I was bleeding now. My ears were red, my nose was broken, and the pain of failure was beginning. I had lost. It was over. The match was stoppeD. The world seemed to stand still for a moment as I looked at who had beaten mE. “I’ve lost,” I said in m minD. “The last chance to win and I had lost.” It was the final round of wrestling. It was my last year at camp and I wanted to have an undefeated season. But now, I had lost in the tournament(锦标赛). My coach came over to help me up. He saw that my nose was broken and realized that the match had to be stoppeD. He helped me up and I got small applause from my teammates. People on the other team just stareD. Coach walked me over to the locker room to work on my nosE. “I’ll stop the bleeding,” Coach Matt saiD. His voice was cold and empty. He had expected me to win—he knew I could have won—but now he saw it was over. I had lost. “Hey, StevE. You did good, man, He, well, he just…” my friend Paul couldn’t find what to say. “Forget it, man.” I said, my nose still bleeding. “Don’t talk or it won’t stop bleeding. Just relax and breath through your mouth.” Coach Matt’s voice was still cold, but warming slowly. He was like a father to mE. He had been there through all my years of wrestling, all my wins and losess , all my hopes and dreams—and now he was there, fixing my smashed nosE. “This must have happened during that last throw. You fell too much on your facE. You should’ve turned and tried to escapE. You gotta think morE.” Coach Matt began, his voice now warm like an old friend trying to give good advicE. “I wanted this so badly.” I saiD. “Maybe we can get another contest because of the nosE. You can still go undefeated! You can still do it…” Paul continueD. No, I lost. Nothing was left for me to do this year. This was supposed to be the year—no loses.” I said, cutting him off before he finisheD. “Steve, you did your best. Come on. Let’s go and get your medal,” Coach saiD. He looked at me right in the eyes. “You gave it your all. You deserved that trophy(战利品), not the silver medal. You deserve it, but he is getting it. You really won and the whole team is prouD.” I walked up to get my medal, my head held high. I shook the hands of the judges and my opponent, took m medal and saw that, in the eyes of everyone, I had really won. No matter what trophy or medal my opponent took home, no matter what. He may have had my trophy, but he could never have my will. 1. The word “applause” in the second paragraph means _____. A. cheers and hand—clapping B. shouts and crying C. screaming and laughing D. noises and whistling 2. “You gave it your all.” means that _____. A. you tried to win but you failed B. you have done your best to do it C. you never gave up doing it D. you succeeded in everything 3. The hero lost his match. Both his coach and friends thought that _____. A. he really showed his strength in it B. he shouldn’t be encouraged and thought highly of C. he could not match his opponent D. he had lost heart at the end of the competition 4. According to the hero, at the end of the passage, we can suppose that____. A. he had made up his mind to win all the matches the next season B. he looked down upon his opponent and though nothing of it C. he had strong will to become the best wrestler in the world D. he wanted to end his career as a professional wrestler
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Iwasbleedingnow.Myearswereredmynosewasbrokenandthepainoffailurewasbeginning.Ihadlost.Itwasover.ThematchwasstoppeD.TheworldseemedtostandstillforamomentasIlookedatwhohadbeatenmE.I’velostIsaidinmminD.ThelastchancetowinandIhadlost.Itwasthefinalroundofwrestling.ItwasmylastyearatcampandIwantedtohaveanundefeatedseason.ButnowIhadlostinthetournament锦标赛.Mycoachcameovertohelpmeup.HesawthatmynosewasbrokenandrealizedthatthematchhadtobestoppeD.HehelpedmeupandIgotsmallapplausefrommyteammates.PeopleontheotherteamjuststareD.CoachwalkedmeovertothelockerroomtoworkonmynosE.I’llstopthebleedingCoachMattsaiD.Hisvoicewascoldandempty.Hehadexpectedmetowin—heknewIcouldhavewon—butnowhesawitwasover.Ihadlost.HeyStevE.YoudidgoodmanHewellhejustmyfriendPaulcouldn’tfindwhattosay.Forgetitman.Isaidmynosestillbleeding.Don’ttalkoritwon’tstopbleeding.Justrelaxandbreaththroughyourmouth.CoachMatt’svoicewasstillcoldbutwarmingslowly.HewaslikeafathertomE.Hehadbeentherethroughallmyyearsofwrestlingallmywinsandlosessallmyhopesanddreams—andnowhewastherefixingmysmashednosE.Thismusthavehappenedduringthatlastthrow.YoufelltoomuchonyourfacE.Youshould’veturnedandtriedtoescapE.YougottathinkmorE.CoachMattbeganhisvoicenowwarmlikeanoldfriendtryingtogivegoodadvicE.Iwantedthissobadly.IsaiD.MaybewecangetanothercontestbecauseofthenosE.Youcanstillgoundefeated!YoucanstilldoitPaulcontinueD.NoIlost.Nothingwasleftformetodothisyear.Thiswassupposedtobetheyear—noloses.IsaidcuttinghimoffbeforehefinisheD.Steveyoudidyourbest.Comeon.Let’sgoandgetyourmedalCoachsaiD.Helookedatmerightintheeyes.Yougaveityourall.Youdeservedthattrophy战利品notthesilvermedal.Youdeserveitbutheisgettingit.YoureallywonandthewholeteamisprouD.Iwalkeduptogetmymedalmyheadheldhigh.IshookthehandsofthejudgesandmyopponenttookmmedalandsawthatintheeyesofeveryoneIhadreallywon.Nomatterwhattrophyormedalmyopponenttookhomenomatterwhat.Hemayhavehadmytrophybuthecouldneverhavemywill.1.Thewordapplauseinthesecondparagraphmeans_____.A.cheersandhand—clappingB.shoutsandcryingC.screamingandlaughingD.noisesandwhistling2.Yougaveityourall.meansthat_____.A.youtriedtowinbutyoufailedB.youhavedoneyourbesttodoitC.younevergaveupdoingitD.yousucceededineverything3.Theherolosthismatch.Bothhiscoachandfriendsthoughtthat_____.A.hereallyshowedhisstrengthinitB.heshouldn’tbeencouragedandthoughthighlyofC.hecouldnotmatchhisopponentD.hehadlostheartattheendofthecompetition4.Accordingtotheheroattheendofthepassagewecansupposethat____.A.hehadmadeuphismindtowinallthematchesthenextseasonB.helookeddownuponhisopponentandthoughnothingofitC.hehadstrongwilltobecomethebestwrestlerintheworldD.hewantedtoendhiscareerasaprofessionalwrestler,
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Candogsandcatsgetalongwellinthesamehome?Peoplewhoarethinkingaboutgettingadogasafriendfortheircatareworriedthattheywillfight.A.recentresearchhasfoundthatifthecatistakenbackhomebeforethedogandiftheyareintroducedwhenstillyounglessthan6monthsforcatsayearfordogsitishighlyprobable很可能thatthetwopetswillgetalongswimmingly.Intwo-thirdsofthehomescatsanddogshaveagoodrelationship.Howeveritwasn’tallsweetnessandlight.Therewasareportedcoldnessbetweenthecatanddogin25%ofthehomeswhileaggression侵略好斗andfightingwerefoundin10%ofthehomes.Onereasonforthisisprobablythatsomeoftheirbodylanguagesarejustdifferent.Forexamplewhenacatturnsitsheadawayitmeansaggressionwhileadogdoingthesamemeanssubmission顺从.Inhomeswithcatsanddogslivingpeacefullyresearchersfoundasurprisingbehavior.Theyarelearninghowtotalkeachother’slanguagE.ItisasurprisethatcatscanlearnhowtotalkDoganddogscanlearnhowtotalkCat.What’sinterestingisthatbothcatsanddogshaveappearedtobecomesmarter.Theycanlearntoreadeachother’sbodylanguagessuggestingthatthetwomayhavemoreincommonthanwasexpecteD.Oncefamiliarwitheachother’sbodylanguagecatsanddogscanplaytogetherandenjoysleepingtogetheronthesofA.Theimportanceofthisresearchoncatsanddogsmaygobeyond超出pets—topeoplewhodon’tgetalongwellincludingneighborscolleaguesatworkandevencountries.IfcatsanddogscanlearntogetalongsurelypeoplehaveagoodchancE.32.TheunderlinedwordswimminglyinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto________.A.earlyB.mostlyC.quicklyD.smoothly33.Somecatsanddogsmayfightwhen________.A.theyarecoldtoeachotherB.theylookawayfromeachotherC.theyareintroducedatanearlyageD.theymisunderstandeachother’sbodylanguages34.ItissuggestedinParagraph4thatcatsanddogs________.A.havecommoninterestsB.arelessdifferentthanwasthoughtC.haveacommonbodylanguageD.arenotsosmartaswasexpected35.Whatcanwehumanbeingslearnfromcatsanddogs?A.Weshouldlearntogetalongwellwithothers.B.Weshouldknowmoreaboutanimals.C.Weshouldliveinpeacewithanimals.D.Weshouldlearnmorebodylanguages.
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LastyearJackBleedcutthroughtheboneofhisringfingerwhileworking.The31-year-oldresidentofNorthLittleRockArkansaswaitedforaboutsixhoursatanearbymedicalcenterwhilethemedicalstafftherecalledallovertown—evenasfarawayasDallasandMemphis—tofindahandsurgeontoreattachhisfinger.FinallyawillingdoctorwaslocatedinLouisvilleKentucky.ButeventhoughBleedhadinsurance保险hewouldhavetohireaprivateplanetogethimselfthereatacostof$4300.IntheendhechargedthecosttotwocreditcardsandhisfingerwassaveD.Hisinsurancecompanyeventuallycoveredthecostoftheplanebuthisexperiencemakespeopleawareofthefactthattrauma外伤careintheUnitedStatesisnotonlygeographicallylimitedbutinmanyplacesnon-existent.Onlyeightstates—NewYorkNewJerseyMarylandIllinoisNewMexicoCaliforniaOregonandWashington—havelocalfullyfunctionaltraumasystems.Theremainingstateshavepartialsystemsand12—includingArkansas—havenotraumasystematall.AlthoughthePresidenthassignedabillof$12millionforthepurposeofsupportingtraumacaresystemsnationwidemanyinCongress国会areunwillingtospendgovernmentmoneyforaservicetheythinkshouldbepaidforbystatessaysWayneMeredithmedicaldirectorfortraumaprogramsattheAmericanCollegeofSurgeons.Meanwhilemanystateshavealsofailedtofindthedollarstosupporttraumasystems.Tomakemattersworsemanypeoplewithoutinsurancedependheavilyontheemergencycareservicesplacingahugefinancialburdenonthemedicalcentersthatservethem.ForthesamereasondoctorstoooftengounpaiD.Theyareunwillingtoperformemergencycareworseningcriticalshortagesofneurosurgeonsorthopedistsandhandsurgeons—theverytypesofspecialistsBleedneededatshortnoticE.Supportingatraumacaresystemdoesn’ttakemuch.A.half-pennysalestaxinMiami-DadeCountymakesitsoutstandingsystemwork.InArkansasalonesaysWayneMeredithawell-fundedtraumasystemwouldpossiblyprevent200to600deathseachyear.IftraumacaresystemsweretoworkwellacrossthenationexpertssaymanythousandsofliveseachyearcouldbesaveD.Youdon’tgetmuchbetterreturnonyourinvestmentthanthatMeredithsays.57.InParagraph1thewriterusesBleed’scaseto________.A.makeacomparisonB.introduceatopicC.describeapersonD.tellastory58.ManypeopleinCongressarguethattraumacaresystemsshouldbesupportedby________.A.eachstateB.thePresidentC.insurancecompaniesD.theUSgovernment59.TheexampleofMiami-DadeCountyshowsthat________.A.itstaxpolicyisadmirableB.atraumasystemisnotexpensiveC.runningatraumasystemisprofitableD.salestaxisnotheavyinsmallcounties60.Whyarethepresenttraumacaresystemsinsomestatesnotsatisfactory?A.Theyareshortoffinancialsupport.B.Theyaresharedbyallthestates.C.ThedoctorsarenotwelltraineD.D.Thehospitalscan’tprovidelow-costservices.
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Goodtooldesignisimportantinthepreventionofoveruseinjuries.Well-designedtoolsandequipmentwillrequirelessforcetooperatethemandpreventawkward别扭的handpositions.Theywillallowtheworkertokeeptheelbows肘nexttothebodytopreventdamagetotheshoulderandarm.Overuseinjuriescanthereforebepreventedorreducediftheemployerprovidesandworkersuse:●powertoolsratherthanhavingtousemuscle肌肉power●toolswithspeciallydesignedhandlesthatallowthewrist手腕tokeepstraightSeefigure1.Thismeansthathandsandwristsarekeptinthesamepositionastheywouldbeiftheywerehangingrelaxedataperson’ssideFigure1.Bendthetoolnotthewrist●toolswithhandlesthatcanbeheldcomfortablybythewholehanD.Thismeanshavingaselectionofsizes—rememberthattoolsthatprovideacomfortablefirmHoldforapersonwithaverylargehandmaybeawkwardforsomeonewithaverysmallhanD.Thisisaparticularlyimportantconsiderationforwomenwhomayusetoolsoriginallydesignedformen.●toolsthatdonotpressfingersorfleshbetweenthehandlesandwhosehandlesdonothavesharpedgesorasmallsurfaceareA.60.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.GoodtoolDesignforWomenB.ImportanceofGoodToolDesignC.ToolDesignandPreventionofInjuriesD.OveruseofToolsandWorkerProtection61.Whichofthefollowingdescribesawell-designedtool?A.It’skeptclosetothebody.B.Itfullyusesmusclepower.C.ItmakesusersfeelrelaxeD.D.It’soperatedwithlessforcE.62.WhatisFigure1usedtoshow?A.Theeffectiveuseofthetool.B.Thewayofoperatingthetool.C.TheproperdesignofthehandlE.D.Thepurposeofbendingthewrist.63.Inchoosingtoolsforwomen_____ofthehandleisthemostimportant.A.thesizeB.theedgeC.theshapeD.theposition
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Needanappforthat?AnvithaVijay9yearsoldcanbuildit.WiththehelpofYouTubevideostheyounggirlfromMelbourneAustraliaLearnedtocode编程atage7.Soonshewastryingherhandatmakingapps.WhenIfirstgotmyiPadIwasattractedbyalltheappsonitshetoldTFK.Itwasn'tlongbeforeIwantedtocreatemyown.ShebuiltherfirsttwoappswithheryoungersisterinminD.SmartkinsAnimalshelpschildrenknowmorethan100animalsandtheirsounds.SmartkinsRainbowColorsteacheskidscolors.Eachapphasbeendownloadedthousandsoftimes.Anvitha'sskillswonheranawardtoattendabigtechconferencehostedbyAppleinSanFranciscoCaliforniaThereshegottipsfromsomanysmartpeoplE.Shewenttoworkshopswhereshelearnedaboutthelatestsoftware软件forappbuilding.Allthattrainingledtoanideaforathirdapp.ThisonecalledGoalsHiinspireskidstopracticegoodhabits.Usersarerewardedforachievinggoalssuchaseatingtheirvegetablesorpracticingpiano.KidscansetgoalswiththisappandgetstarswhentheyachievethemshesaysTheideaistoencouragekidstoachieveonelittlestepaday.Anvitha'sgoalistocontinuecreatingtechnologythathelpskidslearnwhilehavingfun.Butevenmoreimportanttoheristhattheworldseesthepoweroftechnologyinkids'hands.ThemoretrainingwegetintechnologyatanearlyageshesaysthebetterchancewehaveofbecomingpeoplewhowillonedaychangetheworlD.12.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Anvithahascreatededucationalapps.B.Anvithawonanawardforpracticingpiano.C.Thepoweroftechnologyhasbeeninkids'hands.D.Educationalappsareverypopularamongparents.13.WhichofthefollowinghelpedAnvithatolearntocodeatanearlyage?A.YouTubevideos.B.Heryoungersister.C.AllappsonheriPadD.AlltraininginAustraliA.14.WhatdoweknowabouttheappsAnvithacreated?A.Theyteachkidstopaint.B.Theyteachkidstokeeppets.C.Theyhelpkidstoinventinstruments.D.Theyhelpkidslearnwhilehavingfun.15.What'sthegeneralmeaningofwhatAnvithasaysinthelastparagraph?A.Kidsshouldkeephavingabeautifuldream.B.KidsmasteringtechnologymustchangetheworlD.C.Workhardandyou'llhaveabetterlifeinthefuturE.D.ChildrenhadbettergettrainingintechnologyasearlyaspossiblE.
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Evenbeforemyfatherleftusmymotherhadtogobacktoworktosupportourfamily.OnceIcameoutofthekitchencomplainingMomIcan'tpeelpotatoes.IhaveonlyonehanD.Momneverlookedupfromsewing.YougetyourselfintothatkitchenandpeelthosepotatoesshetoldmE.Anddon'teverusethatasanexcuseforanythingagain!Inthesecondgradeourteacherlinedupmyclassontheplaygroundandhadeachofusraceacrossthemonkeybarsswingingfromonehighsteelbartothenext.WhenitwasmyturnIshookmyheaD.SomekidsbehindmelaughedandIwenthomecrying.ThatnightItoldMomaboutit.ShehuggedmeandIsawherwe'llseeaboutthatlook.Thenextafternoonshetookmebacktoschool.AtthedesertedplaygroundMomlookedcarefullyatthebars.NowpullupwithyourrightarmsheadviseD.ShestoodbyasIstruggledtoliftmyselfwithmyrighthanduntilIcouldhookthebarwithmyotherarm.Dayafterdaywepracticedandshepraisedmeforeveryrung横档IreacheD.I'dneverforgetthenexttimecrossingtherungs.Ilookeddownatthekidswhowerestandingwiththeirmouthsopen.OnenightafteradanceatmynewjuniorhighIlayinbedsobbing.IcouldhearMomcomeintomyroom.MomIsaidweepingnoneofthegirlswoulddancewithmE.ForalongtimeIdidn'thearanything.ThenshesaidOhhoneysomedayyou'llbebeatingthoseboysoffwithabat.Hervoicewassoftandweak.Iglancedathertoseetearsrunningdownhercheeks.ThenIknewhowmuchshesufferedonmybehalf.Shehadneverletmeseehertears.WhichofthefollowingexpressionscanbeusedmostsuitablytodescribeMom'sattitudewhenshemadethechildpeelpotatoes?A.Cruel.B.Serious.C.Strict.D.ColD.Fromthepassageweknowmonkeybarscanhelpachildtrain____.A.theskilltocircleroundabarB.theskilltothrowandcatchthingsC.thespeedofone'shandmovementD.thestrengthandskilltohangandswingWhatdoesthesentenceIsawher'we'llseeaboutthat'lookimply?A.Mombelievedeveryaimcouldbeachievedifyoustucktoit.B.WhatthechildhadsaidbroughtMomgreatattractionandcuriosity.C.Momwasdeterminedtoprovesheherselfwasbetterthantheteacher.D.Theraceacrossmonkeybarswasnotdifficultenoughforachildtogiveup.Themostprobableconclusionwecandrawafterreadingthepassageis____.A.thelastincidentwassadenoughtomakeMomweepB.thechild'sexperienceremindedMomofthatofherownC.MomcouldsolveanyproblemexcepttheoneinthelastparagraphD.infactMomsufferedmoreintheprocessofthechild'sgrowth
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IarrivedatthebusstationmuchtooearlyfortheLondonbuswhichwasnottoleaveuntilfivetotwelvE.Ipushedthroughthecrowdslookingforsomewheretositdown.Scoresofpeoplewerestandingaboutorstrugglingalongwiththeirbagsandthecasestofindtherightlines.Therewasapartyofschoolgirls.Icouldseeteacherstryingtokeeptheminorder.Buttherewasnowhereformetosit.Isteppedintothestationbuffet.IlookedupattheclocktherE.ItwasonlytwentytotwelvE.Ifoundaseatoppositealargemirroronthewall.JustthenafriendofminecalledJimcameinandsatwithmE.Whattimeisyourbus?askedJim.Ohthere'saplentyoftimeyetIanswereD.OhI'llgetsomedrinksthensaidJim.Wetalkedwhiledrinking.ThenIlookedattheclockagain.Goodheavens!It'sgoingbackward!IcrieD.Amomentagoitwastwentytotwelveandnowit'shalfpasteleven.YouarelookingattheclockinthemirrorsaidJim.IcouldkickmyselfforbeingsostupiD.IhadnotrealizedthatthemarksforoneandelevenonthefaceoftheclockwerethesamE.Thenextbuswasnottoleaveforanotherhour.Ihaveneverlikedmirrorsincethen.TheLondonbusleft________.A.atfivetotwelveB.beforefivetotwelveC.afterfivetotwelveD.untilfivetotwelveThewriterwenttothestationbuffetbecause________.A.hewasthirstyB.hesawthestationbuffetwasnotsocrowdedC.itwasstillearlyforhisbusandhecouldn'tfindaplacetositatthebusstationD.hehadchangedhismind;hewouldn'tgotoLondonThewritersat________.A.behindamirrorB.facingamirrorC.underamirrorD.nearamirrorJimcametothestationbuffetatabout________.A.twentytotwelveB.twentypasttwelveC.halfpastoneD.twentypastelevenWhattimewasitwhenthewriterlookedattheclockagain?Itwas________.A.halfpastelevenB.twelvethirtyC.twelvetwentyD.eleventhirty
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Ⅲ.阅读理解共两节满分40分第一节阅读理解共15小题每小题2分满分30分阅读下列短文从每题所给A.B.C和D项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑Inordertoknowaforeignlanguagethoroughly完全地fourthingsarenecessary.Firstwemustunderstandthelanguagewhenwehearitspoken.Secondlywemustbeabletospeakitourselvescorrectlywithconfidence自信andwithouthesitation犹豫.Thirdlywemustbeabletowriteit.Wemustbeabletomakesentencesthatarecorrectingrammar.Thereisnoshortwaytosucceedinlanguagelearning.A.goodmemory记忆isagreathelpbutitisnotenoughonlytomemorizetherulesfromagrammarbook.Itisnomuchuselearningbyheartlonglists一览表ofwordsandtheirmeaningsstudyingthedictionaryandsoon.WemustlearnbyusingthelanguagE.IfwearepleasedwithafewruleswehavememorizedwearenotreallylearningthelanguagE.WemustLearnthroughuse.Practiceisimportant.Wemustpractisespeakingandwritingthelanguagewhenever无论何时wecan.1.Themostimportantthingstolearnaforeignlanguageare__________.A.understandingandspeakingB.hearingspeakingreadingandwritingC.writingandunderstandingD.memorizingandlistening2.SomeonehearsandwritesEnglishverywellbuthespeaksitverybadly.Thisisbecause__________.A.hedoesn’tunderstandthelanguagewhenhehearsitspokenB.hedoesn’thaveagoodmemoryC.healwaysrememberlistsofwordsandtheirmeaningsD.heoftenhesitatestopractisespeakingit3.Onecanneverlearnaforeignlanguagewellonlyby__________.A.muchpracticeB.studyingthedictionaryC.learningthroughuseD.usingthelanguage4.Whichofthefollowingisthemostimportantinlearningaforeignlanguage?A.Agoodmemory.B.Speaking.C.PracticE.D.Writing.5.Learnthroughusemeans__________.A.weusealanguageinordertolearnitB.welearnaforeignlanguageinordertouseitC.wecanlearnalanguagewellwhileweareusingitD.bothB.andC
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Haveyoueverhadthestrangefeelingthatyouwerebeingwatched?Youturnedaroundandsureenoughsomeonewaslookingrightatyou!Parapsychologists灵学家saythathumanshaveanaturalabilitytosensewhensomeoneislookingatthem.ToresearchwhethersuchasixthsensereallyexistsRobertBakerapsychologist心理学家attheUniversityofKentuckyperformedtwoexperiments.InthefirstoneBakersatbehindunknowingpeopleinpublicplacesandstaredatthebacksoftheirheadsfor5to15minutes.Thesubjects受试者wereeatingdrinkingreadingstudyingwatchingTVorworkingatacomputer.Bakermadesurethatthepeoplecouldnottellthathewassittingbehindthemduringthoseperiods.Laterwhenhequestionedthesubjectsalmostallofthemsaidtheyhadnosensethatsomeonewasstaringatthem.ForthesecondexperimentBakertoldthesubjectsthattheywouldbestaredatfromtimetotimefrombehindatwowaymirrorinalaboratorysetting.Thepeoplehadtowritedownwhentheyfelttheywerebeingstaredatandwhentheyweren’t.Bakerfoundthatthesubjectswerenobetterattellingwhentheywerestaredatandwhentheyweren’t.BakerfoundthatthesubjectswerenobetterattellingwhentheywerestartedatthaniftheyhadjustguesseD.Bakerconcludesthatpeopledonothavetheabilitytosensewhenthey’rebeingstaredat.IfpeopledoubttheoutcomeofhistwoexperimentssaidBakerIsuggesttheyrepeattheexperimentsandseeforthemselves.68.Thepurposeofthetwoexperimentsisto.A.explainwhenpeoplecanhaveasixthsenseB.showhowpeopleactwhilebeingwatchedinthelabC.studywhetherhumanscansensewhentheyarestaredatD.provewhyhumanshaveasixthsense69.Inthefirstexperimentthesubjects.A.werenottoldthattheywouldbestaredatB.losttheirsensewhentheywerestaredatC.werenotsurewhentheywouldbestaredatD.wereuncomfortablewhentheywerestaredat70.Theunderlinedwordoutcomeinthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans.A.valueB.resultC.performanceD.connection71.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A.PeoplearebornwithasixthsensE.B.Theexperimentssupportparapsychologists’ideA.C.Thesubjectsdonothaveasixthsenseintheexperiments.D.Peoplehaveasixthsenseinpublicplaces.
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Fromself-drivingcarstodeepseaexplorersmoreandmoreofhumans’tasksarebeingtakenoverbyrobots.Buttechnologydoesn’tstoptherE.Inmid-AugustreportedtheBBCscientistsfromCambridgeUniversitydevelopedaroboticsystemthatmeantarobotcouldbuildotherrobotseachonebetterthantheprevious以前的generation.TheBBCnotedthatthoseconcernedaboutmachinestakingovertheworldshouldn’tworry.Howeverover1000scientistsandnumerousartificialintelligenceAI人工智能researchers-includingUKastrophysicistStephenHawkingandApplecofounderSteveWozniakoftheUS-broughtthedangeroffullyautonomousweapons自主武器knownaskillerrobotstoourattentionearlierthissummer.Ifanymajormilitary军事的powerpushesaheadwithAIweapondevelopmentaglobalarmsraceisinevitable不可避免的warnedanopenletterreleasedattheInternationalJointConferenceonArtificialIntelligenceheldinBuenosAiresArgentinA.Unlikedrones无人机whichneedahumanhandthiskindofrobotwouldhavesomedecision-makingabilitiesandtheabilitytoactbyitself.WhilewhattheBBCcalledthesesoldersthatneversleepcouldhelpreducebattlefielddeathstheymightalsomakecountriesmorelikelytogointobattlewhichwouldleadtomoredeathsoverallnotedthescientists.Theriskstheysaidcouldbefargreaterthanthoseposedbynuclearweapons.Scientistscalledforabanonoffensive攻击性的autonomousweaponsbeyondmeaningfulhumancontrolreportedTheHuffingtonPost....InfactinaninterviewwiththeBBCin2014Hawkingwarnedthatthedevelopmentoffullartificialintelligencecouldspelltheendofthehumanrace.AndaccordingtotheBBCmanyleadingthinkershavebeenthinkingabouttheAI-poweredkillingmachineofthenot-too-distantfuturE.KillerrobotscouldbeherewithinyearsnotdecadesasStuartRussellprofessorofcomputerscienceatUCBerkeleyUSputit.Authoritiesaregraduallywakinguptotheriskofrobotwars.LastMayforthefirsttimetheUnitedNationsbroughtgovernmentstogethertobegintalksonso-calledkillerrobotsinahopeofstoppingsuchweaponswhilethereisstilltimE.MeanwhiletherearescientistswhoarelessworrieD.Theybelievealltechnologieshavepotential潜力forbeingusedforgoodandevilendsandarguethatthebancalledforbytheopenlettercouldclosethedoortodevelopingAItechnologythatcouldsavelives.TechnologycanclearlydobetterthanhumanbeingsinmanycasesRonaldArkindeanattheGeorgiaInstituteofTechnologyinAtlantaUStoldTheChristianScienceMonitor.Ifwearewillingtoturnoversomeofourdecisionmakingtothesemachineswemayactuallygetbetteroutcomes.28.WhatdoesSteveWozniakthinkthefuturerobottechnologymightproduce?A.ArtificialIntelligencE.B.Autonomousweapons.C.Soldiersthatneversleep.D.Killingmachines.29.TheunderlinedwordspellinParagraph7isclosestinmeaningto______.A.causeB.preventC.reachD.change30.WhatdoesStuartRussellmeanbysayingkillerrobotscouldbeherewithinyearsnotdecades.?A.KillerrobotswillvisitUCBerkeleyUSsoonerthanexpecteD.B.KillerrobotswillbeproducedandusedsoonerthanexpecteD.C.KillerrobotswillspeedupthedevelopmentofAIinthenearfuturE.D.KillerrobotswillkillthesescientistsinthenearfuturE.31.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Moreandmoreofhumans’tasksarebeingtakenoverbyrobots.B.Robotshavedecision-makingabilitiesandtheabilitytoactbyitself.C.Scientistscalledforabanonthedevelopmentofrobottechnology.D.Alltechnologieshavepotentialforbeingusedforgoodandevilends.
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TheMolamola翻车鱼istheworld’slargestknownbonyfish.Thespeciesisnativetotropicalandtemperatewatersaroundtheglobeandresemblesagiantfishheadwithatail.RatherthanhavingatailfinlikemostfishtheMolamola’smainbodyisflatteneD.Infactitsheightisoftenequaltoitslengthwhichisunusualinfish.Itcangrowto10-20feetinlengthandheightandweighinatanaverageof2000pounds.ItsspecificnamemolaisLatinformillstonewhichthefishresemblesbecauseofitsgreycolourroughtexture肌理androundedbody.ItscommonEnglishnamesunfishreferstotheanimal’shabitofsunbathingatthesurfaceofthewater.TheDutch-Portuguese-French-Catalan-Spanish-Italian-Russian-andGerman-languagenamesmeanmoonfishinreferencetoitsroundedshapE.InPolishitisnamedSamoglowmeaningheadalonebecauseithasnotruetail.TheChinesetranslationofitsacademicnameisfan-che-yu.Itsdietisextremelyvariedbutnutrient-poorconsistingmainlyofjellyfish.InordertoconsumeenoughdailynutrientsitmusttravelthroughawiderangeofoceanicdepthsinsearchofitsfooD.Ithasabeaked喙状嘴的mouththatdoesnottotallyclosesoitchewsitsfoodinseveralstages.Itsthickskiniscoveredinadenselayerofmucus粘液whichishosttomanykindsofparasites寄生虫.Totryandriditselfoftheseuninvitedguestsitwilloftenfloatonitssidenearthesurfaceofthewaterinvitingbirdstofeastontheparasites.Similarlyitwillsometimeslaunchitsconsiderablebodyuptotenfeetoutofthewaterbeforecrashingbackdowninanefforttoremovesomeoftheparasites.Withitshabitoffloatingnearthesurfaceitoftenrunstheriskofbeinghitbyboats.FinallysmallerMolamolasaresometimessubjecttoattackbysealions.28.ManyoftheMolamola’svariousnamessuggest_________.A.itsmaindietB.itsenormousweightC.itshabitofsunbathingD.itsflattenedandroundedshape29.WhatcanwesayabouttheMolamola?A.Itenjoyslivingincoldzones.B.Itcanalmostbeastallasitislong.C.Ithuntsmainlyatthesurfaceoftheocean.D.ItpossessesamouththatcancompletelyclosE.30.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?A.TheinfluenceoftheMolamolaontheocean.B.ThereasonsfortheMolamola’smanyparasites.C.ThesurvivalchallengesrelatingtotheMolamolA.D.TherelationshipbetweentheMolamolaandbirds.31.What’sthemainpurposeofthetext?A.ToprovidegeneralinformationabouttheMolamolA.B.TogiveadviceonhowtoprotecttheMolamolA.C.ToincreaseawarenessofthefragilestateoftheMolamolA.D.ToshowtheadvantagesoftheMolamoaloverotheranimals.
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第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑Inthedayswhenanicecreamsundae圣代冰淇淋costmuchlessa10-year-oldboyenteredahotelcoffeeshopandsatatatablE.A.waitresscametohistableandputaglassofwaterinfrontofhim.Misshowmuchisanicecreamsundae?heaskeD.Fiftycentsrepliedthewaitress.Thelittleboypulledhishandoutofhispocketandcounted数thecoinsinit.Okaythenhowmuchisaplaindishoficecream?heaskeD.Bynowmorepeoplewerewaitingforatableandthewaitresswasgrowingimpatient.Thirty-fivecentssherepliedrudely.Thelittleboyagaincountedhiscoins.I’llhavetheplainicecreamhesaiD.Thewaitressbroughttheicecreamsundaeputthebillonthetableandwalkedaway.Theboyfinishedtheicecreampaidthecashierandleft.Whenthewaitresscamebacktothattableshebegantocryasshewiped擦itwiththewashcloth.Thereplacedneatlybesidetheemptydishwerefifteencents.Youseethelittleboycouldn’thavethesundaebecausehewantedtohaveenoughcoinstoleaveheratip.Thewaitressregrettedhavingtreatedthelittleboylikethat.Andfromthatshelearnedthatsheshouldtreatallhercustomerswell.1.Whydidn’tthelittleboyhaveanicecreamsundae?A.Becausehedidn’thaveenoughmoneyforonE.B.Becausehelikedaplaindishoficecreambetter.C.Becausehewantedtohaveenoughcoinstoleaveatip.D.Becausehewastoldnottohavesuchanexpensiveicecream.2.Whenthelittleboyorderedaplaindishoficecreamthewaitresslooked______.A.happyB.surprisedC.impatientD.ashamed3.Weinferthatthewaitresscriedmostprobablybecause_____.A.shehadneverreceivedatipbeforeB.shewastouchedbythelittleboy’sdeedC.sheknewthelittleboywouldn’tcomebackagainD.theboywastoogenerous4.Accordingtothelastparagraphwhatdidthewaitressregret?A.NothavingofferedthelittleboyanicecreamsundaE.B.Nothavingaskedthelittleboyformoremoney.C.NothavingtreatedeverybodythesamE.D.Nothavingtreatedthelittleboywell.
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Heonlyfinishedfourthinthisyear'sSuperBoytalentshow.Butitdidn'tstophimcapturing俘获theheartsofthousandsoffans.HecanhithighnoteswitheasE.Andheisverymodest.ZhangJie25shed流sweatandtearsallthewaythroughthecompetitionbuthenevergaveup.NomatterhowlifetreatshimhealwaysfightsbackbravelysaidWuChunyanaSenior2studentinHubei.Hehasneverlosthisdreamofbeingasinger.TheroadtofameisalwaysrockyandZhangisnoexception.Asacollegestudenthewasmajoringintourism.Hewasconsideringbecomingatouristguideaftergraduationuntilheenteredasingingcompetition.HislifechangedafterhecompetedinMyShow.Hewonfirstplaceandsignedwitharecordcompany.IwasveryexcitedandregardeditasawaytotakemeclosertomydreamhesaiD.Butthecompanygavehimlittlemoneytomakemusicandslowlybegantoignorehim.Zhangevenborrowedmoneytobuycostumes.Lifehasitsupsanddowns.Butthetough艰难的realityonlymakesmestrongerhesaiD.HeforgothewasonceachampionofatalentshowandjoinedSuperBoy.Hisdecisiongotsupportfromhisfamilywhoworkedhardtomakeendsmeet.Hismothersoldricenoodlesonastreetinhishometownbutshesaidshewouldsupporthimforever.Ihavethedreamtobuyalargehouseformyparentswheremymomcangetalargewindowsill窗台togrowflowerssaidZhang.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.AneasywaytosuccessB.A.rockypathtosuccessC.A.cleverboyD.A.successfulboyFromthepassagewecanknowthat_________.A.heoncewonthefirstplaceinSuperBoytalentshow.B.hefinishedfourthinMyShow.C.heisanexceptiononhiswaytofamE.D.aftersigningwitharecordcompanyhedidn’tgetmuchmoney.Whenhemetwithdifficultyinarecordcompanyhedecidedto_______.A.joinSuperBoyB.telltheothershewasachampionC.giveuponhiswaytosuccessD.quarrelwiththebossBeforehejoinedinasingingcompetitionhisdreamwastobecome________.A.agreatscientistB.agoodcollegestudentC.afamoussingerD.atouristguide
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Lifeisdifficult.Itisagreattruthbecauseoncewetrulyunderstandandacceptitthenlifeisnolongerdifficult.Mostdonotfullyseethistruth.Insteadtheycomplainabouttheirproblemsanddifficultiesasiflifeshouldbeeasy.Itseemstothemthatdifficultiesrepresent代表aspecialkindofsufferingespeciallyforceduponthemorelseupontheirfamiliestheirclassoreventheirnation.WhatmakeslifedifficultisthattheprocessoffacingandsolvingproblemsisapainfulonE.Problemsdependingontheirnaturecauseinussadnessorlonelinessorregretorangerorfear.Theseareuncomfortablefeelingsoftenaspainfulasanykindofphysicalpain.Andsincelifecausesanendlessseriesofproblemslifeisalwaysdifficultandisfullofpainaswellasjoy.Yetitisinthiswholeprocessofsolvingproblemsthatlifehasitsmeaning.ProblemsaretheserioustestthattellsussuccessfromfailurE.Whenwedesiretoencouragethegrowthofthehumanspiritweencouragethehumanability能力tosolveproblemsjustasinschoolwesetproblemsforourchildrentosolvE.Itisthroughthepainofmeetingandworkingoutproblemsthatwelearn.AsBenjaminFranklinsaidThosethingsthathurtinstruct.Itisforthisreasonthatwisepeoplelearnnottofearbuttowelcomethepainofproblems.56.Fromthepassageitcanbeinferredthat______.A.everybodyhasproblemsB.webecomestrongerbyfacingandsolvingtheproblemsoflifeC.lifeisdifficultbecauseourproblemsbringuspainD.peopleliketocomplainabouttheirproblems57.Thewriterprobablyusedjustoneshortsentenceinthefirstparagraphto______.A.savespaceB.persuadereadersC.makereaderslaughD.getreader'sattention58.Themainideaofparagraph3isthat______.A.mostpeoplefeellifeiseasyB.thewriterfeelslifeiseasyC.thewriterlikestocomplainabouthisproblemsD.mostpeoplecomplainabouthowhardtheirlivesare59.Accordingtothepassagewegiveschoolchildrendifficultproblemstosolveinorderto______.A.encouragethemtolearnB.teachthemtofearthepainofsolvingproblemsC.helpthemlearntodealwithpainD.teachthemhowtorespectforproblems
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FrenchsurgeonshaveperformedwhattheysaidonWednesdaywastheworld'sfirstpartialfacetransplant移植---givinganewnosechinandlipstoawomanattackedbyadog.SpecialistsfromtwoFrenchhospitalscarriedouttheoperationona38-year-oldwomanonSundayinthenortherncityofAmiensbytakingthefacefromabrain-deadwomanwhohadhangedherselfjusthoursbeforetheoperation.Herfamilyagreedontheoperation.Thepatientisinanexcellentstateandthetransplantlooksnormalthehospitalssaidinabriefstatementafterwaitingthreedaystoannouncethepioneeringsurgery.ThewomanhadbeenleftwithoutanoseandlipsafterthedogattackedherlastMayandwasunabletotalkorchewproperly.SuchinjuriesareextremelydifficultifnotimpossibletorepairusingnormalsurgicaltechniquesthestatementsaiD.ThestatementdidnotsaywhatthewomanwouldlooklikewhenshehadfullyrecoveredbutmedicalexpertssaidshewasunlikelytoresemblethewomanwhohadbeenthesourceofhernewfacE.TheoperationwasledbyJean-MichelDubernardaspecialistfromahospitalinLyonwhohasalsocarriedouthandtransplants.Skintransplantshavelongbeenusedtotreatburnsandotherinjuriesbutoperationsaroundthemouthandnosehavebeenconsideredverydifficultbecauseofthearea'shighsensitivity敏感toforeigntissuE.TeamsinFrancetheUnitedStatesandBritainhadbeendevelopingtechniquestomakefacetransplantsarealityTherewasashort-termriskforthepatientifbloodvesselsbecameblockedamedium-termdangerofherbodyrejectingthenewskinandalong-termpossibilitythatthedrugsusedcouldcausecancers.Expertssaythatalthoughsuchmedicaladvancesshouldbecelebratedthetransplanthadthrownupmoral道德的andethical伦理的issues.Littleisknownaboutthepsychologicaleffectoftheetransplant.29.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe________.A.FrenchWomanhasFirstPartialFaceTransplantB.FirstFaceTransplantOpensDebateC.RisksandEthicalProblemsofaFaceTransplantD.A.CompleteFaceTransplantofaFrenchWoman30.Whydidthewomanneedsuchanoperation?A.HerfacehadbeenbittenbyadogB.HerfacehadbeenburntinafirE.C.ShewasbornespeciallyuglyD.Shewantedtotestsuchanoperation.31.Whatcanwelearnabouttheoperation?A.Thewomanhadusedthedeadwoman'swholefacE.B.Therehasarisen引起adebateabouttheoperation.C.Thewomanwillsufferfrompsychologicaldamagesoon.D.Suchtransplantshavebeenperformedbydoctors.32.WhichofthefollowingisNOToneoftherisksoftheoperation?A.Blockofbloodvessels.B.OrganrejectionC.HeartdamagE.D.Sideeffectofthedrugs
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TheInternetandtheWorldWeb网aregreatplacestoberightnow.Weusethewordplacebecausesomanyofthethingsyoucandoonlinearesimilartothethingsyoucandowhereverpeoplegathertogether-inhomesschoolslibrariesshoppingcentersoratfamilyreunions团聚ortownmeetings.Theallowspeopletolearnshopfindimportantinformationandcommunicatewhetherthey'relocalglobalorsimplyvirtual虚的.TheWebisuseful.YoucanfindoldfriendsonlinE.Youcanresearchandbookflightschecktheweatherfindbreakingnewsfindoutinformationaboutschoolsandcolleges.YoucanevenplaceanorderforbooksCDscomputersandcars.TheInternetisalsofun.Youcanwritetooldfriendsorcheckouttheirwebpagesenjoyweb-basedsoapoperaslaughatonlinejokesjoininaliveEventchatwithotherInternetsurfers漫游者checktoseeifyournameappearsanywhereontheWeb.Millionsofuserslogontotheeverydayandit'snotjusttodoresearch.There'salotoffuntherE.That'sonereasonwhyit'scalledwebsurfing.OfcoursethefirststeptousingtheWebforbusinessorforfunislearninghowtoworkawebbrowser浏览器.Ifyou'renewtocomputersitmaytakeawhilebeforeyouarecompletelycomfortablewithyourbrowser.Don'tworry.Youdon'thavetobeacomputerwhiz专家.Thebasicsofawebbrowserareverymuchlikethebasicsofmodemcomputers—learninghowtopointandclickthemouselearninghowtoscroll滚动upanddownapageoftextandlearninghowtousepull-downmenus.Againbepatient.There'snotimelimitonwebsurfing.Giveyourselfachancetoexplore探索thebrowseritselfwhileyouexploretheWeB.33.ThewritercomparestheWebto______.A.someeasyjobB.placestogathertogetherinC.placestovisitD.thingsyoucandoonline34.WecanlearnfromthetextthattheWebisnotonly______butalso______.A.ofgreatuse;ofgreatenjoymentB.ofgreatuse;ofgreatvalueC.useful;funnyD.ofsomeuse;ofalittleinterest35.TousetheWeballwehavetodoistolearnhowto_______.A.usethecomputermouseB.scrollupanddownapageoftextC.usepull-downmenusD.alltheabove
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LastweekmyyoungestsonandIvisitedmyfatherathisnewhomeinTucsonArizonA.HemovedthereafewyearsagoandIwaseagertoseehisnewplaceandmeethisfriends.Myearliestmemoriesofmyfatherareatallhandsomesuccessfulmandevotedtohisworkandhisfamilybutuncomfortablewithhischildren.AsachildIlovedhim.HeseemedunhappywithmeunlessIgotstraightA’sandunhappywithmyboyfriendsiftheirfatherswerenotassuccessfulashewas.WheneverIwentoutwithhimonweekendsIusedtostruggletothinkupthingstosayfeelingonguarD.Onthefirstdayofmyvisitwewentoutwithoneofmyfather’sfriendsforlunchatanoutdoorcafé.Wetalkedalongthatafternoondidsomeshoppingateonthestreettableandlaughedovermyson’sfunnyfacialexpressions.Gonewasmyfather’scritical挑剔的airandstrictrules.WhowasthispersonIknewasmyfatherwhoseemedsofriendlyandinterestingtobearound?Whathadheldhimbackbefore?ThenextdaydadpulledouthischildhoodpicturesandtoldmequiteafewstoriesabouthisownchildhooD.AlthoughourtimestogetherbecameeasierovertheyearsIneverfeltclosertohimatthatmoment.AftersomanyyearsI’matlastseeinganothersideofmyfather.AndinsodoingI’mdelightedwithmynewfrienD.MydadinhisnewhomeinArizonaisbacktomefromwherehewas.61.Whydidtheauthorfeelbitteraboutherfatherasayoungadult?A.HewassilentmostofthetimE.B.Hewastooproudofhimself.C.Hedidnotlovehischildren.D.Heexpectedtoomuchofher.62.Whentheauthorwentoutwithherfatheronweekendsshewouldfeel.A.nervousB.sorryC.tiredD.safe63.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofherfatherafterhervisittoTucson?A.Morecritical.B.MoretalkativeC.Gentleandfriendly.D.Strictandhard-working.64.Theunderlinedwordsmynewfriendinthelastparagraphreferto.A.theauthor’ssonB.theauthor’sfatherC.thefriendoftheauthor’sfatherD.thecaféowner
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NewYorkTimes-Thealreadycrazedcompetitionforadmissiontothenation’smostfamousuniversitiesandcollegesbecameevenmoreintense激烈的thisyearwithmanyrecordingthelowestacceptancerates.HarvardCollegeforexampleofferedadmissiontoonly7.1percentofthe27462highschoolseniorswhoapplied—orputanotherwayitrejected93ofevery100applicantsmanywithextraordinaryachievementslikeaperfectscoreononeoftheSATexams.YaleCollegeaccepted8.3percentofits22813applicants.Bothrateswererecords.ColumbiaCollegeadmitted8.7percentofitsapplicantsBrownUniversityandDartmouthCollegeabout13percentandBowdoinCollegeandGeorgetownUniversity18percent—alsorecords.WelovethepeopleweadmittedbutwealsoloveaverylargenumberofthepeoplewhowewerenotabletoadmitsaidWilliamR.Fitzsimmonsdean主任ofadmissionsandfinancialaidatHarvardCollegE.Somecollegessaidtheyplacedmorestudentsontheirwaitingliststhaninrecentyearsinpartbecauseofuncertaintyoverhowmanyadmittedstudentswoulddecidetoenroll登记入学.HarvardandPrincetonstoppedacceptingstudentsthroughearlyadmissionthisacademicyear;thatmeantthatmorethan1500studentswhowouldhavebeenadmittedinDecemberwerelikelytohaveappliedtomanyfamousschoolsintheregularrounD.ManyfactorscontributedtothetighteningofthecompetitionatthemostselectivecollegesadmissionsdeanssaiD.ThenumberofhighschoolgraduatesinthenationhasgrowneachyearoverthelastdecadeandahalfexpertsestimatethatthefigurewillreachthehighestpointthisyearornextwhichmightreducethecompetitionalittlE.Otherfactorsweretheeaseofonlineapplicationsexpandedfinancialaidpackagesanambitiousstudents’applyingtoevermorecolleges.1.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.Harvardhasthelowestadmissionratethisyear.B.Manyfactorshaveledtotheintensecompetition.C.Famousuniversitiesprefertohavemorestudentsontheirwaitinglists.D.Admissiontofamousuniversitiesbecameevenmoredifficultthisyear.2.Whichofthefollowinghasthehighestacceptanceratethisyear?A.YaleCollegE.B.GeorgetownUniversity.C.ColumbiaCollegE.D.DartmouthCollegE.3.Howmanyofthe20000applicantswouldberejectedbyColumbiaCollegethisyear?A.18260B.1740C.18350D.1950
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Aroundtheworldeggshavebeenabreakfaststaple重要部分forallgoodreasons.Afterallaneggisastorehouseofvitalnutrientsmakingitanessentialpartofahealthydiet.Andforthoseofyouwhoareafraidofhavingthispowerfoodbecauseyou'reworriedthatitwilladdtoyourweightrememberoneeggcontainsabout80caloriesandaboutfivegramsoffat.Hencesmartconsumptionisafarhealthieroption.Eggsareawell-knownrichsourceofprotein—animportantbuildingblockofbonesmusclesskinandblooD.Thebodyusesproteintobuildandrepairtissuesaswellasmakingotherbodychemicals.Unfortunatelyunlikefatandcarbohydrates碳水化合物thebodydoesnotstoreproteinandthereforehasnoreservoirtodrawonwhenitneedsanewsupply.Thuseggsaretheperfectsourcesandasmartfoodchoiceforthosewhoreducetheirintakeofcarbohydratesinabittoloseextraweight.Anotherimportantnutrientyou'llfindabundantlyineggwhiteisriboflavinorVitaminB2.Andforallofyouwonderingwhat'sthebenefitofthisnutrientRiboflavinisawater-soluble水溶性vitaminwhichisinvolvedinvitalprocessesinthebodyandisnecessaryfornormalcellfunctiongrowthandenergyproduction.Theyolkwhichmanyofusavoidoutoffearisactuallyaveryhealthyfoodifconsumedinmoderation适度.Mainlyfattheyolkcontains1.33gmofcholesterol胆固醇per100gmsandisarichsourceofvitaminAB.vitaminscalciumphosphorous磷andiron.Incidentallytheironfoundintheyolkiseasilydigestedinthebody.Accordingtonutritionexpertsonecaneatonewholeeggeverydaywithoutharmingone'scholesterolandotherblood-fatlevels.Butforthosewhocraveformoreeggsyoucanreducefatbyhavingonewholeeggandthewhitesoftherestoftheeggs.8.Eggsareregardedasimportantinbreakfastbecause__________.A.itisacustomtohaveeggsinthebreakfast.B.theyaresoldatalowpricE.C.theyarehighincaloriesandlowinfat.D.theycanprovidepeoplewithmanynutrients.9.Whenourbodyisshortofproteinwemay____________.A.feeltiredandsleepy.B.feeldiscomfortinourlegs.C.gettiredofeatingeggs.D.beeagerforotherchemicals.10.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutprotein?.A.Itcan’tbestoredinthebody.B.Fatcanbechangedintoprotein.C.ItisakindofcarbohydratE.D.Ourbodycanonlygetproteinfromeggs.11.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat____________.A.theauthorsuggestsweonlyeatthewhitesofeggs.B.eatingenoughyolkcanreducecholesterolinthebody.C.ironandphosphorousintheyolkaredifficulttodigest.D.highblood-fatlevelcandoharmtoourhealth
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第三部分阅读理解共20题每小题2分共40分阅读下列短文从每题中所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项Youhaveheardtheexpressionhorsesense.Asyoumayimagineitcamefromthetimewhenthemajorityofpeopletraveledinvehiclesdrawnbyhorses.A.horsedoeshavealotofcommonsenseandtherearemanytruestoriesabouthorseshavingsavedtheirdriversfromdangerofdeath.Todayforthemostpartpeopletravelbytrainshipairplaneandcarbutverylittlebytheuseofhorses.ModernvehiclesarepropelledbyenginesandanenginedoesnothaveanysensE.Incaseofdangermanyhorsescouldbedependedontohelp.Notsowiththeengine;thedrivermustdoallthethings.Inrecentyearsthespeedoftravelhasincreasedgreatly.Withtheincreasedspeedcomesgreatlyincreaseddanger.Thedriverofapowerfulengineneedstobecareful.A.momentofbeingcarelessmaycostalifE.InordertodrivetodayapersonmustbeabletoseeclearlyandhemustlearnandfollowcarefullytherulesforsafetyontheroaD.GreaterattentionisthepricewepayforusingamachineinsteadofahorsE.56.Thepassagemainlytalksabout______.A.enginesB.safedrivingC.usinghorsesD.modernmachines57.Theunderlinedwordpropelinthesecondparagraphmeans______.A.repairB.raiseC.pushforwardD.made58.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.adrivermustknowtherulesofsafetyB.adriverneedstobeableonlytotellredfromgreenC.aneyetestisanimportantpartofadriver’sexaminationD.greaterattentionisneededforadriverwhiledrivingamachine59.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.A.drivermustbeabletoseeandhearwell.B.Thedriverofacarmustfollowtherulesofsafety.C.Horsesareknowntohavesavedtheirdriversfrominjury.D.ItisbetterforvehiclestobepulledbyhorsethantobepushedbyenginE.
