Welcome to JobServe Aus The World's 1st Internet Employment Service 1. Display your grades. Grades are still important to potential employers.2. Communicate well with others. No matter what career path you choose to follow―from nurse to computer programmer―you should have solid written and oral communication skills to get a joB.3. Have enough computer knowledgE. It is the information age; you need to be able to show solid computer knowledge that is related to your fielD.4. Put your best resume forwarD.A.resume should be a short and clear, error-free, reader-friendly, one-page document that can be easily looked through.5. Research. Take the time to learn about the company you are targeting by visiting its website or researching the company at the library.6. Use examples. Using detailed examples from school and internships to answer questions about your experiences and to paint a clearer picture of your strengths and skills for the employer.7. Smile! It is hard to smile when you are on the hot seat ―but a smile during an interview shows enthusiasm for the position and the company. Potential employers might think of a non-smiling face as a lack of interest.8. Show your thanks.A.thank-you note following a phone or a face-to-face interview reinforces your interest in the position and the company. About JobServe | Tell a Friend About JobServe | Contact JobServe | Advertise Now | News | Events | Add to Favourites Browser Information | Recruiter Directory 59. You can give the potential employers a good impression if you . A.write a face-to-face note B.show enthusiasm C.prepare a long and free resume D.paint your own picture 60. What does the underlined words “you are on the hot seat” probably mean ? A.The seat is very hot. B.Everybody else is laughing at you. C.Nobody else is helping you. D.You are in a difficult situation.61.We can infer from the passage that . A.It is unnecessary to visit the website of the company you are interested in.B.You have to be an expert on computer to get a joB.C.It is hard to find a job if you can not write well and communicate well. D.A resume can be a several-page document if you have a lot to show to the company.62.The passage mainly tells us about . A.tips for getting a joB. B.the ability to get a good joB. C.how to get high grades. D.how to communicate with potential employers.

Inthepastpeoplewhograduatedfromcollegefeltproudoftheiracademic学业的achievementsandconfidentthattheirdegreewouldhelpthemtofindagoodjoB.Howeverinthepastfouryearsthejobmarkethaschangedgreatly.Thisyear’scollegegraduatesarefacingoneoftheworstjobmarkets.ForexampleRyanStewartagraduateofSanJoseStateUniversitygotadegreeinreligiousstudiesbuthehasnotgottenanyjoboffers.Hepointsoutthatmanypeoplealreadyworkingaregettinglaidoffanddon’thavejobssoit’sevenharderfornewcollegegraduatestofindjobs.Fouryearsagothefuturelookedbrightforhisclassof2006.Thereweremanyhigh-techdotcomjobopportunitiesgraduatesreceivedmanyjoboffersandtheywereabletogetjobswithhighsalariesandbenefitssuchashealthinsuranceandpaidvacations.HoweverTimeshavechangeD.It’sanewmarketaccordingtoanofficeroftheuniversity.Theofficersaysstudentswhodofindjobsstartedpreparingtwoyearsago.Theyworkedduringsummervacationstheyhavehadseveralshort-timejobsandtheymajoredinfieldsthatarestillpayingwellsuchasaccountingornursing.Eventeachingisnotasecureprofessionnow.RyanStewartwantedtobeateacher.Butinsteadhewillprobablygobacktoschoolinordertobecomeacollegeteacher.Hethinkscollegeteachingcouldbeagoodcareereveninabadeconomy.Inconclusionthesedaysacollegedegreedoesnotautomaticallyleadtoagoodjobwithahighsalary.SomestudentscanonlyhopethatthevalueoftheirdegreewillincreaseinthefuturE.56.Whatdidacollegedegreemeantopeopleinthepast?A.Itwasaproofoftheirprofessionalskills.B.Itwouldguaranteetheirquickpromotion升职.C.Itbuiltuptheirconfidenceinthejobmarket.D.Itwouldhelpthemtostartanacademiccareer.57.WhydoesRyanStewartwanttobeacollegeteacher?A.Teachingjobsarewell-paiD.B.Hemajoredinteachingintheuniversity.C.Collegeteachingislesschallengingthanhigh-techjobs.D.Collegeteachingcareerwon’tbeinfluencedbyeconomy.58.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat_____.A.thevalueofacollegedegreehasdecreasednowB.newcollegegraduatestodaycan’tfindanyjobC.acollegedegreecanstillleadtoagoodjobD.graduatesmustprepareearlytofindjobs

TheheadoftheWorldHealthOrganizationWTOyesterdaywarnedofworseninghealthinthecountry'svastruralareaswhilepraisingthegovernmentforitscommitmentonimprovinghealthcareinthecountrysidE.Thehealthindicatorshavefailedtoimproveinpacewitheconomicindicators.saidMargaredChanwhenaddressingaconferenceonruralprimaryhealthcareinChina.ThehealthgapbetweenruralandurbanareashasgrownevenwiderandhealthinpartsofruralChinaisdeteriorating恶化shesaidaddingmedicalcostsarerisingfasterthanthegrowthofpercapitalincomeinruralareas.Shesaidsheappreciatedthegovernment'seffortsandplanstobuildamedicalsystemforallpeoplE.Sayingwhenfairandaccessiblepublichealthservicesbecomethecleartargetsofacountry'spublichealthpolicypeople'shealthwillimprovE.TheWTOchiefsaidshenoticedthatthetasksonimprovingpeople'swell-beinginthereportbyPartychiefHuJintaoatthe17thNationalCongressoftheCommunistPartyofChinaincludedabasicmedicalinsurancesystemforurbandwellersandacooperativemedicalcaresysteminruralareas.ShesaidrecentWTOresearchhasfoundthatdiseasesarethesourceofpovertyfor30to50percentoftheruralpopulationof737million.Agrowingnumberofruralpeopleespeciallytheagedaresufferingfromvariousdiseases;howeverfewhaveaccesstodecenthealthcareshetoldtheconferencE.Chancriticizedthepracticeofallowinghealthcareservicestobecommercializedinruralareaswarningitwillcausethepatientsmoresuffering.Thegovernmenthaspledgedtoprovideitspopulationwithbasicmedicalcareby2020.It'sexpandingmedicalcarethroughtheRuralCooperativeMedicalSchemeaplanunderwhichsubscribers受捐者areprovidedwith50yuan$6.4perperson―20yuan$2.6eachfromthecentralandlocalgovernmentsand10yuan$1.3fromtheindividual.Vice-MinisterofHealthChenXiaohongsaidnearly85percentofthecountry'sruralareaor2429countiesareparticipatingintheplan.64.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Healthcaredevelopedmoreslowlythaneconomics.B.EconomicsdevelopedmoreslowlythanhealthcarE.C.Thehealthindicatorsfailedtoimproveeconomics.D.Healthcareimprovedasmuchaseconomics.65.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONG?A.DiseasesarethesourceofpovertyfortheruralpopulationB.About200millionoftheruralpopulationarepoorbecauseofdiseases.C.ThegovernmenthastakensomemeasurestoimprovetheruralhealthcarE.D.Thelocalgovernmentswillgive20Yuantoeachruralperson66.WhatisMargaretChan’sattitudetowardsTheRuralCooperativemedicalScheme?A.doubtfulB.disappointedC.satisfiedD.anxious67.Whichofthefollowingcanbechosenasthebesttitleforthispassage?A.HealthcareinRuralAreaFacesChallengesB.TheHeadoftheWTO----MargaretChanC.TheComparisonofRuralandUrbanHealthcareD.TheImportanceoftheRuralHealthcare

请阅读下列应用文及相关信息并按照要求匹配信息请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑首先请阅读下列的应用文Newfriends.FreshlifestylE.Bettercareeropportunities...ThoseareattractionsofoverseasstudyforyoungpeopleinChina.Startearlyfinishstrongsomeofthemsay.Morethan300universitiesfrom27countriesandregionswererepresentedatlastweekend'sinternationaleducationexposition展览.TheUShasalwaysbeenonthetopdestinationlistforChinesestudentswithitshigheducationstandardsandenoughscholarship.Goodnews:It'seasiertogetaUSstudentvisa签证nowadays.Lastyeartherefusalratewasonly20to30percentmuchlowerthanafewyearsbeforeaccordingtoUSEmbassy.Concerns:There'realottopreparE.TheTOFELGRE.It'slongertimetoapplytoUSuniversitiesthanschoolsintheUKorAustralia.Usefullink:wwwusembassychinaorg.cnEasieraccesstovisasandinternationalenvironmentaretheUK'sgreatattractionsfoxChinesestudents.Goodnews:TheremanynewscholarshipsthisyearbothfromthegovernmentanduniversitiessuchastheScotlandInternationalScholarship.Concerns:Money.It'sexpensivetostudyintheUKwithanaveragecostof200000to300000yuanayear.Usefullink:wwweducationukorg.cnCanada'smulticulturalenvironmentisgoodforstudents'studiesandcareers.Goodnews:Studentsareallowedtotakeoffcampuspart-timejobsduringtheirstudiesfromlastyear.It'llhelppaylivingexpenses.Studentscangettwo-yearworkpermitsaftergraduation.Concerns:OnlyalimitednumberofscholarshipsareavailablE.TheyrarelycoverthefullcostofastudyprogrammE.Usefullink:www.studycanadacaGoodclimatehighqualityeducationfavorableimmigration移民policy:thesemakeAustraliaoneofthemostpopularchoicesamongChinesestudents.Goodnews:A.newE-visapolicyensureaquickapplicationprocessfourweekscomparedwith12weeksbeforeConcerns:Tuitionfees学费haveriseninpastyears.Thetotalcostisabout200000yuantoattendauniversitylocatedinbigcitieslikeSydneyorMelbournE.Usefullink:www.studentsidp.comeTulipswindmillsandwoodenshoes:thiswastheimagethatoncedrewtourists.ButHollandhasmoretooffer.Goodnews:From2005HollandandChinastartedrecognizingeachother'seducationcertificates.Andfrom2006thegovernmentprovides4millioneuros欧元forscholarshipstoChinesestudentseveryyear.Concerns:NotmanyChineseknowaboutDutcheducation.SpeakingDutchsoundsnoteasy.Usefullink:www.nesobeijingcomItalyisgettingalotofattentionthisyearinChinawiththeChina-ItalyYear.Itsartcultureandfashionappealtomany.Goodnews:ChinaandItalywillrecognizeeachother'seducationalcertificatessoon.Itsgovernment-fundeduniversitiesaretuitionfreetointernationalstudents.Concerns:Thelanguageisaproblem.MostclassesaretaughtinItaly.Usefullink:wwwstudyinitalycn请阅读以下学位申请者的信息然后匹配申请者和他/她拟要申请留学的国家ZhangYuanhaspassedtheIELTSandhopestogotoaforeigncountryforfurtherstudywitheasieraccesstovisasandinternationalenvironmentregardlesofthetuitionfee.LiHongcanaffordatuitionofabout200000yuan.Shewishestostudyinaforeigncountrywithgoodclimateandwishestogoonstayinginthecountryafterhefinishesstudyingthere.ZhangHuahaspassedtheTOFELandGRE.Hewantstohavemorechancesofgettingscholarshiptostudyinaforeigncountry.WangYingdoen’thavesomuchmoneyandwishestostudyartatauniversityinaforeigncountryasaninternationalstudent.LiMingwouldliketotakecampuspart-timejobswhilestudyinginaforeigncountryandwishestogoonstayinginthecountryafterhefinishesstudyingthere申请者申请留学的国家56.ZhangYuanA.57.WangYingB.58.LiMingC.59.LiHongD.60.ZhangHuaE.F.

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Whatisagoodeducation?ThequestionisfarfrombeinganswereD.Oncemorecollegesanduniversitiesarechangingtheirprograms:theydropfuncoursesandrestartsomeofthetraditionalsubjectsneglected忽视sincethe1960s.ManygreatschoolsareagainrequiringthestudentstotakeanumberofclassesinEnglishhistoryliteraturethesocialsciencesphilosophythenaturalsciencesandartiftheywanttogetadegreE.MeanwhiletheexpertsaretryingtodescribethegoodeducationofourtimE.Obviouslythepurelyvocationaltrainingoncefavoredisnotenough.Butneitheristhegentleman'seducationofthenineteenthcentury.Educationalprogramsmustmeetthedemandsofamodernworldwheremenandwomenhavetoworkandtodealwithbigproblems.Whatthenisagoodeducationofthiscentury?Someeducatorssuggestthatitshouldincludeforeignlanguagesandthestudyofforeigncultures;amasteryofEnglishincludingtheabilitytowriteandspeakwellbecausecommunicationshavebecomeall-importantinthemodernworldandalsobecauseapersonwhodoesn'tspeakandwriteclearlydoesn'treasonclearlyeither;someknowledgeofthesocialsciencessociologypsychologythatdealwithhumanrelationsandhumanproblems;somebasicknowledgeofmodernsciencewhichwouldenablefuturevoterstobebetterinformedaboutcurrentproblemslikenuclear.Finallymanyeducatorsinsistthatallcollegegraduatesshouldbefamiliarwithcomputersandmoderninformationsystemsincetheeducatedprofessionalsoftomorrowwillhavetounderstandtheirmachines.Isthatall?Noofcoursenot.answertheeducators.Wehavenotmentionedthetwogreatbuildingblocksofeducation:historyandliterature!66.Thepassageshowsthatthequestionastowhatagoodeducationis_______.A.hasbeenansweredfairlywellB.hasn'tbeenputforwardyetC.hasbeendealtwithsuccessfullyD.hasnotbeenansweredsatisfactorily67.Theunderlinedworddropinthefirstparagraphmeans_______.A.desertB.dislikeC.declineD.neglect68.SomeeducationalexpertsbelieveamasteryofEnglishshouldincludetheability_______.A.toreadfastB.towriteclearlyandaccuratelyC.tolistenandspeakskillfullyD.towriteandspeakwell69.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTrelatedtothepassage?A.EducationalprogramsmustmeetthedemandofamodernworlD.B.ThestudentswillnotgetadegreeunlesstheytakeanumberofclassesinEnglishhistoryliteraturethesocialsciencesphilosophythenaturalsciencesandart.C.A.goodeducationshouldincludeforeignlanguageandthestudyofforeignculturE.D.Everystudentoughttotakepartinmilitarytraining.70.Thebesttitleforthispassagemightbe_______.A.A.GoodEducationB.A.MasteryofEnglishC.EducationD.SomethingAboutStudy

Dogsaresocialanimalsbutwithoutpropertrainingtheywillbehavelikewildanimals.Theywillsoilyourhousedestroyyourbelongingsbarkwildlyfightotherdogsandevenbiteyou.Nearlyallbehaviorproblemsareperfectlynormaldogactivitiesthatoccuratthewrongtimeorplaceoraredirectedatthewrongthing.Thekeytopreventingortreatingbehaviorproblemsislearningtoteachthedogtoreactinanormalway.Oneofthebestthingsyoucandoforyourdogandyourselfistoobediencetrain服从训练it.Obediencetrainingdoesn’tsolveallbehaviorproblemsbutitisthemostimportant.Trainingopensupalineofcommunicationbetweenyouandyourdog.Effectivecommunicationisnecessarytoinstructyourdogaboutwhatyouwantittodo.Trainingisalsoaneasywaytobuildthesocialrankorder.Whenyourdogobeysasimplerequestofcomeheresititisshowingobedienceandrespectforyou.Itisnotnecessarytomakeyourselfasofthedogbyusingextremeways.Youcanteachyourdogitssubordinate从属的rolebyteachingittofollowyourorders.MostdogsloveperformingtricksforyoutohappilyacceptthatyouareinchargE.Trainingshouldbefunandrewardingforyouandyourdog.ItcanenrichyourrelationshipandmakelivingtogethermoreenjoyablE.A.well-traineddogismoreconfidentandcanmoresafelybeallowedagreateramountoffreedomthananuntrainedanimal.45.Behaviorproblemsofdogsarebelievedto__________.A.worseninmodernsocietyB.occurwhentheygowildC.bejustpartoftheirnatureD.presentadangertothesociety46.Effectivecommunicationbetweenadoganditsowneris_________.A.anextrememeasureinobediencetrainingB.agoodwaytoteachthedognewtricksC.aneasymethodfordogstoperformtasksD.abasicwaytosolvethedog’sbehaviorproblems47.Whydopetdogsloveperformingtricksfortheirmasters?A.ToshowtheirwillingnesstoobeyB.ToavoidbeingpunisheD.C.Toshowtheiremotionfortheirmasters.D.Towinleadership.48.Whenadoghasreceivedeffectiveobediencetrainingitsowner__________.A.willenjoyabetterfamilylifeB.cangivethedogmorefreedomC.cangivethedogmorerewardsD.willhavemoreconfidenceinhimself

Old-FashionedPlay―ForPayKids!Comehaveaball!Or60000ofthem!There’sanewtypeofbusinessfranchisethatisappearinginshoppingmallsandneighborhoodsacrossAmericaofferingpay-per-useindoorplaygroundswhichfeaturetoysgamessupervisedfunandaworkoutthatdoesn’tbreakthefamilybank.Aspublicplaygroundsgrowincreasinglywornanddirtythefor-profitcentersoffercleansafesupervisedactivityaswellasavarietyofchallengingexercisestodevelopyoungsters’physicalfitnessusuallyforafeeofaround5$anhour.PlaygroundsaredirtynotsupervisedsaysDickGuggenheimerownerofthetwo-month-oldDiscoveryZoneinYonkersN.Y.partofKansasCity-basedchainWeareindoors;wearepadded铺上软垫;parentscanfeeltheirchildissafe.Inordertosatisfytheneedoftwo-earnerfamiliesthenewfranchisestayedopenintheeveningslongaftertraditionalpublicplaygroundshavegrowndarkandunusable.Howeverthesenewplaygroundsarenotmeanttobeday-carecenters.Parentsareexpectedgostayandplaywiththeirkidsratherthandropthemoff.Butseveralalsoprovidehigh-techbaby-sittingservices.AtsomeoftheDiscoveryZonesparentscanregistertheirchildreninspecialsupervisedprogramsthenleavethemandslipawayforacoupleofhourstoenjoyamovieordinner.IfthereisaproblemMomandDadarecalleD.Themostfunofallthoughisgettingtodowhatparentsusedtodointhedaysbeforetwo-earnerfamiliesandtwo-hourcommutes;playwiththeirkids.Thatatleastisold-fashionedevenatper-hourrates.60.Whatisthisarticlemainlytalkingabout?A.ThefastdevelopmentofDiscoveryZonE.B.Thedisadvantagesofoutdoorplaygrounds.C.Anewtypeofbusinessfranchiseforkids.D.Childrencanplayinthepublicplaygroundswithoutparents’carE.61.Accordingtothearticlewhichofthefollowingistruetothenewplayground?A.Thecostishighforafamily.B.Itstayedopenintheeveningjustastraditionalplaygrounds.C.Itdoesn’tallowparentstoleavetheirkids.D.It’saplacewhereparentscanplaytogetherwiththeirkids.62.Whatdoesthewritermeanbysayingold-fashioned?A.Theso-callednewplaygroundisoutdateD.B.ThenewplaygroundisalsoenjoyedbyoldpeoplE.C.Thenewplaygroundisactuallyenjoyedbyparents.D.Thenewplaygroundoffersafashionwhichispoplarinthepast.63.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardthenewplayground?A.AgreeableB.IndifferentC.ObjectiveD.Doubtful

Mytopictodayistheinternet.Itwasprompted引出bythefirstletterwhichIamunabletoanswerfullyforthereasonsgiven!DearDavidIamamiddleschoolstudent.NowIampreparingforawritingcompetition.CouldyoupleasecheckthemistakesinmyarticleaboutusingtheInternetandgivemesomeadvice?Thankyou.NonameDavidwrites:IamverysorrytosaythatIthinkitwouldbeveryunfairformetohelpyouwinacompetition―unfairtotheothercompetitors!ButIwillsaythatyourarticleisveryinterestingandIwishyougoodluck.Yourarticlemakessomegoodpointsthatdeserve值得talkingaboutinthiscolumn!------------------------------------------------------------------------DearDavidI'mnowlearningEnglishbymyself.CanyouintroducesomeusefulwebsiteswhereIcanmakefriendswithforeigners?PleasehelpmE.moonlightDavidwrites:WelldearmoonlightIbetyoumadeagoodchoicebyusingtheinyourself-studies.TwoverygoodwebsitesIwouldsuggesttoyouare:www.britishcouncil.org.cnandwww.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish.BythewayforthosereadersinterestedintheteachingofEnglishthereisanInternetdiscussiongroupcalledELTCSChi-LEnglishLanguageTeachingContactsSchemeChinaList.Andalsoahealthywarningtoallmyreaders:Ifover-usedtheInternetcanbeaWOMBAT─AWasteofMoneyBrainsandTime!46.Davidisprobablya______.A.languageexpertB.computerexpertC.collegestudentD.clubchairman47.Whatisthereasonwhythefirstletterisunabletobefullyanswered?A.DavidisunabletothinkoutgoodadvicE.B.DavidthinksitisexpectedtoplayfairinthecompetitionC.Davidisgoingtotalkonanothertopic―internet.D.DavidfindsnomistakesinthatarticlE.48.www.britishcouncil.org.cnisaan______.A.websitewhereonecanmakeforeignfriendsB.websitewhereonecanjoinadiscussiongroupC.newspapercolumnforansweringreaders'questionsD.Englishnewspaperforstudentsandlanguageteachers49.WhichofthefollowingisNOTDavid'sopinionoftheinternet?A.EnglishteacherscanexchangeopinionsontheNet.B.TheinternetisofmuchhelptoEnglishlearners.C.UsingtheinternetisawasteofmoneyandtimE.D.WeshouldmakeaproperuseoftheNet.

It’simpolitetospitoutthefirstbiteofyourdinner.ButtoatypeofAustraliansnakethisrudebehaviorisamatteroflifeanddeath.Thesnakecalledafloodplaindeathadder蝰蛇eatstwotypesoffrogsthatarehardtostomach.Thefrogsproducechemicalstodefendthemfrompredators猎食者.OneofthesespeciestheDahl'sfrogcankillasnakethattriestoeatit.Theotherspeciesthemarbledfrogislessdangerousbutstilltoughtoeat.WhenattackeditproducesagluelikesubstancE.Leavesandbranchesgetcaughtupinthismaterialmakingabigstickymessthatgetsinthewayofanythingtryingtoswallowit.A.marbledfrogcanevengetstuckontheheadofanattackingsnakE.Bothfrogshavegooddefensemethods.Butthefloodplaindeathadderknowshowtogetaroundeachofthem.Floodplaindeathaddersquicklystrikethesefrogsusingtheirpoisonousteethtoinjectpoison.Buttheninsteadofswallowingtheirdinnerimmediatelythesnakessitbackandwaitfortheirpreystobecomesafetoeat.That'sbecauseboththeDahl'sfrog'sprotectivetoxin毒素andthemarbledfrog'sgluebreakdownovertimE.Afterawhilethefrogtoxinisnolongerpoisonousandtheglueisnolongersticky.ThetwosubstancesbreakdownatdifferentratesandfloodplaindeathaddersseemtoknowthedifferenceAndadderwaitsforadifferentlengthoftimedependingonthespeciesoffrogitjuststruck.Thestickinessofthemarbledfroggluedecreasedbyasmuchastwo-thirdsafterjust10minutes.Andthat'sjustabouthowlonganadderwaitsbeforeeatingamarbledfrog.Ontheotherhandthesnakeswaitforabout40minutesbeforeeatingaDahl'sfrog.That'senoughtimeforthefrog'stoxintobreakdownintoharmlesssubstances.ButevenaquickstrikegivesatasteoftheDahlfrog'stoxin.Afterstrikingsuchafrogafloodplaindeathadderthrashes翻腾aroundandliesonitsbackwithitsmouthopenIt'slikethesnakehasjusthadamouthfulofchilipepper.Bycomparisonwhengivenfrogsthathavenochemicaldefensesfloodplaindeathadderseattheirpreyimmediatelyafterstriking.Snakesdespitethefactthatthey’vegotthistinypea-sizebrainareclearlycapableofrecognizingwhatkindoffrogthey’vebitten.61.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.AdangerousmealB.Asnake――floodplaindeathadderC.Twotypesoffrogs――Dahl’sFrogandMarbledFrogD.Themethodofkillingfrogs62.Theunderlinedworditinthe3rdparagraphreferstothe.A.marbledfrogB.Dahl’sfrogC.floodplaindeathadderD.glue63.Theglueproducedbythemarbledfrogisusedfor.A.stickingthesnake’sheadB.makingasafeplacetoliveinC.preventinganythingfromtyingtoattackitD.killinganattackingsnake64.Fromthepassagewecanconcludethat.A.theDahl’sfrogcarriesenoughpoisontokillasnakebutonlyifthesnakeeatsitimmediatelyB.thefloodplaindeathaddersonlyeattheDahl’sfrogandMarbledfrogC.althoughthesnakeshavetinypeasizebraintheyareclevererthanhumanbeingsD.boththeDahl’sfrogandthemarbledfrogprotectthemselvesbyproducingtoxin65.What’sthefloodplaindeathadder’smethodtomakethefrogssafetoeat?A.TheythrasharoundwiththeirmouthsopenB.TheysitbackandwaitfortheirpreystobecomesafetoeatC.TheyinjectpoisononthepreysandwaitforthebreakingdownoftheirtoxinandgluebeforeeatingthemD.Theyquicklystrikethesefrogs

WesternNewBridgeLibraryAnnouncement2008-3-10ShortenedLibraryHoursforSpringBreakLibraryHourshavebeenshortenedto7hoursaday9:00A.m.4:00p.m.forSpringBreakfromMarch24toMarch30.ComingEvents・OnMondayMarch24at10:30A.m.ScottSuttonachildren’swriterwilltellstoriestokidsoverseven.Sutton’sattractivestylewillsurelyinspireeveryonepresent!・At1:00p.m.onMarch26theGeogetownMusicianswillpresentanIrishFolkConcertwhichwillbeentertainingfortheentirefamily.Comeforthemusicandstaytocheckoutsomerelevantbooksfortherestoftheweek!・OnThursdayMarch27at2:00p.m.theannualChildren’sGatheringwilltakeplaceinRoom201thesecond-floor.PickupaninvitationintheChildren’sRoomandreturnyourRSVP回复toreserveyourseatatthetableby3:00p.m.onTuesdayMarch25.OnlychildrenareallowedintheGathering.・At10:30A.m.onFridayMarch28EnzoMonfreofthehitkid’sscienceshowENZOologywillbringFossilsLive!SurelyEnzowilltaketheaudiencebackintimedeepbeneaththesurfaceoftheearthtouncoverthemysteriesofkillerdinosaursandmorE.EnzorecentlyappearedontheEllenDeGeneresShow―comeandseehimatthelibrary!PleasenoteIncaseofemergencypleasecalltheHelpDeskat926-3736andfollowtheproceduresoutlinedonthevoicemessagE.Thecall-downserviveisstaffed24hoursaday7daysaweekforemergencies.TheHelpDesksuppliesservicetoyoualltheyeararound!Forquestionsaboutallthesepleasecntacthld@wnbl.corg.ComeforthegreatFun;StayfortherelevantBooks!44.ToattendtheannualChildren’sGatheringonehasto_____.A.buyaticketB.applyinadvanceC.makeareservationD.contactthecall-downservice45.AccordingtothepassageEnzoMonfrewill______.A.showthechildrenaroundazooB.tellstoriestochildrenoversevenC.bepresentatthescienceshowinpersonD.leadthechildrentotheEllenDeGenerseShow46.TheHelpDeskinthislibrarysuppliesservice______.A.onlyduringthedaytimeB.incaseofemergencyC.tilltheendoftheSpringBreakD.after22:00p.m.everyday47.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatchildrencan______.A.attendalltheactivitieswiththeirparentsB.borrowsomerelevantbooksfortheactivities.C.participateintheactivitiesform8:00A.m.to4:00p.m.D.chooseonlyoneoftheactivitiesaccordingtotheirinterst

IfDecember26'stsunamis海啸havetaughtusanythingitisthatnaturedoesnotrecognizenationalboundaries界线.Thesamecanbesaidofalotofmanyotherproblemsfacinghumanbeings.GlobalwarmingforexamplewillaffectthewholeworlD.SimilarlydiseaseslikeAIDSorSARScanspreadrapidlyfromcountrytocountry.Atnoothertimeinhumanhistoryhasitbeensourgent迫切的forhumanstorecognizethattheyneedtolearntosticktogether.Iftheydon’tthechancesarethattheywillsoonfindthemselvesalonE.Whatwillittaketogethumanstotakethistruthseriously?Disasterseemstobeagoodwayofdoingthis.Thetsunamisforexamplehaveopenedtheheartsofcountlessnumbersofpeopleallovertheworldwhoofferedtheirimmediatehelp.Butwhycan'ttheycometogethertoavoidadisasterthattheyknowwilloccuriftheydonotactintime?Oneofthereasonsisalackofimagination.Mostpeoplecanreadilyunderstandforexamplehowrisingglobaltemperaturescanmeltthepolarice-capraisesea-levelsandgreatlychangeglobalweather.Butthesechangeswillnotoccurovernight.Andpeoplefinditdifficulttoimaginechangesthatwilloccurinstagesslowlyandoveryears.Sotheypaylittleattentiontotheproblem.TheyhidetheirheadsinthesanD.Theythinkthatsomethingsomehowwillcometomaketheproblemdisappear.TheIndianOceantsunamikilledtensofthousandsofpeopleandleftmillionshomeless.Diseasesmaykillmanymoreifcleanwatersuppliesarenotprovidedintimeinthedisasterareas.Butalreadythedisasterhasrevealed透露somegoodthings:OnethereismoregoodwillandkindnessintheworldthanwearelikelytobelievE.Andtwotheworldisindeedcapableofcomingtogetherasoneinthefaceofthedisaster.Wepraythatsomeofthisspiritrunsoverinto2005.Therearemanydisasters―man-madenotnaturalones―thatmightbeavoidediftheworldcanlearntosticktogether.57.Inthesecondparagraphdoingthismeansgettingpeopleto______.A.cometogetherB.explainthedisasterC.belonelyD.opentheirhearts58.Thereasonwhypeoplepaylittleattentiontodisastersbeforehandisthat______.A.theyarenotadvisedtotakeactionsB.theyhardlyrealizehiddendisasterswillhappensuddenlyC.theythinkotherscansolvetheproblemD.theybelievedisasterswilldisappearwithnoreasons59.InthepassagethefollowingdisastersarementionedEXCEPT______.A.tsunamiB.earthquakeC.globalwarmingD.SARS60.Themainpurposeinwritingthepassageisto______.A.callontheworldtouniteasoneB.helpthepeoplewhosufferedtsunamisC.showgoodwillandkindnessofhumanbeingsD.provethatdisastershavenonationalboundaries

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Chinesemainland'sstar-makingrealityTVshowHappyBoywillnotbeopentomaleapplicantsfromHongKongTaiwanMacauorotherforeigncitiessaidthecountry'stopTVindustrycommitteeyesterday.HappyBoyisthemaleversionofSuperGirlwhichisregardedastheChineseversionofAmericanIdol.Thegirl'seventoperatedbycentralChina'sHunanTVdrewanaudienceof400millionforthefinalmatchin2005.Thecountry'sStateAdministrationofRadioFilmandTelevisionapprovedthemaleversionearlierthismonth.Howevertheregulationthatonlymainland'smaleapplicantsareallowedtoregisterwasreleasedjustdaysbeforetheapplicationprocedurebeganonWednesdayinChangshaoneofthefivemainlandcitiestoholdthecontest.TheotherfourincludesChengduandthreeundecidedcities.TheregulationspoiledHunanTV'sambitiontoextendtheseriestotheoverseasmarketanofficialwiththeTVstationtoldtheHunan-basedXiaoxiangMorningyesterday.MyHeroanotherstar-makingrealityshowbyShanghai'sSMGDragonTVsaiditwasnotinformedoftheregulationanditisstillreceivingforeignapplicantssaidanofficialwithDragonTV.A.previousregulationbytheadministrationhasmadeclearthattelevisedtalentshowscan'trunformorethansixweeksatatimE.WhilethefirstHappyBoymaylastforfivemonthsaccordingtoapreviousreport.Lastyeartherewereabout10influentialstar-makingTVshowsacrossthecountryamongwhichthosefromCCTVHunanSatelliteTVandSMG'sDragonTVwerethemostpopular.SuperGirlranforalmostfivemonthsandMyHerolastedfourmonths.Whiletheshowshaveprovenpopulartheyhavealsoearnedmanycomplaintsfrompeoplewhosaytheyarecrudeandnotsatisfactory.61.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_______.A.MaleapplicantsfromHongKongwon’tbeacceptedtoattendHappyBoyshow.B.AmericanIdolwasstartedearlierthanSuperGirl.C.ItwasHunanTVthatmadetheregulationthattheycouldn’tacceptforeignapplicants.D.AudienceloveAmericanIdolbetterthanHappyBoy.62.Whichofthefollowingmaybestexplaintheunderlinedwordspoiledinparagraph3?A.gaveB.preventedC.encouragedD.affected63.Wecansafelydrawtheconclusionthat________.A.HunanTVwillobeytheregulationsissuedbytheadministration.B.DragonTVbroketheregulationsonpurposE.C.therewereabout10popularTVshowsacrossthecountry.D.notalloftheaudiencethinkhighlyoftheshows.64.TherelationshipbetweenStateAdministrationofRadioFilmandTelevisionandHunanTVispossiblycloseto_______.A.fatherandsonB.teacherandstudentC.coachandsportsmenD.policeandcriminal

