Modern inventions have speeded up people’s lives amazingly.Motor-cars cover a hundred miles in little more than an hour.Aircraft cross the world a day, while computers operate at lightning speed.Indeed, this love of speed seems never-ending.Every year motor-cars are produced which go even faster each new computer boasts（吹嘘）of saving precious seconds in handling tasks. All this saves time, but at a price.When we lose or gain half a day in speeding across the world in an airplane, our bodies tell us so.We get the uncomfortable feeling known as jet-lag; our bodies feel that they have been left behind in another time zonE. Again spending too long at computers results in painful wrist and fingers.Mobile phones also have their dangers, according to some scientists; too much use may transmit harmful radiation into our brains, a consequence we do not like to think about. However, what do we do with the time we have saved? Certainly not relax or so it seems.We are so accustomed to constant activity that we find it difficult to sit and do nothing, or even just one thing at a time.Perhaps the days are long gone when we might listen quietly to a story on the radio, letting imaginations take us into another world. There was a time when some people’s lives were devoted simply to the cultivation of the land or the care of cattle.No multi-tasking there; their lives went on at a much gentler pace, and in a familiar pattern.There is much that we might envy about a way of life like this.Yet before we do so, we must think of the hard tasks our ancestors faced; they farmed with bare hands, often lived close to hunger, and had to fashion tools from wood and stone.Modern machinery has freed people from that primitive existence. 1.The new products become more and more time-saving because . A.our love of speed seems never-ending B.time is limited C.the prices are increasingly high D.the manufacturers boast a lot 2.What does“the days”in Paragraph 3 refer to? A.Imaginary life B.Simple life in the past C.Times of inventions D.Time for constant activity 3.What is the author’s attitude towards the modern technology? A.Critical B.Objective C.Optimistic D.Negative 4.What does the passage mainly discuss? A.The present and past times B.Machinery and human beings C.Imaginations and inventions D.Modern technology and its influence

Dickwasacleverboybuthisparentswerepoorsohehadtowork1hissparetimeandduringhisholidaysto2hiseducation.3thishe4gettotheuniversitybutitwas5expensivetostudytherethatduringtheholidayhefound6necessarytogettwojobs7thesametime8makeenoughmoney9hisstudies.Onesummerhemanagedto10ajobinabutcher’sshop肉店during11andanotherinahospital12.Intheshophelearnttocutmeatquitenicelysothebutcheroften13himdoingalltheserving14hewenttothebackroomtodotheaccounts账目.Inthehospital15hewasofcourseallowedtodothesimplestjobs16helpingtoliftpeopleandto17themfromonepartofthehospitaltoanother.Bothatthebutcher’sshopandatthehospitalDickhadto18whiteclothes.OneeveningatthehospitalDickhadtohelpawomanfromherbedtotheplace19shewastohaveanoperation.Thewomanwasalreadyfeelingfrightenedatthe20oftheoperationbeforehecametogetherbutwhenshesawDickshefaintedaway晕过去.1.A.onB.inC.atD.with2.A.payforB.payoffC.paytoD.payback3.A.InsteadB.InsteadofC.InspiteofD.Inneedof4.A.triedtoB.hopetoC.wantedtoD.wasanxiousto5.A.tooB.veryC.soD.much6.A.it’sB.thisC.thatD.it7.A.atB.onC.byD.for8.A.inorderthatB.astoC.assotoD.soasto9.A.withB.forC.toD.becauseof10.A.lookforB.findC.reachD.take11.A.daytimeB.thenightC.thenighttimeD.thedaytime12.A.atnightB.atnoonC.inthemorningD.inthedaytime13.A.letB.leftC.madeD.had14.A.whileB.assoonasC.afterD.until15.A.onotherhandB.onanotherhandC.onthesecondhandD.ontheotherhand16.A.likeB.forC.asD.from17.A.wantB.fetchC.carryD.raise18.A.onB.wearC.beonD.dresson19.A.thatB.whichC.whereD.there20.A.thoughtB.timeC.endD.beginning

TherearemillionsofusedcellphonesintheworldtodaythemostofthemjustlayinourhouseswithoutanypurposE.EverydaydozensofnewcellphonemodelsappeareD.Todayyoucanfindwhatwasregardedasafantasyyesterdayinastoreandyouwillbuyittomorrow.Butwhattodowiththeoldphoneswhichworkwellenoughandnotsoold?Justgetsomemoney!SimplySellularisbuyingalmostallmodelsofcellphones:LGMotorolaHPSiemensSamsungSanyoNokiaandmanyotherscellphones.Alsotheyacceptphonesproducedineverycountryandineverycondition.SimplySellularcanofferagoodprinceforyouroldcellphoneincash.Theirmissionisgivingyouasimplewaytogetmoneyforanoldphoneassimpleandprofitable赚钱asit’spossiblE.Alsotheyofferatrade-inscheme折价方案togetanothermodelinsteadofyourphoneprovidingagoodserviceafterthesalE.AlsoSimplySellularworkswiththeso-called911cellphoneprogram.Soyoucandonate捐赠yourcellphonetothemtohelpsomepeoplewhoneedit.Theyknowwhattodowithyouroldphone!YoucanbeinterestedintheirrecyclingprogramswhereeveryusedcellphonecouldbeeasilyrecycledforafewtimE.Somephoneswhicharegoodforrefurbish翻新SimplySellulardonatestopeoplewhoneeditforexamplewomenormilitarypersonnel.Iftherefurbishisimpossibletheyjustrecyclecellphones.Justthinkaminute:it’sagooddealtogetsomemoneyforyouroldcellphonegooddealtohelpsomebodywithyourphoneandreallyimportanttorecyclealltechniquesafterusE.WorkingwithSimplySellularyougeteverypossibilityabsolutelyfreE.Andtheywillpaytoyou!That’sareallygooddeal!1.Whenyouwantanewcellphoneyouareadvisedto________.A.keeptheoldoneinhousetoaddyourcollectionsB.throwtheoldoneintothedustbintoprotectyourhealthC.returntheoldonetotheproducertogetsomemoneyD.selltheoldonetoSimplySelluaronareasonableprice2.Theunderlinedsentencereallytellsusthat________.A.everyonelovesthenewandloathestheold喜新厌旧B.peoplerushtopurchasewhatisregardedasafantasyC.peoplearesoonabletoenjoywhatisthemostadvancedD.whatwasafantasyyesterdaywillnolonerbegoodfortomorrow3.SellingausedcellphonetoSimplySellularyouwillget________.A.agoodpriceforthephoneincashB.anothernewmodelwithoutanypayC.acost-freeserviceprovidedbyitD.aprofitableplanafterthesale4.Thecellphonedonatedbyyouisprobably________.A.stillinusebyothersB.refurnishedandsoldagainC.collectedandonshowD.senttoapoorercountry5.Thispassageiswrittenaimingto________.A.warnpeopleoftherisksbyusingcellphonesB.introducetouswhattodowitholdcellphonesC.advisepeoplenottochangecellphonesfrequentlyD.encourageustokeepupwithnewtechnologies

ThatlittleawithacirclecurlingarounditthatisfoundinE.–mailaddressesismostcommonlyreferredtoastheatsymbol.Surprisinglythoughthereisnoofficialuniversalnameforthissign.Therearedozensofstrangetermstodescribethe@symbol.Beforeitbecamethestandardsymbolforelectronicmailthe@symbolwasusedtorepresentthecostorweightofsomething.Forinstanceifyoupurchased6applesyoumightwriteitas6apples@$1.10each.Withtheintroductionofe-mailcamethepopularityofthe@symbol.The@symbolortheatsignseparatesaperson'sonlineusernamefromhismailserver服务器address.Forinstancejoe@uselessknowledgE.com.ItswidespreaduseontheInternetmadeitnecessarytoputthissymbolonkeyboardsinothercountriesthathaveneverseenorusedthesymbolbeforE.Asaresultthereisreallynoofficialnameforthissymbol.Theactualoriginofthesymbolremainsamystery.Historytellsusthatthe@symbolcamefromthetiredhandsoftheMiddleAges.DuringtheMiddleAgesbeforetheinventionofprintingmachineseveryletterofawordhadtobecopiedwithgreateffortsbyhandforeachcopyofapublishedbook.Themonksthatperformedtheselongboringcoringdutieslookedforwaystoreducethenumberofindividualstrokes笔画perwordforcommonwords.AlthoughthewordatisquiteshorttobeginwithitwasacommonenoughwordintextanddocumentssothatthosemonksthoughtitwouldbequickerandeasiertoshortenthewordatevenmorE.Asaresultthemonkschangedtheshapeoftintoacircletosurroundathusleavingouttwostrokesinthespellingt.1.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Howatdevelopedinto@.B.How@cameintobeing.C.Howmonksinvented@.D.Howpeoplewrotethecostofsomething.2.Whoknowstheoriginof@?A.NobodyB.MonksC.ApplebuyersD.Internetusers3.WhichisNotthereasonforthemonkstospellatas@?A.Thoughatisshortitwasusedveryoften.B.Themonkswantedtobequickerandeasierwiththeircopying.C.ThemonkswantedtoinventanewworD.D.Copyingworkwaslongandboringforthem.4.Accordingtoparagraph5whatisTRUEaboutthesymbolof@today?A.Whenyouareonlineyoumustusethe@symbol.B.Kittly163.com@isanemailaddress.C.Incountrieswhere@isusedgovernmentshavegivenitanofficialnamE.D.Itislikelytofindthe@symboloncomputerkeyboardsworldwidE.

InthesouthernpartofAmericawhensomebodyhasabirthdayoftenfamilyorfriendsorbothwillarrangeaparty.Thepartycouldbeelaborate精心准备的andincludeamealormaybesimplewithabirthdaycakeanddrinks.Onedoesnotplannorgiveone’sownbirthdayasisthecustominsomecultures.AtapartythereisusuallyadecoratedcakeoftenwiththewordsHappyBirthdayandwiththenameofthepersonwrittenonthetopofthecake.Sometimesthereisalsoonecandleforeachyearofthepersoncelebratingthebirthdaybeforethecakeiscut.Whileblowingoutthecandlesthepersonmakesawishforsomethingpleasant.Usuallythoseinvitedtoabirthdaypartywillbringagiftforthepersonhonored.Giftsgivenbyfriendsdonothavetobeexpensivebutthefamilyofthebirthdaypersonwillspendwhatevertheycanaffordonagift.ChristmaspartiesalsoareverypopularintheSouth.Oftenthisistheonlytimeduringtheyearthatsomepeopleseeacquaintances熟人.Thesepartiescanbeelaborateorsimplerangingfromabuffet自助餐toareceptioncalledopenhouse家庭招待会.Ifyouareinvitedtooneoftheseyoudon’tneedtotakeaChristmasgiftasitisnotcustomarytotakethehostessagifteverytimeyouareinvitedtoapartyorameal.Howeverifyouwishtotakeagiftitshouldonlybesomethingusefulandinexpensiveandshouldbegiventothehostessatthedoorasyouentertheparty.UsuallygiftsofChristmasfoodtreatsarethemostappreciateD.1.Onone’sbirthdaybeforeblowingoutthecandlesheorshewill______.A.wearbeautifulclothesB.eatbirthdaycakeC.invitefriendsD.makeawish2.Thispassagemainlytellsusabout__________.A.twokindsofpartiesinthesouthernUnitedStatesB.howtoarrangeabirthdaypartyC.howtoarrangeaChristmaspartyD.whowillarrangeaparty3.InsouthernAmericabirthdaypartiesareoftenarrangedby_________.A.friendsB.oneselfC.familyD.BothA.andC.4.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Forabirthdaypartythecakeisoftencutbeforecandlesareblownout.B.Forabirthdaypartyneitherfriendsnorthefamilywillbuyexpensivepresents.C.It’scustomarytotakethehostessagiftwhenyouareinvitedtoaparty.D.IfyoutakeagifttoaChristmaspartyyou’dbettertakesomethingusefulandinexpensivE.5.WhatkindofgiftisthebestifsomeoneisinvitedtoaChristmasparty?A.ExpensivethingsB.CandlesC.FoodD.Money

阅读下列短文及相关信息并按照要求匹配信息A.WhenItakenotesIalwaysrewritethem.IalsoaddthingsasIgoespeciallyfromthereadingsthatIfeelareimportant.ThishelpsmerememberthingsbetterandasIlookthingsupinthetextandaddnotesitbringsadeeperunderstandingofthematerial.B.WhenIhavetolearnanewwordIwritedownthewordanditsmeaninginthebackofmynotebook.ThenImakesuretousethewordatleast7timesinthenextweek.IputachecknexttothewordeachtimeIuseittobesure.ThiswayIcanrememberthatwordbetter.C.Isitinthefrontoftheclassroom.Thatwaytherearenodistractionsbetweenmeandtheteacher.Thefurtherbackyousitthemorekidsthereareinfrontofyouwhocandistractyou.D.Iwatchmyteacherscarefullyforcluesaboutwhat’smostimportant.Somestartmovingaroundalotsomeraisetheirvoiceandsomestartmovingtheirhandsabout.WhenthishappensIwritedownwhatthey’resayinginmynotebook.E.Herearesometipsonhowtocreateagoodstudyenvironment:Findaplacetostudyandkeepitforstudyonly.Tool-uptheenvironmentwithallstudyneeds.Controlthenoiselevelatacceptablelevels.Avoidrelaxingwhileworking.F.WhenIworkonmathproblemsIwriteeachstepasIdoit.ThismakesmethinkcarefullyaboutwhatIamdoing.Iftheanswerdoesn’tseemrightIcangobackthroughthestepsIwrotetoseewhereIwentwrong.阅读下列学习方面的问题并与上面的经验相匹配1.IlovelearningnewwordsbutI’mconfusedabouthowtorememberthemwell.WheneverImeetanewwordIlookitupinthedictionaryforitsmeaningandwriteitdown.HoweverafewdayslaterI’llforgetwhatthewordmeans.It’sreallyaheadachE.2.Ican’tconcentrateonwhattheteachersaysinclass.Isitatthebackoftheclassroom.Whatthestudentsinthefrontrowdoalwaysattractsmyattention.I’mwonderingifanyoneelsehasthesameproblem.3.It’simpossibletowritedowneverythingtheteachersaysinmynotebook.IhavebeentoldtotakedowntheimportantpointsbuthowcanItellwhichpointsareimportant?4.Itakegoodnotesinclass.I’mcurioustoknowhowtomakegooduseofthesenotestoimprovemyunderstanding.I’moftenconfusedabouthowtodealwiththenotes.5.Ienjoystudyingathomeatnightorovertheweekend.ButsometimesIjustcan’tfocus.Ithinkit’sthestudyenvironmentthatmakesmenotfeellikestudying.Whocantellmehowtoimprovethestudyenvironment?

ReadthefollowingtextandchoosethemostsuitableheadingfromA-Fforeachparagraph.Thereisoneextraheadingwhichyoudonotneed.A.DrugoveruseanditsconsequenceB.TheproblemofdrugoveruseinAmericaC.BenefitsofmedicineanditswiseuseD.FemaledrugoverusewithreferencetothatofmalesE.MisuseofmedicineamongtheyounggenerationF.Improperuseofmedicineamongseniorcitizens1.Nowadays.millionsofpeoplemisuseandevenoverusepainmedicationsandotherdrugs.ResearchbytheAmericanNationalInstituteonDrugAbuseNIDA1999showsthataround2%ofthepopulationoverage12wereusingdrugsnon-medically.2.NIDAviewsmedicationsasapowerfulforceforgoodinthecontemporaryworld.Theyreduceandremovepainformillionsofpeoplesufferingfromillnessanddisease.Theymakeitpossiblefordoctorstoperformcomplicatedsurgerytosavelives.Manypeopleafflictedbyseriousmedicalconditionsareabletocontroltheirsymptomsandbecomeactivecontributingcitizens.NIDApointsoutthatmostindividualswhotakethesedragsusetheminaresponsible.3.Nevertheless.overuseofdrugssuchasopioidscentralnervoussystemCNSdepressantsandstimulantsdoesleadtoharmfulrelianceinsomepeopleandisthereforebecomingaseriouspublichealthconcern.AlthoughthisabuseaffectsmanypeopleworldwideparticulartrendsofconcerntothemedicalprofessionintheUSappearamongolderadultsteenagersandwomen.4.Thoughitmaybeasurprisetomanythemisuseofmedicationsmaybethemostcommonformofdrugabuseamongtheelderly.DrKennethSchraderofDukeUniversityNorthCarolinastatesthatalthoughtheelderlyrepresentabout13%oftheUSpopulationthoseaged65andoveraccountfortheconsumptionofonethirdofalldrugs.Peopleinthisagegroupusemedicationsroughlythreetimesmorethanthegeneralpopulationandhavepoorercompliancewithinstructionforuse.Inanotherstudyofelderlypatientsadmittedtotreatmentprograms70%werewomenwhohadoverusedmedicines.5.Unfortunatelythistrendamongwomendoesnotonlyaffectthoseagedover65.Ingeneralamongwomenandmenwhoareusingeitherananti-anxietydrugorasedativewomenaretwiceaslikelytobecomeaddicted.Inadditionstatisticscompiledfor12-17yearoldsshowthatteenagegirlsaremorelikelythanteenageboystobeginoverusingpsychotherapeuticmedicationsuchaspainkillerstranquillisersstimulantsandsedatives.

Feeltiredlately?Hasadoctorsaidhecan’tfindanythingwrongwithyou?Perhapshesentyoutoahospitalbutalltheadvancedequipmentthereshowsthatthereisnothingwrongwithyou.Thenconsiderthis:youmightbeinastateofsub-health.Sub-healthalsocalledthethirdstateorgraystateisexplainedasaborderline界限statebetweenhealthanddisease.AccordingtotheinvestigationbytheNationalHealthOrganizationover45percentofsub-healthypeoplearemiddle-agedorelderly.Thepercentageisevenhigheramongpeoplewhoworkinmanagementpositionsaswellasstudentsaroundexam-week.Symptomsincludealackofenergydepressionslowreactionsinsomniaangryandpoormemory.Othersymptomsincludeshortnessofbreathsweatingandachinginthewaistandlegs.Thekeytopreventingandrecoveringfromsub-healthaccordingtosomemedicalexpertsistoformgoodlivinghabitsalternateworkandrestexerciseregularlyandtakepartinopenairactivities.Asformealspeopleareadvisedtoeatlesssaltandsugar.Theyshouldalsoeatmorefreshvegetablesfruitsfishbecausetheyarerichinnutritionalelements--vitaminsandotherelementsthatareimportanttothebody.Nutritionexpertspointoutthatitisnotgoodtoeattoomuchatonemealbecauseitmaycauseunhealthychangesinthedigestivetract.Theyalsosaythatabalanceddietisveryhelpfulinavoidingsub-health.1.Accordingtothispassagewhichofthefollowingisright?A.Whenyouareinastateofsub-healthyoushouldstayhomeandkeepsilent.B.Whenyouareinastateofsub-healthyoushouldgotoseeadoctorandbutsomemedicinE.C.Whenyouareinastateofsub-healthyoushouldhaveyourselfexaminedinforeigncountries.D.Whenyouareinastateofsub-healthyoushouldfindoutthereasonsandrelaxyourself.2.Itmaybeeasyformiddle-agedpeopletogetsub-healthbecause_______.A.theyhaveuseduptheirenergyB.theyhavelosttheirlivinghopesC.theyhavemorepressureinlifeandworkD.theybegintogetolder3.Thekeytopreventingyoufromfallingintoastateofsub-healthisthatyoushould_______.A.workhardB.sleepmoreC.formgoodlivinghabitsD.takemoremedicine4.Theunderlinedwordalternateinthispassageisclosestinmeaningto.A.arrangebyturnsB.causetotakeplaceC.keepupD.takeup

AwhileagomyfamilyandIwentsledding滑雪橇andasIwatchedmychildrenclimbinguptheslopeIstartedthinking.Manypeopleare1thatmostoftoday’ssocialproblemsarebecauseofthemegeneration.Youngstersarejustoutforthemselvesandpayno2toothersortheirneeds.Indeedacommonbeliefisthattoday’syoungsterswon’tdoanything3thereissomethinginitforthem.YetwhilesleddingIsawa4sidE.Iwatchedmytwooldestchildrenthenfiveandfourtakemyyoungestthentwoyearsoldbythehandtohelpheruptheslipperyslope5theywentup.Theywouldhavebeen6withoutherbutnotoncedidtheytrytosneakbyherwithouthelping.Andwhenthesled7mytwodaughterswasaimedtowardtheedgeitwasmyfiveyearoldsonwhorantothemto8themfallingandhurtingthemselves.Thesechildrensometimes9amongthemselvesandonoccasionbehavehorribly.ButIcan10themshoppingandknowthattheywon’taskforanythingIcantalktothemabouttsunamiorhurricanevictimsandknowthattheywillofferto11someoftheirownmoneytothecauseandIcanaskthemtoplaywiththosechildren12onthesideline作为旁观者andknowthattheywillbefriendthem.Perhapsthereforethemegenerationistoblame13muchofsociety’sproblems–nottheyoungsterswhowanteverything14theadultswhohavetaughtthemtoselfishly15onlyofthemselves.Mostadultshavebeen16atsometimeoranothersadlymany17thatdisappointmentdowntotheirchildren.Thenthechildrenlearntoputthemselvesfirst!Mostyoungchildrenwanttohelp.Wecan18thatfeelingbyteachingthelessonmychildrenlearnedwhilesledding:Lifeisaslipperyslopewith19ofbumps撞伤andbruises擦伤butwecanallmakeittothe20ifweremembertohelpthosewhoneedit.1.A.convincedB.confirmedC.informedD.approved2.A.thoughtB.attentionC.permissionD.pleasure3.A.ifB.asC.whileD.unless4.A.sameB.differentC.strangeD.moral5.A.sometimeB.anytimeC.eachtimeD.thetime6.A.fasterB.slowerC.easierD.lighter7.A.containingB.loadingC.drivingD.carrying8.A.keepB.stopC.helpD.warn9.A.cryB.cooperateC.assistD.fight10.A.takeB.driveC.accompanyD.guide11.A.lendB.sendC.collectD.pay12.A.forgottenB.missedC.leftD.ignored13.A.ofB.withinC.onD.for14.A.andB.butC.thusD.though15.A.considerB.speakC.sacrificeD.think16.A.depressedB.awkwardC.disappointedD.embarrassed17.A.extendB.transferC.passD.spread18.A.encourageB.prohibitC.discourageD.approach19.A.opportunitiesB.occasionsC.promisesD.fates20.A.topB.bottomC.middleD.tip

WinatriptotheOREGONCOAST–DaretoExplorethePacificOcean.Buildthebiggestsandcastleonthebeach.SearchtidepoolsforsealifE.Watchthebrightorangesunsetovertheocean.Whetheryou'vebeentothePacificOceanbeforeorhaveonlyclosedyoureyesandimagineditNationalGeographicKidsandTravelOregonwanttoknowhowyouwouldexploretheOregonCoastifyouhadthechancetogothissummer.JUDGING1.ClearrelationshipbetweentheEssayandtheDrawing40%2.CreativityandskillindesignandformoftheDrawing40%3.Expressionofthepassiontodrawandexplore10%4.JournalisticqualitytidynatureandoverallqualityoftheEssay10%PRIZEByenteringyouwillhavethechancetowinanallexpensepaidtriptotheOREGONCOAST.Activitieswillinclude:kiteflyingstudyingbeautifulseacreaturessearchingforsealifeinaboatscienceexplorationatasciencecenterandroastingoverbeachcampfirE.Whomayenter:Thecompetitionisopentokidsaged6–14.TERM:Entries参赛作品mustbepostmarkednolaterthanJuly312009.HowtoenterSurftravelOregon.com/kidstodownloadandprintoutanentryform.BesuretomarkwhetheryouhaveorhavenotbeentothePacificOceanintheform.GreateradrawingofthePacificOceanonapieceofpaperusingapenorpaints.Writeanarticleof100wordsorlesstoexplainwhyyouwanttogowhatyouthinkyouwouldseeandwhatyouwouldexploreifyouhaveneverbeentothePacificOceanordescribeyourfavoritememoriesfromyourlastvisit.SendtoDaretoExplorethePacificOcean.NG114514thstreetNWWashingtonD.C.200361.Whatisthemostimportantforthejudging?A.Whetheryourarticleiswritteninaneatway.B.ThearticleandthedrawingshouldbecloselyrelateD.C.WhetheryoushowyourpassiontodrawandexplorE.D.TheskillinyourdrawingthemapoftheAtlanticOcean.2.Ifyouwinthecompetitionyoumay.A.searchthebeachforseaplatsB.flyakiteonthebeachC.roasttheseacreaturesoverabeachcampfireD.winanallexpensepaidtriptoWashingtonD.C.3.Whatinformationcanyougetfromthepassage?A.Yourarticleshouldbeatleast100words.B.Everykidcantakepartinthecompetition.C.YoumustsendthedrawingbeforeJune312009.D.Yourentryformshouldbedownloadedandprintedout.4.Youcanmostprobablyreadthepassagein.A.atextbookB.atravelguideC.anewspaperD.aresearchbook

Thebedwasabout45yearsoldwhenMornpasseditalongtomesfewyearsaftermyfatherdied.Idecidedtoremovethe1andrepairitformydaughterMelanie.Theheadboardwasfullof2.3startingtotakethepaintoff4thatoneofthemarkswasadateSeptember181946thedaymyparents5.Thenit6me——thatwasthefirstbedtheyhadashusbandandwife!Rightabovetheirweddingdatewas7nameanddateElizabethOctober221947.WhoisElizabeth.IaskedmymotheronthephoneandwhatdoesOctober221947mean?Sheisyoursister.Mymother8thephone.IknewMom9ababybutIneverSawthisasanythingmorethana10formyparents.11theywentontohavefive12children.Yougaveheraname?Iasked.Yes.Elizabethhasbeen13usfromheavenfor45years.Sheisasmuchapartofmeas14ofyou.MomthereareotherdatesOntheheadboard.I15itisfullofstories.How16yougiveittome?YourdadandI17ourfirstdateontheheadboardthenightwemarried.18itwasa19fourlifetogether.whenDaddiedourlifetogetherwasover.Butthe20neverdie.1.A.dustB.paintC.picturesD.stories2.A.namesB.datesC.numbersD.marks3.A.LongafterB.SoonafterC.JustbeforeD.Justnow4.A.remindedB.caughtC.thoughtD.noticed5.A.werebornB.weremarriedC.werebroughtupD.gottoknow6.A.struckB.beatC.hurtD.hit7.A.other’sB.otherC.someD.another8.A.calledB.answeredC.heardD.replied9.A.hadsoldB.hadsentC.hadsavedD.had10.A.chanceB.mistakeC.misfortuneD.joke11.A.AboveallB.Aftera11C.AllthesameD.Inall12.A.moreB.anotherC.othersD.some13.A.staringB.noticingC.watchingD.frightening14.A.someB.anyC.manyD.most15.A.senseB.touchC.smellD.taste16.A.mightB.wouldC.couldD.dared17.A.rememberedB.carvedC.stayedD.remained18.A.FromthenonB.AtthattimeC.JustthenD.Eventhen19.A.dutyB.taskC.diaryD.work20.A.interestB.marriageC.headboardsD.memories

AskDr?JeffersThismonthDr.Jeffersisansweringquestionsaboutthehumanbrainandhowitworks.DearDr.JeffersOneofmycolleaguesFelixMoellertoldmethatscientistsarelearningtousecomputerto'readminds'.Isthereanytruthtothisstory?—JaneLeonNewYorkUSADearMs.LeonWellalotofresearchisbeingconductedinthisareabutsofarthebrainscanningequipmentandcorrespondingcomputerprogramshaven'tbeenabletoactuallyreadthoughts.Inoneexperimenttestsubjects受试者wereconnectedtoscanningequipmentandshowntwonumbersonascreen.Theywerethenaskedtochoosebetweenaddingorsubtracting减thetwonumbers.Usingthismethodresearcherswereabletofollowbrainprocessesandmakethecorrectassumptions假设70percentofthetime.It'snotquitemindreadingbutit'scertainlyafirststep.—Dr.J..DearDr.JeffersMythree-year-oldsonlovesitwhenIdigmyfingersintohissidesandtickle胳肢himuntilhelaughsuncontrollably.TheotherdayInoticedhimtryingtoticklehimselfbuthecouldn'tdoit.Whynot?—GlennLewisVancouverCanadaDearMr.LewisIt'sbecauseofhowthebrainworks.Thebrainistrainedtoknowwhattopayattentiontoandwhattoignore.Itcausesustoignorephysicalfeelingsweexpecttohappenbutitcausesamildpanicreactionwhenthereisanunexpectedfeeling.Forexampleyoudon'tnoticehowyourshoulderfeelswhileyou'rewalkingdownthestreet.Butifsomeonecomesupbehindyouandtouchesyoulightlyontheshoulderyoumayjumpinfear.It'sthatunexpectedpartthatcausestheticklereaction.—Dr.J..1.Whatcanwelearnfromtheanswertothefirstquestion?A.Someequipmentisabletoreadhumanminds.B.Someprogresshasbeenmadeinmindreading.C.Testsubjectshavebeenusedtomakedecisions.D.Computerprogramscancopybrainprocesses.2.Peoplelaughwhentickledbyothersbecausethefeelingis___________.A.unexpectedB.expectedC.comfortableD.uncomfortable3.Whohasgotalittlechildaccordingtothetext?A.Ms.LeonB.Mr.LewisC.Mr.MoellerD.Dr.Jeffers4.AccordingtothetextJeffersisprobably_______.A.acomputerprogrammerB.atestsubjectC.ahumanbrainexpertD.amedicaldoctor

TOKYOElderlypeoplewhodrinkseveralcupsofgreenteaadayarelesslikelytosufferfromdepression消沉压抑probablyduetoafeelgoodchemicalfoundinthistypeofteaJapaneseresearcherssaid.SeveralstudieshaverelateddrinkinggreenteatoreducingpsychologicalproblemsandKaijunNiuofTohokuUniversityGraduateSchoolandcolleaguesfoundpeopleaged70andolderwhodrankfourormorecupsofgreenteadailywere44percentlesslikelytoexperiencedepression.GreenteaiswidelydrunkinmanyAsiancountriesincludingChinaandJapan.Niu'steamstudied1058healthyelderlymenandwomen.About34percentofthemenand39percentofthewomenhadsignsofdepressionaccordingtothestudythatwaspublishedintheAmericanJournalofClinicalNutrition.A.totalof488participants参与者saidtheydrankfourormorecupsofgreenteaaday284saidtheydownedtwotothreecupsdailyandtherestreportedhavingoneorfewercupsdaily.Accordingtotheresearcherstheapparenteffectofdrinkingmoregreenteaonalleviatingdepressiondidnotbecomelessaftertheyconsideredotherfactorssuchassocialeconomicstatussexdiethistoryofmedicalproblemsanduseofantidepressants.Therewasnolinkbetweendrinkingblackoroolongteaorcoffeeandlowerdegreeofdepression.TheaminoacidtheaninecontainedingreenteawhichisthoughttohaveacalmingeffectonthebrainmayexplainthebeneficialeffectshowninthecurrentstudyNiunotedaddingthatmorestudyisneeded.1.Whichofthefollowingdoyouthinkcanbestreplacetheunderlinedwordalleviatinginparagraph6?A.LoweringthedegreeofB.RaisingthedegreeofC.MakingmoredifficulttobearD.Causingmoresufferingfrom2.Whichofthefollowingdoyouthinkcanserveasthemostsuitabletitle?A.Feelingdepressed?Coffeecancure.B.Feelingsad?Blackteadoeswork.C.Feelingupset?Oolongteawilldo.D.Feelingblue?Greenteamayhelp.3.What’sthewritersattitudetowardstheresultofthestudy?A.Heisinterestedinitandtotallysupportiveofit.B.Heholdstheopinionthatitisoflittlevalue.C.Heonlyreportsthefactwithoutmentioninghisownopinion.D.Heseriouslycriticizestheresultofthestudy.

