Paris is the capital of France, a country in the west of EuropE. It is also one of the most beautiful and most famous cities in the worlD. Paris is called the City of Light. It is also an international fashion center. What modern women are wearing in Paris will soon be worn by many women in other parts of the worlD. Paris is also a famous world center of education. For instance, the headquarters of UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, is in Paris. The Seine River divides the city into two parts. Thirty-two bridges cross this scenic river. The oldest and perhaps most well-known is the Pont Neuf, which was built in the sixteenth century. The Sorbonne, a famous university, is located on the Left Bank (south side) of the river. The beautiful white church Sacre Coeur lies on top of the hill called Montmartre on the Right Bank (north bank) of the SeinE. There are many other famous places in Paris, such as the famous museum the Louvre as well as the cathedral of Notre DamE. However, the most famous landmark in this city must be the Eiffel Tower. Paris is named after a group of people called the Parisii. They built a small village on an island in the middle of the Seine River about two thousand years ago. This island, called the le de la Cite, is where Notre Dame is locateD. Today around eight million people live in the Paris areA. The best title for the text would be ______. A. The City of Paris B. The French Language C. Education and Culture in France D. The Eiffel Tower, the Symbol of Paris The underlined word “headquarters” (paragraph 2) means _______. A. buildings B. research center C. market D. head office We can infer from the text that Notre Dame is located ______. A. on the Right Bank B. on the Left Bank C. on neither bank D. on both banks

InJapan’scapitalcityofTokyoearthquakedangerlimits限制theheightofbuildings.Thecityhasspreadoutsofarandthetraffichasbecomesoheavythatitisverydifficulttogofromoneplacetoanother.ThepriceofthelandtoohasskyrocketeD.AlltheseexplainswhyagroupofJapaneselanddeveloperscametotheconclusion结论thattherewasnowheretogobutdown.Sofartheyhavedugoutspaceundergroundforfifteenshoppingcentres.Whataresomeoftheadvantages优势ofshoppingandeatingunderground?Cleanairisoneofthem.ThecityofTokyohasoneofthemostserioussmogproblemsintheworlD.Anotheradvantageisthatyouescapetheever-presentthreat威胁oftrafficaccidentsonthecity’sbusystreets.Stillanotheristheconvenience便利ofgettingaround:youareusuallyrightnexttooreveninasubwaystation.AndyoucanevenspendthenightundergroundifyoulikE.TheKiboshstationforexampleindowntownTokyohasahotelwithabarrestaurantandbarbershop.ThereasonwhybuildingscannotbeveryhighinTokyois____.A.thattheinformationabouthighbuildingsislimitedinTokyoB.thattheworkershaven’tmasteredenoughmodernscienceandtechnologyC.theearthquakeD.theheavytrafficWhat’sthemeaningofskyrocket?Itmeans____.A.goupsharplyB.beashighasthatofarocketC.fallrapidlyD.beaslowasthatofarocketSofarhowmanyshoppingcentersundergroundhavetherebeen?A.15B.50C.Morethan15D.Morethan50WhataretheadvantagesofshoppingandeatingundergroundA.Lessairpollutiontheconvenienceofshopping.B.Lessairpollutiontheconvenienceofshoppingandlesstrafficaccidents.C.CleanairandtheconvenienceofgettingarounD.D.Cleanairlessaccidents’threatandtheconvenienceofgettingarounD.Thepassagemainlytellsus______.A.thecapitalofJapanB.thelandanditslimitsC.theuseofspaceundergroundinTokyoD.howtomakefulluseoftheland

TheAmericansbelievethatanybodycanbecomePresidentoftheUnitedStates.InarecentHollywoodcomedy喜剧thatisexactlywhathappens.DaveKovicplayedbyKevinKlineisakind-heartedmanwhorunsabusinessthatfindspeoplejobs.Heleadsatypical典型的Americanwayoflifeexceptforonething－helooksexactlylikethePresidentBillMitchell.Infacttheonlythingthatmakeshimdifferentfromthenation’sleaderisthatheisverynice!Thepresidenthasstartedusinglook-alikesduringsomepublicappearances.DaveisofferedachancetoservehiscountrybybecomingonE.Howeverthingsgowrong.ThePresidentbecomesveryillandDaveendsupactingasthePresidentforever.DirectorIvanReitmanwhomadethepopularandsuccessfulcomedieslikeTwinsGhostbustersandLegalEaglescouldhavegoneforeasylaughsbymakingfunoftheAmericangovernment.InsteadDaveisanattractivecomedyaboutanordinarymaninextraordinarysituations.KevinKlinegivesadoubleperformanceasDaveandthePresidentandSigourneyWeaverisatherbestashisFirstLady.ThelovestorythatdevelopsbetweenherroleandDaveisarealclassic经典.Thefilmis100%American.Howeverifyou’veeverfeltthatanybodycoulddoabetterjobrunningthecountrythanthepeopleinpowerthenyou’llenjoyDave!63.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.TotellthereaderabouttheAmericangovernment.B.TodiscustheAmericans’ideasaboutthePresident.C.TomakeacomparisonbetweenDaveandotherfilms.D.Tointroduceanewfilmtothereader.64.WhoplaystheroleofthePresidentinthefilm?A.SigourneyWeaver.B.KevinKlinE.C.BillMitchell.D.IvanReitman.65.Theunderlinedwordoneinthe3rdparagraphrefersto_____.A.thePresidentB.thedirectorC.anactorD.alook-alike66.Whichofthefollowingisbestsupportedbythetext?A.TheauthormakesfunofthePresident.B.Theauthorthinkshighlyofthefilm.C.TheauthorisafanofHollywoodcomedies.D.TheauthorwishestobecometheAmericanPresident.

MacaoisonlyfortymilesfromHongKonganditiseasytoreach.YoucangettherebyseA.Itisaninterestingplaceandithadalonghistory.MacaoispartofChinaandmostpeoplelivingthereareChinesE.ThefirstEuropeanstogotoMacaocamefromPortugal.MorethanfourhundredyearsagothePortuguesewenttheretotradewithChinA.SomesettledandmadetheirhomestherE.Theybuiltstrongfortstoguardthecityandtheharbor.Theyalsobuiltchurchesschoolshospitalsandotherplaces.Slowlythecitygrew.PeoplefrommanycountriescametoliveandworkinMacao.TodaymanypeoplevisitMacao.Someonlygotheretowatchdog-racingormotor-racingortogamblewiththeirmoney.ButMacaoisaquietandpeacefulplacE.Itispleasantjusttowalkaroundandlookatoldbuildingsandforts.Youfeelyouarebackintheolddays.Ofcoursesomeofthebuildingsarenowinruins.TheChurchofSt.Paulhasonlythefrontwallwithmanystepsleadinguptoit.ButitisstillinterestingtoseE.Whenyouarehotandtiredtherearesmallcoolgardenstorestin.WhenyouarehungrytherearegoodrestaurantswithmanykindsoffooD.Nearbytherearesomeislandswhicharealsoniceandareeasytogetto.ThereiscertainlyalottodoinMacao.56.YoufeelinMacaoyouarebackintheolddaysbecause_________.A.mostofthebuildingsarenowinruinsB.youcanwatchdog-racingormotor-racingC.youcangoabouttoseetheoldbuildingsandfortsD.itisapeacefulplace57.Wherewillyouhaveabreakwhenyoufeelwornout?A.Ingoodrestaurants.B.Insmallcoolgardens.C.Onsomeislands.D.Inbeautifulparks.58.Themainideaofthispassageseemstobethat_________.A.peoplefrommanycountriescametoliveandworkinMacaoB.PortuguesewerewillingtodobusinessinChinaC.peopleinMacaoservegoodfoodD.Macaoisaquietandpeacefulplacewithalottoseeandtodo

Somemammalsmigrate迁徒.Oneoftheseisthecaribou驯鹿.Theytraveltothetundra苔原everysummertoeattherichgrassesthatgrowtherE.WhentheweatherbecomescoolertheymigratetothewarmerforestsandspendthewintertherE.AnothermammalthatmigratesisthehumpbackwhalE.TheyspendthewinterinHawaiiandthesummerintheArctic北极的waters.TheytraveltotheArctictoeatmillionsofsmallshrimp虾.Antherhabitthatsomeanimalshavetosurvivethecoldwinteriscalledhibernation.Animalsthathibernaterestorsleepduringthewinter.Whiletheyarehibernatingtheirbodiesuseupthefatlayerthattheyhaveputonbyeatinglargeamountsoffoodduringthesummer.SomeanimalsthathibernateintheArcticaresmallanimalscalledlemmings旅鼠squirrels松鼠andbears.TherearetwohabitadaptationsthatanimalsintheArctichaveallyearrounD.ThesearecalledherdingandpacklifE.Caribouareexampleofanimalsthatliveinherds.A.herdisagroupofanimalsthatlivestogetherformostoralloftheirlives.A.herdofcariboucanhaveathousandormoreanimalsinit.Theyliveinherdsforprotection.ItiseasierforcariboutoprotectthemselveswhentheyaretogetherthanitiswhentheyarealonE.Thisisbecausethemeat-eatershuntinpacks.A.packisasmallgroupofanimalsthatlivestogether.ItisusuallycontrolledbyaheadmaleandafemalE.Allthemembersofthepackmustobeythem.PackshaveaverydefinitesocialstructurE.EachanimalinapackhasadifferentpositionorimportancE.Animalsinapackareusuallymeat-eaters.Theylivetogetherforprotectionandhuntingpurposes.Accordingtothefirstparagraphthehumpbackwhale.A.travelstotheArcticforshrimpinsummerB.spendsthewinterintheArcticC.livesinHawaiiinsummerD.hasthesamelivinghabitsasthecaribouWhatkindofanimaldoesn’thibernateintheArctic?A.Thecaribou.B.Thebear.C.Thesquirrel.D.Thelemming.Caribouliveinherdsinorderto.A.useuptheirfatlayerB.findfoodC.protectthemselvesD.huntinpacksWhatdoweknowaboutpacklifeaccordingtothelastparagraph?A.Animalsinpackareusuallygrain-eaters.B.Allanimalsareinanequalpositioninapack.C.ItiseithercontrolledbyaheadmateorbyafemalE.D.Eachanimalhasitsowndifferentroleinapack.

Partiesheldbythewealthyseldomwelcomepoorguests.ButlastweekChinamadeitthroughthedoorsintoagatheringoftheworld’srichestcountries.JinRenqingChian’sfinanceministerandZhouXiaochuangovernorofthePeople’sBankofChinajoinedameetingoftheGroupofSevenG7onOctober12004.ItisthefisttimethatChinahashaddirecttalkswiththecluB.Itwasagoodchancetosharetheworldpowers’thoughtsaboutcriticaleconomicissuesandpromoteunderstanding.China’aparticipationisanaturalpartofitsincreasinglyimportantroleintheglobaleconomy.Chinaistheworld‘sfactoryandthebiggestmarket.AmericaandChinamadeupalmosthalfofglobaleconomicgrowthlastyear.IfAnericanconsumersandChineseproducersweretoreducetheiractivitiesatthesametimeglobalgrowthwoulddropgreatlysaidtheEconomistaleadingBritisheconomicsmagazinE.Uptonowchineseeconomicstability稳定hasbeencloselyrelatedtoworlddevelopment.TheincreasinglyconnectedglobaleconomymeansthatChinashouldbeapartofthemeeting.saidStephenRoachaworldfamouseconomist.DuringthemeetingChinarepresented代表developingcountries.Itcalldeontheworld’sdevelopednationstoincreasetheirspendingonaidtopoorercountries.Jinsaidthatoverallofficialhelpfromdevelopedcountriesisonly0.23percentoftheirGrossDomesticProduct国内生产值muchlowerthanthe0.7percentUNtargert.AndthisshouldbechangeD.AccordingtothepassageChinaparticpatesinthemeetingofG7because______.A.ChinahasbecomeoneoftherichestcountriesoftheworldB.ChinaisplayingamoreimportantpartintheworldeconomyC.ChinahasmorefactoriesthananyothercountriesintheworldD.developingcountrieswantChinatospeakforthemWhichofthefollowingistrue?A.China’sparticipationinthemeetingofG7isthefirsttimethatChinahastalkswiththedevelopedcountries.B.ThestableeconomyofChinahasdoneagreatdealtothedevelopmentoftheworlD.C.ThedevelopednationsaretryingtheirbesttohelpthepoorercountriesatpresentD.AmericahasaslargeamarketasChinahas.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat________.A.ChineseproducersaswellasAmericanconsumerscontributealottothegrowthoftheworldeconomyB.theauthordoesn’tthinkitnecessaryforChinatoparticipateinthemeetingC.ChinaproducesalotbutconsumesalittleD.theeconomistthinksthatAmericanconsumersandChineseproducerswillreducetheiractivitresatthesametimeTheunderlinedwroldpromoteinthesecondparagraphmeans_______.A.tomakebetterB.tomakeworseC.toshareD.tomakeclear

第二部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分第一节阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项ABC和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黒ALongafterthe1998WorldCupwaswondisappointedfanswerestillcursingthedisputedrefereeing裁判decisionsthatdeniedvictorytotheirteam.A.researcherwasappointedtostudytheperformanceofsometopreferees.Theresearcherorganizedanexperimentaltournament锦标赛involvingfouryouthteams.Eachmatchlastedanhourdividedintothreeperiodsof20minutesduringwhichdifferentrefereeswereinchargE.Observersnoteddownthereferees'errorsofwhichtherewere61overthetournament.Convertedtoastandardmatchof90minuteseachrefereemadealmost23mistakesaremarkablyhighnumber.Theresearcherthenstudiedthevideotapestoanalyzethematchesindetail.Surprisinglyhefoundthaterrorsweremorelikelywhentherefereeswereclosetotheincident.Whentheofficialsgotitrighttheywereonaverage17metersawayfromtheaction.Theaveragedistanceinthecaseoferrorswas12meters.Theresearchshowstheoptimum最佳的distanceisabout20meters.TherealsoseemedtobeanoptimumspeeD.Correctdecisionscamewhentherefereesweremovingataspeedofabout2metersperseconD.Theaveragespeedforerrorswas4metersperseconD.IfFIFAfootball'sinternationalrulingbodywantstoimprovethestandardofrefereeingatthenextWorldCupitshouldencouragerefereestokeeptheireyesontheactionfromadistanceratherthanrushingtokeepupwiththeballtheresearcherargues.HealsosaysthatFIFA'sinsistencethatrefereesshouldretireatage45maybemisguideD.Ifkeepingupwiththeactionisnotsoimportanttheirphysicalconditionislesscritical.41.Thenumberofrefereeingerrorsintheexperimentalmatcheswas_______.A.slightlyaboveaverageB.higherthaninthe1998WorldCupC.quiteunexpectedD.ashighasinastandardmatch42.Thefindingsoftheexperimentshowthat_______.A.errorsaremorelikelywhenarefereekeepsclosetotheballB.thefarthertherefereeisfromtheincidentthefewertheerrorsC.themoreslowlytherefereerunsthemorelikelywillerrorsoccurD.errorsarelesslikelywhenarefereestaysinonespot43.ThewordofficialsLine2ParA.4mostprobablyrefersto_______.A.theresearchersinvolvedintheexperimentB.theinspectorsofthefootballtournamentC.therefereesofthefootballtournamentD.theobserversatthesiteoftheexperiment44.Whatisoneofthepossibleconclusionsoftheexperiment?A.Theidealretirementageforanexperiencedfootballrefereeis45.B.AgeshouldnotbethechiefconsiderationinchoosingafootballrefereE.C.A.footballrefereeshouldbeasyoungandenergeticaspossiblE.D.Anexperiencedfootballrefereecandowellevenwheninpoorphysicalcondition.

第二部分阅读理解Shanghai—Shanghaiofficialsarewelcominganewnational-waterlawthattheysaywillhelpthemprotecttheupperreachesoftheHuangpuRiverandotherwaterwaysinShanghai.Thenewlawwhichcameintoeffectyesterdayupdatesalawenacted颁布in1988thatfocusedonsupplyingwatertoneedyareasbutdidn’tpayagreatdealofattentiontoenvironmentalprotection.Thepreviouslawforexamplegavelocalauthoritiespoweroverwaterwaysintheseareasbutdidn’tpayattentiontothesourcesofthoseriversandlakes.SoShanghaiwasresponsibleforcleaningandprotectingthelowerreachesoftheChangJiangRiverbuthadnosayinhowtheriver’supperreacheswhichfeedintoShanghaiaremaintaineD.ThenewlawwillmakeiteasiertocontroltheamountofwastethatendsupinlocalriversandreduceinefficientuseofwaterwayssaidZhangJia-yidirectoroftheShanghaiWaterAffairsBureauonthebureau’swebsitecommentingonlawyesterday.ZhangsaidthenewlawfocusesontheefficientuseofwatersourcesandemphasizestheharmoniousdevelopmentofChina’spopulationitseconomyandenvironment.Zhangalsoemphasizesthecitywillcrackdownoncompaniesandindividualsthatpollutethecity’swatersources.Thebureausetsupaspecialforcetoinvestigate调查waterpollutioninMarch.Sofarthisyearthebureauhaspublishedmorethan3millioninfinesonvariouspollutersZhangsaiD.36.Thebesttitleforthenewsreportshouldbe______.A.A.newLawIsBornB.A.NewWaterLawtoProtectRiversC.IsitNecessarytoProtecttheRiversD.MakeFullUseofWaterSources37.Theunderlinedphrasecrackdownonmeans_____.A.bringupcarefullyB.speakhighlyofC.dealwithseriouslyD.destroycompletely38.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Thelawin1988issuitableforthenewrequirements.B.ThenewlawwillstopwastebeingpouredintotheChangJiangRiver.C.A.lotofpollutingunitshavebeenfinedthisyear.D.Thenewlawandtheoldonearethesameinprotectingtheenvironment.39.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_____.A.theproblemofprotectingthewatersourceswasn’tpaidmuchattentiontoB.nolawswerecarriedouttomanagethewatersourcesinShanghai.C.thenewlawmainlyemphasizeshowtomakeuseofthewatersources.D.companiesorindividualsthatpollutedthewatersourcesdidn’tgetfineD.

三阅读理解共10小题每小题2.5分满分25分A.A.WholenewballgameLastweekmillionsofChineseviewersturnedintoCCTV5towatchtwoteamsofmenincolourfulclothingchaseaballaroundafielD.ButtheNewEnglandPatriots爱国者队andCarolinaPanthers黑豹队werenotplayingsoccer--theywerecompetingforAmericanfootball'sgreatestprizetheSuperBowl.ThefirstrecordedgameofAmericanfootballwasplayedbetweenaCanadianandanAmericanuniversitymorethan100yearsagousingamixtureofsoccerandrugby英式橄榄球rules.TheSuperBowlitselfwasfirstcontestedin1967but2004wasthefirsttimethegamereachedChineseTVscreens.InAmericanfootballteamsscorepointsbycarryingaleatherballintotheotherteam'sgoalareaknownastheendzonE.Whenateamcarriestheballintotheotherside'sendzonethisiscalledatouchdown达阵.Playersononeteamcanthrowtheballforwardtoeachotherorpassitfromhandtohandtomoveupthefieldwhiletheotherteamtriestostopthem.Playersareallowedtotackle绊倒eachothertostoptheballfrommoving.Sometimesthisisquitephysicalsopadding衬垫andhelmetsareworntopreventinjury.A.touchdownisworthsixpointsandafurtherpointcanbewonbykickingtheballbetweentwouprightposts.Teamscanalsokickafieldgoal射门得分duringthegameforthreepoints.A.gameismadeupoffourquarters节eachlasting15minutes.Americanfootballisverypopularbecauseitexhibitsanumberofathleticskillssuchasrunningjumpingcatchingthrowingandkicking.Thereisalsohittingandtacklingwhichcanappearviolentsometimes!Thebest-knownleagueintheUnitedStatesistheNationalFootballLeagueNFLwhichismadeupof30teamsandtheSuperBowlisitschampionshipgamE.OneofthemostfamousplayersisNewEnglandstarTomBradywhowasnamedtheMostValuablePlayerashisteamwontheSuperBowllastweek.Bradyplaysinthequarterback四分卫positionandistheplayerresponsibleforthrowingtheballtohisteammates.NowtheSuperBowlhasarrivedinChinamaybethegamewillbecomejustaspopularasbasketballorsoccer!o46.WhatistheSuperBowl?Itis_____.A.afamousAmericanfootballawardB.theAmericanfootballleagueC.best-knowngameinAmericanfootballD.arugbycontest47.WhatisthehighestscoreateammaygetinAmericanfootball?A.10points.B.40points.C.Lessthan40points.D.Morethan40points.48.WhichofthefollowingcanreplacethewordviolentattheendofParagraph6?mA.Exciting.B.Bloody.C.Physical.D.Unpleasant.

IwillteachyoueverythingyouneedtoknowonHowToRepairYourSewingMachineAdmittedlythebookismainlyaboutsewingmachineswithjustfourofthe70pagesincludingthecopyclearsharppicturesofmanydifferentsewingmachinescleaningandtimingetC.sothereisnoneedtoturnpagesbackandforthinordertofindthepicturethatgoeswiththetext.It’sclearandit’ssimpleinstructionstoteachyouHowToRepairYourSewingMachinE.IwillteachyouhowtothreadallthedifferentstylesofsewingmachinespluswindingthebobbinandselectingthecorrectneedlE.IwillshowyouhowtoproperlycleanallthedifferentsewingmachinesplushowtochecktheviriouspartsforwearandbreakagE.IwillshowyouhowtocheckforproblemssuchasnoisinessthreadbreakageneedlebreakageetC.Iwillshowyouhowtostraightentheneedleandpresser压脚杆barsandlevelthepresserfootonallsewingmachines.Iwillshowyouhowtocheckmotorslightscontrolsandwiring线路forvariousproblems.IwillshowyouhowtoproperlytimetheneedlebarthehoororshuttleetC.sothesewingmachinewillsewperfectlyonalltyesofmaterialandsatisfycustomers.Iwillshowyouhowtosetthetensionsonallthedifferentsewingmachinesbyhavinganactualgauge计量器touseinthissetting.AndIwillshowyouwheretopurchasewholesalepartsandnewsewingmachinesincludingwhereindustrialmachinescanbepurchasedwholesalE.1.Thepurposeofthewriteristo.A.teachyouhowtorepairyoursewingmachineB.drawyourattentiontohisbookC.showyouwheretorepairyoursewingyourmachineD.showoffhisadvantageoverothers2.Theunderlinedwordinthethirdparagraphmeans______.A.useB.partC.breakingD.repair3.Inordertogetapicturematchingthetextyou.A.havetoturnoverthebookB.don’thavetoturnoverthebookC.shouldreadthewholebookcarefullyD.needreadthetipsasfollows4.Ifyouwanttobuyalotofindustrialmachinesyoucan.A.tellthewriterofthebookB.orderthemdirectlyfromthefactoryC.findthedetailedinformationinthebookD.orderaccordingtothepicture

MuhammadYunusandthebankhefoundedarehonoredfortheirworktohelptheword’spoor.MuhammadYunusandtheGrameenBankhefoundedwereawardedtheNobelPeacePrizeonFriday.Theywontheawardfortheireffortstohelpbringmillionsofpeopleespeciallywomenoutofpoverty.EverysingleindividualonearthhasboththepotentialandtherighttoliveadecentlifE.AcrossculturesandcivilizationsYunusandGrameenBankhaveshownthateventhepoorestofthepoorcanworktobringabouttheirowndevelopmenttheNobelCommitteesaidinitscitation.ThePeacePrizeisoneofthebiggesthonorsintheworlD.YunusisthefirstNobelPrizewinnerfromBangladeshanationofabout141millionpeoplE.In1983YunusandtheGrameenBankstartedanowworldwidesystemthatletspeopleborrowsmallamountsofmoneytostartbusiness.Throughtheseloanscalledmicro-credittheworld’spoorhavebeenabletobuymuchneededtorunaneggbusinessoracellphoneinplaceswherethereisonotheraccesstoaphonE.Yunussaidhewouldusepartofthe$1.4millionawardmoneytocreateacompanythatwillmakelow-costhigh-nutritionfoodforthepoor.TherestofhissharewillgotowardsettingupaneyehospitalforthepoorinBangladesh.I’msosohappyit’sreallygreatnewsforthewholenationYunussaidafterhearingofhiswin.Sincethebankbeganithaslent$5.72billiontomorethan6millionBangladeshis.About97%oftheborrowersarewomen.WhydoesNobelPeacePrizecometoMuhammadYunusandtheGrameenBank?A.Becausetheyhelpedtherichbecomericher.B.Becausetheyhelpedchildrentofinishtheireducation.C.Becausetheyhelpedmillionsofpeopleespeciallywomenoutofpoverty.D.Becausetheyhelpedmillionsofpeopleespeciallymenoutofpoverty.WhatvaluehaveYunusandGrameenBankdemonstratedtouseaccordingtotheNobelCommittee’spraise?A.PoorpeoplehavenorighttolivearichlifeB.Poorpeoplecanliveahappierlifebyborrowingmoneyfrommoneylenders.C.ThepoorestofthepoorcanalsohaveahappierlifebyworkingharD.D.ThepoorpeoplecanonlyhavearighttoliveapoorlifE.Itcanbeinferredthatmicro-creditsystem____.A.hasmadeallthepeopleinBangladeshstarttheirownbusinessB.hasahistoryofabout23yearsC.onlyloanedmoneytothepeopleofBangladeshD.hasspreadallovertheworldforthirtyyearsWhichofthefollowingdoyouthinkistrueaccordingtothispassage?A.Theawardmoneywillbeusedinsettingupaneyehospitalandafoodcompanyforthepoor.B.Allthe$1.4millionawardmoneywillbesharedbythepoorinBangladeshC.MuhammadYunuswillloanthemoneytothepoorwomeninBangladeshD.MuhammadYunuswillsavethe$1.4millionawardmoneyinGrameenBank.

IfyouareeverluckytobeinvitedtoaformaldinnerpartyinParisrememberthattheFrenchhavetheirownwayofdoingthingsandthatevenyourfinestmannersmaynotbecorrectbyFrenchcustom.Forexampleifyouthinkshowinguppromptly迅速地atthetimegivenontheinvitationarmedwithgiftsofwineandrosescomplimenting称赞yourhostessonhercookinglaughingheartilyatthehost’sjokesandthenleapinguptohelpthehostesswillmakeyoutheperfectguestthinkagain.HereMadameNoraChabalthemarketingdirectoroftheRitzHotelinParisexplainedhowitworks.Thefirstdutyoftheguestistorespondtotheinvitationwithin48hours.Andtheguestmaynotasktobringaguestbecausethehostesshaschosenherown.Flowerssentaheadofschedulearethepreferredgift.Theymayalsobesentafterwardswithathank–younotE.Itisconsideredaverybadformtoarrivewithagiftofflowersvasewhensheistoobusytodowiththat.Seethat’sthelogic！Thetypeofflowerssenthasacodeofitsowntoo.Onemustneversendchrysanthemums菊花becausetheyareconsideredtoohumble谦卑foroccasion.Carnations康乃馨areconsideredbadluckandcalla马蹄莲aretooreminiscent令人联想offunerals葬礼.Abouquetofredrosesisadeclarationofromanticintent.Don’tsendthoseunlessyoumeanitandnevertoamarriedhostess.AndthoughtheFrenchlovewineyoumustneverbringabottletoadinnerparty.WhyIt’sasifyoufearedyourhostswouldnothaveenoughwineonhandandthat’saninsult侮辱.YoumayhoweverofferaboxofchocolateswhichthehostesswillpassafterdinnerwithcoffeE.Ifaninvitationisforeighto’clocktheconsiderateguestarrivesataquarterpasteight.Guestswhoarriveexactlyontimeorearlyaremerethoughtlessoneswhoarenotgivingthehostessthoselastfewminutessheneedstodealwithdetailsandcrises.WhichofthefollowingisrightaboutsendinggiftsA.IfsomeoneinFranceisdeadsendchrysanthemumsorcallA.B.IfsomeoneinParisisillinhospitalsendcarnations.C.IfyouareinvitedtoadinnerpartyinUKneverbringabottleofwinebecausethat’saninsult.D.IfyouareinvitedbyasingleFrenchhostesswhomyoulovesendredroses.WhatdoesthewordconsiderateinthelastparagraphmeanA.thoughtfulB.shamefulC.respectfulD.gratefulIfyouareinvitedtoaFrenchdinnerthecorrectcustomisto______.A.complimentyourhostonhiscookingB.arrivefifteenminutesbehindscheduleC.hurrytohelpthehostessD.showuppromptlyatthetimegivenontheinvitationWhatisthepassagemainlyaboutA.DifferentflowershavedifferentmeaningsB.HowtosendflowersC.GoodmannersataFrenchdinnerpartyD.Differentcountrieshavedifferentmanners

ArriveEarlyPlanyourtripsothatyou’reatthevenueplacewellbeforethescheduledstartoftheevent.GatesopenonetotwohoursbeforethestartofcompetitionatcityandWhistlervenues.GatesopenfourhourspriortothestartoftheOpeningCeremonythreehourspriortothestartoftheClosingCeremonyandtwohourspriortothestartoftheVictoryCeremonies.TravellingToVenuesInMetroVancouverpublictransitisthebestwaytogo.Ifyou’reheadingtoWhistleroptionsincludecommercialmotorcoachandrideshare/carpool.ParkingforspectatorsisattheWhistlerParalympicParkspectatorpersonwhowatchesparkinglots.DressAppropriatelyDressforcoldandwetweather—warmlyinlayersandinwaterproofclothing.Remembertowearsuitablefootwearasyoumayhavetowalkonunevensnowyoricysurfaces.HaveYourTicketsReadyBesuretohaveyourticketswithyouasyoumusthaveavalidtickettoenteravenuE.Treatyourticketslikecash;lostorstolenticketswillnotbereplacedorrefundeD.PrepareForTheSecurityScreeningAvoidtakinglargebagstothevenues.Ifyouareunsureofwhatyoucanandcannotbringwithyouchecktheprohibitedandrestricteditemslist.YourPaymentOptionsVisacardsandcasharetheonlymethodsofpaymentacceptedatParalympicvenues.AccessibilityAllvenueshavebeenreviewedforaccessibility.IfyouhaveaspecificneedseetheneareststaffmemberforassistancE.BeInformedAtthevenuelookforway-findingsignage招牌listentoannouncementsandreadthemessageboards—thiswillprovideyouwiththeinformationyouneedtomakethemostofyourexperiencE.Istherestillsomethingyouneedtoknow?Don’thesitatetovisitourinformationboothslocatedateachvenuE.56.Thispassageismostprobablywritten______.A.toattractmoreandmorespectatorsB.forspectatorstoknowclearlyaboutdosanddon'tsC.toremindplayerswhattodoD.forspectatorstogettothevenuesmoreconveniently57.Ifyougotowatchthegamesyou’dbetternot______.A.takeabusB.wearwarmandwaterproofclothesC.takelargebagstothevenueD.useyourvisacardsorcashforthepayment58.Spectatorsmustenteravenue______.A.withvalidticketsB.withvisacardsC.withrefundedticketsD.withcash

