请阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A.B.C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。 It is hardly surprising that clothing manufacturers （生产商）follow certain uniform standards for various features（特征）of clothes. What seems strange , however, is that the standard adopted for women is the opposite of the one for men. Take a look at the way your clothes button. Men’s clothes tend to button from the right, and women’s form the left. Considering most of the word’s population-men and women-are right-handed, the men’s standard would appear to make more sense for women. So why do women’s clothes button from the left? History really seems to matter herE. Button first appeared only on the clothes of the rich in the 17th century, when rich women were dressed by servants. For the mostly right-handed servants, having women’s shirts button from the left would be easier. On the other hang, having men’s shirts button form the right made sense, too. Most men dressed themselves, and a sword drawn from the left with the right hang would be less likely to get caught in the shirt. Today women are seldom dressed by servants, but buttoning form the left is still the standard for them. Is it interesting? Actually, a standard , once set, resists changE. At a time when all women’s shirts buttoned form the left, it would have been risky for any single manufacture to offer women’s shirts that buttoned the right. After all, women had grown so used to shirts which buttoned from the left and would have to develop new habits and skills to switch. Besides from the right, since anyone who noticed that would believe they were wearing men’s shirts. What is surprising about the standard of the clothing industry? A. It has been followed by the industry for over 400 years. B. It is different for men’s clothing and women’s. C. It woks better with men than with women. D. It fails to consider right-handed peoplE. 65. What do we know about the rich men in the 17th century? A. They tended to wear clothes without buttons. B. They were interested in the historical matters. C. They were mostly dressed by servants. D. They drew their swords from the left. 66. Women’s clothes still button from the left today because . A. adopting men’s style is improper for women B. manufacturers should follow standards C. modern women dress themselves D. customs are hard to change 67. The passage is mainly developed by . A. analyzing cause B. making comparisons C. examining differences D. following the time order

ArtsandcultureislivedandbreathedineverycornerofCanadA.Duetoaracialandimmigrant移民populationthevarietyandrichnessofartandsportsisveryevident.SincetheSecondWorldWarCanadahasproducedanimpressiveamountofwriting.FromnovelstopoetrytheselectioniswidE.NativewritersarealsobecomingbetterknownacrossCanadainrecentyears.MusiciansarereachingahigherlevelofrecognitionintheworldmusicscenE.EverythingfromCountrytoPopClassicaltoHeavyRockcanbefoundacrossCanadaandacrosstheglobeperformedbyCanadianartists.FilmCrewinCanadaTheNationalFilmBoardistheprimaryproducerofmoviesinCanadA.HowevermanyHollywoodstudiosareturningtoCanadaasasourceforlocationsandasanalternativetothemoreexpensiveUSA.ManywellknownactorsdirectorsscreenwritersandmoviescomefromCanadaandoftenscoopawardsfortheirwork.FrenchartwasthefirsttoappearinCanadaalongtheStLawrenceinandaroundQuebeC.SincethenthevolumeofartandartistshasincreaseD.CanadianphotographyaswellaspaintingbyCanadiansarenotwellknownoutsideofCanadabutrecognitionisincreasing.Sportisamajorpartoftoday'ssocietyinCanadA.Hockeyisthemostpopularspectatorsportwithmoreparticipantstakingpartincurling.AmericanstylefootballandbaseballarealsoverypopularandallofthesesportsareplayedacrossCanadA.1.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.A.briefintroductiontoCanadaB.CanadianartscultureandsportsC.CanadianartistsD.Canadianartsandcultureareworldfamous2.Canadahasmanyformsofartandculturebecauseithas________.A.alonghistoryB.alargeareaC.alargepopulationD.avarietyofnationsandimmigrants3.ManyHollywoodstudioscometosettleinCanadabecause_______.A.ThecostinCanadaislowerthanthatintheUSA.B.Canadahasmanywellknownactorsanddirectors.C.TheywanttoworktogetherwiththemovieproducersinCanadA.D.TheywanttomakemoviesaboutCanadA.4.WhichgroupofCanadianartistsarewellknownallovertheworldtoday?A.NativewritersandscreenwritersB.PhotographersandactorsC.PaintersandwritersD.Musiciansandactorsdirectors5.WhichofthestatementsaboutCanadaisWrong?A.CanadianArtshasbeenmuchinfluencedbyFrenchpeoplE.B.Canadianpeoplelovesportsverymuch.C.Therearemanybigfilm-makingcompaniesinCanadA.D.CanadianArtsandartistsarebecomingbetterknown.

TheAmericannewspaperhasbeenaroundforaboutthreehundredyears.In1721theprinterJamesFranklinBenjamin’solderbrotherstartedtheNewEnglandCourantandthatwaswhatwemightrecognizetodayasarealnewspaper.Hefilledhispaperwithstoriesofadventurearticlesonartonfamouspeopleandonallsortsofpoliticalsubjects.ThreecenturiesaftertheappearanceofFranklin’sCourantfewbelievethatnewspapersintheirpresentprintedfromwillremainaliveforlong.Newspapercompaniesarelosingadvertisers广告商readersmarketvalueandinsomecasestheirsenseofpurposeataspeedthatwouldnothavebeenimaginablejustseveralyearsago.Thechiefeditor主编oftheTimessaidrecentlyAtplaceswheretheygathereditorsaskoneanother‘Howareyou?’asiftheyhavejustcomeoutofthehospitaloralostlawcasE.AnarticleaboutthenewspaperappearedonthewebsiteoftheGuandianundertheheadlineNOTDEADYET.PerhapsnotbuttheriseoftheInternetwhichhasmadethedailynewspaperlookslowandoutofstepwiththeworldhasbroughtaboutarealsenseofdeath.SomeAmericannewspapershavelost42%oftheirmarketvalueinthepastthreeyears.TheNewYorkTimesCompanyhasseenitsstock股票dropby54%sincetheendof2004withmuchofthelosscominginthepastyear.A.manageratDeutscheBanksuggestedthatstock-holderssellofftheirTimesstock.TheWashingtonPostCompanyhaspreventedthetroubleonlybychangingpartofitsbusinesstoeducation;itstestingandtest-preparationservicenowbringsinatleasthalfthecompany’sincomE.WhatcanwelearnabouttheNewEnglandCourant?A.Itismainlyaboutthestockmarket.B.ItmarksthebeginningoftheAmericannewspaper.C.ItremainsasuccessfulnewspaperinAmericA.D.Itcarriesarticlesbypoliticalleaders.Whatcanweinferaboutthenewspapereditors?A.Theyoftenacceptreaders’suggestions.B.Theycarealotabouteachother’shealth.C.Theystopdoingbusinesswithadvertisers.D.Theyfacegreatdifficultiesintheirbusiness.Whichofthefollowingfoundanewwayforitsdevelopment?A.TheWashingtonPost.B.TheGuardian.C.TheNewYorkTimes.D.NewEnglandCourant.Howdoestheauthorseemtofeelaboutthefutureofnewspapers?A.SatisfieD.B.Hopeful.C.WorrieD.D.SurpriseD.

第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑NooneknowswherethephraseIndiansummergotstartedwearesurethatthephrasewaswellknownbytheyear1778becauseCrevecoeuranAmericanwriterdescribeditlikethis:ahardfrost霜冻followstheautumnrains.Thispreparesthegroundtoreceivethesnowsofwinter.ButbeforethesnowscometheearthturnswarmonceagainandthereareafewdaysofsmokeandmildnesscalledIndiansummer.ThereisastoryaboutIndiansummerthatgoesbacktotheveryfirstsettlersoftheNewWorlD.Thefirstfrostmeantwinterwascoming.Snowwouldsoonfollow.TheIndiansseeingthesettlerspreparingforwintertoldthemnottohurry.Theweatherwouldturnwarmagainmildbreezeswouldblowandtheskywouldturnsoftandsmoky.AndsoitdiD.Thesunbecamehotterandabrightwarmsmokeflowedoverthefieldsandwoods.ThesettlersrememberingthewordsoftheIndianscalledthiswonderfulperiodIndiansummer.ButtheIndianshavetheirownstoriesaboutthislateperiodofwarmweather.OneoftheirstoriesisaboutagodcalledShawondaseE.ShawondaseewasasadgodbecausehehadlosttheloveofatallandbeautifulIndianmaiden.ThesadandbeautifulstorycaughttheimaginationoftheAmericanpoetHenryWadsworthLongfellow.In1855heincludedthestoryofShawondaseeinhispoemThesongofHiawatha.Thestorygoeslikethis:GodShawondaseefatandlazylivedunderthedreamyandnever-endingsouthernsun.Hesentbirdsandwildgeesetothenorthaswellasmelonsandgrapes.HesmokedabigpipeandasthesmokerisesitfilledtheskywithdreamysoftnessgaveabrightshinetothewaterandbroughtthetenderIndiansummertothemelancholynorthlanD.ThereissomethingaboutthisperiodofwarmweatherthatgivespeoplealiftandmakesthemfeelwarmandhappybeforethelongsnowsofwintercomE.61.WhichseasondoesIndiansummerreferto?A.Earlyspring.B.Latesummer.C.Mid-autumn.D.Earlywinter.62.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheweatherofthisperiodoftime?A.HotandhumiD.B.WarmandmilD.C.Coolandbright.D.Coldandsmoky.63.TheIndians'explanationtothisnaturalphenomenonisthatGodShawondasee_______.A.livedunderthedreamysouthernsunB.tookpityonthehomelesssettlersC.smokedalotbecauseofhisbadmoodD.lenthissmokingpipetotheIndians64.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordmelancholy?A.Sadandlonely.B.Dreamyandexciting.C.Softandmusical.D.Warmandhappy.

D.The’80s’importantroleinthefamilyhasalsomeantagreaterconcentrationandfocusontheindividual.Andithasmadethewordmeoneofthemostfrequentlyusedwords.Everythingseemstobeaboutme.Thisgenerationhasagreaterawarenessofitself.Somepeopledonotseemtoagreethatallthisisself-centreD.WhenCaiFuchaoBeijing’spublicityheadwasaskedtocommentonthelackofresponsibilityofuniversitystudentsduringtheSARSperiodhisreplywas:Modernuniversitystudentsareambitiousknowledgeableandhaveaverystrongsenseofresponsibilitytothesociety.AsnewsanalystfromsinA.comPanFengliangechoed随声附和thatsayingthatblindlyblamingthemforrunningawayduringtheSARSoutbreakwasprejudicedandunfairandnotbackedwithevidencE.Nodoubtthedevelopmentofinformationtechnologyhascontributeditsbittobroadeningorbendingthemindsofthe80sgeneration.SomepeopleevencallGen’80theE-generation.TheygetintouchwitheachotherviaemailQQICQandMSN.Whilethepeopleofthe’60sand’70sswarmed涌往toShanghaitocatchLuoDayouGen’80swereontheBBSsayingthatitwasreallydumb.Theinternetissomuchmoretothoseofthe’80sthanyoucanimaginesaidWuJunyonganITengineerwhowasbornin1978.InWu’sopinionit’stheInternetthatseparatesthe70sfromthe80sManyofthe’70sdon’tseewhythosefromthe’80scanspendeverydayinfrontofacomputer.A.newweeklyMagazine/163.comsurveylastyearfoundthat40percentofthe7000peoplesurveyedborninthe’80sthoughtthecomputerwasthemostimportantarticleinlife;morethan70percentoftheirparentspreferredthehomE.67.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thedevelopmentofinformationtechnologycontributedtothe’80s’greaterawarenessofitself.B.TheE-generationrushedtoShanghaitocatchLuoDayou.C.Allthe’80scanspendeverydayinfrontofacomputer.D.Notallpeoplethinkthattheborninthe1980sareselfishandirresponsiblE.68.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Allthe’80shaveastrongsenseofresponsibilitytothesociety.B.Computersplayamoreimportantpartinthelifeofthe’80swhoperhapscan’tlivewithoutthem.C.The’80sgenerationareambitiousknowledgeableandresponsiblE.D.Peoplecan’timaginewhythe’80slikeinternetsomuch.69.Thebesttitleforthispassagecouldbe______.A.Theself-centredgenerationB.TheinternetgenerationC.Theborninthe’80sgenerationD.Thelifeofthe’80s70.Thepurposeofthispassageistotellus_______.A.people’sdifferentopinionstowardsthe’80sgeneration.B.the’80saretheE-generation.C.the’80saredifferentfromothersinsociety.D.the’80shavetheirowncharacteristicsandweshouldn’tloseconfidenceinthem

CEveryone’satitevenmyneighbors.IthoughtImightbetheonlypersonleftintheworldwhohadn’tdoneaneBaydeal.SoIdecidedtotrymyhandatonlineauction网上拍卖.BuyingforBeginnersSignuponwww.eBay.co.uk.MostitemsE.g.tablescomputersandbooksreadyforauctionwillcomewithapictureandashortdescription;othersmaybemarkedwithBuyItNowandhaveafixedpricE.Youcanbuytheserightaway.IftheitemisbeingauctionedyouofferthehighestpriceyouarepreparedtopayandeBaybids出价foryou.Thebidwillbeincreasedlittlebylittleuntilitgoesbeyondyourhighestbidthenyouareemailedandaskedifyouwouldliketobidagain.Auctionslastupto10daysandwhentheyfinishyougetanemailtellingyouwhetheryouhavewontheitem.HowtoPaySellersdecidehowtheywouldliketobepaidandyouneedtocheckthisbeforeplacingabidasyoumightnotwanttopostacheckorpostalorders.TheeasiestwayisthroughPayPalanonlinepaymentsystemthattakesthemoneyawayfromyourcreditcarD.SellingMadeSimpleIfyouplantoselloneBayithelpstoincludeapictureoftheitem.Ifollowedmyfriends’adviceandputuptheitemsIwantedtosellfora10-dayauctionstartingonaThursday.ThiswaybuyershadtwoweekendstobiD.ThebigThingsinLifeIt’seasytopostasmallitembutfurnitureisabigpartofeBayandthishastobecollectivelysentbydeliverymen.CheckthewaysofdeliverybeforeyoubiD.64.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.HowtomakepaymentonlinE.B.WaysofmakingdeliveryonlinE.C.Howtouseanonline-auctionsystem.D.Advantagesofanonlineauctionsystem.65.Afterbiddingforanitemabuyer________.A.haschancestomakehigherbidsB.willgetwhathewantsintendaysC.shouldmakepaymentimmediatelyD.maycheckitspictureanddescription66.Theeasiestwayofmakingpaymentmentionedinthepassageis________.A.throughalocalbankingsystemB.bysendingthemoneytothesellerC.throughanonlinepaymentsystemD.bypayingthedeliverymandirectly

ChinesehaveauniquewayofrepresentingtheNewYearthroughanimals.Theyhave12differentanimalstorepresenteachyearofthe12-yearcycleandtheorderremainsthesamethroughoutwiththeyearoftheratbeginningthecycleandtheyearoftheboar/pigendingthesamE.AstheChineseyear2009wassignifiedastheyearoftheOxthefollowingyear2010isgoingtobetheyearoftheTiger.ChineseNewYearofTiger2010willfallon14thofFebruaryandwillmarkthe15-day-longfestivitiesbeginningonthesaiddatE.PreparationsfortheChineseNewYearofTiger2010willbeginmonthsinadvancesothatthecelebrationsbeobservedinthehighestimportancE.Asthedifferentyearsofthe12-yearcyclearecharacterizedbydifferentanimalspeoplebornonthedifferentyearsalsofeaturedifferenttraitsandcharactersandmostoftenthannottheyarebelievedtobeinfluencedandinspiredbytheanimalsoftheparticularyeartheyarebornin.WiththisarticleonChineseNewYearofTiger2010westrivetoholdforththeinterestingcharacteristicsandfeaturesoftheTigerandhowbabiesborninthisyearcanbeexpectedtodisplaysimilartraits.Allyearsendinginanodd奇数numberareYangandtheoneswithaneven偶数numberendingareconsideredtobetheYinformsaccordingtotheChinesemethodsofthecalendarcyclE.ThereforetheTigeryear2010willhaveYinformsalongwiththecharacteroftheTiger.Tigersymbolizescouragepowerearthvictorypassionandroyalty.TheTigeryearssofarhavebeen190219141926193819501962197419861998andnow2010followedby2022accordingtothe12-yearcycle.PeoplebornintheChineseNewYearofTiger2010willmainlyhavethebelowmentionedtraitsintheircharacter:Adventuroussensitiveemotionalandrisk-taking.ThosewhoarebornintheYearoftheTigeraresmartuncomplicatedandfriendlybynaturE.Theyhavestrongwillpowerandneveragive-upattitudE.HoweverthereareafewnegativetraitsassociatedwiththecharacteroftheTigerthatalsoisreflectedthroughthepeoplebornintheoxyears.Attributes特征likebeingshort-temperedandsuspiciousaregenerallyassociatedwithpeopleborninthisyear.WiththeseandmanymorefascinatingelementsChineseNewYearofTiger2010isjustabouttoarrivE.SogetsettowelcometheyearandhaveaveryprosperousNewYearaheaD.1.Whatcanweknowfromparagraphone?A.Thereare12animalstocelebrateChineseNewYear.B.ThattheChinese’scelebratingtheNewYearthroughanimalsisuniquE.C.2008wassignifiedastheyearofthePig.D.TheYearoftheTigerendson14thofFebruary2010.2.Whichstatementisfalseinparagraphtwoandthree?A.Peopleareoftenbelievedtobeaffectedbytheanimalsoftheyearwhentheywereborn.B.Tigersstandforcourageandpower.C.2034isnottheyearoftheTiger.D.TheyearoftheTigerhasYinformswiththecharacteroftheTiger.3.Accordingtothe12-yearcirclewhatyearisitby2021?A.TheyearoftheTiger.B.TheyearoftheOx.C.TheyearoftheRat.D.TheyearofthePig.4.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.TheintroductiontotheChineseNewYearoftheTiger.B.HowtocelebratetheNewyearoftheTiger.C.ChinesecelebratetheNewYear--Unique!D.12differentanimalsrepresenteachyearofthe12-year-circlE.

第三部分阅读理解共2节满分35分第一节阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑共15小题每小题2分满分30分.ARGENTINA’Snewgovernmentfacedpublicangeroveritsrecentdecisiontogreatlyreducethedollarvalueofitscitizens’banksavings.Morethantwo-thirdsofArgentinebanksavingswereinUSdollars.Thecountry’srecession衰退whichisinitsfourthyearhasleftathirdofArgentine’s36millionpeopleinpoverty.A.fewangrypeopletookthestreetsonJanuary21beatingpotsandpansinprotest.AndagroupofunemployedArgentinesdemandingjobsblockedamajorhighwayintoArgentina’scapitalcityBuenosAires.Argentinesfeartheycouldloseuptohalfthedollarvalueoftheirsavings.Someonthestreetsaidthecountry’sfifthpresidentinthepastmonthhasalreadyfailedthem.AfterthreeweeksinpowerPresidentEduardoDuhaldehasbrokenhisfirstandbiggestpromisE.Hesaidhewouldreturnpeople’ssavingsinthecurrencyinwhichweredeposited开户.DuhaldeaimstomakeexportsmorecompetitivE.ButthisisexpectedtohaveaseriouseffectonordinaryfamiliesforthesimplereasonthatinArgentine80percentofloansandmortgages抵押areindollars.ThegovernmentfrozeallthebanksavingsmadeindollarsworthUS$45billionintotaltostoparunonbanks.Thiscausehugestreetprotestearlierthismonthandcontributedtothedownfalloftwogovernments.MostofmylifesavingswerejusttakenawayfrommesaidJosea38-year-oldcitizen.IwasgoingtomovetoItalybutnowIcan’tbecausemymoneyistrappedherE.Argentinaislikeaprison.ThegovernmentloosenedthenewbankingrulesalittlebitonJanuary17.Howeverpeoplestilldon’thavefreeaccesstotheirbankaccount.TheyareonlyallowedtotakeoutrapidlydevaluingpesoseventhoughtheirsavingsareinUSdollars.Thebankingcontrolswillremaininplaceforaboutthreemonthswithafewexceptionsfortheelderlyorpeoplewithseverillnesseswhoneedcrash.56.HowmanypeoplehavebeenleftinpovertybecauseofArgentina’seconomicrecession?A.allArgentinespeopleB.24millionpeopleC.12millionpeopleD.36millionpeople57.WhatcauseArgentinestoprotestinthestreetsearlierthismonth?Argentina’seconomicrecession.Argentina’snewgovernmentmadeitspeopleangry.Argentina’sgovernmentfrozeallthebanksavingsmadeinUSdollars.TwoofArgentina’sgovernmentsfailedtomakeexportsmorecompetitivE.58.Whatdoesthesentencemymoneyistrappedheremean_____?Mybanksavingshavebeenfrozenbythegovernment.Idon’twanttotakemymoneyaway.Idon’thaveanymoneyinthebank.MymoneyhasbeentakenbytheItaliangovernment.59.Accordingtothearticlewhichofthefollowingsentencesiscorrect?peoplecangettheirmoneyfromthebankfreely.PeopleareonlyallowedtogetUSdollarsfromthebank.Thegovernmentwillonlyallowpeopletogetpesosfromthebank.Thebankingcontrolswillloosenalittleinthreemonths’timE.60.ArgentinescannotgetUSdollarsfromthebankunlesstheyare_____.A.ordinarypeopleB.richorgovernmentofficialsC.poorpeopleD.oldorseriouslyill

第二部分阅读理解共两节满分40分第一节共15小题每小题2分满分30分阅读下列四篇短文从每小题后所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑ATheGreenbeltawidebeltofopenlandaroundthecitiesandtownsoftheSanFranciscoBayAreaincludesabout3.75millionoftheBayArea’s4.5millionacres.TheBayAreaGreenbeltisoneofthelargestareasofopenlandinanyU.S.urbanareA.Openlandislandthathasfewbuildingsandlotsofnaturalareas.TheGreenbelt’sopenlandincludesparksforestsbeachesandmorethan8500farms.WhataretheadvantagesoftheGreenbelt?TheGreenbelthasmanyadvantagesforpeopleintheBayAreawhichinclude:walkingandbikingareasclosetothecitiesandtowns;placesforwildplantsandanimals;cleanerairandwater;andincomefromfarms.IstheGreenbeltindanger?FivehundredseventythousandacresoftheGreenbeltareindanger.Therearebuilderswhowanttobuildsuburbsonthem.Ifthoseacresbecomesuburbsmanythingswillchange:theurbanandsuburbanareawillalmostdouble;manyfarmswilldisappear;trafficwillbecomeworse;andtheairwillbecomedirtier.WhatisGreenbeltAlliance联盟?GreenbeltAllianceanorganizationthatsaveslandintheSanFranciscoBayAreaworksaloneandwithothergroupstosavetheGreenbeltinfourways:TrytopersuadepeopletobuildnewbuildingsonlandthatisalreadyurbannotonopenlanD.MakesurethatthecityandtowngovernmentsareallmakingplanstosavetheGreenbelt.HelpBayAreatownsandcitiestobuypiecesofopenlandtomakeintonaturalareas.TeachpeopleintheBayAreawhytheGreenbeltisimportantandwhattheycandotohelpsaveit.46.WhatcanwelearnabouttheGreenbeltfromthefirstparagraph?A.TheGreenbeltisthelargestopenlandintheUnitedStates.B.TheGreenbeltcoversmuchmorethanhalfoftheBayAreA.C.TherearefewfarmsontheopenlandoftheGreenbelt.D.Therearemorethan8500naturalareasontheGreenbelt.47.OneoftheadvantagesoftheGreenbeltforpeopleintheBayAreais__________.A.convenienceforexerciseB.incomefromsightseeingC.cleanercitystreetsD.moreplantsandanimals48.TheGreenbeltisindangerbecause__________.A.trafficisgettingworseB.someplantobuildsuburbsonitC.thesuburbanareahasdoubledD.pollutionisbecomingserious49.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutGreenbeltAlliance?A.ItbuildsnewbuildingsonopenlanD.B.ItbuyslargeopenlandfortheBayAreA.C.IteducatespeoplehowtosavetheGreenbelt.D.Ithelpsthecitygovernmentsmakeplans.

DImaginebeingtheonlypersonintheForbiddenCity.YoucouldstaytherealldaywithoutswarmsofpeoplecrowdingarounD.You'dbeabletolookattheancienttreasureswithoutworryingaboutothervisitorspushingyouforabetterview.Wellintwoyearstimeyou'llbeabletohavesuchanexperiencejustliketheformeremperorsusedto.TheonlydifferenceisthatyourForbiddenCityfunwillbeonlinE.Thankstonewtechnologyavirtual虚拟的touroftheForbiddenCitywillbeavailableonlineby2008.Theproject－jointlydrivenbythePalaceMuseumandcomputercompanyIBM－aimstohelpteenagersaroundtheworldbecomemoreinterestedinChineseculturE.Theprojectwillofferaninteractivethree-dimensionalviewofthepalacE.Thevirtualtourwillprovideimagesfromalloverthe780000-square-metrepalacE.ThePalaceMuseumisabigbook;therearealwaysplacesyouhaven'treadaboutsaidHuChuifromthemuseum.Therearemanyroomsclosedforprotection.Butthevirtualplatformbreakstheboundariesoftimeandspacemeaningvisitorscanseewhatevertheywant.TheinteractionandgamescontentinthevirtualtourwillattractmoreyoungpeopletounderstandandloveourculturalheritageaddedHu.Inthevirtualtourhistoricalfigureswillactuallytalktovisitorsandanswertheirquestions.ThestoriesbehindthebuildingsandtreasureswillalsobetolD.TheonlineenvironmentpresentedinbothChineseandEnglishenablesvisitorstoexperiencethecultureandstoriesofthemuseumsaidJamesYehanIBMofficial.68.IfyouvisittheForbiddenCitynowwhichofthefollowingwon'tbethecaseyou'llhave?A.Itiscrowedwithalotofvisitors.B.Visitorsarepushingyouforabetterview.C.Youaretheonlypersoninit.D.Youcanseesomeancienttreasuresinit.69.WhichofthefollowingisnottheadvantageofthevirtualtouroftheForbiddenCity?A.Visitorscanseewhatevertheywant.B.Visitorcanaskandtalktohistoricalfigures.C.Visitorscangettoknowtheculturalheritagebyplayinggames.D.VisitorscanwalkaroundtheForbiddenCitywithyourfamily.70.Theprojectunderlinedinparagraph2refersto______.A.avirtualtouroftheForbiddenCityB.anewForbiddenCitytobebuiltbythePalaceMuseumandIBMcomputercompanyC.anInternetcafetobebuiltinthePalaceMuseumD.abigbooktobepublishedtointroduceChineseculture

MoreperhapsthananyotherEuropeannationtheSwisshavegotusedtolookingafterforeigntravelers.Asearlyasthe18thcenturywealthyFrenchGermansandItaliansweretreatingthecountryasanamusementcenterwhileinthe19thcenturyitbecamethemajorholidayplaygroundfortheBritishnobles.TodayitattractsvisitorsfromallovertheworlD.TheSwissareclearabouttheimportanceoftourismtotheireconomywhichmakesupabouteightpercentoftheGrossDomesticProductandhelpsindustrygreatly.ManagersofhotelsfromallovertheworldgotoSwitzerlandtolearnhowtodothejobandahighstandardcanbeexpectedfromthegreatmajorityofthecountry’shotelsmostofwhicharesmallandpridethemselvesonpersonalizedservicE.PublictransportisthebestinEuropE.BoththeSwissFederalrailwaysandtheprivaterailwaysarefullyelectric-poweredandthetotalnetworkconsistsofabout5000kilometersoftrack.UndertheFlyBaggagesystempassengerscancheckluggageinat116railwaystationsandhaveitautomaticallytransferredtotheirflight.Thenationalhighwaysystemisequallywellplannedandthemountainroadsofferviewsofsomeofthecountry’smostbreathtakingscenery.Alsoservingthemountainsisaneffectivesystemofrailwaysandcablewayswhilemorethan160passengercarscrossthelakesandrivers.HikinginthemountainsisequallypopularwithSwissnationalsandforeignvisitors.Forthosewhowanttoviewthecountryfromagreatheightwithouthavingtoclimbthemountainthemselvesitisalwayspossibletotakeintheviewfromaballoon.６１.ComparedwithotherEuropeancountriesSwitzerland________.A.placesmoreimportanceonentertainmentB.thinksmoreaboutforeigntravelersC.hasmoreconvenientpublictransportD.hasmorefive-starhotels6２.AccordingtothepassageSwitzerlandisnowvisitedby________.A.wealthyFrenchpeopleB.richGermansandItaliansC.BritishnoblesD.peoplefromvariouscountries６３.Accordingtothepassagewelearnthat________.A.mostofthehotelsinSwitzerlandarebigB.allthehotelsinSwitzerlandofferexactlythesameserviceC.mostofthehotelsinSwitzerlandofferfirstclassserviceD.thehotelsinSwitzerlandareaccustomedtolearningfromtherestoftheworld６４.TheFlyRailBaggagesystemisaservicetotransportyourluggagebetweentherailwaystationand________.A.theairportB.thehotelC.themotorwaystationD.thecableways６５.Thepassagemainlytellsusabout________.A.sceneryinSwitzerlandB.thelifeinSwitzerlandC.tourisminSwitzerlandD.thetransportationinSwitzerland

DChinamaysendnavalshipstotheseasoffSomaliatohelpthefightagainstpiracy海盗行为thereChinesemediaonWednesdayquotedaViceForeignMinisterassayingattheUnitedNationsReutersreporteD.ChinaisseriouslyconsideringsendingnavalshipstotheGulfofAdenandwatersofftheSomalicoastforescortingoperationsinthenearfuturetheXinhuanewsagencyquotedHeYafeiassaying.HeYafeispeakingataSecurityCouncilministerialmeetingsaidthatChinawelcomedglobalcooperationinthefightagainstSomalipiracyandsupportedeffortsbyothercountriestosendshipstotheregionXinhuareporteD.EarlierthismonthaleadingChinesemilitarystrategistMajor-GeneralJinYinanurgedthegovernmenttosendshipsincommentsgeneratingdebateaboutcombatingpiracyinacountrywhichhasgenerallyconfineditsnavytowatersnearhomE.JintoldaChineseradiointerviewerthatnobodyshouldbeshockedifhisgovernmentonedaydecidedtosendnavyshipstodealwiththepirateswhoserecentvictimshaveincludedshipsfromChinesemainlandandHongKong.JinistheheadofastrategyinstituteatChina'sNationalDefenseUniversity.WhilethemilitarystrategistisurginganactivepartotherscholarsthinkthegovernmentshouldbecautiousbeforeadecisionismadE.TheChinesemilitaryshipsshouldgothereonlywithintheUNframeworksaidPangZhongyingaprofessorofinternationalrelationswithRenminUniversityofChinA.PangaddedthathealsohadsomeconcernsovertheChinesenavy'scapability.Idon'tthinktheChinesenavyhasthecapabilitytofightagainstunconventionalthreatsfarintheoceanhesaidaddingsupplyingandrefuelingintheIndianOceanarekeychallenges.A.sharpincreaseinattacksatseathisyearinthebusyGulfofAdenandIndianOceanoffSomaliahaspushedupinsurancecostsbroughttheSomalipiratestensofmillionsofdollarsinransom赎金andpromptedforeignwarshipstotheareA.AmongthecapturedshipsareaSaudisupertankerloadedwith$100millionofcrudeoiltheSiriusStarandaUkrainiancargoshipcarryingsome30Soviet-eratanks.ThevictimshavealsoincludedaHongKong-flaggedshipwith25crewaboardandaChinesemainlandfishingboatreportedseizedoffKenyA.NATOshipsbegananti-piracyoperationsofftheSomalicoastinlateOctoberbuttheyhavefailedtostoptheattacks.56.ThisyearmanyshipsfromdifferentcountrieshavebeencapturedbytheSomalipiratesexcept_______.A.aSaudisupertankerB.aUkrainiancargoC.NATOshipsD.theSiriusStar57.Theunderlinedwordconfinedinthethirdparagraphmostprobablymeans________.A.involvedB.restrictedC.confirmedD.contract58.Fromthepassagewelearnthat_______.A.ChinahassentitsnavytofighttheSomaliapiratesB.somecountrieshavelaunchedtheiranti-piracyoperationsC.theSomaliapiratesoftenattackedforeignwarshipsforransomD.TheChinesenavyhasn’tthecapabilitytotravelfartocombatpirates59.WhentheMajor-GeneralJinYinansaidnobodyshouldbeshockedheactuallyindicatedthat________.A.theChinesepeopleshouldkeepcalmaboutthegovernment'sdecisionB.nooneshouldbefrightenedbythepirates'attackastheChinesenavywilldefendthemC.itisreasonableforChinatosenditsnavytofightagainsttheSomaliapiratesD.ifChinahaddealtwiththepiratesearliernobodywouldhavebeenshocked60.ProfessorPangZhongying’smainconcernabouttheChinesenavalshipsisthat_______.A.addingsupplyingandrefuelingfarintheoceanisreallyachallengeB.theChinesenavyhasneverfoughtagainstsuchunconventionalthreatsC.thefightingagainstpiratesisnotwithintheUNframeworkD.theattacksintheGulfofAdenandIndianOceanoffSomaliahasincreasedsharply

China'slargestwaterdiversionprojectmaystartsupplyingwatertoShandongProvinceby2007andBeijingby2010anofficialconfirmedTuesday.TheworseningwatershortageinthetwoareascausedbydecadesofdroughtmaybealleviatedwithwaterfromthemightyYangtzeRiverintheSouthwhichwillbedivertedintotheparchedNorthhesaiD.Thewaterdiversionprojectconsistsofthree1300-kilometrecanalsthatwillcarrywaterfromtheYangtzealongtheeasternmiddleandwesternpartsofthecountry.ZhangJiyaodirectoroftheStateCouncil'sofficeinchargeoftheSouth-to-NorthProjecttoldanationalconferencethatgroundwillbebrokeninmoreplacesalongtwoofthelinesoftheambitiouswaterdiversionschemethelargestofitskindintheworlD.Beforenextyear'sfloodseasonconstructionoffournewsectionsalongthetwolineswillpushtheprojectfurtheralongthefasttrack.Thatwouldbringthetotalsectionsunderconstructionto13sinceconstructionstartedin2002withanestimatedinvestmentof124billionYuanaboutUS$15billion.Whenfinishedthetwowaterdiversioncanalswillbecapableoftransferring13.4billioncubicmetersofwaterayear.11.China'slargestwaterdiversionprojectisbeingconstructedto__________.A.supplywatertoShandongProvincE.B.removetheworseningwatershortageinBeijing.C.alleviatetheshortageofwaterintheNorth.D.breakgroundinmoreplaces.12.Fromthewholepassagewecaninferthat__________.A.thewaterdiversionprojectisthebiggestinChinabutnotintheworlD.B.thewaterdiversionprojectisthelargestbothinChinaandintheworlD.C.theprojectwillcost124billiondollars.D.theprojectwillbefinishedby2010.13.Whenfinished________.A.theprojectwillsolvethewaterproblemonceandforall.B.theprojectwillsupply13.4billioncubicmetersofwaterayear.C.theshortageofwaterintheNorthwillbealleviateD.D.thedroughtinBeijingandShandongprovincewilldisappear.14.Accordingtothepassagewhichoneistrue?A.TheshortageofwaterintheNorthisonlybecausetherearetoomanypeoplE.B.Thewholeprojectwillbecompletedbytheyear2010.C.Thetotalsectionsunderconstructionwillbe13tillthewholeprojectisfinisheD.D.Thewholewaterdiversionprojectismadeupofthreecanals.

