When Taking an Uber—Should You Tip or Not? Taking an Uber car may no longer be a direct driver-passenger and guilt-free experiencE. The ride-sharing experience is about to get awkwarD. With the wide application of the Internet, Uber, a new approach to your destination instead of taking an ordinary taxi, has become more popular recently. However, benefits won’t come without its fair share of drawbacks. Uber drivers are a part of the so-called sharing economy: They use their own vehicles, receive customer reviews via the app’s five-star rating system and make their own hours. Unlike other services, Uber claimed that drivers all over the country could clearly alert customers that tipping is not includeD. Those drivers that expect to be tipped can make their wishes known. But the company is holding to its official no-tip-required line, according to its websitE. “Once you arrive at your destination, your fare is automatically charged to your credit card on file—There’s no need to tip.” Although drivers value their independence—the freedom to push a button rather than punch a clock, lack of a clear policy, however, leaves Uber drivers in a vulnerable(脆弱的) position: If they ask a customer for a tip or put up a sign, that customer could give the driver a low star-rating, and the driver could finally be deactivated from the app. But has the company done a good job working with customers? Some observers say that this new grey area for tipping will create awkwardness about whether they should tip or not—something most Uber customers have not had to deal with until now. Uber did not respond to customers’ comment, just leaving their rating in the air (ignoring it). Providing an option to tip on an app sends a clear message to customers to reach into their pockets. Nearly 30% people would be more likely to leave a tip if they were presented with a “no tip” button, according to Guinn’s 2015 survey of roughly 500 peoplE. When people are presented with three tip choices—20%, 25% or 30%—they’re more likely to choose the middle option even if it’s more than the traditional 20%, according to a separate 2014 analysis of 13 million New York City taxi rides. If the service is twice as expensive during a rain storm or public transport delay, the customer has the right not to tip. However, if the driver is extra helpful or avoids traffic to reach your destination in a more timely manner, you could give an extra tip, says Uber, who will leave tipping options in the hands of the consumer rather than the app. 32.Compared with taxi drivers, Uber drivers ______. A. enjoy more freedom and choices B. support the company’s practice C. clock up the miles while driving D. receive customers reviews directly 33.The underlined word “deactivated” in Paragraph 3 probably means ______. A. removed B. degraded C. tracked D. charged 34.From the survey we can conclude most customers ______. A. would probably tip if there is an option B. usually do as the “no tip” sign suggests C. tip because of Uber drivers’ good service D. are disappointed to reach into their pockets 35.What causes the awkwardness between Uber drivers and their customers? A. Customers take advantage of the new grey area for tipping. B. There is no specific policy from the Uber to follow. C. It’s up to customers to decide the drivers’ earnings. D. Customers tend to pay least among the 3 choices.

WithaloudHem!andalongbreathJobegantoreadveryfast.ThegirlslistenedwithinterestforthetalewasromanticandsomewhatsadasmostofthecharactersdiedintheenD.IlikethataboutthesplendidpicturewasAmy’sapprovingremarkasJopauseD.Iprefertheromancepart.ViolaandAngeloaretwoofourfavoritenamesisn’tthatodd?saidMegwipinghereyesfortheromancepartwastragiC.Whowroteit?askedBethwhohadcaughtaglimpseofJo’sfacE.ThereadersuddenlysatupcastawaythepaperdisplayingareddenedfaceandwithafunnymixtureofseriousnessandexcitementrepliedinaloudvoiceYoursister.You?criedMegdroppingherwork.It’sverygoodsaidAmycritically.Iknewit!Iknewit!OhmyJoIamsoproud!AndBethrantohughersisteroverthissplendidsuccess.Dearmehowdelightedtheyallweretobesure!HowMegwouldn’tbelieveittillshesawthewords.MissJosephineMarchactuallyprintedinthepaper.HowgraciouslyAmycriticizedtheartisticpartsofthestoryandofferedhintsfortheserieswhichunfortunatelycouldn’tbecarriedoutastheheroandheroineweredeaD.HowBethgotexcitedandskippedandsangwithjoy.HowproudMrs.Marchwaswhensheknewit.HowJolaughedwithtearsinhereyesasshedeclaredshemightaswellbeapeacockanddonewithitandhowthe‘SpreadEagle’mightbesaidtobeathiswingstriumphantlyovertheHouseofMarchasthepaperpassedfromhandtohanD.Tellusaboutit.Whendiditcome?Howmuchdidyougetforit?WhatwillFathersay?Won’tLaurielaugh?criedthefamilyallinonebreathastheysurroundedJoforthesefoolishaffectionatepeoplemadeajubilee狂欢ofeverylittlehouseholdjoy.BequietgirlsandI’lltellyoueverythingsaidJowonderingifMissBurneyfeltanygranderoverherEvilinathanshedidoverher‘RivalPainters’.Havingtoldhowshedisposed处理ofhertalesJoaddedAndwhenIwenttogetmyanswerthemansaidhelikedthembothbutdidn’tpaybeginnersonlyletthemprintinhispaperandnoticedthestories.Itwasgoodpracticehesaidandwhenthebeginnersimprovedanyonewouldpay.SoIlethimhavethetwostoriesandtodaythiswassenttomeandLauriecaughtmewithitandinsistedonseeingitsoIlethim.AndhesaiditwasgoodandIshallwritemoreandhe’sgoingtogetthenextpaidforandIamsohappyforintimeImaybeabletosupportmyselfandhelpthegirls.Jo’sbreathgaveouthereandwrappingherheadinthepapershewettedherlittlestorywithafewnaturaltearsfortobeindependentandearnthepraiseofthoseshelovedwerethedearestwishesofherheartandthisseemedtobethefirststeptowardthathappyenD.67.WhydidM.egwipehereyesafterJoreadthestory?A.BecausethestorywastragicromancE.B.BecausethestorywasquiteaninterestingonE.C.Becauseshewasexcitedathersister'ssuccess.D.BecauseofherfavoritenamesViolaandAngelo.68.WhoisMissJosephineMarchaccordingtothepassage?A.Meg.B.Beth.C.Jo.D.Amy.69.Theunderlinedwordtriumphantlyprobablymeans________.A.joyfullywithgreatsuccessorvictoryB.bravelyagainstdifficultiesorhardshipsC.vigorouslywithgreatstrengthandcourageD.confidentlywithsupportfromothers70.Howmuchdidthepaperpayheraccordingtothepassage?A.Much.B.A.littlE.C.Unknown.D.NonE.

UsuallywhenyourteacherasksaquestionthereisonlycorrectanswerButthereisonequestionthathasmillionsofcurrentanswers.ThatquestionisWhat’syourname?Everyonegivesadifferentanswerbuteveryoneiscorrect.Haveyoueverwonderedaboutpeoplesnames?Wheredotheycomefrom?Whatdotheymean?Peoplesfirstnamesorgivennamesarechosenbytheirparents.SometimesthenameofagrandparentorothermemberofthefamilyisuseD.Someparentschoosethenameofawell-knownperson.A.boycouldbenamedGeorgeWashingtonSmith;agirlcouldbenamedHelenKellerJones.Somepeoplegivetheirchildrennamesthatmeangoodthings.Clarameansbright;Beatricemeansonewhogiveshappiness;Donaldmeansworldruler;Leonardmeansasbraveasalion.Theearliestlastnamesorsurnamesweretakenfromplacenames.A.familywiththenameBrookorBrooksprobablylivednearbrook小溪;someonewhowascalledLongstreetprobablylivedonalongpavedroaD.TheGreenwoodfamilylivedinornearaleafyforest.Otherearlysurnamescamefrompeoplesoccupations.ThemostcommonoccupationalnameisSmithwhichmeansapersonwhomakesthingswithironorothermetals.InthepastsmithswereveryimportantworkersineverytownandvillagE.Someotheroccupationalnamesare:Carter-apersonwhoownedordroveacart手推车Potter-apersonwhomadepotsandpans.TheancestorsoftheBakerfamilyprobablybakedbreadfortheirneighborsintheirnativevillagE.TheCarpentersgreat-great-great-grandfatherprobablybuilthousesandfurniturE.Sometimespeoplewereknownforthecoloroftheirhairorskinortheirsizeortheirspecialabilities.WhenthereweretwomenwhowerenamedJohninthesamevillagetheJohnwiththegrayhairprobablybecameJohnGray.OrtheJohnwasverytallcouldcallhimselfJohnTallman.JohnFishwasprobablyanexcellentswimmerandJohnLightfootwasprobablyafastrunneroragooddancer.SomefamilynamesweremadebyaddingsomethingtothefathersnamE.English-speakingpeopleadded-sor-son.TheJohnsonsaredescendantsofJohn;theRobertsfamilysancestorwasRobert.IrishandScottishpeopleaddedMacorMcorO.PerhapsalloftheMacDonnellsandtheMcDonnellsandtheODonnellsaredescendantsofthesameDonnell.60.WhichofthefollowingaspectsdothesumamesinthepassageNotover?A.PlaceswherepeoplelivedB.People’scharactersC.TalenntsthatpeoplepossessedD.People’soccupations61.AccordingtothepassagetheancastorsofthePotterfamilymostprobably.A.ownedordroveacartB.madethingswithmetalsC.madekitchentoolsorcontainsD.builthousesandfurnitureSupposeandEnglishcouplewhoseancestorslivednearaleafyforestwantedtheirnew-bornsontobecomeaworldleaderthebabymightbenamed_______.A.BeatriceSmithB.LeonardCarterC.GeorgeLongstreetD.DonaldGreenwood63.Theunderlinedworddescendantsinthelastparagraphmeansapersons_______.A.latergenerationsB.friendsandrelativesC.colleaguesandpartnersD.latersponsors

IwasinastrangecityIdidn’tknowatallandwhat’smoreIcouldnotspeakawordofthelanguagE.OnmyseconddayIgotonthefirstbusthatpassedrodeonitforseveralstopsthengotoffandwalkedon.ThefirsttwohourspassedpleasantlyenoughthenIdecidedtoturnbacktomyhotelforlunch.AfterwalkingaboutforsometimeIdecidedIhadbetterasktheway.ThetroublewasthattheonlywordIknewofthelanguagewasthenameofthestreetinwhichIlivedandeventhatIpronouncedbadly.Istoppedtoaskanewspaper-seller.Hehandedmeapaper.Ishookmyheadandrepeatedthenameofthestreetandheputthepaperintomyhands.Ihadtogivehimsomemoneyandwentonmyway.Thenextperson.Iaskedwasapoliceman.Helistenedtomecarefullynoddedandgentlytookmebythearm.Therewasastrangelookinhiseyesashepointedleftandrightandleftagain.InoddedpolitelyandbeganwalkinginthedirectionhepointeD.AboutanhourpassedandInoticedthatthehousesweregettingfewerandfewerandgreenfieldswereappearingoneithersideofmE.IhadcomeallthewayintothecountrysidE.Theonlythingleftformetodowasfindthenearestrailwaystation.41.Whydidthewriterprefertowalkbacktohishotel?A.BecausehehadnomoneytobuyaticketB.BecausehewantedtolosehimselfinthecityC.BecausehetriedtoknowthecityinthiswayD.Becauseitwaslateandtherewerenobusespassingby42.Thenewspaper-seller______.A.didn’tknowwherethehotelwasB.didn’tunderstandwhatthewritersaidC.couldunderstandwhatthewritersaidD.didn’twanttotakethemoneyfromthewriter43.Fromthestoryweknowthatthepoliceman______.A.waskindbutdidn’tunderstandthewriterB.toldthewriterwheretotakeatrainC.knewwhatthewriterreallymeantD.wascold-heartedanddidn’thelpthewriter44.WhatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraphA.ThewritergotclosetothehotelwherehestayeD.B.Thewritergottothehotelwiththepoliceman’shelp.C.Thewriterfoundhewasmuchfartherawayfromthehotel.D.ThewriterfoundthehotelinthedirectionthepolicemanpointeD.45.Inyouropinionwhatwasthewriter’srealtroubleA.Hedidn’tknowthecityatall.B.Hecouldn’tspeakthelanguagE.C.Hewenttoofarinthewrongbus.D.Hefollowedthepoliceman’sdirection.

IfConfucius孔子werestillalivetodayandcouldcelebratehisSeptember28birthdaywithabigcaketherewouldbealotofcandles.He’dneedafanorastrongwindtohelphimputthemout.WhilemanypeopleinChinawillrememberConfuciusonhisspecialdayfewpeopleintheUnitedStateswillgivehimapassingthought.It’snothingpersonal.MostAmericansdon’tevenrememberthebirthdaysoftheirownnationalheroes.Butthisdoesn’tmeanthatAmericansdon’tcareaboutConfucius.InmanywayshehasbecomeabridgethatforeignersmustcrossiftheywanttoreachadeeperunderstandingofChinA.InthepasttwodecadestheChinesestudiesprogramshavegainedhugepopularityinWesternuniversities.MorerecentlytheChinesegovernmenthassetupConfuciusInstitutesinmorethan80countries.TheseschoolsteachbothChineselanguageandculturE.ThemaincoursesofChinesecultureusuallyincludedChinesearthistoryandphilosophy哲学.SomesocialscientistssuggestthatWesternersshouldtakeadvantagesoftheancientChinesewisdomtomakeupforthedrawbacksofWesternersphilosophy.StudentsintheUnitedStatesatthesametimeareracingtolearnChinesE.SotheywillbereadyforlifeinaworldwhereChinaisanequalpowerwiththeUnitedStates.BusinessmenwhohopetomakemoneyinChinaarereadingbooksaboutConfuciustounderstandtheirChinesecustomers.Sotheoldthinker’sideasarestillaliveandwell.TodayChinaattractstheWestmorethaneveranditwillneedmoreteacherstointroduceConfuciusandChineseculturetotheWest.AsfortheoldthinkerhewillnotsoonbeforgottenbypeopleintheWestevenifhisbirthdayis.32.Theopeningparagraphismainlyintendedto________A.providesomekeyfactsaboutConfuciusB.attractthereaders’interestinthesubjectC.showgreatrespectfortheancientthinkerD.provethepopularityofmodernbirthdaycelebrations33.WecanlearnfromParagraph4thatAmericanstudents______A.haveagreatinterestinstudyingChineseB.takeanactivepartinChinesecompetitionsC.trytogethighscoresinChineseexamsD.fightforachancetolearnChinese34.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ForgottenWisdominAmericaB.HugeFansoftheChineseLanguageC.ChineseCultureforWesternersD.OldThinkerwithaBigFuture35.Thepassageislikelytoappearin___________.A.asciencebookB.ahistorypaperC.anewspaperD.aphilosophytextbook

I’dalwaysdreamedofexploringAfricaeversinceIreadmyfirstTarzan人猿泰山comicasachilD.Finallyin2004tocelebratemy60thbirthdayIwenttoTanzaniatoexperienceasafari东非游猎andclimbMountKilimanjarothehighestmountaininAfricA.SeatednexttomeontheflightwasTanzania’sministerofwaterandwildlifedevelopment.Wetalkedforthousandsofmilesandhearrangedmetovisitaschool.WhenItouredtheschoolIwasshockeD.Theleaky漏的roofsturnedthedirtfloorsintomudduringtherainyseasonandthewallscouldn’tkeepouttheheatcoldorbugs小昆虫.Theschoolwasinneedofallmaterialgoodsbutthekidspossessedgreathumanspirit.ItbrokemyheartthatthesechildrenhadtostruggletosurvivesoIaskedtheheadmasterwhatitwouldcosttofeedthem.Aslittleas20centsperchildperdayhetoldmE.ImmediatelyIgothomeIfoundedKidsofKilimanjaro.Sincethenwe’vegrowntoprovidehotlunchesfornearly13000schoolchildreneveryday.ThefreelunchprogramhaseasedamajorproblemtheyoungstersfacE.Iknowagoodeducationcouldreallymakeadifferenceinthesechildren’slives.Myparentsalwaysstressedtheimportanceofeducation.IpaidmyownwaythroughcollegeinTokyobyteachingEnglishtostudentsandbusinesspeoplE.AfterattendinguniversityImovedtoSanFranciscowhenIwas25yearsolD.In1978IrealizedmyAmericandreamwhenIfoundedmyowncompany.Mysuccessallstartedwithagoodeducation.It’samazingthatsomethingassimpleasanutritiouslunchcanchangeandenrichsomanylives.Givingyoungpeopleabetterhealthierlifecaninspirethemtogoallthewaythroughcollegeandleadamovementthattransformstheircountry.61.WhydidtheauthorgotoTanzaniatocelebratehis60thbirthday?A.HewasconcernedabouttheAfricans’miserablelifE.B.HewascuriousaboutwhatAfricawaslikE.C.Hewantedtogetanideaofthearea’swildlifE.D.Hehopedtoleadamovementthatwouldtransformhiscountry.62.Afterhistourtotheschooltheauthorfoundthatthekidstherewere________.A.notinterestedinstudiesB.inneedofhelpC.notusedtotherainyseasonD.inlowspirits63.WhatisthemainpurposeofKidsofKilimanjaro?A.TomakesuretheAfricankidsarementallyhealthy.B.TospreadknowledgeamongtheAfricankids.C.TobuildnewschoolsfortheAfricankids.D.ToprotecttheAfricankidsfromhunger.64.Whatisthecorrectsequenceofthefollowingevents?A.Ifoundedmyfirstcompany.B.IfoundedKidsofKilimanjaro.C.IreadmyfirstTarzancomiC.D.ImovedtoSanFrancisco.A.acdbB.adcbC.cadbD.cdab65.Theauthorbelieveseducationisimportantbecause__________.A.agoodeducationcontributestohissuccessB.hisparentsalwaysstressedtheimportanceofeducationC.hepaidhisownwaythroughcollegebyteachingEnglishD.he’stryingtorealizehisAmericandream

Foxesandfarmershavenevergotonwell.Thesesmalldog-likeanimalshavelongbeenaccusedofkillingfarmanimals.Theyareofficiallyconsideredasharmfulandfarmerstrytokeeptheirnumbersdownbyshootingorpoisoningthem.Farmerscanalsocallontheservicesoftheirlocalhunttocontrolthefoxpopulation.Huntingconsistsofrunningafterafoxacrossthecountrysidewithagroupofspeciallytraineddogsfollowedbymenandwomenridinghorses.Whenthedogseventuallycatchthefoxtheykillitorahuntershootsit.Peoplewhotakepartinhuntingthinkofitasasport;theywearaspecialuniformofredcoatsandwhitetrousersandfollowstrictprinciplesofbehavior.Butowningahorseandhuntingregularlyisexpensivesomosthuntersarewealthy.Itisestimatedthatupto100000peoplewatchortakepartinfoxhunting.Butoverthelastcoupleofdecadesthenumberofpeopleagainstfoxhuntingbecausetheythinkitiscruelhasrisensharply.Nowadaysitisrareforahunttotakeplacewithoutsomekindofconflictbetweenhuntersandhuntsaboteurs阻拦者.Sometimestheseincidentsleadtoviolencebutmostlysaboteursinterferewiththehuntbymisleadingridersanddisturbingthetrailofthefox’ssmellwhichthedogsfollow.Noisyconflictsbetweenhuntersandsaboteurshavebecomesocommonthattheyarealmostasmuchapartofhuntingasthepursuitoffoxesitself.Butthisyearsupportersoffoxhuntingfaceabiggerthreattotheirsport.A.LabourPartyMemberoftheParliamentMikeFosteristryingtogetParliamenttopassanewlawwhichwillmakethehuntingofwildanimalswithdogsillegal.IfthelawispassedwildanimalslikefoxeswillbeprotectedunderthebaninBritain.24.RichpeopleinBritainhavebeenhuntingfoxes______.A.toentertainthemselvesB.intheinterestsoffarmersC.tolimitthefoxpopulationD.toshowofftheirwealth25.WhatisspecialaboutfoxhuntinginBritain?A.Itinvolvestheuseofadeadlypoison.B.Itisacostlyeventwhichrarelyoccurs.C.Thehuntershavesetrulestofollow.D.Thehuntershavetogothroughstricttraining.26.Peopleagainstfoxhuntingofteninterfereinthegame______.A.byusingviolenceB.byconfusingthefoxhuntersC.bytakinglegalactionD.bydemonstratingonthescene27.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.killingfoxeswithpoisonisillegalB.limitingthefoxpopulationisunnecessaryC.huntingfoxwithdogsisconsideredcruelandviolentD.fox-huntingoftenleadstoconflictsbetweenthepoorandtherich

Bodylanguagehasbeenusedforthousandsofyears.Somescientistsespeciallythosewhobelieveintheevolutionunderstandbodylanguagetohavebeentheinitialcommunicationmethodintheearlyman.ThisisyettobeprovenanditisquitepossiblE.Howeveritisimperativetounderstandthatdifferentkindsofbodylanguagevaryintheirusefromoneculturetoanother.Itisveryimportantthatyouunderstandthemeaningsofdifferentkindsofbodylanguageindifferentcommunitiesbeforeusingthem.ForexamplesomeyearsbackthePresidentoftheUnitedStatesRichardNixonvisitedaforeigncountryinwhichheknewnothingregardingtheirculturE.Whenhearrivedinthepresidentialjetandgotoutsidehavingnothingtosayasheneverunderstoodtheirlanguagehestoodinthedoorwaythenwithabroadsmileonhisfaceanddidthepeacebodysignoftwofingersintheair.Thecrowdstartedshoutinganditwaslaterlearntthatthetwofingerswhichweperceiveasasymbolofpeacewereanoffensivesigntothelocalsofthatcountry.Anothercommonculturaldifferenceinbodylanguageisthethumbsup.InNorthernAmericaforexamplethissignmeansthateverythingisgoingonfineorIneedarideifmadeinahighway.OntheotherhandwiththeGreeksasanexampleathumbsupespeciallywhendonewitharapidupwardandslowdownwardmotionmeansupyours.Itisveryimportantthatyouknowyourtargetaudienceifyouplanontravelingtoforeigncountries.Thiswillhelpavoidinsultingthembyunderstandingbodylanguagemeaningofyourculturetothemorfromthemtoyou.Thiswillsaveyoualotfrombothfrustrationsandpunishment.5.Whatisthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?A.ToexplainthebodylanguageB.Toshowthecommunicationmethods.C.TointroducethetopicofthispassagE.D.ToprovethehistoryofbodylanguagE.6.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordimperativeinParagraph1probablymean?A.Difficult.B.Necessary.C.Common.D.Special.7.RichardNixonismentionedinthesecondparagraphinordertotellusthat______.A.hewasagreatAmericanPresidentB.heknewlittleaboutcustomandculturE.C.AmericancultureisdifferentfromothersD.Bodylanguageisdifferentindifferentcultures.8.Theauthordevelopsthemainideaofthispassageby_______.A.listingsomepracticalfactsB.givingsomegoodexamplesC.tellingsomeinterestingstoriesD.comparingthedifferentlanguages

I’mveryproudofmysonwhoisconsiderateandhasalovingheart.Whenmysonwas11yearsoldhegotasmalljobhelpingoutwithatravelingcarnivalinourtown.Hedidn’tcomehomeatlunchtimephoninginsteadtotellmehewasfineandhadfoundafewdays’workhelpingoutatanexhibit.Heturnedupforsupperasusualhoweverafterhefinishedwork.IaskedhimhowhehadmanagedatlunchandhetoldmehehadmadesomenewfriendsatthecarnivalsomeyoungmenwhoweretwinbrothersandtheirmomanddaD.Theyhadpaidhimafewdollarsandinvitedhimforlunchinreturnforhelpingthemsetuptheirexhibitandwantedhimtoreturnthenextdaytohelpwithotherchores杂务.Iwasgladhehadfoundnewfriendsbutalittleworriedaboutthetypeofpeoplewhomightbetravelinginacarnival.OhMomthesearejustnormaleverydaypeoplelikeanyoneelsE.Theyjustworkatacarnivalinsteadofinastoreorsomething.ComedowntomorrowandmeetthemyourselfhesaiD.SothenextdayIwenttothecarnivalandtotheexhibithehaddirectedmeto.ThetwinbrothersturnedouttobeSiamese连体的twinsjoinedatthechest.Hehadn’tthoughtthisfactwasnoteworthyenoughtomention.WhenIbroughtittohimhesaidYesInoticedthattoo.Doyouknowthattheirmomhastomakealltheirclothesbecauseit’ssodifficulttofindanythingtofitthem?They’realsoreallygoodcooks.TodayJoetheoneontherightmademespaghetti意大利面条forlunch.Whatothersseefirstinapersonisnotwhatachildconsidersimportant.WhereIsawSiamesetwinshesawpeoplehavingdifficultybuyingclothesthatfitandyoungmenwhoweregoodcooks.ItwasalessonIhavethoughtaboutmanytimesovertheyears.51.Fromthesecondparagraphweknowthat__________.A.Theauthor’ssonusuallywenthometohavesupperB.Theauthor’ssoncouldmakealivingbyhelpingattheexhibitC.Theauthor’ssondislikedmeetinghisparentsathomeD.Theauthor’ssonwasgoodatcommunicatingwithothers52.Theauthorwasworriedaboutthenewfriendshersonmadebecause_______.A.shefearedthepeopleatthecarnivalwerenotfriendlytohersonB.hersonsimplybelievedinstrangersC.shethoughtpeopletravelinginacarnivalwerenotsoreliableD.thecarnivalwassuitableforchildren53.BytellingthestorytheauthortriestotellusA.one’sappearanceisveryimportant.B.It’snevertoolatetolearn.C.WeshouldnotworryaboutourchildrenD.Childrenlookatpeopleinadifferentway.

Therighttovoteisoneofthemostfundamentalrightsofanydemocracy.Yetfortoolongtoomanyofourfellowcitizensweredeniedthatrightsimplybecauseofthecoloroftheirskin.FiftyyearsagothisweekPresidentLyndonJohnsonsignedalawtochangethat.TheVotingRightsActbrokedownlegalbarriersthatstoodbetweenmillionsofAfricanAmericansandtheirconstitutionalrighttocastballot投票.Itwasandstillisoneofthegreatestvictoriesinourcountry’sstruggleforcivilrights.Butitdidn’thappenovernight.Countlessmenandwomenmarchedandorganizedsatinandstoodupforourmostbasicrights.Forthistheywerecalledagitators挑拨者andun-American;theywerejailedandbeaten.SomewereevenkilleD.ButintheendtheyreaffirmedtheideaattheveryheartofAmerica:thatpeoplewholovethiscountrycanchangeit.Ourcountryisabetterplacebecauseofallthoseheroesdidforus.ButasoneofthoseheroesCongressmanJohnLewisremindedusinSelmathispastMarchThere’sstillworktobedonE.FiftyyearsaftertheVotingRightsActtherearestilltoomanybarrierstovoteandtoomanypeopletryingtoerect建立newones.We’veseenlawsthatrollbackearlyvotingforcepeopletojumpthroughhoopstocastaballotorleadtolegitimate合法的votersbeingimproperlypurgedfromtherolls.Overtheyearswehaveseenprovisions规定specificallydesignedtomakeitharderforsomeofourfellowcitizenstovotE.Inademocracylikeourswithahistorylikeoursthat’sadisgracE.That’swhyaswecelebratethe50thAnniversaryoftheVotingRightsActI’mcallingonCongresstopassnewlegislationtomakesureeveryAmericanhasequalaccesstothepolls.It’swhyIsupporttheorganizersgettingfolksregisteredintheircommunities.Andit’swhynomatterwhatpartyyousupportmymessagetoeveryAmericanissimple:getoutthereandvote—notjusteveryfouryearsbuteverychanceyougetbecauseyourelectedofficialswillonlyheed留心yourvoiceifyoumakeyourvoicehearD.Thepromisethatallofusarecreatedequaliswrittenintoourfoundingdocumentsbutit’suptoustomakethatpromisereal.Togetherlet’sdowhatAmericanshavealwaysdone:Let’skeepmarchingforwardkeepperfectingourunionandkeepbuildingabettercountryforourkids.56.ManyAmericansweredeniedtherighttovotesimplybecause_____.A.theywereunwillingtogooutandvoteB.theywereagitatorsandun-AmericanC.toomanypeopletriedtoerectnewbarriersD.thecoloroftheirskinwasdifferent57.WhatmessagedoesPresidentBarackObamawanttoconveyinthisspeech?A.ThePresidentunderlinedthatallpeoplearecreatedequal.B.ThePresidentcelebratedthe50thAnniversaryoftheVotingRightsAct.C.ThePresidentreaffirmedthecommitmenttoprotectingtherighttovotE.D.ThePresidentcalledoneveryonetoseizeeverychancetoelectofficials.

NewZealandwhichisabeautifulbeachcountrydrawsmanypeoplelookingforanewlifE.Itscitiesareconsideredassomeofthebestplacestoliveintheworldandwithapopulationofonly4.4millionthereremainplentyofuntouchedlandstoexploreandenjoy.Thebigdrawformodern-dayvisitorsisthecountry'sbeautifulsceneryandnaturalwonders.SailingsurfinghikingcampingandanyoutdooractivityyouknowcanbedoneinNewZealanD.WithanincreasingnumberofvisitorsarrivingeveryyearenvironmentalistsandthegovernmentareconcernedaboutprotectingthenaturE.AucklandisthelargestcityinNewZealandwithapopulationof1.3million.KnownastheCityofSailsitsitsonanarrowlandbetweentheWaitemataandManukauBays.Thecity'ssuburbsLynnEllerslieandMeadowbank.Thesearetheareasseeingthehighesthomepricesinthecountry.AtthesouthernoftheNorthIslandsitsWellingtonthecapitalanddiplomaticcentreofthecountrybuiltinthehillsabovetheCookStraitthatseparatestheNorthIslandfromtheSouthIslanD.Ithasthecountry'sbestpublictransportMetlinkandconsidersitselfthecoolestcityinNewZealanD.NomatterwherewelivebeachculturehasalwaysbeenabigpartofourculturesaidShaneMason.It'sprettycommontoleavetownduringthesummerandspendChristmasandNewYearatthebeach.NewZealandisagoodplacetovisitandagreatplacetolivesaidMasonwhonowlivesinBerlin.I'vediscoveredthereisnoplacelikehomE.21.ManypeoplemovetoNewZealandbecause_________________A.theywanttoliveanewlifeintheplacefittolivE.B.ithasalotofbeautifulsceneryandnaturalwonders.C.theywanttoexploreandenjoyplentyofuntouchedlands.D.ithasapopulationofonly4.4million.22.Whathascausedenvironmentalistsandthegovernmenttobeconcernedaboutprotectingthenature?A.Itsrisingpopulation.B.Plentyofuntouchedlands.C.Theincreasingvisitors.D.ItsrichnaturalresourcE.23.FromwhatMasonsaidwecaninfer___________________A.itsbeachcultureisthemostunimportantculturE.B.shehopestoliveinNewZealandfortherestofherlifE.C.peopleseldomleavetheirhomestothebeach.D.shethinksNewZealandisthebestplacetolivE.

