Goats are being hired to do the work of people near SanDiego. The fires that occurred in Hillborbough four years ago destroyed thirty homes, most of which have been rebuilt. While people were rebuilding the homes, the grasses and bushes were growing back. The area is now so overgrown in bushes that there is again a major danger of firE. The city council asked for offers to remove the bushes. The lowest bid they received was $50,000-----and that was if the city provided breakfast and lunch for the workers for thr six weeks it would take to clear the overgrown areA. The city only wanted to give unlimited coffee and a piece of bread a day for each person. When that offer was rejected, the city asked for help on its websitE. A.sheepherder（养绵羊的人） in Montanta and a goatherder（养山羊的人） in San Bernardino read about the city’s plight （困境）while surfing the Web on their laptops. They both offered to do the job for $25,000. The council chosed the goatherder because he lived closer. When he was told that the city dump（垃圾场） was overflowing , the gotherder said, “No problem. My goats will eat everything in your dump, except the car engines, of coursE.” So ,for another $5,000, the city killed two birds with one stonE. If all goes well, they will invite the goatherder and his “family” back every three years. The goatherder said that he would probably visit San Diego while his goats were in the dump. “I want to go there by plane, I just hope we don’t crash. My goats will miss me a lot.” He saiD. Why did the city council want to remove the bush? A. Because the fires in hillborbough destroyed 30 homes. B. Because people wanted to build their homes therE. C. Because the overgrown bushes could cause fires again. D.Because two sheeherder offered to do the joB. The goatherder was chosen to do the job because A. He offered to do it for the lower price B. It was easier to transport his goat C. Goats can do the job better than the job D. The city wanted to raise more goats According to the passage, A. the sheepherder offered to do the job for $50.000 B. the lowest bid to remove the bushes was $50,000 C. the sheepherder and the goatherder were both addicted to surfing the Internet. D. hiring goats to do the job saved the government lots of money. we can infer from the passage that A. the city will remove the bushes in this area regularly B. the goatherder asked for $50,000 to kill the birds with stones. C. the goatherder was invited to San Diego to do some sightseeing. D. the city council was not kind to the people who worked for it.

CThewordstimetableandschedulemakemostfinalyearstudentswanttoeattheirownvomit呕吐物.UnfortunatelytheharshrealityisthatfinalyearstudentsmustdevelopatimetablE.Ifyoudon’thaveascheduleorplanforstudyingyouwillhavenowayofallocatingyourvaluabletimewhentheunexpectedarises.A.well-thought-outtimetablecanbealifesaver.Itisuptoyoutolearnhowtodevelopaschedulethatmeetsyourneeds.Changeitifnecessarybutmostimportantfollowit.AlltimetablesshouldbemadewiththeideathattheycanbechangeD.A.goodonewillkeepyoufromwanderingoffcoursE.A.goodtimetableshouldmakeeveryhourcount—everyclasssocialeventandotheractivityyouengagein.Youmustfocusontheotherfreetimeavailableandhowyouwilluseit.Makeaweeklyscheduleanddividedeachdayintoone-hourincrements.IndicatetimesforclassessocializingandworktimE.Alsoblockoffaperiodforsleepingeveryday.Intheprecioushoursleftoverplantimeforstudy.ThisgivesyouaroughroadmapofthetimeavailablE.OfcourseyoucanchangeyourscheduleascircumstancesneeD.Thetimetableyoudevelopshouldguideyouinhowtodistributetheavailabletimeinthemostproductivemanner.Stickingtoyourschedulecanbetoughbutdon’tdribbleawayvaluabletimE.Avoidingstudyistheeasiestthingintheworld.Itisuptoyoutofollowthescheduleyou’veprepared.Agooddealofyoursuccessinhighschoolandwithanyfuturestudydependsonthissimpletruth.RememberthereisalearningcurvE.Youlearnthemostinthefirst30minutesofstudy;afterthatitprogressivelydeteriorates减弱.Afterfourorfivehoursofstudyingthesamematerialinthesamewayyouarelearningvirtuallynothing.Thesolutionistokeepswitchingsubjectsandstudystyles.64.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.AdvantagesofstartingatimetableB.KeeptoitandyouwillsucceedC.MakeascheduleandfollowitD.Learntoloveyourtimetable65.WhatdoesParagraph2talkabout?A.TipsformakingaschedulE.B.SignificanceofascientifictimetablE.C.RequirementsformakingatimetablE.D.Importanceoffollowingone’sschedulE.66.ThefollowingarecharacteristicsofagoodtimetableEXCEPTthat.A.itcanbechangedB.itisflexibleC.itisofmanyperiodsD.itcansaveourtime67.Fromthispassagewecanlearnifwewishtoachievehighlearningefficiencywe’dbetter.A.shiftsubjectsandusedifferentmethodsregularlyB.devotetothesamematerialcontinuouslyC.turntoteachersforhelpifnecessaryD.haveabreakeverythirtyminutes

SpecialistssayitisnoteasytogetusedtolifeinanewculturE.Cultureshockisthetermthesespecialistsusewhentalkingaboutthefeelingsthatpeoplehaveinanewenvironment.Therearethreestagesofcultureshocksaythespecialists.Inthefirststagethenewcomersliketheirnewenvironment.ThenwhenthefreshexperiencediestheybegintohatethecitythecountrythepeopleandeverythingelsE.InthelaststagethenewcomersbegintoadjusttotheirsurroundingsandasaresultenjoytheirlifemorE.Therearesomeobviousfactors因素incultureshock.Theweathermaybeunpleasant.Thecustomsmaybedifferent.Thepublicservicesystems—thetelephonespostofficeortransportation—maybedifficulttoworkout.Thesimplestthingsseemtobebigproblems.Thelanguagemaybedifficult.Whofeelscultureshock?Everyonedoesinthiswayorthat.ButcultureshocksurprisesmostpeoplE.Veryoftenthepeoplehavingtheworstcultureshockarethosewhoneverhadanydifficultiesintheirowncommunity.Comingtoanewcountrythesepeoplefindtheydonothavethesameestablishedpositions.Theyfindthemselveswithoutanyidentity.Theyhavetobuildanewself-imagE.Cultureshockgivesrisetoafeelingofdisorientation迷失方向.Thisfeelingmaybehomesickness.WhenhomesickpeoplefeellikestayinginsideallthetimE.Theywanttoprotectthemselvesfromthestrangeenvironmentandcreateanescapeinsidetheirroomforasenseofsecurity.ThisescapedoessolvetheproblemofcultureshockfortheshorttermbutitdoesnothingtomakethepersonfamiliarwiththeculturE.Gettingtoknowthenewenvironmentandgainingexperience—thesearethelong-termsolutionstotheproblemofcultureshock.76.Whenpeoplemovetoanewcountrythey_______.A.willgetusedtotheirnewsurroundingswithdifficultyB.havewellpreparedforthenewsurroundingsC.willgetusedtothecultureofthecountryquicklyD.willneverbefamiliarwiththecultureofthecountry77.Accordingtothepassagefactorsthatgiverisetocultureshockincludeallofthefollowingexcept__________.A.languagecommunicationB.weatherconditionsandcustomsC.publicservicesystemsD.homesickness78.Accordingtothepassagethemoresuccessfulyouareathome_______.A.thefewerdifficultiesyoumayhaveabroadB.themoredifficultiesyoumayhaveabroadC.themoremoneyyouwillearnabroadD.thelesshomesickyoumayfeelabroad79.Whenpeoplearehomesicktheytendto______.A.findsomepeopletotalktoB.gooutsidetohaveawalkC.visittheirfriendsfarawayD.stayindoorsallthetime80.Thewritertellsusthatthebestwaytoovercomecultureshockisto______.A.protectourselvesfromunfamiliarenvironmentB.developastrangesenseofself-protectionC.getfamiliarwithnewcultureD.returntoourowncountry

Haveyouexperiencedthe2009’sOscarbestmoviecalledSlum-dogMillionaire贫民富翁?ThisfilmisaboutapoorIndianboyfromtheslums贫民窟Jamalwhoendsupwinningthegrandprizeinashow—WhoWantstobeaMillionaire?Thenightbeforeheanswerstheprize-winningquestionsJamalisarrestedbythepoliceandhurtseverely.Theydon'tbelieveaslumdoglikeJamalcananswersevenquestionscorrectlyandpossiblywin20millionrupees.ButasthemovieunfoldsJamalletoutthesecrethowhefoundtheanswerstoeachofthequestions.ViewersalsolearnaboutJamal'schildhoodhisselfisholderbrotherSalimandhischildhoodloveLatikA.Themovie'spointhoweverisnotjusttotellatypicalstoryofanunderdog弱者whobecomesahero.ThedirectoralsousesSlum-DogMillionairetogiveviewersatasteofIndiA.ThemoviebeginsinJamal'schildhoodhomeintheslumsofIndiA.TheplacewhereheandhisfamilylivedremindsoneofthehutongthatusedtomakeupalargepartofoldBeijing.JamalandhisbrothergrowandtravelacrossIndiameanwhilesurvivingasslum-dogsandcheatsandIndiaageswiththem.BythetimeJamalis17or18hisoldhomehasbeenreplacedbyagiantfinancialcenter.JamalandSalimtakeamomenttorecallabouttheiroldlivesastheystandhighupinatallbuildingthatisstillunderconstruction.ThatviewfromaboveremindedmeofasimilarviewIhadjusttwoyearsagoinChina:Iwasstandingthereinthelivingroomofafamilyfriend'smodernapartmentlookingoutthroughawindowdowntosomeshacks简陋的房屋belowjustnexttothebuildingcomplex.Itwasamazinghowrichesandpovertycouldlivesoclosetogether.ThethingthatwasmostappealingaboutthemovietomeandmyIndianfriendswashowwecouldunderstandthestorypresentedinthemoviE.MoreimportantthanthestorywasthewindowonthesocialandeconomicsituationsinAsiathatitprovideD.60.ViewerscanlearnfromthemovieEXCEPT__________.A.Jamal’schildhoodandhisbitterexperienceofwanderingacrossthecountryB.therapidsocialchangesandeconomicdevelopmentinIndiaC.thepoorlifeofpeopleintheslumsagainstthedevelopmentofcitiesinIndiaD.thesecretofbecomingamillionairethroughpersonalstruggle61.Whydoesthemovieappealtothewriter?A.It’satypicalstoryoftheunderdogwhobecomesaherowhichsheadmiresmost.B.It’sanOscarbestmoviethathelpsherunderstandthehumannaturE.C.Ithasanexcitingandcomplicatedplotthatattractsherverymuch.D.ItremindsherofherexperienceinChinaandhelpsknowaboutotherAsiancountries.62.Thewriterwrotethepassageto____________.A.introduceamovietoreadersandshareherviewsaboutit.B.persuademoreviewerstogotothecinematoseethemoviE.C.expressherenthusiasmtowardsAsiaanditsculturE.D.revealthetruesocialrealityinmostdevelopingcountries.

Africaisnowfacingmanyproblems.Peoplearesuffering遭受fromashortage短缺offooD.TheydonothaveenoughhealthcarE.Deserts沙漠arespreading扩大inmanyplaces.InAfricamillionsofpeoplestarved饿todeathandtwothirdsofthemwerechildren.HarryBelafonteafamoussingerinAmericafeltsadwhenhesawafilmaboutthestarvingpeopleinAfricA.HesaidtohimselfIshoulddosomethingtohelpthem.WhatcanIdo?HethoughtofaplantogatherthestarsfromthemusicworldandmakeaspecialrecorD.ThemoneyfromtherecordwouldhelpthestarvingpeopleinAfricA.Thosefamoussingersandmusicianswerealwaysverybusy.Howcanyougatherthem?everyonesaidtoBelafontE.Buttheywerewillingtocometotheevent活动fromalloverthecountry.Thenwhowrotethewordsandmusicfortherecord?DuringtheChristmasholidaysin1984MichaelJacksonandLionelRichiewerewritingthewordsandmusicfortherecordatJackson’shomeinLosAngeles.Theyoftentalkedaboutthemusicfarintothenight.WhentheyfinishedthemusictheycalleditWeAretheWorld.OntheeveningofJanuary28th1985forty-fivesuperstarsmadeahistorical历史性的recordinginaHollywoodstudio演播室.EveryoneshoulddosomethingactivelikethissaidCyndiLauper.WehavetobethevoiceStevieWoneresaidtohelpthosepeoplethathavelosttheirfuturE.Asignwasputatthedoorofthestudio:Pleasecheekyourego自我atthedoor!At10P.M.theybegantheirwork.Theyfinallyfinishedrecordingat8A.M.thatmorning.JustatthatmomentDianaRosssatdownwithtearsinhereyesandsaidIjustdon’twantthistoend!OnApril5morethan800radiostationsallovertheworldplayedWeAreTheWorldatthesametimE.53.WhatdidHarryBelafontethinkheshoulddo?A.Hethoughtheshouldtellotherpeopleaboutit.B.HethoughtheshouldsendalotoffoodtoAfricA.C.Hethoughtheshouldaskthegovernmenttohelpthem.D.HethoughtheshoulddosomethingtohelpthestarvingpeoplE.54.Whowashegoingtomakearecordwith?A.WithMichaelJackson.B.Withthemoviestars.C.Withthebaseballstars.D.WiththestarsfromthemusiC.55.WhatwouldhelpthestarvingpeopleinAfrica?A.ThespecialrecorD.B.ThemoneyfromrecorD.C.Themoneyfromthestars.D.Themoneyfromthegovernment.56.WhatdidDianaRosswant?A.Shedidn’twanttocontinuesuchkindness.B.Shewantedtocontinuedoingsuchkindness.C.Shedidn’twanttostoprecording.D.Shewantedtohaveagoodrest.

Headingofftocollegethisyear?Herearesomefashiontipsfromourexpertsyoushouldkeepinmind:Dresstoimpress:StylistandbusinessconsultantDanielaSmithsaysGirlsshouldkeepinmindthatyourcollegeprofessorswilloftenbethebridgethatconnectsyoutoyourfuturecareerandyourclassmateswillbecomeyourprofessionalnetwork.Youdon’tneedtodresslikeyou’regoingtotheofficebutyoushoulddisplayanabilitytoproperlypresentyourselfwithappropriatematurityandconfidenceandlookputtogether.Logomania品牌狂热症:Wearingthelogosofbrandsaimedatyoungercustomersphysicallyidentifiesyouaspartofthatagegroupsoconsiderthetargetedagegroupofthestoresyoushopat.It’stemptingtoloaduponlogosespeciallywell-knownlogosthatsignifyhigh-endbrands.Butconsiderthis:collegeisatimeofself-discoveryachancetodevelopyourownpersonalstylE.Insteadofwearinglogosheadtotoewalkingadvertisement-stylewhynotexpresswhoyoureallyare?Wearrealpants!Thecombinationofleggingsandbaggyshirtsisalltoocommononcollegecampuses.Smithpointsoutthatleggingsyogapantsandsweatpantsareentirelyunacceptableinpublicunlessyou’reexercising.Althoughleggingswornaspantsareacommontrendamonghighschoolandcollegegirlstheyarenotanappropriatechoicefordaywear.Asayoungwomanyourstylechoiceshouldbegintoreflectyourmaturitylevel.Sogetridofleggingsandwearrealpants!Keepthecutefactortoaminimum:StayawayfromsweatersandT-shirtswithsmilinganimalscartooncharactersorHelloKittyonthem.Surekittensmightbecutebutthey’renotdoingyouanyfavorsinthestyledepartment.Dressingtoocutesycantakeyearsoffyourlookandnotnecessarilyinagoodway!Thesecondparagraphindicatestheimportanceof________.A.impressingprofessorsB.gettingonwellwithclassmatesC.creatingaprofessionalimageD.dressingappropriatelyTheauthorbelievesthatcollegegirlsshould________.A.choosealogothatsuitstheirageB.trytoloaduponwell-knownlogosC.uselogostoshowwhotheyareD.findtheiridentitybytryingdifferentlogosTheauthorrecommendswearingrealpantsbecause________.A.leggingsandbaggyshirtsaretoocommonB.yogapantsandsweatpantsarenotascomfortableC.realpantscanpresentyouwithappropriatematurityD.peoplelikerealpantsbetterthantheotherpantsWhat’sthewriter’sattitudetowardssweaterswithanimalsonthem?A.Theymakepeoplelooklovely.B.Theyareveryfashionablethesedays.C.Theywillshowyou’reananimallover.D.Theyarenotsuitableforcollege-agedstudents.Inwhichmagazinewouldyoumostlikelyfindthispassage?BusinessWeek.B.Parents.C.Instyle.D.Travel&Leisure.

Thequestforsuccessalwaysbeginswithatarget.AsBerraoncesaidYougottobeverycarefulifyoudon'tknowwhereyou'regoingbecauseyoumightnotgettherE.Toomanypeoplewanderthroughlifelikesleepwalkers.EachdaytheyfollowfamiliarroutinesneveraskingWhatamIdoingwithmylife?andtheydon’tknowwhatthey’redoingbecausetheylackgoals.Goal-settingisafocusingofthewilltomoveinacertaindirection.Beginwithaclearconceptionofwhatyouwant.Writedownyourgoalsanddatethem—puttingthemintowordsclarifiesthem.Ratherthanconcentratingonobjectstoacquireandpossessfocusonfulfillingyourdesirestodotoproducetocontribute—goal-settingthatyieldsthetruesenseofsatisfactionweallneeD.It’simportanttovisualize想象yourselfaccomplishingyourgoal.Whilelosersvisualizethepenalties不利offailurewinnersvisualizetherewardsofsuccess.I’veseenitamongathletesstatisticscontrastingairandhighwaysafetybutitmadenodifferencE.Ihadreadtoomanyarticlesdescribingcrashscenesandimaginedthesescenesvividly.Ihadprogrammedmyselfwithoutrealizingittostayoffplanes.ThenonesummerIhadtheopportunitytoflyonaprivateplanewithfriendstoaresortIdidn’twanttomissoutonagreatvacation.SoIspenttwoweeksimaginingasmoothflightonabeautifulsunnydayandaneasylanding.WhenthedayarrivedIwaseagertogo.Toeveryone’ssurpriseIgotontheplaneandIlovedeveryminuteofitandIstillusethetechniquesIemployedthatday.68.Accordingtothepassageifyouwanttobesuccessfulthefirstthingforyoutodois_______.A.findtherightmethodsB.becarefulabouteverythingC.knowyourabilityD.haveacleargoal69.Ifyouhaveatargetyouwill________.A.wanderlikeasleepwalkerB.knowwellwhatyouaredoingC.dothesameworkeverydayD.putitintowords70.Theproblemwiththeauthorbeforeheovercamehisfearofairtravelisthat______.A.hedidn’tknowairtravelissaferthanhighwaytravelB.hecouldn’timaginehimselfaccomplishinghisgoalC.hereadtoomuchaboutplanecrashesandtriedtoavoidflyingD.hewantedtotakeaprivateplaneinsteadofapublicone71.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.DefineYourCoalB.VisualizeRewardsofSuccessC.OvercometheFearofAirTravelD.SleepwalkingThroughLife

Tohitch-hikesuccessfullyinanycountryyoumustbeabletodotwothings:attractattentionandatthesametimeconvincethedriverataglancethatyoudonotintendtorobormurderhim.Tofulfillthefirstrequirementyoumusthavesomemarktodistinguishyouatoncefromallotherhikers.A.servicemanforinstanceshouldwearhisuniformastudenthisscarf.Inaforeigncountryanunmistakableindicationofyourownnationalitywillalsoarrestadriver’sattention.WhenIhitch-hiked9500milesacrosstheUnitedStatesandbackrecentlyIworeawell-tailoredsuitabowlerhatandatrenchcoatandcarriedapencil-thinrolledblackumbrellA.MysuitcasewasdecoratedwithBritishflags.HavingplentyofluggagemoreoverIwasnotlikelytobesuspectedofbeingadangerouslunatic精神病患者.IthenhadtogetacrosstothedrivertheideathatIwasarealtravelerandneededtogetsomewherecheaply.Butevenwithcarefulpreparationyoumustnotassumethatthetaskwillbeeasy.Youshouldbepreparedtowaitalittlefortherearedriverswhoconfesstoafierceprejudiceagainstnottosayhatredofhitch-hikersandwouldnomorepickupahikerthanmarchfromAldermastontoLondon.InAmericamyaveragewaitwashalf-an-hourandmylongesttwohoursbutIhaveheardofpeoplewaitingallday;theyprobablytooklesspainstomakethemselveseasytonoticE.NormustyouassumethatallthedriverswhostopforyouarenicenormalpeoplE.OnoneoccasionIfoundmyselfdrivingwithtwoboysofaboutnineteenwhoturnedouttobeontherunfromthepoliceandwerehopingtousemeasanalibi.Therearealsolesser较小的risks:youmayfindyourselfinthecarofaFascistfanaticaMormonmissionary传教士orjustabaddriver.Youcannottellofcourseuntilyouareinthecar.Butyousoonlearntheartofthequickexcusethatgetsyououtagain.Ifthehitch-hikerintheU.S.willrememberthatheisseekingthewillingnessofdriverstogivehimafreerideandispreparedtogiveinexchangeentertainmentandcompanyandnotgotosleephewillcomeacrosstheremarkablealmostlegendaryhospitalityofAmericanoftheWest.Itwillalsohelpifhecandrive—IthinkthatIdrovemyselfabout4500ofthose9500milesIhitch-hikedintheStates.56.A.hitch-hikingservicemanshouldwearhisuniform.A.soasnottolooktoounusualB.toattractattentionC.toshowheisondutyD.toputthedriveratease57.Inparagraph3welearnthatthewriter.A.hassometimesfailedtohitcharideB.hasmarchedfromAldermastontoLondonC.hasalwaysbeensuccessfulinhitchingarideD.hashadtowaitforlonghoursforaride58.ThemainideaofParagraph4isthat.A.itisdangeroustobeinacarwithstrangersB.hitch-hikingmayturnouttoberiskysometimesC.ahitch-hikermustalsolearntheartofquickexcuseD.hitch-hikersmightcomeacrossbaddrivers59.Inthelastparagraphthewritermainlywantstotellusthatahitchhikershould.A.nottalktothedrivertoomuchB.fallasleeptomakeitapeacefulrideC.trytomakehimselfpleasantandentertainingD.seekthewillingnessofdrivers60.A.suitabletitleforthepassagewouldbe.A.TheArtofHitch-hikingB.AnEnglishman’sViewoftheU.S.C.AnEnglishHitch-hikerD.ThejoysandDangersofhitch-hiking

Desertsarefoundwherethereislittlerainfallorwhererainforawholeyearfallsinonlyafewweeks'timE.TeninchesofrainmaybeenoughformanyplantstosurviveiftherainisspreadthroughouttheyearIfitfallswithinoneortwomonthsandtherestoftheyearisdrythoseplantsmaydieandadesertmayform.Sandbeginsastinypiecesofrockthatgetsmallerandsmalleraswindandweatherwearthemdown.Sanddunes沙丘areformedaswindsmovethesandacrossthedesert.BitbybitthedunesgrowovertheyearsalwaysmovingwiththewindsandchangingtheshapE.Mostofthemareonlyafewfeettallbuttheycangrowtobeseveralhundredfeethigh.ThereishowevermuchmoretoadesertthansanD.InthedesertsofthesouthwesternUnitedStatescliffs悬崖anddeepvalleyswereformedfromthickmudthatoncelaybeneathaseamorethanmillionsofyearsago.Overthecenturiesthewaterdriedup.Windsandrainheatandcoldallworeawayattheremainingrocks.Thefacesofthedesertmountainsarealwayschanging–-veryveryslowly---astheseforcesofnaturecontinuetoworkontherock.MostdesertshaveasurprisingvarietyoflifE.Thereareplantsanimalsandinsectsthat:haveadaptedtolifeinthedesert.Duringtheheatoftheday'avisitormayseeveryfewsignsoflivingthingsbutastheairbeginstocoolintheeveningthedesertcomestolifE.Asthesunbeginstoriseagainintheskythedesertonceagainbecomesquietandlonely.68.Manyplantsmaysurviveindesertswhen__________________.A.therainisspreadoutinayearB.therainfallsonlyinafewweeksC.thereislittleraininayearD.itisdryalltheyearround69.Sanddunesareformedwhen___________________.A.sandpilesupgraduallyB.thereisplentyofraininayearC.theseahasdriedupovertheyearsD.piecesofrockgetsmaller70.Theunderlinedsentenceinthethirdparagraphprobablymeansthatinadesertthereis____________.A.toomuchsandB.moresandthanbeforeC.nothingexceptsandD.somethingelsebesidessand71.Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthatinadesert____________.A.thereisnorainfallthroughouttheyearB.lifeexistsinroughconditionsC.allsanddunesareafewfeethighD.rocksarewornawayonlybywindandheat

ThestrongfearofhighschoolmathislosthereamongthebluelightofcomputerscreensandthesoundsoftypingkeyboarD.A.fanfare喇叭声playsfromaspeakerasastudentpassesachaptertest.NearbyanotherstudentiswatchingavideolecturE.Anotherworksoutamathprobleminhernotebookbeforeclickingonamultiple-choiceansweronherscreen.TheirteacheratAgouraHighSchoolUSRussellStephanssitsatthebackoftheroomwatchingasscorespopupinrealtimeonhiscomputergradesheet.Onestudenthaspassedalevelthedatashows;anotherisretakingaquiz.WhoeverthoughtthisupmakeslifesomucheasierStephanssays.Thistextbook-freeclassroomisbynomeansthenorm常态butitmaybesomeday.SlowlybutinincreasingnumbersschoolsacrosstheUSarereplacingtheheavyandexpensivetextbookwithitslighterandcheapercousin:thedigitaltextbook.A.digitaltextbookcanbedownloadedprojectedandprintedandcanrangefromsimpletexttoacoursefilledwithmultimediaandlinkstoInternetcontent.Someversions版本mustbepurchased;othersareopensource—freeandavailableonlinetoanyonE.Somepraisethetechnologyasawaytosaveschools'moneyreplaceoutdatedbooksandbetterengagestudents.Otherssaymostschoolsdon'thavetheresourcestojoininortheyquestionthequalityofopen-sourcecontent.PaperbooksstillholdthehighestpercentageoftheUStextbookmarketwithdigitaltextbooksmakinguplessthan5percentaccordingtoanalystKathyMickeyofSimbaInformationamarketresearchgroup.ButthatischangingasgradeschoolsfollowtheleadofUSuniversitiesandschoolsinothercountriesincludingSouthKoreaandTurkey.Californiamadethelargestembrace拥抱ofdigitaltextbooksthissummerwhenitapproved10freehighschoolmathandsciencetitlesdevelopedbycollegeprofessors.Thestateleftthechoicetousethemuptoindividualschools.ThetextbooksareoutdatedasfarasI'mconcernedandthere'snoreasonwhyourschoolsshouldhaveourstudentspullaroundtheseold-fashionedandheavyandexpensivebooksGovernorArnoldSchwarzeneggersaidthissummer.Butsomedisagreewiththeideathatdigitaltextbookswillimproveeducationquality.Keepinmindthatwithopen-sourcematerialsyouhavetoask:'Wherearetheycomingfrom?'saidJayDiskeyexecutivedirectoroftheAssociationofAmericanPublishers'schooldivision.Isitatrustedsource?Isitbasedonrealresearch?Diskeysaidtraditionaltextbooksofferacomprehensivecoursewhilesomeopen-sourcetextsprovideonlybitsandpieces.TherecanbequiteadifferenceofcontentandaccuracyhesaiD.Inmanycasesyougetwhatyoupayfor.Thewriter'spurposeinwritingthepassageisto____.A.explainhowtousedigitaltextbooksB.predictthefutureofpapertextbooksC.describethecurrentuseofdigitaltextbooksandpresentargumentsaboutitD.explainthedifferencebetweenpapertextbooksanddigitalonesWhatisSchwarzenegger'sopinionoftraditionaltextbooks?A.Heisagainstgettingridofthem.B.Hewantstohavethemreplacedwithdigitalones.C.SoontheywillnolongerbeuseD.D.HebelievesthattheyaretoblameforthepoorqualityofeducationinCaliforniaDiskeyholdstheviewthat.A.thegovernmentshouldn'tstrengthentheuseofopen-sourcedigitaltextsB.digitaltextbooksmakeupfortheshortcomingsoftraditionaltextbooks.C.papertextbooksanddigitalonesbothhaveadvantagesD.traditionaltextbookshavemorereliablecontentAccordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Mathiseasierwiththeuseofcomputers.B.Itisbelievedthatdigitalbookswillreplacetraditionalones.C.Textbook-freeclassesarethemainformofteachingintheUSschools.D.Notallpeopleareinfavorofreplacingpapertextbookswithdigitalones.

Watercoloristheoldestpaintsknown.Itdatesbacktotheearlycavemenwhodiscoveredtheycouldaddlifelikequalitiestodrawingsofanimalsandotherfiguresonthewallsofcavesbymixingthenaturalcolorsfoundintheearthwithwater.Fresco壁画oneofthegreatestofallartformsisdonewithwatercolor.Itiscreatedbymixingpaintsandwaterandapplyingthesetowetplaster灰泥.OfthethousandsofpeoplewhostandunderMichelangelo'sheroicceilingintheSistineChapelveryfewknowthattheyarelookingatperhapsthegreatestwatercolorpaintingintheworlD.TheinventionofoilpaintingbytheFlemishmastersinthefifteenthcenturymadefrescopaintinggodown-hillandforthenextseveralcenturieswatercolorwasusedmainlyfordoingsketches素描orasatoolforstudy.ItwasnotuntiltheeighteenthandnineteenthcenturiesthatEnglishpaintersputbackwatercolorasaseriousartform.TheEnglishhaveawidely-knownlovefortheoutdoorsandalsosmallprivatepictures.Thesoftnessofwatercolorhadaremarkablystrongattractionforthem.Thepopularityofwatercolorcontinuedtogrowuntilinthetwentiethcentury.TheUnitedStatespassedEnglandasthecenterforwatercolorproducingsuchwell-knownwatercolorartistsasThomasEakinsandAndrewWyeth.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Thegradualweaknessoffrescopainting.B.Oilshavingmorepowerorinfluenceoverwatercolor.C.TherediscoveryofwatercolorinEnglanD.D.Thestartanddevelopmentofwatercolor.Thefirstwatercolorartistswere______.A.earlycavemenB.ItalianfrescoartistsC.FlemishmastersD.Englishartistsofthe18thcenturyIn16thand17thcenturiestheartiststhought______.A.watercolorwasmorecostlybutwasbetterB.oilpaintinglastedlesslongbutclearerandbrighterC.watercolorwasnotsuitableforfinishedworksD.oilpaintingwasdifficulttouseAccordingtothepassagewatercolorpaintingwasputbackinEnglandbecause______.A.itwaseasytouseoutdoorsB.itwasastrongmediumB.itwasextremelybrightincolorD.itwaswellsuitedtopopulartastesWhatwouldthenextparagraphmostprobablydealwith?A.TheworksoffamousAmericanwatercolorartists.B.Theweaknessofoilsaspopularpaints.C.Techniquesofproducingwatercolor.D.ModernAmericanoilpainters.

