British potato farmers were taking to the streets to call for the expression “couch potato” to be taken from the dictionary because it harms the vegetable’s imagE. The British Potato Council wants the Oxford English Dictionary to replace the expression with the term "couch slouch", with protests planned outside parliament in London and the offices of Oxford University Press. Kathryn Race, head of marketing at the Council, which represents some 4,000 growers and processors, said the group had complained in writing to the OED but had yet to receive a responsE. "We are trying to get rid of the image that potatoes are bad for you," she said Monday. The potato has had its knocks in the past. Of course it is not the Oxford English Dictionary's fault but we want to use another term than “couch potato” because potatoes are naturally healthy. The OED says "couch potato" originated as American slang, meaning "a person who spends leisure time passively or idly sitting around, especially watching television or video tapes." The Potato Council says its campaign has the backing of dieticians(饮食学家) who say the vegetable is low in fat and high in vitamin C. Supporting the campaign, celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson said the vegetable was one of Britain’s favorite foods. “Not only are they healthy, they are versatile(多样的), convenient and taste great too. Life without potato is like a sandwich without a filling,” he saiD. John Simpson, chief editor of the Oxford English Dictionary, said the dictionary first included the term “couch potato” in 1993 and said "dictionaries just reflect the words that society uses." He said words were never taken out of the full-length dictionary, which includes some 650,000 words contained in 20 volumes. But little-used words can be removed from the smaller dictionaries to make way for newer ones. “If society stops using words, then they are taken out of the smaller dictionaries”, he addeD. “The first known recorded use of the expression “couch potato” was in a 1979 Log Angeles Times article,” Simpson saiD. Nigel Evans, a member of parliament for the Ribble Valley in Lancashire, has made a motion in support of the campaign, highlighting the nutritional value of the British potato. 58. The British potato farmers went to demonstrate against OED because __________. A. the phrase “couch potato” has largely damaged the benefits of planting potatoes B. OED board has had prejudice(偏见) in absorbing “couch potato” into its new versions of dictionary C. the phrase “couch potato” has hurt people’s feelings about potatoes D. the phrase “couch potato” has ruined the positive image of potatoes 59. According to the British Potato Council, the OED __________. A. has done something wrong to the British potato farmers B. should leave out from it the phrase “couch potato” C. should replace the phrase with “couch slouch” D. should make up for what it did to the farmers 60. Antony Worrall Thompson supported the campaign started by the Potato council because ________. A. he is a cook and potato is his favorite food B. the phrase doesn’t match what people think of C. potatoes are of rich nutrients and good taste D. potatoes are a main source for making sandwich 61. What can best describe the viewpoints held by John Simpson? A. OED will remove the phrase if it causes strong protests B. OED should collect all the words reflecting society uses C.If words are little used, they might be removed from OED D. The phrase might be removed from smaller dictionaries one day

A.guidingprincipleformastercellistYo-YoMaisthattheintersection交汇ofculturesiswherenewthingsappear.Certainlyhisbiographyisanintersectionofcultures.HewasborntoChineseparentsinParisFrance;bothhisparentsweremusicians.WhenhewassevenhisfamilymovedtotheUnitedStates.GiftedforhisageMaattendedJuilliardtheworldfamousmusicinstitutE.HethenchosetoearnaliberalartsdegreeatHarvardratherthanfocusingonlyonmusiC.EveninhisearliestperformingyearsYo-YoMahadastrongbeliefthatitwasimportanttosharemusicwithallkindsofpeoplE.Storiesaretoldabouthowheonceperformedinthehallwayofalargebuildingforpeoplewhowereunabletogetticketstohisconcert.HeremainedinterestedinmakingmusicaccessibletodiverseaudiencesandfurtheredhisinterestindifferentcultureswhenhevisitedtheBushmenoftheKalahari.HedevelopedavehicletofurthertheseidealswhenhefoundedtheSilkRoadProject.AshehassaidtheSilkRoadisametaphor隐喻foranumberofthings:astheInternetofancienttimestherouteswereusedfortradebyreligiouspeopleadventurersscientistsstorytellers.EverythingfromalgebratoIslammovedalongtheSilkRoaD.It’sthelocal-globalthing.Intheculturalworldyouwanttomakesurethatvoicesdon’tgetlostthatrichtraditionscontinuetolivewithoutbecomingcommon.ThislessonexploresthephilosophybehindYo-YoMa’sfoundingoftheSilkRoadEnsemble乐团hisbeliefthattheartsandparticularlymusiccanmaketheworldbetterandthatthroughcooperationonecanbothpreservetraditionandshapeculturalevolution.Studentsalsoexploretheirownattitudestowardtheartswritingreflectiveessaysonhowtheartshaveplayedaroleintheirownlives.28.WhatdowelearnaboutYo-YoMaaccordingtoParagraph1?A.HestudiedmusicinFranceB.HestartedhiscareerinHarvardC.HeshowedgreatmusicaltalentD.HeearnedaliberalartsdegreeinJulliard29.WhichofthefollowingcanbestreplacethewordvehicleinParagraph2?A.CarB.MediumC.SkillD.Project30.WhatdoesYo-YoMathinkoftheSilkRoad?A.TherouteiskeytomusicaldevelopmentB.IthassignificantinfluenceontheworldC.ItsimplyhelpswiththespreadofreligionsD.Traditionsarepassedonthroughtheroute31.WhydidYo-YoMafoundtheSilkRoadEnsemble?A.TofostercooperationinbusinessB.TorecordthevoicesalongtherouteC.Toexplorepeople’sattitudetowardtheartsD.Tosharemusicandpromoteculturaldevelopment

TheGoldenGateBridgeinSanFranciscoCaliforniaisoneoftheworld’smostbeautifulbridges.Itisalsooneofthemostvisitedplacesintheworld.Morethan1800hundredmillionvehicleshaveusedthebridgesinceitopenedmorethan70yearsago.ThebridgewaspaintedInternationalOrangebecausethatcolorwentwellwiththenaturalsurroundings.Thecoloralsoiseasiertoseeintheheavyfogthatoftencoversthearea.ButtheGoldenGateBridgewasnotnamedforitsorangecolor.ItwasnamedforthebodyofwaterthatitcrossestheGoldenGateStraitwhichistheentrancetotheSanFranciscoBayfromthePacificOcean.Planningforthebridgebeganinthe1920swhentheareaaroundSanFranciscowasgrowing.Peoplelivingintheareaneededanotherwaytogettothecitybesidessmallferries.JosephStrausswasthechiefengineerfortheproject.Workbeganin1934.Mr.Straussdemandedthestrongestsafetyprotectionsinthehistoryofbridgebuilding.Theseincludedthefirstuseofhardhatstoprotecttheworkers’headsandspecialglassestoprotecttheireyes.Aspecialsafetynetwassuspendedunderthebridge.Thisnetsavedthelivesof19menduringtheconstruction.TheGoldenGateBridgeopenedin1937.Itextends1280metersacrossthewater.Thetotallengthis2737meters.Itwasthelargestsuspensionbridge吊桥intheworlduntil1964.ThatiswhentheVerrazanoNarrowsBridgeopenedinNewYorkCity.TodaytheGoldenGateBridgeistheninthlongestsuspensionbridgeintheworld.9.WhatwastheGoldenGateBridgenamedafter?A.TheStraititcrosses.B.Thecolorofpaint.C.Thelocalclimate.D.Itsnaturalsurroundings.10.HowdidpeoplecrosstheGoldenGateStraitbeforethebridgewasbuilt?A.Byplane.B.Bytrain.C.Byroad.D.Byboat.11.Whywasaspecialsafetynetsuspendedunderthebridge?A.Becauseitcanprotecttheenvironment.B.Becauseitcanpreventworkersfromfalling.C.Becauseitcanmakeconstructioneasier.D.Becauseitcansavebuildingmaterialsfromfalling.12.WhatdoweknowaboutJosephStrauss?A.HebuiltthefirstsuspensionbridgeintheworlD.B.Hissafetymeasureswerenotofpracticalvalue.C.Heattachedimportancetotheworkers’safety.D.Hedemandedstrongmeasurestoensurethesafetyofthebridge.

LearnersofEnglishespeciallyself-taughtlearnersmayhavetroubleinunderstandingspeechesbynativespeakers.Thefollowingwaysmighthelpimprovetheirlisteningability.Firstofalldothingsstepbystep.Itisnotgoodtolistentosomethingbeyondyourlevel.Betterchooseasuitablecourseandstartwiththefirstbook.GoontothesecondbookonlyafteryouaresureyouunderstandthefirstonE.Secondlysticktoonecourseofstudy.Don’tchangebooksoften.Neverletyourattentionbeattractedbyanothercoursejustbecauseitseemstobemorefashionable.ThirdlylistentotheEnglishnewsprogramovertheradiofromtimetotimE.BettergothroughthenewsstoriesintheChinese-languagenewspaperfirst.ThatwillmakeiteasyforyoutounderstandtheEnglishnewsontheradio.FourthlyifyouhavetimelistentosomeinterestingstoriesinsomespecialEnglishprogramssuchasVOA.orotherlisteningmaterialsofthesamelevelasthatofyourtextbook.24.ThisisapieceofadvicetolearnersofEnglishonhowto______.A.improvetheirlisteningabilityB.readfastC.writebetterEnglishandreadfasterD.speakcorrectly25.IfyouwanttounderstandtheEnglishnewsprogramontheradioyoushould________.A.readtheChineselanguagenewspaperstepbystepB.readagainandagaintheChineselanguagenewspaperC.gothroughtheChineselanguagenewspaperfirstD.beabletorecitetheChineselanguagenewspaper26.Theauthoradvisedthatonceyouhavetakenupacourseyou_______.A.shouldsticktoit.B.shouldbeginwiththelastbookC.shouldtakeupothercoursesiftheyaremorefashionableD.shouldn’tdoanythingelse27.InthispassageVOAstandsfor_______.A.abookB.amagazineC.atext-bookD.aradiostation

Whenthepopulationoftheporttownbegantosufferfrompoisoningthepolicecametofindthecauseofthepoison.TheythoughtsomeonewaspoisoningthepeopleonpurposebutnooneknewhowitwaspossiblE.SoonpeopletookthepositionthattheporkwaspoisoneD.Itwasapopularfoodeveryoneateanditcouldhavepossiblymadeeveryonesick.Anyonewhohadpossessionofporkwouldthrowitout.Eventhepoorestofthepoorwouldn’teatpork.Signswerepostedonpolesandlettersweresenttoeveryonetowarnpeopleofthepork.Shortlyafterwardsevenpolicemeninhighpositionswerealsogettingsick.Soonitbecamepoliticalandpopular.PoliticiansrushedtothetowntotalkaboutpoliticsandpromisedhowtheywouldfindthesolutioniftheywereelecteD.Everyonewassosickthattheydidn’tcareaboutpolitics.Everyonewasinapositionwhereheorshedidn’tknowwhattodoanymorE.Theywenttothepostofficetomailpostsoutaskingforhelp.Thepoortowndidn’tknowhowtodealwiththesituation.Onedayawell-knownscientistfromNewYorkcametothetownwithahugeboxcontainingmanyinstrumentsandhispossessions.Hewenttopoolsandtheportandmademeasurements.HewasquietandpolitE.Thenonedayhemadeaspeechatanewspapermeeting-roomtoannouncehisfindings.Iamsorrytosayyourwatersupplyissoheavilypolluted;itispoisoneD.IknowwhohasbeenpoisoningyouallforsuchalongtimE.Itisyouwhohavebeenpoisoningyourselveswithpollution.A.greatdealofrubbishhasbeenthrownintothewaterdayafterday.Nooneherehastakengoodcareoftheenvironment.Itisnowonderallofyouhavebeensick.Shockedatthenewsthepeoplepresentwerelostinthought.5.Whichisthecorrectorderofthefactsdescribedinthestory?A.Peoplesufferedfrompoisoning.B.Politicianscametomakepromises.C.PeoplebegantorealizetherealcausE.D.Porkwasthrownaway.E.ThewatertherewaspolluteD.f.A.scientistcametocheckthewater.A.eadbfcB.eadcfbC.aebdcfD.fcdbea6.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Everyonewassosickofpoliticsthattheydidn’tcareaboutthosepoliticians.B.AccordingtothescientistfromNewYorkitwastheindustrythatpoisonedtheenvironmentofthetownC.Thereasonwhythepeopleinthetowngotsickwasthattheyatetheporkpoisonedbytheheavilypollutedwater.D.Ifthepeopleinthetownhadn’tpollutedthewatersupplytheywouldnothavesufferedfrompoisoningorsickness.7.Afterreadingthepassagewecaninferthat________.A.politicianstookeverychancetomakethemselveselectedB.porkwasthemainfoodofthepoorestpeopleinthetownC.peopleinthetownwerenotwell-educatedD.evensomepoliceofficersweregettingill

GoingshoppingseemseasybutactuallyittakesalotoflearningespeciallyinAmericA.InfactmanyAmericanswhoarenotsowell-offoftenshopatsalesoratspecialstoresthatsellthingsatlowpriceswhichyoumayfindinteresting.InAmericatheimportantruleofdressingisthatoneshouldchangehisorherclotheseveryday.ForexampleinanAmericancollegeneitherprofessorsnorstudentsareseeninthesameclothestwodaysinarow.SoyoumayfinditnecessarytobuymoreclothesthanyouhaveinChinA.WhileyouareshoppingintheStatesyouwilldiscoverthatpricesrangeconsiderablyfromtimetotimE.Thepurchaseofusedsecond-handclothingfurnitureorotherhouseholdarticlesmaybeanexcellentwayofsavingmoney.Mostsecond-handclothesareofprettygoodquality.IfyouaregoingtosettledownintheStatesandwantsomefurnitureyoumaygotoaloanclosetwherefurniturerentsatlowcostoryoumayalsogotoafurnitureexchangeplaceinthecommunity.Sheetsblanketsandotherbedclothesgoonsaleinmostcommunitiestwiceayear.AdvertisementsforwhitesalesonbedlinentowelsetC.oftenappearinJanuaryaswellasinMayJuneorJuly.Onceortwiceeveryseasontherewillbegaragesaleswhereyoucangetalmostanythingfromayachttoapairofshoesatlowprices.PricesatdiscountstoresandthriftshopsarealsoaslowasyoucanimaginE.Whenshoppingforfoodyoushouldlookforspecialpricesforvariousitemsthatareputonsaleweekly.ToeconomizeitwouldbeagoodideaforyoutoplantheweeklymenuaccordingtowhatisonsaleincludinginitthemeatsvegetablesfruitsetC.thatcanbeboughtatspecialpricesthatweek.ExchangeandreturnpoliciesvaryfromstoretostorE.YoushouldalsokeepinmindthatexchangeandreturnpoliciesforsalesitemscanbedifferentfromstandardstorepoliciesespeciallyifthepriceoftheitemshasbeenreduceD.AskthemerchantabouttheirexchangeandreturnpoliciesbeforemakingyourpurchasE.Obtaininganexchangeorareturnwithoutastorereceiptisoftendifficult.Sotosaveyourselftheheadacheyou’dbetterholdontoanypaperorotherproofofpurchasE.51.PeopleshoppinginAmericawilldiscover________.A.AmericangoodsareexcellentB.mostclothescomefromChinaC.pricesvarymuchsometimesD.usedclothesareofpoorquality52.A.personwhoneedsfurniturecan________.A.exchangetheirgoodsforfurnitureB.settleinaplacethathasfurnitureC.getsomefreeofchargeD.rentsomeatlowcost53.Atawhitesaleonecanbuy________.A.almostanythingB.meatsvegetablesfruitsC.bedlinentowelsD.shoesatlowprices54.Garagesalesareheld________.A.onceortwiceeverythreemonthsB.onceortwiceeveryyearC.fromtimetotimeD.inJanuaryMayJuneorJuly55.Whatdoesanypaperorotherproofinthelastparagraphreferto?A.Theexchangeandreturnpolicy.B.A.storereceipt.C.A.salesitem.D.Thestandardstorepolicy.

InancientEgyptashopkeeperdiscoveredthathecouldattractcustomerstohisshopsimplybymakingchangestoitsenvironment.Modernbusinesseshavebeenfollowinghisleadwithmoretactics策略.Onetacticinvolveswheretodisplaythegoods.Forexamplestoresplacefruitsandvegetablesinthefirstsection.Theyknowthatcustomerswhobuythehealthyfoodfirstwillfeelhappysothattheywillbuymorejunkfoodlaterintheirtrip.Indepartmentstoresthewomen'sshoesectionisgenerallynexttothewomen'scosmetics化妆品section:whiletheshopassistantisgoingbacktofindtherightsizeshoeboredcustomersarelikelytowanderoverandfindsomecosmeticstheymightwanttotrylater.Besidesbusinessesseektoappealtocustomers'sensesStoresnoticethatthesmellofbakedgoodsencouragesshoppingsotheymaketheirownbreadeachmorningandthenfanthebreadsmellintothestorethroughouttheday.Musicsellsgoodstoo.ResearchersinBritainfoundthatwhenFrenchmusicwasplayedsalesofFrenchwineswentup.Whenitcomestothesellingofhousesbusinessesalsousehighlyrewardingtactics.Theyfindthatcustomersmakedecisionsinthefirstfewsecondsuponwalkinginthedoorandturnitintoabusinessopportunity.A.Californiabuilderdesignedthestructureofitshousessmartly.WhenenteringthehousethecustomerwouldseethePacificOceanthroughthewindowsandthenthepoolthroughanopenstairwayleadingtothelowerlevel.Theinstantviewofwateronbothlevelshelpedsellthese$10millionhouses.33.AccordingtoParagraph3whichofthefollowingencouragescustomerstobuy?A.Openingthestoreearlyinthemorning.B.FillingthestorewiththesmelloffreshbreaD.C.InvitingcustomerstoplaymusiC.D.DisplayingBritishwinesnexttoFrenchones.34.WhatistheCaliforniabuilder'sstoryintendedtoprove?A.Thehousestructureisakeyfactorcustomersconsider.B.A.goodfirstimpressionincreasessales.C.Anoceanviewismuchtothecustomers'tastE.D.Themorecostlythehouseisthebetteritsells.35.whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Toreportresearchesoncustomerbehavior.B.Tointroducehowbusinesseshavegrownfromthepast.C.ToexplainhowbusinessesturnpeopleintotheircustomersD.Toshowdishonestbusinesspractices.

AnewbookcalledBattleHymnoftheTigerMotherbyAmyChuahascausedadebate争论aboutculturaldifferencesinparenting.AmyChuaisateacherinanAmericanuniversityandbothofherparentsareChinesE.InthebookMs.Chuawritesabouthowshetaughtherdaughters.ShetoldNBCtelevisionthatshehadaclearlistofwhatherdaughterswerenotallowedtodosuchashavingaplaydatewatchingTVorplayingcomputergamesandgettinganygradelessthananA.ManypeopleareagainstAmyChua’sparentingstyle风格evenherhusbandwhoisAmerican.Theysayitisrudeandunfairtochildren.Butshesaysherparentsraisedherandherthreesistersinthatway.Ms.ChuasaysafterheryoungerdaughtershoutedIhatemylife!Ihateyou!shedecidedtoretreatbecauseshewasafraidoflosingherdaughter.ButshealsosaysAmericanparentsoftenhavelowexpectationsoftheirchildren’sabilities.ThedebateisaboutwhatitmeanstobeasuccessfulparentandwhatitmeanstobeasuccessfulchildsaidStacyDeBroffwhohaswrittenfourbooksonparenting.ShesaysAmyChua’sparentingstyleisnotlimitedtoChinesefamilies.Itisatraditionalwayofparentingamongimmigrants移民.Theyhopetogetabetterfuturefortheirchildren.Shealsoseesarisk风险.WhenchildrenhavenotimetobesocialortodeveloptheirownintereststheymightnotdevelopotherskillsthattheyneedtosucceedinlifE.DeBroffadvisesparentstodeveloptheirownstyleofparentingandnotjustrepeatthewaytheywereraiseD.24.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeAmyChua?A.PolitE.B.Cruel.C.Strict.D.Popular.25.TheunderlinedwordretreatinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto_____.A.giveupB.goonC.gooutD.giveout26.AccordingtoMs.DeBroff_____.A.AmyChua’sparentingstyleshouldbeforbiddenB.AmericansshouldlearnfromAmyChuaC.parentsshouldhavetheirownparentingstyleD.AmyChua’sstyleisbadforchildren’sgrowth27.Inwhichpartofanewspapercanyoureadthepassage?A.Business.B.Entertainment.C.Sports.D.CulturE.

EvenasGoogleplanstotestitsfleet车队ofself﹣drivingcarsonpublicroadsthissummeritsbusinessmodelremainsabitofamystery.By2025asmanyas250000self﹣drivingvehiclescouldbesoldeachyeargloballyaccordingtoastudybyanindustryresearchfirm.VehiclesthatcantakeanyonefromA.toB.atthepushofabuttoncouldtransformmobilityformillionsofpeoplesaidChrisUrmsondirectorofGoogle'sself﹣drivingcarproject.FornowGooglehasnoplanstosellanyofitsself﹣drivingcars.Theyarestrictlyforresearch.ButtheywillhitpublicroadsthissummernearGoogle'sheadquartersinMountainViewCalifornia.Previoustestinghastakenplaceonlyonclosedcourses.Thecarsarebuilttooperatewithoutasteeringwheelaccelerator油门orbrakepedal.OursoftwareandsensorsdoalltheworkUrmsonsaid.Thevehicleswillbeverybasic﹣wewanttolearnfromthemandadaptthemasquicklyaspossible﹣buttheywilltakeyouwhereyouwanttogoatthepushofabutton.Theprototype雏形arethefirstofa100﹣carfleetthetechgiantisbuilding.InthelongrunUrmsonseesafutureofsaferroads﹣themajorityofautoaccidentsarecausedbyhumanerror﹣andfewertrafficjams.Roboticcarscouldalsoshuttlepeoplewhocan'tdrivebecauseofageorillness.Googlehassaidthatself﹣drivingcarscouldlaunchnewbusinessmodelsinwhichpeoplebuytheuseofvehiclestheydon'town.Thecompanyhasalreadytestedothertypesofself﹣drivingcarsonpublicstreetsincludingmodifiedLexussport﹣utilityvehiclesunderaspecialpermitprogrambytheCaliforniaDepartmentofMotorVehiclesthatrequiresahumandriveratthecontrols.ThestatehasissuedsixothercompaniespermitstooperatesuchcarsincludingDelphiMercedes﹣BenzVolkswagenTeslaBoschandNissan.Thevehiclesthatwillbetestedonopenroadsthissummerwillhaveremovablesteeringwheelsacceleratorsandbrakepedalstoallowsafetydriverstotakecontrolifneeded.Googlesaysthecarsaresafe.ThevehicleshavesensorsthatcandetectobjectsouttoadistanceofmorethantwofootballfieldsinalldirectionswhichisespeciallyhelpfulonbusystreetswithlotsofintersectionsUrmsonsaid.We'relookingforwardtolearninghowthecommunityunderstandsandinteractswiththevehiclesandtouncoveringchallengesthatareuniquetoafullyself﹣drivingvehicleUrmsonsaid.28.Thepassageinformsusthatself﹣drivingcars________.A.willprobablydecreasetrafficjamsB.havealreadypassednecessarytestsC.havebeenpurchasedbysomecompaniesD.willbeabletocommunicatewithdrivers29.AccordingtoChrisUrmson________.A.softwareandsensorsarevitalforself﹣drivingcarsB.self﹣drivingcarscangivedrivingorderstohumansC.self﹣drivingcarsarespeciallydesignedfortheelderlyD.ordinaryvehicleswillbereplacedbyself﹣drivingcars30.Theunderlinedwordintersectionsinthelastparagraphprobablymeans________.A.accidentsB.buildingsC.crossingsD.vehicles31.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage_______A.Self﹣drivingCarAvoidsHumanErrorsB.Self﹣drivingCarMeetsNewChallengesC.Google'sSelf﹣drivingCarEnjoysGlobalPopularityD.Google'sSelf﹣drivingCarGraduatestoCityStreets.

Theorderlycamebackinafewminuteswitharifle步枪andsomeBurmans缅甸人.Hetoldusthattheelephantwasinthericefieldsbelowonlyafewhundredyardsaway.AsIstartedforwardpracticallythewholepopulationofthequarterflockedoutofthehousesandfollowedmE.TheyhadseentherifleandwereallshoutingexcitedlythatIwasgoingtoshoottheelephant.ItwasfuntothemasitwouldbetoanEnglishcrowd;besidestheywantedthemeat.Itmademealittleuneasy.Ihadnointentionofshootingtheelephant—Ihadmerelysentfortherifletodefendmyself—anditisalwaysuneasytohaveacrowdfollowingyou.Imarcheddownthehilllookingandfeelingafoolwiththerifleovermyshoulderandanever-growingarmyofpeopleknockingandpushingatmyheels.Beyondthehuts小木屋therewasaricefieldathousandyardsacrossmuddyfromthefirstrains.TheelephantwasstandingeightyardsfromtheroaD.HetooknottheslightestnoticeofthecrowD.Hewastearingupbunchesofgrassbeatingthemagainsthiskneestocleanthemandfeedingthemintohismouth.AssoonasIsawtheelephantIknewwithperfectcertaintythatIoughtnottoshoothim.Itisaseriousmattertoshootaworkingelephant—itiscomparabletodestroyingahugeandcostlypieceofmachinery.Therepeacefullyeatingtheelephantlookednomoredangerousthanacow.IthoughtthenandIthinknowthathisattackofmustwasalreadypassingoff;inwhichcasehewouldmerelywanderharmlesslyabout.MoreoverIdidnotintheleastwanttoshoothim.ButatthatmomentIglancedroundatthecrowdthathadfollowedmE.ItwasahugecrowdtwothousandatleastandgrowingeveryminutE.Ilookedattheseaofthefacesabovethecolorfulclothes—facesallhappyandexcitedoverthisbitoffunallcertainthattheelephantwasgoingtobeshot.Theywerewatchingmeastheywouldwatchamagicianabouttoperformatrick.TheydidnotlikemE.ButwiththemagicalrifleinmyhandsIwasmomentarilyworthwatching.AndsuddenlyIrealizedthatIshouldhavetoshoottheelephantafterall.ThepeopleexpecteditofmeandIhadgottodoit;IcouldfeeltheirtwothousandwillspressingmeforwarD.AnditwasatthismomentthatIfirstfeltthehollowness空洞theuselessnessofthewhiteman'scontrolintheEast.HerewasIstandinginfrontoftheunarmedcrowds—seeminglytheleadingactor;butinrealityonlyapuppet傀儡.Iunderstoodinthismomentthatwhenthewhitemanturnsrulerofcompletepoweritishisownfreedomthathedestroys.21.Thepeopleweregladtothinktheelephantwastobeshotmainlybecause______.A.ithaddamagedtheirhomesandcropsB.itwouldprovidethemwithmeatC.itwouldmakethemfeelentertainedD.itwasspoilingtheirricefields22.Whenthewritersawtheelephanthefelt_____________..A.foolishB.afraidC.pitifulD.confident23.Thewriterrealizedthathehadtoshoottheelephantbecause___________.A.shootingelephantsisaseriousproblemB.everybodyexpecteditofhimC.hedidnotwishtodisappointtherulersD.hehadtoshowhowgunsarefired24.Whatdoesthewriterintendtotellsuswhenhetellsthestory?A.Leadingactorsaresometimesfoolishpuppets.B.Governmentsforwhitepeopleareuseless.C.Powercansometimesturnpeopleimprisoned监禁.D.Unarmedcrowdsareincontrolofeverything.

EarlyonemorningmorethanahundredyearsagoanAmericaninventorcalledEliasHowefinallyfellasleep.Hehadbeenworkingallnightonthedesignofasewingmachinebuthehadrunintoaverydifficultproblem:Itseemedimpossibletogetthethread线torunsmoothlyaroundtheneedlE.ThoughhewastiredHowesleptbadly.HeturnedandturneD.Thenhehadadream.Hedreamtthathehadbeencaughtbyterriblesavages野蛮人whosekingwantedtokillhimandeathimunlesshecouldbuildaperfectsewingmachinE.WhenhetriedtodosoHoweranintothesameproblemasbeforE.ThethreadkeptgettingcaughtaroundtheneedlE.ThekingflewintothecageandorderedhissoldierstokillHowE.TheycameuptowardshimwiththeirspearsraiseD.Butsuddenlytheinventornoticedsomething.Therewasaholeinthetipofeachspear.Theinventorawokefromthedreamrealizingthathehadjustfoundtheanswertotheproblem.InsteadoftryingtogetthethreadtorunaroundtheneedleheshouldmakeitrunthroughasmallholeinthecenteroftheneedlE.ThiswasthesimpleideathatfinallymadeHowedesignandbuildthefirstreallypractisedsewingmachinE.EliasHowewasnottheonlyoneinfindingtheanswertohisprobleminthisway.ThomasEdisontheinventoroftheelectriclightsaidhisbestideascameintohimindreams.SodidthegreatphysicistAlbertEinstein.CharlotteBrontealsodrewinherdreamsinwritingJaneEyre.Toknowthevalueofdreamsyouhavetounderstandwhathappenswhenyouareasleep.Eventhenapartofyourmindisstillworking.Thisunconscious无意识的butstillactivepartunderstandsyourexperiencesandgoestoworkontheproblemsyouhavehadduringtheday.ItstoresallsortsofinformationthatyoumayhaveforgottenorneverhavereallynoticeD.ItisonlywhenyoufallasleepthatthispartofthebraincansendmessagestothepartyouusewhenyouareawakE.Howevertheunconsciouspartactsinaspecialway.Itusesstrangeimageswhichtheconsciouspartmaynotunderstandatfirst.Thisiswhydreamsaresometimescalledsecretmessagestoourselves.21.TheproblemHowewastryingtosolvewas________.A.whatkindofthreadtousE.B.howtodesignaneedlewhichwouldnotbreak.C.wheretoputtheneedlE.D.howtopreventthethreadfromgettingcaughtaroundtheneedle22.ThomasEdisonisspokenofbecause________.A.healsotriedtoinventasewingmachinE.B.hegotsomeofhisideasfromdreams.C.hewasoneofHowe’sbestfriends.D.healsohaddifficultyinfallingasleep.23.Dreamsaresometimescalledsecretmessagestoourselvesbecause________.A.strangeimagesareusedtocommunicateideas.B.imageswhichhavenomeaningareuseD.C.wecanneverunderstandtherealmeaning.D.onlyspeciallytrainedpeoplecanunderstandthem.

JapanesenovelistHarukiMurakamiistoofferadvicetotroubledreadersinanagonyunclecolumnonhiswebsitehispublishersaidTuesday.ThewebsitenamedMurakami-sannotokoroorMr.Murakami’splacewillseekproblemsfromfansofthesurrealistwhosenovelsarepublishedindozensoflanguagesaroundtheworlD.Thepublicity-shywriterwillpenanswerstoqueriesofferinghisopinionsandadviceonhowtodealwithdifficultiessaidShinchoshaPublishing.Hewillreceivequestionsofanykindacompanyspokesmansaidaddingthathewillanswerquerieswritteninavarietyoflanguages.Murakamiwillalsoanswerfans’questionsonhislikesanddislikes-includingcatsafavoriteanimalofhisandtheYakultSwallowstheJapanesebaseballteamhesupports.ProblemsandquerieswillbeaccepteduntiltheendofJanuaryandMurakami’sanswerswillbepublishedoverthefollowingtwomonths.TheactivityoffersararechanceforMurakami’sfanstocommunicatedirectlywithawriterwhospendsmuchofhistimehidingfromtheglareofthemediA.AftersolongIwanttoexchangeemailswithreadersMurakamiwasquotedbythepublisherassaying.MurakamiisoneofJapan’sbestknownwritersandhasrepeatedlybeentippedasafutureNobelLiteraturewinner.The65-year-oldwhoreportedlyspendsmuchofhistimeintheUnitedStateshasacultfollowingforhisintricately-craftedtalesoftheabsurdityandlonelinessofmodernlifeandpeppershisworkwithreferencestopopculturE.Thewebsite’sURLoremailaddressforquestionsisnotyetavailablethepublisher’sspokesmansaiD.21.whichstatementisrightaboutMurakami?A.HehasansweredsomequestionsfromhisfansonthewebsiteB.HeisactiveindealingwiththemediaC.HeisafavoriteNobelprizenominee提名人D.Hewritesalotofromanticmodernlifenovels22.HowwillMurakamianswerthequestionsA.HewillwriteletterstohisreadersallthetimeB.HewillmeethisfansfacetofaceC.HewillwritemorenewbookstoanswerthequestionsD.Hewillwritee-mailsoranswerhisfansinhiswebsite23.WhenwillMurakamipublishtheanswersA.NowB.FebruaryandMarchC.JanuaryandFebruaryD.MarchandApril

OnenightinFebruary1962JohnH.Glenn.Jr.flewoverAustraliA.ThemanintheMercury水星capsule宇宙飞行容器wasalonebutfriendlyvoicesreachedhimbyradio.Onthedarkland100milesbelowhesawasprinklingoflight.TheymarkedthecityofPerthwherepeoplehadturnedontheirlightsasagreetingtohim.InFriendship7GlennradioedThelightsshowupverywell.Thankforeverybodyforturningthemon.Hiscapsuleracedontotheeast.DuringhisthreeorbitsoftheearthGlenncouldalwaysreachoneofeighteentrackingstations.SomeofthemwereonshipatseA.OtherswereintheUnitedStates.Manyofthestationshadbeenbuiltwiththehelpofothercountries.ThesecountriesallowedAmericanstobringinradioequipmentandsetitup.WithoutthehelpofsuchlandsasNigeria尼日利亚Zanzibar尚巴西坦桑尼亚领土的一部分andMexicotherewouldhavebeenbreaksintheworldwideradionetwork.JohnH.Glenn.Jr.wasthefirstAmericatoorbittheearth.Forhisflightthetrackingnetwork跟踪网络covered60000routemiles.FivehundredmenworkedinthestationsalongtheroutE.Sincehisflightthenetworkhasgrown.Todayitcoversmorethan100000routemilesandhasaboutonehundredstations.One-thirdofthesestationsareoutsideoftheUnitedStates.16.Thispassageismainlyabout.A.talkingtoshipsatseaaroundtheworldB.breaksintheworldwidenetworkC.asatellitewhichfellintotheoceanD.thefirstAmericantoorbittheearth17.Fromthepassagewecanseethat.A.Friendship7stoppedinPerthAustraliaB.inspaceflightradioequipmentisimportantCalltrackingstationsareinsidetheUnitedStatesD.manypeoplecouldseeGlenninhiscapsulewhenhemadetheflight18.DuringhisflightGlenncouldalways.A.reachoneofthetrackingstationsB.seelightsturnedononthegroundC.reachshipsatseaD.arriveatMercuryinhisFriendship719.WhydidpeopleinPerthturnonthelights?A.TheywantedguidehimtolanD.B.Itwastoodarkforthemtoseeintheroom.C.TheywantedtogreetGlenn.D.TheywantedtoseetheFriendship7.20.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?A.Countriesworktogethertotracksatellites.B.besidesGlennnobodyhasorbitedtheearth.C.Therearenowabout70trackingstationsintheUnitedStates.D.ThetrackingnetworkcoversmanymoreroutemilesnowthanbeforE.