ABiteofChinaSeasonTwo舌尖上的中国第二季iscoming!Theprogramisshownat9:00onCCTV-1everyFridaynightfromApril18toJune62014.Therearealtogethereightepisodes集allabouthistoryandcultureoffoodeatingandcookinginChinA.Thedirectorsspentoneyearvisitingmorethan150differentpartsofChinA.Morethan300typesoffoodarecoveredinthedocumentary.AsanoldChinesesayinggoesfoodiswhatmattersmosttopeoplE.ItplaysanimportantroleinourdailylifeandtherichfoodcultureisalsooneofthemostimportantpartsofChineseculturE.A.BiteofChinaSeasonTwowantstoshowthejoysandsadnessofordinary普通的ChineseinchangingtimesthroughfooD.ABiteofChinaSeasonOnewasshownonCCTVin2012.Itattractedmorethan100millionviewers.ItisallaboutfoodwhilethesecondseasoncaresmoreabouttherelationshipbetweenthepeopleandthefooD.Forexamplethefirstepisodeshowsayoungmanspentfourhoursclimbinga40-metre-hightreetogetsomethingniceforhisbrother.TheshowremindsviewersoftheirhomesandthetastesofchildhooD.OneWeibouserwroteABiteofChinaSeasonTwomakesmehavesomanywordstosay.Itmakesmethinkofmyparentsandmygrandmother.Ihaven'tbeenhomeforalongtimesoIhavedecidedtogobackinafewdays.TheshowusesfoodasawindowtointroduceChinatotheworlD.ViewerscanseehowChinesepeoplelovelifebylovingfooD.AnyonewhowantstoknowmoreaboutChinesecultureandChinesesociety社会shouldhaveabiteoftheprogram.29.Howmanytypesoffoodarecoveredinthisprogram?A.150.B.Morethan150.C.Morethan300.D.300.30.ThetypeoftheTVprogramA.BiteofChinaisA.acartoonB.adramaseriesC.achatshowD.adocumentary31.What'stheChinesemeaningoftheunderlinedsentence?A.食物对于人类来说最麻烦B.民以食为天C.人类给食物制造了麻烦D.食物很重要32.Thethirdparagraphmainlytalksabout.A.thedifferencebetweenSeasonOneandSeasonTwoB.therichtypesoffoodofChinaC.therelationshipbetweenthepeopleandthefoodD.thedetailsofthefirstepisode

OnehometownownerinDetroitisintendingtoexchangehisvillaforthelatestiPhone6.Theownerhasdroppedtheaskingpricefrom$5000toanewiPhone6astheownerisdesperatetosellbeforethetaxauction拍卖seasonwherethousandsofhomesnearforeclosure房屋止赎权willfloodintothemarketarealestatebroker房地产经纪人calledLarryElsetoldABCNews.ThishouseisreallynotworthmuchatallElsesaiD.Thewindowsarebrokenandthereisnofrontdoor.ThebrokerhimselfhasnotbeeninsidethehomebecausehiscompanyhasapolicyofnotgoinginunsecuredhousesalonE.Detroit’sdecliningfortuneshaveleftitspopulationaboutathirdofwhatitusedtobeinitspeakaccordingtotheU.S.CensusBureau人口普查办公室.Nowthepropertyhasaccrued拖欠morethan$6000inbacktaxes退税款andwillenterforeclosurenextyearifthatdebtisnotsettleD.SowhiletheownerisaskingforaniPhone6thetruecostofthesalecomesfromthebuyerincludingthecostofthebacktaxes.ThatattractedgreatinterestinthepropertyasElsesaidthathereceivedfourofferstodayalonE.OnewomansaidshewasinterestedinthehouseforthewooD.AnothersaidthattheywouldbewillingtohandoveraniPhone5andanotheroffered$850.ButElsehintedthatthemostlikelybuyerissomeonewhoalreadylivesontheblockandputina$700bid出价andtheirfamiliaritywiththeareaappearedtoputthemattheheadofthepack.Hesaidheexpectsoneofthefourofferstoworkoutandmayevenconfirmthesaletonight.Thisisnottheendofhisbartering物物交换businesshoweverasElsesaidthathe’salreadygottenanothercallfromahomeownerwhohashadtroublesellingtheirproperty.21.Whydidtheownerdrophispriceforthehouse?A.BecausethehousewastooolD.B.Becausethereisaboomineconomy.C.Becausehewantedtosellthehousequickly.D.BecausethepopulationinDetroitissmall.22.LarryElsehasn’tcomeintothehousebecause_______.A.itisdangeroustoenteritB.theownerdoesn’tpermititC.heisnotfamiliarwiththeareaD.itwillbreakthecompany’srule23.Thehousewillmostpossiblybesoldatthepriceof_______.A.$5000B.$850C.$700D.aniPhone624.Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom________.A.astorybookB.anewsreportC.aneconomyreportD.atouristbrochure

Howoftendoyouletotherpeoplelikeabaddriverarudewaiteroranangrybosschangeyourmood?SixteenyearsagoIlearnedalesson.IgotinataxiandwetookoffforGrandCentralStation.Weweredrivingintherightlanewhenallofasuddenablackcarjumpedoutofaparkingspacerightinfrontofus.Mytaxidriverusedhisbrakesthetiresmadealoudnoiseandattheverylastmomentourcarstoppedjust3cmfromthebackoftheothercar.Icouldn’tbelieveit.ButthenIcouldn’tbelievewhathappenednext.Thedriveroftheothercartheguywhoalmostcausedabigaccidentturnedhisheadaroundandhestartedshoutingatus.Icouldn’tbelieveit!Mytaxidriverjustsmiledandwavedattheguy.SoIsaidWhydidyoujustdothat?Thisguycouldhavekilledus!AndthisiswhenmytaxidrivertoldmewhatInowcallTheLawoftheGarbageTruck.HesaidManypeoplearelikegarbagetrucks.Theyrunaroundfullofgarbagefullofangeranddisappointment.Astheirgarbagepilesuptheylookforaplacetodumpit.Andifyouletthemthey’lldumpitonyou.SoIstartedthinkinghowoftenIletGarbageTrucksrunrightovermeandhowoftenItaketheirgarbageandspreadittootherpeoplE.IbegantoseeGarbageTrucks.Iseetheloadpeoplearecarrying.Iseethemcomingtodumpit.AndlikemytaxidriverIdon’ttakeitpersonally.Ijustsmilewavewishthemwellandmoveon.21.WhathappenedtotheauthoronhiswaytoGrandCentralStation?A.Hewascaughtinatrafficjam.B.Hehadafightwithhistaxidriver.C.Histaxialmostranintoanothercar.D.HistaxisuddenlygotaflattirE.22.Whentheauthorsawhistaxidriversmileandwaveatthedriveroftheblackcarhe_______.A.gotveryangryB.wasdeeplyimpressedC.feltquitedisappointedD.praisedhimforhismanners23.Theunderlinedparttheloadinthelastparagraphprobablyrefersto_______.A.thebadmoodB.poorhabitsC.wastematerialsD.greatpressure24.HowdidtheauthorlearntodealwithGarbageTrucks?A.Fightbackimmediately.B.Callthepoliceforhelp.C.DumpitonsomeoneelsE.D.Smileandmoveon.

HomestayprovidesEnglishlanguagestudentstheopportunitytospeakEnglishoutsidetheclassroomandtheexperienceofbeingpartofaBritishhomE.WhattoExpectThehostwillprovideaccommodationandmeals.Roomswillbecleanedandbedcoverschangedatleastonceaweek.Youwillbegiventhehousekeyandthehostistheretoofferhelpandadviceaswellastotakeaninterestinyourphysicalandmentalhealth.AccommodationZonesHomestaysarelocatedinLondonmainlyinZones23and4ofthetransportsystem.MosthostsdonotliveinthetowncenterasmuchofcentralLondoniscommercialandnotresidential.Zones3and4oftenofferlargeraccommodationinalesscrowdedareA.ItisveryconvenienttotravelinLondonbyundergrounD.MealPlansAvailable*ContinentalBreakfast*BreakfastandDinner*BreakfastPackedLunchandDinnerIt’simportanttonotethatfewEnglishfamiliesstillprovideatraditionalcookedbreakfast.YouraccommodationincludesContinentalBreakfastwhichnormallyconsistsoffruitjuicecerealbreadandteaorcoffeE.CheesefruitandcoldmeatarenotnormallypartofaContinentalBreakfastinEnglanD.DinnersusuallyconsistofmeatorfishwithvegetablesfollowedbydessertfruitandcoffeE.FriendsIfyouwishtoinviteafriendovertovisityoumustfirstaskyourhost’spermission.Youhavenorighttoentertainfriendsinafamilyhomeassomefamiliesfeelitisaninvasionoftheirprivacy.SelfCateringAccommodationinPrivateHomesAccommodationonaroom-onlybasisincludessharedkitchenandbathroomfacilities设施andoftenamainlivingroom.Thiskindofaccommodationoffersanindependentlifestyleandismoresuitableforthelong-staystudent.HoweveritdoesnotprovidethesamefamilyatmosphereasanordinaryhomestayandmaynotbenefitthosewhoneedtopracticeEnglishathomequiteasmuch.63.Thepassageisprobablywrittenfor__________.A.travelersplanningtovisitfamiliesinLondonB.foreignershopingtobuildBritishcultureC.hostswillingtoreceiveforeignstudentsD.EnglishlearnersapplyingtoliveinEnglishhomes64.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph3?A.AccommodationinthecitycenterisnotprovideD.B.ThebusinesscenterofLondonisprobablyinZone1.C.Zone4ismorecrowdedthanZone2.D.Hostsdisliketravellingtothecitycenter.65.Whydosomepeoplechooseselfcateringaccommodation?A.ToentertainfriendsastheylikE.B.ToenrichtheirknowledgeofEnglish.C.ToexperienceawarmerfamilyatmospherE.D.Toenjoymuchmorefreedom.

What'syourdreamvacation?WatchingwildlifeinKenyaBoatingdowntheAmazon?SunbathinginMalaysia?NewchancesareopeningupallthetimetoexploretheworlD.Sowevisittravelagentscomparepackagesandpricesandpayourmoney.Weknowwhatourvacationcostsus.Butdoweknowwhatitmightcostsomeoneelse?It'struethatmanypoorercountriesnowdependontourismforforeignincomE.Unfortunatelythoughtourismoftenharmsthelocalpeoplemorethanithelpsthem.Itmightcosttheirhomesandlands.InMyanmar5200peoplewereforcedtoleavetheirhomesamongthepagodas佛塔inBagansothattouristscouldvisitthepagodas.Tourismmightalsocostthelocalpeopletheirlivelihoodanddignity.Localworkersoftenfindonlymenial卑微的jobsinthetouristindustry.Andmostoftheprofitsdonothelpthelocaleconomy.InsteadprofitsreturntothetouroperatorsinwealthiercountriesWhentheMaasaipeopleinTanzaniaweredrivenfromtheirlandssomemovedtocityslums.Othersnowmakealittlemoneysellingsouvenirsorposingforphotos.Problemslikethesewereobservedmorethan20yearsago.Butnowsomenon-governmentorganizationstouroperatorsandlocalgovernmentsareworkingtogethertobegincorrectingthem.TouriststooareputtingonthepressurE.Theresultisresponsibletourismorethicaltourism.Ethicaltourismhaspeopleatitsheart.Newinternationalagreementsandcodesofconductcanhelpprotectthepeople'slandshomeseconomiesandcultures.Thebeginningsaresmallthoughandtheproblemsarecomplex.Buttakeheart.Thegoodnewsisthateveryoneincludinguscanplayaparttohelpthelocalpeopleintheplaceswevisit.Touroperatorsandcompaniescanhelpbymakingsurethatlocalpeopleworkingoodconditionsandearnreasonablewages.Theycanmakeitapointtouseonlylocallyownedhotelrestaurantsandguideservices.Theycanshareprofitsfairlytohelpthelocaleconomy.Andtheycaninvolvethelocalpeopleinplanningandmanagingtourism.Whatcantouristsdo?Firstwecanasktourcompaniestoprovideinformationabouttheconditionsoflocalcitizens.Wecanthenmakeourchoicesandtellthemwhy.Andwhilewe'reabroadwecan:Buylocalfoodsandproductsnotimportedones.PayafairpriceforgoodsandservicesandnotbargainforthecheapestpricE.Avoidflauntingwealth.AskbeforetakingphotographsofpeoplE.Theyarenotjustpartofthelandscape!Let'senjoyourvacationandmakesureothersdotoo.29.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthearticle?A.TourismCausesBadEffects.B.TourismCallsforGoodBehavior.C.VacationsBringaLotofFun.D.VacationsCostMoreThanYouThink30.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentioned?A.Localpeoplewerewellpaidtoleavetheirlands.B.TouristsmaystayinhotelsopenedbylocalpeoplE.C.Localpeoplearemainlyprovidedwithlow-payingwork.D.TouristscouldbargainwithlocalpeopleforareasonablepricE.31.Theunderlinedphrasetakeheartmeans.A.payattentionB.takecareC.cheerupD.calmdown32.Accordingtothepassagethewriterthinks.A.tourismisnotapromisingindustryB.dreamvacationsshouldbespentabroadC.theproblemscausedbytourismareeasytosettleD.touristsshouldrespectlocalcustomsandculture

Advertisements广告areseeneverywhereinourdailylifE.ThewordadvertisingreferstoanykindofpublicannouncementthatbringsproductsandservicestotheattentionofpeoplE.Throughouthistoryadvertisinghasbeenaneffectivewaytopromote促进thetradingandsellingofgoods.IntheMiddleAgesmerchantsemployedtowncrierstoreadthepublicmessagesaloudtopromotetheirgoods.Whenprintingwasinventedinthefifteenthcenturypagesofadvertisementsadscouldbeprintedeasilyandwereeitherhunginpublicplacesorputinbooks.Bytheendoftheseventeenthcenturywhennewspaperswerebeginningtobereadbymorepeopleprintedmaterialsbecameanimportantwaytopromoteproductsandservices.TheLondonGazettewasthefirstnewspapertosetasideaplacejustforadvertising.Thiswassosuccessfulthatbytheendofthecenturyseveralcompaniesstartedbusinessesforthepurposeofmakingnewspaperadsformerchants.Advertisingspreadquicklythroughouttheeighteenthcentury.Adwriterswerestartingtopaymoreattentiontothedesignoftheadtext.Everythingfromclothestodrinkswaspromotedwithclevermethodssuchasreceptionofthefirm'snameorproductwordsorganizedineye-catchingpatternstheuseofprettypicturesandexpressionseasytoremember.Neartheendofthenineteenthcenturycompaniesthatweredevotedtotheproductionofadscametobeknownasadvertisingagencies广告商.Theagenciesdevelopednewwaystogetpeopletothinkofthemselvesasmembersofagroup.Throughoutthetwentiethcenturyadvertisingagenciespromotedconsumerism消费主义asawayoflifespreadingthebeliefthatpeoplecouldbehappyonlyiftheyboughttherightproducts.57.Whatkindofadvertisingappearedinthe1400s?A.Merchantswereemployedtopromotetheirgoods.B.Allproductinformationwasincludedinbooks.C.PeopleheardadvertisementsshouteD.D.Peoplecouldreadadvertisementsinpublicplaces.58.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Inthebeginningpeopledidnotreadadvertisements.B.InthefifteenthcenturyonlyprintingformofadvertisingexisteD.C.Newspapersarealsocalledadvertisingagencies.D.Printingadvertisementsarethelatestformofadvertising.59.WhatcanyoulearnaboutLondonGazette?A.Itwasanadvertisingagency.B.Itwasanewspaperhadspecialplaceforadvertising.C.ItwasthefirstadvertisementinLondon.D.ItwasanewwayoflifE.60.WhichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassagE.A.TheImportanceofNewspaperAdvertisements.B.TheValueofDesignsinAdvertising.C.TheStoryofPrintedAdvertisements.D.TheDevelopmentofAdvertisement.

BlackFridayistheFridayfollowingThanksgivingDayintheUnitedStates.Ithasbeenregardedasthebeginningoftheholidayshoppingseason.Althoughit’snotanofficialholidaymillionsofemployersgivetheiremployeesthedayoffandmanypeopleusethatdaytogetajump-startontheirholidayshopping.A.similardayinCanadaandGreatBritainiscalledBoxingDay.BlackFridayhasbecomesomewhatofamarketingsensationinrecentyears.Since2005ithasbeenthebusiestshoppingdayoftheyear.Tolureshoppersretailers零售商routinelyopentheirdoorsasearlyas4A.m.andofferspecialsalesandpromotionstotheshoppersthatarriveearly.Someofthespecialdealsofferedbystoresareonlyavailableinlimitedquantities.Thatiswhysomeshoppersintentongettingthebestdealsoftencampoutinfrontofstoresovernightsothatthey’llbethefirstinlinewhenthedoorsopen.ButwhyBlackFriday?HistoriansbelievethenamestartedinPhiladelphiainthemid-1960s.BusdriversandpoliceusedBlackFridaytodescribetheheavytrafficthatwouldblockcitystreetsthedayafterThanksgivingasshoppersheadedtothestores.Businesseshoweverdidn’tlikethenegativetoneassociatedwiththeBlackFridaynamE.Intheearly1980samorepositiveexplanationofthenamebegantocirculatE.AccordingtothisalternativeexplanationBlackFridayisthedaywhenretailersfinallybegintoturnaprofitfortheyear.Inaccountingterms会计行业operatingatalossiscalledbeingintheredbecauseaccountantstraditionallyusedredinktoshownegativeamounts.Positiveamountswereusuallyshowninblackink.Thusbeingintheblackisagoodthingbecauseitmeansstoresareoperatingataprofit.RecentlyforthosewhoaretoobusytoshoponBlackFridayorwhojustdon’twanttofightthecrowdstheMondayfollowingBlackFridayhasbecomeknownasCyberMonday网络星期一forthemanyonlinedeals.28.OnBlackFridaytheAmericans______.A.don’thavetogotoworkasusualB.lookexactlyliketheCanadiansC.areusuallybusydoingshoppingD.stayathomeandrelaxthemselves29.TheunderlinedwordlureinParagraph2probablymeans______.A.protectB.attractC.persuadeD.remind30.HowdotheretailersunderstandBlackFriday?A.ItistotallydifferentfromBoxingDay.B.Theyusuallylosesomemoneyontheday.C.Itneverkeepsthemverybusy.D.Itprobablybringsthemmoremoney.31.Theauthorwritesthispassageinorderto_____.A.statethedevelopmentofCyberMondayB.tellthedifferencebetweenredandblackC.introduceBlackFridaytothereadersD.explainthemeaningofBoxingDay

Arecentsurveywhileindicatingagenerallyactiveattitudetosciencealsosuggestsawidespreadworrythatitmayberunningoutofcontrol.Thisideaisdangerous.SciencecanbeaforceforevilaswellasforgooD.Itsapplicationscanbechanneledeitherwaydependingonourdecisions.ThedecisionswemakepersonallyorcollectivelywilldeterminetheoutcomesofsciencE.Buthereisarealdanger.ScienceisadvancingsofastissostronglyinfluencedbybusinessesthatwearelikelytobelievewhateverdecisionswecometowillmakelittledifferencE.Andratherthanfightingforthebestpossiblepolicieswemaystepbackanddonothing.Somepeoplegoevenfurther.Theysaythatdespitethemoralandlegalobjections反对whateverisscientificallypossiblewillbedone——somewheresometimE.TheybelievethatsciencewillgetoutofcontrolintheenD.ThisbeliefisdangeroustoobecauseitafuelssenseofhopelessnessanddiscouragesthemfrommakingeffortstobuildasaferworlD.InourinterconnectedworldthelackofagreementinandoftheworldofsciencecanleadtothefailuretocontroltheuseofsciencE.Withoutacommonunderstandingthechallengesofcontrollingscienceinthiscenturywillbereallytough.TakehumancloningforexamplE.Despitethegeneralagreementamongscientistsonitspossiblehugeimpact影响ontraditionalmoralvaluessomecountriesstillgoaheadwiththeresearchanddevelopmentofitsrelatedtechniques.Theoutcomesarehardtopredict.Thereforediscussionsonhowscienceisappliedshouldbeextendedfarbeyondscientificsocieties.OnlythroughtheunitedeffortsofpeoplewithhopecanwebefullysafeagainstthemisuseofscienceandcansciencebestservemankindinthefuturE.32.Whatcanweconcludefromtherecentsurvey?A.PeopleholdmixedopinionsaboutscienceB.PeoplethinkhighlyofscienceC.ScienceisgettingdangerouslyoutofcontrolD.Scienceisusedforbothgoodandbadpurposes33.Accordingtothepassagewhatwillhappenifweholdthatscienceisgettingbeyondcontrol?A.ThedevelopmentofsciencewillhopelesslyslowdownB.BusinesseswillhaveevengreaterinfluenceonscienceC.PeoplewillworkmoreactivelytoputscienceundercontrolD.Thepublicwilllosefaith信心inbringingaboutabrightfuture34.Thediscussionshouldreachbeyondscientificsocietiesbecause.A.scientistshavefailedtopredicttheoutcomesB.peopleneedtoworktogethertopreventthebaduseofscienceC.unitedeffortsarenecessaryforthedevelopmentofscienceD.thetiesbetweendifferentareasneedstrengthening35.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.ScienceanditsapplicationsbringusmanydangersB.MankindcanlargelytakecontrolofsciencewiththeireffortsC.Thedevelopmentofsciencemostlyliesinpeople’sattitudesD.Thefutureofsciencewillbeinfluencedbythedangerousideas

Haveyoueverheardofblogs博客?Ifyouhaven’tyoushouldhavE.It’shereit’sgrowingandit’shavinganinfluenceonourlifE.SurftheInternetandyou’llfindblogseverywherE.A.blogshortenedfromweblogisapublicInternetjournalwrittenbyonepersonoragroupofpeoplE.Itisawebsiteinwhichapersonoragroupcanplacenewspersonalthoughtstextphotosvideooraudiofilesorlinksuponwhichvisitorscancomment.A.blogletsyoupostontheInternetwithouthavingtoknowwebdesignorbetechnical.Youaregivenanenvironmenttomakedatedentriesonthetopicofyourchoicewhicharepublishedsootherpeoplecanreadthem.Authoringablogmaintainingablogoraddinganarticletoanexistingblogiscalledblogging.BlogginghasrevolutionizedInternetpublishinginthelastseveralyearsbecauseitgiveseveryonewithInternetaccesstheopportunitytobecomeanonlinewriter.Objectssuchastextandphotosinablogcanbecalledblogpostspostsorentries.Thepersonwhopoststheseentriesiscalledablogger.Nowsomewherearoundtheworldablogiscreatedalmostevery6seconds.Becauseit’sgreatpotentialBillGatesviewsitasimportantase-mailBBSandMSN.He’stryingtomakeblogstheimportanttoolsforfuturebusinesscommunications.21.A.blogis______.A.acommentB.adesignC.anInternetjournalD.alink22.A.personcandothefollowingthingsinablogEXCEPT_______.A.enjoyphotosB.givecommentsC.readarticlesD.talktoothers23.Whoisablogger?A.A.personwhopostsletters.B.A.personwhopoststextorphotosinablog.C.A.personwhowritesarticles.D.A.personwhoisanonlinepublisher.24.Fromthepassageweknowthat_____..A.blogswillbeanimportantbusinesscommunicationtoolinthefutureB.BillGateswillinventsometoolsforblogsC.sofaronlyafewpersonshavecreatedblogsD.blogswillreplacee-mailBBSandMSNinthefuture

TwoofthesaddestwordsintheEnglishlanguageareifonly.Ilivemylifewiththegoalofneverhavingtosaythosewordsbecausetheyconveyregretlostopportunitiesmistakesanddisappointment.MyfatherisfamousinourfamilyforsayingTaketheextraminutetodoitright.IalwaystrytolivebytheextraminuterulE.WhenmychildrenwereyoungandlikelytocauseaccidentsIalwaysthoughtaboutwhatIcoulddotoavoidanifonlymomentwhetheritwassomethingminorlikemovingacupfullofhotcoffeeawayfromtheedgeofacounterorsomethingthatrequiredalittlemoreworksuchastapingpadding衬垫ontothesharpcornersofaglasscoffeetablE.Idon’tonlyavoidthoseifonlymomentswhenitcomestosafety.It’sequallyimportanttoavoidifonlyinourpersonalrelationships.WeallknowpeoplewholostalovedoneandregrettedthattheyhadforegoneanopportunitytosayIloveyouorIforgiveyou.WhenmyfatherannouncedhewasgoingtotheeyedoctoracrossfrommyofficeonGoodFridayItoldhimthatitwasaholidayformycompanyandIwouldn’tbeherE.ButthenIthoughtaboutthefactthathe’s84yearsoldandIrealizedthatIshouldn’tgiveupanopportunitytoseehim.IcalledhimandtoldhimIhaddecidedtogotoworkonmydayoffafterall.IknowtherewillstillbeoccasionswhenIhavetosayifonlyaboutsomethingbutmylifeisdefinitelybetterbecauseofmypolicyofdoingeverythingpossibletoavoidthateventuality.AndeventhoughittakesanextraminutetodosomethingrightoritoccasionallytakesanhourortwoinmybusyscheduletomakeapersonalconnectionIknowthatI’mdoingtherightthing.I’mbuyingmyselfpeaceofmindandthat’sthebestkindofinsuranceformyemotionalwell-being.32.Whichofthefollowingisanexampleoftheextraminuterule?A.StartthecarthemomenteveryoneisseateD.B.Leavetheroomforaminutewiththeironworking.C.Waitforanextraminutesothatthesteaktastesbetter.D.MoveanobjectoutofthewaybeforeittripssomeonE.33.TheauthordecidedtogotoherofficeonGoodFridayto______.A.keepherappointmentwiththeeyedoctorB.meetherfatherwhowasalreadyanoldmanC.joinintheholidaycelebrationofthecompanyD.finishherworkbeforethedeadlineapproached34.TheunderlinedwordforegoneinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto______.A.abandonedB.lackedC.avoidedD.wasted35.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheEmotionalWell-beingB.TheTwoSaddestWordsC.TheMostUsefulRuleD.ThePeaceofMind

A.mousehappenedtolookthroughaholeinthewalltoseethefarmerandhiswifeopenapackagE.Whatfoodmightthiscontain?ThemousewondereD.Buthewassadtodiscoveritwasamousetrap.Backtothefarmyardthemouseannouncedthiswarning;Thereisamousetrapinthehouse!Thereisamousetrapinthehouse!Thehenclucked咯咯地叫andscratchedraisedherheadandsaidMr.MouseIcantellthisisagreatconcerntoyoubutitisofnoconsequencetomE.Icannotbebotheredbyit.Henthemouseturnedtothepig.ThepigsympathizedbutsaidIamsoverysorryMr.MousebutthereisnothingIcandoaboutitbutpray.Beassuredyouareinmyprayers.Thenthemouseturnedtothecowandrepeatthesamewords.ThecowsaidMooMr.MousE.I’msorryforyoubutit’snoskinoffmynosE.Sothemousereturnedtothehouseheaddownandsadlyfacedthefarmer’smousetrapalonE.Thatveryrightasoundwasheardthroughoutthehouse–thesoundofamousetrapcatchingitsprey猎物.Thefarmer’swiferushedtoseewhatwascaught.Inthedarknessshedidnotseeit.Itwasapoisonoussnakewhosetailwascaughtinthetrap.Thesnakebitthefarmer’swifE.Thefarmerrushedhertothehospital.Whenshereturnedhomeshestillhadafever.Everyoneknowsfreshchickensoupisgoodtotreatafever.SothefarmertookhisknifetothefarmyarD.ThehenwaskilleD.Buthiswife’ssicknesscontinueD.Friendsandneighborscametositwithheraroundtheclock.Tofeedthemthefarmerbutcheredthepig.Thefarmer’swifedidnotgetwellbutdieD.Somanypeoplecameforherfuneralthatthefarmerhadthecowkilledtoprovideenoughmeatforallofthemforthelunch.Themouselookeduponitallfromhisholeinthewallwithgreatsadness.26.Whatsurprisedthemousewhenlookingthroughthehole?A.ThefarmerandhiswifE.B.Apoisonoussnake.C.Apackagewithfoodin.D.Adangerousmousetrap.27.Whatdidthemousedowhenitreturnedtothefarmyard?A.Ithadawarntalkwithhisfriends.B.Itarguedwithitsneighborsloudly.C.Itwarneditsneighborsofthedanger.D.Ittriedhardtocheeritsneighbors28.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthestory?A.Thefarmer’sneighborscametohishomeformeat.B.Thefarmer’swifewasbittenbythepoisonoussnakE.C.ThepigonlyexpresseditssympathyforthemousE.D.Thehenwassurethatitneedn’tbebotheredbyit.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencebutit’snoskinoffmynoseinparagraph5mean?A.Itisoutofthequestion.B.Itisnoneofmybusiness.C.Itdoesn’taffectmysmell.D.Itisnotinterestingatall.30.Whichofthefollowingcanbestexpressthemoralofthestory?A.Mindworksfasterintimeofdanger.B.Neverputyournoseintoothers’business.C.WeshouldpulltogetherintimeoftroublE.D.OutofsightoutofminD.

[2014·陕西省长安一中]Whyplaygames?Becausetheyarefunandalotmorebesides.Followingtherules...planningyournextmovE.actingasateammember...theseareallgameideasthatyouwillcomeacrossthroughoutyourlifE.Thinkaboutsomeofthegamesyouplayedasayoungchildsuchasrope­jumpingandhide­and­seek.Suchgamesareentertainingandfun.Butperhapsmoreimportantlytheytranslatelifeintoexcitingdramasthatteachchildrensomeofthebasicrulestheywillbeexpectedtofollowtherestoftheirlivessuchastakingturnsandcooperating合作.Manychildren'sgameshaveapracticalsidE.Childrenaroundtheworldplaygamesthatpreparethemforworktheywilldoasgrown­ups.ForinstancesomeSaudiArabianchildrenplayagamecalledbones.Whichsharpensthehand­eyecoordination协调neededinhunting.ManysportsencouragenationalorlocalpridE.ThemostfamousgamesofalltheOlympicGamesbringathletesfromaroundtheworldtogethertotakepartinfriendlycompetition.Peoplewhowatchtheeventwaveflagsknowingthatagoldmedalisawinforanentirecountrynotjusttheathletewhoearnedit.ForcountriesexperiencingnaturaldisastersorwaranOlympicwincanmeansomuch.SportsarealsoaneventthatunitespeoplE.SocceristhemostpopularsportintheworlD.Peopleonallcontinentsplayit—someforfunandsomeforaliving.NicoletteIribarneaCaliforniansoccerplayerhasdiscoveredawaytogivepeoplehopethroughsoccer.Hecreatedafoundation基金会toprovidepoorchildrenwithnotonlysoccerballsbutalsoapromisingfuturE.NexttimeyouplayyourfavoritegameorsportthinkaboutwhyyouenjoyitwhatskillsareneededandwhethertheseskillswillhelpyouinotheraspectsofyourlifE.33.TheunderlinedpartinParagraph2mostprobablymeansthatgamescan________.A.describelifeinanexcitingwayB.turnreal­lifeexperiencesintoaplayC.makelearninglifeskillsmoreinterestingD.changepeople'sviewsofsportingevents34.Iribarne'sgoalofformingthefoundationisto________.A.bringfuntopoorkidsB.providesoccerballsforchildrenC.givepoorkidsachanceforabetterlifeD.appealtosoccerplayerstohelppoorkids35.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A.Gamesbenefitpeoplealltheirlives.B.Sportscangetallathletestogether.C.Peopleareadvisedtoplaygamesforfun.D.Sportsincreaseacountry'scompetitiveness.

Bodylanguageisthequietsecretandmostpowerfullanguageofall!Itissaidthatourbodymovementscommunicateabout50percentofwhatwereallymeanwhilewordsonlyexpress7percent.Sowhileyourmouthisclosedyourbodyisjustsaying.Arms.Howyouholdyourarmsshowshowopenandreceptiveyouaretopeopleyoumeet.Ifyoukeepyourarmstothesidesofyourbodyorbehindyourbackthissuggestsyouarenotafraidoftakingonwhatevercomesyourway.Outgoingpeoplegenerallyusetheirarmswithbigmovementswhilequieterpeoplekeepthemclosetotheirbodies.Ifsomeoneupsetsyoujustcrossyourarmstoshowyou'reunhappy.Head.Whenyouwanttoappearconfidentkeepyourheadlevel.Ifyouareamonitorinclassyoucanalsotakeonthispositionwhenyouwantyourwordstobetakenseriously.HowevertobefriendlyinlisteningorspeakingyoumustmoveyourheadalittlE.Legs.Yourlegstendtomovearoundalotmorethannormalwhenyouarenervousortellinglies.Ifyouareatinterviewstrytokeepthemstill.Posture姿势.Agoodposturemakesyoufeelbetteraboutyourself.Ifyouarefeelingdown»younormallydon'tsitstraightwithyourshouldersinwards.ThismakesbreathingmoredifficultwhichcanmakeyoufeelnervousoruncomfortablE.Mouth.Whenyouarethinkingyouoftenpurseyourlips.Youmightalsousethispositiontoholdbackanangrycommentyoudon'twishtoshow.Howeveritwillprobablystillbenoticedandpeoplewillknowyou'renotpleasedFacE.WhenyoulieyoumightputonafalsefacE.Butthatexpressionwouldcrackbrieflyallowingdisplaysoftrueemotionssuchashappinesssadnessdisgust厌恶andfeartocomethrough.21.Whensomeoneiskeepinghisarmsbehindhisbackhetriestotellyouthat.A.heisnotafraidB.heisoutgoingC.heisangryD.heiscool22.Ifyouwanttoappearconfidentyoushould.A.moveyourarmsalotB.crossyourarmsC.moveyourheadalittleD.keepyourheadlevel23.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.BodylanguagethemostcommonlyusedlanguageB.BodymovementsgiveawaysecretsofmindC.ArmstellmorethanlegsD.Facialexpressionstellthetruth

ItisoneofthemostannoyingwordsintheEnglishlanguageanditseemsthereisnoescapingit.Thewordhuh?isinworldwideuseastudyfounD.ResearchersdiscoveredthatlanguagesspokenincountriesfromGhanaandLaostoIcelandandItalyallincludehuh?orsomethingthatsoundsverylikeit.Theysaidthatwhilethestudymaysoundsillythewordisanabsolutelynecessarypartofspeech.Withoutitandsimilarwordsitwouldbeimpossibletoshowthatwehaven’theardorunderstoodwhathadbeensaidandthiswouldleadtoconstantmisunderstandings.Butwhileotherwordsusedinthesamecontextsuchassorryorwhatvarywidelyacrosslanguageshuh?remainsunchangeD.TheDutchresearcherscarefullystudiedtenlanguagesfromaroundtheworldincludingSiwuwhichisspokeninGhanaandanAustralianAboriginallanguageaswellasItalianSpanishDutchandMandarinChinesE.Theyanalysedtapesofrecordedconversationsforwordsthatsoundedlikehuh?andwereusedtorequestthatwhateverhadjustbeensaidberepeateD.Allcontainedaversionofhuh?.Thewordwasalsofoundinanother21languages.WhilethereweresubtledifferencesineachcountryallsoundedbasicallythesamE.Thisissurprisingbecausenormallyunrelatedlanguageswilluseverydifferentwordstodescribethesamething.ForinstancetheJapanesefordogisinuwhiletheFrenchischien.Itisthoughtthatlanguagesaroundtheworldhavedevelopedtheirownversionofhuh?becausethesoundisquickandsimpletoformaswellasbeingeasilyunderstooD.Theresearcherssaidthatitmightseemunimportanttocarryoutscientificresearchintoawordlikehuh?butinfactthislittlewordisanessentialtoolinhumancommunication.Theyalsohaveananswerforthosewhoclaimthathuh?isn’taworD.Theysaythatitqualifiesbecauseofthesmalldifferencesinitspronunciationindifferentlanguages.Italsocanbeconsideredawordbecauseit’ssomethingwelearntosayratherthanagruntorcrythatwearebornknowinghowtomakE.16.Accordingtoresearchersthewordhuh?isveryimportantinspeechbecauseof________.A.itsstablemeaninginlanguagedevelopmentB.itsimportantfunctionincommunicationC.itssimpleandeasysoundandspellingD.itspopularityineverylanguage17.Whatisthenaturalresponseifyouheartheladyyou’respeakingtosayhuh??A.Youshouldaskhertorepeatwhatshesaysbeforethat.B.YoushouldapologizetoherforspeakinginalowvoicE.C.Youshouldinvitehertoshareherdifferentviewspolitely.D.Youshouldtrytorepeatwhatyou’vejustsaidinaclearerway.18.Themainmethodusedintheresearchofhuh?was________.A.interviewinglanguageexpertsinuniversitiesB.talkingwithpeoplefromtendifferentcountriesC.analyzingtherecordedconversationsindifferentlanguagesD.comparingdifferentwordswiththesamemeaningindifferentlanguages19.Accordingtoresearchershuh?shouldbeconsideredawordratherthanasoundbecause________.A.itislistedinmostdictionariesB.itissomethinghumanslearntosayC.thereisaclearandconsistentspellingofthewordD.thereisabigdifferenceinthewayitpronouncesindifferentlanguages20.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.Toinformreadersaboutresearchontheworldwideusedwordhuh?.B.Toarguethathuh?isthemostimportantwordineverylanguagE.C.Toentertainreadersbyrelatingsimilaridiomsindifferentlanguages.D.Toinstructreadersofthedifferencesofhuh?indifferentlanguages.