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InwesterncountriesyoungpeoplesometimestakeagapyearayearoffbetweenhighschoolandcollegE.CharlesDeacondeanofadmissionsatGeorgetownUniversityinWashingtonD.C.saysthemostcommonreasonistohaveachancetotravel.Buthesaysinternationalstudentsmaytakeagapyeartomeetrequirementsathomeformilitaryduty.Somehighschoolgraduatesseeayearoffasachancetorecoveraftertwelveyearsofrequirededucation.Butitcanalsogivestudentsachancetoexploretheirinterests.Studentswhothinktheywanttobedoctorsforexamplecouldlearnabouttheprofessionbyvolunteeringinahospitalforayear.Manycollegesanduniversitiessupportgap-yearprojectsbypermittingstudentstodelaytheiradmission.Expertssaystudentscangrowemotionallyandintellectuallyastheyworkatsomethingtheyenjoy.TheHarvardadmissionsofficehasanessayonitsWebsitecalledTimeOutorBurnOutfortheNextGeneration.Itpraisestheideaoftakingtimeofftostepbackthinkandenjoygaininglifeexperiencesoutsidethepressureofstudies.OfcourseagapyearisnotforeveryonE.StudentsmightmisstheirfriendswhogoondirectlytocollegE.Andparentsmightworrythattheirchildrenwilldecidenottogotocollegeoncetheytaketimeoff.Anotherconcernismoney.A.yearoffawayfromhomecanbecostly.HollyBullisthepresidentoftheCentreforInterimProgrammes.Hercompanyspecializesinhelpingstudentsplantheirgapyear.Shenotesthatseveralbookshavebeenwrittenaboutthissubject.ShesaysthesebooksalongwithmediaattentionandtheavailabilityofinformationontheInternethaveincreasedinterestintheideaofayearoff.Andshepointsoutthatmanygap-yearprogrammescostfarlessthanayearofcollegE.41Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.yearoffbeforecollegeB.BetterchoiceforhighschoolstudentsC.TimeoutorburnoutD.Universitiesfavouragapyear42.HowmanyreasonsarementionedforhighschoolstudentstotakeagapyearA.Two.B.ThreE.C.Four.D.FivE.43.Expertssupportthegap―yearprojectsbecause_________.A.studentscanbebetterpreparedforcollegelifeemotionallyandintellectuallyB.studentshavechancestofullyenjoythemselvesC.collegesanduniversitiessavelotsofmoneythroughthedelayofadmissionD.studentscanbemoreeconomicallyindependentbyworkingoutsideschool44.WhatdoesHollyBullthinkoftheideaofagapyear?A.Itisnotsuitableforallstudents.B.Itisbeneficialforstudents.C.ItdoesnothavepracticalvaluE.D.Itmaybecomeaburdenforthestudents’family.45.Fromthepassagewecanconcludethat_______.A.thebiggestconcernaboutayearoffforparentsismoneyB.HarvardprefersastudentwithlifeexperiencesC.theideaofayearoffnowarenotproperlyguidedD.studentstakingayearoffnowarenotproperlyguided

GalleryPoliciesforVisitorstoNationalGalleryofArtWashingtonVisitorsmustpresentallcarrieditemsforinspectionuponentry.AfterinspectionallbagsbackpacksumbrellasparcelsandotherthingsasdeterminedbysecurityofficersmustleftatthecheckroomsfreeofchargeclosetoeachentrancE.Alloversizedbagsbackpacksandluggagemustbeleftatthecheckroomsnearthe4thStreetentranceofeithertheEastorWestBuilding.Theseitemswillhavetobex-rayedbeforebeingaccepteditemsofvaluesuchaslaptopcomputerscamerasandfurcoatsmaynotbeleftinthecheckroomsbutmaybecarriedintothegalleries.Weregretthatwedonothaveenoughspaceforvisitoritemslargerthan17×26inchesintotheGalleryoritscheckrooms.AdditionalsecurityproceduresandchecksmaybetakenaccordingtothedecisionoftheGallery.Forthesafetyoftheartworksandothervisitorsnothingmaybecarriedonavisitor’sback.Softfrontbabycarriersareallowedbutchildrenmaynotbecarriedonshouldersorinachildcarrierwornontheback.Pushchairsareavailablefreeofchargeneareachcheckroom.SmokingisprohibiteD.Foodanddrinkarenotpermittedoutsidethefoodserviceareas.Unopenedbottledwatermaybecarriedonlyinavisitor’sbag.Cellphonesmaynotbeusedinthegalleries.AnimalsotherthanserviceanimalsarenotpermittedintheGallery.SkateboardingisprohibiteD.Picture-takingincludingvideoforpersonaluseispermittedexceptinspecialexhibitionsandwherespecificallyprohibiteD.Tripods三角架arenotalloweD.Pleasedonottouchtheworksofart.62.WhenpeoplecometovisittheGallerytheyshould____________.A.leavealltheircarrieditemsatthecheckroomsB.havealltheircarrieditemsx-rayedattheentranceC.takealltheircarrieditemswiththemwithoutinspectionD.havealltheircarrieditemsinspectedattheentrance63.WhatdoestheGalleryfeelsorryfor?A.Visitorshavetokeeptheirvaluableitemsinthecheckrooms.B.ThesizeofvisitoritemsallowedintotheGalleryislimiteD.C.ItcannotkeepoversizedvisitoritemsduetolimitedspacE.D.Visitoritemsover17×26inchesmustgothroughadditionalchecks.64.ParentswithsmallchildrenvisitingtheGallery_____________.A.cancarrytheirchildreninsoftfrontchildcarriersB.cancarrytheirchildrenontheirshouldersC.cancarrytheirchildreninchildcarrierswornonthebackD.oughttopayiftheywanttousepushchairsfortheirchildren65.Visitingphotographersshouldmakesurethat__________.A.picturesandvideosareallowedforpersonaluseanywhereintheGalleryB.picturesandvideoscanbetakeninsomeplacesforpersonaluseC.picture-takingandvideoingaretotallyforbiddenintheGalleryD.tripodsareallowedexceptinsomespecialexhibitions

Question:Whatismoreastonishingthana60-tonwhaleonaflatbedtruckbeingdrivendownthestreet?Answer:A.60-tonwhaleonaflatbedtruckexplodingandrainingblubberfatofwhalesalloverthesidewalk.That’swhathappenedinTaiwanrecentlywhenadeadspermwhalebeingshippedtotheHalobiosResearchCenterforanautopsy尸体解剖developedanextremelybadcaseofgasandblewupbeforeitreacheditsdestination.ThewhalewasfoundaliveonaTaiwanbeachlastweekendanddiedshortlyafteritwasdiscovereD.Sincethe56-footwhalewasthelargestwhaleeverbeachedonTaiwan’sshoresscientistswantedtostudyitandperformanautopsyforeducationalpurposE.ObviouslytoomuchtimepassedbetweenwhentheanimaldiedandthetimeitwassettobemovedtotheautopsylocationbecauseithadalreadystartedtogobaD.Whenthingsrottheygiveoffgasesasaby-product.Inthewhale’scasethegasesweretrappedinitsbelly.Thepressureinsidetherottingcreaturegrewsomuchthatitpoppedlikeanover-filledballoon.UnfortunatelyitwasonatruckinthemiddleofthecityofTaiwanatthetime---carsandshopsliningthestreetwerecoveredwithwhalebitsandjuicesmuchtotheirowners’discouragement.Accordingtothenewsreportstrafficwastiedupforhourswhileofficialstriedtocleanupthestreets.Newspapereditorsworldwidewereprobablysmilingtothemselvessincetheyhadaready-madeheadline---severalreportsabouttheincidentweretitledThereSheBlows!afterthefamouslinefromthebookMobyDick.63.Thepurposeofthequestionatthebeginningofthisnewsreportisto_____.A.explainthereasonB.sellnewspapersC.attractreadersD.giveanimmediateanswer64.Thewhale’sexplosionistheresultof_____.A.pressurefromgasesbuildingupinthecreatureasitbegantorotB.thelongtransportofthecreaturefromthebeachtothecenterC.theextremelybusytrafficinthestreetsitpassedbyD.thequickprocessofrottingoftheanimal65.Whatisthecorrectorderoftheincidents?A.Thewhalewassettoaflatbedtruck.B.ThewhalewasdiscovereD.C.ThewhaleexplodeD.D.ThewhaledieD.A.b;c;a;dB.d;c;b;aC.b;d;a;cD.d;b;a;c66.Whatdoweknowfromthelastparagraph?A.Somenewspapereditorswerelaughedat.B.MobyDickisthenameofawomanwriter.C.AllthenewspapersreportedthestoryunderthesametitlE.D.TherifleThereSheBlows!istakenfromthebookMobyDick.

About1966orsoaNASAteamdoingworkfortheApollomoonmissiontooktheastronautsnearTubaCity.TherethelandscapeoftheNavajoReservationlooksverymuchlikethelunarsurfacE.Amongallthetrucksandlargevehiclesweretwolargefiguresthatweredressedinfulllunarspacesuits.NearbyaNavajoshepherd牧羊人andhissonwerewatchingthestrangecreatureswalkaboutoccasionallybeingwatchedoverbyotherNASAworkers.ThetwoNavajopeoplewerenoticedandapproachedbytheNASApeoplE.SincetheshepherdandhissondidnotknowEnglishtheyaskedtheNASApeoplewhothestrangecreatureswerE.TheNASApeopletoldthemthattheywerejustmenthatweregettingreadytogotothemoon.Theshepherdbecameveryexcitedandaskedifhecouldsendamessagetothemoonwiththeastronauts.TheNASAofficialsthoughtthiswasagreatideasotheyprovidedataperecorder.AfterthemangavethemhismessagetheyaskedhissontotranslatE.Hissonwouldnot.Latertheytriedafewmorepeopleonthereservationtotranslateandeverypersontheyaskedwouldchuckle偷偷地笑andthenrefusetotranslatE.FinallywithcashinhandsomeonetranslatedthemessageWatchoutfortheseguystheyhavecometotakeyourland!52.TheappearanceoftheNavajoReservationisverysimilartothatof________.A.theTubaCityB.themoonC.theNASAresearchcenterD.theApollomoonmission53.WhentheolderNavajoheardthatthemeninfrontofhimweregoingtothemoonhe________.A.feltfrightenedandranawayquicklyB.chattedexcitedlywiththeNASAworkersC.gotonthemoderntrucksandlargevehiclesforfunD.triedtosaysomethingtothemooncreatures54.Thesondidnottranslatethewordshisfathersaidbecause________.A.hehadtroubleinunderstandinghisfatherB.thewordshisfatherusedweretoodifficulttobetranslatedC.hisfatherwassendingawarningagainsttheNASApeopleD.hebelievedthattheNASAworkerscouldunderstandtheirlanguage55.Accordingtothispassagewecanknowthattheshepherdwas________.A.patientandbraveB.foolishandimpoliteC.humorousandintelligentD.knowledgeableandtalkative

IWASBORNandraisedintheshadowoftheCapitolinWashingtonD.C.asweremyparentsandmymother’sparents.Ourrowhousewasonatree-linedstreetjustblocksfromthebuildingthatwastheheartofthefederallegislativebranch.WhenIwasachildinthe1940sfriendsandIwouldpackalunchorrideastreetcartotheCapitol.Ifweroller-skatedwehidtheskatesinthebushesintheparkacrossthestreetbeforeenteringthebuilding.IkneweverycorneroftheCapitol.We’dplayhide-and-seekandpretendwesawghostsinthehallsandstairways.Idon’tknowhowwegotawaywithit.Irememberthebeautifulladies’roomswiththeirmarblefloorsandsinks.IpretendedthatIwasafineladyinthem.InthosedaysyoucouldwalkaroundtheCapitoldome圆顶屋whichwasalittlescaryformE.IlovedthewonderfulpaintingsandstatuesandthesubwayridestotheSenateOfficeBuilding.ItwaslikeanamusementridE.IevenusedtositinthegalleryoftheU.S.HouseofRepresentatives―untilIbecameboredwithallthetalkandwentonanotheradventurE.WheneverIranupthestepstothehugebronzedoorsoftheRotundaIwouldlookbacktotheworldbelowlikeahero.AssoonasthedoorswereopenedthesenseofhistorysurroundedmeandIknewitwassomeplacespecial.ThosewereluckydayswhenanAmericancitizencouldwanderintheCapitolandbeapartofhistory.Oncewarwasdeclaredsomethingschangedinthenation’scapital.BecauseofconcernsthatWashingtonmightbeattackedasLondonhadbeeneveryoneprepareD.KidsatmyelementaryschoolworedogtagsandeachofuswasfingerprinteD.Myfatherapipeworkerbecameacivildefensewarden民防队员.Duringanairraidhisjobwastoturnoffanyleakinggas.Sincehealwayshadacigaretteinhismouthmaybethatwasnotagoodchoicebuthehadagasmaskandflashlighthangingintheraftersofourbasementthemasklookedlikeamonsterintheceiling.My15-year-oldbrotherwasajuniorcivildefensewarden.Duringair-raiddrillsheknockedondoorsandaskedpeopletoputouttheirlights.Irememberhugesearchlightsthatcrisscrossedtheskiesduringthedrillslookingforenemyplanes.73.Fromthepassagewecanunderstandthat________.A.ThewriterattendedthemeetinginHouseofRepresentativeB.Thewriter’sfamilylivedinWashingtonD.C.forgenerationsC.AmericancitizenexceptchildrencouldneverentertheCapitolD.Thewriter’sfatherhadagasmasktopreventhimfromsmoking74.WhenthewritersaidIwasbornandraisedintheshadowoftheCapitol1stparagraphshemostprobablymeantthat________.A.shespentherchildhoodinanareaneartheCapitolB.shegrewupunderthepressureoftheCapitolC.theCapitolhadsomebadinfluenceonmychildhoodD.shewasbornandbroughtupsecretlyintheCapitol75.Bytellingthechildhoodexperiencethepassagesuggeststhat________.A.thewriterisadaughterofamemberofRepresentatives.B.theCapitolusedtobeopentothepublicinhistory.C.LondonwasattackedduringthewaraswellasWashington.D.thewriter’sfatherandbrotherjoinedthearmyduringthewar.76.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsthethingsthatchangedinthenation’scapital?A.neutralB.positiveC.negativeD.ironic

Menandwomenhavedifferenttastesinfoodwithmenfavoringmeatandpoultry家禽andwomenfruitsandvegetablesresearcherssaidinwhatwassaidtobethemostextensive广泛的studysofarofgender性别differencesineatinghabits.Morethan14000adultmenandwomenweresurveyedfromMay2006toApril2007fortheFoodbomeDiseaseActiveSurveillance监督NetworkFoodNettodeterminetheireatinghabitsincludinghighriskfoodssuchasundercookedmeatandeggs.Toourknowledgetherehavebeenstudiesintheliteratureongenderdifferencesineatinghabitsbutnothingthisextensivetheepidemiologist流行病学家toldthe2008InternationalConferenceonInfectiousDiseasesinAtlantaGeorgiA.Researchersfoundthatmenweremorelikelytoeatmeatandpoultryespeciallyduckvealandhamandcertainshellfishsuchasshrimpandoysters.Womeninsteadweremorelikelytoeatvegetablesespeciallycarrotsandtomatoesandfruitsespeciallystrawberriesblueberriesraspberriesandapples.Womenalsopreferreddryfoodssuchasalmondsandwalnutsandweremorelikelytoconsumeeggsandyogurtwhencomparedwithmen.Therewerealsosomeexceptionstotheeatingtrendsofeachgender:menweresignificantlymorelikelytoeatasparagus芦笋andbrusselssprouts洋白菜thanwomenwhilewomenweremorelikelytoconsumefreshhamburgersasopposedtothefrozenkindwhichthemenpreferreD.Andregardinghighriskfoodstheresearchersfoundthatsignificantlymoremenconsumedundercookedmeatandeggsthanwomenwhilemorewomenweremorelikelytoeatalfalfasprouts.Men’spreferenceformeatexplainswhymenhavemorecasesthanwomenwhenitcomestohighcholesterol胆固醇thestudysaiD.60.Theconclusionoftheone-yearstudyshowsthat_____.A.menandwomendifferineatinghabitsB.menprefermeatwhilewomenvegetablesC.thereishighriskineatingundercookedfoodD.eatinghabitsarechangeable61.AccordingtothepassagementendtoeatthefollowingfoodsEXCEPT_____.A.hamB.yogurtC.shrimpD.poultry62.Itisimpliedinthelastparagraphthat_____.A.womenarehealthierthanmenB.menlikemeatbetterthanwomendoC.menaremorelikelytobeillasaresultofeatingmeatD.menhavemoreproblemsbecauseoftheireatingundercookedmeatandeggs63.Theunderlinedwordvealisprobablyakindof_____.A.grainB.shellfishC.meatD.fruit

Everyone’satitevenmyneighbors.IthoughtImightbetheonlypersonleftintheworldwhohadn’tdoneaneBaydeal.SoIdecidedtotrymyhandatonlineauction网上拍卖.Buyingforbeginners:SignuponWWW.eBay.comMostitemsE.g.tablescomputersandbooksreadyforauctionwillcomewithapictureandashortdescription;othersmaybemarkedwithBuyItNowandhaveafixedpricE.Youcanbuytheserightaway.IftheitemisbeingauctionedyouofferthehighestpriceyouarepreparedtopayandeBaybids出价foryou.Thebidwillbeincreasedlittlebylittleuntilitgoesbeyondyourhighestbidthenyouareemailedandaskedifyouwouldliketobidagain.Auctionslastupto10daysandwhentheyfinishyougetanemailtellingyouwhetheryouhavewontheitem.Howtopay:Sellersdecidehowtheywouldliketobepaidandyouneedtocheckthisbeforeplacingabidasyoumightnotwanttopostachequeorpostalorders.TheeasiestwayisthroughPayPalanonlinepaymentsystemthattakesthemoneyawayfromyourcreditcarD.Sellingmadesimple:IfyouplantoselloneBayithelpstoincludeapictureoftheitem.Ifollowedmyfriends’adviceandputuptheitemsIwantedtosellfora10-dayauctionstartingonaThursday.ThiswaybuyershadtwoweekendstobiD.Thebigthingsinlife:It’seasytopostasmallitembutfurnitureisabigpartofeBayandthishastobecollectedorsentbydeliverymen.CheckthewaysofdeliverybeforeyoubiD.57.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.HowtomakepaymentonlinE.B.WaysofmakingdeliveryonlinE.C.Advantagesofanonline-auctionsystem.D.Howtouseanonline-auctionsystem.58.Afterbiddingforanitemabuyer_______.A.can’tbuyotheritemsanymoreB.shouldmakepaymentimmediatelyC.haschancestomakehigherbidsD.mustgiveyourcreditcardtotheseller59.Youshould_______iftheitemisbeingauctioneD.A.makeloudnoisesB.gettheothersnottobidC.asktheotherpeople’spriceD.offerthehighestpriceyouarereadytopay60.Theeasiestwayofmakingpaymentmentionedinthepassageis_______.A.throughanonlinepaymentsystemB.throughalocalbanksystemC.bysendingthemoneytothesellerD.bypayingthedeliverymandirectly

FederalregulatorsWednesdayapprovedaplantocreateanationwideemergencyalert警报systemusingtextmessagesdeliveredtocellphones.TextmessageshaveexplodedinpopularityinrecentyearsparticularlyamongyoungpeoplE.Thewirelessindustry’stradeassociationCTIAestimates估计morethan48billionstextmessagesaresenteachmonth.TheplancomesfromtheWarningAlterandResponseNetworkActa2006federallawthatrequiresimprovementtothenation’semergencyaltersystem.TheacttaskedtheFederalCommunicationsCommissionFCCwithcomingupwithnewwaystoalterthepublicaboutemergencies.TheabilitytodeliveraccurateandtimelywarningandaltersthroughcellphoneandothermobileservicesisanimportantnextstepinoureffortstohelpensurethattheAmericanpublichastheinformationtheyneedtotakeactiontoprotectthemselvesandtheirfamiliesbeforeandduringdisastersandotheremergenciesFCCChairmanKevinMartinsaidfollowingapprovaloftheplan.Participationinthealtersystembycarriers―telecommunicationcompanies―isvoluntarybutithasreceivedsolidsupportfromthewirelessindustry.Theprogramwouldbeoptionalforcellphoneusers.Theyalsomaynotbechargedforreceivingalters.Therewouldbethreetypesofmessagesaccordingtotherules.Thefirstwouldbeanationalalterfromthepresidentlikelyinvolvingaterroristsattackornaturaldisaster.Thesecondwouldinvolveapproachingthreatswhichcouldincludenaturaldisasterslikehurricanesorstormsorevenuniversityshootings.Thethirdwouldbereservedforchildabduction绑架emergenciesorso-calledAmberAlerts.Theservicecouldbeinplaceby2010.61.Whatisthepurposeoftheapprovalplan?A.TowarnpeopleofemergenciesviamessagE.B.TopopularizetheuseofcellphonE.C.Toestimatethemonthlynumberofmessages.D.Topromotethewirelessindustry.62.Theimprovementtothepresentsystemisinthechargeof______.A.CTLA.B.theWarningAlertandResponseNetworkC.FCCD.federalregulators63.Thecarriers’participationinthesystemisdeterminedby_______.A.theUSfederalgovernmentB.mobilephoneusersC.thecarriersthemselvesD.thelawoftheUnitedStates64.Whichofthefollowingistrueofcellphoneusers?TheymustacceptthealertservicE.B.TheymayenjoythealertserviceforfreE.C.Theymustsendthealertstoothers.D.Theymaychoosethetypesofmessages.65.AnalertmessagewillNOTbesentif__________.A.achildloseshiswayB.auniversityshootinghappensC.anaturaldisasterhappensD.aterroristattackoccurs66.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetest?A.CellPhoneAlertsProtectingStudentsB.CellPhoneAlertsbyWirelessIndustryC.CellPhoneAlertsNaturalDisastersD.CellPhoneAlertsComingSoon

WelcometomyMessageBoard!Subject:Slimmingdownclassics?Mr.Handsome2007-5-126:34AMOrionBookswhichdecidesthereisamarketincreatingcut-downclassics经典著作isslimmingdownsomenovelsbysuchgreatwritersasL.TolstoyM.MitchellandC.BrontE.Noweachofthemhasbeenwhittleddowntoabout400pagesbycutting30to40pagespercentoforiginalwithwordssentencesparagraphsandinafewcaseschaptersremoveD.Thefirstsixshortenededitionsallpricedat￡6.99andadvertisedasgreatreadsinhalfthetimewillgoonsalenextmonthwithplansfor50to100moretofollow.Thepublishinghousebelievesthatmodernreaderswillwelcometheshorterversions.Mr.Edwards2007-5-129:40AMWellI’mpublisherofOrionGroup.ThanksforyourattentionMr.HandsomE.ImustsaytheideadevelopedfromagameofshameinmyofficE.Eachofuswasrequiredtoconfess承认tothemostembarrassingblanksinhisorherreading.IadmittedthatIhadneverreadAnnaKareninaandtriedbutfailedtogetthroughGonewiththeWindseveraltimes.Oneofmycolleaguesacknowledgedskipping跳读JaneEyrE.Werealizedthatlifeistooshorttoreadallthebooksyouwanttoandweneverweregoingtoreadtheseones.Asaleadingpublishinghousewearetryingtomakeclassicsconvenientforreadersbutit’snotasifwe’rewithdrawingtheoriginalversions.Theyarestillthereifyouwanttoreadthem.Ms.Weir2007-5-1211:35AMI’mdirectoroftheonlinebookclubwww.lovereading.co.ukMr.EdwardsIthinkyourshortenededitionsisabreathoffreshair.I’mguiltyofneverhavingreadAnnaKareninabecauseit’sjustsolong.I’dmuchratherreadtwo300-pagebooksthanone600-pagebook.Iamlookingforwardtomoreshortenedclassics!Mr.Crockatt2007-5-124:38PMI’mfromtheLondonindependentbookshopCorckatt&Powell.Inmyopinionthepracticeiscompletelyridiculous.Howcanyouedittheclassics?I’mafraidreadingsomeofthesebookishardworkandthatiswhyyouhavetodevelopasareader.Ifpeopledon’thavetimetoreadAnnaKareninathenfinE.Butdon’treadashortenedversionandkidyourselfit’stherealthing.60.AccordingtothemessageboardOrionBooks___________.A.opposesthereadingoforiginalclassicsB.isembarrassedforcuttingdownclassicsC.thinkscut-downclassicshaveabrightfutureD.iscautionsinitsdecisiontocutdownclassics61.InMr.Edwards’opinionOrionGroupisshorteningclassicsto_________.A.makethemeasiertoreadB.meetalargedemandinthemarketC.increasethesalesofliterarybooksD.competewiththeiroriginalversions62.BydescribingtheshortenedclassicsasabreathoffreshairMs.Weir________.A.speakshighlyofthecut-downclassicsB.showsherlovefororiginalclassicsC.feelsguiltyofnotreadingtheclassicsD.disapproveofshorteningtheclassics63.Mr.Crockattseemstoimplythat_________.A.readingtheclassicworksisaconfusingattemptB.shorteningtheclassicsdoesharmtotheoriginalC.publishingthecut-downclassicsisadifficultjobD.editingtheclassicworkssatisfieschildren’sneeds

阅读下面的短文请根据短文后的要求答题请注意问题后的字数要求AsAmericanfriendofminewhowashighupinabigcorporationhadworkedoutawayofheadingagoodofe-mailsbeforemostofusbadevenheardoftheconcept.Ifanyinformationhewassentwasvitalenoughhisbackofresponsewouldensurethesenderranghimupifthesenderwasn’timportantenoughtohavehisprivatenumbersthecommunicationcouldn’tbethatimportantmyfriendisnowevenmoreseniorinthesamecompanysothestrategymustwork.Almosteveryweeknowthereseemstobeareportsuggestingthatweareallbeingdrivencrazybythebotherofe-mail.Hethisisthecaseit’sonlybecausewehaven’tdevelopedanappropriateindealingwithit.________Firstly.Youjunknothingwithanexclamationmarkonastringofcapitallettersorfrommyaddressyoudon’trecognizeonfeelconfidentabout.Secondlye-maildon’tandhavetobeanswereD.Becausee-mailissoeasythere’satendencyforcorrespondencetocarryonforeverbutitispermissibletostopanendlessdiscussionortoacceptapointofinformationsentbyacolleaguewithoutacknowledgingit.Thirdlyareplye-mailthoughtshavetobethesamelengthastheoriginal.Weallhavee-mailpalswhosendlongchattye-mailswhicharenicetoreceivebutwhothenexpectanequallylongreply.Thechartofe-mailcanconsistinthesimpleincompletesentencetotallyregardlessoftheofthebreadofthelettermeatbypost.Youareperfectlywithintheboundsofpolitenessinrespondingtoamarathone-mailwithabetterreply.76.Whichsentenceinthepassagetotheclosestinmeaningtothefollowingone?Thepossibleexistenceofannoyanceresultsfromourinabilitytosortoute-mails.77.FillintheblankinParagraph3withapropersentencE.within10words78.Whatadvicesigiveninthelastparagraph?within10words79.ForwhatpurposedoestheauthormentionhisAmericanfriendinParagraph1?within10words80.FranslatetheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphintoChinesE.

