Do you love music? I’d like to introduce you to a band today.The Lumineers is a band based in Denver, Colorado.The group released its first album The Lumineers in April, 2012.Recently, the record went gold, meaning 500, 000 copies had been sold.That is really a large number.Critics have mostly praised the album The Lumineers.Some have called the album’s sound “expansive”, and its songs “creative”. The most popular song from the album is Ho, Hey.It is Number One on three Billboard singles charts: rock, adult Pop and alternative.A lot of people think of Ho, Hey as a love song.And The Lumineers say it is.But lead singer and guitarist (吉它手) Wesley Schultz says it is also about his personal struggles when he was living and working in New York City. The three members of The Lumineers were excited when asked to perform at the Grammy nominations (提名) concert.But they were also very surprised when they were named as Grammy nominees.The band is up for(被提名) Grammy awards as Best New Artist and Best Americana Album.Drummer Jeremiah Fraites told reporters, “We had no idea.” Jeremiah Fraites and Wesley Schultz grew up in New Jersey and have been playing music together for about eight years.They found cellist (大提琴手) Neyla Pekarek, a native of Denver, after they moved to that city.Neyla Pekarek told one reporter that the band’s style developed naturally.She said it came from a lot of writing, experimenting and making changes to let the lyrics tell the stories they were meant to tell. We leave you with one of those stories.This is Stubborn Love from the album The Lumineers.Hope you’ll enjoy their staging. 46.What do we know about the album The Lumineers from Paragraph 1? A.It includes some old songs.B.It didn’t sell well at first. C.It was released recently.D.It is a great success. 47.By listening to Ho, Hey, we can learn something about ________. A.Wesley Schultz’s struggles in New York City B.the happy times of Wesley Schultz as a singer C.three Billboard singles charts in New York City D.a touching love story that happened in New York City 48.What is implied about The Lumineers in Paragraph 3? A.They didn’t expect they would be nominated Grammy awards. B.They didn’t want to perform at the Grammy nominations concert. C.They were very calm when told they were nominated Grammy awards. D.They were surely to win the Grammy award for Best Americana Album. 49.What is this passage mainly about? A.People’s opinions on the album The Lumineers. B.The struggles of a band named The Lumineers. C.A song from a famous band in the United States. D.A band that has been nominated Grammy awards. 50.Where is this passage probably taken from? A.A newspaper. B.A radio program.C.A magazine.D.A textbook.

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题目介绍: Doyoulovemusic?I’dliketointroduceyoutoabandtoday.TheLumineersisabandbasedinDenverColorado.ThegroupreleaseditsfirstalbumTheLumineersinApril2012.Recentlytherecordwentgoldmeaning500000copieshadbeensold.Thatisreallyalargenumber.CriticshavemostlypraisedthealbumTheLumineers.Somehavecalledthealbum’ssoundexpansiveanditssongscreative.ThemostpopularsongfromthealbumisHoHey.ItisNumberOneonthreeBillboardsinglescharts:rockadultPopandalternative.AlotofpeoplethinkofHoHeyasalovesong.AndTheLumineerssayitis.Butleadsingerandguitarist吉它手WesleySchultzsaysitisalsoabouthispersonalstruggleswhenhewaslivingandworkinginNewYorkCity.ThethreemembersofTheLumineerswereexcitedwhenaskedtoperformattheGrammynominations提名concert.ButtheywerealsoverysurprisedwhentheywerenamedasGrammynominees.Thebandisupfor被提名GrammyawardsasBestNewArtistandBestAmericanaAlbum.DrummerJeremiahFraitestoldreportersWehadnoidea.JeremiahFraitesandWesleySchultzgrewupinNewJerseyandhavebeenplayingmusictogetherforabouteightyears.Theyfoundcellist大提琴手NeylaPekarekanativeofDenveraftertheymovedtothatcity.NeylaPekarektoldonereporterthattheband’sstyledevelopednaturally.Shesaiditcamefromalotofwritingexperimentingandmakingchangestoletthelyricstellthestoriestheyweremeanttotell.Weleaveyouwithoneofthosestories.ThisisStubbornLovefromthealbumTheLumineers.Hopeyou’llenjoytheirstaging.46.WhatdoweknowaboutthealbumTheLumineersfromParagraph1?A.Itincludessomeoldsongs.B.Itdidn’tsellwellatfirst.C.Itwasreleasedrecently.D.Itisagreatsuccess.47.BylisteningtoHoHeywecanlearnsomethingabout________.A.WesleySchultz’sstrugglesinNewYorkCityB.thehappytimesofWesleySchultzasasingerC.threeBillboardsingleschartsinNewYorkCityD.atouchinglovestorythathappenedinNewYorkCity48.WhatisimpliedaboutTheLumineersinParagraph3?A.Theydidn’texpecttheywouldbenominatedGrammyawards.B.Theydidn’twanttoperformattheGrammynominationsconcert.C.TheywereverycalmwhentoldtheywerenominatedGrammyawards.D.TheyweresurelytowintheGrammyawardforBestAmericanaAlbum.49.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A.People’sopinionsonthealbumTheLumineers.B.ThestrugglesofabandnamedTheLumineers.C.AsongfromafamousbandintheUnitedStates.D.AbandthathasbeennominatedGrammyawards.50.Whereisthispassageprobablytakenfrom?A.Anewspaper.B.Aradioprogram.C.Amagazine.D.Atextbook., 本题为简答题收录于高中英语题库中。
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  • Throughouttheworldclothinghasmanyuses.Itisusedtoprovideprotectionfromtheelements.Itisalsoworntopreventothersfromseeingspecificpartsofone'sbody.HoweverthepartsofthebodythatmustbecoveredvarywidelythroughouttheworlD.Someclothingisworntoprovidesupernaturalprotection.WearingaluckyshirttotakeanexamiscallingforsupernaturalassistancE.Peopleinallculturesuseclothingandotherformsofbodilydecorationtocommunicatestatusintentionsandothermessages.InNorthAmericawedressdifferentlyforbusinessandvariousleisureactivities.NorthAmericanwomenareusuallymuchmoreknowledgeableofandconcernedwithlittledifferenceinmessagescommunicatedbyclothesthanmen.Attimesthisleadstosillymistakesofinterpretationoffemaleintentionsonthepartofmen.Ofcourseclothingstylesarealsointendedtocommunicatemessagestomembersofthesamegender性别.Longbeforewearenearenoughtotalktosomeonetheirappearancetellstheirgenderageeconomicclassandoftenevenintentions.WebegintorecongnizetheimportantculturalcluesatanearlyagE.Thevocabularyofdressthatwelearnincludesnotonlyitemsofclothingbutalsohairstylesjewelleryandotherbodydecoration.Inmostcultureshoweverthesamestyleofdresscommunicatesdifferentmessagesdependingontheagegenderandphysicalappearanceoftheindividualwearingit.Puttingoncertaintypesofclothingcanchangeyourbehaviorandthebehaviorofotherstowardsyou.Thiscanbethecasewithadoctor'swhitelabcoatoranarmyuniform.Mostuniformsareclearlysymbolicsothattheycanrapidlyandunmistakablycommunicatestatus.ForinstancethestrangehairstyleandclothingoftheEnglishpunksareessentialaspectsoftheiruniforms.Therearemanyformsofbodydecorationotherthanclothesthatareusedaroundtheworldtosendmessages.Theseincludebodyandhairpaintandevenbodydeformation.Whendoctorsputbracesonteeththeyareactuallydoingthesamething—deformingofreformingapartofthebodytomakeitmoreattractivE.67.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.ClothingandCultureB.CommunicationthroughClothingC.ClothingandSocialBehaviorD.WaysofSendingMessages68.Somepeoplewearluckyshirtstotakeanexambecausetheybelieve________.A.clotheshaveextraordinarypowerB.clothescanhidetheirfearfortheexamC.shirtscanmakethemmorecomfortableD.shirtsprovideprotectionagainstbadweather69.InNorthAmericamensometimesmisunderstandwomen'sintentionbecause________.A.menaremorecarelessthanwomenB.womenspendmoretimeontheirclothesC.menandwomenhavedifferentviewsonclothingstylesD.menarecarelessaboutthedifferentmessagescommunicatedbyclothes70.Fromthepassageitcanbeinferredthat________.A.messagescommunicatedbyclothesarethesameindifferentculturesB.wordsofdressarenotenoughtocommunicatedifferentmessagesC.dressisbetterthanlanguageincommunicatingmessagesD.clothingplaysanimportantroleinsocialactivities
  • TheInternetisnotperfect.Therearemanyproblemswithit.TheInternetisnotorganizeD.ThereisnooneinchargeoftheInternet.Itissometimesdifficulttofindwhatyouarelookingfor.ItisalsoeasytogetthewronginformationontheNet.SomebusinessmencheatpeopleontheInternet.Internetthievescanstealcreditcardnumbers.Someadvertiserssendspamtoe-mailboxes.E-mailboxesareoftenfilledwiththeseunwantedadvertisements.IllegalbusinessescanoperateontheInternet.ThesebusinessessellX-ratedmaterialscigarettesandalcoholtoteenagers.TheInternethaswebsiteswithinformationaboutmakingbombsbreakingthelawandterrorism.Criminalscanfoolpeopleespeciallychildreninchatrooms.Theycanspreadpoisonousinformationandattacknewmembers.TheInternetisthegreatestadvanceincommunicationsincehumanemergeD.Butitcanalsobelikeadarkalleyinadangerouspartoftown.ParentsneedtosetparentalcontrolsontheirchildrenwhentheyusetheInternet.Thiswillkeepsomeofthebadmaterialsawayfromtheirchildren.TheInternetcanbedangeroustocomputerstoo.Somepeoplewhohaveevilintentionsenjoycausingproblemsforotherpeopletheydon’tevenknow.Theycreatecomputerviruses.A.computercangetvirusesbydownloadingaprogramthathasavirusinit.Somevirusescomebye-mail.Aviruscandestroythedataapersonhassavedincomputerfiles.A.viruscancauseacomputertocrash.A.viruscanalsoreproduceitself!Itcansendcopiesofitselftoeveryoneonaperson’se-mailaddresslist.Thenthesepeople’scomputerswillhavethesameproblemsandcan’tworknormally!41.Theunderlinedwordspaminthethirdparagraphmeans__________.A.lettersB.productsC.uselessinformationD.poisonousinformation42.WhycanillegalbusinessesoperateontheInternet?A.BecausethereisnooneinchargeoftheInternet.B.BecausesomepeopleliketobuybannedproductsontheInternet.C.BecauseX-ratedmaterialscigarettesalcoholandsooncanbesoldwellontheInternet.D.BecausepeoplewhooperatebusinessesontheInternetarecriminals.43.ParentalcontrolsareneededwhenchildrenusetheInternetbecause__________.A.childrencan’tusethecomputerswellB.childrenmaydamagethecomputersC.theInternetisalwaysunsafeforthechildrenD.poisonousinformationmayhaveabadeffectonchildren44.WecaninferfromthepassagethatthekeytosolvingtheproblemswiththeInternetis__________.A.toimprovethecomputersB.toimprovepeople’smorallevelC.toorderpeoplenottousetheInternetD.tofindamedicinetokillcomputerviruses
  • IneverdidhatetheYankees北方佬.AllthatIhatedwasthewar...That’showmygreat-auntBettiebeganherstory.IhearditmanytimesasachildwhenevermyfamilyvisitedAuntBettieintheoldhouseinBerryvilleVirginiA.BettieVanMetrehadgoodreasontohatetheCivilWar.HerbrotherwaskilledatGettysburgandherhusbandJamesaConfederate南方联盟军officerwastakenprisonerandsenttoanunknownprisoncampsomewherE.OnedayinlateSeptemberDickcametoBettiereportingthathehadfoundawoundedUnionsoldierinafarmhousehalfamileawayfromtheVanMetrehomE.Whentalkingaboutherfirstsightofthemanintheblood-spottedblueuniformshealwaysusedthesamewords.Itwaslikewalkingintoanightmare:thoseawfulbandagesthatterriblesmell.Shewentoutintothecoolairtryingnottobesickatthethoughtofthatsmashedrighthandthatmissingleftleg.Theman’spapersBettiefoundinthefarmhouseshowedhisidentity:HenryBedell30yearsolD.SheknewthatsheshouldreportthepresenceofthisUnionofficertotheConfederatearmybutshewouldn’t.Thisishowsheexplainedit:Ikeptwonderingifhehadawifesomewherehopingandnotknowing—justasIwas.Itseemedtomethattheonlythingthatmatteredwastogetherhusbandbacktoher.SlowlypatientlyskillfullyAuntBettiefannedthesparkoflifeinHenryBedell.OfdrugsormedicinesshehadalmostnonE.AndshewasnotwillingtotakeanyfromthefewsuppliesattheConfederatehospital.ButshedidthebestshecouldwithwhatshehaD.TheOctobernightsinthevalleygrewcolD.WiththehelpofDickandhiswifeshemovedtheUnionofficeratnighttoahiddenroomabovethewarmkitchenofherownhomE.ButthenextdayBedellhadahighfever.KnowingthatshemustgethelpshewenttoherfamilydoctorGrahamOsbornE.Dr.OsborneexaminedBedellandsaidtherewaslittlehopeunlesspropermedicinescouldbefounD.I’llgetthemfromtheYankeesatHarpersFerry.BettiesaiD.ThedoctortoldherthatHarpersFerrywasalmost20milesaway.EvenifshereachedthemtheYankeeswouldneverbelieveher.I’lltakeproofBettiesaiD.Shefoundablood-spottedpaperbearingtheofficialWarDepartmentseal印章.WhenIshowitthey’llbelievemE.Earlythenextmorningshesetoffwithalistofmedicalitems.ForfivehoursshedrovestoppingonlytorestherhorsE.ThesunwasalmostdownwhenshefinallystoodbeforethegeneralatHarpersFerry.Thegenerallistenedbutdidnotbelieveher.MadamhesaidBedell’sdeathwasreportedtous.He’saliveBettieinsisteD.Buthewon’tbemuchlongerunlesshehasthemedicinesonthatlist.WellthegeneralturnedtoajuniorofficerseethatMrs.VanMetregetsthesupplies.WiththemedicinesBedellgraduallyrecovereD.Tendayslaterhewaswalkingwithsticks.I’dbettergobackassoonaspossiblE.BedelltoldBettiE.SoitwasarrangedthatDickshouldhelpBettiedeliverBedelltoHarpersFerryinhiswagon.Bedelllaydowninaboxfilledwithhayhisrifleandsticksbesidehim.AtHarpersFerrythesoldierswereamazedwhentheUnionofficerwiththemissinglegrosefromhishay-filledbox.BedelltoldthestorytoSecretaryofWarEdwinM.StantonwhowrotealetterofthankstoBettieandsignedanordertofreeJamesVanMetrE.ItwasarrangedforBedelltogowithBettieasshesearchedforherhusbanD.RecordsshowedthataJamesVanMetrehadbeensenttoaprisoncampinOhio.ThenatFortDelawareneartheendofthelineofprisoneratallmansteppedoutandwalkedclumsilyintoBettie’sarms.BettieheldhimtearsstreamingdownherfacE.AndHenryBedellstandingbyonhisstickswepttoo.55.WhatmightbeBettie’stonewhensheusedtheunderlinedsentencetodescribethefirstsightofHenryBedell?A.PessimistiC.B.DesperatE.C.ShockeD.D.SympathetiC.56.Whywouldn’tBettiereportthepresenceofBedelltotheConfederatearmy?A.BecauseshefeltitherresponsibilitytosavesoldiersoftheUnion.B.BecauseshewantedtosaveBedellsothatherhusbandcouldbefreeD.C.BecauseBedellwasmoreasufferinghumanbeingthananenemytoBettiE.D.BecauseBedellbeggedBettienottogivehimawaytotheConfederatearmy.57.Dr.Osbornthoughtitwas______ofBettieVanMetretodrivetoHarpersFerryforthemedicines.A.crazyB.kindC.braveD.smart58.StillrecoveringHenryBedelldecidedtoleaveassoonaspossiblemainlybecause______.A.hewaseagertoreturntotheUniontofightB.hedidn’twanttogoonputtingBettieindangerC.hewasconcernedabouthissafetyattheVanMetrehomeD.hecouldbetreatedwithbettermedicinesbackatHarpersFerry59.Rearrangethefollowingstatementsintermsoftimeorder.A.Bettie’shusbandwasfoundandfreeD.B.BettiehelpeddeliverBedellbacktoHarpersFerry.C.BettiemovedBedelltoasaferoominherownhousE.D.BettiedroveallthewaytoHarpersFerrytogetthemedicinesforBedell.E.InspiteofbeingshortofmedicinesBettieattendedtoBettiewithwhatshehaD.f.BettiesawBedellinafarmhousehalfamileawayfromherhouseforthefirsttimE.A.fecbdaB.fcedbaC.fecdbaD.fcebda60.Whatmessageisconveyedthroughtheendofthestory?A.Givingisarewardinitself.B.Happinesscomesfromgiving.C.Helpyourselfbyhelpingothers.D.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.
  • Hereissomemust­knowinformationfromahandbookonhowpeoplebehaveindoingbusinessinsomecountries.InBrazilBraziliansarewarmandfriendly.Theyoftenstandclosewhentalkinganditiscommonforthemtotouchthepersonontheshoulder.Peopleoftengreeteachotherparticularlywomenwithlightcheekkisses.SchedulestendtobeflexiblewithbusinessmeetingssometimesstartinglaterthanplanneD.ButtobesafebeontimE.Mealscanstretchforhours—there'snosuchthingasrushingamealinBrazil.Lunchesalsocanstartinthemidtolateafternoon.Braziliansaresocialpreferringface­to­facecommunicationovere­mailsorphonecalls.InSingaporeSingaporeansshakehandswhentheymeetandoftenalsogreeteachotherwithasmallpolitebow.Businesscardsshouldbeofferedandreceivedwithtwohands.Arrivinglateisconsidereddisrespectful.SobeontimE.Efficiency效率isthegoalsomeetingsanddealingsoftenarefast­paceD.Singaporeansaredirectintheirdiscussionsevenwhenthesubjectisaboutmoney.RankisimportantandauthorityisrespecteD.Thisdetermineshowpeopleinteractinmeetings.Forexamplepeopleavoiddisagreeingoutrightwithsomeoneofahigherrank.IntheUnitedArabEmiratesIntheUAEstatusisimportantsothemostseniororoldestshouldbegreetedfirstwiththeirtitles.ThehandshakeseemstobelongerthanelsewherE.SodonotpullawayfromthehandshakE.Womenshouldcoverthemselveswhenitcomestodress.Menalsotendtobecoveredfromnecktoelbows肘部anddowntotheknees.Peopledonotavoidentertainingintheirhomesbuttheyalsoholdbusinessmealsatrestaurants.TouchingorpassingfoodoreatingwithyourlefthandistobeavoideD.Whenmeetingsareone­to­oneifyourhostoffersyoucoffeeyoushouldrefusE.Itmightseemoddbutitisaculturaltradition.CoffeeshouldonlybeacceptedifitisalreadysetoutorpresenteD.InSwitzerlandTheSwisstendtobeformalandaddresseachotherbylastnamE.Theyalsoarerespectfulofprivatelives.Youshouldbecarefulnottoaskaboutpersonaltopics.Punctuality守时invitalsomethingthatcomesfromadeeprespectforothers'timE.ArriveatanymeetingoreventafewminutesearlytobesafE.Theyalsohaveclearstructureintheircompanies.Higher­upsmakethefinaldecisionsevenifothersmightdisagreE.NeatcleandressisexpecteD.TheSwissfollowformaltablemanners.TheyalsokeeptheirhandsvisibleatthetableandtheirelbowsoffthetablE.ItispolitetofinishthefoodonyourplatE.21.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.communicationtypesB.theworkplaceatmosphereC.customsandsocialmannersD.livingconditionsandstandards22.WhydoSingaporeansavoidarguingwiththeboss?A.TheyputefficiencyinthefirstplacE.B.Theydislikeface­to­facecommunication.C.TheywanttofinishmeetingsasquicklyaspossiblE.D.Theyaresupposedtoobeythepersonofahigherrank.23.IntheUAEwhenshouldyourefusethecoffeeifitisoffered?A.Whengreetingseniors.B.WhenmeetingthehostalonE.C.Whenattendingapresentation.D.Whendiningwithbusinesspartners.24.Inwhichcountrydopeoplecareaboutwheretoputtheirhandsatthedinnertable?A.InBrazil.B.InSingaporE.C.IntheUnitedArabEmirates.D.InSwitzerlanD.
  • ComewithustotheGardenofEnglandandenjoythebestsightthattheCountyofKentcanofferus.WewilldrivetothehomeoftheChurchofEngland—CanterburythecountytownofKentandenjoyatouroftheancientCathedralanditswalledcity.We’lltravelonthroughsomeofthecountryroadsofKentonlyinminitouristcoaches长途汽车andarriveinDoveratthecoastjust32milesacrosstheseafromFranceandmainlandEuropE.WecanenjoythewonderfulviewofWhiteCliffsandDoverCastlebeforereturningtothemostbeautifulcastle城堡inEngland—LeedsCastlE.TheLeedsCastleissurroundedbyalakewithitshistorydatingbackasfarastheDoomsdayBook.WecanexploreitsinsidepartandgroundsbeforewereturntoLondonwheneverwelikE.Prices:Adult—£55.00;Under16—£50.00;A.10%offforafamilyTime:Saturdays&SundaysTourincludes:lReturnminicoachtravellServicesofanexperiencedTourManagerlTourofCanterburyCathedrallScenicdrivethroughKentlVisittotheWhiteCliffsofDoverlEntrancetoLeedsCastleOnalltourswewillpickyouupbetween7:25amand7:45amatYOURchosenLondonZone1locationsowecanbeatthecrowdsandthetrafficandbeearlyontheopenroaD.Visitourwebsite24hoursadayatwww.andersontours.co.uk.Clickonthetourandthedateyouwantandthenfollowtheeasyon-linebookingdirections.CallAndersonToursdirectat02074369304Monday-Friday8:00A.m.-18:00p.m.withyourcreditcard信用卡information.Oryoucanbookthroughournetworkofspecialagents代理商throughoutLondon.60.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.TouristscanenjoyallofthebestsightsinEnglandB.LeedsCastleistheoldestandmostbeautifulcastleinEnglandC.ThecountryroadsofKentcan’tbereachedbylargetouristcoachesD.TouristscanbepickedupandsenttowherevertheychooseinEngland61.TheGreenstogetherwitha10-year-oldsonneedtopay__________forthetour.A.£115B.£144C.£160D.£15562.Wecancalltobookthetour__________.A.at8:00A.m.SundayB.at19:00FridayC.at13:00SaturdayD.at17:00Wednesday63.What’sthewriter’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.Toattractmoretouriststojointhem.B.TointroducesomecultureinEnglanD.C.Toshowtouristsmorebeautifulsights.D.Toaskmoretouriststoridetheirminicoaches.
  • TherewasaboyinIndiawhowassentbyhisparentstoaboardingschool.Beforebeingsentawaythisboywasthebrighteststudentinhisclass.Hewasatthetopineverycompetition.Hewasachampion.Buttheboychangedafterleavinghomeandattendingtheboardingschool.Hisgradesstarteddropping.Hehatedbeinginagroup.HewaslonelyallthetimE.Andtherewereespeciallydarktimeswhenhefeltlikekillinghimself.Allofthiswasbecausehefeltworthlessandthatnoonelovedhim.Hisparentsstartedworryingabouttheboy.Buteventheydidnotknowwhatwaswrongwithhim.Sohisdaddecidedtotraveltotheboardingschoolandtalkwithhim.Hisparentsstartedworryingabouttheboy.Buteventheydidnotknowwhatwaswrongwithhim.Sohisdaddecidedtotraveltotheboardingschoolandtalkwithhim.Theysatonthebankofthelakeneartheschool.Thefatherstartedaskinghimcasualquestionsabouthisclassesteachersandsports.AftersometimehisdadsaidDoyouknowsonwhyIamheretodayTheboyansweredbacktocheckmygradesNonohisdadrepliedIamheretotellyouthatyouarethemostimportantpersonformE.Iwanttoseeyouhappy.Idon’tcareaboutgrades.Icareaboutyou.Icareaboutyourhappiness.YOUAREMYLIFE.Thesewordscausedtheboy’seyestofillwithtears.HehuggedhisdaD.Theydidn’tsayanythingtoeachotherforalongtimE.NowtheboyhadeverythinghewanteD.Heknewtherewassomeoneonthisearthwhocaredforhimdeeply.HemeanttheworldtosomeonE.Andtodaythisyoungmanisincollegeatthetopofhisclassandnoonehaseverseenhimsad!ThanksalotdaD.YOUAREMYLIFE.48.Thefatherwenttotheboardingschoolto________.A.knowifhissonwasstillthebeststudentB.findoutwhatwaswrongwithhissonC.asksomequestionsabouthisson’sclassmatesD.talkwithhisson’steacherabouthisgrades49.Ifwesaythequestionsarecasualwemeantheyare________.A.unimportantB.strangeC.specialD.difficult50.Whyweretheboy’seyesfilledwithtearswhenheheardwhathisfathersaid?A.Becausehisfatherdidn’tcareabouthisgradesanymorE.B.Becausehehadn’thadatalkwithhisfatherforalongtimE.C.Becausehehadachancetosayhisworries.D.Becausehewasdeeplymovedbyhisfather’swords.51.Thepassagemainlytellsus________.A.nevertosendasmallboytoaboardingschoolB.nevertocaretoomuchaboutastudent’sgradesC.nevertopaynoattentiontothepowerofcaringD.nevertomissthechancetosaythankstoourfathers
  • EveryyearthefascinatingtouristdestinationsbelowareattractingtravelersfromhomeandabroadtoSt.Louiswhichfoundedin1764byFrenchtraderstodayisthefifteenthlargesturbanareaintheUnitedStates.AmericanKennelClubMuseumoftheDogDogloverswhovisitSt.Louiswon'twanttomissthis14000­square­footmuseum.Insideareover500paintingsprintswatercoloursandavarietyofotherdogartobjects.TheMuseumisopenyearroundTuesdaythroughSaturday10AMto4PMandSunday1PMto5PM.Admissionis$5foradults$2.50forseniorsand$1forchildrenupto14.AnheuserBuschBreweryTheAnheuserBuschBrewerytourisnotjustforbeerlovers.ThetourincludesthehistoricBrewHousE.ThenthetourcontinuestothemodernBevoPackagingPlant.ThebestwillbetheBudweiserClydesdalestables.ThetoursarealwaysfreE.GatewayArchDesignedbyEeroSarinenandHannskariBandelittookovertwoyearsand900tonsofstainlesssteeltobuilD.Itisthetallestofthecountry'sNationalMonuments.TheArchispartoftheJeffersonNationalExpansionMemorial.AboutonemillionpeopleperyearcometothetopoftheArchwherethereisanobservationplatformprovidingagreatviewofthecity.TheSt.LouisZooFirstversionoftheSt.LouisZooopenedin1904attheSt.LouisWorld'sFairbutnowithasgrownintooneofthechiefzoosintheworlD.ThepassengertraintakesvisitorsaroundtheZoowhichcontainsover9000animalsofover800species.TheZooisopeneverydaybutChristmasandNewYearwithsummerhoursof8AMto7PMandhourstherestoftheyearof9AMto5PM.AdmissiontotheZooisfreE.21.Ifyouareinterestedinhowtomakebeeryoucanvisit________.A.TheSt.LouisZooB.AnheuserBuschBreweryC.GatewayArchD.AmericanKennelClubMuseumoftheDog22.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutGatewayArchisTRUE?A.Peoplecanseethecityclearlyonthetopofthearch.B.ItwasdesignedbytwofamousItalianarchitects.C.Ittook900tonsofstainlesssteelandcementtobuilD.D.Itisthelargestofthecountry'sNationalMonuments.23.IfyouplantovisittheSt.LouisZooyoucangothere________.A.at930AMonNewYear'sDayC.at530PMinwinterB.at500PMonChristmasDayD.at830AMinsummer
  • TheforcesthatmakeJapanoneoftheworld’smostearthquake­prone有地震倾向的countriescouldbecomepartofitslong­termenergysolution.WaterfromdeepbelowthegroundatJapan’stensofthousandsofhotspringscouldbeusedtoproduceelectricity.AlthoughJapanesehigh­techcompaniesareleadersingeothermal地热的technologyandexportititsuseislimitedinthenation.JapanshouldnodoubtmakeuseofitsresourcesofgeothermalenergysaidYoshiyasuTakefujialeadingresearcherofthermal­electricpowerproduction.ThedisastrousearthquakeandtsunamionMarch112011causedareactionagainstatomicpowerwhichpreviouslymadeup30percentofJapan’senergyneedsandincreasedinterestinalternativeenergieswhichaccountedforonly8percent.ArtistYokoOnohascalledonJapantoexploreitsnaturalenergyfollowingtheexampleofIcelandwhichusesrenewableenergyformorethan80percentofitsneeds.Fornowgeothermalenergymakesuplessthan1percentoftheenergyneedsinJapanwhichhasfordecadesreliedheavilyonfossilfuelsandatomicpower.Thebiggestproblemtogeothermalenergyisthehighinitialcostoftheexplorationandconstructingthefactories.AnotherproblemisthatJapan’spotentiallybestsitesarealreadybeingdevelopedfortourismorarelocatedwithinnationalparkswhereconstructionisforbidden.Wecan’tevendig10cminsidenationalparks.saidShigetoYamadaofFujiElectricaddingthatregulationsprotectingnaturewouldneedtoberelaxedforgeothermalenergytogrow.ResearcherHideakiMatsuisaidProducingelectricityusinghotspringsisadecades­longproject.Wealsohavetothinkaboutwhattodofornowasenergysupplieswilldeclineintheshortterm.TheEarthPolicyInstituteinWashingtonUSbelievedJapancouldproduce80000megawatts兆瓦andmeetmorethanhalfitselectricityneedswithgeothermaltechnology.JapanesegiantssuchasToshibaarealreadygloballeadersingeothermaltechnologywitha70percentmarketsharE.In2010FujiElectricbuilttheworld’slargestgeothermalfactoryinNewZealanD.1.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AlternativeenergiesinJapanB.World’slargestgeothermalplantC.JapantakestheleadingeothermaltechnologyD.Japanthinksofgeothermalenergy2.WhatpercentageofJapan’senergyneedsisgeothermalenergy?A.About8%.B.Below1%.C.Around30%.D.Over80%.3.AccordingtoShigetoYamadathegrowthofgeothermalpowerinJapanneeds________.A.achangeofrulesB.financialsupportC.localpeople’shelpD.hightechnology4.Geothermalenergyisconsideredasalong­termprogramby________.A.YoshiyasuTakefujiB.HideakiMatsuiC.ShigetoYamadaD.YokoOno5.Itcanbelearnedfromthelasttwoparagraphsthat________.A.theworld’sbiggestgeothermalplantwasbuiltbyAmericaB.JapanwillnotexportitsgeothermaltechnologyC.thepotentialofJapan’sgeothermalenergyisgreatD.itishardtofindgeothermalenergyinJapan
  • AmericanandBritishusedifferentgreetings.IntheUSAthecommonestgreetingisHi.InBritainitisHello!orHowareyou.Hi!iscreeping不知不觉的intoBritishtoo.WhentheyareintroducedtosomeonetheAmericanssayGladtoknowyou.TheBritishsayHowdoyoudoorPleasedtomeetyou.WhenAmericanssayGood­byetheynearlyalwaysaddHaveagooddayorHaveagoodtripetC.tofriendsandstrangersalikE.BritonsarealreadybeginningtouseHaveagoodday.TheBritishusuallyusegotinthesenseofhave.TheAmericanshardlyeverdo.Am.E:DoyouhaveacarroometC.YesIdo.Br.E:HaveyougotacarroometC.?YesIhavE.FinallythereareanumberofdifferencesbetweenAmericanandBritishEnglishinthespellingofwordse.g.checkUS/chequeUK;centerUS/centreUK.ManyAmericanwordsendinginore.g.honorvigorlaborarespeltinBritishEnglishwithanoure.g.honourvigourlabour.ManyverbsinAmericanEnglishwithizeorizingformse.g.organizerealizingarespeltinBr.EiseorisingE.g.organiserealising.InAmericanEnglishpracticeisusedbothfortheverbandnoun.InBr.Etheverbisspeltpractiseandthenounpractice.InthemainAmericanEnglishavoidsthedoublingupofconsonants辅音字母innounsandverbswhileBritishEnglishdoesnot.InAmericanEnglishforexampleonewritestraveltraveledtravelingtravelerwhileinBritishEnglishonewritestraveltravelledtravellingtraveller.ItwasoncepredictedthatBritishandAmericanEnglishwouldbecameseparatelanguagesfinally.ButtheoppositehashappeneD.Thelinks连接betweenthetwocountriesaresostrongthatlinguistically语言上的andprobablyculturally文化上的tootheyareclosertogetherthanever.36.TheAmericanshardlysay________A.Good­byE.Haveagoodday!B.Gladtoknowyou!C.Hi!D.Haveyougotacar?37.ABritishwrites________.A.chequecenterB.honororganiseC.traveledpracticeD.labourtraveller38.Whatdoesthefifthparagraphtalkabout?A.TherearelotsofdifferencesinspellingbetweenAm.E.andBr.E.B.WhydotheAmericansandtheBritishusedifferentspellings?C.TherearefewdifferencesinspellingbetweenAm.E.andBr.E.D.ThedifferentusagesofwordsinAm.EandBr.E39.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Thetwolanguageswillbecomeseparatelanguages.B.AmericanEnglishwillbeusedmoreandmorE.C.Thetwolanguageswillbecloserandcloser.D.BritishEnglishwillbeusedmoreandmorE.