YoucanneverbetoosurethesedaysintheUnitedStatesofyourneighborsorevenyourcustomers!Trytokeepalowprofile姿态inyourneighborhood:Don'tannouncetoeveryonethatyouarerunningahomebusinesswiththousandsofdollarsworthofequipment.Asmuchaspossibledonotinviteclients客户orvisitorstoyourhomE.InfactIknowofsomehome­basedentrepreneurs企业家whowouldrathermeettheirclientsinaneutralgrounde.g.theclient'sofficeorevenStarbucks.ThereareotherwaystokeepburglarsawayfromyourhousE.•Keeplightsonaroundyourhouseintheevenings.Lightisanaturalfrightforburglars.•Investinasecurityalarmparticularlyifyourhouseislocatedataremotespot.Securitysystemscanoftenbringdownthecostofyourhomeowner'spremium保险费.•MakesurethatallwindowsanddoorsarelockedandthesecurityalarmturnedonbeforeyousleepatnightorgooutofthehousE.AvoidkeepinghousekeysinobviousplacessuchasunderthelamporontopofthedoorframE.•AddinganadditionallockwillprovideextrasecuritywhenyouarehomE.Thedead­locksometimescalledanexitonlydeadboltisadeadboltthatdoesnothaveanexternal外部的key.Itisclearlyvisibleonthedoorfromtheoutsidebutcannotbebrokenintowithoutdestroyingthedoorframeorlockitself.Whilethissecuritywon'thelpdirectlywhenyouaren'thomethevisibilitymaydiscourageanintruderfromtryingthedoor.•Yourdooritselfshouldbemadeofstrongmaterialssuchasone­inchthicksolidhardwoodorheavymetal.25.Theadvicegivenbythewriterinthepassagefocuseson________.A.howtomakeyourhousesafefromburglarsB.whattodowhenyourhouseisbrokenintoC.howtoimprovesocialsecurityintheUnitedStatesD.howtorunahomebusiness26.Somehome­basedentrepreneursdonotinviteclientstotheirhome________.A.toenjoyconvenienceoutsidetheirhomeB.forthesafetyoftheirpropertyC.nottoletothersknowabouttheirbusinessD.inordertoavoidbeingseenbyburglars27.Allthefollowingarepartofthewriter'sadviceexceptthatthehomeowner________.A.buyasecurityalarmandturnitonintheeveningB.fixanextralockonthedoorfrominsideC.havethedoorsmadeofsolidhardwoodorheavymetalD.keeplightsoninallroomstothreatenburglars28.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordintrudermostprobablymeaninthepassage?A.Someonewhoisinvitedforavisit.B.SomeonewhoillegallyentersthehomE.C.SomeonewhopaysregularvisitstothehomE.D.Someonewhotriestodestroythelock.

Americanslovepeanutbutter.Theaveragechildwilleat1500peanutbutterbeforeheorshegraduatesfromhighschool.Butthereisacontroversyoveranewpeanutbutter.ItiscalledSTEEMPeanutButter.Thispeanutbutteraddsanewingredient:caffeine咖啡因.Coffeeisapopularmorningdrinkbecauseithascaffeineandgivespeopleenergyinthemorning.Evensmallamountsofcaffeinecanbedangeroustochildren.UnitedStatesSenator参议员CharlesSchumersays.PeanutbutteroneofthesnacksmostcloselyconnectedwithchildrenmighthavetobestoredinthemedicinecupboardratherthaninthekitchencupboarD.ThiswillshocktheFoodandDrugAdministration.SchumerwantstheU.S.FDAtoinvestigatE.HeobservedthatearliertheFDApreventedplansforacaffeinatedchewinggum.STEEMthemanufacturersaidWearesellingthecaffeinatedpeanutbutterallovertheworlD.Theproductprovidescaffeineinaneasilydigestibleway.CaffeinatedfoodshavebeensoldinU.S.storesforwelloveradecadeandareinnowayanewideA.Customerstellustheywanttoeatthecaffeinatedpeanutbuttersotheydon’thavetodrinkasmuchcoffeeorenergydrinks.Thepeanutbutterisnotintendedforchildren.PeanutbutterhasbeenafavoriteofchildrenforgenerationsSchumercontinued:ParentsacrossthecountryhavetoworryaboutasceneinwhichtheirchildmightunknowinglybiteintoapeanutbutterthatcontainsmorecaffeinethantwocupsofcoffeE.TheAmericanAcademyofPediatricssayscaffeineinsmallamountscanhelpthephysicalperformanceofadults.Buttheacademyurgesparentsnottoallowchildrentotakeevensmallamountsofcaffeineowingtocaffeine’spossiblenegativeeffectsonachild’sheartandbraindevelopment.24.ThereisacontroversyovertheSTEEMPeanutButterbecauseitcontains______.A.fatB.peanutC.caffeineD.nutrition25.CharlesSchumersuggeststhatthenewpeanutbuttershouldbe______.A.keptinthekitchencupboardB.manufacturedinhugequantitiesC.outofchildren’sreachD.eatenbychildrenforgenerations26.AccordingtoSTEEMthenewpeanutbutterispopularwithadultsbecause______.A.itisatraditionalfoodB.TheyeatitinsteadofenergydrinksC.itsproductionisnotbannedD.itisdigestedmoreeasilyt27.WecanguessfromthetextthattheresponsibilityoftheFoodandDrugAdministrationisto______.A.introducenewfoodsanddrugsB.promotethesalesoffoodsanddrugsC.guaranteethesafetyoffoodsanddrugsD.improvethephysicalperformanceofadults

ChesterCityLibraryoffersarangeofLibrarySpecialNeedsServicestopeoplewhodon’thaveaccesstoourlibraryserviceintheusualway.AslongasyouliveinChesterCitywe’llprovideawildrangeoflibraryservicesandresourcesincluding:●Largeprintedandordinaryprintedbooks●TalkingbooksontapeandCD●DVDsandmusicCDs●Magazines●ReferenceandinformationrequestsHomedeliveryserviceLetusknowwhatyouliketoreadandwewillchoosetheresourcesforyou.OurstaffwilldelivertheresourcestoyourhomeforfreE.Wealsoprovideaservicewherewecanchoosetheresourcesforyouorsomeoneinsteadofyouchoosethethingsfromthelibrary.Youcanalsochoosetheresourcesyouneed[KS5UKS5UKS5U]personally.TalkingbooksandcaptionedvideosThelibrarycanprovidetalkingbooksforpeoplewhoareunabletouseprintedbooksbecauseofeyediseases.Youdon’thavetomissoutonreadinganymorewhenyoucanborrowtalkingbooksfromthelibrary.IfyouhavelimitedhearingwhichpreventsyoufromenjoyingmovieswecanprovidecaptionedvideosforyouatnochargE.[KS5UKS5UZ-X-X-K]LanguagesbesidesEnglishWecanprovidebooksinarangeoflanguagesbesidesEnglish.IfpossiblewewillrequesttheseitemsfromtheStateLibraryofNSWAustraliA.Howtojoin?ContacttheLibrarySpecialNeedsCoordinatortoregisterordiscussifyouareeligible合适的foranyoftheservicesweprovide---TuesdayWednesdayandThursday9am---5pmon42972522formoreinformation.21.LibrarySpecialNeedsServicesaremeantfor_____.A.thosewhoarefondofreadingB.onlythosewhohavewalkingdisabilitiesC.peoplelivinginChesterCitywithanillnessordisabilityD.thosewhocan’tgetmedicalhelpinChesterCity22.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.BookswithdifferentlanguagesareavailablE.B.Peoplewithlimitedhearinghavetopayforcaptionedvideos.C.FewentertainingresourcesareofferedherE.D.Peoplehavetochoosewhattheyneedbythemselves.23.Togethomedeliveryserviceyoumust_______.A.onlychooseprintedbooksB.haveotherschoosetheresourcesforyouC.paythelibraryaheadoftimeD.registeraheadoftime

Inthemoreandmorecompetitiveserviceindustryitisnolongerenoughtopromisecustomersatisfaction.TodaycustomerdelightiswhatcompaniesaretryingtoachieveinordertokeepandincreasemarketsharE.Itisacceptedinthemarketingindustryandconfirmedbyanumberofresearchesthatcustomersreceivinggoodservicewillpromotebusinessbytellingupto12otherpeople;thosetreatedbadlywilltelltheirtalesofwoetoupto20peoplE.Interestingly80percentofpeoplewhofeeltheircomplaintsarehandledfairlywillstayloyal.NewlineagesforcustomercarehavecomewhenpeoplecanobtaingoodsandservicesthroughtelephonecallcentersandtheInternet.Forexamplemanycompaniesnowhavetoinvest投资alotofmoneyininformationtechnologyandstafftraininginordertocopewiththephonerage愤怒—causedbydelaysinansweringcallsbeingcutoffinmid-conversationorleftwaitingforlongperiods.ManypeopledonotliketalkingtomachinessaysDr.StoreySeniorLecturerinMarketingatCityUniversityBusinessSchoolBanksforexampleencouragestaffatcallcenterstousecustomerdatatoestablishinstantandgoodrelationshipwiththem.Theaimistomakethecustomerfeeltheyknowyouandthatyoucantrust—thesortofcomfortablefeelingspeoplehaveduringface-to-facechatswiththeirlocalbranchmanager.Recommendedwaysofcreatingcustomerdelightinclude:under-promisingandover-deliveringsayingthatarepairwillbecomeoutwithinfivehoursbutgettingitdonewithintwo;replacingafaultyproductimmediately:throwinginagiftvoucher购物礼券asanunexpectedthankyoutoregularcustomers;andalwaysreturningcallsevenwhentheyarecomplaints.Aimingforcustomerdelightisallverywellbutifservicesdonotreachthehighlevelpromiseddisappointmentorworsewillbetheresult.ThiscanbeeasedbyofferinganapologyandanexplanationofwhytheservicedidnotmeetusualstandardswithempathyforexampleIknowhowyoumustfeelandpossiblesolutionsreplacementcompensationorwhateversuggestsbestmeetsthecase.AirlinesfacesomeofthetoughestchallengesovercustomercarE.Fiercecompetitionhasconvincedthemthatdelightingpassengersisanimportantmarketingtoolwhilethereisgreatpotentialforcustomerangeroverdelayscausedbyweatherunclaimedluggageandtechnicalproblems.ForBritishAirwaysstaffawinningtelephonestyleisconsideredvitalinhandlingthelargevolumeofcallsaboutbookingsandflighttimes.TheyaretrainedtoanswerquicklywiththeirnamejobtitleandaweareheretohelpattitudE.Thecompanyhasinvestedheavilyininformationtechnologytomakesurethatinformationisavailableinstantlyonscreen.BritishAirwaysalsosaysitscustomercarepoliciesareappliedwithinthecompanyandstaffaretaughttoregardeachotherascustomersrequiringthehigheststandardsofservicE.Customercareisobviouslyheretostayanditwouldbeafoolishcompanythatusedsloganssuchaswedoasweplease.Ontheotherhandthemorecustomersarepromisedthegreatertheriskofdisappointment.67.WecanlearnfromParagraph2that.A.well-treatedcustomerspromotebusinessB.unsatisfiedcustomersreceivebetterserviceC.SatisfiedcustomerscatchmoreattentionD.complainingcustomersarehardtosatisfy68.ThewritermentionsphonerageParagraph3toshowthat.A.customersoftenusephonestoexpresstheirangerB.CustomercarebecomesmoredemandingC.peoplestillprefertobuygoodsonlineD.customersrelyontheirphonestoobtainservices69.IfamanagershouldshowhisempathyParagraph6whatwouldheprobablysay?A.I’msorryforthedelay.B.Iappreciateyourunderstanding.C.IknowhowupsetyoumustbE.D.Iknowit’sourfault.70.Whichofthefollowingisconveyedinthisarticle?A.Face-to-faceservicecreatescomfortablefeelingsamongcustomers.B.A.companyshouldpromiselessbutdomoreinacompetitivemarket.C.Companiesthatpromisemorewillnaturallyattractmorecustomers.D.Customerdelightismoreimportantforairlinesthanforbanks.

MakingagoodjobchoiceisalmostasgoodaschoosingagoodlifE.SochoosingajobisoneofthemostimportantdecisionstomakeinlifE.FormyjobtherearethreeimportantthingsthatIwillconsider:Thefirstone—thatImustworkinanareaILike－ismostimportanttomE.Someoneoncesaidifyoufindajobthatyouenjoythenyouwon'thavetoworkanotherday.IwouldliketoworkinanareawhereIcanbemorecreativE.IwouldliketobethemostvaluablemembertherE.AllthisispossibleonlyifIlikewhatIdo.Thesecondoneisthattheareaofmyworkmustleadmetosolvesomenewandhardproblems.IwouldliketostayinthesameareaforalongtimE.Inorderforthistohappentheworkmustprovideenoughproblems.MorethanjustworkingtoliveIenjoymakingadifferenceandtryingmybestforthewholeprogress.Iwouldalsoliketobewellre­muneratedformyhardworksoIcanleadacomfortablelifewiththishard-wonmoney.ThenIcanprovidethebestformyfamily.ThethirdimportantthingisthatIwouldliketoworkinanareathatwouldhelpotherpeoplE.Theworkinmymindisinfieldssuchasthearmytrainingormanagement.InsuchareasIcanhelptodeveloptheabilitiesofothersandbringouttheirbest.ItwouldbeamostsatisfyingjobtohelpyoungpeopletobecomethebestthattheycanbE.WhenIbecomeoldIwouldliketolookbackwithagreatsenseofsatisfactionthatthousandsofpeoplehavebecomebetterpersonsthroughmywork.Iaccepttheideathatnooneshouldmakeachoiceofajobsuddenlyorquickly.Heshoulddecidewhathewantstobeinthelongrun.Thenheshoulddecidehowheworkstowardsit.HeshouldstudythepropercoursesreadthebooksandspeaktoknowledgeablepersonsinthatfieldbeforemakingajobchoicE.A.goodchoicewillmostprobablyleadtoabetterlifE.41.Accordingtothepassageagoodjobchoiceprobablymakespeople______A.solvefewerproblemsB.chooseagoodlifeC.begoodfamilymembers42.Thewriterconsidersanenjoyablejobmostimportantbecause_____A.hehastobringouthisbestB.itcanmakehimmorecreativeC.hewillhavetoworkanotherday43.Theunderlinedwordremuneratedinthemeans_____A.trainedB.praisedC.paid44.Thewriterwantstotellusthateveryoneshould_____A.becomeaknowledgeablepersonB.jointhearmytobecomeabetterpersonC.makepreparationstofindasatisfyingjob45.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.MyJobChoiceB.MyfavoriteJobC.MyComfortableLife

Takingexamsinalargegroupsettingcanbestressfulforstudentsandforthestaffmemberswhoarewatchingoverthem.Whenclassroomsarecrowdedanddesksareclosetogethercheatingmightbetempting.OneuniversityinThailandcameupwithananti-cheatinghatthatmakesitalmostimpossibleforstudentstoseeotherstudents’papers.A.photoofthestudentswearingtheanti-cheatinghatsmadeitswaytotheInternetandtheuniversitywascriticizedformakingstudentswearthoseridiculouslookinghomemadehats.ThehatsweremadebystaplingpiecesofpaperontoaheadbandonetoeachsideoftheheaD.AfterbeingcriticizedsenioracademicstaffatKasetsartUniversityinBangkokThailandreleasedastatementsayingthatthehatsideacamefromstudents.Theysaidthatinabidtopreventcheatingtheyaskedthestudentsforideasonhowtopreventcheatingintheupcomingexamwhichwasbeingtakenbyalmostonehundredstudents.StudentscameupwithdifferentideasthenthepaperhatideawasselectedbythemasthemostsuitablE.Theuniversityclaimedthatnoonewasforcedtousethehatbuttheyallchosetodoso.WhenwearingthehatduringtheexamstudentsfeltmorerelaxedNattadonRungruangkitkraialecturerattheuniversitysaiD.ItwasnotmeanttoindicatethatKasetsartstudentsoftencheatonexams.IapologizeifthephotomakesotherpeoplelookatmystudentsinanegativewayRungruangkitkraiaddeD.28.Accordingtothetextinwhichcasecheatingwillbecomeeasy?A.Whendesksarecrowdedintoaclassroom.B.Whentoomanystudentsaresittinginaclassroom.C.Whenstudentsaretoostressful.D.WhenthestaffmemberswhoarewatchingoverthemarenotresponsiblE.29.Whatcanwelearnfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A.ThesenioracademicstaffattheuniversitymadethepaperhatideA.B.Thestudentsfeltmorestressfulwhenwearingthehatduringtheexam.C.Thestudentsdon’tlikewearingthehatswhentakingtheexam.D.Thestudentsarenotforcedtowearthehatswhentakingtheexam.30.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordstaplinginthethirdparagraphmean?A.stickingB.makingC.wearingD.releasing31.What’sthebesttitleofthetext?A.Howtomaketheanti-cheatinghatB.Anti-cheatinghatwascriticizedC.Anti-cheatinghatD.Anti-cheatinghatwasconsideredthemostsuitablechoice

Intoday’sworldofsmartphonesandlaptopsmostpeoplehaveatleastonetime-tellingthingwiththem.Sincethesedigitalproductsaresocommonistimerunningoutforthe500-year-oldwatch?Accordingtosomeconsumerstheanswerisyes.NewJerseyteenagerCharlieWollmansaysawatchisanextrapieceofequipmentwithnonecessaryfunction.ManyyoungadultsthinksoandusetheirsmartphonestotelltimE.Itissaidthatfeweryoungpeoplewearwatchestodaythantenyearsago.Asaresultsomepeoplesaythatthewatchindustryisatacrossroads.Howeverwatchmakersoptimisticallysaythatwatchesredeempopularitywhenconsumersreachtheir20sand30s.Bythentheyarewillingtospendmoneyonaqualitywatchthatdoesn’tjustkeepgoodtimE.Fiftyyearsagowatchmakerstookprideintheirproducts’accuracy.Butinrecentyearsthewatchindustryhaschangeditselfintoanaccessory配饰business.Andtodaytheimageawatchcommunicateshasbecomemoreimportantthanthetimeittells.Complications—featuresthatgobeyondsimpletimekeeping—areanimportantpartofawatch’simagE.Today’swatchesofferlotsoffeaturesthatmeetalmostanypersonality.ThesefeaturesincludecompassesUSBdriversandevenotherfunctionsthatmeasuretheeffectivenessofgolfswings!Creativityalsoplaysakeyroleindesigningtoday’swatches.ForexampleJapanesewatchmakerTokyoflashmakeswatchesthatdon’tevenlooklikewatches.Thecompany’spopularShinshokumodelusesdifferentcolorlightstotelltimE.Itlooksmorelikeafashionablebracelet手镯thanawatch.Whetherawatchcommunicatesfashionsensecreativetalentofalovesportsconsumerswanttheirwatchestostandout.Nowadayseveryonehasthesamekindofgadget小玩意intheirbagssopeoplewanttomakeastatementwithwhat’sontheirwrists.WillthisinterestinwristfashionlastOnlytimewilltell!24.Whatcanweknowfromthefirstparagraph?A.Asmostpeopleseewatchesareoutoffashion.B.SomepeoplefeelthatwatcheshavebeenofnousE.C.Thewatchindustrywillclosedownsoonerorlater.D.Therearesomanychoicesofwatchesforteenagerstoday.25.JapanesewatchmakerTokyoflashismentionedinParagraph4to_________.A.showwhyShinshokuwatchesarepopularB.advertiseShinshokuwatchesmadebyTokyoflashC.tellthattoday’swatchesneedmoreimaginationD.makeacomparisonbetweenwatchesandbracelets27.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A.WatchesTellMoreThanTimeB.JapaneseWatchesStandOutC.WatchIndustryIsinaBadSituationD.WatchesAreBecomingLessPopular

Humansmaybeabadinfluenceontheirbestfriends---atleastwhenitcomestoproblem-solving.Inataskthatwasn’tverytoughwolvesperformedmustbetterthandogs.Alltheanimalshadtodowaspullthelidoffafoodcontainercontainingasausagetreat.MoniqueUdellstudiesanimalbehavioratOregonStateUniversityinCorvallis.Shetested10petdogsandanother10dogsfromananimalshelter.Inonesetoftestsapersonwasnearbybutdidnotencourageordiscouragethedogs.Thosedogstypicallyspent10to15percentoftheirtimegazingattheperson.Theyspentamere5percentoftheirtimeorlesstouchingthecontainer.Udellofferedthesamechallengetowolves.Theseanimalshadbeenraisedandfedbypeoplebutstilllivedoutdoors.Herethewolvesdidn’tlookatthenearbyperson.Insteadtheydevotedabout90percentofthetimetostrugglingwiththeboxholdingatreat.Whensomeonewalkedaroundthedogsandactivelyencouragedthemtokeeptryingtoopentheboxthedogsdidspendmoretimehandlingtheproblem.A.fewmoreevenmanagedtoopenthebox.Buttheirsuccessratestilldidnotmatchthewolves.Thedogsandwolveswerealsotestedwhennoonewaspresent.Buteventhenthedogsdidn’tpaworteattheboxmuchmorethantheydidwhenahumanwaspresent.29.Accordingtoparagraph2howdidthedogsperformintheexperiment?A.TheyshowedreducedintelligenceB.TheyfoundthetreatintheboxlessattractiveC.TheyfoundthewolvesweredangerousD.Theyspentmoretimewaitingforhelp30.Whatwastheeffectofencouragementonthedogs?A.ItmadetheirsuccessrateimprovealotB.ItmadethemseeklessguidanceC.ItmadethemalittlemoredevotedtothetaskD.Itmadethemabletocompetewiththewolves31.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.HowwolvesanddogsdifferfromeachotherB.ThereasonwhywolvesaredangerousC.DogsaremorerelaxedwhennooneisaroundD.Wolvesbeatdogsinproblem-solvingtests

Theartsespeciallymusicshouldbepartofeveryschool'slessonsateverygradelevel.StudentswouldbemuchsmarteriftheyhadsomemusicalexperiencE.Theycouldimprovetheirclassroomskillslikepayingattentionandfollowingdirections.PeopledevelopalltheseskillswhentheylearnmusiC.Makingmusicalsoletschildrenusetheirimagination.Itprovidesstudentswithachancetotryouttheirownideas.Musicnotonlymakeschildrenbetterstudentsbutalsogivesthemsomethingpositivetodo.Inamusicprogramchildrencanbepartofabandinsteadofjoiningagang团伙.Parentscanenjoylisteningtotheirchildren'smusicinsteadofseeingthemgluedtoacomputerorTVscreen.Inaschoolbandstudentsgettobepartofateam.TheycangetalongwellwitholdfriendsandmakenewfriendsthroughmusiC.Musicbuildsself-confidencetoo.Itgiveschildrenasenseofachievementandsuccess.MakingmusicissomethingforthemtobeproudofanditletskidspracticeperforminginfrontofanaudiencE.Musicgiveschildrenanopportunityforself-expressionandthathelpsdeveloptheirself-confidencE.Onceagainmusicisimportantbecauseitcanmakechildrenbetterstudentsgivethemsomethingpositivetodoandbuildtheircharacter.Thatiswhymusicshouldbeofferedineverysinglegradeineveryschool.29.Accordingtothepassagemusiccouldmakestudentssmarterby_______________.A.improvingtheirclassroomskillsandpayingattentionB.improvingtheirclassroomskillsandimaginationC.improvingtheirattentiondirectionandimaginationD.learningmusicmakingmusicandtryingouttheirownideas30.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasegluedtointhesecondparagraphmean?A.unwillingtoturnonB.alwayslookingC.unwillingtoleaveD.alwaysplaying31.Thethirdparagraphmainlytellsusthatmusiccould_______________.A.givechildrenself-expressionandself-confidenceB.bringtochildrenachievementandsuccessC.givechildrensomethingtobeproudofD.developchildren'sself-confidence32.What'sthebesttitleofthispassageA.MusicisamustasacourseatschoolB.Musicbuildschildren'sself-confidenceC.MusicmakesstudentsmuchsmarterD.Learningmusicandmakingmusic

TheEnglishwriterSamuelJohnsonfamouslysaidYoufindnomanwhoiswillingtoleaveLondon.NosirwhenamanistiredofLondonheistiredoflifeforthereisinLondonallthatlifecanafforD.MorethantwocenturieshavepassedsinceJohnson’sagebuthiswordsstillringtruE.Hereyou’llfindthehistoricTowerofLondonandtheTateModernbothconsideredmust-sees.Shakespeare’ssonnets十四行诗arestillbeingutteredbyactors.LondonersmostcertainlystilllookuptotheroyalsbuttheyalsorockouttoColdplayandLilyAllen.AndwhiletheystillsipteatheynowdrinkStarbuckstoo.HowtoSaveMoneyinLondonFindthefreeattractions.ManyofLondon’stopthingstodoincludingtheNationalGalleryHydeParkandthePortobelloRoadMarketareabsolutelyfreetoenjoy.RidetheTubE.Takingtaxiswilladdupquicklysobuyapay-as-you-goOysterCardandtravelonLondon’sundergroundsystemnicknamedtheTube.Dinesmart.CorridorslikeBrickLaneofferfantasticculturalfoodforbargainprices;fishandchipshopsareacheapstandbyandtakeawayfoodcostslessthandine-in.LondonCulture&CustomsLondonisoneofthefashioncapitalsoftheworldanditsresidentstendtoreflectthat.Practicallypackanumbrellafortherainydaysandascarforsomelayersforthechillyones.Asfortippingrestaurantsandcafeswillusuallyadda10-to15-percentservicechargetothebill.Ifaservicechargeisnotallotted指定it’scustomarytotipthesamebetween10and15percent.Ifyou’redrinkingatapuborwinebartippingisflexiblE.Andinataxicabtipthedrivertothenearestpoundorabout10percentofthecost.LondonDiningLondonusedtobehighlycriticizedforitsheavyandcommonmenuitems.NowLondonisconsideredasoneofthemostgourmetcitiesintheworlD.Andwithitsmeltingpotofculturesit’snotdifficulttoseewhy.LondonofferseverythingfrommodernBritishtoMalaysian.ForIndianfoodwesuggestvisitingthecurryhousesonBrickLanE.IfyouwantarealhighteaexperiencebookreservationsattheRitzatFortnum&MasonorattheDorchester—butbesuretodressthepart.PubcultureisstillaliveandwellsoifyouhaveahankeringforfriedfishandsaltychipsorFrenchfriesyou’llstillfindthemherE.Andforaquickbiteexchangeafewpoundsforakebabaquicksandwichorsometo-gosushiwhichcanbefoundineateriesthroughoutthecity.25.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.LifeinLondonisexcitingbuttiring.B.Londonersaretraditionalandfashionconscious.C.Manywell-knownwritersliketoliveinLondon.D.CoffeeismorepopularwithLondonersthanteA.26.Theunderlinedwordhankeringinthelastparagraphcanbereplacedby________.A.preparationB.respectC.desireD.talent27.Inwhichcolumnofanewspapercanwefindthepassage?A.CulturE.B.Travel.C.Education.D.Entertainment.

Auniversitygraduatedescribedasarespectableandintelligentwomanisseekingprofessionalhelpafterbeingconvictedof证明有罪shopliftingforthesecondtimeinsixmonths.AnaLuzrecentlystudyingforherPhDhasbeentoldshecouldendupbehindbarsunlessshecancontrolthedesiretostealfromshops.LuzwholiveswithherpartnerinFitzwilliamRoadCambridgeadmittedstealingclothesworth￡9.95fromJohnLewisinOxfordStreetLondononMarch9.PhillipLemoyneprosecuting起诉saidLuzselectedsomeclothesfromadisplayandtookthemtotheladies’toiletinthestorE.Whenshecameoutagainshewaswearingoneoftheskirtsshehadselectedhavingtakenofftheanti-theftsecurityalarms.ShewasstoppedandcaughtafterleavingthestorewithoutpayingMr.LemoynesaiD.Headdedthatshewasupsetonherarrestandapologizedforheractions.Luz28wassaidtohavebeenconvictedofshopliftingbyCambridgejudgeslastOctoberbutMoragDuffdefendingsaidshehadneverbeenintroublewiththepolicebeforethat.Sheisashamedandembarrassedbutdoesn’treallyhaveanyexplanationwhyshedidthisMissDuffsaiD.Shedidn’tintendtostealwhenshewentintothestore.Sheisatalosstoexplainit.Sheisotherwiseaveryrespectableandintelligentyounglady.Shewenttoherdoctorandaskedforadvicebecauseshewantstoknowifthereisanythinginparticularthatcausedhertodothis.JudgeDavidAzanfinedLuz￡50andwarned:You’vegotacriminalrecorD.IfyoucarryonlikethisyouwillendupinprisonwhichwillruinyourbrightfutureyoumayhavE.LuzachievedadegreeindesignatuniversityinhernativeSpainwentontoafamousuniversityinBerlinGermanyforhermaster’sdegreeandisnowstudyingforaPhDatCambridgeUniversityUK.32.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceSheisatalosstoexplainitmean?A.Inheropinionitwasalosstotheclothesshopswhereshestolethings.B.Shedoesn’thaveanyideawhyshehasthedesiretostealfromshops.C.Shethinksitisalossforhertoexplainwhyshestolethingsfromshops.D.Personallyshefeelsashamedandembarrassedforhershopliftingactions.33.Whichofthefollowingbestexplainsthemeaningofthewordshopliftingusedinthepassage?A.Carryinggoodsinaliftforashop.B.Takinggoodstotheladies’toilet.C.Selectingsomegoodsfromadisplay.D.Takinggoodsfromashopwithoutpaying.34.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat.A.AnaLuzisalreadygotherPhDatCambridgeUniversityUKB.AnaLuzisashamedandembarrassedandknowswhysheoftendidsoC.theuniversitygraduatewillbeputinprisonifshestealsinshopsoncemoreD.PhillipLemoyneistherespectableandintelligentwoman’sdefenselawyer35.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ShopliftingShameofaPhDStudentB.ApologizingfortheActionsinShopsC.SeekingProfessionalHelpfromExpertsD.ControllingtheDesiretoStealfromShops

WemaynotbeawareofitbutordinaryfamilyhomesintheU.S.andtherestoftheworldarenotenergy-efficient.Mostoftheirenergygoestoheatingandcoolingandalotofitiswastedaswarmairandcoolairescapethroughfireplacechimneysandthinorpoorlyfittingwindowsanddoors.A.passivehouselosesalmostnonE.Imagineathermos保温瓶saidhousingdeveloperBrendanO’Neill.Youhaveinsulation隔绝everywhereandit’sbasicallycompletelysealeD.Andsotheideaistobuildahouselikeathermos.SothewindowsaresealeD.There’sinsulationcompletelysurroundingthebuilding.WemakeitassealedaspossiblE.A147-square-meterpassivehousepresentedbyO’NeillDevelopmentCorp.asademonstrationunitjustoutsideWashingtonwasbroughttothesiteintwoboxes.Onceit’ssetandputtogetherittakesaboutfourweekstocompletetheoutsideconstructiontoputdowncarpetsO’NeillsaiD.Ifeverythingissetinplaceyouputahouselikethistogetherinaboutfourmonths.Thetotalcostofbuildingitwas$325000orabout17percentmorethanconstructinganordinaryhousE.Butitsutility公用事业billisonlyaround$20monthlyorone-tenththeamountfortheaveragehouseofthesamesizE.WhilepassivehouseshavebeenaroundforalongtimetheideahasnevertakenrootintheU.S.Therewasnodrivingforcetopushit.HoweverDavidPeabodyanarchitectwhodesignspassivehousessaidIthinkclimatechangeisnowbecomingalargerissuE.AndIthinkbuildingstandardsarecatchingontothat.Sopeoplearebecomingmoreawareofenergy.Peabodysaidthecostofbuildingpassivehousescouldcomedown.Whatreallymakessensefortrulyaffordablehousinghesaidistobuildmulti-storeybuildings.1.Whyaren’tordinaryfamilyhomesenergy-efficient?A.Buildingthemwastesmuchenergy.B.Theirenergymainlygoestoheatingandcooling.C.Theirsealingperformanceispoor.D.Theyhavenoinsulationaroundatall.2.Whatisthefeatureofapassivehouse?A.There’renowindowsorchimneys.B.There’slittlespacetoplacefurniturE.C.Itsbuildingcostisrelativelyhigh.D.IttakesaboutfourweekstobuildonE.3.HowarepassivehousesintheU.S.now?A.Theyenjoylittlepopularity.B.Multi-storeyonesarecommon.C.Buildingpassivehousesisimpractical.D.Theiradvantagesarestillunclear.4.What’sDavidPeabody’sattitudetothefutureofthepassivehouse?A.Cautious.B.OptimistiC.C.Skeptical.D.ConcerneD.