DonationProposalCaringfordisadvantagedschool-agechildrenandmakingdonationstobuildtheChinaDailyReadersHopeSchoolLocatedinapoorremotemountainousareaincentralGansuProvinceDongxiangAutonomousCounty自治县hasapopulationof266900ofwhich83.97percentareofDongxiangethniccommunity.HarshnaturalconditionsanddryweatherhavelefttheDongxiangpeoplelivinginpoverty.TosolvealltheseneedsandoffercaringandselflesssupportChinaDailyisteamingupwiththeChinaYouthDevelopmentFoundationtoofferthefollowingproposaltoChinaDailyreaderscaringfordisadvantagedschool-agechildreninapoormountainousareaandmakedonationstobuildChinaDailyReadersHopeSchool.ThedonationswillbemanagedbytheChinaYouthDevelopmentFoundation.ThedonationswillbestrictlyusedforbuildingaHopeSchoolinthearea-theChinaDailyReadersHopeSch001.Accordingtolocalsituationabout200000yuanUS$26315canhelpenlargeaschoolandabout300000yuanUS$39500canhelpbuildanewone.Thenames0fdonorswhosepersonaldonationsaremorethan1000yuanUS$132andgroupdonationsthataremorethan10000yuanUS$1320willbecarvedonamonumentattheschooltomarkthecontributions.ChinaDailywillalsoopenaspecialcolumntofollowthedevelopmentoftheChinaDailyReadersHopeSchoolandgivetimelyreportsonthelovingandcaringstoriesofthedonors.SincethestartoftheChinaDailyReadersHopeSchoolprojectin2002threeschools-theNo.1ChinaDailyReadersHopePrimarySchooltheNutupingHopePrimarySchoolandtheNo.2ChinaDailyReadersHopePrimarySchool—havebeenestablishedandoneYanglingTownshipDayangVillageProjectHopeSchoolhasbeenexpandedthankstothedonations.WeonbehalfofChinaDailyChinaYouthDevelopmentFoundationandthePeople'sGovernmentofDongxiangCountyexpressourheartfeltthanksandrespecttothereadersofChinaDailywhohavebeenshowingcareandsupportfortheproject.DonationAddressForeigncurrencyaccountNumbersChinaYouthDevelopmentFoundation00023608091014US$A.一1Houyuan’ensiHutongJiaodaokou00023608091013HK$NandajieBeijing100009China00038408091027JPYNameofBankingInstitutionNameonAccountAgriculturalBankofChinaBellingChinaYouthDevelopmentFoundationJiaodaokouBranchRMBTransactionContextRMBAccountNumberChinaDailyReadersHopeSchool11—191301040003296Tel86—108403020664918366NameofBankingInstitutionE.-mailyanshi@cydf.org.cnHeadquarterOfficeBankofChinaForeignCurrencies1.Anyonecandonatemoneyinthefollowingcurrenciesexcept.A.US$B.JPYC.EUROD.RMB2.What’sthemainpurposeofwritingthepassage?A.ToinformreadersoftheChinaDailyReadersHopeSch001.B.Tocallonreaderstodonatemoneyforthedisadvantagedschool—agechildren.C.TointroducetheconditionofDongxiangAutonomousCounty.D.Toexpressthankstothedonors.3.Whatorganizationisresponsibleformanagingthedonations?A.ChinaDaily.B.ChinaYouthDevelopmentFoundation.C.ChinaDailyReadersHopeSchool.D.DongxiangAutonomousCounty.4.Whatcanweinferafterreadingthepassage?A.Dongxiangethniccommunitymakesupabouthalfofthepopulationofthecounty.B.ChinaDailyhascoveredsomelovingstoriesaboutdonors.C.Donorsofalargesumofmoneywillberememberedforever.D.About700000yuanhasbeenraisedsince2002.

Treesshouldonlybepruned修剪whenthereisagoodandclearreasonfordoingsoandfortunatelythenumberofsuchreasonsissmall.Pruninginvolvesthecuttingawayofovergrownandunwantedbranchesandtheinexperiencedgardenercanbeencouragedbythethoughtthatmoredamageresultsfromdoingitunnecessarilythanfromleavingthetreetogrowinitsownway.Firstpruningmaybedonetomakesurethattreeshaveadesiredshapeorsize.Theobjectmaybetogetatreeoftherightheightandatthesametimetohelpthegrowthofsmallsidebrancheswhichwillthickenitsappearanceorgiveitaspecialshape.Secondlypruningmaybedonetomakethetreehealthier.Youmaycuroutdiseasedordeadwoodorbranchesthatarerubbingagainsteachotherandthuscausingwounds.Thehealthofatreemaybeencouragedbyremovingthebranchesthatarelockingupthecentreandsopreventingthefreemovementofair.Oneresultofpruningisthatanopenwouldisleftonthetreeandthisprovidesaneasyentryfordiseasesbutitisawoundthatwillheal愈合.Oftenthereisaracebetweenthehealingandthediseaseastowhetherthetreewillliveordieorthatthereisaperiodwhenthetreeisatrisk.Itshouldbetheaimofeverygardenertoreducetheriskasfaraspossible.Itisessentialtomaketheareawhichhasbeenprunedsmoothandcleanforhealingwillbesloweddownbyroughness.Youshouldallowthecutsurfacetodryforafewhoursandthenpaintitwithoneofthesubstancesavailablefromgardenshopsproducedespeciallyforthispurpose.Pruningisusuallydoneinwinterforthenyoucanseetheshapeofthetreeclearlywithouttheinterference妨碍fromtheleavesanditistooveryunlikelythatthecutsyoumakewillbleed.Ifthisdoeshappenitisofcourseimpossibletopaintthemproperly.1.Whyshouldpruningbedone?A.Tomakethetreegrowtaller.B.ToimprovetheshapeofthetreE.C.Togetridofthesmallbranches.D.Tomakethesmallbranchesthicker.2.Treesbecomeunhealthyifthegardener.A.helpsawoundtodry.B.coversaroughsurfacE.C.damagessomeofthesmallsidebranchesD.allowstoomanybranchestogrowinthemiddle3.Whyisaspecialmaterialpaintedonthetree?A.Tohelpawoundtodry.B.TocoveraroughsurfacE.C.Tomakeawoundsmooth.D.TopreventdiseaseenteringawounD.4.Agoodgardenerprunesatree.A.severaltimesthroughouttheyearB.asquicklyaspossibleC.occasionallywhennecessaryD.regularlyeverywinter5.Whatwastheauthor’spurposewhenwritingthispassage?A.Todiscussdifferentmethodsofpruning.B.Tointroducesomecommonknowledgeofpruning.C.ToexplainhowtreesdevelopdiseasE.D.TogivepracticalinstructionforpruningatreE.

阅读下列应用文及相关信息并按照要求匹配信息首先请阅读下列交通卡的信息A.CityCardlForalltrainsandbuseswithinthecityLondonlFreetravelforalljourneyslCanbeusedfor30daysl￡80B.NetworkCardlForlong-distancetrainsandcitytrainsLondonl25%offallticketslCanbeusedfor12monthsl￡70C.Point-to-pointcardlForlong-distancetrainsandbusesonlyl50%discountonalljourneyslCanbeusedfor12monthsl￡70D.ConcessioncardlForalltrainsandbuseswithinthecityLondonlFreecitytravelforstudentsunder21yearsofageandretiresover60yearsofageonlylCanbeusedfor30daysl￡20E.GroupcardlForlong-distancetrainsonlyl50%offalltrainjourneysfor4people2adultsand2childrenlCanbeusedfor90daysl￡130F.DallycardlForalltrainsandbuseswithinthecityLondonlFreetravelforalljourneyslCanbeusedfor24hoursl￡8请阅读下列购买者的信息然后匹配购买者拟购买的交通卡1.Margaret-isa65-year-oldretiredwomanwholivesinGlasgowScotlandandvisitshersisterinLondonfourtimesayear.Sheusuallytakesthelong-distancetrainonthesejourneysandthenormalreturntrainfareisE50.2.Bill-isastudentlivinginLondonandneedstocatchthebustoandfromuniversityeveryweekday.Thenormalcostofthefareis;E3eachway.3.Robert-willvisitLondonfor1daywithhisfamilywifeand2daughtersandplanstousethepublictransportsystemtoseeasmuchofthecityaspossible.Accordingtohisplantheywillbecatchingatleast5busesortrainsthatday.Averagecostofeachfareis#3perperson.4.Jill-isa40-year-oldmotherwholivesinWestLondonandhastotraveltothecitycentreforworkeachday.Togettheresheneedstocatchabustothetrainstationthenboardthetraintowork.Averagecostofeachticketis#3.5.Albert-isasalesmanwhomainlyvisitshiscustomersinthecitybutmustalsotraveltootherpartsofthecountryatleasttwiceeachmonth.Hepreferstotravelbytrain.

Peoplewithdisabilitiesmakeupalargepartofthepopulation.Itisestimatedthatover35millionAmericanshavephysicalmentalorotherdisabilities.Abouthalfofthesedisabilitiesaredevelopmentali.e.theyoccurbeforetheindividual'stwenty-secondbirthdayoftenfromgeneticconditionsandaresevereenoughtoaffectthreeormoreareasofdevelopmentsuchasmobilitycommunicationemploymentetc.Mostotherdisabilitiesareconsideredadventitiousi.e.accidentalorcausedbyoutsideforces.Priortothe20thcenturyonlyasmallpercentageofpeoplewithdisabilitiessurvivedforlong.Medicaltreatmentforthesedisabilitieswasunavailable.Advancementsinmedicineandsocialserviceshavecreatedaclimateinwhichpeoplewithdisabilitiescanexpecttohavesuchbasicneedsasfoodshelterandmedicaltreatment.Unfortunatelythesebasicsareoftennotavailable.Civillibertiessuchastherighttovotemarrygetaneducationandgainemploymenthavehistoricallybeendeniedonthebasisofdisability.Inrecentdecadesthedisabilityrightsmovementhasbeenorganizedtofightagainsttheseinfringements违反侵犯ofcivilrights.Congressrespondedbypassingmajorlegislationrecognizingpeoplewithdisabilitiesasaprotectedclassundercivilrightsstatutes.Stilltodaypeoplewithdisabilitiesmustfighttolivetheirlivesindependently.ItisestimatedthatmorethanhalfofqualifiedAmericanswithdisabilitiesareunemployedandamajorityofthosewhodoworkareunderemployed.Abouttwo-thirdsliveatorbelowtheofficialpovertylevel.Significantbarriersespeciallyintransportationandpublicawarenesspreventdisabledpeoplefromtakingpartinsociety.Forexamplewhilenolongerprohibitedbylawfrommarryingapersonwithnoaccesstotransportationiseffectivelyexcludedfromcommunityandsocialactivitieswhichmightleadtothedevelopmentoflong-termrelationships.Onlywhenpublicattitudesadvanceasfaraslawshavewilldisabledpeoplebefullyabletotaketheirrightfulplaceinsociety.1.Adevelopmentaldisability______.A.developsveryslowlyovertimeB.iscausedbyforcesC.occursinyouthandaffectsdevelopmentD.isgettingmoreandmoresevere2.Mostdisabledpeopleusedtodieearlybecause______.A.disabilitiesdestroyedmajorbodilyfunctionsB.theywerenotverywelllookedafterC.medicaltechniqueswerenotavailableD.theyweretoopoortogetpropertreatment3.Intheauthor'sopiniontoenablethedisabledpeopletotaketheirrightfulplaceinsociety______.A.morelawsshouldbepassedB.publicattitudesshouldbechangedC.governmentshouldprovidemoreaidsD.morepublicfacilitiesshouldbesetup4.Whichofthefollowingcannotbeinferred推断fromthepassage?A.Manydisabledpeoplemayremainsinglefortheirwholelife.B.Thepublictendstolookdownuponthedisabledpeople.C.Thedisabledpeoplefeelinferiortothosesurroundingthem.D.Discriminatorylawspreventthedisabledfrommixingwithothers.5.Thebesttitleforthispassagemightbe______.A.Handicaps不利条件障碍ofPeoplewithDisabilitiesB.ThephysicaldifficultiesoftheDisabledC.TheCausesforDisabilitiesD.MedicalTreatmentsforDisabilities

GivingbadnewsisadifficultballgamE.Tohelpyougetthroughanalreadydifficultsituationtrythesetipswhenyouhavetotellsomeonebadnews.ThinkaboutyouraudiencE.Peopleresponddifferentlytobadnews.Thinkaboutwhoyou'retalkingtoandhowbesttopassonunpleasantinformationtothatperson.Considerthenews.Areyouthebestpersontogivethisnews?Ifnotthenyoushouldconsiderlettingothersdoit.Rememberhoweverthatifyou'retalkingtosomeoneaboutyourrelationshipthereisnootherchoicE.ItissomethingyouyourselfhavetofacE.Lookforanappropriatemomenttobreakthenews.Youdon'ttellthebridehergrandfatherdiedrightbeforeshewalksdownthepassagE.Waituntilthetimeisrightandyouareataprivateplacewhereyouwon'tbeinterrupteD.Findachair.Nooneshouldbestandingwhenreceivingbadnews.GostraightforwarD.Givebadnewsthesamewayyoutakeoffabandage:QUICKLY.Saythatyouhavebadnewsandthentellit.Don'tleavethereceivertwistinginthewinD.Letitsinkin.Manypeoplementallyshutdownwhenhearingbadnews.There'snoreasontokeeptalkingifsomeonecan'thearyouanymorE.Bereadyforanything.Youraudiencemaydonothingormayinsteadscreamandthrowthingswhenyougiveunwelcomenews.Youjustneverknow.IfthingsgetoutofhanD.youmayneedtotemporarilyexcuseyourselforseekthehelpoffriendsorrelatives.Offeryourhelp.Letpeopleknowyouarethereforthem.Ifyou'rebreakingupwithsomeonehoweveryoushouldconsiderskippingthisstepbecausethelastthingshe'llwantisyourhelp.1.Theproperwaytoexpressyourdissatisfactionwithyourbestfriendisto.A.thinkabouthisreactionandavoidlettinghimknowitB.consideryouarethebestpersontotellthetruthC.trytofindsomeoneelsetopassonyourdissatisfactionD.gotoyourfriendandlethimknowyourdissatisfaction2.Whatisthebestwayforyoutobreakthebadnewstoabride?A.ToLetherstandupB.TowaitforarighttimeC.ToreleaseitquicklyD.Toshutdownhermind3.Ifyourfriendlosescontrolofhimselfafterhearingthebadnewsyou'dbetter.A.staythereanddonothingB.screamandthrowthingsC.quitandaskothersforhelpD.stayinandkeeptalking4.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencereallymean?A.ShehatesacceptinganyofyourhelpB.ShewillneedyourhelplateronC.YoushouldhavehelpedherearlierD.Shewillrefuseanyofferedhelp

Doesadrinkadaykeepheartattacksaway?Overthepast20yearsnumerousstudieshavefoundthatmoderatealcoholconsumptionsayoneortwobeersglassesofwineorcocktailsdailyhelpstopreventcoronaryheartdisease.LastweekareportintheNewEnglandJournalofMedicineaddedstrongnewevidenceinsupportofthattheory.Moreimportanttheworkprovidedthefirstsolidindicationofhowalcoholworkstoprotecttheheart.InthestudyresearchersfromBoston’sBrighamandWomen’sHospitalandHarvadMedicalSchoolcomparedthedrinkinghabitsof340menandwomenwhohadsufferedrecentheartattackwiththoseofhealthypeopleofthesameageandsex.Thescientistsfoundthatpeoplewhosiponetothreedrinksadayareabouthalfaslikelytosufferheartattacksasnondrinkersare.Theapparentsourceoftheprotection:thosewhodrankalcoholhadhigherbloodlevelsofhighdensitylipoproteins脂蛋白thesocalledgoodcholesterol胆固醇whichisknowntopreventheartdisease.Asevidencehasmounted增长somedoctorshavebegunrecommendingadailydrinkforpatientsofheartdiseases.Butmostphysiciansarenotreadytorecommendaregularhappyhourforeveryone.Therisksofteetotalling绝对戒酒arenothingcomparedwiththedangersoftoomuchalcoholincludinghighbloodpressurestrokesandlivertroubles---nottomentionviolentbehaviorandtrafficaccident.Moreoversomestudiessuggestthatevenmoderatedrinkingmayincreasetheincidenceofbreastandcoloncancer.Untilthereisevidencethatthebenefitsofadailydose吸收剂量ofalcoholoutweightherisksmostpeoplewon’tbeabletotakeadoctor’sprescriptiontotheneighborhoodbarorliquorstore.1.Thereportmentionedinthefirstparagraphindicates________.A.thewayinwhichalcoholcanhelptheheart.B.thatacoupleofcocktailsdailycanhelpstopheartproblemsC.whyalcoholicdrinksaredangeroustoone’shealthD.thatreportsontheadvantagesofalcoholweremisled2.Experimentsshowedthatnondrinkershad___________.A.largeramountsofgoodcholesterolB.smalleramountsofgoodcholesterolC.higherbloodpressureD.lowerbloodpressure3.Accordingtothepassagemoderatedrinking_______.A.isrecommendedbymostdoctorsforheartpatientsB.shouldbeallowedonprescriptionC.isstillnotmedicallyadvisableD.isnotrelatedtoliverproblems4.Themainthemeofthispassageis___________.A.thechangeinrecentdrinkinghabitsB.theconnectionbetweencancerandalcoholC.whethermoderatedrinkersoutlivenondrinkersD.whetheralcoholmaybegoodforone’shealth

DownloadingmusicovertheInternetisprettycommonamonghighschoolandcollegestudents.Howeverwhenstudentsdownloadandsharecopyrightedmusicwithoutpermissiontheyareagainstthelaw.A.surveyofyoungpeople’smusicownershiphasfoundthatteenagersandcollegestudentshaveanaverageofmorethan800illegallycopiedsongseachontheirdigitalmusicplayers.Halfofthosesurveyedshareallthemusicontheirharddriveenablingotherstocopyhundredsofsongsatanyonetime.Somestudentswerefoundtohaverandomlylinkedtheirpersonalblogstomusicsitessoastoallowfreetriallisteningofcopyrightedsongsforblogvisitorsoradoptedsomeofthesongsasthebackgroundmusicfortheirblogs.Suchpracticesmaybeeasyandfreebutthereareconsequences.SandraDowdastudentofCentralMichiganUniversitywasfinedUS$7500fordownloading501filesfromLimeWireapeer-to-peerfilesharingprogram.Sandraclaimedthatshewasunawarethatherdownloadswereillegaluntilshewascontactedbyauthorities.SimilarlyMikeLewinskipaidUS$4000tosettlealawsuit起诉againsthimforcopyrightviolation违反.Mikeexpressedshockandcouldn’tbelievethatthiswashappeningtohim.IjustwantedtosavesomemoneyandIalwaysthoughtthethreatwasjustascaretactic战术.YouknoweveryonedoesitaddedMike.TheRIAARecordingIndustryAssociationofAmericatheorganizationthatfileslawsuitsagainstillegaldownloadersstatesthatsuing控告studentswasbynomeanstheirfirstchoice.Unfortunatelywithoutthethreatofconsequencesstudentsarejustnotchangingtheirbehavior.Educationaloneisnotenoughtostoptheextraordinarygrowthoftheillegaldownloadingpractice.1.Whyisitcommonforstudentstodownloadcopyrightedmusic?A.Theydon’tthinkthattheywillbecaught.B.Theywanttheirfriendstoknowthattheyaresmart.C.Theythinkitisagoodwaytomakesomeextramoney.D.TheyareagainstcopyrightprotectionoverInternetmusic.2.WhatdoesMikemeanbysayingthatthethreatwasjustascaretactic?A.Oneshouldnotbeafraidofthreats.B.Alawsuitwillresultfromthethreat.C.Itisunfairtoscarepeoplewithathreat.D.Noseriousconsequencewillfollowthethreat.3.WhatisRIAA’sattitudetowardsstudents’illegaldownloadingbehavior?A.Theybelievethateducationwillhelpgreatlyinprotectingcopyrights.B.Theyprofitfromthefinesillegaldownloaderspayforcopyrightviolations.C.TheyliketosuestudentsfordownloadingmusicillegallyfromtheInternet.D.Theythinkthatillegaldownloadingbehaviorneedstoughmeasurestocorrect.4.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.CopyrightViolatorsBeware!B.HowtoGetFreeMusicOnline!C.ASurveyofStudents’DownloadingHabitsD.getridofIllegalMusicDownload?Impossible!

WhenIwasasmallchildduringthewarwewereverypoorandwelivedinafarawayvillagE.OnedayontheroadIfoundthe1piecesofamirror.TherewasaGarmanmotorcycleaccident.Itriedtofindallthepiecesandputthem2butitwasnotpossiblesoIkeptonlythe3pieceandImadeitrounD.Icould4withitasatoyandbecamegreatlyattractedbythe5thatIcouldreflect反射lighttodarkplaceswherethesunwouldnevershine—in6holesandsomeotherdarkplaces.Itbecamea7formetogetlightintothedarkestplacesIcouldfinD.I8thelittlemirrorandasI9upIwouldtakeitoutwhenIhadnothingtodoand10thegameAsIbecamea11Igrewtounderstandthatthiswasnot12achild’sgamebutametaphor象征forwhatImightdowithmylifE.Icameto13thatIamnotthelightorthesourceoflight.Butlight—truthunderstandingknowledge—is14anditwillshineinmanydarkplacesonlyifIreflectit.Iamjustasinglepieceofamirrorwhose15designandshapeIdonotknow.16withwhatIhaveIcanreflectlightintothedarkplacesofthis17—intotheblackplacesinthe18ofmen—andchangesomethings19somepeoplE.PerhapsothersmayseeanddothesamE.ThisiswhatIamabout.Thisisthe20ofmylifE.1.A.brokenB.droppedC.pointedD.sharpened2.A.backB.downC.togetherD.up3.A.bestB.longestC.smallestD.largest4.A.talkB.playC.flashD.share5.A.ideaB.factC.decisionD.reason6.A.deepB.bigC.prettyD.empty7.A.jobB.taskC.gameD.trouble8.A.keptB.hidC.forgotD.lost9.A.cameB.stoodC.grewD.went10.A.watchB.continueC.rememberD.change11.A.manB.boyC.fatherD.grandfather12.A.alwaysB.completelyC.reallyD.just13.A.announceB.doubtC.understandD.expect14.A.absentB.homeC.farD.there15.A.wholeB.mostC.halfD.other16.A.SoB.HoweverC.BesidesD.Certainly17.A.countryB.villageC.worldD.city18.A.handsB.brainsC.eyesD.hearts19.A.onB.inC.withD.like20.A.wayB.standardC.qualityD.meaning

SportsandEntertainmentMarketing–EntryLevelSalesandAdvertisingRepsAreyouacollegegraduate?AreyoulookingforacareerbuthavelittleorNOexperience?Areyouhavingahadtimegettingyourfootinasuccessfulprovenfirm?Doyouwantachancetotestyourworkethicdriveanddetermination?Wemaybejustwhatyouarelookingfor.WECURRENTLYHAVEENTRYLEVELOPENINGSIN:*CustomerService*EventMarketing*Sales/Promotions*PublicRelationsWeshareourdecisionsnothanddown.Wehaveanintensivehigh–energyhands–oncompanythatwantsallindividualstosucceedbecausethatmeansourclientswilltoo!Wehaveanopportunityforpeopletoenjoyrealresponsibilityfromthestartwherepaymentisbasedonperformancenotseniority!IfyouarelookingforsuchateamrespondIMMEDIATELY.THEOPENINGSAREBOTHLIMITEDANDIMMEDIATE.FORIMMEDIATECONSIDERATIONPLEASEE.–MAILYOURRESUMETOwww.hotjobs.comREQUIREMENTS:*Mustbeabletostartwithin2weeks*Abletoworkinateamenvironment*Capableofleadingandmotivatingothers*Highenergyandopentonewideas*Beabletoperformunderlittleguidance*Greatattitudeandcool*Exceptionalcommunicationskills1.Whichgroupofpeopleisthecompany’sjobopento?A.Collegegraduates.B.Seniorsalespeople.C.Experiencedyoungpeople.D.Entertainmentandsportslovers.2.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribethecompany’senvironment?A.Team–based.B.Individual–based.C.Seniorsfavored.D.Youngstersfavored.3.Whatcanweinferfromtheadvertisement?A.Thecompanyisnew.B.Thecompanyisbig.C.Thecompanyhasitsuniquewayofmanagement.D.Thecompanydoesn’tlikeoldpeople.4.Whichofthefourcandidatesbestqualifiesforthejob?A.Onewhoisstronginleadership.B.Onewhoisimaginative.C.Onewhoisdependent.D.Onewhoisagoodlistener.

Thereoncewasalittleboywhooftenlosthistemperandendedupquarrelingwithhisfriends.InordertohelpthesonhisFathergavehimabagof1andtoldhimthateverytimehelosthistemperandgotmadat2hemusthammeranailintothebackofthefencE.Thefirstdaythelittleboyhad3thirtynailsintothefencE.Overthenextfewweeks4helearnedtocontrolhisangerthenumberofnailshammereddailygraduallybecame5.Threemonthslaterthelittleboydiscovereditwaseasierto6histemperthantohammerthosenailsintothefencE.7thedaycamewhenthelittleboydidnotlosehistemper8.Hetoldhisfatheraboutitandthefather9thatthelittleboynowpulloutonenail10eachdaywhenhewasabletocontrolhistemper.Thedaypassedandthelittleboywas11abletotellhisfatherthatallthenailswere12.Thefather13hislittleboybythehandandledhimtothefencE.HesaidYouhavedonewellmysonbutlookatthe14inthefencE.Thefencewillneverbethe15.Whenyousaythingsinangerthey16ascarjustlikethisoneonthepersontowhomyouloseyourtemper.You17putaknifeinamananddrawitout.Itwon’t18howmanytimesyousayI’msorry19thewoundisstilltherE.A.woundcausedbywordsisasbadasa20onE.thehurtandpaincausedbythetonguearedeeperthanthosecausedbythehanD.1.A.booksB.toolsC.nailsD.suggestions2.A.somebodyB.anybodyC.everybodyD.nobody3.A.discoveredB.drivenC.pushedD.pulled4.A.tillB.unlessC.asD.although5.A.smallerB.largerC.easierD.shorter6.A.catchB.holdC.breakD.lose7.A.AndthenB.AswithC.UptoD.Fromthenon8.A.afterallB.atallC.inallD.atonce9.A.desiredB.requestedC.intendedD.suggested10.A.forB.withC.ofD.at11.A.eagerlyB.fortunatelyC.finallyD.hardly12.A.lostB.returnedC.goneD.spared13.A.seizedB.showedC.touchedD.took14.A.nailsB.cutsC.holesD.surface15.A.oneB.bestC.sameD.fence16.A.runB.leaveC.leadD.remain17.A.canB.willC.shouldD.need18.A.changeB.matterC.surviveD.disappear19.A.butB.orC.soD.for20.A.physicalB.violentC.terribleD.serious

In1789theU.S.governmentpassedalawwhichsaidthatthelandoftheAmericanIndianscouldneverbetakenfromthemwithouttheiragreement.OnehundredyearslaterhowevertheIndiansonlyhadaverysmallpartofthelandthatoriginallybelongedtothem.HowdidthisgreatInjustice不公正occur?After1812whitesettlersbegantomovewestacrossNorthAmerica.AtfirstthesettlersandtheIndianslivedinpeace.HoweverthenumberofsettlersincreasedgreatlyeveryyearandslowlytheIndiansbegantoseethewhitesettlersasadangertotheirsurvival.Tofeedthemselvesthesettlerskilledmoreandmorewildanimals.TheIndianswhodependedontheseanimalsforfoodhadtostruggleagainststarvation.ThesettlersalsobroughtwiththemmanydiseaseswhichwerecommoninwhitesocietybutwhichwerenewfortheIndians.GreatnumbersofIndiansbecamesickanddied.Between1843and1854theIndianpopulationinoneareaofthecountrywentdownfrom100000to30000.Morelandwasneededfortheincreasingnumberofwhitesettlers.InWashingtontheoldrespectfortherightsoftheIndiansdisappeared.TheoldpromisestotheIndianswerebroken;thegovernmentbegantomovegroupsofIndiansfromtheiroriginalhomelandstootherpoorerpartsofthecountry.SomeIndiansreactedangrilyandviolentlytothistreatment.TheybegantoattackwhitesettlersandtheIndianwarbegan.For30yearsuntilthelate1880sdifferentgroupsofIndiansfoughtagainsttheinjusticesofthewhiteman.Theyhadafewfamoussuccessesbuttheresultofthestrugglewasneverindoubt.Thereweretoomanywhitesoldiersandtheyweretoopowerful.ManyIndianswerekilled;thesurvivorsweremovedfromtheirhomelandstodifferentareasofthecountry.Itwasaterriblechapterinthehistoryofacountrythatpromisedfreedomandequalitytoeveryone.1.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.IntheU.S.thereweremanylawsthatprovidedtherightsofAmericanIndians.B.Thelawwhichwaspassedin1789bytheU.S.governmentwasnotsuccessfullycarriedout.C.Inthe19thcenturynoinjusticesweredoneagainsttheIndiansbytheU.S.government.D.Themajorityofwhitesettlerswereopenlyopposedtothelawpassedin1789.2.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.TheIndiansbelievedthatkillingtoomanywildanimalshaddisturbedthebalanceofnature.B.ThegovernmentbegantohaveabetterunderstandingoftheIndiansinthefiftiesofthenineteenthcentury.C.Between1843and1854about70000Indianswerekilledinthebattle.D.ThewhitescarriedseriousdiseasesintowheretheIndianslived.3.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat____.A.theIndianshadmanygreatsuccessesintheIndianswarsB.theIndianshadnodoubtthattheywouldwinthewarsC.afterthewartheIndiansstayedwheretheywerebeforeD.theIndiansweretooweaktowinthestruggle4.Whatisthewriter'sopinionaboutthetreatmentthattheIndiansreceivedfromtheU.S.government?A.HebelievedthatthegovernmentalwaysrespectedtherightsoftheIndians.B.Hebelievedthatthegovernmentcan'tbecriticizedforitstreatmenttotheIndians.C.HebelievedthatthegovernmenttreatedtheIndiansunjustly.D.Hebelievedthatthegovernment'sunfairtreatmentagainsttheIndianswasnotonpurposE.

