Without proper planning, tourism can cause problems. For example, too many tourists can crowd public places that are also enjoyed by the inhabitants of a country. If tourists create too much traffic, the inhabitants become annoyed and unhappy. They begin to dislike tourists and to treat them impolitely. They forget how much tourism can help the country’s economy. It is important to think about the people of a destination country and how tourism affects them. Tourism should help a country keep the customs and beauty that attract tourists. Tourism should also advance the wealth and happiness of local inhabitants. Too much tourism can be a problem. If tourism grows too quickly, people must leave other jobs to work in the tourism industry. This means that other parts of the country’s economy can suffer. On the other hand, if there is not enough tourism, people can lose jobs. Businesses can also lose money. It costs a great deal of money to build large hotels, airports, air terminals, firstclass roads, and other support facilities（配套设施）needed by tourist attractions. For example, a major international class tourism hotel can cost as much as 50 thousand dollars per room to builD. If this room is not used most of the time, the owners of the hotel lose money. Building a hotel is just a beginning. There must be many support facilities as well, including roads to get to the hotel, electricity, sewers to handle waste, and water. All of these support facilities cost money. If they are not used because there are not enough tourists, jobs and money are lost. 62.Which of the following do you think has been discussed in the part before this selection？ A. It is extremely important to develop tourism. B. Building roads and hotels is essential. C. Support facilities are highly necessary. D. Planning is of great importance to tourism. 63.The underlined word“ inhabitants”（in Paragraph 1）probably means________. A. tourists B. Passengers C. population D. citizens 64.It can be inferred from the text that_________. A. the author doesn’t like tourism developing so fast B. local people will benefit from tourist attraction C. other parts of a country’s economy won’t benefit from tourism much D. we can’t build too many support facilities 65.The author thinks it is good for local people to know that tourism will________. A. waste a lot of money B. weaken their economy C. help establish their customs D. help improve their life .

ParisisthecapitaloftheEuropeannationofFrancE.ItisalsooneofthemostbeautifulandmostfamouscitiesintheworlD.ParisiscalledtheCityofLight.ItisalsoaninternationalfashioncentrE.WhatmodernwomenarewearinginPariswillsoonbewornbymanywomeninotherpartsoftheworlD.Parisisalsoafamousworldcenterofeducation.ForinstancetheheadquartersofUNESCOtheUnitedNationsEducationalScientificandCulturalOrganizationisinParis.TheSeineRiverdividesthecityintotwoparts.Thirty-twobridgescrossthisscenicriver.Theoldestandperhapsmostwell-knownisthePontNeufwhichwasbuiltinthesixteenthcentury.TheSorbonneafamousuniversityislocated位于ontheLeftBanksouthsideoftheriver.ThebeautifulwhitechurchSacreCoeurliesontopofthehillcalledMontmartreontheRightBanknorthbankoftheSeinE.TherearemanyotherfamousplacesinParissuchasthefamousmuseumtheLouvreaswellasthecathedralofNotreDamE.Howeverthemostfamousland-markinthiscitymustbetheEiffelTower.ParisisnamedafteragroupofpeoplecalledtheParisii.TheybuiltasmallvillageonanislandinthemiddleoftheSeineRiverabouttwothousandyearsago.ThisislandcalledthelledelaCiteiswhereNotreDameislocateD.TodayaroundeightmillionpeopleliveintheParisareA.1.A.goodtitleforthispassageis_______.A.TheFrenchLanguageB.TheCityofParisC.EducationandCultureinFranceD.TheEiffelTowertheSymbolofParis2.Theunderlinedwordheadquartersmeans_______.A.buildingsB.researchcenterC.leadingbodyD.chiefoffice3.AccordingtothepassagewecaninferthatNotreDameislocated_______.A.ontheLeftBankB.onneitherbankC.ontheRightBankD.onbothbanks4.ThePontNeufwasbuilt_______.A.inthe1500sB.inthe1600sC.inthe1700sD.aroundthe1600s

InCanadayoucanfinddogscatshorsesetC.inalmosteveryfamily.Thesearetheirpets.Peoplelovethesepetsandhavethemastheirgoodfriends.Beforetheykeepthemintheirhousestheytakethemtoanimalhospitalstogivetheminjections注射sothattheywon’tcarrydiseases.Theyhavespecialanimalfoodstoresthoughtheycangetanimalfoodinalmosteverykindofstores.SomepeoplespendaroundtwohundredCanadiandollarsamonthonanimalfooD.Whenyouvisitpeople’shousestheywouldbeverygladtoshowyoutheirpetsandtheyareveryproudofthem.Youwillalsofindthatalmosteveryfamilyhasabirdfeederintheirgarden.Allkindsofbirdsarewelcomedtocomeandhaveagoodmeal.TheyarefreetocomeandgoandnobodyisallowedtokillanyanimalinCanadA.Theyhavealawagainstkillingwildanimals.IfyoukilledananimalyouwouldbepunisheD.Ifananimalhappenedtogetrunoverbyacarpeoplewouldbeverysadaboutit.PeopleinCanadahavemanyreasonstolikeanimals.Oneofthemmightbe:Theirfamilytiesarenotascloseasours.WhenchildrengrowuptheyleavetheirparentsandstarttheirownlifE.Thentheoldwillfeellonely.Butpetscansolvethisproblem.TheycanbegoodfriendsandneverleavethemalonE.64.Thepassagemainlytalksabout______.A.howtokeepdiseasesfrompetsB.CanadianshavepetsasfriendsC.howtotakegoodcareofpetsD.lifeoftheoldinCanada65.Petsaregiveninjectionsinanimalhospitals______.A.inordertokeepthemsafeB.afterbeingtakenhomeC.becausetheycarrydiseasesD.becausetheyaresick66.Thewordbirdfeederinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans______.A.apersonwhogivesfoodtobirdsB.acontainerthathasfoodforbirdsC.somethingthatcatchesbirdsD.ananimalthateatsbirds67.InCanadachildrenleavetheirparentswhentheygrowupbecause______.A.theydon’tlovetheirparentsanymoreB.theycanonlyfindjobsfarfromtheirparentsC.theirparents’housesaretoosmallD.theywouldn’tdependontheirparentsanymore68.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Peoplebuyanimalfoodonlyattheanimalfoodstores.B.PetseatbetterthanpeoplE.C.Almosteveryfamilyhasabirdcage鸟笼inhishousE.D.Anybirdcancometothebirdfeederstoeat.

OnJuly41986AmericanscelebratedtheStatueofLiberty’s自由女神100thbirthday.Paradesspeechesfireworksandotheractivitiescontributedtothegreatjoyoftheevent.Thecelebrationcausedreportersandthe1ocalpeopleto1ookbackacenturytothesimilargreatjoythatmarkedtheofficialopeningofthestatue.TheStatueofLibertywascompletedin1886butthestorybeganearlier.TheideaforastatuewasfirstsuggestedatadinnerpartybyEdouarddeLaboulayeaFrenchhistorian.AguestatthepartywasFredericBartholdiayoungsculptor.MostpeoplewhoattendedthedinnerpartysoonforgottheideabutLaboulayeandBartholdirememberedit.In187lBartholdicametotheUnitedStatestointerestAmericansinastatuethatwouldlinkFranceandtheUnitedStatesinfriendship.ManypeopleinFrancehadalreadybeenpersuadedandcontributedmoneytotheproject.Americanswerealsopersuadedtobuildafund基金forthestatue.Muchofthemoneycamefromschoolchildren.AftertheideahadbeenacceptedBartholdisettowork.Heworkedhardformanyyears.HisfriendLaboulayediedbeforethestatuewascompleted.Atlastin1885thestatuewassenttotheUnitedStates.Ithadtobeshippedinsectionsandthenputtogetherforitsweightandsize.Eversincethen1886theStatueofLibertyhasstoodasasymboloffreedomtomillionsofimmigrantsenteringNewYorkHarbor.60BartholdimadehisfirsttriptotheUnitedStatestotalkabouttheStatueofLibertyin________.A.1986B.187lC.1885D.188661TheStatueofLibertywasshippedinsectionsbecause_______.A.itwastoo1argeandheavytomovetoUSAasawholeB.USAhadbettermeansofputtingittogetherthanFranceC.thecompletedstatuewasasymboloffriendshipforAmericansD.puttingittogethercostlessmoneyandlabourinUSA62Fromthecontentwemayfeelthatthewriteris_______whenheiswritingthepassage.A.calmB.curiousC.worriedD.Modest谦虚63Whichofthefollowingtitlesbestsummarizes归纳thecontentofthepassageA.Labou1ayeandBartholdiMakersoftheStatueoftheLibertyB.HowPeopleMadetheStatueofLibertyPossibleC.Thel00thBirthdayoftheStatueofLibertyD.TheTrueStoryoftheStatueofLiberty

SCSGlobalServicesSCShasevaluatedanewmethodologyformeasuringthecarbonsequestration封存abilityofsoilundertheVerified验证CarbonStandardVCSaleadinggreenhousegasGHGaccountingsystem.ThemethodologydevelopedbyTheEarthPartnerswillallowlandmanagerswhosequesterGHGsingrasslandsandfarmlandstoproducecarboncreditsforsaleinthevoluntarymarket.Managersofgrasslandsandfarmlandscanincreasecarbonsequestrationinsoilbypracticessuchaschanginggrazing放牧practicesandoperatingtreatmentsdesignedtoimprovethevarietyandproductivityofplantgroups.TheEarthPartnersispresentlypilotingthismethodologywithfarmersacrosssevenmillionacresofthePalouseRiverandColumbiaPlateauregionsinthePacificNorthwest.TheVCSprogramhasachievedanimportantmilestoneinnowcombininggrasslandandrangelandcarbonoffset抵消补偿projectssaidDr.RobertJ..HrubesExecutiveVicePresidentofSCS.SCSlooksforwardtoapprovingandverifyingagriculturalcarbonoffsetprojectsthatusethisverypowerfulnewmethodology.TheVM0021SoilCarbonQuantificationMethodologyisbasedondecadesofsoilcarbonresearchandtestingconductedbytopsoilscientists.ThemethodologywasdevelopedbyTheEarthPartnersandverifiedbyEnvironmentalServicesInc.aswellasSCSGlobalServices.ItisthefirstsoilcarbonmethodologytobeapprovedforuseundertheVCS.ThiswidelytestedmethodologyisthefirsttospeciallydealwithsoilsinamarketsaidStevenI..ApfelbaumChairmanofAppliedEcologicalServicesInc.andDirectorofSciencewithTheEarthPartners.AccordingtoApfelbaumsoilsrepresentthesecondlargestlivingsinkofcarbonontheplanet.68.Thenewmethodologyisassessedaccordingto.A.TheEarthPartnersB.theVerifiedCarbonStandardC.EnvironmentalServicesInc.D.AppliedEcologicalServicesInc.69.Carbonsequestrationinsoilcanbestrengthenedby.A.sellingcarboncreditsinthevoluntarymarketB.changinggrazingpracticesandoperatingtreatmentsC.reducingthevarietyandproductivityofplantgroupsD.decreasingfarmlandsinthePacificNorthwest70.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TheVCSprogramprovestobesuccessfulincarbonoffsetprojects.B.ManysoilCarbonMethodologieshavealreadybeenapprovedforuse.C.Thenewmethodologyhasbeentestedinmanyfieldsincludingsoil.D.Soilsseemtobethelargestlivingsinkofcarbonontheplanet.71.WhatistheattitudeofSCStowardsthenewmethodology?A.Opposed.B.Cautious.C.Doubtful.D.Approving.

OnlineMoneyEarningYesyoucanearnmoneyonlinewithoutanyinvestmentorwithoutanytimelimit.IhavemanyusefuleasymethodsforearningeasymoneywhileweallspendourusefultimeontheInternetbysurfingchattingdownloadingandotherwork.Thereisnoneedtostopanyotherwork.WecanearnwithorwithoutourdailyroutinE.HereItellyouthecompletemethodforonlineearning.FirstMethodEarnmoneywithBux.to.YoucanearnmoneythroughBux.tobyclickingonadsonBux.tositE.FirstyouneedtoopenanaccountatBux.to.Bux.ToisanewinternationalandFREEEnglishbasedservicethatallowsadvertiserstoreachthousandsofpotentialcustomersbydisplayingtheiradsonourSurfAdspagE.Anexactcalculatedpercentageofalladvertisingincomeispaidtoourmembers.Bux.tomakesmoneythroughadvertising.HowyoumakemoneyYouviewwebsitesin30secondsthroughtheSurfAdspagE.Oncethe30secondsisupyou’lleithergetagreentick对号signoraredx.Thegreenticksignmeansyou’veearned$0.01andthexmeansyouhavenotearnedmoneyforthevisit.You’llgetredx’swhenyouhavemorethanonewebsitesfromtheSurfAdspageopen.Whenthishappensyougetnocredit.EarningsexampleYouclick10adsperday=$0.1020referrals转送click10adsperday=$2.00Yourdailyearnings=$2.10Yourweeklyearnings=$14.70Yourmonthlyearnings=$63.00HowtogetpaidIfyouhaveatleast$10.00accumulatedyoucanclickonyouraccountbalancewithinyourstatesareaanditwillmeetyourrequest.AtpresentitonlymakespaymentsthroughAlertPay.Itwillsoonbeusingothermethodsofpayment.AlertPayisthepaymentprocessingsolutionthatweusetopaymembers.YourAlertPayaddressisthee-mailaddressyouusetoregisterwithAlertPay.YoucangetafreeAlertPayaccountathttp://alertpay.com.Method2willpublishsoon40.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthispassage?A.Totellaninterestingstory.B.Tointroduceasurprisingwaytoearnmoney.C.Tosolveapuzzlingproblem.D.Topresentanexcitingresearch.41.Youcanearnmoneyby________.A.chattingonlineB.advertisingsomeproductsC.clickingonadvertisementD.choosinggreenticksorx’s42.Theunderlinedwordaccumulatedcanbereplacedby_________.A.wastedB.spentC.lostD.gathered43.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A.You’llearn$0.10ifyouclick1aD.B.You’llgetmanygreenticksifyouhavemanywebsitesopen.C.YoucangetyourpaymentsthroughAlertPay.D.YourAlertPayaccountisnotforfreE.

Nomanisanislandisawell-knownlinefromJohnDonne’sDevotion.Itwaswrittenmorethanthreehundredyearsago.Evennowpeoplestillagreewithhim.NoonecanliveacompletelylonelylifE.WithoutotherpeoplelifewillbecomeemptyandsaD.Weallneedtohavefriends.ForsomeofusalthoughmakingfriendsisnotdifficultfeelingshywemaynotwanttomakethefirstmovE.ItisalsodifficultattimestokeepthefriendswealreadyhavE.TherearemanybooksaboutfriendshipbutDaleCarnegie’sHowtoWinFriendsandInfluencePeoplewrittenin1936isthemostfamous.Thishowtobookaboutgettingalongwithotherpeoplebecameabestseller.Itwaslaterputinto28languages.DaleCarnegie’sadviceseemstobesimplebutcanhisadvicehelpyou?Doyouneedtochangethewayyouact?Hereisthelistofadvicefromhisbook:BefriendlyandpolitE.AlwaysgreetwithasmilE.BeginwithExcusemeorWouldyoupleasewhenyouwanttoasksomebody.RemembertosayThankyouandtrytobeashelpfulasyoucan.GooutofyourwaytobenicE.FindsometimetodospecialthingsforotherpeoplE.Makingsomesoupforasickneighbourmayseemlikealittlethingtoyoubutitwillmakeyourneighborfeelalotbetter.Remembernames.Theysaythatthesweetestmusictoaperson’searsisthesoundofhisorherownnamE.Beopen-mindeD.Trytounderstandotherpeople’swaysandideasandlearnsomethingfromthem.Listenpatiently.Whensomeoneistalkingtoyoulookathimorherlistencarefullyandsaysomethingwhennecessary.56.TheunderlinedsentenceNoonecanliveacompletelylonelylifE.means_____.A.NoonecanliveahardlifE.B.Noonecanlivewithoutdifficulty.C.NoonecanlivealonE.D.NoonecanliveonanislanD.57.Thebesttitleforthepassageshouldbe_______________.A.HowtoMakeFriendsB.A.FamousBookC.FriendshipFirstD.JohnDonneandDaleCarnegie58.Someofusfinditnoteasytomakefriendsbecause_____________.A.weareafraidofmakingbadfriendsB.weareshytotakethefirstactionC.wefeelsurethatwealreadyhaveenoughfriendsD.wefeelworriedthatwewon’tbeabletokeepourfriends59.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________________.A.JohnDonnelearnedsomethingfromDaleCarnegieB.FriendsarealwaysfriendsC.FewpeopleboughtCarnegie’sbookD.ThewriterofthispassageagreeswithJohnDonneandDaleCarnegie60.WhichofthefollowingisnottalkedaboutinCarnegie’sbook?A.SayExcusemebeforeyouask.B.Don’tvisityourneighborstoooften.C.Thinkmoreaboutothers.D.Peopleenjoyhearingtheirownnames.

Inmostlanguagesagreetingisusuallyfollowedbysmalltalk.Smalltalkmeansthelittlethingswetalkaboutatthestartofaconversation.InEnglish-speakingcountriespeopleoftenmakesmalltalkabouttheweather:Nicedayisn’tit?Terribleweatherisn’tit?Butthereissomethingspecialaboutsmalltalk.Itmustbeaboutsomethingwhichbothpeoplehavethesameopinionabout.Thepurposeofsmalltalkistoletbothpeopleagreeonsomething.ThismakesmeetingpeopleeasierandmorecomfortablE.Peopleusuallyagreeabouttheweathersoitisasafetopicforsmalltalk.ButpeopleoftendisagreeaboutreligionorpoliticssothesearenotsuitabletopicsforsmalltalkinEnglish.ThetopicsforsmalltalkalsodependonwheretheconversationistakingplacE.Atfootballmatchespeoplemakesmalltalkaboutthegametheyarewatching:Greatgameisn’tit?Atbus-stopspeoplemaycommentaboutthetransportsystem:Thebusserviceisterribleisn’tit?GreetingsandsmalltalkareanimportantpartofconversationinanylanguagE.Thewaypeoplegreeteachotherandthethingstheytalkabouthowevermaybedifferentfromonelanguagetoanother.ThisshowsthatthereismuchmoretolearnwhenwelearnalanguagethanjustthevocabularyandthegrammarofthelanguagE.Wealsohavetolearnthesocialbehaviorofthepeoplewhospeakit.46.Smalltalkis__________.A.toletpeopledisagreeaboutsomethingB.akindofconversationwithshortwordsC.somethingwetalkabouttostartwithaconversationD.agreetingwhenpeoplemeeteachother47.Thefavoritetopicofsmalltalkisabout__________.A.gamesB.politicsC.languagesD.theweather48.Thepassagesuggeststhatwhenwelearnalanguage__________.A.weshouldonlymasterthegrammarandvocabularyB.weshouldknowthecultureaboutthecountryC.weshouldgrasptheimportanceofthelanguageD.weshouldlearnaboutthetransportsystemofthecountry49.WhenwesayGreatgameisn’tit?weinfact__________.A.beginasmalltalkB.haveaconversationC.greeteachotherD.askaquestion50.Whatwelearnfromthepassageisthat__________.A.inEnglish-speakingcountriesweshouldtalkabouttheweatherB.differentlanguagehasdifferentgrammarC.smalltalkdependsonthepurposeoftheconversationD.smalltalkisanimportantpartinalanguagE.

It’salwaysawkwardwhenyoumeetsomeonefromadifferentcountry.Youneverknowwhethertoshakehandsboworevenwhethertokissonthecheek.Butwhatifyouwereadog?Ifyouareadogowneryoumustbefamiliarwithhowyourdogsayshellotoyou.Secondsafteryouarrivehomeyourdogjumpsuponyou.Youcomefacetofacewithatail-waggingwildlyexcitedballoffurthatcan’tgetenoughofyou.Ifyou’renothappywiththatitwillshoweryouwithwetkissesperhapsruiningyourbestshirt.Likehumansdogshavefivesenses:smelltouchsighthearingandtaste.Unlikehumansdogsusesmellratherthansighttoidentifyothersaroundthem.Adog’ssenseofsmellisthousandsoftimesbetterthanthatofhumans.Yourdogcan’tjusttellwhatahumanbeingsmellslikebutitcanalsotellthedifferencebetweendifferentmembersofitshumanfamilybytheirsmell.Theyalsogreeteachotherthiswaynoteyetoeyebutnosetonose.Tobeprecisewhentheyfirstmeeteachothertheystartwithaquicksniffofeachother’snoses.Thentheywillgosidetosideworkingtheirwaytowardsthebackend.Dogssmelleverythingtheycanduringawalk.Theysniffgrassbushestreesandsignposts.Bydoingthisdogsknownotonlywhattheyarelookingatbutwhichotherneighborhooddogshavebeenaroundlately.Sonexttimeyouseeyourdogsniffingthewrongendofanotherdogdon’tregarditasabadhabit.Theyaregreetingeachother.295words68.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Ittellsreadershowtotakegoodcareofdogs.B.Ittellsreaderswhattodotomakedogshappy.C.Ittellsreadershowdogsgreetothers.D.Ittellsreaderswhatdogsdotoamuseowners.69.The2ndparagraphiswrittenmainlytotellreaders____.A.howdogsgreettheirownerB.thatdogslikejumpinguponpeopleC.thatdogsenjoyruiningtheirowners'shirtD.howdogsshowtheirlove70.Howdoesadogsayhellotoanotherone?A.Bysight.B.Bybothsightandsmell.C.Bysmell.D.Bysightandtouch.

WelcometoOntarioParksanewbodysetuptomanageOntario’smosttreasuredspecialplacestheparksinourareA.WeareenteringaveryexcitingyearforOntarioParks.Lastseasonweaskedsome15000visitorsin45parkshowwecouldimproveourprogramsandservices.WealsolookedatthethousandsofcommentcardswereceiveD.Asaresultnewcomfortstationshavebeenaddedthenumberofcampsiteshasbeenincreasedandwe’vemadeotherfacility设施improvements.Inadditionwe’llbeprovidingmoreeducationalprograms.Thisyearforexamplemorethan40parkswillofferspecialdayandeveningactivitiestoexciteyourcuriosityaboutnatureandhistory.ThroughtheInternetyou’llbehappytoknowthatyoucannowexploreall270parksonlinE.Letyourfamilyplanyourparkvacationstudyamapofcanoerouteslistentothecallofaloonorfindup-to-dateinformationaboutprogramsservicesandfacilities.SocomeanddiscoverwhatOntarioParkshastooffer.Ourparksareplacestogowithfamiliesandfriendsforrelaxationandfunorsimplytogetawayfromitall.Theyareplaceswherewecanenrichoursoulsandrechargeourinternalbatteries.TheyprovidechancestoexplorenatureseewildlifeswimcanoecamphikepicnicrideabikeYou’llenjoysomeofthebestoutdoorexperiencesavailableanywhereintheworlD.Weurgeyoutomake2013theyearthatyoucomeoutandhaveanOntarioParksexperience!35.Thewriter’spurposeinwritingthetextisto________.A.tellmorepeopletheimprovementsinOntarioParksB.attractmorepeopletoexploretheparksonlineC.praisethebeautyofnatureinOntarioParksD.havemorepeoplevisittheparks36.ThefacilityimprovementsofOntarioParksinclude________.A.newprogramsandservicesB.newcampsitesandeducationalprogramsC.comfortstationsandspecialactivitiesD.newcomfortstationsandcampsites37.FromParagraph4weknowthatOntarioParksoffersvisitors________.A.theworld’snewsportsandgamesB.themostexcitingadventuresintheworldC.manychoicestorelaxandrefreshthemselvesD.chancestoexperiencealltheoutdooractivities38.Accordingtothetextwecansafelysaythat________.A.somevisitorssuggestedmorecampsitesB.about15000peoplevisited45parkslastseasonC.manymorepeoplewillvisitOntarioParksin2013D.themanagerofOntarioParksworriestheywillhavefewervisitors

LongagoinasmalltowntherewasaplaceknownastheHouseof1000Mirrors.A.smallhappylittledoglearnedofthisplaceanddecidedtovisit.Whenhearrivedhebounced跳happilyupthestairstothedoorwayofthehousE.HelookedthroughthedoorwaywithhisearsliftedhighandhistailwaggingasfastasitcoulD.Tohisgreatsurprisehefoundhimselfstaringat1000otherhappylittledogswiththeirtailswaggingjustashis.Hesmiledagreatsmileandwasansweredwith1000greatsmilesjustaswarmandfriendly.AsheleftthehousehethoughttohimselfThisisawonderfulplacE.Iwillcomebackandvisitoften.InthissamevillageanotherlittledogwhowasnotquiteashappyasthefirstonedecidedtovisitthehousE.Heslowlyclimbedthestairsandhunghisheadlowashelookedintothedoor.Whenhesawthe1000unfriendlylookingdogsstaringbackathimhegrowledatthemandwashorrifiedtosee1000littledogsgrowlingbackathim.AshelefthethoughttohimselfThisisahorribleplaceandIwillnevergobackthereagain.Allthefacesintheworldaremirrors.Whatkindofreflectionsdoyouseeonthefacesofthepeopleyoumeet?72.Whydidthefirstdoglikethehouse?A.Becausetherewere1000mirrorsinthehousE.B.BecausehethoughthecouldkeephimselfwarminthehousE.C.Becausehelikedeverythingpresentedtohim.D.BecausehefelthewaswelcomeherE.73.Theunderlinedwordgrowlprobablymeans______.A.makeanunfriendlynoiseB.smileC.sayhelloD.stare74.Thepassagetellsus________.A.wemustlookatourselvesinamirrorasoftenaspossibleB.wemustlookatourselvesinamirrorlikethefirstlittledogC.WecanseeourselvesinthefacesofthepeoplewemeetD.wearetreatedinthesamewayasotherpeople75.Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?A.A.SmallhappyLittleDogB.TheHouseof1000MirrorsC.TheWonderfulPlaceandtheHorriblePlacE.D.TwoLittleDogs

Onedayanoutofworkmimic滑稽演员isvisitingthezooandattemptstoearnsomemoneyasastreetperformer.AssoonashestartstodrawthecrowdazookeepergrabshimanddragshimintohisofficE.Thezookeeperexplainstothemimicthatthezoo'smostpopularattractionagorilla大猩猩hasdiedsuddenlyandthekeeperfearsthatattendanceatthezoowillfalloff.HeoffersthemimicajobtodressupasthegorillauntiltheycangetanotheronE.Themimicaccepts.Sothenextmorningthemimicputsonthegorillasuitandentersthecagebeforethecrowdcomes.Hediscoversthatit'sagreatjoB.HecansleepallhewantsplayandmakefunofpeopleandhedrawsbiggercrowdsthanheeverdidasamimiC.Howevereventuallythecrowdstireofhimandhetiresofjustswingingonwires.Hebeginstonoticethatthepeoplearepayingmoreattentiontothelioninthecagenexttohis.Notwantingtolosetheattentionofhisaudienceheclimbstothetopofhiscagecrawlsacrossapartition隔离物anddanglesfromthetoptothelion'scagE.Ofcoursethismakesthelionveryangrybutthecrowdlovesit.Attheendofthedaythezookeepercomesandgivesthemimicaraiseforbeingsuchagoodattraction.Wellthisgoesonforsometime－themimickeepstauntingthelionthecrowdsgrowlargerandhissalarykeepsgoingup.Thenoneterribledaywhenheisdanglingovertheangrylionheslipsandfalls.ThemimicisterrifieD.Theliongathersitselfandpreparestoattack.ThemimicissoscaredthathebeginstorunroundandroundthecagewiththelionclosebehinD.FinallythemimicstartsscreamingandyellingHelpmehelpme！Butthelionisquickandattacks.ThemimicsoonfindshimselfflatonhisbacklookingupattheangrylionandthelionsaysShutupyouidiot！Doyouwanttogetusbothfired36.Themimicvisitsthezooto________.A.takecareofthedyinggorillaB.begsomemoneyfromthezookeeperC.askforajobthereD.performandearnsomemoneythere37.Thezookeeperoffersthemimicajobtoactasthegorillabecause________.A.itismoreexpensivetohirearealgorillaB.therealgorilladiedbutthekeeperdoesnotwanttoloseitsvisitorsC.helikesthemimic'sperformanceD.hewantstohelpthemimicwhoisoutofwork38.Whatdoesthemimicfeelaboutthenewjobatfirst?A.HelikesitbecausehehasenoughfreedominthejoB.B.HelikesitbuthepreferstoworkingasamimiC.C.Hedoesn'tlikeitforpeopledonotrespecthim.D.Hedoesn'tlikeitbecausehegetslittlepay.39.Themimicclimbstothelion'scagebecause________.A.hefindsitmoreinterestingtoclimbthecageB.hewantstoplaywiththelionC.hewantstoattracttheattentionofhisaudienceD.hehasneverseenalionbefore40.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A.ThemimicandhisjobB.ThemimicandhissuccessC.TheactorandthemimicD.Themimicandhisanimals

OnJan.3anetizen网民nicknamedProgrammerHumorpublishedashortstoryonhismicro-blog.ItsaidthattherewasanoldladywhosweptnearlyeveryinchofhisInternetcompany.Whenshepassedbyaprogrammershetookalookatthecodesontheprogrammer’scomputerandkindlyremindedhimBecarefulthestackisoverfilled!Certainlyitisacasualandfictitious虚构的storymadeupbythemicro-blogger.HowevernoonewouldhaveguessedthattheshortblogwouldeventuallycausethefirstgreatInternetmeme网络快速爆红现象of2011inChinA.SuddenlythemysteriousSweepingOldLadyisshowingupnearlyeverywhereandremindingprofessionalsoftheirmistakes.From8A.m.onJan.5somenetizenscollectedstoriesoftheSweepingOldLadyandfoundshehadappearedtogiveadvicein150kindsofcareers.A.netizenevensaidhehadmetwithasimilarsituationinreallifE.ActuallytheSweepingOldLadyisnotnewfigurebutisbasedonthesweepingmonk和尚inLouisCha’sfamousKungfunovelofTianLongBaBu.ThesweepingmonkisanoldmonkanddoesthelowestclassofworkinShaolinTemplebutheisactuallytheNo.1masterinthenoelbothinKungfuandinthestudyofBuddhism.TheSweepingOldLadyisalsoagreatmodestmaster.LotsofnetizenswishthattheycouldhavesuchaladybesidethemtogivethemprecioussuggestionsatakeytimE.Althoughtheremaybe1000SweepingOldLadiesin1000people’smindsitcannotpreventtheSweepingOldLadyfrombecomingthemostpopularfigureontheInternet.ProgrammerHumorsaidheisjustaprogrammerintherealworldandoncehesawthestoryabouttheSweepingOldLadyhewroteitdowninhismiero-blogbecauseitwasfunny.Heneverknewwhotheoriginalwriterofthestorywasandneverthoughtthestorycouldbesopopular.63.WhatqualitydoestheSweepingOldLadyhave?A.HonestandknowledgeablE.B.Modestandpatient.C.ModestandknowledgeablE.D.Honestandpatient.64.WhichdescriptionabouttheSweepingOldLadyisright?A.SheisanoldladygoodatsweepingtheInternet.B.Sheisjustanimaginaryfigurecreatedbyanetizen.C.Sheiswell-knowastheoldsweepingmonk.D.ShelikestogiveinstructionseverywherE.65.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.Thesweepingoldladyisalwayslookingdownonthepeoplearoundher.B.Weshouldasksweepingoldladyforadvicewhenmeetingwithdifficulties.C.PeoplewanttohaveaSweepingOldLadynearbytodothecleaning.D.Weshouldn’tjudgeapersonbyhisorherappearanceandwe’dbetterrespecteveryonE.[66.WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheSweepingOldLady?A.SheshouldbepraisedandrespecteD.B.Sheshouldn’tmindothers’business.C.Sheshouldgoinfornetwork.D.Sheshouldn’tshowoffbeforeprofessionals.