TheLouvreinParisFrancehasalmost275000worksofart.ItcontainssomeofthemostfamousworksofartinthehistoryoftheworldincludingtheMonaLisabyLeonardodaVinci.TheLouvrewasoriginallyafortastrongbuildingusedbysoldiersfordefendingaplacebuiltbyKingPhilipⅡsometimearoundAD1200.Inthe1300sitbecamearoyalhouseforCharlesⅤwhohaditrenovated翻新.WhilehedidhavehisowncollectionofartthereeverythingdisappearedwhenhedieD.Thisimpressivebuildingremainedemptyuntil1527whenFrancoisⅠdecidedthathewanteditforhisprivatepalacE.FrancoisⅠwasacollectorofearlyItalianRenaissanceartatthetimeandalreadyownedtheMonaLisa.HoweverhewouldnotmoveintotheLouvreuntilitwascompletelyrenovatedandmadeevenmoresplendidthanithadbeenduringtheruleofCharlesⅤ.UnfortunatelyFrancoisⅠdiedbeforetheworkwascompletedbuttheworkcontinueduntilthedeathoftheheadarchitect.AfterwardsseveralgenerationsofFrenchroyaltylivedinthepalaceuntilLouisⅩⅣthelastoftheFrenchrulerstocalltheLouvrehomeleftin1682.TheLouvrehoweverwasfarformabandoneD.Forabout30yearsafterLouisⅩⅣ’sdeathin1715theLouvrebecamethehomeofartistsandscholars.Itsartcollectiongrewfromabout200paintingsin1643toabout2500worksofartin1715.Itwasacenterofcreativityuntilthepublicbegantobeadmittedin1793.ThroughouttheFrenchRevolutionandtheyearsruledbyNapoleonⅠtheartcollectionintheLouvregrewgreatly.NapoleonrobbedartfromallovertheworldandaddedittotheLouvre’scollection.AfterNapoleon’sdeathin1821theoriginalownersreclaimedmuchoftherobbedartwork.Overthelast100yearsartcollegeshavebeensetupattheLouvreandithasbecomeoneofthelargestmuseumsintheworlD.25.WhatdowelearnabouttheLouvre?A.Itbecameanartcollegein1821.B.ItwasfirstconstructedasaroyalhousE.C.Itwasabandonedinthefourteenthcentury.D.Itbecameameetingplaceforcultureafter1715.26.AccordingtothetextFrancoisⅠ_______.A.hadneverlivedintheLouvreB.ledasimplelifeduringhislifeC.lostallhiscollectiononhisdeathD.receivedallartworkfromCharlesⅤ27.WhenwastheLouvreopentothepublic?A.In1643.B.In1682.C.In1715.D.In1793.

InAmericadrives'educationispartoftheregularhighschoolcurriculum课程.Everystudentinhisorhersecondyearofhighschoolisrequiredtotakeaclassdriver'seducation.Howeverunlikeothercoursesitisnotgivenduringtheregularschoolyear.InsteaditisasummercoursE.Thecourseisdividedintotwopartsclasstimeforlearninglawsandregulationanddrivingtimetopracticedriving.classtimeisnotunlikeanyotherclass.Thestudentshaveatextfromwhichtheystudythebasiclawstheymustknowtopassthewrittendrivingtestthatisgiventoanyonewantingtogetadriver'spermit.Drivingtimeisachanceforthestudentstogetbehindthewheelsteeringwheelandpracticestaringsteering驾驶backingupparkingswitchinglanesturningcornersandalltheotherskillsrequiredtodriveacarFachstudentsisrequiredtodriveatotalofsixhours.Thestudentsandtheinstructorgooutdrivingfortwo-hourblocksoftimE.Thuseachstudentgetshalfanhourdrivingtimeperouting.Theinstructoranddriversitinthefrontseatsandtheotherthreestudentssitintheback.Driver'sEdcarsareunlikeothercarsinwhichtheyhavetwosetsofbrakesoneonthedriver'ssideandoneontheothersidewheretheinstructorsits.Thusifthestudentdrivershouldrunintodifficultiestheinstructorcantakeover.ThecaralsohasanotherspecialfeaturE.OnthetopofthecarisasignthatreadsStudentDriverThatjetsnearbydriversknowthattheyshoulduseextracautionbecausethestudentdriveisabeginningdrivenotveryexperiencedandpronetodrivingslowly.Afterthestudenthaspassedthedriver'seducationcourseandreachedtheappropriateagetodrivethisagediffersineverystatebutinmostcasesthepersonmustbe16yearsoldtheycangotoadesignatedstateofficetotaketheirdriver'stestwhichismadeupaneyeexaminationawrittentestandaroadtest.Thepersonmustpassallthethereteatsinordertogivenadriver'slicensE.Ifthepersondidwellinhisorherdriver'seducationclassheorshewillpassthetestwithflyingcolorsandgetadriver'spermit.28.InAmericathedriver'scoursementionedaboveis_____A.consideredaspartoftheadvancededucationB.giventoanyonewantingtogetadriver'spermitC.carriedonthesametimeasothercourseD.requiredofallthestudentsofGrade2inhighschools29.Topreventaccidentsadriver'sEDcar_____A.hasasigninsideitB.hastwosetsofbrakesC.isbigenoughtoholdfivepersonsD.can’trunveryfast30.WecaninferthatthestudentsarerequiredtointheirwholedrivingpracticE.A.gooutdrivingfortwelvetimesB.spendatleastsixhoursdrivingC.drivefortwo-hourblocksoftimeD.gethalfanhourdriving31.Whichofthefollowingdoesnotagreewiththerequirementsforthestudentswantingtogettheirdriver’spermit?A.Theymustbe16yearsofageB.Theyshouldgotohavetheirdriver’scourseC.TheymusthavetheireyesexaminedD.Theyoughttodowellintheirdriver’scourse

TheSpringFestivalasoneofthegrandestandmostimportantfestivalsissupposedtobeatimeforthewholefamiliestoreunitetogether.Howeveraspeople’senthusiasmfordigitalhongbaoincreasedtheamountofthetimetheyspendwithfamilymembersduringtheholidaydecreases.Therehasbeenwidespreadcriticism批评overdigitalhongbaothatithasgivenrisetoawideberthtofamilyreunion.IusedtodiscussprogramsintheSpringFestivalGala春晚withmyfamilymembersbutthisyearIhardlyhadthetimetowatchthegalabecauseIwasstaringatmycellphoneallthetimesaidKanga30–yearoldradiostationeditor.IwenttoKaraokewithmycousinsduringtheholidayandIwasgraspingdigitalhongbaothewholetimeevenwhenIwassingingKaraokE.OnthelastdayoftheholidayIstartedtoregretspendingtoomuchtimeonthesedigitalhongbao.ThereforeinsteadoffightingforhongbaoIwatchedTVwithmymomthatnight.Ilefthomefeelingsorry!Ishouldhavespentmoretimewithmyparents.ButKangsaidregretcamewithasenseofachievementwhenhemanagedtobringclassmatestogether.NextyearIwillstillplaythegamebutwithlessmoneyandforasmalleramountoftimeKangsaiD.DongChenyuateacherfromBeijingForeignStudiesUniversitysaiditunfairtoblamehongbaofordestroyingfamilyreunion.Whentelevisionwasinventedpeopleaccuseditofstandinginthewayofface-to-facehumancommunication.ThesameaccusationcameupontelephoneandtextmessageserviceswhentheywerefirstinventeD.ThesamegoeswithdigitalhongbaoDongsaiD.Itdoesnothingbutoffersanewwayofhumancommunication.Therestispeople’schoicE.Aslongasnooneexpectstoearnmoneyfromthisandtakesthisasameansofgambling赌博it’sagoodwaytoimprovehumanconnectionsDongsaiD.25.TheunderlinedwordalienatedinParagraph1mostprobablymeans____.A.improvedB.encouragedC.separatedD.ended26.HowdidMr.KangfeelaboutdigitalhongbaoaccordingtoParagraph2?A.Hefeltregrettedspendingtoomuchmoney.B.Hehadastrongpreferenceforit.C.HewashappytospendtoomuchofhistimE.D.Hefeltasenseofguiltyingettingit.27.WhatcanweinferfromwhatMr.Dongsaidaboutdigitalhongbao?A.Mr.Dongisinfavorofthedigitalhongbao.B.ItwillbeoutoffashioninnearfuturE.C.Lotsofpeoplewilluseittoearnmoney.D.Itwillbringustroubleinholidayreunion.28.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.SpringFestivalReunionB.FamilyReunionDestructionC.NewHolidayEnthusiasmD.Double-edgedSword

InthedepthsoftheFrenchGuianeserainforesttherestillremainunusualgroupsofindigenous土著的peoplE.Surprisinglythesepeoplelivelargelybytheirownlawsandtheirownsocialcustoms.AndyetpeopleinthisareaareinfactFrenchcitizensbecauseithasbeenacolony殖民地oftheFrenchRepublicsince1946.IntheorythattheyshouldlivebytheFrenchlawisoftenignoredorunknownthusmakingthemintoaninterestingareaoflawlessnessintheworlD.ThelivesofthesepeoplehavefinallybeenrecordedthankstotheeffectsofaFrenchmanformPariscalledGin.Ginspentfivemonthsinearly2015exploringthemostremotecornersofthisareawhichsitsontheedgeoftheAmazonrainforestwithhalfitspopulationofonly250000livinginitscapitalCayennE.IhaveaspeciallovefortheFrenchGuianesepeoplE.IhaveworkedthereonandoffforalmosttenyearssaysGin.I’vebeenabletokeepfirmfriendshipswiththem.ThusIhavebeenallowedtogainaccesstotheirlivingenvironment.Idon’tseeitasalawlesslanD.ButratherIseeitasanareaoffreedom.IwantedtoshowtheaudienceaphotographicrecordtouchingupontheuncivilizedlifecontinuesGin.Iprefertoworkinblackandwhitewhichallowsmetoshowdifferentspecificworldsmoreclearly.Hisblack-and-whitepicturespresentaworldalmostlostintimE.Thesepicturesshowpeopleseeminglypushedintoaworldthattheywereunpreparedfor.Theselocalcitizensnowhavetobalancetheirtraditionalself-supportinghuntinglifestylewiththelifestyleofferedbythemodernFrenchRepublicwhichbringswithitnotonlynecessarystatewelfarebutalsoalcoholismbetrayalandevensuicidE.8.WhydoestheauthorfeelsurprisedabouttheindigenouspeopleinFrenchGuiana?A.TheyseldomfollowtheFrenchlaw.B.TheyoftenignoretheGuianeselaw.C.TheyareseparatedfromthemodernworlD.D.TheyarebothGuianeseandFrenchcitizens.9.GinintroducedthespecialworldoftheindigenousGuianeseas_________.A.atourguideB.ageographerC.afilmdirectorD.aphotographer10.WhatisGin’sattitudetowardsthelivesoftheindigenousGuianese?A.Cautious.B.Doubtful.C.UninteresteD.D.AppreciativE.11.Whatdoestheunderlinedworditinthelastparagraphreferto?A.ThemodernFrenchlifestylE.B.Theself-supportinghunting.C.Theuncivilizedhunting.D.TheFrenchRepubliC.

Menhavelongbeenpuzzledbytheamountwomenpackwhentheygoonholiday.T.heydespair绝望astheywatchtheirbelovedspendmuchmoneyonextrabaggagechargE.Nearlyhalfofthesewomenadmittedtolyingabouttheweightoftheircasetotheirpartnerbeforeleavingfortheairportinfearofbeingmadetounloadsomeunnecessaryitems.B.utit’safactthatwomenpackmorethantheyneeD.Onaverageawomanneedsaround57itemsinsuitcaseforatwo-weekholidayyetmostwomenpacknearerto150itemsrangingfromskirtstopsunderwearandhighheels.Inadditionwomenpackmoresuncreammake-upandhairappliancesthantheywerelikelytoneeD.T.heyalltakeupspaceinthesuitcaseonlyathirdofthemwillseethelightofdayonceattheholidayplacE.79percentofwomenadmittedtotakingextraitemswiththemwiththereasonforthisbeingjustincase.W.omenplantheirholidaywardrobe衣橱monthsinadvance.P.ackingenoughclothesandotheritemstolastamonthisnotenoughforsomewomen.T.hey’dtakeachancetoshopfornewitemswhileholidayingabroad.S.othey’llreturnwithevenmoreluggageintheircases.ProfessorKarenPinesaid:Womenaretemptedtotakefamiliaritemswiththemonholidayofteneverythingexceptthekitchensink.S.omepeoplefindtravelingstressfulparticularlywhenthey’reunsureaboutthehomecomfortsavailableattheirholidayplacE.T.heyover-packtohelpcopewiththosefeelingsofstressandreducetheuncertainty.T.hiswillcomeasnosurprisetosomemenwhoareusedtotryingtosqueezetheirpartner’sluggageintothebootofthecarwiththeirownsmallercase.Ontheotherhandmenpackverylightlywithonlyanaverageof40itemsforatwo-weekholiday.65.Thebesttitleforthetextwouldbe__.A.Womenaregoodatpickingholidaysuitcase.B.Womenover-packbytwothirdwhenonholiday.C.Womenwillgoshoppingeverytimetheygoonholiday.D.Womentakegoodcareofthemselveswhileholidaying.66.Howmanyitemswillawomanpackfora2-weekholiday?A.57itemsB.79itemsC.97itemsD.150items67.Womenpacktoomuchonholidaybecause_.A.theywanttoshowofftheiritemsB.theypreferamorecomfortableholidayC.theyareafraidthey’llneedthemduringtheholidayD.theywouldliketocleantheirclotheswardrobeverymuch68.Howdoesamanfeelabouthiswifepackingtoomuch?A.OpposedB.S.upportiveC.PositiveD.Concerned69.WhatdoD.rPine’swordsimply?A.Goingonholidaywillcostalot.B.Womendon’tprefertogoonaholiday.C.Peopletendtofeeltiredandstressedonholiday.D.I.t’sunderstandablethatwomenover-packinasense.

ThisMondaythenationwillstarttocelebratePresidents’DayjustsevendaysbeforeGeorgeWashington’sbirthday.EveryoneagreesthatdayisaholidaybutisitjusttocelebrateGeorgeWashington’sBirthday?WhataboutAbrahamLincoln?SomegovernmentofficescallitPresidents’Day.OtherssaytheholidayisofficiallyWashington’sBirthday.Confusedyet?GeorgeWashingtonwaselectedthecountry’sfirstPresidentonApril301789.SoonafterAmericansbeganpubliclycelebratinghisbirthday.PresidentialhistorianssaytheactualdateofGeorgeWashington’sbirthisFebruary111732.Butachangeinthecalendarsystem20yearslatershiftedalldatesmakingWashington’sbirthdayFebruary22whichisnowwellaccepteD.In1879.CongressmadeWashington’sbirthdayanofficialfederalholiday.Itwasthefirstfederalholidaytocelebrateanindividual’sbirthday.In1968CongresspassedtheMondayHolidaysActwhichmovedtheholidaytothethirdMondayinFebruary.Thenewlawdidnotchangetheholiday’snamE.ItwasstillcalledWashington’sBirthdayeventhoughsomelawmakerswantedtocallitPresidents’DaytoincludeAbrahamLincolnwhoseactualbirthdayisFebruary12.ManypeoplearguethattheholidayshouldcelebrateallpastPresidents.TheyfeelLincolnshouldbehonoredforhisroleinpreservingthenationduringtheCivilWarandhelpingtofreeslaves.OthersfeeltheholidayshouldonlyhonorWashingtonthecountry’sfirstPresident.TheysayshiftingthefocusawayfromWashingtonwouldmeanfuturegenerationsofkidswouldnotknowabouttheFatherofOurCountry.LawshavebeenintroducedinCongressovertheyearstorequireuseoftheterm＂GeorgeWashington’sBirthday.＂butnoneofthoselawshavebeenpasseD.Meanwhilemanystategovernmentsandschooldistrictsnowusetheterm＂Presidents’Day.＂Manystolesalsouseittopromoteholidaysales.ShouldtheholidayhonorWashingtonWashingtonandLincolnorallpastPresidents?Writetoemailbag@timeforkids.comandtelluswhatyouthink.1.ThePresident’sDaywasoriginallydesignedtohonor______.A.GeorgeWashingtonB.AbrahamLincolnC.allpresidentsD.theCivilWar2.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Washington’sBirthdayisthesameasLincoln’s.B.ThechangeinthecalendarsystemwasnotwisE.C.Thenewactchangedtheholiday’snamE.D.ThisMondayisthethirdoneofthisFebruary.3.What’sthemainargumentaboutthisholiday?A.Whentocelebratetheholiday.B.Howtocelebratetheholiday.C.Whichpresidenttohonor.D.Wheretocelebratetheholiday.4.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.WhypeoplecelebratePresidentDayB.ThehistoryanddebatebehindPresidents’DayC.TocelebratePresidents’DayornotD.ColorfulactivitiesonPresidents’Day

SigningupforadigitalTVserviceprovidesyouwithaccesstoover200channelsfromallovertheglobE.Howevertelevisiontodayisdominatedbyadultlanguagemakingithardforconcernedfamiliestofindchannelssuitableforyoungeyes.ThereforemostmoviechannelsareautomaticallyremovedformthelistofTVchannelsforanentirefamily.ThefollowingaresomegoodonesbasedonpopularityonaglobalscalE.DiscoveryChannelDiscoveryanditsmanychannelscanbeconsideredasthefoundingfatherofinformativechannelsontelevision.WhatNationalGeographicdoesinascholastic学术的mannerDiscoverytriestodoinanentertainingmanner—educatingthemassesaboutanythingandeverything.FoxFamilyFindingamoviechannelthatbroadcastspicturessuitableforteenagersandkidsalikeisverydifficultunlessyourserviceoperatoroffersyouFoxfamilymovies.Thischannelscreensmostmoviesbeforeitbroadcaststhemensuringthatnomovieshowsunacceptablematerialforyoungeyes.NickelodeonAchannelverysimilartoCartoonNetworkitmostlyshowsUSprograms.Howevertheirshowsaresometimesabitmorematureforyoungerkidsandbettersuitedtokidsaged5andup.ABCFamily111]ABCstartedtheABCfamilychannelinanattempttointroducefamily-centeredshowsandserialstothepublicintheUSA.TheneedforthischannelwasfeltafterABCobservedthelackofproperfamilytypeUSchannels.LivingIftravellingisafamilyhobbyandbetterlivingisthemottothenthereisnobetterchannelthanLiving.Kidscanseenever-seen-beforesightslearningaboutnewplaceswhileadultscanpracticetheircookingandlearnamazingthingsaboutmotorbikes.21.AccordingtothetextmostchannelsofferedbyadigitalTVservice______.A.cankeeppeopleawayfromTVviolenceB.arewelcomedbyfamilieswithsmallchildrenC.areconcernedabouttheproperuseoflanguage1111]D.areunsuitableforthewholefamilytowatchtogether22.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeDiscoveryChannel?A.Relaxing.B.Touching.C.Commercial.D.Professional.23.Ifpeoplewanttoknowaboutwhatatraditionalfamilyisliketheycanchoose____.A.FoxFamilyB.NickelodeonC.ABCFamilyD.Living

PeopleintheUnitedStateshonortheirparentswithtwospecialdays:Mother'sDayonthesecondSundayinMayandFather'sDayonthethirdSundayinJunE.Thesedaysaresetasidetoshowloveandrespectforparents.Theyraisetheirchildrenandeducatethemtoberesponsiblecitizens.TheygiveloveandcarE.Thesetwodaysofferachancetothinkaboutthechangingrolesofmothersandfathers.MoremothersnowworkoutsidetohomE.Morefathersmusthelpwithchild-carE.Thesetwospecialdaysarecelebratedinmanydifferentways.OnMother'sDaypeoplewearcarnations康乃馨Aredonestandsforalivingmother.A.whiteoneshowsthatthemotherisdeaD.Manypeopleattendreligiousserviceszōng jiāo 仪式tohonorparents.Itisalsoadaywhen'peoplewhoseparentsaredeadvisittheirgraves.Onthesedaysfamiliesgettogetherathomeorinrestaurants.TheyoftenhaveoutdoorBBQsforFather'sDay.Thesearedaysoffunandgoodfeelingsandmemories.Anothertraditionistogivecardsandgifts.Childrenmaketheminschool.Manypeoplemaketheirownpresents.Thesearevaluedmorethantheonesboughtinstores.Itisnotthevalueofthegiftthatisimportantbutitisthethoughtthatcounts.Greetingcardstoresfloristscandymakersbakeriestelephonescompaniesandotherstoresdoalotofbusinessduringtheseholidays.35.Whatdoyouknowfromthepassage?A.Mother’sDayandFather'sDayarebothinMay.B.NotallthechildrenrespecttheirparentsC.FewerwomenworkedoutsidethehomeinthepastD.Fathersarenotasimportantasmothersathome36.OnMother'sDayandFather'sDay_____.A.childrenalwaysgotoparents'homeB.everyonegoestovisitthegraveC.peopleusuallyhavefamilypartiesD.hand-madecardscostmorE.37.Whatdoyouthinkfloristsdo?A.Theysellflowers.B.TheysellspecialclothesforMother'sandFather'sDay.C.TheymadebreadorpastryD.Theyofferenoughroomforhavingfamilyparties.

Wegetit:You'retireD.You'rebusy.AndyourshoesarewayovertherE.ExcusesareOKsometimesbutnoteveryday-andespeciallynottoday.Soputonyoursneakersgetupoffthecouchandletuskickyourexcusestothecurb路牙子.I...dislike...panting气喘!Beingreallyoutofbreathmaymeanyou'retryingtoomuchtoosoonwhichwillkillyourconfidencE.Butyoudon'thavetobehuffingandpuffingtogetaworkout.Activedoesn'thavetomeanhigh-intensity高强度.It'sjustaboutmoving.IhateexercisE.ItmayseemunbearablebutyoujusthavetogetstarteD.Exercisereleases释放endophinsyourbrain'sownfeel-goodchemicalswhichcanbehabit-forming.What'sthebestexercise?Theoneyou’lldoregularly.Soyoumayhaterunning.Don'trun!RideyourbikeorjustdancE.EvencleaningyourroomisactivE.Aslongasyou'removingandgettingyourbloodpumpingitcounts.SogetcreativE.Idon'thavetimE.Youmaynothavelotsoftimeto.sparewhenyou'rebusywithschoolworkbutwebetyoucanfind10minutes.Bonus:Anactivitybreakwillsendoxygentoyourbrainmakingyousuper-alert超级警觉的andmorecreativetoo.FamousthinkerslikeAristotleandSteveJobslikedwalkingmeetingsandyoucanfollowintheirfootstepsbymovingaroundwhileyoubrainstormaboutatoughtaskormemorizeyourEnglishvocabulary.Ineverseeresults!Evenifyoutrainwiththehelpofaprofessionalyouwon'tseeresultsrightaway.Butyouwillfeelthemalmostimmediately.Don'tfocusonhowyourbodylooks-focusonhowyoufeel.Keepajournalofwhenyouexerciseordon'tandhowyoufeelthatday:Stressed?Focused?Tired?Whenyoustartnoticingtheamazingeffectsofexerciseyou’llhavenoexcuses.21.TheunderlinedparthuffingandpuffinginParagraph2canbereplacedby.A.movingaroundB.breathingheavilyC.feelingconfidentD.wearingniceshoes22.Intheauthor'seyesthebestexerciseistheonethat.A.isveryrelaxingB.youwillstickto.C.producesgoodresultsD.youcansparetimeon23.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ExerciseexcuseswearenotbuyingB.BenefitsofregularphysicalactivityC.ThebestexerciseandfitnessroutinesD.Howtogetstartedwithanexerciseplan

MickeyMousewantstohelpkidskickthejunkfoodhabit.TheWaltDisneyCompanyannouncedthatitplanstoadvertiseonlyhealthierfoodstokids.By2015allfoodanddrinkproductsthatareadvertisedonitsTVchannelsradiostationsandwebsiteswillhavetomeetthecompany’snutritionstandardforlimitingcaloriesandreducingfatsodiumandsugar.Manyfoodssuchasfruitdrinkscandyandsnackcakeswon’tmeetthestandarD.FirstLadyMichelleObamacalleditagamechanger.DisneyisdoingwhatnomajormediacompanyhaseverdonebeforeintheU.S.–andwhatIhopeeverycompanywilldointhefuturE.Thisisalandmark里程碑becauseamajormediacompanyistakingresponsibilityforwhatfoodtheyadvertisetochildrensaysMargoWootandirectorofnutritionpolicyfortheCenterforScienceinthePublicInterest.Thisshouldbearealwake-upcalltoNickelodeonanAmericanchildren’schannelandtheCartoonNetworktodothesamE.Butthecompanywillstillbeabletoadvertisebetter-for-youversions种类ofproductsthatarenotperfectlynutritious.Underthenewstandardsbreakfastcerealsthatareadvertisedwillhavetocontainfewerthan10gramsofsugarinaservingWootansays.That’sagoodstepforwardbutit’snotperfectlynutritious.JonLeibowitzchairmanoftheFederalTradeCommissionsaysDisneyismakingthismoveatperhapssomeriskofaffectingtheirincomessothat’swhyweshouldpraisethem.FoodmarketingisreallyimportantbecauseitshapesthewaykidsarefedWootansays.Ifwedon’tdealwithfoodmarketingtokidswedon’thaveanychanceofaddressingchildhoodobesity.Currentlyathirdofchildrenareoverweightputtingthematagreaterriskforserioushealthproblems.AtitsthemeparksDisneybeganofferinghealthierkids’mealsservingcarrotsandothervegetablesfruitslow-fatmilkandyogurtatmealsinsteadoffriesandsoftdrinks.67.TheunderlinedworditinParagraph3probablyrefersto__________.A.theWaltDisneyCompanyB.thewake-upcallC.thehabitofeatingjunkfoodD.thenutritionstandardintheUS68.WhatdoesMargoWootanthinkofDisney’snewmove?A.Hethinksitisarisk.B.Hethinksitwillgetwidesupport.C.Hethinksveryhighlyofit.D.HethinksitwillaffecttheirincomE.69.AccordingtoDisney’snewstandards________.A.foodsadvertisedshouldcontainfewerthan10gramsofsugarB.foodsthatareadvertisedshouldbefat-freeC.onlyperfectlynutritiousproductscanbeadvertisedD.softdrinksarenotallowedtobeadvertised70.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.DisneycallsforabanonjunkfooD.B.Disneyistoquittakingadsforjunkfoodaimedatkids.C.Disneyistoservehealthierfoodforkids.D.Disneyaimstohelpkidsloseweight.

TheWorldWideWebissocommonandpopularthatnotadaygoesbywhenwedon’tusetheWorldWideWeB.Todayithasbecomealmostasimportanttoeveryfamilyasfoodandwater!ThisyeartheWorldWideWebhasturned25yearsolD.Whatmanypeopledon’tknowisthatthewebwasatfirstcreatedtoimprovecommunicationbetweenthousandsofscientistsinSwitzerlanD.In1989TimBerners-Leewasa34-year-oldBritishphysicistworkingasasoftwareengineeratCERNtheEuropeanOrganizationforNuclearResearchinSwitzerlanD.SinceCERNwasahugeorganizationwiththousandsofscientistscommunicationbetweenthemwasbecomingincreasinglydifficult.Berners-Leewantedtodevelopasystemtosolvetheproblem.HispapersuggestedaninformationsystemwhereapageononecomputercouldhavealinktoanotherpageonanothercomputerconnectedthroughtheInternetallowingscientiststoreadlotsofinformationquickly.HoweverBerners-Lee’sbosssaidthatitsoundedexcitingbutimpossiblE.EventhoughthereweremanydifficultiesandfewsupportersBerners-LeewentontodeveloptheWorldWideWeB.HecameupwithideassuchasHyper-textTransferProtocol超文本传输协议toallowcomputerstotalktoeachotherHyper-textMarkupLanguageHTMLtocreatethepagesaservertoservethepagesandabrowser浏览器toseethem.InDecember1990theWorldWideWebwasdemonstrated展示andin1991theWWWprojectwasmadepublicsothatotherprogrammerscoulddeveloptheirownbrowsers.Berners-Leebelievedthatitcouldbeusedformorethanscientificpurposes.HewantedtheInternettobeeasyforanyonetouse—afreeopensoftwarE.HiswishessooncametruE.AlthoughtheWorldWideWebhastodayturnedintoacompletelydifferentthingfromwhatitmeantatfirstithasbecomenecessaryandimportanttoourlivespoweringourmobiletechnologiesandthewaywegetinformation.29.TheWorldWideWebwascreatedto_____.A.helppeoplegetinformationeasilyandquicklyB.supportthedevelopmentofmobiletechnologiesC.makeiteasierforBritishscientiststocommunicateD.improvecommunicationbetweenscientistsatCERN.30.AsforBerners-Lee’spaperhisboss_____.A.feltpuzzledaboutitB.showednointerestinitC.wascertainaboutitD.hadnoconfidenceinit31.AccordingtothetextBerners-Lee_____.A.doesn’tgiveupeasilywhenintroubleB.isa55-year-oldSwissphysicistC.hasworkedatCERNfor25yearsD.knowslittleabouttheInternet32.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ThepopularityoftheweB.B.WorldWideWebturns25!C.TipsonimprovingthewebsitE.D.InterviewwithTimBerners-LeE.

ShanghaiDisneyResorthasrevealeditsticketpricesforDisneylandclaimingthelowestofall12DisneyparksandsixresortsintheworlD.ShanghaiDisneylandticketpricesaresetat499yuan75dollarsforthegrandopeningperiodJune16-302016andregularpriceat370yuan.Itsregularpriceforaone-dayticketislowerthanitspeersinHongKongwhichispricedat539yuanandtheDisneylandinTokyoinJapanat374yuan.Theregularpriceforaone-dayticketatthetwoparksinLosAngelesis$139.TicketsforShanghai’sDisneylandwillbeonsaleonMarch282016.Shanghai’sDisneylandwillhaveitsopeningdayonJune162016.Allticketswillbedate-specificandvalidforadmissiononlyonthedatepurchaseD.Peakpricingforhigh-demanddatesincludingsummerholidaysandweekendsissetat499yuan.Specialpricingwillbeprovidedtocategorizedguests:children1.4mandbelowseniors65yearsoldandaboveandguestswithdisabilitieswillreceivediscountsof25percentinfants1mandbelowreceivefreeadmission.A.two-dayticketwillbeavailableatafivepercentdiscount.OnMarch282016guestscanobtaininformationonticketsthroughseveralofficialchannels.Theprojecthasbeenunderconstructionformorethansixyearsnow.Jun16－thatis6-16-2016－hasbeenapparentlychosenasthedateofopeningbecausethethree6sarebelievedtobeauspiciousforetellingsuccess.Investorsbelievethatevena10squaremeterspaceforanoodlestandwillbereallyprofitableifitiscloseenoughtoDisneylandsaidLuJianxinarealestateagentwithShanghaiHuayuPropertyLtD.25.Accordingtothepassagehowmuchwillthetwo-dayticketscostifacouplegotoShanghaiDisneylandonJuly162016Saturday?A.About1900yuan.B.About2000yuan.C.About1500yuan.D.About1400yuan.26.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordauspiciousmean?A.suspiciousB.successfulC.luckyD.unsuccessful27.Whatdoesthispassagemostprobablycomefrom?A.A.schooltextbook.B.A.newsreport.C.Anadvertisement.D.Anintroductionofascenicspot.