TakingthetrainisawonderfulwaytoseeAmericA.Inthe19thcenturytrainroutesappearedfromcoasttocoastcarryingbothpeopleandgoodsTodayalong-distanceAmtraktraintripisadifferentwaytoexperiencetheUnitedStates.Thelong-distanceAmtraktrainshavelotsofroom.Coachseatshavelotsoflegroomandwideaisles走廊sightseeinglounges休闲室havelargewindowsandsleepingareascanprovideagoodnight’srest.Onatraintripthere’stimetotalkplaycardsorboardgamesandreadtooneanother.Onacartripparentshavetodrivewhileonatrainparentscansitbackandwatchthescenerygoby.Unlikeanairplanetravelingbytrainisnotthequickestwaytoarriveatyourdestination;thetrainisthedestinationinitself.Amtrakmanageslong-distancetrainsthatrunthroughtheUnitedStates.RouteshavedifferentnamessuchasEmpireBuilderCaliforniaZephyrSunsetLimitedandSouthwestChief.Thelong-distancetrainshavedouble-deckercarsSuperlinerssightseeingloungesandarealdiningcar.OnshortertrainssuchasfromNewYorktoWashington.DCthecarsaresinglelevelandonlyhaveasnackbar.IntheSuperlinertrainsthesightseeingloungeislinedwithwindowsonthesecondlevelwhileonthelowerlevelasnackbarandtablescanbefounD.Intheeveningvideosareshownintheloungecar—eitherentertainingmoviesordocumentaries.Tip:AsdelaysarecommononAmtraktrainsalwayscallthestationbeforeyougotherE.Otherwiseyoumaybecoolingyourheels脚后跟forhours.What’stheadvantageofseeingAmericabytrain?A.TherearemoreservicesonthetrainthananyotherB.Travelingbytrainisthequickestwaytoreachyourdestination.C.Travelingbytraingivespeoplemoretimetoseeanddothings.D.ThetrainslikeAmtrakallowpeopletoenjoythejourneycheaply.Whichofthefollowingcanbefoundonshort-distanceAmtraktrains?A.Sleepingareas.B.Snackbars.C.Sightseeinglounges.D.Coachseats.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmean?A.Youwillhavetowait.B.Youmakeyourheelcool.C.Youwillhavenoplacetostandonthetrain.D.Yourfeetwillbehurtonthetrain.WhichofthefollowingaboutSuperlinersistrue?A.Therearelinesofwindowsonthelowerlevel.B.Thesnackbarisonthehigherlevel.C.Asightseeingloungeisontheupperlevel.D.Bothlevelsareequippedwithvideos.

CBCACIfyouweretocomeupwithalistoforganizationswhosefailureshaddonethemostdamagetotheAmericaneconomyinrecentyearsyouwouldprobablyhavetostartwiththeWallStreetfirmsthatbroughtusthefinancialcrisis.FromthereyoumightmoveontotheautomakersinDetroit.ButIwouldsuggestthatthelistshouldalsoincludealessobviousnominee:publiceducation.AtitstopleveltheAmericansystemofhighereducationmaybethebestintheworlD.Yetintermsofitscoremission---turningteenagersintoeducatedcollegegraduates---muchofthesystemisfailing.TheUnitedStatesdoesagoodjobenrolling招生teenagersincollegebutonlyhalfofthestudentswhoenrollendupwithabachelor’sdegreE.Soidentifyingthecausesofthecollegedropoutcrisisintheworld’slargesteconomymattersenormouslyandanewbookcalledCrossingtheFinishLinetriestodopreciselythat.ItsauthorsareeconomistsWilliamBowenandMichaelMcPhersonandadoctoralcandidateMatthewChingos.Thefirstproblemtheydiagnoseissomethingtheycallunder-matching.Itreferstostudentswhochoosenottoattendthebestcollegetheycangetinto.TheyinsteadgotoalessselectiveoneperhapsonethatisclosertohomeorlessexpensivE.Abouthalfofthelow-incomestudentswithagrade-pointaverageofatleast3.5inhighschoolandanSATscoreofatleast1200donotattendthebestcollegetheycouldhavE.Iwasreallyastonishedbythedegreetowhichwell-qualifiedstudentsfrompoorfamiliesunder-matchedsaidMr.Bowen.Infactwell-offstudentsattendthecollegesthatdothebestjobofproducinggraduates.Meanwhilelower-incomestudents-–evenwhentheyarebetterqualified—oftengotocollegesthatexcel擅长inproducingdrop-outs.It’sreallyawasteMr.Bowensaidandabigproblemforthecountry.Astheauthorspointouttheonlywaytoliftthecollegegraduationratesignificantlyistoliftitamongpoorandworking-classstudents.Insteaditappearstohavefallen.Whatcanbedone?Moneyisclearlypartoftheanswer.63.WhichofthefollowingwouldpeoplefirstthinkofasafactorresponsiblefortheAmericanfinancialcrisisaccordingtothispassage?A.Thegovernment.B.PubliceducationC.TheDetroitautomakers.D.TheWallStreetfirms.64.WhatisabigproblemwithAmericanhighereducation?A.ItishardtoenrollenoughstudentsintocollegE.B.Manycollegesareexperiencinglowrateofgraduation.C.Manycollegestudentsstayawayfromclasses.D.Itishardformanycollegestogetfinancialaidfromthegovernment.65.ThetitleofthebookCrossingtheFinishLineprobablymeans______.A.runningtotheendofthelineB.goingtocollegeC.finishingcollegeeducationD.workinghardincollege66.Whydosomestudentsunder--match?A.Becausetheyhavefinancialdifficulty.B.Becausetheyfaceambitioncrisis.C.BecausetheylackconfidencE.D.Becausetheycan’tgetguidancE.67.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.A.problemswithsecondaryAmericaneducationandpossiblesolutionsB.America’sfinancialcrisisitscauseandinfluenceC.lowrateofAmericancollegegraduationitscauseanditsinfluenceD.relationshipbetweenAmericaneducationanditseconomy

WhenyouarriveattheShanghaiExpositethefirstthingyouseewillbeahugeredbuildingintheancientarchitecturalstylE.BuiltaccordingtotheconceptofOrientalCrowntheChinaPavilion展馆willbethelargestnationalpavilionattheExpo.ThemedSearchoftheeastthethree-storeypavilionwillbedividedintothreesections.FootprintoftheEastonthetopfloorwillillustratethechangeofChinesecities;atJourneyofWisdomonthesecondChina’sfourgreatinventions—thecompasspaperprintingandgun-powerwillbedisplayed;andBlossoming盛开Cityonthegroundfloorwillshowcasethesceneryoffuturecities.FantasticfilmTakealiftandyouwillbetakentothe8500-square-metertopfloor.ThereinafilmbyLuChuanyou’llseehowChinesecitieshavechangedespeciallyoverthepast30years.The10-minutemoviewillbeshownina600-seattheater.ItwillbelikeashortepiC.ThesceneryoftheworkwillbelikeLordoftheRings.IwillshootthemovieinmanyChinesecities.SomelovestorieswillbeinvolvedsaidLu.GrandpaintingThepaintingAlongtheRiverDuringQingmingFestivalisconsideredanationaltreasurE.ItdescribeslifeinBianjingwhichistoday’sKaifenginHenanprovincE.Morethan1000yearsagoitwasthelargestcityintheworlD.Multimediatechnologywillmakemorethan1500charactersofthepaintingwalkandmovealonga100-meter-longwall.HappyfamiliesFourfamiliesarechosenfromZhejiangprovincetoshowtheirdailylives.FilmsofthefamiliesandfurniturefromthehouseholdswillbeexhibiteD.Atthepavilionyou’llgaininsightintothedailylivesofthesefamiliesatdifferentperiods.ThedesignersbelievethesewillmirrorthegreatchangesZhejianghaswitnessedsinceChina’sreformandopening-uppolicyinthelate1970s.PickupyourcameraanduploadyourvideosonlinebecauseyoumayfindyourworkbroadcastattheChinaPavilion.ThesearchlaunchedbyfourwebsitesencouragespeopletocaptureandrecordtherapiddevelopmentofcitiesinChinaandthebeautyandthecolorinpeople’slives.TwohundredoutstandingentrieswillbemadeintofilmsandplayedonscreensattheChinaPavilion.WiththethemeSametimethefilmswillshowtheworkandlifeofpeopleindifferentpartsofChinaatthesamespecificmoments.Entriesshouldlastatleast30seconds.Fourgoldprizewinnerswillbeawardedabout10000yuaneach.Otherswhoseworksareselectedwillalsowinprizes.1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothearticle?A.VisitorscaneasilyfindtheChinaPavilionbesidethetraditionalredbuilding.B.ThethemeoftheChinaPavilionisOrientalCrown.C.TheChinaPavilionisdesignedbyfamousfilmdirectorLuChuan.D.VisitorscangettothetopflooroftheChinaPavilionbylift.2.ThepaintingAlongtheRiverDuringQingmingFestivalintheChinaPavilionisspecialinthat___________.A.itshowswhatlifewaslikeinBeijingthecapitalofChinA.B.itsepicsceneryislikethatofLordoftheRings.C.itdescribesthelifeoftheworld’slargestcitymorethan1000yearsago.D.ithasmorethan1500characterswalkingalonga100-meter-longwall.3.IntheChinaPavilionalltheexhibitsandactivitiesaretryingtoillustratetheverytheme:___________.A.harmoniousandsustainabledevelopmentinChinaB.greatchangesofChinesecitesC.thecitymakeslifebetterD.humansandnature4.Whichofthefollowingcanberegardedasthebestsuitabletopicfortheblank?A.vividcitylifeshowB.ChineselifestyleC.thrillingmomentD.prosperouscities

CA.schoolinNanjingplanstoorderKorean-styleschooluniforms校服forstudentsbutparentswereagainstthemovebelievingthatthenewuniformslookedtoogoodandwouldencourageearlyromancesamongthestudents.Parents:MydaughterwassoexcitedabouttheKorean-styleuniformsayingit’sherdreamtowearaminiskirttoschooleverydayamomsaiD.Mydaughteralsocalledherclassmatestotalkabouthowhandsometheboyslookedintheuniforms!Ifthestudentswearsuchbeautifuluniformshowcantheyconcentrateontheirstudies?School:Wehadtostoptheplanbecausemanyparentswerestronglyagainstit.Someparentsthoughtitwasjustawayfortheschooltomakemoneyandothersthoughtthenewuniformswouldtakestudents’attentionawayfromtheirstudies.Students:Thestudentswereverydisappointedabouttheschool’sfinaldecision.Theythoughtthesportswearuniformsmadethemlookdull.TheysaidtheKoreanuniformshadmanyadvantagessuchasraisinginterestinclassandliftingconfidencE.Asforconcernsaboutromancethestudentsbelievethatloveisloveandhasnorelationshiptotheuniforms.TheDepartmentofEducation:Theschoolscanchoosetheirownstyles.EithersportswearorotheruniformsareOK.CurrentlymostmiddleandelementaryschoolsinNanjinghavesportswearuniforms.Expert:Fashionableschooluniformscanincreasestudents’interestinlearning.Parentsdon’tneedtoworrytoomuchaboutearlyromances.Today’sprimaryandmiddleschoolstudentshavestrongpersonalitiesandtheirappreciationofbeautyisrapidlyforming.A.fashionableuniformcandeveloptheirsenseofbelongingtotheschoolandreducetheirresistancetotheschool’smanagement.Butwedon’thavetofollowKoreanorJapanesestyles.WeshoulddesignourownChinesestyleuniforms.63.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheparents’reasonforbeingagainstKorean-styleschooluniforms?A.Theuniformswillencourageearlyromances.B.Itisawayfortheschooltomakemoney.C.Thenewuniformsdon’twashwell.D.Thenewuniformswillaffectthestudents’studies.64.Studentsthinkthenewuniformswill________.A.makethemhavegoodtasteinfashionB.makethemfeelconfidentC.makethemfeelproudoftheirschoolD.reducetheirfearofteachers65.Theopinionoftheexpertisto________.A.forbidthestudentstowearfashionableuniformsB.encouragethestudentstowearsportswearuniformsC.designuniformsinaChinesestyleD.wearnewuniformsinaforeignstyle66.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_________.A.schooluniformsaremostlyblueorblackB.fewstudentsarewillingtowearschooluniformsC.schooluniformsareawasteofmoneyD.schoolsareencouragedtochoosetheirownuniforms

C8:30PMOutlookOutlookisbackwithanewseriesofreportstokeepyouupdatewithallthat’snewintheworldofentertainment.Storiesgoallthewayfromthetechnicaltotheromanticfromstagetoscreen.Therewillbereportsofthestarsofthemomentthestarsofthefutureandthestarsofthepast.ThedirectorwithhisnewfilmthedesignerwiththelatestfashionandthemusicianwiththepopularsongarepartofthenewOutlook.TheprogramisintroducedbyFranLevinE.9:00PMDiscoveryWhena10-year-oldboygetsafirstclassdegreeinmathematicsoran8-year-oldplayschesslikeafuturegrandmastertheyareconsideredasgeniuses.Wheredoesthequalityofgeniuscomefrom?Isitallinthegenes基因orcananychildbeturnedintoageniusinthefuturewhatshouldtheydo?Inthis30-minutefilmBarryJohnsontheprofessoratSchoolofMedicineNewYorkUniversitywillhelpyoudiscovertheanswer.10:00PMScience/HealthIsitpossibletobeathighbloodpressurewithoutdrugs?TheanswerisyesaccordingtotheresearchersatJohnsHopkinsandthreeothermedicalcenters.Afterastudyof800personswithhighbloodpressuretheyfoundthatafter6monthsthesedevotedtoweighloss-exerciseandeatingalow-saltlow-fatfoodlostabout13poundsandbecamefitter.Plus35%ofthemdroppedintothenormalcategory范畴.ThisweekDr.AlanDuckworthwilltellyouhowthesepeoplereducetheirbloodtoalevelsimilartowhat’sachievedwithHypertensiondrugs.64.Themainpurposeofwritingthesethreetextsis_____A.toinvitepeopletoseefilmsB.toinvitepeopletotopicdiscussionsC.toattractmorestudentstoattendlecturesD.toattractmorepeopletowatchTVprograms65.WhowillbemostprobablyinterestedinDiscovery?A.ParentswhotosendtheirchildrentoschoolofmedicinE.B.Childrenwhoaregoodatmathematics.C.ParentswhowanttheirchildtobecomeanotherAlbertEinstein.D.Childrenwhoareinterestedinplayingchess.66.Accordingtothethirdtextwhichofthefollowinghasalmostthesameeffectashypertensiondrugs?A.Exerciseplusahealthydiet.B.Lossofthirteenpoundsinweight.C.Sixmonthsofexercisewithoutdrugs.D.Low-saltandlow-fatfooD.

EveryyearthousandsoftouristsvisitPompeiiItaly.TheyseethesightsthatPompeiiisfamousfor—itsstadium运动场andtheatresitsshopsandrestaurants.ThetouristsdonothoweverseePompeii'speoplE.TheydonotseethembecausePompeiihasnopeoplE.NoonehaslivedinPompeiiforalmost2000years.OncePompeiiwasabusycityof22000peoplE.ItlayatthefootofMountVesuviusagrasscoveredvolcano火山.MountVesuviushadnoterupted喷发forcenturiessothepeopleofPompeiifeltsafE.Buttheywerenot.InAugustofAD79MountVesuviuserupteD.Theentiretopofthemountainexplodedandahugeblackcloudroseintotheair.SoonstonesandhotashbegantofallonPompeii.WhentheeruptionendedtwodayslaterPompeiiwasburiedunder20feetofstonesandashes.AlmostallofitspeopleweredeaD.ForcenturiesPompeiilayburiedunderstoneandash.Thenintheyear1861anItalianscientistnamedGinseppebegantouncoverPompeii.SlowlycarefullyGinseppeandhismendug.ThecitylookedalmostthesameasithadlookedinAD79.Therewerestreetsandfountainshousesandshops.Therewasastadiumwith20000seats.PerhapsthemostimportantofalltherewereeverydayobjectswhichtellusagreatdealaboutthepeoplewholivedinPompeii.ManyglassesandjarshadsomedarkbluecolourinthebottomsoweknowthatthepeopleofPompeiilikedwinE.Theylikedbreadtoometalbreadpanswereineverybakery.Inonebakerytherewere81roundflatloavesofbread—atypeofbreadthatisstillsoldinItalytoday.Tinyboxesfilledwithadarkshinypowdertellusthatwomenlikedtoweareyemakeup.Ginseppehasdiedbuthisworkcontinues.Onefourthhasnotbeenuncoveredyet.ScientistsarestilldiggingstillmakingdiscoveriesthatdrawthetouriststoPompeii.1.WhydolargenumbersofpeoplecometoPompeiieachyear?A.Tovisitthevolcano.B.ToshopandeattherE.C.Towatchsportsandplays.D.ToseehowPompeiiansliveD.2.WhyhadsomanyPompeiiansremainedbyvolcanicMountVesuvius?A.Thecitynearbyofferedallkindsoffun.B.TheareaproducedthefinestwineinItaly.C.Fewpeopleexpectedthevolcanotoeruptagain.D.Themountainwasbeautifulandcoveredwithgrass.3.WhydidthecityuncoveredlookalmostthesameasithadlookedinAD79?A.BecauseGinseppeandhismendugitslowlyandcarefully.B.BecausethecitywasburiedaliveandremaineduntoucheD.C.Becausescientistssuccessfullyrebuiltthecitywitheverydayobjects.D.BecausenobodyhadlivedinthecityeversincethevolcanoerupteD.4.WhatdoweknowaboutthePompeiianswholived2000yearsago?A.TheylivedmoreorlessthesameasItaliansnowdo.B.Theylikedwomenwearingallkindsofmakeup.C.Theyenjoyedalazylifewithdrinkingandeating.D.TheywentbacktoPompeiiaftertheeruptioninAD79.

IwasbornandraisedinHongKong.ForthepastsixyearsI'vebeenlivingintheUnitedStates.IworkasasalesgirlinalargedepartmentstorE.RightnowI'mgoingthroughadifficultperiodofmylifewhichishardformetotalkabout.A.fewmonthsagoIwenttoHongKongforavisit.ItwasthefirsttimeI'dgonebacktheresincecomingtotheUnitedStates.Iwaseagertoseemyparentsmybrothersmysistersandmyfriends.IreallygotashockwhenIarriveD.HongKongwasnotthesamecityasIleftsixyearsago.ThingshadchangedsomuchthatIdidn'trecognizepartsofit.MyprimaryschoolwasgonE.ThehousesonthestreetwhereIusedtolivehadbeentorndownandreplacedbyofficebuildings.TheshockfromthephysicalchangesinthecityhoweverwasnothingcomparestotheconfusionandhurtIsoonbegantofeelinmyparents'homE.MyfamilygreetedwarmlywhenIarriveD.WhilemymotherwasbusypreparingaspecialdinnerinmyhonortherestofthefamilyeagerlyaskedmequestionsaboutmylifeintheUnitedStates.IfelthappythatdayandforacoupleofdaysafterbutthenIbegantofeelthatsomethingwaswrong.InoticedthatmyfamilyespeciallymymotherwouldsometimesglanceatmeinastrangewaywhenIwasspeaking.TheygraduallybecamelesswarmandfriendlytowardsmeIbecameuncomfortableandconfusedastowhytheywerebehavingthatday.Idecidedtotalktomymother.SheaskedmeHaveyouforgottenyourChineseway?Iaskedherwhatshemeant.SheaskedYou'veforgottentheplaceofwomeninaChinesehomE.Youtalkwhenyoushouldremainsilent.Youspeakonmattersthatofconcernonlytomen.Youspeakopenlyofyourinnerfeelingsanddesires.That'snotthewayofaChinesewoman.Wekeepourthoughtsandfeelingstoourselves.IwasbornandraisedinHongKong.Hereraisemeans______.A.bringupB.stayC.becomehigherD.liveWhatshockedtheauthormostduringhervisitinHongKong?A.ThephysicalchangesinHongKong.B.Herprimaryschooldidn'texistanylonger.C.Shecouldn'trecognizepartsofHongKong.D.Theconfusionandhurtsheexperiencedinherparents'homE.Whydidtheauthor'sfamilybecomelesswarmandfriendlytowardsher?A.Shehadforgottenherroleasawoman.B.Shedidn'tfollowtheChinesecustomabouthowawomanshouldbehaveathomE.C.Shespokeofherinnerfeelingsanddesiresdirectly.D.Shetalkedaboutmattersthatwerenotconcernedwithwomen.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_______.A.MyTripinHongKongB.TheChangesinHongKongC.CaughtBetweenTwoCulturesD.TheChineseWay

Ⅲ阅读共两节满分40分第一节阅读理解共15小题每小题2分满分30分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑AInmodernsocietythereisagreatdealofargumentaboutcompetition.Somevalueithighlybelievingthatitisresponsibleforsocialprogressandprosperityotherssaythatcompetitionisbad;thatitsetsonepersonagainstanother;thatitleadstounfriendlyrelationshipbetweenpeoplE.Ihavetaughtmanychildrenwhoheldthebeliefthattheirself–worthrelied依赖onhowwelltheyperformedattennisandotherskills.Forthemplayingwellandwinningareoftenlife–and–deathaffairs.Intheirsingle–mindedpursuit追求ofsuccessthedevelopmentofmanyotherhumanqualitiesissadlyforgotten.HoweverwhilesomeseemtobelostinthedesiretosucceedotherstakeanoppositeattitudE.Inaculturewhichvaluesonlythewinnerandpaysnoattentiontotheordinaryplayerstheystronglyblamecompetition.Amongthemostvocalareyoungsterswhohavesufferedundercompetitivepressuresfromtheirparentsorsociety.TeachingtheseyoungpeopleIoftenobserveinthemadesiretofail.Theyseemtoseekfailurebynottryingtowinorachievesuccess.Bynottryingtheyalwayshaveanexcuse:Imayhavelostbutitdoesn’tmatterbecauseIreallydidn’ttry.Whatisnotusuallyadmittedbythemselvesisthebeliefthatiftheyhadreallytriedandlostthatwouldmeanalot.Suchalosswouldbeameasureoftheirworth.Clearlythisbeliefisthesameasthatofthetruecompetitorswhotrytoprovethemselves.Botharebasedonthemistakenbeliefthatone’sself–respectreliesonhowwelloneperformsincomparisonwithothers.BothareafraidofnotbeingvalueD.Onlyasthisbasicandoftentroublesomefearbeginstodissolve缓解canwediscoveranewmeaningincompetition.41.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?A.Competitionhelpstosetupself–respect.B.OpinionsaboutcompetitionaredifferentamongpeoplE.C.Competitionisharmfultopersonalqualitydevelopment.D.Failuresarenecessaryexperiencesincompetition42.Whydosomepeoplefavorcompetitionaccordingtothepassage?A.ItpushessocietyforwarD.B.Itbuildsupasenseofduty.C.Itimprovespersonalabilities.D.Itencouragesindividualefforts.43.TheunderlinedphrasethemostvocalinParagraph3means.A.thosewhotrytheirbesttowinB.thosewhovaluecompetitionmosthighlyC.thosewhoareagainstcompetitionmoststronglyD.thosewhorelyonothersmostforsuccess44.Whatisthesimilarbeliefofthetruecompetitorsandthosewithadesiretofail?A.One’sworthliesinhisperformancecomparedwithothers.B.One’ssuccessincompetitionneedsgreatefforts.C.One’sachievementisdeterminedbyhisparticularskills.D.One’ssuccessisbasedonhowhardhehastrieD.45.Whichpointofviewmaytheauthoragreeto?A.Everyeffortshouldbepaidback.B.CompetitionshouldbeencourageD.C.Winningshouldbealife–and–deathmatter.D.Fearoffailureshouldberemovedincompetition.

He'sdefinitelyNOTJamesBond—norevenAustinPowers.Andnowtheworld'sworstspycodenamedPigletisfacing14yearsinprisonafterbungling办槽anattempttosellsecretstotheRussians.AircraftengineerIanParr46triedtopassonsecretsofsevensensitiveprojectsfor￡l30.000toamanhethoughtwasaRussianagentcalledAleksey.ButitturnedoutthatParr—oncenicknamedHazardbycolleagues-actuallyhandedoverthesecretstoallM15军情五处agent.Asthefather-of-twosatinthepubdrinkingapintoflagertocelebratethe￡25000hehadjustbeengivenpoliceswoopedandarrestedhimforspying.Buthistroubleswerenotover.WhileinBelmar'sPrisonhewhohadgivenhimselfthecodenamePiglettriedtokillhimself.Hewiredhisspectaclestothemainstotrytoelectrocutehimself-butheonlysucceededinleavinganoutlineofhisglassesbummedontohisfacE.Parrhadareputationforbeingabunglerlongbeforehisspyingexempt.AsateenagehejoinedtheArmywhereheearnedhisnicknameHazard.AnexcolleaguesaiD.IfyouwantedajobdoingHazardwoulddoitbadly.Heblewupthebarrackswashingmachinebyoverloadingit.Hewasforeverinjuringhimselfwhenloadingshells炮弹intothegunturret炮塔ofthetank.IlostcountofthenumberoftimesIsawhimwithbandagesandplastersonhisfingers.You'dhearhimclangingaroundandthere'dbeayelpandhe'dsqueal'Ohmybloodyfingers.'He'sveryluckytohaveallhisfingersleft.Parreared￡25000ayearatBAEbachelorofaeronauticalengineering航空工程学士Systems.Itisthoughtthathetriedtomakemoneyfromspyingbecauseofworriesaboutbeingdismissedatthefirm.73.Accordingtothepassagetheworld'sworstspyIs________.A.JamesBondB.AustinPowersC.lanParrD.Aleksei74.Pigletactuallypassedthesecretsonto________.A.AlekseitheRussianagentB.anagentC.nobodyD.somebodywhosenicknamewasHazard75.Theunderlinedwordswoopedinparagraph4mostprobablymeans________.A.attackedsuddenlyandunexpectedlyB.attackevincingcrowdsC.cameosplannedD.walkedslowlyandsecretly76.Ifhehadsucceededinsellingthesecretshewouldhaveearned________.A.￡25000B.￡155000C.￡130000D.￡105000

TOKYO—AtfirstglanceJapanesecellphonesareyoungpeople’sfavoriteswithelegantdesignandquickaccesstotheInternet.HoweverdespiteyearsofcompetitioninoverseasmarketsJapan’scellphonemakershavelittlepresencebeyondthecountry’sshores.TheonlyJapanesecellphonemakerwithanymeaningfulglobalshareisSonyEricssonandthatcompanyisaLondon-basedjointventure合资企业betweenaJapaneseelectronicsmakerandaSwedishtelecommunicationsfirm.AndSonyEricssonhasbeenhitbybiglosses.Itsmarketsharewasjust6.3percentinthefirstquarterof2009behindNokiaofFinlandSamsungElectronicsandLGofSouthKoreaandMotorolaofIllinois.ThisyearMrNatsunowhodevelopedapopularwirelessInternetservicecalledi-ModeinvitedsomeofthebestmindsinthefieldtodebatehowJapanesecellphonescouldgoglobal.ThemostamazingthingaboutJapanisthateventheaveragepersonouttherewillhaveaveryadvancedphonesaidMrNatsuno.Japanhas100millionusersofadvancedthird-generationsmartphonestwicethenumberoftheUnitedStatesamuchlargermarket.ManyJapaneserelyontheirphonesnotaPCforInternetaccess.IndeedJapanesecellphonemakersthoughttheyhadpositionedthemselvestodominate支配theageofdigitaldatA.Buttheywerealittletooclever.Inthe1990stheysetastandardforthesecond-generationnetworkthatwasrefusedeverywhereelsE.ThenJapanquicklyadoptedathird-generationstandardin2001.HoweveritmadeJapanesephonestooadvancedformostmarkets.SeveralJapanesecompaniesarenowconsideringapushintooverseasmarketsincludingNEC.PanasonicSharpToshibaandFujitsuaresaidtobeplanningsimilarmoves.JapanesecellphonemakersneedtoeitherlookoverseasorexitthebusinesssaidKenshiTazakiamanagingvicepresidentattheconsultingfirmGartnerJapan.Throughthefirstparagraphtheauthorintendstotellusthat___________.A.JapanesecellphonesarepopularwithyoungpeopleB.Japanesecellphonesdon’tsellwellabroadC.JapanesecellphonesareveryadvancedD.JapanesecellphonesarespeciallydesignedforyoungpeopleThecellphonecompanywiththelargestglobalmarketshareislocatedin______.A.JapanB.AmericaC.SouthKoreaD.FinlandWhyareJapanesecellphonemakersalittletooclever?A.Becausetheirtechnicalstandardsaretooadvancedtobeacceptedoverseas.B.Becausetheyonlyproduceadvancedcellphones.C.Becausetheyusedthesecond-generationnetworkearlierthanothers.D.BecausetheirphonesaremoreadvancedthanPCs.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Japanesecellphonecompaniesareunsuccessful.B.JapanhasmorecellphoneusersthantheUS.C.Japanesecellphoneindustryintendstoexpandoverseasmarkets.D.Goingglobal—adifficulttaskforJapanesecompanies.

Earthquake!Thewordflashedinmybrain.A.roaringsoundfilledmyears.Itriedtoslidebeneathmydesk.Thedeskdidawildtapdanceslippingandslidingtowardsthecentreoftheroom.Itwistedmybodyandgrabbedatthewindowsillbehindmesomehowkickingfreeofmydancingchair.ItriedtostanD.Mylegsskatedawayasifonabuckingescalator.Myfingersshookgraspedandheldthewindowsilltightly.Somewherethroughtheroarsoundedtheterrifiedscreamofsomewoundedanimal.IlookedbehindmeandtriedtosteadymygazeontheotherkidsbutthescenewasadizzynightmarE.Someoftheclasswassittinginthemiddleoftheroomsurroundedbychairsanddesks.Onegirlwasscreaming.A.boywastryingtoclawhiswayacrossthefloortothedoorinacrazyoverarmcrawl.Mygripfrozemetothewindowsill.IcriedaloudI’mgoingtodiE.I’mgoingtodiE.SavemeI’mnotreadytodieI’mnotready!Ihunchedforwardonmykneesandpressedmyfaceagainstmyclenchedfingers.Ilookedatthebacksofmyfingersandstupidlynoticedthefragilepalehairsgrowingoutofthepores.Thefingerswouldsoonceasetoexist.Somehowtheimpendinghorrorofmydeathwastooterribletoevencryabout.SuddenlyIbecameawarethattherockinghadceaseD.PerhapsIwasn’tgoingtodiE.72.Theroaringsoundwasmadeby______.A.awoundedanimalB.peoplescreamingC.childrenrunningD.anearthquake73.Whenthenarratorclencheshisfingersheis______A.afraidB.angryC.injuredD.impatient74.PararaphTwodescribesthe_______.A.injuriessufferedbythenarratorB.effectsofabadnightmareC.disorderintheclassroomD.narrator’sfearofdeath75.Attheendofthepassagethereisafellingof______.A.panicB.hopeC.sorrowD.excitement

TheSaharaFestivalisacelebrationoftheveryrecentpast.Thethree-dayeventisnotfixedtothesamedateseachyearbutgenerallytakesplaceinNovemberorDecember.Itiswellattendedbytouristsbutevenbetterattendedbylocals.Duringtheopeningceremonies仪式aftertheofficialgreetingsfromthegovernmentleaderspeoplewhoattendthefestivalbegintomarchsmartlybeforetheviewingstandsandwhitecamels骆驼transporttheirridersacrossthesands.Horsemenfromdifferentnationsdisplaytheirbeautifulclothesandtheirfinehorsemanship.OnefollowinganothergroupsofmusiciansanddancersfromallovertheSaharataketheirturntoshowofftheirwonderfultraditionalculturE.Groupsofmeninblueandyellowplayhornsandbeatdrumsastheydanceindifferentdesigns传统文化.Ontheirkneesinthesandagroupofwomeninlongdarkdressesdancewiththeirhair:theirlongdarkshinyhairisthrownbackandforthinthewindtotherhythmoftheirdancE.ThelocalandvisitingItaliandogsareanxioustorunafterhares.Thecrowdisonitsfeetforthecamelraces.CamelsandridersrunfarintothedistanceandthenreturntothefinishLineinfrontofthecheeringpeoplE.TowardstheeveningtherecomesthegrandfinaleoftheopeningdayanextremelyexcitinghorseracE.Alltheridersrunveryfastonhorseback.Someridershangoffthesideoftheirsaddles.Someevenrideupsidedown--theirlegsandfeetstraightupintheair--allatfullspeeD.Othersrushdownthecoursetogethermenarminarmondifferenthorses.Onandontheywent.Sofastandsowonderful!64.TheSaharaFestivalisafestivalwhich________.A.hasaverylonghistoryinNorthAfricaB.isheldinthesameplaceonthesamedayC.isattendedmainlybythepeopleintheSaharaD.iscelebratedmostlybytravelersfromdifferentcountries65.Beforetheracesbegin________takepartintheactivitiesduringtheopeningceremonies.A.musiciansdancershorsesandharesB.camelridersmusiciansdogsandharesC.horsemendancerscamelsanddogsD.musiciansofficialscamelsandhorses66.Theunderlinedwordfinaleinthefourthparagraphmostprobablymeansthe________oftheopeningday.A.firstpartB.middleC.lastpartD.whole67.Thispassagemainlytellsreaders_______.A.whathappensontheopeningdayoftheSaharaFestivalB.howpeoplecelebrateduringthethree-daySaharaFestivalC.whattakesplaceattheclosingceremoniesoftheSaharaFestivalD.howanimalsraceonthefirstandthelastdaysoftheSaharaFestival

Indiansaretheworld’sbiggestbookwormsreadingonaverage10.7hoursaweektwiceaslongasAmericansaccordingtoanewsurvey.TheNOPWorldCultureScoreIndexsurveyed30000peoplein30countriesfromDecember2004toFebruary2005.Analystssaidself-helpanddesirablereadingcouldexplainIndia’shighfigures.TimespentonreadingmeantfewerhourswatchingTVandlisteningtotheradio—Indiacamefourthlastinboth.TheNOPsurveyof30000consumersagedover13sawChinaandthePhilippinestakesecondandthirdplacerespectivelyinaveragehoursaweekspentreadingbooksnewspapersandmagazines.BritonsandAmericansscoredabouthalftheIndians’hoursandJapaneseandKoreanswereevenlower—at4.1and3.1hoursrespectively.R.SriramchiefexecutiveofficerofCrosswordsBookstoresachainof26bookshopsaroundIndiasaysIndiansareextremelyentrepreneurial有开创精神的andreadingisafundamentalpartoftheirbeing.Theyplaceagreatdealofemphasisonreading.That’sthereasonwhytheydowellineducationathomeandinuniversitiesabroadhesaiD.Peopleeducatethemselvesanddealwithchangethroughouttheirlives.Andthewaytodothatistoupdatethemselveswithbooks.Mr.Sriramsayssocialchangeshavealsomadeadifference:EarlierpeoplecouldturntotheirparentsandgrandparentsforadvicE.Nowtheyturntobooks.1.Accordingtothetimespentonreadingwhichofthefollowinganswersisright?A.Indians>Americans>Chinese>KoreansB.Americans>Chinese>Philippines>JapaneseC.Chinese>Indians>Americans>PhilippinesD.Indians>Chinese>Philippines>Americans2.ThesentenceIndiacamefourthlastinboth.inparagraphfourmeans_____.A.IndianshavenotimetowatchTVandlistentotheradioB.IndiansarebusywiththeirworkeverydayC.IndiansspentmoretimeonreadingsothattheyhavefewerhourswatchingTVandlisteningtotheradioD.PeopleinothercountriesspentmoretimewatchingTVandlisteningtotheradio3.ThetimethatChinesespentonreadingmaybe______aweek.A.5.35hoursB.lessthan10.7hoursbutmorethan5.35hoursC.morethan10.7hoursD.10.7hours4.TheIndiansdowellineducationanduniversitiesabroadbecause_____.A.theyhaveexcellentteachersineveryschoolB.theyhavequalitiesthatareneededtosucceedC.theyputmuchemphasisonreadingD.theyliveinadevelopedcountry5.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedinthispassage?A.IndiansliveaveryrichlifeintheirhomelanD.B.Indiansarethosewhospendmuchtimeonreadingorstudying.C.IndiansarethosewhospendfewerhourswatchingTVandlisteningtotheradio.D.NowtheIndiansturntobooksforadvicE.