Whatdoesthewordheartmean?Strictlyspeakingaheartisanorganofthephysicalbodywhichpumpsbloodintotheorganism生物体.Thetermhearthoweverextendstomorethanthephysicalbody.Whenloversseparateonewilloftenclaimtohaveabrokenheartyetremainliving.A.sadgentorladywilloftengrasptheareabetweentheribs肋骨atthecenterofthechestandmoan呻吟insorrowoverthelostlover.Physicalornottheheartinthiscaseisalsosomethingthatpumpslifeintotheemotionalbody.Don’tloseheartsaysafriendtoanotherwhohasbeendiscouragedbyoneoflife’smanytrials.Nowhowcananyoneloseaheart?Iask.EasilybygettingdiscourageD.AgaintheheartbecomesasymbolofpumpinglifeintoasystembutnotaphysicalonE.Whenonegetstotheheartofthemattershegetstoitscenterwhichgivesitsmeaning.WhenpeoplebegHaveahearttheyareaskingyoutobekindheartedtorecognizethesoulinanother.HavingahearttohearttalkmeanssharingsomethingfromthecenterofourbeingwithsomeoneelsE.Speakingfromtheheartalwaysimpliescommunicatingfromwhatisrealandessentialinourlives.Perhapsthemostcommondefinitionofthewordheartthereforeshouldrecognizethatheartissomethingessentialtoeveryhumanbeingwhetheritisphysicalornot.77.Theauthorwritesthispassageto.A.correctothers’inexactexplanationsofthewordheartB.tellreadersaseriesofhumorousstoriesC.discusshowtogiveagooddefinitiontothewordheartD.educatepeopletooldpositiveattitudetowardslife78.TheunderlinedwordsthiscaseinParagraph2referto.A.lovers’separationB.thedeathofone’sloverC.onehurtsoneselfD.one’scryingforhisorherlover79.Accordingtotheauthorhowcanoneloseaheart?A.Bylosingwhatoneowns.B.ByfeelingsaD.C.Byhurtingothers.D.BygettingdiscourageD.80.Ifyouwouldliketohaveahearttohearttalkwithsomeone.A.youwillfollowtheother’sadvicewithouthesitationB.youwillgiveyourownopinioninadirectwayC.bothofyouwillbehonestaswellasopenmindedD.bothofyouwilltalkaboutothers’affairsinsteadofyours

Theliteralmeaningofphilosophyisloveofwisdom.Butthismeaningdoesnottellusverymuch.Unliketheotherdisciplines学科philosophycannotedefinedbywhatyoustudybecauseitisactuallyunlimiteD.Anythingcanbethesubjectmatterofphilosophy:arehistorylawlanguageliteraturemathematicsandinfacttheotheracademicdisciplinesaredirectlyrelatedtophilosophy.ForthisreasonyougetaDoctorate博士学位ofPhilosophyPh.D.inbiochemistryorcomputerscienceorpsychology.Twobroadsub-fieldsofphilosophyarelogicandthehistoryofphilosophy.Logicisthescienceofargumentanderiticalthinking.Itprovidessoundmethodsfordistinguishinggoodfrombadreasoning.Thehistoryofphilosophyinvolvesthestudyofmajorphilosophersandpersuadeinthedevelopmentofphilosophy.Ofwhatuseisphilosophy?Firstitisusefulineducationaladvancement.Itisnecessaryforunderstandingotherdisciplines.Onlyphilosophyquestionsthenatureoftheconceptsusedinadisciplineanditsrelatingtootherdiscomposes.AndthoughtthestudyofphilosophyonedevelopssoundmethodsofresearchandanalysisthatcanbeappliedtoanyfielD.Thereareanumberofgeneralusesofphilosophy.Itstrengthensone’sabilitytosolveproblemstocommunicatetoorganizeideasandissuestopersuadeandtotakewhatisthemostimportantformalargequalityofdatA.Thesegeneralusesareofgreatbenefitinthecareerfieldnotnecessarilyforobtainingone’sfirstjobaftergraduationbutforpreparingforpositionsofresponsibilitymanagementandleadershiplateron.Itisveryshortsiteafteralltotakeacourseofstudiesonlyforthepurposeofgettingone’sfirstjoB.Theusefulskillsdevelopedthoughtthestudyofphilosophyhavesignificantlong-termbenefitsincareeradvancement.Nootherdisciplinesystematicallyfollowstheidealsofwisdomleadershipandcapacitytoresolvehumanconflict.72.AccprdomgtoParagraph1.Philosophycanbestbedescribedasthestudyof.A.socialsciencesB.naturalsciencesC.bothsocialandnaturalsciencesD.thesubjectmatterofpolitics73.Withthestudyofphilosophyyoucan.A.becomeagreatleaderB.succeedineverythingC.findagoodjobsoonaftergraduationD.makeprogressinyourcareerdevelopment74.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.PhilosophyisanindependentdisciplinE.B.Logichelpsyoutobecomeabetterthinker.C.Thestudyofphilosophybringsyouimmediatebenefits.D.ThemeaningofphilosophyistoolimitedtodefinE.75.FromthepassagewecanconcludeA.notallthesubjectshavetodowithphilosophyB.apersonwillgetaPh.D.ifhe/shestudiesphilosophyC.philosophycanbehelpfulforthestudyofanyothersubjectsD.philosophyistheonlysolutiontoalltheproblemstheworld

AlthoughmanyChinesestudentssaythattheirknowledgeofEnglishgrammarisgoodmostwouldadmitthattheirspokenEnglishispoor.WheneverIspeaktoaChinesestudenttheyalwayssayMyspokenEnglishispoor.HowevertheirspokenEnglishdoesnothavetoremainpoor!IwouldliketosuggestthattheremaybesomereasonsfortheirproblemswithspokenEnglish.Firsttheyfailtofindsuitablewordstoexpressthemselvesduetoalimitedvocabulary.Obviouslythebetteransweristoexpandtheirvocabulary.Howeveryoucanspeakwithalimitedvocabularyifyourattitudeispositive.Otherswillfollowyouaslongasyouusethewordsthatyouknow.Secondtheyareafraidofmakingmistakes.Sometimestheymakemistakeswhentheyarespeakingbecausetheyareshyandnervous.YetstudentsshouldrememberthattheirgoalshouldbeFLUENCYNOTACCURACY.Youraiminwritingistobeaccuratefollowingtherulesforgrammarandusingtherightwordsandspellingthemcorrectly.Howeverinspeakingyouraimisfluency.YouwanttogetyourmessageacrosstotalktosomeoneinEnglishasquicklyandaswellasyoucaneventhoughsometimesyoumayuseawrongwordortensebutitdoesn’tmatterbecausethepersonyouarespeakingtowillunderstandyouandmakeallowancesforanymistakeshehears.Thethirdreasonisthatnotenoughattentionispaidtolistening.Youhaveonemouthbuttwoears!Allthathearingwasnecessaryforyoutostartspeaking.FourthmostChinesestudentsarereactiveratherthanproactivelanguagelearners.InsteadofactivelyseekingoutopportunitiestoimprovetheirspokenEnglishtheypassivelywaitforspeakingopportunitiestocometothemandwonderwhytheirEnglishalwaysremainspoor.IfyouhavethisproactiveoutlookthenyouwillseeEnglishopportunitieswhereveryougo.IfyoudonotuseyourEnglishbeyondtheclassroomyouwillforgetwhatEnglishyouknow.Remember:USEITORLOSEIT!YoucanlearnhowtospeakEnglishbetterbyspeakingEnglishmorE.60.Whatismostprobablythewriter’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.Toimproveyourreading.B.ToimproveyourspokenEnglish.C.Toimproveyourlistening.D.Toimproveyourvocabulary.61.Itcanbeinferredfromthethirdparagraphthat.A.don’tbeafraidofmakingmistakes.Justspeak!B.don’tbenervousdon’tbeshy.Justwrite!C.don’tbefluency.JustbeaccuracyD.don’tbeshydon’tbefluency.Justlistenandwrite!62.Thetextismostprobablytakenfroma.A.teacher’sdiaryB.reportonstudyC.sportsnewspaperD.moviemagazine

Itwouldbeinterestingtodiscoverhowmanyyoungpeoplegotouniversitywithoutanyclearideaofwhattheyaregoingtodoafterwards.Ifoneconsiderstheenormousvarietyofcoursesoffereditisnothardtoseehowdifficultitistoselectthecoursemostsuitedtohisinterestsandabilities.Ifastudentgoestoacquireabroaderperspectiveoflifetoenlargehisideasandtolearntothinkforhimselfhewillundoubtedlybenefitsinceschooloftenhastoorestrictinganatmospherewithitstimetablesanddisciplinestoallowhimmuchtimeforindependentassessmentoftheworkheisaskedtodo.MoststudentswouldIbelieveprofitbyayearorso’sexplorationofdifferentacademicstudiesespeciallythoseall-rounderswithnoparticularbent.TheyshouldhavelongertimetodecideinwhatsubjecttheywanttotaketheirdegreesothatinlaterlifetheydonotlookbackandsayIshouldliketohavebeenanarchaeologist.IfIhadn’ttakenadegreeinModernLanguagesIshouldn’thaveendedupasaninterpreterbutit’stoolatenow.Icouldn’tgobackandbeginalloveragainevenifIhadthechancE.Thereisofcourseanothersidetothequestionofhowtomakethebestuseofone’stimeatuniversity.Thisisthecaseofthestudentwhoexcelsinaparticularbranchoflearningisafirst-ratemathematicianscientistlinguistandwhatyouhavE.Heisimmediatelyacceptedbytheuniversityofhischoiceandspendshisthreeorfouryearsbecomingaspecialistemergingwithafirst-classHonorsDegreeandverylittleknowledgeofwhattherestoftheworldisallabout.Itthereforebecomesmoreandmoreimportantthatifstudentsarenottowastetheiropportunitiesandincidentallythetaxpayers’moneytherewillhavetobemuchmoredetailedinformationaboutcoursesmoreadvicefromCareerMastersandCourseTutorsifwearenottobringupononehandabandofspecialistsignorantofanythingoutsidetheirownsubjectandontheotherhandanever-increasingnumberofgraduatesqualifiedinsubjectsforwhichthereislittleornodemandintheworkingworlD.50.Accordingtothepassageuniversitystudentsshouldavoid.A.acquiringabroadperspectiveoflifeB.allowingthemselvestheindependenceofthinkingC.becomingspecialistsignorantofwhattherestoftheworldisD.wastingtheiropportunitiesandthetaxpayers’money51.Somestudentslookbackandsay:butit’stoolatenowbecause.A.theyhavenotimetomakeanotherchoiceB.theydon’thavethechancetogobackandrestartC.theydecidenottowastetaxpayers’moneyanymoreD.theycouldaffordnomoretimetotaketheirdegreeinanothersubject52.Attheendofthepassagethewordwecanbestbereplacedby.A.peopleintheworkingworldB.universitygraduatesC.careerMastersandCourseTutorsD.universitypeople

Liverpoolmyhometownisauniquecity.Itissouniquethatin2004itbecameaWorldHeritage遗产SitE.IrecentlyreturnedtomyhomecityandmyfirststopwasatamuseumontheRiverMersey.Blanketedinmist薄雾Victorianarchitecturerosefromthebanksoftheriverrespondedtothesoundsofsea-birdsandappearedunbelievablycharming.WhenIheadedtowardthecentreIfoundmyselfsurroundedbybuildingsthatmirrorthebestpalacesofEuropE.ItisnothardtoimaginewhyonfirstseeingthecitymostvisitorswouldbeoverpoweredbythebeautyofthenoblebuildingswhicharesolidsignsofLiverpool’shistory.AsifstressitsculturalroleLiverpoolhasmoremuseumsandgalleries美术馆thanmostcitiesinBritain.AtWalkerArtGalleryIwastoldthatithasbestcollectionsofVictorianpaintingsintheworldandisthehomeofmodernartinthenorthofEngland.Howevercultureismorethangalleries.Liverpooloffersmanymusicevents.AsBritain’sNo.1musiccityithasthebiggestcitymusicfestivalinEuropeanditsmusiciansarefamousallovertheworlD.Liverpoolisalsowell-knownforitsfootballandothersportsevents.EveryyeartheMerseyRiverFestivalattractsthousandsofvisitorsmaddingthecityaplaceofwonder.AsyouwouldexpectfromsuchacitytherearerestaurantsservingfoodfromaroundtheworlD.WhenmytripwasabouttocompleteIchosetorestmylegsinLiverpool’sfamousPhilharmonicpub酒馆.Itisamonumenttoperfectionandaheritageattractionitself.BeingaWorldHeritageSitemyhomecityiscertainlyaplaceofoutstandinguniversalvalue.ItisatreasurehousewithplentyofsecretsfortheworldtoexplorE.68.Visitorswhoseethecityforthefirsttimewouldbedeeplyimpressedby________A.itscharmingbanksB.itsfamousmuseumsC.itswonderfulpalacesD.itsattractivebuildings69.Thethirdparagraphisdevelopedmainlyby______A.providingdifferentexamplesB.followingtheorderofspaceC.makingcomparisonsD.analyzingcauses70.TheauthorusesthePhilharmonicpubtoprovethat_______A.Liverpoolisawell-knowncityforitsrestaurantsB.LiverpoolisanimpressiveplacefullofattractionC.apubisawonderfulplaceforvisitorstorelaxthemselvesD.apubisaperfectchoiceforvisitorstocompletetheirjourney71.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.TheuniversalvalueoftheworldheritageinLiverpoolB.TheexcitingexperienceoftheauthorinLiverpoolC.ThespecialculturalatmosphereofLiverpoolD.ThebeautifulhistoricsitesofLiverpool

HavingfinishedherhomeworkMaLiwantssomemusicforrelaxation娱乐.AsusualshestartshercomputerandgoestoBaidu.corntodownloadmusicfiles.Butthistimesheissurprisedwhenanannouncementaboutprotectingsongs'copyrightburstsontothescreen.TheageoffreemusicandmoviedownloadsmayhavecometoanendasWebcompanieslikeBaiduareaccusedofpiratingcopyright.Lawsuits诉讼havebeenfiledagainstfourwebsitesofferingfreedownloads.InSeptember2005aBeijingcourtorderedBaidutopayrecordingcompanyShanghaiPushcompensationfortheirlosses.Baiduwasalsotoldtoblockthelinkstothepiratedmusiconthewebsite.ThiscausedaheateddiscussiononInteractfilesharing.Baidu'sdefeatinthelawsuitshowsitisnotrighttogetcopyrightedsongswithoutpaying.Downloadersmayfacelawsuitsorfinessaidanofficial.LikemanyteensHuangRuoruan18-year-oldgirlfromPuninginGuangdongProvincedoesn'tthinkthatgettingmusicfromwebsitesiswrong.ShealwayssharesherfavoritesongsdownloadedfromBaiduwithherfriends.Whentoldaboutthelawsuitshebegantofeelalittleguiltyaboutobtainingothersworkwithoutpaying.Howeverotherteenagershavedifferentideas.WangYafeiaSenior2girlfromJinanShandongProvincepointedoutthatfilesharingisagoodwaytopromotepopsingers.IfIdownloadasongandreallylikeitIwillbuytheCDshesaid.Sowhattherecordingcompaniesreallyshouldconcentrateonisimprovingtheirmusicratherthanpursuing追赶追击file-sharers.71.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthepassage?A.MusicontheInternetisofbetterquality.B.Downloadingmaterialcanbeillegal.C.It'sgoodtogetfreemusicontheInternet.D.Baiduisapopularwebcompany.72.Thefourwebcompanieswereputtocourtbecause.A.theygotcopyrightedsongswithoutpayingB.theydownloadedcopyrightedmusicforpeopleC.theymakecopyrightedfilesforfreedownloadsD.theyofferfreemusiconline73.Howdosomeoftheteenagersfeelwhiledownloadingfreemusicafterthelawsuit?A.Abitguilty.B.Alittlesad.C.Extremelyangry.D.Awfullysorry74.What’stheadvantageoffilesharingforrecordingcompanies?A.Gettingmoremoneyfromwebcompanies.B.EnablingpeopletodownloadfavoritesongsC.Helpingtoimprovethemusic.D.Makingpopsingersmorepopular.75.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat.A.webcompaniesarestillignoringthecopyrightlawsB.teenagershaven'tgotmoneytobuyCDsC.teenagersareprobablystilldownloadingfreemusicD.teenagerspreferCDswithcopyrighttopiratemusic

ItistruethatgoodwritersrewriteandrewriteandthenrewritesomemorE.ButinordertoworkupthedesiretorewriteitisimportanttolearntolikewhatyouwriteattheearlystagE.IamsurprisedatthenumberoffamouswritersIknowwhosaythattheysodislikereadingtheirownwritinglaterthattheyevenhatetolookoverthepublishers’opinions.Onereasonwemaydislikereadingourownworkisthatwe’reoftendisappointedthattherichideasinourmindsseemverythinandplainwhenfirstwrittendown.JerryFodorandStevenPinkersuggestthatthisfactmaybearesultofhowourmindswork..DifferentfrompopularbeliefwedonotusuallythinkinthewordsandsentencesofordinarylanguagebutinsymbolsforideasknownasmentaleseandwritingourideasdownisanactoftranslationfromthatsymboliclanguagE.Butwhilementalesecontainsourthoughtsintheformofacomplextapestry织锦writingcanonlybecomposedonethreadatatime.ThereforeitshouldnotbesurprisingthatourfirstattemptatexpressingideasshouldlooksosimplE.Itisonlybyrepeatedlyrewritingthatweproducenewthreadsandconnectthemtogetclosertotheideasformedinourminds.Whenpeoplewriteasifsomestrictcritics批评家arelookingovertheirshouldertheyaresoworriedaboutwhatthiscriticmightsaythattheygetstuckbeforetheyevenstart.PeterElbowmakesanexcellentsuggestiontodealwiththisproblem.Whenwritingweshouldhavetwodifferentminds.Atthefirststageweshouldseeeveryideaaswellasthewordsweusetoexpressitaswonderfulandworthputtingdown.Itisonlyduringrewritesthatweshouldexaminewhatweexcitedlywroteinthefirststageandcheckforweaknesses.68.Whatdowelearnfromthetextaboutthosefamouswriters?ATheyoftenregretwritingpoorworksBSomeofthemwritesurprisinglymuch.CManyofthemhatereadingtheirownworksDTheyarehappytoreviewthepublishers’opinions.69.Whatdopeoplegenerallybelieveaboutthewayhumanmindswork?APeoplethinkinwordsandsentences.BHumanideasaretranslatedintosymbolsCPeoplethinkbyconnectingthreadsofideas.DHumanthoughtsareexpressedthroughpictures.70.Whatcanweconcludefromthetext?AMostpeoplebelievewethinkinsymbols.BLovingourownwritingisscientificallyreasonablE.CThewritersandcriticscanneverreachanagreement.DThinkingandwritingaredifferentstagesofmindatwork.

TheUniversityofSouthamptonisaforward―thinkinguniversitywithadiversestudentpopulationwhichisfromavarietyofcultures.ItsmainHighfieldcampusislocatedtwomilesfromthecentreofSouthamptonwithothersitesspreadacrossSouthamptonandWinchester.Originallyfoundedin1862astheHartleyInstituteSouthamptonUniversityhasgrownintoalargeuniversitywithover24000undergraduateandpostgraduatestudentsand5000staffs.HighfieldCampusistheuniversity’smaincampus.ItissetingreenandpleasantsurroundingsjustashortwalkfromthecitycentrE.Newandmodernstudentfacilities设备suchastheJubileeSportsCentreandStudents’UniontheHartleyLibraryarangeofrestaurantsabookshopapostofficeandfourmajorbankscouldbefoundherE.SouthamptonUniversityisoneofthetop10researchuniversitiesintheUKandhasachievedhighscoresforitsteachingandlearningactivities.Theexpertsinthisuniversityregularlyintroducenewapproachesandtechniquesrelatedtotheworldtoday.Someofthesehaveenteredworld-leadingresearchcentresandinstitutes.Awiderangeofscholarships奖学金arearrangedtoaidthestudents’studiesatSouthamptonUniversity.Theuniversityoffersalargenumberofscholarshipsforanyofthestudents’courses.MostscholarshipsareawardedonthebasisoftheachievementsofthestudentsandallarecompetitivE.IfthestudentisseriousabouthisdesiretostudywithascholarshipheshouldlookintoallscholarshipsopentohimandputinastrongapplicationforeachonE.StudentsjoiningSouthamptonUniversityeitherfromhomeorabroadwillfindthatitisreallyagreatplacetoliveandstudyin.56.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructure缘陶ofthepassage?①Paragraph1②=Paragraph2③=Paragraph3④=Paragraph4⑤=Paragraph557.TheunderlinedworddiverseinParagraph1mostprobablymeanA.properB.differentC.enoughD.excellent58.WhichofthefollowingisNOTsupportedinthepassage?A.SouthamptonUniversityhasapopulationofover29000B.It’sconvenienttoborroworbuybooksonthecampusC.TherearemorethantenresearchuniversitiesintheUKD.Mostscholarshipsareofferedtohard―workingstudents59.ThebesttitleforthispassagewouldbeA.HighfieldCampusPrideofSouthamptonUniversityB.HartleyInstituteMotherofSouthamptonUniversityC.SouthamptonUniversityFirst-classUniversityD.SouthamptonUniversityWorld-leadingResearchCentre

AfewyearsagoPaulGernerbegantogatheragroupofarchitectsinLasVegastoaskthemwhatitwouldtaketodesignapublicschoolthatused50percentlessenergycostmuchlesstobuildandobviouslyimprovedstudentlearning.IthinkhalfofthemfellofftheirchairsGernersays.Gernermanagesschoolfacilities设施forClarkCountyNevadaadistrictroughlythesizeofMassachusetts.By2018143000additionalstudentswillenterthealreadycrowdedpublic-educationsystem.Gernerneeds73newschoolstohousethem.Fourarchitectureteamshavenearlyfinisheddesigningprimaryschoolprototypes样品;theyplantoconstructtheirschoolsstartingin2009.Thedistrictwillthenassesshowwelltheschoolsperformandthreewinnerswillcopythosedesignsin50to70newbuildings.GreenschoolsareappearingalloverbutinClarkCountywhichstandsoutforitsvastnesssuchaggressivetargetsaredifficultbecausedesignrequirementslikemorenaturallightforstudentsgoagainsttherealitiesofadesertclimatE.Oneofthebiggestchallengesisgettingtherightsiteorientation朝向MarkMcGintyadirectoratSHArchitecturesays.HisfirmrecentlycompletedahighschoolinLasVegas.Youhavethesamebuildingsamesetofwindowsbutifitsorientationisincorrectanditfacesthesunitwillbereallyexpensivetocool.Surprisinglythemanresponsibleforoneofthemostprogressivegreen-designcompetitionshasdoubtsaboutideasofeco-friendlybuildings.Idon’tbelieveinthenewgreenreligionGernersays.Someofthebuildingtechnologiesthatyougetareimpractical.I’minterestedinthosethatwork.Buthewouldn’tmindifsomegreenfeaturesinspirestudents.Hesayshehopestosetupgreenenergysystemsthatallowthemtolearnabouttheprocessofharvestingwindandsolarpower.Youneverknowwhat’sgoingtostarttheinterestofachildtostudymathandsciencehesays.63.HowdidthearchitectsreacttoGerner’sdesignrequirements?A.Theylostbalanceinexcitement.B.Theyshowedstrongdisbelief.C.Theyexpressedlittleinterest.D.Theyburstintocheers.64.Whichorderofstepsisfollowedincarryingouttheproject?A.Assessment―Prototype―Design―Construction.B.Assessment―Design―Prototype―Construction.C.Design―Assessment―Prototype―Construction.D.Design―Prototype―Assessment―Construction.65.WhatmakesitdifficulttobuildgreenschoolsinClarkCounty?A.ThelargesizE.B.Limitedfacilities.C.ThedesertclimatE.D.Poornaturalresources.66.WhatdoesGernerthinkoftheideasofgreenschools?A.TheyarequestionablE.B.TheyareoutofdatE.C.TheyareadvanceD.D.Theyarepractical.

TheTeens&Self-ImagesurveyorganizedbyUSAWEEKENDattractedanunprecedented空前的272400.Themajorityofteenssaytheyfeelgoodaboutthemselvesbutmanyexpressmisgivings疑虑aboutwhotheyareespeciallyabouttheirappearancE.Theresultsshowthatlooksarekey.Only4in10respondentsconsiderthemselvesattractivE.Halfthegirlswanttoloseweight.Itisfoundthatproblemstypicallyassociatedwithgirlsarenowbecomingmorevisibleinboys.TeenrespondentsbelievegoodlooksmatterwhenitcomestopersonalachievementspecificallymakingfriendswinningtherespectofothersandsucceedinginlifE.Teensfindlotsofimperfections.Almost85percentcitewaysthey’dliketoimprovE.Afterlosingweightandtoningup健美thetopthreearetheirgradesdoingbetterinsportsandhavingabetterrelationshipwiththeirparents.Only15percentlikethemselvesthewayIam.Faithiscentralinmanystudents’everydaylives.Whenaskedaboutthemostimportantinfluenceintheirlivessurveyrespondentspickedreligionsecondonlytotheirparents.Depressioniscommon.Morethanhalfsaytheyoccasionallyarereallydepressed;1in5oftenfeeldespondent沮丧的.And1in3havefriendswhohavetalkedaboutoractuallytriedtocommitsuicide―thethirdleadingcauseofdeathamong15to24-year-olds.Lastyearabout2000teenscommittedsuicideandtherateofadolescentsuicidehasgreatlyincreasedinthepast10yearsstudiesshow.Teensshowahealthyself-respect.Askedtochoosefromalistofqualities8in10saytheyarekind3in4saytheyarehonestand7in10saytheyhaveagoodsenseofhumor.Slightlymorethan6in10saytheyaresmartself-confidentorcreativE.Leastadmiredofadozenqualitiestheywereaskedtorank:beingpopularrichortough.49.Whichoneofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.LooksAndImperfectionsofAmericanTeenagersB.FaithsAndDepressionofAmericanteenagersC.LooksAndSelf-respectofAmericanTeenagersD.Self-imageofAmericanTeenagers50.WhathasthegreatesteffectonAmericanstudents’dailylivesaccordingtothesurvey?A.Religion.B.Theirparents.C.Imperfections.D.Depression.51.TeenagersbelievethatplaysanimportantpartinmakingfriendswinningtherespectofothersandsucceedinginlifE.A.faithB.appearanceC.abilityD.depression52.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothesurvey?A.Almostallteensaresatisfiedwiththemselves.B.Whatteenagerswouldliketoimprovemostistheirgrades.C.Theresultsshowonly15%studentsaresatisfiedwiththemselves.D.Americanteenagersadmirebeingpopularrichortoughverymuch.

Whenacatisfrighteneditsheartstartsbeatingfasteritsmusclesgettenseandtherearechangesinthechemicalsinitsbloodstream.IfthedangercontinuesitwilldefenditselforitwillrunawayasfastaspossiblE.SomethinglikethisalsohappenstopeoplE.Whenweareexcitedangryscaredoraroused冲动byothers'emotionsourbodiesgothroughmanyphysicalchangesallofwhichmakeusmorealert警惕的andreadytoreact.Wealsogetreadytodefendourselvesorrun.HumanbeingshoweverhaveaproblemthatanimalsneverfacE.IfwegivewaytoourfeelingsandletthemtakeoverwecangetintotroublE.Haveyoueversaidsomethinginanger――orhitsomebody――andregretteditlater?Haveyouevershoutedatateachertoldsomebodyyouwerelonelyorsaidyouwereinloveandthenwishedlateryouhadkeptyourmouthshut?Itisn'talwayswisetoexpressyourfeelingsfreely.Doesthismeanthatit'ssmarteralwaystohideourfeelings?No!Ifyoukeepyourfeelingsofangersadnessandbitternesshiddenawayorbottledup掩饰insideyourbodystaystensE.PhysicalillnessescandevelopandyoucanfeeldisturbedbadlyinsidE.Itcanactuallybebadforyourhealth.YoucantrytotreatemotionsasiftheywerebananasinthecupboarD.Youcanhidethemandyoucanpretendtheydon'texistbutthey'llstillbearounD.Andatlastyou'llhavetodealwiththemjustlikethosebananas.68.Bytakingacatasanexampletheauthorwantstoshowusthat__________A.animalscan'tcontroltheirfeelingsB.peoplecan'tcontroltheirfeelingsC.people'sphysicalreactionsarelikethoseofanimalsinawayD.people'sbodiesgothroughmanyphysicalchangesincertainsituationstoo69.It'smentionedinthetextthathumanbeingsgetintotroublebecause_____A.wearenotasalertasanimalsB.wesometimescan'tcontrolourfeelingsC.wealwaysdosomethingwrongtootherpeopleD.wedon'tpayattentiontoourphysicalchanges70.Theauthorwantstotellusinthelasttwoparagraphsthat_________.A.there'snowaytodealwithourfeelingsB.weshouldputsomebananasinthecupboardwhenwe'reangryorscaredC.feelingswillgraduallydisappearwhenweholdtheminD.weshouldneitherexpressourfeelingsfreelynorhidethebadfeelingsinside71.Theauthor'spurposeinwritingthisarticleisto_______________.A.tellusthatit'sprettygoodtokeepourfeelingsinsideB.givesomeadviceonhowtoexpressourfeelingsfreelyC.makeusdealwithourfeelingsinawisewayD.makeusknowitisn'talwaysgoodtoexpressourfeelingsfreely

ChineseJumpRopeisachallenginggameplayedbyanyoneanywherE.Thesimplerulestesttheskillandcoordination协调ofallplayers.RULESAjumperjumpsuntilajumpingmistakeismadE.•A.mistakecanbemadeifajumperjumpsoutinsteadofin.•A.mistakeisalsomadeifajumpertouchestheropeincorrectlyinthegamE.•Aftermakingamistakethejumpertradespositionswithanender.Thejumperstartsfromtheverybeginningofthegameonthenextturn.EveryChineseJumpRopegamebeginswiththeropeheldinbasicposition.ENDERS•FaceeachotherandstepinsidetheropE.•Placetheropearoundtheankles.•StepbackuntiltheropeisstretcheD.•Twoparallel平行的jumpinglinesabout12inches30cmapartarestretchedbetweentheenders.•Thejumperstandsoutsidetheropereadytoplay.IN•JumpbothfeetinsidetheropE.ONJumpbothfeetontopoftheropE.Theleftfootlandsontheleftrope;therightfootlandsontherightropE.OUT•JumpbothfeetfromthemiddletotheoutsideoftheropE.FeetlandtogetherononesidE.SIDEOUT•JumpoverbothropesfromonesidE.BothfeetlandtogetherontheothersideoftheropE.SIDE-TO-SIDEJumpquicklyside-to-sidE.Bothfeetstartoutfromonesideoftheropes.•Jumpside:TheleftfootlandsoutsidetheleftropE.TherightfootlandsinsidetheropE.•Jumpsideagainquickly:TheleftfootlandsinsidetheropE.TherightfootlandsoutsidetherightropE.Jumperscallthestepsoutloudwhilejumping.Callinghelpsthejumpersrememberthepatternofthejumps!Practicejumpingstepswiththesesimplejumpinggames!72.Ifyouareanenderyoushould__.A.standoutsideoftheropeB.jumpoverbothropesfromonesideC.controltheropesforthejumpersD.jumpfromthebeginningaftermakingamistake73.Theunderlinedwordstretchedinthepassageprobablymeans__.A.madelongerbypullingB.madeunderone'sfeetC.takenoffoverone'sheadD.changedinordertogetagoodpreparation74.Whydothejumperscallthestepsoutloudwhilejumping?A.ToteachthejumpershowtojumpropE.B.Tomakethejumpersjumpasquicklyastheycan.C.Tohelpthejumperstobereadytoplay.D.Toremindthejumpersofthepatternofthejumps.75.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto__.A.makeadvertisementsB.providefactsC.givesomeadviceD.compareopinions

Liverpoolmyhometownisauniquecity.Itissouniquethatin2004itbecameaWorldHeritage遗产SitE.IrecentlyreturnedtomyhomecityandmyfirststopwasatamuseumontheRiverMersey.Blanketedinmist薄雾Victorianarchitecturerosefromthebanksoftheriverrespondedtothesoundsofsea-birdsandappearedunbelievablycharming.WhenIheadedtowardthecentreIfoundmyselfsurroundedbybuildingsthatmirrorthebestpalacesofEuropE.ItisnothardtoimaginewhyonfirstseeingthecitymostvisitorswouldbeoverpoweredbythebeautyofthenoblebuildingswhicharesolidsignsofLiverpool’shistory.AsifstressitsculturalroleLiverpoolhasmoremuseumsandgalleries美术馆thanmostcitiesinBritain.AtWalkerArtGalleryIwastoldthatithasbestcollectionsofVictorianpaintingsintheworldandisthehomeofmodernartinthenorthofEngland.Howevercultureismorethangalleries.Liverpooloffersmanymusicevents.AsBritain’sNo.1musiccityithasthebiggestcitymusicfestivalinEuropeanditsmusiciansarefamousallovertheworlD.Liverpoolisalsowell-knownforitsfootballandothersportsevents.EveryyeartheMerseyRiverFestivalattractsthousandsofvisitorsmaddingthecityaplaceofwonder.AsyouwouldexpectfromsuchacitytherearerestaurantsservingfoodfromaroundtheworlD.WhenmytripwasabouttocompleteIchosetorestmylegsinLiverpool’sfamousPhilharmonicpub酒馆.Itisamonumenttoperfectionandaheritageattractionitself.BeingaWorldHeritageSitemyhomecityiscertainlyaplaceofoutstandinguniversalvalue.ItisatreasurehousewithplentyofsecretsfortheworldtoexplorE.68.Visitorswhoseethecityforthefirsttimewouldbedeeplyimpressedby________A.itscharmingbanksB.itsfamousmuseumsC.itswonderfulpalacesD.itsattractivebuildings69.Thethirdparagraphisdevelopedmainlyby______A.providingdifferentexamplesB.followingtheorderofspaceC.makingcomparisonsD.analyzingcauses70.TheauthorusesthePhilharmonicpubtoprovethat_______A.Liverpoolisawell-knowncityforitsrestaurantsB.LiverpoolisanimpressiveplacefullofattractionC.apubisawonderfulplaceforvisitorstorelaxthemselvesD.apubisaperfectchoiceforvisitorstocompletetheirjourney71.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.TheuniversalvalueoftheworldheritageinLiverpoolB.TheexcitingexperienceoftheauthorinLiverpoolC.ThespecialculturalatmosphereofLiverpoolD.ThebeautifulhistoricsitesofLiverpool

◆AswimmingcoachfromMoldovaislookingforajobinBeijing.Qualificationsas:Coach/JudgeatNationalStandard;OlympianRanded12thintheworldin1995WorldCupSilverMedallist.Experiencedchildren’scoachatalllevels;QualifieddriverBCDEcategories;Bodybuildinginstructor;Proficient精通inRussianEnglishRomanianUkrainian.ContactMaxCazmirciucat:13126711168oremail:mcazmirciuc@yahoo.com◆A.retiredpresidentandCEOoftwoCanadiancompaniesinterestedinteachingEnglishorFrenchinChinA.Cellphone:13520559132email:Jeanguyfurois@aol.com◆Webdesigngraduatesareavailable可得到可利用.Fordetailsvisit:www.inhB.comorcallLiuorTangat:0311-3160000.Email:luogq@beinfo.net◆FemaleBeijinger39hasadecade’sexperienceinimport-export进出口businesshumanresourcesmanagementinterpretationandsecretarialwork.IhaveagoodcommandofcomputerskillsandamgoodatEnglishbothwritingandspeaking.Mobile:13611163663◆Laid-offworkersareprovidingPCmaintenance维修servicessuchassystemupgrade升级virusdetection检测andremoval删除datacopyingandrecoveringsystemutilizationandsecurity.Call:6732731765.Thepurposeoftheadvertisementis_________.A.toteachataschoolB.tostartabusinessC.toseekjobsD.toworkaswebdesigners66.Wecanlearnfromtheadvertisementsthat________.A.someforeignersareinterestedinworkinginChinA.B.it’snoteasyforwebdesigngraduatestogetajoB.C.femaleBeijingerswouldliketoadvertiseinanewspaper.D.allthelaid-offworkershaveappliedforajobinanewspaper.67.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?A.A.retiredCEOwouldliketoteachinChinA.B.A.bodybuildinginstructorhastospeak4foreignlanguages.C.A.Beijingerhasrichexperienceinhumanresourcemanagement.D.Ifacompanywantsawebdesigneritcancallat0311-3160000.

