoppolicyofficialsC.peoplefromnongovernmentalgroupsD.peoplewhohaveadvancedhumandevelopment22.WhydoesJoLuckreceivetheprize?A.Underherleadershippeopledeveloproadsandbuildschools.B.ShehasservedHeiferInternationalforalmost20years.C.UnderherleadershipHeiferInternationalhelpsfarmersin50countries.D.Shemakesthegroup’sbudgetgrowtomorethan130million.23.WhathasDavidBeckmanndonetodeservetheprize?A.Hehastrainedfarmersin50countries.B.HehasmadeagreatcontributiontosciencE.C.HehasledBreadfortheWorldformorethan20years.D.Hehasaimedtosupportmeasurestoimprovethelivesofthepoor.

Today’smodernlifediscouragespeoplefromtakingtimetopreparetheirownmeals.Eatinginthecarandgrabbingaquickbiteinarestaurantareevermorepopularwaysofdining.Ittakesalittleextraeffortandtimetocookyourownfoodbutit’saworthwhilepursuitthatcanbenefityourhealthwalletandfamily.Peopleacrossthecountryarewakinguptothefactthatthefoodofferedbymostfastfoodrestaurantsisn’tparticularlyhealthy.Whiletheserestaurantshavemadeattemptslatelytoaddhealthiermealstotheirmenusit’sstillafarcryfromadishcookedwithfreshingredientsandpersonalcarE.NutritionistswhostudywhatiscalledtheFrenchparadox—meaningthefactthatFrenchpeoplehavelowobesityratesdespitetheirdietcontaininglotsofunhealthyingredientssuchaseggsandbutter—partiallyaccountforthiscircumstancebythefactthatmanyFrenchpeopleusefreshingredients.Alsoyou’relesslikelytoovereatifyou’vespenttimepreparingthemeal.Takingtimetoeatataleisurelypacealsohelpsyourmetabolism新陈代谢processyourfoodmeaningthatyougetbetternutritionandarelesslikelytopackonthepounds.Evenaquickmealwillusuallycostatleastfivedollarsperpersonatarestaurant.Comparethistotheamountofpastavegetablesormeatavailableforthesameamountatyourgroceranditquicklybecomesapparentthatthecostofeatingoutaddsup.Alsofancydishessuchaspoachedsalmonorbarbecuedsteakaremuchmoreaffordableifyoupreparethemyourself.Cookingcanbeafunwaytobondwithyourfamily.ExperimentingwithnewingredientsorexoticrecipeswillencouragechildrentotrynewfoodsandlearnaboutdishesfromaroundtheworlD.Manycouplesalsofindthatpreparingamealtogethercanbearomanticexperienceonaparwith与同等水平dinnerinaclassylow-litrestaurant.Makesuretospendmealtimestalkingandsharingeventsfromthedayandyou’relikelytofindit’sagreatwaytorelievestressandgettoknowyourfamilybetter.58.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.FastfooddoesgreatharmtopeoplE.B.Morepeoplepreferdiningouttoday.C.There’redifferentreasonsfordiningout.D.ManypeoplestillapproveofcookingathomE.59.TheunderlinedphraseafarcryfrominParagraph2canbereplacedby.A.differentfromB.absentfromC.equaltoD.superiorto60.WhyistheFrenchparadoxreferredtointhepassage?A.ToshowtheFrenchdietisfairlydelicious.B.ToillustratetheFrenchhaveahealthydiet.C.TostresstheFrenchusefreshfoodingredients.D.ToprovetheFrenchdietmakespeoplefateasily.

Inourculturethesourcesofwhatwecallasenseofmastery—feelingimportantandworthwhile—andthesourcesofwhatwecallasenseofpleasure—findinglifeenjoyable—arenotalwaysthesamE.WomenoftenaretoldYoucan’thaveitall.Sometimeswhatthespeakerreallyissayingis:Youchooseacareersoyoucan’texpecttohavecloserrelationshipsorahappyfamilylifE.orYouhaveawonderfulhusbandandchildren—what’sallthisaboutwantingacareer?Butwomenneedtounderstandanddevelopbothaspectsofwell-beingiftheyaretofeelgoodaboutthemselves.Ourstudyshowsthatforwomenwell-beinghastwoaspects.Oneismasterywhichincludesself-respectasenseofcontroloveryourlifeandlowlevelsofanxietyanddepression.Masteryiscloselyrelatedtothedoingsideoflifetoworkandactivity.Pleasureistheotheraspectanditismadeupofhappinesssatisfactionandoptimism.ItistiedmorecloselytothefeelingsideoflifE.Thetwoareindependentofeachother.A.womancouldbehighinmasteryandlowinpleasureandviceversa反之亦然.ForexampleawomanwhohasagoodjobbutwhosemotherhasjustdiedmightbefeelingverygoodaboutherselfandincontrolofherworklifebutthepleasuresidecouldbedamagedforatimE.Theconceptsofmasteryandpleasurecanhelpusidentifythesourcesofwell-beingforwomenandcorrectpastmistakes.Inthepastwomenwereencouragedtolookonlyatthefeelingsideoflifeasthesourceofallwell-being.Butweknowthatbothmasteryandpleasureareimportant.Andmasteryseemstobeachievedlargelythroughwork.InourstudyallthegroupsofemployedwomenwerevaluedsignificantlyhigherinmasterythanwomenwhowerenotemployeD.Awoman’swell-beingisdevelopedwhenshetakesonmultipleroles.Atleastbymiddleadulthoodthewomenwhowereinvolvedinacombinationofroles—marriagesmotherhoodandemployment—werethehighestinwell-beinginspiteofwarningsaboutstressandstrain.63.Itcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthat________.A.forwomenasenseofmasteryismoreimportantthanasenseofpleasureB.forwomenasenseofpleasureismoreimportantthanasenseofmasteryC.womencan’thaveasenseofmasteryandasenseofpleasureatthesametimeD.asenseofmasteryandasenseofpleasurearebothnecessarytowomen64.Theauthor’sattitudetowardswomenhavingacareeris________.A.negativeB.positiveC.indifferentD.realistic65.Onecanconcludefromthepassagethatifawomantakesonseveralsocialroles________.A.itwillbeeasierforhertoovercomestressandstrainB.shewillbemoresuccessfulinhercareerC.herchancesofgettingpromotedwillbegreaterD.herlifewillbericherandmoremeaningful66.Whichofthefollowingcanbeconsideredasasourceofpleasureforwomen?A.FamilylifeB.MultiplerolesinsocietyC.RegularemploymentD.Freedomfromanxiety

Challengeisanopportunity:tomakeitgoldoratoughstoneitonlydependsonyou.Everytimeyouovercomeachallengeitwillliftyouupbuildyoustrongandmakeiteasierforyoutoovercomeyournexttrial.ButifyousurrendertothechallengeitwilldownsizeyoubreakapieceofconfidenceinyouandmakeitharderforyoutoovercomeitthenexttimE.It’slikebuildingmuscles—themoreyoutrainthemthestrongertheywillbecomE.Iusedtobeaninactiveperson.IwassittingbehindmydeskatworkforeighttoninehourseverydaycommutingtoworkandeverywhereelsebytaxiandsubwaysittinginmycouchathomeandsleepingforonethirdofmylifeinthebeD.Iwasinvolvedwithzeroexerciseatthattimeandlivedwithverylowenergyandspiriteveryday.ThenIfinallyfeltsickofitandchosetoaddsomemovementtomylifE.Ichangedmyofficejobintoapart-timeoneandappliedforanotherpart-timejobworkinginabar.SoImademyselfstandhoursandwalkaroundcustomersallthetimE.Thefirstdayswereastandinghell.MyfeetwerescreamingYoufatlady!alldayandnight.ButIstuckthrougheveryminuteIwantedtogiveuptellingmyselfEverybodyinthisbusinessstandsfullhoursjustfinE.Youcandefinitelydoittoo!Let’shangonforoneweekfirst.AfterthatoneweekthoughwithsoremuscleseverywhereIstillcameupwiththeconclusionthatThisisactuallybearablE.SoIhungonanotherweekthenonemoreafterthatuntilit’sbeenfourmonthsnowandIfeelascomfortableasafishinitspondtostand20hoursaweekinthebar.AndIdidn’tonlystandinthebarforthosefourmonths.Itwasjustasmalltriggerthatactivatedtherestoftherevolution.Isoonfellinlovewithbicycling.Irodemybicycletoworktomeetingsandtomanyromanticspotsinthetown.Iwasontheroadforaminimumofonehoureveryday.Ialsogotmyselfinvolvedinastand-upcomputerprojectandwasstandingatthecomputerfourhourseverydayonaveragE.Ithasbecomemymostcomfortablepositiontoplaywiththecomputernow.Ialsotouchedupmylifewithdancingandstretching.WhenevermybodyfeelsstiffIgivemyselfagoodstretchingandaroundofdancingtooifthemoodistherE.BasicallyIbecamequiteanactivepersonnowandthisisnotatallhardasIimaginedinmycouchforthepastyears.IamsohappythatImadethefirsttinystepstowalkoutofmycomfortzonE.SoonIwascatchingupwiththerhythmsandrunningspontaneously.Sowhatisthechallengethatyouareafraidof?Faceitnowconqueritandletitmakeyouevenstronger.Ifyouaretootimidtospeakupforyourselfindailylifethenregardlessofyourfearsforceyourselftosayonewordoutofthehearteveryday.AtfirstyouwillonlymumblenonsenseandtotallysoundlikeanerD.Butjustkeepthrowingtheballsyouwilleventuallyhitsometargetsandorganizeclearsentences.Ifyouaresufferinginyourcurrentlifebutdon’tthinkyoudeserveabetteronethenyouwillkeeplivingintheterriblesituation.TobreathenewairyouneedtostepoutofyourdeadzonE.OnceyoucheerupandmakethefirstcourageousstepthenaddingafewmorestepsisnotthatabigdealandsoonyouwillwalkfartherawayfromthecaveyouhateD.Itisalwayseasiertodonothingaboutthechallengeandremaininthecurrentstatus.ButIstronglysuggestyouchooseaharderchoicefightwithyourchallengeandletitliftyoutoahigherpositionwithmorebeautifulviews.Onceyougetstartedwiththrowingafewboldpunchesintolifeyouwillsoonfeelcomfortabletoboxwiththoseopponentsyouthoughtsotoughandtall.Andlateryouwillgetsogoodatyourskillsthatyoumustcallinstrongercompetitorstotheringtomatchthegameandhavemorefun.Bethataspiring有志向的boxerinyourlifE.55.Inthepassagebuildingmusclesiscomparedto______.A.buildingyourbodystrongB.becomingconfidentC.overcomingachallengeD.encouragingyourself56.FromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph5wecaninferthat______.A.theauthorbegantoexercisebydifferentmeanstobecomeanactivepersonB.theauthorwasabletobearthesoremusclesandthuscouldhangonforfourmonthsC.theauthoronlystoodinthebarforthosefourmonthsanddidnothingelseD.theauthorfeltcomfortableandcouldstandinthebarforanotherfourmonths57.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.ThewriterusedtoexercisealotandenjoyedherlifE.B.Thepart-timejobinabarinvolvedsmilingandtalkingtocustomers.C.AfteroneweekthewriterthoughtworkinginabarwastolerablE.D.Whenthewriter’sbodyfeelsstiffsheoftentriestolifthermooD.58.Toimprovepoorspeakingyouareexpectedto______.A.forceyourselftosaysomethingeverydayB.throwtheballsC.organizeclearsentencesD.mumblenonsense59.Whatisthelastparagraphintendedtoconvey?A.Weshouldkeeplivinginthecurrentsituationandhavemorefun.B.WeshouldstepoutofthedeadzoneandfightwiththechallengE.C.Itisnecessaryforustoboxwithstrongercompetitorsandimproveourskills.D.Itischallengingtobecomeaskillfulboxerwhocandefeattoughandtallopponents.60.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowtobeanActivePersonB.LifeisWonderfulC.aPart-timeJobD.TheBeautyinChallenge

ChristmasEvewastomorrow.IhopedoneofthepackagesthatheldacamerahadalreadybeenplacedundertheChristmastreE.ItwastheonlythingIwanteD.Ihadbeendroppinghintstomyparents.Ilovetakingphotos.MybedroomwallsarecoveredwithphotosIhadtakenwithmymom'soldcamerA.I'malwaystryingtocapturethoseperfectmomentsinwhichyoucanhearthelaughterortouchthebeautifulscenebutmycamerahasalwaysseemedtofallshort.IknewMomhadputafewpresentsunderthetreethismorningsoIwentonahuntinmymom'sroom.IopenedthedoorandfoundmyChristmaspresentwaslyingunwrappedonthefloor—abigpinkcat.IfeltsodisappointeD.Momseemedtonoticethatandshetriedtocheermeup.StacyIgotyourpresenttoday.Iamsoexcitedtosurpriseyou!Ican'twaitIsaiD.ThenextdayIcouldn'twaitanylonger.Ineededtotellher.MommayItalktoyouforasecond?Suredear.Whatdoyouneedtotalkabout?sheaskeD.Andsoitcame—howupsetIwasthatIwasgettingacat.StacythatcatisforyoursisterJulia!shesaidwithasmilE.ThenwhatamIgetting?IaskeD.ShejustsmileD.You'llhavetowaitandseE.NextmorningIhappilygotintothelivingroomandsatnexttothetreE.Ipulledouttheboxwithmynameonitandopenedthewrappingpapertofind...Mycamera!Thankyou!IsaidtobothDadandMom.DadpickedupthecameraandtookapictureofJuliaMomandmE.Ithasbecomeoneofmyfavoritepictures.JustonthatChristmasmorningItooklotsofphotoswithmycamera—mylittlesistermakingafacemyparentsgivingmeasoftsmile—andallofthesephotoshavecometomeanonethingtome:lovE.34.TheunderlinedphrasedroppinghintsinParagraph1means_____.A.talkingoftenB.suggestingindirectlyC.sendingpresentsD.takingpictures35.WhydidStacyfeeldisappointedatfirst?A.Hermothercouldn'tunderstandheratall.B.Hermotherdidn'tbuyheranyChristmasgift.C.Shemistookhersister'sChristmasgiftforhers.D.Shedidn'tfindherpresentinhermom'sroom.36.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_____.A.hermotherboughtStacyacameraafterdiscoveringherdisappointmentB.hermotherknewwhatgiftStacywantedforChristmasC.Stacythoughtit'sOKtohaveanoldcameraD.StacyfinallygothergiftonChristmasEve37.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.ChristmasgiftaswishedB.LoveismoreimportantthangiftsC.A.wonderfulChristmas.D.Lovecannotbebought

Vancouver’sChinatown-Canada’slargestChinatownVancouver’sChinatownisNorthAmerica’ssecondbiggestChinatownafterSanFrancisco’s.Mandarin普通话andCantonesearethemothertonguesin30%ofVancouverhomeswhichmakesChinesethelargestminorityethnicgroup少数民族.Vancouver’sChinatownistheplacetovisitforatasteofChineseculturE.InChinatowntherearealotoftraditionalproductsandbuildingssuchasthestonelionswhichrepresentfortheprestige名声;声望manyredlanternswhichstandsforthehappiness.What’smoreinterestinginChinatownatypicalSuzhougardencanbefounD.ChinatownnotonlyexpressesthecultureofChinatotheotherculturesbutalsoonepartshowsthatVancouveristhemulticulturalsociety.ChinatownwhichcarriesmanyChineseculturesisbuiltbyChineseinVancouver.InthebeginningChinatownwasthecommunityonlyforChinesepeoplebutnowadaysmoreandmoreotherpeoplefromdifferentcountriesarewillingtoknowtheChinatownItisthepartoftheVancouver’ssocietyandChinatownisalsochanginggraduallyinordertoadjusttoVancouver.TherearelotsofinterestingmarketswithmanyvarietiesoffreshanddriedseafoodandmushroomsintheChinatown.You’llalsofindcheapandfinehousewareandtraditionalChinesemedicinE.DuringthesummeronweekendeveningsKeeferandPenderStreetsbecomeabusyopen-airnightmarket.Ifyouhaveenoughtimeforamealtryatoneofthemanysmallrestaurants.Itisnotanexpensivemulti-courseculinary烹调的adventurE.RelaxinthepeacefulDr.SunYat-SenClassicalChineseGardenorjuststepsawayonPenderStreet.VisittheChineseCulturalCentreMuseumorparticipateinoneofitsmanyactivities.21.InVancouver’sChinatownyoucanseeallthethingsEXCEPT.A.atypicalSuzhougardenB.thestonelionsC.theChineseHistoryMuseumD.redlanterns22.Fromthethirdparagraphwecaninferthat.A.CanadianshelpedtobuildVancouver’sChinatownB.onlytheChinesepeopleliveinVancouver’sChinatownC.inVancouver’sChinatownyoucanappreciatethecultureofVancouverD.anincreasingnumberofpeoplecometoVancouver’sChinatown23.Ifyouaretiredyoushouldhavearestin.A.Dr.SunYat-SenClassicalChineseGardenB.theChineseCulturalCentreMuseumC.aninterestingmarketonthePenderStreetD.oneofthemanysmallrestaurants

TheWinterOlympicsisalsocalledtheWhiteOlympics.Atthistimemanycolorfulstampsarepublished发行tomark标志thegreatGames.ThefirststampsmarkingtheopeningcameoutonJanuary251932intheUnitedStatesforthe3rdWhiteOlympics.FromthenonpublishingstampsduringtheWhiteOlympicsbecamearulE.Duringthe4thWinterOlympicGamesagroupofstampswerepublishedinGermanyinNovember1936.ThefiveringsofOlympicsweredrawnonthefrontofthesportswear.ItwasthefirsttimethattheringsappearedonthestampsoftheWhiteOlympics.Inthe1950’sthestampsofthiskindbecamemorecolorful.WhentheWhiteOlympicscamethehostcountriesaswellasthenon-hostcountriespublishedstampstomarkthoseGames.ChinaalsopublishedfourstampsinFebruary1980whentheChinesesportsmenbegantotakepartintheWhiteOlympics.JapanistheonlyAsiancountrythathaseverheldtheWhiteOlympics.Altogether14500millionstampsweresoldtoraisemoneyforthissportsmeet.Differentkindsofsportsweredrawnonthesesmallstamps.Peoplecanenjoythebeautyofthewonderfulmovementsofsomesportsmen.27.TheWhiteOlympicsandtheWinterOlympics___________.A.arethesamethingB.aredifferentgamesC.arenotheldinwinterD.areheldinsummer28.TheWinterOlympicsisheldonce________.A.everytwoyearsB.everythreeyearsC.everyfouryearsD.everyfiveyears29.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.OnlythehostcountriescanpublishstampstomarkthoseGames.B.Onlythenon-hostcountriescanpublishstampstomarkthoseGames.C.AllthecountriescanpublishstampstomarkthoseGames.D.Japancan’tpublishstampstomarkthoseGames.30.WhatmayappearonthestampsoftheWhiteOlympics?A.Basketball.B.Tabletennis.C.FootballD.Skating.

Decision-makingunderStressAnewreviewbasedonaresearchshowsthatacutestressaffectsthewaythebrainconsiderstheadvantagesanddisadvantagescausingittofocusonpleasureandignorethepossiblenegative负面的consequencesofadecision.Theresearchsuggeststhatstressmaychangethewaypeoplemakechoicesinpredictableways.StressaffectshowpeoplelearnsaysProfessorMaraMather.Peoplelearnbetteraboutpositivethannegativeoutcomesunderstress.Forexampletworecentstudieslookedathowpeoplelearnedtoconnectimages影像witheitherrewardsorpunishments.Inoneexperimentsomeoftheparticipantswerefirststressedbyhavingtogiveaspeechanddodifficultmathproblemsinfrontofanaudience;intheothersomewerestressedbyhavingtokeeptheirhandsinicewater.Inbothcasesthestressedparticipantsrememberedtherewardedmaterialmoreaccuratelyandthepunishedmateriallessaccuratelythanthosewhohadn’tgonethroughthestress.Thisphenomenonislikelynotsurprisingtoanyonewhohastriedtoresisteatingcookiesorsmokingacigarettewhileunderstress–atthosemomentsonlythepleasureassociatedwithsuchactivitiescomestominD.Butthefindingsfurthersuggestthatstressmaybringaboutadoubleeffect.NotonlyarerewardingexperiencesrememberedbetterbutnegativeconsequencesarealsoeasilyrecalleD.Theresearchalsofoundthatstressappearstoaffectdecision-makingdifferentlyinmenandwomen.Whilebothmenandwomentendtofocusonrewardsandlessonconsequencesunderstresstheirresponsestoriskturnouttobedifferent.Menwhohadbeenstressedbythecold-watertasktendedtotakemorerisksintheexperimentwhilewomenrespondedintheoppositeway.Instressfulsituationsinwhichrisk-takingcanpayoffbigmenmaytendtodobetterwhencautionweighsmorehoweverwomenwillwin.Thistendencytoslowdownandbecomemorecautiouswhendecisionsareriskymightalsohelpexplainwhywomenarelesslikelytobecomeaddictedthanmen:theymaymoreoftenavoidmakingtheriskychoicesthateventuallyhardenintoaddiction.29.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatpeopleunderpressuretendto______.A.keeprewardsbetterintheirmemoryB.recallconsequencesmoreeffortlesslyC.makeriskydecisionsmorefrequentlyD.learnasubjectmoreeffectively30.Accordingtotheresearchstressaffectspeoplemostprobablyintheir______.A.waysofmakingchoicesB.preferenceforpleasureC.toleranceofpunishmentsD.responsestosuggestions31.Theresearchhasprovedthatinastressfulsituation______.A.womenfinditeasiertofallintocertainhabitsB.menhaveagreatertendencytoslowdownC.womenfocusmoreonoutcomesD.menaremorelikelytotakerisks

ManyWesternpeoplearenotusedtosittingontheflooranymorE.InJapanhoweversittinguprightontheflooriscommonindifferentsituations.Forexamplemealsaretraditionallyhadwhenpeoplesitonthetatami榻榻米flooraroundalowtablE.Alsoduringtheteaceremonyandothertraditionaleventsonesitsonthefloor.Theformalwayofsittingforbothmenandwomeniskneelingupright.PeoplewhoarenotusedtosittinginthisstylemayfeeluncomfortableafterafewminutesandtheirlegsmaygonumB.HoweverforeignersarenotusuallyexpectedtobeabletositinthisstyleforalongtimeandanincreasingnumberofJapanesepeoplethemselvesaren’tabletodosoowingtoamorewesternizedlifestylE.Inothersituationsmenusuallysitcross-leggedwhilewomensitontheirkneeslayingbothlegstoonesidE.TheformersittingstyleisconsideredwhollymalewhilethelatterisconsideredcompletelyfemalE.ThemostimportantguestsitsonthehonoredseatwhichissetfarthestfromtheentrancE.Ifthereisatokonoma壁龛intheroomtheguestshouldbeseatedinfrontofit.ThehostortheleastimportantpersonissupposedtositnexttotheentrancE.OfcoursethereareotherthingstobeconsideredineachparticularcasE.32.WhichofthefollowingsituationsisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.WhentraditionaleventsarehelD.B.WhenateaceremonyishelD.C.Whenmenandwomenmeet.D.WhenmealsaretraditionallyhaD.33.Accordingtothepassagewecanlearnthat______.A.moreandmoreJapanesesitintheformalwayB.foreignersshouldalwayssitintheformalstyleinaJapanesehomeC.menandwomeninJapansitinthesameinformalwayD.menshouldn’tsitontheirkneeslayingbothlegstooneside34.WhensomeguestsareinaJapanesehome_______shouldsitnearesttotheentrancE.A.themostimportantguestB.boththehostandthehostessC.thehostortheleastimportantpersonD.thehosthimself35.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.HowforeignersshouldsitinJapanesehomes.B.HowandwheretositinJapanesehomes.C.HowforeignersshouldbehaveinJapanesehomes.D.WheretositinJapanesehomes.