PingyaointhecenterofShanxiProvinceisafamoushistoricculturalcityofChinaandaworldculturalheritagesite世界文化遗址.It’s90kilometerssouthofTaiyuanontheFenRiver.PeoplelivedinPingyaoduringtheNewStoneAgE.ItslongperiodasacountrygovernmentseathasleftPingyaowithlotsofhistoricbuildingsandsiteswitha2700-yearhistory.Ninety-nineofthemareundergovernmentprotectionincludingZhengguoTempleShuanglinTempleandPingyaoAncientCity.DuringtheMingandQingDynastiesbusinessmenorganizedcommercial商业的groupsthatdidbusinessnationwidE.ShanxiProvincehadsomeofthemostimportantonesandPingyaowastheircenter.In1823astoreknownasRishengchangSunriseProsperitytradedinbankchecksratherthaninsilverorgoldcoins.ItwasthebeginningofmodernChinesebanking.BranchbanksweresoonsetupinmajorcitiesinChinaandotherpartsofAsialeadingtogreatdevelopmentinPingyao.ItsLacquerware漆器becamewellknown.InPingyaoAncientCityaremanytraditionalhousesandcommercialbuildings3797ofwhichareprotectedandmorethan400ofwhichareingoodcondition.NotonlydothehousesinPingyaoshowShanxi’shistoryandculturebutthislargenumberisvaluableforstudyingitshistorycustomsandancientbuildingsandart.MostofthesehousesarestillusedashomesandshopsoflocalpeoplE.In1997AncientPingyaoCitywaslistedinWorldHeritageListasWorldCultureHeritageSite.64.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordtheminthe2ndparagraphreferto?A.HistoricbuildingsandsitesB.ThethreetemplesC.ThecountrygovernmentseatsD.The2700-yearhistory65.WhichofthefollowingaboutPingyaoisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.ItslocationB.ItstourismC.ItsbusinessD.Itshistory66.DuringtheMingandQingdynastiesPingyaowasaleadingcenterin__________.A.agricultureB.raisingcattleC.commercialtradeD.makinggoldcoins67.IfyouwanttoknowaboutthehistoryofbankinginChinayou’llvisit__________.A.SunriseProsperityB.ZhengguoTempleC.A.lacquerwarestoreD.A.commercialhouse

Informalconversationisanimportantpartofanybusinessrelationship.Beforeyoustartadiscussionhowevermakesureyouunderstandwhichtopicsaresuitableandwhichareconsideredtaboo禁忌inaparticularculturE.LatinAmericansenjoysharinginformationabouttheirlocalhistoryartandcustoms.Expectquestionsaboutyourfamilyandbesuretoshowpicturesofyourchildren.YoumayfeelfreetoasksimilarquestionsofyourLatinAmericanfriends.TheFrenchthinkofconversationasanartformandtheyenjoythevalueoflivelydiscussionsaswellasdisagreements.Forthemargumentscanbeinteresting-andtheycancoverprettymuchanytopic-aslongastheyoccurinarespectfulandintelligent智慧的manner.IntheUnitedStatesbusinesspeopleliketodiscussawiderangeoftopicsincludingopinionsaboutworkfamilyhobbiesandpolitics.InJapanChinaandKoreahoweverpeoplearemuchmoreprivatE.Theydonotsharemuchabouttheirthoughtsfeelingsoremotionsbecausetheyfeelthatdoingsomighttakeawayfromtheharmonious和谐的businessrelationshipthey'retryingtobuilD.MiddleEasternersarealsoprivateabouttheirpersonallivesandfamilymatters.ItisconsideredrudeforexampletoaskabusinessmanfromSaudiArabiaabouthiswifeorchildren.Asageneralruleit'sbestnottotalkaboutpoliticsorreligionzōng jiāo withyourbusinessfriends.ThiscangetyouintotroubleevenintheUnitedStateswherepeopleholddifferentviews.Inadditiondiscussingone'ssalaryisusuallyconsideredunsuitablE.Sportistypicallyafriendlysubjectinmostpartsoftheworldalthoughbecarefulnottocriticizeanationalsport.Insteadbefriendlyandpraiseyourhost'steam.WhyarepeoplefromAsiamoreprivateintheirconversationwithothers?A.Theydon'twanttotalkwithothersmuch.B.Theydon'twanttohaveagoodrelationshipwithothersharmedbyinformalconversation.C.Theyareafraidtoarguewiththeircolleagues.D.Theywanttokeeptheirfeelingstothemselves.Theauthorconsiderspoliticsandreligion________.A.cheerfultopicsB.tabooC.rudetopicsD.topicsthatcanneverbetalkedaboutWhichistypicallyafriendlytopicinmostplacesaccordingtotheauthor?A.Sports.B.Children.C.Personalfeelings.D.Families.

ThankstotheWebWe’reAloneTogetherandLovingitThere'saprofessorBarryWellmanattheUniversityofTorontoinCanadawhohascomeupwithatermtodescribethewayalotofusNorthAmericansinteractthesedays.Andnowabigresearchstudyconfirmsit.BarryWellman'stermisnetworkedindividualism.It'snottheeasiestconcepttograsp.Infactthewordsseemtocontradicteachother.Howcanwebeindividualisticandnetworkedatthesametime?Youneedotherpeoplefornetworks.Here'swhathemeans.UntiltheInternetande-mailcamealongoursocialnetworksinvolvedflesh-and-bloodrelativesfriendsneighborsandcolleaguesatwork.SomeoftheinteractionwasbyphonebutitwasstillvoicetovoicepersontopersoninrealtimE.ButthelateststudybythePewInternetandAmericanLifeProjectconfirmsthatforalotofpeopleelectronicinteractionthroughthecomputerhasreplacedagreatdealofsocialinterchangE.A.lotoffolksPewtalkedwithsaythat'sagoodthingbecauseofconcernsthattheInternetwasturningusintohermitswhoshutoutotherpeopleinfavorofamake-believeworldonflickeringcomputerscreens.TothecontrarythePewstudydiscoveredtheInternethasputusintouchwithmorerealpeoplethanwe'dhaveeverimagineD.Helpfulpeopletoo.We'returningtoanever-growinglistofcyberfriendsforadviceoncareersmedicalcriseschild-rearingandchoosingaschoolorcollegE.About60millionAmericanstoldthePewthattheInternetplaysanimportantorcrucialroleinhelpingthemdealwithmajorlifedecisions.Sowenetworkedindividualsareprettytricky:We'rekeepingmoretoourselveswhileatthesametimereachingouttomorepeopleallwithjusttheclickofacomputermouse!ThePewstudywasconductedin_____.A.TheUnitedStatesB.CanadaC.TheU.S.andCanadaD.EuropeWhichofthefollowinghashappenedsincetheinventionoftheInternetandemail?A.Peoplearetalkingonthephonemorethanever.B.Interactionthroughthecomputerhasreplacedalotofpersontopersoninteraction.C.Americansareturningintohermits.D.SixtymillionAmericanshaveboughtcomputers.WhichofthefollowingwasNOToneofthediscoveriesofthePewstudy?A.TheInternethasputusintouchwithmorepeoplethanexpecteD.B.PeopleusetheInternettogetadviceoncareersmedicalproblemsandotherquestions.C.FormanyAmericanstheInternetplaysanimportantroleinhelpingthemmakeimportantdecisions.D.Internetaddictionisagrowingproblemamongpeoplewhousecomputers.Whatdoestheboldedwordsreachoutinthelastparagraphmean?A.Connectwith.B.Playatrick.C.Makeadecision.D.StayalonE.

DFewpeoplewouldquestionthevalueoftakingpartinsportsforyoungpeoplE.Withpropertrainingsupervisionprotectiveequipmentandtechniquesandanproperemphasisonwinningsportscandevelopahealthybodyandspiritandalife-longinterestinbeingactiveandfit.Withoutsuchmeasureschildhoodsportscanleadtoinjuriesandevenparalysisordeath.Eveninthebestconditionsnoactivitycanberisk—freE.ButmostserioushazardsarepreventablE.Cyclistsandfootballplayerscanreducetheirrisksbywearinghelmetshockeyplayersbywearingmasksbasketballandtennisplayersbywearingeyeguardsbaseballplayersbywearingbattinghelmets.Besidesriskstoindividualplayerscanoftenbefoundandthuspreventedthroughaproperlyperformedmedicalexambeforeachildplays.Foraccidentsthatmaynotbepreventablehavinganemergencyplanandfirst-aidequipmentandsomeonetrainedtousetheequipmentcanbelifesaving.StilleachyearaccordingtotheAmericanCollegeofSportsMedicinemorethan775000childrenunder14aretreatedinemergencyroomsforsportsinjuriesnearlyhalfofthempreventablE.Anestimated300000athletesexperienceexercise—relatedheadillnesseseachyearandalmostallofthemshouldhavebeenavoideD.Furtherfromhalftothree—fourthsofsports-relatedconcussions脑震荡areneverevendiagnosedtheinjuredareoftensentbackintoplaytoosoonandputatriskofanothermoreseriousbrain—damagingconcussion.TohelpreducetheseriskstheNationalCenterforSportsSafetywiththeNationalAthleticTrainers’Associationoffersathree-houronlinesafetycourseforcoachesfor$28atwww.SportsSafety.org.68.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.AlltheaccidentscanbepreventeD.B.AlltheaccidentscannotbepreventeD.C.Livescanbesavedsolongasthereisproperequipment.D.Livescannotbesavedevenifthereisproperequipment.69.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordhazardsinparagraph2mean?A.mistakesB.diseasesC.dangersD.situations70.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat.A.preventionofinjuriesisnotpaidenoughattentiontoB.childrenunder14aremoreeasilyhurtinsportsC.mostheadillnessesarerelatedwithexerciseD.noneoftheheadillnessesshouldhavehappened71.Whatcancoachesmainlylearnfromtheonlinesafetycourse?A.Howtocurebrain-damagingconcussion.B.Howtodiagnosebrain-damagingconcussion.C.HowtopredictthepossibilityofbraindamagE.D.Howtodealwiththeinjuredproperly.

ThedevastationcausedbyHurricaneKatrinaisawake-upcall.ItisacallforeveryAmericantopayattentiontothedestructionweriskbyallowinghuman-induced导致的climatechangetocontinuE.ItisimpossibletoprovethatHurricaneKatrinawascausedbyglobalwarmingoreventhathumanactivitiesmadethestormmoreseverE.HoweverapaperpublishedinthescholarlyjournalNaturereportsthattheforceofdangeroushurricaneshasincreasedby50%duringthelast50years.Italsoreportsthataglobalwarming-inducedriseintemperatureneartheocean’ssurfacehasprobablycontributedtothisincreaseindangerousstormsandthustoproperty财产damageandhumandeath.OnAugust30theLosAngelesTimessummedup总结theviewofmanyscientistswhoagreethatifthefrequencyofhurricanesdoesnotdecreaseinthenextfewyearsthenwewillbefairlycertainthathumansandnotnaturalstormcycleareattherootoftheproblem.IbelievethereisatleastachancethatbyreducingU.S.relianceonfossilfuelsforenergywecanpreventfuturetragedieslikeHurricaneKatrinA.Letthechangebeginnow.Therearemanywaystoreducethevolumeofgreenhousegasemissions.Myfamilydrivesthemostfuel-efficientcarwecanaffordbutIprefertotakepublictransportationwheneverpossiblE.Myfamilybuyslocallygrownfoodinsteadofproducethatwastransportedthousandsofmilesonfuel-burningvehicles.Wealsoreplacedourincandescentlightbulbs白炽灯泡withmoreenergy-efficientcompactfluorescents荧光灯.ThismightsoundlikeatrivialmovebuttheUnionofConcernedScientistsreportsthatifeveryhouseholdintheUnitedStatesreplacedoneincandescentbulbwithacompactfluorescentitwouldhavethesameeffectonU.S.carbon-dioxideemissionsasremoving7.5millioncarsfromtheroads.Nowthinkifeveryhouseholdreplacednotjustonebutalloftheirincandescentbulbs!TheUnitedStateswithjustfivepercentoftheworld’spopulationisresponsibleforclosetoonequarterofgreenhousegasemissionsworldwideyetourcountryisdoingfarlessthanmostEuropeannationstofightglobalwarming.Wedon’thavetosacrificeourlifestyles;EuropeansenjoythesamestandardsoflivingasAmericans.Sowhatarewewaitingfor?Itistimetoact.Whichofthefollowingisafact?A.HurricaneKatrinawascausedbyglobalwarming.B.HumanactivitiesmadethestormmoreseverE.C.Theforceofdangeroushurricaneshasincreasedby50percentduringthelast50years.D.A.globalriseintemperatureneartheocean’ssurfaceaccountsformoredangerousstorms.FromParagraph2wecaninferthatmanyscientistsagree________.A.itmightbehumanactivitiesthatleadtoglobalwarming.B.naturalstormcycleshavecausedglobalwarming.C.hurricanesarelikelytocomemorefrequently.D.burningfossilfuelsforenergyisabetteralternativE.IfeveryhouseholdintheU.S.replacedalltheirincandescentbulbs________.A.itwouldhavethesameeffectasremoving7.5millioncarsfromtheroads.B.itwouldsave7.5milliontonsofcarbon-dioxidefromgoingintotheair.C.thiswouldreducethetotaloutputofCO??emissionsinhugeamounts.D.carswillbemuchmoreenvironmentallyfriendly.Accordingtothewriter_______inreducingthevolumeofgreenhousegasemissions.A.EuropedoesabetterjoB.B.EuropeshouldfollowtheexampleofAmericA.C.heasanEuropeanwantstoseemoreeffortsmadebyAmericans.D.Europeansshouldshoulderagreaterresponsibility.

DavidBeckhamhadadream:tobethefirstEnglishplayertoappearinfourWorldCups.ButnowitappearsthatdreamisoverafteraseriousinjurytohisAchillestendon跟腱whichmeanshecouldbeoutofactionforaroundsixmonths.Withthisyear'sWorldCupinSouthAfricaonlythreemonthsawaysadlyBeckhamlookssettomissout.TheinjuryhappenedwhileBeckhamwasplayingforACMilanagainstACChievointheItalianleaguE.Afterattemptingtokicktheballhefelltothegroundandhobbledoffthepitchbeforebeingstretchered被担架抬走away.Itisnotyetknownwhetherhehascompletelysevered切断hisAchillestendonoronlytornit.TheplayerhasnowflowntoFinlandforassessmentandtreatmentbyakneespecialist.EnglandmanagerFabioCapellofearstheworstforBeckham'sWorldCupchances.WehavetowaitfortheresultsofthescanbutitlookslikeheisoutoftheWorldCuphesaidinastatement.IspokewithhimafterthegameonSundaynighttooffermysupport.DavidisagreatprofessionalandhasworkedveryhardtobereadyfortheWorldCupsomissingitwillbeabigblow.Beckham'sformermanageratAmericanclubLAGalaxyAlexeiLalasechoed共鸣Capello'swordsofsupport:ItisahorriblesituationforBeckham.IknowhowmuchitmeanttohimtobeintheWorldCupandhowimportanthewastotheEnglandteam.DavidBeckhamisnow34andsomeareaskingwhetherthisseriousinjurycouldmeanhiswholecareerisover.Whateverhappensasoneoffootball'sbest-knownandpopularplayersBeckhamwillhavenoshortageofencouragementfromfansaroundtheworlD.SomewillrememberBeckham'smiraculousrecoveryfromanAchillesinjuryin2006whenhewasbackonthepitchafteronlyeightweeks.IfhecouldrepeatthesamefeatintimefortheWorldCupitreallywouldbethestuffoffairytales.Soperhapsallisnotlost.OptimistswilltakeheartfromAlexeiLalas'words:Youneverwanttowriteoff排除DavidBeckhamashehasshownushisabilitytobounceback恢复原状.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Beckhamhadadream?B.Beckham---agreatfootballplayer!C.TheendforBeckham?D.WorldCupinSouthAfrica!Whatdoestheauthormeanbysayingmissingitwillbeabigblow?A.Missingtheworldcupwillbeabigsuccess.B.MissingBeckhammeansagreatfailure.C.MissingBeckhammeansanimportantopportunityfortheAmericanclubLAGalaxy.D.MissingtheworldcupmeansabigdisappointmentforBeckham.Wemayinferfromthepassagethat________.A.BeckhamwilldefinitelynotbeabletoplayfootballagainB.BeckhamwascuredbyagreatkneespecialisthefoundC.BeckhamhashisabilitytobouncebackD.BeckhamislikelytomisstheworldCupWhatdoestheunderlinedwordstakeheartprobablymean?A.getdisappointedB.gethelpC.getencouragedD.gethurt

Therearemanysortsofspies.Therearethoseemployedbygovernmentstoprotecttheircountries’interests;therearethosewefindinfictionandfilmlikethefamousJamesBond;andthentherearethespiesofthebusinessworlD.Butnowthereisanewformofespionage间谍:sportsspying.Itmaybeaprofitablejob–ifthespycanfindabuyerfortheinformation.LastweekBritishnewspapersreportedthattheEnglandnationalteamhadbeensecretlyrecordedbyanunknowngroupofindividuals.Mediasuggestedthatbugshadpickedupadiscussionofteamtactics战术aswellasplayfultalkaboutathletes’affairsandpossiblerewardsforplayersiftheymanagetowintheWorldCup.Englandofficialsimmediatelyfiledasuittostopmediafrompublishingthecontentsoftherecordings.Littleisknownabouttheidentitiesofthespiesbutauthoritiesdoubttheyhaveanyconnectiontorivalsidespreparingforthissummer’scompetitioninSouthAfricA.Ratheritappearsthatthepeoplewhobuggedthehotelmeetingroomarejustaftermoney.Iftheyfindtherightbuyertheycouldgetalotofit.Gamblinginmajorsportslikefootballinvolvesmuchmorethanpickingthewinnerofaparticularmatch.Peoplecanalsoplacebetsonstartingline-upsthetimingofsubstitutionsandgoalsscoreD.Knowingateam’stacticsforaparticulargameorforaseriesofgamescanhelpgamblerstoincreasetheirchancesofwinningbigmoney.EnglandmanagerFabioCapellotriedtoplaydowntheimportanceofgametactics.Hearguedthatateam’spsychologicalpreparationisthemostvital.It’smoreimportanttotrainthemindtofindconfidencecreateagroupandawinningmentalityhesaiD.Perhapsofmoreinteresttothecasualfanarethediscussionsoftheplayers’relationshipswithwivesandgirlfriends.UKnewspapersmaybepreventedfrompublishingthedetailsbutsomeBritonsmightsaythechancesoftherecordingsneverbeingheardareaboutasgoodasthoseofEnglandwinningthisyear’scompetition:slimtononE.Wemayknowfromthefirstparagraphthat______________.A.thespiesmentionedareallpursuingmoneyB.allthespiesareemployedbythegovernmentC.JamesBondbelongstospiesofthebusinessworldD.ifasportspycanfindabuyerhecanmakemoneyWhatdoestheunderlinedwordbugsprobablymean?A.A.smallinsect.B.Thedevicesusedinthespying.C.A.kindofvirus.D.A.kindoflaptopcomputers.ThegroupofindividualswhospiedtheEnglandnationalteam____________.A.arefromtherivalsidesforsureB.probablyintendedtomakemoneyC.areinvolvedingamblingD.knewawinningmentalityforateamisimportantWhatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.ThechanceoftheEnglandteamwinningtheAfricanWorldCupisverysmall.B.Manypeoplewillneverheartherecordings.C.A.fanwillbemoreinterestedintheplayers’relationshipswithwivesandgirlfriends.D.NoonecangetanyinformationfromtheUKnewspapersforever.

EAntarcticawithitsseeminglyendlessicybeautyisoneplacewhereonelookisworthathousandwords.MyowndreamtoseeitcametruelastJanuarywhenIjoinedthesixthexplorationcrew考查队oftheChinaNationalMarineBureau.Wespent10daysconnectingflightstoreachourgoalbutfinallyarrivedattheGreatWallStationonAntarcticaontheeveofChineseNewYear.ThereareonlytwoseasonsinAntarctica:winterandsummer.Yougetpolarnightsinwinterandpolardaysinsummer.Dayislongerthannightinsummerandthetemperatureoftenreachesbelowzero.Luckilytherearenosnowstormsinsummerwhichmakesitthebestseasontotravel.WhatIimaginedbeforestartingforAntarcticawasaworldoficestormsendlesscoldandloneliness.WhenIstoppedonAntarcticaforthefirsttimehoweverIsawrichenergeticandbeautifulscenerythatwasbeyondanythingIhadimagineD.Weonlyspent11daysattheSouthPolebuteveryminutewasspenttakingpicturesandlosingourhearttothewonderlanD.Beautyenvelopedusaswewatchedtheworldaroundus.Themountainsoceansicesnowskyearthandpeopleallseemedtohavetheirownstories.RocksfromAntarcticaareconsideredvaluablE.UnfortunatelyIdidn’tbringoneback.Howevermyheavybagsfulloffilmsarecertainlyworththat.ItisinthesepicturesthatthetrueAntarcticacomesalivE.72.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.AntarcticamydreamworlD.B.BeautifulAntarcticA.C.WhatI’vegotinAntarcticA.D.MyvisittoAntarcticA.73.WhyissummerthebestseasontogotoAntarctica?Therearenosnowstormsinsummer.B.Nightislongerthandayinsummer.C.Thetemperatureoftenreachesbelowzeroinsummer.D.InthisseasonAntarcticaisworldoficestormsandloneliness.74.Whatmadethewriterunexpected意外isthathesaw_______.A.theonlytwoseasonsthere:winterandsummerB.theworldoficestormsendlesscoldandlonelinessC.therichenergeticandbeautifulsceneryD.theGreatWallStationandmanyrocksthere75.Thewriterjoinedthesixthexplorationteamto_______.A.makesomestudiesoftheweatherandtheanimalsB.studytherelationshipbetweentheweatherandtheanimalsC.collectsomeinformationforascientificstudycenterD.capture捕获therichenergeticandbeautifulscenery

第三部分阅读技能共三节满分35分第一节阅读理解共12小题每小题2分满分24分阅读下列短文从每题所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑AAnimalsarenaturalresourcesthatpeoplehavewastedallthroughourhistory.Animalshavebeenkilledfortheirfurandfeathersforfoodforsportandsimplybecausetheywereintheway.Thousandsofkindsofanimalshavedisappearedfromtheworldforever.Hundredsmoreareonthedangerlisttoday.About170kindsintheUnitedStatesaloneareconsideredindanger.Whyshouldpeoplecare?Becauseweneedanimals.AndbecauseoncetheyaregonetherewillneverbeanymorE.Animalsaremorethanjustbeautifulandinteresting.TheyaremorethanjustasourceoffooD.ThemostimportantisthateveryanimalhasitsplaceinthebalanceofnaturE.Destroyingonekindofanimalcancreatemanyproblems.Forexamplewhenfarmerskilledlargenumbersofhawks老鹰thefarmersstoresofcornandgrainweredestroyedbyratsandmicE.Why?BecausehawkseatratsandmicE.Withnohawkstokeepdowntheirnumberstheratsandmicemultiplied繁殖quickly.Luckilysomepeopleareworkingtohelpsavetheanimals.Somegroupsraisemoneytoletpeopleknowabouttheproblem.Andtheytrytogetthegovernmentstopasslawsprotectinganimalsindanger.Quiteafewcountrieshavepassedlaws.Theselawsforbidthekillingofanyanimalsorplantsonthedangerlist.Slowlythenumberofsomeanimalsindangerisgrowing.41.Animalsareimportanttousmainlybecause______.A.theygiveusasourceoffoodB.theyarebeautifulandlovelyC.theykeepthebalanceofnatureD.theygiveusalotofpleasure42.Whathashappenedtotheanimalsontheearth?A.Hundredsofkindsofanimalshavedisappearedforever.B.Manykindsofanimalshavediedout.C.About170kindsofanimalshavedisappearedforever.D.Allkindsofanimalsareindanger.43.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Peoplecaremuchaboutanimalsbecausetheyneedthem.B.OnceacertainkindofanimalsisgoneforevertherewillneverbeanymorE.C.Killingallratsandmicemaycausesomeproblems.D.Peoplemustnotkillanyanimals.44.Whatcanweinferfromthefactthatquiteafewcountrieshavepassedlawsprotectinganimalsindanger?A.Everypersonwillknowtheimportanceofprotectingwildanimals.B.AnimalsindangerwillnotbekilledanymorE.C.ThenumberofsomeanimalsindangerwillincreasE.D.AnimalsindangerwillbekeptawayfrompeoplE.

BecauseofthefinancialcrisisintheUSandUKcollegestudentsarebeginningtostruggletofindwaystopaytheirtuitionfeesandaccommodations.RecentlytwomajorUSstudentloanlenders—CitibankandJPMorganChase—announcedtheywereleavingthestudentloanindustryaltogether.Becausebankscurrentlyhavealackofcredittheyarereluctanttoofferstudentslow-interestloansthatneedaseveral-yearwaitforanyreturnofinterest.IntheUSmanyundergraduatestopuptheirfinancialneedswithaprivateloanalthoughthemajoritycangetgovernment-fundedloans.Inthe2005??-2006academicyear$17billioninprivatestudentloanswasusedtofinancehighereducation.TheshortfallinprivatefundinghasyettobecoveredandwillhitmanyUSstudentsharD.AcrosstheAtlanticUKstudentshavebeenlesstroubledbythecrisis.MostundergraduatesintheUKcovertheiruniversityexpenseswithgovernment-fundedloansandgrants助学金.Theirbiggestconcernisasuddensteepincreaseinstudentrent.Mostyoungprofessionalsnowrenthousessince80percentofUKmortgageschemes住房抵押贷款计划havedisappeared—adirectresultofthecreditcrisis.Thishasboostedthehouserentmarket.InlargecitiesUKstudentsarepayingalmost6.5percentmoreinrentthanthepreviousyear.FiguresfromtheUKorganizationAccommodationforStudentshowstudentsinbigcitiessuchasLondonpayinganaverageweeklyrentof￡103.Yetdespitestudents’sufferingthenumberofthisyear’suniversityapplicationsisexpectedtogrow.Duringeconomicslumps经济萧条时期peopleregardfurthereducationasawaytosurvivetoughjobmarkets.Accordingtothepassagebanksareunwillingtoofferstudentsloansbecause________.A.thestudentsarepoorandsometimestheycan’tpayoffthedebtB.bankspreferlendingthemoneytotheyoungprofessionalsC.banksdon’thaveenoughmoneyleftatthepresenttimeD.theythinkcollegestudentsarenotstudyinghardTheunderlinedphrasetopupinParagraph3probablymeans________.A.putupB.makeupC.fillupD.pickupWhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.UKcollegestudentshavetopaymoreiftheywanttorenthouses.B.MoreUKstudentswanttofurthertheirstudyincollegE.C.ItisnotsoeasyforUSstudentstoloanmoneynow.D.Collegestudents’tuitionfeeshaverisengreatly.Itcanbeinferredthat________.A.therearenoprivatestudentloanlendersintheUKB.loansforUScollegestudentswillbeincreasednextyearC.privatefundingfallsalittlebecauseofhigher-interestloansintheUSD.privateloansplayaveryimportantroleinfinancingUSstudents’education

Shoppingisnotassimpleasyoumaythink!Thereareallsortsoftricksatplayeachtimewereachoutforthatparticularbrandofproductontheshelf.Colouringforexamplevariesaccordingtowhattheproducersaretryingtosell.Healthfoodsarepackaged包装ingreensyellowsorbrownsbecausewethinkoftheseashealthycolours.Icecreampacketsareoftenblueandexpensivegoodslikechocolatesaregoldorsilver.WhensomekindofpainkillerwasbroughtoutrecentlyresearchersfoundthatthecoloursturnedthecustomersoffbecausetheymadetheproductlookweakandineffectivE.Eventuallyitcameonthemarketinadarkblueandwhitepackage—bluebecausewethinkofitassafeandwhiteascalm.Thesizeofaproductcanattractashopper.Butquiteoftenabottledoesn’tcontainasmuchasitappearsto.Itisbelievedthatthebetter-knowncompaniesspendonaverage70percentofthetotalcostoftheproductitselfonpackaging!Themostsuccessfulproducersknowthatit’snotenoughtohaveagoodproduct.ThefounderofPearssoapwhofor25yearshasusedprettylittlegirlstopromote推销theirgoodscametotheconclusion:Anyfoolcanmakesoapbutittakesageniustosellit.Whichofthefollowingmaytrickashopperintobuyingaproductaccordingtothetext?A.ThecostofitspackagE.B.Thepriceoftheproduct.C.ThecolourofitspackagE.D.Thebrandnameoftheproduct.TheunderlinedpartthecoloursturnedthecustomersoffinParA.3meansthatthecolours_____.A.attractedthecustomersstronglyB.hadweakeffectsonthecustomersC.trickedthecustomersintoshoppingD.causedthecustomerstoloseinterestWhichofthefollowingisthekeytothesuccessinproductsales?A.Thewaytopromotegoods.B.Thediscoveryofagenius.C.Theteamtoproduceagoodproduct.D.Thebrandnameusedbysuccessfulproducers.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?A.ChoiceofGoodProductsB.DisadvantagesofProductsC.EffectofPackagingonShoppingD.BrandNamesandShoppingTricks

Consulates领事馆existtohelpcitizensabroadtohelpthemselves.Everyyearmillionsofpeoplegoabroadforpleasureorprofit利润.Thereareconsularofficersreadytodowhattheycantohelpifpeoplegetintodifficultiesbutforallsortsofreasonstherearelimitstowhattheycando.Mosttimesthingsgowellfortravelersabroadbutoccasionallythingsgowrong.Sowhetheryouareanexperiencedtravelerorafirsttimergoingbyyourselfwiththefamilyoragrouptherearethingsyoushoulddobeforeyougo.ThinkaboutmoneyandticketswellinadvancE.Takeenoughmoneyincludingenoughtopayyourreturnfareandholdontoit.BetterstillbuyreturnticketsinthefirstplacE.Inanemergencyaconsul领事willcontactrelativesorfriendsandaskthemtohelpyouwithmoneyortickets.Butthere'snolawthatsaysaconsulhastolendyoumoneyandifheeventuallydoesanditwillhavetoberepaidhewillwanttobesatisfiedfirstthatyoureallydohavenomoneyandthereisnooneelseyouknowwhocanhelp.Itisalsoimportanttotakeoutproperinsurance保险foreverythingfromcarbreakdownstolossoflifE.A.consulcannotpayyourmedicaloranyotherbillsnorcanhedotheworkoflocaltravelrepresentativesormotoringorganizations.1.WhatistheauthortryingtodointhetextmA.ToinformpeopleaboutlawsabroaD.B.Todescribeaninternationalproblem.C.ToexplainhowtovisitaconsulatE.D.Togiveadviceaboutconsulates2.Whywouldsomebodyreadthetext?A.Toknowhowtocontactaconsul.B.Tofindouthowtomakeacomplaint抱怨.C.Toknowwhentocontactaconsul.D.Tofindoutwhereaconsullives.3.YoucanborrowmoneyfromaconsulifyouA.needtostayabroadlonger.B.havetohelparelativeC.havenootherfinancial资金meansD.needtohaveyourcarrepaired4.WhichofthefollowingnoticeswouldyouseeinConsularOffice?A.CONSULAROFFICEInanemergencyyoumaycontactyourconsul.Hemaygiveyouadvicebutyoushouldnotrelyonbeinggivenfinancialhelp.B.CONSULAROFFICEInanemergencyyoumaycontactthisofficE.Yourconsulcanalwayshelpwithhospitalanddentalcosts.C.CONSULAROFFICEYoumaycontactyourconsulifyouhaverunoutofmoney.Hewillarrangeforyoutoreceivehelpifyoucannotpayyourbills.D.CONSULAROFFICEYourconsulisheretohelpyou.Ifyourcarhasbrokendownoryou’reexperiencingtraveldifficultiesofanykinD.Contactyourconsul.