IV.语法填空共10小题每小题1分满分10分阅读下面短文按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空并将答案填写在答题卡标号为1-１0的相应位置上ManyChinesestudentsstudyingabroadliketostaywithhostfamiliestolearntheirlanguageandculturE.NowadaysmanyShanghaiwhite-collarworkershavereceivednativeEnglish-speaking1nationalstudentsastheirhostfamiliestooinordertolearnEnglishfromthem.ItisusuallyfreeforforeignstudentstostayinahostfamilyinShanghaibuthe/shemusttake2theresponsibilityofteachingEnglishtoatleastonecertainmembersofthefamily.MissLihasalwaysworriedabouther3limitEnglish.IneverknewwhattosaytoanEnglish-speakingpersonsaidshE.ShehastakenanumberofEnglishcoursesbut4hasprovedtobeuseful.Lastyearshesaw5advertisementrecruiting征募hostfamiliesforforeignstudentsandthatwashowCareyfromChicagoUScametoherhomE.Careyisactuallynotastudentbutamanager.ShestaysinLi'sapartmentforfree6hastoteachLioralEnglishfor1houreveryday.ShecouldhardlyspeakChineseatthebeginningandwehadtoguess7eachothermeantthroughgesturessaidLi.Twomonthslatertheycouldtalktoeachother8gesticulating做手势.NowLicancommunicatewithanyEnglish-speakingpersonfreely.AboutonehundredShanghaifamilieshavereceivedforeignboardingstudentsandthefigure9rise.HoweverforeignboardingstudentscanonlyhelpimproveoralEnglishbut10examinationskills.

ComputerprogrammerDavidJonesearns$35000ayeardesigningnewcomputergamesyethecannotfoundabankreadytolethimhaveacreditcarD.Insteadhehasbeentoldtowaitanothertwoyearsuntilheis18.The16-year-oldworksforasmallfirminLiverpoolwheretheproblemofmostyoungpeopleofhisageisfindingajoB.David'sfirmreleases推出twonewgamesforthefastgrowingcomputermarketeachmonth.ButDavid'sbiggestheadacheiswhattodowithhismoney.Eventhoughheearnsalothecannotdriveacartakeoutamortgage抵押货款orgetcreditcards.DavidgothisjobwiththeLiverpool-basedcompanyfourmonthsagoayearafterleavingschoolwithsixO-levelsandworkingforatimeinacomputershop.IgotthejobbecausethepeoplewhorunthefirmknewIhadalreadywrittensomeprogramshesaiD.Davidspendssomeofhismoneyonrecordsandclothesandgiveshismother50poundsaweek.Butmostofhissparetimeisspentworking.UnfortunatelycomputingwasnotpartofourstudiesatschoolhesaidButIhadbeenstudyingisinbooksandmagazinesforfouryearsinmysparetimE.IknewwhatIwantedtodoandneverconsideredstayingonatschool.Mostpeopleinthisbusinessarefairlyyounganyway.Davidadded:IwouldliketoearnamillionandIsupposeearlyretirementisapossibility.Youneverknowwhenthemarketmightdisappear.60.InwhichwayisDaviddifferentfrompeopleofhisage?A.Heoftengoesoutwithfriends.B.Heliveswithhismother.C.HehasahandsomeincomE.D.HegraduatedwithsixO-levels.61.WhatisoneoftheproblemsthatDavidisfacingnow?A.HeistooyoungtogetacreditcarD.B.Hehasnotimetolearndriving.C.HehasverylittlesparetimE.D.HewillsoonlosehisjoB.62.WhywasDavidabletogetthejobinthecompany?A.Hehaddonewellinallhisexams.B.Hehadwrittensomecomputerprograms.C.Hewasgoodatplayingcomputergames.D.Hehadlearnttousecomputersatschool.63.WhydidDaviddecidetoleaveschoolandstartworking?A.Hereceivedlotsofjoboffers.B.Hewaseagertohelphismother.C.Helostinterestinschoolstudies.D.Hewantedtoearnhisownliving.

Thepastagesofmanhaveallbeencarefullylabeledbyanthropologistswithnameslike‘PaleolithicMan旧石器时代的’‘NeolithicMan’新石器时代的etC.Whenanthropologiststurntheirattentiontothetwentiethcenturytheywillsurelychoosethelabel‘LeglessMan’.Historiesofthetimewillgosomethinglikethis:‘inthetwentiethcenturypeopleforgothowtousetheirlegs.MenandwomenmovedaboutincarsbusesandtrainsfromaveryearlyagE.Therewereliftsandescalatorsinalllargebuildingstopreventpeoplefromwalking.Thissituationhappenedeachday.Butthesurprisingthingisthattheydidn’tusetheirlegsevenwhentheywentonholiday.Theybuiltcablerailwaysski-liftsandroadstothetopofeveryhugemountain.Allthebeautyspotsonearthweredamagedbythepresenceoflargecarparks.’Thefuturehistorybooksmightalsorecordthatweweredeprivedoftheuseofoureyes.Inourhurrytogetfromoneplacetoanotherwefailedtoseeanythingontheway.Airtravelgivesyouabird’s-eyeviewoftheworlD.Whenyoutravelbycarortrainavagueimageofthecountrysideconstantlyrunsbythewindows.Cardriversinparticularareforeverforcedwiththeurgetogoonandon:theyneverwanttostop.Andasforseatravelithardlydeservesmention.Itisperfectlysummedupintheoldsong:‘IjoinedthenavytoseetheworldandwhatdidIsee?Isawthesea’.Thetypicaltwentieth-centurytraveleristhemanwhoalwayssays‘I.’vebeentherE.’Youmentiontheremotestmostremindingplace-namesintheworldlikeElDoradoKabulIrkutskandsomeoneissuretosay‘I.’vebeenthere’meaning‘Idrovethroughitat100milesanhouronthewaytosomewhereelsE.’Whenyoutravelathighspeedsthepresentmeansnothing:YoulivemainlyinthefuturebecauseyouspendmostofyourtimelookingforwardtoarrivingatsomeotherplacE.Butactualarrivalwhenitisachievedismeaningless.Youwanttomoveonagain.Bytravelinglikethisyoususpendallexperience;thepresentstopstobeareality:youmightjustaswellbedeaD.Thetraveleronfootontheotherhandlivesconstantlyinthepresent.Forhimtravelingandarrivingareoneandthesamething:hearrivessomewherewitheverystephemakes.Heexperiencesthepresentmomentwithhiseyeshisearsandthewholeofhisbody.Attheendofhisjourneyhefeelsadeliciousphysicalweariness.HeknowsthatsounD.Satisfyingsleepwillbehis:thejustrewardofalltruetravelers.68.Anthropologistslabelmennowadays‘Legless’because_________A.peopleforgethowtousehislegs.B.peopleprefercarsbusesandtrains.C.liftsandescalatorspreventpeoplefromwalking.D.therearealotoftransportationdevices.69.Travelingathighspeedmeans__________A.people’sfocusonthefuturE.B.apleasurE.C.satisfyingdrivers’greatthrill.D.anecessityoflifE.70.Whydoestheauthorsay‘wearedeprivedoftheuseofoureyes’?A.Peoplewon’tusetheireyes.B.Intravelingathighspeedeyesbecomeuseless.C.Peoplecan’tseeanythingonhiswayoftravel.D.Peoplewanttosleepduringtraveling.71.Whatisthepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassage?A.Legsbecomeweaker.B.ModernmeansoftransportationmaketheworldasmallplacE.C.Thereisnoneedtouseeyes.D.Thebestwaytotravelisonfoot.

WhatisDadsMakeaDifference?Aservice-learningopportunityforteensthatdealswithfatherhoodparentingandsoon.Olderteensgrades10―12teachyoungerteensgrades6―9abouttheimportanceoffathersinchildren’slivesthelegalandfinancialresponsibilitiesofparenting.Teenteachertraininggoals&objectivesThegoaloftheteenteachertrainingistobetterunderstandthecomplexproblemssurroundinglegalfatherhoodinoursociety.Bydiscussingwhatmakeshealthyfamiliesexplainingthemeaningofpaternity父亲的身份andexaminingtheriskspeopletakeintheirlivesteenswilldeveloptheskillsneededtomakeinformeddecisionsintheirownrelationshipsandfinallyteachthisinformationtoothers.What’sinitforme?Anopportunityto:Learnlifeskillslikecommunicationdecisionmakingandproblemsolving.Getthechancetouseknowledgeinmeaningfulandeffectiveways.DevelopleadershipplanningteamworktimemanagementandorganizationalskillstohelpyouineveryaspectofyourlifE.Forminglastingrelationshipswithadultmentors导师.Commentsfromteenteachers‘DadsMakeaDifference’mademerealizehowpermanentandexpensiveparenthoodis.SpeakinginfromofgroupsanddirectingpeopleinactivitiesIfeelisavaluableskilltohavethatIwillusethroughoutmylifE.IwishIwouldhavegonethroughthisprogramwhenIwasinJuniorHigh.Iknowitwouldhavehelpedmetoreallythinkaboutthefutureandtomakegooddecisions.‘DadsMakeaDifference’hashelpedmetoknowtheeffectsofmyactionsbeforeItakethemandIknowwhatrisksnottotaketoprotectmyfuturE.60.DadsMakeaDifferenceisan_____.A.nameofaschoolB.trainingcenterC.socialorganizationD.educationprogram61.DadsMakeaDifferencecan_____.A.provideteensachancetobeateacherinJuniorHighB.helpteenslearnmoreaboutparentsC.helpteensdeveloptheirlifeskillsD.adviseteenshowtoavoidrisksinlife62.AccordingtothepassagewhowillbenefitmostfromDadsMakeaDifference?A.fathersandsonsB.mothersanddaughtersC.teenteachersandadultmentorsD.teensandsocieties63.Theunderlinedwordtheminthelastparagraphrefersto_____.A.effectsB.actionsC.risksD.coursesaboutDadsMakeaDifference

Howeverimportantwemayregardschoollifetobethereisalwaysthefactthatchildrenspendmoretimeathomethanintheclassroom.Thereforetheteachershouldrealizethatparentshaveagreatinfluenceontheirchildren.Parentscanbecomestrongallies助手oftheschoolortheycangetinthewayoftheschooleducation.Expertshaverealizedtheneedtodeepparentsinformedofthenewermethodsusedinschools.Manyheadmastershaveconductedworkshopsexplainingsuchmattersasthereadingreadinessprogrammewritingandmathematics.Moreovertheclassroomteacherwiththepermissionofthesuperlisors管理者canalsoplayanimportantpartingivingmoreknowledgetoreportingpupilsprogressteacherscanhelppartentsalotineducatingtheirchildrenandparentscangivemuchhelptoteachers.SupposethatafatherhasbeendrillingJuniorarithmeticlessonsnightafternight.InafriendlytalkbetweentheteacherandthefathertheteachercanhelptheparenttomakeJuniorinterestedinit.HemightbepersuadedtoletJuniorjoinindiscussingthefamilybudgetbuyingthefoodusingarulerormeasuringcupathomesettingtheclockcalculatingthedistanceofatripandengaginginscoresofotheractivitiesthathaveamathematicalbasis.Ifthefatherfollowstheadviceitisreasonabletosaythathewillsoonrealizethathissonismakingsatisfactoryprogressinmathematicsandatthesametimeenjoyingthework.Toooftenhoweverteachers'talkswithparentsaredevotedtosmallaccountsofchildren'smisdemeanors不良行为.Theytalkaboutthelazinessandpoorworkhabitsofthechildren.Whatisneededisamorecreativewayinwhichtheteacherasanadviserplantsideasinparents'mindstomakesurethatthechildspendsthemanyhoursoutoftheclassroomlearningsomethinguseful.Inthiswaytheschoolandthehomejoinforcesineducatingchildren.56.Themainideaofthepassageisthat_______.A.hometrainingismoreimportantthanschooltrainingB.teacherscanandshouldhelpparentstousebetterwaystoteachtheirchildrenC.therearemanywaysinwhichthemathematicsprogrammecanbecarriedoutathomeD.partentsshouldhelptheirchildrentodotheirhomework57.Fromthispassagewecanknowthatthewriter_______.A.issatisfiedwiththerelationshipbetweenschoolandhomeB.feelsthatparent-teachertalkscanbemademuchmoreconstructiveC.believesthatschoolscan'tteachpupilswellD.callsonparentstoteachtheirchildrenmathematicsathome58.Whatwaythatthewriterdoesn'ttalkaboutcanimprovethepresentsituation?A.Classesforparents.B.NewtypeofreportcarD.C.Parent-teachertalk.D.Dinnerorparty.59.Thewriterimpliesthat_______.A.joiningininterestingactivitiescanimproveone'sachievementinthatareaB.toomanychildrenarelazyandhavepoorworkhabitsC.teachersshouldoftenmakehomevisitstopartentsD.headmastersdomorethanteachersinthisarea60.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatthewriterdoesnotfavour_______.A.father'shelpinghissonwithhisstudyB.writtenreportstotheparentsfromtheteahcersC.havingtheparentshelptheirchildrenwiththeirlessonsD.talkingboutchildren'sshortcomings

SPAINisuniquE.EnoughsunshinegorgeousbeachesanddeliciousfoodmakeitafavouriteholidayspotformillionsofEuropeans.ButeatingandsunbathingisnotallthisMediterraneancountryhastooffer.ItswildnightlifehasgivenSpaniardsawell―earnedreputationasnon-stoppartyanimals.ThetraditionalafternoonnapknownasasiestameansmillionsofSpanishpeoplecanliveacrazylifeeveryday.Notintodrinkinganddancing?TakealookatthevibrantartsscecewithnumerousgalleriesandmuseumfeaturingSpain’smanyfamousartistslikeSalvadorDailPabloPicassoandAntonioGaudi.Takeourtouraroundthecountry.BarcelonalocatedontheMediterraneanseaisfamousasthehostcityforthe1992OlympicGames.ItisSpain’ssecondlargestcityafterMadrid.Barcelonaisfilledwithlandmarkplacesandworld-classmuseumsincludingAntonioGaudi’sfamedLaSagradaFamiliacathedraltheMuseuPicassoandtheLasRamblasstreet.BarcelonaalsohasgreatnightlifE.Therearemanyoutdoorsquaresinthecity.Sowhentheweatherisgoodwhichitusuallyistherearealsopopularplacesforpeopletogettogether.Nightlifekicksofffromabout8or9pm.Thenthingsquietdownuntilasecondsurgeofenergybringsoutthepost-dinnercrowdsfrom11pmtomidnight.MadridthecapitalofSpainlocatedinthecenteroftheIberianPeninsula半岛hasanumberofplacescastlesmuseumsandotheruniqueplacessuchasthePlazaMayortheCibelesFountainandthePalacioRealaswellasthefantasticbullring斗牛场LasVentas.Thecityof3.5millionpeoplealsohasmanytheatreslivemusicvenuesandnightclubsbecausedinnerisservedlateinSpainusuallyaround9pmnightlifedoesn’treallygetunderwayuntilafter11pm.NativepeoplearesofondofwanderingaroundatnightthattheyareknowninSpainasgatoscats.Youngpeoplelovetomeetinnightclubstodrinkandsingtogether.ValenciaontheMediterraneancoastisSpain’sthird―largestcity.Itisusuallyaquietcitywithapopulationofhalfamillion.ButduringtheLasFallsFestivalinMarchthenumbercanreach3million.Valenciaisfamousforitsnightlifeandbars.Inthesummerpeopleenjoygatheringatopen―airbars.ThebarsplaymusicoftenhavedancefloorsandareopenfromlateMaytoSeptember.Thenightlifelastsfrom7or8pmto2amonweekdaysand5amonweekends.52.AccordingtothepassagewhichisthelargestcityinSpain?A.MadridB.BarcelonaC.ValenciaD.It’snotmentioned53.Amongthreecitieswhicharethecoastalones?A.BarcelonaandValencia.B.ValenciaandMadridC.MadridandBarcelonaD.Allofthethreecities54.Whatdothreecitiesinthispassagehaveincommon?A.Theyallhaveworld―classmuseumsB.TheyallhavewonderfulnightlifE.C.Theyareallwealthyandcrazy.D.Theyareallcrowdedandnoisycities.55.Theauthorwritesthistextmostprobablyto.A.attractvisitorstoSpainB.showhisorherprideinSpainC.singhighpraiseforSpainD.tellthereadersSpain’slonghistory

OneofthetraditionswhichisnowanecessarypartofChristmasisthatofFatherChristmasorSantaClaus.AccordingtothemodernlegendheisamagicalfigurewhovisitsallthechildrenoftheworldduringthenightbeforeChristmasDayleavingpresentswhichtheyfindthenextmorning.Hefliesthroughthenightskyinasledgepulledbyreindeer驯鹿andentershousesbyclimbingdownchimneys.ThisstrangelegendisbasedonthelifeofamancalledNicholasbutinfactweknowverylittleabouthim.HistoriansthinkhewasaChristianbishop主教inTurkeyinabout285－350A.D.Oneofthestoriesabouthimisthathehelpedthreepoorgirls.Noonewouldmarrythembecausetheyweresopoor.ToprovidethemwithmoneyfortheirweddingsNicholassecretlydroppedsomegoldcoinsdownthechimneyoftheirhousE.AfterNicholasdiedhewasmadeasaint圣人bythechurch.ThenameSantaClausthuscomesfromStNicholas.HisfeastdaywascelebratedinDecemberandparentsstartedgivingtheirchildrensecretpresentsfromStNicholas.OvertheyearsthiscustombecamepartofourChristmastraditions.RecentlyapsychologisthasclaimedthatFatherChristmasistheperfectfantasyforchildren.AccordingtoProfessorAnthonyClarechildrenlovethecharacterofFatherChristmasbecauseheislikeanidealfather:heloveschildrenandgivesthempresentsbuthenevercriticizesthemisneverangryandchildrendonotevenneedtothankhimforthepresents.OtherwritershoweverpointoutthatFatherChristmascanbeafrighteningcharactertosomechildren.JaneBiddersaysthatsomechildrenareterrifiedofthisfatbeardedoldman.Itcancertainlyconfusemanychildren.Asparentswewarnourchildrentobecarefulofstrangersandnevertoletthemintothehouseandyetwetellchildrenthatastrangemanwillcomeintotheirbedroomatnight!Somechildrencanbecomeveryworriedaboutthisideaandfearthatheisakindofburglar夜盗.MostchildrenhoweverunderstandfromtheirparentsandfromthemediathatFatherChristmasisbasicallyakindandfriendlycharacterandlookforwardtohisannualvisitwithjoyandexcitement.60.Themainpointofthefirstparagraphisthat________.A.FatherChristmasisanimportantpartofChristmasB.ThetraditionofFatherChristmasisamodernideaC.FatherChristmasisamagicalfigurewhocanflyD.ThelegendsaboutFatherChristmasarenottrue61.ThewritermentionsdetailssuchasFatherChristmas’ssledgethereindeerandthewayheclimbsdownchimneysbecausehe/she____________.A.wantstomakeitclearthatthesethingsareimpossibleB.isdescribingthehistoryofStNicholasC.wantseveryonetobelievethatFatherChristmasisrealD.isexplainingthemodernlegendofFatherChristmas62.WhydoesthewritermentionthestoryaboutStNicholashelpingthreepoorgirls?A.Itshowsusthathistoriansknowverylittleabouthim.B.Thisstoryexplainswhyparentsgivesecretpresentstochildren.C.Itsupportsthewriter’smainpointthatFatherChristmasisbasedonanuntruestory.D.ThisstoryexplainswhywecelebrateChristmasinDecember.63.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe__________.A.IsFatherChristmasDangerous?B.TheTrueHistoryofStNicholasC.TheLegendofSantaClausD.TheTraditionsofChristmas

Thereisnodoubtthatmostofthereaderswillbestudentswithlittleornoexperienceinreadingpoetryoutloudespeciallytosuchalargegroup.AndweknowthatapoemwillliveordiedependingonhowitisreaD.ThereadersbythewayshouldnotreadpoemswithoutgettinganypracticE.Theyshouldbegiventheirpoemsafewdaysinadvancesothattheyhavetimetopracticemaybeinthepresenceofateacher.Readthepoemslowly.Mostyoungpeoplespeakquicklyandanervousreaderwilltendtodothesameinordertogetthereadingoverwith.Readingapoemslowlyisthebestwaytomakesurethatthepoemwillbereadclearlyandunderstoodbyitslisteners.Learningtoreadapoemslowlywillnotalwaysmakethepoemeasiertohearhowever.A.poemshouldnotbereadtooslowlyandagoodwayforareadertosetaneasypaceistopauseforafewsecondsbetweenthetitleandthepoem’sfirstlinE.ReadinanormalrelaxedtoneofvoicE.ItisnotnecessarytogiveanyofthesepoemsadramaticreadingasiffromastagE.Thepoemsselectedaremostlywritteninanaturalstyleandshouldbereadinthatway.Letthewordsofthepoemdothework.Justspeakclearlyandslowly.Obviouslypoemscomeinlinesbutpausingattheendofeverylinewillcreateachoppy起伏的effectandinterrupttheflowofthepoem.Readersshouldpauseonlywherethereispunctuation标点justasyouwouldwhenreadingprose散文onlymoreslowly.53.Thepassagemainlytellsus_______.A.thatwemustreadpoemsslowlyB.wheretopausewhenreadingapoemC.howtousetoneswhenreadingapoemD.howtoreadapoemoutloud54.Howmanysuggestionsdidtheauthorgiveus?A.TwoB.ThreeC.FourD.Five55.Accordingtothepassagewhereshouldwepausewhenwereadapoem?A.AttheendofeachlinE.B.InthemiddleofeachlinE.C.Wherethereispunctuation.D.Everytwolines.56.Accordingtothepassageweknowthat________.A.howapoemisreadhasnoeffectonthepoemitselfB.whenyoureadapoemreaditasslowlyaspossibleC.anervoustoneofvoiceisOKforthepoetryD.whenyoureadthepoetrypausewherethepoethasshownyou

第II卷共45分第四部分书面表达共两节满分45第一节阅读表达共5小题每小题3分满分15分阅读下面的短文请根据短文后的要求答题注意问题后的字数要求Brockinghamisrunbypeoplewhoaremoreinterestedintouriststhanitsresidents.Bybanningallfast-foodrestaurantsanddiscountstorestheytakeawayalltheplaceskidscanaffordtoshop.ThesepeopleforgetthatwhentheywereyoungtheycouldgototheSouthStreetSodaFountainandgetanicE.creamsodafor25cents.Todayyoucan’tfindanice-creamsodaanywhereinBrockinghamforlessthan$21Wherecankidsgoforasnack?ThereisnotasinglerestaurantinBrockinghamwhereafamilyoffourcaneatdinnerforlessthan$100.Adda15％tipandsalestaxandyouhavespentnearly$125toeatamealyoucouldprepareathomeforabout$12.HaveyounoticedthatBrockinghamfamiliesneverdineinBrockingham?Fast.foodrestaurantsarealsoagoodplaceforschoolkidstogetanafter-schooljoB.Fast-foodrestaurantsarethebusiestduringtheearlysupperhourswhenstudentsareabletoworkwhereasthefancyfoodrestaurantscatertolate-nightdiners.Workinginoneoftheseestablishmentsrequiresworkingshiftsthataretoolateformoststudents.TheCityCouncilclaimsthatlocalmerchantsratherthannationalchainsshouldbenefitfromthetouristbusiness.IagreethatitisimportanttosupportlocalbusinessesbutIthinkthefast-foodrestaurantswouldencouragemorepeopletoshopinBrockingham.Anotherthingisthatwemusttravel25milestothenearestdiscountstorE.IfIneedatireformybikeIhaveachoiceofbuyingoneatSurfandPeddleSportShopfor$15ordrivingtoParkersburgDiscountCenterwhereIcanbuythesamekindoftirefor$9.AgainIthinkthebanonallfoodchainsanddiscounthousesiscounterproductiveforourcity.76.Listthreereasonswhythewritersupportsfast-foodrestaurants.①____________________________________________________________________________②____________________________________________________________________________③____________________________________________________________________________77.What’sthemainideaofParagraph37Pleaseanswerwithin10words____________________________________________________________________________78.Fillintheblankinthelastparagraphwithproperwords.Pleaseanswerwithin6words____________________________________________________________________________79.Whichsentenceinthetextistheclosestinmeaningtothefollowingone?Kidshavenoplacestoshopbecauseofthebanonallfast-foodrestaurantsanddiscountstores.____________________________________________________________________________80.TranslatetheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2intoChinesE.____________________________________________________________________________

InarecentclassIwasaskedWhatisashortstory?Myfirstanswerwasthatitwassomethingthatcouldbereadinonesittingandbroughtanillumination启示tothereadersuddenandgoldenlikesunlightcrackingthroughheavyclouD.Iwentontosaythatinmyopinionarealshortstorywasclosertopoetrythantothenovel.Herearesomedefinitionsoftheshortstory.MyfavoriteisBenet's:somethingthatcanbereadinanhourandrememberedforalifetime.Onewritersaid:thethemeofanovelwon'tfitintotheframeworkofashortstory;it'sliketryingtosqueezealargepaintingdoneonawallintotheframeofaminiature微型画.Andasinaminiaturepaintingthedetailsneedtobesharp.TheshortstoryisanexampleofoneaspectofhumannaturE.OftenacharacterundergoessomeeventsomethingthatoffershimorherchangE.Thisiswhyit’ssaidthatshortstoriesusuallysaysomethingoftenasmallsomethingbutsometimesdeliveredwithsuchaccuracythattheeffectisstronglyfeltevenalife-momentforsomereaderssomethingsimilartoareligiousexperienceortowitnessinganever-to-be-repeatedsceneinnaturE.Oklet’sformadefinitionhere:A.shortstoryisanaccountrarelyover10000wordsorbelow500words―morecommonly1500to5000words―asingle-sittingreadbutwithenoughtimeandweighttomovethereader.Itisnarrowandfocusedtoproduceaneffectthroughthestorymostcommonlythrougheventsaffectingsomechangeinanindividual.WriterIsabelleAllendeoncewrote:Novelsareformeaddingupdetailsjustworkworkworkthenyou'redonE.Shortstoriesaremoredifficult―theyhavetobeperfectcompleteinthemselves.64.Thewriterofthepassageisprobablya______.A.poetB.painterC.teacherD.student65.Whatshouldtheidealshortstorybeinlength?A.atmost10000wordsB.below500wordsC.over5000wordsD.around2000words66.Theunderlinedwordundergoesinthethirdparagraphprobablymeans________.A.experiencesB.discoversC.discussesD.appreciates67.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowDoYouWriteaShortStory?B.WhatExactlyIsaShortStory?C.IsaShortStorySimilartoPoetry?D.AreShortStoriesPerfectandComplete?

ThetraditionaltentcitiesatfestivalssuchasGlastonburymayneverbethesameagain.Inavictoryofgreenbusinessthatiscertaintoappealtoenvironmentally-awaremusic-loversadesignstudentistoreceivefinancialsupporttoproduceeco-friendlytensmadeofcardboardthatcanberecycledafterthebandsandthecrowdshavegonehomE.MajorfestivalssuchasGlastonburythrowawaysome10000abandonedtentsattheendofeventseachyear.ForhisfinalyearprojectattheUniversityoftheWestofEnglandJamesDunlopcameupwithamaterialthatcanberecycleD.AndtocopewiththeBritishsummerthecardboardhasbeenmadewaterproof.TakinginspirationfromaJapanesearchitectwhohasusedcardboardtomakebigbuildingsincludingchurchesMr.DunlopusedcardboardmaterialforhistentswhichhecalledMyhabs.ThedesignwonanawardattheannualNewDesignersExhibitionafterMr.DunlopGraduatedfromhisproductdesigndegreeandhedecidedtotrytoturnitintoabusiness.ToraisemoneyfortheideahetouredtheCity’sprivatecompanieswhichfundnewbusinessesandfoundasupporterinthefinancegroupMint.HeintroducedhisideatofourofMint’sdirectorsandwontheirsupport.Minthascommittedaround￡500000toMyHabandtakenashareof30percentinMr.Dunlop’sbusiness.ThefirstMyhabsshouldbetestedatfestivalsthissummerbeforebeingmarketedfullynextyear.Mr.DunlopsaidthatthedesignwhichaccommodatestwopeoplecouldhaveotherusessuchasfordisasterreliefandhousingfortheLondonOlympics.FormusiceventsthecardboardhouseswillbeorderedonlineandputupatthesitesbytheMyhabteambeforethefestival-goersarriveandremovedbythecompanyafterwardsTheycanbePersonalizedandthecompanywillofferreductionsontheexpenseifpeopleagreetosellexterior外部的advertisingspacE.ThebiggestfestivalsattracttensofthousandsofparticipantswithGlastonburyhavingsome150000eachyear.Altogethertherearearound100annualmusicfestivalswherepeoplecampintheUK.Theeventsarebecomingincreasinglyenvironmentallyconscious.76.Eco-friendlytentsinparagraph1refertotents.A.economicallydesirableB.favorabletotheenvironmentC.forholdingmusicperformancesD.designedfordisasterrelief77.Mr.Dunlopestablishedhisbusiness.A.independentlywithaninterest-freeloanfromMintB.withtheapprovaloftheCity’sadministrationC.inpartnershipwithafinancegroupD.withthehelpofaJapanesearchitect78.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat.A.theweatherintheUK.IschangeableinsummerB.mostperformancesatBritishfestivalsaregivenintheopenairC.thecardboardtentsproducedbyMr.Dunlopcanbeuser-tailoredD.cardboardtentscanbeeasilyputupandremovedbyusers79.Thepassageismainlyconcernedwith.A.anattemptatdevelopingrecyclabletentsB.someeffortsatmakingfulluseofcardboardsC.anunusualsuccessofagraduationprojectD.theeffectsofusingcardboardtentsonmusicfestivals

YouarestandingunderthemostfamousneonlightsinthecentreofLondonwaitingtocrosstheroaD.Suddenlythetrafficstops.Youhearthedistantsoundsofcheeringclappingandshouting.Thenlikeamulti-coloredtrain2000peoplewithwheelsontheirfeetzoompastyou.YouhavejustwitnessedtheLondonSkateatwiceweeklyroller-skateeventthatattractspeopleintheirhundredsandthousandsLondonSkateisacompletelyfreetourofthestreetsofLondon―theonlyconditionisthatyougoalongonroller-skates.Itlastsbetweentwoandthreehoursandbytheendofityouhaveskatedbetween10and12miles.TheskatesnakessoundthestreetsofLondonalongseveraldifferentroutes.ManyoftheroutespassbytouristattractionssuchasBuckinghamPalaceandBigBen.Marshals交通协调员goaheadofthegroupstoppingthetrafficsothatpeoplecanskateassafelyaspossiblE.Everyoneiswelcometotakepartandpeoplefromtheageof4to63yearsoldjointhefun.Iloveitverymuchitisamazing.Itfeelsjustlikeacarnival狂欢节.saidCelesteBeverageregularskater.Roller-skatingisreallytakingoffacrossEuropeandAmerica.ItisaverygoodwaytokeepfitandcanbepractisedanywherethereisasmoothsurfacE.ManybigcitiesinWesternEuropeandintheUSnowhavearegulargroupskatingevent.ThebiggestskatestakeplaceinParisandMunichandtensofthousandsoffansshowuponwarmevenings.Roller-skatingistakingovertheworldsaidJulianGrenoblea25-year-oldskishopemployeefromLondon.GrenoblewenttotheParis-RollerParisskateregularlyuntilhemovedtoBritain.It'ssoexcitingtoskateinPairs.Everyoneskatessofastandputsintheirbestefforts!hesaiD.TheParisRolleriswellknownbecauseofthehugeattendancethepresenceofmarshalsandthepoliceprotection.Parisisagreatcityforroller-skatingbecauseofitslongwidestreetsandsmoothsurfaces.Roller-skatingisalsobecomingmorepopularinChinaamongyoungpeopleandchildren.Skatingfans'favoriteplacestopracticeinChinaarebigsquares.69.Thisarticlemainlytalksabout_______.A.placesandstreetsforroller-skatingB.roller-skatinginbigcitiesC.LondonSkateEventD.rollerskatersindifferentcountries70.Theunderlinedphrasetakingoffinthepassagemeans______.A.risingfromthegroundB.becomingpopularC.settingoutD.gettingexciting71.WecaninferfromthepassagethatLondonSkateEvent_______.A.isprobablysupportedbythecitygovernmentB.attractsagreatmanytouristfromallovertheworldC.usuallycausesalotoftrafficproblemsD.drawspeopleofallagesintothesport72.Parisisregardedasoneofthemostsuitableplacesforroller-skatingbecause_______.A.alargenumberofrollerplayersattenditB.thepoliceprotecttherollerskatersC.thestreetsaresafewideandsmoothD.theeventusuallytakesplaceonwarmevenings

Dogsarepronetocomplexemotionssuchasjealousyandprideaccordingtoscientificresearchthatshedsnewlightontheirrelationshipwithhumans.DogsdonotlikeseeingtheirownersofferingaffectiontoothercreaturesespeciallyotherdogsandreactnegativelywhentheirownersbringhomenewpartnerstheresearchfounD.Psychologistspreviouslybelievedmostanimalslackthesenseofselfneededtoexperienceso－calledsecondaryemotionssuchasjealousyembarrassmentorguilt.Theseemotionsaremorecomplexthanfeelingsassociatedwithinstantreactionsuchasangerlustorjoy.DrFriederikeRangeoftheUniversityofVienna’sneurobiologydepartmenthasshownthatdogsfeelintenselyjealouswhentheyspotthattheyareunfairlytreatedcomparedwithotherdogs.Thedogstudyisthelatestintoseveralspeciesincludingcowshorsescatsandsheepwhichhaveshownthatanimalsarefarmoreself－awarethanwethought.DrPaulMorrisapsychologistattheUniversityofPortsmouthwhostudiesanimalemotionstoldTheSundayTimesWearelearningthatdogshorsesandperhapsmanyotherspeciesarefarmoreemotionallycomplexthanweeverrealiseD.Theycansuffersimpleformsofmanyemotionsweoncethoughtonlyprimates灵长类couldexperiencE.InresearchamongdogownersDrMorrisfoundalmostallofthemreportedjealousbehaviourbytheirpets.Thedogoftentriedtokeeptheirownerawayfromanewloverintheearlydaysofarelationship.Behaviouralexpertsrecommendownerskeepingtheirdogs’routineasmuchaspossiblewhenanewpartnerorchildcomesalonginordertopreventjealousactivitiesfromthedogsuchasinterruptionswithbarking.67.Itwasthoughtthatinthepastmostanimals________.A.areself－awareB.arenotself－awareC.areintelligentD.arecolor－blind68.Dogsarelikelytofeel________whentheysawtheirownersbringhomeanewpetcat.A.depressedB.impressedC.delightedD.excited69.Wecaninferthat__________.A.dogsareofsocialanimalsB.dogscanbetrainedasaguideC.dogshaveasharpsenseofsmellD.primatesaregenerallymoreemotionalthandogsintheeyesofmostpeople70.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitle?A.DogsthefavoritepetsB.DogscanbejealousC.DogscanbeangryD.A.discoveryaboutanimalbehaviour

About6000doctorsinthePhilippinesarestudyingtobecomenursessotheycanfindhigher-payingjobsabroadHealthSecretaryFranciscoDuquesays.Thiswasupfrom2000doctorswhostudiedtobecomenurseslastyearDuquesaiD.TheexodusofdoctorsandnurseshadcreatedathreateningsituationforourhealthcaresystemandataskforcehadbeenestablishedtoexaminethepotentialimpacthesaiD.TheteamwasworkingonabillwhichwouldrequiredoctorstopracticeinthePhilippinesforatleastthreetofouryearsbeforetheywereabletoworkabroaD.Ithinktheproblemreallyisthemigrationofdoctors.Wehavesomanynursesnowmorethanenoughtofillupvacancies.ButourdoctorsareleavingDuquesaiD.AstudybytheUniversityofthePhilippineshadfoundthatbetween2000to2003morethan50000Filipinonurseswentabroadtowork.A.doctorworkinginagovernmenthospitalinthePhilippinesearnsonlyabout25000pesos446dollarsamonth.Adoctorcouldearnaround8000dollarsamonthwhileworkingasanurseoverseas.Evenlawyersaccountantsandengineersareenrollingtobrainasnurses.FilipinonursesareindemandinEuropetheUnitedStatestheMiddleEastandevenclosertohomesuchasinSingaporeandJapan.HoweverHealthofficialshavewarnedthecountryfacesamedicalapocalypseifitcontinuestoloseitshealthprofessionalstojobsabroaD.55.ThewordexodusinPara3canbeprobablyexplainedby__A.returnoflotsofpeopleB.leaveofmanypeopleatonetimeC.fightbetweendifferentpeopleD.exchangeofpositionsbetweenpeople56.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthedoctorinthePhilippinesistrue?A.Manydoctorsstartedtostudytobecomenursesthisyear.B.Morethan50000Filipinodoctorswentabroadtoworkbetween2000to2003.C.A.doctorcouldearnasmuchasanurseoverseasinagovernmenthospitalathomE.D.ManydoctorswentabroadbecauseofthepoorworkingconditionsathomE.57.Accordingtothepassagewhydosomanydoctorsleavetoworkabroadasnurses?A.Becausetheydon’tliketheworkingsurroundingsathomE.B.BecausetheyliketobenursesandliveabroaD.C.BecausetheycanmakemuchmoremoneyabroaD.D.Becausethegovernmenthospitalsathomenevervaluethem.58.Whatistheaimofthisshortpassage?A.TocriticizethePhilippinegovernment.B.ToshowpityonthedoctorsinthePhilippines.C.Tocallonpeopletochangetheirjobsandworkasnurses.D.TocallattentiontotheproblemswithlackofdoctorsinthePhilippines.