Areyoutiredoflookingforloveinalltheusualplaces?NowadaysmillionsoflonelysinglesarenowgoingonlineinsteaD.TheWorldWideWebisquicklybecomingtheworld’smostpopularmatchmaker.WithsomanysinglesonlinedozensofdatingsiteslikeYahooPersonalsandMatch.comarehelpingsinglesfindthatspecialsomeonE.AroundtheworldfromAmericatoChinaloveisnowverymuchonlinE.SinglesareflockingtotheInternetmainlybecausetheirbusylifestylesleavethemlittletimetolookforasignificantother.UsingdatingsitesisquickandconvenientTheycanmeetalotmorepeopleonlinethantheycouldbyhangingoutatacluB.Besidesmanysinglessaytheregulardatingscenehasjustledthemfromonebadexperiencetoanotherandarereadytotrysomethingelse.TheyalsoappreciatethefirstdistanceofonlinedatingwhichallowsthemtohidethemselvesuntiltheyarereadytomeetsomeonefacetofacE.Datingsitesalsomakeiteasytoavoidsomeoneyouarenotinterestedin.Intherealworldhoweverignoringsomeoneyoudon’tlikecanbeawkwarD.Despitealltheadvantagesonlinedatingalsopresentsitsownsetofproblems.Peoplearen’talwayswhotheyclaimtobeintheironlineprofiles.Forinstancesomeonewhotellsyouheishandsomesuccessfulandsinglemightturnouttobehomelyunemployedandmarried.Safetyisanotherconcern.YouarejustaslikelytofindacriminalonlineasyouareMr.orMissRight.EvensoSupportersofonlinedatingseethingsinapositiveway.IntheiropinionsinglescansafelyplaytheonlinedatinggamewithalittlecommonsensE.Onlinedatingexpertsrecommendfollowingafewsafetytips:Guardyourpersonalinformation.NevergiveoutyourpersonalinformationonlinE.Thisincludesyourlastnamephonenumberhomeaddressandplaceofwork.Watchforredflags.Doanyofthepeopleyouarechattingwithmakedisrespectfulcomments?Dotheytrytocontrolyou?Dotheygivefalseinformationaboutthemselves?Ifsoforgetthem!MeetinasafeplacE.whenmeetingsomeoneinpersonchooseapubliclocationwithotherpeoplearound.Followingthesetipsandyoumightbeabletofindthepersonofyourdreams.71.Accordingtothepassagemanylonelysinglesdon’tappreciatetheregulardatingscenebecauseitis_______.A.unpopularB.troublesomeC.convenientD.forgettable72.Thispassageismainlyabout_______.A.gettingtiredoffallinginloveinausualwayB.peoplewithfalseinformationontheInternetC.newtechnologytofindlovethroughtheInternetD.websitessuchasYahooPersonalsandMatch.com73.Theunderlinedwordsinthesecondparagraphasignificantothermeans_____.A.atruefriendB.amatchmakerC.amarriagepartnerD.ahappyfamily74.WhichofthefollowingisNOTasuitableplaceformeetingsomeoneyougettoknowthroughtheInternetforthefirsttimeaccordingtothetext?A.Athis/herhouseB.AtthemuseumC.AtMcDonald’sD.Atthebookstore75.Fromthispassagewecaninferthat________.A.therearemostlyhomelyandunemployedpeopleonlineB.thepolicehadbetterfindcriminalsonlineC.wecanfindloveonlythroughthedatingsitesD.followingsafetytipsensuresasafeonlinedatingexperience

WHATcanhelpyoumakeafortuneinthefuture?Graduatingfromatopuniversitymightnotbeenough.AnewstudyfromtheUniversityofEssexinBritainhasshownthatthemorefriendsyouhaveinschoolthemoremoneyyou’llearnlater.Theideathatpopularitycouldhaveaseriousimpactonone’searningpotentialshouldn’tcomeastoomuchofasurprisE.Theresearchersnotedthatifyouwanttoget_aheadinlifesocialskillsandnetworkingareeasilyaspowerfulastalentandhardwork.IfapersonhaslotsoffriendsheorshehastheabilitytogetalongwithothersinallkindsofdifferentsituationssaidXuYan17fromNantouHighSchoolinShenzhenwhototallyagreedwiththerecentfinding.Alsofriendsalwayshelpeachother.TheynotonlycreatewidersocialcirclesforyoubutliftyourmoodwhenyouoccasionallyfeeldepresseD.Shebelievedthatallthishelpsyouearnahighersalary.Maybethat’swhysomepeoplethinktheyoungergenerationsareintheageofFriendalholism交友狂症.AwomanevencomplainedthatthenetworkingwebsiteFacebook’s5000-friendlimitwastoolowforherlargereserveofsocialcontacts.ButMeghanDaumwhoworkswithTheLosAngelesTimesintheUSdislikedtheideathatquantitytrumps胜过qualityintheageofFriendaholism.CallmeuncoolbutIthinkofafriendasanactualpersonwithwhomIhaveanactualhistoryandwhomIenjoyactuallyseeing.saidDaum.SheadmittedthatsomeInternetsocialnetworkersjustwanttogetasmanyofnot-really-friendsaspossiblE.Althoughsheagreedthatsocialtiesgrease润滑thewheelsoflifeshealsowarnedFindingarealfriendissomethingthatreallymatters.63.WhatCANNOTbelearnedaboutfriendsfromthepassage?A.Theyenlargesocialcirclesforyou.B.Theyofferencouragementwhenyouareupset.C.Onlytalentedfriendshelpyoutoearnsuccess.D.Friendsenableyoutoovercomedifficulties.64.IntheageofFriendalholism________.A.therearenetworkingwebsitestohelppeoplemakefriendsB.apersonwithpopularityissuretoenteratopuniversityC.facebookhelpssocialnetworkersmakeasmanyfriendsaspossibleD.therearealwaysmorenot-really-friendsthanactualones65.Theunderlinedwordsprobablymean________.A.expectB.struggleC.graduateD.succeed66.MeghanDaumholdstheattitudetowardsmakingfriendsthat________.A.actualfriendsoutweighnot-really-friendsB.themorefriendsonehasthebetterC.friendscanhelpmakeabigfortuneD.socialrelationscanhardlymakeone’slifebetter

Intoday'sworldalmosteveryoneknowsthatairpollution污染andwaterpollutionareharmfultopeople'shealth.Howevernotallthepersonsknowthatnoiseisalsoakindofpollutionandthatisharmfultohumanhealthtoo.Peoplewhoworkandliveundernoisyconditionsusuallybecomedeaf聋.Todayhoweverscientistsbelievethat10percentofworkersinBritainarebeingdeafenedbythenoisewheretheywork.Manyoftheworkerswhoprintnewspapersandbooksandwhoweave织clothbecomedeaf.Quiteafewpeoplelivingnearairportsalsobecomedeaf.RecentlyitwasdiscoveredthatmanyteenagersinAmericacouldhearnobetterthan65-year-oldpersonsfortheseyoungpeopleliketolistentopopmusicandmostofpopmusicisakindofnoisE.Besidesnoiseproducedbyjetplanesormachineswillmakepeople'slifedifficultandunpleasantorevenmakepeopleillorevendrivethemmaD.Itissaidthatacontinuousnoiseofover85decibels分贝cancausedeafness.Nowthegovernmentsinmanycountrieshavemadelawstocontrolnoiseandmakeitlessthan85decibels.InChinathegovernmentistryingtosolvenotonlyairandwaterpollutionproblemsbutalsonoisepollutionproblems.Thetextismainlyabout_________.A.airpollutionB.noisepollutionC.waterpollutionD.worldpollutionAccordingtothetextacontinuousnoiseof_______decibelscanmakepeopledeaf.A.lessthan85B.lessthan65C.morethan85D.about6510percentoftheworkersinBritainarebeingdeafenedbecause_______________.A.theyaretoobusytolistentoothers'talkB.theyoftenlistentopopmusicC.theylivenearairportsD.theyareworkinginnoisyplacesThegovernmentofChinaistryingtosolve____________.A.airwaterandnoisepollutionB.onlyairandwaterpollutionC.onlywaterpollutionD.onlyairpollution

Detectivesoftenlookforfootprintswhentheytrytosolvecrimes.Scientistsusefootprintstoo—dinosaurfootprintswhentheytrytofigureouthowdinosaurslivedandmoveD.Dinosaursdiedoutabout65millionyearsago.Todayscientistsworktosolvethemysteriesoftheseancientanimals.Footprintsortracks脚印areanimportantwaytolearnaboutdinosaurs.ChristianMeyeroftheNaturalHistoryMuseuminBaselSwitzerlandcallsdinosaurtrackstheclosestthingtoamovieofdinosaurs.TheytellussomethingaboutthesizeoftheanimalthewaytheywerewalkingtheytellussomethingabouttheirspeedMeyersaiD.Tracksalsoshowthatdinosaurssometimestraveledingroups.Travelingingroupsprobablyhelpeddinosaursprotectthemselvesfromenemies.Plussomemeat-eatingdinosaursmayhavehuntedingroupsmuchlikewolvesdotoday.Beinginagroupcouldhelpdinosaursworktogethertokilllargeanimals.Dinosaurfootprintscanbeassmallasafewinchesacrossbuttheycanalsobeasbigasafewfeetacross.Dinosaurfootprintshavebeenfoundthroughouttheworldatover1500sitesincludingaT.RexfootprintinNewMexico.Trackwaysaregroupsoffootprints.Andscientistsaren’ttheonlyonesfindingdinosaurtracks—kidscantoo!Eleven-year-oldMarkTurnerandnine-year-oldDanielHelmdiscovereddinosaurtracksinBritishColumbiaanadA.Soonscientistsbeganstudyingthetracks.Scientistsandotherpeopleinterestedinstudyingdinosaursareworkingtosavethetrackwaysfromactivitieslikeconstructionandmining.Thepassagemainlytellsusthat_______.therewerereallydinosaursontheearthmillionsofyearsagodinosaurswerethemostfrighteninganimalsinthepastC.dinosaurfootprintsareimportantinlearningaboutdinosaurswhydinosaursdiedoutmillionsofyearsagoBystudyingfootprintsscientistscanknowthefollowingEXCEPT_______.A.howbigthedinosaurwasB.whatcolorthedinosaurwasC.howfastthedinosaurcouldrunD.howthedinosaurwalkedByworkingingroupssomemeat-eatingdinosaurs_______.A.madethehuntingoflargeanimalseasilyB.couldtravelalongwaywithoutbeinglostC.couldprotectthemselvesfrombeinghuntedbywolvesD.couldgettoaplacefasterFromthelastparagraphwecaninferthatsomehumanactivitieslikemining_______.A.arehelpfultothestudyofdinosaursB.canhelpscientistssolvemanymysteriesC.canleadtothediscoveryofthefootprintsD.candestroythefootprintsofthedinosaur

Whydidthechickencrosstheroad?TogettotheothersidE.MostpeopleknowthisjokE.ButrecentlysomepeoplehavebeenmuchmoreworriedabouthowthegrizzlybearandmountainlioncancrosstheroaD.MillionsofanimalsdieeachyearonU.S.roadstheFederalHighwayAdministrationreports.Infactonlyabout80ocelotsanendangeredwildcatexistintheU.S.today.Themainreason?Roadkill.Eco-passagesmayhelpanimalscrosstheroadwithoutbeinghitbycars.Theyarepathsbothoverandunderroads.Theseeco-passagescanbeextremelyusefulsothatwildlifecanavoidroadaccidentssaidJodiHiltyoftheWildlifeProtectionSociety.Butdoanimalsactuallyusetheeco-passages?Theanswerisyes.PaulBeierofNorthernArizonaUniversityfoundfootmarksleftbymountainlionsonaneco-passagethatwentunderahighway.ThisshowedthatthelionsusedthepassagE.Buildersofeco-passagestrytomakethemlooklikeanaturalpartofanareabyplantingtreesonandaroundthem.Animalsseemtobecatchingon.Animalsasdifferentassalamanders火蜥蜴andgrizzlybearsareusingthebridgesandunderpasses.ThenexttimeyouvisitaparkordrivethroughanareawithalotofwildlifelookarounD.Youmightseeananimaloverpass!Thewriterusestheexampleofocelotstoshowthat__________.A.wildanimalshavebecomemoredangerousB.thedrivingconditionhasimprovedgreatlyC.anincreasingnumberofanimalsarekilledinroadaccidentsD.themeasureforprotectingwildlifefailstoworkFromthestoryweknowaneco-passageis__________.A.anundergroundpathforcarsB.afencebuiltforthesafetyoftheareaC.abridgeforanimalstogetoverariverD.apathforanimalstocrosstheroadWhenthewritersaysthatanimalsseemtobecatchingonParA.6hemeans__________.A.animalsbegintorealizethedangersontheroadB.animalsarecrossingtheroadingroupsC.animalsareincreasinginnumberD.animalsbegintolearntouseeco-passagesThewriterasksvisitorsanddriverstolookaroundwhentravelingbecause__________.A.wildanimalsmayattackcarsB.theymayseewildanimalsoneco-passagesC.theymayseewildanimalsintheparkD.wildanimalsmayjamtheroadThebesttitleforthepassageis__________.A.SpecialbridgeshelpanimalscrosstheroadB.EndangeredanimalsincreasebecauseofroadkillC.AnimalsfailtocrosstheroadD.Takestepstoprotectanimalsindanger

A.popularsayinggoesSticksandstonesmaybreakmybonesbutwordswillneverhurtmE.Howeverthat’snotreallytruE.Wordshavethepowertobuildusuportearusdown.Itdoesn’tmatterifthewordscomefromsomeone’selseorourselves---thepositiveandnegativeeffectsarejustaslasting.Wealltalktoourselvessometimes.We’reusuallytooembarrassedtoadmititthough.Infactwereallyshouldn’tbebecausemoreandmoreexpertsbelievetalkingtoourselvesoutloudisahealthyhabit.Thisself-talkhelpsusmotivateourselvesrememberthingssolveproblemsandcalmourselvesdown.Beawarethoughthatasmuchas77%ofself-talktendstobenegativE.Soinordertostaypositiveweshouldonlyspeakwordsofencouragementtoourselves.Weshouldalsobequicktogiveourselvesapatontheback.ThenexttimeyoufinishaprojectdowellinatestorfinallycleanyourroomjoinmeinsayingGoodjob!OftenwordscomeoutofourmouthswithoutusthinkingabouttheeffecttheywillhavE.Butweshouldbeawarethatourwordscausecertainresponsesinothers.ForexamplewhenreturninganitemtoastorewemightusewarmfriendlylanguageduringtheexchangE.Andtheclearwillprobablyrespondinasimilarmanner.Orharsh刻薄的andcriticallanguagewillmostlikelycausetheclerktobedefensivE.Wordspossesspowerbecauseoftheirlastingeffect.ManyofusregretsomethingweoncesaiD.Andwerememberunkindwordssaidtous!Beforespeakingweshouldalwaysaskourselves:Isitloving?Isitneeded?Ifwhatwewanttosaydoesn’tpassthistestthenit’sbetterleftunsaiD.Wordspossesspower:bothpositiveandnegativE.Thosearoundusreceiveencouragementwhenwespeakpositively.Wecanofferhopebuildself-esteem自尊andmotivateotherstodotheirbest.Negativewordsdestroyallthosethings.Willweuseourwordstohurtortoheal?Thechoiceisours.57.Themainideaofthefirstparagraphisthat________.A.notsticksandstonesbutwordswillhurtusB.inspiringwordsgiveusconfidenceC.negativewordsmayletusdownD.wordshavealastingeffectonus58.Thereisnosenseforustofeelembarrassedwhenwetalktoourselvesbecause_______A.almosteverybodyhasthehabitoftalkingtothemselvesB.wecanbenefitfromtalkingtoourselvesC.talkingtoourselvesalwaysgivesuscourageD.itdoesnoharmtohaveself-talkwhenwearealone59.Theunderlinedpartinthethirdparagraphmeansthatweshouldalsotimely_______A.praiseourselvesB.remindourselvesC.makeourselvesrelaxedD.giveourselvesamusement60.Theauthorwouldprobablyholdtheviewthat___________A.encouragingwordsaresuretoleadtokindoffersB.negativewordsmaystimulateustomakemoreprogressC.peopletendtorememberfriendlywordsD.itisbettertothinktwicebeforetalkingtoothers

Areyounervousaboutclimbingbecauseyouthinkit'stoodangerous?Doyoufeelyou'renotfitenoughtoclimb?Doyouknowhowtostartclimbing?Let'sconsidertheideathatclimbingisdangerous.BeingafraidisnaturalbutifyouusesuitableropesandotherclimbingequipmentsyouwillfeelcompletelysafE.Climbersareusuallyverycarefulbecausetheyknowwhattheyaredoingisdangerous.Accidentshappenbutwhentheydotheytendtoattractalotofpublicity.Asaresultpeoplethinktherearemanymoreaccidentsthanthereareinreality.Youcannotexpecttostartclimbingstraightaway.ClimbingisachallengeandchallengestaketimE.Itisnecessaryfirstofallthatyouachieveagoodleveloffitness.Beginassoonasyoubecomeinterestedinclimbing?gotothegymgoswimmingtakeupjoggingandcontinuetodosothroughoutyourtrainingperioD.Discoverasmuchasyoucanaboutclimbing.Visitthelibraryandfindbookespeciallyforbeginnersorbuyclimbingmagazinesandlookforarticleswhichdescribeyoursituation.LookupinformationontheInternet.Findoutaboutequipmentmethodsandplacestogo.Nexttakeacourseonaclimbingwall.Thereareplentyofclimbingwallsalloverthecountrywhichhavetrainedandqualifiedpeopleasinstructors.CallyourlocalleisurecentretofindoutifthereisoneinyourareA.Thesetrainingsessionsareaquickwaytogetexperienceandyouarelikelytomeetotherbeginners.Afterthisyoucandoanoutsidecourseofjoinaclubwhereyoucanmeetclimbersofallabilitiesandeventuallyjoiningroup-climbingevents.Atfirstyoumaynotunderstandtheimportanceofagoodtrainingperiodbutafteryouhavecompletedyourfirstclimbandyouarestandingsafelyatthetopofarockfeelingthrilledthenyouwillknowitwastherightthingtodo.Thearticleiswrittenby.A.adoctorB.anexperiencedclimberC.abeginnerD.afitnessinstructorThewriterthinksanewclimbershould.A.beginbybecomingfitB.havethecouragetomeetthechallengesC.beawareofthecausesoftheaccidentsD.doenoughsportstogetinterestedinclimbingByclimbingwallsyoucan.A.joinaclubyoulikeB.gaincontrolledexperienceC.becomequalifiedinstructorsD.takepartingroup-climbingeventsTheunderlinedworditinthelastparagraphprobablymeans.A.theclimbB.thetrainingC.theequipmentD.theachievement

Marriagesimproveafterchildrengrowupandmoveoutaccordingtoanacademicstudywhichsuggestsanemptynestisnotalwaysabadthing.Popularwisdomhasitthatparents’relationshipsmaysufferoncetheiryoungflythecoopbecausetheyfeeltheyhavelosttheirpurposeinlifE.HoweveranewstudybyresearchersattheUniversityofCaliforniaBerkeleyhasfoundthatmanycouplesactuallyfeelhappierwhentheirchildrenleavehomebecausetheyareabletoenjoyspendingtimetogether.Intotal123Americanmothersborninthe1930sweretrackedfor18yearsandaskedtoratetheirsatisfactionlevelsshortlyaftermarryingwhentheywerebringingupbabiesoncetheirchildrenreachedtheirteenageyearsandfinallyatage61whenalmostallhademptynests.AlthoughnotallsaidtheywerehappieringeneralmostclaimedtheirmarriageshadimprovedsincetheirchildrenhadlefthomE.Researchersbelievethisisnotjustbecausethespouseswerespendingmoretimetogetherbutbecausetheywereabletoenjoyeachother’scompanymorE.OneoftheparticipantsinthestudywhichispublishedinthejourmalPsychologicalSciencesaidOncethekidsgrowupthere’ssomeofthatstressremovedthatresponsibilityremovedsothingsarealittlemorerelaxeD.’’PsychologistSaraGorchoffwhocarriedouttheinvestigationsaidThetake-homemessageforcoupleswithyoungchildrenis‘hanginthere’.Herco-authorOliverJohnaddedDon’twaituntilyourkidsleavehometoschedulequalitytimewithyourpartner.HoweverDrDorothyRowefromtheBritishPsychologicalSocietysaidtheeffectsoflivinginanemptynest'willdependontheparents’relationshipwiththeirchildren.Ifyod’rejustwaitingforthemtoleavehomesoyouCangetonwithyourlifethenofcourseyou’11bepleasedtoseethemgoshesaid‘‘Butifyou’vebuiltyourlifearoundyourchildrenyou’11beterriblylonely.ForsomeparentstheirworldfallsapartwhentheirChildrenleavE.’’72.ItiscommonlybelievedthatA.marriagesimproveafterchildrenleavehomeB.anemptynest'’isalwaysahappythingC.parents’relationshipsmaysufferoncetheiryounggrowupandmoveoutD.parentswillbepleasedaftertheirchildrenleavehome73.Whendidmanycouplesfeelhappieraccordingtothestudy?A.Atage61.whenalmostallhademptynests.B.Shortlyaftermarrying.C.Oncetheirchildrenreachedtheirteenageyears.D.Whentheywerebringingupbabies.74.MarriagesimproveafterchildrenflythecoopnotbecauseA.manycouplesareabletospendtimetogetherB.manycouplesarcabletoenjoyeachother’scompanyC.thingsarealittlemorerelaxedD.manycouplesneedn’tworkatall75.Theauthorofthepassagetendstoagreethat.A.parentsshouldbuildtheirlifearoundtheirkidsB.parentsshouldschedulequalitytimewitheachotherbeforekidsleavehomeC.parents’relationshipwiththeirkidshasnoeffectonmarriagesatallD.parentsshouldbepleasedtoseetheirkidsleavehome

ThewebsiteFarmersOnly.comcallsitselfanonlinedatingandfriendshipfinder.TheideastartedinthemindofamanJerryMillerinOhio.Hewonderedhowfarmerscouldmeetnewpeoplewhounderstandthelifeofafarmer.JerryMillerisnotafarmerbutherepresentsalotoffarmers.AshetellsittheideaforthesitewasplantedwhenafarmertoldhimonedaythatshewasrecentlydivorcedandwouldliketodatE.Butsomeonewouldinvitehertomeetforcoffeeatnineo’clockatnightwhenshehadtostartherdayatfivethenextmorning.Soin2005JerryMillerlaunchedhiswebsitE.Youdon’thavetobeafarmertobeonFarmersOnly.combutyoudohavetohavethegoodold-fashionedtraditionalvaluesofAmerica’sHeartlanD.YoualsohavetoliveintheUnitedStatesorCanadatobeamemberofthesitE.Someservicesarefreebutafullmembershipcostsfiftydollarsforayear.Asoflastweekthesitelistedmorethan58000members.ManyofthemarefarmersintheUnitedStates.OthersarestudentsorworkersinvolvedinsomewaywithagriculturE.JerryMillertellsusaboutthirtymarriagesinthelastyearhaveresultedfromhiswebsitE.SomefarmershavealsofoundlovethroughagroupSinglesinAgriculturewhichwasformedasanonprofitorganizationin1986.ItorganizesgatheringsthatusuallyendwithadancebutisnotadatingservicE.Thepurposeistosupporteducationalandsocialactivitiesthatofferpeopleachanceforfriendship.Itswebsitesinglesinag.orgsaystherearemorethan1000membersacrossthenationandasfarawayasFrancE.JerryMillerstartedsinglesinag.orginorderto.A.helpfarmersB.supporttraditionsC.understandfarmersD.representfarmersWhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2indicate?A.ShedislikescitylifestylE.B.ShepreferslatenightcoffeeC.Countrylifeisn’twellunderstooD.D.It’stiringtogetupearly.Whichofthefollowingistrueofsinglesinag.org?A.ItsservicesarefreE.B.Itprovidesdatingservices.C.Onlyfarmerscanbecomeitsmembers.D.FarmersinFrancecan’tbenefitfromit.Theauthorofthetextintendsto.A.advertiseforthetwowebsitesB.introducetwowebsitesC.encouragesocialactivitiesD.urgereaderstohelpfarmersItcanbeinferredfromthetextthat.A.allfarmersdesiremarriageB.farmersareeasytomeetnewpeopleC.morefarmersgetdivorcedintheUSAD.theInternethelpsimprovefarmers’sociallife

Dr.Papaderoswhatisthemeaningoflife?Theusuallaughterfollowedandpeoplestirred骚动togo.PapaderoshelduphishandandstilledtheroomandlookedatmeforalongtimeaskingwithhiseyesifIwasseriousandseeingfrommyeyesthatIwas.Iwillansweryourquestion.Takinghiswalletoutofhishippockethefishedintoaleatherbillfoldandbroughtoutaverysmallroundmirroraboutthesizeofaquarter.Andwhathesaidwentlikethis:WhenIwasasmallchildduringthewarwewereverypoorandwelivedinaremotevillagE.OnedayontheroadIfoundthebrokenpiecesofamirror.AGermanmotorcyclehadbeenwreckedinthatplacE.ItriedtofindallthepiecesandputthemtogetherbutitwasnotpossiblesoIkeptonlythelargestpiecE.ThisoneandbyscratchingitonastonE.ImadeitrounD.IbegantoplaywithitasatoyandbecamefascinatedbythefactthatIcouldreflectlightintodarkplaceswherethesunwouldnevershine——indeepholesandcrevices裂缝anddarkclosets.ItbecameagameformetogetlightintothemostinaccessibleplacesIcouldfinD.IkeptthelittlemirrorandasIwentaboutmygrowingupIwouldtakeitoutinidlemomentsandcontinuethechallengeofthegamE.AsIbecameamanIgrewtounderstandthatthiswasnotjustachild’sgamebutametaphorforwhatImightdowithmylifE.IcametounderstandthatIamnotthelightorthesourceoflight.Butlight——truthunderstandingknowledge——isthereanditwillshineinmanydarkplacesonlyifIreflectit.Iamafragment碎片ofamirrorwhosewholedesignandshapeldonotknow.NeverthelesswithwhatIhaveIcanreflectlightintothedarkplacesofthisworld——intotheblackplacesintheheartsofmen—andchangesomethingsinsomepeoplE.PerhapsothersmayseeanddolikewisE.ThisiswhatIamabout.ThisisthemeaningofmylifE.Onhearingtheauthor’squestionDr.Papedotesatfirst.A.laughedathisfoolishnessB.wasn’tsureoftheanswerC.doubtedhisseriousnessD.wasn’tinterestedatallHowdidDr.Papaderosgetthesmallroundmirrorwhenhewasachild?A.HefounditontheroadandmadeitrounD.B.AdyingGermansoldiergavehimasapresent.C.Hechancedtofinditinthestreetwhileplaying.D.Heputthebrokenpiecestogetherandmadeit.WhydidDr.Papaderoslikethesmallroundmirrorsomuchasachild?A.Becausehewastoopoortoaffordothertoys.B.Becauseitcouldshinetheplaceswheretkesuncouldn’treach.C.Becausehebelieveditwouldbringgoodlucktohim.D.Becauseittofdhimalotaboutwhatlifereallymeanttohim.Theunderlinedmetaphorinthe7thparagraphmostprobablymeans.A.symbolB.sourceC.lightD.purposeWhichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ASpecialGameintheChildhoodB.ABrokenPieceofMirrorC.Dr.Papaderos’ExperienceD.TheMeaningofLife

OnceDr.Mellinkoffinvitedmetojoinhimatthehospitaltodiscussinterestingcaseswithhisstudents.ThecaseathandwasaGuatemalanmanaged34whohadafeverandmanyothermedical^problems.HisconditionwasnotimprovingandtherewasnotmuchhopehewouldlivE.Dr.:Mellinkoffaskedtoseethepatient.HeintroducedhimselfinSpanishandinaverygentlevoiceaskedhowhefelt.Thepatientsmiledandsaideverythingwasallright.Thenthedoctoraskedifhewasabletoeat.Thepatientsaidthathehadnodesiretoeat.Areyougettingfoodyoulike?Thepatientsaidnothing.Doyougetthekindoffoodyouhaveathome?Theanswerwasno.Thedoctorputhishandontheman'sshoulderandhisvoicewasverysoft.If;youhadfoodthatyoulikedwouldyoueatit?YesyesthepatientsaiD.Thechangeinthepatient'sappearancecouldn'thavebeenmoreobvious.Nothingwassaidbutitwaseasytotellthatamessagehadbeensentand!hadalsobeenreceiveD.LaterthedoctoraskedwhytheGuatemalanmanwasn'tgettingfoodhecouldeat.OneofthestudentssaidWeallknowhowdifficultitistogetthekitchentomakespecialmeals.Supposethedoctorrepliedyoufeltacertainmedicinewasabsolutelynecessarybutthatourhospitaldidn'tcarryitwouldyouacceptdefeatorwouldyouinsistthehospitalmeetyourrequest?IwouldprobablyinsistthestudentsaiD.VerywellthedoctorsaiD.Youmightwanttotrythesamemethodinthekitchen.Itwon'tbe-easybutIcanhelpyou.Meanwhilelet'sgetsomefoodinsidethismanasfastaspossibleandstaywithit.Orhe'llbekilledbyhunger.BythewaytheremustbesomeoneamongyouwhocanspeakSpanish.Ifwewanttomakerealprogressweneedtobeabletotalkwithhim.Threeweekslater.DoctorMellinkofftoldmethattheGuatemalanmanhadleftthehospitalunderhisownpower.Ittakesmorethanmedicinetohelpsickpeople;youalsohavetotalktothemandmakethemcomfortablE.ThepatienthadnodesiretoeatbecauseA.hewasnothungryB.hewasseriouslyillC.hewasgivenspecialmealsD.hewasnotsatisfiedwiththefoodAccordingtothepassagewecanconcludethat.A.thepatient’snativelanguagewasSpanishB.thepatient’sillnesswascausedbyhungerC.Dr.MellinkoffperformedanoperationonthepatientD.thehospitalfailedtoprovidetherightmedicineforthepatientWhichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribeDr.Mellinkoff?A.ColD.B.ConsideratE.C.Curious.D.Careless.WhatdoyouthinkDr.Mellinkoffwantedtotellhisstudentsinthiscase?A.Doctorsshouldbegoodatforeignlanguages.B.Doctorsshouldknowtheirpatients’realproblems.C.Doctorsshouldtrytoimprovetheirmedicalskills.D.Doctorsshouldhaveagoodrelationshipiththeirpatients.

SeveralsouthwesternprovincesinChinaarenowexperiencingtheworstdrought旱灾sincethe1950s.Thedroughthasleft18millionpeopleand11millionfarmanimalsinYunnanGuangxiSichuanandChongqingwithoutenoughwatersupplies.Andithasaffected5millionhectaresofcropsintheprovinces.AccordingtoChina’sMeteorologicalAdministration中国气象局theaveragedailytemperatureinYunnanoverthepastsixmonthshasbeentwodegreeshigherthannormal.Andtheprovincehashadonlyhalftherainfallofanordinaryyear.InQinglongcountyGuizhoutherehadbeennorainfor268daysuntilMarch25whenitfinallyrainedforthreehours.Toensurethesafetyofdrinkingwaterlocalgovernmentshavetakenemergencyaction.WorkersinpartsofYunnanaredrilling钻空dailyinthehopeofdigging1035wellsbymid-May.Amongthem52havealreadystartedworkingand288areunderwayproviding20percentoftherequireddrinkingwater.MeanwhileYunnanprovinceintendstosendmoremigrants农民工toworkoutsidetheprovinceasthedroughtworsens.Thiswillnotonlyhelptodealwiththedrinkingwatershortagesbutalsoincreasethosefarmers’incomE.Thegovernmentwillofferfreeskilltrainingandorganizejobfairs.56ThewordThisinparagraph3refersto______.A.theworseningdroughtB.theshortageofdrinkingwaterC.sendingmoremigrantstoworkoutsideD.providing20percentoftherequireddrinkingwater57Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ThedroughtinsouthwesternprovinceshasbeentheworsteverinChinA.B.Guizhouprovincehashadonlyhalftherainfallofanordinaryyear.C.TheaveragetemperatureinYunnanistwodegreeslowerthannormal.D.1035wellsareexpectedtobedrilledbymid-MayinpartsofYunnan.58What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Localgovernmentshavetakenactiontodealwithdrought.B.SeriousdroughthitssouthwesternprovincesinChinA.C.Moremigrantsworkoutsidethesouthwesternprovinces.D.Yunnangovernmentoffersfreeskilltrainingandorganizesjobfairs.

Theamountofcarbontakeninbygrowingplantsincreasedfrom1982through1999astemperaturesroseandtheamountofcarbondioxideintheatmosphereincreaseD.ButanewstudyinFriday’seditionofthejournalSciencefoundadrought-relateddeclineinsuchplantgrowthfrom2000to2009eventhoughtemperaturescontinuedtoclimB.Asdroughtcausedbywarmingreducestheland’sabilitytotakeincarbontheresultcouldbemorecarbondioxideleftintheatmosphereandthusmorewarmingZhaoMaoshengfromtheUniversityofMontanaexplainedinatelephoneinterview.Thisisaprettyseriouswarningthatwarmertemperaturesarenotgoingtoendlesslyimproveplantgrowth’co-authorStevenRunningalsofromtheUniversityofMontana’saidinastatement.WeseethisasabitofasurpriseandpotentiallysignificantonapolicylevelbecausepreviousinterpretationssuggestedglobalwarmingmightactuallyhelpplantgrowtharoundtheworldhesaiD.InsteadheandZhaofoundasmallbutmeasurabledeclineofabout1%comparedtoa6%increaseinthepastdecadE.TheirstudybasedonthedatacollectedbyNASAsatellitesfoundthatnorthareascontinuedtoincreaseplantgrowththankstowarmertemperaturesandalongergrowingseason.SomeonecommentedThispastdecade’snetdeclineinearthlyproductivitysuggeststhatacomplexrelationshipbetweentemperaturerainfallcloudinessandcarbondioxideprobablyincombinationwithotherfactorssuchasnutrients营养andlandmanagementwilldeterminefuturepatternsandtrendsinproductivity.Fromthefirstparagraphwecanlearnintherecentdecadeorso.theemission排放ofcarbonhasn’tbeenreduceddraughthasbeencausinglossofsoilandwatercarbondioxidelevelshavebeenrisingtheriseoftemperaturedoesn'tpromotetheplantgrowthZhaoMaoshengreallyworriedthat.moreandmorelandwillbeabandonedtheclimatebecomeswarmerandwarmertheemissionofcarbondioxideincreasesdraughtfurtherreducesthenumberoftheplantsStevenRunningmadehisstatementto.confirmZhao'sviewsontheinfluenceoftemperatureriseurgethegovernmenttotakenecessarymeasureswarnthepeopletostrengthentheplantprotectionsupportZhao*sviewsonlheplantproductionWecaninferfromthepassagethat.globalwarmingwilldeterminethefutureproductivityvariousfactorsplayakeyrolejointlyonfutureproductivityearthlyproductivityactuallyincreasedinthepastdecadetemperaturerisehashadnoeffectonfutureproducticitypatterns

Allthingschangeexceptbarbersthewaysofbarbersandthesurroundingsofbarbers.TheseneverchangE.Whatoneexperiencesinabarber’sshopthefirsttimeheentersoneiswhathealwaysexperiencesinbarbers’shopsafterwardtilltheendofhisdays.Igotshavedthismorningasusual.A.manapproachedthedoorfromJonesStreetasIapproacheditfromMain--athingthatalwayshappens.Ihurriedupbutitwasofnouse;heenteredthedooronelittlestepaheadofmeandIfollowedinandsawhimtaketheonlyemptychairtheoneheadedbythebestbarber.Italwayshappensso.IsatdownhopingthatImightsitinthechairbelongingtothebetteroftheremainingtwobarbersforhewasabitaheaD.Iwatchedtheprobabilitieswithstronginterest.WhenIsawthatNo.2wasgainingonNo.1myinterestgrewtosolicitude孤单.WhenNo.1wasgraduallylosingtheracemysolicituderosetoanxiety.WhenNo.1caughtupagainandbothwereabouttofinishandsayNext!firstmyverybreathstoodstillwiththesuspensE.ButwhenIsawthathehadlosttheracebyasingleinstantIroseangrilyandquittedtheshoptokeepfromfallingintothehandsofNo.2;forIhavenoneofthatfirmnessthatenablesamantolookcalmlyintotheeyesofawaitingbarberandtellhimhewillwaitforhisfellow-barber’schair.Istayedoutfifteenminutesandthenwentbackhopingforbetterluck.Unfortunatelyallthechairswereoccupiednowandfourmensatwaitingsilentandlookingboredasmenalwaysdowhoarewaitingtheirturninabarber’sshop.IsatdownandwaiteD.AtlastmyturncamE.A.voicesaidNext!andIgiveintoNo.2ofcoursE.Italwayshappensso.IsmiledandsaidthatIwasinahurryanditaffectedhimasstronglyasifhehadneverheardit.Heexploredmyhairwithhisclawsandsuggestedthatitneededtrimming修剪.IsaidIdidnotwantittrimmeD.HeexploredagainandsaiditwasprettylongforthepresentstylE.IsaidIhadhaditcutonlyaweekbeforE.Hestoppedforamomentandthenaskedwhocutit?IstaredathimfromthemirrorandrepliedYoudid!Thenadog-fightattractedhisattentionandherantothewindowandstayedandwatchedit1.Theauthorleftthebarber’sshopmainlybecause_________.A.hewouldliketowaitforNo.1outsideB.hewouldratherbeservedbythebestbarberC.helackedthecouragetotellNo.2hisintentionD.hewasangryattheslowspeedofNo.12.Whatisthechangeoftheauthor’sattitudefromthemomenthewentintothebarber’stothemomentheleftit?A.Disappointed---Anxious---Hopeful---Angry.B.Disappointed--Hopeful---Anxious---Angry.C.Hopeful---Sad---Anxious---Angry.D.Hopeful---Anxious---Angry---SaD.3.TheauthorchoseNo.2intheendbecause________.A.hehadnochoiceB.hewasinahurryC.No.1avoidedhimonpurposeD.heisalwaysonestepbehindothers4.Theunderlinedwordsuspenseinthe2ndparagraphprobablymeans________.A.lonelinessB.possibilityC.anxietyD.hope5.Whatislikelytohappennext?A.Theauthorlosthistemper.B.No.2ranoutofhispatiencE.C.Theauthorwaswell-servedbyNo.2.D.Theauthorwastreatedthesamewayasusual.

