“Everyone is entitled (有权) to his own opinion” is a remark commonly heard in our society. We value free speech and the rights of the individuals. The private preferences we keep, as long as they do not bother with the rights and freedoms of others, are ours to do with as we wish. Children learn this central principal early on and soon become expert at using it effectively to suit their own purposes. The phrase “well, it’s just my opinion” can act as a get-out clause which avoids further questioning or the need to give an explanation.A.student may well prefer to put up a brick wall and so avoid the difficult task of providing a justification (正当的理由) for their view. They know the holy position freedom of speech hold for all of us and they know the taboo (禁忌) around challenging the opinions of others when they do not produce unfavorable effects on anyone elsE. This can make things hard for the teacher. We want to promote tolerance and respect in our classroom and give young people a sense; this is how one ought to behavE. Yet, we are also seeking to develop reasoning and critical thinking. To some extent, there is an idea that people’s views carry equal weight because all individuals ought to be treated equally. Treating people equally is different from treating what they say with equal weight, though. We need to make it clear to students that the right to one’s opinions does not ignore the need to support them with argument when called to do so. Justification is the signal difference between opinion and argument. Opinions are stated; arguments are advanceD. Opinions are given; arguments are proposeD. When we ask a student to explain themselves, we are asking them to give us something that will lend evidence to what they have saiD. We are asking them convince us, to persuade us, to show us the reasonableness of what it is they are saying. 50. According to Paragraph 2, if you offer a get-out clause, you may . A. fall into a difficult situation B. escape being questioned C. raise your social position D. have to further explain your opinion 51. The teacher may find it hard to . A. put up a brick wall to avoid giving acceptable reasons B. challenge the opinions of others to have a deep effect on them C. encourage tolerance and respect while developing reasoning and critical thinking D. tell the differences between opinion and argument 52. The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 3 refers to . A. students B. teachers C. needs D. opinions 53. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage? A. Everyone is entitled to their opinions B. Never bother with the rights of others C. “It’s just my opinion” isn’t good enough D. Treat what people say equally

Educationhasanimportanteffectonthemindorphysicalabilityofanindividual.Itistheprocessbywhichsocietypassesitsaccumulatedknowledgeskillsandvaluesfromonegenerationtoanother.Variousnon-traditionaleducationoptionsarenowavailableandcontinuetoflourish繁荣.Oneofthemostimportantusesineducationistheuseoftechnology.Teachersareencouragedtousenewtechnologicaldevicesinordertostrengthenlearningamongstudentsandmeettheneedsofvarioustypesoflearners.Therighttoeducationhasbeencreatedandrecognizedbyjurisdiction司法.EducationisthemostimportantconcernofthegovernmentofIndiA.RecentlyIndiahasgainedworldrecognitionbecausemanystudentsfromforeigncountriescomeheretogainhigherqualifications.Onehastobeeducatedinordertospeedupthegrowthprocessinordertoinfluencetheeconomy.Educationisindeedapowerfulweapontostopthecut-throatcompetitionthatmanfacesateveryperiodoflifE.TheimportanceofeducationinIndiaisprogressingwithtimE.AlthoughIndiahasbeenagreatfoundationoflearningformanyyearsitstillneedstoimprovenotjustonthequalityofeducationbutalsoonthenumberofpeoplebeingeducateD.EducationisnotjustforacademicsuccessbutalsotomakeapersonbecomeabetterhumanbeingandabetterperformerinlifE.Educationmakesthestudentsableenoughsothattheycancompetenationallyandinternationally.Tomakeastudentasuccessfulsurvivorinlifetheresponsibilityliesequallywiththeschoolsandtheparentstoo.SelectingagoodschoolisasimportantaschoosingasuitablecareeroptionforachilD.ThegoalofeducationistheadvancementofknowledgeandthedisseminationoftruthitiseducationthatgivesusallthepowerandnecessitiesofmakingadifferenceinanyfielD.Peoplewhoarenoteducatedhavefewopportunitiestodowhattheywanttodo.Educatedpeoplebecomemoreresponsibleandinformedcitizensandhaveavoiceinpoliticsandsociety.Itallowspeopletobemoreproductivebyencouragingthemtoplayresponsiblerolesintermsofcontributingtosociety.1.Nowadaysteachersareencouragedto______.A.studymodernscienceandtechnologyB.passallknowledgetotheirstudentsC.usenon-traditionaldevicesinclassD.meettheneedsofintelligentstudentfirst2.TheauthorusestheexampleofIndianeducationtoshowthat____.A.IndianeducationisamongthebestintheworldnowB.IndianisbecomingmoreandmorepowerfulnowC.therighttoeducationshouldbevaluedallovertheworldD.alotofstudentsinIndiaarefromothercountries3.TheunderlinedworddisseminationinParagraph5probablymeans______.A.spreadB.ignoranceC.argumentD.question4.Whatdoweknowabouteducationfromthepassage?A.Ithasnothingtodowithsociety.B.Ithelpspeopletoachievewhattheywant.C.Ithaslittleeffectonpeople’sphysicalability.D.Itmakesapoormanbecomerich.5.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.TheimportanceofeducationB.TheresponsibilityofeducationC.ThedevelopmentofeducationD.Thepurposeofeducation

Manycountrieshavepassedsafetylawsthatrequireseatbeltsinvehicles.A.modernthree-pointseatbeltalsocalledasafetybeltisaharnesstopreventthedriverorapassengerfromflyingforwardandhittinghardagainsttheinteriorofavehicleduringacollision.A.modernseatbeltwillhelptopositionyouproperlytogainmaximumbenefitfromyourcar’sairbagsthatwillinflate使充气duringacollision.Usingaseatbeltalsopreventsyoufrombeingejected弹出fromacarintothepathofoncomingtraffiC.Researchshowsthatwhenyouwearamodernseatbeltyoureducetheriskofdeathorseriousinjuryby70%ormoreduringanautoaccident.Seatbeltshaveexistedindifferentformssincetheearlydaysofautomobilesandtheyhavechangedfromasinglelapbelttothethree-pointseatbeltweusetoday.In1911thefirstairplaneseatbeltwasinstalleD.Theninthe1920’stheywereusedinracecars.Bythe1930sagroupofAmericanphysicianscreatedlapbeltsfortheirownvehiclesandurgedvehiclemanufacturerstoprovideseatbeltsonallvehicles.Dr.C.HunterSheldenmadeamajorcontributiontooursafetywithhisarticleintheNovember51955JournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociationJAMA.Hestronglyencouragedthemanufactureanduseofdoorlocksairbagsandretractable伸缩式的seatbeltsliketheonesweusetoday.Themodernthree-pointseatbeltincludingalapbeltandashoulderbeltwasintroducedasstandardequipmentonVolvocarsin1959.In1970thestateofVictoriainAustraliamadethewearingofaseatbeltcompulsoryforeverycardriverandfront-seatpassenger.Todaymanycountrieshavealsomandated授权theuseoffive-pointsafetyharnessesforcarefullydesignedchildsafetyseatsthatcanprotectachildduringaseriouscaraccident.AnairbagisaSupplementalRestraintSystemorSRSandconsistsofarapidlyinflatablerestraintcushionthatworkstogetherwithaseatbelttoprotectyouduringacollision.Moderncarsoftencontainseveralairbagsinvariouslocations.Sinceairbagscanonlyinflateonceandwillquicklydeflateaftertheinitialimpacttheywillnotprovideanyprotectionforyouduringasecondarycollision.Theinflationofairbagcanprotectorhurtyou.Theriskzoneforadriver’sairbagisthefirst8centimetersfromitspre-inflationlocation.Whiledrivingyoushouldremainabout25centimetersfromtheairbaginthecenterofthewheel.Asadriverwearyourseatbeltandmakesurechildrencorrectlyusetheirseatbelts.Failuretowearaseatbeltproperlymeanstheairbagsinyourcarmightinjureorevenkillyouduringanaccident.Anessentialpartofyoursafedrivingskillsisthehabitofmakingsurethatyouandeachofyourpassengersarealwaysproperlypositionedandwearingaseatbelt.Therearemanywonderfulbenefitsofbeingabletodriveacarbuttherearealsosevereconsequencesduringanaccidentforanyonewhochoosesnottowearaseatbelt.63.Thisarticlemostlydealswith.A.howtodrivesafelyontheroadB.differentformsofseatbeltsC.thehistoryofseatbeltdevelopmentD.theimportanceofseatbeltuse64.Wecanlearnfromthisarticlethat_____.A.toreduceyourriskofdeathorseriousinjuryby70%youmustwearafive-pointseatbeltwhileyouaredrivingB.AmericanphysicianscreatedlapbeltsfortheirownvehiclesbecausetheyhadseenmanyinjuriescausedbycaraccidentsC.iftwoormorecollisionsoccurduringaseriouscaraccidentyourairbagscanhelpreducetheriskofdeathby70%D.theU.S.wasthefirstcountrytorequirebylawthatcardriversandfront-seatpassengersweartheirseatbelts65.Theauthortreatsthesubjectofthisarticlewith.A.goodhumorB.admirationC.seriousnessD.disapproval66.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Seatbeltswerefirstusedinairplanesandthenappliedtovehicles.B.AirbagsdoorlocksandseatbeltswerealldesignedatthesametimE.C.Thelapbeltismoremodernthanthe3-pointsafetybelt.D.Buyingthelatestseatbeltsisanessentialdrivingskill.

Forsomepeoplemusicisnofunatall.AboutfourpercentofthepopulationiswhatscientistscallamusiC.Peoplewhoareamusicarebornwithouttheabilitytorecognizeorreproducemusicalnotes音调.Amusicpeopleoftencannottellthedifferencebetweentwosongs.AmusicscanonlyhearthedifferencebetweentwonotesiftheyareveryfarapartonthemusicalscalE.AsaresultsongssoundlikenoisetoanamusiC.Manyamusicscomparethesoundofmusictopiecesofmetalhittingeachother.Lifecanbehardforamusics.Theirinabilitytoenjoymusicsetthemapartfromothers.Itcanbedifficultforotherpeopletoidentifywiththeircondition.InfactmostpeoplecannotbegintograspwhatitfeelsliketobeamusiC.Justgoingtoarestaurantorashoppingmallcanbeuncomfortableorevenpainful.ThatiswhymanyamusicsintentionallystayawayfromplaceswherethereismusiC.Howeverthiscanresultinwithdrawalandsocialisolation.IusedtohatepartiessaysMargaretaseventy-year-oldwomanwhoonlyrecentlydiscoveredthatshewasamusiC.BystudyingpeoplelikeMargaretscientistsarefinallylearninghowtoidentifythisunusualcondition.ScientistssaythatthebrainsofamusicsaredifferentfromthebrainsofpeoplewhocanappreciatemusiC.Thedifferentiscomplexanditdoesn’tinvolvedefectivehearing.Amusicscanunderstandothernonmusicalsoundswell.Theyalsohavenoproblemsunderstandingordinaryspeech.Scientistscompareamusicstopeoplewhojustcan’tseecertaincolors.Manyamusicsarehappywhentheirconditionisfinallydiagnosed诊断.ForyearsMargaretfeltembarrassedaboutherproblemwithmusiC.NowsheknowsthatsheisnotalonE.Thereisanameforhercondition.Thatmakesiteasierforhertoexplain.WhenpeopleinvitemetoaconcertIjustsay‘Nothanks.I’mamusiC.’saysMargaret.IjustwishIhadlearnedtosaythatwhenIwasseventeenandnotseventy.40.Whichofthefollowingistrueofamusics?A.Listeningtomusicisfarfromenjoyableforthem.B.TheyloveplaceswheretheyarelikelytohearmusiC.C.Theycaneasilytelltwodifferentsongsapart.D.Theirsituationiswellunderstoodbymusicians.41.Accordingtoparagraph3apersonwithdefectivehearingisprobablyonewho_________.A.dislikeslisteningtospeechesB.canhearanythingnonmusicalC.hasahearingproblemD.lacksacomplexhearingsystem42.InthelastparagraphMargaretexpressedherwishthat__________.A.herproblemwithmusichadbeendiagnosedearlierB.shewereseventeenyearsoldratherthanseventyC.herproblemcouldbeeasilyexplainedD.shewereabletomeetotheramusics43.Whatisthepassagemainlyconcernedwith?A.Amusics’strangebehaviors.B.Somepeople’sinabilitytoenjoymusiC.C.MusicaltalentandbrainstructurE.D.Identificationandtreatmentofamusics.

Oneofthelatesttrend趋势inAmericanchildcareisChineseaupairs.AuPairinStanfordforexamplehasgotincreasingnumbersofrequestsforChineseaupairsfromzerotoaround4000since2004.Andthat’strueallacrossthecountry.IthoughtitwouldbeusefulforhimtolearnChineseatanearlyageJosephStockethemanagingdirectorofacompanysaysofhis2-yearoldson.IwouldatleastliketogivehimthechancetousethelanguageinthefutureAfteronlysixmonthsofbeingcaredbya25-year-oldwomanfromChinatheboycanalreadyunderstandbasicChinesedailyexpressionshisdadsays.LiDrakeaChinesenativeraisingtwochildreninMinnesotawithanAmericanhusbandhadanotherreasonforlookingforanaupairfromChinA.Shedidn’twantherchildrentomissoutontheirroots.BecauseIamChinesemyhusbandandIwantedthechildrentokeepexposedto接触thelanguageandculturE.shesays.StayingwithanativespeakerisbetterforchildrenthansimplysittinginaclassroomsaysSuzanneFlynnaprofessorinlanguageeducationofchildren.Butparentsmustunderstandthatjustoneyearwithaupairisunlikelytoproducewonders.Completemasterydemandscontinuedlearninguntiltheageof10or12.ThepopularityofaupairsfromChinahasbeenstrengthenedbytheincreasingnumbersofAmericanparentswhowanttheirchildrentolearnChinesE.ItisexpectedthatAmericandemandforaupairswillcontinuetoriseinthenextfewyears.49.Whatdoesthattermaupairinthetextmean?A.A.motherraisingherchildrenonherown.B.A.childlearningaforeignlanguageathomE.C.A.professorinlanguageeducationofchildren.D.A.youngforeignwomantakingcareofchildren.50.LiDrakehasherchildrenstudyChinesebecauseshewantsthem.A.toliveinChinasomeday.B.tospeakthelanguageathomE.C.tocatchupwithotherchildren.D.tolearnabouttheChineseculturE.51.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.LearningChineseisbecomingpopularinAmericA.B.Educatedwomandobetterinlookingafterchildren.C.ChineseaupairsneedtoimprovetheirEnglishskills.D.Childrencanlearnaforeignlanguagewellinsixmonths.

Hereissomemust-knowinformationfromahandbookonhowpeoplebehaveindoingbusinessinsomecountries.InBrazil巴西Braziliansarewarmandfriendly.Theyoftenstandclosewhentalkinganditiscommonforthemtotouchthepersonontheshoulder.Peopleoftengreeteachotherparticularlywomenwithlightcheekkisses.Schedulestendtobeflexiblewithbusinessmeetingssometimesstartinglaterthanplanned.Buttobesafebeontime.Mealscanstretchforhours--there’snosuchthingasrushingamealinBrazil.Lunchesalsocanstartinthemidtolateafternoon.Braziliansaresocialpreferringface-to-facecommunicationoveremailsorphonecalls.InSingaporeSingaporeansshakehandswhentheymeetandoftenalsogreeteachotherwithasmallpolitebow.Businesscardsshouldbeofferedandreceivedwithtwohands.Arrivinglateisconsidereddisrespectful.Sobeontime.Efficiency效率isthegoalsomeetingsanddealingsoftenarefast-paced.Singaporeansaredirectintheirdiscussionsevenwhenthesubjectisaboutmoney.Rankisimportantandauthorityisrespected.Thisdetermineshowpeopleinteractinmeetings.Forexamplepeopleavoiddisagreeingoutrightwithsomeoneofahigherrank.IntheUnitedArabEmiratesIntheUAEstatus地位isimportantsothemostseniororoldestshouldbegreetedfirstwiththeirtitles.Thehandshakeseemstobelongerthanelsewhere.Sodonotpullawayfromthehandshake.Womenshouldcoverthemselveswhenitcomestodress.Menalsotendtobecoveredfromnecktoelbows肘部anddowntotheknees.Peopledonotavoidentertainingintheirhomesbuttheyalsoholdbusinessmealsatrestaurants.Touchingorpassingfoodoreatingwithyourlefthandistobeavoided.Whenmeetingsareone-to-oneifyourhostoffersyoucoffeeyoushouldrefuse.Itmightseemoddbutitisaculturaltradition.Coffeeshouldonlybeacceptedifitisalreadysetoutorpresented.InSwitzerlandTheSwisstendtobeformalandaddresseachotherbylastname.Theyalsoarerespectfulofprivatelives.Youshouldbecarefulnottoaskaboutpersonaltopics.Punctuality守时isvitalsomethingthatcomesfromadeeprespectforothers’time.Arriveatanymeetingoreventafewminutesearlytobesafe.Theyalsohaveclearstructureintheircompanies.Higher-upsmakethefinaldecisionsevenifothersmightdisagree.Neatcleandressisexpected.TheSwissfollowformaltablemanners.Theyalsokeeptheirhandsvisibleatthetableandtheirelbowsoffthetable.Itispolitetofinishthefoodonyourplate.10.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.A.communicationtypesB.theworkplaceatmosphereC.customsandsocialmannersD.1ivingconditionsandstandards11.WhydoSingaporeansavoidarguingwiththeirboss?A.Theyputefficiencyinthefirstplace.B.Theydislikeface-to-facecommunication.C.Theywanttofinishmeetingsasquicklyaspossible.D.Theyaresupposedtoobeythepersonofahigherrank.

TeachingwasaprofessionIhadneverseriouslyconsideredthoughseveralofmystorieshadbeenpublisheD.IacceptedthejobwithouthesitationasitwouldallowmetowearatieandgobythenameofMr.Davis.MyfatherwentbythesamenameandIlikedtoimaginepeoplegettingthetwoofusconfuseD.WaitaminutesomeonemightsayareyoutalkingaboutMr.DavistheretiredmanorMr.Davistherespectablescholar?ThepositionwasofferedatthelastminuteandIwasgiventwoweekstoprepareaperiodIspentsearchingforbriefcase公文包andstandingbeforemyfull-lengthmirrorrepeatingthewordsHelloclass.I’mMr.Davis.SometimesIwouldgivemyselfanaggressivevoicE.SometimesIwouldsoundexperienceD.ButwhenthedayeventuallycamemynerveskickedinandthetrueMr.DaviswastherE.Isoundednotlikeathoughtfulprofessorbutrathera12-year-oldboy.Iarrivedintheclassroomwithpapercardsdesignedintheshapeofmapleleaves.Ihadcutthemmyselfoutoforangeconstructionpaper.IsawninestudentsalongalongtablE.IhandedoutthecardsandthestudentswrotedowntheirnamesandfastenedthemtotheirbreastpocketsasIrequireD.AllrightthenIsaiD.Okayherewego.ThenIopenedmybriefcaseandrealizedthatIhadneverthoughtbeyondthismoment.Ihadbeenthinkingthatthestudentswouldbethefirsttotalkofferingtheirthoughtsandopinionsontheeventsoftheday.IhadimaginedthatIwouldsitattheedgeofthedeskoverlookingaforestsofhands.Everystudentwouldyell.Calmdownyou’llallgetyourturn.Oneatatimeoneatatime!AterriblesilenceruledtheroomandseeingnootheropinionsIinspectedthestudentstopullouttheirnotebooksandwriteabriefessayrelatedtothethemeofdeepdisappointment.36.Theauthortookthejobtoteachwritingbecause______.A.hewantedtobeexpectedB.hehadwrittensomestoriedC.hewantedtopleasehisfatherD.hehaddreamedofbeingateacher37.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraph2?A.Hewouldbeaggressiveinhisfirstclass.B.Hewaswell-preparedforhisfirstclass.C.Hegotnervousuponthearrivalofhisfirstclass.D.Hewaitedlongforthearrivalofhisfirstclass.38.Beforehestartedhisclasstheauthoraskedthestudentsto______.A.writedowntheirsuggestionsonthepapercardsB.cutmapleleavesoutoftheconstructionpaperC.cutsomecardsoutoftheconstructionpaperD.writedowntheirnamesonthepapercards39.Whatdidthestudentsdowhentheauthorstartedhisclass?A.Theybegantotalk.B.Theystayedsilent.C.Theyraisedtheirhands.D.TheyshoutedtobehearD.40.Theauthorchosethecompositiontopicprobablybecause______.A.hegotdisappointedwithhisfirstclassB.hehadpreparedthetopicbeforeclassC.hewantedtocalmdownthestudentsD.hethoughtitwasaneasytopic

Perfume香水hasbeeninexistenceforalongtimE.Thesedayscertainperfumesareconsideredcomparabletogreatworksofart.Hereareafewofthemostfamousperfumesinhistory.ChanelNo.5Thisperfumeisprobablythebest-sellingscent气味inthehistoryoffragrance香水.CreatedbyErnstBeauxforCocoChanelin1921ithasbeendescribedastheworld’smostlegendaryfragranceandremainsthecompany’smostfamousperfumE.ShalimarJacquesGuerlaincreatedthisvanillafragrancein1925.TheperfumetakesitsnamefromtheGardenofShalimarwhichwasbuiltbyEmperorShahJehanforoneofhiswives.Itwasanimmediatehitin1925andisstillextremelypopulartoday.JoyJoyisfamousforhavingbeenthemostexpensiveperfumeintheworldatonepoint.Itwascreatedin1930byHenriAlmérasforJeanPatoutoliftthebadmoodthathadsweptovertheworldafterthe1929stockmarketcrash.L’AirduTempsFrancisFarboncreatedNinaRicci’sL’AirduTempsin1948.ThefragranceisknownforitsspicycarnationandgardeniascentsaswellasitsbeautifulcrystalbottledesignedbyLalique.EternityCalvinKlein’ssecondperfumewascreatedbySophiaGrojsmanin1988.KnownforitslightfloweryscenttheperfumewaslistedintheFragranceHallofFamein2003.Itisrecommendedfordaytimewear.AngelThiswildlypopularperfumewascreatedin1992byOlivierCrespforThierryMugler.Theperfumewasaninstantsuccess.Theperfumehasoftenbeendescribedasdeliciousowingtoitschocolatyscent.Theperfumecomesinbeautifulstar-shapedbottles.Angelperfumealsocomesinseveralbathandbodyproducts.56.WhocreatedJoy?A.HenriAlméras.B.JeanPatou.C.SophiaGrojsman.D.JacquesGuerlain.57.Whichofthefollowingperfumesisknownforitswonderfulcrystalbottle?A.Shalimar.B.ChanelNo.5C.L’AirduTemps.D.Eternity.58.TheAngelperfumehasbeendescribedasdeliciousbecauseof__________.A.itsspicyscentB.itsspecialbottledesignC.itsvanillascentD.itschocolateyscent59.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.EmperorShahJehancreatedtheShalimarperfumeforoneofhiswives.B.Joywascreatedtocheerpeopleupafterthestockmarketcrash.C.LaliquecreatedNinaRicci’sL’AirduTempsin1948.D.EternitywaslistedintotheFragranceHallofFamein1988.60.Wherecanyouprobablyseethisarticle?A.Inatextbook.B.Inthenewspaper.C.InatravelmagazinE.D.InafashionmagazinE.

Group–buyinginChinaModeledafterUShotwebsiteGroupon.comgroupbuyingwebsitesarenowpopularinChinA.Thesewebsitesusethepowerofgroupbuyingtogetcompetitivediscounts打折foradailydealonsomebeststufftodoseeeatandbuyinthecitiesacrossChinA.Discountsareavailablewithinjustoneclick.ZhaoleiasoftwareengineerinBeijinglovestheone-hourlunchbreakatnoonasitisthebesttimeforhimtochecktoday`sspecialathisfavoritegroupbuyingwebsites.SometimeshesearchesforgreatdealsatdirectorysitesdevotedtothenewshoppingspacE.Zhaospendsaround800yuan$117.65ongroupbuyingeverymonthmostlytobuyfoodcoupons优惠劵foreatingatsomenicerestaurantsandoccasionallytofindsomethingfuntodo.Ilovegroupbuying.InadditiontothecompetitivediscountsitoffersithelpsmegetsomethingfunexcitingandnewandsuchsurprisesgivemeareasontotrysomethingnewhesaiD.WhenhefindsareallygoodbargainhewillsendthelinktofriendsorcolleaguesthroughMSNQQore-mailorsharetheinformationatsomesocialnetworkingwebsites.IndoingsoheoftengetsacertaincutoffthepricE.Atsomesitesbuyersareinvitedtoleavenotesaboutwhattheywanttobuyandthewebsitewillconsideritifsimilarapplications申请reachacertainnumber.ThatishowZuogotherdigitalcameraafterwaitingfortwomonths.Itiscool.IwanttobuyanewdigitgalcameraformytriptoSwitzerlandthiswinterbutIneverexpectedsuchcheapprices!ZuosaiD.28.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.ChinaisthefirstcountrytostartgroupbuyingB.thepriceofgroupbuyingdependsonthemarketC.youcan`tgetthebestyouneedthroughgroupbuyingD.groupbuyingisbecomingpopularinChina29.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.ZhaoLeihastospendabout800yuanongroupbuyingpermonth.B.ZhaoLeineversurfsatotherdirectorysitesforgroupbuying.C.ZhaoLeifindsiteasytodogroupbuying.D.ZhaoLeican`tbuyfoodcouponstoeatatanicerestaurant.30.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.ZhaoLei`sonlinepurchasinglifE.B.GroupbuyingC.TheUShotwebsitesD.A.newdigitalcamera31.ZhaoLeisucceededingettingacertaincutoffthepriceby__________.A.bargainingfacetofaceB.discussingwiththesellersC.providingthelinktoothersD.invitingotherstotalkabouttheprice

Beginningcollegeisexciting:newideastoexplorenewchallengestobemetandmanydecisionstobemadE.YourfuturebeginsherE.Howeveryouwillfindcollegelifeisdifferentfromyourpreviousschoolenvironment.Manyofuscanbeeasilyoverwhelmed压垮bythedetailsofrunningawell-balancedlifE.Whilesomeofusmayhavetheknow-howIguesstherearemoreofuswhocanbenefitfromlearningabouttheexperiencesofotherswhohavewalkedthecollegehallsbeforeyou.Thefollowingyoumayfindofuseaboutlifeoncampus.Planwell.Therearesomanynewthingstodoatanewcollegeoruniversity.Giveyourselftimetomakenewfriendsandbecomefamiliarwiththecampusbutdon’tforgetwhyyouaretherE.Givesometimeforsocialactivitiesandmanageyourtimewisely.Ifyoudon’thaveasystemforplanningyourtimenowlikeadaytimeracomputerdatabookgetonE.Mostofalldon’tdependonyourmemory.Don’tmisstheguidelines.Therestrictionsrulesandregulationsofallkindscanusuallybefoundinyourstudenthandbook.Considerthemwell-balancedfoodforthought.Whatdatesareimportant?Whatpiecesofpaperneedtobehandedin?Whatcan/can’tyoudoinclass?Whatcan/can’tyoudoinyourstudentresidence住处?Whohasrightforwhat?Whatdoyouneedtocompletetograduate?WritethewordSTUDYonthewallsofyourbedroomandbathroomandmaybeitwillhelptowriteitonapieceofpaperandstickitonthetelephoneTVandthekitchentablE.Considerthis----youarepayingthousandsofdollarsforyourcourses.YoupayeverytimeyouhavetorepeatorreplaceacoursE.Buildyouridentity.Thisisthetimeforyoutodecidewhattodoandwhatnottodo.Takeasmuchtimeasyouneedtoexplorenewideas.DonotbeafraidofthebeyonD.Thisislearningtomakegoodchoices.66.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.ToofferadviceoncollegelifE.B.Toexplainwhycollegelifeisexciting.C.TodescribetheimportanceofcollegelifE.D.TopersuadeyoutogotocollegE.67.Accordingtothetextwhyisitexcitingtobegincollegelife?A.BecauseyouwillhavemorefreedomatcollegE.B.BecauseyouwillnolongerbeafraidofthebeyonD.C.BecauseyouprepareyourfuturecareerandlifetherE.D.Becauseprofessorstherewillprovideyouwithmanynewideas.68.Whatistheprobablemeaningoftheunderlinedwordknow-how?A.AnunderstandingofhowthingsaregoingatcollegE.B.CollegehallswhererulesandregulationsarepresenteD.C.PracticalknowledgeabouthowtobehaveandwhattodoatcollegE.D.Anenvironmentcompletelydifferentfromtheoneyou’reusedto.69.Accordingtothetextcollegestudents______.A.needn’tlearnfromthosewhowenttocollegebeforethemB.spendasmuchtimeaspossibleonsocialactivitiesC.shouldknowwhattheyhaverightforoncampusD.aresupposedtorepeatorreplaceatleastonecourse70.AccordingtothepassageallthefollowingstatementsaretrueEXCEPT________.A.atcollegeyoushouldtakeanactivepartinsocialactivities.B.theauthoradvisesyoutogetacomputerdatabook.C.youareremindedofstudybymakingasigneverywherE.D.youaregivenasuggestionthatyoumakeanidentitycardfirst.

Theywearthelatestfashionswiththemostup-to-dateaccessories配饰.Yetthesearenotgirlsintheirteensortwentiesbutwomenintheirsixtiesandseventies.A.generationwhichwouldonceonlywearold-fashionedclothesisnowfavoringthesamehighstreetlookswornbythosehalftheiragE.ProfessorJuliaTwiggyasocialpolicyexpertsaidWomenover75arenowshoppingforclothesmorefrequentlythantheydidwhentheywereyounginthe1960s.Inthe1960sbuyingacoatforawomanwasaseriousmatter.Itwasanexpensiveitemthattheywouldpurchaseonlyeverythreeorfouryears—nowyoucanpickoneupatthesupermarketwheneveryouwishto.Fashionisalotcheaperandpeoplegettiredofthingsmorequickly.ProfessorTwiggyanalyzedfamilyexpendingdataandfoundthatwhilethepercentageofspendingonclothesandshoesbywomenhadstayedaroundthesame—about5or6percentofspending—theamountofclothesboughthadrisensharply.TheprofessorsaidClothesarenow70percentcheaperthantheywereinthe1960sbecauseofthehugeexpansionofproductionintheFarEast.Inthe1960sLeedswastheheartoftheBritishfashionindustryandthatwaswheremostoftheclothescamefrombutnowalmostallofourclothesaresourcedelsewherE.Everyoneisbuyingmoreclothesbutingeneralwearenotspendingmoremoneyonthem.FashiondesignerAngelaBarnardwhorunsherownfashionbusinessinLondonsaidolderwomenweremuchmoreaffectedbycelebritystylethaninpreviousyears.ShesaidWhenpeopleseestarssuchasJudiDenchandHelenMirrenlookingattractiveandfashionableintheirsixtiestheywanttofollowthem.Olderwomenaremuchmoreawareofcelebrities.There'salsotheboominTVprogrammersshowingpeoplehowtheycanchangetheirlookandmanyofmyoldercustomersdoyogatostayinshapewellintheirfifties.WhenIstartedmybusinessafewyearsagomyoldercustomerstendedtobeveryrichbutnowtheyarewhatIwouldcallordinarywomen.Myownmotheris61andshewearsthelatestfashionsinawayshewouldneverhavedonetenyearsago.42.ProfessorTwiggyfoundthatcomparedwiththe1960s____________________.A.peoplespend30%lessthantheydidonclothesB.thespendingonclotheshasincreasedby5%or6%C.thepriceofclotheshasgenerallyfallenby70%D.theamountofclothesboughthasrisenby5%or6%43.Itcanbeconcludedthatoldwomentendtowearthelatestfashionstodaymainlybecause____.A.theygettiredofthemselvesmorequicklyB.TVshowsteachthemhowtostayinshapeC.theyfeelmuchyoungernowD.clothesaremuchcheaperthanbefore44.Whatcanwelearnaboutoldwomenintermsoffashion?A.Theyareoftenignoredbyfashiondesigners.B.Theyarenowmoreeasilyinfluencedbystars.C.Theyareregardedaspioneersinthelatestfashion.D.TheyaremoreinterestedinclothesbecauseoftheiroldagE.45.Whichisthebestpossibletitleofthepassage?A.AgeIsNoBarrierforFashionFans.B.TheMoreFashionabletheLessExpensivE.C.UnexpectedchangesinFashion.D.BoomoftheBritishFashionIndustry.

