Finland (芬兰) is perhaps the most beautiful and mysterious (神秘) of the countries of northern EuropE. Two-thirds of its surface is covered with thick forests and among them lie lakes, connected with rivers and canals. The northern part of this country is inside the Arctic Circle（北极圈）, where almost no trees can grow because of its cold weather and the people use their deer for transport, clothing and fooD. Then Finish history began in the Middle Ages. In about 1155, Finland was conquered by its western neighbouring Sweden. After a period of rule by Denmark in the 14th century, the Swedes won back independence and power in 1523 under their brave king. During the Napoleonic Wars (1814-1818) Finland was passed finally from Sweden to Russia. The opportunity came in 1917, when the Russian Revolution brought foreign rule of Finland to an enD. Shortly after Soviet Russia made peace with Germany, 1919 saw the founding of the Finnish Republic. The years between the First and Second World War were years of progress and growing development. Finland has no coal or oil, and the nation’s wealth lies in the timber (木材) from its forests, which supplies material for paper and furniture making, and in the electric power from its water. 63. From the passage, we learn that Finland ______.A. lies inside the Arctic Circle B. is next to the countries of northern EuropeC. lies east of Sweden D. is entirely covered with forests and lakes64. In the history, Finland was sequentially (相继的) ruled by______.A. Sweden, Germany, Denmark and RussiaB. Sweden, Denmark, Sweden and RussiaC. Sweden, Germany, Russia and GermanyD. Sweden, Russia, Denmark and Russia65. Finland must have been under the control of ______ for as long as one hundred years or so.A. Russia B. Denmark C. Sweden D. foreign countries66. Finland won its complete independence in ______.A. 1523 B.1917 C.1155 D.191967. Among natural resources, the Finnish people benefit（获利） mainly from______.A. coal and oil B. forests and water C. paper and furniture D. timber and power industry

PassportControl护照验证处IfyouarearrivingatLondonHeathrowAirportandarenottransferringtoanotherflightoutsideBritainorNorthernIrelandyoumustpassthroughPassportControlandCustomsimmediatelyafterleavingyourplanE.IfyouarenotBritainoracitizenoftheEuropeanCommunity欧共体youmustfilloutaspecialformbeforeyourpassportisexamineD.ThisformiscalledalandingcardandshouldbegiventoyouduringtheflighttoLondon.AfterlandingfollowtheARRIVALSsigns.MakesureyouareintherightchannelwhenyoureachPassportControl.ThereisonechannelforholdersofEuropeanCommunityPassportsandasecondchannelmarkedOtherPassports.BaggageReclaimArea取行李处AfterpassingthroughthePassportControlfollowthesignstotheBaggageReclaimAreA.IfyouhaveluggagewhichiscarriedintheaircraftholditwillbedeliveredtoyouintheBaggageReclaimAreA.Lookforthesignwithyourflightnumber.IfyouhaveonlyhandluggagegodirectlythroughtheBaggageReclaimAreatotheCustoms.CustomsAllpassengersmustpassCustomsafterPassportControl.Thereisachoiceoftwochannels:GreenandReD.IfyouhavenothingtodeclaregothroughtheGreenChannel.IfyouarenotsureaboutyourDutyFreeallowance免税限额orifyouhavesomethingtodeclaregothroughtheRedChannel.InformationaboutDutyFreeallowancecanfoundonspecialnoticeboardsintheBaggageReclaimAreA.YoushouldstudythisinformationcarefullywhetheryouaregoingthroughtheRedChannelornot.PleasenotethatifyougothroughtheGreenChannelyoumaybestoppedandaskedtoopenyourluggageforinspection.44.AllpassengersarrivingatHeathrowfromoutsideBritain.A.mustgothrougheitherPassportControlorCustomB.mustgothroughCustomsbutnotPassportControlC.mustgothroughPassportControlandCustomsD.don’thavetobeexamined45.Theunderlinedwordtransferringmeans.A.exchangingB.switchingC.replacingD.turning46.AtHeathrowwhenreachingPassportControl.A.allpassengersgothoughthesamechannelB.passengersoftheEuropeanCommunityandthosefromothercountriesgothroughdifferentchannelsC.BritishpeopleandpassengersfromothercountriesgothroughdifferentchannelsD.AllEuropeanpassengersgothroughthechannel47.Ifyouhaveonlyhandluggage.A.youmaygothroughtheBaggageReclaimAreatocustomsB.youshouldgothroughtheBaggageReclaimAreasC.itisn’tnecessaryforyoutogothroughtheBaggageReclaimAreaD.itisn’tnecessaryforyoutodoanything48.Ifyouhavedutyfreegoods.A.youdon’thavetogothroughtheGreenChannelB.youmaygothroughtheGreenChannelC.youmustgothroughtheRedChannelD.youshouldgothroughbothGreenandRedChannel

Theecosystemis1ikeachain.Ifanyofthelinksarebrokenthewholesystemisindanger.Thisiswhywetlandprotectionhasbeenputhighontheagendainrecentyears.Zhaovice―directoroftheStateForestryAdministrationsaysnearly60percentofthecountry’snaturalwetlandsarestillnotundereffectiveprotection.MostChinesepeopleareignorantabouttheimportanceofprotectingthewetlands.Oceanforestryandwetlandsarethethreeglobalecologicalsystems.Wetlandscanconserveandpurifywaterresourcespreventfloodingandhelpprotecttheecosystem.Aswellasecologicalvaluestheycanalsooffereconomicalreturns.Inrecentyearsmanywetlandshavebecomefarmland.Drawingtoomuchundergroundwaterhuntingandfishingalsoruintheirecologicalsystem.EveryyearthewetlandsintheSanjiangPlainofNortheastChinaprovidehabitatforbirds.Localresidentssearchtheareaforthebirds’eggs.Theyconsidertheeggstobeanaturalgift.ratherthanwildlifethatshouldbeprotected.Iftheywereeducatedperhapsthisisoneactivitythatcouldbebroughttoanend.Chinaisnowreadytomakeaplantosavesomeoftheseareas.Somehavebeenrestoredtoraiseawarenessamongthepublic.Butthesemovesarenotenough.Thereshouldbelawsinplacetoprovidelegalsupporttothefight.Environmentprotectionisacampaignwhichneedssupportfromeveryoneinsociety.Educationmaybethefirststep.53.Howdoyouunderstandthephraseput....highontheagenda?A.PutonahighwallB.catchaglimpseofC.paymoreattentiontoD.comeupwith54.Whatwillhappenifwetlandisnotunderprotectionyet?A.Birdswon’thavetheireggs.B.ChinawillhavemorewetlanD.C.Thechainofecosystemwillbebroken.D.Therewillbefewfloods.55.WhichofthefollowingisWRONG?A.Weshouldprotectwetlandtoofferhabitatsforbirds.B.SomelawshavebeenpassedtoprotectwetlanD.C.Educationandlawsaswellarebothimportantforthewetlandprotection.D.Wetlandprotectionwon’tbeasuccessunlesseveryoneofferstheirefforts.56.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.Oceanforestryandwetlandsarethethreeglobalecologicalsystems.B.Environmentprotectionisacampaign.C.Wetlandprotectionkeepsecologicalharmony.D.Theecosystemisachain.

Let’sfaceit.Businesstripsaren’ttheeasiest.Youareawayfromfriendsandfamilyandmustmakemeetingswithpartnersthebestyoucan.Theycanbestressfulfromthecarridetotheairportallthewaytothesecuritycheckonthewayout.OnewaytosaveyourselfsomeofthatstressistopacklightandpackrightPrepareyourself①Knowthelocalcustomsanddoabitofresearchonyourdestinationtobesureyouareatleastsomewhatfamiliarwiththeculturaldifferencesifthereareany.②Checktheweatherofyourdestination.Thiscouldchangeyourdecisionshugely③Callthehoteltofindwhattheyoffer.DoestheroomhaveshampoosoapstoothpasteThiscanfreeupsomemajorroominyourluggagE.④MakealistonacardwithimportantnamesandnumbersIfyoumakethisasdetailedaspossibleyouwillbeawareofthetimeandfindthingsrunningmuchsmoother.Makeaplan①Makeascheduleforyourtripwithtimeinacaratrainaplane②Makealistofimportantmeetingsandhowlongitwilltakeyoutogettothem.③IfyouaretravelingabroadorintoadifferenttimezonetrytoscheduleyourmeetingatleastanhourlaterandchangeyourwatchtolocaltimeassoonasyouarriveMakealistandcheckittwice①Ifpossibletryandpackasinglecarry-onbagsoyoucanquicklyleavetheairportandmoveaboutwithoutnoticeablyheavybags.②Thebestthingtodoislayoutalltheclothesyou‘think’youneedoutonabedsothatyoucanseethemallbeforeyoupackthem.Thenchoosethenecessities.③Rollyourshirtsandskirtseventies.WhiteshirtsshouldnotgoonthebottomofyourbagwheretheycouldbecrusheD.④Fillyourshoeswithsockstosaveroom64.Thepassageisprobablywrittenfor___.A.businessmenonthegoB.studentsstudyingabroadC.officalsofforeignaffairsD.touristsaroundtheworld65.Informationlikefoldtrouserslengthwaysandrollthemupmightbefoundin______.A.thefirstparagraphB.PrepareyourselfC.MakeaplanD.Makealistandcheckittwice66.WhichofthefollowingmightappearinPrepareyouself?A.ShirtsandtiesB.AbigbagC.ShoesandsocksD.Telephonenumbers67.Accordingtothepassageyoucanavoidtravelingstressby______.A.knowingthelocalcustomsB.makingascheduleC.packinglightandrightD.checkingthelisttwice

RecentlyaBeijingfathersentinaquestionatanInternetforum论坛askingwhatPKmeant.Myfamilyhasbeenwatchingthe'SuperGirl'singingcompetitionTVprogram.Mylittledaughteraskedmewhat'PK'meantbutIhadnoideaexplainedthepuzzledfather.ToalotofChineseyoungpeoplewhohavebeenplayinggamesonlineitisimpossiblenottoknowthisterm.InsuchInternetgamesPKisshortforPlayerKillinwhichtwoplayersfightuntiloneendsthelifeoftheother.InthecaseoftheSuperGirlsingingcompetitionPKwasusedtorefertothestagewheretwosingershavetocompetewitheachotherforonlyonechancetogoupincompetitionranking.LikethisfatherChineseteachersathighschoolshavealsobeenfindingtheirstudents'compositionsusingInternetjargonswhicharedifficulttounderstanD.A.highschoolteacherfromTianjinaskedherstudentstowritecompositionswithsimplelanguagebuttheycameupwithalotofInternetjargonsthatshedidn'tunderstanD.My'GG'camebackthissummerfromcollegE.HetoldmeI'vegrownuptobea'PLMM'.Ilovedto'FB'withhimtogether;healwaystookmetothe'KPM'wentonecomposition.GGmeansGeGeChinesepinyinforbrother.PLMMreferstoPiaoLiangMeiMeibeautifulgirl.FBmeansFuBaicorruption.KPMisshortforKFCPizzaHutandMcDonald's.SomespecialistswelcomeInternetjargonsasanewdevelopmentinlanguagE.IfyoudonotevenknowwhataKongLongdinosaurreferringtoanuglylookingfemaleoraQingWafrogreferringtoanuglylookingmaleisyouwillpossiblyberegardedasaCaiNiao!45.Bywritingthearticlethewritertriesto________.A.explainsomeInternetlanguageB.suggestcommonInternetlanguageC.laughattheBeijingfatherD.drawourattentiontoInternetlanguage46.WhatdoesthewriterthinkaboutthetermPK?A.Fatherscan'tpossiblyknowit.B.Thedaughtershouldunderstandit.C.Onlinegameplayersmayknowit.D.SuperGirlshouldn'thaveusedit.47.TheexamplesoftheBeijingfatherandtheTianjinteacherareusedtoshowthatInternetjargons________.A.areusednotonlyonlineB.canbeunderstoodverywellC.arewelcomedbyallthepeopleD.causetroubletoourmothertongue48.Theunderlinedwordjargonsmeans________inChinesE.A.行话B.粗口C.歌词D.趋势

首先请阅读下列关于名著简写本的介绍A.TheLiontheWitchandtheWardrobeC.S.LewisSteppingintoanoldwardrobefourEnglishschoolchildrenfindthemselvesinthemagicalworldofNarniA.Onthisdelightfullandtheyfindfriendsamongthemanytalkingcreatures.ThechildrensoondiscoverhoweverthatNarniaisruledbytheWhiteWitch.Edmundoneofthechildrenfallsunderherpower.WhocanfreeNarnia?OnlyAslanthegreatandnoblelion.HealoneknowstheDeeperMagiC.ButthechildrenthemselvesmusthelpfightthebattleagainsttheWhiteWitchandthosewhoserveher.B.TheOldManandtheSeaErnestHemingwaySantiagoanoldCubanfishermanhasn’tcaughtanyfishinmorethan80days.Sailingfaroutfromlandtheoldmanhooksanenormousfish.ThatbeginsanagonizingthreedaybattlE.Firsthestrugglesagainstthegreatfish.Thenhemustfightoffthesharksthatcirclethelittleboatandthreatentoeathisfish.ExhaustedandbleedingtheoldmanarrivesbackatshorE.Buthisfishhisbeautifulfish...HemingwaywontheNobelPrizeforthissuperbstoryofstrengthandcourageofvictoryandregret.C.A.WrinkleinTimeMadeleineLingleMeg’sfatheraU.S.governmentscientisthasbeenmissingformanymonths.HehadbeenexperimentingwithtimetravelwhenhemysteriouslydisappeareD.NowMegherlittlebrotherCharlesWallaceandherfriendCalvinwilltrytorescuehim.ButfirsttheymustoutwittheforcesofeviltheyencounterontheirjourneythroughtimeandspacE.CantheyfindMeg’sfatherbeforeit’stoolate?ThisnovelismorethanjustasciencefictionadventurE.It’sanexplorationofthenatureofouruniversE.D.ThePearlJohnSteinbeckOnedayKinoapoorMexicanpearldiverfindsamagnificentpearl.Withithedreamsofbuyingabetterlifenewclothesandschoolingforhisson.Insteaditbringsonlyevil.Hiswifepleadswithhimtogetridofit.NosaysKino.IwillhavemychancE.Iamaman.ButwhenhekillsamanwhoistryingtostealthepearlKinoandhiswifemustrunfortheirlives.Thistaleofdreamsjusticeandthepowerofgreedistoldsimplyandbeautifully.E.TheLongWinterLauraIngallsWilderIt’swinter1880―1881onAmerica’snorthernprairies.Mr.andMrs.Ingallsandtheirfourgirlsstaynearthekitchenstovetokeepwarm.Heavysnowstormscutthemoffevenfromneighbors.Withthetrainsstoppednosuppliescanreachthetown.Foodandfuelarerunningout.Dayafterdaythegirlsmustgrindwheatforbreadandtwisthaytoburn.Attimestheynearlylosethebattletokeeptheirspiritsup.ThisstoryprovidesafascinatingglimpseintothelifeofearlyAmericansettlers.F.JaneEyreCharlotteBrontëJaneEyreranksasoneofthegreatestandmostperenniallypopularworksofEnglishfiction.AlthoughthepoorbutpluckyheroineisoutwardlyofplainappearanceshepossessesanindomitablespiritasharpwitandgreatcouragE.Sheisforcedtobattleagainsttheexigenciesofacruelguardianaharshemployerandarigidsocialorder.AllofwhichcircumscribeherlifeandpositionwhenshebecomesgovernesstothedaughterofthemysterioussardonicandattractiveMrRochester.HoweverthereisgreatkindnessandwarmthinthisepiclovestorywhichissetagainstthemagnificentbackdropoftheYorkshiremoors.请阅读以下读者的相关信息然后匹配和他/她感兴趣的书籍56.Tomisamanagerinabigcitysohekeepsbusyeveryday.HewasborninAmericabuthisfamilymovetoanothercountrywhenhewasstillachilD.TommissedthedayspentinAmericaandheisextremelyinterestedinthehistoryofAmerica.57.George’sfatherisalawyerandGeorgelovesdiscussingwithhisfatheraboutjusticeandcrimE.Hedreamsofbecomingaprofessionaldetectiveoneday.HisfatherencourageshimtoreadEnglishbooksaboutdreamsandjusticE.58.Mikehasjustgraduatedfromahighschool.HegotthehighestscoreinhisEnglishexamandnowheisveryproudofhisEnglish.HepreferstowritesomethingthatisabstractespeciallystorieswrittenbyauthorswhohavewontheNobelPrizes.59.SusancomesfromChinaandshecanonlyreadsimpleEnglish.ThefilmHarryPotterarousedherinterestinthemagicworldsosheiseagertoreadsomebooksonmagiC.60.Janis13yearsolD.Sheisfondofnatureandoftenobservestheinsectsandplantsinhergardenforhours.ShehopestofindabookthatisnotonlyinterestingbutalsoprovidesknowledgeofnatureofouruniversE.

Whichgenderisthemosttalkative?Nomatterwhatyouansweryouarepartiallyright.ArecentGallupPollshowedthatbothmenandwomenbelievethatwomenpossessthegiftoftalkingandsomeevenbelievewomenarebiologicallybuiltforconversationbutallofthatischallengedinaresearchpublishedintheNovemberissueofPersonalityandSocialPsychologyReview.InarecentresearchbyCampbellLeaperandMelanieAyrestheycollectedalloftheavailableevidencefromdecadesofscientificstudyandsystematicallycombinedthefindingsintoanoverallpictureofthedifferencesbetweenmenandwomenregardingtalkativeness.Theyfoundasmallbutreliabletendency趋势formentobemoretalkativethanwomenincertaincasessuchaswhentheywereconversingwiththeirwivesorwithstrangers.Womentalkedmoretotheirchildrenandtotheircollegeclassmates.Thetypeofspeechwasalsoexploredintheresearch.Theresearchersdiscoveredthatwithstrangerswomenweregenerallymoretalkativewhenitcametousingspeechtoensureherconnectiontothelistenerwhilemen’sspeechfocusedmoreonanattempttoinfluencethelistener.Withclosefriendsandfamilyhowevertherewasverylittledifferencebetweengendersintheamountofspeech.60.Thispassagemainlytalksaboutaresearchconductedby_______.A.GallupPollB.PersonalityandSocialPsychologyReviewC.CampbellLeaperandMelanieAyresD.theauthor61.Whichofthefollowingstatementsdescribesthemainideaofthepassage?A.Womenarebornmoretalkativethanmen.B.Menarebornmoretalkativethanwomen.C.Womenandmenaretalkativeindifferentcases.D.Womenarenomoretalkativethanmen.62.Theunderlinedwordgendermeans_______.A.peopleB.nationalityC.cultureD.sex63.Talkingwithstrangers________.A.womenaremoretalkativethanwithpeopletheyknowB.menaremoretalkativethanwiththeirwivesC.womenprefertolistenmoreratherthanspeakmoreD.menspeakalottohavetheiropinionsaccepted

Allen:Ihaveneverbeenabigfanofthebearsespeciallythevacationshow.OnmylasttriptoDisneyland1999wepasseditbybecausewedidn’twanttospendthetimeonsomethingwedidn’treallyenjoy.Ifwe’dknownitwouldbeclosedbyournextvisit.IamsurewewouldhavewatcheditonemoretimE.Iwasjustmakingthepointthatitwasn’tuntilDisneyannouncedtheclosingthatthisfeelingsuddenlysprangupfortheCountryBearshowatDisneylanD.ButIthinktheideaofkeepingsomeattractionsopenforeverregardlessofthenumberofvisitorsitgetsisamistakE.WeallhavegreatmemoriesoftheBearsbutclearlyveryfewkidstodayorIshouldsayfamiliestodayaremakingthosesamememoriesfromthisshow.Thatmaybeasadfactbutitisafact.Forwhateverreasontheshowdoesn’tpullinthenumbers.Isn’titrighttousetheCountryBearspacetobringinamorepopularattractionsothatmorekidstodaycanmakethosemagicmemoriesofanattractiontheylike?Otherwisearen’twejusttellingkidstodaythatthey‘haveto’makegreatmemoriesoftheBearswhenitisobviousthatthekidthemselvesarenotenjoyingtheBearslikewedid?Roger:IamverydisappointedthattheyhavedecidedtoretiretheCountryBearPlayhousE.Iremembergoingtotheshowasachildandstillenjoyeditasateenagerandnowyoungadult.Itistruethattherearen’talotofshowsleftatDLandwiththisoneclosingevenless.BeingatDLdoesrequirealotofwalkinganditisnicetohaveafewattractionsthatareaplacetositandenjoyagoodshow.IunderstandthatDLhastodevelopbuttherehastobesomehistorytotheDisneylandthatWaltDisneyfirstdesigneD.ThereshouldbesomepartsofDLthatjustnevergoawayandthisisoneofthem.BythetimeIhavechildrenitlooksliketherewon’tbeanyattractionsthatIcansayIwenttoasachildattheratetheyaregoing.NowtheBearsareleaving.WhatIwanttosayis:stoptryingtocompetewitheveryone!DListhebestbecauseofattractionsliketheCountryBears.IfDLinsistsondestroyingallofitsmagictomakewayforthelatestwellthenitmightaswellbejustanotherthemepark.51.WhatnewsmightgetpeopletalkingabouttheproblemoftheCountryBears?A.TheCountryBearPlayhousewillbeclosedB.TherewillbeanewattractionforourguestsatDisneylandC.ThenumberofvisitorstotheCountryBearPlayhouseisfallingD.TheBearswillretirebecauseofoldageandcan’tgiveshowsanymore52.Allenspokemainlytogethispointacrossthat______.A.theBearswillbemissedB.weshouldtellkidstodaythatthey‘haveto’makegreatmemoriesoftheBearsC.thelongtimeattractionoughttomakewayforafutureattractionD.peoplenevercareaboutwhattheyhaveuntilallislost53.WhichisthebestchoicetocompleteRoger’sidea:‘TheCountryBearshavebeenapartofDisneylandfornearly30years______.’A.andIfeelitistimetogiveourbearsagoodrestB.butanywaytheattractionhaslostinterestC.butIknowthatDisneylandwillalwaysbechangingandIacceptthatD.andIamsadthattheBearswillbeleaving54.Whichofthefollowingisnotinthesamegroupastheotherthree?A.anattractionB.thelatestmagicC.theBearsD.athemepark55.Wherecanthispassagebefound?A.InaWebdiscussionzoneB.InasuggestionbookC.InareportonthepopularityoftheCountryBearsD.Inhighschoolstudents’compositions

AprovenmethodofeffectivetextbookreadingistheSQ3RmethoddevelopedbyFrancisRobinson.ThefirststepistosurveytheSstepthechapterbyreadingthetitleintroductionsectionheadingssummaryandbystudyinganygraphstablesillustrationsorcharts.Thepurposeforthisstepistogetanoverviewofthechaptersothatyouwillknowbeforeyoureadwhatitwillbeabout.InthesecondsteptheQstepforeachsectionyouaskyourselfquestionssuchasWhatdoIalreadyknowaboutthistopic?andWhatdoIwanttoknow?Inthisstepyoualsotakethesectionheadingandturnitintoaquestion.Thisstepgivesyouapurposeforreadingthesection.Thethirdstepthefirstofthe3R’sistoreadtofindtheanswertoyourquestions.Thenattheendofeachsectionbeforegoingontothenextsectionyourecitethesecondofthe3R’stheanswerstothequestionsthatyouformedinthequestionstep.Whenyoureciteyoushouldsaytheinformationyouwanttolearnoutloudinyourownwords.Thefifthstepisdoneafteryouhavecompletedsteps23and4foreachsection.Youreviewthelastofthe3R'stheentirechapter.Thereviewisdonemuchasthesurveywasinthefirststep.Asyoureviewholdamentalconversationwithyourselfasyourecitetheinformationyouselectedasimportanttolearn.ThementalconversationcouldtaketheformofaskingandansweringthequestionsformedfromtheheadingsorreadingthesummarywhichliststhemainideasinthechapterandtryingtofillinthedetailsforeachmainideA.66.FromthepassagewecaninferthattheSQ3Rmethod.A.turnsouttobepracticableB.leavesmuchtobedesiredC.needstobeprovenD.cannotbeusedbyeveryreader67.TheSQ3Rmethodconsistsofsteps.A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.seven68.Accordingtothepassagethefirststephelpsthereaders.A.readthefirstseveralparagraphsB.scanthewholechapterC.studythegraphsD.getthethemeofthechapter69.Whichofthefollowingisthefourthstep?A.Toquestionyourself.B.Toreadforinformation.C.Toreciteyouranswers.D.Todrawaconclusion.70.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Inthelaststepyoushouldrememberalltheinformation.B.Whenyoufinishthelaststepyouwillgetboththemainideaandthedetails.C.Thementalconversationinvolvesansweringthequestionsaskedbytheauthor.D.Whileyouareholdingamentalconversationyouselecttheimportantinformation.