IfConfucius孔子werestillalivetodayandcouldcelebratehisSeptember28birthdaywithabigcaketherewouldbealotofcandles.He’dneedafanorastrongwindtohelphimputthemout.WhilemanypeopleinChinawillrememberConfuciusonhisspecialdayfewpeopleintheUnitedStateswillgivehimapassingthought.It’snothingpersonal.MostAmericansdon’tevenrememberthebirthdaysoftheirownnationalheroes.Butthisdoesn’tmeanthatAmericansdon’tcareaboutConfucius.InmanywayshehasbecomeabridgethatforeignersmustcrossiftheywanttoreachadeeperunderstandingofChinA.InthepasttwodecadestheChinesestudiesprogramshavegainedhugepopularityinWesternuniversities.MorerecentlytheChinesegovernmenthassetupConfuciusInstitutesinmorethan80countries.TheseschoolsteachbothChineselanguageandculturE.ThemaincoursesofChinesecultureusuallyincludedChinesearthistoryandphilosophy哲学.SomesocialscientistssuggestthatWesternersshouldtakeadvantagesoftheancientChinesewisdomtomakeupforthedrawbacksofWesternersphilosophy.StudentsintheUnitedStatesatthesametimeareracingtolearnChinesE.SotheywillbereadyforlifeinaworldwhereChinaisanequalpowerwiththeUnitedStates.BusinessmenwhohopetomakemoneyinChinaarereadingbooksaboutConfuciustounderstandtheirChinesecustomers.Sotheoldthinker’sideasarestillaliveandwell.TodayChinaattractstheWestmorethaneveranditwillneedmoreteacherstointroduceConfuciusandChineseculturetotheWest.AsfortheoldthinkerhewillnotsoonbeforgottenbypeopleintheWestevenifhisbirthdayis.4.Theopeningparagraphismainlyintendedto________A.providesomekeyfactsaboutConfuciusB.attractthereaders’interestinthesubjectC.showgreatrespectfortheancientthinkerD.provethepopularityofmodernbirthdaycelebrations5.WecanlearnfromParagraph4thatAmericanstudents______A.haveagreatinterestinstudyingChineseB.takeanactivepartinChinesecompetitionsC.trytogethighscoresinChineseexamsD.fightforachancetolearnChinese6.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ForgottenWisdominAmericaB.OldThinkerwithaBigFutureC.ChineseCultureforWesternersD.HugeFansoftheChineseLanguage7.Thepassageislikelytoappearin___________.A.abiographyB.ahistorypaperC.anewspaperD.aphilosophytextbook

Therehasbeenatechnologicalrevolutionwherekindlese-booksandvariousonlinereadingappshavetakenovertheworlD.Isreadingaprintbookoutofdate?Wellnotexactly.Therearesomanywonderfulfactorsinvolvedwithreadingaprintcopyofthebook.IremembertheexcitementofgoingtothebookstorewithmymomwhenIwasinelementaryschool.ThefeelofsittingdowninthebookstoreandselectingthebooksIwantedtoreadwasjustsomuchfun!Ithinkthatreadingpaperbackbookshasitsowncharmandexcitementthatcannotbereplacedbyanelectronicbook.HoldingthephysicalcopyofthebookinmyhandsandturningovereachpagemakesthereadingexperiencesomuchmorerealandmemorablE.Admittedlye-booksseemtobemoreconvenientthanprintbooksPurchasingane-bookcantakeplaceinsecondsandthesebooksareoftenpricedlessexpensivelythanprintcopybooks.Withe-bookstherelikelyisn’tgoingtobeastorageproblemunlessthedevicehasalimitonhowmanybookscanbepurchaseD.Thenagaininordertoreade-booksonemusthaveaparticulardevice-tabletiPadkindleorlaptoptoreaditon.Thusanadditionalpaymenthastobemadeinordertoreade-bookswhereasreadingprintcopiesdoesnotinvolveanyextradevicE.Printbooksneveractuallystoppedleadingthechargeconsideringthate-booksaleshavenevermadeupmorethanathirdofallbooksales.Andalthoughtheyrosetothatnumberextremelyquickly--Amazononlyintroducedthekindlein2007-themajorityofallbookssoldhasalwaysbeenprint.Therealityisthatthereisabsolutelynoreasonprintande-bookscan’tcoexistinthebookmarketbutprintbooksmaycarrytheday.33.Whatadvantagedoe-bookshaveaccordingtothepassage?A.ThereadingexperienceismorerealB.ThereisnostorageproblematallC.PurchasingthemtakeslesstimeD.Theyareverypriceless34.Whatcanweinferaboutthebookmarket?A.E-booksalesmakeupmorethan1/3ofallbooksalesB.E-booksaleshaveneversurpassedprintbooksalesC.AmazonoccupiesmostofthemarketD.Printbooksande-bookscan’tcoexist35.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsthefutureofprintbooks?A.WorriedB.OptimisticC.IndifferentD.Doubtful

DearDisneyLastweekendthefourmembersofmyfamilyspentanenjoyableholidayattheMagicKingdom—DisneylanD.Andoneeventmadeourvisitseemtrulymagical.WegottothefrontofthelineatSpaceMountainonlytofindoutthatourlittledaughterGloriacouldn'ttakeherice-creamontheridE.Weweresoexcitedthatweallforgotice-creamwasnotallowedontheridE.Gloriabrokeintotearsandweallhadnoideawhattodo.ThenMurphyoneofthestaff员工memberscameover.ShebentdownandtoldGloriathatshewouldholdtheice-creamforherandgiveittoherwhenshefinishedtheridE.GloriasaidPromise?ThenshegaveMurphyherice-creamandshecompletelyenjoyedtheridE.SureenoughaswewalkedouttheexittherewasGloria'snewfriendwithherice-cream.NowyouandIbothknowwhathappenedbecauseweknowthatanice-creamwon'tlasttwentyminutesonasummerafternooninFloridA.Murphyknewwhattimewewouldgetofftheride;shewenttothenearestshopandboughtabrand-newice-creamthirtysecondsbeforewewalkedouttheexit.GloriasaidThankyoubutI'msureshethoughtitwasthesameice-cream.Weknowthatsomeonetriedhardtomakeourvisitspecial.Thankssomuchforgoingaboveandbeyond!YourfanCarmenRivera28.BeforetherideGloriacriedbecause________.A.shecouldn'tfindherparentsinthelineB.shewastoolittletotaketherideC.shecouldn'ttakeherice-creamontherideD.shehadtowaitfortwentyminutes29.MurphywaswaitingforGloria________aftertheridE.A.intheice-creamshopB.attheexitC.inthefrontofthelineD.attheentrance30.InordertokeepthepromiseMurphy________.A.tookGloriatothenearestshopB.askedhernewfriendtohelpGloriaC.helpedGloriagetofftherideD.boughtanewice-creamforGloria31.CarmenRiverawrotetheletterto________.A.orderice-creamsB.promisetovisitagainC.expressherthanksD.givesomesuggestions

WordoftheDayWritingCompetitionDaysaregettingcolderandeveryoneisslowlybackingtothewarmcomfortoftheirhomes.It’sthebestopportunitytomakegooduseofthequietnessandpeaceoftheseasonbytakingpenandpaperoracomputerouttowritE.OxfordWordsofOxfordUniversityPressOUPiscallingallaspiring有抱负的authorsouttheretotakepartinourwritingcompetition.Whatwe’relookingforareimaginative富有想象力的shortstories—notmorethan500words---thatincludeeveryWordoftheDayWOTDfromNovember.EachentrywillbecarefullyconsideredbytheOxfordWordsteambeforedecidingonawinner.Thebeststorytellerwillbegivenayear’sfeetoOxfordDictionaries.comaswellas￡50worthofOUPbooksandhavehisorherpiecepublishedonthatwebsitE.Beforeyougetstartedpleasemakesureyou’rereadourtermsandconditions.Entriescanbesubmitted递交throughtheentryformorpostedintothecommentsection.Closingdateforthecompetitionis5thJanuary2015.AndfinallyforinspirationhavealookatthecharmingshortstorythatgivesustheideaforthiscompetitionwrittenbyafellowOxfordDictionariesteammemberandincludingallthirtyoneWordsoftheDayfromOctober.FindoutmoreaboutourWordoftheDayserviceandsignuptoreceivethewordsviaemailoronFacebookGoogleandTwitter.1.Whattypeofwritingisthistest?A.AnexhibitionguidE.B.Anartshowreview.C.Anannouncement.D.Anofficialreport.2.Thestoriesforthecompetitionmust______.A.beaboutOxfordWordsB.havemorethan500wordsC.containallthewordsofWOTDD.behandedinbefore5thJanuary20153.Thewinnerofthecompetitioncan______________.A.readallthebooksofOUPfreeofchargeB.useOxfordDictionaries.comforfreeforayearC.beallowedtobeontheOxfordWordsteamD.publishallofhisorherworksonOxfordDictionaries.com

ItwasavillageinIndiA.Thepeoplewerepoor.Howevertheywerenotunhappy.Afteralltheirforefathershadlivedinthesamewayforcenturies.ThenonedaysomevisitorsfromthecityarriveD.Theytoldthevillagersthereweresomepeopleelsewherewholikedtoeatfrog’slegs.Howevertheydidnothaveenoughfrogsoftheirownandsotheywantedtobuyfrogsfromotherplaces.Thisseemedlikemoneyfornothing.Thereweremillionsoffrogsinthefieldsaroundandtheywerenousetothevillagers.Alltheyhadtodowastocatchthem.Agreementwasreachedandthechildrenweresentintothefieldstocatchfrogs.Everyweekatruckarrivedtocollectthefrogsandhandoverthemoney.ForthefirsttimethepeoplewereabletodreamofabetterfuturE.Butthedreamdidn’tlastlong.Thechangewashardlynoticedatfirstbutitseemedasifthecropswerenotdoingsowell.Moreworryingwasthatthechildrenfellillmoreoftenandthereseemedtobemoreinsectsaroundlately.Thevillagersdecidedthattheycouldn’tjustwaittoseethecropsfailingandthechildrengettingweak.Theywouldhavetousethemoneyearnedtobuypesticides杀虫剂andmedicines.Soontherewasnomoneyleft.Thenthepeoplerealizedwhatwashappening.Itwasthefrog.Theyhadn’tbeenuseless.Theyhadbeendoinganimportantjob—eatinginsects.Nowwithsomanyfrogskilledtheinsectswereincreasingmorerapidly.Theyweredamagingthecropsandspreading传播diseases.Nowthepeoplearestillpoor.Butintheeveningstheysitinthevillagesquareandlistentosoundsofinsectsandfrogs.Thesesoundsofthenightnowhaveamuchdeepermeaning.25.FromParagraph1welearnthatthevillagers__________.A.workedveryhardforcenturiesB.werepoorbutsatisfiedC.dreamedofhavingabetterlifeD.livedadifferentlifefromtheirforefathers26.Whydidthevillagersagreetosellfrogs?A.ThefrogsmadetoomuchnoisE.B.TheyneededmoneytobuymedicinE.C.Theywantedtopleasethevisitors.D.Thefrogswereeasymoney.27.Whatmightbethecauseofthechildren’ssickness?A.Thereweretoomanyinsects.B.Thecropsdidn’tdowell.C.Thevisitorsbroughtindiseases.D.Thereweretoomanyfrogs.28.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Happinesscomesfrompeacefullifeinthecountry.B.Healthismoreimportantthanmoney.C.Theharmony和谐betweenmanandnatureisimportant.D.Goodolddaywillneverbeforgotten.

WritteninthefirstchapterofthebookPrideandPrejudiceisanextraordinarysentenceofwhichevenapersonwhohashadonlyabrieflookuponthebookwillnotfailtoreceiveadeepimpression---ItisatruthuniversallyacknowledgedthatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortunemustbeinwantofawifE.IntermsofSherlockHolmeswe’dbetteralterthesentenceintoItisafactuniversallyacceptedbyreadersthroughouttheworldthatanexcellentbookinpossessionofourfamousdetectiveSherlockHolmesisundoubtedlyamasterpieceofalltimes.PerhapsthisisoneofthemostobviousexplanationsfortheincomparablepopularityofHolmesseriesinthefieldofdetectivestories.OverwhelmedbytherecommendationsprovidedbymyfriendsIdecidedtotakealookonthisSherlockHolmesandtheDuke’sSonoriginallypublishedbyOxfordUniversityPress.AsawholethisbookisaboutacaseconcerningtheDuke’smissingson.ArthurtheDuke’ssonwasfoundoutinacertainmorningtohavedisappearedaccompaniedwithwhichwasalsothedisappearanceoftheGermanteacher.TheschoolmasterDr.HuxtablethenturnedtothefamousdetectiveofthetimeSherlockHolmesforhelp.RealizinghowtoughandimportantthecaseisHolmesimmediatelymadeuphismindtoacceptthecaseandfollowedDr.HuxtablebacktoMackletonbytrain.HavingformedaroughideaaboutthewholematterHolmeslookedintothecaseimmediatelyandhadacarefulinvestigationoftheentireareashortlyafterthearrivalduringtheprocessofwhichhediscoveredthebodyoftheGermanteacherHeidegger.Finallyprimarilyduetohisoutstandingabilityasadetectivehemanagedtorevealthemystery.HavingoncestartedreadingthisfictionIwascompletelyabsorbedinthemysteriousstory.Atthebeginningunlikeotherdetectivestoriesthisstoryfirstdescribestheclient’sstrangebehavioratlengthtoindicatetheseverityoftheincidentinordertoattractthereaderstocontinuereadingit.AsisknowntoallvividdescriptionisessentialtodetectivestoriesasitmakesthestorymoreauthenticandattractivE.ThereforetryingtopresentarealworldtohisreadershipSirArthurConanDoyleauthoroftheoriginalHolmesserieshasskillfullyarrangedtheplotsofthewholestoryfromtheperspectiveofDr.WatsonafriendofHolmes’.Inthiswayheelaborately精心describedeverysceneandcharacterinthebook.ApartfromthespecialstarttheendingofthewholestorybeingdramaticbutreasonableiscertainlyanoutstandingonE.AfterallexcepttheauthorhimselfwhoknowsthattheDuke’sseeminglyordinarysecretaryisinfacttheDuke’sbastard私生子?InadditionwhoknowsthattheDukeactuallyhasalreadybeenacquaintedwiththewholethingbeforeHolmessolvesthiscomplicatedproblem?Yetsurprisingasitisthisendingseemssonaturalthatitfitsalltheplotsofthestoryperfectlywell.ClosingmyeyesIcanevenseethestoryhappeningjustlikewatchingafilm.AsfarasIamconcernednothingismoreadmirableandsurprisingintheheroSherlockHomesthanhisprofoundknowledgewhichhascertainlyassistedhimalotwhenhewasstudyingthecasE.TakethebicycletyresforinstanceHolmesiscapableofrecognizing42differentvarietiesofbicycletyres.ExceptforhisillimitableknowledgeHolmesalsospecializesinarrangingthefactsinorderandthenfindingthefactleadinghimtoagreatdiscoveryoreventhetruthitself.InthiscaseaftergettingridofunrelatedfactsSherlockHomeseventuallygraspedtheclueanddiscoveredtheamazingfact.Needlesstosayasaworld-renownedmasterpieceSherlockHolmesandtheDuke’sSonhasattractedandisstillcharmingnumerousreadersfromallcornersoftheworldandpeoplefromallwalksoflifE.TheHolmesserieshasalreadysetupastandardagainstwhichallthefollowingdetectivefictionsaremeasureD.SherlockHolmesbeyondalldoubthasbeenanamefirmlyrootedinpeople’smemories.AlthoughDr.Watson’sclosingTheCaseBookofSherlockHolmesin1927wasagreatpitytothereadersthediscontinuanceoftheentireHolmesseriesmayhaveactuallyaddedtothelegendarystatureofSherlockHolmes.66.WhydoestheauthormentionthebookPrideandPrejudice?A.Toshowhis/herimpressiononit.B.TochangeasentenceinittoevaluatetheHolmesseries.C.Toquoteasentencetodirectlyillustrateitsimpressiveness.D.Tostatethereasonwhyhe/shebeganreadingSherlockHolmesandtheDuck’sson.67.Manyfactorscontributetotheauthor’spositiveattitudetowardthebookEXCEPTthat______.A.thedetaileddescriptionofaclient’sstrangebehaviorarousesthereaders’interest.B.theplotsarewelllaidoutandallscenesandcharactersareartfullypresenteD.C.thebookisevenadaptedintoafilmandtheauthorreallyenjoyswatchingit.D.itsendingissosurprisingthatitmakestheauthordeeplyimpresseD.68.WhatkindofapersonisSherlockHolmesaccordingtothepassage?A.KnowledgeableB.Arbitrary.C.Mysterious.D.Courageous.69.Howisthepassageorganized?p=paragraph70.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.ItmainlyintroducestheplotsofthebookSherlockHolmesandtheDuck’sson.B.It’smainlyabouttheauthor’sattitudetowardsSherlockHolmes.C.It’smainlyaboutthethoughtsoftheauthorafterreadingSherlockHolmesandtheDuck’sson.D.It’smainlyacomparisonbetweenthebookPrideandPrejudiceandtheHolmesseries.

Singaporeisbuildinganairportwhereindoortreeswaterfallsanda‘rainvortex’sitalongsidecheck-inqueueswaitingroomsandbaggagecarousels传送带.Whereoncesatacarparktherewillsoonbethousandsoftreesandplantsacross22000sqmetresoflandscapedindoorparklands.Thiswillbejoinedbya40m-highindoorwaterfallexpectedtobetheworld’stallest.Thesearetheplansforthenew3.5hectare‘Jewel’developmentatSingapore’sChangiAirportscheduledtoopenin2018;afive-storey134000squaremetrecomplexmixingnaturaloutdoorplantswithmodernairportfacilities.Theaimbehindtheintroductionofsuchlush茂盛的landscapingispurelytoprovideallvisitorswithamemorableexperienceonewheretheyaresurroundedbynatureandgreenerysaysPhilipYimChiefExecutiveOfficerofJewelChangiAirportDevelopment.Promisedsustainability持续性measuresincludeextensiveusageofphotovoltaicpanels光电板toproducerenewableenergyaswellasencouragingtheuseofnaturallightingandahighefficiencyair-conditioningsystem.TheindoorwaterfallnamedtheRainVortexwillmakeuseofspeciallightingeffectstochangeatnightintowhatispromisedtobeadramaticlightandsoundshow.TheRainVortexisoneexampleofhowsustainabledesignplaysanimportantroleintheplanningoftheattractionsaysYim.‘Intheeventofarainstormthepoweroftherainwaterwillflownaturallythroughtheoculus.TheexcessrainwatercollectedwillbeusedforirrigationofthelandscapingatJewel.’YimquotesthepopularreputationSingaporeenjoysasthegardencitywheregreeneryisrecognisedasanessentialpartoftheurbanlandscapeanattractiveimagewhichclearlyinspiresJewel’sdesign.Howeveritremainstobeseenwhetherbeyondtheaesthetic审美的appealJewelcanaddgenuineenvironmentalthingstosomethingasun-environmentalasaninternationalairport.28.WhatcanwelearnaboutthejeweldevelopmentSingapore’schangeAirport?A.Itisbeingbuiltonanoldcarparkatpresent.B.Ithasbeenplannedandisbeingbuilt.C.Itwillbetheworld’stallestairport.D.ActsofkindnesscanmakeadifferencE.29.Tokeeptheairportdevelopingsustainablyitisadvisedto.A.usenoelectriclightsB.usemoreair-conditionersC.makefulluseofnaturalwaterD.trytoproducerenewableenergy30.WhatcanweinferabouttheRainVortex?A.ItcantransformintoadramaticshowatanytimE.B.Itsdesignwillbeagreatsuccessenvironmentally.C.Itwillproducewatertoirrigateplants.D.A.rainstormmaymakeitlookprettier.

AnAustraliancompanySmartCarTechnologieshasdevelopedasystemthatletsdriversknowwhenthey'respeeding.Whenthetechnologybecomescommerciallyavailable可利用的itcouldhelpoverspeeddriversavoidticketsandalsosavelives.ThecompanythatdevelopedtheproducthopestopersuadeAustraliangovernmentagenciestoputthetechnologyintouseintheirautomobiles.TheproductcalledSpeedAlertlinksreal­timelocationdataandspeedobtainedwiththehelpofGPStoadatabaseofspeedlimitsstoredinadriver'sPDAormobilephonE.Thesetupoftheproductdoesnotneedtobeconnectedtoacar'sspeedometer.Infactitisentirelyconvenient.ItwillalsoworkwithnewerphonesandPDAsthathavebuilt­inGPSreceivers.Ifadriverexceedsthespeedlimitthespeedisshownandanalertsounds.MichaelPaineanAustralianvehicledesignengineerandtrafficsafetyconsultantwasemployedtoanalyzetheproduct.HetoldLiveSciencethathiscolleaguesintheroadsafetyfieldareveryenthusiasticaboutwhatthey'renowcallingintelligentspeedalert.OtherresearchaccordingtoPaineshowsthat40percentofalltrafficdeathsinvolvespeeding.ThereisalsoapotentiallycontroversialfutureuseSincethesystemissoconvenientitwouldbeeasytomakeitarequirementforteenagedriverstoalwaysuseaspeedalertdevicewhendrivingPainesaiD.Thesystemevenhastheabilitytorecordspeedingviolations违反soparentscanmonitortheirteenagedrivers.TheproductwillsoongoonsaleinSydney.32.What'sthepurposeofthenewproduct?A.Toinformusofthenewcarsystem.B.Tolimitcertaindriverstosafedriving.C.Topopularizethebuilt­incarsystem.D.Tointroducesomeimprovementincars.33.Thesecondparagraphmainlytalksabout.A.thefunctionsofGPSincarsB.howtheproductworksC.theprojectofthebuilt­inproductD.whythesystembecomespopular34.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofSpeedAlertaccordingtoMichaelPaine?A.MostofthetrafficdeathscanbeavoideD.B.Theproductwillnotbeavailableforadults.C.Thesystemwillexcitesometeenagedrivers.D.Speedingviolationscanbeeasilyfoundout.35.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.SpeedAlertandItsFutureUsE.B.ProgressinCar­makingSciencE.C.NewIn­CarDeviceagainstSpeeding.D.WarningforAdventurousDrivers.

TheiPhonetheiPad:eachofApple’sproductssoundscoolandhasbecomeafad一时的风尚.Applehascleverlytakenadvantageofthepoweroftheletteri–--andmanyotherbrandsarefollowingsuit.TheBBC’siPlayer---whichallowsWebuserstowatchTVprogramsontheInternet---usedthetitlein2008.A.lovelybear---popularintheUSandUK---thatplaysmusicandvideoiscallediTeddy.A.slimmed-downversion简装本ofLondon’sIndependentnewspaperwasstartedlastweekunderthenamei.Ingeneralsingle-letterprefixes前缀havebeenpopularsincethe1990swhentermssuchase-mailande-commerce电子商务firstcameintousE.Mostiproductsaretargetedat针对youngpeopleandconsideringthemajorreadersofIndependent’siit’snosurprisethatthey’veselectedthisfashionablenamE.Butit’shardtoseewhat’ssospecialabouttheletteri.Whynotuseaborcinstead?AccordingtoTonyThorneheadoftheLanguageCenteratKing’sCollegeLondoniworksbecauseitsmeaninghasbecomeambiguous.WhenAppleusesinooneknowswhetheritmeansInternetinformationindividualorinteractiveThornetoldBBCMagazines.EvenwhenApplecreatedtheiPoditseemsitdidn’thaveonecleardefinition定义hesays.HoweverthankstoApplethetermisnowconnectedwithportability轻便.addsThornE.ClearlytheletterialsoagreeswiththeideathattheWesternWorldiscenteredontheindividual.Eachpersonbelievestheyhavetheirownneedsandwelovepersonalizedproductsforthisreason.AlongwithGoogleandblogreadersofBBCMagazinesvotediasoneofthetop20wordsthathavecometodefinethelastdecade十年.Butashistoryshowspeoplegrowtiredoffads.Fromthe1900sto1990sproductswith2000intheirnamesbecamefashionableastheyearwasconnectedwithallthingsadvancedandmodern.HoweverasweenteredthenewcenturythefashiondisappeareD.1.WecaninferthattheIndependent’siisdesignedfor_________.A.oldreadersB.youngreadersC.fashionablewomenD.engineers2.Theunderlinedwordambiguousmeans__________.A.popularB.clearC.uncertainD.unique3.Nowadaystheitermoftenremindspeopleoftheproductswhichare__________.A.portableB.environmentallyfriendlyC.advancedD.recyclable4.Thewritersuggeststhat__________.A.iproductsareoftenofhighqualityB.iTeddyisalivebearC.theletterbreplacesletteritonametheproductsD.thepopularityofiproductsmaynotlastlong

TheothermorningonthesubwayIsatnexttoanattractiveyoungblondewomanwhowasreadingsomethingonheriPaD.Shewasverywell-dressedcarryingaPradabagwithtastefullyappliedmake-upindeedshehadanunmistakableairofwealthmaterialsuccessandevenauthority.Isuspectedsheworkedasahighly-paidWallStreetlawyerorstockbrokerorsomethingofthatsort.SoIwascurioustoseewhatshewassofocusedon.TheWallStreetJournalperhaps?TheEconomist?Quitethecontrary;rathershewasconcentratingonaromancenovel.ThenIrealizedthatIhaveknownmanywomenwholoveromancenovels—smartattractivesuccessfulliberatedmodernfemaleswhononethelessfindsomekindofdeepsatisfactionandthrillfromthosehyper-romanticartificialandextremelyunrealistictalesofhandsomemanlyheroesfallinginlovewithvirginalwomenenduringaseriesofadventuresthennodoubthavingahappyending.Theseromancestoriesaretoliteraturewhathotdogsaretofinefood.Yetthegenre体裁remainsenormouslypopular.ConsidersomeofthesesurprisingstatisticsfromthegoodfolksattheRomanceWritersofAmericaRWA:*Morethan9000romancetitleswerereleasedlastyearwithsalesofabout$1.44billionmorethantriplethetaxesproducedbyclassicliteraryfiction.*Morethan90percentofthemarketarewomenokaythat’snotatallsurprising.*Readersaretypicallywomenbetweentheages30and54whoarethemselvesinvolvedinaromanticrelationshipbetrayingthestereotypethatonlylonelywomenlongforthesetalesofloveandadventure.*Almost40percentofromancebookconsumershaveanannualincomeofbetween$50000and$99900placingthemfirmlyinthemiddleclass.IhadthoughtthatromancenovelsaccountedforaverysmallshareoftheliterarymarketsoIwasquitesurprisedthatthisparthassuchenormouspopularity.ButImustwonderwhysomanywomen—fortyyearsafterthewomen’sliberationmovement—continuetoenjoythemselvesinthefancifultales?I’mnotsureifitrepresentsakindofrejectionofthewomen’sliberationmovementbutclearlysomethingismissinginthelivesofcontemporaryladies.A.romanceauthornamedDonnaHatchwhofocusesontheRegencyperiodearly19thcenturyBritainexplainedtheappealofsuchbooksthisway:Regencymenwerecivilizedandtreatedwomenwithcourtesy.WhenaladyenteredtheroomgentlemenstooddoffedtheirhatsofferedanarmbowedandahundredotherlittlethingsIwishmenstilldidtoday.Buttheywerealsoveryathletic;theyhuntedracedboxedrodehorses.Theyweremanly.Strong.NoblE.HonorablE.AndthatiswhyIlovethem!Mrs.Hatchmayhaveexpressedthesecretdesiresandattitudesofuntoldmillionsofherpeers—thatisintheearly21stcenturyhavewomengrowntiredoftheburdensandexpectationsthatthefreedomstheyhavegainedgivethem?Isthisarejectionofmodernfeminism?Dowomenlongfordaysofoldwhenmenweremasculinegentlemenandwomenwerefeminineandprotectedasprecioustreasuresandregardedaspossessions?Perhapsmostwomeneventheoneswhogetlostinromancenovelsdonotwanttogoallthewaybackbutitisobvious___12___.12.Whatisthefunctionoftheopeningparagraph?A.TosummarizethewholepassagE.B.Toprovetheauthor’sargument.C.ToleadinthemaintopicofthepassagE.D.Toraiseproblemsthatwillbesolvedlater.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthethirdparagraphimply?A.Romancenovelsaresatisfyingandthrilling.B.Romancenovelsarenotofmuchnutrition.C.Romancenovelsareaspopularashotdogs.D.RomancenovelsareanessentialpartofcontemporarylifE.14.Intheauthor’sopinionwhatismissinginthelivesofcontemporarywomen?A.Authority.B.Dignity.C.Liberty.D.CarE.15.Whichsentencecanbeputintheblankinthelastparagraph?A.theyprefertalesofinnocentromancetoclassicsB.theyareunhappywithhowtheworldhasturnedoutC.truelovedescribedinromancenovelsdoesexistinrealityD.romancenovelsprovidethemwithanaccesstosociety

WhenpeoplefindoutthatIamajournalisttheyoftenaskme:Whatdoyouthinkaboutthefutureofnewspapers?ItellthemthatIthinkthefutureofcommunicationsismovingonlinE.Peopleexpectmetobefearfulforthefutureofprint.Afterallinsomepeople’smindsIwouldn’tbeabletobuildacareerinjournalismifitallmovesonlinE.HoweverstrangelyenoughI’mactuallycomfortedbythefactthatonlinejournalismisbecomingusual.IamabloggerwhohasalwaysbeenabletofindahomeformywritingonlineSinceIbeganwritingblogsIhavebecomeawareofhowmanypeopleyoucanreachwithonlinewriting.Comparethistothenewspaperscirculationbaseandyouwillhaveastrongreasonforonlinejournalism.InhersuccessfulblogposttitledTheJobIhavespentthelastyearlearningisnottheoneIwillhaveauthorJennySuranestatesPrintisanexpensiveproducttolovE.Andgeneralmanagerspublishersandeditorsmustnowfigureoutaprofitablewaytogettheirnewsintoreaders’headsShegoesontostatethatpeopledon’tfeellikepickingupanewspapernowandwouldratherscroll滚屏throughtheirTwitterfeedandgetnewfrommanydifferentsources.Ifprintisdyingthenanewformofcommunicatinginformationisbeingborn.TheneedforinformationhasnotdieD.IfanythingithasincreaseD.WhathasdiedratheristhewayinwhichinformationispresenteD.Nowmorethaneverinthisageofinformationthereisadesireforstoriesonthesametopicfromdifferentpointsofview.Theprintingindustrycankeeppacewiththeneedofprovidingavarietyofsourcesifitchoosesto.Nowmorethaneverinthisageofinformationthereisadesireforstoriesonthesametopicfromdifferentpointsofview.Theprintingindustrycankeeppacewiththeneedofprovidingavarietyofsourcesifitchoosesto.Isthefutureofprintgrim?MaybE.Butisthefutureofjournalismofcommunicatinginformationtopeoplegrimaswell?Definitelynot.32.AccordingtoParagraph2theauthorfeels______A.confidentaboutthefutureofhiscareerB.worriedaboutthefutureofprintC.tiredofbeinganewspaperjournalistD.embarrassedaboutonlinewriting33.WhatinformationisconveyedinJenny’sblogpost?A.TwitterisnotverypopularB.ItishardtomanageonlinejournalismC.PrintstillhasitsownadvantagesD.Peoplehavemoreoptionstogetinformation34.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordgriminthelastparagraphprobablymean?A.PromisingB.DepressingC.UnforgivingD.Encouraging35.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A.ToexplorethefutureofjournalismB.ToanalyzethecauseofprintdeclineC.ToexplainthebrightfutureofajournalistD.Tointroduceasuccessfulblogpostaboutprint

TherearemanyfestivalsintheUnitedStatesandCanadaamongwhichThanksgivingDayisaquitespecialonE.Familiesandfriendsgathertoeatandgivethanksfortheirblessing.ThanksgivingDayisreallyaharvestfestival.Thisiswhyitiscelebratedinlatefallafterthecropsarein.ButoneofthefirstthanksgivingsinAmericahadnothingtodowithagoodharvest.OnDecember41619thePilgrims清教徒fromEnglandlandednearwhatisnowCharlesCityVirginiA.TheykneltdownandthankedGodfortheirsafejourneyacrosstheAtlantiC.ThefirstNewEnglandThanksgivingdidcelebratearichharvest.ThePilgrimslandedatwhatisnowPlymouthMassachusettsin1620.Theyhadadifficulttimeandthefirstwinterwascruel.ManyofthePilgrimsdieD.Butthenextyeartheyhadagoodharvest.SoGovernorBradforddeclaredathree-dayfeast盛宴.ThePilgrimsinvitedIndianfriendstojointhemfortheirspecialfeast.EveryonebroughtfooD.Intimeothercolonies殖民地begantocelebrateadayofthanksgiving.ButittookyearsbeforetherewasanationalThanksgivingDay.DuringtheCivilWarSarahJosephaHalepersuadedAbrahamLincolntodosomethingaboutit.HedeclaredthelastThursdayofNovember1863asadayofthanksgiving.TodayAmericanscelebratethishappyharvestfestivalonthefourthThursdayinNovember.CanadianscelebrateThanksgivingDayinmuchthesamewayastheirAmericanneighbors.ButtheCanadianthanks-givingDayfallsonthesecondMondayinOctober.28.Thefirsttocelebratethanksgivingwere.A.SarahJosephaHaleB.theAmericanIndiansC.somepeoplefromEnglandD.GovernorBradford29.ThanksgivingDayiscelebrated.A.inautumnB.insummerC.inspringD.inwinter30.WecaninferfromthepassagethatNewEnglandmustbe.A.inGreatBritainB.intheU.S.A.C.inCanadaD.onsomeislandofftheAtlantic31.Thepassagemainlytellsus.A.howThanksgivingDayiscelebratedintheU.S.A.B.howthewaytocelebrateThanksgivingDaychangedwiththetimeandplacesC.thatThanksgivingDayisinfactaharvestholidayD.howThanksgivingDaycameintobeingandthedifferentwaysitiscelebrated