  • TheNBA'sversionoftheMingDynastyisdonE.Afterhelpingpro正面地basketballgainafootholdintheworld'smostpopulousmarketChinesestarYaoMinghasretireD.YaomadeitofficialWednesdaytellinganewsconferencethataseriesoffootandleginjuriesforcedhimtoendhisplayingcareerattheageof30.IwillformallyendmycareersaidYaowhobecameahouseholdnameinChinabeforestartinghisNBAcareerwiththeHoustonRocketsin2002.YaoplayedeightseasonsintheNBA.TodayisanimportantdayformeandholdsaspecialmeaningforbothmybasketballcareerandmyfutureYaosaiD.IhadtoleavethecourtsinceIsufferedastressfracture断裂inmyleftfootforthethirdtimeattheendoflastyear.Mypastsixmonthswereapainfulwait.Ihavebeenthinkingaboutmyfutureoverandover.TodayIamannouncingapersonaldecisionendingmycareerasabasketballplayerandofficiallyretirE.Butonedoorisclosingandanotheroneisopening.YaosaidhewouldreturntoworkwithhisformerChineseteamtheShanghaiSharkswiththepossibilityofbecominggeneralmanager.HealreadyownstheclubandwantstocontributemorE.MyplayingcareerstartedwiththecluB.IhopeIcandosomethingforitYaosaiD.HelaterappearedwithhisfamilyonthestagetotheapplauseandcheersofthecrowD.Hethankedalotofpeople—hisfamilyformercoachesevenplayerslikeShaquilleO'Neal—formakingmeabetterplayer.Iwillbealwayswithyou.Thankyou.RocketsgeneralmanagerDarylMoreywasamongthoseattendingthefarewell告别conferenceWednesday.MoreymadethelongtripfromHouston.Moreysaid20hoursonplaneswastiringbuthewouldbesorryifhewasn'therE.It'sabigmomentMoreyaddeD.Yaohadasenseofhumoragreatattitudeandsenseofresponsibility.IhopewecancontinuehiscultureintheNBA.YaohadplayedsixyearswiththeChinesenationalteambeforejoiningtheRocketsandwasalreadyastarinhishomecountry.HecarriedtheOlympictorchthroughTian'anmenSquareandhiscountry'sflagduringtheopeningceremonyattheBeijingOlympicin2008.HealsodonatedD|S2millionandsetupafoundationtorebuildschoolsinthewakeofthe2008earthquakeinSichuan.6.WhichofthefollowingcanbetheBESTtitleofthepassage?A.YaoMingahouseholdnameB.YaoMingretiresfrombasketballC.AfarewellconferenceD.YaoMing'spersonaldecision7.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4mean?A.Hehasretiredfromplayingbasketballandhisnewcareerwillbegin.B.Hecan'tgototheUSbecauseofhisretirement.C.HeiswelcomeinhismotherlanD.D.Hewouldreturntoworkwiththecharity.8.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingwordscan'tbeusedtodescribeYaoMing?A.TalenteD.B.ResponsiblE.C.Generous.D.Cautious.9.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.ThereasonwhyYaoMingretiredisthatheistooolD.B.YaoMingplayedsixyearsinAmericA.C.YaoMingstartedhisplayingcareerinHouston.D.YaoMingwasonceanOlympictorchbearer.10.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellusinthelastparagraphbutone?A.DarylMoreyisthegeneralmanagerofRockets.B.DarylMoreywasverytiredattheconferencE.C.DarylMoreythoughthighlyofYaoMing.D.Theconferencewasabigmomentoftheyear.
  • InmanyAfricancountriesthecareoforphanshasbeenmainlyledbyforeigndonororganizations.HoweverSisterFlorencehaschangedallthat.UsingherownresourcesSisterFlorenceisleadingtheworkofraisingorphansfromdifferentbackgrounds.SisterFlorenceWanjala'sbiggestmotivationtostarttheorphanprogramwaswhenshesawalittleboywhoseparentshaddieD.Theboywaslivingwithacruelgrandparentandhewouldvisitthegraveofhismothercryingforsupport.SisterWanjalawantedtogiveahelpinghandandgivehimhopE.Fromthattimeshestartedfeelingthecalltohelpalargernumberoforphans.Sheopenedanofficewithafewfriendsandcoordinated协调aprogramtohelptheorphans.Alltheregistrationsweredoneintheofficeandtheprogramsofarhas8000children.SisterWanjalasaidMydreamistohelptheorphantoliveaholistic完整lifeandbeagoodKenyancitizentohelpthiscountry.Manypeoplethinkthatthewaytosupportorphansistoputtheminaninstitution.Otherssupportthemuptotheageofeighteenbutherewedoitverydifferently.For_Sister_Wanjala_putting_a_child_in_an_institution_is_normally_her_last_choicE.ShepreferstheorphanstoliveinafosterhomE.ShesaidI'msoencouragedandhappytoseetheorphanssucceeding.Whentheycomefirstorsecondinclassitshowshowtheprogramhashelpedthemandthat'sencouragingtomeasIcontinuetocoordinatetheprogram.Throughhercharityworkmorethan1000orphanshavebeenabletofindahomE.SisterWanjalaasamothertakescareofherownfamily.21.WhatinspiredSisterWanjalatostarttheorphanprogram?A.Herpreferenceforkids.B.HerownsimilarexperiencE.C.A.sadstoryaboutanorphan.D.Hersuccessfulcharitywork.22.SisterWanjalaopenedanofficemainlyto________.A.setupasmanyinstitutionsaspossiblefororphansB.startaprogramtoofferorphansafosterfamilyC.provideschooleducationforthoseorphansD.raisemoremoneyforthehomelesskids23.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2probablymean?A.Shedidn'twantorphanstoliveinaninstitution.B.Shepreferredtoputorphansintoaninstitution.C.Shehadnochoicebuttoputorphansinaninstitutions.D.ShesentorphansintoaninstitutionintheenD.24.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.SisterWanjalafinallyadoptedthelittleboy.B.SisterWanjalafoundfosterhomesfor8000orphans.C.SisterWanjalawastoobusytocareforherownfamily.D.SisterWanjalawasnotaloneinhelpingorphans.
  • Formanyyearsnoonecouldcommunicatewithpeoplewhohadbeenbornwithouthearing.ThesedeafpeoplewerenotabletouseaspokenlanguagE.Butbeginninginthe1700sthedeafweretaughtaspeciallanguagE.Usingthislanguagetheycouldsharethoughtsandideaswithothers.ThelanguagetheyusedwasalanguagewithoutsounD.ItwasasignlanguagE.Howdidthissignlanguagework?Thedeafweretaughttomakecertainmovementsusingtheirhandsfacesandbodies.Thesemovementsstoodforthingsandideas.Peoplemightmovetheirforefingersacrosstheirlips.ThismeantYouarenottellingthetruth.Theymighttaptheirchinswiththreefingers.ThismeantmyunclE.Thedeafwerealsotaughttouseafingeralphabet.Theyusedtheirfingerstomakethelettersofthealphabet.Inthiswaytheyspelledoutwords.Somedeafpeoplecouldspelloutwordsataspeedof130wordsperminutE.SignlanguageandfingerspellingarenotusedasmuchastheyoncewerE.Todaythedeafaretaughttounderstandothersbywatchingtheirlips.TheyarealsotaughthowtospeA.63.Inthe1700sthedeafweretaught__________.A.tospeakB.signlanguageC.towatchothersD.Braille64.Thedeaftalkedtootherpeople______.A.bymovingtheirhandsfacesandbodiesB.byshoutingandsingingC.withoutusinganylettersD.withoutusinganylanguage65.Fromthetextwelearnthat_______.A.deafpeoplemakesignstoearnalivingB.thereisstillnowaytocommunicatewiththedeafC.signlanguagehelpedthedeaflearntoreadD.manydeafpeoplenowcanspeak66.Thestoryaswholeisabout_______.A.learningtospellB.teachingthedeaftospeakC.howthedeafcommunicateD.understandingIndiansignlanguage
  • Sydney-Asharksavagedaschoolboy'slegwhilehewassurfingwithhisfatheratabeachinSydneyonFebruary23.ItwasthethirdsharkattackalongthecoastofAustralia'slargestcityinamonth.The15­year­oldboyandhisfatherwereinthewateroffAvalononSydney'snorthernbeachesarounddawnwhenhewasattackeD.Thecity'sbeachesarepackedwithlocalsandtouristsduringthesummermonths.Thefatherheardascreamandturnedtoseehissonthrashing激烈扭动aboutinthewaterpolicesaiD.Fortunatelythesharkswamawayandtheboywashelpedtotheshorebyhisfather.LifesavingClubspokesmanNickMillersaidItgothimaroundthetopofhisleftlegandthefathercameanddraggedhimoutofwater.HesaidtheboywasbleedingheavilywhenhewasbroughttotheshorE.TherewasalotofpainasyoucouldimaginE.Theteenagerwasairliftedtohospitalfortreatmentforleginjuries.Policesaidthebitescutthroughtothebonebuttheboydidnotappeartohavesustainedanyfractures骨折.Hewasinastableconditionnow.Severalbeacheswereclosedaftertheattack.Waterpoliceandlifeguardsweresearchingforthesharkwhilepolicehopedtoidentifyitsspeciesbytheshapeofthebitemarks.Buttheysaiditwastooearlytosaywhattypeofsharkattackedtheboy.Idon'tevenknowifhesawit.MillersaiD.ManysharkspeciesliveinthewatersoffSydney'sbeachesbutattacksonhumansarestillrelativelyrarE.HoweverthereweretwoattacksonsuccessivedaysearlierthismonthoneonanavydiverinSydneyharbornotfarfromthefamousOperaHouseandtheotheronasurferatthecity'sworld­famousBondibeach.FishermensaysharknumbersareontherisE.Thereisabanoncommercialfishingintheharborwhichhasincreasedfishstocks.Marineexpertsalsoclaimenvironmentalprotectionhascreatedacleanerenvironmentattractingsharksclosertotheshoreastheychasefish.ManysharkspeciesincludingtheGreatWhite—theman­eatersmadefamousinStevenSpielberg'sJaws—areprotectedinAustralianwaters.1.Thereportmainlytellsus________.A.sharkattacksonhumansareontheriseB.sharksattackedhumansthreetimesinonemonthC.aboywasattackedbyasharkataSydneybeachD.sharknumbersareincreasinginthewatersoffSydney'sbeaches2.Theunderlinedwordsavagedinthefirstparagraphprobablymeans________.A.attractedB.draggedC.bitD.packed3.WhatdoweknowaboutthecityofSydneyfromthepassage?A.ItisoneofthelargestcitiesinAustraliA.B.SydneyharborisnotfarfromthefamousOperaHousE.C.TherearemanylocalsandtouristsonitscoastalltheyearrounD.D.TherearefewsharkspeciesinthewatersoffSydney'sbeaches.4.Abouttheinjuryoftheboyweknowthat________.A.hewaslosingmuchbloodwhenhewasdragg­edoutB.hewasverynervouswhenhewassenttohospitalC.hemaybeindangeroflosinghislegD.hewasinjuredintherightleg
  • ThemostimportantholidayinspringespeciallyforChristians基督徒isEaster.ThisChristianholidayisnotonthesamedateeveryyearbutit’salwaysonaSunday.ItcanbeanySundaybetweenMarch22andApril25.ManypeoplecelebrateEasterbybuyingnewclothes.ChildrencelebratebyhuntingforcoloredeggsthattheirparentshavehiddenaroundthehousE.PeoplealsogiveEasterbasketsfilledwithcandyandothergoodiestooneanothertocelebratetheday.Buttheholidayismorethannewclothesandgoodthingstoeat.OnEastermanypeoplegotochurchtocelebrateJesus’resurrection复活fromthedeaD.Mostpeoplecolorthem.Somepeoplehidethem.Othersjusteatthem.ButnomatterwhatonedoeswithEastereggstheyareanimportantEastertraditionthroughouttheWesternworlD.PeoplefrommanydifferentculturescelebrateEaster.InbothAmericaandBelgiumchildrenlookforEastereggshiddenonlawnsandinbushes.InAmericachildrenbelievetheeggsarehiddenbytheEasterbunny复活节兔子ButinBelgiumthehiddeneggsaresupposedtohavefallenfromchurchbells.InBulgariaredEastereggsareluckyinchurchesBulgarianfamiliesalsohittheseEastereggstogethertoseewhoseisthestrongest.Thewinnerlooksforwardtogoodfortunethatyear.StilldozensofotherEastertraditionsexist.InpartsofAustriaforexamplechildrensingfromdoortodoorandarerewardedwithcolorfuleggs.31.Eastercomes_______.A.onthesamedateeveryyearB.onSundayonMarch22C.onSundayonApril25D.onaSundaybetweenMarch22andApril2532.TocelebrateEasterpeople___________.A.goshoppinghidecoloredeggsandchildrenhuntforthemB.giveEasterbasketsfilledcandyandgoodiestooneanotherC.buynewclotheshidecoloredeggsandchildrenlookforthemaroundthehouseD.bothB.andC.33.ForChristiansthemoreimportantthingtodoonEasteris________.A.buyingnewclothesB.goingtochurchtocelebrateJesus’resurrectionC.eatingdeliciousfoodandpaintcoloreggsD.exchangebeautifulgiftseachother34.PeoplefromdifferentcultureshavedifferentideasaboutEasteregg_________.A.InbothAmericanandBelgiumchildrenhuntforEastereggshiddeninroomsandinbushesB.InAmericanchildrenbelievetheeggsarehiddenbytheEasterbunnyC.InBelgiumthehiddeneggsarethoughttohavefallenfromdoorbellsD.InAmericathehiddeneggsaresupposedtohavefallenfromdoorbells35.InsomeplacesofAustriachildrensingfromdoortodoorfor_______.A.blessesB.EastereggsC.candyandgoodiesD.Easterbunny
  • AsweknowJulianBeeverisaninternationalwell-knownsidewalkchalkartistwhosedrawingshaveappearedonthestreetsofLondonBuenosAiresParisNewYorkandcountlessothercitiesaroundtheworlD.Beevercreatesdrawingsthatlookcompletelythree-dimensionalwhenseenfromthecorrectanglE.NowinhisbookPavementchalkartist:Thethree-dimensionaldrawingsofJulianBeevertheartistsharessomeofhismostfascinatingandhumorouspiecesHereareafewexamplesyou’llfindinthebook.●PhiladelphiaeagleInPennsylvaniaBeevercreatedPhiladelphiaeagleahugedrawingwithaneaglelandingsuccessfullyonanAmericannationalflag.●MeetingMr.FrogMeetingMr.FrogwascreatedinSalamancaSpainandisaboutarealistic-lookingfrogsittingonaLilypaD.●SwimmingpoolinthehighstreetMypersonalfavoriteisSwimmingpoolinthehighstreetfromBrusselswhichisaboutawomanrelaxinginaswimmingpool-----aswimmingpoolsunkintothemiddleofthestreetthatis!AlongwithanintroductionabouthisbackgroundBeeverincludesadescriptionofthetechniquesheusedandthechallengesheovercamewitheverydrawing.HesharesinformationabouthistimeathomeintheUK.andabroad;thereisafunstorytobackupeachpieceofart.Beever’sartworkistrulyjawdrooping.You’resuretospendagesturningtheleavesbackandforthsurprisedathowonemancancreatewhatlookslikeathree-dimensionaldesignonaflatsurfacewithjustabitofchalk.Fromanimalstosuperheroestofamousbuildingsthepaintingsareawondertolayeyeson.*Paymentchalkartist:Thethree-dimensionaldrawingsofJulianBeeverissurelyworthalook.Andanotherlook.This112-pagehardcoverbookisavailablenowfromFireflyBooksatalistpriceof$29.9540.Whatdoweknowaboutthebookmentionedinthetext?A.Ithasapapercover.B.Ithasn’tbeenpublisheD.C.ItisabiographyofJulianBeever.D.Itincludessomedrawingtechniques.41.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartjawdroppingmostprobablymean?A.Amazing.B.RomantiC.C.FrighteningD.Depressing.42.Wecaninferthatthetextis______.A.abookreview.B.adescriptionofstreetart.C.anintroductiontoanartist.D.anadvertisementforanewbook
  • A.Allovertheworldpeopleenjoysports.Sportshelptokeeppeoplehealthyhappyandhelpthemtolivelonger.Sportschangewiththeseasons.Peopleplaydifferentgamesinwinterandsummer.Gamesandsportsoftengrowoutofpeople'sworkandeverydayactivities.TheArabsusehorsesorcamelsinmuchoftheireverydaylife;theyusethemintheirsportstoo.Somesportsaresointerestingthatpeopleeverywheregoinforthem.FootballforexamplehasspreadaroundtheworlD.Swimmingispopularinallcountriesneartheseaorinthosewithmanyrivers.Somesportsorgamesgobackthousandsofyearslikerunningorjumping.Chineseboxingforexamplehasaverylonghistory.Butbasketballandvolleyballarerathernew.Neitheroneisahundredyearsoldyet.PeopleareinventingnewsportsorgamesallthetimE.Peoplefromdifferentcountriesmaynotbeabletounderstandeachotherbutafteragametheyoftenbecomegoodfriends.Sportshelptotrainaperson'scharacter.OnelearnstofighthardbutfightfairtowinwithoutprideandtolosewithgracE.36.Accordingtothispassageweknowthat________.A.peoplebegantoplayping­pongaboutonehundredyearsagoB.about100yearsagopeopleranorjumpedwhentheyplayedC.basketballhasalongerhistorythanvolleyballD.notallthegameshavealonghistory37.Thewriterdidn'ttellusinthispassagethat________.A.basketballwasinventedinAmericaB.sportschangewiththeseasonsC.gamesandsportsoftengrowoutofpeople'sworkandeverydayactivitiesD.footballisplayedallovertheworld38.AccordingtothispassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Sportshelptotrainaperson'scharacter.B.Peopleswimonlybecausetherearealotofriversintheircountry.C.PeoplefromdifferentcountriesmaynotbeabletounderstandeachotherbeforeagamE.D.SportsandgamescandevelopthefriendshipbetweenpeopleallovertheworlD.39.Alotofpeoplehavemorefreetimefromtheirworktoenjoysportsbecause________.A.theylikesportsverymuchB.theywanttolivelongerC.theywanttomakealotmorefriendsD.theydon'thavetogotoworkonSaturdayorSundayasbefore
  • Statusesarewonderfulhumaninventionsthatenableustogetalongwithoneanotherandtodeterminewherewefitinsociety.Inoureverydayliveswheneverwemeetpeoplewealwaystrytojudgethemintermsoftheirstatuses.Forexamplewemustjudgewhetherthepersoninthelibraryisareaderoralibrarianwhetherthetelephonecallerisafriendorasalesmanandsoon.OurstatusesoftenvarywiththepeoplewemeetandchangethroughlifE.Mostofuscanatveryhighspeedassume表现出thedifferentstatusesthatvarioussituationsrequirE.Muchofsocialcommunicationconsistsofrecognizingandselectingamongproperstatusesandallowingotherpeopletoassumetheirstatusesinrelationtous.Thismeansthatwefitouractionstothoseofotherpeoplebasedonaconstantmentalprocessofassessmentandunderstanding.Althoughsomeofusfindthetaskmoredifficultthanothersmostofusperformitrathereasily.Astatushasbeencomparedtoready­madeclothes.Withincertainlimitsthebuyercanchoosestyleandmaterial.ButanAmericanisnotfreetochoosetheclothesofaChinesepeasantorthatofaHinduprincE.Wemustchoosefromamongtheclothingpresentedbyoursociety.Furthermoreourchoiceislimitedtoasizethatwillfitaswellasbyourwallet.HavingmadeachoicewithintheselimitswecanhavecertainchangesmadE.Butapartfromsmalladjustmentswetendtobelimitedtowhatthestoreshaveontheirshelves.Statusestoocomeready­madeandtherangeofchoiceamongthemislimiteD.21.Accordingtothewriterpeopleoftenassumedifferentstatuses________.A.inordertodistinguishthemselvesfromothersB.inordertobetterrecognizeotherpeopleC.astheirmentalprocesseschangeD.asthesituationchanges22.Inthelastsentenceofthesecondparagraphitrefersto________.A.constantmentalprocessB.selectingone'sownstatusesC.recognitionofotherpeople'sstatusesD.fittingouractionstothoseofotherpeople23.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthistext?A.ProperRelationsB.LimitedChoicesC.JudgmentofStatusesD.ComparisonofClothes
  • Banksviewonlinebankingasapowerfulvalue-addedtooltoattractandkeepnewcustomerswhilehelpingtoeliminatecostlypaperhandlingorteller出纳员interactionsinanincreasinglycompetitivebankingenvironment.TodaymostlargenationalbanksmanylocalbanksandcreditunionsoffersomeformofonlinebankingvariouslyknownasPCbankinghomebankingelectronicbankingorInternetbanking.Onlinebanksaresometimesreferredtoasbrick-to-clickbanksbothtotellthemfrombrick-to-mortarbanksthathaven’tyetofferedonlinebankingaswellasfromvirtual虚拟banksthathavenophysicalbranchesortellerswhatsoever.Thechallengeforthebankingindustryhasbeentodesignthisnewservicechannelinsuchawaythatitscustomerswillreadilylearntouseandtrustit.Mostofthelargebankscannowofferfullysafefullyfunctional功能的onlinebankingforfreeorforasmallcost.AsmorebankssucceedonlineandmorecustomersusetheirsitesfullyfunctionalonlinebankingwilllikelybecomeascommonplaceasautomatedtellermachinesATM.Onlinebankinghasalotofadvantages.Unlikeyourcornerbankonlinebankingsitesneverclose;they’reathand24hoursadaysevendaysaweekandthey’reamouseclickaway.Ifyou’reoutofstateorevenoutofthecountrywhenamoneyproblemappearsyoucanlogoninstantlytoyouronlinebankandtakecareofbusiness.OnlinebanksitesgenerallycarryoutandconfirmdealsatorquickerthanATMprocessingspeeds.Manyonlinebankingsitesnowofferfashionabletoolstohelpyoumanageallofyourvaluableitemsmoreeffectively.51.Theunderlinedwordeliminateinthefirstparagraphprobablymeans.A.keepB.removeC.raiseD.improve52.Whatisthechallengefortheonlinebankingindustryaccordingtothetext?A.TomakeonlinebankingattractivE.B.ToopennewservicesallovertheworlD.C.ToofferonlinebankingforfreE.D.Totakecareofbusiness24hoursaday.53.Fromthetextwecanconcludethat_______.A.brick-to-clickbanksareinfactanotherkindofphysicalbanksB.thefunctionofabrick-to-clickbankisascommonasthatofanATMC.abrick-to-mortarbankisnobetterthanavirtualoneD.customerscandealwiththeirbankingbyamouseclick54.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?A.BankingofVariousFormsB.ImprovementofBankingIndustryC.DevelopmentofOnlineBankingD.FunctionsoftheBrick-to-ClickBank
  • PresidentBarackObamahascomplainedaboutthelossofprivacythatcomeswithbeingleaderoftheUnitedStatesregrettingthelossofsimplepleasuressuchasalongwalkoratriptothecarwashorsupermarket.Ijustmiss–ImissbeingunknownhesaiD.ImissSaturdaymorningrollingoutofbednotshavinggettingintomycarwithmygirlsdrivingtothesupermarketsqueezingthefruitgettingmycarwashedtakingwalks.Ican'ttakeawalk.HisdreamhesaidwastogothroughCentralParkandwatchfolkspassingby...spendthedaywatchingpeople–Imissthat.FacedwithcriticismforplayingmoregolfthanmostpreviousoccupantsoftheWhiteHouseheexplainedthatthesportwassimplythebestwayofgettingrelaxeD.It'stheonlyexcuseIhavetogetoutsideforfourhourshetoldHearstmagazines.ThoughhesaidheenjoyedhislifeintheWhiteHousehefeltdisillusioned醒悟的幻想破灭的withthesomeofthewaysofWashingtonwhichhehasfailedtochangesuchasthekabukidance日本歌舞amongpoliticalpartiesbeforeseriouspolicydiscussionsbegin.Hiscommentsmaybeseenasexcusesbycritics批评家whohaveaccusedhimofappearingtoodetached漠然的andbeingslowtoengageinimportantissuessuchasLibyaandthenearshutdownoftheUSgovernmentlastweek.SincearrivingattheWhiteHouseinJanuary2009Mr.Obamahasalreadyrackedup打60roundsofgolfinofficemorethanGeorgeWBushdidinhiseightyears.IntermsofabilityGolfDigestmagazinehasrankedMr.Obamaeighthoutofthe18presidentswhoplayedthegamesinceitbecameestablishedintheearly20thcentury.68.WhatcanbeinferredfromthepassageaboutBarackObamaafterhebecametheU.S.president?A.HelikedlivingabusylifE.B.Heusedtowashhiscarhimself.C.Heusedtospendmostofhistimewithhisfamily.D.HeisunhappywithbeingtoofrequentlywatchedbythepubliC.69.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordItrefertointhefifthparagraph?A.GettingrelaxeD.B.Playinggolf.C.ChangingsomewaysofWashington.D.Watchingpeople70.AccordingtothepassageObamais___________kabukidancE.A.curiousaboutB.interestedinC.contentwithD.tiredof71.Whichoneofthefollowingstatementsisfromthecritics?A.ThepresidentlostalotofprivacybuthelovesthelifeintheWhiteHousE.B.Therearealwaysunnecessaryproceduresamongpoliticalparties.C.Thepresidentseemsnottocareaboutsomereallyimportantissues.D.Thepresidentisreallyagreatgolfplayer.
  • Themeaningofthewordvolunteermaybealittledifferentindifferentcountriesbutitusuallymeansonewhooffershisorherservices.Therearemanydifferentwaysinwhichpeoplecanvolunteersuchastakingcareofsickpeopleworkinginhomesforhomelesschildrenandpickingupthewastefrombeachesandparks.Volunteersmayworkwithintheirowncountriesorinothercountries.Theyareoftenpeoplewithastrongwishtohelpthosewhoarelessfortunatethanthemselves.Volunteersdon'texpectanykindofpay.AttherootofvolunteeringistheideathatonepersonmayhavetheabilitytoofferservicesthatcanhelpotherpeoplE.TracyagoodfriendofminehoweverrecentlycamebackfromIndiawithanewideaofwhatbeingavolunteermeans.SheworkedfortwoandahalfweeksinoneofMotherTeresa'shomesinCalcuttA.Thefollowingisherstory.IfirstheardaboutMotherTeresainmyhighschoolwhenwewatchedavideoaboutherworkinIndiaandallovertheworlD.IwassomovedbyherspirittohelpothersandherendlessloveforeveryhumanbeingthatafterIgraduatedfromhighschoolItoowantedtotryherkindofwork.SowithtwofriendsIflewtoCalcuttaforafewweeks.IwasaskedtoworkinahomeforsickpeoplE.Ihelpedwashclothesandsheetsandpassoutlunch.Ialsofedthepeoplewhoweretooweaktofeedthemselvesandtriedtocheerthemup.IfeltitwasbettertosharewiththemthantothinkthatIhavehelpedthem.TobehonestIdon'tthinkIwashelpingverymuch.ItwasthenthatIrealizedthatIhadnotonlycometohelpbutalsotolearnaboutandexperienceanotherculturethathelpedimprovemyownunderstandingoflifeandtheworlD.64.What'sthebesttitleofthispassage?A.VolunteersSharingAsWellAsHelpingB.VolunteersWashingAsWellAsCleaningC.VolunteersCheeringAsWellAsPlantingD.VolunteersCaringAsWellAsUnderstanding65.Accordingtothetextavolunteerreferstoapersonwho________.A.iswillingtohelpthoseinneedwithoutrewardB.canaffordtotraveltodifferentplacesC.hasastrongwishtobesuccessfulD.hasmadeabigfortuneinlife66.Tracystartedherworkasavolunteer________.A.aftershemetMotherTeresaB.aftershefinishedhighschoolC.whenshewastouringCalcuttaD.whenshewasworkinginahospital
  • NewZealandisoneofthefamoustourismdestinationsintheworlD.Manypeoplewanttogotheretospendholidays.TravelerstravelingtoNewZealandneedtoconsiderthefollowingthings:BookingsSincemostoftheactivitiesaredoneinagrouplikearranginghotelsandmealsitisimportantthatpeopletravelasagroup.Theyenjoyspecialoffersanddiscountsfromthesetravelagencieswhichsavesthemalotofmoney.Individualtravelerscan’tenjoythis.TravelersshouldalsoselecttheirdatestotravelandbooktheirtravelaheadoftimE.SeasonsTravelersshouldalsofindouttheseasonthatNewZealandisnowexperiencing.Thiswillhelpthemtaketherightclothingfortheseasonduringtheirtravel.TravelerstravelingduringsummershouldtakelightclothesandtheirswimmingsuitssincetheycanenjoythesunnybeachesinNewZealanD.Thosetravelinginwintershouldcarryheavyclothingincludinghatsandboots.RentalTravelagenciesalsoproviderentalservicesforhousesbikesandcellphonesfortouristswhowishtoenjoytheseservices.TravelerswishingtorentacarmusthaveadrivinglicenserecognizedbytheNewZealandgovernment.ThecultureofthepeoplePeopletravelingtothecountryarealsoadvisedtolearnaboutthecultureofthepeopleofNewZealanD.ThiswillenablethemtobefreelyacceptedintothecountrybythelocalssincetheywillbedoingmanythingsthattheywillconsideracceptablE.LearningthelocallanguageandtheculturewillhelptravelersenjoytheirNewZealandvisits.Peoplewishingtotravelduringtheholidayseasonswillspendmoremoneysoitisimportanttomakethebestdecision.55.WhyshouldtravelersfindouttheseasonthatNewZealandisnowexperiencing?A.Becausethiswillhelpthemsavesomemoney.B.Becausethiswillhelpthemtaketheclothing.C.Becausethiswillhelpthemenjoythesunnybeaches.D.Becausethiswillhelpthemchoosethebesttimetotravel.56.WhichofthefollowingrequiresalicenserecognizedbytheNewZealandgovernment?A.Houserental.B.Cellphonerental.C.Carrental.D.Bikerental.57.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat___________.A.cultureofNewZealandisdifficulttolearnB.travelersshouldtravelasindividualonesC.travelerscanbooktheirtravelatanytimeD.learningthelocallanguagewillhelptravelersalot58.Thispassageiswrittenmainlyto___________.A.askmorepeopletotraveltoNewZealandB.introducethebasicinformationofNewZealandC.showsomeofthebesttourismplacesofNewZealandD.tellpeoplewhattheyshouldnoticebeforetravellingtoNewZealand
  • TheJapaneselikeparties.Fromancienttimesapartybecomesenlivened活泼whensomeonestartssingingandotherskeepapplauding.HavingsuchacustomtheJapanesecaneasilysinginfrontofotherswithoutfeelingembarrasseD.ThisseemstobeoneofthereasonsthatkaraokehasbeenlargelyacceptedinJapanesesociety.ItisnowwidelyrecognizedthattheuseofkaraokestartedatasnackbarinKobeCityoneofthethreebiggestcitiesinJapan.Itissaidthatwhenaguitaristcouldnotcometoperformatthebarduetoillnesstheownerofthebarpreparedtapesofaccompanimentrecordingsandpeopleenjoyedsingingtothetapes.ItwasatthattimethatkaraokeappeareD.Holdingamicrophoneandsingingasongtotheaccompanimentofanorchestra管弦乐队youcanfeellikeaprofessionalsinger.ForsoldierslivinginastressfulsocietythereisnootherentertainmentactivitythatcanmakethemfeelsorefresheD.ItisatypicalwaytorelaxforJapanesebusinessmen.Theyuseittotakeawaytheirstressafterwork.HoweverthereisanobstacletothissincemostJapanesehousesarestillmadeofwooditwouldbeveryannoyingtotheneighborstosingintoamicrophoneatnight.Seizingupontheopportunitybusinessmencreatedthekaraokeboxaroadsidefacilitycontainingkaraokeequipment.Karaokeboxesaresoundproofedroomsclosedwithadoorplacedonroadsideswherepeoplecansing.ThefirstKaraokeboxwasplacedinaricecampinthecountrysidein1984.Itwasbuiltfromaconvertedfreightcar改装的货运车.Nowthekaraokeboomhasevenspreadabroadandithasalsobeenattractingtheattentionofthecountriestryingtoimprovetheirliteracyrate识字率asagoodeducationaltool.1.Accordingtothetextwecanlearnthatkaraoke________.A.originatedfromthebiggestcityofJapanB.originatedintheformofsingingtotapesC.canhelpyouachievethelevelofprofessionalsingersD.firstappearedinthearmytorelievestressforsoldiers2.TheunderlinedwordsoundproofedinParagraph4mostprobablymeans____________.A.recordingsoundsrepeatedlyB.receivingsoundsignalsC.makingsoundmoreclearD.stoppingsoundfrombeingheardoutside3.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.Karaokewasstartedinabarduringaparty.B.Aguitaristwastheoriginatorwhobroughtthekaraokeintobeing.C.Karaokewasverycommonasaformofentertainmentathomewhenitwasborn.D.Karaokeisusedasawayofeducationinsomecountries.4.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.WhatkaraokeboxesarelikE.B.HowkaraokeboxeswerecreateD.C.TheoriginsanddevelopmentofkaraokE.D.Karaokebecomesapopularformofentertainment.