ArtsandcultureislivedandbreathedineverycornerofCanadA.Duetoaracialandimmigrant移民的populationthevarietyandrichnessofartandsportsisveryevident.SinceWorldWarⅡCanadahasproducedanimpressiveamountofwriting.FromnovelstopoetrytheselectioniswidE.NativewritersarealsobecomingbetterknownacrossCanadainrecentyears.MusiciansarereachingahigherlevelofrecognitionintheworldmusicscenE.EverythingfromcountrytopopclassicaltoheavyrockcanbefoundacrossCanadaandacrosstheglobeperformedbyCanadianartists.TheNationalFilmBoardafilmcrewinCanadaisthemostfamousproducerofmoviesinCanadA.HowevermanyHollywoodstudiosareturningtoCanadaasanalternative供替代的选择tothemoreexpensiveUS.Manywell-knownactorsdirectorsscreenwritersandmoviescomefromCanadaandoftenscoopawardsfortheirwork.FrenchartwasthefirsttoappearinCanadaalongtheStLawrenceinandaroundQuebeC.Sincethenthevolumeofartandartistshasincreased.CanadianphotographyaswellaspaintingbyCanadiansisnotwell-knownoutsideofCanadabutrecognitionisincreasing.Sportisamajorpartoftoday’ssocietyinCanadA.Hockeyisthemostpopularsportwithmoreparticipantstakingpartincurling冰壶.AmericanstylefootballandbaseballarealsoverypopularandallofthesesportsareplayedacrossCanadA.7.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.BriefIntroductiontoCanadaB.CanadianArtsCultureandSportsC.CanadianArtistsD.CanadianArtsandCultureAreWorldFamous8.Canadahasmanyformsofartandculturebecauseithas________.A.alonghistoryB.alargeareaC.alargepopulationD.avarietyofimmigrants9.WhichgroupofCanadianartistsiswell-knownallovertheworldtoday?A.Nativewritersandscreenwriters.B.Photographersandactors.C.Paintersandwriters.D.Musiciansactorsanddirectors.10.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordscoopmeaninthepassage?A.Expect.B.Setup.C.Harvest.D.IgnorE.

AmatchofthecenturybetweenhumanchampionoftheChineseboardgameGo围棋andGoogle’scomputerprogramkickedoffinSeoulonWednesdaywhichdrewgreatattention.Thefirstgameofthefive-gamematchstartedatabout1p.m.localtime0400GMTatFourSeasonsHotelincentralSeoul.ItwillrunthroughnextTuesdaytodeterminethewinnerbetweenSouthKoreanLeeSedoltheworldGochampioninthepast10yearsandAlphaGodevelopedbyGoogle’sLondon-basedsubsidiaryDeepMinD.ThematchofthecenturydrewgreatattentionfromnewsorganizationsGofansandthegeneralpublicacrosstheworldaswellasinSouthKoreaasitisseenasarepresentativematchbetweenhumansandartificialintelligenceAI.TheKoreaBadukAssociationabodyforSouthKoreanGoprofessionalshadreceivedadvanceapplicationsforanexplanatoryeventofthematchbutthelimitof60seatshadalreadysurpasseD.SouthKorea’spublicbroadcasterKBSplanstobroadcastlivethematchfrom12:40to5p.m.extendingitsinitialplantoairitfortwohoursfrom3p.m.duetogreatinterestsfromthegeneralpubliC.ItisunusualforthepublicbroadcastertobroadcastlivetheGogameformorethanfourhours.CablechannelTVChosunwillbroadcastthematch’sdevelopmentevery10minutesonWednesdayandThursdaywhileplanningtoairlivethewholematchesonSaturdayandSunday.ThematchisbeingairedlivethroughYouTubearoundtheworldwhilevariousInternetwebsitesandTVsarebroadcastingthelandmarkmatch.HundredsofjournalistsfromaroundtheworldgatheredatthestadiumtoreportonthematchbetweenLeeandAlphaGo.AlphaGotooktheworldbysurpriseasitdefeatedEuropeanGochampionFanHuiinOctoberlastyear.SomeexpertshadpredicteditwouldtakedecadesofyearsforAItodefeathumansattheancientChineseboardgamE.GowhichoriginatedinChinamorethan2500yearsagohasbeenviewedasagrandchallengeforAIduetoitscomplexityandintuitivenaturE.Itinvolvestwoplayerswhotaketurnsputtingmarkers围棋子onagrid-shapedboardtogainmoreareasonit.Onecanoccupythemarkersoftheopponentbysurroundingthepiecesoftheother.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasekickedoffmean?A.StarteD.B.StayeD.C.CloseD.D.FinisheD.30.Whydidthematchdrawsomuchattentionintheworld?A.BecausethematchwasthefirstonebetweenhumansandAlphaGo.B.BecauseitisseenasarepresentativematchbetweenhumansandAI.C.BecauseitwouldtakedecadesforAItodefeathumansinGogames.D.BecausemanyTVsbroadcastlivethegamE.31.Thefollowingstatementsaretrueexcept_______.A.therearefivematchesbetweenSouthKoreanLeeSedolandAlphaGoB.it’ssurprisingthattheEuropeanGochampionwasdefeatedbyAlphaGoC.Gohasahistoryofmorethan2500yearsinChinaD.cablechannelTVChosunwillbroadcastallthefivegames32.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.ReportcompetitionfromallovertheworldbecomefierceinGogamesB.HumanGochampionwilldefeatGoogle’sAIAlphaGoinGogamesC.GomatchbetweenhumanchampionandGoogle’sAIdrawswideattentionD.Humanschallengeartificialintelligence

Werewolves狼人aren’ttheonlycreaturesaffectedbythemoon’scycles周期.A.fullmoonalsoaffectspeople’ssleepmoreorlessreportsaSwissteamofscientists.Evenpeoplewhosleepinalabwithoutwindowscouldreducetheirsleepingtimealittleonceamonth.Totestthemoon’sinfluence33adultsofbothsexesandagesofmanykindsspentseveralnightsinasleeplaB.Astheysleptresearchersrecordedtheirbrainactivityeyemovementsandhormonelevels荷尔蒙水平.Onnightsclosertoafullmoonthesleeperstookanaverageoffiveminuteslongertofallasleepandsleptfor20minutesless.Inadditionbrainactivityfellby30percentduringthesleep.Andhormonelevelsthathelpcontrolsleepcycleswentdown.Onthesenightsthesleeperscomplainedtheycouldn’tsleepwelleventhoughtheydidn’tknowthemoon’scyclE.Onthebrightsidenosleeperturnedintoawerewolf.TheSwissteamdoesn’tknowhowthemoonaffectssleep.Thegravity重力ofthemooncausesoceantides潮汐toriseandfall.ButthatforceistooweaktoaffectsleepGajochensays.Hebelievedsomebody’sbiologicalclockmaybeaffectedbythemooncycles.TheremaybeanotherreasonsaysDavidDinges.ThissleepresearcherattheUniversityOfPennsylvaniainPhiladelphiasaysthatthebodyclockisverysensitive敏感的tolightatnight.ThosesleeperscouldhavebeenaffectedbyhavingtoomuchmoonlightbeforearrivingatthelaB.12.Thewritermentionedwerewolvesinthefirstparagraphto______.A.showtherearethemoon’scyclesB.attractpeople’sattentiontothereportC.introduceacreaturetoreadersD.askpeoplenottosleepaloneinthelab13.Whathappenedtothesleepersduringtheexperimentonafullmoon?A.Theysleptforaboutfiveminuteslonger.B.Theycouldonlysleepfor20minutes.C.TheirbrainswerenotasactiveastheywereD.Theycomplainedtheyweretootiredtosleep.14.Thelastparagraphisdevelopedmainlyby______.A.analyzing分析reasonsB.explainingdifferencesC.makingcomparisonsD.followingthetimeorder15.Thepassageismainlyabout______.A.thesleepingproblemscausedbythemoon’scyclesB.theinfluenceofthemoononhumansleepinghabitsC.themoon’sinfluenceonsleepinganditspossiblereasonsD.thewaystogetabettersleeponafullmoonnight

PopularmusicinAmericaiswhateverystudentlikes.Studentscarrysmallradioswithearphonesandlistentomusicbeforeclassafterclassandatlunch.Studentswithcarsbuylargespeakersandplaythemusicloudlyastheydriveonthestreet.Adultdriverslistentomusiconthecarradioastheydrivetowork.TheyalsolistentothenewsaboutsportstheweatherandthelifeofAmericanpeoplE.MostoftheradioprogramsaremusiC.Poporpopularmusicsingersmakemuchmoney.TheymakeaCDortapewhichradiostationsuseinmanyplaces.Oncethepopularsingerisheardalloverthecountryyoungpeoplebuyhisorhertapes.Someofthemoneyfromthesetapesgoestothesinger.Whereverthesingergoesalltheyoungpeoplewanttomeethimorher.Nowthesingerhasbecomeanationalstar.ThereareotherkindsofmusicthatareimportanttoAmericans.OneiscalledfolkmusiC.IttellsstoriesaboutthecommonlifeofAmericans.AnotheriscalledwesternorcountrymusiC.Thisisstartedbycowboyswhowouldsingatnighttothecowstheywerewatching.21.Thispassagemainlytalksabout____.A.AmericanmusicB.AmericanpopularmusicC.threesortsofmusicD.popularmusicsingers22.Thefirstthreeparagraphsmainlytellus____.A.thatAmericansdislikepopularmusicB.thatpopularmusicisanimportantkindofmusicinAmericaC.howtobecomeaninternationalstarasapopsingerinAmericaD.popularmusicinAmericaiswhateveryteacherlike23.IntheUSAasapopsingerifyouwanttobecomeanationalstaryou’llhaveto____.A.earnalotofmoneyB.makearadiostationsbuyyourCDsortapesC.makemanyCDsortapesD.makeyoungpeopleloveyouandwhatyousing

Musicisanartthatalmosteveryoneenjoys.EveryonecanmakesoundsbysingingbangingastickpluckingatightstringorblowingthroughapipE.Allovertheworldmanykindsofmusichaddevelopedaspeoplefoundouthowtomakesoundsindifferentways.TherearesomanykindsofmusictohearthatyoucansoonfindakindthatyoulikE.PeoplecangetallkindsoffeelingswhenlisteningtomusiC.Musiccanmakeyoumarchordance;itcanmakeyoufeelhappyorsaD.Morethanotherartsmusiccanaffectyourmoodsandfeelings.Thisiswhymusicissopopular.EverycountryhasitsownkindofmusiC.InFrancemanypeoplelikedancemusicplayedontheaccordion手风琴andmanyAmericansenjoybanjomusiC.SpainisfamousforitsguitarmusicandIndiaforthetwangingsoundofthesitar.ManypeoplelikemusicintheirownnationalstylE.Buttherearealsopeoplewhoenjoyclassicalmusicandpopmusicwhichhavespreadthroughouttheworldwiththehelpoftherecord­playerandradio.Howevertherearestillgreatdifferencesbetweenthemusicofthewestandthatoftheeast.Manyoftheinstrumentsareverydifferent.TheguitarandthesitararebothinstrumentsinwhichstringsarepluckedbyfingersbuttheydonotsoundalikE.Themusicaldifferencesbetweentheeastandthewestarenotonlyintheinstrumentsbutalsointhewaysthenotesareputtogether.1.Musicisanartthatisverypopularintheworldbecause________.A.everyonecanmakeabeautifulmusicB.peoplecangetdifferentfeelingsfrommusicC.musiccanonlymakepeoplehappyD.musicismuchbetterthanotherarts2.Ifyou'reverygoodatplayingtheguitaryoumaybepopularin________.A.AmericaB.FranceC.IndiaD.Spain3.Thewordsitarinthepassageisanameof________.A.astringedmusicalinstrumentB.arecordplayerC.aplaceofinterestinIndiaD.aradio4.Thetitleofthispassageshouldbe________.A.MusicB.Music—theBestArtC.HowtoEnjoyMusicD.DifferentMusic

LastyearmorethanonemillionFilipinosworkedabroadasservantsnursessailorsandinotherdifficultbutlow-paidjobs.SoutheastAsiansleavetheirpoorercountriesfortheirricherneighbours.Manyofthesewage-earnersreturnintheenD.Inthemeantimetheysendhomehugeamountsofmoney–inthePhilippines’caseover10%ofitsGDP.BetweenJanuaryandNovembertheamountwasup18%onthesameperiodof2005.PovertyandunemploymentarestillhighinthePhilippinesandotherlabour-exporting劳务输出countries.Theywouldbefarworsebutforthisoutflowofbodiesandinflowofdollars.AsforthoseAsiancountriesthatimport输入labourasinEuropefallingbirthratesmeantheyaregoingtoneedmoreforeignworkers.OnJanuary13thleadersoftheAssociationofSoutheastAsianNationsASEANsignedanagreementtohelpmigrant流动的workers–withtherealizationthattheflowoflabourbetweentheircountriesisagrowingproblemthattheycannotblameonoutsiders.A.2005studyshowedthat8.4millionSoutheastAsiansworkedoutsidetheirhomecountriesbutthisdidnotincludethehugenumbersofIndonesiansdoingsowithoutpapers.Sothetruetotalisprobablyratherhigher.OfthetenASEANcountriesthePhilipinesIndonesiaMyanmarCambodiaVietnamandLaosexportlabourSingaporeandBruneiimportitandThailandandMalaysiadoboth.SziraczkioftheUN’sInternationalLabourOrganizationpointsoutthatinthenexttenyearsthetotallabourforceoftheworker-exportingcountriesshouldgrowbyaboutathirD.Itmakessensetoworkontheproblembeforeitgetsoutofcontrol.Peopleinthereceivingcountriesseemtobeworriedaboutcompetitionfortheirjobs.MostThaissaidtheirgovernmentshouldadmitnomoreforeignworkersandafewthoughtotherwisE.EveninSingaporejustoverhalfofpeopleareagainstadmittingmoreforeignworkers.Malaysiansthinkthattheincreaseinforeignworkershasworsenedcrimerates犯罪率.32.ItcanbeinferredfromthecaseofthePhilippinesthat______________.A.thecountryisAsia’smainsourceofmigrantworkersB.labourexportsleadtoa10%growthofitsGDPC.theoutflowoflabourhelpssolveitssocialproblemsD.thecountrybothexportsandimportslabourforce33.Theflowoflabourisagrowingproblembecause______________.A.thereisagreaterflowoflabourthanreportedB.moreIndonesiansworkabroadwithoutpapersC.somecountriessufferfromlowbirthratesD.theASEANisagainstadmittingforeignworkers34.Forthelabour-importingcountriestheflowoflabourmayleadto______________.A.higherbirthratesB.lowercrimeratesC.greatermoneyinflowsD.strongerjobcompetition35.Thewriterofthetextseemsto______________.A.supporttheflowoflabourbetweencountriesB.reportfairlyonthequestionoflabourflowC.expresshisworriesovertheASEAN’sdecisionD.regardtheoutflowoflabourasaseriousproblem

Ifyouliveinabigcitytherearemanythingstodriveyoucrazyonyourdailyrouteandit’snotjustovercrowdedsubwaytrains.VickyZhaoisamainlanderworkinginHongKong.Forheronethingshecan’tputupwithispeoplestandingonthewrongsideoftheescalator自动扶梯insubwaystations.EscalatorshelpusmovefasterandsavetimE.Itisn’taplacetorestthe24-year-oldsays.Ioftenseetouristsblockthewaywiththeirsuitcasesorchattingontheescalatorsduringrushhours.ItannoysmetonoenD.AdmittingsheisnotthepatienttypeZhaosaysthingsaremuchbetterinHongKongthanincitiesonthemainlandwherestandrightwalkleftsignsareoftenignoreD.Thelogicbehindthestandrightwalkleftescalatoretiquette礼仪seemsobvious.Eventhoughyoumaywanttocatchyourbreathwhileyou’retransportedupordownyoushouldstillconsiderothersandleaveenoughspaceforpeopleinahurrysothattheycanrunandcatchthetrain.Manycities’escalatorsincludingLondon’sandBeijing’susethestandrightwalkleftsystemtospeeduptheflowofpeoplE.AustraliaisanexceptionandyoushouldstandontheleftsideinsteaD.Butsomecitiesdiscouragepeoplefrommovingonescalatorsoutofsafetyreasons.InHongKong’ssubwaystationsthereareregularannouncementsaskingpeopletostandstillonescalators.Evensomostpeopleinthisfast-pacedcityobservethestandrightwalkleftetiquettE.Butthepeoplewhostandonescalatorsdefendthemselvesbytellingthewalkersnottobesoimpatient.TheBBCquotesonestanderassayingIfthepersonisinsucharushwhynotjusttakethestairs?Evenwhentheescalatorispackedandthere’snowheretomoveIseethesesamepeoplecomplainingaboutnotbeingabletopass.Whatevertheescalatoretiquetteisintheplaceyouliveorvisitdowhatmostpeoplearedoingandalwaysbemindfulofothers:leaveenoughspacebetweeneachotherdon’tstayattheendoftheescalatorandifsomeoneisblockingyourwayasimpleexcusemeisenough.33.InthesecondparagraphtheunderlinedwordItrefers__________.A.theauthor’slivinginthebigcityofHongKongB.beingcrowdedonthesubwaytrainsmrushhoursC.people’sblockingthewayorchatontheescalatorsD.people’sstandingontherightsideresting34.Whatcanbeinferredfromthe6thparagraph?A.NoteveryonefollowsthestandrightwalkleftetiquettE.B.TheBBCisagainstthestandrightwalkleftetiquettE.C.PeopleshouldbepatientandtakethestairsifpossiblE.D.Peopleshouldn’tcomplainaboutthecrowdedescalators.35.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisthewriter’sopinion?A.PeopleshouldstandrightnomatterwheretheyarE.B.PeopleshoulddoastheRomansdoandconsiderothers.C.Peopleshoulddoastheylikeontheescalators.D.PeoplE.shouldbeseriouslycritisizedwhentheyblocktheway.

Debt债务amongyoungAmericansisincreasing.Aretheyignoringtheirparents’adviceoraretheparentsfailingtoteachtheirchildrenaboutmoney?HereareafewsimplelessonsthatchildrenasyoungassevenoreightcanunderstanD.Firstlysavebeforeyoubuy.Whenyougetmoneyyoushouldimmediatelysavesomeofitmaybe20%Afterthisspendwhatyouwant.Secondlywatchyourmoney.Don’ttrustotherpeoplewithit.Don’tlendmoneyanddon’ttrytobuyfriends.Iffriendswantyourmoneytheyaren’trealfriends.Anotherpieceofadvice:buyonlywhatyoucanafforD.IfthatMP3playerorcellphonecostsmorethanyouhavethenyoudon’tneedit.Don’tborrowmoneyforiteither.Ifyoureallywantsomethingyoucansaveforit.SavingteachesdisciplinE.Alsoafteryouhavesavedupenoughmoneyyoumayrealizeyoudon’treallywantitafterall.Finallydon’tcomparewhatyouhavewithyourfriends.Thatexpensivecomputergameofyourfriensnextdoormaybeborrowedorpaidforoncreditcar信用卡.Thereisanoldsaying:GiveapersonafishandheeatforadaybutteachapersonhowtofishandhewilleatfortherestofhislifE.Thisisalsotruewhenweteachourchildrenaboutmoney.Don’tlectureyourchildrenorbuythemeverythingtheywant.Teachthemgoodhabitsandtheywillalwayslookaftertheirmoney.32.Whatwillyourrealfrienddowhenheneedsmoney?A.Tellyouhisdifficultyandborrowsomemoneyfromyou.B.Keepsilentandtrytosolvetheproblemhimself.C.Tellyouhisdifficultybuttrytosolvetheproblemhimself.D.Keepsilentbutletsomeoneelsetellyou.33.Howmuchdoesthepassageadviseyoutospendthemoneyyoureceive?A.Allofit.B.About80%C.About70%D.maybe20%34.WhatisbesttodoifyouwantaMP3butdon’thaveenoughmoneytobuyit?A.Simplydon’tbuyit.B.Youcanbuyitoncredit.C.AskyourparentsforhelpD.Askyourfriendsforhelp.35.Whatisbestfortheparentstoteachtheirchildrenaboutmoney?A.Givethemlectures.B.Letthemmakerealfriends.C.Lovethemandbuyeverythingwant.D.Teachthemgoodhabits.

Valentine’sDayValentine’sDayisnamedafterSaintValentineanearlyChristianchurchmanwhoreportedlyhelpedyounglovers.ValentinewaskilledforhisChristianbeliefsonFebruary14morethan1700yearsagobutthedaythathadhisnameisevenearlierthanthat.Morethan2000yearsagotheancientRomanscelebratedaholidayforlovers.Aspartofthecelebrationgirlswrotetheirnamesonpiecesofpaperandputtheminalargecontainer.Boysreachedintothecontainerandpulledoneout.Thegirlwhosenamewaswrittenonthepaperbecamehisloverorsweetheartforayear.LoversstillputtheirnamesonpiecesofpaperandtheysendeachotherValentine’sDaycardsthattelloftheirlovE.Sometimestheyalsosendgiftslikeflowersorchocolatecandy.Americansusuallysendthesegiftsandcardsthroughthemailsystem.ButsomeuseanotherwaytosendthismessagE.Theyhaveitprintedinanewspaper.Thecostisusuallyafewdollars.SomeofthemessagesaresimpleandshortJaneIloveyouverymuch.OtherssaymoreforexampleDanRosesarereD.Violets紫罗兰arebluE.IhopeyoulovemeasmuchasIloveyou.ForeverMary.MostofthenewspapersthatprintsuchmessagesarelocalbutUSATodayissoldthroughouttheUnitedStatesand90othercountriesaswell.ThismeanssomeonecansendaValentinemessagetoaloverinafarawaycityortownalmostanywhereintheworlD.Thesemessagescost80dollarsormorE.AnemployeeofUSATodaysaysreaderscanhaveasmallheartorroseprintedalongwiththeirmessagesthisyear.WillthiskindofValentine’sDaymessagereachtheoneyoulove?Welljustmakesureheorshereadsthenewspaper.25.WhenwasthedaynamedafterValentine?A.Morethan1700yearsago.B.Morethan2000yearsago.C.OnFebruary24.D.ItisnotmentionedinthepassagE.26.WhichisNOTtrueabouttheRomanholiday?A.Girlsandboyswerenotloversforayear.B.Itwascelebratedasholidayforlovers.C.BoysandgirlsbecamesweetheartsbychancE.D.Girlsputintoalargecontainerpiecesofpaperwiththeirownnamesonthem.27.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.TheancientRomangirlsweremoreopenandeasy-goingthanboys.B.Valentinewaskilledforhelpinglovers.C.ReadersofUSATodaycansendrosestotheirloversalongwiththeprintedmessages.D.ValentinewashonoredbypeopleforhisfirmChristianbeliefandwarmheart.28.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.TobrieflyintroducetheoriginofValentine’sDayandthemodernstylE.B.TosellrosesonValentine’sDay.C.ToadvertiseforUSAToday.D.TotellyouthatAmericansareopentoexpresstheirlovE.

