Faced with a tough job market, fresh graduates are dreaming of running their own businesses instead.But a recent survey has showed that such ambitions lack the required support and remain just that—dreams. The Shanghai Municipal Employment Promotion Center poll of 1,276 graduates in several universities and colleges in the city, released last Friday, showed 59.78 percent of respondents considered the possibility of setting up a company or at least a small store. "But they just stop at the 'thinking' stage," it stated. Respondents put the top reasons for not going it alone down to a shortage of investment and a lack of business opportunity.They also listed lack of business experience and social networks, the need tor advanced study and objections from family members as factors that stood in their way. More than 90 percent of the interviewees said they would rather take up a job after graduating and then consider starting their own business two or three years down the road. Guo Bing, a senior student in Shanghai International Studies University majoring in English, decided he wanted to be his own boss last year.But he is looking for a job first. "If I fail to find a satisfying job, I would like to establish a company in exhibition services," Guo said. The Shanghai native has some relatives working in a local printing plant.With their help, Guo hopes to produce exhibition brochures(小册子） at a relatively low price.He is also confident that his English language skills can help him do well in the industry. "Social networking is an important factor leading to business success," Guo said. Guo said that the shortage of graduate jobs is the main reason driving more university students to set up a business right after their graduation. Jiang said the university sets up a business guide learn made of government officials and professionals.They regularly give training courses to students who show an interest in having their own business.The parents of university graduates are more willing to help their children start up alone, the survey showed."Once you win the support of your family, you have won half the battle," Guo added. 16.Which of the following can be the best title? A.A Tough Job MarketB.Graduates Dream of Being Boss C.The Ambitious Fresh Graduates D, The Story ot Guo Bing 17.Which of the following does NOT stop fresh graduates realizing their dreams of being bosses? A.The lack of business opportunity and investment. B.The shortage of business experiencE. C.Less skilled English language. D.Their family members' objections. 18.In the view of Guo Bing, what 'is the key factor -that makes fresh graduates dream of being boss soon after graduation? A.Their family don't support them.B.Their social networking is not good. C.There are not enough graduate jobs.D.They want to achieve greater success. 19.All the following statements are true about Guo Bing EXCEPT _____. A.He has started his own business with the help of his relatives. B.English is his major in the university. C.He is trying to find a job which can satisfies him. D.He is a Shanghai native. 20.Who is this article mostly intended for? A.The parents whose child goes to university soon. B.Those who will graduate from university. C.Those who want to be bosses. D.The officials who work in the government.

Ifyoucouldbeanybodyintheworldwhowoulditbe?Yourneighbourorasuperstar?A.fewpeoplehaveexperiencedwhatitmightbeliketostepintotheskinofanotherpersonthankstoanunusualvirtualreality虚拟现实devicE.RikkeWahlanactressmodelandartistwasoneoftheparticipantsinabodyswappingexperimentattheBeAnotherlabaprojectdevelopedbyagroupofartistsbasedinBarcelonA.SheswappedwithherpartneranactorusingamachinecalledTheMachinetoBeAnotherandtemporarilybecameaman.AsIlookeddownIsawmywholebodyasamandressedinmypartner'spantsshesaiD.That'sthepictureIrememberbest.Theset-upisrelativelysimplE.Bothuserswearavirtualrealityheadsetwithacameraonthetop.Thevideofromeachcameraissenttotheotherpersonsowhatyouseeistheexactviewofyourpartner.Ifshemovesherarmyouseeit.Ifyoumoveyourarmsheseesit.Togetusedtoseeinganotherperson'sbodywithoutactuallyhavingcontrolofitparticipantsstartbyraisingtheirarmsandlegsveryslowlysothattheothercanfollowalong.Eventuallythiskindofslowsynchronised同步的movementbecomescomfortableandparticipantsreallystarttofeelasthoughtheyarelivinginanotherperson'sbody.Usingsuchtechnologypromisestoalterpeople'sbehaviourafterwards-potentiallyforthebetter.Studieshaveshownthatvirtualrealitycanbeeffectiveinfightingracism-thebias偏见thathumanshaveagainstthosewhodon'tlookorsoundlikethem.ResearchersattheUniversityofBarcelonagavepeopleaquestionnairecalledtheImplicitAssociationTestwhichmeasuresthestrengthofpeople'sassociationsbetweenforinstanceblackpeopleandadjectivessuchasgoodbadathleticorawkwarD.Thentheyaskedthemtocontrolthebodyofadarkskinneddigitalcharacterusingvirtualrealityglassesbeforetakingthetestagain.Thistimetheparticipants'biasscoreswerelower.Theideaisthatonceyou'veputyourselfinanother'sshoesyou'relesslikelytothinkillofthembecauseyourbrainhasinternalisedthefeelingofbeingthatperson.ThecreatorsofTheMachinetoBeAnotherhopetoachieveasimilarresult.AttheendofbodyswappingpeoplefeellikeholdingeachotherintheirarmssaysArthurPointeauaprogrammerwiththeproject.It'sareallynicewaytohavethiskindofexperiencE.IwouldreallyreallyrecommendittoeveryonE.74.Thewordswappingparagraph1isclosestinmeaningto______.A.buildingB.exchangingC.controllingD.transplanting75.WecaninferfromtheexperimentattheBeAnotherlabthat______.A.ourfeelingsarerelatedtoourbodilyexperienceB.wecanlearntotakecontrolofotherpeople'sbodiesC.participantswilllivemorepassionatelyaftertheexperimentD.TheMachinetoBeAnothercanhelppeoplechangetheirsexes76.IntheImplicitAssociationTestbeforetheparticipantsusedvirtualrealityglassestocontroladarkskinneddigitalcharacter______.A.theyfoughtstronglyagainstracismB.theyscoredloweronthetestforracismC.theychangedtheirbehaviourdramaticallyD.theyweremorebiasedagainstthoseunlikethem77.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat______.A.technologyhelpspeoplerealizetheirdreamsB.ourbiasescouldbeeliminatedthroughexperimentsC.virtualrealityhelpspromoteunderstandingamongpeopleD.ourpointsofviewaboutothersneedchangingconstantly

Inmodernsocietythereisagreatdealofargumentaboutcompetition.Somevalueithighlybelievingthatitisresponsibleforsocialprogressandprosperity.Otherssaythatcompetitionisbad;thatitsetsonepersonagainstanother;thatitleadstounfriendlyrelationshipbetweenpeoplE.Ihavetaughtmanychildrenwhoheldthebeliefthattheirself-worthreliedonhowwelltheyperformedattennisandotherskills.Forthemplayingwellandwinningareoftenlife-and-deathaffairs.Intheirsingle-mindedpursuitofsuccessthedevelopmentofmanyotherhumanqualitiesissadlyforgotten.HoweverwhilesomeseemtobelostinthedesiretosucceedotherstakeanoppositeattitudE.Inaculturewhichvaluesonlythewinnerandpaysnoattentiontotheordinaryplayerstheystronglyblamecompetition.Amongthemostvocalareyoungsterswhohavesufferedundercompetitivepressuresfromtheirparentsorsociety.TeachingtheseyoungpeopleIoftenobserveinthemadesiretofail.Theyseemtoseekfailurebynottryingtowinorachievesuccess.Bynottryingtheyalwayshaveanexcuse:Imayhavelostbutitdoesn’tmatterbecauseIreallydidn’ttry.Whatisnotusuallyadmittedbythemselvesisthebeliefthatiftheyhadreallytriedandlostthatwouldmeanalot.Suchalosswouldbeameasureoftheirworth.Clearlythisbeliefisthesameasthatoftruecompetitorswhotrytoprovethemselves.Botharebasedonthemistakenbeliefthatone’sself-respectreliesonhowwelloneperformsincomparisonwithothers.BothareafraidofnotbeingvalueD.Onlyasthisbasicandoftentroublesomefearbeginstodissolve缓解canwediscoveranewmeaningincompetition.31.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?A.Competitionhelpstosetupself-respect.B.OpinionsaboutcompetitionaredifferentamongpeoplE.C.Competitionisharmfultopersonalqualitydevelopment.D.Failuresarenecessaryexperienceincompetition.32.Whydosomepeoplefavorcompetitionaccordingtothepassage?A.ItpushessocietyforwarD.B.Itbuildsupasenseofduty.C.Itimprovespersonalabilities.D.Itencouragesindividualefforts.33.TheunderlinedphrasethemostvocalinParagraph3means__________.A.thosewhotrytheirbesttowinB.thosewhovaluecompetitionmosthighlyC.thosewhoareagainstcompetitionmoststronglyD.thosewhorelyonothersmostforsuccess34.Whatisthesimilarbeliefofthetruecompetitorsandthosewithadesiretofail?A.One’sworthliesinhisperformancecomparedwithothers.B.One’ssuccessincompetitionneedsgreatefforts.C.One’sachievementisdeterminedbyhisparticularskills.D.One’ssuccessisbasedonhowhardhehastrieD.35.Whichpointofviewmaytheauthoragreeto?A.Everyeffortshouldbepaidback.B.CompetitionshouldbeencourageD.C.Winningshouldbealife-and-deathmatter.D.Fearoffailureshouldberemovedincompetition.

ThekingsofancientEgyptbuiltstrongtombs坟墓tokeeptheirbodiessafeafterdeathandtoholdtheirtreasures.TheGreatPyramidwasbuiltthousandsofyearsagoforakingcalledKhufu.ItislocatedonthewestbankofNileRivernotfarfromCairo.InfactallthepyramidsalongtheNileareonitswestbank.TheancientEgyptianscomparedtherisingofthesuntothebeginningoflifeandthesettingofthesuntotheendoflifE.ThisiswhytheirdeadbodieswereburiedonthewestbankoftheNilE.ThepeopleofMexicoalsobuiltpyramids.Theydidnotbuildthepyramidsfortombs.Theyusedtobuildapyramidandthenatempleontopofit.ThepyramidsofMexicoarenotashighasthepyramidsofEgyptbuttheyarebig.Eachofthepyramidshasawidestairwaythatgoesfromthebottomtothetop.ThebiggestpyramidinMexicoisalmost2000yearsolD.Scientiststhinkittook10000menmorethantenyearstobuildit.Onthetoptheybuiltatempleofthesun.ThetempleisnolongertherebutpeoplestillcallitthePyramidoftheSun.NearitisanotherhugepyramidthePyramidoftheMoon.46.InancientEgyptpyramidswerebuilt.A.forvisitorstoseeB.forkingstoliveinC.asthekings’tombsD.forkingKhufu

ForthousandsofyearsthemostimportanttwobuildingsinanyBritishvillagehavebeenthechurchandthepuB.Traditionallythechurchandthepubareattheheartofanyvillageortownwherethepeoplegathertogethertosocializeandexchangenews.AsaresultBritishpubsareoftenoldandwellpreserveD.Manyofthemhavebecomehistoricsites.ThemostfamousexampleisthepubinthecityofNottinghamcalledYeOldeTriptoJerusalemwhichdatesbacktotheyear1189ADandisprobablytheoldestpubinEnglanD.HoweverBritishpubsarenotjustforkingsandqueens;theywelcomepeoplefromallclassesandpartsofsociety.Onacoldnightthepub’slandlordorlandladycanalwaysfindawarmplaceforyoubythefirE.ThereisalwayshonestandheartyfoodandplentyofdrinkavailableatanaffordablepricE.That’showthingsusedtobE.ThingsarebeginningtochangE.Itissaidthatthecreditcrunch信贷紧缩iscausing39Britishpubsaweektogooutofbusiness.Peopledonothaveenoughsparemoneytospendonbeer.RecentlytheUKgovernmentbannedsmokinginallpubsandthatmayalsohaveaffectedthenumberofcustomersgoingtopubs.Thisdeclineishappeningdespitethefactthatin2005theUKgovernmentstartedtoallowpubstostayopenafter1lpm.Previouslywith1lpmasclosingtimecustomerswouldhavetodrinkquitequicklymeaningtheysometimesgotmoredrunkthantheywouldifallowedtodrinkslowly.TheBritishhabitofdrinkingalotveryquicklyisknownasbingedrinkinganditcauseslong-termhealthproblemsforpeopleandproblemswithviolentcrimeforcommunities.Inordertosavetheirbusinessespubsaretryingtochangewiththemarket.BritishpubsnowoffersomethingforeveryonE.A.lotofpubsusedtobeWorkingMen'sClubsmeaningthatwomencouldnotusuallyenter.Todayhoweverwomencanfreelyenter99%ofpubswithoutexperiencinganyproblems.Perhapsthingsarechangingforthebetterafterall.50.ThepassagemainlytellsussomethingaboutA.thepastandpresentofBritishpubsB.thedeclineofBritishpubsC.thelonghistoryofBritishpubsD.theimportanceofBritishpubs51.WhichmaynotbethecauseofthedeclineofBritishpubs?A.Thecreditcrunch.B.Thebanofsmoking.C.ThepresentclosingtimeD.Havingnosparemoney.52.WecaninferfromthepassagethatA.BritishpeopleusedtolikedrinkingslowlyB.closingthepubsearlywillreducesocialproblemsC.bingedrinkingmeansdrinkinglessbeerD.Britishgovernmentaimstodiscouragepeoplefrombingedrinking53.Wecanseefromthelastparagraphthattheauthor________A.isagainsttheadmissionoftoomanywomentothepubsB.holdsanoptimisticattitudetowardstheBritishpubsC.thinksthatwomeninthepubswillcauselesssocialproblemsD.thinksthatBritishpubsshouldoffereverythingyouneed

Itiswell-knownthatpricelessundiscoveredtreasuresandantiquesmaylieamere30feetbelowthesurfaceinRomE.ThereforebuildinganundergroundsubwayinthecityofRomeisnoeasywork.Thedilemmaishowtobuildonewithoutdisturbinganyartifact古器物thatmaylieburiedandundiscoveredbelowitslargeroadsandstreets.ComparedtootherEuropeancapitalsRome’ssubwayisfarlessdevelopeD.ForyearsRome’s2.8millioncitizensreliedonlyontwosubwaylinesthatfellshortofmeetingthepeople’stransportationneeds.Beingoneoftheoldestcitiesintheworlditfacessomeproblemsinconstructinganewsubwaylinesuchastheshortageofmoneybutespeciallyprotectingtheundergroundtreasures.Duringtheconstructionofthefirsttwosubwaylinesinthe1950’seachexcavationexposedarchaeologicalremainsandtheconstructionhadtobestoppedtoallowthelocalarchaeologiststocheckthemtoseewhetherthediscoveryprovedvaluabletothehistoryoftheRomans.Afteryearsofdebatetheconstructionofathirdsubwaylinewasagreedon.Nowthatthethirdsubwaylineisunderconstructionithasbeenmarkedasanarchaeologicalsurveyfromtheverybeginningandgreatcareisbeingtaken.Thisnewlinewillrunthroughtheveryheartoftheancientcity.Itwillbe24kilometersinlengthand25to30metersbelowgrounD.ArchaeologistsareworkingtogetherwithconstructionworkerstoexcavatebeneathRome’scenter.Almostimmediatelyexcavationrevealedsomegreatfinds.Justbelowthesurfaceexcavatorsdiscoveredbuildingremainsthatweretorndowninthelate19thcentury.Theydugonelayerdeeperwhichexposeda10thcentury’sroadthatoncecrossedthecityandonelayerbelowittheydiscoveredasidewalkfromthe8thcentury.NeartheancientForumworkersdiscovereda6thcentury’scopperfactory.Theearlyfactoryconsistedofsixsmallovensusedtoworkoncopperalloys.Smallcoppermassesdiscoveredatthesceneweresentforanalysis.TheworkersalsofoundthebaseofanimperialRomepublicbuilding.Thereisn’taninchofRomethatdoesn’thaveanyartifactsbelow.Liketheirancestorstoday’sRomanshavefoundawaytoprotecttheoldwhilecreatingthenew.39.WhatisthemaindifficultyRomansfacewhenbuildingathirdsubwayline?A.Howtogetthemoneyneededtoconstructit.B.Howtoprotecttheburiedartifacts.C.Howtomakeitpopularwithtourists.D.Howtobringinnewtechnologytoconstructit.40.WhyisathirdsubwaylineexpectedtobebuiltinRomeCityaccordingtothepassage?A.Becauseitspresentsubwaylinesfailtomeetpeople’sneedsfortransportation.B.BecauseitisthefoundationofdevelopingRome’seconomy.C.Becauseitsofficialsexpecttodiscovervaluabletreasureswhilebuildingit.D.Becauseitscitizensprefersubwaylinestoothertransportationforms.41.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatthebuildingofthethirdsubwayline.A.willbeimpossiblebecauseRomanswanttoprotecttheirartifactsB.isnotdifficultbecauseofthegovernment’ssupportC.wasopposedbysomepeopleatfirstD.wasconsideredaneasything42.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.RomanArchaeologists’ResearchonArtifacts.B.TheReasonWhyRomansWanttoBuildaThirdSubwayLinE.C.LargeFindingsinRomeDuringtheProcessofBuildingSubway.D.TheProtectionoftheArtifactsintheConstructionofaNewSubway.

Atonetimecomputerswereexpectedlargelytoremovetheneedforpapercopiesofdocumentsbecausetheycouldbestoredelectronically.Butforallthetextsthatarewrittenstoredandsentelectronicallyalotofthemarestillendinguponpaper.ItisdifficulttomeasurethequantityofpaperusedasaresultofuseofInternet-connectedcomputersalthoughjustaboutanyonewhoworksinanofficecantellyouthatwhene-mailisintroducedtheprintersstartworkingovertimE.Ifeelinmybonesthisrevolutioniscausingmoretreestobecutdown.saysTedSmithoftheEarthVillageOrganization.PerhapsbestsignofhowcomputerandInternetusepushesupdemandforpapercomesfromthehigh-techindustryitselfwhichseesprintingasoneofitsmostpromisingnewmarkets.SeveralInternetcompanieshavebeensetuptohelpsmallbusinessesprintqualitydocumentsfromacomputer.EarlierthisweekHewlett-PackardCo.announcedaplantodevelopnewtechnologiesthatwillenablepeopletoprintevenmoresotheycangetahardcopyofabusinessdocumentamedicalrecordorjustanon-linee-maileveniftheyarenowherenearacomputer.AsthecompanyseesitthemoreuseoftheInternetthegreaterdemandforprinters.Doesallthismeanenvironmentalconcerns环境问题havebeenforgotten?Someactivistssuggestpeoplehavebeenledtobelievethatalotofdangerstotheenvironmenthavegoneaway.IguesspeoplebelievethattheproblemistakencareofbecauseofrecyclingsaidKellyQuirkedirectoroftheRainforestActionNetworkinSanFrancisco.YetQuirkeishopefulthathigh-techmayalsoprovehelpful.Hesaysprintersthatprintonbothsidesaregrowinginpopularity.TheactiongrouphasalsofoundacceptablepapermadefrommaterialsotherthanwoodsuchasagriculturalwastE.31.WhichofthefollowingstatementisNOTtrue?A.Computerseffectivelycutdowntheuseofpaper.B.Documentscanbestoredincomputerselectronically.C.A.largenumberofe-mailsneedtobeprintedinreality.D.PrintersareinagreaterdemandowingtotheInternet.32.Thegrowingdemandforpaperinrecentyearsislargelydueto__________.A.therapiddevelopmentofsmallbusinessesB.theopeningupofnewmarketsC.theprintingofhighqualitycopiesD.theincreaseduseoftheInternet33.Hewlett-PackardCo.hasdecidedtodevelopnewtechnologiesbecause__________.A.peopleareconcernedabouttheenvironmentB.printersinmanyofficesareworkingovertimeC.smallcompaniesneedmorehardcopiesD.theyseeagrowingmarketforprinters34.Environmentalistsbelieveonepossiblewayofdealingwiththepapersituationis__________.A.toencourageprintingmorequalitydocumentsB.todevelopnewprintersusingrecycledpaperC.tofindnewmaterialsformakingpaperD.toplantmorefastgrowingtrees35.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ComputersandPrintersB.E.-mailandtheBusinessWorldC.InternetRevolutionandEnvironmentD.ModernTechnologyandNewMarkets

DoesFameDriveYouCrazy?Althoughbeingfamousmightsoundlikeadreamcometruetoday’sstarsfeelinglikezooanimalsfacepressuresthatfewofuscanimaginE.Theyareatthecenterofmuchoftheworld’sattention.Paparazzi狗仔队campoutsidetheirhomescamerasready.Tabloids小报publishthrillingstoriesabouttheirpersonallives.JustimaginenotbeingabletodoanythingwithoutbeingphotographedorinterruptedforasignaturE.AccordingtopsychologistChristinaVillarealcelebrities--famouspeople--worryconstantlyabouttheirpublicappearancE.Eventuallytheystarttolosetrackofwhotheyreallyareseeingthemselvesthewaytheirfansimaginethemnotasthepeopletheywerebeforeeveryoneknewtheirnames.OvertimeVillarealsaystheyfeelseparatedandalonE.Thephenomenonoftrackingcelebritieshasbeenaroundforages.Inthe4thcenturyB.C.paintersfollowedAlexandertheGreatintobattlehopingtopicturehisvictoriesforhisadmirers.WhenCharlesDickensvisitedAmericainthe19thcenturyhissold-outreadingsattractedthousandsoffansleadinghimtocomplain抱怨abouthislackofprivacy.Tabloidsofthe1920sand1930sranarticlesaboutfilm-starsinmuchthesamewaythatmoderntabloidsandwebsitesdo.BeingapublicfiguretodayhoweverisalotmoredifficultthanitusedtobE.Superstarscannotmoveaboutwithoutworryingaboutphotographerswithmoderncameras.WhentheysaysomethingsillyordosomethingridiculousthereisalwaystheInternettospreadthenewsinminutesandkeeptheirstoryaliveforever.Iffameissotroublesomewhyaren’tallcelebritiesrunningawayfromit?Theansweristherearestillwaystodealwithit.Somestarsstaycalmbysurroundingthemselveswithtrustedfriendsandfamilyorbyescapingtoremoteplacesawayfrombigcities.TheyfocusnotonhowfamoustheyarebutonwhattheylovetodoorwhatevermadethemfamousinthefirstplacE.SometimesafewcelebritiescangetalittlejusticE.StillevenstarswhoenjoyfulljusticeoftencomplainabouthowhardtheirlivesarE.Theyaretiredofbeingfamousalready.36.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatstarstoday__________.A.cannolongerhavetheirprivacyprotectedB.areoftenmisunderstoodbythepublicC.spendtoomuchontheirpublicappearanceD.carelittleabouthowtheyhavecomeintofame37.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?A.GreatheroesofthepastweregenerallyadmireD.B.Theproblemfacedbycelebritieshasalonghistory.C.Well-knownactorsareusuallytargetsoftabloids.D.Worksofpopularwritersoftenhavealotofreaders.38.Whatmakesitmuchhardertobeacelebritytoday?A.AvailabilityofmodernmediA.B.Inadequatesocialrecognition.C.Lackoffavorablechances.D.Hugepopulationoffans.39.Thereasonswhytherearestillsomanycelebritiesmightnotbe________.A.thatafewstarsstaycalmwiththeirfamilyB.thatsomestarsjustavoidpublicappearanceC.thateveryoneinsocietyrunsafterfameD.thattheyfixtheirattentiononwhattheydo40.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardmoderncelebrity?A.SincerE.B.Sceptical.C.Disapproving.D.SympathetiC.

Scholarsandresearchershavetriedtodiscoverwhatpersonalitycharacteristicsgoalongwithsuccessininterculturalexperiences.TheirfindingshaveoftenbeenunclearorincompletE.Butthreecharacteristicsstandoutintheirreports:patienceasenseofhumorandtheawarenessofbeingunclear.Patienceofcourseistheabilitytokeepcalmevenwhenthingsdonotgoasonewantsthemtoorhopestheywillorhasevenbeensuretheywill.Impatiencesometimesbringsimprovementsinrelationswithotherpeoplebutusuallyitdoesnot.A.personwithasenseofhumorislesslikelytotakethingstooseriouslyandmorereadytoseethehumorinherownreactionsthanisahumorlessperson.Thevalueofasenseofhumorreallyneedstobepaidmoreattentionto.Theawarenessofbeingunclearisamoredifficultconceptthanpatienceorasenseofhumor.Foreignersoftenfindthemselvesinsituationsthatareuncleartothenewcomers.Thatistheydonotknowwhatishappeninginthesituation.Perhapstheydonotunderstandthelocallanguagewellenoughortheydonotknowhowsomesystemororganizationworksortheycan’tbesureofdifferentpeople’srolesinwhatisgoingon.It’slikeIjustgotherefromthemoonaChinesegraduatestudentwhonewlyarrivedintheUnitedStatessaidthingsarejustsodifferentherE.56.Thepassagemainlytellsus______.A.thatit’snoteasytotravelabroadB.thathumorisveryimportantincommunicationC.ofthreemainwaysusefulforcommunicatingwithforeignersD.ofsomecharacteristicsindealingwithforeigners57.Accordingtothepassagewhatcharacteristicshouldbemostfocusedon?A.TheawarenessofbeingunclearB.PatienceC.ThesenseofhumorD.Understandingeachother.58.Theawarenessofbeingunclearrefersto.A.knowingthemeaningofanexactsituationB.beingawareoftheunclearsituationC.realizingthepossiblemisunderstandinginasituationD.notstatingclearlywhathappens59.Whichofthefollowingcanbestsumupthepassage?A.Oneneedsmanycharacteristicstoliveinanothercountry.B.Americansareusedtothecultureofothercountries.C.Itisnecessarytolearnthelanguagebeforeyougotothecountry.D.ToliveinaforeignlandoneshouldgetfullyprepareD.

ThetimeofyearababyisborncanshapewhatprofessiontheywillembarkoninlaterlifeanewstudyhassuggesteD.BeingborninacertainmonthappearstoindicatethepossibilityofwhatjobapersonwillendupwiththestudybytheOfficeforNationalStatisticsfounD.ResearchershaveuncoveredthatthemonthinwhichbabiesareborncouldalsoaffecteverythingfromintelligencetolengthoflifE.A.childborninDecemberismorelikelytobecomeadentistwhilesomeonewhosebirthdayfallsinJanuarywilltendtoadebtcollectortheyfounD.AFebruarybirthappearstoincreasethechancesofbeinganartistwhileMarchbabiesappeartogoontobecomepilots.MeanwhileAprilandMayaresaidtohaveafairlyevenspreadofprofessionsbirthsinthesummermonthsmeanamuchlowerchanceofbecomingahigh-earningfootballplayerdoctorordentist.Thestudywasgainedbyresearcherswhoanalyzedthebirthmonthsofpeoplein19separateoccupationsusinginformationfromthelastcensus人口普查theDailyMailreporteD.Althoughthesetrendsmaybedifficulttoexplainrelationsbetweenbirthmonthsandspecifichealthproblemshaveascientificbasis.SpringbabiesareatgreaterriskofillnessesincludingschizophreniaAlzheimer’sdiseaseasthmaandautism.Theymayalsobelesscleverthanclassmatesborninotherpartsoftheyear.25.Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseembarkonreferto?A.landonB.keepintouchwithC.beengagedinD.breakfrom26.AccordingtotheresearchersachildborninMarchislikelytobecome_______.A.adebtcollectorB.apilotC.adentistD.anartist27.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat______.A.themonthbabiesareborncouldonlyaffecthisintelligenceandlengthoflifeB.PeopleborninthesummermonthsaremorelikelytogethighlypaidC.SpringbabiesmayhavethebiggerchancetogetillD.thechoiceofprofessionforAprilandMayisverynarrow28.Whatcanbeincludedfromthepassage?A.ThereexistconnectionsbetweenbirthdateandoccupationsB.ThefatehasbeenalreadydecidedwhenpeoplearebornC.PeopleborninAutumnwouldbemoresuccessfulthanthoseborninSpringD.Thetimeofyearoneisborndecideswhichspecifichealthproblemsonehas

PerfectDisasterAllaroundusbuildingsshook.Wedecidedtoleavethetown.Westoppedoncewehadleftthebuildingsbehindus.Thecartsweremovinginoppositedirectionsthoughthegroundwasperfectlyflatandtheywouldn'tstayinplaceevenwiththeirwheelsblockedbystones.Inadditionitseemedasthoughtheseawasbeingsucked吸backwardsasifitwerebeingpushedbackbytheshakingofthelanD.CertainlytheshorelinemovedoutwardsandmanyseaanimalswereleftondrysanD.Behinduswerefrighteningdarkcloudsthatopeneduptoshowfire—likelightningbutbigger.NotlongafterthatthecloudsreacheddowntothegroundandcoveredtheseA.Nowcamethedustthoughstillthin.Ilookedback.A.densecloudappearedbehindusfollowinguslikeafloodpouringacrossthelanD.Thenadarknesscamethatwasnotlikeamoonlessorcloudynightbutmorelikebeinginaclosedandunlightedroom.Youcouldhearwomenandchildrencryingmenshouting.Somewerecallingforparentsothersforchildren;theycouldonlyrecognizethembytheirvoices.Darknessandashescameagainagreatweightofthem.Westoodupandshooktheashoffagainandagain;otherwisewewouldhavebeencoveredwithitandcrushedbytheweight.Atlastthecloudbecamethinnerandthinneruntilitwasnomorethansmokeorfog.Soontherewasrealdaylight.Thesightthatmetourstillterrifiedeyeswasachangedworldburiedinashlikesnow.―fromPliny'slettertoafriend【小题1】Plinyleftthetownafter_____.A.theeruptionB.theskybecamedarkC.thebuildingsbeganshakingD.theseawentback【小题2】Thecartswouldn'tstaystillbecause_____.A.theearthwasshakingB.theseasuckedthembackwardsC.thewheelshadstonesunderthemD.thelighteningfrightenedthehorses【小题3】Thereasonwhyitwasdarkisthat_____.A.itwasverylateatnightB.cloudsofashcoveredthesunC.therewasaverybadstormD.therewasnomoonthatnight【小题4】Peopletriedtofindtheirrelationsbycallingouttheirnamesand.A.listeningtotheirvoicesB.runningaboutlookingforthemC.shakingtheashoffpeopleD.watchingpeopleastheyranpast

InEnglandrecentlythreeforeigngentlemencametoabusstopandwaiteD.Aboutfiveminuteslaterthebustheywantedcamealong.Theywerejustgoingtogetonwhensuddenlytherewasaloudnoisebehindthem.Peoplerushedontothebusandtriedtopushthemoutoftheway.Someoneshoutedatthem.Thebusconductorcamerushingdownthestairstoseewhatallthetroublewasabout.ThethreeforeignersseemallatseaandlookedembarrasseD.NoonehadtoldthemabouttheBritishcustomofliningupforabusthatthefirstpersonwhoarrivesatthebusstopisthefirstpersontogetonthebus.Learningthelanguageofacountryisn'tenough.Ifyouwanttohaveapleasantvisitfindoutasmuchaspossibleaboutthemannersandcustomsofyourhostcountry.Youwillprobablybesurprisedjusthowdifferenttheycanbefromyourown.A.visitortoIndiawoulddowelltorememberthatpeoplethereconsideritimpolitetousethelefthandforpassingfoodattablE.Thelefthandissupposedtobeusedforwashingyourself.AlsoinIndiayoumightseeamanshakinghisheadatanothertoshowthathedoesn'tagreE.ButinmanypartsofIndiaashakeoftheheadmeansagreement.Nodding点头yourheadwhenyouaregivenadrinkinBulgariawillmostprobablyleaveyouthirsty.56.TheBritishpeopletriedtopushthethreegentlemenoutofthewaybecausethegentlemen_______.A.wereforeignersB.didn'thaveticketsC.madealoudnoiseD.didn'tlineupforthebus57.Accordingtothearticleifyouwanttohaveapleasantjourneyinaforeigncountryyoushould_______.A.learnthelanguageofthecountryB.understandthemannersandcustomsofthecountryC.haveenoughtimeandmoneyD.makefriendswiththepeoplethere58.InIndiaitisconsideredimpolite________.A.tousetherighthandforpassingfoodattablE.B.topassfoodwiththelefthanD.C.toeatfoodwithyourhands.D.tohelpyourselfattablE.59.Thebesttitle题目forthisarticleis_______.A.People'sEverydayLifeB.MindYourMannersC.ShakingandNoddingHeadD.TakingaBusinEngland

Almosteveryoneacceptsthefactthatcrimecanneverbewipedoutentirely.ThuscontrolofcrimebecomesthefocusofthepoliceandgovernmentsaroundtheworlD.ThequestionlawmakersmustanswerisWhichsystemofcriminalpunishmentworksbestforsociety?Eachcountryhasdevelopeditsownideasforsolutionstothisquestionandthesesolutionsthendeterminehowcriminalsarepunishedunderdifferentsystems.Howevernoneofthecurrentsystemsinusehasproven100percenteffectivE.Therearemanyideasregardingpunishmentofcriminals.Somesystemslookonlytogetretribution报应惩罚againstcriminals.ThesesystemsworktofrightencriminalsawayfromrepeatingacrimeinthefuturE.Thesesystemsalsotrytodeter使打消念头othersinsocietybyusingthecriminalasanexampleofwhatcanhappentoapersonifheorsheiscaughtcommittingcrimes.Rehabilitation悔过改造isanotherphilosophybywhichmanysystemsofpunishmentoperatE.Thegoalofthesesystemsistoreturnaformercriminaltosocietyafterarequiredperiodoftreatmentandtrainingusuallyinprison.Theideaistotrytohelpchangetheperson’sbehaviorandapproachsothatheorshebecomesalaw-abidingcitizen.Capitalpunishmentisanotherformofpunishmentwhichsystemsuseinextremecriminalcasessometimesinvolvingsuchcrimesasmurderrapeandviolenttheft.Inthesecasesthepersonisputtodeath.Todaycapitalpunishmentisusedinrelativelyfewcountries.Manycountrieshavedoneawaywithit.InotherscapitalpunishmentremainsonlyofficiallyinlawbooksbutisrarelyuseD.HowevercapitalpunishmentremainsinuseinsomecountriesincludingtheUnitedStates.Whenlookingatthenumberofcrimescommittedtheeffectivenessofanyoftheseformsofpunishmentcomesintoquestion.IntheUnitedStatesforexample80percentofthepeoplearrestedeachyeararemaleandthemajorityoftheseareyoungmenorboys.One-thirdofallautotheftsrobberiesandburglariesarecommittedbyyoungmenundertheageof18.Generallyyoungpeoplehavelessresponsibilityinsocietysotheyrisklosinglittleiftheyarecaughtinacriminalactivity.Howeveritcanalsobearguedthattoday’syouthfulcriminalsdonotfearthepunishmenttheywillreceiveifcaughtbythepolicE.CurrentmethodsofcriminalpunishmentdonotservethepurposeofdeterringyoungcriminalsintheUnitedStates.A.majorproblemwiththecurrentsystemofrehabilitationintheUnitedStatesisthatmostcriminalsreturntocrimeaftertheyhavesupposedlybeenrehabilitateD.Two-thirdsofthosecaughtbythepoliceeachyeararerepeatcriminals.AsaresultofthisfactmanypeoplefeelthatrehabilitationofcriminalsisalostcausE.Sincethelate1970smanyseeretributionasapreferred首选的punishmentincriminalcasesintheUnitedStates.71.Whatisthemainpurposebehindretribution?A.Tofrightenfuturecriminals.B.Tosatisfythevictim.C.Totakecriminalsoutofsociety.D.Tocreaterepeatoffenders.72.ManycrimesintheUnitedStatesarecommittedby________.A.law-abidingcitizensB.leadersC.teenagersD.factoryworkers73.WhatpercentofthepeoplearrestedintheUnitedStatesarefemale?A.10percent.B.20percent.C.50percent.D.80percent.74.AccordingtothepassagewhichistrueofthelegalsystemintheUS?A.CapitalpunishmentisnotalloweD.B.Themajorityofcriminalswillnotrepeatcrimes.C.Manypeopleseeretributionasthepreferredpunishment.D.Fewyoungpeoplecommitcrimes.75.Whatisabigproblemwiththesystemofrehabilitation?A.Criminalsrepeatcrimes.B.Prisonsaretoofull.C.Thecrimerateisgoingup.D.Youngmenaregoingtoprison.