IncommunitiesnorthofDenverresidentsarepitchingintohelpteachersandadministratorsastheVrainschoolDistricttriestosolvea$13.8millionbudgetshortageblamedonmismanagement.We’reworriedaboutoutteachersandprincipalsandwereallydon’twanttolosethembecauseofthisoneparentsaidIfwecanhelpeasetheirfinancialburdenwewill.Teachersaregratefulbutknowitmaybeyearsbeforethedistrictissolvent有综合能力的.Theyfeelreallygoodabouttheparentsupportbuttheyrealizeit’simpossibleforthemtosolvethisproblem.The22000-studentdistrictdiscoveredtheshortagelastmonth.It’sextraordinary.NobodywouldhaveimaginedsomethinghappeninglikethisatthislevelsaidStateTreasurerMikeCoffman.Coffmananddistrictofficialslastweekagreedonastateemergencyplanfreeingupa$9.8millionloanthatenabledthepayroll工资单tobemetfor2700teachersandstaffintimefortheholidays.Districtofficialsalsotook$1.7millionfromstudentactivityaccountsofits38schools.AtCoffman’srequesttheDistrictAttorneyhasbeguninvestigatingthedistrict’sfinances.CoffmansayshewantstoknowwhetherdistrictofficialshidthebudgetshortageuntilaftertheNovemberelectionwhenvotersapproveda$212millionbondissueforschools.InFrederickstudents’parentsarebuyingclassroomsuppliesandofferingtopayforgroceriesandutilitiestokeepfirst-yearteachersandprincipalsintheirjobs.Some$36000hasbeenraisedindonationsfromSafeway.A.Chevroletdealershipdonated$10000andforgavethedistrict’s$10750billforrentingthedrivereducatingcars.IBMcontributed4500packsofpaper.WeemploythousandsofpeopleinthiscommunitysaidMitchCarsonahospitalchiefexecutivewhohelpedraisefunds.WehavechildrenintheschoolandweseehowtheycouldbeaffecteD.AtCreekHighSchoolthreestudentsstartedawebsitethatdisplaysnewspaperarticlesdistrictinformationandanemailforum论坛.Rumorsaboutwhat’shappeningtothedistrictaremovingatlightingspeedsaidastudentWewantedtoknowthetruthandspreadthataroundinsteaD.72.TheauthormainlyintendstotellusintheVrainSchoolDistrict.A.ahugefinancialproblemhasarisen.B.manyschoolsaremismanagedC.lotsofteachersareplanningtoquitD.manyadministrativepersonnelhavebeenlaidoff73.HowdidtheresidentsintheVrainSchoolDistrictrespondtothebudgetshortage?A.Theyfeltsomewhathelplessaboutit.B.TheyaccusedthoseresponsibleforitC.Theypooledtheireffortstohelpsolveit.D.Theydemandedathoroughinvestigation74.WhydidCoffmanrequestaninvestigation?A.Toseeiftherewasadeliberatecover-upoftheproblem.B.TofindouttheextentoftheconsequencesofthecasE.C.Tomakesurethattheschoolprincipalswereinnocent.D.Tostopthevotersapprovingthe$212millionbongissuE.75.ThreehighschoolstudentsstartedawebsiteinordertoA.attractgreaterpublicattentiontotheirneedsB.appealtothepublicforcontributionsanddonationsC.exposeofficialswhoneglectedtheirdutiesD.keeppeopleproperlyinformedofthecrisis

Justasthestock股票marketrisesandfallsinresponsetowhatpeoplearewiltingtoputtheirmoneybehindwehaveinsideourselvesaninnereconomythatrisesandfallsinresponsetoourbeliefsaboutwhatispossible.SometimesthedegreetowhichwearewillingtochallengeourbeliefsystemsdeterminesthesuccessofourinnereconomyForexampleimaginethatyourfamilyoforiginhadabeliefthatmusicaltalentwasnotsomethingtheypossessed.Asamemberofthatgroupyouwouldlikelyholdthatsanlebeliefaboutyourself.AsaresultevenifyouhadagreatdesiretocreatemusicyoumightbehesitanttoreallygetbehindyourselffearingthatyourinVestment投资wouldnotpayoff.Evenifyouhadthecouragetofollowyourpassionyourinnerbeliefthatyouarenotborntalentedwouldprobablybeamajorobstacletoinvestingyourenergyinyourdream.Ontheotherhand.Ifyoufoundawaytoreleasethatnegativebeliefagreatfloodofenergywouldpourforthgreatlyincreasingthelikehoodofyoursuccess.Howmuchenergywearewiltingtoinvestinthevariousideasdreamsandvisionswecarrywithinislikethemulledpeopleareorarenotwillingtoinvestinthevariousproductsavailableforwadeonthestockmarket.Andinbothcasesbeliefplaysakeyroleindetermininghowwillingwearetogetbehindsomething.Onewaytoopenupthepossibilityforgreatersuccessinourinnereconomiesistounderstandthatbeliefisnotthereliableguidewesometimesthink.Thereareothermorereliablethingsofsuccessthatwecanputourfaithinsuchaspassionfeelingandsense.Someofthemostsuccessfulinvestorsinthestockmarketaretheonesthatgoagainstthegrain.trustingtheirsenseoverthecommonopinionheldbycommonpeopleaboutwhatwillwork.Inthesamewaywecanlearntotrustourheart’sdesiresandonesensetoguideus.questioninganybeliefsthatstandinthewayofourabilitytofullyinvestinourselves.Aswetakeoutenergyfromlimitingideasaboutwhatispossiblewefreeuptheresourcesthathavethepowertomakeourinnereconomyprosper.67.WecansafelyconcludefromthefirstparagraphthatA.ourbeliefisnotreliableB.beliefisnotsoimportantinoursuccessC.beliefsanobstacletoourSuccessD.ourbeliefdeterminesourSuccessinsomeway68AccordingtothepassageifafamilyoforiginhaspassionforliteraturethemembersofthefamilywillprobablyA.writepoemsB.hateliteratureC.enterthefieldofliteratureD.teachliterature69.WeCallputourfaithinthefollowingthingsofsuccessexcept.A.passionB.feelingC.senseD.stockmarket70.Thepurposeoftheauthoris.A.toteachusalessonB.togiveussomeusefulsuggestionsC.toencourageustoinvestinthestockmarketD.totellusconlinonpeoplehavenegativebeliefs

MostmusiciansagreethatthebestviolinswerefirstmadeinItaly.TheyweremadeinCremonaItalyabout200yearsago.Theseviolinssoundbetterthananyothers.Theyevensoundbetterthanviolinsmadetoday.ViolinmakersandscientiststrytomakeinstrumentsliketheoldItalianviolins.Buttheyaren’tthesamE.Musiciansstillprefertheoldones.NoonereallyknowswhytheseoldItalianviolinsaresospecialbutmanypeoplethinktheyhaveananswer.Somepeoplethinkitistheageoftheviolins.Theysaythattoday’sviolinswillalsosoundwonderfulsomeday.ButthereisaproblemherE.Notalloldviolinssoundwonderful.OnlythosefromCremonaarespecial.Soagecannotbetheanswer.TheremustbesomethingdifferentaboutCremonaorthoseItalianviolinmakers.OtherpeoplethinkthesecrettothoseviolinsisthewooD.Thewoodoftheviolinisveryimportant.Itmustbefromcertainkindsoftrees.ItmustnotbetooyoungortooolD.PerhapstheviolinmakersofCremonsknewsomethingspecialaboutwoodforviolins.Butthekindofwoodmaynotbesoimportant.Itmaybemoreimportanttocutthewoodinaspecialway.Woodforaviolinmustbecutverycarefully.IthastobetherightsizeandshapE.Thesmallestdifferencewillchangethesoundoftheviolin.MusicianssometimesthinkthatthiswasthesecretoftheItalians.MaybetheyunderstoodmorethanwedoabouthowtocutthewooD.Sizeandshapemaynotbetheanswereither.Scientistsmeasuredtheseoldviolinsverycarefully.TheycanmakenewonesthatareexactlythesamesizeandshapE.ButthenewviolinsstilldonotsoundasgoodastheoldonE.Somescientiststhinkthesecretmaybethevarnishwhichcoversthewoodoftheviolinandmakesitlookshiny.Italsohelpsthesoundoftheinstrument.NooneknowswhattheItalianviolinmakersusedintheirvarnish.Sonoonecanmakethesamevarnishtoday.TheremayneverbeotherviolinsliketheviolinsofCremona.Theirsecretmaybelostforever.YoungmusicianstodayhopethisisnottruE.Theyneedfineviolins.Buttherearen’tverymanyoftheoldviolinsleft.AlsotheoldviolinsareveryexpensivE.RecentlyafamousoldItalianviolinwassoldforaboutUS$300000!45.Thispassageisabout________.A.makingviolinsB.musicalinstrumentsC.scientificideasD.theoldItalianviolins46.Thebestviolins____________.A.aremadewithmoderntechniquesB.werelostmanyyearsagoC.weremadeinItaly200yearsagoD.weremadebyscientists47.Somepeoplethinkthatmodernviolins__________.A.willsoundbetterinthefutureB.willsoundworseinthefutureC.soundwonderfulnaturallyD.willneverbeasoldasthosefromCremona48.Violinsmadetoday________.A.lookthesameastheoldonesB.soundthesameastheoldonesC.arebetterthantheoldonesD.havethesamevarnishastheoldones

Whenhuntingforajobinaweakeconomyeverydetailcounts.It’snolongergoodenoughtobeaqualifiedapplicantsojobclubscanbeofmuchhelp.WhatisaJobClub?JobconnectionclubsaresmallgroupsofpeopleacrossAmericawhomeetregularlytotalkaboutjobsearchingandcareer.Theseclubssupportthesuccessofallmembers.Lookingforworkchancesismadeeasierwhenyou’renotalonE.Jobclubsarerootedinthebeliefthateachmemberhassomethingvaluabletocontributeandthateveryonewillbenefitfromtheadviceandencouragement.http://www.ks5u.com/Whystartorjoinajobclub?Jobsearchingcanpossiblybealonelyanddiscouragingprocessbutitdoesn’thavetobethatway.Becomingpartofalocaljobclubcanoffervaluablehelp.Itmayalsobringastrongsenseofconfidencethatgetsyougoingintherightdirection.Whenyouknowthatyourfellowmembersexpecttohearregularlyaboutyourprogressyou’remorelikelytohaveapositiveattitudetowardstheclubmeeting.Tosupportyoursuccesstheclubwillprovidepracticalsuggestionsincludingspecific特定的discussiontopicstogetyoustartedandkeepyouencouragedalongthewayofovercomingthedifficultiesinajobhunt.Whatarethetopicsofajobclub?WhiletheformofclubactivitiesmaybethesamethevariedtopicsofdiscussionmeanthatnotwomeetingsareexactlyalikE.You’lldealwithanumberofmatters―wheretofindproperjobdirectionsandhowtogetyourcallsreturned;preparingforinterviews;effectivelyapplyingfortherightopportunitiestosatisfyyourdesire;facingrejectionsbravelyandturningfailureintosuccess.Eachmemberwillupdatethegrouponhisorherprogressandyou’llendeachmeetingwithasuggestionfromeachmembertocarryoutspecifictasksduringtheweekthatfollows.There’snoshortageoftopicstotalkabout.45.Thereasontostartthejobclubsisthattheycan_______.A.offerusefulsuggestionstojobhuntersB.meettheirneedstogettogetherfreelyC.attractmanypeoplewithvarioustopicsD.provideasuitablejobforeverymember46.Theadvantageofjobclubsistomakejobhuntersmore_______.A.confidentB.qualifiedC.localD.valuable47.Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedtoreplacefacingrejectionsinthepassage?A.Defeatingdifficulties.B.Achievingsuccess.C.Acceptingfailures.D.LosingfacE.48.WecanfindthispassageinthefollowingEXCEPTin_______.A.anewspaperB.amagazineC.anewsreportD.aguidebook

Inthe1960speopleaskedaboutyourastrologicalsign星相.Inthe1990stheywantedtoknowyourwebsitE.Thesedayshavingawebaddressisalmostasimportantasastreetaddress.YourwebsiteisanelectronicmeetingplaceforyourfamilyfriendsandpotentiallymillionsofpeoplearoundtheworlD.Bestofallyoumaynothavetospendacent.TheWebisfilledwithallkindsoffreeservicesandallittakesissometimeandcreativity.ThinkofyourhomepageasthestartingpointofyourwebsitE.Likethetableofcontentsofabookoramagazinethehomepageisthefrontdoor.Yoursitecanhaveoneormorepagesdependingonhowyoudesignit.Whilewebpagesvarygreatlyintheirdesignandcontentmostuseatraditionalmagazinelayout.Atthetopofthepageisabanner大标题GRAPHIC.NextcomesagreetingandashortdescriptionofthesitE.Picturestextsandlinkstootherwebsitesfollow.Beforeyoustartbuildingyoursitedosomeplanning.Thinkaboutwhomthesiteisforandwhatyouwanttosay.NextgatherupthematerialthatyouwanttoputonthesitE.Drawaroughlayoutonasheetofpaper.Whiletherearenorulesyouhavetofollowthereareafewthingstokeepinmind:Startsimply.IfyouaretooambitiousatthebeginningyoumaynevergetthesiteoffthegrounD.YoucanalwaysaddtoyoursitE.Lessisbetter.Mostpeopledon’tliketoreadalotoftextonlinE.Breakitintosmallpieces.Smallerisbetter.MostpeopleconnecttotheInternetwithamodem.Sinceitcantakealongtimetodownloadlargeimagefileskeepthefilesizessmall.Havetherights.Don’tputanymaterialonyoursiteunlessyouaresureyoucandoitlegally.LearntheNet’sCopyrightArticleformoreaboutthis.Nowit’stimetorollupyoursleevesandstartbuilding.LearningtheCommunitiesprovidestoolstohelpyoubuildyoursitE.49.Themainpurposeofthepassageistotellyou_____.A.whatawebsiteislikeB.howtobuildyourownwebsiteC.howtomeetpeopleonlineD.whatawebsiteismadeupof50.Accordingtothewriteryourwebsiteisaplace_____.A.whereyoucanmeetpeopleallaroundtheworldB.whereyoucanbuywhatyouwantC.whereyoucangetfreeservicesD.whereyoucanmeetpeopleontheInternet51.Thepurposeofthehomepageofyourwebsiteis_____.A.togivealistofallthecontentsofyourwebsiteB.tomakeitlooklikeafrontdoorC.todirectpeopletomoreofyourpagesD.todesignthecoverofabookormagazine52.Thewriterthinksthatifyouaretooambitiousatthebeginning_____.A.yourwebsitemayleavenospaceforaddingnewthingsB.youmayneverhaveyourwebsiteworkingC.youmayhavenoideahowtobuildyourwebsiteD.youmaytireyourselfout

Invisibleinkhasfascinatedkidsforgenerations.Youmightthinkthatitwouldbedifficulttomakebutit’snot.Allyou’llneedforthisexperientissomemilk;somewhitepaper;acleancottonswab药签orsmallcleanpaintbrush;thekitchenstove;andhelpfromanadult.Themostdifficultpartofthismini-projectischoosingthemessagethatyou’llwritewithyourinvisibleink.Maybeyou’llwanttopretendthatyou’reaspyonasecretmissionwritingmessagesthatwouldleadtobigbigtroubleiftheywerediscovereD.Chooseyourwordscarefully.Allyouneedtodoisusingthebrushofcottonswabwriteyourmessagewithmilkonthepaper.Don’tusealotofmilkandsoakthepaper.Usejustenoughtomakeathincoating.Onceyou’vefinishedwritingasktheadultwho’shelpingyoutoturnonthekitchenstovetoalowheat.Verycarefullyusingkitchenmittsholdthepaperaboutafootabovethewarmburner.Ifyoudon’tseeresultsyoumayhavetomaketheburneralittlehotter.Donothoweverholdthepaperlowovertheburner.Asthepaperheatsupyourmessagewillbecomebrownandyou’llbeabletoseewhatwaswritten.Youwanttoknowwhy?It’sbecausechemicalcompoundsinthemilkhavealowburningpoint.WhenthepapergetswarmthosecompoundswillheatupandtrunbrownwhilethepaperwillbeunaffecteD.YoualsocantrythisexperimentwithotherliquidssuchasorangejuicelemonjuicevinegarandapplejuicE.Justbesuretofollowallsafetyrulesandhaveanadultaroundtohelpyou.60.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.ScientificResearchB.MakingInvisibleInkC.HowtoMakeaSpyD.A.ClassroomExperiment61.Whichistherightorderoftheprocess?A.writewordsonthepaper.B.gethelpfromanadult.C.getreadysomemilkpapercottonswabetC.D.holdthepaperoverthewarmburner.A.cabD.B.bcaD.C.cdaB.D.acdB.62.Howcanyouseewhatiswrittenonthepaper?A.Soakthepaperintowatertomakeitappear.B.Waittillthepaperisdryenough.C.Usesomechemicalcompoundstomakeitappear.D.Holdthepaperabovethewarmburnertomakeitappear.63.Thispassageisintendedfor.A.adultsB.peopleC.teachersD.children

Americanshaveareputationforbeingglobalilliterate文盲onlyoneintencanspeakanotherlanguage.ThatdoesnotstopmillionsofAmericantouristsbusinessmendiplomatsandjournalistsfromvisitingandworkinginnearlyeverycountryintheworlD.AmericanssimplyexpecteveryoneelsetoknowtheirlanguagE.FewAmericansstudyforeignlanguageextensivelyandfewAmericanschoolsanduniversitiesaskthemto.WewanttolearnaboutthepeopleoutsideAmericasaysChicagoSpanishtutorJodyMilesIt’ssadisn’tit?It’stheAmericans’attitude:They’llfindmeaguidewhospeaksEnglish.TheAmericanpreferenceforEnglishishardlydiscouragedinthenation’sschools.Atleast20percentofthecountry’shighschoolsteachnoforeignlanguageatall.Fewschoolsteachlanguagestostudentsunder12whentheycanbestlearnanotherlanguage.Asaresultfewerthan3percentofallhighschoolgraduatesachievemeaningfulcompetenceinaforeignlanguage.Butthatisnobartogettingintothenation’scolleges;only8percenthaveaforeignlanguagerequirement.Somecollegespermitstudentstotakeproficiency精通examstodemonstratetheycanspeakaforeignlanguage―tosomedegree―insteadoftakingalanguagecoursE.Harvardevenallowsundergraduatestopsychoutofitsoneyearforeignlanguagerequirement.Studentscanpersuadehealth-clinicpsychiatrists精神病医师toprovetheirpsychologicalinabilitytolearnanotherlanguagE.Stilltherearemanystudentswhowanttolearnforeignlanguages.SomestudySpanishtounderstandthecountry’sgrowingHispanic西班牙的population;otherswanttostudythelanguageoftheirimmigrantancestors.Anotherreasontolearnaforeignlanguageisthetightjobmarket.Ifyouhavetwoqualifiedpeopleapplyingforajobataninternationalfirmandonlyonespeaksaforeignlanguageit’sobviouswhowillbechosen.Questions:73.Findinthepassageawordclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwordcompetence.74.WhoisresponsibleforAmericanstudents’incompetenceinforeignlanguages?回答词数不超过5个75.HowcanHarvardstudentsbeallowedtogowithouttheoneyearforeignlanguagerequirement?回答词数不超过10个

TheOlympicFlamefromtheancientgameswasreintroducedduringthe1928OlympicGames.AnemployeeoftheElectricUtilityofAmsterdamlitthefirstOlympicflameintheMarathonToweroftheOlympicStadiuminAmsterdam.ThemodernpracticeofmovingtheOlympicFlameviaarelaysystemfromOlympiatotheOlympicvenuebeganwiththe1936SummerOlympicsinBerlinGermany.TherelaycapturedinLeniRiefenstahl’sfilmOlympiawaspartoftheNazipropagandamachine’sattempttoaddmythandmystiquetoAdolfHitler’sregimE.HitlersawthelinkwiththeancientGamesastheperfectwaytoillustratehisbeliefthatclassicalGreecewasanAryanforerunnerofthemodernGermanReich.AlthoughmostofthetimethetorchwiththeOlympicFlameisstillcarriedbyrunnersithasbeentransportedinmanydifferentways.Thefiretraveledbyboatin1948tocrosstheEnglishChannelanditwasfirsttransportedbyairplanein1952whenthefiretraveledtoHelsinki.AllcarriersinthetorchrelaytoStockholmwheretheseeventswereheldinsteadtraveledonhorseback.Remarkablemeansoftransportationwereusedin1976whentheflamewastransformedtoaradiosignal.FromAthensthissignalwastransmittedbysatellitetoCanadawhereitwasreceivedandusedtotriggeralaserbeamtore-lighttheflamE.In2000thetorchwascarriedunderwaterbydiversneartheGreatBarrierReef.OtheruniquemeansoftransportationincludeaNativeAmericancanoeacamelandConcorde.In2004thefirstglobaltorchrelaywasundertakenajourneythatlasted78days.TheOlympicflamecoveredadistanceofmorethan78000kminthehandsofsome11300torchbearerstravelingtoAfricaandSouthAmericaforthefirsttimevisitingallpreviousOlympiccitiesandfinallyreturningtoAthensforthe2004SummerOlympics.Anothermeansofcatchingattentionhasbeenthelightingofthefireinthestadium.Atthe1992BarcelonaGamesParalympicarcherAntonioRebolloshotaburningarrowoverthecauldron大汽锅fromaplatformattheoppositeendofthestadium.TwoyearslatertheOlympicfirewasbroughtintothestadiumofLillehammerbyaskijumper.56.ThepracticeoftheOlympicFlamehasbeencarriedonforabout_________.A.72yearsB.80yearsC.60yearsD.56years57.WhichisNOTthemeansofOlympicflametransportationmentionedinthepassage?A.Viaaradiosignal.B.Onhorseback.C.Byswimming.D.ByairplanE.58.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A.thelightingoftheOlympicflameinthestadiumisalwaysappealingtopeoplE.B.theglobaltorchrelayhasbeenpracticedsincetheOlympicGameswerecreateD.C.aswasillustratedbyHitlerclassicalGreecewasactuallypartofGermany.D.therewerenotmanyOlympictorchcarriersinthe1928OlympicGames.

Bodylanguageisthequietsecretandmostpowerfullanguageofall.Itissaidthatourbodymovementscommunicateabout50%ofwhatwereallymeanwhilewordsthemselvesonlyexpress7%.SowhileyourmouthisclosedjustwhatisyourbodysayingArms.____71_____Ifyoukeepyourarmstothesidesofyourbodyorbehindyourbackthissuggestsyouarenotafraidoftakingonwhatevercomesyourway._____72______Ifsomeoneupsetsyoujustcrossyourarmstoshowyou’reunhappy.HeaD.Whenyouwanttoappearconfidentkeepyourheadlevel.Ifyouaremonitorinclassyoucantakeonthispositionwhenyouwantyourwordstobetakenseriously._____73_____Legs.Yourlegstendtomovearoundalotmorethannormalwhenyouarenervousortellinglies.Ifyouareatinterviewstrytokeepthemstill.PosturE.A.goodposturemakesyoufeelbetteraboutyourself._____74_____ThismakesbreathingmoredifficultwhichinturncanmakeyoufeelnervousoruncomfortablE.Mouth.Whenyouarethinkingyouoftenpurse皱拢yourlips.Youmightalsousethispositiontoholdbackallangrycommentyoudon’twishtoshow._____75______A.Ifyouarefeelingdownyounormallydon’tsitstraightwithyourshouldersinwards.B.Ifyouarepleasedyouusuallyopenyoureyeswideandpeoplecannoticethis.C.Outgoingpeoplegenerallyusetheirarmswithbigmovementswhilequieterpeoplekeepthemclosetotheirbodies.D.Howyouholdyourarmsshowshowopenandreceptiveyouaretopeopleyoumeet.E.Howeveritwillprobablystillbenoticedandpeoplewillknowyou’renotpleaseD.F.HowevertobefriendlyinlisteningorspeakingyoumustmoveyourheadalittletoonesidE.G.Don’tsaytoomuchwhenyou’rehappy.