Expertsbelievethatyoungpeoplearedrinkingmorealcoholthanever.Theysayit'snotjustthe__1__thatteenagersconsumethat'sworryingthembutalsowhattheydowhenthey'redrunk.A.recentsurveyfoundthat40%ofBritishteensdrankatleastonceeverymonthandthatyoungerteenswereoften__2__totaketheirfirstdrinkbyolderfriends.AsoneteensaidWhenyou'rewithallyourfriendsandhavingagoodtimeifsomeonegetsoutsomealcoholyoujust__3__itanddrink.Thegovernmentbelievespartoftheproblemistheavailabilityof__4__alcoholandhasintroducedalawtobansuchdrinks.Othersopposethelawbecausetheysayit__5__targetspoorerdrinkers.Oneyoungdrinkerinterviewedthinkspriceis__6__andthatteensdeterminedtogetdrunkwillfindaway.ButalcoholexpertProfessorMartinPlantsaystheevidencesupportingthenewlawis__7__.HesaidThescienceisabsolutelyclear.Puttinginaminimumpricewill__8__alcoholconsumptionbyyoungdrinkers.Thisisthefirstrealdevelopmentthatoffersthe__9__ofcuttingthesizeofthealcoholproblemandluckilythegovernmenthas__10__theopportunity.1.A.timeB.typesC.productsD.amount2.A.promisedB.encouragedC.forcedD.charged3.A.goalongwithB.comeintoC.turntoD.getawaywith4.A.sweetB.strongC.cheapD.expensive5.A.intentionallyB.unfairlyC.rightlyD.completely6.A.irrelevantB.unreasonableC.inexpensiveD.unknown7.A.weakB.existingC.convincingD.approving8.A.preventB.reduceC.balanceD.delay9.A.issueB.choiceC.timeD.promise10.A.missedB.givenC.takenD.used

NowI’dliketotalktoyouaboutyourfinalexam.TheexamwillbeheldnextThursdaythelastdayoftheexamweek.Remembertobringtwoorthreepensincaseyourunoutofink.Andunlikethemidtermexamthistestwillnotincludemultiple-choicequestions;itwillconsist由组成entirelyofessays文章.You’llhavetoanswerthreeofthefiveessayquestions.Theexamwillbecomprehensive理解性的whichmeansyou’llberesponsible负责forallofthesubjectmatterswecoveredinclassthisterm.Iwouldsuggestyoureviewyourmidtermexamaswellastextbooksandyourclassnotes.Theresearchprojectwillcountas20percentandthemidtermexam30percent.I’llbeinmyofficealmostalldaynextTuesday.Ifyourunintoanyproblemspleasedropin.GooklucktoyouandI’llseeyouonTuesday.1.Whenwillthefinalexamtakeplace?A.OnaTuesdayB.OnaWednesdayC.OnaThursdayD.OnaFriday2.Whatwillbeincludedintheexam?A.Therewillbeonlymultiple-choicequestions.B.Theexamwillcontainbothmultiple-choiceandessayquestionsC.Theexamwillhaveanoralandwrittensection.D.Therewillbeonlyessayquestions.3.Theunderlinedphraserunintoprobablymeans_____.A.gointoB.meetsomebodyunexpectedlyC.comeacrossD.comeupagainstsomethingwithforce4.Whenwasthistalkmostlikelygiven?A.DuringthefirstweekofclassB.DuringmidtermweekC.OnthelastdayofclassD.Onthelastdayofexamweek

ImusthavebeenaboutfourteenthenandIputawaytheincidentfrommymindwiththeeasycarelessnessofyouth.ButthewordsCarlWalterspokethatdaycamebacktomeyearslaterandeversincehavebeenofgreatvaluetome.CarlWalterwasmypianoteacher.DuringoneofmylessonsheaskedhowmuchpracticingIwasdoing.Isaidthreeorfourhoursaday.Doyoupracticeinlongstretchesanhouratatime?Itryto.Welldon'theexclaimed.Whenyougrowuptimewon'tcomeinlongstretches.Practiceinminuteswheneveryoucanfindthemfiveortenbeforeschoolafterlunchbetweenhouseholdtasks.Spreadthepracticethroughthedayandpiano-playingwillbecomeapartofyourlife.WhenIwasteachingatColumbiaIwantedtowritebutclassperiodstheme-readingandcommitteemeetingsfilledmydaysandevenings.FortwoyearsIgotpracticallynothingdownonpaperandmyexcusewasthatIhadnotime.ThenIrememberedwhatCarlWalterhadsaid.DuringthenextweekIconductedanexperiment.WheneverIhadfiveminutesunoccupiedIsatdownandwroteahundredwordsorso.TomyastonishmentattheendoftheweekIhadaratherlargemanuscriptreadyforrevisionlateronIwrotenovelsbythesamepiecemealmethod.Thoughmyteachingschedulehadbecomeheavierthaneverineverydaytherewereidlemomentswhichcouldbecaughtandputtouse.Ieventookuppiano--playingagainfindingthatthesmallintervalsofthedayprovidedsufficienttimeforbothwritingandpianopractice.Thereisanimportanttrickinthistime--usingformula:youmustgetintoyourworkquickly.Ifyouhavebutfiveminutesforwritingyoucan'taffordtowastefourchewingyourpencil.Youmustmakeyourmentalpreparationsbeforehandandconcentrateonyourtaskalmostinstantlywhenthetimecomes.Fortunatelyrapidconcentrationiseasierthanmostofusrealize.IadmitIhaveneverlearnthowtoletgoeasilyattheendofthefiveortenminutes.Butlifecanbecountedontosupplyinterruptions.CarlWalterhashadatremendousinfluenceonmylife.TohimIowethediscoverythatevenveryshortperiodsoftimeadduptoallusefulhoursIneedifIplunge投入inwithoutdelay.1.Themeaningofstretchintheunderlinedpartisthesameasthatinsentence.A.Theforestsinthenorthoftheprovincestretchforhundredsofmiles.B.Bobworkedasagovernmentofficialforastretchofovertwentyyears.C.Myfamilywasn’twealthybyanystretchoftheimagination.D.Duringhissenioryearhisearningsfarenoughtobuyanoldcar.2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Thewriterdidn’tcompletelytaketheteacher’swordstoheartatfirst.B.CarlWalterhashadagreatinfluenceonthewriter'slifesincehebecameastudent.C.Thewriterowesgreatthankstohisteacherforteachinghimtoworkinlongstretches.D.Rapidconcentrationisactuallymoredifficultthanmostpeopleimagine.3.Wecaninferthatthewriter.A.hasnewbookspublishedeachyearhoweverbusyhisteachingisB.isalwaystiredofinterruptionsinlifebecausehisteachingscheduleisalwaysheavyC.hasformedabadhabitofchewingapencilwhilewritinghisnovelsD.canfindsufficienttimeformentalpreparationsbeforehandsohe'sdevotedtoworkinstantly4.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.ConcentrateonYourWorkB.ALittleataTimeC.HowIBecameaWriterD.GoodAdviceIsMostValuable

Cheerfulnesskeepsupakindofdaylightinthemindandfillsitwithasteadyperpetual永久的serenity平静.’’—JosephAddisonAnnuallymyhusband’sfamilyhasareunion.Atoneoftherecent1theweatherwascloudyandmorerainwas2.Thefamilymemberswhoarrivedearlywere3aboutthepossibilityofrainandthe4itwouldhaveonattendance.Itdidrainbutasitstartedacar5andoutofthepassengersidesuddenlyappearedUncleEarl6bythefamilywhois96yearsoldandhasbeen7formanyyears.JustthearrivalofUncleEarlimmediately8thespiritsofthegroup.EvercheerfulandoptimisticUncleEarl9toamazethefamily.Onebyonehe10eachmemberheldtheirhandsgavethemapieceofcandyandmadethemlaugh11IstoodbackIwatchedhowhisbehaviorand12broughtasmiletoeveryone’sfaceHedidn’tspendtimetellingeveryoneabouthisillnessasothersweredoing.I13thatitwashischoicetobeofgoodcheerandnotfocusonthe14aspectsofhislife.Bydoingsoeachfamilymemberhadtorespondinthesame15.Justbeforewebegantofeastonthewonderful16Earlstoodupandspoketothegroupforafewminutes.Heaskedeveryonetotakealightheartedapproachto17happeneD.Hesaidhehadprayedforusalltoarriveandtoreturnhome18soweneednotworryabouttherain.Thenhegaveusallhisblessing.IknowIfelt19tobewithhim.Whatishappeninginyourlife20Areyoutakingacheerfulapproachtoyourday?Beofgoodcheer!LikeUncleEarl!1.A.momentsB.reunionsC.mealsD.discussions2.A.informedB.arguedC.predictedD.demanded3.A.happyB.excitedC.interestedD.concerned4.A.dangerB.significanceC.effectD.consequence5.A.pulledupB.droveoffC.pushedinD.spedup6.A.toldB.calledC.knownD.recognized7.A.homelessB.blindC.silentD.lost8.A.changedB.reactedC.botheredD.showed9.A.continuesB.refusesC.plansD.tends10.A.scratchedB.admiredC.scoldedD.addressed11.A.AlthoughB.AsC.OnceD.If12.A.cheerfulnessB.thankfulnessC.pessimismD.complaint13.A.realizedB.explainedC.decidedD.urged14.A.violentB.positiveC.meaningfulD.negative15.A.orderB.placeC.mannerD.direction16.A.minB.foodC.lifeD.car17.A.whateverB.whicheverC.howeverD.wherever18.A.earlyB.slowlyC.quicklyD.safely19.A.beatenB.disappointedC.blessedD.surprised20.A.attimesB.intimeC.rightnowD.fromnow

根据短文内容从下框的A.~F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项选项中有一项为多余项A.Giftgivingproventobevaluable.B.MemoriesfromgiftgivingC.MomentsandeventsforgiftgivingD.VariousfunctionsofgiftgivingE.GiftgivingasawastefulpracticeF.Giftgivingasatwo-waysocialactivityGiftGiving1._________Therearemanyoccasions场合forgivinggiftsinmodernindustrializedsocieties:birthdaysnamingceremoniesweddingsanniversariesNewYearItiscommontogivegiftsonmanyofthesecelebrationsinwesterncultures.Inadditionspecialeventssuchasone'sfirstdayofschoolorgraduationfromuniversityoftenrequiregiftgiving.2._________Whatishappeningwhenwegivegifts?Mostimportantweareexchanginggifts.IfsomeonegivesmeagiftformybirthdayIknowthatIamusuallyexpectedtogiveoneonhisorhernextbirthday.Agiftbuildsuporconfirmsasocialobligation义务.3._________Giftstightenpersonalrelationshipsandprovideameansofcommunicationbetweenlovedones.Peoplesaythatagiftletstherecipient接受者knowwearethinkingofthemandthatwewanttomakethepersonfeelspecial.Wewantpeopletofeelwantedtofeelpartofoursocialorfamilygroup.WegivepresentstosayI.'msorry.Sometimesitisdifficultforustofindapresentthatsomeonewilllike.Sometimeswegivethingsthatwelikeorwouldfeelcomfortablewith.Inallthesecasesthegiftsaresendingoutmessages--oftenveryexpressiveones.4._________Peopletendtotalkaboutpresentsinafairlylovingway.Awomanwhosemotherhaddiedyearsagodescribedthemanygiftsaroundherhouse.Theseweregiftsthathermotherhadgivenherovertheyears:IappreciatetheseandtheymeansomethingtomethewomansaidbecauseIremembertheoccasionstheyweregivenonandthattheywerefrommymotherandtherelationshipwe'vehad.Thegiftsremainandkeeptherelationshipaliveinmind.Thiswomanfeltthesamewayaboutthegiftsshegavetoothers.Shehopedthattherecipientswouldlookatheregiftsinyearstocomeand5._________Emotions情感likethesesuggestthatapositivespiritstillliesbehindgiftgiving.TheyprovethattheanthropologistClaudeLevi-Strausswaswrongtosaythatmodernwesterngiftgivingishighlywasteful.StudiesinCanadaandelsewherehavealsoshownthatthisisnotthecase.Eachgiftisuniqueevenifsomanyaregiven.Theemotionalbenefitforthosewhoexchangegiftsistheveryreasonforthetraditiontocontinue.

Asksomeonewhattheyhavedonetohelptheenvironmentrecentlyandtheywillalmostcertainlymentionrecycling.Recyclinginthehomeisveryimportantofcourse.Howeverbeingforcedtorecycleoftenmeanswealreadyhavemorematerialthanweneed.Wearedealingwiththeresultsofthatover-consumptioninthegreenestwaypossiblebutitwouldbefarbetterifwedidnotneedtobringsomuchmaterialhomeinthefirstplace.Thetotalamountofpackagingincreasedby12%between1999and2005.Itnowmakesupathirdofatypicalhousehold’swasteintheUK.Inmanysupermarketsnowadaysfooditemsarepackagedtwicewithplasticandcardboard.Toomuchpackagingisdoingseriousdamagetotheenvironment.TheUKforexampleisrunningoutofitforburyingthisunnecessarywaste.Ifsuchpackagingisburntitgivesoffgreenhousegaseswhichgoontocausethegreenhouseeffect.Recyclinghelpsbuttheprocessitselfusesenergy.Thesolutionisnottoproducesuchitemsinthefirstplace.Foodwasteisaseriousproblemtoo.Toomanysupermarketsencouragecustomerstobuymorethantheyneed.Howeverafewofthemarecomingroundtotheideathatthiscannotcontinueencouragingcustomerstoreusetheirplasticbagsforexample.Butthisisnotjustaboutsupermarkets.Itisaboutallofus.Wehavelearnedtoassociatepackagingwithquality.Wehavelearnedtothinkthatsomethingunpackagedisofpoorquality.Thisisespeciallytrueoffood.Butisalsoappliestowiderangeofconsumerproductswhichoftenhavefarmorepackagingthannecessary.Therearesignsofhope.Asmoreofusrecyclewearebeginningtorealizejusthowmuchunnecessarymaterialarecollecting.Weneedtofacethewastefulnessofourconsumerculturebutwehaveamountaintoclimb.1.Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseover-consumptionreferto?A.Usingtoomuchpackaging.B.Recyclingtoomanywastes.C.Makingmoreproductsthannecessary.D.Havingmorematerialthanisneeded.2.TheauthorusesfiguresinParagraph2toshow_______.A.thetendencyofcuttinghouseholdwasteB.theincreaseofpackagingrecyclingC.therapidgrowthofsupermarketsD.thefactofpackagingoveruse3.Accordingtothetextrecycling______.A.helpscontrolthegreenhouseeffectB.meansburningpackagingforenergyC.isthesolutiontogasshortageD.leadstoawasteofland4.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?A.Unpackagedproductsareofbadquality.B.Supermarketscaremoreaboutpackaging.C.Itisimpropertojudgequalitybypackaging.D.Otherproductsarebetterpackagedthanfood.5.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Fightingwastefulnessisdifficult.B.Needlessmaterialismostlyrecycled.C.Peoplelikecollectingrecyclablewaste.D.Theauthorisproudoftheirconsumerculture.

Batteriescanpoweranythingfromsmallsensorstolargesystems.Whilescientistsarefindingwaystomakethemsmallerbutevenmorepowerfulproblemscanarisewhenthesebatteriesaremuchlargerandheavierthanthedevicesthemselves.UniversityofMissouriMUresearchersaredevelopinganuclearenergysourcethatissmallerlighterandmoreefficient.Toprovideenoughpowerweneedcertainmethodswithhighenergydensity密度saidJaeKwonassistantprofessorofelectricalandcomputerengineeringatMU.Theradioisotope放射性同位素batterycanprovidepowerdensitythatismuchhigherthanchemicalbatteries.Kwonandhisresearchteamhavebeenworkingonbuildingasmallnuclearbatterypresentlythesizeandthicknessofapennyintendedtopowervariousmicro/nanoelectromechanicalsystemsM/NEMS.AlthoughnuclearbatteriescancauseconcernsKwonsaidtheyaresafE.Peopleheartheword‘nuclear’andthinkofsomethingverydangeroushesaidHowevernuclearpowersourceshavealreadybeensafelypoweringavarietyofdevicessuchaspace-makersspacesatellitesandunderwatersystems.Hisnewideaisnotonlyinthebattery’ssizebutalsoinitssemiconductor半导体.Kwon’sbatteryusesaliquidsemiconductorratherthanasolidsemiconductor.Thekeypartofusingaradioactivebatteryisthatwhenyouharvesttheenergypartoftheradiationenergycandamagethelatticestructure晶体结构ofthesolidsemiconductorKwonsaidByusingaliquidsemiconductorwebelievewecanminimizethatproblem.TogetherwithJ.DavidRobertsonchemistryprofessorandassociatedirectoroftheMUResearchReactorKwonisworkingtobuildandtestthebattery.Inthefuturetheyhopetoincreasethebattery’spowershrinkitssizeandtrywithvariousothermaterials.Kwonsaidthatbatterycouldbethinnerthanthethicknessofhumanhair.1.WhichofthefollowingistrueofJaeKwon?A.HeteacheschemistryatMU.B.Hedevelopedachemicalbattery.C.HeisworkingonanuclearenergysourcE.D.Hemadeabreakthroughincomputerengineering.2.JaeKwongaveexamplesinParagraph4_________.A.toshowchemicalbatteriesarewidelyapplieD.B.tointroducenuclearbatteriescanbesafelyuseD.C.todescribeanuclear-poweredsystem.D.tointroducevariousenergysources.3.Liquidsemiconductorisusedto_________.A.getridoftheradioactivewasteB.testthepowerofnuclearbatteries.C.decreasethesizeofnuclearbatteriesD.reducethedamagetolatticestructurE.4.AccordingtoJaeKwonhisnuclearbattery_______.A.usesasolidsemiconductorB.willsoonreplacethepresentones.C.couldbeextremelythinD.haspassedthefinaltest.5.Thetextismostprobablya________.A.sciencenewsreportB.bookreviewC.newspaperadD.sciencefictionstory

ThefirsttimeIsawCarlosIwouldneverhavebelievedhewasgoingtochangemylifE.IhadmyarmsfullofbooksandIwastearingintotheclassroomwhen1ranintosomethingsoliD.ItwasCariesMyGodyou’retallhesaiD.Ofcoursetheclassbegantolaugh.Angry.IwalkedtomyseatwithoutaworD.IglancedbacktoseeifReedHarringtonwaslaughingwiththerestThatwouldbethelaststrawButReedwasstudyingchemistryanddidnotseemtobeawareofanythingelsE.Ididn’tknowwhyIconsideredReedmyfrienD.MaybejustbecausehewasagoodtwoinchestallerthanI.AnywayeverytimeIblewoutmybirthdaycandlesandmadeawishitwasforadatewithReedHarringtonTakethatseatMr.McCarthytoldthecockynewcomerCarlospointingtotheonlyemptyoneinthebackoftheroomCarlosgrinnedButIneedacoupleofdictionaries.AgaintheclasslaughedbutnowtheywerelaughingwithCarlosnotathim.Hehadbeenhereonly10minutesandalreadyhehadthemonhissidE.ItwastheschoolelectionsthatmademethinkofCarlosagain.ReedHarringtonwasvotedpresidentandCarlosvice－president.Howcome?IkeptaskingmyselfHowcomethisshrimpwho’sonlybeenintownforalittleoveramonthgetstobesopopular?SothatmorningIstoppedCarlosandsaidItdoesn’tseemtobotheryou-beingshort.HelookedupatmeOfcourseImindbeingshort.Butthereisn’tanythingIcandoaboutit.WhenIrealizedIwasgoingtohavetospendmylifeinthisundersizedskinIjustdecidedtomakethebestofitandconcentrateonbeingmyself.YouseemtogetalonggreatIadmittedButwhatboutme?Nobodywantstodateagirltallerthanheis.Thetroublewithyouisyou’reafraidtobeyourself.You’resmart.Andyoucouldbepretty.Infactyoumi2htbemorethanpretty.Ifeltmyselfturningred1.Theauthorwasangrybecause.A.theclassmadefunofherB.CarloswastoorudetoherC.shehadtocarrymanybooksD.ReedHarringtondidn’tdateher2.WhichofthefollowingaboutCarlosisNOTTRUE?A.Hewaspopular.B.Hewasnewintheschool.C.Hewasshorterthantheauthor.D.Hewaschosenpresidentintheschoolelections.3.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A.CarlosandtheauthorhavebecomegoodfriendsB.theauthorwillbemoreconfidentC.CarlosalwaysencouragedtheauthorD.theauthorwastall4.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.HowtobepopularB.AtallgirlC.BeyourselfD.SomethingaboutCarlos

LuggageWeaskyoutokeepamedium-sizedsuitcaseperpersonbutasmallholdallcanalsobetakenontothecoachSeatsRequestsforparticularseatscanbemadeonmostcoachbreaks巴士旅游whenbookingbutsinceseatsarebookedonafirstcomefirstservebasicearlybookingisadvisable.Whenbookingsaremadewithusyouwillbeofferedthebestseatsthatareavailableonthecoachatthattime.TravelDocumentsWhenyouhavepaidyourdeposit订金wewillsendyouallthenecessarydocumentssothatyoureceivethemingoodtimebeforethecoachbreakleavingdateCertaindocumentsforexampleairorboatticketsmayhavetobereservedandyourguidewillthengivethemtoyouduringthebreak.SpecialDietsIfyourequireaspecialdietyoumustinformusatthetimeofbookingwithacopyofthediet.Thiswillbetoldtothehotelsonyourcoachbreak.Thehotelsforcertaincoachbreaksaretouristclassandtheymaynothavetheequipmenttodealwithspecialdiets.Anyextracostsmustbepaidbyyourselfbeforeleavingthehotel.Accommodation住宿Onanycoachbreakthereareonlyalimitednumberofsinglerooms.Whenasingleroomisavailableitmaybesubjecttoanextrachargeandthiswillbeshownonthebrochurepage.EntertainmentSomeofourhotelsarrangeextraentertainmentwhichcouldincludemusicdancingfilmsetc.Thenatureandfrequencyoftheentertainmentpresentedisdecidedbythehotelandthereforenotguaranteedandcouldbewithdrawnifthereisalackofdemandorinsufficientnumbersinthehotel.1.IfyouwanttochoosecertainseatsofthecoachyoushouldA.takelittleluggageB.avoidtravelinginholidaysC.bookyourseatswebinadvanceD.arriveearlyontheleavingdate2.Whatshouldyoudoifyouneedaspecialdiet?A.Bringyourownfoodwithyou.B.Telltheorganizerwhilebooking.C.Informthehotelwhenyouarrive.D.Payextramoneywiththebooking.3.Itmaybenecessarytopayextrafor.A.singleroomsB.particularseatsC.entertainmentD.handluggage4.Whereisthepassagemostlytakenfrom?A.Afashionmagazine.B.Abusinessreport.C.Alegaldocument.D.Atravelbrochure.

OutsideourhotelinHoChiMinhCityVietnamanoldwomanwaitedbesidedoorwithherhandoutstretched.EverydayIputmyhandinhersasoureyesmet.Sheneverfailedto__1__smilemygraspandmygreeting.OnthelastdayofourvisitIfoundmyself__2__onabusycorneracrossthestreetfromourhotel.Bicyclesandmotorbikesrushedinfrontofme.Wehadbeenadvisedtowalk__3__throughthecrowdedtrafficwithoutlookingrightorleft.Letthem__4__us.__5__tonightIwasbymyselfandfeltuncertainto__6__thefloodofvehicles.AsI__7__ontheroadside.Ifeltahandonmyelbowandlooked__8__toseethesmileofmysmallbeggarfriendlookingupatme.Shenoddedherheadtowardthestreet__9__thatshewouldtakemeacross.Togetherwemovedslowlyintothedisorder.Whenwe__10__thecornerofthecrossingIlookeddownatheragainandcouldn’thelpsayingYouhavethemostbeautifulsmileintheworld.She__11__knewlittleEnglishbutmusthave__12__thetoneforshethrewbotharmsaroundmeinabighugwhilethe__13__streamedbyusonbothsides.Thenwe__14__movedontowardthesidewalkwhereshepulledmyfacedowntoherskissedmeonbothcheeksandthenwalkedaway__15__smilingandwavingbacktome.Ihadnotgivenherasingle__16__.Butwehad__17__somethingmuchmoreimportant---awarmingofheartsinfriendship.This__18__remindedmeofsomethingMotherTeresagoncesaidIfyoucannotdogreatthingsyoucandosmallthingswithgreat__19__.Iwillalwaysrememberthis__20__.1.A.receiveB.acceptC.returnD.answer2.A.aloneB.awayC.offD.aside3.A.purposefullyB.straightC.activelyD.carefully4.A.missB.avoidC.separateD.dismiss5.A.AndB.SoC.ButD.Therefore6.A.seeB.meetC.faceD.witness7.A.movedB.wanderedC.hesitatedD.wondered8.A.upB.backC.downD.forward9.A.explainingB.markingC.meaningD.expressing10.A.coveredB.reachedC.touchedD.hit11.A.actuallyB.obviouslyC.generallyD.personally12.A.recognizedB.requiredC.misunderstoodD.achieved13.A.customersB.strangersC.trafficD.passengers14.A.suddenlyB.continuouslyC.luckilyD.unwillingly15.A.yetB.evenC.alreadyD.still16.A.giftB.presentC.cakeD.coin17.A.owedB.ownedC.sharedD.seized18.A.explorationB.experienceC.adventureD.interview19.A.loveB.feelingC.courageD.pity20.A.aspectB.idiomC.sentenceD.lesson

IwasnothappyforIwantedtotravel.Iwantedtoseetheworldknowntomeonlyfrombooks.Mydreamcame1.Ileftmynativelandandstarted2ajourney3theAtlantictotheNewWorld.Iwasyoungandmymindwasfullofnobleideas.InthemonthofJanuary1853IarrivedinNewOrleans.Anhour4myarrivalIwasalreadywalkingaboutthestreetsofthecitystaringwithinterestatthenew5aroundme.Butsoonmy6turnedtootherthings.AsIwalkedaboutthestreetsIbegantounderstandmyown7.Ihadbeenoneofthebeststudentsincollege.ButcouldIusethedry8Ihadreceived?Ihadbeentaughttheclassiclanguage.Nowinreallifetheyseemeduselesstome.I9thatIwas10manbutmowunderstoodthatIreallyknewnothing.ThefirstsixmonthsIspentinNewOrleanswereagoodschoolforme.Ilearnedmoreoflife11Ihadlearnedduringmanyyearsofstudyatcollege.12theendofthosesixmonthsIhadverylittlemoney.Afterpaying13myroomIhadonlytwenty-fivedollars14inmypocket.I15towritehomeformoremoneyandwaitfor16.Thiswould17manyweeksbecausetherewerenoAtlanticsteamersatthetime.Iwantedtofinda18butmyclassiceducationhadnot19meforanykindofusefulwork.St.LouisseemedtobethebestplaceandIthoughtIwouldgothere.IhadenoughmoneyforthepassagethoughIdidnotknow20Iwouldliveafterwards.1.A.toitselfB.trueC.toarealityD.down2.A.forB.onC.aboutD.to3.A.overB.acrossC.fromD.above4.A.agoB.beforeC.afterD.later5.A.buildingsB.situationC.scenesD.conditions6.A.thoughtsB.headC.ideasD.memory7.A.carelessnessB.mistakesC.shortcomingsD.uselessness8.A.experienceB.knowledgeC.practiceD.skill9.A.thoughtB.wishedC.hadthoughtD.hadwished10.A.alearningB.aneducatedC.anhonestD.aperfect11.A.asB.thanC.thoughD.after12.A.InB.ToC.OnD.By13.A.forB.backC.offD.out14.A.remainedB.existedC.stayingD.left15.A.usedB.hopedC.oughtD.had16.A.atelegramB.thebillC.ananswerD.thenote17.A.meanB.waitC.spendD.take18.A.placeB.jobC.wayD.friend19.A.preparedB.fittedC.servedD.practiced20.A.howB.forwhatC.howeverD.where

ThereisascenethatisrepeatedupanddownthelandduringthemonthofJune.OutsideachurchinsomeScottishtownorvillageasmallcrowdhasinterrupteditsdailyaffairstogatheronthepavement.Nearthewestdooradozenorsooverdressedpeopleareglancingimpatientlyattheirwatches.Themenseemalittleself-consciousintheirhiredkilts;thewomenholdtheirwind-blowndressesandloudlyadmireeachother’shats.Theyarealllivelyandtalkativeyetatthesametimestrangelyreserved.Thecrowdignoresthembarelynoticingwhentheydisappearintothechurch.Eventhearrivalofthegroomrouseslittleexcitement.Theseparticipantsarenotthemainattraction.WearewaitingforthebridE.Whateverherageorappearanceeveryonewillsmileandexpressapproval.Byconventionallbridesarebeautiful.Nobodysayssobutthespectatorsfeelcheatedunlessshestepsoutofacardressedinwhitefromheadtotoe.Thenearershematchestheirimagethegreatertheirsatisfaction.Thiseventisnotmerelyawedding;itisatraditionandsuchoccasionsarepotentiallydangerous.Participantsmustpaystrictattentiontodetail.AnuntraditionalbridedestroysthemagiC.Whenthecrowdhasleftsomebystanderswillremaintowatchthebridewalkoutofchurchonthearmofhergroom.Thegueststroopoutbehindthehappycoupleandallgatheronthepavementwithanobviousairofrelief.ApiperstrikesupMairi’sWeddingandtheguestsstartshoutingandjumpingeverywhereputtingthephotographeroffhiswork.Beforebrideandgroomleadtheirpartytothereceptionsomeoneissuretodisobeythepriestandscatterforbiddenconfetti五彩碎纸.Theparticularsofthisscenearemodern;yetthreeelementsarepresentthathaveexistedsincemarriageinScotlandbegan—ancientRomanlawredefinedinaChristiancontextCeltictraditionandpre-Christiantradition.1.WhyisthescenementionedinthisarticleoftenseenalloverScotlandinJune?A.It’shotinJunesomencanwearkiltsandwomencanputonbeautifuldresses.B.AlotofScottishpeoplelikegettingmarriedatthattimeoftheyear.C.InJunepeoplecangetawayfromtheirdailyaffairsandgotochurch.D.Juneisconsideredtheluckiestmonthoftheyear.2.TheunderlinedwordtheminParagraph1refersto________.A.theoverdressedpeopleB.thebrideandgroomC.thepeopleonthestreetD.thepeople’shats3.Pleaseputthefollowingincorrectorder.a.Thebridearrives.b.Thecouplewalksoutofthechurch.c.ApiperplayssomemusiC.d.Thegroomarrives.e.Thebrideandgroomleadpeopletothereception.f.Peoplewaitoutsidethechurch.A.fdacbeB.fdabceC.dfabecD.dafbec4.TheunderlinedpartputtingthephotographeroffhisworkinParagraph3mostprobablymeans_____.A.makingthephotographerfeelrelievedB.givingthephotographerachancetorestC.disturbingthephotographerwhenheistakingpicturesD.havingthephotographertakenawayfromhisduty5.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Womengoingtoaweddingceremonypaymostattentiontoeachother.B.Spectatorsofaweddingceremonyareparticularlyinterestedinthegroom.C.ConfettiisforbiddenattheweddingceremonybecauseitisnotallwhitE.D.Ifthebrideisdressedallinwhitetraditionallysheisconsideredbeautiful.

Sep.30Imovedintothedormitorytoday—anuglybuildingandnearabusymainroadtoo.Myroomissmallbutquitepleasant.Imustgetsomepostersforthewallsthough.Imetafewfellowstudentsatsupperthefoodwasawful!Theyalllookmuchyoungerthanme.Theyareofcourse!Oct.07LecturesbeganlastMonday.Sofartheyhaven'tbeenveryinterestingexceptforthemanwholecturesondrama.He'sfirstclass.PersonallyI'dmuchrathergotothelibraryandreadbutIhavetoattendtenlecturesaweek.Thosearetherules!Wellatleastyoumeetpeoplethere.Oct.12Ireallydon'tlikelifeinthedormitoryatall.Thefoodisbadandthestudentsarenoisy.Theystayuphalfthenightandplaygamesjustoutsidemyroom.Whenonearthdotheysleep?Whendotheywork?BesidesIdon'tlikemyroom.It'sjustlikelivinginabox!Itlooksevensmallernowwiththepostersonthewall.IamwonderinghowlongitwillhebeforeIcanfeelascomfortableasIdidlivinginmyhighschooldormitory.Oct.26Itriedtoexplainsomeofmyproblemstomysupervisortoday.Shelistened—butthatwasaboutall.YouhavetogotolecturesyouknowAnnshetoldme.''Andthedormitoryischeapandconvenient.Cheapandconvenient!Well.Itisn'tcheapifyoucan'teatthefoodanditisn'tconvenientifyoucan'tsleepatnight!Oct.30Ican’tbelieveit!Threeotherstudents—Imetthematalectureandthey'reallaboutmyownage—haveinvitedmetoshareaflatwiththem.It'sinanoldhouseandithasitsownkitchensowecancookforourselves.Andmyroom—rightlyatthetopofthehouse—isfantastic!Nov.10ImovedintomynewroomlastSunday.Ifeelreallyhappy.Lifeisgoingtobesomuchmorefunfromnowon!1.Theabovewritingisdiaryentriesof.A.ahighschoolstudent'sspringsemesterB.ahighschoolstudent'sfallsemesterC.acollegestudent'sspringsemesterD.acollegestudent'sfallsemester2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonwhythewriterdislikedthefirstdormitory?A.Itwasmessy.B.Itwassmall.C.Itwasnoisy.D.Thefoodwasbad.3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthewriter'steachersandlecturesisRIGHT?A.Shebenefitedalotfromthetalkwiththesupervisor.B.Shedidn'tlikeanyofthelecturesthere.C.Shelikedthelecturesbythedramateacher.D.Shefoundallthelectureswereinteresting.4.TheeventhappeningonOct.30canbethoughtofasa___.A.nightmareB.turningpointC.lessonD.disappointment5.Thewriterlikesthenewroomverymuchbecause______.A.shewillhavesomeseniorshelpwiththestudiesB.shewon'thavetobearterribledormitoryfoodsC.shewon'thavetogoalongwaytoattendlecturesD.shewillpaylessrentthanshedidlivinginthedorm

It’smyownfault.CarlFenterpulledhisjacketcloseragainsttheabnormalbiteofcoldmorningwind.Therestofthefamilyishomewhereit’s1.Justanotheronofhis2ideas–abigtamale玉米粉蒸肉feastaftertonight’sChristmasEveserviceatchurch–andlookwhereitlandedhim:waitinginaline50peopledeep.WhowouldhaveguessedthateverytamaleshopinthecitywouldbesoldoutthedaybeforeChristmas?Butthey3asCarlknew.HehadbeendrivingalloverElPasothatmorning.4tobringhomethetamalesCarltriedonelastshopanoldfavoriteoutinCanutillo.Whenhearrivedafreshbatch一炉was5offthesteamerin45minutes.6attheendofthesnakinglineoftamaleseekershewatchedthewomaninfrontofhim7herjackettocoverhershiveringyoungster.Itwasn’tlongbeforeshetoo8inthebitingwind.Afteronlyamoment’s9Carltookoffhisownjacketandofferedittothe10mother.Togetherthey11whenthelineslowlymovedforwardatlastandsmilingpeopleexitedtheshopcarryingsteamybags.12Carlgotinsidethedoorand13closertothecounterthewomannowfirstinline.14!Carlgroaned抱怨witheveryoneelse15behindhim.16stressedthemanatthecounterwe’llhaveafinalbatchready17ohabouttwohours.DefeatedCarlbackedawaybuttheyoungmothergrabbedhisarm.‘You’releaving?I18Carlglancedathiswatch.Ipromisedtoputupluminarias传统圣诞灯atmychurch.I’llgetyourorderoftamalesandbringthemtoyourhouse.Carl’sbrowfurrowed皱眉Icouldn’taskyoutodothat.Butit’s19Icando.Youlentmeyourcoat.Hersmileoverrode推翻hisobjections.Justgivemeyouraddress.Sheandherlittlegirlsettledinforthelongwait.Andat20noononChristmasEvetheydeliveredfourdozenfragranttamales–alongwithCarl’sbrownjacket–tohishome.1.A.harmoniousB.warmC.happyD.pleasant2.A.brilliantB.badC.stupidD.common3.A.wereB.didC.couldD.had4.A.DecidedB.DeterminedC.WantedD.Expected5.A.readyB.preparedC.soonD.due6.A.FindinghiswayB.TakinghisroadC.TakinghisplaceD.Findinghisplace7.A.moveB.rejectC.abandonD.remove8.A.wavedB.frozeC.shookD.shocked9.A.assumptionB.appreciationC.hesitationD.attention10.A.gratefulB.respectfulC.hopelessD.shameful11.A.cheeredB.congratulatedC.shoutedD.screamed12.A.ImmediatelyB.HopefullyC.LastlyD.Finally13.A.shoulderedhiswayB.forcedhiswayC.felthiswayD.inchedhisway14.A.NoproblemB.NowayC.NodoubtD.Nowonder15.A.linedupB.heldupC.lookedupD.waitedup16.A.SoB.ButC.ThenD.Besides17.A.beforeB.forC.inD.after18.A.plantoB.intendtoC.havetoD.oughtto19.A.theleastB.themostC.thelastD.thebest20.A.justB.exactlyC.accuratelyD.right

Imagineyourbodyislikethehouseyoulivein.Everydayyourfamilycreatesrubbish.Therubbishbuildsupuntilitisputoutfortheweeklygarbagecollection.Nowsayyouputthreebagsofgarbageout.butbecauseoneofthecollectorswasawaysickonlytwobagsarecollected.Youtaketheleftoverbaginsidetobeputoutagainnextweek.Thefollowingweekyouputonanotherthreebags.plustheleftoverbagfromlastweek.Butagainonlytwobagsarecollected.Imaginethiscycleisrepeatedoverthefollowingweeks.Thisisasimpledescriptionofwhathappenstoyourbodywhenyourkidneys肾脏don'tworkefficiently.Yourbodyisnotthoroughlyemptiedofwasteproducts.Otherareasofthebodysuchasbloodpressureandredbloodcellproductionareaffectedandtheinsidiousprocessthatmayleadtokidneyfailurebegins.It'snotuncommonforpeopletoloseupto90%oftheirkidneyfunctionbeforedevelopinganysymptoms.Theremaybenowarningsigns.Thismakesearlydetection诊查difficult.Kidney'smainjobistoremotetoxins毒素andunwantedwaterfromourblood.Everydayourkidneyscleananaverageof200litresofblood.Kidneyfailuremaybeagradualandsilentprocessgoingunnoticedbecausethereisnoapparentpain.Researchshowsthatmorethan35%ofthepatientsrequiringdialysis透析donotseeakidneyspecialistbeforetheyhavetodoso.Someriskfactorsforkidneydiseasesuchasageandgeneticmakeupareoutofourcontrol;howeversomechangesinlifestylemayhelppreventkidneydamage.Twomajorriskfactorsforkidneydiseasediabetes糖尿病andhighbloodpressurehavebeenontheriseoverthelastfewdecades.Bothconditionsarechieflyaffectedbybeingoverweightandnotgettingenoughexerciseswhicharethepotentialriskfactorsforthekidneydisease.1.Theauthorgivestheexampleofthehouseweliveintoindicatethat______.A.itdoesn'tmattermuchifthewasteinourbodyisnotemptiedintimeB.ourbodywillnotproduceanywasteifourkidneysworkefficientlyC.it'simportantforourbodytoemptythewasteintimeeverydayD.it'ssafeandharmlessforourbodytokeepsomewaste2.TheunderlinedwordinsidiousinParagraph3means.A.smoothandsafeB.apparentandfastC.gradualandunnoticedD.longandpainful3.Wecaninferthatwhenwefindsomesymptomsrelatedtoourkidneys.A.thekidneyfailurebeginsB.thekidneyscanstillworkproperlyC.wehavelostabout10%ofkidneyfunctionD.thekidneysmayhavebeenseriouslydamaged4.Howmanyriskfactorsofkidneydiseasearementionedinthepassage?A.Six.B.FivE.C.Four.D.Two.5.Whichofthefollowinghelpspreventkidneydamagemosteffectively?A.Gotoseeakidneyspecialistshortlybeforedialysisstarts.B.TakeenoughexerciseandmakeearlydetectionofkidneydiseasE.C.TrytokeeplowbloodpressureandastablelifestylE.D.Gotohospitalwheneveryoufindanywarningsigns.