TheglobeisfacingatidalwaveofcancerandrestrictionsonalcoholandsugarneedtobeconsideredsayWorldHealthOrganizationscientists.Itpredictsthenumberofcancercaseswillreach24millionayearby2035buthalfcouldbepreventeD.TheWHOsaidtherewasnowarealneedtofocusoncancerpreventionbycuttingdownsmokingobesityanddrinking.TheWorldCancerResearchFundWCRFsaidtherewasanalarminglevelofignoranceaboutdiet’sroleincancer.Fourteenmillionpeopleayeararediagnosedwithcancerbutthatispredictedtoincreaseto19millionby202522millionby2030and24millionby2035.Thedevelopingworldwillbeartheworstoftheextracases.DrChrisWildthedirectoroftheWHO’sInternationalAgencyforResearchonCancertoldtheBBC:Theglobalcancerburdenisincreasingquitemarkedlyduemainlytotheageingofthepopulationsandpopulationgrowth.Ifwelookatthecostoftreatmentofcancersitisincreasingoutofcontrolevenforthehigh-incomecountries.Preventionisabsolutelycriticalandit’sbeensomewhatneglecteD.TheWHO’sWorldCancerReport2014saidthemajorsourcesofpreventablecancerincluded:smokinginfectionsalcoholobesityandinactivityradiationbothfromthesunandmedicalscansairpollutionandotherenvironmentalfactorsdelayedparenthoodhavingfewerchildrenandnotbreastfeeding.Formostcountriesbreastcanceristhemostcommoncancerinwomen.Howevercervicalcancer子宫颈癌dominatesinlargepartsofAfricA.Oneofthereport’seditorsDrBernardStewartfromtheUniversityofNewSouthWalesinAustraliasaidpreventionhadacriticalroleinfightingthetidalwaveofcancerwhichweseecomingacrosstheworld.Hesaidhumanbehaviourwasbehindmanycancerssuchasthesunbatheuntilyou’recookedevenlyonbothsidesapproachinhisnativeAustraliA.Therewasasimilarargumenttobesomethingwithsugarfuellingobesitywhichinturnaffectedcancerrisk.Meanwhileasurveyof2046peopleintheUKbytheWCRFsuggested49%donotknowthatdietincreasestheriskofdevelopingcancer.A.thirdofpeoplesaidcancerwasmainlyduetofamilyhistorybutthecharitysaidnomorethan10%ofcancersweredowntoinheritedgenes.AmandaMcLeangeneralmanagerfortheWCRFsaid:It’sveryalarmingtoseethatsuchalargenumberofpeopledon’tknowthatthere’salottheycandotosignificantlyreducetheirriskofgettingcancer.IntheUKaboutathirdofthemostcommoncancerscouldbepreventedthroughbeingahealthyweighteatingahealthydietandbeingregularlyphysicallyactivE.Peoplecancuttheirriskofcancerbymakinghealthylifestylechoicesbutit’simportanttorememberthatthegovernmentandsocietyarealsoresponsibleforcreatinganenvironmentthatsupportshealthylifestyles.72.What’sthemainreasonfortheincreasingofcanceraccordingtoDrChrisWild?A.Thelackofthecostoftreatmentofcancers.B.Theproblemsofpopulationageingandgrowth.C.Thehighrateofcancerofhigh-incomecountries.D.Theover-preventionofvariouscancers.73.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph6?A.Radiationfromthesunwon’tleadtoanycancer.B.InordertofindcancerearlyoneshouldreceiveasmanymedicalscansaspossiblE.C.Itisbettertofeedbabieswithcowmilkinsteadofbreastfeeding.D.A.healthydietandregularexercisearehelpfultopreventcancer.74.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheTidalWaveofCancerisComingB.StoppingSmokingHelpsStopCancerC.HealthyLifestylestoPreventCancerD.HealthyEatingAwayfromCancer75.Howcanwepreventcanceraccordingtothepassage?A.Bystoppingsmoking.B.Bydrinkinglessalcohol.C.Byeatingahealthydiet.D.Byputtingoffgivingbirthtobabies.E.Bytakingexerciseregularly.A.abcdB.abceC.abdeD.acde

YoumaynotpaymuchattentiontoyourdailyelevatorridE.Manyofususealiftseveraltimesduringthedaywithoutreallythinkingaboutit.ButLeeGrayPhDoftheUniversityofNorthCarolinaUShasmadeithisbusinesstoexaminethisoverlookedformofpublictransport.HeisknownastheElevatorGuy.Theliftbecomesthisinterestingsocialspacewhereetiquette礼仪issortofodd奇怪的GraytoldtheBBC.They[elevators]aresociallyveryinterestingbutoftenveryawkwardplaces.Wewalkinandusuallyturnaroundtofacethedoor.IfsomeoneelsecomesinwemayhavetomovE.AndhereaccordingtoGrayliftusersunthinkinglygothroughasetpatternofmovements.HetoldtheBBCwhathehadobserveD.Heexplainedthatwhenyouaretheonlyoneinsidealiftyoucandowhateveryouwant–it’syourownlittlebox.Iftherearetwoofyouyougointodifferentcornersstandingdiagonally对角线地acrossfromeachothertocreatedistancE.WhenathirdpersonentersyouwillunconsciouslyformatrianglE.Andwhenthereisafourthpersonitbecomesasquarewithsomeoneineverycorner.A.fifthpersonisprobablygoingtohavetostandinthemiddlE.Newentrantstotheliftwillneedtosizeupthesituationwhenthedoorsslideopenandthenactdecisively.Onceinformostpeopletheruleissimple–lookdownorlookatyourphonE.Whyarewesoawkwardinlifts?Youdon’thaveenoughspaceProfessorBabetteRennebergaclinicalpsychologistattheFreeUniversityofBerlintoldtheBBC.Usuallywhenwemeetotherpeoplewehaveaboutanarm’slengthofdistancebetweenus.Andthat’snotpossibleinmostelevators.Insuchasmallenclosedspaceitbecomesveryimportanttoactinawaythatcannotbeconstrued理解asthreateningorodD.TheeasiestwaytodothisistoavoideyecontactshesaiD.61.Themainpurposeofthearticleisto_____.A.remindustoenjoyourselvesintheelevatorB.shareaninterestingbutawkwardelevatorrideC.tellussomeunwrittenrulesofelevatoretiquetteD.analyzewhatmakespeoplefeelawkwardinanelevator62.AccordingtoGraywhenpeopleenteranelevatortheyusually_____.A.turnaroundandgreetoneanotherB.lookaroundorexaminetheirphoneC.makeeyecontactwiththoseintheelevatorD.trytokeepadistancefromotherpeople63.Whichofthefollowingdescribeshowpeopleusuallystandwhenthereareatleasttwopeopleinanelevator?Thepointinthechartreferstooneperson.64.TheunderlinedphrasesizeupinParagraph7isclosestinmeaningto_____.A.judgeB.ignoreC.putupwithD.makethebestof65.Accordingtothearticlepeoplefeelawkwardinliftsbecauseof_____.A.someone’soddbehaviorsB.thelackofspaceC.theirunfamiliaritywithoneanotherD.theireyecontactwithoneanother

Testsadministered实施tomostelementaryandhigh-schoolstudentsintheUnitedStatesexert发挥anunfavorableinfluenceonscienceandmathteachingaccordingtoanew＄1millionstudyperformedfortheNationalScienceFoundation.Andbecauseschoolswithhighminorityenrollments入学generallyplaceagreaterreliance相信onscoresfromtheseteststhestudyfindstheretendstobeagapininstructionalemphasesbetweenhighandlowminorityclassroomsthatdiffersfromournationalconcernforthequalityofeducation.GeorgeF.MadausandhiscolleaguesatBostonCollegeanalyzednotonlythesixmostwidelyusednationalstandardizedtestsbutalsothetestsdesignedtoaccompanygowiththefourmostcommonlyusedscienceandmathtextsinfourth-gradeeighth-gradeandhigh-schoolclassrooms.Thoughcurriculumteachingprogramexpertsarguethatschoolsshouldplacegreateremphasisonproblemsolvingandreasoningthenewstudyshowsthatthetestsfocusonlower-levelskills—primarilymechanicalmemorizationofroutineformulas公式.Researcherssurveyedmorethan2200mathandscienceinstructorsinterviewingindepthsome300teachersandadministrators.Especiallyinschoolswithhighminorityenrollmentsteachersreportedfeelingpressuredtohelpstudentsperformwellonthesetests.Somestatesjudgeschoolsandsomeschoolsdetermineteacherassignments工作安排basedonstudentstestscores.WithsomuchworryMadaussaysteachersfeelforcedtofocustheirinstructionondrillingwhatthetestswillmeasure—attheexpenseofthemorevaluablehigher-levelskills.56.Theauthorofthisarticlestatesthat_____.A.thetestsdontaffectteachinginmostelementaryandhighschoolsB.thescienceandmathteachingisinfluencedbythepresenttestsC.nostudyisperformedontestsfortheNationalScienceFoundationD.theUnitedStatesexertsastronginfluenceonscienceandmathteaching57.Itcanbeinferredthatinhighminorityclassrooms_____.A.thestudentscannotgethighscorefromthetestsB.scoresfromthetestsarenotimportantC.instructionalemphasesareunfavourableD.teachingdoesntfocusonthequalityofeducation58.Accordingtothesecondparagraphthestudyhasdiscoveredthat_____.A.emphasisofteachingisonproblemsolvingandreasoningB.curriculumisgoodfornationalstandardizedtestsC.thetestsmainlycenteraroundthememorizationofsomeformulasD.routineformulasarenotusefulforstudentstomemorize59.AccordingtoMadausopinionteachersareforcedto_____.A.evaluate评估studentsskillseveryyearB.suffersomuchworryonthetextsC.teachwhatwillbetestedD.focustheirinstructiononusefuldrillings

TheHearstCastleHearstCastleisaparkonthecentralCaliforniacoastandaNationalHistoricLandmark.ItwasdesignedbyJuliaMorganforWilliamRandolphHearstfrom1919until1947.In1957theownerdonatedthefortunetothestateofCaliforniA.Sincethattimeithasbeenastatehistoricparkwhereitslargecollectionofartandantiquesareopenforpublictours.Despiteitslocationfarfromanyurbancenterthesiteattractsroughlyonemillionvisitorsperyear.GuidedTours•TourOneisrecommendedforfirsttimevisitors.ItnowincludesthemovieHearstCastle:BuildingtheDream.•TourTwogivesvisitorsacloserlookatthemainhouse'supperfloorsMr.Hearst'sprivatesuitethelibrariesandthekitchen.•TourThreelooksattheCastle'sNorthWingguestroomsandguesthouseCasaDelMontE.•TourFourincludestheimpressivegardensandgroundsthelargestguesthousethewinebasementandtheHiddenTerracE.•TheeveningtourisaspecialtourthatallowsvisitorstoexperiencetheCastleatnightasoneoftheHearst'sownvisitorsmighthavE.TicketPricesHearstCastleacceptsVISAMasterCardAmericanExpressandDiscover.Freedayuseparkingisavailableforautomobilesmotorcyclestourbusesandrecreationalvehicles.ToursAdultAges6-17ToursAdultAged6--17Tour1$24$12Tours23or4$24$12Eveningtour$30$15*Childrenunder6arefreewhenaccompaniedbyapayingadult.Reservation预订InformationWhileticketsmaybepurchasedattheVisitorCenteruponarrivaltourreservationscanbemadeonlinenoworbycalling1-800-444-4445seebelowfortimes.ReservationCallCenterHoursDatesMonday-FridaySaturday-SundayMarch-September8amto6pm8amto6pmOctober-February9amto5pm9amto3pmVisitwww.hearstcastlE.orgformoreinformation.28.WhodoestheHearstCastlebelongtoatpresent?A.WilliamRandolphHearst.B.JuliaMorgan.C.TheHearstCorporation.D.ThestateofCaliforniA.29.Ifyouarequiteinterestedinwinewhichtourwillyouchoose?A.TourOnE.B.TourTwo.C.TourThreE.D.TourFour.30.IfacoupletakeTourOnewiththeir5-year-oldsonhowmuchwilltheypayforthetickets?A.36.B.48C.60.D.75.31.Whichofthefollowingistheavailabletimetobookticketsbyphone?A.At8amonMondayinFebruary.B.At9amonSundayinMarch.C.At7pmonFridayinSeptember.D.At6pmonSaturdayinOctober.

WhenyouareinLondonwhichhoteldoyouwanttostayin?HerearesomenicebutaffordablehotelsinLondon.55￡65Inthishotelthere’sagardenthatallowsgueststohangaroundoutsidewithadrinkaJapaneserestaurantanda24-hourbarthatservesallsortsofdrinksatfairprices.ArranHouseHotel￡97Themainattractionhereisthesocialhistoryofthislocation.Butifyouarenotinterestedinhistorythere’salwaystheprivaterosegardenandaDVDlibraryforyoutohavefun.Generallytheroomsareluxurious奢侈的andprovideallthenecessarytools;howeverthehistoryoftheplacesisthemainsellingpointherE.TheHoxton￡69TheHoxtonhasalwaysbeenfamousforits￡1-per-roomoffersbutforthosewhocan’tgetoneofthoseoffersit’sstillaffordablE.A.freesmallbreakfastisprovidedtoallrooms.Thereisalsoanicerestaurantnextdoor.ThePavilion￡100ThePavilionisaplacewhereeachofthe30roomshasamusicalthemE.MetallicaHonkyTonkAfroandCasablancaNightsarejustsomeofthethemedrooms.ThemusicisveryclassicalandthosewhoarepartoftheoldergenerationwillfindstayingheretobeaverypleasantexperiencE.FaceslikeDuranDuranandNaommiCampbellhaveturneduptothishotelbeforesoitmustbegooD.67.WhowouldmostprobablybeinterestedinstayingatArranHouseHotel?A.Someonewhoisinterestedinhistory.B.SomeonewhoisfondofJapanesefooD.C.Someonewholikesvisitingabarforadrink.D.Someonewholikeswatchingmoviesintheroom.68.Ifyouwanttostayatahotelforonenightatonly￡1youshouldtry_____.A.55B.TheHoxtonC.ArranHouseHotelD.ThePavilion69.DuranDuranandNaomiCampbellarementionedtoshowthehotelis_____.A.music-themedB.luxuriousC.famousD.nice70.Theauthorwritesthepassageto______.A.comparedifferenthotelsinLondonB.encouragereaderstopayavisittoLondonC.tellreaderswhathotelshehasstayedatinLondonD.recommendsomenicebutaffordablehotelsinLondon

AftertheSummerOlympicsareoverwhenalltheathletesandviewershavegonehomeandthetelevisionaudiencehasswitchedoffanothergroupofathletesandfanswillarriveatthehostcityandanothercompetitionwillbegin.ThesearetheParalympicsthegamesforathleteswithadisability.ButinBeijingin2008forthefirsttimeoneofthegreatestparalympianswillnotbetakingpart.SheisaBritishathletebythenameofTanniGreyThompson.Bornwithspinabifida脊椎裂whichleftherparalysedfromthewaistdown.Tanniusedawheelchairfromtheageof7.Atfirstshewasnotkeenonsportapartfromhorseridingwhichgaveherasenseoffreedom.Butinherteensshestartedtakingsportsmoreseriously.Shetriedswimmingbasketballandtennis.Eventuallyshefoundathleticsandneverlookedback.IndeedTanni'sathleticcareertookoff.In1984whenshewas15shepulledoffasurprisevictoryinthe100metresattheJuniorNationalWheelchairGames.In1988TanniwenttoherfirstParalympicGamesinSeoul.Shewonbronzeinthe400metres.Evengreatersuccessfollowedatthe1992BarcelonaParalympicsTanniwongoldinthe100200400and800metresrelaysettingtwoworldrecordsintheprocess.InthesameyearsheachievedthefirstofhersixLondonWheelchairMarathonvictories.Tanni'senduringsuccesshasbeenpartmotivation动机partpreparation.ThetrainingIdothatenablesmetobeagoodsprinter短跑运动员enablesmetobegoodatamarathontoo.Itrain50weeksoftheyearandthatkeepsmepreparedforwhateverdistanceIwanttoracE.IamstillcompetingataveryhighlevelbutasIgetolderthingsgetharderandIwanttoretirebeforeIfallapart.IndeedTanniretiredfinallyaftertheVisaParalympicWorldCupin2007.HerwishistocoachyoungathletesforBeijing2008OlympicGames.Inspiteofupsanddownsshenevertakesherfatelyingdown.InhersplendidlifeshehaswonanamazingelevengoldmedalsfoursilversandonebronzeinaseriesofParalympics—atoplevelathleticcareercoveringtwodecades.ShehaswontheLondonWheelchairMarathonsixtimesmorethananyothercompetitorandshehassetoverthirtyworldrecords.WhatadvicedoesshehaveforyoungathletesWorkhardatyourstudiesandthentraintrainandtrainagain.36.WhichofthefollowingsportsdidTannilikebeforethirteen?A.Basketball.B.Swimming.C.Tennis.D.Horseriding.37.WhendidTanniwinherfirstOlympicgoldmedal?A.In1984.B.In1988.C.In1992.D.In2007.38.Theunderlinedwordthatinthe5thparagraphrefersto________.A.fiftyweeks'trainingB.beingagoodsprinterC.trainingalmosteverydayD.partmotivationandpartpreparation39.What'stherightorderoftheeventsrelatedtoTanni?a.Sheworksasacoach.b.Shetookupathletics.c.ShewonfourgoldmedalsinBarcelonA.d.ShecompetedinherfirstParalympicGames.e.SheachievedavictoryinherfirstLondonWheelchairMarathon.A.bdceaB.adbceC.adcebD.bdaec40.WhatcanwelearnfromTanni'ssuccess?A.Unionisstrength.B.Nevertoolatetolearn.C.WellbegunishalfdonE.D.Nopainsnogains.

LeadersoftheWorldHealthOrganizationsaytheyareconcernedabouttheairqualityandhealthefiectsoncitizensduringarecentoutbreakofheavypollutioninBeijing.Stilltheysaidtheywereunsureoftheexactamounttheairpollutiontakesonanyperson’sbodycastingdoubtsonlocalreportstyingthearea’sdirtyairtoparticularcasesofillness.Speakingatabriefing情况介绍会onTuesdaytheWHO’sWesternPacificregionaldirectorShinYoung—Soocited列举reportsaboutpoorairqualitycausinglungcancerinrecentweeks.TheWHOisskepticaloftheinformationshesaid.We’recautiousofwhethertheillnessisrelatedtoairpo11ution.Weknowithasanimpactonhealthbutwedon’tknowhowmuch.Theofficialsdidn’tciteparticularreports.Thecommentsfollowanumberofarticlessincelatelastyearconnectingsomecasesofdiseaseslikelungcancerwithpollution.includingoneinNovemberregardingan8-year-oldgirl.ThehealthimpactofBeijing’sgrayskieshasbeenonthemindsofmanyoverthepastweekLocalauthoritiesonTuesdaypreservedanorangealert警报一thecity’ssecondhighestpollution-warninglevel—andagainwarnedpeopletostayindoors.Expertswidelyagreethatsmallparticulates颗粒knownasPM2.5carrysignificantshort-andlong-termhealthrisksparticularlywithchildren.OtherstudiesfindacertainlinkbetweenpollutionandshorterlifespansChinesestatemediahavenotedariseincancerlevelsinBeijingwithoutspecifying具体说明whetherthenewcasesarethemainresultofpollutionsmokingothersourcesorsomecombination.BernhardSchwartlandertheorganization’sChinachiefsaidheisconcernedandhasbeenincontactwithnationalauthorities.ThereisnoeasysolutionDr.Schwartlaindersaidaddingthatsolvingtheproblemrequiresmanagingindustryandtheeconomy.WHOleadersadvisedcitizens.tostayindoorsandlimitexposuretotheharmfulparticulates.WhenaskedifwearingafacemaskhasanyprovenefficacyinpreventinghealtheffectsofairpollutionDr.SchwartlaindersaidWhateveryoudoit’sbetterthannothing.1.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A.incaseofanorangealertwehadbetternotgooutsideB.thecaseofthegirlwithlungcancerwaslittle’linkedtoairpollutionC.cancerlevelsinBeijingarerisingduetoheavyairpollutionD.itiswidelyagreedthatpollutionshortenslifespansveryslightly2.AccordingtoDr.Schwartlanderthewaystosolvetheprobleminclude.A.contactingthenationalauthoritiesB.beingexposedlesstoharmfulparticulatesC.managingtheenterpriseandeconomyD.preventinghealtheffectsofpollution3.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.ThedangersofheavypollutionB.TheimpactsofpollutiononhealthC.TheimportanceofprotectingtheenvironmentD.Theuncertaintyofrelationshipbetweenpollutionandhealth

Howwouldyoufeelifyougaveyourwholemonth’spaychecktoafriendinneed?AHappyB.CharmedC.FortunatewithloadsofgratitudeD.InvolvedinloveE.AlloftheabovE.TheanswerisE.Thislovelysoulhappenstobemysister.Whenshejoinedachoir合唱团shemetawomaninherearlythirtieswhoworksdayandnightteachingpianoandmusictheorytomanystudents.Thiswomanreceiveslittlemoralsupportorhelpfromherfamily.SheisalsoinschooltopursueherowncareerinmusiC.Tomakeendsmeetsheworksseveraljobsallsevendaysoftheweek.WithascheduleasfullasthatsheoftengetstiredandstressedasshestruggleswithtimE.Mysisterbecamefriendswithherandrememberedhowharditistobeonyourownespeciallyatthebeginningofyourcareer.Soonedaymysisterinvitedthisfriendtohavedinnerwithher.Theysharedmanylaughschattedoverpizzaandenjoyedtheevening.WhenherfriendwasabouttoleavemysistersaidWaitIwanttoshowyousomething.Herfrienddidn’tknowwhatwascomingtoher.It’sprobablysomethingonthephoneorsomephotoorajokeshethought.ThenmysistergaveherthatenvelopE.Whensheopenedtheenvelopeshecouldn’tbelievehereyes.TearsrolleddownaftershereadthenotE.Why?Whythis?Whatareyoudoing?Howcouldyoubesogenerous?AmIreallythatfortunate?HowcanIrepayyou?AllsortsofquestionsfloodedherminD.Thisisagiftfrommyhearttoyou.It’snotaloantopaybacklater.PleaseacceptthisgiftandifyoureallywanttodosomethingthenpayitforwardbyhelpingsomeonemysistersaiD.Theyexchangedahugandasmileandthefriendleft.Goinghomeonascooter滑板车onsuchacoldwinternightthatwasn’tthatcoldanymorE.HowluckyIamtocallthiswonderfulpersonmysister.56.Wecanknowfromthefirstparagraph.A.helpingothersisapleasureB.youshouldhelpothersusingyoursalaryC.youareluckytohelpothersD.youlikehelpingothers57.What’sthemeaningofthesecondparagraph?A.Thewriter’ssisterisasoul.B.Thewriter’ssisterislovely.C.Thewriter’ssisterislucky.D.Thewriter’ssistergavehersalarytoafriendinneeD.58.Whatcanweinferfromthethirdparagraph?A.ThewomanwaslessthirtyyearsolD.B.Thewomanhasseveraljobs.C.Althoughthewomanwasbadly-offshewasdevotedtoherwork.D.ThewomanwasoftenexhausteD.59.Whichphrasecanreplacetheunderlinedphrasepayitforwardintheninthparagraph?A.Payforit.B.Payitback.C.Payitoff.D.Passiton.

Japan’snuclearcrisisisalsocausingconcernsinChinA.WorriedshoppersrushedtostoresandsupermarketsinthecountryforsaltwiththebeliefthatitmightprotectthemfrompotentialnuclearradiationspreadingfromJapan.Manyrushedtostorestobuyasmuchiodizedsalt加碘盐aspossiblebecauseoftherumorthatiodizedsaltcouldhelppreventradiationpoisoningspreadingfromJapan’sFukushimaDaiichipowerplant.ConsumersalsoworriedthatthenuclearcloudmightspreadtoChinabyairandseapollutingfoodsourcesincludingsalttakenfromtheseA.Thewaveofpanicbuyingspreadquicklyacrossthecountrydrivingupsaltpricesbyfivetotentimesinsomecities.EvenregionsrichinsaltproductionlikeJiangxiProvincefacedsuddenshortages.Thegovernmenttookmeasurestoguaranteeenoughsupplyandtostabilize稳定themarket.Italsodismissedthenuclearrumorssayingthenuclearfalloutwasunlikelytoreachthecountryandthatsaltdidnothelptopreventradiationpoisoning.Localgovernmentshavesteppedintostabilizethemarkettoo.Aswellstate-ownedsaltcompanieshavebeenurgedtoincreasetheirsupply.Facingexpandingmarketdemanddistributioncentershavetakenextrameasurestoensuretheyarewell-prepareD.WangYuntheGeneralManagerofBeijingSaltIndustryCorporationsaidOurstoragecanguaranteeatwo-monthsupplyfortheBeijingmarket.29.PeoplemadepanicpurchasesofsaltforthereasonsEXCEPT______________.A.saltmightprotectthemfrompotentialnuclearradiationB.nuclearradiationmightpollutefoodsourcesC.nuclearradiationmightpollutesalttakenfromtheseaD.therewouldbeashortageofsaltonthemarket30.Whatmeasuresdidthegovernmenttakeforthepanicbuying?A.EnoughsaltwouldbeofferedtoeachhousE.B.Itadmittedthatsaltcouldstopnuclearradiation.C.Governmentsurgedstate-ownedsaltcompaniestoincreasethesupply.D.ThosewhospreadtherumorwereallarrestedandpunisheD.31.WhatisthepurposeofthewritertogivetheexampleofBeijingSaltIndustryCorporation?A.TotellreadersthatthereisasaltcompanyinBeijing.B.Tomakepeoplebelievethatthesupplyofsaltisenough.C.Tocallonpanicpeopletobuyenoughsalt.D.Toprovewhatthegovernmentdidwasright.

ThereisplentyforkidsandteenstodointheSyracuseareaduringthesummerincludingsomegreateducationalopportunities.Herearethetopfour.RosamondGiffordZooCampThezoooffersseparatecampsforkids.Thecampsforkindergartenersrunfrom9amto12:30pmandcost$115forzoomembersand$135fornon-members.Kidsentering7thand8thgradeswillhavehalfadayfrom1pmto4:30pm.Thecostis$149formembersand$160fornon-members.Allcampsfeaturenumerouseducationalactivitiesandanimalencounters.ThecampsrunfromAugust14toAugust19.RegistrationstartsfromJuly10formembersandJuly15fornon-members.ActiveLearningServicesatChristianBrothersAcademyFromAugust1toAugust5ChristianBrothersAcademywillhostActiveLearningServicesfromUSAChess.TopicsoflearningwillincludeChessCampage5-15andVideoGameCreationProgramage8-15.ChessCamppromisesimprovedchessskillsthroughchessinstructorsutilizingdemo演示boardsandhistoricgames.Halfdaysessionswillcost$280fortheComputerCamps.A.fulldayofChesscosts$400andahalfdayofChessfollowedbyahalfdayofComputerCampscost$430.SyracuseUniversitySummerCollegeFromJuly5thtoAugust12thSyracuseUniversitywillhostpre-collegeprogramsforhighschoolstudents.TheSummerCollegewillofferawidevarietyofprogramsincludingarchitectureengineeringandcomputersciencepubliccommunicationsandeco-fashion.TheprogramsaretaughtbytheteachersofSyracuseUniversityandincludehands-onactivities.Thecostsrangefrom$2325to$7642.TheSheldonInstituteatSUNYOswegoTheStateUniversityofNewYorkwillholdtwo-weekeducationalenrichmentprogramsforstudentsenteringgrades2-4fromJuly25toAugust5.Childrenwillhaveasetprogramfeaturingartsciencetechnologyculturalappreciationandwriting.Tuitionfortheprogramsisonly$320andadownloadableapplicationisavailablE.67Ifapreschoolboyandhis8th-gradebrotherattendtheZooCampstheyshouldpay___________.A.$264B.$275C.$295D.Itdepends.68.WhenshouldachildstarttoattendtheZooCamps?A.OnJuly10.B.OnJuly15.C.OnAugust14.D.OnAugust1966.WhatdoweknowabouttheChessCampfromthepassage?A.Itwilllastfortwoweeks.B.Onlychildrenaged8-15canattendit.C.Wholedaysessionswillcost$250forit.D.Childrencanlearnimprovedchessskillsthroughit.70.Wherecanchildrenattendthelargestnumberofprogramswithlowcost?A.ChristianBrothersAcademyB.TheSheldonInstituteC.RosamondGiffordZooD.SyracuseUniversity

Gettingridofdirtintheopinionofmostpeopleisagoodthing.Howeverthereisnothingfixedaboutattitudestodirt.Intheearly16thcenturypeoplethoughtthatdirtontheskinwasameanstoblockoutdiseaseasmedicalopinionhaditthatwashingoffdirtwithhotwatercouldopenuptheskinandletillsin.A.particulardangerwasthoughttolieinpublicbaths.By1538theFrenchkinghadclosedthebathhousesinhiskingdom.SodidthekingofEnglandin1546.ThusbeganalongtimewhentherichandthepoorinEuropelivedwithdirtinafriendlyway.HenryIVKingofFrancewasfamouslydirty.Uponlearningthatanoblemanhadtakenabaththekingorderedthattoavoidtheattackofdiseasethenoblemanshouldnotgoout.Thoughthebeliefinthemeritofdirtwaslong-liveddirthasnolongerbeenregardedasaniceneighboreversincethe18thcentury.Scientificallyspeakingcleaningawaydirtisgoodtohealth.CleanwatersupplyandhandwashingarepracticalmeansofpreventingdiseasE.YetitseemsthatstandardsofcleanlinesshavemovedbeyondsciencesinceWorldWarⅡ.Advertisementsrepeatedlyselltheidea:clothesneedtobewhiterthanwhiteclothseversoftersurfacestoshinE.Hasthehatefordirthowevergonetoofar?Attitudestodirtstilldifferhugelynowadays.Manyfirst-timeparentsnervouslytrytowarntheirchildrenofftouchingdirtwhichmightberesponsibleforthespreadofdiseasE.OnthecontraryMaryRuebushanAmericanimmunologist免疫学家encourageschildrentoplayinthedirttobuildupastrongimmunesystem.AndthelatterpositionisgainingsomegrounD.68.ThekingsofFranceandEnglandinthe16thcenturyclosedbathhousesbecause.A.theylivedhealthilyinadirtyenvironmentB.theythoughtbathhousesweretoodirtytostayinC.theybelieveddiseasecouldbespreadinpublicbathsD.theyconsideredbathingasthecauseofskindisease69.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesHenryIV’sattitudetobathing?A.AfraidB.CuriousC.ApprovingD.Uninterested70.Howdoesthepassagemainlydevelop?A.ByprovidingexamplesB.BymakingcomparisonsC.ByfollowingtheorderoftimeD.Byfollowingtheorderofimportance71.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.TostresstheroleofdirtB.TointroducethehistoryofdirtC.TocallattentiontothedangerofdirtD.Topresentthechangeofviewsondirt

Shouldpeoplewhostudyscienceandbusinesspaylessforcollegethanpeoplewhofocusonartandhistory?ThatmaysoonbethecaseatFlorida’sstateuniversities.IntougheconomictimesFloridagovernorRickScottwantstoleadcollegestudentstowardcareersthatwillpayoffaftergraduation.TherearemorejobsavailableinFloridainthefieldsofbusinessengineeringhealthcarescienceandtechnology.Sowhynotencouragestudentstofocusonthesehigh-demandsubjectsbycharginglesstuition学费forthem?WeassumestudentsgotocollegebecausetheywanttopursuejobsDaleBrillsaiD.Heistheheadofagroupofbusinesspeopleeducatorsandlawmakerswhomadetherecommendationtothegovernortokeeptuitionlowforjob-friendlyareasofacademicstudy.Weallsharethegoalofstudentsgettingjobsandbeingproductivecitizens.Somemajorsaremorevaluablethanothers.Supportersoftheplanhavetheirreasons.Morestudentswillchoosethesehigh-demandmajorsandgetjobsaftergraduation.Thestatewillgainaneducatedworkforcethatisqualifiedtofillopenjobs.UniversitiesthatcanshowthattheirgraduatesaregettingjobswillqualifyformorefundingfromthestatE.Butcriticsoftheplansayit’sunfairtoloadhumanitiesmajors—thosewhostudyliteraturephilosophyhistoryandart—withdebtwhilekeepingtuitionlowforso-calledhigh-demandmajorsinbusinessandsciencE.InfactuniversityprofessorswrotealettertoGovernorScottarguingthatifstudentsmajoringinhistoryandotherhumanitiessubjectsareforcedtopayhighertuitiontheymaysimplychoosetoattenduniversitiesinotherstates.StillothersarguethattheplansetsstudentsupforfailurE.StudentsshouldchoosemajorsbasedontheirinterestsskillsandtalentsratherthanonwhatjobsareavailableatanygiventimE.Thosewhochoosemajorsbecausetheyareinterestedinaparticularfieldofstudywillbemoresuccessfulandsatisfiedintheircareers.5.WhydoesFloridagovernorRickScottwanttochargescienceandbusinessstudentsless?A.Becausethesefieldsusuallyattractveryfewstudents.B.Becausescienceandbusinessaretoodifficulttolearn.C.Becausehewantsmorestudentstochoosethesefields.D.BecausehethinkstheyhaveapoorfamilybackgrounD.6.ItisimpliedinParagraph4that_______.A.therearenotenoughopenjobsforgraduatesinthestateofFloridaB.universitieswon’tbenefitfromadmittingmorestudentstoscienceareasC.encouragingstudentstochoosehigh-demandmajorsisbeneficialD.universitieswilltrytoenrollmorestudentsinordertoreceivemorefunding7.AccordingtoParagraph5whyaresomecriticsagainsttheplan?A.Theplanwillmaketuitionhigherforstudentsinotherfields.B.Theplanwillforceartstudentstotransfertoscienceandbusiness.C.Theplanwillsetabadexampletootheruniversitiesinotherstates.D.Theplanisunfairtoliteraturephilosophyhistoryandartstudents.8.Whatdoesthelastparagraphtellus?A.Moststudentschooseamajorbecauseitcanleadtogoodjobs.B.ManystudentsregretchoosingamajortheythoughttheyloveD.C.StudentswhochooseamajorbecauseofjobsusuallyfailintheenD.D.Jobsshouldn’tbetheonlyreasonforstudentstochooseamajor.

Thereisnosuchthingasahardrulewhenitcomestoleadership.Therearegenerallyacceptedprinciplesthatwhenstudiedandappliedarebelievedtobehelpfulinimprovingone’sleadershipskills.Peoplebecomemorewillingtoworkiftheyfeelimportant.Effectiveleadershelptheirorganization’smembersdeveloptheirself-esteem.YoucandothisbypayingmoreattentiontothemandexpressingyourinterestintheiropinionseverytimeyouconversE.Thekeyhereisbeingsincereandexpressingyourappreciationthroughthesmallestgestures.Membersofanorganizationaremoreabletoadapttochangesifthereisaspecificplanofactionlaidout.Planningiscrucialineffectiveleadershipbecauseitprovidestheorganizationwithaconcretedirectionandidentifiable可识别的meanstoachieveitsgoals.Asaleaderyoushouldinitiate开始planningandmakeaneffortincommunicatethoseplansasclearlyaspossibletoyourmembers.Thiswillstrengthenyourmembers’decision-makingskillsandallowforeffectivedelegation.AhighlymotivatingworkenvironmentisundoubtedlyaproductiveonE.Theorganizationbenefitsthemostwhenitsmembersarecontinuouslymotivatedtoworkforandwithit.Youcanprovidedeservingmemberswithpublicrecognitioneventhroughasimplementionoftheirnamesandaccomplishments.OfferingchallengesthatallowyourmemberstogrowisabrilliantwaytomotivatethemtobemorecompetitivE.Youcanhandoutincentivessuchasbonusesorpromotionstohigh-performingmemberssothatyourmemberswillhavesomethingtolookforwardtoinexchangeforjobwelldonE.Thesethreeprinciplesareallimportantinimprovingyourleadershipskills.Buttheyarenotenough.Thesuccessofyourleadershipwillultimatelydependonthewayyourecognizeyourorganization’sneedsandhowyoucanadaptyourleadershipstyletothoseneeds.Onlyyoucantellwhatgoodleadershipisforyourorganization.Likewiseit’sonlyyouwhocandeterminehowyoucanbecomeagoodleader.