Whilemostofusarehappytotakethecreditwhenthingsgowellfewofusarewillingtotaketheblamewhenthingsgowrong.RatherthantryingtohideourshameorembarrassmentexpertsfoundthatwearesimplylessawarewhenouractionsresultinanegativeoutcomE.Theresearchmayexplainwhyweoftenfeelithardtotaketheblameforouractions.OurresultsuggeststhatpeoplemayreallyexperiencelessresponsibilityfornegativethanforpositiveoutcomessaidPatrickHaggardleadingresearcherandprofessoroftheinstituteofCognitiveNeuroscienceatUniversityCollegeLondon.Inaseriesoftestsparticipantswereaskedtopressakey.A.soundthenfollowedeitherdisapprovingneutralorapprovingandtheywerethenaskedtoestimatethetimebetweentheactionandwhentheyhadheardthesounD.Researchersfoundthatindividualsexperienceddifferentlevelsofresponsibilitydependingontheoutcomes.Theyalsodiscoveredtheyweresignificantlyslowertorecognizeiftheiractionshadresultedinabadconsequencecomparedtowhentheyhaddonewell.Effectivelywehavefoundthatweexperienceanegativeoutcomedifferentlynotjustretellitdifferently.Wemakeaweakerconnectionwhenthereisabadresult.AndrespondmuchmorestronglywhensomethinggoodhappenssaidProfessorHaggarD.Whensomethinggoesrighteveryonewantstotakethecreditandwhenthingsgowrongnobodyisinterestedinputtingtheirhandsup.Theresearcherssaidourbrainisverymuchconcernedwithrewardasgoodresultsarekeytosurvival.Althoughourownperception认知ofwhetherweareguiltyofsomethingornotischangedbytheoutcomesthisdoesnotprovideadefenseifwehavedonesomethingwrong.Ourexperienceofourownresponsibilitiescanbemisleadingandcanbestronglycoloredbytheoutcomesofouractions.saidProfessorHaggarD.Wehavetotakeresponsibilityforwhatactuallydonotjustforhowweexperiencethings.29.Peoplewhodon’ttaketheblamefortheiractions.A.alwaystrytohidetheirshameorembarrassment.B.areonlywillingtotakethecreditwhenthingsgowellC.feellessresponsiblefornegativethanforpositiveoutcomesD.arelessawareofwhattodowhenanegativeoutcomehappens30.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Ourlevelofresponsibilitycanbestronglyaffectedbytheoutcomesofouractions.B.Whensomethingbadhappensnobodyisinterestedindealingwiththeproblem.C.PeoplewerequickertorecognizeiftheiractionshadresultedinabadconsequencE.D.ParticipantswereaskedtocountthetimebetweenpressingakeyandhearingthesounD.31.Howisthepassagedeveloped?A.Bygivingexamples.B.Byquotingresearchfindings.C.Byanalyzingcauseandeffect.D.ByprovidingdatA.32.Accordingtothepassageapersonwhoisconcernedwithrewardis.A.awkwardB.naturalC.absurdD.stubborn

TheEnglishexpecteachothertoobservetherulesofqueuingfeelhighlyoffendedwhentheserulesarebrokenbutlacktheconfidenceorsocialskillstoexpresstheirannoyanceinastraightforwardmanner.Inothercountriesthisisnotaproblem:inAmericawhereaqueue-jumperhascommittedakindofrudenessratherthanasintheresponseisaloudwarning:theoffenderissimplytoldHeyyougetbackinline!orwordstothateffect.OntheEuropeancontinentthereactiontendstobeloudandargumentative;insomeotherpartsoftheworldqueue-jumpersmaysimplybepushedbackintolinE.Ironically具有讽刺意义的是itisonlyinEnglandwherequeue-jumpingisregardedasdeeplyimmoralthatthequeue-jumperislikelytogetawaywiththeoffencE.OnlyrarelydotheEnglishactuallyspeakupandtellthejumpertogotothebackofthequeuE.QueuingisalmostanationalpastimefortheEnglishwhoautomaticallyarrangethemselvesintoorderlylinesatbusstopsshopcountersice-creamvansentrancesexitsandlifts.In1946aHungarianhumoristdescribedqueuingasEnglishnationalpassion.OnthecontinenthesaiD.ifpeoplearewaitingatabusstoptheywalkaroundinaseeminglyrelaxedfashion.Whenthebusarrivestheymakeadash猛冲forit...AnEnglishmanevenifheisaloneformsorderlyqueueofonE.Inanupdateoverthirtyyearslaterin1977heconfirmedthatthiswasstillthecasE.AfternearlyanotherthirtyyearsnothingmuchseemstohavechangeD.Inmanycasesqueue-jumpingiseffectivelypreventedbynon-verbal非语言的signalsalonE.Whensomeoneisconsideringjumpingaqueuethequeuerswillstartglancingathimsidewaysthroughnarrowedsuspiciouseyes.Thentheymoveabitclosertothepersoninfrontofthemjustincasethejumpermighttrytoinserthimselfinthegap.Frownsglaresandraisedeyebrows—accompaniedbyheavysighspointedcoughs—areusuallytheworstthatthepersonwillsufferifhejumpsaqueuE.FacedwithallthisthejumperwillthinkbetterofitandwithdrawtothebackofthequeuE.25.InAmericaandotherEuropeancountriesqueue-jumpers.A.areseverelypunishedandfinedB.arepushedbacktotheendoflinesC.arewarnedinadirectmannerD.arethecauseofpublicarguments26.ByquotingthedescriptionofaHungarianhumoristtheauthorintendstoshow.A.EnglishmenarestubbornandtoostrictwiththemselvesB.queuingisakindofautomaticbehaviorforEnglishmenC.queuingisessentialinmaintaininggoodpublicorderD.otherEuropeansaremoreopen-mindedthanEnglishmen27.Accordingtothelastparagraphqueue-jumpingcanusuallybestoppedeffectively.A.withaconfidentandaggressiveattitudeB.withsignsofpublicrulesC.byshoutingandloudwarningD.byusingcertainbodylanguage28.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.A.socialskilltoimproveyourlife:queuingB.Badmannersaroundtheworld:queue-jumpingC.A.cultureofEuropeancountries:queuingD.AnEnglishaspectoflife:queuing

Menarespendingmoreandmoretimeinthekitchenencouragedbycelebrity名人chefslikeGordonRamsayandJamieOliveraccordingtoareportfromOxfordUniversity.Theeffectofthecelebrityrolemodelswhohavegivencookingamoremanlypicturehascombinedwithamoregeneraldrivetowardssexualequalityandmennowspendmorethantwicetheamountoftimepreparingmealsthantheydidin1961.AccordingtotheresearchbyProf.JonatahnGershunywhorunstheCentreforTimeResearchatOxfordmennowspendmorethanhalfanhouradaycookingupfromjust12minutesadayin1961.Prof.GershunysaidThemaninthekitchenispartofamuchwidersocialtrenD.Therehasbeen40yearsofsexualequalitybutthereisanother40yearsprobablytocomE.Womenwhoagenerationagospentnearlytwohoursadaycookingnowspendjustonehourandsevenminutes—agreatfallbuttheystillspendfarmoretimeinthekitchenthanmen.SomeexpertshavenamedthesemeninapronsasGastrosexualsmenusingcookingskillstoimpressfriendswhohavebeeninspiredtopickupakitchenknifebythesuccessofRamsayOliveraswellasothermalecelebritychefssuchasHughFearnley－WhittingstallMarcoPierreWhiteandKeithFloyD.Iwasmarriedin1974.WhenmyfathercametovisitmeafewweekslaterIwaswearinganapronwhenIopenedthedoor.HelaughedsaidProf.Gershuny.Thatwouldneverhappennow.Two－thirdsofadultssaythattheycometogethertoshareatleastthreetimesaweekevenifitisnotnecessarilyaroundakitchenordiningroomtablE.Prof.Gershunypointedoutthatthefamilymealwasnowrarelyeatenbyallofitsmembersaroundatable—withmanyfamilymealsinfacttakenonthesofainthesittingroomandsharedbyfamilymembers.Thefamilymealhaschangedalotandfewofuseat—asIdidwhenIwasachild—atleasttwomealsadaytogetherasafamily.Butithassurvivedinadifferentformat.24.Whatisonereasonbehindthetrendthatmenspendmoretimecookingthanbefore?A.Theimprovementofcooks'status.B.Theinfluenceofpopularfemalechefs.C.Thechangeoffemale'sviewoncooking.D.Thedevelopmentofsexualequalitycampaign.25.Whatdoestheauthorthinkaboutthetimemenandwomenspendoncooking?A.Menspendmoretimecookingthanwomennowadays.B.WomenspendmuchlesstimeoncookingthanbeforE.C.Itwilltake40yearsbeforemenspendmoretimeatthestovethanwomen.D.Thereisasharpdeclineinthetimemenspendoncookingcomparedwith1961.26.HowdidProf.Gershunyseethefamilymealaccordingtothepassage?A.Ithasbecomeathingofthepast.B.ItisverydifferentfromwhatitusedtobE.C.Itshouldn'tbeadvocatedinmoderntimes.D.Itisbeneficialtothestabilityofthefamily.27.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheChangesofFamilyMealsB.EqualitybetweenMenandWomenC.CookingintoaNewTrendforMenD.Cooking—aThingofthePastforWomen

AtonetimeitwasthedreamofmanylittlegirlstobecomeanursE.TodayhoweverAmericaisfacingitsworstnurseshortagesinceWorldWarI.Recentlyabout2000000nursesareneededand60percentofallhospitalsintheUShaveshortageslargeenoughtothreatenthequalityofcareprovideD.ThedemandfornursesspreadswidelythroughoutthenursingfielD.Whathasbecomeofthesewomeninwhite?Theanswerliesinnotonebutseveralcauses.Onepossibilityisthefactthatwomenhavegreatercareeroptions职业选择.Inthepastwomenwhochosetoworkoutsidethehomehadtwobasicchoices:nursingorteaching.TodaymorewomenthaneverareintheworkforcebuttheiroptionshavegreatlyincreaseD.Therearewomendoctorslawyersfirefightersandpoliceofficers.Infactwomentodayarefoundinnearlyeveryfieldofwork.Nursinghasbeenleftbehindaswomenmoveontojobswithhigherpayandgreaterstatus地位.A.womanormaninthenursingfieldisoftenlookeddownuponasmerelyanurse.Teachersmanybealsoatfault.Manyhighschoolstudentsareactuallybeingpersuadedtokeepawayfromnursingtoldbyteachersthattheyaretoobrighttobeanurse.Americansarelivinglongerthaneverandrequiringmoremedicalattention.Infactthenumberofelderlypatientshasalmostdoubledinthepasttwentyyears.Obviouslyalargerpopulationrequiresmorenurses.AIDSandotherdiseaseshavecausedmoreandmorepeopletoneednursingcarE.Usuallyfataldiseasesmeanlongdrawn-outhospitalstaythatistosaymorenursesareneededtocareforthesepatients.Itissaidthatthedemandfornurseswillbedoubledinthecomingtenyears.5.WhatarethemainfactorsthatareresponsiblefortheshortageofnursesinAmerica?A.Womenarebettereducatedandprovidedwithmoredifferentjobsthanmen.B.Morewomenarecleverenoughtobedoctorslawyersandpoliceofficers.C.GreatercareeroptionsareofferedforwomenandmorepatientsrequirenursecareD.Therearemorediseasesandnursesarebadlypaidandlookeddownupon.6.Thepassagetellsusthathighschoolteachersaretoblamefor_____.A.notmentioningtheworstnurseshortageintheUSB.advisingthestudentsnottochoosetobenursesC.introducingjobswithhigherpayandgreaterstatustotheirstudentsD.notaskingthegovernmenttoraisethenurses’payment7.Theauthorwrotethispassageinorderto______.A.describetheunequaltreatmentofwomenintheUSB.telluswomen’sfreechoiceofjobstodayinAmericaC.drawpeople’sattentiontothenursingshortageproblemD.callonmorewomentobenursesaftergraduatingfromhighschool8.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Highschoolstudentsthinkthemselvestoobrighttobenurses.B.WomenintheUShavegreatercareerchoicethaninothercountries.C.NursingusedtobeanidealjobforwomenintheUSatonetimE.D.60percentofhospitalsintheworldarefacedwithnurseshortagE.

AlthoughEnglishisnotasoldasChineseitisspokenbymanypeoplearoundtheworldeveryday.Englishspeakersarealwayscreating创造newwordsandweareoftenabletoknowwheremostwordscomefrom.Sometimeshowevernoonemayreallyknowwhereawordcomesfrom.Didyoueverthinkaboutwhyhamburgers汉堡包arecalledhamburgersespeciallywhentheyarenotmadewithham火腿?AboutahundredyearsagosomemenwenttoAmericafromEuropE.TheycamefromabigcityinGermanycalledHamburg.TheydidnotspeakgoodEnglishbuttheyategoodfooD.WhensomeAmericanssawthemeatingroundpiecesofbeef牛肉theyaskedtheGermanswhatitwas.TheGermansdidnotunderstandthequestionandansweredWecomefromHamburg.OneoftheseAmericansownedarestaurantandhadanideA.HecookedsomeroundpiecesofbeeflikethosewhichthemenfromHamburgatE.Thenheputeachbetweentwopiecesofbreadandstartedsellingthem.Suchbreadcametobecalledhamburgers.TodayhamburgersaresoldinmanycountriesaroundtheworlD.Whetherthisstoryistrueornotitcertainlyisinteresting.Knowingwhyanywordhasacertainmeaningisinteresting.too.ThisreasonformostEnglishwordscanbefoundinanylargeEnglishdictionary.12.AccordingtothewriterEnglishis____.A.asoldasChineseB.olderthanGermanC.notsooldasChineseD.verydifficulttolearn13.Hamburgis____.A.akindoffoodB.aroundpieceofbeefC.thenameofavillageD.acityinGermany14.Accordingtothestory____.A.fewAmericanslikehamburgers.B.hamburgersaremadewithbeef.C.hamburgersaremadewithham.D.hamburgerswerefirstsoldaboutacenturyago.15.Accordingtothestorythewordhamburgercomesfrom____.A.ChinabecauseithasalonghistoryB.EnglandbecauseGermansdon’tspeakgoodEnglishC.theroundpiecesofbeefwhichthosepeoplefromHamburgwereeatingD.Englishspeakersbecausetheyalwayscreatenewwords

A.groupofpeoplefromDenmarkhaveformedtheB-Society.Accordingtothemhumanbeingsaredividedintotypes:A-PeopleandB-PeoplE.A-Peoplehavenoproblemgettingupinthemorningandoperatemuchbetterearlierintheday.HoweverB-peoplearebetterlaterintheday.I’muselessearlyinthemorningsaysoneofthemembersoftheB-Society.AllIcandoisdrinkcoffeeandstareintospacE.Peopleusedtogetupearlybecausetheyhadtofeedtheanimals.ButIhaven’tgotanycowsorchickenssoIcansleeplateSheadds.SincethesocietywassetuptheB-Societyhaswelcomedseveralthousandmembers.RightnowtheB-SocietyisfightinghardforbusinessestojoinitsB-certification证明list.CompaniesthatareB-certifiedbasicallygivetheiremployeestheopportunitytocomeinwhentheywant.Insomecompaniesemployeesarriveatanytimeupto3:30pm---eachtotheirownrhythm节奏.Anditisnotjustbusinessesthatarebenefitingfromthis.Teenagerswhocan’tgetoutofbedinthemorningandparentswhoneverquitegetthekidstoschoolontimecannowbenefitfromB-classes.FromnextyearaschoolinCopenhagenwillofferclasseswhichstartlaterinthedayat10insteadofeight.AndeventhegovernmentseemstoliketheideA.TheB-SocietywasfoundedbyCamillaKringaprofessorfromtheUniversityofCopenhagen.OnherwebsiteshesaysWhenB-people’sworkrhythmsareconsideredattheworkplacetheirproductivity生产力andqualityoflifeisincreasedwhichcanincreaseproductivityfortheentireorganization.SheaddsthatB-Societywillcreateanewdailyrhythminschoolsandotherinstitutions机构asanalternativetothecurrentrhythmof‘earlyatworkandearlyathome’.Weareworkingfortheestablishmentofkindergartensprimaryandsecondaryschoolsaswellasuniversitiesthatopenbetween10amand8pm.WouldyouliketoworkforaB-certifiedcompany?1.AccordingtothetextwhobelongtotheB-Society?A.Laterisers.B.Businessmen.C.Animallovers.D.Sleepexperts.2.InB-certifiedcompaniesemployeescan____.A.getmoreworkingopportunitiesB.joinanyothercompaniesC.workonanydaystheychooseD.gotoworkatanytimeofaday3.InCamillaKring’sopinionB-people_______.A.aremorehard-workingthanA-peopleB.haveabetterqualityoflifethanA-peopleC.aremoreproductiveifgivenmorefreedomD.liketherhythmofearlyatworkearlyathome4.Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthistextisto_____.A.stresstheimportanceofgettingupearlyB.expresshisattitudetowardstheB-SocietyC.introduceagrouphavingaspecialdailyrhythmD.callonpeopletoworkforB-certifiedcompanies

Humanshavesewnbyhandforthousandsofyears.Itwassaidthatthefirstthreadwasmadefromanimalmuscleandsinew腱.Andtheearliestneedlesweremadefrombones.Sincethoseearlydaysmanypeoplehavebeeninvolvedintheprocessofdevelopingamachinethatcoulddothesamethingmorequicklyandwithgreaterefficiency.CharlesWiesenthalwhowasborninGermanydesignedandreceivedapatent专利权onadouble-pointedneedlethateliminated消除theneedtoturntheneedlearoundwitheachstitch缝合inEnglandin1755.Otherinventorsofthattimetriedtodevelopafunctionalsewingmachinebuteachdesignhadatleastoneseriousimperfection.A.FrenchmanBarthelemyThimonnierfinallyengineeredamachinethatreallyworkeD.Howeverhewasnearlykilledbyagroupofangrytailorswhentheyburneddownhisgarmentfactory.TheyfearedthattheywouldlosetheirjobstothemachinE.AmericaninventorEliasHowebornonJuly91819wasawardedapatentforamethodofsewingthatusedthreadfromtwodifferentsources.Howe’smachinehadaneedlewithaneyeatthepointanditusedthetwothreadstomakeaspecialstitchcalledalockstitch.双线连锁缝纫法HoweverHowefaceddifficultyinfindingbuyersforhismachinesinAmericA.InfrustrationhetraveledtoEnglandtotrytosellhisinventiontherE.Whenhefinallyreturnedhomehefoundthatdozensofmanufacturers制造商wereadaptinghisdiscoveryforuseintheirownsewingmachines.IsaacSingeranotherAmericaninventorwasalsoamanufacturerwhomadeimprovementstothedesignofsewingmachines.Heinventedanup-and-down-motionmechanismthatreplacedtheside-to-sidemachines.Healsodevelopedafoottreadle脚踏板topowerhismachinE.Thisimprovementleftthesewer’shandsfreE.Undoubtedlyitwasahugeimprovementofthehand-crankedmachineofthepast.SoontheSingersewingmachineachievedmorefamethantheothersforitwasmorepracticalitcouldbeadaptedtohomeuseanditcouldbeboughtonhire-purchasE.TheSingersewingmachinebecamethefirsthomeequipmentandtheSingercompanybecameoneofthefirstAmericanmultinationals.HoweverSingerusedthesamemethodtocreatealockstitchthatHowehadalreadypatenteD.AsaresultHoweaccusedhimofpatentinfringement侵犯.OfcourseEliasHowewonthecourtcaseandSingerwasorderedtopayHoweroyalties版税.IntheendHowebecameamillionairenotbymanufacturingthesewingmachinebutbyreceivingroyaltypaymentsforhisinvention.4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.SingerisanAmericaninventorandmanufacturer.B.TheSingersewingcompanybecamemorepractical.C.Thefoottreadlehelpedtomakethesewer’shandsfreE.D.Singermadeimprovementstothedesignofsewingmachines.5.WhydidthecourtforceIsaacSingertopayElisaHowealifetimeofroyalties?A.BecausethejudgewasagainstSingerforhissurlyattitudE.B.BecauseHowehadalreadypatentedthelockstitchusedbySinger.C.BecauseSingerhadborrowedmoneyfromHoweandneverrepaidit.D.BecauseSingerandHowehadbothinventedthesamemachinE.6.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.A.StitchinTimeSavesNineB.TheCasebetweenHoweandSingerC.PatentLawsontheSewingMachineD.TheEarlyHistoryoftheSewingMachine

PresidentBarackObamaspeaksashemeetswithChinesePresidentXiJinpingoverinternationalsecurityissuesduringtheNuclearSecuritySummitinWashingtonMarch312016.Whiletheyreportslowprogressovermajordisagreementswhatdoaveragecitizensinthosecountriesthinkabouteachother?A.studybythePewResearchCenterofferssomeanswers.Only38percentofAmericanssaidtheyhaveapositiveviewofChinaaccordingtoa2015Pewsurvey.AndinChinaonly44percentofpeoplesurveyedgavetheUnitedStatesapositiverating.AmericansexpressedconcernaboutthelargeamountofU.S.debtheldbyChinaandthelossofjobstoChinA.LastyeartheU.S.TreasuryDepartmentsaidChinaheld$1.2trillioninU.S.governmentdebts.PeoplepolledinChinasaidtheybelievetheUnitedStatesistryingtopreventChinafrombecomingaspowerfulastheU.S.Theviewsreflectsomeofthetensionsbetweenthenations’leaders.TheUnitedStateshasbeenstronglyagainstChina’sconstructionofartificialislandsandmilitaryfacilitiesalongthedisputedSouthChinaSeA.AndtherehavebeendisagreementsoverhowtorespondtorecentNorthKoreannuclearandmissiletests.AjointstatementfromU.S.andChinaafterThursday’sObama-Ximeetingsaidbothcountriesagreedtoworktogetheronnuclearsecurity.TheObamaadministrationsaidChinahasagreedtosanctionstoprotestrecentNorthKoreannucleartests.ButXiexpressedoppositiontoanewmissiledefensesystemforSouthKoreaaccordingtoChinesemediareports.SuchasystemisbeingconsideredbyU.S.andSouthKoreanleaderstoprotectSouthKoreafromaNorthKoreanattack.AtthestartofhismeetingwithXiObamasaidOfgreatimportancetobothofusisNorthKorea’spursuitofnuclearweaponswhichthreatensthesecurityandstabilityoftheregion.XisaidChinaandtheUnitedStateshavearesponsibilitytoworktogether.AsforissuesdividingthetwonationsXisaidbothsidescouldseekactivesolutionsthroughdialogueandconsultation.Thetwoleadersmetduringa53-nationconferenceonnuclearsecurityinWashingtonD.C.24.Accordingtoa2015Pewsurvey________.A.MostoftheChinesesurveyedgaveapositiveviewtotheU.S.B.Neithercountrywasgivenahighpositiveratingfromeachother.C.AmericansbelievedthatChinaheldthemostofU.S.governmentdebts.D.ChinesepeoplesurveyedbelievedthatChinawouldbecomeaspowerfulastheU.S.25.TheAmericangovernmenthasaan_____attitudetowardsChina’sconstructionalongtheSouthChinaSeA.A.supportingB.uninterestedC.opposingD.doubtful26.BothAmericanandChinesegovernmentsagreeon_________.A.anewmissiledefensesystemforSouthKoreaB.whattodowithrecentNorthKoreannuclearandmissiletestsC.thecooperationonnuclearsecurityD.territorialdisputesintheSouthChinaSea27.Whichofthestatementsisnottrueaccordingtopassage?A.PresidentObamaattachedgreatimportancetoNorthKorea’spursuitofnuclearweapons.B.ChinasupportstheUNsanctionsonNorthKoreannucleartests.C.ChinaisunlikelytoworktogetherwiththeU.S.onNorthKoreannuclearissues.D.PresidentXisuggestsdialogueandconsultationtosettledowntheproblemsbetweenthetwonations.