Sincewearesocialbeingsthequalityofourlivesdependsinlargemeasureonourinterpersonalrelationships.Onestrengthofthehumanconditionisourpossibilitytogiveandreceivesupportfromoneanotherunderstressfulconditions.Socialsupportmakesupoftheexchangeofresourcesamongpeoplebasedontheirinterpersonalties.Thoseofuswithstrongsupportsystemsappearbetterabletocopewithmajorlifechangesanddailyhassles困难.Peoplewithstrongsocialtieslivelongerandhavebetterhealththanthosewithoutsuchties.Studiesovertypesofillnessesfromdepressiontoheartdiseaseshowthatthepresenceofsocialsupporthelpspeoplefendoff挡开illnessandtheabsenceofsuchsupportmakespoorhealthmorelikely.Socialsupportcushionsstressinanumberofways.Firstfriendsrelativesandco-workersmayletusknowthattheyvalueus.Ourself-respectisstrengthenedwhenwefeelacceptedbyothersinspiteofourfaultsanddifficulties.Secondotherpeopleoftenprovideuswithinformationalsupport.Theyhelpustodefineandunderstandourproblemsandfindsolutionstothem.ThirdwetypicallyfindsocialcompanionshipsupportivE.Takingpartinfree-timeactivitieswithothershelpsustomeetoursocialneedswhileatthesametimedistracting转移注意力usfromourworriesandtroubles.Finallyotherpeoplemaygiveusinstrumentalsupport—moneyaidmaterialresourcesandneededservices—thatreducesstressbyhelpingusresolveandcopewithourproblems.56.Interpersonalrelationshipsareimportantbecause_______.A.theyareindispensable不可缺少的topeople’ssocialwell-beingB.theyawakenpeople’sdesiretoexchangeresourcesC.theyhelppeopletocopewithlifeintheinformationeraD.theycancurearangeofillnessessuchasheartdiseaseetc57.Researchshowsthatpeople'sphysicalandmentalhealth_______.A.reliesonthesocialmedicalcaresystemswhichsupportthemB.hasmuchtodowiththeamountofsupporttheygetfromothersC.dependsontheirabilitytodealwithdailyworriesandtroublesD.iscloselyrelatedtotheirstrengthforcopingwithmajorchangesintheirlives58.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwordcushions?Line1Para2A.addsuptoB.doesawaywithC.lessenstheeffectofD.laysthefoundationfor59.Helpingasickneighborwithsomerepairworkisanexampleof_______.A.instrumentalsupportB.informationalsupportC.socialcompanionshipD.thestrengtheningofself-respect60.Socialcompanionshipisbeneficialinthat__________.A.ithelpsstrengthenourtieswithrelativesB.itenablesustoeliminateourfaultsandmistakesC.itmakesourleisure-timeactivitiesmoreenjoyableD.itdrawsourattentionawayfromourworriesandtroubles

Wheneverhumanpopulationshavelivedinforestareastheyhavealwayscutdowntreeswhichtheyusedforanumberofpurposesforhousingandshipsandservedasasourceofheatingfuelandtimber.GrowthofcitiesoftenmeantexpansionintoforestareaswhileevenmoretreeswereremovedtoprovidespaceforagriculturE.Withthegrowingdemandforpapervastquantitiesoftreeshavealsobeencutdownforpaperproduction.Thesefactorsalongwithmanyothershavebeencontributingtoadangerousphenomenonknownasdeforestation.Inthelast5000yearshumanshavereducedforestfromroughly50percentoftheearth’slandsurfacetolessthan20percent.Mostofthisoriginaloroldgrowthforestcoverisconcentratedinthreelargeareas:theCanadianandAlaskanborealforesttheborealforestofRussiaandthetropicalforestofthenorthwesternAmazonBasinandtheGuyanaShielD.Theseareascomprisealmost70percentoftheworld’sremainingoriginalforestcover.Inmostplacestherateofdeforestationisincreasingwiththealarmingresultof16millionhectaresdisappearingworldwideeveryyear.Lossofforestdoesnotjustmeanthedeclineofnaturalresources.Thereareseveralotherfactorsthatmakedeforestationseriouslyharmfultoboththehumanandnaturalworlds.OneofthemischangesintheglobalclimatE.ForexampleforestclearanceisreleasingsubstantialvolumesofcarbondioxideCO2intotheatmosphereasvegetationisburntordecays.Ithasbeensuggestedthatthisisasignificantfactoringlobalwarming.Moreoverabout10percentoftheworld’streespeciesareindangerofextinctionasaresultofdeforestation.DeforestationalsothreatensbiologicaldiversitythroughthedestructionofwildlifehabitatswhichendangersanumberofanimalspeciesandleadstotheirpotentialdisappearancE.Speciesareparticularlyeasytoextinctionintropicalrainforestsbecausemanyspecieshavefewindividualsperunitareawhichmakesreproductionmoredifficult.Finallysinceforestsplayanimportantroleinstoringwaterandstabilizingsoildeforestationandtheresultingchangeinlandusecausesoilerosion腐蚀andotherformsoflanddegradation.72.ThepassagediscussesallofthefollowingEXCEPTthe________.A.causesofdeforestationB.consequencesofdeforestationC.managementofdeforestationD.rateofdeforestation73.Theworddiversityinthelastparagraphprobablymeans________.A.varietyB.expansionC.developmentD.advantage74.WhydoestheauthormentionfuelandtimberinParagraph1?A.Toexplaintherateofdeforestation.B.Tocomparethemwithhousingandships.C.Toshowthedangersofdeforestation.D.Toillustratethecausesofdeforestation.75.WhichofthefollowingsentencessummarizesParagraph3best?A.Deforestationthreatensbiologicaldiversity.B.Deforestationhasmanyharmfulconsequences.C.DeforestationcauseschangesinglobalclimatE.D.DeforestationshouldbestoppeD.

Millionsofyoungpeoplearewritingblogs.Millionsofothersarereadingthem.ThewordblogisashortwayofsayingWeblog.ManypopularWebsitesnowofferfreeeasywaystocreatepersonalWebpagesandfillthemwithwritingsandpictures.WebsitescalledFacebookandMySpacearesomeofthemostpopularblogsitesforyoungpeoplE.Manyyoungadultsusetheirblogstowriteaboutdailyactivitiesandeventsintheirlives.Theyalsoprovideaplaceforpeopletowritetheirideasandopinionsandhowtheythinkofothers’ideas.Blogsofferyoungpeopleaplacetoshowtheirwritingsandfeelings.Theycanalsobehelpfultoconnectyoungpeoplewithothers.ButblogscanbecomedangerouswhentheyarereadontheInternetbymillionsofpeopleallovertheworlD.RecentstudiesshowthatyoungpeopleoftenprovidetheirnamesageandwheretheyliveontheInternet.Thatmaynotbesafeforthem.Thispersonalinformationputsthematriskofbeingsearchedoutbydangerouspeoplewhowanttohurtthem.Manystudentsdonotknowaboutprivacyandaresurprisedtolearnthatadultscanreadtheirpersonaldailyrecordseasily.Studentscanalsogetintotroublewhentheyputinformationaboutothersontheirblogs.Asaresultmanyschoolshavebannedtheuseofbloggingwebsitesonschoolcomputers.Manyschoolshavealsobegunteachingparentsaboutthewebsites.Parentsshouldknowwhattheirchildrenaredoingonlineandshouldreadtheirblogstomakesuretheyarenotgivingoutprivateinformation.Onewaytokeepawayfromtheseproblemsistouseprogramssothatblogscanbereadbyfriendsonly.peoplecanreadthewebsiteonlyiftheyknowasecretwordchosenbytheblogger.60.FacebookandMySpaceare________.A.schoolsubjectsB.computerprogramsC.schoolonlineBBSD.blogsitesforyoungpeople61.Blogsmaybedangerousbecause________.A.theygetinthewayofstudiesB.theyarenotallowedforschoolstudentsC.surfingtheInternetisbadforeyesD.personalinformationcanbefoundinblogseasily62.Thispassageismainlyabout_________.A.thesafetyofchildren’sblogsB.howtosearchtheinternetC.students’behavioratschoolD.communicatingwithparentsathome63.AccordingtothepassagemanyschoolshelpchildrenavoidblogproblemsbydoingeverythingEXCEPT________.A.teachingparentsaboutthewebsitesB.askingstudentstouseprogramstorefusestrangersC.tellingschoolstudentsnottomakeanynetfriendsD.stoppingstudentsfrombloggingonschoolcomputers64.Youcanenjoyyourblogsafelyif________.A.youwriteyourblogatschoolB.useasecretnumberforfriendstoenteryourblogC.yourparentshavelittleknowledgeaboutwebsitesD.youshowallyourwritingsandfeelingsinyourblog

第四部分阅读理解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WhenyoulookatamapoftheCaribbeanyouwillseeabunchoflittleislandssurroundedby.Bluewaterswhichincludeplacesthataren'talwayshouseholdnameslikeMontserratandAnguillA.WhilesomeofthenamesmaynotbefamiliarthefactisthattheCaribbeanisapopularvacationregion.Thoselittleclotsonthemapoftenturnouttobeislandparadises.Therearemorethan7000islandsisletsandreefsintheareamanyofwhicharelightlypopulatedandstunninglybeautiful.ThebiggestchallengeyoumightfaceinplanningyourtripischoosingwhereintheCaribbeantogo.Allofthenationsfeatureexcellentweather.Mostfeaturebeautifulbeaches.YoucanenjoythewatersinmostoftheCaribbeannationsandasisoftenthecasewithislandnationsyouwillbewelcomedwarmlybythelocals.Herearesomeresourcestohelpyou.UnlessyoucanwalkonwateroryoucruisetheCaribbeanthebestwaytovisitistofly.Somedestinationshavemorefrequentandcheaperflightsthanothers.YoushoulddosomecomparisonshoppingonflightstotheCaribbean.AndifyouareplanningonflyingthereduringtheChristmasholidayweeksit'simportanttobookasearlyaspossiblebecausepriceswilljustkeepgoingupastheygetcloser.TheCaribbeanoffersawidevarietyofaccommodationoptions.CheckouttheCaribbeanhotelsthatareavailabletogetabetterideaofthevariousoptions.IfyouareonatightbudgetthentheCaribbeancouldbechallengingasthereareonlyafewcheaphotelsandhostelsthatmighthelpyousavesomemoney.ManypeopleseetheCaribbeanfromacruiseship.Thereisnoshortageofcruisesthatwilltakeyouthroughtheregion.CruiseandVacationTravelPackagesistheplacetogotofindthecruiseorvacationpackagethatisrightforyou.56.TheCaribbeanispopularwithtouristsbecause________.A.theareahasasmallpopulationB.theareahasalonghistory.C.therearemanybeautifulislandsthereD.tireareaisverydeveloped57.Theunderlinedwordtheyinthefourthparagraphrefersto_________.A.pricesofairticketsB.touriststotheCaribbeanC.flightstotheCaribbeanD.theChristmasholidayweeks58.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TheweatherinalloftheCaribbeannationsisfinE.B.MostoftheCaribbeanhotelsarecheap.C.ThelocalpeopleoftheCaribbeanareveryfriendly.D.ItishardtochooseadestinationintheCaribbean.

IchosetostudyinMadridbecauseIhadadesiretolearnSpanish.MyfirstimpressionsofMadridwereincrediblE.ItwasbeforetheNewYearthatIarrivedinMadridforthefirsttimE.WhiletravelingtomySpanishfriend’shouseinataxiIappreciatedthebuildingsalongtheroadwhichweredifferentfromthoseofmyowncountry.ThereareanincrediblenumberofrestaurantsandbarsfromallovertheworlD.IfyouarereallyintosightseeingIhopeyouhaverechargeablebatteriesforyourdigitalcamerabecauseoneweekreallyisn’tenoughtimetoseeeverythinghereincludinganumberofartscienceandhistoricalmuseumsaswellasparksbuildingsandamazinglandscapes.WhatIlikedbestaboutlifeinMadridwasthefactthatifyouwerefrustratedwithschoolworkandwantedtohavesomefunyoucaneasilygoout.Thenightlifeneverseemstostopandthepeopleareallveryfriendly.YoucanmeetpeopleandpracticeSpanishwhilehavingfunatthesametimE.WhatIlikedleastwasthefactthatmanypeoplesmokedinthestreets.AlsocomingfromtheUSIwasusedtohavingabigbreakfasteverymorningbutwhilelivingwithanactualSpanishfamilyIwasn’treallysatisfiedwiththefoodinthemorning.IthinkIhavedefinitelybecomemoreindependentsinceIcamebackfromSpain.LivinginabigcitylikeMadridIfoundthatitisnecessarytoplanaheadandtomakeaschedule时间表forfuturE.ThereissomuchtoseenotjustintheSpanishWorldbutintheEuropeanWorldaswell.49.What’sthepurposeofthetext?A.ToattractpeopletotouraroundMadriD.B.ToshowhowtoenjoySpanishculturE.C.TogiveadviceonhowtostudySpanish.D.Todescribetheauthor’slifeinMadriD.50.TheauthorwenttoMadridto_________________.A.visithisfriendB.goonasightseeingtourC.studySpanishD.completehistriparoundEurope51.Whydidtheauthorsuggesttakingrechargeablebatteries?A.It’sdifficulttodealwiththeusedbatteries.B.It’snotconvenienttorechargebatteries.C.Therearefewstoresthatsellordinarybatteries.D.Youwillfindlotsofplacesworthtakingpicturesof.52.WhichofthefollowinginMadriddidn’tpleasetheauthor?A.Parksandbuildings.B.Restaurantsandbars.C.NightlifE.D.Breakfast.

ItislovethatmakestheworldgorounD.Anditisalsolovethathassuchpowertoovercomealldifficulties.Sowesay:Lovewillfindaway.Assmileisafacialexpressionshowingpleasureaffectionandfriendlinessitisthecommonestwaytoshowourgoodwillperfectlywithoutsayinganything.A.Chinesesayingruns:neverhitapersonwhoissmilingatyou.Itisatime-provenfactthatthesmileisalanguageallitsown—auniversallanguage—understoodbythepeopleofeverynationintheworlD.WemaynotspeakthesametongueasourforeignneighborsbutwesmileinthesametonguE.Weneednointerpreterforthusexpressinglovehappinessorgoodwill.OnedaywhileshoppinginasmalltowninsouthernCaliforniaitwasmymisfortunetobeapproachedbyaclerkwhosepersonalitycontradictedminE.HeseemedmostunfriendlyandnotatallconcernedaboutmyintendedpurchasE.IboughtnothingandmarchedangrilyoutofthestorE.Myangertowardthatgrewwitheachstep.Outsidestandingatthecornerwasadark-complexionyoungmaninhisearlytwenties.HisexpressivebrowneyesmetandheldmineandinthenextinstantabeautifuldazzlingsmilecoveredhisfacE.Igaveinimmediately.ThemagneticpowerofthatshiningsmiledroveawayallbitternesswithinmeandIfoundthemusclesinmyownfacehappilyresponding.Beautifuldayisn’tit?Iremarkedinpassing.Thesuddenlysomethinginsidemesentmeturningback.IreallyoweyouadebtofgratitudeIsaidsoftly.Hissmiledeepenedbuthemadenoattempttoanswer.A.Mexicanwomanandtwomenwerestandingnearby.Thewomansteppedforwardandeyedmeinquiringly.CarloshenospeakEnglishshevolunteereD.YouwantIshouldtellhimsomething?InthatmomentIfelttransformeD.Carlos’smilehadmadeabigpersonofmE.Myfriendlinessandgoodwilltowardallmankindstoodtenfeettall.YesmyreplywasenthusiasticandsinceretellhimIsaid‘Thankyou!’Thankyou?ThewomanseemedslightlypuzzleD.IgaveherarmafriendlypatasIturnedtoleavE.JusttellhimthatIinsisteD.He’llunderstanD.Iamsure!Ohwhatasmilecando!AlthoughIhaveneverseenthatyoungmanagainIshallneverforgetthelessonhetaughtmethatmorning.FromthatdayonIbecamesmile–consciousandIpracticethediligentlyanywhereandeverywherewitheverybody.WhenIgotexcitedintraffictakingtheright–of–way公路用地fromtheothercarwithmystupidmistakeI’dsmileandshrugmyshouldersapologetically.Thisactiononmypartwouldalwaysdrawagood–naturedsmileinreturn.Iftheotherfellowwasatfault–andifIcouldremembermyresolutionintime!–he’dgetabroadsmileofunderstanding.Thistookabitofdoingatfirst.I’lladmititwasn’talwayseasybutitwasfun.Theresultsweresometimesamazing.Manytimesabroadfriendlysmilewouldcompletelyturnasideill–feelingandtension.I’mwonderingnowhowmanytragicadddentscouldbeavoidedonourovercrowdedhighwaysifeverydriverrememberedtosmile!Theauthorgotangrywhileshoppingonedaybecause.A.oftheclerk’sunfriendlinessandlackofconcernB.ofhermisfortuneC.shefailedtopurchasewhatsheintendedD.adark–complexionyoungmanlaughedatherFromtheconversationbetweentheauthorandtheMexicanwomanwecaninferthatthewoman.A.waswell–educatedbutunwillingtohelpothersB.wasabletospeakEnglishC.knewsomeEnglishandwasreadytohelpothersD.wasfamiliarwiththeyoungmanIntheauthor’sopinionifallpeoplerememberedtosmilewhendriving.A.manytrafficaccidentscouldbeavoidedB.theywouldreceiveagoodnaturalsmileinreturnC.theycouldgetabroadsmileofunderstandingD.theywouldn’tfeelanytensionThebesttitleforthispassagecouldbe.A.TheArtofSmilingB.TheUniversalLanguageC.ThePowerofLoveD.TheMagicPowerofFriendship

Fishcontainslostofomega-3fattyacids.Thesefattyacidshavebeenshowntohelppreventheartdiseaselowerbloodpressureandreducetheriskofstrokes.Researcherssuggestthatthesebenefitsofeatingfishfaroutweightherisksofgettingsickfromcontaminatedfish.Ongoingstudiesfindthatomega-3fattyacidsworkmagiconthebraintoo.Pregnant?Gooutandeatfish!Onestudytrackedagroupofexpectantwomenwhoatemorethan340gramsoffishperweek.ItturnsouttheygavebirthtochildrenwhoyearslaterscoredreallyhighonIQtests.Howcanyouaddfishtoyourdiet?Onewaytobeginisbyreplacingmeatwithfishinonemealaweek.Insteadoffryingwhichretainsmorefattryboilingyourfishinanovenorgrillingitoutdoors.Anddon’tbeafraidtospiceupyourfish.Garlicherbsotherspicescanaddwonderfulflavorstofish.Forlightermealskeepafewcansoftunaorotherfishonhandatalltimes.They’regreatformakingtastysandwichesorfishburgers.Ifyougethungryinthemiddleofthemorningorafternoontrytunaoncrackers.It’shardtofindabettersnack.Andparentsbesuretointroducefishtoyourchildren.It’simportantforthemtogetusedtoeatingitatayoungage·67.Whatdoesthewriterdiscussinthispassage?A.ChemicalsinpopulardrinksB.ThebestwaytoloseweightC.FamousfastfoodrestaurantsD.Reasonsforhavingseafood68.Whatdoesthewriterpointoutaboutthewomeninthestudygroup?A.Theycookedfortheirhusbands.B.Theyweregoingtohavebabies.C.Theygrewtheirownvegetables.D.Theylivedwithelderlyparents.69.Whatdoestheauthorimplyaboutomega-3fattyacids?A.Theycanmakekidssmarter.B.Theyarefoundinmostfoods.C.Theylastforjustafewdays.D.Theycreatesignificantrisks.70.Whyisgrillingbetterthanfrying?A.It’sfancier.B.It’squicker.C.It’scheaper.D.It’shealthier.71.Accordingtotheauthorwhenisagoodtimetohavetunaoncrackers?A.AtlunchtimE.B.Duringaparty.C.Betweenmeals.D.Aftermidnight.

Whenmanyofustakeavacationmorethananythingweseektorelax.Wespendlonglazydaysonabeachchairorinahammock吊床.ButtoooftenwereturnhometireD.Itdoesn’thavetobethisway.Infactactivevacationsareoftenthemostrelaxingofall.Wedon’texpectyoutotakeupjogging慢跑orclimbing.Ratherweaskthesedentary久坐的vacationsamongyoutospendtwotofourhoursadaydoingthingssuchaswalkinginthecitystreetgoingtoazooorbikingalongtheocean.Thesekindsofactivitiesaren’tjustgoodforyourphysicalhealth.Theyimproveyourmentalhealthevenyourspiritualhealth.Herearesomefreshideastomakeyourvacationsaspleasurableastheyareactiveandhealthy.A.walkatdawnorduskhelpskeepyouyoung.Trytomakethisadailyhabitoflifewhenyou’reawayfromhomeandyouwillguaranteeyourselfbothphysicalandspiritualrefreshment.Don’tallowyourselftospendallyourtimesittinginfrontofwater.Whetheritistheoceanaswimmingpooloratree-linedlakemakesureyougetintothewaterforswimmingorgamesorevenwalking.Merelystandinginwaist-highwaterisagoodworkoutthankstotheactionofthewater.Andyou’llfeelsomuchmoreactive!Manyofusspendalargechunkofourvacationontheroadeithergettingtoandfromourdestinationsorusingthecarforsightseeing.Butnomatterhowbeautifulthesceneryisgreatmemorablevacationsdon’thappeninacarseat.Frequentlygetoutandstretchwalkpicnicshopvisitandhavefun.It’simportantforyourhealthandenergyanditmakestravelingalotmoreactiveandinterestingTheideainthetextismainlyto_______.A.suggestwaystomakevacationsrelaxingB.suggestplacesforrelaxingvacationsC.explainthereasonsforhavingvacationsD.explaintherelationshipbetweenvacationsandhealthWhichofthefollowingcanbeconsideredasaformofexercise?A.SittingbyalakE.B.Standinginwater.C.Stayinginacar.D.Enjoyingbeautifulscenery.Inthelastparagraphtheauthorseemstoadviseusto_______.A.havevacationsfrequentlyB.getoutofthecarfrequentlyC.goonvacationsonfootD.stayinacarseat

Toocoldforrecess?SchoolpoliciesvaryasmuchastempsWhenisittoocoldforschoolchildrentogooutsideforrecess课间休息?Theanswervarieswidelybasedonwhereaschoolislocatedandwhatthekidsareusedto.Consider:OnenorthernMinnesotaschoolsaysithastobe15belowzerobeforekidsarekeptinsidE.ButinareasalongtheEastCoasttemperaturesbelow35to40degreescouldkeepkidsinsidE.CancelingrecessbecauseofthecoldisnosmallissueconsideringthatmuchoftheUSAistremblingthroughwhatmaybeitscoldestwinterinagenerationaccordingtoAccuWeather.ThereisnonationaltemperaturestandardforwhentokeepkidsinsideduringthewintermonthstheU.S.DepartmentofEducationsays.Decisionsaremadeatthelocalleveleitherbyprincipalsorschooldistricts.Consequentlypoliciesarealloverthemap:??InInternationalFallsMinn.theself-describedIceboxoftheNationwheretheaveragehightemperatureinJanuaryis13degreesFallsElementarySchoolPrincipalJerryHilfersaysifit's15beloworwarmertheygooutnomatterwhat.At20belowitgetsiffyheadds.??InWicomicoCountyMD.principalstypicallykeepchildrenindoorswhentemperaturesdropbelowfreezingorifit'srainingorsnowingsaysSusanJonestheschoolsystem'sdirectorofelementaryeducation.That'sthebottomlinesaysCurtisTwilleyprincipalofPembertonElementarySchoolinSalisburyMD.Twilleysaysstudentsgetlittleexercisewhenrecessstaysindoors.AtPembertonElementarythestudentswilltypicallyplayboardgamesorcomputergamesinaclassroombecausetheschool'sgymisoccupiedwithotherclasseshesays.??ForschoolsinMarquetteMich.whichaveragesabout12feetofsnowperseasonschoolofficialsacknowledgestudentsareprobablyalittlemorepreparedthanthoseinsomemoremildclimates.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage_________.A.Nonationaltemperaturestandardismadeforwhentokeepkidsinsideduringthewintermonths.B.SusanJonesinsistsstudentsgetlittleexercisewhenrecessstaysindoors.C.InWicomicoCountychildrenarekeptindoorswhentemperaturesdipbelowfreezing.D.Michhasabout12feetofsnowperseasononaveragE.WhichplacecallsitselfBoxofIce?WicomicoCountyB.MarquetteC.SalisburyD.MinnConsidering_______cancelingrecessInUSAbecauseofthecoldisabigissuE.A.differentschoolshavedifferentprinciples.B.muchoftheUSAhasverycoldwinter.C.physicalactivitycanbooststudentperformancE.D.decisionsaremadeatthelocallevelTheunderlinedwordiffymeans_______.A.uncertainB.surprisingC.seriousD.worseWhatwillbetalkedaboutnext?A.MoreschoolpoliciesB.Thereasonswhyschoolpoliciesvary.C.Measurestoimprovethesituation.D.Necessitiestoimprovethesituation

Expertssaythatagricultureprovidesfourteenpercentoftheworld'sgreenhousegasemissionseachyear.Thegasesreleasedincludecarbondioxideamajorcauseofglobalwarming.Twenty-onenationsaroundtheworldrecentlyjoinedforcestobetterunderstandandpreventgreenhousegasemissionsfromfarms.TheGlobalResearchAllianceonAgriculturalGreenhouseGaseswaslaunchedattheUnitedNationsconferenceonclimatechangE.ThemeetingtookplaceinCopenhagenDenmarklastmonth.Agriculturalexpertsblameanumberoffarmactivitiesforproducinggreenhousegases.Forexampleanimalwasteandcattledigestivesystemsreleasemethane甲烷沼气gas.Fertilizedsoilandtheburningofcropwastealsoreleaseharmfulgasesintotheair.Expertssaysomemethodsoffarming?turningthesoiltoprepareforplanting?alsoreleaseharmfulcarbondioxidE.AnofficialoftheEuropeanCommission'sDirectorateGeneralforResearchsaysagriculturalgreenhousegasemissionscanbecut.MaiveRutesuggestsfeedinganimalsadietdesignedtoreduceemissions.ThenewagriculturalresearchgroupsaysprotectingagainstglobalwarmingisonlypartofitspurposE.Itsaystheworldalsoneedstodevelopbetterfarmingmethodstofeedgrowingpopulationsinpoorcountries.UnitedStatesAgricultureSecretaryTomVilsacksaidnoonesinglenationcanfightagriculturalgreenhousegasemissionsandincreasefoodproductionatthesametimE.Thisiswhytheallianceisimportantforcombiningresourcesandfindingnewones.TheUnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculturewillincreasespendingonfarmemissionsresearchbyninetymilliondollarsoverthenextfouryears.Thetotalwillreachonehundredthirtymilliondollars.TheU.S.D.A.willsharetheresearchwithothercountriesintheGlobalResearchAllianceonAgriculturalGreenhouseGasesandsupportresearchersfromdevelopingcountriesthatbelongtothealliancE.MoneyfromtheBorlaugFellowshipprogramwilllettheresearchersstudyagriculturalclimatechangewithAmericanscientists.MisterVilsacksaidthatjustasclimatechangehasnobordersthereshouldbenobordersforresearch.72.InParagraph4MaiveRuterecommends_____.A.increasingfoodproductionB.changingcattledigestivesystemsC.developingbetterfanningmethodsD.givinganimalsthefoodmeanttoproducefeweremissions73.TheunderlinedwordallianceinParagraph6probablymeans_____.A.ActionorstatebeingjoinedtogetherB.AnagreementsignedbetweencountriesC.AprogramorprojectsetupforaresearchD.Anorganizationformedfordifferentgoals74.HowmuchhastheU.S.D.A.spentonfarmemissionsresearchsofar?A.130milliondollars.B.220milliondollars.C.40milliondollars.D.90milliondollars.75.Thepurposeofthepassageisto____.A.suggestatotalbanonfarmactivitiesB.introduceCopenhagenconferenceheldlastmonthC.appealtomorecountriestocutagriculturalemissionsD.informreadersofthemajorcauseofglobalwarming

OurplanwastodriveintoCambridgecatchthe7:34traintoLiverpoolStreetStationthentoseparateandmeetagainforlunch.WeshouldhavearrivedatLiverpoolat9:19butduetoatypicalLondonfogthetrainhadtomovealongsoslowlythatitwasnotuntil10:30thatitgottherE.InspiteofourlatearrivalJoanmywife’ssisterdecidedthatshewouldgotoseetheCrownJewelsintheTowerofLondonwhilewewentshopping.Itwasonlyafterhersisterhaddisappearedintothefogthatmywiferealizedthatwehadn’tdecidedwhereweshouldmeetforlunch.SinceIhadourthreeticketsfortheconcertinmypocketthiswasindeedaproblem.ThereseemedtobenothingwecoulddoexcepttakingataxitotheTowerofLondonandtrytofindhertherE.Needlesstosaywedidn’tfindher.Itwasnowoneo’clockandtheconcertbeganat2:30.Perhapsshewillthinkofwaitingoutsidetheconcerthallsuggestedmywifehopefully.Bythistimethefogwassothickthatroadtraffichadtostopandtheonlywaytogettherewasbyundergroundrailway.HandinhandwefeltourwayalongtheroadtowherewethoughttheneareststationshouldbE.Anhourlaterwewerestilltryingtofindit.JustasIwasabouttolosemytempercompletelywhenwemetablindmantappinghiswayconfidentlythroughthefog.WithhishelpwefoundTowerHilltubestationjustfiftyyardsdowntheroaD.Bynowitwasfartoolateeventotrytogettotheconcerthallbeforetheperformancebeganat2:30sowedecidedtoreturntoCambridgE.Ittooksevenlonghoursinsteadoftheusualtwotomakethatjourney.Norwereweabletogetanyfoodanddrinkonthetrain.Tiredandhungrywefinallyreachedhomeattenopeningthedoortothesoundofthetelephonebell.ItwasJoan;shehadseentheCrownJewelshadmanagedtogetanotherticketforconcertandhadhadawonderfuldinneratarestaurantnearthehotelwhereshedecidedtostayforthenight.Nowshewasringingtodiscoverwhetherwehadhadanequallysuccessfulday.WhywasJoanseparatedfromhersisterandherbrother-in-law?A.theycouldnotseeeachotherbecauseofthefog.B.JoanhadnotseenCrownJewels.C.TheyplannedtododifferentthingsuntillunchtimE.D.Thewriterdidn’twanttogototheconcert.Whatdidthewriterplantodointheafternoon?A.Gototheconcert.B.SeetheCrownJewels.C.ReturntoCambridgE.D.Goshopping.Thereasonwhytheydidn’tallmeetforlunchwasthat_______.A.TheylosttheirwayinthefogB.theyforgottomakenecessaryarrangementC.theywaitedatdifferentplacesanddidn’tmeeteachotherD.thecouplecouldn’tfindtheundergroundstationIt’squiteclearthatforJoanthetriptoLondonhadbeen________.A.spiltbythefogB.quitetiringC.ratherdisappointingD.veryenjoyable