MillionsofpeoplevisitYosemiteNationalParkeveryyeartoseethetallwaterfallsandmountains.Thesemountainsareasplendidsightwhenviewedformthevalleyfloor.Lotsofstoreshotelsandrestaurantsareneededtohandlethecrowds.Alsowaterroadsandotherservicesystemsarepartoftheinfrastructure基础设施thatmustbemaintaineD.Unfortunatelythesesystemsarestartingtobreakdown.It’snotjustinYosemitebutinnationalparksaroundthenation.YosemiteisthirtyyearsoldaccordingtoDennisGalvinaNationalParkServiceworker.TheParkisnotonlyoldbutwornout.Twoorthreetimesasmanyvisitorscomeeveryyear.Thatistoomanyvisitorsfortheparktodealwith.FouryearsagoastormwashedoutawaterpipelineintheGrandCanyon.TheNationalParkServicehadtosendwatertruckstoprovidewaterforthevisitors.LastmonthpipesalmostbrokeagainandroadshadtobeclosedforawhilE.Whyhasn’ttheNationalParkServicekeptuptheparkrepairs?Thereisalackofmoney.TheUnitedStateshas378monumentsparksandwildernessareas.Betweenthreeandfourbilliondollarsareneededforrepairs.Yosemiteisonenationalparkthatdoeshavemoneyforrepairs.Ithastwohundredmilliondollarsbutcannotspenditanywayitchooses.WhentheparkworkersstartedwideningtheroadtheywereforcedtostopbytheSierraCluB.TheclubclaimedthattheroadworkwasdamagingtheMercedRiverthatrunsthroughthepark.A.sierraClublawyerJuliaOlsonfeelsthattheinfrastructureneedstobemovedoutofYosemitE.Thatwaylesspressurewillbeputonthealreadycrowdedpark.65.AccordingtothetextthemountainsinYosemitelookmostsplendidwhentheyareappreciatedfrom______.A.thebottomofthevalleysB.thetopofthemountainsC.thesideofthemountainsD.theedgeofthevalleys66.NationalparkslikeYosemiteintheU.S.finditincreasinglydifficulttomeettheneedofvisitorsbecause______.A.theirtransportmanagementneedsimprovingB.theyspendtoomuchontheirservicesystemsC.theirservicesystemsfrequentlygooutoforderD.theyneedhelpfromenvironmentalorganizations67.ThemainproblemofYosemiteNationalParkisits______.A.rundownwaterpipesB.overcrowdednessC.lackofmoneyD.narrowroads68.AccordingtothetexttheSierraClubismostlikelytobe______.A.anenvironmentalgroupB.aninformationcenterC.atravelserviceD.alawfirm

Desertsarefoundwherethereislittlerainfallorwhererainforawholeyearfallsinonlyafewweeks’timE.Teninchesofrainmaybeenoughformanyplantstosurvive存活iftherainisspreadthroughouttheyearIfitfallswithinoneortwomonthsandtherestoftheyearisdrythoseplantsmaydieandadesertmayform.Sandbeginsastinypiecesofrockthatgetsmallerandsmalleraswindandweatherwearthemdown.Sanddunes沙丘areformedaswindsmovethesandacrossthedesert.BitbybitthedunesgrowovertheyearsalwaysmovingwiththewindsandchangingtheshapE.Mostofthemareonlyafewfeettallbuttheycangrowtobeseveralhundredfeethigh.ThereishowevermuchmoretoadesertthansanD.InthedesertsofthesouthwesternUnitedStatescliffs悬崖anddeepvalleyswereformedfromthickmudthatoncelaybeneathaseamorethanmillionsofyearsago.Overthecenturiesthewaterdriedup.Windsandrainheatandcoldallworeawayattheremainingrocks.Thefacesofthedesertmountainsarealwayschanging–veryveryslowly–astheseforcesofnaturecontinuetoworkontherock.MostdesertshaveasurprisingvarietyoflifE.Thereareplantsanimalsandinsectsthathaveadaptedtolifeinthedesert.DuringtheheatofthedayavisitormayseeveryfewsignsoflivingthingsbutastheairbeginstocoolintheeveningthedesertcomestolifE.Asthesunbeginstoriseagainintheskythedesertonceagainbecomesquietandlonely.60.Manyplantsmaysurviveindesertswhen__________________.A.therainisspreadoutinayearB.therainfallsonlyinafewweeksC.thereislittleraininayearD.itisdryalltheyearround61.Sanddunesareformedwhen___________________.A.sandpilesupgraduallyB.thereisplentyofraininayearC.theseahasdriedupovertheyearsD.piecesofrockgetsmaller62.Theunderlinedsentenceinthethirdparagraphprobablymeansthatinadesertthereis____________.A.toomuchsandB.moresandthanbeforeC.nothingexceptsandD.somethingelsebesidessand63Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthatinadesert____________.A.thereisnorainfallthroughouttheyearB.lifeexistsinroughconditionsC.allsanddunesareafewfeethighD.rocksarewornawayonlybywindandheat

DWelcometoLanguageuponThames.ThisbrochurehasbeendesignedtogiveyouanoverviewofourLanguageSchoolandthecoursesweoffer.Ifyouhavesomeadditionalquestionspleasedonothesitatetocontactusformoreinformation.AtLanguageuponThameswefeelitisimportanttobeflexibleinorderthatstudentscandecidewhatperiodofstudysuitsthembest.SmallGroupGeneralEnglishCoursesThesecoursesareaimedatstudentswhowishtoimprovetheirspeakinglisteningreadingandwritingskillsandareofferedatthefollowinglevelsBEGINNERSELEMENTARY初级PRE-1NTERMEDLATEUPPER-INTERMEDLATEStudyingoneoftheabovecourseswillenableyoutouseEnglishmoreconfidentlyandcompetentlyonadailybasis.Tryourfreeonlinetesttoseewhichlevelyouareat—CLICKHERE.ExamCoursesThesecoursesaleaimedatstudentswhowishtogainacademicqualificationsinEnglishandareofferedatthefollowinglevelsUniversityofCambridgeexamsADVANCEDl—FCEFirstcertificateADVANCED2一CAEAdvancedADVANCED3一CPEProficiencyStudyingoneoftheabovecourseswillenableyoutocontinueyoureducationorenteruniversityinthiscountry.StudentswishingtogainadmissiontoaBritishuniversityarenormallyrequiredtohavetheCambridgeProficiencyCertificatE.SpeakingListening&PronunciationThiscoursebuildsoncommunicativeconfidenceandcompetenceandisaimedatstudentswhowishtodeveloptheimportantskillsofspeakingandlistening.Emphasisisalsoplacedonpronunciationwithactivitiesdesignedtomeettheneedsofstudentsofdifferentnationalitieswhoneedtofocusondifferentareas.CLICKHEREtoregisterforaGeneralEnglishcoursE.OtherLanguagesAtLanguageuponThamesweofferawiderangeofcafeteriasrestaurantsshopsandbars.MostimportantlywehaveforeignlanguageclassesofFrenchJapaneseGermanSpanishandItalianduringthedayeveningoronaone-to-onebasis.68.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?A.Englishcourses.B.Waystoimprovestudents’English.C.Thebestwaytoimproveyourskills.D.TheimportanceofEnglish.69.IfyouattendExamCoursesyouwill__________.A.useEnglishasfluentlyasanativespeakerB.dealwitheverydayEnglishwellC.havebetterpronunciationofEnglishD.beabletocontinueyoureducationorenteruniversityinthiscountry70.Judgingfromthedescriptionwecantellthatthispassagemustbetakenfrom____________.A.anewspaperB.amagazineC.theInternetD.aguidebook71.ThefollowingstatementsaretrueEXCEPT_________.A.OnlyEnglishmencanattendthecourses.B.Thecoursesaredesignedforlearnersofdifferentlevels.C.OnecanlearnFrenchevenintheevening.D.LanguageuponThamesisaschoolaimedtoofferhelpwithlanguagelearning.

ETheimpressionyoumakeatthebeginningofaninterviewisveryimportant.Employersoftendecidetohiresomeoneinthefirstthreeminutesoftheinterview.Theyjudgeyoubyyourappearanceattitude态度andmanners.A.friendlysmilewhenyouwalkintotheroomisimportant.A.smileshowsaconfident自信的andpositiveattitudE.Whenyouintroduceyourselfmakeeyecontactwiththeinterviewer.SomeinterviewersofferahandshakE.Othersdon’t.TrytobeasnaturalaspossiblE.ButpayattentiontoyourbodylanguagE.ThewayyousitwalkgestureuseyourvoiceandshowfeelingsonyourfaceisallpartofyourbodylanguagE.Itmakestheinterviewerknowhowyoufeelaboutyourselfandthesituationyouarein.Areyoufeelingpositivelyaboutyourself?Yourabilities?Yourinterestinthejob?Speakclearlyandloudlyenough.ShowinterestandenthusiasminyourvoicE.Whenyouspeaklookattheinterviewer.Alsodon’tsaynegativethingsaboutyourselforformeremployer.Listentoquestionscarefully.Ifyoudon’tunderstandaquestionasktheinterviewertorepeatorexplainI’msorrybutIdidn’tcatchthat.I’mnotsureexactlywhatyoumean.Almosteveryoneisnervousinajobinterview.Interviewersknowthat.Theydon’texpectyoutobetotallycalmandrelaxeD.Buttheyexpectyoutotrytocontrolyournervousness.TheyexpectyoutoshowconfidenceinyourabilitytodothejoB.AttheendoftheinterviewthanktheinterviewerforherorhistimE.It’sagoodideatosendashortthank-youletterrightaftertheinterviewordeliveritbyhanD.Phonethecompanyifyouhavenotheardanythingafteroneweek.AskiftheyhavemadeadecisionaboutthejoB.Goodluck！72.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.youshouldalwaysputonasmilewhenmeetingtheemployerB.youshouldstandstillwithrespectbeforetheemployerC.thefirstimpressionisveryimportantinaninterviewD.employersunderstandandlikeemployees’nervousness73.Whyshouldwepayattentiontoourbodylanguage?A.Becauseitcanhelpuswintheemployer’spositiveimpression.B.Becauseitcanhelpusfeelabouttheemployer.C.Becauseitisneededbyouremployer.D.Becauseweneedittoimproveourfeelings.74.Themainpurposeofthepassageis______.A.togiveyousomeadviceontheartoffindingajobB.totellrightfromwrongaboutjobinterviewsC.toexplainwhyweshoulddosomethingaboutaninterviewD.tosuggestnotbeingshyinaninterview75.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.FriendlySmileB.MakingaGoodExpressionC.Don’tBeNervousD.SendingaThank-YouLetter

BA.newcomputertreatmentisbeingusedtodealwithobesityinchildren.Connectedtoasmalldiningsetconsistingof包括scalesandaplateaminicomputerteacheschildrenhowtoeatandremindsthemwhentostop.Inveryfatpeoplehungersignalsfromthestomachtothebrainstopfunctioning.ButthenewcomputersystemteachesthechildrenhowtoreceivethesemessagesagainsaysDr.JulianHamilton-ShieldtheBristolUniversityseniorlecturerleadingthetreatmenttrials.实验ThecomputercalledaMandometerrecordsandstorestheweightlossfromtheplatewhenchildreneat.Asthefoodisleavingtheplateacurve曲线isproducedonthecomputerscreensuggestingwhetherthechildiseatingtooquickly.Childrenwithweightproblemsofteneattooquickly.Wewantthemtoeatsteadily稳定地andslowlyandthesystemteachesthemtoslowdown.It’sabitlikeretrainingsaysHamilton-ShielD.Obesitynowrepresents代表oneofthemajorthreatstothefuturehealthofchildren.AboutoneinfiveboysandoneinfourgirlsagedtwotofifteeninEnglandareoverweight.Butsofarnotreatmentshaveproveneffectiveintreatingchildren.TheMandometerwasdevelopedinSwedenbutatpresentisexperiencingfurtherdevelopmentattheUniversityofBristolwith$224400infundsfromBUPA-aglobalhealthandcareorganization.Thesystemcouldbeonthemarketintwoyears’timE.Atfirstitwouldbemanagedbymedicalclinics诊所.40.Thetextismainlywrittentoexplain____________.A.howanewcomputertreatmentdealingwithobesityworks.B.whychildobesitybecomesatopicofpeopleC.howtoloseweightwiththehelpofcomputers.D.whyacomputeriseffective有效的indealingwithchildobesity.41.Thewordfunctioninginparagraph3probablymeans________.A.eatingB.workingC.lastingD.losing42.Obesitythreatensthehealthofchildrenwhich__________.A.peoplehavenotcaredaboutB.isnothingcomparedwithotherdiseases.C.hasledtomanydeathsD.isveryserious43.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.TheMandometerwillbeputintomarketonceitproveseffectivE.B.TheMandometerischeapenoughforeveryfamilytoaffordC.TheMandometerisstillnotperfectD.Sloweatingissuretomakepeopleloseweight.

阅读理解BAlexandertheGreatwasamighty强大的kingandconqueror征服者.Hewasoneofthegreatestmilitarygeniuses军事天才theworldhaseverknown.HewasborninPellaMacedoniA.Alexandergrewtobeahandsomebrilliant卓越的man.Aristotlethefamousphilosopher哲学家camefromGreecetoteachhim---geographypoliticsliteraturemedicineandsciencE.Alexander’sfatherKingPhilipIIofMacedontaughthimtoplanandwinbattles.TheyoungprincebecameKingwhenhewas20.Hethenbegantheseriesofmarchesthatcontinueduntilheruledalmostallofthethen-knownworlD.OnhisgreatwarhorseBucephalushefirsttookoverGreecE.HewentontoconquersoutheasternEuropeAsiaMinorEgyptandIndiA.Onhiswayhecrushed征服thePersianEmpireandwasmadeKingofEgyptandAsiA.Heandhistroopstraveledover11000miles17700km.HespreadGreekcustomsandideaswhereverhewent.InIndiahismenrefusedtogofurther.TheyweretiredandfrightenedandwantedtogohomE.WornoutAlexanderagreedtoturnback.HediedoffeverinBabylonattheearlyageof33.Alexanderandhistroopstraveledandfoughtprobably________then.A.byshipB.bysimpletruckC.ontheirhorsesD.onfootWhat’sthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?A.HespreadGreekcustomsandideaswhereverhewent.B.Hebegangreatmarchesandruledalotofcountries.C.Howhetookoveronecountryafteranother.D.Inwhichorderhecrushedthesecountriesafteranother?WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Hediedinhislatethirties.B.Bucephaluswasprobablyabigship.C.HeconqueredallthecountriesthenknownintheworlD.D.Alexanderwasveryreadytolistentoanybodyincludinghisofficersandsoldiers.What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?A.HowAlexandertheGreatBecameKing?B.GreatTragedyC.GoodEducationMakesaGreatManD.AlexandertheGreat

第二部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分;满分40分第一节阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C.D中选出最佳选项AAscomputersbecomeallthemorepopularinChinaChinesepeopleareincreasinglyrelyingoncomputerkeyboardstoinputChinesecharacters.Butiftheyusethecomputertoomuchtheymayendupforgettingtheexactstrokes笔画ofeachChinesecharacterwhenwritingonpaper.ExpertssuggestpeopleespeciallystudentswritebyhandmorE.Doyouwritebyhandmoreortypemore?InBeijingstudentsstartusingacomputerasearlyasprimaryschool.Andcomputerdependenceismorewide-spreadamonguniversitystudents.Almostalltheirassignmentsandessaysaretypedonacomputer.Allthestudentsinterviewedsaytheyusuallyuseacomputer.It'sfasterandeasiertocorrectifusingacomputer.Andthat'swhycomputersarebeingappliedmoreandmoreoftentomoderneducation.Butwhenpeoplearetakingstockincomputersincreasinglyproblemsappear.WhenI'mwritingwithapenIfindIoftencan'trememberhowtowriteacharacterthoughIfeelI’mfamiliarwithit.I'mnotinthemoodtowritewhenfacedwithapenandpaper.Manystudentsdon'tfeelthisissomethingtoworryabout.Nowthatit'smoreconvenientandefficienttowriteonacomputerwhybothertohandwrite?Manyeducatorsthinkdifferently.ShiLiweitheheadmasterofafamousprimaryschoolinthecapitalsaidChinesecharactersenjoybothpracticalandaesthetic审美的valuE.ButthosecharacterstypedwithcomputerkeyboardsonlymaintaintheirpracticalvaluE.Alltheartisticbeautyofthecharactersislost.Andhandwritingcontainsthewriter'semotion.Throughone'shandwritingpeoplecangettoknowone'sthinkingandpersonality.BeautifulwritingwillgivepeopleabetterfirstimpressionofthemToencouragestudentstohandwritemoremanyprimaryschoolsinBeijinghavemadewritingclassescompulsory必修的andinuniversitiessomeprofessorsareaskingstudentstoturnintheirhomeworkandessayswrittenbyhanD.56.Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthepassage?A.TheImportanceofHandwritingandTyping.B.ToTypeorToHandWriteC.WritingByComputerWillReplaceWritingByHandD.PracticalandAestheticValueofChineseCharacters.57.Thestudentsinterviewedprefertowriteusingacomputermainlybecause______.A.theyareusuallyaskedtoe-mailtheirHomeworkandEssaysB.theycancorrectthemistakestheymakequicklyandconvenientlyC.theyfinditnoteasytorememberhowtowriteacharacterD.computershavebecomeatrendandfashioninChinA.58.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUEoftheadvantagesofhandwriting?A.Handwritingcontainsthewriter'semotion.B.Thewriter’sthinkingandpersonalityareshowninhisorherhandwritingC.Handwritingcanimpresspeoplewellandbuildone’sself-confidenceD.ChinesecharactersenjoybothpracticalandaestheticvaluE.59.TheunderlindexpressiontakingstockinParagraph4probablymeans_____.A.gettingboredwithB.gettingdependentonC.becomingcrazyaboutD.gettingcuriousabout60.Wecandrawtheconclusionfromthepassagethat_______.A.moreandmorestudentswillgiveupwritingonacomputerB.writingbyhandwillgivewaytotypingbycomputeronedayC.moreandmorestudentswillpayattentiontohandwritingD.thetypingarticlebetterexpressesone’semotionandquality

Ⅲ.阅读共两节满分40分第一节阅读理解共15小题每小题2分满分30分阅读下列短文从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑AItiscommonlyknownthatJapanwentfroma19thcenturynationaleconomytoa20thcenturyglobaleconomyinatimespanof30yearsbetween1945and1975.WhatislessknownisthatJapanunderstandingthatfastefficienttransportwasthekeytoaglobaleconomywasthefirstcountryintheworldtointroducetheBulletTrain.KawasakiHeavyIndustrieswasdulyappointedthemanufacturerandthefirsthighspeedtrainwentonlinein1964.TheShinkansenasisknowninJapanmadeitsfirstjourneybetweenhercapitalandOsakaadistanceof301milesataspeedof132mph.ThenextcountrytointroducehighspeedtrainswasFrancE.SNGFthepublicrailsysteminFrancewaslosingpassengerstootherformsoftransportandintroducedtheTGVTrainàGrandeVitessetocounteractthetrendin1981.AsaresultofOpeccontrollingtheoilmarketin1974thetrainwasdesignedtobepoweredbygasturbines.ItranonaspeciallybuilttrackbetweenLyonandParis.EightyearslateranotherTGVwasintroducedthistimebetweenthecoastandParis.SoonFrancebecamethemostrailefficientcountryintheworldwithhighspeedtrainconnectionstoBelgiumLondonGermanySwitzerlandSpainandtheNetherlands.Therewasanotherpositiveelementthatresultedfromtheintroductionofhighspeedtrains.Between1964and1991Japan’sShinkansenhadtransportedinexcessofthreebillionpassengerswithouttherebeingasinglefatalaccidentandelevenyearsafterFranceintroducedtheTGVitstillhada100%safetyrecorD.Thisstatistichasneverbeenequaledbythetraditionalslowmovingtrainsinanycountry.ChinahasbecomethefourthcountrytoproducesuchtrainsafterFranceGermanyandJapan.China'sfirstdomesticallyproducedbullettrainwithamaximumspeedof350kilometersperhourhasrolledofftheproductionlinE.Equippedwithhighly-efficientpowersystemthecurrentlyfastesttraininChinaisalsoenergyefficient.Whenthetrainisrunningitcantransferkineticenergyintoelectricitysothatitcanensureitselectricitysupplyevenwhenitiscutofffromthepowergrids.Inall89suchtrainsareexpectedtobeincommercialoperationbytheendof2010.41.Itwas___________thathelpedpromoterapideconomicgrowthin30yearsinJapan.A.manufacturersB.ordinarytrainsC.InternetD.convenienttransportationmeans42.Franceintroducedhighspeedtrainsto_____________.A.increasethenumberofpassengersB.fightagainstOpecC.developthefinanceofFranceD.connectothercities43.Whichofthefollowingadvantagesbelongstobullettrain?A.Speedyandenergy-wasting.B.SlowbutsecurE.C.FastandsafE.D.CrowdedandexpensivE.44.WhatisthefeatureoftheChina’scurrentlyfastesttrain?A.ItisthemostadvancedtrainintheworlD.B.ItcanrunfasterthananyothertrainsthroughouttheworlD.C.Itcanproduceelectricitybyenergytransformation.D.Itcangointocommercialoperation.45.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Bullettrainsarethemostconvenientmeansoftransportationcomparedwithothers.B.Bullettrainsaretheonlykeytodevelopingtheeconomyofacountry.C.BullettrainscansavetimeandenergyforpeoplE.D.Bullettrainshavemanyadvantagesandareacceptedbymoreandmorecountries.

EachweekthisprogramexplainsthemanymeaningsofEnglishexpressions.Today’sexpressionsincludeaveryimportantword—heart.Wewilltrytogettotheheartofthemattertobetterunderstandthemostimportantthingaboutwordsandtheirstories.Sotakeheart.Havenofearaboutlearningnewexpressions.BesidespopularEnglishwordscanbefun.Thereisnoneedforaheavyheart.Suchfeelingsofsadnesswouldonlybreakmyheartormakemefeelunhappyandhopeless.NowletussupposeyouandIwerespeakingfreelyaboutsomethingprivatE.Wewouldbehavingahearttoheartdiscussion.Imightspeakfromthebottomofmyheartorsaythingshonestlyandtruthfully.Imightevenopenupmyhearttoyouandtellyouasecret.Iwouldspeakwithallmyheart.Whenapersonsharesherfeelingsfreelyandopenlylikethisyoumightsayshewearsherheartonhersleeve.HeremotionsarenotprotecteD.Ifwehadanhonestdiscussionbothofuswouldknowthattheotherperson’sheartisintherightplacE.ForexampleIwouldknowthatyouareakind-heartedandwell-meaningperson.AndifyouareaverygoodpersonIwouldevensaythatyouhaveaheartofgolD.HoweveryoumighthaveachangeofheartbasedonwhatItellyou.Ourdiscussionmightcauseyoutochangethewayyoufeelaboutsomething.ButletussupposeyougetangryoverwhatItellyou.Orworseyoufeelnosympathyorunderstandingformeormysituation.IfthishappensImightthinkthatyouhaveaheartofstonE.Andifyousaysomethingtomakemefrightenedorworriedmyheartmightstandstill.Ifyouarenotsohappyyoumayfeelthat________.A.youhaveaheartofstoneB.youhavetotakeheartC.youbreakyouheartD.youspeakfromthebottomoftheheartFromtheabovepassagewemaysee________.A.EnglishwordscanallbeuseddifferentlyB.somephrasesdonothaveafixedmeaningC.languageschangewiththetimeD.thesamewordmayhavevariousmeaningsWhatisthepassagetryingtoimpressthereaders?A.Toexplainhowheartisusedinphrases.B.Toshowtheauthor’sperfectEnglish.C.TotellEnglishlearnerstolearnEnglishinphrases.D.ToadvertiseanEnglishcoursE.Whichofthefollowingmayserveasthebesttitleofthepassage?A.A.changeofheartB.OpenuptheheartofheartC.NeverletyourheartstandstillD.Wearyourheartonyoursleeve

EOneofthegoalsofAmericaneducationofficialsistohaveallpublicschoolsconnectedtotheInternetcomputersystemandhavecomputerforallstudents.Governmentstudiesshowthatin1994onlythirty-fivepercentofAmericanpublicschoolswereconnectedtotheInternet.Lastyearthatnumberreachedeighty-ninepercent.VirginiaPolytechnicInstituteofStateUniversityisalargeuniversityinthesouthernstateofVirginiA.OfficialsatVirginiaTechsaycomputersareveryimportanttoastudent’seducation.AllstudentsatVirginiaTechhavebeenrequiredtohaveacomputersince1998.Eachstudent’slivingareaatVirginiaTechhasthenecessarywirestolinkacomputertotheInternet.ThestudentscansendandreceiveelectronicmailusetheWorldWideWebpartoftheInternetandlinkwithotheruniversitiesallwithoutleavingtheirroom.Theycanalsousetheircomputerstosendelectronicscopiesoftheirschoolworktotheirteachers.Andtheycansearchforbooksintheschool’shugelibrary.MostmajorAmericanuniversitiesandcollegesstronglyurgeorrequirenewstudentstohaveacomputer.Mostcollegesanduniversitiesalsohavelargeroomswherestudentscanusecomputersforclasswork.Americanhighschoolsalsohavecomputers.ManyhavetheirownareasontheWorldWideWeB.IfyouhaveacomputeryoucanlearnaboutFremontUnionHighSchoolinSunnyvaleCaliforniaforexample.ItsWebsiteprovidesinformationabouttheschooltheteachersandtheirelectronicmailaddresses.Italsolistsstudenteventsandorganizations.Youngchildrenalsousecomputerinschool.SmoketreeElementarySchoolinLakeHavasuArizonahasgivenusagoodexample.TheschoolalsohasaWorldWideWebsite.Ittellsabouttheschoolandtheteachersandhasaareaforyoungchildren.Theseyoungchildrenusecomputerinschooltolearnnumbersandletters.Theyalsolearnhowtousethecomputertheywillneedlaterintheireducation.72.Fromthepassageweknow_________.A.somanystudentsintheworldhavelearnthowtousecomputertoconnecttotheInternetB.studentsinVirginiaTechcanusecomputertosendelectroniccopiesoftheirhomeworkC.thegovernmenthaveencouragedstudentstoconnectthemandteachersbycomputersD.theteachersinhighschoolsinAmericaareaskedtousecomputertogivetheirlessons73.WhatisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.EverystudentinVirginiahasaccesstotheInternet.B.AllstudentsatVirginiaTechhavebeengivenacomputer.C.StudentsatVirginiaTechcansearchforbooksintheirschoollibraryintheirownroom.D.IfyouwanttolearnaboutFremontUnionSchoolyoucanreadinformationinitsWebsitE.74.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTrightaccordingtothereport?A.Itisrequiredthatnewuniversitystudentshaveacomputeroftheirown.B.PupilsinSmoketreeElementaryusecomputertolearnmaths.C.EverypupilinSmoketreeElementarySchoolknowshowtosendelectronicmail.D.ManyhighschoolshavetheirownareasontheWorldWideWeB.75.Whichisthebesttitleofthenewspaperreport?A.EveryStudentShouldHaveA.ComputerB.ComputerIsUsedByUniversityStudentsC.EverySchoolHasConnectedtotheInternetD.ComputerUseInAmericanSchools

You'rebusyfillingouttheapplicationformforapositionyoureallyneeD.Let'sassumeyouonceactuallycompletedacoupleofyearsofcollegeworkoreventhatyoucompletedyourdegreE.Isn'titappealingtoliejustalittletoclaimontheformthatyourdiplomarepresentsaHarvarddegree?OrthatyoufinishedanextracoupleofyearsbackatStateUniversity?MoreandmorepeopleareturningtocheatlikethistolandtheirjobortomoveaheadintheircareersforpersonnelofficerslikemostAmericansvaluedegreesfromfamousschools.A.jobapplicantmayhaveagoodeducationanywaybutheorsheassumesthatchancesofbeinghiredarebetterwithadiplomafromawell-knownuniversity.Registrars登记员atmostwell-knowncollegessaytheydealwithdeceitfulclaimsliketheseattherateofaboutoneperweek.Personnelofficersdocheckupondegreeslistedonapplicationformsthen.Ifitturnsoutthatanapplicantislyingmostcollegesareunwillingtoaccusetheapplicantdirectly.OneIvyLeagueschoolcallsthemcheats;anotherreferstothemasspecialcases.Onewell-knownWestCoastschoolinperhapsthemostdelicatephraseofallsaysthattheseclaimsaremadebynosuchpeople.Toavoidoutright彻底的liessomejob-seekersclaimthattheyattendingmeansbeingdismissedafteronesemester.Itmaybethatbeingassociatedwithacollegemeansthatthejob-seekervisitedhisyoungerbrotherforafootballweekenD.Oneschoolthatkeepsrecordsoffalseclaimssaysthatthepracticedatesbackatleasttotheturnofthecentury—that'swhentheybegankeepingrecordsanyhow.Ifyoudon'twanttolieorevenstretchthetruththerearecompaniesthatwillsellyouafalsediplomA.OnecompanywithofficesinNewYorkandontheWestCoastwillputyournameonadiplomafromanynumberofnonexistentcolleges.ThepricebeginsataroundtwentydollarsforadiplomafromSmootStateUniversity.ThepricesincreaserapidlyforadegreefromtheUniversityofPurdue.AsthereisnoSmootStateandtherealschoolinIndianaisproperlycalledPurdueUniversitythepricesseemratherhighforonesheetofpaper.Themainideaofthispassageisthat______.A.employersarecheckingmorecloselyonapplicantsnowB.lyingaboutcollegedegreeshasbecomeawidespreadproblemC.collegedegreescannowbepurchasedeasilyD.employersarenolongerinterestedincollegedegreesAccordingtothepassagespecialcasesreferstocasesthat______.A.studentsattendaschoolonlypart-timeB.studentsneverattendedaschooltheylistedontheirapplicationC.studentspurchasefalsedegreesfromcommercialfirmsD.studentsattendedafamousschoolWecaninferfromthepassagethat_______.A.performanceisabetterjudgeofabilitythanacollegedegreeB.experienceisthebestteacherC.pastworkhistoriesinfluencepersonnelofficersmorethandegreesdoD.adegreefromafamousschoolenablesanapplicanttogainadvantageoverothersinjobcompetitionThispassageimpliesthat______.A.buyingafalsedegreeisnotmoralB.personnelofficersonlyconsiderapplicantsfromfamousschoolsC.mostpeoplelieonapplicationsbecausetheyweredismissedfromschoolD.societyshouldbegreatlyresponsibleforlyingonapplications

TheUnitedStateshasabout475000schoolbuses--allpaintedyellow.Eachdaytheycarrymorethan25000000childrenhalfofallschoolchildreninthecountry.Butthesebusesonaverageusefourlitersofdiesel柴油fueltotravellessthansixteenkilometers.Whentheschoolyearbeganlastfalldieselaveraged55centsaliternationally.Thepricenearlydoubledtoadollarand8centsbytheendofschoolinJunE.BobRileyspeaksfortheAmericanSchoolBusCouncil.Hesaysfuelpricesforschoolsarcnotmuchlowerthanothershavetopay.Asaresultschoolsarelookingforwaystoreducetransportationcosts.BusroutesarebeingredrawnorinsomecasescanceleD.Someareasarebuyingbusesthatusenaturalgasorotheralternativefuels.Otherstepsincludefewerfieldtripsandlesstravelbysportsteams.Andsomeschooldistrictsmayendanybusservicenotrequiredbylaw.Studiesshowthatschoolbusesarethesafestformoftransportationtoandfromschool.TheAmericanSchoolBusCouncilsayscutsinbusservicearebadforchildrenandpossiblytheenvironment.Itsaysremovingbusesfromtheroadwillmeananincreaseinothervehiclestransportingstudents.SpokesmanBobRileysaysanotherconcernisthatreducingbusservicesmightreduceattendancE.Butitcouldalsogetmorechildrentowalkorbicycletoschool.AndthatwouldsurelymakepeoplehappyattheNationalCenterforSafeRoutestoSchool.Morekidswalkingorbikingsafelytoschoolistheaimofathree-year-oldfederalprogrampartofaninternationalmovement.Thegoalistoincreasephysicalactivityandreduceairpollution.TheUnitedStateswillcelebrateWalktoSchoolDayonOctobereighththisyear.Butforsomestudentshighfuelpricescouldmakeeverydayawalk-to-schoolday.68.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytellus?A.Highfuelprices'influencesonschoolbuses.B.Newmeasurestotransportschoolstudents.C.Thesafestformofstudenttransportation.D.TheoriginofWalktoSchoolDay.69.Whichofthefollowinginformationisimpliedinthefirstparagraph?A.TherearetoomanyschoolbusesintheUnitedStates.B.TherearetoomanystudentsintheUS.C.DieselpricesaregoinguptoorapidlyintheUS.D.SchoolbusesconsumetoomuchdieselintheUS.70.InordertocutdowntransportationcostmanyschoolstakethefollowingmeasuresEXCEI_____.A.changingsomebusroutesB.stoppingsomebusroutesC.askingparentstodrivechildrentoschoolD.usingothertypesoffuels71.TheNationalCenterforSafeRoutestoSchoolencouragesmorechildrentowalkorbiketoschoolinorderto________.A.savemorefuelsanddieselforthecountry.B.keepthechildrensafeontheirwaytoschoolC.makethechildrenliveasimplelifeD.keepthechildrenhealthyandtheenvironmentclean