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Womenwithanhourglassfigurehavebrainstogowiththeircurves曲线scientistsclaim.GoinginatthewaistissaidtobeasignofintelligencewhichleadstobrighterchildrentooWonmensuchasNigellaLawsonwithabigdifferencebetweenthirwaistandhipmeasurementsscoredsignificantlybetterinteststhanthosewiththinnerstraighterframesResearchersconcludedthatitwasnotnecessaryforawomantobeskinny-whatmatteredwasthatherwaistshouldbesmallerthanherhipsA.ratioof3:5wasfoundtobeideaThestudybytheUniversitiesofPittsdburghandCaliforniainvolved16000womenandgirlsAccordingtothescientiststheresultsarenomerequirkofnaturE.TheyclaimthatthefatAroundculvyhipsandthighs大腿holdshigherlevelsof-3fattyacidswhichareessentialforthegrowthofthebrainduringpregnancy.Thefatwhichcollectsaroundthewaisthowover.ismorelikelytocontain-6fattyacidswhicharelesssuitedtobraingrowth.ReportinginthejoumalEvolutionandHumanBehaviourtheresearchersfoundthatthechildrenofcurvymothersaremorelikelytodowellincognitiveteststhanothers.theyclaimthatthiscouldhelpexplainwhythechildrenofteenagemothers.whomightnotyetbephysicallymatureenoughtohavedevelopedrealcurves-tendtodolesswellinschool.Aswellasboosting提升brainpower一3fattyacidsfoundinoilyfisharcconsideredtobeofhugehealthbenefitAlthoughthestudyanalysedwomen’sbodiesonly一3fattyacidsarealsostoredinmen’shipsHoweveritisnotknownwhethermenwithwidehipsbenefitfromthesamebrainpowerboost.72.Whichshowsthepossibleshapeofanhourglass?73.Supposethefollowingmeasurementsaretakenfromfourwomen.Whichofthemismorelikelytohavebrightchildren?A.Waist60cmHip100cmB.Waist60cmHip80cmC.Waist55cmHip160cmD.Waist120cmHip110cm74.Theunderlinedsentence‘'theresultsarenomerequirkofnature'possibletellsustheresultsA.canbeexplainedscientificallyB.arestrangeandhardtoexplainC.havejustcomeaboutbychanceD.areveryinteresting75.AccordingtotheresearchersteenagemotherstendtohavelessbrightchildrenbecauseA.theyaren’tsogoodatchildcareB.theyusuallyhavelessfatthanmaturewomenC.theyarea’tphysicallystrongenoughD.theirwaistandhipmeasurementsdifferless
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Earlyinthetwentiethcenturytwofamousscientistsdevelopeddifferentideasaboutdreams.AustrianpsychiatristSigmundFreudpublishedabookcalledTheInterpretationofDreamsin1900.FreudbelievedpeopleoftendreamaboutthingstheywantbutcannothavE.Thesedreamsareoftenlinkedtosexandaggression.ForFreuddreamswerefullofhiddenmeaning.Hetriedtounderstanddreamsasawaytounderstandpeopleandwhytheyactedorthoughtincertainways.Freudbelievedthateverythoughtandeveryactionstarteddeepinourbrains.Hethoughtdreamscouldbeanimportantwaytounderstandwhatishappeninginourbrains.Freudtoldpeoplewhattheirdreamsmeantasawayofhelpingthemsolveproblemsorunderstandtheirworries.ForexampleFreudsaidwhenpeopledreamofflyingorswingingtheywanttobefreeoftheirchildhooD.Whenapersondreamsthatabrotherorsisterorparenthasdiedthedreamerisreallyhidingfeelingsofhatredforthatperson.Oradesiretohavewhattheotherpersonhas.SwisspsychiatristCarlJungworkedcloselywithFreudforseveralyears.Buthedevelopedverydifferentideasaboutdreams.Jungbelieveddreamscouldhelppeoplegrowandunderstandthemselves.HebelieveddreamsprovidesolutionstoproblemswefacewhenweareawakE.HealsobelieveddreamstellussomethingaboutourselvesandourrelationswithotherpeoplE.Hedidnotbelievedreamshideourfeelingsaboutsexoraggression.68.AccordingtothepassageSigmundFreudheldthat________________.A.dreamscanhelpunderstandpeople’sactionB.whenpeopledreamthattheyflyintheskytheyareactuallydesiresomethingC.ifapersondreamsthatabrotherhasdiedheorshemusthatesthebrotherD.ifpeoplewanttobetterunderstandthemselvestheywilldream69.WhatisCarlJung’sopinionofdreams?A.HisdreamsaredifferentfromthoseofSigmundFreuD.B.Wheneverwefaceproblemswecanfindsolutionstotheminourdreams.C.Dreamshelpunderstandpeople’sthoughts.D.DreamsattimesshowourrelationswithotherpeoplE.70.Fromthepassagewelearnthat______________________.A.TheInterpretationofDreamswaswrittenbyFreudaswellasJungB.FreudhelpedpeoplesolveproblemsbytellingwhattheirdreamsmeantC.FreudandJungalwaysworkedtogetherD.bothofthemtoldusclearlywhywedreamTheauthorseemstobe___________.A.infavorofFreudB.infavorofJungC.objectiveD.critical
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Researchershavecreatedabackpackthathasacomputerandmedicinesinitthatcanhelpevenuntrainedsoldierssavethelivesofwoundedtroops.WoundedsoldiershaveabetterchanceofsurvivaliftheygethelpsoonafterbeinghurtandarequicklytakentoahospitalorcliniC.Butsoldierswhodonothavemedicaltrainingmaynotknowhowtohelptheirinjuredfriends.Doctorsandengineershavedevelopedwhattheycallanintelligentbackpack.Ithasacomputerandelectronicmeasuringdevices.Thebackpackalsohasroboticinstrumentsandmedicinesreadytogivetoinjuredtroops.About16doctorsandengineersfromtheUniversityofPittsburghCarnegieMellonUniversityandseveralotherplacesareworkingontheproject.TheU.S.DepartmentofDefensehasgivenmoneytotheproject.RonPoropatichleadstheproject.Heisaretiredarmysurgeon.HesaysthebackpackwillhelpsoldierscareforthosewhoareinjureD.Thedevicesincludedinthebackpackcanmonitoraperson^heartrateandbloodpressurE.Theroboticinstrumentscaneventellwhetherthesoldierhasacollapsedlung.Theintelligentbackpack'scomputercancompareinformationgatheredabouttheinjuredsoldierwiththousandsofsimilarcasesandquicklytellthebestmethodstousetosavethesoldier’slifE.SometimesitisnotalwayspossibletoquicklyremovetheinjuredsoldierfromthebattlefielD.SoDr.Poropatichsaystheresearchershopetocreateabackpackthatwillhavedevices.thatcankeepa.soldieraliveforalongtimE.Dr.Poropatichhopesthebackpackanditsinstrumentswillbereadyfortestinganimalsinaboutthreeyears.12.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.ThebackpackcanplayabigpartinthebattlefielD.B.Mostofthesoldierscan’tusethebackpackcorrectly.C.Soldiersshouldhavetakenmedicaltraining.D.WarorbattlehasbroughtharmtotheworlD.13.Howmanykindsofitemsarementionedinthebackpack?A.4.B.5.C.3.D.2.14.WhatcanweknowaccordingtoRonPoropatich?A.TheprojectgotsupportfromthewholeworlD.B.Theroboticinstrumentscanmonitorlungs.C.Theinjurer'sheartdiseasecanhecureD.D.Thedevicescanadjustsoldiers’bloodpressurE.15.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ResearchersandTheirWonderfulDiscoveryB.MedicalCareTestedontheWoundedSoldiersC.EmergencyMedicalCareinaBackpackD.RoboticDevicesUsedintheBattlefield
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ThecurrentEbola埃博拉病毒outbreakinwesternandcentralAfricahasinfectedatleast3069peopleincluding1552deadmakingitthelargestoutbreakinhistory.Ebolaisadeadlyvirus-about60percentofpeopleinfectedwithithavedieD.HowisEboladoingitsharm?WhenapersonbecomesinfectedwithEbolathevirusdamagesthebody’simmune免疫的cellswhichdefendagainstinfectionsaidaresearcheratLancasterUniversity.Butifaperson’simmunesystemcanstanduptothisattackthenheismorelikelytosurvivethediseasE.Thepatientsthatsurviveitbestarethosewhodon’tgetsuchabaddisadvantageinimmunesystem.Butifthebodyisn’tabletogetridofthisattackthentheimmunesystembecomeslessabletoregulate调节itself.Thismeanstheimmunesystemismorelikelytorunoutofcontrolleadingtoadropinbloodpressuremulti-organfailureandeventuallydeath.Whatarethecommonsymptomsofthedisease?Fever.HeadachE.Jointandmuscleaches.Weakness.DiarrheA.Vomiting.Stomachpain.LackofappetitE.Chills.Rash.Rednessintheeyes.Hiccups.Cough.Sorethroat.Chestpain.Difficultbreathingorswallowing.Bleedinginsideandoutsideofthebody.HowtopreventthespreadofEbola?Ebolacanbespreadprimarilyviadirectcontactwithpatientsspecificallythebloodandfluidsofaninfectedpatient.Weshouldavoidcontactwithinfectedpatientsandobjectssuchasclothingbeddingandneedlesusedbythem.AvoidareaswhereinfectionshavebeenreporteD.FornowthediseasehasonlybeenconfirmedincentralandWestAfricafourcasesinAmericaandEuropE.Avoideatingwild-caughtbushmeat.Researchershavesuspectedthatthediseasecametohumansviaanimalsprobablythroughthemeatofprimates灵长类.Ifyou’reinanareawherethediseasehasbeenreportedavoidpurchasingeatingorhandlingwildgametostayonthesafesidE.Wearprotectivemedicalclothingifyou’rearoundinfectedpatients.Extremecautionisnecessary.Hospitalworkersmustusemasksglovesgogglesandgownswhichneededtobewornatalltimesifyou’rearoundinfectedpatients.HowDoPeopleSurviveEbola?Doctorsdon’tknowforcertainwhowillsurviveEbolaandthereisnospecifictreatmentorcureforthediseasE.Althoughintheminoritysomepeopledorecoverfrominfection.Oursuggestionsinclude:Maintainyourelectrolytes电解质andbodyliquiD.SportsdrinkscanbeuseD.Monitoryourbloodpressureandcontrolitifnecessary.Droppingbloodpressuremaybeaserioussignofinfection.Breatheinanoxygen-richenvironment.Quicklyaddressanysymptomsofinfection.Behonestaboutwhenandwhereyou’refeelingpain.12.Ebolacausesthedeathofahumanbeingby.A.attackinghimwithhighfeverB.regulatinghisimmunesystemC.damaginghisimmunecellsD.harmingallhisorgansdirectly13.WhatisNOTmentionedasthesymptomofEbola?A.FeverandchillsB.SwallowingdifficultyC.LackofappetiteD.Highbloodpressure14.InordernottobeinfectedbyEbolaweshould.A.havetheclothingoftheinfectedcleanedB.avoideatingwildanimalslikemonkeysC.nottraveltoAfricaAmericaorEuropeD.stayathomewithoutgoinganywhere15.Itistruethat.A.acertainnumberofpeoplesurviveEbolaB.humanhasfoundaspecialcureforEbolaC.oxygencansaveinfectedpeople’slivesD.lowbloodpressureissurelycausedbyEbola
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WhenIwassmallandmygrandmotherdiedIcouldn’tunderstandwhyIhadnotears.Butthatnightwhenmydadtriedtocheermeupmylaughturnedintocrying..Soitcameasnosurprisetolearnthatresearchersbelievecryingandlaughingcomefromthesamepartofthebrain.Justaslaughinghasmanyhealthadvantagesscientistsarediscoveringthatsotoodoescrying.Whateverittakesforustoreducepressureisimportanttoouremotional情感的healthandcryingseemstostudyfoundthat85percentofwomenand73percentofmenreportfeelingbetteraftercrying.BesidestearsattracthelpfromotherpeoplE.Researchersagreethatwhenwecrypeoplearoundusbecomekinderandfriendlyandtheyaremorereadytoprovidesupportandcomfort.Tearsalsoenableustounderstandouremotionsbetter;sometimeswedon'tevenknowwe'reverysaduntilwecry.WelearnaboutouremotionsthroughCryingandthenwecandealwiththem.Justascryingcanbehealthynotcrying—holdingbacktearsofangerpainorsuffering—canbebadforphysical身体的healthStudieshaveshownthattoomuchcontrolofemotionscanleadtohighbloodpressureheartproblemsandsomeotherillnesses.Ifyouhaveahealthproblemdoctorswillcertainlynotaskyoutocry.Butwhenyoufeellikecryingdon'tfightit.It'sanatural—andhealthy—emotionalresponse反应.60.Whydidn'ttheauthorcrywhenhergrandmotherdied?A.Becauseherfatherdidnot--anthertofeeltoosaD.B.Becauseshedidnotlovehergrandmother.C.BecauseshewastooshytocryatthattimE.D.Tieauthordoesn’tgivetheexplanation.61Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat______.A.therearetwowaystokeephealthyB.cryingdoesmoregoodtohealththanlaughingC.cryingandlaughingplaythesamerolesD.emotionalhealthhasacloserelationshiptophysicalhealth62.Accordingtotheauthorwhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Cryingisthebestwaytogethelpfromothers.B.Fightingbacktearsmaycausesomehealthproblems.C.Wewillneverknowourdeepfeelingsunlesswecry.D.WemustcryifwewanttoreducepressurE.63.Whatmightbethemostsuitabletitleforthetext?A.PowerofTearsB.HowtoKeepHealthyC.WhyWeCryD.A.NewScientificDiscovery
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Maybeyou’rereallybusy.Maybeyoudon’thavemuchtosay.Ormaybeyou’rejustlazy.Notaproblem.Thisfreeserviceworksbylettingyoubroadcastagrouptextmessagetoyour{fiends’mobilephonesfromeitheryourownphoneaninstantmessageoranonlineformattwittercom.Allyournotesarethenstoredanddisplayedonyourpersonalprofilepageonthesitewhichincludeslinkstoyourfriends’Twitterpagesathumbnailpictureofyourchoiceandashortbio.AllthisiswhatthenewserviceTwittercanbringyou.Justremembertokeepitshort:postsarelimitedto!40charactersandthetopicisinvariablyWhatareyoudoing?MoreoftenthannotitturnsoutTwitter’s10000members--twiceasmanyasithadjustamonthagoaccordingtoTwitterbusinessdevelopmentdirectorBizStone--aresimplykillingtimE.EvenPresidentialhopefulJohnEdwardsisonitalthoughheseemstobetheonlyonethinkingaboutmorethanlunch.AsItypethisCarolineismullingoversomeGirlScoutcookiesIanHockingiswaitingforJessicatoarrivesowecaneat!andHlantzishavinganicecupofSoftStarmintteA.Thechatter闲话aboutTwitterturnedintoavirtualroartwoweeksagoduringtheSouthbySouthwestMultimediaFestivalinAustinTexaswhenthebarebonesserviceownedbyBloggerfounderEvanWilliams34wasnamedthebestbloggingtoolandattendeesusedittomeetupatparties.NeverthelessTwitterhasbeenthetoptermonblogsearchengineTechnoratiforthepasttwoweeks.PlentyofpeoplewouldhappilyhaveTwittersilencedratherthantoleratethebeepingalertforyetanothernewtextmessagE.ButI’mbettingthatTwitterwillgetalotnoisierbeforenetizensmoveontothenextnewthing.WecyberjunkiesneedanewthrillandwhatisbetterthanaservicelikeTwitterthatcombinessocialnetworkingbloggingandtexting?Andifyoudon’tlikeitwellinthewordsofoneTwitfromSanFranciscoI’msosicktodeathofTwitter-haters.Ifyoudon’tlikeitwhywasteyourtimewritingreadingortalkingaboutit?1.Thistextisintendedto__________.A.pointoutthevirtuesandfaultsofTwitterB.tellpeoplehowtouseTwittertocommunicateC.giveageneraloutlineofTwitter.ComD.introduceanewandeasywayofinstantcommunication2.AccordingtothetextTwitterisdesignedmainlyforthepurposeof___________.A.promotingproductsandservicesB.talkingaboutsmalldailythingsC.discussingserioussocialmattersD.attractingvotersforpresidentialelection3.WeknowfromthetextthatTwittermaybesuperiortoBloggerinthat________.A.itlimitseachuser’stextingunder140wordsB.itsavesusers’timeandthinkingC.itcanbeeasilyoperatedthroughusers’mobilephonesD.itisnewlyinventedbyBloggerownerEvanWilliams4.ByquotingoneTwitfromSanFranciscotheauthorimpliesthat___________.A.likeitornotTwitterwillbeacceptedbymoreandmorepeopleB.ifonedoesn’tlikeTwitterhe/shecanchoosenottomentionitC.writingreadingandtalkingaboutTwitterisawasteoftimeD.twitterusersnaturallyhaveastrongdislikefornon-Twitterusers
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Adultsarehappytotelltheirchildrenthatcrusts面包皮willgivethemcurlyhaircarrotswillhelpthemseeinthedarkandspinachwillmakethemstrong.Eventhoughadultsknowit'snottotallytruetheythinkit'sgoodfortheirchildren'shealthastudyhadfounD.Inastudyabout31percentofadultssaidtheyoncetoldtheirchildrenthecurlyhairtaleand36percentsaidthey'dbeentoldthesamethingbytheirmotherorfather.Amongtheover-50salmosthalfsaidthey'dbeenpromisedcurlyhairiftheyatetheircrusts.A.quarterofthe2000adultsquestionedinthestudytoldtheirchildrencarrotswouldhelpthemseeinthedark.ThiscouldbetruetosomeextentbecauseofthehighlevelsofvitaminA.andbeta-caroteneinrootvegetables.Anotherfavoriteamongparentsisthatmilkwillmakeonestrong.A.thirdsurveyedsaidtheirparentstoldthemthisandabout29percentsaidtheytoldtheirchildrenthesamething.Butwhilethereisplentyofevidencetosuggestmilkisgoodforpeople'shealththerearealsoalotofscientificpaperssayingitisn't.ThankstoPopeyespinachisalsofedtochildrenalongwiththeideathatitwillmakethemstrong.Whilethereisalsosometruthinthisonescientistsnowbelieveitisnottheironbuttheinorganicnitrates无机硝酸盐thatimprovephysicalpower.OneinsevenofthesurveyedadmittedtellingtheirlittleonesthatrunnerbeanswillmakethemrunfasterwhichisnothingmorethanwordplayandhasnobasisinsciencE.AlmostoneinfiveadultsweresubjectedtothesametaleinchildhooD.Justoveronein10parentstoldtheirchildrengreenfoodwouldturnthemintoasuperheroandaquarteradmittedhidingvegetablesinmeals.LyndsayJonesspokesmanforPersilWashingUpLiquidsaidIt'sclearthatthemostpersuasivestoriesaboutfoodarepassedonfromgenerationtogeneration.Ourresearchshowsthattheideascontinueandwetellourkidsthesamethingsourparentstoldusevenifthey'renotalwaysentirelytruE.Crustsmaynotmakeyourhaircurlybutthere'splentyofresearchthatsayscrustscontainmoreofthegoodnessthantherestofaloaf.HopefullyasaresultofourCookwithKidspromisemoreparentswillbeencouragedtospendtimewiththeirchildreninthekitchenandteachthemthetruthaboutfooD.12.WecanknowfromParagraph3that________.A.athirdpeopleareforcedtodrinkmilkbytheirparentsB.milkisbeneficialtochildren'sphysicalstrengthC.thereisdoubtwhethermilkishelpfultopeople'shealthD.about29percentpeoplewishtheirchildrengoodhealth13.WhichofthefollowingdoesLyndsayJonesagree?A.AdultsarewillingtoteachtheirchildrenastheirparentsdiD.B.MostpersuasivestoriesaboutfoodarefalsE.C.Storiesaboutfoodshouldn'tbepassedonfromgenerationtogeneration.D.Parentscan'tmakesureifsomestoriesaboutfoodaretotallytruE.14.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.scientiststhinktheironinspinachhelpschildrengrowstrongB.parentsareexpectedtotellchildrenthetruthaboutfoodC.runnerbeanscanreallymakechildrenrunfastD.crustsaresaidtocontainlessnutritionthanaloaf15.Howisthepassagemainlydeveloped?A.ByfollowingtimeorderB.Bymakingcomparisons.C.BygivingexamplesD.Byanalyzingcauses.
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MyelderbrotherSteveintheabsenceofmyfatherwhodiedwhenIwassixgavemeimportantlessonsinvaluesthathelpedmegrowintoanadult.ForinstanceStevetaughtmetofacetheresultsofmybehavior.OncewhenIreturnedintearsfromaSaturdaybaseballgameitwasStevewhotookthetimetoaskmewhathappeneD.WhenIexplainedthatmybaseballhadsoaredthroughMrs.Holt’sbasementwindowbreakingtheglasswithacrashSteveencouragedmetoconfess坦白toher.AfterallIshouldhavebeenplayingintheparkdownFifthStreetandnotinthepathbetweenbuildings.AlthoughmykneesknockedasIexplainedtoMrs.HoltIofferedtopayforthewindowfrommypocketmoneyifshewouldreturnmyball.IalsolearnedfromStevethatpersonalpropertyisasacredthing.AfterIfoundashinysilverpeninmyfifth-gradeclassroomIwantedtokeepitbutSteveexplainedthatitmightbeimportanttosomeoneelsE.HeremindedmeofhowmuchI’dhatetolosetosomeoneelsethesmalldogmyfathercarvedfromapieceofwooD.IreturnedthepentomyteacherMrs.Davidsandstillrememberedthesmellofherperfumeasshepattedmeonmyshoulder.YetofalltheinstructionsStevegavemehisrespectforlifeisthemostvividinmyminD.WhenIwastwelveIkilledanoldbrownbirdintheyardwithaBBgun.ExcitedwithmyaccuracyIscreamedtoStevetocomefromthehousetotakealook.IshallneverforgetthewayhestoodforalongmomentandstaredatthebirdonthegrounD.TheninadeadquietvoiceheaskedDidithurtyoufirstMark?Ididn’tknowwhattoanswer.HecontinuedwithhiseyesfirmTheonlytimeyoushouldeventhinkofhurtingalivingthingisifithurtsyoufirst.AndthenyouthinkalonglongtimE.IreallyfeltterriblethenbutthatmomentstandsoutasthemostimportantlessonmybrothertaughtmE.56.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.TherelationshipbetweenMarkandSteveB.TheimportantlessonMarklearnedinschoolC.Steve’simportantroleinMark’sgrowingprocess.D.MarkandSteve’srespectforlivingthings.57.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatwhenMarkconfessedtoMrs.Holt____.A.hefeltsurprisedB.hewaslight-heartedC.hefeltfrightenedD.hebehavedbravely58.InthestoryaboutthepenwhichofthefollowinglessonsdidSteveteachhisbrother?A.Respectforpersonalproperty.B.RespectforlifE.C.Sympathyforpeoplewithproblems.D.Thevalueofhonesty.59.Whichofthefollowistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.MarkwasstillaboywhenhewrotethispassagE.B.EvenifalivingthinghurtsyouyoushouldnotkillitwithouthesitationC.Whenalivingthinghurtsyouyoushouldkillit.D.MarklostthesmalldoghisfatherraiseD.
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Whoisthereamonguswhohasn’tdreamedofhavinghisorherownsmallmaybeseveralyearslaterevenbigbusinessandhavingwonderfulfreedombothfromabossandfromthetimeclock;thefreedomtomakeupourownrulesforourworkandourownplans—arrangingourownhoursofwork?Thatwayworkwouldbebothpainlessandfun.OrsoweimaginE.Wellinfactitisn’tquiteassimpleasthat.Yesitistruethatbeingthebosshasitssatisfactionsandthatyoucanarrangeyourworkinghoursfreelyifyouownyourownsmallbusiness.Butinthoseearlyyearsofstartingyourownbusinessyoushouldn’tthinkofafreedaynottomentionflyingoffforamonth’svacation.Itisnotunusualfornewbusinessownerstoworkseventyoreightyhoursaweekandifthereisadayoffthatdaymightneedtobedevotedtoaccounting算账.Butthisnegativepicturedoesn’tdestroythebeautifulhopes.Thepossibilityofgettingsomethingwonderfulinreturn—bothmaterialandmental—continuestodrivethatlargenumberofpeoplewhostartupsmallbusinesseseachyearintheUnitedStates.Fromthefirstparagraphweknowthateverybodyhopes________.A.toruleothersB.tobehisorherownbossC.togetatimeclockD.tobefreefromworkMostnewbusinessownershaveto________.A.workmorethan10hoursadayB.devotehimselftoaccountingC.flytosomeplacesintheworldD.haveadayoffinaweekTheexpressionnegativepicturemostprobablymeans________.A.aterribleexperienceB.apoorpictureC.limitedfreedomD.unpleasantsituationsThebeautifulhopeswillneverbedestroyedbecause________.A.peoplelovebeautifulthingsbynatureB.peoplehaveastrongdesiretoseekpersonalgainsC.smallbusinessesmakebigmoneyeachyearintheUSD.smallbusinesseshaveadvantagesoverbigcompanies
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ScientistsannouncedonThursdayFebruary112016atapressconferenceinWashingtonD.C.thatthemorethanhalf-centurysearchforgravitationalwavesfinallysucceedeD.Theyconfirmedthattheyhaddetectedgravitationalwavescausedbytwoblackholesmixingtogetherabout1.3billionyearsago.IthadbeenthefirsttimethephenomenonwasdirectlydetectedsinceitwaspredictedbyAlbertEinsteinl00yearsago.AChinaledspacegravitationalwavedetectionprojectisrecruiting招募researchersfromaroundtheworldchinanewscomreporteD.TheTianqinprojectwasstartedbySunYat-senUniversityinZhuhhai.Itcentersonresearchofkeytechnologiesinspacegravitationalwavedetection.Tomaketheprojectmorecompetitiveglobaltalentsinareassuchasgravitytheoryspacegravityexperimentsandprecisionmeasurementaresoughtwithanannualsalaryofupto1millionyuan$153.000.accordingtothereport.GravitationalwavesarenoteasilydetectablE.WhentheyreachtheEarthanextremelysensitivedetectorisneededasothersourcesofnoisecanoverwhelmthesignal.LuoJun.presidentofSunYatsenUniversitysaidthedetectionofgravitationalwavesisahugechallengeandtheprojectreflectstheresearchcompetenceofChinA.The15-billionyuanprojectaimstosendwave-detectionsatellitesintospacein15to20yearswithconstructionofaresearchcenterandobservatorytobestartedsoon.ResearcherswilllikelycooperatewithotherscientistsfromtheEuropeanSpaceAgency’sLISAProject.Gravitationalwavesareripples涟漪inspacetimegeneratedduringtheearliestmomentoftheuniversewhentheuniverseexperiencedabriefbutdisorderedperiodofexpansion.ThedetectionofgravitationalwavesisbelievedtohelpscientistsunderstandmoremysteriesoftheuniversE.5.Whatcanwelearnaboutgravitationalwaves?A.Theycausedblackholestomixtogether.B.Theycameoutabouthalfacenturyago.C.TheyworeprovedtruebyAlbertEinstein.D.Theyhavebeendiscoveredrecently.6.AccordingtothepassagetheTianqinprojectisintendedto.A.developtechnologiestodetectspacegravitationalwavesB.attracttalentedresearchersfromacrosstheglobeC.conductvariousspacegravityexperimentsD.seekprecisionmeasurementinspace7.Theunderlinedwordoverwhelminthethirdparagraphprobablymeans.A.absorbB.replaceC.removeD.cover8.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto.A.explaintheimportanceofthegravitationalwavedetectionB.presentsomenewfindingsinspaceexplorationC.introduceagravitationalwaveresearchprojectD.encourageinternationalcooperationinscientificresearch
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EItisthelastdayoftheschoolyearandIstandempty–handedwithnogifttogiveyou.Itisn'tthatIhaven'ttriedtothinkofsomethingmeaningfulandspecialquitetothecontrary.FormonthsIhavecombedshopsanddepartmentstoresandevensearchedtheInternetonlytorealizethatnothingcouldmeasureuptothefeelingsofamother’sgratefulheartandateacher’slovingdevotion.HowIwishacolorfulbundleoffreshwildflowerscouldreflectthebeautyofyourwaywithchildren!JewelrywouldsurelybenicebutwhatcanIaffordthatwouldnotgrowquicklyoutofstyle?Youdeserverespectforyourdeterminationandcreativityyourdevotionandtalent.AtthemomentthefirstschoolbellranglastAugustIplacedinyoumytrustbelievingyouwouldteachmychildandreserverespectformeasaparent.Iaddedtothatmyconstantanddevotedwishthatyouwouldbereasonableandfairtosetlimitationsandruleswhileofferingmychildachancetolearnself-control.Isincerelyhopethatyourclassroomwouldbeasafeshelterformychildtogrowandlearnwhichisaperfectmixtureofself-disciplineandcontrolledinstruction.Iprayedforyourhealthandyourhappinessandyourabilitytobesuppliedwiththetoolsnecessarytocompleteyourtaskasateacherandeducator.IofferedyoumytimeasoftenasIcouldandmysupportforyourcausE.OccasionallyIevenofferedyouachallengewhenIspokemymindsometimesstandingfirmsometimesgivingupwitharenewedassuranceorawaitandseeattitude!IwishwithallmyheartIcouldputadelicateribbononawrappedpackageandgiveyouasomethingtoexpressmyappreciationandaffectionbutIhavenothingtogiveyouthatwouldbebetterthanthepreciousgiftIhaveeverhadtoofferandwhichyoualreadysopleasantlyacceptedmonthsago-theoneyouhaveheldclosetoyourheartlaughedwithandprobablycriedwithcheeredandscolded–mychild!AndtodayasmychildreturnstomysideforthesummerthegiftIhumblygivetoyouisfounddeepwithinmyheart...57.Onthelastdayoftheschoolyeartheauthorhasnogifttogivetheteacherbecause.A.shehasnotimetothinkofsomethingmeaningfulandspecialB.shecannotfindsomethingthatcanproperlyexpressherfeelingsC.thereisnowheretobuyacolorfulbundleoffreshwildflowersD.shethinksitunnecessarytoexpressherfeelingstotheteacher58.Accordingtotheauthorthebestgiftfortheteacheris_________A.herchildB.herrespectC.herpresentD.hersupport59.Theunderlinedsentenceinthepassageimpliesthattheauthorhopesthat.A.theteachercanteachherchildpatientlyB.theteacherwillnotbetoostrictwithherchildC.theteacherwillteachherchildenoughself-controlD.theteachercanstandfirmintheteaching60.Thispassageismostprobablyadaptedfrom__________.A.anovelB.aletterC.apaperD.areport
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Beautyhasalwaysbeenregardedassomethingpraiseworthy.Almosteveryonethinksattractivepeoplearehappierandhealthierhavebettermarriagesandhavemorerespectablejobs.Personaladvisorsgivethembetteradviceforfindingjobs.Evenjudgesaresofteronattractivedefendants.Butintheexecutive主管的circlebeautycanbecomealiability.Whileattractivenessisapositivefactorforamanonhiswayuptheexecutiveladderitisharmfultoawoman.Handsomemaleexecutiveswereconsideredhavingmorehonestythanplainermen;effortandabilitywerethoughttoleadtotheirsuccess.Attractivefemaleexecutiveswereconsideredtohavelesshonestythanunattractiveones;theirsuccesswasconnectednotwithabilitybutwithfactorssuchasluck.Allunattractivewomenexecutiveswerethoughttohavemorehonestyandtobemorecapablethantheattractivefemaleexecutives.Interestinglythoughtheriseoftheunattractiveovernightsuccesseswasconnectedmoretopersonalrelationshipsandlesstoabilitythanthatoftheattractiveovernightsuccesses.Whyareattractivewomennotthoughttobeable?AnattractivewomanisconsideredtobemorefemininehasanadvantageintraditionallyfemalejobsbutanattractivewomaninatraditionallymanlypositionappearstolackthemanlyqualifiesrequireD.ThisistrueeveninpoliticsWhentheonlyclueishowheorshelookspeopletreatmenandwomendifferentlysaysAnneBowmanwhorecentlypublishedastudyontheeffectsofattractivenessonpoliticalcandidates候选人.Sheasked125undergraduatestudentstoranktwogroupsofphotographsoneofmenandoneofwomeninorderofattractiveness.Thestudentsweretoldthephotographswereofcandidatesforpoliticaloffices.Theywereaskedtorankthemagainintheordertheywouldvoteforthem.Theresultsshowedthatattractivemalescompletelydefeatedunattractivemenbutthewomenwhohadrankedmostattractiveunchangeablyreceivedthefewestvotes.Thewordliabilitymostprobablymeans________.A.disadvantageB.advantageC.misfortuneD.troubleBowman'sexperimentshowsthatwhenitcomestopoliticsattractiveness________A.turnsouttobeadisadvantagetomenB.ismoreofadisadvantagethananadvantagetowomenC.hasaslittleeffectonmenasonwomenD.affectsmenandwomenalikeItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatpeople'sviewsonbeautyareoften________.A.practicalB.supportiveC.old-fashionedD.one-sidedTheauthorwritesthispassageto________.A.giveadvicetojob-seekerswhoareattractiveB.discussthedisadvantagesofbeingattractiveC.demandequalrightsforwomenD.statetheimportanceofappearance
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LikemostpeopleI’velongunderstoodthatI’llbejudgedbymyoccupationthatmyprofessionisusedbypeopletoseehowtalentedIam.RecentlyhoweverIwasdisappointedtoseethatitalsodecideshowI’mtreatedasaperson.LastyearIleftaprofessionalpositionasasmall-townreporterandtookajobwaitingtables.AssomeonepaidtoservefoodtopeopleIhadcustomerssayanddothingstomeIsupposethey’dneversayordotothepeopletheyknow.OnenightamantalkingonhiscellphonewavedmeawaythencalledmebackwithhisfingeraminutelatersayingangrilythathewasreadytoorderandaskingwhereI’dbeen.Ihadwaitedtablesduringsummersincollegeandwastreatedlikeapeon勤杂工byplentyofpeoplE.Butat19yearsoldIbelievedIdeservedinferior低等的treatmentfromprofessionaladults.BesidespeoplerespondedtomedifferentlyafterItoldthemIwasincollegE.CustomerswouldjokethatonedayI’dbesittingattheirtablewaitingtobeserveD.OnceIgraduatedItookajobatacommunitynewspaper.FrommyfirstdayIheardarespectfultonefromeveryonewhocalledmE.Iassumedthiswasthewaytheprofessionalworldworked---politelyandformally.Isoonfoundoutdifferently.IsatseveralfeetawayfromapersoninadvertisingdepartmentwithasimilarnamE.OurcallswouldoftengetmixedupandsomeoneaskingforKristenwouldbetransferredtoChristiE.Themistakewasimmediatelyclear.PerhapsitwasbecauseofmoneybutpeopleusedatonewithKristenthattheyneverusedwithmE.It’snosecretthatthere’salottoputupwithwhenwaitingtablesandfortunatelymuchofitcanbeeasilyforgottenwhenyoupocketthetips.Theserviceindustryexiststomeetothers’needs.Stillitseemedthatmanyofmycustomersdidn’tgetthedifferencebetweenserverandservant.I’mnowapplyingtograduateschoolwhichmeanssomedayI’llreturntoaprofessionwherepeopleneedtobenicetomeinordertogetwhattheywant.IthinkI’lltakethemtodinnerfirstandseehowtheytreatsomeonewhosejobistoservethem.68.Whatmakestheauthordisappointed?A.Professionalstendtolookdownuponworkers.B.Talentedpeoplehavetodothejobwaitingtables.C.One’spositionisusedtomeasureone’sintelligencE.D.Occupationaffectsthewayoneistreatedasaperson.69.WhatdoestheauthorintendtosaybytheexampleinParagraph2?A.WaitingtablesisahardjoB.B.Somecustomersaredifficulttodealwith.C.Themanmakingaphonecallisabsent-mindeD.D.Somecustomersshownorespecttothosewhoservethem.70.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenwaitingtablesattheageof19?A.Shefeltitunfairtobetreatedasaservant.B.Shefounditnaturalforprofessionalstotreatherasinferior.C.Shewasembarrassedeachtimehercustomersjokedwithher.D.Shefeltbadlyhurtwhenhercustomersregardedherasapeon.71.Theauthorsaysonedayshe’lltakehercustomerstodinnerinorderto_______.A.seewhatkindofpersontheyareB.experiencethefeelingofbeingservedC.shareherworkingexperiencewithhercustomersD.helpthemrealizethedifferencebetweenserverandservant
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AndrewRitchieinventoroftheBromptonfoldingbicycleoncesaidthattheperfectportablebikewouldbelikeamagiccarpetYoucouldfolditupandputitintoyourpocketorhandbag.Thenhepaused:Butyou’llalwaysbelimitedbythesizeofthewheels.Andsofarnoonehasinventedafoldingwheel.Itwasarare—indeedunique—occasionwhenIwasabletoputRitchieright.A.19th-centuryinventorWilliamHenryJamesGroutdidinfactdesignafoldingwheel.HisbikepredictablynamedtheGroutPortablehadaframethatsplitintotwoandalargerwheelthatcouldbeseparatedintofourpieces.AllthebitsfittedintoGrout’sWonderfulBagaleathercasE.Grout’saim:tosolvetheproblemsofcarryingabikeonatrain.Nowdoesn’tthatsoundfamiliar?Groutintendedtofindawayofmakingabikesmallenoughfortraintravel:hisbikewasahugebeast.Andimportantlythedesignofearlybicyclesgavehimanadvantage:inGrout’sdaytyresweresolidwhichmadethebusinessofsplittingawheelintofourseparatepartsrelativelysimplE.Youcouldn’tdothesamewithawheelfittedwithaone-pieceinflated充气的tyrE.Soina21st-centurycontextistheideaofthefoldingwheeldead?Itisnot.A.BritishdesignengineerDuncanFitzsimonshasdevelopedawheelthatcanbesquashedintosomethinglikeaslenderellipse椭圆.ThroughoutthetyreremainsinflateD.WilltheyoungFitzsimons’sfoldingwheelmakeitintoproduction?Ihaven’tthefoggiestideA.Buthisinventivenessshowstwothings.Firstpeoplehavebeensayingformorethanacenturythatbikedesignhasreacheditslimitexceptforgradualadvances.It’sassillyaconceptnowasitwas100yearsago:there’splentystilltogofor.Seconditisinthefieldoffoldingbikesthatweareseeingthemostinterestinginventions.Youcanbuyafoldingbikeforlessthan??1000thatcanbeknockeddownsosmallthatitcanbecarriedonaplane—minuswheelsofcourse—ashandbaggagE.FoldingwheelswouldmakeallmannerofthingspossiblE.HaveweyetgotthemagiccarpetofAndrewRitchie’simagination?No.Butit’sprogress.WecaninferfromParagraph1thattheBromptonfoldingbike.A.wasportableB.hadafoldingwheelC.couldbeputinapocketD.lookedlikeamagiccarpetWecanlearnfromthetextthatthewheelsoftheGroutPortable.A.weredifficulttoseparateB.couldbesplitinto6piecesC.werefittedwithsolidtyresD.werehardtocarryonatrainWecanlearnfromthetextthatFitzsimons’sinvention.A.keptthetyreasawholepieceB.wasmadeintoproductionsoonC.leftlittleroomforimprovementD.changedourviewsonbagdesignWhichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ThreefoldingbikeinventorsB.ThemakingofafoldingbikeC.ProgressinfoldingbikedesignD.Waysofseparatingabikewheel
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LikemostpeopleI’velongunderstoodthatI’llbejudgedbymyoccupationthatmyprofessionisusedbypeopletoseehowtalentedIam.RecentlyhoweverIwasdisappointedtoseethatitalsodecideshowI’mtreatedasaperson.LastyearIleftaprofessionalpositionasasmall-townreporterandtookajobwaitingtables.AssomeonepaidtoservefoodtopeopleIhadcustomerssayanddothingstomeIsupposethey’dneversayordotothepeopletheyknow.OnenightamantalkingonhiscellphonewavedmeawaythencalledmebackwithhisfingeraminutelatersayingangrilythathewasreadytoorderandaskingwhereI’dbeen.Ihadwaitedtablesduringsummersincollegeandwastreatedlikeapeon勤杂工byplentyofpeoplE.Butat19yearsoldIbelievedIdeservedinferior低等的treatmentfromprofessionaladults.BesidespeoplerespondedtomedifferentlyafterItoldthemIwasincollegE.CustomerswouldjokethatonedayI’dbesittingattheirtablewaitingtobeserveD.OnceIgraduatedItookajobatacommunitynewspaper.FrommyfirstdayIheardarespectfultonefromeveryonewhocalledmE.Iassumedthiswasthewaytheprofessionalworldworked---politelyandformally.Isoonfoundoutdifferently.IsatseveralfeetawayfromapersoninadvertisingdepartmentwithasimilarnamE.OurcallswouldoftengetmixedupandsomeoneaskingforKristenwouldbetransferredtoChristiE.Themistakewasimmediatelyclear.PerhapsitwasbecauseofmoneybutpeopleusedatonewithKristenthattheyneverusedwithmE.It’snosecretthatthere’salottoputupwithwhenwaitingtablesandfortunatelymuchofitcanbeeasilyforgottenwhenyoupocketthetips.Theserviceindustryexiststomeetothers’needs.Stillitseemedthatmanyofmycustomersdidn’tgetthedifferencebetweenserverandservant.I’mnowapplyingtograduateschoolwhichmeanssomedayI’llreturntoaprofessionwherepeopleneedtobenicetomeinordertogetwhattheywant.IthinkI’lltakethemtodinnerfirstandseehowtheytreatsomeonewhosejobistoservethem.68.Whatmakestheauthordisappointed?A.Professionalstendtolookdownuponworkers.B.Talentedpeoplehavetodothejobwaitingtables.C.One’spositionisusedtomeasureone’sintelligencE.D.Occupationaffectsthewayoneistreatedasaperson.69.WhatdoestheauthorintendtosaybytheexampleinParagraph2?A.WaitingtablesisahardjoB.B.Somecustomersaredifficulttodealwith.C.Themanmakingaphonecallisabsent-mindeD.D.Somecustomersshownorespecttothosewhoservethem.70.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenwaitingtablesattheageof19?A.Shefeltitunfairtobetreatedasaservant.B.Shefounditnaturalforprofessionalstotreatherasinferior.C.Shewasembarrassedeachtimehercustomersjokedwithher.D.Shefeltbadlyhurtwhenhercustomersregardedherasapeon.71.Theauthorsaysonedayshe’lltakehercustomerstodinnerinorderto_______.A.seewhatkindofpersontheyareB.experiencethefeelingofbeingservedC.shareherworkingexperiencewithhercustomersD.helpthemrealizethedifferencebetweenserverandservant
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Whenyouarelittleit’snothardtobelieveyoucanchangedtheworlD.Iremembermyenthusiasmwhenattheageof12IaddressedthepeopleattheRioEarthSummit.IamonlyachildItoldthem.YetIknowthatifallthemoneyspentonwarwasspentonendingpovertyandfindingenvironmentalanswerswhatawonderfulplacethiswouldbE.Inschoolyouteachusnottofightwithotherstoworkthingsouttorespectotherstocleanupourmessnottohurtothercreaturestosharenotbegreedy.Thenwhydoyougooutanddothethingsyoutellusnottodo?YougrownupssayyouloveusbutIchallengeyoupleasetomakeyouractionsreflectyourwords.Ispokeforsixminutesandreceivedastandingovation.SomeofthedelegatesevencrieD.IthoughtthatmaybeIhadreachedsomeofthemthatmyspeechmightactuallyspur刺激action.NowadecadefromRioafterI'vesatthroughmanymoreconferencesI'mnotsurewhathasbeenaccomplisheD.Myconfidenceinthepeopleinpowerandinthepowerofanindividual'svoicetoreachthemhasbeendeeplyshaken.WhenIwaslittletheworldwassimplE.ButasayoungadultI'mlearningthataswehavetomakechoices--educationcareerlifestyle--lifegetsmoreandmorecomplicateD.Wearebeginningtofeelpressuretoproduceandbesuccessful.Wearelearningashortsightedwayoflookingatthefuturefocusingonfour-yeargovernmenttermsandquarterlybusinessreports.Wearetaughtthateconomicgrowthisprogressbutwearen'ttaughthowtopursueahappyhealthyorsustainablewayofliving.Andwearelearningthatwhatwewantedforourfuturewhenwewere12wasidealisticandna??ve天真.TodayI'mnolongerachildbutI'mworriedaboutwhatkindofenvironmentmychildrenwillgrowupin.IknowchangeispossiblebecauseIamchangingstillfiguringoutwhatIthink.IamstilldecidinghowtolivemylifE.ThechallengesaregreatbutifweacceptindividualresponsibilityandmakechoiceswewillrisetothechallengesandwewillbecomepartofthepositivetideofthechangE.Ihopethisgoalwillbemetthroughourcommonefforts.Thankyouall.57.Thepurposeofwhatthespeakersaidattheageof12wasto.A.endpovertyandmakeschoolbeautifulB.findenvironmentalanswersandshowoffC.focuspeople’sattentiononsomesocialproblemsD.findawonderfulplaceandcleanitup58.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordovationinthesecondparagraphreferto?A.Alongperiodoflaughing.B.AcoldandunfriendlywelcomE.C.Anexpressionusedforgreeting.D.Greatapplauseorcheering.59.Theinformationinthetextispresentedmainlythrough.A.questionandanswerB.apersonallecture[来C.causeandeffectD.listingstepsinaprocess60.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthespeaker?A.Heisanexperiencededucator.B.Heisanimpoliteman.C.Heisamanofgreatworries.D.Heisamanofsocialresponsibility.
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CApparentlywearesafeneitherathomenorinthebusinessofficE.Weusewaterinbothplacesbuttheresearchshowsthatchemicalsaddedtoourlocalwatersupplytokillharmfulbacteriacanhaveunwantedsideeffects.Thesechemicalscancausepotentialharmthroughdrinkingandinseeminglyharmlessactivitiesascleaningone’shousE.Theyarereleasedsetfreefromwaterbydailyactionslikewaterrunningoutoftapsprayingfromgardenpipesorsplashingindishwashersandwashingmachines.Asthewaterismoving.thesechemicalsarereleasedintotheairandthenbreathedin.Onceinsideourbodiestheystarttoaffectourhealth.Doesthismeanweshouldstopbathing?NosaythescientistsbutweshouldputallpollutionintoperspectivE.ActivitiesathomesuchastheburningofcoalcookingoilorevencandlesreleasecarbonmonoxideandparticulatessuchascigaretteasheswhichhavebeenprovenasharmfultohealthasworkingorlivingnearheavytraffiC.Newtugsbeddingandevenclothinggiveoffthatnewsmellwhichisasuresignofchemicals.Intheofficenewlyappliedpaintnewlypurchasedtelephonesandothertelecommunicationsequipmentandcomputersreleasepollutingchemicalstoo.Asofficesandhomesoftenhaveinadequateventilation通风thesechemicalscanbuilduptobecomehealthproblems.TheirpoisonouseffectsareonlynowbeingslowlyrecognizeD.Thesefactssuggestthatataminimumproperairingofnewlypurchasedgoodswithanobviouschemicalsmellisawisewarning.Homeandofficewindowsshouldbeopenedduringgoodweather.Evenone’scarneedstobeventilatedaswellwhileinthegaragE.Weneedfurtherresearchtounderstandbetterotherpotentialhealthdangerstoo.Forexampletheeffectsofovercrowdingofschoolscarbondioxidebuild-upthefactoryworkenvironmentanendlesslistofpotentiallydangeroussubstancesandevenhomeheatingandcoolingtheairconditionermaybeourenemiesnotourfriendshaveonlyrecentlystartedtocometolight.UntilweunderstandtheeffectsofournewtechnologicalenvironmentbetterwecanonlyhopethatthereisnoplacelikehomE.64.Whatisthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?A.Theairwebreatheinisharmful.B.ThewaterineverydayuseisunsafE.C.Chemicalsareaddedtothedrinkingwater.D.Chemicalsarereleasedintherunningwater.65.InParagraph2theunderlinedsentencemeansthat.A.bathingshouldbedonewithcautionB.homesandofficesshouldbeairedoftenC.anypollutionshouldbetakenintoconsiderationD.weshouldpreventanypollutionfromdoingharmtous66.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.TocallonustoguardourwaterB.ToshowusthatnoplaceislikehomE.C.Tomakeusawareofthepollutionaroundus.D.ToarguethatneitherhomesnorofficesaresafE.
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RetirednurseSueCollinswasjustbeginningthesecondlengthofherlocalpoolwhenhermorningswimsuddenlybecameanythingbutapleasurE.TwomonthsagoSue69whohasneversufferedfromasthmaoranyotherbreathingprobleminthepastsuddenlyfoundherselfhardforbreath.Ifeltasifmythroatandoesophagus食道wereclosingupsaysSuE.Sueisconvincedtheproblemisrelatedtotheindoorswimmingbaths.IspendhalftheyearinTurkeyandswimeverydayoutsideinapoolortheseathereandneverhavethisproblemshesays.Shemayberightbecausealthoughatriptothepoolistheperfectexerciseformanythechlorine氯气usedtokeepthewaterfreefromgermscanleadtoproblems.Butinmostcasesit’snotthechlorinethatcausesproblemsbuttheby-productsformedwhenchlorineinteractswithothersubstances—andthisismostlyduetopeoplenotshoweringbeforetheyenterthepool.ThisthenpoisonsthewaterforthemandforotherssaysDr.Hull.Thechlorineinteractswithsweatandurine尿素ontheskinandformsby-productscalledchloraminesthatfloatabovethesurfaceasagaseoussolutionthatcanbeinhaledin.Chloraminesareheavierthanairsohangoverthewaterwheretheyareeasilybreathedin.Somebelievetheymaycauselungdisorders.A.Swedishstudyin2013examiningthehealthof146workersat46indoorpoolsfoundthat17percenthadairwaytroubleatwork—butnoproblemsathomE.AsDr.Hullsays:‘Peopleneedtorememberthatshoweringisn’tjustforthem.ItisforthegreatergooD.’32.WheredidSuesuddenlysufferfromasthma?A.inanoutdoorswimmingpoolB.intheseaC.inanindoorswimmingpoolD.athome33.Whyshouldweputchlorineintothewaterofthepool?A.TokeepthewaterwarmB.TokillthegermsinthewaterC.TomakethepeopleeasytobreatheD.Tostopthepossibilityofasthma34.Takingashowerbeforeswimminginthepoolisto_____A.stoptheinteractionbetweenthechlorineandsweatandurineontheskinB.maketheswimmerfeelcomfortableC.obeytheruleofthepoolD.stoppeoplefrombreathinginthechlorine35.What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A.ToshowhowtoavoidasthmaB.Toexplainchloramines’susageC.TohelppeoplecureasthmaD.Totellpeoplewhytotakeashowerbeforeswimminginapool
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AAAGH!TheGeneration90siscoming!WearingearphonesusingcomplexlanguageandconstantlytextmessagingfriendstheGen-90sfollowingtheGen-80sbegintomaketheirworlddebut初次登台.EachgenerationoragegrouphasitsownsymbolsandlifestylE.ReadonandjudgeforyourselvesifyoufittheGen-90sprofilE.EarphonesTheselittledevicesseemtogrowontheheadsoftheGen-90s.TheymightleadtoMP3MP4orMP101playersgivingtheseyoungpeopleaplugged-incoolandperhapsself-addictedlookofcourselifeisnotalwaysmusictotheears.MartianlanguageTheyhavecreatedtheirowncode-likeonlinelanguagE.It’samixtureofEnglishJapaneseandChinesethatperhapsonlyMartianscanunderstanD.Thisisanimaginativegenerationthoughtheyneedtobecarefultokeepitoutoftheirtermpapers.Self-PortraitSayingcheesetotheirowndigitalcamerasisroutineforthisgeneration.Alittlebitofnarcissism自恋neverhurtsanyonE.Ithelpsthemreflectalittleontheirownlives.ButbeawareoftherisksofpostingprivatephotosonlinE.Text-messagingTheycantypetheirmobilephonesasfastastheycanspeak.Thisisagenerationthatrespectsefficiency.HoweveroralcommunicationisimportantandwillnevergooutofstylE.Whoaretheintendedreadersofthepassage?A.TeensB.EducatorsC.SocialistsD.ParentsAccordingtothepassageifyoubelongtotheGen-90syouwill____________.A.justappreciateyourselfandignoreothers’strengths.B.makeyourpresentationandhaveyourownsymbolsandlifestylE.C.havethesamesymbolsandlifestyleoftheGen-80s.D.likemusicanddanceverymuch.Accordingtothetextthewriterwillchoose______asagoodexampletotheGen-90.A.LiHualikesmusicandalwayswearingipodB.ZhangChaoisnotonlyanimaginativeboybutdoeverythingefficiently.C.Lilyisashygirlandshedoesn’tlikemakingfriends.D.FangfanglikesbeingtakenphotosandoftenpostingthemonlinE.AccordingtothispassagewhichisFALSE?A.Notallteensarecautiousaboutpostingphotos.B.Theytypetheirmobilephonessofastthatitcancatchthespeedofspeaking.C.TheGen-90shaveapreferenceforsomemusicplayersandevenregardthemasanecessarypartoflifE.D.Theydon’tusethecoolandcomplexonlinelanguageinformalwriting.Themainideaofthepassageisabout________.A.theGen-90s’happylifeB.thedifferencebetweentheGen-80sandtheGen-90sC.theGen-90s’uniquelifestyleandsomepracticalwarningsD.thesimilaritiesbetweentheGen-80sandtheGen-90s
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A.recentstudyledbyresearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingaporeNUShasfoundaclearlinkbetweenthecolorofataxianditsaccidentratE.Ananalysisof36monthsofdetailedtaxidriverandaccidentdatafromtwofleetsofyellowandbluetaxisinSingaporesuggestedthatyellowtaxishavefeweraccidentsthanbluetaxis.Thehighervisibility能见度ofyellowmakesitlessdifficultfordriverstoavoidgettingintoaccidentswithyellowtaxisleadingtoaloweraccidentratE.ThestudywasledbyProfHo.TotestwhethertherewasarelationshipbetweenthecolorofataxiandthenumberofaccidentsthetaxihadtheresearchteamanalyseddatacollectedbythelargesttaxicompanyinSingaporE.Theresearchersfoundthatyellowtaxishaveabout6.1feweraccidentsper1000taxispermonth.Theyalsostudiedtheeconomiceffectofchangingthecoloroftheentirefleetoftaxistoyellow.TheSingaporetaxicompanyinvolvedinthestudyownsabout16700taxisinaratio比例ofoneyellowtothreebluetaxis.Ifacommercialdecisionismadetoswitchfrombluetoyellowtaxis76.6feweraccidentswilloccurpermonthor917feweraccidentsperyear.Assuminganaveragerepaircostof$1000percarandadowntimeofsixdaysthecolorofalltaxistoyellowcouldproduceanannualsavingof$2million.Weareeagertocontinuetovalidate证实thefindingsofourstudybylookingattheuseofyellowinothertypesofpublictransportsuchasschoolbuses.Forexamplewehopetocomparetheaccidentratesofyellowschoolbusesagainstthoseofothercolorstofindoutifyellowisindeedasafercolorforschoolbuses.Besideswe’realsointerestedtolookatprivate-hirevehiclesanddoacomparisonoftheaccidentratesofvehiclesthatareofdifferentcolorsexplainedProfHo.21.WhatdoProfHo’swordsinthelastparagraphsuggest?A.Schoolbusesshouldbepaintedyellow.B.TheirstudywillbefurthereD.C.Theirfindingsareworthpopularizing.D.Yellowshouldbewidelyusedinpublictransport.22.What’sProfHo’sstudybasedon?A.PhysicalriskstaxipassengersexperiencE.B.Theeconomiceffectofchangingtaxicolor.C.PersonalreportsfromtaxidriversworldwidE.D.DatafromSingapore’slargesttaxicompany.23.Whydoyellowtaxisresultinfeweraccidents?A.Becauseyellowsignalsawarningofdanger.B.Becauseyellowcanbeseenmoreeasily.C.Becausedriverstendtohemorecarefulinyellowtaxis.D.Becausepeopleactmorequicklyinyellowsurroundings.24.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.SafertoRideinYellowTaxis.B.Caution:YellowTaxisaheaD.C.WhyAreYellowTaxisPreferred?D.HowCanColorsHelpPreventAccidents?