Ineighteenseventy-seventheAmericangovernmentdecidedtomovetheNezPerceIndiansfromtheirlanD.ThegovernmenthadsetupareservationfortheminIdaho.ChiefJosephdidnotwanttoleavethelanD.ItwasholygrounD.Itcontainedthebonesofhisfatherandmother.ButlikehisfatherinearliertimesChiefJosephknewitwouldbehopelesstostayanddefendthelanD.ThereweretoofewIndianstowinawaragainstthewhitemen.AndsoinJuneofeighteenseventy-seventheNezPercelefttheirhomeintheWallowaValley.Theyleftquickly.TheywereabletotakeonlyasmallpartofwhattheyownedandjustafewcattleandAppaloosahorses.WhentheIndiansreachedtheSnakeRiverthewaterwasverydeepandranveryfastwithmeltedsnowfromthemountains.ChiefJosephandhispeoplemadeboatsfromsticksanddriedanimalskinstocrosstheriver.WhiletheIndianswerebusyagroupofwhitemencameandstolesomeofthecattlewaitingattheedgeoftheriver.TheotherchiefsdemandedthatJosephcallameeting.TwoofthechiefsWhiteBirdandToohoolhoolzotespokeforWarbutJosephhelddifferentopinion.SomeoftheyoungmeninWhiteBird’sgroupwereveryangry.Thatnighttheyrodeintothecountrysideandkilledelevenwhitepersons.DuringallhisyearsaschiefJosephhadtriedtokeepthepeacE.NowhesawtherewasnohopE.AlthoughheandhisyoungmenhadtakennopartinthekillingsheknewthatthewhitemenwouldblamealloftheIndians.ChiefJosephsaidIwouldhavegivenmyownlifeifIcouldhaveundonethekillingofthewhitemen.ManyNezPercefleD.ChiefJosephremainedbecausehiswifewasabouttohaveababy.AftershegavebirthheandhisfamilyjoinedtheothersinWhiteBirdCanyontothesouth.JosephwantedtoleadthepeopletosafetyintheflatlandsofMontanA.ButtheUnitedStatesarmyquicklysenthorsesoldierstofollowthem.TheywereextremelytiredwhentheyreachedWhiteBirdCanyon.AnIndian—carryingawhiteflag—walkedforwardtomeetthem.A.soldiershothim.WiththatshotwarbetweentheNezPerceandtheUnitedStatesbegan.71.Whydidn’tChiefJosephwanttoleavetheland?A.Hedidn’twanttolivewiththewhitemen.B.Hehadspecialfeelingforthelandwherehewasliving.C.Hedidn’twanttobeseparatedfromhisparents.D.HethoughtthereservationinIdahowasn’tsatisfying.72.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.WhiletheIndianswerewaitingbytheriveragroupofwhitemenstolesomeofthecattlE.B.WhentheIndiansreachedtheSnakeRiveritwasveryhardforthemtocrossit.C.ChiefJosephandhispeoplewereunwillingtocrossthedeepriver.D.BeforetheylefttheirhometheNezPercehadonlyafewcattleandAppaloosahorses.73.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat________.A.conflictsoftenhappenedbetweentheIndiansandthewhiteB.ChiefJosephwasafraidofwhitemenC.whitemenoftenkilledsomeIndiansD.ChiefJosephknewitwouldbehopelesstodefendtheland74.AftersomeoftheyoungmeninWhiteBird’sgroupkilledelevenwhitepersons________.A.theUnitedStatesarmywantedtorevenge报仇B.alltheNezPercefledC.ChiefJosephtriedhisbesttokeeppeaceD.ChiefJosephblamedWhiteBird75.Whatmightbethetitleofthepassage?A.ThestoryofChiefJosephB.TheAmericanCivilWarC.ChiefJosephandhischildrenD.TheNezPerceIndians

ManyAmericanpresidentsinthe19thcenturywereborninpoorfamilies.Theyspenttheirchildhoodinlittlewoodenrooms.Theygotlittleeducation.WashingtonandLincolnforexampleneverwenttoschoolandtheytaughtthemselves.Lincolnoncedidjobsforaworkershop-keeperandpost-masterinhisearlyyears.A.largenumberofAmericanpresidentshadexperiencesinthearmy.ThetwobestknownwereUlyssesGrantandDwightD.Eisenhower.GrantwasageneralintheAmericanCivilWarandEisenhowerwasherointheSecondWorldWar.Ithappenedthattheygraduatedfromthesameschool--WestPointMilitaryAcademy西点军校.Onemaybesurprisedtolearnthatbothofthemdidn'tdowellintheschool.Eisenhowerforexamplewasoncefinedpunishedtopaymoneybecausehebroketherulesoftheschool.ThejobsoftheU.S.presidentsaretiring.HemustkeepaneyeonanythingimportantthathappensbothathomeandabroaD.Everydayalotofworkwaitsforhimtodoandhehastomakemanyimportantdecisions.WhenFranklinRooseveltwasachildhewasoncebroughttovisitPresidentTaft.TheoldpresidentsaidtohimWhenyougrowupyoushouldnotbepresident.It'satiringjoB.66.HowmanyAmericanpresidentsarementionedinthispassage?A.4B.5C.7D.667.Whoregard认为thejobsoftheU.S.presidentsasthetiringones?A.TaftB.GrantC.EisenhowerD.Roosevelt68.Inthispassagekeepaneyeonmeans_______.A.seeB.takecareofC.lookatfixedlyD.stareat69.Thesecondparagraphmainlytellsus______.A.thatEisenhowerbecamefamousintheSecondWorldWarB.howGrantbecameageneralC.thatmanyoftheU.S.presidentshadservedinthearmyD.thatGrantandEisenhowerwerebothschoolmates70.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.F.RooseveltwasoneoftheU.S.presidentsbeforeGrant.B.Washingtonwasborninaverypoorfamily.C.WestPointMilitaryAcademywasfoundedintheSecondWorldWar.D.LincolnwaselectedtheU.S.presidentafterGrant.

SincethefirstEarthDayin1970Americanshavegottenalotgreenertowardtheenvironment.Wedidn’tknowatthattimethatthereevenwasanenvironmentletalonethattherewasaproblemwithitsaysBruceAndersonpresidentofEarthDayUSA.Butwhatbeganasnothingimportantinpublicaffairshasgrownintoasocialmovement.Businesspeoplepoliticalleadersuniversityprofessorsandespeciallymillionsofgrass-rootsAmericansaretakingpartinthemovement.TheunderstandinghasincreasedmanymanytimessaysGaylordNelsontheformergovernorfromWisconsinwhothoughtupthefirstEarthDay.AccordingtoUSgovernmentreportsemissions排放fromcarsandtruckshavedroppedfrom10.3milliontonsayearto5.5tons.ThenumberofcitiesproducingCObeyondthestandardhasbeenreducedfrom40to9.Althoughseriousproblemsstillremainandneedtobedealtwiththeworldisasaferandhealthierplace.A.kindofGreenthinkinghasbecomepartofpractices.Greatimprovementhasbeenachieved.In1988therewereonly600recyclingprograms;todayin1995thereareabout6600.Advancedlightsmotorsandbuildingdesignshavehelpedsavealotofenergyandthereforepreventedpollution.Twenty–fiveyearsagotherewerehardlyanyeducationprogramsforenvironment.Todayit’shardtofindapublicschooluniversityorlawschoolthatdoesnothavesuchakindofprogram.Untilwedothatnothingelsewillchange!sayBruceAnderson.25.AccordingtoAndersonbefore1970Americanshadlittleideaabout___A.thesocialmovementB.recyclingtechniquesC.environmentalproblemsD.theimportanceofEarthDay26Wheredoesthesupportforenvironmentalprotectionmainlycomefrom?A.Thegrass–rootslevelB.ThebusinesscircleC.GovernmentofficialsD.Universityprofessors27WhathaveAmericansachievedinenvironmentalprotection?A.TheyhavecutcaremissionstothelowestB.TheyhavesettledtheirenvironmentalproblemsC.TheyhaveloweredtheirCOlevelsinfortycities.D.Theyhavereducedpollutionthrougheffectivemeasures.28.Whatisespeciallyimportantforenvironmentalprotectionaccordingtothelastparagraph?A.EducationB.PlanningC.GreenlivingD.COreduction

GoodFortuneinaWrappingClothisastoryaboutaKoreangirlnamedJi-suwholivedmanyyearsago.Ji-su’smotherEommaishonoredbybeingchosenbytheKoreankingYongjotocomeandbeaseamstress女裁缝attheroyalpalaceinHanyangwhereshewillsewwrappingclothsorbojagi.Ji-suisheartbrokenathermother’sleavingforshewillnotgettoseeheragain.RealizingthattheonlywaytobereunitedwithhermotheristobecomeanequallygiftedandoutstandingseamstressJi-sumakesuphermindtodojustthatdespitemanydifficulties.Eomma’spartinggifttoJi-suisasewingbox.InitJi-sufindsthetoolsofhermother’strade:aneedlethreadarulerapairofscissorsandasmallironcalledanindoor.Ji-suwipeshertearsandasksherauntGomoifshecanteachhertostitch缝bojaginowthathermotherisgonE.Herauntbeginstoteachhertheverynextday.FromthenonJi-suworksveryhardtobecomeanartistaswellasaseamstressforthatistheonlywayshewillbereunitedwithhermother.Ji-sucarefullystitchesabojagifullofgoodluckfabricbatsshehasmadetosendhermotheramessageofgoodfortunecheersafetyandhappiness.ThestorycontinuesanddespitedisappointmentsanddefeatsJi-sueventuallyachieveshergoalofbeingchosentosewforthekingandbeingreunitedwithhermotheralthoughshegivesupmanyhoursofnormalchildhoodpleasuretoachievehergoal.BeautifulpaintingsofdelicatescenesinKoreaaccompanyeverypageofGoodFortuneinaWrappingClothandexamplesofcreativebojagiorwrappingclothsfromtheSanFranciscoAsianArtMuseumareshownafteralistofKoreantermsusedinthestory.GoodFortuneinaWrappingClothisabeautifulmulticulturalstudiesbookforchildrenfilledwithmanylovelyteachingmoments.56.Ji-sudecidestolearntostitchbojagi__________.A.becauseherauntaskshertodosoB.becauseshebecomesinterestedinitC.inordertobetogetherwithhermotherD.sothatshecanbecomeafamousseamstress57.WhichofthefollowingcanbeusedtodescribeJi-su?A.Honest.B.BraveC.Warm-hearteD.D.DetermineD.58.Whatcanwelearnaboutthestory?A.ItiswritteninKorean.B.Ithasahappyending.C.IttakesplaceattheroyalpalacE.D.ItisaboutakindofKoreanclothes.59.Thepassageismostprobablytakenform__________.A.abookreviewB.apersonaldiaryC.ahistorypaperD.amagazinereport

PeoplehavewonderedforalongtimehowtheirpersonalitiesandbehaviorareformeD.ItisnoteasytoexplainwhyonepersonisintelligentandanotherisnotorwhyoneiscooperativeandanotheriscompetitivE.Socialscientistsareofcourseextremelyinterestedinthesetypesofquestions.Theywanttoexplainwhywepossesscertaincharacteristicsandexhibitcertainbehavior.TherearenoclearanswersyetbuttwodistinctschoolsofthoughtonthematterhavedevelopeD.Asonemightexpectthetwoapproachesareverydifferentfromeachotherandthereisagreatdealofdebatebetweenproponentsofeachtheory.Thecontroversyisoftenconvenientlyreferredtoasnatureandnurture.Thosewhosupportthenaturesideoftheconflictbelievethatourpersonalitiesandbehaviorpatternsarelargelydeterminedbybiologicalfactors.Thatourenvironmenthaslittleifanythingtodowithourabilitiescharacteristicsandbehavioriscentraltothistheory.Takentoanextremethistheorystatesthatourbehaviorispredeterminedtosuchagreatdegreethatwearealmostcompletelygovernedbyourinstincts本能.Proponentsofthenurturetheoryorastheyareoftencalledbehavioristsclaimthatourenvironmentismoreimportantthanourbiologicallybasedinstinctsindetermininghowwewillact.A.behavioristB.F.Skinnerseeshumansasbeingswhosebehaviorisalmostcompletelyshapedbytheirsurroundings.Thebehaviorists'viewofthehumanbeingisquitemechanistiC.Theystatethatlikemachineshumansrespondtoenvironmentalstimuli刺激asthebasisoftheirbehavior.Sociallyandpoliticallytheconsequencesofthesetwotheoriesarefar-reaching.IntheUSforexampleblacksoftenscorebelowwhitesonstandardizedintelligencetests.Thisleadssomenatureproponentstoconcludethatblacksaregeneticallylowerinstatusthanwhites.Behavioristsonthecontrarysaythatthedifferencesinscoresareduetothefactthatblacksareoftenrobbedofmanyoftheeducationalandotherenvironmentaladvantagesthatwhitesenjoyandthatasaresulttheydonotdevelopthesameresponsesthatwhitesdo.Neitherofthesetheoriescanyetfullyexplainhumanbehavior.Infactitisquitelikelythatthekeytoourbehaviorliessomewherebetweenthesetwoextremesandthatthecontroversywillcontinueforalongtimeiscertain.【小题1】Thispassageismainlyconcernedwith________.A.relationbetweenpersonalityandbehaviorB.relationbetweenbehaviorandenvironmentC.differentaccountsofpatternsofhumanbehaviorD.differenttheoriesoftheformationofhumanbehavior【小题2】TheunderlinedwordproponentsinParagraph2means________.A.creatorsB.advisorsC.advocatesD.judges【小题3】InParagraph5theauthormainlywritesabout________.A.theconsiderableinfluenceofthetwotheoriesB.differencesbetweentheblacksandwhitesC.racialdiscriminationintheUnitedStatesD.differentrespondstointelligencetests【小题4】What'stheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.Tocallourattentiontothechangesofhumanbehavior.B.TourgescientiststodomoreresearchinsocialsciencE.C.Togiveusadetailedexplanationofhumanbehavior.D.TopresentanargumentinthefieldofsocialsciencE.

NooperasmellsoftheseaquitelikeBritten’sPeterGrimes.Themusicmakesusconstantlyawareofthesea’simmensityit’spotentialforthreatandtheplayoflightonitswaves.Buttheseaisn’tjustaspecialbackgrounditweighsonthelivesofthecharactersofferingthemalivingbutatapricE.Inthefirstactthelabouredsoundofthestringsevokes引起thecompleteheavinessofthesailor’sworkastheyhaul用力拉theboatsuptheshingle鹅卵石.Thenastormgatherswhichrages肆虐throughthesceneattheInnandstirsupanorchestralhurricanE.Evenwhenit’scalmandfavorabletheseaisinescapablE.InthecomfortableenclosedworldoftheoperahousethiscanonlybesuggesteD.IntheproductionofPeterGrimesabouttoopenattheAldeburghFestivalitwillbereallypresentbecausetheoperaistakingplaceonthebeachthesettingformuchofthenarrativeofBritten’soperaandalsothepoembytheSuffolkpoetGeorgeCrabbethatinspiredit.Thiswon’tbethefirstoperaproductiontobesetintheactuallandscapeinwhichtheactiontakesplacE.There’sawell-knownfilmedproductionofToscashotinCastelGandolfoinRomeandaproductionofDonizetti’sAnnaBolenawasoncemountedinthemoat护城河surroundingtheTowerofLondon.Butthoseweremanageableurbanlandscapeswithcomfortinglysolidbuildingstoactaswindshieldsandacousticblocks.OntheAldeburghbeachthere’sactuallynothingapartfromafewboatssomewholesomewreckeD.HereanythingmorecomplicatedthanwalkingthedogishardtosolvE.Thewindblowsawayone’swordssoconversationishardandanythingnottieddowntendstoblowaway.Theslidingshingleturnsone’sstepsintoadrunkenstagger.Theideaofperforminganoperaintheseconditionsseemsquitebarmy—anaccusationAldeburghdirectorJonathanReakietakescheerfullyonthechin.Whyhashedoneit?WellGrimesistheoperaofBritten’sthat’smostassociatedwithAldeburghbutit’sneverbeenproducedattheFestivalwhichhefoundeD.Therejustisn’tthespaceforit.InhisanniversaryyearwewantedtofocusonBritten’sconnectionwithSuffolkandthisseemedtheboldestwaytodoit.HavinghadthemadideaReakiefoundhiscolleagueswerenotjustacceptingbutenthusiastiC.Wespentalongtimethinkingaboutwaystodoit.Oneideawehadwastodoallthescenesattherighttimeofday.There’sonesceneatdawnanotheratmiddayandalotofactionatnightbutthatwastoocomplicateD.Thenwethoughtaboutdoingafewscenesonthebeach.Butintheendwethoughthelllet’sjustdothewholething.66.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribethesailor’sworkinthefirstact?A.Pleasant.B.HarD.C.ComfortablE.D.AttractivE.67.HowisParagraph2mainlydeveloped?A.Bygivingdescriptions.B.Byfollowingtimeorder.C.Byanalyzingcauses.D.Bymakingcomparisons.68.WhatdoesParagraph4mainlytellus?A.ThebenefitsoftheactuallandscapE.B.TheactuallandscapeofAldeburghbeach.C.ThelocationoftheAldeburghbeach.D.ThehardshipofperformingoperainAldeburghbeach.69.TheunderlinedwordbarmyinParagraph5isclosestinmeaningto____.A.crazyB.impossibleC.wonderfulD.terrible70.Reakie’spartners’attitudetowardshisoperaonabeachis____.A.eagerB.cautiousC.doubtfulD.unfavorable

【1】Blogs博客arebecominganotherwayinwhichpeoplecanshareinformationwithothersorwritedownatopicthatintereststhem.Howeverkeepingasuccessfulblogrequiressomethoughts.【2】AsuccessfulblogismainlytalkingaboutonespecifictopicsuchasgardeningpuzzlesandItaliancooking.Regardlessofwhattheblogwriterisgoingtowriteaboutitisimportanttorememberthetopicandsticktoit.Otherwiseitgetsveryeasytostray偏离fromthetopicwhichmaycausereaderstoloseinterestintheblog.Whentheblogwriterdecidesonablogtopicthetopicshouldbefocusedenoughsothattheblogcanbeorganizedeasilyandbroadenoughsothatthewriterwon’tquicklyrunoutofideasforblogposts.Forexamplecreatingablogaboutpreventingweedsinflowergardensincoldclimatesistoonarrowofatopic;eventuallythewriterwillrunoutofideasforpostsandtheaudiencesforthistopicaresmall.Howevercreatingablogtodiscusspreventingweedsindifferentkindsofgardensisnarrowenoughtobeorganizedbutbroadenoughtomakesureitislongandcanattractalotofaudiences.【3】TherearemanywebsitesthatwillhostblogsforfreesuchasGoogle’sBloggerPlatformWordpressandTumblr.Thesewebsitesofferfreehostingorchargeasmallfeepermonthorannuallytohaveawriter’sbloghosteD.【4】Onceawritersetsupablogitisimportanttomaintainandpromoteit.Writersshouldmakesuretheyupdatetheirblogsfrequentlyenoughtokeepinformationup-to-dateandtokeepreadersinteresteD.Notupdatingtheblogveryoftencancausereaderstoloseinterestorforgetthatthewriter’ssiteevenexists.Promotingablogcanbeadifficulttask.PostingnewblogpostsonsitessuchasTwitterandFacebookcanhelpattractnewreaders.【5】BloggingcanbeafunactivityforthosewholiketowriteandwanttosharetheirknowledgeofaspecifictopiC.Despitebeingalotofworkbloggingcanhelpwritersbuildanonlinepresenceandpossiblyopendoorstonewopportunitiesaswell.76.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?nomorethan8words77.Howcanablogwriteravoidrunningoutofideasforposts?nomorethan12words78.Listoneoftheimportartwaystokeepasuccessfulblognoworethan5words79.Whatwebsitesarementionedthathostblossforfreeinthepassage?nomorethan5words80.Whatisthepossiblebenefitofbloggingtoitswriters?nomorethan10words

ResearchersattheUniversityofBedforshirehavedevelopedanewtechniqueforpoweringelectronicdevice装置.ThesystemdevelopedbyProfessorBenAllenattheCentreforWirelessResearchusesradiowavesaspower.Believedtobeaworldfirsttheteamclaimsitcouldeventuallyeliminateorgetridoftheneedforconventionalbatteries.TheuniversityhasnowfiledapatentapplicationtosecuretheonlyrightstothetechniquE.ProfessorAllenandhisteamhavecreatedasystemtousemediumwavefrequenciestoreplacebatteriesinsmalleverydaydeviceslikeclocksandremotecontrols.Thenewtechniqueusesthewasteenergyofradiowavesandhasbeendevelopedaspartoftheuniversity’sresearchintopowerharvesting.ProfessorAllensaidthatasradiowaveshaveenergy---likelightwavessoundwavesorwindwaves---intheorythesewavescouldbeusedtocreatepower.Theemerging新兴的areaofpowerharvestingtechnologypromisestoreduceourrelianceonconventionalbatterieshesaiD.It’sreallyexcitingwayoftakingpowerfromsourcesotherthanwhatwewouldnormallythinkof.TheteamisnowwaitingfortheresultsofthepatentapplicationtosecurerecognitionofthetechniquE.ProfessorAllensaidthattheteam’sachievementshadallbeendoneintheirsparetime.Ournextstageistotryandraisesomerealfundssothatwecantakethisworkforwardandmakeaworkingprototype模型andmaybepartnerupwiththerightpeopleandtakethistoafullproductinduecoursehesaiD.Powerharvestinghasareallyimportantpartinourfuturebecausejustinthiscountrywedisposeofsomewherebetween20000and30000tonesofbatteriesinlandfill垃圾填理siteseverysingleyear－thatistoxicchemicalsgoingintothegrounD.Headdedthatdevelopmentoftheproductcouldalsobecommerciallybeneficial.Themarketforthisisseveralbillionpounds.We’veseenmarketpredictionsfor2020whichhavethesekindsoffiguressothere’salotofcommercialpotentialinthisareahesaiD.Pro-ViceChancellorattheUniversityofBedfordshireProfessorCarstenMaplesaidThistypeofworkisareflectionoftheuniversity’sgrowingreputationandexperienceinconductinginnovative创新的research.31.Fromthetextweknowthenewtechniqueforpoweringelectronicdevices_____.A.canbeappliedtoallelectronicdevices.B.usesradiowavestocreatepower.C.hasreplacedconventionalbatteries.D.producesmanytoxicchemicals.32.AccordingtoProfessorAllenpowerharvestingtechnology______.A.makeseveryuseofradiowaves.B.takespowerfromusualsources.C.reducesourdependencyonconventionalbatteries.D.aimsathugecommercialbenefits.33.WhatcanwelearnaboutProfessorAllenandhisteamfromthetext?A.TheyhavemadeuseofradiowavesintheirdailylifE.B.Theyhaveraisedabigfundtosupporttheirresearch.C.Theyhavegainedapatentfortheirnewtechnology.D.TheymainlydidtheirresearchintheirsparetimE.34.WhatisProfessorCarstenMaple’sattitudetowardthenewtechnique?A.Critical.B.FavorablE.C.ConservativE.D.NegativE.35.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.A.newtechniquetocreatepower.B.A.crisisconcerningconventionalbatteries.C.Somespecialsourcesofpower.D.Thedevelopmentofpowerharvesting.

InrecentyearsAmericanstudentshavefallenbehindinmanysubjectslikemathscienceandreading.In2005theU.S.wasnumbernineamongthedevelopedcountriesinthenumberofstudentsgraduatingfromhighschool.Americaneducationofficialsaresearchingfornewwaystohelpstudentslearnagain.Onetoolthatisgettingsomeattentionistheuseofvideogames.Sixteen­year­oldJohnDiazsayshelovesplayingvideogamesbutdoesn'tliketraditionalschoolwork.DuringhissummervacationDiaziscontinuinghisstudiesathomE.Thatisbecausehiscoursesareavailableonhishomecomputer.FloridaVirtualSchool'sheadmasterJulieYoungsaystheschoolteachesstudentswiththetechnologytheymostenjoyusinginandoutofschool.WehavesomanystudentswhofeelfreeinourschoolYoungsaidTheyloseinterestwhentheygotoschool.Andwe'reveryhopefulthatConspiracyCodewillattractthelearnerstoreallygetintothedetailoflearning.ConspiracyCodeisavideogamethatteachesU.S.history.Studentsguidetwoheroesinaquesttostopaconspiracytochangethepast.AlongthewaystudentslearnabouteventssuchastheCivilWarandreportbacktotheirteacherwhoisaspy.JohnDiazsaysheenjoysAmericanhistorynow.IliketodothegameeverydayhesaiD.30.InthefirstparagraphwecanlearnthatAmericanstudents________.A.dobetterinsciencethanreadingB.donotwanttogotocollegeC.havebeenlessinterestedinstudiesrecentlyD.doworstinmathamongthedevelopedcountries31.HowdoesJohnDiazcontinuetostudyinsummervacation?A.Byhavinganexperiencedtutor.B.Bygoingtoavacationcamp.C.Bystudyingonthecomputer.D.Bywatchingvideos.32.ConspiracyCodeisavideogamethat________.A.introducesthewaysoffindingaspyB.teachesstudentsAmericanhistoryC.helpsstudentslearncomputersD.trainspeopletobecomeheroes33.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Videogamesbecomingnewteachingtools.B.HowConspiracyCodehelpsstudentsstudy.C.HowFloridaVirtualSchoolteachesstudents.D.Americanofficialscaringabouteducation.

HowRoomDesignsAffectOurWorkandFeelingsArchitectshavelonghadthefeelingthattheplacesweliveincanaffectourthoughtsfeelingsandbehaviors.Butnowscientistsaregivingthisfeelinganempirical经验的实证的basis.Theyarediscoveringhowtodesignspacesthatpromotecreativitykeeppeoplefocusedandleadtorelaxation.Researchesshowthataspectsofthephysicalenvironmentcaninfluencecreativity.In2007JoanMeyers-LevyattheUniversityofMinnesotareportedthattheheightofaroom'sceilingaffectshowpeoplethink.Herresearchindicatesthathigherceilingsencouragepeopletothinkmorefreelywhichmayleadthemtomakemoreabstractconnections.Lowceilingsontheotherhandmayinspireamoredetailedoutlook.Inadditionstoceilingheighttheviewaffordedbyabuildingmayinfluenceanoccupant'sabilitytoconcentratE.NancyWellsandhercolleaguesatCornellUniversityfoundintheirstudythatkidswhoexperiencedthegreatestincreaseingreennessasaresultofafamilymovemadethemostgainsonastandardtestofattention.UsingnaturetoimprovefocusofattentionoughttopayoffacademicallyanditseemstoaccordingtoastudyledbyC.KennethTannerheadoftheSchoolDesign&PlanningLaboratoryattheUniversityofGeorgiA.Tannerandhisteamfoundthatstudentsinclassroomswithunblockedviewsofatleast50feetoutsidethewindowhadhigherscoresontestsofvocabularylanguageartsandmathsthandidstudentswhoseclassroomsprimarilyoverlookedroadsandparkinglots.Recentstudyonroomlightingdesignsuggeststhandim暗淡的lighthelpspeopletoloosenup.Ifthatistruegenerallykeepingthelightlowduringdinneroratpartiescouldincreaserelaxation.ResearchersofHarvardMedicalSchoolalsodiscoveredthatfurniturewithroundededgescouldhelpvisitorsrelax.Sofarscientistshavefocusedmainlyonpublicbuildings.Wehaveaverylimitednumberofstudiessowe'realmostlookingattheproblemthroughastraw吸管architectDavidAllisonsays.Howdoyoutakeanswerstoveryspecificquestionsandmakebroadgeneralizeduseofthem?That'swhatwe'reallstrugglingwith.32.WhatdoesJoanMeyers-Levyfocusoninherresearch?A.Light.B.Ceilings.C.Windows.D.FurniturE.33.Thepassagetellsusthat______.A.theshapeoffurnituremayaffectpeople'sfeelingsB.lowerceilingsmayhelpimprovestudents'creativityC.childreninadimclassroommayimprovetheirgradesD.studentsinroomswithunblockedviewsmayfeelrelaxed34.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphprobablymeansthat______.A.theproblemisnotapproachedstepbystepB.theresearchessofarhavefaultsinthemselvesC.theproblemistoodifficultforresearcherstodetectD.researchinthisareaisnotenoughtomakegeneralizedpatterns35.Whichofthefollowingshowstheorganizationofthepassage?CP:CentralPointP:PointSP:Sub-point次要点C:Conclusion

TheAmericaneconomicsystemisorganizedaroundabasicallyprivate-enterprisemarket-orientedeconomyinwhichconsumerslargelydeterminewhatshallbeproducedbyspendingtheirmoneyinthemarketplaceforthosegoodsandservicesthattheywantmost.Privatebusinessmenstrivingtomakeprofitsproducethesegoodsandservicesincompetitionwithotherbusinessmen;andtheprofitmotiveoperatingundercompetitivepressureslargelydetermineshowthesegoodsandservicesareproduceD.ThusintheAmericaneconomicsystemitisthedemandofindividualconsumerscoupledwiththedesireofbusinessmentomaximizeprofitsandthedesireofindividualstomaximizetheirincomesthattogetherdeterminewhatshallbeproducedandhowresourcesareusedtoproduceit.Animportantfactorinamarket-orientedeconomyisthemechanismbywhichconsumerdemandscanbeexpressedandrespondedtobyproducers.IntheAmericaneconomythismechanismisprovidedbyapricesystemaprocessinwhichpricesriseandfallinresponsetorelativedemandsofconsumersandsuppliesofferedbyseller-producers.Iftheproductisinshortsupplyrelativetothedemandthepricewillbebidupandsomeconsumerswillbeeliminatedfromthemarket.Ifontheotherhandproducingmoreofacommodityresultsinreducingitscostthiswilltendtoincreasethesupplyofferedbyseller-producerswhichinturnwilllowerthepriceandpermitmoreconsumerstobuytheproduct.ThuspriceistheregulatingmechanismintheAmericaeconomicsystem.Theimportantfactorinaprivate-enterpriseeconomyisthatindividualareallowedtoownproductiveresourcesprivatepropertyandtheyarepermittedtohirelaborgaincontrolovernaturalresourcesandproducegoodsandservicesforsaleataprofit.IntheAmericaneconomytheconceptofprivatepropertyembracesnotonlytheownershipofproductiveresourcesbutalsocertainrightsincludingtherighttodeterminethepriceofaproductortomakeafreecontractwithanotherprivateindividual.57.InParA.1thedesireofindividualstomaximizetheirincomesmeans___.A.Americansneverfeelsatisfiedwiththeirincomes.B.Americanstendtooverstatetheamountoftheirincomes.C.AmericanswanttohavetheirincomesincreaseD.D.Americanswanttoincreasethepurchasingpoweroftheirincomes.58.ThewordembracesinParA.3probablyparallels___.A.divideB.hugC.comprehendD.support59.Accordingtothepassageaprivate-enterpriseeconomyischaracterizedby___.A.privatepropertyandrightsconcerneD.B.manpowerandnaturalresourcescontrol.C.ownershipofproductiveresourcesD.freecontractsandprices.60.Thepassageismainlytalkingabout___.A.howAmericangoodsareproduceD.B.howAmericanconsumersbuytheirgoods.C.howAmericaneconomicsystemworks.D.howAmericanbusinessmanmaketheirprofits.

''Ifyoucanseethemagicinafairytale童话youcanfacethefuture--DanielleSteelWhohavenotreadfairytales?Weallhavehadtheexperienceoftakinggreatdelightinthebeautyandinnocenceoffairytales.MayitbeCinderellaorSleepingBeauty...Fairytaleisawordwhichcannotbenewtous.Buthaveyouevertravelledagesbacktotheearliestoftimesanduncoveredthefascinatingfactsaboutthesestories?Thehistoryofthefairytaleisparticularlydifficulttotrack.Theoraltraditionofthefairytalecamelongbeforethewrittenpage.TheoldestknownfairytalesdatebacktoancientEgyptaround1300B.C.andnowaftertravellingthroughvariousperiodsoftimetheyhavegrownandmaturedinvariousaspectsandhavebecomethemostpopularformsofstoriesforyoungchildrenThecharactersandthemesoffairytalesaresimpleandsimilar:Princessesandgoosegirlsyoungestsonsandbraveprinceswickedstepmothersfairygodmotherstalkinganimalsglassmountainswitchescastlesandthelike.Thetalegoesintoanunrealworldandinthisnever-neverlandourheroeskilltheenemysucceedtokingdomsandmarrytheeverbeautifulprincesses.W..HAudensaidThewaytoreadafairytaleistothrowyourselfin.Itisverytrueindeedoryouwillnotbeabletofeeltheecstasyofreadingafairytale.Sowheneveryoureadafairytaleimagineyouarethehero/heroineandyouwillbecarriedtoamysteriouslandwhereeverythingwillbeasyouwant.Everychildbelievesinfairies仙女dragonsetc.Yetaswegrowupwefailtobelieveinthesefantasy-basedcharacters.Fairytalesaretoldtochildrenwhentheyareyoung.Thisisveryessentialindeedforifinthebeginningofourlivesourmindsaretouchedbythebeautyinnocenceandthemoralsinthesetaleswewillbeabletoobtaintheoptimisticsideofhappenings.Inlifesometimesbelievinginsuchmysticscanleadtogreathappiness.WellIdon’tknowaboutyoubutIdobelieveinfairiesandwhoknowsImaysomedaymeetonebecauseafterallbelievingisjustthebeginning!AndasJ.M.BarriessaidWhenyousayIdon’tbelieveinfairiesafairysomewheredropsdead.AndIwouldn’twantanyonedeadonmyaccountwouldyou?5.InParagraph1thewritermentionedCinderellaandSleepingBeautyto__A.tellthebeautyandinnocenceofthefairytalesB.presentusthefascinatingfactsbehindthemC.showusthatfairytalesaresomethingwearefamiliarwithD.describehisfeelingtowardsfairytales6.Theunderlinedword'ecstasyinParagraph3probablymeans___A.delightB.innocenceC.mysteryD.theoptimisticside7.Whyisitimportanttotellthefairytalestothechildrenwhenyoung?A.Becausetheycangaingreathappiness.B.B.ecauseitiseasierforthechildrentothrowthemselvesintheroleC.BecausetheytendtohavewildimaginationD.Becausewhentheyseethemagicinthetalesinthebeginningtheycanfacethefuture8.HowdoyouunderstandthesentenceinthelastparagraphWhenyousayIdon'tbelieveinfairiesafairysomewheredropsdeaD.?A.Ifyoudon’tbelieveinthetalesthefairywillbereallysad.B.Weneedthebeautyinnocenceandmoralofthefairytalestostayoptimistic.C.Ifnobodybelievesinuswewillbeheartbroken.D.Thewriterisjusttryingtobehumorousbysayingthis.

Istherereallyashortcuttoagoodmasterofaforeignlanguage?Hardtosaybutthebestwayoflearningalanguageisusingit.ThebestwayoflearningEnglishistalkinginEnglishasmuchaspossiblE.Sometimesyou'llgetyourwordsmixedup混合andpeoplewillnotunderstandyou.Sometimespeoplewillsaythingstooquicklyandyoucan'tunderstandthem.ButifyoukeepyoursenseofhumoryoucanalwayshaveagoodlaughatthemistakesyoumakE.Don'tbeunhappyifpeopleseemtobelaughingatyourmistakes.It'sbetterforpeopletolaughatyourmistakesthantobeangrywithyoubecausetheydon'tunderstandwhatyouaresaying.ThemostimportantthingforlearningEnglishis:Don'tbeafraidofmakingmistakesbecauseeveryonemakesmistakes.56.Thewriterthinksthatthemostimportantthingforyoutolearnalanguageis___________.A.readingB.practisingC.talkingaboutitD.listening57.Ifpeoplelaughatthemistakesyoumakeyoushould___________.A.beangrywiththemB.beangrywithyourselfC.notcareD.believeyouareright58.Thestorytellus:___________.A.Itisnormal正常的thatwemakesomemistakesinlearningEnglishB.EveryonemustmakemistakesC.WecanavoidmakingmistakesinlearningalanguageD.BeinglaughedatcanhelponelearnEnglishwell

OralEnglishalsoknownasspokenEnglishistheformofEnglishthatisusedwhenpeoplearespeakingtooneanother.StudentswhoarelearningEnglishasasecondlanguageoftenfeeluncomfortableusingoralEnglishbecausetheyfearthattheywillnotbeunderstood.ItisimportantthatapersonwhoislearningtospeakEnglishpracticeusingthelanguage.71ListeningisimportanttolearningspokenEnglish.72Payattentiontoconversationsthathappenaroundyouwhileyouareshopping.Watchthenewseveryeveningwhileyouhavesupper.PartoflearningspokenEnglishisinunderstandinghowEnglishwordsareformed.WatchthemouthsandtonguesofnativeEnglishspeakerscarefully.73Noticehowthelipsformcertainsounds.Imitate模仿whatyousee.Rentmoviesovertheweekend.Trytofollowthestorylineofcomedyshows.74NothavingtorespondinEnglishletsyouconcentrateonsimplyunderstandingwhatisbeingsaid.UnderstandinghowEnglishisusedinconversationwillhelpyoutobettercommunicateinthelanguage.75Whenyouarereadingpaymoreattentiontothecorrectpronunciationofthewordsyouarereadingratherthancomprehensionofeachword.Readeasybooksthatwerewrittenforchildren.Readingsimplebookstakesawaythefrustrationofsoundingouthardwords.A.Readoutloudfortwentytothirtyminuteseveryday.B.ListentoEnglishradiowhilegettingreadyinthemorning.C.Observehowmuchthemouthisopenedtosaycertainwords.D.FindafriendorteacherwhoiswillingtohelpyoulearnEnglish.E.Repeattheconversationsseveraltimestoincreaseyourspeakingspeed.F.WatchingTVshowsandmoviesallowsyoutohearEnglishusedinconversation.G.ThemoreapersonpracticeshisorherskillsthemoreeasilyspeakingEnglishwillbecome.