Americancitiesaresimilartoothercitiesaroundtheworld;Ineverycountry.CitiesreflectthevaluesoftheculturE.AmericancitiesarechangingjustasAmericansocietyischanging.AfterWolldWaⅡthepopulationofmostlargeAmericancitiesdecreased;bowever.ThepopulatonInomtheSunBeltcitiesincreaseD.LosAngelesandHoustonareeititwherepopulatfonshife转移toandfromtheoityreflectthechangingvaluesofAmoricansociety.Inthelate1940sandearly1950scityresidents居民becamewealthier.TheyhadmorechildrensotheyneededmorespaceTheymovedoutoftheirapartmentsinthecitytobuytheirownhomes.Theyboughthousesinthesuburbs郊区.Nowthingsarechanging.Thechildrenofthepeoplewholeftthecitiesinthe1950sarenowadults.Manyunliketheirparentswanttoliveinthecities.TheycontinuetomovetoSunBeltcitiesandolderonesoftheNortheastandMidwest.Manyyoungprofessionalsaremovingbackintocity.Theypreferthecitytotheburbsbecausetheirjobsarethere;ortheyjusenjoytheexcitementandpossibiithatthecityoffers.hispeopleshiftisbringingproblemsaswellasbenefits.Countlesspootpeoplemustleavetheirapartmentsinthecitybecausetheownerswanttosellthebuildingsormakeapartmentsforsaleinsteadofforrent.Inthe1950smanypoorpeopledidnothaveenoughmoneytomovetothesuburbs;nowmanyofthesesamepeopledonothaveenoughmoneytostayinthecities.OnlyafewyearsagopeoplethoughthattheolderAmericancitiesweredying.SomecityresidentsnowseeabrightnewfitureOthersseeonlyproblemsandcomfielsthethingissuremanydyingcitiesarealiveagain.1.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofcitiesallovertheworld?A.TheyarealivE.B.Theyarehopeless.C.Theyaresimilar.D.Theyaredifferent.2.WhydidAmericancityresidentswanttoliveinthesuburbsafterWorldWarⅡ?A.BecauseolderAmericancitiesweredying.B.BecausetheywerericherandneededmorespacE.C.Becausecitiescontainedthewontpareofsociety.D.Becausetheycouldhardlyaffordaliveinthecity.3.Accordingtothe4thparagraphagreatmanypoorpeopleinAmericancities_________.A.arefacedwithhousingproblemsB.areforcedtomovetothesuburbsC.wanttoselltheirbuildingsD.needmoremoneyfordailyexpenses4.Weearcomudefromthetextthat________.A.AmericancitiesarechangingfartheworseB.peoplehavedifferentviewsonAmericancitiesC.manypeoplearenowmovingfromAmericancitiesD.thepopulationisdecreasinginolderAmericancities

Valentine’sDayisnamedforSaintValentineanearlyChristmaschurchmanwhoreportedlyhelpedyounglovers.ValentinewaskilledforhisChristianbeliefsonFebruary14morethan1700yearsagobutthedaythathashisnameisevenearlierthanthat.Morethan2000yearsagotheancientRomanscelebratedaholidayforlovers.Aspartofthecelebrationgirlswrotetheirnamesonpiecesofpaperandputtheminalargecontainer.Boysreachedintothecontainerandpulledoneout.Thegirlwhosenamewaswrittenonthepaperbecamehisloverorsweetheartforayear.LoversstillputtheirnamesonpiecesofpaperandtheysenteachotherValentine’sDaycardsthattelloftheirlovE.Sometimestheyalsosentgiftslikeflowersofchocolatecandy.Americansusuallysendthesegiftsandcardsthroughthemailsystem.ButsomeusedanotherwaytosendthismessagE.Theyhaveitprintedinanewspaper.Thecostisusuallyafewdollars.SomeofthemessagesaresimpleandshortJaneIloveyouverymuch.OtherssaymorE.ThisoneforexampleDanRosesarereD.VioletsarebluE.IhopeyoulovemeasmuchasIloveyou.Forever.May.MostofthenewspapersthatprintsuchmessagesarelocalbutUSATodayissoldthroughouttheUnitedStatesand90othercountriesaswell.ThismeanssomeonecansendaValentinemessagetoloverinafar-awaycityortownalmostanywhereintheworlD.Thesemessagescost80dollarsandmorE.AnemployeeofUSATodaysaysreaderscanhaveasmallheartorroseprintedalongwiththeirmessagesthisyear.WillthiskindofValentine’sDaymessagereachtheoneyoulove?Welljustmakesureheorshereadsthenewspaper.1.WhenwasthedaynamedafterValentine?A.Morethan1700yearsagobeforeValentine’sdeathB.Morethan2000yearsagoC.OnFebruary24D.ItisnotmentionedinthepassagE.2.WhichisnottrueabouttheRomanholiday?A.Girlsputintoacontainerlargepiecesofpaperwiththeirownnamesonthem.B.BoysandgirlsbecamesweetheartsbychanceC.Girlsandboyswerenotloversforayear.D.Itwascelebratedasaholidayforlovers3.Whatisthecostofprintingamessagetoshowone’slove?It’s_______________.A.afewdollarsB.80dollarsandmoreC.veryexpensiveD.afewdollarsinalocalnewspaperand80dollarsinUSAToday4.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.TheancientRomangirlsweremoreopenandeasy-goingthanboysB.ValentinewaskilledforhelpingloversC.ReadersofUSATodaycansendrosestotheirloversalongwithprintedmessagesD.ValentinewashonoredbypeopleforhisfirmChristianbeliefandwarmheart5.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.TobrieflyintroducetheoriginofValentine’sDayandthemodernstylE.B.ToadvertiseforUSAToday.C.TotellyouthatAmericansareopentoexpresstheirloveD.TosellrosesonValentine’sDay.

A.manwassellingmedicineatafair集市.Atfirsthesoldbottlesofacure药剂forcolds感冒forjustadollarabottlE.Manypeoplewantedtobuyitandtheman'syoungassistantmovedquicklythroughthecrowdcollectingmoneyandhandingoutbottlesofthecurE.ThenwhenhehadabigcrowdthemanheldupaverysmallbottlE.AndnowladiesandgentlemenheshoutedHereisthemedicineyouhavebeenwaitingfor.ThecureforoldagE.Drinkjustonebottleofthisandyouwillliveforever.AndladiesandgentlementhemancontinuedI'mnotgoingtocharge向要价youahundreddollarsabottleforthiswonderfulmedicinE.I'mnotgoingtochargeyoufiftydollarsabottlE.I'mnotgoingtochargeyoutwenty-fivedollarsabottlE.NowladiesandgentlemenI'mgoingtochargeyoujusttendollarsabottlE.Thinkmyfriendsfortendollarsyoucanliveforever.Mostofthepeopleinthecrowddidnotbelievethis.OnepersonshoutedIfitcanmakeyouliveforeverwhydon'tyoudrinkitThenanotherpersoncriedYesyoulookasifyou'reatleastsixtyyearsolD.ThankyousirthankyouthemanansweredI'msogladyousaidthat.Myrealageisthreehundredandtwenty-ninE.Thecrowdlaughedatthisbuttherewerestillsomepeoplewhowantedtobelievetheman.Oneofthemspoketotheman'sassistantasshepassedbyIsthattrueheaskeD.Ishethreehundredandtwenty-nineDon'taskmetheassistantsaidI'veonlyworkedforhimforahundredandfiftyyears.WhatdidthemansellatfirstatthefairA.acureforcoldsB.bottlesC.acureforoldageD.amedicinethatmadepeopleliveforeverHowmuchdidthemanchargeforthecureforoldageA.onedollarabottleB.twenty-fivedollarsabottleC.tendollarsabottleD.fiftydollarsabottleWhatdoesthewordassistantmeaninthispassageA.仆人B.朋友C.同伴D.助手WhatdoesthispassagereallymeanA.ThecureforoldageisveryusefulandnotsoexpensivE.B.Themanisnothonestandsoishisassistant.C.Thecheaperthemedicineisthemorepeoplewillbuy.D.Thetwomenareveryhonestandtheywouldliketohelppeopleliveforever.

PeopleacrossAmericaareliningupatdoctor’sofficeshospitalsandevenshoppingstreetshopingtoreceiveaflushot.HowevermanyofthemhavereturnedhomewithoutonE.Thisyear’sfluseasonisstartingearlyandit’salreadyspreadingquickly.Officialssaidthatthefluhasnowspreadto50states.That’swhytheflushotisn’teasytofinD.Helpwillsoonbeonitsway.Amanufacturerofthewillship100000dosesforadultsand150000forchildrensoon.AlthoughthiscouldbeoneoftheworstfluoutbreaksinyearsexpertssaythatthefluisnotaveryseriousdiseaseformostpeoplE.Wedon’tneedtofearorworrythatsomethingverybadwillhappensaidthedirectorofCentersforDiseasecontrolandPrevention.MostofuswillgetthroughthisfinE.20090505

EmailhasbroughttheartofletterwritingbacktolifebutsomeexpertsthinktheresultingspreadofbadEnglishdoesmoreharmthangooD.Emailisaformofcommunicationthatischangingfortheworsethewaywewriteanduselanguagesaysomecommunicationresearchers.Itisalsochangingthewayweinteractandbuildrelationship.Theseareafewofrecentlyrecognizedfeaturesofemailsayexpertsthatshouldcauseindividualandorganizationstorethinkthewaytheyuseemail.EmailhasincreasedthespreadofcarelesswritinghabitssaysNaomiBaronaprofessoroflinguisticsatAmericanUniversity.ShesaysthepoorspellinggrammarpunctuationandsentencestructureofemailsreflectagrowingunconcerntothewaywewritE.Baronarguesthatweshouldnotforgiveandforgetthepoorwritingoftenshowninemails.Themoreweuseemailanditstastelesswritingthemoreitbecomesthenormalwayofwritingtheprofessorsays.Otherssaythatdespiteitspoorprose文字emailhasfinishedwhatseveralgenerationsofEnglishteacherscouldn’t:ithasmadewritingfashionableagain.EmailisacriticalnewcommunicationtechnologysaysIanLancashireaUniversityofTorontoprofessorofEnglish.Itfillsthegapbetweenspokenlanguageandtheformalmethodsofwritingthatexistedbeforeemail.Itisthepurestformofwrittenspeech.Lancashiresaysemailhasthemysteriousabilitytogetpeoplewhoarescaredbywritingtogettheirthoughtsflowingeasilyontoablankscreen.Hesaysthisisbecauseofemail’sclosesimilaritytospeech.It’slikeacircleoffourorfivepeoplearoundacampfirehesays.StillheacceptsthatthisnewfoundfreedomtoexpressthemselvesoftengetspeopleintotroublE.AlmosteverydayIgetemailsthatapologiesofpreviousemailshereports.IntheUSthenumberofemailssentinadayexceeds超过thenumberoflettersmailedinayear.Butmorepeoplearerecognizingthecontentofatypicalemailmessageisnotoftenexact.5.Thepassagesmainlyshowsusthat.A.peopleshouldstopusingemailtocommunicateB.expertsholddifferentopinionsaboutemailC.AmericansonlyuseemailtocommunicateD.emailmakespeopleloseinterestinEnglish6.InLancashire’sopinionemailisawonderfultechnologybecause_____.A.itcanbeusedallovertheworldB.itisthefastestwaytocommunicateC.wecanexpressourselvesinafreewayD.wecansavealotofpaper7.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutemail?A.Itischangingthewayofcommunication.B.ItisusedmorethanlettersintheUS.C.Ithelpsuswritebetter.D.ItcausesustowritemorE.

ItissometimessaidthattheEnglisharepolitepeoplE.Thiscanmakelifedifficultforforeigners.SupposeaforeignboyasksanEnglishgirltogooutwithhimandshesaysIfIfinishmyworkI’llmeetyouinthecafeat7o’clock.Isshesayingyesornotohisinvitation?Ingrammaticaltermssheisusingtheconditionalstructure表示条件的句式.ByusingtheconditionalspeakersofEnglishcanavoidgivingayesornoanswertoaquestion.Itenablespeopletobediplomatic婉转的.Ifthegirldoesn’twanttogooutwiththeboyshewon’tturnupatthecafE.Shewilllethimunderstandsheisstillworking.Ifshewantstogooutwithhimbutdoesn’twanttoappeartooeasytocatchshehasachievedthatwithherreply.ButinthiscaseassheusesthefirstconditionalwhichshowsprobabilitysheisquitelikelytoturnupatthecafE.Beingpolitecanmakelifeverydifficult!Theconditionalisoftenusedbypeopleinthenews--politiciansforexample--whowishtoavoidspeakingouttheirideas.Thisisveryimportantiftheyareontheirwaytodiscussanagreement.Noonewantstogiveawayhisorherpointsbeforeheorshestarts.A.governmentspokesmanmightsaytoagroupofworkersIfwecouldpayyoumorewewoulD.Theuseoftheconditionalheremakesroomforargumentalthoughthespeakerisusingthesecondconditionalformwhichshowsimprobability.SoitisunlikelytheworkerswillgettheirrisE.IfisasmallwordwhichappearsoftenintheEnglishlanguagE.ItcanshowpolitenessreportedspeechandconditionalssuchastheFirst--probability--ifIcancometoyourpartyIwill;theSecond--improbability--ifIsawyoutomorrowI’dgiveyouthebook;andtheThird--impossibilitymeaningitistoolatetochangesomethingthathashappened--ifyouhavetoldmeIwouldhavehelpedyou.60.Theusingoftheconditionalcanmakeaspeech_________.A.clearerB.quickerC.morepoliteD.moreexciting61.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.LanguageusedinthenewsshouldmakeroomtoarguE.B.UsuallyEnglishgirlsarenoteasytocatch.C.EnglishpeopleneverspeakouttheirideasinpubliC.D.Thewordifcanshowdifferentmeanings.62.InthepassageIfwecouldpayyoumorewewoulD.probablymeans__________.A.theworkerswillmakemoremoneyB.thespokesmandoesn’tgiveanypromiseC.thespokesmankeepshiswordD.theworkers’problemsaren’tdifficult63.Thispassageismainlytalkingabout_________.A.theconditionalincommunicationB.howtoinviteagirlinBritainC.BritishpeopleandtheirlifeD.somelanguagepointsindailyEnglish

TofindouthowthenameCanadacameaboutwemustgobacktothe16thcentury.AtthattimetheFrenchdreamedofdiscoveringandcontrollingmorelandacrosstheworlD.In1535FrancoisIKingofFranceorderedanavigator航海家namedJacquesCartiertoexploretheNewworldandsearchforapassagetoIndiA.CartierfirstarrivedattheGulfoftheSt.LawrencewhichhewantedtoexplorE.HedidnotknowwhattoexpectbuthehopedthatthisGulfwasjustanarmoftheoceanbetweentwoislands.IfitwashewouldsoonbeonhiswaytotheFarEast.SohesailedupwardsalongtheSt.LawrenceRiver.HoweverinsteadofreachingAsiahearrivedatQuebecorStadaconaastheIndianscalledit.ItwasatthispointthatthetermCanadaenteredthecountry’shistory.ClearlythewordCanadacamefromanIndianwordKanatawhichmeansvillagE.CartierfirstuseditwhenhereferredtoStadaconaorQuebeC.WhatahugevillageCanadais!57.WhatwasCartierorderedtodo?A.TobuildanewcountryB.TofindtheNewWorldC.TogetintouchwiththeAmericanIndiansD.ToknowmoreaboutAmericaandfindanewwaytoAsia58.WhenCartierreachedtheGulfofSt.Lawrencehehoped________.A.hehadgottotheFarEastB.itwasawaterwaytotheNewWorldC.itwasawaterwaytotheFarEastD.hehadsailedintothePacific59.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.QuebecandStadaconaweretowislands.B.TheIndianlanguageforvillageisStadaconA.C.QuebecandStadaconaweretwovillagesinCanadA.D.StadaconawaswhattheIndianscalledQuebeC.60.Canadawasfirstusedtoreferto__________.A.AsiaB.theNewWorldC.avillageD.Quebec

Theyear2009istheYearofOx.TheoxisarepresentativeofthefanningcultureofChinA.Inthefarmingeconomy经济oxenarethemajoranimalspullingplows犁.Ofcoursethegoodofoxenisnotlimitedtoplowing.Infacttheyareseenasboatsonlandfortheirabilitytocarryloads.Besidesthewholebodyofanoxisfulloftreasures.Theirmeatandmilkarefoodfullofnutritionandtheirskincanbeusedtomakeclothesandshoes.Withallthesequalitiesoxenareregardedasgenerouscreatures.InthepastoxenplayedanimportantroleinthespirituallifeoftheChinesE.Eventodayoxenstillplayaspecialpartinsomefolkactivities.Forexamplesomepeoplewho1iveinsouthwestChinawillcookcattlebonesoupandshareitamongfamilymemberswhenholdingtheceremonyforchildrenwhoreach13.Theybelievethatthecattlebonesouprepresentsthebloodrelationshipamongfamilymembers.Inordertoexpresstheirloveforoxenpeopleinsomeotherareaswillruntoshakeoffdiseasesonthe16thdayofthefirstmonthbythelunarcalendar农历andduringtheirruntheywilltaketheiroxenalongwhichindicatestheyregardthecreatureashuman.BecauseofthecontributionofoxenintheirlivestheChinesepeopleareverygratefultotheanimal.InadditiontheuseofoxeninceremoniesandthethankspeopleowetooxenhelptodevelopvarioustraditionalcustomswhichbecomesanimportantpartofthefolkcultureoftheChinesenation.1ThewordsboatsanlandunderlinedinParagraph2referto____A.animalsfortakinggoodsB.creaturesforpullingplowsC.treasuresofthefolkcultureD.toolsinthefarmingeconomy2Fromthethirdparagraphweknowthat____A.oxenarenomoreimportanttodaythaninthepastB.ceremoniesareheldwhenpeoplecookcattlebonesoupC.oxenaretreatedashumaninsomeareasofChinaD.peoplerunwithoxentoshakeoffdiseaseseverymonth3Whichofthefollowinghelpstodeveloptraditionalcustoms?____A.Thespecialroleofoxeninfarming.B.People’srespectandloveforoxen.C.Thepracticalvalueofanox’sbody.D.Thecontributionofoxentotheeconomy.4Whydoestheauthorwritethetext?____A.Tostresstheimportanceofoxeninfarming.B.TointroducetheChinesefolkculturE.C.TodescribehowtocelebratetheYearofOx.D.Toexplainhowtodevelopagriculturewithoxen.

AsixthofundergraduatesinBeijingthisyearhaveregisteredatdrivingschool.Thestudentsmostlyfrommajorssuchasbusinessmanagementorinternationaltradewillfinishtheirdrivingcourseswithin20daysorso.Trainingcostshavedroppedto2600yuanforstudentsaccordingtotheHaidianDrivingSchoolinBeijing.Thepriceisnotreallylowbutstudentswillacceptitseeingitasaninvestment投资intheirfuturE.FamiliaritywiththeoperationofcomputersandfluentEnglisharethebasicskillsgraduatingstudentsneedtofindajoB.Butadriver’spermithasbecomeanotherfactor因素.Inthejobmarketowningadriver’spermitsometimesstrengthensagraduatingstudent’scompetitivenessforagoodpositionsaysZhouYanganundergraduateattheChinaUniversityofPoliticalScienceandLaw.Carswillbecomeanecessarypartofmanypeople’slivesinthecomingyearsanditisdifficulttogetapermitofcampusbecauseofthepressuresonworkingpeople’stimE.HavingafulltimejobaftergraduationofferslimitedtimetolearntodrivE.Weseniorstudentshaveplentyofsparetimeplentyofopportunitytolearn.Zhousays.XuJiananofficialatthedrivingschoolsaidundergraduateswereveryableandseriousandcouldgraspinanhourwhatordinarypeopletookfourhourstolearn.Inthisdrivingschoolmiddle-agedpeopleyoungwomenandcollegestudentsarethemaincustomers.Togetadriver’spermitabeginnerisnowrequiredtohaveatleast86hours’practicebeforethefinalroadtest.________inBeijingwanttolearntodrivE.A.MostoftheundergraduatesB.ManyundergraduatesC.ManystudentsinthedrivingschoolD.MostofthestudentswholearnbusinessorinternationaltradeTheundergraduatesarelearningtodrivebecause________.A.theyneedthisskilltofindagoodjobB.theyliketodrivecarsC.theywillnothaveanytimetolearntodriveaftertheyhavefoundafull-timejobD.mostofthemwillbeabletobuycarsinthefutureWhichofthefollowingislikelytobeXuJian’sopinionofstudentslearningtodrive?A.Hethoughtitwasbettertolearnitatcollegethanatwork.B.HedecideditwasawasteofmoneyandtimetolearntodrivE.C.HeagreedthattheycouldlearntodrivE.D.Hethoughttheywouldspendthreetimesmoretimetolearntodrivethanusual.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebestheadlineforthepassage?A.StudentsPayLesstoLearntoDriveNow.B.StudentsLearntoDrivE.C.ItisBettertoLearntoDriveatColleges.D.WelcometotheDrivingSchool.

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

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

Todayjustastechnologychangedthefaceofindustryfarmshaveexperiencedanagriculturalrevolution.Onthefarmoftodaymachinesprovidealmostallthepower.Oneofthemostimportantbenefitswillbethefarmputer.A.fewforward-lookingfarmersarealreadyusingputerstohelpthemruntheirfarmsmoreefficiently.Theputershelpthemkeepmoreaccuraterecordssotheycanmakebetterdecisionsonwhatcropstoplanthowmuchlivestock家畜tobuywhentoselltheirproductsandhowmuchprofittheycanexpect.Manyputerpanieshavebeendevelopingspecialputerprogramsjustforfarmers.Programsarebeingwrittenforpigproducersgrainfarmerspotatofarmersanddairyfarmers.Inthefuturefarmerswillbeabletopurchaseputerprogramsmadetotheirneeds.Becauseofthegrowingimportanceofputersonthefarmstudentsatagriculturalcollegesarerequiredtotakeputerclassesinadditiontotheirnormalagriculturalcourses.TherecanbenodoubtthatfarmerswillrelyonputersevenmoreinthefuturE.Whiletheold-timefarmdependedonhorsepowerandmodernfarmsdependonmachinepowerfarmsofthefuturewilldependonputerpower.Anothertechnologicaladvancewhichisstillintheexperimentalstageistherobotarealmechanizedhiredhandthatwillbeabletomoveandinsomewaysthinklikeahumanbeing.Agriculturalengineersbelievethatputer-aidedrobotswillmakeshockingchangesinfarmingbeforetheendofthecentury.Unlikefarmersofthepresentfarmersofthefuturewillfindthatmanyday-to-daytaskswillbedoneforthem.Scientistsarenowdevelopingrobotsthatwillbeabletoshear修剪sheepdrivetractorsandharvestfruit.Evenplexjobswillbedonebyrobots.ForexampleinordertomilktheircowsfarmersmustfirstdrivethemintothebarnthenconnectthemtothemilkingmachineswatchthemachinesanddisconnectthemwhentheyarefinisheD.Inthefuturethiswillallbedonebyrobots.InadditionwhenthemilkingispletedtherobotswillautomaticallychecktomakesurethatthemilkispurE.Thepletechangeofthefarmisfarinthefuturebutengineersexpectthatsomerobotswillbeusedbeforelong.Whichsentencecarriedthemainideaofthewholepassage?A.Thefirstsentenceofthethirdparagraph.B.Thefirstsentenceofthesecondparagraph.C.Thefirstsentenceofthefirstparagraph.D.Thelastsentenceofthesecondparagraph.Accordingtothepassageputerscannothelpfarmersdecide_______.A.howmuchmoneytheycanearnfromtheirproductsB.whethertoplantacertainkindofcropC.whatlivestocktoraiseD.whentoselltheirproductsWhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Farmersinthefuturewilldependtotallyonputers.B.Farmersmainlyusemachinesontheirfarmsatpresent.C.Bothputersandrobotshavebeeninuseontoday’sfarms.D.StudentsatagriculturalcollegesmusttakeputerclassesbecausetheycandoNothingwithoutthehelpofputersontoday’sfarms.Whatisthebesttitleforthewholepassage?A.puterFarmers’BestFriendB.FarmersinTheFutureC.TheAgriculturalRevolutionD.putersandRobots

VisitingU.S.PresidentGeorgeW.BushsaidinBeijingFridaythatbothChinaandtheUnitedStatesshouldencouragebilateral双边的contactsandexchangestopromotemutualunderstanding.It’simportantforourpoliticalleaderstocometoChinasaidBushwhogaveaspeechFridaymorningatQinghuaUniversityoneofthemostprestigiousuniversitiesinChinA.HisworkingvisittoChinaanddiscussionswithOinghuastudentshelppromoteSino-U.S.中美relationsBushsaidinresponsetoastudent’squestionaboutwhathewoulddotopromoteSino-U.S.relations.ManypeopleinmycountryareveryinterestedinChinahesaidaddingthattheseAmericanshavelearnedmoreaboutChina’scultureandtheChinesepeoplE.Hesaidthathewouldkeepencouragingsuchcontactsandexchangesbetweenthetwocountries.BushsaidthathewoulddescribebackhomewhathehasseenhereandthatChinaasagreatnationnotonlyhasagreathistorybutalsoanunbelievablyexcitingfuturE.Thepresidentsaidthatthe2008OlympicGameswouldmakeasignificantopportunityfortherestoftheworldtounderstandChinawhichenablesmorepeopletocometoChinaandfeelthemodernizationtakingplaceandmanymorepeoplewillseeitonthetelevision.BusharrivedinBeijingThursdayforatwo-dayworkingvisittoChinA.Whatthewordprestigiousinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans?A.greatB.famousC.honorableD.modestWhichofthesentenceisNOTtrue?A.BushthinkbilateralcontactsandmutualunderstandingwillpromoteSino-U.S.relations.B.ManyAmericansareinterestedinChinA.C.BushandthestudentsofQinghuadiscussedsomethingabouthowtomakeChinaricherandstronger.D.The2008’sOlympicGamesisagreatchangeforChinabeenknownbytheworlD.ManyAmericansareinterestedinChinabecause_______.A.theywanttocomeheretotakepartinthe2008OlympicGamesB.theyhavelearnedsomethingofChinaandtheywanttolearnmoreC.ChinahasbeentakingplacegreatchangeD.ChinahasagreathistoryandunbelievablyexcitingfutureThenarrator叙述者ofthepassagewasmostprobably_____.A.areporterB.apsychologistC.apoliticianD.asociologist

Racism种族歧视isagrown-updiseasedeclaresthesayingonRubyBridge’swebsitealongwithaphotoofMrs.Bridgetodaya6-year-oldgirlfourdecadesago.InthephotosheiswalkingupthestepsoftheWilliamFrantzPublicSchoolinNewOrleansalittleblackgirlaccompaniedbytwoofficerswhoprotectheronherwaytoschool.HernamethenwasRubyNell.ItwasNov.141960.Shewasthefirstblackchildtoenrollatthisall-whiteelementaryschoolaccordingtothecourtordertodesegregateinNewOrleansschools.Herstoryismoving--shewasaverycourageouschild--andremainsasignificantproofagainstintolerance不宽容ofallkinds.Ruby’sphotobringsoutanotherpowerfulimageonherwebsite:NormanRockwellssymbolicpaintingforLookmagazineonJan.141964TheProblemWeAllLiveWith.Rockwellwasanillustratorofexceptionalskillandcharm.Heproducedavastnumberofunforgettableimagesoveralongcareermanyoftheminvolvingchildren.HisAmericankidsareinnocentandappealingbutoftenatthesametimedecidedlynaughty.HismethodwastophotographhismodelsandtheresultingpaintingswerephotographiC.Butitisrevealingtoseehowtheartistslightlychangedfacialexpressionsfromphototooilpaintinginordertomakehispaintingscommunicatewiththeviewer.Communicationevenpersuasionlayatthebackofhiswork;thiswasartforeffect.TheProblemWeAllLiveWithbelongstoRockwell’slaterworkwhenhebeganopenlyshowinghisstrongbeliefinliberty.ThisisahighlypersuasiveimagE.Beforehearrivedatthefinalcopyonesketch草图showsthelittlegirlclosertothetwoofficersfollowingherthantothoseinfront.InthefinishedpicturethegirlseemsmoredeterminedindependentanduntoucheD.TheunfriendlytomatoesthrownonthewallarebehindhernowandsheiscompletelyunaffecteD.RubyNellwasprotectedbyofficersonherwaytoschoolbecause.A.shewasalittlefighteragainstracismB.shewasveryyoungshortandtimidC.shewasthefirstblacktostudyinanall-whiteschoolD.shewaschosenbythecomt0be’wi’thwhitechildrenAccordingtothepassageTheProblemWeAllLiveWithisan.A.socialprogramforAmericanchildrenB.famouspaintingbyNormanRockwellC.photodisplayedonRubyBridges’websiteD.exhibitionattheNormanRockwellMuseumTheworddesegregateinparagraph2probablymeans.A.fightagainstthewhiteB.endracialseparationC.struggleforfreedomD.stoptheblack-whiteconflictThemaintopicofthispassageis.A.howRockwellencouragedRubytofightagainstracismB.howRubywonherfighttogotoanall-whiteschoolC.howRockwellexpressedhisprotestin.IrisworkD.howpersuasiveRockwell’searlierworkofartis

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

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

Fromthemomentthatananimalisbornithastomakedecisions.Ithastodecidewhichofthethingsarounditareforeatingandwhicharetobeavoided;whentoattackandwhentorunaway.Theanimalisinfactplayingaverydangerousgamewithitsenvironmentagameinwhichitmustmakedecision—amatteroflifeordeath.Animals’abilitytoactreasonablyisbelievedtocomepartlyfromwhatwemaycallgenetic遗传性的learningwhichisdifferentfromtheindividual个体的learningthatananimaldoesinthecourseofitsownlifetime.Geneticlearningislearningbyaspecies—animalsofthesamekind—asawholeanditisachievedbyselectionofthosemembersofeachgenerationthathappentoactintherightway.Howevertheroleofgeneticlearningdependsuponhowsimilarthefutureenvironmentistothepast.ThemoreimportantindividualexperienceislikelytobethelessimportantisgeneticlearningasameansofgettingovertheproblemsofthesurvivalgamE.Becausemostanimalsliveineverchangingenvironmentsfromonegenerationtothenextitisnotsurprisingtofindthatveryfewspeciesindeeddependwhollyupongeneticlearning.Inthegreatmajorityofanimalstheirparticularwaysofactinginanewenvironmentareacompound复合体ofindividualexperienceaddedtotheactionpatternsanimalsarebornwith.ThatiswhyanimalscansurvivE.72.Theanimal’slifewillcometoanend.A.iftheanimalmakesawrongdecisionB.iftheanimalplaysadangerousgameC.whentheanimalattacksitsenemyD.whentheanimalrunstooslowly73.Veryfewspeciesdependentirelyongeneticlearningbecause.A.eachgenerationhasitsownwayoflearningB.theirenvironmentschangeallthetimeC.theycanactreasonablyontheirownD.ittakestheirwholelifetolearn74.Whentheenvironmentdoesn’tchangemuch.A.animalscannotactinarightwayB.geneticlearningislessimportantforanimalsC.individuallearningplaysalessimportantroleD.animalscannotgetoverproblemsontheirontheirown75.Animals’livingongenerationaftergenerationdependson.A.theirnaturalactionpatternwiththeirownexperienceB.thelessonstheyhavelearntduringtheirlifetimeC.theirexperienceinparticularenvironmentsD.theknowledgepassedonbytheirparents