AmouselookedthroughthecrackinthewalltoseethefarmerandhiswifeopenapackagE.Whatfoodmightthiscontain?themousewondereD.Hewasshockedtodiscoveritwasamousetrap.ReturningtothefarmyardthemousewarnedinaloudvoiceThere’samousetrapinthehouse!ThechickencluckedandscratchedraisedherheadandsaidMr.MouseIcantellthisisamajorconcerntoyoubutitisoflittlesignificancetomE.Icannotbebotheredbyit.ThemouseturnedtothepigandtoldhimThere’samousetrapinthehouse!There’smousetrapinthehouse!ThepigshowedsympathybutsaidIamsosorryMr.Mousebutthere’snothingIcandoaboutitbutpray.Beassuredyouareinmyprayers.ThemouseturnedtothecowandsaidThere’samousetrapinthehouse!There’samousetrapinthehouse!ThecowsaidWowMr.MousE.I’msorryforyoubutit’snoneofmybusiness.Sothemousereturnedtothehouseheaddownanddejectedtofacethefarmer'smousetrapalonE.Thatverynightasoundwasheardthroughoutthehouse--likethesoundofamousetrapcatchingitsprey.Thefarmer'swiferushedtoseewhatwascaught.Inthedarknessshedidnotseeitwasavenomoussnakewhosetailthetraphadcaught.Thesnakebitthefarmer'swifE.Thefarmerrushedhertothehospitalandshereturnedhomewithafever.Everyoneknowsyoutreatafeverwithfreshchickensoupsothefarmertookhishatchettothefarmyardforthesoup'smainingredient配料Buthiswife'ssicknesscontinuedsofriendsandneighborscametositwithheraroundtheclock.Tofeedthemthefarmerbutcheredthepig.Thefarmer'swifedidnotgetwell;shedieD.Somanypeoplecameforherfuneralthefarmerhadthecowslaughteredtoprovideenoughmeatforallofthem.Themouselookeduponitallfromhiscrackinthewallwithgreatsadness.Andsothenexttimeyouhearthatsomeoneisfacingaproblemandthinkitdoesn’tconcernyouremember:whenoneofusisthreatenedweareallatrisk.WeareallinvolvedinthisjourneycalledlifE.Wemustkeepaneyeoutforoneanotherandmakeanextraefforttoencourageoneanother.1.Whichstatementbestfitsthethemeofthispassage?A.Ourlivesarewoventogetherforareason.B.Don’tpokeyournoseintoothers’affairs.C.Stayawayfromdangerandyou’llbesafE.D.WhenamouserunsacrossthestreeteveryonecriesKillit!2.Whichoftheanimalsfirstsuffereddeath?A.ChickenB.PigC.CowD.Mouse3.Whichissimilarinmeaningtotheunderlinedwordslaughtered?A.cookedB.servedC.beatenD.killed4.Accordingtothelastparagraphwhatsituationdoesthewriterhopetoseemost?A.Humansmuststayinharmonywithanimals.B.AnimalsincludingthemouseshouldbewellprotecteD.C.SeeingothersintroubleweshouldlendahanD.D.Wemustn’tassociatewiththosewhobehavelikethemousE.

AlexLondonResearchLaboratoryALRLispartofAlexCo.LtD.amajorAustralianmedicine-makingcompany.Openedin1992ALRLspecialisesinthedevelopmentofnewmedicinesforthetreatmentofheartdiseases.ApositionisnowopenforaResearchOperationsManagerROMtosupportourgrowingresearchteamatthenewlaboratoriesinHatfieldduetoopenintheautumnof2010.ReportingtotheDirectoryouwillhelpsetupandrunthetechnicalandscientificsupportservicesofournewlaboratoriesnowunderconstruction.YouwillbeexpectedtoprovideexpertknowledgeaboutandbeinchargeofallareasofALRL’sHealthandSafetyandtocommunicate沟通withsupportemployeesatALRL’slaboratoriesbasedatUniversityCollegeLondon.Workingcloselywithscientistsandotheroperationsandtechnicalemployeesyouwillmanageasmallnumberofresearchsupportemployeesprovidingservicestohelpwiththeresearchactivitiestobecarriedoutatthenewlaboratories.Candidates申请人willhaveexperienceofbothmanagementandresearchsupport/technicalservices.Knowledgeofresearchoperationsandexcellentcommunicationskillsarenecessary.EducationtodegreelevelisalsodesirablE.IfyouareinterestedinthispositionpleasesendyourCV简历toAlexLondonResearchLaboratoryUniversityCollegeLondonHatfieldLondonW1E6B7orbyemailtoALRL@alex.co.uk.FormoreInformationpleasevisitwww.alex.co.uk.1.Whatcanbelearntaboutthenewlaboratoriesfromthetext?A.Theyhavenotyetbeensetup.B.TheyareinHatfieldAustraliA.C.TheybelongtoUniversityCollegeLondon.D.TheyarenewworkplacesforAustralianresearchersonly.2.WhatarethedutiesofaROMaccordingtothetext?a.Tocarryoutresearchactivities.b.TobeinchargeofALRL’sHealthandSafety.c.Tohelprunthetechnicalandscientificsupportservices.d.Tomanageasmallnumberofresearchsupportemployees.A.abc.B.abd.C.bcd.D.acd.3.Whatdoesthefourthparagraphmainlytalkabout?A.Thetechnicalskillsofawould-beROM.B.Thepracticalexperienceofawould-beROM.C.Thepersonalinformationofawould-beROM.D.Thenecessaryrequirementsforawould-beROM.4.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.TodescribethejobofaROM.B.ToprovideinformationaboutALRL.C.ToannounceanopenpositionatALRL.D.Tomakeknowntheopeningofthenewlaboratories.

Thisstoryisabouta92-year-oldshortwell-behavedandproudlady.Sheisfullydressedeachmorningbyeightwithherhairfashionablydoneandmakeupperfectlyappliedeventhoughsheistotallyblind.Sheismovingtoanursinghometoday.Herhusbandof70yearsrecentlypassedawaymakingthemovenecessary.AftermanyhoursofwaitingpatientlyinthehallofthenursinghomeshemovedtotheelevatorIprovidedavisualdescriptionofhertinyroomincludingtheeyelet观察孔sheetsthathadbeenhungonherwindow.Iloveitshestatedwiththeenthusiasmofaneight-year-oldgirlhavingjustbeenpresentedwithanewpuppy.Mrs.Jonesyouhaven'tseentheroomyet.Justwait.Thatdoesn'thaveanythingtodowithitshereplied.Happinessissomethingyoudecideonaheadoftime.WhetherIlikemyroomornotdoesn'tdependonhowthefurnitureisarrangedit'sadecisionImakeeverymorningwhenIwakeup.Ihaveachoice;Icanspendthedayinbedrecounting叙述thedifficultyIhavewiththepartsofmybodythatnolongerworkorgetoutofbedandbethankfulfortheonesthatdo.EachdayisagiftandaslongasmyeyesopenI'llfocusonthenewdayandallthehappymemoriesI'vestoredawayjustforthistimeinmylife.Oldageislikeabankaccountyouwithdraw收回fromwhatyou'veputin.Somyadvicetoyouwouldbetodeposit储蓄alotofhappinessinthebankaccountofmemories.Thankyouforyourpartinfillingmymemorybank.Iamstilldepositing.1.Whichisthedirectreasonforthelady'smovetoanursinghome?A.Sheistotallyblind.B.Shecannotdressherselfanymore.C.Sheis92yearsold.D.Herhusbandhaspassedaway.2.WhenIdescribedtheroominwhichtheladywouldliveshewas____.A.disappointedB.angryC.happyD.sad3.Fromthethirdparagraphwecaninferthat____.A.thelady'sattitudetowardslifewaspositiveB.theladywantedthefurniturewellarrangedC.theladydislikedthewriter'sdescriptionD.theladydecidedtogetupearlyeveryday4.Thebesttitleofthepassagewouldbe____.A.LifeIslikeaBankAccountB.SavingMoreMoneyforYourLifeC.LifeIsFullofSorrowandHappinessD.ComingOutfromtheShadowofLife

Playisthebasicbusinessofchildhoodandinrecentyearsresearchhasshownthegreatimportanceofplayinthedevelopmentofahumanbeing.Fromearliestinfancy婴儿everychildneedsopportunityandrightmaterialsforplayandthemaintoolsofplayaretoys.Themainfunctionoftoysistosuggestencourageandplay.Tosucceedinthistheymustbegoodtoyswhichchildrenwillplaywithoftenandwillcomebackagainandagain.Thereforeitisimportanttochoosesuitabletoysfordifferentstagesofachild’sdevelopment.Inrecentyearsresearchoninfantdevelopmenthasshownthatthestandardachildislikelytoreachwithintherangeofhisinheritedabilitiesislargelydeterminedinthefirstthreeyearsofhislife.Soababy’sabilitytobenefitfromtherightplaymaterialsshouldnotbeunderestimated.Ababywhoisencouragedtalkedtoandshownthingsandplayedwithhasthebestchanceofgrowingupsuccessfully.Inthenextstagefromthreetofiveyearsoldcuriosityknowsnobounds.Everytypeofsuitabletoysshouldbemadeavailabletothechildfortryingoutexperimentingandlearningfordiscoveringhisownparticularability:Bricksandjigsawsandconstructiontoys;paintingscribblingandmakingthings;sandandwaterplay;toysforimaginativeandpretendingplay—thefirstsocialgamesforlearningtoplayandgetonwithothers.Butatthethirdstageofplaydevelopment—fromfivetosevenoreightyearsold—thechildisatschool.Butforafewmoreyearsplayisstillthebestwayoflearningathomeoratschool.Itiseasiertoseewhichtypeoftoysthechildmostenjoys.Untiltheageofsevenoreightplayandworkmeanmuchthesametoachild.Butoncereadinghasbeenmasteredthenbooksbecomethemainsourceoflearning.Toysarestillinterestingandvaluablewhichleaduptonewhobbiesbuttheirsignificancehaschangedtoachildofnineortenyearsoldtoysandgamesmeanastoadultsrelaxationandfun.1.Accordingtothefirstpassageweknowthatasachildgrowsup______.A.heshouldbeallowedtochoosehisowntoys.B.heshouldbegiventhesametoys.C.heshouldbegivenfewerandfewertoys.D.heshouldbegivendifferenttoys.2.Accordingtothepassagetheabilitiesachildhasinheritedfromhisparents______.A.determinehischaracterB.willnotchangeaftertheageofthree.C.partlydeterminedthestandardheislikelytoreachD.toalargeextentdeterminethechoiceoftoys3.Welearnfromthepassagethatachildhasboundlesscuriosity______.A.whenheistwoB.whenheisaroundfourC.whenheissixD.whenheiseight4.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.A.theroleofplayinachild’sdevelopmentB.theimportanceofschoolingC.theimportanceofpre-schooleducationD.thechoiceoftoysforyoungster

RecentlyIgavemyadultstudentshomework.Itwastogotosomeoneyouloveandtellthemyoulovethem.Ithastobesomeoneyouhave1saidthosewordstobeforeoratleasthaven't2thosewordswithforalongtime.Sincemostofthemenwereover35andwereraisedinthe3ofmenthatweretaught4feelingsisnotmanlythiswasvery5homeworkforsome.Inournext6Iaskedifsomeonewantedtosharehisstorywithus.Ifully7oneofthewomentovolunteeraswas8thecasebutonthiseveningoneofthemenraisedhishand.Ashe9outofhischairall1.85metresofhimhebeganbysayingDennisIwasquite10withyoulastweekwhenyougaveusthishomework.11wereyoutotellmetodosomethingthatpersonal?ButasIbegandrivinghomemyheartstartedtalkingtometellingmethatIknew12whoIneededtosay'Iloveyou'to.MyfatherandIhadasevere13fiveyearsagoandsincethenwehad14seeingeachotherunlesswehadtoatChristmas.Buteventhenwehardly15toeachother.SolastTuesdayIdrovetomyparents'houseafterworkandsaidDadIjust16totellyouthatIloveyou.'Dadreachedoutand17meandsaid'IloveyoutoosonbutI'veneverbeenabletosayit.'TwodaysaftermyvisitmydadhadaheartattackandIdon'tknowifhewill18it.SoI'mheretotellallofyouthatmy19inthisis:Don'twaittodothethings20itistoolate.Takethetimetodowhatyouneedtodoanddoitnow!1.A.everB.alwaysC.neverD.even2.A.saidB.sharedC.talkedD.discussed3.A.yearB.occasionC.periodD.generation4.A.explainingB.hurtingC.devotingD.expressing5.A.interestingB.threateningC.inspiringD.exciting6.A.classB.termC.holidayD.week7.A.askedB.dislikedC.advisedD.expected8.A.usuallyB.probablyC.notD.seldom10.A.boredB.amusedC.curiousD.angry11.A.HowB.WhyC.WhoD.What12.A.exactlyB.fullyC.directlyD.simply13.A.conditionB.discussionC.disagreementD.experiment14.A.hatedB.avoidedC.reducedD.continued15.A.spokeB.smiledC.lookedD.turned16.A.droppedinB.ranacrossC.cameoverD.cameacross17.A.touchedB.testedC.inspiredD.hugged18.A.getB.makeC.deserveD.overcome19.A.senseB.pointC.thoughtD.message20.A.untilB.whenC.beforeD.as

RarelyhaveIexperiencedareactionlikethatwhichcameaboutfollowingtheideaofbanningprivateeducation.Oneofthosewhocontactedmetodisagreewiththeideawas17yearoldAnirudhMandagere.Hegot10A*satGCSEandiscurrentlystudyingEnglishFrenchMathandHistoryataprivateschoolinManchester.Hereishisresponse:Formetheideathatallprivateschoolsshouldbebannedisnotonlyridiculousandunrealisticbutgoesagainsttheideaofliberty.Wemusthavethefreedomtochoosebetweenstate-fundedandprivatelyeducatedschools.Ifparentspaytaxessurelytheyshouldbeabletochoosewhethertheysendtheirchildrentoastate-fundedoraprivately-fundedschool.Theeconomicimpactsofabolishingprivateeducationarevast.Banningprivateschoolswouldobviouslycontributetoagreattransfertostateschools.Manystateschoolsarealreadyoverburdened;dotheyreallyneedmorepupils?Abolishingprivateeducationwouldleadtohighertaxesfortaxpayerssincemoremoneywouldbeneededtoeducatethe7%whowerepreviouslyprivateeducated.Inthetimesofeconomiccrisisshouldthetaxpayerneedtoforkoutmoremoneytopayfortheireducation?Therewouldalsobeagreatriseinunemploymentofthestaffwhoworksatprivateschools.ItisnotedthatingeneralprivateschoolshavebettergradesatGCSEandA.levelthanstateschools.Yetwhydopeopleviewthisasabadthing?Thehigherprivateschoolgradeseventuallyforcethegovernmenttoendlesslyimprovestateeducationsothatthemiddle-classesdonottotallyabandonstateeducationforprivateeducation.Thiscompetitioncreatesreformandprogresswithinstateschoolsandeventuallypromotethem!Iftheprivateschoolsdidnotexistwherewouldbetheimpetusforstateschoolimprovement?Governmentshouldnotsimplybanasystemwhichproducesresults.Itshouldlearnfromitandusetheprivateeducationmodelasabasisforthestateeducationmodel.Abolishingasuccessfulsystemwillnothelpanybodylearningfromasuccessfulsystemwill.1.IntheeyeofAnirudhMandagereparentshavetherightto______.A.criticizestate-fundedschoolsB.paytaxesforthepromotionofprivateschoolsC.choosethewaytheirchildrenreceiveeducationD.advocatethecompetitionbetweenstateschoolsandprivateones2.Accordingtothepassagebanningprivateeducationwill______.A.obviouslycontributetolowertaxesB.notcausethestateschoolstobeoverburdenedC.forcethegovernmenttobooststateeducationD.leadtomanypeoplelosingtheirjobs3.Theunderlinedwordimpetusinthefourthparagraphprobablymeans______.A.motivationB.preventionC.participationD.assessment4.Comparedwithstateschoolsprivateones______.A.educatealittlefewerstudentsB.conductbetterthanallstateonesC.arebetterreceivedbythepublicD.aremorecompetitiveonthewhole5.WhichofthefollowingstatementswillAnirudhMandagereagreewith?A.Hiswonderfulperformanceresultsfromtheeducationhisprivateschooloffers.B.Withouttheexistenceofprivateschoolsstateoneswouldn'tgetimprovedmuch.C.Privateeducationisagoodsystemtomakestudentssuccessfulinlife.D.Privateschoolsaresupposedtobesponsoredmorethanstateones.

AftergraduationfromamedicalschoolIbegantotakeajobinasmallhospital'semergencydepartment.Asthe1memberofthegroupIhadtoworkonChristmasEve.At9pmtheambulance2amaninhis60swhowashavingaheartattack.Mypatientwas3butIdidmybest.Eventuallyhe4thenight.ThefollowingyearstillthenewestmemberIgotChristmasEve5again.At9pmsharpIwastoldtherewasa6inthehallwhowantedtospeakwithme.WhenIapproachedthemtheman7himselfasLevinandsaidyouprobablydon't'8mebutlastChristmasEveyousavedmylife.Thankyoufortheyearyougaveme.Heandhiswifehuggedmeandhandedmeasmall9andleftIwasmorethanalittlesurprisedand10.Thefollowingyearanewdoctorjoinedthegroup11IvolunteeredfortheshiftbecauseIwantedtoseeiftheLevinswould12.I13thedoor.Onceagainat149pmtheLevinsappeared.We15andLevinsaidhe'dcometoseemeeveryChristmasEveandthat16hedidn'tcomeIwouldknowitjustwasn'thisyear.ThelastyearIsawhimhebroughtmeacrystalbellengraved雕刻withasingleword:Friendship.Levin17thenextyear.NowmyfamilyfriendsandI18thatbelleveryChristmasEveatexactly9pmand19tothemanwhodidn'tforgettobringmegood20.1.A.hardestB.youngestC.bestD.newest2.A.broughtupB.broughtaboutC.broughtinD.broughton3.A.indebtB.invainC.onendD.indanger4.A.survivedB.spentC.won.D.managed5.A.watchB.dutyC.guardD.greetings6.A.coupleB.manC.patient.D.friend7.A.regardedB.treatedC.introducedD.considered8.A.understandB.rememberC.cureD.like9.A.bellB.giftC.packetD.box10.A.scaredB.interestedC.excitedD.moved11.A.butB.soC.andD.or12.A.returnB.comeC.recoverD.approach13.A.gaveaneyetoB.keptawayfromC.keptaneyeonD.keptholdof14.A.aboutB.thesameC.veryD.exactly15.A.calmedB.separatedC.embracedD.choked16.A.unlessB.ifC.untilD.though17.A.passedbyB.passedawayC.passedoffD.passedout18.A.ringB.strikeC.hitD.beat19.A.cheerB.drinkC.congratulateD.offer20.A.adviceB.workC.holidayD.wishes

BelowisahousingguideforstudentsgoingtoLondon.Universityaccommodation住所officeManyuniversityaccommodationofficeshavetheirownlistofregisteredlandlords房东.Othersalsoprovideinformationonaccommodationagenciesandotherhousingorganizations.Theadvantageofusingyouruniversityaccommodationofficeisthatyoucangetsomesupportifyouhaveaproblem.Thedisadvantageisthattheyareunlikelytohaveenoughregisteredlandlordstohousealltheirstudents.Propertypapers:LootandRentingLootisanimportantsource来源ofinformationaboutprivatehousingforco-renters.Theoffersarefromprivatelandlordsagenciesandindividualslookingforotherco-renters.Theyalsohaveawebsite:www.loot.com.TheadvantageofusingLootisthattherearesomeexcellentbargains.Thedisadvantageisthatthereisnoqualitycontrolovertheoffers.Rentingisanotherusefulpaper.Theoffersinthispaperaremainlyfromaccommodationagencies.Theirwebsiteisatwww.renting.co.uk.AccommodationagenciesThemajorityofrentedaccommodationinLondonisprobablyadvertisedthroughaccommodationagencies.Theadvantageofusingaccommodationagenciesisthatyouwillhaveaccesstoalargenumberofaccommodations.A.goodagentwilllistentoyourrequirementsandcansaveyoutimeinlookingfortherightaccommodation.Thedisadvantageisthattheywillmakearangeofchargestopotentialrenters.NoticeboardsAroundtheuniversitiesyouwillfindanumberofnoticeboardswhereoffersofaccommodationwillbeposteD.Thesewilleitherbefromlandlordsorfromstudents.Someuniversitieswillalsohaveonlinenoticeboardswherestudentscanadvertisetootherstudents.Advertisementsfromstudentscanbeanexcellentwaytofindaccommodation.HoweveradvertisementsfromlandlordscanbeproblematiC.WordofmouthSomeofthebesthousinginLondonisneveradvertisedbutispassedonfromonegroupofstudentstoanotherbywordofmouth.Itmightbethatyoucanfindoutaboutgoodoffersfromfinalyearstudents.Howeverdon'tsupposethatjustbecauseyouhavefoundoutabouthousingfromafrienditisnecessarilygoingtobebetterthanthatfoundthroughanyothersourcE.FamilyFacedwiththeveryhighrentschargedinLondonsomestudentsandtheirparentswillconsiderbuyingasanalternativE.Insomecasesthismightbeagoodchoice1.WhatistheadvantageofusingLoot?A.IthasmoreoffersfromaccommodationagenciesthanRenting.B.Itgivesyoupersonalinformationaboutotherco-renters.C.Theirwebsiteisdesignedmainlyforstudents.D.Therearesomegoodbargains.2.Agoodagentcanhelpyou.A.knowmorepeopleB.findcheapaccommodationC.gettherightaccommodationquicklyD.getfreeinformationaboutmostaccommodations3.Theinformationpassedonbywordofmouthisimportantbecause.A.itisbetterthanthatfoundthroughanyothersourceB.ithelpsyoufindsomeofthebesthousingneveradvertisedC.thefinalyearstudentsalwaysofferbetterinformationD.thelandlordshavelittlevaluableinformation4.ForstudentsgoingtoLondonforthefirsttimewhichofthefollowingprovidesthemostreliableinformation?A.Universityaccommodationoffices.B.LootandRenting.C.Noticeboards.D.Family.

Inmodernsocietythereisagreatdealofargumentaboutcompetition.Somevalueithighlybelievingthatitisresponsibleforsocialprogressandprosperity.Otherssaythatcompetitionisbad;thatitsetsonepersonagainstanother;thatitleadstounfriendlyrelationshipbetweenpeoplE.Ihavetaughtmanychildrenwhoheldthebeliefthattheirself-worthreliedonhowwelltheyperformedattennisandotherskills.Forthemplayingwellandwinningareoftenlife-anddeathaffairs.Intheirsingle-mindedpursuitofsuccessthedevelopmentofmanyotherhumanqualitiesissadlyforgotten.HoweverwhilesomeseemtobelostindiedesiretosucceedotherstakeanoppositeattitudE.Inaculturewhichvaluesonlydiewinnerandpaysnoattentiontotheordinaryplayerstheystronglyblamecompetition.Amongthemostvocalareyoungsterswhohavesufferedundercompetitivepressuresfromtheirparentsorsociety.TeachingtheseyoungpeopleIoftenobserveinthemadesiretofail.Theyseemtoseekfailurebynottryingtowinorachievesuccess.Bynottryingtheyalwayshaveanexcuse:Imayhavelostbutitdoesn’tmatterbecauseIreallydidn’ttry.Whatisnotusuallyadmittedbythemselvesisthebeliefthatiftheyhadreallytriedandlostthatwouldmeanalot.Suchalosswouldbeameasureoftheirworth.Clearlythisbeliefisthesameasthatofthetruecompetitorswhotrytoprovethemselves.Botharebasedonthemistakenbeliefthatone’sself-respectreliesonhowwelloneperformsincomparisonwithothers.BothareafraidofnotbeingvalueD.Onlyasthisbasicandoftentroublesomefearbeginstodissolvecanwediscoveranewmeaningincompetition.1.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?A.Competitionhelpstosetupself-respect.B.OpinionsaboutcompetitionaredifferentamongpeoplE.C.Competitionisharmfultopersonalqualitydevelopment.D.Failuresarenecessaryexperiencesincompetition.2.Whydosomepeoplefavorcompetitionaccordingtothepassage?A.ItpushessocietyforwarD.B.Itbuildsupasenseofduty.C.Itimprovespersonalabilities.D.Itencouragesindividualefforts.3.Theunderlinedphrasethemostvocalmeans_______.A.thosewhotrytheirbesttowin.B.thosewhovaluecompetitionmosthighly.C.thosewhoareagainstcompetitionmoststrongly.D.thosewhorelyonothersmostforsuccess4.whatisthesimilarbeliefofthetruecompetitorsandthosewithadesiretofailA.One’sworthliesinhisperformancecomparedwithothers.B.One’ssuccessincompetitionneedsgreatefforts.C.One’sachievementisdeterminedbyhisparticularskill.D.One’ssuccessisbasedonhowhardhehastrieD.

IntroductiontoLetterstoSamDearReaderPleaseallowmetotellyousomethingbeforeyoureadthisbook.Whenmy1Samwasbornmyheartwasfilledwithjoy.Ihadbeensittinginawheelchairfor20yearsbeforethenandIhavebeen32illmanytimes.SoIwonderedifIwouldhavethe3totellSamwhatIhad4.ForyearsIhavebeenhostingaprogramonthe5andwritingarticlesforamagazinE.Being6tomovefreelyIhavelearnedtositstillandkeepmyheart7exchangingthoughtswiththousandsoflistenersand8.SowhenSamwasbornI9totellhimaboutschoolandfriendshipromanceandworkloveandeverythingelsE.That’showIstartedtowritethese10IhopedthatSamwould11themsoonerorlater.Howeverthatexpectation12whenSamshowedsignsofautism自闭症attheageoftwo.Hehadactuallystoppedtalkingbeforethediscoveryofthesigns.He13tocommunicatewithotherseventhefamilymembers.Thatwas14formebutdidn’tstopmewritingon.IrealizedthatIhadeven15nowtotellhim.Iwantedhimto16whatitmeanstobedifferentfromothersandlearnhowtofightagainstthemisfortunehe’ll17asImyselfhisgrandfatherdiD.Ijust18ifIcouldwriteallthatIwantedtosayintherestofmylifE.Now19thebookhasbeenpublishedIhavebeengiventhechancE.EverychapterinthebookisalettertoSam:someaboutmylifeandallaboutwhatitmeanstobea20.DanielGottlieb1.A.sonB.nephewC.brotherD.grandson2.A.seriouslyB.mentallyC.slightlyD.quietly3.A.abilityB.timeC.courageD.responsibility4.A.writtenB.sufferedC.observedD.lost5.A.radioB.televisionC.stageD.bed6.A.readyB.unableC.anxiousD.eager7.A.warmB.brokenC.closedD.open8.A.hostsB.visitorsC.readersD.reporters9.A.beganB.stoppedC.forgotD.decided10.A.lettersB.emailsC.booksD.diaries11.A.findB.readC.collectD.keep12.A.developedB.disappearedC.changedD.arrived13.A.triedB.refusedC.regrettedD.hoped14.A.excitingB.acceptableC.strangeD.heartbreaking15.A.lessB.everythingC.moreD.nothing16.A.understandB.explainC.believeD.question17.A.fearB.faceC.knowD.cause18.A.feltB.guessedC.sawD.doubled19.A.asB.onceC.thoughD.if20.A.teacherB.childC.manD.writer

AstrangewomancomestomydooronedayinearlyMarch.Inthisareaweoftenhavepeoplesellingthingsdoor-to-doorbutshedoesn’tlooklikeaprofessionalsaleswoman.Shejustsmilesandgivesacardtome:AmyTurner.Iholdthecardandlookatherwaitingforanexplanation.I’llpaintanyanimalinyourownhomeAmyTurnersays.Wouldn’tyoulikeapictureofyourlovedone?I’vehadexperienceofdogscatsparrotsprizebullsIdon’thaveanyanimalsIsayaswelookpasteachother.Shemustbewishingsomelittlecatordogwouldcomedownthehall.ItisthefirstchanceI’vehadtobreathetheairoutside.Inthisspringmorningwhenyouwakeupyouwillfindwinterisgone.Whyareyoustillinyourdressinggown?Sheasks.It’snearlylunchtime.Areyouill?’I’mfineIlie.I’mnotgoingtotellastrangerI’vejustbeensickinthetoilet厕所upstairs.Iwasstillstickingmyfingersdownmythroatifthedoorbellhadn’trung.ButnowI’mnotsurewhattodonext.Sheisstillstandingthere.Shedoesn’tseemtobeleaving.I’mhungryshesaysandIsmilepolitelynoddingmyheadbeforesayinggoodbye.Nosheputsherfootinthedoor.I’mreallyhungry.I’vehadnothingtoeatfortwodaysandnoonehasanyanimalformetopaint.IneedsomefoodorI’llfalldownrighthereonyourdoorstep.Istandtoonesideandletherin.1.Whocametothewriter’shomeoneday?A.A.saleswoman.B.A.strangewoman.C.Ananimallover.D.A.professionalwoman.2.Whatdidthewomanwanttodo?A.Tosellthingstothewriter.B.Togivethecardtothewriter.C.Tohelpthewriterwhowasill.D.Topaintananimalforthewriter.3.Whendidthestoryhappen?A.Earlyinthemorning.B.Lateinthemorning.C.Earlyinthewinter.D.Lateinthewinter.4.Whenthewomancamethewriter____________.A.wassleepingB.waseatingC.waslyingD.wasill5.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Thewomangotintolookforananimal.B.Thewritertoldthewomantoleave.C.Thewomanaskedthewriterforsomefood.D.Thewriteragreedtoletherinatonce.