FormerPresidentJimmyCarterbelievesU.Scentralintelligenceagencyisspyingonhim—somuchsohegivesupemailtoavoidgovernmentspies.YouknowIhavefeltthatmyowncommunicationsareprobablymonitoredCartertoldNBC'sAndreaMitchellinaninterviewbroadcastSunday.AndwhenIwanttocommunicatewithaforeignleaderprivatelyItypeorwritealettermyselfputitinthepostofficeandmailit.IbelieveifIsendanemailitwillbemonitoredCartercontinueD.The89-year-oldsaidtheNationalSecurityAgencyandothershaveabusedtheargumentthatgatheringintelligenceisimportanttohomelandsecurity.ThathasbeenextremelyliberalizedandIthinkabusedbyourownintelligenceagenciesCartersaiD.The39thpresidenthoweverstoppedshortofcriticizingNo.44overthehandlingoftheN.S.A.scandal__thecrisisinUkraineoranythingelsE.Idon'thaveanycriticismofhimCartersaidofObamA.HewasaskedifthepresidenteveraskshimforadvicE.UnfortunatelytheanswerisnoCartersaiD.PresidentObamadoesn't.ButpreviouspresidentshavecalledonmeandtheCarterCentertotakeaction.WhynotObama?That'sahardquestionformetoansweryouknowwithcompletedirectnesshesaiD.IthinktheproblemwasthatindealingwiththeissueofpeacebetweenIsraelandEgypttheCarterCentertookaverystrongandpublicpositionofequaltreatmentbetweenthePalestiniansandtheIsraelis.AndIthinkthiswasasensitiveareainwhichthepresidentdidn'twanttobeinvolveD.56.FormerPresidentCaterisbeingspiedbecause________A.hehasstolenstatesecretsforpersonalinterestsB.heknowssomuchsecretinformationaboutPresidentObamaC.heholdspoliticalviewsaboutregionalconflictsthatdifferfromObama’sD.herefusestoprovideadviceforObama’sadministration57.Whichcanbeconcludedfromthewholepassage?A.CarterhastoturntolettersinsteadofemailsforcommunicationsforthesakeofdomesticsecurityB.EmailsareeasilymonitoredbecausecomputershaveeasyaccesstotheinternetC.CarterisnottheonlypresidentalonewhoisbeingspiedbythegovernmentD.Carteristhethirty-ninthpresidentandObamaistheforty-fourth58.InCarter’sjudgmentwhoismonitoringhimsecretly?A.NSAB.NBCC.NASAD.CIA59.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothereport?A.CarterrevealsthefactthatheisbeingspiedduringaninterviewbroadcastB.ObamahasneveraskedCarterforpoliticaladviceC.CartertotallysupportsObamaindealingwithsensitiveissuesD.Carterisnowinhislatenineties

GuidetoStockholmUniversityLibraryOurlibraryoffersdifferenttypesofstudyingplacesandprovidesagoodstudyingenvironment.ZonesThelibraryisdividedintodifferentzones.Theupperfloorisaquietzonewithoverathousandplacesforsilentreadingandplaceswhereyoucansitandworkwithyourowncomputer.Thereadingplacesconsistmostlyoftablesandchairs.Thegroundflooristhezonewhereyoucantalk.Hereyoucanfindsofasandarmchairsforgroupwork.ComputersYoucanuseyourowncomputertoconnecttothewi-fiespeciallypreparedfornotebookcomputers;youcanalsouselibrarycomputerswhichcontainthemostcommonlyusedapplicationssuchasMicrosoftOfficE.TheyaresituatedintheareaknownastheExperimentalFieldonthegroundfloor.Group-studyplacesIfyouwanttodiscussfreelywithoutdisturbingothersyoucanbookastudyroomorsitatatableonthegroundfloor.Somestudyroomsarefor2-3peopleandotherscanholdupto6-8peoplE.Allroomsaremarkedonthelibrarymaps.Thereare40group-studyroomsthatmustbebookedbythewebsitE.TobookyouneedanactiveUniversityaccountandavalidUniversitycarD.Youcanusearoomthreehoursperdayninehoursatmostperweek.StorageofStudyMaterialThelibraryhaslockersforstudentstostorecourseliteraturE.Whenyouhaveobtainedatleast40credits学分youmayrentalockerandpay400SEKforayear’srentalperioD.RulestobeFollowedMobilephoneconversationsarenotpermittedanywhereinthelibrary.Keepyourphoneonsilentasifyouwereinalectureandexitthelibraryifyouneedtoreceivecalls.Pleasenotethatfoodandfruitareforbiddeninthelibrarybutyouareallowedtohavedrinksandsweetswithyou.66.Thelibrary’supperfloorismainlyforstudentsto__________.A.readinaquietplaceB.havegroupdiscussionsC.takecomfortableseatsD.gettheircomputersfixed67.Librarycomputersonthegroundfloor__________.A.helpstudentswiththeirfieldexperimentsB.containsoftwareessentialforschoolworkC.areforthosewhowanttoaccessthewi-fiD.aremostlyusedforfillingoutapplicationforms68.Whatconditionshouldbemettobookagroup-studyroom?A.A.groupmustconsistof8peopleB.Three-houruseperdayistheminimumC.OneshouldfirstregisterattheuniversityD.Applicantsmustmarktheroomonthemap69.A.studentcanrentalockerinthelibraryifhe__________.A.canaffordtherentalfeeB.attendscertaincoursedC.hasnowheretoputhisbooksD.hasearnedtherequiredcredits70.WhatshouldNOTbebroughtintothelibrary?A.MobilephonesB.OrangejuiceC.CandyD.Sandwiches

StayingwithanativespeakerisbetterforchildrenthansimplysittinginaclassroomsaysSuzanneFlynnaprofessorinlanguageeducationofChildren.Butparentsmustunderstandthatjustoneyearwithaupairisunlikelytoproducewonders.Completemasterydemandscontinuedlearninguntiltheageof10or12.ThepopularityofaupairsfromChinahasbeenstrengthenedbytheincreasingnumbersofAmericanparentswhowanttheirchildrentolearnChinesE.ItisexpectedthatAmericandemandforaupairswillcontinuetoriseinthenextfewyears.32.Whatdoesthattermaupairinthetextmean?A.A.motherraisingherchildrenonherownB.A.youngforeignwomantakingcareofchildren.C.A.professorinlanguageeducationofchildrenD.A.childlearningaforeignlanguageathome33.LiDrakehasherchildrenstudyChinesebecauseshewantsthem______.A.toliveinChinasomedayB.tospeakthelanguageathomeC.tocatchupwitotherchildrenD.tolearnabouttheChineseculture34.HowcanchildrenlearnaforeignlanguagebestaccordingtoFlynn?A.Fromtheirparents.B.Byattendingclasses.C.Fromanativespeaker.D.BystartingatanearlyagE.35.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.LearningChineseisbecomingpopularinAmericA.B.Educatedwomandobetterinlookingafterchildren.C.ChineseaupairsneedtoimprovetheirEnglishSkills.D.Childrencanlearnaforeignlanguagewellinsixmonths.

InUKClosedCircuitTelevisionCCTV闭路电视camerasareeverywherE.TheyhelpthepolicedealwithcrimesandkeepthestreetssafE.Butthat’snotalltheydo.Theyalsocatchpeopledoingverystupidorsmartthings.OneofthevideosisofaBritishwomanMaryBalE.Sheclearlydoesn’tlikecats.In2010shewascaughtonCCTVthrowingoneintoadustbin.ThevideoshowsMarywalkingdownaquietstreet.AllofasuddenshenoticesLolathecatjumpontoafencE.MarystopstopickupLolaanddropsherintoalargedustbin.Lolawassavedfifteenhourslater.AndMarywasputintoprisonforcausingunnecessarysufferingtoananimal.Shewasfined￡250andwasnotallowedtoownpetsforfiveyears.AnothervideoshowsBritain’sdrunkestman.Andhe’dobviouslyhadafewtoomanyglassesofbeer.Atabout2A.m.hewaskickedoutforbeingtoodrunk.SohedecidedtowalkhomE.OnthewayCCTVcamerasfilmedhimfallingdownstairsandcrossingtheroadsmadlyA.hotelwaitersaidIt’samazinghedidn’thurthimselfbadly.Sometimestheyalsorecordsmartevents.OnceaBritishbandTheGetOutClausedidn’thaveanymoneytomakeamusicvideo.SotheycameupwithanunbelievableideA.TheysetuptheirinstrumentsandplayedasonginfrontofeightCCTVcameras.AndthenaccordingtotheEnglishFreedomofInformationActtheyaskedforacopyofallthevideoswhichtheyediteD.Theresultisthatatotallynewmusicvideowasmadeanditdidn’tcostthemapenny.21.AccordingtothepassageCCTVcamerasareeverywherein_______.A.ChinaB.USAC.UND.Britain22.MaryBalewaspunishedforherbehaviorinseveralwaysEXCEPT_______.A.Shewassenttoprisonforharmtothecat.B.Shewasforbiddentoownpetsforever.C.Shewasaskedtopaya£250finE.D.Sheshallnotraisepetsfor5years.23.TheexampleofaBritishdrunkestmanisaimedtoprovethatCCTVcamerascan_______.A.helppoliceB.catchstupidthingsC.catchsmartthingsD.recordmusicevents24.TheBritishbandusethevideosofCCTVcamerasbecause_______.A.theythinkitisenjoyableB.theybelieveitiscoolandtime-savingC.theydon’thaveenoughmoneytomakeavideoD.theybelievetheycanbewellknownovernight25.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.CCTVCamerasWatchActionB.CCTVCamerasAreEverywhereC.CCTVCamerasAreWiselyUsedD.CCTVCamerasAreDangerousToLife

Thecaseforcollegehasbeenacceptedwithoutquestionformorethanageneration.Allhighschoolgraduatesoughttogosaysconventionalwisdomandstatisticalevidencebecausecollegewillhelpthemearnmoremoneybecomebetterpeopleandlearntobemoreresponsiblecitizensthanthosewhodon'tgo.ButcollegehasneverbeenabletoworkitsmagicforeveryonE.Andnowthatclosetohalfourhighschoolgraduatesareattendingthosewhodon'tfitthepatternarebecomingmorenumerousandmoreobvious.Collegegraduatesaresellingshoesanddrivingtaxis;collegestudentsinterferewitheachother'sexperimentsandwritefalselettersofrecommendationintheintensecompetitionforadmissiontograduateschool.Othersfindnostimulation激发刺激intheirstudiesanddropout—oftenencouragedbycollegeadministrators.Someobserverssaythefaultiswiththeyoungpeoplethemselves—theyarespoiledandtheyareexpectingtoomuch.Othersblamethestateoftheworldandtheyarepartlyright.Wehavebeentoldthatyoungpeoplehavetogotocollegebecauseoureconomycan'tabsorbanarmyofuntrainedeighteen-year-olds.Butdisappointedgraduatesarelearningthatitcannolongerabsorbanarmyoftrainedtwenty-two-year-oldseither.Someadventuresomeeducatorsandwatchershaveopenlybeguntosuggestthatcollegemaynotbethebestthepropertheonlyplaceforeveryyoungpersonafterthecompletionofhighschool.Wemayhavebeenlookingatallthosesurveysandstatisticsupsidedownitseemsandthroughtherosyglow美丽光芒ofourownrememberedcollegeexperiences.Perhapscollegedoesn'tmakepeopleintelligentambitioushappyliberalorquicktolearnthings—maybeitisjusttheotherwayaroundandintelligentambitioushappyliberalquick-learningpeoplearemerelytheoneswhohavebeenattractedtocollegeinthefirstplacE.Andperhapsallthosesuccessfulcollegegraduateswouldhavebeensuccessfulwhethertheyhadgonetocollegeornot.Thisishardtobelieveforthoseofuswhohavebeenbroughtuptobelievethatifalittleschoolingisgoodmorehastobemuchbetter.Butcontraryevidenceisbeginningtomountup.56.Accordingtotheauthor___.A.peopleusedtoquestionthevalueofcollegeeducation.B.peopleusedtohavefullconfidenceinhighereducation.C.allhighschoolgraduateswenttocollegE.D.veryfewhighschoolgraduateschosetogotocollegE.57.Accordingtothepassagetheproblemsofcollegeeducationpartlyresultfromthefactthat________.A.societycannotprovideenoughjobsforproperlytrainedgraduates.B.Highschoolgraduatesdonotfitthepatternofcollegeeducation.C.Toomanystudentshavetoearntheirownliving.D.Collegeadministratorsencouragestudentstodropout.58.Inthispassagetheauthorarguesthat___.A.Intelligentpeoplemaylearnquickeriftheydon'tgotocollegE.B.Collegeeducationisnotenoughifonewantstobesuccessful.C.Collegeeducationbenefitsonlytheintelligentambitiousandquick-learningpeoplE.D.moreandmoreevidenceshowscollegeeducationmaynotbethebestthingforhighschoolgraduates

Yum!BrandsInC.owneroftheKFCfastfoodchainsaidfourth-quartersame-storesalesfellmorethanprojectedinChinaasdemandwashitbyagovernmentinvestigationintooneofitsformerchickensuppliers.Industryexpertshadpredictedthenegativeimpactoftheprobewhichisexpectedtobefeltinthelongterm.KFCsalesinChinainthelasttwoweeksofDecemberwereaffectedbythereleaseoftheinformationassociatedwiththeprobeintoChinesepoultry家禽supplierstheUScompanysaiD.Chinasame-storesalesfellby6percentyear-on-yearinthefourthquartercomparedwithapreviousestimate估计foradeclineof4percentthefilingsaiD.Shanghai'sfoodsafetyauthoritysaidthattestsconductedbyathird-partyagencyfrom2010to2011foundthatchickensuppliedtothecompanybyLiuheGroupCo.ltD.containedtoomuchantibiotics.YumsaiditstoppedallsuppliesfromLiuheinAugust2012.TherevelationcausedheateddebateamongChineseconsumers.ThenegativeimpactwillstayforalongtimeforKFCwhichreliesheavilyondomesticchickensupplierssaidGaoJianfenggeneralmanageroftheShanghai-basedBogoConsultants.Withahugenumberofrestaurantsdemandinglargequantitiesofchicken--themainsubstanceontheirmenus--KFCwon'tbeabletorebuilditssupplychainintheshorttermGaosaiD.HeaddedthatfoodsafetyissuesintheChinesesupplychainfromchickentotodder草料arewidespreaD.NosinglecompanycanpreserveitsreputationinsuchanindustrialchainhesaiD.AnincreasingnumberoffastfoodconsumershavestartedtogotootherWesternchainssuchasMcDonald'sorBurgerKinghesaiD.ZhaoPingaresearcherattheAcademyofInternationalTradeandEconomicCooperationsaidthatduetotheirrisingincomelevelsanincreasingnumberofChinesepeoplearepayingmoreattentiontohealthyeatingbringingnewattitudestowardforeignfastfoodbrandsandreducingtheirtrustandappreciationofthosechains.64.TheunderlinedwordprobeinthesecondparagraphprobablymeansA.analysisB.investigationC.chargeD.decline65.WecaninterfromthetextthatA.therearefewerchickensuppliersinChinanowB.withmoremoneyChinesepeopleareturningtoforeigntastfoodC.domesticchickensuppliersrefusetosupplychickentoKFCD.foreignfastfoodbrandsarefacingcrisisofconfidence66.ThebesttitleofthepassagewouldbeA.Foreignfoodsafefood?B.BusinessaffectedworsethanexpectedC.ForeignfastfoodbrandsaremorepopularD.KFCVSMacDonald's

Goldhasexercisedpowerforages.PeoplehavebeenlookingforgoldsincethebeginningofmankinD.Wholeempires帝国havebeenbuiltongolD.TheSpanishconqueredallofCentralandSouthAmericainordertobringgoldbacktotheirhomecountry.IncaandMayacivilizationsworshippedgoldandthoughtitcamefromthesun.Explorerstraveledforthousandsofmilesinsearchofthepreciousmetal.GoldisonceagainindemanD.Peoplewanttohavegoldasakindofsecurityinunstabletimes.Theyinvestin投资于goldinsteadofsavingtheirmoneyinbanks.Manypeoplearguethatsince9/11theworldhasbecomeamoredangerousplacE.Whenin2008thefinancialmarketscollapsed崩溃themajorcurrenciesoftheworldbecameweaker.Investorswerenolongersurehowsafetheirmoneywas.TheyboughtmoreandmoregoldwhichmadethepriceoftheyellowmetalrisE.OneofthereasonswhygoldissovaluableisthatitpracticallycannotbedestroyeD.Italwaysstaysthesameandneverchanges.Itcanberecycledandafterwardsbeusedformanythings.InIraqpoorpeoplecollectgolddustandbringitbacktojewelleryshopstoberecycleD.RecyclinggoldisalsoabigbusinessinJapanwheregoldiscollectedfromoldmobilephonesandotherindustrialwastE.Thedemandforthemetalandincreasedproductionleadstoanumberofenvironmentalproblems.A.singleounceofgoldproducesover30tonsofwastemorethananyothermetalonearth.Poisonoussubstancescanleakintoriversandcontaminate污染thewater.InPeruandBrazilwideareasoftheAmazonrainforestarecutdownbytheillegalminingofgolD.13.SpainmadewaronCentralAmerica.A.toexpandtheempireB.todefendtheirbeliefsC.togetapreciousmetalD.toenslavepeoplethere14.Investorsaremorefondofgoldbecause.A.itspricehasnevergonedownB.itsproductionisbecominglessC.itcanensurethevalueforlongD.itisthebestmaterialforjewelries15.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat.A.goldhasverystable稳定的physicalcharacterB.collectinggolddustisacareerinJapanC.around30tonsofgoldismadeeachyearD.new-stylemobilephonesbegintousegold

AnideathatstartedinSeattle'spubliclibraryhasspreadthroughoutAmericaandbeyond.Theconceptissimple:helptobuildasenseofcommunityinacitybygettingeveryonetoreadthesamebookatthesametime.Inadditiontoencouragingreadingasapursuittobeenjoyedbyalltheprogramallowsstrangerstocommunicatebydiscussingthebookonthebusaswellaspromotingreadingasanexperiencetobesharedinfamiliesandschools.TheideacamefromSeattlelibrarianNancyPearlwholaunched发起theIfAllofSeattleReadtheSameBookprojectin1998.HeroriginalprogramusedauthorvisitsstudyguidesandbookdiscussiongroupstobringpeopletogetherwithabookbuttheideahassinceexpandedtomanyotherAmericancitiesandeventoHongKong.InChicagothemayorappearedontelevisiontoannouncethechoiceofToKillaMockingbirdasthefirstbookintheOneBookOneChicagoprogram.Asaresultreadingclubsandneighborhoodgroupsspranguparoundthecity.AcrosstheUSstoriesemergedofparentsandchildrenreadingtoeachotheratnightandstrangerschattingawayonthebusaboutplotandcharacter.TheonlyproblemaroseinNewYorkwherelocalreaderscouldnotdecideononebooktorepresentthehugeanddiversepopulation.Thismayshowthattheideaworksbestinmedium-sizedcitiesorlargetownswhereagreatersenseofunitycanbeachieved.OritmayshowthatNewYorkersmissedthepointputtingalltheirenergyandpassionintothechoiceofthebookratherthandiscussionaboutabookitself.Nancypointsoutthatthelevelofsuccessisnotmeasuredbyhowmanypeoplereadabookbutbyhowmanypeopleareenrichedbytheprocess.orhaveenjoyedspeakingtosomeonewithwhomtheywouldnototherwisehavesharedaword.41.WhatisthepurposeoftheprojectlaunchedbyNancy?A.Toencouragepeopletoreadandshare.B.Toinviteauthorstoguidereaders.C.Toinvolvepeopleincommunityservice.D.Topromotethefriendshipbetweencities.42.WhywasitdifficultforNewYorkerstocarryouttheproject?A.Theyhadlittleinterestinreading.B.Theyweretoobusytoreadabook.C.Theylackedsupportfromthelocalgovernment.D.Theycamefrommanydifferentbackgrounds.43.TheunderlinedwordssharedawordinParagraph5probablymean_______.A.discussedthemeaningofawordB.exchangedideaswitheachotherC.gainedlifeexperienceD.usedthesamelanguage44.AccordingtoNancythedegreeofsuccessoftheprojectisjudgedby_______.A.thecarefulselectionofaproperbookB.thegrowingpopularityofthewritersC.thenumberofbooksthateachpersonreads.D.thenumberofpeoplewhobenefitfromreading.

ThehitmovieNottingHill诺丁山beginswithafamousscenE.HughGrantbumpsintoJuliaRobertsandspills洒orangejuicealloverher.Afterthecollision碰撞GrantrepeatedlysaysIamsosorry.Iamsosorry.HisbehaviorinthissceneisveryBritish.IfRoberts’characterwasfromBritainthenshewouldprobablyapologizerepeatedlyaswell—evenifthecollisionwasnotherfault.Butthisdoesn’thappeninthefilmasRobertsisfromtheUS.AreportinTheTelegraphlastweeksaidthatthreequartersofBritishpeopleapologizewhentheybumpintosomeoneinthestreet—regardlessofwhethertheyareresponsibleornot.InfactweBritonsusesorryinmanysituations.ForexampleifwemishearsomeonewesaySorry?ThepersonwearetalkingtowillalsoapologizebyreplyingNoIamsorry!Thiscangoonforuptofiveminutesaswecompeteoverwhoisthemostsorry.Lifeisneverassimpleasduibuqiandmeiguanxi.HowweusesorryhaschangeD.Traditionallysorrywasusedtoexpressdeepregretbutasurveyin2007showedthatweuseittomeananythingfromwhattowhatever.WhyareBritonssosorry?MarkTyrellapsychologywriterintheUKthinksthatourapologetictendenciesarerootedintheBritishclasssystem.WesaysorrybecausehistoricallythenewmiddleclassinBritainhadtoapologizefornotbeingtheworkingclassbutalsofornotreallybeingupperclass.Anothertheoryisthatweapologizetoavoidconfrontation对抗.Forexampleifyoubumpintosomeoneheorshemightgetangry.ToavoidthisweinstantlysaySorry!Truemannersareaboutbeingconsiderateandthemoderndayobsession执着withapologizingshowsthatweareperhapsnotasthoughtfulasweoncewerE.Thewordhaslostsomeofitsmeaning.Doyouseemypoint?SorryitmightjustbeaBritishthing...1.TheauthormentionsasceneinthehitmovieNottingHillatthebeginningto.A.introducedifferentwaysofsayingsorryB.giveanexampleofBritishmannersC.showwhatkindsofmenareconsideredgentlemenintheUKD.drawourattentiontohowandwhenBritishpeoplesaysorry2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsmightMarkTyrellagreewith?A.AmericanscarelessaboutmannersthanBritishpeopledo.B.ThefactBritishpeopleapologizesomuchislinkedtotheclasssystem.C.Britishpeoplecaretoomuchaboutwhichsocialclasstheyarefrom.D.Peopleshouldn’tapologizeiftheyarenotresponsiblE.3.Wecanconcludefromthearticlethattheauthorthinks.A.it’sunnecessaryforBritishpeopletobesopoliteB.theobsessionwithapologizingshowsBritonsaretrulysincereC.BritonsshouldsticktothetraditionaluseofthewordsorryD.thechangeofhowBritishpeopleusesorryisbecauseoflanguagedevelopment4.Whatisthemainpointofthearticle?A.Toexplorethebestwayofsayingsorry.B.TointroduceBritons’overuseofsorryandwhy.C.TosuggestmanyBritishpeoplelacktraditionalmanners.D.ToshowhowsayingsorryhaschangedovertimE.

Everydayweareaddingmoreandmorevacationideasdestinationstoursandarticles.Asyouexploreourwebsiteyouwillfindthereisanever-growingcollectionofthingsthatwillhelpmakeyourvacationeasierandmoreaffordable.Wechangeourfeatureddestinationsveryfrequentlysobesuretokeepcomingbacktoseewhatnewideaswehaveforyourfamilyvacation.Wefeatureadifferentstateparkandcitydestinationonthefrontpageofthewebsite.Thesechangefrequentlysobesuretosignupforournewslettersoyoucanbesuretokeepupwithallthenewinformation.AnothergreatfeatureweareofferingisGuestArticles.Thesemaycomefromatravelprofessionalauthorparentorchildabouttheirtravelideasoroffers.Theseinformativearticlesaregreattoreadandareperfectfordiscoveringvaluabletipsandtricksforthetravellessstressful.Plusinmanyarticlesyouwilldiscoversomehiddengems珍品thatyouprobablymissifyoudidnotknowaboutthem.OneofthebestthingsaboutourwebsiteisourabilitytogetyoudiscountedToursandAttractionPassestotheplacesyouwanttogomost.Thisisafantasticwaytoplanaheadandhaveyourtoursandpassespaidforandpickthemupbeforeyouleaveyourhome.Nowthatisahelpfulwaytogo.Theseprogramscansaveyouover50％ofwhatyoucouldexpecttopaywhenyouarrive.Andweareaddingnewtoursandprogramseveryweek.Besuretocheckitout.Youcanbesureweareworkinghardforyousothatyoucanrelaxonyourvacation.Letusdoallthelegworkforyousoyoucansimplyenjoyyourfamilyvacation!25.Whichofthefollowingshowstheorganizationofthetext?P=Paragraph26.Whatdoesthewriterwanttodobywritingthistext?A.TogivepeopletipsonfamilyvacationsB.Tooffertravelersfeatureddestinations.C.ToattractreaderstosurfatouristwebsiteD.Tointroducehiddengemsfortraveling.27.WhatcanwelearnfromGuestArticles?A.stepstosignupforthefamilyvacationwebsite.B.Tipsonkeepingupwithnewtravelinformation.C.Tipsandtricksforacomfortabletrip.D.Tricksforenjoyingafreefamilyvacation.28.Whichisn’tthebenefitthatthewebsitebringstous?A.WecangetdiscountedToursandAttractionPassesB.WecangetsomeinformationofnewtoursandprogramsC.WecanhaveourPassesinhandwhenstartingoff.D.Wecanenjoyafamilyvacationwithlegwork.

Americansignlanguagehasaninterestinghistory.AlthoughtherehavealwaysbeendeafindividualsinAmericathehistoryreallybeginsin1817.Before1817deafpeoplecommunicatedbyusinghomesigns.Gestureswereindividuallycreatedandusedwithinthehomeforsimplecommunication.Therewerenoschoolsorformalsignlanguagetrainingforthedeaf.Sowhywas1817animportantyear?WellthestorybeginswithThomasHopkinsGallaudet.Gallaudetmethisneighbor'sdaughterAliceCogswell.AlicewastheyoungdeafdaughterofDr.MasonCogswellfromHartfordConnecticut.GallaudetbeganteachingAlicetoreadandwriteafewsimplewords.ExcitedbythesuccessDr.CogswellencouragedGallaudettoestablishaschoolforthedeaf.CogswellraisedthemoneyandGallaudettraveledtoBritaintolearnthemethodsusedtherE.Howevertheschoolsrefusedtosharetheirinstructionaltechniquesandmethods.WhileinLondontherehappenedtobeademonstrationoftheFrenchmethodofdeafeducation.BritainwasusinganoralmethodofinstructionhowevertheFrenchmethodusedsigns.GallaudetwasfascinatedwiththemethodandwasabletomeetwiththeinstructorSicardandhistwodeafpupilsJeanMassieuandLaurentClerC.SicardagreedtoteachGallaudethismethodandGallaudetwenttoParistolearnFrenchsigns.AfterawhileGallaudetwishedtoreturnhomeandconvincedClerctogowithhimandhelphimestablishtheschool.Thetriphomewasa52­dayvoyageduringwhichClerctaughtGallaudetFrenchsignsandGallaudettaughtClercEnglish.OnApril151817LaurentClercandThomasHopkinsGallaudetestablishedwhatiscurrentlyknownastheAmericanSchoolfortheDeafinHartfordConnecticut.TheopeningofthefirstschoolforthedeafcanbeviewedasoneofthemostimportanteventsincurrentdeafculturE.1.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.HowGallaudetsetupthefirstschoolforthedeafinAmericA.B.WhatcontributionsGallaudetmadetotheeducationofthedeafinAmericA.C.DifferentmethodsofteachingthedeafintheworlD.D.WhoinventedAmericansignlanguagE.2.Before1817deafpeopleinAmerica________.A.couldn'tevencommunicatewiththeirparentsathomeB.couldonlyhavesimplecommunicationwithinhomeC.couldonlycommunicatewithanoralmethodD.couldonlycommunicatewithdeafpeoplefromotherhomes3.SchoolsinBritaindidn'tteachGallaudetbecause________.A.theirmethodswerequitedifferentB.theythoughtitwasimpossibleforGallaudettolearnC.GallaudetknewlittleaboutsignlanguageD.theywantedtokeeptheirmethodsasecret4.Whathappenedduringthe52­dayvoyagebacktoAmerica?A.ClercbegantoteachGallaudetFrenchsigns.B.AmericansignlanguagebegantoforminGallaudet'sminD.C.GallaudetlearnedmanyofFrenchsigns.D.Bothmenlearnedthelanguageoftheother.5.WhogavethebiggesthelptoGallaudetaccordingtothepassage?A.AliceCogswell.B.Dr.MasonCogswell.C.LaurentClerC.D.JeanMassieu.

WinterisaveryspecialmagicaltimeinNorthernNorwaywiththelandscapeandlightchangingconstantlyandnotwodaysarethesamE.TomanythenorthernlightsareanunforgettablesightandinNarviktheskiesareespeciallyclearandgreatforobservingthisphenomenon.WinteralsomeansskiingandNarvik’sskiresortNarvikfjelletofferssomeofthebestextremeskiinginNorway.Withafamousandunforgettableviewofthefjords峡湾andmountainsNarvikhasforyearsbeenknownworldwidefortheuniqueskiterrain地形itoffers.ThepeaktouristseasonlastsfromFebruarytoAprilalthoughMayandJunecanbefascinatingtoooftenwithfantasticdrysnowandanunbelievablelightlastingwellintotheevening.SkihireItispossibleforadultsandchildrentorentskiingequipmentsuchassnowboards.AllequipmentispreparedforusE.IfyouwouldliketobookyourequipmentpleaseemailNarvikfjellet.Off-pisteskiingInordertoexploreNarvik’soff-pisteopportunitiesyouneedtoknowthedangerswhenchoosingroutes.ItissuggestedthatyoubringnecessaryequipmentsuchasashovelandaGPSlocator.AskNarvikfjelletforanexperiencedguideandheorshewillprovidetheequipmentandadviceneededforsafeskiing.WithaguideyoucanexploreNarvik’suniqueoff-pisteareasinasafemanner.PleaseemailNarvikfjelletformoreinformation.Priceexamplesforthe2012/2013seasonTimeChildren8-15yearsAdults1dayNOK230NOK3253daysNOK590NOK8355daysNOK815NOK11707daysNOK970NOK1375Children3-7yearscanenjoytheservicefreeofchargE.56.IfyougotoNarvikyouwillbeimpressedwith______.A.theserviceB.thenorthernlightsC.theclearestskyD.theskiingequipment57.InNorthernNorwaythepeakseasonmaylast______.A.onemonthB.twomonthsC.threemonthsD.fourmonths58.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Youcansendanemailtobookskiingequipment.B.Youarenotallowedtobringyourownskis.C.Narvikmayprovideyouwiththebestskiing.D.NarvikisonlyopentoadultvisitorsfromabroaD.59.Whenyougooff-pisteskiingthefollowingisnecessaryEXCEPT______.A.ashovelB.amedicalboxC.aGPSlocatorD.aguide

InarecentstudyresearchershaveestimatedtheenergyrequiredtoproducebottledwaterincludingtheenergyrequiredtomanufactureplasticmaketheplasticintobottlesprocessthewaterfillandsealthebottlestransportthebottlesandchillthebottlesforusE.Combiningalltheenergyinputtotalsfortreatmentanddistributionresearchersfoundthatproducingbottledwaterrequiresbetween5.6and10.2millionjoules焦耳ofenergyperliterdependingontransportationfactors.That'supto2000timestheenergyrequiredtoproducetapwater.Tobreakdowntheenergyrequirementsresearchersfoundthatproducingtheplasticbottlesandtransportingthebottlesgreatlydominated控制theenergyinput.Althoughsomecompaniesareexperimentingwithproducinglightweightbottlesorusingrecycledmaterialstheresearcherscalculatedthatthemanufacturingcostisabout4millionjoulesofenergyperplasticbottleweighing38gramsandthecapweighing2grams.Ourpreviousworkhadsuggestedthatbottledwaterproductionwasanenergy­intensiveprocessbutweweresurprisedtoseetheresultstheresearcherssaiD.Transportationcostsvarydependingonthedistanceandmodeoftransportandbothfactorsdependonthetypeofbottledwater.TherearetwomainkindsofbottledwaterintheUS.springwaterwhichcomesfromanundergroundspringandpurifiedwaterwhichiscitytapwaterthathasreceivedfurthertreatment.ForpurifiedwaterdistributedlocallybytruckwithinLosAngelsthetotaltransportationenergyisabout1.4millionjoulesperliter.InthesecondsituationspringwatershippedfromFijisuchasFijiSpringWateracrossthePacifictoLosAngelsandthendeliveredlocallybytruckrequiresabout4millionjoulesperliterfortransportation.ForthespringwaterthetransportationenergyequaledinthecaseofFijitheenergyrequiredtoproducethebottlE.Withthisdatatheresearchershopethatfuturestudieswillhavetheabilitytomakespecificestimatesfordifferentsituationsandpossiblyfindwaystocutenergycosts.66.Fromthefirstparagraphwecanknowthattheenergyrequiredto______.A.producebottledwaterincludestheenergyforproducingthebottlesB.distributebottledwaterincludestheenergyrequiredtodrinkitC.distributebottledwaterismuchsmallerthantheenergyfortreatingitD.producebottledwaterismuchsmallerthantheenergyforproducingtapwater67.Toreducetheenergyrequiredtoproducebottledwatersomecompaniesaretrying______.A.tofilltapwaterintotheplasticbottlesdirectlyB.toreplacetheplasticbottleswithmetalcontainersC.toproducelightweightbottleswithrecycledmaterialsD.tousebicyclestotransportanddeliverbottledwaterlocally68.What'sParagraph4mainlytalkingabout?A.Treatmentofbottledwaterneedsnoenergyinputatall.B.Bottledwaterproductionisanenergy­intensiveprocess.C.Transportationofbottledwatertakesupthemostenergyinput.D.Productionoftheplasticbottlestakesupthemostenergyinput.69.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.A.therearetwomainkindsofbottledwaterintheUSB.worldconsumptionofbottledwaterhasbeenincreasingC.transportationcostshavesomethingtodowiththemodeoftransportD.bottledwaterproducedinSpringismoreexpensivethanpurifiedwater70.What'sthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Tohelpconsumersthemselvesmakemoreenvironmentallysustainablechoices.B.Toadvisethegovernmenttotakeseveremeasurestostopproducingbottledwater.C.Tourgetheconsumerstodrinktapwaterinsteadofbottledwaterforthesakeoftheearth.D.Totrythebesttofindwaystoproducebottledwatercheaplyandquicklyforthecompanies.