JuliaRobertswasbornonOctober281967inGeorgiaUSAandsheearnedanOscarnomination提名forherperformancein1989’sSteelMagnolias.Laterin1990shestarredinthesadromanticcomedyPrettyWoman.ThefilmwasaninternationalhitandRobertsbecameahouseholdnamE.ButherlaterfilmsparticularlyDyingYoung1991wereofadecidedlyunevenquality.In1993JuliaRobertsmarriedcountrysingerLyleLovettandthenmadeasuccessfulcomebackinThePelicanBrief1993.ButhernexttwomoviesinthefollowingyearPre-a-PorterandILoveTroubleprovedtobecritical评论的andcommercialdisappointment.Roberts’badluckcontinuedwhenMaryReilly1996failedattheboxofficE.ButhercareerbegantopickupagainwithMichaelCollinsandConspiracyTheoryboth1996.In1997RobertsmadeasuccessfulreturnincomedyMyBestFriend’sWeddingandcontinuedherquickrisein1999withNotingHillandRunawayBridE.BothfilmshelpedtofurtherrestoreRobertstoherstatus地位asthemostshiningwomaninHollywooD.HerbiggestsuccesscomesfromErinBrockovich.FortheexcellentperformanceshemadeinitJuliaRobertswasgiventheOscarBestLeadingActressAwardonMarch252001.NowJuliaRobertslooksoncoursetowinher10thawardforfavoritefemalemoviestaratthisyear’sPeople’sChoiceAwardsonSundayinLosAngeles.68.WhichofthefollowingmoviesmadeJuliaRobertsaninternationalname?A.SteelMagnoliasB.ErinBrockovichC.PrettyWomanD.ILoveTrouble69.WhywasJuliaRobertsgiventheOscarBestLeadingActressAwardin2001?A.BecauseshemadeanexcellentperformanceinErinBrockovichB.BecauseshehasbecomeahouseholdfilmstarC.BecausesheistheprettiestwomanintheHollywoodD.Becauseshehasbeenwealthyandwell-known70.Theunderlinedphrasepickupinthetextmeans________.A.collectB.standupC.fetchD.improve71.Theunderlinedsentencemeansthat_______.A.JuliaRobertsisgoingintherightdirectionB.JuliaRobertslooksmorebeautifulC.JuliaRobertsislookingformethodsD.JuliaRobertslooksveryhappy

London:Whatcouldpossiblyhewrongwithplantingtrees?Thebenefitsareobvious:theyfirmthesoilabsorbextrawaterandtakecarbondioxideoutoftheatmospherE.Howeveritnowturnsoutthatplantingtreescouldaddtoglobalwarming.Treerootsdoagreatjobofkeepingsoilfirmlyonthegroundandoutofthewind'spower.TheproblemisthatsomeofthosedustcloudsplayanimportantpartintakingincarbondioxidE.HugeduststormsblowoutovertheoceansfromdrypartsofNorthAfricaandcentralAsiA.TonsofdustareliftedandleftasathinfilmovertheoceansurfacE.DustfromChinaiscarriedeastandleftinthePacificOcean.Ifatree-plantingprogramthereissuccessfulandthedustsupplyreducedthefinalresultmaybethatlesscarbondioxidegetslockedawayintheocean.AndyRidgwellanenvironmentalscientistfromtheUniversityofEastAngliahasspentthepastfewyearsstudyingdustandsayshisworkshowsclearlythecomplexityofthesystemandtheimportanceofnotworkinguselesslywithitwithoutunderstandingtheresults.Forthisreasontheneedistofocusoncuttingcarbondioxidegivingoffratherthandealingwiththelandsurfaceaimlessly.AnAmericanscientistRobertJacksonhasshownthatwhennativegrasslandareasareoccupiedbytreescarbonislostfromthesoil.Wearestudyingwhythesoilcarbondisappearsbutonetheoryisthattreesdoalotmoreoftheirgrowingabovegroundcomparedtograssessolesscarbongoesdirectlyintothesoilfromtrees.saidJackson.InwetareasoftheworldthegainfromtreesabsorbingcarbondioxideabovegroundseemstobeoutweighedbythelossofcarbonfromthesoilbelowgrounD.Countriesthatplantocombatglobalwarmingbyplantingtreesmayhavetothinkagain.SolutionstoenvironmentalproblemsareoftenmorecomplexthantheyfirstappearandunderstandingtheEarth'sclimateisaverygreatchallengE.64.Peopleusuallyholdtheopinionthat_______.A.hugeduststormscandestroycarbondioxideB.hugeduststormscandestroytheoceansontheearthC.plantingtreescouldreduceglobalwarmingD.plantingtreesistheonlywaytocontrolhugeduststorms65.AndyRidgwelltheenvironmentalscientistbelievesthat_______.A.environmentalproblemsaremorecomplexthanexpectedB.treesshouldn'thavebeenplantedindryplacesC.dustplaysamoreimportantpartthantreesD.carbondioxideisharmfultoeverything66.RobertJackson'sexperimentprovesthat_______.A.carboncanturngrassintodustB.treesholdmorecarbonthangrassC.lesscarboncanmaketreesgrowfasterD.grasslandareasshouldbecoveredbyforests67.Theunderlinedwordcombatinthelastparagraphmeans_______.A.learnaboutB.giveupC.livewithD.fightagainst

Globalwarmingmayormaynotbethegreatenvironmentalcrisisofthe21stcenturybut—regardlessofwhetheritisorisn’t—wewon’tdomuchaboutit.Wewillargueoveritandmayevenasanationmakesomefairlysolemn-soundingcommitments承诺toavoidit.ButthemoredramaticandmeaningfulthesecommitmentsseemthelesslikelytheyaretobeobserveD.AlGorecallsglobalwarminganinconvenienttruthasifmerelyrecognizingitcouldputusapathtoasolution.Buttherealtruthisthatwedon’tknowenoughtorelieveglobalwarmingand—withoutmajortechnologicalbreakthroughs—wecan’tdomuchaboutit.From2003to2050theworld’spopulationisprojectedtogrowfrom6.4billionto9.1billiona42%increasE.Ifenergyuseperpersonandtechnologyremainthesametotalenergyuseandgreenhousegasemissions排放mainlyCO2willbe42%higherin2050.Butthat’stoolowbecausesocietiesthatgrowricherusemoreenergy.Weneedeconomicgrowthunlesswecondemntheworld’spoortotheirpresentpovertyandfreezeeveryoneelse’slivingstandards.Withmodestgrowthenergyuseandgreenhouseemissionsmorethandoubleby2050.Nogovernmentwilladoptrigidrestrictionsoneconomicgrowthandpersonalfreedomlimitsonelectricityusagedrivingandtravelthatmightcutbackglobalwarming.Stillpoliticianswanttoshowthey’redoingsomething.ConsidertheKyotoProtocol京都议定书.Itallowedcountriesthatjoinedtopunishthosethatdidn’t.Butithasn’treducedCO2emissionsupabout25%since1990andmanysignatories签字国didn’tadopttoughenoughpoliciestohittheir2008-2012targets.Thepracticalconclusionisthatifglobalwarmingisapotentialdisastertheonlysolutionisnewtechnology.Onlyanaggressiveresearchanddevelopmentprogrammightfindwaysofbreakingourdependenceonfossilfuelsordealingwithit.Thetroublewiththeglobalwarmingdebateisthatithasbecomeamoralproblemwhenit’sreallyanengineeringonE.Theinconvenienttruthisthatifwedon’tsolvetheengineeringproblemwe’rehelpless.46.Whatissaidaboutglobalwarminginthefirstparagraph?A.Itmaynotproveanenvironmentalcrisisatall.B.Itisanissuerequiringworldwidecommitments.C.Seriousstepshavebeentakentoavoidorstopit.D.Verylittlewillbedonetobringitundercontrol.47.Accordingtotheauthor’sunderstandingwhatisAlGore’sviewonglobalwarming?A.Itisarealitybothpeopleandpoliticiansareunawareof.B.Itisaphenomenonthatcausesusmanyinconveniences.C.ItisaproblemthatcanbesolvedonceitisrecognizeD.D.Itisanareaweactuallyhavelittleknowledgeabout.48.Greenhouseemissionswillmorethandoubleby2050becauseof________.A.economicgrowthB.wastefuluseofenergyC.thewideninggapbetweentherichandpoorD.therapidadvancesofscienceandtechnology49.TheauthorbelievesthatsincethesigningoftheKyotoProtocol________.A.politicianshavestartedtodosomethingtobetterthesituationB.fewnationshaveadoptedrealtoughmeasurestolimitenergyuseC.reductionsinenergyconsumption消耗havegreatlycutbackglobalwarmingD.internationalcooperationhascontributedtosolvingenvironmentalproblems50.Whatisthemessagetheauthorintendstoconvey?A.GlobalwarmingismoreofamoralissuethanapracticalonE.B.Theultimatesolutiontoglobalwarmingliesinnewtechnology.C.Thedebateoverglobalwarmingwillleadtotechnologicalbreakthroughs.D.Peoplehavetogiveupcertainmaterialcomfortstostopglobalwarming.

Animalscanmovefromplacetoplacebutplantscannot.Whenananimalisunderattackitcanrunawayorfightback.Plantscertainlycannotrunawayandtheylackteethandclaws.Butplantscandefendthemselvesbyusingbothphysicalandchemicalmeans.Someplantshavetheirownwaystokeepanimalsaway.Forexampletheleavesofthehollyplanthavesharpspines刺thatdiscouragegrass-eatinganimals.Hollyleavesonlowerbrancheshavemorespinesthanleavesonupperbranches.Thisisbecausethelowerleavesareeasierformostanimalstoreach.Someplantssuchastheoaktreehavethickandhardleavesthataredifficultforanimalstoeat.Somegrassesmaycontainasandymaterial;eatingsuchgrasseswearsdowntheanimal'steeth.Manyplantsalsohavechemicaldefenses.Someplantsproducechemicalsthattastebitterorcauseanunpleasantreaction.Someplantsmayfightagainstanattackbyincreasingtheproductionofthesechemicals.Whenacaterpillar毛虫bitesatobaccoleaftheleafproducesachemicalmessenger.ThismessengersendstotherootstheinformationtoproducemorenicotinE.Thehigherlevelsofnicotinediscouragethecaterpillar.Manyplantsdependonbothphysicalandchemicaldefenses.A.certainplantinChinaforinstancehasprickly多刺的leavesandeachpricklecontainspoisonousvenom毒液A.singleexperiencewiththiskindofplantwillteachananimaltostayawayfromitinthefuturE.68.Thehollyplanthasmorespinesonthelowerleavesbecausemostanimals________.A.arenottallenoughB.likethelowerleavesonlyC.arenotcleverenoughD.cangetthelowerleaveseasily69.Todefendthemselvesoaktreesuse________.A.chemicalmeansB.physicalmeansC.bitterchemicalsD.sandymaterials70.Howdoestobaccoprotectitselfagainstanattackfromacaterpillar?A.Itsleavesfightagainsttheattackbyphysicalmeans.B.Itsrootssendamessengertodiscouragethecaterpillar.C.ItsrootsincreasetheproductionofnicotinewhenitisattackeD.D.Itsleavesproducepoisonoussandtodrivethecaterpillaraway.71.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.PlantsandAnimalsB.HowPlantsDefendThemselvesC.AttacksandDefensesD.HowAnimalsEatPlantLeaves

Wouldyouliketobeakingorqueen?Tohavepeoplewaitingonyouhandandfoot?ManyAmericansexperiencethisroyaltreatmenteveryday.How?Bybeingcustomers.TheAmericanideaofcustomerserviceistomakeeachcustomerthecenterofattention.Needproof?Justlistentothecommercials.MostofthemsoundliketheMcDonald’sad:Wedoitallforyou.ActuallynotallstoresinAmericarollouttheredcarpetfortheircustomers.Butwhereveryougogoodcustomerservicemeansmakingcustomersfeelspecial.PeoplegoingshoppinginAmericacanexpecttobetreatedwithrespectfromtheverybeginning.Mostplacesdon’thaveafurniturestreetoracomputerroadwhichallowyoutocomparepriceseasily.Insteadpeopleoftenlettheirfingersdothewalkingthroughthestorehotlines.Fromthefirsthellocustomersreceiveasatisfyingresponsetotheirquestions.Thisinitialcontactcanhelpthemdecidewheretoshop.Whencustomersgettothestoretheyaretreatedashonoredguests.Customersdon’tusuallyfindstoreclerkssittingaroundwatchingTVorplayingcards.Insteadtheclerksgreetthemwarmlyandoffertohelpthemfindwhattheywant.InmoststorestheclearsignsthatlabeleachdepartmentmakeshoppingabreezE.Customersusuallydon’thavetoaskhowmuchitemscostsincepricesareclearlymarkeD.Andunlessthey’reatafleamarketorayardsaletheydon’tbothertryingtobargain.WhencustomersarereadytocheckouttheyfindthenearestandshortestcheckoutlanE.ButasMurphy’sLawwouldhaveitwhicheverlanetheygetinalltheotherlaneswillmovefaster.Goodstoresopennewcheckoutlaneswhenthelanesgettoolong.Someevenofferexpresslanesforcustomerswith10itemsorless.Aftertheypayfortheirpurchasescustomersreceiveasmileandawarmthankyoufromtheclerk.Manystoresevenallowcustomerstotaketheirshoppingcartsouttotheparkinglot.Thatwaytheydon’thavetocarryheavybagsouttothecar.Byquoting引用theMcDonald’sad:Wedoitallforyoutheauthorintendsto_______.A.suggestthatcustomersbelievewhatcommercialssaydeeplyB.showreaderstheAmericanideaongoodcustomerserviceC.expressallthestorespaymuchattentiontothecustomersD.persuadereaderstochoosethestoreswithadscorrectlyIntheUSAwhatmayyoudoatfirstifyouwanttodosomeshopping?A.Tovisitaprofessionalstreetwithlotsofsimilarstores.B.Tocomparepricesinmanyshopsinthesamestreet.C.Tomakephonecallsandgetbettershoppingchoices.D.Toreceiveothercustomers’answerstothequestions.TheunderlinedwordsabreezeinParA.3mostprobablymeans_________.A.aneasyjobB.atroubleC.afunnythingD.aboringtaskWhichofthefollowingsshowsAmericanstoresofferconveniencetocustomersinthispassage?A.Thestoreclerksdon’tusuallysitaroundwatchingTVorplayingcards.B.SomestoresofferpricebargaintothecustomerslikeayardsalE.C.Theclerksgivecustomersasmileandawarmthankyouafterpaying.D.SomestoresopennewcheckoutlaneswhenthelanesarecrowdeD.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.CustomerServiceinAmericaB.ExcellentStoresinAmericaC.ShoppingRulesinAmericaD.BeingKingorQueeninAmerica

BA.newcollegeguideintheUnitedStatescompareseducationalrequirementsinsevensubjects.TheseincludemathsciencewritingandUnitedStateshistoryorgovernment.TheothersubjectsareeconomicsforeignlanguageandliteraturE.ThefreeonlineguideisfromtheAmericanCouncilofTrusteesandAlumni.Thecouncilisanonprofitgroupthatsupportsliberalartseducation.ItspresidentAnneNealsaystheseareasofknowledgeareneededtosucceedinatwenty-firstcenturysocietyandanincreasinglyconnectedworlD.YetshetoldVOA’sFaizaElmasryitwassurprisinghowmanystudentscangraduatewithinherwordsathineducation.Forty-twooftheonehundredcollegesanduniversitiessurveyedreceivedthelowestmarks.Thismeanttheyrequiredtwoorfewerofthesevensubjects.Fiveschoolsreceivedatopgradeforrequiringsixsubjects.ThesewereBrooklynCollegeinNewYorkCityTexasA&MtheUniversityofTexas-AustinWestPointandtheUniversityofArkansas.RobertCostrellisaprofessorofeducationreformandeconomicsattheUniversityofArkansas.HesaysmanyifnotallofthetopAmericancollegesoncehadacorecurriculum—asetofcoursesrequiredforallstudents.Butovertheyearsmanyhavedroppedtheserequirements.OrtheyhavewateredthemdownProfessorCostrellsaysintowhatbecameknownasdistributionrequirements.Thissystemletsastudentchoosefromanumberofdifferentcoursestosatisfyarequirement.ROBERTCOSTRELL:AndinmanycasesthesecourseswenttoofarIwouldsaytowardsthefluffytreatmentofseriousmaterialandstudentscouldsatisfytheirrequirementbytakingsuchcourses.ProfessorCostrellsaysschoolsshouldnotonlyre-examinewhattheyteach.Theyshouldalsomeasurewhatstudentshavelearned—forexamplethroughsomeformofexaminationsorpapers.A.newreportthisweekfromtheCollegeBoardshowedthatcollegepricescontinuetorisE.ButAnneNealfromtheAmericanCouncilofTrusteesandAlumnisayshigherprices.donotguaranteeabettergeneraleducation.Infactthegroupfoundthatthehigherthetuitionthemorelikelythatstudentshavetodeveloptheirowngeneraleducation.ThecollegeguideisontheWebatwhatwilltheylearn.com.AnneNealsayshergroupissurveyingmorecolleges.ThehopeshesaysistodiscoverwhatcollegegraduateshavereallylearnedandhowreadytheyaretocompeteintheglobalmarketplacE.61.Wheredoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?A.A.scientificfiction.B.A.researchnewspaper.C.A.fashionmagazinE.D.Anentertainmentnewspaper.62.TheAmericanCouncilofTrusteesandAlumnidoesallthefollowingEXCEPT_________.A.supportliberalartseducationB.concernitselfwitheducationinAmericaC.devotetimetohelpingimprovecollegeeducationD.makemoneybyhelpingwithcollegeeducation63.ThewordswateredthemdownunderlinedinParagraph6mostlikelymean_______.A.reducedrequiredcoursesB.improvedrequiredcoursesC.increasedrequiredcoursesD.developedrequiredcourses64.InthispassagethenewcollegeguidemainlytellsitsreadersthatAmericancollegesshould_____.A.meettherequirementsofthenewcenturyB.reducethenumberofrequiredcoursesC.havedifferentstandardsonrequiredcoursesD.cutdownontheirtuitions

Animalsarenaturalresourcesthatpeoplehavewastedallthroughourhistory.Animalshavebeenkilledfortheirfurandfeathersforfoodforsportandsimplybecausetheywereintheway.Thousandsofkindsofanimalshavedisappearedfromtheworldforever.Hundredsmoreareonthedangerlisttoday.About170kindsintheUnitedStatesaloneareconsideredindanger.Whyshouldpeoplecare?Becauseweneedanimals.AndbecauseoncetheyaregonetherewillneverbeanymorE.Animalsaremorethanjustbeautifulandinteresting.TheyaremorethanjustasourceoffooD.EveryanimalhasitsplaceinthebalanceofnaturE.Destroyingonekindofanimalcancreatemanyproblems.Forexamplewhenfarmerskilledlargenumbersofhawks老鹰thefarmersstoresofcornandgrainweredestroyedbyratsandmicE.Why?BecausehawkseatratsandmicE.Withnohawkstokeepdowntheirnumberstheratsandmicemultiplied繁殖quickly.Luckilysomepeopleareworkingtohelpsavetheanimals.Somegroupsraisemoneytoletpeopleknowabouttheproblem.Andtheytrytogetthegovernmentstopasslawsprotectinganimalsindanger.Quiteafewcountrieshavepassedlaws.Theselawsforbidthekillingofanyanimalsorplantsonthedangerlist.Slowlythenumberofsomeanimalsindangerisgrowing.Animalsareimportanttousmainlybecause____.A.theygiveusasourceoffoodB.theyarebeautifulandlovelyC.theykeepthebalanceofnatureD.theygiveusalotofpleasureWhathashappenedtotheanimalsontheearth?A.Hundredsofkindsofanimalshavedisappearedforever.B.Manykindsofanimalshavediedout.C.About170kindsofanimalshavedisappearedforever.D.Allkindsofanimalsareindanger.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Peoplecaremuchaboutanimalsbecausetheyneedthem.B.OnceacertainkindofanimalsisgoneforevertherewillneverbeanymorE.C.Killingallratsandmicemaycausesomeproblems.D.Peoplemustnotkillanyanimals.Whatcanweinferfromthefactthatquiteafewcountrieshavepassedlawsprotectinganimalsindanger?A.Everypersonwillknowtheimportanceofprotectingwildanimals.B.AnimalsindangerwillnotbekilledanymorE.C.ThenumberofsomeanimalsindangerwillincreasE.D.AnimalsindangerwillbekeptawayfrompeoplE.

LargecompaniesneedawaytoreachthesavingsofthepublicatlargE.Thesameproblemonasmallerscale小规模地facespracticallyeverycompanytryingtodevelopnewproductsandcreatenewjobs.Therecanbelittlehopeofraisingthemoneyneededfromfriendsandpeopleweknowandwhilebanksmayagreetoprovideshort-termfinance资金theyaregenerallyunwillingtoprovidemoneyforlong-termprojects.Socompaniesturntothepublicinvitingpeopletolendthemmoneyortakeashare股份inthebusinessinexchangeforashareinfutureinterests.Thistheydobyissuing发行stocks股票andsharesinthebusinessthroughtheStockExchangE.Bydoingsotheycanputintocirculation流通thesavingsofsinglepersonsandinstitutionsbothathomeandabroaD.Whenthesaver储蓄者needshismoneybackhedoesnothavetogotothecompanywithwhomheoriginallyplacedit.Insteadhesellshissharesthroughastockbroker证券经纪人tosomeothersaverwhoisseekingtoinvesthismoney.Manyoftheservicesneededbothbyindustryandbyeachofusareprovidedbythegovernmentorbylocalorganizations.Withouthospitalsroadselectricitytelephonesandrailwaysthiscountrycouldnotwork.AlltheserequirecontinuousspendingonnewequipmentandnewdevelopmentiftheyaretoserveusproperlyrequiringmoremoneythanitisraisedthroughtaxesalonE.Thegovernmentlocalorganizationsandnationalizedindustriesthereforefrequentlyneedtoborrowmoneytofinance给提供资金majorcapitalspendingandtheytoocometotheStockExchangE.Thereishardlyamanorwomaninthiscountrywhosestandardoflivingdoesnotdependontheabilityofhisorheremployerstoraisemoneytofinancenewdevelopment.Inonewayoranotherhisnewmoneymustcomefromthesavingsofthecountry.TheStockExchangeexiststoprovideachannelthroughwhichthesesavingscanreachthosewhoneedfinancE.1.Themoneywhichenablesthesecompaniestogoaheadwiththeirprojectsis_______.A.exchangedforpartownershipintheStockExchangeB.raisedbythesellingofsharesinthecompaniesC.repaidtoitsoriginalownersassoonaspossibleD.investedindifferentcompaniesintheStockExchange2.Allthebasicservicesonwhichwedependare_______.A.unabletoprovidefortheneedsofthepopulationB.financedwhollybyratesandtaxesC.inconstantneedoffinancialsupportD.runbythegovernmentorlocalorganizations3.TheStockExchangemakesitpossibleforthegovernmentlocalorganizationsandnationalizedindustries_______.A.tomakecertaineverybodysavesmoneyB.toborrowasmuchmoneyastheywishC.tomakecertaineverybodylendsmoneytothemD.toraisemoneytofinancenewdevelopment4.Theunderlinedwordinvestprobablymeans_______.A.givemoremoneywithB.providelessmoneywithC.borrowlessmoneywithD.makemoremoneywith

MONTREALReuters–CrossingtheUS-Canadaborder边界togotochurchonaSundaycostaUScitizen$10000forbreakingWashington’sstrictnewsecurity安全rules.TheexpensivetriptochurchwasasurpriseforRichardAlbertwholivesrightontheCanadianborder.Liketheotherhalf-dozenpeopleofTownship15crossingtheborderisadailyoccurrenceforAlbert.ThenearbyQuebecvillageofSt.Pamphileiswheretheyshopeatandgotochurch.Therearemanysuchsituationsintheseareasalongthelargelyunguarded5530-mileborderbetweenCanadaandtheUS–whichinsomecasesactuallyrunsdownthemiddleofstreetsorthroughbuildings.AsaresultAlbertsayshedidnotexpectanyp0roblemsthreeweeksagowhenhereturnedhometotheUSafterattendingchurchinCanadaasusualTheUScustoms海关stationinthisareaisclosedonSundayssohejustdrovearoundthelockedgateashehaddoneeveryweekendsincethepateappearedlastMayfollowingatighteningofbordersecurity.TwodayslaterAlbertwastoldtogotothecustomsofficewhereanofficertoldhimhehadbeencaughtoncameracrossingtheborderillegally非法.Ottawahasgivenoutsp0ecialpassestosome300UScitizensinthatareasotheycanenterthecountrywhenCanadiancustomsstationsareclosedbuttheUSstoppedasimilarprogramlastMay.Thatforcesthepeopletoa200-miledetouralonghillyroadstogethomethroughanotherbordercheckpoint.AlberthasrequestedthatthecustomsofficechangetheirdecisionsonthefinebuthehasnotattendedaSundaychurchsincE.IfeellikeI’mlivinginap0risonhesaiD.4.WelearnfromthetextthatRichardAlbertis_______.A.anAmericanlivinginTownship15B.aCanadianlivinginaQuebecvillageC.aCanadianworkinginacustomsstationD.anAmericanworkinginaCanadianchurch5..Albertwasfinedbecausehe________.A.failedtoobeytrafficrulesB.broketheAmericansecurityrulesC.workedinSt.PamphilewithoutapassD.damagedthegateofthecustomsofficE.6.TheunderlinedworddetourinParagraph5means_________.A.adrivethroughthetownB.araceacrossthefieldsC.aroundaboutwayoftravelingD.ajourneyinthemountainarea7..Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ACross-countryTripB.ASpecialBorderPassC.AnUnguardedBorderD.AnExpensiveChurchVisit

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

UnusualincidentsarebeingreportedacrosstheArctiC.Inuit因纽特人familiesgoingoffonsnowmobilestopreparetheirsummerhuntingcampshavefoundthemselvescutofffromhomebyaseaofmuD.Therearealsoreportsofseaicebreakingupearlierthanusualcarryingsealsbeyondthereachofhunters.Climatechangemaystillbearatherabstract抽象的ideatomostofusbutintheArcticitisalreadyhavinggreateffect—ifsummertimeicecontinuestoshrinkatitspresentratetheArcticOceancouldsoonbecomealmostice-freeinsummer.Theknock-oneffects连锁反应arelikelytoincludemorewarmingcloudierskiesandhighersealevels.Scientistsareincreasinglyeagertofindoutwhat’sgoingonintheArctiC.FortheInuittheproblemisurgent.Theyliveinunsteadybalancewithoneofthetoughestenvironmentsonearth.ClimatechangewhateveritscausesisadirectdangertotheirwayoflifE.NobodyknowstheArcticaswellasthelocalswhichiswhytheyarenotcontentsimplytostandbackandletoutsiderexpertstellthemwhat’shappening.InCanadawheretheInuitpeoplearetryinghardtoguardtheirhard-wonautonomy自治权inthecountry’snewestlandNunavuttheybelievetheirbesthopeofsurvivalinthischangingenvironmentliesincombiningtheirancestral祖先的knowledgewiththebestofmodernsciencE.Thisisachallengeinitself.TheCanadianArcticisavasttreelesspolardesertthat’scoveredwithsnowformostoftheyear.AdventureintothisareaandyougetsomeideaofthehardshipsfacinganyonewhocallsthishomE.Farmingisoutofthequestionandnatureoffersfewpickings.HumansfirstsettledintheArcticamere4500yearsagosurvivingbytakingadvantageofseafirst.Theenvironmenttestedthemtothelimits:sometimesthesettlersweresuccessful;sometimestheyfailedanddisappeareD.ButaroundathousandyearsagoonegroupappearedthatwasuniquelywelladaptedtodealwiththeArcticenvironment.TheseThulepeoplemovedinfromAlaskabringingdogsirontoolsandthelikE.Theyaretheancestorsoftoday’sInuitpeoplE.Whichofthefollowingislikelytobetheeffectofclimatechange?A.ShorterandshortersummertimE.B.Ice-freesummeraroundtheArctiC.C.Lowersealevels.D.Morerainyskies.TheInuitpeoplebelievethesolutiontotheclimatechangeproblemis________.A.tochangetheirwayoflifeB.todoastheirancestorsC.totrytoprotecttheenvironmentfromnowonD.tousetheirancestralknowledgeandmodernscienceItcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraphthat________.A.thefirstsettlersintheArcticsurvivedtherequiteeasilyB.it’shardtofarmintheArcticduetoclimatechangeC.theancestorsofInuitpeoplestoodoutamongthesettlersD.theThulepeoplefromAlaskainventedirontoolsWhichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthistext?A.ClimateChangeandtheInuitB.ClimateChangearoundtheArcticC.GlobalWarmingaroundtheWorldD.TheInuitandTheirAncestorsaroundtheWorld

BChinaislikelytosurpasstheU.S.tobecomeworld’slargestonlinegamemarketthisyearaccordingtoarecentreportbymarketresearchfirmiResearch.China’sonlinegamemarketgeneratedrevenue总收入of20.8billionyuan$3.04billionin2008up52.2%overthepreviousyear.Over80%oftherevenuecamefrombigmultiplayeronlinegameswiththerestgeneratedfromWebgamesandmobilegames.Theoverallmarketisexpectedtokeepgrowingatanaverageannualrateof20%inthecomingfiveyears.AndiResearchforecaststhattheChineseonlinemarketwillbeworthmorethan68billionyuanby2012whichwillaccountforalmosthalfoftheglobalmarketbythen.AtpresentU.S.ChinaandKoreaaretheworld’stopthreelargestonlinegamemarketsmakingupabout29%27%and21%respectivelyoftheglobalonlinegamemarketaccordingtothereport.U.S.gamecompaniesderiveamajorpartoftheirrevenuefromsalesofgamesoverseas.SouthKorea’sonlinegameindustrygenerateshalfofitsrevenuefromgamesinitshomemarket.InChinahowevermostofthemoneycomesdirectlyfromitsowngameplayers.NegativelyinfluencedbytheglobaleconomicdownturnboththeU.S.andKoreamarketswillseeadropingameexportingiResearchestimates.InChinatheenormousbaseandfastgrowingofonlinegamerswillfurtherboostChina’sonlinegameindustrysaidthereport.Chinaiscurrentlyhometo55.5milliononlinegameplayersaccordingtothelateststatsbytheChinaInternetNetworkInformationCenterCNNIC.InitsreportiResearchfoundthatfiguresforgamersunder18andabove40grewattheirfastestrateyetlastyearthoughitdidn’tdisclosespecifics.55.Thesecondandthirdparagraphsshowthat________.A.Theglobalonlinegamemarketwillbeworthmorethan136billionyuanin2012.B.China’sonlinegamemarketincreasedby20%in2008.C.China’sonlinegamemarketwillbecome60%lessin2009.D.USChinaandKoreatogetheraccountfor90%oftheglobalonlinegamemarket.56.China’sonlinegameindustryisdifferentfromthatoftheUSandKoreabecauseit’s________.A.madeupofonlineWebandmobilegamesB.easilyaffectedbytheglobaleconomyC.mainlybaseduponitshomemarketD.amongthethreelargestonlinegamemarkets57.WhichofthefollowingthingsismentionedasafactorintherapiddevelopmentofChina’sonlinegameindustry?A.TherapidgrowthofonlinegamersinChinA.B.AdropingameimportstoChinA.C.Theglobaleconomicdownturn.D.ThedevelopmentoftechnologyinChinA.58.AccordingtothelastparagraphwhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.CNNCandiResearchworkedtogetheronthereport.B.Gamersunder18wereoneoftheagegroupswhichgrewthefastestlastyear.C.Atpresentthereare55.5milliononlinegameprovidersinChinA.D.ThestatementsofCNNCandiResearcharecontradictory.