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Sometimesyoumakeawishbutwhenitcomes.youdecideyoudon’twantit.That’swhathappenedwithMicky’sbirthdaywish.OurfamilytraditionisthatyoumakeawishbeforeyoublowoutthebirthdaycandlE.AfterheblewoutthecandlE.MickytoldusthathiswishwastowinaprizeinthePineRidge-match.WequicklytoldMickyIfyoutellpeopleyourwish.yourwishwon’tcometruE.Sowelitthecandleagainandhemadeanotherwish.MickyandPaulwerebothsupposedtostartplayingat5:30.WhenMickyreportedtothecheck-intablethegameorganizerstoldhimhisopponent对手hadphonedandsaidhewascominglatE.TheofficialstoldMickyhecouldchoosenottoplayandbedeclaredthevictorofthefirstroundofcompetition.ButMickysaidhedidn’twanttowinbynotplaying.Hewantedtheexperienceofplayingagreatplayer.Finallythebeastshowedup.HewastallsmilingandrelaxeD.Hisserve发球waslikelightning.Mickyhadsomegoodreturnsbuthelostquickly6-16-0.WecongratulatedMickyonhavingsomegoodreturnsandafewgreatserves.AndwenotedthathehadwonthefirstgamE.Ididn’twinthatgameMickysaiD.IthinkhejustgaveittomeatthebeginningbecausehearrivedlatE.Itwasabirthdaypresent.Isaidsmiling.NoIrefusedmybirthdaypresentMickysaiD.Inhiseyeshisbirthdaypresenthadbeenthechancetowinbyhisopponent’sbeinglatE.Mickyendedupwinningtheconsolationprize鼓励奖asmallprizethatwedidn’tknowexisteduntilMickyearneditbybeingundefeatedintheconsolationbracket档次.We’ll’neverknowwhatMicky’ssecondwishwas-thewishhedidn’tsharewithus.Itseemstomethatnomatterhowmanybirthdaysyoucelebrateaslongasyouenjoychallengesyouwillneverbeold.56.WhatkindofpersonisMicky?A.A.personwhoalwaysgivesup.B.A.personwhoisafraidofchallenges.C.Onewhoenjoyschallenges.D.Onewhoisselfish.57.WhydidMickylosethematch?A.BecausehegaveupagoodchancE.B.Becausehelettheothersknowhisbirthdaywish.C.Becausehewasproudofhimself.D.Becausehisopponentplayedmuchbetterthanhim58.TheprizeMickywonwas______.A.onehehadexpectedB.notawell-knownoneC.afamousoneD.onehethoughtmeaningless59.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat______.A.enjoyingchallengesishelpfulforonetokeepyoungB.onewillbecomeoldashecelebrateshisbirthdaysC.onewillstayyoungbycontinuouslycelebratinghisbirthdaysD.challengescanmakeonenevergetold

ForeightyfourdaysoldSantiagohadnotcaughtasinglefish.AtfirstayoungboyManolinhadsharedhisbadfortunebutafterthefortiethlucklessdaytheboy’sfathertoldhissontogoinanotherboat.FromthattimeonSantigaoworkedalonE.TheboylovedtheoldfishermanandalwayshelpedhimwithmoneyandfooD.UsuallytheywouldtalkaboutthefishtheyhadtakeninluckiertimesoraboutAmericanbaseballaftersupperwhileatnightaloneinhiscottageSantiagodreamedoflionsonthebeachesofAfricawherehehadgoneyearsbeforE.HenolongerdreamedofhisdeadwifE.Ontheeighty-fifthdaySantiagosetofftofishbeforedawn.Twoofhisbaits饵werefreshtunas金枪鱼theboyhadgivenhimaswellassardines沙丁鱼tocoverhishooks.Thenhesethislineswhichwentstraightdownintodeepdarkwater.AsthesunrosehesawotherboatsintowardshorE.A.birdshowedhimwheredolphinwerechasingsomeflyingfish.ThistimeSantiagosawtunajumpinginthesunlight.A.smallonetookthehookonhislinE.PullingthefishaboardtheoldmanthoughtitagoodfortunE.Towardnoonamarlinacommonfishintheseastartedeatingthebaitwhichwasonehundredmetersdown.GentlytheoldmanplayedthefishabigoneasheknewfromtheweightonthelinE.Atlasthestrucktosettlethehook.ThefishdidnotcomeoutofshesurfacE.Insteaditbegantopulltheboattothenorthwest.Theoldmanfollowedit.Althoughhewasaloneandnolongerstronghehadhisskillandknewmanytricks.HewaitedpatientlyforthefishtobetireD.Itwascoldafterthesunset.WhensomethingtookoneofhisremainingbaitshecutthelinewithhisknifE.OncethemarlinleanedsuddenlypullingSantiagoforwardonhisfaceandcuttinghischeek.Bydawnhislefthandwascramped抽筋的.Thefishhadheadednorthward;therewasnolandinsight.Hungryhecutpiecesfromthetunaandchewedthemslowly.ThatmorningthefistjumpeD.SeeingitSantiagoknewhehadhookedthebiggestmarlinhehadeverseen.Thenthefishwentdownandturnedtowardtheeast.Santiagodrankalittlewaterfromthebottleduringthehotafternoon.ClosetonightfalladolphintookthesmallhookhehadrebateD.Helifteditaboardcareful.Afterhehadrestedhecutmeatfromthedolphinandkeptalsothetwoflyingfishhehoundinitsstomach.Thatnightheslept.HeawoketofeelthelinerunningthroughhisfingersasthefishjumpeD.Feedinglineslowlyhetriedtotirethemarlin.Afterthefishsloweditsrunhewashedhiscuthandsinseawaterandateoneoftheflyingfish.AtsunrisethemarlinbegantocirclE.Faintheworkedtobringthebigfishnearerwitheachturn.Almostexhaustedhefinallydrewhisbigfishalongsideanddroveintheharpoon鱼叉.Thefishwastwofeetlongerthantheboat.NofishlikeithadeverbeenseeninHavanaharbor.AnhourlaterhesightedthefistsharkafierceMakoanditcameinfasttochaseafterthedeadmarlin.Theoldmanstruckthesharkwithhisharpoon.TheMakorolledandsankcarryingtheharpoonwithitandleavingthemarlinbloody.HeknewthesmellwouldspreaD.Watchinghesawtwosharksclosingin.hestuckatonewithhisknifeandwatcheditslidingdownintodeepwater.Theotherhekilledwhileittoreatthefleshofthemarlin.Whenthethirdappearedhethrust刺itwiththeknifE.Theothersharkscameatsunset.Atfisthetriedtobeatthemwiththetiller舵柄fromtheboatbuthishandswerebleedingandthereweretoomanyintheseA.InthedarknessashesteeredtowardtheharborofHavanaheheadthemhittingtheboatagainandagain.Buttheoldmanthoughonlyofhissteeringandhisgreattiredness.Hehadgoneouttoofarandthesharkshadbeatenhim.Heknewtheywouldleavehimnothingbutthestrippedskeletonofthebigmarlin.Alllightswereoutwhenhesailedintothelittleharborandbeachedhisboat.Hecouldjustmakeoutthewhitebackboneandtheupstandingtailofthefish.Oncehefellundertheirweightandlaypatientlyuntilhecouldgatherhisstrengthtogoon.Inhiscottagehefellonhisbedandwenttosleep.Theabovestoryisadaptedfrom.A.TreasureIslandB.TheAdventuresOfTomSawyerC.TheOldManAndTheSeaD.TheSonOfTheSeaWhydidthemanfeelthathecouldbeluckythistime?A.BecauseasmalltunatookthehootonhislinE.B.BecausehedreamedabouttheAmericanlions.C.Becausehesawmanyflyingfishwerechasedbythedolphins.D.Becausealotofsharksfollowedhisboat.AccordingtothetextwhichstatementisNOTtrueaboutManolin?A.TheboyhadmercyonSantiago.B.TheboyoftensharedhisstorieswithSantiago.C.TheboyshowedhisgreatconcernstoSantiago.D.TheboywasSantiago’sadoptedson.WhydoesSantiagoletthemarlinleadhisboatinsteadofpullingthebigfishup?A.Hewantedtokillthemarlinfirstbeforehepulledituptotheboat.B.Hewastootriedandhungrytopullthebigfishup.C.Hisexperiencetoldhimnottodosobeforethefishwastiredout.D.Hewantedtousethemarlinasabaittocatchthesharks.WhichsentencebelowcanbeusedtobestdescribeSantiago’scharacter?A.HenolongerdreamedofhisdeadwifE.Para1B.Althoughhewasaloneandnolongerstronghehadhisskillandknewmanytricks.Para4C.Almostexhaustedhefinallydrewhisbigfishalongsideanddroveintheharpoon.Para7D.Oncehefellundertheirweightandlaypatientlyuntilhecouldgatherhisstrengthtogoon.Para9.Accordingtothetextwhatwillbetalkedaboutinthenextparagraph?A.theman’sactiontorealizehisdreamaboutthelions.B.people’sreflectionwhentheysawthegiantmarlinoutsidE.C.people’sdiscussionabouthowtheyatethegiantmarlin.D.afuneralheldbytheboyandthelocalpeopleafterhisdeath.

A.newweapon武器isonthewayinthefightagainstsmokinginEuropE.Soonwhensmokersbuycigarettestheymightseeashockingphotoofablackenedlungoracancerpatientstaringbackatthemfromthepacket.Someboysmaythinkofsmokingascoolandsexy.Theirfriendswon’tagreewhentheyseetheirpacketsofcigaretteslyingonthetablE.TheEuropeanUnionannouncedthatithadchosen42photosthatshowedthedamagecigarettescoulddotothebodycallingonmembernationstoputthesepicturesonpacketstodiscouragesmokers.Tocatchtheattentionofteenagersthespecialpacketswarnoflong-termmedicaldangerslikecancer.Short-termeffectslikebadskinarealsoonthelist.Thetruefaceofsmokingisdiseasedeathandhorror.ThatisthemessageweshouldsendtotheyoungsaidDavidByrneanEUhealthofficial.Hopefullythesepictureswillshockstudentsoutoftheirloveforcigarettes.TheEUheadofficehopedthepictureswouldworkbetterthancurrent当前writtenwarningsonpacksofcigarettes.Thewarningsincludedsmokingkillsandsmokingcanleadtoaslowandpainfuldeath.SofarIrelandandBelgiumhaveshowninterestinthephotos.Canadahasusedsimilarpicturesandwarningsoncigarettepackssince2000.Thecountryhasrecentlyseenafallinthenumberofsmokers.AccordingtostudiessmokingisthesinglebiggestcauseofavoidabledeathsintheEU.Everyyearmorethan650000smokersdiemorethanonepersonaminutE.BysayinganewweaponisonthewaythewritermeanstheEUisgoingtohave_____.A.thetruefaceofsmokingshowneverywhereB.shockingphotosprintedoncigarettepacketsC.writtenwarningsprintedonthecigarettepacksD.picturesputupwherecigarettesaresoldThepictureschosenbytheEUaresupposedtomainlyworkon_____.A.youngsmokersB.smokersinIrelandandBelgiumC.malesmokersD.youngsmokers’friendsWhatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.CanadahasbeenthefirsttousetheEU’sweapon.B.Mostsmokersdon’tquitebelievethewrittenwarnings.C.Thenewformofwarninghasalreadybeenprovedtowork.D.SmokinghascausedmoredeathsthananythingelseintheEU.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.SmokingIsCoolAndSexy.B.A.NewWeapontoFightSmoking.C.YoungSmokersinTheEU.D.DeathsfromSmoking.

Teethareimportant.Stronghealthyteethhelpyouchewfoodsthathelpyougrow.Theyhelpyouspeakclearly.Andtheyhelpyoulookyourbest.Herearesometipsforyoutotakecareofyourteeth.1.Brushyourteethontherightway.Brushyourteethat1easttwiceaday—afterbreakfastandlunchoraftersweetsnackstoo.BrushallofyourteethnotjustthefrontonesSpendtimebrushingteethalongthesidesandbackofyourmouth.Brushawayfromyourgumstoo.Spendatleastthreeminuteseachtimeyoubrush.PlayasongyouliketohelppassthetimE.Getanewtoothbrusheverythreemonths.Whenyoubuyyourtoothbrushbesureithassoftbristles毛.2.Learnhowtoflossyourteeth.Flossingisaveryimportantwaytokeepyourteethhealthy.Foodmayhideinplaceswhereatoothbrushcannotgettolikethespacebetweentwoteeth.Flossingcanhelpgetridofit.Carefullymoveflossbetweentwoteeth.Upanddown.You’11needtoflossyourteethatleastonceaday.3.Havegoodeatinghabits.YouneedtobecarefulaboutwhatyoueatanddrinkEatingsugarisamajoroftoothdecay腐败.EatingsugarbeforeyougotobedcanmakethingsevenworseeatlotsoffruitandvegetablesanddrinkwaterinsteadofsodA.60.Thepassageismainlyabout.A.howtotakecareofyourteethB.howtobrushyourteethC.howtoformgoodeatinghabitsD.howtoflossyourteeth61.Theunderlinedwordtipsinthispassagemeans.A.moneygiventothewaiterforpersonalservicesB.pieceofadviceonhowtodosomethingC.lightblowtapeD.thinendofsomething62.Whenyoubrushyourteeth.atleastminutesisnecessary.A.1B.2C.3D.463.WhichisNOTmentionedinthispassageA.Flossingyourteeth.B.Havinggoodeatinghabits.C.Brushingyourteeth.D.Goingtoseethedentist.64.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothisarticleA.Weshouldbrushourteethatleasttwiceaday.B.Flossingcanhelptogetridofthefoodhiddenbetweentwoteeth.C.Oneofthemajorcausesoftoothdecayiseatingsugar.D.Wedon’thavetobrushourteethifweeatalotoffruitandvegetables.

TheHarvardStudent—ledWalkingTourLetastudentshowyouHarvard···onafreewalkingtour.WewelcomeourneighbourstostopbytheHarvardUniversityEvents＆InformationCentrelocatedintheHolyokeCentreArcadeat1350MassachusettsAvenueintheheartofHarvardSquareinCambridgE.Letastudenttakeyouandyourfamilyschoolororganizationonanengaginghour-longfreehistoricaltouroftheHarvardCampus.ThetoursleavefromtheEvents＆InformationCentrE.NotonlywillyoudiscoverthelocationoffascinatingexhibitionandprogrammersoncampusyouwillalsoseeHarvard’srichsamplingofAmericanhistoryandarchitecturefromtheColonialperiodtothepresent.ScheduleofToursToursleavetheEvents＆InformationCentreat10A.m.and2p.m.MondaythroughFridayandat2p.m.onSaturdaythroughtheacademicyearFebruary4throughMay2September23throughDecember16.SummertoursJune24throughAugust15areofferedat10A.m.1115A.m.2p.m.and315p.m.MondaythroughSaturday.Reser—vacationsforspecialtoursof20ormorepeoplemaybemadebycallingtheEvents＆InformationCentreat617495-1573oremailingicenter@camailHarvardedu.ToursaresuspendedMarch23throughApril2forSpringBreak.May3throughJune23forSpringintercession祷告andAugust16throughSeptember22forSummerintercession.NOTEProspective未来的studentsmaytaketoursoriginatingattheHarvardAdmissionOfficelocatedatByerlyHallon8GardenStreetinCambridgE.FromAprilthroughAugusttheAdmissionsstaffconductsaninformationsessionatl0A.m.followedbyan11A.m.tour.MondaythroughFridayOnSaturdays.thereisnoinformationsessionbutthe11A.m.tourisstillscheduleD.Anothersessionisheldyear-roundat2p.m.witha3p.m.tourfollowing.Formoreinformationontoursforprospectivestudentspleasecallat617495-1551.HarvardUniversityEvents＆InformationCentreLocationHolyokeCentreArcadE.1350MassachusettsAvenueCambridgeMA02138Phone617495-1573A.personcanjoininatourat________onSaturdaythroughtheacademicyear.A.10A.m.B.2p.m.C.1115A.m.D.315p.m.Ifyouwanttogoforaninformationsessionyoucangoon__________.A.May2B.June23C.August20D.September1A.studentwhowantsaninformationsessionmay_________formoreinformation.A.call617495-1573B.call617495-1551C.emailicenter@camail.HarvarD.edu.D.gototheEvents＆InformationCentreTheaboveaD.ismainlyintendedfor________.A.foreignvisitorsB.freshmenC.highschoolstudentsD.thoselivingnearHarvardUniversity

JeeHockandMengKimwereverygoodfriends.JeeHockcouldnotseE.HewasblinD.MengKimcouldnotwalk.HewaslamE.Theylivedinavillagenearaforest.Everyoneinthevillagewasgoingtoarichman’sdinnerontheothersideoftheforest.JeeHockandMengKimwereanxioustoattendthedinnertoo.BlindJeeHockthoughtofaplan.HewouldcarryMengKim.Thelamemancouldtellhimtheway.MengKimsaidthattheplanwasagoodonE.OnthewaythroughtheforestMengKimsawatiger.HedidnottellJeeHockaboutit.InsteadhequietlyaskedJeeHocktocarryhimtothenearesttreE.UponreachinganoverbangingbranchMengkimquicklyhauledhimselfup.ThenthetigerroareD.JeeHockatonceknewatigerwasnear.Helaydownquietly.Thetigercametohimandsniffedhisbody.Thetiger’swhiskerstouchedJeeHock’snosE.AtonceJeeHocksneezedAhchoooooo!Thetigerwasafraidandranaway.ThenMengKimcamedownfromthetreE.HeaskedJeeHockaboutthetiger.JeeHocksaidthatthetigerhadtoldhimtochoosehisfriendswisely.45.JeeHockandMengKimweregood______.A.menB.tigersC.friendsD.brothers46.Theydecidedtogoto______.A.apicnicB.adinnerC.apartyD.thecinema47.WhenMengKimsawthetigerhe______.A.shoutedloudlyB.didnottellJeeHockaboutitC.quicklyclimbedupatreeD.laydownquietly48.JeeHockknewthetigerwasnear.He______.A.wenttosleepB.criedC.satdownandwaitedD.laydownquietly49.JeeHocksneezedbecausethetiger’swhiskers______.A.hurthimB.wasverylongC.cuthisnoseD.touchedhisnose

Areyoualwaysbusy?Isyourschedulehectic?Doyousometimesforgettotaketimetoeat?IfyouansweredyestoanyofthesequestionsthenyouneedQUICKEATSHEALTHYEATINGTHATFITSYOURDAILYROUTINEVacuum-sealedmealsforpeopleonthego!Nutritiouslow-sugarlow-fatwell-balancedmealsinaconvenientpocket!Theydon’tspoil!Areyouinthemoodforahotmeal?Ordoyoupreferacolddishinstead?HotorcoldQuickeatsaredeliciousandthetemptingtastewillhaveyoubelievingyouareeatingahome-cookedmeal.A.varietyofmealsarealreadyavailableatleadinggrocerystoresinyourareA.TryourRedHotQuickeats!Heatinamicrowavefor3minutes.StewwithGardenVegetablesBarbecuedChickenandRiceCreamyHumandNoodlesChooseoneofourCoolBlueQuickeats!RefrigerateforextracoldnessifdesireD.YogurtwithDriedFruitandNutsVegetableSaladandPastaSaladTunaSaladandWholeWheatCrackersQuickeatsarereasonablypricedandreadytoeat.Takethecoupon优惠卷belowtoaparticipatingstoretoreceiveafreeRedHotorCoolBluecontainerthatwillfitneatlyinyourbackpackbriefcaseorshoulderbagandkeepyourQuickeatsmealhotorcolduntilyou’rereadytoeatit.Eachcontainerholdsupto4Quickeats.Ifyouhavequestionsorsuggestionspleasecontactournationaloffice:NeavestInC.P.O.Box90210LexinetVAorcall1-888-293-3151√OneFreecontainerforQuickeatswiththepurchaseofoneQuickeatsmeal.Thisadvertisementisdesignedespeciallyforthosewho____________.A.likeeatinginrestaurantsB.havelittletimeC.preferhome-cookedmealsD.wanttosavemoneyWhatinformationCAN'TwegetfromtheadvertisementaboutOuickeats?A.Differentkinds.B.Highquality.C.Exactprices.D.GoodtasteWhichofthefollowingcanbecooledinarefrigeratorbeforeeatingaccordingtotheads?A.PastaSaladB.DriedFruit.C.Noodles.D.Nuts.Theunderlinedwordhecticinthepassagemeans____________.A.fulloffreedomB.comfortableC.fullofactivitiesD.flexible

Althoughtheweathermen’sforecastsforamonthaheadareonlylittlebetterthanguessworktheyarenowmakinglong-termforecastsintothenextcenturywithgrowingconfidencE.Themaintrendintheworld’sclimateinthecomingyearswillscientistssaybeapredictableresultofman’sactivities.Atthestartoftheindustrialrevolutionnearlytwocenturiesagomansetoffabigexperimentinplanetaryengineering.Unawareofwhathewasdoinghesparednothoughtfortheconsequences.TodaythepossibleoutcomeisalarminglyclearbuttheexperimentisunstoppablE.WithinthelifetimeofmanyofustheEarthmaybecomewarmerthanithasbeenforathousandyears.BythemiddleofthiscenturyitmaybewarmerthanithasbeensincethelastIceAgE.A.warmerclimatemayseemwelcomebutitcouldbringmanydangersdamagestocropsintheworld’smainfood-producingareasfamine饥荒economicinstabilitycivilunrestandevenwar.Inthemuchlongertermmeltingofthegreatice-capsofGreenlandandAntarcticacouldraisesea-levelsthroughouttheworlD.Theaveragesea-levelhasalreadyrisenafootsincetheturnofthelastcenturyandiftheice-capsdisappearcompletelyitwouldrisebynearly200feet.Completemeltingmighttakemanycenturiesbutevenasmallincreaseinsea-levelwouldthreatenlow-lyingpartsoftheworldsuchastheNetherlands.44.Long-termweatherforecastsbeyondtheyear2050mayseemstrangebecause____.A.noneofuswillbealivethenB.weathermencanevenforecastnextmonth’sweathercorrectlyC.weathermencanforecastmuchbetterthantheyusedtoD.noonecanstopengineeringexperiments45.Weathermenbelievethatourfutureclimatewillbethedirectresultof____.A.thebigscientificexperimentB.cleverlong-termforecastsC.themeltingoftheice-capsD.planetschangingcourse46.Oneoftheresultsofawarmerworldclimatecouldbe____.A.anincreaseinfoodproductionB.greaterco-operationbetweencountriesC.thedeathofmillionsofpeoplefromstarvationD.areductionintheamountofoilweuse47.Scientistsarefairlysurethatbytheyear2050_______.A.thesea-levelwillhaverisenobviouslyB.therewillhavebeentheThirdWorldWarC.mostcountrieswillhavebeenfloodedD.thepolarice-capswillhavemeltedcompletely

FederalregulatorsWednesdayapprovedaplantocreateanationwideemergencyalert警报systemusingtextmessagesdeliveredtocellphones.TextmessageshaveexplodedinpopularityinrecentyearsparticularlyamongyoungpeoplE.Thewirelessindustry’stradeassociationCTIAestimates估计morethan48billionstextmessagesaresenteachmonth.TheplancomesfromtheWarningAlterandResponseNetworkActa2006federallawthatrequiresimprovementtothenation’semergencyaltersystem.TheacttaskedtheFederalCommunicationsCommissionFCCwithcomingupwithnewwaystoalterthepublicaboutemergencies.TheabilitytodeliveraccurateandtimelywarningandaltersthroughcellphoneandothermobileservicesisanimportantnextstepinoureffortstohelpensurethattheAmericanpublichastheinformationtheyneedtotakeactiontoprotectthemselvesandtheirfamiliesbeforeandduringdisastersandotheremergenciesFCCChairmanKevinMartinsaidfollowingapprovaloftheplan.Participationinthealtersystembycarriers—telecommunicationcompanies—isvoluntarybutithasreceivedsolidsupportfromthewirelessindustry.Theprogramwouldbeoptionalforcellphoneusers.Theyalsomaynotbechargedforreceivingalters.Therewouldbethreetypesofmessagesaccordingtotherules.Thefirstwouldbeanationalalterfromthepresidentlikelyinvolvingaterroristsattackornaturaldisaster.Thesecondwouldinvolveapproachingthreatswhichcouldincludenaturaldisasterslikehurricanesorstormsorevenuniversityshootings.Thethirdwouldbereservedforchildabduction绑架emergenciesorso-calledAmberAlerts.Theservicecouldbeinplaceby2010.Whatisthepurposeoftheapprovalplan?A.TowarnpeopleofemergenciesviamessagE.B.TopopularizetheuseofcellphonE.C.Toestimatethemonthlynumberofmessages.D.Topromotethewirelessindustry.Theimprovementtothepresentsystemisinthechargeof______.A.CTLA.B.theWarningAlertandResponseNetworkC.FCCD.federalregulatorsThecarriers’participationinthesystemisdeterminedby_______.A.theUSfederalgovernmentB.mobilephoneusersC.thecarriersthemselvesD.thelawoftheUnitedStatesWhichofthefollowingistrueofcellphoneusers?TheymustacceptthealertservicE.B.TheymayenjoythealertserviceforfreE.C.Theymustsendthealertstoothers.D.Theymaychoosethetypesofmessages.AnalertmessagewillNOTbesentif__________.A.achildloseshiswayB.auniversityshootinghappensC.anaturaldisasterhappensDaterroristattackoccursWhichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetest?A.CellPhoneAlertsProtectingStudentsB.CellPhoneAlertsbyWirelessIndustryC.CellPhoneAlertsNaturalDisastersD.CellPhoneAlertsComingSoon

第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项A.B.C.D中选出最佳选项Parsley欧芹isanancientgreenandarespectedadditiontomanyfoods.Butothertimesitsjobisjusttomakeamealtimeplatelookpretty.Poorparsleyvaluedforitslooksthenisthrownaway.Yetparsleyisagoodsourceofvitaminsandothernutrients.Thetasteisalittlestrongforsomepeoplebutotherschewonparsleytofreshentheirbreath.CurlyparsleyisthekingthatoftenendsupbeingusedjustforappearancE.Flat-leafparsleyiseasiertoworkwithforcooking.ThiskindisoftencalledItalianorFrenchparsley.Doyouknowaboutathirdkindofparsley?Hamburgparsleyhasflatleavesthatcanbeusedforthesamepurposesasotherparsley.ButHamburgparsleyhasalargerootwhichisusedasavegetabletoaddflavortosoups.ParsleyisusedinfoodssuchastabouliatraditionalLebanesesaladandisoftenservedwithlambfishandbeefdishes.Parsleyisaherbifyouusejustthegreens.iftherootisusedthenparsleyisconsideredavegetablE.Somegardenerssuggestthattogetthebest-tastingparsleyyoushouldplantnewseedseveryyear.Youcangetparsleytogrowfasterbypouringwarmwaterovertheseeds.Leavetheseedsinthewaterovernight.ThenyoucangrowthemincontainersindoorsorplantthemoutsidE.Parsleygrowsbestwhentemperaturesarebelowtwenty-onedegreesCelsius.Itlikestogrowinsunnyplaces.Tileseedsneedrichsoil.Planttheseedsaboutfifteentotwenty-fivecentimetersapart.Waterthemregularlyduringtilefirstmonth.Afterthatparsleydoesnotneedverymuchwater.Youcanharvestparsleybycuttingmostoftheplantorleavemoreoftheplantinthegroundforasecondcrop.51.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat__________.A.peopledon’tlikeparsley’sstrongtasteatallB.peopledon’tattachgreatimportancetoparsley’svalueC.parsleyhasbeenwidelyplantedintheworldD.onlyancientpeopleusedparsleyasanaddition52.Whichofthefollowingcabbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ThePlantingofParsleyB.ToParsley’sRegretC.ParsleyD.TheUseofParsley53.Itseems_________tothewriterthatparsleyisvaluedforitslooks.A.regretfulB.unbelievableC.confusingD.doubtful54.Thelastparagraphmainlydealswith__________.A.howtouseparsleyB.whetherpeoplelikeparsleyC.howtoplantparsleyD.howtheauthorfeelsaboutparsley

MytopictodayistheInternet.Itwasprompted引出bythefirstletterwhichIamunabletoanswerfullyforthereasonsgiven!DearDavidI’mamiddleschoolstudent.NowIampreparingforawritingcompetition.CouldyoupleasecheckthemistakesinmyarticleaboutusingtheInternetandGivemesomeadvice?NonameDavidwrites:I’mverysorrytosaythatIthinkitwouldbeveryunfairformetohelpyouwinacompetition---unfairtotheothercompetitors!ButI’llsaythatyourarticleisveryinterestingandIwishyougoodluck.DearDavidI’mnowlearningEnglishbymyself.CanyouintroducesomeusefulwebsiteswhereIcanmakefriendswithforeigners?PleasehelpmE.MoonlightDavidwrites:WelldearmoonlightIthinkyoumadeagoodchoicebyusingtheinyourself-studies.TwoverygoodwebsitesI’dsuggesttoyouare:www.britishcouncil.org.cnandwww.britishcouncil.org.cn/learn.BythewayforthosereadersinterestedintheteachingofEnglishthereisanInternetdiscussiongroupcalledELTCSChi-LEnglishLanguageTeachingContactsSchemeChinaList.Andalsoahealthywarningtoallmyreaders:Ifover-usedtheInternetcanbeaWOMBAT—AWasteofMoneyBrainsandTime!Davidisprobablya________.A.languageexpertB.computerexpertC.collegestudentD.clubchairmanWhatisthereasonwhythefirstletterisunabletobefullyanswered?A.DavidisunabletothinkoutgoodadvicE.B.Davidthinksitisexpectedtoplayfairinthecompetition.C.Davidisgoingtotalkonanothertopic-Internet.D.DavidfindsnomistakesinthatarticlE.www.britishcouncil.org.cnisaan________.A.Englishnewspaperforstudentsandlanguageteachers.B.websitewhereonecanjoinadiscussiongroup.C.newspapercolumnforansweringreaders’questions.D.websitewhereonecanmakeforeignfriends.

Thehomeofthefuturewon’tbecompletelydifferentandwewillbelivinginhousesandflatsjustaswedotoday.Butpeoplewillwanttoshapetheirhomestomatchtheirdreams.NotwohomeswillbethesamE.Peoplewillbeabletobuyhousekitscontainingabasichousestructurewithmovablewallsdoorsandwindows.Theywillputtogetherthedifferentpartstocreatethehometheywant.ManyjobsthatwedotodaywilldisappearotherswillstillexistbutwillchangeandnewjobswillbecreateD.Skilledworkerssuchasbuildersgardenersandelectricianswon’tdisappearbecausemachinescan’treplacethem.Teacherswillstillexistbecausestudentsneedhumancontact.ButtheywillbeusingmoderntechnologyinclassmoreandstudentswillbeworkingmorefromhomE.Themedicaltechnologyrevolutionandspacetravelwillcreatenewjobswhichwecanonlyimaginetoday.Spaceholidayswilldevelopinthefuturebuttheseholidayswon’tbeforeveryonebecausetheywon’tbecheap.Shortspacetripswilldevelopfirstthenspacehotelswillorbittheearthwhereitwillbepossibletohavealongervacation.Bytheendofthenextcenturytherewillbeholidaycentresonthemoonwithleisurefacilitiesforfamilies.Paperwon’texistinthefuturE.Insteadtherewillbee-paperwhichpeoplewillbeabletouseoverandoveragain.Thiswilldevelopinordertosavenaturalresources.E-newspapersande-magazineswillreplacetraditionalnewspapersandmagazinesandwewilldownloadinformationandnewsarticlesfromtheInterneteverydayontoourreuseablepaper.ThelawsofphysicstellusthattheearthisgoingtodisappearsometimeinthefuturE.Thisisn’tgoingtohappentomorrowbutscientistspredictthatitwillhappeninfivebillionyearswhenoursunexplodes爆炸.WewillhavetoexploretheuniverseandfindanotherhomE.Atsomepointinthedistantfutureeitherwestayontheearthanddiewithitorweleaveandmovetoanotherplanet.Therewon’tbeanyotherchoicE.60.Homesofthefuturewill________.A.becompletelydifferentfromthoseoftoday.B.beverysimilartoourhomesC.allbedifferentformoneanotherD.bemovableasyouwant61.Spacetripsandstayinginspacehotelswill_________.A.becomeaverycommonwaytospendaholidayB.bethecheapestholidayoptionforfamiliesC.attractalotofpeopleD.stillonlybeforveryrichpeople62.E-paperwillreplacetraditionalpaperbecause_________.A.wewilluseitagainB.itwon’twastenaturalresourceC.itwillbecheapertoproduceD.itwillbeconvenienttocarry63.Wewillhavemovetoanotherplanet________.A.ifwewanttosavethehumanraceB.whenthesunexplodesC.whentheearthdisappearsD.whentheearthistoocrowdedtofillpeopleon

CThepenismorepowerfulthanthesworD.Therehavebeenmanywriterswhousedtheirpenstofightthingsthatwerewrong.Mrs.HarrietBeecherStowewasoneofthem.ShewasbornintheU.S.A.in1811.OneofherbooksnotonlymadeherfamousbuthasbeendescribedasonethatexcitedtheworldandwashelpfulincausingacivilwarandfreeingtheenslavedracE.ThecivilwarwastheAmericanCivilWarof1861inwhichtheNorthernStatesfoughttheSouthernStatesandfinallywon.ThisbookthatshooktheworldwascalledUncleTom'sCabin.BegunasaserialfortheWashingtonanti-slaveryweeklytheNationalEraitfocusedpublicinterestontheproblemofslaveryandwasdeeplycontroversial争议的.InwritingthebookStowedrewonherpersonalexperience:shewasfamiliarwithslaverytheanti-slaverymovementandtheundergroundrailroadbecauseKentuckyacrosstheOhioRiverfromCincinnatiOhiowhereStowehadlivedwasaslavestatE.TherewasatimewheneveryEnglish-speakingmanwomanandchildhasreadthisnovelthatdidsomuchtostopslavery.Notmanypeoplereadittodaybutitisstillveryinteresting.Thebookhasshownushowawarm-heartedwritercanarouse唤起people'ssympathies同情.TheauthorherselfhadneitherbeentotheSouthernStatesnorbeenaslavE.TheSouthernAmericanswereveryangryatthebookwhichtheysaiddidnotatallrepresent描述truestateofaffairsbuttheNorthernAmericanswerewildlyexcitedoveritandweresoinspiredbyitthattheywerereadytogotowartosettheslavesfreE.Followingpublicationofthebookshebecamewell-knownspeakingagainstslaverybothinAmericaandEuropE.In1862whenshevisitedPresidentLincolnitwassaidthathegreetedherasthelittleladywhomadethisbigwar:thewarbetweenthestates.49.Mrs.HarrietBeecherStowewas________whenherworldfamousbookwaspublisheD.A.aboutsixtyyearsoldB.aroundfiftyyearsoldC.inherfortiesD.aroundtwentyyearsold50.WhatdowelearnaboutMrs.HarrietBeecherStowefromthetext?A.shehadbeenlivinginastatewhereslaveswerekept.B.sheherselfencouragedtheNorthernAmericanstogotowartosettheslavesfreE.C.shewasbetteratwritingthanatswingingasworD.D.shehadoncebeenaslavE.51.Mrs.HarrietBeecherStowe’sbookcausedthecivilwarbecause________.A.shewrotesowellthatAmericanslovedherverymuch.B.shedisclosedtheterriblewrongsthathadbeendonetotheslavesintheSouthernStates.C.theSouthernAmericanshatedthebookwhiletheNorthernAmericanslikedit.D.thebookhadbeenreadbymanyAmericans.52.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.itisn’tnecessarytouseweaponstofightthingsthatwerewrong.B.A.writerismorehelpfulinawarthanasoldier.C.Wemustunderstandtheimportanceofliteratureandart.D.NowarcanbewonwithoutsuchabookasUncleTom'sCabin

InAmericawhentheeighthgradersleavethemiddleschooltheyareoftenworriedaboutmovingtothehighschool.Itisahardtimeforthembutitcanbeanexcitingoneaswell.Tomakeiteasierstudentsneedtogetfamiliarwiththeirschool.Eventhoughthey’vedonethisalreadyinthemiddleschoolit’sstillimportanttofindwheretheirclassroomsarE.Mostschoolstakestudentstothehighschoolforavisitattheendoftheireighthgradeyear.Andmostschoolsalsohaveafreshman新生speechforparentsandstudentsbeforethefirstyearbegins.Sometimesthemainofficewillgiveawayamapoftheschool.Thiscanhelpstudentsandparentstofinddifferentplacesintheschool.Onewaytoknowyourhighschoolmoreandmakenewfriendsistojoinacluborplayasport.Schoolsoftenofferchancestojoindifferentclubsandsports.FallactivitiesbegininAugustbeforethefirstdayofschool.IfyouarenotinterestedinsportsthereareclubsforanyinterestsuchasdramadancechessphotographycommunityserviceetC.Theseclubsallowstudentsfromdifferentgrades.Byjoininganactivitystudentscanfindnewfriendshipsnottomentionimprovingtheirchancesinfuturecollegeapplications申请.Theschoolofficewillhavealistofactivitiesofferedattheschoolandinformationonhowtojointhem.What’smoretohaveagreatstarttoahighschoolyearstudentscanwritedownsomeoftheirworriesandaskforhelpfromteachersandschoolworkers.Accordingtothetextmoststudentsfeel________whenenteringthehighschool.A.unhappyB.nervousC.lonelyD.disappointedWhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheschoolclubs?A.Therearefewerstudentsfromhighergradesintheschoolclubs.B.Theschoolclubsinhighschoolmainlywelcomesportsfans.C.Summeractivitiesbeginbeforeschoolstarts.D.Schoolofficerscanhelpnewstudentsjoinschoolclubs.Whendomanyschoolstakestudentstovisittheirnewhighschool?A.Beforetheeighthgradeyearstarts.B.Rightafterthehighschoolyearstarts.C.Atthebeginningofthenewterminthehighschool.D.Bytheendofthelastyearinthemiddleschool.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?A.TodescribehighschoollifE.B.Tointroducenewschools.C.ToteachusefulexperiencE.D.Togiveadvicetonewhighschoolstudents.