Inthelatenineteenthcentury^5000pianosweresoldintheUnitedStateseachyearandwithoverhalfamillionyouthslearningtoplaytheinstrumenttherewasahugedemandforsheetmusic活页乐谱.Indeedthedemandwassohugethatpublishersrushedtoentertheprofitablemarket.DuringthelastfifteenyearsofthecenturymanypublishersbegantosetupshopsinNewYorkthecenterfortheproductionofthemusicalartsBytheturnofthenineteenthcenturymanyimportantpublishershadtheirofficeson28thStreetbetweenBroadwayand5thAvenueandthisIstheareathatbecameknownasTinPanAlley.Itwasherethatpublishersadoptednewaggressivebusinesspracticesandmarketingtechniquestoachievegreatsales.HowitbecametobeknownbythatnameisunclearbutthegeneralopinionisthatitisdowntoavisitingjournalistbythenameofMonroeRosenfelD.Hedescribedtheareaasbeingdrownedinthenoisecomingfromtheproducers'officessoundingasthoughhundredsofpeoplewerehittingtinpans锡锅.Heuseditseveraltimesinhisnewspaperarticlesintheearlytwentiethcenturyandthetermstuck.WithtimethisnamewaspopularlyembracedandmanyyearslateritcametodescribetheU.S.musicpublishingindustryingeneral.ThestartofTinPanAlleyisusuallydatedtoabout1885.buttheendofTinPanAlleyislessclear-cut.SomedateittothestartoftheGreat.Depressioninthe1930swhenthephonograph留声机andradioreplacedsheetmusicasthedrivingforceofAmericanpopularmusicwhileothersconsiderTinPanAlleytohavecontinuedintothel950swhenearlierstylesofAmericanpopularmusicwereupstaged抢风头bytheriseofrock&roll.There'saplaque纪念匾牌onthesidewalkon28thStreetinhonoroftheinfluenceofTinPanAlleyonAmericanpopularculturebutthebuildingsthatwerehometothelegendaryTinPanAlleypublishersandsongwritersareupforsaleandmaybetorndowntomakeroomformodernhigh-risebuildings.What.isthepassagemainlyabout?A.AmericanpopularmusiC.B.TinPanAlley'sfutureC.AmericanmusicIndustry.D.ThehistoryofTinPanAlley.Intheearly20thcentury.TinPanAlleywasusedtoreferto____.A.theAmericanpopularculturE.B.theAmericanprintingmediaC.theAmericanrock-musiccenterD.theAmericanmusicpublishingindustry.InthenineteenthcenturythedrivingforceofAmericanpopularmusicwas:____.A.rock&rollB.sheetmusicC.countrymusicD.phonographsandradiosWhenvisitingTinPanAlleyRosenfeldprobablyfeltitwas____.A.verynoisyB.veryquietC.wideD.narrowWecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.A.thetermTinPanAlleywasperhapsfirstusedbyRosenfelD.B.theoldshopsofTinPanAlleywillbewellprotecteD.C.TinPanAlleygotitsnameintheearlynineteenthcentury.D.therewereoncesomefactoriesinTinPanAlley

SocialcircumstancesinEarlyModernEnglandmostlyservedtorepresswomen’svoices.PatriarchalcultureandinstitutionsconstructedthemaschastesilentobedientandsubordinatE.Atthebeginningofthe17thcenturytheideologyofpatriarchypoliticalabsolutismandgenderhierarchywerereaffirmedpowerfullybyKingJamesinTheTrewLawofFreeMonarchieandtheBasilikonDoron;bythatideologytheabsolutepowerofGodthesupremepatriarchwasseentobeimagedintheabsolutemonarchofthestateandinthehusbandandfatherofafamily.Accordinglyawoman’ssubjectionfirsttoherfatherandthentoherhusbandimagedthesubjectionofEnglishpeopletotheirmonarchandofallChristianstoGoD.Alsotheperiodsawanoutpouringofrepressiveorovertlymisogynistsermonstractsandplaysdetailingwomen’sphysicalandmentaldefectsspiritualevilsrebelliousnessshrewishnessandnaturalinferioritytomen.Yetsomesocialandculturalconditionsservedtoempowerwomen.DuringtheElizabethanera1558—1603theculturewasdominatedbyapowerfulQueenwhoprovidedanimpressivefemaleexamplethoughsheleftscantculturalspaceforotherwomen.Elizabethanwomenwritersbegantoproduceoriginaltextsbutwereoccupiedchieflywithtranslation.Inthe17thcenturyhowevervariouscircumstancesenabledwomentowriteoriginaltextsinsomenumbers.Foronethingsomecounterweighttopatriarchywasprovidedbyfemalecommunities—mothersanddaughtersextendedkinshipnetworksclosefemalefriendstheseparatecourtofQueenAnneKingJames’consortandheroftenoppositionalmasquesandpoliticalactivities.ForanothermostofthesewomenhadareasonablygoodeducationmodernlanguageshistoryliteraturereligionmusicoccasionallyLatinandsomeapparentlyfoundinromancesandhistoriesmoreexpansivetermsforimaginingwomen’slives.Alsorepresentationofvigorousandrebelliousfemalecharactersinliteratureandespeciallyonthestagenodoubthelpedtoundermineanymonolithicsocialconstructofwomen’smatureandrolE.MostimportantperhapswastheradicalpotentialinherentintheProtestantinsistenceoneveryChristian’simmediaterelationshipwithGodandprimaryresponsibilitytofollowhisorherindividualconsciencE.ThereisplentyofsupportinStPaul’sepistlesandelsewhereintheBibleforpatriarchyandawife’ssubjectiontoherhusbandbutsometextsnotablyGalatians3:28inscribeaverydifferentpoliticspromotingwomen’sspiritualequality:ThereisneitherJewnorGreekthereisneitherbondnorfreethereisneithermalenorfemale:foryearealloneinJesusChrist.SuchtextsencouragedsomewomentoclaimthesupportofGodthesupremepatriarchagainstthevariousearthlypatriarchswhoclaimedtostandtowardtheminhissteaD.ThereisalsothegaporslippagebetweenideologyandcommonexperiencE.Englishwomenthroughoutthe17thcenturyexercisedagooddealofaccrualpower:asmanagersofestatesintheirhusbands’absencesatcourtoronmilitaryanddiplomaticmissions;asmembersofguilds;aswivesandmotherswhoapexduringtheEnglishCivilWarandInterregnum1640-60astheexecutionoftheKingandtheattendantdisruptionofsocialhierarchiesledmanywomentoseizenewroles—aspreachersasprophetessesasdeputiesforexiledroyalisthusbandsaswritersofreligiousandpoliticaltracts.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?[A].Women’sPositioninthe17thCentury.[B].Women’sSubjectiontoPatriarchy.[C].SocialCircumstancesinthe17thCentury.[D].Women’sobjectioninthe17thCentury.WhatdidtheQueenElizabethdoforthewomeninculture?[A].Shesetanimpressivefemaleexampletofollow.[B].ShedominatedtheculturE.[C].ShedidlittlE.[D].Sheallowedwomentotranslatesomething.WhichofthefollowingisNotmentionasareasontoenablewomentooriginaltexts?[A].Femalecommunitiesprovidedsomecounterweighttopatriarchy.[B].QueenAnne’spoliticalactivities.[C].Mostwomenhadagoodeducation.[D].QueenElizabeth’spoliticalactivities.Whatdidthereligionsoforthewomen?[A].Itdidnothing.[B].Ittooaskedwomentobeobedientexceptsometexts.[C].Itsupportedwomen.[D].ItappealedtotheGoD.

MillionsofpeoplevisitYosemiteNationalParkeveryyeartoseethetallwaterfallsandmountains.Thesemountainsareasplendidsightwhenviewedformthevalleyfloor.Lotsofstoreshotelsandrestaurantsareneededtohandlethecrowds.Alsowaterroadsandotherservicesystemsarepartoftheinfrastructure基础设施thatmustbemaintaineD.Unfortunatelythesesystemsarestartingtobreakdown.It’snotjustinYosemitebutinnationalparksaroundthenation.YosemiteisthirtyyearsoldaccordingtoDennisGalvinaNationalParkServiceworker.TheParkisnotonlyoldbutwornout.Twoorthreetimesasmanyvisitorscomeeveryyear.Thatistoomanyvisitorsfortheparktodealwith.FouryearsagoastormwashedoutawaterpipelineintheGrandCanyon.TheNationalParkServicehadtosendwatertruckstoprovidewaterforthevisitors.LastmonthpipesalmostbrokeagainandroadshadtobeclosedforawhilE.Whyhasn’ttheNationalParkServicekeptuptheparkrepairs?Thereisalackofmoney.TheUnitedStateshas378monumentsparksandwildernessareas.Betweenthreeandfourbilliondollarsareneededforrepairs.Yosemiteisonenationalparkthatdoeshavemoneyforrepairs.Ithastwohundredmilliondollarsbutcannotspenditanywayitchooses.WhentheparkworkersstartedwideningtheroadtheywereforcedtostopbytheSierraCluB.TheclubclaimedthattheroadworkwasdamagingtheMercedRiverthatrunsthroughthepark.A.sierraClublawyerJuliaOlsonfeelsthattheinfrastructureneedstobemovedoutofYosemitE.Thatwaylesspressurewillbeputonthealreadycrowdedpark.AccordingtothetextthemountainsinYosemitelookmostsplendidwhentheyareappreciatedfrom______.A.thebottomofthevalleysB.thetopofthemountainsC.thesideofthemountainsD.theedgeofthevalleysNationalparkslikeYosemiteintheU.S.finditincreasinglydifficulttomeettheneedofvisitorsbecause______.A.theirtransportmanagementneedsimprovingB.theyspendtoomuchontheirservicesystemsC.theirservicesystemsfrequentlygooutoforderD.theyneedhelpfromenvironmentalorganizationsThemainproblemofYosemiteNationalParkisits______.A.rundownwaterpipesB.overcrowdednessC.lackofmoneyD.narrowroadsAccordingtothetexttheSierraClubismostlikelytobe______.A.anenvironmentalgroupB.aninformationcenterC.atravelserviceD.alawfirm

DSocialrulesorlawsonmarriagevarywidelybetweencountries.SomecountriesstilldonothavealegalminimumageformarriagewhichmakeschildmacriagesareverycommontherE.IntheWesternChristiancountriesa13-year-oldisstillconsideredachilD.Evengettingmarriedinone*slateteensisnotusuallyencouragedbecausemarriedlifeislikelytointerferewithayoungwoman'seducationandconsequentlyrestrictopportunitiesinlaterlifE.Andtherearealsophysicaldangersingivingbirthsoyoung.InMuslimcountriessuchasSaudiArabiaIranandPakistantheageofpuberty青春期ataround13or14isthelegalageformarriagebutinTurkeyitis15andinEgyptandTunisia18thesameminimumageasinmanyWesterncountries.ItisarguedthatbyallowingearliermarriagesIslamiclawispromotingstablerelationshipswhileWesternlawsareencouragingpromiscuityamongyoungpeoplE.Inmanycountriesthetrendsofurbanizationandeducationforgirlshaveseenadropinthenumberofchildbrides.Howeverearlymarriagescontinuetooccurinpoorruralareas.InIndiaforexamplethelegalageofmarriageforagirlis18andtoaboy21.Yetaccordingtogovernmentstatistics18percentoftentofourteen-yearoldgirlsinthepoorruralstateofRajasthaninthenorthwestofthecountryaremarrieD.Itisclearthenthatchildmarriagesareconnectedwithpovertylackofeducationruralcustomsaswellasreligion.Sotheredon'ttendtobeanychildmarriagesinurbanorrichareas.57.Theunderlinedwordpromiscuityinthethirdparagraphmeans____.A.permanentpartnershipB.firmpartnershipC.diverserelationshipD.singlerelationship58.Accordingtothetextwhichofthesewomenaremarriedlastest?A.WomenfromlesseducatedbackgrounD.B.Womenfrompoorruralareas.C.WomenfromIslamiccountries.D.Wonferifromcities.59.ChildmarriagesareNOTrelatedto____accordingtothepassagE.A.socialcommunicationB.ruralcustomsC.povertyandlackofeducationD.religiousbeliefs60.AccordingtothepassagegettingmarriedearlyleadstoallofthefollowingEXCEPT____.A.reducingayoungwoman'seducationB.limitingayoungwoman'schancesC.causingbabydeathD.doingharmtoayoungwoman'shealth

TherearesomespecialtraditionsinHawaii.Peopleareveryfriendlyandalwayswelcomevisitors.Theygivevisitorsaleialongnecklacemadeofbeautifulfreshflowers.Menwearbrightfloweredshirtsandwomenoftenwearlongflowereddresses.TherearetraditionalChineseJapaneseandFillipinoholidaysandalltheholidaysfromtheUnitedStates.TheycallHawaiitheAlohaStatE.Alohameansbothhelloandgood-byE.ItalsomeansIloveyou.Usuallywhenpeoplefromdifferentcountriesracesandtraditionslivetogetherthereareseriousproblems.ThereareafewproblemsinHawaiibutingeneralpeoplehavelearnedtolivetogetherinpeacE.HawaiiansgetmostoftheirmoneyfromtravelersandmostofthetravelerscomefromthemainlandandfromJapan.TherearesomanypeolelivinginHawaiinowthatthereareresidential居住的areaswherethereusedtobefarms.SomeofthebigsugarandapplecompanieshavemovedtothePhilippineswheretheydon'thavetopayworkersasmuchmoney.ThefamiliesofthefirstpeoplewhocamefromtheUSmainlandowntheimportantbanksandcompanies.Japanesearealsobuyingorstartingbusiness.1Whatmightbethebesttitleforthistext?A.HawaiitheAlohaStateB.LivingHardTogetherC.TheFlowerofHawaiiD.TheProblemsofHawaii2Theunderlinedwordsaleiinthefirstparagraphherereferto____.A.afriendlyandwelcomewayB.alongnecklacemadeofbeautifulfreshflowersC.abrightfloweredshirtD.alongflowereddress3Theauthorwantstoshowthat____.A.weshouldallgotoHawaiitoworkB.itispossibletolearntolivetogetherinpeaceC.itisnotlikelytolivetogetherinpeaceD.Hawaiiistheonlyplacewherethereispeace

DOver70percentofthedoublesingle-childcouplesinChinaneedhelpfromtheirparentsintakingcareoftheirownkidsaccordingtoarecentsurvey.WomenofChinamagazineandaconsultingcompanycarriedoutasurveyrecentlyonyoungcouplesofthesingle-childgenerationtheMorningPostreports.Thecouplessurveyedwerearound29andhavebeenmarriedforthreeyearsonaveragewithuniversityeducationandmonthlyincomeof4.000yuan$531.Amongthem43.5percenthavekids.Resultsshowthat71.9percentoftheyoungcoupleshavehelpfromtheirparentsintakingcareoftheirkids.Grownupasthesingle-childtheonlychildinafamilysincethefamilyplanningpolicywasadoptedin1979thisgenerationdependsmuchontheirparents.Theparentsofthesingle-childgenerationfocusedmoreontheirchildren'sphysicalwell-beingratherthantheirattitudesandvaluesaccordingtosomepsychologists.Theresearchalsofoundthatthedoublesingle-childcouplesfollowarathertraditionalvaluesystem.Surveyshowsthat27.5percentofthemgotmarriedafterdatingforonetotwoyears25.2percenttwotofiveyearsand20percentdidn'ttietheknotuntildatingforfiveyears.Also30percentofthecoupleswereschoolmateswhile43.8percentwereintroducedbysomeonE.Sincetheirmarriagearebasedonenduringrelationships65.2percentofthehusbandsand62.9percentofthewivesthinkthatcompromise妥协andtolerance宽容arenecessaryintheirmarriagE.Meanwhile21.7percentofthehusbandsand37.1percentofthewivessupporttheideathathappinessisthekeystandardforamarriagE.71.Thebesttitleforthepassageshouldbe_______.A.MomandDadTakeCareofMyKidPleaseB.BoubleSingle-childCouplesC.TheProblemoftheSingleChildD.ARecentSurveyByWomanofChina72.WhichofthefollowingisNOTsupportedbythepassage?A.Themajorityofthedoublesingle-childcouplesinChinadependmuchontheirparents.B.Theparentsofthesingle-childgenerationmorecareabouttheirstudyandeducation.C.One-fifthofthecouplessurveyeddidn'tgetmarriieduntildatingforfiveyears.D.Allthecouplessurveyedhaveuniversityeducationand30percentofthemwereschoolmates73.Whichofthefollowingdescriptionsaboutdoublesingle-childcouplesisTrue?A.TheyaresinglechildineitherfamilyandindependentoftheirparentsB.TheyaresinglechildineitherfamilyandtheyaredependentontheirparentsC.TheyhaveatleasttwochildrenandcanaffordtosupportthemselvesD.Theywhowereintroducedbysomeonefollowarathertraditionalvaluesystem74.Thetraditionalvaluesystemmentionedinthepassagerefersthat_____.A.parentsareconcernedabouttheirchildren’sphysicallifeaswellasthespirituallifeB.mostcoupleswereintroducedbysomeoneandmadedatingforalongtimeC.oncebegundoublesingle-childcouples’marriagewilllastforeverD.thecouplesthinkthatcompromiseandtolerancearenecessaryintheirmarriagE.75.Accordingtothepassagewecanlearnthat______isnecessaryinmarriagE.A.wealthB.healthC.understandingD.education

C.Onethingthetourbooksdon’ttellyouaboutLondonisthat2000ofitsresidentsarefoxes.Theyranawayfromthecityabouttwocenturiesagoafterdevelopersandpollutionmovedin.ButnowthattheenvironmentisclearthefoxeshavecomehomE.ThenumberandvarietyofwildanimalsinurbanareasisincreasingsaysComerJones.A.surveyofthewildlifeinNewYork’sCentralParklastyearcounted14speciesofmammals.A.similarsurveyconductedinthe1890scountedonlyfivespecies.Severalchangeshavebroughtwildanimalstothecities.Foremostisthatairandwaterqualityinmanycitieshasimprovedasaresultofthe1970spollution-controlefforts.Meanwhileruralareashavebeenbuiltupleavingmanyanimalsontheedgesofsuburbs.InadditionurbanwildliferefugeshavebeencreateD.TheGreaterLondonCouncillastyearspent￡750000buyinglandandbuilding10permanentwildliferefugesinthecity.Asaresultmanybirdsarenowlivinginthecity.Forperegrinefalconscitiesareactuallysaferthanruralcliffdwellings栖息地.By1970thebirdshaddiedouteastoftheMississippibecauseoftheDDTwhichhadmadetheireggstoothintosupportlife.ThatyearscientistTomCadeofCornellUniversitybeganraisingthebirdsforreleaseincitieswhichaffordedplentyoffooD.Citiescanattractwildanimalswithoutturningthemharmful.Thetrickistocreatehabitatswheretheycanbeself-sufficientbutstillbeseenandappreciated.Suchhabitatscanevenbefunctional.InSanFranciscothelocalgovernmentistestingdifferentkinksofrainwatercontrolbasinstoseenotonlywhichonesretainthecleanestwaterbutwhichwillattractthemostbirds.72.Thepassageismainlyconcernedwith___________.A.wildlifereturningtolargecitiesB.foxesreturningtoLondonC.wildanimalslivinginzoosD.asurveyofwildlifeinNewYork73.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat__________A.LondonersareputtingmoreandmorewildanimalsintotheirzoosB.LondonersarehappytoseewildanimalsreturntotheircityC.LondonersaretryingtomovewildanimalsbacktothecountrysideD.Londonershavewelcomedthewildbirdsbutfoundfoxesaproblem74.AccordingtothepassagethenumberofspeciesofwildlifeinNewYork’sCentralPark______A.isslowlydecreasingB.competesfavorablywithothercitiesC.isonthesamelevelasbeforeD.hasmorethandoubledinthelastcentury75.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonthatwildlifereturningtothecities?A.FoodisplentifulinthecitiesB.WildlifeisappreciatedinthecitiesC.WildliferefugeshavebeenbuiltinthecitiesD.Airandwaterqualityhasimprovedinthecities

Attemptaguessatthefollowingquestion:IntheEnglish-speakingworldwhichcountryhastheleastaffordablehomes?YouarewrongifyouguessedtheUSevenwiththehousingbubble气泡andmainsadness.NorisittheUKwherepriceshaverisenbecausedemandisfarfromsupply.Accordingtoarecentsurveyof227citiesaroundtheglobeyoumustgosouthoftheequator赤道toAustraliatofindthepriciesthomes.Thereportmeasuredacity’shousingmarketalongthefollowingguidelines.Anaffordablehomerequiredthreetimesorlessoftheaveragefamily’sincometopurchasE.Atfourtimesearningsahomefellintotheunaffordablecategory.Andaseriouslyunaffordablehomeneededfivetimesafamily’sincomE.InAustraliahomesintheleastaffordablecitycostjustabout9.5timestheaverageincomE.SydneyPerthandMelbournewereonlyalittleunderthisfigurE.Australianofficialsofferedlittlecommentapartfromageneralstatementonthedismalfindings.ThesepricesmakethepossibilitythatmanyAustralianswillonedayownahomelargelyunbelievablE.Landrationing配给制andexcessivedevelopmentchargeshaveraisedpricesandtheproblemwillonlybesolvedthroughurgentactionbytheRuddgovernment.SomeAmericancitieswerealsoincludedontheleastaffordablelistfourofwhichwereinCaliforniA.Americaisstillinvolvedinamortgage抵押crisisthoughaffectingtheaffordabilityofhomes.YetanumberofUScitiesgarneredaffordablestatusnamelyDallasandKansas.Australiahadnocitieslistedinthetopfiftyplaceswithaffordablehomes.Thesurveysuggeststhatyoucanfindaffordablehomesinmostplacesjustnotifyou’reAustralianandchoosetolivedownunder.Tobuyanaffordablehouseyoushouldpay_____.A.3timesorlessoftheaveragefamily’sincomeB.4timesorlessoftheaveragefamily’sincomeC.5timesorlessoftheaveragefamily’sincomeD.9.5timesorlessoftheaveragefamily’sincomeWhatcausedthepricesofhousestoincreaseinAustralia?A.Therisingfamily’sincomE.B.Thedemandoversupply.C.Theexcessivedevelopmentcharges.D.ThedecreaseoflanD.TheunderlinedworddismalinParagraph3maymean_____.A.cheerfulB.satisfactoryC.difficultD.gloomyWhatmightbethemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?A.AffordableHousesB.A.HouseisaDreamFirstC.HousingBubbleD.HomesTooExpensive

EChildrenstartoutasnaturalscientistseagertolookintotheworldaroundthem.Helpingthemenjoysciencecanbeeasy;there’snoneedforalotofscientifictermsorexpensivelabequipment.Youonlyhavetoshareyourchildren’scuriosity好奇.Firstlylistentotheirquestions.Ioncevisitedachlassroomofseven-year-oldstotalkaboutscienceasajoB.Thechildrenaskedmetextbookquestionsaboutschoolingsalary薪水andwhetherIlikedmyjoB.WhenIfinishedansweringwesatfacingoneanotherinsilencE.FinallyIsaidnowthatwe’vefinishedwithyourlistsdoyouhavequestionsofyourownaboutscience?AfteralongpauseaboyraisedhishandHaveyoueverseenagrasshopper蚱蜢eat?WhenItryeatingleaveslikethatIgetastomachachE.Why?Thisbeganasetofquestionsthatlastednearlytwohours.Secondlygivethemtimetothink.Studiesoverthepast30yearshaveshownthatafteraskingaquestiondultstypicallywaitonlyonesecondorlessforananswernotimeforachildtothink.Whenadultsincreasetheirwaittimetothreesecondsormorechildrengivemorelogical符合逻辑的completeandcreativeanswers.ThirdlywatchyourlanguagE.Onceyouhaveachildinvolvedinasciencediscussiondon’tjumpinwithThat’srightorVerygood.Thesewordsworkwellwhenitcomestoencouraginggoodbehavior行为.Butintalkingaboutsciencequickpraisecansignalthatdiscussionisover.InsteadkeepthingsgoingbysayingThat’sinterestingorI’dneverthoughtofitthatwaybeforeorcomingupwithmorequestionsorideas.NeverpushachildtoThink.Itdoesn’tmakesensechildrenarealwaysthinkingwithoutyourtellingthemto.What’smorethiscanturnaconversationintoaperformancE.Thechildwilltrytofindtheansweryouwantinasfewwordsaspossiblesothathewillbeasmallertarget目标foryourdisagreement.Lastlyshow;don’ttell.Real-lifeimpressionsofnaturearefarmoreimpressivethananylessonchildrencanlearnfromabookoratelevisionprogram.Letchildrenlookattheirfingertipsthroughamagnifyingglass放大镜andthey’llunderstandwhyyouwantthemtowashbeforedinner.Ratherthansayingthatwaterevaporates蒸发setapotofwatertoboilandletthemwatchthewaterleveldrop.57.Accordingtothepassagechildrenarenaturalscientistsandtoraisetheirinterestthemostimportantthingforadultstodois________.A.toletthemseetheworldaroundB.tosharethechildren’scuriosityC.toexplaindifficultphrasesaboutscienceD.tosupplythechildrenwithlabequipment58.Inthelastsenteceofthefirstparagraphthewordlistscouldbestbereplacedby________.A.anyquestionsB.anyproblemsC.questionsfromtextbooksD.anynumberofquestions59.Accordingtothepassagechildrencananswerquestionsinamorelogicalcompleteandcreativewayifadults________.A.askthemtoanswerquicklyB.waitforoneortwosecondsafteraquestionC.tellthemtoanswerthenextdayD.waitatleastforthreesecondsafteraquestion60.Theauthormentionsallofthefollowingtechniquesforadultstosharewiththeirchildren’scuriosityexceptthatadultsshould________.A.telltheirchildrenstoriesinsteadofreciting背诵factsB.offertheirchildrenchancestoseethingsforthemselvesC.bepatientenoughwhentheirchildrenanswerquestionsD.encouragetheirchildrentoaskquestionsoftheirown

BReadingabouthistoryisnicebutfindingtiestolong-agohistoricaleventsinyourownbackyardisreallyexciting.IntheirheavilypopulatedareaneighborsAdamGiles13andDerekHann12uncoveredpiecesofglassthatlookedquitedifferentfromwhat’susedtoday.AfterdiggingabouttwofeetdownIcameacrossaninterestingbottleDereksaiD.Thebottlehadascaronthebottomanindicationthatitwashand-blownratherthanmachinemadE.ItalsohadthenameFraserononesidE.Adamfoundremainsofagreenbottleandsomeverythickbrownglass–againfardifferentfromtoday’s.AfterdoingresearchonthecomputertheboyscontactedAimeeWellsofthecounty’s县CulturalResourcesOfficE.Sheshowedthemacomputerprogramthatdigitallyputsoldmapsovermodernsatellitephotographs.Bingo!Theirbackyardswereoncepartofamilitary军事的encampment营地calledCampAlgerusedbyOhiosoldiersontheirwaytofightintheSpanish-AmericanWarin1898.Sohowdoafewbottlesgetconnectedtoabriefwarthatwasmorethanacenturyago?WegettherebygoodjudgmentWellssaiD.WeknowthetimeperiodofthebottlesandwhathappenedinthatareA.Anyonecandigaholebutarchaeologists考古学家seekadeeperunderstanding.Howdotheobjectsfoundrelatetothingsaroundthem?WhenDerekandAdamrealizedthatasoldiermighthaveheldthatFraserbottle110yearsagotheywonderedwhathemighthavebeenthinking.Whatdidheseeashelookedaroundhim?Howdidhepassthetimewaitingtogointobattle?HistoricalrecordsshowthatwhilewaitingforordersthesoldiersinandaroundCampAlgerplayedbaseballplayedinstrumentsandwalkedsevenmilestothePotomacRiveronceaweekforbaths.A.spreadofstrangefeverforcedtheclosingofthecampandtherearenobuildingstostudy.What’sleftisonlywhat’sinthegroundWellssaiD.Derek’sandAdam’sbackyardshavejoinedthe3400placeslistedonthecounty’sregisterofarchaeologicalsites.TheboysweregiventipsonhowtodigeffectivelyandsafelyandonhowtodocumentthelocationofitemsfounD.TheofficialrecordoftheirfindsservesasanotherpieceofthepuzzleforhistoriansseekingtoformamorecompletestoryofwhathappeneD.NoteverybodyisgoingtohavehistoricalobjectsintheirownyardWellssaiD.That’sokay.Makeyourowntimecapsuleandburyit.Whatwouldyouwantpeopletoknowaboutyourlifeyearsfromnow?60.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.WhatAdamGilesandDerekHannfoundintheirbackyardanditsrelationshipwithanencampment.B.HowAdamGilesandDerekHanndugouttheremainsofanancientmilitaryencampment.C.ThegreatcontributionsAdamGilesandDerekHannmadetothecauseofarchaeology.D.Thetipsonhowtodigoutancientobjectsburiedunderthegroundsafelyandeffectively.61.Fromthepassagewecanseethattheboys’discovery______.A.includesallkindsofhand-madeandmachine-madeglassB.couldn’thavebeenmeaningfulwithoutAimeeWells’helpC.hashelpedhistoriansfindoutwhathappenedin1898D.hasaddedthecountytothelistofarchaeologistsites62.WhenWellssaidWegettherebygoodjudgment.Paragraph6shemeantthat______.A.theyhavefiguredouthowtogettotheplacewherethebriefwarhappenedB.theyhaveestablishedthetiestoCampAlgerbyfindingoutthetimeperiodofthebottlesC.theyhavemanagedtodigoutthebottlesinthebackyardsafelywithcommonsenseD.theywereabletolocatethesoldierwhousedtheFraserbottles110yearsago63.Whichofthefollowingfitsthedescriptionofhistoricalrecords?A.ThesoldiersinandaroundCampAlgerdelightedinplayingbasketballintheirsparetimE.B.WhenCampAlgerwasforcedtocloseallthebuildingsthereweredestroyeD.C.ThesoldiersinandaroundCampAlgeroftenburiedsomebottlesundergroundastimecapsules.D.CampAlgerwasforcedtoclosebecauseofaspreadofastrangefever.

TheOlympicflame:TheOlympicflameisasymbolcarriedoverfromtheancientOlympicswhereasacred神圣的flameburnedatthealtar神坛ofZeusthroughoutcompetition.Itwasfinallyreintroducedatthe1924AmsterdamGamesandagainburnedin1932.CarlDiemchairmanoftheorganisingcommitteeforthe1936BerlinGamesproposedthattheflamebelitinGreeceandtransportedtoBerlinviaatorchrelay.TheideawasadoptedandcontinuedateveryOlympicGamessince1952.TheflameislitattheancientsiteofOlympiabythenaturalraysofthesunreflectedoffacurvedmirror.Itislitataceremonybywomendressedinrobesresemblingthoseworninancienttimeswhothenpassittothefirstrelayrunner.Olympicmotto:CitiusaltiusfortiusisaLatinphrasemeaningswifterhigherstrongerwhichBarondeCoubertinborrowedfromFatherHenriMartinDideonofParis.DideonwasheadmasterofArcueilCollegeandusedthephrasetodescribetheathleticachievementsofstudentsattheschool.HehadpreviouslybeenattheAlbertLeGrandschoolwheretheLatinwordswerecarvedinstoneabovethemainentrancE.Olympicoath宣誓InthenameofallcompetitorsIpromisethatweshalltakepartintheseOlympicGamesrespectingandabidingbytherulesthatgoverntheminthetruespiritofsportsmanshipforthegloryofsportandthehonourofourteams.WrittenbyBarondeCoubertintheoathistakenbyanathletefromthehostnationwhileholdingacorneroftheOlympicflag.Theathletes’oathwasfirsttakenbyBelgianfencerVictorBoinatthe1920AntwerpGames.A.judgefromthehostcountryalsospeakstheoathwithslightlydifferentwording.66.TheOlympicflamewasfirstburnedat_______inmoderntimes.A.the1920GamesB.the1924GamesC.the1932GamesD.the1936Games67.Fromthepassagewecanlearn________.A.before1936noflamesburnedattheOlympicGamesB.thefirsttorchrelaywasheldatthe1936BerlinGamesC.CarlDiemproposedthatflamesshouldburnattheOlympicGamesD.TheOlympictorchhasburnedsince192468.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Therewasnoathlete’soathinthe1896OlympicGames.B.The1920OlympicgameswasheldinAmsterdam.C.Thejudgefromthehostcountrytakesthesameoathastheathletesdoes.D.DideonwroteCitiusAltiusFortiusfortheOlympicGames.

三阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分请阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选题并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑ks5AEverystudentcanlearnropejumping.YoucanjumpaloneorwithyourclassmatE.YoucanalsohelpturnalongropeformanyotherstojumpoveroneatatimE.Ifyoujumpaloneyouwillneedashortropeanditwillbejustenoughforyourheight.TryropesofdifferentlengthsuntilyoufindarightoneforyoursizE.A.ropeshouldbeturnedslowly.Itmustalsoheturnedhighenoughtoletyoujumpfreelyandsafely.Turningtheropefreelyandsafelyneedscarefultiming.Inropejumpingtimingmeansturningtheropeslowlyenoughforyoutojumpoverattherighttimewithoutitsstrikingyourfeet.Whenyoujumpropeyourheartbeatsfasterandyourfacehasahealthycolor.ButifyoujumptoomanytimesatfirstyouwillgetfireD.YoumustlearnwhentostopforarestbeforeyoujumpagainIfyoupracticeyoucanincreasethenumberoflimesyoujumperswithoutresting.56.Thispassageisabout_______.A.agameB.aropeC.ropejumpersD.carefultiming57.Howmanypeoplecanjoininropejumping?A.OnealonE.B.Two.C.OneormorE.D.TwoormorE.58.Thewordoneinthelastsentenceofthefirstparagraphmeans_______.A.manB.ropeC.thingD.size59.Beforeyoudoropejumpingyoumust_______.A.finedagoodplayerB.trieswhethertheropewillberightforyouC.stopstorestforanhourD.trieswhethertheropewillbestrongenough60.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.A.ropemustbeturnedasslowlyaspossiblE.B.A.ropemustbeturnedashighaspossiblE.C.Peoplecandoropejumpingwithoutresting.D.CarefultimingisneededtoturnaropE.