Ifyouhaven’theardoftheexpressionyoumusthavebeenlivingunderarockforthepastyearbecausetheworldisbigandIoweitavisitwasallovertheInternetlastyear.Thisexpressionwaschosenasoneof2015’spopularcyberphrasesinChinA.WhenayearcomestoanendmanyinstitutionsincludingtheNationalLanguageResourcesMonitoringandResearchCenterPeople’sDailyOnlineandCCTVputtogethertheirlistsoftheInternet’smostusedwordsandphrases.Mostoftheselectedwordsandphrasesmayseemfunnyandplayfulbuttheycanshowlifestylechanges.ThetermduoshoudangmeaningshoppingaddictsisagoodexamplE.Thepastyearsawrecord-highonlineshoppingsalesinChinatheworld’slargeste-commercemarket.InfactaccordingtoXinhuae-commerce电子商务isanewengineforChina’seconomicdevelopment.MeanwhilealthoughphraseslikexiasibaobaolemeaningyouscaredthepantsoffmemaybeafunexpressiontheyreflectthedesireforattentionnowthatsocialnetworkingsitesandappssuchasweiboandWeChathavebecomepartofpeople’slives.Peoplenowhaveaneedtoexpressemotioninbite-size140-characterbitswroteTheNewYorkTimes.HereTeenshaspickedsomephrasesfromlastyear’spopularcyberwordslists.Didyouusethemoften?TheworldisbigandIoweitavisit.SeeingmoreoftheworldhasbecomeahottopicforChinesepeopleinrecentyears.ButneverbeforehadsomeoneuseditasanexcusetoquitajobuntilGuShaoqiangdiD.The35-year-oldmiddleschoolteacherinHenanprovincestruckachordwith产生共鸣thenationbypostingher10-wordresignationletter:TheworldisbigandIoweitavisit.Theletter’ssimplicityhonestyandbraveryarewhatmadeitoneof2015’stopcatchphraseswroteZhangShixuanacommentatorforPeople’sDaily.Aprettyfacecanfeedyouyetyouchoosetomakealivingoffyourtalent.ComedianJiaLingiswellknownforherfunnyperformancesaswellasherplumpfigurE.Soitcameasagreatsurprisewhenaphotoofhersurfacedonlineshowinghowslimandprettyshewasinheryoungeryears.InresponsetruetoherhumorousnatureJiawrotethisonSinaWeibo:MystoryshowsthatIcouldtotallyhavelivedonmyprettyfaceyetIchosetorelyonmytalent.Sincethenthewordshavebecomepopularwhendescribinggood-lookingpeoplewhoarestillhardworking.Otherpopularcyberwordsincludeit’syourcharmthatmattersimportantthingsshouldbestressedthreetimesmakers创客memedaaphrasetoshowcutenessandaffectionandxiaoxianroureferringtoyoungandprettymen.8.Whichisthemostpopularnetworkbuzzwordof2015?A.Itscaredmetodeath.B.It’syourcharmthatmatters.C.Importantthingsshouldbestressedthreetimes.D.ItisnotmentionedinthepassagE.9.Theunderlinedphraselivingunderarockisclosestinmeaningto____________.A.livingfarfromsatisfactionB.livingoutyourfantasyC.livinguptoothers’expectationD.livingunexposedtotheworld10.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.GuShaoqiangresignedbecauseoffinancialandmentalpressurE.B.IfyouthinkJialingisfatandhumorousyoumaygetthewrongendofthestick.C.Newwordsareareflectionofchangingtechnologypoliticsmoralsandworldviews.D.HotonlinewordsbasicallybringmoreharmthangoodtoChineseculturE.

Whatarethetipsforahealthylunch?Planning—notmuchisneeded—isthekeytoanutritiouslunchatworkandschool.Askingahealthylunchtakesme10minutesinthemorningandbuyingunhealthyfastfoodalsotakesme10minutesintheafternoonsaysWendyPotkayabusymotherandmanager.It’ssoeasytoturntoeatingfattyfoodswhenyou’resadoronadeadlinE.Afterawhileyourealizeifyouaregoingtothrowsomethinginyourmouthwhydon’tyoujustchoosesomethinghealthy?Howdoessheachievethissuccessthatdefeatssomany?Andhowdoesshedoitinlessthan10minutes?Toborrowanoldphrasetherearethreekeystoahealthylunch:planningplanningandplanning.1.Planlunchwithwholegrainsfruitandvegetables.2.Planaweek’slunchinadvancetomakeshoppingeasier.Makealistandfollowit.Don’tgiveintothetemptation__tobuyextrasweetsjunkfoodorfattymeat.3.Planforthenextday’slunchthenightbeforE.Timeisshortinthemorningandrushingthroughlunchpreparationoftenmeansnotenoughonnutritionornotevenbuyingsomethingfromvendingmachines自动贩卖机ordrive-throughwindowsoffast-foodrestaurants.JaneZiegleraworkingmotherandnutritionistalsosupportstheideaofplanning.IwashandcutvegetablesassoonasIgethomefromthestoresoit’snotamesswhenI’mreadytomakesandwichesshesays.6.Themainideaofthesecondparagraphis________.A.howlongittakestomakeahealthylunchinthemorningB.awoman’sviewtowardshealthylunchC.aman’sviewtowardshealthyeatingD.awoman’ssuggestionofhealthyeating7.Whatisthemainideaofthethirdsuggestionofplanninglunch?A.Planforthenextday’slunchthenightbeforE.B.Timeisshortinthemorning.C.Alwayshavetimeforpreparingalunch.D.Trynotbuyinglunchfromvendingmachines.8.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.WhatJaneZieglerthinksasaworkingmother.B.WhatJaneZieglereatsforlunch.C.JaneZieglerwashesandcutsvegetablesimmediately.D.Somepeoplealsosupporttheideaofplanninglunch.9.Thisarticleintendstotellustheideathat________.A.healthylunchisveryimportantB.peopleshouldn’tskiplunchC.peopleshouldplanlunchinthemorningD.planningisthekeytonutritiouslunch10.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.TipsforhealthylunchB.TipsforhealthymealsC.PlanningforyourlunchD.Threekeystohealthylunch

Sixty-year-oldHernandoGuanlaohassetupaninformallibrarytoencouragelocalpeopletosharehisjoyofreading.Tooperatethelibraryhegaveuphisjoblivingentirelyonhissavings.Readerscantakeasmanybooksastheywantforaslongastheywant.It'sapolicyyoumightassumewouldendveryquickly—withGuanlaohavingnobooksatall.Butinfactinthe12yearshe'sbeenrunninghislibrary-he'sfoundthathiscollectionhasgrownratherthanreduceD.Guanlaostartedhislibraryshortlyafterthedeathofhisparents.Hekeptthinkingbacktothehappydayswhenhisparentsstilllivedhim.Thememoriesdrovehimtodosomething.Thenhehitupontheideaofpromotingthereadinghabithepickedupfromhisparents.Heputthebooks-acollectionoffewerthan100-outsidethedoorofhishousetoseeifanyonewantedtoborrowthem.Theydidandtheybroughtthebooksbackwithotherstoaddtothecollection-andthelibrarywasborn.Nowthereare2000or3000ontheshelvesandintheboxesoutsidehisfrontdoor.ThelibraryisnotadvertisedbuteverydayasteadystreamofpeoplefindtheirwaytherE.TherearehistorybookstextbooksforchildrenaswellassomefashionmagazinesavailablE.Guanlaodoesnotwaitforpeoplefarawaytofindhim-hegoestothemonhisbookbikewhichhasalargebasketpiledhighwithbooks.He'salsostartedtosethissightsoutsideManilA.Hislatestplanistohelpafriendwhowantstostartupalibraryinthefarsouthofthecountry.AbookshouldbeusedandreuseD.IthaslifeithasamessagE.GuanlaosaiD.Asabookcaretakeryoubecomeafullman.1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofGuanlao?A.Helovesreading.B.HelivesawealthylifE.C.Hebuiltalibraryin2010.D.Hegoestohislibraryafterwork.2.WhydidGuanlaodecidetostartalibrary?A.Hediditinhonourofhisparents.B.Hewantedtorealizehisparents’dream.C.Hefoundfewerandfewerpeoplelikereading.D.Heintendedtohelppeoplewhocan’taffordtobuybooks.3.AccordingtothetextbooksinGuanlao’slibrary_______.A.totalledabout1000atthebeginningB.aremostlyfromreaders’donationsC.aretargetedatadultsD.can’tbetakenaway4.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat_______.A.manypeopletravelalottogotoGuanlao’slibraryB.therearemanysuchlibrariesacrossthecountryC.GuanlaothinksthejobiswellworthdoingD.Guanlaoadvertiseshislibrary.

Generallyspeakinggovernmentregulationsnormallybananythingfromsmokinginpublicplacestoparkingincertainzones.ButofficialsintheBraziliantownofBiritibaMirim70km45mileseastofSaoPaulohavegonefarbeyondthat.Theyplantoprohibitresidentsfromdyingearlybecausethelocalcemetery墓地hasreachedfullcapacity.There’snomoreroomtoburythedeadtheycan’tbecremated火化andlawsforbidanewcemetery.Sothemayorhasproposedastrangesolution:outlawdeath.MayorRobertoPereirasaysthebillismeantasaprotestagainstfederalregulationsthatprohibitneworexpandedcemeteriesinpreservationareas.Theyhavenottakenlocaldemandsintoconsiderationheclaims.A2003decree法令byBrazil’sNationalEnvironmentCouncilforbidsburialgroundsinprotectedareas.Mr.Pereirawantstobuildanewcemeterybuttheprojecthasbeenstoppedbecause98%ofBiritibaMirimisconsideredasapreservationareA.BiritibaMirimatownof28000inhabitantsnotonlywantstoprohibitresidentsfrompassingaway.Thebillalsocallsonpeopletotakecareoftheirhealthinordertoavoiddeath.Ihaven’tgotajobnoramIhealthy.AndnowtheysayIcan’tdiE.That’sridiculousAmaridodoPradoanunemployedresidentsaiD.Thecitycouncilisexpectedtovoteontheregulationnextweek.OfcoursethebillislaughableillegalandwillneverbeapprovedsaidGilsonSoaresdeCamposanassistantofthemayor.Butcanyouthinkofabetterresolutiontopersuadethegovernmenttochangetheenvironmentaldecreethatisprohibitingusfrombuildinganewcemetery?Thebillstatesthatoffenderswillbeheldresponsiblefortheiracts.HoweveritdoesnotsaywhatthepunishmentwillbE.32.WhatisthebilltobeproposedbytheofficialsinBiritibaMirim?A.Banonbuildinganewcemetery.B.Banonparkingincertainzones.C.Forbiddingburiedgroundsinpreservation.D.Prohibitingresidentsfromdyingearly.33.Whatcanweinferfromthephrasehavegonefarbeyondthatinthefirstparagraph?A.TheofficialsinBiritibaMirimhavemadetheseregulations.B.TheofficialsinBiritibaMirimhavebeentomanyplacesaroundtheworlD.C.ThebilltobeproposedbyofficialsinBiritibaMirimismuchtoounexpecteD.D.TheofficialsinBiritibaMirimhavebuilttoomanycemeteriesintheirtown.34.What’stheattitudeofthemayorofBiritibaMirimtowardsthefederalregulations?A.Heremainssilentaboutthem.B.Hegivesstrongbackingtothem.C.Heobjectstothem.D.Heaskstheresidentsforadviceonthem.35.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.Themayorofthetownwantstobuildanewcemeteryagainstfederalregulation.B.Theresidentsofthetownsinghighpraiseforthebill.C.Nobetterresolutionoftheproblemshasbeenthoughtout.D.ThegovernmentisgoingtochangetheenvironmentaldecreE.

FromMondayuntilFridaymostpeoplearebusyworkingorstudyingbutintheeveningsandonweekendstheyarefreetorelax放松andenjoythemselves.SomewatchTVorgotothemovies;otherstakepartinsports.Itdependsonindividualinterests.TherearemanydifferentwaystospendoursparetimE.Almosteveryonehassomekindsofhobbies.Itmaybeanythingfromcollectingstampstomakingmodelairplanes.Somehobbiesareveryexpensivebutothersdon’tcostanythingatall.Somecollectionsareworthalotofmoney;othersarevaluableonlytotheirowners.Iknowamanwhohasacoincollectionworthseveralthousanddollars.A.shorttimeagoheboughtarare稀有的fifty-centpieceworth＄250!HewasveryhappyabouthisbuyingandthoughtthepricewasreasonablE.Ontheotherhandmyyoungestbrothercollectsmatchboxes.Hehasalmost600ofthembutIdoubtiftheyareworthanymoney.HowevertomybrothertheyareveryvaluablE.Nothingmakeshimhappierthantofindanewmatchboxforhiscollection.That’swhatahobbymeansIguess.Itissomethingweliketodoinoursparetimesimplyforthefunofit.Thevalueindollarsisnotimportantbutthepleasureitgivesusis.26.Theunderlinedwordindividualinthefirstparagraphmostprobablymeans____.A.differentB.strangeC.secretD.one'sown27.Inthewriter'sopinion____.A.allhobbiesareveryexpensiveB.somehobbiesdon'tcostanythingC.hobbiesareworthlessD.hobbiesarevaluabletoeverybody28.Somethingthatoneenjoysdoinginone'ssparetimeisa____.A.jobB.pleasureC.hobbyD.habit

WomenhavebeendrivingyellowcabsinNewYorksincethe1940sbut99%ofdriversaremalE.Evenamongdriversofcarsbookedbyphoneoronlineonly4%arewomen.ThatmaychangewiththelaunchofSheTaxisanappthatletsfemalepassengersinsistonfemaledriversandviceversA.ItwillbeavailableinNewYorkCityWestchesterandLongIslandandthefirmplanstoexpandtoothercities.StellaMateothefounderisbettingthatquiteafewwomenarenervousandwearyofgettingintocarsdrivenbymen.Theservicemayalsoappealtothosewhosereligiousbeliefsforbidthemtotravelwithunrelatedmen.EachdriverwearsapinkpashminA.MenwhoaskforaridewillbedirectedtoanothercarservicE.SimilarservicesthriveinIndiaSouthAfricaandseveralMiddleEasterncities.Japanhashadwomen-onlyrailwaycarriagesonandoffsince1912.KnownashanadenshaflowertrainstheyoffershelterfromthegroperswhomakerushhourinTokyosodisagreeablE.ButSheTaxisfacestwospeedbumps.Oneispractical.Demandhasbeensogreatthatthefirmhashadtodecelerateitslaunchuntilitcanrecruit500drivers.Theotherobstacleislegal.ByemployingonlyfemaledriversSheTaxisisobviouslydiscriminatingagainstmen.Sinceanti-discriminationlawisnotalwaysappliedwithcommonsensethatmaybeillegal.Andthereisnoshortageofpotentiallitigants诉讼当事人.YellowcabbiesarefuriousatthegrowthofonlinetaxifirmssuchasUber.It’snothardtoimagineaguyfilingsuitsaysSylviaLawofNewYorkUniversityLawSchool.SheTaxis’defencewouldprobablybethatitsdriversareallindependentcontractors.Becausethefirmcatersonlytowomenitisdiscriminatingagainstmalecustomerstoo.Isthatlegal?AngelaCornellofCornellLawSchoolthinkstherecouldbealoopholE.NewYork’sHumanRightsCommissioncouldmakeanexemptiononthegroundthatSheTaxioffersaservicethatisinthepublicinterest:womenfeelsafernotgettingintocarswithstrangemen.Women-onlycollegesareallowedsowhynotwomen-onlycabs?Thesnagisthatsomemenmayalsofeelsafergettingintocabswithfemaledrivers.A.studyin2010foundthat80%ofcrashesinNewYorkCitythatkillorseriouslyinjurepedestriansinvolvemaledrivers.Womendriversaresimplybetter.66.ItcanbeinferredthattheserviceofSheTaxismayappealto_______.A.womenwhoarenervousabouttaxidriversB.womenwithcertainreligiousbeliefsC.womenwhoaretiredoftakingtaxisD.menwhoaskforaride67.ThewordgropersParA.3probablyrefersto_______.A.peoplewhocauseatrafficjamB.menwhomakesexualharassmenttowomenC.menwhocausetherushhourinTokyoD.peoplewhomaketakingtrainsdisagreeable68.IfSheTaxisisaccusedofdiscriminatingagainstmenitmay_______.A.decelerateitslaunchasanonlinetaxifirmB.employbothmaleandfemaledriversC.makeanti-discriminationlawnotapplicableD.springtothedefenceofitsdrivers69.SheTaxismaybeexempt被豁免的fromillegalitybyNewYork’sHumanRightsCommissionbecause_______.A.itsserviceprovidedisbasedonthepublicinterestB.itdiscriminatesagainstmalepassengersC.itprovidesservicealsoformalepassengersD.itdecreasescrashescausedbymaledrivers

MillionsofpeoplevisitYosemiteNationalParkeveryyeartoseethetallwaterfallsandmountains.Thesemountainsareasplendidsightwhenviewedfromthevalleyfloor.Lotsofstoreshotelsandrestaurantsareneededtohandlethecrowds.Alsowaterroadsandotherservicesystemsarepartoftheinfrastructure基础设施thatmustbemaintaineD.Unfortunatelythesesystemsarestartingtobreakdown.ItisnotjustinYosemitebutinnationalparksaroundthenation.YosemiteisthirtyyearsoldaccordingtoDennisGalvinaNationalParkServiceworker.Theparkisnotonlyoldbutwornout.Twoorthreetimesasmanyvisitorscomeeveryyear.Thatistoomanyvisitorsfortheparktodealwith.FouryearsagoastormwashedoutawaterpipelineintheGrandCanyon.TheNationalParkServicehadtosendwatertruckstoprovidewaterforthevisitors.LastmonthpipealmostbrokeagainandroadshadtobeclosedforawhilE.Whyhasn’ttheNationalParkServicekeptuptheparkrepairs?Itislackofmoney.TheUnitedStateshas378mountainsparksandwildernessareas.Betweenthreeandfourbilliondollarsareneededforrepairs.Yosemiteisonenationalparkthatdoeshavemoneyforrepairs.Ithastwohundredmilliondollarsbutcannotspenditanywayitchooses.WhentheparkworkersstartedwideningtheroadtheywereforcedtostopbytheSierraCluB.TheclubclaimedthattheroadworkwasdamagingtheMercedRiverthatrunsthroughthepark.ASierraClublawyerJuliaOlsonfeelsthattheinfrastructureneedstobemovedoutofYosemitE.Thatwaylesspressurewillbeputonthealreadycrowedpark.5.AccordingtothetextthemountainsinYosemitelookmostsplendidwhentheyareappreciatedfrom_______.A.thebottomofthevalleysB.thetopofthemountainsC.thesideofthemountainsD.theedgeofthevalleys6.NationalparkslikeYosemiteintheU.S.finditincreasinglydifficulttomeettheneedofvisitorsbecause_______.A.theirtransportmanagementneedsimprovingB.theyspendtoomuchontheirservicesystemsC.theirservicesystemsfrequentlygooutoforderD.theyneedhelpfromenvironmentalorganizations7.ThemainproblemofYosemiteParkisits________A.modernwaterpipesB.overcrowdednessC.lackofwaterD.narrowroads8.AccordingtothetexttheSierraClubismostlikelytobe_______.A.anenvironmentalgroupB.aninformationcenterC.atravelserviceD.alawfirm

Inthelatestromance-dramaDescendantsoftheSun太阳的后裔ahandsomesoldierYooShi-jin柳时镇SongJoong-ki宋仲基meetstheprettydoctorKangMo-yeon姜暮烟SongHye-kyo宋慧乔inahospitalandhedoesn’thesitatetohitonher.ThedialoguewhichtakesplaceearlyinthefirstepisodeimmediatelyindicatesthatthisisnoordinarySouthKoreandramA.There’snofamilyfeudorsecretcrushorlovetanglesorguessesandmisunderstandings.The16-episodeshowissetinthefictionalwar-torncountryofUruk乌鲁克.SongJoong-kiistheleaderofaspecialwarfarecommandunitwhileSongHye-kyoplaysadoctorwhoworksforahumanitarianmedicalorganization.BotharesentinthemidstofdisasteranddiseaseaspartoftheirworkwithUNpeacekeepingtroops.BothknowandshowclearlywhattheywantandwhattheyhatE.ButwhatstandsoutthemostareSong’sskillsasapick-upartist撩妹技能.Boldnessandcreativityarethekeyweaponsinhisarsenal.WhenKanginvitesYootodrinkwinewithherYoowhoisnotallowedtodrinkalcoholasasoldiersaysThereisawaybeforekissingher.Forgetabouttheeighth-episoderule.Thiskisshappensinthefourth.Humoralsodoesthetrick.OntheirfirstdateinacinemaYoosaysThisisthemostexcitingmomentofmylifE.ThemomentIamwithabeautifulwomanbeforethetheaterlightsgoout.WhenKangtriestogiveYooahardtimeYoojokesImistookyouforabeautifulwomanbecauseit’sdark.AndactorSongJoong-kiwhojustcamebackfromtwoyearsofmilitaryservicelastMaymakessurehedelivershispick-uplinesjustright.InDeepRootedTree树大根深andTheInnocentMan善良的男人he[SongJoong-ki]showedhehadthesteeltoplayfearlessandheartlessmen–thathecouldbetakenseriouslyasanactordespitehisprettyfacE.InDescendantshehitstheemotionalcoreofeveryscenewhetherhehastobeboldandamorousguardedandmysteriousorsadsaidcriticFoongWoeiWaninTheStraitsTimes.32.WhatistherelationshipbetweenSongJoong-kiandSonghye-hyo?A.loverB.colleagueC.actorD.doctor-patient33.WhysaythattheDescendantsoftheSunisnoordinarySouthKoreandrama?A.BecauseactorsknowandshowclearlywhattheywantandwhattheyhatE.B.ItbrokethepreviousKoreanoldstory.C.Itexitsfamilyfeudandlovetangles.D.Thepick-upartistisuniqueandspecial.34.WhentheDescendantsoftheSuntellsusthatheterosexual异性contactsisimportanttohavesomequalityincluding____________①humor②Boldnessandcreativity③bold④emotionalA.①②B.①②③C.②③④D.aboveall35.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?A.IntroduceadramacalledtheDescendantsofthesun.B.SongZhongjicouldbetakenseriouslyasanactordespitehisprettyfacE.C.TheDescendantsofthesunopenanewpatterntopick-upwoman.D.ThereasonwhytheDescendantsofthesungainsuccess.