TheGreatFireofLondonstartedintheveryearlyhoursof2September1666.Infourdaysitdestroyedmorethanthree-quartersoftheoldcitywheremostofthehouseswerewoodenandclosetogether.Onehundredthousandpeoplebecamehomelessbutonlyafewlosttheirlives.ThefirestartedonSundaymorninginthehouseoftheKing'sbaker面包师inPuddingLanE.Thebakerwithhiswifeandfamilywasabletogetoutthroughawindowintheroof.A.strongwindblewthefirefromthebakery面包房intoasmallhotelnextdoor.ThenitspreadquicklyintoThamesStreet.Thatwasthebeginning.Byeighto'clockthreehundredhouseswereonfirE.OnMondaynearlyakilometerofthecitywasburningalongtheRiverThames.Tuesdaywastheworstday.Thefiredestroyedmanywell-knownbuildingsoldStPaul'sandtheGuildhallalongthem.SamuelPeypsthefamouswriterwroteaboutthefirE.Peoplethrewtheirthingsintotheriver.Manypoorpeoplestayedintheirhousesuntilthelastmoment.Birdsfelloutoftheairbecauseoftheheat.ThefirestoppedonlywhentheKingfinallyorderedpeopletodestroyhundredsofbuildingsinthepathofthefirE.Withnothinglefttoburnthefirebecameweakandfinallydiedout.AfterthefireChristopherWrenthearchitect建筑师wantedacitywithwiderstreetsandfinenewhousesofstoneInfactthestreetsarestillnarrowbuthedidbuildmorethanfiftychurchesamongthemthenewStPaul's.ThefirecausedgreatpainandlossbutafteritLondonwasabetterplace:acityforthefutureandnotjustofthepast.Itseemsthatthewriterofthetextwasmostsorryforthefactthat______.A.somepeoplelosttheirlivesB.thebirdsintheskywerekilledbythefireC.manyfamousbuildingsweredestroyedD.theKing'sbakerywasburneddownWhydidthewritercite引用SamuelPepys?A.BecausePepyswasamongthoseputtingoutthefirE.B.BecausePepysalsowroteaboutthefirE.C.Toshowthatpoorpeoplesufferedmost.D.TogivethereaderaclearerpictureofthefirE.Howwasthefireputoutaccordingtothetext?A.TheKingandhissoldierscametohelp.B.AllthewoodenhousesinthecityweredestroyeD.C.Peoplemanagedtogetenoughwaterfromtheriver.D.Housesstandinginthedirectionofthefirewerepulleddown.Whichofthefollowingwerereasonsfortherapidspreadofthebigfire?______.aTherewasastrongwinD.bThestreetswereverynarrow.cManyhousesweremadeofwooD.dTherewasnotenoughwaterinthecity.epeopledidnotdiscoverthefireearlier.A.abB.abC.C.abdD.bce

Whatkindofcarwillwebedrivingin2010?Ratherdifferentfromthetypeweknowtodaywiththenext20yearsbringinggreaterchangethanthepast50.Thepeoplewhowillbedesigningthemodelsoftomorrowbelievethatenvironmentalproblemsmaywellacceleratethepaceofthecar’sdevelopment.TodaytheyarestudentsonthetransportdesigncourseatLondon’sRoyalCollegeofArt.Theirvisionisofamachinewiththreewheelsinsteadoffourelectricallypoweredenvironmentallycleanandabletodriveitselfalongintelligentroadsequippedwithbuilt-inpowersupplies.Futurecarswillpickuptheirfuelduringlongjourneysfromapowersourcebuiltintotheroadorstoreitinsmallquantitiesfortravellinginthecity.Insteadoftoday’sseatingarrangements—twoinfronttwoorthreebehindallfacingforward---the2010carwillhaveaversatileinteriorwithadultsandchildreninafamilycirclE.Thisviewofthefuturecarisbasedonamuchmoresophisticatedroadsystemwithstripsbuiltintomotorwaystosupplypowertovehiclespassingalongthemcarswillnotneeddriversbecausecomputerswillprovidesafedrivingcontrolandroutefinding.Allthedriverwillhavetodoissaywheretogoandthecomputerwilldotherest.Itwillbecomeimpossibleforcarstocrashintooneanother.ThetechnologyalreadyexistsforthecartobecomeatrueautomobilE.71.Whatkindofcarwillwebedrivingin2010?A.ThreewheeleD.B.ElectricallypowereD.C.WithaversatileseatingarrangementD.AlloftheabovE.72.Howlongwillavolunteerberequiredtospend?A.Afewhourseveryday.B.Acoupleofhourseachday.C.Oneortwohourseverytwoweeks.D.Afewdaysperweek.73.WhatdoesthewordversatileinParagraph3mean?A.havingmanydifferentkindsofskillB.easilyabletochangefromonedirectiontoanotherC.easilyabletochangefromonekindofactivitytoanotherD.havingmanydifferentuses74.Inparagraph4withstripsbuiltintomotorwaystosupplypowertovehiclespassingalongthemmeanstherearemany____.A.trafficlightstocontrolthespeedoffuturecarsB.streetpoststoindicatedirectionsfordriversC.powersourcesalongthestreetareabletosupplypowertoautomobilesD.stopmarksalongthestreettostopcars75.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Futurecarsarecompletelydifferentfromtheautomobilesweknowtoday.B.ThedesignoffuturecarswillbemoresophisticateD.C.Becauseofthenewtypeofcarsourfutureenvironmentwillbecomecleaner.D.Theroadsystemwillbecomemoresophisticatedthanitistoday.

Youneverseehimbutthey'rewithyoueverytimeyoufly.Theyrecordwhereyouaregoinghowfastyou'retravelingandwhethereverythingonyourairplaneisfunctioningnormally.Theirabilitytowithstandalmostanydisastermakesthemseemlikesomethingoutofacomicbook.They'reknownastheblackbox.WhenplanesfallfromtheskyasaYemeniairlinerdidonitswaytoComorosIslandsintheIndiaoceanJune302009theblackboxisthebestbetforidentifyingwhatwentwrong.SowhenaFrenchsubmarine潜水艇detectedthedevice'shomingsignalfivedayslaterthediscoverymarkedahugesteptowarddeterminingthecauseofatragedyinwhich152passengerswerekilleD.In1958AustralianscientistDavidWarrendevelopedaflight-memoryrecorderthatwouldtrackbasicinformationlikealtitudeanddirection.ThatwasthefirstmodeforablackboxwhichbecamearequirementonallU.S.commercialflightsby1960.Earlymodelsoftenfailedtowithstandcrasheshoweversoin1965thedevicewascompletelyredesignedandmovedtothebackoftheplane–thearealeastsubjecttoimpact–fromitsoriginalpositioninthelandingwells起落架舱.ThesameyeartheFederalAviationAuthorityrequiredthattheboxeswhichwereneveractuallyblackbepaintedorangeoryellowtoaidvisibility.Modernairplaneshavetwoblackboxes:avoicerecorderwhichtrackspilots'conversationsandaflight-datarecorderwhichmonitorsfuellevelsenginenoisesandotheroperatingfunctionsthathelpinvestigatorsreconstructtheaircraft'sfinalmoments.Placedinaninsulated隔绝的caseandsurroundedbyaquarter-inch-thickpanelsofstainlesssteeltheboxescanresistmassiveforceandtemperaturesupto2000℉.Whensubmergedthey'realsoabletoemitsignalsfromdepthsof20000ft.ExpertsbelievetheboxesfromAirFranceFlight447whichcrashednearBrazilonJune12009areinwaternearlythatdeepbutstatisticssaythey'restilllikelytoturnup.Intheapproximately20deep-seacrashesoverthepast30yearsonlyoneplane'sblackboxeswereneverrecovereD.Whatdoestheauthorsayabouttheblackbox?A.ItensuresthenormalfunctioningofanairplanE.B.Theideaforitsdesigncomesfromacomicbook.C.ItsabilitytoresistdisastersisincrediblE.D.ItisanindispensabledeviceonanairplanE.WhatinformationcouldbefoundfromtheblackboxontheYemeniairliner?A.Dataforanalyzingthecauseofthecrash.B.ThetotalnumberofpassengersonboarD.C.ThesceneofthecrashandextentofthedamagE.D.Homingsignalssentbythepilotbeforethecrash.Whywastheblackboxredesignedin1965?A.NewmaterialsbecameavailablebythattimE.B.Toomuchspacewasneededforitsinstallation.C.Theearlymodelsoftengotdamagedinthecrash.D.Theearlymodelsdidn'tprovidetheneededdatA.WhydidtheFederalAviationAuthorityrequiretheblackboxesbepaintedorangeoryellow?A.TodistinguishthemfromthecolouroftheplanE.B.TocautionpeopletohandlethemwithcarE.C.TomakethemeasilyidentifiablE.D.Toconformtointernationalstandards.WhatdoweknowabouttheblackboxesfromAirFranceFlight447?A.ThereisstillagoodchanceoftheirbeingrecovereD.B.ThereisanurgentneedforthemtobereconstructeD.C.Theyhavestoppedsendinghomingsignals.D.TheyweredestroyedsomewherenearBrazil.

II.阅读理解Readingcomprehension共20小题计35分A.选择题阅读下面短文从A.B.C.D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案答案涂在答题纸上AMostpeoplethinkthatthecapitalofthemovieworldisHollywoodintheUnitedStates.HowevertherealmoviecapitalisMumbaiinIndiA.MumbaiusedtobeknownasBombayandsothefilmindustrythereiscalledBollywood.BollywoodmakestwiceasmanymovieseachyearasHollywood—morethan800filmsayear.ThemoviesfromBollywoodareverydifferentfromHollywoodmovies.ForonethingBollywoodmoviesaremuchlongerthanmostHollywoodmovies.MostBollywoodmoviesaremorethanthreehourslongandcontainsingingdancingactionadventuremysteryandromancE.BecauseBollywoodfilmscontainsomanydifferentfeaturesthisstyleoffilmissometimescalledamasalafilm.MasalaisanIndianwordforamixtureofspices.AnotherbigdifferencebetweenBollywoodandHollywoodmoviesisthewaythemoviesaremadE.IttakesmuchlongertomakeamovieinHollywoodthaninBollywooD.InfactfilmingmaybeginonaBollywoodmoviebeforethescriptisevenfinisheD.ThedirectorandwriterscanmakeupthestorywhilethefilmisbeingmadE.Sometimestheywillevenwritethescriptbyhandinsteadoftakingtimetotypeit.BollywoodactorsareverypopularandsomeareinsuchhighdemandthattheymayworkonseveralmoviesatthesametimE.Theymayevenshootscenesforseveralfilmsonthesamedayusingthesameclothesandscenery舞台布景.SincemostBollywoodmoviesfollowthesamekindofstoryshootingscenesforseveralfilmsatthesametimeisnotabigproblemforactorsordirectors.ThisalsohelpskeepthecostofBollywoodmovieslowerthanthecostofHollywoodmovies.TheaverageBollywoodfilmwithabudget预算ofonlytwomillionU.S.dollarsseemsverycheapcomparedtotheaveragebudgetofsixtymillionU.S.dollarsforaHollywoodfilm—thirtytimesasmuch!51.Themaintopicofthepassageis________.A.famousstarsinBollywoodB.howHollywoodmoviesaremadeC.thedifferencesbetweentwomovieindustriesD.thehistoryofmovie-makinginIndia52.WhatisNOTtrueaboutMumbai?A.ItisthemoviecapitalofIndiA.B.ItsnewnameisBombay.C.MoremoviesaremadetherethaninHollywooD.D.ThefilmindustrythereiscalledBollywood.53.WhyareBollywoodfilmsoftencalledmasalafilms?A.Theyhaveinterestingstories.B.TheyaremuchlongerthanHollywoodfilms.C.TheyshowIndianculturE.D.Theymixdifferentstylesofmovies.54.Bollywoodmoviesarecheaptomakebecause________.A.theyareshorterthanHollywoodfilmsB.thescriptsarewrittenbyhandC.themoviesdonotuseanyspecialeffectsD.mostmoviesreusethingsfromothermovies55.Whichofthesestatementswouldthewriterprobablyagreewith?A.MostBollywoodmoviesareverysimilar.B.IttakesalotofmoneytomakeagoodmoviE.C.OnlyIndianpeoplecanunderstandBollywoodmovies.D.Hollywoodmoviesaretooviolent.B.非选择题阅读下列短文然后回答问题或完成句子答案写在答题纸上

Ithasbeendifficulttositonthebenchthemajorityofmyhighschoolbasketballcareertowatchmyteamfromthesidelineand36whyIamnotgoodenoughtobeonthefloor.37endlesshoursofworkanddevotionpushingmyselfthroughdrillafterdrillthe38thingIwantistobeacheerleader.Thefeelingofbeing39issometimestoomuchanddrivesmeto40onthespot.Ioftenfeelasthoughmyeffortsarewastedandmytimeiseatenawaydevotedto41.Itisheartbreakingtobeaspectator旁观者forthegameIloveknowingthatnoonehasenough42togivemethechanceto43onthefloor.TearswellupbutIholdthemback.Ishouldn’tbeso44oversomethingsosilly.Awayfromthegameit’seasiertoputmythoughtstogether45lettingmyemotionsdrivemyreasoning.Iconsider46IamwhereIam.IhaveplayedfootballmywholelifE.Ihaveapassionforthe47andalwayshavE.Thereisnothingliketheexcitementof48:theswishofthenetthesweatrollingoffmycheekseventhebruises青肿arebattlewoundsworn49aftereverygamE.EvenifIdon’tplaymuchIparticipateinevery50.Iampartofateamofgirlswho51togetherlikeafamily.Iamthereforthem52theyareformE.ShouldImoveon?OrshouldIstaywithmyteamandpursuemypassionjustalittlelonger?Thedecisionisn’tdifficultwhenIconsiderthe53thatbeingapartofateambringsme---andnotjustanyteam54myteam.Ilovebasketballandmyteammates.WhenIthinkaboutthatmyviewfromthebenchreallyisn’tsobad55.A.considerB.wonderC.thinkD.hesitateA.SinceB.DuringC.AfterD.BeforeA.otherB.nextC.firstD.lastA.worthlessB.hopelessC.helplessD.carelessA.fightB.quitC.transformD.retireA.somethingB.nothingC.anythingD.everythingA.sympathyB.encouragementC.permissionD.faithA.respondB.performC.promoteD.practiceA.scaredB.nervousC.upsetD.amazedA.lessthanB.morethanC.otherthanD.ratherthanA.whyB.howC.whetherD.whatA.benchB.sportC.drillD.battleA.waitingB.watchingC.leaningD.playingA.proudlyB.bravelyC.unfortunatelyD.painfullyA.decisionB.planC.gameD.projectA.competeB.stickC.liveD.representA.becauseB.ifC.asD.thoughA.joyB.patienceC.challengeD.positionA.soB.asC.butD.likeA.aboveallB.afterallC.andallD.allinall

DearMichelle:Whycan'tmydaughtermanageherlifebetter?Sheis17andanhonorstudentbutsheseemstobewastingherlifeawaywithaboyfriendwhoisholdingherback.Heconsumeseverywakingminuteofherprecioustimeandsmooth-talksheraswell.HisgoalistogethertoagreetogotothecollegeofhischoicenotherchoiceandbecausehisgradesarelowerhischoicewillbelimiteD.IfeellikeIwanttorescueherbutshepushesmeawayandshutsmeout.Shehasonlybroughtusprideandjoy;andnowthis!Help!A.worriedmotherDearMotherofa17-year-oldGirl:Hmmmmm.What'sthematterwithkidstoday?RememberthatsongfromByeByeBirdie?Wellifyoudonotletmefillyouinaboutteenagersandtheirlife-managementskills.Donotexpecttoomuchtoosoonbecauseattheripeageof17life-managementisnotwithintheirreachnotshoulditbE.Lifeexperiencecreatesboththeconditionsandtheskillsformanagementandifmanagementwentbeforeexperienetherewouldbetittleofit.Yourdaughterisanhonorstudentforgoodreasons.SheissmartstudieswithintelligenceandyouhavegivenhergoodValues.Whenthetimecomesforhertoapplyforcollegeandshevisittheonesthatwerespecificallydesigenedforstudentthetopoftheirgradeshewillmostlikelybreakawayfromherboyfriend'sinflueneE.Itisrareforanhonorstudenttochangethepathoftheiracademiccareerforpuppylove.Thatbeingsaidthemmightbesomeadoldscentwisdominherbehaviorafterall.Perhapssheischoosingtoworryyouherparentsforunconsciousreasons.Beingsuchagoodgirlandbeingasteadysourceofjoymighthavebecomeabittoomuchforher.Letyourdaughterhaveherownprivatemomentof11thgraderebellion.Shedeservesabreakfromperfection.MichelleFromthemother'sletterwecanlearnthatherdaughterA.isbeingfooledbytheboyB.hasfallenbehindinherstudiesC.doesn'ttalkmuchwithhermotherD.haschosenwhichcollegetoattendAccordingtoMichelle;17-year-teenagers.A.aretooyoungtomanagetheirlifeB.areoldenoughtolivetheirownlifeC.shouldhavemanagemnentbeforeexperienceD.havereachedtheageofanadultTheunderlinedwordpuppy-loverefertoA.falseloveB.foolishloveC.pureloveD.adolescentloveMichelleseemstobelievethatthedaughterwillfinallyA.comeupwiththerightdecisionB.followherboyfriend'sadviceC.worryherparentsforunconsciousreasonsD.influenceherboyfriend'sbehaviorThebesttitleforthepassagewouldbeA.Collegeofkids'ownchoiceB.HowcanIhelpmygirl?C.Howtomanageteenagers'life?D.A.17-year-oldgirlandhermother

Thereweresmilingchildrenalltheway.CharilytheyknewatwhattimethetrainpassedtheirhomesandtheymadeittheirbusinesstostandalongtherailwaywavetocompletestrangersandcheerthemupastheyrushedtowardsPenang.Oftenwholefamiliesstoodoutsidetheirhomesandwavedandsmiledasifthoseonthetrainsweretheirfavoriterelatives.ThisisthesimplevillagepeopleofMaiaysiA.IwasmoveD.IhadalwaystraveledtoMalaysiabyplaneorcarsothiswasthefirsttimeIwasonatrain.IdidnotparticularlyrelishthelongtrainjourneyandhadbroughtalongadozenmagazinestoreadandrereaD.Ilookedaboutthetrain.TherewasnotonefamiliarfacE.IsighedandsatdowntoreadmyEconomics.ItwasnotlongbeforethetrainwasacrosstheCausewayandinMalaysiA.JohoreBaruwasjustanothercitylikeSingaporesoIwastiredoflookingatthecrowdsofpeopleastheyhurriedpast.AswewentbeyondthecityIwatchedthestraightrowsofrubbertreesandmilesandmilesofgreen.ThenthefirstvillagecameintosightImmediatelyIcamealive;Idecidedtowaveback.Fromthenonmyjourneybecameinteresting.IthrewmymagazinesintothewastebasketanddecidedtojoininMalaysianlifE.TheneverythingcamealivE.ThemountainsseemedtospeaktomE.Eventhetreesweresmiling.IstaredateverythingasifIwaslookingatitforthefirsttimE.ThedaypassedfastandIevenforgottohavemylunchuntilIfelthungry.Ilookedatmywatchandwassurprisedthatitwas3:00pm.SoonthetrainpulledupatButterworth.IlookedatthepeopleallaroundmE.Theyalllookedbeautiful.WhenmyunclearrivedwithasmileIthrewmyarmsaroundhimtogivehimawarmhug拥抱.IhadneverdonethisbeforE.Heseemedsurprisedandthenhisweather-beatenfacewarmedupwithahugesmilE.Wewalkedarminarmtohiscar.Ilookedforwardtothereturnjourney.1.TheauthorexpectedthetraintriptobeA.adventurousB.pleasantC.excitingD.dull2.Whatdidtheauthorremembermostfondlyofhertraintrip?A.ThefriendlycountrypeoplE.B.Themountainsalongtheway.C.Thecrowdsofpeopleinthestreets.D.Thesimplelunchservedonthetrain.3.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbesttaketheplaceofthewordrelishinthesecondparagraph?A.chooseB.enjoyC.prepareforD.carryon4Wherewasthewritergoing?A.JohoreBaruB.TheCauseway.C.ButterworthD.SingaporE.5.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.Comfortintravelingbytrain.B.Pleasureoflivinginthecountry.C.Readinggivespeopledelight.D.Smilesbrightenpeopleup.

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.

Thewholebodyiscoveredwithskin.Thesurfaceoftheskinisdeadlikethehairandthenailsbutitismadefromalivinglayer层justunderthesurfacE.Theoutsidedeadlayerswearoff磨损allthetimewithnewonesreplacingthemandthebodyformsatotallynewskineverythreeweeks.TheskinprotectsthebodyfromtheoutsideworldanditpassesinformationfromtheoutsidE.IthelpstokeepwaterinthebodyandtokeepthebodyatthesametemperaturE.Becteria细菌can’tgetinthroughtheskinunlessitisdamageD.Iftheweatheriscoldthebloodvessels血管intheskinsqueezedownorcontract收缩sothataslittlebloodaspossiblecomesnearthesurfacE.ThismeansthatlesswarmthislosttotheoutsidE.Thismakestheskinlookpaleorevenblue.Atthesametimethehairsontheskinarepulleduprightbytinymuscles.Whenitishotthebloodvesselsexpand扩大orgetwideragaintoallowplentyofbloodtorunnearthesurfaceoftheskin.ThishelpsthebodytoloseheatandtheskinmaylookreD.Atthesametimethesweatglands汗腺producemoresweatwhichcoolstheskin.Ifyourskinhaseverbeennumb麻木的youwillrealizehowimportantthefeelingfromtheskinis.Nerves神经intheskinaresensitive敏感的toheatandcoldsharpnesshardnessandsoftnesswetnessanddrynessandpain.Ifoneisnotabletofeelthesethingswhichcanactaswarningsheislikelytobeburnedcutorhurtinotherways.Thecolouroftheskindependsonspecialcolourcells细胞.Thesearejustbelowthetoplayersoftheskin.Theyareneededasprotectionfromsomeharmfulrayofthesun.Thestrongerthesunisthemoreimportantitistohaveadarkskin.Peoplewithpaleskinsmaytan晒黑inthesun.Thishappenswhenthebodyproducesextracolourcellsintheskinforprotection.InthesuntheskinproducesavitaminvitaminDwhichisneededforstrongbones.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Ourhairandnailsaredeadlikethesurfaceoftheskin.B.Thereisskinalloverourbody.C.Theskinofourbodieswillbecompletelydifferentinthreeweeks.D.Thesurfaceoftheskinismadeofalivinglayer.Thesecondparagraphmainlytellsusabout______.A.thefunctionsoftheskinB.theinformationfromtheoutsideC.thewaterinthebodyD.thetemperatureofthebodyBacteriawillgetinthroughtheskin______.A.whenone’sskinisnumbB.whenoneisillC.whentheskiniscutD.whenthesweatglandsproducemoresweatWhentheweatheriscoldtheskinwillcontractinorderto______.A.allowmorebloodnearB.maketheskinlookblueC.keepwarmthD.helpthebodyloseheatThecolouroftheskinisdeterminedby______.A.theraysofthestrongsunB.colourcellsC.toplayersoftheskinD.vitaminD

Fourcommonbadhabitscombined—smokingdrinkingtoomuchinactivityandpoordiet—canageyouby12yearssoberingnewresearchsuggests.Thefindingsarefromastudythattrackednearly5000Britishadultsfor20yearsandtheyhighlightyetanotherreasontoadoptahealthierlifestylE.Overall300peoplestudiedhadallfourunhealthybehaviors.Amongthem90diedduringthestudyor30percent.Amongthe400healthiestpeoplewithnoneofthefourhabits8percentofthemdieD.Theriskybehaviorswere:smokingtobacco;downingmorethanthreealcoholicdrinksperdayformenandmorethantwodailyforwomen;gettinglessthantwohoursofphysicalactivityperweek;andeatingfruitsandvegetablesfewerthanthreetimesdaily.Thesehabitscombinedsubstantiallyincreasedtheriskofdeathandmadepeoplewhoengagedinthemseem12yearsolderthanpeopleinthehealthiestgroupsaidleadresearcherElisabethKvaavikoftheUniversityofOslo.Thehealthiestgroupincludednever-smokersandthosewhohadquit;teetotalerswomenwhohadfewerthantwodrinksdailyandmenwhohadfewerthanthree;thosewhogotatleasttwohoursofphysicalactivityweekly;andthosewhoatefruitsandvegetablesatleastthreetimesdaily.Youdon'tneedtobeextremetobeinthehealthycategoryKvaaviksaiD.Thesebehaviorsaddupsotogetherit'squitegooD.Itshouldbepossibleformostpeopletomanagetodoit.TheUSgovernmentgenerallyrecommendsatleast4cupsoffruitsorvegetablesdailyforadultsdependingonageandactivitylevelandabout2hoursofexerciseweekly.Whatproblemmayyouhaveifyousmokeoftenandeatfewfruitsandvegetables?A.Youwouldhavedifficultyinwalking.B.Youwouldfeeltiredlackofenergy.C.YoumaylookolderthanyoureallyarE.D.Youmayfacetheriskofdeathofcancer.Howmanyofthe400healthiestpeoplewithnoneofthefourhabitsdied?A.32.B.24.C.56.D.120.Whatdoesthistextmainlytalkabout?A.Suggestionstosmokers.B.Theresultsoffourbadlifehabits.C.Thefindingsofanewresearch.D.TherecommendsfromtheUSgovernment.

MusicisaninternationallanguagE.ThesongsthataresungorplayedbyinstrumentsarebeautifultoallpeopleeverywherE.PopularmusicinAmericaiswhateverystudentlikes.Studentscarrysmallradioswithearphonesandlistentomusicbeforeclassafterclassandatlunch.Studentswithcarsbuylargespeakers扬声器andplaythemusicloudlyastheydriveonthestreet.Adultdriverslistentomusiconthecarradioastheydrivetowork.TheyalsolistentothenewsaboutsportstheweatherpoliticsandactivitiesoftheAmericanpeoplE.ButmostoftheradiobroadcastismusiC.Poporpopularmusicsingersmakemuchmoney.TheymakeaCDortapewhichradiostationsuseineverystatE.Oncethepopularsingerisheardthroughoutthecountryyoungpeoplebuyhisorhertapes.Someofthemoneyfromthesetapescomestothesinger.Whereverthesingergoesalltheyoungpeoplewanttomeethimorher.Nowthesingerhasbecomeanationalstar.BesidespopmusictherearetwootherkindsofmusicthatisimportanttoAmericans.OneiscalledfolkmusiC.IttellsstoriesaboutthecommonlifeofAmericans.TheotheriscalledwesternorcountrymusiC.Thiswasstartedbycowboyswhowouldsingatnighttothecowstheywerewatching.TodayanymusicaboutcountrylifeandthelovebetweenacountryboyandhisgirliscalledwesternorcountrymusiC.InAmericaeverystudentlikes______.A.folkmusicB.countrymusicC.popmusicD.westernmusicAccordingtothepassagemostofthecarradiobroadcastis______.A.sportsB.theweatherC.politicsD.musicWhatdothecowboysdoaccordingtothepassage?A.Theysellcows.B.Theywatchcows.C.TheysinganddancE.D.TheytravelarounD.Howmanykindsofmusicarementionedinthepassage?A.ThreE.B.Four.C.FivE.D.Six.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.MusicinAmericaB.MusicListenersC.CowboysinAmericaD.InternationalLanguage

Musicdiedherelastspringorratheritwaskilledbymembersoftheschoolcommitteewhoignoredtheimportanceofmusicanddramaaspartofthehigh-schoolcurriculum.Thecommitteedecidedthatteachingstudentshowtotakeastandardizedtestismoreimportantthanacurriculuminwhichstudentscanexploretheirinterestsintheartsaswellasacademics.Becausetheschoolsystemisrunningoutoffundingitneedstomakesurethatstudentspassthemasterytestorevenmoremoneywillbelost.Ifstudentsfailthestatestandardizedtestitisnotthefaultofdramaandmusicclasses–theyarefailingbecausetheacademicclassesarenotsufficient.ItispainfultothinkofhowmanystudentswillbediscouragedfromsingingactingandplayinginstrumentsbecauseschoolprogramsarenolongeroffereD.Manyfamiliescannotaffordprivatemusiclessonsandmanypotentialmusiciansandartistsmaynotfindtheircallingiftheyarenotexposedtoitinschool.ThefactthattheschoolcommitteethinkstheartsarenotworththeinvestmentwillcertainlymakesomestudentsbelievetheartsarenotworththeirtimeorsupportandthecyclewillcontinuE.Teachingforatestdoesnotshapestudentsintocompletewell-roundedpeoplE.Itblocksthenaturalsensetocreateandexpressfeelingsthroughart–thereismoretolifethantheanalyticalthinkingthatmathandEnglishprovidE.Whathappensafteratest?Sureastudentmightgraduatebuttheywillhavelimitedknowledge–certainlynotagoodpreparationfortherealworlD.72.Musicanddramaarenotincludedinthehigh-schoolcurriculummainlybecause________.A.theschoolcommitteepaysnoattentiontothemB.theschoolisafraidoflosingfinancialsupportC.thestudentsarenotinterestedinbothofthemD.thestatestandardizedtestismoreimportant73.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Thesufficiencyoftheclassesdeterminesstudents’performanceinthemasterytestB.Quiteafewstudentsarediscouragedfrommusicandartintoday’sschoolsystemC.StudentscanbemusiciansandartistsonlyiftheycanaffordprivatemusiclessonsD.Theschoolcommitteecompletelyinfluencesstudents’attitudetowardsthearts74.Wecanlearnthatmusicandartcan______.A.motivatestudentsincreativityandexpressionB.makestudentsround-shapedpeopleinfutureC.providestudentswithanalyticalthinkingD.preventstudentsgraduatingfromhighschool75.Thebesttitleofthepassagecanbe______.A.WhoKilledMusicandDrama?B.CanCurriculumGoWithoutMusic?C.WhyisMusicSoImportant?D.HowToPrepareFortheRealWorld?