  • EveryyearIBMCorporationchoosesfivenewtechnologieswhichitbelieveswillchangetheworldwithinthenextfiveyears.TheIBMlistiscalledFiveinFivE.Thecompanysaysitconsidersitsownresearchandthenewdirectionsofsocietyandbusinesswhenidentifyingthetechnologies.Thisyearthelistdescribessomefuturedevices装置thatwillextendourfivesenses.Imaginelookingforclothesonlineandtouchingyourcomputerorsmartphonetofeelthecloth.IBMVicePresidentBernieMeyersonpredictsthattechnologycouldbeavailableinthenextfiveyears.You'retalkingaboutalmostreinventing重塑thewaycomputersoperateandhowyouinteractwiththemashumans.TouchisjustoneofthesensesthatcomputerswillhelptoextenD.IBMsayssmartmachineswillsoonbeabletolistentotheenvironmentandgiveusinformationaboutthesoundstheyhear.ForexampleBernieMeyersonsaysanadvancedspeechrecognitionsystemwilltellnewparentswhytheirbabyiscrying.Fromthesoundthebabyiscreatingthatparticularfrequency频率inthevoiceofthechildyouknowthedifferencebetweenachildforinstancewhoissickasopposedtoachildwhoisjustlonely.Thatkindofunderstandingwouldbegreatforparents.ThiskindofthingisnotpossibletodaybutwithasophisticatedenoughsystemitactuallyispossiblE.MarkMaloisacomputerscienceprofessoratGeorgetownUniversity.HesayshehopestheprogressthatIBMispredictingwillleadmorestudentstocreatefutureinventions.It'sgoingtobeveryexcitingtoseewhatyoungpeopledowiththeincreasedavailabilityofmobileplatformsandnetworkingandcomputingpower.Hesaysadvancesincomputertechnologywillmakewhatnowseemslikesciencefictionapartofoureverydaylives.1.AccordingtoIBMFiveinFiverefersto______________.A.fivenewesttechnologiesamongallitsresearchesinrecentfiveyearsB.fivenewesttechnologiesthatwillchangepeople'slifeinthefiveyearsC.fivenewdirectionsofsocietyandbusinessinfiveyearsD.fivenewestscientificdirectionsintheworldinfiveyears2.WhatdoesthewordsophisticatedmeaninParagraph4?A.AdvanceD.B.New.C.ExperienceD.D.Difficult.3.WhatisProfessorMalo'sattitudetowardsthenewtechnologies?A.NegativE.B.PositivE.C.Skeptical.D.Critical.4.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Newtechnologiesforhumantohearandtoucharepopular.B.Parentswillnolongerworryabouttheirbabies'crying.C.Youngpeoplewouldbehappyaboutthecomputingpower.D.Computerswillextendhuman'sfivesensesinthefuturE.
  • Foralongtimethepackagingindustryhasbeenattackedforusingwhatisthoughtaslargeamountsofpackagingchoosingmaterialswhicharefelttohavehighimpactsontheenvironmentandforbeingresponsibleforlitteringandoverflowinglandfills.InastudyperformedbyWRAPoneofthefirsttostudyfoodwasteintheUKin2012themostfrequentresponseswhenconsumerswereaskedaboutpackagingwereusestoomuchmaterialandbadfortheenvironment.Theconclusionsofthesereportshighlightedthatthedegreeoftheproblemhasbeenlargelyunderestimatedatleast30%offoodproducedintheworldiswasteD.ThesefiguresaresimilarnomatterifyouareinthedevelopedordevelopingworlD.Howevertwopublicationsfromcross—industryworkgroupswerepublishedrecentlyandhavemanagedtoresetthediscussiontotakeintoaccountthebenefitsofpackagingforsustainability可持续性.ThefirstpublicationTheGlobalProtocolonPackagingSustainabilitydescribesanagreedcommonapproachtowardsmeasuringpackagingsustainabilitymetrics指标sothattheindustryisnotcompetingbasedonthedefinitionofametricbutrathercompetingbasedonperformancE.Thesecondwas'PackagingintheSustainabilityAgendaA.GuideforCorporateDecisionMakerswhichhighlightedthecontributionsofpackagingtothethreeaspectsofsustainabilitypackagingprotectsproductsandpreventswasteenvironmentalaspect;packagingenablesefficientbusinessconducteconomicaspect;andpackagingprovidesconsumerswiththebenefitsoftheproductsitcontainssocialaspect.Packagingperformsindeedawidevarietyoffunctionsthroughoutthevaluechainandcontributestoreducingfoodwastebyprotectingingredients佐料andproductsduringtransportationandbydeliveringfamily—sizedpackages.Foodwastecouldbeavoidedforsinglehouseholdsiftheyareprovidedwiththechoiceofpacksizesmeetingtheirconsumptionpatternsandarenotforcedtobuylargerpacksthattheymaynotbeabletofinishbeforetheuse—bydatE.Despitethefactthatsmallersizedpacksusemorepackagingthefactthatfoodwasteisreducedwouldneverthelessdecreaseoverallenvironmentalimpactsofthepackedproduct.29.Ithaslongbeenthoughtthat_______.A.largerquantitiesoffoodarewastedindevelopedcountriesB.WRAPisthefirstauthoritytostudyfoodwasteinUKC.packagingdoesgreatharmtotheenvironmentD.packagingoffersapowerfulmeanstoreducefoodwaste30.AccordingtothetwopublicationsinParagraph2_______.A.anagreementshouldbereachedonmeasuringpackagingsustainabilityB.theindustryshouldcompetebasedonthedefinitionofsustainabilitymetricsC.smallersizedpackspromoteslesspackagingandpurchaseamongconsumersD.sustainablepackagingiseco-friendlyeconomicallypracticalandsociallybeneficial31.Theauthor’sattitudetowardspackagingis___________.A.approvingB.negativeC.casualD.doubtful
  • HerearethecommentsonCRIChinaRadioInternationalgivenbypeoplefromdifferentcountriesontheInternet.PeopleCommentsYingtianHuGuangzhouChinaThisisthefirsttimethatIparticipateinCRI.AndIlikeitverymuch.Ihopeitswebsitewillbecomethemostexcellentonewiththeforeignlanguages.AndIchoosetheimportantnewswhichIthinkhasagreatinfluenceonoursocietyandourlives.IntheendIhopethatmoreandmorepersonsjoininCRIandmakeitperfect!SujanParajuliSelectcityNepalIambotharegularlistenerofCRIandvisitorofitswonderfulWebsitE.FirstofallIwouldliketoextendmyheartfeltthankstoCRIforitsgreateffortstokeepthelistenersup-to-dateduringtheyear2008.WethelistenersaregreatlygratefultoCRIforitspraise-worthyeffortstoquenchthethirstofitsdearlisteners.DuringtheYear2008Ifoundallofyourprogramsquiteinterestinginformativeandeducational.Onceagainthanksalotforofferinglotsofinformationnewsentertainmentandmanyitemswhichhaveindeedbroadenthehorizonsofourknowledgeandunderstandingaswell.IbrahimRustamovTajikistanWithCRIIwasimpressedbyChina’srapiddevelopmentinallspheres.ButIfeltsosorrytogettoknowaboutthesnowstormsinChinaandWenchuanearthquakE.CRIandCCTVplayagreatroleinintroducingChinatotheworld!Kudos!MyfriendsandIwishCRIallthebest!MikeThatcherLondonMyfamilyandIareallkeenonChineseCultureespeciallythebeautifulChinesefolkmusiC.VariousinterestingprogramsbyCRIjustopenawindowforusforeignersthroughwhichwecanknowmoreaboutChinaandhaveabetterunderstandingoftheChineseculturE.BestwishestoCRI!BestwishestoChina!25.WhichofthefollowingbenefitsofCRIisNOTmentionedabove?A.CRIhelpstokeepitslistenersup-to-datE.B.CRIhelpsitslistenerstobetterunderstandChinA.C.CRIhelpsitslistenerstopracticeandimproveforeignlanguages.D.CRIhelpsitslistenersbroadentheirknowledgewithitsrichcontents.26.Theunderlinedphrasequenchthethirstrefersto_____.A.satisfyone’sneedB.supplydrinksC.takecareofD.keepintouchwith27.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthefourcomments?A.CRIhasagreatinfluenceonoursocietyandlives.B.WonderfulthoughCRIistherearestillmanyweaknesses.C.CRIplaysanimportantroleinintroducingtheworldtoChinA.D.CRIhasmadegreateffortstomakeitselfbetterandgainedpopularity.
  • ThoughtheWebisbecomingincreasinglypopulartheTVneverfailstoattractpeople.DoyouknowwhichtelevisionnetworkisthelargestinAmerica?ItisnotABCCBSorFox.Norisitoneofthecablenet-workssuchasCNNwhichcarriesonlynewsandnewsstories.ItisnotESPNtheall-sportscablenet-workorevenMTVwhichisfamousforitsmusicvideos.RatheritisPBSPublicBroadcastingSystemanon-profitpublicbroadcastingTVservice.PBShas349membertelevisionstationsintheU..S..andsomememberstationsbycableinCanada.PBSonlyattractsaminorityofallTVviewersabout2percent.TheindustryleaderNBChoweverattracts11percentofviewers.Butthegrowthofpublictelevisioninthepasttwodecadeshasbeendramatic.Thisisespeciallynoteworthy值科关注whenoneconsidersthatpublictelevisionstationsmustoftensurviveonverylimitedbudgetsonviewers'donationsandonprivatefoundationsandsomegovernmentalfunding.ThelevelofqualityofPBSprogramswhetherinnationalandinternationalnewsentertainmentoreducationisexcellent.AlmostawholegenerationofchildrenthroughouttheworldisfamiliarwithSesameStreetandthecharactersofTheMuppetShow.PBSisespeciallywellknownforthequalityofitsmanyeducationalTVprograms.Over95percentofallpublictelevisionstationshavetale-courses.Thesecoursesareacceptedandsupportedbymorethan1800collegesanduniversitiesthroughouttheUS.Eachyearoveraquarterofamillionstudentstakecoursesthisway.56.AccordingtothisarticlePBSreceivedpartofitsfundingfrom___.A.theaudienceB.publicschoolsC.advertisingagenciesD.othertelevisionstations57.WhatisPBSmostfamousfor?A.Cableservices.B.Generousdonations.C.Tele-courses.D.Livenewsbroadcasts.58.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutpublictelevisionstations?A.Themajorityoftheirviewersareminoritypeople.B.Ninety-fivepercentoftheirprogramsaretele-courses.C.Theyareshrinkinginnumberbecausetheymakenoprofits.D.TheircoursesareacceptedbymanyuniversitiesinAmerica.59.Whichofthefollowinghasthehighestpercentageofviewers?A.ABCB.PBSC.NBCD.Fox
  • Youmaythinkthatsailingisadifficultsportbutitisreallynothardtolearnit.Youdonotneedtobestrong.Butyouneedtobequick.AndyouneedtounderstandafewbasicrulesaboutthewinD.FirstyoumustaskyourselfWhereisthewindcomingfrom?Isitcomingfromaheadorbehindorfromtheside?Youmustthinkaboutthisallthetimeontheboat.Thewinddirectiontellsyouwhattodowiththesail.Let’sstartwiththewindblowingfromthebehinD.Thismeansthewindandtheboataregoinginthesamedirection.Thenyoumustalwayskeepthesailoutsidetheboat.Itshouldbeata90°angletotheboat.Thenitwillcatchthewindbest.Ifthewindisblowingfromthesideitisblowingacrosstheboat.Inthiscaseyoumustkeepthesailhalfwayoutsidetheboat.Itshouldbeata45°angletotheboat.Itneedstobeoutfarenoughtocatchthewindbutitshouldn’tflap摆动.Itshouldn’tlooklikeonaflagpolE.Ifitisflappingitisprobablyouttoofarandtheboatwillslowdown.SailingintothewindisnotpossiblE.Ifyoutrythesailwillflapandtheboatwillstop.Youmaywanttogointhatdirection.Itispossiblebutyoucan’tgoinastraightlinE.Youmustgofirstinonedirectionandtheninanother.Thisiscalledtacking.Whenyouaretackingyoumustalwayskeepthesailinsidetheboat.45.Whatshouldyouconsiderfirstwhilesailing?A.Sailors’strengthB.WavelevelsC.WinddirectionsD.Sizeofsails.46.WhatdoesthewordItunderlinedinParagraph4referto?A.TheboatB.ThewindC.ThesailD.Theangle47.Whatdoyouhavetodowhensailingagainstthewind?A.MoveinastraightlinE.B.Allowthesailtoflap.C.Lowerthesail.D.Tacktheboat.48.Wherecanyouprobablyfindthetext?A.InapopularmagazinE.B.Inatouristguidebook.C.Inaphysicstextbook.D.Inanofficialreport.
  • BaliisatinyislandthatispartofIndonesia印度尼西亚today.ItisaprettyislandthathasmanymountainsandapleasantclimatE.ForalongtimeBaliwascutofffrommuchoftheworlD.ThepeopleofBaliwerehappyandhadapeacefullifE.Theywerenotallowedtofight.AtonetimetherehadbeenterriblewarsonBali.Thenthepeopledecideditwaswrongtofightorhavewars.Theymaderulestokeepapartthosepeoplewhowantedtofight.Baliwasdividedintosevensmallkingdoms.ThelandaroundeachkingdomwaskeptemptyandnoonelivedtherE.Sincethekingdomsdidnotsharethesameborders边界thepeoplecouldnotfightaboutthem.OnBalievenchildrenwerenotallowedtofight.Iftwochildrenstartedafightoveratoysomeoneseparatedthem.Whentwoboysarguedtheywouldagreenottospeaktoeachother.Sometimestheydidnottalktogetherformonths;thisgavetheboysachancetoforgettheiranger.Familieswhowereangrywitheachotheralsopromisednottospeak.Theirpromisewaswrittendownandthewholevillageknewaboutit.Iftheybroketheirpromisetheyhadtooffergiftstotheirgods.45.ThepeopleofBali_________________.A.foughtforalongtimeB.livedahappyandpeacefullifeC.iscutofffrommuchoftheworldD.quarreledabouttheirborders46.HowdidthepeopleofBalipreventfightingfrombreakingout?A.LandwaskeptemptyaroundeachkingdomandnoonelivedtherE.B.Theymadestrictrulestopunishthosewhowantedtofight.C.Theislandwasdividedintosevenkingdoms.D.Theysharedthesameborders.47.Baliisanislandbelongingto________________.A.EuropeB.AfricaC.AsiaD.America48.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.AtonetimetherewereterriblewarsontheislanD.B.You’llhardlyseechildrenfightingontheislanD.C.Baliisabeautifulislandwithmanymountainsandniceweather.D.PeoplehadtooffergiftstothevillagersiftheybroketheirpromisE.
  • Greeksoldierssentmessagesbyturningtheirshields盾towardthesun.Theflashesreflectedbylightcouldbeseenseveralmilesaway.TheenemydidnotknowwhattheflashesmeantbutotherGreeksoldierscouldunderstandthemessages.Romansoldiersinsomeplacesbuiltlongrowsofsignaltowers.Whentheyhadamessagetosendthesoldiersshouteditfromtowertotower.IftherewereenoughtowersandenoughsoldierswithloudvoicesimportantnewscouldbesentquicklyoverdistancE.InAfricapeoplelearnedtosendmessagesbybeatingonaseriesoflargedrums鼓.EachdrumwaskeptwithinhearingdistanceofthenextonE.ThedrumbeatsweresentoutinaspecialwaythatallthedrummersunderstooD.Thoughthemessagesweresimpletheycouldbesentatgreatspeedforhundredsofmiles.IntheeighteenthcenturyaFrenchengineerfoundanewwaytosendshortmessages.Inthiswayapersonheldaflagineachhandandthearmsweremovedtovariouspositionsrepresentingdifferentlettersofthealphabet.Itwaslikespellingoutwordswithflagsandarms.Overalongperiodoftimepeoplesentmessagesbyallthesedifferentways.HowevernotuntilthetelephonewasinventedinAmericainthenineteenthcenturycouldpeoplesendspeechsoundsoveragreatdistanceinjustafewseconds.28.AccordingtothispassagetheRomanwayofcommunicationdependedverymuchupon______.A.fineweatherB.hightowerC.thespellingsystemD.armmovements29.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.NeithertheGreeksoldiersnortheirenemycouldunderstandthemessagE.B.AfricansoldiersshoutedfromtowertotowertopassmessagE.C.TelephonewasinventedbyaFrenchengineer.D.Onlybyusingtelephonecouldpeoplesendspeechsoundsquickly.30.TheAfricanssentmessages______.A.byputtingdrumstogetherB.overaveryshortdistanceC.byamusicalinstrumentD.ataratherslowspeed31.The______wayofcommunicationmadeuseofvisiblesigns.A.FrenchB.RomanC.AfricanD.American
  • CyberEnglishTherearenewandexcitingwaystousetheInternettolearnEnglishwhileyouareonlinE.TheInternetusesalotofmultimediaelements多媒体原理likewordssoundspicturesanimationsandvideo.Thisisperfectforstudyingalanguagebecauseyou'vegottoseehearandrepeatthingsasmuchasyoulikE.LearningovertheInternetisalsofunbecauseyoucanbeapartofconversationshappeningallaroundtheglobe!SpecialInternetsitesaredesignedforpeoplelearningEnglishjustlikeyou.ThesesitesusemultimediatohelpyoulearnandisagreatwaytomeetotherpeoplearoundtheworlD.TheLanguageoftheNetOntheInternetEnglishisthemajorlanguagE.AsaresultitisnowmoreimportantthanevertobeabletounderstandEnglishwhenyousurftheweB.Itisnotalwayseasythough.TheEnglishcanbedifficultorhavealotofculturalinformationthatyouhaveneverseen.SeeYouinTownOnesiteforstudentsstudyingEnglishandtheirteachersisEnglishtown.Athttp//www.englishtown.comyouwillfindcommunitygroupofpeopleinterestedinlearningEnglish.Thereareseveralbuildingsinthevirtual实际的事实的townwhereyoucanplaygameschatwithfriendsaskandgetanswerstolanguageandculturalquestionsandfindaninternationalpen­friendwhosharesyourinterests.ThereareextraresourcestohelpyoulearnsuchasmultimediaCD­ROMsandbooksforlanguagelearningandtranslation.ThereisevenanonlineschoolwhereyoucantakeEnglishclassesovertheInternet.EnglishtownistheperfectplacetoprepareforatriptoEnglandortheUnitedStates!WouldyouliketobecomepartofavirtualcommunitytoEnglishspeakers?48.CyberEnglishprobablymeans________.A.learningEnglishontheInternetB.teachingyourselfEnglishC.EnglishbroadcastonTVorovertheradioD.thehistoryofEnglish49.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.YoucanbeapartofconversationshappeningallaroundtheglobeifyoulearnEnglishthroughtheInternet.B.Surfingthewebisfunbutcan'thelpimproveyourEnglish.C.Wedon'tneedateachertohelpustolearnEnglishwell.D.Youcan'trepeatthesentenceswhenusingtheInternettolearnEnglish.50.Theunderlinedwordresourcesprobablymeans________inChinesE.A.方法B.资源C.技术D.专业人员
  • SeveralyearsagothemayorofChicagoIllinoisvisitedGermanyaleaderingreenroofdesign.MayorRichardDaleylaterdecidedtohavevegetationplantedonChicagoCityHall.Todaythetopsofmanyotherbuildingsalsolooklikeparks.InCanadatheCoastPlazaHotelinVancouverhasaforestonitsroof.NewYorkCityhasanunusualdemonstrationfarmforhydroponics.ThefarmisonaboatcalledtheScienceBargE.Rainwaterandpurifiedriverwaterareusedtogrowlettucetomatoescucumbersandpeppers.Thefarmshowsthepossibilitiesfordesigningrooftopsystems.Greenroofsaredesignedtosaveenergyandcapturerainwater.Rooftopscoveredwithplantshelpkeepbuildingscool.Theycanextendthelifeofaroof.Andtheycanreducewaterrunningoffintostreetsandstormingwatersystems.Expertssaygreenroofsusuallydonotgetmuchabovetwenty­sevendegreesCelsius.Sotemperaturesmightnotbeaproblemforgrowing.Butrooftopgardenershavetobecarefulnottoputtoomuchweightontheroof.Thisistruewhetherplantsaregrowninsoilorwater.Earlierin2008researchersinTexasreportedthatgreenroofscanreduceabuilding'sairconditioningcostsbyaboutone­fifthcomparedtoblack­toproofs.Buttheyalsoreportedthatnotallgreenroofsperformequallywell.Theyfoundthatdesignsdifferintheirabilitytokeepbuildingscoolandtocapturerainwater.Theresearchersputexperimentalroofsontopofmetalinsulatedboxestorecreategreenroofconditions.Thestudycomparedproductsfromsixcompaniestohelpbusinessesunderstandhowtoimprovetheirdesigns.EachrooftophadsixteendifferentkindsofplantsnativetoTexas.Theresearcherssaythepresenceofnativeplantslikelyhelpedallthegreenroofscapturewaterbettercomparedtosedums.Sedumsareplantsthatneedlittlewaterandoftenareusedongreenroofs.ThenativeplantscouldtakeinmorewaterandreleasemoreofittotheatmospherE.28.TheauthorgaveParagraph1to________.A.telluswhatisgreenroofdesignB.tellusGermanyisthecountrythatleadsorguidesthegreenroofdesignC.introducesomefamoushotelsintheworldD.leadtothetopicofthepassage29.TheunderlinedwordstorminginParagraph2canbereplacedby________.A.attackingB.controllingC.attractingD.managing30.TheadvantagesofgreenroofsarementionedinthepassageEXCEPT________.A.changingthelocalweatherB.prolongingtheroof'slifeC.keepingthehousecoolD.reducingthehouse'sairconditioningcosts31.AccordingtothepassagewhichconclusionisWRONG?A.SometimesgreenroofsmaybreakdownthehousE.B.Notallthegreenroofscanreducethebuilding'sairconditioningcostsequally.C.Differentdesignsofgreenroofshavedifferenteffectsonbuildings.D.SedumsareakindofplantsofnativetoTexas.
  • HongKongistheworld'ssharkfincapital.Butabacklash强烈抵制fromenvironmentalistsandconsumergroupsispressuringrestaurantstostopservingdishescontainingthesharkfin.Around50percentofallsharkfinsworldwidearetradedthroughHongKong.In2008around10000tonsoffinsfrom87countriespassedthroughthecity'sports.ForenvironmentalistslikeStanleySheaofFrench-foundedBloomAssociationthatmustchangE.HeistryingtoraiseawarenessinHongKong.SheaandhisfellowactivistshavebeenquiteeffectivE.OverthelasttwoyearsgovernmentsinHongKongandmainlandChinaaswellasbigcorporationsandhotelchainshaveannouncedtheywilltakesharkfinsoupofftheirmenusandbanquets.ItisinHongKong'sSheungWanDistrictthatalotofthesharkfintradehappens.Herethelocalmarine-productindustryissuffering.Insidethesmallshopsmerchantstalkfreelyaboutsharkfinstheysellthesedays.Butinfrontofacameranobodywantstomentionsharkfinsitisjusttoosensitivetheysay.NotfarawayatrestaurantLinHeungKuisharkfinsoupisacommondishonthemenu.AroundlunchtimeitismostlytheelderlyandtouristswhovisittheplacE.SharkfinsouphasbeenthefoodoftherichandwealthyforhundredsofyearsinChinA.ButtimesareslowlychangingsaidVeranicaMakananthropologist人类学家attheChineseUniversityofHongKongwhoresearcheseatinghabits.Notconsumingsharkfinsbecomesakindofsignifiertoshowyouareasociallyresponsibleperson.InthepastwhenyouwantedtoshowyoursocialstatuspeoplemadesharkfinsasignifierinabanquetbutnowadaysthissignifierchangesshesaiD.StanleySheasaidyoungpeoplewereincreasinglyinterestedinsocialresponsibility.HesaidthathelpedmakehiscampaignasuccessinHongKong.1.BysayingHongKongistheworld'ssharkfincapitaltheauthormeans____________.A.almostallpeopleinHongKongloveeatingsharkfinsB.HongKonghasthelongesthistoryoftradingsharkfinsC.manyoftheworld'ssharkfinsaretradedinHongKongD.restaurantsinHongKongprovidethemostdishesofsharkfins2.WhatisStanleySheaofFrench-foundedBloomAssociationdoinginHongKong?A.MakingthegovernmentofHongKongknowtheharmofconsumingsharkfins.B.AskingmerchantstotradesharkfinssomewhereelseinsteadofinHongKong.C.Warningpeopleoftheharmtotheirhealthofeatingsharkfins.D.Fightingagainstsharkfinconsumptionbyraisingawareness.3.Merchantsdon'tlikementioningsharkfinsinfrontofacamerabecause____________.A.theyaretoosadtotalkaboutthemB.theyaretooangrytotalkaboutthistopicC.thetopicistoosensitiveforthemtotalkaboutD.theyhavebeencommandednottotalkaboutthem4.ItisimpliedinParagraph4thatnowadaysinHongKong____________.A.theroleofsharkfinshaschangedB.onlywealthypeoplelikeeatingsharkfinsC.peopleconsumesharkfinsinasecretwayD.peopledon'tknowmuchaboutsharkfins
  • Ifyou’reinFlorenceItalyandseeamanonaladderwipingthedustoffstatuesandbuildingsdon’tworry.It’sjustAlessandroRiccigatheringmaterialforhisfamoussmogpaintings.Ricciisnotacommonartistbecauseheusedsmogasthemainmediumofhisartworks.Unlikeotherpaintersseekingfastrecognitionoftheirtalenthedoesn’treallycareaboutbeingthisbigartist.Insteadheismoreconcernedaboutbringingattentiontohowmuchsmogtherereallyisinhishometownandhowit’sdestroyingbothitsmonumentsandpeoplE.Althoughhedidtakeacoupleofartclassesafewyearsbackheismainlyself­taughtdoesn’tworkinastudiodonatesmostofhisworkandrefusestoplaybytherulesoftheFlorentineArtGallerywhichheconsiderscorrupt.AlessandroRiccibelievessellinghissmogpaintingswillnotonlycompromisehisprinciplesbutalsocontradicttheverythinghe’stryingtodo—raiseawarenessaboutsmogpollutioninthiscity.AlessandroliveswithhisparentsnearbyFlorencebutalmosteverydayhevisitsthestreetsofthecityandcollectssmogforhispaintings.Hegetsitfromseveralmetersabovegroundfromcleansurfaceslikemarbleplasticandstoneusingdamppiecesofcotton.Thenheappliesthesmogdirectlyontoaclothandcreatesstreetscenesandreproductionsoftheverybuildingsfromwhichhegotthedangerousmaterial.Finallyhesealshispaintingswithanaturalresin树脂.HisactionshelpedwinasmallvictoryforthepeopleofFlorenceasinOctober252012theDuomoareaofthecitywasmadepedestrian­only.ButthereisstillalongwaytogotheartistbelievesandonlycleaningthethicklayerofsmogthathasaccumulatedthroughoutFlorencewouldtakeseveralyears.Stillhecontinuestopainthisuniquesmogartworksandletthepeopleknowhowpollutedtheenvironmenttheyliveinreallyis.1.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?A.Florentineartistfightspollutionbypaintingwithsmog.B.RicciinventsauniquewaytopaintbuildingsinFlorencE.C.PeopleinFlorencegathersmogtocreatestreetscenes.D.Florencetakesmeasurestoimprovethepollutedcity.2.InwhatwayisRicciquitedifferentfromotherartists?A.Helackstalentinartwork.B.HecareslittleaboutfamE.C.HehatesalltheartGalleries.D.Helikestodothingsatwill.3.Riccipaintshisuniquesmogartworksaimingto________.A.fightgovernmentcorruptionB.advertisethemonumentsC.createmorestreetscenesD.raiseawarenessaboutpollution4.WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?A.TheplacewhereRiccilives.B.TheproblemthatFlorencefaces.C.ThewayRiccispaintswithsmog.D.Thematerialsforhispainting.5.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat________.A.DuomoareaofFlorencehasbecomemorecrowdedwithtrafficB.Ricci’sactionhasbroughtnochangetothepeopleofFlorenceC.RicciwillcontinuetoraiseFlorentinepeople’sawarenessaboutpollutionD.SmogpollutioninFlorencewillbecompletelysettledinseveralyears
  • PictureaneverydayscenE.You’reinahighstreetcoffeeshop.AllaroundyoupeoplearedrinkingcoffeE.Somepeoplearechattingwithfriendsandothersareusingtheirmobilephones.Inacornerofthecoffeeshopaninternetcaféhasbeensetup.AtonetableacoupleofteenagersarelaughingatamessageinachatroomwhileatanothertableanoldmansearchestheWebforsomething.Nowimaginethisscenethroughtheeyesofatechnologistfrom100yearsago.Thisissomeonewhohasthoughtcarefullyabouthowtechnologyandsocietymightdevelopduringthetwentiethcentury.Surprisingmaybetherealizationthatsomeofthepeoplehereareworkinginaneasyway.Mostsurprisingperhapswillbethetechnologicaltoolsmostpeopleseemtobeusing.Thetechnologistisawareofthetelephonewhichwasinventedabout30yearsearlier.Butmostofthesetwenty-firstcenturypeopleseemtohavewirelesspocket-sizepersonalcommunicatorstheycanusetosendmessagesorspeaktoanyoneanywhereintheworlD.Someareusingahandheldmachinethatcontainsthousandsofpiecesofinformationthatcanbeaccessedinstantlyandcandocalculationsinafractionofasecondthatwouldhavetakenateamofoperatorswithmechanicalcalculatorshoursorevendays.Andthesemachinesliketheonlyslightlylargerversionsinthecornercanbeconnectedtoaglobalbrainfromwhichthepeoplecancallupalmostanyinformationnewsideaopinionorgossipthatexistsanywhereontheplanet.Mostofthechangesintechnologycomparedto100yearsagoareduetothecontinualinventiveactivityofalargenumberofpeoplE.Mostofusdon’tdoanythingotherthanmaybeformavagueideaabouthowaproductorprocessmightbeimproveD.Insomepeoplehoweverthisinventivedriveissostrongthattheyactonit.63.Theauthortriestotellusinthefirstparagraphthat__________.A.peoplearoundyoualllikedrinkingcoffeeB.peoplechatwitheachotherbymobilephoneC.wearelivinginamodernsocietyD.wearemakinguseoftheInternet64.Theauthorusesthewordcommunicatorstomean__________.A.telephoneB.mobilephoneC.visionphoneD.computer65.Theauthorisdescribing________inthefourthparagraph.A.amechanicalcalculatorB.amachineheldinonehandC.apocket-sizecommunicatorD.alaptopcomputer66.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat_____________.A.withancomputeryoucanaccessalmostanyinformationthatexistsanywhereontheplanetB.inanyinternetcaféyoucansearchtheWebforhowtechnologyandsocietymaydevelopin2000yearsC.thecontinualinventiveactivityofalargenumberofpeoplewillcausemoreinnovationsD.actonavagueideaandyouaresuretobeabletomakeasurprisinginventioninthefuturE.