首先请阅读下列招聘启示的相关信息A.BlogWriterHaidianDistrictBeijingIntroduceyouruniversityandgetpaid!WearelookingforforeignstudentsaroundChinatowriteabouttheiruniversities.Wewillpublishthesearticlesonourblog.NorequirementsorexperienceisneedeD.IfyouareaforeignstudentinChinaandareabletowriteinEnglishthenyouarewelcometojoinus.B.FulltimekindergartenteacherneedednowWearelookingforForeignEnglishspeakingteachers.Studentsrangefromage3–12yearsolD.Otherlanguageskillsareaplus.Ourrequirements:◇NativeEnglishspeakerfromtheU.S.AustraliaBritainandCanadawouldbebetter◇Haveatleastoneyearteachingexperience◇Lovekidsandlovetoteachandshouldbeopenandactiveanddynamicmotivated◇HavegoodcommunicationandorganizationskillswhenyouareintheclassC.DentistsNeededinBeijing-A.FamousDentalInstitutionsChaoyangDistrictWeareverywell-knowninternationaldentalmedicalinstitutionsinBeijing.We‘renowingreatneedofinternationalforeigndentists.Requirements:◇5yearsrelatedworkexperiencesuchasDentalImplants2ndperiodrepairTeethBeautyetC.◇Youmustbeacertifiedpractitioner◇NowinChinamostwelcome◇CanliveandworkinBeijingforalongtimE.D.ParttimeteacherneededTianheDistrictWearelookingforaparttimeteacherforakidstrainingcenter13.5hours/week.◇ClassSize:2-6kids/class.◇Schedule:MondaytoSaturday13.5hoursintotal.Requirements:◇NativespeakingEnglishteacherwithrelevantteachingexperiencE.◇Responsiblereliableactiveandlikeworkingwithchildren.E.Interpreter/PersonalAssistantGuangzhouWeareanAustralianFashionDesignhousewithWholesale&Retailoperations.ItraveltoGuangzhouoftenandneedanassistanttohelpmedevelopourbusinessinChinA.Therightpersonmustbeableto:◇InterpretationsupportandhavegoodEnglishspeakingskillsandwritingskills◇OfferPersonalassistancewithSuppliersmeetings◇TravelwithinChinaandvisitTradeShows&Suppliersifnecessary◇VisitFabricMarketswithmetosourceFabricF.HongKongerCakeShopManagerorBakeryManagerSQisanultra-luxuriouspatisserieinShanghaiSQisopening3newcakeshopsinShanghaiandwenowneedaHongKongercakeshopmanagerorBakeryManagerRequirements:◇ComefromHongKongit’samustMalepreferred◇HavewesternrestaurantmanagementexperienceorworkedasmanagerofStarbucksorKFC◇Withgoodstuffmanagementandtrainingability◇Professionalanddedicated以下是各求职者的信息请将求职者的信息和上面合适的招聘信息匹配起来【小题1】ThisisLora22yearsoldagraduateofInternationalTradeMajor.IcanspeakexcellentEnglishalsoCantonesE.HaveagoodcommunicatingskillsandnegotiatingmethoD.—I'dliketoassistyouaccompanyyouvisitfactoriesmarketsandtradefairsoon.—Samplesending/Orderfollowingandnegotiatingwithsupplieronyourbehalf.—QualityControlInspectiongoodssuperviseloading.【小题2】MynameisNataliaaBritishfemaleandIamlookingforafull-timepositionofEnglishTeacherinShanghai.HereismyCV:—EnglishTeacherPrivateKindergartenShanghai2012.08–nowadays—TeachingEnglishto2-5yearsoldstudentsteachingplansforgroupsandEnglishClubdevelopmentParents’Daysandmeetingsorganizingthegraduationshoweventpreparing.—Languages:English–fluent;German–basic;Spanish–basic【小题3】HithisisRalphwhocomesfromAmericA.IamstudyinginuniversityofscienceandtechnologyBeijing;Iamdoingmastersincommunicationandinformationengineering.I’mgoodatwritingandwillingtodoanyparttimejobrelatedtowriting.【小题4】MynameisSteveandIamcurrentlylookingforemploymentinBeijing.Ihave8yearsexperiencewithDentalServicewhereIcoverednumeroustasksincludingthefollowing:—Oralsurgery—Teethwhitening—CosmeticdentistryIwanttoworkwithacompanyinBeijingtosharemyknowledgeandworkwiththecompanytoensurestabilityandgrowthcontinueslongterm.【小题5】HiIamPaulandIamwritingthislettertooffermyapplicationforthepositionofabakerymanager.IhavebeenabakerymanagerforthelastfiveyearsinaStarbucksinHongKong.IhavegainedagoodknowledgeofwhatittakestofacilitatethebestbakingproductsandservicE.ApartfromthisIknowhowtorunasuccessfulbusinessandmanagethesupplystandardofproductsandalsointhehiringortrainingandcustomerservicE.Iamreadytotakeupanewchallengeinyouresteemedbakery.

TheillegalivorytradehasbeenamajorprobleminAfricafordecades.Poachers偷猎者andhuntershavekilledoffhundredsofthousandsofelephantstoobtainthispreciousmaterial.Nowaffectedareasaretakingaction.TheInternationalUnionforConservationofNatureIUCNannouncedonWednesdaythatkeystateswherepoachingtakesplacehavepromisedtostoptheivorytradeandprotectAfrica’selephants.Inthe1980sasmanyas1millionelephantsacrossAfricawerekilledfortheirivorytusks.Thiscontinueduntil1989whentheConventiononInternationalTradeinSpeciesCITESvotedtobanalltradeinivory.Withtradechokedoffdemandforivoryfell.ElephantpopulationsslowlybegantoincreasE.Howeverthisprogresswasshort-liveD.AccordingtotheIUCN2011sawthehighestlevelsofpoachingandillegalivorytradinginatleast16years.Around25000elephantswerekilledinAfricathatyear.PreliminarydatafromtheIUCNshowsevenhigherlevelsofillegaltrademayhavebeenreachedin2013.Withabout22000elephantsillegallykilledin2012wecontinuetofaceacriticalsituationsaidJohnE.ScanlonCITESSecretary-General.CurrentelephantpoachinginAfricaremainsfartoohighandcouldsoonleadtolocalextinctionsifthepresentkillingratecontinues.AttheAfricanElephantSummitkeyAfricanstateswhereelephantsmaketheirhomeagreedtodevelopazero-toleranceattitudetowardspoaching.Thedealcallsformaximumsentencesforpoachersandhuntersandincreasedcooperationbetweenaffectedstates.Officialsaredeterminedtoclassifyingwildlifetradingasaseriouscrime—andtomakingsurethatthepeoplewhocommititarepunisheD.Allparticipantsattheconferenceagreedtosignthedeal.Withthesestatescomingtogethertheremayyetbehopeforelephants.293words【小题1】What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.NewHopeforElephants.B.Elephantsaredying.C.ElephantsarevaluablE.D.Howtoprotectelephants【小题2】TheunderlinedphrasechokedoffinParagraph2canbereplacedby________.A.appreciatedB.preventedC.admittedD.explored【小题3】WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TheCITEShashelpedtoimproveelephants’situationeversince1989.B.AroundonemillionelephantsacrossAfricawerekilledfortheirivorytusksinthe1980s.C.Thepoachingandillegalivorytradingin2011wereveryserious.D.Thesituationofelephantsin2012wasstillterriblE.【小题4】AllofthefollowingmeasureswillbetakentoprotectelephantsEXCEPT________.A.toidentifywildlifetradingaseriouscrimeB.topunishthosewhobuyorsellwildlifebelongingsC.tosentenceallwildlifepoachersandhunterstodeathD.toworktogethertofightagainstwildlifehunting【小题5】What’sthemainideaofthispassage?A.TheillegalivorytradehasbeenamajorprobleminAfricA.B.ElephantsinAfricamaydieoutbecauseoftheillegalpoaching.C.HuntingelephantswillberecognizedasaveryseriouscrimE.D.Anewagreementaimstodevelopazero-toleranceattitudetowardspoaching.

Manypeoplewhenstartingtogamble赌博thinkthattherewillbenoproblemtostopatanygiventimebuttheydon'tevenrealizehowtheirinitialexcitementeventuallytransformsintolosingofcontrolhowtheystarttogamblemoreandmorefrequentlyinordertobetlargerandlargeramountsofmoneyandfinallyturnintorealaddicts.Addictivegamblingcanharmtherelationshipsathomeandatwork.Peopleevenstartdoingthingstheyneverthoughttheywouldlikestealingtogetmoneytogambleorpaygamblingdebts.Theystarttolieandcheatonceoutofcashtousefortheiraddiction.GablingistheonlythingthatoccupiesthemindofanaddictandisalltheywanttodonomatterwhattheconsequencesarE.GamblerskeepgamblingwhethertheyareinagoodorinabadmoodwhethertheyarehappyordepresseD.Itseemsthatonlysocantheynotfeelempty.Accordingtotheexpertstherearethreestagesleadingtogamblingaddiction:1ststage:Theso-calledwinningstagE.Itstartswiththeplayer'sfirstwins.Thiseventreleasessuchabigamountofstimulationintothebrainofanindividualthattheywillpayanypricetorepeatthestimulation.2ndstage:ThelosingstagE.EventuallytheplayerwillstarttolosefromtimetotimE.TheexcessiveplayersusuallydonotliketolosE.Theystartplayingmoreandmoreinordertogetthelostmoneybackandalwaysbelievethattheluckisjustonitsway.ThisveryoftenleadstotrappingtheplayerintoaterriblecirclE.3rdstage:ThedesperatestagE.Atthispointthepersonisalreadydeeplyaffectedbythegamblingaddiction.HebecomesseparatedfromthesocietyandseesnohopE.Atthisstagetheplayerisoftenincompletesadnesswheretheneedforhelpisadesperateextremity极点.Inordertoovercomeagamblingaddictionthefirststeptostartwithistoadmitrecognizeandaccepttheproblembyaddictsthemselves.Formanygamblersthisisusuallythehardestpart.MostofthemmaynotjustrealizethattheyarehavingthisproblemwhileothersmaybeawareofitbutwouldnotadmititsexistencE.Thismightbeagoodtimetocomecleantothelovedonesandaskfortheirsupport.Howeveritisrecommendedtoseekprofessionalhelpfromanaddictionexpert.Peoplewiththiskindofproblemcanreceivehelpfromprofessionalsonlyaftertheyhavestartedtohelpthemselvesbyadmittingtheirdifficultsituation.Recoverywillneverhappenwhenpeopleminimizetheextentoftheirconditionwhentheystartmakingexcusesorblameothersfortheirmistakes.Overcomingagamblingaddictionorproblemisnevereasy.Counselingisagoodchoiceinordertogainacontroloverthegamblingaddictionandisthebestwavtofindalong-termsolution.TitleGamblingaddictionhelpFacts☆Peoplewhostarttogambletakegambling76.☆Theseriousnessofgamblingaddictionisoften77.Problemscausedbygambling☆Onecan't78onwellwithhisfriendsandfamilymembers.☆Itcausesonetosteallieandevencheatwhenheusesupmoney.79forgamblingaddiction☆Gamblingoccupiesthemindofanaddictdespitetheconsequences.☆Itseemstofillone's80inhislifE.Threestages81ingamblingaddiction☆Thewinningstagestartswiththeplayer'sfirstwinsandmakesonerepeatthestimulationlikecrazy.☆Thelosingstageiswhentheplayersloseoftenandtrytogetthelostmoneybackwiththe82inluck.☆Thedesperatestageiswhenthegamblingaddictionaffectsthepersondeeplyandmakeshimseparatedand83.Waystoovercometheaddiction☆Admitrecognizeandaccepttheproblembyaddictsthemselves.☆Seekhelpfromthelovedonesandespeciallyanaddiction84.☆Counseloftento85thegamblingaddiction.

ChristianEijkmanaDutchdoctorlefttheNetherlandsfortheislandofJavA.Manypeopleontheislandhadadiseasecalledberi-beri.Hewasgoingtheretotryandfindacure.AtfirstEijkmanthoughtsomekindofgerm细菌causedberi-beri.Heraisedsomechickens.Hedidn’teatthembutmadeexperimentsonthem.Thelocalpeoplewerequitesurprisedatthat.OnedayhenoticedthathischickensbecamesickwhentheywerefedthefoodmostJavaneseate—refinedwhiterice精炼米.WhenhefedthemwithunrefinedricealsoknownasbrownricetheyrecovereD.Eijkmanrealizedthathehadmadeanimportantdiscovery—thatsomethingsinfoodcouldpreventdiseasE.Thesethingswerenamedvitamins维生素.TheJavanesewerenotgettingenoughvitaminsbecausetheyhadactuallyremovedthepartthatcontainsvitamins.Laterotherdiseaseswerealsofoundtobecausedbythelackofvitaminsinaperson’sfooD.Todaymanypeopleknowtheimportanceofvitaminsandtheymakesuretheyhaveenoughvitaminsfromthefoodtheyeat.Iftheydon’ttheycanalsotakevitaminpills.61.TheunderlinedwordcureinParagraph1probablymeans______.A.amedicaltreatmentB.akindofvitaminC.akindofgermD.akindofrice62.ChristianEijkmanwenttotheislandofJavato______.A.spendhisholidayB.findwaystogrowbettercropsC.dosomeresearchabouttheislandD.helptheJavanesewiththeirillness63.WhydidChristianEijkmanraisesomechickens?A.Toeatthem.B.Tocarryouthisexperiments.C.TogivetheJavaneseasurprisE.D.Tomakemoneybysellingthem.64.Ifapersondoesn’tgetenoughvitaminsinhisdiethe’dbetter______.A.eatmorericeB.eatmoremeatC.eatsomechickenD.eatvitaminpills65.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.A.beri-beriwascausedbychickensB.theJavanesedidn’tlikevitaminsC.ChristianEijkman’sexperimentwassuccessfulD.theJavanese’sdiseasewascausedbyakindofgerm

Chineseareverygenerouswhenitcomestoeducatingtheirchildren.NotcaringaboutthemoneyparentsoftensendtheirchildrentothebestschoolsorevenabroadtoEnglandtheUnitedStatesorAustraliA.Theyalsowanttheirchildrentotakeextra-courseactivitieswheretheywilllearnamusicalinstrumentorballetorotherclasseswhichwillgivethemaheadstartinlifE.TheChinesebelievethatthemoreexpensiveaneducationisthebetteritis.Sotheparentswillspendanunreasonableamountofmoneyoneducation.Evenpoorcoupleswillbuyacomputerfortheirsonordaughter.Howeverwhatmostparentsfailtoseeisthatthebestearlyeducationtheycangivetheirchildrenisusuallyverycheap.Parentscanseethattheirchildren’sskillsvaryskilledinsomeareaswhilepoorinothers.Whatmostparentsfailtorealizethoughisthattoday’schildrenlackself-respectandself-confidencE.Theproblemisthatparentsareonlyeducatingtheirchildrenonhowtotakemultiple-choicetestsandhowtostudywellbutparentsaren’tteachingthemthemostimportantskillstheyneedtobeconfidenthappyandclever.Parentscanachievethisbyteachingpracticalskillslikecookingsewinganddoinghousework.TeachingachildtocookwillimprovemanyoftheskillsthathewillneedlaterinlifE.CookingdemandspatienceandtimE.It’sanenjoyablebutdifficultexperiment.A.goodcookalwaystriestoimprovehiscookingsohewilllearntoworkhardandgraduallytofinishhisjobsuccessfully.Hisresultawell-cookeddinnerwillgivehimmuchsatisfactionandalotofself-confidencE.SomeoldmachinessuchasabrokenradioorTVsetthatyougiveyourchildrentoplaywithwillmakehimcuriousandarousehisinterestHewillspendhourslookingatthemtryingtofixthem;yourchildmightbecomeanengineerwhenhegrowsup.Theseactivitiesaren’tmerelyteachingachildtoreadabookbutrathertothinktousehisminD.Andthatismoreimportant.71.ParentsinChinaaccordingtothispassage_________.A.aretoostrictwiththeirchildrenB.aretoorichtoeducatetheirchildrenChavesomeproblemsineducatingtheirchildrencorrectlyD.aretoopoortoeducatetheirchildren72.Generallyspeakingchildren’sskills_________.A.comefromtheirparentsB.havenothingtodowiththeireducationC.maybedifferentD.havesomethingtodowiththeirmarksintheexams73.Thewriterofthispassagedoesn’tseemtobesatisfiedwith_________.A.theparents’ideaofeducatingtheirchildrenB.theeducationalsystemC.children’sskillsD.children’shobbies74.Accordingtothelastparagraphwecanconcludethat_________.A.brokenradiosandtelevisionsetsareusefulB.one’scuriositymaybeusefulforhislaterlifeC.anengineermustfixmanybrokenradiosD.agoodstudentshouldspendmuchtimerepairingradios

Haveyoueverhadtravelproblemsbecauseyourairplanewaslate?ItisacommonproblemanditisgettingworsE.AirportdelaysmakepeopleangryandcostthecountrybillionsinlostworktimE.TheFederalAviationAdministrationFAAisthegovernmentagencythatoverseesairtravel.Theystudiedtheproblemofairlinedelays.Theyfoundelevenmajorproblemsandsuggestedelevenwaystofixthem.Someoftheproblemsarecausedbecausedifferentregionsofthecountrydothingsdifferently.Theregionsdon’ttalktoeachotherenough.Someofthemneednewcomputers.Alsomoreplanesareflying.A.strongeconomyhasmorepeopleusingairplanestogetarounD.Airplanesareaformofmasstransportationnowliketrainsandbuseswereinthepast.Moreplanesintheairportcausedelays.TheairportinSanFranciscoisagoodexamplE.Itisgrowingfast.ManypeoplegothroughSanFranciscotogettootherplacesaroundtheworlD.RonWilsonoftheSanFranciscoInternationalAirportsaysIfyou’vegot18flightsthatallwanttotakeoffat8:00amandyou’reonthe18thplaneinlineyou’regoingtobe40minuteslatE.Weatherisanothermainreasonfordelays.Weathercausesabout70%ofdelays.Fogorfreezingraincancausedelays.ThefirstthingtheFAAwantstodoistakecontrolawayfromtheregionsduringheavytraffictimesandbadweather.A.nationalcenterwouldmakedecisionsonthingsthataffectthewholecountry.TheFAAalsowantstoputmoredistancebetweenplanesintheskywhentheweatherisbaD.Thisrulecouldcauseevenmoredelays.TheFAAknowsthattheirsolutionswillnotsolvetheproblemswithairportdelays.Buttheyhopetomakethingsbetter.Therearejusttoomanyplanestoofewtrafficcontrollersandnotenoughnewtechnology.67.FAAfoundthatsomeofthedelayproblemsarecausedby______betweentworegions.A.differentlanguagesB.technicalmisunderstandingC.misunderstandingoftherulesD.lackofcommunication68.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasareasonforairlinedelays?A.A.growingnumberofflights.B.Badweather.C.A.growingpopulation.D.Lackofnewtechnology.69.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat______.A.FAAisanationalcenterwhichcontrolsalltheflightmattersB.FAAhastakencontroltosolveairportdelaysC.inSanFranciscoeachplanewilldelayabout40minutesD.safetyrulesduringbadweathermaycausemoredelays70.Whichofthestatementsbestgivestheideaofthepassage?A.FAAshouldmakedecisionstostopairportdelays.B.AirportdelaysareontherisE.C.TravelproblemscostbillionsinlostworktimE.D.FAAhastakencontrolofairtrafficnationwidE.

LikemanyloversofbooksMaryandherhusbandRichardGoldmanseldomwalkedpastabookstorewithoutstoppingtolookinsidE.Theyoftentalkedofopeningtheirownstoreoneday.WhenMarywashospitalizedwithhearttroublein1989theydecideditwastimetogetserious.RichardwhoworkedforabusinesscompanywaseagertoworkforhimselfandMaryneededtoslowdownfromherdemandingjoB.Theystartedbytalkingtobookstoreownersandresearchingtheindustry.Weknewithadtobeaspecialtystorebecausewecouldn’tmatchthebigchainsdollarfordollarsaysMary.Onefigurecaughtherattention:She’dreadsomewherethatroughly20percentofbookssoldweremysteries推理小说andmanybuyersspentmore$300ayearonbooks.SheandRichardwerethemselvesmysteryreaders.OnHalloween1992theyopenedtheMysteryLoversBookshopandCaféneartheirhomE.Withthreechildrenincollegethecouplecouldnotspendallthefamily’smoneytostartashop.Tocoverthe$100000costtheydrewsomeoftheirsavingsborrowedfromrelativesandfromanbank.Thestoremerelybrokeeveninitsfirstyearwithonly$120000insales.ButMarywasalwayscomingupwithnewwaystoattractcustomers.TheshophadacoffeebaranditofferedgiftstomysteryloversandserveddinnersforbookclubsthatmetinthestorE.Shealsoinviteddozensofwriterstodiscusstheirstories.TodayMysteryLoversmakessalesofabout$420000ayear.Afterpayingtaxesbusinesscostsandthesixpart-timesalesclerksRichardandMarytogetherearnabout$34000.Thejobyoulovemaynotgohandinhandwithamillion-dollarincomesaysRicharD.Thishasalwaysbeenaboutanenjoyablelifeforourselvesnotaboutmakingalotofmoney.【小题1】WhenMarywasinhospitalthecouplerealizedthat____.A.theyhadtoputtheirplanintopracticeB.healthwasmoreimportantthanwealthC.hearttroublewasaseriousillnessD.theybothneededtostopworking【小题2】AfterMarygotwellfromherillnesstheybegan_____.A.tostudyindustrialmanagementB.tobuyandreadmoremysterybooksC.todomarketresearchonbookbusinessD.toworkhardertosavemoneyforthebookstore【小题3】Howdidtheirbookstoredointhefirstyear?A.Theyhadtoborrowmoneytokeepitgoing.B.Theymadejustenoughtocoverallthecosts.C.Theysucceededinearningalotofmoney.D.TheyfailedthoughtheyworkedharD.【小题4】AccordingtoRichardthemainpurposeofrunningthebookstoreis_____.A.topayfortheirchildren’seducationB.togettoknowmorewritersC.tosetupmorebookstoresD.todowhattheyliketodo

Closeyoureyesfoeaminutesandimaginewhatlifewouldbelikeofyouhadahundreddollarsless.AlsoimaginewhatitwouldbelikespendingtherestofyourlifewithyoueyescloseD.Imaginehavingtoreadthispagenotwithyoureyesbutwithyourfinger-tips.Withexistingmedicalknowledgeandskillstwo-thirdsoftheworld’s42millionblindshouldnothavetosuffer.Unfortunatelyrichcountriespossesmostofthisknowledgewhiledevelopingcountriesdonot.ORBISisaninternationalnon-profitorganizationwhichoperatestheworld’sonlyflyingteachingeyehospital.ORBISintendstohelpfightblindnessworldwidE.InsideaDC-8aircraftthereisafully-equippedteachinghospitalwithtelevisionstudioandclassroom.DoctorsaretaughtthelatesttechniquesofbringingsightbacktopeopletherE.ProjectORBISalsoaimsatpromotingpeacefulcooperation合作amongcountries.ORBIStriestohelpdevelopingcountriesbyprovidingtrainingduringthree-weekmedicalprograms.ORBIShastaughtsight-savingtechniquestoover35000doctorsandnurseswhocontinuetocuretensofthousandsofblindpeopleeveryyear.ORBIShasconducted17planeprogramsisChinasofar.FortheseventotenmillionblindinChinaORBISisplanningtodomoreforthem.AtthemomentanORBISisworkingonalong-termplantodevelopatrainingcenterandtoprovideeyecareservicetoShanxiProvincE.ORBISneedsyourhelptocontinuetheirworkandfreepeoplefromblindness.ForjustUS$38youcanhelponepersonsee;for$380youcanbringsightto10people;$1300helpsteachadoctornewskills;andfor$13000youcanprovideatrainingprogrammeforagroupofdoctorswhocanmakethousandsofblindpeopleseeagain.YourmoneycanopentheireyestotheworlD.PleasehelpORBISimprovethequalityoflifeforsomanypeoplelessfortunatethanourselves.65.Thefirstparagraphisintendedto______.A.introduceanewwayofreadingB.advisethepublictoleadasimplelifeC.directthepublic’sattentiontotheblindD.encouragethepublictouseimagination66.Whatdowelearnaboutexistingmedicalknowledgeandskillsintheworld?A.TheyareadequateB.TheyhavenotbeenupdateD.C.TheyarenotequallydistributedD.Theyhavebenefitedmostoftheblind67.ORRISaimstohelptheblindby______.A.teachingmedicalstudentsB.trainingdoctorsandnursesC.runningflyinghospitalsgloballyD.settingupnon-profitorganization68.Whatdoestheauthortrytodointhelastparagraph?A.AppealfordonationsB.MakeanadvertisementC.PromotetrainingprogramsD.Showsympathyfortheblind69.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ORRISinChinaB.FightingBlindnessC.ORRISFlyingHospitalD.Sight-savingTechniques

Almosteverymachinewithmovingpartshaswheelsyetnooneknowsexactlywhenthefirstwheelwasinventedorwhatitwasusedfor.Wedoknowhoweverthattheyexistedover5500yearsagoinancientAsiA.Theoldestknowntransportwheelwasdiscoveredin2002inSloveniA.Itisover5100yearsolD.Evidencesuggeststhatwheelsfortransportdidn'tbecomepopularforawhilethough.ThiscouldbebecauseanimalsdidaperfectlygoodjobofcarryingfarmingtoolsandhumansarounD.Butitcouldalsobebecauseofadifficultsituation.Whilewheelsneedtorollonsmoothsurfacesroadswithsmoothsurfacesweren'tgoingtobeconstructeduntiltherewasplentyofdemandforthem.Eventuallyroadsurfacesdidbecomesmootherbutthisdifficultsituationappearedagainafewcenturieslater.Therehadbeennoimportantchangesinwheelandvehicledesignbeforethearrivalofmodemroaddesign.Inthemid-1700saFrenchmancameupwithanewdesignofroad—abaselayer层oflargestonescoveredwithathinlayerofsmallerstones.A.Scotsmanimprovedonthisdesigninthe1820sandastronglastingroadsurfacebecameareality.Ataroundthesamelimemetalhubsthecentralpartofawheelcameintobeingfollowedbythepneumatictyre充气轮胎in1846.Alloywheelswereinventedin1967sixtyyearsaftertheappearanceoftarmackedroads柏油路.Aswheeldesigntookoffvehiclesgotfasterandfaster.68.Whatmightexplainwhytransportwheelsdidn'tbecomepopularforsometime?A.Fewknewhowtousetransportwheels.B.Humanscarriedfarmingtoolsjustaswell.C.Animalswereagoodmeansoftransport.D.Theexistenceoftransportwheelswasnotknown.69.Whatdoweknowaboutroaddesignfromthepassage?A.Itwaseasierthanwheeldesign.B.Itimprovedafterbigchangesinvehicledesign.C.Itwaspromotedbyfast-movingvehicles.D.Itprovidedconditionsforwheeldesigntodevelop.70.Howisthelastparagraphmainlydeveloped?A.Bygivingexamples...B.Bymakingcomparisons.C.ByfollowingtimeorderD.Bymakingclassifications.71.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Thebeginningofroaddesign.B.Thedevelopmentoftransportwheels.C.Thehistoryofpublictransport.D.Hisinventionoffast-movingvehicles.

MydecisiontotravelaroundChinalaymerelywithmycuriosityabouttheplacE.BeforecominghereChinaseemedalientome----aplacethatexpectedtobehugelydissimilarfrommyownBritishculturE.AftertravellingfromBeijinguptoXi'anIwantedtochallengemyselfbychoosingasmallertown----XiaheinGansuProvincE.IarrivedinLanzhouataround5ambuttherewerenobusestoXiahE.ImanagedtospotapolicemanandattemptedtoexplainmydestinationtohiminsimpleEnglishprayingthathewouldunderstanD.Iwasn'tsurethathedidbutIjustfollowedhimanywayasIhadnochoicE.HetookmeonabusandIdidn'tknowwhereIwasgoing.LuckilyImetastudentwhoexplainedtomeinEnglishthatthepolicemanwastakingmetoanotherbusstationwhereIcouldtakeabustoXiahE.Duringthisconversationathirdmansaidhewasalsoapolicemanandwouldhelpmebuytickets.ButashewasnotinuniformIwasalittledoubtful.TheuniformedpolicemantoldmeitwasOKtogowiththethirdmansoIgotoffthebuswiththeso-calledpolicemanwhoatthispointdisappearedandIwasleftinthemiddleofnowherE.Istoodpanicking.AroundoneminutelaterapolicecarcameandstoppedrightbymE.Itwastheuh-uniformedpoliceman.Igotintothecarandhedroppedmedirectlyatthebusstationandhelpedmebuytheticket.ThisisoneofmanyexperiencesthatIhavehadinChinA.Irealizedthathoweverdifferentthisculturewastherewasonethingthatwouldalwaysstandout------kindness.InthewestweseemtolackthefoundationoftrustyetinChinaitseemsthattherewillalwaysbesomeonetoansweryourquestionsandleadyoutherightway.60.Whichofthefollowingistheclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwordalien?A.Unfriendly.B.Familiar.C.StrangE.D.AttractivE.61.Whatcanwelearnfromthesecondparagraph?A.Theauthordoubtedtheso-calledpoliceman.B.ThethirdmancouldspeakEnglishfluently.C.Theauthorfollowedastudenttoanotherbusstation.D.A.policecartooktheun-uniformedpolicemanaway.62.Whydidtheun-uniformedpolicemandisappearaftertheauthorgotoffthebus?A.Hehurriedtobuyaticketfortheauthor.B.Hewenttogetacartopicktheauthorup.C.Theauthordidn'tbehaveinafriendlyway.D.Theauthorfoundauniformedpolicemantohelphim.63.AccordingtothetextwhatimpressedtheauthordeeplyinChina?A.Beautifulscenes.B.Terribletransportation.C.Troublesinsmalltowns.D.People'skindness.