AtriptoLondonMyfamilyhaddreamedofatriptoLondonforalongtimE.LuckilyitwaspossibleforustorealizeourdreambecauseallofuswerefreeontheweekenD.WeplannedtodriveintoCambridgeandcaughtthe7:34traintoLiverpoolStreetStation.ThenmywifeandIwouldseparatefromJoanmywife’ssistertododifferentthingsandfinallymeetagainforlunch.Andafterlunchwewouldgototheconcert.ButwewerelatebecauseofathickLondonfog.Thetrainhadtomovealongsoslowlythatitwasnotuntil10:30thatitgottherE.InspiteofourlatearrivalJoandecidedthatshewouldgotoseetheCrownJewelsintheTowerofLondonwhilewewentshopping.Itwasonlyafterhersisterhaddisappearedintothefogthatmywiferealizedthatwehadn’tdecidedwhereweshouldmeetforlunch.SinceIhadourthreeticketsfortheconcertinmypocketthiswasindeedaproblem.Wedidn’thaveanymobilephonesatthattimE.ThereseemedtobenothingwecoulddoexcepttakingataxitotheTowerofLondonandtrytofindhertherE.Needlesstosaywedidn’tfindher.Itwasnowoneo’clockandtheconcertbeganat2:30.Perhapsshewillthinkofwaitingoutsidetheconcerthallsaidmywifehopefully.Bythistimethefogwassothickthatroadtraffichadtostopandtheonlywaytogettherewasbysubway.HandinhandwefeltourwayalongtheroadtowherewethoughttheneareststationshouldbE.Anhourlaterwewerestilltryingtofindit.JustwhenIwasabouttobecomeangrywemetablindmantappinghiswayconfidentlythroughthefog.WithhishelpwefoundthesubwaystationwhichwasjustfiftymetersdowntheroaD.Bynowitwasfartoolatetogettotheconcerthallbeforetheperformancebeganat2:30sowedecidedtoreturntoCambridgE.Ittooksevenhoursinsteadoftheusualtwotomakethatjourney.Norwereweabletogetanyfoodanddrinkonthetrain.Weweretiredandhungry.Wefinallyreachedhomeatten.OpeningthedoorwewereamazedtofindJoanathome;shehadseentheCrownJewelshadmanagedtogetanotherticketforconcertandhadhadawonderfuldinneratarestaurant.Ofcourseshemanagedtogethometoo.Ohmygod!56.Whatdidthewriterplantodoafterlunchthatday?A.Gototheconcert.B.ReturntoCambridgE.C.Goshopping.D.SeetheCrownJewels.57.ThewriterandhiswifeseparatedfromJoanbecause_______.A.theywerelatefortheconcertB.Joandidn’twanttogototheconcertC.therewasathickfogD.theyplannedtododifferentthingsuntillunchtime58.Whohelpedthewriterfindthesubwaystation?A.A.taxidriver.B.A.blindman.C.HiswifE.D.Joan.59.Thewriterandhiswifefelt_______onthetrainbackhomE.A.quiteinterestedB.ratherdisappointedC.tiredandhungryD.veryenjoyable

InBritainandothercountriesyoungpeoplesometimestakeagapyearayearoffbetweenhighschoolandcollegE.ThisideanevergainedabigfollowinginAmericA.Recentnewsreportshavesuggestedthatinterestmaybegrowingthoughtherearenoofficialnumbers.CharlesDeaconDeanofAdmissionsatGeorgetownUniversityinWashingtonD.C.estimatesthatinthecurrentfirst-yearclassof1600studentsonlyabout25decidedtotakeayearoff.Hesaysthisnumberhasn’tchangedmuchovertheyears.Mr.Deaconsaysthemostcommonreasonfortakingagapyearistohaveachancetotravelbuthesaysinternationalstudentsmaytakeagapyeartomeetrequirementsathomeformilitaryduty.Somehighschoolgraduatesseeayearoffasachancetorecoveraftertwelveyearsofrequirededucationbutitcanalsogivestudentsachancetoexploretheirinterests.Studentshopingtobedoctorsforexamplecouldlearnabouttheprofessionbyvolunteeringinahospital.Manycollegesanduniversitiessupportgap-yearprojectsbypermittingstudentstodelaytheiradmission.Expertssaystudentscangrowemotionallyandintellectuallyastheyworkatsomethingtheyenjoy.TheHarvardadmissionsofficehasanessayonitsWebsitecalledTimeOutorBurnOutfortheNextGeneration.Itpraisestheideaoftakingtimeofftostepbackthinkandenjoygaininglifeexperiencesoutsidethepressureofstudies.ItalsonotesthatstudentsaresometimesadmittedtoHarvardorothercollegespartlybecausetheydidsomethingunusualwiththattimE.Ofcourseagapyearisnotforeveryone.Studentsmightmisstheirfriendswhogoondirectlytocollegeandparentsmightworrythattheirchildrenwilldecidenottogotocollegeoncetheytaketimeoff.Anotherconcernismoney.A.yearoffawayfromhomecanbecostly.HollyBull’sjobistospecializeinhelpingstudentsplantheirgapyear.Shenotesthatseveralbookshavebeenwrittenaboutthissubject.ShesaysthesebooksalongwithmediaattentionandtheavailabilityofinformationontheInternethaveincreasedinterestintheideaofayearoffandshepointsoutthatmanygap-yearprogramscostfarlessthanayearofcollegE.32.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.ItislikelythattakingagapyearisbecomingpopularinAmerica.B.MoreandmoreAmericanstudentsarechoosingtotakeayearoff.C.IfyouwanttogotoanAmericanuniversitytakeagapyearfirst.D.Americansholddifferentopinionstowardsstudents’takingagapyear.33.Howmanyreasonsforstudents’takingagapyeararementionedinthepassage?A.2.B.3.C.4.D.5.34.TheessayTimeOutorBumOutfortheNextGenerationsuggeststhat______.A.everystudentmusttakeagapyearbeforeapplyingforafamousuniversityB.somefamousuniversitiesencouragestudentstogainmorelifeexperiencesC.takingagapyearcanmakestudentsfreefromlifelearningD.thestressofstudieshasdonegreatharmtothestudents’health35.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.CharlesDeacondoesn’tsupporttheideaofthestudents’takingagapyearB.Parentsmightdisagreewiththeprogramconcernedabouttheirchildren’sfuturE.C.Booksandmediahavecontributedtothestudents’interestinschoollearning.D.Expertsagreethattakingayearoffwillbenefitthestudentsemotionallyandphysically.

TheownerofanIndianfoodshopinBristolwasastoundedtoreceiveanapologyletterandmoneyincompensation补偿fromathiefwhostolefromhisshopsevenyearsago.TheshopownerImranAhmed27saidheneverexpectedthatthethiefwouldgetintouchaftersolong.Hesaidherememberedreturningtotheshoptofindhiswindowsbrokenandgoodsstolen.Hedidn’tknowwhetherthepolicehadevercaughtanyoneinconnectionwiththecrime犯罪活动becausetheyhadn’trememberedtocontacthim.Hesupposedthatthecasehadbeenclosedlongagosohejusttriedtoforgetitandwentondoingbusinessasusual.Seeminglythecriminalhadnotbeenplanningtorobtheshopthatnightin2008---thelettersays’AboutsevenyearsagoIwaswalkingpastyourshoplateonenightwhenInoticedthatsomeonehadbrokenintoit.’WiththeshopfrontwideopentherewasnothingtopreventthethieffromsteppinginsideandtakinganythinghewanteD.Thereweresomecigaretteslyingthereandthethiefgrabbedthemandran.Nowitseemsthemysterythiefregretsstealingfromtheshopandhasstoppedcarryingoutsuchcrimes.Atthetimeoftherobbery‘mylifewasinamess’theashamedthiefexplainedintheletterbutnow‘I’mtryingtoleadanhonestlifE.’TheshopownerMrAhmedwasmovedbytheletter.Infacthewassotouchedandpleasedbythethief’schangeofheartthatheisplanningtogivethemoneytocharity.Hissaid’IwouldlovetofindoutwhohewasbutIdon’tthinkhewillcontactus.It’samazingthishashappenedandtohavesomethinglikethishappenisreallygooD.’Hehasputitawayanditiswellkeptinabox.AvonandSomersetPolicespokesmanSteveGamesaid‘Thepoliceareverypleasedtohearthatavictim受害人hasreceivedsomecompensationforacrimE.Thelettershowsthatcriminalscanchangetheirlivesforthebetter.’28.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordastoundedinParagraph1mean?A.ProuD.B.Regretful.C.SurpriseD.D.RelaxeD.29.Whatdidthethiefdothatnight?A.HebrokeintotheshopB.HerobbedtheshopasplanneD.C.Hestolesomethingfromtheshop.D.Hecarriedoutacrimewithhispartners.30.Whydidthethiefmakeanapologyforhisbehavior?A.Hewantedtoputhispastmistakeright.B.Heexperiencedasimilarrobbery.C.Hisstealingbroughtshameonhisfamily.D.Hisjoiningcharitychangedhim.31.HowdidMrAhmedreactafterreadingthelitter?A.HehandeditovertothepolicE.B.Hewouldmeetthethiefinperson.C.Hefelthappyforthethief’sbecominggooD.D.Hewonderedhowthethiefwasovertheyears.

Youhaveheardtheexpressionhorsesense.Asyoumayimagineitcamefromthetimewhenthemajorityofpeopletraveledinvehiclesdrawnbyhorses.A.horsedoeshavealotofcommonsenseandtherearemanytruestoriesabouthorseshavingsavedtheirdriversfromdangerofdeath.TodayforthemostpartpeopletravelbytrainshipairplaneandcarbutverylittlebytheUseofhorses.ModemvehiclesarepropelledbyenginesandanenginedoesnothaveanysensE.Incaseofdangermanyhorsescouldbedependedontohelp.Notsowiththeengine;thedrivermustdoallthethings.Inrecentyearsthespeedoftravelhasincreasedgreatly.Withtheincreasedspeedcomesgreatlyincreaseddanger.Thedriverofapowerfulengineneedstobecareful.A.momentofbeingcarelessmaycostalifE.InordertodrivetodayapersonmustbeabletoseeclearlyandhemustlearnandfollowcarefullytherulesforsafetyontheroaD.GreaterattentionisthepricewepayforusingamachineinsteadofahorsE.16.Thepassagemainlytalksabout______.A.enginesB.safedrivingC.usinghorsesD.modernmachines17.Theunderlinedwordpropelinthesecondparagraphmeans______.A.repairB.raiseC.pushforwardD.made18.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.adrivermustknowtherulesofsafetyB.adriverneedstobeableonlytotellredfromgreenC.aneyetestisanimportantpartofadriver’sexaminationD.greaterattentionisneededforadriverwhiledrivingamachine19.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.A.drivermustbeabletoseeandhearwell.B.Thedriverofaearmustfollowtherulesofsafety.C.Horsesareknowntohavesavedtheirdriversfrominjury.D.ItisbetterforvehiclestobepulledbyhorsethantobepushedbyenginE.

EarlierthismonthbloggerLisaHendersonannouncedthatsheandherhusbandJohnhaddecidednottohaveChristmas.ThefamilywholivesinUtahwillstillputupdecorationsbutpresentsfromSantaareano-gothisyear.JohnandIfeellikewearefightingaveryharduphillbattlewithourkidswhenitcomestotheirrightsHendersonwroteonherblog.ItisoneofthebiggeststrugglesasaparentthesedaysinmiddleclassAmericA.Ourkidshavebeenactingsoungratefullately....JohnsaidWeshouldn’tjustcelebrateChristmas.Andsothat’swhatwediD.InsteadtheHendersonsareputtingthemoneytheywouldhavespentongiftstowardserviceprojectsinordertoteachtheirthreesonsthepleasureofgiving.ThechildrenwillstillreceivegiftsfromgrandparentsandotherfamilymembersbutthisyearshesaidtheirletterstoSantawillbeaskinghimtofindsomeonewhoneedspresentsmorethantheydo.InaninterviewwithABCNews11-year-oldCalebHendersonadmittedthatheandhisbrothershadbeenbehavingbadly.Wewouldhiteachother.WewerefightingandcryingheadmittedandLisasaidthatwhenshebrokethenewstohersonstheycriedprettyharD.ButsofarHendersontoldFoxNewslastweekthefamilyishavingasuddenturningthisintoadifferentkindofgift.TheyhavealreadyheldaclothingdriveandsentboxesofclothesandcandytoavillageinthePhilippinesthatwashithardlastyearbyTyphoonHaiyan.Thechildrenwereexcitedandkeptwantingtogivemoreandmoreshereportedonherblog.ManyreadersrespondedpositivelytoHenderson’spost.SomesharingtheirownstoriesoflimitingChristmasinordertoteachtheirchildrentobecharitable仁慈的orgrateful.Asparentsyou’regivingyourkidssomethingsomuchmorespecialthanabunchofgiftsonChristmasonewrotE.ButHendersonreceivednegativefollow-upsaswellonherblog.Respondingtocriticssheupdatedherblogwithastatementthatreadsinpart:Ijustwantedtoexplainacoupleofthings.Firstmykidsareinnowayhurtforthings....Theyhavereactedbymakinggiftsforeachotherandpackingthemintoeachother’sstockingsstealthily偷偷地.Theyarelearningexactlywhatwewantedthemtolearnbecausetheyarenotmovingaroundfeelingsorryforthemselves.Theyarethinkingofothers.ThesecondthingIwantedtoexplainiswhyIwrotethispost.SomepeopleseemtothinkIwrotethisforattention.Ummmtheattentionyougetfrompostslikethisisnotgoodandactuallyextremelydifficulttodealwith....ThereasonIwrotethispostisIwanttoempowerparentstofeellikeit’sokaytotakeastanD....Iwantedtosharewhatwearedoingsoanyparentsthatfeeltheyarestrugglingwiththesameissuesintheirhomecanseewhatothersaredoingandgetideasfortheirfamily.Myintentionistohelpsupportotherparentsandtoraiseamazingkids.32.TheHendersonsdecidednottospendChristmasbecause_______.A.theywantedtomaketheirkidsunderstandthepleasureofgivingB.theirkidscouldreceivepresentsfromtheirotherfamilymembersC.thestrugglingcoupletriedtosavesomemoneytobuykidsgiftsD.thewholefamilywouldgotothedisasterareasinthePhilippines33.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4canbereplacedby_______.A.whenLisatoldthekidstheydidn’tspendChristmastheyfeltextremelysadB.allthekidsletoutanexcitedcrywhenSantasentthemChristmaspresentsC.themomentLisasaidthePhilippineswashitbytyphoontheyburstintotearsD.whentheirgrandparentsdidn’tsendthemgiftsthekidscouldn’thelpcrying.34.Fromthelasttwoparagraphswecanconcludethat_______.A.thewriterwantstosharehisexperiencesofraisingamazingkidsB.educatingkidsneedsregularcommunicationandgreatpatienceC.thewriterstronglycalledonpeopletocarefortheunfortunateD.parentsshouldpraisechildrenfortheirkindnesstootherpeople35.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?A.WhyTheseParentsDecidedNotToCelebrateChristmas.B.HowAmericansusuallySpendA.TraditionalChristmas.C.A.HardBattlebetweenKidsAndParentsAtChristmas.D.WhatAmericanPeopleDoToHaveA.NiceChristmas.

Englishisfastbecomingthelanguageofsciencearoundtheworldbutwhatisitsfutureamongeverydayspeakers?Oneexpertpointsoutthatthepercentage比率ofnativeEnglishspeakersisdeclining降低whilethelanguagesofotherrapidlygrowingregionsarebeingspokenbyincreasingnumbersofpeoplE.ButEnglishwillcontinuetoremainwidespreadandimportant.HoweverBritishlanguagescholarDavidGraddolsaysEnglishwillprobablydropindominance主导bythemiddleofthiscenturytorankafterChineseaboutequallywithArabicHindiandUrdu.ThenumberofpeoplespeakingEnglishasafirstlanguagecontinuestorisebutitisn’trisingnearlyasfastasthenumbersofmanyotherlanguagesaroundtheworldsimplybecausethemainpopulationgrouphasbeenlargelyinthelessdevelopedcountrieswherelanguagesotherthanEnglishhavebeenspokenhesays.InarecentarticleinthejournalScienceMr.Graddolnotedthatthreelanguagesthatarenotnearthetopofthelistofthemostwidelyspokennowmightbetheresoon.TheseareBengaliTamilandMalayspokeninsouthandsoutheastAsiA.DavidCrystaltheauthoroftheCambridgeEncyclopediaoftheEnglishLanguagesaysabout1.5billionoftheworld’ssixbillionpeoplespeakitasasecondlanguagecomparedtothe400millionnativespeakers.ButanotherexpertontheEnglishlanguagesaysMr.Graddolunderestimates低估thefutureofitsdominancE.AlltheevidencesuggeststhattheEnglishlanguagesnowballisrollingdownahillandisgettingfasterbutnobodyquiteknowswhat’sgoingtohappenbecausenolanguagehasbeeninthispositionbeforE.hesaiD.8.InDavidGraddol’sopinionEnglishwill_______.A.remainwidespreadandimportantB.bemoreimportantthananyotherlanguageC.loseitsdominantpositionD.dieawayinthenearfuture9.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphimpliesthat______.A.moreandmorelanguageuserswillchooseEnglishB.theEnglishlanguagesnowballisrollingdownfasterthananytimeinthepastC.EnglishlanguagewillsoondropindominanceD.snowballswillrolldownfasterthanlanguageballs10.HowmanyexpertsdoesthepassagementionwhoexpresstheirideasaboutthefutureofEnglish?A.2.B.3.C.4.D.5.11.Whatshouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.EnglishRemainingintheDominantPositionB.TheFutureofEnglish?WhoKnows?C.OpinionsfromDifferentExpertsD.TheEnglishLanguageSnowballRollingDown

SomestudentswhotooktheInternationalEnglishLanguageTestingSystemIELTSexaminAugustandSeptember2015havehadtheirresultswithheld隐瞒permanentlysendingastrongsignalthattheexaminersintendtostampoutcheatingsomeseniorlanguagetutorssaiD.YangYutingchieflanguagetrainingtutoratAmberEducationanoverseaseducationconsultingagencysaidtherehavebeenafewcasesinwhichcandidates’IELTSresultswerecanceledinrecentyearsleavingthestudentswithnoqualificationbutthisisthefirsttimehehasheardthatresultsincludingthoseofsomeofhisstudentswerewithheldpermanentlymeaningIELTSwillnotgivethestudentstheirresultsnorwilltheygivethemtoothers.WangXinaseniorstudentattheCommunicationUniversityofChinainBeijingtookanIELTStestonAugust1andtheresultswereduewithin10workingdays.Butshewastheninformedthatherresultswereundergoingroutinechecks.Soonafterthatshereceivedane-mailtellingherthatadecisionhasbeenmadetowithholdthisresultpermanentlyandstatingthatWanghadbreached违反IELTStestrulesandregulations.AnumberofstudentswhotookthetestduringthepasttwomonthsincitiesincludingNanjingChangshaandGuangzhouhavehadthesameexperiencE.Manytesttakerssaidtheywereconfusedbecausetheydidn’tknowhowtheyhadbreachedtherulesandregulations.IELTSauthoritiessaidinane-mailtoChinaDailythatIELTStakestheresponsibilityofprovidingtestresultsveryseriously.ResultsareonlywithheldincaseswherethereisstrongevidencetosuggestthatthecandidateshavenotobservedIELTSregulations.InthesecasesweareunabletoguaranteethattheirresultisatruereflectionoftheirEnglishlanguageskillstheysaidinthee-mailalthoughtheygavenofiguresofhowmanystudentswereinvolveD.Weregretanyinconveniencethismaycausebutthesemeasuresareessentialtoprotectthevalueoftheresultsformorethan2.5milliontesttakerseveryyear.HundredsofthousandsofpeopletakeIELTSinChinaeveryyearandthenumberofresultswhicharepermanentlywithheldisatinyproportion比例theysaiD.HuMinpresidentofNewChannelInternationalEducationGroupanEnglish-languagetutorialagencyinChinasaidamajorcauseofresultsbeingwithheldmightbeanextremeimbalanceinperformancelevelsinthefoursectionsofthetest.ForexampleifastudentscoresveryhighinthereadingandlisteningsectionswhileperformingpoorlyinwritingandspeakingIELTSauthoritiesmaysuspectthatthetesttakerhasmemorizedthereadingandlisteningquestions—apracticethatisverypopularamongChinesetesttakershesaiD.IELTSauthoritiesdiscouragesuchapracticeandwoulddeterminethatthescorescan’treflecttherealEnglishleveliftesttakersdoso.41.WhyisYangYutingmentionedinParagraph2?A.TostresstheimportanceofIELTS.B.Toemphasizethereliabilityofthenews.C.Tocomparethelevelsofdifferenttesttakers.D.Toshowthehighqualityserviceofhisagency.42.Studentswhoseresultswerewithheldwere.A.surprisedatthenewsB.totakeamake-uptestC.informedofthereasonsbyletterD.awareofthereasonsintheirownheart43.AccordingtoParagraph5IELTSauthorities.A.canceledtheresultsoncegettinganyevidenceB.keeparecordofhowmanyresultswerecanceledC.acknowledgethatonlyafewresultswerecanceledD.canceledresultsoftesttakersfromseveralAsiancountries44.WhatcanweknowaboutIELTSresults?A.Theyareannouncedthroughane-mail.B.Allresultswillberecheckedbyexaminers.C.Theyareannouncedinatleasttendays.D.Theresultsincludescoresoffourdifferentparts.45.What’stheattitudeofIELTSauthoritiestowardsthosewithanextremelyimbalancedperformanceinthetest?A.SupportivE.B.Forgiving.C.Skeptical.D.Indifferent.

AucklandisNewZealand’slargesturbanareawithapopulationofjustoveramillionpeoplE.ItisnothoweverthecapitalalthoughitwasatonetimeuntilthecapitalmovedtoWellington.AucklandisthecenterofcommerceandindustryandisperhapsthemostenergeticprosperousandmulticulturalcityinNewZealanD.Thecity’slandscapeisdominatedbyvolcanichillsthetwinharborsbaysbeachesandislands.ItsnicknamethecityofsailsisverysuitablE.AucklandhasmoreboatsforeachpersonthananywhereelseintheworlD.Aucklandhasmanyvolcanichillsmanyofwhichcurrentlyaffordgreatviewsofthecity.AndAuckland’sgeographyissuchthatshinywatersseemtoattractpeoplefromeverypoint.Itisawaterlovers’bestplacewithsomeofthebestbeachesswimmingdivingfishingsailingwindsurfingandwatersportsinthecountry.WellingtonisthecapitalcityofNewZealanD.Itisalsotheculturaladministrativeandpoliticalcenterofthecountry.TwoaspectsofthecitythatwillimmediatelystrikeanyvisitoraretheharborandhillylandscapE.Everywhereyougothesoundsandthesmelloftheoceanhangintheairandgreenhillsandvalleyswrapyouinabear-hugembracE.AtnightWellingtonoffersaspectacularshimmering闪闪发光的cityscapethatisunlikealmostanywhereelseintheworlD.Evenafterseeingitforahundredtimesittakesyourbreathaway.WellingtonisascenicwindyanddiverseplacE.Ithassomeofthebestmuseumsartgalleriesrestaurantsandcoffeehousesinthecountry.Itisthestorehouseforthenation’shistoricculturalandartistictreasures.BeingthefirstplacewhereEuropeansettlersarriveditalsoboastslotsofhistoricstreetsandbuildings.WellingtonishosttoanexcellentFestivaloftheArtseverytwoyears.28.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheLandscapeofNewZealandB.TheCapitalofNewZealandC.AucklandandWellingtonD.WelcometoNewZealand29.FromthepassageweknowthatAucklandusedto_____________.A.bethecapitalofNewZealandB.havemoreboatsthananyothercountryintheworldC.hostaFestivaloftheArtsD.affordgreatviewsofthecity30.AucklandisthebestcityinNewZealandforpeopleto______________.A.studyNewZealandcultureB.seegreenhillsC.visithistoricstreetsandbuildingsD.dowatersports31.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsthecityscapeinWellington?A.CriticalB.NeutralC.PreferableD.Indifferent

Fewofushaven’treadCinderellathestoryofayoungwomanlivinginpovertywhomeetstheprinceofherdreams.SomemightnotwanttoadmititbutthereisahiddenCinderellaineveryone’sheart—weallwishwecouldachieverecognitionorsuccessafteraperiodofobscurity默默无闻.MarySantiagohasthatsecretdreamtoo.HerstoryisfeaturedinAnotherCinderellaStoryafilmsetinaUShighschool.Maryisshybutlovestodance.Comparedwithothergirlssheisinvisible.HoweverherworldchangescompletelywhenafamousteenagerpopsingerJoeyParkerappears.Joeyiseverythingtherestoftheboysinherclassarenot—kindhandsomeanddesirable.MaryandJoey’spathscrossataball.Theymeetandfallinlovewitheachother.ButwhenMaryhastorushbackhomesheleavesbehindherMP3playerwhichbecomestheonlyclueJoeyhastofindthegirlofhisdreams.OfcoursethereisawickedstepmotherwhoturnsouttobeDominiqueBlattandshetakesinMaryafterherdancermotherdies.DominiquetreatsMarylikeamaidanddoeseverythingshecantomakesureMarydoesn’tgetintothetopdanceschool.HertwodaughtersareequallydeterminedtostopJoeyfallingforMaryevenifthatmeansembarrassingher.ThestorythoughitmostlyfollowsCinderelladoesaddafewmoderndaytwiststotheclassicfairytale.Refreshinglythefilmunlikemanyhighschoolfilmsdoesnotfocusonlooksalthoughtheactorsareallbeautiful.ThereisalsoalotlessmaterialisminAnotherCinderellaStorythaninmanysimilarmovies.ThemovietakestheCinderellafairytaleasitsjumpingoffpointwritesmoviecriticAmberWilkinson.Yetthefocusisfirmlyonfollowingyourdream.29.Thefirstparagraphismainlyto_________.A.informusoftheimportancetomarryaprinceB.reminduswhyCinderellaispopularalltheyearsC.buildinterestandleadustoMary’ssecretdreamD.tellushowinterestingthefairytaleCinderellais30.InthemovieMarySantiagoisthemaincharacterwho_________.A.isbadlytreatedbythestepmotherB.isbraveinexpressingherloveC.hasadreamofmeetingaprinceD.isembarrassedbythepopsinger31.WhatdoesmoviecriticAmberWilkinsonmeanbyhiswordsaboutAnotherCinderellaStory?A.ThemovieisexactlyanothercopyoftheCinderellafairytale.B.ThemovieisasgoodasthestoryCinderella.C.ThemovieandCinderellabothfocusonfollowingyourdream.D.ThemovieisbasedonthestoryCinderellawhilealittledifferentfromit.32.Thepassageismainlyabout_________.A.anintroductiontoMarySantiagoB.areviewaboutafilmC.anessayaboutdreamsD.anadvertisementofCinderella

ManyWesternpeoplearenotusedtosittingontheflooranymorE.InJapanhoweversittinguprightontheflooriscommonindifferentsituations.Forexamplemealsaretraditionallyhadwhenpeoplesitonthetatami榻榻米flooraroundalowtablE.Alsoduringtheteaceremonyandothertraditionaleventsonesitsonthefloor.Theformalwayofsittingforbothmenandwomeniskneelingupright.PeoplewhoarenotusedtosittinginthisstylemayfeeluncomfortableafterafewminutesandtheirlegsmaygonumB.HoweverforeignersarenotusuallyexpectedtobeabletositinthisstyleforalongtimeandanincreasingnumberofJapanesepeoplethemselvesaren’tabletodosoowingtoamorewesternizedlifestylE.Inothersituationsmenusuallysitcross-leggedwhilewomensitontheirkneeslayingbothlegstoonesidE.TheformersittingstyleisconsideredwhollymalewhilethelatterisconsideredcompletelyfemalE.ThemostimportantguestsitsonthehonoredseatwhichissetfarthestfromtheentrancE.Ifthereisatokonoma壁龛intheroomtheguestshouldbeseatedinfrontofit.ThehostortheleastimportantpersonissupposedtositnexttotheentrancE.OfcoursethereareotherthingstobeconsideredineachparticularcasE.32.WhichofthefollowingsituationsisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.WhentraditionaleventsarehelD.B.WhenateaceremonyishelD.C.Whenmenandwomenmeet.D.WhenmealsaretraditionallyhaD.33.Accordingtothepassagewecanlearnthat______.A.moreandmoreJapanesesitintheformalwayB.foreignersshouldalwayssitintheformalstyleinaJapanesehomeC.menandwomeninJapansitinthesameinformalwayD.menshouldn’tsitontheirkneeslayingbothlegstooneside34.WhensomeguestsareinaJapanesehome_______shouldsitnearesttotheentrancE.A.themostimportantguestB.boththehostandthehostessC.thehostortheleastimportantpersonD.thehosthimself35.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.HowforeignersshouldsitinJapanesehomes.B.HowandwheretositinJapanesehomes.C.HowforeignersshouldbehaveinJapanesehomes.D.WheretositinJapanesehomes.