Theinterviewhadbeengoingonforabout20minutesandeverythingseemstobegoingwell.ThensuddenlytheinterviewerasksanunexpectedquestionWhichismoreimportantlaworlove?Jobapplicantsinthewestincreasinglyfindthemselvesaskedstrangequestionslikethis.AndthesignsarethatthisisbeginningtohappeninChinA.EmployerswantpeopleskilledenthusiasticanddevoteD.SothesearethequalitiesthatanyreasonablyintelligentjobapplicantswilltrytoshownomatterwhathisorheractualfeelingsarE.Inresponseemployersareincreasinglyusingquestionswhichtryandshowtheapplicant’struepersonality.ThequestioninthefirstparagraphcomesfromatestcalledKierseyPersonalitySorter.Itisanattempttodiscoverhowpeoplesolveproblemsratherthanwhattheyknow.Thisisoftencalledcompetencetesting.AccordingtoMarkBaldwinofAlliancemanyjobapplicantsinChinaarefindingthistypeofquestionsdifficult.WhenaChinesepersonfillsoutancompetencetestheorshewillthinkthereisarightanswerandtheymayfailbecausetheytrytoguesswhattheexaminerwantstoseE.Thisissometimescalledtheprisoner’sdilemmA.Applicantsaretryingtoactcleverlyintheirowninterest.Buttheyfailbecausetheydon’tunderstandwhattheinterviewerislookingfor.Rememberthatinancompetencetestthecorrectanswerisalwaysthehonestanswer.69.Thewriterwrotethepassageto.A.adviseyouhowtofindajobB.tellyouhowtomeetajobinterviewerC.describethecompetencetest.D.presentapieceofadviceonajobinterview.70.AccordingtothewriterinacompetencetestingChinesejobapplicantsshould.A.nottellthetruthandfactB.trytofindoutwhattheinterviewersthinkC.bemoreenthusiasticpositiveD.learntotellwhattheyreallythink71.Fromthepassageweknowthat.A.competencetestingisbecomingpopularintheworldwideB.moreChineseapplicantsfailtofindajobC.applicantsshouldactasunreasonablyasaprisonerD.jobapplicantsarealwaysaskedthesamequestions

ItisnosurprisethatmoreandmorepeoplelikebicyclingbecauseitisfunhealthyandgooD.Maybethat'swhythereare1.4billionbicyclesandonly400millioncarsonroadsworldwidetodayBikescantakeyoualmostanywhereandthereisnooilcost.GetonabicycleandridearoundyourneighborhooD.Youmaydiscoversomethingnewallaroundyou.Stoppingandgettingoffabikeiseasierthanstoppingandgettingoutofyourcar.Youcanbiketoworkandbenefitfromtheenjoyableexercisewithoutpollutingtheenvironment.Youdon'tevenhavetoridealltheway.Foldingbikesworkwellforpeoplewhoridethetrain.Justfoldthebikeandtakeitwithyou.YoucandothesameonanairplanE.A.foldingbikecanbepackedinasuitcasE.Youcanalsotakeacommonbikewithyouwhenyoufly.Butbesuretolookforinformationbygettingonairlinewebsites.Notallairlinesarebicycle-friendlytotravelers.HealthBenefitsofBicycling:Ithelpstopreventheartdiseasesandcontrolyourweight.A15-minutebikeridethreetimesaweekburnsofffivekilosoffatayear.BicyclingcanimproveyourmooD.Exerciselikebicyclinghasbeenshowntomakepeoplefeelbettermorerelaxedandself-confident.Bicyclingishealthierthandriving.56.Fromthepassageweknowthatbicyclingisbecomingvery_______.A.surprisingB.excitingC.expensiveD.popular57.Whenyouareridingyourbicyclearoundyourneighborhoodyoumay_____.A.pollutetheenvironmentaroundB.findsomethingyoudidn'tnoticeC.goeverywhereandusealittleoilD.getoffyourbikeandbegintowork58.Ifyoutravelwithafoldingbikeyoucanfolditand_______.A.getoutofthecarB.takeitontoatrainC.putitinyourpurseD.goonairlinewebsites59.Oneofthebenefitsofbicyclingisthat______.A.youcanfoldthebicycleB.youwillbefriendlytoothersC.youwillbemorerelaxedD.youmaygetfatterandfatter60.WhichofthefollowingisTrueaccordingtothepassage?A.BicyclingisanenjoyableexerciseforpeoplE.B.Drivingcarsishealthierthanridingbikes.C.RidingabikepollutesyourneighborhooD.D.Commonbikesarewelcomedbyallairlines.

Statusesarewonderfulhumaninventionsthatenableustogetalongwithoneanotherandtodeterminewherewefitinsociety.Inoureverydayliveswheneverwemeetpeoplewealwaystrytojudgethemintermsoftheirstatuses.Forexamplewemustjudgewhetherthepersoninthelibraryisareaderoralibrarianwhetherthetelephonecallerisafriendorasalesmanandsoon.OurstatusesoftenvarywiththepeoplewemeetandchangethroughlifE.Mostofuscanatveryhighspeedassume表现出thedifferentstatusesthatvarioussituationsrequirE.Muchofsocialcommunicationconsistsofrecognizingandselectingamongproperstatusesandallowingotherpeopletoassumetheirstatusesinrelationtous.Thismeansthatwefitouractionstothoseofotherpeoplebasedonaconstantmentalprocessofassessmentandunderstanding.Althoughsomeofusfindthetaskmoredifficultthanothersmostofusperformitrathereasily.Astatushasbeencomparedtoready-madeclothes.Withincertainlimitsthebuyercanchoosestyleandmaterial.ButanAmericanisnotfreetochoosetheclothesofaChinesepeasantorthatofaHinduprincE.Wemustchoosefromamongtheclothingpresentedbyoursociety.Furthermoreourchoiceislimitedtoasizethatwillfitaswellasbyourwallet.HavingmadeachoicewithintheselimitswecanhavecertainchangesmadE.Butapartfromsmalladjustmentswetendtobelimitedtowhatthestoreshaveontheirshelves.Statusestoocomeready-madeandtherangeofchoiceamongthemislimiteD.44.Accordingtothewriterpeopleoftenassumedifferentstatuses______.A.inordertodistinguishthemselvesfromothersB.inordertobetterrecognizeotherpeopleC.astheirmentalprocesseschangeD.asthesituationchanges45.Inthelastsentenceofthesecondparagraphitrefersto___A.constantmentalprocessB.selectingone’sownstatusesC.recognitionofotherpeople’sstatusesD.fittingouractionstothoseofotherproperly46.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthistext?A.ProperRelations.B.LimitedChoices.C.JudgmentofStatuses.D.ComparisonofClothes.

CanpeoplechangetheirskincolourwithoutsufferinglikepopkingMichaelJackson?Perhapsyes.Scientistshavefoundthegenethatdeterminesskincolour.Thegenecomesintwoversionsoneofwhichisfoundin99percentofEuropeans.Theotherisfoundin93to100percentofAfricansresearchersatPennsylvaniaStateUniversityreportinthelatestissueofScience.Scientistshavechangedthecolourofadark-stripedzebrafishtouniformgoldbyinsertingaversionofthepigment色素geneintoayoungfish.Aswithhumanszebrafishskincolourisdeterminedbypigmentcellswhichcontainmelanosomes黑色素体.Thenumbersizeanddarknessofmelanosomesperpigmentcelldeterminesskincolour.Itappearsthatlikethegoldenzebrafishlight-skinnedEuropeansalsohaveamutation突变inthegeneformelanosomeproduction.Thisresultsinlesspigmentedskin.HoweverKeithChengleaderoftheresearchteampointsoutthatthemutationisdifferentinhumanandzebrafishgenes.HumansacquireddarkskininAfricaabout1.5millionyearsagotoprotectbodiesfromultra-violetraysofthesunwhichcancauseskincancer.ButwhenmodernhumansleaveAfricatoliveinnorthernlatitudestheyneedmoresunlightontheirskintoproducevitaminD.SotherelatedgenechangesaccordingtoCheng.AsianshavethesameversionofthegeneasAfricanssotheyprobablyacquiredtheirlightskinthroughtheactionofsomeothergenethataffectsskincolourssaidCheng.Thenewdiscoverycouldleadtomedicaltreatmentsforskincancer.ItalsocouldleadtoresearchintowaystochangeskincolourwithoutdamagingitlikechemicaltreatmentdoneonMichaelJackson.56.Accordingtothepassagescientistshavefound.A.peoplelivinginnorthernlatitudesneedmoresunlightB.thereasonwhypeoplechangetheirskincolourC.thereasonwhypeoplegetskincancerD.thegenethatdeterminesskincolour57.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A.peopleliketochangetheirskincolourB.amutationinthegeneformelanosomeproductionisdifferentinhumanandzebrafishgeneC.peoplewillbeabletochangetheirskincolourwithoutchemicaltreatmentinthefutureD.skincancercanbecurednow58.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedaccordingtothepassage?A.TheversionofthepigmentgeneofAsiansandthatofAfricansarethesamE.B.Scientistshavesucceededinturningthecolourofadark-stripedzebrafishintouniformgolD.C.Darkskincanprotectbodiesfromutral-violetraysofthesun.D.PeoplelikepopkingMichaelJackson.59.Thepassageisprobablytakenfrom__________.A.anovelB.asciencereportC.astorybookD.asciencefiction

JustoutsidethenorthernItaliantownofBrathererisesachurchtowerwithaclockthatisahalfhourslow.ThoughnotfarfromtheindustrialcityofTurinBrasmellsofrosesandleisure悠闲isthelaw.ItisboththehomeofaninternationalmovementthatpromotesslowfoodandoneofItaliancitiesthathavejoinedtheslowcities.InBrapopulation27866thetownfathershavedeclaredthatallsmallfoodshopsbeclosedeveryThursdayandSunday.TheyforbidcarsinthetownsquarE.Allfruitsandvegetablesservedinlocalschoolsmustbeorganic有机的.AndasthemovementgoeswelltheslowconceptgraduallyspreadsacrossEuropE.TheargumentforaSlowEuropeisnotonlythatitisgoodbutalsothatitcanwork.TheSlowCityMovementwhichstartedin1999hasimprovedlocaleconomies经济bypromotinglocalgoodsandtourism.YoungItaliansaremovingfromlargercitiestoBrawhereunemploymentisonly5percentabouthalfthenationwideratE.Slowfoodandwinefestivalsdrawthousandsoftouristseveryyear.Shopsaredoingwellmanywithsalesrisingatarateof15%peryear.ThisisouranswertotheworlD.saysPaoloSamrninithefounderofSlowCities.Franceisinfavorofsloweconomics.MostoutsidershavelongbeendoubtfuloftheFrenchmodel:shorthoursandlongvacations.YettheFrencharemoreproductivethanthoseintheUnitedStatesandBritainandhavebeenforyears.ThemysteryofFrenchproductivityhasrisenanEuropewidedebateabouttheadvantagesofworkingmoreslowly.60.Thechurchclockthatisahalfhourslowseversasasymbolof________.A.industrialdevelopmentB.slowmovementC.globaleconomyD.citygrowth61.ThelowunemploymentinBraprovesthat________.A.thepopulationisnotlargeB.tourismbringsgreatjobchanceC.theSlowCityMovementissuccessfulD.theslowconceptworkswellonlyinitsbirthplace62.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A.BritishworkersworklongerhoursthantheFrenchB.FrenchworkersworklongerhoursthantheItaliansC.ItalianworkersarelessproductivethantheAmericansD.AmericanworkersaremoreproductivethantheBritish63.TheincreasedFrenchproductivitytendsto________.A.favorafastlifestyleB.throwdoubtonsloweconomicsC.encourageasloweconomicgrowthD.confirmadvantagesofsloweconomics

WhenwewalkonastreetorsitdowntohaveacupofcoffeeinasmallcaféinShanghaiwewilloftenseeforeignfacesateveryturn.TodayforeignersdonotcometoShanghaitoseekadventuresastheydidintheolddaysorarriveinthecityforashortvisitassomedidwhenChinajustcarriedouttheopening-up.InsteadmanyforeignerscometoShanghaitosettleinthecity.TheyareattractedbythelifeinShanghaiandchoosetostayinthecity.TheirstayhasmadeShanghaimorelikeaninternationalcity.Earlyinthe1990sagroupofWestern-stylebuildingsemergedattheGubeiNewDistrictinthesouthwesternpartoftheHongqiaoDevelopmentZoneinShanghai.TheWestern-stylebuildingsmarkedbytheirgreatarchesandthetypicalflavorsoftheuniqueEuropeanstyleappealedtomanyforeignersandbecometheirfavoritechoicewhentheycametoliveorworkinShanghai.ForeignersgatheredinthezoneenjoyingtheirquietlifetherE.AsthecityfurtherdevelopsmoreandmoreforeignerschoosetoliveinthedowntownareawheremostnativeShanghaipeoplelivE.Theyliveclosetolocalresidentsandgraduallybecomeinterated一体化intothelocallife—theylearntocooklocaldishestheylearntospeaktheShanghaidialectandtheycelebratetraditionalChineseholidaystogetherwithnativepeoplE.Theirlifestyleisbecomingmoreandmoresimilartothatoflocalresidents.InthepastforeignersthatcametoShanghaiweremostlyrepresentatives代表senttoworkinthecity.TodayhowevermanyforeignersthatliveinthecityarestudentsbusinessstartersorordinarypeoplE.Relatedinformationshowsthattherearemorethan50000foreignerslivingandworkinginShanghai.66.ForeignersusedtocometoShanghaito_____.A.startsmallcafésB.helpbuildhousesC.haveashortvisitD.learntheShanghaidialect67.Theunderlinedwordemergedinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans_______.A.builtB.appearedC.stoodD.lay68.InthepastmostoftheforeignerscomingtoShanghaiwere_______.A.businessstartersB.studentsC.ordinarypeopleD.representatives69.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.TherearefewerforeignersinBeijingthaninShanghai.B.ItistheforeignerswhomakeShanghaianinternationalcity.C.ManyforeignersenjoythetraditionalChinesefestivals.D.TheforeignerscametoShanghaitoseekformoneyinthepast.70.Thebesttitleforthistextwouldbe______.A.ForeignersSettlinginShanghaiB.TheDevelopmentofShanghaiC.TheLifestyleofShanghaiPeopleD.ContributionsofForeignersinShanghai

Asresearcherslearnmoreabouthowchildren’sintelligencedevelopstheyareincreasinglysurprisedbythepowerofparents.ThepoweroftheschoolhasbeenreplacedbythehomE.Tobeginwithallthefactorswhicharepartofintelligence－thechild’sunderstandingoflanguagelearningpatternscuriosity－areestablishedwellbeforethechildentersschoolattheageofsix.Studyafterstudyhasshownthatevenafterschoolbeginschildren’sachievementshavebeenfarmoreinfluencedbyparentsthanbyteachers.Thisisparticularlytrueaboutlearningthatislanguage-relateD.TheschoolratherthanthehomeisgivencreditforchangesinachievementinsubjectssuchassciencE.Inviewof鉴于theirpowerit’ssadtoseesomanyparentsnotmakingthemostoftheirchild’sintelligencE.Untilrecentlyparentshadbeenwarnedbyeducatorswhoaskedthemnottoeducatetheirchildren.Manyteachersnowrealizethatchildrencannotbeeducatedonlyatschoolandparentsarebeingaskedtocontributebothbeforeandafterthechildentersschool.ParentshavebeenparticularlyafraidtoteachreadingathomE.Ofcoursechildrenshouldn’tbepushedtoreadbytheirparentsbuteducatorshavediscoveredthatreadingisbesttaughtindividually－andtheeasiestplacetodothisisathomE.Manyfour-andfive-year-oldswhohavebeenshownafewlettersandtaughttheirsoundswillcreatesinglewordsoftheirownwiththemevenbeforetheyhavebeentaughttoreaD.66.Whathaveresearchersfoundoutabouttheinfluenceofparentsandtheschoolonchildren’sintelligence?A.Parentshavegreaterinfluencethantheschool.B.Theschoolplaysagreaterrolethanparents.C.Parentsandtheschoolhavetheequalpower.D.NeitherparentsnortheschoolhasanyinfluencE.67.Researchersconcludethat________.A.itiswiththehelpoftheteachersthatchildrenhaveanunderstandingoflanguageB.curiosityisformedafterthechildrenenterschoolC.children’slearningpatternsaredevelopedattheearlyageD.onlytheschoolcangivechildrentheopportunitytomakeachievements68.Accordingtothetextinwhichareamayschoolplayamoreimportantrole?A.Moraleducation.B.Languageeducation.C.Physicaleducation.D.Scienceeducation.69.Manyparentsfailtomakethemostoftheirchildren’sintelligencebecause________.A.theyusuallypushthechildrentoreadathomeB.theyonlyteachthemaftertheyenterschoolC.theyteachtheminawrongwayathomeD.theyweretoldbyeducatorsnottoteachtheirchildren70.Theauthorsuggestsinthetextthat________.A.teachingathomehasfullyreplacedschooleducationB.parentsshouldbeencouragedtoteachreadingathomeC.readingissupposedtobetaughtinlargegroupsD.schooleducationshouldgivewaytohomeeducation

Vacationisatimeforrenewal.Inworkweareoftencalledtothink.Sometimesit’sgoodtogiveourbrainsarest.Withoutabreakwemaynotbeabletoperformuptoourpotential.Thiscanbeaproblemnotonlyfortheemployeebutfortheemployeraswell.ThemainbenefitofvacationisfortheworkertocomebackenergizedsaysWeaver.Iftheyhaven’thadabreakthenthey’renotcomingbackwithnewenergy.Theyhaven’thadachancetostepbackandgetperspectiveandcomebackwithrenewedenthusiasm.Longworkinghourswithoutabreakinsecurityaboutone’sjobandotherwork-relatedissuescanleadtoburnoutandstress.HumanscanusuallyadapttopressurebutnotforalimitlessamountoftimE.Itisamanagerialproblemofrelatinggoodworkersandhavingthemloyaltothefirmwhilethey’retheresaysDavidMaumePhDprofessorofsociologyattheUniversityofCincinnati.Hesaysburnoutcanalsoaffectemployees’productivitycreativityandeffectiveness.Inadditionhighlevelsofstressarelikelytobeprecursors前兆todepressionwhichcanhitboththeemployerandemployee’spocketbook.Evenpeoplewhomanagetoremainproductiveatworkcanhaveproblems.Ifthey’realwaysatworkthenthey’renotwiththeirfamilyandfriends.Ifthey’reworkingwhileonvacationforthetimethatthey’reonthejobthey’renotreallypresent.Friedmanaddsthatanunbalancedemphasisonworkcanstrainfamilyandsociallife:Whenyoucomeupforairyoumayseethatyou’realoneorthatyourrelationshipshavegoneonwithoutyou.68.Accordingtothetextwhat’sthemainbenefitofthevacation?A.TheworkercanbecomemorecreativeandeffectivE.B.TheworkercanstepbackandgetmoreexciteD.C.Theworkercancomebackwithnewenergy.D.Theworkercanadapttopressuremuchbetter.69.Theunderlinedwordthereinthefourthparagraphprobablymean________.A.VacationB.HomeC.UniversityD.Company70.What’sthemainideaofthetext?A.Whytheworkersneedavacation.B.Howtospendthevacationeffectively.C.HowtodealwiththedailypressurE.D.Whytheworkersneednewenergy.

AtthePresbyterianChurchindowntownHarareZimbabwe15-year-oldLovemoreandotherchildrencrowdaroundtablesinasmallroomansweringquestionsintheirworkbooks.Theiruniformsarecleanandwornwithprideandinmanywaysitwouldbedifficulttodistinguishthisclassroomfromanyother.ThesechildrenlikeLovemoreliveattheMbarebusstationacrowdeddirtyanddangerousplaceforanyoneespeciallyatnight.Lovemoresaidthathestartedtofaceproblemsoncehismotherdiedandhisfatherstoppedpayingschoolfees.WhenLovemore’sfatherremarriedLovemorewasforcedontothestreetnolongerwelcomeathomE.AftermeetingaworkerfromthePresbyterianChildren’sClubPCCLovemorefeltencouragedtotakeadvantageoftheopportunitytogetaneducation.Sincejoiningtheprogramheisalwaysatthetopofhisclass.HespendshismorningsatthePCCwherehereceiveshisonlymealsfortheday.Atnighthesleepsonthegroundatthebusstation.Thefewclothesheownsarehiddeninsecretplacesaroundtownsothatnoonewillstealthem.AttheendofeachdayLovemoreandhisclassmatestaketheirbookswiththemtostudyatnightinthemarketsquarE.Wereadbythestreetlightsbutsometimestheguardsdriveusaway.Eachyearthetopthreestudentsaregivenachancetogotoformalschool.Thosewhosuccessfullycompletetheirgrade-sevenexamswillbegivenaPCCscholarshiptoattendaboardingschool寄宿学校provingthereishopeforforgottenchildrenlikeLovemorE.Startedin1996theprogramprovidesfreeeducationbasicmealshealthcareandclothingtomorethan70children.TherearepeoplewhocarehereandotherkidslikemeLovemoresaiD.Itfeelslikethisismyfamily.60.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Lovemore’slifeB.TheprogramsofthePCCC.ThesituationofstreetchildrenD.Opportunitiesforstreetchildren61.Lovemorebegantoliveonthestreets_______.A.whenheleftHarareB.whenhismotherdiedC.afterhisfather’ssecondmarriageD.aftermeetingaworkerfromthePCC62.What’sLovemore’sopinionofthePCC?A.OldandwornB.UnsuccessfulC.Well-equippedD.Helpful63.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Lovemoreiseagertolearn.B.Lovemoreisattendingaboardingschool.C.Lovemoredoesn’twanttogobackhomE.D.Lovemoreishelpingmorethan70children.

Isupposethatthemostbasicandpowerfulwaytoconnecttoanotherpersonistolisten.Justlisten.Perhapsthemostimportantthingweevergiveeachotherisourattention.Andespeciallyifit’sgivenfromtheheart.Whenpeoplearetalkingthere’snoneedtodoanythingbutreceivethem.Listentowhatthey’resaying.Careaboutit.Mosttimescaringaboutitisevenmoreimportantthanunderstandingit.Mostofusdon’tvalueourselvesorourloveenoughtoknowthis.IthastakenmealongtimetobelieveinthepowerofsimplesayingI’msosorrywhensomeoneisinpain.Oneofmypatientstoldmethatwhenshetriedtotellherstorypeopleofteninterruptedtotellherthattheyoncehadsomethingjustlikethathappeningtothem.Herpainbecameastoryaboutthem.EventuallyshestoppedtalkingtomostpeoplE.Weconnectthroughlistening.Whenweinterruptwhatsomeoneissayingtoletthemknowthatweunderstandwemovethefocusofattentiontoourselves.WhenwelistentheyknowwecarE.Ihaveevenlearnedtorespondtosomeonecryingbyjustlistening.IntheolddaysIusedtoreachforthehandkerchiefsuntilIrealizedthatpassingapersonahandkerchiefmaybejustanotherwaytoshuthimdowntotakethemoutoftheirexperienceofsadness.NowIjustlisten.Whentheyhavecriedalltheyneedtocrytheyfindmetherewiththem.Thissimplethinghasnotbeenthateasytolearn.ItcertainlywentagainsteverythingIhadbeentaughtsinceIwasveryyoung.Ithoughtpeoplelistenedonlybecausetheyweretooshytospeakordidnotknowtheanswer.ButnowIknowthatalovingsilenceoftenhasfarmorepowertohealthanthekindestwords.56.Whatdoestheauthorvaluemostinthecommunicationwitheachother?A.DeepunderstandingB.SayingI’mSorry.C.Attentionfromheart.D.Doingnothing.57.Thewomanpatientstoppedtellingherstorytomostpeoplebecause______.A.Shedidn’tgetenoughrespectfromothersB.shewasdiscouragedbybeingofteninterruptedC.peopleoftentoldhertheirownopinionsD.peoplecouldn’tunderstandhersadsituation58.Ifyouhandahandkerchieftosomeonecryingyoumay______.A.hurthisfeelingsB.makehimembarrassedC.encouragehimtocontinuetocryD.stophimfromlettingouthissorrow59.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatwhilecommunicating______.A.listeningisaperfectwaytorespondtoothersB.peoplekeepsilentbecausetheydon’tknowtheanswerC.keepingsilentmeansbeingtooshytospeakD.itiseasytoformthehabitoflisteningsilently

SomepeoplebelievethataRobinHoodisatworkothersthatawealthypersonsimplywantstodistributehisorherfortunebeforedying.ButthedonatorwhostartedsendingenvelopeswithcashtodeservingcausesaccompaniedbyanarticlefromthelocalpaperhasmadeanorthernGermancitybelieveinfairytales童话.Thefirstenvelopewassenttoavictimsupportgroup.Itcontained10000withacuttingfromtheBraunschweigerZeitungabouthowthegroupsupportedawomanwhowasrobbedofherhandbag;similarplainwhiteanonymous匿名envelopeseachcontaining10000thenarrivedatakindergartenandachurch.Theenvelopskeepcomingandsofaratleast190000hasbeendistributeD.Lastmonthoneofthemwassenttothenewspaper'sownofficE.ItcameafterastoryitpublishedaboutToma14­year­oldboywhowasseverelydisabledinaswimmingaccident.ThereceptionistattheBraunschweigerZeitungopenedananonymouswhiteenvelopetofind20notesof500insidewithacopyofthearticlE.ThenameofthefamilywasunderlineD.IwasdrivingwhenIheardthenewsClaudiaNeumanntheboy'smothertoldDerSpiegelmagazinE.Ihadtoparkonthesideoftheroad;Iwasspeechless.Themoneywillbeusedtomaketheentrancetotheirhousewheelchair­accessibleandforacourseoftreatmentthattheirinsurancecompanyrefusedtopayfor.ForsomeonetoactsoselflesslyforthistohappeninsuchasocietyinwhicheveryonethinksofhimselfwasastonishingMrsNeumannsaiD.HerfamilywonderwhetherthedonatorisaRobinHoodcharactertakingfrombankstogivetotheneedy.HenningNosketheeditoroftheBraunschweigerZeitungsaidMaybeitisanoldpersonwhoisabouttodiE.Wejustdonotknow.Howeverhehastoldhisreportersnottolookforthecity'sheroforfearthatdiscoverymaystopthedonations.16.TheBraunschweigerZeitungisthenameof________.A.achurchB.abankC.anewspaperD.amagazine17.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthedonationtoTom?A.Thedonationamountedto190000.B.ThedonationwassentdirectlytohishousE.C.Themoneywillbeusedforhiseducation.D.Hismotherfeltastonishedatthedonation.18.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A.thedonatorisaricholdmanB.thedonationwillcontinuetocomeC.thedonationcomesfromthenewspaperD.thedonatorwillsoonbefoundout19.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.MoneyIsRaisedbytheNewspaperB.NewspaperDistributesMoneytotheNeedyC.UnknownHeroSpreadsLoveinEnvelopesD.RobinHoodReturnstotheCity

BeforeAlaskabecamepartoftheU.S.ithadbeenownedbyRussiA.Tradingpostsandsmallsettlementswerescatteredalongthecoast.TherestoflandwasleftunexploreD.TheRussiansweremainlyinterestedinthewealthoffursfromthevastherdsofsealstheyfoundtherE.Bythemid-1800’smostofthesealherdshadbeenwipedoutandRussianolongerwantedtokeepAlaskA.WilliamSewardSecretaryofStateforPresidentJohnsonbelievedtheUnitedStatesshouldbuyAlaskafromRussiA.PresidentJohnsonwasn’tsosureitwasawisewaytospendU.S.moneybutheagreedtoletSewarddiscussitwiththeRussians.ActingquicklySewardmadeadeal.OnMarch301867hesignedanagreementfortheU.S.topaysevenmilliondollarsforthelanD.ManypeoplethoughtitwasafoolishwasteofAmerica’smoney.TheycalledthedealSeward’sfolly.ThengoldwasdiscoveredinAlaskaandpublicopinionchangedquickly.SewarddidnotlivetoseethetruevalueofAlaskA.Hediedin1872fiveyearsaftermakingthepurchase购买.EachyearAlaska’snaturalresourceshavebroughtinmanytimesthe$7000000paidforit.NaturalgascoaloillumberseafoodandothermineralsbesidesthegoldfirstfoundhavemadeitavaluableadditiontotheUnitedStates.In1959Alaskabecamethe49thstateoftheUnitedStates.71.TheRussianswantedtosellAlaskabecause______.A.theythoughtitwasn’tagoodplaceB.theythoughtitdidn’tbelongtoRussiaC.theycouldn’tfindenoughsealsthereD.theywantedtoearnmoremoneyfromtheU.S.72.WhenSewardsignedtheagreementmanypeoplethought______.A.hewastedU.S.moneyB.ithaditstruevalueC.itwasasuccessfuldealD.hewasclever73.WhichofthefollowingthingswasfoundfirstinAlaska?A.Gas.B.Coal.C.Oil.D.GolD.74.Before1959theUnitedStateshad______.A.37statesB.48statesC.49statesD.50states75.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldprobablybe______.A.AlaskaabeautifulplaceB.AlaskawithnaturalresourcesC.AlaskahometosealsD.Alaskathe49thstateoftheU.S.

MarkTwainhasbeencalledtheinventoroftheAmericannovel.Andhesurelydeservesadditionalpraise:themanwhopopularizedthecleverliteraryattackonracism.Isaycleverbecauseanti-slaveryfictionhadbeentheimportantpartoftheliteratureintheyearsbeforetheCivilWar.H.B.Stowe’sUncleTomsCabinisonlythemostfamousexamplE.Theseearlystoriesdealtdirectlywithslavery.WithminorexceptionsTwainplantedhisattacksonslaveryandprejudiceintotalesthatwereonthesurfaceaboutsomethingelseentirely.Hedrewhisreadersintotheargumentbydrawingthemintothestory.AgainandagaininthepostwaryearsTwainseemedforcedtodealwiththechallengeofracE.ConsiderthemostcontroversialatleasttodayofTwain’snovelsAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn.OnlyafewbookshavebeenkickedofftheshelvesasoftenasHuckleberryFinnTwain’smostwidelyreadtalE.OnceuponatimepeoplehatedthebookbecauseitstruckthemasrudE.Twainhimselfwrotethatthosewhobannedthebookconsideredthenoveltrashandsuitableonlyfortheslums贫民窟.MorerecentlythebookhasbeenattackedbecauseofthecharacterJimtheescapedslaveandmanyoccurencesofthewordnigger.ThetermNiggerJimforwhichthenovelisoftenseverelycriticizedneverappearsinit.Buttheattackswereandaresilly—andmissthepoint.Thenovelisstronglyanti-slavery.Jim’ssearchthroughtheslavestatesforthefamilyfromwhomhehasbeenforciblypartedisheroiC.AsJ.ChadwickhaspointedoutthecharacterofJimwasafirstinAmericanfiction—arecognitionthattheslavehadtwopersonalitiesthevoiceofsurvivalwithinawhiteslavecultureandthevoiceoftheindividual:Jimthefatherandtheman.ThereismuchmorE.Twain’smysterynovelPudd’nheadWilsonstoodasachallengetotheracialbeliefsofevenmanyoftheliberalsofhisday.WrittenatatimewhentheacceptedwisdomheldNegroestobeinferior低等的towhitesespeciallyinintelligenceTwain’stalecenteredinpartaroundtwobabiesswitchedatbirth.A.slavegavebirthtohermaster’sbabyandforfearthatthechildshouldbesoldSouthswitchedhimforthemaster’sbabybyhiswifE.Theslave’slightskinnedchildwastakentobewhiteandgrewupwithboththeattitudesandtheeducationoftheslave-holdingclass.Themaster’swife’sbabywastakenforblackandgrewupwiththeattitudesandintonationsoftheslavE.Thepointwasdifficulttomiss:nurture养育notnaturewasthekeytosocialstatus.Thefeaturesoftheblackmanthatprovidedthestuffofprejudice—mannerofspeechforexample—weretoTwainindicativeofnothingotherthantheconditioningthatslaveryforcedonitsvictims.Twain’sracialtonewasnotperfect.Oneisleftuneasyforexamplebythelengthypassageinhisautobiography自传abouthowmuchhelovedwhatwerecalledniggershowsinhisyouth—mostlywithwhitemenperforminginblack-face—andhisdelightingettinghismothertolaughatthem.YetthereisnoreasontothinkTwainsawtheshowsasrepresentingreality.Hisfrequentattacksonslaveryandprejudicesuggesthiskeenawarenessthattheydidnot.WasTwainaracist?Askingthequestioninthe21stcenturyisaswiseasaskingthesameofLincoln.Ifwereadthewordsandattitudesofthepastthroughthewisdomoftheconsideredmoraljudgmentsofthepresentwewillfindnothingbuterror.Lincolnwhobelievedtheblackmantheinferiorofthewhitefoughtandwonawartofreehim.AndTwainraisedinaslavestatebrieflyasoldierandinventorofJimmayhavedonemoretoangerthenationoverracialinjusticeandawakenitscollectiveconsciencethananyothernovelistinthepastcentury.65.HowdoTwain’snovelsonslaverydifferfromStowe’s?A.Twainwasmorewillingtodealwithracism.B.Twain’sattackonracismwasmuchlessopen.C.Twain’sthemesseemedtoagreewithplots.D.Twainwasopenlyconcernedwithracism.66.RecentcriticismofAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnarosepartlyfromits______.A.targetreadersatthebottomB.anti-slaveryattitudeC.ratherimpolitelanguageD.frequentuseofnigger67.WhatbestprovesTwain’santi-slaverystandaccordingtotheauthor?A.Jim’ssearchforhisfamilywasdescribedindetail.B.Theslave’svoicewasfirstheardinAmericannovels.C.JimgrewupintoamanandafatherinthewhiteculturE.D.Twainsuspectedthattheslaveswerelessintelligent.68.Thestoryoftwobabiesswitchedmainlyindicatesthat______.A.slaveswereforcedtogiveuptheirbabiestotheirmastersB.slaves’babiescouldpickupslave-holders’wayofspeakingC.blacks’socialpositionwasshapedbyhowtheywerebroughtupD.blackswerebornwithcertainfeaturesofprejudice69.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordtheyinParagraph7referto?A.Theattacks.B.SlaveryandprejudicE.C.Whitemen.D.Theshows.70.Whatdoestheauthormainlyarguefor?A.Twainhaddonemorethanhiscontemporarywriterstoattackracism.B.TwainwasanadmirablefigurecomparabletoAbrahamLincoln.C.Twain’sworkshadbeenbannedonunreasonablegrounds.D.Twain’sworksshouldbereadfromahistoricalpointofview.