DESIGN-A-LOGOCONTESTWneedalogo标识thatwillbetheperfectsymbolofourgreatnewWheelsvilleSkatePark.Wewouldlikeyoutodesignanappropriatelogothatcanbeusedonstationery.businesscardsposters.andT-shirts.A.well-designedlogowillprovideanopportunityforyoungartiststoreceiverecognitionaswellasgreatprizes.Ifyouareinterestedherearethethingsyouneedtoknow:LOGOREQUIREMENTSDesignmustbeoriginalDesigncanincludenomore:thantwocolorsinadditiontoblackandwhiteArtworkshouldbereproducibleatvarioussizesfrombusinesscardstopostersThewordsWhitesvilleSkateParkmustappearinthelogoSUBMISSIONDETAILSContestantsarerequiredtobe18yearsoldoryoungeronMay15Logoshouldhebesubmittedon×11paper.DonotfoldContestantsneedtoincludeaone-pagewrittenexplanationdescribingthekeyfeaturesofthedesignDEADLINEMailentrieswillbeacceptedbetweenApril10andMay15.EntriesmustbepostmarkednolaterthanMay15EleetroniesubmissionsmustbetransmittednolaterthanMay15Winningdesignswillbepostedonourwebsiteatwww.wheelsvillE.skatepark.comonMay20PRIZESFirstPrize:Digitalcameraone-yearpasstoWhitesvilleSkateIark.andtwoT-shirtsbearingTheprize-winninglogoSecondPrize:Six-mouthpasstoWhitesvilleSkateParkandaT-shirtwiththeprize-winninglogoHonorablMention:OnefreetickettoWhitesvilleSkateParkandaT-shirtwiththeprize-winninglogototwocontestantsfromgradesK-5towcontestantsfromgrades6-8.andtwocontestantsfromgrades9-12MAILENTRYDESIGNSTOWhitesvilleSkateParkLogoContestRiversideRecreationCenter1295NewRockfordHwyRiversideVA2322656Whichquestionisansweredinthefirstparagraph?AWhoarethejudges?BWhatprizesareoffered?CWhatisthelogousedfor?DWhenisthecontestover?57ThepassagetriestoencouragereaderstoenterthecontestbyAexplainingtherulesBofferingrewardsCrelatinginterestingdetailsDshowingsamplelogos58Whatcanwelearnaboutthecontestfromthepassage?AAlltheclosingsarerequiredtoarrivebyMay15BThedesignerscanuseatleastfourcolorsinthelogoCThelistofthewinnerswillbepublishedinthenewspaperDThesizeofthedesignsshouldbechangeableforaparticularuse59Lookattheseresultsfromaninternetsearch.Whichwebsitewouldbemosthelpfulfordesigningalogoforthiscontest?AMakeMoneyByDesigningLogosBlogoDesignCompanyCBeforeandAfter:A.LogoDesignHistoryD.DesigningLogos:A.Gnide

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

WiththousandsofyearsofhistoryandmythologyinitsareaAthens―namedfortheolive-tree-lovingAthena---ismorethanaconcretejunglE.It’salovelycitydecoratedbyoutdoorcafespedestrianstreetsparksgardensandplentyofcharacters.IfyougetintothespiritofthingsyoumightnotevennoticethesmokeandfoghangingoverheaD.ThecityisconnectedthreesidesbyMtParnithaMtPendeliandMtHymettos.WithinAthenstherearenolessthaneighthillsofwhichtheAcropolisandLykavitosarethemostfamous.Thehillsprovideapeacefulrestfromthenoiseofthecity.JustabouteverythingofinteresttothetraveleriswithinasmallareasurroundingPlateiaSyntagmatosSyntagmaSquare.ThisareaisconnectedwiththedistrictsofPlakatothesouthMonastirakitothewestKolonakitotheeastandOmaoniatothenorth.PlateiaSyntagmatosisdominatedbytheoldRoalPalaceandisthebeatingheartofthebusinessdistrictwithluxuryhotelsbanksandairlineoffices.PlakanestledbelowtheAcropolisistheoldTurkishquarterandvirtuallyallthatexistedwhenAthenswasdeclaredthecapitalofindependentGreece.ThoughPlakaispackedwithtouristsinhighseasonit’salsooneoftheprettiestandmostatmosphericareasofthecity.Monastirakiisthemarketdistrictandafascinatingpartoftowntowander.Psirinearbyisfullofstylishcafesandbarsandmakesagreatplacetostopforarestoflunch.Kolonakiaclassylivingareaisfulloftrendyboutiquesartgalleriesandcafes.41.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeAthens?A.ModernB.CrowdeD.C.HillyD.Luxurious42.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.A.detailedintroductionofAthensB.ThelocationofAthensC.TheappearanceofAthensD.ThebeautyofAthens43.Ifyouwanttobuysomethingwherewillyougo?A.PlakaB.KolonakiC.OmoniaD.Monastiraki44.WhatcannotbefoundinKolonaki?A.FashionclothesB.PaintingC.LeisurepeopleD.Horseriding45.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence‘IfyougetintothespiritofthingsyoumightnotevennoticethesmokeandfoghangingoverheaD.’mean?A.TherearesomanyhillsinAthensB.ItisverydirtyinAthens.C.Athensissobeautifulthatyoucanenjoyyourselfanddon’tknowwhattimeitis.D.Athensisfullofmythology.

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

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

Whatexactlyisalie?Isitanythingwesaywhichweknowisuntrue?Orisitsomethingmorethanthat?Forexamplesupposeafriendwantstoborrowsomemoneyfromyou.YousayIwishIcouldhelpyoubutI'mshortofmoneymyself.Infactyouarenotshortofmoneybutyourfriendisinthehabitofnotpayinghisdebtsandyoudon'twanttohurthisfeelingsbyremindinghimofthis.Isthisreallyalie?ProfessorGeraldGullionoftheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniahasmadeascientificstudyoflying.Accordingtohimwomenarebetterliarsthanmenparticularlywhentellingawhiteliesuchasawomanatapartytellinganotherwomanthatshelikesherdresswhenshereallythinksitlooksawful.Howeverthisisonlyonesideofthestory.Otherresearcherssaythatmenaremorelikelytotellmoreseriousliessuchasmakingapromisewhichtheyhavenointentionoffulfilling.Thisisthekindofliepoliticiansandbusinessmenaresupposedtobeparticularlyskilledat:theliefromwhichtheliarshopestoprofitorgaininsomeway.Researchhasalsobeendoneintothechangesofpeople’sbehaviorinanumberofsmallclearlyunimportantwayswhentheyliE.Ithasbeenfoundthatiftheyaresittingdownatthetimetheytendtomoveaboutintheirchairsmorethanusual.TothetrainedobservertheyaresayingIwishIweresomewhereelsenow.TheyalsotendtotouchcertainpartsofthefacemoreofteninparticularthenosE.OneexplanationofthismaybethatlyingcausesaslightincreaseinbloodpressurE.Thenoseisverysensitivetosuchchangesandtheincreasedpressuremakesititch痒.AnothergesturewhichgivesawayiswhatthewriterDesmondMorrisinhisbookManWatchingcallsthemouthcover.Hesaysthereareseveraltypicalformsofthissuchascoveringpartofthemouthwithfingerstouchingtheupper-liporputtingafingerofthehandatonesideofthemouth.Suchagesturecanbeunderstoodasanunconsciousattemptonthepartoftheliartostophimselforherselffromlying.Ofcoursesuchgesturesasrubbingthenoseorcoveringthemouthormovingaboutinachaircannotbetakenasproofthatthespeakerislying.Theysimplytendtooccurmorefrequentlyinthissituation.ItisnotonegesturealonethatgivestheliarawaybutawholenumberofthingsandinparticularthecontextinwhichthelieistolD.41.Accordingtothepassageawhitelieseemstobealie_______.A.thatotherpeoplehaveinterestinB.thatotherpeoplecannotbelieveC.toldinordertoavoidoffending冒犯someoneD.toldinordertotakeadvantageofsomeone42.Researchsuggeststhatwomen_______.A.arebetterattellingliesthanmendoB.generallyliefarmorethanmenC.oftenmakepromisestheylaterbreakD.lieatpartiesmoreoftenthanmendo43.Researchersfindthatwhenapersontellslies.A.hisorherbloodpressureincreasesgreatlyB.heorshelooksveryseriousandmovesaboutmoreC.heorshetendstomakesmallchangesinhisbehaviorD.heorsheuseshisunconsciousmind44.Onereasonpeoplesometimesrubtheirnoseswhentheylieisthat_______A.1yingcausesaslightincreaseinbloodpressureB.thenoseissensitivetophysicalchangescausedbylyingC.theywanttocovertheirmouthsD.theyaretryingtostopthemselvesfromtellinglies45.Whichofthefollowingmaybestbetray出卖aliar?A.Thetouchingofthetipofone’snose.B.Thechangeofone’sbehavior.C.ThemouthcovergesturE.D.Thesituationsinwhichhisliesaretold.

Everyreaderofthispassagemustspendthewholeofhiswakinglifelookingatthings.Lookinglikebreathingisnatural;wedoitwithoutnoticingit.Lookingispassive―butseeingisactivE.Onceyoustartseeingthingsyoureallybegintowakeup.Peoplewhoseethingswhichothershaveonlylookedatanddrawconclusionsfromwhattheyseecanaddtoman’sknowledgeandhelpprogress.SomeonerecentlydiscoveredaplacewheremetalhadbeenworkedcontinuouslylongerthananywhereelseinEngland.HesawawallintheForestofDean.Thousandsofpeoplemusthavelookedatitwithoutreallyseeingitbutthismannoticedthatamongtheusualstonesofthatplacewerebitsandpiecesofadifferentcolor;theyalsofeltdifferenttothehanD.A.closersightshowedthatthesepieceshadbeenleftbehindinthefiresofancientpeoplewhohadmeltedrockstogetmetals.Lookingaroundhefoundmoreandmoreinformationuntilthehistoryofwhatmenhaddoneatthatplaceovertensofcenturieswasknown.65.Inthefirstsentenceofthispassagehiswakinglifemeans_______.A.thetimewhenheiswakingupB.allthetimeheisawakeC.allthetimeheisaliveD.allthetimeheisbreathing66.Forthewriterseeingmeans______.A.noticingthingswhichneedexplainingB.doingsomethingnaturalC.lookingatthingsD.doingsomethingwithoutnoticingit67.Themanfoundaplacewhere______.A.menarestartingtoworkmetalB.menbuiltwallsofmetalC.menhadmeltedmetalstensofcenturiesbeforeD.menfirstlearnedtomakefirewithstones68.Themanfoundoutthat_______.A.metalwasmeltedintheForestofDeanlongerthanatanyotherplaceinEnglandB.metalwasusedinEnglandbeforeanyotherpartoftheworldC.inEnglandmenmadethingsofmetalbeforetheylearnthowtomakethemofstoneD.peopleintheForestofDeanhavealwaysworkedharderthanpeopleinanyotherpartofEngland

IliveinJapanwhereelectronicitemsareawayoflifesoitisnosurprisethatmanystudentscarrytheselittleelectronicdictionaries.E-dictionariesmaybelightandcompact简洁的moresothananypaperdictionary._71__Itdependsonwhichoneyoubuy.Tometheseareprettymuchthelimitstotheiradvantages.Ithinke-dictionariesshouldbelimitedintheiruseinclassrooms._72___E.-dictionariesaremuchmoreexpensivE.InJapantheycostaslittleas10000yenUS$100muchas40000yendependingonhowmanyfunctionsyouwantorthinkyouwantanddependingonhowfashionableyouarE.MytrustyRandomHousepaperdictionaryiscopyrightedat1995costmeamereUS$12.95plustax.E.-dictionariesaremorefragile易碎的.Dropyourpaperdictionary.GoaheaD.Holditaboveyourheadanddropit.73E.-dictionariesneedbatteries.BatteriesaretemperaturesensitivE.Batteriescostmoneytoo.E.-dictionarieshavekeypads.TypinginthespellingofawordisharderandmoretimeconsumingthanlookingthroughpagesandusingtheindexatthetopofeachpagE._74____Suchlittledevicesbeep嘟嘟声whenyoupressthebuttonsbutitisverydisturbingtosomepeopleinaclassroomsituationorlibrary.Finallylet’sconsidermakingcorrectionsoradditions.NodictionaryisperfectpaperversionorelectroniC.Howeverwhenyoufindsomethingyou’dliketochangeinthee-dictionaryyoucan’tdoanythingaboutit.YoucanpencilinsomenoteswiththepapertypE.Similarlyifyoulearnawordthatisn’tinthedictionaryafewnotesofapencilmakeiteasytoincreaseitsmemorycapacity.75Andforthosestudentswhosehabitistomarkcertainwordswithahighlightpenforeaseoffuturereferenceagainthepaperdictionarywinsout.A.ButitisimpossibletodosowithakeypadmodelB.TheymayevencontainmorewordsandexpressionsC.Sometimese-dictionariestroubleyouandyoureallydon’tknowhowtogetridofthemD.Nowtrythiswithanylightweightplastice-dictionaryandyou’llbepickingupthepiecesE.Thathugeheavypaperdictionarythatyouseeinyourlibrarylookslikeabuildingblockinsizeandweight.F.E-dictionarieshaveadvantagesaswellasdisadvantagesG.Let’stakealookatthefollowingreasons

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

AgradedreaderisabookcontainingsimplifiedlanguagesusedtohelplearnersmasterthelanguagE.ReaderscomeindifferentlevelsfrombeginnerstoadvanceD.Englishlearnersneedtochooseareaderthatissuitablefortheirlevel.Whyusereaders?Lotsofresearchshowsthatextensivereadingimprovesallaspectsoflanguagelearningincludingvocabularyspeakingskillsfluency流利writingskillsandreadingcomprehension.ReadingisawayoflearningEnglishwithoutclassesorateacher.IthelpsdeveloplearnerindependencE.Andwhilereadinggradedreaderslearnersdon’thavetoruntoadictionarybecausethelanguageisattheirlevel.HowdoIgetstarted?Theentireclasscanreadthesamebookordifferentbooksatdifferenttimes.HowdoIknowtherightlevel?Ifyourclassisallreadingthesamebookchooseonethatisappropriatefortheirlevel.Ifyourstudentsarereadingdifferentbooksyoucanhaveaselectionofbooksatdifferentlevels.Inthiscasedon’tworrytoomuchaboutthelevel.A.learnerwhoisinterestedindetectivestoriesmightreadahigherlevelbookifthemotivation动机istherE.Howtoreadthebookdependsonstudents’agemotivationandclasstimeavailablE.Someclassesliketoreadsilentlyothersliketoreadaloudinsmallgroupsandsomeenjoybeingreadtobytheteacher.Besensitivetotheclassandaskfortheiropinions.Somepre-readingactivitiesareneedeD.Beforestudentsopenabookitisimportanttosparkinterestinthestoryandinthewholeprocessofreading.Forexampleaskthemtoguesswhatthestoryisfromcoverchaptertitlesandletstudentsputtheminthebestorderordiscusstheauthor.Duringreadingchooseasuitablechapterorchaptersthatcanbebrokendowntomakeacomicstrip连环漫画.Orstudentsselectapartofthebooktomakeintoaradioplay.Studentscanalsobecomejournalistsandreportonpartsofthestory.Chooseapieceofactionandhavestudentswriteitup.Besidesstudentscanrole-playaninterviewwithacharacter.61.Whodoyouthinkthepassageiswrittenmainlyfor?A.Students.B.Parents.C.Teachers.D.Pupils.62.Whendoyouthinkstudentscanbecomejournalistsandreportonpartsofthestory?A.Beforereading.B.Duringreading.C.Duringwarmingup.D.Afterreading.63.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat.A.readerscanmakeclassroomfunB.readingcanhelpdeveloplearnersdependenceC.somepre-readingactivitiesarenotneededD.extensivereadingimprovesallaspectsoflanguagelearning

Fromearlytimesmanhasbeeninterestedinart.Peoplehaveoftenworkedtogethertocollectandsavetheworld’sarttreasures.FinearttreasuresfrommanycountriesarekeptinanartmuseumcalledtheLouvre罗浮宫inParisFrancE.TheworksofarthavebeencollectedbythepeopleofFranceovermanycenturies.ItisthebiggestartmuseumintheworlD.TheLouvrehasnotalwaysbeenamuseum.Thefirstbuildingwasafort堡垒.In1190itwastheking’scastlewithhighwallsandaroundtower.Ithadamoat护城河tokeepouttheenemies.Overtheyearsthenumberofbuildingsaroundthecastlegrew.By1350thecastlenolongerneededafort.TheLouvrebecameapalacehomeforFrenchkingsandqueens.Duringtimeofpeacenewtreasureswerebroughtin.DuringthedaysofwarmanytreasureswerestolenandthebuildingsweredamageD.WhenFrancisⅠbecamekingofFrancein1515hebroughtinmanyartistsfromothercountries.OneoftheartistswasLenardodaVincifromItaly.DaVinci’sMonaLisaisthebestknownpaintinginthemuseumtoday.In1793theLouvrebecameapublicmuseum.Itisaplacewherearttreasuresarekeptforeveryonetoenjoy.EveryyearmillionsofpeoplefromallovertheworldcometotheLouvretoseethemasterpieces.61.HowlonghastheLouvrebeenamuseum?A.Forover800years.B.Since1350C.Since1515D.Forover200years62.MostofworksofartintheLouvrehavebeencollectedprobablyby_______.A.theFrenchpeopleB.FrancisⅠC.LeonardodaVinciD.peopleoftheworld63.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.DaVincioncestayedinFrance.B.MonaLisaiskeptintheLouvrE.C.TheLouvrewasonceachurchaswellasapalacE.D.TheLouvreisaplaceofinteresttodifferentpeoplefromallovertheworld64.Whyisitgoodfortheworksofarttobekeptinpublicmuseums?A.WorksofartwillnotbestolenB.WorksofartwillnotbedamagedC.Artistscanstudytheworksofart.D.Everyonehasachancetoenjoytheworksofart.65.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Louvreisalwaysamuseumsinceitwasbuilt.B.AllthearttreasuresintheLouvrehavebeendestroyedinthewar.C.Louvrewasoncetheking’scastleinhistory.D.ThereisstillafortneartheLouvrenow.

Untilthetwentiethcenturycigaretteswerenotanimportantthreattopublichealth.Menusedtobaccomainlyintheformofcigars.Mostwomendidnotusetobaccoatall.Thecigaretteindustrybeganinthe1870swiththedevelopmentofthecigarettemanufacturingmachinE.ThismadeitpossibletoproducegreatnumbersofcigarettesveryquicklyanditreducedthepricE.Todaycigarettesmokingisawidespreadhabit.Aboutforty-threepercentoftheadultmenandthirty-onepercentoftheadultwomenintheUnitedStatessmokecigarettesregularly.Itisencouragingtonotehoweverthatmillionsofpeoplehavegivenupthesmokinghabit.Seventy-fivepercentofthemalepopulationandforty-sixpercentofthefemalepopulationhavesmokedcigarettesatsometimeduringtheirlivesbuttwenty-sixpercentofthesemenandelevenpercentofthewomenhavestoppedsmoking.Thenumberofpersonswhohavegivenupsmokingisincreasing.Menasagroupsmokemorethanwomen.Amongbothmenandwomentheagegroupwiththehighestproportionofsmokersistheagegroup24-44.Incomeeducationandoccupationallplayapartindeterminingaperson’ssmokinghabits.Citypeoplesmokemorethanpeoplelivingonfarms.Well-educatedmenwithhighincomesarelesslikelytosmokecigarettesthanmenwithfeweryearsofschoolingandlowerincomes.Ontheotherhandifawelleducatedmanwithahigherincomesmokesatallheislikelytosmokemorepacksofcigarettesperday.Amongteenagersthepictureissimilar.Therearefewerteenagersmokersfromupper-incomewell-educatedfamiliesandfewerfromfamilieslivinginfarmareas.Highschoolstudentswhoarepreparingforcollegearelesslikelytosmokethanthosewhodonotplantocontinuetheireducationafterhighschool.ChildrenaremostlikelytostartsmokingifoneorbothoftheirparentssmokE.73.Whywasn’tcigarettesmokingsodangerousinthe19thcentury?不超过10个单词74.Findthreemainfactorscloselyrelatedtoone’ssmokinghabits.不超过4个单词75.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage不超过10个单词

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

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

__71___.Beingangrydoesn’treallysolvemuchbutwhatpeopledowhentheyfeelangryisimportant.Thegoalistocalmdownandtrytosolvewhatisbotheringyou.Thisishardforsomekidsandadultstoo.Insteadofcalmingdownsomekidsmightkeepgettingmoreandmoreupsetuntiltheyexplodelikeavolcano!__72___.Theirangermightbesostrongthattheylosecontroloftheirtemper.Theymayactinwaysunacceptableandhurtful.Peoplemaysaythatsomeonehastroublecontrollingtheirtemper.__73___Somekidsmightgetsoangrythattheyscreamattheirparentsbreaksomethingorevenworsehittheirbrothersorsisters._74____.Howeverit’snotOKforakidtodoanyofthosethings.Kidsdon’twanttoactinthiswaybutsometimesangryfeelingscanbehardtomanagE.Sowhattodo?Wellthegoodnewsisthatkidsdon’tjusthavetokeepmakingthesamemistakesoverandoveragain.__75___.Imagineyourtemperasapuppyinsideyouthatneedssometraining.Thepuppyisnotbad----itwillprobablyturnoutagreatdog.Itjustneedstolearnsomerulesbecauserightnowthatpuppyiscausingsomeproblemstoyou.A.Youcantrainyoutemper.B.Youdon’twanttocausetroublE.C.Kidsshouldbeallowedtoexpresstheirfeelingsevenangryones.D.Everybodygetsangrysometimes.E.Infacttheyusuallymeanthatakidbehavesbadlywhenfeelingangry.F.Insteadofthinkingofthepersonyou’reangrywiththinkofsomethingelsE.G.Somekidsgetangrymoreoftenormoreeasilythansomeotherkids.

MassachusettstodaylooksnothinglikeitdidwhenthefirstEnglishsettlersarriveD.Backinthe17thcenturyforestblanketedthelanD.TodayroadsandtownscovermuchoftheareA.ButthepastisnotdeadandgonE.Justanhour’sdrivefromBostonliesPlimothPlantation.Thereyou’llexperiencethe17thcenturylifefromthedaysofthePilgrims清教徒移民.YoucanlookinthePilgrims’homeswatchthewaytheycookandaskthemabouttheirdailylives.Youcanevenhelpthembuildhousesorworkinthefields.WhenyouarriveatPlimothyouaregreetedwithHowdoyoufare?insteadofHowareyou?Inthislivinghistoryplantationactorsportray扮演realpeopleof17th-centuryPlymouth.EachactorhastakentheidentityofsomeonefromthatperioD.AlltheactorsspeakthelanguageofShakespearE.They’rehappytotalkaboutthehardshipsoftheirlivesorjustsharethegossipoftheday.Butdon’ttrytodiscussmoderntopics.Theywon’tunderstandwhatyouaretalkingabout!InfallyoucanenjoyaharvestdinnerverysimilartothefirstThanksgiving.You’lldinewithyourhandslikePilgrims.You’llfindnopepperonthetablE.Thisexpensivespicewasusedonlysparingly节俭地incooking.You’llfindnolast-coursedesserteither.Atthetimepeopleatesweetdishesrightalongwiththemeal.Cranberrieswereonthemenuthenandstillaretoday.A.shortdistancefromPlimothyoucanvisitCranberryWorlD.Atthisuniquemuseumyou’llseehowcranberriesareharvestedandcantastedifferentcranberryproducts.OfcoursethefirstThanksgivingincludednotonlythePilgrimsbutalsotheirWampanoagguests.IfyouwanttofindoutsomethingabouttheWampanoagexploreare-createdWampanoagHomeSitE.ItisjustashortwalkfromPlimoth.StepintotheNativeAmericanhomeandenteradifferentworlD.NativeAmericansdressedin17th-centuryWampanoagoutfits服装describehowtheirpeoplelived400yearsago.Outsideyoucanhelpmakeatraditionalboatorlearnaboutnativeplantremedies治疗法.MuchinMassachusettshaschangedsincethe17thcentury.ButinPlimoththepastliveson.57.FromthetextweknowPlimothPlantation__________.A.isacranberryplantationinPlimoth.B.iswheresomeoldPilgrimsarestillliving.C.presentsthePilgrims’lifeinthe1600s.D.isaplantationdatingbacktothe1700s.58.WhatdidtheEnglishsettlersgreeteachotherinthe17thcentury?A.Howdoyoufare?B.Howareyou?C.Hinicetomeetyou.D.Howdoyoudo?59.InCranberryWorldtouristscan_________.A.harvestcranberriesbyyourself.B.learnhowtogrowcranberries.C.tastevariouscranberryproducts.D.visitanoldhistorymuseum.60.ThepurposeoftherebuiltWampanoagHomesiteis_________.A.toprotectNativeAmericanstheWampanoagB.toattractmoretouriststostayinPlimothC.toshowhowtheWampanoaghelpedthePilgrimsD.tokeepthe17thcenturyNaiveAmericanslivealive

AretheSuperGirlssuperenoughtomakeitintoChina'smostauthoritative权威的dictionary?TheeditorsofCihaiareworkingonaneweditionandtheysaytheyhaven'tdecidedyet.Theeditingpreparationofthe2009editionofthedictionaryhasjuststartedaneditorofCihaisaiD.Whichnewwordswillbeaddedandwhicholdoneswillbedeletedremainsunknown.TheTVprogrammethatbroughttheSuperGirlsintothepubliceyehascertainlyhadaninfluenceonChinesesocietysinceitsdebutin2004.TheeditorsaidtheneweditionwillincludetermssuchasShenzhouVIthenameofChina’ssecondmannedspacecraftandBaJinalatemasterofcontemporary现代ChineseliteraturE.TheargumentbeganearlierthisweekwhenmediareportedthatCihaiasadictionarythatpridesitselfonitseducationalandhistoricalvaluewouldnotincludetermssuchasSuperGirl.AnofficialsaidthatsomeonlinewordswerepopularbutCihaipreferredwordsofbothpopularityandstability稳定性andthosethatcanwithstandthetestoftimeandusagE.AreporterfromChinaEconomicNewssaid:WeallagreeonthegreatcontributionofBaJinbutwhocanlookdownonthesocialinfluenceoftheSuperGirl?AProfessortoldChinaDaily:Ofcourse‘SuperGirls’shouldbeeditedintoCihai.Ifsomestrangewordscanbeintherewhynot‘SuperGirls’?Eventhoughitmaydieoutafterafewyearsjustassay‘ShenzhouVI’willbereplacedby‘ShenzhouIX’oneday.Cihairecordsnewwordsreflectingthelatestdevelopmentsinthesocialandnaturalsciencesincludingbiologyelectronicscomputerscienceandeconomics.64.WhatcanweknowaboutCihaifromthepassage?A.Itwillbeeditedandpublishedin2009.B.MostofthewordsinCihaiwithstandthetestoftimeandusagE.C.ItrecordsallnewwordsathomeandabroaD.D.Itisrevisedandeditedeveryyear.65.Theunderlinedworddebutmeans_______.A.performanceB.namespopularC.firstpublicappearanceD.storiesknowntoall66.WhichofthefollowingpeoplehasaclearopiniononwhetherSuperGirlsshouldbeeditedintoCihai?A.Theeditor.B.Theofficial.C.Thereporter.D.Theprofessor.67.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?A.TheargumentwhetherCihaishouldincludeSuperGirlswascausedbyamediareport.B.ThetermSuperGirlsisknownalloverthecountry.C.WhethertheneweditionCihaiwillincludeSuperGirlsremainsunknown.D.SuperGirlsarenotsofamousasMr.BaJin.