IcelandhasthehighestbirthrateinEuropethehighestdivorcerateandthehighestpercentageofwomenworkingoutsidethehomE.Suchstatisticsareoftenevidenceofamiserablechaotic混乱的societywithloadsofchildrenbrokenhomesandabsentmothers.ButIcelandistheexception–itscitizensarethehappiestintheworlD.Perhapsthecountry'sgeographiclocationcontributestoIcelanders'happiness.LocatedinthemiddleoftheNorthAtlanticwithGreenlandasitsnearestneighborIcelandisfreefromthetaboos禁忌thatcausesomuchtroubleelsewherE.Forinstancepeoplewhodivorcearenotlookeddownuponbysociety.Icelandersareoffsprings后代oftheVikingsanorthEuropeanpeoplewhoinvadedEuropeancoastsfromthe8ththroughthe10thcentury.Thistraditionofgettingoutintotheworldlivesoninmodern-dayIcelanD.PracticallyallIcelandershavestudiedorworkedabroadandmostspeakEnglish.PerhapsasaresultIceland'seconomicpoliciesblendthebestofthosefromEuropewiththeUStocreateitsownwelfaresystem.ManyofushavelivedintheUSandstudiedtheresaidtheIcelandicPrimeMinisterGeirHaardE.Wehavebothtakenfromthemandfoundthatnaturallywesharethecan-doattitude——thatifyouworkhardanythingcanbedonE.Indeedthecountryisrichinwriterspaintersfilmmakersandmusicians.There'sSigurRosapost-rockbandandalsoanationalsymphonyorchestrathatplaystothehigheststandardsallovertheworlD.Halfthepopulationappearstohavewrittenabook.Icelandhasharsh恶劣的naturewithitsbitterever-changingweathersaidHaraldurJonssonapaintersculptorandvideoandperformanceartist.Wecannotescapeit.Sowefindways________.Wehavetohavearichinternal内在的lifetofilltheemptyspaces.57.Itiscommonlybelievedthathighbirthrateanddivorceratewillbringabout________.A.socialproblemsB.happinessC.auniquewelfaresystemD.modernwayoflife58.Theunderlinedwordblendinthefourthparagraphmeans.A.combineB.correctC.compareD.compete59.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasthereasonforIcelanders’happiness?A.Geographiclocation.B.ArichinternallifE.C.NationalpridE.D.Freedomfromtaboos.60.Themostsuitablephrasetofillintheblankinthelastparagraphis.A.togetridofitB.tohaveitchangedC.togetawayfromitD.tolivewithit

DearMr.ThundersWewouldliketointroduceourselves.OurcompanywasorganizedonlytwoyearsagobutweareoneofthelargestboatcompaniesinCaliforniA.AsyouknowyoursonboughtaboatfromusrecentlyandIthinkyouknowhowpleasedheiswithourproduct.AlsoJohnWebboneofyourson'sfriendshasboughtaboatfromusandweunderstandisveryhappywithhisboat.WearealwayshappytoknowthatourcustomersaresatisfieD.Wearewritingtoyounowbecauseasyouknowyoursonhasdecidedtobuyalargerboatandweneedyoursignatureontheloan贷款papers.TheloanapplicationhasalreadybeensignedbyDanny.Asyouwillseethereisoneformtofilloutandtherearethreecontractstosign.Danny's26-footboatwasreturnedtoourSanPedroDockyesterdayandwearepleasedtosaythatthenew36-footChallengerwillbedelivered送达twoweeksfromtoday.Itisbeinginspectedbyourmanagerrightnow.Theauto-pilot自动领航仪hasalreadybeeninstalledbyourmechaniC.Itlooksasthougheverythingwillbereadyintimefordelivery.Allweneedarethesignedcontractsfromyou.Thankyou.SincerelyyoursTonyValention59.ThisisaletterMr.Thundersreceivedfrom_______________.A.TonyValentioninEnglandB.aboatcompanyinCaliforniaC.DannyasalesmaninCaliforniaD.abankmanagerinCalifornia60.TonywrotetoMr.Thundersto______.A.tellhimtosignthecontractsB.thankhimforbuyinganewboatC.tellaboutsomethingofhiscompanyD.askhimtopayforhisboatrightaway61.Theunderlinedwordinstalledmeans______.A.fixedB.checkedC.boughtD.removed62.Fromtheletterwecanseethattheboatcompany______.A.isaworld-famousoneB.isdevelopingslowlyC.doesn'thasalonghistoryD.hastoadvisecustomerstobuyitsboats63.Dannywantstochangethe26-footboatforanew36-footChallengerbecause_______.A.theformeroneisbrokendownB.thenewonehasmodernequipmentC.theformeronedoesn'tworkwellD.thenewoneisalittlelarger

BForalldinnertablesaglassofmilkseemstobeamust.AtleastitwaswhenIwasgrowingup.Itiswidelybelievedthatmilkisamustinbuildingstrongbonesandteeth.There’snodoubtthatdairyproductsespeciallymilkarehighinproteinandcalciumandVitaminD.andVitaminA.areaddedtomostmilkproducts.Whileit’swellknownthatourbonesneedcalciumsomestudiessuggestthathighcalciumintakedoesn’tnecessarilyloweraperson’sriskforfractures骨折.A.Harvardstudyfoundthatpeoplewhodranktwoormoreglassesofmilkhadnogreaterprotectionfrombreakingabonethanthosewhodrankaglassorlessaweek.Thereisnodoubtthatweneedcalcium.Someanti-dairysupportersclaimdairyproductscanleadtoheartdiseasE.Muchofthisclaimisbasedonhigh-fatdairyproductslikecheeseandcreamwhichmayindeedleadtosomehealthproblems.Somestudieshavelinkedhighmilkintakeswithariskofprostate前列腺cancer;thisseemsalsotobecausedbyhigh-fatdairyproductsbutnotbydairyproductsingeneral.Althoughmilkhasalwaysbeenregardedasthemostimportantthingweneedforourbonesoneofthemostimportantthingsinstrengtheningbonesandreducingtheriskofosteoporosis骨质疏松isweight-bearingexercisesuchasjoggingwalkingandweightlifting.PerhapsweshouldthinkofdairyproductsaslesslikeanutrientandmorelikeafooD.Ifyoulikeiteatit.Ifnotfindsomethingelsetoeat.SomeclaimsmaynotbecompletelytruE.WhenIeatcreamI’mnotthinkingaboutcalciumproteinoranysuchthing.I’mthinkingitisdelicious.60.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.Milk:isitreallynecessaryforchildren?B.Thedisadvantagesofdrinkingmilk.C.Milk:isitreallygoodforthebody?D.Milkcauseshealthproblems.61.Forpeoplewhowanttoreducetheriskofosteoporosiswecaninferthatthewritermaysuggestthatthey________.A.avoidmilkwithVitaminD.andVitaminA.addedB.spendsometimeexercisingC.takeinasmuchcalciumaspossibleD.drinkmorethantwoglassesofmilkeveryday62.Basedonthepassagewelearnthewritermayagreethat________.A.milkisthemostimportantthingthatweneedforourbonesB.childrenshouldnotbepermittedtoeatcreamC.childrenshoulddrinkmilkwhethertheylikeitornotD.milkshouldbeconsideredmorelikeafoodthananutrient63.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Somedairyproductsmayharmourhealth.B.MilkhasthehighestlevelofproteinofanyfooD.C.ThewriterseldomdrankmilkwhenhewasyoungD.PeoplewhodrinkmilkeverydayareatahighriskofgettingaheartdiseasE.

BJapanesestudentsworkveryhardbutmanyareunhappy.Theyfeelheavypressuresfromtheirparentstodowellinschool.MoststudentsarealwaysbeingtoldbytheirparentstostudyhardersothattheycanhaveawonderfullifE.Thoughthismaybegoodideasforthoseverybrightstudentsitcanhaveverybadresultsformanystudentswhoarenotquickenoughatlearning.Unfortunatelyanumberofstudentskilledthemselves.Othersareaftercomfortinusingdrugs.Somedobadthingswithtrouble-makersandturntocrimE.Manyofthemhavetriedveryhardatschoolbuthavefailedintheexamsandhavedisappointedtheirparents.Suchstudentsfeelthattheyarelessimportantandleaveschoolbeforetheyhavefinishedtheirstudy.ItissurprisingthatthoughmostJapaneseparentsareworriedabouttheirchildrentheydonothelptheminanyway.Manyparentsfeelthattheyarenotabletohelptheirchildrenandthatitistheteachers'worktohelptheirchildren.Tomakemattersworsealotofparentssendtheirchildrentospecialschoolcalledjuku-cramschools.TheseschoolsareopenduringtheeveningandonweekendsandtheironlypurposeistopreparestudentstopassexamstheydonottrytoeducatestudentsinanyrealsenseoftherealworlD.Itthuscomesasashocktorealizethatalmostthreequartersofthejuniororhighschoolpopulationattendthesecramschools.OrdinaryJapaneseschoolsusuallyhaverulesabouteverythingfromthestudents'hairtotheirclothesandthingsintheirschoolbag.Childpsychologistsnowthinkthatsuchstrictrulesoftenleadtoafeelingofbeingunsafeandbeingunabletofitintosociety.Theyregardtherulesasbeingharmfultothedevelopmentofeachstudent.Theybelievethatnosenseofmoralvaluesisdevelopedandthatstudentsaregivenneitherguidancenortraininginbecominggoodcitizens.56.AlotofJapanesestudentsareunhappyatschoolbecause.A.theyworkveryhardB.theyfindtheycan'tdowellatschoolC.theyfeelunimportantD.theyareundertoomuchpressure57.Becauseoftheirfailureatschoolsomestudentstakedrugsto.A.killthemselvesB.seekcomfortC.disappointtheirparentsD.maketrouble58.Whatshouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Students'PressureB.Students'ProblemsC.TheNegative消极ImpactofJapaneseEducationD.TheTroubleinJapaneseSchools59.Injuku-cramschoolsstudents.A.aretakengoodcareofbytheteachersB.feelnopressureC.aretrainedtopassexamsD.canlearnalotofusefulthings60.InordinaryJapaneseschools.A.therearestrictrulesB.studentsfeelsafeC.studentscandoanythingD.learningisnotimportant

CThenextgreatlandareathatmanhopestocontrolisthemoon.InsizeitisnearlyequaltotheareaofNorthandSouthAmericA.Howeveritpresentsahostile不友好的environment.Temperaturesrange+120to-150degreesCentigrade摄氏.Thereisnoairandnowater.Todaythereisconsiderablescientificspeculation思索aboutlivingonthemoon.WhenmanwillbeginlifeonthemoonsurfaceisstillnotdetermineD.Butexpertsbelievethatsettlementwilltakeplaceinthreesteps.Firsttherewillbeincreasingperiodsofexplorationwithtemporaryshelters临时住所.Theseperiodswillbefollowedbylongerstayswithhousingunderthesurfaceofthemoonanddailynecessitiesbroughtbythesettlersthemselvesfromtheearth.Finallysettlementsthatareself-supportingwillbefoundeD.ThemainjoboftheearlysettlerswillbetostayalivE.Theywillhavetoplantcropsunderhugedomes圆顶屋toproducefoodandoxygenandfindwatersources.Afterthisisdonethesettlerswillhavetimetoexplorethepossibilitiesofcommercial商业的developmentandtomakediscoveriesimportanttosciencE.Thecharacteristicsofthemoonthatmakeitbadforhumanstayingalivemaymakeitidealforcertainkindsofmanufacturing制造业.Operationsrequiringavacuum真空orextremecoldareexamples.Thereforeindustrialdiamondsmightbeproducedonthemoon.64.Theareaofthemoonis_________.A.aboutthesameasthatofNorthandSouthAmericaB.largerthanthatofNorthandSouthAmericaC.hardlyequaltothatofNorthandSouthAmericaD.farsmallerthanthatofNorthandSouthAmerica65.Accordingtothispassagethesettlementofthemoon________.A.willsoonberealizedB.canbedoneunderthemoonsurfaceC.isbeingexperimentedbymanyscientistsD.soundsentirelyimpossible66.Tostayaliveonthemoontheearlysettlersmustfirstofallbeableto________.A.developcommerceB.getenoughfoodoxygenandwaterC.makediscoveriesimportantD.explorethepossibilitiesofindustrialdevelopment67.Thoughtheenvironmentonthemoonisbadforhumanstayingaliveitisverygoodfor________.A.makingsuchthingsasindustrialdiamondsB.allkindsofmanufacturedgoodsC.medicaloperationsD.commercialdevelopment

ResearchattheUniversityofLiverpoolUKhasfoundthatShakespeare’slanguagestimulatespositivebrainactivity.Shakespeareusesalinguistic语言的techniqueknownasfunctionalchangethatinvolvesforexampleusinganountoserveasaverB.ResearchersfoundthatthistechniqueallowsthebraintounderstandwhatawordmeansbeforeitunderstandsthefunctionofthewordwithinasentencE.ThisprocesscausesasuddenpeakinbrainactivityandforcesthebraintoworkbackwardsinordertofullyunderstandwhatShakespeareistryingtosay.ProfessorPhilipDavisfromtheuniversity’sSchoolofEnglishsaid:Thebrainreactstoreadingaphrasesuchas‘hegoddedme’fromthetragedyofCoriolanusinasimilarwaytoputtingajigsawpuzzle拼图玩具together.IfitiseasytoseewhichpiecesfittogetheryoubecomeboredofthegamE.Butifthepiecesdon’tappeartofitwhenweknowtheyshouldthebrainbecomesexciteD.BythrowingirregularwordsintoseeminglynormalsentencesShakespearesurprisesthebraininamannerthatproducesasuddenburstofactivity—asenseofdramacreatedoutofthesimplestofthings.ExpertsbelievethatthisheightenedbrainactivitymaybeoneofthereasonswhyShakespeare’splayshavesuchadramaticimpactontheirreaders.ProfessorNeilRobertsfromtheuniversity’sMagneticResonanceandImageAnalysisResearchCenterandProfessorDavistogetherwithDrGuillauneThierryfromtheUniversityofWalesUKmonitored20participantsusinganelectroencephalogramEEGastheyreadselectedlinesfromShakespeare’splays.Thebrainsignalisrelativelystablewhenweunderstandthemeaningofawordbutwhenthewordchangesthegrammarofthewholesentencebrainreadingssuddenlypeak.ThebrainisthenforcedtoretraceitsthinkingprocessinordertounderstandwhatitissupposedtomakeofthisunusualwordexplainsProfessorRoberts.1.Theresearchconductedbytheprofessorshasshowedthat___________.A.ShakespeareusesfunctionalchangetomisleadreadersB.Shakespeare’slanguageexcitespositivebrainactivity.C.Shakespeare’splayshaveadramaticeffectontheirreaders.D.Shakespeare’slanguagemakesthebrainsignalrelativelystable2.Whichofthefollowingwordscanreplacetheunderlinedpronounitinthe2ndparagraph?A.techniqueB.wordC.brainC.sentence3.Inthe3rdparagraphtheexampleofajigsawpuzzleisusedheretostate___________.A.thefunctionofShakespeare’slinguistictechniqueB.asenseofdramacreatedbyplayingthegameC.theShakespeare’sthinkingprocessD.thebrain’sreactiontoreadingabook4.BasedontheresearchShakespeare’splayshaveagreateffectontheirreaderliesin_______.A.languageusedinplaysB.charactersshowedinworksC.brainactivityincreasedinreadingD.thinkingprocesswhenwriting

Ifyouarearecentsocialsciencegraduatewhohashadtolistentojokesaboutunemploymentfromyourcomputermajorclassmatesyoumayhavehadthelastlaugh.Therearemanyadvantagesforthesocialsciencemajorbecausethishigh-techInformationAgedemandspeoplewhoareflexi??ble灵活的andwhohavegoodcommunicationskills.Therearemanysocialsciencemajorsinlargecompanieswhofillimportantpositions.Forexampleanumberofresearchstudiesfoundthatsocialsciencemajorshadachievedgreatermanagerialsuccessthanthosewhohadtechnicaltrainingorpre-professionalcourses.Studiesshowthatsocialsciencemajorsaremostsuitedforchangewhichistheleadingfeature特点ofthekindofhigh??speedhigh-pressurehigh-techworldwenowlivein.Socialsciencemajorsarenotonlyexperiencingsuccessintheirlong-termcompanyjobsbuttheyarealsofindingjobsmoreeasily.A.studyshowedthatmanycompanieshadfilledalargepercentageoftheirentry-levelpositionswithsocialsciencegraduates.Thestudyalsoshowedthatthemostsought-afterqualityinapersonwhowaslookingforajobwascommunicationskillsnotedasveryimportantby92percentofthecompanies.SocialsciencemajorshavetheseskillsoftenwithoutknowinghowimportanttheyarE.Itisprobablyduetotheseskillsthattheyhavebeenofferedawidevarietyofpositions.Finallyalthoughsomesocialsciencemajorsmaystillfinditmoredifficultthantheirtechnicallytrainedclassmatestolandthefirstjobrecentgraduatesreportthattheydon’tregrettheirchoiceofstudy.72.Bysayingthatyoumayhavehadthelastlaughinthefirstparagraphtheauthormeansthatyoumayhave_______.A.sharedthejokeswithcomputermajorsB.earnedasmuchascomputermajorsC.foundjobsmoreeasilythancomputermajorsD.stoppedjokingaboutcomputermajors73.Comparedwithgraduatesofothersubjectssocialsciencegraduates______.A.arereadytochangewhensituationschangeB.arebetterabletodealwithdifficultiesC.areequallygoodatcomputerskillsD.arelikelytogiveotherspressure74.Theunderlinedwordlandinthelastparagraphprobablymeans_______.A.keepforsometimeB.successfullygetC.immediatelystartD.loseregretfully75.Accordingtothetextwhathasmadeiteasyforsocialsciencegraduatestofindjobs?A.Willingnesstotakelow-paidjobs.B.Readinesstogainhigh-techknowledgE.C.Skillsinexpressingthemselves.D.Part-timeworkexperiencE.

HaveyoueverheardtheoldsayingNeverjudgeabookbyitscover.?Thisisagoodruletofollowwhentryingtojudgetheintelligenceofothers.Somepeoplehavemindsthatshineonlyincertainsituations.A.youngmanwithanunusualgiftinwritingmayfindhimselfspeechlessbeforeaprettygirlwhenhespeaks.Hemaynotbeabletofindtherightwords.Butdon’tmakethemistakeofthinkinghimstupiD.WithapenandpaperhecanexpresshimselfbetterthananybodyelsE.Otherpeoplemayfoolyouintooverestimating过高估计theirintelligencebyputtingupagoodfront.A.studentwholistensattentivelyandtakesnotesinclassisboundto一定会makeafavorableimpressiononhisteachers.Butwhenitcomestoexamshemayscorenearthebottomoftheclass.Inawordyoucan’tjudgesomeonebyappearancE.Theonlywaytodetermineaperson’sintelligenceistogettoknowhim.Thenyoucanseehowhereactstodifferentsituations.ThemoresituationsyouseethebetteryourjudgmentislikelytobE.SotakeyourtimE.Don’tjudgeabookbyitscover.Thepassagesuggeststhat______.A.agoodwritermaynotbeagoodspeakerB.agoodwriterisalwaysagoodspeakerC.aspeechlesspersonalwayswriteswellD.agoodwriterwillfindhimselfspeechlessAccordingtothispassageastudentwholistensattentivelyandtakesnotesinclass______________.A.isanintelligentstudentB.maynotbeanintelligentstudentC.willscorebetterinexamsD.willnotbeagoodstudentThepassagesuggeststhatweshouldjudgeaperson’sintelligencethrough______.A.histeachersBhisdeedsintheclassroomC.hisappearanceD.hisreactionstodifferentsituationsThewriterofthispassagewantstotellusnotto______.A.judgeabookbyitscoverB.makethemistakeofthinkingayoungmanstupidC.overestimateastudent’sintelligenceD.judgeaperson’sintelligencebyhisappearance

.WhenNewYorkCitywasnotverybigtherewasamarketontheEastRiver.Onmarketdayallthefarmerscametheretoselltheirvegetablebutterandeggsandfruit.Theylaughedandtalkedtogethersonoonecouldheartheriverthatranbesidethem.ButHansthebuttermansatwithoutasmilE.Hesoldpoundsofbutterfromatablebesidehim.Manypeoplesaidthathisbutterwasn’ttherightweight.Theysaidthathisrollsofbutterdidn’tweighasmuchasapounD.OncetheweighmastercamewalkingdowntheroaD.Hewaslookingforpeoplewhodidnotsellthefullweight.SomeonetoldhimWatchHansthebutterman.Hanshadgoodeyes.Hesawtheweighmasterandquicklyputthepieceofgoldintothefirstrollofbutterbetweenthebutteranditscover.A.captainwasstandingbesideHans’stableandhehadseenHansputthepieceofgoldintotheroll.HestoodatHans’ssidewhentheweighmastercameuptohim.Goodmorningsaidtheweighmaster.GoodmorningsaidHans.Ithinkthatyouarelookingforfarmerswhotrickthepeopleofourtown.I’msaidtheweighmaster.Someonetoldmethatyourrollsofbutterdon’tweighafullpounD.Ohyestheydo.HereWeighmaster.Hereisarollofbutter.WeighityourselfsaidHans.Hanstookthefirstrollofbutterandgaveittotheweighmaster.Theweighmastertookhisscalesandputthebutterontoit.TherollweighedmorethanapounD.I’vemadeamistakesaidtheweighmaster.Youareanhonestman.Thereisenoughbutterinthisroll.ThenthecaptainstoodinfrontofHans’stablE.YouareanhonestmansoIwanttobuysomeofyourbutterhesaiD.BeforeHanscouldspeakthecaptainpickeduptherollofbutterwiththepieceofgoldinit.I’lltakethisonE.Hans’sheartbeganbeatingmorequickly.NonotthatonE.I’vesoldthatonetoafriendofminE.TakeanotheronE.NoIwantthisonesaidthecaptain.Iwon’tsellittoyou.ItoldyouthatI’vesoldittoafriendsaidHans.Don’tmakemeangry.Theweighmasterweighedthisroll.GiveyourfriendanotheronE.ButIwanttogivehimthisonesaidHanswhowasnowveryuncomfortablE.IaskyougoodWeighmastersaidthecaptainangrilydon’tIhavetherighttochoosethepieceofbutterthatIwant?Iwillpaygoodmoneyforit.OfcourseyouhavetherightCaptainsaidtheweighmaster.WhatareyouafraidofHans?Aren’talltherollsofbutteralike?PerhapsIhavetoweighallofthem.WhatcouldHanssay?Whatcouldhedo?Hehadtosmileandsellthebuttertothecaptain.ThecaptaingaveHansthreecentsforthebutter.Thecaptainandtheweighmasterwalkedawaytogether.Youpunishedthethiefsaidtheweighmaster.NohepunishedhimselfsaidthecaptainsmilE.1.WhenHanssawtheweighmasterhe____________________.A.stoodupatonceB.saidhellototheweighmasterC.putapieceofgoldintoarollofbutterquicklyD.gavetheweighmasterapiece2.AftertheweighmasterweighedtherollofbutterthatHansgavehe_________________.A.thoughtHanswasanhonestmanB.wantedtoweighalltheotherrollsofbutterC.wantedtobuyarollofbutterfromHansD.thoughtHanswasfoolish3.ThecaptainwantedtobuybutterfromHans_________________.A.becauseheknewHanswasanhonestmanB.becausehewantedtopunishHansC.togetthepieceofgoldinthebutterD.becausethebutterweighedmorethanapound4.Hansdidn'twanttosellthatrollofbuttertothecaptainbecause_________________.A.hehadsoldittosomeoneelseB.hedidn'tlikethecaptainC.hedidn'twanttolosethepieceofgoldinitD.itweighedmorethanapound

ArchaeologistsbelievetheyareontheturningpointofthrowinglightonthelifeofWilliamShakespeare—byexcavating发掘whatmayhavebeentheplaywright’sdustholE.ExpertshavebegunexcavatingtheruinsofNewPlaceShakespeare’sformerhomeinStratford-upon-Avonwhichwasdestroyed250yearsago.AlthoughlittleremainsofthepropertytheteamledbyBirminghamArchaeologybelievesithasidentifiedadustholeusedbythe16thcenturypoet.Smallpiecesofpottery陶瓷andbrokenclaypipehavealreadybeenfoundfromamuddyholeonthesitewhichtheyclaimcouldyieldsomeofthemostsignificantdiscoveriesaboutShakespeareindecades.ThedigfocusesonthreeareasofthepropertywhichShakespeareboughtin1597whenhereturnedtohishometownfromLondonhavingachievedfame—includingtheso-calledknotgardenatthebackofthebuilding.DrDianaOwenDirectoroftheShakespeareBirthplaceTrustwhichownsthesitesaidWedonotknowiftheknotgardenwasanareausedbyShakespeare—itmayhavebeenayardsimplyusedbyhisservants.ButthiscouldactuallyyieldsomefantasticresultsespeciallyifitwasanareawhererubbishwasthrownorthedustholewaslocateD.KevinCollsfromBirminghamArchaeologyaddedThroughdocumentaryevidenceweknowShakespearelivedatNewPlacebutwehaveverylittleinformationregardingthelayout布局ofthehouseandgardensatthistimE.Througharchaeologicalfieldworkinparticularthedigofstructuralremainsandtherecoveryofartefactswehopetofillintheblanks.UntilOctobervisitorswillbeabletowatcharchaeologistsandvolunteersatworkastheyexcavatetheremainsofthehousewhichwasknockeddownin1759.ExpertshopetounearthevidencetosupporttheoriesthatShakespearewrotemanyofhismostfamousworksattheproperty.71.Thisexcavationintendsto______.A.knowsomethingabouttheplaywright’sdustholeB.searchforsometreasureinthedustholeC.explorethelifeofWilliamShakespeareD.findsomethingthatShakespearelost72.NewPlacewasdestroyedinthe______century.A.15thB.16thC.17thD.18th73.Smallpiecesofpotteryandbrokenclaypipeonthesite______.A.couldshowShakespeare’sluxuriouslifeB.couldleadtoimportantdiscoveriesaboutShakespeareC.couldshowusthatShakespearelivedatNewPlaceD.couldprovewhenNewPlacewasknockeddown74.TheunderlinedphrasetheblanksinParagraph5refersto______.A.theruinsofNewPlaceB.thesmallestpiecesofbrokenpotteryC.threeareasofthepropertyD.thelayoutofthehouseandgardensofNewPlace75.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.ShakespeareusedtoliveatNewPlacE.B.Shakespearebecamefamousafter1597.C.Onlyhisservantsusedtheknotgarden.D.DrDianaOwenownsShakespeare’sproperty.

Myfather’sreactiontothebankbuildingat43rdStreetandFifthAvenueinNewYorkcitywasimmediateanddefinite:Youwon’tcatchmeputtingmymoneyinthere!hedeclaredNotinthatglassbox!OfcoursemyfatherisagentlemanoftheoldschoolamemberofthegenerationtowhomagooddealofmodernarchitectureisupsettingbutIamconvincedthathisnegativeresponsewasnotsomuchtothearchitectureastoaviolationofhisconceptofthenatureofmoney.Inhisgenerationmoneywasthoughtofasarealcommodity实物thatcouldbecarriedorstolen.ConsequentlytoattractthecustomofasensiblemanabankhadtohaveheavywallsbarredwindowsandbronzedoorstoaffirmthefacthoweveruntruethatmoneywouldbesafeinsidE.Ifabuilding’sdesignmadeitappearimpenetrable难以渗透的theinstitutionwasnecessarilyreliableandthemeaningoftheheavywallasanarchitecturesymbolreflectedpeople’sprevailingattitudetowardmoney.ButtheattitudetowardmoneyhasofcoursechangeD.Exceptingpocketmoneycashofanykindisnowrarelyused;moneyasatangiblecommodityhaslargelybeenreplacedbycredit.A.deficit赤字economyaccompaniedbyhugeexpansionhasledustothinkofmoneyasproductofthecreativeimagination.Thebankernolongeroffersusasafe:heoffersusaserviceinwhichthemostvaluableelementisthecreativityfortheinventionoflargenumbers.Itisinnowaysurprisinginviewofthischangeinattitudethatwearewitnessingthedisappearanceoftheheavy-walledbank.Justastheolderbankemphasizeditsstrengththisbankbyitsarchitectureboastsofimaginativepowers.Fromthispointofviewitishardtosaywherearchitectureendsandhumanassertion人们的说法begins.36.Themainideaofthispassageisthat________.A.moneyisnotasvaluableasitwasinthepastB.changeshavetakenplaceinboththeappearanceandtheconceptofbanksC.thearchitecturalstyleoftheolderbankissuperiortothatofthemodernbankD.prejudicemakestheoldergenerationthinkthatthemodernbankisunreliable37.Howdotheoldergenerationandtheyoungeronethinkaboutmoneyrespectively?A.Theformerthinksmoreofmoneythanthelatter.B.Theyoungergenerationvaluesmoneymorethantheoldergeneration.C.Bothgenerationsrelyontheimaginativepowerofbankerstomakemoney.D.Totheformermoneyisarealcommoditybuttothelatterbeameanstoproducemoremoney.38.ThewordstangiblecommodityLine2ParA.4refertosomething______.A.thatcanbereplaceableB.thatisusableC.thatcanbetouchedD.thatcanbereproduced39.Accordingtothispassageamodernbankershouldbe_______.A.ambitiousandfriendlyB.reliableandpowerfulC.sensibleandimpenetrableD.imaginativeandcreative40.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthor’sattitudetowardsthenewtrendinbankingis_______.A.cautiousB.regretfulC.positiveD.hostile

EEverychildisuniqueandhasinterestsandwantsthatarespecifictohimorher.Asparentsofmanychildrenittakesalotofefforttoidentifythespecialqualitiesofeachchildandusethemtobeaneffectiveinfluenceintheiryounglives.What’smoreparentsneedtoworktoguideeachchildintotheirplaceinthefamilyandmakesurethatthechildiscontentandabletogrowasaperson.EstablishingtasksinthehomeforeachchildhelpsbegintolayrelationalboundariesinplacE.Eachchildshouldhaveanareathatbecomeshisorherstomaintain.Householdchores家务活fallintothiscategory.Howeveranorderforansweringthephoneordoorbellcanalsobeatask.Rewardeachaccomplishedtaskinsmallwayslikeacompliment赞扬.Moneyisnotaseffectiveaspersonalattention.Don’tbuyagiftortreatforonewithoutincludingtheothers.Evenonbirthdaysgiveeverychildasmallgiftthattheycanenjoyopeningwhilethebirthdaychildopenshisorherpileofgiftsorlargergift.It’snotareallypriceything.Ourchildrenneverfeltleftoutattheotherchild’sbirthdayorspecialoccasion.Whenbuyingclothesorothernecessitiesitcanoftenbetoomuchofabudgetstrain紧张tobuyeverythingforallatoncE.MakesureeverychildunderstandsthattheirturnwillcomE.Ifyoubuybacktoschoolclothesbecertaintohaveeachoneanewoutfittowearbythefirstdayofschool.Startearlysoeachchildcanreceiveparentalattentionbeforeheadingout.Don’tfallintothetrapofbragging夸耀onA’sbyasmartoroverachievingchildandignoringtheC’sofaaveragechilD.EncouragethemtodotheirbestandbragontheirbestnotthelettergradereceiveD.72.Thepassageisintendedfor________.A.theonlychildinafamilyB.thechildrenwhohavesistersorbrothersC.theparentswithmorethanonechildD.theparentswithonlyonechild73.Accordingtothepassageifachilddoesagoodjobathomeparentsshould__________A.buyhim/heragiftassoonaspossibleB.trytotakegoodcareofhim/herC.givehim/hersomemoneyasarewardD.givehim/herpraise74.Onbirthdaystheauthorwouldliketo_____.A.giveeachchildasmallgiftB.givethebirthdaychildagiftonlyC.giveallchildrengiftsexceptthebirthdaychildD.givethebirthdaychildsmallergiftsthanothers75.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttotellreadersinthepassage?A.Childrenshouldlearntodohousework.B.Befairwhilemakingeachchildfeelspecial.C.ParentsshouldencouragetheirchildrenasmuchaspossiblE.D.Parentsshouldbuytheirchildrennewclothesbeforethefirstdayofschool.

Drunkendriving—sometimescalledAmerica’ssociallyacceptedformofmurder—hasbecomeanationalepidemic流行病.EveryhourofeverydayaboutthreeAmericansonaveragearekilledbydrunkendriversaddinguptoanincredible250000overthepasttenyears.A.drunkendriverisusuallyreferredtoasonewith0.10-bloodalcoholcontentorroughlythreebeerglassesofwineorshotsofwhiskydrunkwithintwohours.HeavydrinkingusedtobeanacceptablepartoftheAmericanmanlyimageandjudgeswerelenientinmostcourtsbutthedrunkenkillinghasrecentlycausedsomanywell-publicizedtragediesespeciallyconcerningyoungchildrenthatpublicopinionisnolongersotolerant.Twentystateshaveraisedthelegaldrinkingageto21reversingatrendinthe1960storeduceitto18.AfterNewJerseylowereditto18thenumberofpeoplekilledby18-20yearsolddriversmorethandoubledsothestaterecentlyuppeditbackto21.Reformershoweverfearraisingthedrinkingagewillhavelittleeffectunlessaccompaniedbyeducationalprogramstohelpyoungpeopletodevelopresponsibleattitudesaboutdrinkingandteachthemtoresistpeerpressuretodrink.Thoughnewlawshaveledtoincreasedarrestsandtestsinmanyareasalreadytoamarkeddeclineinaccidentssomestatesarealsopunishingbarsforservingcustomerstoomanydrinks.A.barinMassachusettswasfinedforservingsixormoredoublebrandiestoacustomerwhowasobviouslydrunkandlaterdroveofftheroadkillinga9-year-oldboy.AstheaccidentscontinuetooccurdailyineverystatesomeAmericansareevenbeginningtospeakwellofthe13yearsnationalprohibitionofalcoholthatbeganin1919whichPresidentHoovercalledthenobleexperiment.Theyforgotthatlegalprohibitiondidn’tstopdrinkingbutencouragedpoliticalcorruption腐败andorganizedcrimE.Aswiththeboomingdrugtradegenerallythereisnoeasysolution.WhatcanbeinferredfromthefactofthetrafficaccidentsinNewJersey?A.manydriverswerenotoflegalagE.B.youngdriverswereoftenbaddrivers.C.Driversshouldnotbeallowedtodrink.D.thelegaldrinkingageshouldberaiseD.Theunderlinedwordlenientinthefirstparagraphmeans_________.A.seriousB.cruelC.mercifulD.determinedInAmericapublicopinionaboutdrunkendrivinghaschangedbecause__________.A.judgesaregivingmoreseveresentencesB.newlawsareintroducedinsomestatesC.thenewsmediahavehighlightedtheproblemD.driversaremoreconsciousoftheirimageWhyistheproblemofdrinkinganddrivingdifficulttosolveA.BecausealcoholiseasilyobtaineD.B.BecausedrinkingislinkedtoorganizedcrimE.C.BecauselegalprohibitionhasalreadyfaileD.D.Becausemakinglawsaloneisnotsufficient.