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WhenIcomeacrossagoodessayinreadingnewspapersIamofteninclinedtocutandkeepit.ButjustasIamabouttodosoIfindthearticleontheoppositesideisasmuchinteresting.Itmaybeadiscussionofthewaytokeepingoodhealthoradviceabouthowtobehaveandconductoneselfinsociety.IfIcutthefrontessaytheoppositeoneisboundtosufferdamageleavingouthalfofitorkeepingthetextwithoutthesubject.AsaresultthescissorswouldstaybeforetheystartorhalfwaydonewhenIfindouttheregretfulconsequencethatinevitablycausesmyrepentancE.Sometimestwothingsaretobedoneatthesametimebothdeservingyourattention.Youcanonlytakeuponeofthemtheotherhastowaitorbegivenup.Butyouknowthefutureisunpredictable—thechangedsituationmaynotallowyoutodowhatisleftbehinD.ThusyouarecaughtinafixandfeelsaD.Howcomethatniceopportunitiesandbrilliantideasshouldgatheraroundallatonce?Itmayhappenthatyourlifechangesdramaticallyonyourpreferenceofonealternativetotheother.Infactthatiswhatlifeislike:weareoftenfacedwiththetwooppositeaspectsofathingwhicharebothdesirablelikenewspapercutting.Itoftenoccursthatourattentionisdrawntoonethingonlyafterweareengagedinanother.TheformermaybemoreimportantthanthelatterandgiverisetoadividedminD.Istillrememberaphilosopher’sremarks:WhenonedoorshutsanotheropensinlifE.SoacasualorpassivechoicemaynotbeabadonE.Whateverwedoinourlifetimewhereverlife’sstormtossesustheremustbesomethingwecanachievesomeshorewecanlandthatopensupnewvistastous.Don’tforgetGodalwayskeepsanalternativedooropenforeveryonE.Whilethefrontdoorisclosedtheremustbeanotheropenforyou.Whenthewriterfindsagoodarticleinreadingnewspapers_________.A.heisalwaysgladtocutandkeepitB.heisalwayshesitanttocutandkeepitC.heoftenhasadesiretocutandkeepitD.heoftenfindsitdifficulttodecidewhichsidetocutandkeepThewriterfeelsregretfulbecause_________.A.hefailstochooseagoodessayB.hefailstocutthetwoessaysonbothsideswellC.hefindstheessayontheoppositesideisbetterD.hefindsthathejustkeepsthetextwithoutthesubjectWhat’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedpartinParagraph2?A.You’retrappedinatroublE.B.Youfinditdifficulttofixsomething.C.Youaretrappedinasituationwhereyoucan’tdecidewhichchoiceisbetter.D.Youhavesomanyopportunitiesthatyoudon’tknowwhichtochoosE.Whichonedoyouthinkisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.PaperCuttingB.TwoOppositeSidesC.DifficultChoicesD.AnotherDoor
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YouwakeupinthemorningthedayisbeautifulandtheplansforthedayarewhatyouhavebeenlookingforwardtoforalongtimE.Thenthetelephoneringsyousayhelloandthedramastarts.Thepersonontheotherendhasadepressing令人沮丧的toneinhisvoiceashestartstotellyouhowterriblehismorningisandthatthereisnothingtolookforwardto.Areyoustillinawonderfulmood?Impossible!Communicatingwithnegativepeoplecanwashoutyourhappiness.ItmaynotchangewhatyouthinkbutcommunicatinglongenoughwiththemwillmakeyoufeeldepressedforamomentoralongtimE.Lifebringsupsanddownsbutsomepeoplearestuckinthewrongideathatlifehasnohappinesstooffer.TheyonlyfeelgladwhentheymakeothersfeelbaD.Nowondertheycanhardlywinothers’pityorrespect.WhenyoucommunicatewithpositivepeopleyourspiritstayshappyandthereforemorepositivethingsareattracteD.Whentheknifeofanegativepersonisputinyouyouhavetheheavyfeelingthatallinallbringsyoudown.SometimeswehavenochoicebuttocommunicatewithnegativepeoplE.Thiscouldbeaco-workerorarelativE.InthiscasesaywhatneedstobesaidaslittleaspossiblE.Sometimesitfeelsgoodtoletoutyourangerbacktothenegativepersonbutallthisdoesistoloweryoutothatsamenegativelevelandtheywon’tfeelashamedofthemselvesaboutthat.NegativityoftenaffectshappinesswithoutevenbeingrealizeD.Thenegativewordsofanotheratthestartofthedaycanattachtoyouthroughouttherestofyourdaywhichmakesyoufeelbadandstealsyourhappiness.LifeistooshorttofeelnegativE.StaypositiveandavoidnegativityasmuchaspossiblE.1.Thepurposeofthefirstparagraphisto_________A.makeacomparisonB.offeransuggestionC.introduceatopicD.describeadailyscene2.Howcannegativepeoplehaveeffectonus?A.Byinfluencingouremotion.B.BytellingusthenatureoflifE.C.Bychangingourwayofthinking.D.Bycomparingtheirattitudetolifewithours.3.Somenegativepeoplebasetheirhappinesson_________.A.otherpeople’spityforthemB.makingotherpeopleunhappyC.buildingupapositiveattitudeD.otherpeople’srespectforthem4.Accordingtothepassagetoreducenegativepeople’sinfluenceonusweareadvised________A.tochangenegativepeople’sattitudetolifeB.toshowourdissatisfactiontonegativepeopleC.tomakenegativepeoplefeelashamedofthemselvesD.tocommunicatewithnegativepeopleaslittleaspossible
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第三部分阅读理解共20小题满分40分阅读下列短文掌握其大意然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项AMostpeoplefeellonelysometimesbutitusuallyonlylastsbetweenafewminutesandafewhours.Thiskindoflonelinessisnotserious.Infactitisquitenormal.Forsomepeoplethoughlonelinesscanlastforyears.Nowresearcherssaytherearethreedifferenttypesofloneliness.Thefirstkindoflonelinessistemporary暂时的.ThisisthemostcommontypE.Itusuallydisappearsquicklyanddoesnotrequireanyspecialattention.Thesecondkindsituationallonelinessisanaturalresultofaparticularsituation---forexampleafamilyproblemthedeathofalovedoneormovingtoanewplacE.Althoughthiskindoflonelinesscancausephysicalproblemssuchasheadachesandsleeplessnessitusuallydoesnotlastformorethanayear.ThethirdkindoflonelinessisthemostseverE.Unlikethesecondtypechronic长期的lonelinessusuallylastsmorethantwoyearsandhasnospecificcausE.Peoplewhoexperiencehabituallonelinesshaveproblemssocializingandbecomingclosetoothers.Unfortunatelymanychronicallylonelypeoplethinkthereislittleornothingtheycandotoimprovetheircondition.Psychologistsaretryingtofindwaystohelphabituallylonelypeoplefortworeasons:theyareunhappyandunabletosocializeandthereisaconnectionbetweenchroniclonelinessandseriousillnesssuchasheartdiseasE.Whiletemporaryandsituationallonelinesscanbeanormalhealthypartoflifechroniclonelinesscanbeaverysadandsometimesdangerouscondition.56.Howwouldyoutreattemporarylonelinessaccordingtothepassage?A.Talktofriends.B.Justignoreit.C.Gotoseeadoctor.D.AskyourteachersforguidancE.57.Itinthelastsentenceofthesecondparagraphrefersto______.A.temporarylonelinessB.situationallonelinessC.anewplaceD.sleeplessness58.Whydopsychologistswanttohelpchronicallylonelypeople?A.Chroniclonelinesscancausefamilyproblems.B.Chroniclonelinesscancauseseriousillness.C.ChroniclonelinesscannotbeovercomE.D.Suchpeopleareharmfultosociety.59.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ThreekindsoflonelinessB.LonelinessandDiseasesC.LonelinessandSocialContactsD.ChronicLoneliness
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Howlonghas3-Dtechnologybeenaround?Mostofusmightthinkofcrowdsofteenagersina1950’smoviehousewatchingBwanaDevilin3-D.But3-Dtechnologymadeitsfirstappearanceonthescenein1838withthefirststereoscope体视镜.Andthefirstactual3-Dmoviewasa1903filmcalledLeAriveed’unTrain.Althoughithassuchalonghistorythetechnologyhasstillremainedbasedononesimpleprinciple-----tomake3-DeffectsyoumustfindawaytoprojecttwoslightlydifferentpicturestoeacheyE.Modern3-Dtechnologyworksbyrapidlyflickering闪动twoversionsofthemovieandprojectingthemontoeacheyE.Thebraindoestherestoftheworkcombiningthetwopicturestogetherintooneandgivingtheshowtheappearanceofdepththethirddimension.Butdoesthisexposureespeciallylongexposurescauseharmtothechild’sdevelopingbrainandvisualsystem?Unfortunatelylong-termstudiesonnewflickerdigital3-Dtechnologyandchildrenaren’tyetavailablE.Wedonotknowifregularordaily3-Dviewingoveryearsaffectsthedevelopingvisualsystemalthougholder3-Dmethodsbasicallydothesamethingandarenotconsideredharmful.Thequestionofpossibleharminmodern3-DuseinTVisreallybasedontwofacts:theamountoftimechildrenwillnowbewatching3-DTVeachdayandthesensitivitysomechildrenshowinreactionto3-Dviewing.Itisdifficulttomakeactuallabstudiesoflongerterm3-Dviewinginchildrenbecauseofthepossibleharmoftheexperiment.Researcherswillhavetowaituntil3-DTVtechnologyisalreadyinthemarketplaceforanumberofyearsthencheckheavy3-DTVwatchersandcomparethemwithnon-watchers.Witha3-Dtelevisiontechnologyinthehomewewillsoonbeabletoanswerthequestionofwhetherornotlongerandmorefrequentperiodsof3-Dexposurecausemorechangesinthevisualsystem.WemayfindthatthebiggerproblemistheintroductionofanewtechnologythatleadstoevenmoretimespentonTVratherthanplayingoutdoors.8.Accordingtothetext3-Dtechnology______A.wasrefusedbypeoplewhenitfirstappeareD.B.willsoonchangethewaywewatchTV.C.doesnogoodtoourvisualsystem.D.hasahistoryofnearly200years.9.Paragraph2ismainlyabout________A.how3-Dtechnologyworks.B.why3-DmoviesarepopularC.thehistoryof3-Dtechnology.D.theinfluenceof3-Dtechnology.10.What’sthemethodsuggestedinparagraph4?A.TowaitandseeB.TocarryoutlabstudiesC.Tostopmaking3-DmoviesD.Toimprove3-Dtechnology11.Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthetextisto_______A.askchildrennottowatch3-DmoviesB.discussif3-Dviewingisharmfultochildren.C.introducetheadvantagesof3-Dtechnology.D.predictthedevelopmentof3-Dtechnology.
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HELLisacitymuchlikeLondonsaidPercyByssheShelleyin1819.ModernacademicsagreE.LastyearDutchresearchersshowedthatcitydwellers居民havea21%higherriskofsufferingfromanxietydisordersthandotheircalmerruralcountrymenanda39%higherriskofsufferingfrommooddisorders.Butexactlyhowtheinnerworkingsoftheurbanandruralmindscausethisdifferencehasremainedunclear—untilnow.A.studyjustpublishedinNaturebyAndreasMeyer-LindenbergoftheUniversityofHeidelbergandhiscolleagueshasusedascanningtechniquecalledfunctionalmagnetic-resonanceimaging机能性磁共振成像简称fMRItoexaminethebrainsofcitydwellersandcountrymenwhentheyareunderstress.InDrMeyer-Lindenberg’sfirstexperimentparticipantslyingwiththeirheadsinascannertookmathsteststhattheywereboundtofailtheresearchershaddesignedsuccessratestobejust25-40%.TomaketheexperiencestillmoreembarrassingtheteamprovidednegativefeedbackthroughheadphonesallthewhilecheckingparticipantsforindicationsofstresssuchashighbloodpressurE.Thecitypeople’sgeneralmentalhealthdidnotdifferfromthatoftheruralcountrymen.Howevertheirbrainsdealtwiththestresscausedbytheexperimentersindifferentways.Thesedifferenceswerenoticeableintworegions:theamygdalas杏仁核andtheperigenualanteriorcingulatecortex前扣带皮层简称pACC.Peoplelivinginthecountrysidehadthelowestlevelsofactivityintheiramygdalas.Thoselivingintownshadhigherlevels.Citydwellershadthehighest.InthecaseofthepACChoweverwhatmatteredwasnotwheresomeonewaslivingnowbutwhereheorshewasbroughtup.Themoreurbanaperson’schildhoodthemoreactivehispACCregardlessofwherehewasdwellingatthetimeoftheexperiment.Theamygdalasthusseemtorespondtothehere-and-nowwhilethepACCisprogrammedearlyonanddoesnotreactinthesameflexiblewayastheamygdalas.Second-to-secondchangesinitsactivitymightthoughbeexpectedtobeconnectedwithchangesintheamygdalasbecauseofitsroleinregulatingthem.fMRIallowssuchconnectionstobemeasureD.InthecasesofthosebroughtupinthecountrysideregardlessofwheretheynowlivetheconnectionswereasexpecteD.Forthosebroughtupincitieshowevertheseconnectionsbrokedown.Theregulatorymechanismofthenativeurbaniteinotherwordsseemstobeoutoforder.DrMeyer-Lindenbergandhisteamconductedseveralmoreexperimentstochecktheirfindings.Theyaskedparticipantstocompletemoremathstests—andalsotestsinwhichtheywerementallyupsanddowns—whileinvestigatorsscoldedthemabouttheirperformancE.Theresultsmatchedthoseofthefirsttest.Theyalsostudiedanothergroupofvolunteerswhoweregivenstress-freetaskstocompletE.TheseexperimentsshowednoactivityineithertheamygdalasorthepACCsuggestingthattheearlierresultswereindeedtheresultofsocialstressratherthanmentaleffort.Asisusuallythecaseinstudiesofthissortthesamplesizewassmallandtheresultshowedanassociationratherthanadefinitecausalrelationship.Thatassociationisneverthelessinteresting.LivingincitiesbringsmanybenefitsbutDrMeyer-Lindenberg’sworksuggeststhatShelleyandhisfellowRomanticshadatleasthalfapoint.Title:Dourbanbrainsbehavedifferentlyfromruralones?PurposeoftheresearchTheresearchwasconductedtoexplainwhycitydwellersaremorelikelyto96_______seriousdisordersthancountrymen.ProcessoftheresearchDesignoftheresearch·Theresearchersmadetheparticipantstakedifficultmathstestsandprovidednegativefeedbackwhichservedasthesourceof97_________fortheparticipants.·MeanwhiletheresearchersscannedtheirbrainsandgotindicationsbyascanningtechniquecalledfMRI.Findingsoftheresearch·Theactivitylevelintheamygdalasishighestincitydwellers98______bythoselivingintownsandthecountrysidE.Besidestheamygdalasrespond99____________.·Theactivitylevelofaperson’spACCregulatingtheamygdalasisdeterminedbytheplacewherehewas100________andthepACCworkswhenapersonisata101______agE.·TheassociationbetweentheamygdalasandthepACCdependsonaperson’sliving102_________103_________onthefindingsSeveralmoreexperimentswerecarriedoutwith104________results.ConclusionoftheresearchItisthesocialstress105_______thanmentaleffortthatleadstomentaldisorderssolivingincitiesalsobringssomedisadvantages.
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AssistantProfessorMusicalTheatreDanceWichitaStateUniversityseekstohireafull-time9-monthassistantprofessorbeginningAugust2016.Applicantsarerequiredtohaveadegreeindanceteachingexperienceattheprofessionalorcollegelevelabilitytodirectandabilitytoteachstagemovement.SalarydependsonqualificationsandexperiencE.Forcompleteinformationseehttp://finearts.wichitA.edu.Associate/FullProfessorinTheatreandDanceTheDepartmentofTheatre&DanceattheUniversityofCaliforniaatSanDiegohttp://www-theatrE.ucsD.edu/isseekinganexperiencedtheatreartistinlightingdesign.SignificantprofessionalexperienceisrequireD.AreviewofapplicationswillstartonJune12016.Applicationdeadline:September12016.TechnicalDirectorinPerformingandFineArtsDeSalesUniversity’sPerformingandFineArtsDepartmentseeksahighlyskilledprofessionaltechnicaldirector.Thepositionisa10-monthstaffpositionwiththepossibilityforsummeremploymentwiththePennsylvaniaShakespeareFestival.BAdegreeorequivalentprofessionalexperienceisrequired;MFAispreferreD.Pleaseemailmaterialstojohn.belldesales.edu.ScreeningofapplicationsbeginsimmediatelyandwillcontinueuntilthepositionisfilleD.AssistantDirectorofMediaResourcesCenterMarylandInstituteCollegeofArtisseekinganAssistantDirectorofMediaResourcesCenterintheAcademicAffairsDivision.PositionqualificationsincludeadegreeinArtHistoryorrelatedfieldwithknowledgeofartanddesignhistorylibraryexperienceexcellentinterpersonalandcommunicationskillsandfamiliaritywithPhotoshopandscanning.Areviewofapplicationswillbeginimmediately.ApplicantsmayemailaletterofinteresttojobsmicA.edu.SalarydiffersdependingonyourexperiencE.Pleaseincludedesiredsalaryinyourletterofinterest.ApplicationInterestedpersonsshouldelectronicallysubmitacoverletterhighlightingtheirexperienceandqualificationsandnamesofthreeprofessionalreferenceswithphoneandemailcontactinformationusingtheApplyNowlinkabovE.21.WichitaStateUniversityoffers______.A.aparttimeandassistantprofessorjobB.ajobpeoplecanworkformanyyearsC.aflexiblepaytothefutureassistantprofessorD.workthatrequirepeopletoactonthestage22.Ifyouaregoodatcommunicatingwithothersyoushouldapplyto_____.A.DeSalesUniversityB.WichitaStateUniversityC.theUniversityofCaliforniaD.MarylandInstituteCollegeofArt23.Wecanprobablyfindtheadinthesectionof_____.A.EmploymentInformationB.InformationTechnologyC.AroundtheWorldD.Teen’sGarden
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Rollercoastersarefastandexciting.Butpassingapainfulkidney肾stonesisnot.TheprocessispainfulandcantakealongtimE.ButAmericanresearchershavefoundthatarollercoasterridejustmighthelpthosesufferingfromakidneystonE.Theysaysuchrideshelppatientspassthestoneswitha70percentsuccessratE.DavidWartingerledthestudy.HefoundthatwherethepersonsitsontherollercoastercanmakeabigdifferencE.HesaidInthepilotstudysittinginthelastcaroftherollercoastershowedabouta64percentpassageratE.Sittinginthefirstfewcarsonlyhada16percentsuccessratE.Italsomatteredwherethestoneswerelocatedinthekidney.Theresearchersfoundthatstoneslocatedintheupperpartofthekidneymodelwerepassed100percent.Whenitcomestopassingkidneystonesnotallrollercoastersareequal.Theresearchersused174kidneystonesofdifferingshapessizesandweightstoseeifeachmodelworkedonthesamerideandontwootherrollercoasters.TheyfoundthatBigThunderMountainwastheonlyonethatworkeD.Theothertworollercoastersbothfailedthetest.Wartingersaidtheotherridesweretoofastandtooviolent.Themovementforcedthestonesagainstthesideofthekidney.Hesaidthattheidealrollercoasterisroughandquickwithsometwistsandturns.WartingerthinksrollercoasterridescouldalsobeusedasapreventativemeasurE.Hesaidthatayearlyrideonarollercoastercouldevenpreventstonesfromdeveloping.YouneedtoheedthewarningsbeforegoingonarollercoasterhesaiD.Ifyouhaveakidneystonebutareotherwisehealthyandmeettherequirementsoftheridepatientsshouldtryit.Headdsthatit’sdefinitelyalowercostalternativetoothertreatments.Andridingarollercoasterisdefinitelymorefun!12.Accordingtothetextpassingkidneystoneis______.A.fastB.excitingC.interestingD.painful13.Whichofthefollowingbenefitspeoplewithakidneystonemost?A.Sittinginthefirstcarofarollercoaster.B.Sittinginthemiddlecarofarollercoaster.C.Sittinginbigrollercoasterswithdoctors’carE.D.Sittinginroughandfastrollercoasterswithtwistsandturns.14.What’sWartinger’sattitudetoridingrollercoastersforpeoplehavingakidneystone?A.WorrieD.B.NegativE.C.SupportivE.D.Skeptical.15.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.SometreatmentsofkidneystonesB.AdvantagesofridingrollercoastersC.RollercoasterscanhelppasskidneystonesD.Kidneystonescanbecuredbyridingrollercoasters
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Doyoueverrunoutofgreatbookstoread?SowhatshouldIreadnext?Isfast-pacedcrimefictionyourthing?TrythenewPatriciaCornwellbookScarpettaPutnam.Sheissuchanablewriterandhandlescomplexforensic法庭的intelligencewitheasE.Youneedtobepreparedthoughfortheworldyou'reentering—thisisn'tforthefaintofheartlet'ssay.IfpeaceismoreyourthingtryMaryPipher'swonderfulnewbookSeekingPeace:ChroniclesoftheWorstBuddhistintheWorldRiverhead.Maryisalovelycomfortablewriterwhotakesthereaderthroughherpersonalawakeningafterreputationandfortunecameherway.Evenifyou'veneverexperiencedlifeasabestsellingwriterasshehasdoneinherbookyearsbackRevivingOpheliayou'lltotallyunderstandandsympathizewithherrenewedneedforprivacydistanceandquiet.WhatifyouwantastraightforwardtotallythrillingreadwithvividcharacterssetaboutWorldWarII?YoucannotgowrongwithJimLehrer'snewnovelOhJohnnyRandomHouseaboutayoungMarinewhoselifeischangedforeverwhenhemeetsawomanonhiswaytowar.Hisrelationshipwithherlastshimthroughdangerandhardshipandthere'sanimpressiveending.Seeourinterviewwiththeproductivenovelist/newsmaninthecurrentissueofReader'sDigestMarchonstandsnowbythewayforinsightintotheverytalentedMr.Lehrerandwhatinterestshim.Wellwhataboutsomethingwickedlyfunnyandtotallyoffbeat?DoesthenameCarrieFisherdoanythingforyou?TryhervividandnewlifeinHollywoodandelsewhereWishfulDrinkingSimon&Schuster.Bepreparedforhumorassharpasknives.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusbytheunderlinedsentence?A.TheworldiscomplexandharD.B.Scarpettaisathriller.C.ThefictionishardtounderstanD.D.Societyishardtofitinto.WhichofthefollowingistrueofMaryPipher?A.Sheisanadventurouswriter.B.Shedoesn’tcareaboutfortunE.C.Herbooksnormallysellwell.D.Shecanhelpyouachievewritingskills.TogetfurtherinformationaboutJimLehreryoumay________.A.gotoReader’sDigestissuedinMarchB.gotoRandomHouseC.analyzethecharactersinOhJohnnyD.readthenovelOhJohnnyWhichbookisn’tdirectlybasedonthewriter’sownlife?__________________A.SeekingPeacE.B.RevivingOpheliA.C.WishfulDrinking.D.OhJohnny.
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MysonandIweretryingtosellthehousewehadrepairedbutinthebarn谷仓therewerebats蝙蝠andtheywouldnotleavE.ThebarnwastheirhomE.Theytoldussointheirownway.Theyhungthereinthebarnandseemeddeterminedtostayfortheseason.Don’tworryaboutitDadPatricksaiD.Theykeepdownthemosquitoes蚊子.Unfortunatelytheyalsokeptthebuyersaway.whenwehadaskedapersontosellthehouseforushehadrefusedtoshowitbecauseofthebats.BatsarepopularPatrickcomfortedmE.They’reecological生态学的.Isn’tthereamachineyoucanbuythatproduceshighfrequencysoundstokeepbatsaway?Idon’tknowsaidPatrick.ButIlikebatsandwhoeverbuysthishousewillprobablylikethemtoo.Probably?IhatedthatworD.Howmanybatsarethereanyway?Icountedabout90lastnightsaidPatrick.Theyweredroppingoutfromundertheedgeoftheroof.Youmeantherearemore—outside?They’reeverywhereDaD.Butlookatitthisway.Whenthecoldweathercomesthey’llbeofftoMexico.Maybeinthespringwecankeepthemout.Don’tworryaboutithesaidforthehundredthtimE.It’snotaproblem.ThebatexpertIcalledwasevenmoreactivethanPatrick.Ithinkyou’vegotalargenumbertherehesaidinwonderI’vebeentryingtoattractbatstoourhousefor25years.A.singlebateatsuphisweightinmosquitoesandblackfliesthreetimeseverynight.You’reaveryluckyman.Iofferedtosharemyluckwithhim.Hecouldtakethemaway.Batshavearemarkablehominginstinct本能hesaidThey’dflystraightbackevenifItransportedthem100miles.Oncetheyhavesettledyoucan’tstopthemfromcomingback.Iwassilent.Finallywemanagedtorent出租thehousetoayoungfamilywhowerealsointerestedinbuyingit.Whataboutthebats?IsaidtoPatrick.OhtheylovethebatshesaiD.Nomosquitoes.Noblackflies.It’soneofthethingsthatattractedthem.Doyouthinktheywillreallybuytheblouse?Probably.Probably?WelliftheydoIsupposeI’llhavetoadmitthatIwaswrong.Youmeanyou’regoingtoeatyourwords?YesIam.36.Whatwastheproblemtheauthorhadwithhishouse?A.Batswerelivinginthebarnandwouldn'tgoaway.B.Theauthorandhissoncouldn'tsleepwellbecauseofthebats.C.Theauthorandhissonmightbeabletostayfortheseason.D.Thehousewasstillbadlyinneedofrepair.37.WhatdidPatricksuggesttheauthorshoulddotostopthebatslivinginthebarn?A.HeshouldbuyahighfrequencymachinE.B.Heshouldmovethemonehundredmilesaway.C.Heshouldreducethenumberofmosquitoes.D.Heshouldclosethebarninthespring.38.Whydidtheauthorfallsilentwhenhetalkedwiththebatspecialist?A.Hefeltsureaboutthesituation.B.Hefoundoutthatitwouldbeimpossibletoremovethebats.C.Helearnedthathewouldbeabletosharehisluckwiththeexpert.D.Helikedtheadvicegivenbytheexpert.39Whathappenedregardingthehouseintheend?A.SomepeopleagreedtorentthehousE.B.TheauthorfailedtofindanybodywhowantedtoliveinthehousE.C.ThebatexpertmadethedecisiontobuythehousE.D.ThebatsleftthehouseforMexicointhespring.40.Whydidtheauthorthinkhemighthavetoeathiswords?A.Hefeltsorryforthebats.B.HemightbemistakenaboutbeingunabletosellthehousE.C.Herealizedhemightbewrongaboutthebats’actions.D.HewashappyaboutsellingthehousE.
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HeyallyouMuggleswitchesandwizards—areyoureadyforthegrandfinaleoftheHarryPotterseries?J.K.RowlingannouncedonThursdaythetitleforbookseven—HarryPotterandtheDeathlyHallows.BooksevenintheHarryPotterserieswillpickupwherebooksixHarryPotterandtheHalf-BloodPrinceleftoff.WiththelastchapterofbookseventhemagicaladventuresofHarryHermioneRonandfriendswillcometoanenD.IamalternatelydelightedandworriedsaysRowlingonherofficialWebsitE.ShemadetheannouncementofthebooktitleontheWebsitE.Rowlingiscurrentlybusyputtingthefinishingtouchesonthebook.I’mnowwritingscenesthathavebeenplannedinsomecasesforadozenyearsorevenmoresaysRowling.Rowlingaddsthatshehasbeenworkingveryhardonthisfinalinstallmentintheseries.Withthetitlenowsetsheassuredfansthatshewillindeedfinishthisbook.Ibothwantanddon’twanttofinishthisbookRowlingsays.It’snottoolatetocatchupontherestoftheseries.YoucanalsorereadyourfavoritebookswhilewaitingforthelastonE.Thepublicationdateforbooksevenhasnotbeenset.Tomakethewaitingalittleeasierthere’salwaysthenextHarryPottermovieHarryPotterandtheOrderofthePhoenixwhichisscheduledforreleaseinJuly2007.51.What’sthenameofthelastissueoftheHarryPotterseries?A.HarryPotterandtheDeathlyHallowsB.HarryPotterandtheHalf-BloodPrinceC.HarryPotterandtheOrderofthePhoenixD.HarryPotterandJ.K.Rowling52.MugglesHarryHermioneandRoncouldprobablybe_____.A.thebestfriendsofJ.K.RowlingB.thecharactersoftheHarryPotterseriesC.thefansofHarryPotterD.thepublishersoftheHarryPotterseries53.Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.HarryPotterserieswillbepublishedontheWebsitE.B.BookSevenofHarryPotterserieswillbepublishedbeforeJuly2007.C.BookSevenisbeingwrittenasplannedyearsago.D.HarryPotterwillcometotheendofhislifE.54.Inthelastparagraphthewriter_____.A.encouragesreaderstoactoutaplayfollowingtheHarryPottermoviesB.persuadesreadersintoreadingtheirfavoritebookratherthanHarryPotterseriesC.statesthatseeingtheHarryPottermoviesisthebestwaytocatchuptheseriesD.advisesreaderstowaitforthepublicationofBookSevenpatiently
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Ininsurancetheorymoralhazardisthenamegiventotheincreasedriskofimmoralbehaviorandthusanegativeoutcomehazardbecausethepersonwhocausedtheproblemdoesn’tsufferthefulloranyconsequencesormayactuallybenefit.Suchaconcerntypicallyarisesinthecontextofacontractforexampleaninsurancepolicy.ThemostwellknownexamplesofmoralhazardcomefrominsurancE.Forexample:Fireinsuranceincreasesthemotivationtocommitarson纵火especiallyifsomeoneisoperatingafailingbusinessanddecidesthatthey’dratherhavethecashfromtheinsuranceproceedsonthebuildingsthanthebuildingsthemselves.Thevalueofabusinessoftenisbasedonprofitability;afterarsontheownercanclaimthebusinesswasprofitablE.Inaworstcasethebuildingisover-insuredorvaluablecontentsareremovedbutclaimsarefiledthattheyweredestroyedinthefirE.Infinancelowlevelofeffortbytheagentemployeeiscalledthemoralhazardproblemaccordingtoagencytheory.Themoreautonomy自主theagentenjoysandthegreatertheinformationtheagentpossessesandthegreaterthespecializedknowledgerequiredtoperformthetaskthegreaterthechancesfortheoccurrenceofmoralhazarD.Theproblemofmoralhazardsforinsurancecan’tbeeliminatedbutcanbeminimizeD.Forexample:GettingdetailedinformationtoevaluatethevalueofwhatisbeinginsuredratherthansimplytakingthewordofthepersonbuyingtheinsurancE.Requiringthattherebeadeductible扣除额aninitialup-frontsumwhichtheinsuredmustpayoutofhisorherownpocketincaseofalossand/oronlypayingoutapercentageofthelosssay80or90percentviaacoinsuranceclausE.72.Whatmightbetheheadachefortheinsurancecompanyafterafire?A.NotknowingwhosetthefirE.B.Theownermightover-claimtheloss.C.WheretogettheinsurancefeepaiD.D.Howtopunishthosewhocheatedthecompany.73.Whatmightbethebestwaynottosufferover-lossinpayingbackinsuranceaccordingtotheabovepassage?A.InvestigatecarefullyafterafirE.B.TrytogetasmuchdetailinformationabouttheinsurancE.C.Trytocatchholdofthepersonwhocommittedarson.D.RequestthebuyerofinsurancetopaymorE.74.Thetwoexamplesintheabovepassageareappliedto______.A.helppeopletohavereasonableinsuranceB.presentthedifficultiestheinsurancecompanieshaveC.bringupaproblemandasolutionininsurancebusinessD.invitepeopletobuymoreprofitableinsurance75.Theabovepassageismainlyabout______.A.anewtheoryininsuranceB.amoralchallengeinbusinessC.acommonbusinessphenomenonD.moralhazardininsurance
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DHaveyouevernoticedwhathappenstoanideaonceyouexpressit?JusttalkingaboutitorwritingitdowncausesyoutomakeitclearinyourownminD.Howcanyouusethistoincreaseyourbrainpower?Startwriting.Byputtingthoughtsintowordsyouaretellingyourselfthelogic逻辑behindwhatyouthinkfeeloronlypartlyunderstanD.Oftenexplainingathoughtistheprocessofunderstanding.Inotherwordsyouincreaseyourbrainpowerbyexercisingyourexplainpower.Trythisexperiment.Explainhowyou’llincreaseyourbrainpowerevenifyouhavenoideahowrightnow.Juststartwithanythingandcreateanexplanation.ForexamplestartwithI’lllearnchessorI’llreadanarticleonthemindeveryweek.Explainhowthatwillhelp.You’llbesurprisedhowoftenthisbecomesaworkableplanandifyouactuallydothisyou’llhaveabetterunderstandingofyourbraintwentyminutesfromnow.Anotherbenefitofwritingisthatithelpsyouremember.Manyifnotmosthighlyproductivepeoplearealwaystakingnotes.Youcantrykeepingitallinyourheadbutifyoukeepajournalofyourideasthenexttimeyou’reworkingonabigprojectyou’llprobablyhavemoresuccess.Wanttounderstandatopic?Writeabookaboutit.That’sanextremeexamplebutifyouarelearningsomethingnewwritealettertoafriendaboutitandyouwillunderstanditbetter.Wanttoinventsomething?Writeanexplanationoftheproblemwhyyouwanttosolveitandwhyitisworthsolvingandyou’rehalf-waytherE.Writersdon’talwayswritebecausetheyclearlyunderstandsomethingbeforehanD.Oftentheywriteaboutsomethingbecausetheywanttounderstandit.YoucandothesamE.Writingwillhelpbringyoutoanunderstanding.Giveitatry.71.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.A.WayonHowtoWriteB.IncreaseYourBrainPowerthroughWritingC.BrainPowerHelpsImproveYourWritingD.HowtoStartYourWriting72.AccordingtothetextwritingcanhelpyoualotinthefollowingwaysEXCEPT______.A.theincreaseofyourbrainpowerB.theabilitytorememberC.thedevelopmentofyourinterestinstudyD.thebetterunderstandingofatopic73.Ifawriterwritessomethingitmeansthatheorshe_______.A.hasunderstooditverywellB.needstounderstanditbetterC.wantstorememberitinhisorhermindD.isexercisinghisorherexplainpower74.Theunderlinedsentenceyou’rehalf-waythereinthefifthparagraphimpliesthat______.A.youarealreadysuccessfulB.youstillneedtoworkhardC.writingcanhelpyouwalkhalfwayD.writingisimportanttosolveproblems75.What’sthemainpurposeofthewriterwritingthetext?A.Toadvisereaderstostarttheirwriting.B.Toexplaintheimportanceofwriting.C.Topersuadereaderstobecomewriters.D.Toincreasereaders’brainpower.
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IcametoIndiaayearagotofindavillageinwhichIcouldliveandwritebutitwasmanymonthsbeforeIsettleddownhappilyinthisHimalayancommunity.IwastedalotoftimelookingforthetypicalvillagE.Yetnosuchthingexists.ConditionsarequitedifferentfromvillagetovillagE.ButthevillagesIstayedinhadmuchincommon---poordirtyandbackwarD.Oftenthevillagersthemselveswerepuzzledanddoubtful.WhyhadIcome?IhadputasidemyworkasapoliticaljournalistbecausemyideashadchangeD.IhadcometobelievethatwhatwashappeningintheThirdWorldwasmoreimportantthananythingelsE.Buttounderstandhowthree—quartersoftheworldpopulationliveandwhateffecttheirfuturemighthaveonoursIfeltthatIfirsthadtotryandsharetheirwayoflifE.IntheendIchoseamountainvillagebecauseitwaslittlecoolerthanthoseintheplains.ItookthebusfromtownalongarockyroaD.Thencamearoughwalkdownasteeppathtotheriver.AfterthisIbegantheclimbintothehills.WheneverIstoppedtocatchmybreaththerewasabeautifulscenE.Afterseveralhours’walkthevillagecameintosight.AfterthewriterhadarrivedinIndia________.A.hespentayearwritingabouttheplacehelivedinB.hespentquitesometimelookingforasuitableplacetoliveinC.hestayedinanIndianvillageworkingforthepoorD.helivedinaHimalayancommunityformanymonths.Whilelookingforatypicalvillagethewriterfound__________.A.hewassearchingfortheimpossibleB.allthevillageswereexactlythesameC.hewasdoingsomethingenjoyableD.thevillagerswerecuriousabouthimBeforecomingtoIndiathewriter________.A.hadbeenasuccessfulpoliticianB.hadmadeadecisiontoworkforIndiaC.hadstudiedIndiacultureforsomemonthsD.hadworkedfornewspapersandmagazinesThewritedecidedtochangehiswayoflifebecause__________.A.henolongerfoundhisworkinterestingB.hehopedtoliveapeacefullifeinthecountrysideC.hewantedtofindoutmoreabouttheThirdWorldD.hewantedtotryhisluckinaforeigncountryThevillagethewriterfinallychosetolivein_________.A.layattheendofarockyroadB.hadabeautifulsightoftheriverC.wasashortwalkfromtheriverD.hadbetterweatherthanthoseintheplains.
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Iarrivedatmymother’shomeforourMondayfamilydinner.Thesmellsoffoodflewoverfromthekitchen.Motherwaspullingoutquilt被子afterquiltfromtheboxesproudlyshowingmetheirbeauties.ShewaspreparingforaquiltshowattheElmhurstChurch.WhenwebegantofoldandputthembackintotheboxesInoticedsomethingatthebottomofonebox.Ipulleditout.Whatisthis?IaskeD.Oh?MomsaidThat’sMama’squilt.Ispreadthequilt.Itlookedatifagroupofschoolchildrenhadpiecedittogether;irregulardesignschildishpicturesacrookedlineontheright.Grandmothermadethis?IsaidsurpriseD.Mygrandmotherwasamasteratmakingquilts.Thiscertainlydidn’tlooklikeanyofthequiltsshehadmadE.YesrightbeforeshedieD.IbroughtithomewithmelastyearandmadesomechangesshesaiD.I’mstillworkingonit.SeethisiswhatI’vedonesofar.Ilookedatitmoreclosely.ShehadmadestraightacrookedlinE.Atthecenterofthequiltshehadstitched缝apieceofclothwiththesewords:Mymothermademanyquilts.Shedidn’tgetalllinesstraight.ButIthinkthisisbeautiful.IwanttoseeitfinisheD.Herlastquilt.OohthisissoniceMomIsaiD.Itoccurredtomethatbycompletingmygrandmother’squiltmymotherwashonoringherownmother.IrealizedtoothatIheldinmyhandsafamilytreasurE.Itstartedwiththelovinghandsofonewomanandcontinuedwiththelovinghandsofanother.Whydidtheauthorgotomother’shome?A.Toseehermother’squilts.B.Tohelpprepareforashow.C.Togettogetherforthefamilydinner.D.Todiscusshergrandmother’slifE.Theauthorwassurprisedbecause.A.thequiltlookedverystrangE.B.hergrandmotherlikedthequilt.C.thequiltwasthebestshehadseen.D.hermotherhadmadesomechangesTheunderlinedwoodcrookedinthepassagemostprobablymeans.A.unfinishedB.brokenC.bentD.unusualWhichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.QuiltShowB.Mother’sHomeC.A.MondayDinnerD.Grandmother’sQuilt
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Peoplebelievethatclimbingcandogoodtohealth.Wherecanyoulearntheskillofclimbingthen?Ifyouthinkthatyouhavetogotothemountainstolearnhowtoclimbyou’rewrong.ManyAmericansarelearningtoclimbincitygyms.Herepeoplearelearningonclimbing.Theclimbingwallgoesstraightupandsmallholdingplacesforhandsandfeet.Howdopeopleclimbthewall?Toclimbyouneedspecialshoesandharness保护带aroundyourchesttoholdyou.Thereareropestiedtoyourharness.Theropesholdyouinplacesothatyoudon’tfall.A.beginner’swallisusuallyabout15feethighandyouclimbstraightup.Therearesmallpiecesofmetalthatstickoutforyoutostandonandholdonto.Sometimesit’seasytoseethenewpieceofmetal.Sometimesit’snot.Themostdifficultistocontrolyourfear.It’snormalforhumanstobeafraidoffallingsoit’sdifficultnottofeelfear.ButwhenyoumoveawayfromthewalltheharnessandtheropesholdyouandyoubegintofeelsafE.Youmoveslowlyuntilyoureachthetop.Climbingattractspeoplebecauseit’sgoodexerciseforalmosteveryonE.Youuseyourwholebodyespeciallyyourarmsandlegs.Thissportgivesyourbodyacompleteworkout.Whenyouclimbbothyourmindandyourbodycanbecomestronger.58.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Peoplearefairlyinterestedinclimbingnowadays.B.Itisimpossibletobuildupone’sbodybyclimbing.C.Peoplecanonlylearntheskillofclimbingoutdoors.D.Itisalwayseasytoseeholdingplacesinclimbing.59.Themostdifficultthingtodoinwallclimbingis_______.A.totieropestoyourharnessB.tocontrolyourfearC.tomoveawayfromthewallD.toclimbstraightup60.Thewordworkoutunderlinedinthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans_________.A.settlementB.exerciseC.excitementD.tiredness61.Whydoestheauthorwritethispassage?A.Totellpeoplewheretofindgyms.B.ToprovethebasicneedforclimbingC.Toencouragepeopletoclimbmountains.D.Tointroducethesportofwallclimbing
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ThisbriefbookisaimedathighschoolshjeentsbutspeakstoanyonelearningatanystageoflifE.Itsformalseriousstylecloselymatchesitscontentaschool-masterlybonnkonschooling.TheauthorW.H.Armstrongstartswiththebasics:readingandwriting.Inhisopinionreadingdoesn’tjustmeanrecognizingeachwordonthepage;itmeanstakingasandwichandmakesitapartofhimself.Thegoalistobringtheinformationbacktolifenotjusttotreatitasdeadfactsonpaperfromdeadtrees.Readingandwritingcannotbecompletelyseparatedfromeachother;infacttheaimofreadingistoexpresstheinformationyouhavegotfromthetext.I’veseenitagainandagainsome-onewhocan’texpressanideaafterreadingatextisjustasineffectiveassomeonewhohasn’treaditatall.OnlyathiedofthebonkremainsafterthatdiscussionwhichArmstrongdevotestospecifictipsforstudyinglanguagesmathscienceandhistory.Hegenerallyhandlesthesetopicsthoroughly透彻地andequallyexceptforsomeweaknessinthescienceandmathsectionsandabittoomuchpassion激情regardinghistorytohisstudentsthatwasahundredtimesmorethanmyhistoryteachersevergotacross.tomydisappointmentinthispartofthebookheignoresthearts.Asamatteroffacttheydemandalltheconcentrationandstudythatmathandsciencedothoughthestudydiffersslightlyinkind.Althoughit’scommonlybelievedthattheartscanonlybenaturallyacquiredactuallylearningtheartsisnomorenaturalthanlearningFrenchormathematics.MyothercommentisthatthetextageD.Thefirsteditionapparentlydatestothe1960s---noneofthereferences参考文献seemnewerthanthelate1950s.AsaresultthediscussionmissestheentirecomputeragE.Thesearesmallpointsthoughanddon’taffectthemaindiscussion.Irecommendittoanystudentandanyteacherincludingtheself-taughtstudent.63.AccordingtoArmstrongthegoalofreadingisto________.A.gainknowledgeandexpandone’sviewB.understandthemeaningbetweenthelinesC.expertsideasbasedonwhatonehasreadD.getinformationandkeepitaliveinmemory64.Theauthorofthepassageinsiststhatlearningthearts_________.A.requiresgreateffortsB.demandsrealpassionC.islessnaturalthanlearningmathsD.isasnaturalaslearningalanguage65.WhatisashortcomingofArmstrong’sworkaccordingtotheauthor?A.Someideasareslightlycontradictory.B.ThereistoomuchdiscussiononstudyingsciencE.C.Thestyleistooserious.D.Itlacksnewinformation.66.Thispassagecanbeclassifiedas________.A.anadvertisementB.abookreviewC.afeaturestoryD.A.newsreport
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DTasteissuC.hasubjectivematterthatwedori'tusuallyconductpreferencetestsforfooD.Themostyoucansayaboutanyone'spreferenceisthatit'soneperson'sopinion.Butbecausethetwobigcolacompanies-Coca-ColaandPepsiCola-aremarketedsoaggressivelywe'vewonderedhowbigaroletaste-preferenceactuallyplaysinbrandloyalty.WesetupatastetestthatchallengedpeoplewhoidentifiedthemselvesaseitherCoca-colaorPepsifans:Findyourbrandinablindtasting.weinwitedstaffwolunteerswhohadastronglikingforeitherCoca-ColaClassicorPepsiDietCokE.orDietPepsi.Thesewerepeoplewhothoughtthey'dhavenotroubletellingtheirbrandfromtheoLherbrancl.Weeventuallvlocated19regularcoladrinkersand27dietcoladrinkers.Thenwefedthemwithfourunidentifiedsamplesofcolaoneatatimeregularcolasfortheonegroupdietversionsfortheother.rOVeaskedthemtotelluswhethereachsamplewA.sCokeorPepsi;thenweanalyzedtherecordsstatisticallytocomparetheparticipants'choices\~-ithwhatmereguessworkcouldhaveaccom-plisheD.GettingallfoursamplesrightwasatoughtestbiitnottootoughwethoughtforpeoplewhobelievedtheycouldrecognizetheirbranD.Intheendonly70utof19regularcoladrinkerscorrect-lyidentifiedtheirbrandofchoiceinallfourtrial.s.Thediet-coladrinkersdidalittleworse-only7outof27identifiedallfoursamplescorrectly.Bothgroupsdidbetterthanchancewouldpredictbutnearlyhalftheparticipantsineachgroupmadethewrongchoicetwoormoretimes.Twopeoplegotall'foursamplesvrrong.Overallhal.ftheparticipantsdidaboutaswellonthelastroundoftastingasonthefirstsotirednessortasteburn-outwasnotafactor.OurpreferencetestresultssuggestthatonlyafewPepsiparticipantsandCokefansmayreallybeabletotelltheirfavoritebrandbytasteandpricE.71.Accordingtothepassagethepreferencetestwasconductedinorderto______A.showthataperson'sopinionabouttasteismereguessworkB.comparetheabilityoftheparticipantsinchoosingtheirdrinksC.findouttheroletastepreferenceplaysinaperson'sdrinkingD.revealwhichcolaismoretothelikingofthedr-inkcrs72.ThestatisticsrecordedinthepreferencetestsshowthatA.thereisnotmuchdifferenceintastebetweenCoca-ColaandPepsiB.fewpeoplehadtroubletellingCoca-ColafromPepsiC.people'stastesdifferfromoneanotherD.Coca-ColaandPepsiarepeople'stwomostfavoritedrinks73.Itisimpliedinthefirstparagraphthat______A.thecompetitionbetweenthetwocolasisverystrongB.blindtastingisnecessaryforidentifyingfansC.thepurposeoftastetestistopromotethesaleofcolasD.theimprovementofqualityisthechiefconcernofthetwocolacompanies74.Theunderlinedwordbumoutherereferstothestateof.A.beingseriouslybumtintheskinB.beingbadlydamagedbyfireC.beingunabletobumforlackoffuelD.beingunabletofunctionbecauseoftoomuchuse75.Theauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassageisto.A.emphasizethattasteandpricearecloselyrelatedtoeachotherB.recommendthatblindtastingbeintroducedinthequalitycontrol'ofcolasC.showthattastepreferenceishighlysubjectiveD.arguethattastetestingisanimportantmarketingstrategy
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At2:30onDecember51945fiveUSNavytrainingplanestookoffinclearweatherfromthebaseLauderdaleFloridA.Theplanesflewcastoverthecoast...anddisappeareD.ThegroupwasFlight19onarunbetweenFloridaandBahamas.Tailorwasthegroupleader.Atabout3:40Tailorreportedthathiscompasseswerenotreadingproperly.TheotherplanesfollowedtheirleadersaimlesslyfirsteastthenwestthennortheastovertheoceanasTailortriedtomakesureofthedirectionbyradio.ThensuddenlyTailorwasheardtogiveorderstodivE.QuicklytwogiantMartinseaplanesweresentuptosearchforFlight19.Severalhourslaterthewindbecamestrongandvisibility能见度droppeD.A.returntobasewasordereD.ButonlyoneoftheMartinseaplaneslandeD.FourdayslatertheNavyandCoastGuardcombeda100000squaremilesareawithmorethan100planesandships.Nosignwasevershownofthemissingplanes.TodaypeoplehavenotedthedisappearanceofmanyshipsandplanesinthesouthwestpartoftheNorthAtlanticandbegantocallthisareatheBermudaTriangle百慕大三角区.ThepointsofthetriangleareBermudaPuertoRicoandaspotintheGulfofMexicowestofFloridA.Itisatwo-facedwaterworldoftinyislandsbrightbeachesandbeautifulwaters.Yetthickfogspowerfulcurrents激流andsuddenstormsarehiddenbehindthissmilingsurfacE.12.WhydidFlight19disappear?A.BecausethewindbecamestrongandvisibilitydroppeD.B.BecauseTailorwasgivenwrongorderstodivE.C.BecauseTailorcouldn’treadhiscompassescorrectly.D.Becausesomethingunknownmadethecompassesunabletoworkasusual.13.InwhatpositiondidFlight19disappear?A.InthesouthwestpartoftheNorthAtlanticOcean.B.InthenortheastpartoftheNorthAtlanticOcean.C.TothesouthwestpartofBermudaintheAtlanticOcean.D.TothenortheastpartofBermudaintheAtlanticOcean.14.Howmanyplanesdisappearedaltogetherthatday?A.FivE.B.Six.C.two.D.OnlyonE.15.Theunderlinedwordcombedinthepassagemean.A.coveredwithB.flewoverC.didupone’shairwithacombD.searchedallover
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DA.curriculumvitaeCVprovidesanoverviewofaperson'slifeandqualifications.Youknowthatyou'reastarbutwithoutaknock-outCVno-oneelsewillbelieveyou.Here'showtoimpressandwriteyourselfintoabetterjoB.Firstbeconcise简洁的.It'snotWarandPeacE.saysStevenKirkpatrickthemanagingdirectorofAdeccoStaffing.Recruiters考官whohavetoploughthroughhundredsofCVsdon'tenjoyflowerylongarticles.Useactiveverbsandensurethateverysentencecounts.Secondtellthetruth.ThemostimportantthingisnottolieKirkpatricksays.PeopledecoratetheirCVbyaddingthingstomakethemselvesmoreattractivehesaysonlytoembarrassthemselveslater.Ifyourfirstimpressionisalieit'snotagreatbasisformovingforwarD.Thenfocusonyourskills.ACVisasellingtoolandhowyoubreakdownwhatyouhavelearntandwhatyoucandoismemostimportant.It'sOKtosimplifyjobtitlestomakethemclearerSharmansays.Justoutlineyourachievementsandexperiencetobackthatupandsaymoreaboutyourrecentroles.Alsopersonalizeit.There'snothingasbadasgettinganautomaticallycreatedCVfromawebsiteKirkpatricksays.Whattheyarebuyingisyousosellthemyou.It'salwaysnicetohavepersonalinformationthatmakesyouahumanbeingSharmansays.ButdotrytostandoutfromthecrowD.Finished?Soyou'vewrittentheperfectCV.That'sthejobhalfdonE.Lastbutnotleastcheckouthowtowritetheperfectcoveringletter.68.Forwhatpurposedoestheauthorwritethispassage?A.Toteachreadershowtobehaveinjobinterviews.B.Totellreadershowtoimprovetheirwritingskills.C.ToinstructreadersonhowtoapplyforajoB.D.ToadvisereadersonhowtowriteaCV.69.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2probablymean?A.Itdoesn'thavetobetoolong.B.ItshouldbetruE.C.ItneedstobefuntoreaD.D.ItoughttobepolitE.70.Whichofthefollowingwouldtheauthorrecommend?A.TellliesaboutyoureducationandexperiencE.B.Focusonwhatworkyouareabletodo.C.DownloadsampleCVsfromwebsites.D.Provideanicephotoofyourself.71.Howmanytipsaregiveninthispassage?A.FivE.B.Four.C.ThreE.D.Two.