Thefollowingaretheworld-renewedattractions迷人地方inLondonsodon’tmissthemwhiletouringtherE.Shakespeare’sGlobeShakespeare’sGlobewhichofficiallyopenedin1997isareconstructionoftheGlobeTheatrebuiltin1599andbringsShakespeare’sworldtolifE.Asavisitortotheexhibitionyou’lldiscoverhowshowswereproducedinthetheatresduringShakespeare’stimE.Theguide-storytellerstakeyouonafascinatinghalf-hourtour.Price:Adult￡9.00Child5-15￡6.50;Student￡7.50;Under5FREE.TheTowerofLondonThetowernearly100feethighwithwalls15feetthickwasbuiltintheearly1080s.KingHenryⅢmadethistowerhishomE.KingEdwardVandhisyoungerbrotherweremurderedinsidebytheirunclE.QueenElizabethIwasshutupinthetowerfortwomonthsbyherhalfsisterMarywhofeltthatherthrone王位wasbeingthreatened威胁.In1603partofthetowerbecameamuseum.Price:Adult￡16.50;Child5-15￡9.50;Under5FREE;Student￡13.50;Familytwoadultswiththreechildren￡46.00.Banqueting宴会HouseBanquetingHouseistheremainsofWhitehallPalacewhichwasbuiltin1529andwashometotheEnglishkings.ItwasdestroyedbyfirE.Famousforitsarchitectureandpaintingthebuildingisalsoknownforbeingthescene地点ofCharlesI’sexecution处决Price:Adult￡4.50;Child￡2.25;StudentwithIDandseniorcitizen60+￡3.00;Under5FREE.TowerBridgeExhibitionTowerBridgehasstoodovertheRiverThamesinLondonsince1894andisoneofthefinestmostrecognizablebridgesintheworlD.AttheTowerBridgeExhibitionyoucanenjoybreath-takingviewsfromthehigh-levelwalkwaysandlearnaboutthehistoryofthebridgeandhowitwasbuilt.YoucanthenvisittheVictorianengineroomshometotheoriginalsteamenginesthatusedtopowerthebridgE.Price:Adult￡6.00;Child5-15￡3.00;Under5FREE;Seniorcitizen60+￡4.50;Student￡4.50.1.Whichofthefollowingplaceshasthelongesthistory?A.WhitehallPalacE.B.TheGlobeTheatrE.C.TheTowerofLondon.D.TowerBridgE.2.Iftwoparentswiththeir4-year-oldsonvisittheTowerofLondontheyshouldpay.A.￡33B.￡43C.￡46D.￡523.QueenElizabethIwasshutupinthetowerfortwomonthsbyMarymainlybecause.A.Marydidn’tlikeher]B.shetriedtostealMary’streasureC.MaryfearedshewouldbecometheQueenD.sheintendedtomurderMary4.Howmanyplacesusedasaking’shomearementionedinthispassage?A.OnE.B.Two.C.ThreE.D.Four.

WhenyouvisitAmericayouwillseethewordMotelonsignsandnoticeboards.Itismadeupofmotorandhotelanditisreallyahotelforpeoplewhoarrivebycarhow-everyoudon’tneedacartostayatone.Youhavetopaywhenyouarriveforyourroomwhichusuallyhasabath.Mealsarenotprovidedbuttherewillcertainlybeacafeteria自助餐馆.Americanseatalotofsaladsandsandwiches.Alongthemainroadstherearealotofmotels.Eachtriestooffermorethannext.Someprovidetelevisionineverybedroom;othershaveswimmingpools;andsoon.Motelsareespeciallyusefulwhenyouareinthecountryfarfromatownorcity.YouwillalsofindtheminthebigNationalParks.InthesegreatNationalParksyoumaymeetguestsyoudon’texpecttoseE.AnAmericanfriendtoldmealittlestory.InthemiddleofamoonlessnightsheheardstrangenoisesoutsidehermotelwindowintheYellowstoneNationalParkinWyoming.Thinkingitmightbeathiefshejumpedoutofbedopenedthedoorandcrepttowardsadarkshadow.Asshegotcloseshesawthethief.Shewasdreadfullyfrightened:itwasn’tahumanthief—itwasabigblackbear.ThebearwasturningoversomeemptytinswithitspawlookingfortastybitsoffooD.Myfrienddecidedtoleavethatparticularthiefalone!Therearealsoofcourseplacescalledroominghouseswheretheyreceivelodgers房客.YouwillseesuchsignsasTouristsorRoomsRentandyoucouldtryoneofthesE.A.wordofwarning—lookingforaroominNewYorkduringthetouristseasonislikelookingforgoldonthemoon!WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutmotels?A.YoucanonlyfindmotelsinthebigNationalParks.B.Theyarefreeforpeoplewhoarrivebycar.C.Ifyouwanttostayatamotelyoumusthaveacar.D.Thewordmotelisformedbytwowords.WhichofthefollowingisNOTprovidedbymotels?A.Baths.B.Swimmingpools.C.TV.D.Meals.Theunderlinedwordcreptinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans______.A.movedslowlyB.rushedoutC.threwawayD.ranfastThesecondparagraphmainlytellsus______.A.aninterestingstoryB.theexperienceoftheauthor’sfriendC.wemaymeetanimalsintheNationalParksD.bearsusuallylookforfoodatnightFromthelastparagraphwecanlearnthatinNewYorkduringthetouristseason______.A.touristscanfindgoldthereB.touristscanhaveasweetdreamthereC.itisdifficulttofindaroomthereD.thereiswarningfortouriststoNewYork

Besidesprovidingaperfectenvironmentforseaplantsandanimalstoliveinseawaterhasothervaluesoneofwhichisthatitconstantlymovesanditsmovementsproduceenergy.Themostobviousmovementsarethewavesandthetides.Windscausethewavesandthegravitationalpullofthemoonandthesuncausesthetides.InplacesliketheBayofFundyinCanadathedifferencebetweenthehighandlowtidelevelcanbeasmuchas40feet.FranceandBritainarenowtryingtouseenergyinthetidestoproduceelectricity.Wavescanproduceelectricityandsomeexperimentsaretakingplacetolearnmoreaboutthis.Oneofthemostencouragingareasofresearchusesthedifferencebetweenthetemperatureofseawateratthesurfaceanddeepdowntoproduceelectricity.Wavesandtidesarecausedby________.A.thesameforcesB.differentforcesC.theirownmovementsD.plantsandanimalsItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat__________.A.wavesaswellastheenergyinthetidecanproduceelectricityB.thehighesttideis40feethigherthanthelowestoneattheseaC.manycountriesintheworldhavemadethemostofenergyproducedbyseawaterD.itisbeingtriedinsomedevelopedcountriestouseenergyinthetidestoproduceelectricityThebesttitleforthepassageis______.A.TidesandWavesB.HowtoProduceElectricityC.SeawaterD.AnotherCheapEnergy

Municipal市政府regulationsnormallybananythingfromsmokinginpublicplacestoparkingincertainzones.ButofficialsintheBraziliantownofBiritibaMirim70km45mileseastofSaoPaulohavegonefarbeyondthat.Theyplantoprohibitresidentsfromdyingearlybecausethelocalcemetery墓地hasreachedfullcapacity.There’snomoreroomtoburythedeadtheycan’tbecremated火化andlawsforbidanewcemetery.Sothemayorhasproposedastrangesolution:outlawdeath.MayorRobertoPereirasaysthebillismeantasaprotestagainstfederalregulationsthatprohibitneworexpandedcemeteriesinpreservationareas.Theyhavenottakenlocaldemandsintoconsiderationheclaims.A.2003decree法令byBrazil’sNationalEnvironmentCouncilforbidsburialgroundsinprotectedareas.Mr.Pereirawantstobuildanewcemeterybuttheprojecthasbeenstoppedbecause98%ofBiritibaMirimisconsideredapreservationareA.BiritibaMirimatownof28000inhabitants居民notonlywantstoprohibitresidentsfrompassingaway.Thebillalsocallsonpeopletotakecareoftheirhealthinordertoavoiddeath.Ihaven’tgotajobnoramIhealthy.AndnowtheysayIcan’tdiE.That’sridiculousAmarildodoPradoanunemployedresidentsaiD.Thecitycouncilisexpectedtovoteontheregulationnextweek.OfcoursethebillislaughableillegalandwillneverbeapprovedsaidGilsonSoaresdeCamposanassistanttothemayor.Butcanyouthinkofabetterresolutiontopersuadethegovernmenttochangetheenvironmentaldecreethatisprohibitingusfrombuildinganewcemetery?Thebillstatesthatoffenderswillbeheldresponsiblefortheiracts.HoweveritdoesnotsaywhatthepunishmentwillbE.44.WhatisthebilltobeproposedbytheofficialsinBiritibaMirim?A.Banonsmokinginpublicplaces.B.Banonparkingincertainzones.C.Prohibitingresidentsfromdyingearly.D.Forbiddingburiedgroundsinpreservation.45.Whatcanweinferfromthephrasehavegonefarbeyondthat?A.OfficialsinBiritibaMirimhavenothingoftheseregulations.B.ThebilltobeproposedbyofficialsinBiritibaMirimismuchtoounexpecteD.C.OfficialsinBiritibaMirimhavebeentomanyplacesaroundtheworlD.D.TheofficialsinBiritibaMirimhavebuilttoomanycemeteriesintheirtown.46.What’stheattitudeofthemayorofBiritibaMirimtowardsthefederalregulations?A.Heobjectstothem.B.Hegivesstrongbackingtothem.C.Heaskstheresidentsforadviceonthem.D.Heremainssilentaboutthem.47.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?A.Themayorofthetownwantstobuildanewcemeteryagainstfederalregulation.B.Theresidentsofthetownsingthepraisesofthebill.C.ThegovernmentisgoingtochangetheenvironmentaldecreE.D.Nobetterresolutionoftheproblemhasbeenthoughtout.

A.famousAmericanJohnMuirsaidin1898:TheGrandCanyonasunearthly神秘的inthecolorandgrandeur壮观ofitsarchitectureasifyouhadfounditafterdeathonsomeotherstar.LikeMuirthoseofuswhostandalongtherimarepromptedtowonderabouttheunearthlinessandtheforcesthatcreatedandarestillchangingthisplacE.Aftermorethan100yearsofstudiesmanythingsarestillmysterious.Todayvisitorscomebythethousands--thegreatandsimpleoftheearth--allinaspiritofwonder.TravelerscomefromeverystateoftheUnionfromeverycountryinEuropeandAsiA.FromthedepthsofthecanyoncomeswellingsilencE.SeldomcanyouheartheroaroftheriverforallsoundsareswallowedinthisgulfofspacE.Itmakesonewanttomurmur.A.womanoncewhisperedtohercompanion.Thissilenceisnotthesilenceofdeath;ratheritisapresencE.ItislikeagreatpieceofmusiC.Butmusicmadeofmanworksuptoaclimax高潮andstops.NowvisitorstotheSouthRimalonemaynumber18000inasingleday.SomeofthatnumberwilltravelbymuletraindownBrightAngelTrailtothecanyon'sfloorcrosstheragingriverbyasuspensionbridge吊桥andwalktotheNorthRim.Thoughthetworimsfaceeachotheracrossonly12milesitisajourneyof214milesbycarfromonetotheother.NorcanyouvisittheNorthRimexceptinsummer;some1200feethigherthantheSouthRimitissnowcoveredmuchoftheyearexceptinJulyandAugust.ButthereisnodaythatyoumaynotvisittheSouthRimandfindthesunwarmonyourfaceandtheairperfumedwiththeincense香气ofsmokefromanIndianhearth香炉.NowonderanAmericanwriterandjournalistsaidIcamehereanatheist无神论者anddepartedadevout虔诚的believer.WhatisitthatattractssomanytravelerstotheCanyon?A.TheunearthlinessandthegrandeurofitsarchitecturE.B.ThepresenceofAmericansuperstars.C.ThesayingmadebyAmericanwritersandjournalists.D.TheroaringoftheriverintheCanyon.www..ocmWhatdoestheunderlinedwordsimplereferto?A.peacefulstreamB.landsurfaceC.commonpeopleD.tamedanimalsIfyouwanttovisittheNorthRimfromtheSouthRimwhichofthefollowingwon’tbethewayoftravelingforyou?A.Bytrain.B.Byanimal.C.Bycar.D.Onfoot.ThelastsentenceIcamehereanatheistanddepartedadevoutbeliever.impliesthat______.A.naturalwonderssuchastheCanyonhavesomeeffectonhumanactivitiesB.allvisitorstotheGrandCanyonareGodbelieversC.atheistcan’tseethemagnificenceoftheGrandCanyonD.theGrandCanyonisanunearthlysightthatonlyGodcouldcreate

三阅读理解共20小题;每小题2分满分40分AftergivingatalkatahighschoolIwasaskedtopayavisittoaspecialstudent.AnillnesshadkepttheboyhomebuthehadexpressedaninterestinmeetingmE.IwastolditwouldmeanagreatdealtohimsoIagreeD.Duringthenine-miledrivetohishomeIfoundoutsomethingaboutMatthew.Hehadmusculardystrophy肌肉萎缩症.Whenhewasbornthedoctortoldhisparentsthathewouldnotlivetofiveandthentheyweretoldhewouldnotmakeittoten.Nowhewasthirteen.HewantedtomeetmebecauseIwasagold-medalpowerlifterandIknewaboutovercomingobstacles克服困难andgoingfor努力实现mydreams.IspentoveranhourtalkingtoMatthew.Neveroncedidhecomplain抱怨oraskWhyme?Hespokeaboutwinningandsucceedingandgoingforhisdreams.Obviouslyheknewwhathewastalkingabout.Hedidn’tmention提到thathisclassmateshadmadefunofhimbecausehewasdifferent.HejusttalkedabouthishopesforthefutureandhowonedayhewantedtoliftweightswithmE.WhenwehadfinishedtalkingIwenttomybriefcase公事包andpulledoutthefirstgoldmedalIhadwonandputitaroundhisneck.ItoldhimhewasmoreofawinnerandknewmoreaboutsuccessandovercomingobstaclesthanIeverwoulD.HelookedatitforamomentthentookitoffandhandeditbacktomE.HesaidYouareachampion冠军.Youearnedthatmedal.SomedaywhenIgettotheOlympicsandwinmyownmedalIwillshowittoyou.LastsummerIreceivedaletterfromMatthew’sparentstellingmethatMatthewhadpassedaway去世.Theywantedmetohavealetterhehadwrittentomeafewdaysbefore:DearDickMymumsaidIshouldsendyouathank-youletterforthepictureyousentmE.IalsowanttoletyouknowthatthedoctorstellmethatIdon’thavelongtoliveanymorebutIstillsmileasmuchasIcan.ItoldyousomedaythatIwouldgototheOlympicsandwinagoldmedalbutIknownowIwillnevergettodothat.HoweverIknowI’machampionandGodknowsthattoo.WhenIgettoHeaven天堂GodwillgivememymedalandwhenyougetthereIwillshowittoyou.ThankyouforlovingmE.YourfriendMatthew36.Theboylookedforwardtomeetingtheauthorbecause_________.A.hewasalsogoodatweightliftingB.hewantedtogettotheOlympicsandwinamedalC.theauthorwashandsomeD.headmiredtheauthorverymuch37.Theunderlinedsentence划线的句子inthethirdparagraphprobablymeansthat_______.A.theboynevercomplainedabouthowunluckyhewastohavethisdiseaseB.theboynevercomplainedaboutnotbeingabletogotoschoolC.theboynevercomplainedwhytheauthorhadnevercometoseehimbeforeD.theboynevercomplainedaboutnotgettingamedal38.Fromthepassagewelearnthat_________.A.MatthewwasanathleteB.MatthewwasanoptimisticanddeterminedboyC.TheauthorusedtohavethesamediseaseasMatthewhadD.Matthewbecameachampionbeforehedied39.Matthewdidn’taccepttheauthor’smedalbecause_________.A.hethoughtitwastooexpensiveB.hewassurethathecouldwinoneinthefutureC.hethoughtitwasofnousetohimashewoulddiesoonD.hewouldnotbepitiedbyothers40.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.A.sickboy.B.A.specialfrienD.C.A.realchampion.D.A.famousathletE.

IsittimetokickRussiaoutoftheBRICs金砖四国?Ifsoitmayendupsoundinglikeafamousball-pointpenmaker-BIC.AnargumentisbeingmadethatGoldmanSach’sfamousmarketingdevice策略theBRICsshouldreallybetheBICs.IsRussiareallyworththenameBRICs?asksAndersAslundseniorfellowatthePetersonInstituteforInternationalEconomicsinanarticleforForeighPolicy.Aslundwhoisalsoco-authorwithAndrewKuchinsofTheRussianBalanceSheetthinkstheRussiaofPutinandMedvedevisjustnotworthyofinclusionalongsideBrazilIndiaandChinainthelistoffutureeconomicpowerhouses.Hewrites:Thecountry’seconomicperformancehasfallentosuchaweaklevelthatonemustaskwhetherithasanysayatallontheglobaleconomycomparedwiththeothermembersofitsgroup.IhavejustreturnedfromMoscowwhichisalwaysdullaroundthisseason.ForthelastsevenyearsRussiahastakenveryfewmeasurestoimproveitseconomy.Insteadthestatehasbeenlivingonoilandgas.EconomicallyAslundhasthenumbersonhissidE.TheInternationalMonetaryFundfiguresthattheRussianeconomywillfallby6.7percentin2009whileChinawillgrow8.5percentandIndia5.4percent.ThereislessofacaseforBrazilwithafallof0.7percentbutitisstilldoingfarbetterthanRussiA.ButtheBRICsarenotjustabouteconomy.Asismentionedaboveitisamarketingdevicetoencourageinvestorstofocusonthebigpromisingplayers.FromaninvestmentstandpointitcouldbearguedthatRussiaisleadingtheBRICs.Itsstock股票marketisup128percentthisyearwhilearound80percentisfortheotherthreE.AtveryleasthoweverRussia’seconomicunderperformanceandstockmarketoutperfoumancedoessuggestitisindeedoneofthegroup.Accordingtothepassagewhichcountrywillenjoythebiggestincreasein2009?A.ChinA.B.RussiA.C.Brazil.D.IndiA.AccordingtoAslundRussiashouldn’tbeaBRICpartlybecause_______.A.Russia’seconomicperformanceisfarworsethantheotherthreeB.Russia’sleadersarenotgoodatmanagingeconomyC.RussiahastakeneffectivemeasurestoimproveitseconomyD.RussiawillnolongerattractinvestorsfromothercountriesFromthepassageweknowthat________.A.AndersAslundisworkingfortheRussiangovernmentB.RussiaoutperfoumedtheotherthreecountriesinstockmarketC.mostpeopledisagreeRussiaisincludedinBRICsD.theBRICswouldendupbeingtheBICssoonerorlaterTheauthorseemsto________.A.suggestit’stimetokickRussiaoutoftheBRICs?B.feelworriedabouttheeconomyoftheBRICsC.thinkRussiaisworthbeingoneofthegroupD.showdisappointmenttoRussia’seconomy

InCanadayoucanfinddogscatshorsesetC.inalmosteveryfamily.Thesearetheirpets.Peoplelovethesepetsandhavethemastheirgoodfriends.Beforetheykeepthemintheirhousestheytakethemtoanimalhospitalstogivetheminjections注射sothattheywon'tcarrydiseasE.TheyhavespecialanimalfoodstoresthoughtheycangetanimalfoodinalmosteverykindofstorE.SomepeoplespendaroundtwohundredCanadiandollarsamonthonanimalfooD.Whenyouvisitpeople'shousestheywouldbeverygladtoshowyoutheirpetsandtheyareveryproudofthem.Youwillalsofindthatalmosteveryfamilyhasafeedingplaceforbirdsintheirgarden.Allkindsofbirdsarewelcomedtocomeandhaveagoodmeal.TheyarefreetocomeandgoandnobodyisallowedtokillanyanimalinCanadA.Theyhavealawagainstkillingwildanimals.IfyoukilledananimalyouwouldbepunisheD.Ifananimalhappenedtogetrunoverbyacarpeoplewouldbeverysadaboutit.PeopleinCanadahavemanyreasonstolikeanimals.Oneofthemmightbethattheirfamilytiesarenotascloseasours.WhenchildrengrowuptheyleavetheirparentsandstarttheirownlifE.Thentheoldwillfeellonelybutpetscansolvethisproblem.TheycanbegoodfriendsandneverleavethemalonE.Thepassagemainlytalksabout____.A.howtokeepdiseasefrompetsB.petsinCanadaC.howtotakegoodcareofpetsD.lifeoftheoldinCanadaTheygivetheirpetsinjectionsbeforekeepingthemattheirhousesbecause____.A.thepetsaresickB.thepetsarewildC.theywanttostopthemfromgettingsickD.theywantthemtosleeponthewayhomeInCanadachildrenleavetheirparentswhentheygrowupbecause____.A.theydon'tlovetheirparentsanymoreB.theycanonlyfindjobsfarfromtheirparentsC.theirparents’housesaretoosmallD.theywouldn'tdependontheirparentsanymoreWhichofthefollowingisTRUEA.Peoplebuyanimalfoodonlyattheanimalfoodstores.B.PetseatbetterthanpeoplE.C.AlmosteveryfamilyhasabirdcageinhishousE.D.Anybirdcancometothebirdfeederstoeat.

DEachnationhasmanygoodpeoplewhohelptotakecareofothers.ForexamplesomehighschoolandcollegestudentsintheUnitedStatesoftenspendmanyhoursasvolunteersinhospitalsorphanagesorhomesfortheageD.Theyreadbookstothepeopleintheseplacesortheyjustvisitthemorlistentotheirproblems.OtheryoungvolunteersgoandworkinthehomesofpeoplewhoaresickordisableD.Theypaintcleanuporrepairhousesdotheirshoppingandmowtheirlawns修整草坪.ForboyswhonolongerhavefathersthereisanorganizationcalledBigBrothers.Collegestudentsandothermentaketheseboystobasketballgamesoronfishingtripsandhelpthemtogettoknowthingsthatboysusuallylearnfromtheirfathers.Suchcityhasanumberofclubswhereboysandgirlscangotoplaygamesorlearncrafts.Someoftheseclubsshowmoviesororganizeshorttripstothemountainsthebeachesmuseumsorotherplaces.Mostoftheseclubsusealotofhighschoolandcollegestudentsasvolunteers.Theyareyoungenoughtoremembertheproblemsofyoungerboysandgirls.Volunteersbelievethatsomeofthehappiestpeopleintheworldarethosewhohelptobringhappinesstoothers.67.WhatcanyoufindvolunteersdoingintheUnitedStatesaccordingtothepassage?A.Helpingpassengersgetonabus.B.Guidingvisitorsinthepark.C.HelpingoldpeopleintheirdailylifE.D.Cleaningstreetsonweekends.68.Howdovolunteersusuallyhelppatientsorthedisabled?A.Theydotheirshoppingandotherhousework.B.Theycookseworwashtheirclothes.C.Theytellstoriesandsinganddanceforthem.D.Theycleanwashandrepairtheircars.69.Whydomostoftheclubsusemanyhighschoolorcollegestudentsasvolunteers?Becausethey________.A.havemorefreetimethanothersB.canunderstandthemmoreeasilyC.knowhowtoworkwithyoungerpeopleD.areyoungandenergetictomanageit70.Whatmightbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.Pleasebehappywithothers.B.HowtobeahappiestmanintheworlD.C.Tohelpotherstohelpyourself.D.Giveothersahandandyou’llbehappy.

WashingtonD.C.isagreatcitytoliveinandvisit–partlybecauseD.C.’spublictransportationcangetyoualmostanywhereinthecityD.C.’ssubwaytheMetroisgreatforgettingyoutothemaintouristsitesbutthebusisalsoagreatresourceandischeaper.LearnhowtoconquertheD.C.bussysteminafewquickstepswillhelpyoutohavefuninthiscity.*ThingsYou’llNeedcashoraD.C.SmartTripcardatransfer转乘卡andamapofWashingtonD.C.*TochooseabuslinetotakefromhomeoryourhotellookatthebusesthatarriveattheclosestMetrostations.ManybusroutesstartataMetrosubwayterminalandmaketheirwayacrossthegreaterD.C.areA.*Learntoidentifybusstops.Theyareusuallylocatedattheintersections交叉ofstreets.LookforatallsignwithatallsignwiththewordsofMetroBusthatisdarkblueatthetopwhiteinthemiddleandredatthebottom.Onceyou’vefoundoneofthesesignschecktheredsectionatthebottomofthesign.InityoushouldseeseveralnumberorlettercombinationswritteninwhitE.Thosearethebuslinesthatservicethatstop.*Becarefulofthedirectionbusesareheadingfor.Allbuseshaveanelectronicscreenonthefrontsideandbackofthebusthatletyouknowwhichwaytheyareheadedandwhatlinethebusis.ThesignswilllistthelaststoponthebusroutE.Knowwhereyourbusterminatesoneachendsoyoucangetonthebusheadinginthedirectionyouwanttogo.*Toboardthebusyou'llobviouslyneedsomesortofpayment.ThebuswillonlyacceptcashoraSmarTripcarD.SmarTripcardsarepurchasableatseveralMetrostationsoratMetroheadquarters总部andcost$5.Youcanalsobuythecardonlineatwww.wmatA.com.*Ifyoudoorderitonlinepurchaseitinadvanceasitwilltaketimeforittoship.Ridingthebuscosts$1.35ifyoupayincashand$1.25ifyoupaywithyourSmarTripcarD.*Ifyoupayincashaskforatransferslip.Thiswillallowyoutoboardthebuswithinatwo-hourtimeperiodwithouthavingtopayagain.Thesemachinesarelocatedbytheescalatorsthattakeyoutothewaitingplatforms.ToenjoyawonderfultourinWashingtonD.C.youwon’tneed.A.aD.CSmartTripcardB.atransferC.amapofWashingtonD.C.D.atallsignAccordingtothepassageyoucanidentifybusstopsby.A.lookingatthebusesthatarriveattheclosestMetrostationfromyourhotelB.checkingtheredsectionatthebottomofthesignwithametrobuslogoC.checkingelectronicscreensonthefrontsideandbackofthebusD.checkingthemachineslocatedbytheescalatorstakingyoutotheplatformsTheunderlinedwordterminatesprobablymeans.A.stopsB.decidesC.startsD.passesWherecanyougetaSmartTripcard?A.Ataplatform.B.AtapostofficE.C.Atwww.wmatA.comD.Atabusstation.

DMenandwomenwhoserveintheUnitedStatesarmedforcesareproudofthenameslikedoughboyandGIJoE.ThenameshavecomefromtheAmericanCivilWar.AftertheAmericanCivilWarintheeighteensixtiesawriterinapublicationcalledBeadle’sMonthlyusedtheworddoughboytodescribeCivilWarsoldiers.ButwordexpertCharlesFunksaysthatearlywritercouldnotexplainwherethenamestarteD.Abouttwentyyearslatersomeonedidexplain.ShewasthewifeofthefamousAmericangeneralGeorgeCuster.ElizabethCusterwrotethatadoughboywasasweetfoodservedtoNavymenonships.Shealsosaidthenamewasgiventothelargebuttonsontheclothesofsoldiers.ForexamplethesoldiersenjoyedtheirnewGIverymuch.TheylookedsmartandfeltcomfortablE.ElizabethCusterbelievedthenamechangedovertimetomeanthesoldiersthemselves.ByWorldWarTwosoldierswerecalledothernames.TheonemostoftenheardwasGIorGIJoE.MostpeoplesaythelettersGIwereashortwaytosaygeneralissueorgovernmentissuE.Thenamecametomeanseveralthings.Itcouldmeanthesoldierhimself.Itcouldmeanthingsgiventosoldierswhentheyjoinedthemilitarysuchasweaponsequipmentorclothes.Andforsomereasonitcouldmeantoorganizeorclean.SoldiersoftensayWeGI’dtheplacE.AndwhenanarealooksgooD.soldiersmaysaytheareaisGI.StrangelythoughGIcanalsomeanpoorworkajobbadlydonE.SomestudentsofmilitarywordshaveanotherexplanationofGI.TheysaythatinsteadofgovernmentissueorgeneralissueGIcamefromthewordsgalvanizediron.TheAmericansoldierwassaidtobelikegalvanizedironamaterialproducedforspecialstrength.TheDictionaryofSoldierTalksaysGIwasusedforthewordsgalvanizedironinapublicationaboutthevehiclesoftheearlytwentiethcentury.TodayadoughboyorGImaybecalledagrunt咕哝声.NobodyissureoftheexactbeginningoftheworD.Butthebestideaprobablyisthatthenamecomesfromthesoundthattroopsmakewhenorderedtomarchlongdistancescarryingheavyequipment.68.Originallytheworddoughboyreferredto.A.theAmericanCivilWarB.awordexpertinthe1860sC.theAmericanCivilWarwritersD.asweetfoodandthebuttons69.Itwaswhofoundhowthenamedoughboycameabout.A.ElizabethCusterB.GeorgeCusterC.CharlesFunkD.Beadle'sMonthly70.WhatdoesGImeanintheexampleinParagraph4?A.Clothes.B.Weapons.C.Governmentissues.D.Vehicles.71.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Navysoldiersusedto1ikesweetfoodalotinthewars.B.Muchnoisewasmadewhensoldierscarriedequipment.C.Galvanizedironwasasymbolofthesoldiers.D.AUSsoldiercanbecalledadoughboyaGIoragrunt.