NewcastleoneofthefastestdevelopingcitiesintheUnitedKingdomisbeginningtodrawtouristsfromallcornersofEuropE.It’ssaidmostvisitorscomeheretoseethefamoussoccerteamplay.Themoodofthelocalsisoftenchangedbythesuccessorfailuresofthelocalteam.Newcastle’smostpopularplaceistheGatewhichisinthecenterofthecityandhasmanyattractionsincludingbarsrestaurantssportsbarspubsandsoon.Duringahomegameitbecomesarealhometohappiness.Cultureandlocalhistoryloverscanmaketheirdreamscometruebytakingoneofthelocalcitytourbuses.Theycomeandleaveeveryfewminutesandstopatalltheimportanthistoricalsitesinthecity.AlsotheseatsandtheenvironmentonthebusesarecomfortablE.It’sthebestwaytoseethecitywithouttiringyourselfoutorgettingcolD.PlacessuchastheHancockMuseumandMillenniumBridgearemust-seeattractions.Butbecarefulifyou’reshortoftimE.Newcastleisabigplacesoyoushouldbepreparedtokillafewhoursononeofthesebuses.IfyouwanttowatchthelocalteamplaysoccerintheSt.JamesParkremembertobookaticketasearlyaspossiblE.Thelocalsarecrazysoccerfansandyou’llfindithardtogetaticketifyoudon’twaitinthequeueearly.AsyoucanseeNewcastleisafantasticcitywithsomuchtobeofferedandsomanythingstoseE.You’resuretohaveawonderfultimehere!50.Thepurposeofthetextisto________.A.advertisethelocalsoccerteamB.encouragepeopletovisitNewcastleC.introducethelifestyleinNewcastleD.describethelonghistoryofNewcastle51.MostvisitorscometoNewcastleinorderto________.A.watchitssoccerteamplayB.takethelocaltourbusesC.visittheHancockMuseumD.haveabigmealinrestaurants52.IfyouwanttolearnaboutthehistoryandcultureofNewcastleyou_______.A.shouldgototheGateB.cangoonacitytourC.mustvisitStJamesParkD.mustdriveyourowncar53.TheunderlinedwordTheyinPara3refersto______.A.historyloversB.localpeopleC.citytourbusesD.localsoccerteams

GardenbuildingisconsideredanimportantpartofChineseculturE.SomepeoplesaythatifyouhaveneverwalkedthroughaChinesegardenyoucannotsaythatyouhavereallyvisitedChinA.TraditionalChinesegardensarelocatedinNorthChinainsuchplacesasBeihaiParktheSummerPalacetheForbiddenCity.Inlargerimperial皇家的gardensthemainbuildingsareconnectedbyanimaginary虚构的lineinthemiddleofthegardenonthenorth-southaxis轴.Otherfeaturesofimperialgardensarecolored-paintingsman-madehillsandlakes.MostprivategardensarefoundinthesouthespeciallyincitiessouthoftheYangtzeRiver.Privategardensweremostlybuiltatonesideoratthebackofthehouses.Aroundthebeautifulscenearesmallopenareaswithbeautifulshaped-doorsthroughwhichvisitorscanenjoythesights.TheyareopenonallsidesandareoftennearthewatersothatthewholescenecanbeenjoyeD.SuzhouknownasthehomeofgardensdisplaysthemostandthebestChinesetraditionalprivategardens.DifferentpartsofitareexamplesofthegardenstyleoftheSongYuanMingandQingDynasties.Thelandscape自然风景gardencontainsanumberofpleasantnaturalscenesandsomefairytales.TheancientChineseusedtocallthegardenlandscapeJingwhichmeanssceneinEnglish.GoodexamplesincludethetenWestLakeScenesinHangzhouthetwenty-fourslimWestLakeinYangzhouandtheeightDamingLakeScenesinJinan.60.Thepassagetellsmainlyabout________.A.animportantpartofChinesecultureB.howtoenjoyChinesegardensC.whereforeignerscanfindChinesegardensD.thecharactersofdifferentstyleofChinesegardenbuilding61.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtruefortheimperialgarden?A.Thereisanorth-southaxisinthecenterofgardenB.Theywerebuiltbecauseofsomefairytales.C.Thereareman-madehillsandlakesinthegardens.D.Theyhavecolored-paintings.62.Accordingtothepassagewecanlearnthat_______.A.ChinesepeopleofteninviteforeignerstovisitaChinesegarden.B.ThelandscapegardenreflectsdifferentstylesoftheSongYuanMingandQingDynasties.C.AllthreekindsofgardensmakeuptheimportantpartofChineseculturewhichisappreciatedbythepeopleallovertheworlD.D.Peopleenjoytheprivategardensmorethanothertwostyles.

AbloggerisapersonwhowritesonanInternetcomputerWebsitecalledablog博客.ThewordblogisashortwayofsayingWeblogorpersonalWebsitE.AnyonecanstartablogandtheycanwriteaboutanythingtheylikE.TherearemillionsofblogsontheInternettoday.Theyprovidenewsinformationadvertisementsadviceandideasformanypeoplewhoreadthem.TheycontainlinkstootherWebsites.Andtheyprovideaplaceforpeopletowriteabouttheirideasandreacttotheideasofothers.A.researchcompanycalledPerscushasstudiedmorethan300Weblogs.Itsaysthatblogsaremostpopularwithteenagegirls.Theyusethemtolettheirfriendsknowwhatishappeningintheirlives.Thestudyalsosaysthatmorethan100000bloggersstoppedtakingpartintheactivityafterayear.Howeversomepeopledevelopseriousblogstopresentpoliticalandotherideas.ForexampletheRepublicanandDemocraticpartiesinthesouthernstateofKentuckyrecentlystartedtheirownblogs.AndAmericancompaniesarebeginningtouseblogstoadvertisetheirproducts.Atthesametimesomelong-standingblogshaveendeD.LastweekbloggingleaderDaveWinerclosedhisfreeblogserviceweblogs.com.HesaysthesitebecametoocostlytocontinuE.Hestartedtheblogfouryearsago.Andthousandsofpeoplehadwrittenonit.Theyarenowupsetbecausetheydidnotknowthatthesitewasclosing.OneblogthatisstillgoingstrongiscalledRebecca’sPocket.RebeccaBloodcreatedtheWeb-sitein1999.ShewroteaboutthehistoryofblogsonthesitE.ThatarticleledtoabookcalledTheWeblogHandbook.Ithasbeentranslatedintofourlanguagessofar.Ms.BloodsaysRebecea’sPocketgetsabout30000visitorsamonth.Shewritesaboutanythingandeverything—politicscultureandmovies.SherecentlyprovidedmedicaladvicE.Andshewroteabouthowtopreventpeoplefromstealingmoneyfromon-linebankaccounts.63.Theauthorwrotethispassagemainlyto_________.A.introduceanInternetcomputerWebsitecalledblogB.introduceashortwayofsayingWeblogC.tellreadershowtowriteblogsD.tellreadersaboutblogs64.FromthepassagewecanlearnthatblogscoveralmosteverythingEXCEPT______.A.accountpasswordsB.medicaladviceC.advertisementsD.differentideas65.DaveWinerclosedhisweblogs.Combecause__________.A.morethan100000bloggersstoppedtakingpartintheactivityB.AmericancompaniesusedblogstoadvertisetheirproductsC.peoplestolemoneyfromon-linebankaccountsD.Hecouldn’taffordtheincreasingmoneyneededtoruntheblogs66.ThereasonwhyRebecca’sPocketisstillgoingstrongisthat______.A.itwascreatedbyawomanB.itisaboutthehistoryofblogsC.itprovidesusefulinformationandadviceD.ithaseditionsinatleastfourdifferentlanguages

LikemanyofmygenerationIhaveaweaknessforheroworship.Atsomepointhoweverweallbegintoquestionourheroesandourneedforthem.Thisleadsustoask:Whatisahero?DespiteimmensedifferencesinculturesheroesaroundtheworldgenerallyshareanumberofcharacteristicsthatinstructandinspirepeoplE.Aherodoessomethingworthtalkingabout.A.herohasastoryofadventuretotellandcommunitywhowilllisten.ButaherogoesbeyondmerefamE.Heroesservepowersorprincipleslargerthanthemselves.Likehigh-voltagetransformersheroestaketheenergyofhigherpowersandstepitdownsothatitcanbeusedbyordinarypeoplE.Theherolivesalifeworthyofimitation.Thosewhoimitateagenuineheroexperiencelifewithnewdepthenthusiasmandmeaning.A.suretestforwould-beheroesiswhatorwhomdotheyserve?Whataretheywillingtoliveanddiefor?Iftheanswerorevidencesuggeststheyserveonlytheirownfametheymaybefamouspersonsbutnotheroes.MadonnaandMichaelJacksonarefamousbutwhowouldclaimthattheirfansfindlifemoreabundant?Heroesarecatalysts催化剂forchangE.Theyhaveavisionfromthemountaintop.Theyhavetheskillandthecharmtomovethemasses.Theycreatenewpossibilities.WithoutGandhiIndiamightstillbepartoftheBritishEmpirE.WithoutRosaParksandMartinLutherKingJr.wemightstillhavesegregated隔离的busesrestaurantsandparks.Itmaybepossibleforlarge-scalechangetooccurwithoutleaderswithmagneticpersonalitiesbutthepaceofchangewouldbeslowthevisionuncertainandthecommitteemeetingsendless.39.Althoughheroesmaycomefromdifferentculturesthey__________.A.generallypossesscertaininspiringcharacteristicsB.probablysharesomeweaknessesofordinarypeopleC.areofteninfluencedbypreviousgenerationsD.allunknowinglyattractalargenumberoffans40.Accordingtothepassageheroesarecomparedtohigh-voltagetransformersinthat_______.A.theyhaveavisionfromthemountaintopB.theyhavewarmfeelingsandemotionsC.theycanserveasconcreteexamplesofnobleprinciplesD.theycanmakepeoplefeelstrongerandmoreconfident41.MadonnaandMichaelJacksonarenotconsideredheroesbecause__________.A.theyarepopularonlyamongcertaingroupsofpeopleB.theirperformancesdonotimprovetheirfansmorallyC.theirprimaryconcernistheirownfinancialinterestsD.theyarenotclearabouttheprinciplestheyshouldfollow42.Theauthorconcludesthathistoricalchangeswould__________.A.bedelayedwithoutleaderswithinspiringpersonalqualitiesB.nothappenwithoutheroesmakingthenecessarysacrificesC.takeplaceiftherewereheroestoleadthepeopleD.produceleaderswithattractivepersonalities

Agrowingnumberofcollegestudentsareapplyingtotakeentrytestsformedicalanddental牙科的schoolsamongincreasinggraduateunemploymentinKoreA.I’vedecidedtoapplyforthetesttoenteramedicalcollegetobecomeadoctorchangingfrommyoriginalplantoprepareforalawyerqualificationexaminordertogetamorestablejobinthefuturesaida24-year-oldcollegegraduateLeewhomajoredinbusinessadministrationduringhisundergraduateschooling.Thenewsystemisgettingpopularityattractinganincreasingnumberofstudentseveryyearsinceitsappearancein2004asitisopentoallcollegegraduatesregardlessoftheirpreviousmajors.TheEducationDevelopmentintroducedthenewmedicalanddentaleducationsysteminwhichcollegestudentswithbachelor’sdegreesareallowedtostudymedicineordentistrybytakingtheMedicalEducationTestMETandDentalEducationTestDET.Tenmedicalschoolsandsixdentalcollegesthathaveusedthenewsystemhavereceived4377applications申请fortheentranceexams.Applicantsaregettingyoungercomparedwiththoseintheir20srepresenting76.9percentofthetotal.Thetestsmightbeeasierforstudentswithbiologyandchemistrymajorsbutgraduatesfromothermajorsarealsoapplyingforthetests.Undertheexistingmedicalanddentaleducationsystemstudentsshouldtakeatwo-yearpremedicalcoursefollowedbyafour-yearmedicalcoursE.Studentsgraduatingunderthenewmedicalordentaleducationsystemaregivenmaster’sdegreeswhilethosegraduateswhostudiedundertheprevioussystemhavebachelor’sdegrees.66.WhydomoreandmoreKoreanstudentsapplyformedicalschools?A.BecausedoctorsarehighlyrespectedinKoreA.B.BecausetheywanttogetamorestablejoB.C.Becausemedicineiseasiertolearnthanothersubjects.D.BecausethemedicaleducationsystemisreasonablE.67.Studentsintheoldsystemmayspend________yearsatcollegetogetbachelor’sdegrees.A.twoB.fourC.sixD.seven68.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutLeeisNOTtrue?A.Leehasabachelor’sdegreeinbusinessadministration.B.Leeoriginallywantedtobealawyer.C.Leewillbegivenadoctor’sdegreeafterhegraduatesfromthemedicalschool.D.LeehastotaketheMedicalEducationTestMETbeforestudyingmedicinE.69.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.thenewsystemisnotsopopularasexpectedbecauseofitshighunemploymentB.studentsmayfinditaloteasiertogetabachelor’sdegreeinmedicineC.graduatesfromothermajorslikehistoryarenotallowedtoapplyforthoseschoolsD.ittakesalongertimetogetthemaster’sdegreeintheoldsystem70.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.NewMedicalandDentalSchoolSystemIsCarriedOutinKoreaB.KoreanCollegeStudentsHaveaNewJobChoiceC.KoreanCollegeStudentsRushtoMedicalandDentalSchoolsD.DoctorsAreBecomingPopularinKorea

InmanycultureswhiteisoftenassociatedwithsomethingpositivE.A.white-collarjobforinstanceisthekindofjobmanypeoplelookforworkingwithyourbrainandnotyourhands.WhitehasacleanandpureimagE.Thatiswhydoctorsdentistsandnursesusuallywearwhiteuniforms.Babiesaredressedinwhiteatbaptisms洗礼andbrideswearwhiteweddinggownsatweddings.Whiteinthesecasesisthesymbolofinnocenceorpurity.SometimeswhiteisusedinexpressionsthatarenotgooD.Whitewashisonesuchexpression.Atfirstwhitewashmeanttopaintoversomethingwithwhitepainttomakeitlookbetter.Howeveritmeanssomethingdifferenttoday:tohideortocoverupmistakesorfailures.Awhiteelephantisanotherexampleofwhiteusedinanegativeway.InancientThailandawhiteelephantwasregardedasasacredanimalbutitwasveryexpensivetokeep.Thekingsofthosedayspresentedawhiteelephanttothepeopletheywantedtoruin.Oncetheyreceivedthisholyroyalanimalasagifttheywerenotallowedtosellorkillit.TodayawhiteelephantmeanssomethingthatisbiguselessandunwanteD.InAmericawhenpeoplewanttogetridoftheirfurnitureorclothestheyoftenhaveawhiteelephantsale.53.Thetextismainlyabout________.A.themeaningsofwhiteinEnglishcultureB.thehistoryofsomeEnglishidiomsC.someinterestingcustomsinEnglishcultureD.someusefulEnglishwordsandexpressions54.Inwhichstatementdoeswhitehaveanegativemeaning?A.A.boyisdressedinwhiteatbaptisms.B.A.bridewearsawhiteweddinggown.C.A.manwhitewasheshiscrimE.D.A.girlfindsawhitecollarjoB.55.Fromthetextwecanlearnthat_______.A.awhite-elephantsaleisusefultothepoorB.thewhitecolorisimportantinourdailylifeC.awhite-collarjobusedtobeeasytogetD.expressionswithwhitehavedifferentmeanings56.Theauthordevelopsthetextmainlyby______.A.analyzingitscauseandeffectB.providingtypicalexamplesC.comparingdifferentideasD.followingthetimeorder

HowAmericansBegantoEatTomatoesPeoplehavestrangeideasaboutfooD.ForexamplethetomatoisakindofverydeliciousvegetablE.Itisoneofusefulplantsthatcanbepreparedinmanyways.Ithasrichnutritionandvitamininit.Butinthe18thcenturyAmericansneveratetomatoes.Theygrewthemintheirgardensbecausetomatoplantsaresopretty.Buttheythoughtthevegetablewaspoisonous有毒的.Theycalledtomatoespoisonapples.PresidentThomasJeffersonhoweverknewthattomatoesweregoodtoeat.Hewasalearnedman.HehadbeentoPariswherehelearnedtolovethetasteoftomatoes.Hegrewmanykindsoftomatoesinhisgarden.ThePresidenttaughthiscookawayforacreamoftomatosoup.ThisbeautifulpinksoupwasservedatthePresident’sparty.ThegueststhoughtthesouptastedreallygooD.Theyneverthoughttheirpresidentwouldservehishonoredguestspoisonapples.Jeffersonneverspoketohishonored忠实的guestsaboutthefact.61.Afteryoureadthepassagewhichofthefollowingdoyouthinkistrue?A.Americansneveratetomatoesaftertheybegantoplantthem.B.Americansdidn’teattomatoesbefore19thcentury.C.EvennowAmericansdon’teattomatoes.D.Inthe18thcenturyAmericansatealotoftomatoes.62.ThepassagetellsusthatJeffersonwasaPresidentwholearnedtolovethetasteoftomatoes.A.whilehewasinParisB.whenhewasalittleboyC.becausehisparentstoldhimsoD.frombooks63.Accordingtothetext_______madethebeautifulpinksoupservedatthePresident’sparty.A.thePresidenthimselfB.aFrenchcookC.thePresident’scookD.thePresident’swife64.FromthepassageweknowallthehonoredguestsinvitedbyJeffersonwere.A.peoplefromothercountriesB.fromFranceC.peopleofhisowncountryD.menonly65.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.AlloftheguestsknewthesoupthatwasservedatthePresident’spartywasmadeoftomatoes.B.AllofthegueststhoughtthesoupwhichwaspreparedbythePresident’scookwasnicE.C.AllofthegueststhoughtthetasteofthebeautifulpinksoupwasnicE.D.Noneoftheguestsknewthattheirpresidentwouldservehishonoredguestspoisonapples.

InhislowestdayswhenfewpeopleboughthisrecordsTaiwansingerSteveChoulivedaloneinCanadaanddidlittlE.OnedayhepassedbyalocalCDstoreandheardasongthatgreatlyattractedhim.MyhearttellsmethatmusicisthethingItrulywanttodonotforfameormoneyChousaiD.That’showweluckilyhavesuchamusicgeniuswhohassincethencomposedlotsofhitsforthepopmusiccharts排行榜.SometimesweneedtogetclosetonaturetolookdeeplyintooursoulsandseewhatwereallywanttofollowhesaiD.RecentlyhehasmadepublichislatestworkLoversGenesis.InthisalbumheexploreshumanrelationshipsintheInternetagE.Technologyitselfisagoodthingbutitdependsonhowyou’regoingtouseitisChou’sadvicetoteenagers.Chouoftengetshismusicideasfromtrips.Hehastraveledtomanyplacesaroundtheworldandbelievesthatlearningacountry’slanguageisthefastestwayofexperiencingtheculturebehindit.ChouhasworkedhardonlearningEnglishtopushforwardhismusiccareer.HehasflowntotheUKtoattendmonths-longEnglishtrainingschoolsthreetimes.Thereheliveswithlocalfamiliesandpracticesdailyconversations.SoIcouldeasilyreadtheEnglishinstructionsonrecordingmachinesandcommunicatewiththelocalmusicproducerssaidChouThemusicreviewsoftheUSorBritishsingersthatIappreciatecouldhelpmelearnandgrowwiththem.40.WhichofthefollowingaboutSteveChouisthecorrectorder?A.HemadepublichisworkLoversGenesis.B.HepassedbyalocalCDstoreandheardasongthatgreatlyattractedhim.C.Hecomposedlotsofhitsforthepopmusiccharts.D.Fewpeopleboughthisrecords.A.abcdB.dbcaC.acbdD.dacb41.WhyhasChouflowntotheUKtolearnEnglish?A.BecausehewantstoliveintheUK.B.Becausehisrecordcompanyaskshimto.C.BecausehewantstosellhisalbumintheUK.D.Becausehethinksitwillbehelpfulforhismusiccareer.

Doyouknowthatthetruthcanalsobeusedtodeceivepeople?WhensomeonetellsyousomethingthatistruebutleavesoutimportantinformationthatshouldbeincludedhecangiveyouafalsepicturE.ForexamplesomeonemightsayIjustwonahundreddollarsonthelottery.Itwasgreat.Itookthatdollarticketbacktothestoreandturneditinforonehundreddollars!Thisguy'sawinnerright?Maybeyesmaybeno.Wethendiscoverthathebought$200worthofticketsandonlyonewasawinner.He’sreallyabigloser!Hedidn’tsayanythingthatwasfalsebutheleftoutimportantinformationonpurposE.That’scalledahalf-truth.Halftruthsarenottechnicallyliesbuttheyarejustasdishonest.Somepoliticiansoftenusethistrick.Let’ssaythatduringGovernorSmith’slasttermherstatelostonemillionjobsandgainedthreemillionjobs.Thensheseeksanotherterm任期.OneofheropponentssaysDuringGovernorSmith’stermthestatelostonemillionjobs!That’struE.HoweveranhoneststatementwouldhavebeenDuringGovernorSmith'stermthestatehadanetgainoftwomillionjobs.Advertiserswillsometimesusehalf-truths.It’sagainstthelawtomakefalsestatementssotheytrytomisleadyouwiththetruth.AnadvertisementmightsayNineoutoftendoctorsadvisedtheirpatientstotakeYuckyPillstocuretoothachE.ItfailstomentionthattheyonlyaskedtendoctorsandnineofthemworkfortheYuckyCompany.Thiskindofcheathappenstoooften.It’sasadfactoflifeLiesareliesandsometimesthetruthcan1ieaswell.36.Howmuchdidthelotterywinnerlose?A.Onehundreddollars.B.Twohundreddollars.C.Threehundreddollars.D.Fourhundreddollars.37.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Usinghalftruthsisagainstthelaw.B.Technicallyhalftruthsareinfactlies.C.YuckyPillsisaverygoodmedicinefortoothachE.D.GovernorSmithdidagoodjobduringherlastterm.38.Howmanyexamplesdoesthewritergivetoshowhowthetruthisusedtodeceive?A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.39.Wemayinferthattheauthorbelievespeopleshould____.A.buylotteryticketsifpossiblE.B.makeuseofhalf-truths.C.becarefulaboutwhattheyaretolD.D.nottrusttheYuckyCompany.40.Whichofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainideaofthepassage?A.He’sreallyabigloser!B.Sometimesthetruthcanlieaswell.C.Advertiserswillsometimesusehalftruths.D.It’sagainstthelawtomakefalsestatements.

InCanadayoucanfinddogscatshorsesetC.inalmosteveryfamily.Thesearetheirpets.Peoplelovethesepetsandhavethemastheirgoodfriends.Beforetheykeepthemintheirhousestheytakethemtoanimalhospitalstogivetheminjections注射sothattheywon’tcarrydiseases.Theyhavespecialanimalfoodstoresthoughtheycangetanimalfoodinalmosteverykindofstores.SomepeoplespendaroundtwohundredCanadiandollarsamonthonanimalfooD.Whenyouvisitpeople’shousestheywouldbeverygladtoshowyoutheirpetsandtheyareveryproudofthem.Youwillalsofindthatalmosteveryfamilyhasabirdfeederintheirgarden.Allkindsofbirdsarewelcomedtocomeandhaveagoodmeal.TheyarefreetocomeandgoandnobodyisallowedtokillanyanimalinCanadA.Theyhavealawagainstkillingwildanimals.IfyoukilledananimalyouwouldbepunisheD.Ifananimalhappenedtogetrunoverbyacarpeoplewouldbeverysadaboutit.PeopleinCanadahavemanyreasonstolikeanimals.Oneofthemmightbe:Theirfamilytiesarenotascloseasours.WhenchildrengrowuptheyleavetheirparentsandstarttheirownlifE.Thentheoldwillfeellonely.Butpetscansolvethisproblem.Theycanbegoodfriendsandneverleavethemalone68.Thepassagemainlytalksabout______.A.howtokeepdiseasesfrompetsB.CanadianshavepetsasfriendsC.howtotakegoodcareofpetsD.lifeoftheoldinCanada69.Petsaregiveninjectionsinanimalhospitals______.A.inordertokeepthemsafeB.afterbeingtakenhomeC.becausetheycarrydiseasesD.becausetheyaresick70.Thewordbirdfeederinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans______.A.apersonwhogivesfoodtobirdsB.acontainerthathasfoodforbirdsC.somethingthatcatchesbirdsD.ananimalthateatsbirds

Coolisawordwithmanymeanings.Itsoldmeaningisusedtoexpressatemperaturethatisalittlebitcold.Astheworldhaschangedthewordhashadmanydifferentmeaning.Coolcanbeusedtoexpressfeelingsofinterestinalmostanything.WhenyouseeafamouscarinthestreetmaybeyouwillsayIt’scool.YoumaythinkHe’ssocoolwhenyouseeyourfavouritefootballer.Weallmaximize扩大themeaningofcool.Youcanuseitinsteadofmanywordssuchasneworsurprising.Here’saninterestingstorywecanusetoshowthewaythewordisused.Ateacheraskedherstudentstowriteaboutthewaterfall瀑布theyhadvisited.Ononestudent’spaperwasJusttheonesentenceIt’ssocool.Maybehethoughtitwasthebestwaytoshowwhathesawandfelt.Butthestoryalsoshowsascarcity缺乏ofwords.Withoutcoolsomepeoplehavenowordstoshowthesamemeaning.Soitisquiteimportanttokeepsomecredibility可信性.CanyouthinkofmanyotherwordsthatmakeyourlifeascolourfulasthewordcoolIcan.AndIthinktheyarealsoverycool.46.Weknowthatthewordcoolhashad________.A.onlyonemeaningB.nomeaningsC.manydifferentmeaningsD.thesamemeaning47.Inthepassagethewordexpressmeans________.A.seeB.showC.knowD.feel48.Ifyouare_______somethingyoumaysayIt’scool.A.interestedinB.angryaboutC.afraidofD.unhappywith49.Thewritertakesanexampletoshowheis________thewaythewordisused.A.pleasedwithB.strangetoC.worriedaboutD.carefulwith50.Inthepassagethewritersuggests暗示thatthewordcool________.A.canbeusedinsteadofmanywordsB.usuallymeanssomethinginterestingC.canmakeyourlifecolourfulD.maynotbeascoolasitseems

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.63._______ourworldisbecomingmuchsmaller.A.BecauseoftheriseinpollutionB.ThankstosciencedevelopmentC.BecausetheearthisbeingpolluteddayandnightD.Becausetheearthisblownawaybythewindeveryyear64.Hundredsofyearsagolifewas__________itistoday.A.mucheasierthanB.aseasyasC.muchharderthanD.ashardas65.Pollutioncomesinmanyways.Wecanevenhearit.Hereitmeans_______.A.rubbish垃圾B.noisepollutionC.airpollutionD.waterpollution66.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Manycountriesaremakingrulestofightpollution.B.Thepollutionoftheearthgrowsasfastastheworldpopulationdoes.C.Theproblemofpollutionisnotsoseriousbecausetherearenotsomanypeoplelivingontheearth.D.IfpeoplecouldgotoworkbybusorbikeinsteadofcarormotorbikeitwouldbehelpfulinfightingagainsttheproblemofSO2.

WastheLondonOlympicsasuccess?Manypeopleholddifferentopinions.HoweveronethingiscertainLondoncouldwinagoldmedalforhostingthegreenestGameseverBBCNewsreporteD.PreviousOlympichostshavebeencriticizedfortheenvironmentaldamagetheyhavecausedthroughconstructionwasteandtransport.ButthingshadtobedifferentinLondonbecausesevenyearsagoitbidfortheOlympicsthroughtheconceptofaOnePlanetOlympics.WhatismostimpressiveisthatLondontheconstructionoftheOlympicParkasanopportunitytocleanuppollutedareas---2milliontonsofpollutedsoilswereremovedand200oldfactorybuildingsweretorndownaccordingtosustainablebusiness.com.Butthat'snotall---99percentofthedebris废瓦砾werereusedtobuildtheOlympicPark.ForexampletheOlympicStadium'sroofismadefrom25.00tonsofsteeltubesrecycledfromoldgaspipelines.Aswellasusingrecycledmaterialsallvenues场馆werebuiltwithgreenbuildingtechniques.TheOlympicStadiumisthelightestoneeverbuiltwhichminimizedtheamountofsteelandconcreteneedeD.Alsothehandballfieldhaslightingpipesontheroofthatreduceelectricityuseby40percentaccordingtosustainablebusiness.com.TheeffortthatLondonmadetodealwithwastealsodeservespraisE.Waterusedfordrinkingandwateringplantswasfromcollectedrainwaterorrecycledwastewater.Inthiswayabout30-40percentlesswaterwasusedintotal.Wastefoodpackagewereeitherrecycledorprocessedandturnedintorenewableenergy.AsoneofthebestconnectedplacesinEuropeLondontriedtosolvetrafficjamsbyencouragingtheuseofpublictransport.Forexampleithadtrainsdeliverhalfofthebuildingmaterialsinsteadofcarswhichgreatlyreducedcarbonemissions排放.Thecleananti-dopingresultalsoaddedtothegreennessoftheGames.TheInternationalOlympicsCommitteeIOCsaidthatthedevicesusedthistimewerethemostaccurateandadvanceD.OnlyoneathletetestedpositiveforabanneddrugonthedayofcompetingwhichiswhytheIOCPresidentJacquesRoggehaspraisedanti-dopingeffortsattheLondonGames.66.TomaketheOlympicParkgreenLondon.A.recycled2milliontonsofpollutedsoilB.removed99percentofthedebrisfromthecityC.builttheOlympicStadiummostlywithrecycledmaterialsD.appliedgreenbuildingtechniquestotheconstruction67.Theunderlinedwordminimizedinthefourthparagraphprobablymeans.A.increasedasmuchaspossibleB.ReducedasmuchaspossibleC.madeuseofD.Takenlittlenoticeof68.Whatcanweconcludefromthearticle?A.TheLondonOlympicscostlessthantheotherOlympicseverhelD.B.LondonhaspossessedthemostadvancedtechniquestodealwithwastE.C.PublictransportismadegooduseofinLondonduringtheOlympicGames.D.Theanti-dopingresultintheLondonOlympicsturnedouttobedissatisfactory.69.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TheeffortthatLondonmadetodealwithwasteisn'tworthyofpraiseB.IntermsofholdingthegreenestGamestheLondonOlympicswasasuccess.C.LondontriedtosolvetrafficjamsbyencouragingtheuseofprivatecarsforfreE.D.TheIOCPresidentJacquesRoggewasunsatisfiedwiththeanti-dopingeffortsattheLondonGames.70.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthetext?