Whatisyourfavoritecolor?Doyoulikeyelloworangeorred?Ifyoudoyoumustbeanoptimistaleader.anactivepersonwhoenjoyslifepeopleandexcitement.Doyouprefergreysandblues?ThenyouareprobablyquietshyandyouwouldratherfollowthanleaD.Youtendtobeapessimist.Atleastthisiswhatpsychologiststellusandtheyshouldknowbecausetheyhavebeenseriouslystudyingthemeaningofcolourspreferenceaswellastheeffectthatcolourshaveonhumanbeings.Theytellsusamongotherfactsthatwedonotchooseourfavouriteclouraswegrowup----wearebornwithourpreferences.Ifyouhappentolovebrownyoudidsoassoonasyouopenedyoureyesoratleastassoonasyoucouldseeclearly.Coloursdoinfluenceourmoods----thereisnodoubtaboutit.Ayellowroommakesmostpeoplefeelmorecheerfulandmorerelaxedthanadarkgreenone;andareddressbringswarmthandcheertothesaddestwinterday.Ontheotherhandblackisdepressing.A.blackbridgeovertheThamesRivernearLondonusedtobethesceneofmoresuicidesthananyotherbridgeinthearea----untilitwasrepaintedgreen.Thenumberofsuicideattemptsimmediatelyfellsharply;perhapsitwouldhavefallenevenmoreifthebridgehadbeendoneinpinkorbabybluE.LightandbrightcoloursmakepeoplenotonlyhappierbutmoreactivE.Itisanestablishedfactthatfactoryworkersworkbetterharderandhavefeweraccidentswhentheirmachinesarepaintedorangeratherthanblackorgray.1.Accordingtothispassageweknowthat.A.thecoloryoupreferreflectswhatkindofcharacteryouprobablyhaveB.expertsknowwhyyouhaveapreferenceforacertaincolorC.ifabridgeispaintedotherthanblacktherewillneverbesuicidesthereD.accidentsneverhappentocarsormachinesinredcolor2.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsthepsychologists?Theyare.A.doubtfulB.skepticalC.contagiousD.reliable3.Iamgoingtoattendaweddingparty.WhichcolordoyousuggestIshouldnotbedressedin?A.RedB.PinkC.OrangeD.Gray4.FromParagraphTwowecanreachaconclusionthat.A.pessimistsneverwearclothesofredcolorB.colorshaveaneffectonpeople’sfeelingsandmoodsC.optimistsneverwearclothesofdarkorgraycolorD.peopledressedinredneverfeelsad

Manypeoplehatetheideaofhavingtosleeponaplane.ButSwedishentrepreneurOscarDiosthinkstheycanbepersuadedotherwiseandhehascreatedanewkindofhosteltoproveit.Diossaysitistheworld'sfirstjumbojethostelanactualjet-planeSweden'smainairportoutsideStockholmwhichhasbeenconverted改装intoa25-roomguesthousethatsleepsasmanyas72people.IlearnedaboutthisplanethatwasstandingabandonedatArlandaairportandI'vebeentryingtheconceptofhostelsinmanydifferenthousesandbuildingshetoldreporters.Ithought'Whynotaplane?'JumboHostelsopenedforbusinessonThursdaygivingcustomersthechancetocheckinandsleepinaroomthatcanbestbedescribedascozy.Themostchallengingpartwiththisprojectistryingtobuildsomethinginsideametalhull外壳—it'sjustreallyreallytight.ThejetwhichwasoriginallyproducedforSingaporeAirlineswastakenoutofservicein2002.Onethingthehostelhasgoingforitisprice—aroomstartsat350Swedishcrownsabout$41whichisalotlessthanhotelroomsoutsideofmajorairports.Anotherfeature:customerscangetmarriedonthewingoftheplaneandliveintheplane'smoreluxurioushoneymoonroomsituatedinthecockpit驾驶舱.Insteadofwalkingdowntheaisle走廊lovebirdscantakewhatJumboHostelscallsthewingwalkwheretheycanbejoinedingreatjoyatthewingtip.Thehostelhassomeonereadytoperformtheceremony.Butinsomerespectsthishostelremainsaplane—mostcustomershavetosharethejet'sninebathroomsandstaffonlywearairstewardandstewardessclothes.Theonlyroomthathasitsownbathroomisthehoneymoonsuite.1.SwedishentrepreneurOscarDioscreatesanewkindofjethostelinorderto.A.makepeoplemorecomfortableB.earnmoremoneyfrompeopleC.changepeople'sideaofnotsleepingontheplaneD.explorethesourcesoftheuniverse2.Accordingtothepassagethejethostelis.A.flyingintheskyB.hungintheskyC.lyingontheairportD.buriedunderground3.TheadvantagesofthejethostelarethefollowingEXCEPT.A.morecomfortableB.suitablefornewcouplesC.convenientbathroomD.cheaper4.Thisabandonedplaneoriginallybelongsto.A.StockholmAirlinesB.SingaporeAirlinesC.SwedenAirlinesD.OscarDiosAirlines5.Whichstatementofthefollowingdoyouthinkcanbestdescribethispassage?A.Anewfashionofweddingintheplane.B.Fortravelersanewwaytogetarestfulnight.C.Anewwaytoenjoyyourselves.D.Howtochangeaplaneintoahostel.

UntilrecentlywehadbeenlivingintheYukonTerritoryinCanadainatownseventymilesorsooftheArcticCircle.ItisromanticallycalledTheLandoftheMidnightSunbecauseduringthesummerthesunshinescontinuouslyevenatmidnight.OntheotherhanditisalsocalledTheLandofDarknessbecauseinwintertheoppositehappens.MyclassmatesprobablythoughtIlikedtotelltaleswhenIsaidIhadtowalktoschoolonariverinmyhometown.Butitwastrue.Whenthedarknesscomessodoesthecoldbecausethereisnosuntogivewarmth.Thelandbecomesaworldoficeandsnow.Thefewroadsthatlinkvillagesarecompletely完全地coveredwithsnowpeoplemusttravelonfrozenrivers.Iftheydonothavefartogotheyputonsnowshoes.Theseshoespreventthemfromsinkingintothethicksnow.Howeveriftheyhavealongjourneytomaketheyrideindogsleds.RiversareveryimportanttothepeopleoftheYukon.Whensummercomesandthesunoncemoreshinesuponthelandtheriversbecomemovinghighwayssuitableforboatsandcanoes.Ofcourseanotherimportantmeansoftransportationforallofusinthevillagewastheplanewhichprovideduswiththeonlymeansofgettingtotheoutsideworld.1.WhichofthefollowinginNOTtrueaccordingtothepassageA.TheYukonTerritoryisinCanadaB.Dogsledsareusedforlongjourneys.C.WinterislongerthansummerinYukon.D.Planesaretheonlylinkwiththeoutsideworld.2.Theunderlinedpartinparagraph2meansthatmyclassmateswewalkedtoschoolonariver.A.thoughtIlikedtellingtaleswhenB.feltexcitedwhentheylearnedthatC.thoughtIhadahardtimewhenD.thoughtitwasunbelievablethat3.WhatisthemaintopicofthepassageA.Howtowalkonariverinwinter.B.HowtheYukonpeopletravel.C.TheimportanceofplanesintheYukon.D.TheweatherinsidetheArcticCircle.

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Thefollowingcardincludesabriefsummaryandashortassessmentofaresearchpaper.Itcanprovideaguideforfurtherreadingonthetopic.TrevorC.O..LansfordB.andBlackJ..W..2004Employeeturnover人事变更andjobperformance:monitoringtheinfluencesofsalarygrowthandpromotionJournalofArmchairPsychologyvol.113no.1pp.56-64.InthisarticleTrevoretal.reviewtheinfluencesofpayandjobopportunitiesinrespectofjobperformanceturnoverratesandemployees'jobattitude.Theauthorsusedatagainedthroughorganizationalsurveysofblue-chipcompaniesinVancouverCanadatotrytoidentifythemaincauseofemployeeturnoverandwhetheritislinkedtosalarygrowth.Theirresearchfocusesonassessingarangeofpaystructuressuchaspayforperformanceandorganizationalrewardplans.ThearticleisusefulasTrevoretalsuggestthattherearenumerousreasonsforemployeeturnoverandavarietyofdifferencesinemployees'jobattitudeandperformance.Themainlimitationofthearticleisthatthesurveysamplewasrestrictedtomid-levelmanagementthustheauthorsindicatethatfurthermoreextensiveresearchneedstobeundertakentodevelopamorein-depthunderstandingofemployeeturnoverandjobperformance.Asthisarticlewaspublishedinaprofessionaljournalthefindingscanbeconsideredreliable.Itwillbeusefuladditionalinformationfortheresearchonpaystructures.1.TheresearchpaperpublishedisprimarilyconcernedwithA.thewayofpreventingemployeeturnoverB.methodsofimprovingemployeeperformanceC.factorsaffectingemployeeturnoverandperformanceD.paystructuresbasedonemployeeperformance2.Asismentionedinthecardthelimitationoftheresearchpapermainlyliesinthat.A.thedataanalysisishardlyreliableB.theresearchsampleisnotwideenoughC.thefindingsareofnopracticalvalueD.theresearchmethodisout-of-date3.Whomightbemostinterestedinthispieceofinformation?A.Jobhunters.B.Employeesinblue-chipcompanies.C.Mid-levelmanagers.D.Researchersonemployeeturnover.

Inthekitchenofmymother’shousestherehasalwaysbeenawoodenstand木架withasmallnotepad记事本andaholeforapencil.I’mlookingforpaperonwhichtonotedownthenameofabookIamrecommendingtomymother.OverfortyyearssincemyearliestmemoriesofthekitchenpadandpencilfivehouseslaterthecurrentpaperandpencillookthesameastheyalwaysdiD.Surelyitcan’tbethesamepencil?ThepadismoremodernbutthewoodenstandisdefinitelytheoriginalonE.I’mjustamazedyoustillhavethesamestandforholdingthepadandpencilafteralltheseyears.Isaytoherwalkingbackintotheliving-roomwithasheetofpaperandthepencil.Youstilluseapencil.Can’tyouaffordapen?Mymotherrepliesalittlesharply.Itworksperfectlywell.I’vealwayskeptthestandinthekitchen.IneverknewwhenImightwanttonotedownanideaandIwasalwaysinthekitcheninthesedays.ImmediatelyIcanpictureherhairwildbluehousecoatcoveredinflourawoodenspooninonehandthepencilintheotherhermouthmovingsilently.MymothersmilesandsaysOnedayIwascookingandwatchingbabyPaulineandIhadabrilliantthoughtbutthestandwasempty.Oneofthechildrenmusthavetakenthepaper.SoIjustpickedupthebreadboardandwroteitalldownontheback.ItturnedouttobearealbreakthroughforsolvingthemathematicalproblemIwasworkingon.Thisstory—whichhappenedbeforeIwasborn—remindsmehowextraordinarymymotherwasandisasagiftedmathematician.IfeelembarrassedthatIcomplainaboutnothavingenoughchild-freetimetowork.LaterwhenmymotherisinthebathroomIgointoherkitchenandturnoverthebreadboards.SureenoughonthebackofthesmallestonearesomepenciledmarksIrecognizeasmathematics.Thosesymbolshavetraveledunaffectedthroughfiftyyearsrootedinthesoilofacheapwoodenbreadboardinvisible看不到的exhibitsateverymeal.1.Whyhastheauthor’smotheralwayskeptthenotepadandpencilinthekitchen?A.Toleavemessages.B.Tolisthereverydaytasks.C.Tonotedownmathsproblems.D.Towritedownaflashofinspiration.2.Whatistheauthor’soriginalopinionaboutthewoodenstand?A.Ithasgreatvalueforthefamily.B.ItneedstobereplacedbyabetteronE.C.ItbringsherbacktoherlonelychildhooD.D.Itshouldbepassedontothenextgeneration.3.Theauthorfeelsembarrassedfor.A.blaminghermotherwrongly.B.givinghermotheralotoftroublE.C.notmakinggooduseoftimeashermotherdiD.D.notmakinganybreakthroughinherfielD.4.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.Themotherissuccessfulinhercareer.B.Thefamilymembersliketraveling.C.Theauthorhadlittletimetoplaywhenyoung.D.ThemarksonthebreadboardhavedisappeareD.5.Intheauthor’smindhermotheris.A.strangeinbehavior.B.keenonherresearch.C.fondofcollectingoldthings.D.carelessaboutherappearancE.

根据短文内容从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项选项中的两项为多余选项Nobodyhaseversucceededintheirattempttostayyoungandliveaverylonglife.__1__Butisthisreallytrue?DrAubreydeGreythinksthatwecanstoppeoplegettingoldandthatinabout20yearspeoplewillbeabletolivetobe1000yearsold!__2__InDrGrey’sopiniongettingoldisaproblemthatcanbesolved.__3__Ifwecancurethisdiseasewecanstoptheagingprocess.Wecanalsomakepeoplehaveyoungbodiesagain.DrGreybelievesthatsciencewillsoonbeabletostopthecausesofagingsothataperson’sbodywon’tgetweakandwon’tsufferfromthetypicaldiseasesofoldage.DrGreycomparesthehumanbodytoahouse.Asthehousegetsoldersomethingsmustberepaired.Brokenheartsmustbereplaced.Thesamethingcanhappenwiththehumanbodyhethinks.Wecanusestemcelltechnologytogrownewhealthytissuetoreplacetheolddamagedone.Wecanalsotrytoremovedisease-causingmoleculesinourbodies.__4__.__5__HowevertheyadmitthatDrGrey’sideashavenotyetbeenprovedwrong.DrGreyisconvincedthathisopinionsarerealisticandthathisresearchisveryimportant.Ifagingisadiseasehesayswemusttrytocureit.A.Atthesametimepeople’sbodieswillstayyoungandhealthy.B.Scientistssucceedinsolvingtheproblemofaginglongago.C.Alotofscientiststhinkhisideasnotrealistic.D.Whenourbodieschangeaswegetolderthisislikeadisease.E.Newdeadlydiseasesmayalsobecuredifwecanstoptheagingprocess.F.Itseemsthateverybodymustgetoldanddie.G.Inthiswayapersoncouldeasilylivetobe1000yearsold.

FormanyemployersFacebookMySpaceandothersocialnetworkingsitesarealreadyathreat威胁thatcutintoproductivity.Nowtheyhavesomethingelsetoworryabout—thegameshostedbythesesites.Thisnewtypeofsocialgamingiscalledasynchronousgamingandallowspeopletoplaywiththeirfriendswithouthavingtobeonlineatthesametime.Thelow-intensity低强度engagementhasmadegamessuchasFarmVilleCafeWorldandPetSocietypopularamongemployeeswhooftenlogonduringofficehours.WhatweareseeingisthatmoreandmorepeopleandorganizationsarerecognizingtheproductivitylostsoprobablymorechiefinformationofficersareblockingFacebookapplicationsRebeccaWettemannofNucleusResearchsaid.Boston-basedNucleusResearchwhichconductedarecentstudyintotheeffectsofsocialnetworkingsitesonproductivitysaidnearlyhalfofofficeemployeesintheUnitedStatesaccesssocialnetworkingsitesatworkwhichleadstoanaveragelossof1.5percentoftotalofficeproductivity.Facebookwhichhas350millionuserssaysatleast20percentofitsmembersplaygamesonline.SebastiendeHalleuxCEOandco-founderofonlinegamecreatorPlayfishsaidAsiaisgrowingatafasterpacethanotherregions.Wehadnoideathatitwouldspreadsofast...whenwehad100000usersafteronemonthwethoughtitwasthebiggestsuccessever.Nowwith60millionuserswethinkthisisonlythebeginningofsomethingmuchbiggerheadded.Zynga'sFarmVillethebestknowngamewithover70millionactiveuserstodateallowsplayerstoownavirtualfarmwheretheycangrowcropsandraiseanimals.Whilecompaniestrytolimitaccesstosocialnetworkingsitesnoteveryoneseesthegamesasharmful.1.WecanlearnthatPetSocietyisagame_____.A.popularamongemployersB.withouthavingtobeonlineC.merelyplayedduringofficehoursD.thatcanbeplayedonlineatadifferenttime2.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat____.A.PlayfishisownedbySebastienandRebeccaB.Playfishhasover70millionactiveuserstodateC.AsiawillbethelargestpotentialmarketforPlayfishD.Playingonlinegamesloses1.5percentoftotalofficeproductivity3.Thebesttitleofthepassagewouldbe____.A.SocialNetworkGamingB.NewThreattoProductivityC.SocialNetworkingSitesD.LatestSurveyonProductivity4.Whatwouldmostprobablybediscussednextafterthelastparagraph?A.Opinionsinfavorofonlinegames.B.Measurestolimitaccesstosocialnetworkingsites.C.Suggestionsonhowtoimproveproductivity.D.Moreexamplesaboutthebadeffectsofonlinegames.

MyfamilyandIlivedacrossthestreetfromSouthwayParksinceIwasfouryearsolD.Thenjustlastyearthecityputachainlinkfencearoundtheparkandstartedbulldozing用推土机推平thetreesandgrasstomakewayforanewapartmentcomplex.WhenIsawthefenceandbulldozersIaskedmyselfWhydon'ttheyjustleaveitalone?LookingbackIthinkwhatsentencedtheparktooblivion被遗忘wasthedrought旱灾wehadaboutfouryearsago.UpuntilthenSouthwayParkwasanicegreenparkwithplentyoftreesandapublicswimmingpool.MyfriendsandIrollerskatedonthesidewalksclimbedthetreesandswaminthepoolalltheyearsIwasgrowingup.TheparkwasalmostlikemyownyarD.ThenthesummerIwasfifteenthedroughtcameandthingschangeD.Therehadbeenalmostnorainatallthatyear.Thecitystoppedwateringtheparkgrass.WithinafewweeksIfoundmyselflivingacrossthestreetfromahugebrowndesert.Leavesfellofftheparktreesandprettysoonthetreesstarteddyingtoo.NexttheparkswimmingpoolwascloseD.ThecitycutdownontheworkforcethatkepttheparkandprettysoonitjustgottoouglyanddirtytoenjoyanymorE.Asthedroughtlastedintothefalltheparkgotworseeverymonth.Therubbishpileduporblewacrossthebrowngrass.Soontheonlypeopleintheparkwerebeggarsandotherpeopledownontheirluck.Peoplesaiddrugswerebeingsoldortradedtherenow.TheparkhadgottenscaryandmymothertolduskidsnottogothereanymorE.Thedroughtfinallyendedandthingsseemedtogetbacktonormalthatiseverythingbutthepark.Ithadgottenintosuchbadshapethatthecityjustletitstaythatway.ThenaboutsixmonthsagoIheardthatthecitywasgoingtoredevelopcertainworn-outareasofthecity.Itturnedoutthatthecityhadplannedtogetridoftheparksellthelandandletsomeonebuildrowsofapartmentbuildingsonit.Thechain-linkfencingandthebulldozersdidtheirwork.Nowweliveacrossthestreetfromsixrowsofapartmentbuildings.Eachofthemisthreeunitshighandstretchesablockineachdirection.Theneighborhoodhaschangedwithoutthepark.ThestreetsIusedtoplayinarejammedwithcarsnow.Thingswillneverbethesameagain.SometimesIwonderthoughwhatchangesanotherdroughtwouldmakeinthewaythingsaretoday.1.Howdidthewriterfeelwhenhesawthefenceandbulldozers.'?A.ScareD.B.ConfuseD.C.Upset.D.Curious.2.Whywasthewritertoldnottogototheparkbyhismother?A.Itwasbeingrebuilt.B.Itwasdangerous.C.ItbecamecrowdeD.D.Ithadturnedintoadesert.3.Accordingtothewriterwhateventuallybroughtaboutthedisappearanceofthepark?A.Thedrought.B.ThecrimE.C.Thebeggarsandtherubbish.D.Thedecisionsofthecity.4.Thelastsentenceofthepassageimpliesthatifanotherdroughtcame.A.thesituationwouldbemuchworseB.peoplewouldhavetodeserttheirhomesC.thecitywouldbefullypreparedinadvanceD.thecitywouldhavetoredeveloptheneighborhood

FROM1964to1978Dazhaiwithapopulationof500wasthemostfamousvillageinChina.MillionsofChinesecametotheShanxivillagetovisititsterracedfields梯田andsplendidirrigationsystems.Itwasnotuntil1978whenGuoFenglianheadofthevillagepaidavisittotheUSthatChina'smodelvillagefoundhowfarithadfallenbehindthoseindevelopedcountries.IwasastonishedattheirmodernequipmentinharvestingwhichcouldevenseparatebigtomatoeswithsmallonessaidGuo.Americanfarmers'lifequalityalsoimpressedmealot.Everydaytheyhadtwocupsofmilkwhichissomethingwedon'thaveeveninourwildestdreams.WehavetolearntheiradvancedtechnologyandadministrationforourowndevelopmentsaidthenfirstDeputyPrimeMinisterDengXiaopingwhowasplanningChina'sreformandopeninguppolicythen.Throughopeningourdoorswewouldnotonlytakeadvantageofforeignfunds资金butalsocreatejobopportunitiesandcultivate培养talents.In1978JapaneseelectricitygiantPanasonic松下cametoChinaasthefirstforeignbusinesstoinvest投资hereanditssuccessattractedotherworldbrandsintoexploringtheChinesemarket.SofarChinahasfor15yearstakenintheworld'ssecondbiggestforeigninvestmentfollowingtheUStohelpsetthecountryinafastgrowth.HoweverChina's30-yearroadofreformwasnotalwayssmooth.Doubtsonthereformbegantoriseattheendofthe1980sasmanypeopleworriedthecountrywouldturntocapitalism资本主义.ThecriterionforourjudgmentiswhetherithelpsdevelopsocialistproductiveforceswhetherithelpsincreasetheoverallnationalstrengthofasocialistcountryandwhetheritbringsaboutbetterlivingstandardssaidDeng.China'sreformandopeningupisauniquesuccessstory.IthasbroughtbenefittobothChinaandtheworldsaidWilliamKellerchiefmanagerofaSwisspharmaceutical制药的company.1.Dazhaiwasnotfamousfor.A.thewonderfulirrigationsystemsB.itsterracedfieldsC.itsmodernequipmentD.thefarmer’slife2.GuoFenglianwasatthesightofthemodernequipmentinharvestingwhenshevisitedtheUSin1978.A.shockedB.delightedC.excitedD.attracted3.wasthefirstbigcountrytoinvestinChina.A.AmericaB.JapanC.SwissD.Panasonic4.Manypeoplehavedoubtsaboutthereform________.A.in1978B.in1980C.in1981D.attheendofthe1980s5.AccordingtoremarksbyDengwhichoneisNOTthecriterionforjudgingthesuccessorfailureofourworkinvariousfields?A.whetherithelpsdevelopsocialistproductiveforces.B.whetheritstrengthenstheoverallcapacityofthecountry.C.whetheritbringsaboutbetterinvestmentandmoreprofit.D.whetheritimprovesthepeopleslivingstandards.

Iwastiredandhungryafteralongdayofwork.WhenIwalkedintotheliving-roommy12-year-oldsonlooked1atmeandsaidIloveyou.Ididn'tknowwhattosay.2severalsecondsallIcoulddowastostandthereand3downathim.Myfirstthoughtwasthathemustneed4withhishomeworkorhewastryingto5meforsomenews.FinallyIaskedWhatwasthatallabout?Nothinghesaid.Myteachersaidweshould6ourparentsthatwelovethemandseewhattheysay.It's7.ThenextdayIcalledhisteachertofindoutmoreaboutthisexperimentandhowtheotherparentshad8.Mostofthefathershadthe9reactingasyoudidtheteachersaid.WhenIfirst10wetrythisIaskedthechildrenwhattheythoughttheirparentswouldsay.Someofthemthoughttheirparentswouldhavehearttrouble.The11istheteacherexplainedfeelinglovedisanimportantpartof12.Itissomethingallpeople13.WhatI'mtryingtotellthechildrenisthatit'stoo14wedon'tallexpressthosefeeling.Aboyshouldbe15totellhisdadheloveshim.Theteacheramiddle-agedmanunderstandshow16itisforsomeofustosaythethingsthatwouldbegoodforustosay.WhenmysoncametomethateveningIheldontohimfor17second.Andjust18hepulledawayIsaidinmydeepestmostmanlyvoiceHeyIloveyoutoo.Idon'tknowifsayingthatmadeeitherofushealthierbutitdidfeelprettygood.MaybenexttimeoneofmychildrensaidIloveyouitwouldnottakemeawhole19tothinkoftheright20.1.A.downB.awayC.outD.up2.A.AfterB.ForC.AtD.On3.A.sitB.getC.lookD.knock4.A.restB.timeC.helpD.paper5.A.reportB.prepareC.answerD.excuse6.A.helpB.tellC.askD.make7.A.amatterB.anexperimentC.awordD.asentence8.A.saidB.reactedC.doneD.explained9.A.sameB.differentC.usualD.common10.A.suggestedB.agreedC.allowedD.planned11.A.pointB.ideaC.wayD.cause12.A.bodyB.knowC.takeD.need13.A.agreeB.understandC.knowD.require14.A.badB.goodC.lateD.early15.A.fitB.readyC.worthD.able16.A.easyB.muchC.oftenD.difficult17.A.amoreB.afterC.anexactD.anextra18.A.beforeB.afterC.becauseD.if19.A.dayB.weekC.afternoonD.night20.A.answerB.resultC.reasonD.experiment

Asasayinggoeseverybeanhasitsblack.Itisimpossibletomakenomistakesallone’slife.MygrandpaNybakkenacarpenterisno___1__.Severaldecadesagohemadeamistake—an___2__mistakethough.OnacoldSaturdayGrandpawasbuildingsomewoodencasesfortheclotheshis___3___wassendingtoanorphanage孤儿院inCongo.Onhiswayhomehe__4___intohisshirtpockettofindhisglassesbuttheyweregone.Sohedrovebacktothechurch.Hissearchproved___5__.Whenhe___6___replayedhisearlieractionsherealizedwhathappened.Theglasseshadslippedoutofhispocketunnoticedandfallenintooneofthecases.Hisbrandnewglasseshaving___7___him＄20thatverymorningwereheadingforCongo!Hehadtodrivehome___8__.SeveralmonthslaterthedirectoroftheorphanagecametogiveareportonSundaynightatmygrandfather’schurch__9___Grandpaandhisfamilyalsoattended.ButmostofallhesaidImustthankyouforthe__10__yousentlastyear.Youseethebandits土匪hadjustsweptthroughtheorphanagedestroyingeverythingincludingmyglasses.Iwasdesperate.__11___Ihadthemoneytherewassimplynowayof__12___thoseglasses.___13___notbeingabletoseewellIexperiencedheadacheseveryday.Thenyourcasesarrived.Whenmystaff___14___thecoverstheyfoundapairofglasseslyingontop.Thenstillgripped吸引注意withthe__15___hecontinued:FolkswhenItried___16___theglassesitwasasthoughttheyhadbeencustom-madejustforme!Iwanttothankyouforbeingapartofthat!Thepeoplelistened___17___forthemiraculousglasses.Butthedirectorsurelymusthave__18___theirchurchwithanothertheythought.Therewerenoglassesontheir__19___ofitemstobesentoverseas.Butanordinarycarpenterwassitting__20___inthebackwithtearsstreamingdownhisface.1.A.expectationB.successC.luckD.exception2.A.perfectB.foolishC.avoidableD.common3.A.factoryB.churchC.familyD.country200805284.A.turnedB.reachedC.filledD.put5.A.properB.reasonableC.fruitlessD.unnecessary6.A.mentallyB.physicallyC.anxiouslyD.directly7.A.chargedB.spentC.paidD.cost8.A.disappointedB.pleasedC.nonstopD.quick9.A.whichB.whatC.whereD.when10.A.casesB.clothesC.glassesD.wishes11.A.UnlessB.AslongasC.UntilD.Eventhough12.A.replacingB.findingC.wearingD.changing13.A.ExceptB.AlongwithC.RatherthanD.Asfor14.A.openedB.burntC.removedD.took15.A.preparationB.pleasureC.satisfactionD.wonder16.A.outB.overC.forD.on17.A.pityB.happyC.curiousD.eager18.A.confusedB.associatedC.combinedD.compared19.A.casesB.orderC.listD.orphanage20.A.happilyB.quietlyC.sadlyD.excitedly

Thesedayseveryonewantstogetrichfast.Weall1marryingsomeonefromawealthyfamilymakingalotof2orwinningthelottery彩票.Butdothesethingsreallymakeushappy?Manyoftherichestcelebrities名人happentobesomeofthemost3people.Theybuyexpensivehousesandclothesthatthey4use.Theymaybecome5andevenbecomeaddictedto6.Theyhavebecomesofocusedonmoneyandmaterialthingsthattheyforgetaboutthepeopleandactivitiesthey7.Nowmoreyoungpeoplehavetheopportunityforabettereducationandbetterchancesofmakingahigh8.Thesearegreatachievement9willtheymakeyouhappy?IntheU..S..manyyoungpeoplebelievethatbeingrichandbeinghappyaretwo10things.Whenattendinguniversitytheyoftenchoosetostudysubjectsthattheyare11ratherthansubjectsthatwillgetthem12jobs.InsteadofmajoringinbusinessormanagementmanyAmericanstudentstodayhavemajorsliketheaterormoderndance.The13isthatyourmakingalotofmoneydoesn’tmeanthatyouwillbesatisfiedwithyour14.Nowadaysyoungpeopleare15careersthattheylovedoingratherthancareersthatpaywell.Ithinkthatasbeing16becomesmorepossibleweneedto17whatthetermfortunereallymeans.Doweneedtohavemoneyormaterialthingstobefortunate?Ordoes18justmeanhavingwhatweneedtobehappy?19whatthingsmakeyouhappy?Behonestwithyourself.Itmaytake20arichspouse配偶ormuchmoneytomakeyouhappy!1.A.thinkofB.dreamofC.careaboutD.insiston2.A.changesB.friendsC.effortsD.money200805123.A.unhappyB.happyC.unluckyD.lucky4.A.alwaysB.reallyC.neverD.personally5.A.annoyedB.depressedC.satisfiedD.injured6.A.workB.gamesC.charityD.drugs7.A.loveB.hateC.enjoyD.know8.A.salaryB.goalC.degreeD.fame9.A.soB.andC.butD.or10.A.difficultB.differentC.pleasantD.important11.A.usedtoB.familiarwithC.relatedtoD.interestedin12.A.high–payingB.prize–winningC.trouble–savingD.long–enjoying13.A.pointB.purposeC.resultD.question14.A.healthB.futureC.lifeD.major15.A.creatingB.avoidingC.missingD.choosing16.A.independentB.wealthyC.unselfishD.famous17.A.studyB.understandC.rethinkD.recall18.A.fortuneB.careerC.successD.peace19.A.EvensoB.IfsoC.InsteadD.Toconclude20.A.kindofB.nothingbutC.asmuchasD.morethan

Alovingpersonlivesinalovingworld.Ahostile敌意的personlivesinahostileworld.Everyoneyoumeetisyourmirror.Mirrorshaveaveryparticular1.Theyreflecttheimageinfrontofthem.Justasa2mirrorworksasthevehicletoreflection3doallofthepeopleinourlives.Whenweseesomethingbeautifulsuchasaflowergardenthatgarden4areflectionWhenwelovesomeoneit'san5oflovingourselves.WehaveoftenheardthingslikeIlovehowIamwhenI'mwiththatperson.Thatsimply6intoI'mabletolovemewhenIlovethatotherperson.7whenwemeetsomeonenewwefeelasthoughweclick.Sometimesit'sasifwe've8eachotherforalongtime.Thatfeelingcancomefrom9similarities.Justasthemirrororotherpersoncanbeapositivereflectionitismorelikelythatwe'll10itwhenithasanegativeconnotation内涵.11.it'seasytoremembertimeswhenwehavemetsomeonewe'renotparticularly12about.Wemayhavesomecriticism批评inourmindaboutthe13.Thisisespeciallytruewhenwegettoknowsomeonewithwhomwewouldratherspend14time.Oftentimeswhenwe15qualitiesinotherpeopleironically讽刺地it'susuallythemirrorthat's16tous.Attimeswemeetsomeone17andfeeldistantdisconnectedordisgusted.18wedon'twanttobelieveitandit'snoteasyor19tolookfurtheritcanbeagreatlearninglessonto20whatpartofthepersonisbeingreflectedinyou.It'ssimplyjustanotherwaytocreatemoreself-awareness.1.A.targetB.styleC.functionD.color2.A.medicalB.physicalC.chemicalD.mental3.A.soB.thenC.norD.neither4.A.focusesonB.appliestoC.workswithD.servesas5.A.rewardB.evaluationC.reflectionD.example6.A.growsB.translatesC.entersD.falls7.A.ObviouslyB.StrangelyC.FortunatelyD.Frequently8.A.knownB.supportedC.observedD.recognized9.A.creatingB.lackingC.sharingD.comparing10.A.ignoreB.keepC.takeD.notice11.A.InbriefB.InadditionC.ForexampleD.Asusual12.A.crazyB.anxiousC.upsetD.concerned13.A.timeB.mirrorC.gardenD.person14.A.lessB.amazingC.moreD.valuable15.A.appreciateB.dislikeC.describeD.discover16.A.shoutingB.shiningC.speakingD.pointing17.A.newB.nervousC.familiarD.friendly18.A.IfB.AlthoughC.SinceD.Once19.A.terribleB.nobleC.reliableD.desirable20.A.figureoutB.takeoutC.putoutD.giveout