EA.centuryagointheUnitedStateswhenanindividualbroughtsuitagainstacompanypublicopiniontendedtoprotectthatcompany.Butperhapsthisphenomenonwasmoststrikinginthecaseoftherailroads.Nearlyhalfofallnegligencecasesdecidedthrough1896involvedrailroads.Andtherailroadsusuallywon.Mostofthecasesweredecidedinsatecourtswhentherailroadshadtheclimateofthetimesontheirsides.Governmentsupportedtherailroadindustry;theprogressrailroadsrepresentedwasnottobesloweddownbyrequiringthemoftentopaydamagestothoseunluckyenoughtobehurtworkingforthem.Courtdecisionsalwayswentagainstrailroadworkers.A.Mr.Farwellanengineerlosthisrighthandwhenaswitchman’snegligenceranhisengineoffthetrack.ThecourtreasonedthatsinceFarwellhadtakenthejobofanengineervoluntarilyatgoodpayhehadacceptedtherisk.Thereforetheaccidentthoughavoidablehadtheswitchmenactedcarefullywasapureaccident.Ineffectarailroadcouldneverbeheldresponsibleforinjurytooneemployeecausedbythemistakeofanother.InonecasewhereaPennsylvaniaRailroadworkerhadstartedafireatawarehouseandthefirehadspreadseveralblockscausingwidespreaddamageajuryfoundthecompanyresponsibleforallthedamagE.Butthecourtoverturnedthejury’sdecisionbecauseitarguedthattherailroad’snegligencewastheimmediatecauseofdamageonlytothenearestbuildings.Beyondthemtheconnectionwastooremotetoconsider.Asthecenturyworeonpublicsentimentbegantoturnagainsttherailroads—againsttheireconomicandpoliticalpowerandhighfaresaswellasagainsttheircallousnesstowardindividuals.72.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueinFarwell’scase?A.Farwellwasinjuredbecausehenegligentlyranhisengineoffthetrack.B.Farwellwouldnothavebeeninjurediftheswitchmanhadbeenmorecareful.C.ThecourtarguedthatthevictimhadacceptedtherisksincehehadwillinglytakenhisjoB.D.ThecourtdecidedthattherailroadshouldnotbeheldresponsiblE.73.Whatmusthavehappenedafterthefirecasewassettledincourt?A.Therailroadcompensatedforthedamagetotheimmediatebuildings.B.TherailroadcompensatedforallthedamagebythefirE.C.Therailroadpaidnothingforthedamagedbuilding.D.Therailroadworkerpaidforthepropertydamagehimself.74.ThefollowingarousedpublicresentmentEXCEPT_____.A.politicalpowerB.highfaresC.economiclossD.indifference75.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?A.RailroadoppressingindividualsintheUS.B.HistoryoftheUSrailroads.C.Railroadworkers’workingrights.D.Lawcasesconcerningtherailroads.

MagneticinterferencefromMP3headphonescaninterferewithheartpacemakers心脏起搏器andimplantabledefibrillatorsastudyhasfounD.HeartpatientswithsuchdevicesshouldnotputtheirheadphonesintheirbreastpocketorhangthemroundtheirneckresearchershavewarneD.Smallbutstrongmagentsinsideheadphonescandeactivatethedevicesifplacedwithin1.2inchesofthemposingarealrisktothepatientresearcherstoldanAmericanHeartAssociationmeetinginNewOrleans.TheMP3playersthemselvesposednothreattopacemakersanddefibrillators.Dr.WilliamMaiseloftheMedicalDeviceSafetyInstituteatBethIsraelMedicalCenterinBostonledateamthattestedeightmodelsofMP3playerheadphonesincludingclip-onandearbudtypesin60defibrillatorandpacemakerpatients.Theyplacedtheheadphonesonthepatients'chestsdirectlyoverthedevices.Theheadphonesinterferedwiththeheartdevicesinaboutaquarterofthepatientsandinterferencewastwiceaslikelyinthosewithadefibrillatorthanwithapacemaker.A.pacemakersendselectricalimpulsestothehearttospeeduporslowcardiacrhythm.ThemagnethowevercouldmakeitdeliverasignalnomatterwhattheheartrateispossiblyleadingtopalpitationsorarrhythmiatheresearcherssaiD.Animplantabledefibrillatorsignalsthehearttonormalizeitsrhythmifitgetstoofastorslow.A.magnetcouldde-activateitmakingitignoreanabnormalheartrhythminsteadofdeliveringanelectricalshocktonormalizeit.ThedevicesusuallygobacktoworkingtherightwayaftertheheadphonesareremovedtheresearcherssaiD.Themainmessagehereis:it'sfineforpatientstousetheirheadphonesnormallymeaningtheycanlistentomusicandkeeptheheadphonesintheirears.ButwhattheyshouldnotdoisputtheheadphonesneartheirdeviceDrMaiselsaiD.72.Theunderlinedworddeadactiveinthethirdparagraohprobablymeanstomakesomething_______A.incorrectB.normalC.ineffectiveD.useful73.Accordingtothestudywhatisactuallyendangeringheartpatientswithheartdevices?A.ThemusictheyhearwithMP3headphonesB.TheeightmodelsofMP3playersthathavebeentesteD.C.MagneticinterferencefromMP3headphones.D.Themagnetsinsidepacemakersanddefibrillators.74.Whatisthefourthparagraphabout?A.Atesttomonitorhowheartbeatsareinterferedwith.B.HowmanypatientsweretestedC.A.briefintroductiontodefibrillatorsandpacemakers.D.Dr.WilliamMaiselwasconcernedaboutheartproblems.75.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat________.A.MP3playersaregainingpopularityamongheartpatientsB.pacemakersanddefibrillatorsareactuallyharmfultopeople’shealthC.heartpatientsshouldnotlistentomusiC.D.pacemakersanddefibrillatorscanhelpnormalizeheartrhythm

请阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑SittingonthepeacefulcoastofGalapagosIslands.Ecuadorwatchingthesunmovequietlyintotheseayoushouldn’tforgetthatCharlesDarwin1809-1882arrivedherein1835.Hestayedontheislandsforfiveweeksobservingvariousanimals.Thisfinallyinspired启发hisfamousworkOntheOriginofSpecies.YoucancertainlyfollowDarwin’sfootstepsandenjoyatripfromfourtosevendaystotheislands.Themostwell-knownanimalsoftheGalapagosisthegianttortoise巨型海龟whichcanbeseenmovingslowlyaroundthehighlandsofSantaCruzthesecondlargestislandinthearchipelago群岛.SomeofthesecreaturesaresooldthattheymighthavebeenintheiryouthbyDarwinhimself.DespitestrictcontroloveractivitiesandtimingyourstayontheGalapagoswillberememberedasachainofincomparablepictures;divingwithsealionsthatswimandplaywithininchesofyou;feelingsmallsharkstouchyourfeetasyouswim;andmostmagicallyseeingawhaleandherbabysurfacewithagreatbreathofair.TravellingbetweentheislandsandobservingthewildlifethatsoinspiredDarwinsoyouwillfeelasthoughyouaregettingaspecialviewofanuntouchedworlD.AtnightyouwillsleeponboardtheshipleavingthewildlifeincompleteoccupationoftheislandswhichareasundisturbednowastheyhavebeensincethebeginningoftimE.68.WhatdoweknowaboutDanwin’svisittotheislands?A.HestudieddifferentcreaturesontheislandsB.HecompletedhisfamousbookontheislandsC.HewastouchedbythegeographyoftheislandsD.Hewasattractedbywell-knowanimalsoftheislands69.whichofthefollowingplaysaroleinmakingtheislandsaparadiseforwildlife?A.AnimalsontheislandsfeedongrassB.LocalgovernmentforbidskillingwildlifE.C.Peoplecannotvisittheislandsastheywish.D.touristsarenotallowedtotouchtheanimals70.Yourstayontheislandswillbemostimpressivemainlybecauseof.A.ThebeautifulseaviewsB.Darwin’sinspiringtripC.acloserviewofanimalsD.variousdaringactivities71.whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassageA.AUniqueAttractionforwildlifeLoversB.CalapagosasaParadiseforAenturesC.CharlesDarwinasasymbolofCalapagosD.AsuccessfulExampleofwildlifeprotection

Fewthingshelpanindividualmorethantoplaceresponsibilityuponhimandlethimknowthatyoutrusthim.ThesewordsarefromtheblackAmericaneducatorBookerWashington.HewassayingthatIfyouwantpeopletogrowupyouhavetostoptreatingthemlikechildren.InAmericafamiliesareclosebutchildrenareencouragedtobeindependenttomaketheirowndecisionsevenataveryearlyagE.It’snotunusualforachildofseventobegivenanallowance津贴everyweek.ThechildisencouragedtosavesomeofthemoneybutheorshecanspenditonwhatevertheychooseforexamplebuyingclothesschoolsuppliesorCDs.Someteenagersevenhavetheirowncreditcards!That’sabigresponsibilitysinceevenadultsaretemptedtooverspendwhentheyhavecreditcards.FromanearlyageAmericanchildrenareaskedfortheiropinionsandtheyareincludedinfamilydecisionmaking.Atthedinnertableteenagerswillbelistenedtoonanytopicfrompoliticstobuyinganewfamilycarorwherethefamilywillgoonvacation.Inthiswayteenagersaregettingpracticeinbecomingindividualstheyarelearninghowtostandontheirowntwofeet.ManyChineseyoungpeoplearebecomingalmostasinterestedasAmericanteensinsearchingforindependencE.Theywanttoexpressthosequalitiesthatmakethemuniquehumanbeings.YoucanseethisinthewaytheydressthemusictheylistentoandthefriendstheychoosE.SuperGirlLiYuchuncaughttheimaginationofChineseteenagersontheSuperGirltelevisioncontest.ShewasnotthetraditionalniceyoungChinesegirl.Withhershortspikyhairandboy-likeclothesshewastellingeveryonethatshewasdifferent.Shehadthecouragetobeherownpersonandtostandonherowntwofeet...andshewon!ThereisanoldsayingEveryoneshouldcarefullyobservewhichwayhisheartdrawshimandthenchoosethatwaywithallhisstrength.IfyoudothisstepbystepoveraperiodoftimeyoumayfindthatyouhavebecomethepersonyoualwayswantedtobE.Thepassageisintendedtoencouragetheyouthto________.A.savemoneyforusefulthingsB.becomeindependentC.expresstheirgreatambitionsD.makeimportantdecisionsA.childofsevenisgivenanallowancesothathecan______.A.beacceptedasapopularguyB.learntodecidehowtousemoneyC.overspendmoneywithoutcareD.haveschoolsuppliesofhisownTheauthorimpliesthatmanyChinesechildren________.A.aremoreindependentthanAmericansB.shouldbecomeinterestedinAmericaC.arehappywiththeirpresentsituationD.arenotsatisfiedtobenicequietonesThemainideaofthelastparagraphis________.A.thatweshoulddothingsstepbystepB.whyweshouldunderstandourdesiresC.whatweshouldplanforourownlifeD.howwecanmanagetorealizeourdreams

Societiesallovertheworldnameplacesinsimilarways.QuiteoftenthereisnoofficialnamingceremonybutplacestendtobecallednamesaspointsofreferencebypeoplE.ThenanorganizedbodystepsinandgivestheplaceanamE.Frequentlyithappensthataplacehastwonames:Oneisnamedbythepeopleandtheotherbythegovernment.Asinmanyareasoldhabitsdiedhardandtheplacecontinuestobecalledbyitsunofficialnamelongafterthemeaningislost.ManyroadsandplacesinSingaporearenamedinorderthatthepioneerswillberememberedbyfuturegenerations.ThuswehavenamessuchasStamfordRoadandRafflesPlacE.Thisisinkeepingwithtraditionsinmanycountries—inboththeWestandtheEast.Anotherwayofnamingplacesisnamingthemafterotherplaces.Perhapstheywerenamedtopromotefriendshipsbetweenthetwoplacesoritcouldbethatthepeoplewhousedtolivetherewereoriginallyfromtheplacesthattheroadswerenamedafter.ThemysteryisclearerwhenweseesomeoftheroadsnamedinformerBritishbases.IfyoustepintoSelectorAirbaseyouwillseePiccadillyCircus—obviouslynamedbysomehomesickRoyalAirForcepersonnel.Someplaceswerenamedaftertheactivitiesthatusedtogoonatthoseplaces.BrasBasahRoadisaninterestingexampleBaseBasahmeanswetriceinMalay.NowwhywouldanyonewanttonamearoadWetRiceRoad?ThereasonissimplE.DuringthepioneeringdayswetricewaslaidouttodryalongthisroaD.AfewroadsinSingaporearenamedbytheirshapes.ThereisCircularRoadforonE.OtherroadsmayhavepartoftheirnamestodescribetheirshapeslikePayaLebarCrescent.Thisroadiscalledacrescent月牙becauseitbeginsonthemainroadmakesacrescentandcomesbacktojointhemainroadagain.46.WelearnfromParagraph1that_____.A.thegovernmentisusuallythefirsttonameaplaceB.manyplacestendtohavemorethanonenameC.aceremonywillbeheldwhenaplaceisnamedD.peopleprefertheplacenamesgivenbythegovernment47.WhatdoestheunderlinedphrasediehardinParagraph1probablymean?A.Changesuddenly.B.Changesignificantlygreatly.C.Disappearmysteriously.D.Disappearveryslowly.48.Whichofthefollowingplacesisnamedafteraperson?A.RafflesPlacE.B.SelectorAirbasE.C.PiccadillyCircus.D.PayaLebarCrescent.49.BrasBasahRoadisnamed_______.A.afterapersonB.afteraplaceC.afteranactivityD.byitsshape50.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.SomeplacenamesinSingaporearethesameasinBritain.B.SomeplacesinSingaporearenamedformilitarypurposes.C.ThewaySingaporeansnametheirplacesisuniquE.D.YoungSingaporeanshaveforgottenthepioneers.

LONDON—LifeforCathyHagnerandherthreechildrenissettopermanent永久的fast-forwarD.Theirfullschooldayandherjobasalawyer'sassistantarebusyenough.ButHangeralsohastotakethetwoboystosoccerorhockeyorbasketballwhiledroppingoffherdaughteratpianolessonsorGirlScoutCluB.Oftentheexhaustedfamilydoesn'tgethomeuntil7pm.Thereisjusttimeforaquicksupperbeforehomework.Intoday'sworldmiddle-classAmericanandBritishparentstreattheirchildrenasiftheyarecompetitorsracingforsomefinishinglinE.Parentstaketheirchildrenfromactivitytoactivityinordertomaketheirfuturebright.Itseemsthatraisingageniushasbecomeamoreimportantgoalthanraisingahappyandwell-balancedchilD.DoctorsacrossthecountryarereportingagrowingnumberofchildrensufferingfromstomachachesandheadachesduetoexhaustionandstresssayschildexpertWilliamDohertyoftheUniversityofMinnesotA.Teachersaredealingwithexhaustedkidsintheclassroom.It'saveryseriousproblem.Manychildrenattendafter-schoolclubsbynecessity.Butcompetitivepressuresalsocreateanexplosionofactivities.Theyincludesportslanguagemusicandmathclassesforchildrenasyoungasfour.Thereisanewparentingtrend趋势underwaywhichsaysthatyouhavetotapallyourchild’spotential潜能atayoungage;otherwiseyouwilllethimdownsaysTerryApteraCambridge-basedchildandadolescentpsychiatrist青少年精神病专家.Itisn'tentirelynew:therehavealwaysbeenpushyparents.Butwhatwaspreviously以前seenasstrangebehaviourisnowwellaccepteD.1.Fromthesecondparagraphofthispassagewecanfindthat_______.A.Hagnerwastesmuchtimehelpingherchildren'slessonsB.Hagnerdoesn'tspendmuchtimeonherfull-timejobC.HagnerisinterestedinsportsandmusicD.Hagnerbusiesherselfbyfollowingatrend2.Britishparentsasthewriterdescribedinthispassage_______.A.treattheirchildrenassportsplayersB.paynoattentiontotheirchildren'slessonsC.bringuptheirchildreninasimplewayD.givetheirchildrenlittletimetodevelopfreely3.Thewriter'sopinionaboutafter-schoolclubsisthat________.A.activitiesinthecountryaretoocompetitiveB.childrenshouldattendfourclubsatatimeC.someclubsresultincompetitivepressuresD.clubsshouldhavemoresubjectsforschoolchildren4.ThelastparagraphtellsusthatinBritain_______.A.parentsusedtotaketheirchildrentoeveryclubB.parentsusedtobewiseonhowtoraisechildrenC.parentshaveallbenefitedfromchildren’sclubsD.parentshavecometoknowthestandardofeducation

第三部分阅读理解共15小题每小题2分满分30分阅读下面短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C.D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑AOnlineTVToolbarisanewkindofonlineTVsystemwithchannelsinover140countries.Withonesinglesoftwareyoucanenjoywatchingthousandsofworldwidechannelswithpicturesofperfectquality.OnlineTVToolbarispopularwithbusinesstravelersorthosepeoplewhoareawayfromhomeorcountry.YoucanwatchTVonyourcomputerwithoutneedforaTVcard.Isthatpossible?youmayask.YeseverythingispossibleonOnlineTVToolbarinafewsimplesteps.OnlineTVToolbarisveryeasytouse.Itwillallowyoutoaddyourfavoritechannelstoyourpersonallistforeasyviewing.ThemostimportantfeatureofourOnlineTVToolbaristhattherearechannelsfromover100countriesaroundtheworld.Moreoveryoucanuse1000channelsfreeofcost.OnlineTVToolbarisverysimpleandit’stotallyfreetowatchliveTVmoviesandvideos.Ithaslotsofchoicesandyoucanuseanykindofchannelfromanycountryandyoucanwatchrightaway!Letmeshowyouthesteps.AfterdownloadingyoucanseesomesmalliconsonthetopofthetoolbarandyoucanseeasmallTV-likeiconoverthetoolbar.Theyaretheverysections部分ofprogramsandyoucanchooseanyprogramfromanycountry’schannelsandpresstheplaybutton;withinamatterofafewsecondsyoucanstartviewingthemostperfectprogramsfromthechannelsonyourwindowsmediaplayer.OnlineTVToolbarallowstheusertowatchTVwithouthavingtoexperiencetheannoyances使人烦恼的事ofawebsite.InterestinglyonourOnlineTVToolbarthereisnoextraequipmentrequiredforwatchingTV.Itsupportsallmajormediatypes.Youcanfeelreallyhappywithonesoftware.56.OnlineTVToolbarislikedbythosewhoaretravelingabroadbecause_____.A.itisthenewgenerationonlineTVsystemwithmanychannelsB.itissimpleandeasytousewithprogramsinover140countriesC.travelerscanwatchTVonthecomputerwithoutneedforaTVcardD.travelerscanenjoytheirfavoritechannelsatanytime57.AccordingtotheauthorOnlineTVToolbarprovidesuswith_____.A.morethan140channelsB.averygoodpicturequalityC.softwarefordoingbusinessonlineD.easyTV-viewingforalittlefee58.WhichofthefollowingistherightstepofusingOnlineTVToolbar?A.pickingoutachannelB.pressingtheplaybuttonC.downloadingthesoftwareD.findingasmalliconoverthetoolbarA.a—b—c—dB.a—c—b—dC.c—d—b—aD.c—d—a—b59.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatOnlineTVToolbar_____.A.isthenewwaytoenjoyInternetTVonyourcomputerB.isatoolforaddingyourfavoritechannelstoyourpersonallistC.shouldbeusedonlywithwindowsmediaplayeronthecomputerD.shouldbeusedwithadditionalequipmentrequiredforTV-viewing

SpecialBridgesHelpAnimalsCrosstheRoad——ReportedbySheilaCarrickWhydidthechickencrosstheroad?TogettotheothersidE.MostpeopleknowthisjokE.ButrecentlysomepeoplehavebeenmuchmoreworriedabouthowthegrizzlybearandmountainlioncancrosstheroaD.MillionsofanimalsdieeachyearonU.S.roadstheFederalHighwayAdministrationreports.Infactonlyabout80ocelotsanendangeredwildcatexistintheU.S.today.Themainreason?Roadkill.Ecopassagesmayhelpanimalscrosstheroadwithoutbeinghitbycars.Theyarepathsbothoverandunderroads.TheseecopassagescanbeextremelyusefulsothatwildlifecanavoidroadaccidentssaidJodiHiltyoftheWildlifeProtectionSociety.Butdoanimalsactuallyusetheecopassages?Theanswerisyes.PaulBeierofNorthernArizonaUniversityfoundfootmarksleftbymountainlionsonanecopassagethatwentunderahighway.ThisshowedthatthelionsusedthepassagE.Buildersofecopassagestrytomakethemlooklikeanaturalpartofanareabyplantingtreesonandaroundthem.Animalsseemtobecatchingon.Animalsasdifferentassalamandersandgrizzlybearsareusingthebridgesandunderpasses.ThenexttimeyouvisitaparkordrivethroughanareawithalotofwildlifelookarounD.Youmightseeananimalsoverpass!1.Thewriterusestheexampleofocelotstoshowthat______.A.wildanimalshavebecomemoredangerousB.thedrivingconditionshaveimprovedgreatlyC.themeasureforprotectingwildlifefailstoworkD.anincreasingnumberofanimalsarekilledinroadaccidents2.Fromthenewsstoryweknowanecopassageis______.A.anundergroundpathforcarsB.afencebuiltforthesafetyoftheareaC.abridgeforanimalstogetoverariverD.apassforanimalstocrosstheroad3.Whenthewritersaysthatanimalsseemtobecatchingonhemeans______.A.animalsbegintorealizethedangersontheroadB.animalsbegintolearntouseecopassagesC.animalsarecrossingtheroadingroupsD.animalsareincreasinginnumber4.Thewriterasksvisitorsanddriverstolookaroundwhentravelingbecause______.A.wildanimalsmayattackcarsB.wildanimalsmayjamtheroadC.theymayseewildanimalsintheparkD.theymayseewildanimalsonecopassages

Inmanywaysoursocietydoesn’tsimplyprepareforthekindsoflivesthattheelderlymustleaD.Wehavemademedicaladvancesthatallowpeopletolivelongerthaneverbeforebutwedonotseemtoknowwhattodowiththemafterwehavesavedtheirlives.Toolittleallowanceismadeforthepersonwhoisnolongerearningalivingwhocannotwalklongdistancesordriveacarorwhomayhavephysicalormentaldisabilitiesthatkeephimfromcommunicatingwithothers.Theinstitutional慈善机构的carewegiveourolderpeopleisagoodreflectionoftheoverallattitudeofoursocietytowardtheageD.Inthepastfewyearsnursinghomeshavereceivedwideattentionasboringmeaninglessplaceswhereoldpeopleoftenhavelittleelsetodobutwaitfortheendoftheirlives.ElderlywardsinmentalhospitalsareevenworsE.Oneofthemostshockingthingsabortnursinghomeshasbeentheunwillingnessofpeopleontheoutsidetoshowrealconcernforwhathappensintheseinstitutions.Evenpeoplewhoareentrusting委托aparenttothecareofahomerarelyaskaboutthenurse-parentratio比率aboutthekindsofcreativefacilitiesorphysicaltreatmentequipmentavailableoraboutthefrequencyofdoctors’visits.AndthegovernmenthasprovidedfederalmoneywithoutenforcinghighstandardsofcarE.Infactfederalstandardswereloweredin1974.Thereforeinsomesenseourconcernfortheagedseemstobemovingbackwardsnotforwards.Thispictureisinstrikingcontrasttothetreatmentofrespectablepatriarchs男长者andmatriarchs女长者inmanysocieties.Whatwouldbethemostsuitabletitleforthispassage?A.FailureofCarefortheElderlyB.TheElderlyC.InstitutionalCareD.A.NationalShameWecanconcludefromthispassagethatthewriterfeels____.A.nursinghomesshouldbegotridofB.acountrythatcanhelppeoplelivelongershouldalsobeabletocareforthembetterC.peoplehavenothankstowardtheirparentsD.oursociety’sinstitutionsneedtobereformedThewriterbelievesthatpeoplewhoplaceaparentinanursinghomeshould____.A.demandhigherfederalstandardsB.considertheexamplesetinothercountriesC.beashamedofnotkeepingtheparentsintheirownhomesD.investigateitfirstThewritercomplains____.A.abouttheindifferenceofsomepeopletowardsnursinghomesB.abouttheshortageofequipmentinnursinghomeC.thatnursinghomeskeeptheagedfromcommunicatingwithothersD.bothA.andB

TheGreatHanshin-AwajiEarthquakeat5:46A.rn.onJanuary171995Kobe神户anditssurroundingareassufferedakillerearthquakE.OnlytwoothereventsinthiscenturytheGreatKantoEarthquakeof1923andWorldWarIIcausedmoredeathsinJapanthanthisearthquakE.TheepicenterwasatthenortherntipofAwajiIslanD.Thequakeregistered7.2ontheRichterscale里氏震级.ThegreatestamountofdamagewasseenintheJapaneseportcityofKobeandatfinalcount6348peoplehadlosttheirlives.ThepeopleoftheareawerequiteunpreparedforsuchabigearthquakE.ExpertshadsaidthatmostmodernbuildingswouldbequitesafeevenfromanearthquakeasstrongastheGreatKantoEarthquakE.ThiswasclearlynottruE.Televisioncamerasshowedthemanybuildingsthathadfallendown.Thehighwaythatranthroughthecityhadfallenoveronitssidelookingasifithadbeenpushedoverbyagiant.ThousandsofpeoplewerehomelessHoweversomeofthefinesthumanqualitieswereseeninthetimeofcrisesmomentofgreatdanger.Peopleformedlonglinesforwaterandothersupplies.Theysharedwhattheyhadwithoneanother.Peoplefromyoungtooldstoppedtotalktoeachotherandgiveafewencouragingwords.ThepeoplelivingintheareaknewthattheiroldlifehadbeendestroyeD.Theybelievetheycanrebuildtheirlifeandabetterone64.OnlytwoothereventscausedmoredeathsinJapan.Theyare_____.A.theGreatHanshin-AwajiEarthquakeandtheSecondWorldWarB.theGreatKantoEarthquakeof1923andWorldWarIIC.theGreatKantoEarthquakeof1923andtheGreatHanshin-AwajiEarthquakeof1995D.theFirstWorldWarandtheSecondWorldWar65.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.TheHanshin-AwajiEarthquakewasthegreatestintheworldhistory.B.Theearthquakebrokeoutinsummer.C.Thecenteroftheearthquakewasinthenorthernendoftheportcity.D.MorethansixthousandpeoplelosttheirlivesintheearthquakE.66.Thepassageseemstosuggestthat_____.A.agiantwasabletostartanearthquakeB.modembuildingswerestrongenoughtobesafefromanyearthquakeC.lesspeoplewouldhavediediftheyhadbeenpreparedforitD.expertsalwaystelllies

AboutConventionToursinNewYorkConventionToursUnlimitedInC.isaNewYorkCitytouroperatoranddestinationmanagementcompanydmcthathasbeenprovidinghigh-qualityGroupTours&EventServicesinNewYorksince1984.Ourgroupservicesinclude:FullDayToursA.dayontheBay:Aneasyone-hourdrivefromManhattantoBayShoreLongIslandforadelightvoyageontheGreatSouthBayandlunchabroadaboat.WestPointTour&LunchatHotelThayer:A.visittotheUnitedStatesMilitaryAcademyinWestPointNewYorkincludesadocent-ledtourincludingthemilitarymuseummonumentsandlandmarksatthishistoricsitE.EnjoyabuffetlunchatHotelThayerahoteloverlookingthebeautifulHudsonRiver.A.VisittotheRocketfellerhouseinHistoricHudsonRiverValley:Kykuitisthewonderfulcountryestate庄园ofJohnD.RockeyfellerwithasixstorystonehousesurroundedbyterracedgardensandsculpturE.Tourthroughthehousefilledwithantiquesandart;thebarnhousingautomobilesandcarriages;andthegardensincludingsculpturebyHenryMooreAlexanderCalderandPicasso.HydePark:A.visitToTheFDRHome&Museum&LunchAtTheCulinaryInstituteofAmerica:EnjoythescenicridetotheHudsonRiverValleyhomeofFranklin&EleanorRoosevelt.A.nationalhistoricsitethiswonderfulhomeholdsmemorabiliaofthelatepresidentandhisfamily.VisittheEleanorRooseveltLibraryandMuseum.EnjoyalunchattheCulinaryInstituteofAmericA.Pleasekeepinmind:Custom-Built:Toursdesignedtomatchinterests;schedulesbudgets.LanguageFacile:Bi-lingual双语andmulti-lingualTourGuidesavailablE.Picture-Perfect:Photographyservicesavailabletopreservememories.65.WhatisConventionTours?A.A.tourmanagementcompanyengagedinhigh-qualitygrouptoursservices.B.A.commontravelagencyC.A.specialtravelsitE.D.A.channelofaTVprogrammeabouttravel.66.ThesearethecharactersoffulldaytoursbelowEXCEPT_______A.theplaceyouwanttoismostsuitableforyourinterestB.youcanasktourguidestotakephotosforyouC.morethanonelanguagecanbeavailableD.ifyoudon’thaveenoughmoneyyoucanborrowfromthetourguides67.Wherecouldtheabovepassagecomefrom?A.FromaNewYorknewspaperB.FromagovernmentreportC.FromatravelguidanceD.FromapictorialmagazinE.

DItseemsthatgreatartistsandscientistsoftensufferfrommentalproblems.BothEinsteinandDickenshadmentalillness.NowscientistshavestartedtolookatwhethermentalillnessandgeniusarelinkeD.DrAdeleJudastudied5000creativepeopleinGermany.Shefoundthereweremorepeoplewithmentalillnessinthisgroupthaninthegeneralpopulation.Poetshadthehighestrateofmentalillnessfollowedbymusicianswithlowernumbersforpaintersandarchitects.Otherscientistsdidresearchwhichalsoshowedastronglinkbetweenmentalproblemsandcreativity.Butitdidnothingtoexplainit.DrRuthRichardsofHarvardUniversitymadeabreakthrough.Insteadofstudyingcreativepeopleshetookagroupofpsychiatric精神病的patientsandtestedthemforcreativity.Thepatientsgotmuchhigherscoresthananormalgroup.Alsothepatients’closerelativesweremuchmorecreativethanthepatientsandanormalgroup.Thissuggeststhatthekeytothelinkbetweencreativityandmentalillnessisinourgenes基因.Butthisisaproblem.AccordingtoDarwinismharmfulgenesshouldberemoveD.Somescientistsbelievethatevolution进化hascreatedabalancewherethemadnessofafewpeopleleadstothedevelopmentofthewholehumanracE.Geniuses天才人物maybemadbadorjustdifficulttounderstandbuttheirdiscoverieshaveimprovedtheworldwelivein.Itseemsthatalittlecreativemadnessisgoodforusall.67.AccordingtoDrAdeleJudawhichofthefollowinghasthelowestrateofmentalillness?A.PaintersB.MusiciansC.PoetsD.Busdrivers68.Theunderlinedphrasemakeabreakthroughinthe4thparagraphmeans___________.A.discoverorfindsomethingnewandimportant.B.makeawaythroughusingforcE.C.ofthesunormoonappearfrombehindclouds.D.suddenlychangefromaslowertoafasterpace69.BasedontheresearchofDrRuthRichardsofHarvardUniversitywecanconcludethat.______A.greatartistsandscientistsoftensufferfrommentalproblemsB.thepatients’closerelativesweremuchmorecreativethanthepatientsandanormalgroupC.psychiatricpatientshavemorecreativitythantheaveragepeopleD.itisourgenesthatdeterminethelinkbetweencreativityandmentalillness70.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Amongthe5000creativeGermansmorepeoplesufferfrommentaldiseases.B.Thereisastronglinkbetweenmentalproblemsandcreativity.C.PsychiatricpatientsmakegreatercontributionsthancommonpeoplE.D.Thekeytothelinkbetweencreativityandmentalillnessisinourgenes.71.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardmadness?A.Madnessisharmfultothewholesociety.B.A.littlecreativemadnessisgoodforusall.C.AllthetalentedpeoplearemaD.D.Onlythepeoplewithmentalillnesshavemorecreativity.