OneinthreeAmericanchildrenisoverweightorobeseputtingthemathigherriskofdevelopingdiabeteshighbloodpressurehighcholesterol胆固醇andotherillnesses.Billionsofdollarsarespenteveryyeartreatingobesity-relatedconditions.Noneofuswantsthisfutureforourkids.Wehavetoactsolet’smovE.Mrs.ObamasaidattheWhiteHousE.BeingtheFirstLadyandamotheroftwochildrenMrs.ObamahaslaunchedhercampaignagainstchildhoodobesityintheUShopingtoencouragepeopletolivehealthierlives.SheadmittedthatsheherselfwasnotimmunetothetemptationsofjunkfooD.Iloveburgersfriesicecreamsandcakes.AndsodomostkidsshestatedWe’renottalkingaboutalifestylethatdismissesallthat.Thequestionishowwehelppeoplebalancethatoutsothatthey’renotfacinglife-threateningpreventableillnesses.Insteadthey’reenjoyingtheirfoodthey’reeatingtheirvegetablesthey’redoingtheirrunningandwalkingandplayingandstillhavetimetogetagoodfunmealineveryonceinawhilE.Thecampaigncontainsfourparts:helpingparentsmakebetterfoodchoicesservinghealthierfoodinschoolvendingmachinesandlunchlinesmakinghealthyfoodmoreavailableandaffordableandencouragingchildrentoexercisemorE.TheambitiouscampaignwhichMrs.Obamahopeswillbeseenasherlegacy遗产isintendedtosolvethechildhoodobesityprobleminagenerationsothatchildrenborntodaycanreachadulthoodatahealthyweight.Thisisn’tlikeadiseasewherewe’restillwaitingforthecuretobediscovereD.WeknowthecureforthisshesaiD.PresidentBarackObamapraisedhiswifefordealingwithwhathecalledoneofthemosturgenthealthissuesfacingthecountry.ThishasenormouspromiseinimprovingthehealthofourchildrenandingivingsupporttoparentstomakethekindsofhealthychoicesthatareoftenverydifficulthesaiD.63.Mrs.Obama’slaunchedthecampaignbecauseshe.A.wasstronglypersuadedbyothermothersB.wantedtohelpthepresidentwithhisworkC.foundthatherownchildrenwerealsoobeseD.hopedtocallonpeopletoleadhealthierlives64.ItcanbeinferredfromwhatMrs.Obamasaidthat.A.peopleshouldbalancehealthyfoodandjunkfoodB.junkfoodshouldberejectedbyteenagersC.shehatedjunkfoodsoastocompletelyavoiditD.childrenweretoocautiousaboutjunkfood65.PresidentObamaappreciatesthecampaignbecause.A.itisreallyagoodwayforhiswifetohelphimbysharinghisconcernB.herealizesthattheobesityproblemisthemosturgentglobalissueC.itcontributestotheimprovementofchildhoodhealthinAmericaD.hetotallyunderstandshowtoughitwillbetocarryoutthecampaign66.Afterreadingthepassageweknowitisimpliedinthetextthat.A.obesitywillnotexistanywhereinAmericansocietyanylongerB.thecampaignwillleadtoobjectionsfromjunkfoodproducersC.settlingchildhoodobesityisthebasisofgoodhealthinadulthoodD.Obamaregardsthechildhoodobesityasthesameascuringdiseases

YoucanfindlanguagepollutionwheneveryouopenanewspaperturnonyourTVsetlistentoapopularsongorlookatdifferentkindsofadvertisements.Languagepollutionexistsalmosteverywhereandcanbeseeninthefollowingplace1.Chinesecharactersarewritteninthecomplexform.Althoughsimplified简化的ChinesecharacterswereacceptedforusemanyyearsagoitseemsthatmoreandmorepeoplelikeChinesecharacterswritteninthecomplexform.2.ManygoodsareproducedinChinabutcarryforeignnameswhichsoundstrangeandhavenomeaningatall.3.WordsandexpressionsbeingusedhaveabadmeaningBawhichmeansveryverybiginChinesE.Itisoneexample.NowtherearealotofgoodsrestaurantsevenfactoriesorfilmswithBaintheirnames.4.Therearetoomanyincorrectgrammaticalexpressions.Somefilmshavestrangenamesandincorrectgrammaticalstructures.AinimeishangliangwhichmeansIloveyouwithoutconsultingisgrammaticallyincorrectandthiskindofexpressionisnowbecomingpopular.Somelanguageexpertspointoutthatlanguagepollutionmustbedoneawaywithwhichisanideasharedbymanyothersandmyself.AsweknowalotofbiggamestakeplaceinBeijing.MoreandmoreforeignerswillcometoChinA.WeChineseshouldn’tloseourfacesinourlanguagE.FromnowonweshouldbeagainstthelanguagepollutionandgetusedtousingthecorrectlanguagE.26.Thewriterofthelettersuggeststhat__________.A.somethingbedonetomakeourlanguagepureB.everythinghaveagoodnameandagoodmeaningC.theChineselanguagedoesn’thavethewordBaD.everyonetrytheirbesttostoppollution27.Whatthewriterwantstoimplyisthat____________.A.greatdifferenceexistsbetweentheChinesecharacterswritteninthecomplexformandsimplifiedform.B.ournewspapersTVprogramspopsongsandadvertisementsaregettingpollutedC.SomefilmwritersshouldpaymoreattentiontoChinesegrammarD.ManypeopleagreewiththeexpertsonlanguagepollutioninChina28.Theexpressiondoawaywithinthesecondtothelastparagraphmeans_______.A.cleanB.recycleC.getawayD.putaway29.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat___________.A.alotoflanguagepollutionwillgetintothebiggamesB.foreignersdon’tunderstandourlanguagepollutionC.somebiggameswillnottakeplaceinChinaD.theforeignerscanlookdownuponusbecauseofthelanguagepollution30.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.MoreAttentiontoGrammarB.FilmswithStrangeNamesC.PollutionofourLanguageD.Experts’GoodAdvice

Eyecontactisanonverbal非言语表达的techniquethathelpsthespeakersellhisorherideastoanaudiencE.Besidesitspersuasivepowerseyecontacthelpsholdlistenerinterest.A.successfulspeakermustmaintaineyecontactwithanaudiencE.Tohavegoodrelationshipwithlisteneraspeakershouldmaintaindirecteyecontactforatleast75percentofthetimE.Somespeakersfocussimplyontheirnotes.Othersgazeovertheheadsoftheirlisteners.Botharelikelytoloseaudienceinterestandesteem.Peoplewhomaintaineyecontactwhilespeakingwhetherfromapodium演讲台orfromacrossthetableareregardednotonlyasexceptionallywell-disposedbytheirtargetbutalsoasmorebelievableandearnest.Toshowthepowerofeyecontactindailylifewehaveonlytoconsiderhowpassers-bybehavewhentheirglanceshappentomeetonthestreet.Atoneextremearethosepeoplewhofeelobligedtosmilewhentheymakeeyecontact.Attheotherextremearethosewhofeelawkwardandimmediatelylookaway.TomakeeyecontactitseemsistomakeacertainlinkwithsomeonE.Eyecontactwithanaudiencealsoletsaspeakerknowandmonitorthelisteners.Itisinfactessentialforanalyzinganaudienceduringaspeech.Visualcues暗示fromaudiencememberscanindicatethataspeechisdraggingthatthespeakerisdwellingontothinkspeakorwritealotaboutaparticularpointfortoolongorthataparticularpointrequiresfurtherexplanation.AswehavepointedoutvisualfeedbackfromlistenersshouldplayanimportantroleinshapingaspeechasitisdelivereD.72.Thispassageismainlyconcernedwith______.A.thepotencyofnonverbaltechniquesB.theimportanceofeyecontactC.successfulspeechdeliveryD.aneffectivewaytogainvisualfeedback73.Accordingtothepassageagoodspeakermust______.A.sellhisorherideastoanaudienceB.beexceptionallywell-disposedC.beverypersuasiveandbelievableD.maintaindirecteyecontactwithlisteners74.Thewordtargetinthelastsentenceofthefirstparagraphcanbestbereplacedby______.A.audienceB.goalC.destinationD.followers75.Indailylifewhentheglancesoftwopassers-byhappentomeetthesetwopersonswillinevitably不可避免地______.A.smiletoeachotherB.feelawkwardandlookawayimmediatelyC.trytomakeaconversationwitheachotherD.noneoftheabove

Goldhasexercisedpowerforages.PeoplehavebeenlookingforgoldsincethebeginningofmankinD.Wholeempires帝国havebeenbuiltongolD.TheSpanishconqueredallofCentralandSouthAmericainordertobringgoldbacktotheirhomecountry.IncaandMayacivilizationsworshippedgoldandthoughtitcamefromthesun.Explorerstraveledforthousandsofmilesinsearchofthepreciousmetal.GoldisonceagainindemanD.Peoplewanttohavegoldasakindofsecurityinunstabletimes.Theyinvestin投资于goldinsteadofsavingtheirmoneyinbanks.Manypeoplearguethatsince9/11theworldhasbecomeamoredangerousplacE.Whenin2008thefinancialmarketscollapsed崩溃themajorcurrenciesoftheworldbecameweaker.Investorswerenolongersurehowsafetheirmoneywas.TheyboughtmoreandmoregoldwhichmadethepriceoftheyellowmetalrisE.OneofthereasonswhygoldissovaluableisthatitpracticallycannotbedestroyeD.Italwaysstaysthesameandneverchanges.Itcanberecycledandafterwardsbeusedformanythings.InIraqpoorpeoplecollectgolddustandbringitbacktojewelleryshopstoberecycleD.RecyclinggoldisalsoabigbusinessinJapanwheregoldiscollectedfromoldmobilephonesandotherindustrialwastE.Thedemandforthemetalandincreasedproductionleadstoanumberofenvironmentalproblems.A.singleounceofgoldproducesover30tonsofwastemorethananyothermetalonearth.Poisonoussubstancescanleakintoriversandcontaminate污染thewater.InPeruandBrazilwideareasoftheAmazonrainforestarecutdownbytheillegalminingofgolD.13.SpainmadewaronCentralAmerica.A.toexpandtheempireB.todefendtheirbeliefsC.togetapreciousmetalD.toenslavepeoplethere14.Investorsaremorefondofgoldbecause.A.itspricehasnevergonedownB.itsproductionisbecominglessC.itcanensurethevalueforlongD.itisthebestmaterialforjewelries15.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat.A.goldhasverystable稳定的physicalcharacterB.collectinggolddustisacareerinJapanC.around30tonsofgoldismadeeachyearD.new-stylemobilephonesbegintousegold

Sunshineisagreatfilmwhichtakesusonavoyageintospacewhenmankindisindanger.In2057ourSunisdyingandmankindfacesextinction.A.spaceshipnamedIcarusⅡcarriesanenormousbombtoreturnlifetothedyingstar.AsthemoviebeginsthespacecraftisapproachingtheSun.SuddenlytheoperatingsystemisoutofcontrolthenthecrewreceiveafrighteningsignalfromtheoriginalIcarusⅠwhichwassenttocarryoutthesametasksevenyearsago.ShouldthecrewcontinueflyingtotheSunintheendangeredship?Thequestionisnotsomuchaboutwhetheranycrewmembercansurvive—thechancesofthathardlyexist—butshouldtheytrytograbtheotherbombinIcarusⅠandtakeittotheSun?Twoshots尝试atsavingmankindareobviouslybetterthanonE.Afterthedecisionismadeacrewmembermakesamistakethatplacesthemissioninextremedanger.Moreaccidentsoccurandthecrewfaceadifficultsituationthereisn’tenoughoxygenforthemontheship.AmongthemostexcitingscenesisaspacewalkbyCapaandKanedawhentheship’sshield防护罩isdamagedandmustbeinspectedandrepaireD.Thenwhendockedwith对接IcarusⅠthecrewfinditwillbedifficultforthemtoachievethegoalofthevoyagE.ThefilmreachesitsclimaxwhenthecomputerinIcarusⅠdetectsthepresenceofanunknowncrewmember.IndeedthemajortaskoftheflightistotakebacktheworldbyrestartingthefailingSun.HoweverSunshinealsomakesclearthepsychologicalandphysicaldangerofspacetravel.25.ThepurposeofthespaceshipIcarusⅠisto.A.helpthecrewonIcarusⅡB.savetheSunfromdyingC.experiencepossibledangersofspacetravelD.takepeopleonavoyageintospace26.WhydoCapaandKanedatakeaspacewalk?A.TheywanttoappreciatetheviewofthespacE.B.Theyhavetofixtheirspaceship.C.TheytrytodockwithIcarusⅠ.D.TheyplantograbthebombinIcarusⅡ.27.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsSunshineA.Indifferent.B.FavorablE.C.PrejudiceD.D.NegativE.28.InwhichpartofamagazinecanwereadthepassageA.Entertainment.B.SciencE.C.MedicinE.D.News.

A.euphemismfromtheGreekwordseu--wellandpheme--speakisawordorexpressionthatisusedwhenpeoplewanttofindapoliteorlessdirectwayoftalkingaboutdifficultorembarrassingtopicslikedeathorthebodilyfunctions.MostpeopleforexamplewouldfinditverydifficulttosayinplainlanguagethattheyhavearrangedfortheirsickolddogtobekilleD.TheywouldsoftenthepainbysayingWehadRubyputdownorWehadRubyputtosleep.Manypeopleprefertocallsomeoneplainthanuglyorcuddlyratherthanfat.EuphemismsareanimportantpartofeverylanguagebutitseemsthatEnglishhasanever-growingnumberofthem.Thenon-nativespeakernotonlyhastomakesenseoftheeuphemismshehearshealsohastolearnwhicheuphemismsareappropriateinanyparticularsituation.HemightbeawarethathisAmericanfriendneedstousethetoiletwhensheaskswherethebathroomorrestroomorcomfortstationisbutheislesslikelytoguessthathisEnglishfriendhasthesameneedwhenhesayshehastoseeamanaboutadog.Hemighthavelearnedforexamplethatinthefamilywayisaeuphemismforpregnant.IfhoweverhesaystohisbossCongratulations!Ihearyourwifeisinthefamilywayhewouldbeusinganexpressionthatistoofamiliarforthecircumstances.Schoolsarefullofeuphemisms.AtFrankfurtInternationalSchoolforexamplethespeciallessonsgiventostudentswhoarehavingdifficultiesintheirschoolsubjectsarecalledStudyCenterinthemiddleschoolandAca-demicWorkshopinthehighschool.TeachersrightlydonotwanttoupsetstudentsorparentsbybeingtoofrankorstraightforwardandusuallychooseasofterwordorexpressiontoconveythesamemessagE.66.Accordingtothepassagepeopleuseeuphemismsinorderto.A.makethemselvesunderstoodB.attractattentionC.tosoundstraightforwardD.avoidembarrassment67.A.personwhoisdescribedasplainandcuddlyisinfact.A.tallandhandsomeB.uglyandfatC.uglybuttallD..prettyandslim68.WhenanEnglishladysaysshehastoseeamanaboutadogshemightwantto.A.gotothetoiletB.seeanuglyfriendC.haveherolddogkilledD.seeapregnantwoman69.ThemainpurposeofParagraph2isto.A.stressthateuphemismsareanimportantpartofeverylanguageB.informreadersthatEnglishhasanever-growingnumberofeuphemismsC.warnEnglishlearnerstobecarefulaboutthemeaninganduseofeuphemismsD.suggestnon-nativespeakersuseeuphemismsasoftenaspossible70.AtFrankfurtInternationalSchoolthestudentswhoreceivelessonsinStudyCenter.A.workhardattheirlessonsB.dowellinschoolC.havepoorgradesinthesubjectsD.prefertolearnmore

LearninginsidethemuseumMuseumshaveanimportantroleinprovidinglearningservicestousersespeciallyschoolchildren.Somelearningserviceswillprovidearangeofformalteachingopportunitiesinthemuseum;otherswillworkcloselywithschoolteacherssothattheseteacherscanmakebetteruseofthelearningresourcesavailablethroughdisplaysandexhibitionsdatabaseshandlingcollectionsandmuseumstaff.Inanidealworldeverymuseumwouldhaveatleastonelearningoreducationspecialist.Heorshewouldbeatrainedteacherwhoalsohadagoodunderstandingofmuseumsandmuseumcollectionsandastrongfeelingtohelppeople—especiallychildren—useandlearnfromthem.AmuseumeducationspecialistisofgreatvaluE.Formostmuseumstheestablishmentofsuchapostshouldbehighpriority.Heorsheistheonlymemberofstaffwithtraininginthepsychologyoflearningandhasconsiderableexperienceofanalyzingcomplexconceptsandpresentingtheminasimplewaytoanon-specialistaudiencE.Theeducationspecialistisindeedtheonlyprofessionalinterpreterinthemuseum.Itisclearlyreasonablethereforeforthemuseumtomakefulluseoftheeducationspecialist’sskillsandtoinvolvehimorherinallaspectsofinterpretationandtheplanningofnewdisplaysandexhibitions.MuseumlearningisnotjustaboutteachingchildrenthoughchildrenmaybeitsprincipalaudiencE.Manysmallmuseumsmaynotbeabletoemployaneducationspecialistoftheirown.Forthemthereareotherpossibilities.OneisthatthelocalSchoolsServicemaybeabletolendateachertothemuseumperhapsfortwoorthreeyearswhocouldbetrainedtoapplyteachingskillstothemuseumcontext.Anotheristhatsuitablevolunteersmaybeavailableinthecommunity—perhapsretiredteachersorteachersnotpresentlyworking—whomaybewillingtogivesomeoftheirtimetothemuseum.Anotherpossibilityissponsorship:alargecompanymightbewillingtofinancetheappointmentofaneducationspecialistforafewyears.Animportantpartoftheworkfortheeducationspecialistinamuseumistoestablishstronglinkswithitslocalschools.Heorsheisacommunicatorwhohasresponsibilityforkeepingcontactwiththeteachersatlocalschools.Heorsheshouldmakesurethattheschoolsknowwhatisgoingonatthemuseumandhowtheycanmakeuseofitandthatheorsheknowsaboutdevelopmentsintheschools.Aboveallitishisorherresponsibilitytofindoutwhatschoolswantandtoensurethatthemuseumdoesitsbesttomeetthoserequirements.Thereneedstobeacontinuingdialoguebetweenteachersandmuseum:themuseumneedstoknowwhattheteachersareteaching;teachersneedtolearnhowthemuseumcouldhelpandwhatresourcestheycouldusE.Thelookofwonderonachild’sfacecanbetherewardforalifetime’sworkinmuseums.Theaimsofmuseumlearningaretoestablishcontactbetweenpeople—whetherchildrenoradults—andobjects;andnottoteachfactsbuttosow播aseedofinterestaspark火花ofinspiration.

Thisismyworldnow;it’sallIhaveleft.YouseeI’molD.AndI’mnotashealthyasIusedtobE.I’mnotnecessarilyhappywithitbutIacceptit.OccasionallyamemberofmyfamilywillstopintoseemE.Heorshewillbringmesomeflowersoralittlepresentmaybeasetofslippers—I’vegoteightpairs.AndthentheywillreturntotheoutsideworldandI’llbealoneagain.OhthereareotherpeoplehereinthenursinghomE.Residentswe’recalleD.ThemajorityareaboutmyagE.I’m84.Manyareinwheelchairs.Theluckyonesarepassingthrough—abrokenhipadiseasedheartsomethinghasbroughtthemhereforrehabilitation康复.Whenthey’rewellthey’llbegoinghomE.Thehelphereisbasicallyprettygoodalthoughthere’salargeturnoverofstaff.JustwhenIgetcomfortablewithsomeoneheorshemovesontoanotherjoB.Iunderstandthat.ThisisnotthebestjobtohavE.Idon’tmuchlikesomeofthephysicalthingsthathappentous.Idon’tcaremuchforadiaper尿布.IseemtohavelostthecontrolacquiredsodiligentlyasachilD.ThedifferenceisthatI’mawareandembarrassedbutIcan’tdoanythingaboutit.I’vehadthreechildrenandIknowitisn’tpleasanttocleananother’sdiaper.Myhusbandusedtowearagasmaskwhenhechangedthekids.IwishIhadonenow.Whydoyouthinkthestaffinsistsontalkingbabytalkwhenspeakingtome?IunderstandEnglish.Ihaveadegreeinmusicandamacertifiedteacher.NowIhearalotofwordsthatendiny.Thereislittleneedforanyonetopositiontheirfacedirectlyinfrontofmineandraisetheirvoicewiththoseywords.Sometimesittakeslongerforameaningtosinkin;sometimesmymindwanderswhenIamboreD.Butthere’snoneedtoshout.I’dlovetogooutforamealortravelagain.I’dlovetogotomyownchurchsingwithmyownchoir.I’dlovetovisitmyfriends.Mostofthemaregonenoworelsetheyareindifferenthomesoftheirchildren’schoosing.I’dlovetoplayagoodgameofbridgebutnoonehereseemstoconcentrateverywell.MychildrenputmehereformyowngooD.Theysaidtheywouldbeabletovisitmefrequently.ButtheyhavetheirownlivestoleaD.Thatsoundsnormal.Idon’twanttobeaburden.Theyknowthat.ButIwouldliketoseethemmorE.Oneofthemishereintown.Hevisitsasmuchashecan.SomethingelseI’velearnedtoacceptislossofprivacy.QuiteoftenI’llclosemydoorwhenmyroommate—imaginehavingaroommateatmyage—isintheTVroom.IdoappreciatesometimetomyselfandbelievethatIhaveearnedatleastthatcourtesy礼貌.AsIsitthinkingorwritingoneoftheaidesinvariablyopensthedoorunannouncedandwalksinasifI’mnottherE.SometimessheevenopensmydrawersandbeginssearchingarounD.AmIinvisible?HaveIlostmyrighttorespectanddignity?Iamstillahumanbeing.IwouldliketobetreatedasonE.Backtomysemiprivateroomforalittlesemi-privacyoranap午睡.Idoneedmybeautyrest;companymaycometoday.Whatistodayagain?Theafternoondragsintoearlyevening.Thisusedtobemyfavoritetimeoftheday.Thingswouldwinddown.Iwouldkickoffmyshoes.PutmyfeetuponthecoffeetablE.PopopenabottleofChablisandenjoythefruitsofmyday’slaborwithmyhusbanD.He’sgonE.Soismyhealth.ThisismyworlD.77.Whichofthefollowingstatementscanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.ThestaffatthenursinghomemistreatedtheelderlypeoplE.B.Nursinghomeworkerssometimesstoleitemsfromherdrawers.C.HerchildrendidnotoftenvisitbecausetheyfeltguiltyforhavingputherinthenursinghomE.D.ThestaffusedbabytalkwithherbecausetheyassumedhermindhadagedasherbodyhaD.78.Theauthorconcludedheressaywithatoneof______.A.dignityB.sadnessC.disappointmentD.confusion79.Howwilltheauthor’ssonmostprobablyfeelafterhereadsthisessay?A.SympathetiC.B.AngryC.RegretfulD.RelieveD.80.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe______.A.TheDisadvantagesofGrowingOldB.TheElderly:A.ForgottenGenerationC.IfOnlyIcouldbegettingbetterD.ThePlaceThatChangedMyLife

PraguePragueisanancientEuropeancityfeaturingoneofthemostmagnificentOldTownsinEuropealongwithdeliciousfoodinexpensiveshoppingandfriendlypeoplE.Pragueisalsofamousasbeinghometooneofthemostfamous20thcenturywritersFranzKafkA.ThefamousCzechbeerisalsooneofthereasonstovisitPraguE.Thenarrowstreetsoftheolderpartsofthetownareappealingthevisitorstotakenicelongwalkandsettleinsomeofthemanyrestaurantswhichoffertop-qualityfoodsatalowpricE.Thebuildingstherearemostlytower-shapedandsoPragueiscalledcityofahundredspires.MauritiusAlsoknownastheParadiseonEarthMauritiusliesabout560miles900kmeastofMadagascarintheIndianOcean.Itisaplaceofmagnificentnaturalbeautycoupledwithexcellentcustomerservicewhichmakesforanunforgettableromanticexperienceattheedgeoftheworld’swarmestocean.TherearelotstoseeanddoinMauritius:thecoralreefs珊瑚礁surroundingtheislandofferstunningbeautyandgreatunderwateradventurestothosewhowanttodiveintothepreciouswaters.ThenatureofMauritiusmostlyresemblesthatofParadiseallowingeverycouplevisitingthisislandtofeellikeAdamandEvE.Thatisanexperiencenobodywouldwanttomiss!CyprusTheverynameCyprusithasbeensaidglitterswithanage-oldmyth.Todayhistoryandhedonism快乐论arecomfortablymixedontheislanD.Somefive-starresortswithinwalkingdistanceofwell-preservedGreekandRomanruinsoffertheconveniencethemoderntravelerhascometoexpect.CyprusfeaturesaromantichistoryasitwasAnthony’sgifttohisbelovedCleopatraduringthegloriousdaysoftheRomanEmpirE.MaybethatiswhyyoufeelalwaysalittlespecialonceyousetfootonCyprus.Formoreinformationaboutmanyothermostromanticplacesintheworldjustlogonathttp://www.jurgitA.com.56.TheunderlinedwordspiresinParagraph2means.A.narrowstreetsB.inexpensiverestaurantsC.top-qualityfoodsD.tower-shapedbuildings57.WelearnfromthetextthatMauritius.A.ispartofMadagascarB.isanidealdestinationforcouplesC.isincentralIndianOceanD.ismostfamousforitsgoodservice58.WhatmakesCyprusdifferentfromtheothertwoplaces?A.ItislocatedonanislanD.B.Itofferscharmingresorts.C.Itwasgivenasapresent.D.Ithasaverylonghistory.59.A.commonfeatureofMauritiusandCyprusisthattheyare.A.oldB.romanticC.richD.mysterious60.Whatisthemainpurposeoftheauthor?A.Toattractmorevisitors.B.Totelltravelingexperiences.C.TosellinformationonlinE.D.Tointroducehistoricalplaces.

Rock-paper-scissorsisagameplayedallaroundtheworlD.ASkids.wehavereliedonittosettledisagreementswithfriends——fromwhichchanneltowatchtowhogetstoeatthelasticeCream——allbecausewethinktheresultsarecompletelyrandom.Butarethey?WangZhijianPhDaprofessoratZhejiangUniversitybelievesthatthereisaregulationbehindthissimplegamE.Sohegathered360studentsdividedthemintogroupsofsixandhadeachgroupplay300roundsofrock-paper-scissorsreportedUSAToday.AfterthefirstresultsWangthoughthewaswrongbecauseplayerschoseeachofthethreemovesaboutone-thirdofthetimesuggestingthatthegameisrandomafterall.HoweverWanglaternoticedasurprisingregulationofbehaviorinthedatA.WhenplayerswonaroundtheyusuallystucktothesamechoicE.ButwhentheylosttheytendedtochangetoamorepowerfulmovE.ForexampleifPlayerA.hadjustthrowndownscissorstobeatPlayerB'spaperPlayerA.wasmorelikelytothrowdownscissorsagainwhilePlayerB.was.likelytochooserocksincerockbeatsscissors.AccordingtoWangthismightbeafunctionthatiscalledconditionalresponse.SoforthenextstepofhisstudyashetoldBBCWangplanstodosomeresearchabouthowhumanbrainsmakequickdecisionswhencompeting.Nowthatyou'velearnedhowtopredictthemovesofyouropponentyou’llhaveanadvantagenexttimeyouplayrock-paper-scissorswithyourfriends.Butthereisoneproblemmakesuretheyhaven’treadaboutWang'sstudyoryouradvantagewilldisappear.32.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordrandominthefirstparagraphprobablymean?A.EqualB.AmusingC.UnpredictableD.Strange33.What’sWang’sdiscoveryofthesurprisingregulationofbehavior?A.300roundsofrock-paper-scissorscanbedoneatonceB.Thegamerock-paper-scissorsisrandomafterall.C.Thegameisbasedonconditionalresponse.D.Theresponseofplayersdoesn’tseemrandom.34.IfPlayerA.hasusedrocktobeatPlayerB’sscissorswhatwilltheyprobablydonext?A.PlayerA.ismorelikelytochoosescissors.B.PlayerB.ismorelikelytochoosepaper.C.PlayerA.ismorelikelytochoosepaper.D.PlayerB.ismorelikelytochooserock.35.WhatwillWangstudyinthefuture?A.Howhumanbrainsmakequickdecisionsinacompetiition.B.Thefunctionsofthegamethatareplantedintoourbrains.C.Howtoimproveplayers’abilitytopredictopponents’moves.D.Thepsychologicalcauseofthepalyerswhoalwayswin.

TheUSAisalandofimmigrants.Between1815and1914theworldwitnessedthegreatestpeacefulmigrationinitshistory:35millionpeoplemostlyEuropeanslefttheirhomelandstostartnewlivesinAmericA.Whydidthesepeopleriskeverythingbyleavingtheirhomesandfamilies?Firstwhatforcedemigrantstomakethedecisiontoleave?OnemajorcauseforEuropeanfarmerstoleavewastheriseinpopulationwhichinturnledtolandhunger.Anotherwaspolitics.Therewasanincreasedtaxation税收andthegrowthofarmiesandmanyyoungmenfledeasternEuropetoavoidbeingforcedtojointhearmy.Physicalhungerprovidedanotherpressingreason.Followingthecollapse衰退oftheeconomyofsouthernItalyinthe1860shundredsofthousandsdecidedtostartanewlifeinAmericA.ReligionalsoencouragedmillionstoleavetheOldWorlD.Inshortpeoplechosetoleavetheirhomesforsocialeconomicandreligiousreasons.Asaresultby1890amongatotalpopulationof63millionthereweremorethanninemillionforeign-bornAmericans.Butwhatweretheattractions?FirstofalltherewasthepromiseoflandwhichwassoscarceinEuropE.NextfactorieswerecallingforworkersandpayconditionsweremuchbetterthanbackhomE.MenwereneededtoopenuptheWestandbuildthelongrailroadsandnewtownsneededsettlerstoliveinandtodevelopbusiness.TherewasthespaceforreligiouspeopletopracticetheirfaithinpeacE.Thisimmigrationmeantthatbyaroundthe1850sAmericansofnon-EnglishhadstartedtobemorethanthoseofEnglish.Asweknowtherewerelosers.Tostartwiththerewerethoseunwillingimmigrantstheslaveswhohadbeenusedasasourceofcheaplabour.NorshouldweforgettheequallyunluckyAmericanIndians.By1860therewere27millionfreewhitesfourmillionslavesandamere488000freeblacks.NowadaystheUSAisstillseenbymillionsasthePromisedLanD.AsalwaysitremainsanattractiveplacetothosewhothinkitwillofferthemasecondchancE.31.Whatisnotthecauseforpeopletoleavetheirhomeland?A.Thesearchforreligiousfreedom.B.ThesearchforadventurE.C.Unwillingnesstojointhearmy.D.Economics.32.Whywaslifeofthe19thCenturyEuropeanfarmersdifficult?A.TherewasnolanD.B.TherewasnopeacE.C.Thepopulationhadgonedown.D.Thereweretoomanyofthem.33.WhichofthefollowingwasnotanattractionoftheUSA?A.EmploymentB.A.healthylifeC.freedomofreligionD.Businessopportunities34.Whatisthetopicofthispassage?A.TheUSAisstillseenbymillionsasthePromisedLanD.B.TheUSAisalandofimmigrants.C.ReligionencouragedmillionstoleavetheOldWorlD.D.Aboutone-eighthofnon-nativebornAmericansliveintheUSAin1890.35.TheAmericanIndians__________.A.wereasfortunateastheslavesB.weremoreunfortunatethantheslavesC.werethemostunfortunateD.wereasunfortunateastheslaves

TechnologyandthepresentgenerationofkidsgohandinhanD.TakingadvantageofthisfactorLimHojoonthedesignerfromSouthKoreahascomeupwithaneducationalgadget小装置especiallyforchildren.Kidgetasthenamesuggestsisacombinationoftwowords–kidandgadget.Thiskid-friendlygadgethasvarioususes.Whenyourchildisinamoodtoreadittakestheformofastorybook.Whenthemoodistodrawandcolorthiswondergadgetturnsintoaperfectcanvas画布.Yourchildcanfreelygivecolortoallhis/herimaginations.Shouldheorshewishtohavesomefunseethisdevicechangeintoamusicalinstrument.Youtoowouldenjoydoingactivitieswithyourlovedoneusingthisgadget.ThistouchscreendevicewilldefinitelyprovetobeanidealfrienD.Asmanyparentsagreeinthisageoftechnologicaladvancementsitismucheasiertointroducechildrentonewgadgetsthanadults.Whilemanyadultsrefrain克制fromtryingoutsomethingnewkidsaremorethanpreparedtotaketheleap.KeepingthisfactinmindKidgetistheperfectgiftforthechildofthe21stcentury.YouwillbesurprisedtoseehowfastyourlittleonegetsacquaintedwiththedevicE.Youmightevenfindyourselflagging落后behindattimes.KidgethasanotherhiddenadvantagE.Ithelpstaketheloadoffyoungshoulders.Withthreethingsrolledintooneachildhasmuchlessbooksstationeryitemsandrelatedgoodstocarry.Itcomeswithapromisetomakelifesimplerforkids.Notonlyisitsimpletousebutalsoeasytocarryalong.Thestylishprotectivecasecomeswithabeltattachedtoit.Childrenupto14yearsofagethetargetedaudienceenjoythefreedomthatcomeswithit.67.TheKidgetprobablycan’tserveasa______.A.storybookB.perfectcanvasC.musicalinstrumentD.television68.WelearnfromthesecondparagraphthatKidget______.A.hasmanyfunctionsB.isonlysuitableforkidsC.canmakekidsaddictedifnotproperlyusedD.canchangeitsshapeandcolor69.A.hiddenadvantageofKidgetisthat______.A.itcanbeputintoaschoolbagB.childrencancarrymuchlesswithitC.ithasastylishprotectivecaseD.itcontainsallthetextbooks70.WecaninferfromthetextthatKidget______.A.hasbothadvantagesanddisadvantagesB.hasn’tbeenputintouseC.needstobefurtherimprovedD.isaperfectgiftforkids