SeaturtleshavebeenonEarthformillionsofyearsbuttheymaysoondieout.Themain1tothemispeoplewhokillthemforfoodaccordingtoDr.WallaceJ..NicholsoftheUniversityofCaliforniA.Butthelatestnewsmay2turtlehunting:Dr.Nicholshasfoundthatseaturtles3alotofpollutionfromtheocean.Thispollutionisunhealthyforbothturtlesandhumans.Itcancause__4__damagetotheirbodiesandleadtodeath.Researchshowsthatmanypeoplegetsickandevendiefromeatingseaturtlemeat.IntheUSmostpeoplehavenevereatenturtle.Thisisbecauseturtlesare5bytheUnitedStateslawwhichmakesit6toharmorkilltheseamazinganimals.ButmanypeopleinothercountriesstilleatthemexplainsNichols.Ourfirst7wastosaveturtles;nowwemustsave8too.Davissaidhealsowantstosendoutabigger9thatweshouldprotecttheoceans.Thehealthoftheoceananimalsintheoceanandourownhealthareall10.AcleanoceanisreallygoodforustoobecauseofthefoodweeatfromtherE.1.A.doubtB.streamC.dangerD.worry2.A.accelerateB.slowC.improveD.change3.A.causeB.expandC.absorbD.reduce4.A.accidentalB.occasionalC.unknownD.serious5.A.qualifiedB.protectedC.restrictedD.produced6.A.impossibleB.difficultC.illegalD.abnormal7.A.goalB.impressionC.difficultyD.cost8.A.EarthB.oceanC.peopleD.animals9.A.advertisementB.messageC.signD.problem10.A.concernedB.disturbedC.developedD.connected

Iwascoachinggirls’trackinIowaandtherewasayoungdiscus铁饼throwerontheteamwith1potential潜力.Heregoesherstory.Attheendofourtraining2thedistricttrackmeetthisdiscusthrowerLucyaskedmeifshe3cometotheschoolonSundayforalittle4training.Iagreed.Theyearbeforeshehadplacedsecondatthedistrictmeetand5missedgoingtothestatemeet.Shehadwoneverydiscusevent6thatdistrictmeet!Andherthrowsinthecompetitionshad7beenbetween106’1and110’10.Somethingbeganto8me.Whycouldn’tLucy9togetthediscusto111feet?Iwonderedifitwasmoreapsychologicalbarrier心理的障碍10aphysicalone.Idecidedtotrysomething11.Imadeupmymindto12toLucy.OnSundayafterherdrillsIsaidWhydon’tyouthrowfiveorsixgoodonesformeto13?Shebegantothrowagainbut14werefartherthanwhatshehadalreadythrown.ButIdidn’ttellLucy.AsIwasmeasuringthe15oneIpulledoutsomemoretape量尺andyelledouttoherCometoseethis!Thisoneis16!Itwasn’t.Lucythinkingthatthiswasapersonalbestjumpedwildlyintotheairin17.ThenextafternoonatthedistrictmeetLucy18withapersonalbestthrowof114’10!Just24hoursafterIhadliedtoher.Howeverthistimeshehad19thrownthediscusfourfeetfurtherthanshehadeverthrownitbefore.Sometimeswe20ourownbarriersinourmind.Solearntotakecontrolofyourmind.1.A.littleB.greatC.noD.limited2.A.afterB.duringC.sinceD.before3.A.couldB.mustC.shouldD.would4.A.helpfulB.extraC.realD.regular5.A.luckilyB.completelyC.narrowlyD.probably6.A.exceptB.includingC.despiteD.with7.AsometimesB.alwaysC.neverD.seldom8.A.frightenB.pleaseC.shockD.bother9.A.seemB.pretendC.needD.ask10.A.apartfromB.ratherthanC.becauseofD.accordingto11.A.impossibleB.familiarC.newD.easy12.A.lieB.turnC.replyD.call13.A.lookB.measureC.matchD.take14.A.manyB.allC.someD.none15.A.worstB.closestC.firstD.final16.A.higherB.fartherC.biggerD.longer17.A.excitementB.anxietyC.puzzlementD.anger18.A.disappearedB.lostC.wonD.arrived19.A.actuallyB.hardlyC.nearlyD.only20.A.breakB.removeC.takeD.set

FootballIsupposeisthemostpopulargameinEngland:Onehasonlytogotooneoftheimportantmatchestoseethis.Richandpooryoungandoldonecanseethemallthereshoutingand1foronesideor2.Oneofthemost3thingaboutfootballinEnglandtoastrangeristhegreat4ofthegamewhicheventhesmallestboyseemstohavE.Hecantellyouthenamesoftheplayersinmostoftheimportantteams.He5photosofthemandknowstheresultsoflargenumbersofmatches.Hewill6youwithagreatairofauthoritywhoheexpectswillwinsuchandsuchamatch7hisopinionisusuallyasvaluableasthatofmenthreeorfourtimeshis8.MostschoolsinEnglandtake9seriously—muchmoreseriouslythannearlyallEuropeanschools10lessonsareallimportantandgamesareleftforone’s11arrangements.InEnglanditisbelievedthat12isnotonlyamatteroffillingaboy’smindwithfacts13;italsomeanscharactertraining.Andoneofthe14waysoftrainingcharacterisbymeansofgames15teamgameswheretheboyhastolearnto16withothersforhisteam;insteadofworking17forhimselfalonE.Theschoolthereforearrangesgamesandmatchesforits18.Footballisagoodteamgameanditisgoodexerciseforbody.Itneeds_19andaquickbrain.Itispopularanditischeap.Asa20itistheschool’sfavoritegameinwinter.1.A.jumpingB.laughingC.runningD.cheering2.A.theirownB.anotherC.theotherD.otherside3.A.surprisingB.excitingC.pleasantD.different4.A.skillB.knowledgeC.interestD.success5.A.takesB.hasC.acceptsD.receives6.A.explainB.tellC.askD.advise7.A.soB.thoughC.thusD.and8.A.sizeB.experienceC.ageD.weight9.A.educationB.childrenC.footballD.matches10.A.whoseB.whereC.thereD.because11.A.hisB.himselfC.ownD.itself12.A.educationB.trainingC.learningD.textbooks13.A.inthelabB.attheschoolC.ontheplaygroundD.intheclassroom14.A.bestB.quickestC.maturestD.oldest15.A.usuallyB.namelyC.especiallyD.reasonably16.A.thinkB.workC.doD.deal17.A.happilyB.foolishlyC.selfishlyD.seriously18.A.playersB.teamsC.teachersD.pupils19.A.knowledgeB.timeC.skillD.memory20.A.consequenceB.wholeC.ruleD.matter

阅读下列应用文及相关情息并按照要求匹配信息首先请阅读下列课程的信息A.CityWaterSkiingCentre—Wearcintheheartofthecityandgiveyouaneasychancetoenjoythefunandexcitementofwaterskiing.Weofferhalfhourlessonseveryhourbetween9amand4pm.AfunwaytogetalotofexercisequicklyandthenstayfitB.HorseRidingSchool—Ourexperiencedteachersprovideone-on-oneinstructionthatmakesleaningtorideahorsesafeandeasy.Wearelocatedonalargefarmwhereyouwillbeabletogettoenjoylotsoffreshairandthebeautyofnature.Open7daysaweekbetween8amand6pm.C.BallroomDancingSociety—Thedancingsocietyisorganizingaspecialcoursefornewmembers.Noexperienceisnecessaryandifyoudon'thaveyourownpartnerwewillarrangeoneforyou.Havefunlearningtodanceandmakingnewfriendsinclassandatourmanysocialevents.ClasseseveryMondayandThursdayfrom7pmt09pm.D.HikingClub—Theclubislookingfornewmemberstojoinusonourregularhikes.Eachweekendwegotolocalmountainandforestlocationsforlongwalksprovidingthechanceforplentyofexerciseandfreshair.Differentmemberstakeparteachweeksoyouwillhavethechancetomakenewfriends.Thehikesrangeindifficultyfromeasytoveryhardandweexpectourmembertobefitbeforetheyjoin.E.Ron'sBoxingGym—Wedon'tjustteachyouhowtobox;weteachyouhowtokeepfitfortherestofyourlife.Ourtraininginvolvesmanydifferentactivitiessuchasrunningskippingandliftingweightaswellas—ofcourse—actualboxing.Onceamonthwealsoorganizepracticefightsformembersofthesamesexandweight.Open2pmto10pm.F.WaterPoloClub—Ifyoucanswimandlikeballsportsthenyou'1llovewaterpolo.Itislikeplayingfootballinthewaterafunandlow-impactwaytostayhealthy.Asawater-basedsportitisalsotheidealwaytorecoverfrominjury.Openweekdays9amto11amand4pmto8pm.请阅读下列个人信息然后匹配人物与拟选的课程1.Harold-isabusybankmanagerworkinginthecity.Hehasputonalotofweightinrecentyearsandwantstotakeupasportthatwillhelphimgetfit.Heenjoysthrillingandexcitingsportsbutasheoftenhastoworklateintotheeveningandontheweekendsoheonlyhastimetogoduringhisworkdaylunchhour.2.Maude—hasbeenretiredfor2years.Sheisingoodhealthbutwantstokeepactiveandremaininshape.Sheisinterestedinahobbythatisn'ttoodifficulttolearnandwillgiveherlotsoffreshairandthechancetomeetsomenewfriends.Sheonlyhasfreetimeontheweekendasmostweekdaysarespenttakingcareofhergrandchildren3.Sid—isahighschoolstudentthatrecentlyhurthiskneeplayingfootball.Thedoctorhastoldhimthatforthenext6monthsheshouldn'tputtoomuchpressureorweightonitandheneedstodosomesportthatwillhelphimbuilduphisstrengthbutwillnotcauseanymoredamagetohisknee.Afternoonafterschoolishispreferredtime.4.Nancy-isauniversitystudentwholovesexcitementandisalwayswillingtotryoutsomethingdifferent.Shehaslittlepatiencehoweverandwantsasportingactivitythatwillgiveherthechancetodomanydifferentthings.Assheworksparttimeafterclassandontheweekendsheisonlyfreeonweekdayafternoon.5.Spike-hasrecentlymovedtothecityanddoesn'thavemanyfriends.Heisnotreallyasportsfanbutwantstodosomethingthatisfunandthatwillgivehimthechancetomeetnewpeople.Heisonlyfreeintheevening.

Somehousesaredesignedtobesmart.Othershavesmartdesigns.AnexampleofthesecondtypeofhousewontheAwardofExcellencefromtheAmericanInstituteofArchitects.LocatedontheshoreofSullivan'sIslandoffthecoastofSouthCarolinatheaward-winningcube-shapedbeachhousewasbuilttoreplaceonedamagedbyHurricaneHugoyearsago.InSeptember1989HugostruckSouthCarolinakilling18peopleanddamagingordestroying36000homesinthestate.BeforeHugomanynewhousesbuiltalongSouthCarolina'sshorelinewerepoorlyconstructedaccordingtoarchitectRayHuffwhocreatedthecleverly-designedbeachhouse.Nowallnewshorelinehousesarerequiredtomeetstricterbetter-enforcedcodes.ThenewbeachhouseonSullivan'sIslandshouldbestrongenoughnottobedamagedbyaCategory3hurricanewithpeakwindsof179to209kilometresperhour.AtfirstsightthehouseonSullivan'sIslandlooksanythingbut根本不hurricane-proof.Itsredwoodshellmakesitlooklikealargepartylanternatnight.Butlookscanbedeceiving.Thehouse'swoodenframeisstrengthenedwithlongsteelrods杆togiveitextrastrength.TofurtherprotectthehousefromhurricanedamageHuffraisedit2.7metersoffthegroundontimberpilings木桩burieddeepinthesand.Pilingsmightappearinsecurebuttheyarestrongenoughtosupporttheweightofthehouse.Theyalsoraisethehouseabovestormwaves.Thepilingsallowthewavestorununderthehouseinsteadofrunningintoit.Thewavesofwatercomeashoreattremendousspeedsandcausemostofthedamagedonetobeach-frontbuildingssaidHuff.Huffdesignedthetimberpilingstobepartiallyconcealed隐藏bythehouse'sground-to-roofshell.Theshellmasksthepilingssothatthehousedoesn'tlooklikeit'sstandingwithitslegspulledupsaidHuff.Intheeventofstormtheshellshouldbreakapartandletthewavesrushunderthehousethearchitectexplained.1.AfterHurricaneHugonewhousesbuiltalongSouthCarolina'sshorelinearerequiredto________.A.beeasilypulleddownB.looksmarterindesignC.meetstricterbuildingstandardsD.bedesignedtobecube-shaped2.Theaward-winningbeachhouseisquitestrongbecause____.A.itisstrengthenedbysteelrodsB.itismadeofredwoodC.itisintheshapeofashellD.itisbuiltwithtimberandconcrete3.Huffraisedthehouse2.7metersoffthegroundontimberpilingsinorderto____.A.avoidpeakwindsofabout200km/hB.burystrongerpilingsdeepinthesandC.breakhugeseawavesintosmalleronesD.preventthewavesfromrunningintoit4.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthehouse'sshellshouldbe____.A.smoothB.waterproofC.easilybrokenD.extremelyhard

SafeburnPlanningahomedemandsgreatcare.Thefireplaceshouldbedistinctiveandelegantwithafirethatlookslikeafiregivingyourfamilythewarmthandprotectiontheyneed.Everyyear7000peopledieinfiresinBritianandhundredsofthemarelittlechildren.Thousandsmorearedisfiguredforlife.WhenyouchooseafirechooseSafeburn.Itgivesyoutheatmosphereofhomecomfortyouarelookingforandsetsyourmindatrest.CaithnessPrideCaithnessPride.TheninthDukeofCaithnesswouldonlydrinkthebestwhiskySohebuilthisownprivatestillintheheartoftheHighlandswiththefreshwaterrunninginthestreamnearby.WhenwecameintopossessionofthestillwepaidtheDuke’sheirsalotofmoneyforit.Butitwasworthit.AfterallwhatwasgoodfortheDukeistoogoodtobekeptasecret.1.Theabovetwopassagesare_____.A.thecoversfortwobooks.B.ThedescriptionsabouttwopicturesC.TheadvertisementsfortwoproductsD.Theadviceonhomeplanningandwhiskydrinking2.Firecanprovidepeoplewithallthefollowingexcept____A.heatB.homecomfortC.greatcareD.peace.3.Fromthesecondpassagewe’velearntthattomakefoodwhiskypeopleneed___A.afamousperson’snameB.aprivatestillC.goodwaterD.goodland4.Inthesecondpassagetheyaretryingtomakeitclearthat____.A.theirwhiskywasoncedrunkbyaveryfamouspersonB.theirwhiskystillwasbuiltbytheninthDukeofCattinessC.theirwhiskyisnotexpensiveD.theirwhiskyissecondtonone

IfIwerewritingahistoryofmyfamilysomeofthedarkestmomentsrecordedwouldbethosesurroundingChristmastrees.OnewouldcertainlythinkotherwiseselectingandpuRingupourtreeshavealwaysbeenfilledwithrisk.ForexampleoneafternoondangerouslyclosetoChristmasEvemymotherboughtwhatshethoughttobeabargainaglorioustreethatwassofullandtallthatwecouldhardlygetitintothehouse.Oncewedidmyfatherimmediatelyrealizedthatwewouldhavetohireacarpentertobuildastandforit.AnotherDecemberperhapstheverynextoneweboughtatreeearlierthanweeverhadbefore.Wewerehappywithitsshapeanddelightedthatitssizewasmanageable.Weeasilyplaceditinastanddecorateditfromtoptobottomandthenselfsatisfiedsatbackbythefireinitssoftlight.Twoorthreedayspassedandthetruthcouldnotbehiddenwehadboughtatreecutsolongagothatitsneedleswerecomingoff.Therewasnothingtodobutundecorateittakeitdownandbegintreeshoppingagain.OurmostrecentChristmastreeofferedstillanotherdifficulttask.Whenwebroughtithomeonceagainitseemedlargerthanitwasinthegreatoutdoors.Ipersuadedtwoyoungneighborstostopplayingbasketballandtohelpusgetthetreeintothehouseandsetitcorrectlyinthestand.Unfortunatelynoonenoticedthemudonourhelpers’shoessoonlyafterremovingseveralreddishbrownspotsfromthecarpetwereweabletodiscussthequestionofwherethelightsandornaments装饰werestored.Perhapsthosewhocuttheirowntreeshavetalesmorepainfulthanthese.Idon’tcaretohearthemasmyfamily’sexperiencesareenoughtocausemetomakethefollowingsuggestionLet’sforgetthetreenextChristmas.Let’ssimplyhangsomeflowersonthefrontdoorandoverthemirrorinthehall.1.Thedarkestmomentsinthewriter’sfamilywerewiththefactthat______.A.thefamilyboughtbigChristmastreesB.theyhadproblemsdecoratingtheirChristmastreesC.theyhadproblemspickingsuitableChristmastreesD.theyhadproblemsfindingcarpentersforputtingupChristmastrees2.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatthewriterwouldliketo______.A.forgetaboutChristmasstoriesB.gettheneighborstoputuptheirtreesC.buyabettertreetocelebrateChristmasD.makeotherdecorationsratherthanChristmastrees3.Whenthewritersaidmymotherboughtwhatshethoughttobeabargainhemeans____.A.sheboughtthetreeatalowpriceB.shedidn’treallywanttobuyitC.shehadtobargainhardwiththesalesmanD.shecouldn’taffordamoreexpensiveone4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowtoSelectaChristmasTreeB.NoMoreChristmasTreesforUsC.DarkMomentsofLifeD.ChristmasWithoutTrees

Yearsagoifateenagerhadsomeproblemsinherlifeshemightgohomeandwriteinherdiary.Nowateenagerwith1problemsmightgoontotheInternetandwriteabouthisproblemsinablog.Inmanywaysadiaryandablogarevery2.Sowhatmakesbloggingdifferentfromwritingin3diary?Thebiggestdifferenceisthatbloggingismuchmore4thanadiary.Usuallyateenagertreatshisdiarylikeabookfullof5thatshedoesnotwantto6.It’sinterestingthatsomeonewhowritesinablog7adiarywillprobablywritenearlythesameinformation.IhavealittlesisterandsometimesIgoonlinetoreadher8.Shewritesaboutthingslikewakingupearlyforswimmingpracticeandnotstudyingenoughforherchemistrytest.9IwasherageIwroteaboutthesamethingsbut10inmydiary.ThenafterIhadfinishedwritingIwouldhidemydiaryinasecretplacebecauseIwas11thatmysistermightreadit!Thebiggest12withbloggingisthatanyonecanreadwhatyouwrite.IfIwasangrywithafriendduringhighschoolandwrotesomething13aboutherinmydiaryshewouldneverknow!14ifmysistereverwrotesomethingbadaboutafriendthatfriend15readherblogandgetacry.Therearealso16tobloggingofcourse.IfIfeltsadonedayandwroteinmydiary:Nobodycaresaboutme.17wouldknowaboutit.Howeverifmysisterwrotethesamesentenceinherblogherbestfriendswould18respondandtellherhowmuchthey19her.Blogshelppeople20intouchwiththeirfriendsandknowwhatthepeoplearoundthemaredoing.1.A.thesameB.troublesomeC.difficultD.daily2.A.familiarB.specialC.similarD.different3.A.apersonalB.anordinaryC.acommonD.atraditional4.A.attractiveB.publicC.convenientD.quick5.A.thoughtsB.puzzlesC.mysteriesD.secrets6.A.tellB.shareC.publishD.solve7.A.insteadofB.aswellasC.infavorofD.inspiteof8.A.blogB.diaryC.reportD.web9.A.AlthoughB.SinceC.WhenD.Because10.A.onlyB.alreadyC.stillD.never11.A.angryB.concernedC.gladD.worried12.A.problemB.doubtC.troubleD.mistake13.A.pleasantB.wrongC.meanD.funny14.A.BesideB.HoweverC.ThereforeD.Then15.A.shouldB.willC.mustD.might16.A.reasonsB.disadvantagesC.shortcomingsD.advantages17.A.everyoneB.nooneC.anyoneD.someone18.A.happilyB.especiallyC.quicklyD.immediately19.A.likeB.missC.needD.help20.A.loseB.stayC.getD.find

Therearemillionsofusedcellphonesintheworldtodaythemostofthemjustlayinourhouseswithoutanypurpose.Everydaydozensofnewcellphonemodelsappeared.Todayyoucanfindwhatwasregardedasafantasyyesterdayinastoreandyouwillbuyittomorrow.Butwhattodowiththeoldphoneswhichworkwellenoughandnotsoold?Justgetsomemoney!SimplySellularisbuyingalmostallmodelsofcellphones:LGMotorolaHPSiemensSamsungSanyoNokiaandmanyotherscellphones.Alsotheyacceptphonesproducedineverycountryandineverycondition.SimplySellularcanofferagoodpriceforyouroldcellphoneincash.Theirmissionisgivingyouasimplewaytogetmoneyforanoldphoneassimpleandprofitable赚钱asit’spossible.Alsotheyofferatrade-inscheme折价方案togetanothermodelinsteadofyourphoneprovidingagoodserviceafterthesale.AlsoSimplySellularworkswiththeso-called911cellphoneprogram.Soyoucandonate捐赠yourcellphonetothemtohelpsomepeoplewhoneedit.Theyknowwhattodowithyouroldphone!Youcanbeinterestedintheirrecyclingprogramswhereeveryusedcellphonecouldbeeasilyrecycledforafewtimes.Somephoneswhicharegoodforrefurbish翻新SimplySellulardonatestopeoplewhoneeditforexamplewomenormilitarypersonnel.Iftherefurbishisimpossibletheyjustrecyclecellphones.Justthinkaminute:it’sagooddealtogetsomemoneyforyouroldcellphonegooddealtohelpsomebodywithyourphoneandreallyimportanttorecyclealltechniquesafteruse.WorkingwithSimplySellularyougeteverypossibilityabsolutelyfree.Andtheywillpaytoyou!That’sareallygoddeal!1.Whenyouwantanewcellphoneyouareadvisedto________.A.keeptheoldoneinhousetoaddyourcollectionsB.throwtheoldoneintothedustbintoprotectyourhealthC.returntheoldonetotheproducertogetsomemoneyD.selltheoldonetoSimplySelluaronareasonableprice2.SellingausedcellphonetoSimplySellularyouwillget________.A.agoodpriceforthephoneincashB.anothernewmodelwithoutanypayC.acost-freeserviceprovidedbyitD.aprofitableplanafterthesale3.Thecellphonedonatedbyyouisprobably________.A.stillinusebyothersB.refurbishedandsoldagainC.collectedandonshowD.senttoapoorercountry4.Thispassageiswrittenaimingto________.A.warnpeopleoftherisksbyusingcellphonesB.introducetouswhattodowitholdcellphonesC.advisepeoplenottochangecellphonesfrequentlyD.encourageustokeepupwithnewtechnologies

AbbySubarkisamotheroftwofromBoston.FormykidsI’mnervous.Idon’tknowifthey’llbeabletoachievetheirAmericandream.Shemayberight.MorethanhardworkoreducationthebestwaytogetrichinAmericaistobebornrich.Itisthecasethatsomebodywhoisintheupperthirdofincomepoorscoresinthebottomontestswhentheyareineighthgradeismorelikelytogotocollegeandfinishcollegethanapoorkidwiththetopscores.That’swhattheworkingpersons’childrenareupagainst.TheEconomicPolicyInstitutefindsitwouldtakeapoorcouplewith2children9or10generationstoachievemiddleclassstatus.That’sabout200years.Thehallmark特征ofAmericanopportunityhasalwaysbeentheabilitytodobetterthanyourparents.ButcomparedwithsimilardevelopedcountriestheUnitedStatesranksfifthoutofsixforso-calledintergenerationalmobility变动.Ifyoulookatthemechanisms机制forupwardmobilitythatweresoreadilyavailable50yearsagotheyarebecomingoutofreachlikeplentifulfactoryjobswithgoodwagesandaffordableeducationandhealthcare.Whitefamiliesaretwiceaslikelyasblackstobeupwardlymobile.FormostpeopleinAmericatodaywhereyouendupdependsonwhereyoustart.Ifyoustartedinthemiddle-incomeclassabout40to45percentofwhatyouaremakingrightnowisduetothefactthatyourparentswereinthemiddle-incomeclass.Therestisuptoyou.ButforthemillionsofpeoplewhofindthemselvesbelowthepovertylineandthemillionsmorewhoaretheworkingpoortheirstartingpointfortheAmericandreamleavesthempainfullyfarawayfromthemiddleclass.1.Themainideaofthepassageis_______.A.HowthemiddleclasscomesaboutintheU.S.B.It’shardtorealizetheAmericandreamforthepoor.C.WealthandsocialstatusdependonfamilybackgrounD.D.UpwardmobilityinAmericaisnevereasy.2.WhichofthestatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Peopleusedtohavejobopportunitiesandwelfareforupwardmobility.B.AgreatmanypoorpeoplecanhardlyrealizetheirAmericandream.C.YoucanmakeallyourdreamscometrueinAmericaifbornrich.D.Richkidsaremorelikelytogotocollegethanpoorkids.3.Theunderlinedsentencewhereyouendupdependsonwhereyoustartmostprobablymeans_______.A.Yourstartingpointcannotdetermineyourdestination.B.Onlyahighgoalcanensuresuccess.C.One’sbirthhasnothingtodowithhisfatE.D.One’sfamilylayssolidfoundationforhisfutureachievements.4.WhyisAbbySubarknervous?A.Herkidsdon’twanttocomparewithotherrichkidsinachievements.B.Herkidsdon’twanttoachievesuccessatall.C.Herkidscanachievesuccessthroughhardworkandeducation.D.Herkidscan’treachtheirgoalwithoutarichfamily.5.Whatcanweinferafterreadingthepassage?A.Povertycausespeoplemuchpain.B.Peoplebelowthepovertylinecanneverbeinthemiddleclass.C.Lowerstartingpointmakesithardforpeopletorealizetheirdream.D.Poorpeople’sstartingpointistoolow.

WELCOMWelcometoWindsorCastletheoldestandlargestoccupiedcastleintheworlD.Windsorisoneoftheofficialresidences住所oftheQueenwhosometimesstaysherE.AudiotoursFreeaudiotoursareavailableonleavingtheAdmissionCentreatthestartofyourvisit.Thereisadescriptiveaudiotourforblindandpoor-sightedvisitors.GuidedtoursVisitorscanexplorethehistoryoftheCastlethroughatourofthePrecinctswithanexpertguidE.ToursdepartatregularintervalsthroughoutthedayfromtheCourtyardandfinishattheentrancetotheStateApartments.VisitorswithchildrenForthosevisitingwithchildrenaspecialfamilytourandvariousactivitiesareofferedduringschoolholidaysandatweekends.PleasenotethatforsafetyreasonspushchairsarenotpermittedintheSateApartments.Howeverbabycarriesareavailabletoborrow.StGeorge’sChapelVisitorsarrivingattheCastleafter15:00fromMarchtoOctoberareadvisedtovisitStGeorge’sChapelfirstbeforeitcloses.ShoppingShopsofferawiderangeofsouvenirsdesignedfortheRoyalCollectionincludingbookspostcardschinajewelleryandchildren’stoys.PleaseaskattheMiddleWardshopaboutourhomedeliveryservicE.RefreshmentsBottledwatercanbepurchasedfromtheCourtyardandMiddleWardshops.FromApriltoSeptembericecreamisalsoavailablE.VisitorswishingtoleavetheCastleforrefreshmentsinthetownmayobtainre-entrypermitsfromthecastleshops.EatinganddrinkingarenotpermittedintheStateApartmentsorStGeorge’sChapelPhotographyandmobilephonesNon-commercialphotographyandfilmingarewelcomedintheCastlE.PhotographyvideorecordingandfilmingarenotpermittedinsidetheStateApartmentsorStGeorge’sChapelinconsiderationofothervisitors.SecurityAsWindsorCastleisaworkingroyalpalacevisitorsandtheirbelongingsshouldgetthroughairport-stylesecuritychecks.Forsafetyandsecurityreasonsaone-waysystemoperatesalongthevisitorroutE.1.Avisitorcanapplyforafreeaudiotour_______________.A.intheCourtyardB.intheStateApartmentsC.attheAdmissionCenterD.atStGeorge’sChapel2.Whatisspeciallyofferedtovisitorswithkids?A.AsecurityguarD.B.Apushchair.C.Afreetoy.D.Ababycarrier.3.Whocangetre-entrypermits?A.VisitorswishingtoeatoutsidetheCastlE.B.Visitorsbuyinggiftsinthecastleshops.C.VisitorsbuyingwaterfromtheCourtyarD.D.VisitorseatingoutsideStGeorge’sChapel.4.Whyarcvisitorsrequiredtoturnofftheirmobilephones?A.Toensurethesafetyofothers.B.ToensurethesecurityoftheCastlE.C.Topreventthemfromdisturbingothers.D.Topreventtheuseofthebuilt-incameras.5.Inthelastpartaworkingroyalpalacereferstoone___.A.stillbeingconstructedB.stillusedbytheroyalfamilyC.wheretheQueenusuallyworksD.whereworksofartareonshow

Aresomepeopleborncleverandothersbornstupid?Orisintelligencedevelopedbyourenvironmentandourexperiences?Strangelyenoughtheanswertoboththesequestionsisyes.Tosomeextentourintelligenceisgiventousatbirthandnoamountofspecialeducationcanmakeageniusoutofachildbornwithlowintelligence.Ontheotherhandachildwholivesinaboringenvironmentwilldevelophisintelligencelessthanonewholivesinrichandvariedsurroundings.Thusthelimitsofaperson’sintelligencearefixedatbirthbutwhetherornothereachesthoselimitswilldependonhisenvironmentThisviewnowheldbymostexpertscanbesupportedinanumberofways.Itiseasytosaythatintelligenceistosomeextentsomethingwearebornwith.Thecloserthebloodrelationshipbetweentwopeopletheclosertheyarelikelytobeinintelligence.Thusifwetaketwounrelatedpeopleatrandomfromthepopulationitislikelythattheirdegreesofintelligencewillbecompletelydifferent.Ifontheotherhandwetaketwoidenticaltwinstheywillverylikelybeasintelligentaseachother.Relationslikebrothersandsistersparentsandchildrenusuallyhavesimilarintelligenceandthisclearlysuggeststhatintelligencedependsonbirth.Imaginethatnowwetaketwoidenticaltwinsandputthemindifferentenvironments.Wemightsendoneforexampletoauniversityandtheothertoafactorywheretheworkisboring.Wewouldsoonfinddifferencesinintelligencedevelopingandthisindicatesthatenvironmentaswellasbirthplaysapart.Thisconclusionisalsosuggestedbythefactthatpeoplewholiveinclosecontactwitheachotherbutwhoarenotrelatedatallarelikelytohavesimilardegreesofintelligence.1.Byusingtheexamplethattwopeoplecloserinbloodrelationshiparecloserinintelligencethatwriterwantstoprove_________.A.intelligenceisgivenatbirthB.intelligencecanbedevelopedbyenvironmentC.intelligencecanbedevelopedbyexperienceD.educationplaysanimportantpartinthedevelopmentofeducation2.Achildwholivesinrichandvariedsurroundingsturnsouthigherinintelligencebecause________.A.hisfamilyisrichandthereforecanaffordtodevelophisintelligenceB.hecanbreakthelimitsofintelligencefixedatbirthC.hisfamilyisrichandprovideshimwithvarioushealthyfoodD.thesesurroundingsarelikelytohelphimreachthelimitsoftheirintelligence3.Writerofthisarticlebelievesthat_________.A.thedevelopmentofone’sintelligenceisdeterminedbymanyfactorsworkingtogetherB.environmentplaysthemostimportantroleinthedevelopmentofintelligenceC.educationplaysthemostimportantroleinthedevelopmentofintelligenceD.birthplaysthemostimportantroleinthedevelopmentofintelligence4.Thebesttitleforthispassagemightbe__________.A.IntelligenceB.BirthandEnvironmentC.TheAnswertoaQuestionD.IntelligenceandEducation