III阅读共两节满分40分第一节阅读理解共15小题每小题2分满分30分阅读下列短文从每题所给A.B.C和D项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑AdvertisinginAmericaofferssomegreatadvantagestoconsumers.Forexampleinordertokeeppriceslowthroughmassproductioncompaniesmusthaveamassmarketfortheirproducts.Massadvertisingcreatesmassmarkets.Producerscannotaffordtodevelopnewproductsputthemonthemarketandwaitforcustomerstodiscoverthem.Thiswouldtaketoolong.DemandforsomeproductsmustbecreateD.Thisisdonethroughadvertising.Butadvertisingsometimesmakesitdifficultforconsumerstomakewisedecisions.Thefactisthatwhenpeopleareconstantlyfloodedwithmessagesthroughthemassmediapersuadingthemtobuyparticularproductsmanyrespondbybuyingthem.Advertisingisdesignedtoinfluenceanindividualtobuyaproduct.Sellersoftenstudyhumanbehaviortodiscoverwhatwillconvinceconsumerstobuyacertainitem.ThisreasonforbuyingiscalledabuyingmotivE.Buyingmotivesareusuallybrokendownintotwocategories:rationalandemotional.Rationalbuyingmotivesincludethedesiretosavemoneythedesireforcomfortorthedesireforgoodworkmanship.EmotionalbuyingmotivesincludebuyingoutoffearwantingtobelikedandwantingtohavesomethingbetterthanyourfriendshavE.Emotionalappealsarefoundinmostconsumeradvertisingtoday.Certaincarspromisetomakethedriverfeelyoungerandfreer.Shoespromisetomakethebuyer'swholelifespringier.Lifeinsurancepoliciespromisetotakethecareoutofliving.Mostconsumersbelievethattheyarenoteasilyinfluencedbyemotionalappeals.Howevercorporationsthatsellconsumerproductsobviouslythinkdifferently.Theyspendmanymillionsofdollarseverydayonradiotelevisionnewspaperandmagazineadsthatusetheseappeals.1.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatoneoftheadvantagesofadvertisingforconsumersisthat________.A.itcancreateabigdemandforconsumergoodsB.themassmarketcreatedbyitleadstolowpricesC.producerscanintroducenewproductstoconsumersD.ithelpsconsumersdiscovernewproducts2.Consumerssometimesfinditdifficulttomakeasensibledecisionwhenbuyingaparticularproductbecause__________.A.manyadvertisementsaretoodifficultforthemtounderstandB.theyareafraidtobetakeninbydishonestadvertisementsC.massadvertisingoffersthemarangeofgoodandcheapproductsD.theyareconfusedbythequantityofadvertisementspromotingit3.Accordingtothepassageatoothpasteadpromisingthatpeoplewhousetheproductwillmakealotoffriendsisanexampleofanadthatappealsto__________.A.rationalbuyingmotivesB.theconsumer'scommonsenseC.emotionalbuyingmotivesD.thedesireforagoodproduct4.Thereasonwhycompaniesspendenormousamountsofmoneyonadvertisingisthat________.A.theybelievepeoplecanbeinfluencedtobuyacertainproduceB.ittakesalotofadvertisingtoconvincepeopletobuyacertainproductC.mostconsumersarenoteasilyinfluencedbyemotionalappealsD.advertisingbasedonemotionalappealsareveryeffective5.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe________.A.AdvertisingcancreatedemandB.TheadvantagesofadvertisingC.WhateffectiveadvertisingcandoD.Theroleofadvertisinginsellingproducts

BPlantsareveryimportantlivingthings.Lifecouldnotgooniftherewerenoplants.Thisisbecauseplantscanmakefoodfromairwaterandsunlight.Animalsandmancannotmakefoodfromairwaterandsunlight.Animalsgettheirfoodbyeatingplantsandotheranimals.ThereforeanimalsandmanneedplantsinordertolivE.Thisiswhywefindthattherearesomanyplantsaroundus.Ifyoulookcarefullyattheplantsaroundyouyouwillfindthattherearetwokindsofplantsfloweringplantsandnon-floweringplants.Floweringplantscanmakeseeds.Theseedsareprotectedbythefruits.Somefruitshaveoneseedsomehavetwothreeorfourandsomehavemanyseeds.Butafewfruitshavenoseedsatall.Anexampleofafruitwithoutseedsisthebananafruit.Mostnon-floweringplantsdonotgrowfromseeds.Theygrowfromspores胚芽Sporesareverysmall.Somesporesaresosmallandlightthattheycanfloatintheair.Wemaysaythatsporesarequitethesameasseeds.Whenthesesporesareallonwetandshadyplacestheyusuallygrowintonewplants.55.Themainideaofthefirstparagraphisthat______.A.plantsareimportantforlifeB.plantscannotgrowwithoutairC.therearemanyplantsintheworldD.wecannotlivewithoutwater56.Plantscanmakefoodfrom______.A.flowerwaterandairB.watersunlightandairC.airwaterandsoilD.airsunandlight57.Whatcanweinfer推断fromthepassageA.OfalllivingthingsanimalsaremostimportantB.SporesareseedsC.AllfruitsoffloweringplantshaveseedsD.Withoutplantsmanwilldieout58.Thispassagemaybetakenfrom______.A.amedicinebookB.anovelC.asciencemagazineD.anexperimentreport59.Theunderlinedwordprotectedinthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedby______.A.damagedB.pollutedC.preventedD.guarded

第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑Makinggreenerchoicesandencouraginghealthylifestylescanpromoteyourhealthandbenefittheenvironment.Herearesomeguidelinestofollow:ChoosefoodsthoughtfullyAmericanshaveneverhadsuchavarietyorabundanceoffoodtochoosefrom.Besidessomanychoiceswenowhearaboutourfoodprinttheamountoflandneededtosupplyoneperson’snutritionalneedsforayear.DowebuycherrytomatoesfromMexicoortomatoesgrownlocallyinahothouse?DowegettheGrannySmithsfromthefarmers’marketorthesupermarket?Isorganicproducehealthierforusandtheplanet?TheseareverycomplexissuesthatrequireanalysisofmanycriteriaincludingtheenergyusedinproducingandtransportingthefoodaswellasthetypeofsoilandmethodsofraisingthefooD.Despitethecomplexitiestherearesomegeneralguidelinesyoucanfollow.Forinstanceeatlessmeatoreatlowonthefoodchain.Yourdoctormayhaverecommendedyoutorestrictyourconsumptionofredmeatbecauseofitstoomuchfatcontent.Beyondthatthereareenvironmentalreasonstoo.Raisingfoodanimalscontributessubstantiallytoclimatechangebecauseameat-baseddietrequiresmorelandenergyandwaterthanaplant-basedonE.Drinkingplentyoffluidsissignificantduringhotweatherorwhenexercising.Butisbottledwaterthewaytogo?Youmaynotthinksowhenseeingthetruecosts.Basedonasurveymanufacturingthe30-plusbillionplasticwaterbottlescanproducemorethan2.5milliontonsofcarbondioxideandusethreetimestheamountofwaterinthebottlE.Addingintransportationtheenergyusedcomestoover50millionbarrelsofoilequivalent等价物.Consequentlyskipthebottledwateranddrinktapwaterbothathomeandatrestaurants.Additionallybottledwaterisnotnecessarilycleanerthantap.1.InParagraph2theauthorputsforwardthreequestionsmainly______.A.toproveAmericanshavelessfoodtochoosefromB.toshowustheshoppinghabitsofmostAmericansC.toindicateAmericanstendtobuyfoodfromabroadD.toremindpeopletoreconsidertheirfoodpurchase2.Thedoctorrecommendseatinglessredmeatpartlybecause______.A.itcontainstoomuchfatB.itcostsalotintransportationC.itistoolowonthefoodchainD.itisn’trelatedtoclimatechange3.Accordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingistrue?A.AmericansallprefertobuycherrytomatoesfromMexico.B.Theplant-baseddietisresponsiblefortheclimatechangE.C.Americanshaveavarietyoffoodtochoosefrom.D.OrganicproduceistheonlychoiceforAmericans.4.Basedonthelastparagraphweknowthat______.A.bottledwateriscleanerthantapwaterB.tapwateriseconomicalaswellaseco-friendlyC.bottledwaterismoreavailablethantapwaterD.tapwaterusesone-thirdthecostofbottledwater5.Whatisthebestsubtitleforthelastparagraph?A.SkipbottledwatercarrytapB.DrinkbottledwaterC.ProduceplasticwaterbottlesD.Savewaterresources

CAmericanteensaresettinganexamplefortheirparentsthroughtheirvolunteerworkaccordingtoanewpollbyHarrisInteractivE.TherandomnationaltelephonesurveyreleasedthisweekbythecharityWorldVisionfoundthatmoreteensvolunteertosupportacharitablecause56percentthanhaveapart-timejob39percent.Parentssaid82percentoftheteensintheirlivesdosomethingtosupportcharitablecausesincludingvolunteeringrecruitingotherstoacausewearingabuttonorT-shirtordonatingmoney.Forty-sixpercentoftheadultssurveyedsaidtheyvolunteertheirtimebuttheyalsotakecreditforinspiringtheirchildrentovolunteer.TheHarrisInteractivepollwasconductedintheUnitedStatesbetweenJan29andFeb2among2003adults.SaraJohnsonateacherwhoadvisesstudentsataprivateschoolinaChicagosuburbsaysshe'sseenaresurgenceofteeninvolvementinsocialcausessincePresidentBarackObamawaselectedinNovember.TheHarrisInteractivesurveyfoundaquarterofteenshavebecomemoreinvolvedincharitablecausesororganizationsasaresultoftheeconomicdownturnbuttheeconomyhasalsoledtocutsinallowancesandhasteensworkingmorehoursatapayingjoB.UnlikemanypublichighschoolsacrossthenationIllianaChristiandoesnotrequireitsstudentstoclockpublicservicehours.SeniorMelissaMartinsaidsomekidsaretoobusywithothercommitmentslikesportsandmusicbutmostofherclassmatesdovolunteer.AlynnWoodsondirectoratHabitatforHumanityInternationalsaidshehasnoticedanewenthusiasmamongteenvolunteersfortheorganization.HabitatforHumanitycelebratesthe20thanniversaryofitsalternativespringbreakprogramthisyearandisexpectingmorethan12000youngpeopletohelpbuildhomesforlow-incomepeoplearoundthenation.63.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Itissurveyedthatmoreteensvolunteertosupportacharitablecausenowadays.B.IllianaChristianasksitsstudentstoclockpublicservicehoursstrictly.C.Americanparentsaresettinganexamplefortheirchildrenthroughtheirvolunteerwork.D.ThefinancialcrisisledtotheemploymentofAmericanparents.64.Theunderlinedwordresurgenceinthethirdparagraphmostprobablymeans.A.replacementB.recallC.reviewD.return65.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.About12000youngpeoplewillhelpbuildhomesforlow-incomepeoplearoundthenation.B.InIllianaChristianteensarebusywithsportsandnoneofthemdovolunteer.C.Themajorityoftheteensintheirlivesdosomethingtosupportcharitablecauses.D.Forty-sixpercentoftheadultssurveyedsaidtheyvolunteertheirtimE.66.Wemayinferfromthepassagethat.A.Americanteensprefercharitablecausestoattendingschool.B.Peoplenoticedanewenthusiasmamongteenvolunteersfortheorganization.C.ThemajorityoftheadultsarenotwillingtovolunteertheirtimE.D.HabitatforHumanitycelebratesthe20thanniversarythisyear.

AftertheU.S.HouseofRepresentativespassedabillaimedatretaliatory报复的actionagainstChinaforitssignificantlyundervaluedcurrencyTreasurySecretaryTimothyGeithnerurgedtheIMFtopressureChinatoadoptmoreflexiblemoremarket-directedexchange-ratemanagement.ThisisacodedmessagetoChina:You’rekeepingonpurposeyourcurrencycheapandtheU.S.economyispayingthepricE.Socutitout---orelsE.ThenormallydullIMFmeetingbecamethelatestbattlegroundfortheU.S.tobeagainstafastdevelopingChinA.OurnewconventionalwisdomisthatChina’spolicyleadstomaketradedeficits逆差greaterandthelossofAmericanjobs.DozensofcandidateshaverunadsattackingacompetitorforallowingChinatotakeadvantageofus.Intheelection-yearviewChinagrew10%annuallyforthepastdecadewhilemaintaininglowinflation通涨onlybytakingadvantageofitsartificiallylowcurrency.TheideathattheU.S.isnotresponsibleforitsowneconomyisablack-is-whiteview.ItarguesthatChinaanditscurrencyarecausingthelion’sshareofharm.Thisisanargumentbornoffear.ItcoversafactthattheeconomiesofChinaandtheU.S.havebecomebeneficialtoeachother.ThosetrillionsinreservesthatChinaaccumulates:Wheredotheygo?BacktotheU.S.intheformoflendingmoneytothefederalgovernment.Thosemade-in-Chinagoodsthataccountforthetradedeficit:Whomdotheybenefit?ChinayesbutalsoAmericanconsumersandcompanies.WithoutChinaAmericancompaniescouldnothavemaintainedtheirprofitabilityinrecentyears.TaketwobrandnamesCaterpillarandNikE.BothhavetheirproductsmadeinChinabutbothalsoviewChinaasafast-growingmarketfortheirproducts.GeorgeSoroswarnedrecentlythatacurrencywarcouldputtheworldintodisordermoredamagingthananythingcausedbythefinancialcrisisofthe1930s.He’sright.Whetherwelikeitornotweliveinaglobalsystem.Thezero-sumattitudetowardChinaanditscurrencyisarelictheremainingofanearliertimewhennationsdefinedeconomiclifE.ChinaisfarfromperfectandseeksitsownadvantagebutholdingitaccountableforourdomesticproblemsisbeyondoutdateD.Itreflectsadangerousrefusaltodealwiththeworldasitis.RetaliatingagainstChinaovercurrencywillnotregainhigh-endjobsintheU.S.whichneedsmoreourowndemanD.ItwillnotrenewconstructionorretooltheAmericanlaborforcE.Itwillnotrebuildrottingbridgesorcreateanext-generationenergynetwork.Whichofthefollowingargumentcanbesupportedbythewriter?A.ChinaisthewinnerintheSino-UStradE.B.China’srapiddevelopmentoverthepasttenyearsisbasedonitslowinflation.C.Theworld’seconomywillbenefitfromChina’spolicychangesonitscurrency.D.TheUSwillgethurtifittrieshardondamagingChina’seconomy.Thispassageisinatonethatis____________.A.infavorofChinaB.intheshoesofUSC.blamingChina’slowcurrencypolicyD.helpingIMFsolvetheworld’seconomicproblemThewritermakeshispointofviewclearthroughthepassagebyusing_____________.A.reasonableanalysisB.leaders’quotationsC.figureexamplesD.movingstoriesChina’scurrencypolicy________.A.willhelpincreasethedemandintheUSB.isunabletoequiptheAmericanlaborforcewithnewworkingskillsC.couldguidetheworldeconomyforthenextdecadeD.istobecontrolledbytheinternationalcurrencygroups

CTwoEarthquakesinTwoMonths:ComparingtheQuakesinHaiti海地andChile智利Overview概要HowdotheearthquakesinChileandHaiticompare?Herestudentsperformagallerywalktolearnmoreabouttheearthquakesfromaspecificpointandthendoaspecificresearchandpresentationprojectorresponseactivity.Finallytheyseekanswerstotheirunansweredquestions.MaterialsPrintcopiesofphotographschartsdocumentsandothervisualstodisplayasdescribedbelow;computerswithInternetaccessoptionalresearchmaterialshandouts.Warm-upChooseandprepareagalleryofphotographsgraphicsnewsreportsandothermaterialstodisplayaroundtheroomtoenablestudentstoconsiderthe2010earthquakeinChilE.Dependingoncourseprogramchoosematerialsforthegallerythatprovideawindowonthetwoquakesthroughoneofthefollowingspecificpointsorthefocusofyourchoice:EarthquakesthroughHistoryPuttingthe2010ChileanandHaitianquakesintohistoricalviewrelatedtootherearthquakesincludingthe1960Chileanquakeandthe2004Asianearthquakeandtsunami.RescueandAidConsideringdomesticandinternationalresponsetothedisastersbymilitariesgovernmentsandaidorganizationsincludingrescueandrecoveryaswellaseffortstoprovidefoodwaterhealthcareandsheltertothoseaffecteD.RelatedThearticleUnderwaterPlateCuts400MileGashcomparesseveralearthquakes:Mr.LinfiguredthatthequakeonSaturdaywas250to350timesmorepowerfulthantheHaitianquakE.ButPaulCarusonotedthatatleastonlandtheeffectsoftheChileantremor震动mightnotbeasbaD.ForonethinghesaidthequalityofbuildingconstructionisgenerallybetterinChilethaninHaiti.Andthefactthatthequakeoccurredoffshoreshouldalsohelplimitthedestruction.InHaititherupture断裂occurredonlyafewmilesfromthecapitalPort-au-PrincE.TheruptureonSaturdaywascenteredabout60milesfromthenearesttownChillanand70milesfromthecountry’ssecond-largestcityConcepción.Readthearticleusingthefollowingquestions.QuestionsFordiscussionwithothersandreadingcomprehension:Howdoesthe2010Chileanearthquakecomparetothe1960Chileanearthquake?Whydoscientistsbelievethatthe2010ChileanearthquakewillnotcausethesamelevelofdamageasJanuary’sHaitianearthquakedid?Howdoesthe2010Chileanearthquakecomparetothe2004Indonesianearthquake?WhatreasonsdoscientistsgivetoexplainwhytheIndonesianquakecausedsomuchmoredamagethantherecentChileanearthquake?64.WhichofthefollowingshowsoneofthereasonsforslighterlossesinChilethaninHaiti?A.Position:B.Power:C.Building:D.Rescue:65.WecaninferthatthearticleUnderwaterPlateCuts400MileGashincludes________.A.thecausesofthe2010Chileanearthquakeandthe1960ChileanearthquakeB.thecomparisonbetweenthe2010Haitianandthe2004IndonesianearthquakesC.thereasonforthe2010ChileanquakebeingmorepowerfulthanJanuary’sHaitianearthquakeD.thereasonforlessdamageinthe2010Chileanquakethaninthe2004Indonesianearthquake66.Whatisthepassagemostlikelytobe?A.A.programforresearch.B.A.guidetoearthquakestudy.C.Anadvertisementforstudents.D.Anintroductiontoquakes.

InEuropepeopleholdtheforkinthelefthandandtheknifeintherightthroughoutthemealasystemthatisgenerallyagreedtobemoreefficientthantheAmericanzigzag曲折的methoD.Americansholdboththeforkandtheknifeintheirrighthandsthroughoutthemealsotheycontinuallychangetheirforkstothelefthandwhentheyhavetocuttheirmeat.ItseemstobefunnyfortheEuropeanstoseeAmericansbusychangingtheirdinnersetsmakingalotofnoises.A.fewexplanationsforthisAmericanstyleareasfollows:1Americansarepracticalandefficient.Sincemostofusareright-handeditisreasonabletokeepourworkingtoolsatalltimesintherighthandthatcanusethemmostefficiently.2AmericansthemasteroftheNewWorldarerebels叛逆者.TheyusethezigzagmethodtobreaktherulesintheOldWorldandinthiswaytheyarethumbingtheirnoseatMotherEnglanD.AmericansarearestlesskinD.Theydonotliketositinonespotforverylongwhendining.3Forcedtodosotheyrespondbyplayingwiththesilver.WhateverthereasonforthepracticeitisnowcertainlyasAmericanasapplepiE.EuropeansrecognizethisandarequicktoattackitasevidenceofAmericaninnocence无知ofform.Argumentsagainstthezigzagmethodrestnotonlyongroundsofefficiencybutalsoonthoseoftradition.InOldWorlddiningtheknifeisheldintherighthandcontinuallybecauseitcanserveasaninstantdefenseagainsttheuninvitedintruders入侵者.Howeversuchalertness警觉isoutofplaceintheNewWorldaseveryAmericanbelievesthatthisisthehomeofthebravE.Americansjuggletheirsilverwareperhapstoshowthattheyarenotafraidandthatoneofthemholdingaforkisworthanynumberofthemholdingblades刀.Americansuse_______toholdtheirforktopickupthesalaD.A.therighthandB.thelefthandC.bothhandsD.eitherofthetwohandsAsthemastersoftheNewWorldAmericansuseadifferentcuttingmethodfromthatintheOldWorldto_______.A.showtheirindependenceofMotherEnglandB.showtheirdisrespecttoMotherEnglandC.addanewtraditiontothoseinMotherEnglandD.showofftheircreativenesstoMotherEnglandInthesentencethewordjuggleprobablymeans_______.A.holdB.playwithC.pickupD.laydownWhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.EuropeanpeopleholdtheforkinthelefthandandtheknifeintherighthanD.B.ThezigzageatingmethodisrelatedtoAmericancharacteristics.C.ThezigzageatingmethodhasbecomeanAmericanfeaturE.D.EuropeanpeoplewillusetheAmericanmethodbecauseofitsefficiency.

Peoplehavelongdebatedtheessence本质ofhumannaturE.SomepeoplethinkhumansareborngooD.InSanZiJingThreeChara~erClassicaChinesechildren’seducationalbookfromthe13thcenturywereadMenatbirtharenaturallygooD.Theirnaturesaresimilartheirhabitsbecomedifferent.’’Yetsomephilosophersdisagreewiththis.Theythinkmenarebornselfishandvicious恶的.ForexampleThomasHobbesthe17thcenturyEnglishphilosopherarguedthatmenarebornself-interestedandwithalikingforwar.Overthecenturiesdifferentphilosophershavearguedtheircases.Nowtheresultsofanewstudywhichcontraststhebehaviorofveryyoungchildrenandyoungchimpanzees黑猩猩suggeststhathumanbeingsarebornsociableandhelpfultoothersaccordingtoaNewYorkTimesreport.OfcourseeveryanimalmusttosomeextentbeselfishtosurvivE.Butthebiologistsalsoseeinhumansanaturalwillingnesstohelp.TheNewYorkTimessciencereporterNicholasWadewrites.WadequotesabookpublishedinOctoberbyAmericanpsychologistMichaelTomasello.TomasellowritesWheninfants婴儿18monthsoldseeanunrelatedadultwhosehandsarefullandwhoneedshelpopeningadoororpickingupadroppedclothespintheywillimmediatelyhelp.Thehelpingbehaviorseemstobeinnatebecauseitappearssoearlyandbeforemanyparentsstartteachingchildrentherulesofpolitebehavior.’’Tomasellofindsthatthisbehaviorisnottheresultofanincentive动机ofarewardsuggestingtrainingdoesnotinfluenceit.Anditseemstohappenacrosscultureswiththeirdifferenttimetablesforteachingsocialrules.ForthesereasonsTomamselloconcludedthathelpingisnaturalnotsomethingtaughtbyparentsorculturE.AnditseemsthatinfantscannotonlyhelpinpracticalwaysitcanalsohelpwithinformationTomasellowrites.Fromtheageof12monthstheywillpointatobjectsthinalladultpretendstohavelost.ChimpanzeesbycontrastneverpointatthingsforeachotherandwhentheypointforpeoplE.itseemstobeasacommandtogofetchsomethingratherthantoshareinformation.49.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?A.Thebehaviorofyoungchildren.B.FormerphilosophiesabouthumannaturE.C.Thedifferencebetweenbabiesandbabychimpanzees.D.AnewstudyofhumannaturE.50.AccordingtoMichaelTomasellohumanbeingsareborn.A.similartochimpanzeesinnatureB.selfishandViciousC.sociableandhelpfulD.withalikingforwar51.OfallthefollowinghasanegativeattitudetowardshumannaturE.A.ThreeCharacterB.ThomasHobbesC.NicholasWadeD.MichaelTomasello52.Accordingtothestudyit'ssafetosaythat.A.humanbeingsarenotselfishB.childrenliketohelpotherswhentheygetarewardC.differentcountriesteachsocialrulesatdifferenttimesD.childrentendtobehelpfuliftheyaretaughtearly

Dye染料canbringalittlecolortolifE.Mostclothingiscoloredwithdyes.Modernmanufactureddyescanbecostly.Naturaldyesfromplantandanimalproductshavebeenusedsinceancienttimes.Sothisweekwedescribeanaturalwaytodyewool.Thereareseveralmethodstoputdyeontomaterial.Thevatmethodforexamplecanbeusedtodyewoolwithonionskins.Forthisexampleuseonehundredgramsofnaturalwool.Thewoolmustbeclean.Leaveitovernightinwaterandliquidsoap.Thenwashitwithcleanwaterthatisalittlewarm.Gentlysqueezeouttheextrawater.A.solutioncalledamordant媒染isusedinthedyingprocess.A.mordanthelpsfixthedyetothematerial.TraditionallymordantswerefoundinnaturE.WoolashisoneexamplE.Butchemicalmordantssuchasalumarepopulartoday.Alumissoldinmanystores.Itisoftenmixedwithcreamoftartarafinepowdercommonlyusedincooking.Mixeightgramsofalumwithsevengramsofcreamoftartarinasmallamountofhotwater.Addthesolutiontoametalpanofcoolwater.Nextaddthewoolandplacethemixtureoverheat.Slowlybringtheliquidtoeighty-twodegreesCelsius.Heatthemixtureforforty-fiveminutes.Afteritcoolsremovethewoolandwashit.Topreparethedyesolutioncoverthirtygramsofonionskinswithwater.Useonlythedrybrownouterskins.Boiltheliquiduntiltheonionskinslosetheircoloraboutforty-fiveminutes.Removetheskinsafterthedyecools.Nowitistimetodyethewool.PlacethewoolintothedyeandheatthemixturE.Bringittoaboilthenimmediatelyreducetheheattoeighty-twodegrees.Nowheatthedyeforaboutforty-fiveminutesoruntilthewoolisthedesiredcolor.Keepinmindthatwetwoollooksdarkerthanitis.Oncethedyecoolsremovethewoolandwashit.Nowthewoolisorangeoryellow.OratleastitshouldbE.57.Accordingtothepassagemordantsare________.A.dyesusedinthedyingprocessB.materialswhichwillbeputdyetoC.woodashesusedinthedyingprocessD.notdyesbutplayanimportantroleinthedyingprocess58.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutnaturaldyesistrue?A.Theymightbecheaperthanchemicaldyes.B.Theyaremoreexpensivethanchemicaldyes.C.Theyhavebeenusedforonlyrecentyears.D.Theyareallmadefromanimalproducts.59.AsforthevatmethodwhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTnecessarilyneeded?A.Ash.B.Water.C.Mordant.D.TemperaturE.60.Choosetheproperorderofdyingwool:A.boiltheliquidwithonionskins.B.addmordantstoametalpanofcoolwater.C.washthewoolwithcleanwater.D.putthewoolintotheliquidandheatitE.heatthemixtureandthenwashit.A.cbeadB.ebcdaC.beadcD.abecd

TristandaCunhaa38–square–mileislandisthefarthestinhabitedislandintheworldaccordingtotheGuinnessBookofRecords.Itis1510milessouthwestofitsnearestSt.HelenaandI950mileswestofAfricA.DiscoveredbythePortugueseadmiral上将ofthesamenamein1506andsettledin1810theislandbelongstoGreatBritainandhasapopulationofafewhundreD.Cominginaclosesecond–andoftenwronglymentionedasthemostdistantland–isEasterIslandwhichlies1260mileseastofitsnearestneighborPitcairnIslandand2300mileswestofSouthAmericA.Themountainous64–square–mileislandwassettledaroundthe5thcenturysupposedlybypeoplewhowerelostatseA.Theyhadnoconnectionwiththeoutsideworldformorethanathousandyearsgivingthemplentyoftimetobuildmorethan1000hugestonefigurescalledmoaiforwhichtheislandismostfamous.OnEasterSunday1722howeversettlersfromHollandmovedinandgavetheislanditsnamE.Today2000peopleliveontheChileanterritory智利领土.Theyshareonestreetasmallairportandafewhoursoftelevisionperday.ItcanbelearnedfromthetextthattheislandofTristandaCunha________.A.wasnamedafteritsdiscovererB.gotitsnamefromHollandsettlersC.wasnamedbytheBritishgovernmentD.gotitsnamefromtheGuinnessBookofRecordsWhichofthefollowingismostfamousformoai?A.TristandaCuhA.B.PitcairnIslanD.C.EasterIslanD.D.St.HelenA.WhichcountrydoesEasterIslandbelongto?A.Britain.B.HollanD.C.Portugal.D.ChilE.