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ItmayseemlikeamomentinasciencefictionmoviE.InafiercebattleacreaturelosesanarmbutthengrowsanotheronetotakeitsplacE.Howeverthisisnotsciencefiction.Itisscientificfact.Somefishandamphibianssuchassalamanderscanregrowlostlimbsandorgans.Asmammalsevolvedtheylosttheabilitytoregroworregeneratepartsoftheirbody.Howeverexperimentsshowthatitmaybepossibletoregainthatability.Tropicalfreshwaterzebrafisharepopularpets.Theyarealsopopularaslabanimals.Theirembryos胚胎areclearortranslucent.Theycanregrowdamagedfinsskinandhearts.Zebrafisharealsogenetically基因地similartohumans.In2013thewebsiteSci-Newsreportedthatresearchershadfoundthat70percentofprotein-codinghumangenesarerelatedtogenesfoundinthezebrafish.ThereportalsosaidthatresearchersattheWellcomeTrustSangerInstituteinBritainalsofoundthat84percentofgenesknowntobeconnectedtohumandiseasehaveazebrafishcounterpart.ScientistWangYadongisoneofthePittsburgresearchers.Heandhisteamarestudyingtheabilityofzebrafishtoregeneratelimbsandorgans.Wangsaysyoucancutawayabout20percentofthezebrafishheartanditwillregeneratE.Headdthatsameprocessmaybeabletohelphumans.Scientistsinjected注射anextracellularmatrixorECMfromtheheartofazebrafishintoaseverelydamagedmouseheart.Theyfoundthattheheartmuscleregrewindays.TheyfoundsomethingelsE.ThehealingwasevenfasterwhentheECMwastakenfromzebrafishthatwasitselfintheprocessofre-growingdamagedtissuE.12.Themainreasonwhythezebrafishwerechosenaslabanimalsisthat_____________.A.theyarepopularpetsB.theirbodiesarecleartostudyC.theyaregeneticallysimilartohumansD.theyareeasytofindfortheresearchers13.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordcounterpartinParagraph5probablymean?A.A.similarthing.B.A.differentfish.C.A.humanbeing.D.A.littlemousE.14.AfterinjectingECMfromazebrafishintothedamagedmouseheartwhatdidscientistsfind?A.Thezebrafishdiedquickly.B.Themouseheartregrewindays.C.Thezebrafishheartregrewquickly.D.Themousehealedmoreslowlythannormal.15.Whereisthemostprobablytakenfrom?A.A.sciencefiction.B.A.guidebook.C.A.fashionmagazinE.D.A.sciencereport.
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Newresearchattemptingtothrowlightuponhowmaleandfemalebrainsdifferhasfoundthattimingiseverything.AmericanVanderbiltUniversityresearchersStephenCamarataandRichardWoodcockdiscoveredthatfemaleshaveasignificantadvantageovermalesintimedtestsandtasks.Thestudyinvolvedmorethan8000malesandfemalesranginginagefrom2to90fromacrosstheUS.WefoundhardlyanydifferencesinoverallintelligencE.ButwediscoveredthatfemalesperformedbetterthanmenintimelimitedsituationsCamaratasaidItisveryimportantforteacherstounderstandthisdifferenceinmalesandfemaleswhenitcomestoassigningworkandtests.ManymalescandoabetterjobwithoutstricttimelimitsaddedCamaratA.Considerthatmanyclassroomactivitiesincludingtestingaredirectlyorindirectlyrelatedtoprocessingspeedtheresearcherswroteintheirreport.Thehigherperformanceinfemalesmaycontributetoaclassroomculturethatfavorsfemalesnotbecauseofteacherbias偏见butbecauseofinherent与生俱来的differencesingenderprocessingspeeds.TheresearchersfoundthatmalesscoredlowerthanfemalesinallagegroupsintestsmeasuringprocessingspeeD.Howeverthestudyalsofoundthatmalesconsistentlyoutperformedfemalesinsomelanguageabilitiessuchasidentifyingobjectsandknowingantonyms反义词andsynonyms同义词.Theresearchcontradictsthepopularbeliefthatgirlsdevelopallcommunicationskillsearlierthanboys.Theresearchersfoundnosignificantoverallintelligencedifferencesbetweenmalesandfemalesinanyagegroups.WebelievetherearefundamentaldifferencesinhowmaleandfemalebrainsendupgettingorganizedCamaratasaidOurnextstudieswillgiveussomeinsightintowheretheseprocessingdifferencesareoccurring.46.Thenewresearchreferredtointhepassageisintendedto________.A.findwhetheragehassomethingtodowithpeople'sintelligenceB.helpteacherstoassignworkandarrangetestsforstudentsC.findwhat'sthedifferencesbetweenmaleandfemalebrainsD.provethedifferencesinprocessingspeedbetweenmalesandfemales47.Theunderlinedwordoutperformedinthefifthparagraphprobablymeans________.A.toachievebetterresultsthansomeoneB.toperformworseinsomeaspectthansomeoneC.todosomethingaswellassomeoneD.tobenotsogoodatsomethingassomeone48.Peopleusuallybelievethat________.A.there'rehardlyanydifferencesbetweenmales'andfemales'overallintelligenceB.teachersfavorgirlstudentsinsteadofboystudentsinschoolsC.girlsdeveloptheirlanguageskillsearlierthanboysD.femaleshaveasignificantadvantageovermalesinallsubjects49.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Theresearchersinterviewedmorethan8000malesandfemalesallovertheworlD.B.Generallyspeakingmalescandobetterjobswithstricttimelimitsthanfemales.C.Femalesscoredhigherthanmalesinanyagegroupsinanysituations.D.Thedifferencesingenderprocessingspeedsoccurwhenpeopleareborn.50.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Theresearcherswillcontinuetostudyhowthegenderdifferencesintimingoccur.B.A.femalemathematicianwillmakegreaterachievementsthanamaleonE.C.SchoolteachershavealreadyknownabouttheseprocessingdifferencesbeforE.D.Ifagirlhasahigherprocessingspeedthanaboyshemustbemoreintelligentthanhim.
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Alpacas羊驼aremembersofthecamelfamilyhavinglivedinSouthAmericaforthousandsofyears.Theirfurgivestheanimalsateddybear_likeappearancE.Alpacasaretoosmalltobeusedasanimalsofburdenbutarevaluedonlyfortheirfur.Generallytheirlifespanisaround15to20years.Alpacasaresocialanimalsthatliveinfamilygroupsmadeupofamalefemalesandtheiryoung.Theyaregentleelegantcuriousintelligentandobservant.Theyaresafeandpleasanttobearoundmovinggracefullyandslowlyaroundthefieldandarethereforeunlikelytorunintooroveranyoneevensmallchildren.Occasionallyanalpacawillspitsndkickbutthesoftpadded有爪垫的feetusuallydolittlemorethanjustgetyourattention.Becausetheseanimalsareenvironmentallyfriendlyandneedsolittlegrassandfoodyoucanusuallyraisefromtwotoeightalpacasonanacreoflandwithgrassorhay.A.single60poundbale大捆ofhaycangenerallyfeedagroupofabout20alpacasforoneday.Alpacasalsorequireaccesstoplentyoffreshwatertodrink.Alpacafurisusedformakingknitteddandwoven编织itemsjustassheep’swoolis.Theseitemsincludeblanketssweatershatsglovesscarvesawidevarietyoftextiles针织品inSouthAmericaandsweaterssockscoatsandbeddinginotherpartsoftheworlD.Thefurcomesinmorethan52naturalcolorsasclassifiedinPeru12asclassifiedinAustraliaand16asclassifiedintheUnitedStates.4.Accordingtothetextalpacascanbebestused_______.A.forlongdistanceridesB.toprotecthomeC.forchildrentoplaywithD.tocarryheavygoods5.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph2probablymean?A.Alpaca’skickcan’thurtyou.B.Alpacaswanttodrawyourattention.C.YoumustlookoutforAlpacas’attack.D.YoushouldpaymoreattentiontoAlpaca6.Ifyouhave5acresoflandtoraiseAlpacashowmuchhaydoyouneedadayatmost?A.60pounds.B.120pounds.C.100pounds.D.180pounds.7.Accordingtothelastparagraphwhichofthefollowingistrue?A.Alpacafurisakindofsheep’swool.B.AlpacafurisonlyusedformakingsweatersinAustraliA.C.TheUSproducesthemostAlpacafurintheworlD.D.AlpacafurproducedinPerucomesinthemostnaturalcolors.
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ResearchersattheUniversityofKansassaythatpeoplecanaccuratelyjudge90percentofastranger'spersonalitysimplybylookingattheperson’sshoes.ShoesconveyathinbutusefulpieceofinformationabouttheirwearertheauthorswroteinthenewstudypublishedintheJournalofResearchinPersonality.Shoesserveapracticalpurposeandalsoserveasnonverbalcues非语言暗示withsymbolicmessages.Peopletendtopayattentiontotheshoestheyandotherswear.MedicalDailynotesthatthedetailedpersonalityinformationdetectedinthestudyincludesaperson’sgeneralagegenderincomepoliticalideasandotherpersonalityincludingsomeone’semotionalstability.LeadresearcherOmriGillathsaidthejudgmentswerebasedonthestylecostcolorandconditionofsomeone’sshoes.Inthestudy63studentsfromTheUniversityofKansasresearcherslookedatpicturesshowing208differentpairsofshoeswornbythestudy’sparticipants.VolunteersinthestudywerephotographedintheirmostcommonlywornshoesandthenfilledoutapersonalityquestionnairE.Someoftheresultswereexpected:peoplewithhigherincomemostcommonlyworeexpensiveshoesandflashierfootwearwastypicallywornbyoutgoingpeoplE.Howeversomeresultsarefunnyandinteresting.Forexamplepracticalandfunctionalshoesweregenerallywornbymoreagreeablepeoplewhileanklebootsweremorecloselyalignedwithaggressivepersonality.Thestrangestofallmaybethatthosewhoworeuncomfortablelookingshoestendtohavecalmpersonality.Theresearchersnotedthatsomepeoplewouldchooseshoestylestomasktheiractualpersonalityinformationbutresearchersnotedthatvolunteerswerealsolikelytobeunawarethattheirfootwearchoiceswererevealingdeepinsightsintotheirpersonality.33.AccordingtoParagraph2whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Theshoespeoplewearmayreflecttheinformationofthewearer.B.Peoplewouldalwayslookatstrangers’shoeswithapracticalpurposE.C.Shoesaresofunnyandinterestingthattheyattractpeople’smuchattention.D.Peoplepayattentiontoshoesinordertoknowtheinformationoftheshoes.34.Accordingtothetexttheresearchersdidthestudyby__________.A.doingcasualinterviewsB.carryingoutlabexperimentsC.analyzingthedatafromtheparticipantsD.observingtheparticipants35.Theunderlinedpartalignedwithprobablymeans__________.A.familiarwithB.relatedtoC.providedwithD.devotedto
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SmoginEuropeandNorthAmericacouldbemorethan25timesmoredeadlythantheaverageairpollutionfoundinChinesecitiesanewstudysuggests.Inthelargesteverstudyofitskindinthedevelopingworldresearcherstestedtheeffectsofairpollutiononthehealthofpeoplein272citiesinChinA.TheyfoundaverageannualexposuretofineparticlesknownasPM2.5inthosecitieswasmorethanfivetimeshigherthanthelevelrecommendedbytheWorldHealthOrganizationWHOaccordingtoapaperintheAmericanJournalofRespiratoryandCriticalCareMedicinE.HowevertheyalsodiscoveredthatitwasmuchlesslikelytoincreasethedeathratethanPM2.5inEuropeandNorthAmericA.TheresearchersledbyDrMaigengZhouoftheChineseCentreforDiseaseControlandPreventionsuggestedthiswasbecauseChinaisaffectedbylargeamountsofnaturaldustblownbythewindfromaridareaswhilemostpollutionintheWestcomesfromindustry.Theyfoundthatforeveryincreaseof10microgramsofairpollutioninacubicmeterofairthemortalityrateincreasedby0.22percentdiscountingdeathsfromaccidents.ProfessorFrankKellyanexpertinenvironmentalhealthatKing’sCollegeLondonwhowasnotinvolvedinthestudybuthasstudiedairpollutioninChinatoldTheIndependent:ThoserelativerisksareconsiderablylessthanthoseseeninEuropeandtheUS.Formortality死亡率inEuropeweareworkingonasixpercentincreaseper10micrograms.ThatsuggestsairpollutioninEuropeisabout27timesmoretoxicthanaverageairpollutioninChinA.HoweverProfessorKellysaidcitieslikeBeijingShanghaiandHongKongwerelikelytosufferfromWestern-styleairpollution.ThenaturaldustcomponentthereisnotofthemagnitudethatitwoulddwarfthecoalbiomassandfossilfuelsignalshesaidThatmaybetrueincertaincitieswhosepollutionisnotdominatedbylocalpowergenerationormajortrafficcongestion.Naturaldustparticlescancausephysicaldamagetothelungsandtriggeranasthmaattack.Particlesofcarbonproducedwhenfossilfuelsareburnedcanleadtosimilarproblemsbuttheyarealsocoatedwithtoxicheavymetalschemicalsandvolatileorganiccompounds.Theseareabletopassfromthelungsintothebloodstreamwhereitisthoughttheycausefurtherdamagetothebody.AreebaHamidanairpollutioncampaignerwithenvironmentalgroupGreenpeacesaid:Poisonousaircausesdamagetopeople’shealthwhereverintheworldtheylivE.Wenowknowfumesfromdiesel柴油机vehiclesarealotmorepoisonousthancarcompaniesclaimedandthisisabigcauseofairpollutioninEuropeandNorthAmericA.Thesecompanieshavealottoanswerforbutsofarthey’vemanagedtoavoidanyrealaccountability.ThestudyofcitiesinChinafoundtheaverageannualexposetoPM2.5was56microgramspercubicmetercomparedtotheWHOguidelinelimitforsafeairqualityof10micrograms.Peoplewhowereolderthan75hadlesseducationorwholivedinhotterplacesweremorelikelytodiE.ItisthoughtpeopleinwarmercitiesweremorelikelytospendtimeoutsideorleavetheirwindowsopentherebybreathingmorepollutedairtheresearcherssaiD.Theyalsospeculatedthatlesswelleducatedpeoplemighthavepooreraccesstohealthcareorexperiencepoorerenvironmentalhealthconditions.62.WhyPM2.5inChinaislessdeadlythanthatinEuropeandNorthAmerica?A.ChinaisfreefromanypollutionaboutPM2.5.B.PollutantsaffectingChinamainlycomefromaridareas.C.FewerpeoplediedfromPM2.5inChinathanthoseinEuropeandNorthAmericA.D.EuropeandNorthAmericaarepollutedbynaturaldust.63.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinPara7referto?A.TheaveragemortalityratE.B.ThehighermortalityratE.C.ThelowermortalityratE.D.ThenormalmortalityratE.64.What’stherealcauseofairpollutioninEuropeandNorthAmericaaccordingtoAreebaHamid?A.Fumesfromdieselvehiclesaremuchmorepoisonous.B.Theenvironmentalagenciescan’ttakeonresponsibilities.C.Thetechnologydoesn’tmeetthestandards.D.Carcompaniescan’tevaluatetheresults.65.Theauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassageisto________.A.appealtopeopletolayanemphasisonenvironmentalprotection.B.illustratesmoginEuropeandNorthAmericaisquiteserious.C.demonstrateChinaissafestplaceintheworldtolivein.D.providesomegoodwaystoaddressthesmog.
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Itis7amandthealarmisgoingoff.Youknowyouhavetobeoutofbedtocatchthebus.Buttheurgetoburyyourselfinthebediseversostrong.Soundsfamiliar?Whyisitthatteensfinditdifficulttogetthemselvesoutofbedintimeeverymorningorstaysharpandfocusedduringthefirstcoupleofhoursofschool?Duringadolescencethebodygoesthroughmanychangesandtheseincludeashiftinsleeppatterns.ResearchersfromMIThavebeentrackingthebody’sneedforsleepinteenagers.Theyfoundthatthoughadolescentsneedasmuchas9.5hoursofsleepadaytheygettobedlaterandlaterwitheachpassingyear.Infactthesleepcycleshiftslaterbyasmuchas12to18minuteseachyearbetweentheagesof10and20!Sobythetimea10yearoldwhosleepsat8pmgrowstobe17or18hisbodynaturallywantstostayuptill1030pmor11pm.Accordingtoresearchersthisisbecauseofahormonecalledmelatonin褪黑激素thatissecreted分泌bythepinealgland—atinystructuredeepinsidethebrain.Melatoninregulatesthebody’snaturaldaynightrhythms.Itcausesapersontobecomesleepybyloweringhisbody’scoretemperaturE.Inteensmelatoninissecretedmuchlaterintheeveningandcontinuestoincreasethroughoutthenight.Thismakesitdifficultforteenstofallasleepearlierastheydidintheiryoungeryears.Likewisetheeffectofmelatonincontinuesuntilmuchlaterinthemorningmakingithardforthemtowakeupearly.Astudyfoundthatatleastoneinfourteensistiredandfallsasleepinschoolatleastonceaweek.Duringsleepimportantbodyfunctionsandbrainactivitieshappen.Sohowcanteenagersgettheirsleepenough?TheAmericanAcademyofPediatricsAAPrecommendsthatmiddleandhighschoolsshouldstartlater—notbefore830am.Thisshouldgiveteenssomemoretimetosleepatnight.24.FromParagraph2wecanlearnthatifyousleeplatethenextdayyoushould________.A.staysharpB.skipbreakfastC.getuplateD.stayuplate25.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordthisinParagraph3referto?A.Thestudentswanttostayup.B.TheshiftsofthesleepcyclE.C.Thepinealglandsecretesmelatonin.D.TheadolescentssleeplatE.26.Theteensgotosleeplaterthanbeforebecause________.A.melatoninissecretedmuchlaterB.melatoninregulatesthesleeptimeC.theysleepalotinthedaytimeD.theyneedtofinishtheirhomework27.AccordingtoAAP’srecommendationmiddleandhighschoolsshould________.A.letteenssleepinthedayB.letthestudentsbeactiveC.delaythestarttimeD.startlaterat8am
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笫三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑AThekeytohappinessishowquicklyyoucangetbackyourfocusonwhat'simportant.AnonymousSixteenyearsagoIlearnedthislessoninthebackofaNewYorkCitytaxicarB.Here'swhathappeneD.IhoppedinataxiandwetookogforGrandCentralStation.Weweredrivingintherightlanewhenallofasuddenablackcarjumpedoutofaparkingspacerightinfrontofus.Mytaxidriverslammedonhisbrakesskiddedandmissedtheothercar'sbackendbyjustinches!Thedriveroftheothercarwhoalmostcausedabigaccidentstartedyellingbadwordsatus.Mytaxidriverjustsmiledandwavedattheguy.AndImeanhewasfriendly.SoIsaidWhydidyoujustdothat?Thisguyalmostruinedyourcarandsentustothehospital!AndthisiswhenmytaxidnivertoldmewhatInowcallTheLawoftheGarbageTruck.Manypeoplearelikegarbagerubbishtrucks.Theyrunaroundfullofgarbagefulloffrus-trationfullofangerandfullofdisappointment.Astheirgarbagepilesuptheyneedaplacetodumpit.Andifyouletthemthey'lldumpitonyou.Whensomeonewantstodumponyoudon'ttakeitpersonally.Youjustsmilewavewishthemwellandmoveon*You'llbehappywithwhatyoudiD.IstartedthinkinghowoftendoIletGarb4geTrucksrunrightoverme?AndhowoftendoItaketheirgarbageandspreadittootherpeopleatworkathomeoronthestreets?ItwasthatdayIsaid:I'mnotgoingtodoanymorE.SuccessfulpeopledonotletGarbageTruckstakeovertheirday.Whataboutyou?Ifyouletmoregarbagetruckspassyoubyyou'llbehappier.Life'stooshorttowakeupinthemomingwithregrets.SoLovethepeoplewhotreatyouright.Forgetabouttheoneswhodon't.56.Whathappenedonedaywhentheauthorwastakingataxi?A.Thetaxialmosthitanothercar.B.ThetaxidriverWtLSinjureD.C.Theauthorscoldedthedriveroftheothercar.D.Theauthorleamedalessonfromthedriverofthegarbagetruck.57.Howdidthetaxidriverrespondtothebehaviourofthedriveroftheblackcar?A.Heyelledbackatthedriver.B.Hesentthedrivertothehospital.C.Hewasfriendlytowardsthedriver.D.Hedumpedsomegarbageinfrontofhiscar.58.WhatdoesthetaxidriverthinkofpeopleaccordingtoParagraph3?A.Manypeopleliketodrivegarbagetrucks.B.ManypeopledumpgarbagewherevertheylikE.C.Manypeoplearewarm-heartedtomakeothershappy.D.ManypeopletendtobeverymuchdepresseD.59.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph4?A.Theauthorusedtohavealotofgarbagetrucks.B.Theauthorusedtocomplainalot.C.Theauthorusedtohavealotofmoney.D.Theauthorusedtobeagoodmanager.60.Accordingtothepassagewhatshouldyoudoifpeopledumpgarbageonyou?A.Ignorethemandgoonwithourownwork.B.Tryourbesttopersuadethemnottodothatagain..C.TellthemtodumpthegarbageintherightplacE.D.TakeovertheirworkandcarrythegarbagetosomewhereelsE.
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Ifyoufeelatpresentthatyoudon’thaveenoughfriendsinyourlifeonereasonmaybethatyouhaveletyourselfbecometoobusytomaketimefortherelationshipsyoualreadyhavE.Startingandkeepingfriendshiprequireseffortandcommitment.Manyofusletourlivesbecomesobusywithworkandothercommitmentsthatwedon’tgetaroundtoschedulingtimeforpleasureandrenewal叙旧withthefriendsrelativesandacquaintanceswealreadyhavE.Makingtheefforttocallyourfriendsmoreregularlyandtoacceptmoreoftheinvitationsyoureceivefromotherscanimproveyoursociallifeinahurry!Arethereanypeopleyoucouldcallrightnowandbeassuredofapleasantwelcome?Aretherepeoplethatyoucouldcountontohelpyouintimeofdifficulty?Canyouhaveclosetalkswiththem?Doyouhavefunwhenyouaretogether?Areyouhappytohavetheminyourlife?Ifyouhaven’tseenmuchofthemlatelyisitbecauseyouhavebecometoobusy?Haveyougrownapart?Wasthereanargument?Ifthemainreasonyouhaven’tbeengettingtogetherwiththepeopleyoualreadyknowisthatyouhavegottentoobusytakeagoodlookathowyouspendyourtimE.Compareitwithyourrealvaluesandpriorities优先考虑的事inlifE.Isyourbusylifestylereallybringingyouthequalityoflifethatyouwant?Ifyouhavebecometoobusyforfriendswhyhasthishappened?Areyouseekingmaterialtoysinyourlifeattheexpenseofrelationshipswithotherhumanbeings?Haveyouallowedyourtimetobeover.committedbecauseyouneversayNotoanyone?Doyouinsistondoingthingsyourselfthatcouldbedelegatedtoothers?Ifsowhy?Doyoubelievethateverythingdependsonyou?Examinewhetherthewayyouarenowspendingyourtimeaccuratelyreflectsyourdeepestvaluesandpriorities.Makesurethatyouscheduleenoughtimeforthethingsthataretrulymostimportanttoyou.Ifyoureallywanttokeepfriendsinyourliremakeaspaceinyourscheduleandaspaceinyourheartforthem.Inthispassagetheauthormainlydiscusses.A.howtobalancefriendshipandworkB.howtospendoursparetimeC.whetherweshouldkeepfriendshipD.whetherweshouldinvitefriendstodinnerWhichofthefollowingdoesn’tindicateagoodrelationship?A.YouhavesomeonetocountonwhenyouareintroublE.B.Youhavesomeonetohaveclosetalkswith.C.YoufeeldepressedwithothersinlifeD.YouhavefunwhenyouarewithsomeoneTheunderlinedworddelegatedprobablymeans.A.appointedB.replacedC.declinedD.handled
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第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分从A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项A.groupofgraduateshighlyestablishedintheircareersgottogethertovisittheirolduniversityprofessor.TheconversationsoonturnedintocomplaintsaboutstressinworkandinlifE.offeringhisguestscoffeetheprofessorwenttothekitchenandreturnedwithalargepotofcoffeeandavarietyofcups——plasticglasscrystal水晶someplain—lookingsomeexpensivesomefine——tellingthemtohelpthemselvestothecoffeE.WhenallthestudentshadacupofcoffeeinhandtheprofessorsaidIfyounoticedallthenice—lookingexpensivecupsweretakenupleavingbehindtheplainandcheapones.Whileitisnormalforyoutowantonlythebestforyourselvesthatisthesourceofyourproblemsandstress.Whatallofyoureallywantedwascoffeenotthecupbutyouconsciouslywentforthebestcupsandwereeyeingeachother’scups.NowconsiderthisLifeisthecoffeeandthejabsmoneyandpositioninsocietyarethecups.TheyarejusttoolstoholdandcontainlifeanddonotchangethequalityoflifE.SometimesbyconcentratingonlyonthecupwefailtoenjoythecoffeE.Sodon’tletthecupsdriveyou...enjoythecoffeeinsteaD.56.Whydidtheconversationsoonturnintocomplaints?A.Becausetherewasnocoffeetodrink.B.BecausetherewasnothingtotalkaboutexceptcomplaintsC.BecauselifewasnoteasyforeveryonE.D.Becausetherewasnothingbetterthantocomplain.57.Theprofessorbroughtinavarietyofcupsbecause.A.hewasricherthanhisstudentsB.hewasfondofcollectingcupsC.thereweretoomanypeopletodrinkcoffeeD.thecupswouldplayanimportantpartinhistalk58.Intheauthor’sopinion.A.itisnecessarytohaveavarietyofcupstomeettheneedsofdifferentguestsB.oneshouldconcentrateonmainthingsinlifeC.thestudentslikeddrinkingcoffeemolethananythingelseD.cupsaremoreimportantthancoffee59.Wecaninferthat.A.inourdailylifemostpeoplewantonlythebestforthemselvesB.coffeewasasimportantasacupC.ateachershouldhavea11kindsofcupsathomeD.whethercoffeeisnicetodrinkdependsonthecup
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ThesciencefictiontypeofentertainmentisconsideredbymosttobefatheredbyJulesVerneAJourneytotheCenteroftheEarthandTwentyThousandLeaguesUndertheSeaandH.G.WellsTheTimeMachineandTheWaroftheWorlds.Sci-Fiasitiscommonlyshortenedisafictionalstoryinwhichscienceandtechnologyhaveasignificantinfluenceonthecharactersandplot.ManysuchworksareguessworkaboutwhatthefutureholdsandhowscientificfindingsandtechnologicaladvanceswillshapehumankinD.Writinginthelate1800sJulesVernewasremarkablysuccessfulinhis10guessesaboutfuturetechnologiesofairconditioningautomobilestheInternettelevisionandunderwaterairandspacetravel.UnbelievablyofallplacesfromwhichtochooseJulesVerneguessedTampaFloridaUSAasthelaunchingsiteofthefirstprojecttotheMoonwhichwasonly200kilometersawayfromtheactual1969locationatCapeCanaveralFloridA.Oneofthebest-knownsciencefictionbooksisNineteenEighty-FourbyGeorgeOrwell.Publishedin1949itwasnotmeantasapredictionbutasawarning:OrwellwasdescribingwhathesawastheoutcomeoftheideastrendsandemergingtechnologiesofhistimE.Manyinventedtermsfromthisnovelhavebecomecommonineverydayusesuchasbigbrotheranddoublethink.Eventheauthor’snamehasbeenmadeintoanadjective—Orwellian—andhasbecomeawarningexpressionofsituationswhereprivacyislostandtheindividualhasnopowerandiscompletelycontrolledbythegovernment.NineteenEighty-Fourwastranslatedintosixty-fivelanguageswithinfiveyearsofitspublicationsettingarecordthatstillstands.Whathelpsbringsciencefictionintobeingisusuallyanewdiscoveryorinnovation.Theauthorcreatesananalysisofthepotentialinfluenceandconsequencesandthenwrapsitinapleasantstory.ForexamplethebeginningofspaceexplorationwasfollowedafewyearslaterbytheStarTrektelevisionprogramandmovieseries.Thesciencefictionauthor’sself-determinedroleistosearchtheworldoffuturepossibilitiesupontheroadwhichwearetraveling.32.Fromthefirstparagraphweknowthatsciencefictionmightbe_________.A.aforecastofhowanewdiscoverycouldinfluencemankindB.abriefreviewofthepresentdrawbacksoftechnologyC.athoughtfullookatthepastandapredictionofthefutureD.ananalysisofhowanewtechnologycouldbeusedtoharmhuman33.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesNineteenEighty-Four?A.A.predictionoffuturetechnologies.B.A.warningofunfairandcruelruling.C.Themotiveofscientificdevelopment.D.Animaginaryperfectworldoffreedom.34.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat_________.A.H.G.WellspredictedtheInternetinthelate1800sB.NineteenEighty-FouradoptedsomepopulartermsC.StarTrekmovieserieswerebasedonspaceexplorationD.CapeCanaveralwasmentionedinJulesVerne’sfiction35.Accordingtotheauthorwhatistheroleofsciencefictioninourlife?A.A.referenceoftechnology.B.A.moralcompass.C.A.recordofsciencedevelopment.D.A.formofthinkingaboutpossibilities.
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Astudyfindsthatyoungsterswhohaveasisterarehappier.Why?Theusualanswer—thatgirlsandwomenaremorelikelythanboysandmentotalkaboutemotions—issomehowunsatisfyingespeciallytoaresearcherlikemE.Muchofmyworkovertheyearshasdevelopedtheassumptionthatwomen'sstylesoffriendshipandconversationaren'tletterthanmen's.AmanoncetoldmethathehadspentadaywithafriendwhowasnewlydivorceD.Whenhereturnedhomehiswifeaskedhowhisfriendwasgoing.HerepliedIdon'tknow.Wedidn'ttalkaboutit.Hiswifeblamedhim.ThismadethemanfeelbaD.Sohewasrelievedtoreadinmyhookthatdoingthingstogethercanbeacomfortinitselfanotherwaytoshowcaring.Butiftalkingaboutproblemsisn'tnecessaryforcomfortthenhavingsistersshouldn'tmakemenhappierthanhavingbrothers.Yettherecentstudyissupportedbyothers.ScientistsLizWrightandTonyCassidyfoundthatyoungpeoplewhohadgrownupwithatleastonesistertendedtobehappierandmoreoptimisticespeciallyiftheirparentshaddivorceD.ResearcherJudyDunnfoundasimilarpatternamongolderadults.Iinterviewedabout100womenabouttheirsistersbutiftheyalsohadbrothersIaskedthemtocomparE.Mostsaidtheytalkedtotheirsistersmoreoftenatgreaterlengthandaboutmorepersonaltopics.Thisoftenmeantthattheyfeltclosertotheirsisters.It'struethathavingasistermakesonehappierbutitneedn'tbetalksaboutemotions.WhenwomentoldmetheytalktotheirsistersmoreoftenatgreaterlengthandaboutmorepersonaltopicsIbelieveit'sthefirstelementthatisthemostimportantratherthantherest.25.WhydidthewifeblameherhusbandinParagraph3?A.BecausehelaughedathisdivorcedfrienD.B.Becausehestayedwithhisfriendfortoolong.C.Becauseshedidn'tthinkhehadshowncaretohisfrienD.D.Becauseshedidn'tlikeherhusband'scontactwithhisfrienD.26.Whatcanwelearnfromthesixthparagraph?A.Evenanolderadultcanbehappierifhehasasister.B.Women'sstylesofconversationarebetterthanmen's.C.Talkingisn'ttheonlyfactorthatmakespeoplehappier.D.Talkingaboutproblemsisthebestwaytoshowcareforothers.27.Asfortalksbetweensisters.whatisthemostimportantinthewriter'sopinion?A.Thecontent.B.Thefrequency.C.ThetopiC.D.Thelength.28.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.WhySisterlyChatsMakePeopleHappierB.Sisters'NaturalTendencyinEmotionalTalkingC.TalkingIstheBestWaytoMakePeopleHappyD.WomenEnjoyDifferentStylesofCommunication
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Haveyoueverdreamedofhavingafashionablewatchofgreatvalue?A.smallwatchmakerinSwitzerlandin1922designedthefirstautomaticwatchtoshowthedaymonthanddatE.Onlysevenofthesesplendidwatcheswereevermadeandthesewatcheswerealmostlosttohistory.Todayitissohardtogetanoriginalwatchthatsomewatchhistoriansareevenwillingtooffer$200000foronE.Thesewatchesattractedalotofpeoplefortheirsplendidcolorfashionablestyleandnewusesinthe1920s.TheownersofthewatcheswereadmiredandsetapartfromthecrowD.Becausethenumberoftheoriginalwatchesisverylimitedowningsuchawatchwillmakeyoufeelveryspecial.Todayyouareofferedthesamekindofwatchwithimprovement.Thewatchhasa24-jewelmechanical机械的movementthekinddesiredbywatchcollectors.Thewatchmakerhasmadethemovementofthewatchmuchmoremodernwithanautomaticrotor上弦装置sothatthewatchneverneedstobewoundbyhanD.Thewatchcomesinaverybeautifulcasewithacrocodiledesignonit.Togetawatchinsuchaperfectdesignmeanstogetachancetoknowapieceofwatchmakinghistoryandtowearsuchawatchwillshowyourpersonaltasteandsocialposition.YoucangetthewatcheitherinpersonorbymailatanaffordablepricE.Youwillalsoreceivegoodservicefromthewatchseller.Ifyouarenotsatisfiedwiththewatchafteryougetityoumaysimplyreturnitwithin30days.Don’tmissthechancetorealizeyourdream.41.Theoriginalautomaticwatchesarevaluablebecause.A.thewatchesweremademanyyearsagoB.thewatchesweremadebyaSwisswatchmakerC.onlyrichpeoplecanaffordthewatchesD.onlyafewwatchesofthekindweremade42.Watchcollectorswanttogettheimprovedwatchespeciallyforits.A.mechanicalmovementB.splendidcolorC.fashionablestyleD.newuses43.Thepurposeofthepassageistoencouragethereadersto.A.buythewatchB.returnthewatchC.wearthewatchD.receivetheservice44.Thepassageisprobablytakenfroma.A.novelB.magazineC.textbookD.sciencebook
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BVolunteersasanessentialpartofasuccessfulworldexpositionareamajorchannelforthepublictoparticipateinserveandsharetheworldexpositionandameanstoshowcasetheimageofthehostcountryandcity.ThefollowinginformationisaboutthevolunteerfortheWorldExposition2010ShanghaiChinA.I.BasicRequirementsforVolunteers●BewillingtoparticipateinvoluntaryservicesofExpo2010;●Agelimit:ExpoSitevolunteersmustbebornbeforeApril301992andExpoCityVoluntaryServiceStationvolunteersbeforeApril301994;●ObeythelawsandregulationsofthePRC;●BeabletoparticipateintrainingandrelevantactivitiesbeforetheopeningofExpo2010;●Possessnecessaryknowledgeandskillsneededbytheposition;●Beingoodhealthtomeettherequirementsofcorrespondingvoluntarypositions.II.FurtherInformationforVolunteers●SourceResidentsofChinesemainlandHongKongMacauandTaiwanaswellasoverseasChineseandforeignerscanallapplytobethevolunteers.●SignupmethodsApplicantsmayloginontotheofficialwebsitesforonlinesignup.TheymayalsoconsultorconnectwiththeExpoVolunteerStations.●TimeMay1-December312009Ⅲ.VolunteerTrainingVolunteertrainingincludesgeneraltrainingspecialtrainingandpositiontraining.GeneraltrainingiscarriedoutthroughinternetwhilespecialtrainingandpositiontrainingareprovidedthroughclassroomlecturesandfieldpracticE.IV.VolunteerTypes●ExpoSitevolunteersrefertothoseofferingvoluntaryservicestovisitorsandtheOrganizerintheExpoSitemainlyincludinginformationvisitorflowmanagementreceptiontranslationandinterpretationassistanceforthedisabledandassistanceinmediaserviceeventandconferenceorganizationanD.volunteermanagement.●InformationboothvolunteersarestationedintheExpo'sinformationboothsatkeytransportationcenterscommercialoutletstouristattractionsrestaurantshotelsandculturaleventplacesoutsidetheExpoSitE.TheyofferservicesincludinginformationtranslationinterpretationandevenfirstaiD.60.IfyouwereborninApril1993wherecanyoubeavolunteer?A.IntheExpoCity.B.Inthehostcountry.C.IntheExpoSitE.D.InChinesemainland61.WhichofthetrainingwillbedoneontheInternet?A.Positiontraining.B.Generaltraining.C.Classroomtraining.D.Specialtraining.62.Whichofthefollowingserviceisofferedbyinformationboothvolunteers?A.Visitorflowmanagement.B.HelpingthedisabledC.AssistanceinmediaservicE.D.EmergencyFirstaiD.
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AbouttenyearsagoayoungandverysuccessfulbusinessmannamedJoshwastravelingdownaChicagoneighborhoodstreet.HewasgoingabittoofastinhisshinyblackJaguarXKEwhichwasonlytwomonthsolD.Hewaswatchingforkidsrushingoutfrombetweenparkedcarsandsloweddownwhenhethoughthesawsomething.Ashiscarpassednochildcameoutbutabricksailedoutand—WHUMP!—ithittheJag’sshinyblacksidedoor!SCREECH...!!!!ImmediatelyJoshstoppedthecarjumpedoutseizedthekidandpushedhimupagainstaparkedcar.HeshoutedatthekidWhatwasthatallaboutandwhoareyou?Justwhatareyoudoing?!Buildingupaheadofsteamhewenton.That’smynewcar.Thatbrickyouthrewisgonnacostyoualotofmoney.Whydidyouthrowit?PleasemisterpleasE.I’msorry!Ididn’tknowwhatelsetodo!beggedtheboy.Ithrewthebrickbecausenooneelsewouldstop!Tearswerestreamingdowntheboy’sfaceashepointedaroundtheparkedcar.It’smybrothermisterhesaiD.Herolledofthecurb路沿andfelloutofhiswheelchairandIcan’tlifthimup.SobbingtheboyaskedthebusinessmanWouldyoupleasehelpmegethimbackintohiswheelchair?He’shurtandhe’stooheavyformE.Movedbeyondwordstheyoungbusinessmantriedhardtoswallow咽下therapidlyswellinglumpinhisthroat.StrainingheliftedtheyoungmanbackintothewheelchairandtookouthishandkerchiefandwipedthescrapersandcutscheckingtoseethateverythingwasgoingtobeOK.HethenwatchedtheyoungerbrotherpushhimdownthesidewalktowardtheirhomE.ItwasalongwalkbacktotheblackshiningJaguarXKE—alongandslowwalk.JoshneverdidfixthesidedoorofhisJaguar.Hekeptthedent凹痕toremindhimnottogothroughlifesofastthatsomeonehastothrowabrickathimtogethisattention.Feelforthebricksoflifecomingatyou.57.Theboythrewabrickatthebusinessman’scarbecause____________.A.thebusinessmandroveatahighspeedB.heenviedthenewcarverymuchC.hewantedtoaskforsomemoneyD.hewantedtogethelpfromthedriver58.Whichofthefollowingistherightorderofthestory?A.TheyoungerbrotherthrewabrickatJosh’scar.B.Theelderbrotherfelloutofhiswheelchair.C.TheyoungerbrotherbeggedJoshforhelp.D.Joshliftedtheelderbrotherbackintohiswheelchair.E.Joshshoutedattheyoungerbrother.A.baecdB.acdbeC.bacedD.acbed59.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Joshwouldacceptthemoneyfromthekids.B.ThetwokidswereJosh’sneighbors.C.Joshwasakind-heartedman.D.Josh’snewcarbrokedowneasily.60.Accordingtothepassagetheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmeans____________.A.tryingtogetreadyforthetroubleinyourfuturelifeB.drivingfastinaneighborhoodstreetisdangerousC.tryingtobemoreunderstandingseeingothersintroubleD.protectingoneselffrombeinghurt
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BeingsociablelookslikeagoodwaytoaddyearstoyourlifE.Relationshipswithfamilyfriendsneighborsevenpetswillallhelpbutthebiggestlongevity长寿seemstocomefrommarriagE.Theeffectwasfirstnoticedin1858byWilliamFarrwhowrotethatwidowsandwidowers鳏夫wereatamuchhigherriskofdyingthanthemarriedpeoplE.Studiessincethensuggestthatmarriagecouldaddasmuchassevenyearstoaman’slifeandtwotoawoman’s.Theeffectcanbeseeninallcausesofdeathwhetherillnessaccidentorself-harm.Evenifthechancesareallagainstyoumarriagecanmorethancompensateyou.LindaWaiteoftheUniversityofChicagohasfoundthatamarriedoldermanwithheartdiseasecanexpecttolivenearlyfouryearslongerthananunmarriedmanwithahealthyheart.Similarlyamarriedmanwhosmokesmorethanapackadayislikelytoliveaslongasadivorcedmanwhodoesn’tsmokE.There’saflipsidehoweveraspartnersaremorelikelytobecomeillordieinthecoupleofyearsfollowingtheirhusbandorwife’sdeathandcaringforyourhusbandorwifewithmentaldisordercanleaveyouwithsomeofthesamesevereproblems.EvensothechancesfavormarriagE.Ina30-yearstudyofmorethan10000peopleNicholasChristakisofHarvardMedicalSchooldescribeshowallkindsofsocialnetworkshavesimilareffects.Sohowdoesitwork?Theeffectsarecomplicatedaffectedbysocio-economicfactorshealth-serviceprovisionemotionalsupportandothermorephysiologicalmechanisms生理机制.ForexamplesocialcontactcanpromotedevelopmentofthebrainandimmunesystemleadingtobetterhealthandlesschanceofdepressionlaterinlifE.Peopleinsupportiverelationshipsmayhandlestressbetter.Thentherearethepsychologicalbenefitsofasupportivepartner.A.lifepartnerchildrenandgoodfriendsareallrecommendedifyouaimtoliveto100.TheoverallsocialnetworkisstillbeingmappedoutbutChristakissays:Peopleareinter-connectedsotheirhealthisinter-connecteD.8.ItcanbeinferredfromthecontextthattheflipsideParA.2refersto_________.A.thedisadvantagesofbeingmarriedB.theemotionalproblemsarisingfrommarriageC.theresponsibilityoftakingcareofone'sfamilyD.theconsequenceofabrokenmarriage9.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutsocialnetworks?A.TheyhaveeffectssimilartothoseofamarriagE.B.Theyhelpdeveloppeople'scommunityspirit.C.TheyprovidetimelysupportforthoseinneeD.D.Theyhelprelievepeopleoftheirlife'sburdens.10.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.It'simportantthatwedevelopasocialnetworkwhenyoung.B.Tostayhealthyoneshouldhaveapropersocialnetwork.C.Gettingadivorcemeansriskingareducedlifespan.D.Weshouldshareoursocialnetworkswitheachother.
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ResearchersinChinaandtheUnitedStateshavedevelopedanewcataract白内障treatmentwithcellsthathasrestoredvisioninbabiesinatrialandmayeventuallybeusedinadults.Thetreatment-bydoctorsandstaffmembersattheUniversityofCaliforniaSanDiegoSchoolofMedicineandSichuanandSunYat-senuniversitiesinChina-waspublishedinMarch9editionofthescientificjournalNaturE.Acataractisacloudingofthenormallyclearlens晶体ofaneyE.TypicalcataractoperationinvolvestheremovalofthecloudylensandtheinsertionofanartificialonE.Thenewoperationhasbeentestedinanimalsandduringasmallhumantrial.Itresultedinfewercomplications并发症thanthecurrentharmfuloperationandinregrownlenseswithsuperiorvisualfunctioninall12ofthebabycataractpatientswhoreceivedtheprocedurE.Acongenitalcataract-lenscloudingthatoccursatbirthorshortlyafter-isimportantcauseofblindnessinchildren.InthenewresearchKandZhangheadofophthalmicgeneticsatUSSanDiego’sShileyEyeInstituteandhiscolleaguesreliedontheregrownpotentialofendogenous同源的stemcells.AccordingtoZhangendogenousstemcellsaredifferentfromotherstemcellsthataretypicallygrowninalaboratorytransplantedintoapatientandcanhaverisksofimmune免疫的rejectioninfectionorcancers.ZhangtoldCBSNewsWeinventedanewoperationtomakeaverysmallopeningatthesideofacataractouslensbagremovethecataractinsideallowtheopeningtohealandpromotepotentiallensstemcellstoregrowanentirelynewlenswithvision.Thehumantrialinvolved12babiesundertheageof2whoweretreatedwiththenewmethodwhile25babiesreceivedtheestandardoperationcarE.Thelattergroupexperiencedahigherincidenceofpos-operationdangerearly-onseteyehighbloodpressureandincreasedlensclouding.Thescientistsreportedfewercomplicationsandfasterhealingamongthe12babieswhohasthenewprocedurE.12.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.TheconceptofthecataractB.AnewcataracttreatmentwithstemcellsC.Badeffectsofpost-operationinthecataractD.Thereasonswhythecataractcomesintobeing13.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribethenewcataracttreatmentaccordingtothepassage?A.ConvenientB.ComfortableC.CheapD.Safe14.Whatcanwelearnaboutthenewcataracttreatment?A.IthasmorerisksB.ItmaybeusedwidelyC.IthasbeenputintopracticewidelyD.Itcanonlyrestorevisioninbabies15.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordcongenitalinthefourthparagraphmean?A.BornB.StrangeC.SeriousD.Dangerous.
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ThebeatgenerationmainlyreferredtotheyouthwhowerebornandbroughtuparoundtheSecondWorldWar.Theyshowedtheirignoranceofalmosteverythingtraditionalsuchasgovernmentauthorityrespectforparentsone’sdutymoralstandardsandtraditionalcustoms.Theydevelopedakindofabsoluteindividualismandliberty.TheypreferredlonghairminidressesorclosefittingclothestoshowoffthefigurE.Theyadvocated倡导freedomofsexandcohabitation同居.TheirinfluencecouldbeseenfromthefactthataboutonethirdoftheAmericancoupleslivingtogetherwerenotmarriedbylaw.Andthedivorceratewasveryhigh.TheendlessU.SwarsabroadandsharpclassstruggleathomecausedmanyAmericanyouthstodevelopakindofcynicism.Theydoubtedtheexistingsocialsystempossibilityofharmonioushumanrelationsandthelonghonoredstandardforcorrectbehavior.Theyfeltsocietyoverlookedtheirneeds.Thereforetheyrefusedtodoanydutythatwasrequiredofthembysociety.TheydeclaredDon’tbelieveanyoneoverthirty.Allthiscamefromthesicksociety.It’swrongtoimaginetheyallfoughtagainstcapitalisminsupportofrevolutionarythings.Someoftheirideaswereevenmoredecadent颓废的andimpractical.Itwasanabnormalphenomenoninanabnormalsociety.72.BasedonthepassagehowmanyofonehundredandtwentyAmericancouplesofthebeatgenerationpracticedcohabitation?A.about20couples.B.about30couples.C.about60couples.D.about40couples.73.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Thebeatgeneration’srefusedtodoanyduty.B.Thebeatgenerationwasinsupportofalmosteverythingtraditional.C.Thebeatgenerationbelievesnooneexceptthatheisoverthirty.D.Thebeatgeneration’sideaswerenotimpractical.74.Cynicisminthispassagemostprobablymeans____.A.astateofmindagainstrealismB.astateofminddoubtingeverythinginexistenceC.atheoryadvocatingmutualhelpD.atheoryadvocatingindividualism75..Thispassageismainlyabout____.A.theyoungAmericansB.thegenerationgapC.theeducationoftheyoungD.anAmericansocialphenomenon
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EIntheUKmostchildrenhavetheirmiddaymealatschoolbutinmanyschoolsparentscanchoosewhattheirchildreneat.Thechildrencanhaveaschoollunch—ahotcookedmeal;ortheycantakeapackedlunchwiththemwhichusuallyincludescoldfoodlikesandwiches.Oftenparentspreparelunchesonthebasisofwhattheirchildrenwant.CathyamotherofthreechildrentoldusMychildrenhavepackedlunchesbecausetheysaytheyhateschooldinners.Imake3packedluncheseverymorningsowe’relikeasandwichbarinourkitcheninthemorning.HoweveranothermotherSusanmadeherchoicebasedonthenutritiousvalueofthefooD.ShesaidMydaughteralwayshasschooldinners.IthinksheprobablygetshealthierfoodbyhavingacookedlunchatschoolthanshewouldifImadesandwiches.Buthowhealthyareschooldinners?Kazafatherwasn’timpressedwiththem.Fizzy有泡沫的drinkswereofferedandIthinktherewerealotofchips.ThequestionofhowhealthyschoolfoodiswasbroughttoJamieOliverwholaunchedacampaigntoimprovechildren’snutritionafterspendingayearworkinginaschoolkitchen.TheTVseriesaboutthecampaignwonanawardthisweek.Hewashorrified惊恐的atthejunkfoodhesawbeingservedwhichincludedburgerspizzaandchips.Hedecidedtobanthejunkandstartedcookinggoodstews炖菜andcurriesforthechildreninsteaD.JamieimprovedtheschooldinnersinthatparticularschoolandtrainedthedinnerladiestocookhealthyfooD.Thenheputpressureonthegovernmenttoimprovethestandardsofschoolfoodacrossthecountry.Anditlooksasifthechangeshavebegun.57Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.SchoolDinnersB.HealthyFoodC.DinnersintheUKD.ResearchonDinners58.Theunderlinedphraseonthebasisofinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans______.A.bycomparisonB.accordingtoC.inspiteofD.forthegoodof59Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.A.inBritainallchildrenhavetheirlunchatschoolB.Cathy’schildrenlikeschooldinnersC.stewsandcurriesarehealthyfoodD.JamieOliverworksinaschoolkitchen60.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.TherearemanyschoolsinBritain.B.Susanchoosesfoodforherdaughteraccordingtoitsnutrition.C.InthepastthefoodprovidedbyBritishschoolswasnothealthyenough.D.NoneoftheparentsinBritainlikeschoolfooD.