A.VisittoSomeScenicSpotsOutsideHangzhouB.TheWinnersofMissTourismQueenInternationalC.AnIntroductiontoMissTourismQueenInternationalD.MissTourismQueenInternationalHeldinHangzhouE.AnIntroductiontoContestantsF.ColorfulActivitiesArrangedforContestants80._________MissTourismQueenInternationalbeganinthe1940sandhasbecomeoneofthemostauthoritativeandinfluentialbeautypageantsintheworld.Thecontestmainlyaimstopromoteworld-widetourismthroughthedisplayofcostumesandcustomsofdifferentnationalities.81._________InJune2004thecityofHangzhouthecapitalofZhejiangProvincehostedthefinalsforthisyear’sMissTourismQueenInternational.Thepageantgatheredcontestantsfrom54nationsandregions.82._________AfterthreehoursofcompetitiontenfinalistsAustriaChinaCanadaGermanyIndiaPolandArgentinaSlovakiaThailandandVietnamemerged.ZabinaAbdulRashidKhanofIndiawascrownedMissTourismQueenInternational2004followedbyrunners-upJonalenaKwasowofGermanyandChaoJunnanofChina.83._________Atthefinalscolorfulactivitieswerearrangedforcontestants.OnJune16contestantswereorganizedtoexperiencetheworkofreporters.OnJune18theLivinginChinaactivitywereorganizedwhere56contestantswereeacharrangedtolivewithfamilyforadaytoexperienceChinesedailylife.TheSameBeautyactivitywassetuptogetcontestantstogetherwithdisabledchildrenandshowtheirlovE.84._________ContestantsvisitedsomescenicspotsoutsideHangzhousuchasQiandaoLakeandXitangawatersidetowntypicalinregionssouthoftheYangtzeRiver.AttheCentral-SouthChinaBotanicalGardeninAnjitheyjoinedLocalwomeninpickingteaandlearnedmoreaboutChina’sprofoundteaculture.Atthebotanicalgardentheycompetedinnationalcostumes.TherepresentativesofChinaDenmarkMexicoGreeceandUkrainewonthefirstfiveplaces.

ZurichofSwitzerlandisthecitywiththehighestqualityoflifein2006whileBaghdadforthethirdyearrunninghasthelowestasurveypublishedbyhumanresourcecompanyMerceronMondayshows.ZurichGenevaandVancouvermadethetopthreeinthelistwhileBanguiintheCentralAfricanRepublicandBrazzavillethecapitalofCongoRepublicjoinedBaghdadinthebottomthreE.Thetopthreecitiesinthelistareallunchangedfromlastyear.Almosthalfthetop30scoringcitiesareinWesternEuropE.InthisregionViennafollowsZurichandGenevain4thposition.Otherhighly-ratedcitiesincludeDusseldorfFrankfurtandMunichinpositions67and8respectively.AthensremainsthelowestscoringcityinWesternEuropestandingatposition79.Chicagoisoneofthebiggestclimbersintherankingssince2005risingto41stfrom52ndduetoreducedcrimerateswhileCairoisoneofthebiggestfallersslidingnineplacesto131stoutof215cities.ThiswasduetopoliticalconflictsandterroristattacksinthecityandsurroundingareaMercersaiD.Asia-PacificAucklandandWellingtonhavebothmoveduptherankingsfrom8thto5thand14thto12thplacesrespectivelywhileSydneyremainsatposition9.InAsiaSingaporeranks34thfollowedbyTokyoJapan’shighestscoringcityatposition35.HongKong’smodernandefficientinfrastructureincludingitsairportwhichisconsideredoneofbestintheworldhaspusheditupfrom70thto68thposition.Thetop-rankingcityinChina’smainlandisShanghaiin103rdplacE.BeijingandShanghaiareontheriseandshouldexperiencerapidimprovementsinqualityoflivinginthecomingyears.ThisismainlyduetogreaterinternationalinvestmentdrivenbytheavailabilityandlowercostoflaborandmanufacturingskillsexplainedMr.SlaginParakatilSeniorResearcheratMercer.Mercerbasesitsannualsurveyon39quality-of-lifefactorsfrompoliticalstabilitytoschoolsbarsrestaurantsandtheenvironment.Thetoptencitiesinthelist:ZurichSwitzerlandGenevaSwitzerlandVancouverCanadaViennaAustriaAucklandNewZealandDusseldorfGermanyMunichGermanySydneyAustraliaBerneSwitzerland57.FromthefirstthreeparagraphswecanNOTlearn_____.A.since2004BaghdadhasbeenthecitywiththelowestqualityoflifeB.since2004ZurichhasbeenthecitywiththehighestqualityoflifeC.since2004BanguiBrazzavilleandBaghdadhavebeenthebottomthreeD.since2004ZurichGenevaandVancouverhavebeenthetopthree58.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.AthensisthelowestscoringcityintheworldB.Cairowasthe122ndlastyearC.InAsiaTokyoisthebestplacetoliveD.DuetomoderninfrastructureHongKonghaspusheditupby3places59.BymentioningwhatMr.SlaginParakatilsaidtheauthorwantstoshow_____.A.BeijingandShanghaiarelessdevelopednowB.greaterinternationalinvestmentwillleadtotheimprovementinqualityoflifeinBeijingandShanghaiC.Mr.SlaginParakatilexpectslittleofBeijingandShanghaiD.BeijngandShanghaiwillimproverapidlyinqualityoflifeinthenextfewyears60.Thepurposeofwritingthepassageistotellus_____.A.theresultsofasurveyB.ZurichisthebestplacetoliveC.thebestandworstplacestoliveD.therankingsofthecitiesonqualityoflifein2006

WHENanNBAplayerisyounghethinkshecanwinthechampionshipbyhimself.Itisonlylaterwhenhehasagedandbeenthroughmanybattlesthathelearnsanimportantlesson:thereisnoIinteam.ThereisnobetterexampleofthevalueofteamworkthantheBostonCeltics.PaulPierceRayAllenandKevinGarnettwereallsuperstarsonthreedifferentteams.Yetnoneofthemhadanytitlestoshowforit.Thenlastseasontheydecidedtosacrificemoneyandindividualstatisticstoplaytogether.GarnettandAllenjoinedPierceontheCelticsandchangedtheNBAintheprocess.Itstartedinsimpleways.GarnettandAllenaretwoofthemostintenseathletesintheworlD.TheytreateverysecondofeverypracticelikeitistheNBAchampionship.IfyouwanttoplayalongsidethemthenyouwillhavetodothesamE.SotheyoungguysontheCelticsstartedgivingtheirfullefforttoo.PiercehadbeenthestaroftheCelticsformanyyears.HeusedtoshoottheballmanytimesagamE.ButwiththeadditionofAllenandGarnettheshotlessandfocusedondefensE.HisselflessnessshowedtheyoungplayersthatdoingwhatmadetheteambetterwastheonlythingthatmattereD.WhentheCelticswerewinningandthegamewasalmostoverGarnettPierceandAllenwouldcomeoutofthegamE.Buttheywouldn’tjustsitonthebench.Insteadtheystoodandcheeredandscreamedfortheirteammates.Theywantedtosupporttheirfriendsandteammates.Nowtheguyswhodon'tplayknowtheycanstillaffectthegamebycheeringsotheyscreamandcheerwhenGarnettAllenandPierceareplaying.TheCelticshavedevelopedastrongrelationship.Theyaremorethanjustteammates.Theyarebrothers.Theresult:theBostonCelticswonthe2008NBAchampionshipandareconsideredthefavoritestowintheEasternConferencechampionshipagainthisyear.ThereisasayingthatgoesAsuccessfulteambeatswithoneheart.IfthatisthecasetheCelticsmayhavethebiggestheartintheNBA.52.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Thestoriesofthreefamousbasketballsuperstars.B.Theimportanceofteamworkamongteammates.C.A.famousbasketballteamnamedtheBostonCeltics.D.MatchesbetweentheBostonCelticsandotherteams.53.Fromthepassagewecanseethat_________.A.mostmatureNBAplayersbelievetheycanwinthechampionshipbythemselvesB.PierceGarnettandAllenhadtogiveuppersonalgloryforteamsuccessC.AllenPiercetogetherwithGarnetthadbeenthestarsoftheCelticsformanyyearsD.PaulPierceRayAllenandKevinGarnetthadwonNBAchampionshipsbeforetheyjoinedhands.54.Whatdoesthissentencethereisno‘I’in‘team’.meaninParagraph1?A.IwillbemissingonceIamonthecourt.B.IworksohardinateamthatIwillforgetwhoIam.C.Themembersoftheteamaremoreimportantthantheindividual.D.SurroundedbyotherplayersIdon’tseemtoexist.55.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutPierce’srecentperformance?A.Hebecameanevenbettershooterwithothers’help.B.HefocusedmuchmoreattentionondefensE.C.Hecreatedmorechancesforteammates.D.Hestoodandcheeredforhisteammates.56.Whichofthefollowingdidn’tcontributetothesuccessoftheBostonCeltics?A.ThewholeteamhasbecomedevotedtoeachandeverystageofthegamE.B.Thecooperationandteamworkamongtheteammatesinthematch.C.TheinfluenceofGarnettAllenPierceandotherteammates’cheering.D.Theincreasingfrequencyofteamplayersonthebench.

Somepeopledon'tbelievethatdrivingmoreslowlycansavelives.Butthetruthisthatdrivingmoreslowlycanhelpapersontoavoidseriousaccidents.ThefollowingchartshowsthedistancethatittakestostopacaratagivenspeeD.Thedistanceismeasuredinfeet.Theshadedareashowsthedriver'sthinkingdistancE.That'sthedistanceittakesforthedrivertoreacttoadangerthathesees.Thewhiteareashowsthecar'sbrakingdistancE.That'sthedistanceittakesforthecartostoponcethebrakesareuseD.Thenumberatthetopofeachbarshowsthetotalnumberoffeetthatittakestostopthecar.50.Accordingtothechartwhatisthetotalnumberoffeetneededtostopacarthatistravelingat50milesperhour?A.55.B.73.C.128.D.183.51.Whatisthebrakingdistanceforacarthatistravelingat60milesperhour?A.66feet.B.119feet.C.185feet.D.251feet.52.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutbrakingandspeedistrue?A.Thebrakingdistanceiswhatittakesforthedrivertoreacttoadangerthathesees.B.Thespeedofacarhasadirecteffectonthedistanceneededtostopthecar.C.Thebrakingdistanceincreasesonlywhenadriverdrivesfasterthan50milesperhourD.Drivingslowlycanhelpapersontoavoidallaccidents.

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

Forpoetsbirdsongisabeautifulexpressionofnatureinfullbloom.Butforscientiststhechirpsofbirdsarefarmoremeaningfulthanjustprettysounds.Lateststudiesshowthewaythatyoungbirdslearntosingissimilartothatofahumanbabylearningtospeak.Thequestionwe'retryingtoanswerishowayoungbirdlearnsitssongsaysProfessorMichaleFeeofMIT.Bird'screativetrial-and-errortypeoflearningprovidesanidealmodelforstudyingsimilarprocessesinhumans.Anexampleishowababy'sbabbleturnsintotherecognizablesyllablesofmamaandpapA.Alsothepartofthebrainthatisinvolvedinbirdsongisverysimilartothatofahuman.SobirdsmayhavesomethingtoteachusaboutourownbrainsFeesaiD.Thestudyshowsthatyoungbirdsliketocreatenewandimperfectsongs.Graduallytheyoungsters'songsbecomelessdifferentandmoresimilartothesoundoftheirparents.Scientistsdisabledpartofayoungfinch'sbrainandstoppedthelearninginmidstream.Thebirdstillsings.Butneverlearnstherightsongs.Fee'steamfoundthatthepartofthebraininvolvediscalledtheanteriorforebrainpathway.Itsneuronsproducerandomburststhatmaketheyoungbirdmakenewsoundsandcompareditwiththatoftheirparents.TheyalsofindoutthatonceabirdisoldenoughthatpartofthebrainwillbelessactivE.ThestudydoesnotenableustoreallyunderstandthemeaningofbirdlanguagE.ButFeebelievesitwilleventuallybeappliedtohumanbraindiseasessuchasParkinson'sdiseasE.46.Thesubjectdiscussedinthepassageis_____.A.birdlanguageB.howbirdslearnsongsC.humanbraindiseasesD.howbirdscreatenewsongs47.Accordingtothescientistsplaysthemostsignificantroleinthelearningprocessofyoungbirds.A.thepartofbraincalledanteriorforebrainpathwayB.thetrial-and-errortypeoflearningC.theexampleoftheirparentsD.thecreationofnewandimperfectsongs48.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Birdslearntosingsongsinatrial-and-errorfashion.B.ThestudyofbirdsongwillenableustounderstandbirdlanguagE.C.Thestudyofbirdsongmighthelpfindcureforhumanbraindiseases.D.ThechirpsofyoungbirdscanbeimperfectbutcreativE.49.Itcanbeinferredfromthestorythat_____.A.youngbirdsarealwaysmakingmeaninglesssoundsB.ifabirdhaditsanteriorforebrainpathwaydamageditcanneversingC.abirdcan'tlivehappilywithoutitsanteriorforebrainpathwayD.asabirdgrowsolderitmaynotlearnnewsongsquickly50.Parkinson'sdiseaseismentionedhereto_____.A.showhowourbrainworksB.exemplifyhumanbraindiseaseC.explainhowseriousbraindiseasecanbeD.provethathumanbraindiseasesarecurable

TheRingofFirecovers4000kmaroundtheedgeofthePacificOcean.ItincludesthecountriesofJapanIndonesiaandthePhilippines.Moreearthquakesandvolcanoesoccurinthisareathananywhereelseintheworld.ThenameRingofFirereferstoareasbelowtheearth'ssurface.Theseareasmovesuddenlyandoftencauseearthquakesandcreatevolcanoes.ManyareasofAsiasuchasthePhilippinesJapanandIndonesiasometimeexperienceearthquakesandvolcanoes.Thereareoccasionallylandslides泥石流mudslidesandtidalwavesasaresult.Fortunatelythesenaturaldisastersdonothappenveryoften.SouthernChinaisabout600kmawayfromtheRingofFire.Sometimespeopleinthisregionfeelearthquakestoo.TheworstearthquakefeltinsouthernChinawasin1918inShantou.Itmeasured7.3ontheRichterscale.Anyearthquakeof6ormoreontheRichterscaleisverydangeroustopeople.PeopleinHongKongsometimesexperiencetheeffectsofearthquakesandvolcanoes.InSeptember1994forexamplethestrongestearthquaketohitHongKongfor76yearsshookbuildingsandscaredthousandsofresidents.Frightenedworkersandfamiliesranoutoftheirofficesandhomes.Theearthquakemeasured6.5ontheRichterseal.ItisdifficulttopredictwhenanearthquakewilloccurIncountrieswithintheRingofFirebuildingsmustbeverystrongbecausetheeffectsofearthquakesonbuildingsareterrible.InJune1991MtPinatubointhePhilippineserupted.Manypeoplewerekilledandtheareasurroundingthevolcanowasbadlydamaged.Hotashandliquidrockfromthevolcanoforcedpeopletoleavethearea.Theyonlyreturnedmanymonthslater.Theashspreadoveralargearea.EvenpeopleintheGuangdongregionofsouthernChinasawashintheair.69.TheRingofFireis.A.about4000kmfromChinaBavolcanointhePhilippinesC.aRegionwheretherearemanyearthquakesandvolcanoesD.afirebelowtheEarth'ssurface70.ManyAsiancountries.A.areoutsidetheRingofFireB.neverexperiencenaturaldisastersC.experienceearthquakesonlyD.experienceearthquakesandvolcanoes71.HongKong.A.neverexperiencedearthquakesB.isatthecenteroftheRingofFireC.oftenexperiencesverystrongearthquakesD.hasexperiencedafewearthquakes72.Earthquakes.A.nevercausemuchdamageB.areeasyofpredictC.occursuddenlyandaredifficulttopredictD.areusuallyaccompaniedbystrongwinds

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

Youarewatchingafilminwhichtwomenarehavingafight.TheyhitoneanotherharD.Atthestarttheyonlyfightwiththeirfists.Butsoontheybeginhittingoneanotherovertheheadswithchairs.Andsoitgoesonuntiloneofthemencrashes撞击throughawindowandfallsthirtyfeettothegroundbelow.Heisdead！Ofcourseheisn'treallydeaD.Withanyluckheisn'tevenhurt.Why?Becausethemenwhofalloutofhighwindowsorjumpfromfastmovingtrainswhocrashcarsandrunoutofthemevenwhentheycatchfireareprofessionals.Theydothisforaliving.Thesemenarecalledstuntmen.Thatistosaytheyperformtricks.Therearetwosidestotheirwork.Theyactuallydomostofthethingsyouseeonthescreen.Forexampletheyfallfromahighbuilding.Howevertheydonotfallontohardgroundbutontoemptycardboardboxescoveredwithamattress床垫.Againwhentheyhitoneanotherwithchairsthechairsaremadeofsoftwoodandwhentheycrashthroughwindowstheglassismadeofsugar!Butalthoughtheirworkdependsontrickofthissortitalsorequiresahighdegreeofskillandtraining.Oftenastuntman’ssuccessdependsoncarefultiming.Forexamplewhenheisblownupinabattlescenehehastojumpoutofthewayoftheexplosionjustattherightmoment.Naturallystuntmenarewellpaidfortheirworkbuttheyleaddangerouslives.TheyoftengetseriouslyinjuredandsometimeskilleD.A.Norwegianstuntmanforexampleskiedovertheedgeofacliff悬崖athousandfeethigh.Hisparachute降落伞failedtoopenandhewaskilleD.Inspiteofalltherisksthisisnolongeraprofessionformenonly.Mennolongerdressupaswomenwhenactresseshavetoperformsomedangerousaction.Fornowadaystherearestuntgirlstoo.68.Stuntmenarethosewho______.A.oftendressupasactorsB.prefertoleaddangerouslivesC.oftenperformseeminglydangerousactionsD.oftenfighteachotherfortheirlives69.Stuntmenearntheirlivingby______.A.playingtheirdirtytricksB.sellingtheirspecialskillsC.jumpingoutofhighwindowsD.jumpingfromfastmovingtrains70.Whenastuntmanfallsfromahighbuilding______.A.heneedslittleprotectionB.hewillbecoveredwithamattressC.hislifeisendangeredD.hissafetyisgenerallyallright71.Whichofthefollowingisthemainfactor因素ofasuccessfulperformance?A.Strength.B.Exactness.C.SpeeD.D.Carefulness.72.Whatcanbeinferredfromtheauthor'sexampleoftheNorwegianstuntman?A.Sometimesanaccidentcanoccurtoastuntman.B.Thepercentageofseriousaccidentsishigh.C.Parachutesmustbeofgoodquality.D.Thecliffistoohigh.

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

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

Sincemanyofyouareplanningtostudyatcollegeoruniversityinthiscountryyoumaybecurioustoknowwhatyouusuallydoinatypicalweekhowyoucangetalongwithyourfellowstudentsandsoon.ThesearethequestionsIwanttodiscusswithyoutoday.Firstlet’stalkaboutwhatyourweeklyschedulewilllooklikE.Nomatterwhatyourmajormaybeyoucanexpecttospendbetweenfourandsixhoursaweekforeachclassattendinglectures.Lecturesareusuallyinverylargeroomsbecausesomecoursessuchasintroductiontosociologyoreconomicsoftenhaveasmanyastwoorthreehundredstudentsespeciallyatlargeuniversities.Inlecturesit’sveryimportantforyoutotakenotesonwhattheprofessorsaysbecausetheinformationinalectureisoftendifferentfromtheinformationinyourtextbooks.Alsoyoucanexpecttohaveexamquestionsbasedonthelectures.Soitisn’tenoughtojustreadyourtextbooks;youhavetoattendlecturesaswell.InatypicalweekyouwillalsohaveacoupleofhoursofdiscussionforeveryclassyoutakE.Thediscussionsectionisasmallgroupmeetingusuallywithfewerthanthirtystudentswhereyoucanaskquestionsaboutthelecturesthereadingandthehomework.Inlargeuniversitiesgraduatestudentscalledteachingassistantsusuallydirectdiscussionsections.Ifyourmajorischemistryorphysicsoranotherscienceyou’llalsohavetospendseveralhoursaweekinthelaborlaboratorydoingexperiments.Thismeansthatsciencemajorsspendmoretimeintheclassroomthannon-sciencemajorsdo.Ontheotherhandpeoplewhomajorinsubjectslikeliteratureorhistoryusuallyhavetoreadandwritemorethansciencemajorsdo.44.Themainpurposeofthistextis____.A.tohelpthestudentstolearnaboutuniversitylifeB.topersuadethestudentstoattendlecturesC.toencouragethestudentstotakepartindiscussionsD.toadvisethestudentstochoosepropermajors45.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatuniversityprofessors_____.A.spendabout5hoursonlectureseachweekB.mustjointhestudentsinthediscussionsectionsC.prefertousetextbooksintheirlecturesD.requirethestudentstoreadbeyondthetextbooks46.A.discussionsectiondoesNOTinclude____.A.workingundertheguidanceofuniversityprofessorsB.talkingoverwhatthestudentshavereadaboutthecoursesC.discussingtheproblemsrelatedtothestudents’homeworkD.raisingquestionsaboutwhataprofessorhassaidinalecture47.Accordingtotheauthorsciencemajors____.A.havetoworkharderthannon-sciencemajorsB.spendlesstimeontheirstudiesthannon-sciencemajorsC.considerexperimentsmoreimportantthandiscussionsD.readandwritelessthannon-sciencemajors

DoyousupposeDarwinoneofthegreatestscientistsofalltimereallydidfoolsexperiments?Ordidhedoexperimentsthatweresosimpleandbasicthatotherpeoplejustthoughttheywerefoolish?Sometimespeoplethinktheyalreadyknowtheanswertoaquestionorthesolutiontoaproblem.Sometimestheyreallydoknowananswerorasolutionbutwithoutthinkingtheyareimportant.CharlesDarwindidn’tsettlefor满足于justthinkingheknewsomething.AndhebelievedallthingscouldbeimportanthoweversimpletheyseemedtobE.SupposeyoudropsheetsofpaperthatareofexactlythesamesizeandshapE.Ifyoudropthematthesametimeinthesameplacetheywillfallinthesameway.Nowmakeoneofthesheetsofpaperintoatightlittleballandletitdropalongwiththeothersheets.Whathappens?Youhavedoneanexperimentthatissosimplethatyoumightthinkitcouldn’tbeworthanything.Butthissimpleexperimentisimportant.Itexplainspartofourpresent-dayunderstandingsofphysicsideasthatwereworkedoutlongagobyGalileoandNewton.AndtheseunderstandingssetasidesomeofancientGreekphysics.Scientistssometimesstoptolookatverysimplethingsandtothinkveryhardaboutthem.EventhesimplestideawhichwemightthinkisfoolishcanshakethefoundationsofsciencE.60.ThepassagetellsusthatCharlesDarwin____.A.wasagreatEnglishscientistB.alwayslikeddoingtheexperimentsthatothersthoughtdifficultC.thoughteventhesimplestthingwasimportantD.didn’tgetwellwithothers61.Thephrasesetasidemostprobablymeans____.A.throwawayB.storeupC.puttouseD.realize62.Theauthorofthepassagetriesto________.A.tellusthatCharlesDarwinGalileoandNewtonarethegreatestscientistsintheworldB.drawtheconclusionthatbasicsciencesaresimplethingsC.provethattwosheetsofpaperwiththesamesizeandshapewillfallatthesamespeedD.drawourattentiontoeverydayhappeningsaroundus63.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Darwinreallydidfoolsexperiments.B.AccordingtosomepeopleDarwindidfoolishexperiments.C.ItisbelievedbyallthepeoplethatthingscouldbeimportantthoughtheyseemedtobesimplE.D.GalileoandNewtonworkedoutancientGreekphysics.