InCanadaandtheUnitedStatesthereisanewgroupofchildrencalledsatellitekidswholiveinoneplacebutwhoseparentsliveinanotherplacE.Asiansareimmigrating移民toCanadaandtheUnitedStatesinlargernumbersthaneverbeforE.MostAsiansimmigratebecausetheybelievethattheycangivetheirchildrenabettereducationintheWest.InAsiaespeciallyinChinaJapanandKoreaitisdifficulttogotouniversity.Studentsmustfirstpassthestrictnationalexamination.HoweverinCanadaandtheUnitedStatesitiseasytogotouniversityandanyonewhowantstogocango.AsaresultAsianparentsdecidetoleavetheircountriessothattheirchildrencangotouniversity.TheproblemisthatwhenAsiansarrivetheydiscoverthatfindingajobandmakingmoneyaremoredifficultintheWestthanintheEast.Alsotheyfindthattheyareverylonelyandthattheymisstheirhomes.ForthesetworeasonsmostAsianparentsdecidetogobacktoworkwhiletheirchildrenstudyintheWest.Thereforethesechildrenbecomesatellitekidsandmostoftheirparentsdonotknowhowsaditistobeasatellitekid.OnlyuntilnowareCanadiansandAmericansdiscoveringthesatellitekidproblem.BecausethesechildrendonotspeakEnglishandbecausetheirparentsarenottheretotakecareofthemtheyareoftenabsentfromschool.TobeasatellitekidmeanstogrowupinacountrywhereyouknowyouaredifferentandwhereyoucannotmakefriendsbecauseyoudonotspeakEnglishwell.AlsoitmeanstogrowuplonelybecauseyourparentsareelsewherE.Whatthesesatellitekidswillprobablysaytotheirparentsisthatit’sbettertohaveparentsaroundthantohaveauniversityeducation.28.SomeAsianparentssendtheirkidsabroadbecause________.A.theyhopetheirchildrenmayeasilyfindajobthereB.allforeignuniversitiesarebetterthantheonesintheirowncountriesC.thekidsmaynotbeacceptedbyuniversitiesintheirowncountriesD.thekidswanttoimprovetheirEnglishandmakeforeignfriends29.SatellitekidsrefertoAsiankids________.A.withoutparentsB.speakingnoEnglishC.withuniversityeducationD.livingabroadalone30.SomeAsianimmigrantchildrenbecomesatellitekidsbecausetheirparents________.A.wanttoleavetheirowncountryB.wantthemtogotouniversityC.returntotheircountriestoworkD.wantthemtobeindependent31.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Parentswantbettereducationfortheirkids.B.Parentsfeellonelyandmisstheirfamilies.C.Kidsinforeigncountriesalonearebadlyinneedofcarefromfamily.D.CanadiansandAmericansbegintonoticethesatellitekidsproblem

AfederalagencyonTuesdaycalledforabanonallcellphoneusebydrivers---themostfar-reachingrecommendationuptonow—sayingitsdecisionwasbasedonadecadeofinvestigationsintodistraction-related与分散注意力有关的accidentsaswellasgrowingconcernsthatpowerfulmobiledevicesaregivingdriversevenmorereasonstolookawayfromtheroaD.AspartofitsrecommendationtheNationalTransportationSafetyBoardisurgingstatestobandriversfromusinghands-freedevicesincludingwirelessheadsets.NostatenowhasmadelawstobansuchactivitybuttheBoardsaidthatdriversfacedseriousrisksfromtalkingonwirelessheadsetsjustastheydobytakingahandoffthewheeltoholdaphonetotheirears.Howevertheconcernwasheightenedbyincreasinglypowerfulphonesthatpeoplecanusetosende-mailswatchmoviesandplaygames.EveryyearnewdevicesarebeingonsalE.shesaiD.PeopleareattractedtoupdatetheirFacebookpagetoplaymusicwithcellphoneasifsittingatadesk.Buttheyaredrivingacar.Theagencybaseditsrecommendationonevidencefromitsinvestigationofnumerouscrashesinwhichelectronicdistractionwasamajorcontributingfactor.Ms.Hersmansaidsheunderstoodthatthisrecommendationwouldbeunwelcomeinsomecirclesgiventhenumberofdriverswhotalkandtext.Butshecompareddistracteddrivingtodrunkendrivingandevensmokingwhichrequiredwholesaleculturalshiftstochangebehavior.It’sgoingtobeveryunpopularwithsomepeoplE.shesaiD.We’renotheretowinapopularitycontest.We’reheretodotherightthing.Thisisadifficultrecommendationbutit’stherightrecommendationanditistimE.Theagency’srecommendationisnotrequiredforstatestoadoptsuchaban.Anditwon’tlikelybeagreeduponbystatelawmakerswhoareunwillinglytoangerthosewhohavegrownaccustomedtousingtheirdevicebehindthewheel.Thebanalsodeservesattentionbecauseitisthefirstcallbyafederalagencytoendthepracticecompletelyratherthanthepartialbanthatsomelawmakershaveputinplacebyallowinghands-freetalking.8.Thebanonallcellphoneusebydriverswasputforward______.A.afteralongdiscussionandrecommendationB.afterabouttenyears’investigationinitC.becauseofthemostpowerfulmobiledevicesD.forthereasonofheadingawayfromtheroad9.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat______.A.electronicdistractionresultedinnumerouscrashesB.numerouscrasheswerecausedbydrunkdrivingC.electronicdistractioncontributedmuchtothebanD.therecommendationwasbasedonelectronicdistraction10.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.CellphoneBaninCarsB.ValuableBanforCellphonesC.DriversBanCellphonesD.CellphoneBanwhileDriving

AutumnmeansdifferentthingstodifferentpeoplE.Italldependsonyourpersonality.saidBritishnaturalistRichardMabey.PersonalityshapesyourviewoftheseasonhesaiD.Youmayseeitasafading-awayapacking-up结束orasatimeofpackinginanothersense---theexcitedgatheringofresourcesbeforealongjourney.IfthisistrueperhapsittellsusalittleaboutforinstanceThomasHoodthe19thCenturyEnglishpoet.AboutNovemberhewrote:NowarmthnocheerfulnessnohealthfuleaseNoshadenoshinenobutterfliesnobeesNovember!OntheotherhandanotherEnglishpoetJohnKeatsalreadysensinghewasseriouslyillwasinspiredbyalateSeptemberdaytopenoneofthemostfamouspoemsintheEnglishlanguageToAutumn.Hewrotetoafriendafterwardsthattherewassomethingcomfortingandhealingaboutit.AccordingtoRichardMabeyKeatshasthebiologicalevidenceonhissidE.Autumnisnotatimeofslowingdownbutatimeofnewbeginningsandgreatmovementsofcreatures.ForexamplejustatthemomentthatKeats'sgatheringswallowsinToAutumnaredepartingforAfricamillionsofcreaturesarefleeingfromthefrozennorthlikeIcelandGreenlandandRussiatowinteralongtheeastandsouthcoastsofBritain.Accordingtoscientistsbeforefallingtheleavestransfertheirchlorophyll叶绿素andcarbohydrates碳水化合物intothewoodypartsofthetreeforsafe-keepingoverwinter.Whatremainsarethenaturalantioxidants防老剂intheleaves:theyellowandorangecarotenoids类胡萝卜素andanotherprotectivechemicalspeciallyproducedforautumnthebright-redanthocyanin花青素.Highcolorisnotasignalofdeterioration退化anddeclinebutofdetox排毒的abilityandgoodhealth.AcenturyafterKeatstheAmericanpoetLorenEiseleywroteinhisjournal:Supposewesawourselvesburninglikemaplesinagoldenautumn.Andthatwecouldbreakuplikeautumnleavesdroppingtheirsubstancelikechlorophyll.Wouldnotourattitudetowardsdeathbedifferent?51.FromThomasHood’spoemwemayinferthat_______.A.hesufferedalotfromcoldNovemberB.hemissedtheshiningsummerdaysverymuchC.hehadanegativeattitudetowardsautumnD.heenjoyedbutterfliesandbeesverymuch52.Inautumnleavesturnyellowbeforefallingbecause______.A.theycan’tbearthefreezingB.theycan’tgetenoughwaterfromthewoodpartC.chlorophyllandcarbohydrateshavebeenlostthroughleavesD.chlorophyllandcarbohydrateshavecomebacktothewoodpart53.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat________.A.autumnhasdifferentfacesindifferentpeople’seyesB.JohnKeatswasagoodbiologistaswellasapoetC.allcreaturesmovefromthecoldnorthtoBritainforwinterD.Thethreepoetswereonlyknownfortheirpoemsaboutautumn54.WhichwordcanbestdescribeLorenEiseley’sattitudetowardsautumn?A.FearfulB.OptimisticC.DoubtfulD.RealistiC.55.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?A.Mancanneverlivelongjustasleavesmustleavethetreeannually.B.Manisdifferentfromautumnleaveswhichwillcomeagainthenextspring.C.Manshouldhaveapositiveattitudetowardsdeathquitedifferentfromautumnleaves.D.ManshouldtreatdeathcalmlyjustlikeautumnleavesfalltothegrounD.

CanadianshortstorywriterAliceMunrowontheNobelPrizeforLiteraturE.Eighty-two-year-oldMunroisonlythe13thwomantowinthe112-year-oldprizE.Munrodidn’tpublishherfirstcollectionofshortstoriesuntilshewas37yearsoldbutherstorieshavealwaysbeenwell-receiveD.Lotsofherstoriessharesimilarthemesandcharactersbuteachstoryhasitsowntwistsandturns.Eventhoughshe’swonCanada’smostfamousliteraryawardtheGillerPrizetwicewinningtheNobelPrizeforLiteratureisthecherryontopofMunro’scareer.Itbringsthisincrediblerecognitionbothofherandhercareerandofthededicationtotheshortstorysaidoneperson.Alongwiththewell-respectedtitlecomes1.3milliondollars.Munrosaideverythingwassosurprisingandwonderfulandthatshewasdazedbyalltheattentionandaffectionthathasbeencomingmyway.Munroknewshewasintherunning——shewasnamedthesecond-mostlikelypersontowinthisyear’sprizeafterHarukiMurakami村上春树ofJapan——butsheneverthoughtthatshewouldwin.Munro’swinalsorepresentsthelongwayCanadianwritershavecomE.WhenIbeganwritingtherewasaverysmallcommunityofCanadianwritersandlittleattentionwaspaidbytheworlD.NowCanadianwritersarereadadmiredandrespectedaroundtheglobeMunrosaidonThursday.SheistechnicallynotthefirstCanadiantowintheNobelPrizeforLiteraturebutmanyliketothinkthatsheis.In1976SaulBellowwhowasborninQuebecbutmovedtoChicagowhenhewasstillachildwontheprizE.EventhoughhewasborninCanadaheismostlyconsideredtobeanAmericanwriter.Thisisawinforusall.CanadiansbyourverynaturearenotverynationalisticsaidGeoffreyTaylor.Butthingslikethissuddenlymakeyouwanttofindaflag.Shewasn’tsureifshewouldkeepwritingifshewontheprizesayingthatitwouldbenicetogooutwithabang.ButthismaychangemyminD.1.WhatisthefeatureofMunro’sstories?A.Theyhavetheirowncomplicatedcontents.B.Theyhavesimilarstorybackgrounds.C.Theyhavespecificthemesforchildren.D.Theyhavethesamecharactersineachbook.2.ForMunrotheNobelPrizeisanawardfor______.A.herloveforCanadiancultureB.herdevotiontotheshortstoryC.herspecialformofwritingD.hercareerofeditingshortstories3.Whatisimpliedinthesixthparagraph?A.CanadianwriterspaidlittleattentiontotheprizE.B.Canadianwritersarejustasmallcommunity.C.CanadianwritershavelongbeenignoreD.D.CanadianshavealongwaytowintheprizE.4.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A.HowAliceMunrowinstheNobelPrizeB.AnintroductiontotheNobelPrizeinLiteratureC.AliceMunrowinsNobelPrizeinLiteratureD.A.worldfamouswriterAliceMunro

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

TheHunanSatelliteTVHNTVshowWherearewegoingDad?isabighit.Manyfamousstarsbroughttheirchildrentoastrangevillagealoneandtheyhadtospend72hourswiththeirchildrentherE.Theprogramfullyshowedusamodernversionofthehowtobeagoodfather.AstheyoungparentstodayaretoobusytotakecareoftheirchildrenthisnewformofLostonthewayplayedbynannyDaddyandcutekidstriggered触发alotofpeople’semotionalresonance共鸣.Boththekidsandtheirparentswillfindthattheirheartsarebeingdrawncloser.Butthiskindoffeelinghasjustprovedthatthereisabigspiritualbarrierbetweenthemodernparentsandchildren.TheTVshowslikeChildrenarehardtosupport!WherearewegoingDad?hotmomandcutekidsarebecomingmoreandmorepopular.Alloftheseshowthenewparents’confusioninchildren’seducationandtheappealforthebalancebetweencareerandfamily.Inreallifeontheonehandtheyoungparentsfeelhelplessbecausetheyaretoobusytoaccompanytheirchildrenunderthepressuresofworkandlife;ontheotherhandtheycontinuetodoso.ThedatacollectedbyHNTVshowsthatnearlytwo-thirdsoftheiraudiencearefemaleamongwhom36%areagedfrom25to34.Wecanimaginesuchascenethatoneeveningayoungmotheriswatchingtheshowwithheryoungchildrenwhileherhusbandisstillatworkortrappedinsocializingormaybeisjustplayingcomputergamesinthebedroom.Thestoryofachildwithoutthecompanyoffatherisstillgoingon.Infactitissometimesthesametomothers.InamodernfamilyitisoftentheoldwhotaketheresponsibilityofraisingachilD.Theparticipationofmotherinthechildren’seducationisalsoverylow.ItisjustthiskindofconfusionwheretheparentshavegoneinthemodernfamilyeducationandwheretheparentswillguidetheirchildrentogothatWherearewegoingDad?showsus.Ifachildwantstogrowuphealthilyandsafelyintoamoderncitizenwithindependentpersonalityandfreespirititisveryimportantforhimorhertofollowtheparentswhoserveastheirfirstteacher.MaybethisistherealreasonwhysuchkindofTVprogramscouldgethot.Thetruthisthatchildrenwillgowheretheirparentsgo;andsocietywillgowherethechildrengo.46.Inraisingachildinmodernsocietyparentsshould________.A.playcomputergameswiththeirchildrenB.keeptheirchildrenathometoavoidsocializingC.balancewellbetweenfamilyandcareerD.breakdownthebarrierbetweenchildrenandteachers47.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredinthepassage?A.Parentsshouldn’tentirelyleavetheeducationofchildrentotheolD.B.36%oftheaudienceoftheprogramarefemaleagedfrom25-34.C.Theprogramshowsustheconfusionwheretheparentsandchildrenwillgotoplay.D.InamodernfamilyitisoftenmotherswhoareresponsibleforraisingachilD.48.Whichoneisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.ConfusionBehindWherearewegoingdad?B.ModernEducationisImportantC.NannyDaddyandCuteKidsD.NewproblemsinModernChildren’sEducation49.Whatattitudetowardsmodernfamilyeducationdoestheauthorexpressinthesecondparagraph?A.ProuD.B.WorrieD.C.OptimistiC.D.Indifferent.

Newrulesandbehaviourstandards行为规范formiddleschoolstudentscameoutinMarchMiddleschoolisgoingtouseanewwaytodecidewhothetopstudentsarE.Thebeststudentswon'tonlyhavehighmarks.Theywillalsobekidswhodon'tdye染theirhairsmokeordrink.Thefollowingaresomeofthenewrules.Tellthetruth.Haveyouevercopiedsomeoneelse'sworkinanexam?Don'tdoitagain!That'snotsomethinganhoneststudentshoulddo.Ifyouhaveplayedcomputergamesfortwohoursinyourroomdon'ttellyourparentsyouhavedonehomework.DomoreatschoolGoodstudentsloveanimalsandcareforotherpeoplE.AprilisBird-LovingMonthinChinA.Isyourschooldoinganythingtocelebrate?Youshouldjoin!Thatwayyoucanlearnmoreaboutanimalsandhowtoprotectthem.WhenmorepeopleworktogetheritmakesitmorefunforeveryonE.Haveyoueverquarreledwithyourteammateswhenyourbasketballteamlost?Onlyworkingtogethercanmakeyourteamstronger.Befriendlytothepeopleyouarewith.Trytothinkofothersnotonlyyourself.Beopentonewideas.Haveyoueverthoughtthatpeoplecouldliveonthemoon?Maybeyou'lldiscoverEarthIIsomeday.Don'tlookdownonnewideas.Everyone'sideasareimportant.YoushouldwelcomethembecausenewideasmakelifebetterforeveryonE.Protectyourself.Hassomeoneevertakenmoneyfromoneofyourclassmates?Don'tletithappentoyou.Ifyouhavetogohomelateyoushouldletyourparentsknow.UsetheInternetcarefully.TheInternetcanbeveryusefulforyourstudies.ButsomethingsontheInternetaren'tforkidssotrytolookatWebpagesthataregoodforyou.YoucanusetheWebforfunorhomework.Can'tyoufindanygoodWebsitesforchildren?Herearesome:http://kids.eastday.com.http://www.chinakids.net.comhttp://www.cycnet.com38.Theschoolnewruleswillhelpkidsbytellingthem______.A.howtheycanstudywellB.whattheyshoulddoatschoolC.whatisrightandwhatiswrongD.howtheycanprotectthemselves39.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisnottrue?A.Takecareofyourselfwhenyouareout.B.Tellthetruthevenwhenyouarewrong.C.Keepsomeanimalstoprotectthem.D.UsetheInternetbutkeepawayfrombadthings.40.Themainideaofthefourthparagraphisabout______.A.makingtheteamstrongerB.workingtogetherwithothersC.beingagoodfriendtoothersD.gettingonwellwithothers41.GoodWebsitesforchildrencan______.A.beawasteoftimeB.helpthemwiththeirstudiesC.dohomeworkforthemD.makelifeeasier42.Thepassagetellsushowto______.A.betopstudentsB.domoreatschoolC.careforothersD.usetheInternet

Stayinghealthyisimportantbutmanypeopleneglect忽视theirhealthbecausetheydon’tthinktheyhavethetimetolookafterit.It’snotjustatimeissue;peoplethinkitisboringtospendtimeontheirhealth.Inrealityyoucandosomesimplethingstogethealthierandhavefun.Therearesomefunthingsthathardlyseemliketheyareforkeepingyouhealthyatallbuttheydohelp.Thefirstthingyoucando.Believeitornotissinging.Singingimprovesyouroxygen氧气flowwhichinturnisgoodforyourskinandimmunesystem.It’salsogoodforyourbrain.Anotherfeel-goodandhealth-improvingactivityislaughing.YoucanwatchafunnymoviE.Laughingisahealthywaytoreducestressandpainimprovebrainfunctionlowerbloodpressureandprotecttheheart.Laughingandsingingmightgotogetherbutforsomethingcompletelynormalthatyoudoeverydayyoushouldeattostayhealthy.Itisunhealthynottoeatbreakfastortrytoworkonanemptystomach.Youcaneatsomefruitorotherhealtysnacksinsteadofmissingameal.Exerciseisimportanttostayinghealthybutitoftenfeelsmorelikeworkthanfun.Onethingyoucandotohavemorefunisattendadanceclass.Dancinginasafeenvironmentisgoodexerciseaswellasfun.Takingclassesinkungfucanbealotoffunaswell.Kungfucanbeagreatwaytoloseweightbutyoushouldprobablyconsultyourdoctorbeforestartingifyouareinbadhealthorveryoverweight.68.Accordingtothetextmanypeopleneglecttheirhealthbecausethey______.A.thinktheyarehealthyenoughB.aretootiredtoconsiderstayinghealthyC.don’tthinktheycansparethetimetostayhealthyD.thinkitwillcosttoomuchmoneytokeephealthy69.Howmanywaysofstayinghealthyarementionedinthetextbesidesexercise?A.TwoB.ThreeC.FourD.Five70.TheunderlinedwordconsultinParagraph4probablymeans______.A.asksomebodyforadviceB.haveaninterviewwithC.takesomebodyintoconsiderationD.keepintouchwith71.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?A.WhattoeattostayhealthyB.FunwaystostayhealthyC.HowtomakelifemoreinterestingD.Differentfunexercises

Cabstheundergrounddriving...inLondonthesemodesoftransportareexpensivE.AsastudentonabudgetIcouldn’taffordthe30poundsfareforacaB.Evenabuswasonepoundand20penceforasingleticket.Ididn’tneedtotravelthiswayanyway.IhadMabel—myLondonbikE.WhenImovedtoBeijinglikeeveryforeignerIwasdelightedtodiscoverIcouldtakeacabforcheaperthanasinglejourneyontheTube.Butsomethingwaswrong.ImissedMabel.ThatwaswhenImetMandarinMabelalsoknownasMandymyBeijingbikE.InmanywaysBeijingismadeforcycling.Itisflataneasyterrain地形comparedwithhillyLondon.Thecity’snorth/south/east/westgridstructureisalsoeasiertonavigate确定路线thanLondon’sunplannedtwisting曲折的streets.HoweverBeijingcomescompletelywithitsowndangers.Therulesoftheroadareflexible灵活的.Bikescarsandpedestrians行人allfloatupanddownlanesinbothdirections.ComparedwithLondon’sterriblecyclepathsinBeijingeveryroadhasahugewidecyclelanE.Butcarscabsandmotorbikesseenoreasonwhytheyshouldn’tusetheseasashortcutandwhytheyshouldn’tbeep鸣笛atyoutogetoutoftheirwaywhentheydo.DespitethebeepingthoughBeijingtrafficismoregood-natureD.InLondontheroadisanactivewarzonE.Peopleshoutswear咒骂andbeatoneachother’swindows.Beijingdriversnevergetactivelyangry.Infactoftentheyevendon’tseecyclists.Obviouslythatmeansit’suptothecyclisttoseethem.MandyisatrueBeijingbikE.Sheisrusty生锈的shemakesloudnoiseseverytimeyoupushherpedals踏板andIhavehadtomakeseveralemergencyrepairstopsforher.ButcyclingaroundBeijingonasunnydayisajoy.ItisjustmeMandyandthecity.6.Whatdoestheauthorwanttodo?A.Totelluswhatmakestheauthorlovecycling.B.TocomparecyclinginBeijingwiththatinLondon.C.TointroducethedifferencesbetweenMabelandMandy.D.ToexplainwhyBeijingismadeforcycling.7.Whatcanweconcludefromthefirstparagraph?A.BicyclesarethemostpopularmeansoftransportinLondon.B.TosavemoneytheauthorusedtotravelaroundbybusinLondon.C.TheexpenseofpublictransportmakessomepeoplewanttobuyabikE.D.Theauthordidn’ttravelaroundLondonbecauseofthehighcostofpublictransport.8.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofcyclingaroundBeijing?A.Thecity’stwistingstreetsmakeithardfortheridertofindtheway.B.Carscabsandmotorbikesonthecyclelaneposeathreattocyclists.C.Withtheflatterrainandwidecyclelanesit’ssafertocycleinBeijingthaninLondon.D.ThetrafficinBeijingisworsethanthatinLondonduetothecity’sflexibleroadrules.9.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?A.Intheauthor’sviewBeijingdriversarelesspolitethanLondondrivers.B.InLondoncarscabsandmotorbikesareallowedtousethecyclepaths.C.PeopleinBeijingareateaseabouttrafficrules.D.MandybreaksdownsoeasilythatitmakestheauthormissherLondonbikeMabel.

Itisoneofthemostirritating恼人的wordsintheEnglishlanguageanditseemsthereisnoescapingit.Theword‘huh’isinworldwideuseastudyfounD.ResearchersdiscoveredthatlanguagesspokenincountriesfromGhanaandLaostoIcelandandItalyallinclude‘huh’orsomethingthatsoundsverylikeit.Theysaidthatwhiletheprojectmaysoundfrivolous无聊的thewordisan‘indispensable’partofspeech.Withoutitandsimilarwordsitwouldbeimpossibletoshowthatwehaven’theardorunderstoodwhathadbeensaidandthiswouldleadtoconstantmisunderstandings.Butwhileotherwordsusedinthesamecontextsuchas‘sorry’or‘what’varywidelyacrosslanguages‘huh’remainsunchangeD.TheDutchresearchersrecordedaround20informalconversationsineachoftenlanguagesfromaroundtheworlD.TheseincludedSiwuwhichisspokeninGhanaCha’palaafromEcuadorandMurrinyPatha—anAustralianAboriginallanguageaswellasItalianSpanishDutchandMandarin.Thetapeswereanalysedforwordsthatsoundedlike‘huh?’andwereusedtorequestthatwhateverhadjustbeensaidwasrepeateD.Allcontainedaversion版本of‘huh’.Thewordwasalsofoundinanother21languagesfromaroundtheglobethatwerestudiedinlessdetail.Whilethereweresubtledifferencesineachcountryallhadanear-identicalsounD.Thisissurprisingbecausenormallyunrelatedlanguageswilluseverydifferentwordstodescribethesamething.ForinstancetheJapanesefor‘dog’is‘inu’whiletheFrenchis‘chien’.Itisthoughtthatlanguagesaroundtheworldhavedevelopedtheirownversionof‘huh’becausethesoundisquickandsimpletoformaswellasbeingeasilyunderstooD.67.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Theword‘huh’B.LanguagesaroundtheworldC.ThechanginglanguageD.Differencesinculture68.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.‘Huh’varieswidelyacrosslanguages.B.Languagesspokeninmanycountriesinclude‘huh’.C.‘Huh’isusedinthecontextofthanking.D.TheDutchresearchersrecordedaround20formalconversations.69.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordindispensableinParA.3mean?A.impossibleB.independentC.necessaryD.changeable70.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Differentversionsof‘huh’soundcompletelydifferent.B.‘Huh’isfromEnglish.C.Languagesaroundtheworldhavenothingincommon.D.Differentversionsof‘huh’havesimilarmeaning.

Whenyouseethetrailer预告片forComingHomeZhangYimou’slatestprojectyoumaynotbeattractedbyitatfirstduetothefilm’sseniorcastandhistoricsetting.ButrestassuredComingHomewilldrawyouinwithitsemotionallychargedstoryoflovejoyandsorrow.ThemoviefollowsadevotedcoupleLuYanshiChenDaomingandFengWanyuGongLiwhoareseparatedwhenLuisarrestedasapoliticalprisoner.Releasedduringthelastdaysoftheculturalrevolution1966-76Lufinallyreturnshomeonlytofindthathisbelovedwifehasamnesiaandisunabletorecognizehim.AsastrangerinhisbrokenfamilyLudecidestoresurrecttheirpasttogetherandreawakenhiswife’smemory.JustlikethestorysuggestsComingHomeisatearjerker.Butdifferentfromthosemoviesthatmaketheaudiencecrybybeingevocative唤起共鸣的suchasFengXiaogang’sAftershockorPixar’sToyStory3directorZhang’sideaofmovingtheaudienceisquitespecialandmakesthemostofhisdelicateskills.InComingHomeZhangdealswithadramaticstoryinsuchaquietwaythattheaudience’semotionsaredrawnoutlittlebylittlebythemaincharactersastheystruggleinpainwhiletheirheroicinnerstrengthshines.Sowhenyoucry—andverylikelyyouwill—youwillunderstandwhy:Becauseyouwishafuturehappinessforthecharactersandmaybebecauseyoucanimaginethestoryhavinghappenedtoyourgrandparents.AnotherimpressiveaspectishowZhangusesamnesiaanarrativetechniquethat’smorecommoninromanticcomedies.ForthathehasGongLitothankthemost.GongoneofZhang’slongtimecollaboratorsknowsexactlywhatthedirectorwants.WithalimitednumberoflinesthroughoutthefilmGongisfullycommittedtohercharacterandtouchestheaudiencewithgreatfacialexpressionsandsubtlechangesofemotion.Maybenowyouunderstandwhyeveryonecanrelatetothefilm.Althoughitreflectsonabigera时代throughthestoryofasmallfamilytheeraisonlyabackdrop.Whatmovestheyoungaudiencehereisloveandyouwillleavethecinemawithanewunderstandingofit.TelluswhatyouthinkaboutZhangYimou’snewfilmComingHome.63.Whichofthefollowingislikelytoattracttheaudiencemostaboutthisfilm?A.Itscast.B.It’sspecificeffects.C.Itsdirector.D.Itsstory.64.Thepassageismostprobably______.A.afilmadB.afilmposterC.afilmreviewD.afilmscript65.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.GongLiisgoodatbodylanguageB.FengdirectsfilmsthesamewayasZhangC.theagesoftheactorsinthefilmcountsmostD.thefilmissetintheculturalrevolution66.Everyonecanrelatetothefilmbecause_____.A.thedirectorcaststheactorsthatarepopularwithusallB.itinterpretsthethemeoflovethatissharedbyallC.theculturalrevolutionhasleftdeepscarsonusallD.everyoneshowssympathytoapatientwithamnesia

Themallswerefilledwithpeopleseekinggiftsfortheirlovedones.Someofthemallsremainedopenaroundtheclockpartlytosatisfyourneedstobuygifts.Behindthematerialisticaspectofshoppingforgiftsliestheideaofcaringbeingattentivetothedesiresofspecialpeopleinourlives.Howevertouseawell-wornplayonwords:itisourpresencenotourpresentsthattrulycounts.Manyofusunfortunatelycanbesoinattentiveeveninthepresenceofourlovedonesthatwemightaswellnotbethereatall.Attentionisoneofthegreatestgiftswecangiveeachother.CompaniesaroundtheglobespendbillionseveryyearonadvertisingtocatchourattentionforjustashortmomentatatimE.Wholeindustries—mediaentertainmenteducation—relyonthepreciousgiftofourattentionfortheircontinuedexistencE.A.babylackingattentionforalongtimeislikelytobepsychologicallyunhealthy.Inearliertimesbothdietandattentioncouldbeleftunregulated没人管的withoutmajorcauseforconcern.Therewerenaturalchecksandbalances:limitedavailabilityoffoodmeantfewgotfatforexamplE.Similarlyinbygonetimeswemighthavespentafewhourscommunicatingwiththevillagestoryteller;todaywatchinganentireTVserieswhilespeakingtonobodyiscommon.Intraditionalsocietieswithsmallerpopulationeveryonewouldgetafairdealofattention.OnmanyissueswemightgotoseeGrandmaorGrandpa;nowwehaveGoogleandWikipediA.Shejustwantsattention.peopletendtothinklittleofthosedoingthingssimplyforattention.Butthetruthisthathumanbeingsneedattentionandgivingattentiontoeachotheristoalargeextentwhathumancivilizationisbasedupon.ThisperhapsexplainstherunawaysuccessofsocialnetworkingsitessuchasTwitterandFacebook.WhileweusesuchsitesformicroHoggingideavoicingandstatusupdates—therealityisthatweareoftendoingnomoreorlessthanfulfillingourbasichumandriveforattentionexchangE.IfriendyouyoufriendmeIretweetyouyouretweetmE.Thecharmingeasewithwhichwecannowgetandgiveattentioniswhymanypeopleappearoverlyattachedtotheirsmartphones.Itisalsoavicious恶性的circlE.Asevermorepeoplearebusyexchangingattentiononlinethereisincreasinglylessattentiontobepaidintherealworldwhichforcesmorepeopletoseektheirattentionexchangeonlineorelseriskattention-starvation.Theverynatureofattentionexchangeisbeingrapidlytransformedandthereisadangerthatsomeofuswilldevelopunhealthypractices.JustaseatingredmeateverydayisabadideasoitiswithtoomuchattentionexchangE.Thebiologicalconsequencesofourtechnologicaladvancementinfoodproductionarehighlyvisible:heartdiseasediabetesandobesity.Theconsequencesofourtransformedattentionexchangeswillbepsychologicalandsocialandsomaytakelongertoidentifybuttheywillbeequallydamaging.Face-to-faceattentionisbecomingrarerandthereforemorevaluablE.Inasenseitispriceless.Anditisagiftthatcanbegivenall-year-rounD.68.Inthefirsttwoparagraphstheauthor__________.A.offersadvicetoattentiongiversB.analysesthepresentproblemsC.statesthenecessityofpresentsD.putsforwardhispointofview69.Attentionexchangewasnotamajorconcernintraditionalsocietiesbecauseof__________.A.limitedavailabilityoffoodB.naturalchecksandbalancesC.amuchsmallerpopulationD.theguidancefromoldpeople70.PeopleusesocialnetworkingsitessuchasTwitterandFacebookto__________.A.obtaininformationB.giveattentiontoothersC.noticeandgetnoticedD.voicetheiropinions71.WhatcanweinferfromParagraphs6-7?A.Morepeoplewillriskattention-starvationinfuturE.B.ThenatureofattentionexchangeisrarelychangeD.C.Technologicaladvancementcontributestoalldiseases.D.Transformedattentionexchangesdoharmtosociety.72.Thewriter’spurposeforwritingthepassageisto__________.A.advocatemorefocusonreallifeattentionB.analyzethenecessityofattentiongivingC.givepracticaltipsonattentionexchangeD.recommendsomesocialnetworkingsites

EVERYBODYinthisworldisdifferentfromoneanother.Butdoyouknowthatunderstandingdifferencescanhelpyoubettermanageyourmoney?Aswegrowupwegraduallydevelopasetofourownvaluesorbeliefs.Theseareinfluencedbysocietyourfamilytheeducationwereceiveandsoon.Oncethisvaluesystemissetupit’snoteasytochangelaterinlifE.Financialexpertssaythateveryonealsohastheirownbeliefofhowtomanagetheirfinances.Thisispartofourvaluesystemandithasagreatimpactonthewaywelookafterourmoney.Accordingtoourdifferentvaluesexpertsputusinthreecategories.Theyare:theantthecricketandthesnail.Theant—worksfirstJustlikeantswhoworkheartandsoulinsummerinordertostorefoodforwinterthesepeopledon’tcareaboutenjoyingthemoment.TheyworkveryhardandsavemoneytheyearnsothattheycanenjoylifewhentheygetoldandretirE.Theantlovestosavebuttheycouldmakemoreoutoftheirmoneyiftheywerewillingtoinvestinsomefundsandstockswithlowrisk.Thecricket—funfirstThecricketwantstoenjoyeverythingnowanddoesn’tthinktoomuchaboutthefuturE.Theyevenborrowmoneywhentheyreallywantsomething.Manyyoungpeoplenowbelongtothisgroup.Thesepeoplehavelittlesavings.Whentheygetoldtheymighthaveproblems.TheyshouldlearntosaveandbuyinsurancE.Thesnail—livesunderpressureThesnailreferstopeoplewhomakelifedifficultforthemselves.Theytakebiglong-termloansfromthebankinordertobuythingssuchasluxuryhouses.Theyarehappytotakebigloanseventhoughtheyarenotsuretheycanaffordit.ThiscancauseproblemsinthefuturE.Theyshouldplanmorecarefully.67.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat_____.A.spendingmoneyisawiserwayB.yourwayofmanagingmoneyisareflectionofyourvalueorbeliefC.savingmoneyisagoodwaytomanagemoneyD.wespendmoneybecausewehaveearnedit68.Ofthethreetypesofpeopletheonethathasnoweaknessis_____.A.thecricketB.noneofthemC.thesnailD.theant69.Ifyouhadthreedollarsyouwouldspendallofit.Whichtypedoyoubelongto?A.NoneofthemB.ThesnailC.TheantD.Thecricket70.Thetexttellsusmainlyabout_____.A.spendingnatureB.livingbehaviorsofsmallanimalC.ourownvaluesandbeliefsD.understandingdifferences

CyberEnglishTherearenewandexcitingwaystousetheInternettolearnEnglishwhileyouareonlinE.TheInternetusesalotofmultimediaelements要素likewordssoundspicturescartoonsandvideos.Thisisperfectforstudyingalanguagebecauseyou’vegottoseehearandrepeatthingsasmuchasyoulikeLearningovertheInternetisalsofunbecauseyoucanbeapartofconversationshappeningallaroundtheglobe!SpecialInternetsitesaredesignedforpeopletolearnEnglishandareagreatwaytomeetotherpeoplearoundtheworlD.TheLanguageoftheNetOntheInternetEnglishisthemajorlanguagE.AsaresultitisnowmoreimportantthanevertobeabletounderstandEnglishwhenyouscantheweB.Itisnotalwayseasythough.TheEnglishcanbedifficultorhavealotofculturalinformationthatyouhaveneverseen.SeeYouinTown!OnesitespeciallydesignedforstudentsandtheirteachersisEnglishtown.Athttp://www.englishtown.comyouwillfindagroupofpeopleinterestedinlearningEnglish.Thereareseveralbuildingsinthevirtual虚拟的townwhereyoucanplaygameschatwithfriendsaskandgetanswerstolanguageandculturalquestionsandfindaninternationalpenfriendwhosharesyourinterests.ThereareotherresourcestohelpyoulearnsuchasmultimediaCD-ROMsandbooksforlanguagelearningandtranslation.YoucanalsohavedailyandmonthlyEnglishlessonsdeliveredtoyourowne-mailaddress.ThereisevenanonlineschoolwhereyoucantakeEnglishclassesovertheInternet.EnglishtownistheperfectplacetoprepareforatriptoEnglandortheUnitedStates!WouldyouliketobecomepartofavirtualcommunityofEnglishspeakers?LearnbyYourselfSurfingthewebisnotonlyfunbutcanalsohelpimproveyourEnglish!TryoutsomeofthewebsiteslistedbelowandseehowstudentsallovertheworldarelearningEnglishonlinE.1.CyberEnglishprobablymeans______.A.learningEnglishontheInternetB.learningEnglishbyoneselfC.scanningtheEnglishwebsitesD.LearningEnglishonTVorovertheradio2.StudyingEnglishonlineinterestsalotofpeoplebecause_____.A.OnlyinthiswaycanonelearnEnglishwellB.itmakesstudyeasierandmoreinterestingC.peopleliketochallengenewthingsD.learnercanreceiveface-to-faceeducation3.Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthat_____.A.athttp://www.englishtown.compeoplecanbuythingstheyneedB.EnglishistheonlyimportantlanguageontheInternet.C.theInternetcanprovidepeoplewiththeculturalinformationtheyneedD.it’sdifficultforlearnerstofindapenfriendinEnglishtown4.Thefollowingpartofthetextmight_____.A.tellushowtousetheInternetB.showussomeofthewebsitesonwhichEnglishistaughtC.telluswheretogettheCD-ROMsweneedD.showusthewebsitesonwhichbooksaresolD.