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Tessstillstoodhesitatinglikeaswimmerabouttomakehisdivehardlyknowingwhethertoreturnormoveforwardwhenafigurecameoutfromthedarkdoorofthetent.Itwasatallyoungmansmoking.Hehadanalmostblackfacethoughredandsmooth.Hismoustachewasblackwithcurledpointsthoughhecouldnotbemorethantwenty-threeor-four.Therewasallunusualforceinhisfaceandinhisdaringrollingeyes.WellmybeautywhatcanIdoforyou?saidhecomingforwarD.Andseeingthatshewasquiteataloss:NevermindmeIamMr.d’Urbervilles.HaveyoucometoseemeormymotherThisdifferedgreatlyfromwhatTesshadexpecteD.ShehaddreamedofanagedanddignifiedfacE.Shetriedtokeepcalmandanswered-Icametoseeyourmothersir.Iamafraidyoucannotseeher-sheisillinbedrepliedtherepresentativeofthehouse;forthiswasMr.Alectheonlysonofthenoblefamily.Whatisthebusinessyouwishtoseeherabout?Itisn’tbusiness-itis-Icanhardlysaywhat.PleasureOhno.WhysirifItellyouitwillseemTess’ssenseofacertainridiculewasnowsostrongthatdespitehergeneraldiscomfortatbeinghereherrosylipscurved弯曲towardsasmilemuchtotheattractionoftheyoungman.Itissofoolishshestammered结结巴巴地说;IfearIcan’ttellyouNevermind;Ilikefoolishthings.Tryagainmydearsaidhekindly.MotheraskedmetocomeTesscontinuedandindeedIwasinthemindtodosomyself.ButIdidnotthinkitwouldbelikethis.Icamesirtotellyouthatweareofthesamefamilyasyou.Ho!Poorrelations!Yes.StokesNo;d’Urbervilles.Ayay;Imeand’Urbervilles.OurnamesarewornawaytoDurbeyfield;butwehaveseveralproofsthatweared’Urbervilles.Thelocalscholarsholdtheviewthatweareandandwehaveanoldseal印章andasilverspoonmarkedwiththesamecastleasyours.Somothersaidweoughttomakeourselvesknowntoyouaswe’velostourhorsebyabadaccident;wecanhardlymakealiving.VerykindofyourmotherI’msurE.AleclookedatTessashespokeinawaythatmadeheruneasy.Andsomyprettygirlyou’vecomeonafriendlyvisittousasrelations.IsupposeIhavelookinglessconfidentanduncomfortableagain.Well—there’snoharminit.Wheredoyoulive?Whatareyou?—Tessofthed’UrbervillesByThomasHardy67.HowdoesTessfeelinthewholecourseofthemeetingwithAlecA.ExcitedandhopefulB.NervousanduncomfortableC.SurprisedbutcomfortableD.Pleasedbutembarrassed68.IntheeyesofTessAlecis________.A.forcefulanddaringB.unfriendlyandtalkativeC.agentleandreliablemanD.olderthanshehadexpected69.WhydoesTesspaythevisittothed’UrbervillesA.ToseeAlechimself.B.ToseeAlec’smother.C.Toconfirmthattheyareofthesamefamily.D.Tomakeknowntheirrelationshipandseekhelp.70.AlecappearsquitefriendlytoTessmainlybecause________.A.TessishisdistantrelationB.TesslookspolitetohimC.TossisaprettygirlD.Tesslooksridiculous
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Ihadneverseensanddunes沙丘beforE.IfyougototheseasideinBritainyoumayseesomesmallhillsofsandbutnothingveryimpressivE.OfcourseAfricaishometomanybeautifulsandscapesbutIwasinChinasoIwenttoDunhuang.IhadspentmyfirstdaylookingatthebeautifulMogaocaves.NowIwantedtoexperiencesomethingverydifferent.IhavebeenwalkinginAsiaEuropeandAmericabutnothingpreparedmeforwalkingoverhillsofsanD.WheneverItookastepupahillmyfeetwouldsinkintothesandandmovebackwards.SometimesitseemedasifIweremovinginthewrongdirection.IwantedtoseethesunsetsoIhadtoclimbtothetopofthehighestsanddunE.ThesunwasbeatingdownuponmybackasIwalkedslowlyoverthesanD.Someplantshadmanagedtosurviveinthedrygroundbutnotmany.AsIclimbedhigherthehillsofsandbecamesteeperandmyfeetstartedtoslipfurtherbackwards.Iendedupwithmyhandsandkneescrawling爬行upwardsthroughthetop.IjustletgoifIwouldfallthewaydown.ButIrefusedtogiveup:inchbyinchImademywaytothetopofthesanddunE.WhenIgotthereIwasamazedbywhatIsaw.Thesandformedaverysharppointjustlikeaknife-edgE.OnesideofthedunewasbathedinsunshinetheothercoveredbyshadE.AsIlookedintothedistancethesamepatternwasrepeatedonallofthehilltopsandthedifferencebetweendarkandlightwasbeautiful.AsthesunbegantosinktheshadowsgrewlongerandthelightbecamewarmandorangE.ThewindhadcometolifeandsandwasblownagainstmylegsasIwalkedalongthedunes.SoonitwasgettingdarkandIcouldonlyjustmakeoutthelineoffootprintsthatmarkedmyjourneytothetopofthehill.Islowlymademywaydowntothebottommypathlitbythedyingsun.65Theauthorprobablywenttoclimbthesanddunes__________afterhearrivedatDunhuang.A.ontheafternoonofthefirstdayB.ontheafternoonoftheseconddayC.ontheeveningoftheseconddayD.ontheeveningofthefirstday66.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Africahasmanybeautifulsanddunes.B.Theauthorcouldseenothingbuthisownfootprintsonhiswayback.C.TheauthorhadseensomekindsofsanddunesbeforehevisitedDunhuangD.Whatattractedtheauthormostwasthatthesandformedaverysharppoint.67.Theauthorgottothetopofthehighesthillofsand_____________.A.onhishandsandkneesallthewayB.withfallstothebottommanytimesC.onhishandsandkneesinthelastleg一段旅程D.withafewrestsalltheway68.Theauthormainlywantstotellreadersabout_____________.A.thebeautifulsunsetB.hisexperienceofclimbingthesandhillsC.thejoyoftravelinginnatureD.thedifficultyofclimbingthesanddunes
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WomenCan’tKeepaSecretTheaveragewomancannotkeepasecretforlongerthan47hoursanewstudysuggests.Researchersfoundthatwomenareovercomebyaburningdesiretosharegossipassoonastheyhearit.Theywilltypicallyspillthebeanstoatleastoneotherpersonin47hoursand15minutes.Dependingonwhothegossipisabouttheirboyfriendhusbandbestfriendormotheraremostlikelytobetheinitialrecipients接收者oftheinformation.Thestudyof3000womenagedbetween18and65alsofoundthatfouroutoftenadmittedtheywereunabletokeepasecret—nomatterhowpersonalorconfidentialthenewswas.Thestudyfoundthenation’sladieshearthreepiecesofgossipaweekbutenduppassingitontoatleastoneotherperson.Threein10admittedhavingtheurgetorevealsomeone’ssecret.Howevertwothirdsendupfeelingguiltyafterpassingonsecrets.Threequarterssaytheyarecapableofkeepingquietaboutasecretand83percentconsiderthemselves100percenttrustworthywithineachgroupoffriends.Yetfourintenadmittogossipingtoaclosefriendfromanotherfriendshipgroup.Morethanfourintenthinkitisacceptabletoshareafriend’ssecretwithsomeonewhodoesnotknowthemwithover40percentsayingtheirhusbandistheirfinalonetheysharesecretswith.Fortunatelyforsomethoughoveraquarter27percentsaidtheyforgotwhattheyweretoldthefollowingday.44.Howlongcanwomenkeepasecret?A.AtleasttwodaysB.Longerthantwodays.C.Twodays.D.47hoursand15minutes45.Womenwillsharegossipwithallthefollowingexcept________.A.theirboyfriendorhusbandB.theirbestfriendC.theirbrotherorsisterD.theirmother46.Accordingtothestudy________womenwereunabletokeepasecret.A.1200B.1800C.2400D.300047.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.MostwomenarenottrustworthyB.MorethanfortypercenttellsecretstotheirhusbanD.C.Fewwomenfeelguiltyafterpassingonsecrets.D.Overaquarterthinkitisacceptabletosharegossip.
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InrecentyearsmanycountriesoftheworldhavebeenfacedwiththeproblemofhowtomaketheirworkersmoreproductivE.SomeexpertsclaimtheansweristomakejobsmorevarieD.Butdomorevariousjobsleadtogreaterproductivity?Therearefactstosuggestthatwhilevarietycertainlymakestheworker'slifemoreenjoyableitdoesnotactuallymakehimworkharder.Asfarasincreasingproductivityisconcernedthenvarietyisnotanimportantfactor.OtherexpertsfeelthatgivingtheworkerfreedomtodohisjobinhisownwayisimportantandthereisnodoubtthatthisistruE.Theproblemisthatthiskindoffreedomcannoteasilybegiveninthemodernfactorywithitscomplicatedmachinerythatmustbeusedinafixedway.Thuswhilefreedomofchoicemaybeimportantthereisusuallyverylittlethatcanbedonetocreateit.Anotherveryimportantconsiderationishoweachworkercontributestotheproductheismaking.Inmostfactoriestheworkerseesonlyonepartoftheproduct.SomecarfactoriesarenowexperimentingwithhavingmanysmallproductionlinesratherthanonelargeonesothateachworkercontributesmoretotheproductionofthecarsonhislinE.Itwouldseemthatnotonlyisdegreeoftheworker’scontributionanimportantfactorthereforebutitisalsoonewecandosomethingabout.Towhatdegreedoesmoremoneyleadtogreaterproductivity?Theworkersthemselvescertainlythinkthisisimportant.Maybetheywantmoremoneyonlybecausetheworktheydoisboring.MoneyjustletsthemenjoytheirsparetimemorE.A.similarargumentmayexplaindemandsforshorterworkinghours.Perhapsifwesucceedinmakingtheirjobsmoreinterestingtheywillneitherwantmoremoneynorwillshorterworkinghoursbesoimportanttothem.Whichofthefollowingisthebestwaytomakeworkersworkharderaccordingtotheauthor?A.Increasingtheirpay.B.GivingthemmoresparetimE.C.Makingtheworkitselfmeaningful.D.Replacinglargeproductionlineswithsmallones.Thereasonwhyaworkercannothavefreedomindoingthejobinhisownwayisthat___.A.themachineissobadlyneededthatmoreofitshouldbeboughtB.thereareeproductionlinesinfactoriesC.thebossescancreateverylittlefreedomofchoicesD.themachinesmustbeoperatedstrictlyaccordingtoinstructionsandrulesBesidesmoneywhatmaymakeworkersworkmoreactively?A.extrafreehoursB.MorecomfortoflifeC.interestingjobsD.betterworkingconditionsThebesttitleforthispassagemaybe_______.A.ProblemsofModernWorkersB.MakingJobsMoreInterestingC.PushingWorkerstoProduceMoreD.HowtoImproveLaborProductivity
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Cantreestalk?Yesbutnotinwords.Scientistshavereasontobelievethattreesdocommunicatewitheachother.Notlongagoresearcherslearnedsomesurprisingthings.Firstawillowtreeattackedinthewoodsbycaterpillars毛虫changedthechemistryofitsleavesandmadethemtastesoterriblethattheygottiredoftheleavesandstoppedeatingthem.Thenevenmoreastonishingthetreesentoutaspecialsmell—asignal信号causingitsneighborstochangethechemistryoftheirownleavesandmakethemlesstasty.Communicationofcoursedoesn’tneedtobeinwords.Wecantalktoeachotherbysmilingraisingourshouldersandmovingourhands.Weknowthatbirdsandanimalsuseawholevocabularyofsongssoundsandmovements.Beesdancetheirsignalsflyingincertainpatternsthattellotherbeeswheretofindnectar花蜜forhoney.Sowhyshouldn’ttreeshavewaysofsendingmessage?28.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethatcaterpillarsdonotfeedonleavesthat______.A.arelyingonthegroundB.haveanunpleasanttasteC.beesdon’tlikeD.haveanunfamiliarshape29.Thewillowtreedescribedinthepassageprotecteditselfby______.A.growingmorebranchesB.communicatingwithbirdsandbeesC.changingitsleafchemistryD.shakingcaterpillarsoff30.Accordingtothepassagethewillowtreewasabletocommunicatewithothertreesby______.A.wavingitsbranchesB.givingoffaspecialsmellC.droppingitsleavesD.changingthecolorofitstrunk31.Accordingtothispassagebeescommunicateby______.A.makingspecialmovementB.touchingoneanotherC.smellingoneanotherD.makingunusualsound
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Ifoundawebsitethathaschangedmylifeforthebetter.Thewebsiteiswishuponahero.comanditisallaboutpeoplehelpingothersnotexpectinganythinginreturn.Iamasinglemomwithason.Myson’s12thbirthdaywasonOctober29th2007.KnowingthatIdidn’thavemoneytobuyhimabirthdaygifthadbrokenmyheart.SoIdecidedtopostawishonwishuponahero.comforpeopletosendmysonbirthdaycards.Manycardsjuststartedcomingandmylittlesonwasveryexcitedandthiswentonforaboutthreeweeks.Thesmileonhisfaceandthesparkle闪光inhiseyesbroughtmetotears.ThenintheendofNovemberhestartedthinkingaboutChristmasandhealreadyknewthattherewouldnotbeatreeforhimbecausewedidn’thaveenoughmoney.Howeveritdidn’tmattertohim.AllhetalkedaboutwashowmuchhewantedtomakeotherchildrensmilE.SohedecidedthatwhathewantedtodowasearnmoneytobuyChristmascardsandsendthemtootherchildrenfrompoorfamilies.Mysonwentoutdailyandraked耙leavesandwalkedsomedogstomakemoney.Notonlydidhebuycardsbuthealsomadeenoughmoneytobuyallthestampsandlollipops棒棒糖tobesentwiththecards.Hesentoutabout100cards.DoingthisbroughthimthatsamesmileandsparkleinhiseyesasdidthebirthdaycardsthathereceiveD.Thesinglemotherpostedawishonwishuponahero.combecause_______________.A.shewantedtobuyhersonacardonthewebsiteB.shewantedtogetsomethingforfreeC.shehopedthatpeoplecouldhelpherD.shethoughthersonwouldlikethewebsiteverymuchWhatdidthesonthinkofhisbirthdaycardsonOctober29th2007?A.Disappointing.B.Exciting.C.Cheap.D.Poor.Whatcanweconcludefromthestory?A.SurfingtheInternetisofgreatusE.B.Oneshouldtakecareofhischildren.C.Peoplecanaskforhelpfromwishuponahero.com.D.Learningtogivemakesone’slifemoremeaningful.
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Theloneliestchimp黑猩猩intheworldjustgotthebestsurprise------ahugfromanewfriend.Ponsohasbeenbyhimselffornearlythreeyearsfindinghimselfaloneafterhiswifeandchildrendiedontheislandwheretheywereabandonedbyamedicaltestingcompanymanyyearsago.ForyearsanearbyvillagernamedGermainhasbeenPonso’sonlycompanyvisitinghimsooftentobringbananasandbread—thechimp’sonlysourceoffoodonthetinyisland.ItwasclearhowmuchPonsomissedcompanionshipwhenhewasrecentlyvisitedbyChimpanzeeConservationCentreDirectorEstelleRaballand.ThechimpimmediatelyembracedEstelleRaballandinahugehugandlaughedasshereachedoutforhimwithhissmilefromeartoear.ForthosewhoknowPonso’sbackstoryhisimmediateeaseandtrustinhumansmightbesurprising.Ponsowasoneof20chimpsallbetweentheagesof7to11yearsoldrelocatedtoanislandofftheIvoryCoastafterbeingusedfortestingbytheNewYorkBloodCentre.Afterthetestswerecompletedin2005thelabreportedlytransferredthechimpstoastringofislandsoccasionallydroppingofffoodandwaterbecausetherewasnoneinthechimps’newhomes.DiseaseandhungersoonleftonlyPonsohismateandtheirtwochildrenstanding.Butattheendof2013theydiedwithindaysofeachotherandPonsowasnowcompletelyalone.AgroupcalledSOSPONSOistryingtoraisemoneyforthepoorlonelychimpalreadyachievingitsgoalof$20000-allofwhichwillbeusedforPonso’scare.32.WhatdoweknowaboutthechimpPonso?A.Hewasdesertedbyhisfamily.B.Hefoundmanysourcesoffood.C.Hecametotheislandforatest.D.Hesuffersfromlonelinessgreatly.33.HowdidPonsofeelaboutthevisitofEstelleRaballand?A.Excited.B.Frightened.C.Embarrassed.D.ConfuseD.34.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?A.Thechimps’newsettlement.B.HowPonsocametotheisland.C.WhyPonsowasusedforatest.D.Themedicaltestaboutchimps.35.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.Germainwon’tvisitPonsoanymore.B.Anewlabwillbebuiltontheisland.C.ManypeopleshowconcernforPonso.D.Morechimpswillbebroughttotheisland.
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Facialexpressionscarrymeaningthatisdeterminedbysituationsandrelationships.ForexampleinAmericanculture文化thesmileisingeneralanexpressionofpleasurE.Yetitalsohasotheruses.A.woman’ssmileatapoliceofficerdoesnotcarrythesamemeaningasthesmileshegivestoayoungchilD.A.smilemayshowloveorpoliteness.Itcanalsohidetruefeelings.Itoftencausesconfusion困惑acrosscultures.ForexamplemanypeopleinRussiaconsidersmilingatstrangersinpublictobeunusualandevenimproper.YetmanyAmericanssmilefreelyatstrangersinpublicplacesalthoughthisislesscommoninbigcities.SomeRussiansbelievethatAmericanssmileinthewrongplaces;someAmericansbelievethatRussiansdon’tsmileenough.InSoutheastAsiancultureasmileisfrequentlyusedtocoverpainfulfeelings.VietnamesepeoplemaytellasadstorybutendthestorywithasmilE.Ourfacesshowemotions情感butweshouldnotattempttoreadpeoplefromanothercultureaswewouldreadsomeonefromourownculturE.Thefactthatmembersofoneculturedonotexpresstheiremotionsasopenlyasmembersofanotherdoesnotmeanthattheydonotexperienceemotions.RatherthereareculturaldifferencesintheamountoffacialexpressionspermitteD.ForexampleinpublicandinformalsituationsmanyJapanesedonotshowtheiremotionsasfreelyasAmericansdo.WhenwithfriendsJapaneseandAmericansseemtoshowtheiremotionssimilarly.ItisdifficulttogeneralizeaboutAmericansandfacialexpressivenessbecauseofpersonalandculturaldifferencesintheUnitedStates.PeoplefromcertainculturalbackgroundsintheUnitedStatesseemtobemorefaciallyexpressivethanothers.Thekeyistotrynottojudgepeoplewhosewaysofshowingemotionaredifferent.Ifwejudgeaccordingtoourownculturalhabitswemaymakethemistakeofreadingtheotherpersonincorrectly.27.WhatdoesthesmileusuallymeanintheU.S.?A.LovE.B.Politeness.C.Joy.D.Thankfulness.28.TheauthormentionsthesmileoftheVietnamesetoprovethatsmilecan___.A.showfriendlinesstostrangersB.beusedtohidetruefeelingsC.beusedinthewrongplacesD.showpersonalhabits29.Whatshouldwedobeforeattemptingtoreadpeople?A.Understandtheirculturalbackgrounds.B.Learnabouttheirrelationswithothers.C.FindoutabouttheirpastexperiencE.D.Figureoutwhattheywilldonext.30.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetest?A.CulturalDifferencesB.SmilesandRelationshipC.FacialExpressivenessD.HabitsandEmotions
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ResearchersinChinaandtheUnitedStateshavedevelopedanewcataract白内障treatmentwithcellsthathasrestoredvisioninbabiesinatrialandmayeventuallybeusedinadults.Thetreatment—bydoctorsandstaffmembersattheUniversityofCaliforniaSanDiegoSchoolofMedicineandSichuanandSunYat-senuniversitiesinChina—waspublishedintheMarch9editionofthescientificjournalNaturE.Acataractisacloudingofthenormallyclearlens晶体ofaneyE.TypicalcataractoperationinvolvestheremovalofthecloudylensandtheinsertionofanartificialonE.Thenewoperationhasbeentestedinanimalsandduringasmallhumantrial.Itresultedinfewercomplications并发症thanthecurrentharmfuloperationandinregrownlenseswithsuperiorvisualfunctioninall12ofthebabycataractpatientswhoreceivedtheprocedurE.Acongenitalcataract—lenscloudingthatoccursatbirthorshortlyafter—isasignificantcauseofblindnessinchildren.InthenewresearchKangZhangheadofophthalmicgeneticsatUCSanDiego'sShileyEyeInstituteandhiscolleaguesreliedontheregrownpotentialofendogenous同源的stemcells.AccordingtoZhangendogenousstemcellsaredifferentfromotherstemcellsthataretypicallygrowninalaboratorytransplantedintoapatientandcanhaverisksofimmunerejectioninfectionorcancers.ZhangtoldCBSNewsWeinventedanewoperationtomakeaverysmallopeningatthesideofacataractouslensbagremovethecataractinsideallowtheopeningtohealandpromotepotentiallensstemcellstoregrowanentirelynewlenswithVision.Thehumantrialinvolved12babiesundertheageof2whoweretreatedwiththenewmethodwhile25babiesreceivedthestandardoperationcarE.Thelattergroupexperiencedahigherincidenceofpost-operationdangerearly—onseteyehigherbloodpressureandincreasedlensclouding.Thescientistsreportedfewercomplicationsandfasterhealingamongthe12babieswhohadthenewprocedurE.12.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Theconceptofthecataract.B.A.newcataracttreatmentwithstemcells.C.Badeffectsofpost-operationinthecataract.D.Thereasonswhythecataractcomesintobeing.13.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribethenewcataracttreatmentaccordingtothepassage?A.Convenient.B.ComfortablE.C.Cheap.D.SafE.14.Whatcanwelearnaboutthenewcataracttreatment?A.Ithasmorerisks.B.Itmaybeusedwidely....C.IthasbeenputintopracticE.D.ItcanonlyrestoreVisioninbabies.15.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordcongenitalinthefourthparagraphmean?A.Born.B.StrangE.C.Serious.D.Dangerous.
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Everyonehasgooddaysandbaddays.Sometimesyoufeelasifyou’reontopoftheworlD.Butoccasionallyyoufeelhorribleandyoulosethingsandyoucannotfocusonyourschoolwork.Formorethan20yearsscientistshavesuggestedthathighself-esteem自尊isthekeytosuccess.Nownewresearchshowsthatfocusingjustonbuildingself-esteemmaynotbehelpful.Insomecaseshavinghighself-esteemcanbringbadresultsifitmakesyoulesslikeableormoreupsetwhenyoufailatsomething.Forgetaboutself-esteemsaysJenniferCrockerapsychologist心理学家attheUniversityofMichiganUS.It’snottheimportantthing.FeelinggoodCrocker’sadvicemaysoundabitstrangebecauseitisgoodtofeelgoodaboutyourself.Studiesshowthatpeoplewithhighself-esteemarelesslikelytobedepressedanxiousshyorlonelythanthosewithlowself-esteem.www.ks&5u.c*omButafterreviewingabout18000studiesonself-esteemRoyBaumeisterapsychologistatFloridaStateUniversityhasfoundthatbuildingupyourself-esteemwillnotnecessarilymakeyouabetterperson.Hebelievesthatviolentandwicked邪恶的peopleoftenhavethehighestself-esteemofall.Healsosaid:There’snoevidencethatkidswithhighself-esteemdobetterinschool.ProblemsAlltypesofpeoplehaveproblems.Peoplewithhighself-esteemcanhavebigegos自我thatcanmakethemlesslikeabletotheirpeers同龄人saidKathleenVohsapsychologyprofessoratColumbiaUniversity.Peoplewithhighself-esteemtendtothinkmoreofthemselvesVohssays.Peoplewithlowself-esteemaremorelikelytorelyontheirfriendswhentheyneedhelp.WhattodoResearcherssayitisbesttolistentoandsupportotherpeoplE.Findpositivewaystocontributetosociety.IfyoufailatsomethingtrytolearnfromtheexperiencE.Thebesttherapy药方istorecognizeyourfaultsVohssays.It’sOKtosayI’mnotsogoodatthatandthenmoveon.41.Itisconcludedintheresearchthathighself-esteem.A.isnotimportantatallB.hastakenonadifferentmeaningC.maynotbethekeytosuccessD.doesnothelpyoudobetteratschool42.Accordingtotheresearchpeoplewithhighself-esteem.A.havebetterrelationshipwithpeopleoftheirownageB.aremorelikelytobecomeviolentandwickedC.tendtobeproudanddonotcaremuchaboutothersD.oftenfeeldepressedandcan’tfocusontheirwork43.Theadviceinthelastparagraphismainlyforpeople.A.withhighself-esteemB.withlowself-esteemC.whoarestillatschoolD.whoaregoodateverything
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Wehaveallexperienceddayswheneverythinggoeswrong.A.daymaybeginwellenoughbutsuddenlyeverythingseemstogetoutofcontrol.Itseemsasifasingleunimportanteventmaycauseanumberofthingstohappen.LetussupposethatyouarepreparingamealandkeepinganeyeonthebabyatthesametimE.Thetelephoneringsandthismeansyourtroublesarebeginning.Whileyouareonthephonethebabypullsthetable-clothoffthetabledestroyingyourpreparedmeal.Youhanguphurriedlyandattendtoyourbaby.Meanwhilethemealgetsburnt.Asifthesewerenotenoughtobringyoutotearsyourhusbandarrivesunexpectedlybringingthreegueststodinner.Thingscangowrongon-anumberofpeopleontheroaD.DuringtherushhouroneeveningtwocarshiteachotherandbothdriversbegantoarguE.Thewomandriverbehindthetwocarshappenedtobealearner.Shesuddenlywentintoapanicandstoppedhercar.Thismadethedriverfollowingherstopsuddenly.HiswifewassittingbesidehimholdingalargecakE.Asshewasthrownforwardthecakewentrightthroughthewindowandlandedontheroad’.Seeingacake-flyingthroughtheairatruckdriverhadtostophistruckallofasudden.ThetruckwascarryingemptybeerbottlesandhundredsofthemslidoffthebackofthetruckandfellontotheroaD.Thisledtoyetanotherangryargument.MeanwhilethetrafficpiledupbehinD.Ittookthepolicenearlyanhourtogetthetraffictomoveagain.Inthemeanwhilethetruckdriverhadtosweepuphundredsofbrokenbottles.Onlytwodogswereenjoyingthemselvesfromtheaccident;fortheywerehappilyhavingwhatwasleftofthecakE.Itwasjustoneofthosedays.Whatdoesthewritermainlytellus?A.TroublesalwayshappenatthesametimE.B.Everyonemayhavetroubleeveryday.C.A.smallmattercancausegreattroublE.D.Onlytheluckymanwon’thaveanytroubleeveryday.accordingtothepassagewhatshouldbethecorrectorder?1Thewomandriverstoppedhercarsuddenly.??2Thedriver’swifedroppedhercakeontheroaD.3Onlytwodogswerehappy.4Twocarshiteachother.5Thetruckdriverhadtosweepuphundredsofbrokenbottles.A.23351B.41253C.35241D.14235Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Thewoman’shusbandbroughtthreeguestshometodinnerunexpectedly.B.Themealgotburnt.C.Herbabypulledthetable-clothoffthetablE.D.Itisnotstrangetoexperiencesuchaccidents.Whatdoesthewordtheseinthelastsentenceofthefirstparagraphreferto?A.Yourhusbandbringsthreegueststodinnerunexpectedly.B.Themealgetsburnt.C.Thebabypullsthetable-clothoffthetablE.D.BothB.andC.
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ApolloForloversoftheartsApolloisatrulynecessarymagazinE.Coveringtheagesandthegreatciviliza??tionsoftheworldApollobringsyouwell-illustratedyetacademicarticlesbyinternationallyfamousscholarsaswellasinformationonexhibitionsandsales.Experiencefivemonthlyissuesforaslittleas??5each.TheGuardianWeeklyTheGuardianWeeklygivesyouaglobalviewwitharticlesfromfouroftheworld'smostrespectednewspapers.ReadthenewsfromdifferentviewsanddrawyourownconclusionsonthestoriesshapingourworlD.Tryitfor3monthsforjust??15.55.PlusgetafreecopyofTheGuardianYear2003.NewInternationalistFullofexcellentwritingandphotographytheN1coversonekeysubjecteachmonthfromTerror??ismtoPovertytoClimateChangE.Reportersfromaroundtheglobeprovideyouwithacomprehen??siveworldview.PLUS:massesoffreshreportsandstoriestokeepyouup-to-dateonworldaffairs.3monthsfreeandfreeWorldMap.TheWeekTheWeekistheonlyweeklysummarygivingyouthebestoftheBritishandforeignnewspapersinjust35pages.Designedtobereadinjust1houritprovidesyouwitheverythingyouneedandwanttoknow.TryTheWeeknowwith13issuesforjust??13.75.Ifyoudecideit'snotforyoujusttelluswithinthefirst6weeksandyoucangetyourmoneyback.72.Whichofthefollowingmagazineswillprobablyprovideyouwitharticlesaboutmusicandpaintings?A.Apollo.B.TheWeek.C.NewInternationalist.D.TheGuardianWeekly.73.Itispossiblethatmostofthereadersofthefourmagazinesare______.A.menB.womenC.childrenD.grown-ups74.Whichofthefollowingwouldyoumostprobablyreadifyouwanttogetinformationfromtheworld’smostpopularnewspapers?A.Apollo&TheWeek.B.Apollo&NewInternationalist.C.TheGuardianWeekly&TheWeek.D.TheGuardianWeekly&NewInternationalist.75.Thepurposeofwritingthesefourtextsisto______.A.tellthereadersthelatestnewsB.getmorereaderstosubscribe订阅C.showtheimportanceofthefourmagazinesD.introducethefourmagazinestonewreaders
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A.newresearchshowsthatinBritainmoreandmorepeoplearereturningtotheoldtraditionthatthewholefamilyhasamealattablE.Worryingabouttheobesity肥胖症andbreakdownofafamilypeoplechangetheireatinghabitssogreatlyaccordingtoanalysis.Theyfindthenumberofthefamilyhavingamealtogetherincreasesby5%from2002to2004andmostpeoplewhohavemealswiththeirfamilycomefromtherichsocialclass.ThenewdiscoverymakesdoctorsandthepeoplestrugglingagainstobesityextremelyexciteD.Givingupthetraditionthatthewholefamilyhaveamealtogetherisexactlyoneofthereasonsforaseriesofproblemsincludingchildren’soverweight.IfachildhasamealinfrontofthetelevisionorthecomputeralonehewillofteneatsomefastfooD.JasonCollinsisoneofthepersonsreturningtotheoldtradition.CollinsisamanagerofabakehousE.Hefindsafterhegetsusedtohavingamealathomewithhischildthechildbecomesmuchmoreobedient听话的.Dr.Jinisachildpsychologistandsheexpresseswelcometothisresultofthestudy.Shesaysitcanmakeparentshaveaverygoodchancetochatwiththechildwhenthewholefamilyhaveamealtogether.63.WhatmakespeoplechangetheireatinghabitbacktotheoldtraditioninBritain?A.WorryingabouttheirchildrenB.WorryingaboutsomesocialproblemsC.WorryingaboutthelivingexpenseD.Worryingabouthealthandfamilyproblems64.Howdothepeoplewhohopetoloseweightfeelaboutthenewdiscovery?A.TheyfeelgladB.TheyfeelsurprisedC.TheyfeelsorryD.Theyfeeldisappointed65.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Thechildhavingdinnerwithhisparentsdoesn’tlikewatchingTVB.ChildrenbecomeoverweightallbecauseofhavingdinneraloneC.ThefamilyhavingdinnertogetherismoreunitedandfriendlyD.Thereasonachildhasdinneraloneisthathelikesfastfood
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E.CampingwildisawonderfulwaytoexperiencethenaturalworldandatitsbestitmakeslittleenvironmentalinfluencE.Butwithincreasingnumbersofpeoplewantingtoescapeintothewildernessitisbecomingmoreandmoreimportanttocampunobtrusively不引人注意地andleavenomark.WildcampingisnotpermittedinmanyplacesparticularlyincrowdedlowlandBritain.Whereveryouarefindoutaboutorganizationsresponsibleformanagingwildspacesandcontactthemtofindouttheirpolicyoncampingandshelterbuilding.ForexampleitisfinetocampwildinremotepartsofScotlandbutinEnglandyoumustaskthelandowner’spermissionexceptinnationalparks.Campingisabouthavingrelaxationsleepingoutdoorexperiencingbadweatherandmakingdowithoutmodernconveniences.A.busyfully-equippedcampsite野营地seemstogoagainstthissoseekoutsmallermoreremoteplaceswitheasyaccesstoopenspacesandperhapsbeaches.Betterstillfindacampsitewithnoroadaccess:walkinginmakesarealadventurE.Findingtherightspottocampisthefirststeptoguaranteeingagoodnight’ssleep.Chooseacampsitewithprivacyandminimuminfluenceonothersandtheenvironment.Trytouseanareawherepeoplehaveobviouslycampedbeforeratherthancreatinganewspot.Whencampinginwoodlandavoidstandingdeadtreeswhichmayfallonawindynight.Avoidanimalrunsandcavesandpossiblehomesofbitinginsects.MakesureyouhavemostprotectiononthewindwardsidE.Ifyoumakeafiredosodownwindofyourshelter.AlwaysconsiderwhatinfluenceyoumighthaveonthenaturalworlD.Avoiddamagingplants.A.goodcampsiteisfoundnotmade—changingitshouldbeunnecessary.57.Youneedn’taskforpermissionwhencampingin________.A.mostpartsofScotlandB.nationalparksinEnglandC.crowdedlowlandBritainD.mostpartsofEngland58.Theauthorthinksthatagoodcampsiteisone________.A.usedpreviouslyB.witheasyaccessC.withmodemconveniencesD.farawayfrombeaches59.Thelastparagraphmainlydealswith________.A.protectinganimalsB.buildingacampfireC.campinginwoodlandD.findingacampsitewithprivacy60.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.theprotectionofcampsitesB.thehumaninfluenceoncampsitesC.theimportanceofwildcampingD.thedosanddon’tsofwildcamping
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Ifyoudreamincoloryou’renotalone:themajorityofpeopletodayclaimtohavecolorfuldreams.Butitwasn’talwaysthus.ResearchconductedintheearlypartofthelastcenturyconsistentlyfoundthatpeoplereporteddreamingmostofteninblackandwhitE.AccordingtoEvaMurzynattheUniversityofDundeethereareatleasttwopossibleexplanationsforthisstrangesituation.Thefirstisthemethodsusedintheresearches.Theearlystudiestendedtousequestionnaires问卷whilemoremodernstudiesusedreamdiariesfilledinuponrisinginthemorningorso-calledREM-awakeningwhichinvolvesinterruptingpeople’sdream-filledperiodsofsleeptofindoutwhattheyweredreamingabout.People’smemoriesoftheirdreamsarelikelytobelessaccuratebyusingthequestionnaireapproachandtheyaremorelikelytoreflecttheirbeliefsabouttheformdreamsgenerallytakeinanunclearway.Thesecondexplanationhastodowithblackandwhitetelevisionandfilm.It'spossiblethatthesuddenincreaseinblackandwhitefilmandtelevisionduringthefirsthalfofthelastcenturyeitheraffectedtheformofpeople’sdreamsatthattimeoraffectedtheirbeliefsabouttheformdreamsgenerallytakE.AccordingtoMurzyn’sfindingsit’stheexplanationbasedonmediaexposurethatcarriesmoreweight.Sheusedbothquestionnaireanddiarymethodstostudythedreamsof30olderaverageage64and30youngerpeopleaverageage21.ThemethodologicaltechniquemadenodifferencetothetypeofdreamspeoplereporteD.Howevertheextremelyimportantthingwasthatacrossbothquestionnairesanddiariestheolderparticipantswhohadhadsignificantearlylifeexposuretoblackandwhitemediareportedexperiencingsignificantlymoreblackandwhitedreamsoverthelasttendaysthantheyoungerparticipants22percentvs.4percent.Anotherfindingwasthatolderparticipantsreportedblackandwhitedreamsandcolorfuldreamstobeofequalclearness.Bycontrasttheyoungerparticipantsreportedthatthequalityofblackandwhitedreamswaspoorer.Thisraisesthepossibilitythattheyoungerparticipantsdidn’treallyhaveanyblackandwhitedreamsatallbutweresimplyregardingpoorlyremembereddreamsasblackandwhitE.Welearnfromthetextthat______.A.peopleinthefirsthalfofthelastcenturyneverhadcolorfuldreamsB.olderpeoplearemorelikelytohaveblackandwhitedreamsC.thedreamsofyoungerpeoplearealwayscolorfulD.peopletodaydon’thavewhiteandblackdreamsanymoreWhatdidMurxyndotofindouttheexplanationsforthecolorsinpeople’sdreams?A.Sheappliedbothquestionnaireanddiarymethodstostudypeople’sdreams.B.Sheuseddiarymethodstorecordpeople’sdreams.C.Shechose60peopletoanswerherquestionsabouttheirdreams.D.Shewokepeopleuptorecordthecolorsoftheirdreams.Whatdoestheunderlinedexpressioncarrymoreweightinparagraph5mean?A.beheavierB.bemorepowerfulC.bemoreimportantD.bemoreusefulFromMurxyn’sfindingswecaninferthat______.A.botholderpeopleandyoungerpeoplecouldreportcolorfuldreamsclearlyB.youngpeopledon’thaveanyblackandwhitedreamsinfactC.thecolorofaperson’sdreamisdecidedbyone’sageD.itisprobablythecolorofmediathataffectsthecolorofone’sdream
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Forhundredsofmillionsofyearsturtles海龟havestruggledoutoftheseatolaytheireggsonsandybeacheslongbeforetherewerenaturedocumentariestocelebratethemorGPSsatellitesandmarinebiologiststotrackthemorvolunteerstohand-carrythehatchlings幼龟downtothewater’sedgelestforfearthattheybecomedisorientedbyheadlightsandcrawltowardsamotelparkinglotinsteaD.A.formidablewallofbureaucracyhasbeenerectedtoprotecttheirprimenestingontheAtlanticcoastlines.Withallthatattentionpaidtothemyou’dthinkthesecreatureswouldatleasthavethegratitudenottogoextinctdieout.ButNatureisindifferenttohumannotionsoffairnessandareportbytheFishandWildlifeServiceshowedaworrisomedropinthepopulationsofseveralspeciesofNorthAtlanticturtlesnotablyloggerheadswhichcangrowtoasmuchas400pounds.TheSouthFloridanestingpopulationthelargesthasdeclinedby50%inthelastdecadeaccordingtoElizabethGriffinamarinebiologistwiththeenvironmentalgroupOceanA.ThefigurespromptedOceanatopetitionthegovernmenttoupgradethelevelofprotectionfortheNorthAtlanticloggerheadsfromthreatenedtoendangered—meaningtheyareindangerofdisappearingwithoutadditionalhelp.Whichraisestheobviousquestion:whatelsedotheseturtleswantfromusanyway?ItturnsoutaccordingtoGriffinthatwhilewehavedoneagoodjobofprotectingtheturtlesfortheweekstheyspendonlandasegg-layingfemalesaseggsandashatchlingswehaveneglectedtheyearsspendintheocean.ThethreatisfromcommercialfishingsaysGriffin.Trawlerswhichdraglargenetsthroughthewaterandalongtheoceanfloorandlonglinefisherswhichcandeploythousandsofhooksonlinesthatcanstretchformilestakeaheavytollonturtles.Ofcourselikeeveryotherenvironmentalissuetodaythisisplayingoutagainstthebackgroundofglobalwarmingandhumaninterferencewithnaturalecosystems.Thenarrowstripsofbeachonwhichtheturtleslaytheireggsarebeingsqueezedononesidebydevelopmentandontheotherbythethreatofrisingsealevelsastheoceanswarm.Ultimatelywemustgetahandleonthoseissuesaswelloracreaturethatoutlivedthedinosaurs恐龙willmeetitsendatthehandsofhumansleavingourdescendantstowonderhowcreaturesouglycouldhavewonsomuchaffection.27.Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat________.A.humanactivitieshavechangedthewayturtlessurviveB.effortshavebeenmadetoprotectturtlesfromdyingoutC.governmentbureaucracyhascontributedtoturtles’extinctionD.marinebiologistsarelookingforthesecretofturtles’reproduction28.WhatdoestheauthormeanbyNatureisindifferenttohumannotionsoffairnessLine1ParA.2?A.Natureisquitefairregardingthesurvivalofturtles.B.Turtlesarebynatureindifferenttohumanactivities.C.ThecourseofnaturewillnotbechangedbyhumaninterferencE.D.Theturtlepopulationhasdecreasedinspiteofhumanprotection.29.WhatconstitutesamajorthreattothesurvivalofturtlesaccordingtoElizabethGriffin?A.Theirinadequatefoodsupply.B.Unregulatedcommercialfishing.C.Theirlowerreproductivelyability.D.Contaminationpollutionofseawater30.Howdoesglobalwarmingaffectthesurvivalofturtles?A.Itthreatensthesandybeachesonwhichtheylayeggs.B.Thechangingclimatemakesitdifficultfortheireggstohatch.C.Therisingsealevelsmakeitharderfortheirhatchlingstogrow.D.IttakesthemlongertoadapttothehighbeachtemperaturE.
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Developedanddevelopingnationscanlearnfromeachotherseekingalow-carboneconomy.IntermsofenergysavingandgreeneconomyChinadoesn'tlagbehinddevelopednationssaidZhouChangyidirectoroftheenergysavingdepartmentoftheMinistryofIndustryandInformationTechnology.WhilewecanlearnmanyaspectsfromdevelopednationstheyalsoshouldlearnsomethingfromussuchaswaterconservationZhousaidinaspeechduringthenewPathofChina'sIndustrializationforumattheongoingChinaInternationalIndustryFair.HesaidindustrializednationsandChinaaredealingwithdifferentissuestofightclimatechangE.TheUnitedKingdomforexampleisconcernedabouttransportbuildingsandnewenergyinreducingcarbonemissions.ForChinathemosturgenttaskishowtorealizenewtypeofindustrializationandavoidmistakesthatothercountriesmadewhentheyindustrializeD.SwisspowerandautomationtechnologygroupABBcalledforastrongerfocusonproductlife-cycleassessmentorLCAwhichisusedtostudytheenvironmentalimpactofaproductfromtheresearchandmanufacturingstagethroughitsusageandrecycling.TobiasBeckerheadofABB'sprocessautomationdivisionforNorthAsiaandChinasaidLCAisaneffectivetoolinhelpingmanufacturingindustriestoreducecarbonemissions.LCAshowsthatindustrialcustomersshouldfocusonaproduct'senvironmentalimpactthroughoutitslife-cycleinsteadofonitsinitialinvestment.RichardHausmannNorthEastAsiaCEOofSiemenssaidThecoloroffutureindustrializationisgreen.TheGermanycompanyrecentlyannouncesthatitwantstoreceiveordersworthmorethan6billionEurosUS8.8billionforintelligentpowernetworksSmartGridoverthenextfiveyears.Siemenshasseta20percentmarketsharetargetfortheglobalsmartgridbusiness.Asmartgriddeliverselectricityfromsupplierstoconsumersusingdigitaltechnologyadvancedsensorsspecializedcomputersthatsaveenergyreducecostsandincreasereliability.TheUnitedStatesandChinaareconsideredthetwobiggestmarketsforsmartgriD.12.WhichofthefollowingcanbestreplacethephraselagbehindinParagraph1A.actbetterthanB.performworsethanC.runfasterthanD.keepquieterthan13.WhatdoweknowaboutLCAfromthetext?A.LCAisusedtostudytheimpactonaproduct.B.LCAisoneoftheexhibitionsatthisyear'sfair.C.LCAcanhelpmanufacturingindustriesdecreasecarbonreleasealot.D.LCAadvisesindustrialcustomerstofocusontheinitialinvestment.14.____aboutSmartGridisn'tmentionedinthetext.A.SmallinsizeB.Low-costC.Energy-savingD.Security15.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.IntelligentPowerNetworksB.Low-carbonEconomy-aSharedGoalC.TwoBiggestMarketsforSmartGridD.DevelopedandDevelopingNationsCanLearnfromEachOther
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- WecanseehowtheproductlifecycleworksbylookingattheintroductionofinstantcoffeE.Whenitwasintroducedmostpeopledidnotlikeitasmuchasregularcoffeeandittookseveralyearstogaingeneralacceptanceintroductionstage.Atonepointthoughinstantcoffeegrewrapidlyinpopularityandmanybrandswereintroducedstageofrapidgrowth.Afterawhilepeoplebecameattachedtoonebrandandsalesleveledoffstageofmaturity.Saleswentintoaslightdeclinewhenfreeze-driedcoffeeswereintroducedstageofdecline.Theimportanceoftheproductlifecycletomarketersisthis:differentstagesintheproductlifecyclecallfordifferentstrategies.ThegoalistoextendproductlifesothatsalesandprofitsdonotdeclinE.Onestrategyiscalledmarketmodification.Itmeansthatmarketingmanagerslookfornewusersandmarketsections.Doyouknowforexamplethatthebackpacksthatsomanystudentscarrytodaywereoriginallydesignedforthemilitary?Marketmodificationalsomeanssearchingforincreasedusageamongpresentcustomersorgoingforadifferentmarketsuchasseniorcitizens.A.marketermayre-positiontheproducttoappealtonewmarketsections.Anotherproductextensionstrategyiscalledproductmodification.Itinvolveschangingproductqualityfeaturesorstyletoattractnewusersormoreusagefrompresentusers.Americanautomanufacturersareusingqualityimprovementasonewaytorecapture夺回worldmarkets.Notealsohowautomanufacturersoncechangedstylesdramaticallyfromyeartoyeartokeepdemandfromfalling.46.Accordingtothepassagewhenpeoplegrowaccustomedtooneparticularbrandofaproductitssaleswill______.A.decreasegraduallyB.becomeunstableC.improveenormouslyD.remainatthesamelevel47.Thefirstparagraphtellsusthatanewproductis_____.A.usuallyintroducedtosatisfydifferenttastesB.oftenmoreexpensivethanoldonesC.ofteninferiortooldonesatfirstD.noteasilyacceptedbythepublic48.Marketersneedtoknowwhichofthefourstagesaproductisinsoasto_____.A.workoutmarketingpoliciesB.promoteitsproductionC.increaseitspopularityD.speedupitslifecycle49.TheauthormentionstheexampleofbackpacksLine4ParA.2toshowtheimportanceof_______.A.increasingusageamongstudentsB.pleasingtheyoungaswellastheoldC.exploringnewmarketsectionsD.servingbothmilitaryandcivilneeds50.InordertorecovertheirshareoftheworldmarketU.S.automakersare_______.A.improvingproductfeatureB.makingtheirproductsbetterC.modernizingproductstyleD.increasingproductquantity
- T.hebedshouldbereservedasaplaceforsleepbutpeopletendtoreadaniPadalotinbedbeforetheygotosleep.CharlesCzeisleraprofessoratHarvardMedicalSchoolandhiscolleaguesgotasmallgroupofpeopleforanexperiment.ForfivedaysinarowthepeoplereadeitherapaperbookoraniPadforfourhoursbeforesleep.Theirsleeppatternsweremonitoredallnight.Beforeandaftereachtrialperiodthepeopletookhourlybloodteststopaintaday-longpictureofjusthowmuchmelatonin褪黑激素wasintheirbloodatanygiventime.WhensubjectsreadontheiPadascomparedtothepaperbookstheyreportedfeelinglesssleepyatnightandlessactivethefollowingmorning.PeoplealsotooklongertofallasleepontheiPadnightsandthebloodtestsshowedthattheirmelatoninsecretion分泌wasdelayedbyanhourandahalf.Theresearchersconcludeintoday'sjournalarticlethatgivestheriseofe-readersandtheincreasinglywidespreaduseofe-thingsamongchildrenandadolescentsmoreresearchintothelong-termconsequencesofthesedevicesonhealthandsafetyisurgentlyneeded.CzeislerandcolleaguesgoonintheresearchpapertonoteReadinganiPadinbedmayincreasecancerrisk.Howeversoftwarehasbeendevelopedthatcanreducesomeofthebluelightfromthescreensofphonesandcomputersaccordingtotimeofdayandtherearealsoglassesthataremadetofilter过滤shortwavelengths.Whiletheyseemlikealogicalsolutionforthenighttimetechusersitneedsmoreresearch.21.InCharlesCzeisler'sexperimentallthesubjectswereaskedto______.A.sitinarowandreceivethestricttestsB.havetheirsleeppatternsobservedallnightC.readapaperbookandaniPadatthesametimeD.havetheirbloodtestedperhourduringthetrial22.ThethirdparagraphtellsustheiPadreaderswerelikelyto______.A.feellesssleepyandtiredinthedayB.fallasleepmoreeasilyafterreadingC.havealotmoremelatoninsecretionD.becomelessenergeticthenextmorning23.Thespecialsoftwarerecentlydevelopedcan______.A.removethebluelightfromyourdevicescompletelyB.helppreventeyesbeingharmedbyshortwavelengthC.weakentheharmdonebydoingnighttimee-readingD.beusedinallthee-thingswidelyandsafely24.What'sthispassagemainlyabout______A.Noe-readinginbedbeforesleepB.Newsoftwarefornighte-readersC.WrongbehaviorsbeforebedtimeD.NogamesoniPadinbed.
- Wealreadyknowthefastestleastexpensivewaytoslowclimatechange:Uselessenergy.Withalittleeffortandnotmuchmoneymostofuscouldreduceourenergydietsby25percentormore—doingtheEarthafavorwhilealsohelpingourwallets.NotlongagomywifePJandItriedanewdiet—nottolosealittleweightbuttoansweranannoyingquestionaboutclimatechangE.Scientistshavereportedrecentlythattheworldisbendingupevenfasterthanpredictedonlyafewyearsagoandthattheconsequencescouldbesevereifwedon'tkeepreducingemissions排放ofcarbondioxideCO2andothergreenhousegasesthataretrappingheatinouratmospherE.Wedecidedtotryanexperiment.ForonemonthwerecordedourpersonalemissionsofCO2.Wewantedtoseehowmuchwecouldcutbacksowewentonastrictdiet.TheaverageUShousehold家庭producesabout150poundsofCO2adaybydoingcommon-placethingsliketurningonair-conditioningordrivingcars.That'smorethantwicetheEuropeanaverageandalmostfivetimestheglobalaveragemostlybecauseAmericansdrivemoreandhavebiggerhouses.Buthowmuchshouldwetrytoreduce?ForananswerIcheckedwithTimFlanneryauthorofTheWeatherMakers:HowManisChangingtheClimateandWhatitMeansforLifeonEarth.Inhisbookhehadchallengedreaderstomakedeepcutsinpersonalemissionstokeeptheworldfromreachingextremelyimportanttippingpointssuchasthemelting融化oftheicesheetsinGreenlandorWestAntarcticA.TostaybelowthatpointweneedtoreduceCO2emissionsby80percenthesaiD.GoodadviceIthought.I'dopenedourbedroomwindowstoletinthewinD.We'dgottensousedtokeepingourair-conditioninggoingaroundtheclock.I'dalmostforgottenthewindowsevenopeneD.Weshouldnotletthishappenagain.It'stimeforustochangeourhabitsifnecessary.21.Whydidtheauthorandhiswifetryanewdiet?A.TotakespecialkindsoffooD.B.TorespondtoclimatechangE.C.Toloseweight.D.Toimprovetheirhealth.22.Theunderlinedwordstippingpointsmostprobablyreferto.A.freezingpointsB.burningpointsC.meltingpointsD.boilingpoints23.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.itisnecessarytokeeptheair-conditioningonallthetimeB.itseemspossibleforeveryhouseholdtocutemissionsofCO2C.theaverageUShouseholdproducesabout3000poundsofCO2amonthD.theaverageEuropeanhouseholdproducesabout1000poundsofCO2amonth
- Whiledogkeepersrealizetheirdogscanreadtheirmoodsaccuratelyscientistshavealwaysbeenalittledoubtful.NowthankstosomeresearchersattheUniversityofVeterinaryMedicineinViennaAustriawefinallyhavesomeconvincingevidencE.FortheirstudybiologistCorsonMillerandhisteamexposedelevenselecteddogstodigitalimagesofwomenthatwereeitherangryorhappy.Halfthedogswererewardedfortouchingthescreenwhenshownahappyfacewhiletheotherhalfgottheirtreatforselectingthosethatappearedangry.InterestinglythedogswerenotprovidedwiththeentirefacE.Somedogswereshownonlyupperhalveswhiletheothersobservedlowerhalves.That’sbecausethescientistsbelievehumansshowtheiremotionsontheirentirefacE.AftersometraininglikehowtorecognizesmalldifferenceslikethewrinklesbetweentheeyesorthechangesintheirshapethataccompanythehappyorangryexpressionsthedogsweremostlyabletoidentifythecorrectexpressionnotonlyonafamiliarfacebutonastrangefacE.Theresearchersconcludedthedogsweresmartenoughtoreadhumanemotions.Theyalsofoundthosebeingtrainedtoreadangryexpressionstookalongertimetolearn.Theyguessitmaybebecausedogsfindangryfacesdisgustingcausingthemtowithdrawquickly.Howeveroncethesmartdogsrealizedtheyweregettingrewardedthetrepidationseemedtodisappear.InfactthedogshadsuchagoodtimeplayingthecomputergamethatscientistshadahardtimekeepingthemawayfromthetouchscreensafterthestudywascompleteD.Theresearchersalsonoticedonlydogswithamaleownerhadahardertimeunderstandingtheexpressionscorrectl.Sincethetouchscreenmodelswereallfemalesthisconfirmedwhathasbeenobservedinpreviousstudies-dogsaremoreefficientatreadingfacialexpressionsofpeoplethatarethesamegenderastheirowner.9.Howdidthescientistsconducttheexperiment?A.Bymixingtheselecteddogstogether.B.Byleavingdogstowomenwhoareeitherhappyorangry.C.Byshowingdigitalpicturesofwomen’shappyorangryfaces.D.Byrewardingonlyhalfofthedogstouchingthescreen.10.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutthedogsinthestudy?A.ThedogswerenotallprovidedwiththeentirefacE.B.Thedogscouldn’treadstrangersfacialemotions.C.Accordingtotheirsizethedogsweregiveneitherupperorlowerhalves.D.Thedogscouldmakeoutsmallchangesaccompanyingfacialexpressions.11.TheunderlinedwordtrepidationinParagraph5probablymeans.A.curiosityB.horrorC.excitementD.doubt12.Howmighttheresultschangeifthedogswithfemaleownersareshownpicturesofmalefaces?A.Theywouldbescaredawayatthesightofthepictures.B.TheyfounditeasytotelltheemotionsontheentirefacE.C.Theycouldonlytellemotionsonpartialfacesratherthanonentirefaces.D.Theyfoundithardtotellthemoodsonthefacesofadifferentgender.