ReadthefollowingtextandchoosethemostsuitableheadingfromthelistA-Fforeachparagraph.ThereisoneextraheadingwhichyoudonotneeD.A.FathersareeasiertosatisfyontheirspecialdatE.B.GreetingcardsarethemostpopulargiftsforDads.C.PeopletracedtheoriginoiFather'sDay.D.FathershavehigherexpectationsfortheirspecialdatE.E.NewnecktiesarepopularpresentsonFather'sDay.F.PeopletendtospendmoreonMother'sDaythanonFather'sDay.76.__________________________OnFather'sDay2009whichfallsonSundayJune21millionsofdadsacrosstheUSwillopenboxespeelbacktissuepaperandbreakintoasmileastheyadmiretheirnewnecktie一stillamongthemostpopularFather'sDaygifts.77.__________________________ThatsmileisalmostcertainlygenuineaccordingtopsychologylecturerNicoleGilbertCoteattheUniversityofMassachusettsinAmherst.Herresearchshowsthateventhoughdadsgetlessattentiononfather'sdaythanmomsdoonMother'sDaydadsaremorelikelytobesatisfiedontheirspecialdatE.PartofthereasonseemstobethatmomsexpecttoberelievedofstereotypicalchoressuchascookingandcleaninguponMother'sDaybutthatdoesn'talwayshappen.Dadsdidn'thavethatroleinthefamily.ThebarislowanddadisOKwiththatGilbertCotesaidaddingthatthewayfamilies—eventhosethatespouseegalitarianideal—celebratethetwoholidaysreinforcessuchstereotypes.78._________________________Fathers'lowexpectationmeansthatshoppersspendlessmoneyonthemthantheydoonmomsaccordingtotheNationalRetailFederationaWashingtonD.C.-basedtradegroup.Thestumblingglobaleconomyhoweverdoesmeanshoppersarecuttingback.In2008Father'sDaycostindividualconsumers$94.54andMother'sDaycost$138.36.ButthisyeartheretailgroupexpertsgiftgiverstospendanaverageofUS$90onFather'sDay.FormomsshoppersshelledoutdadanaverageofUS$123.89.Dadisalittlemorelaid-backandeasiertoshopforsaidfederationspokespersonKathyGrannis.Hisgiftsusuallyrangefromasimpletieforworktoanewspatulaforthegrillallofwhichcanmakedadveryhappy.Mother'sDaygiftstendtobemoreluxurious—jewelsflowersatriptothespaanddinneratarestaurantforexamplE.79._________________________ThemostpopulargiftforDads—andoftentheonlyonehe'llgot—isagreetingcarD.Alltoldanestimated110millioncardsaresentonFather'sDayaccordingtothegreetingcardcompanyHallmark.ThismakesFather'sDaythefourthlargestcard——sendingholidayintheUSbehindMother'sDay162millionValentine'sDay192millionandChristmas2.1billion.FiftypercentofFather'sDaycardsarepurchasedfordadsandanother20percentforhusbands.Theremaining30percentfallintoabroadothercategoryaccordingtoDeidreMizeaHallmarkspokesperson.ItmightbesomeonewhoservedasafatherrolE.OritcouldbeastepdadshesaiD.TheFather'sDaycardbusinessaccordingtotheretailfederationwillringupabout$780millionthisyear.80.__________________________Despiteallthecardsgivenonfather'sdayhallmarkdidn'tinventtheholidayMizesaiD.Ratherfather'sdaytraceditsoriginstoSpokaneWashingtonwhereSonoraSmart-DoddwasoneofsixchildrenbeingraisedbyasingledaD.Inspiredbyamother'sdaysermonsheheardatchurchshewantedtohonorherfather.Sosheencouragedlocalchurchestoinstitutethefirstfather'sdayobservancein1909.Theideacaughtonandhallmarkstartedprintingfather'sdaycardsin1920sMizesaiD.In1972uspresidentRichardNixonformallydeclaredfather'sdayasthethirdSundayinJunE.

ThegardencitywaslargelytheinventionofEbenezerHoward1850~1928.AfterimmigratingfromEnglandtotheUSAandanunsuccessfulattempttomakealivingasafarmerhemovedtoChicagowherehesawthereconstructionofthecityafterthedisastrousfireof1871.InthosedaysitwasnicknamedtheGardenCityalmostcertainlythesourceofHoward’snameforhislaterbuildingplanoftowns.ReturningtoLondonHowarddevelopedhisdesigninthe1880sand1890sdrawingonideasthatwerepopularatthetimebutcreatingauniquecombinationofdesigns.Thenineteenth-centurypoorcitywasinmanywaysaterribleplacedirtyandcrowded;butitofferedeconomicandsocialopportunities.AtthesametimetheBritishcountrysidewasinfactequallyunattractive:thoughitpromisedfreshairandnatureitsufferedfromagriculturaldepression萧条anditofferedneitherenoughworkandwagesnormuchsociallifE.Howard’sideawastocombinethebestoftownandcountryinanewkindofsettlementthegardencity.Howard’sideawasthatagroupofpeopleshouldsetupacompanyborrowingmoneytoestablishagardencityinthedepressedcountrysidefarenoughfromexistingcitiestomakesurethatthelandwasboughtatthebottompricE.Gardencitieswouldprovideacentralpublicopenspaceradialavenuesandconnectingindustries.Theywouldbesurroundedbyamuchlargerareaofgreenbeltalsoownedbythecompanycontainingnotmerelyfarmsbutalsosomeindustrialinstitutions.Asmoreandmorepeoplemovedinthegardencitywouldreachitsplannedlimit---Howardsuggested32000people;thenanotherwouldbestartedashortdistanceaway.Thusovertimetheywoulddevelopavastplannedhousecollectionextendingalmostwithoutlimit;withiniteachgardencitywouldofferawiderangeofjobsandservicesbuteachwouldalsobeconnectedtotheothersbyarapidtransportationsystemthusgivingalltheeconomicandsocialopportunitiesofabigcity.61.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.CityandCountrysideB.A.NewCityinChicagoC.TheInventionoftheGardenCityD.A.FamousGardenCityinEngland62.HowdidHowardgetthenameforhisbuildingplanofgardencities?A.ThroughhisobservationofthecountrylifE.B.ByusingthenicknameofthereconstructedChicago.C.Bytakingotherpeople’sadvicE.D.Throughthecombinationofdifferentideas.63.AccordingtoHowardgardencitiesshouldbebuilt_______.A.asfaraspossiblefromexistingcitiesB.nearcitieswhereemploymentopportunitiesalreadyexistedC.inthecountrysidewhereagriculturewasdevelopedD.inthecountrysidewherethelandwascheap64.TheunderlinedphrasedrawingoninParagraph1probablymeans______.A.makinguseofB.makingcommentsonC.givinganexplanationofD.givingadescriptionof65.Whatcanwelearnaboutgardencitiesfromthelastparagraph?A.PeoplewouldliveandworkinthesameplacE.B.Eachonewouldcontinuetobecomelarger.C.TheirnumberwouldcontinuetorisE.D.Eachonewouldcontainacertaintypeofbusiness.

BrightonisinthecountyofEastSussexontheSouthcoastofEnglanD.SituatedbetweentheEnglishChannelandtheSouthDownsBrightonis90kmfromLondon.Brighton'snearbyneighborHoveisseenbysomeasamoredesirablelocationthanBrightonanditisoftenreferredtobylocalsasHoveactually.Brightonisasmallcitybutthere'sprobablyasmuchgoingonhereasanywhereinthecountryexceptLondon.Brightonhasnumerousentertainmentfacilitieswhichadditionallyserveaconsiderablebusinessconferenceindustry.There'sahugerangeofentertainmentvenuesincludingcomedyattheBrightonKomediaworldmusicoperaandballetattheBrightonDomejazzattheJoogleberrytopstarsattheBrightonCentreandpre-WestEndshowsattheTheatreRoyal.ThelivemusicsceneisalsoaliveandwellwithseveralbandsoriginatingfromtheBrightonareagoingontohavecommercialsuccessinrecentyears.EveryyearinMayBrightonhoststheBrightonFestival------thelargestartsfestivalinEnglanD.Brighton'stheatresconcerthallsstreetsandsomeofthecity'smostextraordinaryvenueshostanarrayofartentertainmentandextravaganza盛大表演.TheearliestfeatureofthefestivalOpenHouses------homesofartistsandcraftspeopleopeneduptothepublicasgalleriesandusuallyselltheworksoftheinhabitantsandtheirfriends.Studentsatthetwouniversitiesintheareagivethecityayouthfulvitality活力andinthesummerthousandsofyoungstudentsfromalloverEuropegatherinthecitytoattendlanguagecourses.Inadditiontotheusualcoastalattractionsvacationersaredrawntothecity'sGeorgianarchitecturetrendyshopsandfinerestaurants.PointsofinterestalsoincludetheEdwardianPrestonManortheornateRoyalPaviliontheengagingSeaLifeCenterandavarietyofmuseumsandartgalleries.63.What'stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassage?A.TointroduceBrightontothereaders.B.ToattractforeignstudentstostudyinBrighton.C.ToshowhisadmirationforthecityofBrighton.D.TolistentertainmentsinBrighton.64.Whatdoesthefirstparagraphmainlytellus?A.ThetermofHoveB.ThesituationofBrighton.C.ThecountyofEastSussex.D.ThedistancebetweenBrightonandLondon.65.Accordingtothepassagewherecanyougoifyouenjoywatchingopera?A.BrightonKomediA.B.Joogleberry.C.TheatreRoyal.D.BrightonDomE.66.WhydopeopleinBrightonhaveagoodtimeinMayeveryyear?A.Becausetheycanenjoyallkindsofmusicplayedbytopartists.B.BecausetopstarsfromtheworldwillgotoPerformtherE.C.BecausethelargestartsfestivalinEnglandisheldtherE.D.BecausethelocalpeoplecanappreciateworksintheOpenHouses.

ScientistshaveprovedthatsleepingandlearninggohandinhanD.Evenashortnapcanboostourmemoryandsharpenourthinking.Buttherelationshipgoesdeeperthanthat.ThebrainisnotpassivewhileyousleepscientistAnatArzisaiD.It’squiteactivE.Youcandomanythingswhileyouareasleep.Arziandhercoworkersdidn’ttrytoteachthesleepingvolunteersanycomplexinformationlikenewwordsorfacts.Insteadthescientiststaughtvolunteerstomakenewconnectionsbetweensmellsandsounds.Whenwesmellsomethinggoodlikeaflowerwetakedeepbreaths.Whenwesmellsomethingbadwetakeshortbreaths.Arziandherco-workersbasedtheirexperimentonthesereactions.Oncethevolunteersfellasleepinthelabthescientistswenttowork.TheygavethemawhiffofsomethingpleasantandmeanwhileplayedaparticularmusicalnotE.Theydidn’twakeupbuttheyheard—andsniffed吸气deeply.ThenthescientistsgavethevolunteersawhiffofsomethingterribleandplayedadifferentmusicalnotE.Againthevolunteersheardandsmelled—ashortsnortthistime—butdidn’twakeup.Theresearchersrepeatedtheexperiment.Afterjustfourrepetitionsvolunteersmadeaconnectionbetweenthemusicalnotesandtheirpairedsmells.Whenthescientistsplayedthemusicaltonethatwentwithgoodsmellsthesleepersbreatheddeeply.Andwhenthescientistsplayedthemusicaltonethatwentwithbadsmellsthesleepersbreathedbriefly—despitetherebeingnobadsmell.Thenextdaythevolunteerswokeupwiththesound-smellconnection.Theybreatheddeeplywhenhearingonetoneandcuttheirbreathsshortwhenhearingtheotherwhichmusthavebeenunusualforthem.Imaginewalkingdownthestreetandtakingadeepbreathuponhearingaparticularsound!66.Inthestudythevolunteersweretaught_______.A.tobecomeactiveduringsleepB.totellthedifferencebetweensmellC.tolearnnewwordsandscientificfactsD.tomakesound-smellconnections67.Howdidthevolunteersreactwhensmellingsomethingniceandhearingmusicalnotes?A.Theytookadeepbreath.B.Theyhadawonderfuldream.C.TheywokeupatoncE.D.Theytookashortbreath.68.Whenthevolunteerswokeupthenextdaythey_______.A.learnedhowtoplaytomusicaltonesB.forgotwhathappenedduringtheirsleepC.continuedwiththesound-smellconnectionD.changedtheirreactionwhenhearing.69.Thepassagemainlytellus______A.specialsmellsandsoundscanimproveourmemory.B.ourbraincanactuallylearnsomethingnewduringthesleep.C.thevolunteerswillalwayshearsimilarsoundsinthestreet.D.ourbraincantellthedifferencebetweensmellsduringthesleep.70.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.A.shortsleepcanimproveourmemoryandsharpenourthinking.B.Arziandhercoworkersdidn’ttrytoteachthesleepingvolunteersomesimpleinformation.C.Whenthevolunteersmeltsomethingterribletheydidn’twakeup.D.Afterfourrepetitionsvolunteersmadeaconnectionbetweenthemusicalnotesandtheirparedsmells.

Japanesefoodsevenhaveasoul.Doyoubelievethateating16bowloframen日本拉面caninfluenceyourmood?Inmakingramenachef’semotionwillchangeintothefoodtastE.Whenachefissadpeople17eatramenthechefmakeswillbesadtoo.That’swhypeoplesayJapanesefoodshaveasoul.Japanesefoodsareverybeautifulandthatiswhyyouaresuggestedtoenjoythemwithyoureyesfirstbeforestartingtofeedtheminto18stomach.Thecolorsarrangementinthedishesyouenjoyisbased19thecolorsoffourseasons.Thisistheonlyway20feelJapan’sseasonswithoutgoingthere!Japanesepeoplecallitharmony和谐whichisbornfromJapanesepeople’s21enjoyofartisticsenseandbeauty.ThroughJapanesefoodsyoucanfeelthecherryblossomsinspringthe22colorleavesinautumnandthewarmthofthesuninsummer.Youcanalsofindtunaherringandbambooshootsinsummerorchestnutsandmushroominautumn.Theyarenotonlygoodinyoureyesbutalsogoodforyourhealth.AccordingtosomeresultsofaresearchJapanesepeoplehavelowerratesofheartdiseasethanmostothercountries.Theyalsohave23longage!ManyJapanesecanreachmorethan100yearsofageandtheycanworknormallyastheyoung.Thesecretmaybetheirdiet.ThereisnodoubttosayJapanesecuisines料理areoneofthehealthiestintheworld!OverthepastyearsJapanesebusinessmen24openalargenumberofJapaneserestaurantsallovertheworldandtheyaresofamousandbecomingverypopular25thelocals.Youmaybeeatingabowlofsobaandmisohavingsushiorenjoyingacupofgreentearightnow.

PrefacetothefourthfourtheditionApracticalEnglishGrammarisintendedforintermediate中级的andpost-intermediatestudents.Wehopethatmoreadvancedlearnersandteacherswillalsofindituseful.ThebookisacomprehensivesurveyofstructuresandformswritteninclearmodernEnglishandillustratedwithnumerousexamples.Areasofparticulardifficultyhavebeengivenspecialattention.Differencesbetweenconversationalusageandstrictgrammaticalformsareshownbuttheemphasisisoncontroversialforms.Inthefourtheditionthemainchangesareasfollows.1.ExplanationandexampleshavebeenbroughtuptodatE.2.Thereisnowmoreinformationoncountableanduncountablenounsattributiveandpredicativeadjectivesadverbsofplacesentenceadverbscleftsentencesprepositionsconjunctivesmodalverbsperfecttensesinfinitiveconstructionsthepassivepurposeclausesandnouns.3.Somematerialhasbeenrearrangedtomakecomparisonseasier.ForexamplepartsofchaptersoncanmaymustetC.arenowgroupedbyfunctions;verbsoflikingandpreferencehaveachaptertothemselves;suggestionsandinvitationshavejoinedthechapteroncommandsrequestsandadvicE.4.Thecontentslistnowsummarieseveryeditionheadingandthereisanewindexcontainingmanymoreentriesreferences.Inthiseditionthesign～isfrequentlyusedtoshowachangeofspeakerinexamplesofdialoguE.Notealsothatalthoughthesign＝sometimesconnectstwowordsorexpressionswiththesamemeaningitisoftenusedmorefreelyE.g.toindicateatransformationfromactivetopassiveordirecttoindirectspeech.WewishtothankallatOxfordUniversityPresswhohaveassistedinthepreparationofthefourthedition.WewouldalsoliketothankProfessorEgawaofNihonUniversityJapanProfessorReneDirvenofDuisburgUniversityWestGermanyandothercolleaguesfortheirfriendlyandhelpfulsuggestions.LondonNovember1985A.J.T.A.VM61.Thegrammarbookmentionedinthispassageisnotsuitablefor__________.A.amiddleschoolteacher.B.acollegestudentC.aseniorhighstudent.D.aprimaryschoolstudent.62.Accordingtothepassageweknowthatthisgrammarbook___________.A.comparesmodernEnglishwitholdEnglish.B.givesalargenumberofexamplestoreducedifficultyC.attachesmoreimportancetoconversationalforms.D.payslittleattentiontostrictgrammaticalforms63.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthechangesisTRUE?A.ThisbookkeepsupwiththelatestusagesoftheAmericaEnglishlanguagE.B.Thiseditionoffersmoreinformationaboutpronouns.C.Oneparticularchapterdiscussesverbslikecarelikelovehatepreferwish.D.It’snoteasyforustofindtheinformationweneedinthisbook.64.WhenyouseethislineinthebookDidyougetaticket?–YesImanagedtogetonewecanunderstandthat_______.A.thetwopartsbeforeandafterthesign～meanthesamE.B.thetopicischangedinthepartafterthesign～.C.thesecondspeakerrepeatswhatthefirstspeakersays.D.thetwopartsbeforeandafter～aresaidbytwodifferentpeoplE.65.Inthelastparagraphtheauthorsthanseveralpeoplebecause_______.A.theyhavehelpedtheauthorswiththisedition.B.theyhaveagreedtobuyalotofbooksfromtheauthorsC.theauthorswanttomakeuseofthefamesofthosepeopleD.thosepeoplewillmakeadvertisementsforthisbook

Theyounghavebeendescribedastroublemakers.TheymakeadultsfeelunsafetowalkthestreetsandaregenerallyoutofcontrolaccordingtothosewhotookpartinarecentsurveyinBritain.Yetthesamereportsaysthousandstakepartincommunityworkandcarryoutcharity慈善work.TheBritishnewspaperTheSundaySunthoughtitwastimetogiveyoungstersachancetohavetheirsay.Theysetupaspecialsurvey—Demons魔鬼orDarlings?—toaskaseriesofquestions.Forexampleiftheyhadclashed冲突withimportantfigureshowtheyspendtheirsparetimeandhowtheyfeeltowardsadults.About84.2percentbelieveadultshavebecomelesstolerant宽容的towardsyoungpeoplE.Theydescribeadultsasjudgmental.Morethanhalfoftheyoungparticipants参与者appeartohavebeentreatedunfairly.MeghanBentley16and17-year-oldChelseaLaver-Seeleysaidtheyhadhadenoughofthepublic’sunderstandingofteenagersastroublemakers.WearenotalllikethatBentleysaiD.It’sverystereotypical有成见的.Wedon’tallhangaroundstreetcorners.BothBentleyandLaver-SeeleyarestudentsatMountGraceSchoolHertfordshirE.Theyhelpyoungerstudentswiththeirstudiesandgointoprimaryschoolsandreadtochildren.Whydidteenagersgetthereputation名声theyhave?Bentleysaidshethoughtthemedia’sfixation思维定势withyouthsandgangculturewashavingabadeffectonyoungpeoplE.KidswatchalotofTVandtheylookuptothepeopletheyseethereshesaiD.Somethinkit’scooltocarryknives.Theythinkthat’swhat’sright.IftheyknewwhatwasavailabletothemandwhattheycouldgetinvolvedintherewouldbemorechoiceforthemBentleysaiD.Sheadded:Giveusabitofpraiseeverynowandthentoshowpeoplethegoodstuffteenagersaredoing.It’sabouttimewegotsomerecognitionforwhatwedo.64.FromthepassagewhatdoweknowabouttheBritishteenagers?A.Theyaretroublemakers.B.Theyaresureaboutwhattheycouldgetinvolvedin.C.Mostofthemthinkadultshaveawrongunderstandingofthem.D.Theyareallverykindandhelpful.65.Inthepassagetheunderlinedwordjudgmentalisclosestinmeaningto_____.A.criticalB.tolerantC.positiveD.fair66.AccordingtoBentleywhydidteenagersgetthereputationastroublemakers?A.Theyallhangaroundstreetcorners.B.Becauseofthemedia’sinfluenceandbadeffectofgangculturE.C.Becauseadultstreatthemunfairly.D.TheywatchalotofTV.67.Thewriterwrotethispassageto.A.giveyoungstersachancetohavetheirsayB.reportaspecialsurveysetupbyTheSundaySunC.criticizeadults’unfairnessD.adviseadultstogiveteenagersmorepraiseandtolerance

EnglandhasbeenthebirthplaceofmostofthegreatEnglish-languagetheaterwrittenthroughouthistory.MostoftheplaysinEnglandthataretrulyfamoushavesomethingincommon.Theyusuallycomefromaplaywright剧作家withseveralfamousplays.ShakespeareWilliamShakespeareisconsideredthemostfamousBritishplaywright.Shakespearehasalargecatalog目录oftragediescomediesandhistoryplaysandeachcategoryishometosomeofthemostfamousplayseverwritten.HamletMacbethRomeoandJulietOthelloandJuliusCaesararealltragediesandperformedintheatersaroundtheworldeveryyear.FamouscomediesincludeA.MidsummerNight’sDreamandMuchAdoAboutNothing.InthehistorycategoryRichardⅢandHenryⅤareveryfamous.OscarWildeandGeorgeBernardShawSeveralhundredyearsafterShakespeareEnglishpeoplebegantoenjoytheworksofOscarWildeandGeorgeBernardShaw.Wilde’splaysarestillpopularnowandTheImportanceofBeingEarnestisbothperformedandstudiedextremelyfrequently.A.WomanofNoImportanceandAnIdealHusbandareamonghisotherfamousworks.ShawandWildewerebornwithinafewyearsofeachotherbutShawwasamuchmoreproductivewriter.HismostfamousplaysincludePygmalionandCandidA.Shaw’splaysarelovedsomuchthatanentiretheatercompanyisdevotedtoperforminghisworkinNiagara-on-the-LakeinsouthernOntario.HaroldPinterTheplaysofHaroldPintercertainlyhaveaninternationalpresencE.HiswritingwassowidelyrecognizedforitsimportancethathewasawardedtheNobelPrizeinliteraturein2005.Pinterisespeciallyknownforhisstyleofwriting.ManyofhisplayssuchasBetrayalTheDumbWaiterandhisfirstplayTheRoomareextremelywellknown.60.Thewriterwrotethispassageto.A.adviseustospendmoretimeenjoyingplaysB.explainwhyEnglandhassomanywonderfulplaysC.tellusaboutsomefamousBritishplaywrightsandtheirworksD.tellusthedifferencesamongsomeBritishplaywrights61.WhatdotheworksintheunderlinedpartinParagraph2haveincommon?A.TheyareallShakespeare’searlyworks.B.TheyarealltragedieswrittenbyShakespearE.C.TheyareallShakespeare’sfamouscomedies.D.TheyallbelongtothehistorycategoryofShakespeare’splays.62.Whichofthefollowingplaysweremostprobablywritteninthesameperiodoftime?A.TheDumbWaiterandA.WomanofNoImportancE.B.RichardⅢandA.WomanofNoImportancE.C.AnIdealHusbandandCandidA.D.CandidaandBetrayal.63.WhowasmentionedinthispassagethathehadreceivedtheNobelPrizebecauseofhiswriting?A.WilliamShakespearE.B.OscarWildE.C.GeorgeBernardShaw.D.HaroldPinter.

Liverpoolmyhometownisauniquecity.Itissouniquethatin2004itbecameaWorldHeritageSitE.IrecentlyreturnedtomyhomecityandmyfirststopwasatamuseumontheRiverMersey.Blanketedinmist薄雾Victorianarchitecturerosefromthebanksoftheriverrespondedtothesoundsofsea-birdsandappearedunbelievablycharming.WhenIheadedtowardthecentreIfoundmyselfsurroundedbybuildingsthatmirrorthebestpalacesofEuropE.ItisnothardtoimaginewhyonfirstseeingthecitymostvisitorswouldbeoverpoweredbythebeautyofthenoblebuildingswhicharesolidsignsofLiverpool’shistory.AsiftostressitsculturalroleLiverpoolhasmoremuseumsandgalleries美术馆thanmostcitiesinBritain.AtWalkerArtGalleryIwastoldthatithasthebestcollectionsofVictorianpaintingsintheworldandisthehomeofmodernartinthenorthofEnglanD.Howevercultureismorethangalleries.Liverpooloffersmanymusicevents.AsBritain’sNo.1musiccityithasthebiggestcitymusicfestivalinEuropeanditsmusiciansarefamousallovertheworlD.Liverpoolisalsowell-knownforitsfootballandothersportsevents.EveryyeartheMerseyRiverFestivalattractsthousandsofvisitorsmakingthecityaplaceofwonder.AsyouwouldexpectfromsuchacitytherearerestaurantsservingfoodfromaroundtheworlD.WhenmytripwasabouttocompleteIchosetorestmylegsinLiverpool’sfamousPhilharmonicpub酒馆.Itisamonumenttoperfectionandaheritageattractionitself.BeingaWorldHeritageSitemyhomecityiscertainlyaplaceofoutstandinguniversalvalue.ItisatreasurehousewithplentyofsecretsfortheworldtoexplorE.68.Visitorswhoseethecityforthefirsttimewouldbedeeplyimpressedby________A.itscharmingbanksB.itsfamousmuseumsC.itswonderfulpalacesD.itsattractivebuildings69.Thethirdparagraphisdevelopedmainlyby______A.providingdifferentexamplesB.followingtheorderofspaceC.makingcomparisonsD.analyzingcauses70.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.TheuniversalvalueoftheworldheritageinLiverpoolB.TheexcitingexperienceoftheauthorinLiverpoolC.ThespecialculturalatmosphereofLiverpoolD.ThebeautifulhistoricsitesofLiverpool

SanFranciscohasitscablecars.SeattlehasitsSpaceNeedlE.AndLongviewhasitssquirrelbridgE.Thebridgewhichhasattractedinternationalattentionisnowalocallandmark.TheNuttyNarrowsBridgewasbuiltin1963byalocalbuilderAmosPeterstogivesquirrelsawaytocrossthebusyroadwithoutgettingflattenedbypassingcars.TheoriginalbridgewasbuiltoverOlympiaWayonthewestedgeofthelibrarygrounds.BeforethebridgewasbuiltsquirrelshadtoavoidtraffictoandfromtheParkPlazaofficebuildingwhereofficestaffputoutanuttyfeastforthesquirrels.ManytimesPetersandotherswhoworkedinandnearParkPlazawitnessedsquirrelsbeingrunover.OnedayPetersfoundadeadsquirrelwithanutstillinitsmouthandthatday'scoffeebreakdiscussionturnedintosquirrelsafety.ThegroupofbusinessmencookedupthesquirrelbridgeideaandformedacommitteetoasktheblessingoftheCityCouncil市政会.TheCouncilapprovedandCouncilwomanBessLaRivierejokinglynamedthebridgeNuttyNarrows.AfterarchitectsdesignedthebridgeAmosPetersandBillHutchstartedconstruction.Theybuiltthe60­footbridgefromaluminumandlengthsoffirehose消防水带.Itcost$1000.Itdidn'ttakelongbeforereportsofsquirrelsusingthebridgestarteD.Squirrelswereevenseenguidingtheiryoungandteaching_them_the_ropes.ThestorywaspickedupbythemediaandNuttyNarrowsbecameknowninnewspapersallovertheworlD.In1983after20yearsofusePeterstookdowntheworn­outbridgE.RepairsweremadeandcrosspieceswerereplaceD.ThefadedsignwasrepaintedandinJuly1983hundredsofanimalloversattendedthecompletionceremonyofthenewbridgE.Petersdiedin1984andaten­footwoodensquirrelsculpturewasplacednearthebridgeinmemoryofitsbuilderandhisdevotiontotheproject.20.TheNuttyNarrowsBridgewasbuiltinorderto________.A.offersquirrelsaplacetoeatnutsB.setupalocallandmarkC.helpimprovetrafficD.protectsquirrels21.Whathappenedoverthecoffeebreakdiscussion?A.ThecommitteegottheCouncil'sblessing.B.Thesquirrelbridgeideawasborn.C.A.councilwomannamedthebridgE.D.A.squirrelwasfounddeaD.22.Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseteachingthemtheropesprobablymeaninthetext?A.PassingthemaropE.B.Directingthemtostorefoodforwinter.C.Teachingthemalesson.D.ShowingthemhowtousethebridgE.23.Whichofthefollowingistrueofthesquirrelbridge?A.ItwasreplacedbyalongeronE.B.Itwasbuiltfromwoodandmetal.C.ItwasrebuiltafteryearsofusE.D.ItwasdesignedbyBillHutch.24.WhatcanwelearnaboutAmosPeters?A.Heisrememberedforhisloveofanimals.B.Hedonated$1000tobuildthebridgE.C.HewasamemberoftheCityCouncil.D.HewasawardedamedalforbuildingthebridgE.

There’snoshortageofwebsitesofferingdeals-everythingfromdailydealstomembers-onlyprivatesales.Butwhenitcomestorealjaw-droppingdealsthere’sonecompanythatseemstohavefiguredoutawaytoreallydeliver.ThecompanyiscalledQuibidsandtheyauction拍卖thehottestin-demandelectronicslikeAppleipadsandipodsaswellasotheritemslikegiftcardsfromthetopretailers零售商.Unlikeothersitesthepricespeoplepayarenowherenearretail.Howlowaretheprices?$33.84foranewAppleipad32GBretail$600$22.10foranewNikonD90DigitalSLRCameraretail$1070Ourfirstreactiononseeingthesepriceswasdisbelief.AfterallhowcouldQuibidspossiblyaffordtoselltheseitemsforsolittle----surelytheymustbelosingalotofmoney.That’swhereitsuniquebusinessmodelcomesintoplay.YouseeforeverybidabuyerplacesforanitemonQuibidsthecompanycollectsasmallfeefromthebidder.Thefeetobidisonlyabout60centsbutbasedonthevolumeofsalesandbidsthecompanyisabletocollectenoughtomakeupfortheridiculouspricestheitemssellfor.ButbestofallparticipatingintheQuibidsauctionisincrediblyfun.Becauseeachbidcostsalittletoplaceshopperscanstrategizewhentoplacetheirbids.Eachauctionhasastricttimelimit.Whenyouplaceyourbidthesystemaddsalittletimetotheauctiontoseeifanyotherbidscomein.Ifyouhavethewinningbidwhentheclockrunsout----youwintheitemforthatpricE.ButthebestpartofQuibidsmaybetheBuy-It-NowfeaturE.ThisallowsbidderswhodidnotwinanauctiontostillbuytheproducttheywantandapplythecostofthebidstheyplacedasadiscountontheregularproductpricE.Soyoustillgettheitemandthebidsyouplacedpreviouslyintheauctiondon’tcostyouanything!46.AccordingtothepassagethesuccessofQuibidsmainlyliesin.A.howitsbuyingandsellingisconductedB.thechangeinpeople’sshoppingmodelC.thequalityofthegoodsandserviceD.theirwillingnesstorisklosingmoney47.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.otherretailerswillbeoutofbusinessB.winningabidisnotjustamatterofluckC.QuibidsonlysellpopularelectronicsD.thepricesonQuibidsarethelowest48.A.buyerwhobidtwicefora$20MP4cangetonefromBuy-It-Nowfor.A.$21.2B.$20C.$19.4D.$18.849.Whichmightbethemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?A.BuyProductsforNexttoNothingB.HowtoBuyNewMust–haveElectronicsC.TheMostSuccessfulShoppingWebsiteD.TipsonShoppingOnline

AsevereheatwavesweepingIndiawithtemperaturesofalmost44℃thehighestin52yearshaskilledatleast80peoplethismonthofficialssaidonSunday.ThehotweatherwhichofficialssaidwouldcontinueovernorthernnorthwesternandcentralIndiainthenext48hoursalsomayhavesomeimpactonwheatproductionexportersandflour­millassociationssaiD.NewDelhirecordedamaximumtemperatureof43.7℃onSaturdayindicatingahotsummerinthenexttwomonthsinthenation'scapitalandotherpartsofnorthernandeasternIndiA.Thehighesttemperatureinthepast24hourswas47℃atGanganagarcityinRajasthanstatE.Summertemperatureshavebeen4℃～6℃abovenormalovermostpartsofnorthernandcentralIndiasinceMarchweatherofficialssaiD.IntheeasternstateofOrissaauthoritieshavedecidedtoshutdownschoolsfromnextTuesdayadvancingtheannualsummerholiday.Authoritiessaidtheywereinvestigatingreportsof53deathsfromvariouspartsofthestatE.DistrictcollectorshavebeenaskedtoinvestigateandsubmitreportsonotherdeathsBhimsenGochhayatagovernmentofficialsaiD.OtherdeathswerereportedfromnorthernstateofUttarPradeshandcentralMadhyaPradeshstates.Indiaisexpectedtoproduceabout82milliontonsofwheatin2009～2010buttherecouldbeashortageof1million—1.5milliontonsduetotheheatwavesaidVeenaSharmaSecretaryGeneraloftheRollerFlourMillersFederationofIndiA.Mostoftheharvestingisoverbuttheredefinitelywillbeaslightshortageof1million—1.5milliontonsduetotheextremeweatherconditionsshetoldReuters.Indiaisrelyingonanabundantwheatcroptomakeupfora14.2%dropinriceoutputthemajorsummer­sowngrainmarredbytheworstmonsoon季风in37yearslastyear.WeatherofficialssaidwithsummertemperaturesinIndiasettoremainaboveaveragetherewerehopesofheavyrainatthestartofthemonsoonthatwouldhelpearlysowingofricesoybeansandlentils.36.Thepurposeofthepassageis________.A.totellapieceofnewsofaheatwaveB.torecordthehighesttemperatureinIndiaC.toreportthedeathsintheheatwaveD.toinformpeopleofadropofriceoutput37.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.ThehighesttemperatureinthehistoryofIndiais44℃.B.SchoolswereclosedbecauseofthehotweatherthroughoutIndiA.C.Indiaisexpectedtoproduceabout82milliontonsofricein2009～2010.D.Indiahasagoodharvestofwheatwhilethericeoutputisdecreasing.38.Theunderlinedwordmarredinthelastparagraphprobablymeans________.A.droppedB.damagedC.blownD.followed39.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.AsevereheatwavewouldcontinueoverIndiA.B.Atleast80%peoplewerekilledinthedisasterthismonth.C.AsevereheatwavesweptIndiawithagreatloss.D.Aslightshortageof1million—1.5milliontonsofwheatisduetotheheatwavE.