PeopleintheUnitedStateshonortheirparentswithtwospecialdays:Mother’sDayonthesecondSundayinMayandFather’sDayonthethirdSundayinJunE.Mother’sDaywasannouncedadayfornationalcelebrationbyPresidentWoodrowWilsonin1915.AnnJarvisfromGraftonWestVirginiahadstartedtheideatohaveadaytohonormothers.ShewastheonewhochosethesecondSundayinMayandalsobeganthecustomofwearingacarnation康乃馨.In1909Mrs.DoddfromSpokaneWashingtonthoughtoftheideaofadaytohonorfathers.ShewantedtohonorherownfatherWilliamSmart.Afterhermotherdiedhehadtheresponsibilityofraisingafamilyoffivesonsandadaughter.In1910thefirstFather’sDaywascelebratedinSpokanE.SenatorMargaretChaseSmithhelpedtoestablishFather'sDayasanationalmemorialdayin1972.Thesedaysaresetasidetoshowloveandrespectforparents.Theyraisetheirchildrenandeducatethemtoberesponsiblecitizens.Theygiveloveandcaretotheirchildren.Thesetwospecialdaysarecelebratedinmanydifferentways.OnMother'sDaypeoplewearcarnations.A.redonesymbolizesalivingmother.A.whiteoneshowsthatthemotherisdeaD.Manypeopleattendreligiousservicestohonorparents.Itisalsoadaywhenpeoplewhoseparentsaredeadvisitthecemeteryburyingground.Onthesedaysfamiliesgettogetherathomeaswellasinrestaurants.TheyoftenhaveoutdoorbarbecuesforFather'sDay.Thesearedaysoffunandgoodfeelingsandmemories.25.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingaboutthesecondSundayinMayisnottrue?A.Itisadaytoshowlovetomothers.B.Itisadaytowearcarnations.C.Itisadayforallpeopletovisitthecemetery.D.Itisadayformanypeopletoattendreligiousservices.26.Choosetherighttimeorderofthefollowingevents.A.ThefirstFather'sDaywascelebrateD.B.Mother’sDaywasannouncedadayfornationalcelebration.C.Father’sDaybecameadayfornationalcelebration.·D.Theideaofhonoringfatherswasbroughtup.A.abcdB.dabcC.bacdD.dacb27.FromthepassageweknowintheUS____________.A.oneshouldweararedcarnationifone’smotherpassesawayB.onMother’sDayfamiliesoftengoouttohavebarbecuesC.onFather’sDaypeopleoftenstayathometocelebratethespecialdayD.Thepurposetohavethesetwospecialdaysistoshowlovetoparents28.Theauthor’spurposeofwritingthispassageisto_________.A.callonpeopletoloveandrespecttheirparentsB.introduceMother’sdayandFather’sDayC.tellthetimebetweenMother’sDayandFather’sDayD.showhowimportantfathersandmothersare

DevelopedanddevelopingnationscanlearnfromeachotherseekingalowcarboneconomyaChinesegovernmentofficialsaidinShanghaiyesterday.Chinadoesn'tlagdevelopednationsintermsofenergysavingandgreeneconomysaidZhouChangyidirectoroftheenergysavingdepartmentoftheMinistryofIndustryandInformationTechnology.WhilewecanlearnmanyaspectsfromdevelopednationstheyalsoshouldlearnsomethingfromussuchaswaterconservationZhousaidinaspeechduringthenewPathofChina'sIndustrializationforumattheongoingChinaInternationalIndustryFair2009.HesaidindustrializednationsandChinaaredealingwithdifferentissuestocombatclimatechangE.TheUnitedKingdomforexampleisconcernedabouttransportbuildingsandnewenergyinreducingcarbonemissions.ForChinathemosturgenttaskishowtorealizenewtypeofindustrializationandavoidmistakesthatothercountriesmadewhentheyindustrializeD.Assuchoverseasexhibitorsatthisyear'sfairareshowingwaystohelpChinaachievelowcarbonemissionsintheindustrialsection.SwisspowerandautomationtechnologygroupABBcalledforastrongerfocusonproductlifecycleassessmentorLCAwhichisusedtostudytheenvironmentalimpactofaproductfromtheresearchandmanufacturingstagethroughitsusageandrecycling.TobiasBeckerheadofABB'sprocessautomationdivisionforNorthAsiaandChinasaidLCAisaneffectivetoolinhelpingmanufacturingindustriestoreducecarbonemissions.LCAshowsthatindustrialcustomersshouldfocusonaproduct'senvironmentalimpactthroughoutitslifecycleinsteadofonitsinitialinvestmentorreadytousestagE.Forexampleamotor'sinitialinvestmentaccountsforonly3percentofitslifecyclecostwhile94percentgoestofuelconsumptionandtheresttomaintenancE.RichardHausmannNorthEastAsiaCEOofSiemenssaidThecoloroffutureindustrializationisgreen.TheGermanyCompanyrecentlyannouncesthatitwantstoreceiveordersworthmorethan6billionEurosUS8.8billionforintelligentnetpowernetworksSmartGridoverthenextfiveyears.Siemenshasseta20percentmarketsharetargetfortheglobalsmartgridbusiness.Asmartgriddeliverselectricityfromsupplierstoconsumersusingdigitaltechnologyadvancedsensorsspecializedcomputersthatsaveenergyreducecostsandincreasereliability.TheUnitedStatesandChinaareconsideredthetwobiggestmarketsforsmartgriD.12.______canreplacetheunderlinedwordlaginparagraph2.A.FallbehindB.BesuperiortoC.AttackD.Fear13.Wecaninfer______fromtheeleventhparagraphofthispassagE.A.Siemenshasoccupied20percentmarketsharefortheglobalsmartgridbusinessB.Siemensreceivedordersworth6billionEurosrecentlyC.Siemenswillearn$8.8billionfromintelligentpowernetworksD.Siemens'planaboutSmartGridmaycometrueinthefuture14._______aboutSmartGridisn’tmentionedinthepassagE.A.EnergysavingB.LowcostC.SecurityD.Smallinsize15.Thebesttitleforthepassageis______.A.DevelopedandDevelopingNationsCanLearnFromEachOtherB.LowcarbonEconomy—aSharedGoalC.IntelligentPowerNetworksD.TwoBiggestMarketsforSmartGrid

IntheUnitedStatesmanylowincomeparentscannotaffordtobuyenoughfoodfortheirchildren.A.programcalledKidsCaféishelpingsomeofthesechildrenbyprovidingfreenutritious有营养的snacksandmealsduringafter-schoolprograms.AtacommunitycenterinVirginiajustoutsideofWashingtonD.C.childrenmakeasnackaspartoftheirafter-schoolprogram.ThesnackisveryhealthyforyourbodybutthemainthingisthatittastesreallyreallygoodKeithClementstellsthem.HerunstheKidsCaféprogram.Thechildrenarebetweentheagesof5and11andarefromseverallocalschools.AbouthalfhaveparentsfromEthiopiA.ManyofthechildreneattheirtraditionalfoodathomE.KidsCaféwithfoodofferedfreebyafoodbankgivesthemanopportunitytotrydifferenttypesoffooD.It’sgoodsaysonegirl.ButRebeccaNancewhoseparentsarefromtheUSisnotsosurE.Thetasteisweird.HermotherDaffanyNancehastwochildrenintheprogram.She’sgladherkidsaregettingnutritiousfooD.Eveninmyhousewedon’thavemuchjunkfoodshesayssoit’sveryimportantthatit’shealthyandcontinuestohelpthemgrowbetter.ThecharityFeedingAmericastartedthenationalKidsCaféprogramin1993.Thecharitysaysmorethan16millionchildrenintheUnitedStatesdonothaveenoughhealthyfoodtoeat.KidsCafébecamepartoftheafter-schoolprogramatthiscommunitycenterfiveyearsago.LoriMcFailheadstheafter-schoolprogram.ShesayssomechildrendonoteatgoodeveningmealsbecausetheirparentsworklateorcannotaffordhealthyfooD.Shehopesthechildrenwillmakefulluseofwhatthey’velearnedaboutnutritionintheirlives.9.WhatisthepurposeofstartingKidsCafé?A.Toraisemoneyforsomepoorchildren.B.ToprovidepoorchildrenwithnutritiousfooD.C.Todeveloptheafterschoolprogram.D.Tohelppoorchildrenlearnnewskills.10.Theunderlinedwordweirdistheclosestinmeaningto_____.A.deliciousB.goodC.unusualD.strong11.WhatcanwelearnaboutDaffanyNance?A.SheisfromEthiopiaandhastwochildren.B.Shebelievestheprogramisgoodforherchildren.C.Shecaredlittleaboutherchildren’sdietbeforE.D.ShehopesmoretypesoffoodcanbeofferedforfreE.12.Wholeadstheafterschoolprogram?A.KeithClements.B.LoriMcFail.C.FeedingAmericA.D.A.communitycenterinVirginiA.

ChineseNewYearisapproachingandpreparationsareunderwayaroundtheworlD.HerearesomeChinatownsforthoseoutsideofChinawishingtomarktheday.LondonAlthoughitmaynotbeaslargeoraslong-builtasothershavingonlybecomeacenterfortheChinesecommunityduringthe1950sLondon’sChinatownisaperfectlyformedlittlefireworkthatknowshowtoseeintheyearwithabang.Decoratedwithredlanterns灯笼previousyearshaveseenshowswithacrobatics杂技martialarts武术danceandoperanearby.SanFranciscoSanFrancisco’sChinatownisperhapsthemostfamousintheUnitedStates.Thecitywasthemainentry-pointforChinesewhohadcrossedthePacifictotheUSAduringtheearly19thcentury.BetweentheGrantAvenueandtheStocktonStreetthishistoricareaisalocaltreasureattractingmorevisitorsperyearthantheGoldenGateBridgE.BangkokWithanabout100-year-oldhistorytheThaicapital’sChinatowncontainscomplexstreetsofferingallkindsoftastytreatsclothestoysandantiques.SundaymarketdaysaresuchagoodtimetogetthefullatmosphereoftheneighborhooD.TheareaisalsoknownforitsgolddealerswhoseshopslinetheroaD.MauritiusFoundinPortLouisthisMauritianChinatownshowstheislandnation’srichmulticulturaldiversity.Establishedintheearlyyearsofthe20thcenturybysettlersfromChinaitstinyshopsandrestaurantsservelocalsandvisitors.DuringtheChineseSpringFestivalthemostexcitingsightistheDragonDancesonRueRoyalewhenChinesemusiciansanddancersperformthetraditionalLiondancesthroughthestreets.21.Accordingtothetextwhichofthefollowinghasthelongesthistory?A.London’sChinatown.B.Bangkok’sChinatown.C.Mauritius’sChinatown.D.SanFrancisco’sChinatown.22.What’sspecialaboutBangkok’sChinatown?A.ItiscrowdedwithChineserestaurants.B.Itiswell-knownforitsgoldbusiness.C.ItwasthemajorentrancefortheChinesE.D.Itiswhereyoucanenjoyfireworks.23.IfyouwanttoenjoytheDragonDancesyoucangoto______.A.RueRoyaleinPortLouisMauritius.B.theSundaymarketinBangkok.C.theGrantAvenueinSanFrancisco.D.theChinesecommunityinLondon.

Whyplaygames?Becausetheyarefun.BesidesfollowingtherulesplanningyournextmoveactingasateammembertheseareallgameideasthatyouwillcomeacrossthroughoutyourlifE.Thinkaboutsomeofthegamesyouplayedasayoungchildsuchasrope-jumpingandhide-and-seek.Suchgamesareentertainingandfun.Butperhapsmoreimportantlytheytranslatelifeintoexcitingdramasthatteachchildrensomeofthebasicrulestheywillbeexpectedtofollowtherestoftheirlivessuchastakingturnsandcooperating.Manychildren’sgameshaveapracticalsidE.Childrenaroundtheworldplaygamesthatpreparethemforworktheywilldoasgrown-ups.ForinstancesomeSaudiArabianchildrenplayagamecalledboneswhichsharpensthehand-eyecoordination协调neededinhunting.ManysportsencouragenationalorlocalpridE.ThemostfamousgamesofalltheOlympicGamesbringathletesfromaroundtheworldtogethertotakepartinfriendlycompetition.Peoplewhowatchtheeventwaveflagsknowingthatagoodmedalisawinforanentirecountrynotjusttheathletewhoearnedit.ForcountriesexperiencingnaturaldisastersorwaranOlympicwincanmeansomuch.SportsarealsoeventsthatunitepeoplE.SocceristhemostpopularsportintheworlD.Peopleonallcontinentsplayit-----someforfunandsomeforaliving.NicoletteIribarneaCaliforniansoccerplayerhasdiscoveredawaytospreadhopethroughsoccer.HecreatedafoundationtoprovidepoorchildrenwithnotonlysoccerballsbutalsoapromisingfuturE.NexttimeyouplayyourfavoritegameorsportthinkaboutwhyyouenjoyitwhatskillsareneededandwhethertheseskillswillhelpyouinotheraspectsofyourlifE.28.Throughplayinghide-seekchildrenareexpectedtolearnto________.A.beateamleaderB.obeythebasicrulesC.actasagrown-upD.predictpossibledanger29.TheunderlinedpartinParagraph2mostprobablymeansthatgamescan_________.A.describelifeinanexcitingwayB.turnreal-lifeexperiencesintoaplayC.makelearninglifeskillsmoreinterestingD.changepeople’sviewsofsportingevents30.AccordingtothepassagewhyiswinningOlympicmedalssoencouraging?A.Itinspirespeople’sdeeploveforthecountry.B.Itprovestheexceptionalskillsofthewinners.C.Ithelpsthecountryoutofnaturaldisasters.D.ItearnsthewinnersfameandfortunE.31.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Gamesbenefitpeoplealltheirlives.B.Sportscangetallathletestogether.C.Peopleareadvisedtoplaygamesforfun.D.Sportsincreaseacountry’scompetitiveness竞争力.

AsweallknowthekidsareverykinD.Theyloveanimalssosomechildren’smagazinesaboutwildlifeareagreatwaytoplantaloveofreadinginyoungkids.Ifyourkidsloveanimalscheckoutthesemagazines.NationalGeographicKidsNationalGeographicKidsbringsanimalsnaturescienceandfuntothelittlelearners.Itsanimalstoriesdeveloppre-readingandreadingskills.Theyalsoanswerquestionsaboutkids’favoritecreatures.Featuresaboutdifferentculturesbringtheworldtoyourchildandinspireasenseofunderstanding.Interactiveexperimentsintroducesimplescienceandfunpuzzlesandgamesteachlogiccountingandsomuchmore!Itisforchildrenagedfrom6to14.WildAnimalBabyIthelpsachilddevelopalifelongloveofreadingandlearning.Thissturdy结实的boardformatmagazineisdesignedespeciallyforbabiesandtoddlersbetweentheagesof12monthsand3years.Eachissue期isfilledwithrhymesstoriesandlovablebabyanimals.WildAnimalBabyisafuninteractivereadingexperienceforchildrenandparentsalikE.ClickClickopensupauniverseofwonderbyintroducingkidsaged3~7totheworldaroundthem.Clickisaboutsciencenatureandtheenvironment.FromthepublishersofLadybugClickiswrittensothatchildrenwilllovethechallengeofnewlearning.ZootlesItwascreatedforchildrenaged2to6yearsolD.Eachissueincludesafeaturedanimalnumbersandphoneme音素sounds.Countingandsoundrecognitiongamesarebuiltintothecontentalongwithread-aloudstoriespoemsandmore!Thismagazineissomuchfunthatlittlekidswon’trealizehowmuchtheyarelearning.21.WhatdoweknowaboutNationalGeographicKids?A.Itismainlyaimedatadults.B.Itspaperisheavierandofgoodquality.C.IttellschildrenaboutdifferentculturesintheworlD.D.Ithelpsimprovechildren’spre-readingandreadingskills.A.cdB.acC.bdD.ad22.A.motherwouldmostprobablychoose______forherone-year-oldbaby.A.ZootlesB.WildAnimalBabyC.NationalGeographicKidsD.Click23.What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A.Toencouragekidstoreadmorebooks.B.Torecommendseveralchildren’smagazinesaboutanimals.C.Tointroducehis/herfavoritebookstoreaders.D.Totellparentsseveralwaysofentertainingandeducatingkids.

TheancientcityisinPingyaoCountyShanxiProvincE.ThecitywallwasfirstbuiltduringtheZhouDynastyandwasrebuiltin1370.Since1997ithasbeenlistedasaWorldHeritage遗产SitE.NowPingyaocityistheonlyoneinChinacompletelyprotectedasitwashundredsofyearsagonomodernbuildingsonlynarrowstone­platestreetswithmanyChinese­styleshopsonbothsides.Theperimeter周长ofthissquarecityis6.4kmlongandthecitywallisoneoftheoldestcitywallsinChinA.Itis12mhighwithanaveragewidthof5m.Thewallwasbuiltwithearthandcoveredwithbricks.Outsidethecitywallthereisariver4mwideand4mdeep.Thereareseveralgatesofthecitytwoeachontheeastandthewestandoneeachonthesouthandthenorth.Eachgatehastwodoors.ThishasgiventhecitythenameTurtle龟Citywiththetwogatesonthesouthandthenorthstandingfor代表theheadandthetailoftheturtleandfourgatesontheeastandweststandingforthefourlegs.Thedoorsonthesouthandthenorthstandoppositeeachotherliketheheadoftheturtleextendingoutandtwowellsjustbeyondthesoutherngateareliketheturtle'stwoeyes.LocatedonthetraderoutebetweenBeijingandXi'anPingyaodevelopedintoafinancial金融的centerwherethelocalpeoplesetupthenation'searliestbanks.ThesebankswerethefirstinChinatousecheques支票.SeveraloldcourtyardshavebeenturnedintomuseumsmostofthemarehomesandofficesofPingyao'soldbanks.OneofthemostremarkableaspectsofvisitinghereisrealizingthatthisplacewasveryimportantinChina'sfinancialhistory.25.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Anancientcity—Pingyao.B.ThedevelopmentofPingyao.C.ThecitywallofPingyao.D.ThemuseumsinPingyao.26.Weknowfromthepassagethat________.A.thecitywallofPingyaowasfirstbuiltin1370B.Pingyaocityhasn’tbeenaWorldHeritageSitE.C.Pingyao'sstreetsarewideandmadeofearth土D.Pingyaocityiswellprotected27.WhichgateofPingyaocitystandsfortheheadoftheturtle?A.Thegateonthenorth.B.Thegateonthesouth.C.Thegateontheeast.D.Thegateonthewest.28.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat________.A.oldbanksinancientPingyaocityusedchequesonlyB.PingyaocitywasoneofthelargestcitiesinancientChinaC.allthemuseumsinPingyaocityareusedasbankofficesnowD.PingyaocityplayedanimportantroleinancientChina'sfinance

Communityisnotaconceptthatiseasytodefine定义.InthisessayIwillexaminewhatturnsindividualsintoacommunityanddiscusssomedifferenttypes.IwillalsolookatwhatallcommunitieshaveincommonthebenefitstheyofferanddrawconclusionsabouttheirincreasingimportancE.Thewordcommunitymaymakeyouthinkoftraditionalcommunitiesinthedevelopingworldwherelargefamilieslivetogether.WemayalsoimaginetheneighboursaspeoplewhoarehappytohelpoutwheneveritisneedeD.Thestereotpical老套的viewisthatofavillagewherepeoplehavelittlebutcanfeelveryrichbecauseeveryonetakesresponsibilityforthewelfareoftheothers.Ontheotherhandthereareothertypesofcommunities:ultramodern超现代的oneswherethecommunitymembersareunlikelytohaveactuallymeteachother.Theseareonlinecommunitieswherepeopleblogorchataboutparticularissuesthatareimportanttothem.Theycomeacrossothersonwebsitesandmaydeveloparelationshiptherewithlike-mindedpeoplediscussingthesametopics.Theviewisoftenthattheseareartificialconnectionsbetweenpeoplewhoareineffectstillisolated孤立的strangers.Inrealitytheconnectionsarereal.Moreovertherearemanytypesofcommunitiesinbetweentheseextremes:peoplewhojoinclubswhosignupwithvoluntarypoliticalorotherorganizationsorwhotakepartingroupdiscussionsintheirlocalareA.Theymaybecampaigningaboutissuesorsimplygettingtogetherforcompanionshipandsupport.Humanbeingsaresocialbynaturesoitshouldnotbeasurprisethatweorganizeourselvesingroups.Howeverthereismoregoingon:thesegroupsprovidesomethingthatwecannotachieveonourown.Themainbenefitofbeingpartofalargergroupisstrengthinnumbers.Forexamplewecanaccessandsharemoreinformationwecantakepartinteamsportswecancomplainandcampaignmoreeffectivelyandevenifwearejusthavingachatonlineorinpersonwecanfeelsupportedinwhateverwedo.Whateverformscommunitiestakewhatdefinesthemisthesenseofidentityandsafetythattheyprovidefortheirmembers:theknowledgethattherearepeoplewhowehavesomethingincommonwithandwhocanbereliedonwhenweneedeachother.12.Intraditionalcommunitiespeople_________.A.liveinalargefamilyB.arewealthybutunhappyC.helpandcareabouteachotherD.areisolatedanddon'thaveconnections13.Accordingtothetextonlinecommunitymembers_________.A.developacloseworkingrelationshipB.shareopinionsaboutissuesonwebsitesC.communicatewitheachotherinpersonD.sharethesameinterestbuthavenorelations14.Paragraph5mainlytalksabout___________.A.thetypesofcommunityB.thecultureofcommunityC.thebenefitsofcommunityD.thedefinitionofcommunity15.Communitiesprovidetheirmemberswith___________.A.asenseofidentityandsafetyB.asenseofsocialresponsibilityC.chancesofmeetingnewpeopleD.chancesofdevelopingtheirinterests

ManyyearsagoIlivedinawesterncountry.IgotmyfirstjobinthecityandIwasexcitedtogotoworkbybus!Ilefthomeeachmorningintimetocatchthe8.05busfromthemainroaD.OnemorningIcouldseethebusapproaching.Icouldalsoseeanelderlyladywalkingwithalovelydogbesideher.Thereweresometeenagersbehindher.Thebusarrivedandwegoton.Unlikeineasterncountriesonlyeightpassengerswerepermittedtotravelstanding.IwasinsidethebuswhentheconductorcalledOnlyeightstandingpassengers!Couldthelastonetogetonpleasegetoff?Isawthoseteenagersinsiderightinfrontofme!Ithoughtthatitwasmewhonowhadtogetoff.Iturnedandsawtheelderlyladywithherdog.TheywereabouttogetoffinsteaD.Imovedquicklytogetinfrontofher.Iencouragedhertostayandgotoff.TomysurprisewhenImovedpastherIrealizedthatshewasblind!Herlovelycompanionwasherguidedog!WellIeventuallygottotheofficE.Aftertheday'sworkIwenttothebusstandnearmyofficetomakethereturnjourney.Whatapleasantsurprise!Theladyandherdogwerethere!IwasreallypleasedbecauseIwouldgetabetterchancetospeakwithher.IstartedtheconversationandsherecognizedmyAsianaccent!SheaskedifIwasthesamepersonwhohelpedherthatmorning.Amazing!Fromthenonitwasalonghappyconversation.ThebusarriveD.Wegotonandwereabletochooseanyseatasthebuswasempty.Ourjourneystartedandsodidourfriendship.66.Whydidtheauthorgetoffthebus?A.Hewantedtohelptheoldlady.B.Hewasthelastonetogetonthebus.C.Hehadgotsomethingimportanttodo.D.Hedidn’tliketheteenagersinfrontofhim.67.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhemettheladyagain?A.NervousanduncomfortableB.SurprisedandhappyC.UnhappyandboredD.Worriedandsad68.Whatcanwelearnabouttheoldlady?A.Shetookthebustogotowork.B.Shelikedtalkingwithstrangers.C.ShewasinterestedinAsianaccent.D.Shewalkedwiththehelpofherdog.69.Theauthormostprobablycomesfrom_______.A.EnglandB.CanadaC.IndiaD.Australia70.Accordingtothepassagetheauthor________.A.wasreadytohelpotherpeopleB.wassorrytofindtheladyblindC.wasinterestedintravelingbybusD.wasexcitedtofindanotherbetterjoB.

ScotsaremorelikelytodrinkthemselvestodeaththanpeoplefromanyothernationinW.esternEuropeexceptAustriaandPortugal.EverydaysixS.cotsdiefromalcohol-relatedconditions.OurhospitalsandhealthservicesstrugglewiththewiderdamagE.Anestimated51600Scotssufferfromdrink-relatedillness.Incidenceofliverdiseasehasshotup40percentinthepastsevenyears.Mostknifeattacksandmostadultmurdersoccurundertheinfluenceofalcohol.Anddrinkabuse嗜酒hasruinedthousandsoffamiliesapersonalpsychologicalandsocialcostontopofthe£1billionalreadyestimatedthroughworkabsencE.Ifallthiswerenotbadenoughproblemswithalcoholabusearenowspreadingtoanever-youngeragegroup.Theproportionofpupilsaged12-15whohadhadanalcoholicdrinkinthepreviousweekroseinthelastdecadefrom14percentto21percent.T.odaymorethan40percentofall15-year-oldsadmittohavinghadadrinkinthepastweek.MuchteenagecrimeanddestructionisdrinkrelateD.T.ohiscredittheExecutivehasfocusedhisattentiononalcoholabuseproblem.BehindthescenestheExecutiveisdiscussinghowfaritshouldgointryingtopersuadeScotstodrinkinamoresensiblefashion.TheFirstMinisterisknowntobeagainstanalcoholbanonthelinesofprohibitiononpublicsmoking.Heiscorrectthatsuchamovewouldnotbeacceptedbythepeopleandanywaygeneralprohibitiontendstodrivesubstanceabuseundergroundratherthaneliminateit.Neverthelessadebateisemergingonwhatcontrolstoputontheeasyavailabilityofalcoholespeciallytotheyoung.AswereporttodayDonaldGorrietheseniorLiberalDemocratMSP.islaunchingacampaignintheScottishParliament议会toprohibitsupermarketsfromofferingcut-pricepromotionsonalcoholicdrinksinlinewithasimilarbanonsuchpromotionstooff-licencesandpublichousesintroducedearlierthisyear.Itremainstobeseenifitistechnicallyfeasibletodefinesalespromotionsofalcoholinasupermarketinsuchawayastocontrolthem.ThereisalsoareasonableargumentthatitisbettertohavepeoplebuydrinksatasupermarketwherethelikelihoodisthattheywillconsumethealcoholathomeratherthandrinkinpubliC.Ontheotherhandmuchofthealcoholconsumedbyundergrounddrinkerscomesfromthefamilysupply.PerhapstherealsolutionistoquestionthecheapnessofalcoholacrosstheboarD.NeverthelessM.r.G.orriehasopenedanimportantpublicdiscussion.HehasatalentformakingparliamentconfrontawkwardissuesandalcoholisonesuchissuE.32.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_____________.A.banningalcoholmaymakealcoholabuseexistsecretlyB.DonaldGorrieheldadebateonlimitingalcoholC.40percentofall15-year-oldsareinvolvedincriminalactivityafterdrinkingD.theinfluenceofalcoholcost£1billionthroughdrink-relateddisease33.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4means_____________.A.youngpeopledebateoverwhethertheyshouldcontroltheavailabilityofalcoholB.unlessadebateofcontrollingalcoholisheldyoungpeoplewilldrinktoomuchalcoholC.adebateonhowtokeepyoungpeoplefromeasyaccesstoalcoholappearsD.thereisadiscussiononhowyoungpeoplecouldgiveupalcoholabuse34.Whatisprobablytheusefulsolutiontoalcoholabuseaccordingtothepassage?A.T.ochangethecheapnessofalcohol.B.T.oprohibitpeoplefromgoingtopubs.C.T.opersuadethemtodrinkinamoresensiblefashion.D.T.ostrikesecretpubs.35.Thispassageismorelikelytobeseenin_____________.A.amedicalmagazineB.thesocietypageofanewspaperC.anintroductiontoScotlandD.anofficialdocumentfromBritishgovernment

Lastyearthemost-readchildren'sbooksatleastinUKwerealmostallfantasynovels.Butwhyisthisthecase?What.exactlydoesfantasyoffertoyoungreadersWhat'simportanttopointouthereisthatfantasywritinghascometobeconsideredasbelongingtopopularcultureandisthereforegenerallyregardedasbeingoflowerqualitythanrealism.Thisideawasformedinmeduringchildhoodbymymotherwhobelievedthatfantasywasrubbish.Shewasalwaystryingtopersuademytwobrotherstoletgooftheirdog-earedcopiesofAmericanauthorDavidEddings'booksandreadsomethingproper.Ihadalsometsomepeoplewhowereagainstreadingfantasy.WhilelivinginFinlandwhereIjoinedabookclubIwastoldatmyfirstmeetingthattheclubdidn'treadgenrebookswhichmeantthatrealismwasinbuteverythingelseincludingfantasywasWhenitcomestothesubjectofchildrendiscussionsaboutwhichbooksarebetterforthemoftenfocusonthefantasyandrealismdebatecausingProfessorJohnStephenstowritethat:oneofthemorecurioussidestothecriticismofchildren'sliteratureisthestrongwishtoseparatefantasyandrealismintocompetingtypesandtostatethatchildrenpreferoneortheotherorprogressfromfantasytorealismorviceversa反之亦然.Aquicksurveyofthebigchildren'spublishingtrendsoverthepasttenyearsconfirmsthatfantasyisaspopularaseverinthechildren'sbookscenE.Fromthe450millioncopiesofHarryPotterbookssoldoverthisperiodtothemorerecentStephenieMeyer'sTwilightseriesitwouldseemthatchildrenareasenthusiasticaboutfantasyaseverbeforeandratherthanprogressingoutoffantasythepopularityoffantasyintheyoungadultmarketwouldsuggestjusttheoppositE.8.Whatwastheauthor'smother'sattitudetowardsfantasy?A.Uncaring.B.Cautious.C.UnfavorablE.D.EnthusiastiC.9.ThebookclubtheauthorjoinedinFinland________A.didn'thavearealisticaimB.wasalwaysfullofpeopleinandoutC.hadatenseatmosphereinmostcasesD.wasnotacceptiveofvariousliteraturestyles10.AccordingtoProfessorJohnStephensthecriticsofchildren'sliteratureA.wanttoseparatechildrenintodifferentgroups.B.wanttodividefantasyandrealismintoseparategroupsC.aimtogetchildrentoprogressfromfantasytorealismD.wishtoexplorethedifferencebetweenfantasyandrealism11.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Fantasybooksareandcontinuetobepopularamongchildren.B.RealismbooksarethebestsellersofthepresenttimE.C.Youngreadersaremovingawayfromfantasy.D.Fantasybooksarebetterthanrealismones.

historicalromancecalledAnatonia--waspublishedwhenhewas26.ShortlyafterthishemetCharlesDickensandtheyformedaclosefriendshipthatlastedfortenyearsandinfluencedbothmen'swriting.Collinswentontopublish25novelsaswellasmanyshortstoriesplaysandworksofnon-fiction.HoweverheismostwellknownforthetwomysterynovelsTheWomaninWhiteandTheMoonstone.CollinspublishedbothmysteriesasserialsinAlltheYearRounD.Whenitappearedinthemagazinein1860TheWomaninWhitewassopopularthatitbecamethesubjectofasongandaplay.IteveninfluencedfashionandmanywomenstartedtodressinwhitE.EightyearslaterTheMoonstonewaspublishedandearnedCollinsthetitlethefatherofthemodernEnglishdetectivenovel.TSElliotanotherfamouswritersaidthatTheMoonstonewasthefirstandgreatestofEnglishdetectivenovelsanditisstilladmiredbymoderncrimewriterstoday.AnauthorofmanymysteriesDorothyLSayersconsideredTheMoonstonetobeprobablythefinestdetectivestoryeverwrittenandmanypeopleagreewithher.Thereareseveralreasonswhytheythinkso.OneisthatCollinsusesdifferentcharacterstotelleachsectionofthestory.Thecharactershaveverydifferentpersonalitiesandvoiceswhichareinterestingandoftenamusing.Therearealsoseveralfeaturesoftheplotwhichstartedtrendsinmysterywriting.ForexamplemanydetectivestoriesaresetinacountryhousewherethetheftmusthavebeencommittedbyoneofthepeopleinthehousE.Thecharacterofafamousdetectivewithanunusualappearanceandhabitsoccursinmanybooksandaninnocentpersonisoftenundersuspicionatfirst.A.numberofmodernfilmshavealsousedtheideaofacursedjewelstolenfromareligiousstatuE.AndofcourseinTheMoonstoneandmostothergoodmysterynovelsthepersonwhoatfirstseemstheleastlikelytobethecriminalturnsouttobeguilty.5.Anatoniawaspublishedin________.A.1824B.1850C.1860D.18686.AlltheYearRoundwasatitleof____.A.oneofWilkieCollins’booksB.oneofCharlesDickens’booksC.astoryofamagazineD.amagazine7.CollinsisknownasthefatherofthemodernEnglishdetectivenovelbecause_______.A.hewasolderthantheotherdetectivestorywriters.B.hissonwasalsoafamousdetectivestorywriter.C.manyaspectsofhiswritingarecopiedbyotherdetectivestorywriters.D.theMoonstoneisthemostpopulardetectivestory....

AfterservingasaskiguideinUtah’sbackcountryformorethantwodecadesaParkCitywomanisbeingrecognizedbyOutsideMagazineas2015’sBestSkiGuidE.DebLovcigrewupinColoradoandbeganskiingwhenshewasfiveyearsolD.LatershemovedtoUtahandfellinlovewiththebackcountryofWasatchMountains.LovcihasnowservedasaSkiUtahInterconnectguidefor27years.AnythingthatyouslideonsnowI’minlovewithshesaiD.LovcileadsskitoursthroughthebackcountryofsixdifferentresortslocatedintheWasatchMountains.Lovcitypicallytakesagroupofeighttotenpeopleonaskitoureachdayandonaverageshetakes300customersontoursthroughthebackcountryeachseason.ShelovesshowingoffUtah’swilderness.IlovethebackcountryshesaiD.Ilovethesnowsciencebehindit.IlovethesafetyIjustloveit.AlongwithleadingskitoursLovciispassionateaboutanythingrelatedtoactivities.Shealsorunsabed-and-breakfastinParkCitytheOldTownGuestHousE.Asajack-of-all-tradesshealsorunsAlpineskisNordicskiscompetitivelyandsnowboardsandleadsmountainbiketoursduringthesummer.OutsideMagazineselectedfivetravelguidesinvariousoutdoorfieldstonameasthebestintheirBestofTravelAprilissuE.Lovcisaidshewasunexpectedlycheerfulwhenshewasselectedas2015’sBestSkiGuidebyOutsideMagazine.Weallworkreallyhardinwhatwedoandweloveitandit’sreallynicetogetacknowledgedshesaiD.Iworkwithalotofexcellentguidesandtheawardcouldhavegonetoanybody—anyoneofus.Ioftenrecallmyskiexperienceswhichwerefearfulatthebeginningbuttheyhelpedmeachieveasuccess.InanewsreleaseSkiUtahdirectorofcommunicationsPaulMarshallsaidDebLovciisoneofthemostenthusiasticfocusedknowledgeableguidesintheindustry.WithoutherastheforefrontofourInterconnectTourwewouldnothavethesuccesswehavE.ShehasbeenanenthusiasticpartoftheInterconnectTourfor27yearsandisthoughthighlyofbyourcustomers.24.WhathelpedDebLovcitobeselectedas2015’sBestSkiGuide?A.HergenderandagE.B.Herbeingreadyforanyskirisks.C.Herdreamingofthebestskijobontheplanet.D.HerloveforUtah’swildernessandherskiexperiences.25.Theunderlinedwordsajack-of-all-tradesinParA.4probablymeansomeone______.A.whocandomanydifferenttypesofwork.B.whoisveryskilledatcommunicating.C.whoisenthusiasticaboutdoingbusiness.D.whocanberecognizedasaworkaholiC.26.FromPaulMarshall’swordswecaninferthat_______.A.Lovcishouldhavehelpedtheminthetour.B.LovcideservedtheawarD.C.everyoneshouldthinkhighlyofLovci.D.LovciachievedhersuccesswithInterconnectTour’shelp.27.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheSkiUtahInterconnectTour.B.DebLovciandOutsideMagazinE.C.DebLovci—2015’sBestSkiGuidE.D.DebLovci—askiguidefor27years.