  • ThegroundwewalkonseemsfirmbutdeepundertheearthandundertheseatherockschangeandmovE.Insomepartsoftheworldtherearefiremountainswhichwecallvolcanoes.Fromtimetotimetheyburstopenandthrowoutfireandburningash.Thesevolcanoesareverydangerous.HongKongdoesnothaveanyvolcanoesbuttherearemanyinIndonesiaandPhilippines.ThereisalsoafamousmountainnearTokyoJapanwhichisavolcanotoo.ItsnameisMountFuji.Formuchoftheyearitiscoveredwithsnow.Oneofthemostfamousvolcanoeswhicherupted喷发inrecenttimeswasKrakatoaonanislandinIndonesiA.Thefirstexplosions爆发tookplaceon20thMay1883butthebigeruptiondidnotcomeuntilthe26thand27thAugustofthatyear.Thepeopleontheislandwereusedtotheexplosionsbythattimeandsotheywerecompletelyunpreparedforthisterriblehappening.Almostallthepeopleontheislanddiedandtheexplosionalsomadehugewavesintheseatwhichdrowned淹死manypeopleontheotherislandnearby.AftertheeruptionwasoverpeoplesawthatthewholenorthernpartoftheislandhadcompletelydisappeareD.Scientistssaythat15cubic立方kilometersofrocksandashwerethrownupintheexplosion.Thenoiseoftheexplosionwasheardnearly5000kilometersawayinthemiddleoftheIndianOceanandthecityofJakartawascompletelydarkforabouttwoandahalfhours.29.Therearemanyvolcanoes________.A.everywhereintheworldB.undertheearthandtheseaC.inHongKongD.inIndonesia30.MountFujiisfamousjustbecause________.A.itiscoveredwithsnowformuchoftheyearB.itisavolcanoC.itisnearTokyoD.itisinJapan31.ThepeoplenearKrakatoawereunpreparedwhenithaditsbiggestexplosionbecausepeoplethere________.A.hadnevermetanyexplosionsofthevolcanobeforeB.wereusedtotheexplosionsofthevolcanoesbythattimeC.didn'twanttoleavetheirislandD.coulddonothingbutwait
  • PuertoRico波多黎各maybepartoftheUSAbutitsmusicanddanceisamixtureofbothSpanishandAmericanrhythms.ThecountryasaresultisamixtureofverynewandveryolD.ItexhibitstheopenAmericanwayoflifeyetremainsthemoreformalSpanishinfluences.Thisisreflectedinthearchitecturenotjustthedifferencebetweentheoldandthemoderninurbanareasbutalsointhecountrysidewhereolderbuildingssitsidebysidewithschoolsandhouses.ItisfoundinthecookingtoomanyfastfoodrestaurantstogetherwithlocalcookingwhichhasitsrootsinthemixtureofcultureofalltheCaribbeanandinthemusicwhererockmusicisplayedinbeachresorts圣地butinthehillycenterPuertoRicanmusiccanbehearD.OldvolcanicmountainslongmotionlesstakeupalargepartofthecenterwiththehighestpeakCerrodePuntaat1338mintheCordillerA.ThemountainsaresurroundedbyacoastalplainwiththeAtlanticshorebeachescooledalltheyearroundbytradewinds信风.Thepopulationis3.8millionofwhichabout1.5millionliveinSanJuanalthoughaboutanothertwomillionPuertoRicansliveintheUSA.Averagelifeis73.8yearsandGDPperpersonisUS$12212thehighestinLatinAmericaalthoughnotuptothelevelofmainlandUSA.ThepeoplearelargelyamixtureofAmerindianTaino­ArawakSpanishandAfrican.MostPuertoRicansdonotspeakEnglishandlessthan30%speakitfluently流利地.SecondgenerationPuertoRicanswhowereborninNewYorkbutwhohavereturnedtotheislandarecalledNuyoricans新波多利哥人.Thepeopleareveryfriendlyandhospitablebutthereiscrimelinkedtodrugsandunemployment.5.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A.PuertoRicobelongstotheUSAB.PuertoRicoispartofSpanishC.PuertoRicoisanindependentcountryD.PuertoRicohasthehighestpeakinLatinAmerica6.TheunderlinedwordItinthefirstparagraphrefersto________.A.thecountryB.aresultC.amixtureofverynewandveryoldD.PuertoRico7.What'sthecharacterofthecultureofPuertoRico?A.EitherneworolD.B.Amixtureofdifferentpeoples.C.Toomanyfastfoodrestaurants.D.EitherSpanishorAmerican.8.WhatarethedisadvantagesofPuertoRico?A.ToomanyPuertoRicansliveintheUSA.B.FewpeopleinPuertoRicocanspeakEnglish.C.PuertoRico'sGDPislowerthanthatoftheUSA.D.Socialproblemsconnectedwithdrugsandlackofjobs.
  • Whetherinthehomeortheworkplacesocialrobotsaregoingtobecomealotmorecommoninthenextfewyears.SocialrobotsareabouttobringtechnologytotheeverydayworldinamorehumanizedwaysaidCynthiaBreazealchiefscientistattherobotcompanyJibo.Whilehouseholdrobotstodaydothenormalhouseworksocialrobotswillbemuchmorelikecompanionsthanmeretools.ForexampletheserobotswillbeabletodistinguishwhensomeoneishappyorsaD.Thisallowsthemtorespondmoreappropriatelytotheuser.TheJiborobotarrangedtoshiplaterthisyearisdesignedtobeapersonalizedassistant.Youcantalktotherobotaskitquestionsandmakerequestsforittoperformdifferenttasks.Therobotdoesn’tjustdelivergeneralanswerstoquestions;itrespondsbasedonwhatitlearnsabouteachindividualinthehouseholD.Itcandothingssuchasremindinganelderlyfamilymembertotakemedicineortakingfamilyphotos.SocialrobotsarenotjustfindingtheirwayintothehomE.Theyhavepotentialapplicationsineverythingfromeducationtohealthcareandarealreadyfindingtheirwayintosomeofthesespaces.FellowRobotsisonecompanybringingsocialrobotstothemarket.Thecompany’sOshbotrobotisbuilttoassistcustomersinastorewhichcanhelpthecustomersfinditemsandhelpguidethemtotheproduct’slocationinthestorE.Itcanalsospeakdifferentlanguagesandmakerecommendationsfordifferentitemsbasedonwhatthecustomerisshoppingfor.Themoreinteractiontherobothaswithhumansthemoreitlearns.ButOshbotlikeothersocialrobotsisnotintendedtoreplaceworkersbuttoworkalongsideotheremployees.WehavetechnologiestotrainsocialrobotstodothingsnotforusbutwithussaidBreazeal.41.Howaresocialrobotsdifferentfromhouseholdrobots?A.Theycancontroltheiremotions.B.Theyaremorelikehumans.C.Theydothenormalhousework.D.Theyrespondtousersmoreslowly.42.WhatcanaJiborobotdoaccordingtoParagraph3?A.Communicatewithyouandperformoperations.B.Answeryourquestionsandmakerequests.C.Takeyourfamilypicturesanddelivermilk.D.Obeyyourordersandremindyoutotakepills.43.WhatcanOshbotworkas?A.A.languageteacher.B.A.tourguidE.C.A.shopassistant.D.A.privatenursE.44.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatsocialrobotswill______.A.trainemployeesB.beourworkmatesC.improvetechnologiesD.taketheplaceofworkers45.Whatdoesthepassagemainlypresent?A.A.newdesignideaofhouseholdrobots.B.Marketingstrategiesforsocialrobots.C.Informationonhouseholdrobots.D.Anintroductiontosocialrobots.
  • TheworldwouldhavebeensomuchbetterifweallknewtosayanddotherightthingattherighttimE.Howeverthatisnotthecaseespeciallywhenitcomestoinstilling逐步培养properbehaviorinkids.BehaviormodificationBMtechniqueswererecentlycreatedtohelpininstillingproperbehaviorinchildrenaswellasadults.BehaviormodificationreferstoestablishingappropriatebehaviorsinindividualsanddiscouragingthosethatarenotdesirablE.BehaviormodificationtechniquesaredevelopedlargelyaccordingtotheprinciplesofoperantconditioningbyB.F.SkinneranAmericanbehaviorist.Thesetechniquesareusedinbehaviormodificationtherapythataimstocorrectandinstillappropriatebehaviorinchildren.Themostcommonlyusedbehaviormodificationtechniquesarepositivereinforcementnegativereinforcementandpunishment.Positivereinforcementreferstoreinforcingadesiredbehaviorthroughtheprocessofrewardingit.Thiscanbedonebypraisingtheindividualassoonasheperformsadesirablebehavior.NegativereinforcementbehavioralstrategiesarebasedontheremovalofanegativeconsequenceorabehaviorbecausethedesiredbehaviorwasperformeD.Forexamplelettingachildnothelpinwashingdishesbecausehebehavedwellatafamilygatheringisaformofnegativereinforcement.Punishmentissomethingthatweallcanrelateto.Yesitisjustwhatitmeans.Howeverwhenputinwordspunishmentreferstosubjecting使服从于anindividualtoanegativeconditionbecauseofaninappropriatebehavior.Thebehaviormodificationtechniquesforchildrenaremostlybasedonpositiveandnegativereinforcement.Howeverparentsshouldrealizethatthesetechniquescan’tbereliedupontotallyforchildbehaviormodification.Thoughthebehaviormodificationtechniquesleadtoquickresultsaparentshouldcontinuouslytrytocultivateinhischildtheabilitytoappreciatethereasonwhysuchabehaviorisexpectedofhim.Thiscanbedonethrougheffectivecommunicationandgreaterfocusontheparent-childrelationship.Asaparentdon’tmaketherewardamonetaryonE.TrytomakeitlookmorelikeaprivilegethanarewarD.Aparentshouldalsobeconsistentwithhistechniqueandapplyitwheneverthereisachancesothatthechildgetsaclearideaofwhatisexpectedandwhatisnot.Althoughwetalksomuchabouttheroleofaparentinbringingpositivebehaviormodificationinchildrenbothparentsandteachershaveequallyimportantrolestoplay.Teachersplaytheirrolethroughpreventiveclassroommanagementteachingsocialproblem-solvingskillslikealternativethinkingandcontinuousmonitoringofachild’sbehavior.Itistruethattherearevariousbehaviormodificationtechniquesavailableforencouragingproperbehaviorinchildren.Howeverthereisnothingthatcantaketheplaceofproperparentingandanaffectionateenvironment.
  • ItwasoncecommontoregardBritainasasocietywithclassdistinction.Eachclasshaduniquecharacteristics.Inrecentyearsmanywritershavebeguntospeakthe'declineofclass'and'classlesssociety'inBritain.Andinmoderndayconsumersocietyeveryoneisconsideredtobemiddleclass.Butpronouncingthedeathofclassistooearly.A.recentwide-rangingsocietyofpublicopinionfound90percentofpeoplestillplacingthemselvesinparticularclass;73percentagreedthatclasswasstillavitalpartofBritishsociety;and52percentthoughttherewerestillsharpclassdifferences.ThusclassmaynotbeculturallyandpoliticallyobviousyetitremainsanimportantpartofBritishsociety.Britainseemstohavealoveofstratification.OneunchangingaspectofaBritishperson'sclasspositionisaccent.Thewordsapersonspeakstellherorhisclass.A.studyofBritishaccentsduring1970sfoundthatavoicesoundinglikeaBBCnewsreaderwasviewedasthemostattractivevoiceMostpeoplesaidthisaccentsounded'educated'and'soft'.Theaccentsplacedatthebottominthisstudyontheotherhandwereregional地区的cityaccents.Theseaccentswereseenas'common'and'ugly'.HoweverasimilarstudyofBritishaccentsintheUSturnedtheseresultsupsidedownandplacedsomeregionalaccentsasthemostattractiveandBBCEnglishastheleast.ThissuggeststhatBritishattitudestowardsaccenthavedeeprootsandarebasedonclassprejudicE.Inrecentyearshoweveryounguppermiddle-classpeopleinLondonhavebeguntoadoptsomeregionalaccentsinordertohidetheirclassorigins.ThisisanindicationofclassbecomingunnoticeD.Howeverthe1995popsong'CommonPeople'putsforwardtheviewthatthoughamiddle-classpersonmay'wanttolivelikecommonpeople'theycanneverappreciatetherealityofaworking-classlifE.41.A.recentstudyofpublicopinionshowsthatinmodernBritain________.A.itistimetoendclassdistinctionB.mostpeoplebelongtomiddleclassC.itiseasytorecognizeaperson’sclassD.peopleregardthemselvessociallydifferent42.ThewordstratificationinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto________.A.varietyB.mostpeoplebelongtomiddleclassC.authorityD.qualification43.ThestudyintheUSshowedthatBBCEnglishwasregardedas_________.A.regionalB.educatedC.prejudicedD.unattractive44.Britishattitudestowardsaccent_________.A.havealongtraditionB.arebasedonregionalstatusC.aresharedbytheAmericansD.havechangedinrecentyears45.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.ThemiddleclassisexpandingB.A.person’saccentreflectshisclassC.ClassisakeypartofBritishsocietyD.Eachclasshasuniquecharacteristics.
  • Withhospitalsandnursinghomestendingtothousandsofpatientseveryyearaccidentscan---anddo---happen.Theseincidentswhethertheyarethroughcarelessnessorotherwisecanleavepatientsfeelingpowerless.That’snotthecasE.Thereisgrowingpublicawareness.PeoplearefeelingtheyhavemorerightsandtheyhavetoolsinhandtomakeacomplaintsaidRalphMontanospokesmanfortheCaliforniaDepartmentofPublicHealthwhichregulateshospitalsandlongtermcarefacilitiesinthestatE.Thatdepartmentreceivedmorethan6000complaintsabouthospitalsin2007;inthemostrecentyearstatisticsareavailablE.Thecomplaintscanbeaboutmixed-uplabresultsmedicineerrorsforeignobjectsleftinapatientduringsurgeryorahostofothertopiC.SimilarlytheCaliforniaDepartmentofAgingreceived43000nursinghomecomplaintsin2009.Somesaidpatientabuseorneglectofpatients;othersreportedmissingitems.AndsomecommentedonthequalityofthefooD.Butfindingthechannelsthroughthemtoputforwardacomplaintcanbetiringandtimeconsumption.Manyconsumerssimplydon’tbotherandsomebecomelostinthesystem.Whetherthecomplaintisagainstahospitaloralong-termcarefacilitytheprocessissimilar---andmanypeoplecanhelpincludingthefacility’sstaffinsurancecompanyrepresentativesandstateregulators.IfyouwanttomakeacomplaintwhileinthehospitalPattiHarveyvicepresidentofqualityandpatientcareservicesforKaiserPermanenteinSouthernCaliforniarecommendstalkingwiththebedsidenursE.Ifthatdoesn’tworkyoucantalkwithotherpeoplehigherinthechainofcommanduptothehospitaladministrator.Iftheproblemisn’tstilltakencareof---sayyoudisagreewithyourtreatmentplanorhaveaproblemwithyourdoctor---memberserviceofficesateachhospitalcanhelpaddressyourconcerns.28.Whyaretheremorecomplaintsfrompatients?A.Becausehospitalshavemoreandmorerights.B.Becauseit’sconvenientforpeopletoputforwardcomplaints.C.BecauseinthehospitaltherearemoreaccidentsthanbeforE.D.Becausetherearemoredepartmentstodealwithcomplaints.29.Manyconsumersdon’tmakeacomplaintbecause___________________.A.fewaccidentshappenB.ittakestimetomakeacomplaintC.manycomplaintsarelostD.complaintsarebadforalong-termcarefacility30.Thelastparagraphmainlytellsus_____________.A.howtomakecomplaintsinthehospital.B.somethingaboutPattiHarveyC.tosolveproblemswiththehospitalquicklyD.weshouldsaywedisagreewiththetreatmentplan31.Whocanhelpifyoucomplainagainstahospitaloralongtermcarefacility?A.Peter---amedicalofficerfromthegovernment.B.Rudy---aheadmasterofamedicaluniversity.C.Tom---ateacherofamedicalschool.D.Jack---arepresentativeofaninsurancecompany.
  • DeathValleyisthelowesthottestdriestareainNorthAmericA.ThisCaliforniaNationalParkhaslessthan5cmofrainfallayearandtemperatureupto53℃insummer.That'senoughtokeepAmericansawayduringthehottestmonthsfromJunetoAugust.Butitisthehightemperaturesandterribleheatthatdrawtheirmostcrazyfans—theforeigntourists.Fromallovertheworldtheycometothevalleyfloorincarscarryingmapsandwaterbottlesandfanningthemselveswithnewspaperstokeepcool.About1.3millionvisitorsentertheparkeachyearfromJunethroughAugust.90%ofthemareforeigners.TheygotheretoexperiencethesummerheatthatgivesDeathValleyitsnamE.TheaveragehighinJulyis53.2℃andthelow30℃.ForAugusttheaveragehighis52.2℃andthelow29.4℃.SowhatdoAmericansthinkoftheforeignvisitorswhoarrivefortheheatjustwhenlocalsfromtheUnitedStatestrytoavoiditParkmanagerBrendaHensonsaysTheforeignerswanttoexperiencetheheatinDeathValley.Wethinkit'scrazy.InfactDeathValleyisaseriesofsaltflats盐滩225kmlongand6kmto26kmwidE.BirdsandanimalsarelargelyabsentandonlythehardiestplantshaveanychanceofexistenceinthisextremeplacE.OnetouristfromParisconcludedWecometoitbecausewecantellallourfriendsandfamilythatwe'vebeentothehottestplaceintheworlD.1.TherealattractionofDeathValleyforforeignersisthat________.A.summerheatkeepsAmericansawayB.experiencingtheheatinitiscoolC.itisaseriesofsaltflatsD.itisthehottestplaceintheworld2.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordhardiestinParagraph4mean?A.Mostdifficult.B.MostenergetiC.C.Strongest.D.Best.3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ThehottesttimeinDeathValleyisfromJunetoAugust.B.NotallthevisitorstoDeathValleyareforeigners.C.ThelowesttemperatureinDeathValleyis29.4℃.D.DeathValleyismadeupofsaltflats.4.AccordingtothepassagehowmanyAmericanvisitorsenterDeathValleyfromJunethroughAugusteachyear?A.About1.44million.B.About0.83million.C.About0.13million.D.About0.7million.
  • June262000—theHumanGenomeProjectagreat$3billion15­yeartaskaimedatdrawingthegeneticmapofhumansisnowmorethan90percentcompleteD.ThescientificandmedicalcommunitiesareveryexcitedaboutthechancesgeneticresearchprovidesforgettingridofdiseasesandprolonginghumanlifE.ButthosecommunitiesandpolicymakersalsoarecarefulaboutthescientificdoortheyareopeningastheprojectuncoversthemysteriesoflifE.Forthelastfewyearsthegeneticadvancesinthedevelopingfieldofbiotechnologyhaveprovidedmaterialforallkindsofworkbutthedevelopmentsofmodernscienceinunlockingthesecretsofthehumangeneticcodehaveopenedaworldofpossibilitiesforhumanhealthaswellasforthepopularimagination.WhileEuropeanandJapaneseresearchersaremakingrapidprogressindecoding解码humanDNAtheleadingorganizationforgeneticresearchisintheUnitedStateswhichbeganin1990itsaimunlockingthecodeofthehumanbodytolearnhowtodefeatfataldiseases.AlreadytheHumanGenomeProjecthasbecomewidelyknownandpraisedforfindingthegenesconnectedwithterriblediseasesasyetandmakingprogresstowardseparatingthegenesthatshowasignofbreastcancerofAIDS.Oncethesegenesarefoundandstudiedresearcherscandevelopnewwaystoattackinfectionsandgeneticdiseases.Medicalcompaniesareveryinterestedinmappingthehumangenomeastheyexpecttodevelopalotofnewdrugsfortheseillnesses.64.Whydidthescientistsworkhardatmappingthehumangenome?A.Becausethehumangenomecandestroymanyillnesses.B.Becausethehumangenome'scompletioncanhelpthemgetridofmanydiseases.C.Becausetheywantedtobebetterknownthanothers.D.Becausethehumangenomecanprovidealotofchancesofwork.65.Whichcountrystudiedthegenesmostrapidlyintheworld?A.Japan.B.Germany.C.TheUnitedStates.D.China.66.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Ifthegenescanbefoundscientistscanstudymanynewwaystocureillnesses.B.Thescientistshavemadegreatprogressinconnectingthegeneswiththecancers.C.Manymedicalcompaniesshowgreatinterestindrawingthehumangenomemap.D.TheUnitedStatesbeganthegenesstudyearlyinthe19thcentury.
  • Peopletalkaboutenergyeverywhere.Greenenergyforexample.Thenenergyindependence.Ithasaniceringtoit.Doesn'tit?Ifyouthinksoyou'renotalonebecauseenergyindependencehasbeenthedreamofAmericanpresidentfordecadesandnevermoresothaninthepastfewyearswhenthemostrecentoilpriceshockhasbeenpartlyresponsibleforkickingoffthegreatrecession经济衰退.Energyindependenceanditsrhetorical修辞的companionenergysecurityarehoweverunreliableconceptsthatarerarelythoughtthrough.Whatisitthatwewantindependencefromexactly?Mostpeoplewouldprobablysaythattheywanttobeindependentfromimportedoil.Buttherearereasonsthatwebuyallthatoilfromelsewhere.Thefirstreasonisthatweneedittokeepoureconomyrunning.Yesthereisatrickle涓涓细流ofbiofuel生物燃料availableandmoremaybecomeavailablebutmostbiofuelscauseeconomicwasteandenvironmentaldestruction.SecondAmericanshavebasicallydecidedthattheydon'treallywanttoproducealltheirownoil.Theyvaluetheenvironmentalqualitytheypreserveovertheiroilimportsfromabroad.VastareasoftheUnitedStatesareoff-limitstooilexplorationandproductioninthenameofenvironmentalprotection.TowhatextentareAmericansreallywillingtotoleratetheenvironmentalinfluenceofdomestic国内的energyproductioninordertocutbackimports?Thirdtherearebenefitstotrade.Itallowsforeoonomicefficiencyandwhenwebuythingsfromplacesthathavelowerproductioncostst1i;mwedowebenefit.Andalthoughyoudon'treadaboutthismuchtheUnitedStatesisalsoalargeexporterofoilproductssellingabout2millionbarrelsofpetroleumproductsperdaytoabout90countries.ThereisnoquestionthattheUnitedStatesimportsagreatdealofenergyandinfactreliesonthatsteadyflowtokeepitseconomystable.Whenthatflowisinterruptedwefeelthepaininshortsuppliesandhigherprices.Atthesametimewegetmassiveeconomicbenefitswhenwebuythemostaffordableenergyontheworldmarketandwhenweengageinenergytradearoundtheworld.72.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutenergyindependenceforAmerica?A.Itsoundsveryattractive.B.Itensuresnationalsecurity.C.Itwillbringoilpricesdown.D.Itwillprotecttheenvironment.73.WhydoesAmericarelyheavilyonoilimports?A.Itwantstoexpanditsstorageofrawoil.B.Itsownoilreservesarequicklyrunningout.C.Itsownoilproductionfallsshortofdemand.D.Itwantstokeepitsownenvironmentuntouched.74.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutoiltrade?A.Itimproveseconomicefficiency.B.Itmakesforeconomicrecession.C.Itbringsbenefitonlytothesellers.D.Itsavesthecostofoilexploration.75.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.Toexplaintheincreaseofinternationaloiltrade.B.ToraiseAmericans'awarenessoftheenergycrisis.C.ToargueforAmerica'sdependenceonoilimports.D.Tostresstheimportanceofenergyprotection.
  • Humanbeingsarethemostintelligentofallanimalsbecausewearegiftedwiththeabilitytothinkandreasonlogically.Scientistsandevencommonpeoplewithspecialintelligencehavemadealotofinventionsandcontributionstomodernlifestyleinthepast.Houseshavebeenthemostpopularareafordiscoveriesandinventionsinthepastandevennow.Manyhouseholditemshavebeentheresultofinventionsofpeoplewhodesiredbetterfunctioningoftheexistentproducts.EveryindividualhasintelligenceandifitisusedproperlyfortherightpurposeitleadstoinventionofanewtoolordevicE.Manynewhouseholdinventionsaremadealmosteverydayandtherearespecificcompanieswhichparticularlykeeparecordofalltheseinventions.AlotofinventionshavebeenmaderecentlyinthehouseholdfielD.Theseproductsarepatented专利andhavetrademarklicenses.Thepatentedslidingcinchisaverysimplebuteffectivemethodtopreventshoulderstressandinjuryforthosewhoworkbeforecomputersalldaylong.VanityPCisatypeofcomputerfurniturethatspecificallyhidesallthecomputerwiresandkeepsacleanandgoodlook.Alltheoutdoordustmudandsnowcanbekeptoutofthehousebyinstalling安装thedirtdrain排水管attheentranceofthedoor.Anotherimportantinventionistheautomatictoiletnight­lightinwhichasmalllightstartswhenthelidofthetoiletseatisopenedandclosesassoonasthelidiscloseD.ThesearesomeofthenewhouseholdinventionsinventedmostlybycommonpeoplE.Thusavarietyofnewhouseholditemsareinventedeverydaywhichhelpsinabetterfunctioningofhouseholdchoresandinamoreusefulmanner.1.Thefirstparagraphisintendedto________.A.stresstheimportanceofinventionsB.introducethetopicofthearticleC.showtheadvantagesofmodernlifestyleD.tellthedifferencesbetweenhumanbeingsandanimals2.Accordingtothepassagepeoplemakehouseinventionsto________.A.earnmoremoneyandgainawardsB.accumulatetheirwealthC.improvethepresentlivingconditionsD.meetthenewdemandsofnewscience3.Itcanbeinferredthattheslidingcinchisusedto________.A.preventyourshoulderfrombeingover­pressuredB.keepyourshouldersafeandsoundinanaccidentoranoperationC.helpyoupracticeyourshouldermoreoftenandreduceshoulderpainsD.coveryourshoulderandmakeitstrongertoresisttheoutsidestrike4.Commonpeoplecanalsomakegoodinventionsbecause________.A.wisdomandinspirationsometimescomefromeverydaylifeB.someinventionsareeasytobemadeandcanbemasteredbythemC.theyhaveastrongdesiretodosomethingforscienceresearchD.successisoftenconnectedwithhardshipandbitterexperienceofcommonpeople5.Thepassagemainlytalksabout________.A.thecorrectuseofhouseholdfacilitiesB.differentideasabouthouseholdinventionsC.thehistoryofhouseholdinventionsD.householdinventionsandtheirinfluence
  • Thevaluesofartisticworksaccordingtoculturalrelativism相对主义aresimplyreflectionsoflocalsocialandeconomicconditions.Suchaviewhoweverfailstoexplaintheabilityofsomeworksofarttoexcitethehumanmindacrossculturesandthroughcenturies.HistoryhaswitnessedtheendlessproductionsofShakespeareanplaysineverymajorlanguageoftheworlD.ItisneverraretofindthatMozartpacksJapaneseconcerthallsasJapanesepainterHiroshigedoesParisgalleriesUniqueworksofthiskindaredifferentfromtoday’spopulararteveniftheybeganasworksofpopularart.TheyhavesetthemselvesapartintheirtimelessappealandwillprobablybeenjoyedforcenturiesintothefuturE.Ina1757essaythephilosopherDavidHumearguedthatbecausethegeneralprinciplesoftasteareuniform不变的inhumannaturethevalueofsomeworksofartmightbeessentiallypermanent.HeobservedthatHomerwasstilladmiredaftertwothousandyears.Worksofthistypehebelievedspoketodeepandunvaryingfeaturesofhumannatureandcouldcontinuetoexistovercenturies.Nowresearchersareapplyingscientificmethodstothestudyoftheuniversalityofart.Forexampleevolutionarypsychologyisbeingusedbyliteraryscholarstoexplainthelong-lastingthemesandplotdevicesinfiction.ThestructuresofmusicalpiecesarenowopentoexperimentalanalysisasneverbeforE.Researchfindingsseemtoindicatethatthecreationbyagreatartistisaspermanentanachievementasthediscoverybyagreatscientist.52.Accordingtothepassagewhatdoweknowaboutculturalrelativism?A.Itintroducesdifferentculturalvalues.B.Itexplainsthehistoryofartisticworks.C.Itrelatesartisticvaluestolocalconditions.D.ItexcitesthehumanmindthroughouttheworlD.53.InParagraph2theartistsarementionedinordertoshowthat_____.A.greatworksofartcangobeyondnationalboundariesB.historygivesartworksspecialappealtosetthemapartC.popularartsarehardlydistinguishablefromgreatartsD.greatartistsareskilledatcombiningvariouscultures54.AccordingtoHumesomeworksofartcanexistforcenturiesbecause_____.A.theyareresultsofscientificstudyB.theyestablishsomegeneralprinciplesofartC.theyarecreatedbytheworld’sgreatestartistsD.theyappealtounchangingfeaturesofhumannature55.Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthepassage?A.AreArtisticValuesUniversal?B.ArePopularArtsPermanent?C.IsHumanNatureUniform?D.IsCulturalRelativismScientific?
  • EveryyearthousandsoftouristsvisitPompeiiItaly.TheyseethesightsthatPompeiiisfamousforitsstadium运动场andtheatresitsshopsandrestaurants.ThetouristsdonothoweverseePompeii'speoplE.TheydonotseethembecausePompeiihasnopeoplE.NoonehaslivedinPompeiiforalmost2000years.OncePompeiiwasabusycityof22000peoplE.ItlayatthefootofMountVesuviusagrass­coveredvolcano火山.MountVesuviushadnoterupted喷发forcenturiessothepeopleofPompeiifeltsafE.Buttheywerenot.InAugustofAD79MountVesuviuserupteD.Theentiretopofthemountainexplodedandahugeblackcloudroseintotheair.SoonstonesandhotashbegantofallonPompeii.WhentheeruptionendedtwodayslaterPompeiiwasburiedunder20feetofstonesandashes.AlmostallofitspeopleweredeaD.ForcenturiesPompeiilayburiedunderstoneandash.Thenintheyear1861anItalianscientistnamedGinseppebegantouncoverPompeii.SlowlycarefullyGinseppeandhismendug.ThecitylookedalmostthesameasithadlookedinAD79.Therewerestreetsandfountainshousesandshops.Therewasastadiumwith20000seats.PerhapsthemostimportantofalltherewereeverydayobjectswhichtellusagreatdealaboutthepeoplewholivedinPompeii.TheyfoundmanyglassesandjarsandsomedarkbluecolourinthebottomsoweknowthatthepeopleofPompeiilikedwinE.Theylikedbreadtooasmetalbreadpanswereineverybakery.Inonebakerytherewere81roundflatloavesofbread—atypeofbreadthatisstillsoldinItalytoday.Tinyboxesfilledwithadarkshinypowdertellusthatwomenlikedtoweareye­makeup.Ginseppehasdiedbuthisworkcontinues.One­fourthhasnotbeenuncoveredyet.ScientistsarestilldiggingstillmakingdiscoveriesthatdrawthetouriststoPompeii.1.WhydolargenumbersofpeoplecometoPompeiieachyear?A.Tovisitthevolcano.B.ToshopandeattherE.C.Towatchsportsandplays.D.ToseehowPompeiiansliveD.2.WhyhadsomanyPompeiiansremainedbyvolcanicMountVesuvius?A.Thecitynearbyofferedallkindsoffun.B.TheareaproducedthefinestwineinItaly.C.Fewpeopleexpectedthevolcanotoeruptagain.D.Themountainwasbeautifulandcoveredwithgrass.3.WhydidthecityuncoveredlookalmostthesameasithadlookedinAD79?A.BecauseGinseppeandhismendugitslowlyandcarefully.B.BecausethecitywasburiedaliveandremaineduntoucheD.C.Becausescientistssuccessfullyrebuiltthecitywitheverydayobjects.D.BecausenobodyhadlivedinthecityeversincethevolcanoerupteD.4.WhatdoweknowaboutthePompeiianswholived2000yearsago?A.TheylivedmoreorlessthesameasItaliansnowdo.B.Theylikedwomenwearingallkindsofmakeup.C.Theyenjoyedalazylifewithdrinkingandeating.D.TheywentbacktoPompeiiaftertheeruptioninAD79.