Advertiserstendtothinkbigandperhapsthisiswhythey'realwayscominginforcriticism.Theircritics批评家seemtohatethembecausetheyhavesomuchmoneytothrowarounD.Whydon’ttheystopadvertisingandreducethepriceoftheirgoods?Afterallit’stheconsumerwhopays.Thepooroldconsumer!He'dhavetopayagreatdealmoreifadvertisingdidn'tcreatemassmarketsforproducts.Itispreciselybecauseoftheheavyadvertisingthatconsumergoodsaresocheap.Butwegetthewrongideaifwethinktheonlypurposeofadvertisingistosellgoods.Anotherequallyimportantfunctionistoinform.A.greatdealoftheknowledgewehaveabouthouseholdgoodsislargelyfromtheadvertisementswereaD.Advertisementsintroduceustonewproductsorremindusoftheexistenceofoneswealreadyknowabout.SupposingyouwantedtobuyawashingmachineitismorethanlikelyyouwouldobtaindetailsregardingperformancepriceetC.fromanadvertisement.LotsofpeoplepretendthattheyneverreadadvertisementsbutthisclaimmaybeseriouslydoubteD.Itishardlypossiblenottoreadadvertisementsthesedays.Andwhatfuntheyoftenaretoo!Justthinkwhatarailwaystationoranewspaperwouldbelikewithoutadvertisements.Wouldyouenjoygazingatablankwallorreadingrailwaybyelawswhilewaitingforatrain?A.cheerfulwittyadvertisementmakessuchadifferencetoadullwalloranewspaperfulloftheincidentsanddisasters.Wemustnotforgeteitherthatadvertisingmakesapositivecontributiontoourpockets.Thefactthatwepaysolittleforourdailypaperorcanenjoysomanybroadcastprogrammersisdueentirelytothemoneyspentbyadvertisers.Justthinkwhatanewspaperwouldcostifwehadtopayitsfullprice!Anotherthingwemustn'tforgetisthesmallads.Whatatremendouslyusefulservicetheyperformforthecommunity!Justaboutanythingcanbeaccomplishedthroughthesecolumns.Forinstanceyoucanfindajobbuyorsellahouseannounceabirthmarriageordeathinwhatusedtobecalledthehatchmatchanddispatchcolumn栏目butbyfarthemostfascinatingsectionisthepersonaloragonycolumn.NootheriteminanewspaperprovidessuchentertainingreadingorofferssuchadeepinsightintohumannaturE.It'sthebestadvertisementforadvertisingthereis!48.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.AdvertisementsstealmoneyfromourpocketsB.Thecriticsgetthewrongideaofadvertisements.C.Advertisersperformausefulservicetocommunities.D.AdvertisementsareeverywherE.49.Whatistheattitudeoftheauthortowardadvertisements?A.Heappreciatestheroleofadvertisements.B.Hedoubtstheeffectofadvertisements.C.Hebelieveswhatissaidinadvertisements.D.HecomplainstoomanyadvertisementsindailylifE.50.WhichofthefollowingisNotTrue?A.ThepersonaloragonycolumnmakesusknowmoreabouthumannaturE.B.Theonlypurposeofadvertisingistosellgoods.C.A.newspaperwillcostusmoreifthereisnoadvertisementonit.D.Advertisementmakesourlifecolorful.51.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthepassage?①=Paragraph1②=paragraph2③=paragraph3④=paragraph4⑤=paragraph5

TeachforAmericaisanon-profitprogramthatplacesnewteachersinschoolsinlow-incomeareasacrossthecountry.Theteachersmustremainintheirpositionsforatleasttwoyears.About17000collegegraduateshaveworkedintheprogramsinceitbeganin1990.AstudentatPrincetonUniversityWendyKoppdevelopedTeachforAmericaaspartofhercollegework.Moneyfrommajorbusinesseshelpedmakeherideaareality.WendyKoppstillheadsTeachforAmericA.Itreceivessupportfromthefederalgovernmentprivatebusinessesandindividuals.Someeducationexpertscriticizetheprogrambecauseitsteachersgetonlyfiveweeksoftrainingbeforetheystartteaching.Andtheysaymostoftheteachersdonotcontinueteachingaftertwoyears.Howevertheprogramsaysmostoftheteacherswhotookpartintheprogramarestudyingorworkingineducation.Andmanyofitsformerteachershavebecomeleadersintheefforttoimproveeducationforallchildren.MargeryYeagerisanexampleofthis.YeagertaughtinapublicschoolinWashingtonD.C.aspartofTeachforAmericaafewyearsago.ShenowworksintheofficeofMichelleRheethetopofficialoftheDistrictofColumbiapublicschools.YeagersaysTeachforAmericachangedherlifepathandthatofmanyothers.Shesaysevenpeoplewhomovetootherkindsofworkcontinuetostayinvolvedineducationissues.ChancellorMichelleRheeandothertopofficialsoftheD.C.schoolsystemalsoservedinTeachforAmericA.Theprogramreportedanincreaseoftopcollegegraduatesinapplicationsthisyearfrom18000to25000.TeachforAmericawillhaveabout6000teachersinpublicschoolsacrossthecountryinthefall.61.TeachforAmericawasfirstfoundedby.A.thefederalgovernmentB.someprivatebusinessesC.somecollegegraduatesD.auniversitystudent62.Someeducationexpertscriticizetheprogrambecause.A.itsteacherslackteachingexperienceB.itisonlycarriedoutinlow-incomeareasC.manyteachersdon’tcompletethetwoyears’teachingD.itdoesn’tworkwellbecauseofthelackoffund63.MargeryYeagerismentionedasanexampletoshowthatmanyformerteachersofTeachforAmerica.A.havegothigherpositionsaftercompletingtheirjobatTeachforAmericaB.changedtheirlifepathaftercompletingtheirjobatTeachforAmericaC.arestillinvolvedineducationaftercompletingtheirtwoyears’teachingD.becomemoresuccessfulintheirlifeandworkafterworkingfortheprogram64.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat.A.TeachforAmericaonlyacceptstopcollegegraduatesB.TeachforAmericacanfindenoughgoodteachersC.applicantsforTeachforAmericaaremostlytopcollegegraduatesD.TeachforAmericabecomesmoreandmorepopularamongtopcollegegraduates65.Themainpurposeofthepassageis.A.tointroduceTeachforAmericaB.tointroduceeducationinAmericaC.tointroducelifeofAmericanteachersD.tointroducejobsthattopcollegegraduateslike

GettingpaidtotalkabouttheWorldCupisagreatjoB.I’mnotafootballcommentator评论员though-justanEnglishteacherinJapan.IcometoJapantwoyearsagoanddidn’tthinkIwouldstaybutJapanhasthateffectonyou.Peopleoftenenduplivingherelongerthantheyplanned.Ithinkit’sbesttoteachinabiggercitywherethereareotherforeignerstomixwithratherthanasmalltownwhereEnglishteachersoftencomplainoffeelinglikeagoldfishinabowl.ManypeoplechoosetoliveinTokyoofcoursewhichisgoodforthenightlifefactor.ButI’dsaythatforgeneralqualityoflivingcitiesofneithertoolargenortoosmalllikeSapporowhereIlivearebetterchoices.IteachEnglishprivatelywhichmeansI’mmyownboss.Ifyouwanttodevoteyourselftoprivateteachingit’swellworthdoingaTEFLcoursefirstbecauseyourlessonswillbemuchbetterforit.Theproblemwithprivateteachingisfindingstudents;ittookmeayeartobuildupafullschedule日程表ofprivatelessonssoIstartedoutteachinginschoolspart-timE.Mostofmyforeignfriendshereworkfull-timeforbigEnglishconversationschools.ThesalaryisfinetoliveonbutwhetheryoucansavemoneydependsonhowmuchgoingoutandtravelingyoudoherE.Theschoolsareunwillingtotaketimeoff–eventeacherswithticketsfortheEngland-Argentinagamehadtroublegettingthedayoff.48.FromthepassageweknowinJapanthewriterlikestolivein________.A.TokyoB.asmalltownC.acityofmiddlesizeD.abigcity49.Accordingtothewriteronehadbetter_______firsttodoprivateteachingbetter.A.giveaTEFLcourseB.decidehisorherownlessonsC.findstudentsD.buildupafullschedule50.Theunderlinedsentenceinthesecondparagraphimpliesthat_______.A.therearemanyforeignersinJapanB.JapanisgoodfornightlifeC.theycanteachEnglishprivatelyinJapanD.Japanhassomethingmoreattractivethanexpected51.Afterreadingthepassagewecansee_________.A.thewritertravelledalotandsavedmuchmoneyinJapan.B.thewriterteachesEnglishinmorethanoneschoolasapart-timejoB.C.thewriterenjoyswatchingfootballgamesD.thewriterspentoneyearinfindingstudentsforhisprivateteaching.

Famouscentenarians百岁老人stillactiveinartsscienceareinnomoodtoretire.ThosewhostandstilldieisoneofOliveira'sfavoritephrases.HeknowsfromexperiencewhatitmeansasthePortuguesefilmdirectorhasreachedtheageof102andisstillactiveinhisprofession.EveryyearOliveirashootsafilmandiscurrentlyworkingonhisnextproject.Youhavetoworkworkworkinordertoforgetthatdeathisnotfarawayhesaid.WhenaskedabouthisageOliveirasaidwithsomehumility:It'sdowntomothernature.Itgavetomewhatittookfromothers.Beingbothmentallyandphysicallyfitinoldageispartlyamatterofluckbutitalsohassomethingtodowithcharacter.Noteverywhite-hairedpersoniswiseandsocialskillsopennessandtheabilitytotrainthebrainareessentialforseniorcitizens.AlongwiththearchitectOscarNiemeyer103NobellaureateMontalcini101anddirectorKurtMaetzig100Oliveiraisoneofthosepeopleofwhomitwouldbeverywrongtothinkasmembersofalistlesselderlygeneration.AnothermasterinhisprofessionisthearchitectOscarNiemeyer.The103-year-oldBrazilianisbestknownforhisfuturistic-lookingbuildingsinBrasiliabuthealsospeaksoutonbehalfofthepoor.TheroleofthearchitectistostruggleforabetterworldwherewecandevelopaformofarchitecturethatserveseveryoneandnotjustaprivilegedfewsaidNiemeyerrecently.HespendsalmosteverydayworkinginhisofficeinCopacabanaandevenwhenhefallsillhekeepsworkingonideas:Afteragallbladder胆囊operationhecomposedasambatune桑巴舞曲intheclinic.Anothermanwhocouldsingasongaboutageis107-year-oldHeesters.TheDutch-bornoperasingerspentmostofhislifeperforminginGermanywherehestillworks.RecentlyHeesterssaid:Iwanttobeatleast108-years-old.Healsoplanstokeepperforming.ShouldIjustsitathomeandwaituntiltheycomeandpickmeup?Heestershasnotgivenuptryingtoaddtohistallyofawardsandislookingforagoodstagerole.ItalianscientistRitaLevi-Montalciniwhois101-year-oldandisstillactiveinmedicalsciencehasdescribedtheforcethatkeepsdrivingheron:Progressiscreatedthroughimperfection.In1986sheandherlabcolleaguewereawardedtheNobelPrizeforMedicinefortheirworkonnervegrowthfactor.She'sconvincedthathumansgrowonchallenges.Withsomanybrilliantexamplesgivenwecanseeclearlythatageisnobarriertosomehighachievers.67.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphswecansee______.A.beingactiveat102isachievableforeverybodyB.Oliveiraoweshislonglifetohismother’shelpC.socialskillsandwisdomaredifficultfortheseniorD.beingfitinoldageisamatterofluckandcharacter68.BysayingShouldIjustsitathomeandwaituntiltheycomeandpickmeup?inParagraph5Heestersshowsushe________.A.wantstositorlieincomfortB.iswillingtoworktillhediesC.iswaitingforpeopletopickhimupD.preferstogiveperformanceathome69.Inthepassagesomanyexamplesweregiventoshow________.A.oldageisabigproblemifyouwanttosucceedB.asaseniorcitizenyouhavetobeopen-mindedandoptimisticC.oldagecannotpreventagreatpersonfromachievingalotD.oldpeopleshouldneverthinkofthemselvesasold70.Inthewriter’sopinionthearchitectOscarNiemeyerisnot________.A.pessimisticB.optimisticC.positiveD.delighted

MostpeoplethinkthefirstpiesweremadebyearlyRomans.TheymayhavelearnedaboutpiemakingfromtheGreeks.Thesepiesweresometimesmadeinreeds芦苇叶whichwereusedforthepurposeofholdingthefilling馅andwerenoteaten.TheRomansspreadthewordaboutpiesaroundEuropeandthewordpiebecameapopularwordinthe14thcentury.Thefirstpierecipe食谱wasalsopublishedbytheRomans.PiesfirstappearedinEnglandasearlyasthetwelfthcentury.Theearlypiesweremostlymeatpies.Therewasactuallymorecrust皮thanfilling.Oftenthesepiesweremadefromfowl家禽andthefowl'slegswerelefttohangoverthesideofthedishandusedashandles.Fruitpieswereprobablyfirstmadeinthe1500s.ItissaidthatQueenElizabethImadethefirstcherrypiE.PiecametoAmericawiththefirstEnglishsettlers.Theearlysettlerscookedtheirpiesinlongnarrowpans.AsintheRomantimestheearlyAmericanpiecrustswereoftennoteatenbutsimplyusedtoholdthefillingduringbaking烘焙.Overtheyearspiehasbecomewhatitistoday---themosttraditionalAmericandessert.PiehasbecomesomuchapartofAmericanculturethatwenowoftenusethephraseasAmericanasapplepie.56.Whichpeoplemightprobablyfirstgrasptheskilltomakepies?A.TheRomans.B.TheGreeks.C.TheEnglishmen.D.TheAmericans.57.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutpies?A.EnglishsettlersbroughtpiestoAmericA.B.EarlyRomansatenotonlypiesbutalsothecrusts.C.TheRomansfirstpublishedpierecipE.D.ThewordpiebecamepopularbecauseoftheRomans`efforts.58.WhatcanbestshowpieshavebecomepartofAmericanculture?A.Americansuselongnarrowpanstocookpies.B.PeopleuseasAmericanasapplepietoshowsomethingaboutAmericancharacteristics.C.Americansdon'teatcrustsbutusethemtoholdthefillingduringbaking.D.PiesarethemosttraditionalAmericandessert.59.Thebesttitleofthispassageis______________.A.TheHistoryofPiesB.PiestheDeliciousFoodC.PiesAmericanDessertD.HowtoMakePies

Noteveryonegoestouniversityafterhighschoolgraduation.SomeworkothersjointhearmyandanincreasingnumberworldwidearetakingagapyeartotravelordocommunityserviceintheirowncountriesorabroaD.TheyarestudyingsharksofftheAustraliancoastbuildingschoolsinMexicoandlearningSpanishorItalian.Theconceptofagapyearmaynotbenewbuttherecentsurge涌现ofinterestcertainlyis.Somestudentsareputtingoffadmissions.Otherswhodon’tgetintothecollegeoftheirchoicearetakingayeartoexplorenewfrontiersbeforereapplying.Studentsarechoosingtotakeabreather;theyarethinking.Theyarenotsurewhattheyaregoingtodo.Theyaregoingandexploringsomeoftheirinterests.Theyaregettingexperiencetheycantaketotheschooltheyfinallygoto.Itisanideaactivelyencouragedbycolleges.PrincetonUniversityhasjustlaunchedabridgeyearprogramthatwillsend10percentofitsincomingclasstodovolunteerworkabroadstartingin2009.AndtheHarvardhasspentthelast30yearsurgingincomingstudentstotakeagapyear.Manyspeakoftheiryearawayasa‘life-changing’experienceora‘turningpoint’saysHarvardadmissionsdirectorMarlinLewis.Manycometocollegewithnewopinionsabouttheiracademicplanstheirextracurricularinterestsandthecareerpossibilitiestheyobservedintheiryearaway.60.ThereasonswhysometakeagapyeararethefollowingEXCEPTthat________.A.theyhatestudyingB.theydon’tknowwhattodoC.theywanttogetexperienceD.theywanttoknowtheirrealinterests61.A.studentwon’t________inagapyear.A.travelB.jointhearmyC.docommunityserviceD.learnaforeignlanguage62.Afteragapyearonewouldprobably_________.A.takeanotheryearoffB.earnalotofmoneyC.berefusedbyhiscollegeD.havenewideasabouttheirfuturecareer63.Fromthepassageweknowthat________.A.moreandmorestudentswilltakeagapyearB.fewerandfewercollegeswillencouragehisstudentstotakeagapyearC.thegapyearcanonlygiveonesomeexperienceaboutsocietyD.nobodywillchangehisowninterestsafterthegapyear

TheSaharaFestivalisacelebrationoftheveryrecentpast.Thethree-dayeventisnotfixedtothesamedateseachyearbutgenerallytakesplaceinNovemberorDecember.Itiswellattendedbytouristsbutevenbetterattendedbylocals.Duringtheopeningceremoniesaftertheofficialgreetingsfromthegovernmentleaderspeoplewhoattendthefestivalbegintomarchsmartlybeforetheviewingstandsandwhitecamelstransporttheirridersacrossthesands.Horsemenfromdifferentnationsdisplaytheirbeautifulclothesandtheirfinehorsemanship.OnefollowinganothergroupsofmusiciansanddancersfromallovertheSaharataketheirturntoshowofftheirwonderfultraditionalculturE.Groupsofmeninblueandyellowplayhornsandbeatdrumsastheydanceindifferentdesigns.OntheirkneesinthesandagroupofwomeninlongdarkdressesdancewiththeirhairtheirlongdarkshinyhairisthrownbackandforthinthewindtotherhythmoftheirdancE.ThelocalandvisitingItaliandogsareanxioustorunafterhares.Thecrowdisonitsfeetforthecamelraces.CamelsandridersrunfarintothedistanceandthenreturntothefinishinglineinfrontofthecheeringpeoplE.TowardstheeveningtherecomesthegrandfinaleoftheopeningdayanextremelyexcitinghorseracE.Alltheridersrunveryfastonhorseback.Someridershangoffthesideoftheirsaddles.Someevenrideupsidedown—theirlegsandfeetstraightupintheair—allatfullspeeD.Othersrushdownthecoursetogethermenarminarmondifferenthorses.Onandontheywent.Sofastandsowonderful!1TheSaharaFestivalisafestivalwhich______.A.hasaverylonghistoryinNorthAfricaB.isheldinthesameplaceonthesamedayC.isattendedmainlybythepeopleintheSaharaD.iscelebratedmostlybytravelersfromdifferentcountries2Beforetheracesbegin______takepartintheactivitiesduringtheopeningceremonies.A.musiciansdancershorsesandharesB.camelridersmusiciansdogsandharesC.horsemendancerscamelsanddogsD.musiciansofficialscamelsandhorses3Theunderlinedwordfinaleinthefourthparagraphmostprobablymeansthe______oftheopeningday.A.firstpartB.middleC.lastpartD.whole4Thispassagemainlytellsreaders______.A.whathappensontheopeningdayoftheSaharaFestivalB.howpeoplecelebrateduringthethree-daySaharaFestivalC.whattakesplaceattheclosingceremoniesoftheSaharaFestivalD.howanimalsraceonthefirstandthelastdaysoftheSaharaFestival

TransportGuideTheBrisbaneCityCouncilBCCisresponsibleforbusandferryserviceswithinthecitylimitsandsuburbs.Mostbuseswilleitherarriveatthecityoraninterchangewhereconnectingbusescanbecaught.BCCbusesoperatefrom530a.m.to1100p.m.MondaytoThursdayand530a.m.to1200a.m.onFridays.Onweekendsandpublicholidaysbusesoperatelessfrequently.Pre－paidbusticketscanbepurchasedfromtheQUTQueenslandUniversityofTechnologybookshopthecampusnewsagencymostothernewsagenciesandgeneralstoresandanyBCCCustomerServiceCentrE.Short－termstudentsatQUTcannotusetheirIDcardstogainadiscountfareonBCCpublictransport.Youwillneedtobuyanadulttickettotravel.Busfaresaredependentonthenumberofzonesyouhavetotravel.severaltypesofticketsSingle:onewaytickettoreachyourdestinationincludingtransferswithin2hours.Daily:unlimitedtravelwithinthezones.Off－peakDaily:discountedunlimitedtravelbetween900a.m.and330p.m.andafter700p.m.MondaytoFridayandalldayonweekendsandpublicholidays.Weekly:unlimitedtravelwithinthezonesforoneweekfromthedateofissuE.Monthly:unlimitedtravelwithinthezonesforonecalendarmonthfromthedateofissuE.Ten－tripSaver:10tripsatanytimewithinthezonesonbusesandferriesonly.TransportroutestimetablesandfareinformationareavailablefromPublicTransportInformationCentre69AnnStreetcornerofGeorgeStBrisbaneCityPhone131230TransportInformationService1.Thetransportguideaboveismostlikelyprovidedby________.A.PublicTransportInformationCentreB.theBrisbaneCityCouncilC.QueenslandUniversityofTechnologyD.BCCCustomerServiceCentres2.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.busesarescheduledasusualonweekendsandpublicholidaysB.regularstudentsatQUTneedtobuyadultticketsC.pre－paidticketscanbeboughtfromthePublicTransportInformationCentreD.ten－tripSaverscanbeusedatoff－peaktime3.AnexchangestudentstayingatQUTforfivedayshastotravelbetweenzoneseveryday.Whattypeofticketwouldheprobablybuy?A.SinglE.B.WeeklyC.Off－peakDaily.D.Ten－tripSaver.

LondonUndergroundTheworld’sfirstsubwaywasbuiltinLondonin1863.AtthetimethegovernmentwaslookingforawaytoreducetrafficproblemsinthecityofLondon.Thepoorareasofthecityweresocrowdedwithpeoplethatitwasalmostimpossibleforhorsecarriagestogetthrough.ThecityofficialswereinterestedintryingtomakeitpossibleforworkerstoliveoutsideofLondonandtraveleasilytoworkeachday.Ifpeoplehadacheapandconvenientwaythattheycoulddependontogotoandfromworktheywouldrelocatetheirhomesoutsideofthecity.Thiswouldhelpease减轻thepressureoftoomanypeoplelivinginthepoorpartsofLondon.FromtheseproblemstheideaoftheLondonUndergroundthefirstsubwaysystemwasborn.TheplansforbuildingtheUndergroundmetwithseveralproblemsanddelays推迟butthefasttrackwasfinallyopenedinJanuary1863.A.steamtrainpulledthecarsalongthefastundergroundtrackwhichwas6kilometers3.7mileslong.About30000peoplegotonthesubwaythefirstday.Ridersweretreatedtocomfortableseatsstandingupwhilethetrainwasmovingwasnotallowedandpleasantdecorationsinsideeachofthecars.Howeverthesmokefromtheenginesoonfilledtheairinthetunnelswithashandsoot煤灰aswellaschemicalgases.FanshadtobeputinthetunnelslatertokeeptheaircleanenoughforpeopletobreathE.EvenwithitsproblemsridingintheUndergrounddidcatchon.Itcarried9millionridersinitsfirstyear.54.WhatledtheBritishgovernmenttobuildtheLondonUndergroundA.Trafficjamsandpollution.B.Populationandpollution.C.Overcrowdingandtrafficjams.D.Thepovertyandtrafficjams.55.HowdidtheLondonUndergroundsolvethesmokeproblemA.Itmadethetunnelslarger.B.Itputfansinthetunnels.C.Itcleanedthechemicalgasesinthetunnels.D.Itreducedthenumberofpassengersridinginthetrain.56.Howmanypassengersdidtheworld’sfirstsubwaycarryinitsfirstyear?A.9000B.90000C.9000000D.9000000057.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEA.Torelocatetheworkers’homesoutsideLondonthegovernmentbuiltthesubway.B.Therewerenotsomanyproblemsanddelayswhenthefirstsubwaywasbuilt.C.ThesubwaygreatlyeasedthepressureoftraffiC.D.TherewerenotenoughseatsforthepassengersthefirstdaythesubwayopeneD.

A.largenumberofwomeninWesternEuropeancountrieswishthattheywerebornmen.Thenumberissaidashighas60%inWestGermany.Womenoftenwishthattheyhadthesamechanceasmenhaveandbelieveitisstillmen’sworldsaidDrJamesHoldenoneofthescientistswhodidthestudy.AnneHarperhasaverygoodjobforaninternationaloilcompany.ShealsobelievesinWomen’sLiberation解放.41.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.60%WesternEuropeanwomenwishthattheywerebornmen.B.MostwomeninWesternEuropeancountrieswishthattheirbabieswereallboys.C.60%womeninWestGermanywishthattheywerebornmen.D.60%WesternEuropeanwomenwhowishthattheywerebornmenarefromWestGermany.42.Itisstillmen’sworlD.means______.A.There’remorementhanwomenintheworldB.There’remoremenscientistsorengineersthanwomenscientistsorengineersintheworldC.WomencannotlivewithoutmenD.Womenhavenotbeengiventhesamechanceasmen43.AnneHarperconsidersthatwomenshould______.A.bereallyliberatedB.liveabetterlifethanmenC.bewellpaidD.getbetterjobsthanmen44.AnneHarperdoesn’twishthatshewereamanbecauseshe______.A.hasgotaverygoodjobB.believesinWomen’sLiberationC.doestheworkthatamancan’tdoD.isn’tlookeddownuponbyanyone

Don’tcare—sotheysay—fellintoagoose-pond;andIwon’tislikelytocometonobetteranenD.AtlastmygrandmothertellsmethatwashowtheMillerhadtoquithisnativetownandleavethetipofhisnosebehindhim.ItallcameofhisbeingallowedtosayIwon’twhenhewasquitealittleboy.Hismotherthoughthelookedprettywhenhewaspouting撅嘴andthatwillfulnessgavehimanairwhichdistinguishedhimfromotherpeople’schildren.Andwhenshefoundoutthathislowerlipwasbecomingsobigthatitspoilthisbeautyandthathiswillfulnessgaineditswaytwiceandstoodinhiswayeighttimesoutoftenitwastoolatetochangehim.ThenshesaidDearestAbinadabdobebetter-mannered!AndherepliedasshehadtaughthimIwon’t.HealwaystookwhathecouldgetandwouldneithergivenorgiveuptootherpeoplE.Hequarreledwithhisfriendstillhehadnoneleftandhequarreledwiththetradesmenofthetowntilltherewasonlyonewhowouldservehimandthismanoffendedhimatlast.I’llshowyouwho’smaster!saidtheMiller.Iwon’tpayapennyofyourbill-notapenny.Sirsaidthetradesmanmygivingyouoffencenowisnojustreasonwhyyoushouldrefusetopayforwhatyouhavehadandbeensatisfiedwith.ImustbegyoutopaymeatoncE.Iwon’tsaidtheMillerandwhatIsayImean.Iwon’t.ItellyouIwon’t.Sothetradesmansummoned传唤himbeforethejusticeandthejusticedecidedthatheshouldpaythebillandthecostsofthesuit.Iwon’tsaidtheMiller.Sotheyputhiminprisonandinprisonhewouldhaveremainedifhismotherhadnotpaidthemoneytoobtainhisfreedom.Byandbyshediedandlefthimherblessingandsomeverygoodadvicewhichwouldhavebeenmoreusefulifithadcomeearlier.68.Theunderlinedsentenceinthefirstparagraphmeanstosay‘Iwon’t’is______.A.asgoodastosay‘Don’tcare’B.asbadastosay‘Don’tcare’C.lessgoodthantosay‘Don’tcare’D.muchbetterthantosay‘Don’tcare’69.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.themotherdiedbecausetheMillerwasinprisonB.theMiller’swillfulnessdidmoregoodthanharmtohisgrowthC.themother’sallowingtheMillertosayIwon’tbadlyinfluencedhimD.theMillerrefusedtopaythetradesmanforbeingunsatisfiedwiththetrade70.Thewriterthinksthemother’sadvicewas______.A.lateB.uselessC.timelyD.honest71.Whatwillprobablybetalkedaboutafterthestory?A.HowtheMillersavedhistradE.B.HowtheMillerstartedhisnewtradE.C.HowtheMilleroffendedhiscustomers.D.WhatmadetheMillerleavehisnativetown.