- HappinessandsadnessarestatesofbeingstatesofbeingthatdefinethewayweviewtheworlD.Itisoftensaidthatsomepeoplebynaturehaveasunnycharacter.Nowscientistsmayhavediscoveredwhy.Somepeoplemaybehard-wiredforhappinesswhileothersaregeneticallynegativeasscientistshavesuggestedinastudypublishedinlateFebruaryinaBritishjournalProceedingsoftheRoyalSocietyB.Earlierresearchhadalreadyestablishedthatthegeneknownas5-HTTLPRplaysakeyroleindetermininghowtheneurotransmitter神经传递素serotonin血清素workswithinthebrain.Serotoninahormone荷尔蒙passeschemicalmessagesbetweennervecells.IthasbeencloselylinkedtomooD.Severalanti-depressant抗抑郁drugsregulateserotoninlevels.ScientistshadalsoidentifiedthreevariantsofthegenE.Twoso-calledshortvariantswerelinkedtoahigherriskofdepressionandsuicideattempts.Unlikethetwoshortvariantsthelongvariantof5-HTTLPRshowedacleardislikeofnegativeimagessuchasfierceanimalsandaclearlikingforpositiveonessuchasflowers.ResearchersfromtheUniversityofEssexinBritainledbyElaineFoxshowedparticipantsaseriesofimages.Theimagesweredividedintothreekinds:negativeonesaimedatinspiringfearorstresssuchasaspiderorpersonabouttocommitsuicidepleasantonesandneutralones.Theparticipantswhohadthelongvariantofthe5-HTTLPRgeneshowedacleardislikeofnegativematerialalongsideacarefulattentionforpositivematerialtheresearchersfounD.Theypaidcloseattentiontotheprettypicturesandignoredthefrighteningones.Ontheotherhandtheshortvariantgroupshadtheoppositereaction.InJanuarytheAustraliangovernmentorganizedhappinessworkshopsteachinggovernmentstaffhowtobehappy.Thedepartmentthatheldthehappinessworkshopssaidunhappystaffweren'tproductivestaff.Australianpoliticaloppositionpartieshavearguedthatthehappinessworkshopsareprobablyawasteofmoneyandcouldn'tincreaseproductivityasintendeD.HoweverwhethertheworkshopwillhaveahappyordisappointingresultwewillhavetowaitandseE.67.Formthethirdparagraphweknowthat.A.affectedby5-HTTLPRtheneurotransmitterserotoninworkswithinthebloodB.thereare5variantsof5-HTTLPRgeneswhichcontrolpeople’smoodsC.howtheneurotransmitterserotoninworksisgreatlydeterminedby5-HTTLPRD.5-HTTLPRreceiveschemicalmessagesfromvervecells68.WhatdoesItinthesentenceIthasbeencloselylinkedtomooD.inthe3rdparagraphreferto?A.Serotonin.B.Anervecell.C.5-HTTLPR.D.Thebrain.69.Ifapersonhadthelongvariantof5-HTTLPRheorshewouldprobably.A.liketheimagesofspidersB.prefertheimagesofcrocodilesC.enjoyanimageofgreentressD.sufferfromdepressionveryoften70.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.People’smoodscanchangealittlebitundertheinfluenceofcertaindrugs.B.Researchersshowedparticipantsoftheresearchtwokindsofimages.C.Apersonpossessesonelongandoneshortvariantof5-HTTLPRatthesametimE.D.Theauthorfirmlybelievesthathappinessworkshopswillnotchangepeople’smoods.
- RecentlytheBarbicanMuseuminLondonheldanexhibitioncalledtheRainRoom.Duringthetimethisexhibitionwasopenmytwitterstreamwasfilledwithphotosofpeoplestandingintherainroomaccompaniedbythecaptionrainroom@thebarbican!andalocationattachmenttoprovethattheywereindeedintherainroom.Thisgotmethinking.WhatwerepeopleactuallysayingbyTweetingabouttheirvisit?IthinkalltheyweredoingwasfulfillingtheobligationthatwehavetosharE.NotsharinginthesenseoftreasuringamomentwithpeopleclosetousbutsharinginthesenseoftelltheworldthatIamdoingathing.It’snotsharing;it’sshowingoff.WhenwelogintoFacebookorTwitterweseeaninfinitelyupdatingstreamofpeopleenjoyingthemselves.It’snotreallifebecausepeopleonlypostaboutthegoodthingswhereasallthedullordeepstuffdoesn’tgetmentioneD.Butdespitethisobviousfactitsubconsciouslymakesusfeellikeeveryoneishavingabettertimethanus.ThisisthecurseofouragE.Wewalkaroundwiththetoolstocaptureextensivedataaboutoursurroundingsandtransmittheminreal-timetoeveryfriendwe’vemadE.Weendupwithareducedunderstandingofrealitybecausewe’remoreconcernedaboutchoosingagoodInstagramfilter过滤器forourmealthanhowittastes.Idon’tthinkthatit’sinherently内在的固有的wrongtowanttokeeptheworldupdatedaboutwhatyou’redoing.Butwhenyougothroughliferoboticallypostingabouteverythingyoudoyou’renotahumanbeing.You’rejustaprismthattakesbitsoflightandsoundandchannelsthemintotheclouD.Thekeythingtorememberisthatyouarenotenrichingyourexperiencesbysharingthemonline;youaredetractingfromthembecauseallyoureffortsarefocusedonmakingthelookattractivetootherpeoplE.OnceyoustopseeingthingsthroughtheeyesofthepeoplefollowingyouonTwitterorFacebookorInstagramyoucanmakeyourexperiencessignificantbecauseyouwerethereandyousawthesightsandsmelledthesmellsandheardthesoundsnotsnappedaphotoofitthroughahalf-inchcameralens.28.Whatdowelearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.RainRoomexhibitionreceivedalargeaudienceinLondon.B.Mostofpeoplefeelobligatedtosharetheirexperiencewithfriends.C.ManypeoplewanttoinformothersoftheirexperiencebyTweeting.D.AllpeoplehavinggonetotheRainRoomtookpictures.29.Itseemstotheauthorthat___________.A.FacebookorTwitterisagoodplacewherewesharepersonalexperienceB.peopleseldomshowdepressingstuffonthesocialnetworkingwebsitesC.mostpeopletendtoshowoffthattheyarehavingabettertimethanothersD.sharingexperienceonthesocialnetworkingwebsitesisnotreallife30.BytalkingofagoodInstagramfilterforourmealLine3-4ParA.4theauthorwantstoshow_____.A.wearesurroundedbyvarioustoolstocaptureourdailydataB.wearemoreconcernedabouthowourlifeseemstobetoothersC.wetransmitourexperienceimmediatelytoeverybodyweknowD.wegainmoreextensiveperceptionofrealitywithdigitaltools
- Inafamilywheretherolesofmenandwomenarenotsharplyseparatedandwheremanyhouseholdtasksaresharedtoagreaterorlesserextentnotions观念ofmalesuperiorityarehardtomaintain.Thepatternofsharingintasksandindecisionsmakesforequalityandthisinturnleadstofurthersharing.Insuchahomethegrowingboyandgirllearntoacceptthatequalitymoreeasilythantheirparentsdidandtopreparemorefullyforparticipationinaworldcharacterizedbycooperationratherthanbythebattleofthesexes.Iftheprocessgoestoofarandman'sroleisregardedaslessimportantandthathashappenedinsomecases一weareasbadlyoffasbeforeonlyinreversE.Itistimetoreassess重新确定theroleofthemanintheAmericanfamily.WearegettingalittletiredofMomism一butwedon'twanttoexchangeitforaneopopism.Whatweneedratheristherecognitionthatbringingupchildreninvolvesapartnershipofequals.Therearesignsthatpsychiatristspsychologistssocialworkersandspecialistsonthefamilyarebecomingmoreawareofthepartmenplayandthattheyhavedecidedthatwomenshouldnotreceiveallthecredits一noralltheblamE.Wehavealmostgivenupsayingthatawoman'splaceisinthehomE.Wearebeginninghowevertoanalyzeman'splaceinthehomeandtoinsistthathedoeshaveaplaceinit.Noristhatplaceirrelevant不相关的tothehealthydevelopmentofthechilD.Thefamilyisacooperativeenterpriseforwhichitisdifficulttolaydownrulesbecauseeachfamilyneedstoworkoutitsownwayforsolvingitsownproblems.Excessiveauthoritarianism权力主义hasunhappyconsequenceswhetheritwearsskirtsortrousersandtheidealofequalrightsandequalresponsibilitiesispertinent有关系的notonlytoahealthydemocracy民主butalsotoahealthyfamily.73.SharingthetasksanddecisionsinthehomeleadstoA.A.masculine男子气的womenB.inequalityC.effeminatemenD.furthersharing74.Thedangerinthesharingofthehouseholdtasksbythemotherandfatheristhat__A.theroleofthefathermaybecomeaninferior次要的oneB.theroleofthemothermaybecomeaninferioroneC.thechildrenwillgrowupbelievingthatlifeisabattleofthesexesD.thefatherwillbelesscapableinhisprofession75.TheauthorstatesthatbringingupchildrenA.isprimarilythemother'sjobB.belongsamongthedutiesofthefatherC.belongstotheonewhoisfreemoreoftenD.involvespartnershipofequals
- A.cardrewupoutsidetheSwanHotelandayoungmangotout.Pausingonlyforaninstanttoseethathehadcometotherightplacehewentintothehotelandrangthebellonthecounterofthebar.Mrs.Crumpthelandladywhowasbusyinthekitchenatthetimehurriedoutwipingherhands.Theyoungmanraisedhishat.ExcusemehesaiD.I’mlookingformyuncleMr.WhitE.IbelieveheisstayingherE.HewasstayingherE.Mrs.Crumpcorrectedhim.ButI’mafraidthathewentbacktoLondonyesterday.OhdearsaidtheyoungmanlookingdisappointeD.Iunderstoodthathewasgoingtostayhereuntiltheendofthemonth.AtleastthatiswhathisservanttoldmewhenIranguphishousE.QuiterightsaidMrsCramp.HeintendedtostayherethewholeofJulyashealwaysdoes.Butyesterdayhegotatelegramtosaythathisrelativewasill.SohecaughtthetrainbacktoLondonimmediately.IwishhehadletmeknowTheyoungmansaiD.IwrotehimalettersayingthatIwascoming.I’vehadallthistroublefornothing.Wellsinceheisn’therethere’snopointinwaiting.HethankedMrs.Grumpandwentout.Mrs.Grumpwenttothewindowandwatchedhimdriveoff.WhenhiscarwasoutofsightshecalledoutYoucancomeoutnowMr.WhitE.He’sgonE.Mr.Whitecameoutofthekitchenwherehehadbeenwaiting.ManythanksMrs.Grumphesaidlaughingyoudidthatverywell.ThesenephewsofminenevergavemeanypeacE.Thatyoungmanistheworstofthemall.Asyouseewhenheneedsmoneyheevenfollowsmeintothecountry.Wellperhapsnexttimehewon’twarnmebywritingaletter!49.TheyoungmansaidOhdeartoexpresshis.A.disappointmentB.sadnessC.surpriseD.anger50.Thisstoryisaboutaman.A.whowasverymuchlovedbyhisnephewsB.whosenephewwenttovisithimatthehotelC.whosenephewisalwaysaskinghimforhelpD.whowasnotwillingtomeethisnephew51.WhenhisnephewcametothehotelMr.White.A.tookthetrainbacktoLondonB.lefttovisitasickrelativeC.wenttopickupatelegramD.hidhimselfinthekitchen52.Mr.Whitedidn’tlikehisnephewsbecause.A.theyalwaysfollowhimaroundB.theyfrequentlydisturbtheirrelativesC.theywon’twritetohimoftenD.theyusuallyvisithiminhotels
- ThefirstthingmyhostfatherwarmedmewasthatalmosteveryoneinAmericawasabighugger.Ididn’tunderstandwhathemeantuntilmyfirstparty.WhethertheywerefriendsorstrangersteenagersoreldersgirlsorguyseveryoneImetgavemeabighug.HoweverastimewentonIbegantounderstandAmerica’shuggingculturE.WhenafriendbrokeupwithmeIwassaD.WhenItoldmybestAmericanfriendaboutitshesaidnothingbutputherarmsaroundmE.ThenwarmthofthehugwasagreatercomfortthananythingshecouldhavesaidtomE.OnewinterdayIwaswalkingalongthestreetshivering颤抖.ItwasthenIsawtwowomeneachholdingapaperboardonwhichthereweretwowordsFREEHUGS.Theirwereredbecauseofthefreezingweatherandtheywerejumpingupanddowntokeepthemselveswarm.Higirl!Doyouwantahug?OneofthemaskedmE.Iwentupandopenedmyarms.Thehugwasshortbutwarmandittooksomeofthecoldnessofthedayaway.AfterthatIbecameabighuggermyself.OnetimemyhostfatherandIweretravelingtoanothertown.WhenwereachedarestaurantwheremyfriendCindyworkedhestoppedthecar.What’wrong?IaskeD.Alicewhydon’tyougoinsideandgiveCindyahug?HesuggesteD.IwentintotherestaurantranstraightuptoCindyandgaveherahugbeforesherealizedwhatwasgoingon.Thatwasabigsurprise!Andyougotmydaysweetie!Shetoldmelater.A.hugisawaytocommunicateloveandcarE.Doyouwantahug?Myarmsarewideopen.56.Thepointofthefirstthreeparagraphsistoexplain.A.howbodylanguageismoreimportantthanactualwordsB.whyhuggingissoimportantinAmericancultureC.howexpressingfeelingscanbedifficultforChineseD.howtheauthor’sattitudetowardhuggingculturechanged57.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatthehostfather.A.seldomhashastimetospendwiththeauthorB.oftenshareshisexperiencewiththeauthorC.warnstheauthorofthepossibledangerD.teacherstheauthortoshowhercareforherfriends58.AccordingthepassageahugcanmakeusfeelA.comfortedlovedandcaredforB.happyunderstoodandamazedC.excitedwiseandsurprisedD.caredforwiseandhappy
- Whichboyhasn’tdreamedofbeingacoolsecretagent特工?Thewonderfulfightingabilitiesandtheworld-savingadventuresaremuchmorecolorfulthanmostpeople’severydaylives.WellCodyBanksisjustlikeanyotherboyexceptthatheisnotjustdreaming.Hehasabigsecrethisfriendsneverknowabout.Hewastrainedtobeaspy间谍byaspecialCIAprogrammewhichwasmadetolooklikeasummercamp.Helearnedhigh-speeddrivinghand-to-handfightingandtheuseofhigh-techtools.AfterprovinghecouldbecomeayoungherobysavingababyfromarunawaycarBanksgetshisfirstrealtask.HemustmakefriendswithapopulargirlatschoolNatalieConnors.Thenhemustspyonherfatherascientistwhohasdevelopedadangeroustechnology技术.BanksmuststopagroupofbadpeoplefromforcingNatalie’sfatherintousingthetechnologytoendangertheworlD.TheCIAmayhavetaughthimfirst-classself-defensemovesbuttheydidn’tshowhimhowtotalktogirls.Bankshaszeroabilitywhenitcomestodealingwithgirls.Howcanhegetaroundhisproblemandgetaninvitationtothegirl’supcomingbirthdayparty?WillhefinallybecomeNatalie’sboyfriendandfindoutwhateverhecanaboutherfather’swork?AgentCodyBankshaseverythingthatyoungpeopleareinterestedin:bigexplosionsbreath-takingperformancesandfunnygirl-datingexperiences.ItwaslistedNo.2intheAmericanboxofficelastweek.ThisstoryisinterestingandfunforthewholefamilytoenjoyandespeciallycoolforyoungboyssaidPaulPerkinsafilmreviewerintheUS.67.WhatisBanks’firstrealtask?A.Totestahigh-techtool.B.Tosaveababyfromacar.C.Tostudyanewtechnology.D.Towatchascientistsecretly.68.BankswantedtogotoNatalie’sbirthdaypartyto.A.meetherfatherB.knowmorepeopleC.makefriendswithherD.stealsomeinformation69.Whatisconsideredasagreatdangerinthetext?A.ThetechnologydevelopedbyNatalie’sfather.B.AnexplosionsetoffbysomebadpeoplE.C.TheCIA’strainingofboysforitstasks.D.Secretagents’spyingonscientists.70.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.MakingknowntheworkoftheCIA.B.Tellingthestoryaboutacoolboy.C.ShowingthedarksideofsciencE.D.Introducinganewfilm.
- OneofBritain’sbravestwomentoldyesterdayhowshehelpedtocatchsuspected可疑的policekillerDavidBieber—andwasthankedwithflowersbythepolicE.Itwasalsosaidthatshecouldbeinlineforashareofupto£30000rewardmoney.VickiBrown30playedaveryimportantroleinendingthenationwidehunt.VickiwhohasworkedattheRoyalHotelforfouryearstoldofherterribleexperiencewhenshehadtowalksilentlyintoBieber’sbedroomandtowatchhimsecretly.Thenshewaitedaloneforthreehourswhilearmedpolicepreparedtostormthebuilding.Shesaid:Iwasverynervous.ButwhenIopenedthehoteldoorandsaw20armedpolicemenlinedupinthecarparkIwassogladtheyweretherE.ThealarmhadbeenraisedbecauseVickibecamesuspicious怀疑oftheguestwhocameat3pmthedaybeforeNewYear’sEvewithlittleluggageandwearingsunglassesandahatpulleddownoverhisfacE.Shesaid:Hedidn'tseemtowanttotalktoomuchandmakeanyeyecontact.VickitheonlyemployeeondutycalledherbossesMargaret64andhusbandStanMcKale65whophonedthepoliceat11pm.OfficersfromNorthumbriaPolicecalledVickiatthehotelinDunstonGatesheadatabout11:30pmtomakesurethatthiswasthewantedman.ThentheykeptintouchbyphoningVickievery15minutes.Itwasabouttenpasttwointhemorningwhenthephonewentagainandapolicemansaid‘Wouldyougoandmakeyourselfknowntothearmedofficersoutside?’.Myheartmissedabeat.Vickiquietlyshowedeightarmedofficersthroughpassagesandstaircasestothetopfloorroomandhandedoverthekey.IrealizedthatmybedroomwindowoverlooksthatpartofthehotelsoIwenttowatch.Icouldnotseeintotheman’sroombutIcouldseethepassagE.Thepolicekeptshoutingatthemantocomeoutwithhishandsshowing.Thensuddenlyhemusthavecomeoutbecausetheyshoutedforhimtoliedownwhilehewashandcuffed戴上手铐.68.Theunderlinedphrasebeinlineforparagraph1means________.A.getB.bepaidC.askforD.ownVicki'sheartmissedabeatbecause________.A.thephonewentagainB.shewouldbefamousC.thepolicemenhadalreadyarrivedD.shesaw20policemeninthecarparkDavidBieberwasmostprobablyhandcuffedin________.A.thepassageB.theman'sroomC.Vicki'sbedroomD.thetopfloorroomThewholeeventprobablylastedabout________hoursfromthemomentBiebercametothehoteltothearrivalofsomearmedofficers.A.6B.8C.11D.14
- Kandareallydoesn'tliketowalkalonE.Thescientistfromaresearchinstituteofintelligentrobotsfindstheexperiencesoboringthathe'dratherdrive—eventhoughhelivesclosetohislabandknowsthatwalkingushealthy.IenjoywalkingwithsomeonelikewithmywifewithmydaughterKandasaiD.ButtheyarenotalwaysavailablE.SoKandawhospecializesinhuman-likebotsdevelopedaroboticwalkingpartnerthatcouldmakesmalltalkbasedonitssurroundingswhichhehopesmightmotivatepeopletogetoutandexercisemorE.Thebotrestsonaperson'sshoulderlikeaboxyparrot.Itweightsaboutapoundandahalfandsitsroughly8.5incheshigh3.5incheswideand10incheslong.AmicrophonespeakerandinternalcameraallowittocommunicatE.It'sevenequippedwithasmilE.Kandaandhisteamcollectedvideoformfivedifferentlocationsincludingagardenandashoppingmallandcreatedadatasetofsmalltalktopicsrelatedtoeachlocation.Thentheyprogrammedtherobottoassociatevisualcueswithspecifictopics.AspecialspeechsoftwareprovidedtherobotwithavoicE.NearagroupofparkedcarsforexampleitmightsayInabigparkinglotsometimesIforgetwhereIparkeD.Theytestedtheroboton15volunteers10malesand5femaleswhowerepaidandaveragedabout26yearsolD.Haveyoueverblownapuffofdandelion蒲公英seedsintotheair?TherobotaskedaparticipantwhosmiledandrespondedYesIoftendidthatwhenIwasachilD.Althoughseveralparticipantsnotedtherobot'sweightKandawassurprisedthatnooneconsideredtheexperienceasstrangeorfunny.IguesspeopleenjoynewtechnologieshesaiD.JustlikeahumanpartnerKanda'sbotisn'tperfect.It'snotabletogoforwalksinheavyrainandwhiletherobotcanmakeexpressionsitcan'treallyholdaconversationaboutwhichKandaismostworrieD.DespiteitslimitsKandawascomfortedbythebot'spresencE.IfeltakindofsenseofbeingwithsomeonehesaidparticularlywhenitspokE.28.WhydoesKandahavetheideaofdevelopingaroboticwalkingpartner?A.Becausehewantssomeonetoaccompanyhimwhilewalking.B.Becausehehasneverdevelopedarobotlikeaparrot.C.Becausehisfamilyareunwillingtowalkwithhim.D.Becauseheiscrazyaboutdevelopingrobots.29.Whatcharacteristicdoestherobothave?A.Itcanspeakandsee.B.Itcanwalklikeahumanbeing.C.Itcancommunicatewithpeoplefreely.D.Itismuchmorehumorousthanarealperson.30.Whatisnecessaryfortherobottofunction?A.AsmallsizE.B.AboxyshapE.C.Ahumanpartner.D.AspeechsoftwarE.31.WhatisKandamostlikelytodoabouthisrobotnext?A.Tomakeitmoreconvenienttocarry.B.Toimproveitsconversationalskills.C.Toenableittowalkinheavyrain.D.Tobetteritssoundsystem.
- A.warmdrinkofmilkbeforebedhaslongbeenthebestchoiceforthosewantingagoodnight'ssleep.Butnowastudyhasfounditreallydoeshelppeoplenodoff—ifitismilkedfromacowatnight.Researchershavediscoveredthatnightmilkcontainsmoremelatonin褪黑激素whichhasbeenproventohelppeoplefeelsleepyandreduceanxiety.ThestudybyresearchersfromSeoulSouthKoreainvolvedmicebeingfedwithdriedmilkpowdermadefromcowsmilkedbothduringthedayandatnight.Thosegivennightmilkwhichcontained10timestheamountofmelatoninwerelessactiveandlessanxiousthanthosefedwiththemilkcollectedduringdaytimeaccordingtothestudypublishedinTheJournalofMedicinalFood.Nightmilkquickenedthestartofsleepandcausedthemicetosleeplonger.Whiletheeffectofcowsmilkharvestedatdifferenttimehasnotbeentestedonhumansuptonowtakingmelatonindrugshasbeensuggestedtothosewhoarestrugglingtofallasleepatnight.Previousstudieshavealsoindicatedthatmilkcanbeexcellentforhelpingsleepbecauseofthecalciumcontentwhichhelpspeopletorelax.Milkisalsosugar-freeandaddictive-freewithnutritionistsrecommendingskimmedmilkasthebestchoicebeforebedasitistheleastfattening.Themorefatyoutakeinbeforebedtimethegreaterburdenyouwillputonyourbodyatnight.25.AccordingtothetextthemicefedwithdaytimemilkA.startedsleepmoreeasilyB.weremoreanxiousC.werelessactiveD.wokeuplater26.Whichofthefollowingistrueofmelatoninaccordingtothetext?A.It'sbeentestedonmicefortentimes.B.ItcanmakepeoplemoreenergetiC.C.Itexistsinmilkingreatamount.D.It'susedinsleepingdrugs.27.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.NightMilkandSleepB.FatSugarandHealthC.AnExperimentonMiceD.MilkDrinkingandHealth28.Howdoestheauthorsupportthethemeofthetext?A.Bygivingexamples.B.Bystatingarguments.C.ByexplainingstatisticaldatA.D.Byprovidingresearchresults.
- AnewstudyrevealedthattheformationoftheEarthSunandMoonthatcausechangesinEarth'stidescanalsotriggeraspecialkindofEarthquakealongtheCalifornia'sSanAndreasFault断层.ThestudypublishedinthejournalProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofScienceisbasedonpreviousresearchersuggestingthatthegravitationaltugofsunandmoonisnotonlyaffectingthesealevelsofEarthbutcanalsostretchandcompressthatEarth'scrustproducingtremorsandquakes.FurthermorethenewstudyshowedthatsmalltremorsdeepundergroundweremorelikelytooccurduringcertainperiodsofthetidalcyclE.Forthestudytheresearcherslookedatabout81000lowfrequencyearthquakesfrom2008to2015alongtheParkfieldsectionoftheSanAndreasFaultandcomparedittothetwoweektidalcycleknownasthefortnightlytide.LowfrequencyearthquakesarenamedduetotherumblingsoundtheymakeandnotbytherateofitsoccurrencE.Thesekindsofearthquakeonlyoccurabout15to30kilometersbelowgroundandarenolargerthanmagnitude1intheRichterscalE.TheresearchersdiscoveredthatlowfrequencyearthquakestendtooccurduringthewaxingperiodofthetidalcyclewhenthetidesaregettinglittlebylittlE.ItisalreadyknownthatthestrongestEarthtidesoccurwhenthesunandmoonareinastraightlinewhilethetideisatitsweakeststatewhenthesunandmoonare90degreesapart.AccordingtotheresearcherslowfrequencyearthquakesshowthatsomepartoftheSanAndreasFaultiscreepingorslowlymovingalmostallthetimE.Withthehelpofthetidalforceslowfrequencyearthquakescouldprovidemoreinformationaboutthedeeperpartofthefault.TheytellusthatthefaultcontinuesdownbelowwheretheregularortypicalearthquakesstopontheSanAndreasabout10or12kmabout6to7milessaidDavidShellyaseismologistatUSGSandhelpedwritethestudyinastatement.AndtheytellusalotofthingsaboutthatdeeppartofthefaultthatwehadnoideaexistedatallbeforE.It'salmostlikehavingalotoflittlecreepmetersembeddedinthefaultShellysaiD.Wecanusetheselowfrequencyearthquakesasmeasurementsofatleastinarelativesensehowmuchslipishappeningateachlittlespotonthedeeppartofthefaultwhereweseetheseevents.Whenwedon'tseethemwedon'tknowwhat'shappening;wedon'tknowwhetheritisslippingsilentlyornotslippingatall.TheinformationisincrediblyusefulheaddeD.Wheneverthedeeppartofthefaultslipsthestressgetstransferredtotheshallowpartofthefault.SoifallofasuddenwesawthatthedeeppartofthefaultwasslippingahugeamountitmightbeanindicationthattherewasanincreasedchanceofhavinganearthquakecomeattheshallowerpartofthefaulthesaiD.38.Whatcausestremorsandquakesaccordingtothepassage?A.TheformationoftheEarthSunandMoon.B.ThechangeofthesealevelsofEarth.C.TheeffectofthegravitationaltugofsunandmoononEarth'scrust.D.ThemovementofcreepinginthedeeppartoftheSanAndresFault.39.TheunderlinedwordtheyinParagraph6refersto________.A.theresearchersB.thetidalforcesC.thelowfrequencyearthquakesD.thetypicalearthquakes40.Lowfrequencyearthquakesoccurwhen________.A.thetidesaregettingbiggergraduallyB.thesunandmoonareinastraightlineC.thesunandmoonare90degreesapartD.theSanAndreasFaultmovesslowly41.AccordingtoShellythemostimportantfunctionofthestudyisto________.A.findoutwherethetypicalearthquakesoccurB.indicatewhentheregularearthquakesoccurC.uncoverhowlowfrequencyearthquakesoccurD.offermoreinformationaboutthedeeperpartofthefault
- ShynessisthecauseofmuchunhappinessforagreatmanypeoplE.Shypeopleareanxiousandself-conscious;thatistheyareconcernedwiththeirownappearanceandactionstoomuch.Negativethoughtsareconstantlyoccurringintheirminds:WhatkindofimpressionamImaking?Dotheylikeme?DoIsoundstupid?AmIwearingunattractiveclothes?Itisobviousthatsuchuncomfortablefeelingsmustaffectpeopleunfavorably.A.person'sself-conceptisreflectedinthewayheorshebehavesandthewayapersonbehavesaffectsotherpeople'sreactions.Ingeneralthewaypeoplethinkaboutthemselveshasadeepeffectonallareasoftheirlives.Shypeoplewhohavelowrespectarelikelytobepassiveandeasilyinfluencedbyothers.Theyneedfaiththattheyaredoingtherightthing.Shypeopleareverysensitivetocriticism.Itmakesthemfeelinferior自卑.TheyalsofinditdifficulttobepleasedbypraisesbecausetheybelievetheyareunworthyofpraisE.A.shypersonmayrespondtoapraisewithastatementlikethisone:You'rejustsayingthattomakemefeelgoodIknowit'snottruE.Itisclearthatwhileself-awarenessisahealthyqualityoverdoingitisharmful.Canshynessbecompletelygotridoforatleastreduced?Fortunatelypeoplecanovercomeshynesswithdeterminationsinceshynessgoeshandinhandwithlackofselfrespect.Itisimportantforpeopletoaccepttheirweaknessaswellastheirstrengths.Eachoneofushashisorherowncharacteristics.Weareinterestedinourownpersonalways.ThebetterweunderstandourselvestheeasieritbecomestoliveuptoourchancesforarichandsuccessfullifE.9.Thefirstparagraphismainlyabout______.A.theeffectofshynessonpeopleB.thecauseofshynessC.thefeelingsofshypeopleD.thequestionsinthemindsofshypeople10.Accordingtothewriterself-awarenessis______.A.harmfultopeopleB.ahealthyqualityC.thecauseofunhappinessD.aweakpointofshypeople11.TheunderlinedworditinParagraph3refersto_____.A.shynessB.criticismC.sensibilityD.praise12.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatshynesscan______.A.havenothingtodowithlackofselfrespectB.helpustoliveuptoourfulldevelopmentC.enableustounderstandourselvesbetterD.beovercomewithdetermination
- Patientsanddoctorsalikehavelongbelievedinthehealing治疗powerofhumor.Itisclaimedthathumornotonlyaffectspatients'moodsbutcanactuallyhelpthemrecoverfaster.Severalstudiesseemtosupportthis.Patientsinbetterspiritsareknowntohavealargernumberofimmunecells免疫细胞.Somehaveevenclaimedtohavehealedthemselvesofseriousillnessesbyreadingcomicsandwatchingcomedies.DespiteallthismanyresearchersarenotconvinceD.Theypointoutthefactthatmanysufferingshavebeenknowntodisappearnaturallywithorwithoutadailydoseoflaughter.Theyalsosaythatwhileoptimismingeneraldoesseemtoberelatedtobetterhealthitishardtotellwhichcomesfirst.Humorintimesofstresshoweverclearlymakesusfeelbetter.Ononelevelittakesourmindsoffourtroublesandrelaxesus.Onanotheritreleasespowerfulendorphinsachemicalproducedbyyourbodythatreducespain.Therearecaseswheretheappreciationofagoodjokeisindeeddirectlyrelatedtoaperson'shealth.Itcanshowforexamplewhetherapersonhassuffereddamagetooneparticularareaofthebrain:therightfrontallobe额叶.Scientistsconfirmedthisbyhavingpeoplereadjokesandaskingthemtochoosethefunniestendingsfromalist.Subjectswithnormalbrainsusuallychoseendingsthatwerebasedonarelativelycomplexsynthesis综合ofideas.Subjectswithspecificallylocatedbraindamagehoweverrespondedonlytoslapstick闹剧endingswhichdidnotdependonaparticularcontext.Whenpressedthebrain-damagedsubjectssawthelogicinthecorrectendings.Theysimplydidnotfindthemfunny.Ofcoursehumorislargelyanindividualmatter.Nexttimeyourfrienddoesnotgetoneofyourjokesthereisnoneedtoaccusehimofbeingalame-brain脑残.Howeveryoumightsuggestthathelightenup-forthehealthofit.12.Whatdoestheunderlinedthisinthesecondparagraphreferto?A.Thefactthathappypatients'havemoreimmunecells.B.Thefactthatpatientsanddoctorsbelieveinhumorouspatients.C.Thefactthathumorhelpsimprovepatients'moodsandrecovery.D.Thefactthatcomediesandcomicshelpcurepatientsoftheirdiseases.13.Howdoeshumorhelpreduceourstress?A.ByprovidinguswithoptimismandcouragE.B.Byhelpingreducethenumberofimmunecells.C.Bymakinguslaughoutloudtoforgetourtroubles.D.Bydistracting分散ourattentionandreleasingpain-reducingchemicals.14.Whatcantheexperimentinthesixthparagraphconfirm?A.Therelationshipbetweengoodjokesandpeople'shealth.B.Theconnectionbetweenbeginningsandendings.C.Therelationshipbetweencomplexideasandbrains.D.TheconnectionbetweenjokesandbraindamagE.15.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Humorcontributestogoodhealth.B.Whichcomesfirsthumororhealth?C.Peopleneedhumorintimesofstress.D.Humorcancuredifferentillnesses.
- RecentlyIpaidavisittoHarvardUniversitywheretherearetopclassscientistsandprofessorsandthebestacademicsystemintheworlD.IwasprettyshockedwhenIfirststeppedontothecampus.Wellit'snotevenreallyacampus.It'smorelikeadistrictinasmalltown.Harvard'smainbuildingsarefromthe18thcentury.TheylookveryoldandsimplE.Youmightevensaythey'realittleshabby.Theydon'tfitthemodernideaofuniversityatall.ThebuildingsaresurroundedbygrassandtreessoIfeltasifIhadwalkedintoamedievalcastlE.ButwhenIlookedacrossthestreetbusyshopsandin-fashionstudentsmademefeellikeIwasinthe21stcenturyagain.Itcreatesastrongcontrastandbringsaspecialatmospheretotheschool.OurtourguideGarytookusaroundandtoldus:Youseethisgrassfieldinthecenteroftheschool?Hereiswheretheyhosttheirgraduationceremony.Theyjustsetuptentsandbenchesandhaveaverysimpleceremony.Unbelievable!Whowouldthinkthemosttalentedstudentsjustgraduateonthelawn?Isawsomestudentsputablanketonthegrassandliedowntoreadabook.WhenIlistenedtothesoftsoundofpagesturningalongwithchirpingofthebirdsIfeltverycalm.Therewasnocompetitivefeelingatall.Harvardhastheworld'sfirstcomputerinitssciencecenterandtherearehundredsofhigh-endcomputerstoo.Itsreligionandtheliteraturedepartmentsarealsoamongthebest.Itistheperfectmixoftraditionandnewtechnology.ItmakesHarvardaveryattractiveplacetostudyin.IhopeonedayI'llattendmydreamschool—HarvarD.45.Thearticleismainlyabout.A.theauthor'scampuslifeinHarvardB.theauthor'simpressionofHarvardC.Harvard'soldbuildingsD.theacademicsystematHarvard46.TheauthorwasmostimpressedbyaccordingtothearticlE.A.Harvard'smixoftraditionandnewtechnologyB.theclassesheldonbeautifullawnsatHarvardC.HarvardstudentsnottakingtheirgraduationceremonyseriouslyD.thefeelingofnotlivinginmodernsocietyonthecampus47.Whatcanweconcludefromthearticle?A.Harvardcampusisactuallyadistrictofabigcity.B.TherearenocompetitionsatHarvardUniversity.C.GraduationceremoniesarenotcomplexatHarvarD.D.AllHarvardbuildingsdatebacktothe18thcentury.48.AccordingtothearticleinwhichfieldsisHarvardtopintheworld?A.Literatureartsandlaw.B.Religionlawandarts.C.LiteratureartsandcomputersciencE.D.ReligioncomputerscienceandliteraturE.
- Itisgoodtogetintouchwithyourinnerchildfromtimetotimeandobviouslysomepeoplearewillingtopaybigmoneyforthechancetodosoinaproperenvironment.ABrooklyn-basedadultpreschoolischargingcustomersbetween$333and$999forthechancetoactlikeakidagain.AtPreschoolMastermindinNewYorkadultsgettoparticipateinshow—and—tellarts—and—craftssuchasfingerpaintgameslikemusicalchairsandeventakenaps.Themonth-longcoursealsohasclasspicturedaywheretheadultsareexpectedtohaveafieldtripandaparentday.30-year-oldMichelleJoniLapidosthebrainbehindtheadultpreschoolstudiedchildhoodeducationandhasalwayswantedtobeapreschoolteacher.She’salwaysonthelookoutfornewwaystogetpeopleintouchwiththefreedomofchildhood.Afriendencouragedhertostartthemastermindcourseinstead.AccordingtoCandiceherbloggerfriendPreschoolMastermindgivesadultsachancetorelearnandmasterthethingsthattheyfailedtounderstandaschildren.IrealizedallthesignificancesofwhatwelearninpreschoolsaidfounderMichelleJoniPeoplecomehereandgetintouchwiththeirinnerchild.It’smagical.Wearebringingourselvesbacktoanotherplaceanothertimewithourselveswhenwearemorebelievinginourselvesmoreconfidentandreadytotakeontheworld.Oneperson’sherebecausetheywanttolearnnottobesoserious.Michellesaid.Another'sheretolearntobemoreconfident.Sheexplainedthatmostoftheclasseswereplanned.HoweverJoniaddedthatwhiletheplannedactivitieswerefunitwasoftenthespontaneous自发的momentsthatattractedstudents.It’sthethingsyoudon’tplanforthesharingbetweenfriendsandlearningfromeachother.’’24.WhatisthepurposeofPreschoolMastermind?A.TogiveadultsachancetoreturntochildhooD.B.Tohelpparentsunderstandtheirchildrenbetter.C.Toprovidepracticaltrainingcoursesforteachers.D.Tointroducesomewaysofplayingwithchildren.25.WhatismainlydiscussedaboutPreschoolMastermindinParagraph2?A.Itscustomers.B.Itsactivities.C.Itsenvironment.D.Itsschedule26.AccordingtoCandicepeoplecometothisprogramto________.A.enjoyfreedomofthinkingB.realizetheirchildhooddreamsC.discovertheirinnerabilitiesD.figureoutchildhoodpuzzles27.WhatdoweknowaboutMichelleJoni?A.Sheusedtobeapreschoolteacher.B.ShelikestomakeplansinadvancE.C.ShefoundedPreschoolMasterminD.D.Shegainedconfidencebysharing.
- ThefirsttimeIremembernoticingIremembernoticingthecrossingguardwaswhenhewavedtomeasIdrovemysontoschool.He16mewithapuzzle----allbecausehewavedtomelikesomeonedoes17seeingaclosefrienD.A.big18smileaccompaniedhiswavE.ForthenextfewdaysItriedto19hisfacetoseeifIknewhim.Ididn’t.Perhapshehad20meforsomeoneelsE.BythetimeIcontentedmyselfwiththe21thatheandIwerestrangersweweregreetingeachotherwarmlyeverymorninglikeoldfriends.Thenonedaythe22wassolveD.AsI23theschoolhewasstandinginthemiddleoftheroad24hisstopsign.Iwasinlivebehindfourcars.25thekidshadreachedthesafetyofthesidewalkheloweredhissignandletthecars26.Tothefirsthewavedand27injustthesamewayhehaddonetomeoverthelastfewdays.Thekidsalreadyhadthewindowdownandwerehappilywavingtheirreply.Thesecondcargotthesame28fromthecrossingguardandthedriverastiff-looking表情刻板的businessmangaveabriefalmost29waveback.Eachfollowingcarofkidsontheirwaytoschool30moreheartily.EverymorningIcontinuedtowatchthemanwith31.SofarIhaven’tseenanyone32towaveback.Ifinditinterestingthatonepersoncanmakesuchan33tosomanypeople’slivesbydoingonesimplethinglikewavingandsmilingwarmly.His34armedthestartofmyday.Withafriendlywaveandsmilingfacehehadchangedthe35ofthewholeneighbourhooD.16.A.hitB.disappointedC.presentedD.bored17.A.onB.fromC.duringD.about18.A.falseB.shyC.apologeticD.bright19.A.researchB.studyC.recognizeD.explore20.A.praisedB.blamedC.mistakenD.respected21.A.conclusionB.descriptionC.evaluationD.introduction22.A.argumentB.disagreementC.mysteryD.task23.A.visitedB.approachedC.passedD.left24.A.drawingbackB.puttingonC.handinginD.holdingout25.A.OnceB.BeforeC.UnlessD.While26.A.inB.throughC.outD.down27.A.criedB.cheeredC.smiledD.gestured28.A.ideaB.replyC.noticeD.greeting29.A.awkwardB.angryC.elegantD.patient30.A.cameB.respondedC.hurriedD.appeared31.A.surpriseB.frustrationC.interestD.doubt32.A.failB.tryC.wishD.bother33.A.offerB.sacrificeC.promiseD.difference34.A.effectivenessB.cheerfulnessC.carefulnessD.seriousness35.A.trendsB.observationsC.regulationsD.feelings
- LostaGermanDogAddress:StoneywoodCircleMabletonGA30126Pleasehelpupfindourmissingboy.Heescapedthroughthebackyardfencethismorning.Weighingpoundsheisblackandwearingabluecollar.HewaslastseenbesidetheCooperLakE.Ifanyonefindsitpleasecallus.Thanks.Meghan:678-458-2045Dave:678-350-6959FoundanOrangeCatAddress:MariettaGAIfoundanorangecatwithmedium—lengthhairintheIndianHillsneighborhooD.Heisanadultcatandmayevenbeanelderlycat.HeisextremelythinandhasprobablybeenmissingfromhishomeforawhilE.Hislegswhichgivehimalittlebitoftroublehavesomeoldmjuris.Callmeandhepreparedtoanswerquestionstodetermineifthisistrulyyourcat.DogFoundAddress:TujungaCAThedoghasbeenwanderingthestreetsofTujungA.Sheisverysweet.Pleaseletmeknowifyouarelookingforthiswonderfulgirl.Bepreparedtoanswerquestions.Julia:834-600-2316LostCameraAddress:UvaldeTx78801Ilostmycamerayesterday.Ibelieveitwasleftinacaratabout2:30p.m.onmywaytotheSt.LouisAirportorattheAirport.Iwouldlovethecameraback.IthaseverypicturethatIhavetakensinceJan.12009.ItisaKodakEasyShareZ612camerainablackcasE.Pleasecontactmeifyouhavefoundit.Cindy:689-346-23891.Thepurposeofthetextisto____________.A.tellpeopletobecarefulwiththeirthingsB.showhowmanythingsarelostorfoundC.helppeoplefindthethingstheyhavelostD.listtheinformationaboutthelostthings2.Allthefourpiecesofinformationinclude___________.A.theexactanddetailedaddressesofthefourpeopleB.theplaceswherethethingswerelostorfoundC.thecolorsandsizesofthelostorfoundthingsD.thewaysinwhichthethingswerelostorfound3.IfyoufindablackdogwithabluecollarbesidetheCooperLakeyoumaycall__________.A.Meghanat718-322-5809B.Juliaat834-600-2316C.Cindyat678-458-2045D.Daveat678-350-69594.WhydoJohnandJuliaaskcallerstoanswerquestions?A.Tomakesurewhethertheyaretherealowners.B.Totestwhethertheycanraisetheanimalswell.C.Towriteanessaywiththedetailedinformation.D.Tomakeanappointmentwiththerealowners.
- Anallowanceisanimportanttoolforteachingkidshowtobudgetsaveandmaketheirowndecisions.Childrenremem??berandlearnfrommistakeswhentheirowndollarsarelostorspentfoolishly.Howlargeanallowanceisappropriate?Expertssaythereisnotrightamount.Actualamountsdifferfromregiontore??gionandfromfamilytofamily.Tosetanappropriateallowanceforyourchildworkupaweeklybudget.Allowforentertainmentexpendituressuchasmoviesandsnacks.Nextincludeeverydayexpensessuchaslunchmoneybusfareschoolsupplies.Ifyoumakethechildresponsibleforthese‘ills’saysJosephineSwansonaconsumerspecialistheorshewilllearntobudgetfornec??essaryexpenditures.FinallyaddsomeextramoneytomakesavingpossiblE.Ifyoucankeepyourchild’sallowanceinlinewiththatofhisfriends.A.childwhosepurchasingpowerfallsawaybelowhispeers’canfeelleftout.ItcanbetoughbutavoidexcusingyourchildrenwhentheymakeamistakewiththeirallowancE.WhenBrookeSte??phenswastenandgrowingupinJacksonvillehermothergaveher$5aweek$1.75ofwhichwasforbusfareandlunch.IfyouloseyourmoneyBrooke’smothertoldheryouwalkhomE.OneweekthegirlspentallherallowanceinacandystorethenshecalledhomeforaridE.MommademewalkhomerecallsStephensnowafinancialplannerinBrook??lyn.AtfirstIwasangry.ButIfinallyrealizedthatshewastryingtoteachmeanimportantlesson.Expertsadvisethatanallowanceshouldnotbetieddi??rectlytoachild’sdailychores.Kidsshouldhelparoundthehousenotbecausetheygetpaidforitbutbecausetheyshareresponsibilitiesasmembersofafamily.YoumighthoweverpayachildfordoingextrajobsathomewhichcandevelophisorherinitiativE.63.Whichofthefollowingisthepossibletitleofthepassage?A.Howtodevelopachild’sinitiativE.B.Howtoworkupanamountofpocketmoney.C.Howtoteachachildtosavemoney.D.Howtoteachachildaboutmoney.64.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatifachildisgivenanallowanceheorshemay________.A.spendallthemoneyverysoonB.bespoiledandfinallyruinedC.feelresponsibleandcarefulaboutmoneyD.lostthemoneyandcannotreturnhome65.InParagraph4thewordshispeersreferto________.A.hisparentsB.histeachersC.hisfinancialexpertsD.hisfriends66.Theauthorimpliesinthepassagethat________.A.payingchildrenfortheirhouseworkisnogoodB.achild’sinitiativecanbedevelopedifheorsheispaidforallthehouseworkC.childrenmayfeellostandlonelyiftheyhavenopocketmoneyD.childrenmaylearntoputasidesomemoneyiftheyaregivenagreatamountofpocketmoney
- Sciencehasalotofuses.Itcanuncoverlawsofnaturecurediseasesmakebombsandhelpbridgestostandup.Indeedscienceissogoodatwhatitdoesthatthere’salwaysatemptation__todragitintoproblemswhereitmaynotbehelpful.DavidBrooksauthorofTheSocialAnimal:TheHiddenSourcesofLoveCharacterandAchievementappearstobethelatestinalonglineofwriterswhohavefailedtoresistthetemptation.Brooksgainedfameforseveralbooks.HislatestbookTheSocialAnimalhoweverismoreambitiousandseriousthanhisearlierbooks.Itisanattempttodealwithasetofweightytopics.Thebookfocusesonbigquestions:Whathassciencerevealedabouthumannature?Whatarethesourcesofcharacter?Andwhyaresomepeoplehappyandsuccessfulwhileothersaren’t?ToanswerthesequestionsBrookssurveysawiderangeofdisciplines.Consideringthisyoumightexpectthebooktobeadryrecitationoffacts.ButBrookshasstructuredhisbookinanunorthodox非常规的andperhapsunfortunateway.Insteadofintroducingscientifictheorieshetellsastorywithinwhichhetriestomakehispointsperhapsinordertokeepthereader’sattention.SoasHaroldandEricatheheroandheroineinhisstorylivethroughchildhoodwehearaboutthescienceofchilddevelopmentandastheybegintodatewehearaboutthetheoryofsexualattraction.Brookscarriesthisthroughtothedeathofoneofhischaracters.OnthewholeBrooks’sstoryisacceptableifuninspireD.Asonewouldexpecthiswritingismostlyclearandtobefairsomechaptersstandoutabovetherest.IenjoyedforinstancethechapterinwhichHarolddiscovershowtothinkonhisown.WhileHaroldandEricaarecertainlynotstrongormemorablecharactersthemoreseriousproblemswithTheSocialAnimallieelsewherE.TheseproblemspartlyinvolveBrooks’sattempttotranslatehistaleintosciencE.21.Theauthormentionsthefunctionsofscienceatthebeginningofthepassageto__________.A.illustratewheresciencecanbeappliedB.demonstratethevalueofBrooks’snewbookC.remindthereaderoftheimportanceofscienceD.explainwhymanywritersusescienceintheirworks22.Accordingtotheauthorwhichofthefollowingcouldbeastrengthofthebook?A.Itsstrongbasis.B.Itsconvincingpoints.C.Itsclearwriting.D.Itsmemorablecharacters.23.Whatistheauthor’sgeneralattitudetowardsthebook?A.Contradictory.B.SupportivE.C.Cautious.D.Critical.24.Whatistheauthorlikelytowriteaboutafterthelastparagraph?A.Problemswiththebook.B.Brooks’slifeexperiencE.C.Deathofthecharacters.D.Brooks’stranslationskills.
- High-qualitycustomerserviceispreached宣扬bymanybutactuallykeepingcustomershappyiseasiersaidthandonE.Shoppersseldomcomplaintothemanagerorownerofastorebutinsteadwillalerttheirfriendsrelativesco-workersstrangers-andanyonewhowilllisten.StoremanagersareoftenthelasttohearcomplaintsandoftenfindoutonlywhentheirregularcustomersdecidefrequenttheircompetitorsaccordingtoastudyjointlyconductedbyVerdegroupandWhartonschool.StorytellinghurtsthebossandentertainsconsumerssaidPaulaCourtneyPresidentoftheVerdegroup.thestorelosesthecustomerbuttheshoppermustalsofindareplacement.Onaverageeveryunhappycustomerwillcomplaintoatleastfourotherandwillnolongervisitthespecificstoreforeverydissatisfiedcustomerastorewillloseuptothreemoreduetonegativereviews.Theresultingsnowballeffectcanbebadtobosses.Accordingtotheresearchshopperswhoboughtclothingmetthemostproblems.rankedsecondandthirdweregroceryandelectronicscustomers.Themostcommoncomplaintsincludefilledparkinglotscluttered塞满了的shelvesoverloadedracksout-of-stockitemslongcheck-outlinesandrudesalespeoplE.Duringpeakshoppinghourssomeretailerssolvedtheparkingproblemsbygettingmoonlightinglocalpolicetoworkasparkingattendants.Somehiredflagwaverstodirectcustomerstoemptyparkingspaces.ThisguidanceeliminatedtheneedforcustomerstocircletheparkinglotendlesslyandavoidedfightbetweenthoseeyeingthesameparkingspacE.Bossescanrelievetheheadachesbyredesigningstorelayoutspre-stockingsalesitemshiringspeedyandexperiencedcashiersandhavingsalesrepresentativesonhandtoanswerquestions.Mostimportantlysalespeopleshouldbediplomaticandpolitewithangrycustomers.Retailerswho’reresponsiveandfriendlyaremorelikelytosmoothoverissuesthanthosewhoaren’tsofriendly.saidProfessorStephenHoch.Maybesomethingassimpleasagreeteratthestoreentrancewouldhelp.CustomerscanalsoimprovefutureshoppingexperiencesbyfillingcomplaintstothebossinsteadofcomplainingtotherestoftheworlD.Bossesarehard-pressedtoimprovewhentheyhavenoideawhatiswrong.1.Whyarestoremanagersoftenthelasttohearcomplaints?A.Mostcustomerswon’tbothertocomplaineveniftheyhavehadunhappyexperiences.B.Customerswouldratherrelatetheirunhappyexperiencestopeoplearoundthem.C.FewcustomersbelievetheservicewillbeimproveD.D.Customershavenoeasyaccesstostoremanagers.2.WhatdoesPaulaCourtneyimplybysayingtheshoppermustalsofindareplacementLine2ParA.4?A.Newcustomersaresuretoreplaceoldones.B.Itisnotlikelytheshoppercanfindthesameproductsinotherstores.C.MoststoresprovidethesameD.Notcomplainingtothemanagercausestheshoppersometroubletoo.3.Shopownersoftenhiremoonlightingpoliceasparkingattendantssothatshoppers_____A.canstaylongerwalkinginthestoreB.won’thavetroubleparkingtheircarsC.won’thaveanyworriesaboutsafetyD.canfindtheircarseasilyaftershopping4.Whatcontributesmosttosmoothingoverissueswithcustomers?A.MannersofthesalespeopleB.HiringofefficientemployeesC.HugesupplyofgoodsforsaleD.Designofthestorelayout.5.Toachievebettershoppingexperiencescustomersareadvisedto_________.A.exertpressureonstorestoimprovetheirserviceB.settletheirproblemwithstoresinadiplomatic外交wayC.voicetheirdissatisfactiontostoremanagersdirectlyD.shoparoundandmakecomparisonsbetweenstores
- Itis7amandthealarmisgoingoff.Youknowyouhavetobeoutofbedtocatchthebus.Buttheurgetoburyyourselfinthebediseversostrong.Soundsfamiliar?Whyisitthatteensfinditdifficulttogetthemselvesoutofbedintimeeverymorningorstaysharpandfocusedduringthefirstcoupleofhoursofschool?Duringadolescencethebodygoesthroughmanychangesandtheseincludeashiftinsleeppatterns.ResearchersfromMIThavebeentrackingthebody’sneedforsleepinteenagers.Theyfoundthatthoughadolescentsneedasmuchas9.5hoursofsleepadaytheygettobedlaterandlaterwitheachpassingyear.Infactthesleepcycleshiftslaterbyasmuchas12to18minuteseachyearbetweentheagesof10and20!Sobythetimea10yearoldwhosleepsat8pmgrowstobe17or18hisbodynaturallywantstostayuptill1030pmor11pm.Accordingtoresearchersthisisbecauseofahormonecalledmelatonin褪黑激素thatissecreted分泌bythepinealgland—atinystructuredeepinsidethebrain.Melatoninregulatesthebody’snaturaldaynightrhythms.Itcausesapersontobecomesleepybyloweringhisbody’scoretemperaturE.Inteensmelatoninissecretedmuchlaterintheeveningandcontinuestoincreasethroughoutthenight.Thismakesitdifficultforteenstofallasleepearlierastheydidintheiryoungeryears.Likewisetheeffectofmelatonincontinuesuntilmuchlaterinthemorningmakingithardforthemtowakeupearly.Astudyfoundthatatleastoneinfourteensistiredandfallsasleepinschoolatleastonceaweek.Duringsleepimportantbodyfunctionsandbrainactivitieshappen.Sohowcanteenagersgettheirsleepenough?TheAmericanAcademyofPediatricsAAPrecommendsthatmiddleandhighschoolsshouldstartlater—notbefore830am.Thisshouldgiveteenssomemoretimetosleepatnight.21.FromParagraph2wecanlearnthatifyousleeplatethenextdayyoushould________.A.staysharpB.skipbreakfastC.getuplateD.stayuplate22.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordthisinParagraph3referto?A.Thestudentswanttostayup.B.TheshiftsofthesleepcyclE.C.Thepinealglandsecretesmelatonin.D.TheadolescentssleeplatE.23.Theteensgotosleeplaterthanbeforebecause________.A.melatoninissecretedmuchlaterB.melatoninregulatesthesleeptimeC.theysleepalotinthedaytimeD.theyneedtofinishtheirhomework24.AccordingtoAAP’srecommendationmiddleandhighschoolsshould________.A.letteenssleepinthedayB.letthestudentsbeactiveC.delaythestarttimeD.startlaterat8am
- Themorescientistsstudypigeonsthemoretheylearnhowtheirbrainsoperateinwaysnotsodifferentfromourown.Inanewstudyresearchersfoundthatpigeonscancategorizeandnamebothnaturalandman-madeobjects—andnotjustafewobjects.Thesebirdscategorized128photographsinto16categories.EdWassermananauthorofthestudysaysthefindingsuggestsasimilaritybetweenhowpigeonslearntheequivalentofwordsandthewaychildrendo.Inanexperimenttheresearchersusedacomputerizedversionofthenamegamewherethreepigeonswereshown128black-and-whitephotosofobjectsfrom16basiccategories:babybottlecakecarcrackerdogduckfishflowerhatkeypenphoneplaneshoetreE.Theythenhadtopeck啄ononeoftwodifferentsymbols:thecorrectoneforthatphotoandanincorrectonethatwasrandomlychosenfromoneoftheremaining15categories.Thepigeonsnotonlysucceededinlearningthetaskbuttheyreliablytransferredthelearningtofournewphotosfromeachofthe16categories.Pigeonshavelongbeenknowntobesmarterthanaveragebirds.Theyhaveahominginstinct返巢本能thathelpsthemfindtheirwayhomeevenwhenblindfolded蒙住眼睛.TheyhavebettereyesightthanhumansandhavebeentrainedtospotorangelifejacketsofpeoplelostatseA.TheycarriedmessagesfortheU.S.Armyduringthetwoworldwars.McMurrayanotherauthorofthestudysaysOurtestingmethodscanbeusedwithanytypeofanimalthatcaninteractwithacomputerscreen.HealsosaysContrarytopeople’sbelieftheresearchshowsthemethodswithwhichchildrensolvethishugeproblemmaybesharedwithmanyspecies.Wassermanacknowledgesthoughthisstudyisnotadirectequivalentofwordlearninginchildrenthemodelusedinthestudycouldleadtoabetterunderstandingofchildren’swordlearning.32.WhatcanweknowfromParagraph4?A.Howtheresearcherscarriedouttheexperiment.B.Whatobjectspigeonsaregoodatrecognizing.C.Howmanycategoriespigeonscanbeclassifiedinto.D.Whyresearcherswantedtoprovepigeons’intelligencE.33.Whatcanpigeonsdo?A.Helptosavelives.B.Teachchildrenwords.C.Learnwordsjustasadults.D.UsetheireyestojudgethewayhomE.34.AccordingtoMcMurraymostpeopleconsiderchildren’swordlearningmethods__________.A.interestingB.uniqueC.importantD.common35.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?A.Toinformpeoplethatpigeonsarecleverbirds.B.Toprovepigeonsareofgreatusetohumans.C.Toexplainwhypigeonssolveproblemsmoreeasilythanchildren.D.Toshowpigeonsaresimilartochildreninlearningwords.