In1900EnglisharchaeologistArthurEvansdiscoveredtheruinsofaroyalpalaceatKnossosonthenorthcoastofCretE.HelinkedthepalacetotheancientCretanKingMinosfromwhosenameheinventedthetermMinoan.Wedon'tknowwhatthesepeoplecalledthemselves.WeknowoftheMinoansonlythroughtheirruins.WhatweknowofMinoanhistoryisnothingmorethanagoodguessandgoodguessesareIshouldwarnlikelytobewrong.ThearchaeologicalevidencepointstoonlyafewreasonablefactsaboutMinoancivilization.Around3000BCCretewassettledbyapeoplewhoprobablycamefromAsiaMinor小亚细亚whoby2000BCwasalreadylivingincitiestradingwithothernationsaroundtheMediterraneanandusingpictographs.TheybuiltmagnificentpalacecentersatKnossosPhaistosandKatoZakros.Wehavenoideawhatlanguagetheyspokeexactlybuttheycertainlyspokeanon-HelleniclanguagethatisalanguagenotcloselyrelatedtoGreekandprobablyspokeanon-Indo-EuropeanlanguagE.TheMinoanswereagreatcommercialpeopleandtheirtradewaswidespreaD.TheEgyptianswerehighlyfamiliarwiththeCretanswhoevenappearedinEgyptianart.CretanartifactstheobjectsthatweremadeinthepastandarehistoricallyimportantturnedupalloverAsiaMinorandtheyseemedtohavebeeninvolvedintradewiththetribeslivingontheGreekmainlanD.AllofthesetradeactivitiesproducedgreatwealthfortheCretanswhichwentintomagnificentbuildingprojectsandtechnologicaldevelopment.TheCretansseemedtobetheonlypeopleintheancientworldthatwouldmakemulti-roombuildings.TheCretanswerethefirsttobuildplumbingsystem管路系统intheirbuildings.AndCretansocietyseemstobethefirstleisure休闲societyinexistenceinwhichalargepartofhumanactivitiesfocusedonleisureactivitiessuchassports.Themostpopularsportswereboxingandbull-jumping.Womenactivelytookpartinbothofthesesports.60.AccordingtothepassagetheMinoans_________.A.cametoCretearound2000BCB.didn'ttradewithothertribesC.ledacitylifeabout4000yearsagoD.spokealanguagesimilartoCreek61.Thelastparagraphisdevelopedby_______.A.spaceB.exampleC.timeD.comparison62.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A.MinoancultureborrowedmuchfromEgyptiancultureB.theknowledgewehaveabouttheMinoansisverylimitedC.theMinoansweren'tgoodatbuildingpipesD.womenweren'tallowedtotakepartinbull-jumping63.Thepassageaimsto_________.A.introduceCretancivilizationtousB.tellusthetradeactivitiesoftheCretansC.showhowtheMinoans'ruinswerediscoveredD.discusstheimportanceofCretanculture

AlthoughtheUSissobiganditspeoplehavesomanydifferentracialbackgroundsitisinsomewayslessvariedthanEurope.TheEnglishlanguageisusedalmosteverywhereinitsAmericanform.TheAmericanwayofspeakinghasdevelopedindependentlyofEnglishandisonthewholeclosertowhatcanbeheardinIrelanD.Anotherexampleofuniformity一致isinhabitsandwaysofliving.FromBostontoLosAngelesitisasfarasfromFrancetoCentralAsiaandfromeasttowesttherearefivetimezones;buteverywherepeoplegetupandgotobedataboutthesametimeeatthesamekindoffoodbuyinthesamekindofshopsworkandrestatthesametimeofthedayandhavethesamepatternofholidays.InmostofthethingsthatmatterthereislessdifferencebetweenrichpeopleandordinarypeopleorbetweentownandcountrythaninanysingleEuropeannation.AlthoughfarmorefoodisproducedthanthepresentpopulationneedsAmericaisactuallyanurbansociety.Lessthanatenthofthepeopleareengagedin从事agricultureandmostoftherestliveinoraroundtownslargeandsmall.Herethetraditionalpictureischanging;mostAmericansdonotliveinsmalltownsanymore.Halfthepopulationnowliveinsomethirtymetropolitan大城市的areas.ThefactthattheUnitedStateshasalwaysbeenasingleeconomicunithascontributedtouniformity.Modernindustryfavorslargeorganizationanditisnoaccidentthattheworld’sbiggestcommercialfirmsareAmerican.Thepeoplecanchoosebetweentheproductsofcompetingmanufacturers制造商buttheproductsareallmuchalikE.67.IndescribingtheuniformityintheU.S.theauthordoesnotmentionthattheAmericanpeople.A.getupandgotoworkatthesametimeB.spendtheirholidaysinthesamepatternC.buyandeatthesamekindoffoodD.havemoreorlessthesameincome68.WhatcanwelearnfromthepassageabouttheU.S.agriculture?A.TheAmericanfarmersneedmorelanD.B.Americansareinterestedinfarming.C.ItisnowgoingbackwarD.D.ItisquitedevelopeD.69.Thelastparagraphsuggeststhat___.A.theproductionsizeintheUnitedStatesisverybigB.asingleeconomicunitproducesthesamekindofproductsC.therearemoreandmorecompetingmanufacturesD.peoplecanchoosefromallkindsofproductsthataresimilar.70.TheunderlinedpartInmostofthethingsthatmatterprobablyrefersto.A.inmostbasicthingssuchasfoodclothingandhousesB.inthemoreexpensivethingssuchascarsTVsetsetcC.intheirlandhousingandbanksavingsD.intheirwealthandincome

Thecomputerkeyboardhelpedkillshorthand---asystemofrapidhandwritingandnowit'sthreateningtofinishoffhandwritingasawholE.WhenhandwrittenessayswereintroducedontheSATexamsfortheclassof2011just15%ofthemost1.5millionstudentswrotetheiranswersincursive草写字母.Therest?Blockletters.AndthosecollegehopefulsarejustthefirstedgeofawaveofUSstudentswhonolongergetmuchhandwritinginstructionsintheprimarygradesfrequently10minutesadayorless.AsaresultmoreandmorestudentsstruggletoreadandwritecursivE.AtKeeneMillElementarySchoolinSpringfieldalltheirpoemsandstoriesaretypeD.ChildreninFairfaxCountyschoolsaretaughtkeyboardingbeginninginkindergarten.Olderstudentswhonevermasteredhandwritingsayitdoesn'taffecttheirgrades.TherearethosewhosaythecultureisatacrossingturningfromthewrittenwordtothetypedonE.Ifhandwritingbecomesalostformofcommunicationdoesitmatter?ItwasatUniversityofVirginiathatresearchersrecentlydiscoveredapreviouslyunknownpoembyRobertwritteninhisuniquescript.Handwrittendocumentsaremorevaluabletoresearchershistorianssaybecausetheirauthenticity真实性canbeconfirmeD.Studentsalsofindthemmorefascinating.Thelossofhandwritingalsomaybeacognitive认知的opportunitymisseD.Severalacademicstudieshavefoundthatgoodhandwritingskillsatayoungagecanhelpchildrenexpresstheirthoughtsbetter-alifelongbenefit.Itdoesn'ttakemuchtoteachbetterhandwritingskills.AtsomeschoolsinPrinceGeorge'sCountyelementaryschoolstudentsuseaprogramcalledHandwritingWithoutTearsfor15minutesaday.TheylearnthecorrectformationofmanuscriptlettersthroughsecondgradeandcursivelettersinthirdgradE.Therearealwaysgoingtobesomekidswhostrugglewithhandwritingbecauseoftheirparticularneurological神经系统的wiringlearningissuesorpoormotorskills.Educatorsoftenpointtothisfactorinsupportofkeyboarding.64.Whatistheauthorconcernedaboutafter2011SATexams?A.Keyboarding.B.ShorthanD.C.Handwriting.D.Blockletters.65.A.poembyRobertmentionedinthepassageisusedto_________.A.provehowvaluablehandwritingisB.explainwhatafamouspoetheisC.showhowuniquehispoemisD.stresshowfascinatingthedocumentsare66.TheexampleofHandwritingWithoutTearshelpstoarguethat_________.A.theschoolsareresponsibleforthelossofhandwritingB.thelossofhandwritingisacognitiveopportunitymissedC.itdoesn'ttakemuchtoteachbetterhandwritingskillsD.thecultureisturningfromthewrittenwordtothetypedone67.Accordingtotheauthorwhenisaperfecttimetolearnhandwriting?A.Kindergarten.B.Primaryschool.C.Highschool.D.CollegE.

Eachnewschoolyearbringsfreshremindersofwhateducatorscallthesummerlearninggap.Somecallitthesummerlearningsetback退步.Simplyspeakingitmeansthelongerkidsareoutofschoolthemoretheyforget.Theonlythingtheymightgainisweight.MostAmericanschoolsfollowatraditionalnine-monthcalendar.Studentsgetwinterandspringbreaksandabouttenweeksofsummervacation.Someschoolsfollowayear-roundcalendar.Theyholdclassesforabouteightweeksatatimewithafewweeksoffinbetween.TheNationalAssociationforYear-RoundEducationsaystherewerefewerthanthreethousandsuchschoolsatlastcount.Theywerespreadamongforty-sixofthefiftystates.[Butmanyexpertspointoutthatthenumberofclassdaysinayear-roundschoolisgenerallythesameasinatraditionalschool.LeadresearcherPaulvonHippelsaidYear-roundschoolsdon'treallysolvetheproblemofthesummerlearningsetback.Theysimplyspreaditoutacrosstheyear.Acrossthecountryresearchshowsthatstudentsfrompoorfamiliesfallfartherbehindoverthesummerthanotherstudents.ExpertssaythiscanbepreventeD.Theynotethatmanyschoolsandlocalgovernmentsofferprogramsthatcanhelp.Butcallingthemsummerschoolcouldbeaproblem.ThedirectorofthesummerlearningcenteratJohnsHopkinsRonFairchildsaidresearchwithgroupsofdifferentparentsinChicagoandBaltimorefoundthatalmostallstronglydislikedthetermsummerschool.InAmericanculturetheideaofsummervacationisconnectedtobeliefsaboutfreedomandthejoysofchildhooD.Theparentswelcomedothertermslikesummercampenrichmentextratimeandhands-onlearning.【小题1】Accordingtothefirstparagraphthesummerlearninggap.A.helpschildrentogainweightB.leadschildrentoworkharderC.improveschildren’smemoriesD.affectschildren’sregularstudies【小题2】Comparedtotraditionalschoolsstudentsintheyear-roundones.A.performbetterandhavemorelearninggainsB.havemuchlesstimeforrelaxationeveryyearC.havegenerallythesamenumberofclassdaysD.holdmoreclasseswithmorefreeweeksoff【小题3】Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Studentsfrompoorfamiliesoftenfallbehindafterthevacation.B.Year-roundschoolscansolvetheproblemofthelearninggap.C.Thereareschoolsineachstatefollowingayear-roundcalendar.D.Nothingcanhelpthestudentswhofallbehindafterthevacation.【小题4】Whydidalmostallparentsdislikethetermsummerschool?A.Theycherishthechildren’srightsoffreedomverymuch.B.Theyareworriedaboutthequalityofthesummerschool.C.Theywanttheirchildrentobeforcedtomakeupthegap.D.Theycan’taffordthefurtherstudyduringvacation.【小题5】Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.OpeningSummerCampsB.ForbiddingSummerSchoolsC.SpreadingYear-RoundEducationD.MindingtheSummerLearningGap

Sciencecan'texplainthepowerofpetsbutmanystudieshaveshownthatthecompanyofpetscanhelplowerbloodpressure血压andraisechancesofrecoveringfromaheartattackreducelonelinessandspreadall-roundgoodcheer.Anyownerwilltellyouhowmuchjoyapetbrings.Forsomeananimalprovidesmorecomfortthanahusband/wifE.A.2002studybyKarenAllenoftheStateUniversityofNewYorkmeasuredstress紧张levelsandbloodpressureinpeople-halfofthempetowners–whiletheyperformed5minutesofmentalarithmetic算术orheldahandinicewater.Subjectscompletedthetasksalonewithahusband/wifeaclosefriendorwithapet.Peoplewithpetsdiditbest.ThosetestedwiththeiranimalfriendshadsmallerchangeinbloodpressureandreturnedMostquicklytobaselineheartrates.Withpetsintheroompeoplealsomadefewermathmistakesthanwhendoinginfrontofothercompanions.Itseemspeoplefeelmorereleased放松aroundpetssaysAllenwhothinksitmaybebecausepetsdon’tjudgE.Astudyreportedlastfallsuggeststhathavingapetdognotonlyraisesyourspiritsbutmayalsohaveaneffectonyoureatinghabits.ResearchersatNorthwestermMemorialHospitalspentayearstudying36fatpeopleandwereputonadiet-and-exerciseprograms;aseparategroupof56fatpeoplewithoutpetswereputonadietprogram.Onaveragepeoplelostabout11poundsor5%oftheirbodyweight.Theirdogsdidevenbetterlosinganaverageof12poundsmorethan15%oftheirbodyweight.Dogownersdidn’tloseanymoreweightthanthosewithoutdogsbutsayresearchersgotmoreexerciseoverall–mostlywiththeirdogs–andfounditworthdoing.29.Whatdoesthetextmainlydiscuss?A.WhatpetsbringtotheirownersB.HowpetshelppeoplecalmdownC.people’sopinionsofkeepingpetsD.Pet’svalueinmedicalresearch30.Welearnfromthetextthatapersonwithheartdiseasehasabetterchanceofgettingwellif____________A.hehasapetcompanion伙伴B.hehaslessstressofworkC.heoftendosementalarithmeticD.heistakencareofbyhisfamily31.AccordingtoAllenwhydidthepeopledobetterwithpetsaroundwhenfacingstressfultasks?A.TheyhavelowerbloodpressurE.B.Theybecomemorepatient.C.Theyarelessnervous.D.Theyareinhigherspirits.32.TheresearchmentionedinthelastparagraphreportsthatA.peoplewithdogsdidmoreexerciseB.dogslostthesameweightaspeopledidC.dogslikedexercisemuchmorethanpeopledidD.peoplewithoutdogsfoundtheprogramunhelpful

Tourismwasnotalwaysasimportantasitistoday.Inthepastonlyrichpeoplecouldtravelonholidaystoothercountries.Butin1976onepersonintwentyvisitedacountryawayfromhomE.Onepersondoesnottravelforthesamereasonasanother.Butmostpeopleenjoyseeingcountriesthataredifferentfromtheirown.Theyalsoliketomeetnewpeopleandtrynewfoods.Tourismcausesmanychangesinacountryandinpeople’slives.Peoplebuildnewhotelsandrestaurantsandtrainnativemenandwomenasguidestoshowvisitorsinterestingplaces.Therearenewnightclubsandotheramusements.Internationaltourismisclearlyabigbusiness.35.Intheolddayscouldhavemoneytotraveltoothercountries.A.onlyafewleadersB.onlytherichmenC.workersorfarmersD.nobody36.Morepeopletraveltodaythaninthepastbecause.A.morepeoplehavebecomeinterestedintravelingB.travelingtodayiseasierthaninthepastC.peoplenowhavesparemoneyfortravelD.morepeoplewanttoseeotherpartsoftheworldwiththeirowneyes37.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Peopletravelfordifferentreasons.B.Mostpeopleliketoseetheirfarawayfriends.C.WhenpeopletraveltheyliketomakegooduseofthechancE.D.Peopleliketolearnfromthepeopleofothercountries.

I.relandhashadaverydifficulthistory.Theproblemsstartedinthe16thcenturywhenEnglishrulerstriedtoconquer征服IrelanD.ForhundredsofyearstheIrishpeoplefoughtagainsttheEnglish.Finallyin1921theBritishgovernmentwasforcedtogiveindependencetothesouthofIrelanD.TheresultisthattodaytherearetwoIrelands.NorthernIrelandinthenorthispartoftheUnitedKingdom.TheRepublicofIrelandinthesouthisanindependentcountry.Inthe1840sthemaincroppotatoeswasaffectedbydiseaseandabout750000peoplediedofhunger.Thisandashortage短缺ofworkforcedmanypeopletoleaveIrelandandliveintheUSAtheUKAustraliaandCanadA.Asaresultoftheseproblemsthepopulationfellfrom8.2millionin1841to6.6millionin1851.FormanyyearsthemajorityofIrishpeopleearnedtheirlivingasfarmers.Todaymanypeoplestillworkonthelandbutmoreandmorepeoplearemovingtothecitiestoworkinfactoriesandoffices.LifeinthecitiesisverydifferentfromlifeinthecountrysidewherethingsmoveataquieterandslowerpacE.TheIrisharefamousforbeingwarm­heartedandfriendlyOscarWildeafamousIrishwriteroncesaidthattheIrishwerethegreatesttalkerssincetheGreeksSinceindependenceIrelandhasrevived复兴itsowncultureofmusiclanguageliteratureandsinging.DifferentareashavedifferentstylesofoldIrishsongswhicharesungwithoutinstruments.OtherkindsofIrishmusicusemanydifferentinstrumentssuchastheviolinwhistlesetC.46.WhatdoestheauthortellusinParagraph1?A.HowtheIrishfoughtagainsttheEnglish.B.HowIrelandgainedindependencE.C.HowEnglishrulerstriedtoconquerIrelanD.D.HowtwoIrelandscameintobeing.47.WelearnfromthetextthatinIreland________.A.foodshortagesinthe1840sledtoadeclineinpopulationB.peoplearemovingtothecitiesforlackofworkinthecountrysideC.itishardertomakealivingasafarmerthanasafactoryworkerD.differentkindsofoldIrishsongsareallsungwithinstruments48.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.LifeinIrelandB.A.VeryDifficultHistoryC.IrelandPastandPresentD.TheIndependenceofIreland

IhadthemeanestmotherintheworlD.WhileotherkidsatecandyforbreakfastIhadtohavecerealeggsandtoast.Othershadcokesandcandyforlunchwhilewehadtoeatasandwich.Asyoucanguessmysupperwasdifferentthantheotherkids'.ButatleastIwasnotaloneinmysuffering.MysisterandtwobrothershadthesamemeanmotherasIdiD.Mymotherinsistedonknowingwherewewereatalltimes.Shehadtoknowwhoourfriendswereandwhatweweredoing.Wehadtowearcleanclotheseveryday.Otherkidsalwaysworetheirclothesfordays.Wereachedtheheightofdisgracebecauseshemadeourclothesherselfjusttosavemoney.TheworstisyettocomE.Wehadtobeinbedby900eachnightandupat745thenextmorning.SowhilemyfriendssleptmymotheractuallyhadthecouragetobreakChildLaborLaw.Shemadeuswork.Ibelievedshelayawakeallnightthinkingupmeanthingstodotous.Throughtheyearsourfriends'reportcardshadbeautifulcolorsonthemblackforpassingredforfailing.Mymotherhoweverwouldmerelybecontentwithblackmarks.Noneofuswasallowedthepleasureofbeingadropout.Sheforcedustogrowupintoeducatedandhonestadults.UsingthisasabackgroundI'mnowtryingtobringupmythreechildren.I'mfilledwithpridewhenmychildrenthinkIammeanbecausenowIthankGodeverydayforgivingmethemeanestmotherintheworlD.51.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthatthewriter'smotherwas________.A.notgenerousatallB.verystrictwithherchildrenC.verymeanwithmoneymattersD.verycrueltoherchildren52.Whichofthefollowingthingsdidthewriterhatetodomost?A.Eatingdifferentlyfromotherkids.B.Wearingcleanclothesmadebymother.C.Goingtobedearlyandgettingupearly.D.LettingmotherknowwheretheywerE.53.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A.thewriterworkedhardandusuallygotgoodgradesinstudiesB.motherwaspunishedforbreakingtheLaborLawC.alltheotherkidsstudiedbetterthanthewriterD.thewriter'sfamilylivedamiserablelife54.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.MotherpractisedeconomyinrunningherhomE.B.Thewriterisverythankfulforhermother.C.Thewriterisseverewithherchildrenwhenbringingthemup.D.Thewrierhasadeephatredforhermother.55.Thepassagewaswritteninawayof________tonE.A.humorousB.hatefulC.ridiculousD.critical

WhatdoformerAmericanpresidentBillClintonandrockmusicianPeteTownshendhaveincommon.'?Bothmenhavehearingdamagefromexposure暴露接触toloudmusicandbothnowwearhearingaids助听器asaresult.AsateenagerClintonplayedsaxophoneinabanD.TownshendwhohasthemoreseverehearinglosswasaguitaristforabandcalledtheWho.Heisoneofthefirstrockmusicianstocallthepublic'sattentiontotheproblemofhearinglossfromexposuretoloudmusiC.Temporary暂时hearinglosscanhappenafteronly15minutesoflisteningtoloudmusiC.Oneearlywarningsigniswhenyourearsbegintofeelwarmwhileyoulistentomusicatarockconcertorthroughheadphones.Onelateristhatanunusualsoundoraringingissometimesproducedinyourheadaftertheconcert.Whathappensisthatthehaircellsintheinnereararedamagedbutthey'renotdeadsaysphysicianandearspecialistDr.SamLevinE.AccordingtoDr.Levineifyouavoidfurtherexposuretoloudnoiseit'spossibletoreconditionthecells细胞somewhat.HoweverheaddsEventuallyoveralongperiodoftimehaircellsarepermanentlydamageD.Andthisisnosmallproblem.Whatsoundlevelisdangerous?AccordingtoDr.Levineregularexposuretonoiseabove85decibels分贝isconsidereddangerous.Thechartbelowoffersacomparisonofdecibellevelstocertainsounds.Here'sanothermeasurementyoucanusE.Ifyou'reatarockconcertandthemusicissoloudthatyouhavetoshouttomakeyourselfheardyou'reatriskforhearingloss.That'swhenwearingprotectivedevicessuchasearplugsbecomescritical.Thefactsareprettyfrightening.ButarerockbandsturningdownthevolumE.'?Mostaren't.RockmusicissupposedtobeloudsaysdrummerAndrewSather.Iwouldn'thaveitanyotherway.Andneitherwouldtherealfansofrock.ContinuedexposuretoloudmusicandthefailuretowearearplugscanleadtodeafnessaccordingtoDr.LevinE.HestatesThere'snocureforhearingloss.Yourearsaretryingtotellyousomething.Thatringingisthescreamofyourhaircellsdying.EachtimethathappensmoreandmoredamageisdonE.LevelsofCommonNoisesNormalconversation50—65dBFoodblender88dBJetplaneflyingaboveapersonstandingoutside103dBRockbandduringaconcert110—140dB72.FromParagraph1wecanlearnthat___________.A.loudmusicisamajorcauseofhearinglossB.famouspeoplemayhavehearingproblemsC.teenagersshouldstayawayfromschoolbandsD.theproblemofhearingdamageiswidelyknown73.InParagraph3theunderlinedwordreconditionmeans__________.A.nottobeseenB.tofillwithsoundC.tobecomelargerinsizeD.tomakegoodagain74.Thepurposeofthechartattheendofthearticleistoshow__________.A.alistofharmfulsoundsB.theeffectofrockconcertsC.thenoiselevelsofsoundsD.relationshipbetweendailyactivitiesandhearingloss75.WhichofthefollowingstatementswillDr.SamLevineprobablyagree?A.WhenyourearsfeelwarmyourhaircellsaredeaD.B.DrummerAndrewSathergivesgoodadvicE.C.Manyareattheriskoflosinghearing.D.Doctorsknowhowtodealwithhearingloss.

A.newreportsaysmoreandmoreinternationalstudentsareattendingcollegesanduniversitiesintheUnitedStates.ItalsonotesalargeincreaseinthenumberofinternationalstudentsformChinA.Thesefindingsarefromthelatestedition版oftheOpenDoorsReport.ThereporttellstherecordnumberofinternationalstudentsintheUnitedStatesduringthe2011-2012schoolyear.Itsaysmorethan764400suchstudentswereattendingAmericancollegesanduniversitiesduringthatperioD.Thatmeansanincreaseofalmost6%comparedtooneyearearlier.Bycomparison比较thenumberofAmericanswhoarestudyingoverseasincreasedby1%.Thereportsays194000studentsatAmericancollegesanduniversitiesarefromChinA.Thatisanincreaseofmorethan23%overtheyearbeforE.PeggyBlumenthalisanassistanttothepresidentoftheInstituteofInternationalEducation.ShesaysmanyChinesefamiliesareabletopayforthehighest-qualityeducationfortheirchildren.ThechildrenmainlychoosetostudyinAmericA.Weknowmanyofthemhaveenoughincometobeabletoaffordtosendthemanywhereintheworldthattheywanttogo.AndforthemostpartlookingaroundtheworldChinesestudentsstillprefertocometotheUnitedStatesastheirdestinationofchoicE.Shesays.ChinesestudentsarenottheonlyoneswhowanttoattendAmericancollegesanduniversities.AfterChinaIndiasendsthesecondlargestnumberofstudentstotheUnitedStatesforhighereducation.Indiahasabout100000studentsinAmericanschools.SouthKoreaisthirdwithabout70000students.WhydosomanyforeignstudentsstudyintheUnitedStates?PeggyBlumenthalprovidesonereason.TheadvantageAmericahasisthatwehaveahugesystemandaverydiverse多样的system.SothereareoverfourthousanduniversitiesandcollegesintheUnitedStatesandwhatittellsusisthatthereisstillalotofroomtocontaininternationalstudents.9.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.MoreandmoreinternationalstudentschoosetoreceivehighereducationintheUSA.B.Americacangiveforeignstudentsthebesteducation.C.ThenumberofinternationalstudentsinAmericafromChinaisincreasing.D.WhymoreandmoreinternationalstudentsinAmericafromChinaisincreasing.10.ThenumberofChinesestudentsatAmericancollegesanduniversitieshasincreasedby______comparedtotheyearbeforE.A.6%B.1%C.23%D.20%11.HowmanystudentsarestudyinginAmericaforthetopthreecountriesChinaIndiaandSouthKorea?A.764000B.364000C.194000D.26600012.WhydosomanystudentschoosetostudyinAmericaaccordingtoPeggyBlumenthal?A.Becausetheireducationfeesarelow.B.Becausetheireducationqualityishigh.C.Becausetheireducationsystemisdiverseandtheycanholdmorestudents.D.BecauseAmericaisthemostdevelopedcountryintheworlD.

Themarketisaconcept.Ifyouaregrowingtomatoesinyourbackyardforsaleyouareproducingforthemarket.Youmightsellsometoyourneighborandsometothelocalmanagerofthesupermarket.Butineithercaseyouareproducingforthemarket.Youreffortsarebeingdirectedbythemarket.Ifpeoplestopbuyingtomatoesyouwillstopproducingthem.Ifyoutakecareofasickpersontoearnmoneyyouareproducingforthemarket.Ifyourfatherisasteelworkeroratruckdriveroradoctororagrocerheisproducinggoodsorserviceforthemarket.Whenyouspendyourincomeyouarebuyingthingsfromthemarket.Youmayspendmoneyinstoressupermarketsgasstationandrestaurants.Stillyouarebuyingfromthemarket.Whenthelocalgrocerhiresyoutodrivethedeliverytruckheisbuyingyouinthelabormarket.69.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.SellingandBuyingB.Everythingyoudoisproducingforthemarket.C.Whatisthemarket?D.Whatthemarketcandoforyou.70.Allofthefollowingactsareproducingforthemarketexcept_______.A.workinginabankB.attendinganightschoolC.printingabookD.growingbeansforsale71.Youarebuyingfromthemarketwhenyou________.A.borrowabookfromthelibrary.B.walktotheseasideforaholiday.C.lookafteryourchildren.D.dineatrestaurant.72.Thewordconcreteinthelastparagraphmaymostprobablymean______.A.seriousB.importantC.necessaryD.real

Therearealotofsocialnetworkingsitesthesedays.InordertomakerelationshipsbetweenpeoplestrongsiteslikeFacebookTwitterandQQhavebecomeadailymustvisitsitE.Infactmanypeoplespendalldayinfrontofthecomputerorarebusywiththeirphonesonlytospendtimeonthesesites.Socialnetworkingsitesprovidefacilitiesthatenablepeopletocommunicatewiththeirfriendswithoutspendingtimemeetingtheminperson.Inadditiontheycanplaygames.Butwhatisquitesurprisingisthatthesesitesnotonlygiveyoupleasurebutcanalsoincreaserisksofdiseasesinyourbody.Despitetheirprimarypurposethesesitesmakepeoplemoreisolated孤独的.Sendingamessagethroughsitescancausesideeffectsthatareverybiginthebody’sbiologicalchangessaidDrAricSigmanapsychologistaccordingtoDailyMail.Increasedisolationmayaltertheworkingsofimmuneresponse免疫反应tothefeelingsofangerandothers.Peoplebecomeangryeasily.InthejournalDr.Sigmansaysthatitcanincreasetheriskofcancerstrokesheartattacksanddementia老年痴呆.Researchersfoundthattheamountoftimepeopleusedtomeetfacetofacehaddecreased减少greatlysincetheincreaseduseoftheelectronicmediain1987.Tosavetimepeopleprefertomeetvirtually虚拟地ratherthanfacetoface;Educationtodayevenusesanonlinesystemthatallowsschool-agedchildrennottocomeoutoftheirrooms.ParentsspendlesstimewiththeirchildrenlikethecasesinEnglanD.Thehabitofhavingdinnertogetherdecreaseswhilethenumberofpeoplewhochoosetoworkonlineathomeincreases.TheelectronicmediamayalsoreducetheabilityofchildrenandadultsinsocialinteractionaslongastheyareisolateD.SocialnetworkingsitesshouldhelpusimprovethequalityoflifebutwhathappensistheoppositetheyarenotatooltoimprovebutatooltoreplacesaidDrSigman.66.FacebookandTwitteraredesignedto______.A.helppeoplefindtheirtruehappinessinlifE.B.makeiteasierforpeopletosendmessagesC.improvetheinfluenceofsocialnetworkingsitesD.helppeoplekeepintouchwithothersconveniently67.Socialnetworkingsitesareharmfultousersbecause_______.A.theyfailtobringusersthepleasuretheywantB.theydon’tbringusersenoughconvenienceC.moreisolationiscausedbylessdirectcommunicationD.theyhavenoeffectonremovingpeople’sisolation68.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordalterprobablymean?A.ChangeB.Destroy.C.ImproveD.CombinE.69.AccordingtoDr.Sigmantheelectronicmedia_________.A.havedamagedpeople’sabilitytospeakB.haveinfluencedpeople’slifeC.havereducedthequalityofschooleducationD.shouldbereducedforpeople’shealth70.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AdvantagesofnetworkingsitesB.ElectronicmediacausebiologicalchangesinthebodyC.SocialnetworkingsitesincreasediseaserisksD.Socialnetworkingsiteschangepeople’srelationships

A.newstudyshowsstudentswhowritenotesbyhandduringlecturesperformbetteronexamsthanthosewhouselaptops笔记本电脑.Studentsarcincreasinglyusinglaptopsfornote-takingbecauseofspeedandlegibility清晰度.Buttheresearchhasfoundlaptopusersarelessabletorememberandapplytheconceptstheyhavebeentaught.ResearchersperformedexperimentsthataimedtofindoutwhetherusingalaptopincreasedthetendencytomakenotesmindlesslybytakingdownwordforwordwhattheprofessorssaidInthefirstexperimentstudentsweregiveneitheralaptoporpenandpaper.Theylistenedtothesamelecturesandweretoldtousetheirusualnote-takingskills.Thirtyminutesafterthetalktheywereexaminedontheirabilitytorememberfactsandonhowwelltheyunderstoodconcepts.TheresearchersfoundthatlaptopuserstooktwiceasmanynotesasthosewhowrotebyhanD.Howeverthetypistsperformedworseatrememberingandapplyingtheconcepts.Bothgroupsscoredsimilarlywhenitcametomemorizingfacts.Theresearchers'reportsaidWhilemorenotesarebeneficialifthenotesaretakenmindlesslyasismorelikelythecaseonalaptopthebenefitdisappears.Inanotherexperimentaimedattestinglong-termmemorystudentstooknotesasbeforebutweretestedaweekafterthelecturE.Thistimethestudentswhowrotenotesbyhandperformedsignificantlybetterontheexam.ThesetwoexperimentssuggestthathandwrittennotesarenotonlybetterforimmediatelearningandunderstandingbutthattheyalsoleadtosuperiorrevisioninthefuturE.21.Moreandmorestudentsfavorlaptopsfornote-takingbecausetheycan.A.writemorenotesB.digestconceptsbetterC.gethigherscoresD.understandlecturesbetter22.Whiletakingnoteslaptopuserstendtobe.A.skillfulB.mindlessC.thoughtfulD.tireless23.Theauthorofthepassageaimsto.A.examinetheimportanceoflong-termmemoryB.stressthebenefitoftakingnotesbyhandC.explaintheprocessoftakingnotesD.promotetheuseoflaptops24.Thepassageislikelytoappearin.A.anewspaperadvertisementB.acomputertextbookC.asciencemagazineD.afinancereport

ArrivinginSydneyonhisownfromIndiamyhusbandRashidstayedinahotelforashorttimewhilelookingforashorttimewhilelookingforahouseformeandourchildren.Duringthefirstweekofhisstayhewentoutonedaytodosomeshopping.HecamebackinthelateafternoontodiscoverthathissuitcasewasgonE.Hewasextremelyworriedasthesuitcasehadallhisimportantpapersincludinghispassport.HereportedthecasetothepoliceandthensattherelostandlonelyinstrangecitythinkingoftheterribletroublesofgettingallthepaperworkorganizedagainfromadistantcountrywhiletryingtosettledowninanewonE.Lateintheeveningthephonerang.Itwasastranger.Hewastryingtopronouncemyhusband’snameandwasaskinghimalotofquestions.Thenhesaidtheyhadfoundapileofpapersintheirtrashcan垃圾桶thathadbeenleftoutonthefootpath.Myhusbandrushedtotheirhometofindakindfamilyholdingallhispapersanddocuments.Theiryoungdaughterhadgonetothetrashcanandfoundapileofunfamiliarpapers.Herparentshadcarefullysortedthemoutalthoughtheyhadfoundmainlyforeignaddressesonmostofthedocuments.Atlasttheyhadseenahalf-writtenletterinthepileinwhichmyhusbandhadgivenhisnewtelephonenumbertoafrienD.ThatfamilynotonlyrestoredtheimportantdocumentstousthatdaybutalsorestoredourfaithandtrustinpeoplE.Westillremembertheirkindnessandoftensendawarmwishtheirway.21.WhatdidRashidplantodoafterhisarrivalinSydney?A.GoshoppingB.FindahouseC.JoinhisfamilyD.Takehisfamily22.Thegirl’sparentsgotRashid’sphonenumberfrom_______.A.afriendofhisfamilyB.aSydneypolicemanC.aletterinhispapersD.astrangerinSydney23.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordrestoredinthelastparagraphmean?A.ShowedB.SentoutC.DeliveredD.Gaveback24.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.FromIndiatoAustraliA.B.LivinginaaNewCountry.C.TurningTrashtoTreasurE.D.InSearchofNewFriends.