DEPARTMENTOFHEALTHHONGKONGIMPORTANTNOTICETOALLPERSONSARRIVINGINHONGKONGDuringyourstayoutsideHongKongyoumayhavebeenexposedtocertaininfectiousdiseaseswithoutyourknowledgE.Incaseyoudevelopanysymptom症状suchasfeverchillsskintroublesorvomitingwithin14daysofyourarrivalinHongKongyoushouldconsultadoctororattendanaccident&emergencydepartment/generalout-patientcliniC.PleasebringalongthiscarD.CHIEFPORTHEALTHOFFICERThePortHealthOfficeTheirstaffclerksaregladtoansweryourquestionsabouttravelhealth.Pleaseenquireat:―HongKongIsland18/FWuchungHouse213Queen'sRD.EastWanchai.Tel:2938840Fax:29318848―KowloonRoom905GovernmentOfficesCantonRoadTel:23683361Fax:2368336364.IfyoustayinKowloonyouwanttomakeatelephonecalltotheporthealthoffice;therightnumberis_______.A.2938840B.29318848C.23683361D.2368336365.Thenoticeisto________.A.allcitizensinHongKongB.alltravellerstoHongKongC.allpersonsgoingtoHongKongfromKowloonD.allpeopletravellingintheworld66.Youmaygetsomeinfectiousdiseases_________.A.whenyouarriveinHongKongB.beforeyouunderstandthemC.withintwoweeksofyourarrivalinHongKongD.beforearrivinginHongKong67.Wherecanyoureadthiskindofnotice?A.AtahospitalinHongKong.B.AtthecustomsofHongKong.C.On18/FWuchungHousE.D.Inroom905GovernmentOfficE.

Ⅴ.补全对话每小题1分共5分根据对话内容从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项选项中有两项为多余选项E涂ABF涂ACG涂ADW:Goodmorning.Isthat8089932?M:56W:ThisisMariaSmithcallingfromthePackagingCompany.57M:Speaking.W:We’vegotyourjobapplicationandI’mcallingtoarrangeaninterviewwithyou.M:58Whenwillitbe?W:59Wouldthatbeallright?M:60W:Sowelookforwardtoseeingyouthen.Bye-byE.M:ByE.Thanksforcalling.A.That’sgooD.B.HowaboutMondaymorningat10:00?C.ItsuitsmefinE.D.CouldIspeaktoMrRichardBaylor?E.Yes?F.Whoareyou?G.Itdoesn’tmatter.

第三部分阅读理解共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QuickReferenceIndex索引ACTORS&ACTRESSES385-399MAPSCOLOR517-528MUSEUMS454-469MEDICALDEVELOPMENTS492ANIMALS493-496HOLIDAYS841-873ART480-481PLANTSRIVERS108-109112-114HIGHWAYS131-141NATIONALPARKS747-749BOOKSBESTSELLERS478COUNTRIES529-615DISCOVERIES&INVENTIONS336-338POPULATION142-144ENVIRONMENT80-101PASSPORTS616-619EDUCATION284-321POSTALINFORMATION1033-1039FLAGSOFTHEWORLDCOLOR513-516SPORTS884-97856.Wherecanyoufindinformationonelephants?A.OnPages517-528B.OnPages529-615C.OnPages616-619D.OnPages493-49657.IfyouwanttoknowmoreaboutChinesefilmstarJackieChenwhereshouldyoubeginyoursearch?A.POSTALINFORMATIONonpages1033-1039B.ACTORS&ACTRESSESonpages385-399C.ENVIRONMENTonpages80-101D.NATIONALPARKSonpages747-74958.Onewholikessurfingcanfindtheinformationabouthowtosurfonpages________.A.142-144B.841-873C.884-978D.517-52859.IfyouareinterestedinThomasEdisonyoumaysearch__________.A.DISCOVERIES&INVENTIONSB.ARTC.POPULATIOND.EDUCATION

Whenwethinkofleadershipweoftenthinkofstrengthandpower.Butwhatarethesereallyandhowdotheyoperate?Leadershiptodayisnotaboutforcingotherstodothings.Ifthisisevenpossibleitisshort-termandtendstobackfirE.Ifyouordersomeonetodosomethingagainsttheirwilltheymaydoitbecausetheyfeeltheymustbuttheangertheyfeelwilldomoreharminthelong-termTheywillalsoexperiencefear.Fearcausesthethinkingbraintoshutdownmakingthepersonunabletofunctionathisorherbest.Iftheyassociateyouwiththisemotionoffear.Theywillbecomelessfunctionalaroundyouandyouwillhavesucceededinnotonlyshootingyourselfinthefoot.butpossiblymakingaverygoodemployeeorpartnerunabletoperformeffectively.Fearhasnoplaceinleadership.Thewayweinfluencepeopleinalastingwayisbyourowncharacterandourunderstandinganduseofemotion.Wecanordersomeonetodosomethingwhichmaybepartoftheworkday;orwecanemploythemattheemotionallevelsotheybecamefullydevotedtotheprojectsandprovidesomeoftheirownmotivation积极性.Today’sworkplaceisallaboutrelationships.Anyoneworksharderinapositiveenvironmentinwhichtheyarerecognizedandvaluedasahumanbeingaswellasaworker..EveryoneproducesjustabitmoreforsomeonetheylikE.Leadersunderstandthewaythingswork.Theyknowthepaycheckisnotthesinglemostmotivatingfactor因素intheworklifeofmostpeoplE.Thetruestrengthofleadershipisaninnerstrengththatcomesfromtheconfidenceofemotionalintelligence―knowingyourownemotionsandhowtohandlethemandthoseofothers.Developingyouremotionalintelligenceisthesinglebestthingyoucandoifyouwanttodevelopyourrelationshipswithpeoplearoundyouwhichisthekeytotheleadershipskills.52.Anemployeemayhaveafeelingoffearintheworkplacewhen________.A.heisforcedtodothingsB.becannotworkathisbestC.hefeelshisbrainshutdownD.hethinksofhisworkastooheavy53.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.PeopletendtoassociateleadershipwithfearB.Workingconditionsaffectpeople’sphysicalhealthC.GoodrelationshipisthekeytobusinesssuccessD.SmartpeoplearemorefunctionalintheworkplacE.54.Topositivelyinfluenceemployeesaleadershouldfirstofall________.A.providebettersuggestionsB.develophisownpersonalityC.fivehisemployeesapayraiseD.hidehisownemotionoffear55.Goodleadershipismainlyseeninaleader’sabilityto________.A.provideavarietyofprojectforemployeesB.helpraiseemployee’slivingstandardsC.giveemployeesspecificinstructionsD.dealwiselywithemployees’emotions

Daysaftercelebrationshonoringhisbicentennial二百周年AbrahamLincolnkepthisrankasbestUSpresidentaccordingtoasurveyof65historiansthatlandedGeorgeW.Bush36thoutof42overall.AbrahamLincoln1861-1865thefirstUSpresidentGeorgeWashington1789-1797andNewDealarchitectFranklinD.Roosevelt1933-1945wererankedthetopthreeoutofthe42menwhohavebeenthecountry'sformerchiefsaccordingtoasurveybycablechannelC-SPAN.JohnF.KennedycameinsixthaheadofRonaldReagan10thandBillClintonwhojumpedto15thfrom21stduringthelastsurveyin2000whenLincolnalsorankedfirst.OfallmodernpresidentsBushwholeftofficelastmonthafteraneight-yeartermbehavedworstat36thnearly10spotsbehindRichardNixon27thwhowasforcedtoresignindisgraceinconsequenceoftheWatergateScandal__.Bushscoredlowestininternationalrelationswhereheranked41standineconomicmanagementwhereheplaced40th.Hisbestrankingwas24thinhavingpursuedequaljusticeforall.Hecame25thincrisisleadershipandforhisvisionandagendasetting.Reaganbehavedwellinpublicpersuasionwherehewaspushedto3rdspotfromhis10thplaceoverall.BillClintonalsoreceivedhonorsforhispublicpersuasionlandinga10thspotinthatcategoryupfrom15thoverall.Butpresidentialhistorianswerecriticalofhismoralauthorityplacinghim37thaheadofRichardNixon41stbutbehindBush35th.JimmyCarterfellfrom22ndto25thoverallandmanyotherpresidentsmovedpositions.Thefluidity流动性ofopinionsofpastpresidentsreflectscontemporaryconcernsaccordingtoEdnaMedfordasurveyleaderandparticipant.Today'sconcernsshapeourviewsofthepastheitintheareaofforeignpolicymanagingtheeconomyorhumanrightsshesaidinastatement.PresidentsJamesBuchananAndrewJohnsonFranklinPierceandWilliamHenryHarrisonrankedworstoverall.72.InwhichofthefollowingdoesGeorgeW.Bushrankhighest?A.Pursuitofequaljusticeforall.B.Internationalrelations.C.Hisvisionandagendasetting.D.Economicmanagement.73.Whathasthegreatestinfluenceonpeople'srankingsinthesurveyaccordingtothepassage?A.Theirpersonallikesanddislikes.B.Theirworryabouttoday.C.Theirunderstandingofthepresidents.D.TheirhistoricalknowledgE.74.WhichistherightorderoftheoverallrankingsoftheAmericanpresidents?A.FranklinD.RooseveltBillClintonFranklinPierceGeorgeW.BushB.GeorgeWashingtonGeorgeW.BushJimmyCarterAndrewJohnsonC.JohnF.KennedyJimmyCarterRonaldReaganJamesBuchananD.AbrahamLincolnBillClintonRichardNixonGeorgeW.Bush75.What'sthebesttitlefortheabovepassage?A.AnintroductiontoAmericanpresidentsB.WhydoAmericansranktheirpresidents?C.HistoriansrankLincolnbestUSpresidentD.TherankingsofsomeAmericanpresidents

AlthoughmanyChinesestudentssaythattheirknowledgeofEnglishgrammarisgoodmostwouldadmitthattheirspokenEnglishispoor.WheneverIspeaktoaChinesestudenttheyalwayssayMyspokenEnglishispoor.HowevertheirspokenEnglishdoesnothavetoremainpoor!IwouldliketosuggestthattheremaybesomereasonsfortheirproblemswithspokenEnglish.Firsttheyfailtofindsuitablewordstoexpressthemselvesduetoalimitedvocabulary.Obviouslythebetteransweristoexpandtheirvocabulary.Howeveryoucanspeakwithalimitedvocabularyifyourattitudeispositive.Otherswillfollowyouaslongasyouusethewordsthatyouknow.Secondtheyareafraidofmakingmistakes.Sometimestheymakemistakeswhentheyarespeakingbecausetheyareshyandnervous.YetstudentsshouldrememberthattheirgoalshouldbeFLUENCYNOTACCURACY.Youraiminwritingistobeaccuratefollowingtherulesforgrammarandusingtherightwordsandspellingthemcorrectly.Howeverinspeakingyouraimisfluency.YouwanttogetyourmessageacrosstotalktosomeoneinEnglishasquicklyandaswellasyoucaneventhoughsometimesyoumayuseawrongwordortensebutitdoesn’tmatterbecausethepersonyouarespeakingtowillunderstandyouandmakeallowancesforanymistakeshehears.Thethirdreasonisthatnotenoughattentionispaidtolistening.Youhaveonemouthbuttwoears!Allthathearingwasnecessaryforyoutostartspeaking.FourthmostChinesestudentsarereactiveratherthanproactivelanguagelearners.InsteadofactivelyseekingoutopportunitiestoimprovetheirspokenEnglishtheypassivelywaitforspeakingopportunitiestocometothemandwonderwhytheirEnglishalwaysremainspoor.IfyouhavethisproactiveoutlookthenyouwillseeEnglishopportunitieswhereveryougo.IfyoudonotuseyourEnglishbeyondtheclassroomyouwillforgetwhatEnglishyouknow.Remember:USEITORLOSEIT!YoucanlearnhowtospeakEnglishbetterbyspeakingEnglishmorE.56.Whatismostprobablythewriter’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.Toimproveyourreading.B.ToimproveyourspokenEnglish.C.Toimproveyourlistening.D.Toimproveyourvocabulary.57.Itcanbeinferredfromthethirdparagraphthat.A.don’tbeafraidofmakingmistakes.Justspeak!B.don’tbenervousdon’tbeshy.Justwrite!C.don’tbefluency.JustbeaccuracyD.don’tbeshydon’tbefluency.Justlistenandwrite!58.Thetextismostprobablytakenfroma.A.teacher’sdiaryB.reportonstudyC.sportsnewspaperD.moviemagazine

Domestic驯养的horsesnowpullploughsraceintheKentuckyDerbyandcarrypolicE.Butearlyhorsesweren’ttame驯服的enoughtoperformthesekindsoftasks.Scientiststhinkthefirstinteractionshumanshadwithhorseswerefardifferentfromthosetoday.ThousandsofyearsagopeoplekilledthewildhorsesthatlivedaroundthemforfooD.Overtimepeoplebegantocatchtheanimalsandraisethem.Thiswasthefirststepindomestication.Aspeoplebegantotameandridehorsestheychosetokeepthoseanimalsthathadmoredesirablecharacteristics.Forexamplepeoplemayhavechosentokeephorsesthathadagentlepersonalitysotheycouldberiddenmoreeasily.Peoplewhousedhorsestopullheavyloadswouldhavechosentokeepstrongeranimals.Characteristicslikestrengtharepartlycontrolledbytheanimals’genes.Soasthedomesticatedhorsesreproducedtheypassedthecharacteristicsontotheiryoung.Eachnewgenerationofhouseswouldshowmoreofthesechosencharacteristics.Moderndayhorsebreedscomeinawidevarietyofshapesandsizes.Thisvarietydidn’texistinthehorsepopulationbeforedomestication.TheShetlandhorseisoneofthesmallestbreeds―typicallyreachingonlyonemetertall.Withshortstronglegstheanimalswerebredtopullcoaloutofmineshafts矿井withlowceilings.HugehorsesliketheClydesdalecameonthescenearound1700.Peoplebredtheseheavytallhorsestopulllargevehiclesusedforcarryingheavyloads.Thedomesticationofhorseshashadgreateffectsonsocieties.ForexamplehorsewereimportanttoolsintheadvancementofmodernagriculturE.Usingthemtopullploughsandcarryheavyloadsallowedpeopletofarmmoreefficiently.Beforetheywereabletoridehorseshumanshadtocrosslandonfoot.RidinghorsesallowedpeopletotravelfargreaterdistanceinmuchlesstimE.Thatencouragedpopulationslivingindifferentareastointeractwithoneanother.Thenewfromofrapidtransportationhelpedculturesspreadaroundtheworld59.Beforedomesticationhorseswere______.A.caughtforsportsB.huntedforfoodC.madetopullploughsD.usedtocarrypeople60.TheauthorusestheShetlandhorseasanexampletoshow______.A.itissmallerthantheClydesdalehorseB.horseusedtohavegentlepersonalitiesC.somehorseshavebettershapedthanothersD.horseswereoflessvarietybeforedomestication61.Horsescontributedtothespreadofcultureby______.A.carryingheavyloadsB.changingfarmingmethodsC.servingasameansoftransportD.advancingagricultureindifferentareas62.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.A.whyhumansdomesticatedhorsesB.howhumansandhorsesneededeachotherC.whyhorsescameindifferentshapesandsizesD.howhumansocietiesandhorsesinfluencedeachother

Howcanyouhearyourfriends’voiceswhentheyarefarawayandyoucan’tmakealong-distancecall?Besidesthewebcamerasystemwithyourcomputerwehaveanewhigh-techwaytosolvetheproblemandeaseyourpainofmissingthem.TheJapanesecompanyCombiwithcreatedasystemtalkingpicture.Itmakespeopleinpicturesspeak!Thetalkingpicturehasaspecialpen.Itisactuallyapen-shapedscanner.Itcanscaninformationinspecially-madepictures.AconnectedplayerwillthenplaytheinformationoutlouD.Firstyouneedtotakeapictureandrecordwhatyouwanttosaywiththecompany.Thecompanywillthenmakespecialbarcodesontoyourpictureyoucan’tseethosecodes.Thosecodesareyourvoiceandyourwords.Whenyouholdupthepentoscanyourpicturewithbarcodesaplayerconnectedtothepenwillstarttoplay.Itplaysthingsyou’verecorded.Thatwaytheinventionmakestheyouinthepicturespeak!Doyouwantyourfriendsandfamiliestalkingoutofpictures?Havethemmakepictureslikethatandyoucanhearthemwheneveryouwanttoonlywithtalkingpicturesystem.Thesystemcanplaymessagesforupto12minutes.ThepictureswouldbeusefulforthosewhohopetohearthevoiceofsomeonelivingfarawaysaidMayumiFujiaspokeswomanforthecompany.GrandparentsforexamplelongingtoknowabouttheirgrandchildrenwouldbehappytoheartheirvoiceswhentheyseethepictureFujisaiD.Butitistroublesometogotothecompanyfortakingaspecialpicturefirst.Anditismuchmoreexpensivethanusingatelephone.Thephotowithbarcodescostsbetween17040and17990yen160and169dollars.Thelargerpictureyouwantthemoreyoupay.Nowjustraiseafingerlonelypeoplecanhavetheirlovedonesspeakoutofpictures.Butwhetherthetalkingpictureispracticalornotlet’swaitandseE.73.Whatdoesatalkingpicturemeanaccordingtothispassage?A.Thepicturecanplaywhat’sbeenrecordedasifthepersoninthepicturetalks.B.Youcanhaveatalkwiththepersoninthepicturewheneveryouwantto.C.Thepicturecantellyouwonderfulstoriestoeaseyourpain.D.Thepicturecantellwhat’sonyourmindwhenyouarelookingatit.74.Therightorderwhenmakingatalkingpictureis______.①recordwhatyouwantsay②scanapicturewithapen-shapedscanner③makespecialbarcodesontoapicture④takeapictureA.④③②①B.②④③①C.④①③②D.②④①③75.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thetalkingpicturesystemcanplaymessagesfor12minutesatmost.B.ItwillcostyoumoretotakealargertalkingpicturE.C.ItmighttakealotoftroubletomakeatalkingpicturE.D.Youcanmakeatalkingpicturebyjustraisingafinger.

ArecentAuburnUniversitystudyprovidessomerealnumberstobackatheorywe’veallknownwastrueforsometime―plantingashadetreenearyourhomereducesenergybillssignificantlyinthespringandsummermonths.ThestudyconductedinAuburnAlabamaincluded160homeswithdifferentlevelsofshadE.Eachhome’senergyusagewasmonitoredandcomparedtootherhouseswithsimilarenergy―usingpatternssizetypeofcoolingsystemetC.Herearesomehighlightsfromthestudy:Houseswithtreesonthewestsideoftheirhomehadamuchlowerpowerbill.Olderhomeshadthemostshadecoveragebecausepeopledidnotusetorelyonairconditioningasmuchtokeepthemcool.Childrenunderage12consumethemostpowerinahomeastheywatchtelevisionplaygamesandfrequentlyleavelightson.FallandearlywinteraretheperfectseasonstoplantatreE.Thistimeofyearmanynurseries苗圃aretryingtoreducetheirinventoryoftreesheadingintothewintersoyoumayfindadealontreeseasilytoplantaroundyourlot.Whileyouhavethespadeoutconsiderplantingatreenearyouroutsideairconditioningunit.Theshadewillkeeptheunitcoolerandhelpitoperatemoreefficiently.Besuretoplantfarenoughfromtheunittoallowproperairflowandaccountforthetree’sgrowthovertimE.ItactuallyhurtstowatchthetreesbeingknockedoverwhenlanddevelopersplanneighborhoodsbecausetreescouldprovidemuchneededshadetonewhomeownersreducingtheirelectricbillandtheamountofenergytheyconsumE.Hopefullythisstudyandmorelikeitinthefuturewillencouragedevelopersandbuilderstoplanaroundtreesasmuchaspossibletoofferhomeownersashadedlot.66.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A.Anewstudyaboutplantingtrees.B.Plantingtreestoreduceyourpowerbill.C.HouseswithtreesonthewestsidE.D.Don'tcuttreesdownwhenplanningneighborhoods.67.TheunderlinedwordinventoryinParagraph5isclosestinmeaningto____.A.inventionB.volumeC.listD.type68.Accordingtothepassage____mightspendmoreenergycost.A.houseswithtreesonthewestsideoftheirhomeB.olderhouseswiththemostshadecoverageC.houseswithdifferentlevelsofshadeD.houseswiththechildrenunderage1269.WhichisNOTthebenefitofplantingatreeneartheoutsideairconditioningunit?A.Theshadewillkeeptheunitmuchcooler.B.Theshadehelpstheunitoperatemoreefficiently.C.Thetreesstopstheunithavingproperairflow.D.Theshadepreventsthesunlightfromshiningontheunit.70.Whatcanwelearnfromthisstudy?A.ThestudyiscarriedoutbythestudentsatAuburnUniversityAlabama.B.WhileplanningnewneighborhoodsdevelopersoftencutdownthetreestherE.C.Houseswithtreesontheeastsideoftheirhousehadalowerpowerbill.D.Thestudywillpreventdevelopersandbuildersfromplanningmoretrees.

第二部分阅读理解共２５小题第一节每小题２分第二节每小题１分满分４５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Alice’sAdventuresinWonderlandisoneofthemostlovedchildren’sbooksofalltimeandmanyadultsenjoysitaswell.IttellsthestoryofayounggirlnamedAlicewhofollowsarabbitenteringamagicalworldcalledWonderlanD.ShehasmanyexperienceswhichseemtochangetherulesofreasoningorcommonsensE.Thepopularityofthebookcomesfromitsimaginationinterestingstoryandartwork.ThewriterofthebookisLewisCarroll.InfactLewisCarrollwasnotthewriter'srealnamE.HisrealnamewasCharlesDodgson.OnedayhetookaboatridedowntheThamesRivertohaveapicnicwiththreelittlegirlswhowerefriendsofthefamily.TokeepthementertainedontheridehetoldthemastoryinwhichAlicethemiddlechildwasthemaincharacter.Theyenjoyedthestoryverymuch.CharleslaterwrotethestorydownunderthenameAlice’sAdventuresUnderGroundandgaveittoAliceasaChristmaspresent.LaterhegaveacopytohisfriendGeorgeMacDonalD.Georgereadittohischildrenandtheylovedit.GeorgesuggestedtoCharlesthathemakeabookfromhisstory.Charlesthenwrotemorepartstothestoryuntilitwasaround35000words.Itwasfirstprintedin1866withartworkbyJohnTennielunderthenameAlice’sAdventuresinWonderland.Thebookwasanimmediatesuccess.OneofitsfirstfanswasQueenVictoriA.SheimmediatelyrequestedacollectionofallofLewisCarroll’sworks.Shewassurprisedtofindthattheyincludedmanyworksonmath.InfactCharlesDodgsonwasahighlyrespectedmathematician.Thiscanbeseeninmanypuzzlesandplaysonreasoningthatappearinhisbooksandpoems.Sincethestorywasfirstprintedithaskeptsellinguptothepresentday.Ithasbeentranslatedintooverfiftylanguagesandhashadseveralmoviesbasedonit.Thestoryisevenmentionedinthepopularl999filmTheMatrixbythecharacterMorpheus.41.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.A.Charles’familylifeB.agirl’sadventurousexperiencesC.amagicalworldcalledWonderlandD.thebirthofabookanditslastinginfluences.42.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassageA.ThewriterpublishedhisworksunderhisrealnamE.B.ThecharacterAliceoriginatedfromGeorge’schilD.C.JohnTennielcontributedpartlytothepopularityofthebook.D.CharlesofferedacopytoGeorgeforadvicE.43.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______.A.QueenVictoriaaskedforafewofCharles'writingsB.CharleshadagiftforreasoningandwritingC.CharleshadallhisworkstranslatedintofiftylanguagesD.TheMatrixwasbasedonAlice'sAdventuresinWonderland44.WhichofthefollowingistherightorderofthepassageA.CharlesgavehisstorytoAliceasaChristmaspresent.B.CharleshadapicnicwiththreelittlegirlsontheThames.C.Alice'sAdventuresinWonderlandwasfirstprintedin1866.D.MorepartswereaddedtothestorybyCharles.E.Thebookwonalargenumberoffans.A.c-b-a-d-eB.c-a-b-e-dC.b-a-d-c-eD.b-a-c-e-d

Anincreaseinstudentsapplyingtostudyeconomicsatuniversityisbeingattributedto归因于theglobaleconomiccrisisawakeningapublicthirstforknowledgeabouthowthefinancialsystemworks.Applicationsfordegreecoursesbeginningthisautumnwereupby15%thisJanuaryaccordingtoUCAStheUniversitiesandCollegesAdmissionsServicE.A.spokesmanfortheRoyalEconomicSocietysaidapplicationstodoeconomicsatA-levelwerealsoup.ProfessorjohnBeaththepresidentofthesocietyandaleadinglectureatStAndrewsUniversitysaidhisfirst-yearlectures-whichareopentostudentsfromalldepartments―weredrawingcrowdsof400ratherthantheusual250.Therearealargenumberofstudentswhoarenoteconomicsmajorswhowouldliketolearnsomethingaboutit.OneofthethingsIhavedonethisyearistorelatemyteachingtocontemporaryeventsinawaythatonehasn’ttraditionallydonE.HeaddeD.Universityapplicationsrose7%lastyear.Buttherewererisesaboveaverageinseveralsubjects.Nursingsawa15%jumpwithpeople’srenewedinterestincatersinthepubicsector部门whichareseenasmoresecureineconomiccrisis.A.recentstudyshowedalmosttwothirdsofparentsbelievedschoolsshoulddomoretoteachpupilsaboutfinancialmattersandalmosthalfsaidtheirchildrenhadaskedthemwhatwasgoingonalthoughaminorityofparentsfelttheydidnotunderstanditthemselveswellenoughtoexplain.ZackHockingtheheadofChildTrustFundssaid:It’spossiblethatonegoodthingtoarisefromthedownturnwillbeagenerationthat’sfinanciallywiserandbetterequippedtomanagetheirmoneythroughtimesofeconomicuncertainty.71.ProfessorjohnBeath’slecturesare.A.giveninatraditionalwayB.connectedwiththepresentsituationC.opentobothstudentsandtheirparentsD.warmlyreceivedbyeconomics72.cncomsinthepublicsectoraremoreattractivebecauseoftheir.A.greaterstabilityB.higherpayC.fewerapplicationsD.betterreputation73.intheoponionofmostparents.A.ecenetnicsshouldbethefocusofschoolteachingB.morestudentsshouldbeaddmndedtouniversitiesC.theteachingoffinancialmattersshouldbestrengtheneD.D.childrenshouldsolvefinancialproblemsthemselves74.AccordingtoHockingtheglbaleconomiccrisismightmaketheyoungsters.A.wiserinmoneymanagementB.haveaccesstobetterequipmentC.confidabouttheirfuturecareersD.getjobsinChildTrustFunds75.what’sthemainideaofthetext?A.Universitieshavereceivedmoreapplications.B.EconomicsisattractinganincreasingnumbersstudentsC.collegestudentsbenefitalotfromeconomicuncertaintyD.parentsareconcernedwithchildren’ssubjectselection.