  • RidesharingstartupZimrideislaunchinganewexperimentalmobileappcalledLyftthatwillenabledriversandriderstoconnectinrealtimeandevenwatchthedriversdrivetotheagreeduponpick-upspotviaamaponthesmartphonE.BookingaliftviaZimridecanbeagoodchoiceforalongtripthatyouscheduleinadvancE.Butwhataboutifyouwanttocatchariderightnow?JustturntothemobileappLyft!Theapponlyavailableviainvitenowletspotentialriderslookforavailabledriversclosebyandrequestrides.Theridersanddriverscanlookateachother’sprofilesandtheappisusingFacebookConnectforlog-inandsocialsecurity.OncebookedriderscanwatchtheirdriversdrivetothemonamobilemapinrealtimE.RiderspaythedriverbasedonasuggesteddonationmobileviatheappitselfnocashexchangeandZimridesaystherideswillbeabout30percentcheaperthanacaB.Thebiggestproblemwiththesetypesofappswilllikelybesafetyissues—ridersgettingpickedupbydriverstheydon’tfeelcomfortablewith.ToaddresssomeoftheseconcernsthecompanysaysdriverswillbeinvestigatedviacarinspectionsbackgroundcheckpersonalinterviewsandDMVrecordchecks.Zimridesaysitsfellow500Startups-backedcompanyTaskRabbitadviseditonsomeofthesesecuritymoves.Fornowtheservicewillonlybeavailableduringtheeveningrushhours.Overtimetheservicewillbeavailable24hourssaysZimridE.SanFranciscoisrapidlybecomingatestbedforthesetypesofnext-generationmoreefficienttransportationappslikeScootNetworksandRidepal.56.ForwhatpurposedidZimridecreatethenewexperimentalmobileapp?A.TohelptoarrangealongtripaheadoftimE.B.Toencouragedriverstomakealargerprofit.C.Toshareinformationwithfellowcompanies.D.ToenableriderstocatcharideinrealtimE.57.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordprofilesprobablymean?A.Personalinformation.B.Selfevaluation.C.Specificaddress.D.Briefcomments.58.WhatdoweknowabouttheLyftservice?A.Itchargesridersmoremoney.B.Itisnotwellreceivedatpresent.C.Itprovidesefficienttransportation.D.Itrunstwentyhourseveryday.59.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.TheauthorisnotconfidentofthefutureoftheservicE.B.Zimridewillopenacompanytotesttransportationapps.C.AppslikeLyftmaybewidelyusedinthenextgeneration.D.ThemobileappLyfthasbeenputintousenationwidE.
  • ItwastheafternoonofDecember24thedaybeforeChristmasandasthenewestdoctorinourofficeIhadtowork.TheonlythingthatbrightenedmydaywasthebeautifullydecoratedChristmastreeinourwaitingroomandagiftsenttomebyafellowIwasdating—adozenlong-stemmedredroses.AsIwascleaningmyofficeIwastoldaladyurgentlyneededtospeakwithmE.AsIsteppedoutInoticedayoungtired-lookingwomanwithababyinherarms.Nervouslysheexplainedthatherhusband—aprisonerinanearbyprison-wasmynextpatient.Shetoldmeshewasn’tallowedtovisitherhusbandinprisonandthathehadneverseenhisson.Herrequestwasformetolettheboy’sfathersitinthewaitingroomwithheraslongaspossiblebeforeIcalledhimforhisappointment.Sincemyschedulewasn’tfullIagreeD.AfterallitwasChristmasEvE.Ashorttimelaterherhusbandarrived-withchainsonhisfeetandhandsandtwoarmedguardsasbodyguards.Thewoman’stiredfacelituplikeourlittleChristmastreewhenherhusbandtookaseatbesideher.IkeptglancingouttowatchthemlaughcryandsharetheirchilD.AfteralmostanhourIcalledtheprisonerbacktomyofficE.Thepatientseemedlikeagentleandmodestman.Iwonderedwhathepossiblycouldhavedonetobeheldundersuchconditions.ItriedtomakehimascomfortableaspossiblE.AttheendoftheappointmentIwishedhimaMerryChristmas—adifficultthingtosaytoamanheadedbacktoprison.HesmiledandthankedmE.Healsosaidhefeltsaddenedbythefacthehadn’tbeenabletogethiswifeanythingforChristmas.OnhearingthisIwasinspiredwithawonderfulideA.I’llneverforgetthelookonboththeirfacesastheprisonergavehiswifethebeautifullong-stemmedroses.I’mnotsurewhoexperiencedthemostjoy—thehusbandingivingthewifeinreceivingormyselfinhavingtheopportunitytoshareinthisspecialmoment.59.Whatcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraph?A.ThewriterwasanewcomertoherofficE.B.A.fellowsentheradozenredrosesasChristmaspresent.C.ShewasinlowspiritsbecauseshehadtoworkbeforeChristmas.D.Shewasatworkwithalightheart.60.Theyoungwomancametothewriter’sofficeforthepurposeof.A.havingherbabyexaminedB.givingherhusbandachancetomakehisescapeC.havingherhusbandexaminedD.gettingachanceforherfamilytogettogether61.TheunderlinedpartinParagraph3mostprobablymeans.A.tobesenttohospitalB.tobeseparatedfromhisfamilyC.tobecomfortableD.tobecomeaprisoner62.Whatdoesthewriterlearnfromthestory?A.Thewifeexperiencedthemostjoyinreceiving.B.Anactofkindnesscanmeanalot.C.Theprisonerwastreatedwithmercy.D.WhoeverbreaksthelawshouldbepunisheD.
  • The10thannualInternationalGoSkateboardingDaywillbeheldonJune212012.SkateboardingDayisallaboutfun!HereisyourguidetosomeoftheeventsaroundtheworlD.LosAngelesCaliforniaOver10000skateboardersfromaroundtheworldwillgatherinthestreetsofL..A.TheyhavepartneredwithBoardsforBrosanon­profitorganizationthatcollectsandrestores修复skateboardsforchildrenwhoarepoorandhaveaskedskateboardersacrosstheUStodonatetheirusedskateboardproducts.ThecelebrationwilllastmostofthedaytimE.ManilaPhilippinesTheSkateboardingDaytobeheldinthePhilippineswillbeintheManilaforthesecondtimE.Manilaishopingtopromotehealthandskateboardingsports.Theeventbeginsat200pmandendsat600pm.TheskateboardersstartfromLiwasangBonifaciowheretheycanskateinthestreetsofP..BurgosRoxasBoulevardanduptoMalatefountaininRajahSolimanParkwheretheeventendswithaProductTossandBestTrickcontest.SylvanLakeAlbertaCanadaIfyouhappentobeinAlbertaCanadaandtheweatherisn'tgreatforoutdoorskatingInclineSkate&BMXParkistheplacetogoskateboarding.Inclineisagreatplacetoskateandadaypassthereisonly$8foranadult成人halfforthosebelow16.OnGoSkateboardingDaytheywillholdacompetitionwiththefirstprizewinnertakinghome$600.NewYorkCityNewYorkSteveRodriguezownerandfounderofSBoroSkateboardsholdsthebiggestchapteroftheSkateboardingDayintheworlD.TensofthousandsofpeoplewillparticipateandJune21stisnowanofficialNewYorkCityholiday.Theeventstartsat10amandendsat6pm.Therewillbeafreeclinicat10amtonsofprizesfoodanddrinks.Fordetailsofthefulldaypleasecheckouthttp//www.Sboro.com.25.ItcanbelearnedthattheBoardsforBrosaimsto________.A.provideskateboardsforpoorchildrenB.donateusedskateboardproductstothefestivalC.searchforcompetitorsforthefestivaleveryyearD.restoreskateboardsonlyforthecompetitors26.Howmuchwilltheypayifacouple夫妇withtheir14­year­oldchildskateinIncline?A.8dollars.B.12dollars.C.16dollars.D.20dollars.27.Wherewilltheeventorcelebrationlasttheshortest?A.InManilaPhilippines.B.InLosAngelesCaliforniA.C.InSylvanLakeAlbertaCanadA.D.InNewYorkCityNewYork.28.Wecaninferfromthetextthat________.A.thewinnerofthefirstprizewillgain$600inManilaB.thefestivalinLosAngelesisanofficialholidaynowC.InclineinCanadaisprobablyanindoorparkD.theclinicinNewYorkCitychargesmoneyfromparents
  • Almosteveryonelikestoeatapples.Applesgrowinnearlyeverypartoftheworld;TheUnitedStatesproducesmoreapplesthananyothercountryexceptFrancE.ThestatesofWashingtonandNewYorkgrowthemostapples.PerhapsthisiswhyNewYorkisoftencalledBigApplebysomepeoplE.NewYorkisontheeastcoastandWashingtonisonthewestnearCanadA.Applesareredyelloworgreen.TheyareverypopularintheUnitedStates.Manypeopleliketocarryapplestoworkortoschooltoeatwiththeirlunches.MostAmericanpeopleareoftentoobusyortootiredtocookdinnersotheyoftenhavetheirdinnersverysimply.ApplejuiceisalsoapopulardrinkandapplepieisthefavoritesweetdishformanyAmericans.ThestateofWashingtonisproudofitsapples.Thetreesthereproducenearlyfivebillionappleseveryyear—oneappleforeverymanwomanandchildinthewholeworlD.Therearemanystoriesandsayingsaboutapples.ForexampleYouaretheappleofmyeyE.meansYouareactuallytheoneIlovebestandcaremost.InChinaitisacustominsomeplacesforthemarryingcoupletoholdanappleineachone’shandpromisingthattheirmarriagewillbesafewithoutanythingbadandthattheirmarriagewillneverbebroken.Toapplepolishoftenreferstoamanwhofawns奉承onsomebodyforthepurposeofgettingsomebenefits.Soyoucaneasilygetapplepolisher.Whileinapple-pieorderusuallyhasthesamemeaningasingoodorder.Itislikelythatyouhearaboutcompareapplesandoranges.Infactit’sanothersayingaboutcomparetwothingsthatcan’tbecompared.25.Whatcanweknowfromtheunderlinedsentence?A.AmericanapplestastegooD.B.WecanseeappleseverywhereinAmericA.C.Americansliketoeatapples.D.AmericansregardapplesastheirbestfooD.26.Fromthispassageweknow________.A.FranceproducesthemostapplesintheworldB.therearemoreapplesinAmericathaninFranceC.theapplesinFrancearebetterthanthoseinAmericaD.appletreesarenoteasytogrowinNewYork27.Whydothemarryingcoupleholdanappleineachone’shandinsomeplacesofChina?A.Becausetheylikethesweettasteofapples.B.BecausetheChineseapplesarewonderful.C.BecausepeopleinChinahavenoopinionsoftheirown.D.Becauseitstandsforhappinessofmarriage.28.Ifyouaresatisfiedwiththeorderofsomethingyouwillusethefollowingphrase_______.A.Appleofone’seyeB.ToapplepolishC.Inapple-pieorderD.Thebigapple
  • TodaytheEiffelTowerwhichservesanimportantroleintelevisionandradiobroadcastsisconsideredanarchitecturalwonder.ItattractsmorevisitorsthananyotherpaidtouristattractionintheworlD.TheEiffelTowerwasdesignedbytheFrenchengineerandbridgebuilderAlexandreGustaveEiffelfortheParisExpositionof1889.Thetoweris300metershighandconsistsofanopenironframeworkmakingitthehighestman­madestructureintheworldatthetimE.Itwasalmostnotbuilt.AfterbeingawardedthecontracttobuildthetowerEiffeldiscoveredthattheExpositionCommitteewouldonlyprovideaboutaquarterofthemoneyneededtoconstructit.EiffelhimselfwouldhavetofinancethebalancE.Hethoughtofadealthatwouldmakehimaveryrichman.Heagreedtoindependentlyfindpeopletofundhistowerbuthewantedtobetheonlyonetocontrolthetowerandhewantedtheprofitsfortwentyyears.TheyagreeD.Toeveryone'ssurpriseincludingEiffelthetowerwaspaidoffinthefirstyear.ThedealthatEiffelcameupwithwasprobablywhatsavedthetowerfromdestruction.ACommitteeofThreeHundredwasformedandtheydemandedanendtoitsbuilding.ManymembersofthecommitteesaidTheyhaveonlyputuptheframeworkofthismonument.Ithasnoskin.Manysculptorsandarchitectsprotested抗议inthenameofthreatenedFrenchartandhistoryabouttheuselessEiffelTowerintheheartoftheircapital.Itisbuiltofironwhichisaninferior劣等的materialandasinglebeam横梁ofitisunabletosupportlargestresses.Thatiswhythetowerappearsover­engineeredbytoday'sstandards.ThoughfromthisveryweaknessitssimplebeautycanbefounD.Ifyoulookatthetowerthestructureofitsortofcopiesthebiologicalcellular细胞的structureofaplant.1.WhatwastheEiffelToweroriginallydesignedfor?A.Televisionandradiobroadcastingindustries.B.TheParisExposition.C.Promotingthetourismindustry.D.DisplayingaspecialframeworkstructurE.2.ManymembersoftheCommitteeofThreeHundredthoughttheEiffelTowerwas______________.A.amazingB.unpleasantC.valuableD.unsafe3.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.GustaveEiffelhadtopayhalfofthecostofbuildingthetower.B.ManysculptorsandarchitectsthoughtthetowerhadhistoricalvaluE.C.Thetowerisbuiltwithaverystrongtypeofmetal.D.Thetower'sstructureissimilartothatofaplantcell.4.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.ThespecialstructureoftheEiffelTower.B.TheimportantinfluenceoftheEiffelTower.C.ThedifficultprocessofbuildingtheEiffelTower.D.ThestoryofAlexandreGustaveEiffel.
  • Sportisnotonlyphysicallychallengingbutcanalsobementallychallenging.Criticismfromcoachesparentsandotherteammatesaswellaspressuretowincancreatetoomuchanxietyorstressforyoungathletes.Stresscanbephysicalemotionalorpsychologicalandresearchhasindicatedthatitcanleadtoburnout.BurnouthasbeendescribedasdroppingorquittingofanactivitythatwasatonetimeenjoyablE.Theearlyyearsofdevelopmentarecriticalyearsforlearningaboutoneself.ThesportsettingisonewherevaluableexperiencescantakeplacE.Youngathletescanforexamplelearnhowtocooperatewithothersmakefriendsandgainothersocialskillsthatwillbeusedthroughouttheirlives.Coachesandparentsshouldbeawareatalltimesthattheirfeedbacktoyoungsterscangreatlyaffecttheirchildren.Youngstersmaytaketheirparents’andcoaches’criticismstoheartandfindfaultsinthemselves.Coachesandparentsshouldalsobecautiousthatyouthsportparticipationdoesnotbecomeworkforchildren.Theoutcomeofthegameshouldnotbemoreimportantthantheprocessoflearningthesportandotherlifelessons.Intoday’syouthsportsettingyoungathletesmaybeworryingmoreaboutwhowillwininsteadofenjoyingthemselvesandthesport.Followingagamemanyparentsandcoachesfocusontheoutcomeandfindfaultswithyoungsters’performances.PositivesupportshouldbeprovidedregardlessoftheoutcomE.Researchindicatesthatpositivesupportmotivatesandhasagreatereffectonlearningthancriticism.Againcriticismcancreatehighlevelsofstresswhichcanleadtoburnout.6.Aneffectivewaytopreventtheburnoutofyoungathletesis.A.tomakesportlesscompetitiveB.toincreasetheirsenseofsuccessC.toreducetheirmentalstressD.tomakesportmorechallenging7.Accordingtothepassagesportispositiveforyoungpeopleinthat.A.itcanhelpthemlearnmoreaboutsocietyB.itenablesthemtofindfaultsinthemselvesC.itcanprovidethemwithvaluableexperiencesD.itteachesthemhowtosetrealisticgoalsforthemselves8.Manycoachesandparentsareinthehabitofcriticizingyoungathletes.A.believingthatcriticismisbeneficialfortheirearlydevelopmentB.withoutrealizingcriticismmaydestroytheirself-confidenceC.inordertomakethemrememberlife’slessonsD.soastoputmorepressureonthem9.Accordingtothepassageparentsandcoachesshould.A.paymoreattentiontolettingchildrenenjoysportB.helpchildrentowineverygameC.trainchildrentocopewithstressD.enablechildrentounderstandthepositiveaspectofsport10.Theauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassageis.A.toteachyoungathleteshowtoavoidburnoutB.topersuadeyoungchildrennottoworryaboutcriticismC.tostresstheimportanceofpositivesupporttochildrenD.todiscusstheskillofcombiningcriticismwithencouragement
  • Youmayhavenoticedsomethingdifferentwhenyouateatyourfavoriterestaurant.Orperhapsyoupickeduponitwhilelookingthroughyoursocialmediaapps社交媒体软件.Youguessedit---we’rebecomingafoodie吃货culturE.Forsomethatmeansphotographingeverydishbutothersaretakingitonestepfurther.SophiaHamptonasenioratStaplesHighSchoolinUSchoosestomakeherownfooD.ShehasbeenpublishedinFutureChefsacookbookofrecipes食谱byteens.Hampton’sbestadviceforthosewhowanttobefoodiesistogetinthekitchen.StartcookingshesaiD.TherearesomanyresourcesonlinelikerecipesandarticlesaboutfooD.Gotoyourlocalfarmers’marketandstartcookingwiththem.Besidesblogsandonlineresourcestherearealsohands-oncookingclassesforstudents.TheChoppingBlockaChicagocookingschooloffersmanydifferentclassesforteensincludingcoursesonchocolateandFrenchfooD.Byattendingcookingclassessurfingonlineandgoingtorestaurantsyoucanfindendlessrecipes.ButsometimesbecomingarealfoodiemeansbeingbehindacamerA.Asourfood-lovingculturebecomesmorepopularandteen-friendlysocialmediaappslikeFacebookhavebecomemajorplayersinfoodculturE.GettinginvolvedinfoodiecultureisaseasyashavingacameraandasocialmediaapponefoodiesaiD.Ialwaysgotostreetsandfarmers’marketstotakebeautifulpicturesoffooD.WhereverfoodpricesareexpensivethephotosarefreE.9.WhatdoesHamptonadvisethosewhowanttobefoodiestodo?A.PosttheirrecipesonlinE.B.Cookfoodbythemselves.C.Eatattheirfavoriterestaurant.D.Takephotosofeverydishtheyeat.10.Wherecanstudentsfindnewrecipesaccordingtothearticle?①cookingclasses②onlineresources③newrestaurant④publiclibrariesA.①②③B.①③④C.②③④D.①②④11.Whathasmadefoodieculturemorepopularaccordingtothearticle?A.People’sgrowinginterestintraditionalculturE.B.TheconvenienceofgettingdifferentfooD.C.TheuseofcamerasandsocialmediA.D.Thedropinfoodprices.
  • AdamSandler'scareerwaskickedoff拉开帷幕byhiscomedyBillyMadison.InmyopinionitisstilloneofhisbestmoviestodatE.TheoldSandlermovieshavetimelesshumor.IcanwatchthefilmsconstantlyandnevergetboreD.WatchingthemovietheotherdayIwasinterestedtoseethattherewereactuallysomegoodlifelessonslearnedfromBillyMadison.ThemainplotofthemovieisthatBilly'sfatherahotelmagnate大亨isgoingtogivethefamilybusinessawaybecausehedoesn'tthinkhissoncanhandleit.Billymakesadealthatifhecanfinishhighschoolthenhisdadwillgivethecompanytohim.Billyovercomesalotofdifficultiesincompletinghisschoolandgetsthecompany.FromthiswelearnnottounderestimatepeoplE.InthefilminhighschoolBillywasdescribedasoneofthepopularkidswhogotariseoutofmakingfunofotherswhilemostofthiswasmadejustinfun.WhenpeoplegetmadefunofatayoungageitseemstostickwiththemforeverandshapetheirlifE.ThebestwaytodothisistojustleavepeoplealonE.Billyisluckythathehasachancetoapologizeandpromisetoneverbullyothers.ItisnotofteninlifethatpeoplearegivenasecondchancE.Billyisgivenanopportunitytogobackthroughschoolanddothingstherightway.Alongthewayhelearnswhatitmeanstobeagoodhumanbeingandlearnstobecompassionateforothers.Itisimportantthatinourlivesifweareevergivenasecondchancewe'ddoourbesttomakeitbetterthanthefirst.Ifwelearnfromourmistakesandcanapplythattoourworknexttimeourworkwouldbemuchbetter.MoviesaremeanttobefunandespeciallyAdamSandler'smoviesbutjustsometimesthereissomethingtobetakenfromthem.31.GenerallyAdamSandler'smovies________.A.areveryhumorousB.aremoreorlessboringC.arethebestintheUSD.teachtheaudienceskills32.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordunderestimateinParagraph2probablymean?A.Makeajokeof.B.Pickaquarrelwith.C.Keepsomethingfrom.D.Maketoolowaguessof.33.WhatdoestheauthormainlytellusinParagraph4?A.WewillneverwasteourstudytimeandchancE.B.WeshouldmakethemostofthesecondchancE.C.Weshouldknowfailureisthemotherofsuccess.D.Goingbacktoschooltostudyagainisimportant.34.Wecanlearnfromthispassagethat________.A.inhighschoolBilly'sclassmatesdislikedBillyB.BillyMadisonisthelastmovieofAdamSandlerC.Billy'sfatherintendstoletBillytakeoverhisfamilybusinessD.theauthorlearnedalotfromAdamSandler'smovies
  • WhenpeopletalkaboutaslowboattoChinatheyusuallymeanthatsomethingistakingaverylongtimE.ThetermisoftenusedinreferencetomovementsofpeopleorgoodsasinmypackageistakingsolongtoarriveitmustbeonaslowboattoChina.ThisidiomismostcommonlyusedinAmericanEnglish.TheoriginsofthetermappeartolieinthegameofpokerTheplayerwholostataslowandsteadypacewasoftenreferredtoasaslowboattoChina.Thereforethepatientplayerachievedhiswinningsslowlyandsteadily.Inawaytheloser'splight困境wasbeneficialforthewinningpokerplayer.In1948FrankLoesserusedtheidiominaslightlydifferentwayinhissongOnaSlowBoattoChina.HeuseditinaromanticsensereferringtotheideaofbeingsoinlovewithsomeonethatyouwouldwanttotakethepersononaslowboattoChinatospendasmuchtimewithhimorheraspossiblE.BothofthesemeaningsreferredtothefactthatshippingsomethingtoChinatookalongtimeanditwouldhavetakenevenlongertocrossthePacificonaslowboat.Peoplecontinuetousethistermtorefertolongtripsortosuggestthattheyhaveagreatdealoftimetodosomething.ForexampleonemightsayWecansitandtalkaslongasyoulikebecausewemightaswellbeonaslowboattoChinA.Asamatteroffactthetermisn'tusedasmuchintheromanticsenseanymorebecausethefamoussonghasfallenoutoffavor.47.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutonaslowboattoChinaisNOTtrue?A.It'sanidiom.B.It'sthenameofasong.C.ItiscommonlyusedinBritishEnglish.D.ItreferstoanunexpectedlongslowvoyagE.48.ApokerplayerwhoisreferredtoasaslowboattoChinaissomeone________.A.whokeepslosingmoneyB.whoplayspokerwellbycheatingC.wholikesplayingpokeronaboatD.whodislikesplayingpokerverymuch49.WecaninferfromthepassagethatinAmericanpeople'seyesancientChinais________.A.amazingandeasytoarriveinB.farawayandhardtoarriveinC.strangeandhardtounderstandD.unculturedandeasytocontrol50.TalkingaboutaslowboattoChinanowpeoplemaymean________.A.theyaretruefansofclassicsongsB.theyhavedifficultyindoingsomethingC.theyareinvolvedinsomethingromanticD.theywillspendalongtimeachievingtheirgoals
  • ForlotsofpeopleinBritainthe31stofDecemberorNewYear’sEveaswecallitisthebiggestpartyoftheyear.It’satimetogettogetherwithfriendsorfamilyandwelcomeinthecomingyear.NewYear’sEvepartiescantakeplaceatanumberofdifferentplaces.Somepeopleholdahouseparty;othersattendstreetpartieswhilesomejustgototheirlocalforafewdrinkswiththeirmates.BigcitieslikeLondonhavelargeandwonderfulfireworksshows.There’sonethingthatallNewYear’sEvepartieshaveincommon:thecountdown倒计时tomidnight.Whentheclockstrikes敲twelvepeoplegivealoudcheerandgiveeachotherakiss.TheythenlinkarmsandsingasongcalledAuldLangSynebyaScottishpoetcalledRobertBurns.Notmanypeoplecanrememberallthewordsofthesongbutthetune旋律iswellknownsolotsofpeoplejusthumalong.Thepartiesthencontinueintotheearlyhoursofthemorningwithlotsofdancinganddrinking.Otherpeoplemightspendthedayvisitingrelativesorfriendstheyhaven’tmanagedtocatchupwithforawhilE.WhateverhappensNewYear’sDaytendstobeveryrelaxeD.InBritainit’spopulartomakeapromisetoyourselfaboutsomethingyouaregoingtodoorwanttostopdoingintheNewYear.ThisiscalledaNewYear’sresolution.Typicalresolutionsincludegivingupsmokingandjoiningagymtogetfit.Howeverthepromiseisoftenbrokenquitequicklyandpeoplearebackintotheirbadhabitswithinweeksordays.NewYear’sDayisthelastbankholidayofthefestiveseasonwhichmeansmostpeoplehavetogotoworkthenextday:brightandfreshandreadyforthenewyearahead!21.NewYear’sEvepartiesinBritain________.A.endatmidnightB.canonlybeheldindoorsC.onlytakeplaceinbigcitiesD.includecountdowntomidnight22.TheunderlinedwordhuminParagraph2probablymeans________.A.dancingtothemusicB.singingwithyourmouthclosedC.learningtosingD.keepingsilent23.WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheNewYear’sresolution?A.Itcanhelppeoplekeepfit.B.It’sapromisetoyourfamily.C.It’softenhardtokeep.D.It’sajokeplayedonNewYear’sDay.24.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.NewYearpartiesinBritain.B.NewYearcountdowninBritain.C.NewYear’sresolutioninBritain.D.NewYearcelebrationinBritain.
  • July21st.2007wasatypicalEnglishsummer’sday—itrainedfor24hours!AsusualIrushedhomefromworkatmiddaytocheckonthehousE.Nothingwasamiss.BythetimeIleftworkat5p.m.howevertheroadintoourvillagewasfloodeD.OurhousehadneverbeenfloodedbutasIopenedthefrontdoorawaveofwatersgreetedmE.ThankGod!Thekidsweren’twithmebecausethehousewas5feetdeepinwater.Welosteverythingdownstairs.Andtheplasterhadtobetornoffthewall’sceilingspulleddown.Atfirstwetriedtopushonthrough.Wedidn’twanttomovethechildrenoutofhomE.Sowecampedupstairs.Weputasheetofplasticacrossthefloortoprotectusfromthedamp.Butafterthreemonthswefeltverysicksowemovetoawoodenhouseinapark.ThehousewassmallbutatfirstwewerealljustdelightedtobeinanewplacE.Unfortunatelythingstooklongerthanexpectedandweweretherefor10months.Thelifetherewasinconvenient.WhatsurprisedmemostwashowmuchImissedbeingpartofacommunity社区.WehadlivedinafriendlyvillagewithgoodneighborsandI’dneverthoughthowmuchI’dmissthat.Althoughoursituationwasverybadit’sdifficulttofeeltoosorryforyourselfwhenyoulookatwhat’shappeningelsewherE.IwatchedanewsreportaboutfloodsinNorthernIndiaandthought.Wedidn’thaveastrawhut茅草房thatwasforChristmas.ButIcan’twait—I’mgoingtothrowapartyforourfriendsinthevillagetosaythanksfortheirsupport.ThisyearIwon’tneedanygifts—livingawayfromhomeformonthshasmademerealizehowlittleweactuallyneedormissallourpossessions.Althoughwearereplacingthingsthere’sreallynorush—wehaveourhomeback.Andthat’sthemainthing.60.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordamissinthefirstparagraphmean?A.FounD.B.Missing.C.Right.D.Wrong.61.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthattheauthor_________.A.caredmuchaboutherchildrenB.wassickofstayingupstairsaloneC.couldnotstandlivinginawoodenhouseD.didnotdealwellwithherfamilyaffairsduringtheflood62.Whydoestheauthorsaythattheywereluckyinthethirdparagraph?A.Becausehersituationwasnotserious.B.BecausesomeotherssufferedevenmorE.C.BecauseshehadeverbeentoNorthernIndiA.D.BecauseveryfewotherplaceswerealsofloodeD.63.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttoexpressbytellingherstory?A.Sherealizedsheneedednomorepossession.B.ShevaluedhumanfeelingsmorethanbeforE.C.ShefoundChristmasgiftsnolongerbadlyneedeD.D.Shethoughtherownhomewasthemostimportantofall.
  • ThefreezingNortheasthasn’tbeenaterriblyfunplacetospendtimethiswintersowhenthechancecameforaweekendtoSarasotaFloridamybagswerepackedbeforeyoucouldsaysunshine.IleftforthelandofwarmthandvitaminC维生素C.thinkingofbeachesandorangetrees.WhenwetoucheddowntoblueskiesandwarmairIsentupasmallprayerofgratefulness.Swimmingpoolswinetastingandpinksunsetsatnormaleveninghoursnot4intheafternoonfilledtheweekendbutthebestpart-particularlytomytastedulledbymonthsofcold-weatherrootvegetables-wasa7A.m.adventuretotheSarasotafarmers’marketthatprovedtobemorethanworththeearlywake-upcall.Themarketwhichwasfoundedin1979setsupitstentseverySaturdayfrom7:00amto1p.mrainorshinealongNorthLemonandStatestreets.Basketsofperfectredstrawberriesthered-paintedsidesoftheJavaDawgcoffeetruck;andmostofallthetomatoes:amazinglargesoftandroundredtomatoes.Disappointedbymanyabrokenvine-ripened蔓上成熟的promiseI.’verefusedtobuywintertomatoesforyears.NomatterhowattractivetheylookinthestoreonceIgetthemhomethey’reunfailinglydryhardandtasteless.ButIhomedinwithuncertaintyononeparticulartableattheBrown’sGroveFarm’sstandfulloffreshandsofttomatoesthesizeofmyfist.Theseweretherealdeal-andatthatmomentIrealizedthatthebestpartofSarasotainwinterwasgoingtobeeatingthingsthatbackhomeinNewYorkIwouldn’tbeexperiencingagainformonths.DelightedasIwasbythetomatoesinsightmyhappinessdeepenedwhenIlearnedthatBrown’sGroveFarmisoneofthesuppliersforJackDustyanewlyopenedrestaurantattheSarasotaRitzCarltonwhere-luckilyforme-Iwasplanningtohavedinnerthatverynight.WithoutevenseeingthemenuIknewI’dbeorderingeverytomatoonit.24.WhatdidtheauthorthinkofherwinterlifeinNewYork?A.Exciting.B.Boring.C.Relaxing.D.Annoying.25.Whatmadetheauthor’sgettinguplateearlyworthwhile?A.Havingaswim.B.Breathinginfreshair.C.Walkinginthemorningsun.D.Visitingalocalfarmer’smarket.26.WhatcanwelearnabouttomatoessoldinNewYorkinwinter?A.Theyaresoft.B.TheylooknicE.C.Theytastegreat.D.Theyarejuicy.27.Whatwastheauthorgoingtothatevening?A.Gotoafarm.B.Checkintoahotel.C.Eatinarestaurant.D.Buyfreshvegetables.