DespitetheburningheatthesummerholidaysaredrawingtoaclosE.Afteraperiodofpleasantrelaxationspendingtimewithfriendsandfamilyourthoughtsnowturntowardsthenewschoolterm.Thiscanbeanexcitingtimefilledwithnewopportunitiesambitionsandchallenges.Suchnewchallengescanbefrighteningaswefaceunfamiliarsituationspeopleandplaces.ManyofyouwillbefacinganewterminahighergradE.ThismaywellmeanagreaterworkloadandmoreexampressurE.Maybeyouarestartinganewschoolandareworriedabouthowtomakenewfriends.WhichevernewsituationyoufacethereisnoshameinadmittingyouareworriedorconcerneD.ThefactthatyouareolderandarefacingmorechallengesdoesnotmeanthatyouhavetodealwithyourproblemsalonE.Nomatterhowoldweareallofusneedhelpsometimesandadmittingtoweaknesscanbeoneofourgreateststrengths.Howelsecanwegetthehelpweneedtofaceourproblemswithconfidence?Alsothiscanbeagoodwaytoconnectwithnewpeopleinasimilarsituation.Onthefirstdayofanewtermoratanewschooleveryonewillbenervousanduncertain.Admittingtothismakesusseemmuchmorehuman.Afterallwouldyoureallywanttobefriendswithsomeonewhobelievesthattheyknoweverythingandclaimstoneverbeafraid?WhateveryournewsituationisatthebeginningofthisnewtermrelaxandrememberthateverystudentyoucomeacrossisjustasnervousasyouarE.SharewhatyoubelievetobeyourweaknessesandseejusthowstrongyoureallyarE.54.Thispassagemaybe_______.A.anofficialreportB.apieceofnewsC.aspeechtostudentsD.alettertofriends.55.Theunderlinedwordthisinparagraph2means_________.A.asimilarsituationB.ourgreateststrengthsC.connectionwithnewpeopleD.lackofconfidence56.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothewriter?A.Beingconfidentwillmakeyoulovelier.B.Sharingyourweaknesseswithotherswillmakeyoustrong.C.ShowingyourweaknesseswillcausetroublE.D.ThestrongknoweverythingandareneverafraiD.57.Thebesttitleforthispassagemaybe________.A.AdmittingToWeaknessB.BeingConfidentC.FearingNothingD.BeingAsStrongAsPossible

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

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

Engineeringstudentsaresupposedtobeexamplesofpracticalityandrationality合理性butwhenitcomestomycollegeeducationIamanidealistandafool.InhighschoolIwantedtobeanelectricalengineerandofcourseanysensiblestudentwithmyaimswouldhavechosenacollegewithalargeengineeringdepartmentfamousreputationandlotsofgoodlabsandresearchequipment.Butthat'snotwhatIdiD.Ichosetostudyengineeringatasmallliberal-arts文科universitythatdoesn'tevenofferamajorinelectricalengineering.Obviouslythiswasnotapracticalchoice;Icamehereformorenoblereasons.Iwantedabroadeducationthatwouldprovidemewithflexibility弹性andavaluesystemtoguidemeinmycareer.Iwantedtoopenmyeyesandexpandmyvisionbyinteractingwithpeoplewhoweren'tstudyingscienceorengineering.MyparentsteachersandotheradultspraisedmeforsuchasensiblechoicE.TheytoldmeIwaswiseandmature成熟的beyondmy18yearsandIbelievedthem.IheadedofftocollegE.SureIwasgoingtohaveanadvantageoverthosestudentswhowenttobigengineeringfactorieswheretheydidn'tcareifyouhadvaluesorwereflexiblE.Iwasgoingtobeacompleteengineer:technicalgeniusandsensitivehumanist人文学者allinonE.NowI'mnotsosurE.Somewherealongthewaymynobleidealscrashedintorealityasallnobleidealseventuallydo.Afterthreeyearsofstrugglingtobalancemathsphysicsandengineeringcourseswithliberal-artscoursesIhavelearnedtherearereasonswhyfewengineeringstudentstrytoreconcile协调engineeringwithliberal-artscoursesincollegE.Therealitythathasblockedmypathtobecomethetypicalsuccessfulstudentisthatengineeringandtheliberal-artssimplydon'tmixaseasilyasIassumed设想inhighschool.Individuallytheyshapeapersoninverydifferentways;togethertheythreatentoconfusE.Thestruggletoreconcilethetwofieldsofstudyisdifficult.68.Whydidtheauthorchoosetostudyengineeringatasmallliberal-artsuniversity?A.HewantedtoheanexampleofpracticalityandrationalityB.HeintendedtobeacombinationofengineerandhumanistC.Hewantedtocoordinate协调engineeringwithliberal-artscoursesincollegeD.Heintendedtobeasensiblestudentwithnobleideals69.Accordingtotheauthorbyinteractingwithpeoplewhostudyliberalartsengineeringstudentscan_____.A.becomenobleidealistsB.receiveguidanceintheircareersC.balanceengineeringandtheliberalartsD.broadentheirknowledge70.Theauthor'sexperienceshowsthathewas________.A.creativeB.ambitiousC.unrealisticD.unwise71.Theauthorsuggestsinthispassagethat________A.liberal-artsstudentsaresupportedtotakeengineeringcoursesB.technicalexpertswithawidevisionareexpectedinthesocietyC.successfulengineeringstudentsaremorewelcomedinthesocietyD.engineeringuniversitieswith-liberal-artscoursesareneeded

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

ThefirstEnglishdictionarywaspublishedin1604.Thedictionarywasactuallynothingmorethanalistofabout3000difficultwordseachfollowedbyaone-worddefinition.TheauthorRobertCawdreymadenoattempttoincludeeverydaywordsinhisdictionary.NoonehereasonedwouldeverhavetolookupawordinadictionaryifhealreadyknewthemeaningoftheworD.Duringthe1600’smoredictionarieswerepublisheD.EachfollowedCawdrey’sleadandpresentedafewthousandhardwords.Around1700onedictionarymakerJohnKerseydiddefineeasywordsaswellashardwords.Butuntilthe1750’sallthedictionarieswererathercrudeandnotveryvaluablE.AmannamedDrSamuelJohnsonchangedallthis.In1755DrJohnsonproducedthefirstmoderndictionary.Heincludedinhisdictionaryallimportantwordsbotheasyandhardandhegavegoodmeanings.Healsogavegoodsentencestoshowhoweachwordwasactuallyusedinspeechandinwriting.Bytheendofthe1700’smostdictionarymakershadfollowedJohnson’sexamplE.Dictionariesweregettingbetterandbetter.The1800’ssawthegreatestimprovementinthequalityofdictionaries.InEnglandscholarsplannedandpreparedtheOxfordEnglishDictionaryatwenty-volume卷册部work.OneofthemostinterestingfeaturesoftheOxfordDictionaryisitswordhistories.Ittraces追溯探索thehistoryofeachwordfromitsearliestrecordeduseuptothetimeoftheprintingofthedictionary.76.ThefirstEnglishdictionary_________.A.definedeasywordsaswellashardonesB.wasjustalistofdifficultwordswithone-worddefinitionsC.includedanumberofeverydaywordsD.wasconsideredtobeaveryvaluableone77.Accordingtothepassagebefore1755allEnglishdictionaries_________.A.wereofnovalueB.onlydefinedhardwordsC.definedbotheasywordsaswellashardwordsD.werefarfrombeingperfect78.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrueaboutDrJohnson’sdictionary?A.ItwasnotveryvaluablE.B.ItwasthefirstmodernEnglishdictionary.C.Itincludedeasywordsaswellashardones.D.Itgavesentencestoshowtheusageofwords.79.ThemostinterestingfeatureoftheOxfordDictionarywasthat_________.A.ithadacompletelistofdifficultwordsB.itgavesentencesshowinghoweachwordwasactuallyusedC.itwasa20-volumeworkD.itshowedthehistoryofeachword80.Thispassageismainlyabout_________.A.thedifferenceofEnglishdictionariesB.theoriginofEnglishdictionariesC.thedevelopmentofEnglishdictionariesD.thefeaturesofEnglishdictionaries

Manyyearsagochildrenwhohadgoodmannerskeptquietiftheirparentsweretalkingwithotherpersons.Todaywell-manneredchildrenhavemorefreedom.SometimesgoodmannersinoneplacearebadmannersinotherplacE.SupposeyouareavisitorinthelandofMongolia.Somefriendsaskyoutoeatwiththem.Whatkindofmannersdotheywantyoutohave?Theywantyoutogivealoudburpafteryoufinisheating.BurpingwillshowthatyoulikeyourfooD.InsomecountriesifyougivealoudburpyouaretoldtosayExcusemepleasE.Inmanyplacespeopleliketoeattogether.ButinsomepartsofPolynesiaitisbadmannerstobeseeneatingatall.Peopleshowtheirgoodmannersbyturningtheirbackonotherswhiletheyeat.WhataregoodmannerslikeinanEastAfricantown?Thepeopletrynottoseeyou.TheyarebeingpolitE.YoumayseeafrienD.Hemaynotseeyouatall.Ifyou'repoliteyouwillsitdownbesidehim.Youwillwaituntilhefinisheswhatheisdoing.Thenhewilltalktoyou.SupposeyouvisitafriendinArabiA.Youshouldwalkbehindthetentsuntilyoucometohistent.Ifyoupassinfrontoftheothertentsyouwillbeaskedintothem.Thepeoplewillaskyoutoeatwiththem.Anditisbadmannersifyousayno.64.InMongoliaburpingisawayofshowingthat_______.A.youenjoyedyourmealB.youarenotfullC.yourmealisnotgoodD.youwanttoeatmore65.InPolynesiatobepolitewhileeatingyoushould_______.A.talkmuchwithothersB.sitstillC.turnyourbackonothersD.eatquickly66.InArabiaitisbadmanners_______.A.towalkbehindthetentsB.tovisitafriendC.torefusetositdownD.tosaynoifyou'reaskedtoeat67.Whichofthefollowingsentencesisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Well-manneredchildrenshouldalwayskeepquiet.B.Eatingwithothersisbadmanners.C.Goodmannersaredifferentfromoneplacetoanother.D.Peoplealwayswantotherstobotherthem.

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

AcademyAwardsTheAcademyAwardsarethemostprominentfilmawardintheUnitedStates.TheAwardsaregrantedbytheAcademyofMotinPictureArtsandSciences.AcademyAwardsarenicknamedOscarswhichisalsothenicknameofthestatuette小雕像.ThenameissaidtohavebeenbornwhenMargaretHerricksawthestatuetteonatableandsaid:ItlooksjustlikemyuncleOscar!BerlinFilmFestivalOneoftheAfestivalsinEurope.TheBerlinInternationalFilmFestivalalsocalledtheBerlinaleisheldannuallyinFebruaryandstartedin1951afteraninitiativeoftheAmericanwhooccupiedpartofthecityafterWorldWarⅡ.Thejury专家评奖团alwaysplacedspecialemphasisonrepresentingfilmsfromallovertheworldfromtheformerEasternBloc集团Countriesaswellasfromwesterncountries.TheawardsarecalledGoldenandSilverBearsastheBearisthesymbolofBerlin.VeniceFilmFestivalTheVeniceFilmFestivaltakesplaceeveryyearinlateAugust/earlySeptemberontheLidointhehistoricPalazzodelCinemainVeniceItaly;itsmainawardistheLeoned’OroGoldenLion.RecentlyanewawardhasbeenaddedtheSanMarcoAwardforthebestfilm.CannesFilmFestivalTheCannesFilmFestivalisafamousinternationalfilmfestival.IthasbeenheldannuallyinCannesinthesouthofFrancesince1946withafewexceptions.GivenmassivemediaexposuretheFestivalisattendedbymanymoviestarsandisapopularvenueformovieproducerstolaunchtheirnewfilmsandattempttoselltheirworkstothedistributorswhocomefromallovertheglobe.ThemostfamousawardgivenoutatCannesisthePalmed’OrGoldenPalmforthebestfilm;thisissometimessharedbymultiplefilmsinoneyear.61.WhichAwardcanbesharedbymultiplefilmsinoneyear?A.GoldenLionB.GoldenPalmC.AcademyAwardsD.SanMarcoAward62.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutOscarsisnottrue?A.It’sthenicknameofAcademyAwardsB.It’salsothenicknameofthestatuette.C.ItgotitsnamebecauseMargaretsaidthestatuettelookedlikehisuncle.D.It’sanawardinFrance.63.WhichAwardhastheshortesthistory?A.GoldenLionB.GoldenPalmC.AcademyAwardsD.SanMarcoAward64.WhyistheAwardforBerlinFilmFestivalcalledGoldenandSilverBear?A.ItlookslikeabearB.ItismadeupofbearfurC.ThebearisthesymbolofBerlinD.BearisrareinBerlin65.Whichofthefollowingbeststatesthemainideaofthepassage?A.AnintroductionoffamousfilmfestivalsandfilmawardsB.AnadvertisementforfilmsandTVprogrammes.C.Introducethenicknamesoffamousfilmawards.D.Aguideofhowtospendfamousfilmfestivals

Thischartshowsthetop10songsfromTOPHITSHOT100oftheweekendingJuly82003.ThisWeek1WeekAgo2WeeksAgo3WeeksAgoTitlePerformerLyricistProducerRecordCompanyWeeksonChart1359BACKFORGOODTakeThatGBarlowChrisPoterAndGaryArlowBMG102212RUNAWAYTheRealMcCoyJWindOickmixJeglitzsFreshLineAndBermarrBrothersMBG113123HERE’SJOHNNYHoeusPocusXtroAndCubrickXtroAndCubrickCentralStationRecords94435TOTALECLIPSEOFTHEHEARTNiekiFrenchJimSteimanJSpingateShock105541THINKTWICECelineDionAHillAndPSinfildChristopherNeilSony126912SUKIYAKI4PmHNakamuraVeitRennFolygram3781719MOUTHMerrilBainbridgeRossFraserGeorgeSiewooiAndOwenBoeweellBMG88193177EVERYBODYONTHEFLOORTokyoGhettoPussyTokyoGhettoPussyTrancySpacerStonyRecords496913COTTONEYEJOERednexJanEricssonPatReinizBMG10710141434STRONG.ENOUGH.SherylCrowDavidBaerwaldKevinGilbertDavidRickett＆BrainMacleodBillBottrellPolygram755.Thesongthathasrisenmostinthechartoverthethreeweeksis.A.MouthB.CottonEyeJoeC.StrongEnoughD.EverybodyontheFloor56.Whichsonghasbeeninthechartforthelongestperiod?A.BackfortheGoodB.CottonEyeJoeC.SUKIYAKJD.StrongEnough57.Theperformerwhohadthesongwithbestranktwoweeksagois.A.MerrilBainbridgeB.HNakamuraC.TheRealMcCoyD.TokyoGhettoPussy58.ThechartshowsthatMouthis.A.becominglesspopulareachweekB.becomingmorepopulareachweekC.themostpopularsongonthechartD.aspopularaswhenitenteredthechart

Wuggingorwebusegivingdescribestheactofgivingtocharityatnocosttotheuser.ByusingEveryclick.comwhichisbeingaddedtoanumberofuniversitycomputersacrosstheUKstudentscanraisemoneyeverytimetheysearchbutitwon’tcostthemapenny.Researchshowsthatstudentsareextremelypassionate热情的aboutsupportingcharity88％offulltimestudentshaveusedtheInternettogivetocharity.Thisfigureishighbecausethisagegroupisoftentheleastlikelytohavetheirownincome.19％of22to24yearoldshaveshort-termdebtsofmorethan￡5000.Withrisingpersonaldebtlevelsinthisagegroupduetouniversitytuitionfeesorpersonalloansandalackoflong-termsavingstraditionalmethodsofdonatingtocharityareoftennotpossible.BethTrumana21yearoldrecentuniversitygraduatehasusedEveryclick.comtodonatetoherchosencharitytheRSPCAfortwoyearsandhasseenthewuggingmovementgrowinpopularitywithstudents.Whenyou’reatuniversityyoubecomemoresociallyawarebutit'ssometimeshardtogivetootherswhenyouhavelittlemoneyyourselfsaysBeth.Wuggingisgreatforpeopleinthisagegroupasitallowsthemtousethetechnologyonadailybasistogivetocharitywithoutitcostingthemasinglepenny.Wuggingisperfectforpeoplewhowanttobemoresociallyawareandsupportivebutdon’tfeeltheyhavethemeanstodoso.Studentsusingthewebcanraisemoneyforcausestheycareaboutwithoutitcostingthemanythingintermsoftimeormoneyandcharitiesgetavaluablesourceoffunding.Everyclick.comworkslikeanyothersearchengineallowinguserstosearchforinformationnewsandimagesbutuserscandecidewhichoftheUK’s170000charitiestheywouldliketosupportthroughtheirclicks.Everyclick.comthenmakesmonthlypaymentstoeveryregisteredcharity.LaunchedinJune2005Everyclick.comisnowtheeighthlargestsearchengineandoneofthebusiestcharitywebsitesintheUK.46.Accordingtothepassagewuggintisactuallya.A.websiteB.charity-relatedactionC.schoolorganizationD.studentmovement47.Everyclick.comcontributestocharity.A.withouttakinganymoneyfromusersB.byreceivingmoneyfromstudentsC.byofferinginformationtostudents’D.byadvertisingontheirwebsite48.HowdoesBethTrumanthinkofthewuggingmovement?A.ItmakesEveryclickcompopularintheUK.B.Itmakesgivingtocharityeasy.C.Itresultsinstudentsbeingmoresocialawareness.D.itstressestheimportanceofcharityinpeople’sdailylives.49.Fromthepassagewecanconcludethat.A.mostfulltimestudentscontributetocharityontheIntemeteverydayB.Everyclick.comhelpsstudentspayforthecollegeeducationC.wuggingisawin-winideaforbothstudentsandcharitiesD.Everyclick.comisthemost.successfulsearchengineintheUK50.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.WuggingaNewPopularTermontheInternetB.BritishPeopleShowStrongInterestinCharitiesC.MoreBritainCharitiesBenefltfromtheInternetD.StudentsRaiseMoneyforCharitybyWugging

LVTiantianagraduatestudentmajoringinethicsatJiangsuUniversityinZhenjianghasspentyearsreadingAristotleandPlato.Shehasdebatedwithclassmatesaboutthemeaningofhappinessandinwrittenpapersabouttheroleofmoralityinsociety.ButasLVpreparestoentertheprofessionalworldshe'sfindingthatherbackgroundisn'tgettingheralotofjobinterviews.EmployersdonotseemtovaluethetheoriesandphilosophythatweliberalartsmajorshavelearnedsaidLV24.Iearnedfarfewerinterviewchancesthanthosemajoringinmorepracticalsubjectsinscienceandtechnology.Accordingtoa2009surveyconductedbyZhongqingShijiaSurveyandChinaEnterpriseNewssciencegraduatesenjoyhigheremploymentratesandsalariesthanliberalartsstudentsdo.Thingsaren'tmuchdifferentoverseas.TheNewYorkTimesreportsthatjoblistingsforprofessorsinEnglishliteratureandforeignlanguagesdropped21percentforthe2008-2009academicyear-thebiggestdeclinein34years.AsaresultsomeAmericaneducatorsarecallingforuniversitiestoabandontheoldIvoryTowerviewofliberaleducation.Theywanttoputmoreemphasisonthepracticalandeconomicaspectsofeducation.Chineseeducationalexpertstendtoagreeuptoapoint.Butabandoningemphasisonthehumanitiesaltogethertheysaybringsgreatrisk.Theliberalartsdonotgenerateanytangible实体的materialwealthbutitdoesconveysocialvalues.AnditpassesspiritualheritagefromonegenerationtoanothersaidNiuDakuianexpertoneducationatBeijingNormalUniversity.Ifthehumanitiesarediscardedouryoungsterswilllosetheirway.AnthonyT..KronmanaprofessoroflawatYalegoesevenfurther.Hearguesthatthegreedirresponsibilityandfraudthatputtheworldinthecurrentfinancialmesswillonlygetworsewithoutanewemphasisonthehumanities.Inhisviewthisisthetimetore-examinewhatwecareaboutandwhatwevalue―somethingthatthehumanitiesareextremelywell-equippedtoaddress.HowthisdebateplaysoutmayverywelldeterminethefutureofChinesehighschooleducation.Somepeoplewanthighschoolstudentstobeabletospecializeinscienceduringtheirhighschoolyears.Othersthinktheyshouldgetamoreroundededucationwithasubstantialnumberofhoursintheartsandhumanities.46.TheexampleofLVTiantianlistedinfirstparagraphtellsusthat.A.thecurrentjobmarkethasbeenhardonstudentsfromthehumanitiesB.feweremployerswantgraduateswithbackgroundsinscienceandtechnologyC.moreemployerswantgraduatesgoodatlanguagesliteratureandhistoryD.graduatesfindithardtogetjobinterviewsletaloneagoodjob47.Accordingtothepassagethatsciencegraduateshaveabrighterfutureintheircareerthanthosemajoringinhumanitiesis.A.anationwideproblemB.aworldwidephenomenonC.anindividualissueD.aregionalmatter48.Whatdoestheunderlinedworddiscardedmeaninthethirdparagraph?A.adoptedB.abandonedC.strengthenedD.exchanged49.AnthonyT..Kronmanpointsoutthattherootoftherecenteconomicalcrisisis.A.thepooreconomicreformsledbythegovernmentB.thepoorknowledgeinfinancetaughtbytheuniversityC.theweaknessinpersonalitycausedbylackofliteratureD.thewell-equippedschoolingprovidedbythecollege50.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.TheMeaningofHappinessB.TheDebateonLiberalArtsandScienceC.JobChancesandMajorSubjectsD.SocialValuesandtheFinancialMess

Fresher'sWeekatuniversitiescanbeanervousexperiencE.TheUKhasawell-respectedhighereducationsystemandsomeofthetopuniversitiesandresearchinstitutionsintheworlD.Buttothosewhoarenewtoitallitcanbeconfusing.Octoberisusuallythebusiestmonthintheacademiccalendar校历.UniversitieshavesomethingcalledFreshers'Weekfortheirnewcomers.It'sagreatopportunitytomakenewfriendsjoinlotsofclubsandsettleintouniversitylifE.Howeverhavingjustleftthecomfortofhomeandallyourfriendsbehindthepossibilityofmeetinglotsofstrangersinbighallscanmakeyounervous.Wheredoyoustart?Whoshouldyoumakefriendswith?Whichclubsshouldyoujoin?Luckilytherewillbethousandsofothersinthesameboatasyouareworryingaboutstartingtheiruniversitysociallifeontherightfoot.Sojusttakeitallinslowly.Don'trushintoanythingthatyou'llregretforthenextthreeyears.HerearesometoptipsfrompaststudentsonhowtosurviveFreshers'Week:---Blendin.MakesureyouareawareofBritishsocialetiquette礼仪.Haveafewwineglassesandsnackshandyforyourhousematesandfriends.---Behospitable.Sometimescupsofteaorevenslicesofbreadcangiveyouanicestartinmakingfriends.---BesociablE.Themoreactiveyouarethemorelikelyyou'llbetomeetnewpeoplethanifyou'resomeonewhoneverleavestheirroom.---Bringadoorstop.Keepyourdooropenwhenyou'reinandthatsendspositivemessagestoyourneighboursthatyou'refriendly.SowithabitofcleverplanningFreshers'Weekcangiveyouagreatstarttoyouruniversitylifeandsoonyou'llbepassingonyourwisdomtonextyear'snewcomers.57.TheadvantagesofFreshers'WeekincludethefollowingEXCEPT_______.A.Youmayhavebetterunderstandingofchoosingfriends.B.YouwillhaveagoodbeginningofyouruniversitylifeC.YoucanhavenicescoresD.Youmaybemorepopular58.Theunderlinedwordhospitableinthepassagemeans_____________.A.pleasedtowelcomeandentertainguestsB.satisfiedtobeleftaloneC.uneasytochatwithothersD.sociable59.Itcanbeinferredthat_________________.A.manynewcomerstotheuniversitiescanbenervous.B.it'sunnecessarytoknowaboutBritishsocialmannersonyourfirstarrival.C.youshouldstartyouruniversitylifeveryquickly.D.noneofthestudentswillenjoytheirFreshers'Week.60.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Thetroublesyoumayhaveasafresher.B.TheguidefortheFresher'sWeek.C.Tipsforyoutobeatopstudent.D.Usefuladvicetomakefriends.