Surroundedbyfar-awaymountainsandnearbydowntownbuildingsalargeopenfieldwasfilledwithlinesofblueandwhitehouses.Severalkidswerelaughingandplayingtabletennisinsideaplayroom.SomeoldmenwereplayingChinesechessandacrowdofwomenchattinginfrontoftwoTVsets.Twoweeksafterthedeadlyearthquakethefirstbatchof1500peopleinDujiangyanSichuanProvinceoneoftheworstearthquake-hitcitieshasfinallysettledintoapeacefullifeinanewlybuilttemporarycommunity.ComparedwithtentsthesesimplehousesmakeusfeelmoreathomE.Mygrandchildcangoonwithhisstudyheresaidanoldwoman.Theseone-floorbuildingsaretotallydifferentfromtheiroldhomes.Insteadofcementandbricksthehousesaremadeoflight-weightsteelorfoamedplastic泡沫塑料andcanstanda7-magnitudeearthquakE.Eachofthehousesfeaturingabout20squaremetersservesasathree-personfamilyunit.Theunitshavethreebedsandelectricity.Eachhasitsownpostaladdress.Communal公共的facilitieswillincludeshowerstoiletsandrefectories食堂.Itisalsoplannedthatthereshouldbeoneprimaryschoolonehospitalandonesupermarketforevery1000homes.Everythingwillbefreetotheresidentsinpossessionoftheiridentitycardsandworkhasalreadystartedinlookingforjobsforthecommunity.Morethan1.5millionsuchmakeshifthouseswillbebuiltinSichuanwhichareexpectedtobeinuseforatleastthreeyearssaidMinisterofHousingandUrban-RuralDevelopmentJiangWeixin.Thegovernmentsaidover5.93millionroomsinSichuanhadbeenleveledinthequakeandmorethan11millionpeoplewhichevenoutnumbertheentirepopulationofsomecountriessuchasNorwayandNewZealandbecamehomeless.ItisplannedthatallthevictimswillbehousedbyearlyAugustandthattheywillstayinthetemporaryhousesforbetweenthreeandfiveyearsuntilpermanenthomesarebuilt.60.Onthewholethearticletellsabout________.A.lifeintheearthquake-hitareasB.startingtorebuildtheearthquake-hitareasC.howtobuildhousesintheearthquake-hitareasD.caringforpeopleintheearthquake-hitareas61.Whichwordinthetextistheclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwordmakeshift?A.Communal.B.Permanent.C.Temporary.D.Primary.62.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat_________.A.sofaronly1500peoplehavemovedintothemakeshifthousesB.allthevictimswillbesuppliedwithnewhousesinthreeyearsC.nowadaysit'simpossibleforthevictimstofindjobsD.thevictimsaregraduallyreturningtotheirnormallife63.WhichofthefollowingisFALSEaboutthemakeshifthousesmentionedinthetext?A.Theylackproperandconvenientcommunalfacilities.B.Theyarebuiltnotbycementandbricksbutbylight-weightSteelorfoamedplastiC.C.A.3-personfamilywillgetahouseof20squaremeters.D.Theyareexpectedtobeusedatleastfor3years.

Railpassengersarebeingforcedtopaythousandsofpoundsmoreinfaresasaresultofpooradvicefromthenationaltelephonehelplineandindividualstationsaconsumerorganisationrevealstoday.ResearchbyWhich?foundthatinsomecasespassengersarebeingchargedalmostdoublethecheapestpricebecauseoferrorsmadebystaff.Which?asked25questionsofbothstationstaffandtheNationalRailEnquiriesNREShelplinE.Onlyhalfofthe50questionswereansweredcorrectly.Ifcustomershadfollowedalltheadvicegiventheywouldhavebeen￡1263.60worseoff.BadadvicewasgivenforthecheapestfareforasinglejourneybetweenLondonandGrantham.ForaticketboughtonthedayoftravelbothNRESandaKing’sCrossstationclerkquotedGNER’s￡44.50fareignoringaHullTrainsservicewhichleaves10minutesearlierandcostsjust￡20.Someofthemostcostlymisinformationwasgivenforjourneyswhereseasonticketsshouldhavebeenrecommended.PassengersmakingareturnjourneybetweenSwindonandPenzancetwiceinaweekcouldbuyaticketfromonecompanyfor￡70whichwouldcoverallthetravel.ButbothNRESandstationstaffquoted￡67foreachjourneymaking￡134.HowevertheNRESwebsiteprovedtobeamuchmorereliablesourceofinformation.Which?alsocheckedtheearlieryoubookthecheapertheticketclaimsbyfivecompaniesandfoundthiswasnotalwaysthecase.Onsomeservicespriceswentupanddownatrandom.IthielMogridge52gaveoneexampleofpooradvice:LastChristmasIfoundmybrotheraticketonthethetrainlinE.comtotravelfromBlackburntoYatE.Whilethedirectroutewas￡51thisoneinvolvedachangeinNewportandcostjust￡21.Iemailedthedetailstohimandhispartner.TheywenttoBlackburnstationwheretheclerkinsistedthefarewas￡51.MalcolmColeseditorofwhich.co.uksaiD.StafftrainingneedstobeimproveD.Inthemeantimewe’vedesignedachecklistavailableatwhich.co.uk/railadvicE.57.Accordingtothepassagewhich?isanationaltelephonehelplineB.departmentundertheBritishRailC.consumerorganisationD.websiteundertheNationalRailEnquiries58.Whentheauthorsaidthatcustomerswouldhavebeen￡1263.60worseoffhewastellingusthatcustomerswouldhaveA.saved￡1263.60iftheyhadfollowedtheadviceB.spend￡1263.60morethanthelowestpriceC.used￡1263.60forthesurveyof25questionsD.beencheatedof￡1263.60fromthepooradvice59.Thephraseatrandominparagraph5isclosestinmeaningtoA.casuallyB.purposefullyC.exactlyD.inevitably60.Thepassageismainlyconcernedwiththephenomenonthattrainpassengersgetbadadviceonfaresrailpassengersareill-treatedbystationstaffbookingclerksandthetelephonehelplineofferreliableinformationrailpassengerscangetcheaperticketsiftheybookearlier

Youwanttoknowwherethesafestplaceforyoungchildrenisinthecar?ForachildofanyagethebackseatisthesafestplaceandthesafestpartofthebackseatisthemiddlE.Inthebackseatthechildisfarthestawayfromtheforceoreffectofhead-oncollision撞击whichcancausethemostinjuries.AllfiftystatesoftheUSAhavelawsrequiringtheuseofsafetyseatsforyoungchildren.Ifyouhavechildrenunder8yearsofageweighingnomorethan80poundsitisnecessarytofityourcarwithaspecialchildsafetyseat.Thechildsafetyseatcomesinthreetypesorsizes:thefirsttypeisdesignedforbabiesfrombirthtooneyearofageuntilthebabyweighsabout20pounds;thesecondsizeisforchildrenbetweenoneandfouryearsofagewhoweighbetween20and40pounds;thethirdkindisusedbyolderchildrenbigenoughtousethecar'sbeltsystem.Moreoverallthesesafetyseatsmustbefittedandheldinplaceonthecar'sbackseat.Ifyourchilddoesneedyourattentionwhileyouaredrivingdon'tlookback.Justpullover停靠路边.Inadditionalwaysbesureyourchildisproperlyfastenedthroughouttheentiretrip.Childrenwhocanunfastentheirowncarseatsaresubjecttofatalinjuriesinanaccident.Startearlyinyourchild'slifeteachingthemthatcarsafetyisseriousbusinessandmakesureyougiveagoodexampleandalwayswearyourownseatbelt.60.Thispassagemainlydiscusses_____.A.howachildcanbekeptsafewhileridinginacarB.whythebackseatisthesafestplaceinacarC.howachildsafetyseatcanprotectachildD.whatcausesyoungpassengersthemostinjuries61.Thispassageisprobablywrittenfor_____.A.schoolteachersB.veryyoungreadersC.parentsofsmallchildrenD.taxidrivers62.Thethirdtypeofsafetyseatisforchildren______.A.aboveeightyearsofageB.betweenfourandeightC.weighingbetween20and40poundsD.weighingmorethan80pounds63.Whatsafetytipisgiveninthispassage?A.Alwayskeepyourchildrenbesideyou.B.FastenyourownsafetybelttosetanexamplE.C.Makeyourchildremainseatedduringthetrip.D.Studylawsrequiringtheuseofsafetyseats.

OnlythreelocalstudentswonChineseBlog博客Competition.And15ofthe18awardswanttostudentsfromChina.170students’task:togetafully-designedblogupandrunningcompletewithmanypostingbasedonathemeofchoice―allwritteninChinesE.Themesrangedfromlocalopinions－suchastheusageofSinglisheducationandwhetherSingaporecanbeaculturalcentre－tofoodblogs.TheentrieswerejudgedonLanguageproficiency熟练程度andthequalityofwritingaswellasthedesignandlevelofexchangingideaswithreaders.AcademicsfromtheNationalUniversityofSingaporeandtheSIMUniversityITexpertsandajournalistfromChinesenewspaperLianheZaobaoinSingaporemadeupthejudges.IntheendonlythreeSingaporeanstudentsmadeittotheawardlist―therestoftheawardsweresweptupbystudentsfromChina.NosurprisE.saidMr.ChowYawLong37teachersinchargefromIanovaJuniorCollagewhichorganizedtheevent.AlthoughthetopicswerelocalsubjectstheforeignstudentsweregenerallybetterintermsofthecontentofthepostsandtheirgraspoftheChineselanguagE.OneofthethreelocalstudentswinningthefirstprizeintheBestLanguageAwardwasbloggerChristinaGao19fromtheSaintAndrew’sJuniorCollagewhosparednoeffortinresearchingforandwritingherblog.Eachentrytookherbetweenfiveandsevendaystoproducecompletewithpicturesandevenpodcasts播客Heradviceforbloggersis:BeresponsibleSomebloggersoutthereonlyseektoblametheauthoritiesandotherbloggers.SaidMissGao.Ithinktheylackresponsibilitiesandthereisnovaluetotheirposts.56.ThecompetitionwasorganizedbyA.theNationalUniversityofSingaporeB.ChinesenewspaperLianheZaobaoC.InnovaJuniorCollegeD.theSaintAndrew’sJuniorCollege57.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Chinesestudentswonmostoftheawards.B.NotallthethemeswereaboutlocalsubjectsC.TheblogscouldbewritteninChineseorSinglish.D.ThejudgeswerefromuniversityinSingaporeandChina.58.WhatMissGaosaidsuggeststhatA.shelikestoblametheauthoritiesB.shehasasenseofresponsibilityC.shethinkshighlyoftheothers’blogsD.shelovestoreadvaluableposts59.ThepassageinmainlyaboutA.howChinesestudentswontheawardsinthecompetitionB.whybloggersshouldtakeresponsibilityfortheirblogsC.howMissGaowonthefirstprizeinthecompetitionD.whattheresultofthecompetitionwas

SciencE.AndtechnologystudentsinChinaandtheUShavea1ongwaytogobeforetheycalldevelopadeepunderstandingofscientificreasoningresearchershavefound.AspartofaresearchtocomparescienceeducationinChinaandtheUSLeiBaoaprofessorfromtheDepartmentofPhysicsoftheOhioStateUniversitygave5760freshmeninthreeUSandfourChineseuniversitiestwoteststoevaluatecontentknowledgeandanothertoassessscientificreasoning|ThoughChinesestudentsdidbetterthantheirUScounterpartsinthefirsttwoteststhatEmphasizedonlearningfactsbothgroupsscoredrelativelypoorlyonthethirdtestdesignedtoassesstheirabilityonsystematicallyexploreaproblemtheresultsshoweD.LeiBaosaidthatthefindingchallengesconventionalwisdomwhichholdsthatteachingsciencefactswillimprovestudents’reasoningability.Ourstudyshowsthatcontrarytowhatmanypeoplewouldexpectevenwhenstudentsarethoroughlytaughtthefactstheydon’tnecessarilydevelopthereasoningskillstheyneedtosucceed.’’IBaosaid‘Becausestudentsneedbothknowledgeandreasoningweneedtoexploreteachingmethodsthattargetboth.‘ThecurrenteducationsystemsandassessmentsofChinaandtheUSdonotemphasizeondeepunderstandingofscientificreasoninginthedisciplinesofsciencetechnologyengineeringandmathematicsSTEMthestudyconcluded.Baoexplainedthatreasoningisgoodskillforeveryonetopossess-notjustscientistsandengineersThegeneralpublicalsoneedgoodreasoningskillsinordertocorrectlyinterpretscientificfindingsandthinkrationally.STEMstudentsneedtoexcelatscientificreasoninginordertohandleopen-endedreal-worldtasksintheirfuturecareersinscienceandengineering.Howtoboostscientificreasoning?Thestudysuggeststhateducatorsmustgobeyondteachingsciencefactsiftheyhopetobooststudents’reasoningability.Baopointstoinquiry-basedleaning.wherestudentsworkingroupsquestionteachersanddesigntheirowninvestigations.Thisteachingtechniqueisgrowinginpopularityworldwide.67.AccordingtotheresearchweknowthatA.ChinesestudentsandtheirUScounterpartsdidpoorlyinthefirsttwotestsB.ChinesestudentsdidbetterthantheirUScounterpartsinallthethreetestsC.ChinesestudentsdidbetterthantheirUScounterpartsinthefirsttwotests‘D.USstudentsdidbetterthantheirChinesecounterpartsinthethirdtest68.Theconventionalwisdomholdsthat.A.themorefactsstudentsaretaughtthemorereasoningskillstheywillacquireB.thegeneralpublicalsoneedsreasoningskillstointerpretscientificfindingsC.tobooststudents’reasoningabilityeducatorsmustexploreteachingmethodsD.thecurrenteducationSystemsareharmfultoimprovestudents’reasoningability69.Basedonthestudywhatwillbedonetoimprovestudents’reasoningability?A.Toimproveteachingtechniques.B.Tobetterstudents’learningconditions.C.Toteachstudentsmoresciencefacts.D.Toofferstudentsmoretests.70.TheunderlinedphraseexcelatinParagraph6probablymeans.A.beworseatB.bebeaeratC.beenthusiasticaboutD.beinferiorto71.Whichofthefollowingiscorrectaccordingtothepassage?A.Littleneedstobedonetodevelopstudents’reasoningabilityintheUS.B.Onlyscientistsandengineersneedreasoningabilities.C.Twotestswerecarriedouttoevaluatestudents’scientificreasoning.D.Inquiry-basedlearningisagoodwaytobooststudents’reasoningability.

下面是五位读者写给某一报社编辑征求建议的信阅读第61至65题中的来信和A.至F.的回信选出符合来信的最佳选项并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑选项中有一项是多余选项61..DeareditorIamajunioratuniversitymajoring读专业inlawI’minterestedinadministrativelawandplantostudyitduringmypostgraduateyears.Butmydreamistobeagreatreporter.Myquestionis:isitpossibleformetobeareporterifImajorinadministrativelaw?I’mworriedaboutmyfuturE.PleasehelpmE.62..DeareditorIamauniversityjuniorinpublicadministration.IlikeEnglishverymuchandIoncetriedunsuccessfullytochangemymajortoEnglish.SoIdecidedtotakethepostgraduateexamandlearnmoreEnglishingraduateschool.Butsincemyfirstdegreeisn’tinEnglishit’sunlikelythatI’llbeenrolledasanEnglishmajor.ArethereanynonEnglishmajorsthatalsoofferEnglishtrainingsothatIcanmasterthelanguageaftergraduationandfindagoodjob?63..DeareditorIwasborninaremotecountryareainnorthwestChinaandhadtogiveupschoolbecauseofpovertyleavingmycompulsoryeducationunfinisheD.AfterwardsIhelpedmyparentswithfarmworkforfouryears.ThenIlefthomeandhaveworkedasawaitressforoneyearinXi’anShanxiProvince.Iamnow20younganddetermineD.Thislifeasawaitressearninglessthan500yuanamonthcanreallyruinmyyouth.CouldyougivemesomeadviceformyfuturE.64..DeareditorI’mafreshmanmajoringinJapanesE.IalsohaveagreatloveforEnglishandmyEnglishlevelisfairlygooD.ButnowI’mworriedthatifItakeajobasaJapaneseinterpreterortranslatorinthefutureI’lllosetouchwithEnglish.Isthereajobthatcancombinebothmymajorandmyinterest?65..DeareditorI’minasituationthatmakesmeveryconfuseD.IgottwojoboffersatthesametimE.OneisasmallprivatecompanydoingforeigntradewhichI’minterestedin.Theotherislargefamouscompany.Howeverthejobisn’tsorelatedtoforeigntradE.Furthermorethesecondcompanyisfarawayfrommyfamilyandfriends.Ihavetomakeachoicerightnow.Ineedyourhelp.A.Editorwrites:Italldependsonwhatyouvaluemostinyourwork.Ifyouthinkyourinterestsarethemostimportantchoosethefirstcompany.Ifyouvalueabigcompany’sworkingexperiencethengowiththatonE.Ofcourseyouneedtoconsiderotherfactorslikecompensationcommutetimeonthejobtrainingandfamilyandfriends.B.Editorwrites:Ihavebeenworkinginmediaforoverfiveyearsandhavemetlostofreporters.Actuallyveryfewofthemmajorinjournalism.TheyhavevariouseducationalbackgroundsincludinginternationalpoliticsphilosophylawevencomputersciencE.Writingagoodnewsstoryisdifficult.Reportershavetohaveaclearunderstandingoftheissuesthey’reworkingon.Theirjoboftenrequiressomeexpertiseincertainfields.Soifyou’regoingtobeajournalistinthefutureyourknowledgeinadministrativelawwillsurelybeaplusnotadisadvantagE.C.Editorwrites:Gettingintoaninternship实习couldbeverycompetitiveandyou’llneedtouseallthesourcestomaximizeyourchancesofgettingin.Notonlyteachersbutfamilyfriendsandstudentsafewgradesaboveyoumayalsobesourcesofinformation.Trythemall.ActuallyIthinkmostprofessionalsdon’tlikebeinginterruptedbystudentsaskingaboutinternshipsallthetimE.Sotrytolocatehumanresourcespeopleandtheiremailaddressandsendyourresumethatwayinsteadoftryingtolocatethemthroughaphonecall.D.Editorwrites:Don’tworry.AndgoodEnglishskillsyouhavewon’tbewastedinfuturE.YoucouldbeatrilingualtranslatorwhichsurelymakesyoumorecompetitivethanthosewhohaveonlymasteredonelanguagE.YoucouldalsofindapositioninaJapanesecompanythatneedsyoutocommunicatewithEuropeanorAmericancustomers.Theglobalizedworldneedsmoretrilingualorevenmultilingualexperts.E.Editorwrites:You’reyoungandaspiringIthinkyousurelydeserveabetterlifE.Peoplesayeducationcanchangeone’sfatE.Haveyoueverthoughtaboutcontinuingyourstudy?WhenIwasreadingyourletterIwasimpressedbyyourgoodEnglish.YoumustbeintelligentandtalenteD.YoucouldstartlearningbyyourselffromsomehighschoolorevenprimaryschooltextbooksItmighttakeacoupleofyearsbutI’msureyoucaneventuallyenterauniversityifyouworkharD.Youcouldappleforgrants助学金tocoveryourtuitionandlivingcosts.Ibelieveyourlifewillbebackontrackafteryoustrengthenyouroverallabilitiesthroughhighereducation.F.Editorwrites:YessomeschoolsmostrelatedtobusinessstudiesprovidesomeEnglishtrainingForexampleatUniversityofInternationalBusinessandEconomicsinBeijingmanypostgraduatecoursesaretaughtinEnglishanduseEnglishtextbooks.SuchcoursesincludeinternationaltradeandLLMMasterofLaw.Youcanvisitsomeuniversity’swebsitesforcoursedetails.

Intheearly1980stohaveamobilephonewasanimpossibleluxurytomostpeopleintheworlD.Peopledidnotusuallyassumethattheyhadtoreachsomeoneviaamobilephoneonaregularbasis.Itdidn’tmatterifyoudidn’thaveamobilephonE.Inthemodernsocietyowningamobilephonehasnolongerbeenaprivilegebutanecessity.AlmostanyoneneedsamobilephonetoreachaswellasbereachedbyothersnomatterwheretheyarE.Thedaysaregonewhenphoneownershipdependedonafixedaddressandahighsalary.ItisamazingtoseehowfastandhowfarthemobilephonehasspreaD.Teenagershavebecomethechannelthroughwhichmobilephoneshavefoundtheirwayintothewidersociety.Theyoungwerealsothefirsttoseethepotentialoftextmessaging.Howeverthemobilephoneisbynomeansameretechnologicalinnovation;itheightensabasichumanquality―theabilitytocommunicate―therearefewaspectsoflifethatitfailstotouch.ThemobilephoneismobileonlybecausetheuserismobilE.Weareinatimeofmobility.Neverbeforehavesomanypeoplebeenonthemovewhetherascommutersworkerstravelersfreelancersormigrants.Mobilephonesencourageandrespondtothismobility.Theyhelpthosefarawayfromtheirhometokeepintouchwiththeirfamilies.Theyserveasameansofpeoplefittingintoanewsocialenvironment.Themobilephonechangesthewaypeopleorganizetheirlives.Planscanbemadeorchangedatanymomentandwhileorganizinginadvanceusedtobeextremelyimportanttoanysocialgatheringnowonlythevaguestplansarenecessary.MobilephonesevenchangetheexperienceofbeingaloneastheyprovidecountlesswaytopassthetimE.ItisridiculoustocompareamobiletoabodypartbutcarriedonthepersonoftenallthetimetheyaresomethingtowhichpeoplehavegrownattacheD.60.Theunderlinedwordluxuryinthefirstsentencemeanssomethingthatis____________.A.expensiveandnotnecessaryB.importantandvaluableC.unnecessaryanduselessD.payableandcomfortable61.Thefactthatthemobilephonetouchesalmosteveryaspectoflifesupportstheauthor’sviewthat______________.A.themobilephonesuitsanewsocialenvironment.B.themobilephonehasthefunctionofsendingtextmessages.C.themobilephoneencouragesmobilityofthepeopleD.themobilephonepromoteshumancommunication62.Howhasthemobilephonechangedpeople’slives?A.ItremovesthedifficultyinmakingplansinadvancE.B.Itsimplifiedtheprocessofholdingsocialgatherings.C.Itincreasesthepossibilitiestogetoverloneliness.D.Itnarrowsthegapbetweenteenagersandadults.63.Whatdoyouthinkofthewriter’sattitudetowardsmobilephones?A.Theyaretroublesomeanduseless.B.Theyareimportantandnecessary.C.Theyareexpensiveyetuseful.D.Theyareimmediatebutnoisy.

IntheU..S..thepublichastendedtobelievethatallmotorcyclesareriddenbywildirresponsiblelawlessyoungmen.Thereareseveralthingsaboutmotorcyclingthattheaveragecitizendislikes.Acyclist'sappearancehassomethingtodowiththisdislike.Motorcyclistsfrequencylookdirtyinfacttheyaredirty.0ntheroadthereislittletoprotectthemfrommudcrushedinsectsandbirddroppings.Forpracticalreasonstheyareoftendressedinoldclothingwhichlooksmuchlessrespectablethantheclothingofpeoplewhorideincars.Forthesamereasonmotorcyclistsusuallyweardarkcolors.Perhapsthishelpstoexplainwhytheyaresometimessuspectedofhavingevilnatures.Inoldplaysoflongagoevilcharactersusuallyworeblack.Incowboymoviesthebadguysusuallywearblackhatswhilethegoodguyswearlightercolors.Somethingelseabouttheirappearancemakesanunfavorableimpression.IntheirpracticalprotectiveclothingtheylookverymuchlikethemenonmilitarymotorcyclesinthemoviesofWorldWarII―cruelenemieswhoroaredintopeacefulvillagesfillingpeople'sheartswithfear.Probablythemachineitselfalsoproducesangerandfear.Motorcyclesarenoisythoughsomebigtrucksareevennoisier.ButtrucksarebigandcarryheavyloadstheyareacceptedifnotreallywelcomedbecausetheyperformaneededservicemakingAmericamove.Motorcyclesontheotherhandmakeallunpleasantnoisejusttogivetheirriderspleasure.Thatiswhatiscommonlythought.Inthewoodsmotorcyclesfrightenanimals.Roaringalongquietstreetstheywakesleepingfamiliesandmakebabiescry.Ofcoursethedangerofmotorcyclingalsohelpsaccountformanypeople'slowopinionofthesport.Itsdefendershoweverclaimthatcarefulcyclistsareinlessdangerthancommonlybehaved.Acyclistmustdriveasifeverybodyaroundhimwantedtokillhim.Hemustpaycarefulattentiontohisdriving.Fromthatpointofviewamanonamotorcycleissaferthanamaninacar.56.AccordingtothepassagetheaverageAmericansbelievethat_____.A.motorcyclistsareallblue-collarworkersB.motorcyclinghasbecomeoneofAmerica’smostpopularsportsC.onlywildirresponsiblelawlessyoungmenenjoymotorcyclingD.motorcyclistscan'taffordtobuycars57.FromthepassageweknowthatgoodcharactersofoldAmericanmovies_____.A.usuallyworelightercolorsB.hadnodifferencefromevilcharactersC.lookedgraciousD.oftenrodehorses58.ItCanbeinferredthat______A.thereexisteddifferentopinionstowardsmotorcyclingsportB.allgoodguysincowboymovieswealwhiteC.animalsinthewoodslikemotorcyclesbecausemotorcyclistsusuallyfeedcrashedinsectstothemD.motorcycleswillmakenoiseassoonaspeoplegotosleep59.Somepeopleclaimthatamanonamotorcycleissaferthanamaninacarbecause______.A.carraceisasportwithseveraldisadvantagesB.motorcyclistsmustdriveverycarefullyC.mostpeoplewanttokeepadistancefromthedirtymotorcyclesforfearthattheyshouldlosedignityD.motorcyclestendtobeacceptedbymoreandmorepeople60.Theaveragecitizendislikesthemotorcyclistsbecause______A.allmotorcyclesarewildyoungmenB.allmotorcyclesareirresponsibleyoungmenC.allmotorcyclesarelawlessyoungmenD.theyfrequentlylookdirtytheyoftenmakeanunpleasantnoiseandtheirappearancecontributestopeople'sterribleimagination

SectionCDirectionReadthefollowingtextandchoosethemostsuitablesummaryfromA—Fforeachparagraph.ThereisoneextrasummarywhichyoudonotneeD.A.PromotionbythepressandmediA.B.ForeigninfluencesintoBritishcuisinE.C.ThevarietyofBritishcuisinE.D.TheeffectofhistoryandclimatE.E.Traditionalmealsfordifferenttimesoftheday.F.InternationalawardstoBritishcuisinE.1______Theysayacountry’scuisine烹饪isareflectionofitscultureandnationalcharacter.ThereforetheUKhasalwaysbeenadiversecountrysinceeveryregionhasitsowntraditionalfoods.ForexampletraditionalScottishcuisineisfamousforitsrobustcharacterhaggisAberdeenAngusbeefshortbreadandwhisky.Walesiswellknownforitslambandleeks.IrelandissynonymouswithGuinnessIrishwhiskeyandIrishstew.2______ThereareofcoursedishescommontothewholeUKaswell.EveryoneexceptvegetarianslikesafullEnglishbreakfastinthemorningfollowedbyaSundayroastforlunchperhapsfollowedbyfishandchipsoraporkpiefordinner.FordesserttherearedozensoffamousBritishcheesestochoosefrom.3______Britishcuisinehashadabetterinternationalreputationforthelastdecadeorso.WhyisthatOnereasonisdefinitelythatthewiderangeofethnicgroupsintheUKhasgivenBritishcuisinenewingredientsflavourscombinationsandtechniques.CurrywhichisoriginallyanAsiandishisnowofficiallythemostpopularfoodintheUKwhereassandwichesusedtobethemostpopular.WithsignificantnumbersofPolishpeoplecomingtotheUKrecentlyPolishfoodshopscanbefoundinalmosteveryBritishcity.MostcitieshaveaChinesequarteraswell.4______AnotherreasonfortheimprovementhoweveristhelargenumberofcookeryprogrammesonBritishtelevision.BritishpeoplearemoreeducatedaboutfoodthantheyeverbeforE.BritishchefslikeGordonRamsayandMarcoPierreWhiteareinternationallyfamousandevenhavetelevisionshowsintheUSA.5______SowhataretheresultsIn2009BritishrestaurantsreceivedmoreMichelinstarsthaninanyotherpreviousyear.TheMichelinGuidefirstestablishedinFrancesetstheinternationalstandardforrestaurantcuisinE.WithsomuchgoodfoodtoeatperhapsitisnotsurprisingtheUKnowhasanobesityproblem.

ThisisatensetimeforstudentsinAmericawiththeexamseasoninfullswingandthestressandanxietybeingfeltacrossthecountry.Atsomeuniversitiesstudentsarereviewingtheirlessonsknowingthatinafewweeksthestresswillbeoveroncetheyputpentopaperinthatexamhall.Forothershoweverthatstressandanxietymaywelllastawhilelongeraslecturerscontinuetorefusetosetexams.Nooneknowswhenthingswillgetbacktonormal.Thereasonbehindthistroubleistheongoingargumentinhighereducationbetweenlecturersandemployersoverpay.TheAssociationofUniversityTeachersAUTarecurrentlytakingindustrialactionbecauseofthefactthatlecturershavebeenunderpaidforyears.Vice-presidentsoftheuniversitieswhoenjoysix-figuresalariesarenotmakinganynoisestosuggestthatthiswillchangeinthenearfuture.TheNationalUnionofStudentsNUSabsolutelybelievesthatourlecturersshouldbebetterpaidandthatthepromisesmadetothemduringthetop-upfeesdebateaboutextraincomemustbekept.It’sshamefulthat1ecturershavehadtotakeindustrialactiontoachievebetterpayandconditionswhilevice-presidents’ownsalarieshaverisen25％overthepastthreeyears.Butthestudentswhoaresufferingasaresultoftheargumentmustbeputfirst.WedonotagreewiththeattitudetakenbytheAUTwhichisrefusingtosetexams.Weadmitthatthedecisiontotakethiscourseofactionwasdemocratically民主地reached.HoweveritishavingthebiggesteffectonourmembersatthismomentintimeandwewillcontinuetolettheAUTknowtheresultsofthis.Wecallonbothsidestosortthismessout.HopefullythenourmemberscangetthehorribleexamseasonOutofthewayandstartplanningandenjoyingtheirupcomingsummerholiday.60.ThephrasetakingindustrialactioninthesecondparagraphreferstoA.doingsomeextraworkaboutindustryB.runningafactorytoearnmoremoneyC.refusingtosetpapersasastrikeD.askingsomeworkerstosupportthem61.Whatisthestudents’opinionabouttheargument?A.Theythinkit’swrongthatthelecturersaskforthebetterpay.B.Theythinkwhatthevice-presidentshavedoneisreasonableandunderstandable.C.Theytotallyagreewithwhatthelecturershavedoneandsupportthem.D.Theyhopethatthelecturerscansetexamsassoonaspossible.62.Theauthorwrotethisarticleonbehalfof________.A.thevice-presidentsB.thelecturersC.thestudentsD.theAUT63.Wecaninferthatthisarticlewaswrittenmostprobablyin__________.A.JanuaryB.MarchC.JuneD.September

Peoplehavebeenpaintingpicturesforatleast30000years.Theearliestpictureswerepaintedbypeoplewhohuntedanimals.Theyusedtopaintpicturesoftheanimalstheywantedtocatchandkill.PicturesofthiskindhavebeenfoundonthewallsofcavesinFranceandSpain.NooneknowswhytheywerepaintedtherE.Perhapsthepaintersthoughtthattheirpictureswouldhelpthemtocatchtheseanimals.Orperhapshumanbeingshavealwayswantedtotellstoriesinpictures.About5000yearsagotheEgyptiansandotherpeopleintheNearEastbegantousepicturesaskindofwriting.TheydrewsimplepicturesorsignstorepresentthingsandideasandalsotorepresentthesoundsoftheirlanguagE.Thesignsthesepeopleusedbecameakindofalphabet.TheEgyptiansusedtorecordinformationandtotellstoriesbyputtingpicturewritingandpicturestogether.WhenanimportantpersondiedscenesandstoriesfromhislifewerepaintedandcarvedonthewallsoftheplacewherehewasburieD.Someofthesepicturesarelikemoderncomicstripstories.IthasbeensaidthatEgyptisthehomeofthecomicstrip.ButfortheEgyptianspicturesstillhadmagicpower.SotheydidnottrytomaketheirwayofwritingsimplE.Theordinarypeoplecouldnotunderstandit.Bytheyear1000BCpeoplewholivedintheareaaroundtheMediterraneanSeahaddevelopedasimplersystemofwriting.ThesignstheyusedwereveryeasytowriteandtherewerefewerofthemthanintheEgyptiansystem.ThiswasbecauseeachsignorletterrepresentedonlyonesoundintheirlanguagE.TheGreeksdevelopedthissystemandformedthelettersoftheGreekalphabet.TheRomanscopiedtheideaandtheRomanalphabetisnowusedallovertheworlD.Thesedayswecanwritedownastoryorrecordinformationwithoutusingpictures.Butwestillneedpicturesofallkinds:drawingphotographssignsanddiagrams.Wefindthemeverywhere:inbooksandnewspapersinthestreetandonthewallsoftheplaceswhereweliveandwork.Pictureshelpustounderstandandrememberthingsmoreeasilyandtheycanmakeastorymuchmoreinteresting.69.PicturesofanimalswerepaintedonthewallsofcavesinFranceandSpainbecause_____.A.thehunterswantedtoseethepicturesB.thepainterswereanimalloversC.thepainterswantedtoshowimaginationD.thepictureswerethoughttobehelpful70.TheGreekalphabetwassimplerthantheEgyptiansystemforallthefollowingreasonsEXCEPTthat_____.A.theformerwaseasytowriteB.therewerefewersignsintheformerC.theformerwaseasytopronounceD.eachsignstoodforonlyonesound71.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.TheEgyptiansignslaterbecameaparticularalphabet.B.TheEgyptianslikedtowritecomicstripstories.C.TheRomanalphabetwasdevelopedfromtheEgyptianonE.D.TheGreekscopiedtheirwritingsystemfromtheEgyptians.72.Inthelastparagraphtheauthorthinksthatpictures_____.A.shouldbemadecomprehensibleB.shouldbemadeinterestingC.areofmuchuseinourlifeD.havedisappearedfromourlife

根据对话情景内容从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最佳选项并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑选项中有两个为多余选项Jack:HiFrank.FrankHiJackJack61FrankYesIhavesomebookstoreadbutIcandoitlater.Jack:Iwantyoutodomeafavor.Frank:Goahead62Jack:ProfessorSmithiscomingthisafternoon.IamexpectedtomeethimattheairportbutIhaveanimportantmeetingtogoto.Frank:Icandoitforyou.63Jack:He’saboutyourageinhisearlythirties.TallandhandsomE.Frank:64Jack:Ohaboutthreeo’clock.Heistakingflightnumber231fromDetroit.Thankyou.Frank:65A.Seeyouthisafternoon.B.HowcanIrecognizehim?C.Whatdoyouwantmetodo?D.Areyoufreethisafternoon?E.WhenshouldIleavefortheairport?F.Iamhonoredtomeetthefamousprofessor.G.Areyougoingtothemeetingthisafternoon?