Ⅲ.阅读共两节满分40分第一节阅读理解共15题每小题2分满分30分AnyonewhoisaddictedtoreadingbusticketsorcerealpacketswillunderstandtheappealofpoemsontheundergrounD.SomeyearsagoafewacquaintanceswholivedandworkedinLondonwhousedtheTubeandlovedpoetrydecidedthatitwouldbepleasanttoreadafewlinesbytheirfavoritepoetsastheytraveledaroundbyTubeinsteadofjustglancingupwardsatthetiresomeadvertisements.Theundergroundhadasurplus剩余的ofadvertisingspaceonthetrains.TheysuggestedfillingtheblankspaceonthetrainsfortheentertainmentofthetravelingpubliC.Thepoemstookonanewlifewhentheywereremovedfrombooksandplacedalongsidetheadverts.CommutersenjoyedtheideaofreadingKeats’MuchhaveItraveledintherealmsofgoldonacrowdedCentralLinetrainortryingtolearnbyheartasonnetbetweenHammersmithandPiccadilly.Thechoiceofpoemswasn’tarbitrary随机的butspeciallychosen.ItcateredforalltastesincludinglivinganddeadpoemsfromthehomelandandfromallovertheEnglish-speakingworldandespeciallypoemswhichhaveassociationwithLondon.ThesuccessofthepoemsontheundergroundenterprisesconfirmedthatBritainwasanationofpoetrylovers.HundredsofpeoplecorrespondedwithLondonUndergroundsuggestingpoemsorjusttosaythankyou.InJanuary1989onthethirdanniversaryafterthefirstpoemsontheUndergroundLondonUndergroundpromisedtodonateallthespacesfreetoincreasethenumberavailableatleastonepoemineachtraincarriageandtopayfortheproductioncostsaswell.Theyalsoupdatedthepoemseveryfewmonths.PostersofthepoemsdecoratedtheBritishCouncillibrariesthroughouttheworldbutthebestwaytoviewthepoemsistoseethembyyourselvesonwhichevertrainyouchooseineveryzoneofthenetwork—forthepriceofanundergroundticket.41.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ShellyandKeat’sPoemsB.ThePoemsontheUndergroundC.TravellingontheTubeinLondonD.ThePoemsaboutLondon42.Thepoemswere_________.A.removedfrombooksandplacedinemptyadvertisingspacesB.takenfromthroughouttheEnglish-speakingworldandchosentopleaseeveryoneC.includingpoemsaboutLondonbyShellyBurnsKeatsandbythecommutersthemselvesD.meanttobereadaloudandlearntbyheart43.Whichistheclosestinmeaningtoassociation?A.Connection.B.DifferencE.C.Similarity.D.Comparison.44.Thebestplacetoseethepoemis________.A.inanytrainonthenetworkB.inlibrariesaroundtheworldC.intrainsontheCentralLineandbetweenHammersmithandPiccadillyD.insomecarriageanywhereonthenetwork45.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassageabove?A.Peoplewholikereadingbusticketsadvocatepoemsontheunderground.B.SpaceswhichwereusedforadvertisementsarenowcompletelyoccupiedbypoemsonthetubE.C.YoucanappreciatethepoemsyoulikeatthecostofonlyatubeticketinLondon.D.Thesuccessofthepoemsontheundergroundindicatespeople’sloveforthetubeofLondon.

HowtosayhelloinJapanesedependsonwhenyousayit.ThisisverymuchlikedifferentgreetingsusedinEnglishatdifferenttimesofthedayornight.InJapanesecultureitalsodependsonwhetheryouareonthephoneormeetingsomebodyorwhetheryouareclosetothepersonyouaregreeting.Wedon`tgetformalwithourclosefriends.WeseldomgreetthemwithGoodmorningorGoodevening.A.Hiisenough.Althoughthemostpopularandmostwell-knowntranslationforHelloisstillKonniqiwaitisnotexactlyhowtosayhelloinJapanesE.Perhapsitisnotthemostsuitablewordforit.ActuallythecorrectgreetinginEnglishforKonniqiwaisGooddayorGoodnoonandIamsureyouwouldn`tlikegreetingpeoplewithaGooddayatanytimeandneitherdoJapaneselikesayingKonniqiwawhentheywanttosayHello.Sowhattodo?Let`sdoitthewaytheJapanesedo.UseOhaiyoGonzaimasuforGoodmorningKonniqiwawhenit`snoonandKonbanwatogreetsomebodyintheafternoon.ThingsdifferwhenyouareonthephonE.JustsayMoshiMoshiwhichisactuallysimilartosayingHellooverthephonebecauseonehardlyeverusesGoodmorningorGoodafternoonorGoodeveningrightafterpickingupthephonE.ItisinvariablythesweetoldHello.NexttimeI`lltellsomethingaboutmylifeinJapan.51.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.HowtosayhelloB.HowtogreetclosefriendsinJapaneseC.HowtogreetpeopleinJapaneseD.SomedifferencesbetweenEnglishandJapanese52.Japanesepeoplegreeteachotherbysaying_________intheafternoon.A.MoshiMoshiB.KonniqiwaC.OhaiyoGonzaimasuD.Konbanwa53.Inthewriter`sopinion___________.A.JapanesecultureissimilartoAmericancultureB.Jpanesepeopledon`tlikeusingKonniqiwaasagreetingforthewholedayC.peopledon`tneedtobepolitetotheirclosefriendsD.Japanesepeopleareveryfriendlytoeachother54.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinvariablyinthelastparagraphmean?A.probablyB.alwaysC.sometimesD.likely

BOnceaNewZealandteacheraskedwhereIlivE.InthewhitebuildingIanswereD.Atouruniversitybothgirlsandboysliveinthesamedormitory.IaddeD.Beyondmyexpectation出乎意料howevermyattempt努力toshowIamspeakingAmericanEnglishAEturnedouttobesomethingelsE.TheNewZealanderseemedverypuzzled迷惑atmyanswer.WithahalfsmilesheaskedReallyDotheyliveinthesameroom?Ohno.Theyliveindifferentroomsbutinthesamebuilding.Ireacted反应quickly.LaterIgottoknowtheworddormitory.InAEitmeansonebuildingwhereas而却itmeansoneroominBritishEnglishBE.TheNewZealandermisunderstoodmebecauseshespokeNewZealanderEnglishNEwhichasweknowismuchrelatedtoBE.NowadaysnotafewEnglishlearnerswhotrytocatchupwiththefashion时髦choosetospeakAE.YettheproblemisthattheycannotspeakpureAEbuthalfAEandhalfBEinsteaD.Ithinkitnecessarytokeeponestyleinordertoavoid避免misunderstanding.61WhichofthefollowingisrightA.AEandBEaretwodifferentlanguages.B.TherearesomedifferencesbetweenAEandBE.C.NewZealandersspeakBE.D.NewZealanderscannotunderstandAmericans.62WhatIsaidtotheNewZealanderis.A.reallypureAEB.reallypureBEC.halfAEandhalfBED.notEnglishatall63Accordingtothepassage.A.fewpeoplespeakAEB.morepeoplespeakBEC.BEisbecomingfashionableD.AEisbecomingfashionable64Thewriterwrotethepassageinorderto.A.tellusafunnystoryB.warnusnottomakemistakesC.tellusthedifferencesbetweenAEandBED.encourageustospeakonestyleofEnglish

Justputyourspecialclothesoninthemorningandyoucouldjump3metersintotheairandevencarrymorethan60kilogramswithoutgettingtireD.Thewalktoschoolwouldbeveryveryeasy.Suchsuperchargedclothingisoneoftheproductsthatcouldbecreatedusingwearableroboticstechnology.Designedtoimproveaperson’ssensesandskillsthedevicecouldbeassimpleasahearingaiD.Oritcouldbeafull-bodysuitthatsenseswhatyou’regoingtodothenhelpsyoudoitbetter.AsupermansuitwouldbethefinalresultinwearableroboticssaidFrancoisPinheadofroboticsandenergysystemsattheOakRidgeNationalLaboratory橡树林国家实验室US.WhilethesesuitsareatleasttenyearsawayinsomeareasthetechnologyisalreadyinusE.Researchersaredevelopingartificialarmsandlegsthatallowolddisabledorinjuredpeopletomovefreely.ThusUSArmyisinterestedinusingwearablerobotlegstohelpsoldiersrunfastercarrymoreequipmentandbestrongerinbattlE.Jobsthatinvolveliftingheavyloadsorsavinglivesfromtherubbleofanearthquakecouldalsobecomemucheasier.A.robotisadevicethatrespondstoacommanD.You’reprobablywithsimplerobotssuchastoycarsorairplanesthatrespondtobuttonsyoupushonaremotecontrol.Wearableroboticsgoesfurther.Insteadofjustreceivinginformationthroughawireorremotecontroltheroboticdevicecansendinformationbacktoitscontroller.SupposeyouworeasleevethathassensorswhereyourjointsarE.EverytimeyoumoveyourarmthesleevesensesyourmovementsandsendstheinformationtoarobotwhichthenmovesitsarmjustasyoudiD.Whentherobothitsortouchessomethingitsendsasignalbacktothesleeveandyousensetheaction.Inthiswayscientistsareworkingtowraptherobotaroundtheperson.Theirgoalistomakethesleeveshoeorsuithelpyoudowhatyouwanttodo.WhichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedwordsuperchargedinParagraphone?A.expensiveB.overchargedC.advancedD.fullofelectricityProductsresultingfromthiswearableroboticstechnologydonotinclude________.A.remotecontrolsB.hearingaidsC.wearablerobotlegsD.supermansuitsFromthepassagewecaninferthat_______________.A.itwillbetenyearsbeforeroboticdevicesareinuseB.thewearableroboticstechnologyhasbeenemployedinsomeareasC.therobotsintheroboticdeviceswilldowhateveryouwanttodoD.peoplemustbecomelazierandlesshealthierinthefuture

Popmusicisthenamefordifferentformsofpopularcommercial商业musiC.IthaditsbeginningintheUSAandspreadthroughoutthewholeworldduringthe1950sand1960s.ItiswidelylikedbytheyoungpeoplE.Thebestknownearlyformofpopmusicwasrock’n’roll;anotherwasblues.A.morerecentdevelopmentisfolk-rock.Popmusichastakentheplaceofnativemusicinmanypartsoftheworld;ithascausedthenumberofpeopleforjazztobecomemuchsmallerthanitwasinthe1950sandearlierandithasnowbeguntorulemusicalstageproductions.It’sabigindustry.MuchpopmusiciswithoutartisticvaluebuttheworkofsomepopsingersE.g.theBeatlesBobDylanthegroupslikeFloydandCrosbyStillsandNashisonahighermusicallevel.Andthereisstillagreatinterestinittoday.PopmusicconcertsandfestivalsareheldallovertheworlD.AllofthefollowingformsbelongtopopmusicEXCEPT__________________.A.bluesB.rock’n’rollC.jazzD.folk-rockAccordingtothearticlethenumberofpeopleforjazzinthe1950sandearlierwas___________itistoday.A.muchgreaterthanB.muchsmallerthanC.asgreatasD.assmallasWhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Nopopmusicisonahighmusicallevel.B.MuchpopmusicisveryartistiC.C.PopmusicishighlyartistiC.D.NotallpopmusiciswithoutartisticvaluE.Itisabigindustrymeansthat_______________.A.itmakesalotofmusicalinstruments乐器B.itisabigmusicalandcommercialbusinessC.thepopsingersareveryhard-workingD.popmusicisonaveryhighmusicallevel

Inmanypartsoftheworldcarsplayanessentialroleindailylifeandmanysocietieswouldstoptofunctionwithoutthem.Sotheclaimthatin20years’timenoonewillowncarsmaybehardtobelievE.Butthisisthepredictionmadebyateamoftransportresearcherswhoaretakenseriouslynotonlybygovernmentsbutalsobycarmanufacturers.TheHumanScienceandAdvancedTechnologyInstituteatLoughboroughintheUKispartofaninternationalresearchprogram.Theteamtherebelievesthatby2020allcarswillbecomputerizedwhichwillmeanextremelylargefuelsavingsnoaccidentsandbetteruseofroads.Thesuper-intelligentcarofthe21stcenturywilldriveitselfanditwillnotbeownedbyonindividual.Insteadwewillhaveachoiceofcarsandchangethemasfrequentlyaswechangeourclothing.AccordingtoDr.DavidDaviswholeadstheresearchteamthesepredictionsarebasedontherisingcostofthecarculturewhichhadblockedupourcitiespollutedourairandcausedmoredeathsthanbothworldwarsputtogether.Davissayscarswillbefittedwithintelligentcruisecontroldevicestoregulatethedistancebetweenonecarandanother.Brakesandaccelerators加速器willbecomeredundant多余的becausethecarwillautomaticallyspeeduporslowdowntomatchthespeedofthecarinfront.ComputersaremuchsaferdriversthanpeoplesocarsinaroadtrainwillbeabletodrivemuchclosertogetherthancarsdrivenbypeoplE.By2010Dr.DavidDavisbelievescartechnologywillgivemotoristsaclearviewoftheroadwhatevertheweatherconditionsbyprojectinganimageoftheroadaheadontothecar’swindscreen.Andby2020carswilltravelinconvoylinkedtoeachotherelectronically.Carswillbeconnectedbyanelectronictow牵引bartothecarinfronttoformroad-trains.ThefrontvehicleinsuchatrainburnstheordinaryfuelsaysDavis.Butalltheothersinthetrainwouldburnabouttenpercentofthenormalamountandsoproduceabouttenpercentofthepollution.Weknowfromthepassagethatgovernmentsandcarmanufactures________.A.don’tbelievethepredictionthatnoonewillowncarsby2020.B.aredevotedtothetechnologicalinnovation创新incarindustry.C.considerthepredictionsmadebytheresearchersseriously.D.haveputthesuper-intelligentcarintomassproduction.WhichofthefollowingwillNOTbethecharacteristicsofthecarsof2020?A.Therewillbenobrakeandacceleratorincars.B.Wewillownasmanycarsaswewant.C.Allcarswillbedrivenbycomputers.D.Caraccidentwillnolongerhappen.TheexpressionclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedphraseinconvoyPara5is______.A.inlineB.sidelongC.sidebysideD.nexttooneanotherWhatwillhappenifcarsarelinkedtoeachotherelectronicallyin2020?A.MotoristswillgetaclearviewoftheroaD.B.Theweatherconditionswon’thaveeffectonmotorists.C.Therewillbeadecreaseinthepollutioncausedbycar.D.Alltrainswillburnlessfuelthanpresent.

BEveryafternooninSouthKoreawhenschoolandworkfinishover100000peoplemeetontheInternettoplayagamecalledLineagE.Theymeetinavirtual虚拟的world500yearsinthepast.Theyformteamsandfightforjusticeandmoney.TheyarepartofoneoftheInternet'smanyonlinegamingcommunities.Thepeoplewhoplaythesegamesarecalledgamers.Oftentheymeetin24-hourcaféstoplayLineageaswellasothergamessuchasDiabloStarCraftandCounterStrikE.Mostgamersjustplayforfunbutforsomepeopleitcanbecomeanobsession着迷.Whengamingbecomesanobsessionitcanbecomedangerous.InHongKongaseventeen-year-oldboydiedasaresultofplayinghisfavouritegameinthecaféwhereheworkeD.AfterworkingforeighthoursheoftenstayedatthecaféandplayedDiabloII.Onsomenightshesleptforonlytwohours.InMay2002hewasfoundunconsciousatacomputerafterplayingallnight.Whenhediedlaterinhospitaldoctorssaiditwasbecausehewasexhausted.InKoreathedangerscancomefromothergamers.InthevirtualworldofLineagegamerscancreatenewcharactersforthemselves.Highschoolstudentscanbecomeverypowerfulfightersandleaders.Theyplayagainstdoctorsbusinessmenandevenmembersofdangerousgangs.ButsometimesthingsthathappeninthegameaffectreallifE.Gamershavebeenbeatenupinreallifebypeopletheyhavekilledonline!56.HowmanypeopleplayLineagewhenschoolandworkareovereverydayinSouthKorea?57.WhatdopeopledointhevirtualworldofLineage?58.Theonlinegamesmentionedinthepassageare________.59.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordexhaustedmean?60.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

It’sonly4hoursflyingtimefromSydneybutaworldaway.WhatbetterplacetorestthanacountrywheretheonlyplacepeoplehurryisonthefootballfieldandthingsaredoneinFijitime?VitiLevu–GreatFiji–isthelargestislanD.Hereyou’llfindthecapitalSuvaandtheinternationalairportatNadi.VatoaontheotherhandisatinyislandinthefarthestpartofFiji.Thenthereare331otherislandsmanyofthemwithplacestostay.Whitlessthanamillionpeoplelivingonislandsyou’llneverfeelcrowdeD.Andwithaclimate气候thatchangesonlyforfivedegreesbetweenseasonsthere’sneverabadtimetocomE.FromcitiestovillagesfrommountainstobeachesfromwatersportstowoodenartworksFijicangiveyoumoreadventuresandspecialexperiencesthanyoucouldfindalmostanywhereintheworlD.Wheneveryoucomewhereveryougoyou’resuretoseesomeunforgettableevents.Fromwardancestoreligiouszōng jiāo 的songs.Frommarketdaystoreligiousdays.It’snotjuststagedfortourists;it’sstillapartofeverydaylifeinFiji.AndanyoneofuscanenjoyFiji’sspiritbybeingpartofthetraditional传统的sharingofyaqonaadrinkmadefromtherootofaFijiplant.Sowhynotjoinusfortheexperienceofalifeme?WhereistheinternationalairportofFiji?A.InSuvA.B.InSydney.C.OntheislandofVatoA.D.OntheislandofVitiLevu.WhatdoesthetexttellusaboutFijianpeople?A.TheyinventedFijitimeforvisitors.B.TheysticktoatraditionalwayoflifE.C.TheyliketotravelfromplacetoplacE.D.TheylovetakingadventuresabroaD.OneofthethingsthatmakeFijiatouristattractionis_______.A.it’scomfortablehotelsB.itsgoodweatherallyearroundC.itsexcitingfootballmatchesD.itsreligiousbeliefsWherecanwemostprobablyreadthistext?A.InapersonaldiaryB.InasciencereportC.InatravelmagazineD.Inageographytextbook

InCanadayoucanfinddogscatshorsesetC.inalmosteveryfamily.Thesearetheirpets.Peoplelovethesepetsandhavethemastheirgoodfriends.Beforetheykeepthemintheirhousestheytakethemtoanimalhospitalstogivetheminjections注射sothattheywon'tcarrydiseasE.TheyhavespecialanimalfoodstoresthoughtheycangetanimalfoodinalmosteverykindofstorE.SomepeoplespendaroundtwohundredCanadiandollarsamonthonanimalfooD.Whenyouvisitpeople'shousestheywouldbeverygladtoshowyoutheirpetsandtheyareveryproudofthem.Youwillalsofindthatalmosteveryfamilyhasabirdfeederintheirgarden.Allkindsofbirdsarewelcomedtocomeandhaveagoodmeal.TheyarefreetocomeandgoandnobodyisallowedtokillanyanimalinCanadA.Theyhavealawagainstkillingwildanimals.IfyoukilledananimalyouwouldbepunisheD.Ifananimalhappenedtogetrunoverbyacarpeoplewouldbeverysadaboutit.PeopleinCanadahavemanyreasonstolikeanimals.OneofthemmightbeTheirfamilytiesarenotascloseasours.WhenchildrengrowuptheyleavetheirparentsandstarttheirownlifE.Thentheoldwillfeellonely.Butpetscansolvethisproblem.TheycanbegoodfriendsandneverleavethemalonE.67.Thepassagemainlytalksabout.A.howtokeepdiseasefrompetsB.petsinCanadaC.howtotakegoodcareofpetsD.lifeoftheoldinCanada68.Theygivetheirpetsinjectionsbeforekeepingthemattheirhousesbecause.A.thepetsaresickB.thepetsarewildC.theywanttostopthemfromcarryingdiseaseD.theywantthemtosleeponthewayhome69.InCanadachildrenleavetheirparentswhentheygrowupbecause＿＿＿＿＿.A.theydon'tlovetheirparentsanymoreB.theycanonlyfindjobsfarfromtheirparentsC.theirparents'housesaretoosmallD.theywouldn'tdependontheirparentsanymore70.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEA.Peoplebuyanimalfoodonlyattheanimalfoodstores.B.PetseatbetterthanpeoplE.C.AlmosteveryfamilyhasabirdcageinhishousE.D.Anybirdcancometothebirdfeederstoeat.

WorldWrestlingEntertainmentisthelargestprofessionalwrestlingorganizationinNorthAmericA.ItwascalledWorldWrestlingFederationuntilitchangeditsnamebecauseofalegaldisputE.ItsmorethanonehundredwrestlersfighteachotherincompetitivematchesthatarewrittenandpracticedbeforetheyareperformeD.Professionalwrestlersareathletesbutactasentertainers.TheyarenotseekingathleticrecordsbutinsteadwanttoexciteanaudiencE.Todothistheyuseunusualnamesandwearspecialclothingduringwrestlingmatches.ThesewrestlersincludetheStoneColdStunnerandtheUndertaker.Mostprofessionalwrestlingmatchesarebetweentwomenortwowomen.Theyfightinsideanareacalledaringthatisseparatedfromtheaudiencebyropes.Eachmatchcontinuesuntilonewrestlerforcestheother'sshoulderstothefloorandholdsthemthereforacountofthreE.MostWorldWrestlingEntertainmentmatchescontinueforonlyaboutfourtosevenminutes.Anorganizationofficialcalledapromoterdecidesbeforethematchwhowillwin.Butwhowinsandwholosesisnottheimportantthinginprofessionalwrestling.Theimportantthingisthattheaudienceenjoysthepretendfight.Somewrestlersrarelywinbutcontinuetobepopular.NotallwrestlingmatchesarebetweentwopeoplE.Somearecalledtagteammatchesandinvolveteamsoftwothreeorfourwrestlers.Anotherkindofmatchiscalledabattleroyal.Itinvolvesthirtytosixtywrestlerscompetingagainsteachother.A.wrestlerloseswhenheorsheisthrownoutofthering.Thewinneristhelastwrestlerstillstanding.WhydidWorldWrestlingFederationchangeitsname?A.Becauseaudiencedidn’tlikeit.B.Becausemaybetherewasanothernamesimilartoit.C.Becausetheywantedtheirnamemoreunusual.D.BecausethenamewasoutofdatE.Professionalwrestlers’mainaimisto_______.A.excitetheaudienceB.makearecordC.winaprizeD.winthematchAsawholethethirdparagraphis_______.A.entertainingB.descriptiveC.instructiveD.persuasiveWhichofthefollowingstatementsisrightaccordingtothepassage?A.Allprofessionalwrestlingmatchesarebetweentwomenortwowomen.B.Thewrestlerwholosesthematchwilllosepopularity.C.Wrestlersusuallywearspecialclothingtolookfunny.D.A.wrestlerwhoisthrownoutoftheringwilllosethematchinallwrestlingmatches.

Thehistoryofnewspapersisanoften-dramaticchapterofthehumanexperiencegoingbacksomesixcenturies.InRenaissanceEuropehandwrittennewsletterscirculated发行privatelyamongmerchantspassingalonginformationabouteverythingfromwarsandeconomicconditionstosocialcustomsandhumaninterestfeatures.ThefirstprintednewspaperappearedinGermanyinthelate1400sintheformofnewspamphlets小册子orbroadsides.IntheEnglish-speakingworldtheearliestpredecessors前身ofthenewspaperwerecorantossmallnewspamphletsproducedonlywhensomeeventworthyofnoticeoccurreD.ThefirstsuccessivelypublishedtitlewasTheWeeklyNewsof1622.ThefirsttruenewspaperinEnglishwastheLondonGazetteof1666.InAmericathefirstnewspaperappearedinBostonin1690entitledPublicOccurrences.Publishedwithoutofficialpermissionitwasimmediatelysuppressed查禁.ItspublisherwasarrestedandallcopiesweredestroyeD.ThefirstsuccessfulnewspaperwastheBostonNews-LetterbegunbypostmasterJohnCampbellin1704.BytheeveoftheRevolutionaryWarsometwodozenpaperswereissuedatallthecolonies.Atthewar’sendin1783therewereforty-threenewspapersinprint.TheBillofRightsin1791atlastguaranteedfreedomofthepressandAmerica’snewspapersbegantotakeonacentralroleinnationalaffairs.By1814therewere346newspapers.Inthe1830sadvancesinprintingandpapermakingtechnologyledtoanexplosionofnewspapergrowth—theemergence出现ofthePennyPress;itwasnowpossibletoproduceanewspaperthatcouldbesoldforjustacentacopy.Thecheapnewspaperhelpedpeopletogetmoreinterestingreadingmaterialseasily.In1850therewere2526differentpapers.Bythe1910sallthebasicfeaturesofthemodernnewspaperhademergeD.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.HandwrittennewsletterscameoutpubliclyinRenaissanceEuropE.B.Thefirstprintednewspaperwasseenaboutsixhundredyearsago.C.ThefirstsuccessivelypublishednewspaperintheEnglish-speakingworldwascorantos.D.InAmericathefirstnewspaperwassuccessfulassoonasitappeareD.WhatdoestheunderlinedphrasePennyPressinthelastparagraphmean?A.Peoplecanpresspennieseasily.B.Peoplecanproducenewspaperswithlittlecost.C.Itisapennyfactory.D.ThenameofthepressownerisPenny.WhatisthemainreasonfornewspapersintheUSAincreasingsofastinthe1830s?A.ThepassoftheBillofRightsin1791.B.Newspapersbegantotakeonacentralroleinnationalaffairs.C.Advancesinprintingandpapermakingtechnology.D.AllthebasicfeaturesofthemodernnewspaperhademergedWhichofthefollowingisNOTanewspaper?A.PublicOccurrences.B.TheBostonNews-Letter.C.TheBillofRights.D.TheLondonGazettE.

Berlin---China’sendeavoreffortstoenhancestepupenvironmentalprotectionenergy-savingandgasemission-cut减排andbuildaresource-conservingsocietyisofgreatsignificancetotheworldsaidKlausToepferformerchiefoftheUnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramUNEPinarecentinterviewwithXinhuA.Suchamoveisintheinterestoftheentireworldandmeetstheneedoftheglobalsustainabledevelopment可持续性发展headdeD.ACHIEVEMENTSAsamemberofChinaCouncilforInternationalCooperationonEnvironmentandDevelopmentCCICEDIhaveseenthestrongdeterminationofChina’sleadershipsaidToepfer.TheperformanceoftheChinesecentralandregionalgovernmentsduringtheprocessofurbanization城市化进程alsomakesmebelievethatithasbecometheconsensus共识ofallthegovernmentstoprotecttheenvironmentsaveenergycutgreenhousegasemissionandtobuildanresource-conservingsociety.TheexperttookShanghaiasanexamplE.TheShanghaigovernmentisfullyawareoftheimportanceofanenergy-savingandresource-efficientstructurE.TomakeShanghaianeco-friendlycitythemunicipalgovernment市政府hastakenmeasuressuchasbuildingmoresewageprocessingfacilities污水处理设备limitingthenumberofcarstohelpeasetrafficjamandimproveairconditionshesaiddescribingthemasquiteimpressivE.Healsonotedmanychangesinthegovernment’spoliciesconcerningmanufacturingandserviceindustries加工服务业anindicationofChina’snewapproachtoenvironmentalprotectionandenergyconservation.ForinstanceChinahasgivenhigherpriority优先totheproperhandlingofcarbondioxideemission.Thecountryhasalsoactivelybeenengagedintheresearchanddevelopmentofelectricity-poweredcarsandcarsthatusealternativeenergy.MORETOBEDONEHoweverdespitethepositiveresultsmoreneedstobedoneinChinatheformerUNenvironmentchiefsaiD.ChinastillneedstomaketremendouseffortstotackletoughchallengessuchastoprotectwaterresourcesreduceairpollutionandenhanceenergyefficiencyheaddeD.ToepfersuggestedthatChinaintroduceadvancednewtechnologiesonenvironmentalprotectionandenergy-savingfromothercountriesandactivelyparticipateininternationalcooperationprojectsonenvironmentalprotectionandenergyconservationasthecountryalreadyhasastrongscientificandeconomiccapability.OnthenegativeimpactsoftheongoingfinancialcrisisonenvironmentalprotectionandenergyconservationToepfersaidtheimpactsareobviousbutonlyofshortduration.Asgovernments’measurestostabilizefinancialmarketstakeeffectenvironmentalprotectionandenergyconservationwillagainbecometheworld'smajorconcernhesaiD.67.Thepassagemayprobablybeentitled______.A.China'senvironmentalprotectioncrucial至关重要的totheworldB.China’sachievementsandtasksinenvironmentalprotectionC.China’scontributionstothesustainabledevelopmentoftheworldD.China’sdeterminationinfaceoftheongoingfinancialcrisis68.InToepfer’sopinionthemajorconcernatpresentis______.A.energyconservationB.environmentalprotectionC.carbondioxideemissionD.financialcrisis69.Toepfer’sattitudetowardstheongoingfinancialcrisisis______.A.contradictoryB.negativeC.optimisticD.pessimistic悲观的70.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistruereferringtothepassage?A.Regionalgovernments’workisnotsoefficient.B.EffortsmadebyChinahavewontheappreciationoftheworlD.C.Thepresentfinancialcrisiswilllastforseveralyearsatleast.D.AtpresentChinashouldintroducenewtechnologiesonproduction.

TeenswhobecomeaddictedtotheircellphonesmaybeplacingtheirhealthatriskbyharmingtheirabilitytosleepwellanewSwedishstudysuggests.Themessageisthatteenagerswhousetheircellphonesexcessivelyaremuchmorestressedmuchmorerestlessmuchmoretiredandhaveagreattendencytodevelopsleepdeprivation剥夺asaresultoftheircallinghabitssaidthestudyauthorDr.GabyBader.Hefocusedontheexperiencesof21healthySwedishboysandgirlsbetweentheagesof14and20.Theteenskeptwhattheauthorsdescribedasregularworking/studyinghoursandwerenotpreviouslydiagnosedwithanyparticularsleepirregularity.Heobservedthattheabove-15callgroupkeptmoreirregularsleepinghoursthanthelower-usegrouphadmoredifficultyfallingasleepmoredifficultywakingupandexperiencedmoresleepdisruptions扰乱.Badersaidthatamongyoungpeoplearelativelyrecenttechnologicalinventionlikethecellphonehasquicklybecomeexistednearlyeverywheregivingrisetoconsiderablepressuretokeepintouch.Andthispressurecandevelopintoanaddictionwithseriousnegativeresultsforteenagerhealth.Weseemoreandmorepeople--especiallytheyounggeneration--whogrewupwiththesekindsofitemsandgadgetsintheirhandsBadersaiD.Andtheybecomedependentonthetechnology.SowehavetoteachyoungpeopletobestructureD.Toknowwhentohavethecellphoneonandwhentoswitchitoff.Toavoidbecomingtheslaveoftechnologyinsteadofthemaster.Dr.MaryCarskadonexpressedlittlesurprisewiththefinding.Interpersonal人际的contactisoneofthethingsthat'sbestatkeepingusawakesheobserveD.Andsoayoungpersonreceivingcellphonetextsorphonecallsisgoingtohavemoredeepdisturbances.Andtheyaregoingtobetiredandrestlessandprobablyasaresultgoingtousemorestimulants兴奋剂.Andjudgmentisnotalwaysthebestinourteenageyears.Sothat'swhereIthinkparentalattentiontothisissuemaybeuseful.72.Teenswhobecomeaddictedtotheircellphoneswillbecome.A.tooanxioustorelax.B.unabletostaystill.C.unabletohaverealrest.D.excitedtoforgetsleep.73.Whatwecanlearnfromthesixthparagraphisthat.A.moreteensknowhowtomaketechnologyservethemB.teensusedtobetaughthowtousetechnologyC.weshouldmakeuseoftechnologyratherthanbeinthecontrolofitD.theyounggenerationdependslessonthetechnologytogrowup74.AccordingtoDr.MaryCarskadonhowtodealwiththeproblem?A.Teenagersshouldjudgehowtousetheirphones.B.Teenagersshouldreducetheirinterpersonalcontact.C.Teenagersshouldswitchtheirphonesoff.D.Parentsshouldgivemoreattentiontochildren'suseofphones.75.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?A.Toomuchphonetimehasabadeffectonteens'sleep.B.Toomanycellphonecallshavecostteenstoomuch.C.Fewcellphonecallswilldamageteens'friendships.D.Toolittlecellphonetimeimprovesteens'attentionatclass.