  • Festivalsplayanimportantroleinaculture'sidentity.Ican'tthinkofabetterwayofappreciatinganewculturethanbytakingpartinoneofitsfestivals.HerearesomespecialfestivalsaroundtheworlD.BoryeongMudFestival—BoryeongSouthKoreaFortwoweeksinJulymillionsgatherinBoryeongtoexperiencethegreypoolsandslides.Whatbeganasawayofpromotingtheregion'smineral­richmudhasturnedintoafestivepartycompletewithmusicandfireworks.Whilethemudisusuallyonlyavailableincosmeticproductshereyoucancake使结块yourselfingreyasyouwant.Holi­IndiaHolitheFestivalofColoursisaHinducelebrationfullofjoyandoneofIndia'smostimportantholidays.DuringthedayofthelastfullmoonofthelunarmonthusuallylateFebruaryorearlyMarchtheairisfullofbrightcolouredpowder.ThefestivaliscelebrateddifferentlythroughoutthecountrybutthecheerfulspiritiscommonthroughoutHinducommunitiesaroundtheworlD.Koninginnedag—TheNetherlandsAlthoughtheircurrentQueen'sbirthdayisreallyduringthewintertheQueenstillcelebratesitonApril30ththecountry'sofficialQueen'sDaysince1949.Orangeisthenationalcolourandthestreetsbecomeaseaoffeatherboas长围巾andbodypaintascrowdsgatherintheplazas广场.Amsterdamisthecentreofthisoutdoorpartywithmanylivemusicactsbutnearlyeverytownisalivewithorangeonthisday.NationalElephantDayinThailandInThailandMarch13isregardedasNationalElephantDaytoshowthattheThaielephantplaysanimportantroleintheThaihistory.ThaiElephantDayhasbeenheldonanannualbasissincetheideawasfirstapprovedbytheThaigovernmentin1998.SpecialeventsareheldatanumberofvenuesinnorthernThailanD.AttheMaeSaElephantCampithasbecomeatraditiononMarch13forthedozensofelephantstheretobetreatedtoahugefeastoffruitsandsugarcanE.21.Whatwecanlearnfromthepassageisthat________.A.BoryeongMudFestivalwasoriginallyheldtoadvertisefortheirmineralresourcesB.peoplearoundtheworldcelebrateHolidifferentlytopromotetheirreligionsC.Koninginnedag—TheNetherlandswascelebratedontheircurrentQueen'sbirthdayD.itisaninternationalcustomfortheThaielephanttoeatallkindsoffruitsandsugarcane
  • TofacethemusicLikeeverylanguageAmericanEnglishisfullofspecialexpressionsphrasesthatcomefromtheday-to-daylifeofthepeopleanddevelopintheirownway.OurexpressiontodayistofacethemusiC.WhensomeonesaysWellIguessI’llhavetofacethemusicitdoesnotmeanhe’splanningtogototheconcert.Itissomethingfarlesspleasantlikebeingcalledinbyyourbosstoexplainwhyyoudidthisanddidthatandwhyyoudidn’tdothisorthat.SourmusicindeedbutithastobefaceD.Atsometimeoranothereveryoneofushashadtofacethemusicespeciallyaschildren.Wecanallrememberfather’sangryvoiceIwanttotalktoyou!andonlybecausewedidnotobeyhim.Whatanunpleasantbusinessitwas!ThephrasetofacethemusicisfamiliartoeveryAmericanyoungandolD.Itisatleast100yearsolD.Andwheredidthisexpressioncomefrom?ThefirstexplanationcomesfromtheAmericannovelistJamesFenimoreLooper.Hesaidin1851thattheexpressionwasfirstusedbyactorswhilewaitinginthewingstogoonthestagE.Whentheygottheircue提示togoontheyoftensaidWellit’stimetofacethemusiC.Andthatisexactlywhattheydid---facingtheorchestrawhichwasjustbelowthem.Andanactormightbefrightenedornervousashemovedontothestageinfrontofanaudiencethatmightbefriendlyorperhapshostileespeciallyifheforgothislines台词.Buthehadtogoout.Ifhedidnottherewouldbenoplay.SotheexpressiontofacethemusiccametomeanhavingtogothroughsomethingnomatterhowunpleasanttheexperiencemightbebecauseyouknewyouhadnochoicE.Otherexplanationsabouttheexpressiongobacktothearmy.WhenthemenfacedinspectionbytheirleaderthesoldierswouldbeworriedabouthowwelltheylookeD.Wastheirequipmentcleanshinnyenoughtopassinspection?Stillthemenhadtogooutandfacethemusicofthebandaswellastheinspection.Whatelsecouldtheydo?AnotherarmyexplanationismorecloselyrelatedtotheideaoffacingtheresultsandacceptingtheresponsibilityforsomethingthatshouldnothavebeendonE.AsforexamplewhenamanisforcedoutofthearmybecausehedidsomethingterribleheisdishonoreD.Thebanddoesnotplay.Onlythedrumstapasadslowbeat.ThesoldierisforcedtoleavefacingsuchmusicasitisandfacingthebackofhishorsE.59.Howmanyexplanationsarementionedaboutthephrasetofacethemusicinthepassage?A.1.B.2.C.3.D.4.60.Whatdoesthephrasetofacethemusicreallymean?A.TofacethestagE.B.TofacethebackofthehorsE.C.Tofaceone’sleaderorfather.D.Tofacesomethingfarlesspleasant.61.Whichofthefollowingoccasionsistheonewemayhavetofacethemusic?A.WhenweareplayingbasketballintheplaygrounD.B.WhenwearemakingaspeechbeforealotofpeoplE.C.Whenwearehavingapartyateasewithourteachers.D.Whenwearetalkingwithsomebodyinsecret.62.Theunderlinedwordhostileinthethirdparagraphmeans______.A.unfriendlyB.dislikeC.unkindD.unnecessary
  • AmericansarebuyingmoreproductsandservicesthaneverbeforethroughtheInternet.Andexpertssaythepopularityofonlinesalesislikelytospreadtoothercountries.Onlinesalesnowrepresentasmuchasone­tenthofallretailsalesintheUnitedStates.Thishasledtraditionalstorestoseeknewwaystokeeptheircustomersloyal.LynneShanerusedtheInternettobuyeverythingsheneedeD.Otherthanfood90%ofherpurchasesweremadeonherhomecomputer.ShesaidIfindthatbybeingabletogoonlineandchoosethethingsthatIneedtochooseandhavethemdeliveredtomerightatmydoorstepIeliminateallthedrivingallthecrowdsallthenoiseofthatandIusuallygetabetterselection.Therearealotofpeoplelikeher.57%ofAmericanshaveboughtsomethingelectronicallyinthepastfewmonths.Storeownersworrythatthisgrowingamountofonlinesaleswillhurttheirbusiness.CornellUniversitymarketingprofessorsaystraditionalstorescankeeptheircustomersbysellinggoodslikeclothingwhichbuyersmaywanttoseeandtryonbeforepurchasing.Hesaysthestorescouldalsoofferthingsthataredifficulttoship.Healsosayssomestorescanpleasecustomersbyofferingtosetuporrepairelectronicproducts.BillMartinisthefounderofShopperTrakwhichhelpsstoreslearnabouttheircustomers.Hesaysthattraditionalstoresofferasocialexperiencethatsomepeopleenjoyandtheexperienceandemotioninthebuyingdecisionbeforethey'rereadytopartwithmoneycan'tbegotonlinE.It'sarathercoldprocess.BillMartinsaystraditionalstorescanprovidegoodstobuyersmorequicklythanonlinestores.Whilee­commerceworriessomebusinessownerstheworryfordeliveryserviceslikeFedExandUPSiskeepingupwiththenumberofpackages.UPSManagerDanaKlinesayshercompanyisverybusyatthistimeofyear.21.TheunderlinedwordeliminateinParagraph2mostprobablymeans________.A.observeB.ignoreC.tolerateD.remove22.Whatisstoreowners'attitudetowardsonlinesalesgrowth?A.Devotion.B.Sympathy.C.Anxiety.D.Approving.23.Thefourthparagraphismainlyabout________.A.theadvicetotraditionalstoresB.howtosellgoodslikeclothingC.howtoshipsomespecialproductsD.thetendencyofonlinesales24.WhatcanwelearnaboutBillMartin?A.Heassiststraditionalstoresinsellingproducts.B.Hefoundedadeliverycompany.C.Heisinfavorofonlineshopping.D.Hethinksonlinesalesarequickerthanretailsales.25.Theauthor'spurposeofwritingthetextismostlikelyto________.A.informB.persuadeC.describeD.entertain
  • Theoddnessoflifeinspaceneverquitegoesaway.Herearesomeexamples.Firstconsidersomethingassimpleassleep.Itspositionpresentsitsownchallenges.Themainquestioniswhetheryouwantyourarmsinsideoroutsidethesleepingbag.Ifyouleaveyourarmsouttheyfloatfreeinzerogravityoftengivingasleepingastronautthelookofafunnyballed芭蕾dancer.I’maninsideguyMikeHopkinssayswhoreturnedfromasix-monthtourontheInternationalSpaceStation.Iliketobewrappedup.OnthestationtheordinarybecomesstrangE.TheexercisebikefortheAmericanastronautshasnohandlebars.Italsohasnoseat.Withnogravityit’sjustaseasytopedalviolently.Youcanwatchamoviewhileyoupedalbyfloatingamicrocomputeranywhereyouwant.Butstationresidentshavetobecarefulaboutstayinginoneplacetoolong.Withoutgravitytohelpcirculateairthecarbondioxideyouexhale呼气hasatendencytoformaninvisible隐形的cloudaroundyouheaD.Youcanendupwithwhatastronautscallacarbon-dioxideheadachE.LeroyChiao54anAmericanretiredastronautafterfourflightsdescribeswhathappensevenbeforeyoufloatoutofyourseatYourinnerearthinksyour’refalling.Meanwhileyoureyesaretellingyouyou’restandingstraight.Thatcanbeannoying—that’swhysomepeoplefeelsick.Withinacoupledays—trulyterribledaysforsome—astronauts’brainslearntoignorethepanickysignalsfromtheinnerearandspacesicknessdisappears.Spacetravelcanbesodelightfulbutatthesametimeinvisiblydangerous.Forinstanceastronautslosebonemass.That’swhyexerciseisconsideredsovitalthatNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministrationNASAputsitrightontheworkdayschedulE.Thefocusonfitnessisasmuchaboutscienceandthefutureasitisaboutkeepinganyindividualastronautsreturnhomeandmoreimportantlyhowtomaintainstrengthandfitnessforthetwoandahalfyearsormorethatitwouldtaketomakearound-triptoMars.63.Whatisthemajorchallengetoastronautswhentheysleepinspace?A.DecidingonapropersleeppositionB.ChoosingacomfortablesleepingbagC.SeekingawaytofallasleepquicklyD.Findingarighttimetogotosleep.64.Theastronautswillsufferfromacarbon-dioxideheadachewhen_____.A.theycirclearoundontheirbikesB.theyusemicrocomputerswithoutastopC.theyexerciseinoneplaceforalongtimeD.theywatchamoviewhilepedaling65.Someastronautsfeelsickonthestationduringthefirstfewdaysbecause_____.A.theirsensesstopworkingB.theyhavetostandupstraightC.theyfloatoutoftheirseatsunexpectedlyD.whethertheyareabletogobacktothestation66.OneoftheNASA’smajorconcernsaboutastronautsis_____.A.howmuchexercisetheydoonthestationB.howtheycanremainhealthyforlonginspaceC.whethertheycanrecoverafterreturninghomeD.whethertheyareabletogobacktothestation
  • Fluency流利inanotherlanguageisoneofthemostimportantaimsofanewcomertoanothercountry.InadditionunderstandingthecultureandlearningtocommunicatecomfortablywithpeopleofthatcultureareasimportantaslearningtherulesofthelanguagE.LanguagelearningandculturelearninggotogetherandmaytakealongtimE.Sometimespeoplefeelthattheyunderstandacultureafterafewweeksormonths.Peopledolearnalotwhentheyfirstbeginlivinginanotherculturebutthisisonlythefirststageoflearning.Itusuallyincludesthingslikelearningeverydayactivitiesandsomebasiccustoms.ToreallyunderstandanotherculturepeoplehavetogobeyondthefirststageThisischallengebecauseitisoftendifficulttoknowwhattolearn.MuchofwhatwecallcultureishardtoseE.Cultureislikeaniceberg冰山.Pictureinyourmindahugeicebergintheocean.Theonlypartoftheicebergthatyouseeisthetop.Youdon’tseetherestoftheicebergbecauseitishiddenfromsightinthewater.ItiseasytoforgetthatitistherE.MostoftheicebergisdeepwithintheoceanjustasmuchofacultureisdeepwithinitspeoplE.Whenyoumeetsomeonefromanotherculturecertainculturedifferencesareeasytosee:Youhearanotherlanguageoryouhearyourownlanguagespokenwithanaccent口音.YouseedifferentfoodsclothesandsometimesphysicalcharacteristicsofpeoplE.Younoticenewcustomsorhabitssuchastheuseofchopsticksandbowingorkissingasawayofsayinghello.ThesedifferencesareinterestingandimportantbuttheyareusuallynottoodifficulttounderstanD.Theyarevisiblesotheyareseeneasilyandquickly.Thepartofculturethatisliketheunderwaterpartoftheicebergconsistsofassumptions设想communicationstylesvaluesandbeliefsaboutwhatisrightandwrong.Thehiddenpartofcultureaffectsmuchofaperson’swayofthinkingandcommunicating.Itisthemeaningbehindhisorherverbal言语的andnonverballanguagE.LearningtocommunicatewellwithpeoplefromanothercultureincludesgettingtoknowthehiddenpartofculturE.61.What’sthesubjectofthispassage?A.LearningaboutculturE.B.Languagelearning.C.Thehiddenpartoftheiceberg.D.FluencyinanotherlanguagE.62.Whatislearningaboutculture?A.Learningthehiddenpartoftheicebergwhichisunderwater.B.Learningeverydayactivitiesandsomebasiccustoms.C.Learningthecultureofaniceberg.D.LearningthevisibleaswellasthehiddendifferencesofculturE.63.What’sthewriter’sopinion?A.CommunicationstylescanbeeasilyseenandlearneD.B.Languagelearningismoreimportantthanculturelearning.C.LearningaboutcultureisnoteasyandmaytakealongtimE.D.Peopleusuallylearnacultureafterafewweeksormonths.64.Theunderlinedphraseconsistsofcanbereplacedby______.A.iscomparedwithB.ismadeupofC.agreeswithD.isdifferentfrom65.Whatconclusioncanwedrawafterreadingthispassage?A.Valuesandbeliefsarelikethetopoftheiceberg.B.PeopleareoftenclearaboutthehiddenpartofculturE.C.Thetopoftheicebergislargerthanthehiddenpart.D.Thehiddenpartofculturehasagreateffectonpeople’scommunicationstyles.
  • LastyearA.BiteofChinamadebyCCTVsDocumentaryChannelsparkeddiscussionnotonlyonChinesefoodbutalsoonlocallymadedocumentaryprograms.Whenyouthinkofdocumentariesyoumaythinkofthemaslongboringprograms.Butdocumentariescanbewonderfulandbringstoriesfromtherealworldintoourhomes.Withfascinatingfootage影片片段andstoriesdocumentariesencourageustothinkaboutinterestingissueswewouldn’tnecessarilyknowabout.Sowhatmakesagooddocumentaryandwhatshouldwepayattentiontowhenwewatchone?Hereweofferafeweasystrategiestohelpyougetthemostoutofwatchingdocumentaries.PayattentiontothethemesWhilewatchingadocumentarykeepyoureyesandearspeeledforthethemespeopletalkaboutandwhatideastheyfocuson.Isitmeanttobeinformativeorraiseacertainemotionalresponse?ThinkcriticallyListentowhatthepeopleinthedocumentaryaresayingandaskyourselfthefollowingquestions:Ifyouweredebatingwithsomeoneorintroducinganewconceptwouldyousaythethingsthepeopleinthedocumentaryaresaying?Dotheargumentsmakesense?CheckthesourcesIfyou’resittingatthecomputerandcan’tthinkofanythingtodowhynotlookupthepointsthedocumentarymadeandseeiftheyareaccurate?Youcouldevenreadmoreaboutwhatispresentedinthedocumentary.Whoarethecreators?ThecreatorsorfinancialbackersofafilmwillusuallybeinvolvedwithhowthesubjectmatterispresenteD.Forinstanceasthedocumentary2016:Obama’sAmericawasdirectedinlargepartbyaconservativewriterit’snotsurprisingthatit’scriticalofPresidentObamafromthebeginning.29.Whichofthefollowingisthemostpropertodescribedocumentaries?A.non-fictionalB.controversialC.subjectiveD.thoughtful30.Thepassageismainlywrittento______.A.informusoffactorsofgooddocumentaries.B.helpusenjoydocumentariesbetter.C.introducewaysofmakingdocumentaries.D.helpusfigureoutthemesofdocumentaries.31.Whyis2016:Obama’sAmericamentionedinthearticle?A.BecausetheauthordislikesObamA.B.Becauseitisdirectedbyawriter.C.BecauseitisquitepopularinChinA.D.BecauseitisapersuasiveexamplE.32.Accordingtothepassage______.A.itisalwaysdifficulttogetthethemesofdocumentaries.B.financialbackersoftenappearindocumentaries.C.it’sbettertothinktwiceaboutwhatisindocumentaries.D.manypointsofdocumentariesarenotaccuratE.
  • StrangeBaby-NamingLawsGermanyParentsarebannedbylawfromusinglastnamesandthenamesofobjectsandproductsasfirstnames.A.child’sfirstnamemustclearlyindicatehisorhersexandallnamesmustbeapprovedbytheofficeofvitalstatisticsintheareainwhichthechildwasborn.IcelandThecountry’snamingcommitteeconsultstheNationalRegisterofPersonstodetermineifanameisacceptablE.Ifparentswanttogooff-listtheymustapplyforapprovalandpayafeeandthenamemustcontainonlylettersintheIcelandicalphabet.NewZealandThecountry’sBirthsDeathsandMarriagesRegistrationActof1995prohibitsparentsfromchoosinganamethatmightcauseoffensetoareasonableperson;isunreasonablylong;orisincludesorresemblesanofficialtitleorrankincludingapparentlyAdolfHitlerandYeahDetroit—bothnamesrecentlyrejecteD.DenmarkIfDanishparentspreferamonikernotonthelistof7000preapprovedbabynamestheymustgetpermissionfromlocalchurchandgovernmentofficials.Fifteento20percentofthe1100reviewednames—includingcreativespellingsofcommonnameslastnamesasfirstnamesandunusualnames—arerejectedeachyear.21.Youcantellwhetherababyisagirloraboyaccordingtothefirstnamein_____.A.GermanyB.NewZealandC.IcelandD.Denmark22.InIcelandthenamesshould_____.A.beapprovedbytheofficeofvitalstatistics.B.beacceptedbytheNationalRegisterofPersons.C.containonlylettersintheRomanalphabet.D.bepaidforsomemoney.23.WhichnameisacceptedinNewZealand?A.BinLadenB.TalulaDoesTheHulaC.JohnSmithD.KeenanGotLucky24.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingistrue?A.Parentsshouldpayafeeforbabies’namesifthenamesarerejecteD.B.Eachyearabout150-200reviewednamesarerejectedinDenmark.C.AdolfHitlerisbannedinIcelanD.D.Danishbabies’namesshouldbeonthelistifparentscan’tgetthepermission.
  • AcrossBritainburnttoastwillbeservedtomothersinbedthismorningasoldersonsanddaughterstodelivertheirsupermarketbunchesofflowersButaccordingtoanewstudyweshouldbeplacingahighervalueonmotherhoodallyear.Mothershavelongknownthattheirhomeworkedwasjustheavyaspaidwork.Nowthenewstudyhasshownthatiftheywerepaidfortheirparentallabourstheywouldearnasmuchas$172000ayear.ThestudylookedattherangeofjobsmothersdoaswellasthehourstheyareworkingtodeterminethefigurE.Thiswouldmaketheiryearlyincome$3000morethanthePrimeMinisterearns.Byanalysingthenumbersitfoundtheaveragemotherworks119hoursaweek40ofwhichwouldusuallybepaidatastandardrate79hoursasovertimE.Afterquestioning1000motherswithchildrenunder18itfoundthatonmmostdaysmumsstartedtheirroutineworkat7amandfinishedataround11pm.Tocalculatejusthowmuchmotherswouldearnfromthatlabouritsuggestedsomeoftherolesthatmumscouldtakeonincludinghousekeeperpart-timelawyerpersonaltrainerandentertainer.beingaprt-timelaeyerat$48.98anhourwouldprovetobethemostprofitableofthemumjibswithpsychologist心理学家acloseseconD.Italsoaskedmothersaboutthechallengestheyfacewith80percentmakingemotional情感的emandasthehardestthingaboutmotherhooD.Overathordofmumsfelttheyneededmoretrainingangdaroundhalfsaidtheymissedgoingoutwithfriends.ThestudyshoesmothersmarterallyearlongandnotjustonMother’sDay.Theemotionalphysicalandmentalenergymothersdevotetotheirchilrencanbenecer-endingbutchildrenarealossourcesofgreatjoyandhappiness.Investing投入intimeforparentingandraisingrelationshipsismoneywellspent.38.HowmuchwouldamotherearnayearifworkingasthePrimeMinister?A.£30000.B.£142000.C.£172000.D.£202000.39.Thebiggestchallengeformostmothersisfrom.A.emotionaldemandB.lowpayforworkC.heavyworkloadD.lackoftraining40.Whatisstressedinthelastparagraph?A.Mothers’importanceshowsinfamilyallyearlong.B.ThesacrificesmothersmakearehugebutworhwhilE.C.Mothers’devotiontochildrencanhardlybecalculateD.D.Investingtimeinparentingwouldbringafinancialreturn.41.Whatcanweconcludefromthestudy?A.Mothers’workinghoursshouldbelargelyreduceD.B.Mothersshouldbalancetheirtimeforworkandrest.C.Mothers’labourisofahighervaluethanitisrealiseD.D.MothersshouldbefreedfromhouseworkforsociallifE.
  • Taobaothecustomer-to-customeronlineshoppingmarketfoundedbyaformerEnglishteacherJackMamarkedit's10thanniversaryinMay2013.Itrecorded1trillionyuanintradein2012.Withitssuccessagreatnumberofnewinterestingandevenstrangejobshavealsobeencreatedinthevirtual虚拟的worldinthepastdecadE.InAprilTaobaoreleasedareportaboutthenearly200000so-callede-commerceserviceprovidersthathavesupportedandreliedonthebusiness.Theyincludedthemostprofitablemodelingworkwhichcanmakeasmuchas50000yuanadaythemostfundamentalcustomerserviceprovidersandthecriticswhomakeaprofitbypostingnegativecommentsonstorepagessothattheycanbefinanciallycompensated补偿.Asidefromthesethereareothercommonjobslikeonlinebargainersonlinedesignersphotographersandprofessionalstoremanagers.TheskillofbargainingmaybeanecessarysurvivalskillinChinA.ButitisabigdifferencebetweenhavingitandmasteringitespeciallyintheworldoftheInternetwherecheatinghappensmoreoften.Withtheirwideknowledgeofalltypesofgoodsandsharptonguesonlinebargainersmakeaprofitfromthepricegap.Sincetherewardtheyreceiveisusuallylowbetweenoneandtenpercentofthepricegapcreatedmostoftheonlinebargainersarepart-timerswhohaveotherdayjobs.Ratherthanmakingmoneytheyclaimtheirmotivationcomesfromsuccessfulbargaining.StatisticsfromTaobaoshowedthatthereareabout800000onlinestoredecoratorswhohavedesignedmorethan1.7millionstoresinthepastdecadE.Someofthedecoratorswereonceonlinestoreownerswhostartedwithdecoratingtheirownstoresbeforeturningprofessional.AscompetitiononTaobaobecomesmoreintensethepriceaskedbyanonlinestoredecoratorhasbeenrisingwiththeever-greaterdemanD.Atailor-madepageforexamplecancostasmuchasseveralthousandyuan.1.WhatcanwelearnaboutTaobao?A.ItsamountofsaleswasonetrillionyuaninthepastdecadE.B.Itmadethemostprofitinthepastyear.C.Ithasprovidedabout200000newjobsforpeoplE.D.Manynewandinterestingjobshavebeencreatedbecauseofitssuccess.2.TheauthorshowsTaobao'ssuccessby____________.A.describingthefounderB.providingdataC.usingexamplesD.makingcomparisons3.Whatkindofworkmakesthemostprofits?A.Modelingwork.B.ProvidingcustomerservicE.C.Onlinebargaining.D.Onlinestoredecorating.4.Peopleworkasonlinebargainersmostlyto____________.A.makemoremoneythroughapart-timejobB.enjoythefeelingofsuccessfulbargainingC.practicetheirbargainingskillsD.learnaboutalltypesofgoods
  • FilmLoversEarnestlyNeeded!TheStarburstFilmFestivalisa15-dayeventheldeveryyearduringthesecondweekorFebruaryThisyearweareholdingitfromFebruary14-282015.Thisfestivalisrunentirelybyvolunteers.WeurgeyoutoshareyourtimeandtalentforthiseventbyjoiningmanyofLouisiana'sfilm-lovingpeoplePre-festivalactivitiesFromJanuary3to17weneedvolunteersforthefollowingcommittees:researchofrelevantfilms.filmselectionandclassificationandsourcingoffilmmaterialfromJanuary18to30.weneedvolunteerstopreviewthepreselectedfilms.orgamzethesequenceoffilmshowings.planadvertisingandpublicityforthefilmfestival.anddotheactualexecutionoffestivaladvertisingandpublicity.FestivalproperDuringthefestivalproperweneedvolunteersforthesecommittees;registrationwelcomingofguestsandfestivalattendees.andday-by-daycoordinationofthefilmfestivalactivitiesPost-festivalactivitiesAfterthefestival.weneedvolunteersforthesecommittees;returnoffilmstotheirownersandpreparationofthefestival'sincome-and-lossstatement.VolunteerregistrationVolunteersarerequestedtoregisterwiththeStarburstFilmFestival.Tel.800-365-2800nolaterthanJanuary220151.Whenisthefirstdayofthefilmfestival?A.January2.B.January3.C.February14.D.February28.2.Whatisthepurposeoftheannouncement?A.Toinvitevolunteers.B.Togetfilmexhibitors.C.Topublicizeanevent.D.Tointroduceafilmfestival.3.HowmanycommitteescanonechoosetojoinfromJanuary3to17?A.Two.B.ThreE.C.Four.D.FivE.4.IfyouaregoodatcalculatingyouaresupposedtoworkA.FromJanuary3t017B.FromJanuary18t030C.ForfestivalproperD.Forpost-festivalactivities
  • AcoupleofyearsagobeforeatriptoChinaNicoleDavisandherUSwomen'svolleyballteammateswerewarnedabouttheprominence显著突出ofcoachJennyLangPinginhernativecountry.IwaspushedoverbyChinesejournalistswhileIwasjusttryingtoputmyluggageonthebussaidDavis.KnownastheIronHammerforherpunishingspikes扣球LangmadeitpossibleforChinatodominateinthesportintheearly1980s.ShewasakeyplayeronChina's1984Olympicgoldmedalwinningteam.WhentheUSteamarrivedfortheOlympicsLang48whoisfromBeijinghadtotakeadifferentroutetoavoidacrowdofreportersandfans.ThencamethegreatestmomenttoLangWhiletheUSteamwasplayinginapackedgymatleast8000ChinesefansunfurledanAmericanflag.ThatreallysaysitallDavissaidTheylookatherasanicon偶像.I'msureit'shardforthemtoseehercoachinganothercountrybuttheylovehersodearlythathersuccessistheirsuccess.TheloyaltyoftheChinesefanswastestedonFridaywhenChinalostamatchtotheUS.It'sapitythatChinalostthematchbutI'mstillgladthatLangPing'steamwonsincesheistheprideofChina'svolleyballsaidLiuChengliaspectator.WealsocheeredforLang'svictory.Langsaidshejusttriedtostayprofessionalwhenthetwoteamsmeet.Itdoesn'tmatterifweplayChinaoranyother_team.It'sthesamE.LangsaiD.DavissaidsheandherteammatescouldnothaveimaginedthepassionforvolleyballamongChinesebecausethesportwaslackofpopularityintheUS.ThereceptionfromChinesefanshastouchedtheUSplayerssaidUSvolleyballplayerLindseyBerg.It'ssuchanhonortobehereandplayforourcoachhereinChinashesaiD.TheamountofsupportthattheChinesegivetoherandushasbeentremendous.ThewholeeventhasbeenunbelievablE.47.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?A.Stayingprofessional.B.CheeringfortheIronHammer.C.AmatchbetweenChinaandtheUS.D.LangPing'scareerasacoach.48.LangPingavoidedmeetingthereportersandfansprobablybecauseshe________.A.wasafraidtobequestionedaboutherstrategyB.didn'twanttobepaidmuchattentiontoC.dislikedtobewithherfansD.didn'twanttodisturbpublicorder49.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordunfurledexactlymean?A.Destroyedcompletely.B.Toreintopieces.C.SpreadouttothewinD.D.Rolledup.50.WhatdoesLangPingmeanbysayingItdoesn'tmatterifweplayChinaoranyotherteamA.AmericanVolleyballTeamwillbeatanyteam.B.ChineseVolleyballTeamisthesameasotherteams.C.Shejusttriedtostayprofessional.D.TheresultsofeachmatchwillbesamE.51.WhatimpressedtheUSteamplayersmost?A.ThetoleranceofChinesepeoplE.B.ThepopularityofvolleyballinChinA.C.LangPing'scoachingskills.D.TheloyaltyforvolleyballoftheChinesE.