- DBuildthehighwayandwatchthetowngrow.Atfirstafewshopsappearandmaybearestaurant.Thenahotelopens.Eventuallynewhousearebuilt.A.villageisborn.ThisisalsohowthevirtualworldhasdevelopeD.ThinkoftheInternetastheroadcarryinginformationbetweentwocomputers.ThinkoftheWorldWideWebasthevillagE.Atfirstitisjustaplaceonthevirtualroadwheretravelersmeet.Moretravelerscomebringingnewkindsofinformation.Newtravelerscomebringingnewkindsofinformation.NewvillagesarestarteD.Everywillagehasafounder.TimBerners-LeeisthemanwhowrotethesoftwareprogrammethatledtothefoundationoftheWordWideWeB.Howdidhegettheidea?HetellsusonhisownwebsitE.Oneofthethingscomputerswerenotabletodowasstoreinformationfromdifferentsources.ThedreambehindtheWebisofacommonspaceinwhichwecommunicatebysharinginformation.In1991hisprogrammmeswereplacedontotheInternet.Everyonewaswelcometousethem.TimBerners-LeecouldhavefollowedtheMicrosoftroutebyformingacompanytoselltheprogrammesheinventeD.Orhecouldhavejoinedanothercompany.ButinhisviewtheWebisalanguagenotapproduct.ChargingageeforusinghisprogrammeswouldhaveslowedthegrowthoftheWeB.AndothercompanieswouldmakesimilarproductstocompetE.InsteadofoneWorldWideWebtherewouldbeseveralsmallerWebs.Eachwoulduseincompatible不相容的softwarE.TheyWebisvaluablebecauseitusesacommoncomputerlanguagetoreachpeopleandshareinformation.CompetingwebswouldlosethisvaluE.ImagineifsomebodysentyouabilleverytimeyouspokeaworldofEnglish.In1994TimBerners-LeeformedtheWorldWideWebConsortiumorW3C.Morethan200leadingcompaniesandlaboratoriesarerepresentedbyW3C.TogethertheymakesurethateveryonenomatterwhattheirequipmentorsolftwarecanworkequallyontheWeB.TheWebcanhelppeopletounderstandthewaythatothersliveandlovE.Ithelpsusunderstandthehumanityofpeoplehesays.68.Thewriter'spurposeinwritingthefirsttwoparagraphsisto______.A.giveussomeideaoftheInternetB.giveussomeideaoftheWebC.tellushowtheideaofWebstartedD.tellustheideaoftheWebiswonderful69.TimBerners-LeeinventedtheWorldWideWebinorderto_____A.placehisprogrammersontheInternetB.stopsmallerwebsappearingC.helppeopletoformawebsiteD.letpeopleshareallkindsofinformation70.Accordingtothetextthedisadvantageofcompetingwebsisthattheywould______.A.slowthedevelopmentoftheWebB.destroythewholewebsystemC.losethevalueofinformationD.wastealotofmoney
- Iamsoworriedaboutglobalwarming.WeneedstopcuttingdownallofthetreessothattheycanabsorbthecarbondioxidE.IthinktheKyotoProtocol京都议定书tostoppollutionisagreatideaandIhopeourcountrywilldecidetofollowittoo.—EliS.10TexaPeopleshoulddoalltheycantohelpstoppollutionevenifitissomethingaslittleasrecyclingyoursodacan.Everylittlethinghelps.Maybeschoolscanputrecyclingbinsinclassrooms.Studentscanbringinalloftheircansandbottlesandseehowmanytheschoolcancollect.—LindseyA.11MassachusettTheUnitedStatesshouldtakeactiontohelpstoppollution.Sinceweareoneoftherichestcountriesweshouldatleastspendalittlemoneytohelp.—Aaronz11MassachusettItisnotgoodthattheUnitedStatesisnotfollowingtheKyotoProtocol.TheU.S.isoneofthemostpollutionemitting污染物排放countriesintheworlD.EveniftherestoftheworldagreestofollowthoseruleswithouttheU.S.anditsbigbusinessesagreeingglobalwarmingwillstillbeabigproblem.—AugustineS.11OhioTheworldneedstolearnmoreaboutglobalwarmingproblems.IfwedonotdosomethingsoonthensomeofEarth’scoolestanimalswillbecomeextinct.Peopleshouldusesolarpowerinsteadofthingsthatpollutetheatmosphere!—JillianJ.10PennsylvaniaGlobalwarmingisverydangerousanditmustbepreventeD.Evenifpeoplethinkthatitcannotbestoppedweshouldatleasttry.Stoppingglobalwarmingismoreimportantthankeepingourbusinessesgoing.Whataboutthepenguins企鹅andthepolarbears?Wecan’tjustletthembecomeextinct.—SamanthaR.11IllinoisWhydoesLindseysuggestschoolsputrecyclingbinsinclassrooms?A.TokeeptheclassroomcleanB.Tohelpprotectwildanimals.C.Tohelpprotectourearth.D.Tocollectwasteinclassroom.Augustineworriesthatglobalwarmingproblemswillbedifficulttosolvebecause.A.manypeoplethinkthatglobalwarmingcannotbestoppedB.moreandmoretreesarebeingcutdownC.AmericangovernmentspendslittlemoneystoppingpollutionD.theU.S.refusestofollowtheKyotoProtocolJillianandSamanthabelievethat.A.solarpowerisearth-friendlyenergyB.globalwarmingthreatensanimals’survivalC.AmericaistherichestcountryintheworldD.thepenguinsandthepolarbearsaredyingoutWhatdothesixchildrenmainlytalkabout?A.Environmentalproblems.B.TheKyotoProtocol.C.Animalprotection.D.TheclimatechangE.
- Birdsandairportsaretwowordsthatpairedtogetherdon’tnormallypaintthemostharmoniouspicturE.SoitreallyraisessomeeyebrowswhenChinaannouncesplanstobuildanairportthat5sforbirds.Describedastheworld’sfirst-everbirdairporttheproposedLingangBirdSanctuary保护区inthenortherncoastalcityofTianjinisofcoursenotanactualairport.Ratherit’sawetlandpreservespecificallydesignedtoaccommodatehundreds—eventhousands—ofdailytakeoffsandlandingsbybirdstravelingalongtheEastAsian-AustralasianFlyway.Over50speciesofmigratory迁徙的waterbirdssomeendangeredwillstopandfeedattheprotectedsanctuarybeforecontinuingtheirlongjourneyalongtheflyway.Locatedonaformerlandfillsitethe61-hectare150-acreairportisalsoopentohumantravelers.Halfamillionvisitorsareexpectedannually.Howeverinsteadofduty-freeshoppingthemainattractionfornon-egg-layingcreaturesatTianjin’snewestairportwillbeagreen-roofededucationandresearchcenteraseriesofraisedobservationplatformsandanetworkofscenicwalkingandcyclingpathsandtrailstotalingover4miles.TheproposedBirdAirportwillbeagloballysignificantsanctuaryforendangeredmigratorybirdspecieswhileprovidingnewgreenlungsforthecityofTianjinAdrianMcGregorofAustralianlandscapearchitecturefirmMcGregorCoxallexplainedof.thedesign.FrequentlyblanketedinsmogsothickthatithasshutdownrealairportsTianjinisacity—China’sfourthmostpopulous—thatwouldcertainlybenefitfromanewpairofhealthygreenlungs.32.Theunderlinedphrase4non-egg-layingcreaturesinParagraph3refersto?A.endangeredwaterbirdsB.planesC.visitorsD.designers33.Whatdoweknowabouttheairportaccordingtothepassage?A.ItislocatedonalandfillsitE.B.PeoplecannotwatchbirdsupcloseherE.C.Itprovidesmigratorybirdswithfoodandshelter.D.ItfunctionsasanactualairportandawetlandpreserveatthesametimE.34.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.TianjinwillwinworldwidefameinthefuturE.B.TianjinwillbeabletoaccommodatemorepeoplE.C.Theairportwillbecomeapermanenthomeforbirds.D.Tianjin’airqualitywillimprovethankstotheairport.35.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A.ChinaistoopenthefirstBirdAirport.B.Airportsturnintogreenlungs.C.Birdsarenolongerenemiestoairports.D.Airportsshutdownandopenup.
- Ⅲ.阅读共两节满分40分第一节阅读理解共15小题每小题2分满分30分阅读下面短文掌握其大意然后从41—55各题所给的四个选项A.B.C.D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑A.We'reallconnecteD.Youcansendane-mailmessagetoafriendandyourfriendcanpassitontooneofhisorherfriendsandthatfriendcandothesamecontinuingthechain.Eventuallyyourmessagecouldreachjustaboutanyoneintheworldanditmighttakeonlyfivetosevene-mailsforthemessagetogettherE.Scientistsrecentlytestedthatideainastudyinvolving24000peoplE.Participantshadtotrytogetamessageforwardedtooneof18randomlychosenpeoplE.Eachparticipantstartedbysendingonee-mailtosomeonetheyknew.Recipientscouldthenforwardthee-mailoncetosomeonetheyknewandsoon.TargetswhowererandomlyassignedbyresearchersfromColumbiaUniversityinNewYorklivedin13countries.TheyincludedanAustralianpoliceofficeraNorwegianveterinarianandacollegeprofessor.Outof24000chainsonly384reachedtheirgoal.Therestpeteredoutusuallybecauseoneoftherecipientswaseithertoobusytoforwardthemessageorthoughtitwasjunkmail.Thelinksthatreachedtheirgoalmadeitinanaverageof4.05e-mails.Basedonthelengthsofthefailedchainstheresearchersestimatedthattwostrangerscouldgenerallymakecontactinfivetosevene-mails.Themostsuccessfulchainsreliedoncasualacquaintancesratherthanclosefriends.That'sbecauseyourclosefriendsknoweachotherwhereasyouracquaintancestendtoknowpeopleyoudon'tknow.Thephenomenonknownasthestrengthofweaktiesexplainswhypeopletendtogetjobsthroughpeopletheyknowcasuallybutaren'tthatcloseto.Sostartnetworkingandinstantmessagingnow.Astheysayinshowbusiness:It'sallaboutwhoyouknow.41.Ifyouwanttogetintotouchwithastrangerintheworldhowmanye-mailsmightittakeforthemessagetoreachhim/her?A.5to7B.18C.13D.38442.WhichofthefollowingisNottrueaboutthetest?A.24000peopletookpartinthestudyandsente-mailstopeopletheyknew.B.The18targetswerechosenbychancE.C.About98.4%ofthemailsdidn’treachtheirgoalbecausesomepeopleweretoobusyortheymistookthemessageforjunkmail.D.Thetargetscomefrom13countriessuchasAustraliaNorwayandNewYork.43.Whatdoesthewordestimatemeaninthepassage?A.makesureB.supposeC.thinkoverD.imagine44.Whydopeopletendtogetjobsmoreeasilythroughcasualacquaintancesthanclosefriends?A.Becauseclosefriendsdon’ttalkwitheachothersomuch.B.Becausecasualacquaintancescanhelpyouknowmorepeopleandmakemorefriends.C.Becauseclosefriendsdon’tspendsomuchtimegatheringtogether.D.Becausecasualacquaintancesarekinderandmorewillingtohelpothers.45.Inwhichpartofanewspaperwillreadersreadthispassage?A.CultureB.EntertainmentC.InformationandTechnologyD.Health
- Doyoueverrunoutofgreatbookstoread?SowhatshouldIreadnext?Isfast-pacedcrimefictionyourthing?TrythenewPatriciaCornwellbookScarpettaPutnam.Sheissuchanablewriterandhandlescomplexforensic法庭的intelligencewitheasE.Youneedtobepreparedthoughfortheworldyou'reentering—thisisn'tforthefaintofheartlet'ssay.IfpeaceismoreyourthingtryMaryPipher'swonderfulnewbookSeekingPeace:ChroniclesoftheWorstBuddhistintheWorldRiverhead.Maryisalovelycomfortablewriterwhotakesthereaderthroughherpersonalawakeningafterreputationandfortunecameherway.Evenifyou'veneverexperiencedlifeasabestsellingwriterasshehasdoneinherbookyearsbackRevivingOpheliayou'lltotallyunderstandandsympathizewithherrenewedneedforprivacydistanceandquiet.WhatifyouwantastraightforwardtotallythrillingreadwithvividcharacterssetaboutWorldWarII?YoucannotgowrongwithJimLehrer'snewnovelOhJohnnyRandomHouseaboutayoungMarinewhoselifeischangedforeverwhenhemeetsawomanonhiswaytowar.Hisrelationshipwithherlastshimthroughdangerandhardshipandthere'sanimpressiveending.Seeourinterviewwiththeproductivenovelist/newsmaninthecurrentissueofReader'sDigestMarchonstandsnowbythewayforinsightintotheverytalentedMr.Lehrerandwhatinterestshim.Wellwhataboutsomethingwickedlyfunnyandtotallyoffbeat?DoesthenameCarrieFisherdoanythingforyou?TryhervividandnewlifeinHollywoodandelsewhereWishfulDrinkingSimon&Schuster.Bepreparedforhumorassharpasknives.Inwhichcolumnwillyouprobablyfindtheabovepassage?A.AdvicE.B.Newsstory.C.Advertisement.D.Comments.Whatdoesthewriterintendtotellusbytheunderlinedsentence?A.TheworldiscomplexandharD.B.Scarpettaisathriller.C.ThefictionishardtounderstanD.D.Societyishardtofitinto.WhichofthefollowingistrueofMaryPipher?A.Sheisanadventurouswriter.B.Shedoesn’tcareaboutfortunE.C.Herbooksnormallysellwell.D.Shecanhelpyouachievewritingskills.TogetfurtherinformationaboutJimLehreryoumay________.A.gotoReader’sDigestissuedinMarchB.gotoRandomHouseC.analyzethecharactersinOhJohnnyD.readthenovelOhJohnnyWhichbookisn’tdirectlybasedonthewriter’sownlife?A.SeekingPeacE.B.RevivingOpheliA.C.WishfulDrinking.D.OhJohnny.
- ThetownofGreenBankWestVirginiaisthesiteofthelargestradiotelescopeintheworldsoInternetconnectionsandanythingelsethatcancreateelectromagnetic电磁的wavessuchassmartphonesandmicrowaveovensarebanneD.GreenBankisfrozenintimesomewhereinthe1950sbecausethere’sa33000-square-kilometerzoneofsilenceduetothetelescopE.Cellphonetowersareforbidden.Thecloseryougettothetelescopethegreatertherestrictions.There’sa16-kilometerradius半径aroundtheobservatorywhereradio-controlleditemseventoyscannotbeuseD.Telescopeemployeesevenworkinaspecialroomthatblockselectromagneticwavesfromleavingit.Hereimagineasubmarine潜艇watercannotgetinsideandsothisroomisanelectricsubmarinE.Noelectromagneticwavescangetintothisroomjustasyoucan’tgobeyonditMichaelHolsteinanobservatoryofficersaiD.ThesizeofafootballfieldthetelescopeissosensitivethatitcouldpickupsignalssentfromanalienworlD.Andscientistscan’twaitforthattohappen.Allthesignalsthatwenowreceivewiththehelpoftelescopesaresignalsthatcomefromcosmicobjects—starsgalaxies.WehavenotyetreceivedanythingfromintelligentcivilizationsscientistRichardLynchsaiD.Localpeoplerespecttheworkofthescientists.Yeswearedifferent.Manywouldsaythatwelivetheold-fashionedwayinthepast.Butforusit’sjustthewayoflifethatwehavealwayslivedSherrysaiD.WhenwewanttomeetfriendswejustcalleachotheronawirephonE.AndinsteadofsittinginfrontofyourscreenwetalkwegofishingtothemountainsresidentSherrysaiD.Forthelatestnewsresidentsreadtheweeklylocalnewspaper.Whenshe’slookingforaphonenumberSherryreachesforthephonebook.AndinsteadofFacebookSherryenjoysdailyconversationswithhercustomers.InthistowneveryoneknowseachotherandcommunicationisfacetofacE.8.WhydopeopleinGreenBankliveanold-fashionedlife?A.ThetowniseconomicallylessdevelopeD.B.ElectronicproductswillaffecttheradiotelescopE.C.Theyhavegotusedtoitanddon’twanttochangE.D.Theradiotelescopestopselectronicproductsworkingproperly.9.Whatcanwelearnabouttheradiotelescope?A.Itwassetupaboutinthe1950s.B.Itisinaroomwithoutelectromagnet.C.Itis16-kilometerinradius.D.Ithaspickedupsignalsfromaliens.10.Howdothelocalpeoplefeelabouttheirlife?A.InspireD.B.Unhappy.C.Content.D.WorrieD.11.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.HightechwithtraditionallifeatGreenBankB.RadiotelescopetoreceivealiensignalsC.ThelargestradiotelescopeintheworldD.Old-fashionedlifeatGreenBank
- FormanypeoplebeingonthejobmightjustsoundlikeapicniccomparedtoadayathomefilledwithhouseworkmealsandchildcarE.Evenforthosewithahappyfamilylifehomecansometimesfeelmoretaxingthanwork.InanewstudyresearchersatPennStateUniversityfoundsignificantlyandconsistentlylowerlevelsofcortisol皮质醇releasedinresponsetostressinamajorityofsubjectswhentheywereatworkcomparedtowhentheywereathomE.Thiswastrueforbothmenandwomenandparentsandpeoplewithoutchildren.Bothmenandwomenshowedlessstressatwork.ButwomenweremorelikelytoreportfeelinghappiertherE.MenweremorelikelytofeelhappierathomE.Expertssaythereareotherreasonswhyworkislessstressfulthanhomeformany.PaidworkismorevaluedinsocietysaysSarahDamasketheleadresearcheronthestudy.Householdworkisboringandnotparticularlyrewarding.Wegetbetteratourjobwithtimeandtheincreasedcompetencemeanslessstressandmorerewards.Yetnoneofusnomatterhowlongwe'vebeendoingitevertrulyfeelslikeanexpertatparentingorevenatmarriagE.Thesupportandfriendshipofco-workersalsoofferstressrelief.Athomemeanwhilestressspreadsandaccumulates积累quickly.That'sthereasonwhymosthousewiveswishtheywerethebreadearnersDr.Damaskesays.Muchoftheadvicetofamiliesandcouplesincludethewarningtoleaveworkstressattheofficeandeventochangeourmind-setfromworktohomeforexampleawalkaroundtheblock.TherecentfindingsthoughsuggestourhomelifenotourattitudemightbedueforsomechangE.63.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedwordtaxing?A.stressful.B.cheerful.C.worthwhilE.D.rewarding.64.Whatdidtheresearchinthesecondparagraphprove?A.MenfeltbetterathomE.B.WomenfelttheyhadlesstimE.C.Womenwereeasiertofeelhappier.D.MostpeoplefeltmorestressathomE.65.Accordinglotherecentfindingswhatshouldwechangetosolvetheproblemmentioned?A.OurattitudE.B.Ourmind-set.C.OurhomelifE.D.OurworkingstylE.
- BThereisaproblemeachofuswillface:Apologizingisdifficult.WearetrappedinwhatwethinkofourselvesbyholdingontoourpridE.Wecanbeselfishandnotwillingtoadmitourmostobviousmistakes.PrideeatsawayatusasweargueorignorethemistakE.Guilttrapsusinitscageofliesandprideaswedefendourself-centeredminds.IthashappenedtomE.IhavehadtoomuchprideandselfishnesstoapologizetoalovedoneIhadhurt.WhenIdidwanttoapologizeIcouldn’tbringmyselftofacetheotherperson.ThisistheprideI’mtalkingabout.Maybeapologiescomedifficultformenbecausethey’reexpectedtobedominant占优势的.It’slikethejokethatamanneverasksfordirectionswhenlost.Ladiesaremoreemotionallyopenthanmenandarewillingtoexpresstheiremotion.Stillbothgenderswonderhowtoapologizecorrectly.Howdoesnotapologizingaffectotherpeople?TheyfeelhurtandbelievethatyouarenotwillingtocommunicateyourmistakE.Theylosetrustinyouasyouhidebehindyourmistakeandavoidreality.Theybecomeangrywithyouwonderingwhyyouwillnottellthemthetruth.TheymaybegintocounteryourlackofapologiesbynotapologizingthemselvesandthentherelationshipgoesdownhillasthetwoofyougetcaughtinapowerstrugglE.Youneedtocommunicateyourmistakes.A.mistakeyoumadeislikeascratch划痕andbynotapologizingyouaremakingthescratchadeeperwoundandrubbingsaltintoit.YouneedtostophurtingtheotherpersonandyourselfbylearningtoapologizE.Thereisrealpowerinapologizingandemotionalhealing.65.Peoplefindithardtoapologizefortheirmistakesdueto________.A.emotionalhealingB.theirprideC.makingargumentsD.beingtrappedinlies66.Whyaremenmoreunwillingtomakeapologies?A.Theydon’tintendtohurtotherpeoplE.B.Theyaretooshy.C.Theydon’twanttobeconsideredasweak.D.TheythinkitisnotnecessarytoapologizE.67.Theunderlinedwordcounterprobablymeans_________.A.objecttoB.focusonC.dependonD.benefitfrom68.Whatbadeffectdoesithaveifyourefusetoapologizeforyourmistakes?A.Youwon’tbefocusedonbyotherpeoplE.B.Allpeoplewon’tbelieveinyouinturn.C.Youwon’tbeforgivenevenifyoutellthetruth.D.Thefriendshipwillbehurtandtrustwillbelost.
- 第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项ATherearetwotypesofpeopleintheworlD.Althoughtheyhaveequaldegreeofhealthandwealthandothercomfortsoflifeonebecomeshappyandtheotherbecomesunhappy.Thisarisesfromthedifferentwaysinwhichtheyconsiderthingspersonseventsandtheresultingeffectsupontheirminds.Peoplewhoaretobehappyfixtheirattentionontheconvenienceofthings:thepleasantpartsofconversationthewellprepareddishesthegoodnessofthewineandthefineweather.Theyenjoyallthecheerfulthings.Thosewhoaretobeunhappythinkandspeakonlyoftheoppositethings.ThereforetheyarecontinuallydissatisfieD.BytheirremarkstheysourthepleasureofsocietyoffendhurtmanypeopleandmakethemselvesdisagreeableeverywherE.IfthisturnofmindwasfoundedinnaturesuchunhappypersonswouldbethemoretobepitieD.Theintentionofcriticizing批评andbeingdislikedisperhapstakenupbyimitation模仿.Itgrowsintoahabitunknowntoitspossessors.Thehabitmaybestrongbutitmaybecuredwhenthosewhohaveitrealizeitsbadeffectsontheirinterestsandtastes.Ihopethislittlewarningmaybeofservicetothemandhelpthemchangethishabit.Althoughinfactitischieflyanactoftheimaginationithasseriousresultsinlifesinceitbringsondeepsorrowandbadluck.Thosepeopleoffendmanyothers;nobodylovesthemandnoonetreatsthemwithmorethanthemostcommonpolitenessandrespect.Thisfrequentlyputstheminbadtemperanddrawsthemintoarguments.Iftheyaimatgettingsomeadvantagesinsocialpositionorfortunenobodywishesthemsuccess.Norwillanyonestartasteporspeakawordtofavortheirhopes.Iftheybringonthemselvespublicobjectionsnoonewilldefendorexcusethemandmanywilljointocriticizetheirwrongdoings.Theseshouldchangethisbadhabitandbepleasedwithwhatispleasingwithoutworryingneedlesslyaboutthemselvesandothers.Iftheydonotitwillbegoodforotherstoavoidanycontact接触withthem.Otherwiseitcanbedisagreeableandsometimesveryinconvenientespeciallywhenonebecomesmixedupintheirquarrels.56.Peoplewhoareunhappy_______.A.alwaysconsiderthingsdifferentlyfromothersB.usuallyareaffectedbytheresultsofcertainthingsC.usuallymisunderstandwhatothersthinkorsayD.alwaysdiscovertheunpleasantsideofcertainthings57.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat_______.A.weshouldpityallsuchunhappypeopleB.suchunhappypeoplearedangeroustosociallifeC.peoplecangetridofthehabitofunhappinessD.unhappypeoplecannotunderstandhappypersons58.Ifsuchunhappypersonsinsistonkeepingthehabittheauthorsuggeststhatpeopleshould____.A.preventanycommunicationwiththemB.shownorespectandpolitenesstothemC.persuadethemtorecognizethebadeffectsD.quarrelwiththemuntiltheyrealizethemistakes59.Inthispassagethewritermainly_______.A.describestwotypesofpeopleB.laughsattheunhappypeopleC.suggeststheunhappypeopleshouldgetridofthehabitsofunhappinessD.tellspeoplehowtobehappyinlife
- MyhusbandandIhadbeenmarriednearlytwenty-twoyearswhenIacquiredStevens-Johnsonsyndromeadisorderwheremyimmune免疫的systemrespondedtoavirusbyproducingpainfulblisters.Althoughmylong-termevaluationwasgoodIwhohadbeensofiercelyindependentrapidlybecameabsolutelyhelpless.MyhusbandScottsteppeduptotheplatetakingcareofkidsandcookingdinners.Healsobecamemypersonalcaretakerapplyingthemedicinetoallofmyblistersbecausemyhandscouldn’tdothejoB.NeedlesstosayIhadnegativeemotionsbouncingfromembarrassmenttoshamecausedbytotalrelianceonsomeoneotherthanmyself.IrecoveredfrommyillnessbutIcouldn’tseemtorecoverfromthethoughtthatIlovedmyhusbandlessthanhelovedmE.Thisseemingdistinctioninourlovecontinuedtoannoymefortheyearfollowingmyillness.ThenrecentlyScottandIwentonalongbikeridE.He’sanexperiencedcyclist;I’mquitethegreenhanD.AtonepointwithastrongheadwindandsharppainbuildinginmytiredlegsIreallythoughtIcouldn’tgoanyfurther.SeeingmestruggleScottpulledinfrontofmeandyelledoverhisshoulderStayclosebehindmE.AsIfollowedhisstepsIdiscoveredthatmylegsquitburningandIwasabletocatchmybreath.Myhusbandwaspullingmealong-again.Ipraymyhusbandwillalwaysbestrongandhealthy.ButifheshouldeverbecomethestrugglingonewhetheronabikerideorwithanillnessItrustIllbereadytocallouttohimStayclosebehindme--myturntopullyoualong.24.Theauthorfelthelplessbecause_________.A.ShelostthepreviousindependenceB.ShefailedtogetthemedicaltreatmentC.HermarriagewasinaterriblestateD.Shesufferedfrommentaldisorder25.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthorshusbandaccordingtoParagraph2?A.Impatient.B.Independent.C.Family-centereD.D.Career-centereD.26.Whengoingonthelongbikeridetheauthorshusband_________.A.followedhercloselyB.backedherupallthewayC.gaveintoherdepressionD.stoppedtotakecareofherleg27.Whatmessagedoestheauthorconveyinthepassage?A.Strongwill.B.SelflesslovE.C.Relianceoneachother.D.OptimisticattitudetolifE.
- Parentsshouldstopblamingthemselvesbecausethere’snotalottheycandoaboutit.Imeantheteenagerproblem.Whateveryoudoorhoweveryouchoosetodealwithitatcertaintimesawonderfulreasonableandhelpfulchildwillturnintoaterribleanimal.I’veseenfriendsdealwithitinallkindsofdifferentways.Onestrictmotherinsistedthathersonrightfromachildshouldstandupwheneveranyoneenteredtheroomopendoorsandshakehandslikeagentleman.IsawhimlastweekwhenIcalledrounD.Sprawlinghimself懒散地躺onthesofainfulllengthhemadenoattempttoturnofftheloudTVhewaswatchingasIwalkedinandhisgreetingwasnomorethanaquickglanceatmE.HismotherwasashameD.Idon’tknowwhattodowithhimthesedaysshesaiD.He’sforgottenallthemannerswetaughthim.Hehasn’tforgottenthem.He’sjustdecidedthathe’snotgoingtousethem.Sheconfessed坦白thatshewouldliketocomeupbehindhimandthrowhimdownfromthesofaontothefloor.AnothergoodfriendofminelethertwodaughtersclimballoverthefurniturereachacrossthetablestareatmeandsayIdon’tlikeyourdress;it’sugly.Oneofthedaughtershasrecentlybeendrivenoutofschool.TheotherhaslefthomE.Wheredidwegowrong?herparentsarenowverysaD.Probablynowheremuch.Atleastnomorethantherestofthatunfortunateraceparents.46.Thistextismostprobablywrittenby______.A.aspecialistinteenagerstudiesB.aheadmasterofamiddleschoolC.aparentwithteenagechildrenD.adoctorformentalhealthproblems47.Theunderlinedworditinthesecondparagraphrefersto______.A.thechangefromgoodtobadthat’sseeninachildB.thewaythatparentsoftenblamethemselvesC.theopinionthatachildhasofhisparentsD.theadvicethatparentswanttheirchildrentofollow48.Theboyonthesofawouldmostprobablybedescribedas______.A.lazyB.quietC.unusualD.rude49.Fromthesecondexamplewecaninferthattheparentsofthetwodaughters______.A.paynoattentiontothemB.aretoobusytolookafterthemC.havecometohatethemD.feelhelplesstodomuchaboutthem50.Whatistheauthor’sopinionaboutthesuddenchangeinteenagechildren?A.Parentshavenochoicebuttotrytoacceptit.B.ParentsshouldpaystillmoreattentiontothechangE.C.Parentsshouldworkmorecloselywithschoolteachers.D.Parentsareatfaultforthechangeintheirchildren.
- A.couplefromMiamiBillandSimoneButlerspentsixty–sixdaysinalife-raft救生艇intheseasofCentralAmericaaftertheirboatsank.Twenty-onedaysaftertheyleftPanamaintheirboatSimonytheymetsomewhales鲸鱼.TheystartedtohitthesideoftheboatsaidBillandthensuddenlyweheardwater.Twominuteslatertheboatwassinking.Theyjumpedintothelife-raftandwatchedtheboatgounderthewater.Fortwentydaystheyhadtinsoffoodbiscuitsandbottlesofwater.Theyalsohadafishing-lineandamachinetomakesaltwaterintodrinkingwater—twothingswhichsavedtheirlives.Theycaughteighttotenfishadayandatethemraw生的.ThenthelinebrokE.SowehadnomorefishuntilsomethingverystrangehappeneD.Somesharks鲨鱼cametofeedandthefishundertheraftwereafraidandcametothesurfacE.Icaughtthemwithmyhands.Abouttwentyshipspassedthembutnoonesawthem.Afterfiftydaysatseatheirlife-raftwasbeginningtobreakup.Thensuddenlyitwasallover.A.fishingboatsawthemandpickedthemup.Theycouldn’tstandup.SothecaptaincarriedthemontohisboatandtookthemtoCostaRicA.Theirtwomonthsatseawasover.68.BillandSimoneweretraveling______whentheymetsomewhales.A.inalife-raftB.inMiamiC.inSimonyD.inPanama69.Duringtheirdaysatsea______savedtheirlives.A.tinsoffoodandbottlesofwaterB.afishing-lineandamachineC.whalesandsharksD.Twentypassingships70.Aftertheirboatsankthecouple______.A.jumpedintothelife-raftB.heardwaterC.watchedtheboatgounderwaterD.stayedinthelife-raft
- ShynessisthecauseofmuchunhappinessforagreatmanypeoplE.Shypeopleareanxiousandself-conscious;thatistheyareconcernedwiththeirownappearanceandactionstoomuch.Negativethoughtsareconstantlyoccurringintheirminds:WhatkindofimpressionamImaking?Dotheylikeme?DoIsoundstupid?AmIwearingunattractiveclothes?Itisobviousthatsuchuncomfortablefeelingsmustaffectpeopleunfavorably.Aperson'sself-conceptisreflectedinthewayheorshebehavesandthewayapersonbehavesaffectsotherpeople'sreactions.Ingeneralthewaypeoplethinkaboutthemselveshasadeepeffectonallareasoftheirlives.Shypeoplewhohavelowrespectarelikelytobepassiveandeasilyinfluencedbyothers.Theyneedfaiththattheyaredoingtherightthing.Shypeopleareverysensitivetocriticism.Itmakesthemfeelinferior自卑.TheyalsofinditdifficulttobepleasedbypraisesbecausetheybelievetheyareunworthyofpraisE.Ashypersonmayrespondtoapraisewithastatementlikethisone:You'rejustsayingthattomakemefeelgoodIknowit'snottruE.Itisclearthatwhileself-awarenessisahealthyqualityoverdoingitisharmful.Canshynessbecompletelygotridoforatleastreduced?Fortunatelypeoplecanovercomeshynesswithdeterminationsinceshynessgoeshandinhandwithlackofselfrespect.Itisimportantforpeopletoaccepttheirweaknessaswellastheirstrengths.Eachoneofushashisorherowncharacteristics.Weareinterestedinourownpersonalways.ThebetterweunderstandourselvestheeasieritbecomestoliveuptoourchancesforarichandsuccessfullifE.Thefirstparagraphismainlyabout______.A.thecauseofshynessB.theeffectofshynessonpeopleC.thefeelingsofshypeopleD.thequestionsinthemindsofshypeopleAccordingtothewriterself-awarenessis______.A.harmfultopeopleB.aweakpointofshypeopleC.thecauseofunhappinessD.agoodcharacteristicWhatistheshypeople'sreactiontopraise?A.Theyarepleasedbyit.B.TheyfeelitisnottruE.C.Theyareverysensitivetoit.D.Theyfeeltheyareworthyofit.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatshynesscan______.A.blockourchancesforasuccessfullifeB.helpustoliveuptoourfulldevelopmentC.enableustounderstandourselvesbetterD.havenothingtodowithlackofselfrespect
- SirWilliamOslerhasafewwordsforyou:IntheLifeofayoungmanthemostessentialthingforhappinessisthegiftoffriendship.Truerwordswereneverspoken.Forwhatmorecouldyouaskthancomradeshipduringthepeaksandvalleysoflife?Towhomelsebutaclosevaluablefriendcanyoushowoffyoursuccessesandcomplainaboutyourfailuresorlosses?Whatisagoodfriend?Howishebestdescribed?Wellithasbeenmyobservationthatalthoughmanywillcrywithyoufewcansincerelyrejoice欣喜withyou.Thereforeinmyopinionagoodfriendisonewhocanenjoyyoursuccesseswithoutenvy;onewhocansayThatwaswonderful!Youcandoitagainevenbetterifyouwant!andmeanit.Nothingtaxesafriendshipmorethantheprosperityofoneandnottheother.Eventheclosestoffriendshipsoftencannotresistsuchpressureandfail.Nowondermanyminorfriendshipsgodowndaybydayforthesamereason.A.personofgoodcharacterandsoundmoralofhonorandhumorofcourageandbeliefisafriendtobesoughtandtreasured—fortherearefew.ToooftenwehearIfyoucancountyourgoodfriendsonmorethanonehandconsideryourselfblesseD.Whatmakesafriendshiplast?WellIdon’tknowalltheanswersbutoneofmyobservationsisthatmostgoodfriendsusuallyhavesimilartastes.Theygenerallylikeanddislikemanyofthesamethings.Therealsousuallyseemstoexistasimilarityofpersonalitytypes—especiallyinthefundamentalvaluesoflifesuchashonestysincerityloyaltyanddependability.Moreoftenthannotbirdsofafeatherdoflytogether.Idon’tthinkitmattersalotwhetheroneprefersjazzorhockeytoanother’sMozartorballet.Muchothermattersfarmore:relyingsharinggivinggettingenjoying;asympatheticearalwaysthere;criticismwhenitcanhelp;praise—evenifonlybecauseitwouldhelp.Withnotmanypeopleonthisearthwillyoufindthismuchincommon.WhenyoufindonehangontohimforagoodfriendfoundisararetreasurE.1.ThefunctionofParagraph1istointroduce_____.A.afamoussayingB.thetopicfordiscussionC.afamouspersonD.twodifferentattitudes2.WhatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2?A.Peopledon’thavetopaytaxestodevelopfriendshipwithothers.B.Successofonepersoncanpromotehisfriendshipwithothers.C.Friendshipcanbeaffectedbythedifferenceinsuccessbetweenfriends.D.NothingcanaffectfriendshipbecauseithasgonethroughthepeaksandvalleysoflifE.3.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?A.Oneisluckytohavemanyfriends.B.A.friendshouldhaveagoodcharacter.C.WeshouldcountourfriendsonmorethanonehanD.D.A.truefriendshouldbetreasuredbecausetherearefew.4.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingplaystheLEASTimportantroleinalong-lastingfriendship?A.Hobbies.B.Tastes.C.Personality.D.Sympathy.
- LastweekmyyoungestsonandIvisitedmyfatherathisnewhomeinTucsonArizonA.HemovedthereafewyearsagoandIwaseagertoseehisnewplaceandmeethisfriends.Myearliestmemoriesofmyfatherareatallhandsomesuccessfulmandevotedtohisworkandhisfamilybutuncomfortablewithhischildren.AsachildIlovedhim.HeseemedunhappywithmeunlessIgotstraightA’sandunhappywithmyboyfriendsiftheirfatherswerenotassuccessfulashewas.WheneverIwentoutwithhimonweekendsIusedtostruggletothinkupthingstosayfeelingonguarD.Onthefirstdayofmyvisitwewentoutwithoneofmyfather’sfriendsforlunchatanoutdoorcafé.Wewalkedalongthatafternoondidsomeshoppingateonthestreettableandlaughedovermyson’sfunnyfacialexpressions.Gonewasmyfather’scritical挑剔的airandstrictrules.WhowasthispersonIknewasmyfatherwhoseemedsofriendlyandinterestingtobearound?Whathadheldhimbackbefore?ThenextdaydadpulledouthischildhoodpicturesandtoldmequiteafewstoriesabouthisownchildhooD.AlthoughourtimestogetherbecameeasierovertheyearsIneverfeltclosertohimatthatmoment.AftersomanyyearsI’matlastseeinganothersideofmyfather.AndinsodoingI’mdelightedwithmynewfriend.MydadinhisnewhomeinArizonaisbacktomefromwherehewas.56.Whydidtheauthorfeelbitteraboutherfatherasayoungadult?A.HewassilentmostofthetimE.B.Hewastooproudofhimself.C.Hedidnotlovehischildren.D.Heexpectedtoomuchofher.57.Whentheauthorwentoutwithherfatheronweekendshewouldfeel.A.nervousB.sorryC.tiredD.safe58.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofherfatherafterhervisittoTucson?A.Morecritical.B.MoretalkativeC.Gentleandfriendly.D.Strictandhard-working.59.Theunderlinedwordsmynewfriendinthelastparagraphreferto.A.theauthor’ssonB.theauthor’sfatherC.thefriendoftheauthor’sfatherD.thecaféowner
- 14daysfromjust£2090ppFullyinclusivefromtheUKPricecoverinternationalairfaresdeparturetaxesfuelchargelocaltransportationallmealsentrancefeesguidesdailytoursandvisasforUKcitizens.◆Days1-3UK-ShanghaiFlytothegreatcityofshanghaiandintheeveningsampletraditionalshanghaifooD.VisitthebeautifulYUGardenOldTown.ShanghaiMuseumcrosstheGreatNampaBridgeandtourthePudongareA.AlsoexploreXintiandiwithits1920’sstyleSmkomenbuildingsandendyourstayinshanghaiwithanamazingHuangpurivereveningtour.◆Days4-7:Shanghai-YangtzeRiverTourFlytoYichangandchangeapprox:onehourtoboardyourYangtzeRivershipforthenextfournights.EnjoyatourofthethreeGorgeeDam三峡大坝beforesailingonthegrandYangtzeRiverpassingthroughtheimpressiveThreeGorges.WetakeasidetripetothelesserThreeGorgesortraveluptheshennongStreaminapeapodboatandenjoyvariousshoretripsalongtheway.◆Day8:Chongqing—chengduGetoffinChongqinganddrivetoChengduforanovernightstay.◆Day9-10;Chengdu-xi’anVisitthefamousPandaReservetoseethelovelyanimalsWethenflytothebistoriccityofxi’anfortwonightsstayandenjoytraditionalShuijiao.Nextdayexploreoneofthemostimportantdiscoveriesofthe20thcentury—theTerracottaWarriors兵马俑followedbytheancientCitywallandaperformanceofTangDynastydancing.◆Day11-13:xi’an-beijingVisitlittlewildgoosepagodaandseetheancientobjectsatthewell-knownShanxiprovincialmuseumbeforewalkingthroughthelivelymilitiaQuartertoseetheGreatMosquE.LaterflytoBeijingforthreenightsstayandtryPekingDuck.DuringourstayinBeijingwestrollthroughTiananmenSquaretotheForbiddencitythelargestandbestpreservedcollectionofancientbuildingsinchinaandvisitthesummerpalacE.NextdaywetakeawalkontheGreatwalltourtheuniqueTempleofHeavenandenjoyanattractiveChineseAcrzibatioshow.◆Day14:Beijing-UKFlybacktotheUKarrivinghomelaterthesamedayfilledwithhappymemories.TheunderlinedwordsampleinthepassageprobablymeansA.buyB.reserveC.tasteD.makeThefirstandlastscenicspotstohevisitedinxi’anare.A.theTerracottaWarriorsandtheGreatMosqueB.theTerracottaWarriorsandshanghaiprovincialMuseumC.littlewildgoosePagodaandGreatMosqueD.LittlewildgoosePagodaandtheMuslimQuarterWhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothead?A.Thetouristswillhavetopayextraforfuelandmeals.B.Thetouristswillvisitthe1920’sShikumenbuildingsinBeijingC.ThetouristswilltakeasidetriptotheThreeGorgesDamduringthetour.D.ThetouristswillstayinBeijingforthreenightsbeforeleavingfortheUKTheadismainlyintendedto.A.encouragetheBritishtotravelinChinaB.attracttheBritishtotraditionalChinesefoodC.offerserviceofbookingairticketstotouristsD.providetheBritishwithabetterunderstandingofChinA.