TeachingwasaprofessionIhadneverseriouslyconsideredthoughseveralofmystorieshadbeenpublisheD.IacceptedthejobwithouthesitationasitwouldallowmetowearatieandgobythenameofMr.Davis.MyfatherwentbythesamenameandIlikedtoimaginepeoplegettingthetwoofusconfuseD.WaitaminutesomeonemightsayareyoutalkingaboutMr.DavistheretiredmanorMr.Davistherespectablescholar?ThepositionwasofferedatthelastminuteandIwasgiventwoweekstoprepareaperiodIspentsearchingforbriefcase公文包andstandingbeforemyfull-lengthmirrorrepeatingthewordsHelloclass.I’mMr.Davis.SometimesIwouldgivemyselfanaggressivevoicE.SometimesIwouldsoundexperienceD.ButwhenthedayeventuallycamemynerveskickedinandthetrueMr.DaviswastherE.Isoundednotlikeathoughtfulprofessorbutrathera12-year-oldboy.Iarrivedintheclassroomwithpapercardsdesignedintheshapeofmapleleaves.Ihadcutthemmyselfoutoforangeconstructionpaper.IsawninestudentsalongalongtablE.IhandedoutthecardsandthestudentswrotedowntheirnamesandfastenedthemtotheirbreastpocketsasIrequireD.AllrightthenIsaiD.Okayherewego.ThenIopenedmybriefcaseandrealizedthatIhadneverthoughtbeyondthismoment.Ihadbeenthinkingthatthestudentswouldbethefirsttotalkofferingtheirthoughtsandopinionsontheeventsoftheday.IhadimaginedthatIwouldsitattheedgeofthedeskoverlookingaforestsofhands.Everystudentwouldyell.Calmdownyou’llallgetyourturn.Oneatatimeoneatatime!AterriblesilenceruledtheroomandseeingnootheropinionsIinspectedthestudentstopullouttheirnotebooksandwriteabriefessayrelatedtothethemeofdeepdisappointment.36.Theauthortookthejobtoteachwritingbecause______.A.hewantedtobeexpectedB.hehadwrittensomestoriedC.hewantedtopleasehisfatherD.hehaddreamedofbeingateacher37.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraph2?A.Hewouldbeaggressiveinhisfirstclass.B.Hewaswell-preparedforhisfirstclass.C.Hegotnervousuponthearrivalofhisfirstclass.D.Hewaitedlongforthearrivalofhisfirstclass.38.Beforehestartedhisclasstheauthoraskedthestudentsto______.A.writedowntheirsuggestionsonthepapercardsB.cutmapleleavesoutoftheconstructionpaperC.cutsomecardsoutoftheconstructionpaperD.writedowntheirnamesonthepapercards39.Whatdidthestudentsdowhentheauthorstartedhisclass?A.Theybegantotalk.B.Theystayedsilent.C.Theyraisedtheirhands.D.TheyshoutedtobehearD.40.Theauthorchosethecompositiontopicprobablybecause______.A.hegotdisappointedwithhisfirstclassB.hehadpreparedthetopicbeforeclassC.hewantedtocalmdownthestudentsD.hethoughtitwasaneasytopic

IfEnglishmeansendlessnewwordsdifficultgramrnarandsometimesstrangepronunciationyouarewrong.Haven’tyounoticedthatyouhavebecomesmartersinceyoustartedtolearnalanguage?AccordingtoanewstudybyaBritishuniversitylearningasecondlanguagecanleadtoanincreaseinyourbrainpowerResearchersfoundthatlearningotherlanguageschangesgreymatter.Thisistheareaofthebrainwhichprocessesinformation.Itissimilartothewaythatexercisebuildsmuscles.ThestudyalsofoundtheeffectisgreatertheyoungerpeoplelearnasecondlanguagE.A.teamledbyDrAndreaMechellifromUniversityCollegeLondontookagroupofBritonswhoonlyspokeEnglish.Theywerecomparedwithagoupofearlybilinguals.’’whohadlearntasecondlanguagebeforetheageoffiveaswellasanumberoflaterlearners.Scansshowedthatgreymatterdensity密度inthebrainwasgreaterinbilingualsthaninpeoplewithoutasecondlanguage.ButthelongerapersonwaitedbeforemasteringanewlanguagethesmallerthedifferencE.Ourfindingssuggestthatthestructureofthebrainischangedbytheexperienceoflearningasecondlanguagesaidthescientists.Itmeansthatthechangeitselfincreasestheabilitytolearn.ProfessorDylanVaughanJonesoftheUniversityofWaleshasresearchedthelinkbetweenbilingualismandmathsskills.‘‘Havingtwolanguagesgivesyoutwowindowsontheworldandmakesthebrainmoreflexiblehesaid.Youareactuallygoingbeyondlanguageandhaveabetterunderstandingofdifferentideas.ThefindingswerematchedinastudyofnativeItalianspeakerswhohadlearnedEnglishasasecondlanguagebetweentheagesof2and34.Readingwritingandcomprehensionwerealltested.Theresultsshowedthattheyoungertheystartedtolearnthebetter.Studyingalanguagemeansyougetanentrancetoanotherworld’’explainedthescientists.51.ThemainsubjecttalkedaboutinthispassageisA.languagecanhelpbrainpowerB.man'sabilityoflearningasecondlanguageC.scienceonlearningasecondlanguageD.languagelearningandmathsstudy52.InthesecondparagraphthewritermentionsexerciseinordertoA.saylanguageisalsoakindofphysicallaborB.makepeoplebelievelanguagelearninghelpsgreymatterworkwellC.showtheimportanceofusingthelanguagewhenyoulearnthelanguageD.provethatoneneedsmorepracticewhenhesheislearningalanguage53.Theunderlinedword‘‘bilingualsinParagraph4probablymeansA.peoplewhocanspeaktwolanguagesB.secondlanguagelearnersC.researchersonlanguagelearningD.activelanguagelearners54.WemayknowfromthescientificfindingsthatA.theexperienceoflearningasecondlanguagehasbadeffectonpeople’sbrainB.thereisnodifferencebetweenalatersecondlanguagelearnerandonewhodoesn’tknowasecondlanguageC.theearlieryoustarttolearnasecondlanguagethehigherthegreymatterdensityisD.theabilityoflearningasecondlanguageischangingallthetime55.InthelasttwoparagraphstheauthorwantstotellusthatA.learningasecondlanguageisthesameasstudyingmathsB.ItalianisthebestchoiceforyouasasecondlanguageC.you’dbetterchoosetheagesbetween2and34tolearnasecondlanguageD.earlylearningofasecondlanguagehelpsyouagreatdealinstudyingothersubjects

ElizabethFreemanwasbornabout1742toAfricanAmericanparentswhowereslaves.AttheageofsixmonthsshewasacquiredalongwithhersisterbyJohnAshleyawealthyMassachusettsslaveholders.ShebecameknownasMumbetorMumBett.Fornearly30yearsMumbetservedtheAshleyfamily.OnedayAshley’swifetriedtostrikeMumbet’ssisterwithaspadE.MumbetprotectedhersisterandtooktheblowinsteaD.Furioussheleftthehouseandrefusedtocomeback.WhentheAshleystriedtomakeherreturnMumbetconsultedalawyerTheodoreSedgewick.WithhishelpMumbetsued起诉forherfreedom.WhileservingtheAshleysMumbethadlistenedtomanydiscussionsofthenewMassachusettsconstitution.Iftheconstitutionsaidthatallpeoplewerefreeandequalthenshethoughtitshouldapplytoher.EventuallyMumbetwonherfreedom----thefirstslaveinMassachusettstodosounderthenewconstitution.StrangelyenoughafterthetrialtheAshleysaskedMumbettocomebackandworkforthemasapaidemployeE.ShedeclinedandinsteadwenttoworkforSegdewick.Mumbetdiedin1829butherlegacylivedoninhermanydescendants后裔.Oneofhergreat-grandchildrenwasW.E.B.DuBoisoneofthefounderoftheNAACPandanimportantwriterandspokespersonforAfricanAmericancivilrights.Mumbet’stombstonestillstandsintheMassachusettscemeterywhereshewasburieD.Itreadsinpart:Shewasbornaslaveandremainedaslaveandremainedaslavefornearlythirtyyears.Shecouldneitherreadnorwriteyetinherownsphereshehadnosuperiororequal.66.WhatdoweknowaboutMumbetaccordingtoParagraph1?A.ShewasbornaslaveB.ShewasaslaveholderC.ShehadafamoussisterD.Shewasbornintoarichfamily67.WhydidMumbetrunawayfromtheAshleys?A.ShefoundanemployerB.ShewantedtobealawyerC.ShewashitandgotangryD.Shehadtotakecareofhersister68.WhatdidMumbetlearnfromdiscussionsaboutthenewconsititution?A.Sheshouldalwaysobeyherowners’ordersB.SheshouldbeasfreeandequalaswhitesC.HowtobeagoodservantD.Howtoapplyforajob69.WhatdidMumbetdoafterthetrial?A.ShechosetoworkforalawyerB.ShefoundtheNAACPC.ShecontinuedtoservetheAshleysD.Shewenttolivewithhergrandchildren

NowHearThisWhatdoformerAmericanpresidentBillClintonandrockmusicianPeteTownshendhaveincommon?BothmenhavehearingdamagefromexposuretoloudmusicandbothnowwearhearingaidsasaconsequencE.AsateenagerClintonplayedsaxophoneinabanD.TownshendwhohasthemoreseverehearinglosswasaguitaristforabandcalledtheWho.Heisoneofthefirstrockmusicianstocallthepublic'sattentiontotheproblemofhearinglossfromexposuretoloudmusiC.Temporaryhearinglosscanhappenafteronly15minutesoflisteningtoloudmusiC.Oneearlywarningsigniswhenyourearsbegintofeelwarmwhileyoulistentomusicatarockconcertorthroughheadphones.Onelateristhatanunusualsoundoraringingissometimesproducedinyourheadaftertheconcert.Whathappensisthatthehaircellsintheinnereararedamagedbutthey'renotdeadsaysaphysicianandearspecialistDr.SamLevinE.AccordingtoDr.Levineifyouavoidfurtherexposuretoloudnoiseit'spossibletoreconditionthecellssomewhat.HoweverheaddsEventuallyoveralongperiodoftimehaircellsarepermanentlydamageD.Andthisisnosmallproblem.Whatsoundlevelisdangerous?AccordingtoDr.Levineregularexposuretonoiseabove85decibels分贝isconsidereddangerous.Thechartbelowoffersacomparisonofdecibellevelstocertainsounds.Here'sanothermeasurementyoucanusE.Ifyou'reatarockconcertandthemusicissoloudthatyouhavetoshouttomakeyourselfheardyou'reatriskforhearingloss.That'swhenwearingprotectivedevicessuchasearplugsbecomescritical.Thefactsareprettyfrightening.Butarerockbandsturningdownthevolume?Mostaren't.RockmusicissupposedtobeloudsaysdrummerAndrewSather.Iwouldn'thaveitanyotherway.Andneitherwouldtherealfansofrock.ContinuedexposuretoloudmusicandthefailuretowearearplugscanleadtodeafnessaccordingtoDr.LevinE.HestatesThere'snocureforhearingloss.Yourearsaretryingtotellyousomething.Thatringingisthescreamofyourhaircellsdying.EachtimethathappensmoreandmoredamageisdonE.LevelsofCommonNoisesNormalconversation50—65dBFoodblender88dBJetplaneflyingaboveapersonstandingoutside103dBRockbandduringaconcert110—140dB32.FromParagraph1wecanlearnthat.A.loudmusicisamajorcauseofhearinglossB.famouspeopletendtohavehearingproblemsC.teenagersshouldstayawayfromschoolbandsD.theproblemofhearingdamageiswidelyknown33.InParagraph3theunderlinedwordreconditionmeans.A.nottobeseenB.tofillwithsoundC.tobecomelargerinsizeD.tomakegoodagain34.Thepurposeofthechartattheendofthearticleistoshow.A.alistofharmfulsoundsB.theeffectofrockconcertsC.thenoiselevelsoffamiliarsoundsD.relationshipbetweendailyactivitiesandhearingloss35.WhichofthefollowingstatementswillDr.SamLevineprobablyagree?A.WhenyourearsfeelwarmyourhaircellsaredeaD.B.DrummerAndrewSathergivesgoodadvicE.C.Manyaretakingtheriskoflosinghearing.D.Doctorsknowhowtocurehearingloss.

AnAfrican—bornBritishscientistreceivedanenvironmentresearchprizeforshowinghowbeescanbeusedtoreduceconflictbetweenpeopleandelephants.LucyKing’sworkprovedthatbeehive峰房fencescankeepelephantsoutofAfricanfarmers’fields.Theanimalsarescaredofbeeswhichcanbitetheminsidetheirlongnosesandfleewhentheyhearbuzzing.DrKing'sworkoffersanintelligentsolutiontoanage—oldchallengewhileprovidingfurtherconfirmationoftheimportanceofbeestopeopleandareallycleverwayofpreservingtheworld'slargestlandanimalforcurrentandfuturegenerations.WorkinginKenyaDrKingandherteamshowedthatmorethan90%ofelephantswillfleewhentheyhearthesoundsofbuzzingbees.Afterwardstheyalsofoundthatelephantsproduceaspecialsoundtowarntheirfellowsofthedanger.Theyusedthefindingstoconstructbarrierswherebeehivesarewovenintoafencekeepingtheelephantsawayfromplaceswherepeopleliveandgrowfood.Atwo-yearprojectinvolving34farmsshowedthatelephantstryingtogothroughthefenceswouldshakethemdisturbingthebees.LaterthefenceswereadoptedbyfarmingcommunitiesinthreeKenyandistricts—whoalsomadeincreasedamountsofmoneyfromsellinghoney.AsAfrica'spopulationgrowscompetitionforspacebetweenpeopleandelephantsisbecomingmoreseriousandtherearefatalitiesonbothsides.ThesameistrueinpartsofAsia.SriLankaaloneseesthedeathsofallestimated60peopleand200elephantseachyearfromconflict.LucyKingnowwantstoseewhethertheKenyantechniquewillworkinotherpartsofAfrica—andperhapseventuallyinAsia.71.TheunderlinedpartinParagraph1meansthesameas___________.A.intelligentsolutiontoanage—oldchallengeB.confirmationoftheimportanceofbeestopeopleC.competitionforspacebetweenpeopleandelephantsD.wayofpreservingtheworld'slargestlandanimal72.WhichofthefollowingordersofeventscorrectlyshowshowDrKing’sprojectworks?①Beehivefencesarebuiltaroundafarm.②Elephantshearthebuzzingandrunaway.③Beesaredisturbedandflyoutofthebeehives.④Elephantstryingtoenterthefarmshakethefences.A.①→②→③→④B.①→④→③→②C.④→③→②→①D.①→②→④→③73.DrKing'ssolutionisdescribedasintelligentbecause_____________.A.itsuccessfullykeepselephantsoutofAfricanfarmers'fieldsB.thefenceswereadoptedbyfarmingcommunitiesinthreeKenyandistrictsC.morethan90％ofelephantsfleewhentheyhearthesoundsofbuzzingbeesD.itprotectscropsproduceshoneyandpreservestheelephantatthesametime74.TheunderlinedwordfatalitiesinParagraph4isclosestinmeaningto__________.A.deathsB.communitiesC.populationD.fences75.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.DrkingwasborninBritain.B.Mostelephantsscarebees.C.ThetechniquehasprovedtoworkwellinAsiatoo.D.Conflictsbetweenpeopleandelephantsareratherserious.

It’snotuncommoninAmericaforapersontobelongtosomekindofvolunteergroup.Donatingone’stimeandservicesisverymuchapartoftheAmericanwayoflifE.Mostcharitableactivitiesareorganizedbychurchesandgroupsaroundthenationandevenencouragedbythegovernment.ThehelpinghandisextendedtothepoorthehomelessandthedisableD.SomepeopleworktoteachyoungstershowtoreaD.Othersopenupsoupkitchenstofeedthehomeless.Volunteersalsotakecareofthedisabledbymakingreadingtapesfortheblindandworkinginorphanages孤儿院tohelpchildrenwithoutparents.Highschoolstudentsareoftenencouragedtobecomevolunteersandmanyschoolclubactivitiescenteraroundvolunteerservices.Studentsmayworkwithdisabledchildrenduringasummerprogramorparticipateinaclubactivitywhichhelpstobringmealstoseniorcitizenswhoareshut-ins.Withtheirsenseofidealism理想主义studentsareofteneagertodonatetheirsparetimE.TheyseesuchactivitiesasawayofbecominginvolvedinthecommunityandtheadultworlD.Socialactionforthembecomesasimportantastheiracademicstudies.InalikemannerthroughouttheyearfundraisingdrivesarealsoconductedbyschoolsandcommunitygroupstoraisemoneyforaworthycausE.Theymayrespondtoarecentearthquakeinaforeigncountryafloodsomewherewithintheirownoranothernaturaldisasterwhichhasleftpeoplepennilessandhomeless.TheymayorganizedrivestocollectfoodclothingandmedicinestoserveanimmediateneeD.TodayeventheHalloweencustomoftrickortreathasbecomeanoccasiontocollectmoneyforacharitablecausE.ThiscalltohelpthoselessfortunatethanthemselvesarisesfromthehumbleoriginsoftheAmericannation.Thoseimmigrantswhowerepooranddowntrodden受压迫的becamedependentonthekindnessoftheirneighborstomakeanewlifeforthemselves.Americanvolunteersworkthroughouttheworldinlessdevelopedcountries.Theyvolunteerbyservingasachampionofgoodwillbothathomeandabroadwhichnodoubtenrichesbothhislifeandthosewhomheserves.59.Whichofthefollowingcharitableactivitiesisnotmentionedinthepassage?A.SomepeopleopenupsoupkitchenstofeedhomelesspeoplE.B.Somestudentsbringmealstooldpeoplewhocan’tgoouteasily.C.SomepeoplecollectmoneytohelpaforeigncountrywitharecentearthquakE.D.Somestudentsdonatebookstochildreninmountainousareas.60.WhyareAmericanhighschoolstudentseagertodovoluntarywork?A.Becausetheywanttoparticipateinsomesocialactivities.B.Becausetheywanttogotobetteruniversities.C.Becausetheycangethigherscoresatschool.D.Becausetheycanrealizetheirdreamsooner.61.Americancharitableactivitiesstartedbecause.A.AmericanswerealwaysreadytosharewithothersB.AmericansweremostlykindC.poorimmigrantsneededhelpbadlyD.poorAmericanscouldn’tliveonwithouthelp

Areyoutiredoflookingforloveinalltheusualplaces?NowadaysmillionsoflonelysinglesaregoingonlineinsteaD.TheWorldWideWebisquicklybecomingtheworld’smostpopularmatchmaker.WithsomanysinglesonlinedozensofdatingsiteslikeYahooPersonalsandMatch.comarehelpingsinglesfindthatspecialsomeonE.AroundtheworldfromAmericatoChinaloveisnowverymuchonlinE.SinglesareflockingtotheInternetmainlybecausetheirbusylifestylesleavethemlittletimetolookforasignificantpartner.Usingdatingsitesisquickandconvenient.TheycanmeetalotmorepeopleonlinethantheycouldbyhangingoutatacluB.BesidesmanysinglessaytheregulardatingscenehasjustledthemfromonebadexperiencetoanotherandarereadytotrysomethingelsE.TheyalsoappreciatethefirstdistanceofonlinedatingwhichallowsthemtohidethemselvesuntiltheyarereadytomeetsomeonefacetofacE.Datingsitesalsomakeiteasytoavoidsomeoneyouarenotinterestedin.Intherealworldhoweverignoringsomeoneyoudon’tlikecanbeawkwarD.Despitealltheadvantagesonlinedatingalsopresentsitsownsetofproblems.Peoplearen’talwayswhotheyclaimtobeintheironlineprofiles.ForinstancesomeonewhotellsyouheishandsomesuccessfulandsinglemightturnouttobehomelyunemployedandmarrieD.Safetyisanotherconcern.YouarejustaslikelytofindacriminalonlineasyouareMrorMissRight.Evensosupportersofonlinedatingseethingsinapositiveway.IntheiropinionsinglescansafelyplaytheonlinedatinggamewithalittlecommonsensE.Onlinedatingexpertsrecommendfollowingafewsafetytips:Guardyourpersonalinformation.NevergiveoutyourpersonalinformationonlinE.Thisincludesyourlastnamephonenumberhomeaddressandplaceofwork.Watchforredflags.Doanyofthepeopleyouarechattingwithmakedisrespectfulcomments?Dotheytrytocontrolyou?Dotheygivefalseinformationaboutthemselves?Ifsoforgetthem!MeetinasafeplacE.WhenmeetingsomeoneinpersonchooseapubliclocationwithotherpeoplearounD.Followingthesetipsandyoumightbeabletofindthepersonofyourdreams.1.Accordingtothepassagemanylonelysinglesdon’tappreciatetheregulardatingscenebecauseitis______.A.unpopularB.troublesomeC.convenientD.forgettable2.Thispassageismainlyabout______.A.gettingtiredoffallinginloveinausualwayB.peoplewithfalseinformationontheInternetC.newtechnologytofindlovethroughtheInternetD.websitessuchasYahooPersonalsandMatch.com3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTasuitableplaceformeetingsomeoneyougettoknowthroughtheInternetforthefirsttimeaccordingtothetext?A.Athis/herhousE.B.Atamuseum.C.AtMcDonald’s.D.AtabookstorE.4.Fromthispassagewecaninferthat______.A.therearemostlyhomelyandunemployedpeopleonlineB.thepolicehadbetterfindcriminalsonlineC.wecanfindloveonlythroughthedatingsitesD.followingsafetytipscanensureasafeonlinedatingexperience

Volunteeringabroadisgreat.Notonlydoyoutraveltoanexoticcountryyoualsomeetlike-mindedpeopleandattheendofitallyouhavesomethingtoputonyourCVtoimpressemployerswith.Butdidyoueverstoptothinkabouthowgreatitisforthepeopleonthereceivingend?InthiscontextDanielaPapihasapoint-foreignersrushingheroicallytovolunteerinacountrythey’veneverheardofareunlikelytomakeadifferencE.ButturningvolunteeringcampsintoclassroomsasPapiseemstoadvocateinherarticlerisksthrowingthebabyoutwiththebathwaterbyputtingpeopleoffofvolunteering.RatherlearningshouldbeanaturalpartofthE.experienceandthekeytocreatingsuchanenvironmentispositioningeveryoneasequals.Inorderforthattohappenvolunteersneedcompetentleaderswhocreateanenvironmentofequality:WhenafewyearsagoIjoinedagroupofinternationalvolunteerstohelpasmallfarmingcommunityintheSwissAlpswewereallquiteignorantaboutthelocalconditions.Butthankstoourgroupleaderitwasbothahelpfulprojectforthelocalsandafunandeye-openingexperienceforus.Beforewehadeventraveledatourownexpensetothemountaintopvillageourgroupleaderhadspenttimewiththevillagerspreparingtheprojecttomakesureitwouldbeofbenefittothem.ShE.arrangedforustohelpindifferentareasensuringthatwealwaysworkedalongsidelocalsratherthanforthem.Itwasneverusandthembutalways.welikeabigfamily.Asaresultconversationflowedandwelearnedagreatdealjustbycasuallytalkingtothelocalsasweworked.Attheendweleftwithadeepappreciationforthelaboroflovethatgoesintoproducingthefoodweeateveryday一一anappreciationwecouldtreasureourselvesandsharewithourpeers.Volunteeringisn'taboutsavingsomeone'slifeorevenaboutchangingit.It'sabouttouchingadifferentworldandremindingourselvesthatthereismuchmuchmoretolifethanthedailyroutineswetakeforgranted.Withthatknowledgemaybejustmaybewecangoontoreallychangetheworld.ByLukasThibaut56‘FromParagraphsIand2wecanlearnthat＿＿＿＿ininternationalvolunteering.A..foreignersarenotwelcomeinsomelocalcommunitiesB.blindenthusiasmfailstomaketheexperiencerewardingC.theauthoragreeswithDanielaPapi'sopinionsD.『internationalvolunteeringisactuallyapoorapproachtoeducation57.TheunderlinedwordthatinParagraph3refersto＿＿＿A..anaturalpartoftheexperienceB.thelearningofvolunteeringC.creatingsuchanenvironmentD.positioningeveryoneasequals58.Whatcontributedtothesuccessoftheauthor'svolunteeringprojectintheAlps?A..Thevolunteerswerequitefatni！iarwithSwissfarmers'lives.B..Thevolunteersworkedinareasseparatedfromthelocals.C.‘Thegroupleaderensuredthattheprojectwouldbebeneficialtobothsides.D.Thegroupleaderensuredthatthevolunteersgottoknowthelocalconditions.59.Fromtheauthor'sviewpointwhatshouldinternationalvolunteersavoid?A.Placingthemselvesabovethelocals.B.TakingfoodforgranteD.C.Disrespectingothers'labor.D.Beingproudofvolunteering.60.Whichbestdescribestheauthor'sattitudetowardinternationalvolunteering?A.ObjectivE.B.Doubtful.C.Disapproving.D.SupportivE.

Theworlditselfisbecomingmuchsmallerbyusingmoderntrafficandmoderncommunicationmeans.Lifetodayismucheasierthanitwashundredsofyearsagobutithasbroughtnewproblems.Oneofthebiggestproblemsispollution.Topollutemeanstomakethingsdirty.Pollutioncomesinmanyways.Weseeitsmellitdrinkitandevenhearit.Manhasbeenpollutingtheearth.Themorepeoplethemorepollution.ManyyearsagotheproblemwasnotsoseriousbecausetherewerenotsomanypeoplE.WhenthelandwasuseduportheriverwasdirtyinoneplacemanmovedtoanotherplacE.ButthisisnolongertruE.ManisnowslowlypollutingthewholeworlD.Airpollutionisstillthemostserious.It’sbadforalllivingthingsintheworldbutitisnottheonlyonekindofpollution.Waterpollutionkillsourfishandpollutesourdrinkingwater.Noisepollutionmakesusangrymoreeasily.Manycountriesaremakingrulestofightpollution.Theystoppeoplefromburningcoalinhousesandfactoriesinthecityandfromputtingdirtysmokeintotheair.PollutionbySO2isnowthemostdangerouskindofairpollution.ItiscausedbyheavytraffiC.Wearesurethatiftherearefewerpeopledrivingtherewillbelessairpollution.TheearthisourhomE.Wemusttakecareofit.Thatmeanskeepingthelandwaterandairclean.AndwemusttakecareoftheriseinpollutionatthesametimE.51._______ourworldisbecomingmuchsmaller.A.BecauseoftheriseinpollutionB.ThankstosciencedevelopmentC.BecausetheearthisbeingpolluteddayandnightD.Becausetheearthisblownawaybythewindeveryyear52.Hundredsofyearsagolifewas__________itistoday.A.muchharderthanB.aseasyasC.mucheasierthanD.ashardas53.Pollutioncomesinmanyways.Wecanevenhearit.Hereitmeans_______.A.rubbish垃圾B.waterpollutionC.airpollutionD.noisepollution54.Airpollutionisthemostseriouskindofpollutionbecause_______.A.itmakesmuchnoiseB.itmakesusangrymoreeasilyC.itmakesourriversandlakesdirtyD.it’sbadforalllivingthingsintheworld55.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Manycountriesaremakingrulestofightpollution.B.Thepollutionoftheearthgrowsasfastastheworldpopulationdoes.C.Theproblemofpollutionisnotsoseriousbecausetherearenotsomanypeoplelivingontheearth.D.IfpeoplecouldgotoworkbybusorbikeinsteadofcarormotorbikeitwouldbehelpfulinfightingagainsttheproblemofSO2.

AprimaryschoolinUKhasbannedValentine’sDaycardsbecauseofconcernsthatyoungpupilsspendtoomuchtimetalkingaboutboyfriendsandgirlfriends.AshcombePrimarySchoolinWestonSuperMareSomersethastoldparentsthatcardsdeclaringlovecanbeconfusingforchildrenundertheageof11whoarestillemotionallyandsociallydeveloping.Inthismonth’snewsletter通讯PeterTurnertheheadteacherwarnedthatanycardsfoundinschoolwouldbeconfiscated没收.HewroteWedonotwishtoseeanyValentine’sDaycardsinschoolthisyear.Somechildrenandparentsencouragealotoftalkaboutboyfriendsandgirlfriends.WebelievethatsuchideasshouldwaituntilchildrenarematureenoughemotionallyandsociallytounderstandthecommitmentinvolvedinhavingorbeingaboyfriendorgirlfrienD.Mr.TurnersaidanyfamilieswantingtosupporttheValentine’sDayideashouldsendcardsinthepostordeliverthemtohomeaddressesbyhanD.HisviewswereendorsedbyRuthRice46whohastwinsHarrietandOliviaattheschool.ShesaidChildrenatthatageshouldn’treallybethinkingaboutValentine’sDaytheyshouldbeconcentratingontheirschoolwork.Theyareatanagewhentheyareimpressionable易受影响的andmostparentsincludingmyselfarewithMr.Turner.Sheaddedthatthecardscausetoomuchcompetition.Ifsomeonegetsacardandanotherdoesn’tthensomeonewillbedisappointeD.HoweverRajeevTakyar40whohastwochildrenJai11andAryanfiveattheschoolsaidhewasoutraged.HesaidThereareschoolsthathavebannedconkers栗子游戏andsnowballsandnowValentine’sCards.Ithinkbanningthecardsstopschildrenfromhavingsocialskills.HowaretheygoingtolearnaboutrelationshipsotherwiseIt’sridiculous.AlecSuttenwoodfatherofthreechildrensaidofthebanIt’stotallyridiculous.Youngchildrenjustsendthecardstoeachotherasfriendsandtotheirparents.It’sjustabitofharmlessfun.ThereisnodifferencebetweenthisandMother’sorFather’sDay.26.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitle?A.BanonValentine’sDaycardsatschooliswellreceiveD.B.BanonValentine’sDaycardsatschoolcausesargument.C.BritishchildrenspendtoomuchtimetalkingaboutlovE.D.ABritishhighschoolbansValentine’sDaycards.27.Theunderlinedwordendorsedmeans________.A.criticizedB.quotedC.disapprovedD.approved28.WhatdoyouknowaboutHarrietandOlivia?A.TheywillsendValentine’sDaycardsthisyear.B.Theyarestronglyagainsttheschool’sdecision.C.TheyareofthesameagE.D.TheyarethechildrenofRajeevTakyar.29.AccordingtoRajeevTakyar________.A.sendingValentine’sDaycardshelpsdevelopchildren’ssocialskillsB.banningValentine’sDaycardswillbenefitchildrenC.thecardscausetoomuchcompetitionamongchildrenD.childrenaretooyoungtotalkaboutlove30.ThenewsletterbyPeterTurnerprobablyappearedon________.A.February22B.February6C.March18D.August1

Mostyoungpeopleenjoysomeformsofphysicalactivity.Itmaybewalkingcyclingswimmingorinwinterskatingorskiing.Itmaybeagameofsomeforms—footballbasketballhockeygolfortennis.Itmaybemountaineering.Thosewhohaveapassionforclimbinghighanddifficultmountainsareoftenlookeduponwithastonishment.Whyaremenandwomenwillingtosuffercoldandhardshipandtotakerisksinhighmountains?ThisastonishmentiscausedprobablybythedifferencebetweenmountaineeringandotherformsofactivitytowhichmengivetheirleisurE.MountaineeringisasportandnotagamE.Therearenoman-maderulesasothersasthereareforsuchgamesasgolfandfootball.Thereareofcourserulesofdifferentkindswhichwouldbedangeroustoignorebutitisthisfreedomfromman-maderulesthatmakesmountaineeringattractivetomanypeoplE.Thosewhoclimbmountainsarefreetousetheirownmethods.Ifwecomparemountaineeringwithothermorefamiliarsportswemightthinkthatonebigdifferenceisthatmountaineeringisnotateamgame.Weshouldbemistakeninthis.Thereareitistruenomatchesbetweenteamsofclimbersbutwhenclimbersareonarockfacelinkedbyaropeonwhichtheirlivesmaydependthereisobviouslyteamwork.Themountainclimberknowsthathemayhavetofightforcesthatarestrongerandmorepowerfulthanman.HehastofighttheforcesofnaturE.Hissportrequireshighmentalandphysicalqualities.Amountainclimbercontinuestoimproveinskillsyearbyyear.A.skierisprobablypasthisbestbytheageofthirty.ButitisnotunusualformenoffiftyorsixtytoclimbthehighestmountainsintheAlps.Theymaytakemoretimethanyoungermenbuttheyperhapsclimbwithmoreskillsandlesswasteofeffortandtheycertainlyexperienceequalenjoyment.41.Whatsportsarepopularamongpeopleinwinterinthepassage?A.Soccerandgolf.B.Skiingandskating.C.Cyclingandhockey.D.Mountaineering.42.TheunderlinedwordpassioninParagraph2couldbestbereplacedby______.A.strongemotionB.goodwayC.betterfeelingD.enoughaffection43.Mountaineeringisasportnotagamebecause_______.A.ithasman-maderulesB.itistoodangerousforclimbersC.itcan’tbringpeoplejoyorleisureD.itisfreeforclimberstousetheirownmethods44.Weknowfromthepassagethat_______.A.mountaineeringhasnoappealforpeopleB.physicalqualityismoreimportantthanmentaloneforclimbersC.amountainclimberpasseshisbestbytheageofthirtyD.itispossibleforanoldmanoffiftyorsixtytoclimbtheAlps45.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.SportsinwinterB.TeamworkinclimbingC.MountaineeringD.Thequalityformountaineering