LONDONReuters―Organicfruitdeliveredrighttothedoorstep.ThatiswhatGabrielGoldprefersandheiswillingtopayforit.Ifthisisnotpossiblethe26-year-oldcomputertechnicianwillspendtheextramoneyatthesupermarkettobuyorganicfooD.OrganicproduceisalwaysbetterGoldsaiD.Thefoodisfreeofpesticides农药andyouaregenerallysupportingfamilyfarmsinsteadoflargefarms.Andatmosttimesitislocallygrownandseasonalsoitismoretasty.GoldisoneofagrowingnumberofshoppersacceptingtheorganictrendandsupermarketsacrossBritainarecountingonmorelikehimastheygrowtheirorganicfoodbusiness.Buthowmanyshoppersreallyknowwhattheyaregettingandwhyaretheywillingtopayahigherpricefororganicproduce?MarketresearchshowsthatGoldandotherswhobuyorganicfoodcangenerallygiveclearreasonsfortheirpreferences偏爱buttheirknowledgeoforganicfoodisfarfromcompletE.Forexamplesmallamountofpesticidescanbeusedonorganicproducts.AndaboutthreequartersoforganicfoodinBritainisnotlocalbutimportedtomeetgrowingdemanD.Thedemandfororganicfoodisincreasingbyaboutonethirdeveryyearsoitisaveryfast-growingmarketsaidSueFlockaspecialistinthislineofbusiness68.MoreandmorepeopleinBritainarebuyingorganicfoodbecause.A.theyaregettingricherB.theycangetthefoodanywhereC.theyconsiderthefoodfreeofpollutionD.theylikehome-grownfruit69.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEtothefactsaboutmostorganicproducesoldinBritain?A.ItgrowsindoorsallyearrounD.B.ItisproducedoutsideBritain.C.Itisgrownonfamilyfarms.D.Itisproducedonlargefarms.70.Whatisthemeaningoftheorganictrendasthewordsareusedinthetext?A.GrowinginterestinorganicfoodB.BetterqualityoforganicfoodC.RisingmarketfororganicfoodD.Higherpricesoforganicfood71.Whatisthebesttitleforthisnewsstory?A.OrganicFood―HealthyorJustfortheWealthy?B.TheMakingofOrganicFoodinBritainC.OrganicFood―toImportorNot?D.GoodQualitiesofOrganicFood

Areyouworriedbytherisingcrimerate?Ifyouareyouprobablyknowthatyourhouseandpossessionsareincreasinglyindangerofsufferingfromgreatriseinthecasesofburglary夜盗;抢劫andattack.Figuresshowanever-increasingcrimeratebutitisonlytooeasytoimagineItwillneverhappentome.Unfortunatelystatisticsshowthatitreallycanhappentoyouandifyouliveinalargecityyouruntwicetheriskofbeingavictim.Fortunatelythereissomethingdefinitewhichyoucando.ProtectAlarmscanhelptoprotectyourhousewithaburglaralarmsystemwhichiseffectivesimpletooperateandeasilyaffordablE.Youmustrememberthatowningaburglaralarmisnoindication暗示thatyourhouseispackedwithvaluablepossessions.Itquitesimplyindicatestounwelcomevisitorsthatyoursisonehousetheywillnotbreakintoeasilysotheycarryontoanunprotectedhousewheretheirjobismadealoteasier.SendnowforourfreeleaflettellingyouhowwecanProtectAlarmyourhousequicklyeasilyandcheaply.Completeandtearofftheslipbelowandpostittous.PostageisfreE.Alsotelephoneuson3276721wherewehavearound-the-clockansweringservicE.ItcostsnothingtofindoutaboutProtectAlarm.Anyonewhotakesaninterestinthecrimeratewillaccordingtothetextbeawarethat___________.A.moreburglarsarebeingcaughtthaneverbeforeB.peoplehavemorepossessionstoworryaboutnowadaysC.burglarsaremoreatriskthantheyusedtobeD.homesaremorelikelytobebrokenintonowadaysItseemsthatpeoplewholiveincitiesare____________.A.moreoftenvictimsthanthoselivinginotherareasB.oftheopinionthatstatisticsarewrongC.twiceaswellaspeoplelivinginotherareasD.oftheopinionthatburglarsonlyrobunprotectedhomesThearticleclaimsthatpossessinganalarmsystemwill_________.A.showburglarsthatyouhavesomethingworthstealingB.persuadeburglarsnottobreakintoyourhouseC.maketheburglars'joblesscomplicatedD.persuadeburglarstotryagainanothertimeInordertofindoutmoreinformationaboutthisalarmsystemonecan_______.A.buyaleafletB.writeenclosingastampedaddressedenvelopeC.signacontractD.phoneatanytimeofdayornightTheunderlinedwordFiguresinthesecondparagraphcanbereplacedby__.A.PicturesB.FingersC.NumbersD.Mathematics

Thiswasnoordinaryclass.ThestudentswhocametogetherwereallscienceorengineeringprofessorsatCornellUniversity.Theyhadinterruptedtheirresearchtoacceptaninvitationtotakepartinanunusualexperiment:aninterestingweekofpoetry.Thisclasswaspartofastudytoanswerthequestions:Whyissciencedifficultformanynonsciencestudents?Whatcanteacherslearnaboutteachingiftheytakeaclassthatisnotintheirfield?Thestudentsinthepoetryclasslistenedtolecturesandtooknotes.Theyhadreadingtasksandhadtowritethreeshortpapers.Allstudentsnoticedonethingtheimportanceofspokenwords.InscienceandengineeringclassestheinstructorsputtablesanddrawingsontheblackboarD.ButinthispoetryclasstheinstructorsjusttalkeD.Theydidn’twriteanythingontheboarD.Thescientistsandengineersnoticedonesimilaritybetweenscienceandpoetry.Inbothsubjectsstudentsneedtofindlayers层次ofmeaning.Somelayersaresimplecleanandonthesurface;otherlayersaredeeperandmoredifficult.Thissearchfordifferentlevelsofmeaningdoesn’thappenmuchinundergraduate本科scienceclassesbutitisimportantlateringraduateschool.Anditisalwaysimportantinhumanities人文科学.BoththepoetryinstructorsandtheirstudentslearnedsomethingaboutteachingfromthisexperiencE.Onepoetryinstructorforexamplenowseestheimportanceofusinginformativeasheteaches.Mostofthescientistsagreedonseveralpoints.Firsthumanitiesclassesmighthelpsciencestudentstoseepatternsanddecidewhichinformationisimportant.Secondthepoetryclasswasfun.OneengineerdecidedWeneedtochangethewayweteachengineeringtomaketomakeitanenjoyableexperienceforstudents.Butperhapsthemostimportantresultoftheexperiencewasthis;Alloftheprofessorsbegantothinkabouthowtheyteachandhowtheycamteachbetter.49.Whatdoweknowaboutthisunusualclass?A.TheteachersdidlotsofwritingontheboardB.Theteacherwereinvitedtoattendseverallectures.C.ThestudentwereprofessorsfromauniversityD.Thestudentswerestudyingscienceandhumanities.50.TheexperimentwasdesignedtofindoutA.howtoteachthestudentsinthescienceclassB.whetherpoetryisdifficultforsciencestudentsC.whattobetaughtinthehumanitiesclassD.whymanyhumanitiesstudentsfindscienceharD.51.Findinglevelsofmeaningis.A.importantforgraduatestudentsinhumanitiesB.difficultforgraduatestudentsinhumanitiesC.commonforundergraduatestudentsinscienceD.easyforundergraduatestudentsinsciencE.52.Whatdidthescienceprofessorslearnaftertheexperiment?A.TheyshouldchangethewaytheyteachB.A.poemcouldbeexplainedincleardefinitions.C.A.poetryclasscouldbemoreinformativE.D.TheirteachingwasanenjoyableexperiencE.

ThursdayDecember302004NewDelhi:TheinternationalaidagencyRedCrosshaswarnedthatthetoll某事造成的损失inthetsunami海disastercouldgoupto100000.Theofficialfiguresofthoseconfirmed被证实的deadis80000.OftheseIndonesiaaccountsforthemostat45268followedbySriLankawiththetollat22493.Asmanyas6974peoplehavebeenkilledinIndiawith1829deadinThailand100inSomalia90inMyanmar67inMaldives65inMalaysia10inTanzaniathreeinSeychellestwoinBangladeshandonepersonkilledinKenya.RisingfiguresAccordingtounofficialestimatesthedeathtoll死亡人数couldbeover10000inIndia.ThehardesthithasbeentheAndamanandNicobarislandswithover3000dead.ThoughtheofficialgovernmentfigureforCarNicobaris124thatnumbercouldgoupdramaticallywiththousandsmorestillmissing.InTamilNaduaccordingtoofficialestimatesover6000aredeadwith3500inNagapattinamalone.73.Accordingtothenewsthesecondlargestnumberofthoseconfirmeddeathisin___.A.IndonesiaB.MalaysiaC.SriLankaD.Thailand74.Inthisreportthereare____countriessufferingfromthistsunamidisaster.A.tenB.elevenC.twelveD.eight75.Whichofthefollowingaboutthenewsistrue?A.Accordingtotheofficialestimatesover10000peoplediedinthistsunamiinIndia.B.Accordingtotheunofficialestimates100peoplediedinthistsunamiinSomalia.C.Accordingtotheofficialestimates100000peoplediedinthistsunami.D.Accordingtothenewsthedeathtollcouldgoupinthistsunami.

ToChineseimmigrantsinthemid-1800sCaliforniawasTheLandoftheGoldenMountain.IntheirhomelandtheyhadheardthewordsThere’sgoldinCalifornia.Theysailed7000milestojointhegoldrushandstrikeitrich.Between1849and1882morethan30000ChinesecametoCalifornia.Mostweremen.TheyhadbeenfarmersinChina.Theycameheretobeminersandlaborers.Theyendedupdoingmanyotherjobstoo.LikemanyotherimmigrantstheydidnotplantostayinAmerica.Theycamebecauseoftheirtiestotheirhomelandandtheirfamilies.TheyplannedtoreturntoChinawiththeirfortunesandhelptheirfamilies.OnlyafewChinesegoldminersstruckitrich.Mostpickedovertheareasthathadbeenminedalready.ButstillwhiteminersresentedtheChinesE.Slowlytheydrovetheyellowperilfromtheminingcamps.Bytheendofthe1850smanyChinesereturnedhomE.Thosewhostayedfoundotherjobs.Fewwomenhadcomewestinthegoldrush.TheChinesesawagoodbusinessopportunity.TheybegandoingthejobswomenwouldhavedonE.Manybecamehouseservants.Manymoreopenedlaundries.TheChineseopenedrestaurants.ChopsueyandchowmeinarepopularChinese-Americandishes.TheChineseprobablycreatedthesedishestoservetothewhiteminers.OtherChinesebecamefishermenfarmersandevencigarmakers.41.WhydidChinesegotoAmericainthemid-1800s?A.BecausetheycouldfindgoodjobstherE.B.BecausetheyhadfoundgoldtherE.C.BecausetheycouldopenlaundriesandrestaurantstherE.D.BecausetheyheardtherewasgoldtherE.42.Theunderlinedwordresentedmean________.A.likedB.helpedC.hatedD.served43.Whichshouldbethetitleofthepassage?A.EarlyChineseimmigrantsinAmericaB.DreamtostrikeitrichC.ThedifferencebetweenmenandwomenD.GoldminersinAmerica

阅读下列应用文及相关信息并按照要求匹配信息请在答题卡上将对应的选项涂黑以下是某个英语杂志有关专家对一些读者反映问题的建议A.FeelGrateful!Yousayyou’rethankfulbutthendismissyourmom’sinvestmentasanobligation.Bytoday’seconomicstandardswhatshedidisvirtuallymiraculous.TellyourmomplainlyoverandoveragainhowgratefulyouarE.I’msurethecomplainingwillbegintofadE.B.Tamethebeast!WhenoneboydiscovershisinnercavemanhelikestoinitiateothersintothetribE.Don’tover-worry.Boyswillbeboys.Youandyourhusbandshouldmeettheboy’sparentsdownthestreetsuggestingaplantoeithertamethewildbeastsorlimittheirtimetogether.C.Goodeffortandgoodwillmakesit!Maybetherewasareasonwhyyourbuddywasoutofwork.He’stakingadvantageofyouandyouremployer.RemindhimhowtoactonthejoB.Heowesgoodeffortandgoodwillifheacceptsthepay.Tellhimtobequietorgetaway.D.Calmdown!Fastvehiclesandwildpeople---soundslikeadolescentdreamstomE.Assomemenagetheycompensatewithbiggerfastertoys.Buthe’sputtingyouatriskandbreakingthelaw.Inacalmmomentoutsidethecartellhimthatheisscaringyou.Suggesthejoinacarclubonethatpromotessafedriving.E.Moveyourlineaway!Yousayyou’reinthemiddlebutI’dsayyou’redangerouslyclosetoslippingofftheedgE.Therearelotsoffishinthesea;whydropyourlineinwatersyourfriendisstillfishing?F.Speakoutandbreatheeasilytogether!Youarerebuildingarelationshipwithnewtrustandaffection.Ifthere’sabadodorleftfromtheolddayyouneedtocleartheair.MentiontheproblemandsayI’msorryformypartinthatargument.I’llbetshe’llsaythesamE.以下是一些读者在生活中反映的问题请匹配问题及对应的建议56.Allan:MyfriendJimwasoutofworkandIhelpedhimfindajobinmycompany.ButrecentlyIhavefoundheisverylazyanddoesn’tdohisworkwell.BesidesheoftentellsmethatouremployeristoobaD.57.Mary:CathyandIweregoodfriends.Buttwoyearsagoshemovedandleftmebecausewehadanargument.NowIhearshehascomebacktothistownandlivesaboutamileaway.IhopetovisitthisoldfriendbutIreallydon’tknowwhattodo.58.Mrs.Green:Myeight-year-oldsonusedtobeobedient.Butrecentlyhe’sbecomewildandcrazylikeabarbariananddoesn’twanttostayathomE.MyhusbandandIgetworrieD.NowIfindhelikestoplaywithanotherboywhoisalsoabarbarian.59.Mike:Ilivewithmymotherwhoworksnightanddaysothatshecansupportmyschooling.I’mgratefulbutsometimesIgetevenmoreannoyedbecausesheseemstobealwaysunsatisfiedwithmeandcomplainsaboutmyfaults.60.Eileen:MyfriendJimisahelpfulyoungmanandhehastakenmedowntowninhiscarseveraltimes.ButeverytimehedrovehiscarsocrazilythatIfelthorriblE.I’vegotusedtodrivingfasthesays.

DearMr.PerkinsWewouldliketointroduceourselves.OurcompanywasorganizedonlytwoyearsagobutweareoneofthelargestboatcompaniesinCalifornia.AsyouknowyoursonhasboughtaboatfromusrecentlyandIthinkyouknowhowpleasedbeiswithourproduct.AlsoJohnWebboneofyourson'sfriendshasboughtaboatfromusandweunderstandisveryhappywithhisboat.WearealwayshappytoknowthatourcustomersaresatisfieD.Wearewritingtoyounowbecauseasyouknowyoursonhasdecidedtobuyalargerboatandweneedyoursignatureontheloan贷款papers.TheloanapplicationhasalreadybeensignedbyDanny.Asyouwillseethereisoneformtofilloutandtherearethreecontractstosign.Danny’s26-footboatwasreturnedtoourSanPedroDockyesterdayandwearepleasedtosaythatthenew36-footChallengerwillbedeliveredintwoweeksfromtoday.Itisbeinginspectedbyourmanagerrightnow.Theauto-pilot自动领航仪hasalreadybeeninstalledbyourmechaniC.Itlooksasthougheverythingwillbereadyintimefordelivery.Allweneedarethesignedcontractsfromyou.Thankyou.TonyValention56.ThemainaimoftheletterTonywrotetoMr.Perkinsisto__________.A.tellhimtosignthecontractsB.thankhimforbuyinganewboatC.tellaboutsomethingofhiscompanyD.askhimtopayforhisboatrightaway57.Theunderlinedwordcontractsmeans________.A.applicationformsfromthebuyersB.letterssentbythesellersC.formalagreementshavingtheforceoflawD.designsofanewproduct58.Fromthepassagewecanseethattheboatcompany__________.A.isn’tanoldoneB.isaworld-famousoneC.isdevelopingslowlyD.hastoadvisecustomerstobuyitsboats

Worldtop-rankedbadmintonplayerLinDansaidlastFridaythathewasabetterplayerthanTaufikHidayatintheyearof2006despitelosingtheAsianGamessingletitletotheIndonesianOlympicchampion.IhaverankedNo.1intheworldfortwostraightyearsandIthinkpeoplecaneasilycometoaconclusiononwhoisabetterplayerforthewholeyearsaidLinDanalsoknownasSuperDaninthebadmintonworldbecauseofhismarvelousperformanceinthesport.HidayatbeatLin21-1522-20togiveIndonesiaitssecondgoldmedalinDohaonDecember9retaininghisAsianGamessinglestitleandavenging报仇twolossestothebadmintonworldchampion.Lin23ledChinatothemen’steamtitleafterdefeatingHidayattwiceinthreedaysinthepreliminaryroundandinthesemifinalsoftheAsianGames.www.ks5u.comIntheirthirdmeetingLincameupagainstabetter-preparedHidayatthanhehadencounteredpreviously.Hidayatwascheeredonbythenoisysupportfromdancingandflag-wavingIndonesianfanswhohadconvertedthebadmintonarenaintoanationalcelebrationevenbeforethetwoplayerssteppedontothecourt.There’sbeenalotofacrimony言语的刻毒betweenHidayatandLinwhothisyearwonthesingletitleintheworldchampionshipsafterformerchampionHidayatcrashedoutinthequarterfinals.InDohaHidayatwasquotedascallingLinarrogantbeforetheeventbeganbutthetwostarsplayeddowntheriftasituationwheretwopeopledislikeeachother.It’snoproblemwe’reclosefriendssaidHidayat.Themediafabricatedit.LinsaidlastFridayinBeijingthatheandHidayatremainfriendsdespitealltherumors.ThereisnoproblembetweenTaufikandmealthoughwedon’ttalktoeachotherverymuchsaidLin.Mediatendstomakeupthingsinordertomaketheirstoriesjuicy.46.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordfabricatedmean?A.madeupB.reportedC.discoveredD.foundout47.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwoplayerslike?A.Theyareonlyopponents.B.LinlooksdownuponHidayat.C.Theyboththinktheyarefriends.D.Themediahasworsenedtherelationshipbetweenthem.48.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.LinbeatHidayatinallthegamesof2006.B.Linwonthesingletitleintheworldchampionshipsin2006.C.Indonesianfansheldanationalcelebrationafterthetwoplayerssteppedontothecourt.D.HidayatbeatLin21-1522-20togiveIndonesiaitsfirstgoldmedalinDohaontheninthofDecember49.Thispassageimpliesthat________.A.HidayatwasinabetterpreparedconditionthanLinintheAsianGamesB.Linhelpedtowinthemen’steamtitleintheAsianGamesof2006C.BothofthemarethebestbadmintonplayersintheworldD.Mediatendstomakeuprumors50.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.OpponentsBecomeGoodFriendsB.TrueFriendshipC.WorldTop-rankedBadmintonPlayersD.WhoIsaBetterPlayer?

Whileresearchershavelongshownthattallpeopleearnmorethantheirshortercounterpartsit’snotonlysocialdiscriminationthataccountsforthisinequalitybuttallpeoplearejustsmarterthantheirheight-challengedpeersanewstudyfinds.AsearlyasagethreebeforeschoolingachildhashadachancetoplayaroleandthroughoutchildhoodtallerchildrenperformsignificantlybetteroncognitivetestswroteAnneCaseandChristinaPaxsonofPrincetonUniversityinapaperpublishedbytheNationalBureauofEconomicResearch.ThefindingswerebasedprimarilyontwoBritishstudiesthatfollowedchildrenbornin1958and1970respectivelythroughadulthoodandaU.S.studyonheightandoccupationalchoicE.Otherstudieshavepointedtolowself-esteembetterhealththataccompaniesgreaterheightandsocialdiscriminationascriminalsforlowerpayforshorterpeoplE.ButresearchersCaseandPaxsonbelievetheheightadvantageinthejobworldismorethanjustaquestionofimagE.Asadultstallerindividualsaremorelikelytobeselectedintohigherpayingoccupationsthatrequiremoreadvancedverbal言辞的andnumericalskillsandgreaterintelligenceforwhichtheyearnhandsomereturnstheywrotE.ButtheresearcherssaidthedifferencesinperformancecropuplongbeforethetallpeopleenterthejobforcE.Prenatal产前的careandthetimebetweenbirthandtheageof3arecriticalperiodsfordeterminingfuturecognitiveabilityandheight.PrenatalcareandprenatalnutritionarejustincrediblyimportantevenmoresothanwealreadyknewCasesaidinaninterview.60.Ifyouareamongthetallerindividualsyouarelikelyto______.A.gethigherpayingoccupationsB.havehigherself-esteemC.beunhealthyD.betheheightof5feet4inches61.WhatcanwelearnfromthestudyofAnneCaseandChristinaPaxson?A.Tallpeopleearnmorethantheirshortercounterparts.B.Prenatalcareandprenatalnutritionarelessimportantthanwealreadyknow.C.Thereasonforlowerpayforshorterpeopleissocialdiscrimination.D.Tallerchildrenperformsignificantlybetteroncognitivetest.62.Theunderlinedphrasecropupisclosestinmeaningto______.A.comeinB.comeupC.getoutD.standup63.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheDifferencebetweenTallPeopleandShortPeopleB.TallPeopleEarnmorethanShorterCounterpartsC.TallerPeopleAreSmarterD.A.StudyonHeightandOccupationalChoice

Thechallengetodrinktothelimitsofone’sendurancehasbecomeacelebratedpartofcollegelifE.Inoneofthemostextensivereportsoncollegedrinkingthusfara1997HarvardSchoolofPublicHealthstudyfoundthat43percentofcollegestudentsadmittedbingedrinkingintheprecedingtwoweeksDefinedasfourdrinksinasittingforawomanandfiveofamanadrinkingbingeiswhenonedrinksenoughtoriskhealthandwellbeingExpertsestimatethatexcessivedrinkingisinvolvedinthousandsofstudentdeathsayear.AndtheHarvardresearchersfoundthattherehasbeenadramaticchangeinwhystudentsdrink.39percentdranktogetdrunkin1993but52percenthadthesameobjectivein1997.Whathaschangedistheacrosstheboardacceptabilityofintoxication喝醉saysFelixSavinoatUWMadison.Manycollegestudentstodayseenotjustdrinkingbutbeingdrunkastheirprimarywayofsocializing.ThereasonsfortheshiftarecomplexandnotfullyunderstooD.Butresearchersguessthatitmayhavesomethingtodowithtoday’sinstantsatisfactionlifestyle―andyoungpeopletendtotakeintotheextremE.Whilebingedrinkingisn’talwaysdeadlyitdoeshaveotherwiderangingeffects.Academicsisoneareawhereittakesaheavytollsomethingpaidlostorsuffered.Perhapsbecausealcoholincreasesaggressionandaffectsjudgementitisalsorelatedto25percentofviolentcrimesandroughly60percentofvandalismoncampus.Facingthemanypotentialdangerscollegecampusesaresearchingforwaystoreducebingedrinking.52.Whyhasbingedrinkingcausedwidespreadconcern?A.Becauseitisdirectlyresponsiblefortheacademicproblemoncampus.B.Becauseithasclaimedmanyyoungliveseveryyear.C.Becauseithashadharmfuleffectsonthestudents’healthandwellbeing.D.BecauseitisincloseconnectionwithschoolviolencE.53.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatyoungpeopletoday.A.cherishtheirdreamandarewillingtoworkhardforit.B.valuespiritualsatisfactionoverphysicalsatisfaction.C.areidealisticanddisillusionedbythedarkreality.D.seekimmediatesatisfactionandindulge放纵themselvestoomuch54.Theparagraphsfollowingthepassagemostprobablydiscuss.A.effortstakenbydifferentschoolstofightagainstbingedrinkingB.theimportanceofbanningalcoholatstudenteventsoncampusC.howtochangestudents’behaviorD.thepossibleconsequencesofbingedrinking55.Studentsregarddrinkingandbingedrinkingas.A.tolerableB.acceptableC.necessaryD.essential

Itmayhelpyoutoknowthatthereisnosuchthingasaperfectspeech.AtsomepointineveryspeecheveryspeakersayssomethingthatisnotunderstoodexactlyashehasplanneD.Fortunatelysuchmomentsareusuallynotobvioustothelisteners.Why?Becausethelistenersdonotknowwhatthespeakerplanstosay.Theyhearonlywhatthespeakerdoessay.Ifyouloseyouplaceforamomentwronglychangetheorderofacoupleofsentencesorforgettopauseatacertainpointnoonewillbeanythewiser.Whensuchmomentsoccurdon'tworryaboutthem.JustcontinueasifnothinghappeneD.Evenifyoudomakeanobviousmistakeduringaspeechthatdoesn'treallymatter.IfyouhaveeverlistenedtoMartinLutherKing'sfamousspeech---IhaveaDreamyoumaynoticethathestumbles结巴overhiswordstwiceduringthespeech.Mostlikelyhoweveryoudon'tremember.Why?Becauseyouwerefixingyourattentiononhismessageratherthanonhiswayofspeech-making.Peoplecarealotaboutmakingamistakeinaspeechbecausetheyregardspeech-makingasakindofperformanceratherthanasanactofcommunication.Theyfeelthelistenersarelikejudgesinanice-skatingcompetition.Butinfactthelistenersarenotlookingforaperfectperformer.Theyarelookingforawell-thought-outspeechthatexpressesthespeaker'sideasclearlyanddirectly.Sometimesamistakeortwocanactuallyincreaseaspeaker'sattractivenessbymakinghimmorehuman.Asyouworkonyourspeechdon'tworryaboutbeingperfect.Onceyoufreeyourmindofthisyouwillfinditmucheasiertogiveyourspeechfreely.75.Theunderlinedpartinthefirstparagraphmeansthatnoonewill_______.A.besmarterthanyouB.noticeyourmistakesC.dobetterthanyouD.knowwhatyouaretalkingabout76.Youdon’trememberobviousmistakesinaspeechbecause_______.A.youfixyourattentiononthecontentB.youdon’tfullyunderstandthespeechC.youdon’tknowwhatthespeakerplanstosayD.youfindthewayofspeech-makingmoreimportant77.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_______.A.givingaspeechislikegivingaperformanceB.oneortwomistakesinaspeechmaynotbebadC.thelistenersshouldpaymoreattentiontohowaspeechismadeD.themoremistakesaspeakermakesthemoreattractivehewillbE.78.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowtoBeaPerfectSpeakerB.HowtoMakeaPerfectSpeechC.Don’tExpectaPerfectSpeechD.Don’tExpectMistakesinaSpeech

ToWhomItMayConcern:Chengdu#7HighSchoolisproudtosendanOdysseyoftheMindTeamtoWorldCompetitionthisyear.TheycompetedinShanghaifortheNationalCompetitionandwereselectedtogotoWorlD.TheWorldCompetitionwillbeheldattheUniversityofMarylandintheUnitedStatesattheendofMay.OdysseyoftheMindisacreativeproblem-solvingcompetition.Teamsofuptosevenstudentswillsolveacomplexproblemusinginnovativeideasandmaterials.Theywillbejudgedonoriginalityinthreeseparatecategories.OdysseyoftheMindcompetitionsemphasizeteamworkandcreativeoutoftheboxsolutions.Thestrengthofthisprogramisthatthesolutionsaretheworkofthestudentsonlyneithercoachesnorparentsareallowedinput.Duringthecompetitionthestudentsmustworktogetherasateamandthinkspontaneouslyandcreatively.Chengdu#7isakeyHighSchoolinthefieldsofscienceandmathematics.ThisisthefirsttimetheyhavehadanopportunitytoattendtheOdysseyoftheMindWorldCompetition.FortheseventeammembersandthreecoachesteachersitwillbethefirsttimetovisittheUnitedStates.Itwillcosteachstudentapproximately20000RMBforthetwelve-daytrip.Theyhavebeenworkinghardforthisopportunityforayear.TraditionallybusinesseshavesupportedOdysseyoftheMindbecauseitproducesstudentswhocanworkasateamandsolveproblemscreatively.Weareaskingyourcompanyforadonationtohelpdefertheexpensesforthesedeservingstudents.PleasemakeoutcheckstoChengdu#7andspecifyOdysseyoftheMinD.Anyamountyoucancontributewillbegreatlyappreciatedandwillhelpustocontinuetoprepareourstudentsfortomorrow’sworlD.SincerelyyoursChengdu#7HighSchool#1LinyinSt.Chengdu61004172.Thispassageisactually______.A.anapplicationB.adocumentC.awebsiteD.aletter73.What’sthepurposeforthewritertowritesuchapassage?A.TointroducetheOdysseyoftheMindteaminChengduNo7HighSchool.B.Toaskforpossibledonationsupport.C.TotellthereaderssomethingaboutChengduNo7HighSchool.D.ToinformToWhomItMayConcern.74.OdysseyoftheMindcompetitionsaimto______.A.drivethestudentstoworkharderB.encouragestudentstofindoutsolutionsafterclassC.helpthecompetitorstothinkoutsidetheboxD.helpthecompetitorstogotoabetteruniversity75.Afterreadingthispassageamanagerinapromisinghi-techcompanywould_____.A.leaveitaloneB.thinkitfunnyC.perhapsstarthisownOdysseyoftheMindteamD.probablybelikelytoofferabitofhelp

FourAmericancollegestudentslearnedlastweekthatfreemusicdownloadscancarryahiddenpricetag---US$12000to$17500tobeexact.Majorrecordcompaniesaccusedthestudentsoffuelingmusicpiracy盗版byrunningfile-sharingnetworksoncampusallowinghundredsofsongstobedownloadedforfreE.LastThursdaythefourpromisednottoviolatethecompanies’copyrights.AlthoughtheydidnotadmitanywrongdoingtheyeachagreedtopaythousandsofdollarstotheRecordingIndustryAssociationofAmericaRIAA.Idon’tbelievethatIdidanythingwrongsaidDanielPengatPrincetonUniversityoneofthefour.IhopethatforthesakeofartiststhelargerissuescansoonberesolveD.Noneappearstohavemadeanymoneyoffthefile-sharingsystemstheyoperatedwhichwereconfinedtotheircampus’scomputernetworks.ThepaymentsmarkthefirsttimerecordcompanieshaverecoveredmoneyfromindividualsintheUSaccusedofpiracyonfile-sharingnetworks.Thismaybeasignofthingstocomeastheindustrystartstakingitsbattleagainstonlinepiracydirectlytousers.Manyrecord-companyexecutives主管blamethelongslumpinCDsalesonfile-sharingnetworkswhichletuserscopysongsfromeachother’scomputersforfreE.MattOppenheimseniorvicepresidentofbusinessandlegalaffairsfortheRIAAsaidthesettlementsalthoughwellbelowwhatthecompaniescouldhaveaskedforweretherightamountgiventhesituation.Healsonotedthatsincethefourlawsuitswerefiledatleast18campusfile-sharingnetworkshavebeentakendownbytheiroperators.59.WhatdoesahiddenpricetagParagraph1mean?A.RecordcompaniesintentionallyhidethehighpriceofthemusiC.B.Ithappensthatthemusicpricetagisn’tobvious.C.Onehastopayforhavingdownloadedmusicfreelyatlast.D.Onehastopayforthemusicinthefutureevenifit’sallowedtobedownloadedfreelynow.60.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Thefourstudentsplannedtoviolatethecompany’scopyright.B.Theyrealizedtheyhaddoneawrongthing.C.TheyrefusedtopaymoneytoRIAA.D.Theydidn’tmakeanymoneyonfile-sharingnetworks.61.What’stheprobablemeaningofslumpParagraph6?A.DeclinE.B.IncreasE.C.KeepingthesamE.D.Jump.62.What’sthemainideaofthewholepassage?A.Thestudentsshouldberesponsiblefortheirbehavior.B.It’stoolateforrecordcompaniestoprotecttheirrights.C.Recordcompanieshavetakenactiontoprotecttheircopyrightsbyaccusingindividualsofpiracyonfile-sharingnetworks.D.SomerecordcompanieswantedtoearnmoneybyaccusingpeopleofpiratingmusiC.