Whatshouldyouthinkaboutwhentryingtofindyourcareer?Youareprobablybetteratsomeschoolsubjectsthanothers.Thesemayshowstrengthsthatyoucanuseinyourwork.Aboywhoisgoodatmathematicscanusethatinanengineeringcareer.AgirlwhospellswellandlikesEnglishmaybegoodatofficework.Soitisimportanttoknowthesubjectsyoudowellinatschool.Ontheotherhandyoumaynothaveanyspeciallystrongsubjectsbutyourrecordsshowageneralsatisfactorystandard.Althoughnotallsubjectscanbeuseddirectlyinajobtheymayhaveindirectvalue.Aknowledgeofhistoryisnotrequiredformostjobsbutifhistoryisoneofyourgoodsubjectsyouwillhavelearnedtorememberfactsanddetails.Thisisanabilitythatcanbeusefulinmanyjobs.Yourschoolmayhavetaughtyouskillssuchastypingortechnicaldrawingwhichyoucanuseinyourwork..Youmaybegoodatmetalworkorcookeryandlookforajobwhereyoucanimprovetheseskills.Ifyouhavehadapart-timejobonSaturdaysorinthesummerthinkwhatyougainedfromit.Ifnothingelseyoumayhavelearnedhowtogettoworkontimetofollowinstructionsandtogetonwitholderworkers.Youmayhavelearnedtogivecorrectchangeinashopforexample.Justasimportantyoumaybecomeinterestedinaparticularindustryorcareeryouseefromtheinsideinapart-timejob.Facingyourweakpointsisalsopartofknowingyourself.Youmaybeallthumbswhenyouhandletools;perhapsyouareapoorspellerorcannotaddupacolumnoffigures.Itisbettertofaceanyweaknessthantopretendtheydonotexist.Yourschoolrecordforinstancemaynotbetoogoodyetitisanimportantpartofyourbackground.Youshouldnotbeapologetic认错的aboutitbutinsteadrecognizethatyouwillhaveachanceofafreshstartatwork.1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Theimportanceofworkinghardatschool.B.Choosingacareeraccordingtoone’sstrengths.C.Howtofaceone’sweakness.D.Thevalueofschoolwork.2.Thewriterthinksthatastudenthaveapart-timejobisprobably___.A.agoodwaytofindouthisweakpointsB.oneofthebestwaysofearningextramoneyC.ofgreatuseforhisworkinthefutureD.awasteoftimehecouldhavespentonstudy3.Fromthepassagewelearnthatifastudent’sschoolperformanceisnotgoodhe_______.A.shouldpaymoreattentiontolearningskillsanddevelopingabilitiesB.willberegretfulabouthisbadresultsC.mayalsodowellinhisfutureworkD.shouldrestarthisstudyinschool4.Theunderlinedphrasebeallthumbsinpara3probablymeans_______.A.beclumsyatdoingthingsB.beskillfulindoingthingsC.benotinterestedincertainthingsD.beeasilyboredindoingthings

WhenImovedintoanemptydormitoryforthefirsttimetwoyearsagoIwascertainofafewthings.FirstlyIrealizedthatIdidn’t1anybodyattheschool.SecondlyIknewthatIwantedtoworkhardatmylessonsandlearnsomethinguseful.AndthirdlyIwantedtohaveagoodtimewithnewclassmateswithoutmyparentsaround.Thefirst2frightenedmeinthebeginning.Butthat3quicklydisappeared.Itwastheothertwogoals4endedupbeingmydifficulties.Iknewthatitwashardtodevoteenoughtimetoclassandtosocialefforts.ButIwantedto5inboth.Iknewthiswouldbea6butIdidn’trealizehowmuchuntilclassesbegan.Igotonwellwiththeothergirlswholivedinmydorm.7insteadoffinishingmyhomework8itwasdueIwentupstairsandhadicecreamwithmyneighbor.Ialwaysfinisheditthenextdaybetweenclasses.Iknewitwasn’tverygoodandthegradeI9showedmylackofeffort.Iwas10thatIneededtofindsomesortofbalance.SoIcreatedaschedulethatwould11mytimeupbetweengoingtoclassdoinghomeworkandrelaxing.ItseemedlikeagoodideabutIwasonlyableto12itforafewdays.Aschedulelikethatwastoomuchpressure.SoItriedanother13.EachweekImadealistofeverythingIhadtogetdoneduringthatweek.ThenunderthelistofthingsIhadtogetdoneImadealistofthingsIcoulddoifIhadtime.ThisisthemethodIhaveusedsincethen.I’mgladthatI’velearnedto14thingsandithas15preparemeforwhatistocomeaftergraduation.1.A.knowB.recognizeC.realizeD.like2.A.teacherB.dayC.classD.realization3.A.happinessB.excitementC.fearD.desire4.A.whichB.whatC.thatD.who5.A.winB.succeedC.getD.wish6.A.chanceB.jobC.challengeD.time7.A.OftenB.SeldomC.UnluckilyD.Fortunately8.A.becauseB.whenC.afterD.before9.A.demandedB.tookC.acceptedD.received10.A.asleepB.awakeC.ashamedD.aware11.A.fixB.divideC.putD.build12.A.useB.keepC.followD.make13.A.planB.energyC.pressureD.effort14.A.doB.controlC.balanceD.hold15.A.hadB.helpedC.letD.forced

When7-year-oldWarrenBuffettsaidIwillbetherichestmanonedayhisfriendsmadefunofhisdaydreaming.Buteversincethenthelittleboyhassetaboutlearninghowtomakemoneybysellingdrinksdeliveringnewspaperandbuyingstocks.TheAmericanhadalreadyearned$9000equalto$90000todaybythetimehegraduatedfromhighschool.Andthismonththe78-year-oldmanwhoearnedhisfortunebymakingalotofsoundinvestmentinthestockmarkettooktheplaceofMicrosoftfounderBillGatesastheworld’srichestman.Gates’worthdeclined$1.5billionto$55.5billionin33daysaftertherecentfinancialstormaccordingtoForbesMagazinE.BuffetttheonlysonofastockbrokerwasreadytothinkoutsidetheboxtodevelophisbusinessfromaveryearlyagE.At8hewenttogolfcoursescollectingandsellingtheusedballs.At11whenhesoldsodapopdoor-to-doorwithafriendthepaircollectedlidsonstreetstojudgewhichflavorwasthemostpopular.AsapaperboyduringhighschoolBuffettdeliveredtwocompetitorpaperssothatevenwhencustomerscanceledoneofthesubscriptionshecouldstillmakeaprofitfromtheother.WithhispaperdeliverysavingsBuffettbought162000squaremetersoffarmlandandcollectedrent.YoungBuffettsteppedintothestockmarketat11butearnedonly$5.TheexperiencetaughthimoneofthevirtuesininvestingpatiencE.AftergraduatingfromuniversityBuffettstartedhisventurewithstockswithhischildhoodearningsandmoneyfromfriends.HeresearchedthestocksandjustboughtthoseofsolidcompaniesthatwereundervaluedandinexpensiveatthetimE.BystickingtocompaniessuchasAmericanExpressandCoca-ColaBuffetthasbecomerich.LearningisimportanttoBuffett’ssuccess.Heisalearningmachinewhocanspendhisentiredayreading.HekeepslearningfrombooksstreetsmartsandinvestigationfrombothsuccessandfailurE.Inthiswayheover-achievedhisaptitude能力.saidCharlieMungerhislongtimebusinesspartner.1.Thepassageismainlyabout___________.A.whyBuffetttooktheplaceofBillGatesastheworld’srichestmanB.whateffectBuffett’schildhoodexperienceshadonhissuccessC.howBuffettearnedhisfortuneandachievedhisaptitudeD.whatBuffettdreamtaboutwhenhewasachild2.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutBuffett?A.Hisworthismorethan$55.5billionnow.B.HeisnexttoBillGatesinwealthatthepresenttimE.C.Heachievedgreatsuccessonsteppingintothestockmarket.D.Hebought162000squaremetersoffarmlandbysellingsodapop.3.HowdidBuffettbehaveatthestockmarket?A.Heoftenpreferssomeinexpensivestocks.B.HewillbuythestockwhosepriceislowerthanitsvaluE.C.Healwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendstobuystocks.D.Hewillsellthestockifitspricedoesn’tgoup.4.WhichisthemainfactorthatdeterminesBuffett’ssuccess?A.Hiseducation.B.HisfamilybackgrounD.C.Hisdesiretolearn.D.Hiscooperationwithhispartner.5.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Buffettisanimmediatesuccessinthestockmarket.B.BuffettandGatesarebusinesspartners.C.Hisfatherhelpedhimalotinhisbusiness.D.Buffetthasagoodsenseofbusiness.

CamilleMahlknecht9hassomebigfunplannedforthisweekend.SheandotherresidentsofAgouraHillsCaliforniaplantopickuptrashduringtheircity’sannualcleanup.AtthesametimeWissamRaed12willbebusyvolunteeringtoo.ThousandsofmilesawayinLebanonWissamplanstoputonaplayatanorphanageandbringpottedplantstoelderlypeopleataseniorcitizencenter.SomeotherchildrenlikeNathanWhite10havepersonalreasonsforvolunteering.Nathan’sgrandmotherdiedofaheartattack.TohelpraisemoneyformedicalresearchNathanparticipatedinJumpRopeforHeart.HeandfiveotherboystookturnsjumpingropefortwoandhalfhoursandcollectedmorethanUS$1200indonationsfortheAmericanHeartAssociation.Millionsofchildrenaroundtheglobelendahandtotheircommunitieseveryyear.Schoolsandparentsalsocontributetotheriseinyouthservice.Forexamplemanyschoolsoffercommunityserviceactivitiesforstudentstojoin.Teacherseithercombinevolunteerworkwithclassroomlessonsormakeserviceworkarequirement.Parentsontheotherhandencouragetheirkidstovolunteeranddoitwiththem.Communityserviceisparticularlyimportantinthisdepressiontime.Astheneedformonetarysupportandotheraidhasincreasedmanycharitableorganizationshaveexperiencedasignificantdropindonations.Camilleandotherchildrenwhovolunteerthousandsofhoursannuallycanfillinsomeofthegaps.Accordingtoresearchkidswhostartvolunteeringaretwiceaslikelytocontinuedoinggooddeedswhentheyareadults.Sograbapaintbrushatrashbagorwhateveryouneedtohelpyourcommunity.You’lllovehowyoufeelafterhelpingothers.Evendirtyworkcanbelotsoffunifit’sforagoodcause.1.What’sthewriter’spurposeofwritingthispassage?A.Torecommendyouthserviceprogramstoschools.B.Toaskcharityorganizationstoservethecommunity.C.Tourgechildrentotakepartinvolunteeringactivities.D.Toproposealternativesfordoingcommunityservices.2.Whatisthemainideaofthe3rdparagraph?A.Communityserviceisgainingpopularityamongchildren.B.Familiesandschoolshelptomakecommunityservicepopular.C.Childrennowdependmoreontheirteachersthanontheirparents.D.NathanWhitehadaspecialreasontoraisemoneyformedicalresearch.3.Whyiscommunityserviceimportantinatimeofdepression?A.Itraisesmoneyforschoolactivities.B.Itteacheschildrentotakecareofthesick.C.Itgivescharityorganizationssomeneededhelp.D.Itencouragesparentsandteacherstoworktogether.4.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Communityservicecanhelppreventjuveniledelinquency青少年犯罪.B.Childrenwillprobablyleaveschoolandworkasvolunteers.C.Organizingsportseventsfortheschoolisakindofcommunityservice.D.Childrenwhodovolunteerworkaremorelikelytogrowuptobecaringadults.

Imadeapromisetomyselfonthewaydowntothevacationbeachcottage.FortwoweeksIwouldtrytobealovinghusbandandfather.Totallyloving.Noifsandsorbuts.TheideahadcometomeasIlistenedtoatalkonmycarradio.ThespeakerwasquotingaBiblicalpassageabouthusbandsandtheirwives.ThenhewentontosayLoveisanactofwill.Apersoncanchoosetolove.TomyselfIhadtoadmitthatIhadbeenaselfishhusband.Wellfortwoweeksthatwouldchange.Anditdid.RightfromthemomentIkissedEvelynatthedoorandsaidThatnewyellowsweaterlooksgreatonyou.OhTomyounoticedshesaidsurprisedandpleased.Maybealittlepuzzled.AlterthelongdriveIwantedtositandread.Evelynsuggestedawalkonthebeach.IstartedtorefusebutthenIthoughtEvelyn'sbeenaloneherewiththekidsallweekandnowshewantstobealonewithme.Wewalkedonthebeachwhilethechildrenflewtheirkites.Soitwent.TwoweeksofnotcallingtheWallStreetfirmwhereIamadirector;avisittotheshellmuseumthoughIusuallyhatemuseums.Relaxedandhappythat'showthewholevacationpassed.Imadeanewpromisetokeeponrememberingtochooselove.Therewasonethingthatwentwrongwithmyexperimenthowever.EvelynandIstilllaughaboutittoday.OnthelastnightatourcottagepreparingforbedEvelynstaredatmewiththesaddestexpression.What'sthematter?!askedher.TomshesaidinavoicefilledwithdistressIdon't?Whatdoyoumean?Well...thatcheckupIhadseveralweeksago...ourdoctor...didhetellyousomethingaboutme?Tomyou'vebeensogoodtome...amIdying?Ittookamomentforitalltobeunderstood.ThenIburstoutlaughing.NohoneyIsaidwrappingherinmyarms.You'renotdying;I'mjuststartingtolive.1.InthefirstparagraphNoifsandsorbutsprobablymeans______.A.UnintentionallyB.IndependentlyC.ImpressivelyD.Unconditionally2.FromthestorywemayinferthatTonidrovetothebeachcottage_____.A.withhisfamilyB.withEvelynC.aloneD.withhischildren3.DuringthetwoweeksonthebeachTomshowedmorelovetohiswifebecause______.A.hewasdeterminedtobeagoodhusbandB.hehadmadealotofmoneyinhisWallStreetfirmC.shelookedlovelyinhernewclothesD.thedoctorsaidhiswifewasseriouslyill4.TheauthorsaysTherewasonethingthatwentwrongwithmyexperiment.Whatdoesonethingreferto?A.Hepraisedhersweaterwhichpuzzledher.B.Sheinsistedonvisitingamuseumwhichhehated.C.Heknewsomethingaboutherillnessbutdidn'ttellher.D.Hewassogoodtoherthatshethoughtshemustbedying.5.BysayingI'mjuststartingtoliveTommeansthat_____.A.heisjustbeginningtounderstandtherealmeaningoflifeB.heisjustbeginningtoenjoylifeasalovinghusbandC.helivedanunhappylifebeforeandisnowstartingtochangeD.heisbeginningtofeelregretforwhathedidtohiswifebefore

KISSIHEALTH-BEAUTYCENTERWithabusylifeandjobpressurecanmakeyoulooktiredandaged.KissiHealth-BeautyCentergivesclassesmakestrainingplansaccordingtoyourphysicalconditionsandsetsupanindividualfile.Allthesethingswillhelpyoutogettoknowyourbodyandthewaytokeepitfit.BODY-BUILDINGImportedgymequipmentwillhelpyoubuildupyourbody’smusclesmakingyoulookfullofenergyandstrength.GYMNASTICEXERCISESAbrightandlargeexerciseroomwithexcellentequipmentandmusicwillgiveyourbodyachancetoenjoymovementwithrhythm.3SPECIALLAZY-BONEFITNESSCENTERLazy-bonefitnessequipmentisthefirstbodyshapingsetofsevenbedsinHouston.Designedaccordingtohumananatomic解剖学的andkinematic运动学的theorythesevenspecialbedswillhelpyoutoexerciseyourwaistabdomen腹hips臀orlegs.Intherelaxinghoursyoumaytrythemtostrengthenyourmusclesandloseweight.*Tuition:Lazy-bonefitnesscard1000dollars/monthgymnasticclassesincluded.*OpenTime:10:30a.m.—10:30p.m.everyMondayWednesdayFridaySaturdayandSunday*Tel:59185700*Address:16JohnsonStreetHouston1.Thepurposeofthispassageisto______.A.giveadviceonhealthB.introducenewwaysofbody-buildingC.askyoutogotothecenterD.introducewaystoloseweight2.Ifyouwantsomeexercisesaswellasrelaxationafterabusydayyou’llgotothecenterand______________.A.learnanatomicandkinematictheoryB.sleeponthespecialbedsC.joininthegymnasticexercisesD.buyaspecialcard3.TomEverestwhokeepsaLazy-bonefitnesscardcangotothecenter______thisweek.A.11:30a.m.MondayB.11:30p.m.MondayC.10:00a.m.TuesdayD.10:00p.m.Tuesday4.Accordingtothepassagethecenterwantstoshowitis_____.A.themostconvenientB.thelargestC.thenewestD.themostadvanced

WhilemosthighschoolstudentsspendmostoftheirtimeworryingaboutwholikeswhoanddifferentrelationshipsbetweentheirclassmatesIchoosetofocusonmyschoollessonsandsports.WhenIwasyoungmymotherencouragedmetodevelopandkeepfriendshipwithboysinordertobuildstrongrelationships.ButshetoldmenottoriskagoodfriendshipwithaboywiththetitleofboyfrienD.It'sindeedawisechoicetostayfriendswiththoseoftheoppositesex.Inmyopinioneventhoughsomehighschoolrelationshipmightcontinueaftergraduationtheprobabilityofthemlastingmuchlongerissoslimthattherereallyisnotapointtoit.Firstlyyouhavetothinkaboutsuchaquestionwhetheritispossibletohurtbothofyouorevenhurtbothofyourfuturehusbandsorwives.Mysecondpointisthatyoustillcandateifyouhopemarriagecouldpossiblyfollow.Exceptthesetherereallyisnotanyotherreasonfordating.SomestudentsdesirerelationshipsforachancetoberomantiC.Whilethesearenicetohavetherearemanymoreimportantthingsatthispointinourlives.Thetitlesofboyfriendandgirlfriendputtoomuchstressonarelationshipbetweenhighschoolstudents.Juststayingcommonfriendsmaybethebestchoiceforus.Istronglyrecommendweshoulddealwithitinanappropriatewayandfollowourteachers’adviceifnecessary.1.TheauthorwritesthispassageprobablyfortoreaD.A.highschoolstudentsB.schoolteachersC.parentsandteachersD.marriedcouples2.Betweentheoppositesexestherelationshipofbeinggoodfriendsmightbethanthatofbeingboy/girlfriends.A.weakerB.saferC.slimmerD.stronger3.Howdoesthewriterliketheideaofdatingamongthestudents?A.DatingisanicechanceforstudentstoberomancedB.StudyingisfarmoreimportantthandatinginschoolC.InhighschooldatingcansurelyleadtofuturemarriageD.Datinginhighschoolissuretohurtyourfuturefamily4.Theunderlinedworditinthelastparagraphmightreferto.A.thetitleofboyfriendorgirlfriendatschoolB.advicegivenbybothteachersandparentsC.thepressurefromschoollessonsandsportsD.therelationshipbetweenstudentsofoppositesexes

IwasonabusoneMarchevening.Thedriverdidn’tintendtostartthebussoonbecauseitwasnotyet1.Amiddle-agedwomangoton.Tiredandsadshetoldherstory2nottoanyoneinparticular.Onherwaytothestationhalfofhermoneywasstolen.Theotherhalfwashiddenunderherblousesoshe3stillhadsomeleft.Afewminuteslatershestoppedcryingbutstilllooked4.Whenalltheseatsweretakenthedriverstartedtheengine.Theconductorbeganto5_____fares.Whenshecametoanoldmaninworn-outclotheshe6thathehadspentallhismoneywhenhehadaccidentallygotonawrongbusandnowhewastryingtogohome.Onhearingthissheorderedtheoldmantogetoffthebus.Theoldmanwasalmostintearsashe7hertolethimtakethebushome.Thedrivertooktheconductor’ssideandrepeatedtheconductor’s8.Thewomanwaswatchingtheincident.9thedriverandtheconductorraisedtheirvoicesattheoldmansheinterfered.Stop10him!Can’tyouseehe’sonlytryingtogethome?Hedoesn’thaveanymoney!thedrivershouted.Wellthat’snoreasontothrowhimoffthebussheinsisted.Thenshereachedinsideherblousetookouther11moneyandhandedittotheconductor.Here’shisfareandmine.Juststopgivinghima12time.Allheadsturnedtothewoman.It’sonlymoneysheshrugged.Sherodetherestofthewayhome13ahappysmilewiththemoneyshe’dlostearlierforgotten.Ontheroadoflifethehelpofstrangerscan14ourloadsandliftourspirits.Howmuchsweeterthe15willbewhenwemakeitalittleeasierforothers!1.A.emptyB.fullC.crowdedD.ready2.A.tearfullyB.seriouslyC.carefullyD.calmly3.A.strangelyB.happilyC.secretlyD.fortunately4.A.unsatisfiedB.weakC.unhappyD.excited5.A.gatherB.raiseC.collectD.rise6.A.explainedB.approvedC.foundD.repeated7.A.beggedB.instructedC.praisedD.thanked8.A.requestB.actionC.suggestionD.order9.A.UnlessB.AlthoughC.UntilD.When10.A.attackingB.botheringC.blamingD.wronging11.A.spendingB.collectedC.remainingD.borrowed12.A.busyB.fullC.hardD.fearful13.A.givingB.wearingC.takingD.forcing14.A.moveB.increaseC.lightenD.carry15.A.homeB.journeyC.smileD.friendship

Lisawasrunninglate.Lisa25hadalottodoatworkplusvisitorsontheway:herparentswerecominginforThanksgivingfromherhometown.Butasshehurrieddownthesubwaystairsshestartedtofeeluncomfortablywarm.BythetimeshegottotheplatformLisafeltweakandtired----maybeithadn’tbeenagoodideatogivebloodthenightbeforeshethought.Sherestedherselfagainstapostclosetothetracks.SeveralyardsawayFrank43andhisgirlfriendJenniferfoundaspotclosetowherethefrontofthetrainwouldstop.Theyweredeepindiscussionaboutahousetheywerethinkingofbuying.ButwhenheheardthescreamfollowedbysomeoneyellingOhmyGodshefellin!Frankdidn’thesitate.Hejumpeddowntothetracksandransome40feettowardthebodylyingontherails.No!Notyou!hisgirlfriendscreamedafterhim.Shewasrighttobealarmed.BythetimeFrankreachedLisahecouldfeelthetracksshakingandseethelightcoming.Thetrainwasabout20secondsfromthestation.Itwashardtolifther.Shewasjustout.Buthemanagedtoraiseherthefourfeettotheplatformsothatbystanderscouldholdherbythearmsanddragherawayfromtheedge.ThatwaswhereLisabrieflyregainedconsciousness知觉feltherselfbeingpulledalongthegroundandsawsomeoneelseholdingherpurse.Lisathoughtshe’dbeenrobbed.Awomanheldherhandandamangavehisshirttohelpstopthebloodpouringfromherhead.Andshetriedtotalkbutshecouldn’tandthatwaswhensherealizedhowmuchpainshewasin.PoliceandfireofficialssoonarrivedandFranktoldthestorytoanofficer.Jennifersaidherboyfriendwascalmontheir40-minutetrainridedowntown----justashehadbeensecondsaftertherescuewhichmadeherthinkaboutherreactionatthetime.IsawthetraincomingandIwasthinkinghewasgoingtodiesheexplained.1.WhatwasthemostprobablecauseforLisa’sweakness?A.Shehadrunalongway.B.Shefelthotinthesubway.C.Shehaddonealotofwork.D.Shehadgivenbloodthenightbefore.2.WhydidJennifertrytostopherboyfriend?A.Becausetheywouldmisstheirtrain.B.Becausehedidn’tseethetraincoming.C.BecauseshewassureLisawashardtolift.D.Becauseshewasafraidthetrainwouldkillhim.3.WhendidLisabecomeconsciousagain?A.Whenthetrainwasleaving.B.Aftershewasbackontheplatform.C.Afterthepoliceandfireofficialscame.D.Whenamanwascleaningthebloodfromherhead.4.Thepassageisintendedto_________.A.warnusofthedangerinthesubwayB.showushowtosavepeopleinthesubwayC.tellusaboutasubwayrescueD.reportatrafficaccident

OnOctober191959thefirstSpecialEnglishprogramwasbroadcastontheVoiceofAmerica.Itwasanexperiment.ThegoalwastocommunicatebyradioinclearandsimpleEnglishwithpeoplewhosenativelanguagewasnotEnglish.Expertssaidthegoalwasadmirable令人敬畏的butthemethodwouldnotwork.Theywereprovedwrong.TheSpecialEnglishprogramsquicklybecamesomeofthemostpopularonVOA.Andtheystillare.FortyyearslaterSpecialEnglishcontinuestocommunicatewithpeoplewhoarenotfluentinEnglish.Butduringtheyearsitsrolehasexpanded.ItalsohelpspeoplelearnAmericanEnglish.AnditprovideslistenerseventhosewhoarenativeEnglishspeakerswithinformationtheycannotfindelsewhere.TodaySpecialEnglishbroadcastsaroundtheworldsevendaysaweekfivetimesaday.Eachhalf-hourbroadcastbeginswith10minutesofthelatestnewsfollowedby20minutesoffeatureprogramming.ThereisadifferentshortfeatureeveryweekdayaboutsciencedevelopmentagricultureandenvironmentandontheweekendaboutnewseventsandAmericanidioms.ThreeelementsmakeSpecialEnglishunique.Ithasalimitedvocabularyof1500words.Mostaresimplewordsthatdescribeobjectsactionsoremotions.SpecialEnglishiswritteninshortsimplesentencesthatcontainonlyoneidea.AndSpecialEnglishisspokenataslowerpaceabouttwo-thirdsthespeedofStandardEnglish.ThishelpspeoplelearningEnglishheareachwordclearly.ItalsohelpspeoplewhoareEnglishspeakersunderstandcomplexsubjects.ThroughtheyearsSpecialEnglishhasbecomeaverypopulartoolforteachingEnglisheventhoughitwasnotdesignedasateachingprogram.ItsucceedsinhelpingpeoplelearnEnglishinanon-traditionalway.IncountriesaroundtheworldEnglishteachersassignSpecialEnglishtotheirstudents.Theypraiseitforimprovingtheirstudents’abilitytounderstandAmericanEnglishandforthecontentoftheprograms.UniversitiesandprivatecompaniesinmanycountriesproducepackagesofSpecialEnglishmaterialsforstudents’use.1.AtthebeginningSpecialEnglishprogramwas________.A.wellreceivedB.rejectedbynativepeopleC.doubtedbysomeprofessionalsD.intendedforteachingEnglish2.WhatkindofEnglishisspokenonSpecialEnglish?A.BritishEnglishB.AmericanEnglishC.BothBritishandAmericanEnglishD.Notcertain3.WhichofthefollowingaretheelementsthatmakeSpecialEnglishunique?a.limitedvocabularyb.shortsimplesentencesc.goodcommunicationmethodd.slowspeede.interestingfeatureprogrammingA.abeB.acdC.abdD.bde4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.SpecialEnglishhasbeenfoundedforlessthan50years.B.NativeEnglishspeakersdon’tgoinforSpecialEnglishmuch.C.SpecialEnglishusuallystartswith20minutesofthelatestnews.D.PeoplecanlearnsomeidiomsfromSpecialEnglish.5.Fromthelastparagraphwecaninferthat________.A.ListeningtoSpecialEnglishcanbeastudent’shomeworkB.ListeningtoSpecialEnglishcanimprovethecontentoftheprogram.C.SomestudentsrecordtheSpecialEnglishmaterialforsaleD.LearningEnglishfromVOAisatraditionalwayforEnglishlearners.

ThefirstdoublehandtransplantpatientintheUShasleftahospitalaftermedicineclearedupsmallredspotsonhisskinthatsignaledhemightberejectinghisnewhands.JeffKepnera58-year-oldformerchiefcookinarestaurantlosthishandsandfeetadecadeagotoabacteriainfection.Thedonorwasa23-year-oldman.●AsecondmajorstorminlessthanaweekwasblowingyesterdaytowardtheWashingtonareawherefederalgovernmentofficeswereclosedforaseconddayandworkersstruggledtorestorepowerknockedoutbyaweekendheavysnowstorm.Thestormcouldleaveasmuchas20inches50centimetersofnewsnowinWashingtonandnearlyasmuchnearPhiladelphia–aNortheasttravel-hubbytonight.●BritishPrimeMinisterGordonBrownwillgiveevidencetoapublicinquiryintotheIraqWarinearlyMarchofficialsfortheinquirysaidyesterday.Brown’sappearancejustweeksbeforeanelectionexpectedinMaycouldhittherulingLabourPatry’sattemptstocatchupinthepolls民意调查behindtheoppositionpartyConservatives.BrownwhowillbequestionedabouthistimeasprimeministerwillbeawitnessinthehighestpositionattheinquirysinceformerPrimeMinisterTonyBlair’sappearancelastmonth.●TheheadoftheUNagencyaidingPalestinerefugees难民iswarningafundingshortfallandappealingforanother$100million.FilippoGrandisaysthemoneyisnecessaryforeducationhealthandsocialservicesfor4.7millionPalestinianrefugeesscatteredacrossJordanSyriaLebanontheWestBankandtheGazaStrip.Theagency’s2010budgetis$620millionanditexpectsashortfallof$140million.Theagencysays$100millionisnecessaryforbasicservices.1.Thepassageismostprobablyadaptedfrom.A.newitemsinanewspaperB.descriptionsoftheworldsituationC.discussionsonforeignaffairsD.statementsofagovernmentreport2.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.themanlosthishandsforanunknownreasonB.theresultofthetransplantoperationseemssatisfyingC.anotherstormwillhitWashingtonareainlessthanaweekD.theelectricitysupplywascutoffinPhiladelphiaaweekago3.AccordingtothepassageGordonBrown.A.istheleaderoftherulingLabourPartyinBritainB.willsendarmytotheIraqWarinMarchthisyearC.willcompetewithformerPrimeMinisterTonyBlairD.isnowgainingmoresupportfromvotersthanothers4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothefourthnews?A.$100millionshouldbeneededforthesurvivaloftherefugees.B.Atleast$100millionistoberaisedforPalestinianrefugees.C.TherefugeesmentionedinthepassageareintheMiddleAfricA.D.ItisatoughjobfortheUNagencytogetmoneyfortherefugees.