Beijing'slargestartdistrict798ArtZonewillhostitsfirsteveningcommunityeventonSaturdaywhere11galleriesandmuseumswillkeeptheirdoorstothepublicuntillatenighthours.SummerArtNightiscooperationbetweenartgalleriesandmuseumslivingin798.It'sawayofgivingbacktotheartdistrictsaidMWOODSartdirectorPrescaAhnwhowasoneoftheearlyproposersoftheevent.Iwantedtodoaneighborhood'blockparty'wherethewholeneighborhoodpitchesintodoafunoutdooreventtogetherwithfoodmusicandlocalcultureshesaiD.AhntoldChinaDailywebsitethattheideawasputintomotionbythefoundersofM.WOODSwhoarechieflysponsoringSummerArtNightandtheyhopetheeventwillbecomeasummertradition.Wewantmorepeopletolearnabout798andtoloveithereshesaiD.OnJune25visitorscanviewfreeexhibitionsondisplayfromGalleriaContinuaBoers-LiGalleryGoethe-InstituteChinaHadriendeMontferrandGalleryLongMarchSpaceMagicianSpaceMOUArtPaceBeijingPlatformChinaContemporaryArtInstituteandTangContemporaryArt.AmongtheexhibitionsAhnsuggeststwospecialperformances:RomanHagenbrockatGoethe-InstituteandAmyGrubbatGalleriaContinuA.Theexhibitionwillopenfrom8pmtill11pmonJune25atthegalleries'respectivelocations.28.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.FreeexhibitionsB.SummerArtNightC.BlockpartyD.798ArtZone29.Whatdoweknowabouttheexhibition?A.Youcanvisittheexhibitionat12pmonJune25.B.NospecialperformancesareprovideD.C.ExhibitionsforthevisitorsarefreeofchargE.D.Thesponsorscanmakelotsofmoneyfromit.30.AccordingtothepassagePrescaAhnwishestheeventto_________.A.bringbenefitstothedistrictB.makeherselfknowntomorepeopleC.offeralotofperformancestothepublicD.becomeasummertradition31.Whoputtheproposalintopractice?A.MWOODSdirectorPrescaAhn.B.ThefoundersofMWOODS.C.Beijingcitygovernment.D.Thecommunityof798ArtZone

Inmostpartsoftheworldasfarbackasanyonecanremembertherehasbeenapuppet木偶tradition.Althoughsomeofusthinkofpuppetsaschildren’sentertainmenttheywere----andoftenstillareusedtotellseriousstoriestoadultaudiences.Eveninthesedaysofspecialeffectsthepuppettheatrestillhasaspecialplaceinmanycultures.ThebestknownpuppetcharactersinBritainarePunchandJudyglovepuppetswithwoodenheads.InsummeronebasicplayofabouthalfanhourisperformedonbeachesallaroundBritain.Mr.PunchwhohasanenormousnoseandwearsacurvedhatgetsintotroubleandhasargumentswithhiswifeJudy.A.policemanacrocodileandahangmanandallofthemrunafterMr.Punch.Heofcourseinvariablymanagestosurvivetofightanotherday.InBelgiumwoodenpuppetsfirstappearedinthe1820sincitieslikeliegE.Theliegepuppetsareinfactstringpuppetswithoutstrings！Theyhaveasinglerod棒attachedtotheirheadswhichmeansthepuppeteersaren’tabletoraisethearmsandlegsbutcanmovethebodyupanddownandtheheadfromsidetosidE.ManyofthestoriesusedtobehistoricalorreligiousbutitisTchantchesacomiccharacterwithpatchedtrousersandabigblackhatwhoisthebestlovedcharactertoday.LikeMr.Punchheisasimplemanwhoisalsogreedyquarrelsomeandlazy.Hemakesfunofeveryonebutisoftenwarm--heartedandtender.25.Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat______________.A.puppetsaremuchmorepopularnowadays.B.peoplepreferpuppetstospecialeffectsC.puppetsweremainlyintendedforchildrenD.peopleusedpuppetstomakefunforadults26.Theunderlinedwordinvariablyinparagraph2isclosestinmeaningto_____.A.constantlyB.naturallyC.immediatelyD.bravely27.ThebiggestdifferencebetweenpuppetsinBritainandpuppetsinBelgiumistheir_____.A.performingtimeB.operatingwaysC.producingmaterialD.decoratingcharacters28.Thepassageismainlyabout__________________.A.differentkindsofpuppetsB.howpuppetscameintobeingC.whypuppetsarepopularD.story---tellingthroughpuppets

ThespreadofWesterneatinghabitsaroundtheworldisbadforhumanhealthandtheenvironment.ThesefindingscomefromanewreportinthejournalNaturE.Therearewaystosolvethisdiet-health-environmentproblem.Buttheywillrequireachangeineatinghabits.AndwhatweeatcanbeaproductofculturepersonaltastepriceandeasE.DavidTillmanaprofessorofecologyattheUniversityofMinnesotA.Inthestudyheexaminedinformationfrom100countriestoidentifywhatpeopleateandhowdietaffectedhealth.Henotedamovementbeginninginthe1960s.HefoundthatasnationsindustrializedpopulationincreasedandearningsrosemorepeoplebegantoadoptwhathasbeencalledtheWesterndiet.TheWesterndietishighinrefinedorprocessedsugarfatoilandmeat.Byeatingthesefoodspeoplebegantogetfatterandsicker.Theexcessletussayinthe15richestnationsintheworldrightnowisontheorderofabout400or500extracaloriesadaythatareeatenbeyondwhatpeopleneedandthatleadpeopletogainweight.DavidTillmansaysoverweightpeopleareatgreaterriskfornon-infectiousdiseaseslikediabetesheartdiseaseandsomecancers.UnfortunatelywhenpeoplebecomeindustrializediftheyadoptthisWesterndiettheyaregoingtohavethesesomehealthimpactsandinsomecasesifyouareAsiansyouhavethemoreseverely.Andadietbadforhumanbeingsisalsobadfortheenvironment.Astheworld'spopulationgrowsexpertssaysmoreforestsandtropicalareaswillbecomefarmlandforcropsorgrasslandsforgazingcattlE.TheseareaswillbeneededtomeettheincreasingdemandforfooD.Wearelikelytohavemoregreenhousegasinthefuturefromagriculturethanthatcomingoutofallformsoftransportationrightnow.Mr.Tillmancallsthelinkbetweendiettheenvironmentandhumanhealthadilemma:aproblemofferingadifficultchoicE.HesaysonepossiblesolutionisleavingtheWesterndietbehinD.24.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.DifferentculturesmaycausedifferenteatinghabitsB.PopulationincreaseislikelytoleadtoenvironmentaldestructionC.TheWesterndietwillprobablymakesomepeopleoverweightD.TheWesterndietisunhealthybecauseitishighinvitaminsandproteins25.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.TheWesterndietdoeslessharmtothehealthofAsiansB.MoregreenhousegashasbeengivingofffromagricultureC.WesterneatinghabitsareresponsibleformsomediseaseslikecancerD.Nearlyallthepeopleinthedevelopedcountriesconsumemorecaloriesthanneeded26.TheunderlinedworddilemmainthelastparagraphmeansA.arelationtobemaintainedB.anopinioncausinganargumentC.adecisiontobemadeD.aproblemofferingadifficultchoice27.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.WhatpeopleeatdoesinfluenceontheirhealthB.OurchangeindietwillleadtoglobalclimatechangeC.ThewesterndietisbadforenvironmentaswellasforhumanbeingsD.IndustrializationconsiderablyshortensthelifespantotheworldpeoplE.

CanadatravelhasbecomeexcitingasanumberoflakesincludingGreatLakesinCanadamakeitattractivE.InfactCanadahasmorelakesthananyothercountrywhichcontainsfreshwater.InadditiontolakesCanadahasanumberofbeachesasithasalongcoastlineonitsnortheastandwest.Travelersfromaroundtheworldcomeinlargenumberstoenjoysunbathatvariousbeaches.NiagaraFallslieontheborderofCanadaandtheUS.Itisnowpopularforitsbeautyandisavaluablesourceofhydroelectric水利发电的power.NiagaraFallsaremostattractiveduringsummerseasonwhenweatherconditionischarmingandattractivE.AttheCanadiansidefloodlightsilluminate照亮bothsidesofthefallforseveralhoursafterdarkandthewholescenebecomesmagnificent.WhentravelingtoCanadatravelerscanenjoydoingshoppingatTorontowhichisconsideredaleadingcity.ItsymbolizesAmericancultureandthespiritofindependencE.MigrantsformEuropean.LatinAmericanAsianandCaribbeanracesinhabittheplaceandmakeitapluralsociety.OttawaontheotherhandisthecapitalofCanadaandcenterofpoliticalactivities.VancouverisanenlighteningcityinCanadawhichwasnamedafterBritishCaptainGeorgeVancouverwhoexploredtheareainthe1790s.ThecityisaleadingindustrialplaceinCanadA.AnothertouristattractioninCanadaisthecapitalcityofBritishColumbiaVictoriA.ThecityislocatedonthesoutherntipofVancouverIslanD.TravelinCanadaisbeingmadeeasyastransportationfacilitiesareofhigherstandarD.BesidesveryfewpeopleknowthatCanadaisahigh-payingcountryintermsofwagesperhour.InadditiontoapopulartouristdestinationCanadaisaneconomicpowerhouseofNorthAmericaparticularlyinagricultureproducts.Canadadairyindustryexports出口milkproductsaroundtheworlD.25.WhatattractstravelersmostinCanadaaccordingtothefirstparagraph?A.Lakesandbeaches.B.Mountainsandwater.C.AnimalsandplantsD.Coastlinesandsunbath.26.Thesecondparagraphismainlytotellus_________.A.CanadaandtheUSB.thehydroelectricpowerC.theimportanceofthefallD.thebeautyofNiagaraFalls27.WhatdoweknowaboutTorontoaccordingtothepassage?A.ItisapoliticalcenterinCanadA.B.ItdisplaystheCanadianbravery.C.Itspeoplecomefromdifferentcountries.D.TravelerscanbuysomethingcheaptherE.28.CaptainGeorgeVancouverisreferredto被提到inthefourthparagraphinorderto_____A.compareVancouverandVictoriaB.introducethecityofVancouverC.remindustokeephiminmindD.tellusahistorystory

AmericanfilmmakersareactivelytemptingChinesemoviefanstothecinemawithmoreChineseplotsandcharacters.ThemotionpictureKungFuPanda3isaprimeexampleofHollywoodtryingtoattractmoreChinesemovieticketbuyers.TheAmericanmotionpicturecommunityhasdevelopedstrategiestoplayalargerroleinfilm-makinganddistributioninChinA.PaulDergarabedianaseniormediaanalystsaidAlotofstudiosintheentertainmentbusinessaretryingtoalign使结盟themselveswithChinA.Everyone’stryingtoscramble争夺andtryingtofigureouthowbesttopartnerwithChinabecauseit’ssoimportantasamoviemarket.Thepremieredate首映日forKungFuPanda3wascarefullyselectedtogetmorepeopletothecinemas.TheopeningdatecoincidedwiththeChineseNewYear.SothisAmericanmovieearnedmorethan$100millioninticketsalesthatdayinChinA.FamiliarplotlinesandcharactersareanotherreasonforKungFuPanda3’ssuccessinChinA.ThecastincludesthevoicesofinternationallyknownmoviestarslikeDustinHoffmanandJackieChan.AmericanfilmcompaniesaremakingmovieviewingmoreconvenientfortheChinesepubliC.DreamworksisthefilmcompanythatproducedKungFuPanda3.DreamworksproducedtwoversionsofthefilmfordomesticChineseaudiences.InAmericatheatersshowedthefilminbothMandarinandEnglish.KungFuPanda3wentaroundabitofChinesetraditionduringthenewyear.Thefilmwasallowedtoshowduringtheholiday.MostforeignfilmsarenotallowedtoshowinChinaduringthenewyearcelebration.Thefilmreceivedscreentimebecauseitwasco-producedinChinabyDreamwork’sChinesepartnerShanghai’sOrientalDreamworks.21.HowdoAmericanfilmmakersmakeChinesefansintothecinemas?A.BydecoratingthecinemasB.ByusingChinesepandasC.ByaddingChineseelementsD.Byreducingtheticketprices.22.ItcanbeinferredfromtheopeningdateofKungFuPanda3inChinathat_____.A.KungFuPanda3iswellreceivedinChinaB.theChineseNewYearneedssuchanAmericanfilmC.thefilmisusedforcelebrationoftheChineseNewYearD.thefilmmakersexpecttotakeadvantageoftheholiday23.KungFuPanda3receivedscreentimeinChinabecause______.A.TVstationslikethisfilmB.itsellsverywellinChinaC.ChinesefansliketowatchitonTVD.it’sco-producedbyaChinesepartner

Howdoyouaddress称呼peopleinEnglishwhenyouwanttotalktothem?Thefollowingmaybesomesimplerulesthebeginnersshouldfollow.1.WhentalkingtostrangersthereisoftennospecialformofaddressinEnglish.UsuallyifyouwanttocatchtheattentionofastrangeritisnecessarytousesuchphrasesasExcuseme.2.InBritishEnglishSirandMadamareconsideredtobetooformalformostsituations.Theyareusedmostlytocustomersinshopsorrestaurants.WhileinAmericanEnglishSirandMadamarenotsoformalandarecommonlyusedbetweenstrangersespeciallywitholderpeoplewhosenamesyoudon’tknow.3.Whenyoutalktosomepeopleyouknowyoucanusetheirnames.Ifyouarefriendsusetheirfirstnames;ifyourrelationshipismoreformaluseMr.Mrs.Msetcbeforetheirfamilynames.4.Therearemanyotherformsofaddresswhichcanbeusedbetweenfriendsandstrangers.HowevermanyofthesearelimitedinusE.Forexamplepalandmatecanbeusedbetweenstrangersbutareusuallyonlyusedbymentalkingtoothermen.21.AccordingtothepassageExcusemeismainlyusedto______.A.addressapersonyoudon’tknowB.catchtheattentionofastrangerC.apologizetoothersD.suggestgoodmanners22.IfJohnSmithisyourbestfriendaccordingtothepassageyoushouldoftencallhim______.A.SmithB.Mr.SmithC.Mr.JohnD.John23.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.PeopleoftenuseMr.Mrs.orMsbeforethefirstnamesofthosepeoplewhotheydon’tknowverywell.B.SirandMadamareusedmoreofteninAmericathaninEnglanD.C.Palandmateareusuallyonlyusedbetweenmen.D.Whileaddressingfriendspeoplejustusetheirfirstnames24.ThepassageismostlikelytakenfromanEnglish_______.A.storybookB.cardC.textbookD.grammarbook

Chinaisstartingtoblacklistpoorly-behavedtouristsasitseekstorescuetheimageofitscitizensasholidaymakers.AccordingtoaregulationbytheChinaNationalTourismAdministrationNTAthatenteredeffectthisweektouristswillbeblacklistedforoffencesincludingactingantisociallyonpublictransportdamagingprivateorpublicpropertydisrespectinglocalcustomsdamaginghistoricalexhibitsonpurposeorengagingingamblingorpornographicactivities.Recordswillbekeptinatwo-tiredsystem:provincial-leveltourismauthoritiesareresponsibleforcasesundertheirjurisdiction管辖区域whiletheNTAwillbeinchargeofanationwideregister.Peoplewillbe.blacklistedfortwoyearsaftertheyoffendaccordingtotheregulation.TheNTAsaidtourismauthoritieswillinformblacklistedtouristsandproposecorrectionmeasuresinordertomitigatethenegativeimpact.Italsosaidthattourismauthoritiesreservetherighttoreportsuchviolationstopublicsecuritycustomsandtransportauthoritiesaswellasthecentralbank’sindividualcreditdepartment.Theregulationcomesamid在之中growingconcernabouttheillmannersofChinesetouristsbothathomeandabroaD.In2013aChinesetouristwrotehisnameonareliefcarvinginLuxorEgypt.InDecemberaChinesepassengerthrewacupofhotinstantnoodlesataflightattendantonaninternationalflight.Chinesetouristshavebeenfinedorputintoprisonforcarryingprohibiteditemsorpurchasingwildanimalproducts.24.Theunderlinedwordmitigateinthethirdparagraphprobablymeans________.A.neglectB.relieveC.deepensD.prevents25.Accordingtothepassagethemainpurposeoftheregulationisto________.A.punishtheChinesepoorly-behavedtouristsB.suggestcorrectmeasurestotheChinesepoorly-behavedtouristsC.showcasetheauthorityoftheChinaNationalTourismAdministrationNTAD.bettertheimageofChinesecitizensasholidaymakers26.Themainmethodtheauthorusestodevelopthelastparagraphis________.A.providingexplanationsB.offeringanalysesC.givingexamplesD.makingcomparisons27.Thetextismostlikelytoappearin________.A.anewspaperB.atouristguideC.atravelbrochureD.ageographytextbook

ThehomecomputerindustryhasbeengrowingrapidlyintheUnitedStatesforthelasttenyears.Computersusedtobelargeexpensivemachinesthatwereverydifficulttouse.ButscientistsandtechnicianshavebeenmakingthemsmallerandcheaperwhileatthesametimetheyhavebeenmadeeasiertousE.Asaresulttheirpopularityhasbeenincreasingasmorepeoplehavebeenbuyingcomputersfortheirhomesandbusinesses.Computershavebeendesignedtostoreinformationandcomputeproblemsthataredifficultforhumanbeingstoworkout.Somehavevoicesthatspeakwiththeoperators.Storesusecomputerstokeeprecordsoftheirinventories库存货物andtosendbillstotheircustomers顾客.Officesusecomputerstocopylettersrecordbusinessandkeepintouchwithotheroffices.PeoplehavebeenusingcomputersintheirhomestokeeptrackofthemoneytheyspenD.Oneimportantnewuseforcomputersisforentertainment娱乐.Manynewgameshavebeendesignedtobeplayedonthecomputers.PeopleofallageshavebeenplayingthesegamesPeoplealsohavebeenbuyinghomecomputerstoplaycomputergameswatchmoviesandlistentoconcertsathomE.TheyhavebecomeverypopularindeeD.1.Computersusedto_____.A.workrapidlyB.belargeandexpensiveC.beeasytouseD.beusedforfun2.Inrecentyearscomputersarebeingmade______.A.largerandmoreexpensiveB.smallerandcheaperC.moredifficulttouseD.toworkmoreslowly3.Storesusecomputersmainlyto______.A.checkthelistofgoodsandmaterialsthatarekeptinthestorehouseB.playgamesforpleasureC.talkwiththeirfriendsD.writeletters4.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe_______.A.NewUsesForComputersB.ThePopularityofHomeComputersC.TheHomeComputerIndustryD.ComputersATHome

PresidentCoolidge’sstatementThebusinessofAmericaisbusinessstillpointstoaveryimportanttruthtoday—thatbusinessorganizationshavemoreprestige威望inAmericansocietythananyotherkindoforganizationincludingthegovernment.Whydobusinessinstitutionsstillpossessthisgreatprestige?OnereasonisthatAmericansviewbusinessasbeingmorefirmlybasedontheideaofcompetitionthanotherorganizationsinsociety.SincecompetitionisseenasthemainsourceofprogressanddevelopmentbymostAmericanscompetitivebusinessorganizationsarerespecteD.Competitionisnotonlygoodinitself;itisthemeansbywhichotherbasicAmericanvaluessuchasindividualfreedomequalityofopportunityandhardworkareprotecteD.Competitionprotectstheindividualfreedombymakingsurethatthereisnomonopoly垄断ofpower.Comparedwithoneandall-powerfulgovernmentmanybusinessescompeteagainsteachotherforbenefit.Ifonebusinesstriestotakeunfairadvantageofitscustomersitwilllosetothecompetingbusinesswhichtreatsitscustomersmorefairly.Sincetherearemanybusinessescompetingforthecustomers’dollarstheycannotaffordtotreatthemunfairlyandthecustomerswouldlosenothing.Acontrastisoftenmadebetweenbusinesswhichiscompetitiveandgovernmentwhichisamonopoly.BecausebusinessiscompetitivemanyAmericansbelievethatitgivesmoresupportforfreedomthangovernmenteventhoughgovernmentleadersareelectedbythepeoplewhilebusinessleadersarenot.ManyAmericansbelievethatcompetitionisasimportantorevenmoreimportantasdemocracy民主inprotectingfreedom.Competitioninbusinessisalsobelievedtostrengthentheideaofequalopportunities.CompetitionisseenasanopenandfairracewheresuccessgoestoanypersonregardlessofhisorhersocialclassbackgrounD.CompetitivesuccessiscommonlyseenastheAmericanchoiceofthehighersocialpositionwhichisnotbasedonone’sfamilybackgrounD.Businessisthereforeviewedasanexpressionoftheideaofequalopportunities.32.Whichofthefollowingisdiscussedasthemaintopicinthepassage?A.FreedominAmerica’sbusinessB.CompetitioninAmerica’sbusinessC.Americans’differentvalues.D.Businessagainstgovernment.33.Americansbelievethattheycanrealizetheirpersonalvalues______.A.whengivenequalopportunitiesB.bymeansofcompetitionC.byprotectingtheirindividualfreedomD.throughdoingbusiness34.Whocanbenefitfrombusinesscompetition?A.BusinessmenwhocompetE.B.Peoplewiththeideaofequalityandfreedom.C.Customersofthosebusinesses.D.Bothbusinessorganizationsandgovernment.35.Itcouldbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorbelieves______.A.businessinothercountriesarenotascompetitiveasthoseintheUSAB.businessproblemsareveryimportanttotheAmericangovernmentC.AmericanbusinessisthemostpowerfuloneinthewholeworldD.thecompetitioninbusinessplaysaveryimportantroleinAmerica