IntheUKmostchildrenhavetheirlunchesatschoolbutinsomeschoolsparentscanchoosewhattheirchildreneat.Thechildrencanhaveaschooldinner—ahotcookedmeal;ortheycantakeapacked包装的lunchwiththemwhichusuallyincludescoldfoodlikesandwiches.Oftenparentsknowwhattheirchildrenwant.CathamotherofthreechildrentoldusMychildrenhavepackedlunchesbecausetheysaytheyhateschooldinners.SoImakethreepackedluncheseverymorning.HoweveranothermotherSusanmadeadifferentchoicE.ShesaidMydaughtershavealwayshadschooldinners.IthinktheyprobablygethealthierfoodatschoolthanafewsandwichesImakeforthem.Buthowhealthyareschooldinners?Kazafatherthoughtpoorlyofthem.HesaidFizzy起泡的drinkswereofferedandIthinktherewerelotsofchips.JamieOliverspentayearworkinginaschoolkitchen.Hewasworriedabouttheunhealthyfoodwhichincludedburgerspizzasandchips.Sohetriedtocookhealthyfoodsuchasgoodstews炖肉andcurries咖喱菜肴forthechildreninsteaD.SoJamieimprovedtheschooldinnersandtrainedthedinnerladiestocookhealthyfoodinthatschool.Thenheadvisedthegovernmenttoimproveschoolfoodacrossthecountry.Anditseemsthatthechangeshavebegun.Annaapupiltoldusweusedtohaveafastfoodwindowwhereyougotchipsandcokebuttheystoppedthatthisyear.There’ssaladrestaurantwhichisgoodsoit’shealthierthanitwas.57.WhichmealdomostchildrenintheUKhaveatschoolaccordingtothetext?A.LunchB.BreakfastC.DinnerD.None58._______makesthreepackedluncheseverymorning.A.KazB.SusanC.CathD.Jamie59.Jamiethought______werehealthyfoodA.burgersandpizzasB.stewsandcurriesC.chipsandfizzydrinksD.sandwichesandcoke60.Fromthelasttwoparagraphsweknowthat________.A.schoolshavebeguntocookhealthierfoodB.saladistheonlyhealthyfoodforstudentsC.There’sasaladrestaurantineveryschoolD.thegovernmentdoesn’tcareaboutschooldinners

EveryhourspentinwatchingTVDVDsandvideosasanadultreduceslifeexpectancybyalmost22minutesastudysuggests.AndviewingTVforanaverageofsixhoursadaycancutshortyourlifebyfiveyears.Theresearchclaimsthatasedentary久坐的lifestyleisasbadforhealthassmokingandobesitybecauseofthedangerscausedbyinactivityandthegreateropportunitiesitoffersforunhealthyeating.Theacademicsconductingthestudysetouttocalculatetheoverallrisktolifeexpectancyfromwatchingtelevision.Theirresearchinvolvedmorethan11000peopleovertheageof25.WritingintheBritishJournalofSportsMedicinetheyconcludeD.TVviewingtimemaybeassociatedwithalossoflifewhichissimilartoothermajorchronicdiseaseriskfactorssuchasphysicalinactivityandobesity.TheresearchersfromtheUniversityofQueenslandusedinformationfromtheAustralianDiabetesObesityandLifestyleStudytogetherwithpopulationanddeathratedatA.Buttheysaid:AlthoughweusedAustraliandatatheeffectsinotherindustrializedanddevelopingcountriesarelikelytobesimilarconsideringthelargeamountsoftimespentwatchingTVandsimilaritiesindiseasepatterns.IntheUnitedKingdomtheaverageamountoftimespentwatchingTVisfourhoursadaycomparedwithfivehoursintheUnitedStates.Earlierthisyearaseparatestudysuggestedtheriskofdevelopingtype2diabetesandheartdiseaseordyingearlyrisesbyasmuchas20percentafterjusttwohoursadayinfrontofthebox.England'sChiefMedicalOfficerSallyDaviessaid:Physicalactivityoffershugebenefitsandthesestudiesbackwhatwealreadyknow-thatasedentarylifestylecarriesadditionalrisks.WehopethesestudieswillhelpmorepeoplerealizethattherearemanywaystogetexercisE.67.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______A.whetheryouwatchTVornothasnothingtodowithhowlongyouwillliveB.ifanadultwatchesTVforsixhourseverydayhewilldiefiveyewearlierC.physicalinactivityandobesitywon'tshortenyourlifeD.asedentarylifestyleoffershugebenefits.68.TheworditinthesecondparagraphreferstoA.asedentarylifestyleB.eatingC.smokingD.obesity

Thecollegesearchdoesn’thavetobeginandendwiththename-brandschools.There’remanyschoolsouttheretochoosefrom—someknownandsomelessknownallworthyofyourattention.Tofindtheschoolthatworksforyouyoushouldstartwithwhoyouareandwhyyou’regoingtocollegE.Whatareyougoodatandwhatareyouinterestedin?Whatareyourweaknesses?Whatdoyouwantoutoflife?Areyousociallyself-sufficientordoyouneedwarmfamilialsupport?Talkwithyourfamilyfriendsandteachersasyouaskthesequestions.Thepeoplewhoknowyoubestcanhelpyouthemostwiththeseimportantissues.Rememberthataname-brandcollegewon’tguaranteeyoursuccess.ThinkaboutthepeopleinyourlifewhohaveachievedgreatsuccessandfindoutwheretheywenttocollegE.You’lllikelyfindsuccessinlifehaslesstodowiththechoiceofcollegethanwiththeexperiencesandopportunitieswhileincollegE.EmployersarelookingforoutstandingskillsandexperiencenotcollegebackgrounD.Asyousearchforcollegesaskaboutgraduatestudentsandyou’llfindmanycollegesthatarebetterthanname-brandones.www.ks5u.comYoudon’tneedtopickamajortopickacollegE.Veryfewhighschoolstudentshaveenoughinformationorexperiencetochooseamajor.Youneedthevarietyanddepthofcollegecourseworktodetermineyourinterestandmajor.Mostcollegestudentschangetheirmindstwoorthreetimesbeforetheysettleonamajorandtheycanstillgraduateinfouryears!Beingundecidedisagoodthingandwillleaveyouopentomoreacademicexperiences.Ifyoumaketheassumptionthatyoucannotaffordcollegebasedonthestickerpriceoftuitionyou’llmissout.It’sdifficulttotalkaboutmoneybutifyouinvestigatealltheoptionsandaskforhelpandadviceyou’llfindaffordablechoices.OnlineresourcesaswellasfinancialaidworkshopssponsoredbyhighschoolsinlocalcommunitiesarewidelyavailabletogetyoustarteD.Investigateearlyandaskforhelp.Themostimportantfactorinchoosingacollegeisfit.Findingagoodfitrequirestimeandthoughtfulness.Youcanvisitcollegewebsitesandlearnaboutwhateventstakeplacewhovisitsasaguestspeakerandhowtogetintouchwithcurrentstudentsandteachers.Ifyouvisitthecampustrytositinonclasseseatinthedininghallandhangaroundinthestudentcenter.Thatwillhelpyouimagineyourselfasapartofthecommunity.Talktoafewstudentsandaskiftheywouldmakethesamecollegechoiceiftheyhadtodoitagain.Considertheinformationyou’vecollectedaboutthecollegesandyou’llhavegreatoptions!HowtofindacollegethatworksforyouParagraphoutlinesSupportingdetailsKnowyourselfwell.●Askyourselfwhoyouareandwhatyour71▲forattendingcollegearE.●Knowyourownstrengths72▲weaknessesgoalsetC.●Askforhelpfromthosewhoknowyoubestwiththoseissues.Don’t73▲yourselftochooseaname-brandcollegE.●Notall74▲peoplegraduatedfromname-brandcolleges.●Thechoiceofcollegeisless75▲toone’ssuccessinlifethantheexperiencesandopportunitieswhileincollegE.Don’tbaseyourchoiceofcollegeonthemajor.●Don’tchooseamajorinahurrybecauseyoudon’thaveenoughinformationorexperiencE.●It’sOKtochangeyour76▲twoorthreetimesbeforeyoudecideonyourmajor.Don’tworryifyoucan’t77▲togotocollegE.●Doinvestigationearlyandaskforhelptofindaffordablechoices.●Actuallyyouhave78▲tomanyonlineresourcesandfinancialaidworkshops.Seewhetherthecollegeisfitforyouornot.●Youcancollectmuch79▲aboutthecollegeonitswebsitE.●80▲thecollegetrytouseitsfacilitiesandtalkwithitsstudents.

SeveralinterestingAmericanmuseumstellabouthealthsubjects.OneistheDoctorSamuelD.HarrisNationalMuseumofDentistry.ItisattheUniversityofMarylandinBaltimorE.Thatiswherethefirstcollegeintheworldtotraindentistsbegan.Themuseumtellsaboutthehistoryofthemedicaltreatmentofteeth.Visitorscanseesomefrighteningdevicesthatoncewereusedtoremoveinfected受感染的teeth.TheyalsocanseesetsofteethmadeofanimalbonE.TheyweremadeforafamousAmerican--thefirstPresidentGeorgeWashington.MostpeopledonotconsideravisittothedentisttheirideaofagoodtimE.Howeverthedirectorofthemuseumsayshewantedtomakethemuseumafunplacetovisit.Hesayshealsowantstoteachvisitorsabouttheimportanceoftakingcareoftheirteeth.Anothermuseumcollectsdevicesthathelppeoplehear.TheKennethW.BergerHearingAidMuseumisatKentStateUniversityinKentOhio.Themuseumhasmorethanthree-thousandhearingaidsfromaroundtheworlD.Theyincludeoldandstrangedevices.Somehearingaidsweremadetolooklikeotherobjects.ThatisbecauseinthepastmanypeopledidnotwantanyonetoknowtheywerewearingahearingaiD.8.Itiscommonforpeopletothinkituneasytopayavisitto____.A.theUniversityofMarylandB.theMuseumofDentistryC.theHearingAidMuseumD.thedentist9.Thetextmainlytellsabout_____.A.museumsintheUSB.interestingAmericanmuseumsC.AmericanmuseumswithhealthsubjectsD.thehistoryofthemedicaltreatmentofteeth10.WhatdowelearnaboutGeorgeWashingtonfromthetext?A.HeoncevisitedtheNationalMuseumofDentistry.B.HeconsideredtheMuseumofDentistryafunplacetovisitC.HisartificialteethwerecollectedintheNationalMuseumofDentistry.D.HisteethseemedtobemadeofanimalbonE.11.Theunderlinedworddevicesinthefirstandlastparagraphprobablymeans_____.A.museumsB.strategiesC.hearingaidsD.tools

Compassionisadesirewithinustohelpothers.Witheffortwecantranslatecompassionintoactions.AnexperiencelastweekendshowedmethisistruE.Iworkpart-timeinasupermarketacrossfromabuildingfortheelderly.Theseoldpeopleareoutmaincustomersandit’snothardtolosepatienceovertheirslowness.ButlastSundayoneagedgentlemanappearedtoteachmeavaluablelesson.Thisuntidymanwalkeduptomyregister收款机withaboxofbiscuits.Hesaidhewasoutofcash现金hadjustmovedintohisroomandhadnothinginhiscupboards.Heaskedifwecouldlethimhavethefoodontrust.Hepromisedtorepaymethenextday.Icouldn’thelpstaringathim.Iwonderedwhatkindofpersonhehadbeentenortwentyyearsbeforeandwhathewouldbelikeifluckhadgonehisway.IhadahurtinmyheartforthiskindofhumansoulallaloneintheworlD.ItoldhimthatIwassorrybutstorerulesdidn’tallowmetodoso.IfeltstupidandunkindsayingthisbutIvaluedmyjoB.Justthenanothermanstandingbehindthefirstspokeup.IfanythinghelookedmorepitiablE.ChangeittomewasallhesaiD.WhatIhadbeenfeelingwaspity.Pityissoftandsafeandeasy.Compassionontheotherhandiscaringinaction.Ithankedthesecondmanbuttoldhimthatwasnotallowedeither.ThenIreachedintomypocketandpaidforthebiscuitsmyself.Ireachedintomypocketbecausethesetwomenhadreachedintomyheartandtaughtmecompassion.56.Theagedgentlemanwhowantedtobuythebiscuits_________.A.hopedtohavethefoodfirstandpaylaterB.promisedtoobeythestorerulesC.forgottotakeanymoneywithhimD.couldnotaffordanythingmoreexpensive57.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheoldgentleman?A.kindandluckyB.friendlyandhelpfulC.poorandlonelyD.hurtanddisappointed58.Thewriteracteduponthestorerulesbecause_________.A.hefeltnopityfortheoldgentlemanB.heconsideredtheoldmandishonestC.heexpectedsomeoneelsetopayfortheoldmanD.hewantedtokeephispresentjob59.Whatdoesthewriterlearnfromhisexperience?A.WealthismoreimportantthananythingelseB.ExperienceisbettergainedthroughpracticeC.Obeyingtherulesmeansmorethancompassion.D.Helpingothersiseasiersaidthandone

MOOCsMassiveOpenOnlineCoursesarefreebutwithouttutoringandareopentoanyoneanywhereintheworlD.Thecoursesareflexible–normallythreetofivehoursofstudyaweek–doneatanytimeshort5to10weeksandvideo-rich.Theyarealsoheavilydependentoncrowdsourcing:youcandiscussacoursewithfellowstudentsthroughonlineforumsdiscussionboardsandpeerreview.Studentsdon'thavetofinishthecoursespassassessmentsordoassignmentsbutiftheydotheygetacertificationofparticipation.TheOpenUniversitylaunchedFutureLearntheUK'sanswertoUSplatformssuchasCourseraEdXandUdacitywhichhavebeenofferingMOOCsfromtopUSuniversitiesforthepasttwoyears.TheresponsehasbeenincrediblewithmorethanthreemillionpeopleregisteringworldwidE.Meanwhilein2012EdinburghUniversitybecamethefirstnon-USinstitutiontojoinCoursera'spartnershipcomprising13universities.Wealreadyrun50onlinemaster'sdegreessothiswasalogicalexpansionsaysProfessorJeffHaywoodEdinburgh'svice-principal.It'saninvestmentinteachingmethodsresearch.HowamIgoingtoteachintroductoryphilosophyto100000people?That'swhatIcalleducationalR&D.HeaddsIfyoulookahead10yearsyou'dexpectallstudentsgraduatingtohavetakensomeonlinecoursessoyou'vegottoresearchthat.OurMOOCsarenomoreincompetitionwithourdegreesthanalifelonglearningcoursebecausetheydon'tcarrycredits.CooperationiskeyHaywoodstresses.Itisfarbettertooffer20-30coursesinyourownareasofexpertise专门技能andletotherinstitutionsdolikewisE.ProfessorMikeSharplesFutureLearn'sacademicleadgoesfurther:We'vetiedtheelementsavailablebeforeintoapackageofcoursesofferedbyleadinguniversitiesworldwideonanewsoftwareplatformwithanewwayofpromotingitandalsoanewsocial-learningteachingmethoD.Youwon'tjustreceiveanexambutbeabletodiscussandmarkeachother'sassignments.BathUniversityoneofmorethan20universitiesworkingwithFutureLearnlaunchesitsfirstcourseInsideCancernextJanuaryandregardsMOOCsasawayofbreakingdownagebarriers.There'snoreasonwhysomeonedoingGCSEsshouldnotlookatourMOOCsandgetquiteawaythroughthemorsomeoneatPhDlevelandbeyondsaysProfessorBernieMorleyexpertforlearningandteaching.63.MOOCshavethesefeaturesEXCEPTthat___________.A.MOOCsarefreeofchargeforanyoneB.MOOCscanbeadjustedaccordingtopeople’slearningpaceC.MOOCsprovideteachers’instructionsifyouhavesomedifficultyD.MOOCshaveaplatformforlearnerstosharetheirlearningexperience64.TheresponsetoFutureLearnhasbeenthoughttobeunbelievablemainlybecause___________.A.allthecoursesontheplatformareavailabletoanyoneintheworldB.EdinburghUniversitybecamethefirstnon-USinstitutiontojoinitC.thenumberofpeopleregisteringintheplatformisbeyondexpectationD.studentscangetacertificationofparticipationwithoutpassingassessments65.WhatcanbeinferredfromProfessorBernieMorleyinthelastparagraph?A.PeoplewithvariouslearninglevelswillprobablyshowinterestinMOOCs.B.PeopleatPhDlevelhavealreadyknowneverythingaboutMOOCs.C.InsideCancerwillbethemostpopularcourseforsomeonedoingGCSEs.D.MOOCsarenotsocompetitiveaslifelonglearningcoursesduetotheproblemsofcredits.66.Thepassagemainlydealswith___________.A.thevariousopinionsonFutureLearnB.theadvantagesofonlineteachingmethodsC.thepopularityofno-creditcoursesD.theappearanceofanewlearningplatform

.SchoutenUniversityisahighlyrespectedonlineeducationproviderofferingofficially-recognizeddegreeprogramsacrosstheglobE.Ourmissionistoprovidestudentswithahigh-qualitymixedlearningMBAprogramandpersonalcoachingtohelpthemtobecomeworld-classmanagers.MBAwithUniqueSkills&PersonalDevelopmentProgramStudentswillbenefitfrom30yearsofsoftskillstrainingexperiencefromSchouten&NielsentheleadingsoftskillstraininginstituteinEuropE.TobecomeaneffectivemanagertheoryaloneisnotenoughandbeingabletoputtheoryintopracticeismoreimportanttodaythaneverbeforE.WiththeSchoutenUniversityMBAprogramyouwillhavetheuniqueopportunitytodevelopsuchsoftskillsasinfluencingskillsleadershipskillscommunicationskillsandmotivationalskills.InternationalNetwork+2ResidentialStudyweeksinCambridge&ShanghaiAtSchoutenUniversitystudentstutorsandcoachesmeeteachotheronlinE.ButthereisalsotheopportunityforstudentstostudyfacetofacebywayofthetwoResidential居住的Studyweeks.OneweekwillbeheldinShanghaiChinaandtheotherweekatCambridgeUK.Shanghaiisthecommercialandindustrialcenteroftheworld’sleadingeconomy.CambridgeishometosomeofEurope’soldestandbestuniversities.Residentialweekswillbeheldseveraltimesayear.Thereforeyoucanchoosewhentoparticipatedependingontheprogressofyourstudy.Intheresidentialweekscooperationbetweenstudentswillbeanimportantelement.Studentswillworktogetheronrealcompanycases.Duringtheresidentialweekstudentswillbesupervisedbyaprofessionaltrainer.www.ks5u.com*Residentialsareanobligatory必须的partoftheprogramandthecostsoftheresidentialweeksarecoveredbyyourtuition.*Thefeeincludesthestudyweeks’housingfoodandparticipationbutnotthecostsoftravel.MaximumFlexibilitySchoutenUniversityintroducesanewwayoflearning:Study2.0.Studentswillstudyonlinethroughmyschoutenuniversity.comandinteractviarichsocialmediA.ItallowsbusyworkingprofessionalslikeyoutostudyaworldclassMBAdegreeanytimeanywhereatanypacE.GreatSupportAccesstotheUniversity’svirtuallearningenvironmentVLE24/7andyourstudycoachtutorsareallheretogiveyoustrongpersonalsupporttoensureyoursuccess.56.MostgraduatesofSchoutenUniversitywillworkinthefieldof________.A.educationB.militaryC.medicineD.business57.AccordingtotheadvertisementwhichofthefollowingDOESN’Tbelongtosoftskills?A.Leadershipskills.B.Communicationskills.C.Drivingskills.D.Motivationalskills.58.Thetimetoparticipatetheresidentialweeksis________.A.flexibleB.fixedC.unnecessaryD.inconvenient59.IfyouattendthetwoResidentialStudyweeksyouwillhavetopayfor________besidesyourtuition.A.housingB.participationfeesC.mealsD.travelcosts60.Theadvertisementisprobablyintendedfor________.A.full-timecollegestudentsB.workingbusinessmenC.studyingteenagersD.retiredmanagers

Inlearningaforeignlanguageoneshouldfirstpayattentiontospeaking.Itisthegroundworkofreadingandwriting.You’dbettertryyourbesttospeak.Don’tbeafraidofmakingmistakes.ButbecarefulnottoletthemkeepyoufromimprovingthelanguagE.Whileyouaredoingthisagoodexerciseistowrite—keepadiarywritenoteslettersorarticlesthenifyoucanasksomeonetogothroughwhatyouhavewrittenandtellyouwhereiswrong.ManymistakesinyourspeakingwillbeeasilyfoundwhenyouwritE.ThroughcorrectingthemistakesyoucandobetterinlearningalanguagE.Ifyouareslowinspeakingdon’tworry.Oneofthehelpfulwaysisreadingeitheraloudortoyourself.TheimportantthingistochoosesomethinginterestingtoreaD.Itcan’tbetoodifficultforyou.Whenyouarereadinginthiswaydon’tstoptolookupthewordsifyoucanguesstheirmeaningsoriftheyhavenothingimportanttodowiththesentencE.YoucandothatsomeothertimE.56.Fromthepassageweknowthegroundworkis_________whileyouarelearningaforeignlanguagE.A.readingB.writingC.speakingD.listening57.Toimprovethelanguageonehasto_________.A.payattentiontospeakingonlyB.trynottomakemistakesC.correctmistakesonlyD.keepadiaryandwritenoteslettersorarticles58.Thebesttitleofthispassagemightbe_________.A.HowtoLearnaForeignLanguageB.HowtoImproveReadingC.HowtoLearnWritingD.MoreReadingLessSpeaking

Researcheshaveshownthatthefirstimpressionyoumakeonaninterviewerreallycounts.Fortunatelytherearesomeactionsyoucantaketohelpmasterthefirstimpression.TimingFewthingsgiveaworseimpressionthanshowinguplateforanimportantmeeting.AllowyourselfplentyoftimetogettotheinterviewincaseyouhavetroublefindingtheofficE.Ideallyyoushouldcheckin报到fivetotenminutesearlyandalwaysbepoliteandprofessionaltoeveryoneyoumeet—youneverknowhowmuchinfluencethemanmayhaveonthehiringdecision.AppearanceLikeitornotpeoplemakejudgmentsonappearancessoit'simportanttolooklikeagoodprofessional.Neverwearanythingsloppy邋遢的ortight.High­qualitybusinesssuitsarealwaysappropriateforbothmenandwomen.Andalwaysbesurethatyourhairisclean.HandshakeAccordingtosomeexpertsyourgrip握法expressesdifferentmeanings.Offeraweakhandshakeandyourpartnerwillthinkyou'rehesitant犹豫的orcowardly怯懦的.GiveafirmhandshakeandyoucanappearoverlyenthusiastiC.Butwhenyoushakewithamedium­firmgripyouexpressconfidencE.BodylanguageThebestwaytomakeotherscomfortablewhenyoufirstmeetthemisbygivingthematruesmilE.Astudyfoundthat55percentofcommunicationisreceivedfromthebodylanguagE.Toensureyourbodylanguageshowsyourconfidencesitupstraightwithyourshouldersback.Avoidcrossingyourlegsanddon'tadoptacasualpose—evenifyourinterviewerdoes.Ifstaringstraightintotheinterviewer'seyesmakesyouuncomfortablelookatherorhisnoseinstead—itlookslikeyou'restillmakingeyecontactbutmightbelessnervous.36.Themostharmfulactiontoyourfirstimpressionis________.A.todresscasuallyB.toarrivelateC.tospeaktoomuchD.tocrossyourlegs37.Tomakeagoodfirstimpressionyou'dbetter______.A.giveamedium­firmgriptoexpressconfidenceB.notgiveahandshaketoshowyourcarefulnessC.giveaweakhandshaketoshowyourgoodtemperD.giveastronghandshaketoshowyourstrength38.Thistextisespeciallysuitableforthosewhowant______.A.toattendajobinterviewB.tomakeadatewithanewgirlfriendC.toseeastrangerD.tomakeanewfriendinaparty

HowtoBeaWinnerSirStevenRedgraveWinnerof5OlympicGoldMedalsIn1997Iwasfoundtohavedevelopeddiabetes糖尿病.Believingmycareer职业生涯wasoverIfeltextremelylow.ThenoneofthespecialistssaidtherewasnoreasonwhyIshouldstoptrainingandcompeting.Thatwasit—theencouragementIneedeD.IcouldstillbeawinnerifIbelievedinmyself.Iamnotsayingthatitisn’tdifficultsometimes.ButIwantedtoprovetomyselfthatIwasn’tfinishedyet.Nothingistostandinmyway.KarenPickeringSwimmingWorldChampionIswim4hoursaday6daysaweek.Imanagethatsortofworkloadbyputtingitontopofmydiary.Thisisthekeytosuccess—youcan’tfollowacareerinanyfieldwithoutbeingwellorganizeD.ListwhatyoubelieveyoucanachievE.Trustyourselfwritedownyourgoalsforthedayhoweversmalltheyareandyou’llbeastepclosertoachievingthem.KirstenBestPoet&WriterWhenthingsaregettinghardavoiceinsidemyheadtellsmethatIcan’tachievesomething.Thenthereareotherdistractionssuchasfamilyorhobbies.ThekeyistoconcentratE.WhenIfeeltenseithelpsalottorepeatwordssuchas‘calm’‘peace’or‘focus’eitheroutloudorsilentlyinmyminD.ItmakesmefeelmoreincontrolandincreasesmyconfidencE.Thisisahabitthatcanbecomesecondnaturequiteeasilyandisapowerfulpsychological心理的tool.21.WhatdoesSirStevenRedgravemainlytalkabout?A.Difficultiesinfluencedhiscareer.B.SpecialistsofferedhimmedicaladvicE.C.TraininghelpedhimdefeathisdiseasE.D.Heovercametheshadowofillnesstowin.22.Whatdoestheunderlinedworddistractionsprobablyreferto?A.Waysthathelponetofocus.B.WordsthathelponetofeellesstensE.C.Activitiesthatturnone’sattentionaway.D.Habitsthatmakeithardforonetorelax.23.Accordingtothepassagewhatdothethreepeoplehaveincommon?A.CouragE.B.Devotion.C.Hardwork.D.SelfconfidencE.

AsiawillcontinuetodeliverstronggrowthinthemobilephonemarketduetoconstantdemandfromChinaandIndiatheworld'stwobiggestmarketsofsuchservices.HoweverevenifAsiaistheworld'slargestbroadbandmarketintermsofabsolutenumbersitlagstheUnitedStatesandEuropeinoverallpenetration接入withjust3.6outofevery100inhabitantsconnectedtothehigh­speedInternettheInternationalTelecommunicationUnionITUsaidinareport.IndiaandChinacombinedhavetotalcellphone手机subscribersofabout900millionaccountingforaquarteroftheworldtotal.EverymonthIndiaadds9millionnewsubscribersandmorewhichishigherthanChinA.WehopetheexcitementwillcontinuesaidN..K.CoyalpresidentofconsultantgroupofCommunicationsandManufacturingAssociationofIndiA.ButifIndiaistheworld'sfastest­growingmobilephonemarketwithnearly300millionsubscribersonly11millionpeopleinthecountryhaveaccesstotheInternet.WhiledevelopedmarketslikeSouthKoreaandSingaporeareamongtheworld'stop10economiesforhouseholdbroadbandaccessmostofthelowandlower­middle­incomeeconomiesintheAsiaPacificregionhavelimitedandcostlyaccesstotheInternet.DevelopingcountriesinAsiashouldspeedupplanstodevelophigh­speedbroadbandInternetaccessincudingmakingspectrumavailableandcreatinginvestmentincentives刺激.Toservegrowingdemandformobiledataserviceswhichisdrivenbythingslikesmartphonesandembeddedlaptopsoperatorsarefocusingonnewwaystoimprovevalue­addedservices.WangJianzhouchairmanandCEOofChinaMobilesaidhiscompanywasbankingonthedevelopmentofnewgenerationwirelesstechnologiessuchasLong­TermEvolutionLTEwhichpromisestospeedupeverythingfrommobilevideosharingtomusicdownloads.OverathirdofChinaMobileusersusetheirhandsetstolistentomusicmuchhigherthanintheUnitedStatesBritainFranceandGermany.SurelyitisAsianoperatorswhowillbeamongthefirsttousethetechnologicalpotentialofITEtranslatingitintoreal­worldservicesrevenues收入税收andcustomernumberssaidTourE.46.AccordingtothereportofITUinAsia________.A.thereisthelargestnumberofusersoftheInternetB.mostinhabitantshaveaccesstothehigh­speedInterntC.ChinaandIndiaareingreatneedofphonesratherthanfileInternetD.thereisagrowthinthecellphoneinAsiaandIndia47.Whichcountryhasthemostcellphonesubscriberseveryday?A.ChinA.B.IndiA.C.SouthKoreA.D.SingaporE.48.ThepeculiarcharacterofLong­TermEvolutionis________.A.advancedB.cheapC.high­speedD.convenient49.Fromthelastparagraphwecaninfer________.A.thetechnologyofLTEismainlyusedinthefieldoftranslatingB.thetechnologyofLTEisjustpotentialinrealityC.theuseofLTEwillbringAsianoperatorsmoreprofitsD.Asiawillleadintheapplicationoftechnology50.Themainideaofthepassageis________.A.AsialeadsmobileandtheInternetgrowthbutfallsbehindtheUSandEuropeB.AsiaisintheleadinthefieldofmoderntechnologyC.AsiaisgreatlybehindwesterncountriesintechnologyD.AsialeavesEuropecountriesbehindinadvancedtechnology

GuidetoStockholmUniversityLibraryOurlibraryoffersdifferenttypesofstudyingplacesandprovidesagoodstudyingenvironment.ZonesThelibraryisdividedintodifferentzones.Theupperfloorisaquietzonewithoverathousandplacesforsilentreadingandplaceswhereyoucansitandworkwithyourowncomputer.Thereadingplacesconsistmostlyoftablesandchairs.Thegroundflooristhezonewhereyoucantalk.Hereyoucanfindsofasandarmchairsforgroupwork.ComputersYoucanuseyourowncomputertoconnecttothewi-fispeciallypreparedfornotebookcomputersyoucanalsouselibrarycomputerswhichcontainthemostcommonlyusedapplicationssuchasMicrosoftOfficE.TheyaresituatedintheareaknownastheExperimentalFieldonthegroundfloor.Group-studyplacesIfyouwanttodiscussfreelywithoutdisturbingothersyoucanbookastudyroomorsitatatableonthegroundfloor.Somestudyroomsarefor2-3peopleandotherscanholdupto6-8peoplE.Allroomsaremarkedonthelibrarymaps.Thereare40group-studyroomsthatmustbebookedviathewebsitE.TobookyouneedanactiveUniversityaccountandavalidUniversitycarD.Youcanusearoomthreehoursperdayninehoursatmostperweek.StorageofStudyMaterialThelibraryhaslockersforstudentstostorecourseliteraturE.Whenyouhaveobtainedatleast40credits学分youmayrentalockerandpay400SEKforayear’srentalperioD.RulestobeFollowedMobilephoneconversationsarenotpermittedanywhereinthelibrary.Keepyourphoneonsilentasifyouwereinalectureandexitthelibraryifyouneedtoreceivecalls.Pleasenotethatfoodandfruitareforbiddeninthelibrarybutyouareallowedtohavedrinksandsweetswithyou.1.Thelibrary’supperfloorismainlyforstudentsto.A.readinaquietplaceB.havegroupdiscussionsC.takecomfortableseatsD.gettheircomputersfixed2.Librarycomputersonthegroundfloor__________.A.helpstudentswiththeirfieldexperimentsB.areforthosewhowanttoaccessthewi-fiC.containsoftwarenecessaryforschoolworkD.aremostlyusedforfillingoutapplicationforms3.Whatconditionshouldbemettobookagroup-studyroom?A.Groupmustconsistof8peoplE.B.OneshouldhaveanactiveUniversityaccount.C.Three-houruseperdayistheminimum.D.Applicantsmustmarktheroomonthemap.4.A.studentcanrentalockerinthelibraryifhe____________.A.hasearnedtherequiredcreditsB.attendscertaincourseC.hasnowheretoputhisbooksD.canaffordtherentalfee5.WhatshouldNOTbebroughtintothelibrary?A.Mobilephones.B.OrangejuicE.C.Candy.D.Sandwiches.

IfEnglishmeansendlessnewwordsdifficultgrammarandsometimesstrangepronunciationyouarewrong.Haven’tyounoticedthatyouhavebecomesmartersinceyoustartedtolearnalanguage?AccordingtoanewstudybyaBritishuniversitylearningasecondlanguagecanleadtoanincreaseinyourbrainpower.Researchersfoundthatlearningotherlanguageschangesgreymatter.Thisistheareaofthebrainwhichprocessesinformation.Itissimilartothewaythatexercisebuildsmuscles.Thestudyalsofoundtheyoungerpeoplelearnasecondlanguagethebettertheeffectis.AteamledbyDr.AndreaMichellefromUniversityCollegeLondontookagroupofBritonswhoonlyspokeEnglish.Theywerecomparedwithagroupofearlybilingualswhohadlearntasecondlanguagebeforetheageoffiveaswellasanumberoflaterlearners.Scansshowedthatgreymatterdensity密度inthebrainwasgreaterinbilingualsthaninpeoplewithoutasecondlanguagE.Butthelongerapersonwaitedbeforemasteringanewlanguagethesmallerthedifferencewas.Ourfindingssuggestthatthestructureofthebrainischangedbytheexperienceoflearningasecondlanguagesaidthescientists.Itmeansthatthechangeitselfincreasestheabilitytolearn.ProfessorDylanVaughanJonesoftheUniversityofWaleshasreachedthelinkbetweenbilingualismandmathsskills.HavingtwolanguagesgivesyoutwowindowsontheworldandmakesthebrainmoreflexiblehesaiD.Youareactuallygoingbeyondlanguageandhaveabetterunderstandingofdifferentideas.ThefindingswerematchedinastudyofnativeItalianspeakerswhohadlearnedEnglishasasecondlanguagebetween2and34.ReadingwritingandcomprehensionwerealltesteD.Theresultsshowedthattheyoungertheystartedtolearnthebetter.Studyingalanguagemeansyougetanentrancetoanotherworldexplainedthescientists.9.Themainsubjecttalkedaboutinthispassageis______.A.scienceonlearningasecondlanguageB.findingsthatlanguagelearningcanhelpbrainpowerC.man’sabilityoflearningasecondlanguageD.languagelearningandmathsstudy10.Thelastsentenceofthesecondparagraphisintendedto______.A.saylanguagelearningisalsoakindofphysicallaborB.provethatoneneedsmorepracticewhenhesheislearningalanguageC.showtheimportanceofusingitwhenyoulearnalanguageD.makepeoplebelievelanguagelearninghelpsgreymatterworkwell11.Wemayknowfromthescientificfindingsthat______.A.theearlieryoustarttolearnasecondlanguagethehigherthegreymatterdensityisB.thereisnodifferencebetweenalatersecondlanguagelearnerandonewhodoesn’tknowasecondlanguageC.theexperienceoflearningasecondlanguagehasbadeffectonpeople’sbrainD.theabilityoflearningasecondlanguageischangingallthetime12.Theunderlinedwordbilingualsprobablymeans_______.A.researchersonlanguagelearningB.peoplewhoaregoodatlearningforeignlanguagesC.peoplewhocanspeaktwolanguagesD.activelanguagelearners