SunnysideSchoolBookshopSunnysideSecondarySchoolAWarmWelcomeToAllSecondaryIPupils!CongratulationsongettingintoSingapore'spremierschool.TodowellinEnglishyoumusthaveagoodEnglishdictionary.MaywerecommendthatyoubuyanyofthesetwowhichhavebeenspeciallyselectedbytheEnglishteachersintheschool.Selecttheonethatfitsyourneeds!Foster'sAdvancedLearners'DictionaryThemostauthoritativeandup-to-datedictionaryforintermediate中级的learnersofEnglish.◆Over50000referencesincludingnewwordscreatedoverthepasttenyears.◆20full-pagecolourillustrations.◆GrammarandspellingrulessimplyandcompletelyexplaineD.◆Lotsofexamplesofhowtousewordsinthecorrectcontext.◆l0-pageappendix附录onHowToWriteMoreEffectively.ActiveLearners'EnglishDictionaryAmostusefuldictionarywhichnotonlyhelpsyoutolearnnewwordsbutalsoshowsyoudifferentwaysofusingtheminyourwriting.Particularlyusefulforforeignstudentsandnon-nativespeakersofEnglish!◆Over48000referenceswithexplanationsfocusingonaspeaker’sattitudeandintentions.◆Eachdefinitiontogetherwithtipsonhowtousethewordoritssynonyms同义词inthecorrectcontext.◆Rightmargin页边空白givesalistofsynonyms.◆Leftmargingivesinformationongrammarandspelling.◆ClearpronunciationguidE.68.Thepurposeofthenoticeisto________.A.educatethepupilsB.welcomenewpupilsC.advertisethebookshopD.makesales69.Foster'sAdvancedLearners'DictionaryisbetterthanActiveLearners'EnglishDictionaryinthatithas________.A.morewordentriesB.grammartipsC.spellingtipsD.pronunciationtips70.Bothdictionarieshave.A.tipsonspellingandgrammarB.tipsonpronunciationC.tipsonwritingD.colourillustrations71.Foster'sAdvancedLearners'Dictionaryisfor.A.veryyounglearnersB.foreignstudentsC.relativelyfluentspeakersofEnglishD.non-nativespeakersofEnglish

首先请阅读以下书的信息介绍A.BritishLifebyAnneCollinsWhat’severydaylifeforpeopleinBritain?Whydotheytalkabouttheweathersomuch?Thisbookwilltellyoueverythingyouwanttoknowabouttheinterestingandtraditionalcountry.B.RomeoandJulietbyShakespeareA.sadstoryoftwolovers.Thetwoloversbegantheirsecretlovebuttheirfamiliesdidn’tknow.It’soneofthefamousplayswrittenbyShakespeareintheliteraturehistory.C.AngelsandDemonsbyDanBrownRobertLangdontheheroofDaVinciCodewhichisanotherhistorythrillertriedtosolvethemysteryofacentury-oldundergroundorganizationandsavetheVaticanfromatomb.Ifyouarenotbraveenoughdon’treaditaloneatnight.Thisistheancientmystery.D.HappyChristmasbyJohnEscottThisisabookbutlookslikeamagazine.Itismadeoutofdifferentsections.Youcanlearnaboutthehistoryandtraditionsofthewestern-styleholidaysandsomethingelselikethewayofmakingtraditionalfoodandgames.E.TheBeatlesbyPaulShiptonJohnPaulGeorgeandRingo:fouryoungmenfromEnglandwerethemostwell-knownandsomeofthebestmusiciansofthe1960s.TheyformedtheBeatlesandtheirmusicisstillpopulartoday.F.SilverBellsbyLuanneRiceA.sweetlovestoryhappeningonChristmas.ChrisByneafarmerwhosoldhisChristmastreesonthestreetsonNewYorkonedaymetCathyTierneyalibrarianwholostherhusbandonChristmasEvethreeyearsbefore.Soanewloveandanewhopestartedlastingalifetime.以下是购书者的信息请匹配购书者的信息与它们所对应的书本61.Christmasiscoming.Randywantstoknowallinformationaboutitsuchasthegamesthefoodthestoriesthemusicandthemovies.62.Amyhasmanyromanticdreams.ShealwaysbelievesshecanfindherMr.Rightlikethegirlsinthefairystories.Sosheiscrazyaboutthebookswithgoodendingsonly.Nowshebeginstoburyherselfinthebooklikethat.63.Vinceastheheadofhisownbandisabletoplayallkindsofmusicalinstruments.ButhedreamsofbecomingmusicianlikeJohnLennonafamoussingerfromarockband.Thereforehewantstosearchforabookonhim.64.Mysteryandadventurearealwaysboys’dreams.Alanoneoftheboysespeciallypreferstheancientonesbecausehealwaysregardshimselfasabigmanwithsuperpowerbutnotasmallboy.65.LinJieastudentstudyingEnglishinauniversitywillgotoEnglandtocontinuehisfurthereducation.Sohewantstofindmoreinformationaboutthecountryhewillstudyin.

EnglandwillplayItalyUruguayandCostaRicainatoughGroupD.atthe2014WorldCupinBrazil.RoyHodgson'smenopentheircampaignagainstItalyintheAmazoniancityofManauson15JuneintheonlyWorldCupgamewhichkicksoffat02:00BST.EnglandtakeonUruguayon19JuneandplayCostaRicafivedayslater.HostsBrazilareinGroupA.withCameroonMexicoandCroatiawhiletheWorldCupholdersSpainopenwitharepeatofthe2010finalagainstNetherlands.Englandwillhavetotravel1777milesfromtheirchosenbaseinRiofortheirfirstmatchinthetropicalheatofManaus.EarlierthisweekHodgsondescribedManausastheplacetoavoidbecauseoftheclimate—temperaturesreach30Candhumidityisabout80%—althoughafterthedrawtheEnglandbosstookcomfortfromthefacthisteamfaceafellowEuropeansidE.TheconditionsinthenorthwillbetoughsowewillbothbeinsameboathesaiD.Ifwe'dhadthreegamesupinthenorthitwouldhavebeendifficult.FollowingHodgson'sinitialcommentsthemayorofManausArthurVirgiliosaidEnglandwouldnotbewelcomeinthecity.Englandtakesontwo-timechampionsUruguayinSaoPauloandtheyplayCostaRicainBeloHorizonte—bothcitiesarewithin225milesoftheirbasE.EnglandhaveneverpreviouslybeatenItalyorUruguayatamajortournament锦标赛whiletheyhaveneverfacedCostaRicA.Uruguaywhoreachedthesemi-finalsin2010andItalywhoknockedHodgson'smenoutofEuro2012arerankedsixthandseventhrespectivelyintheFifarankingswhileCostaRicaare31stintheworld-18placesbelowEnglanD.56.WhenandwherewillEnglandplayitsthirdgroupstagematch?A.On24June;inManausB.On24June;inBeloHorizonteC.On19June;inManausD.On19June;inSaoPaulo57.WhichofthefollowingcanEnglandtakecomfortfrom?A.TheplacewhereitsfirstmatchinthegroupstageishelD.B.ThedistancefromitsbasetowhereitsfirstmatchishelD.C.Thefactthattwoofitsgroupstagegamesarenotinthenorth.D.Thefactthatitis7placesbelowUruguayintheFifarankings.58.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothenewsreport?A.RoyHodgsonisthecoachofBrazilnationalfootballteamB.NetherlandstookthesecondplaceinthelastWorldCup.C.ThemayorofManausisafanoftheBritishsoccerteam.D.EnglandhasneverplayedagainstUruguayinthehistory.

InthecompetitionofOlympicweightliftingtheathletestrytoliftthemaximum最大的weighttheycan.Therearespecialconditionstheyhavetomeetinordertocompete:bodyweightheightandstrength.TheOlympicweightliftingmainlyteststhelimitofexplosivestrength爆发力.TherearenotmanylifterswhoreallylikeOlympicweightliftingandtheexplanationisverysimple:theyareshortofexplosivestrength.TheweightsusedforOlympicweightliftingareaddedinkilograms.Theorderbywhichtheathletesenterthecompetitionisnotgeneralbutitissetdependingontheevent.Usuallytheathletewiththelowestweightbegins.Ifhe/sheisnotsuccessfulhe/shecantrylater.Thereisamaximumofthreeliftsallowedforeverycompetition.FormanyyearsOlympicweightliftingwasonlyformen.HowevernowwomenalsotakepartinOlympicweightlifting.Itwasatthebeginningofthe21stcenturythatwomen’scompetitionsenteredanorganizedprofessionalenvironment.ForwomenOlympicweightliftingismoredifficultbecauseoftheirdifferentbodystructure.Howeverstrengthtrainingtechniques技术arewidelyandsuccessfullyusedbywomentoo.Lotsoftheathleteswho’veendedupinOlympicweightliftingcompetitionshavestartedwithstrengthtrainingonlytoimprovetheirmuscleconditionandtheirbodypower.Howeverthedemarcationline界限isnotstillveryclearbetweenpowertrainingandOlympicweightlifting.ThisishowsomanyliftershavegotintoOlympicweightliftingcompetitioneveniftheirpurposewasdifferentatthebeginning.60.InthecompetitionofOlympicweightliftingathletesneedtobeallofthefollowingEXCEPT_____.A.therightageB.therightheightC.therightweightD.therightstrength61.FewlifterscantakepartinOlympicweightliftingmainlybecause_______.A.theyaretiredofthetrainingB.theyhaven’tbeentrainedcorrectly.C.theydon’tlearntheliftingtechniquesD.theydon’thaveenoughexplosivestrength62.Howmanymoretimescanaliftertryifhe/shefailsforthefirsttime?A.OnE.B.Two.C.ThreE.D.Four.63.Accordingtothefourthparagraph_____.A.MenoftendobetterthanwomeninweightliftingB.WomenneedtousedifferenttrainingtechniquesfrommenC.MencanlearnthetrainingtechniquesbetterthanwomenD.WomenusednottobeallowedtocompeteinOlympicweightlifting

AmericancollegesanduniversitiesconsideranumberofthingsaboutastudentwhowantstobeadmitteD.Expertssaythemostimportantthingisthestudents’highschoolrecorD.Besidesstudent'sinterestsandactivitiesmayalsoplayapartingettingaccepteD.Butinmostcasesanotherconsiderationishowwellthestudentdidoncollegeentranceexams.Herewe’dliketodiscusstwoofthesetests:theSATandtheACT.MostAmericanschoolsaccepteitheronE.TheSATmeasuresreasoningskillsinmathematicsandlanguagE.StudentshavealmostfourhourstocompletetheSAT.Thenewestpartisanessay.Studentshavetwenty-fiveminutestowriteananswertoaquestion.TheSATcosts41.5$.Besidestheinternationalprocessingchargeis22$morE.Andtest-takersinIndiaandPakistanmustalsopaya21.5$securitychargE.StudentsmayalsoneedtotakeSATsubjecttestsinareaslikehistoryscienceandforeignlanguagE.Subjecttestscosteighteendollarseach.TheACTisanachievementtest.Itisdesignedtomeasurewhatastudenthaslearnedinschool.StudentsaretestedinmathematicsEnglishreadingandsciencE.A.writingtestisofferedbutnotrequireD.WithoutittheACTtakesaboutthreehourstocompletE.Theessaypartaddsthirtyminutes.TheACTcostsforty-ninedollarstotakeoutsidetheUnitedStates.Thewritingtestcostsanadditionalfourteendollars.65.What’smostimportantinstudents’admissiontoAmericancollegesanduniversities?A.HighschoolrecordB.InterestsandactivitiesC.PerformancesinSATandACTD.Skillsinmathematicsandlanguage66.IfastudentfromPakistanwantstotaketheSAThowmuchshouldhepayatleast?A.21.5dollarsB.63dollarsC.85dollarsD.43.5dollars67.Whichofthestatementistrueaccordingtothetext?A.ItusuallytakesaboutthreehourstocompletetheSAT.B.Thereareonlytwowaysforstudentstoenteracollegeorauniversity.C.TheACTmeasuresmathematicsEnglishreadingandsciencE.D.ThetwotestsarespeciallydesignedforstudentsoutsideAmericA.68.Whatmightbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.CollegeEntranceExamsinAmericaB.TheWaytoAmericaCollegesC.TheCostofAmericanCollegesD.ImportantThingsinCollegeEntrance

Onthehigh-speedtrainAvignontoParismyhusbandandIlandedintheonlyremainingseatsonthetraininthemiddleofacardirectlyoppositeaFrenchwomanofmiddleyears.Itwasanextremelyuncomfortablearrangementtobelookingstraightintotheeyesofastranger.MyhusbandandIpulledoutbooks.ThewomanproducedalargemakeupcaseandmadeupherfacE.Exceptforalunchbreakshecontinuedthisactivityfortheentirethree-hourtrip.Everyonceinawhileshesurveyedthecarwithabright-eyedglancebutneveroncedidshecatchmyeyE.MyhusbandandIcouldhavebeenablanketwall.Iwasamusedbutsomepeoplewouldhavefeltuncomfortableevenrepulsed厌恶的.thereissomethingaboutmakingupinpublicthatcallsupstrongemotionalreactions.Partlyit’saquestionofhygienE.Andit’samatterofdegreE.Makingup---aprivateact---hasawayofneglectingthepresenceofothers.Iwasonceseatedatapartywithamodel-actresswhoimmediatelywavedasillybrushandbegandustingherfaceatthetabledemonstratingthatwhileshewasnexttomeshewasnotwithmE.InfactIamgenerallyprohibitedfrommakingupinpublicexceptwhenIaminthecompanyofcosmeticsmoment.InagatheringmoreprofessionalthansocialIwoulddoso.KathyPeissahistoryprofessorattheUniversityofMassachusettsinAmherstsaysthatnose-powderingintheofficewasanoccasionforoutragein1920’sand30’s.Deploringthepracticeasawasteofcompanytimetradejournalsadvisesmanagerstodiscourageitamongworkers.Peisstheorizesthatitwasfemale’smakingupinwhathasbeenanall-malefieldthatdisturbsomegentlemen.Peisstellsmethatafterthe30’spullingoutamake-upcasewasnolongeranissuE.ItbecameanacceptedpracticE.Iaskedifshefeelsfreetoapplylipstickataprofessionallunchherself.SoundingmildlyshockedshesaysshewouldsavethatfortheprivacyofhercarafterwarD.Why?Becauseitwouldbeagestureofinappropriatefeminity女性化.Oneguessisthatmostprofessionalwomenfeelthisway.Thereisevidenceofthepopularityofthenewlipsticksthatremaininplacealldaywithoutretouching.61.AccordingtotheauthorMyhusbandandIcouldhavebeenablanketwall.Line6ParA.1mostprobablymeans________.A.WeweretreatedwithanexpressionlessfacE.B.WelookedattheFrenchwomanexpressionlesslyC.Weusedbooksasawalltoavoidthewoman’seyesD.WewereofnoexistenceintheFrenchwoman’seyes62.Intheauthor’sopinionshe_______.A.allowspublicmakinguponcertainoccasionsB.feelscomfortablewhenmakingupinpublicC.onlymakesuponsocialoccasionsD.makesupbeforeanyprofessionalgatherings63.AccordingtoPeissnosepowderinginanofficewascriticizedmainlyforthereasonthat____.A.normalofficeworkwasdisturbedB.itdiscouragedwomen’sinterestincareerC.makedominancewasemphasizedthereD.itdistractedmakeworkers’focusonwork64.Whydomostprofessionalwomengiveupusinglipsticksinpublic?A.BecausetheyareworriedaboutbeinglookeddownuponB.BecauseitemphasizestheirfemalefeaturesinwrongsituationsC.Becauseitimplieswomen’sdisadvantagesinacademicfieldsD.Becausetheyareashamedtobeseenmakingupinfrontofmales/65.Itcanbeinferredthatinahighlyopensocietythedifferencesbetweenmenandwomen______.A.haveattractedlittleattentionB.hinderthesocialdevelopmentC.areattractivetopicsintalkshowsD.stillcallforgreatconcern

Oneofthelatesttrend趋势inAmericanChildcareisChineseaupairs.AuPairinStamfordforexamplehasgotincreasingnumbersofrequestforChineseaupairsfromaerotoaround4000since2004.Andthat’strueallacrossthecountry.IthoughtitwouldbeusefulforhimtolearnChineseatanearlyageJosephStockethemanagingdirectorofscompanysaysofhis2-yearoldson.IwouldatleastliketogivehimthechancetousethelanguageinthefutureAfteronlysixmonthsofbeingcaredby25-year-oldwomanfromChinatheboycanalreadyunderstandbasicChinesedailyexpressionshisdadsays.LiDrakeaChinesenativeraisingtwochildreninMinnesotawithanAmericanhusbandhadanotherreasonforlookingforanaupairfromChinA.Shedidn’twantherchildrentomissoutontheirroots.BecauseIamChinesemyhusbandandIwantedthechildrentokeepexposedto接触thelanguageandculturE.shesays.StayingwithanativespeakerisbetterforchildrenthansimplysittinginaclassroomsaysSuzanneFlynnaprofessorinlanguageeducationofChildren.Butparentsmustunderstandthatjustoneyearwithaupairisunlikelytoproducewonders.Completemasterydemandscontinuedlearninguntiltheageof10or12.ThepopularityifaupairsfromchinahasbeenstrengthenedbytheincreasingnumbersofAmericanparentswhowanttheirchildrenwhowanttheirchildrentolearnChinesE.ItisexpectedthatAmericandemandforaupairswillcontinuetoriseinthenextfewyears.29.Whatdoesthattermaupairinthetextmean?A.A.motherraisingherchildrenonherownB.A.childlearningaforeignlanguageathomeC.A.professorinlanguageeducationofchildrenD.A.youngforeignwomantakingcareofchildren.30.LiDrakehasherchildrenstudyChinesebecauseshewantsthem______.A.toliveinChinasomedayB.tospeakthelanguageathomeC.tocatchupwitotherchildrenD.tolearnabouttheChineseculture31.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.LearningChineseisbecomingpopularInAmericaB.EducatedwomandobetterinlookingafterchildrenC.ChineseaupairsneedtoimprovetheirEnglishSkills.D.Childrencanlearnaforeignlanguagewellinsixmonths.

TheNationalGalleryDescription:TheNationalGalleryistheBritishnationalartmuseumbuiltonthenorthsideofEuropeanartrangingfrom13th-centuryreligiouspaintingstomoremodernonesbyRenoirandVanGogh.TheoldercollectionsofthegalleryarereachedthroughthemainentrancewhilethemoremodernworksintheEastWingaremosteasilyreachedfromTrafalgarSquarebyagroundfloorentranceLayout:ThemodernSainsburyWingonthewesternsideofthebuildinghouses13th-to15th-centurypaintingsandartistsincludeDuccioUccelloVanEyckLippiMantegnaBotticelliandMemling.ThemainWestWinghouses16th-centurypaintingsandartistsincludeLeonardodaVinciCranachMichelangeloRaphaelBruegelBronzinoTitanandVeronest.TheNorthWinghouses17th-centurypaintingsandartistsincludeCaravaggioRubensPoussinVanDyckVelazquezClaudeandVermeer.TheEastWinghouses18th-toearly20th-centurypaintingsandartistsincludeCanalettoGoyaTurnerConstableRenoirandVanGoghOpeningHours:TheGalleryisopeneverydayfrom10amto6pmFridays10anmto9pmandisfreebutchargesapplytosomespecialexhibitions.GettingThere:Nearestundergroundstations:CharingCross2-minutewalk.LeicesterSquare3-minutewalkEmbankment7-minutewalkandPiccadillyCircus8-minutewalk.51.Inwhichcentury’scollectioncanyouseereligiouspaintings?A.The18hB.The17thC.The13hD.The20th52.WhereareLeonardodaVinci’sworksshown?A.IntheEastWing.B.IntheSainsburyWing.C.InthemainWestWing.D.IntheNorthWing.53.WhichundergroundstationisclosesttotheNationalGallery?A.PiccadillyCircus.B.CharingCross.C.Embankment.D.LeicesterSquarE.

Enjoyamuseumvisitwithyourclass!Available可获得的Programs:ArtTellsaStory:Bylookingatthesubjectmatterandbydrawingfrompersonalexperiencesstudentscanfindthestoryinsomeworksofart.AllgradesLearningtoLook:Aninteractive互动的tourthatexploresavarietyof各种各样的artusingstorytellingmovementsmusicgamesandothertechniqueshelpsintroducechildrentoamuseum.Preschool~Grade3NativeAmericanCollection:Thisprogramexploresrelationshipsthatexistbetweenartculturethegeographiclocationandnaturalresources.StudentswillseeabowlmadebyMariaMartinezaTowastorytelleraNorthwestcoastmaskandInuitclothing.ForGrades2~5TheLanguageofArt:ClassesarewelcomedintothemuseumtotakepartinaninteractivetourofAmericanArt.ItgivesparticipantsanewsetofvocabularywhilehelpingthemfeelcomfortablE.Art-on-the-Move:Teachersmayborrowsuitcasesfilledwithartobjects.FreeorganizationswithEducationMembership.PlanningYourVisit:Booking:Bookingisnecessaryforalltoursandprograms.PleasebookatleastaweekinadvancE.Teachersareencouragedtoorganizeself-guidedvisitsfortheirclassesduringpublichours.TourHours:Tourscanbeorganizedbetween9:30A.m.and5:00p.m.onweekdays.ProgramFees:ToursarefreeforthosewithEducationMembership.Thereisachargeof$6perstudentofnon-memberorganizations.Tourwithartactivitiescost$12perstudentnon-membersor$10perstudentmembers.Chaperones保护人:Werequireoneadultchaperoneforevery10children.Chaperoneshelptomakeyourmuseumvisitasuccess.A.chaperonemustpay$5admission.Lunch:Weregretthatnolunchfacilitiesareavailableatthemuseum.MuseumRules:Don’ttouchworksofart.Don’ttakephotographs.Askquestions.LookandthenLOOKagain!Enjoy!64.Whydoesthemuseumfeelsorry?A.Takingphotosisnotallowedatthemuseum.B.Visitorscan’ttouchworksofartatthemuseum.C.Visitorsarenotabletohavelunchatthemuseum.D.Visitorscan’ttakepartinalltheactivitiesatatimE.65.Ifteacherswanttheirstudentstolearnaboutwhatamuseumistheywillchoose________.A.ArtTellsaStory.B.LearningtoLookC.TheLanguageofArt.D.NativeAmericanCollection.66.Whatdoteachersneedtodobeforeleadingtheirclassestothemuseum?A.TomakebookingsaheadoftimE.B.TotrytogetEducationMembership.C.Tolearnaboutthehistoryofthemuseum.D.Toaskforthepermissionofself-guidedvisits.

TheillegalivorytradehasbeenamajorprobleminAfricafordecades.Poachers偷猎者andhuntershavekilledoffhundredsofthousandsofelephantstoobtainthispreciousmaterial.Nowaffectedareasaretakingaction.TheInternationalUnionforConservationofNatureIUCNannouncedonWednesdaythatkeystateswherepoachingtakesplacehavepromisedtostoptheivorytradeandprotectAfrica’selephants.Inthe1980sasmanyas1millionelephantsacrossAfricawerekilledfortheirivorytusks.Thiscontinueduntil1989whentheConventiononInternationalTradeinSpeciesCITESvotedtobanalltradeinivory.Withtradechokedoffdemandforivoryfell.ElephantpopulationsslowlybegantoincreasE.Howeverthisprogresswasshort-liveD.AccordingtotheIUCN2011sawthehighestlevelsofpoachingandillegalivorytradinginatleast16years.Around25000elephantswerekilledinAfricathatyear.PreliminarydatafromtheIUCNshowsevenhigherlevelsofillegaltrademayhavebeenreachedin2013.Withabout22000elephantsillegallykilledin2012wecontinuetofaceacriticalsituationsaidJohnE.ScanlonCITESSecretary-General.CurrentelephantpoachinginAfricaremainsfartoohighandcouldsoonleadtolocalextinctionsifthepresentkillingratecontinues.AttheAfricanElephantSummitkeyAfricanstateswhereelephantsmaketheirhomeagreedtodevelopazero-toleranceattitudetowardspoaching.Thedealcallsformaximumsentencesforpoachersandhuntersandincreasedcooperationbetweenaffectedstates.Officialsaredeterminedtoclassifyingwildlifetradingasaseriouscrime—andtomakingsurethatthepeoplewhocommititarepunisheD.Allparticipantsattheconferenceagreedtosignthedeal.Withthesestatescomingtogethertheremayyetbehopeforelephants.293words36.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.NewHopeforElephants.B.Elephantsaredying.C.ElephantsarevaluablE.D.Howtoprotectelephants37.TheunderlinedphrasechokedoffinParagraph2canbereplacedby________.A.appreciatedB.preventedC.admittedD.explored38.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TheCITEShashelpedtoimproveelephants’situationeversince1989.B.AroundonemillionelephantsacrossAfricawerekilledfortheirivorytusksinthe1980s.C.Thepoachingandillegalivorytradingin2011wereveryserious.D.Thesituationofelephantsin2012wasstillterriblE.39.AllofthefollowingmeasureswillbetakentoprotectelephantsEXCEPT________.A.toidentifywildlifetradingaseriouscrimeB.topunishthosewhobuyorsellwildlifebelongingsC.tosentenceallwildlifepoachersandhunterstodeathD.toworktogethertofightagainstwildlifehunting40.What’sthemainideaofthispassage?A.TheillegalivorytradehasbeenamajorprobleminAfricA.B.ElephantsinAfricamaydieoutbecauseoftheillegalpoaching.C.HuntingelephantswillberecognizedasaveryseriouscrimE.D.Anewagreementaimstodevelopazero-toleranceattitudetowardspoaching.

GuidetoStockholmUniversityLibraryOurlibraryoffersdifferenttypesofstudyingplacesandprovidesagoodstudyingenvironment.ZonesThelibraryisdividedintodifferentzones.Theupperfloorisaquietzonewithoverathousandplacesforsilentreadingandplaceswhereyoucansitandworkwithyourowncomputer.Thereadingplacesconsistmostlyoftablesandchairs.Thegroundflooristhezonewhereyoucantalk.Hereyoucanfindsofasandarmchairsforgroupwork.ComputersYoucanuseyourowncomputertoconnecttothewi-fispeciallypreparedfornotebookcomputersyourcanalsouselibrarycomputerswhichcontainthemostcommonlyusedapplicationssuchasMicrosoftOfficE.TheyaresituatedintheareaknownastheExperimentalFieldonthegroundfloor.Group-studyplacesIfyouwanttodiscussfreelywithoutdisturbingothersyoucanbookastudyroomorsitatatableonthegroundfloor.Somestudyroomsarefor2-3peopleandotherscanholdupto6-8peoplE.Allroomsaremarkedonthelibrarymaps.Thereare40group-studyroomsthatmustbebookedviathewebsitE.TobookyouneedanactiveUniversityaccountandavalidUniversitycarD.Youcanusearoomthreehoursperdayninehoursatmostperweek.StorageofStudyMaterialThelibraryhaslockersforstudentstostorecourseliteratureWhenyouhaveobtainedatleast40credits学分youmayrentalockerandpay400SEKforayear’srentalperioD.RulestobeFollowedMobilephoneconversationsarenotpermittedanywhereinthelibrary.Keepyourphoneonsilentasifyouwereinalectureandexitthelibraryifyouneedtoreceivecalls.Pleasenotethatfoodandfruitareforbiddeninthelibrarybutyouareallowedtohavedrinksandsweetswithyou.56.Thelibrary’supperfloorismainlyforstudentsto.A.readinaquietplaceB.havegroupdiscussionsC.takecomfortableseatsD.gettheircomputersfixed57.LibrarycomputersonthegroundfloorA.helpstudentswiththeirfieldexperiments.B.areforthosewhowanttoaccessthewi-fi.C.containsoftwarenecessaryforschoolwork.D.aremostlyusedforfillingoutapplicationforms.58.Whatconditionshouldbemettobookagroup-studyroom?A.Groupmustconsistof8peoplE.B.OneshouldhaveanactiveUniversityaccount.C.Three-houruseperdayistheminimum.D.Applicantsmustmarktheroomonthemap.59.A.studentcanrentalockerinthelibraryifheA.hasearnedtherequiredcredits.B.attendscertaincoursE.C.hasnowheretoputhisbooks.D.canaffordtherentalfeE.60.WhatshouldNOTbebroughtintothelibrary?A.Mobilephones.B.OrangejuicE.C.Candy.D.Sandwiches.

Cheatingcanhappeninalotofdifferentways.Whenpeoplecheatit’snotfairtootherpeoplelikethekidswhostudiedforthetestorwhowerethetruewinnersofthegamE.Manypeopleliketheactionofcheating.Itmakesdifficultthingsseemeasylikegettingalltherightanswersonthetest.Butitdoesn’tsolvetheproblemofnotknowingthematerialanditwon’thelponthenexttest---unlessthepersoncheatsagain.Somepeopleloserespectforcheatersandthinklessofthem.ThecheatersthemselvesmayfeelbadbecausetheyknowtheyarenotreallyearningthatgoodgradE.Andiftheygetcaughtcheatingtheywillbeintroubleatschoolandmaybeathometoo.Somekidscheatbecausethey’rebusyorlazyandtheywanttogetgoodgradeswithoutspendingthetimestudying.Otherkidsmightfeelliketheycan’tpassthetestwithoutcheating.Evenwhenthereseemstobeagoodreasonforcheatingcheatingisn’tagoodideA.Ifyouweresickorupsetaboutsomethingthenightbeforeandcouldn’tstudyitwouldbebettertotalkwiththeteacheraboutthis.Andifyoudon’thaveenoughtimetostudyforatestbecauseofswimpracticeyouneedtotalkwithyourparentsabouthowtobalanceswimmingandschool.Akidwhothinkscheatingistheonlywaytopassatestneedstotalkwiththeteacherandhisorherparentssotheycanfindsomesolutions解决办法together.Talkingabouttheseproblemsandworkingthemoutwillfeelbetterthancheating.51.Theauthorthinksthatwhenkidscheatinclass_______.A.itisunfairtootherpeopleB.itdoesharmtotheirheathC.teachersshouldpunishthemD.teachersshouldn’tstopthematonce52.Somestudentslikecheatingmainlybecause_________.A.thematerialinthetestisverydifficultB.theywanttodobetterthantheothersC.cheatingcanmakehardthingsseemveryeasyD.theyhavelittletimetostudytheirlessons53.Thefourthparagraphmainlytellsus______.A.cheatingisn’tagoodideaB.somekidscan’tpassthetestwithoutcheatingC.whykidscheatinthetestD.somekidsdon’tspendthetimestudying

Holidaysarereallyimportant.Manyofuswillhavechildhoodmemoriesofsummerholidayswhereweweretakenawayfromhometoexperiencenewenvironmentsandlearnindifferentways.ButholidaysareexpensiveandforthoseonlowwagesorlivingonbenefitstheyareoftenunobtainablE.Eventhecheapestholidaysrequiretravelandotheradditionalcoststhataredifficultformanyfamiliestomeet.ForworkingparentsthelongsummerbreakcanbeaverydifficultproblemforchildcarE.Whenanannualleaveallowanceamountstoonlyfiveweeksthereisaneedtospreadthisacrosstheyear.Couplescanfindthemselvestakingleaveinturninordertocareforchildrenwhoareonholiday.Forsomethismakesevenanaffordablefamilyholidaydifficult.TheschoolsthatIvisitinNottinghamarefullofexperiencedstaffcommittedtogivingourchildrenacaringandinspiringlearningenvironment.ThenumberofchildrenreceivingfreeschoolmealsisquitelargeinNottinghamandmanyschoolshavebreakfastclubstomakesurethatchildrengetahealthystarttotheday.Mostschoolsundertakeprogramsofgrouporindividualeducationalsupport.Schoolsalsohaveanimportantroleinsafeguardingchildrenwelfarethroughtheongoingtouchandsupportwiththeirpupils.DuringthelongsummerholidaysmuchofthisismisseD.WhileteachersareholidayingintheUKmanyoftheirpupilsspendthewholesixweeksonthestreetwheretheylivE.Thelackoffreeschoolmealsforsixweekscanresultinpressureonafamilybudgetandaninabilitytoaffordtheinspiringexperiencesthathelpchildrentocontinuetheirlearning.Insettingoutitsplansforafive-termyearNottinghamCityCouncil委员会isseekingtoreducethesummerholidaydowntofourandahalfweekswithA.morebalancedfivetermsofroughlyeightweekseachfollowedbyatwo-weekbreak.Webelievethiswillgiverealdowntimeforschoolstaffandpupilsalikebutwillbeshortenoughnottocausearealbreakinlearning.Weacknowledgethatthischangemaybedifficultforsomeschoolstaffparticularlywhoseownchildrenareeducatedinotherauthorities.HoweverthismustbeweighedagainstthebenefitsforcitychildrenforwhomweallhavethegreatestdutyofcarE.53.Thepassageisprobablywrittenby_____.A.anexperiencedteacherB.aworkingparentC.aninspiredstudentD.acitycouncilmember54.Theunderlinedwordtheyinthesecondparagraphrefersto____.A.environmentsB.holidaysC.wagesD.benefits55.Itissuggestedinthepassagethatthesummerbreakbereducedto_____.A.2weeksB.4.5weeksC.5weeksD.6weeks56.Theplansforashortersummerholidaywillhelpstudents_____.A.obtainthecheapestholidayswithoutadditionalcostsB.getachancetospendsixweeksatermwithteachersinschoolC.benefitmorefromthecaringandinspiringlearningenvironmentD.havemoreschooldaystoreceivefreeschoolmeals57.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_____.A.workingparentscanenjoyafive-weekbreaktocarefortheirchildrenB.thesuggestedplansforafive-termschoolyearcanhardlybecarriedoutC.thelongsummerholidaygivesteachersandstudentsrealdowntimeD.someschoolstaffwillsayNototheplansforashortersummerholiday