UniversityCanWaitIwasonmywaytothelibrarytodosomestudyingforhistoryclass.That’swhenIsawmyfriendandherfamily__41__ondoors.AsIwasstanding__42__onehousemyfriend’sbrotherwalkedpastmeandwenttothedoorofthehousE.Whentheresident__43__IheardhimsayExcusemeIam__44__moneyformymom.Sheneedstohave__45__butwedon’thaveenoughmoney.Couldyouplease__46__withadonation?Theladygavehimsome__47__andhesaidThankyousomuch!Godblessyou.ThenhewalkedontothenexthousE.Icouldseehedidn’thavemuchandIalsosawhehadbeen__48__.__49__goingtothelibraryIwenttothebank.ItoldhimIwantedto__50__allmysavings.TheladyinthebanksaidtomeButsweetieIthoughtyouweregoingtousethatmoneytogoto__51__.Itoldhersomethingelse__52__soshegavemethemoney.ThenIwalkedtomyfriend’shousE.Theyhadonlyraisedninehundredandsixty-twodollarswhichwasn’t__53__aquarterofwhattheyneedeD.Itoldmyfriendto__54__mymoney.Whenshesawitshe__55__straightawayitwasmyuniversitymoney.Theideaofgoingtouniversityhadbeenavery__56__oneforme—__57__Igotaccepted—butsheneededthemoneymorethanIdiD.Itwasthis__58__ofmoneythatcouldsavehermother’slifE.Ihopeallgoeswellforherandherfamily.Myloveand__59__goouttothem.LeoTolstoyoncesaidNothingcanmakeourlifeorthelivesofotherpeoplemorebeautifulthanpermanent__60__.41.A.meetingB.waitingC.knockingD.quarreling42.A.insideB.aboveC.behindD.outside43.A.repliedB.understandC.openedD.answered44.A.raisingB.accumulatingC.increasingD.making45.A.healthB.surgeryC.examinationD.break46.A.provideB.helpC.dealD.compete47.A.adviceB.medicineC.coinsD.food48.A.laughingB.beggingC.thinkingD.crying49.A.InsteadofB.RegardlessofC.OtherthanD.Exceptfor50.A.depositB.donateC.withdrawD.collect51.A.universityB.companyC.theatreD.work52.A.heldupB.cameupC.putupD.tookup53.A.evenB.alreadyC.stillD.ever54.A.returnB.considerC.takeD.pay55.A.receivedB.refusedC.realizedD.admitted56.A.disappointingB.depressingC.appealingD.realistic57.A.assessingB.advocatingC.appointingD.assuming58.A.kindB.itemC.shareD.sum59.A.imaginationB.prayersC.ideasD.stories60.A.honestyB.kindnessC.responsibilityD.courage

Whilegoodgradesandtestarethebasicrequirementsforgettingintocollegeafter-schoolactivitiesarebecomingmoreimportantinthecollegeselectionprocessintheUS.AsentranceintocollegehasbecomemoredifficultcollegeshavelookedmoreatwhatskillsyouhavE.Takingpartinafter-schoolactivitiesisagreatwaytosucceedinschool.HighSchoolClubsMosthighschoolsofferalotofclubsandactivitiessoitiseasytofindsomethingthatyouareinterestedin.Collegeslookforstudentswhowillalsobeactiveotherthantestscores.TherearemanyclubsinschoolsuchasthedramaclubandabookcluB.YoumayevenbeabletofindaclubrelatedtoafuturejobsuchasFutureTeachersofAmericA.HighSchoolSportsIfyouwanttogotocollegeandwanttotakepartinsportsatacollegelevelthenthisfactjustmightgiveyouachancE.Itisgenerallyagoodideatofocusononesinglesport.Ifyouplanonsportsopeningcollegedoorsandleadingtocollegescholarships奖学金itwouldbebetterifyoudecidewhichsporttodo.Inthiswayyouwillhaveenoughtimetobuildtheirskills.HighSchoolPublications出版物Anothersmartwaytobeactiveinhighschoolandshowcollegesthatyouareinterestedinactivitiesmorethanacademics学术istobeapartoftheirschool’snewspaperormagazinE.TheremaybeanactualclassyoucanjoinoryoumayjoinacluB.BeinginhighschoolpublicationscanbeveryhelpfulparticularlyifyouwanttomajorinEnglishorineducationincollegE.35.NowintheUScollegeshavefocusedmoreonthestudents’duringtheselectionprocess.A.goodgradesB.familybackgroundC.skillsD.scholarships36.After-schoolactivitiesincludeallofthefollowingexcept.A.joiningaclubB.doingapart-timejobC.workingonschool’snewspaperormagazineD.takingpartinsports37.Joiningaclubmayhelpstudents.A.improvetheirEnglishB.gethigherscoresinsubjectsC.makemoregoodfriendsD.knowmoreabouttheirfuturejobs38.ThispassageisprobablywrittenfortoreaD.A.teachersB.studentsC.parentsD.headmasters39.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat__________.A.theUScollegesprefertohavestudentswhostudyveryhardB.youmusttakeactualclassestobepartofschool’snewspaperC.beinggoodatsportsisconsideredimportantintheUScollegeselectionD.youcaneasilyfindasuitableclubtojoinineveryhighschoolintheUS40.Whichofthefollowingstudentswillgetusefulinformationfromthispassage?A.Sarahisthinkingaboutstartingherownbusinessaftergratuation.B.AnnlikeswritingandshewouldliketochooseEnglishashermajorincollegE.C.Leonisinterestedinactingandhewantstojointheschool’sdramacluB.D.Chrishasdifficultyingettingalongwiththeothermembersonthebasketballteam.

BackpackinginEuropeisawonderfulexperienceforyoungpeoplearoundtheworlD.AfterhighschooloruniversityyoucanplanaEuropeanbackpackingtrip.PackingAsyouplanthethingsyouwillcarrybringwarmclothesandaraincoatorumbrellatodealwithchangingweatherindifferentEuropeancountries.Europeanslikedressingnicelyandgoodclotheswillmakeyoufeellesslikeadustybackpacker.ItisnotworthtakingthetroubletobringahairdryerorshampooasyoucanbuybasicnecessitiesinEuropE.HostelsThecheapestplacestosleepwhenbackpackinginEuropearehostelswherepeoplecanstayandeatfairlycheaply.Mosthostelshavealotofinformationaboutlow-costwaystoseelocalattractionsandmanyoffertours.Thecostforhostelbedsdiffersfromcountrytocountry.InParisyoumightpay30eurosbutinBulgariayoucangetabedfor10euros.IngeneralhostelsaremoreexpensiveinlargepopularcitiessuchasParisRomeandLondon._____Manybackpackersuserailpasses火车通票whichallowunlimited不受限的travelwithincountrygroupsoveraperiodoftimE.Ifyouhavethetimetotravelbytrainandwillbetravelinginacountrygroupthiscanbeagooddeal.Otherwiseyoumayconsiderpoint-to-pointticketslocaltrainsbusesandairlinessuchasRyanaireasyJetandWizzAirwhichoffercheapflights.FoodEatingoutinEuropecancomewithahighcostandthebestwaytocutyourfoodbudget预算istocookmealsinthesharedkitchensinhostels.YoucanmakeseveralmealsintopicnicstotakeadvantageofEurope’sparks.Whenshoppingforyourpicnictryandbuyatalocalmarket.YousavesomeeuroswhilesupportingthelocalindustryatthesametimE.Wheneatingoutchooserestaurantsawayfromtouristattractions.21.Whichofthefollowingisanadvantageofhostels?A.Theyareoftenbuiltinpopularcities.B.TheyaremainlyopentoyoungpeoplE.C.Theyusuallyprovidetourinformation.D.Theyalwaysaskthesamepricefortheirbeds.22.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputintheblankinthetext?A.Traveling.B.Shopping.C.Entertainment.D.Transportation.23.TomakeacheaptripinEuropeyou’dbetter_____.A.eatmealsonthetrainB.choosearestaurantnearaparkC.enjoyamealsoldatalocalmarketD.cookyourownmealsatthehostelkitchen

Alongtimeagopeoplethoughtthatthesunwentroundtheearth.Insomecountriespeopleevensaidthatthesunwasagod神.TheythoughtthegoddroveacrosstheskyeachdayonagoldenhorsE.Nowweknowtheearthgoesroundthesun.Ittakestheearthayeartogoallwayroundthesun.Todaymenevenknowhowfaritisfortheearthtogoroundthesun.Theytellusthattheearthtravelsoverathousandmilesaminuteonitsjourneyroundthesun.Thesunisreallyastar.Itismuchbiggerthantheearthanditisveryhot.Somepeoplehavebeentothemoonbutweknowthatnoonecanevergotothesun.Itisfartoohotforpeopletoliveanywherenearit.Thesunisthreehundredthousandtimesheavierthantheearthandmorethanmilliontimeslarger.1.A.longtimeagopeoplesaidthesunwas____.A.agoldenhorseofgodB.agodonagoldenhorseC.agodwithgoldendressD.agodandagoldenhorse2.Theearthtravelsover____milesanhour.A.1000B.100000C.6000000D.600003.Oneyearis____A.thetimefortheearthtoturnrounD.B.thetimetheearthtravelsonethousandmiles.C.onecircletheearthgoesroundthesun.D.thejourneyoftheearth.

Advertisinggivesusefulinformationaboutwhichproductstobuy.Butmodemadvertisingdoesmorethangivesnewsaboutproductsandservices.Today'sadvertisementsoradstrytogetconsumers消费tobuycertainbrands品牌.Writersofadvertisingaresoskillfulthattheycansometimespersuadeaconsumertowearacertainkindofclothing.eataspecialkindofcereal麦片.orseeamovie.ConsumersmightneverevenwantaproductiftheydidnotseeorhearadvertisementsforitForexampleyouprobablydonotneedthenewestcerealinthesupermarket.T.herearE.prohablymanycerealbrandsonyourkitchenshelves.Yourmaynothavespaceonyourshelfforanother.ButifyouseE.adsaboutanewcerealthatisyourextra-tastyandhasafreeprizeinthebox.youmaywantit.A.dvertisingmustgetattemion.Tobeeffective.itmustheexcitingenteraining.orprovidesomepleasureThesecretofwritinggoodadvertisingcopyistoofferagoodideaaswellasproduct.TheideaiswhattheadisreallysellingOneexampleisanadthatsayseatingacertaincerealwillmakeapersondowellinsports.Thatcerealbrandmaysellbetterifconsumersthinkitoffersstrengthandenergy.43.Whatisdiscussedmthispassage?A.Thecontentofmodemadvertising.B.Theresultsofmodemadvertising.C.Thewritingofmodermadvertising.D.Theskillsofmodemadvertising.44.Accordingtothepassageagoodadvertisementshould.A.givepeopleusefulinformationB.bebothpersuasiveandeffectiveC.showpeopleaproductD.showpeopleanewideaaproduct45.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat.A.modernadvertisinghaslesseffectoncustomers.B.oncecustomersseeadsaboutanewcerealtheyaresuretobuyitC.cerealisakindoffoodwhichispopularamongpeopleD.cerealcanmakepeoplestrong

Silenceisunnaturaltoman.Hebeginslifewithacryandendsitinstillness.Inbetweenhedoesallhecantomakeanoiseintheworldandhefearssilencemorethananythingelse.Evenhisconversationisanattempttopreventafearfulsilence.Ifheisintroducedtoanotherpersonandanumberofpausesoccurintheconversationheregardshimselfasafailureaworthlesspersonandisfullofenvyoftheemptiestheadedchatterbox喋喋不休的人.Heknowsthatninety-ninepercentofhumanconversationmeansnomorethanthebuzzingofaflybutheisanxioustojoininthebuzzandtoprovethatheisamanandnotawaxworkfigure蜡塑人像.Theaimofconversationisnotforthemostparttocommunicateideas;itistokeepupthebuzzingsounD.Thereareitmustbeadmitteddifferentqualitiesofbuzz;thereisevenabuzzthatisasannoyingasthecontinuousnoisemadebyamosquito蚊子.Butatadinnerpartyonewouldratherbeamosquitothanaquietperson.MostbuzzingfortunatelyispleasanttotheearandsomeofitispleasanteventotheminD.Hewouldbeafoolishmanifhewaiteduntilhehadawisethoughttotakepartinthebuzzing-withhisneighbors.Thosewhohatetopickuptheweatherasaconversationalopeningseemtomenottoknowthereasonwhyhumanbeingswishtotalk.Veryfewhumanbeingsjoininaconversationinthehopeoflearninganythingnew.Someofthemarecontentiftheyaremerelyallowedtogoonmakinganoiseintootherpeople'searsthoughtheyhavenothingtotellthemexceptthattheyhaveseentwoorthreenewplaysorthattheyhadfoodinaSwisshotel.Attheendofaneveningduringwhichtheyhavesaidnothingmeaningfulforalongtimetheyjustprovethemselvestobesuccessfulconservationists.64.Accordingtothepassagepeopleusuallytalktotheirneighbors.A.inthehopeoflearningsomethingnewB.inthehopeofgettingonwellC.aboutwhatevertheyhavepreparedD.aboutwhatevertheywantto65.Accordingtotheauthorpeoplemakeconversationto_.A.achievesuccessinlifeB.exchangeideasC.overcometheirfearofsilenceD.provetheirvalue66.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.Topersuadepeopletostopmakingnoises.B.Toexplainwhypeoplekeeptalking.C.Todiscusswhypeopleliketalkingaboutweather.D.Toencouragepeopletojoininconversations.67.BythebuzzingofaflyParA.1theauthormeans_.A.thevoiceofachatterboxB.meaninglesstalksoundC.alowwhisperingD.thenoiseofaninsect

CANYOUIMAGINEHOWHARDITWOULDBETOREADSENTENCESLIKETHIS?Everyoneofusgetssousedtopunctuationmarksthatnotmanyofusgivethemasecondthought.ActuallytheancientGreekswrotethisway.Thelackofpunctuationmarksprobablydidn’tbothergoodreadersthough.Astheyreadtheyjustputpauseswheretheyfitbest.Alsoatthistimesentencesswitcheddirections.A.sentencereadfromlefttoright.ThenextonereadrighttoleftandthenlefttorightagainetC.TheancientRomanssometimespunctuatedlikethis:They•put•something•that•can•separate•words•in•a•sentencE.ThewordpunctuationactuallycomesfromthisideaandtheLatinwordpunctumwhichmeansadot.Whenthe5thcenturyarrivedtherewerejusttwopunctuationmarks:spacesandpoints.Thespacesseparatedwordswhilethepointsshowedpausesinreading.Theninthe13thcenturyaprinternamedAldusManutiustriedtostandardizepunctuation.HealwaysusedaperiodforacompletestopattheendofasentencE.Heusedaslash/toindicateashortpausE.Overtimethatslashwasshortenedandcurledanditbecamethemoderncomma逗号.Sincethattimeothermarkshaveenlargedthepunctuationfamily.Theexclamationmark感叹号comesfromtheLatinwordio.Itmeansexclamationofjoy.ThequestionmarkoriginallystartedoutastheLatinwordquestiomeaningquestion.Eventuallyscholarsputitattheendofasentencetoshowaquestion.Punctuationevenkeepschangingnowadays.Newmarksarecomingintoexistenceandoldpunctuationmarksareusedinnewways.Takeforexampletheinterrobang.This1962inventioncombinesthequestionmarkandexclamationmarkfortimeswhenwriterswantboth.ForexampleShedidwhat?orHowmuchdidyoupayforthatdress?ObviouslytheinterrobangisnotwidelyusedorrecognizedyetbutitsinventionshowsthatEnglishisnotyetfinishedwithitspunctuation.27.Fromthefirstparagraphwecanknowthat_______.A.goodreadershadtroublereadingwithoutpunctuationmarksB.asentencealwaysreadfromlefttorightinancientGreeceC.ancientGreeksswitchedthedirectionofpunctuationmarksD.theuseofpunctuationmarkscandatebacktoancienttimes28.Thepassageisdeveloped_______.A.bytimeB.byspaceC.bycomparisonD.byimportance29.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______.A.ancientRomansdidn’tuseanypunctuationmarksB.exclamationandquestionmarkscamefromLatinC.spacesandslasheswerealreadyusedbeforethe5thcenturyD.AldusManutiusfirststartedtousecommas30.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraph?A.Thecombinationoftwomarkswillnotwork.B.Ittakestimeforpeopletoacceptnewpunctuationmarks.C.OldpunctuationmarksneedtobestandardizeD.D.Punctuationmarksarestillchangingtoday.

Doyouloveholidaysbuthatetheincreaseweightthatfollows?YouarenotalonE.Holidaysarehappydayswithpleasureanddeliciousfoods.Manypeoplehoweverareworriedabouttheweightthatcomesalongwiththesedeliciousfoods.Withproperplanningthoughitispossibletocontrolyourweight.Theideaistoenjoytheholidaysbutnottoeattoomuch.Youdon'thavetoturnawayfromthefoodsthatyouenjoy.Thefollowingsuggestionsmaybeofsomehelptoyou.Donotmissmeals.Beforeyouleavehomeforafeast宴会haveasmalllow-fatsnack小吃.Thismayhelptokeepyoufromgettingtooexcitedbeforedeliciousfoods.Beginwithclearsoupandfruitorvegetables.A.largeglassofwaterbeforeyoueatmayhelpyoufeelfull.Useasmallplate;alargeplatewillencourageyoutohavemorethanenough.Betternothavehigh-fatfoods.Dishesthatlookoilyorcreamyhavemuchfatinthem.Chooseleanmeat瘦肉.Fillyourplatewithsaladandgreenvegetables.Ifyouhaveasweettoothtrymints薄荷andfruits.Theydon’thavefatcontent容量ascreamandchocolatE.Don’tletexercisetakeabreakduringtheholidays.A.20-minutewalkafteramealcanhelpburnoffexcess过多的calories.11.Holidaysarehappydayswithpleasurebuttheymay______A.bringweightproblemsB.bringyoumuchtroubleinyourlifeC.makeyouworriedaboutyourfoodsD.makeyouhatedeliciousfoods12.Accordingtothepassage___isanecessaryparttostopyoufromputtingonweight.A.vegetablesB.waterC.caloriesofenergyD.physicalexercise13.Inordertoreallyenjoyyourholidayswithoutputtingonweightyou'dbetter__A.drinkmuchwaterandhavevegetablesonlyB.noteatthefoodinhighfatC.notacceptinvitationstofeastsD.turnawayfromdeliciousfoods14.Excesscaloriescanbefoundinyourbodyintheformof___.A.energyB.fatC.foodD.somethinginvisible看不见15.Manypeoplecan'thelpputtingonweightaftertheholidaysbecausethey_______.A.can'tcontrolthemselvesB.gototoomanyfeastsC.enjoydeliciousfoodsD.can'thelpturningawayfromthefoods

Peoplealwaysthinkmenaremoreskilledthanwomenindriving.Nowadayswomenappeartohaveapositiveimageofthemselvesassaferdriversthanmen.InasurveydoneforinsurerMetLife51%ofwomensaidtheydrivemoresafely.Theevidenceisontheirside:Menare3.4timesmorelikelythanwomentogetaticketforcarelessdrivingand3.1timesaslikelytobepunishedfordrunkdriving.Womenareonaveragelessaggressiveandmorelawabiding守法的driverswhichleadstofeweraccidents.thereportsays.Howevernotallmaledriverssharethesameopinion.OfthemensurveyedbyMetLife39%claimedmaledriversweresafer.Thefindingsdidbackthemupononepoint:automotiveknowledgE.Thereportshowedthatmoremenarefamiliarwithcurrentsafetyequipmentsuchaselectronicstabilitycontrolwhichhelpspreventrolloveraccidents.Autosafetyunavoidablymatterstomoney.Insurancecompaniesfocusonwhatclassesofdrivershavethelowestdollaramountsofclaimsandfornowthatmainlyincludeswomen.Ingeneralwomenpayabout9%lessforautoinsurancethanmen.A.studybythewebsiteInswebalsoshowedthatautoinsuranceratesarelowerforwomeninmoststates.AmongindividualstateswomengetthegreatestadvantageinWyomingwheretheypay20%lessSouthDakotaandWashingtonD.C.wheretheirinsurancecostsare16%lower.Morethan11900maledriversdiedinU.S.trafficaccidentsin2009comparedwithjustunder4900womendriversaccordingtothestudy.Basedonmilestraveledmendiedatarateof2.5deathsper100millionmilestraveledv.s.1.7deathsforwomen.29.Accordingtothestudymaledrivers_________..A.arelessaggressivewhiledrivingB.aremoreskilledatautoknowledgeC.aremorelikelytosticktodrivinglawsD.arelessfamiliarwithsafetyequipment30.Insurancecompaniesfocusonfemaledriverclients客户probablybecausethey_________.A.causemoreaccidentsontheroadbutaskforlittleB.causelittledamageandpaymoremoneytotheinsurancecompaniesC.makeupthemostpartoftheinsuranceclientsD.aremorecarefuldriversandcauselessdamage31.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_________.A.menare3.1timesmorelikelytogetticketsthanwomenB.allwomenintheUSApaythesamefortheirautoinsuranceC.morefemaledriversdieeveryyearthanmaledriversD.womenaregenerallysaferdriversthantheoppositesex32.Thewritermainlydevelopsparagraphsby_________.A.givingexamplesB.makingcomparisonsC.drawingaconclusionD.presentinganargument

IfConfucius孔子werestillalivetodayandcouldcelebratehisSeptember28birthdaywithabigcaketherewouldbealotofcandles.He’dneedafanorastrongwindtohelphimputthemout.WhilemanypeopleinChinawillrememberConfuciusonhisspecialdayfewpeopleintheUnitedStateswillgivehimapassingthought.It’snothingpersonal.MostAmericansdon’tevenrememberthebirthdaysoftheirownnationalheroes.Butthisdoesn’tmeanthatAmericansdon’tcareaboutConfucius.InmanywayshehasbecomeabridgethatforeignersmustcrossiftheywanttoreachadeeperunderstandingofChinA.InthepasttwodecadestheChinesestudiesprogramshavegainedhugepopularityinWesternuniversities.MorerecentlytheChinesegovernmenthassetupConfuciusInstitutesinmorethan80countries.TheseschoolsteachbothChineselanguageandculturE.ThemaincoursesofChinesecultureusuallyincludedChinesearthistoryandphilosophy.SomesocialscientistssuggestthatWesternersshouldtakeadvantageoftheancientChinesewisdomtomakeupforthedrawbacksofWesternersphilosophy.StudentsintheUnitedStatesatthesametimeareracingtolearnChinesE.SotheywillbereadyforlifeinaworldwhereChinaisanequalpowerwiththeUnitedStates.BusinessmenwhohopetomakemoneyinChinaarereadingbooksaboutConfuciustounderstandtheirChinesecustomers.Sotheoldthinker’sideasarestillaliveandwell.TodayChinaattractstheWestmorethaneveranditwillneedmoreteacherstointroduceConfuciusandChineseculturetotheWest.AsfortheoldthinkerhewillnotsoonbeforgottenbypeopleintheWestevenifhisbirthdayis.21.Thefirstparagraphismainlyintendedto______.A.providesomekeyfactsaboutConfuciusB.attractthereaders’interestinthesubjectC.showgreatrespectforthegreatthinkerD.provethepopularityofmodernbirthdaycelebrations22.WecanlearnfromParagraph4thatAmericanstudents_______.A.haveagreatinterestinstudyingChineseB.takeanactivepartinChinesecompetitionsC.trytogethighscoresinChineseexamsD.fightforachancetolearnChinese23.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ForgottenWisdominAmericaB.HugeFansoftheChineseLanguageC.ChineseCultureforWestnersD.OldThinkersWithaBigFuture24.Thepassageislikelytoappearin___________.A.abiographyB.ahistorypaperC.anewspaperD.aphilosophytextbook

China’snewbuzzwordtuhaomaybeinnextyear’sOxfordEnglishDictionary.IfitsinfluencecontinuesitisverylikelytoappearonourupdatedlistofwordssaidJulieKleemanprojectmanagerwiththeeditingteam.InChinesetumeansuncouth粗野的andhaomeansrich.IthastraditionallybeenreferredtorichpeoplewhothrowtheirweightaroundinChina’sruralareas.Inrecentyearspeopleborrowedthetermtodescribethosewhospendmoneyinanunreasonablemanner.ThewordgainedacceptanceinSeptemberwiththelaunch上市ofApple’snewgold-colorediPhoneanitemlovedbyChina’srichpeoplE.Thecolorbecameknownastuhaogold.Thewordisnowoftenusedbytheonlinecommunitytorefertopeoplewhohavethecashbutlacktheclasstogowithit.KleemanalsomentionedtwootherChinesewords—damaandhukou—whichmayalsobetakeninthedictionary.Hukoumeanshouseholdregistration登记inChineseandhasbeenwidelyuseD.Damameaningmiddle-agedwomenwasfirstusedintheWesternmediabytheWallStreetJournalinMaywhenthousandsofChinesewomenwerebuyinguparecordnumberofgolD.TheywerethedrivingforceintheglobalgoldmarketbetweenAprilandJunewhenthegoldpriceshadgonedown.Wehavenearly120Chinese-linkedwordsnowinOxfordEnglishDictionaryshesaiD.Someofthemare:Guanxiliterallymeaningconnectionisthesystemofsocialnetworksandinfluentialrelationshipswhichpromotebusinessandotherdealings.Taikonautisamixoftaikongmeaningouterspaceandastronaut.ThenewwordswillbefirstuploadedontheofficialwebsitebeforethedictionariesarrivE.Theonlineversionisalsorenewedeverythreemonths.Itatleastbrokeouroldrules.Itusedtotake10yearstoincludeanewwordbutnowwekeepthepacewiththeeraaccordingtoJohnSimpson.21.WhatdoesTuhaomeannow?A.TherichwholikeiPhonemadeofgolD.B.ThepeoplewhohavepowerinthecountrysidE.C.Thepeoplewhospendmoneyreasonably.D.Therichwhofindnoclasstobelongto.22.WhyisthewordDamapopularnow?A.Theyboughtgoldintheglobalmarket.B.Theyarewealthymiddle-agedwomen.C.Theybroughtthegoldpricesdown.D.TheyworkedontheWallStreet.23.AccordingtoJohntheOxfordEnglishDictionary__________.A.updatesitsnewversioneverythreemonthsB.takes10yearstoincludeanewwordnowC.speedsupitsacceptanceofnewwordsD.hasitsonlineversiontocollectnewwords

Beinglessthanperfectlywell-dressedinabusinesssettingcanresultinafeelingofgreatdiscomfortthatmaywellrequiretreatmenttoeliminatE.Andthesadtruthisthatclothingmismatchesonthejobcanruinthedayofthepersonwhoiswearingtheinappropriateattire着装—andthepeoplewithwhomheorshecomesincontact.Officesvarywhenitcomestodresscodes.SomebusinesseshaveveryhighstandardsfortheiremployeesandsetstrictguidelinesforofficeattirewhileothersmaintainamorerelaxedattitudE.Howeveritisalwaysimportanttorememberthatnomatterwhatyourcompany’sattitudeisregardingwhatyouwearyouareworkinginabusinessenvironmentandyoushoulddressproperly.CertainitemsmaybemoreappropriateforeveningwearthanforabusinessmeetingjustasshortsandaT-shirtarebettersuitedforthebeachthanforanofficeenvironment.Yourattireshouldreflectbothyourenvironmentandyourposition.A.seniorvicepresidenthasadifferentimagetomaintainthanthatofasecretaryorsalesassistant.LikeitornotyouwillbejudgedbyyourpersonalappearancE.Thisisnevermoreapparentthanondress-downdayswhenwhatyouwearcansaymoreaboutyouthananybusinesssuitevercoulD.Infactpeoplewillpaymoreattentiontowhatyouwearondress-downdaysthanonbusinessprofessionaldays.Thuswhendressinginbusinesscasualclothestrytoputsomegoodtasteintoyourwardrobechoicesrecognizethattherealdefinitionofbusinesscasualistodressjustonenotch等级downfromwhatyouwouldnormallywearofbusiness-professionalattiredays.RemembertherearebordersbetweenyourcareerandoursociallifE.Youshoulddressonewayforplayandanotherwaywhenyoumeanbusiness.AlwaysaskyourselfwhereyouaregoingandhowotherpeoplewillbedressedwhenyougettherE.Isthefinaldestinationtheoperathebeachortheoffice?Dressproperlyandyouwilldiscoverthetruthintheprinciplethatclothesmaketheman—andthewoman.Whenindoubtalwaysmisjudgeonthesideofdressingslightlymoretraditionallythanthesituationdemands.58.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Howtodressproperlyinabusinesssetting.B.A.presidentofacompanyshoulddressdifferentlyfromasecretaryorsalesassistant.C.Thedifferencesbetweenprofessionalandcasualdress.D.ImproperdresswillmakeapersonfeeluncomfortablE.59.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Everycompanyhasstrictrulesregardingofficedress.B.Youcanwearwhateveryoulikeifyourcompanydoesn’thavestandardsfordressing.C.Youshoulddressaccordingtothebusinesssettingevenwhentherearenofixedrules.D.Incompanieswithrelaxedrulesonofficedressyoucan’tspotamanageramongothers.60.Whichstatementbestdescribesdress-downdays?A.Wecan’tjudgeaperson’stastebyhisclothesondress-downdays.B.People’sclothesondress-downdaysdon’treceivemuchattention.C.Ondress-downdaysyoucanwearwhateveryoulikE.D.Peopleareusuallymorecarefulaboutwhattheywearondress-downdaysthanonotheroccasions.61.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheruleinthepassagewithregardtobusinessdress?A.Forabusinessmeetingandaconcertyoushoulddressdifferently.B.Remembertoaskothersforadvicewhenyouarenotsureaboutwhattodress.C.Thinkabouthowotherguestswillwearifyouareinvitedtoadinner.D.Dressabittraditionallyifyouarenotsureaboutproperdressforacertainoccasion.

ThefilmstarsoutasanormaldayatatypicalAmericanhighschool.Friendschatinthediningroomandboysplayfootball.Butthere'sbigsurprisewhenthemovieendswithtwostudentsgoingcrazyintheschool-shootingandkillingpeoplE.ThisisElephant.Itstarsrealschoolkids.AmericandirectorGusVanSanthadnoready-madelines.ThestudentactorsmadeuptheirowndialoguewithVanSantaskingthemtobasetheircharactersontheirownlives.AlthoughitmaynotsoundveryhighqualitythefilmwonthePalmed'Or金棕奖forBestFilmandtheawardforBestDirectorattheCannesfilmfestival.ThefilmisbasedontheshootingsatahighschoolintheUSwheretwoboyskilled13peopleandthenthemselvesin1999.Thetitleofthemoviereferstotheoldexpressionaboutaproblemthat'sashardtoignoreasanelephantinthehousE.Thefilmtakesacloselookatafewhoursinthelivesofthevictimsandthekillers.Itshowshowhighschoolisadifferentexperienceforeveryone---funandfriendlyorhardandlonely.Inmanywaysthetwoboyswhocarryouttheshootingactlikeordinarykids.Theyjokearoundwithoneboy'smotherassheservesthemcakesandplaythepiano.Butthere'rehintsoftheangertheyfeelinsidE.Oneoftheboysisbullied欺负atschool.Theotherplaysviolentvideogames.ButVanSantisn'tblamingtheirkillingsoneitherbullyingorviolentgames.Infactthefilmdoesn'tofferanyreasonforwhyschoolviolencehappens.Ididn'twanttoexplainanything.It'suptotheaudiencetodrawitsownconclusionssaidthe51-year-olddirector.11.Thelinesofthefilmwere________.A.givenbythedirectorB.createdbystudentactorsC.thoughtoutbythedirectorduringtheactingD.carefullydesignedbyprofessionalpeople12.Thefilmdoesn'ttellwhyschoolshootingshappen________.A.soastoleaveroomfortheaudiencetothinkandjudgeB.becauselifeitselfistheproblemmakerC.becausethementalproblemsofstudentsarehardtoexplainD.buttherearesomehintsofthereasons13.ThefilmisnamedElephantbecause________.A.anelephantisalwaysgentleandnevercausestroubleB.anelephantisasymbolofbigproblemsinAmericanschoolsC.elephantisusedtosuggestthattheschoolcrimeisabigproblemD.thetwoboyslikedelephantswhenalive14.What’sthepassagemainlyaboutA.ItshowsAmericanschoollifE.B.ItintroducesthefilmElephant.C.IttellspeopletobecarefulwhileinpeacE.D.ItreportsaschoolkillinginaUSschool.

OnDelancyStreetinLowerManhattananexcitingnewprojectisbeingdevelopedinaWilliamsburgBridgetrolleystation.DesignedbyJamesRamseyownerofRaadStudioandDanBaraschtheprojectwilltransformtheabandonedspaceintoanewfuturisticcitylandmarktidedtheLowlinE.RamseyplannedtousesolartechnologyinthesitecreatinganenvironmentwhereplantlifecouldgrowundergrounD.JoinedtotheJMZEssexsubwaystoptheparkwillnotonlybeanentertainingattractionitwillalsobecomeapartofpassengers’lives.MuchliketheHighLinebuiltinManhattanonanelevated高出地面的sectionofabandonedNewYorkCentralRailroadintheLowerWestSidetheparkwillcombinethenaturalelementsoftheparkwithindustrialaspectsalreadyavailableinthecity.ThesolarcollectingsystemintheLowlinewillcatchsunlightabovegroundtransferitundergroundanddistributeitaroundtheparkviareflectivedomes穹顶.Thelightenablesplantsandtreestogrow.DuringperiodsofsunlightelectricitywouldnotbenecessarytolightthespacE.In2012theLowlineteamexhibitedthistechnologyinanabandonedwarehouseintheLowerEastSideavailableforthepublicandpresstoviewsothatproofofitsabilitycouldbeconfirmeD.Sincethenmanycityofficialshaveshowntheirsupportoftheconceptandseveralprogramshavebeenconductedtoinvolveyouthandyoungdesignersintothepark’screation.Thoughthenegotiationsoftheparkcreationhavenotbeencompletedanditwilllikelynotbeavailableforcitizenstoenjoyuntilaround2020theinventiveideawillbringadynamicnewattractiontothecity.Itwillnotonlycreateanewescapefromtheindustrialnoisebutalsointroducetheconceptofparksandplantgrowthbeingmadepossibleinthemostunlikelyplaces.4.WhatisthesimilaritybetweentheHighLineandLowline?A.Offeringconvenienceonlyforpassengers.B.PlantingthesametypesofplantlifE.C.Makingfulladvantageofsolartechnology.D.TurningindustrialwastelandintogreenspacE.5.WhichistrueofthefutureLowline?A.It’sanexcitingtrolleystation.B.It’salong-termopenexhibition.C.It’sasolar-poweredundergroundpark.D.It’sacitylandmarkabovethegrounD.6.WhydidtheLowlineteamholdtheexhibition?A.Toconductsomeprograms.B.Toprovethetechnologyworks.C.Towinsupportfromvolunteers.D.Toshowthewarehouseisuseful.7.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardstheconceptoftheLowline?A.OptimistiC.B.UnconcernedC.OpposedD.Doubtful.