Thoughnanometerisnowafashionabletermallovertheworldfewpeopleknowexactlywhatitis.Ithasbecomeanewfavoriteofmanufacturersandsellersinrecentyears.Manyhigh-techproductsbearingthenamenanohaveenteredthemarketbringingmoremysteriousfeelingtosurprisedconsumers.Nanometerisaverysmalllengthunitofmeasureandisverysmall.Onemillimeteris1000micrometersandonemicrometeris1000nanometers.Thatisonenanometerisonebillionthofameter.Nanomaterialsaresolidmaterialscomposedofparticlesorcrystallitesoflessthan100nanometerinsizE.Thenisacupmadeofnanomaterialreallyanydifferentfromanordinarycupinfunctionasfarashowitworks?Arenanocupsreallysowonderful?AreporterwenttotheInstituteofNanomedicinewhichisthefirstsuchinstituteofsuchasortintheworldandtheonlyoneinChinaspecializinginresearchingtheinvestigationoftheapplicationofnanotechnologyintomedicinE.JidirectorInstituteofNanomedicine:A.watermoleculeiscomposedof2hydrogenatomsand1oxygenatom.Itcanbealterchangedonlybyspecialmanipulationoftheatoms.Thematerialconstitutingthecupcanhaveananometerparticlessizeofthenanolevel.Butitcannotchangethechemicalandphysicalpropertiesofthewatercontainedinit.Thewaterinthecupisstillwater.Whenpeopledrinkititwillproducenospecialeffectonhumanbody.Prof.Jitoldthereportersofartheinvestigationofnanomaterialsisstillconfinedinthelaboratory.Nocommercialmicroproductscanbeproducedyet.Withthepresentlevelofscienceandtechnologythetimeofeverydaygoodsageofdailyusearticlesmadeofnanometermaterialsisstillyearsaway.Thecommoditieslabeledwithnanomarksinthemarketnowareonlytraditionalproductscoatedwithathinlayerofnanometermaterialwhichmakesthemmoreabrasionresistantmucheasiertobecleanedoroilrepellingormothproof.Prof.Jiexplainedthatnanocupisarealcup.ItcanalsobeincludedinthelistofnanoproductsinacertainsensE.Butthenanocuphasnotchangeditspropertyandfunctionasacup.ItisnotamagicalmedicineforcuringandhealthcarE.Whichofthefollowingshowstherightrelationship?A.nanometer

十Thefirstbreath-takingpicturesoftheEarthtakenfromspaceshoweditasasolidballcoveredbybrownlandmassesandblue-greenoceans.WehadneverseentheEarthfromthatdistancebeforE.TousitappearedasthoughtheEarthhadalwayslookedthatwayandalwayswoulD.ScientistsnowknowhoweverthatthesurfaceoftheEarthisnotaspermanentaswehadthought.Scientistsexplainthatthesurfaceofourplanetisalwaysmoving.ContinentsmovesabouttheEarthlikehugeshipsatseA.TheyfloatonpiecesoftheEarth’souterskin.Newouterskiniscreatedasmeltedrockpushedupfrombelowtheoceanfloor.Oldouterskinisdestroyedasitrollsdownintothehotareaandmeltsagain.Onlysincethe1960shavescientistsreallybegantounderstandthattheplanetEarthisagreatlivingmachinE.Someexpertshavesaidthisnewunderstandingisoneofthemostimportantrevolutionsinscientificthought.Therevolutionisbasedontheworkofscientistswhostudythemovementofthecontinents—asciencecalledplatetectonics.ThemodernstoryofplatetectonicsbeginswiththeGermanscientistAlfredWegener.BeforeWorldWarOneWegenerarguedthatthecontinentshadmovedandwerestillmoving.HesaidtheideafirstoccurredtohimwhenheobservedthatthecoastlinesofSouthAmericaandAfricacouldfittogetherliketwopiecesofapuzzlE.Heproposedthatthetwocontinentsmighthavebeenoneandthensplitapart.Wegenerwasnotthefirstpersontowonderabouttheshapeofthecontinents.About500yearsagoexplorersthoughtaboutitwhentheymadethefirstmapsofAmericas.TheexplorersnotedtheeastcoastofNorthAmericaandSouthAmericawouldfitalmostexactlyintothewestcoastofEuropeandSouthAfricA.WhattheexplorersdidnotdobutWegenerdidwastoinvestigatetheideathatthecontinentsmovE.1.Whatdoesthewritermainlytellusinthepassage?A.Thefirstbreath-takingpicturesoftheEarthtakenfromspacE.B.Human’srecognitionoftheearth’ssurfacE.C.TheGermanscientistAlfredWegener.D.Theearlyexplorers’discovery.2.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Wedidn’tseetheEarthfromfarawayuntilwesawthepicturetakeninthespacE.B.Ourancientthoughtthatthesurfaceoftheearthisstill.C.AlfredWegenerwasnotthefirstpersontoinvestigatetheideathatthecontinentsmovE.D.ThecoastlineofIndiaandAfricafittogether.3.Thelastwordofthethirdparagraphtectonicsmean________.A.studyofconstructionB.studyofarchitectureC.earthsurfaceD.structuralgeology4.Whatdidtheexplorersfind?A.ThecoastlinesofSouthAmericaandAfricacouldfittogether.B.ThecoastlinesofNorthAmericaandAfricacouldfittogether.C.TheeastcoastlinesofNorthAmericaandthewestcoastofEuropecouldfittogether.D.ThecoastlinesofNorthAmericaandIndiacouldfittogether.

Canyouimagineexchangingthepleasureofcitylifeforaquietlifeinthecountryside?Manypeoplewanttomovefromthecountrytothecitybecausetheythinkthatlifeinthecityismoreexcitingandbetterthanthatincountrysideespeciallyyoungpeoplewholikenewmodernthings.Peoplelikepopularthingsandfeelthattheycanonlyfindthelateststylesinthecity.Howeveritispossibletoenjoythehigherqualityofcountrylifeandstillenjoysomeoftheadvantagesoflivinginthecity.NowadaystravelingisfastandeasyandinformationcanbefoundontheInternetsomanypeopleareabletodotheirworkinhomeoffices.Becausetheyhavee-mailandpersonalcomputerstheydon’thavetobeinbigcitiestomanagetheirbusinesses.Itisnotimportantwheretheyactuallyworkbecausetheresultsoftheirworkcanbesenteverywherewithe-mails.Thereforethereisnoneedtoputupwithallofthedisadvantagesofthecity.Nowtheycanescapebusycitylifetoenjoythequietcountrylifeandstillbeabletohavesuccessfuljobs.Otherpeopleareinterestedintechnologicalthingsandhigh-techjobsandthinktheycanonlyfindtheminbigcities.Iftheywanttofindajobespeciallyagoodpositioninacompanytheythinkthattheyhavetoliveinacity.Forthesejobstheyarewillingtoputupwithmanyofthedisadvantagesofcitylifesuchascrimeheavytrafficandpollution.Themainideaofthispassageisthat.A.lifeinthecityisdifferentfromlifeinthecountrysideB.peoplepreferlivinginthecitytolivinginthecountrysideC.citieshavemoredisadvantagesthanthecountrysideD.moreandmorepeoplelikelivinginthecityWiththedevelopmentofpeoplecanenjoylifeinthecountrysideascomfortablyastheycaninthecity.A.e-mailtechnologyB.personalcomputersC.transportationandcomputersD.businessAccordingtothepassagewhatdoesthecountrysidehavebutcitiesdon’thave?A.Technology.B.TraffiC.C.Education.D.Naturalenvironment.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardscitylife?A.Heisforit.B.Heisagainstit.C.Helikesneither.D.Heshowsnoopinion.

Whatisthebasisof'sick'humor?Whetherwefindajokefunnyornotlargelydependsonwherewehavebeenbroughtup.Thesenseofhumorismysteriouslyconnectedwithnationalcharacteristics.A.FrenchmanforinstancemightfindithardtolaughataRussianjokE.InthesamewayaRussianmightfailtoseeanythingamusinginajokewhichwouldmakeanEnglishmanlaughtotears.Mostfunnystoriesarebasedoncomicsituations.Inspiteofnationaldifferencescertainfunnysituationshaveauniversalappeal.NomatterwhereyouliveyouwouldfinditdifficultnottolaughatsayChaplin'searlyfilms.HoweveranewtypeofhumorwhichcomeslargelyfromUShasrecentlycomeintofashion.Itiscalled'sickhumor'.Comediansbasetheirjokesontragicsituationslikeviolentdeathorseriousaccidents.Manypeoplefindthissortofjokedistasteful.Thefollowingexampleof'sickhumor'willenableyoutojudgeforyourself.A.manwhohadbrokenhisrightlegwastakentohospitalafewweeksbeforeChristmas.FromthemomenthearrivedtherehekeptonbegginghisdoctortotellhimwhenhewouldbeabletogohomE.HewasafraidofhavingtospendChristmasinhospitalandmissingthefun.Thoughthedoctordidhisbestthepatient'srecoverywasslow.OnChristmasdaythemanstillhadhisrightleginplaster.Hespentamiserabledayinbedsadly.ThefollowingdayhoweverthedoctorcomfortedhimbytellinghimthathischancesofbeingabletoleavehospitalintimeforNewYearcelebrationsweregooD.ThemantookheartandsureenoughonNewYear'sEvehewasabletohobble蹒跚alongtoaparty.Inordertomakeupforhisunpleasantexperiencesinhospitalthemandrankalittlemorethanwasgoodforhim.Intheprocessheenjoyedhimselfthoroughlyandkepttellingeverybodyhowmuchhehatedhospitals.Hewasstillmumblingsomethingabouthospitalsattheendofthepartywhenheslippedonapieceoficeandbrokehisleftleg.ThemanspentChristmasdayfeelingmiserablebecause________.A.hethoughthewouldmisstheNewYear’sEvecelebrationB.thedoctorhadfailedtocurehimC.hehatedthehospitalandhisroommatesD.beingunabletowalkhecouldnotenjoyhimself.Thepointofthejoketakentoexplainsickhumoristhat________.A.themanshouldhavesaidhowmuchhehatedhospitalsB.themanhadnotgotalegtostandonC.nosoonerhadthemanbeenoutofhospitalthanhehadtogobackinagainD.beingunabletowalkhedidnotenjoythecelebrationWhatcanyoulearnaboutthemanfromthestory?A.Themangotwellsoonbecausethedoctortookgoodcareofhim.B.Hehadtogotohospitalagainthoughhehatedit.C.OnNewYear’sEvethemanwasabletowalkproperlytotheparty.D.AtthepartyheenjoyedhimselfbutonlydrankalittlE.

WhenpeoplewanttoknowabouttheweathertheyusuallygototheirradiosTVsnewspapersortotheInternet.Howeveryoucanalsofindmanyweathersignsamongwildlifebecauseoftheirhighlydevelopedsenses.Dropsinairpressure压力produceaneffectonsmallanimalsinmanyways.Miceanddeeraregoodweatherindicators.PeoplewhospendalotoftimeoutdoorshaveobservedthatbeforeastormfieldmicecomeoutoftheirholesandrunarounD.Deerleavehighgroundandcomedownfromthemountains.Birdsareespeciallygoodweatherindicatorsbecausetheyalsoshowtheeffectofapressuredropinmanyways.Forexamplesomebirdsbecomeirritable急躁的andquarrelsomeandwillfightoverapieceofbreaD.Otherbirdschirp叽叽喳喳andsingjustbeforeastorm.Itseemstheyknowtheywon’tgetanotherchanceforanhourortwo.Birdsalsoseeksafeplacesbeforeastorm.Youwillsometimesseebirdssettlingintreesorgatheringtogetheronawireclosetoabuilding.Pre-stormlowpressuremakestheairsothinthatbirdshavedifficultyflying.Itisunusualtoseemanybirdsflyingoverheadinthesummertimeratherthanduringtheperiodsinthespringorautumn.Watchforotherweathersignsifyouseethis.Iftheyflyinthewrongdirectiontheymaybeflyingaheadofastorm.Bypayingcloserattentiontosomeimportantsignsinnaturewecanbecomebetterpreparedforanykindofweather.ThewordindicatorsinParagraph1probablymeans______.A.mapsB.servicesC.signsD.stationsTherewillbeastormifbirds______.A.makemorenoisethanusualB.flyindifferentdirectionsC.comedownfromtalltreesD.shareapieceofbreadHowcanbirdssensethecomingofastorm?A.ByfeelingadropinairtemperaturE.B.Bynoticingthechangeofwinddirections.C.ByfeelingadropinairpressurE.D.Bynoticingthemovementsofotheranimals.Thebesttitleforthetextwouldbe______.A.SignsofaStormB.DropsinAirPressureC.Animals’SharpSensesD.Nature’sWeatherSigns

Theamazingimageshowstheworld’slargestevercruiseshipcompletewithbeachpoolshoppingmallrock-climbingwallsoutdooramphitheater圆形剧场andNewYork-styleloftsuites套间.Thetravelingcityisbeingbuiltondry-docksinFinlandbyRoyalCaribbeanInternationalandsheisnamedOasisoftheSeas.Almost1200feetlong154feetwideandrising213feetabovethewaterlinetheOasisoftheSeaswillbeabletohost3000crewtoserviceeverypassenger’sneeD.InadditiontothesizetheOasisoftheSeaswillalsobethefirstshipthatattractspeoplebythecruiseline’snewneighborhoodconcept:7distinctthemedareasincludingCentralParkBoardwalktheRoyalPromenadethePoolandSportsZoneVitalityatSeaSpaandFitnessCenterEntertainmentPlaceandYouthZonE.OfalltheseareastheexcellentzonewillbeCentralPark.ProtectedfromtheweatherbyaclearscreentoletinthelighttheCentralParkareawillbethemedonCaribbeanplantsandleavesreflectingtheareawhichtheshipwilleventuallycruisein.Andtheparkzonewillhavedifferentrestaurantsbarsandboutiqueshopsbringingtheideaoffloatingcitytoreality.InadditionOasisoftheSeaswillalsoincludearockwallover15restaurantsandbarsacasino娱乐场atheatretwonight-clubsandthelargestfreshwaterpoolonanycruiseliner.RoyalCaribbeanisproudtointroduceanumberof‘firsts’thattheworldhasneverseenbeforesaidAdamGoldsteinOasisoftheSeasistheultimateexpressionofthecreativityandimaginationfoundonallofourshipsprovidingguestswithacollectionofexperiencesthatwillofferanincrediblecruisevacation.1.InthepassageOasisoftheSeasrefersto______.A.atravelingcityB.acruiseshipC.adesertedislandD.anoceanpark2.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.theOasisoftheSeashasn’tbeenbuiltwellsofarB.7distinctthemedareasarebeingbuiltondry-docksC.thetravelingcitycanhold3000passengersD.thetravelingcityisabeautyspot3.Themainideaofthethirdparagraphwouldbe_____.A.whattheCentralParkisB.thelocationoftheCentralParkC.thefeaturesoftheCentralParkD.thethemeoftheCentralPark4.TheOasisoftheSeasincludesanumberof‘firsts’EXCEPT_____.A.theworld’slargestevercruiseshipB.itswayofattractingtouristsC.thelargestfreshwaterpoolonanycruiselinerD.itsmostdeliciousfoodintheworld

Sharkshavegainedunfairreputationforbeinglargefierceseaanimals.Thathumanity’sunfoundedfearandhatredoftheseancientcreaturesareleadingtoaworldwideslaughter大屠杀mayresultintheextinctionofmanylargercoastalsharkspecies.Thesharkisthevictimofawarped有偏见的attitudeofwildlifeprotection;westrive努力onlytoprotectthebeautifulnon-threateningpartsofourenvironment.Andinoureffortstorestoreonlynon-threatpartsofourearthweignoreotherimportantparts.A.perfectillustrationofthisattitudeisthecontrastingattitudetowardsanotherlargeseaanimalthedolphin.Duringthe1980senvironmentalistsintheUnitedStatesobjectedtothepracticeofhuntingtuna金枪鱼inthePacificOceansincethesenetsalsocaughtdolphins.Theenvironmentalistsgeneratedenoughpoliticalandeconomicpressuretopreventtunacompaniesfrombuyingtunathathadbeencaughtindriftnets.IncontrasttothiseffortthepopulationsofsharksinthePacificOceanhavedecreasedtothepointofextinctionandtherehasbeenverylittleeffortbythesameenvironmentalismtosavethisimportantspeciesofwildlifeinwater.Sharksareamongtheoldestcreaturesonearthhavingsurvivedintheseasformorethan350millionyears.Theyareextremelyefficientanimalsfeedingonwoundedordyinganimalsthusperforminganimportantroleinnatureofknockingouttheweakeranimalsinaspecies.JustthefactthatspeciessuchastheGreatWhiteSharkhavemanagedtoliveintheoceansforsomanymillionsofyearsisenoughproofoftheirefficiencyandadaptabilitytochangingenvironment.Itistimeforhumanswhomaynotsurviveanother1000yearsattheratetheyaredamagingtheplanettocastawaytheirfearsandbeginconsideringtheprotectionofsharksascreaturesthatmayprovideuswithaninsightintoourownsurvival.Thebestsummaryofthepassageis__________.A.sharkshavesuchabadreputationB.howsharksbecomesomeoftheoldestcreaturesonearthC.sharksshouldbeputunderwildlifeprotectionD.thecampaigntosavedolphinswasnotextendedtosavesharksHowlonghavesharksbeenlivingontheplanet?A.Morethan25millionyears.B.Morethan150millionyears.C.Morethan350millionyears.D.Morethan500millionyears.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheorganizationofthispassage?A.Specific细节togeneral.B.Causeandeffect.C.StatementandexamplE.D.Timeorder.Howdidenvironmentalistsmanagetoprotectdolphins?A.Theypreventedfishermenfromsellingthemformeat.B.Theypressuredfishermenintoprotectingdolphinsbylaw.C.TheycreatedshelterswheredolphinfishingwasnotalloweD.D.Theybroughtpoliticalpressureagainsttunacompanies.

第三节阅读理解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HowAmericansBegantoEatTomatoesPeoplehavestrangeideasaboutfooD.ForexamplethetomatoisakindofverydeliciousvegetablE.Itisoneofusefulplantsthatcanbepreparedinmanyways.Ithasrichnutritionandvitamininit.Butinthe18thcenturyAmericansneveratetomatoes.Theygrewthemintheirgardensbecausetomatoplantsaresopretty.Buttheythoughtthevegetablewaspoisonous有毒的.Theycalledtomatoespoisonapples.PresidentThomasJeffersonhoweverknewthattomatoesweregoodtoeat.Hewasalearnedman.HehadbeentoPariswherehelearnedtolovethetasteoftomatoes.Hegrewmanykindsoftomatoesinhisgarden.ThePresidenttaughthiscookawayforacreamoftomatosoup.ThisbeautifulpinksoupwasservedatthePresident’sparty.ThegueststhoughtthesouptastedreallygooD.Theyneverthoughttheirpresidentwouldservehishonoredguestspoisonapples.Jeffersonneverspoketohishonored忠实的guestsaboutthefact.56.Afteryoureadthepassagewhichofthefollowingdoyouthinkistrue?A.Americansneveratetomatoesaftertheybegantoplantthem.B.Americansdidn’teattomatoesbefore19thcentury.C.EvennowAmericansdon’teattomatoes.D.Inthe18thcenturyAmericansatealotoftomatoes.57.ThepassagetellsusthatJeffersonwasaPresidentwholearnedtolovethetasteoftomatoes________.A.whilehewasinParisB.whenhewasalittleboyC.becausehisparentstoldhimsoD.frombooks58.Accordingtothetext_______madethebeautifulpinksoupservedatthePresident’sparty?A.thePresidenthimselfB.aFrenchcookC.thePresident’scookD.thePresident’swife59.FromthepassageweknowallthehonoredguestsinvitedbyJeffersonwere________.A.peoplefromothercountriesB.fromFranceC.peopleofhisowncountryD.menonly60.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.AlloftheguestsknewthesoupthatwasservedatthePresident’spartywasmadeoftomatoes.B.AllofthegueststhoughtthesoupwhichwaspreparedbythePresident’scookwasnicE.C.AllofthegueststhoughtthetasteofthebeautifulpinksoupwasnicE.D.Noneoftheguestsknewthattheirpresidentwouldservehishonoredguestspoisonapples.

Inchoosingafriendoneshouldbeverycareful.A.goodfriendcanhelpyoustudy.Youcanhavefuntogetherandmakeeachotherhappy.Sometimesyouwillmeetfairweatherfriends.Theywillbewithyouaslongasyouhavemoneyorluckbutwhenyouaredowntheywillrunaway.HowdoIknowwhenIhavefoundagoodfriend?Ilookforcertainqualitiesofcharacterespeciallyunderstandinghonestyandreliability可靠.AboveallelseIlookforunderstandinginafrienD.A.goodfriendtriestounderstandhowanotherpersonisfeeling.HeisnotquicktojudgE.Insteadhetriestolearnfromothers.Heputshimselfintheotherperson'splaceandhetriestothinkofwaystobehelpful.Heisalsoagoodlistener.Atthesametimehoweveragoodfriendishonest.Hedoesnotlookforfaultsinothers.Henoticestheirgoodpoints.InshortafriendwilltrytounderstandmeandacceptmE.Anotherqualityofafriendisreliability.IcanalwaysdependonagoodfrienD.IfhetellsmehewillmeetmesomewhereatacertaintimeIcanbesurethathewillbetherE.IfIneedafavorhewilldohisbesttohelpmE.IfIamintroublehewillnotrunawayfrommE.Thereisafourthqualitythatmakesafriendspecial.A.specialfriendissomeonewithwhomwecanhavefun.Weshouldenjoyourlivesandwewouldenjoyourfriendship.ThatiswhyIespeciallylikefriendswhoarefuntobewith.A.goodfriendlikesthesamethingsIlikE.Weshareexperience经验andlearnfromeachother.A.goodfriendhasagoodsenseofhumortoo.HelikestolaughwithmE.Thatishowweshareinthejoyofbeingfriends.AndIknowthatheislookingforthesamequalityinmE.WhenImeetsomeonewhoisreliablehonestandunderstandingIknowI'vefoundafriend!Whichofthefollowingqualitiesthewriterthinksisthemostimportantinchoosingafriend?A.understanding.B.honesty.C.reliability.D.asenseofhumor.Ifyouhavefairweatherfriends______.A.theywillgiveyouallthattheyhavewhenyouneedhelpB.youwillberefusedwhenyougetintotroubleC.youwillbecomerichD.youcanbesurethatyougetrealfriendsGoodfriendsneedto______.A.alwayspointouteachother'smistakesB.behelpedwithmoneyC.understandeachother'sfeelingsD.havemoneyorluckThispassagemainlydiscuss______.A.thequalitiesofafriendB.wheretochoosefriendsC.howtogetalongwithfriendsD.theimportanceofhavingafriend

Somepeoplethinkthatasmoreandmorepeoplehavetelevisionsintheirhomesfewerandfewerpeoplewillbuybooksandnewspapers.WhyreadanarticleinthenewspaperwhentheTVnewscanbringyoutheinformationinafewminutesandwithpictures?Whyreadthelifestoryofafamousmanwhenashorttelevisionprogramcantellyouallthatyouwanttoknow?Televisionhasnotkilledreadinghowever.Todaynewspaperssellinverylargenumbers.AndbooksofeverykindaresoldmorethaneverbeforE.Booksarestillacheapwaytogetinformationandenjoyment.Althoughsomebookswithhardcoversareexpensivemanybooksareprintedtodayaspaperbooks平装本whicharequitecheap.A.paperbackcollectionofshortstoriesforexampleisalwayscheaperthananeveningatthecinemaorthetheaterandyoucankeepabookforeverandreaditmanytimes.BooksareawonderfulproviderofknowledgeandpleasureandsometypesofbooksshouldbeineveryhomE.Everyhomeshouldhaveagooddictionary.A.goodencyclopedia百科全书thoughexpensiveisusefultoobecauseyoucanfindinformationonanysubject.Besidesyoucanhavesuchbooksashistorybooks.sciencetextbookcookbooksandcollectionsofstoriesandpoems.Thenfromtimetotimeyoucantakeabookofpoemsoffyourshelvesandreadthethoughtsandfeelingsofyourfavoritepoets.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A.TVprogramsareachiefproviderofknowledgeB.cinemasarethebestchoiceingettinginformationC.readingisacheapwayoflearningandhavingfunD.newspapersareanexpensivewaytoenjoyoneselfWhatdoesthesentencesTelevisionhasnotkilledreadinghoweverunderlinedinthesecondparagraphsuggest?A.Peopleonlyneedreadingthough.B.Readingisstillnecessarytoday.C.Readingismorefunthantelevision.D.Watchingtelevisiondoesn’thelpreading.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Fewerandfewerpeoplewillbuybooks.B.A.gooddictionaryshouldbekeptineveryhomE.C.Bookswithhardcoverssellbetterthanpaperbooks.D.MorepeoplelikeTVprogramsaboutfamousmen.

HeythereSoyou’reabouttospendfouryearsofyourlifeandtensofdollarsofyourparents’moneyandallyoureallyknowaboutcollegeisthatallofyourfriendsaregoing.Doyoueverstoptowonderwhyyou’regoing?Relax.You’remakingtherightdecision.Firstofallyou’lldiscoverwhatinterestsyoubytakingcoursesinmanysubjects.Forexampleit’shardtodecideifyouwanttobeapainterifyou’veneverpaintedanypictures;onceyou’reinadrawing-roomoncampusyou’llknowonewayortheother.Collegeisalsoalotoffun—afteryougraduateyou’llbeworkingeveryweekdayfor50orsoyears.AndrememberthatcollegegraduateearnabouttwicetheincomeofthosewhoneverattendedcollegE.Findingtherightcollegecanbedifficult.FortunatelyJohnsonReviewisheretohelpyoueverystepoftheway.*ResearchingSchools.Tous.themostimportantdecisionyou’llmakeistochoosetheschoolthatreallyfitsyoubest—nottheoncethatisthemostcompetitive有竞争力的orhasthebest-equippedrooms.*ApplyingtoSchool.OnJohnsonReview.com.you’llfindhundredsofactualcollegeapplication申请andlinkstomanymorE.*RaisingYourScores.AmericanCollegeTestisoneofthemostdifficultpartsoftheadmission录取coursE.It’snotthemostimportantthoughandnoteveryoneneedstoprepareforthebest.Butifyoucandobetterfindtherightcourseforbetterscores.*PayingforSchool.MostfamiliesneedfinancialaidforthehighcostofcollegE.TheproblemisthatfinancialaidseemsdifficulttogetandmanyfamiliesgetcaughtupinthepriceofcollegeratherthanlearningthewaystogetfinancialaiD.Ifyoureallydoyourresearchyou’lllearnthatyoucanaffordtoattendanycollegenomatterthecost.Formoreinformationcall600-3681orvisitJohnsonReview.com.Whereveryougo.haveanicetrip!JohnsonSmithFounderandCEOJohnsonReview1.Howmanyreasonsforgoingtocollegedoestheauthormentioninthetext?A.2B.3C.4D.52.Theauthorthinksyoushouldchoosethecollegethatis.A.well-equippedB.competitiveC.suitableD.famous3.Whatdoestheauthoradviseyoutodotopaythehighcostofcollege?A.Toaskthefamilyforhelp.B.Tomakeastudyoffinancialcourses.C.TodoresearchonthepriceofcollegeD.TogettoknowhowtoaskforfinancialaiD.4.What’stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthistext.?A.Tosuggestwaystoprepareforcollegelearning.B.TohelpreadersfindtherightcollegE.C.TomakeJohnsonReviewpopular.D.TointroducecollegelifE.5.Wheremaythearticlebetakenfrom?A.A.JournalistBookB.A.TravelBookC.A.GrammarBookD.AnAdviceBook

Weallenjoythecolorsofautumnleaves.Didyoueverwonderhowandwhyafallleafchangescolor?Wheredotheyellowsandorangescomefrom?Toanswerthosequestionswefirsthavetounderstandwhatleavesareandwhattheydo.Leavesarenature'sfoodfactories.Plantstakewaterfromthegroundthroughtheirroots.Theytakeagascalledcarbondioxidefromtheair.Plantsusesunlighttoturnwaterandcarbondioxideintoglucosewhichisakindofsugar.Plantsuseglucoseasfoodforenergyandasabuildingblockforgrowing.Thewayplantsturnwaterandcarbondioxideintosugariscalledphotosynthesiswhichmeansputtingtogetherwithlight.A.chemicalcalledchlorophyllhelpsmakephotosynthesishappen.Chlorophylliswhatgivesplantstheirgreencolor.Assummerendsandautumncomesthedaysgetshorterandshorter.Thisishowthetreesknowtobegingettingreadyforwinter.Duringwinterthereisnotenoughlightorwaterforphotosynthesis.Thetreeswillrestandliveoffthefoodtheystoredduringsummer.Theybegintoshutdowntheirfood-makingfactories.Thegreenchlorophylldisappearsfromtheleaves.Asthebrightgreenfadesawaywebegintoseeyellowandorangecolors.Smalla-mountsofthesecolorshavebeenintheleavesallalong.Coveredupbythegreenchlorophyllwejustcan'tseetheminsummer.Thebrightredsandpurplesweseeinleavesaremademostlyinthefall.Insometreeslikemaplesglucoseistrappedintheleavesafterphotosynthesisstops.Sunlightandthecoolnightsofautumncausetheleavesturnthisglucoseintoaredcolor.Thebrowncoloroftreeslikeoaksismadefromwastesleftintheleaves.Itisthecombinationofallthesethingsthatmakethebeautifulcolorsweenjoyinthefall.Thewriteraskedtwoquestionsinthebeginninginorderto.A.persuadereaderstobelievesomethingB.introducethetopicofthepassageC.getthereadersexcitedD.offersomethingtothinkoverWhichofthefollowingisTrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Treesdon'tchangecolourswithseasons.B.Treescanstillperformphotosynthesiswellinwinter.C.Treeshavecolourslikeyellowandorangeeveninsummer.D.Treesdon'tneedfoodinwinter.Photosynthesisisawaythat___________________________.A.plantschangewaterandcarbondioxideintosugarB.plantsturnwaterandcarbondioxideintosugarwiththehelpofsunlightC.plantsuseglucoseasfoodforenergyandgrowingD.chlorophyllisagreathelpWhichisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.ColorfultreesinautumnB.MysteriesoftreecolorsC.Doyouenjoytreecolors?D.Wonderfulcolorsinautumn

PretoriaSouthAfrica–HundredsofswimmersplayinthewateralongaSouthAfricabeach.Suddenlyahugesharkappearsoffshoreandheadsforthebathers.Beforeitcangetclosetotheswimmersthesharkforsomemysteriousreasonstartsswimmingparalleltothebeach.ThenitturnsawayfromtheshoreandheadsouttosealeavingtheswimmersuntoucheD.Suchascenewillsoonbecomecommonalongshark-in-fasted鲨鱼成群的shores.AnelectricalengineerfromtheUniversityofPretoriahasdevelopedanelectricalsystemthatrepels击退sharksbycontrollingtheirmovements.Confusedbythisactionthesharksendupturningawayfromthebeach.Inthisunusualshark-repellentmethodaninsulated绝缘的cableisburiedonthebottomoftheseaaroundabeachwherepeopleswim.WhenanelectriccurrentissentthroughthecableanelectricfieldisproducedinthewaterabovethecablE.Whensharkswimsintotheelectricfieldnervecellsjustbelowtheshark'sskinwillsensethefielD.Theelectricityproducesareflex反射作用actionintheshark'smusclescausingthedangerousanimaltoswimparalleltothecablE.ConfusedbyincreasinglossofcontrolofitsmusclesthesharksuddenlychangesitsdirectionandheadsseawardawayfromtheelectricfielD.Inatestoftheinvisiblenewshark-repellentsystemacablewasplacedaroundabeachinSt.Luciaanislandaroundthebeachalongtimeagotokeepsharksawayfromswimmersandanetwasleftinplaceduringtheexperiment.Whentheelectricfieldwasleftonformorethanayearandahalfnosharkswerefoundinthenet.Howeverwhenthepowerwasturnedoff89sharksendedupinthenet.Usingtheelectric-wallmethodinsteadofnettoprotectbatherswouldavoidtheneedlessdeathofmanysharkssaidbiologists.CurrentlythousandsofsharksdieeachyearwhentheybecometrappedinprotectivenetsthatsurroundholidayresortsinAfricaandAustraliA.About10to15humansarekilledbysharksannually.1.Whydoesn'tthesharkattacktheswimmersaccordingtothepassage?A.Becausetherearesomanyswimmersinthewater.B.Becausethesharkisn’tsohungryastoeattheswimmers.C.Becauseofsomemysteriouspowerfromtheheaven.D.Becausethereisaninvisibleelectricfieldconfusingtheshark.2.AnelectricalengineerfromtheUniversityofPretoriahasdeveloped__.A.aprotectivenetB.anewshark-repellentsystemC.theelectricfieldD.aninsulatedcable3.Anelectricfieldisproducedinthewaterabovethecable.A.onlywhenasharkswimsintotheelectricfieldB.onlywhenaninsulatedcableisburiedonthebottomoftheseaaroundabeachwherepeopleswimC.onlywhenanelectriccurrentissentthroughthecableD.onlywhenthesharksaretrappedinprotectivenets4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Protectivenetshadbeenfixedearlierthanthenewshark-repellentsystem.B.Thenewshark–repellentsystemwillprobablyreplacetheprotectivenets.C.ThousandsofsharkshavediedeachyearsincethisnewsystemwasputintousE.D.Usingtheelectric-wallinsteadofnetswouldavoidtheneedlessdeathofmanysharks.