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Tomwasoneofthebrightestboysintheyearwithsupportiveparents.Butwhenhewas15hesuddenlystoppedtrying.Heleftschoolat16withonlytwoscoresforsecondaryschoolsubjects.Oneofthereasonsthatmadeitcoolforhimnottocarewasthepowerofhispeer同龄人group.Thelackofrightmale男性的rolemodelsinmanyoftheirlives―athomeandparticularlyintheschoolenvironment环境―meansthattheirpeersaretheonlypeopletheyhavetojudgethemselvesagainst.Theydon’tseemensucceedinginsocietysoitdoesn’toccurtothemthattheycouldmakesomethingofthemselves.Withoutmaleteachersasarolemodeltheeffectofpeeractionsandstreetculture文化isall-powerful.BoyswanttobepartofacluB.Howeverschoolscanprovidetheenvironmentforchangeandprovidetherightrolemodelsforthem.Teachersneedtobetrainedtostopthatbutnotinfrontofachild’speers.YouhavetodoitonetoonebecausethatiswhenyouseetherealchilD.It’spointlesssendingachildhomeifheorshehasdonewrong.Theyseeitasawelcomedayofftowatchtelevisionorplaycomputergames.Insteadschoolsshouldhaveaspecialunitwhereachildwhohasdonewronggoesforthedayandgetsadviceabouthisproblems―somewherehecanworkawayfromhispeersandgohomeaftertheotherchildren.64.WhydidTomgiveupstudying?A.Hedislikedhisteachers.B.Hisparentsnolongersupportedhim.C.It’scoolforboysofhisagenottocareaboutstudies.D.Thereweretoomanysubjectsinhissecondaryschool.65.WhatseemstohaveabadeffectonstudentslikeTom?A.Peergroups.B.A.specialunit.C.Thestudentjudges.D.Thehomeenvironment.66.Whatshouldschoolsdotohelptheproblemschoolboys?A.Waitfortheirchangepatiently.B.Trainleadersoftheirpeergroups.C.StopthedevelopmentofstreetculturE.D.GivethemlessonsinaseparateareA.67.A.teacher’sworkismosteffectivewithaschoolboywhenhe______.A.iswiththeboyaloneB.teachestheboyalessonC.sendstheboyhomeaspunishmentD.workstogetherwithanotherteacher

Somechildrenarenatural-bornbosses.Theyhaveastrongneedtomakedecisionsmanagetheirenvironmentandleadratherthanfollow.StephenJacksonaYearOnestudentoperatesunderthetheoryofwhat’smineismineandwhat’syoursisminesayshismother.TheotherdayIboughttwonewStarWarslightsabers剑.LaterIsawStephenwiththetwonewoneswhilehisbrotherwasusingthebeat-upones.Examinetheextendedfamilyandyou’llprobablyfindabossygrandparentauntuncleorcousinineverygeneration.It’saninheritabletraitsaysRussellBarkleyaprofessorattheMedicalUniversityofSouthCarolinA.Otherchildrenwhomaynotbeparticularlybossycangraduallygaindominance支配地位whentheysensetheirparentsareweakhesitantorindisagreementwitheachother.Whetherit’sinbornnatureordevelopedcharacteratworktoomuchcontrolinthehandsoftheyoungisn’thealthyforchildrenorthefamily.FearisattherootofalotofbossybehaviorsaysfamilypsychologistJohnTaylor.ChildrenhesaysinhisbookFromDefiancetoCooperationhavesecretfeelingsofweaknessandadesiretofeelsafE.It’stheparents’roletoprovidethatprotection.Whenabosschilddoesn’tlearnlimitsathomethestageissetforahostoftroublesoutsidethefamily.Theoverlywillfulandunbendingchildmayhavetroubleobeyingteachersorcoachesforexampleortroublekeepingfriends.Itcanbeprettylonelyasthetopdogifnoonelikesyourbossyways.IseemoreandmoreparentsgivinguptheirpowersaysBarkleywhohasstudiedbossybehaviorformorethan30years.Theybendtoofarbecausetheydon’twanttobeasstrictastheirownparentswerE.Buttheyalsofeellessconfidentabouttheirparentingskills.Theirkidsinturnfeelmoreanxious.63.BossychildrenlikeStephenJackson.A.makegooddecisionsB.showself-centerednessC.lackcarefromothersD.havelittlesenseoffear64.TheunderlinedphraseinheritabletraitinParagraph2means.A.inbornnatureB.developedcharacterC.acceptedtheoryD.particularenvironment65.Thestudyonbossybehaviorimpliesthatparents.A.shouldgivemorepowertotheirchildrenB.shouldbestrictwiththeirchildrenC.shouldnotbesoanxiousabouttheirchildrenD.shouldnotsetlimitsfortheirchildren66.Bossychildrenmayprobablybecome.A.relaxedB.skillfulC.hesitantD.lonely67.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.HowbossybehaviorcanbecontrolleD.B.Howwecangetalongwithbossychildren.C.Whatleadstochildren’sbossybehavior.D.Whateffectbossybehaviorbringsabout.

JackBennywasoneofthemostfamousnamesinshowbusiness.AsachildBennylearnedtoplaytheviolin.AfterfinishinghisschoolhejoinedtheNavy.Hecontinuedusinghisviolintoperformforsailors.Inoneshowhewaschosenmoreforhisfunnyjokesthanforhisskillwiththeviolin.Thatexperiencemadehimbelievethathisfuturejobwasacomedian.BennydevelopedashowpersonalitythathadallthequalitiespeopledislikE.Hewasknownforbeingsostingy-herefusedtospendanymoneyunlessforcedtodoso.OnhisshowsBennyoftenspokeofhisappearanceespeciallyhisbabyblueeyes.Ashegrewolderhealwaysclaimedtobe39yearsolD.BennyrarelymakejokesthathurtotherpeoplE.Insteadhewouldlettheotheractorsontheshowtelljokesabouthim.Inreallifehewasverygivingandhewasapersonpeoplelikedhavingastheiremployer.Bennyenteredthenewmediaoftelevisionin1950.Fiveyearslaterhedroppedhisradioprogramtospendmoretimedevelopinghistelevisionshow.AtfirsthisappearancesontelevisionwererarE.By1960theBennyShowwasaweeklytelevisionprogram.Itcontinueduntil1965.BennyappearedinabouttwentyfilmsduringhislifE.afewbecamepopular.Butmostwerenot.In1963BennyreturnedtoBroadwayforthefirsttimesince1931.BennyreceivedmanyawardsduringhislifetimE.PerhapstheonehonorthatpleasedhimmostwasthathishometownofWaukeegannamedaschoolforhim.Thiswasaspecialhonorforamanwhohadneverfinishedhighschool.Bennycontinuedtoperform.Hediedofcancerin1974.AthisfuneralhisfriendBobHopesaidJackBennywasstingytotheenD.Hegaveusonlyeightyyears.60.Bennywasdeterminedtobeacomedian______________.A.afterheplayedtheviolinforthesailorsB.afterheleftheNavyforBroadwayC.afterheperformedinashowforthesailorsD.afterhejoinedtheNavywithhisviolin61.Theunderlinedwordstingycanbereplacedby______________A.cleverB.meanC.out-goingD.hard-working62.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutBenny?A.HisfirstappearanceonTVwasverysuccessfulB.Mostofhisfilmsbecamewell-knowntoAmericansC.BennytreatedallhisawardsasnothingD.Hisgreatestachievementwasdevelopingshowbusiness63.WecanlearnfromBobHope’swordsthat______________A.hefeltverysadaboutBenny’sdeathB.BennydevotedhimselftodevelopingTVbusinessC.eightyyearswasenoughforcommonpeoplebutnotforBennyD.Bennyperformedonlyeightyyears.

Letchildrenlearntojudgetheirownwork.A.childlearningtotalkdoesnotlearnbybeingcorrectedallthetime;ifcorrectedtoomuchhewillstoptalking.HenoticesathousandtimesadaythedifferencebetweenthelanguagesheusesandthelanguagethosearoundhimusE.Bitbybithemakesthenecessarychangestomakehislanguagelikeotherpeople’s.Inthesamewaychildrenlearntodoalltheotherthingstheylearntodowithoutbeingtaught-towalkrunclimbwhistlerideabicyclecomparetheirownperformanceswiththoseofmoreskilledpeopleandslowlymaketheneededchanges.Butinschoolwenevergiveachildachancetofindouthismistakesandcorrectthemforhimself.Wedoitallforhim.Weactasifwethoughtthathewouldnevernoticeamistakeunlessitwaspointedouttohimorcorrectitunlesshewasmadeto.Lethimworkoutwiththehelpofotherchildrenifhewantsitwhatthiswordsayswhattheansweristothatproblemwhetherthisisagoodwayofsayingordoingthisornot.Ifitisamatterofrightanswersasitmaybeinmathematicsorsciencegivehimtheanswerbook.Lethimcorrecthisownpapers.WhyshouldweteacherswastetimeonsuchroutineworkOurjobshouldbetohelpthechildwhenhetellsusthathecan’tfindthewaytogettherightanswer.Letthechildrenlearnwhatalleducatedpersonsmustsomedaylearnhowtomeasuretheirownunderstandinghowtoknowwhattheyknowordonotknow.56.Accordingtothepassagethebestwayforchildrentolearnthingsisby.A.listeningtoskilledpeople’sadviceB.askingolderpeoplemanyquestionsC.makingmistakesandhavingthemcorrectedD.doingwhatotherpeopledo57.WhichofthefollowingdoesthewriterthinkteachersshouldNOTdo?A.Givechildrencorrectanswers.B.Allowchildrentomakemistakes.C.Pointoutchildren’smistakestothem.D.Letchildrenmarktheirownwork.58.Thepassagesuggeststhatlearningtospeakandlearningtorideabicycleare.A.differentfromlearningotherskillsB.thesameaslearningskillsC.moreimportantthanotherskillsD.notreallyimportantskills59.Thetitleofthispassagecouldprobablythe.A.LetUsTeachersStopWorkB.LetUsMakeChildrenLearnC.LetChildrenCorrectTheirExercisesD.LetChildrenLearnbyThemselves

AlthoughinternationalstudentswanttodiveintoAmericancultureitiseasiertostayclosetothefamilies.MostinternationalstudentstoldmethattheywanttomeetandmakefriendswithasmanyAmericansastheycansaidMarkGallowayInstituteforInternationalStudiesIISstudentadviseratStateUniversity.Butinrealitytheyarecomfortablewithbeingaroundpeoplefromtheirowncountryifpossible.TestingofEnglishasaForeignLanguageTOEFLisanadmissiontestforinternationalstudentsenrollinginAmericanuniversities.Gallowaysaidstudents’scoresdecreasedwhentheyspendlesstimewithAmericanstudents.Morethan450internationalstudentsareoncampusatMurrayStateUniversity.ThailandJapanSouthKoreaChinaandGermanyarecountrieswiththemoststudentsthissemesteraccordingtoanIISreport.WichienEampromateThaiStudentAssociationPresidentsaidpoorEnglishabilityandculturaldifferencesmakeitdifficultforThaistudentstospendtimewithAmericans.Weeatdifferentthings;wedodifferentkindsofthingssaidEampromate.OntheotherhandJoon-SeongBaeanexchangestudentfromKoreaUniversitysaidhetriedtoavoidhangingaroundotherKoreans.Butitisnoteasyforhim.HesaidheislesscomfortablewithAmericansbecausehecannotsayeverythinghewantstosayandnotallAmericansarepatientwithhislimitedEnglish.ThereweretwoorthreeAmericansandmeBaesaid.Wetalkedaboutsomething.AstimewentbyIwaskindofexcluded排斥在外becausetheytalkedtoeachother.WhileinternationalstudentsventureoutsidetheircomfortzonesAmericanstudentsalsohavetheopportunitytobeexposedtoothercultures.IknowtherearealotofAmericanstudentswhowanttogettoknowinternationalstudentssaidPhilipLeeseniorfromBoonvilleIndiana.Theyarejustuncomfortable.Leesaidhehaslearnedaboutlifefromhisinternationalfriendsalthoughitissometimesachallenge.Ican’tliveacomfortablelifeallthetimeLeesaid.Irealizedthereisagreatbenefitofsteppingoutofmycomfortzonetomeetpeople.60.Fromthefirstparagraphwelearnthat______________.A.internationalstudentsenjoyAmericanculturewithdifficultyB.internationalstudentsallgotoAmericawithoutpreparation.C.AmericancultureinfactisthesameasothersD.Americancultureiseasytodealwith61.WhatBaehasexperiencedtellsusthat____________.A.heiswillingtohelpKoreanswiththeirEnglishB.hepreferstostayhomeratherthanmeetAmericansC.hecan’texpresshimselfwellwithAmericanstudents.D.Hedoesn’thaveanychancetomeetAmericanstudents62.Itcanbeinferredfromthispassagethat___________.A.internationalstudentsgotoAmericainordertoimprovetheirEnglishB.internationalstudentscanhardlymakeanyfriendsinAmericaC.itisnecessaryforinternationalstudentstomakefriendswithAmericansD.itisbadforinternationalstudentstogetalongwithAmericans

Inthe1930salotofpeopleintheUSAwereoutofwork.AmongthesepeoplewasamannamedAlfredButts.Healwayshadaninterestinwordgamesandsotofillhistimeheplannedagamewhichhecalled‘Lexico’.Howeverhewasnotcompletelysatisfiedwiththegamesohemadeanumberofchangestoitandintimechangeditsnamefrom‘Lexico’to‘Alph’andthento‘CrissCross’.Hewantedtomakesomemoneyfromhisnewgamebuthedidn'thaveanyrealcommercialsuccess.In1939ButtshappenedtomeetamancalledJimBrunotwhoshowedaninterestinthenewgamE.Thetwomenworkedtogetherondevelopingthegameandin1948itwasofferedforsaleintheUnitedStatesunderitsnewname―‘Scrabble’.Atfirstitdidn'tsellverywell.Inthefirstyearitsoldjust2250setsandby1951ithadonlyreached8500setsayear.Thenin1952themanagerofMacy'sdepartmentstoreinNewYorkJackStrausshappenedtoplay‘Scrabble’whilehewasonholiday.HethoughtitwasawonderfulgameandwhenhewentbacktoworkafterhisholidayheinsistedthatMacy'sshouldstock储备thegameandmakeanefforttocallthepublic'sattentiontoit.Asaresult‘scrabble’becameabigsuccessintheUnitedStatesanditsoonspreadtoAustraliaandthentootherEnglish-speakingcountries.41Thetextismainlyabout.A.‘Lexico’B.threemenC.awordgameD.AlfredButts42.AlfredButtsinventedthegame‘Lexico’.A.tomakehimselffamousB.tomakespellingsimplerC.whenhewasoutofworkandlookingforajobD.whenhewasplayingwordgamestopassthetime43.Whomade‘Scrabble’popular?A.AlfredButts.B.JackStrauss.C.AlfredButtsandJimBrunot.D.JackStraussandJimBrunot.44.WhendidAlfredButtsfirstputhisgameonthemarket?A.In1939.B.In1948.C.Before1939.D.Between1939and1948.

阅读下列图书馆的各个区域的相关信息然后为每个人物选择相应的区域请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑A..BingWingCarrelsStudydeskswithalockablestoragecompartmentarelocatedonthethirdflooroftheBingWingofGreenLibrary.GraduatestudentsandVisitingScholarsaregivenpriorityforcarrelassignments.UndergraduatestudentsifassignedmayuseacarrelforonequarteratatimE.B..TheVelmaDenningRoomTheVelmaDenningRoomprovidesafocusedenvironmentforthedataandsoftwareservicesofferedbySocialScienceDataandSoftwareSSDS.SSDSprovidesaccesstoanextensivecollectionofdatasetsfromconsortiaforeigngovernmentsinternationalorganizationsandU.S.agenciesandofficesonCD-ROManddiskettE.UserscanviewdownloadortransfernumericdataonCD-ROManddiskettefromcomputerworkstations.C..BenderRoomTheAlbertM.BenderRoomwithitswonderfulviewsoftheQuadandthehillsbeyondthecampusofferscomfortableseatingandaquietatmosphereforstudyleisurereadingandreflection.TheBenderRoomcontainsacollectionofgoodbooksofcurrentandclassicinterestinfictionandnon-fiction.ThiscollectionhasbeenmadepossiblebyagenerousgiftfromtheStanfordUniversityBookstorE.D..LaneReadingRoomTheLaneReadingRoomhousestheHumanitiesandAreaStudiesResourceCenter.Fromthebeginningtheroomhasservedasareadingroomfirstforgeneralpurposesandlaterforthestudyofrarebooksandmanuscripts手稿.TraditionalstudyandreadingspaceisnowcomplementedbyInternetaccessavailablefromallseatingintheroomandcomputerworkstations.TheLaneReadingRoomhousestheHumanitiesDigitalInformationServiceformerlytheAcademicTextServicewhichprovidesaccesstoSUL/AIR'selectroniclibraryofhumanitiestextsaswellastoelectronicindexespublicationsandtheInternet.E..Dissertation专题论文RoomsDissertationRoomsareavailabletocurrentlyregistereddoctoralstudents.PriorityisgiventothosestudentsintheHumanitiesandSocialScienceswhousetheGreenLibrarycollections.Becausetheroomsareinhighdemandallroomsaredouble-assignedandareavailableonlytostudentswhoarebothcurrentlyregisteredandadvancedtocandidacy.F..JonssonSocialSciencesReadingRoomTheJonssonSocialSciencesReadingRoomisdesignedtofacilitatearangeofsocialsciencelearningandresearchactivities.A.socialsciencereferencecollectionofover15000volumesaswellasclassictextsnewandnotablepublicationsandcurrentissuesofcorejournalsinthesocialsciencesareavailablE.TheJonssonReadingRoomisalsohometotheSocialSciencesResourceCentercomputercluster.人物信息56.LisaintendstogointostudiesonHumanitiesandAreaStudiesandsheisconsideringwhichspecificquestionshouldbefocusedon.Ratherthangettingeasyaccesstoelectronictextsshewouldliketotakeaquicklookatthenewpublicationsintheprintedformfirst.57.Aliisonavisittotheuniversity.Hehasbeeninvitedtostayoncampusfor2weeks.Atthelibraryhemayneedaplacethatcanbelockeduptokeephisbelongings.58.Jackhasfinishedhisprojectonhumanities.Forseveralmonthshewasseatedinfrontofthecomputerscreenwritinghisdissertation.TodayhewantsachangE.A.comfortableplacewithinterestingnovelsshortstoriesorevenfairytalesismostfavorablE.59.AnnwithaMaster’sdegreeinSocialSciencesisoneofthecurrentlyregistereddoctoralstudents.HersupervisorhasaskedhertosearchforsomeinformationintheSUL/AIR'selectroniclibrary.Thisisanurgenttask.60.NickisdoingaresearchontheMiddleEast.HebadlyneedsawiderangeofdatasetsfromtheareA.HealsoplanstostorethedataonCD-ROMsothathecanusethemlater.信息匹配为这几个人选择他们今天要去的区域56.LisaA.BingWingCarrels57.AliB.TheVelmaDenningRoom58.JackC.BenderRoom59.AnnD.LaneReadingRoom60.NickE.DissertationRoomsF.JonssonSocialSciencesReadingRoom

TensofthousandsoftheatreticketswillbegivenawaytoyoungpeoplenextyearaspartofagovernmentcampaigntoinspirealifelonglovefortheatrE.Theplantoofferfreeseatstopeopleagedbetween18to26―fundedwith£2.5millionoftaxpayers’money―wasannouncedyesterdaybyAndyBurnhamtheCultureSecretary.ItreceivedacautiouswelcomefromsomeintheartsworldwhoexpressedconcernthattheticketsmaynotreachthemostunderprivilegeD.TheplancomesasWestEndtheatresareenjoyingrecordaudiencesthankslargelytomusicalsteamingupwithtelevisiontalentshows.AttendancesreacheD.13.6millionin2007up10percenton2006itselfarecordyear.Totalsaleswereup18percenton2006toalmost£470million.OnetheatresourcecriticisedtheGovernment’spriorities优先考虑的事infundingfreeticketswhenpensionerswerestrugglingtobuyfoodandfuelsaying:Idon’tknowwhytheGovernment’swastingmoneyonthis.TheYongVicasTheTimesreportedtodayoffersexcellentperformancesatcheapprices.TherewaspraisefortheGovernment’splanfromDominicCookeoftheRoyalCourtTheatrewhosaid:IsupportanymovetogetyoungpeopleintotheatreandespeciallyonethataimstodoitalloverEnglandnotjustinLondon.Ninety-fivepubliclyfundedtheatrescouldapplyforfundingunderthetwo-yearplan.Inreturntheywillofferfreeticketsonatleastonedayeachweekto18to26-year-oldsfirst-comefirst-serveD.ItislikelytobeonMondaystraditionallyaquietnightforthetheatrE.Mr.Burnhamsaid:AyoungpersonattendingthetheatrecanfinditanexcitingexperienceandbeinspiredtoexploreanewworlD.Butsometimespeoplemissoutonitbecausetheyfearit’s‘notforthem’.It’stimetochangethisperception.JeremyHunttheShadowCultureSecretarysaid:TherealissueisnotgettingenthusiasticchildrenintothetheatrebutimprovingartseducationsothatmoreyoungpeoplewanttogointhefirstplacE.Fortoomanychildrentheatresareano-goareA.46.Criticsoftheplanarguedthat______.A.thetheatreswouldbeovercrowdedB.itwouldbeawasteofmoneyC.pensionerswouldn’tgetfreeticketsD.thegovernmentwouldn’tbeabletoaffordit47.Accordingtothesupporterstheplanshould______.A.benefitthetelevisionindustryB.focusonproducingbetterplaysC.helpincreasethesalesofticketsD.involvealltheyoungpeopleinEngland48.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheplan?A.Ninety-fivetheatreshavereceivedfunding.B.Everyonewillgetatleastonefreeticket.C.ItmaynotbenefitalltheyoungpeoplE.D.Freeticketsareofferedonceeveryday.49.WecaninferfromthepassagethatinEngland______.A.manyplaysarenotforyoungpeopleB.manyyoungpeopledon’tliketheatreC.peopleknowlittleabouttheplanD.childrenusedtoreceivegoodartseducation50.Accordingtothepassagetheissuetoofferfreeticketstoyoungpeopleseems______.A.controversialB.inspiringC.excitingD.unreasonable

NaturalNewsManyparentshavetriedtogavetheirchildrenaheadstartoneducationwithget-smartvideosandenrichmentactivitiesasearlyasinfancybutfreeplayisoftensacrificedsotheAmericanAcademyofPediatricssaysthatthebestmedicineforbusychildrenisanincreaseintraditionalplaytime.Anumberofstudiessuggestthatunstructured无条理的playcanhelpchildrenbecomecreativediscovertheirowninterestsdevelopproblem-solvingabilitiesandrelatetootherssociallyaccordingtoareportpreparedbytwoacademycommitteesforreleaseMondayatthegroup’sannualmeting.Onthecontraryalackofsuchplaytimecancreatestressforbothchildrenandparentsanditcanalsocauseobesity肥胖whenchildrenspendtoomuchtimesittinginfrontofeducationalvideos.Thereportnoteslackofplaytimecouldevenleadtodepressioninmanychildren.Thereportthinksthelackofplaytimeliesinthefactthatparentswanttohavesuper-smartchildrenandsafeplacesforchildrentoplayisdecreasing.A.balancebetweenfreeplaytimeandeducationalactivitiesshouldbestruckthereportstates.InthecurrentenvironmentwheresomanyparentsfeelpressuretobesuperparentsIbelievethismessageisanimportantonesaidDr.KennethGinsburgthereport’sleadauthorandapediatrician小儿科医师atTheChildren’sHospitalofPhiladelphia.NotedpediatricianauthorandpresenterofcableTV’sWhatEveryBabyKnowsDr.T.BettyBrazeltonagreeD.Childrenwithstructuredactivitiesaremissingthechancetodreamtomaketheirownworldworkthewaytheywantit.ThattomeisaveryimportantpartofchildhooD.56.Fromthepassagewecanseethattoday’schildrenreallyneedmore.A.enrichmentactivitiesB.conventionalplaytimeC.structuredactivitiesD.educationalactivities57.Whichofthefollowingisaproperwordtodescribetoday’schildren?A.Dull.B.Busy.C.Happy.D.FreE.58.Accordingtothereportthebalancebetween_isimportantforachilD.A.structuredactivitiesandunstructuredactivitiesB.educationalvideosandrecesstimeC.feeplaytimeandtraditionalplaytimeD.enrichmentactivitiesandsocialactivities59.Dr.T.BerryBrazeltonmainlyemphasizesinthelastparagraph.A.children’sabilitytodreamB.therolesofstructuredactivitiesC.theimportantactivitiesinhischildhoodD.theharmoftoomanystructuredactivities60.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.childrengivenalotofunstructuredactivitiescanbemorecreativeB.get-smartvideosandenrichmentcancreatesuperchildrenC.thereisacompetitionamongparentstobesuperparentsD.childobesityismainlycausedbylackofplaytime

TheQueen’sEnglishisnowsoundinglessupper-classascientificstudyoftheQueen’sChristmasbroadcastshadfounD.ResearchershavestudiedeachofhermessagestotheCommonwealthcountriessince1952tofindoutthechangeinherpronunciationfromthenobleUpperReceivedtotheStandardReceiveD.JonathanHarringtonaprofessoratGermany’sUniversityofMunichwantedtodiscoverwhetheraccent口音changersrecordedoverthepasthalfcenturywouldtakeplacewithinoneperson.AsfarasIknowtherejustisnobodyelseforwhomthereisthissortofbroadcastrecordshesaiD.Hesaidthenoblewayofpronouncingvowels元音hadgraduallylostgroundasthenobleupper-classaccentoverthepastyears.Heraccentsoundsslightlylessnoblethanitdid50yearsago.Buttheseareveryverysmallandslowchangesthatwedon’tnoticefromyeartoyear.WemaybeabletorelateittochangesinthesocialclasseshetoldTheDailyTelegraphaBritishnewspaper.In1952shewouldhavebeenheardsaying‘thetmeninthebleckhet’.Nowitwouldbe‘thatmanintheblackhat’.And‘hame’ratherthan‘home’.Inthe1950sshewouldhavebeen‘lorst’butbythe1970s‘lost’.TheQueen’sbroadcastisapersonalmessagetotheCommonwealthcountries.EachChristmasthe10-minutebroadcastisputonTVat3pminBritainasmanyfamiliesarerecoveringfromtheirtraditionalturkeylunch.传统火鸡午餐.Theresultswerepublished发表intheJournalofPhonetics.45.TheQueen’sbroadcastswerechosenforthestudymainlybecause______.A.shehasbeenQueenformanyyearsB.shehasalessupper-classaccentnowC.herspeechesarefamiliartomanypeopleD.herspeecheshavebeenrecordedfor50years46.WhichofthefollowingisanexampleofalessnobleaccentinEnglish?A.duatyB.citeeC.hameD.lorst47.WemayinferfromthetextthattheJournalofPhoneticsisamagazineon_________.A.speechsoundsB.ChristmascustomsC.TVbroadcastingD.personalmessages48.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Therelationshipbetweenaccentsandsocialclasses.B.TheQueen’sChristmasspeechesonTV.C.Thechangesinaperson’saccent.D.TherecentdevelopmentoftheEnglishlanguagE.

阅读下列应用文及相关信息并按照要求匹配信息请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑首先请阅读下列儿童读物的封面及基本信息IHeardItAliceZucchimi:PoemsAbouttheGardenJunnitaHavillIllustratedbyChristineDavenier2006ChronicleBooks$15.95.ages4to8.Reviewer:JeanBoreenPh.D.BusyintheGardenGeorgeShannonPicturesbySamWilliams2006.Greenwillow/HarperCollins.$15.99and$16.89Ages3-5.Reviewer:SheilahEgan.TheBiggestFishintheLakeMargaretGarneyIllustratedbyJanetWilson2001KidsCanPress$15.95.Ages4to8.Reviewer:SueReicharD.TheLittleFishthatGotAwayBernadineCookIllustrationsbyCrockettJohnson2005orig1956HarperCollins$14.99.Ages3to7.Reviewer:BarbaraI.Talcroft.AGrandOldTredMaryNewellDepalma2006ArthurA.LevineBooks/Scholastic$16.99.Ages2to5.Treeoflife:theincrediblebiodiversityoflifeonearthRochelleStraussIllustratedbyMargotThompson2004Toronto:KidsCanPress$16.95.Grades3-6.下面是这些书的简要内容请把相关的内容与它们的书名匹配起来56.Thispicturebookexploresthelifeofatreethathasdeeprootslongarmsandmanychildren.Sheprovidesshelterformanyanimalsandbearsfruit.Theauthorusescolorfulsimpleyetdetailedwatercolorillustrationstoconveyherwords.Thecharmingpicturesshowthemanyaspectsinthelifeofatreedowntothecaterpillarsthateattheleaves.Itisgoodforpre-schoolchildren.57.Thischarmingpicturebookhighlightsthelifeofagardenfromplantingseedstoharvesting.Withthenarratorasguidethereaderisledthroughavarietyoffreeverseandoccasionallyrhymedpoemsthatfillinthestoryofagardenanditsinhabitants.Thepictures.delightfulwatercolorsinbrightpastelsaddtothewhimsicalfeelofthepoems.Youngreaderswillcertainlyenjoythisfunandfancifultext.58.Thisisastoryfrom1956whichintroducesalittleboywholikestogofishingwithatreelimbawomanandapin.Althoughhenevercatchesanythingonthisparticulardayhefinallydoeshookthreebigonesbutthelittleonegetsaway.Theboypullsthemhomeinhiswagonandhismothercooksthemforsupper.Theswingingrhythmsofthetextandthegoodhumorevidentintheillustrationsremainfunfortheyoungestreaders.59.Thisusefulattractiveoversizevolumeusesitsheightwellemployingatreemetaphortoshowtheearth’svariouskindsoflifeandhowalllivingthings.frombacteriatothelargestmammalsarerelateD.Eachspreadcoversonebranchoftheanimalkingdom.TomaketheenormityofspeciesunderstandablE.StraussequatesindividualspeciesE.g.10000bacteriawithoneleafonthetreE.60.ThisisastoryabouthowagrandfatherteacheshiseagergranddaughtertocatchspeckledtroutfromthestreaminspringtimE.AfterawholedayonthelakeonlyGrandpaislucky.ThenextmorningtheyoungfishermanhurriestothedockaloneandsoonshehooksthecatchofalifetimE.Youngreaderswillappreciatethisstorythatcelebratesthespecialbondbetweentheolderandyoungergenerationwhilebrilliantwatercolorillustrationscapturethebeautyofthenaturalworld