ANationwideBestsellerIt’slikelythateverythingyoulearnedaboutAmerica’sancienthistoryiswrong.Thenewbook1491completelychangesourunderstandingoftheAmericasbeforethearrivalofColumbusin1492.DIDYOUKNOW?WhenColumbuslandedtherewereprobablymorepeopleintheAmericasthantherewereinEuropE.ThepeoplesofNorthAmericahadsuchhealthylife-stylesthataslateasthe19thcenturytheycontinuedtobethetallestpeopleonearth.FactshaveshownthattheAmericaswerepopulatedaslongas33000yearsago.4000yearsagoMesoamericanfarmersdevelopedcorninafeat技艺ofgeneticengineeringthatstillisn’tcompletelyunderstooD.COMMENTSON1491InthetraditionofJaredDiamond&JohnMcPheeatotallynewviewofpie-ColumbianAmericA.—RichardRhodesAttractivelywrittenandreallyabsorbing...CharlesC.Mannhasproducedabookthat’spartdetectivestorypartepic史诗andparttragedy悲剧.Hehastakenonavasttopic:thousandsofyearstwohugecontinentsandcultures.—CharlesMatthewsSanJoseMercuryNewsPowerfulandchallenging.—AlanTaylorWashingtonPostApleasuretoreadaswellasawonderfuleducation.—HowardZinn70.Onthewhole1491isabookmainlyaboutAmerica’s_______.A.life-stylesB.populationC.historyD.agriculture71.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaboutthecommentsonthebook1491?A.ItisinterestingandinstructivE.B.ItisattractiveandculturallyrelateD.C.Itischallengingandrevolutionary.D.ItishumorousandpersuasivE.72.Fromthispassagewecanlearn______.A.peoplesettledintheAmericasalittleearlierthan1492B.NorthAmericanswerethetallestinthe18thcenturyintheworldC.Mesoamericanfarmersknewgeneticengineering5000yearsagoD.thepopulationintheAmericaswassmallerthanthatinEuropein1492

Ifthereisnodifferenceingeneralintelligencebetweenboysandgirlswhatcanexplaingirls’poorperformanceinscienceandmathematics?ItseemstobethattheirtreatmentatschoolisadirectcausE.Mathematicsandscienceareseenassubjectsmainlyforboysandthereforeasgirlsbecometeenagerstheyarelesslikelytotakethem.Interestinglybothboysandgirlsoftenregardthesubjectsforboysasmoredifficult.Yetithasbeensuggestedthatgirlsdonottakemathematicscoursesnotbecausetheyaredifficultbutforsocialreasons.GirlsdonotwanttobeinopencompetitionwithboysbecausetheyareafraidtoappearlessfeminineandattractivE.Howeverifweexaminetheperformanceofboysandgirlswhohavetakenmathematicscoursestherearestillmorehigh-achievingboysthantherearegirls.Thisdifferenceappearstobeworld-widE.Biologicalexplanationshavebeenofferedforthisbutthereareotherexplanationstoo.Perhapsthedifferencewhichcomesoutduringtheteenageyearshasitsrootsinmuchearlierexperiences.Fromtheirfirstdaysinkindergartenboysareencouragedtoworkontheirownandtocompletetasks.Factsshowthatoutstandingmathematiciansandscientistshavenothadteacherswhosupplyanswers.Besidestherecanbelittledoubtthatteachersofmathematicsandscienceexpecttheirboystudentstodobetteratthesesubjectsthantheirgirlstudents.Theyevenappeartoencouragethedifferencebetweenboysandgirls.Theyspendmoretimewiththeboystudentsgivingthemmoretimetoanswerquestionsandworkinghardertogetcorrectanswersfromthem.Theyaremorelikelytocallinboysforanswersandtoallowthemtotaketheleadinclassroomdiscussion.Theyalsopraiseboysmorefrequently.AllofthisseemstoencourageboystoworkharderinscienceandmathematicsandtogivethemconfidencethattheyareabletosucceeD.Suchawayofteachingisnotlikelytoencouragegirlstotakemanymathematicsandsciencecoursesnorisitlikelytosupportgirlswhodo.Whenitcomestothesesubjectsitseemscertainthatschoolwidensthedifferencebetweenboysandgirls.29.Girlsarelikelytothinkthat_____.A.sciencecoursesareforbothboysandgirlsB.sciencecoursesmakethemmorepopularCsciencecoursesmakethemsuccessfulD.sciencecoursesaredifficultforthem30.Thetextmainlydiscuss_____reasonsforthedifferencebetweenboysandgirlsinscientificachievements.A.biologicalB.historicalC.socialD.personal31.Whatareboysusuallyencouragedtodoatschool?_____A.Togethelpwiththeirhomework.B.Toplaytheleadingroleinclass.CToworkwithgirlstudentsinclass.D.Tolearntotakecareofothers.32.Theauthorwouldprobablyagreethat______.A.boysandgirlslearninthesamewayB.boysandgirlsareequalingeneralintelligenceC.girlsaremoreconfidentinthemselvesthanbeforeD.girlsshouldtakefewersciencecoursesthanboys

InChinaifyouarenotmarriedbythetimeyouare30youareinfortrouble:socialblameandpressurefromfamilyandfriendscangetyoudown.Andifyouareawomanit’sevenworsE.Manyyoungpeoplegetmarriedsimplytogetotherpeopleofftheirbacks免受别人的指责.ThisisaseriouscompromisE.Oneendsupnotmarryingtheidealpartner.Therearehoweverafewyoungpeoplewhorefusetocompromise:iftheycan’tfindagoodmarriagepartnertheysaytheywouldrathernotmarryatall.34-year-oldKateisauniversitylecturerinEnglish.Shesaidshewouldnotdescribeherselfascelibatarian独身主义者butsimplyawomanwhohasn’tcomeacrosstherightmanyet.ShehassharpcommentsforthewayinwhichtheoldgenerationlooksatmarriagE.Manypeoplethinkmarriageisaduty---toyourparentsfamilyandsociety.NobodycaresifyourmarriageishappyornotshesaidIthinkthisisverywrongandIintendtoliveandactaccordingtomyownwill.Happilyforherherparentsareopen-mindedandnotlaystressonher.Butthesamedoesnotapplytoherfriends.Theyareconstantlytryingtogethertogetherwithsomeyoungmanoranother.Shealwaysrefusespolitely.24.Themainideaofthispassageisthat_________.A.marriageisadutytosocietyB.peopleshouldgetmarriedbefore30yearsoldC.latemarriageshouldberespectedD.womenshouldgetmarriedearlierthanmen25.MissKaterefusestogettogetherwithsomeyoungmanoranotherbecause____.A.shedoesn’tthinkheistherightmanshewantsB.heiseithertoooldortooyoungC.heiseitherimportantorlittlelearnedD.hedoesn’thavegoodmanners26.Inthefirstparagraphtheunderlinedwordsinforreferto_________.A.interestedinB.satisfiedwithC.worriedaboutD.likelytosuffer27.WhichisNOTTRUEaccordingtothispassage?A.InChinaonemayfacesocialblameandfamilypressureifonehasn’tgotmarriedby30.B.MissKate’sparentsarealwaysworriedabouthermarriagE.C.MissKatewon’tcompromiseifshecan’thaveheridealmarriagE.D.MissKatewantstomarryaworthyyoungman.

AsanelementaryschoolstudentinNewYorkCityRobertLeewouldstareindisbeliefathisclassmatesthrowingawayhalf-eatensandwichesafterlunch.HisKoreanimmigrantparentshadtaughthimandhisolderbrothernottowastefooD.WhilestudyingfinanceandaccountingatNewYorkUniversityRobertrememberedthislessonandjoinedTwoBirdsOneStoneafood-rescuecluboncampusthatdeliveredfivedaysaweekuneatenpastavegetablesandotherleftoversfromthedininghalltonearbyhomelessshelters.WhenRobertandfellowclubmemberLouisaChenenteredacollegeentrepreneurship创业contesttheyproposedaslightlydifferentideaforafood-rescuenonprofitgroup:Theirprogramwouldn’thaveadonationminimummeaningtheywouldgladlypickuponebagofleftoverbagelsorasinglepotofsoupwouldoperatesevendaysaweekandwouldberunentirelybyvolunteers.Theirideawonthecompetition.Withthe$1000prizetheyfoundedRescuingLeftoverCuisineRLCinJuly2013.InjustthefirstfewweeksRobert’steamdeliveredadonationofenoughspaghettiandmeatballstofeed20peopleinlineataNewYorkCityhomelessshelterthathadrunoutoffooD.RobertwhohadtakenajobatJ.P.MorgandevotedhissparetimetocreatinganetworkofNewYorkCityrestaurantsthatagreedtodonatefoodandhefoundvolunteerstomakefooddeliveriestohomelessshelters.AfterRLCreceivednationalpressattentionhomelesssheltersandsoupkitchensinPortlandOregonWashingtonDCandothercitiesreachedouttoRobertforpartnershipadvicE.TodateRLChasdistributedmorethan250000poundsoffoodin12citiesaroundthecountry.OnlyayearintohisfinancejobRobertgaveuphissix-figuresalarytofocusonRLC.IcomparedonehourofimpactatJ.P.MorgantoonehouratRLCandthedifferencewasjusthugehesays.He’snowthegroup’sonlyfull-timeemployeE.Oneshelterrecentlytoldusthatourdonationsallowthemtoprovideentiredinnersformorethan300peoplethreenightsaweekRobertsays.ThingslikethatmakemegladIquitmyjoB.9.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutRLCisNOTtrue?A.Itbecamesuccessfulimmediately.B.Ithasattractednationwideattention.C.Itwasstartedfromafood-rescuecluB.D.Itdeliversfoodtosheltersbyvolunteers.10.WheredidRobertgetthemoneytofoundRLC?A.HesavedmoneyincollegE.B.Hewontheprizeatacompetition.C.HeborrowedmoneyfromhisfriendD.Hereceiveddonationsfromrestaurants.11.WhydidRobertquithisjobatJ.P.Morgan?A.Hecouldn’tmakeasmuchmoneyashehopeD.B.ThejobatJ.P.MorgantakestoomuchofhistimE.C.RLCneedsafull-timeemployeetodevelopitsbusiness.D.WorkingforRLCismoremeaningfulthanforJ.P.Morgan12.AccordingtoRobertwhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribesthejobatRLC?A.rewardingB.surprisingC.tiringD.exciting

AlthoughParisisoftenconsideredthecityofromanceclosetoamillionadultswhocallithomearesinglE.ManysinglepeoplesaythatFrance’scapitalisoneofthemostdifficultplacestomeetpeoplE.Thecomplaints抱怨ofthislonelygrouphaveinspiredanewphenomenonknownassupermarketdating.AtGalerieLafayetteGourmetsinglescanshopformorethanjusttheitemsontheirgrocerylist.Theycanlookforsomeonewhohasblueeyesbrownhairandis1.8meterstallorwhatevermaybeontheirromanticshoppinglist.AtthisParislocationsinglepeopleofallagescanscheduletheirshoppingforThursdaynightsbetween6:30and9:00p.m.WhentheywalkthroughthedoortheypickupapurplebaskettoadvisethattheyarelookingforlovE.Theytrytoarriveearlybecausethebasketsdisappearquicklyandthentheyhavetowaitinlinefortheirturntowanderthestoreaisles过道.Withpurplebasketsinhandshopperscanconsidertheirromanticoptionswhiletheypickouttheirgroceries.Whentheyarereadytopaytheycangotothecheckoutlineforsingleswhowanttochat.MostofthepeoplewholookforloveinthesupermarketareskepticalofInternetdating.Theyknowthatitiseasytoembellish美化one’sappearanceortolieaboutone’sageovertheInternet.Thesupermarketontheotherhandisconsideredasafeandcasualenvironmentinwhichtomeetapotentialmatch.Inadditionwhatonefindsinanother’sgrocerybasketcansayathingortwoaboutthatperson’scharacterorintentions.Buyingpetfoodcanbeaman’swayofshowingapotentialmatchthathehasasensitivesidE.Womenwhofilltheirbasketswithlow-fatfoodshowtheirhealthystyleofliving.Thesedaysit’spossibletofindmuchmorethanfoodatagrocerystorE.28.WhatdomanysinglepeopleinPairscomplainabout?A.ThedifficultyinmeetingpeoplE.B.Theideaofsupermarketdating.C.Theitemsontheirgrocerylist.D.Theinconvenienceinshopping.29.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredbutisnotclearlystatedinthesecondparagraph?A.ThedatingsupermarketislocatedinParis.B.ThedatingsupermarketisopenonlyonThursdayevenings.C.PeoplelookingforlovemustgetabasketofaparticularcolorD.Thedatingsupermarkethasverygoodbusiness.30.Howdoloveshoppersmeetoneanother?A.TheyscheduletheirmeetinginadvancE.B.Theygothroughaspecialcheckout.C.TheypickouttheirgrocerieswithgreatcarE.D.Theydialthephonenumbersontheirshoppingitems.31.WhydothepeoplepreferthesupermarketdatingtoInternetdating?A.Thesupermarketdatingismoreconvenient.B.Thesupermarketdatingismorecasual.C.ThesupermarketdatingcanbetrustedmorE.D.ThesupermarketdatingislessexpensivE.

WeddingsintheUnitedStatesvaryasmuchasthepeopledo.Therearechurchweddingswithagreatdealoffanfare仪式上的短曲;thereareweddingsonmountaintopswithguestsbarefooted;therehavebeenweddingsontheoceanfloorwithoxygentanksfortheguests.Butmanyweddingsnomatterwhereorhowtheyareperformedincludecertaintraditionalcustoms.BeforeacoupleismarriedtheybecomeengageD.Andtheninvitationsaresenttothosewholivenearbytheirclosefriendsandtheirrelativeswholivefaraway.Wheneverythingisreadythencomesthemostexcitingmoment.Theweddingitselfusuallylastsbetween30and40minutes.TheweddingpartyentersthechurchwhiletheweddingmarchisplayeD.Thebridecarryingabouquetenterslastwithherfatherwhowillgiveheraway.Thegroomentersthechurchfromasidedoor.Whentheweddingpartyisgatheredbythealtarthebrideandgroomexchangevows誓言.Itistraditionaltousethewordstohaveandtoholdfromthisdayforwardforbetterforworseforricherforpoorerinsicknessandinhealthtoloveandtocherishtilldeathdouspart.Followingthevowsthecoupleexchangerings.Wearingtheweddingringsonthefourthfingerofthelefthandisanoldcustom.AftertheceremonythereisoftenapartycalledareceptionwhichgivestheweddingguestsanopportunitytocongratulatethenewcouplE.Thecarinwhichthecoupleleavesthechurchisdecoratedwithballoons.ThewordsJustMarriedarepaintedonthetrunkorbackwindow.Andthenthecouplegointheirhoneymoon.27.TheunderlinedwordpartyinParagraph3probablymeans______.A.agroupofpeopleB.alegalagreementC.apoliticalorganizationD.asocialevent28.Accordingtothepassagethebrideentersthechurch______.A.carryingabunchofflowerB.withthegroomC.withthebridesmaidD.fromasidedoor.29.WhichofthefollowingstatementisNOTtrue?A.IntheUnitedStatestherearedifferentweddings.B.AmericansseldomsendinvitationstootherswhengetmarrieD.C.AtthereceptionguestsusuallygivetheirwishestothenewcouplE.D.AmericansusuallywearringsonthefourthfingerofthelefthanD.30.Whatwilltheauthormostprobablytalkaboutnext?A.Thefoodservedintheweddingparty.B.Thepossibleplaceswherethenewcouplespendtheirhoneymoon.C.HowtocongratulatethenewcouplE.D.Theestimatedcostofaweddingceremony.

AnewgenerationaddictionisquicklyspreadingallovertheworlD.Weboholismatwentiethcenturydiseaseaffectspeoplefromdifferentages.Theysurfthenetuseemailandspeakinchatrooms.Theyspendmanyhoursonthecomputeranditbecomesacompulsivehabit.Theycannotstopanditaffectstheirlives.Tenyearsagonoonethoughtthatusingcomputerscouldbecomecompulsivebehaviorthatcouldaffectthesocialandphysicallifeofcomputerusers.Thisobsessionalbehaviorhasaffectedteenagersandcollegestudents.Theyarelikelytologoncomputersandspendlonghoursatdifferentwebsites.Theybecomehookedoncomputersandgraduallytheirsocialandschoollifeisaffectedbythissituation.Theyspendallfreetimesurfinganddon'tconcentrateonhomeworksothisaddictioninfluencestheirgradesandsuccessatschool.BecausetheycanfindeverythingonthewebsitestheyhangouttherE.MoreoverthisaddictiontowebsitesinfluencestheirsociallifE.Theyspendmoretimeinfrontofcomputersthanwiththeirfriends.Therelationwiththeirfriendschanges.ThevirtuallifebecomesmoreimportantthantheirreallifE.Theyhaveanewlanguagethattheyspeakinthechatroomsanditcausesculturalchangesinsociety.Becauseofthechangeintheirbehaviortheybegintoisolatethemselvesfromthesocietyandlivewiththeirvirtualfriends.TheysharetheiremotionsandfeelingswithfriendswhotheyhavenevermetintheirlifE.AlthoughtheyfeelconfidentonthecomputertheyarenotconfidentwithreallivefriendstheyhaveknownalltheirlifE.ItisaproblemforthefuturE.ThisaddictivebehaviorisbeginningtoaffectalltheworlD.12.AccordingtotheauthorWeboholismis________.A.adiseasethatappearsamongtheyouthB.anobsessivebehaviorthatfocusesonthevirtualworldC.akindofcompulsivehabitthatdoesgoodtopeople’slifeD.acompulsivehabitwhichfocusesonthereallife13.Theunderlinedphraseinthethirdparagraphmeans________.A.beaddictedtoB.beinterestedinC.becuriousaboutD.beeagerfor14.Fromparagraph3to5studentshookedoncomputersusually________.①havepoorperformanceinclass②arewillingtotalkwiththeirfamilies③areconfidentenoughwiththeirclosefriends④prefertospendlonghoursinthechatroomswithanewlanguageA.①②B.①③C.①④D.②④15.Thewriter’sattitudetowardsphenomenonofWeboholismis________.A.supportiveB.concernedC.indifferentD.neutral

Expertsestimatethatbytheendofthecenturyhalfofthe6000languagesspokenonourplanetwillhavedisappeareD.InWestAfricaacademicsinTogoaretryingtoprotectthesmallcountry’srichculturalandlanguageheritagE.AttheUniversityofLorneProfessorGoeh-AkueshowsavisitorsomevideosofGenculturalcelebrations.TheprofessorisaculturalheritageexpertandheisalsoaGenoneofmanyethnicgroupsinTogo多哥.HeismakingfilmsofGenculturalcustomswithfinancialhelpfromtheUnitedStates.HesaysTheGenhaveanimportantplaceinTogo’shistoryandculturE.TheGenbelieveinnumerousvoodoodeities伏都神.ButtodayfewerandfewerGenchildrengothroughvoodooinitiation入教ceremonies.Increasinglythenewgenerationdoesnotrecognizetheimportanceoftheseculturaltraditions.HesaysformaleducationandthespreadofChristianityhavereducedtheirinfluencE.ManyyoungpeoplethinktraditionalpracticesareuncivilizeD.AndwhiletheGenlanguageiswidelyspokeninLornethecapitaltheprofessorsaysitisnottaughtinschools.Genisoneofapproximatelythirty-ninelanguagesspokeninTogo.AnexpertintheUNESCOendangeredlanguageprogramsaysthatbytheendofthecenturymorethanhalfofAfrica’slanguageswillbegonE.AlanguageneedsspeakerspreferablypeoplewhospeakitastheirmothertongueorfirstlanguagE.ButalanguageatleastneedspeoplewhocanspeakitastheirsecondlanguagesaidthespecialistAnahitMinasyan.PeopleswitchtoalanguageortheyraisetheirchildreninalanguagewhichtheythinkwillprovideforabettereconomicopportunityinthefuturesaidMs.Minasyan.InAfricaforexamplepeopleoftenswitchtolargerAfricanlanguageswhichhavemorespeakersandprovidemoreeconomicopportunitiesthantheirmothertongues.Socio-linguist社会语言学家KomlanEssiewasaysthattodaymanyyoungurbanTogolese多哥人switchbetweenseverallanguagesandtheseincludetheMinalanguagespokenincities.Asalinguistwehavetobeveryworriedaboutit.Becausetodayevenwhenpeoplemovebacktotheirvillagetheydon’tusethelanguageofthevillageastheyusedto.32.AccordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.GenisoneoftheethnicgroupsinTogo.B.Thereareabout39languagesspokeninTogo.C.ChristianityisthemainreligionofGenpeoplE.D.Studentsdon’tlearntheGenlanguageinschools.33.WhichofthefollowingisNOToneofthereasonswhysomeAfricanlanguageswilldisappear?A.Formaleducationhasreducedtheinfluenceoftheselanguages.B.SomeoftheAfricanlanguagesareverydifficulttolearn.C.Manyyoungpeopledon’tthinktheculturessymbolizedbytheselanguagesarecivilizeD.D.Theycan’tprovidebettereconomicopportunities.34.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.ManyyoungurbanTogolesecanspeakseverallanguages.B.Linguistsareworriedaboutthesituationandhaveasolutiontotheproblem.C.Peopledidn’tusethelanguageoftheirvillageinthepast.D.TheMinalanguageisonlyspokenincities.35.Whatisthemainissuediscussedinthispassage?A.AnintroductiontothecultureandhistoryofGen.B.ThehistoryofTogolesE.C.ConcernoverendangeredculturalandlanguageheritagE.D.TherichcultureofTogo.

Thoughmanypeopletelluswecan’tsucceedweneedtohearothersopinions.IremembermyhighschoolEnglishteachertellingmenottoapplytoCornellUniversitybecausetheywouldn’tacceptmeandeveniftheydidIwouldn’tbeabletodothework.Ialmostdidn’tapplybutafewdayslaterIsawIvanGoldfarbaformerteacherandaskedhimaboutCornell.HesaidIfyougetinthenyougo.Youcandoit.HiswordsmadeallthedifferencE.IappliedandwasaccepteD.Toooftenwethinkit’sourroletoputrealityintosomeone’slifE.Wethinkit’sourjobtoprotectpeoplefromthepainoffailureanddefeat.Wethinkwemustpointouthowbadtheeconomyisandhowhorriblethejobmarketisandhowtheskyisfalling.Wethinkthatdreamsaremeantforothers.IsaythereareenoughrealistsintheworlD.Theworlddoesn’tneedmorenegativityandimpossiblethinkers.Theworldneedsmoreoptimistsencouragersandinspirers.TheworldneedsmorepeopletospeakintotheheartsofothersandsayIbelieveinyou.FollowyourpassionandliveyourpurposE.ThejobmarketisnotgreatbutIbelieveyou’llfindtherightjobforyou.andsoon.WhenitcomestoencouragementIknowthateveryonelovesworkingforandwithpeoplewhobringoutthebestinus.Andwhilewe'llalwaysrememberthenegativepeoplewhotolduswecouldn’taccomplishsomethingwewillalwayscherishandholdaspecialplaceinourheartforthosewhoencouragedus.TodayIwanttoencourageyoutobeanencourager.Sooftenthedifferencebetweensuccessandfailureisbelief.Andsooftenthatbeliefisinstilled逐步灌输inusbysomeonewhoencouragedus.29.AfteratalkwiththeEnglishteachertheauthorthought.A.hewouldhaveatryevenifhewastomeetwithafailureB.hecastmuchdoubtonwhattheteacherhadsaidC.whetherheshouldgiveuphisdreamD.heshouldturntoanotherpersonforadvice30.Whomwouldyouwishtogetadvicefromifyouwereapersoninneed?A.OnewhocanforeseeyourfailureinthefuturE.B.OnewhocananalyzetheseveresituationaheaD.C.Onewhoiswillingtohelpyouwithyourwork.D.Onewhocanstimulateyourcourageandcreativity.31.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Yourcasualwordsmayhaveabigeffectonothers.B.ItisbetternottotelltruthwhenyouareaskedforadvicE.C.NooneonearthiscontenttobelieveatrueworD.D.Teachersshouldbecautiousofwhattheydo.

Inmanypartsoftheworldcarsplayanimportantroleindailylifeandmanysocietieswouldnotexistwithoutthem.Sotheideathatin20years’timenoonewillowncarsmaybehardtobelieve.Butthisisthepredictionmadebyateamoftransportresearcherswhoaretakenseriouslynotonlybygovernmentbutalsobycarmanufacturers.TheHumanScienceandAdvancedTechnologyInstituteatLoughboroughintheUKispartofaninternationalresearchprogram.Theteamtherebelievesthatby2020allcarswillbecomputerizedwhichwillmeanmuchsavingnoaccidentsandbetteruseofroadsThesuper-intelligentcarofthe21stcenturywilldriveitselfanditwillnotbeownedbyoneindividual.Insteadwewillhaveachoiceofcarsandchangethemasfrequentlyaswechangeourclothing.AccordingtoDr.DavidDaviswholeadstheresearchteamthesepredictionsarebasedontherisingcostofthecarculturewhichhadblockedupourcitiespollutedourairandcausedmoredeathsthanbothworldwarsputtogether.Davissayscarswillbefittedwithsomeintelligentdevicestoregulatethedistancebetweenonecarandanother.Thecarwillautomaticallyspeeduporslowdowntomatchthespeedofthecarinfront.Computersaremuchsaferdriversthanpeoplesocarsinaroadtrainwillbeabletodrivemuchclosertogetherthancarsdrivenbypeople.By2010Dr.DavidDavisbelievescartechnologywillgivemotoristsaclearviewoftheroadwhatevertheweatherconditionsbyprojectinganimageoftheroadaheadontothecar’swindscreen.Andby2020carswilltravelinconvoylinkedtoeachotherelectronically.Carswillbeconnectedbyanelectronicpullbartothecarinfronttoformroad-trains.Thefrontvehicleinsuchatrainburnsthenormalamount.saysDavis.‘‘Butalltheothersinthetrainwouldburnabouttenpercentofthenormalamountandsoproduceabouttenpercentofthepollution.’’29.Weknowfromthepassagethatgovernmentsandcarmanufacturers_______.A.considerthepredictionsseriouslyB.aredevotedtothetechnologicalrevolutionincarindustryC.donotbelievethepredictionthatnoonewillowncarsby2020D.haveputthesuper-intelligentcarintomassproduction30.Whichofthefollowingwillbethecharacteristicofthecarsof2020?A.Thecarwillspeedupoutofcontrol.B.Allcarswillbedrivenbycomputers.C.Wewillownasmanycarsaswewant.D.Carswillproducemorepollutionthanpresentones.31.Theleaderoftheresearchteambelievesthatthepresentcarculturewillchangebecause________.A.carsplayaveryimportantroleindailylifeB.manysocietieswouldstopfunctioningwithoutcarsC.carsshouldnotbeownedbyoneindividualD.itcausesmanydeathstohumansociety32Theexpressionclosestinmeaningtothephraseinconvoyinthelastparagraphis________.A.inlineB.sidelongC.sidebysideD.shouldertoshoulder33.Whatwillhappenifcarsarejoinedtoeachotherelectronicallyin2020?A.Motoristswillgetaclearviewoftheroad.B.Theweatherconditionwillnothaveeffectonmotorists.C.Therewillbelesspollutioncausedbycar.D.Alltrainswillburnlessfuelthanpresent.

InabookcalledMagnificentObsessionbyLloydC.Douglasadescriptionisgivenofpeoplehelpingothersbutdoingitsecretly.Whendifficultproblemsworriedanindividual个人friendsnearbywouldmeettodiscusspossiblesolution解决方案withouttheindividualknowingtheiractions.Whenasolutionwasagreedupononeortwoofthefriendswouldcarryouttheplanandsolvetheproblemsecretlytothegreatdelightoftheworriedindividual.Thehelperswouldstandbyprivately私下地contentwiththeirsuccess.Norewardwasgiventotheproblemsolversnotevenasincerethankyoubecausetheywereneverknown.Thisconceptispopulartodaybutinadifferentway.Thephrasepayitforwardisnowusedwhenonepersonhelpsanother.Howeverthepersonhelpedmaynotbeabletorepaythepersonorgroupthathelpedthem.SoratherthanreturnthefavortotheirhelperstheyaresupposedtohelpsomeoneelseinthefuturewhichmeanstheypayitforwarD.Itisasenseofresponsibilitywhichmakesuswanttogivebackinequalmeasuretotheonewhohashelpedus.ButinthiscasetheresponsibilityturnstohelpingsomeoneinthefuturE.Supposeyourelderlygrandmotherpayspartofyourschooling.Shemaytellyouthereisnoneedtorepayherbecauseitisagiftfromsomeonewholovesyouverymuch.Nothingwouldpleasehermorethantohaveyouusehermoneytogetagoodeducation.Youmayneverbeabletorepayherforsuchagift.Howevershenotonlygaveyousomemoneybutsheprovidedyouwithanexamplethatyoushouldalsohelpotherpeoplewhoneedit.PeoplewithseriousneedsareeverywherE.Manyarechildrenwhoneedbetterclothesmorebooksandevenbetterschools.Someareelderlypeoplewhocan’taffordtheirmedicineoradoctor’scarE.Considerhowyoucanpayitforwardratherthanpaymoneybacktoyourgrandmother.12.ThehelpersinthebookMagnificentObsessionwerenotrewardedbecause______.A.theyhadn’tsolvedtheproblemscompletelyB.theywerefriendsoftheworriedindividualC.theyexpectedtobepaidbackinthefutureD.theyhadsolvedtheproblemssecretly13.Theunderlinedwordpayitforwardmeans_______.A.torepaysomeonewhohashelpedyouB.topaysomeoneelsewhoneedshelpC.tohelpsomeoneelsewhoneedshelpD.tohelpsomeonewhohashelpedyou14.Whatdoesthewritersuggestwiththeexampleofyourelderlygrandmother?A.Weshouldlearntorespectourgrandparents.B.Weshouldworkhardtogetagoodeducation.C.Weshouldneverforgettorepaypeoplefortheirhelp.D.Weshouldalsolendahandtootherpeopleinneedofhelp.15.Fromthepassageweknow_______.A.nowadaysmanypeoplehelpotherswithoutbeingrepaidB.morechildrenneedhelpthanelderlypeopleC.itcostsalotofmoneytopayitforwardD.everybodyneedshelp

Happybirthday!Dobirthdaysreallymakepeoplehappy?Ofcoursetheydo.Birthdayscelebratethedaywewereborn.Besidesthatextracandleonthecakesuggestsanotheryearofgrowthandmaturity成熟---orsowehopE.Weallliketoimaginethatwe’regettingwiserandnotjustolder.Mostofusenjoyseeingthemiracleofgrowthinothersaswell.ForinstanceseeingourchildrendevelopandlearnnewthingsmakesusfeelprouD.ForAmericanslikepeopleinmostculturesgrowingupisawonderfulprocess.Butgrowingold?That’sadifferentstory.Growingoldisnotexactlypleasantforpeopleinyouth-orientedAmericanculturE.MostAmericansliketolookyoungactyoungandfeelyoung.AstheoldsayinggoesYou’reasyoungasyoufeel.OlderpeoplejokeabouthowmanyyearsyoungtheyareratherthanhowmanyyearsolD.Peopleinsomecountriesvaluetheagedasasourceofexperienceandwisdom.ButAmericansseemtofavorthosethatareyoungoratleastyoungatheart.ManyolderAmericansfindthegoldenyearstobeanythingbutgolden.Economicallyseniorcitizensoftenstrugglejusttogetby.Retirementatage65bringsasharpdecreaseinpersonalincomE.SocialsecuritybenefitsusuallycannotmakeupthedifferencE.Olderpeoplemaysufferfrompoornutritionmedicalcareandhousing.Someevenexperienceagediscrimination歧视.In1987AmericansociologistPatMooredresseduplikeanolderpersonandwanderedcitystreets.Shewasoftentreatedrudely---evencheatedandrobbeD.Howeverdressedasayoungpersonshereceivedmuchmorerespect.UnfortunatelytheelderlypopulationinAmericaisincreasingfast.Why?Peoplearelivingtogether.Fewerbabiesarebeingborn.Andmiddle-agedbabybornersarerapidlyenteringthegroupsoftheelderly.Americamaysoonbeaplacewherewrinkles皱纹arein.Marketingexpertsarealreadynoticingthisgroupofconsumers.6.Wecaninferfromthesecondparagraphthat.A.youngpeoplelackexperienceandwisdomB.AmericanolderpeopleoftenjokeabouttheiroldageC.AmericancultureisveryyoungD.differentcountrieshavedifferentopinionsontheoldage7.Themainideaofthethirdparagraphis.A.thegoldenyearscanmaketheoldearnlotsofmoneyandreceivegoodmedicalcareB.theoldpeopleinAmericaareleadingahardlifewithoutgoodnutritionmedicalcareorhousingC.theoldinAmericahavetoretireattheageof65D.Americansocialsecuritybenefitsarenotgood8.Fromthelastparagraphweknowthattheunderlinedwordincanbereplacedby________.A.seriousB.badC.disappearingslowlyD.growingfast9.Whatshouldbementionedinthefollowingparagraph?A.ThepublicwillchangetheirattitudetowardsoldpeoplE.B.PeoplewillprovidemoreservicestotheoldintheircommunitiesC.ThegovernmentwillpasslawstoensurethebenefitsoftheoldD.CompanieswillsoonproducemoregoodsforoldAmericans10.Fromthispassagewecanknow.A.inAmericagrowingupisaswonderfulaprocessasgrowingoldB.inAmericagrowingupisawonderfulprocesswhilegrowingoldisnotC.inAmericagrowingoldisawonderfulprocesswhilegrowingupisnotD.inAmericagrowingupisnotawonderfulprocess

Ataclickofmouseconsumerscanpurchasethegoodsandservicetheyneedatonlineshops.Whattheyhavetodoiswaitingforthegoodssenttotheirhomes.WeshallallbegratefultothepioneersofonlineshoppingforbringingussuchconveniencE.MichaelAldrichtheUKOnlineshoppingwasinventedandpioneeredbyMichaelAldrichintheUK.In1979heconnectedatelevisionviaatelephonelinetoareal-timemulti-usertransaction交易processingcomputer.HesoldmainlyBusiness-to-Businesssystems.Therewereanumberofsignificantworldfirstswithnewapplicationsinseveralbusinessfields.JeffBezostheUSAJeffBezosdefinedonlineshoppingandrewrotetherulesofcommercE.TimBerners-LeeinventedtheWorldWideWebserverandbrowser浏览器in1990.In1994JeffBezosreadanarticleabouthowtheWorldWideWebwasgrowingby2300percentayear.HeknewhehadtotapintosuchagreatpotentialforcommercE.OnJuly61995BezoslaunchedAmazoncomwhichoperatedoutofthegarageofhistwobedroomhomeinsuburbanSeattleWashington.Withalmostnopublicitysalestookoffimmediately.Thecompanyhasnowexpandedintodozensofproductcategoriesforcingtheworld’sbiggestretailer零售商torethinktheirbusinessmodelsandfinallychangingthewaypeopleshop.JackMaChinaAsachildJackMawasbadatmathsbutfascinatedbyEnglish.HetravelledtotheUnitedStatesin1995asatranslatortohelpaChinesefirmrecoverpayment.TheattemptfaileD.ButafriendinSeattleshowedMatheInternetandanideabeganbrewing.In1999MrMagathered17friendsandfoundedAlibabainhisapartmentinHangzhou.Alibaba’smodelwassimple:allowsmallandmedium-sizedChinesecompaniestofindglobalbuyerstheywouldotherwiseonlybeabletomeetattradeshows.Itworksbrilliantly.Alibaba’ssalesarenowmorethanthoseofeBayandAmazoncombineD.1.WhatmadeAmazoncomasuccess?A.Business-to-Businesssystems.B.TheWorldWideWebserverandbrowserC.Commercialpublicity.D.Helpfromretailers.2.HowdidJackMahavetheideaoffoundingAlibaba?A.A.translatorhelpedhim.B.A.Chinesefirminspiredhim.C.liewasintroducedtotheInternet.D.liewasfundedbysomecompanies.3.Whatdothepioneershaveincommon?A.Theyhaveimprovedcomputers.B.TheyhavesoldgoodsworldwidE.C.Theyhaveenlargedproductcategories.D.Theyhavecontributedtoonlineshopping.