WhenIwas14Iwashitchhiking搭便车fromHoustonthroughEIPasoonmywaytoCaliforniafollowingmydream.Iwasahighschooldrop-outwithlearningdisabilitiesandwassetonsurfingthebiggestwavesintheworldfirstinCaliforniaandtheninHawaii.UponreachingdowntownEIPasoImetanoldmanabumonthestreetcorner.HestoppedmeandquestionedmeasIpassedby.HeaskedifIwasrunningawayfromhome.IsupposebecauseIlookedsoyoung.ItoldhimNotexactlysir.sincemyfatherhadgivenmearidetothefreewayinHoustonandgivenmehisblessings.Thefriendlybumtheninvitedmetohaveacupofsodawithhim.Aftertalkingforawhilehetoldmehehadsomethinggreattoshowmeandsharewithme.IfollowedhimintotheEIPasoPublicLibrary.Iwasaskedtositdownandwaitwhilehelookedforsomethingspecialamongtheshelves.Afewmomentslaterhereturnedwithsomeoldbooksinhishand.HesaidTherearetwothingsthatIwanttoteachyouyoungman.Numberoneis:neverjudgeabookbyitscoverforacovercanfoolyou.HefollowedwithI’llbetyouthinkI’mabumdon’tyou?Iadmitted.WellyoungmanI’vegotalittlesurpriseforyou.Iamoneofthewealthiestmenintheworld.Ihaveprobablyeverythinganymancouldeverwant.ButayearagomywifepassedawayandsincethenIhavebeendeeplydoubtedaboutlife.IrealizedtherewerecertainthingsIhadnotyetexperiencedinlifeoneofwhichwaswhatitwouldbeliketolivelikeabumaskingpeopleformoneyonthestreets.ForthepastyearIhavebeengoingfromcitytocitydoingjustthat.Soyouseedon’teverjudgeabookbyitscover.Numbertwoistolearnhowtoread.Forthereisonlyonethingthatpeoplecan’ttakeawayfromyouandthatisyourwisdom.Atthatmomentheputmyrighthandupontheoldbooks—thewritingsofPlatoAristotle.Hispartingrequestwasformetoneverforgetwhathetaughtme.Ihaven’t.1.Accordingtothepassagetheboyleftschoolbecause______.A.hisfatherwantedhimtoexperiencesomethingnewB.hehadsomedifficultyinlearningatschool.C.hewasgoingtorealizehisdreamD.hewantedtogosurfing2.Theunderlinedwordbuminthesecondparagraphcanbereplacedby_____.A.beggerB.robberC.librarianD.story-teller3.Whichofthefollowingistheboy’splannedroute?A.Houston-EIPaso-California-HawaiiB.Houston-EIPaso-Hawaii-CaliforniaC.EIPaso-Houston-California-HawaiiD.California-Hawaii-Houston-EIPaso4.Theoldmantoldtheboysomethingabouthisownexperienceinorderto_______.A.tellhimhewasnotabumB.persuadehimtogobacktoschoolC.provethathemustreadsomeclassicalbooksD.teachhimnottojudgeapersonbyhisclothes

ProvidingsmallclassesforatleastseveralgradesstartinginearlyprimaryschoolgivesstudentsthebestchancetosucceedinlategradesaccordingtogroundbreakingnewresearchfromaMichiganStateUniversityscholar.TheresearchbySpyrosKonstantopoulosaprofessorofeducationisthefirsttoexaminetheeffectsofclasssizeoveraperiodandforalllevelsofstudents.ThestudyappearsintheAmericanJournalofEducation.HeisalsoamemberofagroupfortheDepartmentofEducation’sInstituteofEducationSciencesthatwillgiveofficialadviceonclasssizetothestates.Hesaidtheadvicewillmirrorhisresearch:thebestplanistoprovidecontinuoussmallclasses13to17studentsforatleastseveralyearsstartinginkindergartenorfirstgradE.ForalongtimestatesthoughttheycouldjustdoitinkindergartenorfirstgradeforoneyearandgetthebenefitsHesaiD.Idon’tbelievethat.Ithinkyouneedatleastafewyearsinarowwhereallstudentsandespeciallylow-achieversreceivethetreatmentandthenyouseethebenefitslater.Hisresearchuseddata数据fromtheProjectStarstudyinTennesseethatanalyzedtheeffectsofclasssizeonmorethan11000studentsinprimaryandmiddleschool.Hefoundthatstudentswhohadbeeninsmallclassesfromkindergartenthroughthirdgradehadactuallyhighertestscoresingradesfourthrougheightthanstudentswhobeeninlargerclassesearlyon.StudentsfromallachievementlevelsbenefitedfromsmallclassestheresearchfounD.Butlow-achieversbenefitedthemostwhichnarrowedtheachievementgap差距withhigh–achieversinsciencereadingandmathhesaiD.Althoughthestudydidn’tconsiderclassroompracticeshesaidthereasonforthenarrowinggapislikelyduetolow-achievingstudentsreceivingmoreattentionfromteachers.Thisisespeciallyimportantinpoorerschoolsbecauseteachereffectivenessmattersmoreinschoolswithmoredisadvantagedandlow-performingstudentshesaiD.1.Theprofessorarguesabout.A.thesizeoftheclassB.theperiodoftheclassC.theattentionfromteachersD.theachievementsofstudents2.Theresultoftheresearchshowsthat.A.smallclassesforoneyearinearlygradeareenoughB.continuoussmallclasseshelpstudentsachievemoreC.it’sbesttoattendsmallclassesinkindergartenD.smallclassesdoequalgoodtostudentsofalllevels3.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Highachieverswillnotbenefitfromsmallclasses.B.ContinuoussmallclasseshavenotbeenwidelyaccepteD.C.Low-achieversshouldbeseparatedfromhigh-achievers.D.Teachers’attentionmatterslessthanclassroompractices.4.TheunderlinedwordThisinthelastparagraphrefersto.A.thegapbetweenlowandhighachieversB.continuoussmallclassesC.classroompracticesinlatergradesD.theProjectStarSturdy

Vinegar醋isanoldfolktreatmentbeneficialinalonglistofdiseases.Somepeoplesaythatitcanguardagainstlowerbloodpressurepreventcancerdestroyinfectionassistindigestionandweightcontrolmaintainmemoryandprotectthemindfromaging.Vinegarissaidtohavebeenusedformedicaldiseasesforatleast10000years.TheBabyloniansfirstmadewineintovinegarin5000BCusingdatepalmsgrapesandfigsandbelievedvinegarhadexceptionalcuringnatures.Hippocratesissaidtohaveusedvinegarasanantibiotic抗生素.Samuraiwarriorssupposedlyusedvinegarforstrengthandpower.DuringtheU..S..CivilWarsoldiersusedvinegartopreventstomachicupsetandasatreatmentforvariousdiseasesincludingpneumoniaandscurvy.ItwasusedtotreatwoundsduringWorldWarI..ThenamevinegarcomesfromaFrenchwordmeaningsourwine.Vinegarstaketheirnamefromthematerialusedtomakethevinegari.e.applecidervinegarcomesfromappleswinevinegarcomesfromgrapes.Applecidervinegarismadebycrushingapplesandsqueezingouttheliquid.Sugarandyeastareaddedtotheliquidtostartthefermentation发酵processwhichturnsthesugarsintoalcohol.Inasecondfermentationprocessthealcoholisturnedintovinegarwithitssourtaste.1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTacuringeffectofvinegar?A.TopreventlowerbloodpressureB.TohelploseweightC.Todelayone’smindgettingoldD.Tocurecancer2.Thesecondparagraphmainlytalksabout________.A.thehistoryofvinegarB.howpeopleusedvinegarmedicallyinhistoryC.theproductionofvinegarD.howvinegarhasfunctionedsinceancienttimes3.Whattopictheauthorcouldmostpossiblyturntofollowingthelastparagraph?A.theproductionprocessofvinegarB.thecuringeffectsofvinegarC.theproductionprocessofwinevinegarD.theproductionprocessofapplecidervinegar

RecentlyIstoppedbyaconveniencestoretogetanewspaperandabottleofdrink.Theyoungwomanatthecheck-outcountersaidThat'llbefivedollars1pleaseShethen2downatthepaperIwas3andsaidI'msickand4allthisnegative消极的stuffonthefront5.Iwanttoreadsome6newsforachange.ShethensaidInfactIthinksomeoneshouldjust7aGoodNewsnewspaper—apaperwithwonderfulinspirational8aboutpeopleovercomingdifficultyanddoinggoodthingsfor9.I'dbuyoneeveryday!Shethen10meforcominginandsaidMaybewe'llgetsomegoodnewsandshelaughed.Shemademyday.ThefollowingdayaftermybusinessappointmentsI11thesamestoreagainto12bottledwaterandapieceofnewspaperbuta13youngladywasbehindthecounter.AsIcheckedoutIsaidGoodafternoonandhandedhermy14.Shesaidnothing—notawordnotasmileornotagesture.Shejusthandedmemychangeand15anegativetoneorderedNext!Ithitmerightbetweentheeyes:Twopeoplethesameage;16mademefeelgreatandtheotherwellmademefeelthatIhadinconveniencedherby17.Everymorningyoushouldask18thisimportantquestion:WhodoIwanttobetoday?'TheGrouch不高兴的人'or'TheGoodNewsGirl'?Youranswerwilldogreatgoodto19thejoyandhappinessthatyouwillexperienceinyour20.1.A.atallB.inallC.forallD.allfor2.A.staredB.glaredC.glancedD.noticed3.A.carryingB.takingC.readingD.buying4.A.tiredofB.interestedinC.concernedaboutD.fondof5.A.columnsB.editionsC.pages.D.parts6.A.badB.goodC.latestD.interesting7.A.collectB.printC.sellD.publish8.A.storiesB.ideasC.conceptsD.experiences9.A.rewardsB.theothersC.othersD.nothing10.A.praisedB.thankedC.appreciatedD.criticized11.A.droppedoutB.droppedoffC.droppedonD.droppedby12.A.pickupB.takeupC.bringupD.carryup13.A.beautifulB.fantasticC.differentD.stupid14.A.cardB.moneyC.dollarD.change15.A.withB.atC.throughD.in16.A.oneB.whoC.whatD.it17.A.movingupB.goingawayC.showingupD.showingoff18.A.herB.themC.yourselfD.themselves19.A.creatingB.determiningC.enjoyingD.guaranteeing20.A.homeB.workC.studyD.life

ThisisatalkbyaLondontaxi出租车driver.I'vebeenataxidriverfornearlytenyears.MostLondontaxidrivershavetheirowntaxis.It'sanicejobmostoftime.youmeetalotofpeople.Ialwaysworkatnightbecausethereistoomuchtrafficduringtheday.Ilivetwentymiles英里outsideLondonandIgotoworkat5:30intheafternoon.Iusuallygohomebetween2and3inthemorning.Someverystrangethingshappenedlateatnight.TheotherdayIwastakingawomanhomefromaparty.Shehadherlittledogwithher.Whenwegottoherhouseshefoundthatshehadlostherkey.SoIwaitedinthecarwiththedogwhilesheclimbedinthroughthewindows.Iwaitedandwaited.AfterhalfanhourofringingthebellIdecidedtofindoutwhatwasgoingon.Itiedthedogtoatreeandstartedtoclimbinthroughthewindow.ThenextthingIknewwasthatthepolicecame.TheythoughtIwasathief小偷.Luckilythewomancamedownstairs下楼.Shemusthavegonetosleepandforgottenaboutmeandthedog!1.Thedriveralwaysworkedatnightbecauseitwaseasierto_____.A.driveB.makemoneyC.climbinthroughthewindowD.meetalotofpeople2.Thewomanclimbedinthroughthewindowbecause_____.A.shewantedtohaveasleepB.herhusbanddidn'topenthedoorforherC.shedidn'twanttopaythedriverD.shecouldn'tfindherkey3.Thestoryhappened_____.A.intheafternoonB.lateatnightC.20milesoutsideLondonD.nearthepolicestation4.Whichofthefollowingiswrong?A.Thedriverworkeduntilbetween2and3inthemorning.B.Thepolicemadeamistake.C.Thewomanhadnomoneytopaythedriver.D.Thewomanhadforgottenaboutthedriverandthedog.5.ThedriverclimbedinthroughthewindowtoA.getmoneyfromthewomanB.returnthedogtothewomanC.seewhatwashappeninginthehouseD.phonethepolice

根据短文内容从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项选项中的两项为多途选项Beinghealthymeanstakingcareofyourselfphysicallyandmentally.Herearesomeofmybesttipsonhowtodoboth:Breakabadhabit.Youdon’treallybreakhabits.____1__.Soifyourproblemisthatyoueattoomuchwhenyougethomefromworkfindsomethingnewtodothatisincompatible不能共存的withwhatyouusuallydo.Youcan’twalkaroundthetrackattheschoolandpigoutinyourkitchenatthesametime.Growyourmarriage._____2__.It’salwaysagive-and-takealwaysrequireswork.It’slikeifyouplantedagardenandcamebacksixmonthslater----youwouldn’tevenbeabletofindit.__3__Beatstress.MydogMaggieisthebestanti–stresstoolIhave.Afewminutespettingscratchingorplayingwithherand_____4__.Exercisealsohelps.JustabouteverydayI’monthetenniscourt.It’sagreatworkoutandifIdon’thavethatIdon’tcopeaswellsleepaswellorthinkaswell.Refocusyouranger.Expressingyourangerisjustnotthatgoodanidea.Yousaythingsyoudon’tmean._____5__Whenyoudothatyou’reaproblemsolver.Don’tmedicatewithfood.Itnevereverworks.You’redenyingyourissuebyeatingyourwaythroughitinsteadofsayingHeyI’vegotaproblem.A.Youreplacetheunwantedbehaviorwithsomethingthatpreventsyoufromdoingitandthatdoesn’thaveunhealthysideeffects.B.I’llfeeleasy.C.Ifthereisaproblemyouneedn’tdealwithitimmediately.D.Youhavetotenditfeeditweeditdealwiththeproblems.E.Insteadrecognizethatangerisusuallyasymptomofhurtfearorfrustrationanddealwiththecausesratherthanblowup.F.Relationshipsarenegotiated协商andthenegotiationneverstops.G.Youdosomethingwithoutanygoodeffectonyourhealthduringthetimewhenyouusuallydosomethingharmfultoyourbody.

根据短文内容从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项选项中有两项为多余选项IfyouwalkintoW..LloydJerome’sdentalsurgery手术inGlasgowyou’llseebrightpaintingsandafashionablebluecouchwhichpatientssitonwhilehecheckstheirteeth.Jeromesays‘That’sbecausethey’refrightened.’1‘That’swhyIdon’twearawhitecoat.Ifindthat’soneofthethingsthatpeopleassociatewithpain.Infactmyphilosophyisthatdentaltreatmentshouldtakeplaceinanatmosphereofrelaxationinterestandaboveallenjoyment.Whichisallhighlyshockingforanyonewhoassociatesdentaltreatmentwithpainorattheveryleastformalclinicalvisits.Hesays‘Ifpeoplearerelaxedentertainedandcorrectlytreatedtheywillforgetsuchpreviousunpleasantexperiences.Virtual-realityheadsetsareoneofhisnewrelaxationtechniques2Theheadsetsareusedforthefirstcheck–upwherethepatientsitsonthebluecouchandwatchesanunderwearfilmwhileIlookattheirteeth.Thentheheadsetswitchestoaspecialcameratogivethepatientavisualtouraroundtheirmouth.Anotherkeypointisthatthesurgerysmellsmorelikeaperfumeshopthanadentist’s.Todaythereisthesmelloforange.WhenpeoplewalkinIwantthemtorealizewithalltheirsensesthatit’snotlikegoingtodentist’s.Smellisveryimportant.3KnownasClasgow’smostfashionabledentistJeromeiskeentopointoutthathetakeshisworkveryseriously.4ForexampleJeromeusesaspecialinstrumentwhichsprayswarmwaterontheteethtocleanthemratherthanscrapingthem.‘Itfeelsabitstrangebutaslongaspeoplearerelaxedit’snotpainful.5OneofthethingsIfoundouttherewasthatwhenyoumakeiteasierforthepatientyoumakeiteasierforyourself’Heseeshispatient–centredattitudeasthestartofagradualmovementtowardslessformalityintheconservativeBritishdentistryprofession.Atthatmomentapatientarrives.Jeromerushesoveroffershimacupofteaaskshimwhatvideohe’dliketowatchandleadshimgentlytowardsthechair.A.FiveyearsagoJeromewenttotheUnitedStatestodoresearch.B.Hehastriedtocreateanenvironmentwherepeoplearenotafraid.C.Therelaxationtechniquesareimportantbutthequalityofthetreatmentisthemostimportantthing.D.WewerethefirstpracticeinBritaintointroducethem.E.Nowtheylookforwardtotheirvisitshere.F.Thatdentalsmellofsurgicalspiritcangettheheartracinginminutesifyou’refrightenedofdentists.G.Fiftypercentofthepopulationonlygotothedentistwhenthey’reinpain.

TodaymostChineseteenagersarehappytobefavoredbytwoparentsandfourgrandparentsintheirfamilies.Buthaveyoueverthoughtabouthowtotakecareoffourtotwelveoldpeoplewhenyougrowupandgetmarried?ThiscouldbeaproblemformostChineseyouthsasChinaisenteringanewstageofanagingsociety.Anagingsocietyreferstoonewhere10percentormoreofitspopulationisover60.Bytheendof2007Chineseover60yearsoldhavemadeup11.7percentofthenation’stotalpopulation.ChinaisgettingoldbeforebecomingrichsaidCaiChuangaprofessorattheChineseAcademyofSocialSciences.ThepopulationincreasethathaspoweredChinesegrowthforthreedecadeswillgivewayoverthenexttenyearstoarapidagingofthesociety.Thiswillleadtoweakereconomicgrowthbecauseofalackoflaborresources.Asaresultofthefamilyplanningpolicyitisexpectedthatthecountry’stotalworkingpopulationwilldecreaseafter2015.ChinaisnottheonlycountrygettingolD.Morethat60countrieshavebecomeagingsocietiesandoneinthreepeopleintheEuropeanUnionisaseniorcitizen.HoweverexpertssaidthatChinadoesn’thaveahighlydevelopedsocialsecuritynetworktosupporttheolD.Socialsecurityisaninsuranceprogramprotectingthoseinneedincludingtheoldthedisabledandothers.1.Anagingsocietyisasocietythat.A.lessthat10%ofitspopulationisover60B.10%ormoreofitspopulationisover60C.therearefouroldpeopleinafamilyD.mostofitspopulationisover602.IfChinaentersanagingsociety.A.therewillnotbeenoughlaborresourcesB.thefamilyplanningpolicywillbeendedC.everyoneneedstotakecareoffourtotwelveoldpeopleD.Chinawillhaveahighlydevelopedsocialsecuritynetwork3.WhatdoesCaiChuangmeanbysayingChinaisgettingoldbeforebecomingrich.?A.Chinawillbeanagingsocietythenbeadevelopedcountry.B.Chinawillbearichcountrybeforebeinganagingsociety.C.AnagingsocietywillaffectChineseeconomydevelopment.D.Chinawillstopdevelopingbecauseofitsagingproblem.4.Thepassagemainlytalksabout.A.anagingsocietyB.ChinesesocialproblemC.familypanningpolicyD.agingprobleminChina

Fromgoodreadingwe.cangetpleasurecompanionshipexperienceandinstruction.Agoodbookmayabsorbourattentionsocompletelythatforthetimebeingweforgetoursurroundingsandevenouridentity.Readinggoodbooksisoneofthegreatestpleasuresinlife.Itincreasesourcontentmentwhenwearecheerfulandlessensourtroubleswhenwearesad.Whatevermaybeourmainpurposeinreadingourcontactwithgoodbooksshouldneverfailtogiveusenjoymentandsatisfaction.Withagoodbookinourhandsweneedneverbelonely.Whetherthecharactersportrayedaretakenfromreallifeorarepurelyimaginarytheymaybecomeourcompanionsandfriends.Inthepagesofbookswecanwalkwiththewiseandthegoodofalllandsandalltimes.Thepeoplewemeetinbooksmaydelightuseitherbecausetheyresemblehumanfriendswhomweholddearorbecausetheypresentunfamiliartypeswhomwearegladtowelcomeasnewacquaintances.Ourhumanfriendssometimesmayboreusbutthefriendswemakeinbooksneedneverwearyuswiththeircompany.Byturningthepagewecandismissthemwithoutanyfearofhurtingtheirfeelings.Whenhumanfriendsdesertusgoodbooksarealwaysreadytogiveusfriendshipsympathyandencouragement.Oneofthemostvaluablegiftsbestowedbybooksisexperience.Fewofuscantravelfarfromhomeorhaveawiderangeofexperiencesbutallofuscanleadvariedlivesthroughthepagesofbooks.Whetherwewishtoescapefromtheseeminglydullrealitiesofeverydaylifeorwhetherwelongtovisitsomefar-offplaceabookwillhelpuswhennothingelsecan.Totravelbybookweneednobankaccounttopayourway;noairshiporoceanlinerorstream-linedtraintotransportus;nopassporttoentermelandofourheart'sdesire.Throughbookswemaygetthethrillofriskyadventurewithoutdanger.WecanclimbloftymountainsbravethedangerofanAntarcticwinterorcrossthehotsandsofthedesertallwithouthardship.InbookswemayvisitthestudiosofHollywood;wemaywalkamongthegaycrowdsofthePariswidestreets;wemayjointhepicturesquepeasantsinanAlpinevillageorthekindlynativesonaSouthSeaisland.Indeedthroughbooksthewholeworldisoursfortheasking.Thepossibilitiesofourliteraryexperiencesarealmostunlimited.Thebeautiesofnaturetheenjoymentofmusicthetreasuresofartthetriumphsofarchitecturethemiraclesofengineeringareallopentothewonderandenjoymentofthosewhoread.1.Whydowesometimesforgetoursurroundingsandevenouridentitywhilereading?A.Noonehascometodisturbyou.B.Everythingissoquietandcalmaroundyou.C.Thebookyouarereadingissointerestingandattractive.D.Yourbookisoverdue;youarefinishingitataveryfastspeed.2.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?A.Yourwishtovisitsomefar-offplacecanberealizedthroughthepagesofthebooks.B.Toescapefromthedullrealitiesofeverydaylifeyoushouldtakeupreading.C.Bookscanalwayshelpyoutoliveacolorfullife.D.Youmayobtainvaluableexperiencefromreadinggoodbooks.3.Theunderlinedwordwearymeans____.A.toattractsomeone'sattentionB.todistractsomeone'sattentionC.tomakesomeoneverytiredD.tomakesomeoneinterested4.Thelastparagraphofthepassageimpliesthatthroughbooks____.A.thewholeworldismoreaccessibletousB.wecanasktogoanywhereintheworldC.itispossibleforustomakearound-the-worldtripfreeofchargeD.wecanaskforeverythinginthisworld

TheunquestionedroleofastudentistolearnasmuchaspossiblethroughwhatevermeansittakestoacquireknowledgE.Teachersandprofessorsarehumanbeingsandarethereforenotperfect.Nooneknowsthecorrectanswertoeveryquestionevenwhenyoulimitthequestionstoacertainfieldofstudy.Havingcertainskepticism质疑aboutwhattheyarebeingtaughtcanhelpstudentstomaketheteachersevenbetterbycorrectingmistakesandmisinformation.Studentscertainlyhaveahugeroleintheirownabilitiestolearn.Teachersshouldactmoreasguidesalongthewayratherthantrytoforceeachstudenttolearn.Thebestteachersintheworldcannotteachanunmotivatedstudent.Iftheteacherforwhateverreasoncannotmotivatethestudentthenthestudentmustsomehowfindawaytomotivatehimselforherself.Onemethodofdoingthisisbybecominganactiveratherthanapassivestudent.Themorethestudentinvolveshimselforherselfintheactofstudyingthebetterheorshecanlearn.Oneofthebestwaystobecomemoreactiveissimplytoasktheteacherorprofessorquestions.Studentswhopassivelysitinaclassroomandtakeeverythingthattheteachersaysforgrantedarenotfullyusingtheirmentalcapacitiestolearn.Bettereducationcomesfromteacherswhoareabletogettheirstudentstothinkaboutasubjectratherthanmerelyabsorbacertainamountofinformation.Havingahealthyskepticismcanimproveastudent'sabilitytoboththinkandabsorbknowledgeinalearningsituation.Teachersarehumanbeingsandnooneisonehundredpercentrightallofthetimeeveninaclassroomsituation.Perhapsateacherwouldsimplyunconsciouslysaythewrongwordorpassonsomemisinformationthattheteachertrulybelievedwascorrect.A.student'squestioncouldpreventanentireclassroomfrombecomingconfusedormisinformeD.ThereisofcourseafinebalancebetweenastudenthavingahealthyskepticismandjustbeingadownrightskeptiC.Butwiththeproperattitudetowardlearningandalittleskepticismboththestudentsandteacherscanimproveuponthelearningprocessandmaximizelearningefficiency.1.Whichofthefollowingistheauthor'smainargument?A.Passivelearningresultsfrompassiveteachinginclass.B.Astudent'sabilityplaysahugeroleinthelearningprocess.C.Ahealthyskepticismfullydependsonstudents'motivationandability.D.Ahealthyskepticismandproperattitudecontributetoeffectivelearning.2.Beingpassivelearnersthestudents_______________.A.uselittleoftheirmentalabilitywhilestudyingB.seldominvolvethemselvescompletelyinlearningC.canhardlytelltherightfromthewronginclassD.simplyasktheirteachersquestionswithoutthinking3.Accordingtothepassageagoodteachershould_________.A.helptheunmotivatedstudentspatientlyB.instructstudentsinthelearningprocessC.makenomistakesintheteachingprocessD.answerallthequestionsraisedbystudents4Theauthorwillmostprobablyagreethat___________.A.keepingskepticismtoacertaindegreeisimportantB.havingagoodattitudecanensurethelearningprocessC.takingeverythingforgrantedmakesastudentlearnnothingD.ateacher'sabilitycanbeimprovedbyencouragingdoubts

TheHongKongMedicalAssociationHKMACouncildiscussedinameetingtheproblemofusingmobilephoneswhiledriving.ThefollowingprintswererecordeD.1.ThereisnowobjectivescientificinformationmostrecentlyfromTorontoshowingthattheriskofbringingabouttrafficaccidentsrisesfourfoldifamobilephoneisusedwhiledriving.2.Hands-offmodelsofmobilephonesarenosaferthanhands-onmodels.3.SwitzerlandIsraelBrazilandsomestatesinAustralianowhavelawsbanningtheuseoftelephoneswhiledrivingmotorvehicles.TheCouncilalsorecordedthatmobilephonesserveaspecialsocio-economicfunctioninHongKongsuchasoperationofgoodsvansandtaxisandforbiddingtheirusebylawimmediatelymaydisrupt扰乱importantaspectsofoursocio-economiclifE.Wedoubtwhetherthelowfigureof1--3trafficaccidentsperyearlocallyoccurringwhileamotoristwasusingamobilephoneasofferedbytheSecretaryforEconomicServicesMr.StetpenPrittwassystematicallycollecteD.TheHKMACouncilstronglyadvisedthat:1.DriversofallmotorvehiclesinHongKongshouldstoptheirvehiclesinsafeplaceswhentheywishtousetheirmobilephones.2.Thegovernmentshouldseriouslyconsideraddinganadditionalchargeofdrivingwithoutduecareandheavierpunishmentsondriversconnectingwithtrafficaccidentswhileusingmobilephones.3.Statisticsonmobile-phone-inducedtrafficaccidentsshouldbecollectedsystematicallywithoutdelay.Ifnecessarythepolicemaybeempoweredtocross-checkwithphonecompanieswhetherthedriver'sphonewasinuseatthetimeofatrafficaccident.1.Whatisthemaintopicofthepassage?A.Theimportanceofobjectivescientificinformation.B.Usingmobilephoneswhiledriving.C.Aspecialsocio-economicfunction.D.Forbiddingtheuseofmobilephones.2.ThelowfigureoftrafficaccidentscausedbyusingmobilephonesinHongKongsuggeststhat______.A.fewpeoplethereusedmobilephoneswhiledrivingB.thedriverstherestoppedtheirvehiclestousemobilephonesC.thedriverstherewereafraidoftheheavypunishmentsD.thepeopleinteresteddidnotcollecttheinformationregularly3.ItisrecommendedthattheHongKonggovernmentshould___________.A.forbidtheuseofmobilephoneswhiledrivingB.takeduecaretostopdriversfromusingmobilephoneswhiledrivingC.punishmorestrictlydriversconnectingwithaccidentsduetousingmobilephonesD.solvetheproblemofusingmobilephoneswhiledrivingimmediately4.Thewordcross-checkinthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans____________.A.questioningsomebodycarefullyB.consideringadifferentsourceC.providingmorecross-referencesD.joininganaccidentinsurancecompany

Scientistssaytheyhavedevelopedthefirsttechnologyofitskindtoallowchildrenwithcommunicationproblemstoconversebetter.Howwasschooltoday?isasoftwaresystemtoenablechildrenwithdisabilitiessuchascerebralpalsy脑瘫communicatefaster.ThesystemistheresultofaprojectbetweencomputingscientistsfromtheUniversitiesofDundeeandAberdeenandCapabilityScotlanD.DrEhudReiterfromtheUniversityofAberdeen'sSchoolofNaturalandComputingSciencessaid:Howwasschooltoday?usessensorsswipecardsandarecordingdevicetogatherinformationonwhatthechildusingthesystemhasexperiencedatschoolthatday.Thiscanthenbeturnedintoastorybythecomputer—usingwhatiscallednaturallanguagegeneration—whichthepupilscanthensharewhentheygethomE.Thesystemallowschildrentoeasilytalkabouttheirschooldayandtoquicklyanswerquestions.Forachildwithseveremotordisabilitiesornospeechholdingaconversationisoftenverydifficultandlimitedtoshortone-to-two-wordanswers.PupilsfromCapability'sCorsefordSchoolnearGlasgowwerethefirsttotrialthenewsystem.SueWilliamsheadteacheratCorsefordSchoolsaid:IntheweekweusedthesystemwefounditveryusefultopupilsteachersandparentsalikE.Itallowschildrentotakecontroloftheconversationwithouthavingtorelyonhelpfromus.NicoleValleryandRebeccaClellandweretwoofthepupilsatCorsefordtotestthenewsoftwarE.Nicole11saidIwashappytotakepartinHowwasschooltoday?Itmademefeelgoodaboutmyself.RebeccasaidItwassomethingdifferent.Ienjoyedit.Nicole'smumJansaid:WereallyenjoyedusingHowwasschooltoday?andhearingNicole'sstory.Theprogrammerenabledhertotalkeasilyandanswerquestionsquicklygivingusaverydetailedinsightintoherday.Plansarenowinplacetoexaminehowitcouldbeusedtosupportchildrenwithdifferentlevelsandtypesofimpairments缺陷.1.Whatisprobablythemeaningoftheunderlinedwordconverseinthefirstparagraph?A.completeB.communicateC.controlD.conduct2.ThefollowingarepartofHowwasschoolday?except________.A.sensorsB.swipecardsC.areadingdeviceD.amicrophone3.Thesoftwarehasbeendevelopedto________.A.solvecommunicationproblemsB.helpgatherinformationaboutschooldaysC.helptocommunicatefasterD.talkaboutthestudents’schooldays4.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisnottrue?A.Howwasschoolday?hasgoneintoproduction.B.Scientistsplantocarryoutfurtherresearchintothesystem.C.Thesystemallowschildrentotakecontroloftheconversation.D.Thesystemmakespupilsfeelgoodaboutthemselves.5.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.Howwasschoolday?BecomingPopularB.ASoftwareforListeningC.ANewSoftwareHelpingCommunicationEasierD.ANewSoftwareforPupils

JohnBlanchardwasstudyingthecrowdmakingtheirwaythroughthestation.Hewaslookingforthegirlwitharosewhoseheartheknewbutwhosefacehedidn’t.WhenreadingabookinaFloridalibraryayearbeforeJohnbecameinterestednotinthecontentsofthebookbutinthenotespenciledinthemargin.Thehandwritingreflectedathoughtfulsoulandbeautifulmind.Hediscoveredtheformerowner'snameinthefrontofthebook:MissHollisMaynell.Helocatedheraddressandwrotealetterintroducinghimself.Thenextdayhewasshippedoverseastoserveinthearmy.Duringthenextyeartheygrewtoknoweachotherthroughthemailandtheirfriendshipdeveloped.Johnrequestedaphotographbutsherefusedsayingifhereallycareditwouldn'tmatterwhatshelookedlike.Whenthedayfinallycameforhimtoreturnhometheirfirstmeetingwassuggested—7:00p.m.attheGrandCentralStationinNewYork.ShewroteYou’llrecognizemebytheredroseIwearonmycoat.SonowJohnwasinthestationtomeetthegirlwitharose.AsaprettyandslimgirlingreencameoverJohnnoticedherblueeyeslikeflowersinspring.Hewalkeddirectlytowardsherentirelyforgettingshewasnotwearingarose.AsJohncameclosertoherhesawanotherwomanwitharedrosestoodnearby.Wellpast40thiswomanhadgrayinghairdoneunderawornhat.SeeingthegirlingreenwalkquicklyawayJohnfeltasifheweresplitintwo.Hedesiredtofollowthatgirlbutlongedforthewomanwhosespirithadtrulycompanionedandsupportedhim.Thewomanlookedgentleandsensible.JohnwenttohersayingI’mCaptainJohnBlanchard.YoumustbeMissMaynell.Iamgladtomeetyouhere.MayItakeyoutodinner?SherepliedwithasmileIdon’tknowwhatthisisabout.Buttheladyingreenwhojustwentbybeggedmetowearthisroseonmycoat.ShesaidifyouaskedmeouttodinnerI’dtellyousheiswaitingforyouinthebigrestaurantacrossthestreet.Shesaiditwassomekindoftest!1.Johnwaseagertoknowtheformerownerofthebookbecausehe______.A.wasveryinterestedinthecontentsofthebookB.wasimpressedbythenoteswrittenbyitsownerC.wantedtoimprovehishandwritingD.wantedtodiscussthebookwithher2.WhathappenedtoJohnaftergettingintouchwithMissHollisMaynell?A.Heservedinthearmyabroad.B.Hewentoverseasforvacation.C.HewentonabusinesstripinNewYork.D.HevisitedMissMaynell.3.Whatdoweknowaboutthewomanwitharose?A.ShewasMissMaynell’sclosefriend.B.Shewasawaitressinthebigrestaurant.C.Shewasprobablyapasserby.D.ShewaspaidtomeetJohnattheStation.4.Whichwouldbethebesttitleofthetext?A..AnInterestingBookB..AWomanWithaRoseC..ABraveSoldierD.ALoveTest

Modernscientistshavemadegreatdevelopmentinbuildingcomputersthatcanimitatelogicalthought.Therearetwoschoolsofthoughtonartificialintelligence人工智能.SupportersofStrongAIconsiderthatallhumanthoughtcanbebrokendownintoasetofmathematicaloperations.Theyexpectthattheywillonedaybeabletocopythehumanmindandcreatearobotabletoboththinkandfeelwithasenseofself–thestuffofclassicsciencefiction.SupportersofWeakAIthinkacomputermightseemintelligentbutitisnotawareofwhatitisdoingwithnosenseofselforconsciousness.Nowthedevelopmentoflife–likerobotsmaybeclosertorealitythanyouthink.Engineershavecreatedroboticsoccerplayersandbeesthatactliketherealthing.PoweredbyasmallbatteryonherbackhumanoidrobotLolaisasoccerchampion.TheideaoftherobotisthatitcanwalkandseethingsbecauseithasavideocameraontopRaulRojasPh.D.professorofartificialintelligenceatFreieUniversityinBerlinGermanytoldIvanhoE.UsingthecameraonherheadLolarecognizesobjectsbycolor.UsingthiscameraLolacanlocateobjectsonthefloorsuchasaredballgoaftertheballandtrytoscoreagoalsaidDr.Rojas.Germanengineershavealsocreatedabeerobot.Itcanimitatethebee’swaggledancewhichcommunicatesthelocationoffoodandwater.LaterwhatwewanttoproveisthattherobotcansendthebeesinanydecideddirectionusingthewaggledancesaidDr.Rojas.Robotslikethiscouldonedaybecomehigh–techsurveillance侦察toolsthatsecretlyflyandrecorddatA.1.Roboticsoccerplayersmentionedinthetextreachthelevelof.A.StrongAItechnologyB.WeakAItechnologyC.beingabletothinkthemselvesD.havingasenseofconsciousness2.HowdoesLolatelldifferentobjectsaccordingtothetext?A.BymicrowavE.B.BysounD.C.Bysmell.D.Bycolor.3.Theunderlinedwordthisinthelastparagraphrefersto.A.abeerobotB.aroboticsoccerplayerC.abeenthatcanusethewaggledanceD.asurveillancetool4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.Arobotabletoboththinkandfeelonlyexistsinsciencefictionnow.B.Scientistshavecreatedtherobotsthatcanplaysoccerbetterthanmen.C.Engineershavecreatedroboticsoccerplayersandbeesthatcanreplacetherealthing.D.Scientistshavemadegreatdevelopmentinrecordingdatainthepastfewyears.