  • Everythingweknowabouttheworldcomestousthroughoursenses.Traditionallywewerethoughttohavejustfiveofthem-sighthearingtouchsmellandtastE.Althoughwepaylittleattentiontothemeachofthesesensesispreciousandalmostirreplaceable-aswediscovertooursorrowifweloseonE.Peopleusuallyfearblindnessaboveallotherdisabilities.YetdeafnesscanbeanevenmoreseverehandicapespeciallyinearlylifewhenchildrenlearnlanguagE.ThisiswhyHelenKeller'sachievementsweresoextraordinary.Asaresultofanillnessattheageof19monthsshelostbothsightandhearingandsankintoatotallydarksilentworlD.ShewasrescuedfromthisterribleseparationbyherteacherAnneSullivanwhomanagedtoexplainbytappingsignsintothelittlegirl'spalmthatthingshavenamesthatlettersmakeupwordsandthatthesecanbeusedtoexpresswantsorideas.HelenKellerlatergrewintoawriterandawellknownadvocateforthehandicappeD.Herremarkabledevelopmentowedagreatdealtoherdeterminationherteacherandherfamily.ButitalsoshowedthatwhenasenseortwoinHelenKeller'scaseismissinganothersenseinhercasetouchmaybetrainedtomakeupforthelossatleastinpart.Ournervoussystemreactsonlytoaselectedrangeofwavelengthsvibrationsorotherproperties.Itislimitedbyourgenesaswellasourpreviousexperienceandourpresentstateofattention.WhatdrawsourattentioninmanycasesischangE.OursensesarefinelyadjustedtochangE.Stationaryorunchangingobjectsbecomepartofthesceneryandaremostlyunseen.UsualsoundsbecomebackgroundnoisemostlyunhearD.ThefeelofasweateragainstourskinissoonunnoticeD.Ifsomethingintheenvironmentchangesweneedtotakenoticebecauseitmightmeandanger—oropportunity.Supposeaninsectlandsonyourleginstantlythetouchreceptorsontheaffectedlegfireamessagethattravelsuptoyourbrain.Thereitcrossesintotheoppositehemispheretherighthemisphereofthebraincontrolstheleftsideofthebodyandviceversatoalertbraincellsataparticularspotonasensorymapofthebody.48.TheauthorreferstoHelenKellerinorderto________.A.provedeafnessisamoreseverehandicapthanothersB.encouragedeafpeopletolearnfromherC.showitisimportanttolearnlanguageinearlylifeD.suggesthearingispreciousandirreplaceable49.Whichofthefollowingwilldrawourattentionaccordingtothepassage?A.Asweateragainstyourskinwhenyouareworking.B.Noiseoftheairconditionerwhenyouaredoingyourhomework.C.Asuddenquakeoftheroom.D.AsleepingcatinyoursofA.50.TheunderlinedwordstationaryinParagraph6means________.A.changingB.stillC.activeD.quiet
  • BEIJINGJan.12Xinhuanet—ThickfogandhazeshroudedcentralandnorthernpartsofChinaonFridaywithHebeiandHenanprovincesamongthemostpollutedareasmonitoringdatashoweD.AnairqualityreportfromtheMinistryofEnvironmentalProtectionrankedHandanBaodingandShijiazhuanginHebeiandZhengzhouinHenanasthetopfourmost-pollutedcitiesamong120monitorednationwidE.TheAirPollutionIndexinthefourcitiesreached500themaximumoftheindexonFriday.AnAPIreadingbelow50indicatesexcellentairquality50to100indicateshealthyairandreadingsabove100meanpollutedair.Thebadweatherisexpectedtocontinuewithcoldfrontsexpectedinmid-JanuaryMaXuekuanchiefweatherforecasterattheNationalMeteorologicalCentertoldChinaDailyonFriday.Recentwetairincreasingpollutantsandlittlewindmeanhazeisformedeasily.WhencoldsnapsbringwindshazeandfogwillbeblownawayMasaiD.ThehazebroughttrafficproblemsinHenanwitheightexpresswaysintheprovinceclosedonThursdaybecausevisibilitywasbelow200meters.Noaccidentsorcasualtiesduetothehazehavebeenreportedsofar.Expertsandresidentsintheworst-hitareassuchasShijiazhuangarebecomingincreasinglyworriedabouttheairpollutionbroughtbyfrequentwinterhazE.SmallparticlesintheaircancauseheartdiseasestrokerespiratoryillnessbirthdefectsandcancersaidZhouRongdirectoroftheGreenpeaceclimateandenergyproject.ShijiazhuanghasbeenenvelopedbyhazeandfogsinceSundayaccordingtothelocalweatherbureau.Ihaverarelyseenhazepersistforsolong.TheairsmellslikeburntcoalandIhavetocovermynosesaidLiNingaworkerinhis30s.IreallywanttoknowifthehazehasanyimpactonmyhealthheaddeD.YangPingadoctoratHebeiProvincialPeople'sHospitalsaidtherehasbeenanincreaseinchildandelderlypatientssincethehazestartedtoaffectShijiazhuangonSunday.AreportbyGreenpeaceandPekingUniversity'sSchoolofPublicHealthsaidanestimated8572prematuredeathsoccurredinShanghaiGuangzhouXi'anandBeijingin2012becauseofhighlevelsofPM2.5pollution.Thereportcalledforregionalcoalconsumptiontobecapped.PM2.5referstoparticleslessthan2.5micrometersindiameterwhichcanenterthelungsandbloodstream.HazeoftenmeansincreasedPM2.5density.ChenWanqingdeputydirectoroftheNationalCentralCancerRegistryundertheMinistryofHealthsaidthatlungcancerrateisrisingsharplyinChinaandtendstoaffectyoungpeoplebutdidnotexplainwhy.BeijingEnvironmentalProtectionBureauwarnedresidentstoavoidstayingoutdoorsforlongafterwidespreadhazereachedthecapitalonThursdaynight.ZhangLinaweatherforecasterattheBeijingMeteorologicalBureautoldChinaDailythecitywillseeabrightweekendwiththehazeendingonFridayafternoon.Chinahastakenvariousmeasurestofightairpollution.SinceJan1atotalof74majorcitieshavebeenrequiredtoissuedailyreportsonairqualitybyadoptingmoreextensivemonitoringstandardssuchasthePM2.5level.43.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.FogandhazeenvelopedShijiazhuanginHebeionFriday.B.FogandhazehitcentralandnorthernpartsofChinaonFriday.C.FogandhazecausedseveralaccidentsinHenanonFriday.D.FogandhazeresultsfromtheincreasingPM2.5density.44.AccordingtothepassagewhichcityisNOTthefourmost-pollutedcityamong120monitorednationwide?A.Handan.B.Shijiazhuang.C.Zhengzhou.D.Qinhuangdao.45.Therearefourstatementstakenfromsomecharacters'remarksinthepassagE.WhichoneisWRONG?A.LiNingdoesn'tknowthehazehasbadimpactonourhumanbeings.B.YangPingthoughtthehazeincreasedchildandelderlypatients.C.ChenWanqinggavetheexplanationoftherisinglungcancerinChinaandthetendencytoaffectyoungpeoplE.D.ZhangLintoldthepressthatthehazewouldendontheFridayafternoon.46.Theunderlinedwordcappedprobablymeans________.A.capturedB.reducedC.consumedD.burned
  • WhenyougotoSt.Petersburgyouwillbeattractedbysomanyattractions.Ifyou’reshortontimeorjustwanttomakesuretohitthehighlightsthesearethetopmust-seesightsinSt.Petersburg.TheHermitageMuseumTheHermitageMuseumisoneofthemostimportantsightstoseeforanyvisitortoSt.Petersburg.ThereyoucanseelotsofdifferentpaintingsofoldmastersinsidetheHermitagE.Preparetocomeface-to-facewithclassicWesternartists.TheRussianMuseumTheRussianMuseumholdsoneofthelargestcollectionsofRussianartintheworlD.ViewRussianartcreationsthroughtheagesfromByzantine-styleiconstotheSocialistRealismofStalin’stimes.KizhiIslandKizhiIslandisanopen-airmuseumofwoodenbuildingsfromtheKareliaRegionofRussiA.Theseimpressivestructuresaremadewithoutanynails钉子—thewoodfitstogetherwithjoints铆andgrooves沟槽.PeterhofPeterhofisbeautifulandfun.You’llbechargedforadmission门票butgotoPeterhofwhenthefountainsareworking—duringthedayinthesummer.Theyareshutoffinwinteraswellasintheevenings.TheChurchofOurSavioronSpilledBloodLoveitorhateittheChurchofOurSavioronSpilledBloodisanattractivemust-seesight.ThebeautifullookmaymakeyoureyesbrightenandthepaintingsinsidethechurchwillmakeyousayWow!TheBronzeHorsemanStatueTheBronzeHorsemanisapartofRussianCultureandasymbolofSt.Petersburg.ThisstatueofPetertheGreatsittingonhishorsecantrulyshowPetertheGreat’sinfluenceontheRussianideaofgreatness.ItwasmadefamousbyAlexanderPushkin.26.Ifyou’reinterestedinpaintingsyou’dbettergoto_____.A.theHermitageMuseumandPeterhofB.theHermitageMuseumandtheChurchofOurSavioronSpilledBloodC.KizhiIslandandtheChurchofOurSavioronSpilledBloodD.theRussianMuseumandKizhiIsland27.ThemanontheBronzeHorserefersto_____.A.PetertheGreatB.AlexanderPushkinC.ByzantineD.Stalin28.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A.ThefountainsinPeterhofcanbeseenallyearrounD.B.ThelargestcollectionofRussianartisintheHermitageMuseum.C.ThebuildingsonKizhiIslandaremadeofwooD.D.YoucanvisitPeterhoffreeofchargE.29.Themainpurposeofthispassageisto_____.A.showthewonderfulhistoryofRussiaB.introducethefamousbuildingsinRussiaC.persuadeartiststostudySt.PetersburgD.attracttouriststovisitSt.Petersburg
  • Haveyoueverheardofblogs博客?Ifyouhaven'tyoushouldhavE.It'shereit'sgrowingandit'shavinganinfluenceonourlifE.SurftheInternetandyou'llfindblogseverywherE.A.blogshortenedfromweblogisapublicInternetjournalwrittenbyonepersonoragroupofpeoplE.Itisawebsiteinwhichapersonoragroupcanplacenewspersonalthoughtstextphotosvideooraudiofilesorlinksuponwhichvisitorscancomment.A.blogletsyoupostontheInternetwithouthavingtoknowwebdesignorbetechnical.Youaregivenanenvironmenttomakedatedentriesonthetopicofyourchoicewhicharepublishedsootherpeoplecanreadthem.Authoringablogmaintainingablogoraddinganarticletoanexistingblogiscalledblogging.BlogginghasrevolutionizedInternetpublishinginthelastseveralyearsbecauseitgiveseveryonewithInternetaccesstheopportunitytobecomeanonlinewriter.Objectssuchastextandphotosinablogcanbecalledblogpostspostsorentries.Thepersonwhopoststheseentriesiscalledablogger.Nowsomewherearoundtheworldablogiscreatedalmostevery6seconds.BecauseitsgreatpotentialBillGaresviewsitasimportantase­mailBBSandMSN.He'stryingtomakeblogstheimportanttoolsforfuturebusinesscommunications.60.Ablogis________.A.acommentB.anInternetjournalC.adesignD.alink61.ApersoncandothefollowingthingsinablogEXCEPT________.A.talktoothersB.givecommentsC.readarticlesD.enjoyphotos62.Fromthepassageweknowthat________.A.BillGateswillinventsometoolsforblogsB.blogswillbeanimportantbusinesscommunicationtoolinthefutureC.sofaronlyafewpersonshavecreatedblogsD.blogswillreplacee­mailBBSandMSNinthefuture63.Accordingtothepassagethereasonwhyblogsaresopopularisthatthey________.A.giveeveryonethechancetobeanonlinewriterB.canbecreatedbypeoplewithoutmuchknowledgeofcomputertechnologyC.enableabloggertoplacenewspersonalthoughtstextandphotosandgivecommentsD.alloftheabove
  • InJulyof1914duringWorldWarImygrandfatheracareersoldierintheBelgianarmywassoseverelywoundedinhisleftarmthatthesurgeonscouldn'tdetermineiftheyshouldcuthisarmoffattheshoulderorattheelbow.Hebeggedthedoctorsnottocutoffhisarmandwhenhewokeupfromtheoperationheslowlypattedhisleftside:shoulderelbowhanD.HisarmwassavedbuthisarmwasuselesshangingfromhisleftsidefortherestofhislifE.DuringWorldWarIImygrandfatheronceagainfacedaninvadingarmyofHitler'sNazitroopsinMayof1940.MygrandfatherquicklyjoinedtheBelgianundergroundaresistancemovementcalledtheDameBlanchE.ByluckmygrandfatherheardthattheNazisgotwindofhisactivitiesandhefledBelgiumescapedtoSpainwherehewascapturedandplacedinaprisoncampbutthenwaspartofanexchangeprogramwithEngland:gasolineforSpain;prisonersofwarforEnglanD.DuringhisfouryearsinEnglandmygrandfatherbroadcastencouragingwordstohiscountryhelpedthousandsofEuropeanrefugeeswhowereabletoescapetoEnglandandattheendofthewarhewasasignificantplayerinthereconstructionofEuropehavingreceivedpersonalawardsfromGen.DwightEisenhowerandBritishGen.BernardLawMontgomery.Mygrandfatheralsolovedflowers.WhenheretiredfromthearmyasafullgeneralhecametoAmericaeverytwoyearswithmygrandmother.DuringthesummerhespentmuchofhistimeweedingcreatinggardenborderslooseningtheearthworkingthesoilwithhisgoodrighthanD.NowwhenIseetheflowersIwillthinkofwhatmygrandfatherdidinmygarden.IwillthinkofhissmileandwhathedidtohelppreservefreedomforeveryoneintheworlD.5.Whatisthepurposeoftheauthorinthepassage?A.TotellhisgrandfatherworkedfortheNazi.B.Toshowhisgrandfatherlongedforfreedom.C.ToimplyWorldWarIIcausedgreatharm.D.TobeproudhisgrandfatherworkedforEnglanD.6.GrandfatherwasputintoaprisoncampinSpain________.A.becauseheescapedtoSpainillegallyB.becausehewascapturedbytheNazisC.becauseheturnedagainsthiscountryD.becausehewassoldoutbyhisparty7.Grandfatherwasgivenpersonalawardsbecause________.A.hehelpedEuropeanrefugeesinSpainB.hesetupausefulbroadcastingcompanyC.hedidalotinthereconstructionofEuropeD.hehadlostoneofhisarmsinthewar8.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat________.A.hisgrandfatherhassettleddowninAmericaB.hisgrandfathershowsgreatloveforlifeC.hisgrandfatherprefersgardeningtoanythingelseD.hisgrandfatherwasstillasoldierwhenretiring
  • Americaisamobilesociety.FriendshipsbetweenAmericanscanbecloseandrealyetdisappearsoonifsituationschangE.Neithersidefeelshurtbythis.Ifthesametwopeoplemeetagainbychanceevenyearslatertheypickupthefriendship.ThiscanbequitedifficultforusChinesetounderstandbecausefriendshipsbetweenusdevelopmoreslowlybutthenmaybecomelifelongfeelingsextending延伸sometimesdeeplyintobothfamilies.AmericansarereadytoreceiveusforeignersattheirhomessharetheirholidaysandtheirhomelifE.Theywillenjoywelcomingusandbepleasedifweaccepttheirhospitality好客easily.AnotherdifficultpointforusChinesetounderstandAmericansisthatalthoughtheytreatuswarmlytheydon’tshowtheirpolitenesstousifitrequiresmuchtimE.ButinChinaweareusuallygenerouswithourtimE.SometimesweashostswillappearatanairporteveninthemiddleofthenighttomeetafrienD.TheAmericanshoweverexpresstheirwelcomeusuallyathomesbuttrulycannotmanagethetimetodoagreatdealwithavisitoroutsidetheirdailyplans.Theywillprobablyexpectustogetourselvesfromtheairporttoourownhotelbybus.AndtheyexpectthatwewillphonethemfromtherE.Oncewearriveattheirhomesthewelcomewillbefullwarmandreal.Wewillfindourselvestreatedhospitably.FortheAmericansitisoftenconsideredmorefriendlytoinviteafriendtotheirhomesthantogotorestaurantsexceptforpurebusinessmatters.Soaccepttheirhospitalityathome!Thewriterofthispassagemustbe______.A.anAmericanB.aChineseC.aprofessorD.astudent8.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallyextenddeeplyintotheirfamilies.B.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallylastforalltheirlivesC.Americansalwaysshowtheirwarmtheveniftheyareverybusy.D.Americanswillcontinuetheirfriendshipsagainevenafteralongbreak.9.FromthelasttwoparagraphswecanlearnthatwhenwearriveinAmericatovisitanAmericanfriendwewillprobablybe______.A.warmlywelcomedattheairportB.offeredaridetohishomeC.treatedhospitablyathishomeD.treatedtodinnerinarestaurant10.Asuitabletitleforthispassagewouldprobablybe______.A.FriendshipsbetweenChineseB.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansC.Americans’hospitalityD.Americans’andChinese’sviewsoffriendships
  • AfteraterriblecaraccidentthewholeworldhadbeencompletelydarkandquietforRobertEdwardsforalmosttenyearsforhebecamebothblindanddeaf.ThelossofsightandhearingthrewhimintosuchasorrowthathetriedseveraltimestoputanendtohislifE.Hiswifedidherbesttotendandcomforthim.Byandbyhefinallyregainedthecouragetoliveon.OnahotsummerafternoonhewastakingawalkwithasticknearhishousewhenathunderstormstartedallatoncE.Hestoodunderalargetreeinordernottogethimselfwet.Unfortunatelyhewasstruckdownbyalightning.Thewitnessesthoughthimdeadbuthewokeupsome20minuteslaterlyingfacedowninmuddywaterbelowthetreE.Hefeltthathewastremblingbadlybutwhenheopenedhiseyeshedidn’tdaretobelievethathesawaplough犁lyingnearthewall.WhenMrs.Edwardscamerunninguptohimsheshoutedforhelp.Hesawherandheardhervoiceforthefirsttimeinnearly10years.ThenewsofRobert’sregaininghissightandhearingquicklyspreaD.Manydoctorscametoprovethetruthofthenews.Mostofthemsaidthathegainedsightandhearingagainobviouslyfromtheknockoflightning;noneofthemcouldgiveconvincingreasonshowever.TheonlyreasonableexplanationgivenbyonedoctorwasthatsinceEdwardslosthissightandhearingasaresultofasuddenshockinaterribleaccidentperhapstheonlywayforthemtoregainwasbyanothersuddenshock.46.WhatwasEdwardsdoingwhenhewasstruckbythelightningA.HewastakingawalkwithasticknearhishousE.B.HewashidingfromtherainunderatreE.C.Hewaslyingonthegroundinthemuddywater.D.HewastremblingbadlyonthegrounD.47.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueA.Edwardshadbeenblindanddeaffornearlytenyears.B.EdwardswokeupwithhisfaceinthemuD.C.DoctorsheldthebeliefthatEdwardswasneverreallyblindordeaf.D.Edwardslostallhissensesforabout20minutesafterthelightninghadstruckhimdown.48.WhatdidEdwardsseefirstafterbeingstruckdownbythelightningA.HiswifeB.ThelargertreeC.A.ploughD.Thelightningitself49.HowdidEdwardsgethissightandhearingoncemoreaccordingtothedoctorA.HeregainedthemfromaheadinjurywhenhefellfromatreE.B.Hiswife’sfirstvisitafteralmosttenyearsmadehimsohappythatheregainedthem.C.ThelightningtookthefeelingfromhislegsandgavethesensesofsightandhearingtohisheaD.D.Theblowthatmadehimblindanddeafwasveryseveresoittookanothersevereblowtoregainthem.50.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.EverycoinhastwosidesB.Regainingthelong-lostsightandhearingC.A.splendidthunderstormD.A.thunderstorminneed
  • InancientEgyptashopkeeperdiscoveredthathecouldattractcustomerstohisshopsimplybymakingchangestoitsenvironment.Modernbusinesseshavebeenfollowinghisleadwithmoretactics策略.Onetacticinvolveswheretodisplaythegoods.Foeexamplestoresplacefruitsandvegetablesinthefirstsection.Theyknowthatcustomerswhobuythehealthyfoodfirstwillfeelhappysothattheywillbuymorejunkfood垃圾食品laterintheirtrip.Indepartmentstoressectionisgenerallynexttothewomen’scosmetics化妆品sectionwhiletheshopassistantisgoingbacktofindtherightsizeshoeboredcustomersarelikelytowanderovercosmeticstheymightwanttotrylater.Besidesbusinessesseektoappealtocustomers’senses.Storesnoticethatthesmellofbakedgoodsencouragesshoppingtheymaketheirownbreadeachmorningandthenfanthebreadsmellintothestorethroughouttheday.Musicsellsgoodstoo.ResearchersinBritainfoundthatwhenFrenchmusicwasplayedsalesofFrenchwinewentup.Whenitcomestothesellingofhousesbusinessesalsousehighlyrewardingtactics.Theyfindthatcustomersmakedecisioninthefirstfewseconduponwalkinginthedoorandturnitintoabusinessopportunity.A.Californiabuilderdesignedthestructureofitshousessmartly.WhenenteringthehousethecustomerwouldseethePacificOceanthroughthewindowsandthenthepollthroughanopenstairwayleadingtothelowerlevel.Theinstantviewofwateronbothlevelshelpedsellthese$10millionhouses.40.Whydostoresusuallydisplayfruitsandvegetablesinthefirstsection?A.Tosavecustomerstimes.B.Toshowtheyarehighqualityfoods.C.TohelpselljunkfooD.D.Tosellthematdiscountprices.41.AccordingtoParagraph3whichofthefollowingencouragescustomerstobuy?A.Openingthestoreearlyinthemorning.B.DisplayingBritishwinesnexttoFrenchones.C.InvitingcustomerstoplaymusiC.D.FillingthestorewiththesmelloffreshbreaD.42.WhatistheCaliforniabuilder’sstoryintendedtoprove?A.Thehousestructureisakeyfactorcustomersconsider.B.Themorecostlythehouseisthebetteritsells.C.Anoceanviewismuchtothecustomers’tastE.D.A.goodfirstimpressionincreasessales.43.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Toexplainhowbusinessesturnpeopleintotheircustomers.B.Tointroduceshowbusinesseshavegrownfromthepast.C.Toreportresearchesoncustomerbehavior.D.Toshowdishonestbusinesspractices.
  • RidingaLondonsubwayapersonfromChinawillnoticeonemajordifference:inLondonpeopledonotlookateachother.Infacteyecontactisavoidedatalltimes.That’snotrudeness—peoplearejusttoobusytobotherlooking.Busydoingwhatyouask?Wellthey’recertainlynotusingthetimeforamomentofquietreflectionnoraretheyreadingabook.Newtechnologyhasreplacedquiethabits.TodaytheonlyacceptableformofbookontheLondonundergroundisane-book.ApplemustearnafortunefromLondoncommuters乘车上下班的人.SincethelaunchoftheiPhonein2007over40000—yesthat’s40000—appsprogramsdownloadedfortheiPhonehavebeendesigneD.Commuterslovethembecausetheyaretheperfecttime-fillers.OneappcallediShootisagamethatfeaturestanks.AnotheroneTubeExitstellspassengerswheretositonthetraintobeclosesttotheexitoftheirdestination.ISteamcloudstheiPhonescreenwhenyoubreatheintothemicrophonE.Youcanthenwriteinthesteamonyourphonescreen.ForthosewithoutaniPhoneanotherAppleproducttheiPodmaybeanotherchoicE.It’snotjustteenagerswhoplugintotheirmusic—iPodsareapopularwaytopassthetimeforallages.Andifgamese-booksandmusicaren’tenoughtokeepyouengagedthenperhapsyouwouldpreferafilm.ThedevelopmentofpalmDVDtechnologymeansmanycommuterswatchtheirfavoriteTVshoworfilmonthewaytowork.Withalltheseentertainmentsit’samazingthatpeoplestillremembertogetoffthetrain.60.PeopleinLondondonotmakeeyecontactonthesubwaybecausetheyarebusy_____.A.playinggamesreadinge-bookslisteningtomusicorwatchingfilms.B.goingtoworkC.readingbooksD.thinkingaboutprivatethings61.Thosewholikewargamescandownload_____totheiriPhones.A.TubeExitsB.iShootC.ISteamD.iPod62.Theunderlinedwordengagedinthelastparagraphprobablymeans______.A.delightedB.busyC.controlledD.amused63.Thearticletellsusthat_____.A.LondoncommutersareunfriendlytostrangersB.Applehasearnedalotofmoneyfromselling40000iPhonesC.withallthenewtime-fillersLondoncommutersoftenforgettogetoffthetrain.D.technologyischangingthewayLondoncommutersspendtheirtravelingtimE.
  • InEnglishthespellingofwordsdoesnotalwaysrepresentthesounD.Sopeoplesay/rait/butspellitrightorwriteorevenritE.Combinationsoflettersmaybepronouncedinmanyways.Andsomewordsjustseemtohavetoomanyletters.ForAmericansthingsarealittlebiteasierthankstotheworkofNoahWebsterateacherwhograduatedfromYaleUniversityin1778.AsayoungmanhehadfoughtagainsttheBritishintheAmericanWarofIndependenceandhefeltthatwrittenEnglishinthenewlyindependentUnitedStatesshouldhaveadistinctiveAmericanlook.SohebeganhisworkonAmericanEnglish.HisfirstbookTheElementarySpellingBooksuggestedsimplifyingthespellingofEnglishwords.Thebookwasextremelypopular.Bythe1850sitwassellingonemillioncopiesayearmakingitoneofthemostpopularschoolbooksever.ManyofthesuggestionswerequicklyadopteD.Centerinsteadofcentreprograminsteadofprogrammeandflavorinsteadofflavour.Othershoweversuchasremovingsilentletterslikesinislandorthefinaleinexaminewerenot.WebsterisbestknownforhisAmericanDictionaryoftheEnglishlanguagewhichfirstappearedin1828.ItintroducedlotsofnewAmericanwordswithinformationabouttheirpronunciationanduseandofcoursethenewspelling.TheBritishcriticizedthedictionarybutitquicklybecameastandardreferencebookintheStates.TodayWebster'sdictionaryisstillthenumberonedictionaryforAmericanstudents.5.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?[]A.Websterandhisbestsellers.B.BritishandAmericanEnglish.C.ThehistoryofAmericanEnglish.D.ThemanwhomadespellingsimplE.6.Whichistherightorderaccordingtothetext?①WebstergraduatedfromYaleUniversity.②AmericanDictionaryoftheEnglishlanguagecameout.③Webster'sbookwassellingonemillioncopiesayear.④WebstertookpartintheAmericanWarofIndependencE.A.②①③④B.③①②④C.④①③②D.①②③④7.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.AllthespellingofwordsdoesnotrepresentthesounD.B.TheElementarySpellingBookwaspublishedinthe1850s.C.Webster'ssuggestionswereacceptedcompletely.D.Webster'sdictionaryisthebestallovertheworlD.8.WhatattitudedotheBritishhavetowardsWebster'sdictionary?A.Theythoughthighlyofit.B.Theyfoundfaultwithit.C.Theyarguedbitterlyaboutit.D.Theyfollowedtheexamplesofit.
  • Allovertheworldpeopleenjoysports.Sportshelptokeeppeoplehealthyhappyandhelpthemtolivelonger.Sportschangewiththeseasons.Peopleplaydifferentgamesinwinterandsummer.Gamesandsportsoftengrowoutofpeople'sworkandeverydayactivities.TheArabsusehorsesorcamelsinmuchoftheireverydaylife;theyusethemintheirsportstoo.Somesportsaresointerestingthatpeopleeverywheregoinforthem.FootballforexamplehasspreadaroundtheworlD.Swimmingispopularinallcountriesneartheseaorinthosewithmanyrivers.Somesportsorgamesgobackthousandsofyearslikerunningorjumping.Chineseboxingforexamplehasaverylonghistory.Butbasketballandvolleyballarerathernew.Neitheroneisahundredyearsoldyet.PeopleareinventingnewsportsorgamesallthetimE.Peoplefromdifferentcountriesmaynotbeabletounderstandeachotherbutafteragametheyoftenbecomegoodfriends.Sportshelptotrainaperson'scharacter.OnelearnstofighthardbutfightfairtowinwithoutprideandtolosewithgracE.36.Accordingtothispassageweknowthat________.A.peoplebegantoplayping­pongaboutonehundredyearsagoB.about100yearsagopeopleranorjumpedwhentheyplayedC.basketballhasalongerhistorythanvolleyballD.notallthegameshavealonghistory37.Thewriterdidn'ttellusinthispassagethat________.A.basketballwasinventedinAmericaB.sportschangewiththeseasonsC.gamesandsportsoftengrowoutofpeople'sworkandeverydayactivitiesD.footballisplayedallovertheworld38.AccordingtothispassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Sportshelptotrainaperson'scharacter.B.Peopleswimonlybecausetherearealotofriversintheircountry.C.PeoplefromdifferentcountriesmaynotbeabletounderstandeachotherbeforeagamE.D.SportsandgamescandevelopthefriendshipbetweenpeopleallovertheworlD.39.Alotofpeoplehavemorefreetimefromtheirworktoenjoysportsbecause________.A.theylikesportsverymuchB.theywanttolivelongerC.theywanttomakealotmorefriendsD.theydon'thavetogotoworkonSaturdayorSundayasbefore
  • Thetimemaysooncomewhenwesaygoodbyetomostoftheworld’slanguages.Todayhumansexpressthemselvesinover6000differentlanguages.Butthatisquicklychanging.Manyscientistssaythatoverhalfoftheselanguageswilldisappearwithinthenext50years.After100yearsthelanguagesusedintheworldwillnotbemorethan20.Why?ItisbecausepeoplefromdifferentculturesliveandworktogethermuchmoreoftenthanbeforE.Thisbringschanges.Thelanguagesoftheworld’smainculturearereplacingthelanguagesofthesmallercultures.MostinternationaltradetakesplaceinworldlanguagessuchasEnglish.Peoplerespecttheirownculturesandtraditionsbutwhenitcomestogettingajobknowingaworldlanguageisoftennecessary.ItmaymeanthedifferencebetweensuccessandfailurE.Technologyworksonthechangeoflanguagesinanevenmoreamazingway.ModernmediasuchasradioandtelevisiongiveyoungpeopleindevelopingcountriesmuchknowledgeabouttheworlD.Butthisknowledgedoesn’tcomeinwordsfromthemouthsoftheirparentsortheeldersintheirneighborhooD.ItusuallycomesinthelanguageofadifferentculturE.PeopleindifferentculturesthinkitgoodforthemtoshareapopularlanguagE.Theycanquicklyshareideasandworktogether.Knowingthesamelanguagemeanseasiercommunicationandisabasisfortrust.Isthedeathofasmalllocallanguagesuchaterriblething?TheanswerismaybE.Manyculturesmayhavewordsformanyusefulthingsweknownothingabout.Iftheirlanguagesdietheirvaluablewisdommaybelostforever.Thefutureoftheworld’slanguagedependsonouractionsnow.Willweprotectendangeredlanguagesorallowthemtoquietlydisappear?TimewillhavethelastworD.57.Scientistssaythatwithin50yearsperhapstherewillbeonly_______languagesintheworlD.A.4000B.over3000C.nomorethan20D.around300058.Thepassagesaysthatifallthepeopleintheworldknewamajorworldlanguage_______.A.radioandtelevisionwouldallusethelanguageB.itwouldbeeasierforthemtosharetheirideasC.lessonsatschoolswouldbetaughtinthelanguageD.peoplewouldrespecttheirownculturemore59.Alsothepassagesaysthatifnobodyspokethelanguagesofsmallercultures_______.A.knowledgewouldcomefromthemouthsoftheeldersB.manyofthewordsforthingswedonotknowwouldbelostC.peoplewouldhavedifficultyinworkingtogetherD.therewouldbenosmallercultures60.BysayingTimewillhavethelastwordthewritermeans_______.A.letuswaitandseeB.wehavetimetodosomethingC.itistoolatetodoanythingD.itisonlyaproblemoftime
  • PartiesandsocialgatheringsnolongerexciteusthesamewaytheyoncediD.ThisisnotduetoalackofdesiretosocializebutthesmartphonE.Atpartiesmorepeopleareontheirsmartphonesthanontheirdrinks.AccordingtoarecentInternationalDataCorporationstudywelloverhalfofallAmericanshaveasmartphoneandreachforitthemomenttheywakeupkeepingitinhandallday.Inadditiontoomuchofsocietyisusingsmartphoneswhiledrivingandasaresultgettingintocarcrashes.34percentofteensadmittotextwhiledrivingandtheyconfirmthattextmessagingistheirnumberonedrivinginterruption.People'sattachmenttotheirsmartphonesisunbelievablybecomingmoreimportantthanthelivesofthemselvesandothers.Justasdriversdismisstheimportanceoffocusingwhileontheroadmanypeoplealsofailtorecognizethesignificanceofhumaninteraction.Whenwiththeirfriendssomepeoplepointlesslycheckorsendtextmessagesinthepresenceofafriendwhichsendsamessagetothatfriend:thepersonIamtextingismoreimportantthanyou.InadditionrelyingonoursmartphonetomakefriendsdoesnotgiveusthesameadvantageasbeingabletomakenewfriendshipsintherealworlD.Face-to-faceconversationswillgiveusmuchstrongercommunicationskillsinthelongrun.AsmanypeoplerisktheirlivesandthelivesofpeoplearoundthemjusttosendatextormindlesslychecktheirmassagessmartphonesareinmanywaysmoredangeroustopeoplE.Thequalityofthistechnologyisde-advancingsocietalachievementsandweakeningthevalueofcommunication.Notonlyisthesmartphoneaffectingourdesiretointeract交流face-to-facebutitisalsoloweringsociety'sabilitytocommunicatE.68.Thepurposeofthistextisto______.A.callforanendtousethesmartphonewhiledrivingB.appealtoustopayattentiontocommunicationskillsC.expressconcernabouttheoveruseofthesmartphoneD.adviseustobecautiousabouttheaddictiontothesmartphone69.Thesecondparagraphisdevelopedby______.A.givingexamplesB.listingfiguresC.comparingfactsD.analyzingtheeffects70.Theauthoradvocatesustomakenewfriends______.A.byusingsmartphonesB.inaface-to-facewayC.indifferentwaysD.underafreecircumstance71.Overdependenceonthesmartphoneleadstothefactthat______.A.partiesandgatheringslimittheirsocialcircleB.peoplearemoreandmorenarrow-mindedC.people'scommunicationskillsareweakenedD.face-to-facecommunicationbecomeslessimportant
  • Therearemanygreatmoviedirectorsofalltimeandthefollowingarefiveofthosewhohavelargelyimpressedaudiencewiththeirbodyofwork.AsamemberoftheNewHollywoodgangFrancisCoppolaisbestrememberedforTheGodfatherseries.HisdecisiontocastMarlonBrandointheleadalsometwithfierceoppositionfromthestudiobosses.GoodsensebecamepopularandTheGodfatherwentontobecomeoneofthemostmemorablemoviesever.Criticsmaypointoutthathehasbecomelesscreativeafterhisseventiesbuttryasonemightnoonecanpossiblytaketheplaceofthisgreatdirector'swork.StanleyKubrick'smoviesfocusonthethemeslikesci-fihorrordarkhumorandwar.Heusedsymbolisminmostofhismoviesgivingussomewonderfulscreenvisualsasshownin2001A.SpaceOdyssey.HisactorsinHollywoodcomplainedabouttheendlessnumberofretakesbuttheyappreciatedtheperformancehemilkedoutofthem.PeopleargueaboutfilmslikeLolitaA.ClockworkOrangeandPathsofGlorybutthesearenowseenasclassics.StevenSpielbergisagreatsuccessattheboxofficeandheisoneoftheworld'smostpopularfilmmakerstoday.AsthecreatorofclassicslikeSchindler'sListJurassicParkETIndianaJonesseriesJawsSavingPrivateRyannoonecanwinhisholdovertheaudiencE.Hiscriticsaccusehimofbeingemotionalandoverthetopbutthe__fact__remains__that__his__movies__attract__the__audienceand__set__the__cash__registers__ringing.WoodyAllenisadirectorwhodirectsmoviesfullofcrimeandhatE.ThiscomicgeniushasgivenusAnnieHallHannahandHerSistersandMidnightinPariswhichhavealsobecomeclassical.Hismoviesconstantlyincludecharacterswhoarousetheaudience'ssympathyandlaughteratthesametimeastheysetoutonajourneyofself-discovery.HollywoodstarpowerhasneverfazedAllen.Thankfullyawardsandhonorsdonotinteresthimwhichresultsincreativitythatisoriginal.35.Whatdothedirectorsmentionedinthepassagehaveincommon?A.Theyareinterestedinawardsfortheirworks.B.TheyaremembersoftheNewHollywoodgang.C.Theyhavecreatedalotofmoviestakenasclassics.D.Theyfocustheirthemesonthenegativesideofsociety.36.StanleyKubrick'sworksincludethefollowingexcept________.A.MidnightinParisB.2001A.SpaceOdysseyC.A.ClockworkOrangeD.PathsofGlory37.ItisimpliedintheunderlinedsentencethatStevenSpielberg________.A.wassuccessfulinamusingtheaudienceB.succeededinmakingagreatboxofficeC.becamemuchbetteratcreatingclassicsD.hadsetacashregisterworkingforhimself38.Whatwillbediscussedintheparagraphthatfollowsthispassage?A.Theircontributiontosociety.B.Thedifferencebetweenthedirectors.C.Anotherfamousmoviedirector.D.Moregreatmoviesofthedirectors.