ThanksgivingtimecameandalltherelativesweregatheredaroundthelongtableorseatedbehindTVtrays.Thetelevisionwasonandsomefolkswerewatchingitwhilevisitingwithoneanother.SomethingontelevisiongottheirattentionandoneoftheadultssaidListenatit!SomeoneelsereplieD.Wellifthatdon'tbeatall.Simplephraseswerespokenbyfolkswhoselanguagewassimpleandbrief.Theyhadseveralidiomsthatwerejustascolorful;Phrasesandwordsthatbrightenedtheroomandwarmedtheconversation.Inschoolweweretaughttospeakdifferently.ThewayourrelativesspokewasdiscourageD.Sometimesourparentswouldsaythingsweweren'ttaughtinschool.They'doftencorrectthemselvesasifgettingridofamistakE.Ofcoursewelearnedsomeoftheirphrasesandusedthem.Theywerecomfortablewordstopronouncefamiliar.Ourfather'ssideofthefamilywasfromArkansasandOklahomaandtheyspokewiththeaccentsnativetotheirbirthstates.TheirvoicesmusicalandoftenhighitwaseasytopickupthateffectinourownspeechandatschoolmybrotherandIwereoftenteasedforthewaywespokE.Ourmother'ssideofthefamilycamefromIllinoisandtheyhadatendencytotalkfast.TheyhadanaccenttooandmybrotherandIaddedthattoourownspeechconfusingthekidsatschoolallthemorE.Ourfather'ssideofthefamilylovedtolaughandhaveagoodtimE.Ourmother'ssideofthefamilywasmoreseriousabouthowtheytooklifein;theirjoysmoresilentlyexperiencedandenjoyeD.ItwasarichpictureofcultureanditgavemybrotherandmeacolorfulviewinlifE.Thanksgivingholidaywasalwaysaneasycomfortablegoingday.Itwasthefirstrealholidayoftheseasonwheneveryonecametogetherinoneplaceandagoodtimewasspenthappilytogetherbyall.64.Fromthetextwecanknowthat___________.A.parentswereworriedthattheirrelativesmightaffecttheirkids’languageB.parentsdidn’tallowtheirchildrentospeakdialectsC.parentstriedtoavoidaffectingtheirkidswiththeirdialectsD.parentsthoughtthelanguagetaughtinschoolwasthebest65.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat________.A.EnglishtaughtinschoolisdifferentfromthatusedindailylifeB.hismother’ssideofthefamilyspokeinahighvoiceC.thelanguageusedbyhisfather’ssideofthefamilywasfastD.thewriterandbrotherwerelaughedatschoolbecauseoftheirpoorEnglish66.Whydidthewriterandhisbrotherpuzzleotherkidsatschoolbytheirspeeches?A.TheyhadrelativesfromdifferentpartsofEuropeB.TheyaddedsomedialectsintheirspeechesC.ThereweremanymistakesintheirlanguageD.theirspeecheswerelivelyandcolorful67.What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardsdialects?A.Theywerenotacceptedbyothers.B.TheyshouldbeusedeverywherE.C.Theyshouldbetaughtinschool.D.Helikedthemverymuch.

A.newresearchhasuncoveredthatcultureisadeterminingfactorwheninterpretingfacialemotions.ThestudyrevealsthatincultureswhereemotionalcontrolisthestandardsuchasJapanfocusisplacedontheeyestointerpretemotions.WhereasincultureswhereemotionisopenlyexpressedsuchastheUnitedStatesthefocusisonthemouthtointerpretemotion.ThesefindingsgoagainstthepopulartheorythatthefacialexpressionsofbasicemotionscanbeuniversallyrecognizedsaidUniversityofAlbertaresearcherDr.TakahikoMasudA.Aperson'scultureplaysaverystrongroleindetermininghowtheywillreademotionsandneedstobeconsideredwheninterpretingfacialexpression.Theseculturaldifferencesareevennoticeableincomputeremoticons情感符号whichareusedtoconveyawriter’semotionsoveremailandtextmessaging.TheJapaneseemoticonsforhappinessandsadnessvaryintermsofhowtheeyesaredrawnwhileAmericanemoticonsvarywiththedirectionofthemouth.IntheUnitedStatestheemoticonsand--showahappyfacewhereastheemoticonsor--showasadfacE.HoweverJapanesetendtousethesymbol＾-＾toindicateahappyfaceand_toindicateasadfacE.Wethinkitisquiteinterestingandappropriatethataculturetendstomaskitsemotions.TheJapanesewouldfocusonaperson'seyeswhendeterminingemotionaseyestendtobequitesubtle微妙的saidMasudA.IntheUnitedStateswhereopenemotionisquitecommonitmakessensetofocusonthemouthwhichisthemostexpressivefeatureonaperson'sfacE.60.Thetextmainlytellsusthat______.A.culturaldifferencesareexpressedinemotionsB.cultureisthekeytointerpretingfacialemotionsC.differentemoticonsarepreferredindifferentculturesD.peoplefromdifferentculturesexpressemotionsdifferently61.IfaJapanesewantstodetectwhetherasmileistrueorfalsehewillprobably______.A.readthewholefaceB.focusonthemouthC.lookintotheeyesD.judgebythevoice62.Peopleusedtobelievethat___________.A.somefacialexpressionsofemotionsweretoocomplextoberecognizedB.peopleintheworldinterpretedbasicemotionsindifferentwaysC.peoplecouldonlyrecognizethefacialexpressionsofbasicemotionsD.peopleall’overtheworldunderstoodbasicemotionsinthesameway63.ThecomputeremoticonsusedbytheAmericansshowthat_____________.A.theyexpresstheirfeelingsopenlyB.theytendtocontroltheiremotionsC.theyaregoodatconveyingtheiremotionsD.theyusesimpleremoticonstoshowtheirfeelings

Fromtheearliesttimesmanhasbeeninterestedinart.Peoplehaveoftenworkedtogethertocollectandsavetheworld'sarttreasures.FinearttreasuresfrommanycountriesarekeptinanartmuseumcalledtheLouvreinParisFrancE.TheworksofarthavebeencollectedbythepeopleofFranceovermanycenturies.TheLouvrehasnotalwaysbeenamuseum.Thefirstbuildingwasafort炮台.In1190itwastheking'scastlewithhighwallsandaroundtower.Ithadamoattokeepouthisenemies.Overtheyearsthenumberofbuildingsaroundthecastlegrew.By1350thecastlewasnolongerneededasafort.TheLouvrebecameapalacehomeforFrenchkingsandqueens.Duringtimesofpeacenewtreasureswerebroughtin.DuringdaysofwarmanytreasureswerestolenandthebuildingsweredamageD.WhenFrancisIbecamekingofFrancein1515hebroughtinartistsfrommanycountries.OneoftheartistswasLeonardoDaVincifromItaly.DaVinci'sMonaLisaisthebestknownpaintinginthemuseumtoday.In1793theLouvrebecameapublicmuseumjustasitisnow.Itisaplacewherearttreasureshavebeensavedforeveryonetoenjoy.46.Onthewholethispassageismainlyabout____..A.anartmuseumcalledtheLouvreB.anItalianartistnamedLeonardoDaVinciC.akingofFrancenamedFrancisID.thebestknownpaintinginLouvre47.WhichofthefollowingisnottrueA.TheLouvreusedtobeafortaverylongtimeago.B.Frenchkingsandqueensoncelivedinit.C.TheLouvrewastakenbyenemiesin1190.D.ManytreasureswerebroughtintotheLouvreovertheyears.48.WhyisitgoodforgreatarttobekeptinpublicmuseumsA.IthelpspeoplerememberwhotheKingofFranceis.B.Itkeepspeopleoutofthepalaces.C.Itgiveseveryoneachancetoenjoygoodart.D.Ithelpspeopletoknowwhoisthegreatestartist.49.Fromthepassageweknowthat_____.A.ItisnotpossiblefortreasurestobestolenB.OldfortsalwaysmakethebestmuseumsC.GreatartshouldbesharedwithallthepeopleD.KingFrancisIofFrancebroughtinartistsfromanoldfort50.Inthethirdparagraphthewordmoatprobablymeans_____.A.ahightowerbuiltinformertimeswheresoldierswatchedoutforenemiesB.alonganddeepditch沟dugroundacastleandwasusuallyfilledwithwaterC.acartpulledbyhorsesonwhichsoldiersfoughtD.alongandhighwallaroundcastle

Everyonewantssomedegreeofsuccess.Manypeoplebelievethattheydeserve值得successsimplybecausetheybelievethattheydeservesuccess.Butthereisawidespreadbeliefthatpeoplewhogetoninlifemaybesuccessfulnotbecausetheydeserveitbutbecauseofinfluential有影响的friendsortherightbackgrounD.SometimesitmayjustbeacomfortingandharmlessbeliefwhileattheotherextremeitcanbeverydestructivE.Ioncemetabrilliantyoungengineerwhoworkedinachemicalplant.Becauseofherknowledgeandexperiencesheshouldhavebeenpromoted升职toProductionManager.Insteadthejobwenttoamanwhowastotallyunsuitedforthepost.Everyoneknewthatheonlygotitbecausehewaspoliticallyacceptabletohissuperiors上司.Thisinjusticediscouragedtheyoungengineerandmanyofhercolleagues同事.Italsomeantthatthefactorywasmuchlessefficientthanitcouldhavebeen.Atthesameweshouldnotbepessimistic悲观的.Moreandmorethenmodernworlddependsonhavingpeoplewhoareinthejobbecausetheyaregoodenoughnotjustbecausetheirfacesfit.Thereisastoryofafactoryownerwhosentforanengineertoseetoamachinewhichwouldnotgo.HeexamineditthentookoutahammerandtappedoncE.Themachinestartedupimmediately.WhenhepresentedhisbilltheownerprotestedThiscan’tberight!$100justfortapping敲打amachinewithahammer?Theengineerwroteoutanewbill:Fortappingamachine$1;forknowingwheretotap.$99.Theengineeratthechemicalplantwasnotpromotedbecause_____.A.itwaspoliticallylessgoodforthebosstoacceptherthanthemanB.herbossdidnotthinkshehadtherightqualificationsforthejobC.themanwhogotthepromotionwasmoreexperiencedthanshewasD.itismoredifficultforawomantogetapromotionthanforhermalecolleagueTheengineerwhorepairedthemachinewasrightincharging$100because____.A.hehitthemachinetogetitstartedagainB.thefactoryownercouldnothaverepairedithimselfC.hewaschargingforhisknowledgeandexpertskillsD.hewastheonlypersonwhocouldfindoutwhatwaswrongwithitWhatcanwelearnabouttheauthor’sattitudetowardthewidespreadbeliefthatpeoplegetoninlifemaybesuccessfulnotbecausetheydeserveit?A.Hequiteagreeswithit.B.Hedoesn’texpresshisopinionhisopinionatit.C.Hecompletelydisagreeswithit.D.Hedoesn’tquiteagreewithit.AccordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Havinginfluentialfriendsorrightbackgroundseemshelpfulsometimes.B.Theengineerhadgoodreasontooverchargethefactoryowner.C.NotallthosewhoaregoodintheirjobshavethechancetobepromoteD.D.Thosewhoaregoodintheirjobsarestilllargelyneededbythemodernsociety.

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分第一节阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑AAnimalsseemtohavethesensetoeatwhentheyarehungryandtheydonoteatmorethantheirbodiesneeD.Ithasbeendemonstrated证明thatratswillwhengivenachoiceoveraperiodoftimepreferwaterwithvitaminstowaterwithoutvitaminseventhoughthereisnodifferenceintasteorsmellbetweenthetwowaterbottles.Whenafragrant芳香的flavorwasaddedtothevitaminsenrichedfluid液体theratsdidseemtodevelopatasteforitandkeptdrinkingitevenafterthevitaminswerechangedtotheclearwater.IntimehowevertheybrokethehabitandwentbacktowherethenecessaryvitaminswerE.Inaclassicexperimentbabiesof6to12monthsoldwereplacedinacafeteria自助餐厅feedingarrangementwithawidechoiceofbabyfoodbeforethem.Theyweregivenwhateverfoodtheypointedtoorappearedinterestedin.Wearetoldthatatfirsttheyshowedsomeunusualeatingpatternsbutthatoveraperiodoftimetheymanagedtochooseawell-balanceddiet.Soinchoosingfoodratsandbabieddoseemtoknowandactonwhat’sbestforthem.ObviouslythereisakindofbodywisdomwhichhumanssoonlosE.Mostofusdonoteatasdeterminedandinfluencedbylongestablished建立的habits.Somepeopleeatfoxesdogsandblackbirdswhileweeatcowsandpigs.Sowhatpeopleeatandhowmuchtheyeatseemstobegreatlyinfluencedbywhatisgoingaroundthem.41.Intheexperimentonratsafragrantflavorwasaddedtotherat’sdrinkingwaterto_______A.encourageratstodrinkvitamin-enrichedwaterB.findoutrats’preferenceinflavorC.testwhetherratsknowwhichdrinkisfoodforthemD.demonstratethatvitaminsaretasteless42.Asfarastheireatinghabitsareconcernedbabiesandratsaresimilarinthat_______A.bothhavethewisdomtochooseabalanceddietB.bothpreferflavoredfoodanddrinkC.bothhavethesameeatingpatternsD.bothdevelopatasteforthesamekindsofflavors43.Intheclassicexperimentmentionedinthesecondparagraphbabieswere________A.givenmanychoicesofdrinksB.providedwithvariouskindsofbabyfoodC.placedandfedinacafeteriaD.trainedtoselectabalanceddiet44.Accordingtothepassageadults’eatinghabitsdifferfromthoseofbabiesbecause_______A.adultsknowbetterthanbabieswhatkindsoffoodaregoodfortheirhealthB.adultsusuallycannotresistthetemptationofvariousdeliciousfoodsC.adult’seatinghabitsarecloselyrelatedtothesocialandculturalcustomsD.adultshavemorechoicesoffoodthanbabiesineatingpatterns

Russiantraditionordersthatmenshouldkisseachotherthreetimesonthecheeksatofficialfunctions.NowanewrulinginMoscowiscallingforpoliticiansinthecapitaltosticktotheoldhandshakE.AccordingtoBritain'sTheTelegraphnewspaperpoliticiansinMoscowhavebeentoldtostopkissingeachotherwhentheymeetbecausethekissingceremonytakessolong.LeonidBrezhnevthegeneralsecretaryoftheCommunistPartyfrom1964to1982wasfamousfortreatingmalecolleaguestoafulllip-lock.OnephotographofhimkissingErichHoneckertheleaderoftheDemocraticRepublicofGermanywasusedforaprotestpaintingontheBerlinWallwiththecaption:OhGodhelpmesurvivethisdeadlylove.KissingthreetimesonthecheeksatofficialoccasionsisaRussiantradition.Thepracticehasbeenrevivedamonghigh-rankingofficialsinpastyears.Inthedistantpastakissfromthetsaremperorwasthehighestsignofrecognition.TheMoscowrulinghoweverhaspromptedauthoritiesinothercitiestoconsiderbanningthepracticE.AlexeiKleshkoaparliamentmemberinSiberiasaid:Single-sexkissesshouldbeavoidedincludingatofficialmeetings.It'senoughtoshakehands.OfcourseifoneistalkingaboutalongfriendshiporfatherlyrelationsitmightbeOKtoembracE.Butthat'sthemaximumthatshouldbealloweD.AnotherMPVladimirGorlovsaidheonlyallowedhimselftokissthehandofawomanatwork:ThereareinformalrelationsandtherearemeetingsgovernedbyprotocolhesaiD.WhenamaniskissinganothermanatanofficialeventIhaveanegativeattitudetowardsit.Therearerulesofdecency.5.Moscowiscallingforpoliticianstosticktohandshakebecause________.A.itispopularathomeandabroadB.itistheirtraditionC.itsavestimeD.Russianwomenhaveastrongloveofit6.BymentioningBrezhnevtheauthor________.A.wantstoshowhisrespecttoBrezhnerB.admiresBrezhnevforhisskillsatkissingC.justshowsthemediamadefunofpicturesofpoliticianskissingD.praisesBrezhnev’sgoodrelationwithHonecker7.IfthetsarkissedaRussianwomanshewouldfeel________.A.nervousB.proudC.shamefulD.curious8.Wecaninferfromthelasttwoparagraphsthat________.A.KleshkoisstronglyagainstanykindofkissB.KleshkoisamanoutofdateC.GorlovesharesthesameviewwithKleshkoissingle-sexkissesD.Gorlovewon’tkissanymaninanyform

阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分第一节请认真阅读下列短文从短文后各题所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑Skin-divingisanewsporttoday.ThissporttakesyouintoawonderfulnewworlD.Itislikeavisittothemoon！Whenyouareunderwateritiseasyforyoutoclimbbigrocksbecauseyouarenolongerheavy.Hereunderwatereverythingisblueandgreen.Duringthedaythereisenoughlight.Whenfishswimnearbyyoucancatchthemwithyourhands.Whenyouhavetanks罐子ofaironyourbackyoucanstayindeepwaterforalongtimE.Butyoumustbecareful.Tocatchthefishisoneofthemostinterestingpartsofthissport.Ontheotherhandyoucancleantheshipswithouttakingthemoutofthewater.YoucangetmanythingsfromthedeepseA.Nowyoucanseethatskin-divingisbothusefulandinteresting.Skin-divingcantakeyouto_______.A.themoonB.mountainsC.thesunD.thedeepseaA.skin-diver_______underwaterintheday.A.canseeeverythingclearlyB.can'tseeanythingclearlyC.canseenothingD.canseeonlyfishesWithatankofaironyourbackyoucan_______.A.catchfishveryeasilyB.stayunderwaterforalongtimeC.beinsafeplaceD.havemorefunWhichofthesesentencesisNOTTRUEA.Skin-divingisanewsport.B.Skin-divingislikevisitingthemoon.C.Theonlyuseofskin-divingistohavemorefun.D.Skin-divingisbothinterestinganduseful.

TheIvyLeagueisanathleticconferencecomprisingeightprivateinstitutionsofhighereducationintheNortheasternUnitedStates.Thetermismostcommonlyusedtorefertothoseeightschoolsconsideredasagroup.Thetermisalsoconnectedwithacademicexcellenceselectivityinadmissionsandsocialelitism精英主义.ThetermbecameofficialespeciallyinsportsterminologyaftertheformationoftheNCAADivisionIathleticconferencein1954whenmuchofthenationpolarizedaroundfavoritecollegeteams.IVwasusedbecauseoriginallytheleagueconsistedonlyoffourmembers.Theuseofthephraseisnolongerlimitedtoathleticsandnowrepresentsaneducationalphilosophyinherenttothenation'soldestschools.InadditionIvyLeagueschoolsareoftenviewedbythepublicassomeofthemostprestigiousuniversitiesworldwideandareoftenrankedamongstthebestuniversitiesintheUnitedStatesandworldwidE.TheeightinstitutionsareBrownUniversityColumbiaUniversityCornellUniversityDartmouthCollegeHarvardUniversityPrincetonUniversitytheUniversityofPennsylvaniaandYaleUniversity.AlloftheIvyLeague'sinstitutionsplacenearthetopintheU.S.News&WorldReportcollegeanduniversityrankingsandrankwithinthetoponepercentoftheworld'sacademicinstitutionsintermsoffinancialendowment捐助.SevenoftheeightschoolswerefoundedduringAmerica'scolonialperiod;theexceptionisCornellwhichwasfoundedin1865.IvyLeagueinstitutionsthereforeaccountforsevenofthenineColonialCollegescharteredbeforetheAmericanRevolution.TheIviesareallintheNortheastgeographicregionoftheUnitedStates.Alleightschoolsreceivemillionsofdollarsinresearchgrantsandothersubsidiesfromfederalandstategovernment.UndergraduateenrollmentsamongtheIvyLeagueschoolsrangefromabout4000to14000makingthemlargerthanthoseofatypicalprivateliberalartscollegeandsmallerthanatypicalpublicstateuniversity.IvyLeagueuniversityfinancialendowmentsrangefromBrown's$2.01billiontoHarvard's$26billionthelargestfinancialendowmentofanyacademicinstitutionintheworlD.71.FromthepassageweknowthewordIvyintheIvyLeaguewasfirstchosentoreferto_______.A.aplantB.anumberC.asportD.aspirit72.WhatisspecialaboutCornellUniversityintheLeague?A.ItistheoldestonE.B.Itwasfoundedbycolonists.C.Ithasthesmallestendowment.D.ItistheyoungestonE.73.WhichmeaningcanthetermtheIvyLeagueconveytoday?A.Thelargestenrollment.B.Thestrongestgovernmentsupport.C.Themostexpensiveschools.D.First-classeducation.74.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.ThereisnolongersportscompetitionintheIvyLeaguE.B.SevencollegesweresetupbeforetheUSAwasfoundeD.C.BrownUniversityhasthesmallestnumberofstudents.D.TypicalpublicstateuniversitiesarelargerthantheIvies.75.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheABCofTheIvyLeagueB.BestUniversitiesintheUSAC.TheFinancialIncomeofAmericanUniversitiesD.HowtoApplytoanIvyLeagueUniversity

BEIJING——Chinawillfurtheropenitsfinancialsectorinanactiveandsafewaythecountry’scentralbankvowedonFriday.ChinawillgraduallybroadenthechancefortheparticipationofforeigncapitalinthedomesticfinancialmarketsaidthePeople’sBankofChinainareport.WewillstrengthentheconnectionsbetweenChina’sfinancialmarketandinternationalonesbyattractingmoreforeigncapitalinRenminbi-denominatedfinancialproductsthereportsaiD.MeanwhilechannelswillalsobeexpandedtoallowChineseinvestmentinforeignfinancialmarkets.Thebanksaiditwouldeaserestrictionsonenterprisesandindividualspossessingandusingforeigncurrenciesandincreasethenumberofqualifiedforeigninstitutionalinvestorsandthevalueoftheirinvestmentquotas份额.Wewillmakeuseofthefinancialmarkettoachievebalancedinternationalpaymentssaidthebank.LastyeartheStateAdministrationofForeignExchangeSAFEraisedtheannualquotaforindividualsbuyingforeigncurrencyfromUS$20000toUS$50000.ChinawillworkhardforamoreefficientandvigorousfinancialmarketthatcanbetterserveinternationalneedsthebanksaiD.Thecountrywilladjustitsfinancialmarketrulessotheyareacceptedaroundtheworldencouragereformsandpromotemoreflexiblediversifiedwaysoftradingaccordingtothebank.ChinafullyopeneditsfinancialmarkettoforeigncapitalonDecember11lastyearendingafive-yeartransitional过渡的periodafterenteringWTO.1.Thepassageis_______________A.apieceofnewsB.anadvertisementC.aposterD.anexplanation2.Chinaisworkinghardto_____________A.reducetheinterestrateofforeigncurrenciesB.increasetheinterestrateofforeigncurrenciesC.bringinmoreforeigninvestmentbypromisingtofurtheropenitsfinancialsectorD.adjustitsfinancialmarketstoresisttheinvasionofforeigninvestment3.TofurtheropenfinancialsectorChinahastakenmanymeasuresEXCEPTA.GivingmorechancestotheparticipationofforeigncapitalB.StrengtheningtheconnectionsbetweenChinaandothercountriesbytheleaders’payingvisitstoeachother’scountriesC.BroadeningthequotasofenterprisesandindividualspossessingandusingforeigncurrenciesD.Openingitsdomesticfinancialmarketstepbystep4.Wecandrawaconclusionthat___________A.China’sfinancialmarketwillbeconqueredbyforeignoneB.ChinawillcreateamoreactiveandvariouswayoftradinganditsmarketwillbecomestrongerC.ChinawillendthetransitionalperiodofopeningfinancialsectorinfiveyearsD.Chinawillbeblindtotheforeigninvestment

DFewpeoplewouldquestionthevalueoftakingpartinsportsforyoungpeoplE.Withpropertrainingsupervisionprotectiveequipmentandtechniquesandaproperemphasisonwinningsportscandevelopahealthybodyandspiritandalife-longinterestinbeingactiveandfit.Withoutsuchmeasureschildhoodsportscanleadtoinjuriesandevenparalysisordeath.Eveninthebestconditionsnoactivitycanberisk-freE.ButmostserioushazardsarepreventablE.Cyclistsandfootballplayerscanreducetheirrisksbywearinghelmetshockeyplayersbywearingmasks;basketballandtennisplayersbywearingeyeguards;baseballplayersbywearingbattinghelmets.Besidesriskstoindividualplayerscanoftenbefoundandthuspreventedthroughaproperlyperformedmedicalexambeforeachildplays.Foraccidentsthatmaynotbepreventablehavinganemergencyplanandfirst-aidequipmentandsomeonetrainedtousetheequipmentcanbelifesaving.StilleachyearaccordingtotheAmericanCollegeofSportsMedicinemorethan775000childrenunder14aretreatedinemergencyroomsforsportsinjuriesnearlyhalfofthempreventablE.Anestimated300000athletesexperienceexercise-relatedheadillnesseseachyearandalmostallofthemshouldhavebeenavoideD.Furtherfromhalftothree-fourthsofsports-relatedconcussions脑震荡areneverevendiagnosed;theinjuredareoftensentbacktoplaytoosoonandputatriskofanothermoreseriousbrain-damagingconcussion.TohelpreducetheseriskstheNationalCenterforSportsSafetywiththeNationalAthleticTrainers’Associationoffersathree-houronlinesafetycourseforcoachesfor$28atwww.SportsSafety.Org.52.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.AlltheaccidentscanbepreventeD.B.AlltheaccidentscannotbepreventeD.C.Livescanbesavedsolongasthereisproperequipment.D.Livescannotbesavedevenifthereisproperequipment.53.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordhazardsinParagraph2A.Mistakes.B.Diseases.C.Dangers.D.Situations.54.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat_____________.A.preventionofinjuriesisnotpaidenoughattentiontoB.childrenunder14aremoreeasilyhurtinsportsC.mostheadillnessesarerelatedwithexerciseD.noneoftheheadillnessesshouldhavehappened55.Whatcancoachesmainlylearnfromtheonlinesafetycourse?A.Howtocurebrain-damagingconcussion.B.Howtodiagnosebrain-damagingconcussion.C.HowtopredictthepossibilityofbraindamagE.D.Howtodealwiththeinjuredproperly.

Makingfistsisrelaxing.Itdictatestheshapeoftheimmediatefuture;itcalmsyoudownit’sOKit’sonalistsomewhereanditmakesyoufeelgoodwhenyoucrosssomethingoff0ist-makingisstandardpracticeintherapyfordepression.Itmightevenhelpyoutogetthingsdonetoo.Themoreyouhavetodothemoreyouneedalistandfewpeoplewithhigh-poweredjobsgetbywithoutthem.Womenalwaysthinkthey’rebetteratliststhanmen.MentendtohaveTaskswhichtheyassemble’intoActionPlanswhereaswomenjusthavelistsofThingsToDo.JamesOliverpsychologisthascreatedhisowntimemanagementmatrix模式.Hewritesalistofthingstodoandthenorganizesthemintocategories:thingsthathavetobedonestraightawayotherthingsthatitwouldbegoodtodotodaythingsthatareimportantbuthaven’tgottobedoneimmediatelyandthingsthatarelessurgentbutthathedoesn’twanttoforget.Usingcategoriestoordertheworldisthewaythehumanmindworkshesays.AfterthatyoushoulddividethingsintolevelsofimportancE.ButhealsowarnsIfpeoplegettooabsorbedinmakingfistsitdoesn’twork.Theyhavetoomanycategoriesandlosetheirabilitytodecidewhichisthemostimportant.It’sallaquestionofwhatworksbestforyouwhetherit’satidynotebookapacketofPost-itnotesorthebackofyourhanD.HavingtriedallthesestudentKateRollinsreliesonacomputerizedlistwhichisprintedouteachmorning.Myelectronicorganizerhaschangedmylifeshesays.UptonowI’vealwaysreliedonmygoodmemorybutnowthatI’mworkingandstudyingIfindI’vegottoomuchtokeepinmyheaD.Sowhatareyouwaitingfor?Noyou’renottoobusytomaketodaythefirstdayofyourupgradedtime-managedlifE.Infactthere’snobettertimetitanthepresenttobegintotakeincreasedcontrolofyourworkandlifE.Sogetoutyourpencilandpenandmakealist.Themainpurposeofmakinglistsisto.A.helpmapoutone’sfutureB.dividethingsintolevelsofimportanceC.treatcertaindiseasessuchasdepressionD.organizeone’sworkandlifereasonablyWecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A.goodmemoryhelpsinlistmakingB.toomuch’listingmightbemisleadingC.womenusuallymakealotmoreliststhanmenD.peoplewithhigh-poweredjobsmakelistsmostThewordcategoriesinparagraph2mostprobablyhasthesamemeaningas.A.groupsB.portionsC.itemsD.areasInthispassagetheauthorintendsto.A.suggestawayofraisingone’slivingstandardB.introducesomewaysofbusinessmanagementC.urgepeopletodevelopthehabitoflistingD.warnpeoplenottorelyontheirmemory

DThereasonsforgoingtocollegehavebeenacceptedwithoutquestionformorethanageneration.Allhighschoolgraduatesoughttogobecausecollegewillhelpthemearnmoremoneybecomebetterpeopleandlearntobemoreresponsiblecitizensthanthosewhodon’tgo.ButcollegehasneverbeenabletoworkitsmagicforeveryonE.Andnowthatclosetohalfourhighschoolgraduatesareattendingthosewhodon’tfitthepatternarebecomingmorenumerousandmoreobvious.Collegegraduatesaresellingshoesanddrivingtaxiscollegestudentsinterferewitheachother’sexperimentsandwritefalselettersofrecommendationintheintensecompetitionforadmissiontograduateschool.Othersfindnostimulationintheirstudiesanddropout—oftenencouragedbycollegeadministrators.Someobserverssaythefaultiswiththeyoungpeoplethemselves—theyarespoiledandtheyareexpectingtoomuch.Butthat’sacriticizeofthestudentsasawholeanddoesn’texplainallcampusunhappiness.Othersblamethestateoftheworldandtheyarepartlyright.We’vebeentoldthatyoungpeoplehavetogotocollegebecauseoureconomycan’tabsorbanarmyofuntrainedeighteen-year-oldeither.Someadventuresomeeducatorsandcampuswatchershaveopenlybeguntosuggestthatcollegemaynotbethebestthepropertheonlyplaceforeveryyoungpersonafterthecompletionofhighschool.Wemayhavebeenlookingatallthosesurveysandstatisticsupsidedownitseemsandthroughtherosyglowofourownrememberedcollegeexperiences.Perhapscollegedoesn’tmakepeopleintelligentambitioushappyliberalorquicktolearnthings-maybeit'sjusttheotherwayaroundandintelligentambitioushappyliberalquick-learningpeoplearemerelytheoneswhohavebeenattractedtocollegeinthefirstplacE.Andperhapsallthosesuccessfulcollegegraduateswouldhavebeensuccessfulwhethertheyhadgonetocollegeornot.Thisisheresy异端tothoseofuswhohavebeenbroughtuptobelievethatifalittleschoolingisgoodmorehastobemuchbetter.Butcontraryevidenceisbeginningtograduallyincreaseinamount.48.Whatdoestheauthorbelieveaccordingtothepassage?A.Peopleusedtoquestionthevalueofcollegeeducation.B.Peopleusedtohavefullconfidenceinhighereducation.C.AllhighschoolgraduateswenttocollegE.D.Veryfewhighschoolgraduateschosetogotocollege49.Whydoesthedrop-outrateofcollegestudentsseemtogoup?A.YoungpeoplearedisappointedwiththetraditionalwayofteachingatcollegE.B.Manyyoungpeoplearerequiredtojointhearmy.C.Youngpeoplehavelittlemotivationinpursuingahighereducation.D.Youngpeopledon’tliketheintensecompetitionforadmissiontograduateschool.50.Accordingtothepassagetheproblemsofcollegeeducationpartlyarisefromthefactthat___.A.societycannotprovideenoughjobsforproperlytrainedcollegegraduatesB.highschoolgraduatesdonotfitthepatternofcollegeeducationC.toomanystudentshavetoearntheirownlivingD.collegeadministratorsencouragestudentstodropout