Beautifulcarssurroundedbyevenmorebeautifulmodels—it’snosecretwhythe2012BeijingAutoShowwaspopular.TheexhibitionwasheldbetweenApril23andMay2.Althoughrenownedcompaniesshowedofftheirtopmodelsitwasn’tjusttheirexpensivesportscarsthatgrabbedpeople’sattention.Conceptcarsareawayfordesignerstotestouttheirideasonthepublicwithcompletefreedom.Theycantryoutcarswithspecialfeaturesthatcouldnotbemassively批量producedeasily.Designersdon’thavetofollowindustryrulestheydon’tevenneedtoworryaboutwhethertheircarswouldbefllowedontheroads.AttheBeijingAutoShowthe@AntbyCherywasoneconceptcartodrawalotofattention.ChinaDailycalledit‘‘theverydefinitionofaconceptcar.Thevehicleispoweredbyelectricityandiscapableofdrivingitself.Butthemagicdoesn’tendthere.The@Antwasinspiredbyactualants.AccordingtoCarNewsChinawiththehelpofautomatedtelemetricsystems@Antsareabletoseeother@Antsandcomparedestinationinformation.Iftwoareheadingthesamewayforawhilethevehiclesconnectwithonecar’srear后面的wheelsmatchingupwiththefrontwheelsofanothercar.Upto10@Antscanbeputtogetherandwillautomaticallyconnecttoformatrain.Thiswillhelpsaveenergywhiletravelingaswellreducingtrafficjams.Thecarsoundslikeagreatidea.FurtherresearchwillbeneededtoturnthisconceptcarintosomethingforthemarketbutconceptslikeChery’sshowhowcarmakersareworkingforcleanerandgreenervehicles.It’slikewhatthe@AntmottosaysExploringfuturehumanbeings’lifestyles.31.Theconceptcarisgettingpopularbecause.A.itlookslikeanantB.itisbeautifullydesignedC.itisexhibitedasatopmodelD.itconveysanewideaforthefuture32.Howcanthe@Antshelpsaveenergywhiletravellingaccordingtothepassage?A.Byconnectingeachotherandrunningtogether.B.Bydrivingthemselveswithoutman’scontrol.C.Bycomparingtheirdestinationinformation.D.Byreducingtrafficjamsontheroads.33.WhatthedesignersoftheconceptcarneedtodoattheAutoShowis.A.totestthesafetyoftheconceptcarB.tofollowtherulesinthecarindustryC.toshowtheiruniqueideaofcompletefreedomD.toseeifconceptcarscanbemassivelyproduced34.Thebesttitleofthepassageis.A.ConceptCarsAreDrivingtotheFutureB.The@AntDrawsaLotofAttentionC.The@AntIsaTopModelofConceptCarsD.ConceptCarsAreCleanerandGreener

Canada4:00A.m.to8:00A.m.Canadaisabigcountrywithsixtimezones.InthewestitisfourA.m.andeveryoneisasleepbutinHalifaxontheeastcoastitiseighto'clockandpeoplearehavingbreakfast.ItisacoldFridaymorninginNovemberandthetemperatureistendegreesbelowzeroCentigradE.Argentina9:00A.m.InBuenosAiresthecapitalofArgentinaitisnineA.m.onawarmsummermorningandpeoplearestartingworkorschool.NovemberisasummermonthinArgentinabecauseitisinthesouthernhemisphere南半球.Scotland12:00noonScotlandispartoftheUnitedKingdom.ThecapitalofScotlandisEdinburghandthecapitaloftheUKisLondon.ItistwelvenoonormiddayinEdinburgh.ChildrenarehavinglessonsbuttheyarelookingforwardtotheweekendbecausethereisnoschoolonSaturdayandSunday.Japan9:00p.m.JapanissevenhoursaheadofEgyptsoitisalreadyFridayeveningtherE.Theweekendisbeginning.Mostpeopleareoutwithfriendsorwatchingtelevisionorplayingcomputergames.NewZealand12:00midnightItislateonFridaynightsomostpeopleareasleep.NowSaturdaymorningisarriving.ItismorninginCanadatoobutthatisFridaymorning!56.IneasternCanadathetimeis_____thatinwesternCanadA.A.fourandahalfhoursbehindB.fourhoursaheadofC.threehoursaheadofD.thesameas57.WhileCanadianchildreninHalifaxarehavingbreakfastArgentineanchildrenare_____.A.sleepingB.goinghomeC.atschoolD.havingsupper58.It’smiddayinthecapitalof_____whenit's9:00A.m.inthecapitalofArgentinA.A.JapanB.CanadaC.NewZealandD.Scotland59.Twop.m.inEgyptisnotagoodtimetotelephonepeopleinNewZealandbecauseinNewZealand_____.A.it’smidnightandmostpeopleareasleepB.it’snoonandmanypeoplearehavinglunchC.it’sthemorningandmanypeopleareworkingD.it’stheafternoonandmostpeopleareplayingcomputergames60.WhattimeisitinNewZealandifit's11:15p.m.inJapan?A.1:15p.m.B.2:15p.m.C.1:15A.m.D.2:15A.m.

Chinaisalandofbicycles.Atleastitwasbackin1992whenItraveledthecountry.BacktheneveryoneseemedtoberidingabicyclE.Millionsofthemallblack.CarswererarE.YetsincemyarrivalinBeijinglastyearI’vefoundtheoppositeistruE.Therearemillionsofcars.HoweverpeoplestillusetheirbicyclestogetarounD.Formanyit’stheeasiestandcheapestwaytotraveltoday.Bicyclesalsocomeindifferentcolors—silvergreenredblueyellowwhateveryouwant.It’sfunwatchingpeoplebiking.Theyrushquicklythroughcrossroadsmoveskillfullythroughtrafficandrideevenonsidewalks人行道.Bicyclesallowpeoplethefreedomtomoveaboutthatcarsjustcan’tprovidE.EagertobepartofthisaspectofChinesecultureIdecidedtobuyabicyclE.Greatweatheraccompaniedmygreatbuy.IimmediatelyjumpeduponmybicycleseatandstartedhomE.Myfirstridehomewasorderly守秩序的.TobesafeIstayedwithapackofbikerswhilecarsonthestreetscamerunningswiftlyoutofnowhereattimes.Ididn’twanttogethit.SoItooktheridecarefully.Crossingthestreetswasthebiggestproblem.ItwasalotlikecrossingamajorhighwaybackintheUnitedStates.Thestreetsherewerewidesocrossingtooktimeskillandalittlebitofluck.IfinallymadeithomE.Thefeelingonthebicyclewasamazing.Theairhittingmyfaceandgoingthroughmyhairwaswonderful.IwassittingontopoftheworldasIpassedbyplacesandpeoplE.BikingmademefeelalivE.56.AccordingtotheauthorwhyarebicyclesstillpopularinChinatoday?A.BecausetheyaretraditionalandsafE.B.BecausetheyareconvenientandinexpensivE.C.BecausetheyarecolorfulandavailablE.D.Becausetheyarefastandenvironmentfriendly.57.Theauthordecidedtobuyabicyclebecauseheintended_______.A.torideitforfunB.touseitfortransportC.toexperiencelocalcultureD.toimprovehisridingskills58.Howdidtheauthorfeelabouthisstreetcrossing?A.Itwasboring.B.Itwasdifficult.C.Itwaslively.D.Itwaswonderful.59.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor’sbikingexperience?A.Theauthorenjoyedshowingoffhisbikingskills.B.Theauthorwasannoyedbytheairwhileriding.C.Theauthorwaspraisedbytheotherbikers.D.Theauthortookgreatpleasureinbiking.

SchoolfailureappearstotroubleteenagegirlsmoredeeplythanboysUSresearcherssaidonTuesday.Theysaidadolescent青春期的girlswhoaredismissedordropoutofhighschoolbeforetheygraduatearemorelikelytohaveaseriousdepressionbyage21thanboyswithsimilarexperiences.ForgirlsitismoreserioustobeschoolfailuresaidCarolynMcCarty.auniversityofWashingtonresearcherwhosestudyappearsintheJournalofAdolescentHealth.Wealreadyknowthatitleadstomorepovertyhigherratesofbeingonpublicassistanceandlowerratesofjobstability.AndnowthisstudyshowsitishavingmentalhealthimplicationsforgirlsMcCartysaidinastatement.Thestudywasdrawnfromdataonmorethan800peopleinSeattleWashingtonandincludedpeoplefrom18schoolsinhigh-crimeneighborhoods.Thegroupwasseparatedevenly平等的bygender性别andnearlyhalfwerewhite.24percentwereblack21percentwereAsian-Americanandtherestwerefromothergroups.Overall45percentofthegirlsand68percentoftheboysinthestudyexperiencedamajorschoolfailurebut22percentofthegirlslaterbecamedepressedcomparedwith17percentfortheboys.ThisgendershowshatwhileschoolfailureismoretypicalforgirlsitappearstohavemoresevereconsequenceswhenitdoesoccurMcCartysaid.60.Whatisthepurposeofwritingthisarticle?A.Takinggoodcareoftheschoolboys.B.AskingtheUSresearchel8tosearchmoreevidencesC.Givinghelptothegraduatedstudents.D.Callingonustopaymoreattentiontotheschoolfailuregirls.61.CarolynMcCartyis.A.ascientistB.aresearcherC.aprofessorD.astudent62.TheunderlinedworditinPara.4means.A.schoolfailureB.anadolescentgirlC.A.schoolboyD.auniversity63.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethemaintopicofthispassage?A.Schoolfailureappearstotroubleteenagegirlsmoredeeplythanboys.B.Girlsareunlikelytobeaffectedbyschoolfailure.C.Genderhasdecidedhowmuchsuccessyouwillwin.D.Adolescentgirlsaremoreeasilydepressedthanboys.

AfterlivingintheUnitedStatesforquitealongtimeIdonotthinkabouttheculturaldifferencesanymorE.LastmonthmyparentscametovisitmE.Theirobservations观察ontheAmericanlifestyleremindedmethatculturaldifferencesbetweenlivinginChinaandAmericaareactuallyeverywherE.WhenmyparentscametoAmericatheypraisedmyhousE.Everyonehadhis/herownbedroom;therewasafrontyardabackyardandagarage;thereweremanybathrooms–allconvenientandcomfortablE.Howevertheywerenotusedtotheglassdoorsatthefirstfloor.MymomfromsouthernChinawasworriedthatsomeonewouldbreakopentheglassdoors.ThoughIsaidthatnobodywoulddothatshewasstillworriedaboutit.WhenIbroughtthemtoeatinfastfoodrestaurantswhetheritwasinMcDonald’sorKFCtheysawthatrefillingdrinkswasforfreE.Thisconcept观念offreerefillwassonewtothem.AChinesefriendtoldmeastory.HeandhisAmericangirlfriendateatarestaurant.HisgirlfriendwantedtodrinkEnglishteA.Hewascurioussohetriedsomeandfoundthatitdidn’ttastebadwithmilkandsugarinit.Addingmorewatertoteaisfreeofcoursesohedrankmorecups.Hisgirlfriendfounditembarrassingandexplainedtohimthatwhathewasdoingwasnotexactlyfair.Ifhewantedtodrinkmoreteaheshouldbuyanothercup.MyfriendthoughtthatAmericanscouldtakeadvantageofthefreerefillsbutonlyafewofthemdidthat.AfterstayinginAmericaforsometimehechangedhishabit.51.Wecaninferthatthewriter_____.A.doesn’tlikeAmericancultureB.hasgotusedtoherlifeinAmericaC.receivedanAmericaneducationasachildD.thinksAmericanandChineseculturesarethesame52.Whatmadethewriter’sparentsworried?A.ThatsomeonewouldbreakintothehousE.B.Thatsomeonewouldbehurtbytheglassdoors.C.Thattheywouldn’thaveabedroomoftheirown.D.Thattheywouldn’tlivecomfortablyinthehousE.53.WheneatingatMcDonald’sforthefirsttimeinAmericathewriter’sparentswereprobablysurprisedthat_____.A.thereweresomanychoicesB.thepricesforfoodweresolowC.theycouldrefilldrinksforfreeD.theycouldgetextrafoodforfree54.TheAmericangirlmentionedinthelastparagraphthoughtthat_____.A.AmericansliketakingadvantageofotherpeopleB.herboyfriendwouldn’tliketraditionalEnglishteaC.drinkingtoomuchEnglishteaharmedpeople’shealthD.herboyfriendshouldn’ttakeadvantageofthefreerefills

ThesloganadogisforlifenotjustforChristmashasbeengoingstrongfor27yearsnow.DogsandcatshavebeenpopularChristmasgiftsinthegiftsintheUKandEuropeformanyyears.Butsomepeoplestillhaven’tquitegotthemessagE.ThesloganstillholdsgooD.Some105000dogswereroundedupbylocalgovernmentlastyearbecausetheyhadbeenabandonedmanyofthemshortlyafterthefestivalseason.ThemainreasongivenbyownersforhandingtheirdogsovertotheDogsTrustisthatthedogsneedmoreattentionthantheycangive;behavioralproblemsandmovinghomearealsoreasonsgiven.ButEleanorSilktheTrust’scommunicationsdirectorsaysIt’softenfourorfivemonthsafterChristmasinearlysummerwhenownersfindthatthedoghasgottoobigandtooactiveorithasn’tbeentrainedproperlyandhascauseddamagearoundthehomE.Inanycasesomeorganizationsthathelppetsarequicktopointoutthatifyouareseriousaboutgettingapuppy小狗asapetChristmasisnotthetimetodoit.Puppiesneedtogetusedtotheirnewsurroundingstobeintroducedtoaroutineandtobelookedafterlikesmallchildren.It’shardtomeetanyoftheseneedsatChristmas.What’smorepullingapuppyoutofaChristmasstockinginitselfsendsthewrongmessagetochildren.Itencourageschildrentothinkofthepuppyasatoyratherthanaresponsibility.Appreciatingwhatyou’retakingonwithadogcanbeasobering清醒的realization.Forlifemeansthinkingabouttheeffectthey’llhaveonyourlifE.ItalsoinfersyouwillneedtocareforthedogforitswholelifE.67.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.DogsandCats—theMostPopularChristmasGifts.B.A.petisforLifeNotjustforChristmas.C.HowtoTakeCareofYourPetsoverChristmas.D.Let’sHelpThoseAbandonedPets68.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonforpetstobeabandoned?A.Petsspreadsomediseases.B.PetsdamagesomethingsinthehousE.C.Theownerscan’ttakegoodcareofthepets.D.Theownershavetomovetootherplaces.69.Thefifthparagraphmainlytellsus________.A.howtotakebestcareofChristmaspetsB.therighttimetohaveapuppyasapetC.thereasonswhyChristmasisnotthetimetogetapetD.theworriesaboutChristmaspetsfromorganizationsthathelppets70.WhyistheauthoragainsttheideaofputtingadogintheChristmasstockingasaChristmasgift?A.BecausethesedogscanstillcausedamagE.B.Becausechildrenwillnottakedogsseriously.C.Becausechildrendon’tliketohavedogsasChristmasgifts.D.BecauseaChristmasstockingisnotbigenoughtoputadogin.

1.2millionroaddeathsworldwideoccureachyearplusafurther50millioninjuries.Toreducecarcrashratemuchresearchnowisfocusedonsafetyandnewfuels一thoughsomeelectricvehicleandbiofuelresearchaimsatgoingfaster.Travelingatspeedhasalwaysbeenrisky.Onecuttingedgeareaofresearchinmotoringsafetyistheuseofdigitalin-carassistants.Theycanensureyoudon'tmisskeyroadsignsorfallasleep.Theuseofartificialintelligencesoftwareallowstheseassistantstomonitoryourdrivingandmakessureyourphoneorradiodoesn'tdistractyouatavitalmoment.Mostcrashesresultfromhumanandnotmechanicalfaults.Somesafetydevelopmentsaimtoimproveyourvision.Radarcanspotobstaclesinfogwhileothertechnologyseesthroughhigh-sidedvehiclesblockingyourview.Andimprovementstoseatbeltspedalcontrolsandtyresaremakingdrivingsmootherandsafer.ThecolorofacarhasbeenfoundtobelinkedwithsafetyashavelesssurprisinglysizeandshapE.Andalternativestofossil-fuelbasedpetrolsuchasplantoilsareahotareaofresearch.Fuelcellsbasedonhydrogenburncleanlyandarethesubjectofaseriousresearcheffort.Butwhateverisinthefueltankyoudon'twantathiefinthedrivingseatandtherehavebeenmanyinnovations革新someusingsatellitetrackingandremotecommunicationstofightagainstcartheft.Thesecommunicationsystemscanalsocomeintoplayifyoucrashautomaticallycallingforhelp.Accidentscausemanytrafficjamsbutthereareslighterinterplays相互作用betweenvehiclesthatcancausejamsevenonaclearbutbusyroadsuchjamscanbeanalyzedusingstatisticaltools.Roboticdriverscouldbeprogrammedtomaketrafficflowsmoothlyandwillperhapsonedaybeeveryone'spersonaltoolbuttheirlatesteffortssuggestthatwon'tbesoon.64.WhatcanweinferfromparagraphOne?A.FullyautomaticcarswillreducecarcrashratE.B.Safetyresearchhasbeenpaidmuchattentionto.C.FasterelectricvehiclesshouldbeproducedmorE.D.RoadaccidentsincreasetoashockingrateinChinA.65.Whathasbeenresearchedtoimprovethesafetyofacaraccordingtothepassage?A.Somedevelopmentsinseatbeltspedalcontrolsandtyres.B.Adigitalcamerathatcanhelpdriverstoseeobstaclesinfog.C.Satellitetrackingthatcanhelpdriverstoimprovetheirvision.D.Artificialintelligencethathelpdriverstoseethroughbigvehicles.66.Whatisthemostimportantpurposeofinnovationsthatusesatellitetrackingandremotecommunications?A.Tocallforhelpwhenone'scarcrashes.B.Totrackthecardownwhenitisbeingstolen.C.Topreventcarthievesfromgettingintoyourcar.D.TocallforhelpwhenthecargetsjammedinthetraffiC.67.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Theimprovementsinsidecarshelptoprotectdrivers.B.TheuseofartificialintelligencecanreducecarcrashrateC.TheseriousfactofroadaccidentsneedstheconcernofeveryonE.D.Differenttechnologyhasbeenresearchedtoavoidcartroubles.

Ifyou'replanningongoingonavacationyouneedtomakesurethatyoutravellightasthepriceofyouroverweightbaggageisskyrocketing.Belowareafewtipsthatwouldhelpyoupacklight.ChooseyoursuitcasewiselyFirstandforemostyouneedtobuyasuitcaseinordertopackyourstuff.Butwhenbuyingoneyouneedtomakesurethatit'slightandstrong.Thereareplentyofdifferentbrandstochoosefromyouneedtochoosewiselyassomeofthemeventhoughtheymaybeextremelylightwouldbereallyveryexpensive.CreatechecklistsWhenyoucreatechecklistsyou'redefinitelynotgoingtoleaveanythingbehindandatthesametimeyouwon'tbecarryinganyextraluggage.Youshouldcreateyourchecklistatleastaweekbeforeyoubeginpackingasitgivesyouenoughtimetomakesurethatyou'venotmissedoutonanything.PlanyourclothinginadvanceOneofthemajorreasonsforextrabaggageiscarryingextraclothing.Whycarryclothesthatyou'renotgoingtobeusing?Thereforedon'tpackhundredsofpairsofsocksandclothesbutcarrywhatyou'dneed.Onlypackwhatyoudon'tgetatyourhotelroomMosthotelsofferyouthebasicnecessitiesthatyou'regoingtoneedforacomfortablestayandthereforeyouwouldn'thavetocanysoapstoothpastetoiletriesandvariousotherproducts.Thereforeaskthehotelwhattheywouldofferyoubeforeyoupackasthatwouldreducealotofspaceifnotweight.PackingforkidsPackingforkidsissomethingthatyouneedtoworryabout.Usuallycarryingtheirtoysisthemainpartoftheproblemratherthantheirclothes.Howevertheydon'tbotherplayingwithanyofthetoyswhentheyareonavacationasthere'salotmoretodo!Thereforetalktothemandconvincethemthatyou'renotgoingtobecarryingalot.73.Ifyouareaforgetfulpersontheauthorsuggeststhat_______.A.youcallthehotelinadvanceinordertomakesuretheyoffereverythingyouneedB.youaskyourkidstoremindyouoftheclothesandtoysyouneedtopackC.youmarkyoursuitcasewithyournameD.youmakeachecklistsevendaysaheadoftimeincaseofmissingsomething74.Inthistext_______isthemostimportantofallthetipsonpackinglight.A.buyingalightandstrongsuitcaseB.packingforkidsC.packingwhatyoudon'tgetatyourhotelroomD.makingaplaninadvance75.Inthelastpartitcanbelearnedthatyoudon'thaveto_______.A.packmanyofyourkids'clothesB.carrymanyofyourkids'toysC.worryaboutyourkidsD.takeyourkidsalongwithyou

YoumightnoticesomethingnewinthenextfewyearsasyouwatchDisneyprograms:Startingin2015therewon’tbeanycandysugarycerealorfast-foodcommercialsaimedatkids.TheWaltDisneyCompanyhasbecomethefirstmajormediacompanytobanadsforjunkfoodonitsTVchannelsradiostationsandwebsites.Ithopesthiswillstopkidsfrommakingpoorfoodchoices.FirstLadyMichelleObamacalleditagamechangerthatissuretosendamessagetotherestofthechildren’sentertainmentindustry.JustafewyearsagoifyouhadtoldmeoranyothermomordadinAmericathatourkidswouldn’tseeasingleadforjunkfoodwhiletheywatchedtheirfavoritecartoonsonamajorTVnetworkwewouldn'thavebelievedyousaidtheFirstLadywhoheadsacampaigntohelpstopchildobesity.ThebanwouldapplytoDisney-ownedABCstationsaswellasRadioDisneyandDisney-ownedwebsitesaimedatfamilieswithyoungchildren.InadditionDisneyplanstomakechangestoitskids’menusatthemeparksandresorts度假胜地.Fast-foodoptionswillbereplacedwithhealthierchoicessuchassmoothies果汁applesvegetablesandyogurt.Inadditiontocandybarsandfast-foodmealsotherfoodsthatdon’tmeetDisney’snutritionalstandardswillbebannedfromthecompany’skid-targetedmediA.Anycerealwith10gramsormoreofsugarperservingwillbeofftheair.Therewillbenoadsforfullmealsofmorethan600calories.JuiceswithhighlevelsofsugarandfoodswithtoomuchsaltwillalsobepulleD.LeslieGoodmanDisney’sseniorvice-presidentofCorporateCitizenshipsaidacompanythatwantstoadvertisewillneedtoshowthatitoffersarangeofhealthyoptions.Disneyisn’ttheonlyonepushingawayunhealthyfoods.LastweekNewYorkCityMayorMichaelBloombergsuggestedabanondrinksover16ouncessoldinmovietheatersrestaurantsandconveniencestoresintheBigApplE.Hesayslargesugarydrinksarepartlytoblameforobesity.59.WhatwilltheWaltDisneyCompanydofrom2015?A.Producemoreandbettercartoonsforyoungkids.B.StopbroadcastingadvertisementsforjunkfoodonTV.C.Helpkidsdevelophealthylifestyleintheprogram.D.Providehealthierfoodforkidswhiletheyarewatchingprograms.60.WhatMichelleObamasaidsuggeststhatwhilewatchingcartoons_________.A.kidsdidn’tbelievewhatthecommercialssaidB.kidsdon’tenjoyeatingcandysugarycerealorjunkfoodC.kidswouldseealotoffast-foodcommercialsonTVD.kidsfindpleasureinwatchingfast-foodcommercials61.TheunderlinedphrasebeofftheairinParagraph5probablymeans________.A.notbebroadcastB.beinneedC.becomepopularD.bepraised62.AccordingtoMichaelBloombergtofightchildobesitykidsshould____________.A.watchfewercartoonsB.drinklesssugarydrinksC.notgotomovietheatersD.takemorephysicalexercise

IfyouaskmostAmericanstheywouldsaytheirfavoriteseasonoftheyearissummer.Theweatheriswarm.Theydonothavetowearheavyclothestokeepwarm.Youngpeopledonothavetogotoschool.Theycandomanyactivitiesoutsidelikeplayingsportsandswimmingatthebeachorthepool.Theylikethesunshineduringthedayandthewarmsummernights.Peoplehavewrittenandrecordedhundredsofsongsaboutsummer.Thesearesomeofourfavorites.OneofthemostfamoussongsaboutsummerisfromGeorgeGershwin’soperaPorgyandBess.Hewrotethemusicinnineteenthirty-five.TheoperatakesplaceinthesouthernUnitedStates.Itopenswiththesewords:Summertimeandtheliving’iseasy.Fisharejumping’andthecottonishigh.LeontynePricesingsthesong.Thenineteenfiftiesandsixtiesproducedmanysongsaboutteenagersenjoyingtheirsummervacationfromschool.Thesongsareabouthavingfunswimmingintheoceandrivingincars.Howeverforsometeenagerssummervacationwasnotallfunandgames.Someofthemhadtoworktoearnmoney.68.Whydidpeoplewriteandrecordsomanysongsaboutsummer?A.Summeriswarm.B.Theydonothavetowearheavyclothestokeepwarm.C.Theycandomanyactivitiesoutside.D.Theylikesummer.69.WhichoffollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Thereare1950sor1960ssongsaboutteenagersenjoyingtheirsummervacationfromschool.B.Manysongsareaboutteenagershavingfuninsummer.C.Teenagershavenotonlyfunandgamesbutotherthingsinsummer.D.Someteenagershavetoworktoearnmoneyinsummer70.Pleasechooseanappropriatetitleforthepassage.A.Summer.B.ChildreninSummer.C.SummerandChildren.D.SongsaboutSummer.

PrideandPrejudicefortheModernWomanLetusimaginehowPrideandPrejudiceJaneAusten'smostfamousworkmightbeupdated200yearson.Austen'spopularityisrootedinherintelligencE.Buttodayshewouldcertainlyhavehadaverydifferentlifeaswouldhercharacters.Here'smyownsuggestion...Itisatruthfinallyanduniversallyacknowledgedthatasinglewomanwithbrainsdeservestohaveequalopportunitiestomenhoweverdisadvantagedshemayfeelbysexism.Mydearhusbandsaidhishopefulwifeonedayhaveyouheardthatthelocalstorestandingemptyforsolongistakenoverbyabrightyoungbusinesswoman?Herdullandindifferent漠不关心的husbandrepliedthathehadnot.Butitisitissherepliedexcitedly.MrDull-Husbandmadenoreply.Don'tyouwanttoknowherplans?shecriedwithsomeimpatiencE.WellclearlyyouthinkitmatterstoyoursillylittleheaD.soI'dbetterlisten.Wellmydeartherumour传言isthatshehasalreadysetupastringofsuccessfulbusinessesinnorthernEnglandthoughhowawomancanknowanythingaboutthatisbeyondmE.Shewillmoveinherselfnextmonth.Whatishername?Bingley.Isshemarriedorsingle?Whataquestion!Andnoneofyourbusiness.Buthercomingwillbeafinethingforourfiveboys.Howso?Howcanitpossiblyaffectthem?Mydearlove;thoselazyboysneedsomethingtowakethemup.Thereareboundtobejobsgoing.Isthatherpointinsettlinghere?SurelyasawomanshehassimplytakenafancytotheplacE.Nonsensemylovehowlittleyou'venoticedtheworldhaschangeD.She'sgotafirst-ratedegreeandsomesortofbusinessqualificationI'mtolD.Shesurelyneedsoneofourboys!Perhapsyoumightgiveheracall.Me?No.Perhapsyoucantakeaninterest.Youstillhaveyourlooksafterall.ShemayevenofferyouajoB.Ohthat'snotlikely.Thesenewchancesbelongtotheyoungergeneration.ButnowyoumentionitIthinkI'llgoalongallthesamE.AndMrsBennetwentalong.Thatwas10yearsago.SheisnowmanagingdirectorofaFTSE-listedcompany....ItwouldremainthecaseofcoursethatMrsBennetwouldbeoneofveryfewwomenonthecompanyboardthathersalarywouldbelowerthanhermalecolleaguesherbonusofamorefemaledimensionandherlifespan年限amongthecity'sbusinessleadersshorterthantheirs.Stillshe'dnodoubthaveenjoyedDavos—andmightevenhavehobnobbed攀谈withinfluentialfigures.67.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Austenwasborn200yearsago.B.AustenrewrotePrideandPrejudicE.C.Austen'ssuccessliesinherwisdom.D.Austen'supdatedworkgainspopularity.68.TheunderlinedpartinthepassagesuggeststhatMrsBennet____.A.hadmixedfeelingsofadmirationandsurpriseaboutBingleyB.feltkindofworriedanddoubtfulaboutBingleyC.wasextremelyanxioustomeetBingleyD.hadagreatcuriosityaboutBingley69.IntheeyesofMrsBennetBingleysurelyneededoneoftheirboysto____.A.getmarriedtoB.workforherC.helphermoveinD.takeoverherstore70.Whatdoesthewriterintendtotellus?A.Womenwithbrainscanalsobeassuccessfulasmen.B.Womenhavetopayahighpriceforsuccess.C.A.judgmentmustbemadefreefromprejudicE.D.Sexdiscriminationstillexistsnowadays.

Peoplearerudertodaybecausetheyarerushedandmore‘timepoor’thaneverbeforesaysPatsyRoweManners_have_fallen_off_the_radar雷达.Duetoourstrongattractiontoelectronicequipmentitisawondermorepeopledon'twakeupeachmorningandgreetthesingingbirdswithacomplaint抱怨aboutthenoisE.Herearesomeexamplesofrudeness.SomepeopleprefertodoalmosteverythingovertheInternet.TothemdealingwithanactualhumanislikeanevolutionarystepbackwarD.Itfeelsveryslowbecausehumansdon'tworkat4Gspeeds.WhenyouhavedinnerwithfriendsyouwilloftennoticesomeonepayingmoreattentiontohismobilephonE.Wehaveprogrammedourselvestothinkthateverynewmessagebringslife-changingnewssotakingcallsandcheckingourtextsaremoreimportantthantalkingtothepeoplewearewith.Whatisworsesomepeopleeventendtosendanonymous匿名的rudemessagesbyemail.HoweverrudenessisneveracceptablE.Don'tassumeitisOKtoberudeifthepersonyou'reintouchwithwon'trecognizeyou.Ifyouhavesomethingawfultosayhavethecouragetofacethepersonandsayitwritealetteroremailandsignitorforgetit.Upsettingpeoplewithunsignedmessagesiscruelanddisgusting.Weshouldn'tblametechnologyforourshortcomings.Technologyisheretohelpusbutweshouldnotallowittotakeoverourlives.Animportantstepisacknowledgingourshortcomings.Peoplespendalotoftimepointingoutbadmannersbutitwouldbeevenmorehelpfulifwe'dpubliclyacknowledgegoodmannerswhenweseethem.68.WhatcanbeinferredfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1?A.Peoplecantellgoodfrombadbehavior.B.Radarisabletoobservehumanbehavior.C.Peoplecarelittleabouttheirbehavior.D.Radarcanbeusedtopredicthumanbehavior.69.Somepeoplearelesswillingtodealwithhumansbecause________.A.theyarebecominglesspatientB.theyaregrowingtooindependentC.theyhavetohandlemanyimportantmessagesD.theyhavetofollowanevolutionarystepbackward70.Theauthorthinkssendingunsignedawfulmessagesis________.A.ridiculousB.disgustingC.acceptableD.reasonable

DearSusanIhavebeeninEnglandthreemonthsnow.Ihopeyoudon’tthinkIhaveforgottenyou.TherehavebeensomanyplacestoseeandsomanythingstodothatI’venothadmuchtimeforwritingletters.IshallsoonbestartingmystudiesatKing’sCollegE.SofarI’vebeenlearningaboutEnglandandBritishwaysofliving.Iwon’ttellyouaboutLondon.Thereareplentyofbooksyoucanreadandplentyofpicturesyoucanlookat.I’msureyou’llbemoreinterestedtoknowwhatIthinkaboutlifeherE.Ifindsomeofthecustomsnewandinteresting.PeopleheredonotshakehandssomuchaswedoinEuropE.DuringthefirstfewweeksIwasoftensurprisedbecausepeopledidnotputouttheirhandswhenImetthem.Menraisedtheirhatstowomenbutnottoeachother.YourseverAnne56.ThewritercametoLondonfrom________.A.AsiaB.EuropeC.AmericaD.Africa57.Shehas________.A.notwrittenanylettersB.muchtimetowritelettersC.notimetowritelettersD.littletimetowriteletters58.ShecametoLondonto_______.A.studyB.makealivingC.learnBritishwaysoflivingD.learnaboutlifethere59.MeninEngland________.A.donotshakehandswithfriendsasoftenastheEuropeanpeopledoB.shakehandswithfriendsasoftenastheEuropeanpeopledoC.raisetheirhatstoallfriendsD.donotraisetheirhatstofriends

ABookReview—TheSnake-StonebyBerlieDohertyThesetting:UrbanEnglandthecitiesbutalsoruralEnglandthecountrysideincludingremoteEnglishvillages.Thetheme:Themainthemeisateenageresearchofself-discoveryinthiscasethesearchforamotherfromwhomtheherowasseparatedatanearlyagE.Itsotherconcernsarelovegettingonwithothersbeingpersistentandcourageousandtryingtodealwithdoubtstroublesandworries.AsthebookmovestoacloseJames’swimmingcoachsaystohim:YouarenotlikeakidobeyinginstructionsanymorE.Youaredivinglikeayoungmanwhoknowswhereheisgoing.Thecharacters:Jamesistheheroofthestory.Heisachampionshipdiverandhasacomfortablelifewithhisfosterparents养父母.Yethealsohasthequalitiestotakehimonalongjourneytofindhisbirthmother.TheothercharactersinTheSnake-StoneJames’parentshisdivinginstructorbestfriendthevillagerspeoplehemeetsonhisjourneyarepicturedrealistically.Theturningpoint:TheturningpointinthestorycomeswhileJames’fosterparentsareawayinLondonandhewondersabouttheidentityofhisbirthmother.Theonlycluehehasisafossilthesnakestonewhichsheleftbehindalongwithanoteonwhichshehadwritten:TakegoodcareofSammiE.ItwaswrittenonatornenvelopewithpartsofanaddressstilltherE.Thejourney:InsteadofgoingtoLondonJamesdecidestofindhisbirthmother.WithhelpfromhisgeographyteacherJamessetsoutfortheremotecountryvillagewherehismothermightbefounD.Jameshaspainfulchallengingbutalsohumorousandhappytravels.ThemotherhefinallymeetsAnnehasaminoryetpowerfulvoiceinthenovel.Hecomestounderstandwhyshelefthimatastranger’sdoorfifteenyearsbeforE.Althoughthemeetingisnotlongitleaveshimwithafeelingofcompleteness.Asajourneyofself-discoveryTheSnake-Stonealsoprovidesitsreaderswithahappyending.ItsherosaysonreturningtohisfosterparentsIwashomE.66.Whatisthemainthemeofthenovel?A.A.journeyofself-discovery.B.Lifeintheworldofdiving.C.Lifewithfosterparents.D.A.travelaroundthecountry.67.Whatdothecoach’swordsinParagraph2suggest?A.Jamesisasuccessfuldiver.B.Jamesisanindependentyoungman.C.Jamesisanoutgoingyoungman.D.Jamesisahopefulswimmer.68.Thesnakestoneinthenovelis.A.astonewithanaddressonitB.agiftfromtheswimmingcoachC.aclueleftbythebirthmotherD.afossilleftbythefosterparents69.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthenovel?A.Thestoryhasasadending.B.ThestorytakesplaceinthecityofLondon.C.ThecharactersarevividlydescribeD.D.Theturningpointcomesaftertheheromeetshisbirthmother.70.ItcanbeconcludedthatJames’journeyis_________.A.disappointingB.boringC.comfortableD.worthwhile

ChineseandRussianarmedforcesonWednesdaybeganafive-dayjointmilitarydrillaimedatboostingtheirtroops’capability提高__能力infightingagainstterrorist.TheywillconductajointantiterrormilitaryexercisebeginningJuly22.TheexercisenamedPeaceMission-2009willbecarriedoutinRussia’sFarEastareaandtheShenyangMilitaryAreaCommandinnortheastChinaaccordingtothetwocountries’defenseauthorities.Itwilllastfivedays.About1300peoplefromthearmyandairforceofeachsidewillparticipateintheexercisE.TheRussianforceswouldalsosendanairborneassaultunit空降突击连toparticipateintheexerciseaccordingtotheDefenseMinistry.Themorethan2600soldiershaveconductedjointexercisebeforE.FromJuly23to26thetroopswillconducttheexerciseatatrainingbaseintheShenyangMilitaryAreaCommandwheretheater-levelcommandheadquarters司令部ofbothsideswillbeestablisheD.ThedeputychiefofgeneralstaffofChinesearmedforcesMaXiaotiantoldreportersthismorningthattheChinesemilitaryiswellpreparedforSunday’sjointanti-terrordrillwithRussiainatrainingbaseinBaichengJilinProvincE.TheotherfourmemberstatesoftheShanghaiCooperationOrganizationSCOKazakhstanKyrgyzstanTakistanUzbekistanandtheSCO’ssecretariatwillsendmilitaryobservers.ChinaRussiaandothermemberstatesoftheSCOheldtwosimilaranti-terrorismexercisesunderthenameofPeaceMissionin2005and2007respectively.TheexercisewasnottargetedatanyparticularthirdpartybutwouldshowtheabilitiesandresolutionofbothsidestojointlydealwithvariouskindsofsecuritythreatsandcrackdownonterroristseparatistandextremistforcesthespokesmansaiD.60.Inwhichdaywillthemilitaryexerciseend?A.OnJuly22.B.OnJuly23.C.OnJuly25.D.OnJuly26.61.HowmanysoldiersinallbetweenChinaandRussianwillconductjointexercise?A.Morethan1300.B.Exactly2600.C.Morethan2600.D.Lessthan2600.62.Thepassagetellsusthat.A.thefive-dayjointmilitarydrillisheldinRussia’sFarEastareA.B.ChinaRussiaandothermemberstatesoftheSCOheldthreesimilaranti-terrorismexercisesbeforethisC.notonlytheotherfourmemberstatesoftheSCObutalsothemembersfromAmericaandFrancewillsendmilitaryobserversD.thetargetfortheexerciseistoshowtwonationsstrongdeterminationtobeattheterroristsseverelyandatthesametimetoshowtheirmilitaryabilitiestojointlydealwithvariouskindsofsecuritythreatsinternationally.63.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.PeaceMission-2009.B.AFive-dayJointMilitaryDrill.C.MissionforPeaceTaretsTerrorists.D.ChineseForcesReadyforSunday’sJointDrill.