  • Inmostcasesthereisonlyonecorrectanswertoaquestion.Butthereisonequestionthathasmillionsofcurrentanswers.ThatquestionisWhat’syourname?Everyonegivesadifferentanswerbuteveryoneiscorrect.Haveyoueverwonderedaboutpeople’snames?Wheredotheycomefrom?Whatdotheymean?People’sfirstnamesorgivennamesarechosenbytheirparents.SometimesthenameofagrandparentorothermemberofthefamilyisuseD.Someparentschoosethenameofawell-knownperson.A.boycouldbenamedGeorgeWashingtonSmith;agirlcouldbenamedHelenKellerJones.Somepeoplegivetheirchildrennamesthatmeangoodthings.Clarameansbright;Beatricemeansonewhogiveshappiness;Donaldmeansworldruler;Leonardmeansasbraveasalion.Theearliestlastnamesorsurnamesweretakenfromplacenames.A.familywiththenameBrookorBrooksprobablylivednearabrook小溪someonewhowascalledLongstreetprobablylivedonalongpavedroaD.TheGreenwoodfamilylivedinornearaleafyforest.Otherearlysurnamescamefrompeople’soccupations.ThemostcommonoccupationalnameisSmithwhichmeansapersonwhomakesthingswithironorothermetals.InthepastsmithswereveryimportantworkersineverytownandvillagE.Someotheroccupationalnamesare:Carter—apersonwhoownedordroveacart;Potter—apersonwhomadepotsandpans.TheancestorsoftheBakerfamilyprobablybakedbreadfortheirneighborsintheirnativevillagE.TheCarpenter’sgreat-great-great-grandfatherprobablybuilthousesandfurniturE.Sometimespeoplewereknownforthecoloroftheirhairorskinortheirsizeortheirspecialabilities.WhenthereweretwomenwhowerenamedJohninthesamevillagetheJohnwiththegrayhairprobablybecameJohnGray.OrtheJohnwhowasverytallcouldcallhimselfJohnTallman.JohnFishwasprobablyanexcellentswimmerandJohnLightfootwasprobablyafastrunneroragooddancer.Somefamilynamesweremadebyaddingsomethingtothefather’snamE.English-speakingpeopleadded–sor–son.TheJohnsonsaredescendantsofJohn;theRobertsfamily’sancestorwasRobert.IrishandScottishpeopleaddedMacorMcorO.PerhapsalloftheMacDonnellsandtheMcDonnellsandtheO’DonnellsaredescendantsofthesameDonnell.28.WhichofthefollowingaspectsareNOTcoveredinthesurnamesofthepassage?A.People’scharacters.B.People’soccupations.C.PlaceswherepeopleliveD.D.TalentsthatpeoplepossesseD.29.AccordingtothepassagetheancestorsofthePotterfamilymostprobably_______.A.ownedordroveacartB.madethingswithmetalsC.builthousesandfurnitureD.madekitchentoolsorcontainers30.SupposeanEnglishcouplewhoseancestorslivednearaleafyforestwantedtheirnew-bornsontobecomeaworldleaderthebabymightbenamed_______.A.BeatriceSmithB.LeonardCarterC.DonaldGreenwoodD.GeorgeLongstreet31.Theunderlinedworddescendantsinthelastparagraphmeansaperson’s_____.A.ancestorsB.latergenerationsC.friendsandrelativesD.colleaguesandpartners
  • Ilovecharity慈善shopsandsodolotsofotherpeopleinBritainbecauseyoufindquiteafewofthemineveryhighstreet.ThecharityshopisaBritishinstitutionsellingeverythingfromclothestoelectricgoodsallatverygoodprices.Youcangetthingsyouwon'tfindintheshopsanymorE.ThethingIlikebestaboutthemisthatyourmoneyisgoingtoagoodcauseandnotintothepocketsofprofit­drivencompaniesandyouarenotdamagingtheplanetbutfindinganewhomeforunwantedgoods.Thefirstcharityshopwasopenedin1947byOxfam.Thefamouscharity'sappealtoaidpostwarGreecebadbeensosuccessfulithadbeenfloodedwithdonations捐赠物.Theydecidedtosetupashoptosellsomeofthesedonationstoraisemoneyforthatappeal.Nowthereareover7000charityshopsintheUK.MyfavouritecharityshopinmyhometownistheRedCrossshopwhereIalwaysfindchildren'sbooksall10or20penceeach.MostofthepeopleworkinginthecharityshopsarevolunteersalthoughthereisoftenamanagerwhogetspaiD.Over90%ofthegoodsinthecharityshopsaredonatedbythepubliC.Everymorningyouseebagsofunwanteditemsoutsidethefrontofshopsalthoughtheydon'tencouragethisratheraskpeopletobringthingsinwhentheshopisopen.Theshopshaveverylowrunningcosts:allprofitsgotocharitywork.Charityshopsraisemorethan£110millionayearfunding资助medicalresearchoverseasaidsupportingsickandpoorchildrenhomelessanddisabledpeopleandmuchmorE.Whatbetterplacetospendyourmoney?YougetsomethingspecialforaverygoodpriceandagoodmoralsensE.Youprovidefundstoagoodcauseandtreadlightlyontheenvironment.4.Theauthorlovesthecharityshopmainlybecauseof______.A.itsconvenientlocationB.itsgreatvarietyofgoodsC.itsspiritofgoodwillD.itsniceshoppingenvironment5.ThefirstcharityshopintheUKwassetupto________.A.sellcheapproductsB.dealwithunwantedthingsC.raisemoneyforpatientsD.helpaforeigncountry6.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutcharityshops?A.Theoperatingcostsareverylow.B.ThestaffareusuallywellpaiD.C.90%ofthedonationsaresecond­hanD.D.Theyareopentwenty­fourhoursaday.7.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A.WhattoBuyinaCharityShopB.CharityShop:ItsOrigin&DevelopmentC.CharityShop:WhereYouBuytoDonateD.ThePublic'sConcernaboutCharityShops
  • DirectorAngLeejokedthathislatestfilmLifeofPiinthreeyearshitthefourmostnotorious臭名昭著的vicesinthemoviemakingprocess:kidsanimalswaterand3-DbutreviewshavesaidLee’sLifeofPiisoneoftheyear’smostbeautifuloriginalandadventurouspictures.Basedonthebest-sellingnovelbyYannMartelLifeofPitellsthestoryofPiayoungmanwhogetstrappedatseawithatigeraftertheshipcarryingPi’sfamilyandhisfather’szoofromIndiatoCanadasinks.VisuallyLifeofPiwhichmixesrealtigerswithcomputer-generatedeffectsislikenothingseenonscreeninsometimemoviecriticJustinChangwroteinhisreviewforVarietymagazinE.Andthe3-DinparticularisthebestsinceperhapsAvatar.LeetoldtheNewYorkFilmFestivalaudiencethatLifeofPiwasextremelyhardtomakE.Duetoweatherconditionsandthedifficultyofcontrollinganimalshesaidonlyone-eighthofhisplannedshotswereactuallyfilmeD.RegardlessofarduousconditionsLeewasabletopushanexcellentleadperformancefromSharmaanewcomerwhooriginallyaccompaniedhisbrothertothestudiobeforelandingtheroleofPihimself.BytheendofitIdidn’tfeellikeIwasactinganymoreSharmarecentlytoldaHollywoodreporter.IwasaninstrumentofsortsandLeepulledtheemotionthroughmE.Itjustwentinandcameout.Thefilmisn’tperfectthough.TheNewYorkTimessaidthere’saclunky笨重momentofexpositionattheendthatfeelsentirelytooon-the-nose.ButweknowwhattoexpectfromLeeoneofthemostsuccessfulChinesedirectorsinHollywooD.Onethingisforsure:heneverdisappoints.1.JustinChangthinksthefilmLifeofPiis.A.excellentB.ordinaryC.notoriousD.disappointing2.ThefilmLifeofPiwashardtomakepartlybecause.A.Leewasnotfamiliarwith3-DB.it’sdifficulttodealwithanimalsC.thereweretoomanyshotstobefilmedD.computer-generatedeffectswerehardtoproduce3.ItcanbeinferredthatSharma.A.didn’tlikeactinginthefilmB.wasturnedintoamachinebyLeeC.hadneverexpectedtogettheroleofPiD.wenttoAngLeetoaskfortheroleofPi4.TheunderlinedwordarduousinParagraph5means.A.difficultB.excellentC.stableD.unfamiliar5.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat.A.theendingofLifeofPiisquitedisappointingB.LeeisaChinesedirectorwhooftenconfusesaudiencesC.LifeofPitellspeoplethatlifeisfullofclunkymomentsD.theNewYorkTimeswasalittleunsatisfiedwiththeending
  • ThreemorecattlefarmsinAndongNorthGyeongsangProvincewerefoundtohavebeeninfectedwiththedeadlyfoot­and­mouthdiseaseNov.22010Thursday.Peoplefearthatlivestockfarmsinotherpartsofthecountrycouldbehitbythevirussoon.OnMondaythediseasewasfirstdetectedontwopigfarmsinAndongabouthalfayearafterthelastdiseasebrokeoutinKoreA.Acattlefarmintheareaalsofellvictimtotheanimaldiseasethefollowingday.TheMinistryforFoodAgricultureForestryandFisheriesmadesurethatthreemorecasesoffoot­and­mouthdiseaseappearedonThursdayanddecidedtokillalltheanimalsatthefarmsandothersatnearbyplacestostopthespreadofthevirustootherregions.Over800cowsandpigswithina500meterrangeoftheinfectedfarmswerekilledandburiedundergrounD.ThreesuspectedcaseswerereportedWednesdaynearthepigfarmswherethefirstoutbreakwasreporteD.ThelaboratoryteststodayshowedthatallthreecattlefarmswereinfectedwiththediseaseaministryofficialsaiD.Twonewlyinfectedcattlefarmswerelessthan4kilometersawayfromthetwopigfarmswhilethethirdonewasonly2.5kilometersaway.TheministryalsosaidanothercattlefarminAndongreportedsuspectedcasesoffoot­and­mouthdiseaseonitslivestockThursdayindicatingthediseasewilllikelycontinuetospreadacrossthecityandpossiblybeyonD.Thegovernmenthasculledmorethan33000animalsneartheaffectedfarmsMondayaloneunderitsdiseasepreventionprogram.Additionallyall84livestockmarketsacrossthenationwereclosedWednesdayforaperiodtopreventspreadofthediseasE.NosuspectedcaseshavebeenreportedoutsideofAndongbutthegovernmentThursdaydecidedtodestroyanadditional22000pigsattwofarmsinBoryeongSouthChungcheongProvincE.56.Lasttimefoot­and­mouthdisease________.A.brokeoutinNorthcattlefarmsB.wascontrolledassoonaspossibleC.destroyedalmostallcattleincattlefarmsD.happenedinJune201057.Howdidthegovernmentdealwiththedisease?A.ThegovernmenthadmoreanimalskilleD.B.Thegovernmentcontrolledonlythetwofarms.C.Thegovernmenttriedtocurethesickanimals.D.Thegovernmenthatedtokillanimals.58.Theunderlinedwordculledhasthesamemeaningas________.A.killedB.treatedC.boughtD.sold59.Inwhichpartofanewspapercanyoumostprobablyreadthepassage?A.HistoryandCultureB.Today'sNewsC.EntertainmentD.Science
  • LoulananancientcityintheLopNurwasfirstdiscoveredbySwedishexplorerSvenHedinin1900.ThefindingofLoulanbroughtaboutnewandunexpectedfamefortheancienthistoryoftheCentralAsiaandthusbegantheexplorationoftheTaklamakanDesert.TheCityofLoulanisknownbothinChinaandthroughouttheworldastheMiddleKingdom’s‘Pompeii’inthedesertandoneofthecradlesofthecivilization.Itwasn’thardtoimaginehowexcitedSvenHedinmusthavebeenwhenhewasawardedtheVictoriaMedalbytheRoyalGeographyAssociation.FromthatpointforwardthemysteriouscoveringofLoulanwasgraduallyloweredandwasnomoreasilentunknownherobutbecameanimmediateworldwidesensation引起轰动的事.AdventurersfromAmericaBritainJapanandSwedenincludingHuntingtonSteinOtaniKozuiandBergmansetfoothereforseveraltimes.Inthe1930sChinesearchaeologistHuangWenbicamehereforthefirsttimeandmadeasurveyofthisareawhichwasfoundeventheninterribleconditionsduetouncontrolleddiggingwithmanywonderfulculturalhistoricrelicstakenawaytodistantforeignlands.In1979agroupoftombscalledSunTombsknownfortheiruniqueandattractiveburialformswereunearthedintheGumugouGraveyardthepublicgraveyardoftheLopNurcitizensintheBronzeAgE.Inearly1980sintheTiebanheRiverDeltaareaofthelowerreachesofthePeafowlRiverinLopNurafemalemummydatingbacksome3800yearswasunearthedandwasconsideredbytheJapaneseastheLoulanBeauty.ThissetoffawaveofcurrentexplorationoftheSilkRoaD.ThearchaeologicalunearthingbeingcurrentlyconductedintheXiaoheSmallRiverGraveyardisnowthefocusoftheworld’smostimportantacademicevent.TheXiaoheGraveyard175kmwestoftheCityofLoulanislocatedinthelowerreachesofthePeafowlRiverintheLopNur.WhentheGraveyardwasfounditissaidthatthereweresome1000coffins.Itislargeinscalewithsanddunes沙丘ashighaseightmetresonwhichabout140woodenstakes树桩invariousshapeswerecloselyarrangeD.TheseburialcustomsaretosaytheleastunusualwiththeunearthedrelicsdatedbacktoChina’smostancientdays.56.WhichoffollowingstatementsshowsthecorrectpositionoftheCityofLoulan?A.ItliesintheTiebanheRiverDeltaB.ItliesinthelowerreachesofthePeafowlRiverC.ItliessouthoftheGumugouGraveyarD.D.Itlies175kmeastoftheXiaoheGraveyarD.57.Whichofthefollowingistheclosestinmeaningtotheword‘Pompeii’?A.A.cityasworldfamousastheMiddleKingdom’sPompeii.B.A.buriedcityinthedesertwithgreathistoricalvaluE.C.A.buriedcitytobeunearthedliketheItaliancityPompeii.D.A.cityvisitedbymanyarchaeologistsallovertheworldlikePompeii.58.Fromthepassageitcanbeinferredthat_____________.A.itwasaChinesearchaeologistthatfirstdiscoveredtheCityofLoulanB.itisofthegreatestimportanceandvaluetobeunearthingtheXiaoheGraveyardC.foreignadventurersdidmuchdamagetotheexplorationandrelicsoftheCityofLoulanD.oneafteranotherimportantdiscoveryaboutLoulanwasmadecausingworldwidesensation
  • ASouthamptonUniversityteamfoundthatpeoplewhowerevegetarianby30hadrecordedfiveIQpointsmoreonaverageattheageof10.ResearcherssaiditcouldexplainwhypeoplewithahigherIQwerehealthierasavegetariandietwaslinkedtolowerheartdiseaseandobesity肥胖rates.Thestudyof8179wasreportedintheBritishMedicalJournal.TwentyyearsaftertheIQtestswerecarriedoutin1970366oftheparticipantssaidtheywerevegetarian—althoughmorethan100reportedeatingeitherfishorchicken.MenwhowerevegetarianhadanIQscoreof106comparedwith101fornon­vegetarians;whilefemalevegetariansaveraged104comparedwith99fornon­vegetarians.TherewasnodifferenceintheIQscorebetweenstrictvegetariansandthosewhosaidtheywerevegetarianbutreportedeatingfishorchicken.Researcherssaidthefindingswerepartlyrelatedtobettereducationandhigherclassbutitremainedstatistically统计地significantafteradjustingforthesefactors.Vegetariansweremorelikelytobefemaletobeofhighersocialclassandtohavehigheracademicorprofessionalqualificationsthannon­vegetarians.Howeverthesedifferenceswerenotreflectedintheirannualincomewhichwassimilartothatofnon­vegetarians.LeadresearcherCatharineGalesaidThefindingsthatchildrenwithgreaterintelligencearemorelikelytoreportbeingvegetariansthanadultstogetherwiththeevidenceonthepotentialbenefitsofavegetariandietonhearthealthmayhelptoexplainwhyahigherIQinchildhoodoradolescenceislinkedwithareducedriskofcoronaryheartdisease冠心病inadultlifE.ButDrFrankiePhillipsoftheBritishDieteticAssociationsaidIt_is_like_the_chicken_and_the_egg.DopeoplebecomevegetarianbecausetheyhaveaveryhighIQorisitjustthattheyarecleverenoughtobemoreawareofhealthissues1.What'stheresultoftheresearchmentionedinthetext?A.IntelligentchildrenaremorelikelytobecomevegetarianslaterinlifE.B.ChildrenwithahigherIQarelesslikelytohaveheartdiseaselaterinlifE.C.IntelligentchildrentendtobelongtohighersocialclasslaterinlifE.D.ChildrenwithahealthierhearttendtohaveahigherIQlaterinlifE.2.Itwasfoundintheresearchthat________.A.mostoftheparticipantsbecamevegetarians20yearsaftertheIQtestswerecarriedoutB.vegetarianswhoatefishorchickenwereofsimilarintelligencewithstrictvegetarians.C.femalevegetariansweremorelikelytohavehigherannualincomethannon­vegetariansD.vegetariansweremorelikelytohavehigherannualincomethannon­vegetarians3.CatharineGaletalkedaboutbeingvegetariansinan________way.A.doubtfulB.favorableC.negativeD.objective4.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmean?A.Intelligenceislinkedtonotjustbeingavegetarianbuttomanyfactors.B.TherateofgettingheartdiseaseislinkedtoyourlifestylE.C.ThelinkbetweenahighIQandbeingavegetarianisstilluncertain.D.ThelinkbetweenahealthyheartanddietremainstobeproveD.
  • NeverbeforeinChinesehistoryhasadocumentaryfilmarousedsomuchpublicenthusiasm.Everybodyistalkingaboutanew7-partdocumentarycalledABiteofChinawhichwasrecentlybroadcastlateatnightonCCTVI.ThedocumentarydescribesvariousgourmetitemsacrossthevastChineseculinary烹饪landscapE.AccordingtoTaobaoChina’sbiggestonlineretailwebsitejustfivedaysaftertheseriesbegantoairnearly6millionpeoplewenttothesiteinsearchofvariouslocalspecialitiesparticularlythosementionedinthedocumentary.Morethan7.2milliondealswereconcludeD.A.hamproducerfromYunnanProvincesawhissalesgrow17-foldinfivedays.Howeveronecan’thelpbutbelievethatthedocumentary’spopularityisprobablylinkedtotheendlessstreamofterriblefoodsecurityissuesthathaveemergedinrecentyears.Inonewell-receivedarticleanetizenwroteIwonderhowmanyfeltsoempty-heartedandsighedafterwatchingthefilm.Formaldehyde甲醛sprayedcabbageSudanRedcoloredsaltyeggsrestaurantsusinggutteroil.ThelistislongA.variedandancientfoodculturethatisfamousworld-wideandwhichshouldhavemadetheChineseproudendslikethis:onecanonlysigh.Foodisthemostvitalthinginpeople’slives.YetChina’sfoodindustryisatypicaldescriptionofbadmoneydrivingoutthegood.Themarketishugewhilethecostoffakingandcheatingissolowforunscrupulous不道德的businessmen;andthepunishmentistoolight.TakethemilkindustryasanexamplE.AlthoughSanluthecompanythatsoldthemelamine-adulteratedmilkpowderwaspunishedthousandsofotherdairiesdidn’tworkhardtoimprovethequality.InordertoallownationalbrandstosurviveChineseauthoritiesarehappytoloosentheirregulations.AsthedocumentaryshowspeopleareattractednottogourmetitemslikematsutakeaspeciesofraremushroomgrownnaturallyinremoteforestsbuttocommonChinesedisheslikebarleylotusrootortofu.Theyarewhatmeetourbasicneeds.ThisexplainswhypeoplearesoexcitedaboutABiteofChina---itisareminderthatthereisstillaworldouttherewherefoodisexcellentandpeoplehavedignity.5.Theunderlinedwordgourmetitemsprobablymeans________.A.beautifulclothesB.latesttechnologyC.deliciousfoodD.greatinventions6.Thesecondparagraphmainlytalksabout______.A.theproducerofthedocumentB.thecontentofthedocumentC.thehistoryofChinesegourmetD.Thepopularityofthedocument7.Wecaninferfromwhatanetizenwroteinonewell–receivedarticlethat______.A.noneofthetelevisionviewershaveaknowledgeoftheChinesefoodcultureB.thereisahugecontrastbetweentheancientfoodcultureandtherealityC.thepriceoffoodistoohighformanycommonpeopleD.thedocumentarywasmadebyaworld-famousChinesedirector8.AccordingtothepassageChina’sfoodindustryisfulloffakingandcheatingbecause_____.A.therearestillsomanypoorpeopleatthepresenttimeB.thepunishmentforunscrupulousbusinessmenisn’tseriousenoughC.theChinesegovernmentencouragesittodosoD.thefoodtechnologyisnotsoadvancedasindevelopedcountries
  • TheworldischangingsofastthatEnglishperhapsthemostworldlyoflanguagesisstrugglingtokeepup.Learnersinthefuturearelikelytobemuchyounger.Youngchildrenareoftensaidtobebetteratlanguagelearningthanolderlearnersbuttheyalsohavespecialchallenges.Youngchildrendon’tusuallyhavethekindofinstrumentalmotivationanddeterminationforlearningEnglishthatolderlearnersoftenhavE.Englishlessonsmustthereforebefunandrewarding.ThereasonswhypeoplelearnEnglisharealsochanging.GlobalizationisbringingtogethermorepeoplethaneverwhospeakdifferentlanguagesandwhoareturningtoEnglishasthemeansofcommunication.TheEnglishlearnersofthefuturemaybelessworriedaboutsoundingexactlylikeanativespeakerandmoreconcernedabouthowtouseEnglisheffectivelyincross-culturalcommunication.Wemaybehearingmorenon-nativespeakersindialoguesandawiderrangeoftheNewEnglishesnowusedaroundtheworlD.TechnologywillallowEnglishtocometoyouratherthanyouhavingtogotoaspecialplacetolearnEnglish.LearningEnglishhasalwaysinvolvedbothpainandpleasureprivateeffortandsocialactivity.Traditionallearningprovidedtake-itorleave-itmixesoftheseaswellasofcontentbutinfuturelearnerswillbeabletochooseaplanwhichsuitstheirculturalandpsychologicaldispositions性情ortheirparticularneedsatthatmoment.Theyratherthantheirteacherswilldecidehowwhatandwhentheywilllearn.AbovealllearningEnglishisaboutcommunicationandanimportantbenefitoflearningEnglishisbeingabletoexchangeviewsandmakefriendswithpeopleallovertheworlD.Despitethegrowingindependenceoflearnerstrustedinstitutionsandbrandnameswillremainimportant.6.ComparedtoolderlearnersyoungEnglishlearners.A.aremoreactiveinlearningB.aremorehard-workinginlearningC.havemoredifficultiesinlearningD.havelesslastingdeterminationinlearning7.WhatcanwelearnaboutthefutureEnglishlanguage?A.BritishEnglishwillbemorepopular.B.AmericanEnglishwillbemorepopular.C.MostpeoplewillspeakstandardEnglish.D.ManydifferentkindsofEnglisheswillappear.8.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.FutureEnglishlessonswillbemoreinteresting.B.Oldpeoplewon’thavetolearnEnglishinthefuturE.C.PeoplewillpaymoreattentiontoEnglishpronunciation.D.Teacherswillplayamoreimportantroleinone’sEnglishlearning.9.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.LearningEnglishmeansnopaininthefuturE.B.EnglishtrainingschoolswillnotbepopularwithyoungpeopleinthefuturE.C.EnglishlearnerswillbecomelessindependentinthefuturE.D.MoreattentionwillbepaidtopersonalneedsinEnglishlearninginthefuturE.
  • Peoplearebeinglured引诱ontoFacebookwiththepromiseofafunfreeservicewithoutrealizingthey’repayingforitbygivinguplargeamountsofpersonalinformation.Facebookthenattemptstomakemoneybysellingtheirdatatoadvertisersthatwanttosendtargetedmessages.MostFacebookusersdon’trealizethisishappening.Eveniftheyknowwhatthecompanyisuptotheystillhavenoideawhatthey’repayingforFacebookbecausepeopledon’treallyknowwhattheirpersonaldataisworth.Thebiggestproblemhoweveristhatthecompanykeepschangingtherules.EarlyonyoukeepeverythingprivatE.Thatwasthegreatthingaboutfacebook—youcouldcreateyourownlittleprivatenetwork.Lastyearthecompanychangeditsprivacyrulessothatmanythings—yourcityyourphotoyourfriends'names—weresetbydefault默认tobesharedwitheveryoneontheInternet.AccordingtoFacebook’svice-presidentElliotSchragethecompanyissimplymakingchangestoimproveitsserviceandifpeopledon’tshareinformationtheyhavealesssatisfyingexperience.SomecriticsthinkthisismoreaboutFacebooklookingtomakemoremoney.ItsoriginalbusinessmodelwhichinvolvedsellingadsandputtingthematthesideofthepagetotallyfaileD.Whowantstolookatadswhenthey’reonlineconnectingwiththeirfriends?TheprivacyissuehasalreadylandedFacebookinhotwaterinWashington.InAprilSenator议员CharlesSchumercalledonFacebooktochangeitsprivacypolicy.HealsourgedtheFederalTradeCommissiontosetguidelinesforsocial-networkingsites.IthinkthesenatorrightlycommunicatedthatwehadnotbeenclearaboutwhatthenewproductswereandhowpeoplecouldchoosetousethemornottousethemSchrageadmits.IsuspectthatwhateverFacebookhasdonesofartoinvadeourprivacyisonlythebeginningwhichiswhyI’mconsideringdeactivating撤销myaccount.FacebookisahandysitebutI’mupsetbytheideathatmyinformationisinthehandsofpeopleIdon’tknow.That’stoohighapricetopay.32.WhatdowelearnaboutFacebookfromthefirstparagraph?A.Itisawebsitethatsendsmessagestotargetedusers.B.Itmakesmoneybyputtingonadvertisements.C.Itprovidesloadsofinformationtoitsusers.D.Itprofitsbysellingitsusers’personaldatA.33.WhydoesFacebookmakechangestoitsrulesaccordingtoElliotSchrage?A.Toprovidebetterservicetoitsusers.B.TofollowtheFederalguidelines.C.Toimproveitsusers’connectivity.D.Toexpanditsscopeofbusiness.34.WhatdoesSenatorCharlesSchumeradvocate?A.Settingguidelinesforadvertisingonwebsites.B.Banningthesharingofusers’personalinformation.C.Removingadsfromallsocial-networkingsites.D.Formulating制订regulationsforsocial-networkingsites..35.WhydoestheauthorplantocancelhisFacebookaccount?A.HeisdissatisfiedwithitscurrentservicE.B.Hedoesn’twanthispersonaldataabuseD.C.Hefindsmanyofitsusersuntrustworthy.D.Heisupsetbyitsfrequentrulechanges.
  • TheInternethasbecomepartofteenagelifE.There’sareporton3375studentsinsevenChinesecities.Itsaysthat38%ofthembelievetheyusetheInternetoften.WhilemostofthemgetusefulinformationandusetheInternettohelpintheirstudiessomearenotusingitinagoodway.Manyareplayingonlinegamestoomuch.A.fewevenvisitwebsitestheyshouldnotlookat.BadthingscanhappenifyoungpeoplespendtoomuchtimeontheInternet.InordertohelpyoungpeopleusetheInternetinagoodwayatextbookhasbeenusedinsomeShanghaimiddleschoolsthisterm.ItusesrealexamplestoteachstudentsallaboutgoodwaysofusingtheInternet.Itgivesusefuladvicesuchasit’sgoodtoreadnewsorfindhelpfulinformationtostudy.Somestudentsalsomakeonlinefriends.TeachersandparentsallthinkthebookisaverygoodideA.ItwillteachstudentshowtobeagoodpersonintheonlineworlD.ItwillbeaguideforteensusingtheInternetandkeepstudentsawayfrombadsites.61.Thereportshowsthat____ofthe3375studentsareplayingonlinegamestoomuch.A.38%B.mostC.manyD.afew62.Howdoesthetextbookteachstudents?A.Withrealexamples.B.Withpictures.C.WithmusiC.D.Withtapes.63.WhichofthefollowingusefuladviceisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.Readnews.B.Findinformation.C.Makefriends.D.Watchfilms.64.Whatdoteachersandparentsthinkofthetextbook?A.It’saverygoodideA.B.It’safoolishideA.C.Itkeepsstudentslookingatbadsites.D.Itcan’tteachstudentshowtobegooD.65.Fromthepassageweknowthat.A.allthestudentscanusetheInternetinarightwayB.whentheteenagersusetheInternettheydon’tneedanyguidanceC.TheInternetplaysanimportantpartinteenagers’livesD.TheInternetcanalwaysbegoodforteenagers
  • ThearrivalofcomputersomepeoplepredictedsoonmakespaperathingoutofdatE.AndguesswhatBillGates'dreamofacomputeroneverydeskhasbeenmoreorlessrealizeD.Yetmostofpeopleworkingatthosedesksareknee­deepinpaper.SomeresearchfromanewbooktheMythofPaperlessOfficesuggestsourincreasinguseofpaperisduetotheintroductionoftheverydigitaltechnologythatwassupposedtowipeitout.Thestudiesshowthatitcanleadtoa40%riseinpaperconsumption.Xerox'smainbusinessinvolvedpaperanditwasalsoalarmedbytheprospectofitsgoingoutoffashion.Sotheresearchcenterinventedthecomputingandprintertechnologythatmadesureitdidn't.Xeroxknewwhattheyweredoing.Butourattachmenttopaperistrulyamazing.Whystoree­mailmessagesinpaperfileswhichtakeupvaluablespaceandareeffectivelyunsearchablewhenyoucankeepthemonaharddiskandlookthroughthemforkeywordsWhyprintoffquantitiesofdocumentswhicharetobethrownawayafterthemeetingisoverwhentheycanbehandedoutelectronicallyviaintranets内部互联网?Ifpeoplelovepapertheremustbeareasonforit.Itishighlyportableflexibleandconsumesnobatterypower.Anditdoesn'thavetobeturnedonbeforeyoucanreadit.Sotheproblemwiththepredictionsisthattheyarealwayssolution­driven.Infacttechnologyisnotalwaystheanswer.Theanswerisnotthatpeopleusesomuchpaperbutthattheydon'tmakegooduseofit.60.Whatchangeshasthecomputerbroughtinforpaper?A.MoreandmorepaperisneedeD.B.Itssaleisreducinganditistodisappear.C.Fewerpeoplepreferpapertoaharddisk.D.MorepaperoffinequalityisproduceD.61.WhatdoestheverydigitaltechnologyinParagraph2referto?A.Thenewbook.B.Theharddisk.C.Thecomputer.D.Thetechnologyofprinting.62.ToprotecttheirproductionfromdisappearingXerox________.A.hadthecomputingandprintertechnologyinventedB.tookoffthepriceoftheirproductionC.introducednewtechnologyofpapermakingD.encouragepeopletostoremessagesbywritingthemonpaper63.Whichwordcandescribepaperbestaccordingtothereasonsforpeople'sloveofpaper?A.FashionablE.B.Convenient.C.Traditional.D.Effective
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