IfEnglishisnotyourfirstlanguageitisagoodideatotakeEnglishlanguageclassestoimproveyourwrittenandspokencommunicationskills.TherearemanywaystolearnEnglish.YoucanlearnfromabookaDVDontheInternetorbyattendingclasses.OneofthemostsuccessfulwaystoimproveyourEnglishistojoinacourseinacountrywhereEnglishiswidelyspoken.Themoreyoupracticethemoreyouwilllearn.ButwhylearntheEnglishlanguage?Englishisanimportantlanguageforanyonewhoisplanningtotravelorbecomeinvolvedinbusiness.ManypeoplelovetravelingbutiftheirEnglishispooritcanbedifficulttounderstandsignsreaddirectionsandmakethemselvesunderstooD.Beforetravelingitisimportanttounderstandthecultureandcustomsoftheplacesyouvisit.LearningbasicEnglishbeforeyoutravelwillhelpyoutounderstandthesecustomsandavoidmistakesthatcouldbeembarrassing.WhenyouaretravelingyouwillalsoenjoymeetingnewpeoplE.IfyoucanspeakEnglishyouwillhaveabetterchanceofbeingabletocommunicatewiththepeopleyoumeet.ManyofyournewfriendswillspeakEnglishandotherswillhaveEnglishasasecondlanguagE.WithoutEnglishyourfriendshipswillbelimitedasyoutravelaroundtheworlD.IfyouareinvolvedinbusinessitisimportanttobeabletocommunicateinEnglish.TheInternetworldtravelandmoderncommunicationsystemshavemadetheworldseemlikeamuchsmallerplacE.ThesedaysbusinesspeopleinteractwithcustomersandotherbusinesspeoplefromallovertheworlD.ThatmakesyourEnglishlanguageskillsmoreimportantthanever.TherearemanyEnglishlanguagecoursesthatmajorinbusinesscommunications.ImprovingyourEnglishskillsisoneofthebestthingsyoucouldeverdotoincreaseyourchancesofbusinesssuccess.66.WhatkindofpeopleisEnglishimportanttoaccordingtothepassage?A.Travelers.B.Teachers.C.Students.D.Languageexperts.67.WhichofthefollowingisthebestwaytolearnEnglishwell?A.TravelingaroundtheworldwithEnglish-speakers.B.TakingacourseinanEnglish-speakingcountry.C.LearningfromallkindsofbooksorDVDs.D.LearningontheInternetbyyourselves.68.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtheaimoflearningbasicEnglish?A.Tohavemoreopportunitiestocommunicatewithothers.B.Tounderstandthecustomsofyourdestination.C.Toavoidembarrassingmistakesonyourjourney.D.Toresearchthecausesofculturaldifferences.69.Whatisthemainideaofthethirdparagraph?A.Themoreyoupracticethemoreyouwilllearn.B.Doingbusinesshelpstoimproveyourcommunicationskills.C.Englishisimportantforanyonewhoisinvolvedinbusiness.D.TheInternethasmadetheworldbecomesmallerandsmaller.70.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_____.A.learningEnglishwellwillmakeyouachievegoalsmoreeasilyB.learningEnglishonlyaimsatachievingbusinesssuccessC.withoutlearningEnglishyourfriendshipswillbelimitedwhereveryouareD.youneedn’tlearnEnglishifyoudon’twanttotravel

Thefirstandbestofvictoriesisforamantoconquerhimself;tobeconqueredbyhimselfisofallthingsthemostshamefulsaysPlato.Self­controlisattherootofalltheadvantages.Letamangiveintohisimpulses冲动andfeelingsandfromthatmomenthegivesuphismoral道德上的freedom.AsingleangrywordhaslostmanyafrienD.WhenSocratesfoundinhimselfanytemperorangerhewouldcheckitbyspeakinglowinordertocontrolhimself.Ifyouareconsciousofbeingangrykeepyourmouthshutsothatyoucanholdbackrisinganger.Manyapersonhasdroppeddeadingreatanger.FitsofangerbringfitsofdiseasE.WhomthegodswoulddestroytheyfirstmakemadKeepcoolsaysGeorgeHerbertforfierceness狂怒makeserrorafault.Tobeangrywithaweakmanistoprovethatyouarenotstrongyourself.AngersaysPythagorasbringswithfolly愚蠢andendswithregret.Youmustmeasurethestrengthofamanbythepowerofthefeelingsheconquersnotbythepowerofthosewhichconquerhim.Self­controlisman'slastgreatestvictory.Ifamanlacksself­controlheseemstolackeverything.Withoutithecanhavenopatiencenopowertogovernhimself;hecanhavenoself­confidenceforhewillalwaysbecontrolledbyhisstrongestfeeling.Ifhelacksself­controltheverybackboneandnerveofcharacterarelackingalso.58.Whatdoesthereaderlearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.Thegreatestvictoryforamanistoconquereverythingexcepthimself.B.One'smoralfreedomisbasedonthecontrolofhimself.C.Tocontroloneselfisthemostdifficultinone'slifE.D.Ifapersonistoostubbornhewillfeelmostshameful.59.WhatisthecorrectinterpretationofWhomthegodswoulddestroytheyfirstmakemadA.Ifthegodswanttokillyoutheymakeyoucrazyfirst.B.Ifyoucannotcontrolyourselfyouwillbecomecrazy.C.IfyoualwaysloseyourtemperyouwillsoonbefinisheD.D.Ifyouaremadyouwillbepunishedbythegods.60.Ifamanlacksself­controlhelacksallofthefollowingEXCEPT________.A.theverybackboneandnerveofcharacterB.thepatienceandpowertocontrolhimselfC.self­confidenceD.strongfeelings

Haveyoueverbeentotheworld’ssmallestbookstore?TheWorld’sSmallestBookstorewhoseofficialnameisjustthesethreewordssitsquietlyabout100milesnortheastofToronto.Thebookstoreisabout10feetby10feetsoitiseasytoimaginehowtinyitreallyis.Thebookstoreisopen24hoursaday.Insidethebookstorearevariousbooksespeciallyliterarybooksandclassicauthors’works.SoifyouarelookingforsomethinglesspopularyoumaygetabitdisappointedtherE.Anotherspecialfeatureofthisbookstoreisthateachbookonlycoststhreedollars.Alltheexpensesarepaidonthehonorsystemwhichmeansbuyersshouldmakeanoteofwhatthey’veboughtandleavetheirmoneybythemselves.Sothetoolsofthetradeinthisbookstorearequitesimple:penspaperslightbulbsandalabel-maker.Inordertocatchpassers-by’sattentionthebillboards广告牌ofthebookstoreareseveraltimesbiggerthanthestoreitself.Withtheselargeeye-catchersmanypeoplearewillingtostopbyandhaveavisit.55.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.Theworld’ssmallestbookstorE.B.A.strangewayofsellingbooks.C.Thepopularbooksnowadays.D.ThepopularbookstoresintheworlD.56.Whencanyoubuyabookinthestore?A.Inthemorning.B.Intheafternoon.C.Atnight.D.Atanytimeoftheday57.Whichofthefollowingbooksmightyoumostprobablygetinthestore?A.BooksonpopularsciencE.B.Literarybooks.C.Theyearbookofauniversity.D.Booksoneconomiccontrol.58.Howcouldyoubuyabookfromthestore?A.Thesalesmanwillhelpyoufindthebook.B.Thesalesmanwillgetthemoneyforthebook.C.ChoosethebooksandleavethemoneytherE.D.PayonthenetandthengetthebooksinthestorE.59.Howdoesthestoreattractreaders’attention?A.ByputtingupahugebillboarD.B.BymakingadsonTV.C.BybroadcastingloudmusiC.D.Byhandingouradsinthestreet.

Americaisamobilesociety.FriendshipsbetweenAmericanscanbecloseandrealyetdisappearsoonifsituationschangE.Neithersidefeelshurtbythis.BothmayexchangeChristmasgreetingsforayearortwoperhapsafewlettersforawhile—thennomorE.Ifthesametwopeoplemeetagainbychanceevenyearslatertheypickupthefriendship.ThiscanbequitedifficultforusChinesetounderstandbecausefriendshipsbetweenusflowermoreslowlybutthenmaybecomelifelongfeelingsextending延伸sometimesdeeplyintobothfamilies.AmericansarereadytoreceiveusforeignersattheirhomessharetheirholidaysandtheirhomelifE.Theywillenjoywelcomingusandbepleasedifweaccepttheirhospitality好客easily.AnotherdifficultpointforusChinesetounderstandAmericansisthatalthoughtheyincludeuswarmlyintheirpersonaleverydaylivestheydon’tshowtheirpolitenesstousifitrequiresagreatdealoftimE.Thisisusuallytheoppositeofthepracticeinourcountrywherewemaybegenerouswithourtime.SometimesweashostswillappearatairportseveninthemiddleofthenighttomeetafrienD.Wemaytakedaysofftoactasguidestoourforeignfriends.TheAmericanshoweverexpresstheirwelcomeusuallyathomesbuttrulycannotmanagethetimetodoagreatdealwithavisitoroutsidetheirdailyroutinE.Theywillprobablyexpectustogetourselvesfromtheairporttoourownhotelbybus.AndtheyexpectthatwewillphonethemfromtherE.Oncewearriveattheirhomesthewelcomewillbefullwarmandreal.Wewillfindourselvestreatedhospitably.FortheAmericansitisoftenconsideredmorefriendlytoinviteafriendtotheirhomesthantogotorestaurantsexceptforpurelybusinessmatters.Soaccepttheirhospitalityathome!71.Thewriterofthispassagemustbe______.A.anAmericanB.aChineseC.aprofessorD.astudent72.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallyextenddeeplyintotheirfamilies.B.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallylastforalltheirlives.C.Americansalwaysshowtheirwarmtheveniftheyareverybusy.D.Americanswillcontinuetheirfriendshipsagainevenafteralongbreak.73.FromthelasttwoparagraphswecanlearnthatwhenwearriveinAmericatovisitanAmericanfriendwewillprobablybe______.A.warmlywelcomedattheairportB.offeredaridetohishomeC.treatedhospitablyathishomeD.treatedtodinnerinarestaurant74.TheunderlinedwordsgenerouswithourtimeinParagraph3probablymean______.A.strictwithtimeB.seriouswithtimeC.carefulwithtimeD.willingtospendtime75.A.suitabletitleforthispassagewouldprobablybe______.A.FriendshipsbetweenChineseB.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansC.Americans’hospitalityD.Americans’andChinese’sviewsoffriendships

56.WhydidtheBeauxArtsstyleattractAmericanentrepreneurs?A.Ithelpeddisplaytheirmoneystatus.B.Itwascreatedbyfamousarchitects.C.ItwasnamedafterafamousinstitutE.D.Itrepresentedthe19thcenturyurbanculturE.57.WhatisuniqueofSieMaticBeauxArts?A.Itsdesignsareanti-conventional.B.Itsdesignscomefromfamousstructures.C.Itscustomerscanenjoytheirowncomposition.D.Itscustomerscanchoosefromvariousnewstyles.

TheaverageAmericanchildspendsthreetofivehoursadaywatchingTV.In1961theaveragechildbegantowatchtelevisionatagethree;howevertodayitisninemonths.Yetmostparentsthinkthattelevisionhasabadinfluenceontheirchildren.Forexampleintheearly1970smyparentsbelievedthatmybadeyesightwastheresultofsittingtooclosetothescreenandtheythereforemademystayatleastsixfeetfromit.Todaymostpeoplehavenosuchworrybutmanynewridiculous荒谬的sayingshaveappeared:*TVmakeskidsstupiD.Manychildrenwatchmoreeducationalprogramswhentheyarepre-schoolers.Whentheygrowuptheycanreadmorebooksandhavemuchbetterideastosolvedifficultproblemsthanotherchildren.*TVmakeskidsviolent.TherealstoryisnotsosimplE.HundredsofstudiesshowthatwatchingviolenceonTVmakeschildrenmoreaggressive好斗的.Butastudyofover5000childrenalsofindsthatsomepositiveprogramsmakechildrenkinder.TheproblemisthatkidsareincreasinglywatchingshowswithviolenceinsteadofthosesuitablefortheiragE.*SittingaroundwatchingTVmakeskidsoverweight.Anexperimentfindsthatwhenchildrenwatchlesstelevisiontheydoloseextraweight;howeverreducingtheirtelevisiontimedoesnotmakethemmoreactivE.Therealproblemliesinsnacking吃零食awidespreadhabitforkidsandjunk-foodadvertisements.*TVhelpskidsgettosleep.TheoppositeistruE.Themoretelevisionchildrenwatchthemorelikelytheyaretohaveirregularsleepandnap小睡patterns.Allowingkidstowatchtelevisionispartoftheproblemnotthesolution.68.WhichoneistheadvantageofeducationalTVprograms?A.Theywillmakechildrensolvedifficultproblemsbetterthanothers.B.Theywillimprovechildren’sabilitytogetalongwithothers.C.TheyarelikelytomakechildrenmoreaggressivE.D.Theywillmakesureofchildren’ssuccessinthefuturE.69.WhyarechildrenspendingmuchtimewatchingTVlikelytobefat?A.WatchingTVmakeschildrenlazyandinactivE.B.ChildrenareattractedbythefoodadvertisementonTV.C.WatchingTVdoesn’tburnupasmuchfatasdoingsports.D.ChildrenliketosnackwhilewatchingTV.70.WhatinfluencedoeswatchingTVhaveonachild’ssleep?A.ChildrenarelikelytosleepdeeperafterwatchingTV.B.Children’ssleeptimewillbegreatlyreduceD.C.Itwillmakechildrenformabadhabitofsleeping.D.Itwillmakechildrensleepeasier.71.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?A.Toincreasepeople’sknowledgeofwatchingTV.B.TowarnparentsofthedisadvantagesofwatchingTV.C.ToexplainthebadinfluencesthatwatchingTVhasonchildren.D.Tocorrectparents’wrongideasoftelevision’seffectonchildren.

ThenumberofspeakersofEnglishinShakespeare’stimeisestimated估计tohavebeenaboutfivemillion.Todayitisestimatedthatsome260millionpeoplespeakitasanativelanguagemainlyintheUnitedStatesCanadaGreatBritainIrelandSouthAfricaAustraliaandNewZealanD.InadditiontothestandardvarietiesofEnglishfoundintheseareasthereareagreatmanyregionalandsocialvarietiesofthelanguageaswellasvarious各式各样的levelsofusagethatareemployedbothinitsspokenandwrittenforms.InfactitisimpossibletoestimatethenumberofpeopleintheworldwhohavegotanenoughworkingknowledgeofEnglishinadditiontotheirownlanguages.ThepurposeforEnglishlearningandthesituationsinwhichsuchlearningtakesplacearesovariousthatitisdifficulttoexplainandstillmoredifficulttojudgewhatformsenoughworkingknowledgeforeachsituation.ThemainreasonforthewidespreaddemandforEnglishisitspresent-dayimportanceasaworldlanguagE.Besidesservingtheindefinite无限的needsofitsnativespeakersEnglishisalanguageinwhichsomeofimportantworksinsciencetechnologyandotherfieldsarebeingproducedandnotalwaysbynativespeakers.Itiswidelyusedforsuchpurposesasmeteorological气象的andairportcommunicationsinternationalmeetingsandthespreadofinformationovertheradioandtelevisionnetworksofmanynations.ItisalanguageofwidercommunicationforanumberofdevelopingcountriesespeciallyformerBritishcolonies殖民.Manyofthesecountrieshavemultilingual多语言的populationsandneedalanguageforinternalcommunicationinsuchmattersasgovernmentcommerceindustrylawandeducationaswellasforinternationalcommunicationandforentrancetothescientificandtechnologicaldevelopmentsintheWest.66.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.EnglishasaWorldLanguageB.InternationalCommunicationsC.TheStandardVarietiesofEnglishD.TheDifficultiesofLearningEnglish67.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Some260millionpeopleintheworldhaveenoughworkingknowledgeofEnglish.B.Therearesome260millionnativespeakersofEnglishintheworlD.C.ItisalmostimpossibletoestimatethenumberofpeoplewithenoughworkingknowledgeofEnglish.D.PeoplelearnEnglishforavarietyofreasons.68.AccordingtothepassagewhatisthemainreasonforthewidespreaduseofEnglish?A.ItwaspopularduringShakespeare’stimE.B.ItisusedinformerBritishcolonies.C.Itservestheneedsofitsnativespeakers.D.Itisaworldlanguagethatisusedforinternationalcommunication.69.WhatformsanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglish?A.Theabilitytoreadanewspaper.B.Beingabletospeakseverallanguages.C.Itisdifficulttojudgebecauseitdiffersforeachsituation.D.Beinganativespeaker.70.WhattypeofdevelopingcountrieswouldbemostlikelytouseEnglish?A.ThosegeographicallyclosetotheUnitedStates.B.ThoseinterestedinthecultureoftheUnitedStates.C.FormercoloniesofGreatBritain.D.CountrieswhereinternationalconferencesarehelD.

PeopleintheUnitedStateshonortheirparentswithtwospecialdaysMother’sDayonthesecondSundayinMayandFather’sDayonthethirdSundayinJunE.Thesedaysaresetasidetoshowloveandrespectforparents.Theyraisetheirchildrenandeducatethemtoberesponsible有责任感的citizens.TheygiveloveandcarE.Thesetwodaysmakeusthinkaboutthechangingrolesofmothersandfathers.MoremothersnowworkoutsidethehomE.MorefathersmusthelpwithchildcarE.Thesetwospecialdaysarecelebratedinmanydifferentways.OnMother’sDaypeoplewearcarnations.A.redonesymbolizesalivingmother.AwhiteoneshowsthatthemotherisdeaD.Manypeopleattendreligiousservicestohonorparents.Itisalsoadaywhenpeoplewhoseparentsaredeadvisitthecemetery墓地.Onthesedaysfamiliesgettogetherathomeaswellasinrestaurants.TheyoftenhaveoutdoorbarbecuesforFather’sDay.Thesearedaysoffunandgoodfeelingsandmemories.Anothertraditionistogivecardsandgifts.Childrenmaketheminschool.Manypeoplemaketheirownpresents.Thesearevaluedmorethantheonesboughtinstores.Itisnotthevalueofthegiftthatisimportantbutitisthethoughtthatcounts.Greetingcardstoresfloristscandymakersbakeriestelephonecompaniesandotherstoresdoalotofbusinessduringtheseholidays.36.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonforchildrentoshowloveandrespectforparents?A.Parentsbringupchildren.B.Parentsgiveloveandcaretochildren.C.Parentseducatechildrentobegoodpersons.D.Parentspassawaybeforechildrengrowup.37.Whatdoyouthinkfloristsdo?A.Theysellflowers.B.TheymakeandsellbreaD.C.Theyofferenoughroomforhavingfamilyparties.D.TheysellspecialgiftsforMother’sDayandFather’sDay.38.Whichdoyouthinkisrightaboutcarnation?A.Ithasonlytwokindsofcolors.B.ItreferstothespecialclothespeoplewearonMother’sDayorFather’sDay.C.It’sakindofflowershowingloveandbestwishes.D.PeoplecanwearcarnationsonlyonthesecondSundayinMay.39.Whatdoyouknowfromthepassage?A.Mother’sDayandFather’sDayarebothinMay.B.Fewerwomenworkedoutsidethehomeinthepast.C.Notallthechildrenrespecttheirparents.D.FathersarenotasimportantasmothersathomE.40.OnMother’sDayandFather’sDay.A.peopleusuallyhavefamilypartiesB.everyonegoestovisitthecemeteryC.childrenalwaysgotoparents’homeD.hand-madecardsarethemostvaluablegifts

AFull-TimeSchoolCalledLifeYouareenrolledinafull-timeschoolcalledlife.Eachdayinthisschoolyouwillhavetheopportunitytolearnlessons.Youmaylikethelessonsorhatethembutyouhavedesignedthemaspartofyourcurriculum.Whyareyouhere?Whatisyourpurpose?HumanshavesoughttodiscoverthemeaningoflifeforaverylongtimE.Whatweandourancestorshavetooverlookhoweveristhatthereisnoanswer.Themeaningoflifeisdifferentforeveryindividual.Eachpersonhashisorherownpurposeanddistinctpathuniqueandseparatefromanyoneelse’s.AsyoutravelyourlifepathyouwillbepresentedwithnumerouslessonsthatyouwillneedtolearninordertofulfillthatpurposE.Thelessonsyouarepresentedwitharespecifictoyou;learningtheselessonsisthekeytodiscoveringandfulfillingthemeaningandconnectionofyourownlifE.Asyoutravelthroughyourlifetimeyoumayencounterchallenginglessonsthatothersdon’thavetofacewhileothersspendyearsstrugglingwithchallengesthatyoudon’tneedtodealwith.YoumayneverknowwhyyouareblessedwithawonderfulmarriagewhileyourfriendssufferthroughbitterargumentsandpainfuldivorcesjustasyoucannotbesurewhyyoustrugglefinanciallywhileyourpeersenjoyabundancE.Theonlythingyoucancountonforcertainisthatyouwillbepresentedwithallthelessonsthatyouspecificallyneedtolearn;whetheryouchoosetolearnthemornotisentirelyuptoyou.Thechallengeherethereforeistokeepyourselfupwithyourownuniquepathbylearningindividuallessons.Thisisoneofthemostdifficultchallengesyouwillbefacedwithinyourlifetimeassometimesyourpathwillberadicallydifferentfromothers.Butrememberdon’tcompareyourpathtothepeople’saroundyouandfocusonthedisparitybetweentheirlessonsandyours.Youneedtorememberthatyouwillonlybefacedwithlessonsthatyouarecapableoflearningandarespecifictoyourowngrowth.Oursenseoffairnessistheexpectationofequity—theassumptionthatallthingsareequalandthatjusticewillalwaysprevail.Lifeisnotinfactfairandyoumayindeedhaveamoredifficultliftpaththanothersaroundyoudeservedornot.Everyone’scircumstancesareuniqueandeveryoneneedstohandlehisorherowncircumstancesdifferently.Ifyouwanttomovetowardcalmyouwillberequiredtomoveoutofthecomparingyourselfwithothersratherthanappreciatingyourownspecialuniqueness.Youmissoutonlearningyourindividuallessonsbydistractingyourselffromfeelingsofbitternessandanger.26.Accordingtothepassagehowcanthemeaningofyourlifeberealized?A.Havingthesameopinionsasothers.B.Takingthedistinctpathfromothers.C.Learningthelessonspresentedtoyou.D.Doingthedifferentthingsfromothers.27.Fromthepassageweknow_______.A.everyonehashisowntracktofollowB.thesamethingusuallyhappenstothepeersC.apainfuldivorcemustlieinfinancialproblemsD.awealthymanmusthaveawonderfulmarriage28.Inyourlifetimethelessonsyouarefacedwith_______.A.arebeyondyourpowerB.keepyoufromgrowthC.limityourdevelopmentD.helpyouwithyoursuccess29.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Allthingsareequalandjusticewillalwaysprevail.B.Youshouldlearntoappreciateyourspecificuniqueness.C.Onehastofixhismindonunfairnessofcircumstances.D.Theteachershavedesignedthelessonsaspartofyourcurriculuminthelifeschool.30.Lifeiscalledafull-timeschoolbecause_______.A.itisfullofalllessonstolearnB.youhaveplentyoftimetolearnlessonsC.youmeetwithspecificlessonseverydayD.therearesomanysubjectsforyoutochoose

AGuidetotheUniversityFoodTheTWUCafeteriaisopen7amto8pm.Itservessnacksdrinksicecreambarsandmeals.YoucanpaywithcashoryourIDcards.YoucanaddmealmoneytoyourIDcardsattheFrontDesk.Evenifyoudonotbuyyourfoodinthecafeteriayoucanusethetablestoeatyourlunchtohavemeetingsandtostudy.IfyouareoncampusintheeveningorlatatnightyoucanbuysnacksfastfoodanddrinksintheLowerCafélocatedinthebottomleveloftheGouglasCentrE.ThisareaisoftenusedforentertainmentsuchasconcertsgamesorTVwatching.RelaxationTheGlobelocatedinthebottomlevelofMcMillanHallisavailableforrelaxingstudyingcookingandeating.Monthlyactivitiesareheldhereforallinternationalstudents.Hoursare10amto10pmclosedonSundays.HealthLocatedonthetopfloorofDouglasHalltheWellnessCentreiscommittedtophysicalemotionalandsocialhealth.A.doctorandnurseisavailableifyouhavehealthquestionsorneedimmediatemedicalhelporpersonaladvicE.ThecostofthisisincludedinyourmedicalinsurancE.HoursareMondaytoFriday9amtonoonand1;00to4;30pm.AcademicSupportAllstudentshaveaccesstotheWritingCentreontheupperfloorofDouglasHall.Herequalifiedvolunteerswillworkwithyouonwrittenworkgrammarvocabularyandotheracademicskills.Youcansignupforanappointmentonthesign-upsheetoutsidethedoortwo30–minuteappointmentsperweekmaximum.ThisserviceisfreE.TransportationTheTWUExpressisashuttleservicE.TheshuttletransportsstudentsbetweencampusandtheshoppingcentreleavingfromtheMattsonCentrE.Operationhoursarebetween8amand3pm.Saturdaysonly.Roundtripfareis$1.36.WhatcanyoudointheTWUCafeteria?A.DohomeworkandwatchTVB.BuydrinksandenjoyconcertsC.havemealsandmeetwithfriendsD.AddmoneytoyourIDandplaychess37.Whereandwhencanyoucookyourownfood?A.TheGlobeFridayB.TheLowerCaféSundayC.TheTWUCafeteriaFridayD.TheMcMillanHallSunday.38.TheGuidetellsusthattheWellnessCentre_________.A.isopensixdaysaweekB.offersservicesfreeofchargeC.trainsstudentsinmedicalcareD.givesadviceonmentalhealth39.HowcanyouseekhelpfromtheWritingCentre?A.ByapplyingonlineB.BycallingthecentreC.Byfillinginasign-upformD.Bygoingtothecentredirectly40.WhatisthefunctionofTWUExpress?A.Tocarrystudentstothelecturehalls.B.ToprovidestudentswithcampustoursC.TotakestudentstotheMattsonCentrE.D.Totransportstudentstoandfromthestores.

Today's20-somethingsareoftencalledmillennials.Theygrewuparoundthetimeofthemillennium千年intheyear2000Aretheseadults?Thelawsaysyes.Butsocietieshavetheirexpectationsforwhatbeinganadultmeans.Somesaytoday's20-sometbingsarehavingadelayedadulthooD.Thetermboomerangkidsmeansyoungpeopleleavetheirparents'housebutlikeaboomerangthrownthroughtheairlaterreturn.ResearchpsychologistJeffreyArnettsaysthesetermssuggestmanyAmericansarefrustratedwith20-somethings.HesaysAmericansshouldconsiderthepositiveaspects.Theyusuallyhavevariousschoolandworkexperiencesortheymight.trylivingindifferentcitiesorcountries.CheryssaJensenCheryssaJensenmightagreE.Shesayssheexpectedtogetmarriedrightaftercollegeandtofindajobnearherparents.InsteadshetraveledthewesternpartoftheU.S.wenttoadozendifferentcitiestherE.HerjobalsotookhertoTaiwanSwedenandDenmark.Afterayearoftravelingshewasnotsurewhattodo.Somewordswerenaggingatmesaying'Whatelsewhatelsecanyoudowhatelsecanyoudowhileyoureyoung?JuliaShawJuliaShawis28justayearolderthanCheryssabutverydifferentinthewayshehaslivedherlifesofar.AftercollegeJuliabeganhercareerasawriter.SheandherhusbandhavestayedinWashingtonandhavelivedthereforthelasttwoyears.JuliasaysmanypeoplearesurprisedthatsheismarriedandsettledinoneplacE.ButshebelievessheismorefreethanmanyotherpeopleofhergenerationandshesaysmarriagehasmadeherlifemorestablE.ThoughtheirstoriesaredifferentJuliaandCheryssastillhavesomethingsincommon.BothsaytheirfamiliesareproudofthemBothsaytheydonotfeelpressuredbysocietytofollowaparticularpath.Andbothsaytheyarehappywiththeirdecisions.JuliaShawandCheryssaJensenhavesomethingelseincommon.Theyhavenotmadeahigh-payingcareertheirfirstpriority.InsteadmostinthesurveysaidthemostimportantthingstothemarebeinggoodparentshavingasuccessfulmarriageandhelpingotherpeoplE.56.WhichofthefollowingtermsisNOTusedtodescribetoday's20-somethings?A.Themillennials.B.Thelostgeneration.C.Theboomerangkids.D.Thedelayedadults.57.WhatdoweknowaboutCheryssaJensen?A.Sheistwenty-sevenyearsolD.B.Shetravelledaroundonlyforfun.C.Shefoundajobnearherparents.D.Shegotmarriedright.aftercollegE.58.Whatdotheunderlinedwordsnaggingatmean?A.troublingB.delightingC.encouragingD.disappointing59.WhatcanbeinferredaboutJuliaShaw?A.ShewassurprisedatherearlymarriagE.B.SheisboredwithherstablelifeC.SheissatisfiedwithherpresentlifE.D.ShegetsgreatpressurefromhermarriagE.60.InwhataspectareCheryssaJensenandJuliaShawsimilar?A.Theirfamiliestakeprideinthem.B.Theybitterlyregrettheirdecisions.C.Theyfollowthesameworkpatterns.D.Theylikehigh-payingcareermost.

InOctober2010IleftmyhometownandfamilyinVirginiaandmovedtoIowasoIcouldbecoachedbyLiangChow.I'dbeendreamingofanOlympicgoldmedalsinceIwaseight—butgraduallythatdreamseemedlikeamillionmilesaway.OnJanuary22012whileMomwasvisitingmeinIowaItoldherIdon'tlikegymnasticsanymorE.Iwanttotrydancingorbecomeasinger.IcangetajobinVirginiA.IjustwanttocomehomE.Mom'seyesnarrowedandherexpressionturnedtostonE.You'rebreakingmyheartBrieshesaiD.You'vebeendoinggymnasticsfortenyearsandnowyouwanttoquit?Haveyoulostyourmind?Ihadn'tlostmymindbutIhadlostmyfirE.It'sanentirelydifferentthingtopushtowardthatdreamwhenyoufeelalonE.I'mnottryingtobreakyourheartMomIsaiD.Ijustdon'twanttodoitanymorE.IknowyoumisshomE.Butyou'vesignedacontractthatsaysyouwillrepresentyourcountrytothebestofyourability.You'vegotaresponsibilitytoyourteammates.Andnowyoujustwanttowalkaway?IwillnotletyoubedishonorablE.Ifyoudon'tlikegymnasticsthenattheveryleastyouwillfinishtheseason.ThenextafternoonasIdraggedmyselfintoChow'sgymIthoughtoftheeffortsMomhadmadeinordertopayformytraining.Ithoughtofmytwosisters:AriellewhogaveupballroomdancingandJoyellewhostoppediceskatingsothatoursinglemomcouldaffordtokeepmeingymnastics.Fornowhere'swhatyouneedtoknow:Exactly210daysbeforeIeverattemptedmyfirstvault跳跃intheLondonSummerOlympicsmyleapoffaithcamethisclosetoendinginacrashofdisaster.26.Theauthorwantedtogiveupgymnasticsbecause_____.A.shethoughtshelovedmusicmoreB.shewasovercomewithhomesicknessC.anOlympicgoldwasbeyondherreachD.thetrainingfortheOlympicswastoohard27.Howdidtheauthor'smotherfeelonhearingherwords?A.Heart-broken.B.SympathetiC.C.Helpless.D.Calm.28.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor_____.A.wasbornintoanathleticfamilyB.realizedherOlympicdreamC.changedhermindintheendD.hadabadchildhood29.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.dreamcometrueB.MyleapoffaithC.MymotherD.A.quitter30.Whowillbeinterestedinthepassage?A.A.medicalstudentwhowillgraduatefromuniversity.B.A.healthcareprofessionalwhowillgivealectureoncancer.C.A.marketingprofessionalwhoislookingforcustomers.D.A.gymnasticplayerwhowantstogiveupcompetition.

TheideaaboutthephoenixgoesbacktoAncientEgyptwherewefindthephoenixdescribedasahandsomeeagle-likebirdwithpart-goldenpart-redplumagethatspentmostofitslifeintheArabiandeserts.ItwasrarelyseenandaccordingtooneversionofthestoryonlyappearedinEgyptonceeveryfivehundredyearswhenitflewtoHeliopoliscityofthesunanddeliberatelyburntitselftoashesbysettlingonthealtar祭坛flamethere!HoweveritseemsitdidnotreallydiebecausefromthosesameashesayoungfullyformedphoenixwasbornandflewawayapparentlybacktoArabiA.Itisprettyobviousthatnoonehaseverseenorwillseealivingphoenix.TheinterestingthingisthatwecanfindcertainclueswhichmayexplainoneaspectoftheEgyptians’ideA.Itmaysoundunbelievablebutsomebirdsareapparentlyquitecharmedbyflamesandsmallfiresespeciallymembersofthecrowfamily.Onezoologistactuallyprovedthisbysettingfiretosomestrawneartoatame驯养的rook.Farfrombecomingnervousandbackingawaythebirddeliberatelystoodovertheflameswithraisedandvibratingwings.Itdidn’tgetburntbuttheimageitpresentedbyitsstrangebehaviorwasalmostexactlylikethatshowninillustrationsofthemythicalphoenix!Whybirdsshouldoccasionallybehaveinthisstrangewayisnotclear.Oneideaisthattheycarefullyusetheheatoftheflamestorelievetheannoyancecausedbytheirfeathermites虱whichallbirdshavE.WhateverthereasonitisquitepossiblethattheAncientEgyptianssawbirdsbehavinginthiswayfromtimetotimeanduseditasthebasisoftheirphoenixmythaddingfancifuldetailswhichcloselylinkedittotheirworshipofthesunandtheirbeliefinresurrection.NowadaysthephoenixismuchlessimportanttousthanitwastotheEgyptians.Butthelogoofmodernfireinsurancecompanieswhichemploythephoenixasoneoftheirsymbolsrefersthatinonesensetheideaofitremains.56.Accordingtothepassagethephoenix______________.A.isahandsomeandeagle-likebirdlivinginArabB.usedtobeseenwhentheEgyptiansheldreligiousactivitieswww.k@s@5@u.comC.hasneverreallyexistedintheworldD.isthekingofallkindsofbirds57.Thereasonwhybirdsstandaboveflamesisprobablythat_____________.A.thephoenixusedtodosoB.theymaygetridofthemitesC.theywanttoburntheirfeatherD.theycanheatthemselves58.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTcorrect?A.TheancientEgyptiansworshipedthephoenix.B.ThescientistshavediscoveredwhybirdsareattractedbyfirE.C.Themodernpeoplestillfavortheideaofthephoenix.D.Themythicaltalesaboutthephoenixwerebasedonfacts.59.Whichofthefollowingisclosesttoresurrectioninthe3rdparagraph?A.livingforeverB.offeringwarmthC.comingbacktolifeD.stayinghealthy60.Whatdoesthephoenixprobablymeaninthelogoofafireinsurancecompany?A.OurcompanycanprotectyoufrombeingharmedbyfirE.B.Ifyourpropertyisdestroyedbyfirewewillhelpyoubuilditupagain.C.Ourcompanywillalwaysbeenergeticandwealthy.D.Ifneededwewillsaveyouattheriskoflosinglives.