Whatmakesagiftspecial?IsitthepriceyouseeonthegiftreceiptOrisitthelookontherecipient'sfacewhentheyreceiveitthatdeterminesthetruevalue?Whatgiftisworththemost?ThisChristmasIwasdebatingwhattogivemyfather.Mydadisahardpersontobuyforbecauseheneverwantsanything.IpulledoutmyphonetoreadatextmessagefrommymomsayingthatwewereleavingforChristmasshoppingforhimwhenIcameacrossamessageonmyphonethatIhadlockeD.Themessagewasfrommyfather.MyeyesfellonaphotoofaflowertakeninWyomingandunderneathapoembyWilliamBlakE.Thefloweralonedandelion蒲公英standingagainstthebrightblueskyinspiredmE.MydadhadbeenrecitingthosewordstomesinceIwasakiD.ThatmayevenbethereasonwhyIlovewriting.Idecidedthatthosewordswouldbemygifttomyfather.Icalledback.ItoldmymomtogowithoutmeandthatIalreadycreatedmygift.Isentthephotoofthecream-coloredflowertomycomputerandtypedthepoemontopofit.AsIwasarrangingthedetailsanotherpoemcametominD.ThepoemwaswrittenbyEdgarAllanPoemydadreciteditasmuchashedidtheother.Itypedthatoutaswellandsearchedonlineforabackgroundtothewordsofit.ThepoemwasfocusedarounddreamingandaftersearchingIfoundtheperfectpicturE.Theimagewaspaintedwithbluesandgreensandpurplestwistingtogethertocreatethethemeandwonderofadream.AsIwatchedbothpoemspassingthroughtheprinterthewhitepapercoloringwithwordsthatshapedmychildhoodIfeltthatthiswasagiftthatmyfatherwouldtrulyappreciatE.ChristmassoonarriveD.TheminuteIsawthelookonmydad’sfaceasheunwrappedthoseblackletterscarefullyplacedinacheapframeIknewIhadgiventheperfectgift.31.Theideaforaspecialgiftbegantoformwhentheauthorwas_________.A.doingshoppingB.havingadebateC.readingamessageD.leavingforWyoming32.Theauthor'sinspirationforthegiftcamefrom_________.A.aphotoofaflowerB.astoryaboutakidC.acallfromthemotherD.atextaboutChristmas33.TheunderlinedworditinParagraph3referstoapoemby_________.A.thefatherB.theauthorC.WilliamBlakeD.EdgarAllanPoe34.Theauthormadethegiftby________.A.searchingforthepoemsonlineB.drawingthebackgroundbyhandC.paintingthelettersinthreecolorsD.matchingthewordswithpictures35.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.ToshowhowtodesignimagesforgiftsB.Tosuggestmakinggiftsfromone’sheartC.ToexplainhowcomputershelpcreategiftsD.Todescribethegiftstheauthorhasreceived

Complaints投诉shouldbemadetoaresponsibleperson.Gobacktotheshopwhereyouboughtthegoodstakingwithyouanyreceipt收据youmayhavE.AsktoseethesellerinalargestorE.Inasmallstoretheassistantmayalsobetheownersoyoucancomplaindirectly.Inachainstoreasktoseethemanager.Ifyoutelephoneaskthenameofthepersonwhohandlesyourenquiryotherwiseyoumayneverfindoutwhodealswiththecomplaintlater.Eventhebravestpersonfindsitdifficulttostandupinagroupofpeopletocomplainsoifyoudonotwanttodoitinpersonwritealetter.SticktothefactsandkeepacopyofwhatyouwritE.AtthisstageyoushouldgiveanyreceiptnumberbutyoushouldnotneedtogivereceiptsorotherpaperstoproveyouboughtthearticlE.Ifyouarenotsatisfiedwiththeansweryougetorifyoudonotgetareplywritetothemanagingdirectorofthefirmstoreororganization.BesuretokeepcopiesofyourownletterandanyyoureceivE.IfyourcomplaintisajustonetheshopkeepermayoffertoreplaceorrepairthefaultyarticlE.Youmayfinditanattractivesolution.IncertaincasesyoumayhavetherighttorefusethegoodsandaskforthemoneybackbutthisiswhenyouhavehardlyusedthegoodsandhaveactedatoncE.Evenwhenyoucannotrefusethegoodsyoumaybeabletogetsomemoneybackaswell.Andyouhavesufferedsomespeciallossifforexampleanewwashingmachinetearsyourclothesyoumightreceivemoneytorepairthem.1Theshoppersmaymakeacomplaintbecause____.A.theydislikecausingafuss大惊小怪B.itdoesn’tdowhatisclaimed要求foritC.thearticleisnotuptostandardD.theyareatfaultinbuyingthearticle2.Ifyouwritealettertocomplain_____.A.itisimportanttokeeparecordofwhatyousayB.itisnecessarytosendreceiptsC.sayhowyoufeelaboutthematterD.askwhatreceiptnumbersyoushouldgive3.Youcandemandyourmoneybackonlyif____.A.thearticlecannotbereplacedorrepairedB.youhavegonebackimmediatelyC.thearticlehasnotgoneupinpricesinceyouboughtitD.thearticlehasdefects缺陷4.Youmaybeabletoclaimextramoneywhen____.A.youhavebeenhurtB.youcan’tfindsomethingspecialC.damagehasbeencausedbythefaultyarticleD.yourclotheshavebeentornorlost

Ifwomenaremercilesslyexploited剥削yearafteryeartheyhaveonlythemselvestoblamebecausetheytrembleatthethoughtofbeingseeninpublicinclothesthatareoutoffashion.Theyarealwaystakenadvantageofbythedesignersandthebigstores.Clotheswhichhavebeenwornonlyafewtimeshavetobeputasidebecauseofthechangeoffashion.Whenyoucometothinkofitonlyawomaniscapableofstandinginfrontofawardrobepackedwithclothesandannouncingsadlythatshehasnothingtowear.ChangingfashionisnothingmorethantheintentionalcreationofwastE.Manywomenspendvastsumsofmoneyeachyeartoreplaceclothesthathavehardlybeenworn.WomenwhocannotaffordtothrowawayclothinginthiswaywastehoursoftheirtimealteringthedressestheyhavE.Skirtsarelengthenedorshortened;necklinesareloweredorraisedandsoon.Noonecanclaimthatthefashionindustrycontributesanythingreallyimportanttosociety.Fashiondesignersarerarelyconcernedwithvitalthingslikewarmthcomfortanddurability耐用.They’reonlyinterestedinoutwardappearanceandtheytakeadvantageofthefactthatwomenwillputupwithanyamountofdiscomfortaslongastheylookright.Therecanhardlybeamanwhohasn’tsometimeinhislifesmiledatthesightofawomanshakinginathindressonawinterdayordelicatelypickingherwaythroughdeepsnowinhigh-heeledshoes.Whencomparingmenandwomeninthematteroffashiontheconclusionstobedrawnareobvious.Doestheconstantlychangingfashionofwomen’sclothesonewondersreflectbasicqualitiesofinstability不稳定?Menaretooclevertoletthemselvesbecheatedbyfashiondesigners.Dotheirunchangedstylesofdressreflectbasicqualitiesofstabilityandreliability?Thatisforyoutodecide.64.Designersandbigstoresalwaysmakemoney______.A.bymercilesslyexploitingwomenworkersintheclothingindustryB.becausetheyarecapableofpredictingthenewfashionC.byconstantlychangingthefashioninwomen’sclothingD.becausetheyalwaysimprovethequalityofwomen’sclothing65.Tothewriterthefactthatwomenchangetheirold-fashioneddressesisseenas_______.A.aqualityofinstabilityB.awasteoftimeandmoneyC.anexpressionoftasteD.anexpressionofcreativity66.Thewriterwouldbelesscriticaliffashiondesignersplacedmorestressonthe_____ofclothing.A.costB.appearanceC.comfortD.suitability67.Bysayingtheconclusionstobedrawnareobviousthewritermeansthat__________.A.women’schangeablenessintheirchoiceofclothingwasoftenlaughedatB.womenarebetterabletoputupwithdiscomfortC.menarealsoexploitedgreatlybyfashiondesignersD.menaremorereasonableinthematteroffashion

InordertohosttheOlympicsacitymustsubmitaproposal提交提案totheIOC.AfterallproposalshavebeensubmittedtheIOCvotes.IfnocitywiththefewestvotesiseliminatedthevotingcontinuesuntilamajoritywinnerisdetermineD.TypicallytheGamesareawardedseveralyearsinadvanceallowingthewinningcitytimetopreparefortheGames.InselectingthesiteoftheOlympicGamestheIOCconsidersanumberoffactorsandchieflyamongthemiswhichorganizingcommitteeseemsmostlikelytostagetheGameseffectively.TheIOCalsoconsiderswhichpartsoftheworldhavenotyethostedtheGames.ForinstanceTokyothehostofthe1964SummerGamesandBeijingthatofthe2008GameswerechoseninparttopopularizetheOlympicmovementinAsiA.BecauseofgrowingimportancetelevisionworldwidetheIOCinrecentyearshasalsotakenintoaccountthehostcity’stimezonE.WhenevertheGamestakeplaceintheUSAorCanadaforexampleAmericantelevisionnetworksarewillingtopayspeciallyhigheramountsfortelevisionrightsbecausetheycanbroadcastpopulareventsliveinthebestviewinghours.OncetheGameshavebeenawardeditisthedutyofthelocalorganizingcommittee----nottheIOCortheNOCofthehostcity’scountrytoprovidethemwithmoney.ThisisoftendonewithapartoftheOlympictelevisionrevenues收入andcorporatesponsorships社团赞助ticketssalesandothersmallerrevenuesources.Inmanycasesthereisalsodirectgovernmentsupport.AlthoughmanycitieshaveachievedamountsofmoneybyhostingtheGamestheOlympicscanbefinanciallyrisky.WhenthefinancialgainsfromtheGameswerelessthanexpectedthecitywasleftwithlargedebts.41._______willbedeterminedtohosttheOlympicGamesbytheIOC.A.A.citythatsubmitsaproposalB.Onethathasn’thostedtheGamesC.A.citythathasperfecttimezoneD.A.majoritywinnerinvoting42.IftheGamestakeplaceinCanadaAmericantelevisionnetworks___.A.arewillingtopaymuchhigheramountsfortelevisionrightsB.willbeforbiddentobroadcastlivesportingeventsC.can’tbroadcastpopulareventsliveinthebestviewinghoursD.willnotpayfortheCanadiantelevisionnetworks43.Accordingtothelastparagraphwhichfollowingstatementistrue?A.ThehostcitymustbeleftwithlargedebtsB.ThecitymayachievealotofmoneyC.ThereisnofinancialriskinhostingtheOlympicGamesD.Itisimpossiblethatthehostcitycouldn’tmakemoney44.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.ApplyingforhostforOlympicsB.WinnerorloserC.HowtohostOlympicGamesD.TheOlympicGames

NoticeDearDegree-doingInternationalStudentsAccordingtotheUniversity’sregulationsgoverningtheCurriculums课程ofGeneralEducationthecurriculum-choosingprocedures程序areasfollows:1.WhoAlldegree-doinginternationalstudentsarerequiredtochoosethecurriculumsrelatedtoChineseLanguageandCulturE.RefertoItem3fordifferentarrangementsforundergraduatestudents本科生masteranddoctorstudents.2.WhatcurriculumtochooseYouarerequiredtochoosetwocurriculumsrelatedtoChineseLanguageandCulturethatsuityourownlevelandprogram.ThecurriculumconsistsofElementaryChineseIntermediate中级的ChineseandChineseCultureTaughtinChineseandEnglish.PleaserefertoAttachment1fordetails.3.HowmanycreditsYouarerequiredtocomplete6creditsforeachcurriculumwithinaterm.4.WhenandHowA.Undergraduatestudents:youarerequiredtocompletethecurriculumselectionprocessThesystemwillbereopenednextweekby5:00p.m.onJune222013.AbouthowtochoosethecoursesyoucanrefertoAttachment2ItisinChinese;turntoyourChinesefriendsorteachersforhelpifyoucannotfollowtheproceduresoftheattachmentfortheinstructions.B.MasterandDoctorStudents:youwon’thavetocompletethecurriculumselectionuntilearlySeptember;pleasewaitforfurthernoticeonthearrangement.YourcooperationwillbehighlyappreciateD.Attachment1:ChineseLanguage&CultureforInternationalStudentsAttachment2:HandbookforCurriculumSelectionSchoolofInternationalEducationChongqingUniversityJune13201355.Thisnoticeismainlyabout_______.A.courseselectionB.howtostudyelectivecoursesC.regulationsoflearningChineseD.Learningarrangementsforelectivecourses56.Thecourseswhichcanbechosendon’tinclude_______.A.ChineseCultureB.AdvancedChineseC.ElementaryChineseD.IntermediateChinese57.AccordingtothearrangementwhomustfinishchoosingcurriculumsinJune?A.DoctorstudentsB.MasterstudentsC.UndergraduatestudentsD.Internationalstudents58.Youcanlearntheinstructionsinthecourseselectionfrom_______.A.yourfriendsB.yourteachersC.AttachmentOneD.AttachmentTwo

LaptopcomputersarepopularallovertheworlD.Peopleusethemontrainsandairplanesinairportsandhotels.TheselaptopsconnectpeopletotheirworkplacE.IntheUnitedStatestodaylaptopsalsoconnectstudentstotheirclassrooms.WestlakeCollegeinVirginiawillstartalaptopcomputerprogramthatallowsstudentstodoschoolworkanywheretheywant.Withinfiveyearseachofthe1500studentsatthecollegewillreceivealaptop.Thelaptopsarepartofa＄10millioncomputerprogramatWestlakea110-year-oldcollegE.ThestudentswithlaptopswillalsohaveaccesstotheInternet.Inadditiontheywillbeabletousee-mailtospeakwiththeirteacherstheirclassmatesandtheirfamilies.Howeverthemostimportantpartofthelaptopprogramisthatstudentswillbeabletousecomputerswithoutgoingtocomputerlabs.Theycanworkwithitathomeinafast-foodrestaurantorunderthetrees-anywhereatall!BecauseofthemanychangesincomputertechnologylaptopuseinhighereducationsuchascollegesanduniversitiesisworkablE.Aslaptopsbecomemorepowerfultheybecomemoresimilartodesktopcomputers.InadditiontheportablecomputerscanconnectstudentstonotonlytheInternetbutalsolibrariesandotherresources.Statehigher-educationofficialsarestudying?howlaptopscanhelpstudents.Stateofficialsarealsotestinglaptopprogramsatotheruniversitiestoo.AtWestlakeCollegemorethan60percentofthestaffusecomputers.Thelaptopswillallowallteacherstousecomputersintheirlessons.AsoneWestlaketeachersaidHereweareinthemiddleofVirginiaandwe’regivingstudentsawindowontheworlD.Theycanseeeverythinganddoeverything.46.Themainpurposeofthelaptopprogramistogiveeachstudentalaptopto________.A.accesstheInternetB.usefortheirschoolworkC.workathomeD.connectthemtolibraries47.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthesecondparagraphmean?A.Laptopshavespeakers.B.TheyusethecomputerlanguagE.C.TheycancommunicatewiththeirteachersclassmatesandtheirfamilieswithalaptopD.Noneoftheabovereasonsiscorrect.48.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutWestlakeCollege?A.Allteachersusecomputers.B.1500studentshavelaptops.C.Studentstherecandoeverything.D.ItisanoldcollegeinAmericA.49.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Wedon’tknowtheresultyet.B.TheprogramisnotworkablE.C.TheprogramistooexpensivE.D.Theprogramissuccessful.

IthelpsusunderstandtheworldbetterifweknowalittlegeographyandhavesomemapsathanD.ButwithmapsinChineseonlymisunderstandingispossibleinstudyingworldevents.Chinesenamesarelonghardtopronounceandwithoutmeaningtoaforeigner.Fortheopeningofthecountrymapsareimportantandhelpfulandneededbadly.IwishmapsvariouslanguagessuchasthoseusedintheUnitedNationswouldcomeoutandbesoldinallbookstoresopentoChinesE.41Thewriterismainlytalkingabout____.A.geographyB.mapsC.ChinesenamesD.theopeningofthecountry42.KnowingalittlegeographyandhavingsomemapsinChineseonlyaforeigner____.A.canstudyworldeventseasilyB.canstudyworldeventswithoutmisunderstandingC.can’tstudyworldeventswithoutmisunderstandingD.willfelljoyinstudyingworldevents43.WhatarethedifficultiesforaforeignertouseamapinChinese?A.A.foreignerhasnowheretobuyamapB.AllthebookstoresonlyopentoChinesE.C.ThenamesofChinesepeoplearelonghardtopronounceandwithoutmeaning.D.ThenamesofplacesonamapinChinesearelonghardtopronounceandwithoutmeaning.44.IntheUnitedNationspeopleusemapsin____.A.foreignlanguagesonlyB.ChineseonlyC.variouslanguagesD.Englishonly45.Accordingtothepassagemapsinforeignlanguagearebadlyneeded____.A.inacountryopentootherpartsoftheworldB.ifacountryisgoingtojointheUnitedNationsC.whenwearelearninggeographyD.iftherearenomapsinbookstoresopentoChinese

JiangHepingChiefExecutive总监ofCCTV-9decidesthesuccessofmanyjournalismdepartmentsalloverthecountry.MrJiangsaidthereweretwobigmovementsthatwereimportantforCCTV-9.FirstCCTV-9hassuccessfullyenteredIndonesiA.MeanwhileCCTV-9hasdevelopedanother10millionviewersthroughtheGreatWallPlatformsinceOctober1st2004.Secondbycarryingoutthe‘GoOutProject’CCTV-9hasgainedaudiencesfromdifferentpartsoftheworldMrJiangsaiD.CCTV-9’sstandardforjobapplicantsWhenhewasaskedwhichkindofgraduatehewouldchoosebetweenstudentswithgoodEnglishbutlittleknowledgeofjournalismandstudentswithagoodknowledgeofjournalismbutpoorEnglishhesaidOfcoursethestudentswithgoodEnglish!MrJiangfirmlybelievedthatjournalisticskillscanbegraduallymasteredinpracticebutagoodknowledgeofEnglishcanneverbeeasilygainedinashorttimE.CCTV-9’sexperienceinexplorationMrJiangthoughtthepropersettingofthechannel’sidentityasaChinaChannelisthekeypointofthechannel’ssuccess.CCTV-9ismakingeveryefforttoreportwhatishappeninginChinaandhasdecidedtocontinuedoingso.Healsomentionedtheattitudeinreportingnews.CCTV-9’sreportsduringtheIraqiWarwereconsideredthejustestbyinternationalsocieties.Foreignexpertswerealsoinvitedtomanyoftheirprograms.Thepastdoesn’texplainanything.WeshouldmakethebestuseofitanddoabetterjobinthefutureMrJiangsaiD.CCTV-9’stomorrowWhentalkingaboutCCTV-9’splansforthefutureMrJiangpaintedagreatpictureforthechannel.HesaidWewillcooperatewithothermediaespeciallywithEnglishlanguagemediA.ThesoutheastAsianandEuropeanplatformsarealsopartofourplans.WealsoaimtoestablishRussianandArabicchannels.1.Thispassageismostprobably.A.aprogramonCCTV-9B.aninterviewwithJiangHepingC.anautobiography自传ofJiangHepingD.apromotionofCCTV-92.Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?A.CCTV-9hassuccessfullyenteredRussiaandsomeArabcountries.B.StudentswithagoodknowledgeofjournalismbutpoorEnglisharemorelikelytobeadmittedtoCCTV-9.C.PeopleinIndonesiacanalsowatchCCTV-9.D.ThekeypointofCCTV-9’ssuccessistoofferthejustestinformation.3.AccordingtoJiang’sopinion.A.PeoplecangainagoodknowledgeofEnglishquiteeasily.B.CCTV-9willtrytoreportmoreaboutwhatishappeninginforeigncountriesC.CCTV-9hashadmoreaudiencethroughtheGreatWallplatformsinceNovember.1st2004.D.GoOutProjectiswellreceivedindifferentpartsoftheworlD.4.FromthelastsecondparagraphsaidbyJiangHepingwecaninferheis.A.easy-goingB.discouragedC.energeticD.optimistic

EvenbeforeWorldWarⅡendedin1945manyworldleadersdreamedofaneworganizationthatwouldkeepinternationalpeaceandsafetyandencourageinternationalcooperation合作.AnorganizationwasformeD.TheUnitedNationswastoworktothisidealofmankinD.WhentheUNwasfoundedin1945itwasmadeupoffiftymembers.FifteenmemberssatontheSecurityCouncil安理会.Fivemembers—theUnitedStatestheSovietUnionGreatBritainFranceandChina—weregivennotchangingmembershipontheCouncil.TheCouncilwasgiventhepowertosettlefightsamongnationsbypersuasionmediation调解orothermeans.AGeneralAssembly联合国大会whichincludedeveryUNmemberwasalsosetup.TheAssemblycouldconsiderdiscussandpassresolutions决议案.AstheUNpasseditsfortiethbirthdayin1985itcameunderincreasinglysharpattackbyAmericans.ItdeclaredthattheUNisunfitasapeacekeeperandcited援引130warssince1945asaproof证据.TheUN’ssupporterssaythattheorganizationistheworld’sbesthopeforpeacE.TheUNprovidessupportersalsopointoutmuchneededeconomicandtechnicalhelptolessdevelopednations.1.Thefunction功能oftheSecurityCouncilis________.A.tokeepinternationalpeaceandsecurityandpromote促进internationalcooperationB.toconsiderdiscussandpassonblindingresolutionsC.tosettledisputes争端amongnationsbypersuasionmediationorothermeansD.tokeepinternationalpeaceandsecuritybyforce2.WhyhastheUNcomeunderincreasinglysharpattackbyAmericanssince1985?A.BecausetheUNhasbeenunfitasapeacekeeper.B.Because130warshavebrokenoutsince1945.C.BecausetheUShasn’tbeenabletocontroltheUNcompletelysince1985.D.BecausetheUSwasnotsatisfiedwiththeUNsince1985.3.WhatdoyouthinkoftheUN’ssupporters’words?A.Theyarefair.B.Theyareunfair.C.TheyarefortheUN’ssupporters.D.TheysharplyattackAmericans.4.TheUN’ssupporters________.A.probablybelongtothethirdworldB.aredevelopedcountriesC.mustbepeoplefromAfricaandEuropeD.maynotbemembersoftheUN

Somedaythere’llbenoAmericansleftintheNBAsaid12-year-oldXingTaowhojoinedhisschoolteamtwoweeksagoafterwatchingYaoMinginatelevisedNBAgameTheplayerswillallbeChineselikeYao.ToChinaYaoisahome-grownsuperstarwhohelpedmaketheworld’sfirstbasketballleagueclosertoChineseplayers.TotheNBAthe2.23-metercenteroffersanopeningofadifferentsortintotheworld’slargestnewmarket.Yao’sNBAfirstappearanceagainsttheIndianaPacersinOctoberreached287millionfamiliesintheUS.ThatgamemighthavebeenabitofaletdowntoYao’sfans:Heplayedjust11ofthe48minuteshadtworebounds篮板andgotnopoints.ComparingthatwithhisperformanceonDecember19alsoagainstIndianaYaowon29pointsand10rebounds.ThiswasoneofthemostexcitinggamesI’vehadYaosaidafterHouston’s95-83victory.TheNBAhastobeexcitedabouthison-countsuccess.Inallhisgameshe’saveraging12.7pointsand7.7reboundsquitegoodforanewstar.YaoMinghasbroughttheNBAclosertotheChinesesaidNBAspokeswomanCheongSauChingThatmakesthedreamseempracticalforotherpeopleinChinaandproudtobeChinesE.The22-year-oldYaoisnotthecountry’sfirstplayerintheNBA:WangZhizhibrokedowntheDallasMavericksinNovember2003.ButYao’scombinationofmodestyandskillsmakehimafavoritebackhomE.31.What’sthedirectreasonforXingTaotojointheschoolbasketballteam?A.HewatchedanNBAgamE.B.Helikedbasketball.C.HehopedtoplayfortheNBA.D.Hehaddreamthathewouldbecomeabasketballstar.32.HowmanypointsdidYaoMingwininhisfirstgameintheNBA?A.zeroB.twoC.29D.1033.Whatdoesthewordletdowninline4Paragraph2mean?A.failureB.surpriseC.disappointmentD.sadness.34.WhydoesYaoMingwinmorepopularitythanWangZhizhiathome?A.Heismodestandperformsexcellently.B.Heistookindtoothers.C.MoreandmoreChinesepeopleliketowatchhisgames.D.HeisverymodestbutprouD.35.What’sthemainideaofthispassage?A.Middleschoolstudentswanttoplaybasketball.B.YaoMingmakesNBAclosertoChinA.C.There’llbenoAmericansleftintheNBA.D.TherearemanynewstarsfromChinaintheNBA.

OnehundredandthirteenmillionAmericanshaveatleastonebank-issuedcreditcard信用卡.Theygivetheirownersautomatic自动的creditinstoresrestaurantsandhotelsathomeacrossthecountryandevenabroadandtheymakemanybankingservicesavailableaswell.Moreandmoreofthesecreditcardscanbereadautomaticallymakingitpossibletowithdraw取回ordepositmoneyindifferentlocationswhetherornotthelocalbranchbankisopen.Formanyofusthecashlesssocietyisnotonthehorizon—it'salreadyherE.Whilecomputersoffertheseconveniencestoconsumerstheyhavemanyadvantagesforsellerstoo.Electroniccashregisterscandomuchmorethansimplyringupsales.Theycankeepawiderangeofrecordsincludingwhosoldwhatwhenandtowhom.Thisinformationallowsbusinessmentokeeptrackoftheirlistofgoodsbyshowingwhichitemsarebeingsoldandhowfasttheyaremoving.DecisionstoreorderorreturngoodstosupplierscanthenbemadE.Atthesametimethesecomputersrecordwhichhoursarebusiestandwhichemployeesarethemostefficientallowingpersonnelandstaffingassignments人员安排tobemadeaccordingly.Andtheyalsoidentifypreferredcustomersforpromotionalcampaigns.Computersarereliedonbymanufacturersforsimilarreasons.Computer-analyzedmarketingreportscanhelptodecidewhichproductstoemphasize强调nowwhichtodevelopforthefutureandwhichtodrop.Computerskeeptrackofgoodsinstockofrawmaterialsonhandandevenoftheproductionprocessitself.Manyothercommercialenterprisesfromtheaterstomagazinepublishersfromgasandpublicutilities公共事业tomilkprocessorsbringbetterandmoreefficientservicestoconsumersthroughtheuseofcomputers.51.Accordingtothepassagethecreditcardenablesitsownerto_______.A.withdrawasmuchmoneyfromthebankashewishesB.obtainmoreconvenientservicesthanotherpeopledoC.enjoygreatertrustfromthestorekeeperD.cashmoneywhereverhewishesto52.Fromthefirstparagraphwelearnthat_________.A.inthefuturealltheAmericanswillusecreditcardsB.creditcardsaremainlyusedintheUnitedStatetodayC.nowadaysmanyAmericansdonotpayincashD.itisnowmoreconvenienttousecreditcardsthanbefore53.Thephraseringupsalesinline2paragraph2mostprobablymeans______.A.makeanorderofgoodsB.recordsalesonacashregisterC.callthesalesmanagerD.keeptrackofthegoodsinstock54.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A.Approachestothecommercialuseofcomputers.B.Conveniencesbroughtaboutbycomputersinbusiness.C.Significanceofautomationincommercialenterprises.D.Advantagesofcreditcardsinbusiness.