AF1racingcarappearedonthecampus校园ofSouthwestUniversityonNov.1andthedriverwasanordinarycollegestudent.Thiscoolsceneattractedtheattentionofmanyteachersandstudents.Itturnedoutthatthestudentwasshowinghishand-builtcarattheopeningceremonyoftheScienceandTechnologyMonthforCollegeStudentsheldbytheCollegeofEngineeringandTechnologyunderSouthwestUniversity.AseniorstudentnamedHongTonglongsaidthathiscreativeteamspentoneyeartobuildthisF1racingcarallbyhanD.ThiscarlooksthesameasrealF1racingcarsanditsinnerstructurealsoworkswell.Thisracingcarhasfourgears挡andamotorcycleengineHongsaiD.Healsoaddedthatthecarcostabout4000yuan.Inthebeginningmyparentsdidn’treallybelieveitwasveryseriousandmygrandfatherwascompletelyagainstithesaiD.Soitwasabitofadifficultstart.Nowit’sworkingprettywell.Therewasalsoagreensolarelectriccarattheceremony.Thecarcanseattwopeopleandrunwithoutusingoil.Itspowersource能源issolarpower.Ifitissunnythecarcanrunforfourtofivehourswithamaximumspeedofabout40kilometersperhoursaidJiangMengateacherfromtheCollegeofEngineeringandTechnologyunderSouthwestUniversity.Healsosaidthatthisisthefirstsolar-poweredcarindependentlydevelopedbycollegesinChongqingandcurrentlystudentshaveregistered注册asmallcompanyforsolar-poweredcars.25.WhatcanwelearnabouttheF1racingcarinSouthwestUniversity?A.Itiscompletedbyaseniorstudentandhiscompanions.B.IthasthesamegearsasthemotorcyclE.C.Itisthesameasagreensolarelectriccar.D.Itisdesignedtoraceinthecompetition.26.Whichofthesentencesistrue?A.ThesolarelectriccarcanrunforfivehoursatanytimE.B.TheF1racingcarcanbesoldat4000yuan.C.Wearelikelytoownsolar-powercarsinthefuturE.D.TheF1racingcarcanseatonlytwopeoplE.27.Thepassageismostlikelytobetakenfrom_________.A.afairytalE.B.atravelguidE.C.anovel.D.anewspaper.

After21yearsofmarriagemywifewantedmetotakeanotherwomanouttodinnerandamoviE.Theotherwomanwasmymotherwhohasbeenawidow寡妇for19years.Howeverthedemandsofmyworkandmythreechildrenhadmadeitpossibletovisitheronlyoccasionally.ThatFridayafterworkwhenIarrivedatherhousemymotherwaswaitinginthedoorwithhercoaton.Shehadcurled使卷曲herhairandwaswearingthedressthatshehadworntocelebrateherlastweddinganniversary.Wewenttoarestaurantthatalthoughnotelegantwasveryniceandcozy舒适的.MymothertookmyarmasifsheweretheFirstLady.Duringthedinnerwehadanagreeableconversationaboutnothingextraordinary非凡的butjustcaughtuponrecentevents.WetalkedsomuchthatwemissedthemoviE.Aswearrivedatherhouselatershesaid:I’llgooutwithyouagainbutonlyifyouletmeinviteyou.IagreeD.A.fewdayslatermymotherdiedofamassive严重的heartattack.IthappenedsosuddenlythatIdidn’thaveachancetodoanythingforher.SometimelaterIreceivedanenvelopewithacopyofarestaurantreceipt收据fromthesameplacemotherandIhaddineD.Anattachednotesaid:IpaidthisbillinadvancE.Iwasn’tsurewhetherIcouldbethere;stillIpaidfortwoplates–oneforyouandtheotherforyourwifE.YouwillneverknowwhatthatnightmeantformE.IloveyouSon.AtthatmomentIunderstoodtheimportanceofsaying:IloveyouandofgivingourlovedonesthetimetheydeservE.Nothinginlifeismoreimportantthanfamily.GivefamilymemberstheattentiontheydeservebecausethesethingscannotbeputofftillsomeothertimE.32.Theauthordescribesindetailhowhismotherlookedinorderto______.A.showreadershismother’scharacterB.stresshowimportantthedinnerwastohismotherC.createanatmosphereofhappinessD.showtheimportanceoftablemanners33.Theauthorshouldbethankfulto______.A.hiswifewhopushedhimtohavedinnerwithhismomB.hismomwhopaidinadvanceforthenextdinnerC.GodwhogavehimthechancetohavedinnerwithhismomD.hischildrenwhowereveryunderstandingandhelpful34.Wecaninferfromthestorythat______.A.theauthordoesn’tlikehisworkandchildren.B.theauthorandhismothertalkedaboutbigeventsduringtheirdinnerC.theauthorandhismothersawamovietogetheraftertheirdinnerD.theauthor’smotherfeltsatisfiedtohaveadinnerwithherson.35.Theauthorofthispassagetendstoagreethat______.A.wherethereisawillthereisaway.B.agoodheartissuretofindanothertomatchit.C.weshouldspendmoretimewithourfamily.D.familyshouldbeasimportantaswork.

Doyoulikespicyfood?What’syouropiniononspicy辣的food?Somepeoplecannothandleeventhesmallestamountofchili-redpepperintheirdinnerwhileotherscan’tgetenoughofit.Scientistshavelongbeenpuzzledbywhysomepeoplelovechiliwhileothersloatheit.Plentyofresearchhasbeendoneonthesubjectdatingasfarbackasthe1970s.Previousresultsshowedthataloveofchiliisrelatedtochildhoodexperiencesandculturalinfluencesaffectourtastebudstoo.Butthelateststudyhasfoundthataperson’sloveofspicyfoodmaybelinkedtohisorherpersonalitymorethananythingelseCBCNewsreporteD.‘Wehavealwaysassumed假设thatlikingdrivesintakeweeatwhatwelikeandwelikewhatweeat.Butnoonehasactuallydirectlybotheredtoconnectthesepersonalitytraits个性特点withintakeofchilipeppers’saidProfessorJohnHayesfromPennsylvaniaStateUniversitywholedthestudy.Butbeforeyoulookatthestudyyoushouldfirstknowthatspicyisnotatasteunlikesoursweetbitterandsalty.Itisinfactaburningsensation感觉thatyoufeelonthesurfaceofyourtonguE.Thisgotscientiststhinkingthatmaybealoveofspicyfoodisbroughtaboutbypeople’slongingforthrillsomethingtheyusuallygetfromwatchingactionmoviesorridingarollercoaster.Inthestudy97participants参与者bothmaleandfemalewereaskedtofilloutquestionnaires调查问卷aboutcertaintraitsoftheirpersonalityforexamplewhethertheylikenewexperiencesortendtoavoidrisks.Theywerethengivenaglassofwaterwithcapsaicin辣椒素theplantchemicalthatmakesachiliburnmixedintoit.Bycomparingtheanswerstothequestionnaireandwhatparticipantssaidtheyfeltaboutthespicywaterresearchersfoundthatthosewhotendedtoenjoyactionmoviesortakeriskswereaboutsixtimesmorelikelytoenjoythespicywater.Interestinglyweusedtobelievethatthereasonsomepeoplecanwithstand抵挡禁得起spicyfoodisthattheirtongueshavebecomelesssensitivetoit.HoweverthislateststudyhasfoundotherwisE.It’snotthatitdoesn’tburnasbadlyit’sthatyouactuallylearntoliketheburnHayesexplaineD.29.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordloatheinthesecondparagraph?A.dislikeB.fearC.putupwithD.adaptto30.WhatdidProfessorJohnHayesandhisteamdiscoverfromtheirstudy?A.whatweeatactuallyhelpstodevelopourpersonalitiesB.MalesaremorelikelytoenjoyspicyfoodthanfemalesC.ThosetryingtoavoidriskstendtobelessinterestedinspicyfoodD.Peoplearewrongtotreatspicyasakindoftasteratherthanafeeling31.Whydosomepeoplelikespicyfoodaccordingtotherecentstudy?A.BecausetheirtastebudshavebecomelesssensitiveB.Becausetheylovetheburningsensation感觉C.BecausetheywanttochallengethemselvesD.Becausethemoretheytryspicyfoodthelessitburns32.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.WhatheorshelikestoeatmainlydecidesonhisorherpersonalityB.ThatapersonenjoysspicyfooddependslargelyonthepersonalityC.HisorherchildhoodexperiencesdecideonhisorherpersonalityD.Hisorherculturalbackgrounddecidesonhisorherpersonality

AtthemiddleschoolleveltherearemanyacademicclubsinwhichstudentscanparticipatE.StudentsCanchooseclubsthatfocusonanareaofinterest.MathcountsClubMathcountstriestoincreaseexcitementtowardsmathematicachievement.Ithopestoprovidestudentswiththefoundationforsuccessinsciencetechnologyengineeringandmathematicscareers.Schoolsselectindividualsandteamstoparticipateincompetitions.LocalcompetitionsareheldinFebruarywithwinnersprogressingtostatecompetitionsandthenontothenationallevelMathcountsworkstochallengestudents’mathskillsdevelopself­confidenceandgiverewardsfortheirachievements.EnvirothonTheEnvirothonprogramfocusesonnaturalresourcesknowledgeandexposesstudentstodiverseenvironmentalissuesandecosystems生态学.Theecologyfieldcompetitionforfive­membermiddleschoolteamsofferscompetitionsinwildlifesoilforestryandcurrentenvironmentalissues.Studentsworkandlearninmiddleschoolclubsandcancompeteatthelocalandstatelevel.FutureProblemSolversFutureProblemSolversisanacademicclubthatusesasix­stepprocesstosolveproblemsthatmayhappeninthefuturE.StudentswhoareinthetalentedandgiftedprogramwholiketothinkoutoftheboxorwhoenjoythinkingaboutfuturisticproblemsmaylikethiscluB.Teamsmadeupoffourstudentsreadfuturescenesandwriteupsolutionsinabookletusingthesix­stepprocess.Teamsthatscorehighenoughcangotothestatecompetitionandthentotheinternationalcompetition.BuildersClubBuildersClubisopentoanymiddleschoolstudentwhowishestoperformcommunityservicE.EachBuildersClubisco­sponsoredbyaKiwanisclubandamiddleschool.Thememberslearnbydoingandtheylearnorganizationteamworkandleadership.BuildersClubscansponsoraTeacheroftheYearprogramprovidearecyclingcollectionpointorganizecannedfoodandclothingtosupportlocalshelters.Middleschoolacademicclubsofferstudentsaplacetoexploreinterestsortalents.TheclubstheyjoininmiddleschoolcanhelpguidechoicesinhighschoolandbeyonD.28.StudentschoosingMathcountsClubcould________.A.gethelpinsciencecareersB.enjoysolvingfutureproblemsC.performcommunityserviceD.studywildlifeandsoil29.Ifyouenioythinkingaboutfuturisticproblems________isagoodchoiceforyou.A.MathcountsClubB.BuildersClubC.FutureProblemSolversD.Envirothon30.Thestudentswhoarenotinterestedincompetitionswouldliketochoose________.A.MathcountsClubB.BuildersClubC.FutureProblemSolversD.Envirothon31.Whatisthecommonfeatureofthefourclubs?A.Competitions.B.Leadership.C.Scientificresearches.D.Explorationoftalents.

DonaldJohnTrumpbornJune141946isanAmericanbusinessman.AstheRepublicanParty’snominee被提名人forpresidentinthe2016election选举hedefeatedHillaryClintoninthegeneralelectiononNovember82016.TrumpisthechairmanandpresidentofTheTrumpOrganizationwhichistheprincipalholdingcompanyforhisrealestate房地产venturesandotherbusinessinterests.DuringhiscareerTrumphasbuiltofficetowershotelscasinosgolfcoursesandotherbrandedfacilitiesworldwidE.TrumpwasbornandraisedinNewYorkCityandreceivedabachelor’sdegreeineconomicsfromtheWhartonSchooloftheUniversityofPennsylvaniain1968.In1971hewasgivencontrolofhisfatherFredTrump’srealestateandconstructionfirmandlaterrenameditTheTrumpOrganization.TrumphasappearedattheMissUSApageants选美大赛whichheownedfrom1996to2015andhasmadecameo配角appearancesinfilmsandtelevisionseries.HesoughttheReformPartypresidentialnomination提名in2000butwithdrew退出beforevotingbegan.Hehostedandco-producedTheApprenticearealitytelevisionseriesonNBCfrom2004to2015.Asof2016hewaslistedbyForbesasthe324thwealthiestpersonintheworldand156thintheUnitedStates.InJune2015Trumpannouncedhiscandidacy候选人资格forpresidentasaRepublicanandquicklyemergedasthefront-runnerforhisparty’snomination.InMay2016hisremainingRepublicanrivals对手suspended暂停theircampaignsandinJulyhewasformallynominatedforpresidentatthe2016RepublicanNationalConvention.Trump’scampaignhasreceivedunprecedented史无前例的mediacoverage报道andinternationalattention.ManyofhisstatementsininterviewsonTwitterandatcampaignrallies集会havebeencontroversial有争议的orfalsE.Severalralliesduringtheprimaries初选wereaccompaniedbyprotests抗议orriot骚乱.24.WhatdoweknowaboutDonaldJohnTrump?A.HiscareerislimitedinAmericA.B.HisbusinesshasexpandedallovertheworlD.C.ItwasasurprisethathedefeatedHillaryClinton.D.Hisfatherwasagainsthimbeingapolitician.25.WhichofthefollowingisWRONGforDonaldJohnTrumponce?A.Hemajoredineconomicsinuniversity.B.Heonceworkedasahost.C.Heownsalotofmoney.D.Heonceactedasaleadingactorinfilms.26.Accordingtothelastparagraphwecanconcludeatthecampaign______.A.atapointallAmericansprotestedagainstTrumpB.TrumphadnoRepublicanrivalsC.allpeopledidn’tagreewiththeremarksTrumpmadeD.Trumpowedhissuccesstohisfamily

Chinesekungfuisoneoftheearliestandlongest-lastingsportsthatusebothmuscleandbrain.Overitslonghistoryithasdevelopedasauniquecombinationofexercisepracticalself-defenseself-disciplineandart.ItisestimatedthatChinesekungfucandatebacktoprimitivesociety.Atthattimepeopleusedstickstofightwildbeasts.Graduallytheyaccumulatedagreatdealofself-defenseexperiencE.WhentheShangDynastybeganhuntingwasconsideredanimportantpartofkungfutraining.DuringtheShangandZhoudynastiesmartialarts武术evolvedtobecomeakindofdancing.UsuallythedancingofmartialartswasusedtotrainsoldiersandinspiretheirmoralE.Atthesametimetheskillandtechnologyofswordmakingaswellasswordceremoniesdevelopedrapidly.StartingfromtheTangDynastyakungfuexaminationwasproposedandintroduceD.Excellentcandidateswouldreceivetitlesandawardsthroughtheexaminationlargelypromotingthedevelopmentofmartialarts.BythenmartialartshadevolvedtobecomeanartformandanindependentgenrE.KungfuwasgraduallyintroducedtomanycountriesinSoutheastAsiA.Todaykungfuishonoredastheancestorofkickboxing跆拳道karate空手道andjudo.TheSongandYuandynastieswitnessedtheclimaxofkungfudevelopment.Thepracticeofkungfubycivilorganizationsbecamemoreandmorepopular.Peopleactuallymadealivingasmartialartsperformersalloverthecountry.Usuallytheirperformancewascarriedoutbyasinglepersonortwopeopleasapair.ChinesekungfuachievedgreaterdevelopmentintheMingandQingdynasties.IntheMingDynastyalotofgenrescameintobeingandnumerousbooksonmartialartswerepublisheD.IntheQingDynastytherulingempirebannedthepracticeofmartialartsandthepeoplehadtosetupvariousclubsorsocietiestopassontheskillsinsecret.TodaykungfucontinuestobepracticedbymanypeopleforthepurposeofkeepingfitorimprovingbodyimagE.28.Accordingtothetext___________wasanimportantpartofthedevelopmentofkungfuinancienttimes.A.huntingB.dancingC.singingD.fighting29.DuringtheShangandZhoudynastieskungfuwasusedto__________.A.promotethenationaleconomyB.keephealthyandimprovebodyimageC.trainsoldiersandinspiretheirmoraleD.fightbigwildanimals30.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.TheproductionofswordsreachedthehighestpointduringtheTangDynasty.B.KungfuwasperformedbymanypeopleduringtheSongandYuandynasties.C.KungfuhashadagreatimpactonmanyactivitiesinSoutheastAsiA.D.TheTangdynastywitnessedtheclimaxofkungfudevelopment.31.HowdidkungfuevolveintheMingDynasty?A.Theemperorsetupmanyorganizationstopromotekungfu.B.Variousgenresappearedandbookswerepublishedaboutkungfu.C.Kungfubecametheonlyperformanceatcourtparties.D.Peoplemadealivingaskungfuperformersalloverthecountry.

ThisbriefbookisaimedathighschoolstudentsbutspeakstoanyonelearningatanystageoflifE.Itsformalseriousstylecloselymatchesitscontentaschool-masterlybookonschooling.TheauthorW.H.Armstrongstartswiththebasics:readingandwriting.Inhisopinionreadingdoesn’tjustmeanrecognizingeachwordonthepage;itmeanstakingintheinformationdigestingitandincorporatingitintooneselfjustasonedigestsasandwichandmakesitapartofhim.Thegoalistobringtheinformationbacktolifenotjusttotreatitasdeadfactsonpaperfromdeadtrees.Readingandwritingcannotbecompletelyseparatedfromeachother;infacttheaimofreadingistoexpresstheinformationyouhavegotfromthetext.I’veseenitagainandagainSomeonewhocan’texpressanideaafterreadingatextisjustasineffectiveassomeonewhohasn’treaditatall.OnlyathirdofthebookremainsafterthatdiscussionwhichArmstrongdevotestospecifictipsforstudyinglanguagesmathscienceandhistory.Hegenerallyhandlesthesetopicsthoroughlyandequallyexceptforsomeweaknessinthescienceandmathsectionsandabittoomuchpassion激情regardinghistorytohisstudentsthatwasahundredtimesmorethanmyhistoryteachersevergotacross.Tomydisappointmentinthispartofthebookheignoresthearts.AsamatteroffacttheydemandalltheconcentrationandstudythatmathandsciencedothoughthestudydiffersslightlyinkinD.Althoughit’scommonlybelievedthattheartscanonlybenaturallyacquiredactuallylearningtheartsisnomorenaturalthanlearningFrenchormathematics.MyothercommentisthatthetextageD.Thefirsteditionapparentlydatestothe1960s—noneofthereferences参考文献seemnewerthanthelate1950s.AsaresultthediscussionmissestheentirecomputeragE.Thesearesmallpointsthoughanddon’taffectthemaindiscussion.Irecommendittoanystudentandanyteacherincludingtheself-taughtstudent.21.AccordingtoArmstrongwhatisthegoalofreading?A.gainknowledgeandexpandone’sviewB.expressideasbasedonwhatonehasreadC.understandthemeaningbetweenthelinesD.getsinformationandkeepsitaliveinmemory22.Theauthorofthepassageinsiststhatlearningthearts_________.A.isasnaturalaslearningalanguageB.demandsrealpassionC.islessnaturalthanlearningmathsD.requiresgreatefforts23.Whatcanthispassagebeclassifiedas?A.anadvertisementB.abookreviewC.afeaturestoryD.anewsreport

Shakealegandshowalegareusuallydiscussedtogetherbutitisn’tatallclearhowtheyareconnecteD.Bothphraseshavemorethanonemeaning.ShakealegmeanshurryupaccordingtothedefinitionintheNewYorkMagazinein1904.Beforethatshakealeghadanothermeaningwhichwastodance.ThereareseveralquotationsfromallkindsofAmericanandBritainsourcesfromthemid-19thcenturythatarerelatedtodancing;forexampletheDubuqueDemocraticHeraldOctober1863inanadvertisementforalocalball:Nearlyeverymanintownabletoshakealeghaspurchasedaticket.Showalegmeanseithermakeanappearanceoritmeanshurryup.Thesecondmeaningisn’tcommonlyusednorisitolD.Whateverthesourceitisn’ttheoriginalmeaningofshowaleg.MostcommentatorsreportthatthephrasederivesfromtheRoyalNavyandthatthiswastheordergiventosailorstoputafootfromtheirhammocks吊床andgetup.Theuseofshowalegasawake-upcalliswelldocumenteD.JohnMasefieldPoetLaureatefrom1930to1967wasatraineemarineronHMSConwayuntil1891.Hereportedthefullversionofthemorningcallas:Heaveoutheaveoutheaveoutheaveout!Away!ComeallyousleepersHey!Showaleg.That’stheearliestquotationofthenavalcallIcanfindalthoughitmayhavebeenusedwellbefore1891.AnalternativeversioncomesfromthefactthatwomenwereallowedonboardRoyalNavyshipsinthe19thcenturyandthattheywereallowedtostayasleepafterthesailorshadbeenwoken.Inthemorningthebosun’smates水手长助手hadtocheckwhoeverwasstillasleepanddidsobyrequiringthemtoshowalegoverthesideofthehammock.Ifalegwashairyitwasprobablymaleanditsownerwasorderedtogetupandbeginwork.Believethatifyouwill;personallyIdon’t.AllinallalthoughbothofthetwoEnglishslangsaresometimesusedtomeanhurryuptheyaretwoindependentphrasesthatwerecoinedwithdifferentmeanings.28.Howmanywaysdoestheslangshowalegcomefrom?A.1.B.2.C.3.D.4.29.Inwhichsentencedoesshakealeghaveadifferentmeaning?A.IwillshakealegwithhimatthenextballwithgreatpleasurE.B.Nearlyeverymanintownabletoshakealeghaspurchasedaticket.C.TheywantedtoshakealegonaTVshow.D.Youmustshakealegtocatchthelastbus.30.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetotheversionmentionedinParagraph5?A.Doubtful.B.SupportivE.C.Indifferent.D.Neutral.31.Theauthor’spurposeofwritingthetextismostlikelyto__________.A.topersuadereaderstolearnslangsseriouslyB.todescribeshakealegandshowalegC.todistinguishshakealegandshowalegD.toremarkonshakealegandshowaleg

Alibaba’sfinancearmhasshownapaymentservicethatwillallowvirtualrealityshopperstopayforthingsinfuturejustbynoddingtheirheads.VRPaythenewpaymentsystemispartofAlibaba’seffortstocapitalizeonthelatesttechnologyinonlineshopping.In2015forexampleitintroducedafacialrecognitiontechnologyforAlipaymobilepaymentsserviceadvertisedaspaywithaselfie自拍.TheVRpaymenttechnologymeanspeopleusingvirtualrealitygogglesforpayment.WiththisyouwillneverneedtotakeoutyourphonE.Useridentitycanbeverified验证onVRPayviavoiceprinttechnologythatrecogniseseachperson’suniquevoicE.LinsaidthiswasthemostconvenientmethodinaVRsettingcomparedwithotherrecognitiontechnologies.Butpasswordswillstillbeneededforauthentication证明whichtheusercanalsoenterwithheadmovementstouchorbystaringatapointonvirtualdisplayforlongerthan1.5seconds.VRpayisexpectedtobereadyforcommerciallaunchsoon.ThenewVR-basedpaymentsystemcanmakeVRatoolratherthanjustatoybyconnectingvariousVRgogglemakersandappdeveloperstotheAlipaypaymentsplatform.AntFinancialServicesGroupwhichdisplayedVRPayinShenzhenonWednesdayoperatesChina’slargestonlinepaymentsservicewithmorethan450millionusers.InSeptemberitboughtUScompanyEyeVerifyamakerofoptical视觉的verification验证technologyusedbyUSbanksincludingWellsFargo.32.WhatcanvirtualrealityshoppersdowiththehelpofVRpay?A.Buythingsatlowerprices.B.Payforgoodsbynodding.C.Findwhatevertheywanttobuy.D.Communicatewithsellerseasily.33.What’sthekeyfeatureofVRPayA.It’sveryeasytooperatE.B.Itdoesn’tneedanypasswords.C.Itusesafacialrecognitiontechnology.D.Itneedn’tbeconnectedwithotherdevices.34.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.VRpaywillbeusedinbusiness.B.VRPaywasoriginallyatoyratherthanatool.C.VRPayisChina’slargestonlinepaymentsservicE.D.TheAlipaypaymentsplatformwillbeoutofservicE.35.Themainpurposeofthetextisto______.A.debateB.persuadeC.introduceD.entertain

Moderninventionshavespeededuppeople’slivesamazingly.Motor-carscoverahundredmilesinlittlemorethananhour.AircraftcrosstheworldadaywhilecomputersoperateatlightningspeeD.Indeedthisloveofspeedseemsnever-ending.Everyyearmotor-carsareproducedwhichgoevenfasterandeachnewcomputerboasts吹嘘ofsavingprecioussecondsinhandlingtasks.AllthissavestimebutatapricE.Whenweloseorgainhalfadayinspeedingacrosstheworldinanairplaneourbodiestellusso.Wegettheuncomfortablefeelingknownasjet-lag时差;ourbodiesfeelthattheyhavebeenleftbehindinanothertimezonE.Againspendingtoolongatcomputersresultsinpainfulwristsandfingers.Mobilephonesalsohavetheirdangersaccordingtosomescientists;toomuchusemaytransmitharmfulradiationintoourbrainsaconsequencewedonotliketothinkabout.Howeverwhatdowedowiththetimewehavesaved?Certainlynotrelaxorsoitseems.WearesoaccustomedtoconstantactivitythatwefinditdifficulttositanddonothingorevenjustonethingatatimE.PerhapsthedaysarelonggonewhenwemightlistenquietlytoastoryontheradiolettingimaginationtakeusintoanotherworlD.Therewasatimewhensomepeople’slivesweredevotedsimplytothecultivationofthelandorthecareofcattlE.Nomulti-taskingthere;theirliveswentonatamuchgentlerpaceandinafamiliarpattern.Thereismuchthatwemightenvyaboutawayoflifelikethis.Yetbeforewedosowemustthinkofthehardtasksourancestorsfaced:theyfarmedwithbarehandsoftenlivedclosetohungerandhadtofashiontoolsfromwoodandstonE.ModernmachineryhasfreedpeoplefromthatprimitiveexistencE.28.Thenewproductsbecomemoreandmoretime-savingbecause.A.ourloveofspeedseemsnever-endingB.timeislimitedC.thepricesareincreasinglyhighD.themanufacturersboastalot29.WhatdoesthedaysinParagraph3referto?A.ImaginarylifeB.SimplelifeinthepastC.TimesofinventionsD.Timeforconstantactivity30.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthemoderntechnology?A.CriticalB.ObjectiveC.OptimisticD.Negative31.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?A.ThepresentandpasttimesB.MachineryandhumanbeingsC.ImaginationsandinventionsD.Moderntechnologyanditsinfluence

TextmessagingisasurprisinglygoodwaytoreceivecandidresponsestosensitivequestionsaccordingtoanewstudytobepresentedthisweekattheannualmeetingoftheAmericanAssociationforPublicOpinionResearch.Thepreliminary初步的resultsofourstudysuggestthatpeoplearemorelikelytodisclosesensitiveinformationviatextmessagesthaninvoiceinterviewssaysFredConradapsychologistattheUniversityofMichiganInstituteforSocialResearch.ThisissortofsurprisingsaysConradsincemanypeoplethoughtthattextingwoulddecreasethelikelihoodofdisclosingsensitiveinformationbecauseitcreatesapersistentvisualrecordofquestionsandanswersthatothersmightseeonyourphoneandintheclouD.Withtexttheresearchersalsofoundthatpeoplewerelesslikelytoengageinsatisficing---asurveyindustrytermreferringtothecommonpracticeofgivinggoodenougheasyanswers.Webelievepeoplegivemorepreciseanswersviatextingbecausethere'sjustnotthetimepressureinalargelyasynchronous非同步的modeliketextthatthereisinphoneinterviewssaysConraD.Asaresultrespondentsareabletotakelongertoarriveatmoreaccurateanswers.ConradconductedthestudywithMichaelSchoberaprofessorofpsychologyattheNewSchoolforSocialResearch.We'reintheearlystagesofanalyzingourfindingssaysSchober.Butsofaritseemsthattextingmayreducesomerespondents'tendencytoshadethetruthortopresentthemselvesinthebestpossiblelightinaninterviewevenwhentheyknowit'sahumaninterviewertheyarecommunicatingwithviatext.Whatwecannotyetbesureofiswhoismostlikelytobedisclosiveintext.Isitdifferentforfrequenttextersorgenerationalforexample?Forthestudytheresearchersrecruitedapproximately600iPhone-usersthroughGoogleAdsofferingthemiTunesStorerewardstoparticipateinthestudy.Theirgoalsweretoseewhetherresponsestothesamequestionsdiffereddependingonseveralvariables可变因素whetherthequestionswereaskedviatextorvoicewhetherahumanoracomputeraskedthequestionsandwhethertheenvironmentincludingthepresenceofotherpeopleandthelikelihoodofmultitaskingaffectedtheanswers.32.TheunderlinedwordcandidinParA.1probablymeans.A.straightforwardB.doubtfulC.generalD.imaginary33.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A.peoplefondoftextmessagingaremorehonestB.textingwillgiveawaylesssensitiveinformationC.differentvariablesmightaffecttheresponsesofmessagingD.about600iPhoneusershavebeenawardediTunesbyresearchers34.Comparedwithphoneinterviewstextinghastheadvantagethatpeoplecould.A.presenttheirbesttotheinterviewersB.havemoretimetomakeareplyC.paylessforsendingamessageD.enjoymorefreedomofspeech35.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TextingDownsResponsesB.TextingExposesIdentityC.TextingBenefitsIntervieweesD.TextingUpsTruthfulness

Thoughthereareabout400languagesfromallovertheworldthatareindangerofdisappearingcompletely.Zoque-AyapanecoanativeMexicanlanguageisconsideredthemostlikelytobecomeextinctbecausetheonlytwopeopleintheworldthatspeakitfluentlydonottalktoeachother.It'snotbecausetheyliveindifferentcountriesstatesorevenvillages.InfactManuelSegoviaandIsidroVelazquezbothintheir70slivewithin500yardsofeachotherinthevillageofAyapaintheSouthernMexicanStateofTabasco.Theyhoweverrefusetocommunicatebecausetheysimplydon’thavemuchincommon.SegoviaisapparentlyalittlefrankinnaturewhileVelazquezisdescribedasshy.SegoviawasatleastabletotalkinZoque-Ayapanecowithhisbrotheruntiltheirfatherpassedawayabout12yearsagoandstillmanagestopracticeitwithhisfamilyespeciallyhissonManuelwhohasbeentryingtolearnitandhopestobecomefluentenoughtoteachittothenextgenerationforthelastfiveyears.Velazquezontheotherhandhasnotbeenheardspeakingthelanguagewithanybody.Itissaidthatthelanguageusedtobewidelyspokeninthevillagebuttheyoungergenerationshunneditforfearofbeinglaughedatanditthereforebegantodieaslowdeathastheelderspassedaway.UnlessthetwomengettheiractstogethertheonlywaytohearthelanguagewillbetoeitherlistentoManuel'snot-so-fluentstatementorseethemtalkinadocumentaryentitledLenguaMuertaDeadLanguagethatisbeingfilmedtocaptureZoque-Ayapanecoand364othernativeMexicanlanguagesthatareinasimilarstatE.WesurelyhopeSegoviaandVelazquezsoonfindsomethingcommontotalkabout.Maybethefactisthatthelanguageisdyingandtheyshouldstartencouragingandteachingthenextgenerationtogether.41.SegoviaandVelazquezdon'ttalktoeachotherbecause______.A.theybotharetooshyB.theyaretoofamiliartotalkC.theyaredifferentinpersonalityD.theyliveindifferentvillages42.WhatdoweknowaboutZoque-Ayapaneco?A.ItisaSouthernAmericanlanguagE.B.Itwaswidelyusedtwelveyearsago.C.ItwillbepopularinMexicointhenearfuturE.D.It'sbeinglearnedbyManuelinthevillagenow.43.TheunderlinedwordshunnedinParagraph4probablymeans______A.avoidedB.favoredC.imitatedD.identified44.Fromthepassagewecanconcludethat______A.altogether365languagesarebecomingextinctinMexico.B.SegoviaandVelazquezwillcommunicatewitheachothersoon.C.thegovernmentcaresabouttheprotectionofZoque-Ayapaneco.D.thefilm'LenguaMuertaismadetoteachendangeredlanguages.45.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?A.World'sendangeredlanguagesarebeingfilmeD.B.VillagersaretryingtoprotecttheiroldlanguagE.C.AnendangeredlanguageisspokenbyonlytwopeoplE.D.TherearealotoflanguagesinMexico.