Chinaisalandofbicycles.Atleastitwasbackin1992whenItraveledthecountry.BacktheneveryoneseemedtoberidingabicyclE.Millionsofthemallblack.CarswererarE.YetsincemyarrivalinBeijinglastyearI’vefoundtheoppositeistruE.Therearemillionsofcars.HoweverpeoplestillusetheirbicyclestogetarounD.Formanyit’stheeasiestandcheapestwaytotraveltoday.Bicyclesalsocomeindifferentcolors---sivlergreenredblueyellowwhateveryouwant.It’sfunwatchingpeoplebiking.Theyrushquicklythroughcrossroadsmoveskillfullythroughtrafficandrideevenonsidewalks人行道.Bicyclesallowpeoplethefreedomtomoveaboutthatcarsjustcan’tprovidE.EagertobepartofthisaspectofChinesecultureIdecidedtobuyabicyclE.Greatweatheraccompaniedmygreatbuy.IimmediatelyjumpeduponmybicycleseatandstartedhomE.Myfirstridehomewasorderly守秩序的.TobesafeIstayedwithapackofbikerswhilecarsonthestreetscamerunningswiftlyoutofnowhereattimes.Ididn’twanttogethit.SoItooktheridecarefully.Crossingthestreetswasthebiggestproblem.ItwasalotlikecrossingamajorhighwaybackintheUnitedStates.Thestreetsherewerewidesocrossingtooktimeskillandalittlebitofluck.IfinallymadeithomE.Thefeelingonthebicyclewasamazing.Theairhittingmyfaceandgoingthroughmyhairwaswonderful.IwassittingontopoftheworldasIpassedbyplacesandpeoplE.BikingmademefeelalivE.68.AccordingtotheauthorwhyarebicyclesstillpopularinChinatoday?A.BecausetheyaretraditionalandsafE.B.BecausetheyareconvenientandinexpensivE.C.BecausetheyarecolorfulandavailablE.D.Becausetheyarefastandenvironmentfriendly.69.Theauthordecidedtobuyabicyclebecauseheintended______________.A.torideitforfunB.touseitfortransportC.toexperiencelocalskillsD.toimprovehisridingskills70.Howdidtheauthorfeelabouthisstreetcrossing?A.Itwasboring.B.Itwasdifficult.C.Itwaslively.D.Itwaswonderful.

ItisadreadfulthingtobepoorafortnightbeforeChristmassaidClorindawiththemournfulsighofseventeenyears.AuntEmmysmileD.AuntEmmywassixtyandspentthehoursshedidn'tspendinabedonasofaorinawheelchair;butAuntEmmywasneverheardtosigh.ThegiftswhichmoneycanpurchasearenottheonlyoneswecangivesaidAuntEmmygentlynorthebesteither.OhIknowit'snicertogivesomethingofyourownworkagreedClorindabutmaterialsforfancyworkcosttoo.Thatkindofgiftisjustasmuchoutofthequestionformeasanyother.ThatwasnotwhatImeantsaidAuntEmmy.Whatdidyoumeanthen?askedClorindalookingpuzzleD.AuntEmmysmileD.SupposeyouthinkoutmymeaningforyourselfshesaiD.ThatwouldbebetterthanifIexplainedit.BesidesIdon'tthinkIcouldexplainit.Takethebeautifullineofabeautifulpoemtohelpyouinyourthinkingout:'ThegiftwithoutthegiverisbarE.I'dputittheotherwayandsay'ThegiverwithoutthegiftisbaresaidClorindA.Thatismypredicament窘境exactly.WellIhopebynextChristmasI'llnotbequitebankrupt.I'mgoingintoMr.Callender'sstoredownatMurraybridgeinFebruary.Hehasofferedmetheplaceyouknow.Won'tyourauntmissyouterribly?saidAuntEmmygravely.IthinkshewouldratherhaveyourcompanionshipthanapartofyoursalaryClorindasaidAuntEmmy.Butofcourseyoumustdecideforyourselfdear.WellImustsaybye-byeandrunhomE.ClorindalivedjustacrosstheroadfromAuntEmmyinatinywhitehousebehindsomehugewillows.ButAuntMarylivedtheretoo--theonlyrelativeClorindahadforAuntEmmywasn'treallyherauntatall.ClorindahadalwayslivedwithAuntMaryeversinceshecouldremember.ClorindapuzzledoverAuntEmmy'smeaningfordays.Thenallatonceitcametoher.OnChristmasDayClorindawentovertoAuntEmmy's.AuntEmmywaslyingonthesofabeforethefireandClorindasatdownbesideher.I'vecometotellyouallaboutitshesaiD.AuntEmmyIthoughtfordaysoveryourmeaning...AndthenoneeveningitjustcametomE.AtfirstIdidn'tthinkIcouldgivesomeofthemandthenIthoughthowselfishIwas.IwouldhavebeenwillingtopayanyamountofmoneyforgiftsifIhadhaditbutIwasn'twillingtopaywhatIhaD.IgotoverthatthoughAuntEmmy.NowI'mgoingtotellyouwhatIdidgivE.FirsttherewasoldAuntKitty.YouknowshewasmynursewhenIwasababy.SheisalwaysgladwhenIgotoseeherbutI'venevergoneexceptwhenIcouldn'thelpit.Sheisverydeafandratherdullandstupidyouknow.WellIgaveherawholeday.ItookmyknittingyesterdayandsatwithherthewholetimeandjusttalkedandtalkeD.Shewassopleasedandproud;shetoldmewhenIcameawaythatshehadn'thadsuchanicetimeforyears.Thentherewas...FlorencE.YouknowAuntEmmywewerealwaysintimatefriendsuntillastyear.ThenFlorenceoncetoldRoseWatsonsomethingIhadtoldherinconfidence.IfounditoutandIwassohurt.Icouldn'tforgiveFlorenceandItoldherplainlyIcouldneverbearealfriendtoheragain.FlorencefeltbadlybecauseshereallydidlovemeandsheaskedmetoforgiveherbutitseemedasifIcouldn't.WellAuntEmmythatwasmyChristmasgifttoher...myforgiveness.IgaveAuntMaryhergiftthismorning.ItoldherIwasn'tgoingtoMurraybridgethatIjustmeanttostayhomewithher.Shewassoglad--andI'mgladtoonowthatI'vedecidedso.YourgiftshavebeenrealgiftsClorindasaidAuntEmmy.Somethingofyou--thebestofyou--wentintoeachofthem.Ididn'tforgetyouAuntEmmyshesaidassheunpinnedthepaper.Therewasarosebush.AuntEmmylovedflowers.Sheputherfingerunderoneoftherosesandkissedit.It'sassweetasyourselfdearchildshesaidtenderly.Anditwillbeajoytomeallthroughthelonelywinterdays.You'vefoundoutthebestmeaningofChristmasgivinghaven'tyoudear?YesthankstoyouAuntEmmysaidClorindasoftly.55.ClorindafeltanxiousbeforeChristmasbecause___________.A.ShehadtoleaveAuntMaryB.Shedidn’tknowwhatkindofChristmasgiftssheshouldbuyC.ShehadnotenoughmoneytobuyChristmasgiftsD.Shehadnotimetomakeaproperdecision56.WhichofthefollowingsentencescanbestexplainthelineThegiftwithoutthegiverisbarE.A.A.giftisvaluedbythemindofthegiver.B.Forgivenessisagiftforthegiverandthereceiver.C.Youcannotbuyloveorrespectwithexpensivegifts.D.Thinktwicebeforeyougivegiftstosomebody57.WhatisthegiftthatClorindagavetooldAuntKitty?A.PassionB.SympathyC.KindnessD.Company58.Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseinconfidencemean?A.respectfullyB.confidentlyC.secretlyD.willingly59.WhichtwowordscanbestdescribeAuntEmmy?A.cuteandjoyfulB.kind-heartedandemotionalC.optimisticandwiseD.gentleandtimid羞怯的60.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitle?A.A.SpecialChristmasB.Clorinda’sGiftsC.AuntEmmyD.Clorinda’sChoice

TherearepopularprogrammesabouttheworkofthepoliceonTV.Peoplelikethembecausetheyareinterestinganduseful.InLondonthereisaTVprogrammecalledPoliceFive.Ittakesfiveminutesaweek.A.TVreportertalksaboutcrimes犯罪inLondon.Heaskspeopleforhelpbecausethepolicestationneedstheirhelp.TheTVreportershowspictureoflostpaintinglostcarsandotherlostthingsduringtheweek.Sometimesheshowsthepictureofthecarthatthethieves贼droveaway.WhenpeopleseethepictureofsuchthingsonTVtheymayremembersomethingsothattheymaytellthepolicewhereorwhentheysawthem.Withtheirhelpthepolicemaycatchmorethieves.SometimesthepolicefindacarorsomethingexpensivethathaseverbeenlosttheTVreportershowsthemonTV.Thentheownersmayseethemandtheycangetthemback.56.PoliceFiveis_______.A.nameofaTVreporter.B.timeofaTVprogrammeC.thenameofaTVprogrammeD.apolicestation.57.PoliceFiveisshown_________.A.everyweekB.onceaweekC.fiveminutesadayD.fivetimesaweek58.Thisprogrammeisabout___________.A.aTVreporterB.paintingC.carsD.crimes59.Thepolice_______bythisprogrammE.A.letpeopleunderstandthemB.askforpeople’shelpC.letpeopleknowwhatwaslostD.letpeoplefeelinteresting

Manywomenwritetomeperplexed困惑的aboutwhytheycan'tformclosefriendships.Theytrynewapproachesputthemselvesinalltherightplacesseetherapistsandreadrelevantself­helpbooks.Theyconsiderthemselvesinterestingloyalkindandfriend­worthypeoplE.Butforreasonsunknowntothemtheyhaveatoughtimeformingintimaterelationships.ManyadmittonothavingevenoneclosefrienD.ArecentstudypublishedintheJournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychologyofferssomecluesastohowbothnaturepersonalityandnurtureexperienceimpactourfriendships.ResearchersattheUniversityofVirginiaandUniversityofTorontoMississaugastudiedmorethan7000Americanadultsbetweentheagesof20and75overaperiodoftenyearslookingatthenumberoftimestheseadultsmovedduringchildhooD.Theirstudylikeprioronesshowedalinkbetweenresidentialmobilityandadultwell­being:Themoretimesparticipantsmovedaschildrenthepoorerthequalityoftheiradultsocialrelationships.Butdiggingdeepertheresearchersfoundthatpersonality—specificallybeingintroverted内向的orextroverted外向的—couldeitherintensifyorbuffer缓冲theeffectofmovingtoanewtownorneighborhoodduringchildhooD.Thenegativeimpactofmoremovesduringchildhoodwasfargreaterforintrovertscomparedtoextroverts.Movingalotmakesitdifficultforpeopletomaintainlong­termcloserelationshipsstatedDr.ShigehiroOishithefirstauthorofthestudyinapressreleasefromtheAmericanPsychologicalAssociationThismightnotbeaseriousproblemforoutgoingpeoplewhocanmakefriendsquicklyandeasily.Lessoutgoingpeoplehaveahardertimemakingnewfriends.Familiesoftenhavetorelocate­acrosstownacrossthecountryoracrosstheglobE.Yetinmanycasestheirkidsandyoungadolescentshaven'tyetbuiltupabankoffriendships.Sotheconventionalwisdomistotrytominimizemovesforthesakeofyourchildwheneverpossibleandtomoveattheendoftheacademicyear.1.Thepassageiswrittenmainlyto________.A.offeradvicetowomenonhowtoformintimaterelationshipsB.explainhownatureandnurtureimpactourfriendshipsC.explainhowmovesduringchildhoodaffectchildrenD.tellushowtohelpchildrenmakefriends2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothesecondparagraph?A.Peoplewhomovedlessduringchildhoodhavebettersocialrelationships.B.ThemorepeoplemovedduringchildhoodthemorefriendstheyhavE.C.Themorepeoplemovedduringchildhoodthebettertheyadjusttosociety.D.Thereisnolinkbetweenresidentialmobilityandadultwell­being.3.Inorderforchildrentomaintainlongtermcloserelationshipsparents________.A.shouldnotrelocatetheirhomesB.shouldrelocatetheirhomeswithinthetownC.hadbettermoveattheendofschoolyearD.hadbettermovewhentheirchildrencouldn'tbuildupabankoffriendships4.Welearnfromthefourthparagraphthatmovesduringchildhood________.A.haveabiggerimpactonanintrovertedpersoncomparedtoextrovertsB.havenoimpactonanoutgoingpersonC.areabigproblemforbothintrovertsandextrovertsD.helpchildrenbetteradapttonewenvironment5.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A.ourfriendshipsaremainlyaffectedbyournurtureB.wecanmovewhenchildrenhavemadealotoffriendsC.theimpactofmoveswilldisappearwhenonereachesadulthoodD.thereissomewaytominimizetheimpactofmovesduringchildhoodonchildren

Globalwarmingcouldmakehumansshorterwarnscientistswhoclaimtohavefoundevidencethatitcausedtheworld'sfirsthorsestoshrink收缩nearly50millionyearsago.InfactateamfromtheuniversitiesofFloridaandNebraskasaysithasfoundalinkbetweentheEarthheatingupandthesizeofmammals–horsesinthiscasE.Thescientistsusedfossilstofollowtheevolutionofhorsesfromtheirearliestappearance56millionyearsago.Astemperaturewentuptheirsizewentdownandviceversa反之亦然;AtonepointtheywereassmallasahousecatsaidDrJonathanBlochcurator博物馆长oftheFloridaMuseumofNaturalHistorywhichwasquotedbytheDailyMailassaying.Thescientistssaythatthecurrentwarmingcouldhavethesameeffectonmammalsandcouldevenmakehumanssmaller.Horsesstartedoutsmallaboutthesizeofasmalldog.What'ssurprisingisthataftertheyfirstappearedtheythenbecameevensmallerandthendramaticallyincreasedinsizeandthatexactlycorrespondstotheglobalwarmingeventfollowedbycoolingIthadbeenknownthatmammalsweresmallduringthattimeandthatitwaswarmbutwehadn'trealizedthattemperaturespecificallywasdrivingtheevolutionofbodysizeDrBlochsaidintheSciencejournal.【小题1】.Howdidscientistsfindoutthehorses’earliestappearancemillionsofyearsago?A.searchingthedataonthenetB.sortingthroughthepicturesofancienttimesC.usingfossilstofollowtheevolutionD.analyzingtherelatedimages【小题2】.Whatcanweinferformthepassage?A.AstemperatureswentuphorsesdramaticallyincreasedinsizeB.Thetemperaturehasnoeffectonmammals’evolutionC.Astemperatureswentuphorses’sizewentdownD.Inhistoryitusedtobewarmatearlytimesfollowedbyacertainperiodofsharplycoolingdown.【小题3】.Whichisthemostclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedwordsmostprobablymean_______.A.reacttoB.becontradictorytoC.beconsistentwithD.differfrom【小题4】.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.GlobalwarmingistodisappearB.ThetemperatureonearthistodecreaseC.GlobalwarmingmakeshumanshorterD.Mammalsaredyingout.

London’snewestskyscraper摩天大楼iscalledtheShardanditcostabout430millionpoundstobuilD.Ataheightofalmost310metresitisthetallestbuildinginEuropE.TheShardhascompletelychangedtheappearanceofLondon.Howevernoteveryonethinksthatitisachangeforthebetter.TheShardwasdesignedbythefamousItalianarchitectRenzoPiano.WhenhebegandesigningtheShardforLondonPianowantedaverytallbuildingthatlookedlikeaspire尖顶.Hewantedtheglasssurfacestoreflecttheskyandthecity.Thesidesofthebuildingaren’tregular.SothebuildinghasanunusualshapE.Itlookslikeaverythinsharppieceofbrokenglass.Andthatishowthebuildinggotthename:theSharD.PianosaysthatthespireshapeoftheShardispartofagreatLondontradition.TheshaperemindshimofthespiresofthechurchesofLondonorthetallmasts桅杆oftheshipsthatwereonceontheriverThames.TheShardhas87floors.Atthetopthereisanobservatory.Atthemomentthebuildingisemptybuteventuallytherewillbeafive-starhotel.Therewillalsobetopqualityrestaurantsapartmentsandoffices.Beforebuildingworkbeganalotofpeopledidn’twanttheShardthoughtheplanswereapproveD.NowtheyarestillunhappyabouttheSharD.SomecriticssaythatsuchatallskyscrapermightbegoodinacitylikeNewYorkbutnotinLondon.TheysaythatthebestthingabouttheShardisitsspireshapE.Butthatistheonlything.Thereisnodecorationonlyflatsurfaces.TheEgyptiansdidthat4500yearsago.TheyalsothinktheShardistoobigforLondon.Itdestroysthebeautyofthecity.Othercriticsdon’tlikewhattheShardseemstorepresent.TheysaythattheShardshowshowLondonisbecomingmoreunequal.Onlyveryrichpeoplecanaffordtobuytheexpensiveprivateapartmentsandstayinthehotel.ButthepeoplewholiveneartheShardareamongthepoorestinLondon.SotheShardseemsasymbolofthedivisioninsocietybetweentheveryrichandthepoor.TheShardnowdominatestheLondonskylinE.ItisnotcertainhoweverthatordinaryLondoncitizenswilleveracceptitasavaluableadditiontothecity.55.London’snewestskyscraperiscalledtheShardbecauseof______.A.itscostB.itssizeC.itsshapeD.itsheight56.WhenhedesignedtheShardPianowanteditto______.A.changeLondon’sskylineB.inheritLondon’straditionC.imitatetheEgyptianstyleD.attractpotentialvisitors57.ThecriticswhorefertosocialdivisionthinktheShard______.A.isonlypreferredbytherichB.isintendedforwealthypeopleC.isfarawayfromthepoorareaD.ispopularonlywithLondoners58.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheShard:CheersandClapsB.TheShard:WorkofaGreatArchitectC.TheShard:NewSymbolofLondon?D.TheShard:A.ChangefortheBetter?

OnOctober231990DavidPologrutoahighschoolphysicsteacherwasstabbed刺byhissmartstudentJasonHaffizullA.JasongotstraightA’sandwasdeterminedtostudymedicineatHarvardyetthiswashisdownfall.HisphysicsteachergaveJasonaBamarkJasonbelievedwouldundermine损害hisentrancetoHarvarD.AfterreceivinghisBJasontookabutcherknifetoschoolandstabbedhisphysicsteacher.HowcansomeoneassmartasJasondosomethingsodumb?StudiesshowthereislittleornocorrelationbetweenIQandemotionalintelligencE.DuringmyearlyuniversityyearsIregardedmyselfasanintelligentguy.Igotgoodmarksinmathematicsphysicsandothersubjects.IthoughtsuchskillswouldsurelygivemeabrightfuturE.AfteroneyearofstudywithdecentmarksIbegantoseetwomajorclassesofstudents.Thefirstcategoryofstudentsturneduptofewlecturespartiedeveryweekendenjoyedagreatsociallifeanddidminimalworktopasscourses.Thesecondcategoryofstudentswereintelligentandhardworkerswhogotgoodgradesandwereveryfocusedontheirstudies.Surelywouldtheseintelligentandhard-workingstudentsfindthegreatjobsbeforetheotherlazierclassofstudents?Notso.Studentsareoftenshockedupongraduationthattheirqualificationsarenotasimportantastheyoncethought.Graduatesentertheworkforceonlytorealizethatco-workershatethemandlessintelligentpeoplearetheonesreceivingpromotions.Educationalskillsareuselessinsomeindustrieswheninterpersonalskillsareabsent.Youcanhavegreatideastheoriesandsolvecomplexproblemsbutifyoucannoteffectivelycommunicateinapersuasiveandexcitingmannerbyrelatingtoyourfellowhumansyouwillfaceanuphillbattleinwhateverchallengesyouencounter.It’snotthatpeopledislikeyoubecauseofyourintelligence;it’sthatpeopledislikeyoubecauseyou’rerudeandnotunderstanding.Theintelligentpersonwithpoorcommunicationskillsisinsensitiveorunawareofothers’emotions.60.JasonHaffizullastabbedhisphysicsteacherbecause.A.hewasunfairlytreatedbyhisteacherB.hewasdisappointedwithhisdownfallC.hewasnotsmartenoughatstudiesD.hegotaworsemarkthanusual61.Wecaninferfromthethirdparagraphthattheauthorinhisearlyuniversityyears.A.didn’tthinkcommunicationskillswereasimportantasintelligenceB.didn’tworkhardC.belongedtothefirstcategoryofstudentsD.couldkeepabalancebetweensociallifeandstudies62.Intelligentpeoplearehatedbecause.A.theycansolvemorecomplexproblemsB.theycan’tsettlethechallengestheymeetC.theyareenviedfortheirintelligenceD.theyarenotunderstandingenough63.Whatcanmakepeoplesucceedatworkaccordingtothelastparagraph?A.Educationalskills.B.Communicationskills.C.Goodmanners.D.Awarenessofpeople’semotions.

Inanationwithaone-childfamilyplanningpolicyit’sunderstandableforparentstoworryoverwhethertheyarepettingtheirchildren.Arethechildrentrulyasfragileassometimesmadeouttobe?TheconcernhasbeenbroughtintofocuswiththepopularityofahitrealityTVseriesHunanTV’sDad!WhereAreWeGoing?andZhejiangTV’sFirstTimeInLife.Inbothchildrenasyoungasthreehavebecomenewpublicfigures.IntheshowFirstTimeInLifechildrenchosenfromordinaryfamiliesaregivensmalltaskstocompletebythemselvestheongoingDad!showcentersonfivecelebrityfathersandtheirchildrenwhoareforcedtoliveasimplelifeinruralareasfaroutsidetheircomfortzonE.Regardlessoftheirfamilybackgroundthechildren’sreactionstonewenvironmentshavestruckthepubliC.InoneepisodeofDad!thefive-year-olddaughterofformerOlympicdivingchampionTianLiangcriesandhidesbehindherfatherwhentheyarriveataruralvillagE.InanepisodeoftheotherseriesayounggirlinTianjinbreaksdownintoatearfulfitafterbeingaskedbyherfathertogooutalonetobuyeggsandapancakE.Intheeyesofsomeobserversthesekidsshownosenseofindependenceandthereasonisputdowntoparentswhoareoverlysheltering.ButtelevisionviewersandparentswereheartenedwhenthesobbingTianjingirlfinallywipedawayhertearsasshereturnedholdingthepancakE.InthecaseofTian’sdaughtersheeventuallybegantotakecareofheryoungercompanionsandlearnedtoseekhelpfrompeopleshedidn’tknow.ThefatheroftheTianjingirlfeltdelightfullyshockedandsaiD.Sheusedtohavetobeaccompaniedbyhermotherorgrandmother.Nowshehasthecouragetodoitallbyherself.Theshowshaveledmanyparentstochangehowtheyraisetheirchildren.ShanghaimotherLiangJingsaidshewouldtrytogivesometrainingtohershysonaskinghimtotidyuphistoys.LinYiaparentingexpertinBeijingsaidgivingkidsachancetodothingsforthemselveshelpstoraisetheirsenseofachievementwhichcarriesbenefitsthroughouttheirlives.66.Thechildreninthetwoprogramsaredifferentin.A.familybackgroundB.agegroupC.personalityD.popularity67.Whatattractstheaudience’seyesintheprograms?A.Whatthekids’familybackgroundislikE.B.Howchildrenreacttonewenvironments.C.Wherechildren’srealcomfortzoneis.D.Whythosechildrenareindependent.68.WhatisTianLiang’sdaughterexpectedtodointheshow?A.GoouttobuysomethingalonE.B.Hideinasafeplacetoavoidadanger.C.Makefriendswithstrangeadults.D.Liveinaruralvillagewithherfather.69.Itcanbeinferredfromtheunderlinewordsdelightfullyshockedthat.A.fatherismoreimportantthanmotherinafamilyB.parentsshouldprovideasafeenvironmentC.childrendeserveachancetobeindependentD.thechildrenareasfragileasparentsexpected70.Theshowsareboundtoraiseawaveofdiscussionabout.A.protectinggoodtraditionsB.thesocialsafetyC.approachestoparentingD.theinfluenceofTVprogrammes

BaliisatinyislandthattodayispartofIndonesiA.ItisaprettyislandthathasmanymountainsandapleasantclimatE.ThepeopleofBaliwerehappyandgayandhadapeacefullifE.Theywerenotallowedtofight.AtonetimetherehadbeenterriblewarsinBali.Thenthepeopledecideditwaswrongtofightorhavewars.Theymaderulestokeepapartthosewhowantedtofight.Baliwasdividedintosevensmallkingdoms.ThelandaroundeachkingdomwaskeptemptyandnoonelivedtherE.Sincethekingdomsdidnotsharethesamebordersthepeoplecouldnotfightoverthem.InBalievenchildrenwerenotallowedtofight.Iftwochildrenstartedafightoveratoysomeonewouldseparatethem.Whentwoboysarguedtheywouldagreenottospeaktoeachother.Sometimestheydidnottalktogetherformonths.Thisgavetheboysachancetoforgettheiranger.Familieswhowereangrywitheachotheralsopromisednottospeak.Theirpromisewaswrittendownandthewholevillageknewaboutit.Iftheybroketheirpromisetheyhadtooffergiftstotheirgods.41.WhatdoyouthinkisthebestcustominBali?A.Theyenjoyapeacefulwayoflifeandthinkitwrongtofightandhavewars.B.Thechildrenwerenotallowedtofight.C.ThechildrenwerenotallowedtoarguE.D.Familieswhowereangrywitheachotheralsopromisednottospeak.42.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.BaliisaprettymountainousislandthathasadelightfulclimatE.B.ItwassaidthattherehadbeenterriblewarsinBaliatonetimE.C.BaliwaspartofIndonesiadividedintosevensmallkingdoms.D.SomekingdomsinBalisharedthesameborders.43.Fromthispassagewelearnthat..A.Baliisaplacewherepeoplelivewithangerhatesandquarrels.B.peoplelivinginBaliliveapeacefulandhappylifeC.iftwochildrenfoughtinBalitheywouldneverspeaktoeachotherD.iftheybroketheirpromisetheyhadtomakeanapologytoeachother44.Whichisthebesttitleofthetext?A.TheHappyPeopleonBaliIslanD.B.BaliaBeautifulIslandC.TheGoodCustomonBaliIslanD.D.BaliIslandanAttractivePlacE.

Arainforestisanareacoveredbytalltreeswiththetotalhighrainfallspreadingquiteequallythroughtheyearandthetemperaturerarelydippingbelowl6℃.RainforestshaveagreateffectontheworldenvironmentbecausetheycantakeinheatfromthesunandadjusttheclimatE.WithouttheforestcovertheseareaswouldreflectmoreheatintotheatmospherewarmingtherestoftheworlD.LosingtherainforestsmayalsoinfluencewindandrainfallpatternspotentiallycausingcertainnaturaldisastersallovertheworlD.Inthepasthundredyearshumanshavebegundestroyingrainforestsinsearchofthreemajorresources资源landforcropswoodforpaperandotherproductslandforraisingfarmanimals.ThisactionaffectstheenvironmentasawholE.Forexamplealotofcarbondioxide二氧化碳intheaircomesfromburningtherainforests.Peopleobviouslyhaveaneedfortheresourceswegainfromcuttingtreesbutwewillsuffermuchmorethanwewillbenefit.Therearetwomainreasonsforthis.Firstlywhenpeoplecutdowntreesgenerallytheycanonlyusethelandforayearortwo.Secondlycuttinglargesectionsofrainforestsmayprovideagoodsupplyofwoodrightnowbutinthelongrunitactuallyreducestheworld’swoodsupply.Rainforestsareoftencalledtheworld’sdrugstorE.Morethan25％ofthemedicinesweusetodaycomefromplantsinrainforests.Howeverfewerthanl％ofrainforestplantshavebeenexaminedfortheirmedicalvaluE.Itisextremelylikelythatourbestchancetocurediseasesliessomewhereintheworld’sshrinkingrainforests.21.Whatdoesthewordthisunderlinedinthethirdparagraphreferto?A.Wewilllosemuchmorethanwecangain.B.Humanshavebegundestroyingrainforests.C.Peoplehaveastrongdesireforresources.D.Muchcarbondioxidecomesfromburningrainforests.22.ItcanbeinferredfromthetextthatA.wecangetenoughresourceswithoutrainforestsB.thereisgreatmedicinepotentialinrainforestsC.wewillgrowfewerkindsofcropsinthegainedlandD.thelevelofannualrainfallaffectswindpatterns23.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A.HowtoSaveRainforestsB.HowtoProtectNatureC.RainforestsandtheEnvironmentD.RainforestsandMedicalDevelopment

Beachesarenotonlygreatforlyingonanddoingwatersportsandinfactoneofthebestwaysofenjoyingthemisaclassicbeachwalk.HereatiWantSun.Co.Ukwe’vebeensearchingtheglobetofindyoutheworld’sbestandmostgloriousbeachwalksandhere’sourpickofthetop.TheFootpathoftheGodsAmalfiCoastItalyThenamesaysitallreallyandyoutrulydofeeluptheretowalkingalongthiswonderfulmountaincoastalpathwhichofferssomeofthemoststrikingviewsontheplanet.ThepathbeginsattownofBomeranotocharmingPositanoalongtheUNESCOWorldHeritageareaoftheAmalfiCoast.Thewholewalkwilltakeyouapproximatelyfourandahalfhourstocompleteandpassovernarrowrockypathspastsheercliffsandshiningbluebays.Sydney’sGreatCoastalWalkAustraliaSydney’scoastlineisoneofthemostbeautifulanddiverseintheworlD.HereyouhavenationalparkshistoricsitessteepcliffssparklingbeachesandquietbaysallinoneplacE.Sydney’sGreatWalkrunsallthewayfromBarrenjoeyinthenorthtoRoyalNationalParkinthesouthandtakesanincrediblesevendaystocompletE.Howeverifyou’renotuptodoingthefullwalkthentherearemanydifferentpartsofthewalkthatyoucandorightinthecity.Walkingfromthecity’sfamousBondiBeachtothesweepingcurveofBronteBeachtakesjustanhourwhichtakesinsometopscenery.GreatOceanWalkAustraliaTheGreatOceanWalkstretches104kmalongVictoria’sfamousGreatOceanRoadlocatedonthesoutherncoastofAustraliafromtheresorttownApolloBaytothemagnificentTwelveApostles.TheTwelveApostlesarethearea’sfamousstonelandmarkswhichstandoutlikegiantsfromtheseA.Thewalkpassesthrougharangeoflandscapesandsightsfromnationalparksfamoussurfingspotsanddesertedbeachestowildcoastlinescascadingwaterfallslushforestshistoriclighthousesandghostlyshipwrecks.Daywalksandshorterthree-hourwalkssuchastheWreckBeachWalkortheLighthouseCemeteryandLookoutWalkcanalsobeenjoyeD.Sonexttimewhenyou’relookingforabeachholidaydon’tjustthinkabouttheresortsandthesandbutconsideramoreactivesunholidaydiscoveringsomeofthebestbeachintheworlD.61.Theauthorintendstotellus____________.A.theworld’sbestplacesforbeachwalksB.thewonderfulbeachesintheworldC.theidealtourismresortforhealthD.thebeautifulbeachesinAustralia62.WhenyouarriveattheAmalfiCoast_______________.A.youmustbefedupwiththefootpathB.youwillbefascinatedbythesceneryC.youcanstartwalkingfromPositanoD.youmaybetrappedinnarrowrockypaths63.WhatisthedistinctcharacteristicofSydney’sGreatCoastalWalk?A.IttakesaboutmorethanfivehourstocompletE.B.ItstartsfromRoyalNationalParkinthesouth.C.Itprovidesvisitorsavarietyofgreatlandscapes.D.ItreallyhasthelongestcoastlineintheworlD.64.Accordingtothefourthparagraphwecanknowthat__________________.A.ApolloBayisattheendoftheGreatOceanWalkB.theTwelveApostlesexistsbelowthesurfaceoftheseaC.theWreckBeachWalkcanalsogivevisitorspleasureD.mostvisitorscanfinishthe104kmwalkinthreehours65.Wherecanweprobablyreadthepassage?A.OnatravelmagazineB.OnahandbookfortouristsC.InatourismwebsiteD.Inaforeigntravelagent

PeopleintheUnitedStateshonortheirparentswith2specialdays:Mother’sDayonthesecondSundayinMayandFather’sDayonthe3rdSundayinJunE.Thesedaysaretoshowloveandrespectforparents.Theyraisetheirchildrenandeducatethemtoberesponsiblecitizens.TheygiveloveandcarE.Thesetwodaysofferanopportunitytothinkaboutthechangingrolesofmothersandfathers.MoremothersnowworkoutsidethehomeandmorefathersmusthelpwithchildcarE.Thesetwospecialdaysarecelebratedinmanydifferentways.Onmother’sDaypeoplewearcarnations.A.redonesymbolizesalivingmother.A.whiteoneshowsthatthemotherisdeaD.Manypeopleattendreligiousservicestohonorparents.It’salsoadaywhenpeoplewhoseparentsaredeadvisitthecemeterygrave.Onthesedaysfamiliesgettogetherathomeaswellasinrestaurants.TheyoftenhaveoutdoorbarbecueforFather’sDay.Thesearedaysoffunandgoodfeelingsandmemories.Anothertraditionistogivecardsandgifts.Childrenmaketheminschool.Manypeoplemaketheirownpresents.Thesearemorevaluedthanthoseboughtinstores.It’snotthevalueofthegiftthatisimportantbutthethoughtthatcounts.Greetingcardstoresfloristscandymakersbakersphonecompaniesandotherstoresdolotsofbusinessduringtheseholidays.41.WhichisNOTareasonforchildrentoshowloveandrespectforparents?A.Parentsbringupchildren.B.Parentsgiveloveandcaretochildren.C.Parentseducatechildrentobegoodpersons.D.Parentspassawaybeforechildrengrowup.42.Whatdoyouknowfromthepassage?A.BothfestivalsareinMay.B.Fewerwomenworkedoutsidethehomeinthepast.C.Notallthechildrenrespecttheirparents.D.FathersarenotasimportantasmothersathomE.43.Whichdoyouknowaboutcarnation?A.Itonlyhastwokindsofcolor.B.ItreferstothespecialclothespeoplewearonMother’sDay.C.It’sakindofflowershowingloveandbestwishes.D.PeoplecanwearthemonlyonthesecondSundayinMay.44.OnMother’sDayandFather’sDay___________.A.peoplesometimeshavefamilypartiesB.everyonegoestothecemeteryC.childrenalwaysgotoparents’homeD.hand-madecardsarethemostvaluablegifts.45.Whatdoyouthinkfloristsdo?A.Theysellflowers.B.Theymakebreadorpastry.C.Theyofferenoughroomforhavingfamilyparties.D.TheysellspecialclothesforMother’sDayandFather’sDay.