EVENTS赛事Bicycletour旅行andraceAbiketourandracewillbeheldonAugust26and27Sat.&Sun..At5:30amtheriderswillleaveTian'anmenSquareandridethefirst35kilometersasatrainingleg.Thenthenext55kilometerlegfromYanjiaotoJixianwillbethefirstcompetitive竞争性的partofthetour.TheridersandtheirbikeswillthenbetakenfromJixiantoChangli.ThesecondracinglegofthetourwillbefromChanglitotheseasideofNandaibecoveringadistanceof20kilometers.SaturdaynightincludesthestayatNandaiheandsupper.SundaymorningisfreeforplayattheseasidE.AtnoonallthepeopleandtheirbikeswillbetakenbacktoBeijing.Cost:200yuanTelephone:4675027BrazilianfootballersTheBrazilianFootballClubwillplayBeijingGuo'anTeamattheWorkersStadiumonAugust26.Theclubhasfournationalteamplayers.Alsocomingis1994USWorldCupstarRomariowhohaspromisedtoplayforatleast45minutes.Ticketprices:60100150yuanTime/Date:4:30pmAugust26Sat.Telephone:5012372RockclimbingTheThirdNationalRockClimbingCompetitionwillbeheldonAugust26-27attheHuairouMountain-climbingTrainingBasE.Morethan10teamsfromBeijingWuhanDalianJilinandotherplaceswilltakepartinit.A.Japaneseteamwillgiveanexhibitionclimbing.Freeforspectators观众.Takealong-distancebusfromDongzhimentoHuairou.Time/Dates:9-12amAugust26and27Telephone:71431777144850WangZhenghua59.Ifyoutakepartinthebiketouryouwillridefor____..A.35kilometresB.55kilometresC.75kilometresD.110kilometres60.Whatisspecialabouttherockclimbingcompetition?A.A.foreignteamtakespartinit.B.Youcanwatchitwithoutpaying.C.Youdon'thavetobeasportsmantotakepart.D.ThebustriptotheplaceofthecompetitionisfreE.61.IfyouwanttofindsomethingtodoforSaturdayafternoonwhichtelephonenumberwillyoucall?A.5012372B.7143177C.4675027D.7144850

TheHumanGenomeProjectagreat$3billion15-yeartaskaimedatdrawingthegeneticmapofhumansisnowmorethan90percentcompleteD.ThescientificandmedicalcommunitiesareveryexcitedaboutthechancesgeneticresearchprovidesforgettingridofdiseasesandprolonginghumanlifE.ButthosecommunitiesandpolicymakersarealsocarefulaboutthescientificdoortheyareopeningastheprojectuncoversthemysteriesoflifE.Forthelastfewyearsthegeneticadvancesinthefastdevelopingfieldofbiotechnologyhaveprovidedmaterialforallkindsofworkbutthedevelopmentsofmodernscienceinunlockingthesecretsofhumangeneticcodehaveopenedaworldofpossibilitiesforhumanhealthaswellasforthepopulationimagination.WhileEuropeanandJapaneseresearchersaremakingrapidprogressindecoding解码humanDNAtheleadingorganizationforgeneticresearchintheUntiedStateswhichbeganin1990isunlockingthecodeofthehumanbodytolearnhowtodefeatfataldiseases.AlreadytheHumanGenomeProjecthasbecomewidelyknownandpraisedforfindingthegenesconnectedwithasyetterriblediseasesandmakingprogresstowardseparatingthegenesthatshowasignofbreastcancerorAIDS.Oncethesegenesarefoundandstudiedresearcherscandevelopnewwaystoattackinfectionsandgeneticdiseases.Medicalcompaniesareveryinterestedinmappingthehumangenome;astheyexpecttodevelopalotofnewdrugsfortheseillnesses.68.Whydidthescientistsworksohardatmappingthehumangenome?A.Becausethehumangenomecandestroymanyillnesses.B.Becausethehumangenome’scompletioncanhelptogetridofmanydiseases.C.Becausetheywantedtobebetterknownthanothers.D.BecausetheHumanGenomeProjectcanprovidedalotofchancesofwork.69.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingcountriesisthemostadvancedingeneticresearch?A.JapanB.GermanyC.TheUnitedStatesD.China70.Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthispassage?A.ThegreathumangenomE.B.Thediscoveryofgenes.C.UnlockingthegeneticcodE.D.Genesandscientists.

Thesedaysagreenbuildingmeansmorethanjustthecolorofthepaint.Greenbuildingscanalsorefertoenvironmentallyfriendlyhousesfactoriesandoffices.Greenbuildingsmeanreducingtheimpact影响ofthebuildingonthelandTarynHolowkaoftheUSGreenBuildingCouncilinWashingtonDC.saiD.AccordingtoHolowkabuildingaccountfor占了65percentoftotalUSelectricityusE.ButGreenbuildingscanreduceenergyandwaterusE.Alsothebuildingsareoftenlocatednearpublictransportationsuchasbusesandsubwayssothatpeoplecandrivetheircarsless.Thatcouldbegoodfortheenvironmentbecausecarsusealotofgasandgiveoffwasteair.Greenbuildingsareoftenbuiltonthedevelopedlandsothatthebuildingsdon’tdestroyforests.MartyDettlingistheprojectmanagerforabuildingthatputtheseideasintoaction.TheSoliarehasbeencalledthecountry’sfirstgreenhigh-risebuilding.AccordingtoDettlingWe’vereducedourenergyusebyone-thirdandourwaterby50percent.TheSoliarereducestheuseofenergybyusingsolarpower.Onthefaceofthebuildingwehavesolarpanelswhichchangethesun’senergyintoelectricityDettlingexplaineD.TheSolairealsohaslightsthatautomaticallyturnoffwhenpeopleleavetheroom.Inadditionthebuildinghaslotsofwindowsallowingpeopletousethesunforlightduringtheday.Noteveryoneiseagertomoveintoagreenbuildinghowever.Somepeoplethinkthatthingslikesolarpanelscostmoremoneythantraditionalenergysources.AnyhowHolokasaid’’It’sgoingtobebig.1.WhatdoesTheSolairereferto?A.thefirstgreen-highbuildingB.thefirstgreen-highbuildinginimaginationC.theprojectofbuildingagreen-highbuildingD.environmentallyfriendlyhouses2.A.greenbuildingisoftenbuilt______.A.indevelopingcitiesB.insmallcitiesC.indevelopedareasD.nearthehighbuilding3.WhenHolowkasaysinthelastparagraphIt’sgoingtobebigshemeansthatgreenbuildings________.A.willbemorecomfortableB.willbecomepopularinfutureC.willbemoreconvenientD.willtaketheplaceoftraditionalbuildings4.Whatisthemainsubjectdiscussedinthetext?A.GreenbuildingshelpsavetheenvironmentB.TheSolaireservesasamodelofhighbuildingsC.EnergyshortagecallsforbuildingsofnewdesignD.DettlingdesignedthefirstgreenbuildingintheUS.

BarditchHighSchooldecidedtoholdanAll-SchoolReunion.Over450peoplecametotheevent.ThereweretoursoftheoldschoolbuildingandapicnicatConfederatePark.Severalformerteacherswereonhandstotellstoriesabouttheolddays.Ms.MabelYatestheEnglishteacherforfiftyyearswaswheeledtothePark.Someeyesrolledandtherewereafewlowgroans嘟囔声whenMs.Yateswasabouttospeak.ManystartedlookingattheirwatchesandcomingupwithexcusestobeanywhereinsteadofpreparingtolistentoalecturefromanoldwomanwhohadfewkindwordsforherstudentsandmadethemworkharderthanalltheotherteacherscombineD.ThenMs.Yatesstartedtospeak:Ican’ttellyouhowpleasedIamtobeherE.Ihaven’tseenmanyofyousinceyourgraduationbutIhavefollowedyourcareersandenjoyedyourvictoriesaswellascryingforyourtragedies.Ihavealargecollectionofnewspaperphotographsofmystudents.AlthoughIhaven’tappearedinpersonIhaveattendedyourcollegegraduationsweddingsandeventhebirthofyourchildreninmyimagination.Ms.Yatespausedandstartedcryingabit.Thenshecontinued:ItwasmybeliefthatifIpushedyouashardasIcouldsomeofyouwouldsucceedtopleasemeandotherswouldsucceedtoannoymE.RegardlessofourmotivesIcanseethatyouhaveallbeensuccessfulinyouchosenpath.Thereisnogreatercomfortforaneducatorthantoseetheendresultofhisorheryearsofwork.YouhaveallbeenagreatsourceofpleasureandprideformeandIwantyoutoknowIloveyouallfromthebottomofmyheart.Therewasasilenceoverthecrowdforafewsecondsandthensomeonestartedclapping.Theclappingturnedintocheeringthenintoadeafeningroar呼喊.LawyerstruckdriversbankersandmodelswererubbingtheireyesorcryingopenlywithnoshameallbecauseofthewordsfromalongforgottenEnglishteacherfromtheirhometown.56.Whatactivitywasorganizedfortheschoolreunion?A.Tellingstoriesaboutpastevents.B.A.picnicontheschoolplaygrounD.C.Sightseeinginthepark.D.Graduates’reportsintheoldbuilding.57.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph2?A.SomegraduatesweretoobusytolistentoMs.Yates’speech.B.Somepeoplegottiredfromthereunionactivities.C.ManygraduatesdislikedMs.Yates’waysofteaching.D.Mostpeoplehadlittleinterestinthereunion.58.WecanlearnfromMs.Yates’speechthatshe_____________.A.attendedherstudents’collegegraduationsB.gaveherstudentsadviceontheircareersC.kepttrackofherstudents’progressD.wenttoherstudents’weddingceremonies59.WhatwasMs.Yates’beliefinteachingteenagers?A.Hard-pushedstudentsaremorelikelytosucceeD.B.PressureonstudentsfromteachersshouldbereduceD.C.Teachers’knowledgeisthekeytostudents’achievements.D.Students’respectisthebestrewardforteachers.60.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeMs.Yates?__________.A.ReliableanddevoteD.B.Strictbutcaring.C.Proudbutpatient.D.Toughandgenerous.

Somesayeverydaymiracles奇迹arepredestined注定的----therighttimefortheappointedmeeting.Anditcanhappenanywhere.In200111-year-oldKevinStephanwasabatboyforhisyoungerbrother'sLittleLeagueteaminLancasterNewYork.ItwasanearlyeveninginlateJuly.Kevinwasstandingonthegrassawayfromtheplatewhereanotheryoungsterwaswarmingupforthenextgame.Swinginghisbatbackandforthgivingitallthepoweranelementaryschoolkidcouldgive.TheboybroughtthebatbackhardandhitKevininthechest.Hisheartstopped.WhenKevinfelltothegroundthemotherofoneoftheplayersrushedoutofthestandstohisaid.PennyBrownhadn'tplannedtobetherethatdaybutatthelastminutehershift换班atthehospitalhadbeenchangedtoseeherson’sperformance.Shewasgiventhenightoff.PennybentoverthesenselessboyhisfacealreadystartingtoturnblueandgivingCPRbreathingintohismouthandgivingchestcompressions.Andherevivedintheend.Afterhisrecoveryhebecameavolunteerjuniorfirefighterlearningsomeoftheemergencyfirst-aidtechniquesthathadsavedhislife.Hestudiedhardinschoolandwassavingmoneyforcollegebyworkingasadishwasherinalocalrestaurantinhissparetime.Kevinnow18wasworkinginthekitchenwhenheheardpeoplescreamingcustomersinconfusionemployeesrushingtowardatable.Hehurriedintothemainroomandsawawomanthereherfaceturningblueherhandsatherthroat.Shewaschoking.QuicklyKevinsteppedbehindherwrappedhisarmsaroundherandclaspedhishands.Thenusingskillshe'dfirstlearnedinScouts.Thefoodthatwastrappedinthewoman'sthroatwasfreed.Thecolorbegantoreturntoherface.Thefoodwasstuck.Icouldn'tbreatheshesaid.Shethoughtshewasdying.Iwasveryfrightened.Whowasthewoman?PennyBrown.56.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTrueofKevinStephan?A.HewashitonthefacebyaboyandalmostlosthislifeB.Hewasavolunteerjuniorfirefighterteachingtheplayersfirst-aidskillsC.Heworkedpart-timeinalocalrestauranttosavemoneyforcollegeD.HesavedPennyBrownthoughhedidn’treallyknowhowtodealwithfoodchoke57.WhydidPennyBrownchangehershiftandwasgiventhenightoffthatnight?A.ShewasinvitedtogivetheplayersdirectionsB.ShevolunteeredtogivemedicalservicesC.Shewasalittleworriedabouthisson’ssafetyD.Shecametowatchherson’sgameandcheeredhim58.TheunderlinedwordrevivedParagraph3mostlikelymeans______.A.camebacktolifeB.becameworseC.failedD.moved59.WhenKevinknewthewomanwasPennyBrownprobablyhefirstfelt_____.A.happyB.surprisedC.sadD.worried

Tykoonisanonlinewebsitethatallowsyoutoteachyourchildfinancialprinciplesthroughallowancesassignmentoftasksanddailychores.Astheparentyoucanassignacashvaluetothethingsyouwantyourchildtodo.Thenyourchildcangoinacceptthetaskandaddtotheirwishlistofwhattheywouldliketopurchasewiththemoneythattheyearn.Let’sstartwiththeparentsideofthings.Theparentmustbetheonetosetuptheaccount.Yousimplyenteryourinformationandyourchild’sinformationtogetstarteD.YouarethenabletoassignallowanceamountstoyourchilD.Thenyoucanaddtasksforyourchildtoacceptandlinkthemtoeithertheirweeklyallowanceorapre-determinedamount.Yourchildisthenabletoacceptordeclinetheirtasks.Theycanseehowmucheachtaskearnshowoftentheyneedtodoitandwhattheywillgetiftheydo!Theycanadditemsthattheyareworkingtowardearningandcanevenearnnn-cashincentivessuchasextraTVtimeorstayinguplate!Tykoonisagreatwaytostartteachingyourchildaboutresponsibilityandfinancialprinciplesinfunandsafeway.Throughthecreationoftheirownprofileandtheabilitytoacceptordeclinetaskstheyaretaughttheskillsthattheywillneedlaterinlifewhentheyaremanagingtheirownbudgets!Soheadoverandsignupforafreeaccounttodayandwatchyourchildgetexcitedaboutdoingtheirchores!AndrightnowasaspecialrewardifyoushareTykoonwithyourfriendsandhavefivefriendssignupandstayactiveformorethanamonthyou’llearna＄25Amazon.comgiftcard!Sogetyourchildenrolled注册tellyourfriendsandlet’sstartteachingallourkidsabouttheimportantfinancialprinciplestoday!66.Thepurposeofthetextisto___________.A.makeanadvertisementB.shareteachingexperienceC.describeanonlinewebsiteD.presentawayofmakingmoney67.TheunderlinedwordincentivesinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto_________.A.promisesB.rewardsC.giftsD.tasks68.WhatcankidslearnfromTykoon?A.Theabilitytomanagetheirbudgets.B.Theresponsibilitytododailychores.C.Theskillstoearntheirownliving.D.Thetrickstoacceptorrefusetasks.69.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat_________.A.noparentswillresistthespecialrewardB.AmazonisaverypopularwebsiteC.TykoonwantstoattractmorevisitorsD.friendsshouldshareinformation70.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A.Tykoon—ASafeWaytoManageYourFinancialIssuesB.HowtoCreateFunnyTasksforYourKidsontheWebsiteC.OpeninganOnlineAccountwiththeHelpofTykoonD.TeachingYourKidsFinancialPrincipleswithTykoon

Down-to-earthmeansbeinghonestopenandeasytodealwith.Itisapleasuretofindsomeonewhoisdown-to-earth.A.personwhoisdown-to-earthiseasytotalkto.Heorsheacceptsothersasequals.A.down-to-earthpersonmaybeanimportantmemberofsocietyofcoursebuttheydonotlettheirimportancegototheirheadsandtheydonotconsiderthemselvestobebetterthanotherswhoarelessimportant.Someonewhoisfilledwithself-importanceandprideoftenwithoutcauseissaidtohavehisnoseintheair.Thereisnowayapersonwithhisnoseintheaircanbedown-to-earth.Americansuseanotherexpressionthatissimilarinsomewaytodown-to-earth.TheexpressionisbothfeetonthegrounD.Someonewithbothfeetonthegroundisapersonwithagoodunderstandingofreality.HehaswhatiscalledcommonsensE.Hemayhavedreamsbuthedoesnotallowthemtoblockhisknowledgeofwhatisreal.Theoppositekindofpersonisonewhohashisheadintheclouds.A.manwithhisheadinthecloudsisadreamerwhosemindisnotintheworlD.Sometimessuchadreamercanbebroughtbacktoreality;sharpwordsfromtheteacherforexamplecanusuallygetadaydreamingstudenttoputbothfeetbackonthegrounD.Thepersonwhoisdown-to-earthusuallyhasbothfeetonthegrounD.Buttheoppositeisnotalwaystrue.Someonewithbothfeetonthegroundmaynotbeasopenandeasytodealwithassomeonewhoisdown-to-earth.Whenwehavebothourfeetfirmlyonthegroundwearerealisticandweacthonestlyandopenlytowardothersandourlivesarelikethegroundbelowussolidandstrong.59.Ifapersonhashisnoseintheairhe____.A.isdowntotheearthB.iseasytodealwithC.alwaysthinksheismoreimportantthanothersD.isconfident60.Fromthesecondparagraphweknowthatsharpwordsfromateachercanusually________.A.helpastudentgetdowntotheearthB.wakeastudentupC.helpadaydreamingstudentcomedowntothegroundD.helpadaydreamingstudenttobecomemorerealistic61.TheunderlinedsentenceButtheoppositeisnotalwaystruE.mostprobablymeansthat______.A.thepersonwhohashisnoseintheairisnottrueB.amanwithhisheadinthecloudsisoftennotintelligentC.theoppositedirectionisalwayswrongD.apersonwhohasbothfeetonthegroundmaynotbedown-to-earth62.Fromthepassagewecaninferthepersonwhois_______isthemostpopularkindofperson.A.down-to-earthB.standingonthegroundC.withhisnoseintheairD.withhisheadintheclouds

1970wasWorldConservationYear.TheUnitedNationswantedeveryonetoknowthattheworldwasindanger.TheyhopedthatthegovernmentswouldactquicklyinordertoconservenaturE.Hereisoneexampleoftheproblem.Atonetimetherewere1300differentplantstreesandflowersinHollandbutnowonly860remain.Theothershavebeendestroyedbymodernmanandhistechnology.Wearechangingtheearththeairandthewaterandeverythingthatgrowsandlives.Wecan’tlivewithoutthesethings.Ifwecontinuelikethisweshalldestroyourselves.Whatwillhappeninthefuture?PerhapsitismoreimportanttoaskWhatmustwedonow?Thepeoplewhowillbelivingintheworldoftomorrowaretheyoungoftoday.A.lotofthemknowthatconservationisnecessary.ManyarehopingtosaveourworlD.Theyplanttreesbuildbridgesacrossriversinforestsandsoon.InasmalltownintheUnitedStatesalargegroupofgirlscleanedthebanksofelevenkilometresoftheirriver.YoungpeoplemayhearaboutconservationthrougharecordcalledNoOne’sGoingtoChangeourWorlD.ItwasmadebyScatlesCliffRichardandothersingers.Themoneyfromitwillhelptoconservewildanimals.60.TherearefewplantstreesandflowersinHollandnowbecause______.A.therehasbeenalotofconservationinHollandB.HollanddoesnotneedsomanyplantstreesandflowersC.manyplantstreesandflowersdon'tgrowthereanymoreD.someplantstreesandflowersaredangerous61.Weshalldestroyourselvesifwedon't_______.A.improveourtechnologyinplantingtreesB.hearabouttherecordcalledNoOne’sGoingtoChangeourWorldC.tryourbesttosavetheworldD.changetheearth62.NoOne’sGoingtoChangeourWorlD.was_______.A.animportantbookpublishedin1970B.arecordcallingonpeopletoconservenatureC.anideathatnobodywouldacceptD.aruleworkedoutbytheUnitedStates63.Whatisthemostimportantthingforustodotosaveourworld?___________A.Weshouldcleanthebanksofourrivers.B.WeshouldknowwhatwillhappeninthefuturE.C.Weshouldknowwhatweshoulddoanddoitnow.D.Weshouldplantmoretreesandflowers.64.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?_________A.1970wasWorldConservationYear.B.TheUnitedNationswantedeverybodytoknowthattheworldisindanger.C.Conservationisnecessary.D.Itistheyoungpeoplewhoarehelpingtosaveourworld.

AnsweringtheCommunityNeedsofOurCityTheSilverCityCouncilrecognizesthatcitizenshavecertainneeds.Tobettermeetyourneedswehavemadeseveralchangestocommunityfacilitiesin2004.Thischartshowshowwehavetriedtomakeyourlifebetter.Transport☆SomefacilitiesatStationStreetHospitalhavebeenupgradeD.☆ThreestationsforthesuburbshavebeenaddedtothewesterntrainservicE.☆20newbusesforthesouthernlinewerepurchasedinJanuary.☆50percentofcitybus-stopshavebeenupgradeD.☆Busestotheeasternsuburbswillrunevery15minutes.Education☆Textbookswillbefreetoallprimarystudentsin2004!☆RentalforprivateschoolshasbeenreduceD.☆Teachersreportthatthe'nohat-noplay'rulehasbeensuccessful.CommunicationProtectionandSecurity☆Broadbandcableisnowavailabletoallpartsofthecity.☆AllofthenewGovernmentbuildingsare'smart'-wiredforbettercomputerservice!☆Extrapolicenowpatrol巡逻thetouristareas.☆50newpoliceofficersgraduatedinJulyandhavetakenupdutiesinthecityareA.MedicalFacilitiesEntertainment/Recreation☆Thenewstate-of-the-artNightingaleHospitalwasopenedinJunE.☆ToovercomeashortageoftrainedmedicalstaffatDoverHospital10doctorshavebeenemployedfromoverseas.☆TheJohnStreetbasketballcourtshavebeenre-surfaced!☆ThenewCentralCommunityBuildingopenedinMay.☆5000newfictionbookswereboughtfortheSilverCityLibrary.67.Thepublicnoticeisfrom_________.A.thecommunityB.thelocalgovernmentC.thecitizensD.atravelagency68.Thenoticeismainlyabout_________.A.theworkcarriedoutbythepeopleofSilverCityB.thefacilitiesavailableinSilverCityC.someimprovementsinSilverCityD.informationforinterestedtourists69.AllthefollowingaretrueEXCEPTthat___________.A.bothresidentsandtouristscanenjoymoresecuritynowB.StationStreetHospitalhadout-datedfacilitiesbefore2004C.primarystudentshadtopayfortheirtextbooksin2003D.DoverHospitalisstillshortoftrainedmedicalstaff70.WhichofthefollowingchangeswouldtouriststoSilverCitybemosthappywith?A.Travelbooksareprovidedinthenewlibrary.B.TravelingbytrainismoreconvenientinSilverCity.C.FreemedicaltreatmentisavailableatStationStreetHospital.D.Therearemorepoliceofficersondutynow.

February14isadayforpeoplewhohavefalleninlovE.OnthisdaythesemenandwomengivegiftsandcardstoeachotherforValentine’sDay.ThisdayhasbeenpopularwithpeopleinloveforalongtimE.AtfirstthisholidaywascalledLupercaliA.ThenthenameofthedaywaschangedtoSaintValentine’sDay.ThemannamedSaintValentinewaskilledonFebruary14270A.D.becausehewasaChristianjī dū jiāo 徒.BeforeSaintValentinewaskilledFebruary14wastheoldRomanholidayLupercaliA.ThechurchwantedpeopletothinkofaChristianholidayonthisdaysothechurchchangedthenameoftheholiday.Thischangedidnotstoppeopleinlovefromgivinggiftstoeachother.Peopleusuallygavegloveshandkerchiefsorevenunderwear内衣asgifts.Sometimespeoplealsoputheartsandflowersonthepresentbeforegivingittotheotherpersons.Valentinecardsdidnotbecomepopularuntilthe1750s.ThefirstValentinecardsweremadebyhanD.Peoplewrotetheirownwordsonthecards.Thesewordswereusuallykindorfunny.Cardsmadebymachinesbecamemorepopulararound1850s.AllofasuddenValentine’sDaybecameabigholidayforpeoplewhomadeandsoldcards.NoweveryyeararoundFebruary14cardsandchocolatesfillstoresforpeopleinlovE.51.HowdidpeoplecelebrateLupercalia?A.Theywenttochurch.B.Theysentcardstoeachother.C.TheysanganddancedD.Theygavegiftstoeachother.52.WhendidValentinecardsfirstbecomepopular?A.About270A.D.B.About1850A.D.C.About1750A.D.D.Theyhavealwaysbeenpopular.53.WhathelpedtomakeValentinecardsmorepopular?A.Machineswhichmadecards.B.PeoplewholikedValentine’scards.C.People’sinterestsinValentine’sDay.D.Churches54.WhatisspecialaboutValentinescards?A.TheyaremadebymachinE.B.Theyarehand-madE.C.Thewordspeoplewriteonthecardsarekindandfunny.D.Theyhelpexpresspeople’slovE.55.WhatdoesthephraseAllofasuddenmean?A.突然B.总而言之C.换句话说D.自然地

DearallPleasereadProfessorHume’semailabouthisnextlectureonRosaParks.SusanMillerSecretaryDearSusanPleaseforwardthismessagetostudentsofmyhistoryclass.BesidethelifestoryofRosaParksinthetextbookthestudentsarealsorequiredtoreadthepassagebelowandsomerelatedstoriesthatcanbeborrowedfromtheschoollibrary.TedHumeTheearlyexperiencesofRosaParks1913-2005longknownasthemotherofthecivilrightsmovementwerenotdifferentfromthoseofmanyAfrican-AmericansatthattimE.TheblackwomanhoweverturnedthecourseofAmericanhistoryinDecember1955whensherefusedtogiveupherseatonabustoawhiteman.BysittingdownremarkedJohnLewisshewasstandingupforallAmericans.AmongthenumerousawardsParksreceivedinherlifewerethePresidentialMedalofFreedom1996andtheCongressionalGoldMedal1999.ParksdiedonOct.242005.AtSt.PaulA.M.E.ChurchinMontgomeryalargecrowdincludingSecretaryofStateCondoleezzaRicecelebratedherlifE.RicesaidsheandotherswhogrewupwhenthepoliticalactivitiesofParksheldpublicattentionmightnothaverealizedherimpact影响ontheirlivesbutIcanhonestlysaythatwithoutMrs.ParksIprobablywouldnotbestandinghereasSecretaryofStatE.Afterhercasket灵柩wasplacedattheCapitol国会大厦U.S.PresidentBushmembersofCongressandordinaryAmericanspaidtheirrespects.InAmericanhistoryParksisthefirstwomantolieinstateattheCapitolaveryhighregardusuallyreservedforPresidentsoftheUnitedStates.69.WhatisthemainpurposeofSusan’semail?A.ToprepareforProfessorHume’sclass.B.TointroducetothestudentsRosaParks.C.TohelpthestudentsorganizealecturE.D.ToanswerProfessorHume’slastemail.70.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordforwardmean?A.Explain.B.SenD.C.TakE.D.ReaD.71.ThepoliticalinfluenceofRosaParksliesinthefactthatshe_________.A.helpedCondoleezzaRiceachievepoliticalsuccessB.joinedthecivilrightsmovementatayoungageC.maderacialequalityacommonvalueinAmericansocietyD.setagoodexampleinherearlylifeforotherblackAmericans72.HowwasRosaParkstreatedafterherdeath?A.Shewasnamedmotherofthecivilrightsmovement.B.ShewasreceivedbyPresidentBushattheCapitol.C.ShewasgiventhePresidentialMedalofFreedom.D.ShewashonoredtolieinstateattheCapitol.

Whenyouuseortakepersonaltestswhatarethefactorsthatleadtojobsuccess?Thereareseveralpersonalityfactorsthathavebeencorrelatedwithgeneralsuccessinjobsalthoughithasalsobeenshownthattoomuchofonefactorcancauseproblems.IntelligenceA.numberofstudieshaveshownthatgeneralintelligenceoftencorrelateswellwithjobsuccess.Basicallyitmeansthatintelligentpeoplearegenerallygoodatjobs.Hirebrightpeopleandtheywillbeabletodowhatyouaskofthem.Conscientiousness责任心Conscientiousnesshasalsobeenshownbyseveralstudiesasbeinghighlycorrelatedwithjobsuccess.Ifapersonisconscientiousthentheywillworkhardtocompleteworktheyhavecommittedthemselvestodo.Theycanalsobeleftalonewithoutneedforconstantsupervision.OpennessIfyouareopentoexperienceyouarereadytochallengeyourselfandlearnandwelcomefeedbackfromothersthenyouwillnotonlylearnfarmoreyouwillalsobethoughtofasapleasantpersonbyotherswhowillbemorereadytoworkwithyou.Unsurprisinglythistendstomakepeoplebetteratjobs.AgreeablenessWhenpairedwithconscientiousnessapersonwhoiseasytogetonwithbecomesevenmoresuccessfulinmanyjobs.Particularlyiftheworkrequiresworkingwithotherpeopleapersonwhoisdisagreeableisnotlikelytogaingoodcooperation.Extraversion外向Ifyouareoutgoingandgetyourenergyfrombeingwithotherpeopleyouwillprobablydobetterinmanyjobsthanothersespeciallythosethatrequireyoutoworkactivelywithotherswhetherinmanagerialorteamenvironment.Otherfactorshavealsobeenshowntobelinkedwithsuccessalthoughstudiesshowedthatthesetendtobemorerelatedtosomejobsmorethanothersparticularlythosewithmoresignificantsocialelements.60.Accordingtothepassagetheadvantageofemployingcleverpeopleisthat______.A.theycanunderstandtheirtaskanddobetterB.theyarebrightandwon’tmakethebossangryC.theycangetonwellwiththemanagerD.theyhaveagreateffectonotheremployees61.Theunderlinedwordcorrelatedinthefirstparagraphcanbereplacedby_______.A.contributedB.connectedC.containedD.contacted62.Thosewhocanworkontheirownwithouttoomuchsupervisionare.A.intelligentB.conscientiousC.openD.outgoing63.Whatdoagreeablepeopleandoutgoingoneshaveincommon?A.willingtolistentoothers’opinionsB.readytochallengethemselvesC.goodatworkingwithothersD.activeinfinishingtheirwork

SpringtimeinParisDepartures:May51219andJune94daysfor$129perpersonParisintheSpringtimewasisandalwayswillbesomethingratherspecial.Whynotexperienceitforyourselfwiththisexcellentbreakforfourdays?Thisattractivecityhassomethingtooffereveryoneandwithpricesatjust$129.It'sgreatvaluetoo.Yourbreakbeginswithexecutivecoachtransfer中转fromregional各地的pick­uppointsandtraveltoParisisviacross­channelferry渡船arrivingatyourhotelintheevening.TheIbisisanexcellentqualityhotelwithprivatefacilitiesinallrooms:satelliteTVradiotelephoneandalarmclock.IthasabarandarestaurantandissituatedabouttwomilessouthofNotreDameenablingyoutoexplorePariswitheasE.ThefollowingdayaftercontinentalbreakfastincludedthecoachtakesyouonacomprehensivesightseeingtourofthecityduringwhichyouwillseetheEiffelTowerChampsElyseesL'ArcdeTriomphetheLouvreinfactalmosteveryfamouslandmarkyouwilleverhaveheardof.YouthenleaveParisandtakeashortdrivetothemagnificentPalaceofVersaillesthehomeofLouisXIV.Thetourendsmid­afternoonbackinPariswhereyouwillhavetheremainderofthedayatyourleisurE.Intheeveningthereisa‘ParisByNight’tourshowingyouthebeautifulbuildingswithbrightlights.DaythreetakesyoutoMontmartreperhapsthemostpicturesquequarterofParisandhomeoftheSacreCoeurandtheMoulinRougE.IntheafternoonyouarefreetoexplorethisbeautifulcityasyouwishperhapsapleasurevoyageontheRiverSeinewanderaroundthepicturesquegardensorlookthroughamongtheantiqueshops古玩店.Intheeveningyouwillhavetheopportunitytovisitthebestnight­clubinthecitythesplendidPatin.Onthefinaldayit'sbacktotheUKviachannelferry.Includedinthepriceof$129perperson*ReturnexecutivecoachtraveltoParis;*Returnferrycrossings*ThreenightsaccommodationinatwinbeddedroominaCentralParishotelwithprivatefacilities*Continentalbreakfastduringyourstay*GuidedsightseeingtourofParisByDayandParisByNight*VisittoChateauofVersaillesadmissionnotincluded*TouronMontmartre*Servicesofanexperiencedbilingualtourguideatalltimes.60.Thisadvertisementismainly________.A.totelltouriststheroutetoParisB.toshowthepriceoftravelingtoParisC.tointroducethecityofParisD.toattracttouriststoParis61.DuringthestayinParisthetouristswill________.A.haveafreetimeofhalfdayB.haveaParisByNightonthefirsteveningC.haveapleasurevoyageontheRiverSeinetogetherD.liveinahoteltwomilesawayfromParis62.Afterpaying$129thetouristswillhavetopay________inParis.A.thecontinentalbreakfastsB.touronMontmartreC.admissiontickettoChateauofVersaillesD.servicesofabilingualtourguide63.Welearnfromthetextthat________.A.thetouristscantelephoneinIbiswithoutpayingB.thetouristswillseetheEiffelToweronthethirddayC.PalaceofVersaillesisnotinthecenterofParisD.itwilltakeyoualongtimetogettoMontmartrefromParis