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

AcommonconcernweoftenhearwithregardtosinglechildreniswhetheronechildnecessarilymeansalonelychilD.Manysingle-childparentsfeeladilemmaassociatedwiththeirdecisionlohaveonlyonechilD.Therearenootherchildreninthefamilyforthechildtoassociatewithandthismayleadtothechildfeelinglonelyattimesespeciallyduringvacations.Anothercommonargumentagainsthavingjustonechildisthatanonlychildmaybemorespoiledthanonewithbrothersorsisters.Manypeoplebelievethatasinglechildwillnothavelearnedtonegotiatewithothersandrespectthegive-and-takeinvolvedinmanyrelationships.Somethinkthismayleavethechildlessabletointeractwellwithpeoplehisorherownagethanonewhohasbeenraisedwithbrothersorsisters.Howeverforsomesingle-childparentsparticularlythosewithbusycareersthepressuresofgivingtimeandenergytoasecondchildcanseemtoogreatresultinginthemelectingtohavenomorechildren.Forotherparentsthefinancialburdenofhavingasecondchildmaybetheprimeconsideration.Stillothersbelievethat_______________theparentscangiveandthechildcanreceivemorequalitytimeandattention.Thisoftenleadstoincreasedself-respectwhichcombinedwithincreasedindependencecanleadtothechildbeingmoreconfident.76.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?Pleaseanswerwithin10words.____________________________________________________________________77.Whichsentenceinthepassagecanbereplacedbythefollowingone?Manysingle-childparentsfeelithardtodecidewhethertohaveonlyonechilD.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________78.PleasefillintheblankinthethirdparagraphwithproperwordsorphrasestocompletethesentencE.Pleaseanswerwithin10words.____________________________________________________________________79.Wouldyouliketohaveabrotherorsisterinyourfamily?Why?Pleaseanswerwithin30words.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________80.TranslatetheunderlinedsentenceinthesecondparagraphintoChinesE.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

YouareinvitedtojoinPTPIPeopletoPeopleInternational’sPresidentandCEOMaryJeanEisenhowerinAmerica’sCapitolforthe2009GlobalYouthConference!InD.C.youwillspendfourexcitingdaysexploringintothisyear’sthemeGlobalSustainability:It’sAllConnected!CometotheGYCtolearnhowyoucanworktogetherwithfriendsfromaroundtheworldtocreateabetterbrighterandgreenerfuture!250studentswillstayintheHyattCrystalCityHotelinArlingtonVirginiafromNovember11-152009forthiseye-openingconferencE.WehopethatyouwilljoinusinexploringPTPI’smissionthroughinternationalunderstandingeducationleadershipandhumanitarianism!Highlightsofthiseventwillinclude:•A.key-noteaddresspresentedbyPTPI’sPresidentandCEOMaryJeanEisenhower!•Aninteractivestudentgroupfeaturingyourpeersfromacrosstheglobe!•TakeanactivepartinsustainingWashingtonD.C.throughaserviceprojectbenefitingtheAnacostiaWatershed!•A.uniquetourofWashingtonD.C.―wepromisethatyouhaveneverseenD.C.thiswaybefore!•AnopportunitytoreunitewitholdfriendsandmakenewonesfromaroundtheWorld!ApplicationSuccessfulapplicantsaged13-18whowillbeenrolledinamiddleschoolhighschoolorhomeschoolduringthetimeoftheconferencewillbeacceptedonafirst-comefirst-servedbasis.WeurgestudentstoAPPLYON-LINETODAYasapplicationswilllikelyexceedavailablespacE.UponacceptanceintotheGlobalYouthConferenceyouwillreceiveaconfirmation确认noticeandotherimportantinformationviae-mail.IfyouhaveanyquestionsregardingtheapplicationprocesspleasecontactPeopletoPeopleInternational:youthconference@ptpi.org48.WhichofthefollowingstudentsismostlikelytobeabletoattendtheGYC?A.A.thirdgraderinaprimaryschool.B.A.19-year-oldstudentatcollegE.C.A.studentwhoreceivesaconfirmationnoticE.D.A.studentwhosendstheapplicationonNov.17.49.Whichofthefollowingcanbestexplaintheunderlinedpart?A.YourapplicationwillbedealtwithassoonasitisreceiveD.B.Yourapplicationwillbedealtwithintheorderinwhichitarrives.C.AlthoughyourapplicationarriveslateitwillbedealtwithintimE.D.You’dbettersendyourapplicationearly.50.ThefollowingaretheattractionsofthiseventEXCEPTthat__________.A.therewillbeaveryspecialtourofWashingtonD.C.B.it’llbeagreatchancetomakenewfriendsfromacrosstheworldC.MaryJeanEisenhowerwilldeliverakey-noteaddressD.theywillstayinafamoushotelinArlington51.Thispassageismostlikelyfrom_________.A.astory-bookB.atextbookC.aresearchreportD.awebsite

Thisisadoubtfulagebutalthoughourfaithinmanyofthethingshasweakenedourconfidenceinthecurative治疗药物propertiesofthebottlemedicineremainsthesamE.ThismodernfaithinmedicineisprovedbythefactthattheannualdrugbilloftheHealthServicesisincreasingtohugefiguresandshowsnosignsatpresentofstoppingtorisE.Themajorityofthepatientsattendingthemedicalout-patients门诊病人departmentsofourhospitalsfeelthattheyhavenotreceivedenoughtreatmentunlesstheyareabletocarryhomewiththemsometangible有形的curativeintheshapeofabottleofmedicineaboxofpillsorasmalljarofointment软膏andthedoctorinchargeofthedepartmentisonlytooreadytoprovidethemwiththeserequirements.ThereisnoquickermethodoftreatingofpatientsthanbygivingthemwhattheyareaskingforandsincemostdoctorsintheHealthServicesareoverworkedandhavelittletimeforofferingtime-consumingandlittle-appreciatedadviceonsuchsubjectsasdietrightlivingandtheneedforabandoningbadhabitsetC.Norisitonlytheignorantandill-educatedpersonwhohassuchfaithinthebottleofmedicinE.ItissaidthatThomasCarlyleafamousScottishwriterwhenheheardoftheillnessofhisfriendwentoffimmediatelytovisithimcarryingwithhiminhispocketwhatremainedofabottleofmedicineformerlyusedforaslightillnessofMrs.Carlyle’s.CarlylewasentirelyignorantofwhatthebottleinhispocketcontainedorthenatureoftheillnessfromwhichhisfriendwassufferingbutamedicinethathadworkedsowellinoneformofillnesswouldsurelybeofequalbenefitinanotherandcomfortedbythethoughtofthehelphewasbringingtohisfriendherushedtoHenryTaylor’shousE.HistorydoesnotrelatewhetherhisfriendacceptedhismedicalhelpbutprobablyhediD.45.Accordingtotheauthorpatientsfeelthattheyhavebeenproperlytreatedonlyifthey_____.A.cantakehomesomemedicinedoctorsgivethemB.haveconfidenceinthecurativepropertiesofabottleofmedicineC.aregivencarefulcheck-upsbydoctorD.areofferedadviceondietandlivingbythedoctor46.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatmostdoctors________.A.feelmorallybound有义务的togivepatientsadviceaboutdietandrightlivingB.arereluctanttoprovidepatientswiththeirrequirementsC.areconfidentinthecurativepropertiesofthebottleofmedicineD.tendtosatisfypatients’demandfortangiblemedicine47.ThestoryaboutThomasCarlyleisusedtoillustratethat_________.A.amedicinethatwillcureoneillnessisnotnecessarilygoodforanotherB.ThomasCarlylewasignorantC.Eveneducatedpeoplecanbemisledintobelievingthatonecan’tbecuredbymedicineD.Educatedpeoplemayalsohaveconfidenceinthebottleofmedicine48.Thepassagemainlytellsusthat_________.A.weareinaskepticalageB.people’sfaithinthebottleofmedicinehasnotweakenedinthemodernageC.therearesomeproblemsinmodernmedicalserviceD.patientshaveatendencytoputtheirownwillondoctors

IfyougotoBrisbaneAustraliayoucaneasilygetasmallbookcalledDiscoverBrisbanefreE.ThebooktellsyoualmosteverythinginBrisbane:therestaurantstheshopsthecinemasthestreetsthebusesthetrainsthebanksetC.Hereissomethingaboutbanksonpage49:ANZBankingGroupCnr.Greek&&QueenSts2283228BankofNewZealand410QueenStreet2210411BankofQueensland229ElizabethStreet2293122CommonwealthBankingGroup240QueenStreet2373111NationalAustraliaBankLtd225AdelaideStreet2216422WestpacBankingCorp260QueenStreet2272666BankinghoursareMon.-Thu.9:30amto4pm.Fri.9:30amto5pm.AllbankscloseSat.Sun.&&PublicHolidays.Australiahasadecimalcurrency十进币制with100centstothedollar.Notesavailableare:$100$50$20$10$5Goldcoinsare:$2&&$1Silvercoinsare:502010&&5centCoppercoinsare:2&&1cent60.YoucanfindANZBankingGroupon______.A.QueenStreetB.ElizabethStreetC.thecornerofGreekStreetandQueenStreetD.thecornerofQueenStreetandElizabethStreet61.______seemstobethemostimportantstreetinBrisbane.A.GreekStreetB.ElizabethStreetC.QueenStreetD.AdelaideStreet62.OnSaturdaysyoucangoto______toputyourmoneyinortakeyourmoneyout.A.ANZBankingGroupB.BankofQueenslandC.NationalAustraliaBankLtdD.nobank63.InAustraliathebankshavetheirlongestservicehourson______.A.publicholidaysB.SundaysC.SaturdaysD.Fridays

Whencompaniesdobusinessoverseastheycomeincontactwithpeoplefromdifferentcultures.Theseindividualsoftenspeakadifferentlanguageandhavetheirownparticularcustomandmanners.Thesedifferencescancreateproblems.ForexampleinFrancebusinessmeetingsbeginimmediatelyatthescheduledtimeandeveryoneisexpectedtobetherE.Foreignbusinesspeoplewhoareslowinactingareoftenleftoutsidetocooltheirheelsasameansoflettingthemknowtheimportanceofpromptness准时.Unlessoneisawareofsuchexpectedbehaviorshemayendupinsultingthepeoplewithwhomhehopestoestablishtraderelations.Asecondtraditionalproblemisthatofmonetaryconversions货币兑换.ForexampleifatradeisconductedwithRussiapaymentmaybemadeinrubles.OfcoursethisparticulartypeofmoneyusedinRussiaisoflittlevaluetotheAmericanfirm.ItisthereforenecessarytoexchangetheforeignmoneytoAmericandollars.HowmucharetheseRussianrublesworthintermsofdollars?ThisexchangerateisdeterminedbyeverymarketwherethemoneyofcountriesareboughtandsolD.Thusthereisanestablishedratealthoughitisoftendifferentfromdaytoday.Forexampletherublemaybeworth0.75onMondayand0.72onTuesdaybecauseofanannouncedwheatshortageinRussia.Inadditionthereistheproblemassociatedwithexchangeat0.72.Somefinancialinstitutionsmaybeunwillingtopaythispricefeelingthattherublewillsinkmuchloweroverthenextweek.Asaresultexchangemayfinallycomeat0.69.Theselossesmustbeacceptedbythecompanyasoneofthecostsofdoingbusinessoverseas.Athirduniqueproblemistradebarriers.Foronereasonoranotherallcountriesimposetradebarriersoncertaingoodscrossingtheirborders.Sometradebarriersaredirectlyrelatedtoexports.ForexampletheUnitedStatespermitsstrategicmilitarymaterialtobeshippedabroadonlyaftergovernmentpermissionhasbeenobtaineD.Mosttradebarriershoweveraredesignedtorestrictimport.Twoofthemostcommonimportbarriersarequotasandtariffs.76.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe___.A.HowtoSucceedinInternationalTradeB.MonetaryConversionC.TradeBarriersD.UniqueProblemsinInternationalTrade77.InFranceslowbusinesspeople___.A.areofteninsultedB.oftensufferfromcoldnessC.areoftenleftoutdoorswaitingD.areoftenaskedtopolishtheirshoes78.Accordingtothepassageexchangerates___.A.seldomchangeB.aredeterminedbyfinancialinstitutionsC.areagreeduponbytwotradingcountriesD.varyfromdaytoday79.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Misunderstandingmayoccurbecauseoftheculturedifferences.B.ExchangeratecanbringlosseswhendoinginternationaltradE.C.Mosttradebarriersaredesignedtorestrictimport.D.Alltheexportsmustgetthepermissionofthegovernment..

Asyoudashoutdoorsinthemiddleofwinteryoumightmakeithalfwaydowntheblockbeforerealizingthatyourearsarefreezingbecauseyouforgotyourhat.Nowscientistshaveshownthateventhoughyou’vehadanapparentmemorylapse丧失yourbrainneverforgotwhatyoushouldhavedonE.Www.ks5u.comMemoryworksmainlybyassociation.Forexampleasyoutrytorememberwhereyouleftyourkeysyoumightrecallyoulasthadtheminthelivingroomwhichremindsyouthattherewasanadforsoapontelevisionwhichremindsyouthatyouneedsoapandsoon.Andthenasyou’reheadingoutofthedoortobuysoapyourememberthatyourkeysareonthekitchencounter.Yourbrainknewwherethekeyswereallalong.Itjusttookaround-aboutwaytogettherE.NowscientistsattheSalkInstituteforBiologicalStudiesarestudyingassociativememoryinmonkeystofigureoutjusthowthiscomplicatedprocessworks.Firsttheresearcherstrainedagroupofmonkeystorememberarbitrary任意的pairsofsymbols.Theresearchersshowedthemonkeysonesymbolcoldweatherandthengavethemthechoiceoftwoothersymbolsoneofwhichahatwouldbeassociatedwiththefirst.A.correctchoicewouldearnthemasipoftheirfavoritejuicE.Mostofthemonkeysperformedthetestperfectlybutonekeptmakingmistakes.WewonderedwhathappenedinthebrainwhenthemonkeymadethewrongchoicealthoughitapparentlylearnedtherightpairingofsymbolssaidstudyleaderThomasAlbright.Albrightandhisteamobservedsignalsfromthenervecellsinthemonkey’sinferiortemporalcortexITCanareaofitsbrainusedforvisualpatternrecognitionandforstoringthistypeofmemory.AsthemonkeywasdecidingwhichsymboltochooseaboutaquarteroftheactivityintheITCwasduetothechoicebehavior.www.ks5u.comMeanwhilemorethanhalftheactivitywasinadifferentgroupofnervecellswhichscientistsbelieverepresentthemonkey’smemoryofthecorrectsymbolpairingandsurprisinglythesecellscontinuedtofireevenwhenthemonkeychosethewrongsymbol.Inthissensethecells‘knew’morethanthemonkeysletonintheirbehaviorAlbrightsaiD.Thusbehaviormayvarybutknowledgeendures.57.Theexampleofthekeysandsoapisgiventoexplaintherelationshipbetween__________.A.memorylapseandhumanbrainB.memoryandassociationC.memoryandtelevisionadsD.memoryandourdailylife58.Whichofthefollowingbestexpressesthegeneralideaofthetext?A.Yourbrainmayforgetsomethingbutnotalways.B.Activityisaround-aboutwaytomemory.C.Yourbrainrememberswhatyouforget.D.Monkeyshavebettermemorythanus.59.Theresearchersbelievethemonkeythatmadethewrongchoice________.A.alsoknewthecorrectanswerB.hadtheworstmemoryC.failedtoseetheobjectswellD.hadsometroublewithitsnervesystem60.Theunderlinedwordenduresmaybebestreplacedby__________.A.disappearsB.increasesC.improvesD.remains

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

Youhearthesamecomplaintallthetime:MymemoryisterriblE.Isitallinthemindordorealchangestakeplaceinthebrainwiththepassingoftime?Theansweristhatthebrain’scellsdeclineanddiewithagE.HoweveraccordingtoProfessorArthurShimamuraoftheUniversityofCaliforniapeoplevarygreatlyinhowtheychangementallywithageaswellashowmuchtheirmentalabilitydeclines.Therearethreemainwaysinwhichmentalfunctionchanges.Thefirstconcernsspeedsuchashowquicklyyoucanreacttofast-movingincidentsontheroaD.Driversintheirlateteensreactquicklybutoftendrivetoofastwhiletheover-60’saremorecarefulbutreactmoreslowly.Thistypeofmentalslowingresultsfromareductionintheefficiencywithwhichthebrains’neurons神经细胞work.ThefactthatadultsfindithardertolearnmusicalinstrumentthanchildrenpointstoasecondtypeofmentaldeclinethelossoflearningabilitywithagE.Thepartofthebrainwhichisknowntocontrolnewlearningisparticularlysensitivetotheeffectsofageing.Thismeanswehavetodependmoreondiariesandothermentalaidsaswegetoldertakelongertolearnanewlanguageandareslowertomasternewthingsatwork.Workingmemoryisthethirdbrainfunctionthatissensitivetotheeffectsofageing.Absentmindednessoccursatallagesbecauseofimperfectionsintheworkingmemorysystem.Forexampleyoumaycontinuallyloseyourglassesorfindyourselfwalkingintoaroomofyourhouseonlytofindthatyoucannotrememberwhatyoucamefor.Suchabsent-mindednessalsooccursmoreoftenaswegetolder.Howeverevidencealsoshowsthattheprincipleuseitorloseitappliestotheageingbrain.ProfessorShimamurastudiedagroupofuniversityprofessorswhowerestillmentallyactiveandcomparedtheirperformanceonneuropsychologicaltestswiththatofothersoftheiragegroupaswellaswithyoungerpeoplE.Hefoundthatonseveraltestsofmemorythementallyactiveprofessorsintheir60’sandearly70’sperformedbetterthanthoseofthesameageandaswellastheyoungergroup.73.Whydoesmemorygetworseaspeoplegrowolder?回答词数不超过9个单词74.Inwhichwaysdoesmentalfunctionchange?回答词数不超过6个单词75.WhatcanweconcludefromShimamura’stestontheprofessors?回答词数不超过6个单词

根据短文内容从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项选项中有两项为多余选项注意E.+ABF.=ACG.=AD71Whenastarvingmangetsamealhebeginstothinkaboutanovercoat;whenanexecutivegetsanewsportscarvisionsofcountryclubsandpleasurebeatsdanceintoview.Themanywantsofmankindmightberegardedasmakingupseverallevels.72.ThefirstandmostbasiclevelofwantsinvolvesfooD.Oncethiswantissatisfiedasecondlevelofwantsappears:clothingandsomesortofshelter.BytheendofWorldWarIIthesewantsweresatisfiedforagreatmajorityofAmericans.73Itincludedsuchitemsasautomobilesandnewhouses.By1957or1958thisthirdlevelofwantswasfairlywellsatisfieD.Theninthelate1950safourthlevelofwantsappeared:thelife-enrichinglevel.Whiletheotherlevelsinvolvephysicalsatisfaction－thefeedingcomfortsafetyandtransportationofthehumanbody－thislevelstressesmentalneedsforrecognitionachievementandhappiness.Itincludesavarietyofgoodsandservicesmanyofwhichcouldbecalledluxuryitems.Amongthemarevacationtripsthebestmedicalcareandentertainment.74Onethislevelagreaterpercentageofconsumerspendinggoestoserviceswhileonthefirstthreelevelsmoreisspentongoods.Willconsumersraisetheirsightstoafifthlevelofwantsastheirincomeincreasesorwilltheycontinuetodemandluxuriesandpersonalservicesonthefourthlevel?Afifthlevelprobablywouldinvolvewantsthatcanbeachievedbestbycommunityaction.ConsumersmaybespendingmoreontaxestopayforgovernmentactionagainstdiseaseignorancecrimeandprejudicE.75Inthiswaywecanenjoymorefullythegoodthingsonthefirstfourlevels.A.ThenathirdlevelappeareD.B.Humanwantsseemendless.C.Whenthereismoneyenoughtosatisfyonelevelofwantsanotherlevelappears.D.Thereareseverallevelsofwantsinone’slifE.E.AtthisstagewenowmayseektoensurethehealthsafetyandleisurE.F.Alsoincludedherearefancyfoodsandthelateststylesinclothing.G.Differentpeoplehavedifferentwantsoneachlevel.

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

GoodafternoonandwelcometoEngland.WehopethatyourvisitherewillbeapleasantonE.TodayIwouldliketodrawyourattentiontoafewofourlaws.Thefirstoneisaboutdrinking.Nowyoumaynotbuyalchol酒inthiscountryifyouareunder18yearsofagenormayyourfriendsbuyitforyou.SecondlynoisE.Enjoyyourselvesbyallmeansbutpleasedon'tmakeunnecessarynoiseparticularlyatnight.Weaskyoutorespectotherpeoplewhomaywishtobequiet.ThirdlycrossingtheroaD.Becareful.Thetrafficmovesontheleftsideoftheroadinthiscountry.UsepedestriancrossingsanddonottakeanychanceswhencrossingtheroaD.Mynextpointisaboutlitterthrowingawaywastematerialinapublicplace.Itisanoffence违法行为todroplitterinthestreet.Whenyouhavesomethingtothrowawaypleaseputitinyourpocketandtakeithomeorputitinalitterbin.Finallyasregardssmokingitisagainstthelawtobuycigarettesortobaccoifyouareunder16yearsofagE.I’dliketofinishbysayingthatifyourequireanysortofhelporassistanceyoushouldcontactyourlocalpolicestationwhowillbepleasedtohelpyou.Nowarethereanyquestions?61.Themainpurposeofthisspeechwouldbeto________.A.preparepeopleforinternationaltravelB.declarethelawsofdifferentkindsC.giveadvicetotravellerstothecountryD.informpeopleofthepunishmentforbreakinglaws62.Howmanylawsaretherediscussedinthespeech?A.ThreE.B.Four.C.FivE.D.Six.63.Whatcanwelearnfromthespeech?A.Inthiscountryifyouareunder18yearsofageyoumaynotbuyalcoholbutyourfriendscanbuyitforyou.B.Youmaynotbuycigarettesortobaccounlessyouareabove16yearsofagE.C.BecausethetrafficmovesontheleftsideoftheroadyoumustusepedestriancrossingswhencrossingtheroaD.D.Youcan’tmakenoiseexceptatnight.64.Theunderlinedwordcontactintheseventhparagraphmeans________.A.keepintouchwithB.getintouchwithC.joinD.report65.Whodoyouthinkismostlikelytomakethespeech?A.A.policeman.B.A.lawmaker.C.A.teacher.D.A.lawyer.