AAAGH!TheGeneration90siscoming!WearingearphonesusingcomplexlanguageandconstantlytextmessagingfriendstheGen-90sfollowingtheGen-80sbegintomaketheirworlddebut初次登台.EachgenerationoragegrouphasitsownsymbolsandlifestylE.ReadonandjudgeforyourselvesifyoufittheGen-90sgroup.EarphonesTheselittledevicesseemtogrowontheheadsoftheGen-90s.TheymightleadtoMP3MP4orMP101playersgivingtheseyoungpeopleaplugged-incoolandperhapsself-addictedlookofcourselifeisnotalwaysmusictotheears.MartianlanguageTheyhavecreatedtheirowncode-likeonlinelanguagE.It’samixtureofEnglishJapaneseandChinesethatperhapsonlyMartianscanunderstanD.Thisisanimaginativegenerationthoughtheyneedtobecarefultokeepitoutoftheirtermpapers.Self-PortraitSayingcheesetotheirowndigitalcamerasisusualforthisgeneration.A.littlebitofnarcissism自恋neverhurtsanyonE.Ithelpsthemreflectalittleontheirownlives.ButbeawareoftherisksofpostingprivatephotosonlinE.Text-messagingTheycantypetheirmobilephonesasfastastheycanspeak.Thisisagenerationthatrespectsefficiency.HoweveroralcommunicationisimportantandwillnevergooutofstylE.AccordingtothepassageifyoubelongtotheGen-90syouwill_______.A.justappreciateyourselfandignoreothers’strengths.B.haveyourownsymbolsandlifestylE.C.havethesamesymbolsandlifestyleoftheGen-80s.D.likemusicanddanceverymuch.Accordingtothetextthewriterwillchoose______asagoodexampletotheGen-90.A.LiHualikesmusicandalwayswearingiPodB.ZhangChaoisnotonlyanimaginativeboybutdoeverythingefficiently.C.Lilyisashygirlandshedoesn’tlikemakingfriends.D.FangfanglikesbeingtakenphotosandoftenpostingthemonlinE.AccordingtothispassagewhichisFALSE?A.Notallteensarecautiousaboutpostingphotos.B.Theytypetheirmobilephonessofastthatitcancatchthespeedofspeaking.C.TheGen-90shaveapreferenceforsomemusicplayersandevenregardthemasanecessarypartoflifE.D.Theydon’tusethecoolandcomplexonlinelanguageinformalwriting.Themainideaofthepassageisabout________.A.theGen-90s’happylifeB.thedifferencebetweentheGen-80sandtheGen-90sC.theGen-90s’uniquelifestyleandsomepracticalwarningsD.thesimilaritiesbetweentheGen-80sandtheGen-90s

第三部分:阅读理解共20小题;每小题2分满分40分USfirstladyMichelleObamaisamongtheworld’s100mostpowerfulwomenonalisttoppedbyGermanpremierAngelaMerkelforfouryearsinarowaccordingtoaForbesrankingreleasedrecently.MichelleObamadebuted初次露面atNo.40cominginaheadoftalkshowhostOprahWinfreyat41andBritain’sQueenElizabethat42.SheilaBairchairoftheUSFederalDepositInsuranceCorpwhichinsuresbankdepositsremainedNO.2afterdebutingontheForbeslistlastyear.ShehasgainedincreasedfameastheUSrecession经济衰退lasts.Thelistisbasedonfactorssuchaseconomicimpactmediareachandcareeraccomplishments.FormerUSSecretaryofStateCondoleezzaRicefelloffthelistafterleavingofficeinJanuary.Rice’ssuccessor继任者HillaryClintoncameinatNO.36droppingfromNo.28lastyearwhenherpresidentialbidmadeherthewomanwiththehighestpublicprofileonthelist.womenimpowerarerisingtoleadershippositionsinbusinessgovernmentandphilanthropy慈善bymakingdaringandunconventionalmovesForbessaiD.Gonearethedaysofwomenfeelingtheymuststickwithoneemployerandpatientlywaitforpromotions.HighlyambitiouswomenaremovingacrosscompaniesandindustriesmakingbigleapswitheachchangeandrepositioningthemselvesforopportunitiesthatallowthemtogainabreadthofexperiencethebusinessmagazinesaiD.Merkel55becamethefirstfemalepremierofGermanyin2005andsucceededinretaining保留powerinafederalelectionnotlongago.MichelleObama45haswonfansforherdown-to-earthpersonalityhersupportofcausesincludinghealthyeatingandthearts.1.CondoleezzaRiceisnotincludedonthelistprobablybecause_______________.A.sheexerciseslessinfluenceB.shekeepshernewjobasecretC.shehasbecomeanordinarywomanD.sheissilentafterleavingoffice2.HillaryClintonwasrankedNo.28lastyearbecause_____________A.shewastheformerfirstladyB.shewasrunningforpresidentthenC.shefrequentlyappearedinpublicD.shegotsupportfromherhusband3.Welearnfromthepassagethatpowerfulwomentoday_____________A.changetheirjobsmorefrequentlyB.arebetterpoliticalleadersthanmenC.arenotcontentwithbeinghousewivesD.havechangedtheirtraditionalconcept4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ThemostpowerfulwomenintheworldB.WomeninpowerarerisingtoleadershippostitionsC.Forbes:Germany’sMerkelagainmostpowerfulwomanD.Forbes:TheriseandfallofthewomeninpowerD.Thelatestsourceofbiofuel

London［2009-4-01］—InthefirstmeetingbetweenChinesePresidentHuJintaoandUSPresidentBarackObamapriortotheGroupof20summitinLondonthetwoleaderspledgedthatbothcountrieswillbeworkingtogethertohelptheworldresistthefinancialcrisis.ChinaandtheUShaveagreedtoprioritize使更重要;优化thetwocountries’relationsbyestablishingthenewstrategiceconomicdialoguE.ThetwoteamswillbeheadedbyVicePremierWangQishanandStateCouncilorDaiBingguofromtheChinesesideandSecretaryofStateHillaryClintonandTreasurySecretaryTimothyGeithnerfromtheUSsidE.PresidentHuJintaoandUSPresidentBarackObamamadetheannouncementtothepressbeforetheywentintotheofficialmeetingtheirfirstatWinfieldHouseresidenceoftheUSambassadortotheUK.AlthoughitistheirfirstmeetingtheyhavekeptaclosecontactwhichObamasaidwillsetthestageforbothcountriestotacklethechallengesintheyearstocomE.BothpresidentshighlightedtheimportanceofChina-USrelationsespeciallyduringthecurrenteconomiccrisis.ObamasaidhehopedtheirmeetingwillbeconstructiveandopennotonlyaboutthewholestateoftheworldeconomyduringthecurrentcrisisbuttotheeffortstoimprovepeaceandsecurityforbothcountriesandtheworlD.HusaidallthepositiveresultsthetwocountrieshaveachievedhavenotcomeeasilyaddingthathehopedtodevelopgoodworkingrelationshipandpersonalfriendshipwithObamA.Sino-USrelationsareoffundamentalinterestsnotonlytobothcountriesbuttopeacestabilityandprosperitytoAsiaandtheworlD.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.HuObamasetupneweconomicdialoguE.B.Sino-USrelationswillbeimproveD.C.ChinaandtheUSareworkingtogethertoresisteconomiccrisis.D.ChinaandtheUShaveachievedpositiveresults.HowdoChina’sandUS’spresidentsthinktheyshoulddealwiththeirrelations?A.Bytrustingandhelpingeachother.B.Bysharingtheircommoninterests.C.ByestablishingthenewstrategiceconomicdialoguE.D.Byestablishingneweconomicpolicy.WhatisWinfieldHouse?A.TheUSambassadortotheUK.B.ResidenceofUKambassadortotheUS.C.ThelivingplaceofUSambassadortotheUK.D.TheresidenceofBritishQueen.AllofthefollowingarementionedEXCEPT____.A.ThetwopresidentsagreedtoworktogethertoresistthefinancialcrisisB.ThetwopresidentsannouncedtothepressbeforetheofficialmeetingC.BothcountrieswillmakeeffortstoimprovepeaceandsecurityD.Sino-USrelationsareoffundamentalinterestsonlytobothcountries

Q:I’dliketoknowaboutfluency.WhatcanIdotofeelbetterwhenI’mtalkingtootherpeople?Doyouhavesomewaystolearnitfaster?Pleasehelpme!—RobertoinBrazilA.:RobertowantstoknowhowtobecomemorefluentinEnglishandthisissomethingyouwanttobeabletodofast.FirstifyougettomeetEnglishspeakersmuchtheimportantruleistolistennotjusttonativespeakersofEnglishbutalsotoverygoodusersofEnglish.Ifyoudon’tthenlistentotheradioTVorfilmsinEnglish.ThenextstepistonoticewhatitisthatspeakersofEnglishdowhichmakesthemsoundfluent.Thefirsttrick诀窍istoprobablyhaveconfidencE.Somepeoplethinktheymightmakemistakes.Don’tworryaboutthat.Yourlistenerswillusuallytryhardtounderstandyou—afewgrammarmistakesaren’tgoingtoworrythem.Whatyoudoneedtoworryaboutispronunciationespeciallystress重音.Whenyoulearnanewwordorexpressionlearnitwithitsstress.Noticehowanativespeakersaysitorlookitupinadictionary.AnothergoodthingthatspeakersofEnglishdoistohaveafewtricksuptheirsleeves袖子forwhentheyneedtogivethemselvesthinkingtimE.Sometimestheyusefillersoundslikeerumandsoon.Itisalsousefultoknowhowtobringotherspeakersintoyourconversationsothatyoukeeptheminterested－andthisisoftendonebyaskingquestionslikeWhatdoyouthink?Howdoyoufeelaboutthis?andsoon.Sotobecomeafluentspeakeryou’llneedtoputintopracticeallthesekindsofthings.Andthere’sthekey:practisepractisepractisE.－SusanFearn56.SusanfirstencouragesEnglishlearnersto.A.meetEnglishspeakersB.listentoverygoodspeakersC.talktoEnglishspeakersD.buyaradiooraTVset57.WhenmentioningpronunciationSusanpaysspecialattentionto.A.stressB.expressionsC.dictionariesD.words58.Whatdotheunderlinedwordstohaveafewtricksuptheirsleevesprobablymean?A.Towearalotofclothes.B.TohaveasecretplanorideA.C.Tohidesometricksintotheirsleeves.D.Tohavesleevescoveringtheirwholearms.59.Whatdoweknowfromthepassage?A.Onecanonlylearnstressfromdictionaries.B.Grammarmistakesworryone’slistenersalot.C.Askingquestionscanmakeone’sconversationattractivE.D.Onecanbecomefluentifonepractisesoneofthesuggestions.

TheNewYorkTimesannouncedWednesdaythatitintendedtochargefrequentreadersforaccesstoitswebsiteastepbeingdebatedacrosstheindustrythatnearlyeverymajornewspaperhassofarfearedtotakE.Startinginearly2011visitorstoNYTimes.comwillgetacertainnumberofarticlesfreeeverymonthbeforebeingaskedtopayastandardandfixedfeeforunlimitedaccess.Subscriberstothenewspaper’sprinteditionwillreceivefullaccesstothesitE.ButexecutivesofTheNewYorkTimesCompanysaidtheycouldnotyetanswerfundamentalquestionsabouttheplanlikehowmuchitwouldcostorwhatthelimitwouldbeonfreereading.TheystressedthattheamountoffreeaccesscouldchangewithtimeinresponsetoeconomicconditionsandreaderdemanD.StillpublishersfearthatmoneyfromdigitalsubscriptionswouldnotmakeupfortheresultinglossofaudienceandadvertisingincomE.NYTimes.comisbyfarthemostpopularnewspapersiteinthecountrywithmorethan17millionreadersamonthintheUnitedStatesaccordingtoNielsenOnlineandanalystssayitistheleaderinadvertisingincomeaswell.Thatmaymakeitbetterpositionedthanothergeneral-interestpaperstocharge—andalsogivesTheTimesmoretoloseifthemoveproducesanopposedresult.TheTimesCompanyhasbeenstudyingthematterforalmostayearsearchingforcommongroundbetweenpro-and-antipaycampaigns—adebatemirroredindozensofmedia-watchingblogs--andthesystemwillnotgointoeffectuntilJanuary2011.Executivessaidtheywerenotbotheredbythepossibilityofabsorbingbarbs挖苦formovingcautiously.There’snoprizeforgettingitquicksaidJanetL.Robinsonthecompany’spresidentandchiefexecutivE.There’smoreofaprizeforgettingitright.What’sthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?A.Itserversasacomment.B.ItservesasabackgroundC.Itservesasalead-inD.Itservesasaconclusion.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Non-payingsubscriberswillgetnoaccesstoNYTimes.com.B.ReaderswillbechargedmoretoreadarticlesonNYTimes.com.C.ReaderswillgetmorefreeonlinearticlestologonNYTimes.commoreoften.D.Subscriberstothepaper’sprinteditionwillalsoenjoyfullaccesstothesitE.WhichofthewordscanbestdescribeTheTimeCompany’sattitudetowardsitsannouncement?A.Unwilling.B.Serious.C.HastyD.DoubtfulWhatisthemainideaaboutthepassage?A.TheTimestoofferfreeaccesstoitswebsitE.B.TheTimestoincreaseaudiencetoitswebsitE.C.TheTimestoattractadvertisementtoitswebsiteD.TheTimestochargeforfrequentaccesstoitswebsitE.

B.WHENanNBAplayerisyounghethinkshecanwinthechampionshipbyhimself.Itisonlylaterwhenhehasagedandbeenthroughmanybattlesthathelearnsanimportantlesson:thereisnoIinteam.ThereisnobetterexampleofthevalueofteamworkthantheBostonCeltics.PaulPierceRayAllenandKevinGarnettwereallsuperstarsonthreedifferentteams.Yetnoneofthemhadanytitlestoshowforit.Thenlastseasontheydecidedtosacrificemoneyandindividualstatisticstoplaytogether.GarnettandAllenjoinedPierceontheCelticsandchangedtheNBAintheprocess.Itstartedinsimpleways.GarnettandAllenaretwoofthemostintenseathletesintheworlD.TheytreateverysecondofeverypracticelikeitistheNBAchampionship.IfyouwanttoplayalongsidethemthenyouwillhavetodothesamE.SotheyoungguysontheCelticsstartedgivingtheirfullefforttoo.PiercehadbeenthestaroftheCelticsformanyyears.HeusedtoshoottheballmanytimesagamE.ButwiththeadditionofAllenandGarnettheshotlessandfocusedondefensE.HisselflessnessshowedtheyoungplayersthatdoingwhatmadetheteambetterwastheonlythingthatmattereD.WhentheCelticswerewinningandthegamewasalmostoverGarnettPierceandAllenwouldcomeoutofthegamE.Buttheywouldn’tjustsitonthebench.Insteadtheystoodandcheeredandscreamedfortheirteammates.Theywantedtosupporttheirfriendsandteammates.Nowtheguyswhodon'tplayknowtheycanstillaffectthegamebycheeringsotheyscreamandcheerwhenGarnettAllenandPierceareplaying.TheCelticshavedevelopedastrongrelationship.Theyaremorethanjustteammates.Theyarebrothers.Theresult:theBostonCelticswonthe2008NBAchampionshipandareconsideredthefavoritestowintheEasternConferencechampionshipagainthisyear.ThereisasayingthatgoesAsuccessfulteambeatswithoneheart.IfthatisthecasetheCelticsmayhavethebiggestheartintheNBA.66.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Thestoriesofthreefamousbasketballsuperstars.B.Theimportanceofteamworkamongteammates.C.A.famousbasketballteamnamedtheBostonCeltics.D.MatchesbetweentheBostonCelticsandotherteams.67.Fromthepassagewecanseethat_______.A.mostmatureNBAplayersbelievetheycanwinthechampionshipbythemselvesB.PierceGarnettandAllenhadtogiveuppersonalgloryforteamsuccessC.AllenPiercetogetherwithGarnetthadbeenthestarsoftheCelticsformanyyearsD.PaulPierceRayAllenandKevinGarnetthadwonNBAchampionshipsbeforetheyjoinedhands.68.Whatdoesthissentencethereisno‘I’in‘team’.meaninParagraph1?A.IwillbemissingonceIamonthecourt.B.IworksohardinateamthatIwillforgetwhoIam.C.Themembersoftheteamaremoreimportantthantheindividual.D.SurroundedbyotherplayersIdon’tseemtoexist.69.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutPierce’srecentperformance?A.Hebecameanevenbettershooterwithothers’help.B.HefocusedmuchmoreattentionondefencE.C.Hecreatedmorechancesforteammates.D.Hestoodandcheeredforhisteammates.70.Whichofthefollowingdidn’tcontributetothesuccessoftheBostonCeltics?A.ThewholeteamhasbecomedevotedtoeachandeverystageofthegamE.B.Thecooperationandteamworkamongtheteammatesinthematch.C.TheinfluenceofGarnettAllenPierceandotherteammates’cheering.D.Theincreasingfrequencyofteamplayersonthebench.

Chinareportedblisteringgrowthforthelastthreemonthsof2009raisingexpectationsofinterestrateincreasesandothermeasurestoheadoffinflation.Chinahasdeclaredthatitisrecoveringfromtheglobaleconomiccrisis.MaJiantangoftheNationalBureauofStatisticssaidThursdaythecountry'seconomygrewby10.7percentinthelastthreemonthsof2009.MasaysChinahasmanagedtoquicklyholdbackwhathedescribedastheslidingofthenationaleconomy.HesaysChinahasbecomethefirstcountryonthewholetoachieveeconomicrecoveryandstabilization.AccordingtopreviousestimatesMasaysChina'sgrossdomesticproductfor2009rose8.7percenttonearlyfivetrilliondollars.Thisgoesbeyondtheofficialgrowthratetargetofeightpercent.Thegovernmenthaslongconsideredeightpercentgrowthessentialtocreatingenoughjobsforthecountry'smorethanonebillionpeoplE.AtthesametimeMasayssomeproblemsandcontradictionsarenatural.MasaystheChinesegovernmentwillgivemoreprioritytoeconomicrestructuringandimprovingpeoples’livelihoods.Toreducetheeffectsoftheglobaleconomiccrisisthatbeganin2008Chinaloosenedlendingpracticescutinterestratesandbeganmassivespendingprograms.Butthegovernmentwantstomakesurethosemeasuresdonotcontributetoinflationwhichcanbepoliticallysensitiveinacountrywherehundredsofmillionsofpeopleremainpoor.BeijingresidentMs.WangsayssheisworrieD.Shesaysshethinkspricesarerisingreallyfast.Shepointstothepriceofcabbagewhichhasincreasedmorethan10timesinthepastyear.TheheadoftheChineseBankingRegulatoryCommissionthisweeksaidthegovernmentwillstepupmonitoringofbanksandreininlendingtopreventspeculativebubbles投机泡沫inrealestate房地产andotherassets.TheWorldBankonThursdayreleasedareportthatpredictsChina'seconomywillgrowbyninepercentthisyear.Thiscontrastswithforecastsof2.5percentgrowthratefortheUnitedStatesandonepercentgrowthforEuropeaneconomiesin2010becauseofweaknessesremainingfromtheglobalfinancialcrisis.68.Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseinthefirstparagraphmean?A.preventB.beginC.continueD.reduce69.HowmanymeasuresdidChinataketoreducetheslidingofthenationaleconomy?A.2B.3C.4D.570.Theglobaleconomyin2010will________.A.increasemorequicklythanin2009B.recoverimmediatelyifpropermeasuresaretakenC.remainweakasaresultoftheglobalfinancialcrisisD.remainthesamestandardasthatin200971.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.jobscreatedformorethanonebillionpeopleB.lendingpracticesloosenedinChinainthenewyearC.rapidgrowthofChineseeconomyinlastmonthsof2009D.fastgrowthineconomyleadingtoinflation

LivinginaforeignculturetherearemanytimeswhenIrealizethatmyperspective观点onlifeisdrasticallydifferentfromthoseKoreansIinteract相互影响withonadailybasis.ThispastweekIhavebeengreatlychallengedtochangemyperspectiveandhereiswhy.MydreaminlifeistobecomeadoctoronewhochangestheworlD.ButlastweekIopenedanemailfromUBCthatcontainedthewordsregretsnointerview.Ididn’tgetaninterviewtomedicalschoolthuswillnotbeenteringschoolforSeptember2009.Myimmediatereactionwasoneofextremedisappointmentandanger—mostlydirectedatmyselffornotworkinghardenoughfornotseekingouttheopportunitiesnecessarytohaveagoodapplicationforsimplynotbeinggoodenough.MymindwasfullofhopelessnessanddespairthatleftmewithnodesiretofurtherseekforthedreamthatI’veheldforquiteatimenow.DuringthepastweektwothingshappeneD.Atchurchourpastormentionedperspectiveinasectionofhissermon说教.HestatedthatwhenwetakeoureyesoffourselvesandrealizeGod’sgreatnessourcircumstanceswillbeseenthroughanewperspectivE.Thesecondthingthatremindedmetolookatperspectivewasreadingabook.TheMitfordSeriesissogoodifyouarelookingforbookstoreaD.SolastnightIwasreadingandoneofthemaincharacterswhoisapriestistryingtofigureoutwhattosayatchurch.HissermonendedupsayingIneverythingwegivethanks.ItiseasytogivethankswhenwefeelsuccessfulinlifE.Itiseasytogivethankswhenwereceiveablessing.ButseriouslywhointheirrightmindsaysthanksforthefinancialproblemsIhave?64.Wheredoestheauthorprobablylivenow?A.IntheUSA.B.InBritain.C.InChinA.D.InKoreA.65.HowdidshefeelwhentheauthorreceivedtheemailfromUBC?A.SurpriseD.B.DisappointeD.C.ExciteD.D.PleaseD.66.Inthefirstpastor’sviewwhenwefacedisappointmentordespairweshould_________.A.turntoGodforhelpB.saythankstoitC.seeitinanotherwayD.praiseothersforit67.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Theauthorcan’treallyfreefromthedisappointment.B.Theauthorthinksthesecondsermoniswiser.C.Theauthorstillwantstobeadoctor.D.TheauthorthanksGodfornotbeingadmittedbytheuniversity.

●ThefirstdoublehandtransplantpatientintheUShasleftahospitalaftermedicineclearedupsmallredspotsonhisskinthatsignaledhemightberejectinghisnewhands.JeffKepnera58-year-oldformerchiefcookinarestaurantlosthishandsandfeetadecadeagotoabacteriainfection.Thedonorwasa23-year-oldman.●AsecondmajorstorminlessthanaweekwasblowingyesterdaytowardtheWashingtonareawherefederalgovernmentofficeswereclosedforaseconddayandworkersstruggledtorestorepowerknockedoutbyaweekendheavysnowstorm.Thestormcouldleaveasmuchas20inches50centimetersofnewsnowinWashingtonandnearlyasmuchnearPhiladelphia–aNortheasttravel-hubbytonight.●BritishPrimeMinisterGordonBrownwillgiveevidencetoapublicinquiryintotheIraqWarinearlyMarchofficialsfortheinquirysaidyesterday.Brown’sappearancejustweeksbeforeanelectionexpectedinMaycouldhittherulingLabourPatry’sattemptstocatchupinthepolls民意调查behindtheoppositionpartyConservatives.BrownwhowillbequestionedabouthistimeasprimeministerwillbeawitnessinthehighestpositionattheinquirysinceformerPrimeMinisterTonyBlair’sappearancelastmonth.●TheheadoftheUNagencyaidingPalestinerefugees难民iswarningafundingshortfallandappealingforanother$100million.FilippoGrandisaysthemoneyisnecessaryforeducationhealthandsocialservicesfor4.7millionPalestinianrefugeesscatteredacrossJordanSyriaLebanontheWestBankandtheGazaStrip.Theagency’s2010budgetis$620millionanditexpectsashortfallof$140million.Theagencysays$100millionisnecessaryforbasicservices.64.Thepassageismostprobablyadaptedfrom.A.newitemsinanewspaperB.descriptionsoftheworldsituationC.discussionsonforeignaffairsD.statementsofagovernmentreport65.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.themanlosthishandsforanunknownreasonB.theresultofthetransplantoperationseemssatisfyingC.anotherstormwillhitWashingtonareainlessthanaweekD.theelectricitysupplywascutoffinPhiladelphiaaweekago66.AccordingtothepassageGordonBrown.A.istheleaderoftherulingLabourPartyinBritainB.willsendarmytotheIraqWarinMarchthisyearC.willcompetewithformerPrimeMinisterTonyBlairD.isnowgainingmoresupportfromvotersthanothers67.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothefourthnews?A.$100millionshouldbeneededforthesurvivaloftherefugees.B.Atleast$100millionistoberaisedforPalestinianrefugees.C.TherefugeesmentionedinthepassageareintheMiddleAfricA.D.ItisatoughjobfortheUNagencytogetmoneyfortherefugees.

MOSCOW—TheOlympicflameinVancouverhadonlybeenputoutbeforePresidentDmitriA.MedvedevofRussiaangeredoverhiscountry’sdisappointingperformanceattheWinterGamesbegancallingforathleticofficials’heads.ThosewhoareresponsiblefortrainingfortheOlympicsmusttakeresponsibilityMr.MedvedevwhocanceledhisscheduledtriptotheclosingceremonysaidinMoscowonMonday.Theymusthavethecouragetohandintheirresignation辞职报告.Andiftheydonothavethisdeterminationwewillhelpthem.SuchlanguagefromthetypicallymeasuredMr.Medvedevstrengthensthedisappointmentherewiththenation’sathleticsjustfouryearsbeforeRussiahoststhenextWinterOlympicsinSochi.Russiaispumpingbillionsofdollarsintopreparationsforthe2014WinterGameswhichofficialshaveconsideredasasymbolofRussia’sreturntothetopoftheworldstagE.PrimeMinisterVladimirV.PutinsaidlastweekthatRussia’sperformanceattheOlympicsshouldbegivenseriouscriticalanalysis.ThiscriticalanalysisshouldbedirectedatimprovingthesituationandcreatingthenecessaryconditionsforthepreparationandsuccessfulperformanceofourteamintheSochiOlympicsin2014hesaiD.RussianathletestookhomejustthreegoldmedalsfromVancouvercomparedwitheightinthelastWinterGamesinTurinItaly.Russiacameinsixthplaceintheoverallmedalcountwith15justaheadofSouthKoreaandtrailingfarbehinditsformercoldwarathleticrivaltheUnitedStateswhichledwith37.ForRussiansusedtoseeingtheirathletestopinternationalcompetitionsthelasttwoweekshavebeenawful.Russianfigureskatersfellbobsleddersturnedoverandinafinalembarrassmentthecountry’smuchproudhockeyteamwassmackedbyCanada7-3anddidnotevenmakethemedalrounD.53.Theunderlinedwordsmackinthelastparagraphmeans:A.guidedB.trainedC.beatenD.controlled54.Whichsentenceistrueaccordingtothepassage?Russianathletesgot8medalsinthelastWinterGames.SouthKorearanked5intheoverallmedalcountinthisWinterGames.ThenextWinterGameswillbeheldinRussiafouryearslater.TheRussianhockeyteamgotthethirdplaceinthisWinterGames.55.WhatdoweknowaboutPresidentDmitriA.Medvedev?A.HeattendedtheclosingceremonyoftheWinterGamesinVancouver.B.HeorderedaseriousanalysisabouttheRussia’sperformanceattheOlympics.C.HewillresignduetoRussia’sperformanceattheWinterOlympicsinVancouver.D.HehadplannedtogotoVancouverbutdidn’tmakeit.56.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.RussianfigureskatersfellinthisWinterOlympicsB.RussianwillhostthenextWinterOlympicsC.Russiansareangryabouttheirathletes’performancE.D.RussiansaremakingpreparationsforthenextWinterOlympics.

EMasstransportationrevisedthesocialandeconomicfabric结构oftheAmericancityinthreefundamentalways.Itcatalyzed加速physicalexpansionitsortedoutpeopleandlandusesanditacceleratedtheinherentinstabilityofurbanlifE.ByopeningvastareasofunoccupiedlandforresidentialexpansiontheomnibuseshorserailwayscommutertrainsandelectrictrolleyspulledsettledregionsoutwardtwotofourtimesmoredistantformcitycentersthantheywereinthepremodernerA.In1850forexamplethebordersofBostonlayscarcelytwomilesfromtheoldbusinessdistrict;bytheturnofthecenturytheradiusextendedtenmiles.Nowthosewhocouldafforditcouldlivefarremovedfromtheoldcitycenterandstillcommutethereforworkshoppingandentertainment.Thenewaccessibilityoflandaroundtheperiphery周围ofalmosteverymajorcitysparkedanexplosionofrealestatedevelopmentandfueledwhatwenowknowasurbansprawl.Between1890and1920forexamplesome250000newresidentiallotswererecordedwithinthebordersofChicagomostofthemlocatedinoutlyingareas.Overthesameperiodanother550000wereplottedoutsidethecitylimitsbutwithinthemetropolitanareA.Anxioustotakeadvantageofthepossibilitiesofcommutingrealestatedevelopersadded800000potentialbuildingsitestotheChicagoregioninjustthirtyyears–lotsthatcouldhavehousedfivetosixmillionpeoplE.Ofcoursemanywereneveroccupied;therewasalwaysahugesurplusofsubdividedbutvacantlandaroundChicagoandothercities.Theseexcessesunderscoreafeatureofresidentialexpansionrelatedtothegrowthofmasstransportation:urbansprawl建筑物无计划延伸wasessentiallyunplanneD.Itwascarriedoutbythousandsofsmallinvestorswhopaidlittleheedtocoordinatedlanduseortofuturelandusers.Thosewhopurchasedandpreparedlandforresidentialpurposesparticularlylandnearoroutsidecityborderswheretransitlinesandmiddle-classinhabitantswereanticipateddidsotocreatedemandasmuchastorespondtoit.Chicagoisaprimeexampleofthisprocess.Realestatesubdivision再划分小区thereproceededmuchfasterthanpopulationgrowth.72.Withwhichofthefollowingsubjectsisthepassagemainlyconcerned?A.Typesofmasstransportation.B.InstabilityofurbanlifE.C.HowsupplyanddemanddeterminelandusE.D.Theeffectofmasstransportationonurbanexpansion.73.WhydoestheauthormentionbothBostonandChicago?A.Todemonstratepositiveandnegativeeffectsofgrowth.B.Toexemplifycitieswithandwithoutmasstransportation.C.Toshowmasstransportationchangedmanycities.D.Tocontrasttheirrateofgrowth.74.Accordingtothepassagewhatwasonedisadvantageofresidentialexpansion?A.ItwasexpensivE.B.Ithappenedtooslowly.C.ItwasunplanneD.D.Itcreatedademandforpublictransportation.75.TheauthormentionsChicagointhesecondparagraphasanexampleofacityA.thatislargE.B.thatisusedasamodelforlanddevelopment.C.wherethedevelopmentoflandexceededpopulationgrowth.D.withanexcellentmasstransportationsystem.

EIfthereissomethingthatappearsmostfrequentlyonChinesediningtablesitisdoufu—beancurD.Beancurdlookslikesoftcakesandit’smadefromdriedsoybeans.Beancurdusedtobeconsideredafavouriteofthepoorbecauseofitslowcost.Beanshavehighyields产量everyyearwiththeirshortgrowingperiodandsuitabilityforvarious各种各样soilbothdryandwet.HistoricalrecordsshowbeancurdwasinventedbyLiuAnPrinceofHuainananduncleofEmperorWuofHanDynasty206BC—220AD.Hehadadreamoffindingthepillforlongevity长寿.Hetraveledalloverthecountryandfoundsoybeanswhichlookedmuchthesameasgoldintermsofcolour.Hecollectedsoybeansputtheminthewaterandcrushedthemintopulp浆.Itgotsolidifiedandbecameknownasdoufu.Althoughit’snotabletokeeplongevityit’sreallygoodforone’shealthwithhighproteinandlowfat.WithalonghistorybeancurdisrooteddeepinChineseculturE.PeopleeatmoremeatandfishthanbeancurD.Buttheyareencouragedtohavebeancurdeveryonceinawhileforit’sreallygoodforhealth.MostChinesepeoplestillkeepbeancurdasoneoftheirfavouritedishes.58.Whatappearsmoreoftenonthediningtableinpoorareas?A.Meat.B.Fish.C.Eggs.D.BeancurD.59.WhydidLiuAntravelalloverthecountry?A.Hehadadream.B.Hewantedtofindsomethingthatcouldmakepeoplelivelonger.C.HewantedtoinventbeancurD.D.HewantedtofindgolD.60.Howlonghasbeancurdbeeninvented?A.It’sabout1700years.B.It’slessthan2000years.C.It’s500years.D.It’smorethan2000years.

CBeingconsideredaleaderinoursocietyisindeedofhighpraisE.Leadershipmeanspowercommandsrespectandmostimportantencouragesachievement.UnlikevitaminCleadershipskillscan’tbeeasilyswalloweddown.TheymustbecarefullycultivateD.Differentfrompopularbeliefmostgoodleadersaremadenotborn.Theylearntheirskillsintheireverydaylives.ButwhichdotheydevelopHowdotheyandhowcanyougetotherstofollow?Alwaysgivecredit.Manyleadersnotethatthemostefficientwaytogetagoodperformancefromothersistotreatthemlikeheroes.GivingpubliccredittosomeonewhohasearneditisthebestleadershiptechniqueintheworlD.Itisalsoanactofgenerosity慷慨that’sneverforgotten.Givingcreditismoreeffectivethaneventhemostconstructivecriticism批评whichoftenhurtsratherthanhelps.KennethBlanchardtheauthorofTheOne-MinuteManageragrees.Catchpeopledoingsomethingright!hesays.Thentelleveryoneaboutit.Takeinformedrisks.ThebestleadersknowthattakingariskisnotathoughtlessexercisesaysmanagementadviserMarilynMachlowitz.Skydiversdon’tgoupinanairplanewithoutcheckingtheparachutes降落伞beforehanD.BecausetheideaofriskalsocarrieswithitthepossibilityoffailuremanyofususuallywaitforotherstotakechargE.Butifyouwanttobealeaderyoumustlearntofailandnotdieathousanddeaths.Pickyourselfupandstartalloveragain.Encourageenthusiasm热情.WhenpeopleunderstandtheimportantofworktheylendtheirmentalstrengthssaysLeeDucat.ButwhentheygetexcitedabouttheworkalltheirenergygetspouredintothejoB.That’sagreatforce!Isthisthebestwaytocreateexcitement?Beenthusiasticyourself.YouwillbefollowedbyeveryonE.64.Theunderlinedwordcultivatedinparagraph1roughlymeans________.A.encouragedB.comparedC.examinedD.developed65.Thepartalwaysgivecredittellsusthataleadershould_______.A.givehelpfulcriticismB.regardothersasrealheroesC.praisepeoplefortheirgoodperformancesD.praiseeveryone66.Tobeagoodleaderyoushould_______.A.notbeafraidofanyrisksB.thinktwicebeforetakingrisksC.trytoavoidanypossiblefailuresD.knowwhatathoughtlessexerciseis67.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.LeadershipisofskillsandtechniquesB.LeadershipisveryimportantC.NotmanycanbeleadersD.Howtobealeader