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

InspiteofthetelevisionandotherwaystopassinformationthenewspaperisstillanimportantsourcE.Manypeoplebegintheirdaybyreadingthepaper.InthiswaytheylearnwhatisgoingonintheworlD.Sometimeshowevertheydon’thavetimetoreadthenewscarefullyandmustbesatisfiedwithaquicklookatthefrontpageatothertimestheymaybeinsuchahurrythattheyhavetimeonlyforaglanceatheadlines.IntheUnitedStatestherearenewspaperstosatisfyallkindsofreaders.Inbigcitiestherearemanytypesofpaperswithseveraldifferenteditions版本everyday.Inthesmalltownstherearefewernewspapersandperhapsonlyoneeditioneachday.Insomeareasthepaperisevenprintedweekly.Anothertypeofpublicationsthathelpthepopulationknowwhatishappeningintheworldismagazines.Somemagazinesarepublishedweeklyothersareputoutmonthly.TherearenewsmagazinesandmagazinesforspecialinterestsassportsphotographyandmusiC.IntheUnitedStatesyoucanfindtherightthingforeverytasteandinterest.Inordertoknowwhatishappeningintheworld.A.peopleshouldreadthewholenewspapercarefullyB.peopleshouldreadanewspaperasthefirstthinginthemorningC.oneshouldatleasthaveaquicklookattheheadlinesD.onedoesn’thavetoreadthefrontpageIntheUnitedStates.A.peoplereadmorenewspapersthaninothercountriesB.therearedifferentnewspaperseveninasmalltownC.peoplecanreadatleastonenewspapereachweekD.peoplespendalotoftimereadingtheSundaysectionMagazinesare.A.weeklyormonthlynewspapersB.akindofpublicationsC.specialreadingmaterialsforfunD.justlikenewspapersInthefirstparagrghtheunderlinedwordglanceprobablymeans.A.quicklookB.quickmovementC.angrylookD.unpleasantlook

Whatmakesonepersonmoreintelligentthananother?WhatmakesonepersonageniuslikethebrilliantAlbertEinsteinandanotherpersonafool?Arepeoplebornintelligentorstupidorisintelligencetheresultofwhereandhowyoulive?Theseareveryoldquestionsandtheanswerstothemarestillnotclear.Weknowhoweverthatjustbeingbornwithagoodmindisnotenough.InsomewaysthemindislikealegoranarmmusclE.ItneedsexercisE.Mentaldonewiththemindexerciseisparticularlyimportantforyoungchildren.Manychildpsychologists心理学家thinkthatparentsshouldplaywiththeirchildrenmoreoftenandgivethemproblemstothinkabout.Thechildrenarethenmorelikelytogrowupbrightandintelligent.Ifontheotherhandchildrenareleftaloneagreatdealwithnothingtodotheyaremorelikelytobecomedullandunintelligent.Parentsshouldalsobecarefulwithwhattheysaytoyoungchildren.Accordingtosomepsychologistsifparentsarealwaystellingachildthatheorsheisafooloranidiotthenthechildismorelikelytokeepdoingsillyandfoolishthings.SoitisprobablybetterforparentstosayverypositivehelpfulthingstotheirchildrensuchasThatwasaverycleverthingyoudiD.orYouaresuchasmartchilD.Thewordsintelligentandbrilliantinthefirstparagraphprobablymean_______whiledullinthesecondparagraphmeans________.A.brightandsplendid;slowinthinkingandunderstandingB.prettyandhandsome;ordinary-lookingC.greatandimportant;commonD.hopefulandhelpful;carelessAccordingtothecontextwecanguessthatageniusis________whileanidiotis________.A.anormalperson;afunnypersonB.astrongperson;aweakpersonC.ahighlyintelligentperson;afoolishorweak-mindedpersonD.afamousperson;anordinarypersonA.person________ismorelikelytobecomeagenius.A.whoseparentsarecleverB.oftenthinkingaboutdifficultproblemsC.oftenhelpedbyhisparentsandteachersD.bornwithagoodbrainandputtingitintoactiveuseItisbetterforparents________.A.topraiseandencouragetheirchildrenmoreoftenB.tobehardontheirchildrenC.toleavetheirchildrenalonewithnothingtodoD.togivetheirchildrenasmuchhelpaspossibleWhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothearticle?A.Parentsplayanimportantpartintheirchildren’sgrowth.B.ThelessyouuseyourmindthedulleryoumaybecomE.C.IntelligenceisobviouslytheresultofwhereandhowyoulivE.D.Whatmakesapersonbrightorstupidisstillunderdiscussion.

ShiptourismtoAntarcticaisontherise:Morethan35000touristsareexpectedtovisitAntarcticthissummer.In1992-19936750visitedAntarcticaaccordingtotheAntarcticaTreaty.Allofthistourismhoweverisputtingbothtouristsandtheenvironmentingreatdanger.AmongthetouristshipsthatvisitthecontinenttheExploreraCanadianshipwasoneofthefirst.Puttousein1969itwasbuilttocarrytouriststoAntarcticA.Lastweekhoweveritbecamethefirstcommercialpassengershiptosinkbeneaththewaters.Fortunatelyallofthepassengersandcrewmemberswererescuedfromtheship.HoweverthesunkenshipendangeredtheAntarctic’sfragile脆弱的environment.Theshipwasestimatedtobeholding48000gallonsoffuel.TheaccidentwasnotunexpecteD.BoththeUSandUKhadwarnedaconferenceoftheAntarcticTreatymembercountriesinMaythatthetourismsituationinthisareawasapotentialdisaster.TheUSsaidinapaperpeopleshouldtakeahardlookattourismissuesnowespeciallythoserelatedtoshipsafety.AlthoughtheAntarcticseasarerelatively相对地calmfloatingicecausesapotentialthreattoships.TheowneroftheExplorerblamedthesinkingonafist-likeholeintheshipcreatedbyicE.ManyoftheotherlargeshipsnowvisitingAntarcticaarenotdesignedespeciallyagainstthickicE.Suchshipsgenerallycanonlycometothecontinentinsummer.Butthetouristrushispushingshipsintodangeroussituations.TheincreasingnumberofshipsoperatinginAntarcticmeansthattheshipareundergreatpressuretogetthereintimeforthekeyvisitingsitestheBritishgovernmentwroteinapaperatthemeetingofmembercountries.AsanaturalfrontierAntarcticaisinamessylegalsituation.Therearenoobviousanswersastowhoisresponsiblefordealingwiththethreatthattouristmaycausetohumanlifeandtheenvironment.ThereisnocoastguardforAntarcticA.DowewantittobecomeDisneylandordoweneedsomecontrols?76.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothispassage?A.Antarcticatourismhasahistoryofabout17yearsB.ThenumberoftouriststotheAntarcticisover5timesaslargeasthatof17yearsago.C.ThetourismboomhascausedholesinthefloatingiceintheAntarctiC.D.TheAntarcticaTreatyisresponsiblefortheproblem.77.ThesinkingoftheExplorer____________.A.ledtoaconferenceaboutthetourismsituationintheAntarctiC.B.wascausedbytheroughseasC.hadbeenpredictedD.didharmtotheAntarctiC.78.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_________.A.aDisneylandwillbebuiltintheAntarcticB.fewerpeoplearevisitingtheAntarcticbecauseofthewarningsgivenC.notalltheshipsaresuitabletogototheAntarcticD.someshipstakerisksvisitingtheAntarcticinotherseasonsratherthaninsummer79.Inthispassagethewritersuggeststhat___________.A.peoplehadbetternotmakeatouroftheAntarcticB.shipstotheAntarcticshouldbebuiltstrongenoughC.thereshouldbelegalcontrolsovertourismintheAntarcticD.theAntarctic’senvironmentisfragile80.WhatattitudedoesthewriterholdtowardsAntarctictourism?A.SupportivE.B.PositivE.C.Indifferent.D.Anxious.

Wanttosavemoneywhentravellingbytrain?Herearesomeways.DayReturnsThisticketcansaveyouupto45%onthestandardfare车费.YouhavetotravelaftertherushhourperiodMon.-Fri.butcantravelatanytimeonSat.orSun.BigcitySavesThesearespeciallow-pricedticketsoncertaintrains.Yonhavetobookinadvance-----atthelatestby16:00thedaybeforeyoutravel.It'sfirstcomefirstserveD.WeekendReturnsWeekendReturnsareavailable有售formostjourneysover60miles.GoonFri.Sat.orSunandreturnthesameweekendonSat.orSunandsaveupto35%thestandardfarE.MonthlyReturnsThereareavailableformostjourneysover65miles.Goanydayandreturnwithinamonth.Monthlyreturnssaveyouupto25%onthestandardfarE.FamilyReturnsFor￡20thisrailcardallowsyoutotakeasecondadult成人andupto4childrenforonly￡3eachwhenyoubuysingleorreturntickets.YoucantravelasoftenasyoulikeuntilthecardbecomesoutofdatE.200words.建议阅读时间为3min.WhichisthebesttickettobuyifyouliveinLondonandwanttogotoasmalltown80milesawayforfourdays?A.BigCitySaversB.MonthlyReturnsC.WeekendReturnsD.FamilyReturnsA.manboughthimselfaticketof￡15andthreeticketsforhisfamilywithafamilyrailcarD.Howmuchdidhepay?A.￡44B.￡29C.￡24D.￡15

GloriaisafamoushostessofaTVstation.Whenshewas15shehappenedtowalkintoabookstoreinherhometownandbeganlookingatthebooksontheshelves.ThemanbehindthecounterJohnSmithaskedifshe'dlikeajoB.Sheneededtostartsavingforcollegesoshesaidyes.GloriaworkedafterschoolandduringsummervacationsandthejobhelpedpayforherfirstyearofcollegE.Duringcollegeshewoulddomanyotherjobs:sheservedcoffeeinthestudentunionwasahotelcleanerandevenmademapsfortheForestServicE.Butsellingbookswasoneofthemostsatisfyingjobs.OnedayawomancameintothebookstoreandaskedGloriaforbooksoncancer.Thewomanseemedanxious.Gloriashowedherpracticallyeverythingtheyhadandfoundotherbookstheycouldorder.ThewomanleftthestorelessworriedandGloriahasalwaysrememberedtheprideshefeltinhavinghelpedhercustomer.YearslaterasatelevisionhostessGloriaheardaboutachildwhowasbornwithproblemswithhisfingersandhanD.HisfamilycouldnotaffordanoperationandtheboylivedinshamehidinghishandinhispocketallthetimE.Gloriapersuadedherbosstoagreetoletherdothestory.AfterthestorywasbroadcastsomedoctorscalledofferingtoperformtheoperationforfreE.Gloriavisitedtheboyinthehospitalaftertheoperation.ThefirstthinghedidwastoholduphisrepairedhandandsayThankyou.WhatasweetsenseofsatisfactionGloriafelt!AtSmith'sbookstoreGloriaalwaysrealizedshewasworkingforthecustomersnotthestorE.Todayit'sthesamE.TheTVstationpaysherbutshefeelsthatsheshouldworkforthepeoplewhowatchtheprogrammeshelpingthemunderstandtheworldbetter.56.WhendidGloriagetherfirstjob?A.A.fewyearsbeforecollegE.B.SeveralyearsaftercollegE.C.WhenshewasstudyingatcollegE.D.WhenshewasworkingintheTVstation.57.Inwhichpart-timejobdidGloriafeelthehappiest?A.Cleaninginthehotel.B.SellingbooksinthebookstorE.C.Servingcoffeeinthestudentunion.D.MakingmapsfortheForestServicE.58.HowdidGloriahelpthechildgettheoperationheneeded?A.Herbossagreedtoraisemoney.B.Shepaidfortheoperationherself.C.SheallowedtheboytoshowonTV.D.Hernewsreportaffectedsomedoctors.59.Whatparticularlygivesherthefeelingofpride?A.Helpingpeoplethroughherwork.B.Reportinginterestingstories.C.Beingabletododifferentjobswell.D.Payingforhercollegeeducationherself.

BANG!thedoorcausedareverberation回声.ItwasjuststandingtherewithfatherstandingononesideandIontheothersidE.WewerebothingreatangerNeversetfootinthishouseagain!stormedfather.WithtearswellingupinmyeyesIrushedoutoftheflatandranalongthestreet.Thestreetlightswereshiningratherdesolately凄凉的.Iwanderedaimlessly.A.youngfatherwhoheldachildinhisarmswalkedpastmE.IfeltasifIsawmychildhoodfromanotherspace:happyandharmonious.Butnow...Idon’tknowwhetheritisbecauseIhavegrownuporbecausedadisgettingolD.Wedifferinourwaysofthinking.HealwaysimposeshisopinionsandcodesofbehavioronmE.WheneverIdosomethingwrongheneveradmitsit.Wearejustliketwopeoplecomingfromtwodifferentworlds.ItfeelslikethereisanirondoorbetweenusthatcanneverbeopeneD.IwanderedthestreetswithoutadestinationinminD.Myheartwasfrozenonthishotsummernight.AsIwalkedontherewerefewerandfewerpeopleonthestreetsuntilIhadonlythestreetlightstokeepmecompany.WhenIfinallyreachedthehigh-riseapartmentblockinwhichIlivedIsawthatthelightwasstillon.Ithoughttomyself:Isfatherwaitingformeorishestillangrywithme?Infactitwasnothing.Perhapsdadwasthrowingawaysomeofhisoldstamps.Perhapshethoughttheywereuseless.IneverhadthecouragetotellhimthatIlikedcollectingstamps.Ican’tstandhisoutrageous蛮横的words:Ican’tthrowyouawayletalonetheseoldpapers?Allthelightswereoffexceptfather’s.Dadwasalwayslikethis.Maybehedidn’tknowhowtoexpresshimself.Aftershoutingatmehenevershowedanymercyoranymomentsofregret.Afteranargumenthehasthehabitofcreepingupinmysleepandthentuckingmeunderneaththecovers.Thiswashowhealwayswas.HehasbeenaleaderforsolongthattellingeveryoneelsewhattodohasbecomehissecondnaturE.Thelightwasstillon.AmIwrong?IwhisperedmaybE.WiththekeyinhandIwasasnervousasIhadeverbeen.AtlastIdecidedtoopenthedoor.AssoonasIopenedthedoortearsrandownmycheeks.IsuddenlyrealizedthattheirondoorthatIhadimaginedbetweenusdidnotexistatall.Love—itsecondtononE.DecidewhichisthebestorderofthefollowingaccordingtowhathappenedinthepassagE.A.IopenedthedoorandenteredthehousE.B.SadlyIranoutintothestreet.C.IreachedtheplacewhereIlivedandsawmyhousestillbrightlylit.D.Ithoughtofmyfather’skindnesstowardsmE.E.Iwalkedaboutinthestreetwithoutanyaim.A.bedcaB.becdaC.beacdD.becadWhatmadethewriterthinkofhischildhood?A.Thesightofthedesolatestreetlights.B.Thesightoftheemptystreet.C.Thesightofafatherwithachildinhisarms.D.ThesightoflightinhisownhousE.Whydoyouthinkthefatheroftenshoutsathisson?A.perhapsthefatherisgettingolderandolder.B.perhapsthesonhasalreadygrownup.C.perhapstheyneveragreewitheachother.D.perhapsthefatherhasgotusedtodoingthat.Whatconclusioncanyoudrawafterreadingthepassage?A.Thefathertreatshissoninanunfairway.B.Thefatherisactuallykindtohisson.C.Thefatherisneitherkindnorcrueltohisson.D.Thefatherisalwaysfindingfaultwithhisson.

Sincewearesocialbeingsthequalityofourlivesdependsinlargemeasureonourinterpersonalrelationships.Onestrengthofthehumanconditionsisourpossibilitytogiveandreceivesupportfromoneanotherunderstressful有压力的conditions.Socialsupportmakesupoftheexchangeofresourcesamongpeoplebasedontheirinterpersonalties.Thoseofuswithstrongsupportsystemsappearbetterabletodealwithmajorlifechangesanddailyproblems.Peoplewithstrongsocialtieslivelongerandhavebetterhealththanthosewithoutsuchties.Studiesovertypesofillnessesfromdepressiontoheartdiseaseshowthatthepresenceofsocialsupporthelpspeopledefendthemselvesagainstillnessandtheabsenceofsuchsupportmakespoorhealthmorelikely.Socialsupportcushionsstressinanumberofways.Firstfriendsrelativesandco-workersmayletusknowthattheyvalueus.Ourself-respectisstrengthenedwhenwefeelacceptedbyothersinspiteofourfaultsanddifficulties.Secondotherpeopleoftenprovideuswithinformationalsupport.Theyhelpustodefineandunderstandourproblemsandfindsolutionstothem.ThirdwetypicallyfindsocialcompanionshipsupportivE.Takingpartinfree-timeactivitieswithothershelpsustomeetoursocialneedswhileatthesametimedistracting转移注意力usfromourworriesandtroubles.Finallyotherpeoplemaygiveusinstrumentalsupport—moneyaidmaterialresourcesandneededservices—thatreducesstressbyhelpingusresolveanddealwithourproblems.Interpersonalrelationshipsareimportantbecausetheycan_______.A.makepeoplelivemoreeasilyB.smoothawaydailyproblemsC.dealwithlifechangesD.curetypesofillnessesTheresearchesshowthatpeople'sphysicalandmentalhealth_______.A.liesinthesocialmedicalcaresystemswhichsupportthemB.hasmuchtodowiththeamountofsupporttheygetfromothersC.dependsontheirabilitytodealwithdailyworriesandtroublesD.isrelatedtotheircouragefordealingwithmajorlifechangesWhichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwordcushions?A.takesplaceofB.makesupofC.lessenstheeffectofD.getsridofHelpingasickneighborwithsomerepairworkinsparetimeisanexampleof_______.A.instrumentalsupportB.informationalsupportC.socialcompanionshipD.thestrengtheningofself-respectWhatisthesubjectdiscussedinthetext?A.Interpersonalrelationships.B.Kindsofsocialsupport.C.Waystodealwithstress.D.Effectsofstressfulconditions.

TwoEnglishmenweretravelinginFrancewhenapolicemanstoppedtheircarandgaveitasearch.Hefoundabagofwhitepowderwhichlookedsuspicious可疑的.Drogue?askedthepolicemanwhowassensitivetoheroin海洛因.YesdogthetworepliedhavingtheleastideaoftheirmisunderstandingoftheFrenchword;andinnotimetheyfoundthemselvesinprison.Analysis分析ofthepowderdisclosedthatitwasachemicalwhichgaveoffasmellusedtodiscouragedogsfromusingthesidesofthecarasatoilet.ThetwoweresetfreeafterpromisingtotakeafewFrenchlessonsbeforetheirnexttripinFrancE.1.Thepowderfoundinthecarlookedverymuchlike______.A.heroinB.gun-powderC.medicineD.fertilizer2.TheFrenchworddroguemeans______.A.dogwhichoftenusedthesidesofthecarasatoiletB.drunkastatecausedbytheeffectofdrinkingC.drugmattersuchasheroinandcocaine可卡因D.medicineusedtocurepeopleoftheirillnesses3.ThereasonwhythetwoEnglishmenmisunderstoodtheworddroguewasthat______.A.thewordsdrogueanddogaremoreorlessalikeinpronunciationB.droguehappenedtobeawordtheyhadlearnedintheirFrenchlessonC.theyknewnoFrenchatallbutwereshyofshowingthisD.theydidn’tknowthiswordbuthadahabitoftakingthingsforgranted4.ThetwoEnglishmenwerefree_____.A.directlyaftertheanalysiswascarriedoutB.aftertheyhadgivenasatisfactoryexplanationofthepowderC.afterthepolicefoundoutthattheyhadn’tbrokentrafficrulesD.onconditionthattheyshoulddosomethingtoimprovetheirFrench

RomanticcomedieshavelongbeenregardedastheperfectmovieforafirstdatE.ButaccordingtoastudyromanticcomediessuchasBridgetJones'sDiaryandNottingHillcouldbebadforyourlovelifE.Ratherthanbeingharmlessentertainment'rom-coms'givepeopleunrealisticandpotentiallyunhealthyexpectationsaboutreal-liferelationshipsscientistssay.Researchersfoundthatthosewhowatchedromanticcomediesweremorelikelytobelieveinpredestinedlove缘份thanthosewhopreferredotherkindsofmoviE.Theywerealsomorelikelytobelievethatperfectrelationshipshappeninstantlyandwerelesslikelytobelievethatcouplesneedtoworkatrelationships.Watchingjustoneromanticcomedyisenoughtoswaypeople'sattitudestoromanticlovetheyfounD.DrBjarneHolmeswholedtheresearchsaid:Wearenotkillingjoys--wearenotsayingthatpeopleshouldn'twatchthesemovies.Butwearesayingthatitwouldbehelpfulifpeopleweremoreawareandmorecriticalofthemessagesinthesefilms.TheproblemisthatwhilemostofusknowthattheideaofaperfectrelationshipisunrealisticsomeofusarestillmoreinfluencedthanwerealizE.ForthefirstpartofthestudyDrHolmesandcolleaguesattheFamilyandPersonalRelationshipsLaboratoryatHeriotWattUniversityEdinburghstudied40boxofficehitsfrom1995to2005.Mostofthosecomediesdescribedcouplesfallinginstantlyinloveandpromotedtheideaoffate--thebeliefthatthereisjustoneperfectcompanionouttheretheyfounD.There'sabeliefofdestinyandcouplesinromanticcomediesimmediatelyunderstandeachothersaidDrHolmes.Ifyouthinkthat'showthingsareyouaresettingyourselfuptobedisappointeD.InasecondstudyDrHolmesaskedaround100studentvolunteerstowatchSerendipity--the2001romanticcomedystarringKateBeckinsaleandJohnCusackwhile100watchedaDavidLynchdramA.Inaquestionnaireafterthefilmendedstudentswatchingtherom-comwerefarmorelikelytobelieveinfateanddestinythanthosewhohadwatchedthe'straight'film.72.Accordingtothepassageifyouarefondofwatchingromanticcomediesyou____.A.aremorelikelytobelieveinfutureloveB.mustbeinfluencedbyfilmsC.mayexpectaperfectrelationshipinyourlovelifeD.mayfallinstantlyinlovewithoneofyourclassmates73.Theunderlinedworddestinymostprobablymeans__.A.fateB.loveC.beautyD.romance74.ThepurposeofDrBjameHohnes'researchis__.A.topromotetheideaoffateB.toaskustokeepawayfromromanticcomediesC.toshowhowromanticcomedieshaveinfluenceonourlifeD.toremindusofthenegativeeffectofwatchingromanticcomedies75.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat.A.watchingcomediesisharmfultoastablemarriageB.itisnecessaryforcouplestoworkattheirrelationshipC.couplesfallinginstantlyinloveendupwithanunhappymarriageD.weshouldwatchmore'straight'filmsinsteadofromanticcomedies

MorethaneverkidstodayhavegivenupreadingforactivitieslikewatchingTVplayingvideogamesandsurfingtheInternetbutrecentlyanewtrend趋势hasbeencatchingonthatwillhopefullychangethat.InfactbookclubsarebecomingmorepopularamongAmericankids.11-year-oldKenyaDebarrosreadaboutsingerLenaHornE.Itwasjustamazingtoseeablackwomanasthestarandnotjustamammyoramaidshesays.Butdidallthesekidscomeenthusiastically热情地?Nonotexactly.IlikebookclubuhIdon’tknowbutIamjusttryingitout.Mymomdidn’tmakemebutIjusttrieditoutsays16-year-oldAntonioNash.Andifthey’lltryittheexpertssaytherearewaystogetthemtocomeback.Makeitfunservepizzaservechocolatecakesandhavedoorprizes门票对号奖.ItalsohelpstoconnectbookstotherealworlD.Theytalkaboutthingsthatarehappeninginthecommunitysotheycanrelatewhateverthey’vereadinthebooktowhat’shappeningnow.Heretheyhavelongtalksaboutthebookstheyhaveselectedwhichmostkidsdon’tgettodowhenthey’reinschoolandthesekidssayinbookclubsthey’relearningtolovebooksandlovereading.IfeellikeI’mactuallyinthebookanddoingwhattheactualmaincharacterisdoingsays13-year--oldJustinWoodarD.16-year-oldAntoniaMcManussaysreadinggivesheranicebreakfromthedaySittingdownandreadingabookgivesmesometimetogetawayfromtheworldandgetmymindstraight.52.WhatdoestheunderlinedphrasecatchingoninParagraph1mean?A.Happening.B.Realizing.C.Becomingpopular.D.Bringingin.53.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.BookclubsdevelopveryfastinAmericA.B.BookclubsarepopularamongAmericankids.C.Americankids’habitsarechangingtowardsreading.D.A.newtrendhelpschangechildreninAmericA.54.Itcanbeknownfromthepassagethat______.A.bookclubsaredesignedtoimprovekids’studyB.bookclubsaremainlytohelpkidsforgettherealityC.kidsliketogothereforthesilentsurroundingsD.kidsmaygetunexpectedrewardsinbookclubs55.WhydoesAntoniaMcManuslikegoingtothebookclub?A.Shefindsreadingrestful.B.Shecouldgetsomesoundsleep.C.ShelikesthenoisyconditionstherE.D.ShecandealwithherproblemstherE.

Likeallanimalspeciesplantspeciesmustspreadtheiroffspringtosuitableareaswheretheycangrowandpassontheirparents’genes.Younganimalsgenerallyspreadbywalkingorflying.Becauseplantsdon’thavethatabilitytheymustsomehowhitchhike搭车.Someplantseedsscatterbyblowinginthewindorfloatingonwater.Manyotherplantspeciesthoughtrickananimalintocarryingtheirseeds.Howdotheydothis?Theyenclosetheseedswithinatastyfruitandadvertisethefruit’sripenessbyitscolourorsmell.ThehungryanimalcollectsandswallowsthefruitwalksorfliesoffandlaterspitsouttheseedssomewherefarfromitsparenttreE.Seedscantherebybecarriedforthousandsofmiles.Itmaysurpriseyoutolearnthatplantseedscanresistdigestion.Infactsomeseedsactuallyrequirepassagethroughananimal’sbodybeforetheycangrow.Wildstrawberriesofferagoodexampleofhitchhikingtactics.WhenstrawberryseedsarestillyoungandnotyetreadytobeplantedthesurroundingfruitisgreensourandharD.Whentheseedsfinallymaturetheberriesturnredsweetandtender.Thechangeintheberries’colourservesasasignaltobirdswhichtheneatthestrawberriesflyoffandeventuallyspitouttheseeds.Naturallystrawberryplantsdidn’tsetoutwithaconsciousintentionofattractingbirdsonlywhentheirseedswerereadytobedisperseD.Nordidbirdssetoutwiththeintentofplantingstrawberries.Ratherstrawberryplantsevolvedthroughnaturalselection.Thesweeterandredderthefinalstrawberrythemorebirdsspreaditsripeseeds;thegreenerandmoresourtheyoungstrawberrythefewerbirdsdestroyedtheseedsbyeatingberriesbeforetheseedswereready.1.Whatdoestheunderlinedworddispersedinthethirdparagraphmean?A.spreadB.eatenC.bornD.planted2.ForplantswhichofthefollowingisNOTawayofspreadingtheiroffspringtosuitableareas?A.Hitchhiking.B.BlowinginthewinD.C.Floatingonwater.D.Trackingananimal.3.Whichstrategydoestheexampleofwildstrawberriesdescribe?A.Theconsciousintentofattractingbirds.B.Spreadingbywalking.C.Spreadingbyflying.D.Thestrategyoftakingalift.4.Whydoestheauthordescribehowstrawberryseedsarespread?A.Toshowplantsaregoodatadaptingtotheenvironment..B.Toshowstrawberry’sspecialway.C.Toshowtheplanthasdifferentwaysofspreadingseeds.D.Toshowthemysteryofplant.5.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.Howanimalsdisperseoffspring.B.Howplantsdispersetheiroffspring.C.Plantevolution.D.Plants’hitchhikingonanimals.

Inthemodernsocietythereisagreatdealofargumentaboutcompetition.Somevalueithighlybelievingthatitisresponsibleforsocialprogressandprosperity繁荣.OtherssaythatcompetitionisbadthatitsetsonepersonagainstanotherthatitleadstounfriendlyrelationshipbetweenpeoplE.Ihavetaughtmanychildrenwhoheldthebeliefthattheirself-worthreliedonhowwelltheyperformedattennisandotherskills.Forthemplayingwellandwinningareoftenlife-and-deathaffairs.Intheirsingle-mindedpursuit追求ofsuccessthedevelopmentofmanyotherhumanqualitiesisreallyforgotten.HoweverotherstakeanoppositeattitudE.Inaculturewhichvaluesonlythewinnerandpaysnoattentiontotheordinaryplayerstheystronglyblamecompetition.Amongthemostvocalareyoungsterswhohavesufferedundercompetitivepressuresfromtheirparentsorsociety.TeachingtheseyoungpeopleIoftennoticethattheyhaveadesiretofail.Theyseemtochoosefailurebynottryingtowinorachievesuccess.Bynottryingtheyalwayshaveanexcuse:Imayhavelostbutitdoesn’tmatterbecauseIreallydidn’ttry.Theydon’tbelievethatiftheyhadreallytriedandlostsuchalosswouldprovetheirworth.Clearlythisbeliefisthesameasthatofthetruecompetitorswhotrytoprovethemselves.Botharebasedonthemistakenbeliefthatone’sself-respectreliesonhowwelloneperformsincomparison比较withothers.BothareafraidofnotbeingvalueD.Onlyasthisbasicandoftentroublesomefearbeginstodissolve缓解canwediscoveranewmeaningincompetition.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?A.Competitionhelpssetupself-respect.B.Failuresarenecessaryexperiencesincompetition.C.Competitionisharmfultopersonalqualitydevelopment.D.OpinionsaboutcompetitionaredifferentamongpeoplE.Whydosomepeoplevaluecompetitionaccordingtothepassage?A.Itbuildsupasenseofduty.B.ItpushessocietyforwarD.C.Itimprovespersonalabilities.D.Itencouragesindividualeffects.TheunderlinedphrasethemostvocalinParagraph3refersto_______.A.thosewhotrytheirbesttowinB.thosewhovaluecompetitionmosthighlyC.thosewhoareagainstcompetitionmoststronglyD.thosewhorelyonothersmostforsuccessWhatisthesimilarbeliefofthetruecompetitorsandthosewithadesiretofail?A.One’ssuccessisbasedonhowhardhehastrieD.B.One’ssuccessincompetitionneedsgreatefforts.C.One’sachievementisdeterminedbyhisparticularskills.D.One’sworthliesinhisperformancecomparedwithothers’.Whichpointofviewmaytheauthoragreeto?A.Everyeffortshouldbepaidback.B.CompetitionshouldbeencourageD.C.Winningshouldbealife-and-deathmatter.D.Fearoffailureshouldberemovedincompetition.

Thinkingissomethingyouchoosetodoasafishchoosestoliveinwater.Tobehumanistothink.Butthinkingmaycomenaturallywithoutyourknowinghowyoudoit.Thinkingaboutdrinkingisthekeytocritical判断性的thinking.Whenyouthinkcriticallyyoutakecontrolofyourthinkingprocesses过程.Otherwiseyoumightbecontrolledbytheideasofothers.Indeedcriticalthinkingisattheheartofeducation.Thewordcriticalherehasaspecialmeaning.Itdoesnotmeantakingoneviewagainstanotherviewaswhensomeonecriticizesanotherpersonfordoingsomethingwrong.Thenatureofcriticalthinkingisthinkingbeyondtheeasilyseen-beyondthepicturesonTVtheuntruereportsinthenewspapersandthefaultyreasoning.Criticalthinkingisanattitudeasmuchasanactivity.Ifyouarecuriousaboutlifeanddesiretodigdeeperintoityouareacriticalthinker.IfyoufindpleasureindeepthinkingaboutdifferentideascharactersandfactsyouareacriticalthinkerActivitiesofthemindandhigher-orderreasoningareprocessesofdeepandcarefulconsideration.Theytaketimeanddonotgohandinhandwiththefastspeedintoday’sworld:fastfoodsinstantcoffeeandself-developingfilm.Ifyouareamongthepeoplewhobelievethatspeedisameasureofintelligence智力youmaylearnsomethingnewfromastoryaboutAlbertEinstein.ThefirsttimeBaneshHoffmanascientistwastodiscusshisworkwithAlbertEinstein.Hoffmanwastoonervoustospeak.ButEinsteinimmediatelyputHoffmanateasebysayingPleasegoslowly.Idon’tunderstandthingsquickly.73.Criticalthinkingisimportanttousbecauseifwedonotthinkcritically_______.A.itwillbehardforustothinknaturallyandfastB.wemightbecontrolledbyotherpeople’sideasC.wewillfollowtheideasofothersnaturallyD.wemightbefootedbyotherpeople’sideas74.Ifyouareacriticalthinkeryouwill________.A.thinkdeeplyaboutdifferentideasB.trustthereportsinthenewspapersC.takeoneviewagainstanotherviewD.criticizeotherpeoplefortheirmistakes75.Inthelastparagraphsomethingnewsuggeststhat________.A.thesmarteryouarethefasteryoudothingsB.thefasteryoudothingsthesmarteryoubecomeC.speedcanimproveintelligenceD.intelligenceisnotdecidedbyspeed76.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ThinkingandCriticalThinking.B.UnderstandingCriticalThinking.C.ThinkingIsNaturalandHuman.D.ThinkingFastMeansIntelligencE.