Canyouthinkofasentencethatthewordandappearsfivetimeswithoutanywordsinbetween?Thereisoneattheendofthisstory.TherewasonceaninnwhichwascalledTheHorseandCart.Ithadasignoutsideitandtherewasapictureofahorseandacartonit.ButthesignwasgettingoldsotheowneroftheinndecidedtohaveanewonemadE.HetoapainterandaskedhimtopaintoneandtowriteTheHorseandCartonitinlargeletters.Afewdayslaterhewenttoseehowthepainterwasgettingon.Helikedthepictureofthehorseandcartverymuchbuthedidnotlikethewritingatall.HesaidtothepainterNono!There'stoomuchroombetweenHORSEandANDandANDandCART!67.Aninnisa____.A.asmallhouseB.akindofcoloredliquidthatcanbeusedforwritingC.asmallhorseD.asmallhotelorplacewhereonecanstay68.Therewasa____outsidetheinn.A.blackboardB.cartC.painterD.sign69.Theowneroftheinndecidedto____.A.sellhisinnB.callapaintertopaintanewsignC.topainthisinnD.buyanewsign70.Theowneroftheinnthought____.A.thelettersonthesignwereseparatedtoowidelyB.thelettersonthesignwerepoorlywrittenC.therewerelessspacebetweenthelettersonthesignD.thelettersonthesignweretoolarge

PeopleintheUnitedStateshonortheirparentswithtwospecialdays:Mother'sDayonthesecondSundayinMayandFather'sDayonthethirdSundayinJunE.Thesedaysaresetasidetoshowloveandrespectforparents.Theyraisetheirchildrenandeducatethemtoberesponsiblecitizens.TheygiveloveandcarE.Thesetwodaysmakeusthinkaboutthechangingrolesofmothersandfathers.MoremothersnowworkoutsidethehomE.MorefathersmusthelpwithchildcarE.Thesetwospecialdaysarecelebratedinmanydifferentways.OnMother'sDaypeoplewearcarnations康乃馨.A.redonesymbolizesalivingmother.A.whiteoneshowsthatthemotherisdeaD.Manypeopleattendreligiousservicestohonorparents.Itisalsoadaywhenpeoplewhoseparentsaredeadvisitthecemetery墓地.Onthesedaysfamiliesgettogetherathomeaswellasinrestaurants.TheyoftenhaveoutdoorbarbecuesforFather'sDay.Thesearedaysoffunandgoodfeelingsandmemories.Anothertraditionistogivecardsandgifts.Childrenmaketheminschool.Manypeoplemaketheirownpresents.Thesearevaluedmorethantheonesboughtinstores.Itisnotthevalueofthegiftthatisimportantbutitisthethoughtthatcounts.Greetingcardstoresfloristscandymakersbakeriestelephonecompaniesandotherstoresdoalotofbusinessduringtheseholidays.41.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonforchildrentoshowloveandrespectforparents?A.Parentsbringupchildren.B.Parentsgiveloveandcaretochildren.C.Parentseducatechildrentobegoodpersons.D.Parentspassawaybeforechildrengrowup.42.Whatdoyouthinkfloristsdo?A.Theysellflowers.B.TheymakeandsellbreaD.C.Theyofferenoughroomforhavingfamilyparties.D.TheysellspecialgiftsforMother'sDayandFather'sDay.43.Whichdoyouthinkisrightaboutcarnation?A.Ithasonlytwokindsofcolors.B.ItreferstothespecialclothespeoplewearonMother'sDayorFather'sDay.C.It'sakindofflowershowingloveandbestwishes.D.PeoplecanwearcarnationsonlyonthesecondSundayinMay.

A.PrepareforRainyDaysB.WatchYourSpendingC.GetAggressiveD.StartSavingE.SettheGoalF.SaveMoreStepstoRetireaMillionaireHavingamillion-dollarportfolioisaretirementdreamformanypeoplE.Makingthatdreamcometruerequiressomeseriouseffort.WhilesuccessisneverasurethingthestepsoutlinedbelowwillgoalongwaytowardhelpingyouachieveyourobjectivE.81.Vacationscarkidsandalloflife'sotherexpensestakeabigchunkoutofyourpaycheck.Tomaximizeyoursavingsyouneedtominimizeyourexpenses.Buyingahomeyoucanaffordandlivingalifestylethatisbelowyourmeansandnotfundedbycreditcardsareallnecessitiesifyouwanttoboostyoursavings.82.Ifyoudon'tsaveyou'llneverreachyourgoal.AsobviousasthismightseemsfartoomanypeopleneverevenstarttosavE.Ifyouremployeroffersa401kplanenrollingintheplanisagreatwaytoputyoursavingsonautopilot.Simplysignupfortheplanandcontributionswillbeautomaticallytakenoutofyourpaycheckincreasingyoursavingsanddecreasingyourimmediatetaxliability.Ifyouremployerofferstomatchyourcontributionsuptoacertainpercentagebesuretocontributeenoughtogetthefullmatch.It'slikegettingaguaranteedreturnonyourinvestment.Findingthecashtostashmaybeachallengeparticularlywhenyou'reyoungbutdon'tletthatstopyoufrompursuingfutureriches.83.Studieshaveshownthatthemajorityofthereturnsgeneratedbyaninvestmentaredictatedbytheasset-allocationdecision.Ifyouarelookingtogrowyourwealthovertimefixed-incomeinvestmentsaren'tlikelytogetthejobdoneandinflationcantakeabigchunkoutofyoursavings.Investinginequitiesentailsmoreriskbutisalsostatisticallylikelytoleadtogreaterreturns.Formanyofusit'sariskwehavetotakeifwanttoseeourwealthgrow.Asset-allocationstrategiescanhelpyoulearnhowtomakepickingtherightmixofsecuritiesthecoreofyourinvestingstrategy.84.Partoflong-termplanninginvolvesacceptingtheideathatsetbackswilloccur.Ifyouarenotpreparedthesesetbackscanputastoptoyoursavingsefforts.Whileyoucan'tavoidallofthebumpsintheroadyoucanprepareinadvancetomitigatethedamagetheycando.85.Yourincomeshouldriseastimepasses.You'llgetraisesyou'llchangejobsandmaybeyou'llgetmarriedandbecomeatwo-incomefamily.EverytimemorecashcomesintoyourpocketyoushouldincreasetheamountthatyousavE.Thekeytoreachingyourgoalasquicklyaspossibleistosaveasmuchasyoucan.

Aspellingmistakeonasignoutsideastateprimaryschoolhadmebangingmyheadindespair—butdon’tbepanickedintothinkingstateeducationisfundamentallydisableD.There’sanoticeonourlocalparkgatemadebyalocalstateprimaryschoolpupilsaying:thereisknowthingslikethepoofairy.Whatagoodidea—acampaigntoencouragethedog-ownersamongustopickuptheirdog’swaste!Andwhatanattractiveandeye-catchingposter!ButKNOWpoofairy?whydidn’ttheteachercheckthespellingbeforetheposterwascompletedanddisplayedbeforethepublic?Didn’the/sherealizethatnotonlyisbadspellingaworrybutevenworse—thisisthesortofthingthatcouldeasilybringjoytoMr.Gove’sheartbecauseitseemstoprovehimright—ordinarystateschoolsbadandacademiesgooD.Andthecountrymaytakehispropaganda宣传seriously.Showthepanickingparentsonebadspellingfromanon-academyschoolsuggestingthatit’sfilledwithwildandunqualifiedstaffandthey’llbescaredthattheirchildrenwillcomeoutwalkingonallfoursandmustbemarchedstraightintoanacademy—andinstitutionfullofexamresultsandundemocraticmanagement.Don’tfallforitparents.Likethousandsofteachersinstateschoolsandlocalauthoritiesyoucancareaboutchildren’seducationandstandardsofliteracyyoucanevenloveLatinwithoutsinginguptotheGovebrigade队列.Justbecausehehashadaninsightintoourterrorsandrecognizedourdreamsitdoesmeanthathejustknowshowtotakeusinandwhatworksinhisfavor.That‘knowpoo’teacherhasscoredanowngoalsaysFieldingandyou’reinadilemmaherE.You’recaughtbetweenyourenthusiasmforaccurategrammarandyourwell-meaningsocialresponsibilitiesEvenFieldingdoesn’tgetit.Youcanhavethetwothingtogether—highstandardsincomprehensives.WedonotneedacademiC.Youcanmanageit!53.Knowinthepostershouldprobablybespelledas________.A.noB.nowC.newD.nor54.WhoisMr.Goveinthepassage?A.A.pupil’sfatherconcernedabouteducation.B.A.teacherofastateprimaryschool.C.Anadvocateforacademy.D.Anenthusiastofliteracy.55.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattheauthor________.A.felthopelessatthestateprimaryeducationB.triedtodefendthespellingmistakesintheposterC.thoughthighlyofacademy’seducationalstandardD.wasopposedtoMr.Gove’smisleadingpropagandA.56.Whatistheauthor’stunetowardsstateprimaryeducation?A.NegativeB.CooperativeC.EncouragingD.Praiseful

TheChinese-bornAmericanarchitectIeohMingPeiisoneofthemostcreativearchitectsofourtimes.Hehasincorporatedbotheasternandwesternideasintohisdesigns.IeohMingPeiwasborninGuangzhouChinaonApril261917.Hisfatherwasafamousbanker.In1935attheageof17hecametotheUnitedStatestostudyarchitectureatMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.In1942heenteredtheHarvardGraduateSchoolofDesign.In1964JacquelineKennedyselectedPeitodesigntheKennedylibrary.Afterthathebecamewell-knownallovertheworlD.PeoplenameditoneoftheTenBestBuildingsintheUnitedStates.In1968PeistartedworkontheEastWingoftheNationalGalleryofArtinWashingtonD.C.Overonemillionpeoplevisitedthebuildingduringitsfirst50daysinexistencE.FollowingtheEastWingprojectPei'sfamehascontinuedtogrowwidely.In1983FrenchPresidentcommissioned委任PeitohelpmaketheLouvremoremodern.TenyearslaterthecompletionofPei’sglasspyramidattheLouvrecreatedanewhistoriclandmarkforParis.Peidescribeditasthegreatestchallengeandgreatestaccomplishmentofmycareer.AtFragrantHilla300-roomhotelintheChinesecapitalPeihasattemptedtobringtohisnativeChinahisoften-quotedthirdwayofmakingbuildings.AvoidingbothacompletecopyingoftraditionalChinesemotifs特色aswellasthemodernismoftheWestPeihasmanagedatFragrantHilltomakeoneofhismosteloquent有说服力的statements.Peihasdesignednearly50projectsintheUnitedStatesandabroaD.Abouthalfoftheseprojectshavewonmajorawards.PeihasbeenawardedthehighesthonorsfromnationsovertheworlD.In1990PeiwasawardedtheMedalofFreedombyPresidentGeorgeBushforhiscontributionstoworldpeaceandservicetotheUSgovernment.47.WhichistherightorderoftheeventsofIeohMingPei?A.PeistartedworkontheEastWingoftheNationalGalleryofArtinWashingtonDC.B.IeohMingPeienteredtheHarvardGraduateSchoolofDesign.C.ThecompletionofPei’sglasspyramidattheLouvrecreatedanewhistoriclandmarkforParis.D.IeohMingPeiwasselectedtodesigntheKennedylibrary.E.IeohMingPeiwasborninGuangzhou.f.PeiwasawardedtheMedalofFreedombyPresidentGeorgeBush.g.IeohMingPeicametoMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.h.FrenchPresidentcommissionedPeitohelpmaketheLouvremoremodern.A.e-g-d-b-a-h-c-fB.e-g-b-d-a-h-f-cC.e-g-b-d-h-a-c-fD.e-g-b-d-a-h-c-f48.Itwas________thatIeohMingPeibecameworld-famous.A.afterhedesignedtheKennedylibraryB.afterhedesignedEastWingoftheNationalGalleryofArtinWashingtonDCC.afterthecompletionofPei’sglasspyramidattheLouvreD.afterhedesignedtheFragrantHill49.__________isanexcellentbuildingthatshowsboththetraditionalChinesemotifsandthemodernismoftheWest.A.TheEastWingoftheNationalGalleryofArtB.Pei’sglasspyramidattheLouvreC.FragrantHillD.Kennedylibrary50.Wecaninferthatabout_________ofIeohMingPei’sprojectshavewonmajorawards.A.50B.25C.15D.35

Googlehasbeencollectingtonsofdataaboutsmartphoneusagearoundtheworld.Herearesomeofthemostsurprisingandinterestingfacts:AndroidismostpopularinJapanwith55%ofrespondents调查对象usingitcomparedwith39%foriOS.AndroidisalsonumberoneinafewothercountriesincludingNewZealand41%theUS40%andChina38%.iOSisfarthestaheadinSwitzerlandwith52%usagevs23%forAndroid.OthercountrieswhereiOSisfaraheadincludeAustralia49%vs25%AndroidCanada45%vs23%Androidand23%BlackberryandFrance43%vs25%Android.InEgyptWindowsMobileisfarmorepopularthaniOS.13%ofsurveyrespondentsusetheMicrosoftsmartphoneplatformbehindSymbian19%andAndroid14%.iOSisveryfardownat4%.MobilesocialnetworkingisbiggestinMexicoandArgentinawhere74%and73%ofusersvisitasocialnetworkdaily.Butmobile-socialisweakinJapanwhere34%ofusersnevervisitasocialnetworkontheirphoneandthisfigurerisesto41%inBrazil.WatchingvideoismostpopularinSaudiArabiawith59%ofrespondentsdoingitdaily.NumbertwoisEgyptwith41%.Chineseusersshopfromtheirphones.59%ofChineseusersdothiscomparedwithonly41%insecond-placeEgypt.Chineseusersalsolovetowritereviews.41%ofthemwriteareviewofalocalbusinessafterlookingitupontheirsmartphone.NumbertwoJapanisfarbehindwithonly24%ofrespondentsdoingthis.54.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheusageofthesmartphoneoperatingsystemsinEgypt?A.WindowsMobile＞iOS＞Symbian＞AndroidB.Android＞WindowsMobile＞iOS＞SymbianC.iOS＞Android＞Symbian＞WindowsMobileD.Symbian＞Android＞WindowsMobile＞iOS55.Inwhichofthefollowingcountriesismobilesocialnetworkingleastpopular?A.Brazil.B.Japan.C.Mexico.D.Argentina.56.Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanwemostprobablyreadthepassage?A.Health.B.Environment.C.Technology.D.Entertainment.

Intoday’sInternetageonlinegamescanbeachangefromthepressureofschoolandwork.Howevertheycanalsocauseproblemsandunhealthyaddictions.ThisismostclearlyseenintheexampleofSouthKoreA.Thiscountryhastheworld’shighestpercentageofhigh–speedInternetservices.Ithasalsoahighnumberofgameplayerswhoareaddictedtoonlinegames.In2004ayoungmandiedafterplayingonlinegamesalmostnonstopfor86hours.A.12–year–oldboystole$16000fromhisfathertocontinueonlinegameswhichhecouldnotgetawayfrom.SuchproblemsarespreadingtootherpartsofAsiaaswell.In2005itwasreportedthatabout80percentofChina’s13.8milliononlinegameplayerswereunder25.AndmanyoftheseweresaidtobeaddicteD.SuchnumberspointtowardagrowingproblemamongChineseyouth.Dr.Sue–HueiChenapsychologistdiscoveredsomesignsofat–riskpeoplE.Suchpeopleoftengoonlinetoescapefromtheirproblems.Andtheyusuallyhavenofriendshiporgoodsocialskills.Theyfeeltheneedtospendmoreandmoretimeonlinesotheymaybeabsentfromschoolorfamily.Andtheybecomeupsetifanyonetriestolimittheironlinegameplaying.56.Thepassageismainlyabout__________.A.onlinegamesB.problemscausedbyonlinegamesC.computerproblemsinAsiaD.problemscausedbyyoungpeople57.Inthepassagethewritertellsusafactthat________.A.SouthKoreahasalargenumberofInternetschoolsB.MoreandmoreyoungmenarestealingmoneyforonlinegamesC.China’sonlinegameplayersareallundertheageof25D.OnlinegameaddictionisaverycommonprobleminSouthKorea58.AfterreadingthepassageweknowthatinChina________.A.manyyoungpeopleareplayingonlinegamesforfunB.manyyoungpeoplearegettingaddictedtoonlinegamesC.onlythoseunder25liketoplayonlinegamesforlongperiodsD.80percentoftheChinesedependononlinegamestogetrelaxed59.Accordingtothepassage___aremorelikelytobecomeaddictedtoonlinegames.A.peoplewithunsolvedproblemsandfewfriendsB.peoplewellknowninthefieldofcomputergamesC.peopleundergreatpressurefromschoolandwork.D.peoplewho’dliketotakeariskincomputergames

WhiletravellingtoNewcastleintheUKtovisitrelativesIarrivedinLondontofindmyplanetransfernorthtoNewcastlehadbeencancelledduetodeterioratingweatherconditions.Theairlinewashelpful--offeringmeachoicebetweenanightinahotelorasix-hourbusfidetomydestination.WithnoindicationastowhetheraflighttoNewcastlewouldhappeninthenexttwodaysIchosethebusridE.IstoredallmybaggageintheluggagecompartmentofthebusthinkingIwouldnotneedanythingonthejourney.TheyoungladysittingbesidemecouldseehowtiredIwasandaskedmeifanyonewouldbemeetingmeonmyarrival.Irealisedthatthadleftmycellphoneinmybagandhadnowaytocontactmyrelatives.TheywouldbewaitingformeattheairportaboutfivehoursbeforethebusgottoNewcastlenotknowingwhathadhappeneD.WithouthesitationtheyoungladyofferedmetheuseofhercellphonE.WhenthebusmadeareststopsheaskedmeifIwasgettingout.IrepliedthatIwouldn’tasIstillhadsandalsonandbarefeetweren’tidealforthecoldweatherWhenshegotbackonshe’dboughtmesometeaandapacketofsweetstoeat.WhenweeventuallyarrivedinNewcastlethewomancheckedthatsomeonewastheretomeetmE.IaskedhertowaitamomentwhileIgotmypursetorepayherbutwhenIlookedupshehadgorE.Iwasunabletoevenverballythankher.1.Welearnfromthepassagethat____________.A.theauthorhadlittlemoneytobuytheairticketfromLondontoNewcastleB.theauthorprobablyflewtoLondonfromawarmplaceC.theauthor’srelativesmissedmeetingherinLondonD.theauthor’scellphonewasn’tfunctioninginBritain2.Whichofthefollowinginformationisofgreatimportancetotheauthor’srelatives?A.Whytheflightwascalledoff.B.WhytheflightwasdelayeD.C.Wheretheauthorwasputup.D.WhentheauthorwouldarrivE.3.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A.Britishpeoplealwayssufferfromterribleweatherinwinter.B.Britishpeopleareusuallyhelpful.C.Theauthorwaskindofcareless.D.TheauthorwasgratefultotheairlinE.

Lookingforsomeinspirationorideasforyourcreativestories?Tostartwithsomewritersdescribewinterbyusingtheirfivesensesortheirimagination.Otherswriteontheirfavouritewinteractivities.Whateveryouchoosetowriteaboutworkingonawinterstorycanalwayshelptoimproveyourwritingskills.Nowreadthefollowingstoryandseeifithelpsgetridofanyicywritingblockyou'vebeenstrugglingwith.Beepbeep.Beep­beep:thealarmclockrang.SlowlyIgotoutofwarmbeddownontothewoodenfloorwhichthewinterhadthrownitscoldupon.Thebittercoldtemperaturepenetrated穿透mysocksandIhurriedtoputmyfeetinshoes.LookingoutofthewindowIwatchedthewhitesnowsoftandthickdropontorooftopsandtrees.HalfanhourlaterfinishingthelastofmyhotchocolateIpreparedtoentertheadventurethatwaitedformeoutsidE.Ibuttonedmyjacketandfastenedmyboots.HatonIopenedthedoorandwasgreetedbythewintercoldness.Inthedepthsofwintertheearlymorningdidnothavetherushoftherestoftheyear.Mostofmyneighborswereputoffbythecoldandstayedinbeduntilthesunhadclimbedhigherintothesky.UnseenbythosewhoremainedlockedinsidetheirhomeswarmintheirbedsIenjoyedbeingalonewiththebeautyofthewintertimE.Thoseindoorswereunabletoappreciatethesnow­scapesicecrystalsfrostandthecrisp清新的breezE.ForthemthecomingofwintermeantjustthearrivalofthecolD.Appreciationdependsoncontrasts.OnecannotlovethewarmthofAprilifonehasnotknownthefreezingcoldofwinter.Laterthatyeartheheatofthesunonmyskinwouldbewonderfulformymemoriesofthatcoldmorningandotherslikeit.55.Theunderlinedwordadventurerefersto________.A.gettingoutofbedonthecoldwintermorningB.enjoyingthelovelinessofthewinteroutdoorsC.goingskiingonthecoldwintermorningD.throwingsnowballswithfriends56.Accordingtothestorymostoftheneighbors________.A.didn'tworkinwinterB.stayeduplateinwinterC.missedthebeautyofwinterD.enjoyedtheseasonsexceptwinter57.WhichofthesestatementsisTRUEaccordingtothestory?A.Ofalltheseasonsthewriterloveswintermost.B.Thewriterregretsthathewentoutonthefreezingcoldwintermorning.C.Thewriterbelievescontrastsmakeourexperiencesoftheseasonslovelier.D.Thewritervaluesautumnandsummermorethanwinter.58.Whatfunctiondoesthestorymentionedinthepassageserve?A.Tosharesomewinterthoughtswithreaders.B.Toshowreadershowtoworkonawinterstory.C.Toinspirereaderstotakemoreexerciseinwinter.D.Totellreadershowtoappreciatethebeautyofwinter.

DuringmyelementaryschoolyearsIusedtocomparemymomwithmybestfriendTiffany'smom..Tiffany'smomalwaysgaveherlotsofmoneytobuythemostfashionableclothesandfavoritefooD.HermomallowedhertodoanythingshelikeD.IreallyadmiredTiffany.Mymomdidn'tgivememuchpocketmoneyandshealwaystoldmethatIshouldbehavemyself.Iwasannoyedwithher.WheneverIdidn'tgetwhatIwantedIwouldcomplaintomymomTiffany'smomwouldgiveherthat!Iwishsheweremymom.EverytimemymornwouldcalmlysayPoorTiffany.Icouldn'tunderstandher.Sheshouldn'tbefeelingsorryforTiffany!Ithought.SheshouldbefeelingsorryformE.OnedayIcouldn'thelpsayingtoMomPoorTiffany?LuckyTiffany!Shegetseverythingshewants!Whydoyoufeelsorryforher?Iburstintotears.Mymomsatdownnexttomeandsaidsoftly.YesIdofeelsorryforher.Ihavebeenteachingyoualessonthatshewillneverbetaught.Ilookedupather.Whatareyoutalkingabout?MomsaidwithcareOnedayshewillreallywantsomething.Maybeshe'llfindoutthatshecan'thaveit.Hermotherwon'talwaysbearoundtogivehermoneyandwhat'smoremoneycan'tbuyeverything.ShecontinuedIhavetaughtyouvaluablelessonsbynotgivingyoueverythingyouwant.You'llknowhowtolookforbargainsandsavemoneybutshewon't.You'llunderstandthatyouneedtoworkhardtogetthethingsthatyouwantbutshewon't.WhenTiffanyisagrownwomanshe'llwakeuponedayandshewillbewishingthatshehadamomliketheoneyou'vegot.LifelessonsaremoreimportantthanmodernclothesanddeliciousfooD.IttooksometimebutIeventuallyunderstoodmymom'swords.NowIamahappyandsuccessfulwoman.56.Duringtheauthor'selementaryschoolyearsshe.A.wishedthathermomwereasgoodasTiffany'sB.wenttoschoolwithTiffanyeverydayC.usuallycomparedherlessonwithTiffany'sD.sometimesgavelotsofmoneytoTiffany57.Whydidtheauthor'smomalwayssayPoorTiffany?A.ShefeltsorryforTiffanybecauseTiffanywaspoor.B.Shewantedtotellalietocomforttheauthor.C.ShethoughtthatTiffanywasspoiledbyhermother.D.ShetoldtheauthorthisandwantedhertohelpTiffany.58.Whatdowelearnabouttheauthor'smother?A.Shewasstrictandtaughttheauthortobeindependent.B.Shecaredforotherpeople'schildrenmorethanherown.C.Shethoughtthatlifelessonswereasimportantasmoney.D.Shewassopoorthatshecouldn'tgivetheauthormuchmoney.59.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Theauthorwasquiteannoyedwithhermotherinthepast.B.Theauthor'smotherfeltsorryforTiffany.C.Tiffany'smothertooktheauthor'smother'sadvicE.D.Theauthoristhankfultohermothernow.

ToprotectyouandyourfellowpassengerstheTransportationSecurityAdministrationTSAisrequiredbylawtoinspectallcheckedbaggagE.AspartofthisprocesssomebagsareopenedandinspecteD.Yourbagwasamongthoseselectedforinspection.DuringtheinspectionyourbaganditscontentsmayhavebeensearchedforitemsforbiddenbylawsuchasfireworksfuelsgunpowderetC.Atthecompletionoftheinspectionthecontentswerereturnedtoyourbagwhichwasresealed重新封口withaspeciallock.IftheTSAscreenerwasunabletoopenyourbagforinspectionbecauseitwaslockedthescreenermayhavebeenforcedtobreakthelocksonyourbag.TSAsincerelyregretshavingtodothisandhastakencaretoresealyourbaguponcompletionofinspection.HoweverTSAisnotliablefordamagetoyourlocksresultingfromthisnecessarysecurityprecaution.Forpackingtipsandothersuggestionsthatmayassistyouduringyournexttripvisit:Weappreciateyourunderstandingandcooperation.IfyouhavequestionscommentsorconcernspleasefeelfreetocontacttheTransportationSecurityAdministrationConsumerResponseCenter:Phone:toll-freeat866289-9673Email:*Section110boftheAviationandTransportationSecurityActof200149U.S.C.§44901c-e【小题1】Thisleaflet宣传单istryingto____________.A.introduceoneofthesecurityactsB.persuadepeopletocontactTSAC.informpeopleofbaggageinspectionD.warnagainstthedamageoflockingthebaggage【小题2】TheleafletismostprobablyprovidedbyTSAtothosewho____________.A.refusedtocheckintheirbaggageB.hadtheirbaggageselectedforinspectionC.keptsomedamageditemsintheirbaggageD.lefttheirbaggageunlocked【小题3】Whatisthemeaningofliableasitisusedinthetext?A.responsibleB.permittedbylawC.suitableD.prepared【小题4】Whichofthefollowingitemsisprobablyallowedinthecheckedbaggage?

DoyouknowAustralia?AustraliaisthelargestislandintheworlD.ItisalittlesmallerthanChinA.Itisinthesouthoftheearth.AustraliaisbigbutitspopulationisnotlargE.ThepopulationofAustraliaisnearlyaslargeasthatofShanghai.Thegovernmenthasmadeenoughlawstofightpollution.ThecitiesinAustraliahavegotlittleairorwaterpollution.Theskyisblueandthewaterisclean.Youcanclearlyseefishswimmingintherivers.Plantsgrowverywell.LastmonthwevisitedPerththebiggestcityinWesternAustraliaandwenttoawildflowers’exhibition.TherewesawalargenumberofwildflowerswehadneverseenbeforE.WehadawonderfultimE.Perthisfamousforitsbeautifulwildflowers.InspringeveryyearPerthhasthewildflowers’exhibition.AftervisitingPerthwespentthedayinthecountrysidE.Wesatdownandhadarestnearapathatthefootofahill.Itwasquietandweenjoyedourselves.Suddenlyweheardbellsringingatthetopofthehill.WhatwesawmadeuspickupallourthingsandrunbacktothecarasquicklyaswecoulD.Therewereaboutthreehundredsheepcomingtowardsusdownthepath.Australiaisfamousforitssheepandkangaroos袋鼠.Afterashortdrivefromanytownyouwillfindyourselfinthemiddleofwhitesheep.Sheepsheepeverywherearesheep.59.InPerthyoumayvisitawildflowers’showin_______season.A.acoolB.awarmC.thecoldestD.thehottest60.WhichofthefollowingistrueA.Australiaisfamousforitssheepkangaroosandwildflowers.B.Weranbacktothecarbecausewewereinthemiddleofwhitesheep.C.Threehundredsheepcametowardsusbecausetheysawus.D.IfyougotothecountrysideinAustraliayouwillseealargenumberofwhitesheep.

It’ssuchahappy-lookinglibrarypaintedyellowdecoratedwithpalm-treestickersandshelteredfromtheFloridasunbyitsownroof.Aboutthesizeofamicrowaveovenit’spedestrian-friendlytoowaitingforbookloversnexttoasidewalkinPalmBeachcountryEstatesalongthenorthernboundaryofPalmBeachGardens.It’salibrarybuiltwithlovE.A.yearagoshortlyafterJaneyHenriksensawaBrianWilliamsreportabouttheLittleFreeLibraryorganizationaWisconsin-basednonprofitthataimstopromoteliteracyandbuildasenseofcommunityinaneighborhoodbymakingbooksfreelyavailablesheannouncedtoherfamilyoffourThat’swhatwe’regoingtodoforourspringbreak!SonAustinnowa10th-graderdidn’tseethepointofbuildingalibrarythatresemblesamailbox.ButJaneyinsistedandhusbandPeterunwillinglygottowork.The51-year-oldownerofashipsupplycompanymodifiedasmallwoodenhousethathe’dbuiltyearsearlierfordaughterAbbie’stoyhorsesandmadeadoorofglass.Afteraddingthelibrary’sfinaltouches装点thefamilyhungasignboardonthefrontinstructinguserstotakeabookreturnabookandmakingtheHenriksenlibrarynowoneofseveralhundredlikeitnationwideandamongmorethan2500intheworldtheonlyLittleFreeLibraryinPalmBeachCounty.Theystockeditwith20orsobooksthey’dalreadyreadamixofsciencefictionreferencetitlesnovelsandkids’favorites.ItoldthemkeepinmindthatyoumightnotseeitagainsaidJaneyastay-at-homemom.Sincethenthecollectionkeepsreplenishing补充itselfthankstoongoingdonationsfromborrowers.Thelibrarynowgetsanaverageoffivevisitsaday.Theproject’sbestpayoffsaysPeterarethethank-younotesleftbehinD.Wehadnoideainthebeginningthatitwouldbesopopular.31.Inwhatwayisthelibrarypedestrian-friendly?A.Itownsayellowroof.B.Itstandsnearasidewalk.C.Itprotectsbookloversfromthesun.D.Itusespalm-treestickersasdecorations.32.Janeygottheideatobuildalibraryfrom__________.A.avisittoBrianWilliamsB.aspringbreakwithherfamilyC.abooksentbyoneofherneighborsD.areportonaWisconsin-basedorganization33.Thelibrarywasbuilt__________.A.byashipsupplycompanyB.onthebasisoftoyhorsesC.likeamailboxD.withglass34.Whatcanweinferaboutthesignboard?A.Itwasmadebyauserofthelibrary.B.Itmarkedafinaltouchtothelibrary.C.Itaimedatmakingthelibrarylastlong.D.Itindicatedthelibrarywasafamilyproperty.35.Thepassagetellsusthattheusers__________.A.donatebookstothelibraryB.getpaidtocollectbooksforthelibraryC.receivethank-younotesforusingthelibraryD.visitthelibraryover5timesonaveragedaily

Inthe18thcenturyNewYorkwassmallerthanPhiladelphiaandBoston.TodayitisthelargestcityinAmericA.Howcanthechangeinitssizeandimportancebeexplained?Toanswerthisquestionwemustconsidercertainfactsaboutgeographyhistoryandeconomics.TogetherthesethreewillexplainthehugegrowthofAmerica’smostfamouscity.ThemapoftheNortheastshowsthatthefourareaswiththelargestpopulationsinthisregionarearoundseaports.AtthesepointsmaterialsfromacrosstheseaentertheUnitedStatesandtheproductsofthelandaresentthereforexportacrosstheseA.Weknowthatplaceswheretransportationlinesmeetaregoodplacesformakingrawmaterialsintofinishedgoods.Thatiswhyseaportsoftenhavecitiesnearby.ButcitieslikeNewYorkneededmorethantheirgeographicallocationinordertobecomegreatindustrialcenters.TheirdevelopmentdidnothappensimplybychancE.About1815whenmanyAmericansfromtheeasthadalreadymovedtowardthewesttransportationroutesfromtheseaportstothecentralregionsofthecountrybegantobeaseriousproblem.Theslowwagonsofthattimeusuallydrawnbyhorsesweretooexpensiveformovingheavyfreight货物veryfar.InNewYorkStateacanalseemedthebestanswertothetransportationproblem.FromtheeasternendofLakeErieallthewayacrossthestatetotheHudsonRiverthereisalongstripoflowlanD.HeretheErieCanalwasbuiltandafterseveralyearsofworkitwascompletedin1825.Thecanalproducedanimmediateeffect.Freightcostswerecuttoaboutonetenthofwhattheyhadbeen.NewYorkCitywhichhadbeensmallerthanPhiladelphiaandBostonquicklybecametheleadingcityofthecoast.IntheyearsthatfollowedtransportationroutesontheGreatLakeswerejoinedtoroutesontheMississippiRiver.ThenNewYorkCitybecametheendpointofagreatinlandshippingsystemthatstartedfromtheAtlanticOceanfarupthewesternbranchesoftheMississippi.64.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheDevelopmentofTransportationinNewYorkB.ExportandImportofNewYorkC.HowNewYorkBecameAmerica'sLargestCityD.HowNewYorkExchangedwithEurope65.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.TheErieCanalconnectedLakeEriewiththeHudsonRiver.B.Economistsareoftheopinionthatplaceswherefarmingisdonearegoodformakingrawmaterialsintofinishedgoods.C.Wagonsdrawnbyhorsesandoxensoonprovedtobebetterandcheaperthancanaltransportation.D.Theseaportsusuallyhavelesspopulationbutmorebusiness.66.Freightcostswerereducedto10%ofwhattheyhadbeenbecauseof________.A.cheapandfastwagonsB.thenewsearoutesC.theconstructionoftheErieCanalD.thedevelopmentofindustry

OurloveofmusicandappreciationofmusicalharmonyislearntandnotbasedonnaturalabilityanewstudybyUniversityofMelbourneresearchershasfounD.Theresearcherssaidprevioustheoriesabouthowweappreciatemusicwerebasedonthephysicalfunctionsofsoundtheearitselfandabornabilitytohearharmony.Thestudyshowsthatmusicalharmonycanbelearntanditisamatteroftrainingthebraintohearthesounds.SoifyouthoughtthatthemusicofsomeforeigncultureorJazzsoundedlikethecryingofcatsit’ssimplybecauseyouhaven’tlearnttolistenbytheirrules.Theresearchersused66volunteerswitharangeofmusicaltrainingandtestedtheirabilitytohearcombinationsofnotes音符todetermineiftheyfoundthecombinationsfamiliarorpleasing.Theyfoundthatpeopleneededtobefamiliarwithcombinationsofnotes.Iftheyfoundthenotesunfamiliartheyalsofoundthesoundunpleasant.ThisfindingputanendtocenturiesoftheoriesclaimingthatphysicalfunctionsoftheeardeterminewhatwefindattractivE.Thestudyfoundthattrainedmusiciansweremuchmoresensitivetounpleasantnotesthannon-musicians.Whentheycouldn’tfindthenotethemusiciansreportedthatthesoundswereunpleasantwhilenon-musiciansweremuchlesssensitivE.Thisshowstheimportanceoftrainingornurturing培养thebraintolikeparticularsoundofcombinationsofnoteslikethosefoundinjazzorrock.Dependingontheirtrainingastrangechord和弦soundwaspleasanttosomemusiciansbutveryunpleasanttoothers.Thisshowedusthateventheabilitytohearamusicalnoteislearnt.Toconfirmthisfindingtheytrained19non-musicianstofindthenotesofarandomselectionofwesternchords.Notonlydidtheparticipants’abilitytohearnotesimproverapidlyafterwardtheyreportedthatthechordstheyhadlearntsoundedmorepleasant--regardlessofhowthechordswereplayeD.ThequestionofwhysomecombinationsofmusicalnotesareheardaspleasantorunpleasanthaslongbeendebateD.Wehaveshowninthisstudythatformusicbeautyisinthebrainofthebeholder观看者aresearchersaiD.63.Accordingtothestudypeoplefindforeignmusicquiteunpleasantbecause_____.A.theyhearthemusicmuchtoooftenB.theydon’tlikethepersonplayingitC.theyhavenoideaabouthowtolistenD.theyhavenobornmusicalabilityatall64.Althoughnon-musicianswerelesssensitivetomusictheycanstill_____.A.betrainedtolikeparticularmusicB.makefriendswithrealmusiciansC.findthebeautyofchordswithouttrainingD.enjoythebeautyofmusicwhenplayedbymusicians65.The19non-musiciansweretrainedinordertoshow_____.A.thebrainlikesparticularcombinationsofnotesB.notastrangenotewaspleasanttoallmusiciansC.howthechordswereplayedwasveryimportantD.people’sabilitytohearamusicalnotecanbelearnt66.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Loveofmusicalharmonycan’tbetaught.B.LoveofmusicisnotnaturalbutnurtureD.C.Listeningtomusiccanimproveyourbrain.D.YoucanbeamusicianwithoutbeingtraineD.