WhilemanypeopleagreethatTheSoundofMusic音乐之声isoneofthebestfilmsofalltimesomeareataloss困惑toexplainwhy.WellI’lltellyouwhyit’soneofthebestmoviesever.TheSoundofMusicsimplyhaseverythingonecouldwantinamoviE.Firstofallithasarealromance--onewhereyoucanwatchthecharactersslowlyfallinlovE.Secondlyithashumorcleverandsarcastic讽刺性的humor.WhenSchraedersaidByeMariaI’msureyou’llmakeafinenun修女.Youjustwanttoslap掴heracrossthefaceafterhearingthat.Thirdlyit’sgotadventurE.TheNazisaretheworstbadguysinanymoviesoit’sgreattoseeMariatheCaptainandthekidsoutwit智取them.Fourthlyit’sgotgreatmusiC.ThesongsofthefilmarepopularallovertheworlD.Fifthlyit’sgotgreatscenery.Theplot情节anddialoguearealsoamazing.IfindnewthingstoadmireeachtimeIwatch.FinallyisthereagreatersceneinanymoviethanthenunsshowingthestolenNazicarparts?Inshortthefilmdoesn’tjustsucceedbecauseitcheerspeopleupwithabeautifullovestoryorsongs.Italsosucceedsbecauseit’sawonderfully-constructedwonderfully-writtenandwonderfully-actedmoviE.28.What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A.TotellpeoplewhatmakesagoodmoviE.B.TotellpeoplehowtoenjoythehumorinTheSoundofMusic.C.ToadvisepeopletowatchTheSoundofMusicD.ToexplainwhyTheSoundofMusicisoneofthebestmovies29.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______.A.theauthorcanfindsomethingnewtoenjoyeverytimehewatchesthemovieB.intheauthour’sopinionTheSoundofMusicsucceedsmainlybecauseofitssongC.MariajustwantstoslapSchraederafterhearingwhatshesaystoher.D.TheSoundofMusicisamovieabouthowMariaoutwitstheNaziswiththenuns30.AbouttheTheSoundofMusictheauthormentionedallofthefollowingthingsEXCEPT___A.plotB.musicC.clothingD.acting31.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordcharacter?A.特征B.性格C.汉字D.人物

Moneyistherootofallevil邪恶andnewstudyclaimstheremaybesometruthbehindthesaying.ScientistsattheUniversityofCaliforniaBerkeleyUSannouncedonFebruary27thatrichpeoplearemorelikelytodoimmoralthingssuchaslieorcheatthanpoorerpeoplE.Thescientistsdidaseriesofeightexperiments.TheypublishedtheirfindingsonlineintheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciencesPNA美国国家科学院院刊.TheycarriedoutthefirsttwoexperimentsfromthesidewalknearBerkeley.Theynotedthatdriversofnewerandmoreexpensivecarsweremorelikelytocutoffothercarsandpedestriansatcrosswalks.Nearly45percentofpeopledrivingexpensivecarsignoredapedestriancomparedwithonly30percentofpeopledrivingmoremodestcars.Inanotherexperimentagroupofcollegestudentswasaskediftheywoulddoimmoralthingsinvariouseverydaysituations.ExamplesincludedtakingprinterpaperfromworkandnottellingasalespersonwhenheorshegavebackmorechangE.Studentsfromhigher-classfamiliesweremorelikelytoactdishonestly.AccordingtothescientistsrichpeopleoftenthinkmoneycangetthemoutoftroublE.Thismakesthemlessafraidtotakerisks.Italsomeanstheycarelessaboutotherpeople'sfeelings.Finallyitjustmakesthemgreedier.Higherwealthstatusseemstomakeyouwantevenmoreandthatincreasedwantleadsyoutobendtherulesorbreaktherulestoserveyourself-interestsaidPaulPiffleadscientistofthestudy.Piffpointedoutthatthefindingsdon'tmeanthatallrichpeopleareuntrustworthyorallpoorpeoplehonest.Hesaidtheexperimentsweretoshowhowpeoplelivingindifferentsocialsituationsexpresstheirinstincts本能andvaluesindifferentways.12.Bysayingmoneyistherootofalleviltheauthorwantsto________.A.linkwealthwithbadbehaviorB.drawreaders'attentiontotheresearchC.showhowthesayingprovesthefindingsD.defendrichpeoplewhodoimmoralthings13.AccordingtothescientistswhichisNOTthefactorthatmakesrichpeopleimmoral?A.Theywelcomerisks.B.Theyhavemoredesires.C.Theybelievemoneytalks.D.Theybecomemoreselfish.14.Whydidthescientistsdotheexperiments?A.Toshowhowsocialstatusaffectspeople'smorality.B.Toshowpeople'sinstinctsandvaluesindifferentways.C.TotestwhetherthesayingmoneyistherootofallevilistruE.D.Toshowthedifferencebetweenhigher-classpeopleandlower-classpeoplE.15.Whatdoesthepassagereallywanttoshowus?A.ThepoorarerespectablE.B.Moneyistherootofallevil.C.Allrichpeopleareuntrustworthy.D.Thericharemorelikelytoactbadly.

LastweekendIvisitedRomeforthefirsttimE.IspentthreebusydaysintheItaliancapitalseeinglotsoftouristattractionsandwalkingdownstreetslitwithChristmasdecorations.TherearealotofthingsIloveaboutthecity.Romeisoneofthemostancientcitiesintheworldandisfullofwonderfulrelics遗迹fromitsdistantpast.ThesemonumentsincludetheRomanForumandthevastColiseumwheregladiatorsusedtofighteachotheruntildeathandhuntanimalscomingfromanothercountry.Theruinsofbuildingsandtemplesarefascinating:youcan'tquitebelievehowoldtheyarE.IstudiedthemasterpiecesoftheRenaissanceperiodatuniversityandwasveryexcitedtoseetheminreallifE.IwalkedaroundthemuseuminVaticanCityandsawplentyoffamoussculptures雕塑.ThebestpartofthevisitwaswithoutdoubttheSistineChapelceilingpaintedintheearly16thcenturybythegreatMichelangelo.ItwassobreathtakingthatIcouldn’ttearmyeyesawayfromit.InRomethereisalotoffoodonofferfortouristsbutsomeofitisn’tverygoodquality.Imadeanefforttofindauthenticrestaurantstotastethepopularmealsoftheregionlikepastawithtomatoonionandbacon.IalsolovedeatingicecreamandhotchocolateundertheChristmaslights.Romehasnotonlylotsofluxuryboutiques精品店butalsoplentyofshopsthatweremoreinmypricerange!Itwasaperfectopportunitytogoandbuypresentsformyfamilyandfriends.TherewasalsoaChristmasmarketwhereIboughtasparklydecorationforthetreE.24.Theunderlinedwordgladiatorsinthe2ndparagraphprobablymeans_____.A.athletesB.butchersC.invadersD.fighters25.Theauthorfoundtheruinsofbuildingsandtemplesfascinatingbecause_____.A.theyrepresentRome'sreligionB.theyarerelicsfromRome'sdistantpastC.youcan'thelpwonderinghowoldtheyareD.theyincludetheRomanForumandthevastColiseum26.Whatismainlydiscussedinthe3rdparagraph?A.ThegreatmuseumsofItaly.B.ThesculpturesinRomE.C.Art-relatedactivitiesduringthevisit.D.TheachievementsoftheRenaissanceperiodinItaly.27.WhenvisitingRomeyoushouldbecarefulinchoosing______.A.theattractionsB.thefoodC.thehotelsD.theluxuryboutiques

Professionalfootballershaveworryinglypoorteeththatcouldbeaffectingtheirperformanceonthefootballgroundsaydentists.TheirstudyonplayersateightclubsinEnglandandWalesintheBritishJournalofSportsMedicineshowednearly40utof10hadcavities蛀牙andthatathletesoftenhadworseteeththanthegeneralpopulation.Regularlytakingsugaryfoodsisonepossibleexplanation.ThedentistsfromtheInternationalCentreforEvidence-BasedOralHealthatUniversityCollegeLondonexamined187players'setsofteeth.Theyfound53%haddentalerosion腐蚀45%werebotheredbythestateoftheirteethand7%saiditaffectedtheirabilitytotrainorplay.Around40%hadcavitiescomparedwith30%ofpeopleofasimilarageinthegeneralpopulation.ProfIanNeedlemanoneoftheresearcherssaid:Theseareindividualswhootherwiseinvestsomuchinthemselvessoit’sasurprisingfinding.Therearetwomaingroups-somehaveacatastrophiceffecttheyhaveveryseriousdiseasethatstopsthemintheirtracksandtheycannotplayortrain.Therewillbeothersexperiencingpainaffectingsleeporsensitivityeverytimetheytakeadrink.Atthislevelofathleteevensmalldifferencescanbequitetelling.Nutritionisoneoftheprimarysuspectswithhavingtoomanysugaryoracidicfoodsduringtrainingpotentiallyaccountingforcavitiesanderosion.A.lotofairinthemouthduringexercisecanalsodryitoutsothereislessprotection.Whilethesefindingsareworryingclubsareattachinggreaterimportancetodentalhealthandeducatingtheirplayers.AccordingtoStijinVandenbrouckeheadofmedicineandsportsscienceatWestHamUnitedoralhealthisanareawheremanyathleteshavegreaterproblemsthanthegeneralpopulationandthereareclearbenefitsoforaldiseasepreventionforathletesandclubs.32.Whatdoesthepassagetellusaboutprofessionalfootballersteeth?A.Nearly4outof10playersintheUKsufferfromtoothaches.B.Theyhavebeeninvestedagreatdealbyindividualplayers.C.Manyplayers'poorteethbothertheircareeranddailylifE.D.Britishfootballersteethareexaminedregularly.33.Whatmainlyresultsinprofessionalfootballers'poorteethA.Experiencingtoomuchtraining.B.Eatingfoodwithtoomuchsugar.C.BreathinginlotsofairduringexercisE.D.Havinglittleeducationoforaldiseaseprevention.34.Thesefindingsareworryingclubsbecause____.A.footballersaren’twillingtogiveupsugaryoracidicfoodB.they'vespentmuchontheirplayers'oraldiseasepreventionC.footballershavemoreserioustoothproblemsthanthepublicD.players'oraldiseasemayleadtobadperformanceingames35.Thispassageismostprobablytakenfrom____.A.adentist'sdiaryB.asportsnewspaperC.amedicinemagazineD.asciencereport

GarlicisoneofthemostcommoncookingingredientsaroundtheworlD.ManydishesinEuropeAfricaAsiaandtheAmericasusethisstrong-flavoredvegetablE.Garlicissimilartootherbulb-shapedplantsincludingonionschivesleeksandscallions.Butgarlicisspecial.ForcenturiespeoplehaveusedgarlicnotonlyforcookingbutalsoformedicinE.MedicinalgarlicthroughouttimE.ResearchersattheMemorialSloan-KetteringCancerCenterandCornellUniversitystudiedthemedicinaluseofgarlicthroughouthistory.TheyfoundreferencestogarlicinancienttextsfromEgyptGreeceRomeChinaandIndiA.ForexampleinancientGreeceandRomepeopleconsideredgarlicanaidtostrengthandendurancE.TheoriginalOlympicathletesinGreeceategarlictoimprovetheirperformancE.TheancientRomansfedgarlictothesoldiersandsailors.WorkerswhobuiltthepyramidsinEgyptategarliC.Infactthisisathemethroughoutearlyhistory--workerseatinggarlictoincreasetheirstrength.SomeresearchersinChinahavegonesofarastocallhydrogensulfidethekeytoalongerlifE.__________________!Ina2007studyresearchersattheUniversityofAlabamaatBirminghamstudiedhowgarlicincreasedhydrogensulfideandhowthatinturnaffectedredbloodcells.DavidKrausledthatstudy.In2013scientistswerefinallyabletoseethisprocesshappen.ChemistsAlexanderLippertofSouthernMethodistUniversityinDallasandVivianS.Lindiscoveredhowtoobservethisprocessinlivinghumancells.Theirdiscoveryhasopenedthedoortomoreresearchintothehealthbenefitsofgarlicandtheproductionofhydrogensulfideinthebody.Ina2015experimentatPennStateUniversityresearchersinjectedasolutionthatwouldcreatehydrogensulfideinthearmsofhealthyyoungadults.Theywantedtoseewhathydrogensulfidewoulddotoasmallareaofbloodvessels.TheinitialfindingsarethathydrogensulfidewidenedbloodvesselswhichthenincreasedtheflowofblooD.Theseresearchersplantocontinuetheirresearch.TheypublishedtheirfindingsinTheJournalofPhysiology.Oldergarlicmaybeevenhealthier.Butlet’sleavethelaboratoryandgotothekitchen.Don’tthrowoutoldergarlicthathassprouteD.Youmayhavethoughtthatgarlicgrowinglightgreensproutswaspastitsprimeoroldandonitswaytothetrashbin.Butnotsofast.ScientistshavereportedintheJournalofAgriculturalandFoodChemistrythatthisoldergarlichasevenmorepropertiesthataregoodforourbodiesthanfreshgarliC.WhenresearcherstestedgarlicthathadsproutedforfivedaystheyfoundithadhigherantioxidantactivitythanfresherbulbsofgarliC.Alsotogetthefulleffectofgarlic’shealthbenefitsdonotaddittofoodorcookwithitimmediately.CuttingcrushingormincinggarlicreleasesthehealthycompoundfoundinthevegetablE.ButheatingthegarlicoraddingittootheringredientspreventsthereleaseofthishealthycompounD.Socutorcrushormincethegarlicandletitrestbyitselfforacoupleminutes.Soarethereanydownsidestogarlic?Wellthesamereasongarlicisgoodforusandgoodindishes--thatstrongsulfurodor--isthesamereasonitgivesusbadbreath.Buttheremightbeacureforthattoo.Yetanotherstudyfoundthateatinganappleorlettuceaftereatinggarliccutsdownonthestronggarlicsmellonone’sbreath.63.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.GarliccanbeusednotonlyforcookingbutalsoformedicinE.B.Workerswouldeatgarlictoincreasetheirstrengthinthepast.C.Garlicgrowinglightgreensproutswaspastitsprimeoroldandshouldbethrowntothetrashbin.D.HeatingthegarlicoraddingittootheringredientswouldreducethehealthbenefitofgarliC.64.Whichsentencecouldbefilledintheblanks?A.SomanystudiesongarlicB.MedicinalgarlicthroughouttimeC.GarlicissuchahealthyfoodD.Studyaboutgarlic65.Wherecanyouprobablyfindthetext?A.InapopularmagazinE.B.Inastorybook.C.Inabiologytextbook.D.Inahealthreport.

Intoday’ssocietyacollegedegreetellslittleaboutwhatyouknowincomparisontowhatittellsaboutwhatyoucanlearn.ForexampletheITworldisconstantlychanging.Anythingyoulearntodaywillprobablybeuselessinafewshortyears.Thepointistolearntolearn.Bloggingworksexactlythesameway.AndIbelievethistobetrueregardlessofyourendgoal.Ifyou’retryingtomakemoneythisisveryclear.There’salwaysmoremoneytobemadE.Ifyou’reteachingonasubjectyouareconstantlylookingfornewinformationtosharE.Evenifyou’rejustsharingyourwordswithothersforpleasureyou’recontinuouslyimprovingyourwritingandstorytellingsopeopledon’tgetboredofyou.Thisisoneofthereasonsthatbloggersburnout.Theyforgetthis.Theythinktheyhaveanunlimitedamountofcontentjustwaitingtoburstfromtheirbrain.TheygetcomfortablE.ThentheystarttorunoutofjuicE.Sureattimesitseemsthatsomebloggersjusthaveit.Theyareexpertsintheirfieldsandwillsimplyfeeduswithinvaluablecontentforever.ButthisisnottruE.Payattention.Evenfamousbloggerswouldrunoutofcontenteventuallywithoutconstantlearning.ThepointiseasytoseE.Don’tthinkyou’vesucceedeD.Thereisnosummit.Whathappenswhensomeonethinksthey’vehitthesummit?TheyquicklybeginfallingdowntheothersidE.Alwaysbelearningfromyourexperiences.Seewhatpostsworkforyourreaders.Whichgetthebestresponse?Whicharecompletelyignored?WhichbringinthemostGoogletrafficorgetthemostabsenceclicks?Don’tsettleoryourblogwillcloseforevereventually.21.Judgingfromthearticleifyouhavegotacollegedegreesayinengineeringitmeans__A.youcanfindworkrelatingtoengineering.B.you’regoodatengineeringC.you’refinishedlearningengineeringD.you’vechosentolearnengineering22.Thewriterthinksbloggingworksinawaythatitrequiresthewritersto_____.A.knoweverythingbeforestarting.B.beconstantlearnersC.haveacademicdegrees.D.keeponwriting.23.Thewriterusestheseconditintheunderlinedsentencesureattimes.haveittoreferto__________.A.thecomfortenjoyedfromblogging.B.thefailureinkeepingonwriting.C.theknowledgeneededforblgging.D.theabilityofconstantlearning.24.Thequestionsinthelastparagrpphareaskedtoadvisebloggersonhowto_______.A.reachbloggingsummit.B.learnfromtheirexperiences.C.learnfromothers.D.updatetheirknowledgE.

Thelanguageweuseaffectsthedecisionswemakeaccordingtoanewstudy.Participantsmademorereasonabledecisionswhenmoney-relatedchoicesweregiveninaforeignlanguagethattheyhadlearnedinaclassroomsettingthanwhentheywereaskedinanativetonguE.TostudyhowlanguageaffectsreasoningUniversityofChicagopsychologistslookedatawell-knownphenomenon:peoplearemorerisk-takingwhenadecisionirrelevanttotheirownfeelingssuchaswhichmedicinetogivetoasickelephantispresentedintermsofapotentialgainthanwhenitisframedasapotentiallossevenwhentheoutcomesarethesamE.InthestudynativeEnglishspeakerswhohadlearnedJapanesenativeKoreanspeakerswhohadlearnedEnglishandnativeEnglishspeakersstudyingFrenchinParisallshowedtheexpectedtendencywhentheywereaskedthequestionintheirnativetonguE.IntheirforeignlanguagehoweverthetendencydisappeareD.Asecondsetofexperimentstestedanothercognitive认知的prejudice–weexpectapersonallosswillbemorepainfulthanthesameamountofgainwillbepleasantsothebenefitofwinningmustbedisproportionatelylargeforustotakeabet打赌suchasgamblingwithourownmoney.Againtheforeign-languageeffectwasobviousintwodifferentexperimentsonewithnativeKoreanspeakersandonewithnativeEnglishspeakers.TheKoreanstookmoretheoreticalbetsinEnglishthanKoreanandthenativeEnglishspeakerstookmorerealbetsinSpanishthantheydidinEnglish.WhenpeopleuseaforeignlanguagetheirdecisionstendtobelessprejudicedmoreanalyticmoresystematicbecausetheforeignlanguageprovidespsychologicaldistanceleadauthorBoazKeysarsuggests.Cognitiveprejudicesarerootedinemotionalreactionsandthinkinginaforeignlanguagehelpsusdisconnectfromtheseemotionsandmakedecisionsinamoreeconomicallyreasonableway.Thisstudydidnotconsiderhoweverthecasesinwhichemotionalengagementimprovesratherthanpreventsourchoices:WehaveanemotionalsystemforagoodreasonKeysarsays.13.Whatistheforeignlanguageeffectdiscussedinthispassage?A.Peoplemakemorereasonabledecisionsinaforeignlanguagethanintheirnativetongues.B.Foreignlanguagesplaymoreimportantrolesinmakingdecisionsthannativelanguagesdo.C.Emotionalengagementcanpreventreasonabledecisionmakingsbutimprovethemaswell.D.CognitiveprejudicesaremorelikelytoappearinaforeignlanguagethaninanativetonguE.14.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?A.Peopleneedtowinalargesumofmoneybeforetheydecidetotakeabet.B.Peopleareadvisednottotakeabetiftheyarenotreadyforthepainoflosing.C.Peopledon’ttakeabetunlesstheywouldwinmuchmorethantheywouldlosE.D.Peoplewillfeelmorepleasantwinningabetthanwinningalargesumofmoney.15.AccordingtoKeysarwhatisthereasonoftheforeignlanguageeffectinthisresearch?A.Foreignlanguageshavegreateffectondecisionmakings.B.PeoplearelessprejudicedwhenthinkinginaforeignlanguagE.C.Peoplearemorerisk-takinginaforeignlanguageenvironment.D.Personalfeelingshavelittleinfluenceinforeignlanguagethinking.

DuringthepastSpringFestivalmanychildrenmayhavereceivedredpacketsfromtheirfamilies.ButXingPua40-year-oldeconomistisaskingthegovernmenttogiveredpacketstoeveryChinesecitizen.Xingsuggestedthegovernmentgiveout1000yuantoeachChinesesincethegovernmentincomehasincreasedrapidlyinrecentyears.Hesaidhissuggestionwouldalloweveryonetodirectlyenjoythefruitsofthecountry’seconomicsuccesshelpthelower-incomegroupsdealwithrisingpricesandincreaseconsumptionaroundthecountry.Inrecentyearswehaveseenthegovernmentcarryoutaseriesofpro-poorandpro-ruralpoliciesincludingincreasingspendingonpublichealthcareandcallingofftheagriculturaltax.Butthelower-incomegroupstillneedsmorehelpwhilebeinghithardbyan11-yearhighinprices.XingsaidwhilemakingthedrafthehasborrowedmanyideasfrompracticesincountriesliketheUnitesStatesandSingaporewhosegovernmentsofferedcashhandoutstotheircitizensearlierthisyearastheresultofasurplusingovernmentincomE.AsforinChinaWecanevenencouragetherichtodonatetheir1000yuanredpacketstothepoorsaidXing.AlthoughXing’ssuggestionhasgainedwidesupportamongordinaryChineseontheInternetmanyothereconomistscriticizeditasunpractical.EvenXinghimselfadmittedhemadethesuggestionwithoutanycarefulcalculation.ButtheyagreedwithXing'spointthatthegrowingeconomicpieshouldbesharedamongthepeoplE.TobetterusetheincreaseofmoneyhandingoutmoneyisnotasolutionthatholdsgoodforalltimE.ItcouldbebettertoimprovethepublicserviceorcutthepriceofenergyuseindailylifesaidQiaoXinshenganeconomicprofessor.5.XingPusuggestedthatthegovernmentgiveoutonethousandyuantoeachChinesebecause.A.thepoorshouldgethelpfromtherichB.thegovernmentshouldincreaseconsumptionC.allpeopleshouldbenefitfromtheeconomicgrowthD.thegovernmentshouldcarryoutpro-ruralpolicies6.Whathasthegovernmentdonetohelpthelower-incomegroup?A.SpendinglessonpublichealthcareB.ReducingtheagriculturaltaxC.HandingoutmoneytoeveryChineseD.Carryingoutpoliciestoassistthepoor7.Accordingtosomeexpertswhatisbetterthangivingoutmoney?A.SupplyingfoodtoeveryoneeverydayB.CuttingthepriceofenergyuseindailylifeC.ControllingtherisingpricesD.Increasingthegovernment1sincome8.XingPu’sideaofgivingredpacketstoeveryChinesecitizenmainlycamefrom____.A.customsoftheSpringFestivalB.whatothernationshavedoneC.theincreaseinpublichealthcareD.thehighpricesinthepastyears

OnChristmasDay2003awomannamedNancySueBrowntookherdaughterandgrandchildrentoseeamovieatanAMCtheater.Whenthemoviewasoverthecrowdmadefortheexits.A.theateremployeehadjustfinishedmoppingthehallwayanddutifullyplacedthewetfloorsignintheslipperyareA.Nooneslippedduetothewetconditionsbutsomeonedidmanagetoknockoverthesign.AndbythetimeMs.Browngottotheareathesignwaslyingonthefloor.AndshortlythereaftersowasshE.Herfootgotcaughtinthesigninabadwayandshefell.UnfortunatelyMs.BrownhadundergoneabackoperationandthefallcausedmoredamagethanitotherwisewouldhavE.Sosheandherhusbandsued提起诉讼.AMCarguedthattheentirepointofthewetfloorsignabovewastowarnofdangerandthereforecourtsshouldencouragetheusebynotallowingBrown’scasetoproceed继续进行.AMCreferredtoacaseaboutaDecember1998incidentwhereawetfloorsignnotinusefelltothefloorcausinganothertrip-and-fall.InthatcaseGeorgia’sCourtofAppealsruledinfavorofthestorebutdidn’tgosofarastosaythatwetfloor’signscouldn’tgiverisetolegalliability责任intrip-and-fallaccidents.IntheBrowncasetheSupremeCourtthereforerejectedAMC’sargumentthattheformercaseapplieD.ButtheBrownsarguedsomethingsurprisingthatthewetfloorsignwasitselfdangerousbecauseusingthistypeofsigninareaspassedbylotsofcustomerscreatesanunreasonableriskofforeseeableharmtothepublicintheformoftrippinghazards危险.That’sright—thesafetysignusedinthewayitwasdesignedwasitselfdangerous.Thecourtthankfullydidn’tacceptthatargumentatleastnotentirely.ButitdidconcludethatBrown’scasecouldcontinuetoajury陪审团—amerchant’sselectionanduseofequipmentdesignedtowarncustomersofonedangerthathavethepotentialtoexposethemtoadifferentone.5.AccordingtothetextMs.Brown________.A.slippedonthewetfloorB.trippedoverawarningsignC.knockedoverawarningsignD.wasknockeddownbythecrowd6.AMCmentionedthe1998caseinorderto________.A.acceptitslegalliabilityforMs.Brown’slossB.proveMS.BrownhadsomephysicalproblemsC.stressthatithadnolegalliabilityfortheaccidentD.proveothercustomerswereresponsiblefortheaccident7.WhatcanwelearnabouttheBrowncasefromthelastparagraph?A.Itwouldbejudgedbyjury.B.ItwouldnotbeallowedtoproceeD.C.ThecourtwouldruleinfavorofAMC.D.ThecourtacceptedalltheargumentsoftheBrowns.8.Theunderlinedwordoneinthelastparagraphrefersto________.A.dangerB.customerC.businessownerD.equipmentinpublicplaces

Goodnewsforpeoplewhoalwaysfailtoseethesilverliningonclouds.A.reportinNewScientistsuggeststhatatendencytogetdownwhenlifeknocksyoudowncanbegoodforyou.A.growingnumberofwarningvoicesfromtheworldofmental-healthresearchareclaimingthatitisn’tagoodideatouseantidepressant抗抑郁剂tohelpdoawaywithunhappinesscausedbymarriagebreakdowndeathorredundancy下岗becausetheyfearthattheincreasingtendencytotreatnormalsadnessasifitwereadiseaseisplayingfastandloosewithanimportantpartofourbiology.Sadnessservesanevolutionary进化的purposE.JeromeWakefieldaclinicalsocialworkeratNewYorkUniversityexplainsthatdepressivefeelingsarepartofourbiologicalmakeup.Whenyoufindsomethingdeepinusbiologicallyyoushouldbelievethatitwasselectedbecauseitcouldbringussomeadvantageotherwisewewouldn’thavebeenburdenedwithit.IthinkthatoneofthefunctionsofstrongnegativeemotionsistostopournormalfunctioningtomakeusfocusonsomethingelseforawhilE.WhilePaulKeedwellapsychiatristatCardiffUniversityclaimsthateverfull-blowndepressionmayhaveitspurposesayingthesuffererfromtheeffectsoflong-termstress.Withoutamentalpausehearguesyoumightstayinastateofchronic慢性的stressuntilyou’reexhaustedordeaD.Althoughitisimportanttobecarefulwhentalkingaboutdepressionhavingtheupsidetracedinyourdownsidewillhaveanirresistible不可抵抗的appealtoallthosewhotakethephrasecheeruploveitmightneverhappenasapersonalinsult侮辱.Itwillbemannaespeciallyforcreativetypeswhohavelongdoubtedthatcryingalotisasignoftheirinwardgenius天赋.InthetestsatHarvardNewScientistreportspeoplewithsignsofdepressionperformedbetteratcreativetaskespeciallyafterreceivingfeedbackthatwasdesignedtoreinforcetheirlowspirits.Althoughitisold-fashionedtoclaimthatcreativityisconnectedtogloomymoodsandagreyoutlookonlifeallthebestworksarewrittenbysomegrim-faced面孔铁青的peoplewithaheartfullofanxiety.RichardYateshaswrittensevennovelsandtwocollectionsofshortstorieseachmorehopelesslymiserable悲催的thanthelast.AfteryearsofwritingabouthistoothlessdrunkenmotherhisexperiencesinthesecondworldwaranddivorcesYatesfinallyroundsthingsoffinDisturbingthePeacebyfictionalizinghowacocktailofalcoholismandpsychotropicdrugshadhimtakeoffhisclothesandwanderthestreetsofLAgivingallhismoneytobeggars.itismiserable—butsoreadablE.SoalthoughthegrandmajoritywillneverwriteanythingasgoodasYatesthereissomethingtobegainedfromlookingonthedarksidE.InaworkenvironmentforexamplediscontentedpeopletendtohavegreatersuccessthanthoseofasunnynaturE.It’senoughtomakeapessimistdissolveintoaCheshireCatgrin咧嘴笑.66.Mental-healthresearchersregardsadnessas________.A.acontributingfactortosuccessB.arayofhopetopeopleindifficultiesC.abiologicalpartofhumanbeingsD.anormaldiseaseofthedepressed67.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.ThenumberofpeopleusingantidepressantsisontherisE.B.Writersareathighriskofsufferingfromdepression.C.Discontentedworkersmaybemorepopularthanthesunnyones.D.JeromeWakefieldandPaulKeedwellhavesimilarviewsaboutdepression.68.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordmannainParagraph3mean?A.Gift.B.Pain.C.RewarD.D.Challenge69.ThestoryofRichardYatesisusedtoshowthatdepressivementendtobe_______.A.unfortunateB.creativeC.seriousD.brave70.Whichwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.HowtotreatdepressionB.DepressedpeoplearecreativeC.DepressivefeelingsarehelpfulD.Whypeoplefeeldepressed

Mostyoungpeopleenjoysomeformofphysicalactivity.Itmaybewalkingcyclingorswimmingorinwinterskatingorskiing.Itmaybegameofsomekindfootballhockeygolfortennis.Itmaybemountaineering登山.Thosewhohaveapassionforclimbinghighanddifficultmountainsareoftenlookeduponwithastonishment.Whyaremenandwomenwillingtosuffercoldandhardshipandtotakerisksonhighmountains?Thisastonishmentiscausedprobablybythedifferencebetweenmountaineeringandotherformsofactivitytowhichmengivetheirrelaxation.MountaineeringisasportandnotagamE.Therearenoman-maderulesasthereareforsuchgamesasgolfandfootball.Thereareofcourserulesofadifferentkindwhichitwouldbedangeroustoignorebutitisthisfreedomfromman-maderulesthatmakesmountaineeringattractivetomanypeoplE.Thosewhoclimbmountainsarefreetousetheirownmethods.Ifwecomparemountaineeringandothermorefamiliarsportswemightthinkthatonebigdifferenceisthatmountaineeringisnotateamgame.Weshouldbemistakeninthis.Thereareitistruenomatchesbetweenteamsofclimbersbutwhenclimbersareonarockfacelinkedbyaropeonwhichtheirlivesmaydependthereisobviouslyteamwork.Themountainclimberknowsthathemayhavetofightforcesthatarestrongerandmorepowerfulthanman.HehastofighttheforcesofnaturE.Hissportrequireshighmentalandphysicalqualities.Amountainclimbercontinuestoimproveinskillyearafteryear.A.skierisprobablypasthisbestbytheageofthirtyandmostinternationaltennischampionsareintheirearlytwenties.ButitisnotunusualformanoffiftyorsixtytoclimbthehighestmountainsinAlps.Theymaytakemoretimethanyoungermenbuttheyprobablyclimbwithmoreskillandlesswasteofeffortandtheycertainlyexperienceequalenjoyment.32.Themaindifferencebetweenasportandagameliesin______.A.activityB.rulesC.uniformD.skills33.Mountaineeringcanbecalledateamsportbecause______.A.mountaineersdependoneachotherwhileclimbingB.teamscompeteagainsteachotherC.itisanOlympiceventD.therearefiveclimbersoneachteam34.Mountaineerscompeteagainst______.A.eachotherB.otherteamsC.natureD.internationalstandards35.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitle?A.HowtoClimbHighMountainsB.MountainClimbersC.ChallengingSportsActivitiesD.Mountaineering

ThereisnobetterwaytoenjoyScottishtraditionsthangoingfishingandtastingalittlebitofwhisky威士忌ataquietplaceliketheInverlochyCastlE.WhenQueenVictoriavisitedthecastlein1873shewroteinherdiaryIneversawalovelierspotScotlandisnoteasilydefineD.Incertainmomentsthisquietlandoflakesandgrassesandmountainschangesbeforeyourveryeyes.Wheneveninggentlysweepsthehillsideintoorangelighttheriversteemingwithfishcanturnintostreamsofgold.AsyousettledownwithjustafishingpoleandabasketonthebankofRiverOrchyneartheInverlochyCastleanyfrustration烦恼willfloatawayasgentlyasthecirclingwater.It’sjustyouandpurplepinkwhiteflowersseekingaperfectharmony.Ifyouareanewcomertofishinglearningthebasicsfromafishingguidemayleaveyouwithalifetime’sfun.Formanyfishingismorethanasport;itisanart.Scotlandoffersinterestingplacewhereyoucanrestafteralongday’sfishing.SetagainstawildmountainandhiddenbehindwoodlandthebeautifulInverlochyCastleHotelbelowtheNevisisaperfectplacetoseethebeautyofScotland’smountains.BenNevisisthehighestofallBritishmountainsandreachingits1342-metretopisachallengE.Butit’snotjustwhatgoesupmatters;whatcomesdownisuniquE.Morethan900metreshighonthemountain’snorthfaceliesanall-importantsourceofpurewater.ItsnamecomesfromtheGaelic盖尔特languageusqueborwateroflife;Anditisthesinglemostimportantingredient原料inScotland’sbest-knowndrink:whisky.29.HowisParagraph2mainlydeveloped?A.Bymakingcomparisons.B.Byfollowingtimeorder.C.Byanalyzingcauses.D.Bygivingdescriptions.30.WhatisBenNevisspeciallynotedfor?A.Thechallengeuptoitstop.B.Thewaterfromthemountain.C.Thebeautyofitssurroundings.D.TheInverlochyCastleHotel.31.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.TointroduceScottishtraditionstotourists.B.TodescribethepleasuresoflifeinScotlanD.C.ToshowtheattractionsofScotlandtoreaders.D.ToexploregeographicalcharacteristicsofScotlanD.32.WhatdoesthestoryofQueenVictoriashow?A.TheQueenisrichintourexperienceB.Theyearof1873isspecialfortheQueenC.TastingwhiskyisbetterthangoingfishingD.Thecastle’sagoodplacetogoinScotland