DInfluencedbytheirfamiliesandsocietymanyyouthsareinfatuatedwithexpensivefamousbrands.Butnoteveryyouthisasrichasamillionaireandpeoplearegettingworriedaboutthis.Accordingtoarecentsurveyoneoutoffivepupilswearsclothesofwell-knownbrandsincludingabeltworth560Yuanmorethananordinaryworker’ssalary.Amongthe100middleschoolstudentssurveyedasmanyas70ownfamous-brandclothes60havefamous-brandwatchesand45possessfamous-brandbicycles.Twoofthemevenwearover1500Yuanworthofsuits.Mostyoungpeoplewhocomefromordinaryfamilieswilltrytostealmoneytohavebetterfoodandclothingiftheirparentsdon’tsatisfytheirneeds.A.boynamedChenevenkilledanotherboysimplyfor500Yuanandwassentencedtonineyears’imprisonment.Peoplewonderhowtheseteenagerscanbeindependentinthefuturewhileparentsarecallingforhelpfromschoolsgovernmentsandthesociety.whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Morethan50percentofthestudentssurveyedpossessthingsoffamousbrands.B.Anordinaryworkerownslessthan560Yuaneachmonth.C.Suitsmaycostasmuchas1500Yuan.D.Youngpeoplenowareasrichasmillionaires.68Whatdoesbeinfatuatedwithmeanaccordingtothecontext?A.beanxiousaboutB.befilledwithastrongunreasonablefeelingofloveforC.haveastrangeandunusualwayofD.belowinspirits;sadfor69Asaresulttheboymentionedinthepassagewill.A.stealmoneyforbetterfoodandclothingB.killanotherboyfor500YuanC.stayinprisonfornineyearsD.askhisparentstosatisfyhisneeds70Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe.A.YouthsRunAfterFamousBrands.B.YouthsShouldOwnMoreMoneyC.YouthsAsRichAsMillionairesD.YouthsMustBeTakenGoodCareof

OnApril16thdon`tbesurprisedifthewomannnexttoyouonthesubwaylookslikesheforgottogetdlessedforwork.Shewon`tbealonE.Peopleintheirpajamas睡衣裤willbespottedallacrossthecountry一travelingonthesubwayinlinefortheirmorningcoffeeandevenwalkingintoofficebuildings.That`SbecausepeoplewillbetradingintheirbusinesssuitsforpajamasandcelebratingNationalWearYourPajamastoWorkDay.Thereisnothngmorecomfortablethansittingatyourdeskinsoftcottonflannel法兰绒的paiamasorwearingyourfavoriteslipperswhileyoudeeplythinkabouttheday`stasksThePajamaGramCompanyWhichproducesandsellspajamsabelievesthatAmericansneedabreakespeciallythedayaherincometaxesareduE.That`swhytheyarecelebratingNationalwearYourPajamastoWorkDay.WearingpajamastoworkcanberelaxingandcanactuallyhelpemployeesbemoreproductivE.DavidAlienauthorofTheArtofStress-freeProductivitypromotes倡导relaxationtoincreaseProductivity.OurabilitytobeProductiveisdirectlyproportional成比例的toourabilitytorelaxsaidAllen.Onlywhenourmindsareclearandourthoughtsareorganizedcanweachievestressfteeproductivity.AtthePajamaGramCompanyit`snotunusualtofindemployeesWearingtheirpajamasatimportantmeetingsorattheirdesks.TheCompanyeveninventedthetermlifeisbananassendsomepajamastodescribehowtheyfeelabouttheworldwelivein.ThePajamaGrmaCompanyoffersover100stylesofpajamasrobesslippersandspaproducts.EachPajamaGramgiftcomesalongwithbeautifulPajamaslavender熏衣草bathteaDo-Not-DisturbsignforthedoorandagiftcarD.61.OnAPril16thpeopleinAmericaoften____________.A.forgettochangepajamasforworkB.dopajamabusinessonthewaytoWorkC.gotowookintheirpajamasD.celebratetheirtraditionalfestival62.PeoplecelebratethisspecialdaybecausetheyareexpectedtoA.WorkinamoreeffectivewayB.increasetheirabilitytorelaxC.spendlessontheirdailyclothesD.havemoretimetorest63.TheunderlinedwordbananaSinthelastparagraphcanbereplacedby___________.A.easyandfreeB.happyandinterestingC.crazyandbusyD.fulloffruits64.AccordingtothepassagewhichgiftswillyoureceivefromthePaiamaGramCompanyA.asleepwearB.abeautifulboxC.aDo-Not-DisturbsignD.lavderbathteaE.apersonalizedgiftcardA.cdeB.acdC.bcdeD.acde65.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto_________.A.advertisethePajamaGramCompanyB.introduceaspecialdayinAmericaC.describethebusylifeInAmericaD.advisepeopletobuymorepajamas

Thefinancialcrisiswillbethetopissueatthisyear’sWorldEconomicForuminDavosSwitzerlanD.Thefive–daymeetingstartsonWednesdayJanuary28.Morethantwothousandfivehundredpeoplefromninety-sixcountrieswilldiscusswaystosolvethecrisis.Theeventgatherssomeoftheworld'smostpowerfulpoliticalandbusinessleadersatasmallskivillageintheSwissAlps.Organizersthisweekannouncedaprogrambuiltaroundthetheme:ShapingthePost-CrisisWorlD.Butwiththeworldstillincrisistherewasnewsthatnofamouspeoplefromshowbusinesswillbeattheforumthisyear.BonathesocialactivistandleadsingeroftheIrishrockgroupU2usuallyattends.Buthewillnotbeattendingthisyear.Organizersexpectarecordforty-oneheadsofstateorgovernment.TheyincludeChinesePremierWenJiabaoRussianPrimeMinisterVladimirPutinandtheprimeministerofKenyaRailaOdingA.AmongthoseexpectedfromPresidentObama'snewadministrationisLawrenceSummersthedirectoroftheNationalEconomicCouncil.AnotherisMisterObama'snationalsecurityadviserretiredgeneralJamesJones.MembersoftheUSCongressarealsoamongtheguestlistalongwithformerpresidentClintenafavoriteatDavos.Aboutsixtypercentofthoseattendingarebusinessleaders.TheWorldEconomicForumwillalsodiscussglobalwarminginvestmentinlow-carbonformsofenergyindevelopingcountriesandotherissues.KlausSchwabisthefounderandchairmanoftheforum.Hecallsthisoneofthemostimportantgatheringsinitsthirty-nineyearhistory.Hesaysthefinancialcrisisshouldbeseenasawake-upcalltochangesystemsandwaysofthinkingandtore-establishtrust.KLAUSSCHWAB:Weneverwillmoveoutofthecrisisifwedonotre-establishconfidencewhichmeanswehavetoestablishsignpostsforthefuturE.1.WhatisthemainpurposeoftheWorldEconomicForumthisyear?A.TowakeuppeopletoestablishsignpostforthefuturE.B.Tosolvetheproblemsofglobalwarning.C.Tore-establishconfidenceoftheleaders.D.Todiscusshowtosolvethecrisis.2.Theunderlinedwordsignpostinthelastparagraphmeans.A.symbolB.roadC.goalD.station3.WhatdoesKlausSchwabmeaninthesecondparagraphfromthebottom?A.ThecrisisrequiresustochangE.B.Weshouldchangethesystemsoftheforum.C.Theforumhasalonghistory.D.Thecrisisneedstrust.

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

The1900houseThebowlerfamilywasoneofmorethan400familieswhoappliedto1900housearealityTVshoutwhichtookatypicalfamilybackahundredyearstosehowpeoplelivedinthedaysbeforetheinternetcomputergamesandevenelectricity.ThebowlerfamilyspentthreemonthsinaLondonhomewithoutatelephonecomputersTVorfastfooD.Thebowlersworeclothesfrom1900areonlyfoodavailableinEnglishatthattimeandcookedtheirmealsonasinglestovE.Paulbowlerstillwenttoworkeverydayinathenuniform.Thechildrenchangedtheirclothesonthewaytoandfromschoolandtheirclassmatesdidn’tknowaboutthenunusuralhomelifE.Joycestayedathomecookingandcleaninglikeatypicalhousewifeofthetimethougheverythingtookthreetimesaslong.SodoesJoycethinkthatpeople’sliveswerebetterintheolddays?IthinkpeopleintheolddayshadjustadmanytroublesandworriesJoycesaiD.AndIdon’tthinktheirlifewasbetterorworsetherewerelotsofthingsbackthenthatI’mhappyIdon’thavetodealwithnowadaysbutontheotherhandlifewassimpler.Wehadalotmoretimewithourfamilyanditwashardbeingnicetoeachotherallthetimeeleven-year-oldHilarysaiD.SowhatdidtheBowlerfamilymissmostaboutmodernlifewhilelivinginthe1900house?Paul39:telephoneandahotshowerJoyce44:aquickcupofteafromakettleyoucouldjustturnonHilary11:rockCDJoseph9:hamburgerandcomputergames1.WhiletheBowlerfamilywaslivingin1900house_____.A.themotherspentmoretimeonhouseworkB.thetwochildrenworethethenclothesforschoolC.theypreparedtheirmealstogetheronastoveD.theyatesimplefoodstheyhadneverseen2.AccordingtoParagraph4what’sJovce’sopinionaboutlifein1900?A.TherewerefewerproblemsforthefamilyB.LifewassimplerbutworsethanitisnowC.TherewerethingsshelikedanddislikedD.Thefamilyhadmoretimetostaytogether3.WhatwouldHilaryexpectmostfrommodernlifeinthethreemonths?A.ToplaycomputergamesB.TomakephonecallsC.TolistentomusicD.TochatontheInternet

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

MexicoCityistrulyoneofthemostamazingcitiesintheworldwithamixtureofboththeoldandnewworlD.FromthemomentyourplanestartstolandinthisvastcityyouknowthatyourtripwillbequiteanadventurE.OnceinyourtaxiandthemomentyouleavetheairportyouareamazedatthelargeamountofslowtraffiC.ThevolumeofthetrafficcanbestressfultosomE.ThePaseodelaReforma改革大道runningsouthwestacrossthecityisoneofthemajortouristandbusinessareasinMexicoCitywithmanyhighqualityhotelsonlywalkingdistancefromgreatrestaurantsandothertouristattractions.TheonlyproblemyouwillhaveistryingtoseeallofthesesitesduringyourvacationtimE.OneofthemostpopularattractionsinthisareaistheNationalMuseumofAnthropologyalongthenorthwestpartofthestreet.TherearethousandsofartifactsondisplayshowingthehistoryoftheareaandnumerousitemsfoundfromthemanyAztecsitesintheareA.WalkingsouthwestfromthemuseumyouwillsoonreachtheMexicoCityZoowhichisagreatplacetospendanafternoon.AcrossthestreetfromthemuseumistheChapultepecCastleonceanimportantsiteintheMexican-Americanwar.It'salsoagoodideatotakethetrainupthehilltowherethecastleislocatedasthehillissteep陡峭的.It'simportanttokeepinmindthatMexicoCityisover7000feetabovesealevelandsomefeelitdifficulttobreathewhenwalking.YoucantakeataxitotheCoyoacanmarketduringtheeveningonaweekenD.It'sagreatplacetogetsomecheapsouvenirstobringbackhomeandtoenjoysometraditionalMexicancuisinE.HoweveryoumustbecarefulwhereyoueatandthatthemeatiswellcookeD.55.ThetouristsinMexicoCitymaynotbesatisfiedwith______.A.thehighspeedofthetrafficB.theheavytrafficofthecityC.thepollutedairinthecityD.theirsafetyinthecity56.Fromthethirdparagraphwecanlearnthat______.A.thenumberofthecityattractionscan'tmeettheneedsofthetouristsB.itisconvenientfortouriststovisitthecityfromwheretheystayC.touristshaveproblemswhenvisitingthesitesinMexicoCityD.touristsoftenhavetheirthreemealsinthehighqualityhotels57.Whichofthefollowingshowsthecorrectpositionsofthefollowingplaces?P=PaseodelaReformaM=theNationalMuseumofAnthropologyC.=theChapultepecCastleZ=theMexicoCityZoo58.WhichofthefollowingattractionsmayinterestthosewhowanttostudythemilitaryofthearmyhistoryofMexicoCity?A.TheNationalMuseumofAnthropology.B.TheCoyoacanmarket.C.TheChapultepecCastlE.D.TheAztecsites.

Australia’sGreatBarrierReefwilllosemostofitscoralcoverby2050andatworsttheworld’slargestcoralsystemcouldcollapseby2100becauseofglobalwarmingastudyrecentlysaiD.ThestudybyQueenslandUniversity’sCenterforMarineStudiescommissioned委托bytheWorldwideFundforNaturesaidthatthedestructionofcoralontheGreatBarrierReefwasunavoidableduetoglobalwarmingregardlessofwhatactionsweretakennow.Undertheworst-casescenariocoralpopulationswillcollapseby2100andthereestablishmentofcoralreefswillbehighlyunlikelyoverthefollowing200-500yearssaidthereportentitledImplications可能的影响ofClimateChangeforAustralia’sGreatBarrierReef.TheGreatBarrierReefistheworld’slargestlivingreefformationstretching2000kmnorthtosouthalongAustralia’snortheastcoast.OnlyifglobalaveragetemperaturechangeiskepttobelowtwodegreesCelsiuscantheReefhaveanychangeofrecoveringfromthepredicteddamagethereportsaiD.CoralhasanarrowcomfortzoneandishighlystressedbyatemperatureriseoflessthanonedegreeCelsius.Watertemperaturerisesoflessthanonedegreecoincided同时发生withtheworld’sworstrecordedcoralbleaching颜色变淡periodin1988.Thewarmerwaterforcesoutthealgae海藻thatgivecoralitscolorandifallarelostthecoraldiesandthereefwilldieout.In198816percentoftheworld’scoraldiedwith46percentoftheIndianOceancoraldestroyeD.ScientistsexpresswatertemperaturestorisethiscenturybybetweentwoandsixdegreesCelsius.Thereislittletonoevidencethatcoralscanadaptfastenoughtomatcheventhelowertemperaturerisesaidthereport.Over-fishingandpollutionfromcoastalfarmswerealsocontributingtothedestructionofcoralontheGreatBarrierReef.TheGreatBarrierReefsupportshugefishingandtourismindustries.Evenunderfavorableconditionstouristswouldonlybeabletoexperiencerealcoralsinreefthemeparks.TheunderlinedwordscenarioinParagraph2probablymeans.A.imaginationB.intentionC.expectationD.predictionFromthepassagewecaninferthat.A.coralshavenodifficultyinad高☆考♂资♀源网aptingthetemperaturechangeB.ifwetakequickactionswecanavoidthedestructionofcoralsC.wecanfindcoralsinmanyareasoftheseasoroceansD.thealgaehelpcoralstoliveWhichofthefollowingisNOTthecauseofthedestructionofcoralontheGreatBarrierReef?A.DirectsunshinE.B.Over-fishing.C.Globalwarming.D.Pollution.BysayingCoralhasanarrowcomfortzoneParA.3theauthormeans.A.coralcanonlyliveinasmallareaB.coralprefersacrowdedplaceC.coralcanhardlyadapttothetemperaturechangeD.coralgrowsbestinasmallare高☆考♂资♀源网a

DDuringthetwentiethcenturytherehasbeenagreatchangeinthelivesofwomen.A.womanmarryingattheendofthenineteenthcenturywouldprobablyhavesevenoreightchildrenofwhomfourorfivelivedtilltheywerefiveyearsoldandup.Bythetimetheyoungestwasfifteenthemotherwouldhavebeeninherearlyfiftiesandwouldexpecttoliveafurthertwentyyearsduringwhichchanceandhealthmadeitunusualforhertogetpaidwork.Todaywomenmarryyoungerandhavefewerchildren.Usuallyawoman’syoungestchildwillbefifteenwhensheisforty-fiveandcanbeexpectedtoliveanotherthirty-fiveyearsandislikelytotakepaidworkuntilsixty.Thisimportantchangeinwomen’slifehasonlyrecentlybeguntohaveitsfulleffectonwomeneconomic经济的position.Evenafewyearsagomostgirlsleftschoolandtookafull-timejoB.Howeverwhentheymarriedtheirschool-leavingageissixteen.Manygirlsstayatschoolafterthatageandthoughwomenmarryyoungermoremarriedwomenstayatworkatleastuntilshortlybeforetheirfirstchildisborn.Verymanymoreafterwardsreturntofullerpart-timework.Suchchangeshaveledtoanewrelationshipinmarriage婚姻withthehusbandacceptingagreatershareofthedutiesandsatisfactionsoffamilylifE.71.Wearetoldthatinafamilyabout1900________.A.fewchildrendiedbeforetheywerefiveB.sevenoreightchildrenlivedtobemorethanfiveC.theyoungestchildwouldbefifteenD.fourorfivechildrendiedwhentheywerefive72.Onereasonwhythewomanoftodaymaytakeajobisthatshe______.A.isyoungerwhenherchildrenareoldenoughtolookafterthemselvesB.doesnotlikechildrenherselfC.needn’tworryaboutfoodforherchildrenD.canbefreefromfamilydutieswhenshereachessixty73.Manygirlsarenowlikelyto_______.A.giveuptheirjobsforgoodaftertheyaremarriedB.leaveschoolassoonastheycanC.marrysothattheycangetajobD.continueworkinguntiltheyaregoingtohaveababy74.Accordingtothepassageitisnowquiteusualforwomento_______.A.stayathomeafterleavingschoolB.marrymenyoungerthanthemselvesC.startworkingagaininlifeD.marrywhilestillatschool75.Nowahusbandprobably_________.A.playsagreaterpartinlookingafterchildrenB.helpshiswifebydoingmuchofthehouseworkC.feelsdissatisfiedwithhispartinthefamilyD.takesapart-timejobsothathecanhelpinthehome

IV阅读理解共40分AHuntingwithbirdsisaveryoldsport.Insomecountriesthegoldeneagleisusedforhuntingwildanimals.Theyareusedforhuntingfoxesandwolves.TraininganeagletohunttakesalongtimE.Hunterscatchyoungeaglesinnetsmadeofhair.AfterbeingtrainedtheeagleistakentoafielD.A.blindfoldoverthebird’seyeskeepsitquietuntilthehunterisready.Theeaglesitsinthearmofthehunter.Thehunter’sarmiscoveredwithalongspecialglovetoprotectitfromthesharpclawsofthebirD.InthefieldassoonasthehunterseesafoxorawolfheremovestheblindfolD.Theeaglequicklyfliesintotheairandbegantolookforthewildanimal.Theeagleseestheanimalandcatchesitwithclawslikesteel.Itsbeakandclawsarestrongenoughtoholdtheanimal.Usuallythebirdcarriestheanimalbacktothehunter.Sometimesfastanimalswithgoodeyescangetaway.61.Ahuntingeagleistrainedwhen_________.A.itisstillyoungB.itistakentoafieldC.itseyesarecoveredwithablindfoldD.thehunterisready62.Huntersusenetsmadeofhairto________.A.trainyoungfoxesB.catchyoungwolvesC.trainyoungeaglesD.catchyoungeagles63.Thetrainedeagle_______.A.carriesthehunterhomeB.wearsablindfoldwhenhuntingananimalC.iscoveredwithalongspecialgloveD.hasstrongclawslikesteel64.Ahunterwearsaspecialgloveto_______.A.protecthisarmfromthesharpclawsofatrainedeagleB.protecthisarmfromthesharpclawsofayoungfoxC.protecthisarmfromthesharpclawsofayoungwolfD.protecthisarmfromthesharpclawsofwildanimals65.Accordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingistrue?A.FastanimalswithsharpeyesaresometimesdifficulttocatchB.AssoonastheblindfoldisremovedtheeaglefliesintoatreeC.Huntersalwaysblindfoldyoungeaglesbeforetrainingthem.D.Sometimeshunterstrainyoungfoxestheyhavecaught.

In1901H.G.WellsanEnglishwriterwroteabookdescribingatriptothemoon.Whentheexplorers探险者landedonthemoontheydiscoveredthatthemoonwasfullofundergroundcities.Theyexpressedtheirsurprisetothemoonpeopletheymet.InturnthemoonpeopleexpressedtheirsurprisE.Whytheyaskedareyoutravelingtoouterspacewhenyoudon'tevenuseyourinnerspaceH.G.Wellscouldonlyimaginetraveltothemoon.In1969humanbeingsreallydidlandonthemoon.Peopletodayknowthattherearenoundergroundcitiesonthemoon.HoweverthequestionthatthemoonpeopleaskedisstillaninterestingonE.A.growingnumberofscientistsareseriouslythinkingaboutit.UndergroundsystemsarealreadyinplacE.Manycitieshaveundergroundcarparks.InsomecitiessuchasTokyoSeoulandMontrealtherearelargeundergroundshoppingareas.TheChunnelatunnel隧道connectingEnglandandFranceisnowcompletE.Butwhataboutundergroundcities?Japan'sTaiseiCorporationisdesigninganetworkofundergroundsystemscalledAliceCities.Thedesignersimagineusingsurfacespaceforpublicparksandusingundergroundspaceforflatsofficesshoppingandsoon.A.solardome太阳能穹顶wouldcoverthewholecity.Supportersofundergrounddevelopmentsaythatbuildingdownratherthanbuildingupisagoodwaytousetheearth'sspacE.Thesurfacetheysaycanbeusedforfarmsparksgardensandwilderness.H.G.Wells’moonpeoplewouldagreE.Wouldyou56.TheexplorersinH.G.Wells’storyweresurprisedtofindthatthemoonpeople____.A.knewsomuchabouttheearthB.understoodtheirlanguageC.livedinsomanyundergroundcitiesD.wereaheadoftheminspacetechnology57.WhatdoestheunderlinedworditParagraph2refertoA.Discoveringthemoon'sinnerspacE.B.Usingtheearth'sinnerspacE.C.MeetingtheMoonpeopleagain.D.TravelingtoouterspacE.58.Whatsortofundergroundsystemsarealreadyherewithus?A.Officesshoppingareaspowerstations.B.Tunnelscarparksshoppingareas.C.Gardenscarparkspowerstations.D.Tunnelsgardensoffices.59.WhatwouldbethebesttitleforthetextA.AliceCities-citiesofthefutureB.SpacetravelwithH.G.WellsC.EnjoylivingundergroundD.Buildingdownnotup

ThesmallunframedpaintingcalledFishermanwassignedbyalittle-knownItalianartistMaveleone1669-1740.WhenitwassoldrecentlyinNewYorkfor$27000thesellerMr.OliverPittwasaskedtoexplainhowthepicturehadcomeintohispossession.PittsaidIdidn’tknowitwassovaluablE.I’mnotanartexpert.Photographyismyhobby.Ibought‘Fisherman’inItalyin1970for$140.thepicturewasdirtyandIcouldn’tseetheartist’ssignaturE.Butanywayitwasn’tthepicturethatIlikE.IboughtitbecauseoftheframE.It’smostunusualframemadeoftinysilverysea-shells.TheyaresetinsuchawaythattheyreflectperfectlightontothesurfaceofapicturE.InowhaveaphotographofmywifeinthatframeandI’llneverpartwithit.WhenIreturnedtoNewYorkIshowedthepaintinginitsframetoacustomsofficer.ItoldhimthatIhadpaid$140foritbutadmittedIdidn’tknowitsactualworth.Thecustomsmanvalueditat$140andIwasaskedtopaydutyonthatvaluE.Ididsothereandthen.LaterItookofftheframeandthatuncoveredMaveleone’ssignaturE.MywifesuggestedinfunthatthepaintingmightbeavaluableonesoIcleaneditandputitupforsalE.AsaresultofhisexplanationOliverPitthadtoappearincourt.Hewasaccusedof指控knowinglymakingafalsestatementofthevalueofapicturesoastocheattheCustomsDepartment.Pittwasnothappy.ItoldthetruthasIknewitthenhesaidWhatelsecouldIsay?Andthenthejudgeagreedwithhim.TheCustomsDepartmentistoberesponsibleblamehesaidformakingatruevaluationofgoodsboughtintothecountrysothatthecorrectamountofdutymaybechargeD.MrPittdidnotcauseortrytocausethemistakethatwasmadE.HepaidthedutythatwasdemandeD.IfnowtheCustomsDepartmentfindsthatitsvaluationwasnotcorrectitcannotbeallowedtohaveanothertry.Pittisnotguilty.Pittmetthecustomsofficer__________wheretheofficerwasemployedto________.A.attherailwaystationorairport;examinepeople’sbaggageB.attheairportorport;examinepeople’sbaggageC.atthebus-stop;helppeopleentertheUSAD.attheairportorport;helppeopleentertheUSAFromthepassagewecaninferthatifMaveleonehadbeenawell-knowartist_________.A.thepaintingwouldhavecostmuchmorethan$140B.hewouldn’thavesoldhispaintingatsuchalowpriceC.thecustomsofficerwouldn’thavevaluedthepaintingat$140D.Pittwouldn’thavehadtheintentiontobuyanyofhispaintingsPitttookofftheframeinorderto____________.A.cleanthepaintingtoputitupforsaleB.lookfortheartist’ssignatureC.useifforhiswife’sphotographD.findthepainting’struevalueWhichistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.PittknewthetruevalueofthepicturE.B.Pitt’swifeknewthetruevalueofthepicturE.C.WhenPitt’swifesuggestedkeepingthepictureshewaskindofjoking.D.Pittdidn’tpayanydutyatall.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistruetothestory?Intheend__________.A.Pittwasaskedtopaythecorrectamountofduty.B.PittsoldtheframeofthepaintingatanevenhigherpricE.C.TheCustomsDepartmenthadnorighttorevaluethepainting.D.Pitt’swifewasregardedasanexpertbecauseofherwisesuggestion.

CIfyouweretocomeupwithalistoforganizationswhosefailureshaddonethemostdamagetotheAmericaneconomyinrecentyearsyouwouldprobablyhavetostartwiththeWallStreetfirmsthatbroughtusthefinancialcrisis.FromthereyoumightmoveontotheautomakersinDetroit.ButIwouldsuggestthatthelistshouldalsoincludealessobviousnominee:publiceducation.AtitstopleveltheAmericansystemofhighereducationmaybethebestintheworlD.Yetintermsofitscoremission---turningteenagersintoeducatedcollegegraduates---muchofthesystemisfailing.TheUnitedStatesdoesagoodjobenrolling招生teenagersincollegebutonlyhalfofthestudentswhoenrollendupwithabachelor’sdegreE.Soidentifyingthecausesofthecollegedropoutcrisisintheworld’slargesteconomymattersenormouslyandanewbookcalledCrossingtheFinishLinetriestodopreciselythat.ItsauthorsareeconomistsWilliamBowenandMichaelMcPhersonandadoctoralcandidateMatthewChingos.Thefirstproblemtheydiagnoseissomethingtheycallunder-matching.Itreferstostudentswhochoosenottoattendthebestcollegetheycangetinto.TheyinsteadgotoalessselectiveoneperhapsonethatisclosertohomeorlessexpensivE.Abouthalfofthelow-incomestudentswithagrade-pointaverageofatleast3.5inhighschoolandanSATscoreofatleast1200donotattendthebestcollegetheycouldhavE.Iwasreallyastonishedbythedegreetowhichwell-qualifiedstudentsfrompoorfamiliesunder-matchedsaidMr.Bowen.Infactwell-offstudentsattendthecollegesthatdothebestjobofproducinggraduates.Meanwhilelower-incomestudents-–evenwhentheyarebetterqualified—oftengotocollegesthatexcel擅长inproducingdrop-outs.It’sreallyawasteMr.Bowensaidandabigproblemforthecountry.Astheauthorspointouttheonlywaytoliftthecollegegraduationratesignificantlyistoliftitamongpoorandworking-classstudents.Insteaditappearstohavefallen.Whatcanbedone?Moneyisclearlypartoftheanswer.46.WhichofthefollowingwouldpeoplefirstthinkofasafactorresponsiblefortheAmericanfinancialcrisisaccordingtothispassage?A.Thegovernment.B.PubliceducationC.TheDetroitautomakers.D.TheWallStreetfirms.47.WhatisabigproblemwithAmericanhighereducation?A.ItishardtoenrollenoughstudentsintocollegE.B.Manycollegesareexperiencinglowrateofgraduation.C.Manycollegestudentsstayawayfromclasses.D.Itishardformanycollegestogetfinancialaidfromthegovernment.48.ThetitleofthebookCrossingtheFinishLineprobablymeans______.A.runningtotheendofthelineB.goingtocollegeC.finishingcollegeeducationD.workinghardincollege49.Whydosomestudentsunder--match?A.Becausetheyhavefinancialdifficulty.B.Becausetheyfaceambitioncrisis.C.BecausetheylackconfidencE.D.Becausetheycan’tgetguidancE.50.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.A.problemswithsecondaryAmericaneducationandpossiblesolutionsB.America’sfinancialcrisisitscauseandinfluenceC.lowrateofAmericancollegegraduationitscauseanditsinfluenceD.relationshipbetweenAmericaneducationanditseconomy

DoyouknowAustralia?AustraliaisthelargestislandintheworlD.ItisalittlesmallerthanChinA.Itisinthesouthoftheearth.AustraliaisbigbutitspopulationisnotlargE.ThepopulationofAustraliaisnearlyaslargeasthatofShanghai.Thegovernmenthasmadeenoughlawstofightpollution.ThecitiesinAustraliahavegotlittleairorwaterpollution.Theskyisblueandthewaterisclean.Youcanclearlyseefishswimmingintherivers.Plantsgrowverywell.LastmonthwevisitedPerththebiggestcityinWesternAustraliaandwenttoawildflowers’exhibition.TherewesawalargenumberofwildflowerswehadneverseenbeforE.WehadawonderfultimE.Perthisfamousforitsbeautifulwildflowers.InspringeveryyearPerthhasthewildflowers’exhibition.AftervisitingPerthwespentthedayinthecountrysidE.Wesatdownandhadarestnearapathatthefootofahill.Itwasquietandweenjoyedourselves.Suddenlyweheardbellsringingatthetopofthehill.WhatwesawmadeuspickupallourthingsandrunbacktothecarasquicklyaswecoulD.Therewereaboutthreehundredsheepcomingtowardsusdownthepath.Australiaisfamousforitssheepandkangaroos袋鼠.Afterashortdrivefromanytownyouwillfindyourselfinthemiddleofwhitesheep.Sheepsheepeverywherearesheep.Australiais_______.A.thelargestcountryintheworldB.aslargeasShanghaiC.notaslargeasChinaD.thelargestislandinthenorthoftheearthThegovernmenthadmade_______.A.tooenoughlawstofightpollutionB.somanylawsthatitcanfightpollutionC.enoughlawsthatitcanhardlyfightpollutionD.enoughlawsbecausethepollutionisveryseriousWhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueA.Perthisfamousforitsbeautifulwildflowers.B.PerthisbiggerthananyothercityinWesternAustraliA.C.PerthliesinthewestofAustraliA.D.NoothercityislargerthanPerthinAustraliA.WhichofthefollowingistrueA.Australiaisfamousforitssheepkangaroosandwildflowers.B.Weranbacktothecarbecausewewereinthemiddleofwhitesheep.C.Threehundredsheepcametowardsusbecausetheysawus.D.IfyougotothecountrysideinAustraliayouwillseealargenumberofwhitesheep.