Londonhasmorethanninemillionvisitorseveryyear.TheycomeandvisitsomeofthemostfamousplacesinEngland:BigBentheTowerofLondonandtheRiverThames.YoucanseesomeofthemostinterestingplacesinthecitybygettingononeofLondon'stourbusesoryoucantakearideontheLondonEyE.Thislargewheelslowlytakesyou135mabovetheRiverThames.Fromthetopyouhavewonderfulviewsofthewholecity.TheRiverThamesisLondon'smainwaterway.Ithasshapedthecapital'slandscapehistoryandgeography.Sooneofthebestwaysofmakingsenseofthecityistotakeatripalongtheriver.TheclocktoweroftheHousesofParliament议会大厦BigBenhasbecomeoneofthemainsymbolsofLondon.Thesoundofthebellwhichyoucanhearatthebeginningofmanytelevisionandradioprogramshasbecomewell-knownthroughoutthenation.NovisittoLondoniscompletewithoutalookattheTowerofLondonintheeasternpartofthecity.AfterBigBentheTowermaybeLondon'smostvisitedtouristspot.ItisEurope'soldestpalaceandprison.DirectlysouthisTowerBridgewhichismorethan100yearsolD.AmongallthepalacesinLondonBuckinghamPalaceisthemostfamous.Ithasbeenthemain[Z-X-X-K]LondonhomeoftheroyalfamilysinceQueenVictoriamovedtherein1837.YoucanvisitsomeoftheroomsinAugustandSeptember.Mostmorningsoftheyearyoucanwatchthesoldiersoutsidechangingguards.AboutonehourbytrainoutofLondonisthetownofWindsor.HereyoucanvisitanotheroftheQueen'shomes—WindsorCastleEurope'sbiggestcastlE.Sight-seeinginLondonisgreatbutitcangetverytiring.SothebestwaytostartthedayistofilluponanEnglishbreakfast.Forstartershaveaneggbaconsausages香肠tomatoesmushroomsblackpuddingandfriedbreaD.ThenfinishoffwithtoastandjamandalargepotofteA.YoucanbuyanEnglishbreakfastinnearlyeveryhotelandatmanyrestaurantsandcafes.OryoucansitoutsideoneofthemanyroadsidepubsandcafesinLondonandsimplywatchthebusyworldgoby.21.WhichofthefollowingisnotsuggestedasoneofthebestwaystomakesenseofLondon?A.TakingatripalongtheThames.B.Subway.C.Tourbuses.D.LondonEyE.22.AccordingtothestorywhichplacemaybeLondon'smostvisitedtouristspot?A.BuckinghamPalacE.B.TheTowerofLondonC.BigBen.D.TheRiverThames.23.IfyougotoLondoninDecemberyouwillnotbeableto______.A.tourthecityalongtheRiverThamesB.visitWindsorCastleC.watchthesoldiersoutsidetheBuckinghamPalacechangingguardsD.tourtheBuckinghamPalace24.Thewordstartersinthelastparagraphbutonemeans______.A.thefirstcourseofthemealB.beginnersC.thefirsttimeD.thosewhohaven'thadanEnglishbreakfast

WhyCollegeIsNotHomeThecollegeyearsaresupposedtobeatimeforimportantgrowthinautonomy自主性andthedevelopmentofadultidentity.Howevernowtheyarebecominganextendedperiodofadolescenceduringwhichmanyoftoday'sstudentsarenotshoulderedwithadultresponsibilities.Forpreviousgenerationscollegewasadecisivebreakfromparentalcontrolguidanceandsupportneededtocomefrompeopleofthesameageandfromwithin.Inthepasttwodecadeshowevercontinuedconnectionwithanddependenceonfamilythankstocellphonesemailandsocialmediahaveincreasedsignificantly.Someparentsgosofarastohelpwithcoursework.InsteadofpromotingtheideaofcollegeasapassagefromtheshelterofthefamilytoautonomyandadultresponsibilityuniversitieshavegivenintotheideathattheyshouldprovidethesameenvironmentasthatofthehomE.Toprepareforincreasedautonomyandresponsibilitycollegeneedstobeatimeofexplorationandexperimentation.Thisprocessinvolvestryingonnewwaysofthinkingaboutoneselfbothintellectually在思维方面andpersonally.Whileweshouldprovidesafespaceswithincollegeswemustalsomakeitsafetoexpressopinionsandchallengemajorityviews.intellectualgrowthandflexibilityarefosteredbystrictdebateandquestioning.Learningtodeal.withthesocialworldisequallyimportant.Becauseacollegecommunity群体differsfromthefamilymanystudentswillstruggletofindasenseofbelonging.Ifstudentsrelyonadministerstoregulatetheirsocialbehaviorandthinkingpatterntheynotfacingthechallengeoffindinganidentitywithinalargerandcomplexcommunity.Moreoverthetendencyforuniversitiestomonitorandshapestudentbehaviorrunsupagainstanothercharacteristicofyoungadults:theresponsetobeingcontrolledbytheirelders.Ifacceptablesocialbehavioristoostrictlydefined规定andcontrolledtheinsensitiveoraggressivebehaviorthatadministratorsareseekingtominimizemayactuallybeencourageD.Itisnotsurprisingthatyoungpeoplearelikelytoburstoutparticularlywhentherearereasonstodoso.Ourgenerationoncejoinedhandsandstoodfirmattimesofnationalemergency.WhatislackingtodayistheconflictbetweenadolescentsdesireforautonomyandtheirunderstandingofanunsafeworlD.Thereforethereisthedesirefortheirdormstobereplacementhomesandnotplacestoexperienceintellectualgrowth.Everycollegediscussionaboutcommunityvaluessocialclimateandbehaviorshouldincluderecognitionofthedevelopmentalimportanceofstudentautonomyandself-regulationofthenecessarytensionbetweensafetyandself-discovery.24.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardcontinuedparentalguidancetocollegestudents?A.SympatheticB.SupportiveC.DisapprovingD.Neutral25.TheunderlinedwordpassageinParagraph2means.A.textB.choiceC.extensionD.change26.Accordingtotheauthorwhatroleshouldcollegeplay?A.Tofosterstudents'intellectualandpersonaldevelopment.B.Todefineandregulatestudents'socialbehavior.C.Todevelopasharedidentityamongstudents.D.Toprovideasafeworldwithouttensionforstudents.27.Whichofthefollowingshowsthedevelopmentofideasinthepassage?I:introductionP:pointSp:sub-pointC:conclusion

MostAmericansuseabout50to70gallonsofwatereachdayintheirhomes.Itiseasytowastewaterwhenyouarenotthinkingaboutit.Makeanefforttotrackhowmuchwaterusewhenyoubrushyourteethshowercookdoyourdishesorcleanyourhomeandlookforwaystominimizewateruseateachstep.About10percentofallthewaterusedinyourhomeisusedinthekitchenprimarilyfordishwashingcookingdrinkingandcleaning.Here’showtosavewaterineachofthoseareas.A.recentstudymadebyresearchersattheUniversityofBonninGermanyfoundthatwashingdisheswithadishwasheruseshalftheenergyone-sixththewaterandmuchlesssoapthanwashingdishesbyhanD.Ifyoudon’thaveadishwasherorifyoujustliketowashyourdishesbyhandminimizerunningwaterbyfillingonesinkwithsoapywaterandonewithwashingwater.It’simportanttodrinkalotofwatereveryday.Keepabottleofdrinkingwaterintherefrigerator.Thiswayyoudon’thavetorunthetaptogetacooldrink.Waterhelpsremovetoxins毒素fromthebody.Bottledwaterusesmoreenergyandresourcesinitsproductionandshippingthantapwateranditisoftenofsimilarquality.Americansthrowawayabout22millionwaterbottleseachyearincreasinglandfillsaswellasresources.AndaccordingtotheNaturalResourceDefenseCouncil’sfour-yearstudyonthebottledwaterindustrywaterthatcomesfromabottleisnotcleanerorsaferthanwaterthatcomesfromthetap.Infacttheirstudyfoundthatatleast25percentofbottledwaterisactuallyjustbottledtapwater.SavemoneyandresourcesbycarryingyourownreusablebottlefilledwithtapwaterinsteaD.28.Inthepassagetheauthorintendsto.A.stresstheimportanceofwaterinlifeB.giveadviceonhowtosavewaterC.remindsusofthemostwater-wastingD.adviseustogiveupbottledwater29.Youcanobservedailywaterconsumption.A.tostrengthenwater-savingconsciousnessB.tofindwaystotakeplaceofwaterC.toknowhowwastefulAmericansareD.tocalculatethetotalamountofwater30.Whenwashingdishesinyourkitchen.A.youmustuseadishwashertosavewaterB.youcanavoidusingsoaponthedishesC.you’dbetternotletthetaprunallthetimeD.youshouldwashthedishesbyhand31.Theauthorthinksthat.A.refrigeratorisusefulinsavingwaterB.runningthetaptoooftenmeanswastingwaterC.watercanstoptoxinsforminginthebodyD.allthebottledwaterisofpoorquality

Mostpeopleagreethathonestyisagoodthing.ButdoesMotherNatureagree?Animalscan'ttalkbutcantheylieinotherways?Cantheyliewiththeirbodiesandbehavior?Animalexpertsmaynotcallitlyingbuttheydoagreethatmanyanimalsfrombirdstochimpanzeesbehavedishonestlytofoolotheranimals.Why?DishonestyoftenhelpsthemsurvivE.Manykindsofbirdsareverysuccessfulatfoolingotheranimals.Forexampleabirdcalledtheploversometimespretendstobehurtinordertoprotectitsyoung.Whenapredator猎食动物getsclosetoitsnesttheploverleadsthepredatorawayfromthenest.How?Itpretendstohaveabrokenwing.Thepredatorfollowsthehurtadultleavingthebabybirdssafeinthenest.Anotherkindofbirdthescrubjayburiesitsfoodsoitalwayshassomethingtoeat.Scrubjaysarealsothieves.Theywatchwhereothersburytheirfoodandstealit.Butcleverscrubjaysseemtoknowwhenathiefiswatchingthem.SotheygobacklaterunburythefoodandburyitagainsomewhereelsE.Birdscalledcuckooshavefoundawaytohavebabieswithoutdoingmuchwork.How?Theydon'tmakenests鸟巢.Insteadtheygetintootherbirds'nestssecretly.Thentheylaytheireggsandflyaway.Whenthebabybirdscomeouttheiradoptive收养的parentsfeedthem.Chimpanzeesorchimpscanalsobesneaky.Afterafightthelosingchimpwillgiveitshandtotheother.Whenthewinningchimpputsoutitshandtoothechimpsarefriendlyagain.Butananimalexpertoncesawalosingchimptakethewinner'shandandstartfightingagain.Chimpsaresneakyinotherwaystoo.Whenchimpsfindfoodthattheylovesuchasbananasitisnaturalforthemtocryout.Thenotherchimpscomerunning.ButsomecleverchimpslearntocryverysoftlywhentheyfindfooD.Thatwayotherchimpsdon'thearthemandtheydon'tneedtosharetheirfooD.AschildrenmanyofuslearnthesayingYoucan'tfoolMotherNaturE.Butmaybeyoucan'ttrusthereither.32.A.ploverprotectsitsyoungfromapredatorby______.A.gettingclosertoitsyoungB.drivingawaytheadultpredatorC.leavingitsyounginanothernestD.pretendingtobeinjured33.ByChimpanzeesorchimpscanalsobesneakyparagraph5theauthormeans______.A.chimpsarereadytoattackothersB.chimpsaresometimesdishonestC.chimpsarejealousofthewinnersD.chimpscanbeselfishtoo34.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Cuckoosfooltheiradoptiveparentsbymakingnonests.B.Thelosingchimpwonthefightbytakingthewinner'shanD.C.Somechimpslowertheircrytokeepfoodawayfromothers.D.Somecleverscrubjaysoftenstealtheirfoodback.35.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Doanimalslie?B.DoesMotherNaturefoolanimals?C.Howdoanimalslearntolie?D.Howdoeshonestyhelpanimalssurvive?

A.faddietisadietthatsuddenlybecomespopularusuallybecauseitpromisespeoplethattheywilllosealotofweightovernight.Althoughdietersmayreallyshowweightlossfromafaddiettheywillalmostcertainlygetbacktheweightiftheirusualeatinghabits习惯remainunchangeD.Moreoverfaddietscontinuouslycallforspecialproductsofquestionablevalueorforhealthfoodshealthfoodsthatmaycosttwiceasmuchassupermarket超市foods.Worseyetcertainfaddietsdon'tincludenutrients营养goodforhealth.Peoplehavebeenknowntobecomeveryillasaresultoffollowingmedicallyunhealthydiets.Theworsefactoffaddietsthoughisthattheykeeppeoplewhoareover-weightorsickfromreceivingthemedicalcarethattheytrulyneeD.21.Thewordfadinthefirstsentencemeans______.A.newB.wonderfulC.popularquicklyD.lovedbypeople22.Inthewriter’sopinionfaddiets________.A.areveryhelpfulB.arenothealthydietC.won’tcostmuchD.includelotsofnutrients23.Thelastparagraphtellsus______.A.thatfaddietersareoftenoverweightB.faddietersneedmedicalcareiftheyareoverweightorsickC.howfaddietersgetsickD.overweightorsickfaddietercan’tgetmedicalcareintime

Itiscommonlybelievedthatallovertheworldboysandgirlsattendamixedschoolwheretheystudytogether.Butboys'schoolsaretheperfectplacetoteachyoungmentoexpresstheiremotionsandinvolvetheminactivitiessuchasartdanceandmusiC.Alwaysboysatsingle-sexschoolsweresaidtobemorelikelytogetinvolvedinculturalandartisticactivitiesthathelpeddeveloptheiremotionalexpressivenessratherthanfeelingtheyhadtocorrespondto和相符theboycodeofhidingtheiremotionstobearealman.Surprisinglythefindingsofthestudygoagainstreceivedwisdomthatboysdobetterwhentaughtalongsidegirls.GeorgeCarlheadmasterofEtonwarnedthatboyswerebeingfailedbytheBritisheducationsystembecauseithadbecometoofocusedongirls.Hecriticizedteachersforfailingtorecognizethatboysareactuallymoreemotionalthangirls.Theresearcharguedthatboysoftenperformbadlyinmixedschoolsbecausetheybecomediscouragedwhengirlsdobetterearlierinspeakingandreadingskills.Butinsingle-sexschoolsteacherscanadjustlessonstoboys'learningstylelettingthemmovearoundtheclassroomandgettingthemtocompeteinteamstopreventboredomwrotethestudy'sauthorAbigailJamesoftheUniversityofVirginiA.Teacherscouldencourageboystoenjoyreadingandwritingwithboy-focusedapproachessuchasthemesandcharactersthatappealtothem.Becauseboysgenerallyhavemoreacutevisionlearnbestthroughtouchandarephysicallymoreactivetheyneedtobegivenhands-onlessonswheretheyareallowedtowalkarounD.Boysinmixedschoolsviewclassicalmusicasfeminine女性的andpreferthemoderngenre类型inwhichviolenceandsexismaremajorthemesJameswrotE.Single-sexeducationalsomadeitlesslikelythatboyswouldfeelthattheyhadtobemasterfulandinchargeinrelationships.InmixedschoolsboysfeelforcedtoactlikemenbeforetheyunderstandthemselveswellenoughtoknowwhatthatmeansthestudyreporteD.28.Thewriterarguesthatasingle-sexschoolwould__________.A.encourageboystoexpresstheiremotionsmorefreelyB.helpboystobemorecompetitiveinschools.C.forceboystohetheiremotionstoberealmenD.naturallystrengthenboys’traditionalimageofaman29.Traditionallyinamixedschoolboys__________.A.behavemoreresponsibly.B.performrelativelybetter.C.growupmorehealthily.D.receiveabettereducation.1111]30.InAbigailJames’opiniononeoftheadvantagesofsingle-sexschoolsis______.111]A.boyscanchoosetolearnwhatevertheyareinterestedinB.boyscanfocusontheirlessonswithoutbeingdistractedC.teachingcanbeadjustedtosuitingthecharacteristicsofboysD.teachingcanbedesignedtopromoteboys'teamspirit31.Theunderlinedwordacuteinparagraph7isclosestinmeaningto______.A.lovelyB.seriousC.sharpD.dull

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.21.People'sideasaboutbeauty________.A.haveexistedsinceancienttimesB.canbeeasilydescribedC.havelittleinfluenceonaperson'ssuccessD.arebaseduponstrictstandard22.InParagraph3thebabiesinthestudy________.A.wereratedfortheirappearanceB.wereenteredinabeautycontestC.wereshownphotosofagroupofcollegestudentsD.wereabletotellattractivefacesfromunattractiveones23.TheunderlinedwordtraitsinParagraph4probablymeans________.A.qualitiesB.measurementsC.judgmentsD.standards24.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.theideasofbeautyvaryaspeoplegrowupB.thesearchforbeautyisrootedinlackofconfidenceC.thestandardsforbeautyarebasedonscientificresearchesD.theunderstandingofbeautydependsonculturalbackgrounds

Herearesomeofthebestplacesyoucanvisitin2015.Findyourfavoriteandputonyourtravellist.WashingtonDCAttraction:HistoryinthemakingFromtheWashingtonMonumentandJohnF.KennedyCenterallthewaytoCapitolHillthevigor活力oftheUS’capitalcityisjustasstrongasinreallifeasitisinHouseofCards.Theyear2015marksthe150thanniversaryofAbrahamLincoln’sfamousassassination__andaseriesofspecialeventswillbeheldtoremembertheoccasion.Lincoln’sfamoustophatthegunthatfiredthedeadlyshotandotherthingsfromthatfatefuldaywillbeondisplay.MilanItalyAttraction:A.cradleoffinediningandcultureIfyouareagastronome美食家don’tmissMilanin2015.Expo2015willbeheldbetweenMayandOctoberandthefocusisonfooD.The1.1-square-kilometergroundswillbelaidoutlikeaclassicalRomancitywithbeautifulstreetsacanalandahugelakE.Youcanexplorethefooddistrictwanderasquarefullofstreetmusiciansanddanceperformersorenjoynighttimewine-tasting.SalisburyUKAttraction:TheMagnaCarta’s800thanniversaryFortoolongSalisburyhasbeenconsideredashortstoponthewaytoStonehengE.But2015issettobetheyearvisitorsstayinthiscityasitmarksthe800thanniversaryoftheMagnaCartawhichlimitedroyalpowerandestablishedtherightsofcommonpeoplE.ThehighlightforthecelebrationswillbeSalisburyCathedralwhoseChapterHouseholdstheMagnaCartA.AbrandnewexhibitionwillopenintheChapterHousealongsidemanytalksandaflowerfestival.25.WhydidtheauthormentionHouseofCardsinthesecondparagraph?A.Toarousereaders’interestinreadingthetext.B.ToindicatethattheanniversaryLincoln’sassassinationisimportant.C.TostressthatthevigorofWashingtonDCisstrong.D.ToshowthatWashingtonDChasalonghistory.26.InwhichyearwasLincolnassassinated?A.1864B.1865C.1866D.186727.WhatcanavisitormostlyprobablydoinSalisbury?A.BuyLincoln’sfamoushat.B.Explorethefooddistrict.C.WatchwonderfuldanceperformancE.D.SeetheoriginalcopyoftheMagnaCartA.

Ifabusinesswantstosellitsproductsinternationallyithadbetterdosomemarketresearchfirst.ThisisalessonthatsomelargeAmericancorporationshavelearnedthehardway.What’sinthename?SometimestheproblemisthenamE.WhenGeneralMotorsintroduceditsChevyNovaintoLatinAmericaitoverlookedthefactthatNovainSpanishmeansItdoesn’tgo.SureenoughtheChevyNovaneverwentanywhereinLatinAmericA.TranslationproblemsSometimesitisthesloganthatdoesn’twork.NocompanyknowsthisbetterthanPepsi-ColawithitsComealivewithPepsi!campaign.ThecampaignwassosuccessfulintheUnitedStatesPepsitranslateditssloganliterallyforitsinternationalcampaign.Asitturnedoutthetranslationsweren’tquiteright.PepsiwasbeggingGermanstoComeoutofthegrave坟墓andtellingtheChinesethatPepsibringsyourancestorsbackfromthegravE.Apicture’sworthathousandwordsOthertimestheprobleminvolvespackaging.A.pictureofasmilingbabyhashelpedsellcountlessjarsofGerberbabyfooD.WhenGerberstartedsellingbabyfoodinAfricatheyusedthesamepackagingasintheUSwiththesmilingbabyonthelabel.LatertheylearnedthatinAfricancountriesthepictureonthejarshowswhatthejarhasinitformanypeopletherecan’treaD.TwistoffateEventhecultureandreligiousfactorsandpurecoincidencecanbeinvolveD.ThornMcAnshoeshaveaThornMcAnsignatureinsidE.TopeopleinBangladeshwhichisaMuslimcountrythissignaturelookedlikeArabicscriptforthewordAllah.InthatcountryfeetareconsidereduncleanandMuslimsfeltthecompanywasoffendingGod’snamebyhavingpeoplewalkonit.60.Fromthetextwelearnedthat_________.A.ChevyNovawasbroughtinLatinAmericaB.GeneralMotorsdidthebestmarketresearchofallcompaniesC.PepsistillsoldwellinChinaowingtothetranslationproblemsD.theComealivewithPepsicampaignworkedwellintheUS61.WhatwasGerber’sproblem?A.A.translationproblemB.CulturalfactorC.ReligiousfactorD.Thepictureonthejar62.ForwhatreasonwereThornMcAnshoesturneddowninBangladesh?A.TheyarenotdesignedattractivelyB.TheiradvertisementsarenotpersuasiveC.A.signaturelookinglikethewordAllahwasintheshoesD.ProblemforThornMcAnwasthecompany’sname63.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?A.Lessonsfromsomelargecorporations.B.HowtomakeuseofadvertisementsC.TheimportanceofmarketresearchD.Theimportanceofpackaging

Customsaresocialhabits.Theyhavebeenhandeddownthroughgenerations代amonggroupssocialclassesetC.Customscanbedescribedaswaysofdoingthings.Theyareparticularly特别stronginsocialpracticesontheoccasions场合ofbirthsmarriagesanddeaths.Ziyuanku.comInChinathesedayssomepeopleincitiesarelearningfromWesterncustoms.ForexamplesomebridesdressinthelongwhitedressthatisusualbridalwearinmanyWesterncountries.Everypeople民族hasspecialcustomsforNewYear.TheHanpeoplehavemanyinterestingSpringFestivalcustoms.AndnowquiteanumberofpeoplelivinginthecitieshavefollowedtheWesterncustomsofsendingNewYeargreetingcardsforJanuary1st.OneinterestingcustominChinaisthatmotherswrap包uptheirbabiestightly紧紧的.ThisisnotthecustominWesterncountrieswherebabiesareusuallydressedinloosegarments.13.Itistruethatcustoms.A.havebeenformedduringashorttimeB.havebeenquicklyformedandchangedC.havebeenformedlittlebylittleD.haveneverbeenchanged14.Inthispassagethewordgarmentis.A.asortofclothesB.abedC.akindoffoodD.aroom15.Fromthispassageweknow.A.peopleinthevillagesandcitiessendNewYeargreetingcardstoeachotherB.eachpeoplehashisspecialcustomforNewYearC.thepeoplealloverChinaspendNewYearinthesamewayD.mostofChinesepeopletakeSpringFestivalseriously

PublicbookshelvesareappearingacrossGermanyonstreetcornerscitysquaresandinsuburbansupermarkets.Inthesefree­for­alllibrariespeoplecangrabwhatevertheywanttoreadandleavebehindanythingtheywantforothers.There’snoneedtoregisternoduedateandyoucantakeorgiveasmanyasyouwant.Thisprojectisaimedateveryonewholikestoread.ItisopenforeverybodyMichaelAubermannoneoftheorganizersofthefreebookexchangesaiD.Thewesterncity’slatestpublicshelfwasputupnexttoBayenturm.ItisthefourthfreeshelfthatAubermann’sgrouptheCologneCitizen’sFoundationhasplacedoutsidE.Wesetupourotheroutdoorshelveslastyearandit’sbeenworkingreallywellsaidAubermann.Thepublicbookshelveswhichareusuallyfinancedbydonationsandcaredforbylocalvolunteergroupshaveappearedindependentlyofeachotherinmanycitiessuburbsandvillages.Eachshelfholdsaround200booksandittakesaboutsixweeksforacompleteturnoverwithalltheoldtitlesreplacedbynewones.Evencommercialbookstoresandonlinebooksellersseemtosupporttheideaoffreebookexchanges.WeseethisprojectratherasasalespromotionthanascompetitionsaidElmarMuether.Ifbooksarepresenteverywhereithelpsourbusinesstoo.SofartheColognebookgrouphashadfewproblemswithdamageorotherproblems.AubermannsaidPropaganda宣传istheonlykindofliteraturewedonotallowherE.AtanotherbookshelfintheBayenthalneighborhoodthelowershelvesarereservedforchildren’sliteratureonly.Itisimportantthatwemakeiteasyforeveryonetoparticipateinthis‘readingcultureonthestreet’—fromoldreaderstokidstoimmigrantsAubermannsaiD.WhilemostoftheshelveshavesofarbeenputupinupscaleneighborhoodsAubermannandthe20volunteerswhohelplookaftertheprojectareplanningtoputupfutureshelvesinpoorneighborhoodswherecitizensoftendon’thaveasmuchaccesstoliteraturE.28.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthepublicbookshelves?A.Peoplecantakethebooksandleavetheirbooksatwill.B.Peoplecan’tborrowbooksunlesstheydonatebooks.C.Peoplecanborrowwhatevertheylikeafterregistering.D.PeoplehavetoreturnthebooksaccordingtotherequiredtimE.29.AccordingtoAubermannthepublicbookshelves________.A.arefinancedbylocalvolunteersB.havebeengoingwellsincetheirbirthC.weremanagedbythelocalgovernmentD.willholdmorebooksandtakeashorterturnover30.Theunderlinedphraseupscaleneighborhoodsrefersto________.A.communitiesthathavemanypeopleB.communitiesthathavemanytallbuildingsC.communitiesthatarefreetoliveinD.communitiesthatareofhighgrade31.Whichmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.PublicReadingBecomesPopularWorldwideB.NewTrendsofBookshelvesinGermanyC.PublicBookshelvesSpreadAcrossGermanyD.ReadingCultureontheStreetinEurope

ScotlandhaslongbeencharacterizedasalandofromancE.Itcontainsruinsofmanyancientcastlesandabbeysandthereisanattractivebeautyinitsmountainslongdeepvalleysandribbonlakes.Eachyearthosethingsattractagreatnumberoftourists.Numerousislandslinethecoast.InthenortharetwolargegroupstheOrkneyIslandsandtheShetlandIslands.ClosetothewestcoastaretheInnerandOuterHebridesgroupsandtheislandsofArranandButE.Thelandmaybedividedintothreeregions:theHighlandsinthenorththeCentralLowlandsandtheSouthernUplands.TheHighlandsarewildandpicturesque如画的.AlongvalleycalledGlenmorecrossestheHighlandsfromsouthwesttonortheast.InthesouthoftheHighlandsaretheGrampianMountainshighestintheBritishIsles.BenNevisthehighestpeakrisesto1243meters.BenLomondrisesfromtheshoreofLochLomondScotland'slargestfreshwaterlakE.TheCentralLowlandsrunfromsouthwesttonortheastandthegreatestlengthisnearly145kilometers.ThesoilhereisfertileandtherearefourcoalfieldsunderlyingtheareA.IntheeastisEdinburghScotland'shistoriccapitalcityandinthewestisGlasgow.Almost90percentofScotland'spopulationliveintheLowlands.IntheSouthernUplandsthehillsaregenerallylessthan600metershigh.Theirroundedorflattopsareoftencappedwithdarkpeat泥炭.Alongtheslopesareplantslikegrassandheather石南花.32.AccordingtothetextallthefollowingthingsattractmanytouriststoScotlandEXCEPT______.A.ruinsofancientcastlesandabbeysB.mountainsandvalleysC.variousanimalsandplantsD.ribbonlakes33.Fromthepassageweknowthat________.A.Scotland'sislandsmainlylieinthenorthB.theHighlandshaverichsoilC.BenLomondisnearScotland'slargestfreshwaterlakeD.theShetlandIslandslieonthewestcoastofScotland34.MostScottishpeoplelivein________.A.theHighlandsB.theCentrallowlands[KS5UKS5UKS5U]C.theSouthernUplandsD.theOrkneyIslands35.Theauthor'saimofwritingthispassageis________.A.toattractpeopletovisitScotlandB.todescribethebeautifulsceneryofScotlandC.toshowpeoplethehistoryofScotlandD.tointroduceScotlandgenerally

LearningaforeignlanguagecanbeadifficulttaskformostpeoplE.Thedegreeofdifficultyhoweverdiffersfromonepersontoanother.LikestudyinganyothersubjectswehavetomakeaneffortandputinthetimE.Besidesanindividual’slearningabilitycanbedeterminedbythefollowingfactors:MyhusbandsaysIamaquicklearnerbutIeasilyforgetnewinformationespeciallydatesandfigures.MyhusbandspendsmoretimelearninganewsubjectbutseldomforgetswhathehaslearneD.We’reexactlytheoppositeandwerepresentthetwobasickindsoflearners.Somepeoplecanlearnnewinformationfastwhileothershavetoworkalittlebitharderatit.OthersremembernewknowledgelongerlikemyhusbandwhileotherseasilyforgetwhattheyhavejustlearneD.Howfastandwellyoulearnnewthingsaredeterminedbyyourgenes基因andyourenvironment.Mymotherisafastlearnerwhilemyhusbandhasslowlearningparents.Thewaywelearnalsodiffers.IliketowritedownwhatI’vejustlearneD.Ialsofindthatdrawingdiagrams图表worksbetterformE.ComparedwithmyhusbandIhatememorizingdataanddefinition定义forexamplethedefinitionofafamily.I’dratherwritedownsomethinglikethis:family=husbandwifechildren.IrememberthingsbetterwhenIcanvisuallypictureitinmymindamentalpictureordiagram.DetermineyourownlearningabilitybyobservingthewayyoulearnnewinformationhowfastyoucanlearnitandhowlongyoucankeepthisnewdatA.BydoingsoyoucanchoosethemethodbestsuitedtoyourlearningstylE.Inmyopinionthisisthemostimportantfactorinlearningaforeignlanguage:yourdrivetolearn.AsthesayinggoesWherethere’sawillthere’saway.Differentpeoplearedrivenbydifferentmotivations动机.IwanttolearnanewlanguagebecauseIfinditchallenging.Othersmayneedtolearnaforeignlanguagebecauseofhavinganewjoborworkinginforeigncountries.ThepointistodeterminewhetheryoutrulyneedorjustwanttolearnaforeignlanguagE.There’sadifferencebetweenthetwo.Thefirstisarequirementwhichneedstobedoneimmediatelywhilethelattercanbedelayedandwillnotinfluenceyourperformanceinyourjobdirectly.21.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.A.person’sabilitydetermineshowhelearnsaforeignlanguagE.B.EffortandtimeplayakeyroleinlearningaforeignlanguagE.C.It’snotdifficultformostpeopletolearnaforeignlanguagE.D.Learningaforeignlanguageisn’tthesameforeveryonE.22.Comparedwiththeauthorherhusband_____.A.easilyforgetsnewinformationB.likesmemorizingdataandfiguresC.hasquicklearningparentsD.likestodrawdiagrams23.Whichofthefollowingaffectspeople’sforeignlanguagelearningmost?A.ThedegreeofdifficultyoftheforeignlanguagE.B.Thedeterminationtoovercomethedifficulty.C.ThemotivationtolearnaforeignlanguagE.D.Theforeignlanguagelearningability.24.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.ToshareherexperienceinlearningaforeignlanguagE.B.Toanalyzewhypeoplecannotlearnaforeignlanguagewell.C.TotellushowtofindthemethodoflearningaforeignlanguagE.D.Tointroducesomefactorswhichaffectourlanguagelearningability.

GIANYARBali—TheresortislandofBaliisknownforalotofthings—beachesartistsflowingricepaddies—butnotguitars.SlowlybutsurelyWayanTugesischangingthat.Awoodsculptorwhoworksfromasmallworkshopinoneoftheartisan-filledvillagesofcentralBaliMr.Tugeshasproducedhundredsofcustom-madeguitarsoverthepastseveralyearswhichhavebecomecollector’sitemsacrosstheworlD.Theirsuccess—somesellforasmuchas$8800—hasalsoshownhowtheentrepreneurs企业家eveninremotecomersoftheworldcanconnecttotheglobaleconomyonline—especiallywithalittleluck.Mr.Tuges’sachievementistohaveaddedthatstringedinstruments弦乐器topartoftherichtraditionalBalinesemusicalscenE.Mr.Tugesdidn’tevenknowhowtoplaytheguitarmuchlessmakeonE.ButthatbegantochangeafewyearsagowhenMr.TugeswasvisitedoutofthebluebyaMontrealbusinessmanandmusiciannamedDannyFonfederwhowaslookingforacraftsmanthathehopedcouldmakeornateguitarsinBaliduringabusinesstripinAsiA.HebroughtacheapguitarforMr.Tugestocopy.Imanagedtomakesomethingthatlookedlikeaguitarbutitdidn'tmakeanysoundsaidthe60-yearoldMr.TugeswholearnedtheartofsculpturingfromhisfatheratayoungagE.SpellboundbythecarvingsontheguitarMr.Fonfederquicklysawanopportunitytoselltheguitarsoverseas.Tofine-tuneMr.Tuges'sworkhebroughtanAmericanluthier—someonewhomakesstringedinstruments—namedGeorgeMorristoBalitoteachhissoon-to-bebusinesspartnerinthefineartofmakingagreatguitar.I’mforeverindebttoDannyandGeorgE.Mr.Tugessaidinarecentinterviewathisworkshop.Itdidn'ttakelongforthementogettheirallianceofftheground:Mr.Tugesnotonlymasteredthecraftsmanshipbutalsostartedtoteachhisrelativesincludinghissontomakeguitarswiththeirhands—amethodtheystillemploytodayeventhoughcomputerizedprecisiontoolsareavailablE.Theonlydigitalinstrumentstheyusearetuners.27.Who'sWayanTuges?A.AninvestorinBali.B.AnentrepreneurfromCanadA.C.A.woodcarverinBali.D.A.salesmanofguitars.28.TheunderlinedphraseoutofthebluemeansA.unexpectedB.intheopenairC.scheduledD.inthefield29.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.WayanTugeswasreadytomeetDannyFonfederattheverybeginningB.WayanTugessucceededinmakinghisfirstguitar.C.Atage60WayanTugesstartedlearningsculpturingfromhisfather.D.GeorgeMorriscametoBalitoguideWayanTuges.30.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.A.BriefIntroductiontoBaliaResortIslanD.B.MasterCarverAddsGuitarstoBali’sRichCulturE.C.WhatWayanTugesHasAchievedat60.D.WayanTugesTaughtHisRelativestoMakeGuitars.