AchancemeetingbetweentwomenwhorealizedtheyhadbothbeenabusedinthesameSurreychildren’scarehomehasledtoacampaignthathasseenhundredsofformerresidentsclaimingtheywerealsovictimsofphysicalemotionalandsexualabusE.MusicproducerRaymondStevensonphysicallyabusedduringhistimeattheShirleyOakshomeinthe70smetachildhoodfriendlastyearwhorevealedhe’dbeenabusedattheinstitution.WithinafewmonthstheShirleyOaksSurvivorsAssociationSOSAwashundredsstrong.ThesouthLondonproductionofficefromwhereStevensonpromotedmusicstarslikeJessieJnowlooksmorelikeapoliceincidentroom.A.maponthewallincludesdetailsofstatementsfromhundredsofformerresidentssuggestingphysicalandemotionalabusewasroutineatmanyofthehousesonthe72-acreShirleyOakssitE.Wehavebeenincontactwithover300peopleandthestorieswearegettingarejustterribleStevensonsays.Everytimeweinterviewsomeoneandhearaboutwhathappenedtothemitbringstearstooureyes.Relivingsomeofthehorrorstheywentthroughagainhasn’tbeeneasy.Therehavebeentwomajorpoliceinvestigationsintoabuseatchildren’shomesinSouthLondonandthreepeopleincludingaswimminginstructorWilliamHookhavebeencondemnedforoffencesrelatingtoShirleyOaks.Anotheroperationiscurrentlyon-goingbutSOSAhavelostfaithintheauthoritieswhotheyclaimhavecovered-upthewholepictureofabuseatShirleyOaks.Wedon'ttrustthemandthat’swhywehavedecidedtodothiscampaignourselvesStevensonexplains.TheShirleyOakscampaignersarepartofawiderphenomenonasurvivoractivismthatischangingthebalanceofpowerinrelationtochildabusE.WhereoncevictimswereignoredorsilencednowtheyarecomingtogetheroftenthroughsocialmediaformingsupportgroupsandbuildinganincreaseofnoisethattheauthoritiesareforcedtoacknowledgE.A.coupleofweeksagodozensofformerShirleyOaksresidentscrowdedintoaLambethcouncilmeetingtheauthoritywhichranthehomeuntilitsclosureinthemid-1980s.CouncilloraftercouncillorspokeoftheirshameatwhathadbeenallowedtohappentochildrenintheircarE.Amongthecrowdwastheaward-winningauthorAlexWheatlewhohaswrittenabouttheabusehesufferedasachildatShirleyOaks.WehavenotcomeheretogotowarwiththecouncilwehavecomeheretogainyoursupportWheatletoldthemeeting.TheShirleyOaksassociationisdoingmorethancompilingevidencE.ItisusingmusictopressitscasE.A.songentitledDon’tTouchItIt’sMineincludespersonaltestimony证词fromvictims.Iwasabusedmentallyphysicallyemotionallyandviolentlythetrackbegins.Oftheoriginal16ofus12havekilledthemselvesWe’renotgoingtobetoldliesanymoreStevensonexplains.Wearenotgoingtoleaveitinthehandsoflawyerspoliticiansorcouncilofficialstotelluswhathappenedtous.Wewanttodiscoveritourselvesandweknowmusicanddanceandpoetryarewaysthatcantellagreaterstory.58.WhywasSOSAsetup?A.Toshowsympathyfortheabusedchildreninsociety.B.Torevealtheabuseatachildren’scarehomE.C.TofindthelivingvictimsfromacarehomE.D.ToaidthosepeopleabusedatayoungagE.59.Thecrimeagainstchildrenwasnotknowntothepublicintimebecause______.A.thepolicerefusedtolookintoitB.thecasewasignoredforabsenceofevidenceC.thesituationofabusewasnotseriousD.thevictimswereforcedtokeepsecret60.Fromthepassagewecantell______.A.theformerlocalauthoritiesmusthaveneglectedtheirdutyB.twelveofthesixteenchildrenwerekilledinShirleyOaksC.allthepeoplecommittingoffencesinShirleyOakshavebeenarrestedD.theformervictimsdependmuchonthepoliceforinvestigation61.CampaignersoftheSOSAhavetakentheactionof______.A.collectingevidenceforthepoliceB.creatingmusicforthecampaignC.goingtowarwiththegovernmentD.turningtolawyersforassistance

Tounderstandmeditation冥想throughanexperimentyoucantaketwopictureswithacamerA.HoldyourcamerastillandtakethefirstpicturE.NowshakeyourcameraandtakethesecondpicturE.Thedifferenceinclarity清晰度betweenthetwopicturesisthedifferenceinclarityofalifewithandwithoutmeditation.MeditationmeansdifferentthingstodifferentpeoplE.Therearemanymethodstoreachthestateofmeditation.OurintentioninthisLifeSchoolMessageisnottocomparedifferentpractices.Whatwe'dliketodoistogiveyouaglimpseintowhatbenefitscanariseasaresultofmeditation.Oneofthemostimportantfunctionsforhumansurvivalistheabilitytoadaptandadjusttooursurroundings.Thebrainandbodyaredealingwithanunbelievableamountofstimuli刺激ineverysinglemomentoflifE.FocusingonallofthematoncewouldbeimpossiblE.Sothemindtendstoshiftasmanystimuliaspossibletothesubconsciousbackburner.Forexampleyouprobablyaren'tpayingattentiontothefeelofyourshirtonyourbodyuntilyoureadthissentencE.NowthatI'vementioneditI'vebroughtitbackintoyourconsciousthoughts.andyoudonoticeit.SomewhereinthenextfewparagraphsyourmindwillplaceitonthebackburneragaintobeabletofocusonunderstandingthisarticlE.Fascinatingisn'tit?Ourmindsdothisconstantly.MeditationhelpsyoutoincreaseyourawarenessandhelpsyoutostayfocusedontherightthingsoflifE.Itensuresyoudonotgetdistractedandhelpsyoudostayalert.IthelpsyoutounderstandthepastlivethepresentandcreatethefuturE.Forthepeoplewhohavenoknowledgeorexperienceofthisparticularsubjectletmeshareabasicyetoneofthemostpowerfulmethodsthatcanleadyoutomeditation.28.Whatisthemainpurposeoftakingtwopictures?A.TotellpeoplehowtotakeagoodpicturE.B.Tocomparethedifferencebetweentwophotos.C.ToshowtheeffectmeditationhasonlifE.D.Togiveusacleardefinitionofmeditation.29.WhatistheaimofthebookLifeSchoolMessagementionedinParagraph2?A.Toteachyouhowtoadapttooursurroundings.B.Totellyouhowtoreachthestateofmeditation.C.Tomakeyouunderstandthebenefitsofmeditation.D.Toteachyoutherightwaytodealwithstimuli.30.Althoughyouhavetheshirtinyourconsciousthoughtswhywillyouplaceitonthebackburneragainlater?A.Becauseshirtisnotimportant.B.Becauseyou'vebroughtitbackintoyourconsciousthoughts.C.Becauseyourmindsdothisconstantly.D.BecauseyouneedtomoveontounderstandingthisarticlE.31.ThebenefitsofmeditationincludethefollowingEXCEPT.A.increasingyourawarenessB.helpingyoukeepalertC.helpingyoustayfocusedontherightthingsD.helpingyousolvetheproblemsinlife

Youwillgotocollegesomedayandcollegeisoneofthemostexcitingstagesofone’slifE.Ifyouwishtomakethemostofyourcampus校园experienceandbecomeabetterpersonafterthosefouryearsthenfirstyououghttomakefriends.ClosefriendscontributetoyourselfgrowthfortheyprovideyouwithmoralsupportthatissoimportanttosurvivingthestressfulcollegelifE.Friendscanlendahelpinghandwhennecessarylikecollectingyourhomeworkwhenyou’retoosicktoleaveyourdormandhelpyoudeveloptherightattitudebypointingouttoyouyourweaknesses.Beinghomemostofyourlifeandthensuddenlyfindingyourselfonyourowninalargecampuswithoutyourparentstoholdyourhandcanbeannoying.Howeverratherthanthinkingaboutyourmissinghometoomuchwhynotseethisnewstageinyourlifeasanopportunityforselfgrowthanddeveloptherightattitudethatwillprepareyoufortherigorsofpost-graduationlifeparticularlywhenyoujointheworkforce?Special-interestclubsororganizationsaregreatforselfgrowth.Herenotonlydoyougettheopportunitytomeetwithlike-mindedpeopleyoucanalsodiscovermorethingsaboutyourfieldofinterest.ClubmeetingsusuallyincludelivelydiscussionssogotherewiththerightattitudE.Youshouldtrytobuildagoodnameintheorganizationbybeingrespectfulactiveandconsideratetoothers.YoumightnotlikeallofyourprofessorsbuttheyaretheretoprovideknowledgeyouneedtobesuccessfulinyourchosenfielD.Thusshowupforeachclasswiththerightattitudeanddeterminationtolearn.Whetheryougetalongwellwithyourprofessorsornothasahugeeffectonyourselfgrowthasitisameasureofhowwellyoucanrespectauthorityandobeyrequirements.Activelyparticipatinginaclassdebateorlecturecontributestoyourselfgrowthasithelpsyoubuildconfidenceinspeakingupandimprovesyourcommunicationskills.Italsohelpsyoudeveloptherightattitudebyexercisingdiplomacy外交术whenyouchooseyourwordscarefullyespeciallywhendiscussingaverypoliticallysensitiveissue问题andexercisingpatiencewhendealingwithclassmateswhoshootdownyourideas.24.Intheauthor’sopinionwhatcanhelpcollegestudentsdevelopapositiveattitude?A.Joiningspecial-interestclubs.B.Focusingontheirstudies.C.Takinguppart-timejobs.D.Makingfriendswithothers.25.TheunderlinedwordrigorsinParagraph2canbereplacedby.A.reasonsB.difficultiesC.joysD.effects26.Theauthoradvisescollegestudentsto.A.berespectfulatclubmeetingsB.debatewithlike-mindedpeopletobuildconfidenceC.choosewordscarefullyinaclubdiscussionD.obeyyourprofessortoleavehimwithagoodimpression27.Thepurposeofthetextisto.A.introducehowtoshowyourselfincollegeB.tellcollegestudentshowtosocializewithothersC.givecollegestudentssomeadviceonselfgrowthD.explaintheimportanceoffour-yearcollegelife

IthasbeenshowedthatteachersinUKschoolsaretryingtheuseofbodycamerasinclasstorecordbadpupil'sbehavior.AtleasttwoschoolsinEnglandhaveintroducedtheequipmentforconstantrecordingwiththeagreementoflocaleducationauthorities.Thecameraswornonteachers’clothingaresettofilmallthetimebutonlysaveencryptedfootage加密镜头whentherecordbuttonispressedtheTimesreporteD.Teachersareadvisedtoturnonthecamerasduringincidentsintheclassroomtodealwithconstantlow-levelinterruptionbutmustgivenoticebeforedoingso.Thetechnologyisalreadyusedbypoliceandsomehospitalstaffaswellascrossing-patrolofficers.Footagecouldalsobesharedwithparentstoinvolvetheminaddressingtheirchildren’sbehavior.Feedbackfromparentsandschoolswassaidtobepositivewithteacherspraisingthemasaneffectivedeterrent震慑.AsurveypublishedonWednesdayquestioningteachersontheideafoundmorethanathirdwouldbewillingtowearabodycameraintheclassroomwithmanywantingthetechnologyavailabletohelpfightwithbadbehaviorfrompupils.Ofthepeoplewhosaidtheywereinfavorabout31.6percentsaidtheyweremotivatedbyteacherandstudentsafety.Amongthosewhowerenotwillingtousethetechnologyreasonsincludedconcernsabouttheirownprivacyandthatofthechildrenaswellasfeelingspiedonorthepossibilityofmisusebymanagement.Aroundtwo-thirdsoftheteachersmorethan600intotalsaidtheyfeelsaferintheclassroomiftheyknewtherewasacamerarecordingeverythingwhile10.9percentsaidtheycouldforeseeatimewhenbodycamsarecompulsory.MaryBoustedgeneralsecretaryattheAssociationofTeachersandLecturesATLsaidallschoolsshouldbesafeplacesforpupilsandstaff.9.Ifateacherwantstosavetherecordforlateruseheshould_____________.A.givefirstnoticeB.presstherecordbuttonC.filmwiththecameraallthetimeD.askforthepermissionofthestudents10.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.SomepeopleagreewiththeideA.B.NoneoftheparentssupporttheideA.C.Studentsarenotworriedabouttheirprivatethings.D.Allschoolshavebeensafeaboutforteachersandstudents.11.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A.TheUseofBodyCamerasinClassB.Parents’ReactionstoUsingCamerasC.HowtoRecordStudents’GoodBehaviorD.TheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofTakingPhotos

A.handshakeisoneofthemostcommonwaystogreetothersbutUSPresidentDonaldTrump’sunusualmethodhasbeenputunderthemicroscopelately.Muchlikeanarmwrestlerinamatchtherecently-electedleaderhasahabitofyanking猛拉people’shandstowardhimselfduringhandshakes.AndwhileatypicalhandshakeisonlybrieftheonebetweenhimandJapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbeonFeb10lastedafull19seconds.SimplyhavingastronghandisnottheexplanationherE.AccordingtoDarrenStantonabodylanguageexpertfromtheUKwhilehandshakesareusuallyanexchangeofkindnessTrumpuseshisasawaytoshowpowerandcontrolregardlessofhowuncomfortableitmakespeoplE.Itisasiftosay‘HeyI’minchargedon’tmesswithme’StantontoldTheIndependent.ApartfromTrump’syank-shakethereareotherwayspeopledisplaypowerwiththeirhands.Atbusinesstalksorpoliticalmeetingsforexamplesomepeoplemayrotate旋转theirwristsduringhandshakessothattheirhandendsupontopinsteadofunderneath.Somemaysqueezesohardthatitleavestheotherperson’shandinpain.AccordingtoStantonbypullingpeopleintohispersonalspaceTrumpisalsotestingwhethertheyarewillingtocooperatewithhim.ForexampleifsomeonewasresistanttobeingyankedtowardshimandstoodtheirgroundhewouldknowthathehasworktodowiththembeforehegotwhathewantedStantontoldExpress.ThisisprobablywhyonFeb13whenCanadianPrimeMinisterJustinTrudeauvisitedtheWhiteHousealleyeswereonhowhewasgoingtohandleTrump’shandshakE.FortunatelyTrudeaumanagedtoavoidtheembarrassmentbygrabbingTrump’sshouldertostophimselfbeingpulledin.AfterwardsomeTwitteruserswrotethatthisprovedTrudeau’sstrongleadershipwithoneevencallingthemomentoneofCanada’sgreatestvictories.Vicemagazinesummeduptheexchangebetweenthetwoleadersas:...noregularhandshakE.Thiswasthefirstshotinabloodlesswar.28.AccordingtoDarrenStantonTrumpuseshisyank-shaketo_____.A.showhiskindnessB.gaincontrolC.remindpeopleofhisstatusD.seeifpeoplearecooperativeE.getpeopletolowertheirguardA.bcdB.abcC.aceD.bde29.ThephrasestoodtheirgroundinParagraph5probablymeans_____.A.goingaheadB.standingstillC.turningaroundD.pullingout30.AccordingtothetextthewayTrudeaureactedtoTrump’shandshake_____.A.annoyedTrumpB.displayedhispowerC.wasconsideredrudeD.waslikelytostartawar31.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthetext?A.Somepeoplespintheirwristsduringhandshakestoshowextrarespect.B.Handshakesarethemostpreferablewayforpoliticalleaderstogreetothers.C.Thewaysomeoneshakesanotherperson’shandcanhavedifferentmeanings.D.Thelongertwopeopleshaketheirhandsthebettertheirrelationshipis.

WhyIWouldRaiseChickensIfyouwerelivingon$2adaywhatwouldyoudotoimproveyourlife?That’sarealquestionfortheonebillionpeoplelivinginextremepoverty贫穷today.There’snosinglerightanswerandpovertylooksdifferentindifferentplaces.Butthroughmyworkwiththefoundation基金会it’sverycleartomethatjustaboutanyonewho’slivinginpovertywillbebetteroffiftheyhavechickens.Chickensareeasyandinexpensivetotakecareof.ManykindsofthemcaneatwhatevertheyfindonthegrounD.Hensneedssomekindofshelterwheretheycannestandasthechickensgrowyoumightwantsomewoodandwiretomakeacoop鸡舍.Theyareagoodinvestment投资.Supposeanewfarmerstartswithfivechickens.Oneofherneighborsownsarooster.Afterthreemonthsshecanhave40chicks.Eventuallywithasalepriceof$5perchickensshecanearnmorethan$1000ayearversustheextremepovertylineofabout700ayear.Theyhelpkeepchildrenhealthy.Malnutrition营养不良killsmorethan3.1millionchildrenayear.Althougheatingmoreeggscanhelpfightmalnutritionmanyfarmersfinditabetterideatolettheeggshatch孵化sellthechickensandusethemoneytobuyfooD.Butifthefarmershaveenoughhenstogivethemextraeggstheycanthencookthemforfamilies.Theyempower授权women.Becausechickensaresmallandstayclosetohomemanyculturesconsiderthemasawoman’sanimal.Womenwhosellchickensarelikelytospendthemoneyontheirfamilies.WhenIwasgrowingupchickensweren’tsomethingyoustudied---theyweresomethingyoumadesillyjokesabout.Ithasbeeneye-openingformetolearnwhatadifferencetheycanmakeinthefightagainstpoverty.ItmaysoundfunnybutImeanitwhenIsaythatIamexcitedaboutchickens.56.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonwhywritersuggestsraisingchickens?A.Itismorelikelythatchildrencanbecomehealthy.B.Itisagoodwaytoearnmoremoney.C.Itisnotdifficultbutexpensivetoraisechickens.D.Itgiveswomenpowertosupporttheirfamilies.57.Whatdoesbetteroffinthefirstparagraphmean?A.earlierB.richerC.healthierD.happier58.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Raisingchickensisthebestwaytofightpoverty.B.Ifafarmersells40chickensshewillearn1000morethanbeforE.C.Thewriterdislikeschickensverymuch.D.Thewriterdoesthinkchickenscanhelptofightpoverty.

MYRTLEBEACHSCWMBFStudentsatHorryGeorgetownTechnicalCollegearedoingmock模拟interviewstogetthemreadyfortherealworlD.TheyarelearningaboutbodylanguageaswellaswhattosaywhenitcomestofindingajoB.Jobtrainerssaidwhenapersonwalksthroughthedoorforaninterviewheorshehasaboutsevensecondstomakeagoodfirstimpression.AprilGarneratHorryGeorgetownTechnicalCollegesaidnon­verbalskillsareessentialingettingajoB.ShesaidEyecontactisveryimportant.Eyecontactcanconveywhetherornotyouaresincereorhonestaboutaparticularanswer.Garnerexplainedwhatyoudowithyourhandscantellanemployeralotaboutaperson.Donotcrossyourarms.CrossingyourarmscanconveythatyouareunapproachablE.Twistingofthehairconveysnervousness.Shesaidusingsmallgesturesisokaybutjustdon'toverdoit.PeopletalkwiththeirhandsandtheirarmsandtheyarewavingthemaroundliketheyarebringinginairplanescommentedGarner.BeforeyouevenopenyourmouthanemployercanjudgeonlooksalonE.Sodressforsuccessgiveafirmhandshakeandgettoyourinterviewearlysoyoucanhavetimetocalmanynerves.Alsoapersontryingtogetajobcantrybreathingtechniquesbeforeyourinterview.ThishelpsapersonrelaxandloweryourbloodpressurE.Garnersaidpeopledon'trealizehowcontrollingyourbreathingalsostopsyoufromblushingorappearingnervous.24.What'sthepurposeoftheauthor?A.Tobeawinnerandgetagoodjobininterview.B.Touseproperbodylanguagewhileinterviewing.C.TolearnhowtochatwithotherswheninneeD.D.Tolearnacollegecoursewhileinuniversity.25.Eyecontactcangiveus________.A.whatyouthinkandwhatyouwanttodo.B.Judgmentwhethertheotherishonestornot.C.whethertheotheriskindtoyouornot.D.whattheotherreallythinksaboutthings.26.Howdowereducenervousnessduringinterviewing?A.Crossingourarms.B.Twistingofthehair.C.GivingafirmhandshakeD.Breathingtechniquesbeforeyourinterview.27.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Bodylanguageisimportantforchatting.B.Studentsshouldlearnhowtochatwithothers.C.Non­verbalcommunicationtipsforlandingajoB.D.CompaniesliketohirethosewhoarebravE.

Inmanycountrieslifeexpectancyisgettinglongerandmanymiddle-agedchildrenaretakingcareoftheirelderlyparents.ThiscanbeverydifficultbecauseelderlyparentsoftenneedsomebodytobewiththemallthetimE.Childrencanfeelthattheyarelosingtheirprivacy隐私独处.Iftheydecidetoputtheirparentsinanursinghometheyfeelashamed羞愧的becausetheythinkitistheirdutytocareforthemastheirparentstookcareofthemwhentheywerechildren.InChinaelderlyparentsusuallystaywiththeirchildren.Childrenbecometheircaretakers.Thisisonesolutionbutthissituationishardbecausethechildrenalreadyhavetheirownfamiliesandotherresponsibilities.Sonsaresupposedtotakeontheresponsibilityofcaringfortheirparentsbutusuallyitisthedaughters-in-lawwhotakecareofthem.Theirsons’contributionismainlyfinancial.Forwomenthiscanbeagreatstressbecausetheymightalsoneedtotakecareoftheirchildrenandhusbands.Anothersolutionistopayanursethatcantakecareofagingparents.ChildrenwillsharethecostofthisservicE.Havingapersonthatcantakecareoftheirparentsmakeslifeeasierforthem.Inthissituationtheyonlyhavetoprovidecompanionshipfortheirparentsforafewhoursaweekorwhenevertheirparentsaskthemtogotosomeplacewiththem.ThesetwosolutionsarecommonbutnursinghomesatleastinChinaareunusual.25.Whatproblemdochildrenoftenhavewhentheytakecareoftheiragingparents?A.Thereisagenerationgapthataffectsthecommunicationbetweenthem.B.Theymaylosetheirfreetimeandcan’tdevotemuchtotheirownfamilies.C.Thechildrenareashamedofhavingtotakecareoftheirparents.D.Childrendon’twanttotakecareoftheiragingparents.26.Howmanymethodsarementionedtocareforagingparentsinthispassage?A.OnE.B.Two.C.ThreE.D.Four.27.WhotakesthemainresponsibilityforlookingafteragingparentsinfamiliesinChina?A.Malechildren.B.Sons’wives.C.Hirednurses.D.Grandchildren.

Forgetaboutthepost—1995generation.Youngpeoplebornin1995orlaterhaveanothernameinEnglish—GenerationZ.NowenteringadulthoodandsoontojointheworkforceGenerationZgrewupinaspecialperiodoftime—atimeinwhichtechnologydevelopedfastsocialchangeshappenedeverydaytheinternetbecameuniversalandsadlysodidglobalterrorism.ItisbelievedthatGenerationZisthegenerationthatisgoingtoshapeourfuturewhichiswhypolicymakerssociologistsandcompanyleadersaretryingtheirbesttounderstandtheseyoungpeoplE.SowhatareGenZ-ersreallylike?MostpeopleagreethatthesinglebiggestdifferencebetweenGenZandothergenerationsishowconnectedtheyarE.Thisisagroupofpeoplewhohavebeenfamiliarwithsocialmediaassoonastheywereborn.SocialmediahaschangedthewayGenZ-erscommunicatewitheachotherandhowtheygetandunderstandinformation.Wearethefirsttruedigitalnatives.IcanalmostcreateadocumentedititpostaphotoonInstagramandtalkonthephoneallatthesametimesaidHannahPaynean18-year-oldstudentatUCLAaccordingtoTheNewYorkTimes.GenerationZtakesininformationveryfastandlosesinterestjustasfast.ItmaybetruethatGenerationZ-ershaveashorterattentionspan注意力持续时间thanagoldfishbutsicetheygrewupamongsocialchangestheyaremoreactiveinpolitics.AccordingtotheBritishElectionStudy58percentof18-t0-24-year–oldvotedinthe2015generalelectionintheUKabigjumpfrom38percentin2005.GenerationZ-ersarealsoculturecreators.Growingupwiththeinternethasfreedthisgenerationfromtraditionalculturalexpression.WroteGraceMasbackaHuffingtonPostbloggerandaGenZ-erherself.AccordingtoMasbacktheseyoungpeoplearenolongerwillingtolettheircreativity.AccordingtoMasbacktheseyoungpeoplearenolongerwillingtolettheircreativitybelimitedbytheirparentsoftraditionalrules.TheywatchvideosandreadnewsonlineinsteadofonTVandtheysharetheirexperiencesonsocialmediA.WedecidewhatkindofcontentwewanttoexperienceandchoosehowweexperienceitwroteMasback.33.WhichisTRUEaboutGenZ-ersaccordingtothearticle?A.Face-to-facecommunicationischallengingforthemB.OftendoingmanythingsatthesametimeaffectstheirefficiencyC.Theydon’tbothertothinkabouttheinformationtheyatcarefullyD.Theyshowmoreinterestinpoliticsthaninotherfields34.Whatcanweinferfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A.GenZ-ersenjoygreatfreedomtoexpressthemselvesB.GenZ-ersenjoyteachingtheirparentsaboutnewculturaltrendsC.GenZ-ersareagainsttraditionalcultureD.GenZ-ersareunwillingtoobeytheirparents35.Whichwordcanbestdescribetheauthor’sattitudetowardsGenerationZ?A.WorriedB.CriticalC.AppreciativeD.Neutral中立的

Twentyyearsagothefollowingnewsitemprobablywouldn’thavemademuchsensetomostAmericans.MuslimsinIranwenttothestreetstodaytosupportanayatollah①’scallforarevolution.MeanwhileinIsraelPalestinianleadersurgedsupportfortheintifada②①leader②struggleThesewordscomefromArabicalanguagewithwhichfewAmericansarefamiliar.Yetby1990thesewordswereroutinelyusedinbothbroadcastandprintnews.HowdidthesewordsfindtheirwayintoEnglish?LikeallexistinglanguagesEnglishiscontinuallychanging.TheadoptionofforeignwordsintoEnglishvocabularycalledborrowingisanythingbutanewphenomenon.Infactit’sbeengoingonfromthetimethelanguagefirstbegantotakeshapearoundA.D.450.Englishhasbeenborrowingwordsfromtheconquered被征服者tradingpartnersimmigrantsandavarietyofothersources.SowhentheeventsintheMiddleEastcommandedtheworld’sattentionduringthelatterpartofthetwentiethcentury.EnglishsimplyborrowedthewordsitneededtodescribewhatwashappeninginthatareA.ThemoreoftensuchwordswereusedthelessforeigntheysoundeD.Eventuallytheseborrowedwordscametobeusedroutinelyinspeechandwriting.BorrowedvocabularyfromforeignlanguageisnottheonlysourceofnewwordsinEnglish.AsfreshideasevolveandinnovativetechnologyaredevelopednewEnglishwordsarecreatedtodescribethem.ThesewordsmaybewordsborrowedWBfromotherlanguagesexistingwordstakingonnewmeaningsEWNMacronymsblendscompoundsornewlycoinedwordsasthefollowingexamplesandthechartshow.KwanzaborrowedfromSwahili:seven-dayAfrican-Americanculturalfestivalrapoldwordmeaningtoknockquicklytakingonanewmeaning;aformofmusicAIDSacronymforacquiredimmunedeficiencysyndromeexercycleblendofexistingwords:exercise+bicycleskateboardcompoundofexistingwordscellulitenewwordforfattydepositsonthehipsandlegscoinedin1971Inthenextfourlessonsyou’llbeintroducedtosomeofthehistoryandmechanisms体系thathaveshapedandcontinuedtoinfluencethelanguageweusE.WhetherthewordswespeakareborrowedorcreatedtheyshowavitalfeatureofEnglish---adaptability.EnglishisalivE.28.Whatdoesthewordcommandedinthefourthparagraphprobablymean?A.OrderedB.InstructedC.ControlledD.Drew29.Thewordmousemaybelongtoanexampleof__________.A.WBB.EWNMC.AcronymsD.Blends30.Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?A.A.culturalsectionofanewspaperB.A.languagebookreviewC.A.languagecourseadvertisementD.A.languagelessonbook31.Whichofthefollowingcanbestcoverthemainideaofthepassage?A.ThelanguageinthemediaischangingB.EnglishhasbeenborrowingwordsC.EnglishisalivinglanguageD.A.newphenomenonappearsinEnglish

Seventyyearsagoagroupofwell-knownpeoplefromtheartworldheadedbyanAustrianconductordecidedtoholdaninternationalfestivalofmusicdanceandtheaterinEdinburgh.TheideawastoreuniteEuropeaftertheSecondWorldWar.ItquicklyattractedfamousnamessuchasAlecGuinnessRichardBurtonDameMargotFonteynandMarleneDietrichaswellasthebigsymphonyorchestras交响乐团.ItbecameafixedeventeveryAugustandnowattracts400000peopleyearly.AtthesametimetheFringeappearedasachallengetotheofficialfestival.Eighttheatergroupsturnedupuninvitedin1947inthebeliefthateveryoneshouldhavetherighttoperformandtheydidsoinapublichousedisusedforyears.SoongroupsofstudentsfirstlyfromEdinburghUniversityandlaterfromtheuniversitiesofOxfordandCambridgeDurhamandBirminghamweremakingthejourneytotheScottishcapitaleachsummertoperformtheaterbylittle-knownwritersofplaysinsmallchurchhallstothepeopleofEdinburgh.TodaytheFringeoncelessrecognizedhasfaroutgrownthefestivalwitharound1500performancesoftheatermusicanddanceoneveryoneofthe21daysitlasts.Andyetasearlyas1959withonly19theatergroupsperformingsomesaiditwasgettingtoobig.Apaidadministratorwasfirstemployedonlyin1971andtodaythereareeightadministratorsworkingallyearroundandthenumberrisesto150duringAugustitself.In2004therewere200placeshousing1695showsbyover600differentgroupsfrom50differentcountries.Morethan1.25millionticketsweresolD.28.WhatwasthepurposeofEdinburghFestivalatthebeginning?A.Tointroduceyoungtheatergroups.B.TohonorheroesofWorldWarⅡ.C.ToattractgreatartistsfromEuropE.D.TobringEuropetogetheragain.29.WhydidsomeuninvitedtheatergroupscometoEdinburghin1947?A.TheyownedapublichousetherE.B.Theywantedtotakepartinthefestival.C.Theythoughttheywerealsofamous.D.TheycametotakeupachallengE.30.WhojoinedtheFringeafteritappeared?A.PopularwritersB.ArtistsfromaroundtheworlD.C.Universitystudents.D.PerformersofmusicanddancE.31.WemaylearnfromthetextthatEdinburghFestival______.A.keepsgrowingrapidlyB.hasgonebeyondanartfestivalC.givesshowsallyearroundD.hasbecomeanon-officialevent

Apoemstartswithathoughtanideaoranemotionfeltfromtheheart.Poemscanbehappyorsaddeep-thinkingorevenhumorous.Thechoiceisuptoyouandyourimaginationastowhatyouwillcreate.Yourfirststepistowritedowntheideaorthoughtthatyouhaveandyouwanttoturnintoapoem.Nextyoushouldturnthethoughtintoafreeverse自由诗体poem.Freeversepoemsaremucheasiertowriteastherearenosteadfastrulestowritethem.Somefreeversedoesn’tevenhaveanyrhymeormeter.Nowrewriteyourthoughtsintolines.Nowisthetimetolookatyourlinesandrememberthatthepoemshouldhaveabeginningamiddleandanendjustlikeastoryabookoramovie.Rereadyourpoemseveraltimesandlistentothewordsandtotherhythmofeachline.Nowisthetimetoshortenorlengtheneachlineinordertocreateasmooth-soundingpoem.Eventhoughitisafreeversepoemyoucanchoosetomakeeachlinerhymewiththenextlineifyouwantto.Nowgobackandrereadyourpoemagain.Checkforproperpunctuation标点aswellasfortheproperspellingofeachword.Thinkupasuitabletitleforyourpoem.Itwouldbeagoodideatosetyourpoemasideforawhileandthenreturntoitlater.Thenrereaditagainwithafreshmindandmakesomenecessarychanges.Ifyoudecidedtocontinuewritingpoetryitwouldbeagoodideatoinvestigate研究somebooksaboutcreatingpoetryandtoattendsomelocalworkshops.CheckouttheavailableresourcesontheInternetaswellaswhatisavailableatyourlocalpubliclibrary.36.TheunderlinedwordsteadfastinParagraph2issimilarinmeaningto______.A.advancedB.strictC.changeableD.reliable37.Intheauthor’sopinionwhatistherightorderofwritingagoodpoem?a.Turnanideaorthoughtintoapoem.b.Checkforproperspellingandthinkupatitle.c.Rewriteyourthoughtsinto1ines.d.Rereaditandtrytomakeyourpoemsoundsmooth.e.Rereaditagainwithafreshmind.f.Writedowntheideaorthought.A.a-f-d-b-c-eB.a-f-c-d-e-bC.f-a-d-c-e-bD.f-a-c-d-b-e38.Whatcanweinferfromtheendofthepassage?A.Thereisstillalottolearnaboutwritinggoodpoems.B.PoemsmustdependontheInternetworkshopsandlibraries.C.Writingpoemsismeaningfulbutratherdifficult.D.Notallpeoplecansucceedinwritingpoems.

AshersonCameronsitsathislaptopcompletingataskforhismathdegreecourseAlisonThompsonafull-timemumisbusyhelpingherdaughterEmmatwoyearsyoungerthanCamerongetdresseD.WhilehelphasalwaysbeenavailableforEmmaAlisonandherhusbandalsohavetofighttogetCameronthesupportheneeds.PeoplecouldseethatEmmahasspecialneedsbutbecauseCameronwasdoingsowellatschoolhisteachersneverthoughttherewasaproblemwithhim.saysAlison.IttookAlisonandherhusbandawhiletorealizetheirsonwasdifferent.Cameron’sabilitydidn’tbecomeclearuntilhebeganprimaryschool.Onceheevencorrectedtheteacherwhenshetoldtheclassthatzerowasthelowestnumber.Camerontoldhershewaswrongbecausetherewerenegativenumbers负数.HewasfouratthetimE.Now14-year-oldCameronisatsecondaryschoolstudyingforadistancelearningmathdegreewiththeOpenUniversityhavingsailedthroughhisGCSEat11andhisA-levelat12achievingtopgrades.BethanyanotherdaughterofAlisonisbrighttoobutnotgifteD.Sheistheonewhowillremindabsent-mindedCamerontoputonhiscoat.Shealsohelpshimoutinsocialsituations.Emmaattendsaspecialistschoolandthefamilyisquicktocelebratehersuccessestoo.TheotherdayshedidupthebuttonsonhercoatwhichwasrealprogressAlisonsays.LatelastyeartheThompsonstookpartinatelevisiondocumentary纪录片toprovethatnotallgiftedchildrenaretheresultofextremelyambitiousparents.Giftedchildrenneedsupporttoobuttheirlivesdon’thavetobethatdifferent.CameronisanexamplE.28.WhatdoesParagraph1indicate?A.CameronhelpsEmmawithhermathtasks.B.TeachersatschoolignoredEmma’sproblems.C.BothCameronandEmmaneedparentalsupport.D.ThecoupleoftenhavefightsbecauseofCameron.29.WhatdoestheunderlinedphrasehavingsailedthroughhisGCSEprobablymean?A.HavingpassedhisGCSEeasily.B.HavingtakenhisGCSEseriously.C.HavingworkedhardathisGCSE.D.HavingsufferedalotfromhisGCSE30.ThereareatleastpeopleinMrs.Thompson’sfamily.A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.six31.Whatcanbeknownfromthepassage?A.Emmahaslearnedtotakegoodcareofherself.B.Cameronshowedhisgiftbeforeprimaryschool.C.ThechildrenofthefamilyarebrightandgifteD.D.Giftedkidsarenotsodifferentaspeopleexpect.