RealpolicemenbothinBritainandtheUnitedStateshardlyrecognizeanysimilaritybetweentheirlivesandwhattheyseeonTV―iftheyevergethomeintimE.Therearesimilaritiesofcoursebutthecopspolicemendon’tthinkmuchofthem.Thefirstdifferenceisthatapoliceman’srealliferevolvesround以为中心thelaw.Mostofhistrainingisincriminallaw.Hehastoknowexactlywhatactionsarecrimesandwhatevidencecanbeusedtoprovethemincourt.Hehastoknownearlyasmuchlawasaprofessionallawyerandwhatismorehehastoapplyitonhisfeetinthedarkandrainrunningdownanalley小巷aftersomeonehewantstotalkto.Littleofhistimeisspentinchattingtocharmingladiesorindramaticconfrontations对抗withdesperatecriminals.Hewillspendmostofhisworkinglifetypingmillionsofwordsonthousandsofformsabouthundredsofsadunimportantpeoplewhoareguilty―ornot―ofstupidcrimesoflittleimportancE.Mosttelevisioncrimedramaisaboutfindingthecriminal:assoonashe’sarrestedthestoryisover.Inreallifefindingcriminalsisseldommuchofaproblem.Exceptinveryseriouscaseslikemurdersandterroristattacks―wherefailuretoproduceresultsreflectsonthestandingofthepolice―littleeffortisspentonsearching.Thepolicehavedetailedmachinerywhicheventuallyshowsupmostwantedmen.Havingmadeanarrestadetectivereallystartstowork.HehastoprovehiscaseincourtandtodothatheoftenhastogatheralotofdifferentevidencE.Muchofthishastobegivenbypeoplewhodon’twanttogetinvolvedinacourtcasE.Soaswellasbeingoverworkedadetectivehastobeoutatallhoursofthedayandnightinterviewinghiswitnessesandpersuadingthemusuallyagainsttheirownbestintereststohelphim.Athirdbigdifferencebetweenthedramadetectiveandtherealdetectiveisthattherealdetectivelivesinanunpleasantmoraltwilight暮色.Detectivestendtohavetwoopposingpressures:firstasmembersofapoliceforcetheyalwayshavetobehavewithabsolutelegality;secondlyasexpensivepublicservantstheyhavetogetresults.Theycanhardlyeverdoboth.Mostofthetimesomeofthemhavetobreaktherulesinsmallways.Ifthedetectivehastodeceive欺骗theworldtheworldoftendeceiveshim.Hardlyanyonehemeetstellshimthetruth.Andthisseparationthedetectivefeelsbetweenhimselfandtherestoftheworldisdeepenedbythesimplemindedness―asheseesit―ofcitizenssocialworkersdoctorslaw-makersandjudgeswhoinsteadofputtingacompleteendtocrimepunishthecriminalslessstrictlyinthehopethatthiswillmakethemreform.Theresultdetectivesfeelisthatnine-tenthsoftheirworkisre-catchingpeoplewhoshouldhavestayedbehindbars.Thismakesthemrathercynical愤世嫉俗的.77.Itisessentialforapolicemantobetrainedincriminallaw________.A.sothathecancatchcriminalsinthestreetseasilyB.becausemanyofthecriminalshehastocatchareverydangerousC.becausehehastoknownearlyasmuchaboutlawasaprofessionallawyerD.sothathecangiveagoodreasonforhisarrestsincourt78.Theeverydaylifeofapolicemanordetectiveis________.A.fullofdangerB.excitingandfantasticC.devotedmostlytoregularmattersD.wastedonunimportantmatters79.Whenmurdersandterroristattacksoccurthepolice________.A.trytomakeaquickarrestinordertokeepuptheirreputationB.usuallyfailtoproduceresultsC.prefertowaitforthecriminaltogivehimselfawayD.takealotofefforttotrytotrackdowntheirmen80.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.TherearesimilaritiesbetweendramadetectiveandtherealdetectivE.B.Mostpeopledon’twanttobethewitnessesofthecasE.C.Americanpolicemen’sreallifeisdifferentfromBritainpolicemen’s.D.Inrealitysocietydoesnotpunishcriminalsstrictlyenough.

Somepeopleareluckyenoughtobebornwithagoodsenseofdirectionandeveniftheyhaveonlyvisitedaplaceoncetheywillbeabletofinditagainyearslater.IamoneofthoseunfortunatepeoplewhohavepoorsenseofdirectionandImayhavevisitedaplacetimeaftertimebutIstillgetlostonmywaytherE.WhenIwasyoungIwassoshythatIneverdaredaskcompletestrangersthewayandsoIusedtowanderroundincirclesandhopedthatbysomechanceIwouldgettothespotIwasheadingfor.NowIamnolongertooshytoaskpeoplefordirectionbutIoftenreceiverepliesthatpuzzlemE.Oftenpeopledonotliketoadmitthattheydon’tknowtheirhometownandwillinsistontellingyouthewayeveniftheydonotknowit;otherswhoareanxioustoprovethattheyknowtheirhometownverywellwillgiveyoualonglistofdirectionswhichyoucannotpossiblyhopetorememberandstillothersdonotseemtobeabletotellbetweentheirleftandtheirrightandyoufindintheendthatyouaregoingintheoppositedirectiontothatinwhichyoushouldbegoing.IfanyoneeverasksmethewaytosomewhereIalwaystellthemIamastrangertothetowninordertoavoidgivingthemwrongdirectionsbuteventhiscanhaveembarrassingresults.OnceIwasonmywaytoworkwhenIwasstoppedbyamanwhoaskedmeifIwoulddirecthimthewaytotheSunlightBuildingIgavemyusualreplybutIhadnotwalkedonafewstepswhenIrealizedthathehadaskedfordirectionstomyofficebuilding.HoweveratthispointIdecideditwastoolatetoturnbackandsearchforhimoutofthecrowdbehindmeasIwasgoingtomeetwithsomeoneattheofficeandIdidnotwanttokeephimwaiting.ImaginemyembarrassmentwhenmysecretaryshowedintheverymanwhohadaskedfordirectionsofmyofficeandhisastonishmentwhenherecognizedmeasthepersonhehadaskeD.50.Whydidthewriterconsiderhimselftobeanunluckydog?A.Becauseofhispoorsenseofdirection.B.BecausehealwaysforgetsthewayhomE.C.BecausehedidnothaveanyfrienD.D.Becauseheusedtobeshyanddarednotaskotherstheway.51.Whatisthewritergoingtodowhensomeoneaskshimfordirection?A.Hewilldirecttherightwaytothepersonwillingly.B.Heisgoingtoshowthemananoppositedirection.C.Hewillgivetheverypersonalonglistofdirections.D.Hewillreplytoitbythemeansofbeingastrangertothetown.52.Howdidthevisitorfeelwhenhewasshowedintotheveryroom?A.HefeltstrangE.B.HefeltembarrasseD.C.HefeltverysaD.D.HefeltastonisheD.

Whatwouldtheworldlooklikeifitlostitsbattleagainstthegreenhouseeffectandglobalwarming?WearetalkingaboutworldwidedisasterincludinghurricaneearthquaketidalwavesfloodsandthebeginningofthenextIceAgE.ThisisthescenethatfacesthosewhoseeTheDayAfterTomorrowanewHollywoodsci-fi科幻moviE.ItisinthesecondplaceofUSboxofficechart.SomesaythatthedirectorRolandEmmerichhasanuncontrollabledesiretodestroytheworldespeciallyNewYork.In1996hemadeIndependenceDayinwhichaliensdestroytheearth.TwoyearslaterhebroughtGodzillatothescreen.ThissawagiantmonsterappearinNewYorkandalmosttearthecitytopieces.TheDayAfterTomorrowshowsdisasteranddestructiononaglobalscale---allthankstotheweather.InthemovieJackHallaweatherscientististhefirstmantorealizethatanewiceageiscoming.InoneofseveralnaturaldisastershissonSambecametrappedinNewYork’sPublicLibrarywhenatidalwavestrikesthecity.Heisforcedtofightrapidlydroppingtemperatures.Andapackofhungrywolvesescapedfromthezoo.MeanwhileJackmustthinkofwaystosavehissonhimselfandthewholeworlD.Hemustfollowahardpathnorthaseveryoneelseracessouthtoliveinwarmerclimates.ThisfilmalsobringsadirectattackontherefusalofthecurrentUSgovernmenttoreducegreenhousegasemissions散发.ItishopedthatTheDayAfterTomorrowmayencourageachangeinthegovernment’sattitudetowardsenvironmentalprotection.56.Thistextismeantto.A.introduceafamousdirectorRichardEmmerichB.introduceRolandEmmerichandhisfilmsC.introducethefilmTheDayAfterTomorrowD.warnpeopleofthegreenhouseeffect57.ThethreefilmsmentionedinthetextsharethesamefeaturesEXCEPTthat.A.theyareallsetwiththebackgroundNewYorkB.aterribledisasterhappenstoNewYorkinthethreeofthemC.theyareallsci-fimoviesD.theyalltakethesecondplaceinUSboxofficechart58.What’sthemainideaofthelastparagraphbutone?A.ThecontentofTheDayAfterTomorrow.B.WhyRolandEmmerichdesignedthefilm.C.Howterribletheweatheris.D.HowpeoplefightagainstnaturE.59.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofthegovernment’sworkonenvironmentalprotection?A.Ithasbeengoodsofar.B.Itisfarfromsatisfaction.C.ItisoptimistiC.D.Itissatisfactory.

CountriesmustlearntosharewaterfairlyiftheyaretopreventwarringoverwateraspopulationgrowthandclimatechangemakeitevermorescarcE.Farminguses70percentofthefreshwatertakenfromtheworld’slakesandriversandneedfromfarmsissettoincreaseby14percentinthenext30years.Waterconflictscanhappeninwater-stressedareasamonglocalcommunitiesandbetweencountries.Thelackofinstrumentsforwatersharingexacerbatesalreadydifficultconditions.IntheabsenceofclearrulesthingswillnotbeorganizedorarrangedinorderandpowerplaysanimportantrolE.Whilehumansdrinkbetween2and5litresofwateradayittakes1000-2000litrestoproduceakilogramofwheatandupto15000litrestoproduceakiloofgrain-fedbeef.Thedailyconsumptionofwaterperpersonisathousandtimesmorethantheconsumptionthroughdrinking.Already1.1billionpeoplelackcleanwaterandwiththeworld’spopulationsettogrowfrom6.5billionto8billionby20251.8billionpeoplewillfacewaterscarcitybythen.Globalwarmingwillexacerbatetheproblemespeciallyinpoordryareas.Toimprovecross-bordercooperationonwaterusethe10countriesontheNilearenegotiating商定awater-sharingagreementwhichtheFoodandAgricultureOrganisationhopeswillbeamodelforotherareaswherethescarcewatercanbesharedoutpeacefully.61.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.Waterconflictscanariseinpooranddryareas.B.Countriesmustlearntosharewaterfairly.C.Whatcausedwaterconflicts.D.Waterconsumptionisincreasing.62.Whichofthefollowingmaybethereasonforwaterconflicts?A.Thelackofclearrules.B.Thatfarmingconsumestoomuchwater.C.ThattoomuchwaterhasbeenwasteD.D.Environmentalpollution.63.TheunderlinedwordexacerbatesinParagraph3probablymeans.A.makeslargerB.makessmallerC.makesbetterD.makesworse64.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Farminguses70percentofthefreshwaternow.B.Ittakesabout15000litresofwatertoproduceakiloofgrain-fedbeef.C.The10countriesontheNilehavereachedawater-sharingagreement.D.1.8billionpeoplewillfacewaterscarcityby2025.

ThePostOfficeinBritainisfamousforgettinglettersandparcelspackagestoplacestowhichtheyshouldbesent.Theproblemisthatwethepublichavetoobservetherules.Forexamplewemustputastamponaletter.Ifwedon’tthereceiverwillhavetopaydoublE.WeoftenseethesignALLLETTERSMUSTBECORRECTLYADDRESSED.Thesedaysthismeanshavingtousepostcodes.Ifyoudidn’tuseapostcodeit’snogoodcomplainingthatyourlettershouldhavearrivedsooner.ParcelsareaproblembecausetheymustbecorrectlypackageD.IfAuntSophieisgoingtosendyouajarofyourfavoritejamshewillhavetowrapitupwell.Themostimportantthingwehavetodoistoaddressourlettersandparcelslegibly易读andcorrectly.Thismeansclearhandwritingandcorrectspelling.Whatweshoulddoandwhatweactuallydoareoftenmilesapart.RecentlythePostOfficehadtodeliveraletterwhichshowedanamefollowedbythewordRajah.Whatisthisdoyouthink?Arabic?Hindustani兴都斯坦语?Wrongbothtimes！Sayitoutloudandyou’llseeit’sjustplainEnglish.HARWICHHARBOUR!45.InEngland______ifyouforgettoputonastamp.A.nobodycanreceiveyourletterB.youwillhavetogivesomemoneyasapunishmentC.youcan’thaveyourletterpostedD.youcanstillhaveyourletterposted46.Ifyoudidn’tuseapostcode.A.yourlettercouldn’tarrivesoonB.yourletterwouldbesurelylostC.yourlettercouldnotbepostedD.yourletterwouldbesentbackatlast47.Whenwepostparcelswemust.A.addressthemcorrectlyB.addressthemclearlyC.packagethemcorrectlyD.alloftheabove48.Fromthepassagewecanseethatpostmen.A.havenodifficultyindeliveringanylettersB.havedifficultyindeliveringmisspeltlettersC.won’tdeliveranyletterswithbadhandwritingD.candeliverallletterstotheirdestinations.

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

IntellectualpropertyIPisaproductofthemindthathascommercialvaluE.Theconceptdatesbackto1623whenthefirstpatentlawtoprotectIPrightswaspasseD.IPrightsprotectanartistfromhavinghis/hercreativeideascopiedbyanother.ForexampleifsomebodygeneratesanideaforanovelthatideaisprotectedbyIPrights.Ifsomeoneelsewishestorepresenttheideaordevelopitfurtherhe/shemustconsulttheoriginalartistswhowillnormallyberewardedfinanciallyforitsusE.Backinthe17thcenturyIPrightswereprimarilycarriedouttoprotectnewlydevelopedmanufacturingprocessesagainststealing.ButtodayintellectualpropertyrightsarealsoenjoyedbythosewhocreatemusicartandliteraturE.InrecentyearsIPrightshavebeenthefocusofagreatdealofdiscussionbecauseofatechnologywhichseemstoweakenthemaltogether;theInternet.Manyyearsagoifyouwantedarecordingofasongyouwouldhavetopurchaseitfromamusicstore;ifanovelfromabookstorE.InthosedaysIPrightswereeasilyprotectedsinceitwasverydifficulttoobtainintellectualpropertywithoutpayingforit.HoweveralotofIPincludingsongsfilmsbooksandartworkcanbedownloadedtodayfreeofchargeusingtheInternet.ThispracticehasnowtakentheworldbystormdramaticallyaffectingthewayinwhichweviewIPrights.48AccordingtothewriterinthebeginningIPrightsweremainlyofuseto______.A.thosecreatingmusicartandliteratureB.novelistsC.engineersandinventorsD.thosenotreceivingfinancialrewardfortheirwork49.Whatdoweknowabouttheinternetaccordingtothepassage?A.ItmakesIPrightshardertoprotect.B.Itsellssongsandfilms.C.ItdoesnotaffectthewayweunderstandIPrights.D.Itpreventstheproductionofartwork.50.Accordingtoparagraph2whathastakentheworldbystorm?A.Intellectualpropertyrights.B.TheInternet.C.Freedownloading.D.Thelargenumberofsongsfilmsandbooks.

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

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

I’vebeenwritingformostofmylifE.ThebookWritingWithoutTeachersintroducedmetoonedifferenceandonepracticethathavegreatlyhelpedmywritingprocesses.ThedifferenceisbetweenthecreativemindandthecriticalminD.Whileyouneedtousebothofthecreativemindandthecriticalmindtoreachafinishedresulttheycannotworkinparallelnomatterhowmuchwemightliketothinkso.Tryingtocriticizewritingontheflyispossiblethesinglegreatesttroublewithwritingthatmostofusmeet.Ifyouarelisteningtoa5thgradeEnglishteachercorrectingyourgrammarwhileyouaretryingtocaptureafleeting稍纵即逝的thoughtthethoughtwilldiE.IfyoucatchthefleetingthoughtandsimplyshareitwiththeworldinrawformnooneislikelytounderstanD.Youmustlearntocreatefirstandthencriticizeifyouwanttomakewritingthetoolforthinkingasitis.ThepracticethatcanhelpyouovercomeyourlearnedbadhabitsoftryingtoeditasyouwriteiswhatElbowcallsfreewriting.Infreewritingthegoalistogetwordsdownonpapernon-stopusuallyfor15-20minutes.Nostoppingnogoingbacknocriticizing.Theaimistogett5hewordsflowing.Asthewordsbegintoflowtheideaswillcomefromtheshadowsandletthemselvesbecapturedonyournotepadoryourscreen.Nowyouhaverawmaterialsthatyoucanbegintoworkwithusingthecriticalmindthatyou’vepersuadedtositonthesideandwatchquietly.Mostlikelyyouwillbelievethatthiswilltakemoretimethanyouactuallyhaveandyouwillendupstaringblanklyatthepagesasthedeadlinesdrawsnear.Insteadofstaringatablankstartandfillingitwithwordsnomatterhowbadtheycouldbestophalfwaythroughyouravailabletimeandreworkyourrawwritingintosomethingclosertothefinishedproduct.Movebackandforthuntilyourunoutoftimeandthefinalresultwillmostlikelybefarbetterthanyourcurrentpractices.57.Whentheauthorsaysthecreativemindandthecriticalmindcannotworkinparallelinthewritingprocesshemeans__________.A.noonecanbebothcreativeandcriticalB.theycan’tberegardedasequallyimportantC.theyareinconstantconflictwitheachotherD.onecannotusethematthesametime58.Whatusuallypreventspeoplefromwritingonis________.A.puttingtheirideasinrawformB.attemptingtoeditasthey’rewritingC.ignoringgrammaticalproblemsD.tryingtocapturetheirfleetingthoughts59.Whatisthechiefpurposeofthefirststageofwriting?A.Toorganizeone’sthoughtslogically.B.TochooseanappropriatetopiC.C.Togetone’sideasdownquickly.D.Tocollectmanymorerawmaterials.60.Inwhatwaydoesthecriticalmindhelpthewriterinthewritingprocess?A.ItrefineshiswritingintoabettershapE.B.Ithelpshimtocomeupwithnewideas.C.Itsavesthewritingtimeavailabletohim.D.ItallowshimtositonthesideandobservE.

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

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

OneisnotbornabletospeakalanguagE.OneisbornabletomakeanoisE.IhaveheardbabiescryinAmericaandinChina.Ican'ttellanydifferencE.ButwhenIhearsomeonefromAmericaspeakEnglishandhearsomeonespeakChineseIcantellyoutherearealotofdifferences.IbelieveacommonproblemwithChinesestudents’learningEnglishisthattheywerenottaughttothinkinEnglish.TheyhaveanideaspokeninEnglishandwanttotranslatetheideaintoChineseThentheythinkinChineseoftheproperreplyandtranslateitintoEnglish.Afteralongperiodofspeakingthelanguageonebeginstothinkintheforeignlanguagenaturally.YouwilllearnfasterifyoubegintothinkinEnglishattheverybeginningofyourstudy.Manystudentsaskme:WhatcanIdotoimprovemyspokenEnglish?Myreplyis:ThemoreEnglishyouspeakthebetterEnglishyouwillspeak.TherearemanythingsyoucandotoimproveyourspokenEnglish.OfcoursethebestwayistolivewhereEnglishisspokenasalanguageofthecountry.49.ThecriesofAmericanandChinesebabiesare________.A.differentB.thesameC.notlikeeachotherD.likeeachother50.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2meansthat________.A.someteachersdidn'tteachstudentstothinkinEnglishB.teachersnevergavethestudentsthewayoflearningEnglishC.studentsdidn'trememberthewayteacherstaughtthemD.teachersdidn'twanttheirstudentstothinkinEnglish51.TheunderlinedwordtheyinParagraph2refersto________.A.ChinesestudentsB.EnglishstudentsC.ChineseteachersD.Englishteachers52.AccordingtothearticlewhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.YoumustthinkinEnglishallthetimE.B.IfyoutranslateasentenceintoChineseyoushouldthinkaboutthemeaningofthesentenceinChinesecarefullyfirst.C.AfterspeakingEnglishforalongtimeyoumayprobablythinkinEnglishnaturally.D.ThebestwayoflearningEnglishistoliveinAmerica.

Howmanythingscanyouseeinthenightsky?A.lot!OnaclearnightyoumightseetheMoonsomeplanetsandthousandsofsparklingstars.YoucanseeevenmorewithatelescopE.Andwithbiggerandbiggertelescopesyoucanseemoreandmoreobjectsinthesky.Andyoucanseethoseobjectsinmoreandmoredetail.ButscientistsbelievetherearesomethingsintheskythatwewillneverseE.Wewon'tseethemwiththebiggesttelescopeintheworldontheclearestnightoftheyear.That'sbecausethey'reinvisiblE.They'rethemysteriousdeadstarscalledblackholes.YoumightfindithardtoimaginethatstarsdiE.AfterallourSunisastar.Yearafteryearweseeitupintheskyburningbrightlygivingusheatandlight.TheSuncertainlydoesn'tseemtobegettingoldorweak.Butstarsdoburnoutanddieafterbillionsofyears.Asastar'sgasesburntheygiveofflightandheat.ButwhenthegasrunsoutthestarstopsburningandbeginstodiE.Asthestarcoolstheouterlayersofthestarpullintowardthecenter.Thestarsquashesintoasmallerandsmallerball.Ifthestarwasverysmallthestarendsupasacolddarkballcalledablackdwarf.Ifthestarwasverybigitkeepssquashinginwarduntilit'spackedtogethertighterthananythingintheuniversE.ImagineiftheEarthwerecrusheduntilitwasthesizeofatinymarblE.That'showtightlythisdeadstarablackholeispackeD.Whatpullsthestarintowarditscenterwithsuchpower?It'sthesameforcethatpullsyoudownwhenyoujump--theforcecalledgravity.A.blackholeissotightlypackedthatitsgravitysucksineverything--evenlight.Thelightfromablackholecannevercomebacktoyoureyes.That'swhyyouseenothingbutblackness.Sonexttimeyoustareupatthenightskyremember:there'smoreintheSkythanwecansee!Scatteredinthesilentdarknessareblackholes--thegreatmysteryofspacE.68.Accordingtothearticlewhatcausesastartodie?A.Asitsgasesrunoutitcoolsdown.B.Ithasacollisionwithotherstars.C.Itcanonlyliveforaboutamillionyears.D.Asitgetshotterandhotteritexplodes.69.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Blackholesaredeadstars.B.Blackholeshavegravity.C.BlackholesareinvisiblE.D.ThereisnothingasmysteriousasablackholE.70.WhathappensAFTERastardies?A.ItbecomesinvisiblE.B.ItfailstoEarth.C.Itburnsupallofitsgases.D.ItbecomesbrighterandeasiertoseE.71.Whycan'tyouseelightwhenyoulookatablackhole?A.Becausemostblackholesaresofaraway.B.BecausethegravityofablackholeissostrongthatitsucksthelightinwarD.C.Becauseasthestar'sgasesburnitstopsgivingoffheatandlight.D.Becauseasastarcoolsitsouterlayerspullintowarditscenter.