LikemanynewgraduatesIleftuniversityfullofhopeforthefuturebutwithnorealideaofwhatIwantedtodo.MydegreewithhonorsinEnglishliteraturehadnotreallypreparedmeforanythingpractical.IknewIwantedtomakeadifferenceintheworldsomehowbutIhadnoideahowtodothat.That’swhenIlearnedabouttheLighthouseProject.IstartedmyjourneyasaLighthouseProjectvolunteerbyreadingasmuchasIcouldabouttheexperiencesofpreviousvolunteers.IknewitwouldbealotofhardworkandthatIwouldbeawayfrommyfamilyandfriendsforaverylongtimE.InshortIdidnottakemydecisiontoapplyfortheLighthouseProjectlightly.Neitherdidmyfamily.EventuallyhoweverIwonthesupportofmyfamilyandIsentinallthepaperworkneededfortheapplication.AftercountlessinterviewsandpresentationsImanagedtostandoutamongthecandidatesandsurvivethetestalonE.SeveralmonthslaterIfinallyreceivedacallaskingmetoreportfortheduty.IwouldbegoingtoasmallvillagenearAbujaNigeriA.Where?What?Nigeria?IhadnoideA.ButIwasabouttofindout.AftercompletingmytrainingIwassenttothevillagethatwassmallanddesperatelyinneedofproperaccommodation.ThoughthelocalvillagerswerepoortheyofferedtheirhomesheartsandfoodasifIweretheirownfamily.IwasaskedtoleadasmallteamoflocalpeopleinbuildinganewschoolhousE.ForthenextyearorsoItaughtinthatsameschoolhousE.ButIsometimesthinkIlearnedmorefrommystudentsthantheydidfrommE.SometimeduringthatperiodIrealizedthatallthosethingsthathadseemedsostrangeorunusualtomenolongerdidthoughIdidnotgetanywherewiththelocallanguageandreturnedtotheUnitedStatesadifferentman.TheLighthouseProjecthadchangedmylifeforever.24.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?A.HisuniversityeducationfocusedonthetheoreticalknowledgE.B.Hisdreamatuniversitywastobecomeavolunteer.C.HetookprideinhavingcontributedtotheworlD.D.HefelthonoredtostudyEnglishliteraturE.25.AccordingtoParagraph2itismostlikelythattheauthor__________.A.discussedhisdecisionwithhisfamilyB.askedpreviousvolunteersaboutvoluntaryworkC.attendedspecialtrainingtoperformdifficulttasksD.feltfrightenedabouthavingtoleavehisfamilyandfriends26.Inhisapplicationforthevolunteerjobtheauthor___________.A.participatedinmanydiscussionsB.wentthroughchallengingsurvivaltestsC.wrotequiteafewpapersonvoluntaryworkD.facedstrongcompetitionfromothercandidates27.Whatcanweinferfromtheauthor’sexperiencesinNigeria?A.HefoundsomedifficultyadaptingtothelocalculturE.B.HehadlearnedtocommunicateinthelocallanguagE.C.HehadovercomeallhisweaknessesbeforeheleftforhomE.D.Hewaschosenasthemostrespectableteacherbyhisstudents.

Areyouateamplayer?Wehearalotaboutteambuildingthesedays.Team-buildinggurusarehiredbysomecorporationstolectureusonhowtoworkmoreeffectivelywitheachother.Andtheyorganizeawaydays息工日-atimeemployeesspendtogetherawayfromtheirusualworkplacE.HereintheUKemployeescantakepartinactivitiessuchasZombiebootcampswheremilitaryinstructorstrainyouhowtofightwalking'deadpeople'.ForthebrainierofficeworkersamongstustherearecrimeinvestigationsmodelledonpopularTVdramaslikeSherlockHolmesandCSI.Stressed-outcityworkersmighthaveukulelelessonsmadeavailabletothem.Whyisthatagoodteam-buildingexercise?UkuleleteacherLorraineBowsays:Thefactthattheycanplayamusicalinstrumentwithinanhourisquiteafulfillingthingreally.It'snotcompetitive–it'squiteeasytodoandabitlessintimidatingthanaguitarActuallyahorsemightbeabitmoreintimidatingthananinstrument.TheanimalsareusedbyacompanyinAbuDhabiwhichteachesleadershipthroughhorsetraining.Basicallyyouhavetogoinayardwithahorseandpersuadeitthatyou'rethebossbyusingbodylanguagE.KellyEideco-founderofTrueLeadershipsays:Thehorsesdon'tcareifyourhairispurpleifyou'reamanorawomanifyou'reoldoryoung...Ittranscendsallofthoseculturalboundaries–agegenderreligiontraditionetC.–sothat'saperfectfit.AndinanorganizationwhereyoureallyneedgroupsofpeopletogelwhocomefrombackgroundswhichhavenocommonnormsyoucanteachthatmostefficientlywithahorsE.Andthehorsefeelsinstinctivelywhetherornotyouareanaturalleader.Soifafteryou'vedoneagoodpresentationyourbossoffersyouacarrotyou'llknowwherehemighthavelearntitfrom.24.Whatareawaydaysfor?A.Togatheremployeestojoinameetingonhowtoworkmoreeffectivelywitheachother.B.Tobuildingteamspiritamongpeoplewhoworkforthesamecompany.C.Tocriticizeemployerwhohavenotsatisfiedoutstandingachievement.D.ToteachpeoplehowtomaketermmoreuniteD.25.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Theoneinwhichyoulearnto'kill'Zombiesismorephysicallydemanding.B.Ukulelelessonsaredesignedforpeoplewhoarehighlyintelligent.C.Stressed-outcityworkersbothhaveukulelelessonsmadeavailabletothem.D.A.horsemustbeabitmoreintimidatingthananinstrument.26.Howlongdoesittakeforyoutolearnhowtoplaytheukulele?A.OnehourB.Two-hourC.15minutesD.halfhour27.WecaninferthattheworditLine4Para5refersto______.A.invitationB.recreateC.cooperateD.help

Mostsubwayaccidentsresultfromslipstripsandfallsonstairwayswhensomeoneisinarush.Thebestsafetyadvicewecangiveyouis:slowdownwhenyouareonthestairsandholdthehandrail扶手.Sometrainsareshorterthatmeanstheyhavefewercarswhenit’snottherushhourbecausetherearefewerpassengersusingthesubway.Someshorttrainsoperatewithoutaconductor.OnthosetrainsthetrainoperatoropensandclosesthedoorsmakesstationannouncementsandhelpscustomersifneedeD.Atmoststationstherearesignsthatread:DuringOff-HoursTrainsStopHere.Ifyoustandnearthecenteroftheplatformnearthesignyouwon’thavetorushwhenthetrainarrives.Whileyou’rewaitingpleasestandbehindtheyellowprotectivestripawayfromtheplatformedgE.Nomatterwhatsituationariseskeepoffthetracks.Trackscontain600voltsofliveelectricity.Ifyoudropsomethingonthetracksgotothestationannouncerroomandtelltheagent.Boardingbetweensubwaycarsmayseemlikeatime-saverbutitishighlydangerous.It’salsodangeroustotrytokeepsubwaydoorsfromclosingwhenyouareenteringorexitingthetrain.Theyarenotlikeelevatordoorsandwillnotreopenautomatically.Inadditionmakesurethatpocketbooksclothingpackagesumbrellasandotherpersonalitemsareclearoftheclosingdoors.Whenyou’reinsideamovingtrainneverrunbetweencarsorleanagainstdoors.Whenyouarestandingalwaysholdon.1.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?________________A.BoardingsubwaycarsB.SubwaysafetyC.WaitingforsubwaycarsD.Safetyontheplatform2.Theunderlinedpartinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans____________.A.thetrainusuallystopsherewhenpassengersareoffworkB.thetrainusuallystopshereduringtheusualhoursofworkC.thetrainusuallystopshereifitarrivesatthestationearlierD.thetrainstopsherewhentherearen’ttoomanypassengers3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?____________.A.Thereareusuallynoconductorsonsomeshorttrainsinrushhours.B.Youshouldstandontheplatformedgewhenwaitingforthetrain.C.Youcanhavearestleaningagainstthedoorwhenthetrainstops.D.Thedoorshouldbekeptopenwhenyougetonthetrain.

Whenabigexamiscomingupyouprobablyfeelanxiousaboutanywastedtimeandwanttobeginschoolassoonasyouprobablycan.ButtensofthousandsofBritishhighschoolstudentswillsoonbegettinguplater.They’retakingpartinanewexperimentbyOxfordUniversitytoseeiflaterclassescanimprovetheirexamresults.Grades10studentsintheUKhavetotakethenationwideGeneralCertificateofSecondaryEducationGCSEexams.Theyhavetopasstheseexamsinordertostudymoreadvancedcoursesandlaterapplyforuniversities.TheOxfordUniversityprojectmeansthatGCSEstudentsfrommorethan100schoolsacrossEnglandwillstartschoolat10ammorethanonehourlaterthanthecurrentstarttime8:50am.Theprojectisbasedonscientificevidencethatteenagersareoutofsync同步withtraditionalschoolhourstheTelegraphreporteD.Andwhattheyneedismoresleepinthemorning.Weknowthatsomethingfunnyhappenswhenyou’reateenagerinthatyouseemtobeoutofsyncwiththeworldsaidprofessorColinEpsiewhoisleadingthestudy.Yourparentsthinkit’sbecauseyouarelazyandopinionated固执己见的andeverythingwillbeOKifyoucouldgettosleepearlier.Butscienceistellingusthatteenagersneedtosleepmoreinthemornings.Everyonefollowsanaturalcycleofsleepandwakefulness.Biologyhasdecidedthatteenagersgotosleeparoundmidnightanddon’tfeelfullyawakeuntil9-10amaccordingtoscientists.That’stwohourslaterthanadults.Andtheirbodyclocksstaylikethisuntiltheageofaround21formalesand19forfemales.Societyprovidesschoolforlearningbutthebrainprovidessleep.Soweareexploringthepossibilitythatifyoudelaytheschoolsstarttimeuntil10amthatwillimprovelearningperformancesaidEpsiE.Theresultscouldbepositivebasedonpreviousstudies.AnearlystudyattheUK’sMonkseatonHighSchoolin2009foundthatstartinganhourlaterimprovedgradesincoresubjectsby19percent.TheOxfordprojectisexpectingtopublishtheresultsin2018.It’stimetowaitandseewhetherscientistswillgiveusanexcusetogetuplatE.32.AccordingtothearticlestudentswhotakepartintheOxfordUniversityproject.A.willstartschoolonehourearlierB.willnolongerhavetotakeGCSEexamsC.willperformbetteracademicallythanthosewhodon’tparticipateD.willbeguaranteedmoresleepingtimeinthemorning33.Wecaninferfromthearticlethat.A.theOxfordUniversityprojectistargetedatallBritishhighschoolsB.gettinguplateisasignoflazinessintheeyesofmostBritishparentsC.childrenandadultshavedifferentnaturalcyclesofsleepandwakefulnessD.thereisstillnoscientificevidencethatsupportsalateschoolstarttime34.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardtheOxfordUniversityproject?ACriticalB.OptimisticC.DoubtfulD.Uninterested35.What’sthebesttitleofthearticle?A.Wakeuplatetoexcel优于胜过B.It’snevertoolatetolearnC.Thelateryougetupthebetteryou’lllearnD.Anexcusetogetuplate

IfyouhaveachancetogotoFinlandyouwillprobablybesurprisedtofindhowfoolishtheFinnishpeoplearE.TakethetaxidriversforexamplE.TaxisinFinlandaremostlyhigh-classBenzwithafareoftwoUSdollarsakilometer.YoucangoanywhereinonetellthedrivertodropyouatanyplacesaythatyouhavesomebusinesstoattendtoandthenwalkoffwithoutpayingyourfarE.Thedriverwouldnotshowtheleastsignofanxiety.Thediningroomsinallbighotelsnotonlyservetheirguestsbutalsoserveoutsidediners.Hotelguestshavetheirmealsfreesotheynaturallygotothefreediningroomstohavetheirmeals.Themosttheywoulddotoshowtheirgoodfaithistowavetheirregistrationcardtothewaiter.WithsuchaloosecheckyoucaneasilyuseanyoldregistrationcardtotakeacoupleoffriendstodinefreeofchargE.TheFinnishworkersarepaidbythehour.Theyareverymuchontheirownassoonastheyhaveagreedwiththebossontherate价钱.Fromthenontheyjustsayhowmanyhourstheyhaveworkedandtheywillbepaidaccordingly相应地.Withsomanyloopholes漏洞ineverydaylifesurelyFinlandmustbeaheaventothosewholovetotakepettyadvantages.Butthestrangethingisallthetaxipassengerswouldalwayscomebacktopaytheirfareaftertheyhaveattendedtotheirbusiness;notasingleoutsiderhaseverbeenfoundinthefreehoteldiningrooms.Andworkersalwaysgiveanhonestaccountoftheexacthourstheyputin.AstheFinnsalwaysactongoodfaithineverythingtheydolivinginsuchasocietyhasturnedeveryoneintoarealgentleman.Inasocietyofsuchhighmoralpracticewhatneedisthereforpeopletobeonguardagainstothers?29.WhiletakingataxiinFinland_____.A.apassengercangoanywherewithouthavingtopaythedriverB.apassengerpaystwoUSdollarsforataxirideC.apassengercanneverbeturneddownbythetaxidriverwhereverhewantstogoD.apassengerneedstoprovidegoodfaithdemonstration证明beforeleavingwithoutpaying30.WeknowfromthepassagethatbighotelsinFinland________.A.aremostlypoorlymanagedB.providemealsforanydinersC.providefreewineandchargeforfoodD.providemealforonlythosewholiveinthehotels31.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TheworkersinFinlandarepaidbythehour.B.Theworkersarealwayshonestwiththeirworkinghours.C.Theworkersandtheirbosseswillmakeanagreementinadvanceaboutthepay.D.ThebossesinFinlandaretoobusytochecktheworkinghoursoftheiremployees.32.Thewordthoseinthelastbutoneparagraphprobablyrefersto_____.A.peoplewhoaredishonestB.peoplewhooftenhavemealsinbighotelsC.peoplewhooftentaketaxisD.peoplewhoareworthyoftrust

TwentyyearsagoIwasatapartytalkingtoamanwhosenameIhavelongsinceforgotten.SometimesIthinkthismancameintomylifefortheuniquepurposeoftellingmethisstorywhichhasdelightedandinspiredmeeversincE.Thestoryhetoldmewasabouthisyoungerbrotherwhowastryingtobeanartist;itwasarealstoryabouthowbravecreativeandtrustinghisbrotherwas.Forthepurposeofthisstorylet’scallthelittlebrotherLittleBrother.LittleBrotherayoungpainterwenttoFrancetosurroundhimselfwithbeautyandinspiration.Helivedonthecheappaintedeverydayvisitedmuseumstraveledtopicturesqueplacesbravelyspoketoeveryonehemetandshowedhisworktoanyonewhowouldlookatit.Oneafternoonhestruckupaconversationatacaféwithagroupofcharmingyoungpeoplewhoturnedouttobesomefancynobles.TheytookalikingtoLittleBrotherandinvitedhimtoapartythatweekendinacastleintheLoireValley.Theysaidthiswasgoingtobethepartyoftheyear.ItwouldbeattendedbytherichandfamousandbyseveralcrownedheadsofEuropE.Bestofallitwasamasqueradeball化装舞会wherenobodywouldhesitateintheirspendingonthecostumes特殊场合穿的套服.Dressuptheysaidandjoinus!ExcitedLittleBrotherworkedallweekonacostumethathewascertainwouldbehighlyimpressivE.Heheldbackonneitherthedetailsnortheimaginationofthiscreation.ThenherentedacaranddrovethreehourstothecastlE.Hechangedintohiscostumeinthecarandwentupthecastlesteps.LittleBrotherenteredtheballroomheadheldhigh.UponarrivalheimmediatelyrealizedhismistakE.Thiswasindeedacostumeparty—hisnewfriendshadnotmisledhimthere—buthehadmissedonedetailintranslation:Thiswasathemedcostumeparty.Thethemewasamedievalcourt.AndLittleBrotherwasdressedasalobster龙虾.Allaroundhimthewealthyandbeautifulweredressedinfancyclotheswearingsparklingjewels.LittleBrotherontheotherhandwaswearingaredcoatredtightsredballetslippersandgiantredclaws.AlsohisfacewaspaintedreD.AndhewastheonlyAmericanintheroomtoo.Hestoodatthetopofthestepsforonelongfrightfulmoment.RunningawayinshameseemedliketheeasiestresponsE.Buthedidn’trun.Somehowhefoundhisdetermination.He’dcomethisfarafterall.He’dworkedreallyhardtomakethiscostumeandhewasproudofit.Hetookadeepbreathandwalkedontothedancefloor.Ashemovedintothecrowdasilencefell.ThedancingstoppeD.TheotherguestsgatheredaroundLittleBrother.Finallysomeoneaskedhimwhatonearthhewas.LittleBrotherboweddeeplyandannouncedIamthecourtlobster.Then:laughter.Notridicule—justjoy.Theylovedhim.Theylovedhissweetnesshisweirdness怪诞hisgiantredclawsandhisskinnylegsinhisbrighttights.Hemadetheparty.LittleBrotherevenendedupdancingwiththequeenofBelgium.ThisishowyoumustdoitpeoplE.AtsomepointoranotherIhavecreatedsomethinginmylifethatdidmakemefeellikeIwastheguywhojustwalkedintoafancyballwearingahomemadelobstercostumE.Butyoumuststubbornlywalkintothatroomandyoumustholdyourheadhigh.Neverapologizeforitneverexplainitawayandneverbeashamedofit.Youdidyourbestwithwhatyouknewandyouworkedwithwhatyouhadinthetimeyouweregiven.Youwereinvitedyoushowedupandyousimplycannotdomorethanthat.Theymightthrowyouout—thenagaintheymightnot.TheballroomisoftenmorewelcomingandsupportivethanyoucouldeverimaginE.Youmightendupdancingwithroyalty.Oryoumightjustenduphavingtodancealoneinthecornerwithyourbiguglyredclawswavingintheemptyair.That’sfinetoo.Sometimesit’slikethat.Whatyouabsolutelymustnotdoiswalkout.Otherwiseyouwillmissthepartyandthatwouldbeapitybecause—pleasebelieveme—wedidnotcomeallthisgreatdistanceandmakeallthisgreateffortonlytomissthepartyatthelastmoment.60.AccordingtoParagraph3LittleBrotherasayoungpainterwas_______.A.enthusiasticbutmeanB.optimisticbutstubbornC.open-mindedandgenerousD.determinedandeasy-going61.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph4that_______.A.LittleBrotherwasquiteconfidentabouthisowncostumeB.LittleBrothercaredlittleaboutthedetailsofthecostumeC.itcostLittleBrotheralotofmoneytopreparethecostumeD.peoplewerenotallowedtodriveinalobstercostume62.WhydidLittleBrotherfinallychoosenottoleavetheballroom?A.Hethoughtitwasagreatshametorunaway.B.Itwastootiringforhimtodriveanother3hoursback.C.Hedecidednottowastetheefforthehadmadefortheparty.D.NobodyatthepartycouldrecognizehimwithhisfacepaintedreD.63.Whatistheturningpointofthestory?A.LittleBrotherstoodatthetopofthestepsforamoment.B.AsLittleBrothershowedupinthecrowdasilencefell.C.SomeoneatthepartyaskedLittleBrotherwhathewas.D.LittleBrotherbowedandrepliedthathewasthecourtlobster.64.Whatisthemessagethewriterwantstoconveyinthepassage?A.Wecandoeverythingatourpleasureataparty.B.Dancingwitharoyalmemberisthesymbolofsuccess.C.Weshouldn’tbesoafraidofbeingfoolishandridiculous.D.A.homemadecostumeismostwelcomeatafancydressball.65.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.CostumeMadebyHandB.A.LobsterWalkingintoaPartyC.A.MasqueradeBallHeldbyNoblesD.A.YoungArtistRealizingHisDream

A.qualified有资格的doctorrarelypractisedbutinsteaddevotedhislifetowritingoncesayingMedicineismylawfulwifeandliteratureismylover.RussianwriterAntonPavlovichChekhov契诃夫wasagreatplaywright剧作家andoneofthemastersofthemodernshortstory.WhenChekhoventeredtheMoscowUniversityMedicalSchoolin1879hestartedtopublishhundredsofcomicshortstoriestosupporthisfamily.Afterhegraduatedhewroteregularlyforalocaldailynewspaper.Asawriterhewasextremelyfastoftenproducingashortstoryinanhourorless.Chekhov’smedicalandscienceexperiencecanbeseenthroughtheindifference冷漠manyofhischaractersshowtotragicevents.In1892hebecameafull-tinewriterandpublishedsomeofhismostmemorablestories.ChekhovoftenwroteaboutthesufferingsoflifeinsmalltownRussiA.Tragiceventscontrolledhischaracterswhowerefilledwithfeelingsofhopelessnessanddespair.ItisoftensaidthatnothinghappensinChekhov'sstoriesandplays.Hemadeupforthiswithhisexcitingtechniquefordevelopingdramawithinhischaracters.Chekhov'sworkscombinedthecalmattitudeofascientistanddoctorwiththesensitivity敏感odanartist.SomeofChekhov'sworksweretranslatedintoChineseasearlyasthe1940s.OneofhisfamousstoriesTheManinaShell装在套子里的人aboutaschoolteacher'sextraordinarilyorderlylifewasselectedasatextforChineseseniorstudents.21.AntonPavlovichChekhov.A.hadalawfulloverB.wasanillegalwriterC.usedtobealawyerD.wasacapabledoctor22.In1880Chekhov.A.becameafull-timewriterB.studiedmedicineinMoscowUniversityC.parctiedmedicineinhishometownD.pulishedhismostmemorablestories23.Whichofthefollowingistherightorderoftheevents?A.becameadoctorB.becameafull-timewriterC.startedtopublishcomicshortstoriesD.wroteregularlyforalocaldailynewspaperE.enteredtheMoscowUniversityMedicalSchoolA.ecadbB.dabceC.ecbadD.aecbd

Itisraretofindsomeonewhojumpsoutofbedfullyawakeassoonashisorheralarmclockgoesoffinthemorning.AccordingtoasurveyofpeopleinEnglandtheaverageadultstheredonotfeelfullyawakeuntil9:55am.OfcoursethesesurveyresultsdonotapplytoeveryonE.Whenitcomestowhataffectsoursleepinghabitsandwhathappensinourbodywhilewesleepscientistshavefoundtwosystemsthatadjustpeople’ssleepandalsodecidehowdifficultitisforapersontowakeupfromsleep.Oursystemforadjustingsleepislikeaclockinsideourbody.Thisbodyclockmakesusfeelsleepyorawakeatcertaintimeeachday.AgecanalsoaffectthetimesetbyourbodyclocktomakeussleepyorawakE.Mostpeoplegothroughasleepphasedelaywhentheyareteenagers.Duringthisphaseteenagersfeelnaturallymoreawakelateratnight.Thusitmightbedifficultforateenagertofallasleepbefore11:00pm.Sinceteenagerstypicallyhavetowakeupearlyforschoolitbecomesdifficultforthemtogetthroughsleepeachnight.OntheotherhandthosewhodogetenoughsleepatnightwillfeellesssleepyinthemiddleofthedaywhentheclockintheirbodysignalsapeaksleepytimE.Inadditiontothesleepclockinourbodythereisalsoasleepmeterineachofus.Thesleepmeterkeepstrackofhowmuchsleepwegeteachnight.Thismeteralsohelpsourbodystayasleepthroughoutthenightinordertobalancethehourswhenweareawakeduringtheday.Sothesleepmeterislikeanaturaldeviceinourbodythathelpsusbalancetheamountofsleepweneedwiththeamountoftimewhenweareawakeeachday.Somepeopleseemtohaveameterthattellsthemtheyneedlesssleepeachdaythanothers.Thuswhilehealthprofessionalsrecommend8-10hoursofsleepforchildrentohaveahealthylifestylesomepeoplecanbehealthywithabitlesssleep.32.Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage?A.Tocomparepeoplewhoworkwellatdifferenttimeoftheday.B.Toexplaintheprocessesofsleepingandwakingup.C.Todescribesystemsinourbodiesrelatedtosleep.D.Torecommendtheminimumamountofsleeppernight.33.Whatdoesthemeterinsideourbodydo?A.Ithelpskeepusasleepatnight.B.Itdeterminesifwedreamornot.C.Itmakesussleeplesswhenwearebusy.D.Itchangeshowmuchsleepweneedaswegetolder.34.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordphaseinParagraph2?A.Quality.B.BalancE.C.Suffering.D.PerioD.35.Whatcanbeinferredaboutagirlwhofeelsverysleepyduringapeaksleepytimeintheafternoon?A.Shedidn’tgetenoughsleepatnight.B.ShehasaveryactivesleepgenE.C.Sheneedsmorethan9hoursofsleepeachday.D.Shespentalongtimewakingupinthemorning.

TowardstheendofMiddleEnglishasuddenchangeinpronunciationstartedwithvowels元音beingpronouncedshorterandshorter.Fromthe16thcenturytheBritishhadcontact接触withmanypeoplefromaroundtheworlD.ThismeantthatlotsofnewvocabularyenteredthelanguagE.Theinventionofprintingalsomeantthattherewasnowacommonlanguageinprint.BooksbecamecheaperandmorepeoplelearnedtoreaD.SpellingandgrammarbecamefixedandthedialectofLondonbecamethestandarD.In1604thefirstEnglishdictionarycameout.EarlyModernEnglishandLateModernEnglisharemostlydifferentinthenumberofwords.LateModernEnglishhasmanymorewordsmainlybecauseofthefollowingtworeasons:FirsttheIndustrialRevolution工业革命ledtotheneedfornewwords.SecondtheBritishEmpirecoveredonequarteroftheearth’ssurfaceandtheEnglishlanguagetookinforeignwordsfrommanycountries.Fromaround1600theEnglishcolonization殖民地化ofNorthAmericaledtoAmericanEnglish.SomeEnglishpronunciationsandwordsfrozewhentheyreachedAmericA.InsomewaysAmericanEnglishismoreliketheEnglishofShakespearethanmodernBritishEnglish.SomeexpressionsthatarecalledAmericanEnglishareinfactfromBritishexpressions.TheywerekeptinthecolonieswhilelostforatimeinBritain.Spanishalsohadaninfluence影响onAmericanEnglish.ForexamplewordslikecanyonranchstampedeandvigilantearefromSpanish.TheyenteredEnglishbythepeopleofSpainwhosettledintheAmericanWest.FrenchwordsandWestAfricanwordsalsoinfluencedAmericanEnglish.TodayAmericanEnglishhasagreaterinfluencebecauseoftheUSA’smoviestelevisionpopularmusictradeandtechnology.31.ThemaindifferencebetweenEarlyandLateModernEnglishliesin_____.A.vocabularyB.pronunciationC.spellingD.grammar32.WhathelpedtoincreasethevocabularyofLateModernEnglish?A.theinventionofprintingB.theIndustrialRevolutionC.thecolonizationD.thecontactwithothercountriesA.abcB.acdC.abdD.bcd33.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthewordcanyonisfrom_____.A.AmericandialectB.AfricandialectC.SpanishD.French34.Thethirdparagraphmainlytalksabout_____.A.EnglishcoloniesinNorthAmericaB.thedevelopmentofAmericanEnglishC.otherlanguages’influenceonAmericanEnglishD.thedifferencebetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglish35.Theunderlinedwordfrozecanbestbereplacedby_____.A.remainedunchangedB.disappearedC.improvedD.keptactive

Therehavealwaysbeenlawsagainstcopyingotherpeople’sideas.Howeverwhencopyingwasonlylimitedtocopyingsomethingbyhandproblemsweresolvedeasily.Thesolutionwasalwaysthedestructionorremovalofthecopy.NowadaystheriseoftheInternethasmadetheissueofintellectualproperty知识产权morecomplicateD.Almosteverybitofinformationcanbecutandpasted粘贴withafewclicksofamousE.ManyartformssuchaswritingsfilmsandmusicneednewprotectiontoensurethatpeopledonotsimplytransferthemforfreE.OnlineillegalcopyinghasbeenblamedforahugereductioninthesalesofmanyrecordsbecauseitishardtoconvincepeopletobuysomethingthattheycangetforfreE.EventheideasbehindtraditionalgamessuchasScrabblehavebeenusedwithouttheowners’permission.Oldlawshavebeenstrugglingtokeepup.Whilemusiccompanieshavebeensuccessfulinpersuadingcourtsthatactionshouldbetakenagainstpeoplewhoillegallydownloadmusicthelawisdifficulttocarryout.Furthermoreintellectualpropertyrightsvarywidelyfromcountrytocountrysoit’supfordebatewhichlawsapply.Finallythereisthefactthatmanypeoplesimplydonotseetheactastheft盗窃sinceoncetheworkhasbeendigitizedthereisnoclearphysicalobjecttostealinthefirstplacE.Alloftheseissuesmeanthatcompaniesinvolvedwithintellectualproperty—ideasoreasilydigitizedinformation—arefightingdesperatelytogetpeopletopayfortheinformationtheyuseratherthanpayingforanobjectlikeaCDthattheyusE.Whilethecompanieshavesometimesbeensuccessfulthepracticalbarrierstofullprotectionseeminsurmountable.Finallyallthatconcernedpartiescandoishopethattheirfewsuccessesscareoffothersandtrytofindnewwaysofmakingmoney.28.Whydowritingsfilmsandmusicneedprotection?A.TheyareveryexpensivE.B.Theyareimpossibletocopy.C.ItiseasytomakeCDsbooksandmovies.D.Theyareeasilyabletobetransferredwhenindigitalform.29.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasaproblemofcarryingoutintellectualpropertyrights?A.Lawsarenotthesameinallcountries.B.Peopledonotseecopyinginformationastheft.C.Itisveryhardtocatchpeoplewhoarebreakingthelaw.D.InternetserviceprovidersdonotwanttocooperatewiththepolicE.30.TheunderlinedwordinsurmountableinParagraph4means_____A.extremelyexpensiveB.impossibletoovercomeC.againstthelawD.hardtoprove31.Whatcanbeinferredfromthispassage?A.MusicandfilmswillbeunnecessaryinthefuturE.B.NewlawsarenecessarybutdifficulttoputintopracticE.C.TheInternetislikelytobecomemoreimportantinthefuturE.D.Lawsarejustawayforgreedycompaniestocontroltheirproducts.