A.EuropeanUnionprogramislettingblindpeopleexperiencefamouspaintingsforthefirsttimE.Itusesthreedimensional3-Dprintingtore-createfamouspaintingssotheycanbetoucheD.OnepaintingprintedwiththenewtechnologyisGustavKlimt’sTheKiss.ItisapopularattractionattheBelvedereMuseuminViennaAustriA.Thepaintingshowsamanandawomanstandinginafieldfilledwithflowers.Theyarewearinggoldrobesandhavetheirarmsaroundeachother.Themanleansdowntokissthewoman.Klimtfinishedthepaintingin1908.Untilnowpeoplewhohadtroubleseeingcouldnotappreciatetheartwork.Butthankstothereproductiontheycantouchthepieceandfeeltheridgesanddepressions.AndreasReichingerstartedmaking3-Dversionsofartworkin2010.Hesaidthisreproductionwashismostdifficultprojectbecausethecouple’srobesaresodetaileD.DominikaRaditschisablindmuseumvisitor.Shetouchedthereproduction.AsshemovedherhandsarounditshesaidExactlycanyouseethese?Therearesomanydetails.Raditschsaidshecanimaginewhattheoriginalpaintinglookslikewhenshetouchesthereproduction.It’ssomehowrounD.Youcanfeelit.Youcanfeelit.Itcomeswithit.Andinmanyplacesit’ssosmooth.AndthenIthinktomyself:itprobablyshinestoo!RaditschsaiD.TheBelvedereisnottheonlymuseumtohave3-Dversionsofitsartwork.SomeofthepiecesatthePradoinMadridSpainhavereproductionsthatcanbetoucheD.ButthepieceinViennahasonespecialpart:Itismadewithwidelyavailable3-Dprintingtechnology.Thatmeansonedayblindartfansanywhereintheworldcoulddownloadthesourcefilesandprintthereproductionsthemselves.28.WhatisThekiss?A.A.EuropeanUnionprojectB.A.popularpaintingC.A.3-DtechnologyD.A.famousmuseum29.WhydidReichingersaythisreproductionwasdifficulttofinish?A.ThepaintingwasreproduceddetailedlyB.Theoriginalartworkwasmadein1908C.Blindartfanscan’tdownloadthesourceD.The3-Dtechnologyisnotavailable30.HowdidRaditschfeelwhenshefirsttouchedthereproduction?A.AwkwardB.PuzzledC.ExcitedD.Nervous31.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.A.EuropeanUnionProgramforMuseumVisitorsB.3-DPrintingLetsBlindExperienceFamousPaintingC.HowtoReproducetheWorld-famousPaintingsD.A.SpecialMuseumforArtFansinViennaAustria

HornimanMuseumandGardensTheHornimanMuseumandGardensisafascinatingfamily-friendlyattractioninSouthLondon’sForestHill.IthasbeenopensinceVictoriantimeswhenFrederickJohnHornimanfirstopenedhishouseandextraordinarycollectionofobjectstovisitors.Itincludesinternationallyimportantcollectionsofanthropology人类学andmusicalinstrumentsaswellasahighlypraisedaquarium水族馆andnaturalhistorycollection.UnusuallyinsuchanimportantmuseumyoucanseethecollectionupcloseandfacetofacE.Youcanevenpickuptryonandplaywithsomeoftheobjects.Visitorscometimeandtimeagaintoexplorethemuseumtakepartinvariousactivitiesandenjoythe16-acregardens.JoinHornimanmembersBecomeamemberoftheHornimanMuseumandGardensandenjoyayearofinspirationsurpriseandenjoymentatourwonderfulfamily-friendlyMuseumandGardens.Byjoiningasamemberyouwillreceivesomefantasticbenefits.Jointodaywithjust£20andreceive:·Freeentrytotheaquarium.Enjoyfreeunlimitedentrytoourmuch-lovedaquarium.·Freeentrytoexhibitions.Exploretheworldwithfreeunlimitedentrytoourexhibitions.·10%discountattheshop.BringsomeoftheHorniman’smagichomewitha10%discountinourshop.·Freee-newsletter.Learnmoreaboutwhat’shappeningattheHornimanandbethefirsttohearaboutupcomingmembers’events.HowtojoinHornimanmembersYoucanjoinHornimanmembersonlineorbyvisitingtheTicketDeskattheHorniman.·Save£4ifyoupayyearlybydirectdebit银行自动扣款—downloadtheformandeitherposttousorbringtotheTicketDesk.·Rememberallchildrenunder3gofreethroughoutthemuseum.21.WhatdoweknowabouttheHornimanMuseumandGardens?A.PeoplecanvisititfreeofchargeanytimE.B.ItwasstartedbyHornimaninVictoriantimes.C.Therearemanyrareanimalsandplantsinit.D.ItoffersunusualexhibitsthatcannotbetoucheD.22.WhatbenefitscanthemembersoftheHornimanget?A.Enjoyinga10%discountonadmission.B.EnteringtheaquariumforfreeforayearC.VisitingthemuseumforfreeallthetimE.D.Beingkeptinformedofthenewestinformation.A.abB.bdC.adD.ac23.HowmuchshouldMr.andMrs.SmithpayyearlybydirectdebittojoinHornimanmemberswiththeir2-year-oldson?A.£32.B.£20.C.£40.D.£48.

GettinglesssleephasbecomeabadhabitformostAmericankids.Accordingtoanewsurvey调查bytheNationalSleepFoundation51%ofkidsaged10to18gotobedat10pmorlateronschoolnightseventhoughtheyhavetogetupearly.LastyeartheFoundationreportedthatnearly60%of7-to12-year-oldssaidtheyfelttiredduringthedayand15%saidtheyhadfallenasleepatschool.HowmuchsleepyouneeddependsalotonyouragE.Babiesneedalotofrest:mostofthemsleepabout18hoursaday!Adultsneedabouteighthours.Formostschool-agechildrentenhoursisideal理想的.ButthenewNationalSleepFoundationsurveyfoundthat35%of10-to12-year-oldsgetonlysevenoreighthours.Andguesswhatalmosthalfofthesurveyedkidssaidtheydobeforebedtime?WatchTV.＂MorechildrenaregoingtobedwithTVsonandtherearemoreopportunities机会tostayawakewithmorehomeworktheInternetandthephone＂saysDr.MaryCarskadonasleepresearcheratBrownUniversityMedicalSchool.Shesaystheseactivitiesatbedtimecangetkidsallexcitedandmakeithardforthemtocalmdownandsleep.Otherexpertssaypartoftheproblemischemical.Changinglevelsofbodychemicalscalledhormonesnotonlymaketeenagers’bodiesdevelopadultcharacteristicsbutalsomakeithardforteenagerstofallasleepbefore11pm.Becausesleepinessissuchaproblemforteenagerssomeschooldistrictshavedecidedtostarthighschoolclasseslaterthantheyusedto.ThreeyearsagoschoolsinEdinaMinnesotachangedthestarttimefrom7:25amto8:30am.Studentsparentsandteachersarepleasedwiththeresults.25.WhatisthenewNationalSleepFoundationsurveyon?A.Americankids’sleepinghabits.B.Teenagers’sleep-relateddiseases.C.Activitiestopreventsleeplessness.D.Learningproblemsandlackofsleep.26.Howmanyhoursofsleepdo11-year-oldsneedeveryday?A.7hours.B.8hours.C.10hours.D.18hours.27.WhydoteenagersgotosleeplateaccordingtoCarskadon?A.Theyareaffectedbycertainbodychemicals.B.Theytendtodothingsthatexcitethem.C.Theyfollowtheirparents’examples.D.Theydon’tneedtogotoschoolearly.

Whetherrichorpoorparentswhohavebooksinthehomeincreasethelevelofeducationtheirchildrenwillattainaccordingtoa20-yearstudyledbyMariahEvans.Foryearseducatorshavethoughtthestrongestpredictor预示物ofattaininghighlevelsofeducationwashavingparentswhowerehighlyeducateD.Butthestudyshowedthatthedifferencebetweenbeingraisedinabooklesshomecomparedtobeingraisedinahomewitha500-booklibraryhasasgreataneffectonthelevelofeducationachildwillattainasthedifferencebetweenhavingparentswhoarebarelyliterate有文化的andhavingparentswhohaveauniversityeducation.BeingasociologistEvanswasparticularlyinterestedtofindthatchildrenoflesser-educatedparentsbenefitthemostfromhavingbooksinthehomE.Whatkindsofinvestmentsshouldwemaketohelpthesekidsgetahead?TheresultsofthisstudyindicatethatgettingsomebooksintotheirhomesisaninexpensivewaythatwecanhelpthesechildrensucceeD.EvanssaidEvenalittlebitgoesalongway.Havingasfewas20booksinthehomestillhasasignificantimpactonmotivatingachildtoahigherlevelofeducationandthemorebooksyouaddthegreaterbenefitthechildrenget.Theresearcherswerestruckbythestrongeffecthavingbooksinthehomehadonchildren'seducationalattainmentevenaboveandbeyondsuchfactorsaseducationleveloftheparentsthefather'soccupationortheeconomiclevelofthecountry.Havingbooksinthehomeistwiceasimportantasthefather'seducationlevelandmoreimportantthanwhetherachildwasbroughtupinadevelopingcountryoradevelopedcountry.Surprisinglythedifferenceineducationalattainmentforchildrenbornindevelopedcountryandchildrenbornindevelopingcountrywasjust2yearslessthantwo-thirdsoftheeffectthathaving500ormorebooksinthehomehadonchildren.8.Inthepasteducatorsheldapointofviewthat______....A.childrenwhosefamilyhadalibrarywouldpossiblyattainhighlevelsofeducationB.childrenwhowereborninpoorfamiliesstudiedharderthanthoseinrichfamiliesC.childrenwhoseparentsarehighlyeducatedwouldattainhighlevelsofeducationD.parents’levelofeducationhadnothingtodowiththeirchildren’slevelsofeducation9.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordmotivatinginParagraph3mean?A.Makingsomebodywanttodosomething.B.HelpingsomebodytofinishsomethingC.Makingsomebodypretendtodosomething.D.Preventingsomebodyfromachievingsomething.10.Whichofthefollowinghasthemostimportanteffectonthelevelofeducationachildwillgain?A.Theeconomiclevelofthecountry.B.Thefather’soccupation.C.Educationlevelsofparents.D.HavingbooksinthehomE.11.WhichisthefollowingisNOTTRUE?A.GettingbooksintohomesisgoodinvestmentparentscanmakE.B.Childrenwhogetahigherlevelofeducationmusthavemanybooksintheirhomes.C.Readingbooksisgoodforthedevelopmentofchildren.D.Booksinhomehaveagreateffectonchildren’seducationlevels.

Brain-trainingsoftwaremaybeawasteoftimE.Peoplewhoplayedmind-boostinggamesmadethesamemodestcognitivegainsasthosewhospentasimilaramountoftimesurfingtheweB.Itdidn'treallymakeanydifferencewhatpeopledidsaysAdrianOwenoftheMedicalResearchCouncilCognitionwhotestedbrain-trainingsoftwareonvolunteersrecruitedthroughaBBCtelevisionprogram.Owenandhiscolleaguesasked11000volunteerstotaketeststomeasuretheirreasoningabilityandverbalandspatial空间的memory.ParticipantsthenspentsixweeksplayingononeoftwocomputerprogramsorjustsurfingthewebforpleasurE.Inoneprogramwhichimitatescommercialbrain-trainingsoftwarethevolunteerssolvedsimplemathematicsproblemsandpuzzlesthattestedtheirmemories.Theotherwasdesignedspecificallytoboostcognitiveabilitiessuchasreasoningandplanning.Aftersixweekstheparticipantsunderwentasecondroundofcognitivetests.Bothgroupswhoplayedthegamesmademodestimprovementsyetsodidthewebsurfers.Skillslearnedviatheprogramsdidn'ttransfertothecognitivetestsevenwhentheyreliedonsimilarabilitiessaysOwen.ForinstancepeoplewhoplayedagameinwhichtheyhadtofindamatchforabrieflyoverturnedcardstruggledatasimilartestthatusedstarshiddeninboxesEvenwhenthetestswereconceptuallyquitesimilarwedidn'tseeanyimprovementsaysOwen.Heconcludesthatbrain-trainingsoftwareonlymakespeoplebetteratthespecifictaskstheyhavebeenpracticing.YetKlingbergwhofoundedacognitive-trainingfirmcalledCogmedisindignantattheconclusionthatallbraintrainingisbunk.TheparticipantsinOwen'sstudydidn'tpracticeforlongenoughandtherewasnoqualitycontroloverwhatpracticepeopledidhesays.AskingsubjectstositathomeanddotestsonlineperhapswiththeTVonorotherdistractionsaroundislikelytoresultinnoisydatahesays.Thispaperdoesinnowaydisprovethatthebrainisplasticorthatcognitivefunctionscanbeimprovedbytraining.Owencountersthathisteam'sresearchtookplaceinsettingssimilartotheonespeoplearelikelytopracticein.Thisiswhatpeoplearedoing.They'resittingathomeontheircomputersdoingbraintraining.32.ThepurposeofOwenrecruitingvolunteerstodothefirstroundoftestsis.A.testtheirreasoningabilityandverbalandspatialmemoryB.supporttheBBCtelevisionprograminhiswayC.provehowmuchinformationparticipantscanrememberD.detectdifferencesamongpeopleinmemorizinginformation33.FromthesecondroundofcognitivetestsOwenconcludesthat.A.allparticipantshavemademuchrecognizableimprovementdramaticallyB.participantshavedevelopedreasoningabilitytosolvecomplicatedproblemsC.participantscanmakegreaterimprovementinsolvingverysimilarproblemsD.participantsperformedbetterincertaintaskstheyhavepracticedforalongtime34.What'sthemeaningofindignant?A.SurpriseD.B.AgreeablE.C.MaD.D.Dishonest.35.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Thereisadebateaboutwhetherbrain-trainingsoftwareiseffectivE.B.Weshouldconcentrateonbrain-trainingsoftwareinourdailylifE.C.Brain-trainingsoftwareisuselesstomostpeoplE.D.Itisimportanttoimprovereasoningabilityandspatialmemory.

Manyayoungpersontellsmehewantstobeawriter.IalwaysencouragesuchpeoplebutIalsoexplainthatthere'sabigdifferencebetweenbeingawriterandwriting.Inmostsituationsthesepeoplearedreamingofwealthandfamenotthelonghoursaloneatacomputer.You'vegottowanttowriteIsaytothemnotwanttobeawriter.Therealityisthatwritingisalonelyprivateandpoor-payingaffair.Foreverywriterkissedbyfortune运气therearethousandsmorewhoselonging渴望isneverrewardeD.WhenIlefta20-yearcareerintheU.S.CoastGuardtobecomeafreelancewriter自由撰稿人Ihadnochanceofbeingsuccessfulatall;WhatIdidhavewasafriendwhofoundmemyroominaNewYorkapartmentbuilding.Itdidn'tevenmatterthatitwascoldandhadnobathroom.Iimmediatelyboughtausedtype-writerandfeltlikearealwriter.AfterayearorsohoweverIstillhadn'tgottenabreakandbegantodoubtmyself.Itwassohardtosellastorythatbarely几乎不madeenoughtoeat.ButIknewIwantedtowritE.Ihaddreamedaboutitforyears.Iwasn'tgoingtobeoneofthosepeoplewhodiewondering胡思乱想whatif?Iwouldkeepputtingmydreamtothetest—eventhoughitmeantlivingwithuncertaintyandfearoffailurE.ThisistheShadowlandofhopeandanyonewithdreammustlearntolivetherE.29.Thepassageismeantto________.A.warnyoungpeopleofthehardshipthatasuccessfulwriterhastoexperienceB.adviseyoungpeopletogiveuptheirideaofbecomingaprofessional职业的writerC.Showyoungpeopleit'sunrealistic不现实的forawritertogainwealthandfameD.encourageyoungpeopletomakeeffortstobeawriter30.Whatcanbeconcluded推理fromthepassage?A.Realwritersoftenfindtheirworkinterestingandrewarding.B.A.writer'ssuccessdependsonluckratherthanoneffort.C.Famouswritersusuallyliveinthestateofbeingpoorandlonely.D.Thechancesforawritertobecomesuccessfularesmall.31.Shadowlandinthelastsentencerefersto________.A.thewonderlandoneoftendreamaboutB.thebrightfuturethatoneislookingforwardtoC.aworldthatexistsonlyinone'simaginationD.theuncertaintybeforeone'sfinalgoalisreached

Recentlyprofessorofphilosophy哲学intheUnitedStateshaswrittenabookcalledMoneyandtheMeaningofLifE.Hehasdiscoveredthathowwedealwithmoneyinourdailylifehasmoremeaningthanweusuallythink.Oneoftheexercisesheaskedhisstudentstodoistokeeparecordofeverypennytheyspendforaweek.FromthewaytheyspendtheirmoneytheycanseewhattheyreallyvalueinlifE.Hesaysourrelationswithothersoftenbecomedearlydefined清晰的whenmoneyentersthepicture.Youmighthavewonderfulrelationshipwithsomebodyandyouthinkthatyouareverygoodfriends.Butyouwillknowhimonlywhenyouaskhimtolendsomemoney.Ifhedoesitbringssomethingtotherelationshipthatseemsstrongerthaneverbeforeoritcansuddenlyweakentherelationshipifhedoesn’t.Thispersonmaysaythathehasacertainfeelingbutifitisnotcarriedoutinthemoneyworldthereissomethinglessrealaboutit.Sincemoneyissoimportanttousweconsiderthosewhopossessalotofittobeveryimportant.Theauthorinterviewedsomemillionairesinresearchinghisbook.Question:Whatisthemostsurprisingthingyouhavediscoveredaboutbeingrichbecauseyouareaself-mademan?Answer:Themostsurprisingthingishowpeoplegivemesomuchrespect.Iamnothing.Idon’tknowmuch.AllIamisrich.Peoplejusthaveanideaofmakingmoreandmoremoneybutwhatisitfor?HowmuchdoIneedforanygivenpurposesinmylife?Inhisbooktheprofessoruncoveredanimportantneedinmodemsociety:tobringbacktheideathatmoneyisaninstrumentratherthantheenD.MoneyplaysanimportantroleinthematerialworldbutexpectingmoneytogivehappinessmaybemissingthemeaningoflifE.25.Accordingtothefirstparagraphpeoplehavenotrealized.A.howimportantmoneyisintheirdailylifeB.howonespendsmoneyshowswhatisimportanttohimC.thatmoneyismoreimportantthantheirphilosophyoflifeD.thattheirunderstandingoflifeismoreimportantthanmoney26.Theauthorseemstobelievethataskingyourfriendtolendyousomemoney.A.isagoodwaytotestyourfriendshipB.willdoharmtoyourfriendshipC.willstrengthenyourfriendshipD.isagoodwaytobreakoffyourfriendship27.Theunderlinedphraseenterthepictureinthesecondparagraphcanbereplacedby.A.isusedupB.isspentonpicturesC.ispaidintherightwayD.ispaidattentionto28.Whatcanwelearnaboutthemillionairefromhisanswerintheinterview?A.Hedoesn’tfeelthatheiswelleducateD.B.Hedoesn’tthinkheisaveryimportantperson.C.Hedoesn’tconsiderhimselftobeverysuccessful.D.Hedoesn’tthinkthatbeingrichdeservessomuchattention.

AfterspendingayearinBrazilonastudentexchangeprogramhermotherrecalled回忆MarieColvinreturnedhometofindthatherclassmateshadnarroweddowntheircollegechoices.EveryoneelsewasalreadyadmittedtocollegehermotherRosemarieColvinsaidfromthefamilyhomE.SoshetookourcaranddroveuptoYaleandsaid‘Youhavetoletmein.’Impressed---shewasaNationalMerit全国英才finalistwhohadpickedupPortugueseinBrazil---Yaledidadmittinghertotheclassof1978whereshestartedwritingfortheYaleDailyNewsanddecidedtobeajournalisthermothersaiD.OnWednesdayMarieColvin56anexperiencedjournalistforTheSundayTimesofLondonkilledasSyrianforcesshelled炮击thecityofHoms.Shewasworkinginatemporarymediacenterthatwasdestroyedintheattack.ShewassupposedtoleaveSyriaonWednesdayMrs.ColvinsaiD.Hereditortoldmehecalledheryesterdayandsaiditwasgettingtoodangerousandtheywantedtotakeherout.Shesaidshewasdoingastoryandshewantedtofinishit.Mrs.Colvinsaiditwaspointlesstotrytopreventherdaughterfromgoingtoconflictzones.Ifyouknewmydaughtershesaiditwouldhavebeensuchawasteofwords.ShewasdeterminedshewasenthusiasticaboutwhatshediditwasherlifE.Therewasnosaying‘Don’tdothis.’Thisiswhoshewasabsolutelywhoshewasandwhatshebelievedin:coverthestorynotjusthavepicturesofitbutbringittolifeinthedeepestwayyoucoulD.SoitwasnotasurprisewhenshetookaninterestinjournalismhermothersaiD.28.FromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1wecaninferthat________.A.YalewasherlastchoiceB.MarieColvinwasconfidentofherselfC.YalemustkeepitspromisetoMarieColvinD.MarieColvinwasgoodatpersuading29.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.MarieColvinwasquiteoutstanding.B.MarieColvinstartedwritinginBrazil.C.MarieColvinshouldhaveleftSyriabeforehand.D.MarieColvinwasverycarefulwithherwork.30.FromthelastparagraphwecanknowthatMrs.Colvin________.A.dislikesthechoiceofherdaughter.B.careslittleaboutherdaughter.C.knowsherdaughterverywell.D.doesn’tfullyappreciateherdaughter.31.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A.CoveringStoriesinaDangerousConflictAreA.B.ApplyingforTopUniversitiesaSuccessfulCaseC.ChoosingLifelongCareersBasedonYourOwnInterest.D.RecallingHerDaughteraJournalistKilledinSyriA.

China’sbossoftabletennisLiuGuoliangwasshockedathisfirstsightofJapaneseteenagerMiuHiranowhobeatthreetop-rankedChinesetoclaimasensationalvictoryofthewomen'ssinglesattheAsianTableTennisChampionships.She'smuchbetterthanIhadimaginedsaidLiuontheconclusionofthecontinentaltournament锦标赛.Whenshecameoutthewinneroflastyear'sWorldCupIthoughtmaybeshetookadvantageoftheabsenceoftheChinesewomenpaddlers.HoweverIchangedmymindwhenIsawherplayherE.She'sstrongenoughtechnicallyandmentallyandcapableofbeatinganyoneintheworldaddedLiu.Hiranowhojustturned17yearsoldonFridaystunnedChina'sworldNo.1DingNing3-2inthequarterfinalsbeforesecond-rankedZhuYuling3-0andfinallyseeingoffworldNo.5ChenMengalso3-0tosmashtheChinesedominance统治ofthetournament.She'ssoyoungandhassomanypossibilitiesinthefuturesaidLiu.Thatmakeshersuccessmoreintimidatingtoourwomen'steam.InLiu'sopinionthedifficultiesthatChinafacedintheseAsianchampionshipsreflectedthechangesoftabletennisworldmapinrecentyears.It'snotjustrecentlythatJapanwantstobeatChinahesaiD.Bytheendofthedaytheireffortsfinallyworkedout.TheheadcoachhoweverrefusedtostandallbytheJapan'ssidE.WedoneedtolearnfromtheotherassociationsincludingtheJapanesewhodoanexcellentjobonyouthtrainingLiusaiD.Butonefailureshouldnotleadtothewholedenialtoourownteam.Ithinkit'sagoodthingtohavecompetitorswhocanposerealchallengeswhichmakesoursportmorecompetitiveandmorehealthyheaddeD.8.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordintimidatinginparagraph4?A.possibleB.certainC.threateningD.impossible9.WhycouldMiuHiranowinthelastyear’sWorldCup?A.BecauseMiumadeuseoftheabsenceoftheChinesewomenpaddlersB.BecauseChinesewomenpaddlerswereweakC.BecauseMiuwascapableofwinningthegameD.BecauseLiuGouliangwantedhertowinthegame10.WhichstatementisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ZhuYulingisthesecond-rankedintheworldoftable—tennisB.MiuHiranowasdefeatedbyDingNinginthequarterfinalsoftheAsiaTableTennisChampionshipsC.China’sfemalepaddlersfacethegreatchallengeD.Femaletable-tennisworldmaphaschangedinrecentyears11.Thepassagemostlikelycomesfrom______.A.anewsreportB.afashionmagazinE.C.abiographyD.asciencefiction

EveryweekinChinamillionsofpeoplewillsitinfrontoftheirTVswatchingteenagerscompeteforthetitleCharacterHerowhichisaChinese-stylespellingbee拼写大赛.InthischallengeyoungcompetitorsmustwriteChinesecharactersbyhanD.Toprepareforthecompetitionthecompetitorsusuallyspendmonthsstudyingdictionaries.Perhapstheshow’spopularityshouldnotbeasurprisE.AlongwithgunpowderandpapermanyChinesepeopleconsiderthecreationofChinesecalligraphy书法tobeoneoftheirprimarycontributionstocivilization.UnfortunatelyalloverthecountryChinesepeopleareforgettinghowtowritetheirownlanguagewithoutcomputerizedhelp.SoftwareonsmartphonesandcomputersallowsuserstotypeinthebasicsoundofthewordusingtheLatinalphabet.Thecorrectcharacterischosenfromalist.Theresult?It’spossibletorecognizecharacterswithoutrememberinghowtowritethem.Butthere’sstillhopeforthepaintbrush.China’sEducationMinistrywantschildrentospendmoretimelearninghowtowritE.InoneBeijingprimaryschoolwevisitedstudentspracticecalligraphyeverydayinsideaspeciallydecoratedclassroomwithtraditionalChinesepaintingshangingonthewalls.Softmusicplaysasagroupofsix-year-oldsdipbrushpensintoblackink.Theylookupattheblackboardoftentostudytheirteacher’sexamplesbeforecarefullyattemptingtoreproducethosecharactersonthinricepaper.Ifadultscansurvivewithoutusinghandwritingwhybothertoteachitnow?weaskthecalligraphyteacherShenBin.TheabilitytowritecharactersispartofChinesetraditionandcultureshereasons.Studentsmustlearnnowsotheydon’tforgetwhentheygrowup.saystheteacher.12.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinthemeaningwiththeunderlinedsentenceisparagraph2?A.EverChinesecanwriteChinesecharacterseasilyespeciallywithcomputersB.OnlywiththehelpofcomputerscansomeChinesepeoplewriteChinesecharactersC.DespitethehelpofcomputersChinesepeoplehaveforgottenhowtowriteD.ComputersaretheonlymeanstorelyontowriteChinesecharactersformanypeople13.WhatcanwelearnabouttheCharacterHero?A.It’sopentopeopleofallagesandallwalks.B.It’sthemost-viewedTVprogramsinChinA.C.ItaimstospreadChineseculturetotheworlD.D.Itdrawsgreatpublicattentionacrossthecountry.14.WhyareChinesepeopleforgettinghowtowritethecharacters?A.Chinesepeopledon’trefertodictionariesveryoften.B.Chinesepeoplenolongerusebrushpensorpracticecalligraphy.C.ChinesepeopleareusingtheLatinalphabetinsteadofthecharacters.D.Chinesepeopleneedn’twritebyhandasoftenwiththehelpoftechnology.15.AccordingtoShenBinbeingabletowritecharactersbyhandis__________.A.necessaryforadultstosurviveinChinaB.arequirementmadebytheEducationMinistryC.helpfultokeepChinesetraditionandculturealiveD.anabilitytobedevelopedonlywhenyouarestudents

TheForbiddenCityiswellknownforbeingfullofChineseculturalandhistoricalrelics.ButMastersintheForbiddenCity我在故宫修文物doesnotjustfocusonthestoriesofthepast.InsteadthedocumentarymoviewhichcameoutoninChinesecinemasDeC.16focusesonordinarypeople----therestorers修复者ofrelicsandantiquities古董.Thestoriesaretoldataslowandleisurelypacereflectingtherestorer’swork.Restorationofculturalrelicsandantiquescanbetime-consumingandsometimesboring.Yettheserestorer’spatienceandpeaceofmindareespeciallypreciousinasocietywhereeverythingischangingsofast.Ifyouchoosethisjobyouhavetostandhoursofworksittingonachair.YouneedtobequietandgetusedtobeingquietsaysWangJinanancientclockrepairexpert.A.touchingpartofthedocumentaryisthespiritofcraftsmanshipintherestorers.YearsofhumdrumworkrequirenotonlyskillbutalsofaithandspiritChinaDailycommenteD.Lookingforprecisenessandperfectiondevotingyourselftoworkpatienceendurancelonelinessallthesequalitiescomeformthe‘craftsmanspirit’.Butunlikethepopularideaofstuffy古板的expertswhositaroundbeingseriousthedocumentaryshowsofftheenthusiasmoftherestorers.Theyplaytheirguitarsandmakejokesabouteachotherafteralongdayofrestorationwork.OnescenethathasbeenverypopularwithInternetusersfeaturesayoungfemalerestorerridingabicyclethroughtheemptyForbiddenCityonaMonday.WhilesheisdoingthisanarratorsaysThelastpersontodothiswasPuyithelastemperoroftheQingDynasty.MastersintheForbiddenCityhasprovedwrongmanypeople’sideasaboutantiquerestorersallowingthemtorealizethattheyarenotolddullprofessorsbutpeopleintheir40s30sandeven20swhocanbequitepleasingtotheeyE.25.Accordingtothepassagewhat’sthemainpurposeofthedocumentaryMastersintheForbiddenCity?A.TodisplayrelicsseldomseenbyordinarypeoplE.B.TopraisethecraftsmanshipofChineseantiquerestorers.C.TodrawattentiontoChineseantiquerestorers’lives.D.ToshowpeoplehowantiquesarerestoreD.26.AccordingtoWangJinwecanlearnthat_____.A.thereisnoneedtodorestorationworkfastB.antiquerestorersneedtobepatientandpeacefulC.heoftengetstiredwithhisworkD.ittakesyearsofhardworktoadapttoantiquerestoration27.Theunderlinedwordhumdrumprobablymeans_____.A.boringB.differentC.relaxingD.unusual28.Thebicycle-ridingsceneinthedocumentaryisusedto_____.A.showthestrangehobbiesofyoungantiquerestorersB.showthatthedocumentarybreaksfromtheolddullimageofantiquerestorers.C.remindtheaudienceofthelastQingemperorD.encouragetheyoungtoconsideracareerinantiquerestorationinthefuture

TheinternationalhumanrightsNGOLightfortheWorldannouncedaunionthatwillfocusongivingavoicetopeoplewithdisabilitiesindevelopingnations.Thegroupsaysithasreceivedadeclarationofsupportfromitsnewlyformedinternationalboardofambassadorswhohaspromisedtoworktowardscreatingasocietyforpeoplewhoareabandonedbecauseofadisability.LightfortheWorldsaysonaveragepeoplewithdisabilitiesandfamilieswithadisabledmemberexperiencehigherratesofbeingpoorincludingfoodinsecuritypoorhousingandlackofaccesstowaterandmedicinE.GabrielMulleristhedirectorofpublicrelationsforLightfortheWorld.HestatedtheinternationalboardofambassadorsiscomprisedofseveninternationallyfamousindividualsthatincludeEthiopianrunninglegendandOlympicmedalistHaileGebrselassieandKenyanParalympicgoldmedalistHenryWanyoikE.Wehaveseveralpeoplewhoself-advocatefromEthiopiaandKenyauptoLordJoffeandwhoevendefendedNelsonMandelaincourtinthe1960s.SothesepeoplecanmakeadifferenceiftheyraisetheirvoiceandiftheyusetheirnetworkstocreatesupportfortherightsofpeoplewithdisabilitiesexplainedMuller.MullersaidwhileLightfortheWorldisaspecializedorganizationthatfocusesoneyediseasesandblindnessindevelopingcountriestheyalsoprovidesupportforpeoplewithanytypeofdisabilities.AswecanseealsofollowingtheworldreportondisabilitiesbyWHOandtheWorldBankhouseholdswithmemberswithdisabilitiesusuallyhavemuchlowerincomeandhavelessaccesstomedicalcareeducationandsoon.SoagainpovertyisleadingtodisabilitiesanddisabilitiesareleadingtopovertyespeciallyindevelopingcountriessaidMuller.Hesaidmembersoftheboardofambassadorshavealreadybeenpartneringwithdevelopingcountriestogivevoicetothosewhomightotherwiselosetheirdignityaswellasthehopeoflivinginaninclusivesociety.24.LightfortheWorldwassetupmainlyto________.A.improvethelivingstandardsB.givehelptoblindpeopleC.helppeoplewithdisabilitiesD.adoptabandonedpeople25.TheunderlinedphraseinParagraph4canbereplacedby________.A.isdividedintoB.ismadeupofC.ispickedoutD.ismixedupwith26.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEoftheambassadorsoftheinternationalboard?A.TheyhavegreatinternationalinfluencE.B.Theyareallfromdevelopingcountries.C.Theystresstheimportanceofhumanequality.D.Theyplantopartnerwithdevelopingcountries.27.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Theincomeofapersondependsonhiseducationlevel.B.FamilieswithdisabledmembersusuallyliveaharderlifE.C.Disabledpeoplearemostlylivingindevelopingcountries.D.Thepoorerthepeoplearethemoredisabilitiesthey’llhavE.

FromhisownversionofKimKardashian'sInternet-breakingpicturetorockingtheLeiaBunslookMarkUdovitch28hopeshiscelebrityimpersonations名人模仿willhelpraisemoneyforcancerpatients.Dressedinagarbagebagblackcleaningglovesandaplasticbagtietherecreation娱乐ofKimKardashion'spictureisoneofMark'sfavoritecelebrityimpersonations.GameofThronecharactersarealsoapopularchoiceandtheradiationdoctorhascosplayed角色扮演manyfamousfigures.Marksaysthereactiontothepictureshasbeenpositivewithalotoflaughfromhisco-workers.IhavegottenaverypositiveresponsefrommanyotherradiationdoctorswhoprivatelymessagemesayinghowmuchrespecttheyhaveformehesaiD.ButwhiletheradiationdoctorishavingfunwithhiswildandstrangecreationsthecausebehinditissaD.Apatientoncetoldhimshewasmoredevastatedaboutlosingherhairthansurgery.ItwasatthatmomentthatMarkdecidedtostopgettinghaircutsandstartgrowinghishair.TheradiationdoctorwillshavehishairoffinaDryJulyShaveOffanddonateittomakefalsehairforcancerpatients.MarkrecalledOverthecourseof2.5yearsmymateshavebeenabsolutelybeltingmewithcommentsaboutwhoIlooklikewithmylonghair.ItookaphotoofmeimpersonatingScottStapptheleadsingerofCreedasajokelastyearandposteditonFacebook.Itgot150+likeswhichislargeformesinceIamnotverysocialmediasavvy懂行的.SincethatimagegotsomuchnoticethatIwonderhowmanycelebritiesIcouldactuallyimpersonateintheleaD.Shavingmyheadmaybeusedasameansofraisingawareness.28.WhatdoestheunderlinedworddevastatedinParagraph4probablymean?A.Curious.B.Upset.C.Cautious.D.AlarmeD.29.HowdidMark'sco-workersreacttothephotos?A.Theymadefunofthephotos.B.Theydidn'tcareaboutthephotos.C.Theythoughthighlyofthephotos.D.TheythoughtthephotosstrangE.30.WhydidMarkimpersonateScottStappatfirst?A.TodoitforpleasurE.B.Toamusehiscolleagues.C.ToshowoffhistalentonlinE.D.Toraisemoneyforcancerpatients.31.What'sprobablythebesttitleforthetext?A.DryJulyShaveOffB.AKindandHumorousDoctorC.CelebrityImpersonationsD.Doctor'sImpersonationsforPatients