WordslikethanksandpleasehavebecomepetphrasesforNaYuegang.Asoneofthevolunteersatthisyear’sAsia-PacificEconomicCooperationAPECforum论坛heassistsmorethan100internationalrepresentatives.ButNaYuegangisnotalonE.Morethan600volunteersfrom13universitiesinBeijingcontributetotheAPECmeetingaccordingtoBeijingDaily.Studentstakeadvantageofopportunitiestoputtheirskillsandintereststoworkattheforumandinreturntheygainvaluableworkexperienceandconnections.NaYuegangisaninternationalpoliticsmajoratBeijingLanguageandCultureUniversityandhe’salanguageenthusiast.InadditiontoEnglishhespeaksbothThaiandCantonesE.Heuseshistalentstohelpdeterminewheredelegatesarefrombasedontheiraccents.Heevengetstousehislanguageskillstocommunicatewithstaffers.Throughcommunicatingwithdelegateshe’sdevelopedadeeperunderstandingofhiscollegemajor.HereIlearnthemeeting’sagendahowthedelegatesworkandgetafeelfortheatmosphereofthisinternationalevent.hesays.ThisexperiencehasmadememorecuriousabouttherelationshipbetweenChinaandothernationshesaysIwanttostudytheserelationshipsifpossiblE.XuHan21anEnglishmajoratBeijingUniversityofTechnologyisapproachingtheconferencefromadifferentanglE.HerjobistointroducedelegatestoChina’stechnologicalinnovationslike3DprintingmachinesproducedbytechnologicalcompanyTiertimE.SheisalsoinchargeofshowingoffculturalrelicsandshedoesitallinEnglish.Onceshedidalotofpreparationfortheprocessbehindacarvedlacquerware漆器制品techniquetomeetaThairepresentative'scuriosity.Inonlyfourdaysshereadmorethan100pagesofnotes.Shedidherownresearchonlineaswell.Throughherownresearchshe'sgainedtheabilitytospeakaboutthesubjectwithconfidencE.She'sconstantlyonthelookoutforopportunitiestogrow.5.ThemainpurposeofthistextistoA.makeabriefintroductionoftheAPECforumB.praisethestudentvolunteersattheAPECforumC.showthestudents'hardworkattheAPECforumD.encouragestudentstotakepersonaldevelopmentopportunities6.FromthetextwecanlearnthatNaYuegangA.majorsinEnglishlanguageB.canspeakmorethanthreelanguagesC.helpsmanyrepresentativeswiththeirdailyworkD.startstotakeinterestininternationalrelationship7.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeXuHan?A.DeligentandskillfulB.SmartandcreativeC.HonestandkindD.Proudandtalktive8.Whatwouldbethebesttitle?A.APECForumB.StudentsWorkHardatAPECMeetingC.StudentsMakeaHitatAPECForumD.ExperienceComesfromPractice

Overthelast70yearsresearchershavebeenstudyinghappyandunhappypeopleandfinallyfoundouttenfactorsthatmakeadifferencE.Ourfeelingsofwell-beingatanymomentaredeterminedtoacertaindegreebygenes.Howeverofallthefactorswealthandagearethetoptwo.Moneycanbuyadegreeofhappiness.ButonceyoucanaffordtofeedclotheandhouseyourselfeachextradollarmakeslessandlessdifferencE.Researchersfindthatonaveragewealthierpeoplearehappier.Butthelinkbetweenmoneyandhappinessiscomplex.Inthepasthalf-centuryaverageincomehassharplyincreasedindevelopedcountriesyethappinesslevelshaveremainedalmostthesamE.Onceyourbasicneedsaremetmoneyonlyseemstoincreasehappinessifyouhavemorethanyourfriendsneighborsandcolleagues.Dollarsbuystatusandstatusmakespeoplefeelbetterconcludesomeexpertswhichhelpsexplainwhypeoplewhocanseekstatusinotherways－scientistsoractorsforexample－mayhappilyacceptrelativelypoorly-paidjobs.InaresearchProfessorAlexMichalosfoundthatthepeoplewhosedesire－notjustformoneybutforfriendsfamilyjobhealth－rosefurthestbeyondwhattheyalreadyhadtendedtobelesshappythanthosewhofeltasmallergap差距.IndeedthesizeofthegappredictedhappinessaboutfivetimesbetterthanincomealonE.ThegapmeasuresjustblowawaytheonlymeasuresofincomE.SaysMichalos.AnotherfactorthathastodowithhappinessisagE.OldagemaynotbesobaD.Givenalltheproblemsofaginghowcouldtheelderlybemoresatisfied?asksProfessorLauraCarstensen.InonesurveyCarstenseninterviewed184peoplebetweentheagesof18and94andaskedthemtofilloutanemotionsquestionnairE.ShefoundthatoldpeoplereportedpositiveemotionsjustasoftenasyoungpeopleSomescientistssuggestolderpeoplemayexpectlifetobeharderandlearntolivewithitorthey'remorerealisticabouttheirtimesrunningoutolderpeoplehavelearnedtofocusonthingsthatmakethemhappyandletgoofthosethatdon't.Peoplerealizenotonlywhattheyhavebutalsothatwhattheyhavecannotlastforevershesays.Agoodbyekisstoahusbandorwifeattheageof85forexamplemaybringfarmorecomplexemotionalresponsesthanasimilarkisstoaboyorgirlfriendattheageof20.29.Accordingtothepassagethefeelingofhappiness_______.A.isdeterminedpartlybygenesB.increasesgraduallywithageC.haslittletodowithwealthD.ismeasuredbydesires30.Someactorswouldliketoacceptpoorly-paidjobsbecausethejobs_______.A.makethemfeelmuchbetterB.providechancestomakefriendsC.improvetheirsocialpositionD.satisfytheirprofessionalinterests31.Agedpeoplearemorelikelytofeelhappybecausetheyaremore_______.A.optimisticB.successfulC.PracticalD.emotional32.ProfessorAlexMichalosfoundthatpeoplefeellesshappyif_______.A.thegapbetweenrealityanddesireisbiggerB.theyhaveastrongerdesireforfriendshipC.theirincomeisbelowtheirexpectationD.thehopeforgoodhealthisgreater

Wicked!Noticetheintonation语调.Itmeanswonderfulgreatcoolsplendid.ItcameintoEnglishfromUnitedStates’slang俚语inthe1980sormaybeearlier.CertainlyitarrivedinBritaininthelate1980s.Itwaspartofatrend趋势whichgoesbackdecadestousebadwordstomeangoodthingsorsomegoodwordstomeanbadthings.ImeanyoumightremembersayingThat’sgreatmeaningItisn’tgreat.Andalwaysthere’sbeenthisuseofthewordnaughtytomeannice.It’smainlyusedasanadjectiveinfrontofanounforexampleWehadawickedtime!OrofcourseyoucanuseitalonebyjustsayingWicked!asareaction―that’showyoungstersuseit.Andyoungstersofcourseknowingthatgrown-upsarenowusingitaswellhavedecidedtouseotherbadwordsinthesamesortofway―I’veheardyoungpeopleinrecentyearsusewordslikeevilmeaninggoodorbrutalmeaninggood.WickedisstillarounD.Thismeansofcoursethatthetraditionalsenseofwickedisnowbeingsqueezed挤out.Sowithwickedintonation语调istheonlywaytotelltheoldmeaningfromthenewmeaningsoyouhavetobecarefulandpayverycarefulattentiontothecontext.Andpleasepayattentionthattheuseofthewordisspreading.TheotherdayforthefirsttimeIheardsomebodysaywickedcoolmeaningverycool.24.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellreaders?A.ThechangingmeaningofEnglishwords.B.Thechangeofthewordwickedinmeaning.C.ThewaytouseEnglishwords.D.EnglishwordsfromAmericanslang.25.Theauthortellsreaderstopayattentiontotheintonationofthewordwickedbecause_____.A.thewordiseasytomisunderstandB.thereisanotherwordwiththesamepronunciationC.itsintonationdecidesitsmeaningD.therearemanymeaningsoftheword26.Accordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingwordsisoftenusedtoexpressitsoppositemeaning?A.Cool.B.Wonderful.C.SplendiD.D.Evil.27.Accordingtothetextweknowthatthewordwicked_____.A.hasbeenusedinBritainformorethan20yearsB.isonlyusedinfrontofanounC.haslostitsoldmeaningD.wasfirstusedbyAmericanchildren

JaneAustenwasborninSteventonEnglandin1775whereshelivedforthefirsttwenty-fiveyearsofherlifE.HerfatherGeorgeAustentaughtherlargelyathomE.Shebegantowritewhileinherteensandcompletedtheoriginalmanuscript手稿ofPrideandPrejudicetitledFirstImpressionsbetween1796and1797.A.publisherrejectedthemanuscriptanditwasnotuntil1809thatAustenbegantherevisionsthatwouldbringittoitsfinalform.PrideandPrejudicewaspublishedinJanuary1813twoyearsafterSenseandSensibilityherfirstnovelanditachievedapopularitythathascontinuedtothisday.Austenpublishedfourmorenovels:MansfieldParkEmmaNorthangerAbbeyandPersuasion.Thelasttwowerepublishedin1818ayearafterherdeath.DuringAusten’slifehoweveronlyherimmediatefamilyknewofherauthorshipofthesenovels.Atonepointshewrotebehindadoorthatwouldmakeanoisewhenvisitorsapproached;thiswarningallowedhertohidemanuscriptsbeforeanyonecouldenter.ThoughpublishingwithnonamepreventedherfromacquiringanauthorialreputationitalsoenabledhertopreserveherprivacyatatimewhenEnglishsocietyassociatedafemale’sentranceintothepublicspherewithalossoffemalequalities.AdditionallyAustenmayhavesoughttoremainunknownbecauseofthemoregeneralatmosphereofrepression约束inhertimes.ThesocialenvironmentofAusten’sRegencyEnglandwasparticularlystratified分层次andclassdivisionswererootedinfamilyconnectionsandwealth.InherworkAustenisoftencriticaloftheassumptionsandprejudicesofupper-classEnglanD.Shedistinguishesbetweeninternalmeritgoodnessofpersonandexternalmeritrankandpossessions.ThoughshefrequentlycriticizeshumorouslythosewhopaytoomuchrespecttosocialpositionbutlookdownuponpeopleofalowersocialpositionshealsomakesfunofthepoormannersandmisbehaviorofthoseloweronthesocialscalE.NeverthelessAustenwasinmanywaysarealistandtheEnglandshedepictsisoneinwhichsocialmobilityislimitedandclass-consciousnessisstrong.IdeasofappropriatebehaviorforeachgenderfactoredintoAusten’sworkaswell.Whilesocialadvancementforyoungmenlayinthemilitarychurchorlawthechiefmethodofself-improvementforwomenwastheacquisitionofwealth.WomencouldonlyaccomplishthisgoalthroughsuccessfulmarriagewhichexplainstheubiquityofmatrimonyasagoalandtopicofconversationinAusten’swriting.ThoughyoungwomenofAusten’sdayhadmorefreedomtochoosetheirhusbandsthanintheearlyeighteenthcenturypracticalconsiderationscontinuedtolimittheiroptions.EvensocriticsoftenaccuseAustenofportrayingalimitedworlD.Asaminister’sdaughterAustenwouldhavedonechurchworkandwascertainlyawareofthepooraroundher.Howevershewroteaboutherownworldnottheirs.Thecriticalanalysisshemakesofclassstructureseemtoincludeonlythemiddleclassandupperclass;thelowerclassesiftheyappearatallaregenerallyservantswhoseemperfectlypleasedwiththeirfortunE.ThislackofinterestinthelivesofthepoormaybeafailureonAusten’spartbutitshouldbeunderstoodasafailuresharedbyalmostallofEnglishsocietyatthetimE.IngeneralAustenoccupiesacuriouspositionbetweentheeighteenthandnineteenthcenturies.HerfavoritewriterwhomsheoftenquotesinhernovelswasDr.SamuelJohnsonthegreatmodelofeighteenth-centuryclassicismandreason.HerplotsbearsimilaritiestosuchworksofJohnson’scontemporariesasPamelawrittenbySamuelRichardson.Austen’snovelsalsodisplayanambiguityaboutemotionandanappreciationforintelligenceandnaturalbeauty.Intheirawarenessoftheconditionsofmodernityandcitylifeandtheconsequencesforfamilystructureandindividualcharacterstheyprefigure预示muchVictorianliteratureasdoesherusageofsuchelementsasfrequentformalsocialgatheringssketchycharactersandscandal.66.FromthepassageweknowthatPrideandPrejudicebyAusten__________.A.earnedherinstantreputationB.remainswellreceivedtodayC.achievedpopularityafterherdeathD.isrevisedbyherimmediatefamily.67.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.SheuseddifferentpennamesinherlifE.B.Thesuccessofherworkstroubledheralot.C.Peoplecouldchangetheirsocialstatusflexibly.D.Shecouldn’tenteraprofessionlikemen.68.Inherwritingmarriagebecameagoalandtopicofconversationbecause_________.A.womenwereplacedatadisadvantageintheirmarriageB.mencouldadvancethemselvesintheircareersthroughmarriageC.onlythroughgoodmarriagecouldwomenrealizetheirdreams.D.onlythroughpropermarriagecouldwomenfindtheirtruelovE.69.Whatcanwelearnfromthefifthparagraph?A.Austenwascriticizedforherdevotiontochurchwork.B.Austenmadenoreferencetolifeofthepoorinherworks.C.ThelackofinterestinthelivesofthepoorisonlyAusten’sfailurE.D.Austen’sworksmainlyreflectthelivesofmiddleandupperclass.70.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat__________.A.Austenwassomewhatinfluencedbyhercontemporarywriters.B.AustenandhercontemporarywriterschangedVictorianliteraturE.C.Austenplayedalessimportantpartinthenineteencentury.D.Austenwasoneofthepioneersofeighteenth-centuryclassicism.

ChinaDaily---LastweektheBeijingmunicipalgovernmentreleasedalistof192areasinthecapitalwherespringbloomsincludingpeachmagnoliaapricotandwinterjasminecanbeenjoyedfromMarchtoMay.Therecommendedspotscoveranareaof22squarekilometers.Apartfromadmiringbloomsfolkloreperformancesbotanyexhibitionsandotheractivitieswillbeputon.20travelroutesfortouristslookingtoappreciatefloralbeautyinthecountrysideareissuedinHubeitoo.SouthKoreandramaDescendantsoftheSun太阳的后裔hascollectedmorethan200millionviewsoniQiyitheChinesestreamingwebsitesaidTuesday.DescendantsoftheSunthefirstKoreanshowtopremieresimultaneouslyinSouthKoreaandChina中韩同步首播isalovestorybetweenanArmycaptainSongJoong-kiandadoctorSongHye-kyowhofindthemselvesinafictionalwar-torncountrycalledUrukwherebothtrytosavelives.TheshowhasbecomethetalkofthetowneverywherE.SomeshowsevenhadlivephoneconversationswithviewerstodiscussitspopularityaChineseentertainmentofficialsaiD.ToputthingsintoperspectiveafifthofSouthKorea'spopulationis10millionpeoplE.JustalittleoverthatnumbertunedintowatchDescendantsoftheSun.Enthusiasticcustomerssnappedup抢光thefirstbatchofticketsinjustfiveminutesonMondayfortheopeningdayoftheShanghaiDisneylandparkonJune16temporarilycrashingtheofficialwebsitE.Withinhalfanhourclicksonthewebsitewww.shanghaidisneyresort.comreachedmorethan5million.Themassivevolumeresultedinourticketingsystemtemporarilymalfunctioning.25.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtotheinformationabove?A.Touristscanenjoyflowersin192areas.B.Thespotscoveranareaof22squarekilometers.C.DuringthespringbloomsvisitorsareonlyallowedtoadmireflowersD.HubeiGovernmentalsoissuedsometravelroutesforvisitors26.WecaninferfromtheinformationaboutdramaDescendantsoftheSunA.ItisthefirstKoreanshowbroadcastinChinA.B.ItismorepopularinKoreathaninChinA.C.Itisaromanticstorybetweenacaptainandadoctorr.D.Koreahasapopulationof10millionpeople27.Whattopicdothethreepiecesofinformationbelongto?A.SocietyB.AstronomyC.EconomyD.Entertainment

Apersonlikeacommodity商品needspackaging.ButgoingtoofarisabsolutelyundesirablE.A.littleexaggerationhoweverdoesnoharmwhenitshowstheperson’suniquequalitiestotheiradvantages.Toshowpersonalattractivenessinacasualandnaturalwayitisimportantforonetohaveaclearknowledgeofoneself.A.skilledpackagerknowshowtoaddarttonaturewithoutanysignsofembellishment装饰sothatthepersonsopackagedisnotacommoditybutahumanbeinglivelyandlovely.AyoungpersonespeciallyafemaleshiningwithbeautyandfulloflifehasallthefavorgrantedbyGoD.Anyattempttomakeupwouldbeself-defeating.Youthhowevercomesandgoesinaflash.Packagingforthemiddle-agedisprimarilytohidethemarksmadebyyears.Ifyoustillenjoylifeenoughtokeepself-confidenceandworkatpioneeringworkyouareuniqueinthroughplainsmountainsandjunglesrunningitscourseasitshoulD.Youhavereallylivedyourlifewhichnowarrivesataself-satisfiedstageofquietnessandcalmnesswithnointerestinfameorwealth.Thereisnoneedtomakeusofhairdyeing.Thesnow-cappedmountainitselfisabeautifulsceneoffairylanD.Letyourlookschangefromyoungtooldinstepwiththenaturalageingprocesssoastokeepinharmony和谐withnatureforharmonyitselfisbeautywhiletheotherwayroundwillonlyendinunpleasantness.Tobeintheelder’scompanyislikereadingathickbookofdeluxebetterqualityeditionthatattractsonesomuchastobeunwillingtopartwith.Aslongasonefindwhereonstandsoneknowshowtopackageoneselfjustasacommoditysetsupitsbrandbytherightpackaging.9.Itcanbeconcludedfromthetextthat_______.A.peopleshouldbepackedatallagesB.peopleshouldbepackedinaspecialwayC.elderlypeoplealsocareaboutpackingD.properpackingmakespeopleattractive10.Forthemiddle-agedattractiveness_______.A.hardlyexistsB.isthestrongestC.comesfromtheinsideD.comesfromtheappearance11.Theunderlinedsentencemeansthatelderlypeople_______.A.areusuallypackedlikeafinely-madebookB.experiencealotandhavearichknowledgeoflifeC.doalotoftravelingandcangiveyoumuchinformationD.enjoyreadingthickbooksofbeautifulnatureandfairylands

Whatisthefirstthingyounoticewhenyouwalkintoashop?Theproductsdisplayed展示attheentrance?Orthesoftbackgroundmusic?Buthaveyouevernoticedthesmell?Unlessitisbadtheanswerislikelytobeno.Butwhileashop’sscentmaynotbeoutstandingcomparedwithsightsandsoundsitiscertainlytherE.Anditisprovidingtobeanincreasingpowerfultoolinencouragingpeopletopurchase.Abrandstorehasbecomefamousforitsdistinctivescentwhichfloatsthroughthefairlydarkhallandouttotheentranceviascentmachines.A.smellmaybeattractivebutitmaynotjustbeusedforfresheningair.Onesportsgoodscompanyoncereportedthatwhenitfirstintroducedscentintoitsstorescustomers’tensiontopurchaseincreasedby80percent.WhenitcomestothebestshoppingstreetsinPairsscentisjustasimportanttoabrand’ssuccessasthequalityofitswindowdisplaysandgoodsonsales.Thatismainlybecauseshoppingisaverydifferentexperiencetowhatitusedtobe.Someyearsagothefocusforbrandnameshoppingwasonafewpeoplewithsalesassistants’disprovingattitudeanddon’t-touch-what-you-can’t-afforddisplays.Nowtheriseofelectroniccommercee-commercehasopenedupfamousbrandstoawideraudience.Butwhilee-shopscanusesightsandsoundsonlybricks-and-mortarstores实体店canofferafullexperiencefromtheminutecustomersstepthroughthedoortothemomenttheyleavE.Anotherbrandstoreseekstobemuchmorethanashopbutratheradestination.Andscentisjustonewaytoachievethis.Nowafamousstoreusescomplexman-madesmelltomakesurethatthesoftscentofbabypowderfloatsthroughthekiddepartmentandcoconut椰子scentintheswimsuitsection.Adepartmentstorehasevenopenedanewlabinvitingcustomersonajourneyintothestore’swindowstosmellbookspotsanddrawersinsearchoftheirperfectscent.32.Accordingtothepassagewhatisanincreasinglypowerfultoolinthesuccessofsomebrandstore?A.FriendlyassistantB.SoftbackgroundmusicC.Uniquescents.D.Attractivewindowdisplay.33.E-shopsarementionedinthepassageto_____.A.urgeshopassistantstochangetheirattitudeB.showtheadvantagesofbrick-and-mortarstoresC.pushstorestousesightsandsoundsD.introducetheriseofe-commerce34.Whichstatementwouldthewriteragreewith?A.Putdifferentscentsontheproductsondisplay.B.AskeveryshopassistanttowearlightperfumE.C.Giveaflowertocustomersasagift.D.Exposethescentofcoffeebeantoairinsideacoffeeshop.35.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto______.A.compareandevaluateB.informandexplainC.argueanddiscussD.examineandassess