Itiseasyforustotellourfriendsfromourenemies.Butcanotheranimalsdothesame?Elephantscan!Theycanusetheirsenseofvisionandsmelltotellthedifferencebetweenpeoplewhoposeathreatandthosewhodonot.InKenyaresearchershavefoundthatelephantsreactdifferentlytoclothingwornbymenoftheMaasaiandKambaethnicgroups.YoungMaasaimenspearanimalsandthusposeathreattoelephants;Kambamenaremainlyfarmersandarenotadangertoelephants.InanexperimentconductedbyanimalscientistselephantswerefirstpresentedwithcleanclothingorclothingthathadbeenwornforfivedaysbyeitheraMaasaioraKambaman.WhentheelephantsdetectedthesmellofclothingwornbyaMaasaimantheymovedawayfromthesmellfasterandtooklongertorelaxthanwhentheydetectedthesmellsofeitherclothingwornbyKambamenorclothingthathadnotbeenwornatall.Garmentcoloralsoplaysarolethoughinadifferentway.InthesamestudywhentheelephantssawredclothingnotwornbeforetheyreactedangrilyasredistypicallywornbyMaasaimen.Ratherthanrunningawayastheydidwiththesmelltheelephantsactedaggressivelytowardtheredclothing.Theresearchersbelievethattheelephants'emotionalreactionsareduetotheirdifferentinterpretationsofthesmellsandthesights.SmellingapotentialdangermeansthatathreatisnearbyandthebestthingtodoisrunawayandhidE.Seeingapotentialthreatwithoutitssmellmeansthatriskislow.ThereforeinsteadofshowingfearandrunningawaytheelephantsexpresstheirangerandbecomeaggressivE.59.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Maasaipeopleareathreattoelephants.B.Kambapeopleraiseelephantsforfarming.C.BothKambaandMaasaipeopleareelephanthunters.D.BothKambaandMaasaipeopletraditionallywearredclothing.60.Howdidtheelephantsreacttosmellinthestudy?A.Theyattackedamanwiththesmellofnewclothing.B.Theyneededtimetorelaxwhensmellingsomethingunfamiliar.C.TheybecameanxiouswhentheysmelledKamba-scentedclothing.D.Theywerefrightenedandranawaywhentheysmelledtheirenemies.61.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Elephantsattackpeoplewhowearredclothing.B.Elephantsusesightandsmelltodetectdanger.C.Scientistsarenowabletocontrolelephants'emotions.D.SomeKenyantribesunderstandelephants'emotionsverywell.62.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheelephant'sbehaviorfromthispassage?A.Elephantslearnfromtheirexperiences.B.Elephantshavesharpersenseofsmellthansight.C.Elephantsaremoreintelligentthanotheranimals.D.Elephantstendtoattackratherthanescapewhenindanger.

AmericansgrowhappierastheyagesurveysfinD.AndanewPewResearchCentersurveyshowsthetendencyisholdingupastheeconomydeclines.Happinessisacomplexthing.Paststudieshavefoundthatoldmentendtobehappierthanoldwomen.AndevenbeforetheeconomygotterribleseniorswerefoundtobegenerallyhappierthanBabyBoomerspeoplewhowerebornduringaperiodwhenalotofbabieswerebornespeciallybetween1946and1964.Maybeit'sbecausepastgenerationshaverealizedtheAmericanDreamwhileBoomersworktwojobsandwatchthedreamchangE.Intimeslikethisit'sclearhowagecanhaveitsadvantages.Whilenotallseniorsarefacingtherecession经济不景气wellformanytheimpactismuchlessseriousthanitisforyoungerpeoplE.Why?Manypeople65andolderretiredanddownsizedtheirlifestylesbeforetheeconomydeclinedaccordingtoPewanalysts.Mostaren'traisingkidsandmanyarenotsoworriedaboutbeingoutofwork.LossofincomecanbeofcourseasourceofstressanddispleasurE.It'sthoseaged50-64who'veseentheirmoneyreducethemostandtheiranxietiesaboutretirementenlargethemostthePewsurveyfinds.Italsofindsthatyoungeradultsaged18-49haveacceptedtheworstthingsinthejobmarketbutremainrelativelycheerfulabouttheirfinancialfuturE.NoteveryoneinanycategoryisextremelyhappyofcoursE.Otherresearchhasshownthathappinessinoldagedependslargelyonattitudefactorssuchascheerfulnessandsurvivingstrategies.Addfinancialplanningtothelist.InthenewPewtelephonesurveytakeninMarchandAprilof2969adultshere'showmanypeopleineachagegroupsaidtheyhadcutbackonspendinginthepastyear:*18-49:68percent*50-64:59percent*65+:36percent.Andistherecessioncausingstressinyourfamily?*18-49:52percent*50-64:58percent*65+:38percent.TitleHappinessis...beingoldThemeThe76Americansarethehappiertheygrow.77forseniorsTheAmericanDreamhasbeen78bypastgenerations.Theyhavenokidsto79andhaveno80aboutbeingoutofwork.beinghappyThosewhoalwaysfeelcheerfulandknowhowto81canalsofind82inlifE.Financialplanning83forhappinessaswell.NewfindingInthepastyearpeopleaged8465havesufferedtheleaststressfromtherecessionandcutbacktheleast85.

DoAmericanchildrenstilllearnhandwritinginschool?Intheageofthekeyboardsomepeopleseemtothinkhandwritinglessonsareonthewayout.90%ofteacherssaytheyarerequiredtoteachhandwriting.Butstudieshaveyettoanswerthequestionofhowwelltheyareteachingit.Onestudypublishedthisyearfoundthataboutthreeoutofeveryfourteacherssaytheyarenotpreparedtoteachhandwriting.Someteachersareteachinghandwritingbyprovidinginstructionfor10—15minutesadayandthenotherteacherswhobasicallyteachitfor60to70minutesaday—whichreallyforhandwritingisprettymuch.Manyadultsrememberlearningthatway—bycopyinglettersoverandoveragain.Today’sthinkingisthatshortperiodsofpracticearebetter.Manyexpertsalsothinkhandwritingshouldnotbetaughtbyitself.Insteadtheysayitshouldbeusedasawaytogetstudentstoexpressideas.AfterallthatiswhywewritE.Handwritinginvolvestwoskills.OneislegibilitywhichmeansformingtheletterssotheycanbereaD.Theotherisfluency—writingwithouthavingtothinkaboutit.Fluencycontinuestodevelopupuntilhighschool.Butnoteveryonemasterstheseskills.Teacherscommonlyreportthataboutonefourthoftheirkidshavepoorhandwriting.Somepeoplemightthinkhandwritingisnotimportantanymorebecauseofcomputersandvoicerecognitionprograms.ButSteveGrahamatVanderbiltsayswordprocessingisrarelydoneinelementaryschoolespeciallyintheearlyyears.Americanchildrentraditionallyfirstlearntoprintandthentowriteincursivewhichconnectstheletters.ButguesswhatwelearnedfromaspokeswomanfortheCollegeBoardwhichadministerstheSATcollegeadmissiontest.Morethan75percentofstudentschoosetoprinttheiressayonthetestratherthanwriteincursivE.56.FromParagraph1Wecanlearn________.A.teachinghandwritingisabasicrequirementinteachingjobB.mostteachersprefertoteachhandwritingC.teachersspendlittletimeinteachinghandwritingD.akeyboardhastakentheplaceofthehandwritingentirely57.WhichofthefollowingisWRONGfortraditionalhandwritingintheUSA?A.ThestudentsaretaughtbypracticingalongperioD.B.Thelettersarerepeatedmanytimes.C.Handwritingincludestwoskills.D.Towriteincursiveistaughtfirst.

TheaimsoftheIllustrators’插图画家的ExhibitionstagedaspartoftheBolognaChildren’sBookFairorganizedbyBolognaFiereandheldfrom23to26December2011aretobringillustratorsandpublisherstogetherandtopromoteillustratorsandtheirworksamongpublishers.QUALIFICATIONS•Individualillustratorsorgroupsofillustratorsofanynationalityiftheywerebornbefore31stDecember1992whoseartworkisintendedforuseinchildren’sbooksarequalifiedtoentertheExhibitioneitherdirectlyorthroughpublishinghousesorschools.•PleasestateintheapplicationformwhetheryouareenteringworkfortheFictionorNonfictionCategory.Illustratorsmayonlyenteronecategory.•ArtworkpreviouslypresentedtotheExhibitionmaynotbere-entereD.•Theconfirmation确认formmustbefilledinandaphotographattachedthenpresentedtogetherwithillustrationsnolaterthan15October2011.SHIPMENTEntriesmaybedeliveredbypostexpressdeliveryserviceorbyhand.Fromabroadpleaseusethefollowingforms:FormAforregisteredmailorpostbyair;FormBifusinganinternationalforwardingagentorairline.Toavoiddelaysmaterialshouldnotbesentbynormalpost.Materialshouldbesentcarriagepaidincludinganycustomsanddeliverycosts.BolognaFieremaynotbeheldresponsibleforthenon-arrivalorlatearrivalofartwork.allpublishedworksmustbeaccompaniedbyadeclarationbearingtheISBNnumberpublisher’snameandaddress.REQUIREMENTSTheillustrationsi.E.thesizeofthesheetmustnotexceed超过thefollowingdimensions:Fiction:32×42cmor42×32cmNon-fiction:50×70cm70×50cmIllustrationsinlargerformatswillnotbeconsiderednorwilltheybereturnedbyBolognaFiere.Theillustrationsmustbeonpaperorflexibleboardmaximumthickness2mmforscannerseparationpurposes.SELECTIONPROCESSAllartworkreceivedbythestateddeadlineandmeetingthespecifiedrequirementswillbeexaminedandselectedbyaninternationalgroupwhosedecisionisfinalincludingfivemembersfrompublishinghouseandartschoolsappointedeachyearbyBolognaFierE.EXHIBITIONSABROADAftertheBolognaeventtheIllustratorsExhibitionwilltraveltoJapanunderthesupervisionofJBBY.TheIllustratorsExhibitionmayafterwardsbetransferredtoothervenues场馆inothercountries.TheexhibitionsofillustrationsheldabroadfollowthesamerulesandregulationsastheIllustratorsExhibitionandtheprovisions条款oftheregulationsareextendedtotheorganizersoftheexhibitionsheldabroaD.RETURNOFARTWORKAlltheworkswillbereturnedtotheirownersbyBolognaFiereordirectlybytheorganizersoftheexhibitionsandheldabroadbytheendofJuly2013.45.WhichofthefollowingoftheIllustrators’Exhibitionistrue?A.ItwilllastfivedaysinallinJulyeveryotheryear.B.Itisintendedforcollegestudentswhoaregoodatpainting.C.ItisheldbytheBolognaChildren’sBookFairinBolognaFierE.D.Itcanstrengthentherelationshipbetweenillustratorsandpublishers.46.TheillustratorsoftheIllustratorsExhibition__________.A.shouldbeatleast16andnomorethan25B.mayre-entertheirartworkafteritisreturnedC.shouldstatethecategoryoftheirartworkclearlyD.maychoosetoattachaphotototheapplicationform47.Whichofthefollowingisunacceptablefordeliveringentries?A.NormalpostB.AirlinepostC.RegisteredmailD.Expressdelivery48.WhatisBolognaFiereresponsiblefor?A.PayingforthedeliverycostsB.LatearrivalofartworkC.ConfirmationofISBNnumberD.Returningtheillustrators’works49.Theillustrators’workswillnotbeconsideredifthey.A.arereceivedafterthedayof15October2011B.aresmallerthantherequiredsizeC.havealreadybeenpublishedabroadbeforeD.don’tmeetthedemandsoftheinternationalexperts

AtravellerwasstayinginanEgyptianvillagE.Onedayshehelduphercameratotakepicturesofthechildren.Suddenlytheyoungonesbegantoshoutather.Thetraveller'sfaceturnedredandsheapologizedtotheheadforwhatshewasdoingandtoldhimshehadforgottenthatpeopleinsomeplacesbelievedapersonwouldlosehissoul灵魂ifhispicturewastaken.SheexplainedtohimtheoperationofacameraforalongtimE.Severaltimestheheadtriedtosaysomethingbuthecouldn't.Whenshebelievedthattheheaddidn'tfearanylongerthetravellerthenlethimspeak.WithasmilehesaidThechildrenweretryingtotellyouthatyouforgottotakeoffthelens镜头cap!60.Thechildrenshoutedwhenthetravellerwastakingpicturesofthembecause_______.A.theydidn'twanttostopplayingB.thetravellerforgottotakeoffthecaponherheadC.theydidn'twanttohavetheirpicturestakenD.thetravellerwasnotdoingwellwithhercamera61.Thetravellermadeanapologyto向道歉theheadbecause_______.A.shethoughtitwasnotrighttotakepeople'spictureswithouttellingthembeforehand事先B.thechildrenwouldlosetheirsoulsC.shehadstayedinthevillagetoolongD.shedidn'ttakeapictureoftheheadfirst62.Thetravellerexplainedhowtouseacameratotheheadbecause_______.A.theheadwasveryinterestedinhercameraB.theheadwantedtolearntotakepicturesC.shewasafraidoftheheadD.shewantedtheheadnottoworryaboutwhatshewasdoing63.WhichofthefollowingisNOTright?A.Thetravellerknewsomethingaboutpeopleinsomecountries.B.Thechildrenwouldn'tmindifthetravellertookpicturesofthem.C.Theheadwasafraidthatthetraveller'scamerawouldhurtthechildren.D.Thetravellerdidn'tunderstandwhythechildrenshouteD.

TherearetwotypesofpeopleintheworlD.Althoughtheyhaveequaldegreeofhealthandwealthandothercomfortsoflifeonebecomeshappyandtheotherbecomesunhappy.Thisarisesfromthedifferentwaysinwhichtheyconsiderthingspersonseventsandtheresultingeffectsupontheirminds.Peoplewhoaretobehappyfixtheirattentionontheconvenienceofthings:thepleasantpartsofconversationthewellprepareddishesthegoodnessofthewineandthefineweather.Theyenjoyallthecheerfulthings.Thosewhoaretobeunhappythinkandspeakonlyoftheoppositethings.ThereforetheyarecontinuallydissatisfieD.BytheirremarkstheysourthepleasureofsocietyhurtmanypeopleandmakethemselvesdisagreeableeverywherE.IfthisturnofmindwasfoundedinnaturesuchunhappypersonswouldbethemoretobepitieD.Theintentionofcriticizing批评andbeingdislikedisperhapstakenupbyimitation模仿.Itgrowsintoahabitunknowntoitspossessors.Thehabitmaybestrongbutitmaybecuredwhenthosewhohaveitrealizeitsbadeffectsontheirinterestsandtastes.Ihopethislittlewarningmaybeofservicetothemandhelpthemchangethishabit.Althoughinfactitischieflyanactoftheimaginationithasseriousresultsinlifesinceitbringsondeepsorrowandbadluck.Thosepeoplehurtmanyothers;nobodylovesthemandnoonetreatsthemwithmorethanthemostcommonpolitenessandrespect.Thisfrequentlyputstheminbadtemperanddrawsthemintoarguments.Iftheyaimatgettingsomeadvantagesinsocialpositionorfortunenobodywishesthemsuccess.Norwillanyonestartasteporspeakawordtofavortheirhopes.Iftheybringonthemselvespublicobjectionsnoonewilldefendorexcusethemandmanywilljointocriticizetheirwrongdoings.Theseshouldchangethisbadhabitandbepleasedwithwhatispleasingwithoutworryingneedlesslyaboutthemselvesandothers.Iftheydonotitwillbegoodforotherstoavoidanycontact接触withthem.Otherwiseitcanbedisagreeableandsometimesveryinconvenientespeciallywhenonebecomesmixedupintheirquarrels.71.Peoplewhoareunhappy_______.A.alwaysconsiderthingsdifferentlyfromothersB.alwaysdiscovertheunpleasantsideofcertainthingsC.usuallymisunderstandwhatothersthinkorsayD.usuallyareaffectedbytheresultsofcertainthings72.Thephrasesourthepleasureofsocietymostnearlymeans_______.A.makeothersunhappyB.haveagoodtastewithsociallifeC.tendtoscold责骂othersopenlyD.enjoythepleasureoflife73.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat_______.A.weshouldpityallsuchunhappypeopleB.suchunhappypeoplearedangeroustosociallifeC.peoplecangetridofthehabitofunhappinessD.unhappypeoplecannotunderstandhappypersons74.Ifsuchunhappypersonsinsistonkeepingthehabittheauthorsuggeststhatpeopleshould_______.A.shownorespectandpolitenesstothemB.preventanycommunicationwiththemC.persuadethemtorecognizethebadeffectsD.quarrelwiththemuntiltheyrealizethemistakes75.Inthispassagethewritermainly_______.A.describestwotypesofpeopleB.laughsattheunhappypeopleC.suggeststheunhappypeopleshouldgetridofthehabitsofunhappinessD.tellspeoplehowtobehappyinlife

AlargenumberofpeopleintheworldeatfastfooD.WheneveryougointoafastfoodrestaurantyoucanseelotsofpeopleenjoyingtheirmealstherE.Howdoyouknowinwhichcountrypeoplelikefastfoodbest?TheEnglishpeoplearetheworld’sbiggestfansoffastfoodwhiletheFrench法国人aretheleastinterestedinquick快速的mealsaccordingtoasurvey调查donelastyear.Thesurveyofthirteencountriesshows45%oftheEnglishpeoplesaytheycan’tgiveupfastfoodbecauseit’sdelicious.And44%ofAmericansand37%ofCanadianssaythesamE.TheFrenchproudoftheirdeliciouscuisinedon’tlikefastfooD.81%ofthemthinkitisunhealthyfollowedby75%oftheJapanesE.HowabouttheChinese?Howoftendoyouhavehamburgersorfriedchicken?Itdoesn’tmatterwhetheryoulikeWesternfastfoodorChinesefooD.Themostimportantthingistokeepabalanceddiet.51.Fromthesurveyweknow_____likefastfoodbest.A.theChineseB.theFrenchC.theJapaneseD.theEnglish52.Thesurveyshows_____ofAmericanslikefastfooD.A.37%B.44%C.75%D.81%53.Accordingtothesurveysomepeoplecan’tgiveup放弃fastfoodbecause_____.A.it’scheapB.it’ssafeC.it’sdeliciousD.it’shealthy54.Theunderlinedwordcuisineinthepassagemeans_______.A.foodB.houseC.waterD.country55.Thesurveyisabout_______.A.WesterncountriesB.fastfoodC.restaurantsintheworldD.Chinesefood

WhileweareonthesubjectofcrimeourlistenerquestionthisweekcomesfromMohamadFirouziinIran.HewantstoknowaboutthehistoryofAlcatrazIslandandtheprisonthatonceoperatedtherE.AlcatrazIslandisintheharborofSanFranciscoCaliforniA.ItisbestknownforbeingafederalprisonwhichwasalsocalledTheRock.ItwasoncethemostfamousprisoninAmericA.Alcatrazwasamilitaryprisonfromthelateeighteenfiftiesuntilthenineteenthirties.Thenitbecameafederalprisonforthecountry’sworstcriminals.Theseincludedmurderersbankrobbersandkidnappers.OneofthemainreasonsfederalofficialschoseAlcatrazIslandtodetaintheseprisonerswasbecausetheythoughtitwouldbeimpossibleforprisonerstoescapE.ColddeepanddangerouswaterssurroundtheislanD.AlsothedistancebetweentheislandandSanFranciscoistoofarformosthumanstoswim.NoprisonerwaseverofficiallyreportedtohavesuccessfullyescapeD.Howeverinnineteensixty-twothreemenbrokeoutoftheprison.Eachmanworkedveryhardatnightformanymonthstocutthroughthestonewallofhiscell.Theymadefalseheadsoutofpaperpaintandhair.OnthenightofJuneelevenththemenplacedtheheadsintheirbedstomakeitlookasiftheyweresleeping.Thentheprisonersescapedthroughtheholesintheircellstogettothewater.Themenwereneverseenorheardfromagain.ItisbelievedthattheydrownedwhiletryingtoswimtoSanFrancisco.Theprisonclosedinnineteensixty-threebecauseofthehighcostofkeepingprisonersthereandtheneedformajorrepairs.Thelastprisonersweremovedtootherjails.Innineteenseventy-twotheUnitedStatesCongresspassedabillcreatingtheGoldenGateNationalRecreationAreA.AlcatrazIslandandtheoldprisonarepartofthisareA.EachyearmorethanonemillionpeoplevisitAlcatraztoseetheprisoners’cellsandlistentostoriesaboutthejail’shistory.ButunliketheprisonerswhooncelivedtherevisitorscanescapefromtheprisonwhenevertheywantandreturnbackacrosstheharbortoSanFrancisco.21.Thetextmainlytellsus________.A.aboutthehistoryofAlcatrazIslandandtheprisontherE.B.aboutthehistoryofAlcatrazIsland.C.aboutamilitaryprison.D.aboutthesubjectofcrimE.22.WhydidfederalofficialsmakeAlcatrazthemostfamousprisoninAmerica?A.Becausenoprisonersuccessfullyescapedfromtheprison.B.BecauseAlcatrazwasAlcatrazIsland.C.BecauseAlcatrazwasamilitaryprison.D.BecausecolddeepanddangerouswaterssurroundtheislanD.23.Paragraph5iswrittento________.A.tellusthethreeprisonersescapedtheprison.B.proveprisonerscouldn’tsuccessfullyescapefromtheprison.C.tellushowprisonersescapedtheprison.D.tellusthethreeprisonerscouldmakefalseheadsoutofpaperpaintandhair.24.NowAlcatraz________.A.isaplaceofinterest.B.detainssomeprisoners.C.iswheretheUnitedStatesCongressis.D.isstillthemostfamousprison.

ScienceDaily—Kidsmayrolltheireyeswhentheirmothersasksthemabouttheirschooldaybutansweringhermayactuallyhelpthemlearn.NewresearchfromVanderbiltUniversityrevealsthatchildrenlearnthesolutiontoaproblembestwhentheyexplainittotheirmom.WeknewthatchildrenlearnwellwiththeirmomsorwithapeerbutwedidnotknowifthatwasbecausetheyweregettingfeedbackandhelpBethanyRittle-Johnsonthestudy’sleadauthorandassistantprofessorofpsychologyatVanderbilt’sPeabodyCollegeofeducationandhumandevelopmentsaiD.Inthisstudywejusthadthechildren’smotherslistenwithoutprovidinganyassistancE.We’vefoundthatbysimplylisteningamotherhelpsherchildlearn.Rittle-Johnsonbelievesthenewfindingcanhelpparentsbetterassisttheirchildrenwiththeirschoolworkevenwhentheyarenotsureoftheanswerthemselves.Althoughtheresearchersusedchildrenandtheirmothersinthestudytheybelievethesameresultswillholdtruewhetherthepersonisthechild’sfathergrandparentorotherfamiliarpersons.ThebasicideaisthatitisreallyeffectivetotrytogetkidstoexplainthingsthemselvesinsteadofjusttellingthemtheanswershesaiD.Explainingtheirreasoningtoaparentorperhapstootherpeopletheyknowwillhelpthemunderstandtheproblemandapplywhattheyhavelearnedtoothersituations.Wesawthatthissimpleactoflisteningbymommadeadifferenceinthequalityofthechild’sexplanationsandhowwelltheycouldsolvemoredifficultproblemslateron.64.Accordingtothepassageamomhadbetter________.A.giveakidsomehelpwhenheisexplaininghisproblemB.justlistenwhileakidisexplaininghisproblemC.worktogetherwithakidtowardthesolutiontoaproblemD.leaveakidalonewhenhemeetsaproblematschool65.Ifshewantstohelpachildwithhisschoolworkamom________.A.shouldknowtheanswertoaproblemfirstB.shouldpayattentiontothechild’sfeedback.C.maynotknowtheanswerherselfD.shouldnotinterruptthechild66.WhowillbetheleasthelptoakidwhenheisexplainingaccordingtoRittle-Johnson?A.Thekid’smom.C.A.peer.B.Thekid’sgrandmother.D.A.relativethekiddoesn’tknow.67.Whichofthefollowingbestgivesthemainideaofthepassage?A.Childrenlearnbetterwhentheirmomishearingtheirexplaining.B.Childrenlearnbetteriftheyfindthesolutiontoaproblemthemselves.C.Parentsshouldnotprovideanyassistancetotheirchildren’sschoolwork.D.A.momshouldlistenmoretotheirchildrenwhentheyhaveproblemsatschool.

Formostpeoplebelow—freezingtemperaturesgenerallyputastoptooutdoorexercisebutSiberiannativeBorisFyodorovisnotmostpeople.Minutesafterthecalendartickedovertothispast2014NewYear’sEveFyodorovsetoffonasoloout—and—backmarathonrunfromhishomeintheSiberianvillageofOymyakoncompletingthe26.2-milecourse-hisfirstmarathon-injustoverfivehours.Duringtherunheexperiencedtemperaturesaslowas-38oC.Andthatwasjustthewayhewantedit.Iheardaboutothermarathonsaroundtheglobenamingthemselves‘thecoldest’likethemostrecentNorthPolemarathonwithrunnersgoingat-28oC.’’FyodorovtoldtheSiberianTimes.Ithoughtsurelythiscannotberight.OurOymyakonisthecoldestinhabitedplaceinnorthernhemisphere.Whydon’twearrangeamarathonhere?’’Oymyakoniswidelyconsideredtobeoneofthecoldestplacesontheplanetanditsrecord-lowtemperatureof-68oC.recordedin1933istiedforthecoldestrecordedtemperatureforanyinhabitedplaceonEarth.TheaverageJanuarytemperatureintheareais-50oC.NotonlydidFyodorovfinishthemarathoninhighspiritsbuthealsowantsittobecolderthenexttimehetriesit.IreallywanttoorganizenextOymyakonmarathoninJanuarywhentheairgoesdownto-50oCor-60oC.hesaid.Fyodorovisnotthefirstpersontotakeonacold—weatherathleticchallengelikethis.InadditiontotheNorthPoleMarathonthathementionedtheAntarcticaMarathonisheldeveryyearinlateFebruarytakingrunnersonanout—and—backtourfromRussia’sBellingshausenStation.AsecondAntarcticaevent—theIceMarathon—hasbeenheld一80Fdegreessouthsince2006.41.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.HowcoldistoocoldforanicerunnerB.SportsincoldareasoftheworldC.WhereiSittoocoldforhumansD.TheAntarcticIceMarathon42.WhatdoesFyodorovthinkabouttheNorthPoleMarathon?A.Therunnersaretooslow.B.Thedistanceisalittleshorter.C.Itisnotcoldenough.D.Itsetanewworldrecordofmarathon.43.WhydidFyodorovplanhismarathoninOymyakon?A.BecauseOymyakonisoneofthecoldestplacesintheworld.B.BecauseFyodorovismorepopularinOymyakon.C.BecauseFyodorovlovesOymyakonandplanstolivethere.D.BecauseOymyakonhasthebestrouteforamarathon.44.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat.A.AntarcticaMarathonisheldinRussiaeveryyearB.theIceMarathonisthecoldestmarathonintheworldC.similarmarothonstakeplaceincoldpartsoftheworldD.FyodorovareplanninganAntarcticaMarathon45.Whichpartofanewspaperdoesthearticlecomefrom?A.HealthB.EducationC.CultureD.Sports

Afederal联邦的judgesentencedBruceJonesto12yearsinfederalprisonforfraud诈骗罪.Overa10-yearperiodJoneshadmanagedtocheatthousandsofpeoplethroughoutthestateoutofalmost$10million.HeadvertisedhisfantasticideasonTV.ForsomereasonJonessaidTVseemstobreaktheicE.EventhoughyouareatotalstrangertothevieweronceheseesyouonTVinhishomehefeelslikeheknowsyou.YouenterhislivingroomandbecomeatrustedfrienD.Joneshadanimaginationthatwouldn’tquit.OnetimeheshowedviewersanofficialgovernmentearthquakereportwhichprovedthatthewesternhalfofCaliforniawouldcollapse陷落intotheseawithinthreeyears.For$100hesaidJoneswouldinsureyourhouseandpropertyforfullvaluE.ThousandsofpeoplewhosawthatTVadsenthimahundreddollarseach.InanotherTVadJonesclaimedthathehadcometoanagreementwiththefederalandstategovernmentforexclusive独享的airrights.Hetoldviewersthatforonly$100theycouldownthefirst10milesabovealltheirproperty.Youwouldbeabletochargeanycommercialplanethatflewoveryourproperty$100percrossing.Youwouldalsobeabletochargegovernmentrocketssatellitesspaceshuttlesandspacestations$100foreachandeveryviolation妨碍ofyourairrights.AnothertimeJonesclaimedtohaveinventedaproductthatgetsridofcalories.HeshowedtheviewersaspraycanofNoCal.HesaidthatbysimplysprayingNoCalonyourfoodachemicalinteractionwouldcauseallthecaloriesinthefoodtosimplydisappearwithinabout10seconds.TheNoCalwasonly$10acan.AsusualJonesreceivedthousandsofchecksinthemail.ThejudgetoldJonesthatheshouldbeashamedofhimself.JonesrespondedthathewasveryashamedofhimselfandthatwhenhegotoutofprisonhehopedtobecomeaTVadvisertohelppeopleavoidgettingcheateD.HetoldthejudgethathewasalreadydevelopinganinstructionalCDthatformerely$100wouldsavepeoplethousandsofdollarsinscams骗局.ThejudgenoddedandthenchangedJones’sentencefrom10yearsto12years.63.AccordingtoJoneshecouldsuccessfullycheatmanypeoplemainlybecause_______.A.hepromisedthemalargeprofitB.theyweretooeagertomakemoneyC.theybelievedtoomuchinTVadsD.hewasskillfulincommunicatingwithpeople64.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.JonesfeltguiltyandwasdeterminedtoleadanewlifE.B.Joneswascloselyrelatedtothestategovernment.C.WesternCaliforniawasindangerofgoingundertheseA.D.Jonesshowedunusualimaginationinhistricks.65.WecaninferthatpeoplewhowantedtobuyNoCalfromJones_______.A.weremainlyfromlowincomefamiliesB.allhadarichknowledgeofchemistryC.wereprobablyinterestedinlosingweightD.usuallydidtheshoppingthroughtheInternet66.Thejudgechangedthesentenceatlastbecause_______.A.JoneswasplanninganotherbigscamB.hecouldhardlybelievewhatJoneshadtoldhimC.JoneshadcheatedmorepeoplethanheexpectedD.hehadsufferedfromJones’scamshimself