TheEnglisharefamousfortheirmanners.ThephraseMannersmakeththemanwascoinedbyEnglishmanWilliamofWykehambackin1324butthey’rejustasimportanttoday.Booksarewrittenonthesubjectadvicecolumnsinmagazinestellpeoplehowtobehaveandfinishingschoolsstillexisttoensurethatyounggirlsbecomeyoungladies.ThebestexampleofEnglishmannersisintheirmasteryoftheartofformingaqueuE.ItisapopularjokeinEnglandthelandofsportingfailurestosayifonlyqueuingwasanOlympicsportwe’dwinhandsdown.NooneknowsexactlyhowandwhenitstartedbutqueuingplaysanimportantroleintheEnglishsocialmake-up.Schoolchildrenaretaughttoqueueforroll-callassemblyandlunchandEnglishpeopleacrossthelandformorderlyqueuesatshopsbankscinemasandbus-stopseveryday.TheEnglishobviouslyaren’ttheonlypeoplewhoqueuebuttheyseemtodoitbetterthananyoneelsE.AsonevisitorsaidIhavetravelledacrossEuropetheMiddleandFarEastandnowherehaveIseenthesingle-filequeueswhichareformedinEnglanD.TheEnglisharealsofamouslypolitewhenitcomestolanguagE.WhereasmanyothernotionsaremoredirectintheircommunicationtheEnglishpreferamoreindirectformofaskingforthings.ForexampleanAmericanwhowantstotalktoacolleaguemightsayGotaminute?;howeveranEnglishpersonwilloftenuseamoreindirectmeansmightofrequestingthechatSorrytobotheryoubutwouldyoupossiblyhaveaminuteorsotohaveaquickchatifyoudon’tmindplease?TheEnglishalsolovetoapologizeforthings.Whensqueezingpastsomeonepeoplesaysorry.Andtheywillapologizeifyoubumpintothemwhoops!Sorry!Myfault.InfactnooneseemstosaysorryasmuchastheEnglish:sorryI’mlatE./SorryIforgottocallyoulastnight./I’msorryyoudidn’tgetthee-mail.Andsoon.Theyalsoliketousepleaseandthankyoualot.InashoptheywillsayI’dlikeapacketofcrisppleasE.Thanks.Britishstudentsthanktheirlecturesandbossesoftenthanktheiremployeesfordoingtheirjobs.Whydoesfinishingschoolsstillexisttohelpyounggirlsbecomeladies?A.BecausetheEnglishmindtheirmannersverymuch.B.BecausetheEnglishparentswanttomarrytheirdaughterstotheroyalfamily.C.BecausetheEnglishgirlsaresorudethattheyneedtobetaughttobepolitE.D.BecausetheEnglishgovernmentensurestheirexistencE.Theunderlinedsentenceinparagraph2implies________________.A.TheEnglishlovetheOlympicsverymuch.B.TheEnglishspendnothingwinninganOlympicmedal.C.TheEnglisharebestatqueuing.D.TheEnglishprefertoqueuewiththeirhandsdown.AccordingtothepassageifAmericanssayWaiter!CouldIhaveanotherforkplease?howwilltheEnglishexpresssuchameaning?A.Excuseme!Givemeanotherforkplease!B.Excuseme!Ihavetobeabotherbutwouldyoumindawfullychangingthisforkplease?C.Hi!Wouldyoumindgivingmeanotherfork?D.Waiter!Comehereandchangethefork!Accordingtothepassagewhydotheemployersoftenthanktheiremployeesfordoingtheirjobs?A.Theemployeescanbringthemalotofbenefits.B.Theemployeesfinishtheirjobsperfectly.C.TheEnglishemployers’goodmannersleadthemtodoso.D.Theemployersdoitasaresultofthecompany’sregulation.

阅读理解: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Itwasthesummerof1965.DeLucathen17visitedPeterBuckafamilyfrienD.BuckaskedDeLucaabouthisplansforthefuturE.I’mgoingtocollegebutIneedawaytopayforitDeLucarecallssaying.Bucksaid‘Youshouldopenasandwichshop.’Thatafternoontheyagreedtobepartners.Andtheysetagoal:toopen32storesintenyears.AfterdoingsomeresearchBuckwroteacheckfor$1000.DeLucarentedastorefront店面inConnecticutandwhentheycouldn’tcovertheirstart-upcostsBuckkickedinanother$1000.Butbusinessdidn’tgosmoothlyastheyexpecteD.DeLucasaysAftersixmonthsweweredoingpoorlybutwedidn’tknowhowbadlybecausewedidn’thaveanyfinancialcontrols.AllheandBuckknewwasthattheirsaleswerelowerthantheircosts.DeLucawasmanagingthestoreandgoingtotheUniversityofBridgeportatthesametimE.BuckwasworkingathisdayjobasanuclearphysicistinNewYork.They’dmeetMondayeveningsandbrainstormideasforkeepingthebusinessrunning.WeconvincedourselvestoopenasecondstorE.Wefiguredwecouldtellthepublic‘WearesosuccessfulweareopeningasecondstorE.’Andtheydid—inthespringof1966.Stillitwasalotoflearningbytrialanderror.Butthepartners’learn-as-you-goapproachturnedouttobetheirgreateststrength.EveryFridayDeLucawoulddrivearoundandhand-deliverthecheckstopaytheirsuppliers.Itprobablytookmetwoandahalfhoursanditwasn’tnecessarybutasaresultthesuppliersgottoknowmeverywellandthepersonalrelationshipsestablishedreallyhelpedoutDeLucasays.Andhavingagoalwasalsoimportant.Therearesomanyproblemsthatcangetyoudown.YoujusthavetokeepworkingtowardyourgoalDeLucaadds.DeLucaendedupfoundingSubwaySandwichthemultimillion-dollarrestaurantchain.1.DeLucaopenedthefirstsandwichshopinorderto____.A.supporthisfamilyB.payforhiscollegeeducationC.helphispartnerexpandbusinessD.dosomeresearch2.WhichofthefollowingistrueofBuck?A.Heputmoneyintothesandwichbusiness.B.Hewasaprofessorofbusinessadministration.C.HewasstudyingattheUniversityofBridgeport.D.HerentedastorefrontforDeLucA.3.Whatcanwelearnabouttheirfirstshop?A.ItstoodatanunfavorablepalcE.B.Itloweredthepricestopromotesales.C.ItmadenoprofitsduetopoormanagementD.Itlackedcontroloverthequalityofsandwiches4.Theydecidedtoopenasecondstorebecausethey___.A.hadenoughmoneytodoit.B.hadsucceededintheirbusinessC.wishedtomeettheincreasingdemandofcustomersD.wantedtomakebelievethattheyweresuccessful5.Whatcontributemosttotheirsuccessaccordingtotheauthor?A.Learningbytrialanderror.B.Makingfriendswithsuppliers.C.Findingagoodpartner.D.Openingchainstores.

Goaheadtalktoyourdog.Asmanyadogownerwillproveourfurryfriendsarelistening.Nowforthedoubtersthereisscientificproofthattheyunderstandmuchofwhattheyhear.A.bordercolliecalledRicocanfetchatleast200objectsbynameresearchersinGermanysay.Thedogalsoappearstolearnwordsfornewobjectsaseasilyasa3-year-oldchildwoulD.Itsword-learningskillisasgoodasthatofaparrotorchimpanzeE.Inoneexperimenttheresearcherstookall200itemsthatRicoissupposedtoknowanddividedthemrandomlyinto20setsof10objectseach.Thedogwaitedwithoneofhisownersinoneroomwhileanexperimenterputasetof10objectsintoanotherroom.Thentheownertoldthedogtofetchoneoftheitems.Thedoghadtogototheotherroomandbringtheobjectback.InfourtrialsRicogot37outof40commandsright.Becausethedogcouldn'tseeanyonetogetvisualcluesaboutwhattobringbackthescientistsconcludedthathemustunderstandthemeaningsofcertainwords.InanotherexperimentthescientiststookonetoythatRicohadneverseenbeforeandputitinaroomwithseventoyswhosenameshealreadyknew.Thedog'sownerthentoldhimtofetchtheobjectusingawordRicohadneverhearD.In7outof10trialsRicopickedtherightobjectsuggestingthathefiguredouttheanswerbyprocessofelimination.A.monthlaterherememberedhalfofthenewnameswhichfurtherimpressedtheresearchers.Ricoisprobablysmarterthantheaveragedogthescientistssay.Foronethinghe'sabordercollieabreedknownforitsmentalabilities.Inadditionthe9-year-olddoghasbeentrainedtoretrievetoysbytheirnamessincehewas9monthsolD.It'shardtoknowifalldogsunderstandatleastsomeofthewordswesay.Eveniftheydotheycan'ttalkback.Stillitwouldn'thurttosweet-talkyourpupeverynowandthen.Youmightjustgetabigwetkissinreturn!48.Thepassageisprobablytakenfromabookon_____A.petsB.environmentC.cultureD.nutrition49.Itisimpliedthat____A.RicoisprobablyclevererthantheaveragedogB.OnlyafewdogscantalkbacktoitsownerC.ifachimpanzeeistraineditcanalsorecognizethenamesofobjectsD.Alldogscanunderstandwords50.HowlongisitsinceRico’sownerbegantotrainhim?A.ninemonthsB.3yearsC.overnineyearsD.morethaneightyears51.Ricocandoallthefollowingexcept_____A.understandingthemeaningsofcertainwords.B.pickingtherightobjectbyprocessofeliminationC.rememberingallofthenewnameshelearnedD.retrievingtoysbytheirnames

PerhapsnosinglemonumentintheU.S.A.isasfamousastheStatueofLiberty.StandingonsmallislandinNewYorkHarborthecrownedladyholdinghighinherrighthandthetorchoffreedomandinherlefthandatablewithwordsJuly4th1776isasymbolofAmericandemocracy.Sheiscolossal.Sheis151feethighandthepedestal垫座onwhichshestandsisalmostasmuch.TheStatueofLibertywasagifttotheUSAfromFrancein1886asamarkoffriendshipandalsoinmemoryoftheaidFrancegavetheAmericansduringtheAmericanRevolution.FormillionsofimmigrantstheStatuewastheirfirstsightofthepromisedlandandforafewalsothelastastheysailedbackhomeagain.AboutamilefromLibertyIslandthereisanothersmallislandcalledEllisIslandwhichwaslookeduponwithdreadbytheimmigrants.Foritwasherethattheyhadtowaittheirturntobeexaminedbydoctorsandofficials.MostoftheimmigrantscouldnotspeakawordofEnglish.Butonlytwooutof100immigrantswererefusedadmissiontoNewYorkCity.Oftenthepersonrefusedturnedouttobeagrandmotherorawearyfrightenedgirlmistakenlylabeledweak-minded.Sometimeshusbandsandwiveswerepartedbecauseoneofthemhappenedtohaveabadcoughandwassuspectedofhavingtuberculosis肺结核.NewYorkCitywasabitterdisillusionment幻灭tosomeimmigrants.Farfrombeingacitypavedwithgolditwasacityteemingwithovercrowdedunhealthyandunsafeghettos少数民族居住区.Theimmigrantslookedforearlierimmigrantsoftheirownnationalityorreligion.SoItalianPolishIrishJewishneighborhoodsgrewup.BecausetheycouldnotspeakEnglishthenewcomersfounditdifficulttogetworkatonceandtheirlivingquarterswereoftenslum.HowevertheyfoundintheU.S.A.opportunitiesofbetteringthemselves.TodayimmigrantsnolongerhavetoenduretherudetreatmentofEllisIslanD.Theunpleasantbuildingswerecloseddownin1924.In1976EllisIslandbecameahistoricmonument.59.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.GatewaytotheU.S.A.B.TheStatueofLiberty.C.EllisIslanD.D.ImmigrantsoftheU.S.A.60.Thewordcolossalinthefirstparagraphmeans________.A.miniatureB.colorfulC.enormousD.beautiful61.ImmigrantslookeduponEllisIslandwithdreadbecause________.A.theycouldnotspeakawordB.theymightberefusedadmissiontotheU.S.A.C.husbandsandwivesmightberecognizedD.theyweresuspected62.Paragraph3impliesthat_________.A.NewYorkCitywaspavedwithgoldB.immigrantsofthesamenationalityandreligionlivedinthesamebuildingC.immigrantslivedeverywhereD.someimmigrantsweredisappointedatNewYorkCity

Itwasthesummerof1965.Delucathen17visitedPeterBuckafamilyfrienD.BuckaskedDelucaabouthisplansforthefuturE.I’mgoingtocollegebutIneedawaytopayforitDeLucarecallssaying.Bucksaid‘Youshouldopenasandwichshop.’Thatafternoontheyagreedtobepartners.Andtheysetagoal:toopen32storesintenyears.Afterdoingsomeresearchbuckwroteacheckfor$1000.DeLucarentedastorefront店面inConnecticutandwhentheycouldn’tcovertheirstart-upcostsBuckkickedinanother$1000.Butbusinessdidn’tgosmoothlyastheyexpecteD.DeLucasaysAftersixmonthsweweredoingpoorlybutwedidn’tknowhowbadlybecausewedidn’thaveanyfinancialcontrols.AllheandBuckknewwasthattheirsaleswerelowerthantheircosts.DeLucawasmanagingthestoreandgoingtotheUniversityofBridgeportatthesametimE.BuckwasworkingathisdayjobasanuclearphysicistinNewYork.They’dmeetMondayeveningsandbrainstormideasforkeepingthebusinessrunning.WeconvincedourselvestoopenasecondstorE.Wefiguredwecouldtellthepublic‘WearesosuccessfulweareopeningasecondstorE.’Andtheydid—inthespringof1966.Stillitwasalotoflearningbytrialanderror.Butthepartners’learn-as-you-goapproachturnedouttobetheirgreateststrength.EveryFridayDeLucawoulddrivearoundandhand-deliverthecheckstopaytheirsuppliers.Itprobablytookmetwoandahalfhoursanditwasn’tnecessarybutasaresultthesuppliersgottoknowmeverywellandthepersonalrelationshipsestablishedreallyhelpedoutDeLucasays.Andhavingagoalwasalsoimportant.Therearesomanyproblemsthatcangetyoudown.YoujusthavetokeepworkingtowardyourgoalDeLucaadds.DeLucaendedupfoundingSubwaySandwichthemultimillion-dollarrestaurantchain.48.DeLucaopenedthefirstsandwichshopinorderto____.A.supporthisfamilyB.payforhiscollegeeducationC.helphispartnerexpandbusinessD.dosomeresearch49.WhichofthefollowingistrueofBuck?A.Heputmoneyintothesandwichbusiness.B.Hewasaprofessorofbusinessadministration.C.HewasstudyingattheUniversityofBridgeport.D.HerentedastorefrontforDeLucA.50.Whatcanwelearnabouttheirfirstshop?A.ItstoodatanunfavorablepalcE.B.Itloweredthepricestopromotesales.C.ItmadenoprofitsduetopoormanagementD.Itlackedcontroloverthequalityofsandwiches51.Theydecidedtoopenasecondstorebecausethey___.A.hadenoughmoneytodoit.B.hadsucceededintheirbusinessC.wishedtomeettheincreasingdemandofcustomersD.wantedtomakebelievethattheyweresuccessful52.Whatcontributemosttotheirsuccessaccordingtotheauthor?A.Learningbytrialanderror.B.Makingfriendswithsuppliers.C.Findingagoodpartner.D.Openingchainstores.BAC51—55DAA

Snow-meltingAgentA.heavysnowcankillpestsandthismeansagoodharvestnextyear.Thiswillbringaswellastroubletourbanites.OnNov.162003acoldaircurrentbroughtaheavysnowtoBeijing.Topreventtrafficjamsrelatedgovernmentdepartmentsmobilizedpeopletoclearoffsnowonstreets.Oneofthemosteffectivewaystoclearoffsnowonroadsistoscattersnow-meltingagentontheroads.Themajorcomponentofthesnow-meltingagentissalt.Thesnow-meltingagentcanmakesnowstopfromfreezingmakeiteasiertoclearofftheroadandallowtraffictoflowsmoothly.Butitalsobringsaboutsomehiddendangers.Inthespringof2003over300000treesinBeijingurbandistrictsdieD.Afteranalyzingsoilaroundthesetreesexpertsdiscoveredthatthesaltcontentofthesesoilswas392timeshigherthannormal.Wheredidtheexcessivesaltcomefrom?Afterinvestigatingforestryexpertsfoundthatwhenclearingsnowinthewinterpeopleusuallyheapsnowcontainingsnow-meltingagentattrees’rootsandthatwhenthesnowmeltsthisagentpenetratesthesoilandincreasesitssaltcontent.Thesnow-meltingagentindirectlykilledthetrees.Statisticsshowthatduringaheavysnowin2002over1000tonsofsnow-meltingagentwasscatterredonstreetsinBeijing.Snowwatercontainingalargeamountofsnow-meltingagentgotintothesoilthroughsewers.Inadditionsaltinthesnow-meltingagentcanexpeditethecorrosionofsteelbarsinconcretebuildingsandcausetheconcretetocrackandpeelshorteningthelifeofroads.Scientistsandgovernmentofficialsarerequiredtosolvetrafficproblemscausedbyheavysnowsassoonaspossibleandatthesametimetrytoreducethenegativeeffectsofthesnow-meltingagent.Thisisadifficultproblemplacedbeforethem.Relatedauthoritieshaveframedsomelocalcriteriatoregulatetheproductionanduseofsnow-meltingagents.Nowmoreharmlesssnow-meltingagentsarebeingdevelopeD.Nowthatevensnow-meltingagentsthatmeettoday’scriteriamuststillbeusedcarefullywehavetorelymoreonourmanpowerandmachinestoclearoffsnow.Thisyearinadditiontousingsnow-meltingagentsBeijingwillusealargenumberofsnowvehiclestoclearsnowonroads.Inmoreplacescitizensaremobilizedtoclearsnowwiththeirhands.Thismaybeatestofacity’scivilizationlevel.Saltisasnow-meltingagentwhile_________isacleaningagent.A.waterB.soapC.awashing-machineD.ahousewifeThethirdparagraphofthetextismainlyabout_______.A.thesideeffectofsnow-meltingagentB.acaseofdamagetotreescausedbysnow-meltingagentC.theresultsofusingsnow-meltingagentD.theusesofsnow-meltingagentAccordingtothetextthemostpracticalwaytoclearoffsnowisto_________.A.usesnow-meltingagentasmuchaspossibleB.onlyusemoreharmlesssnow-meltingagentC.encouragepeopletoclearsnowwiththeirhandsD.usemoresnowvehiclesThistextmostprobablyappearsin_________.A.anewspaperB.amagazineonlatestfindingsC.abookonsaltD.amagazineonenvironmentalprotection

FiveyearsagoDavidSmithworeanexpensivesuittoworkeveryday.Iwasaclothesaddicthejokes.IusedtocarryafreshsuittoworkwithmesoIcouldchangeifmyclothesgotwrinkleD.TodayDavidwearscasualclothes-khakipantsandsportsshirt-totheofficE.HehardlyeverwearsanecktiE.I’mworkingharderthaneverDavidsaysandIneedtofeelcomfortablE.MoreandmorecompaniesareallowingtheirofficeworkerstowearcasualclothestoworkintheUnitedStates.Thechangefromformaltocasualofficewearhasbeengradual.Intheearly1990smanycompaniesallowedtheiremployeestowearcasualclothesonFridaybutonlyonFriday.Thisbecameknownasdress-downFridayofcasualFriday.Whatstartedoutasanextraone-day-a-weekbenefitforemployeeshasreallybecomeaneverydaything.saidbusinessconsultantMaislyJones.Whyhavesomanycompaniesstartedallowingtheiremployeestowearcasualclothes?Onereasonisthatit’seasierforacompanytoattractnewemployeesifithasacasualdresscodE.Alotofyoungpeopledon’twanttodressupforworksaystheownerofasoftwarecompanysoit’shardtohirepeopleifyouhaveaconservativedresscodE.Anotherreasonisthatpeopleseemhappierandmoreproductivewhentheyarewearingcomfortableclothes.InastudyconductedbyLeviStraussandCompany85percentofemployerssaidthattheybelievethatcasualdressimprovesemployeemoralE.Only4percentofemployerssaidthatcasualdresshasanegativeimpactonproductivity.Supportersofcasualofficewearalsoarguethatacasualdresscodehelpsthemsavemoney.SuitsareexpensiveifyouhavetowearoneeverydayonepersonsaiD.Forthesameamountofmoneyyoucanbuyalotmorecasualclothes.DavidSmithreferstohimselfashavingbeenaclothesaddictbecause_______.A.heoftenworekhakipantsandasportsshirtB.hecouldn’tstandacleanappearanceC.hewantedhisclothestolookneatallthetimeD.hedidn’twanttospendmuchmoneyonclothesDavidSmithwearscasualclothesnowbecause_______.A.theymakehimfeelateasewhenworkingB.hecannotaffordtobuyexpensiveclothesC.helookshandsomeincasualclothesD.henolongerworksforanycompanyAccordingtothispassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisfalse?A.Manyemployeesdon’tlikeaconservativedresscodE.B.ComfortableclothesmakeemployeesmoreproductivE.C.A.casualclothescodeiswelcomedbyyoungemployees.D.AlltheemployersintheU.S.areforcasualofficewear.Accordingtothispassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Companyworkersstartedtodressdownabouttwentyyearsago.B.Dress-downhasbecomeaneverydayphenomenonsincetheearly1990s.C.Dress-downFridaywasfirstgivenasafavorfromemployers.D.ManyworkerswanttowearcasualclothestoimpresspeoplE.Inthispassagethefollowingadvantagesofcasualofficeweararementionedinthepassageexcept_______.A.savingemployees’moneyB.makingemployeesmoreattractiveC.improvingemployees’motivationD.makingemployeeshappier

Birdsarenotasloyaltotheirpartnersasyoumightthinkwithdivorcechildabandonmentandremarriageacommonpartofbirds’lifeanewbookhasshown.AuthorandbiologyprofessorBridgeStutchburydispelsthelove-birdbeliefthatbirdspairupforlifE.Intermsofthetop10beliefsaboutbirdsthelastingpairbondsthatwethinkaboutdooccurinsomebirdsbutinmostofthelittlesongbirdsthatwestudiednotheprofessorfromYorkUniversityinTorontosaiD.Thedivorcerateamonggreaterflamingosis99percent.Stutchbury’sbookThePrivateLivesofBirdsbasedon20yearsofresearchfromradiofilmingandDNAtestingshowsmaleAcadianflycatchersfertilize使受孕femalesfarawayfromtheirhomenestsThemaindiscoveryisthatsomanybirdsdodivorceforwhathumanswoulddescribeasselfishreasonsProfessorStutchburysaiD.ShenotedthatfemalesmayseekoutmalesthataremorecolorfulandbettersingersorlooktostepupintheworldandmovetoareasthataresaferandhavemorefooD.FemalesarelookingforthehighestqualitymalesothattheirchildrenwillbeofhighqualitysheaddeD.ProfessorStutchburysaidshortersummersmaydrivefemalestoleavetheirnestsbeforetheiryoungarefullygrownupsotheycanquicklyfindnewmates配偶andlaymoreeggsleavingthemalestofeedthehungrychicksontheirown.Malescandoubletheirsuccessinproducingchildrenbyfertilizingneighboringfemalesbutonlymatescarefortheyoungandsomearenonethewiser.Theycan’ttellwhentheeggcomesoutandwhetherit’stheirsornotShesaiD.Theyhavenowaytoknow.Divorceissurprisinglycommonamongbirdsandmostlivewithonepartnerforonlyafewmonthsoryears.Divorceratesrangefrom99percentinthegreaterflamingotozerointhewanderingalbatross信天翁.Whatdoestheunderlineworddispelsmean?A.StatesB.DoubtsC.ConfirmsD.RemovesThebookThePrivateLivesofBirds_____.A.showsthekindofmalebirdsfemalesseekout.B.indicatesthewanderingalbatrossisthemostfaithful.C.isbasedonProfessorStutchbury’s20years’research.D.suggeststhatfemalebirdsselectmalesneartheirhomE.Accordingtothepassagewecaninferthat________.A.youngbirds’qualitydependsontheirfeather.B.somemalebirdscareforothers’youngastheirown.C.femalebirdsgotofindmalesassoonasautumncomes.D.femalebirdsareresponsibleforfeedingthehungrybabies.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.A.bookaboutlove-birds.B.Birds’livinghabitsandlovelifeC.Thefactthatbirdsdon’tlovetheirmatesforever.D.ThefactorsthatinfluencebirdstolookforanothermatE.

Menusuallywanttohavetheirownway.TheywanttothinkandactastheylikE.NoonehowevercanhavehisownwayallthetimE.A.mancannotliveinsocietywithoutconsideringtheinterests利益ofothersaswellashisowninterests.SocietymeansagroupofpeoplewiththesamelawsandthesamewayoflifE.Peopleinsocietymaymaketheirowndecisionsbutthesedecisionsoughtnottobeunjust不公平orharmfultoothers.Oneman’sdecisionsmaysoeasilyharmanotherperson.Forexampleamotoristmaybeinahurrytogettoafriend’shousE.HesetsoutdrivingatfullspeedlikeacompetitorinamotorracE.Thereareothervehiclesandalsopedestrians行人ontheroaD.Suddenlythereisacrash.Therearescreamsandconfusion.Onecarelessmotoristhasstruckanothercar.Thecollision碰撞hasinjuredtwoofthepassengersandkilledthethirD.Toomanyroadaccidentshappenthroughthethoughtlessnessofselfishdrivers.Wehavegovernmentsthepoliceandthelawcourtstopreventortopunishsuchcriminalacts.Butinadditionallmenoughttoobservecertainrulesofconduct.Everymanoughttobehavewithconsiderationforothermen.Heoughtnottostealcheatordestroytheproperty财产ofothers.Thereisnoplaceofthissortofbehaviorinacivilizedsociety.51.A.mancannothavehisownwayallthetimebecause________.A.hemayhavenointerestinotherpeopleB.hehastosharethesameinterestwiththepeopleinthesamesocietyC.hisdecisionsarealwaysunjustD.hisdecisionsalwaysharmotherpeople52.Accordingtothepassagepeopleinacivilizedsocietyshouldusually______.A.behonesttoeachotherB.becautionsindoingeverythingC.behaveinaresponsiblewayD.punishcriminalacts53.Thepurposeofthispassageisto_________.A.tellpeoplehowtobehaveinsocietyB.illustratetheimportanceoflawsC.teachpeoplehowtopreventcriminalactsD.persuadepeoplenottomaketheirowndecisions54.Itisimpliedthattherewillbefewerroadaccidentsif_______.A.thedriversaremoreconsiderate体贴的ofotherpeopleB.therearefewercarsorwalkersinthestreetC.themotoristsarenotalwaysinahurryD.thepassengersarecalmbutnotconfusedbeforetheaccidents55.Wecandrawaconclusionthat_______.A.thegovernmentshouldcontributemoreeffortsB.thecriminalsshouldbemoreseverelypunishedC.manshouldbemorestrictwithhimselfD.manshouldhavemoreandmoresimilarinterests

Thehostpouredtheteaintothecupandplaceditonthesmalltableinfrontofhisguestswhowereafatheranddaughterandputthecoveronthecup.Apparentlythinkingofsomethinghehurriedintotheinnerroomleavingthethermos热水瓶onthetablE.Histwoguestsheardacupboardopening.Theyremainedsittinginthesittingroomtheten-year-olddaughterlookingattheflowersoutsidethewindowthefatherjustabouttotakehiscupwhenthecrashcamerightthereinthesittingroom.Somethingwashopelesslybroken.Itwasthethermoswhichhadfallentothefloor.Thegirllookedoverhershouldershockedstaring.Itwasmysterious.Neitherofthemhadtoucheditnotevenabit.Trueithadn'tstoodsteadilywhentheirhostplaceditonthetablebutithadn'tfallenthen.Theexplosioncausedthehosttorushback.GawkingatthesteamingfloorthehostsaidItdoesn'tmatter!Itdoesn'tmatter!Thefatherstartedtosaysomething.ThenhesaidsoftlySorryItoucheditanditfell.Itdoesn'tmatterthehostsaiD.WhentheyleftthehousethedaughtersaidDaddydidyoutouchit?No.ButitstoodsoclosetomE.Butyoudidn'ttouchit.Isawyourreflectioninthewindowglass.ThefatherlaugheD.Whatthenwouldyougiveasthecauseofitsfall?Thethermosfellbyitself.Thefloorisnotsmooth.DaddywhydidyousaythatyouThatwon'tdogirl.ItsoundsmoreacceptablewhenIsayIknockeditdown.Therearethingswhichpeopleacceptlessthemoreyoudefendthem.Thetruerthestoryyoutellthelesstrueitsounds.ThedaughterwaslostinsilenceforawhilE.ThenshesaidCanyouexplainitonlyinthisway?OnlyinthiswayherfathersaiD.56.Whichstatementisapossiblethemeofthisstory?A.Peoplerarelytellthetruth.B.Youcan'talwaysmakepeoplebelievethetruth.C.Ifyoudefendyourselfpeoplewillbelieveyou.D.Peopleshouldtaketheblameforwhattheydidn'tdo.57.Itcanbeinferredfromthestorythatthefather_______.A.didn'tknowthehostwellB.feltsatisfiedthathedidn'ttellthetruthC.wassorrythathetoldthetruthD.didn'tthinkthehostwouldbelievethetruth58.Fromthestoryweknowthatthedaughter________.A.thoughtherfathershouldtellthetruthB.didn'tknowwhythethermosfellC.knockedoverthethermosD.stronglyobjectedtoherfather'sexplanation59.Theunderlinedgawkingatprobablymeans_______.A.staringatwithangerB.lookingatcuriouslyC.glancingathopelesslyD.lookingatinadullway

Inourlifewehaverarelyexpressedourgratitudetotheonewho'dlivedthoseyearswithus.Infactwedon'thavetowaitforanniversariestothanktheonesclosetous—theonessoeasilyoverlookeD.IfIhavelearnedanythingaboutgivingthanksitisthis:giveitnow!Whileyourfeelingofappreciationisaliveandsincereactonit.Sayingthanksissuchaneasywaytoaddtotheworld'shappiness.Sayingthanksnotonlybrightenssomeoneelse'sworlditbrightensyours.Ifyou'refeelingleftoutunlovedorunappreciatedtryreachingouttoothers.ItmaybejustthemedicineyouneeD.Ofcoursetherearetimeswhenyoucan'texpressgratitudeimmediately.Inthatcasedon'tletembarrassmentsinkyouintosilence—speakupthefirsttimeyouhavethechancE.Onceayoungminister.MarkBrianwassenttoaremoteparishofKwakiutiIndiansinBritishColumbiA.TheIndianshehadbeentolddidnothaveawordforthankyou.ButBriansoonfoundthatthesepeoplehadexceptionalgenerosity.Insteadofsayingthanksitistheircustomtoreturneveryfavorwithafavoroftheirownandeverykindnesswithanequalorsuperiorkindness.Theydotheirthanks.Iwonderifwehadnowordsinourvocabularyforthankyouwouldwedoabetterjobofcommunicatingourgratitude?Wouldwebemoreresponsivemoresensitivemorecaring?Thankfulnesssetsinmotionachainreactionthattransformspeopleallaroundus—includingourselves.Fornooneevermisunderstandsthemelodyofagratefulheart.Itsmessageisuniversal;itslyricstranscend超越allearthlybarriers;itsmusictouchestheheavens.53.Inthefirstparagraphthewritermainlyencouragesus.A.nevertooverlookourclosefriendsindailylifeB.toexpressoursincerethankstimelytothosearoundusC.towaitforaproperoccasiontoshowourthanksD.toincreasetheworld'shappinessbysayingthanks54.Accordingtothewritercouldbethebestwaytopreventourselvesfrombeingleftout.A.seeingadoctortofindtherightmedicineweneedB.expressingourthanksasmuchaswecanC.showingothersactivelyweareinterestedinthemD.speakingupthemomentwehavethechance55.MarkBrian'sstoryismentionedinthepassageinordertoshowthefactthat.A.theIndiansdidn'thaveanywordsforappreciationB.theIndianswereparticularlygeneroustoothersC.MarkBrian'ssettheIndiansanexampletoshowthanksD.somepeoplemayexpresstheirthanksthroughdifferentapproaches56.Whatmessagedoesthewriterintendtocommunicateinthelastparagraph?A.Thanksisofgreatimportanceindevelopingharmoniousrelationship.B.Onegratefulheartissurelytodeserveanothergoodoneinreturn.C.ThankfulnesswhichgoesbeyondallbarriersisuniversallyunderstooD.D.Humanbeingswouldmisunderstandeachotherwithoutappreciation.

Allplantcellsarecapableoftakingupwater.EvendeadonesdotoacertaindegreE.Absorption吸收ofwaterbydeadcellwallsmakeswoodbecomelarger.Incommonlandplantsthelivingcellsofrootstakeupmostofthewater.Landplantswithoutrootsdoexisthowever.Thosegreenish-yellowlichens苔藓youseeonrocksinthehighmountainshavenoroots.Halfabillionyearsagowhenwaterplantsstartedtoenterthelandthefirstlandplantsdidnothaveroots.Evenamongthefloweringplantsonefindsrootlessforms.Thesefloweringplantsarethehigherplantsbecausetheyevolved进化recentlyandarethusconsideredhigherontheevolutionaryscale进化度.InthePeruviandeserttheregrowsoneoftheserootlesshigherplantsabromeliaD.ItisarelativeofthepineapplE.Evenifthisplanthadrootstheywouldbeofnousebecausewheretheplantgrowsitneverrains.Theplantgetsitswateronlyfromthedew露水itcollectsatnightwhenitsleavescooloff.Suchrootlessplantsofcoursecanbemovedwitheasebuttheywillonlygrowwhentheyareplacedoutintheopen.Iftheyareplacedtoonearahousetheradiationfromtheheatofthehousepreventstheleavesfromcoolingandsopreventsdewfromformingandtheplantdies.InthesouthernUnitedStatesandinPuertoRicooneseesbromeliadsgrowinghighabovethestreetsontheinsulation绝缘物ofelectricwires.Theseplantsgettheirwaterfromrainandtheonlysoiltheyevercomeincontactwithisthedustthatmayblowontheirleaves.64.Fromthepassageweknowthattheevolutionaryscaleisgradedaccordingto_______.A.evolutionarycyclesB.heightsanddepthsC.timeD.kinds65.Thebromeliadisaplantthat_______.A.hasuselessrootsB.isapineappleC.cangrowanywhereD.takesupwaterthroughitsleaves66.Themostsuitabletitleforthispassageis_______.A.AbsorptionofwaterbyplantsB.RootlessplantsC.PlantsinthedesertD.Higherplants