下面是一篇应用文及其应用场合的信息请阅读下列应用文和相关的信息并按照要求匹配信息请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑A.Cityunitsale:A2largebedroomunitTopfloor&60sqmalongLonsdaleStwithagoodcityviewfullyfurnished配备roomswith1minutewalkingdistancetoParliamentStation&freecitycircletrams.ClosetoMelbourneCentralChinatownSafewayshopsparksandcinemas.Currentrent:$395perweek.Price:$265000.Contact:Tan++396395362/0401542361B.Rooms$130+pw:Elsternwick2bedroomhome―PersonwantedtoshareinspaciousandcomfortablehomenearRipponleaStationSt.KildaRdElsternwick.Rearofblock3withacourtyardgardenandcarportwithahugeBBQ.Bedroomcanbefurnishedorunfurnished;rent:$130perweekpluselectricity.Iwork6dayshiftsandwantsomeonewhoisabletoputupwithmylifestyleasmyhousematE.C.Town&CountyVICnew:Fullyfurnishedroomtoshareina2bedroomhousefromJulyatoneofthebestlocationsofHawthornclosetocitytransportandSwinburneUni.Accommodationisavailableat100/w.Houseishavingalmosteveryfacility.Bestsuitableforstudents.D.Propertyforlease:Available:Beautifullight-filled2bedroomapartmentwithalargebalcony阳台overlookingoneofStKilda’smostsought-afterstreets.$230perweek.Veryquietareawithnoadjoining毗邻的apartments.2separatebedroomsabathroomwithbathandalargeliving-room.Moderninteriorwithgascookingstainlesssteelkitchenpolishedfloorboards&parking.E.Rooms$100-$113pw:Availableisamedium-sizedroominafullyfurnishedhousemassivegaragebigbackyard5minwalkingdistancetoshopstrainandbus.M/F18-30tosharewithoneguy24andacat.Useofwashingmachine&dryer.$100pw+bills0406793626F.Roomswanted:Aneasy-goingcoupleislookingforaroominaninnercitysuburbKensingtonnorthMelbourneCarltonFitzroyRichmondCliftonhilletC.Wehavejustcomeovertoworkforayear.Weareintoalotofthingsfriendlyandeasy-going.请阅读以下个人信息然后匹配人名和出租/求租信息56.Rayandhiswifeareveryfriendly.Theyhavejustmovedtothecity.AndtheyareplanningtoworkherE.TheywanttorentaroomtoliveinforaperiodoftimE.57.Philhasaunitaboutsixtysquaremeters.ItisnearChina-townandyoucangoshoppingonfoot.YoucanrentitorbuyitasyoulikE.58.Mikehasawonderfulapartmenttorentwhichfacesthestreets.Itisfullyfurnishedwithkitchenbathroomandsoon.59.RoberthasrentaroomwhichhasalargebackyarD.Theroomisclosetothestation.Hehasraisedalovelycat.Hewantstofindsomeonerangingfrom18to30tolivewithhim.60.ClareisastudentinauniversityinHawthorn.Sheisgoingtorentaroomwithoneofherclassmatesinaplacewheretransportisconvenient.人名出租/求租信息61.RayandhiswifeA.Cityunitsale62.PhilB.Rooms$130+pw63.MikeC.Town&CountyVICnew64.RobertD.Propertyforlease65.ClareE.Rooms$100-$113pwF.Roomswanted

Herearefivelettersfromreaderslistedin1-5.Allthegreetingsandsignaturesareleftout.SupposeyouareasecretaryofthemagazineCRCrazyEnglishReaderforeachonefindasuitablereplyfromA-F.MarkthecorrectletterA.-Fonyouranswersheet.Thereisoneextrareplywhichyoudon’tneedtousE.1.IamareaderofCR.RecentlyIfoundstudentstranslatesomearticlesofCR.IappreciateyourofferinganopportunitytousbeginnerstopractiseusingEnglish.SoIwanttoaskhowtheycanobtainthesearticlesandtranslatedthemforyouandwhatqualitiesyourequirE.Thankyou.2.IloveyourCrazyEnglishReadermagazine!ItprovidesvaluabledataforworkinourEnglishteaching.MywifeandIareteachingConversationalEnglishsoI’vebeengivingyouabitofaplugatourmiddleschool.Itoldthestudentstogetacopy!It’sgoodstuff!Fantastic!3.I’moneofYao’sfansfromGuangzhou.IhavereadtheYaoMingarticlesinNo.7CrazyEnglishReader.IwanttoknowhiscorrespondenceaddressandtheofficialwebsitE.Couldyoupleasetellme?ThankyouverymuchindeeD.4.FirstofallImustsaythankyouverymuchtoalltheCEReadereditorswhogaveusareallygoodEnglishmagazinE.SecondlyIwanttogiveyouapieceofadvicE.IneachpassageyougaveussomenewwordswiththeirChinesetranslation.HoweverasfarasmyknowledgeIthinkyoushouldgiveusnotonlytheChinesemeaningbutalsotheEnglishmeaningsoastoknowthewordsmoreaccurately.Thankyou!5.IamaneditoroftheEnglishMonthlyofourschool.IhaveaquestionthatishowtosaythepositionofthepaperE.g.总编责任编辑andsoon.IhopeyoucanhelpmetotellmethewordinEnglish.Themorethebetter.Thankyousomuch!Ilovethebookverymuch.NowIdothisworkIneedstudymoreinformationaboutthisworkifyouhavetimepleaseemailmE.Thankyou.A.Thankyouforyoursuggestion.WemaytrythatinsomefutureissuesofCR.Ithinkthebestwaytoimproveyourreadingvocabularyistobeabletoguessthemeaningofthewordfromtheotherwordsaroundit.AlsoifyouhaveanEnglishdictionaryit’sgoodtolookupthewordsandthenmarkthemdowninanotebookandreviewthemlateron.Thenifyoureallywanttolearnhowtousethewordstryusingtheminconversationorinwriting.Hopethishelps.B.Thebestwayforyoutolearnthedifferentpositionsinanewspaperormagazineistogetacopyofanall-Englishmagazineornewspaperandthencopydownthedifferentpositions.TherearealsotitlessuchasManagingEditorreporterCopyEditorPhotoEditorandLayoutEditor.Ihopethishelps.IfyouhavesomemorespecificquestionsyoucansendthemtomeandI’lltrytoanswer.C.ThebestwaytoreachYaodirectlyisthroughhishometeamtheShanghaiSharks.Youcanwritehimat2570XietuRoadShanghai.FormoreinformationonYaoyoucanlookatthesportssectioninsinA.com.Ihopethishelps.AnotherideaisthatyoucantrytowriteYaowhilehe’slivingandplayinginHouston.YoucantrytoreachYaointheUSat:YaoMingCompaqCentre10HoustonTX77046D.ThankyouforbeingsuchacarefulreaderofCR.Yesyou’rerightwemadeamistakeinthewritingofthatChineseworD.Eachissuewetrytoreadverycarefullyeacharticleanditstranslationtomakesuretherearenomistakesbutunfortunatelyafewmistakesalwaysgetby.Butyouencourageustokeepimprovingsothankyou.E.YeswedohaveseveralstudentswhohelpustranslatesomeofthearticlesinourmagazinE.Wecontactthesetranslatorsdirectlyafterinterviewingtheirtranslationwork.Afterwardsweassignthearticlestothemfortranslation.Ifyouareinterestedinbeingoneofourtranslatorsyoucansendussomeinformationaboutyourselfandasampleofyourtranslationwork.F.ThankyouforhelpingustopromoteCR.We’regladit’shelpfultoyourstudents.WealwaystrytoincludearticlesthatreflectreallifE.It’sourhopethatCRwillnotonlyimprovestudent’sEnglishbutalsoopenupadifferentworldview.

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

LASTweek'sdecisionbytheInternationalAstronomicalUnionIAUtostripPluto冥王星ofitsplanetarystatusheldsinceitsdiscoveryin1930hassaddenedthosewithastrongloveofit.PlutooncethesmallestoftheNineGreatPlanetswritesAmericansciencewriterDavaSobelinherbookThePlanetsisstilllovedbypeopleoldandyoung.ManypeoplefeltsorryaboutPluto'sdemotion降级.IjustcannotacceptthisatthistimesaysLiuMing29whoco-runsasmalllogistic物流companyanShanghai.Iwastaughtthat'theNineGreatPlanets'formedoursolarsystemsinceprimaryschool.Andnowtheysuddenlydecreasetheplanetstoeight.ThiswilltakesometimeformostofustoabsorbitsaysLiu.Ordinarypeoplesimplyfeelnostalgic怀旧butforsomeprofessionalsespeciallyplanetarium天文馆curators博物馆馆长andeducatorsthechangehasbecomearealheadachE.TheeightinsteadofninechangewillaffectthousandsofplanetariumsaroundtheworlD.SchoolswillalsobegreatlyaffecteD.InChinateachersareanxiousasoutdatedtextbooksareprintedandreleasedtotheremotestcornerofthecountryforschoolchildrenreadytostartanewtermsoon.AccordingtotheMinistryofEducationnewtextbookswithmodified修正的contentswillnotbeavailableuntilnextyear.ZhaoZhihengamemberoftheAstronomyAssociationfromTianjinsuggestedthatprimaryandmiddleschoolteachersbetrainedintherevisedknowledgeandthatthemediacarrymorestoriestoletpeopleknowaboutthechangeassoonaspossiblE.68.Whichwordsimilartostripinmeaning?A.reduceB.decreaseC.crossoutD.leaveout69.Whatisthecorrectorderoftheeventsdescribedinthepassage?a.NewtextbookswithPlutostrippedofplantsinsolarsystemarereleasedb.Plutowasdiscoveredc.TheInternationalAstronomicalUnionstrippedPlutoofitsplanetarystatusd.Outdatedtextbookswereprintedandreleasedtoschoolchildren.A.bdacB.bcdaC.bdcaD.bacd70.WhichdescriptionisNotTrue?A.ThefactthatPlutohaslostitsplanetarystatusmadesomepeoplesaD.B.ThatPlutoisdecreasedfromninetoeightaffectedthousandsofplanetariumsaroundtheworld.C.Textbookswiththeeightinsteadofninechangehavebeenreleasedforschoolchildrenreadytostartanewterm.D.ThemediaareadvisedtobeusedtoletpeopleknowaboutthechangeassoonaspossiblE.

TheEnglishlanguageischangingfastthankstotherapidprogressoftechnology.WeallhavearapidchoiceWecaneitherburyourheadsinthesandandspendtherestofourliveswishingShakespearewerealiveandwell.Orwecanembrace拥抱thenewEnglishenterintothespiritoftheInternetagecalledWeblish.Youcan’tkeepawayfromitforthesimplereasonthatwheneveranewvarietyoflanguagecomesalongitinevitably不可避免地influencethelanguageasawhole.SaysDrDavidCrystalhonoraryprofessoroflinguistics语言学家attheUniversityofWalesinBangoLwhosebookLanguageandtheInternethasjustbeenpublished.ThetroublewithkeepingupwiththenewEnglishisnotsomuchthattherearesomanynewwordsbutthattheoldwordsnolongermeanwhatwethoughttheydid.InthepastifsomeonesaidtheydidnothaveWindowsyouwouldhavetosupposetheylivedinacave.ThesedaysitisprobablybecausetheyuseaMacwhichisacomputernotaraincoat.Spamisasdislikedasiteverwasbutwhereasitoncemeantanunappetizing引不起食欲的cannedmeat.Itnowstandsforunwanted‘junkemail.Spellingsarechangingtoo.Notonlyistext-messagingplayinghvcwithvrbshavoc混乱withverbsbuttheconventions常规ofemailcommunicationplacelittleemphasisonperfectspeaking.WeblishlovestoseenounshappilybecomeverbspleasebookmarkthissiteandverbsbecomenounsSendmethedownload.Verbsandprepositionsareregularlythrowntogethertobecomenewnounsoradjectivesdial―uplogonprint-onpull―downuploadwhileothersarecreatedfromsimplypairingnounscyberspaceemitInternethyperlinkmetatagnetspeak.45.Thebesttitleofthispassagewouldbe_________.A.TechnologyandEnglishB.NewlyinventedEnglishWordsC.KeepUpwiththeLatestWeblishD.KeepUpwiththeLatestDevelopmentin46.Wecaninferfromthefirstparagraphthat________.A.allpeoplewelcomeweblishEnglishB.weblishcausesfearamongpeopleC.somepeoplewishShakespearewerestillaliveD.peoplemayhavedifferentopinionstowardsweblish47.Theauthorthinksthemaindifficultyforpeopleinkeepingupwithweblishisthat________.A.therearesomanynewwordsB.oldwordstakeonnewmeaningsC.thetechnologyischangingtoofastD.weblishwordsarefullofspellingmistakes48.Dr.DavidCrystalwouldprobablyagreethat________.A.peopleshouldnotacceptweblishB.weblishwilldestroytheEnglishlanguageC.peopleshouldknowsomethingaboutweblishD.weblishcancausemisunderstandingsamongpeople

Fromtheearliesttimesmanhasbeeninterestedinart.Peoplehaveoftenworkedtogethertocollectandsavetheworld’sarttreasures.FinearttreasuresfrommanycountriesarekeptinanartmuseumcalledtheLouvre卢浮宫inParisFrancE.TheworksofarthavebeencollectedbythepeopleofFranceovermanycenturies.TheLouvrehasnotalwaysbeenamuseum.Thefirstbuildingwasafort要塞.In1190itwastheking’scastlewithhighwallsandaroundtowerandaroundthecastletherewasamoattokeepouthisenemies.Overtheyearsthenumberofbuildingsaroundthecastlegrew.By1350thecastlewasnolongerneededasafort.TheLouvrebecameapalacehomeforFrenchkingsandqueens.Duringtimesofpeacenewtreasureswerebroughtin.DuringdaysofwarmanytreasureswerestolenandthebuildingsweredamageD.WhenFrancisIbecameKingofFrancein1515hebroughtinartistsfrommanycountries.OneoftheartistswasLeonardoDaVincifromItaly.DaVinci’sMona-lisaisthebestknownpaintinginthemuseumtoday.In1793theLouvrebecameapublicmuseumjustasitisnow.itisaplacewherearttreasureshavebeensavedforeveryonetoenjoy.51.Onthewholethispassageismainlyabout___________.A.anartmuseumcalledtheLouvreB.anItalianartistnamedLeonardoDaVinciC.akingofFrancenamedFrancisI.D.thebestknownpaintinginLouvre52.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.TheLouvreusedtobeafortaverylongtimeago.B.Frenchkingsandqueensoncelivedinit.C.TheLouvrewastakenbyenemiesin1190.D.ManytreasureswerebroughtintotheLouvreovertheyears.53.Whyisitgoodforgreatarttobekeptinpublicmuseums?A.IthelpspeoplerememberwhotheKingofFranceis.B.Itkeepspeopleoutofthepalaces.C.Itgiveseveryoneachancetoenjoygoodart.D.Ithelpspeopletoknowwhoisthegreatestartist.54.Fromthispassageweknowthat______________.A.itisnotpossiblefortreasurestobestolenB.oldfortsalwaysbecomethebestmuseumsC.greatartshouldbesharedwithallthepeopleD.KingFrancisIofFrancebroughtinartistsfromanoldfort55.Inthethirdparagraphthewordmoatprobablymeans_______.A.ahightowerbuiltinformertimeswheresoldierswatchedoutforenemiesB.alonganddeepditch沟渠dugroundacastleandusuallyfilledwithwaterC.acartpulledbyhorsesonwhichsoldiersfoughtD.alongandhighwallaroundacastle

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

JaimeBradleyCarrieJosh和Alan每人根据自己的职业作答了一份关于Robot的调查问卷第71至75题是他们的职业介绍阅读下面七项信息A.B.C.D.E.F.和G.选出与他们职业匹配的最佳选项并标在答题纸的相应位置上选项中有两项是多余选项71._______Carrieisayoungmanwhohasajobinacityconstructioncompany.Heisafraidofclimbingupladdersandcarryingtheironbarsandconcreteontohigherplaces.72._______Jaimeisaprofessorinthefieldofbiochemistry.Heisworriedabouthishealthsituationashekeepssoclosetoharmfulelementsyearinandyearout.73._______BradleyworksintheInternationalOceanSecurityAssociation.Heissadtothinkofthefactthatthereweresomanypeoplewhocouldn’tbesavedatlastindisasters.74._______Alanisaworkerinanautofactory.HeisthinkingofchanginganotherjobwhichismoreinterestingandcreativE.75._______JoshisanadministratoroftheNationalSpaceflightBureauwhichisshortofqualifiedpilotsatthemoment.AIsupposerobotscouldbeusedasdustpeopleduringnighttimeastheydon’tneedtosleepandtheyarecomparativelysafeinpollutedenvironment.BIsupposesmallremotecontrolrobotscouldbeusedassearescuingworkerstosearchthroughwreckage打捞inadisasterlookingforpeopleintheseA.Bombdefusers扫雷管arenowrobotsreducingtheriskoflosingalifE.C.Isupposerobotscouldbeusedtodojobsthataredangerousastheycanliftheavyobjectspainthandlechemicalsandperformthesamejobhourafterhourdayafterdaywithoutstop.DIsupposerobotscouldbeusedaschemicalresearchers.Atleasttheycanhelpuscarryharmfulchemicalsinachemicalplantorhelptogointosmallareasinaccessibletous.Itcanbeusedtoexaminetheinsideofanuclearreactor核反应堆.EIsupposerobotscouldbeastronautsandtheycouldtravelveryfarawaylikePluto.Iftheycanwedon’tneedtoespeciallytrainhumanbeingstobeastronautsasitcostsquitealotanditalsotakesmanyyearstomakeaprofessionalastronaut.FIsupposerobotscouldbeusedascarassembly装配workersinpartsofacarbuildinglinE.Assemblylinesmaketheprocessmovefastergetmoreworkdoneandcostless.Butthejobissomechanicalandboring.GIsupposerobotscandosuchdangerousjobsassky-scraperbuildersthatwouldbesaferforhumanbeings.Ifinjuredorbrokentheycanbefixedeasily.TheycanalsoworkinunfavorableconditionssuchasdarkextremeheatextremecoldetC.

Becarefulwhatyousayaroundyourdog.Itmightunderstandmorethanyouthink.AbordercollienamedRicorecognizesthenamesofabout200objectssayresearchersinGermany.Thedogalsoappearstobeabletolearnnewwordsaseasilyasa3-year-oldchilD.Itsword-learningskillsareasgoodasthoseofaparrotorchimpanzee黑猩猩.Inoneexperimenttheresearcherstookall200itemsthatRicoissupposedtoknowanddividedtheminto20groupsof10objects.Thentheownertoldthedogtogoandfetchoneoftheitemsandbringitback.InfourtestsRicogot37outof40commandsright.Asthedogcouldn’tseeanyonetogetcluesthescientistsbelieveRicomustunderstandthemeaningsofcertainwords.InanotherexperimentthescientiststookonetoythatRicohadneverseenbeforeandputitinaroomwithseventoyswhosenamesthedogalreadyknew.TheownerthentoldRicotofetchtheobjectusingawordthedoghadneverheardbeforE.Thecorrectobjectwaschoseninsevenoutof10testssuggestingthatthedoghadworkedouttheanswerbyprocessofelimination排除法.A.monthlaterRicorememberedhalfofthenewnameswhichisevenmoreimpressivE.Ricoisthoughttobesmarterthantheaveragedog.ForonethingRicoisabordercollieabreed品种knownforitsmentalabilities.Inadditionthe9-year-olddoghasbeentrainedtofetchtoysbytheirnamessincetheageofninemonths.It’shardtoknowifalldogsunderstandatleastsomeofthewordswesay.Eveniftheydotheycan’ttalkback.Stillitwouldn’thurttosweet-talkyourdogeverynowandthen.Youmightjustgetabigwetkissinreturn!41.Fromparagraph2weknowthat.A.animalsareascleverashumanbeingsB.dogsaresmarterthanparrotsandchimpanzeesC.chimpanzeeshaveverygoodword-learningskillsD.dogshavesimilarlearningabilitiesas3-year-oldchildren42.Bothexperimentsshowthat.A.RicoissmartenoughtogetallcommandsrightB.RicocanrecognizedifferentthingsincludingtoysC.RicohasdevelopedtheabilityoflearningmathematicsD.Ricowon’tforgetthenamesofobjectsoncerecognizingthem43.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Thepurposeoftheexperimentsistoshowthebordercollie’smentalabilities.B.Ricohasabettermemorypartlybecauseofitsproperearlytraining.C.Thebordercollieisworld-famousforrecognizingobjects.D.Ricoisborntounderstanditsowner’scommands.44.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?A.Totrainyourdog.B.Tocommandyourdogtodosomething.C.Tobefriendlytoyourdog.D.Tobecarefulwithyourdog.

LiHuahasjustcomebackfromtheUSandintendstogivesomeofhisrelativesmentionedin61-65somebooksasgifts.HebringsbacksixbooksA-F.AfterthedescriptionofeachpersondecidewhichbookisthemostsuitableoneforthepeopleandthenmarkthecorrectletterA-Fonyouranswersheet.ThereisoneextrabookwhichyoudonotneedtousE._______61.LiHua’suncleisfondofreadingstorybooks.HereadsallkindsofstoriessuchaslovestorieshistoricalstoriesdetectivestoriesetC.Howeverthereisnodoubtthatsciencefictionstoriesarehisfavorites._______62.LiHua’smotherworksforalocalnewspaper.Sheusedtowriteacolumn专栏aboutlovebutnowsheismakingasurveyabouthowmuchforeignersknowaboutChinesepeopleandculturE.ShehasbeencollectingmaterialsinChinaandfromabroaD._______63.LiHua’sfatherisanhistoryteacherwhoisveryinterestedinthehistoryofChinaespeciallyChina’smodernhistory.What’smorehepaysspecialattentiontothedevelopmentofChina’sminorityareas._______64.LiHua’scousinisaseniormiddleschoolstudentwhoisgoingtotaketheCollegeEntranceExaminationnextyear.ButsheisnotgoodatEnglishespeciallyEnglishgrammar.Sosheislookingforsomebookswhicharehelpful._______65.LiHua’slittlebrotherisstudyinginaMiddleSchool.HeaswellassomeotherstudentsisgoingtopayavisittoanAmericanmiddleschoolandstaythereforthreeweeks.HeisalittleworriedbecauseheknowsnothingaboutAmericanschoollifE.A.IntoTibet:TheCIA’sFirstSpyandHisSecretExpeditiontoLhasabyThomasLairdThisbookintroducestheidentityandspecificspyactivitiesofDouglasMackiernanthefirstCIAagent中情局探员whowaskilledondutybyarmedTibetans.TheauthorofthebookbasedhisdescriptionondetailedresearchbasedonthememoriesofformerCIAagentsandinterviewswithrelatedeyewitnessesinTibetandIndia.B.PracticalEnglishUsagebyMichaelSwanThisbookisapracticalreferenceguidetolanguagepoints.Itdealswithover600pointswhichregularlycauseproblemsforforeignstudentsofEnglish.Mostofthepointstreatedaregrammaticalbuttherearealsoexplanationsofacertainnumberofcommonvocabularyproblems.Beingareferencebookitcontainsinformationatvariouslevelsrangingfromrelativelysimplepointstoquiteadvancedproblems.C.BattlefieldEarthbyL.RonHubbardAnintelligentandcreativemasterworkofadventureinthefarfutureL.RonHubbard’sBattlefieldEarthdescribesanEarthcontrolledforathousandyearsbyanalieninvader入侵者―andmanisanendangeredspecies.NewYorkTimesbest-sellingauthorL.RonHubbardhascreatedavastunforgettableandexcitingworldinBattlefieldEarth.D.XuLing’sAmericanAdventurebyMaryWilliamsXuLingisanexcellentChinesestudentfromHangzhou.AshisfathergoestoAmericaforaone-yeartrainingXuLingaswellashismothergoeswithhisfatherandbeginshisnewlifeinEisenhowerHighSchool.Thebookconsistsof21chapterseachreflectingXuLing’slifeinAmericainadifferentaspects.ThebookiswritteninthemostfundamentalwordsandisintendedforChinesemiddleschoolstudents.E.ChickenSoupfortheCouple’sSoulbyJackCanfieldandMarkVictorHansenThisisabookforhusbandsandwivesandloversandanyonewhodreamsoffindingtheirsoul’struemate配偶.EachstoryinthisbookwaswrittenbysomeonewhohasbeentransformedbylovE.Somestorieswillmakeyoulaugh.Somewillmakeyoucry.Butaboveallthestoriesinthisbooksinghighpraiseforlove’sabilitytoendurebeyondyearsbeyonddifficultybeyonddistancebeyondevendeath.F.Where’stheDuckinPeking?byCliffSchimmelsWhetheryouareaChinaexpertoranovicethisbookwillgiveyouinsightintotheheartsandmindsoftheChinesepeoplE.Cliffbringsthereadertotearsononepageandbellylaughteronthenext.ThisprofoundlookintoChina’severydaylifeisamust-readforanyoneinterestedinworkinginChinaorworkingwiththeChinesepeoplE.

ThePygmalionEffectThemainideaaboutThePygmalionEffectisthatifyoubelievethatsomeoneiscapableofachievinggreatnessthenthatpersonwillindeedachievegreatness.71.72.A.professormakesabetthathecanteachapoorflowergirltospeakandactlikeanupper-classladyandissuccessful.ThePygmalionEffectmayoccurallarounduswhetheritisintheworkforceatschoolsorevenathomE.ThroughthePygmalionEffectsupervisorscancreatebetteremployeesjustbybelievinginthem.Thisiseventruerwhenworkingwithunderachievers.73.Ifforinstanceyoutellanewteacheratagrammarschool―whohasnopreviousexperiencewithhernewtobestudents―thataparticularyoungstudentofhersisextremelybrightandcleverthenewteacherwillautomaticallybemoresupportivemoreencouragingteachmorechallengingmaterialbepatientandallowthatstudentmoretimetoanswerquestionsandprovideextrafeedbacktothatstudent.Thestudentreceivingallthisattentionandabsorbingintheteacher’sbelieflearnsmoreandisasaresultbetterinschool.74.Themainconcernisthatthisnewteacherentirelybelievesthatthisstudentisbrightandclever.75.Themanagermustpurelybelievethathisorherworkersarehighachieversandtheresultsthemanagerwillreceivearenothingless.A.Allittakesisreallybelieving.B.Whetherthechildisbrightornotbeforehanddoesnotnecessarilymatter.C.Inotherwordsbelievinginpotentialsimplycreatespotential.D.ThepersonbelievedinbeingbelievedbecomesthepersonwhomtheyarebelievedtobE.E.TheeffectisnamedafterGeorgeBernardShaw’splayPygmalion.F.ThePygmalionEffectreferstosituationsinwhichstudentsperformbetterthanotherstudents.G.Thisisalsothecaseformanagersandworkers.

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