TheEnigma谜ofBeautyThesearchforbeautyspanscenturiesandcontinents.PaintingsofEgyptiansdatingbackover4000yearsshowbothmenandwomenpaintingtheirnailsandwearingmakeup.In18th-centuryFrancewealthynoblemenworelargewigs假发oflongwhitehairtomakethemselvesattractivE.TodaypeoplecontinuetodevotealotoftimeandmoneytotheirappearancE.Thereisatleastonegoodreasonforthedesiretobeattractive:beautyispower.Studiessuggestthatgood-lookingpeoplemakemoremoneygetcalledonmoreofteninclassandareregardedasfriendlier.Butwhatexactlyisbeauty?It'sdifficulttodescribeitclearlyandyetweknowitwhenweseeit.AndourawarenessofitmaystartataveryearlyagE.Inonesetofstudiessix-month-oldbabieswereshownaseriesofphotographs.Thefacesonthepictureshadbeenratedforattractivenessbyagroupofcollegestudents.Inthestudiesthebabiesspentmoretimelookingattheattractivefacesthantheunattractiveones.Theideathatevenbabiescanjudgeappearancemakesperfectsensetomanyresearchers.Instudiesbypsychologistsmenconsistentlyshowedapreferenceforwomenwithlargereyesfullerlipsandasmallernoseandchinwhilewomenprefermenwithlargeshouldersandanarrowwaist.Accordingtoscientiststhemindunconsciouslytellsmenandwomenthatthesetraits—thefulllipsclearskinstrongshoulders—equalhealthandgeneticwell-being.Noteveryonethinksthesamewayhowever.Ourhardwirednesscanbechangedbyallsortsofexpectations—mostlyculturalsaysC.LoringBraceananthropologistattheUniversityofMichigan.Whatisconsideredattractiveinoneculturemightnotbeinanother.LookatmostWesternfashionmagazines:thewomenonthepagesarethin.Butisthisperfectbodytypeforwomenworldwide?Scientists'answerisno;whatisconsideredbeautifulissubjectiveandvariesaroundtheworlD.TheyfoundnativepeoplesinsoutheastPerupreferredshapesregardedoverweightinWesterncultures.Forbetterorworsebeautyplaysaroleinourlives.Butitisextremelydifficulttodescribeexactlywhatmakesonepersonattractivetoanother.AlthoughtheredoseemtobecertainphysicaltraitsconsidereduniversallyappealingitisalsotruethatbeautydoesnotalwayskeeptoasingleuniformstandarD.Beautyreallyisasthesayinggoesintheeyeofthebeholder.32.People'sideasaboutbeauty________.A.haveexistedsinceancienttimesB.canbeeasilydescribedC.havelittleinfluenceonaperson'ssuccessD.arebaseduponstrictstandard33.InParagraph3thebabiesinthestudy________.A.wereratedfortheirappearanceB.wereenteredinabeautycontestC.wereshownphotosofagroupofcollegestudentsD.wereabletotellattractivefacesfromunattractiveones34.TheunderlinedwordtraitsinParagraph4probablymeans________.A.qualitiesB.measurementsC.judgmentsD.standards35.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.theideasofbeautyvaryaspeoplegrowupB.thesearchforbeautyisrootedinlackofconfidenceC.thestandardsforbeautyarebasedonscientificresearchesD.theunderstandingofbeautydependsonculturalbackgrounds

IfyouwanttopayavisittoIcelandyou’llenterawholenewregionofexperiencE.You’lldiscoveroriginalnatureasyou’veneverseenitbeforE.ThefreedomtowanderinthecityorthewildsasyoupleaseisthekeytotheIcelandexperiencE.ReykjavikthecapitalofIcelandisjustapartoftheIcelandicexperiencewithitsmidnightsunorthemagicallandscapesmixedwithiceandfirE.Reykjavikhasapopulationofaround170000andoffersaninterestingmixofcultureandlocalvillageroots.OldaccountssaytheancientgodsthemselvesguidedIceland’sfirstsettlertomakehishomeinReykjavik.HenamedtheplaceReykjavikSteamyBayafterthegeothermal地热steamhesawwhichtodayheatshomesandoutdoorswimmingpoolsthroughoutthecityapollution-freeenergysourcethatleavestheairveryfreshcleanandclear.Abeautifulriverrunsthroughthecitylimitsandsodofineparksandevenwildoutdoorareas.Againstthisbackcloth背景ofnatureReykjavikhasapackedprogramoffamiliarcityjoystoo:artmuseumsseveraltheatersanoperahouseasymphonyorchestraandconcertsmeetingtheneedsofallagesandtastes.OnemustforallvisitorsisdiningoutonIcelandicspecialtiesincludingdeliciousseafoodocean-freshfromthemorning’scatchhighlandlambandunusualvarietiesofgamE.Itspurelynaturalfoodisimaginativelyservedtodelightthemostdiscerning内行的ofdiners.ReykjavikisalsofamousasoneofEurope’shottestnightspotswheretheactiononthefriendlypubandnightlifescenelastsrightthroughthenight.IntheeveningthedowntownareaisfilledwithactivityreachingitspeakonFridayorSaturday.Thenumberofpubscafédiscosandothernightspotsinthedowntownareaisastonishing.Thereisarichvarietyofplacestogo:European-stylecafesnightclubswithliveentertainmentdancehallsforseniorssports-themepubswithbigTVscreenscafesthatofferover100typesofbeeranIrishpubaSpanishcaféaFrenchwinebar.Walkingdistancesareshortdowntownandeverythingworthseeingoutsidethecitycentercanbequicklyandconvenientlyreachedbybus.Withitslongeasy-goingmainstreetandlargeshoppingmallIceland’scapitalisagreatplacetoshoptoo—withabonusoftax-freeshoppingforvisitors!A.fullrangeofaccommodationsisavailableinReykjavikfrominternational-standardhotelswithgoodconferencefacilitiesthroughsmallerhotelsandcomfortableguesthousestoacampsiteinthecity’sbiggestpark.24.ItcanbelearnedfromthepassagetheReykiavik.A.wasnamedbytheancientgods.B.wasnamedbyIceland’sfirstsettler.C.gotitsnamefromthevisitors.D.wasnamedafterIceland’sfirstsettler.25.Whichofthefollowingsubjectsarementionedinthefifthparagraph?A.Shoppingandaccommodations.B.CityjoysandbackclothofnaturE.C.Diningandnightspots.D.Transportationandlandscapes.26.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.peoplelivinginReykiavikseldomgetheatfromcoal.B.hotelsaresorarethatvisitorsusuallycampinthecity’sbiggestparks.C.allvisitorsmustdineoutwhilevisitingIcelanD.D.youhavetowalkashortdistanceifyouwanttogosightseeingoutsidethecity.

Whatifourbabiescouldsomehowtelluswhatthey’rethinkingaboutwhattheywantandwhatmakesthemunhappy?RobynHoltresearcherforBabyTalkNewZealandsaystheycan.Holtheardaboutbabysignlanguagethroughanadvertisementanddecidedtogoalongtoaworkshop研讨会.Signlanguageissomethingthat’salwaysinterestedmeandIthoughtitcouldbereallycooltotrythiswithababybecausewearealwaysguessingallthetimewhattheyactuallywant.HoltstartedusingbabysignlanguagewithherbabysonBenjaminnow12andwithintwoweekshestartedtosignthesignformilk.ShehassinceuseditwithhertwoyoungersonsDominic8andMatthew3.Babysignlanguageisnothingnew:thepracticewhichisbasedonadultsignlaguangehasbeenoutinAmericaformorethan30years.ButitisenjoyingarebirthinNewZealanD.Theideabehindbabysignlanguageisthatbabiesdohavetheabilitytocommunicatetheirneedsiftheyaregiventherighttoolstodoso.Althoughmanymothersdevelopanintuition直觉aboutwhethertheirbaby’scryingisfromhungertirednessorpainbabysignlanguagecreatesadirectformofcommunicationthatunlocksthemystery.Whenbabiesarebetween6-monthsand12to13-monthsparentscanbegintoteachthemsignlanguage:usethesignformilkwhilefeedingandalsotalkaboutmilksothatthechildbeginstomakethelink关联intheirbrain.Thentheycanbegintoaddothersignsi.E.foodsickorpain.Iknowofoneparent.Herchildwassigningthesignforhurtbyhismonthandsherealizedhisfirstteethweregrowing.ItmakeslifesomucheasiersaidHolt.25.WhydidHoltgotothebabysignlanguageworkshop?A.Toentertainherownchildren.B.Tobetterunderstandbabies’needs.C.Tohelpbabieswithlanguageproblems.D.TodevelopanewsystemofsignlanguagE.26.Accordingtothetextbabysignlanguage______.A.hasbeenusedinNewZealandfor30yearsB.caneasilymaketheparentsunderstoodC.hasdevelopedfromadultsignlanguageD.wasdesignedbyRobynHolt27.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartthemysteryinParagraph5referto?A.TheabilitytocommunicatE.B.Mothers’intuitions.C.Thecauseofthebaby’scrying.D.BabysignlanguagE.28.Holtmentionedaparentandherchildtoshowbabysignlanguageis_____.A.helpfulB.difficultC.interestingD.special

Muchhasbeenwrittenaboutbodylanguageduringajobinterview.Expertsfromacrossmanyfieldsarefullofadviceonjusthowtopresentyourbestperformanceinaninterviewusingconsciousbodylanguagechoices.Whilemanyoftheseexpertssaythereisasecretsystemformakingthemostofaninterviewtherealityisthatmostofthemfocusonafewgeneraltypesofbehaviorsthathavethegreatesteffectduringajobinterview.Enteringtheinterviewlocation—Yourwalkshouldbeactiveandconfident.Keepyourshouldersstraightheadupandmakeeyecontactwiththepeoplearoundyou.Maintain保持anactivefacialexpressionandbeconfidentwhenshakinghandsandgreetingpeopletowhomyouareintroduceD.Duringtheinterview—SitinastraightandattentiveposturE.Neverletyourshouldersdroporyourheadhangdownbutratherkeepyourheadupandmakeeyecontactwiththeinterviewers.Don’tplaywithanypapersornotesyouhaveinfrontofyouanddon’tlean倚靠yourarmsheavilyonthetablE.Keepyourbodypositionopenandmakeeyecontactwhilelisteningtoandansweringquestions.Leavingtheinterviewlocation—Nomatterhowyoufeelaboutyourperformanceduringtheinterviewcarryyourselfwithconfidencetillyouleavetheinterviewlocation.Beconfidentwhenshakinghandsandmakingeyecontactasyousaygoodbyeandkeepyourbodyposturestraightasyouwalkallthewaytoyourcar.Rememberthemoreyoumakeactiveandconfidentbodylanguageapartofyourdailylifethemoreitbecomesahabitthatfollowsyouwhereveryougo.67.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatthesecretsystemmainlyrefersto.A.bodylanguageB.habitsC.languageskillsD.advice68.Aproperpostureinaninterviewisto.A.keepyourheadupB.sitinarelaxedwayC.holdapieceofpaperD.leanyourarmsonthetable69.DuringtheinterviewwhichofthefollowingisNOTmentioned?A.Eyecontact.B.ClothingstylE.C.SittingposturE.D.Facialexpression.70.What’sthepurposeofthetext?A.Toshowthegeneralstepsofaninterview.B.ToexplainthemeaningofbodylanguagE.C.TopersuadepeopletousemorebodylanguagE.D.Togiveadviceonhowtocarryyourselfinaninterview.

BeforemyfirstsummervacationatcollegemyroommateTedaskedtometoworkwithhimonhisfather’sfarminArgentinA.TheideaofspendingtwomonthsinArgentinewasexciting.ThenIbeganhavingsecondthoughts.IhadneverbeenfarfromNewEnglandandIhadbeenhomesickmyfirstfewweeksatcollegE.Whatwoulditbelikeinastrangecountry?Whataboutthelanguage?ThemoreIthoughtaboutitthemoretheideaworriedmE.IntheendIturneddowntheinvitation.AssoonasTedaskedsomebodyelsetogoIbegankickingmyself.IhadturneddownsomethingIwantedtodobecauseIwasscaredandhadendedupfeelingdepresseD.ThatunhappysummertaughtmeavaluablelessonoutofwhichIdevelopedaruleformyself:dowhatmakesyouanxious;don’tdowhatmakesyoudepresseD.AttheendofmysenioryearIbegantothinkaboutbecomingawriter.Butmyprofessorwasurgingmetoaimatteaching.IhesitateD.TheideaoftryingtolivebywritingwasalotscarierthanspendingasummerinArgentinA.BackandforthIwentmakingmydecisionunmakingit.SuddenlyIrealizedthateverytimeIgaveuptheideaofwritingthatdownheartedfeelingwentthroughmE.GivinguponwhatIreallywantedtododepressedmE.RightthenIlearnedanotherlesson.Toavoidthatkindofdepressionmeanthavingtobearacertainamountofworryandconcern.WhenIfirstbeganwritingarticlesIwasfrequentlyrequiredtointerviewbignames.BeforeeachinterviewIwouldgetbutterfliesinthestomachandmyhandswouldshakE.OnepersonIparticularlyadmiredwasthegreatcomposerDukeEllington.OnthestageandontelevisionheseemedtheverymodelofconfidencE.ThenIlearnedEllingtonstillgotstagefright.IfthehighlyhonoredEllingtonwhohadappearedonthebandstandsome10000timesover30yearshadanxietyattackswhowasItothinkIcouldavoidthem?Iwentondoingthosefrighteninginterviews.ThenIrealizedtomyastonishmentthatIwasevenlookingforwardtotheinterviews.Whathadhappenedtothosebutterflies?Wellintruththeywerestilltherebuttherewerefewerofthem.IhadbenefitedIdiscoveredfromaprocesspsychologistscallextinction.Ifyouputanindividualinananxioussituationoftenenoughhewilleventuallylearnthatthereisn’tanythingtobeworriedaboutwhichbringsmetoaconclusion:you’llnevergetridofanxietybyavoidingthethingsthatcausedit.Thepointisthatthenewthedifferentisdefinitelyscary.Buteachtimeyoutrysomethingyoulearnandasthelearningpilesuptheworldopenstoyou.24.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor________.A.findsitdifficulttomakedecisionB.wasinspiredbyDukeEllington’sstagefrightC.hasfoundoutwhatcausesanxietyD.nolongerfeelsanxiousaboutnewexperiences25.TheunderlinedwordextinctioninParagraph6means________.A.aperson’sgraduallossofconfidenceB.theprocessoflosingfearbykeepingfacinganxietyC.theinborntendencytoavoidanxioussituationsD.thenaturaldevelopmentofachild’sabilities26.Whichofthefollowingopinionsdoestheauthorprobablyaccept?A.Hesitationleadstodepression.B.Avoidinganxietyreducesdepression.C.AnxietycanbeapositivedriveD.Depressionisasignalthatoneisgrowingup.27.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Confidence:KeytoSuccessB.Success:A.TripThroughAnxietyandDepressionC.Depression:A.PsychologicalPhenomenonD.Anxiety:ChallengebyAnotherName

Manyoftheworld’scountrieshavereachedorareapproachingzeropopulationgrowthZPG.Nearlyallsuchlandsareeconomicallywelldeveloped.TheyincludemuchofEuropeincludingRussiatheUnitedStatesCanadaJapan.andAustraliA.AstherateofnaturalincreaseRNIdeclines下降twothingshappen.Firstthepopulationbeginstodeclineifthelossisnotbalancedbyimmigration移民.Secondacountry’spopulationagesbecausetherearefewerbirths.IsachievingZPGgoodorbad?Whathappenswhenacountry’spopulationbeginstodrop?Manypeopleafterallbelievethatpopulationdeclineisagoodthing.Butisitgoodforeveryone?Doeseveryoneagree?Anagingpopulationcancreatemanyproblems.Seniorcitizensrequiremorehealthcareandmedicalattention.Ratherthanpayingintoretirementprogramstheybegintodrawfromtheirpensions退休金.IntheUStheSocialSecurityprogramaccordingtomanyexpertswillbeusedupby2018.Itwillpayoutmoremoneythanittakesin.Additionallyagreatnumberofjobsgobegginginsearchofpeoplewillingorentrylevelpositionsthatpaylowwages.Withanabilitytodothemmanyofthesejobsareagingpopulationwhowillfillthem?Attheotherextremesomepositionsrequirealargenumberoftrainingandhighlyspecializedskills.Whowillfillthesepositionsasretireesleavetheworkforce?Theanswertotheproblemofdecliningandagingpopulationissimple:increasedmigration移居.Todaymanypeopleparticularlythosefromlessdevelopedcountriesaremigratinginsearchofemployment.Manyarewillingtotakejobsthatcannotorwillnotbefilledbythedomestic国内的population.OthersarewelleducatedandhighlyskilleD.Bothgroupscontributetoacountry’seconomyprogressinmanyways.Furthertheyaddtotherichnessofacountry’sculturE.Ofgreatestimportanceperhapsisthefactthattheyhavebecomeabsolutely完全地necessarytotheeconomyofmanylands.Asyoucanseeformanycountriesandformostimmigrantsmigrationisawin—winsituation.29.Inthewriter’sviewwhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.NoteveryoneagreesthatachievingZPGisabsolutelygoodB.AchievingZPGiseverycountry’saim目标inspiteofitssideeffectsC.AchievingZPGisbadforseniorcitizensD.AchievingZPGisgoodforemployment30.Accordingtothepassagethebestwaytosolvetheproblemofdecliningandagingpopulationis.A.toimprovethehealthcaresystemB.toincreaseRNIC.toincreaseemploymentD.toincreasemigration31.Themainideaofthelastparagraphis.A.theadvantagesofincreasedmigrationB.theproblemofdecliningandagingpopulationC.howtoincreasemigrationD.somewaystoenrichacountry’sculture

Foralongtimethetraditionalmethodofidentifyingliarswastowatchtheirbodylanguageincludingfacialexpressions.Whatifthepersonappearstobenervous?Isthepersonunabletolookmeintheeye?Isheorshelookaroundtheroom?Whataboutothernervousmovementssuchasfidgeting坐立不安orshiftingfromsidetoside?Manypeople—fromparentstopoliceofficersandairportsecuritypersonnel—dependonthismethoD.Butdoesaperson’sbodyandfacerevealthetruth?Notaccordingtoanewstudy.Talkingitseemsisthebestwaytosmokeoutaliar.ThatiswhatresearchersintheUnitedKingdomfoundoutrecently.Theirinvestigationtookplaceatoneplacewherelyingcangetyouintobigtrouble—anairport.Theresearchersaskedvolunteerstopretendtheywererealpassengersandthenlietoairportsecurityagents.Someoftheagentsusedspokeconversation-basedmethodstoquestionthesemake-believepassengers.Othersdependedinsteadontheperson’sbodylanguagelikelackofeyecontactandshowingsignsofnervousness.Theagentstalkingwiththepassengerswere20timesmorelikelytocatchtheliars.Thestudyfoundthattheseconversation-basedtechniquescanhelpyourecognizewhenapersonislyingtoyou.LikemanymethodsthisconversationmethodhasanamE.ItiscalledControlledCognitiveEngagementorCCEforshort.TheBritishgovernmentpartlyfinancedthisstudy.TheAmericanPsychologicalAPApublishedthefindings.BodylanguagecannotbetrusteD.UsingbodylanguageandfacialexpressionstocatchsomeoneinalieisreallyharD.AnditonlyworksseeminglybychancE.ThomasOrmerodistheheadoftheSchoolofPsychologyattheUniversityofSussexinEnglanD.OntheAPAwebsitehereportedthatthesuspicious-signsmethod—orusingbodylanguage—almostcompletelyfailsinfindinglies.24.WhatarethequestionsinParagraph2intendedtodo?A.Showtraditionalwaystorecognizealiar.B.Launchasurveyamongreaders.C.Showthewriter’spuzzlement.D.InvitethereaderstothinktwicE.25.Whatshouldvolunteersintheinvestigationdo?A.Answerquestionsonlyusingwords.B.Pretendtobeairportsecurityagents.C.ActaspassengersasresearchersrequireD.D.Communicatewithresearchersbytalking.26.Whichwouldbethebestwaytofindoutaliaraccordingtothestudy?A.LookinghimintheeyE.B.Askingopen-endedquestions.C.MakinguseofbodylanguagE.D.Observinghisfacialexpression.27.Whatwilltheauthorcontinuetotalkaboutbasedonthepassage?A.Misunderstandingsofcatchingaliar.B.Thesuspicious-signsmethoD.C.HowtheCCEmethodworks.D.ThenewconceptofCCE.

IfellinlovewithEnglandbecauseitwasquaint古雅—allthoselittlehouseslookingterriblyold-fashionedbutnicelikedolls’houses.IlovedthecountrysideandthepubsandIlovedLondon.I’veslightlychangedmymindafterseventeenyearsbecauseIthinkit’sanuglytownnow.ThingshavechangeD.ForeverybodyEnglandmeantgentlemenfairplayandgoodmanners.Thefairplayisgoingunfortunatelyandsoarethegentlemanlyattitudesandgoodmanners—peopleshutdoorsheavilyinyourfaceandpolitenessisdisappearing.Iregretthattherearesofewcomfortablemeetingplaces.You’reforcedtoliveindoors.InParisIgooutmuchmoretorestaurantsandnightclubs.Tomeetfriendshereitusuallyhastobeinapubanditcanbedifficulttogotherealoneasawoman.ThecafesarenotterriblynicE.AsawomanIfeelunsafeherE.IspendabombontaxisbecauseIwillnottakepublictransportafter10p.m.IusedtouseitbutnowI’mafraiD.Theideaoffamilyseemstobemoreorlessnon-existentinEnglanD.Myfamilyiswellunitedandthat’stypicallyFrench.InMiddlesexIhadaneighborwhois82now.HisfamilyonlylivedtwomilesawaybutItookhimtoFranceforChristmasoncebecausehewasalwaysalonE.6.Thewriterdoesn’tlikeLondonbecauseshe______.A.isnotusedtothelifetherenowB.haslivedthereforseventeenyearsC.preferstoliveinanold-fashionedhouseD.hastobepolitetoeveryoneshemeetsthere7.WheredopeopleusuallymeettheirfriendsinEngland?A.InacafE.B.Inarestaurant.C.InanightcluB.D.InapuB.8.TheunderlinedpartitinParA.4refersto______.A.ataxiB.themoneyC.abombD.publictransport9.ThewritertookherneighbourtoFranceforChristmasbecausehe______.A.feltlonelyinEnglandB.hadneverbeentoFranceC.wasfromatypicalFrenchfamilyD.didn'tliketheBritishideaoffamily

Celebrationsandtraditionsholdaspecialplaceinacountry.ItisatimewhenthefamiliescometogetherandcelebrateaholidayforaparticularpurposE.Besideshenationalfestivalsandcelebrationsmanyplacesenjoysomewhackycelebrations.Henley-on-ToddRegattaIfyouwantsomethingquietertripovertoAliceSpringsinthedryheartofAustraliA.ThereyouwillfindtheToddRegattainariverbedthatnormallyhasnowater.theboatsarebottomlessandwithoutpaddle浆.Theteamsrunuptheriverbedwiththeirfeetstickingoutofthebottomoftheirboats.WorldBlackPuddingThrowingChampionshipInGreaterManchesterUKtheythrowblackpuddings.Thecontestdatesbacktothe1850sCompetitorsfromacrosstheworldcomehereforthecontest.TheaimistoknockYorkshirepuddingsoffa20-footshelfbythrowingblackpuddingsatthem.SaunaBathingChampionshipsIfyoupreferithotFinlandisheplaceforyoutocompeteintheSaunaBathingChampionships.Every30secondstheheatisturnedupbutthecontestants参赛者mustremainseatedinanup-rightpositiononthewoodenseat.Thelastpersonleftinthesaunaisthewinner.TheLaTomatlnaFestivalEveryAugusttruckloadsoftomatoesanpulledinBunoleachyearanddamped倾倒inthecitycentrE.Thepeoplethrowtomatoesateachotherforthewholedaybuttheonlyruleisthatthetomatomustbeflattenedinthehandfirstbeforebeingthrown.Evenelderlygrandmothershavebeenknowntotakepart.TheNakedFestivalJapanhoststheNakedFestival.Allmalecontestantsaredressedinoversizediapersandparadethroughthewinterstreet.Bystandersthrowcoldwateroverthecontestantswhodrinklargeamountsofsake日本米酒inanefforttoslopfromfreezing.8.TheunderlinedwordwackyinParagraph1meant.A.popularB.strangeC.frighteningD.disappointing9.IfyouwanttoplaywithboatswithoutbottomsyoushouldgotoA.Henley-on-ToddRegattaB.BlackPuddingThrowingChampionshipC.SaunaBathingChampionshipsD.TheNakedFestival10.ThewinnerofSaunaBathingChampionshipsisthecontestantwho_____A.likesithotB.turnsuptheheatC.firstleavesthesaunaD.stayslongestinthesauna11.Whydoyouthinkthetomatomustbeflattenedinthehandfirst?A.Tomakeiteasytothrow.B.Tomakeittastier.C.Togiveittoelderlygrandmothers.D.ToavoidhurtingpeoplE.

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