TheworldisfilledwithsmarteducatedandgiftedpeoplE.Wemeetthemeveryday.A.fewdaysagomycarwasnotrunningwell.Ipulleditintoagarageandtheyoungmechanicfixeditinjustafewminutes.HeknewwhatwaswrongbysimplylisteningtotheenginesounD.IwasamazeD.Thesadtruthisthatgreattalentisnotenough.Iamconstantlyshockedathowlittletalentedpeopleearn.Iheardtheotherdaythatlessthan5percentofAmericansearnmorethan$100000ayear.A.businessconsultantwhospecializesinthemedicaltradetoldmehowmanydoctorsanddentistsstrugglefinancially.ItwasthisbusinessconsultantwhogavemethephraseTheyareoneskillawayfromgreatwealth.ThereisanoldsayingthatgoesJOBmeans‘JustOverBroke’.AndunfortunatelyIwouldsaythatthesayingappliestomillionsofpeoplE.Becauseschoolsdonotthinkfinancialintelligenceisintelligencemostworkerslivewithintheirmeans.Theyworkandtheypaythebills.InsteadIrecommendthatyoungpeopleseekworkforwhattheywilllearnmorethanwhattheywillearn.WhenIasktheclassesIteachHowmanyofyoucancookabetterhamburgerthanMcDonald'salmostallthestudentsraisetheirhands.IthenaskSoifmostofyoucancookabetterhamburgerhowcomeMcDonald'smakesmoremoneythanyouTheanswerisobvious:McDonald'sisexcellentatbusinesssystems.TheworldisfilledwithtalentedpoorpeoplE.Theyfocusonperfectingtheirskillsatbuildingabetterhamburgerratherthantheskillsofsellinganddeliveringthehamburger.4.Theauthormentionsthemechanicinthefirstparagraphtoshowthat.A.heisjustoneofthetalentedpeopleB.heisreadytohelpothersC.hehasasharpsenseofhearingD.heknowslittleaboutcarrepairing5.Theunderlinedpartinthethirdparagraphcanbebestreplacedby.A.spendmorethantheycanaffordB.dointheirownwayC.liveintheirowncircleD.livewithinwhattheyearn6.Whydotalentedpeopleearnsolittleaccordingtotheauthor?A.Theydon'tworkhardenough.B.TheylackfinancialintelligencE.C.Theydon'tmakefulluseoftheirtalents.D.Theyhavenospecializedskills.7.Themainpurposeoftheauthoristotellus.A.howyoungpeoplecanfindasatisfactoryjobB.whatschoolsshouldteachaboutfinanceC.whysomanytalentedpeoplearepoorD.howMcDonald'smakesmuchmoney

WhenIcametoCincinnatiasanaupair家庭打工留学生alotofthingsthereweredifferentfromwhatIknew.MyhostfamilylivedinahugehouseIcouldonlydescribeasacastle.InGermanyIhadlivedinasmallapartmenttogetherwithmymom.SoonIfoundoutthatthecastlewasactuallyrathersmallinourneighborhooD.EverybodytherewasveryfriendlyandpolitE.Theygreetedyouwhentheywerewalkingbyatleast3feetawayfromyou.TheymustnothaveseenaGermanaupairbeforeformostpeopleImetaskedmeallkindsofquestionsaboutGermany.Ienjoyedansweringtheirvariousstrangequestions.ImadealotoffriendsandIstartedtohangoutwiththem.Ofcoursetherewereanumberofnewthingsandittookmethewholeyeartofindthemallout.Inevergothomesick.PerhapsitwasbecauseIdidnothavetoomanynegativeexperiencesandfeltlovedandwelcomedtherE.HoweverIhadundergonesomepainfulexperiencebackinGermany.IwasfrustratedbythewaypeoplewouldrunmeoverandnotevensaySorry.TakingupmystudiesattheTU-DresdenIfeltlonely.Everybodyhereseemedtobewithdrawn离群的andImissedeverythingIhadinCincinnati.Germanywassocold.Ifounditsomuchhardertomakenewfriends.AftersixmonthsIgotaroommateandonlytwogoodfriends.IalsoflewbacktoCincinnatiseveraltimesforlongperiods.IfeltthatwithoutthosevisitsIwasnotabletomakeit.NowIamoverthisGermancultureshock.Italmosttookmeanentireyear.IamstillgoingbackandforwardbetweenDresdenandCincinnatifourtimesayear.49.WhentheauthorlivedinCincinnati________.A.shelivedinarealcastleB.somepeoplewerenotverykindtoherC.manypeoplewerecuriousabouthermotherlandD.shelivedinthebiggesthouseintheneighborhood50.IntheopinionoftheauthorlifeinCincinnatiwas________.A.wonderfulB.hardC.painfulD.strange51.TheunderlinedwordundergoneinParagraph4probablymeans________A.welcomedB.acceptedC.expectedD.suffered52.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEabouttheauthor?A.ShelivedwithhermotherinabighouseinGermany.B.SheneverwentbacktoCincinnatiaftershecamebacktoGermany.C.SheseldomhungoutwithherAmericanfriendsasshewastoobusy.D.ShedidmissherfriendsinCincinnatiwhenshewasattheTU-Dresden.53.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.UniversitylifeinGermanyB.MycultureshockexperienceC.AdvantagesoflivinginUSAD.HowtobeanaupairinUSA

TheBritish----andespeciallytheEnglish----arebadatcomplaining.BecauseofBritishpolitenessrulesaccordingtowhichconflictshouldbeavoidedpeopleeitherjustdonotcomplainorsometimesbottleitupandthenoutpouritinanotherwayinotherumimportantsituations.InfactthereisaTVprogrammewhichshowtheBritishintypicalsituationswheretheywouldbeperfectlyreasonableincomplainingbuttheydon’t.Inonesceneawomanreadsanewspaperoverpeople’sshouldersandthepeoplesaynothingorlookembarrasseD.TheBritisharealsowell-knownforputtingupwithbadserviceeverywherefromrestaurantstoairportsandrailwaystationsbecausethestandardrulesofbehavioursaythatitisbadtodrawattentiontoyourself.ThisiswhywhenyoutravelonthetubeinLondonandthereisyetanotherdelaythepassengerswilllookateachothersighsmilewearilyandraisetheireyestoheaven.TheymightevensayHuh!Typical!inaresigned顺从的toneofvoicethatsaysthatthere’snothingthatcanbedoneaboutit.WhencomplaintsaremadetheyaremadeinanapologeticorahumoroustoneofvoicE.InFranceontheotherhandangrypassengersmightriot闹事andburndownthesubwaystationiftheyhadtoputupwiththepoorservicethattheLondonundergroundprovides.AmericansandotherEuropeanswhoaremuchmoredirectandin-your-facethantheBritishoftenwonderwhyBritishpeoplealwayssaysorryorexcusemewhentheycomplain.It’slikethey’reapologizingforsomethingthatisn’ttheirfaulttheysay.Theyaremissingthepoint.Britishpeoplearenotreallysorry---itisbecausetheword‘sorry’actuallyworksasadistancingskill.Thisisimportantintermsofnegativepolitenessandnotdrawingattentiontoyourself.Ifyoudonotsay‘sorry’oruseotherdistancingwordslike‘could’‘would’‘might’‘possibly’andsoonyouwillbeseenasrudE.52.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartbottleitupinParagraph1mean?A.PutsomethingintobottlesB.NotdoanythingdangerousC.CauseproblemsbyhesitatingD.Notallowemotionstobeseen53.TheFrenchtendto_______.A.toleratebadserviceB.enjoytakingthesubwayC.makeacomplainthumorouslyD.expresstheirdissatisfactiondirectly54.WhentheBritishsaysorrytheyactuallywantto_______.A.trynottoberudeB.apologizesincerelyC.showtheirfeelingsdirectlyD.drawattentiontothemselves55.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.HowtocomplainB.ComplainingpolitelyC.PoorserviceinBritainD.Politenessrulesacrosstheworld

InthedepthsoftheFrenchGuianeserainforesttherestillremainunusualgroupsofindigenous土著的peoplE.Surprisinglythesepeoplelivelargelybytheirownlawsandtheirownsocialcustoms.AndyetpeopleinthisareaareinfactFrenchcitizensbecauseithasbeenacolonyoftheFrenchRepublicsince1946.IntheorytheyshouldlivebytheFrenchlaw.HowevertheirremotelocationsmeanthattheFrenchlawisoftenignoredorunknownthusmakingthemintoaninterestingareaoflawlessnessintheworlD.ThelivesofthesepeoplehavefinallybeenrecordedthankstotheeffortsofaFrenchmanformPariscalledGin.Ginspentfivemonthsinearly2015exploringthemostremotecornersofthisareawhichsitsontheedgeoftheAmazonrainforestwithhalfitspopulationofonly250000livinginitscapitalCayennE.IhaveaspeciallovefortheFrenchGuianesepeoplE.IhaveworkedthereonandoffforalmosttenyearssaysGin.I’vebeenabletokeepfirmfriendshipswiththem.ThusIhavebeenallowedtogainaccesstotheirlivingenvironment.Idon’tseeitasalawlesslanD.ButratherIseeitasanareaoffreedom.IwantedtoshowtheaudienceaphotographicrecordtouchingupontheuncivilizedlifecontinuesGin.Iprefertoworkinblackandwhitewhichallowsmetoshowdifferentspecificworldsmoreclearly.Hisblack-and-whitepicturespresentaworldalmostlostintimE.Thesepicturesshowpeopleseeminglypushedintoaworldthattheywereunpreparedfor.Theselocalcitizensnowhavetobalancetheirtraditionalself-supportinghuntinglifestylewiththelifestyleofferedbythemodernFrenchRepublicwhichbringswithitnotonlynecessarystatewelfarebutalsoalcoholismbetrayalandevensuicidE.22.WhydoestheauthorfeelsurprisedabouttheindigenouspeopleinFrenchGuiana?A.TheyareseparatedfromthemodernworlD.B.TheyoftenignoretheGuianeselaw.C.TheyseldomfollowtheFrenchlaw.D.TheyarebothGuianeseandFrenchcitizens.23.GinintroducedthespecialworldoftheindigenousGuianeseas_________.A.atourguideB.aphotographerC.afilmdirectorD.ageographer24.WhatisGin’sattitudetowardsthelivesoftheindigenousGuianese?A.Cautious.B.AppreciativE.C.UninteresteD.D.Doubtful.25.Whatdoestheunderlinedworditinthelastparagraphreferto?A.Theuncivilizedhunting.B.Theself-supportinghunting.C.ThemodernFrenchlifestylE.D.TheFrenchRepubliC.

Chinaisalandofbicycles.Atleastitwasbackin1992whenItraveledthecountry.BacktheneveryoneseemedtoberidingabicyclE.Millionsofthemallblack.Carswererare罕见的.YetsincemyarrivalinBeijinglastyearI’vefoundtheoppositeistruE.Therearemillionsofcars.HoweverpeoplestillusetheirbicyclestogetarounD.Formanyit’stheeasiestandcheapestwaytotraveltoday.Bicyclesalsocomeindifferentcolors—silvergreenredblueyellowwhateveryouwant.It’sfunwatchingpeoplebiking.Theyrushquicklythroughcrossroadsmoveskillfullythroughtrafficandrideevenonsidewalks人行道.Bicyclesallowpeoplethefreedomtomoveaboutthatcarsjustcan’tprovidE.EagertobepartofthisaspectofChinesecultureIdecidedtobuyabicyclE.Greatweatheraccompaniedmygreatbuy.IdirectlyjumpeduponmybicycleseatandstartedhomE.Myfirstridehomewasorderly守秩序的.TobesafeIstayedwithapackofbikerswhilecarsonthestreetscamerunningswiftlyoutofnowhereattimes.Ididn’twanttogethit.SoItooktheridecarefully.Crossingthestreetswasthebiggestproblem.ItwasalotlikecrossingamajorhighwaybackintheUnitedStates.Thestreetsherewerewidesocrossingtooktimeskillandalittlebitofluck.IfinallymadeithomE.Thefeelingonthebicyclewasamazing.Theairhittingmyfaceandgoingthroughmyhairwaswonderful.IwassittingontopoftheworldasIpassedbyplacesandpeoplE.BikingmademefeelalivE.27.AccordingtotheauthorwhyarebicyclesstillpopularinChinatoday?A.BecausetheyareconvenientandinexpensivE.B.BecausetheyaretraditionalandsafE.C.BecausetheyarecolorfulandavailablE.D.Becausetheyarefastandenvironmentfriendly.28.Theauthordecidedtobuyabicyclebecauseheintended______.A.torideitforfunB.touseitfortransportC.toimprovehisridingskillsD.toexperiencelocalculture29.Howdidtheauthorfeelabouthisstreetcrossing?A.Itwasboring.B.Itwaslively.C.Itwasdifficult.D.Itwaswonderful.30.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor’sbikingexperience?A.Theauthorenjoyedshowingoffhisbikingskills.B.Theauthortookgreatpleasureinbiking.C.Theauthorwaspraisedbytheotherbikers.D.Theauthorwasannoyedbytheairwhileriding.

In1693thephilosopherJohnLockewarnedthatchildrenshouldnotbegiventoomuchunhealthyfruittoeat.Threecenturieslatermisguidedideasaboutchild-raisingarestillpopular.ManyparentsfearthattheirchildrenwilldieunlessceaselesslywatcheD.InAmericathelawcanbeequallyparanoid偏执的.InSouthCarolinathismonthDebraHarrellwasjailedforlettingher9-year-olddaughterplayinaparkunsupervised无人监督的.Herseverepunishmentreflectstherichworld’sworryaboutparenting.Bymostobjectivemeasuresmodernparentsarefarmoreconscientious认真的thanpreviousgenerations.Dadsaremorehands-onthantheirfatherswereandworkingmothersspendmoretimenurturingtheirchildrenthanthehousewivesofthe1960sdiD.Howevertherearetwoproblemsinthispictureconnectedtoclass.OneisatthelowerenD.Evenifpoorparentsspendmoretimewiththeirchildrenthantheyoncedidtheyspendlessthanrichparentsdo.Americaisalaggardhere:itsgovernmentspendsabundantlyonschool-agekidsbutmuchlessthanotherrichcountriesonthefirsttwoorthreeyearsoflifE.IfAmericadidmoretohelppoorparentswithyoungchildrenitwouldhavehugereturns.Thesecondoneoccursattheotherendoftheincomescaleandmayevenapplytootherwiserational理性的Economistreaders:well-educatedrichparentstrytodotoomuch.Safetyispartofit—theyfearthatiftheyarenotconstantlywatchingtheirchildrenmaybreaktheirneckswhichistheleastrational.DespitetheimpressionyougetfromwatchingcrimedramaschildreninrichcountriesaresafesolongastheylookbothwaysbeforecrossingtheroaD.Theotherpopularparentalfear—thatyourchildrenmightnotgetintoanIvyLeaguecollege—ismorerational.AcademicsuccessmattersmorethaneverbeforE.ButbeyondacertainpointparentingmakeslessdifferencethanmanyparentsimaginE.StudiesinMinnesotaandSwedenforexamplefoundthatidenticaltwinsgrewupequallyintelligentwhethertheywereraisedtogetherorapart.A.studyinColoradofoundthatchildrenthatadoptedandraisedbybrainyparentsendedupnobrainierthanthoseadoptedbyaverageparents.Thisdoesn’tmeanthatparentingisirrelevant.Thefamilieswhoadoptchildrenarecarefullyscreenedsotheytendtobewarmcapableandmiddle-class.Butthetwinandadoptionstudiesindicatethatanychildgivenalovinghomeandadequatestimulationislikelytofulfillherpotential.Putanotherwaybetter-offparentscanaffordtorelaxabit.Andifyouarelessstressedyourchildrenwillappreciateitevenifyoustillmakethemeattheirfruitandvegetables.32.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTamisguidedideaofparentingmentionedinthepassage?A.ChildrenshouldbeprotectedfromanydangersbytheirparentsB.ThemoreconscientiousparentsarethemorechildrenwillsurelybenefitfromparentingC.ChildrenwilldieunlessceaselesslywatchedD.Childrenarelikelytofulfilltheirpotentialwithalovinghomeandadequatestimulation33.TheunderlinedwordlaggardinParagraph2probablymeansacountrythat__________.A.isaheadindevelopmentB.fallsslowbehindothersC.isfreefromphysicalormentaldisorderD.movestoahigherposition34.Whichofthefollowingcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Onlywarmcapableandmiddle-classpeoplecanadoptachilD.B.Whenitcomestochild-raisingEconomistreaderswillbecomemorerational.C.Childreninrichcountriesareingreaterdangerduetothebadinfluenceofcrimedramas.D.Althoughpoorparentsspendmoretimewiththeirkidsthantheyoncedidtheyspendlessthanrichparentsdo.35.Thispassageismainlywrittento__________.A.urgeAmericanlawsconcerningparentingtobechangedB.advisemodernparentstolearnfromtheirpreviousgenerationsC.persuadestressedparentstolearntorelaxandgivemorefreedomtotheirchildrenD.callonthegovernmenttodomoretohelppoorparentswithschool-agechildren

Weoftenhearpeopletalkingaboutagenerationgap代沟.ThenameisnewbuttheideaisolD.Youngpeopleandtheirparentsdon’tunderstandeachother.Theworldhasalwayskeptchanging.DuringthesecondcenturyafterChristawisemansaidBurymeonmyfacebecauseinalittlewhileeverythingwillbeturnedupsidedown.Therehasalwaysbeenagapbetweengenerationsbutmorepeopletalkaboutitnow.OldMr.EllisthinksheunderstandswhathashappeneD.WhenIwasaboyIthoughttheworldwasabeautifulplacE.Mylifewasverypleasant.ButwhenIwasolderIlearnedaboutpeoplewhoweretreatedbadlypeoplewhodidn’thaveenoughtoeat.IwantedtohelpthemandImarriedagirlwhowantedtohelpthemtoo.Wewenttomeetingsandtalkedalotbutitdidn’tseemtomakemuchdifferencE.Ourchildrengrewupinaworldatwar.Theydidn’tknowwhenthefightingwouldstop.Theywantedtheirchildrentohaveniceclothesandtoys.Theydidn’twanttothinkaboutthefuturE.Theythoughtnothingcouldbedoneaboutit.NowIhavegrandchildrenandtheyhavetheirownideas.Theyaretryingtomaketheworldbetter.TheyaretryingtohelpotherpeoplE.They’remakingpeoplelistentothem.Iamproudoftheirgeneration.28.Thewisemanmentionedinthetexttoldpeopletoburyhimonhisfacesothatwheneverythingisturnedupsidedownhewill_____.A.lieonhisstomachB.lieonhisbackC.standquietlyD.sitinpeace29.WhichgenerationdidNOTwanttodoanythingtomaketheworldabetterone?A.Mr.Ellis’generationB.Hischildren’sgenerationC.Hisgrandchildren’sgenerationD.NoneoftheabovE.30.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsthegenerationgap?A.UnacceptablE.B.Awful.C.Funny.D.Common.

ThehomelessdogknownasXiaoSahasbeenfollowingateamofcyclistsfor24daysalong1833kilometersofhighwayfromKangdingSichuanprovincetoLhasainTibet.NobodyknowswherethewhitedogcamefromorhowlongshehasbeenstrayingonhighwayG.318.NetizenscallherthedogwithdeterminationandthemicroblogGoGoXiaoSarecordingherlifehasattractedmorethan37000followersintwoweeks.ApictureofXiaoSainthearmsofayoungmaninfrontofthePotalaPalaceonThursdaynightdrewmorethan4000commentscongratulatingthesmalldogandexpressingdreamsofgoingtoLhasA.TheyoungmaninthepictureisZhangHeng22astudentinWuhanHubeiprovincE.AshisgraduationtriphedecidedtofacethechallengeofridingtoLhasaalonE.Onthewayhemetalonelydog.ShewaslyingtiredonthestreetaroundYajiangSichuanprovincehesaiD.Sowefedherandthenshefollowedourteam.WefeltshemightwanttocomealongwithussowedecidedtobringheralongtotheenD.AweeklaterZhangandhisbuddiesopenedamicroblogaccountforher.WethoughtthedogwasencouragingusandwantedotherstoknowitsstoryhesaiD.TheycreatedthenameXiaoSabycombiningxiaomeaninglittlewiththelastsyllableofLhasA.DuringtheirjourneyXiaoSaZhangandhisteamcoveredmorethan1700kilometersandclimbed10mountainshigherthan4000meters.XiaoSajustranupthemountainsoralongdirtroads.ManypeoplestoppedcyclinginsomesectionsthentookthebusbutthedogmadeithesaiD.Zhangputthedogonthebackofthebikewhentheteamwasridingdownhill.Thespeedcanreach70kilometersperhourimpossibleforthedogtocatchus.ZhangHengwhoaccompaniedXiaoSafor20dayscalledherabuddyandafriend.Iwouldliketotakethedoghomeandtakecareofher.ShehasbeenastrayontheroadforalongtimE.SheneedsahomE.21.Howdidthenetizensfeelwhentheyreadthemicroblogrelatedtothedog?A.inquisitiveB.inspiredC.pitifulD.unbelievable22.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.ThedoghadbeenstrayingonhighwayG.318beforeitmettheteamofcyclists.B.DuringtheirjourneyZhangandhisteamclimbed10mountainshigherthan4000meters.C.Thedogranalonebehindthemwhentheteamwasridingdownhill.D.ThemicroblogGoGoXiaoSahasattractedmorethan37000followersintwoweeks.23.Whichmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ADogwithDeterminationB.A.MicroBlogandaDogC.TraveltoLhasawithaDogD.ADogFollowsa

Awarmdrinkofmilkbeforebedhaslongbeenthebestchoiceforthosewantingagoodnight’ssleep.Butnowastudyhasfounditreallydoeshelppeoplenodoff—ifitismilkedfromacowatnight.Researchershavediscoveredthatnightmilkcontainsmoremelatonin褪黑激素whichhasbeenproventohelppeoplefeelsleepyandreduceanxiety.ThestudybyresearchersfromSeoulSouthKoreainvolvedmicebeingfedwithdriedmilkpowdermadefromcowsmilkedbothduringthedayandatnight.Thosegivennightmilkwhichcontained10timestheamountofmelatoninwerelessactiveandlessanxiousthanthosefedwiththemilkcollectedduringdaytimeaccordingtothestudypublishedinTheJournalofMedicinalFood.Nightmilkquickenedthestartofsleepandcausedthemicetosleeplonger.Whiletheeffectofcowsmilkharvestedatdifferenttimehasnotbeentestedonhumansuptonowtakingmelatonindrugshasbeensuggestedtothosewhoarestrugglingtofallasleepatnight.Previousstudieshavealsoindicatedthatmilkcanbeexcellentforhelpingsleepbecauseofthecalciumcontentwhichhelpspeopletorelax.Milkisalsosugar-freeandadditive-freewithnutritionistsrecommendingskimmedmilkasthebestchoicebeforebedasitistheleastfattening.Themorefatyoutakeinbeforebedtimethegreaterburdenyouwillputonyourbodyatnight.32.Accordingtothetextthemicefedwithdaytimemilk_______.A.startedsleepmoreeasilyB.weremoreanxiousC.werelessactiveD.wokeuplater33.Whichofthefollowingistrueofmelatoninaccordingtothetext?A.It’sbeentestedonmicefortentimes.B.ItcanmakepeoplemoreenergetiC.C.Itexistsinmilkingreatamount.D.It’susedinsleepingdrugs.34.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.NightMilkandSleepB.FatSugarandHealthC.AnExperimentonMiceD.MilkDrinkingandHealth35.Howdoestheauthorsupportthethemeofthetext?A.Bygivingexamples.B.Bystatingarguments.C.ByexplainingstatisticaldatA.D.Byprovidingresearchresults.

MovingtoanewneighborhoodtownstateorevencountrycanbeaprettyscaryexperiencE.Allyouknowisthatthingswillbedifferentandchancesareyouwon’tknowthekidsatyournewschool.TheexperiencesthatgowithmovingmakemanykidsfeelnervousandworrieD.Thisisperfectlynormalbutdon’tlettheseemotionsoverrunyourthoughts!Youwillsoongetusedtoyoursurroundingandfindnewfriendsatyournewschool.TheexperiencethatgowithmovingmakemanykidsfeelnervousandworrieD.Thisisperfectlynormalbutdon’tlettheseemotionsoverrunyourthoughts！Youwillsoongetusedtoyoursurroundingsandfindnewfriendsatyournewschool.Leavingoldfriendsandfamiliarplacesbehindcanbedifferent.Howeverasyoubeginthemovingprocesskeepinmindthatsayinggoodbyetoyouroldhouseschoolandfriendsdoesnotmeanthatyouhavetoforgetthemorthatyourfarewellispermanent！Ifyou’removingtoanewstateorevenadifferentcountryandwon’tseeyourfriendsforalongtimedon’tdespair.Makesuretoaskeveryonefortheiraddresssoyoucanwritethemletters.AlsothankstotheInternetitisveryeasytostayintouchthroughemailorinstantmessagingtechnology.Withyourparent’spermissionyoucanevencreateablogorwebpagetochronicleallofyournewexperiences.Includeyourthoughtstalesofyournewadventuresevenpicturesofnewfriendsyournewhouseandnewtown.Youroldfriendswillloveseeingwhatyouarebusywith.Manyschoolhaveanorientationprogramwhereastudentalreadyestablishedattheschoolshowanewstudentaroundfortheirfirstweek.Thiscanhelpyoutofindyourwayaroundtheschoolandtomakenewfriendsfaster.WhilemovingistoughonkidsofanyagehighschoolcounselorKarenTurnersaysmovescanbeparticularlydifferentforteens.Ithinkmovingduringadolescentsisanextremelystressfulexperienceespeciallyifyouareintoyourjuniorhighorsenioryear.Studenttendtohaveestablishedaverystrongpeernetworkduringthatperiodintheirlives.Oftenthishasmoreinfluenceonthemeventhantheirfamiliarinsomecasesandwhentheyaretornfromthatthere’softenresentment怨气.HoweverTurneraddsthatwhilemovingisn’teasytherearethingsthatyourparentsandtheschoolIcandotohelpyoucopewiththechangE.56.WhoaretheintendedreadersofthepassageA.EducationexpertsB.SchoolteachersC.ParentsD.Students57.WhichofthefollowingismainlysuggestedinParagraph3A.Stayingincontactwitholdfriends.B.ExpressingyourselfwhenitispossiblE.C.Forminggoodhabitsatschool.D.Keepingpositiveaboutyournewschool.58.Accordingtothepassageanorientationprogram＿＿＿＿.A.helpslocalstudentsinmanywaysB.IsorganizedbynewstudentsC.OffershelptonewstudentsD.Focusesonallthestudentsatschool59.IfthispassagecontinueswhatwouldtheauthorfurtherdiscussA.WhatanewschoolislikE.B.WhyparentsmovewiththeirchildrenC.HowparentsandtheschoolcanhelpthechildrenD.Howchildrencanexpresstheiranxiety

Incitieswithrentcontrolthecitygovernmentsetsthemaximumrentthatalandlord房东canchargeforanapartment.Supportersofrentcontrolarguethatitprotectspeoplewhoarelivinginapartment.Theirrentcannotincrease;thereforetheyarenotindangeroflosingtheirhomes.Howeverthecriticssaythatafteralongtimerentcontrolmayhavenegativeeffects.Landlordsknowthattheycannotincreasetheirprofits.Thereforetheyinvestinotherbusinesseswheretheycanincreasetheirprofits.Theydonotinvestinnewbuildingswhichwouldalsoberent-controlleD.Asaresultnewapartmentsarenotbuilt.Manypeoplewhoneedapartmentscannotfindany.Accordingtothecriticstheendresultofrentcontrolisashortageofapartmentsinthecity.Someexpertsarguethattheminimumwagelawcancauseproblemsinthesameway.Thefederalgovernmentsetstheminimumthatanemployermustpayworkers.Theminimumhelpspeoplewhogenerallylookforunskilledlow-payingjobs.Howeveriftheminimumishighemployersmayhirefewerworkers.Theywillreplaceworkerswithmachinery.Thereforeotherthingsbeingequalthenumberofworkersthatemployerswantdecreases.Thuscriticsholdtheopinionthatanincreaseintheminimumwagemaycauseunemployment.SomepoorpeoplemayfindthemselveswithoutjobsinsteadofwithjobsattheminimumwagE.Supportersoftheminimumwagesaythatithelpspeoplekeeptheirdignity.Becauseofthelawworkerscannotselltheirservicesforlessthantheminimum.Furthermoreemployerscannotforceworkerstoacceptjobsatunfairwages.EconomictheorypredictstheresultsofeconomicdecisionsuchasdecisionsaboutfarmproductionrentcontrolandtheminimumwagE.Thepredictionsmaybecorrectedonlyifotherthingsareequal.Economistsdonotagreeonsomeofthepredictions.Theyalsodonotagreeonthevalueofdifferentdecisions.Someeconomistssupportaparticulardecisionwhileotherscriticizeit.Economistsdoagreehoweverthattherearenosimpleanswerstoeconomicquestions.28.Thereisthepossibilitythatsettingmaximumrentmay________.A.causeashortageofapartmentsB.worrythosewhorentapartmentsashomesC.increasetheprofitsoflandlordsD.encouragelandlordstoinvestinbuildingapartments29.Wecansafelysaythatrentcontrol________.A.willalwaysbenefitthosewhorentapartmentsB.isunnecessaryC.willprobablybringinactiveeffectsinthelongrunD.isnecessaryunderallconditions30.Therewillbetheproblemofunemploymentif________.A.theminimumwageissettoohighB.theminimumwageissettooearlyC.theworkersareunskilledD.themaximumwageissetforpoorworkers31.Thepassagetellsusabout________.A.therelationshipbetweensupplyanddemandB.thepossibleresultsofgovernmentcontrolsC.thenecessityofgovernmentcontrolD.theurgencyofgettingridofgovernmentcontrol

Manypeoplewritetonewspaperandmagazinestoexpresstheiropinions.Letterstotheeditormustcarrythewriter’sfullnameaddressandtelephonenumberalthoughtheinformationisnotnecessaryforpublication.Thisrequirementtoprovidepersonalparticularsisaclearindicationthatwritersareheldresponsibleforwhattheysay.WhenawriterwantshisvoiceheardheneedstoclaimownershipofhisvoicE.ResponsibilityisthenameofthegamE.PeopletodaypreferlivingtogethertoputtingtheirsignaturesonamarriagecertificatebecausetheyrefusetoacceptresponsibilityfortherelationshipsaidsocialworkerKenYipandthisiswhatiscausingalotoffamilyproblems.Whenwesignapaperforexampleabusinesscontractorabankdocumentthesignatureisasealofconsentanagreementtotakethematterseriously.Mostgovernmentsandmanyorganizationswillnotprocesswrittencomplaintsiftheydonotbearthewriter’ssignaturE.Theabsenceofasignaturetheyexplaintellsusthatthewritercannotbetooseriousandthereforedoesnotdeserveareply.Therearepeoplewhowishtoremainanonymous匿名的forvariousreasons.Multi-billionaireMr.Kingdonatesgenerouslytocharityseveraltimesayear.Hegivessimplybecausehewantstohelpbutnotforthepublicityhisdonationsmaybringandhedoesnotwanthisgooddeedstomakenews.Inothercasespeopleinsistonanonymitybecausetheyareafraidoftheconsequencesofrevealingtheiridentity.CrimewitnessesmaybewillingtoassistthepolicebutmostareunwillingtogivetheirnameswhenreportingacrimE.Nameornoname?TheanswerisverypersonalandliesinhowmuchwewanttogetinvolveD.WeallhaveanamE.Itisamatterofresponsibilitytouseitwhenwemakeastatementaclaimoranaccusation.Weallwanttohonorourownnameanditisonlybystampingourexpressionofanopinionwithourownnamethatwehonorwhatwesay.25.WhatdoesthewritermeanbysayingResponsibilityisthenameofthegame?A.WritersneedtoprovidetheirpersonalinformationinthegamE.B.Publicationmustbearthewriter’sfullnameaddressandphonenumber.C.Writersshouldberesponsiblefortheirnames.D.Namesarerequiredtoindicatewriters’responsibilityforwhattheysay.26.Thesecondparagraphsuggeststhatapaperwithoutasignaturemay_______.A.notgetareplyB.helptoendarelationshipC.beacceptedallthesameD.becomeafamilyproblem27.Somepeopledon’twanttheirnamesknownbecausetheyare________.A.hesitanttomakeadonationB.unwillingtodrawpublicattentionC.afraidofanaccusationD.readyforinvolvement28.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.A.honorandwritersB.identityandsignatureC.signatureandresponsibilityD.anonymityandsignature

WhenlookingatWesternEuropewedon’tusuallythinkaboutpoverty—butinfactsomepeopleinmodern—dayBritainaresohardupthattheycan’taffordtobuyfood.Backin2008.thefinancialcrisiscausedalotofunemployment.Thentherewerethecutstothewelfaresystemin2013whichaddedtotheproblem—andmanyBritishpeoplefellintodebt.It’sestimatedthat500000peopleintheUKhaveturnedtofoodbanksjusttogetby.StephHagenwhoworksinaNottinghamfoodbanksaysPeopledonotgotoafoodbankbecauseit'sanopendoor.It’sacasewheretheygotoitbecausetheyneedto.Withourfoodbank—weareanindependentone.andwehavelimitedstocks—everyonewhocomesthroughourdoorhasnoincome.Therearecheckstomakesurenobodyisabusingthesystem.Ifadoctororasocialworkerthinkssomeoneneedstouseafoodbank—evenforashorttime—theycangivethemvouchers凭证.Thenthepeopleinneedtakethemalongtothefoodbankandtheygethandoutsforthreedays.Churchesandindividualdonorsprovidemostofthefoodinthebanks.Butsomebusinessesmighthelpouttoo.Andwhatsortoffoodisofferedinfoodbanks?HagensaysBasicallywe’vegotporridge.Wedooccasionallygetfreshproducebutit’sveryrareespeciallyinthewintermonths.It’sliketinnedfruittinnedreadymeals.Wehavetogiveout‘no-cooking’foodparcelsbecausepeoplecan’taffordthegasandelectricity.Communityspirithasalottodowithfoodbanks.Volunteerssaytheyareagreatmeetingplaceforpeoplewhoarelonelyanddepressed.Andwhenfacingacrisissomebeneficiariesmightneedtofeednotonlytheirbelly—butalsotheirsoul.24.Accordingtothetextthefoodbankisaplace_____.A.whichisfundedbythegovernmentB.wherepeoplecangetfoodrandomlyC.whichhelpspoorpeoplelivethroughcrisisD.wherethereisenoughfoodsupplies25.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordtheminParagraph4referto?A.Systems.B.Doctors.C.Socialworkers.D.Vouchers.26.Whydofoodbanksmainlyofferno-cookingfood?A.Poorpeoplehavenomoneyforgasandelectricity.B.Thevolunteershatetosupplycookedfood.C.Foodbankscan’taffordcookedfood.D.Thiskindoffoodiseasytostore.27.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Communityspiritcancurethosewhoaredepressed.B.Foodbanksbenefitpoorpeoplemindandbody.C.Peoplecanhavegreatfuninfoodbanks.D.Volunteerstendtofeellonelyanddepressedinfoodbanks.

TodaymostChineseteenagersarehappytobefavoredbytwoparentsandfourgrandparentsintheirfamilies.Buthaveyoueverthoughtabouthowtotakecareoffourtotwelveoldpeoplewhenyougrowupandgetmarried?ThiscouldbeaproblemformostChineseyouthsasChinaisenteringanewstageofanagingsociety.Anagingsocietyreferstoonewhere10percentormoreofitspopulationisover60.Bytheendof2007Chineseover60yearsoldhavemadeup11.7percentofthenation’stotalpopulation.ChinaisgettingoldbeforebecomingrichsaidCaiChuangaprofessorattheChineseAcademyofSocialSciences.ThepopulationincreasethathaspoweredChinesegrowthforthreedecadeswillgivewayoverthenexttenyearstoarapidagingofthesociety.Thiswillleadtoweakereconomicgrowthbecauseofalackoflaborresources.Asaresultofthefamilyplanningpolicyitisexpectedthatthecountry'stotalworkingpopulationwilldecreaseafter2015.ChinaisnottheonlycountrygettingolD.Morethan60countrieshavebecomeagingsocietiesandoneinthreepeopleintheEuropeanUnionisaseniorcitizen.HoweverexpertssaidthatChinadoesn'thaveahighlydevelopedsocialsecuritynetworktosupporttheolD.Socialsecurityisaninsuranceprogramprotectingthoseinneedincludingtheoldthedisabledandothers.25.Anagingsocietyisasocietythat___________.A.lessthan10%ofitspopulationisover60B.10%ormoreofitspopulationisover60C.therearefouroldpeopleinafamilyD.mostofitspopulationisover6026.IfChinaentersanagingsociety___________.A.therewillnotbeenoughlaborresourcesB.thefamilyplanningpolicywillbeendedC.everyoneneedstotakecareoffourtotwelveoldpeopleD.Chinawillhaveahighlydevelopedsocialsecuritynetwork27.Thepassagemainlytalksabout___________.A.anagingsocietyB.ChinesesocialproblemsC.familyplanningpolicyD.agingprobleminChina