- AnyonewhohaseverplayedthegameofTetris俄罗斯方块knowsthegame’ssurrealabilitytospillintoreallifE.AfteryoushutoffthegameyoustillseethoseTetrisblocksfallinginyourminD.You'regroceryshoppingandfindyourselfthinkingaboutrearrangingitemsongroceryshelves.Yourmindcontinuestoplaythegameevenwhenyou'rephysicallynot.RobertStickgoldaHarvardprofessornoticedsomethingsimilarafteradayhikingamountain.Thatnighthedreamthewasstillgoingthroughthemotionsofmountainhiking.Curiousaboutthishetriedsomething:hegotagroupofcollegestudentsofvariousskilllevelstoplayTetrisandletthemsleepintheHarvardsleeplaB.Over60%ofthestudentsincludingthosewhosufferedfromamnesia键忘症reporteddreamsofimagesofTetrispiecesfallingrotating旋转andfittingtogether.InterestinglyhalftheTetrisexpertstudentsreportedsuchTetrisdreamswhile75%ofthebeginnersdiD.AstudyfoundthatplayingTetriscangrowyourbrainandmakeitmoreefficient.Adolescentgirlsplayedthegameforanaverageof1.5hoursaweekoverthreemonths.Thecerebralcortex大脑皮层ofthegirlsgrewthickerwhilebrainactivityinotherareasdecreaseD.RichardHaierwhohadfoundthattherewasaTetrislearningeffectinwhichthebrainconsumedlessenergyasmasteryofthegameroseconcludedThebrainislearningwhichareasnottousE.Haier'sstudyshowedthatasthegirlspracticedplayingthegamenervecellsmadeconnectionscommunicatingthroughsynapsesasynapseisaconnectionbetweentwonervecells.Whenyoulearnsomethingyouchangethoseconnections.Everytimeyoureactivate激活acircuitsynapticefficiencyincreasesandconnectionsbecomemoredurableandeasiertoreactivatE.Stickgoldsayssleepplaysaroleinthismemoryprocess.SotosumupwheneveryoudospecifictasksoverandoveragaintheytakeuplessofyourbrainpowerovertimE.Andthat’sprettyamazing.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart‘surrealability’inthefirstparagraphmean?A.ThegamecanhelppeoplearrangethingsinlifE.B.ThegamecanbeappliedtomanyaspectsoflifE.C.TherearegreatsimilaritiesbetweenthegameandthingsinlifE.D.Themindcontinuestoplaythegamewhenwearedoingotherthings.6.WhatcanwelearnfromStickgold’sstudy?A.MorethanhalfofthestudentsdreamedofimagesofTetris.B.Studentshavingbadmemoriesdidn’tdreamofthegamE.C.TheTetrisexpertstudentsweremorelikelytodreamofthegamethanthebeginners.D.MorethanhalfoftheTetrisexpertstudentsdidn’tdreamofthegamE.7.PlayingTetrisforalongtimecanhelp_________.①growone’sbrain②one’sbrainfunctionefficiently③arrangethingstidilyinlife④improvetheadaptabilityofone’sbrainA.①②③B.①②④C.②③④D.①③④8.Thepurposeofthepassageisto_________.A.encouragepeopletoplayTetrisB.warnpeopletofocuswhiledoingthingsC.warnpeoplenottoplaygamesbeforesleepD.tellpeopletheywillimproveatsomethingiftheykeepdoingit
- WaltDisneyWorldistighteningitssecurityandhasinstalled安装metaldetectors探测器attheentrancetoallfourofitsthemeparks.ThemovefollowsamanwhotriedtobringagunintotheMagicKingdomatWaltDisneyWorlD.Visitorstotheparkswillbeselectedforscreening.SeaWorldandUniversalStudiosarealsoexpectedtoincreasetheirsecuritymeasurestoday.It’snorealsurprisethatDisneyandSeaWorldwouldinstallmetaldetectorsinthecurrentsituationandweexpectUniversalOrlandotofollowsuitsaidSimonVenessourFloridaexpert.Theyarealreadythenorm标准惯例atsportingfieldintheUSwhileUniversalusedtheminthepastforspecialeventsateachoftheirbigrollercoasterstopreventmobilephonesetC.fromflyingoutofpocketsontheridE.NoneoftheparkshaveannouncedifthiswillbealastingarrangementbutwewouldexpectittostayinplaceallthetimewhenterrorismremainsakeyconcerninmuchoftheworlD.HesaidthattheSixFlagsparksalsopopularthroughoutAmericahadusedmetaldetectorsforanumberofyears.Alltheparkshaveabasicbag-checkoperationforthepast14yearsandthisreallyonlymakesamoreformalprocessheaddeD.ItmightslowdownentrytotheparksslightlybutweexpecttheprocesstobeprettyefficientonceinstalleD.·WaltDisneyWorldFlorida:visitorguideTheparksareallexpertsatcrowdcontrolandprocessinglargenumbersofvisitorsandwewouldjustadvisearriving20-30minutesearlieratpeakperiodsandattheopeningtimeeachday.·TelegraphrecommendedOrlandohotelsWereviewourapproachtosecurityandarecarryingoutadditionalsecuritymeasuresasappropriateDisneysaidinastatement.28.WaltDisneyWorldinstalledmetaldetectorsto________.A.makevisitorsenjoytheirtripB.havemorecontroloversafetyC.controlthenumberofthevisitorsD.improvetheirmanagement.29.ThefollowingplacesusemetaldetectorsEXCEPT___.A.WaltDisneyWorldB.sportingfieldsintheUSC.UniversalOrlandoD.SixFlags30.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat_______________.A.AllthevisitorstotheparkswillbescreeneD.B.Metaldetectorsoftheparkswillbealastingarrangement.C.Metaldetectorswilldecreasetheefficiencyofthesafety.D.It’sgoodforvisitorstoarriveearlieratpeakperiodseachday.31.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.MetaldetectorsforthevisitorsB.WaltDisneyWorld’ssafetymeasuresC.WaltDisneyWorldinstallsmetaldetectorsD.Strengthensecurity’smeasures
- A.youthlayinabathoftomatojuiceduringtheTomatinaTomatoFightinthetownofBunolnearValenciaeasternSpain.TensofthousandsofpeopletookofftheirshortsandthrewtonsofjuicytomatoesateachotherintheTomatinafoodfightcreatingknee-deepriversoftomatosauce酱onthestreetsofthisSpanishtown.Fivetruckscarried130tonsofthefruitforthehour-longfightwhichattractedforeigntourists.AmongthemareBritishFrenchArgentineansandJapaneseaswellaslocals.Onthebellofnoonthesignalwasgivenandforthenext60minutesparticipants参加人hurledtomatoesateachotheruntilagunshotsignalledtheendofthefestival.Theclean-upfollowedwithfighterswashingthesignsofbattleawayinthelocalriverorunderhundredsoftemporary临时的showers.Whilethefrontofbuildingswerewateredtheyseemedbrighterthaneveraftertheirbath.TheTomatinaheldonthelastWednesdayinAugustissaidtobetheworld’slargesttomatofight.Inthepastpeoplehavebeenhurtduringthetomatofightbutnoonewaskilledorinjuredthisyear.Theorigin起源ofthefestivalisunknownbuteveryoneinBunolseemstohaveafavoritestory.Howevermostagreeitstartedaround1940.Thepassageshowsthatthetomatofightthisyearis__________.A.frighteningB.boringC.popularD.harmfulTheunderlinedwordhurledmeans__________.A.presented赠送B.threwC.gaveD.pickedAccordingtothepassagewecanlearnthat__________.A.participantscanhaveagoodrestafterthefightendsB.thefestivalcamefromafavoritestoryC.onlyadultsarepermittedtoattendthefestivalD.noonewashurtinthisyear’stomatofightWhatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.YouthLayinaBathofTomatoJuiceB.Tomato-hurlingFestivalinSpainC.TheHistoryofTomatinaTomatoFightD.FestivalsinSpain
- LastJulymy12-year-oldcardiedonCalifornia’sSantaAnaFreeway.ItwasanhourbeforesunsetandIwas25milesfromhomE.Icouldn’treachanyonetopickmeupsoIdecidedtotakeabus.NotknowingtheroutesIfiguredI’djustheadeast.A.buspulledupandIaskedthedriverhowfarshewasgoing.FourmorelightsshesaiD.TherewasanotherbusIcouldtakefromtherE.Thisclearlywasgoingtobealongnight.Shedroppedmeoffattheendofherrouteandtoldmewhichbustolookfor.Afterwaiting30minutesIbegantothinkaboutaveryexpensivetaxiridehomE.Thenabuspulledup.Therewasnolightednumberaboveitswindshield挡风玻璃.ItwasoutofservicE.ButthedooropenedandIwassurprisedtofindthatitwasthesamedriver.Ijustcan’tleaveyouhereshesaiD.Thisisn’tthenicestplacE.I’llgiveyouaridehomE.You’lldrivemehomeinthebus?Iaskedperplexed困惑.NoI’lltakeyouinmycarshesaiD.It’salongwayIprotesteD.ComeonshesaiD.Ihavenothingelsetodo.Aswedrovefromthestationinhercarshebegantellingmeastory.A.fewdaysearlierherbrotherhadrunoutofgas.A.goodSamaritanpickedhimuptookhimtoaservicestationandthenbacktohiscar.I’mjustpassingthefavoralongshesaiD.WhenIofferedhermoneyasathank-youshewouldn’thearofit.Thatwouldn’tmakeitafavorshesaiD.Justdosomethingniceforsomebody.Passitalong.1.Whydidthewritersaythathewouldhavealongnight?A.Hewonderedhowlonghehadtowaitforthenextbus.B.NodriverwouldgivehimaridE.C.Hedidn’tknowtheroutes.D.Heperhapswouldhavetotakeataxi.2.Judgingfromitscontexttheplacewherethewriterwaitedforthesecondbuswas_______.A.veryquietandpeacefulB.darkwithoutstreetlightsC.neithercleannorbeautifulD.alittleunsafe3.Whydidthewriterchangehismindafterwaitingfor30minutesattheendoftheroute?A.NobuswouldcomeatthetimE.B.A.taxiridewouldbemorecomfortablE.C.HebecameimpatientandabitworrieD.D.Heknewthedriverwouldneverreturn.4.Thebusdriverdrovethewriterhomelaterbecause________.A.shehappenedtogointhesamedirectionB.shewantedtodosomethinggoodforotherpeopleC.herbrothertoldhertodosoD.shewantedtoearnmoremoney5.Thebusdriverhopedthatthewriter________A.woulddoasshedidB.wouldkeepherinmemoryC.wouldgivethemoneytoothersD.woulddoherafavor
- Researchershavecreatedabackpackthathasacomputerandmedicinesinitthatcanhelpevenuntrainedsoldierssavethelivesofwoundedtroops.WoundedsoldiershaveabetterchanceofsurvivaliftheygethelpsoonafterbeinghurtandarequicklytakentoahospitalorcliniC.Butsoldierswhodonothavemedicaltrainingmaynotknowhowtohelptheirinjuredfriends.Doctorsandengineershavedevelopedwhattheycallanintelligentbackpack.Ithasacomputerandelectronicmeasuringdevices.Thebackpackalsohasroboticinstrumentsandmedicinesreadytogivetoinjuredtroops.About16doctorsandengineersfromtheUniversityofPittsburghCarnegieMellonUniversityandseveralotherplacesareworkingontheproject.TheU.S.DepartmentofDefensehasgivenmoneytotheproject.RonPoropatichleadstheproject.Heisaretiredarmysurgeon.HesaysthebackpackwillhelpsoldierscareforthosewhoareinjureD.Thedevicesincludedinthebackpackcanmonitoraperson^heartrateandbloodpressurE.Theroboticinstrumentscaneventellwhetherthesoldierhasacollapsedlung.Theintelligentbackpack'scomputercancompareinformationgatheredabouttheinjuredsoldierwiththousandsofsimilarcasesandquicklytellthebestmethodstousetosavethesoldier’slifE.SometimesitisnotalwayspossibletoquicklyremovetheinjuredsoldierfromthebattlefielD.SoDr.Poropatichsaystheresearchershopetocreateabackpackthatwillhavedevices.thatcankeepa.soldieraliveforalongtimE.Dr.Poropatichhopesthebackpackanditsinstrumentswillbereadyfortestinganimalsinaboutthreeyears.32.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.ThebackpackcanplayabigpartinthebattlefielD.B.Mostofthesoldierscan’tusethebackpackcorrectly.C.Soldiersshouldhavetakenmedicaltraining.D.WarorbattlehasbroughtharmtotheworlD.33.Howmanykindsofitemsarementionedinthebackpack?A.4.B.5.C.3.D.2.34.WhatcanweknowaccordingtoRonPoropatich?A.TheprojectgotsupportfromthewholeworlD.B.Theroboticinstrumentscanmonitorlungs.C.Theinjurer'sheartdiseasecanhecureD.D.Thedevicescanadjustsoldiers’bloodpressurE.35.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ResearchersandTheirWonderfulDiscoveryB.MedicalCareTestedontheWoundedSoldiersC.EmergencyMedicalCareinaBackpackD.RoboticDevicesUsedintheBattlefield
- Thecommoncoldistheworld’smostwidespreadillness.PeoplebelievethatcoldsarecausedbycolD.Theyarenot.Theyarecausedbyvirusespassingonfrompersontoperson.YoucatchacoldanditwouldbereasonabletoexpecttheEskimostosufferfromthemforever.Buttheydonot.Andinisolatedarcticregionsexplorershavereportedbeingfreefromcoldsuntilcomingintocontactagainwithinfectedpeoplefromtheoutsideworldbywayofpackagesandmaildroppedfromairplanes.DuringtheFirstWorldWarsoldierswhospentlongperiodsinthetrenches战壕coldandwetshowednoincreasedtendencytocatchcolds.IntheSecondWorldWasprisonersatthenotoriousAuschwitzconcentrationcampnakedandstarvingwereastonishedtofindthattheyseldomhadcolds.AttheCommonColdResearchUnitEnglandvolunteerstookpartinexperimentsinwhichtheygavethemselvestothediscomfortsofbeingcoldandwetforlongstretchesoftimE.AftertakinghotbathstheyputonbathingsuitsallowedthemselvestobedippedwithcoldwaterandthemstoodaboutdrippingwetinwinD.Someworewetsocksalldaywhileothersexercisedintherainuntilclosetoexhaustion.NotoneofthevolunteerscamedownwithacoldunlessacoldviruswasactuallydroppedinhisnosE.Inthecoldwehavenothingtodowithcatchingcolds.Whyaretheymorefrequentinthewinter?Despitethemostpains-takingresearchnoonehasyetfoundtheanswer.Oneexplanationofferedbyscientistsisthatpeopletendtostaytogetherindoorsmoreincoldweatherthanatothertimesandthismakesiteasierforcoldvirusestobepassedon.NoonehasyetfoundacureforthecolD.Therearedrugsandpainkillerssuchasaspirinbutalltheydoistorelievethesymptoms症状.60.BesidestheexperimentsinEnglandthewriterofferedmoreexamplestosupporthisargument.A.3B.4C.5D.661.Whichofthefollowingdoesnotagreewiththechosenpassage?A.TheEskimosdonotsufferfromcoldsallthetimE.B.ColdsarenotcausedbycolD.C.Peoplesufferfromcoldsjustbecausetheyliketostayindoors.D.ApersonmaycatchacoldbytouchingsomeonewhoalreadyhasonE.62.Arcticexplorersmaycatchcoldswhen.A.theyareworkingintheinolatedarcticregionsB.theyarewritingreportsinterriblycoldweatherC.theyarefreefromworkintheisolatedarcticregionsD.theyarecomingintotouchagainwiththeoutsideworld63.VolunteerstakingpartintheexperimentsintheCommonColdResearchUnit.A.sufferedalotB.nevercaughtcoldsC.oftencaughtcoldsD.becameverystrong
- Howdosuccessfulpeoplethink?Whatdrivesthem?InterviewsandinvestigationsindicatethatthereareseveralkeystosuccessthatsuccessfulpeoplesharE.FirstofallsuccessfulpeopleneverblamesomeoneorsomethingoutsideofthemselvesfortheirfailuretogoaheaD.Theyrealizethattheirfutureliesintheirownhands.TheyunderstandthattheycannotcontrolthingsinlifesuchasnaturethepastandotherpeoplE.Butinthemeantimetheyarewellawarethattheycancontroltheirownthoughtsandactions.Theytakeresponsibilityfortheirlifeandregardthisasoneofthemostempoweringthingstheycando.Perhapswhatmostseparatessuccessfulpeoplefromothersisthattheylivealifeonpurpose----theyaredoingwhattheybelievetheyareputheretodo.IntheiropinionhavingapurposeintheirlifeisthemostimportantelementthatenablesthemtobecomefullyfunctioningpeoplE.Theyholdthatwhentheylivetheirlifeonpurposetheirmainconcernistodothejobright.Theylovewhattheydo----anditshows.Peoplewanttodobusinesswiththembecauseoftheircommitment忠诚.Tolivetheirlifeonpurposesuccessfulpeoplefindacausetheybelieveinandcreateabusinessaroundit.Besidestheynevereasilygiveup.Oncetheyhavesetupgoalsintheirlifetheyarewillingtoworkhardwhateverittakestoachievetheirgoals.Topachieversalwaysbearinmindwhattheydon’thavE.Ratherthanbenegativeordepressingtheyusetheknowledgetospurthemselvesonandgoafterwhattheywantenergeticallyandpassionately.46.Theunderlinedworditrefersto____.A.themainconcernofsuccessfulpeopleB.thejobthatsuccessfulpeopledoC.thecommitmentwithwhichsuccessfulpeopledotheirjobsD.thebusinessthatsuccessfulpeopledowithotherpeople47.BylivingalifeonpurposesuccessfulpeoplecandothefollowingEXCEPT____.A.doalotofworkB.concentrateontheirjobsC.dobusinesswithmanypeopleD.controlthingsinlife48.Theunderlinedwordspurmostprobablymeans____.A.encourageB.exciteC.relieveD.compel
- ManagementConsultantSuzyWelchremembersthemoment14yearsagowhenherlifeimploded压破.ShewasspeakingtoanauditoriumfullofinsuranceexecutivesinHawaiiwhenshesawthefacesoftwoofherchildrenthensixandfivepressedagainsttheglassdoor.Shehadparkedtheminadanceclassbutthey’dfledouttofindher.ShewrappedupherremarksandcanceledtheQ&A.Iwastryingtopleaseeveryonebutpleasingno-oneshesaysIhadtorethinkthewayImademydecisions.AuthorofthebestsellingWinningwrittenwithhusbandJackWelchformerheadofGESuzyWelch49hasanewbook10-10-10thatdetailsthestrategyshecreatedafterthetremendousdecision-makingmoment.Themotheroffourexplains:Whenfacedwithavitaldecisionaskyourselfhowwillmychoiceaffectmylifetenminutesfromnow?Tenmonthsfromnow?Tenyearsfromnow?Toooftenwedecidesomethingbyavoidingtheimmediateouch.Butbylookingatthemiddleandlongertimeframesaswellastheshort-termwe’reaccessingourrealvalues.MybusinesstripisanexamplE.HadIappliedthestrategytoitbackthenIwouldhavedeclinedit.Ihadotherworktravelcomingup.IwasneededathomE.Manypeoplehavefound‘10-10-10’thrilling.Anentrepreneurmovedforwardwithanewbusinessplanbutwithoutthegirlfriendwhodidn’tsharehisgoals.A.mumofatroubledteenfinallygothimtoapsychologistafterputtingitoff.Ofteninourmoststressfulmomentswemakedecisionsbyinstinctonly.OrweaskafriendforadvicE.Orwemakenodecisionandsufferforit.Wecanlivemuchmoredeliberatelybytakingcontrolofchoicesandreallyunderstandingthem.Surethere’sstillroomforspontaneity自发的行为.Butwhenyoulookatthingsfromthreedistincttimeframesandassesstheconsequencesneveragainwillyousay‘IhavenoideawhyImadethisdecision.’63.WhatdidSuzydotohertwokidsbeforeaddressingthoseexecutives14yearsago?A.Shelefttheminacarinaparkinglot.B.Shehadadanceclasstogetherwiththetwokids.C.Shefedthekidsalotoffoodandletthemsleep.D.Shejustlefttheminadanceclass.64.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.SuzyandherhusbandusedtoworkinGEandtheyachievedgreatsuccessinbusiness.B.Suzyandherhusbandhadfourchildren.C.Suzybelievedthatmanypeoplereachedadecisionbyavoidingdirectpains.D.Suzyfailedtogiveupherworktravelbecauseshehadn’thadhergreatstrategiesthen.65.WhichofthefollowingisprobablyoneofthestrategiesinSuzy’sbook?A.WhendoingbusinessyoushouldlearntopleaseeveryonE.B.Beforemakingavitaldecisionyoushouldaskyourselfinsteadofothers.C.Whencarryingoutanewplanyou’dbettertakeyourgirlfrienD.D.Theassessmentofconsequencesplaysavitalroleindecision-making.66.Suzy’snewbookwasmainlyabout_______.A.howtodealwithnumberswhendoingbusinessB.howtomakedecisionsbyfollowingherstrategiesC.howtoobtainmorebenefitsinbusiness111]D.howtomakedetailedstrategiesinbusiness
- DearMr.BartonIamwritingfortheresidents’association业主协会toinformyouofourfeelingsaboutyouract.We’vereallyhadenoughofyou.Althoughwehavetriedtospeaktoyoupolitelyonseveraloccasionsyouhavealwaysansweredwithastreamofverbalabuse辱骂.Eversinceyoumovedinthreemonthsagoyouhaveshownverylittleconsiderationfortheotherresidentsofthisbuildingthoughmanyresidentsexpressedtheirunhappinesswithyou.Forthepastsixweekendsyouhaveheldverynoisypartieswhichhavenotfinisheduntilearlythenextmorning.Asyouknowmostofthepeoplehereareelderlyorhaveveryyoungchildrenandthenoisekeepsthemawakeallnight.Youdon’thavetobesonoisydoyou?Lastweekendthesituationdeterioratedwhentwoofyourfriendsfoughtwitheachotheronthefirstfloor.ThefightingwassobadthatthepolicehadtobecalleD.What’smoreyourfriendsleftthestairsinaterriblestate---theyevenbroketwowindowsontheirwayout!Wefeelthatwecan’tbearthistypeofact.Westronglydemandthatyoupayforthisdamagetothewindowsoon.Ifyoudon’tandyoucarryonbeinganuisance令人讨厌的人或物.Wewillkickyouout!Legalstepswillbetakenifnecessary.YourssincerelyResident57.Whatdoesthewriterfeel?A.ExcitedB.surprisedC.AngryD.Happy58.Whatdoestheworddeterioratedmean?A.ChangedB.ImprovedC.MovedD.Worsened59.Whatisthemainpurposeoftheletter?A.ToaskMr.BartontoleavethebuildingforthepeacE.B.ToinformMr.BartonofthenoisehemadE.C.TotalkaboutwhatMr.BartondiD.D.TogiveawarningtoMr.Barton.60.Whatistrueaccordingtotheletter?A.Mr.Bartonpaidnoattentiontotheothers’unhappiness.B.Mr.Bartonneverrepliedtotheothers’unhappinessC.Mr.Bartonalwayssaidsorrytothoseunhappywithhim.D.Mr.Bartonneverapologizedtotheotherresidents.
- Anewstudysuggeststhatwashingdishesbyhandishealthierthanusingadishwasher.Nobodylikesdoingthedishesbutitturnsoutthatdoingthistaskmightpayoffinanunexpectedway.AccordingtoanewstudypublishedintheJournalofPediatricswashingdishesbyhandinsteadofusingadishwashermightpreventthedevelopmentofallergies过敏.ResearchersinSwedensurveyedtheparentsof1029childrenaged7and8.Theydiscoveredthatchildrenwhosefamilieshand-washedthedishesinsteadofusingamachinewerelesslikelytohaveallergies.EarlierresearchhasshownthatdisheswashedbymachinearecleanerthanthosewashedbyhanD.Sowhywouldkidswhoeatwithslightlydirtierplatesbebetterwhenitcomestopreventingallergies?Oneexplanationisbasedonatheoryknownasthehygienehypothesiswhichsaysthereasonwhykidsdevelopallergiesisthattheirenvironmentisactuallytooclean.YourimmunesystemkeepsyouhealthybyfightinggermslikevirusesandbacteriA.Butwhenyouhaveallergiesitoverreactsandtriestofightordinarythingslikepollen花粉orcertainfoods.BeingexposedtogermsespeciallyearlyinlifeisgoodtrainingfortheimmunesystemsaystheleadauthorofthestudyDr.BillHesselmarofQueenSilviaHospitalinSweden.Youstimulatetheimmunesysteminvariouswaysanditbecomestolerant.Thisstudyshowsthatwhileusingthedishwashermightbeeasiertheold-fashionedmethodofcleaningupcouldbebetterforyourhealth.32.Whatisthebenefitofwashingdishesbyhand?A.Hand-washeddishesarecleanerthanthosewashedbymachinE.B.WashingdishesbyhandiseasierthanwashingbymachineC.WashingdishesbyhandcostslesstimethanwashingbymachineD.Washingdishesbyhandmightreducethechanceofdevelopingallergies33.Whatdoestheunderlinedworditinparagraph4referto?A.bacteriaB.germsC.theimmunesystemD.allergy34.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Usingadishwashercanpreventusfromhavingallergies.B.Exposuretogermsearlyinlifemayimprovekids’immunesystem.C.Ourimmunesystemcanonlyfightbacteriaandviruses.D.Childrenshouldusedirtyplateswhentheyhavemeals.35.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Thecleanenvironmentaccountsforkids’developingallergies.B.Whetherparentsshouldwashdishesbyhandoruseadishwasher.C.Washingdishesbyhandmaypreventkidsfromgettingallergies.D.Whathygienehypothesisisandhowourimmunesystemworks.
- Ifyoufeelatpresentthatyoudon’thaveenoughfriendsinyourlifeonereasonmaybethatyouhaveletyourselfbecometoobusytomaketimefortherelationshipsyoualreadyhavE.Startingandkeepingfriendshiprequireseffortandcommitment.Manyofusletourlivesbecomesobusywithworkandothercommitmentsthatwedon’tgetaroundtoschedulingtimeforpleasureandrenewal叙旧withthefriendsrelativesandacquaintanceswealreadyhavE.Makingtheefforttocallyourfriendsmoreregularlyandtoacceptmoreoftheinvitationsyoureceivefromotherscanimproveyoursociallifeinahurry!Arethereanypeopleyoucouldcallrightnowandbeassuredofapleasantwelcome?Aretherepeoplethatyoucouldcountontohelpyouintimeofdifficulty?Canyouhaveclosetalkswiththem?Doyouhavefunwhenyouaretogether?Areyouhappytohavetheminyourlife?Ifyouhaven’tseenmuchofthemlatelyisitbecauseyouhavebecometoobusy?Haveyougrownapart?Wasthereanargument?Ifthemainreasonyouhaven’tbeengettingtogetherwiththepeopleyoualreadyknowisthatyouhavegottoobusytakeagoodlookathowyouspendyourtimE.Compareitwithyourrealvaluesandpriorities优先考虑的事inlifE.Isyourbusylifestylereallybringingyouthequalityoflifethatyouwant?Ifyouhavebecometoobusyforfriendswhyhasthishappened?Areyouseekingmaterialtoysinyourlifeattheexpenseofrelationshipswithotherhumanbeings?Haveyouallowedyourtimetobeover-committedbecauseyouneversayNotoanyone?Doyouinsistondoingthingsyourselfthatcouldbeappointedtoothers?Ifsowhy?Doyoubelievethateverythingdependsonyou?Examinewhetherthewayyouarenowspendingyourtimeaccuratelyreflectsyourdeepestvaluesandpriorities.Makesurethatyouscheduleadequatetimeforthethingsthataretrulymostimportanttoyou.Ifyoureallywanttokeepfriendsinyourlifemakeaspaceinyourscheduleandaspaceinyourheartforthem.68.Inthispassagetheauthormainlydiscusses____.A.howtobalancefriendshipandworkB.howtospendoursparetimeC.whetherweshouldkeepfriendshipD.whetherweshouldinvitefriendstodinner69.Whichofthefollowingdoesn’tindicateagoodrelationship?A.YouhavesomeonetocountonwhenyouareintroublE.B.Youhavesomeonetohaveclosetalkswith.C.YouhavefunwhenyouarewithsomeonE.D.YoufeeldepressedwithothersinlifE.70.ThereasonwhyyouhavebecometoobusyforfriendsmaybethefollowingEXCEPTthat____.A.youspendtoomuchtimeseekingmaterialtoysinyourlifeB.youfeelitdifficulttokeepfriendshipC.yousticktodoingeverythingallbyyourselfD.youneverrefusewhateverotherpeopleaskyoutodo
- A.yearagoIpaidnoattentiontoEnglishidiomsthoughmyteacheremphasized强调theimportanceagainandagain.ButsoontheimportanceofEnglishidiomswasshowninanamusingexperiencE.OnedayIhappenedtomeetanEnglishmanontheroadandsoonwebegantotalk.AsIwastalkingabouthowIwasstudyingEnglishtheforeignerseemedtobeastonisheD.GentlyshakinghisheadshrugginghisshouldershesaidYoudon’tsay!Youdon’tsay!IwaspuzzleD.Ithoughtperhapsthisisnotanappropriatetopic适当的话题.WellI’dbetterchangethetopiC.SoIsaidtohim.WellshallwetalkabouttheGreatWall?Bythewayhaveyoueverbeenthere?CertainlyeveryonebackhomewilllaughatmeifIleaveChinawithoutseeingit.Itwasmagnificent.HewasdeepinthoughtwhenIbegantotalklikeatouristguidE.TheGreatWallisoneofthewondersintheworlD.Weareveryproudofit.SoonIwasinterruptedagainbyhiswordsYoudon’tsay!Icouldn’thelpaskingWhydoyouaskmenottotalkaboutit?WellIdidn’trequestyoutodosoheansweredgreatlysurpriseD.IsaidDidn’tyousay’youdon’tsayHearingthistheEnglishmanlaughedtotears.Hebegantoexplain‘Youdon’tsay’actuallymeans‘really!’ItisanexpressionofsurprisE.Perhapsyoudon’tpayattentiontoEnglishidioms.OnlythendidIknowIhadmadeafoolofmyself.SincethenIhavebeenmorecarefulwithidiomaticexpressions.Remember:whattheEnglishteacherssaidisalwaysrighttousstudents.A.yearagoIpaidnoattentiontoEnglishidiomsbecause_______.A.EnglishidiomswerenotimportantB.IwasnotcarefulwithEnglishidiomsC.myteacherdidn’temphasizetheimportanceofthemD.IhadnointerestinthemAtfirstonhearingYoudon’tsayIthoughttheforeignermeant_______.A.hewasnotinterestedinthetopicB.hewasonlyinterestedintheGreatWallC.IhadtalkedtoomuchD.IhadtostoptalkingTheunderlinedwordinthefirstparagraphprobablymeans_______.A.interestingB.importantC.terribleD.unluckyWhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassageA.TheEnglishmanleftChinawithoutseeingtheGreatWall.B.TheEnglishmanwantedtoseetheGreatWallafterItalkedaboutit.C.TheEnglishmanwantedmetoactashisguidE.D.TheEnglishmanvisitedtheGreatWallandthoughtitworthvisiting.AftertheEnglishmanexplainedtheidiom_______.A.IthoughttheEnglishmanhadmademeafoolB.theEnglishmanbecamearealfool.C.IfeltverysillyD.Ibecamemorecarefullyineverything
- 阅读理解共14小题每小题2分满分28分阅读下列短文从每题所给的A.B.C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑AIwasinaterriblemooD.Twoofmyfriendshadgonetothemoviesthenightbeforeandhadn’tinvitedmE.Iwasinmyroomthinkingofwaystomakethemsorrywhenmyfathercamein.WanttogoforaridetodayBeck?It’sabeautifulday.ks5*uNo!Leavemealone!ThosewerethelastwordsIsaidtohimthatmorning.Myfriendscalledandinvitedmetogotothemallwiththemafewhourslater.IforgottobemadatthemandwhenIcamehometofindanoteonthetablE.MymotherputitwhereIwouldbesuretoseeit.Dadhashadanaccident.PleasemeetusatHighlandParkHospital.WhenIreachedthehospitalmymothercameoutandtoldmemyfather’sinjurieswereextensivE.Yourfathertoldthedrivertoleavehimaloneandjustcall911thankGod!IfhehadmovedDaddythere’snotellingwhatmighthavehappeneD.A.brokenrib肋骨mighthavepierced穿透alung...MymothermayhavesaidmorebutIdidn’thear.Ididn’thearanythingexceptthoseterriblewords:LeavemealonE.MydadsaidthemtosavehimselffrombeinghurtmorE.HowmuchhadIhurthimwhenIhurledthosewordsathimearlierintheday?Itwasseveraldayslaterthathewasfinallyabletohaveaconversation.Iheldhishandgentlyafraidofhurtinghim.DaddyIamsosorryIt’sokaysweetheart.I’llbeokay.NoIsaidImeanaboutwhatIsaidtoyouthatday.Youknowthatmorning?Myfathercouldnomoretellaliethanhecouldfly.HelookedatmeandsaiD.SweetheartIdon’trememberanythingaboutthatdaynotbeforeduringoraftertheaccident.Irememberkissingyougoodnightthenightbeforethough.HemanagedaweaksmilE.MyEnglishteacheroncetoldmethatwordshaveimmeasurablepower.Theycanhurtortheycanheal.Andweallhavethepowertochooseourwords.Iintendtodothatverycarefullyfromnowon.Theauthorwasinbadmoodthatmorningbecause_______.A.hisfatherhadaterribleaccidentB.hecouldn’tdrivetothemallwithhisfriendsC.hisfriendshadn’tinvitedhimtothecinemaD.hisfatherdidn’tallowhimtogooutwithhisfriendsWhydidtheauthorsaysorrytohisfatherinthehospital?A.Becausehedidn’tgoalongwithhisfather.B.Becausehewasrudetohisfatherthatmorning.C.Becausehefailedtocomeearlieraftertheaccident.D.Becausehecouldn’tlookafterhisfatherinthehospital.Thereasonwhytheauthor’sfathersaidheforgoteverythingaboutthatdayisthat_______.A.hehadapoormemoryB.hedidn’thearwhathissonsaidC.hejustwantedtocomforthissonD.helosthismemoryaftertheaccidentWhatlessondidBecklearnfromthematter?A.Don’ttreatyourparentsbadly.B.Don’thurtotherswithrudewords.C.Don’tmovetheinjuredinanaccident.D.Don’tbeangrywithfriendsatsmallthings.
- 第三部分:阅读理解共20小题;每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑A.lotofusloselife'stoughbattlesbystartingafrontalattack--whenatouchofhumormightwellenableustowin.Considerthecaseofayoungfriendofminewhowasonhistrappedwaytoworkshortlyafterreceivinganultimatum最后通牒aboutthejoB.AlthoughtherewasagoodreasonforSam'sbeinglate--seriousillnessathome--hedecidedthatthisby-now-familiarexcusewouldn'tworkanylonger.Hissupervisorwasprobablyalreadypacingupanddownpreparingadismissalspeech.YesthebosswasSamenteredtheofficeat9:35.Theplacewasasquietasalockerroom;everyonewashardatwork.Sam'ssupervisorcameuptohim.SuddenlySamforcedagrinandstretchedouthishanD.Howdoyoudo!hesaiD.I'mSamMaynarD.I'mapplyingforajobwhichIunderstandbecameavailablejust35minutesago.Doestheearlybirdgettheworm?TheroomexplodedinlaughterexceptthatthesupervisorhadtoclampoffasmileandwalkedbacktohisofficE.SamMaynardhadsavedhisjob--withtheonlytoolthatcouldwinalaugh.Humorisamosteffectiveyetfrequentlyneglectedmeansofhandlingthedifficultsituationsinourlives.ItcanbeusedforpatchingupdifferencesapologizingsayingnocriticizinggettingtheotherfellowtodowhatyouwantwithouthislosingfacE.Forsomejobsit'stheonlytoolthatcansucceeD.Itisawaytodiscusssubjectssosensitivethatseriousdialogmaystartaquarrel.Forexamplemanybelievethatcomediansontelevisionaredoingmoretodayforracialandreligioustolerancethanpeopleinanyotherforum.51.WhywasSamlateforhisjob?A.BecausehewasseriouslyillathomE.B.Becausehereceivedanultimatum.C.BecausehewasbusyapplyingforanewjoB.D.Becausehewascaughtinatrafficjam.52.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.SamMaynardsavedhisjobwithhumorB.HumorisimportantinourlivesC.EarlybirdcangetthewormD.Humorcansolveracialdiscriminations53.ThephraseclampoffinParagraph3means.A.trytoholdbackB.pretendtosetC.sendoffD.giveout54.Whichofthefollowingstatementscanweinferfromthepassage?A.Manyloselife'sbattlesfortheyarealwayslatE.B.Samwassupposedtocometohisofficeat8:30.C.Itwasn'tthefirsttimethatSamcamelateforhiswork.D.Humoristhemosteffectivewayofsolvingproblems.
- StudentsandTechnologyintheClassroomIlovemyblackberry—it'smylittleconnectiontothelargerworldthatcangoanywherewithmE.Ialsolovemylaptopcomputerasitholdsallofmywritingandthoughts.DespitethisloveoftechnologyIknowthattherearetimeswhenIneedtomoveawayfromthesedevices设备andtrulycommunicatewithothers.OnoccasionIteachacoursecalledHistoryMattersforagroupofhighereducationmanagers.Mygoalsfortheclassincludeafulldiscussionofhistoricalthemesandideas.BecauseIwantstudentstothoroughlystudythematerialandexchangetheirideaswitheachotherintheclassroomIhavearule—nolaptopiPadsphonesetC.Whenstudentsweretoldmyruleinadvanceoftheclasssomeofthemwerenothappy.Moststudentsassumethatmyreasonsforthisruleincludeunpleasantexperiencesinthepastwithstudentsmisusingtechnology.There'sabitoftruthtothat.SomestudentsassumethatIamanti-technology.There'snotruthinthatatall.IlovetechnologyandtrytokeepupwithitsoIcanrelatetomystudents.TherealreasonwhyIaskstudentstoleavetechnologyatthedooristhatIthinkthereareveryfewplacesinwhichwecanhavedeepconversions转变andtrulyengagecomplexideas.Interruptionsbytechnologyoftenbreakconcentrationandallowfortoomuchdependenceonoutsideinformationforideas.Iwantstudentstodigdeepwithinthemselvesforinspirationandideas.Iwantthemtopusheachothertothinkdifferentlyandmakeconnectionsbetweenthecoursethematerialandtheclassdiscussion.I'vebeenteachingmyhistoryclassinthiswayformanyyearsandtheevaluationsreflectstudentsatisfactionwiththeenvironmentthatIcreatE.Studentsrealizethatwithdeepconversationandchallengetheylearnatalevelthathelpsthemkeepthecoursematerialbeyondtheclassroom.I'mnotsayingthatIwon'teverchangemymindabouttechnologyuseinmyhistoryclassbutuntilIhearareallygoodreasonforthechangeI'mstickingtomyplan.Afewhoursoftechnology-freedialogueisjusttoosweettogiveup.12.Someofthestudentsinthehistoryclasswereunhappywith.A.thecoursematerialB.others'misuseoftechnologyC.discussiontopicsD.theauthor'sclassregulations13.TheunderlinedwordengageinParA.4probablymeans.A.exploreB.acceptC.changeD.reject14.Accordingtotheauthortheuseoftechnologyintheclassroommay.A.keepstudentsfromdoingindependentthinkingB.encouragestudentstohavein-depthconversationsC.helpstudentstobetterunderstandcomplexthemesD.affectstudents'concentrationoncourseevaluation15.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthattheauthor.A.isquitestubbornB.willgiveupteachinghistoryC.willchangehisteachingplansoonD.valuestechnology-freedialoguesinhisclass
- Failureisprobablythemostfatiguing令人疲劳的experienceapersoneverhas.ThereisnothingmoretiringthannotsucceedingbeingblockednotmovingaheaD.ItisanevilcirclE.FailurecausesfatigueandfatiguemakesithardertogettoworkwhichaddstothefatiguE.Weexperiencethistirednessintwomainways:start-upfatigueandperformancefatiguE.Intheformercasewekeepputtingoffataskthatweareforcedtotakeup.Eitherbecauseitistooboringorbecauseitistoodifficultweavoidit.Andthelongerweputitoffthemoretiredwefeel.Suchstart-upfatigueisveryrealevennotactuallyphysicalnotsomethinginourmusclesandbones.Theremedy治疗法isobviousthoughperhapsnoteasytoapply:willpowerexercisE.ThemomentIfindmyselfturningawayfromajoborputtingitunderapileofthingsIhavetodoIclearmydeskofeverythingelseandattackthedifficultitemfirst.Topreventstart-upfatiguealwaystreatthemostdifficultjobfirst.PerformancefatigueismoredifficulttohandlE.Herewearewillingtogetstartedbutwecan'tseemtodothejobright.Itsdifficultiesappeartobeinsurmountableandhoweverhardweworkwefailagainandagain.Themountingexperienceoffailurecarrieswithitanever-increasingburdenofmentalfatiguE.InsuchasituationIworkashardasIcanthenlettheunconsciousnesstakeover.72..WhichofthefollowingcanbecalledanevilcircleA.Success-zeal-success-zeal.B.Failure-tiredness-failure-tiredness.C.Failure-zeal-failure-tiredness.D.Success-tiredness-success-tiredness.73..Accordingtothepassagewhenkeepingputtingoffataskwecanexperience_______.A.tirednessB.performancefatigueC.start-upfatigueD.unconsciousness74.Toovercomestart-upfatigueweneed________.A.toughnessB.preventionC.musclesD.strongwillpower75..Theunderlinedwordinsurmountableinthelastparagraphprobablymeans________.A.thatcannotbeovercomeB.thatareknownC.thatcannotbeimaginedD.thatcannotbeobjected
- Thephysiciansinahospitalformthecenterofmedicalstaff.Buttheycouldnotprovideeffectivemedicalcaretotheirpatientswithoutthehelpofnumerousothermedicalemployees.Fromtheviewpointofthepatientsthenursingstaffisparticularlyimportant.Nursesareusuallyinclosecontactwithpatientsaslongastheyareinthehospital.A.nursedoesnotstudyforasmanyyearsasadoctor.howevereachmustbeequallydedicateD.Caringforsickpersonsrequiresagreatdealofpatienceandconcern.Mostnursesworklongdaysandtheyoftenmustworkatoddhoursorduringthenight.Underthesupervision监管oftheheadnursethenursingstaffmustprovidenursingservicesona24-hourbasisandattendtopatients’needs.Thisresponsibilitycontinuesaroundtheclockandsonursesmustworkinshifts.A.shiftisaperiodofdutyusuallyeightinlength.Thenursesonthewardrotatetheirshifts.Sometaketurnsworkingnightduty;othersworkoddshifts.A.nursemustalwaysbealert.Shecanneveraffordtobecareless.Thisistrueinallnursingsituationbutitisespeciallytrueintheintensivecareunit.Patientsunderintensivecarearecriticallyillandtheymustbemonitoredatalltimes.Thenurseswhodointensivecaredutyhaveoneofthemostdemandingjobsinthehospital.ServingasanursecanbeaveryrewardingjoB.ButitisnotaneasyonE.NoteverypersonissuitedtobecomeanursE.Onlyverydedicatedpeoplehavechosennursingasaprofession.Thenursingstaff________.A.arecentraltothemedicalstaffB.playanimportantroleincaringforpatientsC.canworkeffectivelywithoutphysiciansD.arealwaysinclosecontactwiththepatientsWhydon’tnursesstudyforasmanyyearsasdoctors?A.Theydon’ttreatpatientsforillnessandinjury.B.Mostnursesworklongdays.C.Caringforsickpatientsrequirespatienceandconcern.D.TheyarenotdedicateD.Nursesworkinshiftsbecause________.A.theyarecareless.B.nursingservicesmustbeprovidedcontinuously.C.theyworkatnightfromtimetotimE.D.ashiftisusuallyeighthourslong.Whatkindofpersonissuitedtobecomeanurse?A.A.verycarefulperson.B.Anableperson.C.A.verydedicatedperson.D.A.speciallytrainedperson.
- IfwomenareexploitedyearafteryeartheyhaveonlythemselvestoblamE.Becausetheytrembleatthethoughtofbeingseeninpublicinclothesthatareoutoffashion过时theyarealwaysmadeuseofbythedesignersandthebigstores.Clotheswhichhavebeenwornonlyafewtimeshavetobeputasidebecauseofthechangeoffashion.Whenyoucometothinkofitonlyawomanisabletostandinfrontofawardrobe衣柜packedfullofclothesandannouncingsadlythatshehasnothingtowear.Changingfashionsarenothingmorethantheintentional故意的wastE.Manywomenspendvastsumsofmoneyeachyeartoreplaceclothesthathavehardlybeenworn.WomenwhocannotaffordtothrowawayclothinginthiswaywastehoursoftheirtimechangingthedressestheyhavE.Skirtsarelengthened;necklinesareloweredorraisedandsoon.Noonecansaythatthefashionindustrymakesanythingreallyimportanttosociety.Fashiondesignersareseldomconcernedwithimportantthingslikewarmthandthatwomanwillputupwithanyamountofdiscomfortaslongastheylookright.Therecanhardlybeamanwhohasntatsometimeinhislifesmiledatthesightofwomanshakinginathindressonawinterdayorpickingherwaythroughdeepsnowinhigh-heeledshoes.Whatdoyouthinkofthewriter’sideaaboutfashion?A.ItisneitherawasteofmoneynorawasteoftimE.B.Itmakessomethingreallyimportanttothesociety.C.Itmakesitsfollowerssufferalot.D.Itispracticalopiniontowomen.Whoaretoblameaccordingtothepassageforthequicklychangingfashionindustryinthefollowing?aWomenthemselvesbMenthemselvescFashiondesignersdAttractiveclotheseBigstoresfHigh-heeledshoesA.a;c;eB.a;b;dC.c;e;fD.a;e;fWecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______.A.mostmensharedifferentopinionswithwomenondressingaswellasfashiondesignersB.awomandoesn’tfeelcoldwhileshe’sinathindressonawinterdayC.wheneverwomenfindtheirclothesoutofdatethey’llgetridofthemD.youdidn’tfeelstrangewhenseeingayounggirlwalkingindeepsnowinhigh-heeledshoesFashiondesignerscarelittlefor_______.A.outwardappearanceB.woman’sinterestsC.thecomfortoftheclothesD.thecostofthematerials
- EachtimeIseeaballoonmymindfliesbacktoamemoryofwhenIwasasix-year-oldgirl.ItwasarainySundayandmyfatherhadrecentlydieD.IaskedmymomifDadhadgonetoheaven.Yeshoney.OfcoursE.shesaiD.Canwewritehimaletter?ShepausedthelongestpauseofmyshortlifeandansweredYes.MyheartjumpeD.How?Doesthemailmangothere?IaskeD.NobutIhaveanideA.Momdrovetoapartystoreandreturnedwitharedballoon.Iaskedherwhatitwasfor.Justwaithoney.You'llseE.Momtoldmetowritemyletter.EagerlyIgotmyfavoritepenandpouredoutmysix-year-oldheartintheformofblueink.IwroteaboutmydaywhatIlearnedatschoolhowMomwasdoingandevenaboutwhathappenedinastoryIhadreaD.ForafewminutesitwasasifDadwerestillalivE.IgavethelettertoMom.ShereaditoverandasmilecrossedherfacE.Shemadeaholeinthecorneroftheletterwhereshelooped缠绕theballoonstring.Wewentoutsideandshegavemetheballoon.Itwasstillraining.Okayonthecountofthreeletgo.OnetwothreE.Theballooncarryingmyletterdartedupwardagainsttherain.Wewatcheduntilitwasswallowedbythemassofclouds.LaterIrealizedliketheballoonthatDadhadneverlethissicknessgethimdown.Hewasstrong.Nomatterwhathesufferedhe'dperseveredartupandfinallytranscend超越thiscoldworldandhissickbody.Heroseintoskyandbecamesomethingbeautiful.IwatcheduntiltheballoondisappearedintothegrayandwhiteandIprayedthathisstrengthwashereditar.Iprayedtobeaballoon.Whenthegirlaskedhermotheriftheycouldwritetoherfatherhermother_________.A.feltithardtoanswerB.thoughtheracreativegirlC.believediteasytodosoD.founditeasytolieWhenthegirlwastoldthatshecouldsendalettertoherfathershe_________.A.jumpedwithjoyB.becameexcitedC.startedwritingimmediatelyD.wasworriedthatitcouldn'tbedeliveredIntheeyesoftheauthorwhatwastherainlike?A.AnincurablediseasE.B.Anunforgettablememory.C.ThehardtimeherfatherhaD.D.ThefailuresherfatherexperienceD.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AnunforgettableexperienceB.ThestrongredballoonC.FlytoparadiseD.Agreatfather
- Arecentstudywhileshowingagenerallypositiveattitudetowardsciencealsosuggestsawidespreadworrythatitmayberunningoutofcontrol.Thisideaisdangerous.SciencecanbeaforceforevilaswellasforgooD.Itsapplicationscanbechanneledeitherwaydependingonourdecisions.ThedecisionswemakepersonallyorcollectivelywilldeterminetheoutcomesofsciencE.Buthereisarealdanger.ScienceisadvancingsofastandissostronglyinfluencedbybusinessesthatwearelikelytobelievewhateverdecisionswecometowillmakelittledifferencE.Andratherthanfightingforthebestpossiblepolicieswemaystepbackanddonothing.Somepeoplegoevenfurther.Theysaythatdespitethemoralandlegalobjectionswhateverisscientificallypossiblewillbedone-somewheresometimE.TheybelievethatsciencewillgetoutofcontrolintheenD.ThisbeliefisdangeroustoobecauseitfuelsasenseofhopelessnessanddiscouragesthenfrommakingeffortstobuildasaferworlD.InourinterconnectedworldthelackofagreementinandoutoftheworldofsciencecanleadtothefailuretocontroltheuseofsciencE.Withoutacommonunderstandingthechallengesofcontrollingscienceinthiscenturywillbereallytough.TakehumancloningforexamplE.Despitethegeneralagreementamongscientistsonitspossiblehugeimpactontraditionalmoralvaluessomecountriesstillgoaheadwiththeresearchanddevelopmentofitsrelatedtechniques.Theoutcomesarehardtopredict.Thereforediscussionsonhowscienceisappliedshouldbeextendedfarbeyondscientificsocieties.OnlythroughtheuntiedeffortsofpeoplewithhopecanwebefullysafeagainstthemisuseofscienceandcansciencebestservemankindinthefuturE.12.Whatcanweconcludefromtherecentstudy?A.PeoplethinkhighlyofsciencE.B.PeopleholdmixedopinionsaboutsciencE.C.Scienceisgettingdangerouslyoutofcontrol.D.Scienceisusedforbothgoodandbadpurposes.13.Accordingtothepassagewhatwillhappenifweholdthatscienceisgettingbeyondcontrol?A.Thedevelopmentofsciencewillhopelesslyslowdown.B.BusinesseswillhaveevengreaterinfluenceonsciencE.C.ThepublicwilllosefaithinbringingaboutabrightfuturE.D.Peoplewillworkmoreactivelytoputscienceundercontrol.14.Thediscussionshouldreachbeyondscientificsocietiesbecause_____.A.scientistshavefailedtopredicttheoutcomesB.thetiesbetweendifferentareasneedstrengtheningC.unitedeffortsarenecessaryforthedevelopmentofscienceD.peopleneedtoworktogethertopreventthebaduseofscience15.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Scienceanditsapplicationsbringusmanydangers.B.Thedevelopmentofsciencemostlyliesinpeople'sattitudes.C.Mankindcanlargelytakecontrolofsciencewiththeirefforts.D.Thefutureofsciencewillbeinfluencedbythedangerousideas.
- Everyonemakesmistakesinlifebutforwhalesanddolphinsthemistakeoflandingontheshorecoststhehighestprice---theirlives.PeoplelivingalongthecoastofAustraliaandNewZealandhavebeenshockedandsaddenedbythenumberofwhalesanddolphinsthattheyhavefoundontheirbeachesrecently.SinceNovember28th96whalesanddolphinshavediedinAustraliaand53whalesdiedinNewZealanD.Although20whalesweresavedsomeofthesewerenotexpectedtoliveastheyweretooweaktoswimwiththeothersbacktoseA.BobBrownleaderofAustralia’sGreenpartysaidthemassbeachingwascausedbytherecentsoundbombingoftheoceanfloorbetweenthetwocountries.Thisisamethodoftestingforoilandgasreserves储藏量.Butmassbeachingofwhaleshaslongpuzzledscientists.Typicallymostmembersofthestranded搁浅groupwillappeartobeperfectlyhealthy.SomeresearchersbelievethatcloserelationshipwithinthegroupcausestheproblemifonegetsintotroubletheotherswillnotleavesaidSheryGibneyaleadingbiologistinNewZealanD.Somewillcomeinandtryandassistit;iftheygettrappedonthebeachthenmorewillcomE.Anothercommontheoryisthatthewhales’navigation导航systemarethoughttobreakdowninsomeway.Ithasbeensaidthatwhalesfollowelectromagnetic电磁的patternsinthesea-beD.ThewhalescangetconfusedbecausethesepatternssometimeschangE.Thatwouldbeabitlikeanewroundabout环状交叉路beingbuiltonaroadyouwereusedtodrivingon.YoumightbeconfusedforaminutewhenyoucometoitforthefirsttimeandyoumighteventakeawrongturningbeforegettingbackonyourroutE.A.differentideaisthatwhenwhaleschasefishforfoodtheyendupinshallowwatersbecausetheyarenotpayingattentiontowheretheyaregoing.AndyetfromtimetotimeagroupwillswimonpurposeintoshallowwatersandenduponthebeachwheretheydiE.Ifreturnedtotheseasomewhalesoftenshowgreatdeterminationinrestrainingthemselves.________whalesanddolphinswouldprobablydieinthismassbeachingalongthecoastofAustraliaandNewZealanD.A.Lessthan100B.Lessthan150C.Morethan150D.149Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedtoexplainthetermsoundbombing?A.Theterriblesoundthatiscausedinthewarbetweentwocountries.B.Humanactivitiesthataimtoexploretheoceanfloor.C.TheloudsoundthatwhalesanddolphinsmakE.D.Theearthquakesthathappenontheoceanfloor.Whichofthefollowingcouldn’tprobablyleadtothemassbeachingofwhales?A.A.changeintheelectromagneticpatternsthatwhalesfollow.B.NewroundaboutbeingbuiltonaroaD.C.TheirfullattentiontothesearchforfooD.D.Exploitingnaturalresourcesinoceans.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.A.thatwhalesanddolphinsmaymakemistakesaswellashumanbeingsB.howscientistshavefoundthereasonsforthemassbeachingofwhalesC.howhumanbeingsmakeuseoftheoceanresourcesD.whythemassbeachingofwhaleshappens
- ArecentstudyledbyresearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingaporeNUShasfoundaclearlinkbetweenthecolorofataxianditsaccidentratE.Ananalysisof36monthsofdetailedtaxidriverandaccidentdatafromtwofleetsofyellowandbluetaxisinSingaporesuggestedthatyellowtaxishavefeweraccidentsthanbluetaxis.Thehighervisibility能见度ofyellowmakesitlessdifficultfordriverstoavoidgettingintoaccidentswithyellowtaxisleadingtoaloweraccidentratE.ThestudywasledbyProfHo.TotestwhethertherewasarelationshipbetweenthecolorofataxiandthenumberofaccidentsthetaxihadtheresearchteamanalyseddatacollectedbythelargesttaxicompanyinSingaporE.Theresearchersfoundthatyellowtaxishaveabout6.1feweraccidentsper1000taxispermonth.Theyalsostudiedtheeconomiceffectofchangingthecoloroftheentirefleetoftaxistoyellow.TheSingaporetaxicompanyinvolvedinthestudyownsabout16700taxisinaratio比例ofoneyellowtothreebluetaxis.Ifacommercialdecisionismadetoswitchfrombluetoyellowtaxis76.6feweraccidentswilloccurpermonthor917feweraccidentsperyear.Assuminganaveragerepaircostof$1000percarandadowntimeofsixdaysthecolorofalltaxistoyellowcouldproduceanannualsavingof$2million.Weareeagertocontinuetovalidate证实thefindingsofourstudybylookingattheuseofyellowinothertypesofpublictransportsuchasschoolbuses.Forexamplewehopetocomparetheaccidentratesofyellowschoolbusesagainstthoseofothercolorstofindoutifyellowisindeedasafercolorforschoolbuses.Besideswe’realsointerestedtolookatprivate-hirevehiclesanddoacomparisonoftheaccidentratesofvehiclesthatareofdifferentcolorsexplainedProfHo.32.Whydoyellowtaxisresultinfeweraccidents?A.Becauseyellowsignalsawarningofdanger.B.Becauseyellowcanbeseenmoreeasily.C.Becausedriverstendtohemorecarefulinyellowtaxis.D.Becausepeopleactmorequicklyinyellowsurroundings.33.What’sProfHo’sstudybasedon?A.PhysicalriskstaxipassengersexperiencE.B.Theeconomiceffectofchangingtaxicolor.C.PersonalreportsfromtaxidriversworldwidE.D.DatafromSingapore'slargesttaxicompany.34.WhatdoProfHo’swordsinthelastparagraphsuggest?A.Schoolbusesshouldbepaintedyellow.B.Theirfindingsareworthpopularizing.C.TheirstudywillbefurthereD.D.Yellowshouldbewidelyusedinpublictransport35.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.SafertorideinyellowtaxisB.Caution:yellowtaxisaheadC.WhyareyellowTaxispreferred?D.Howcancolorshelppreventaccidents?
- Anewstudywarnsthataboutthirtypercentoftheworld’speoplemaynothaveenoughwaterbytheyear2025.AprivateAmericanorganizationcalledPopulationActionInternationaldidthenewstudy.Itsaysmorethan335millionpeoplelackenoughwaternow.Thepeoplelivein28countries.MostofthecountriesareinAfricaortheMiddleEast.P-A-IresearcherRobertEngelmansaysbytheyear2025about3000millionpeoplemaylackwater.Atleast18morecountriesareexpectedtohaveseverewaterproblems.Thedemandforwaterkeepsincreasing.YettheamountofwaterontheearthstaysthesamE.Mr.EngelmansaysthepopulationincountriesthatlackwaterisgrowingfasterthaninotherpartsoftheworlD.HesayspopulationgrowthinthesecountrieswillcontinuetoincreasE.Thereportsayslackofwaterinthefuturemayresultinseveralproblems.Itmayincreasehealthproblems.LackofwateroftenmeansdrinkingwaterisnotsafE.MrEngelmansaysthereareproblemsallovertheworldbecauseofdiseasessuchascholerawhicharecarriedinwater.Lackofwatermayalsoresultinmoreinternationalconflict.CountriesmayhavetocompeteforwaterinthefuturE.Somecountriesnowgetsixtypercentoftheirfreshwaterfromothercountries.ThisistrueofEgypttheNetherlandsCambodiaSyriaSudanandIraq.Andthereportsayslackofwaterwouldaffecttheabilityofdevelopingtoimprovetheireconomies.Thisisbecausenewindustriesoftenneedalargeamountofwaterwhentheyarebeginning.ThePopulationActionInternationalstudygivesseveralsolutionstothewaterproblem.OnewayitsaysistofindwaystousewaterformorethanonepurposE.Anotherwayistoteachpeopletobecarefulnottowastewater.A.thirdwayistouselesswaterofagriculturE.Thereportalsosayslong-termsolutionstothewaterproblemmustincludecontrolsonpopulationgrowth.ItsayscountriescannotprovidecleanwaterunlesstheyslowpopulationgrowthbylimitingthenumberofchildrenpeoplehavE.24.Thefirstfourparagraphsmainlytellus.A.thefactofthegloballackofwaterB.theimportanceofwaterresourcesC.theseriousnessofwatershortageD.thestudyoftheglobalwatercondition25.WhichofthefollowingproblemsisNOTtrueaboutlackofwateraccordingtothepassage?A.Itmaybringaboutalotofhealthproblems.B.Itmayresultinmoreinternationalconflict.C.Itmayleadtotheimprovementofnewindustries.D.Itmayinfluencethedevelopmentoftheeconomics.26.Whichofthefollowingisthewaytosolvewaterprobleminthelongrun?A.Tousewaterinavarietyofways.B.Tobecomeawareofthewaterproblem.C.Toreducetheuseofagriculturalwater.D.Tolimittherisingbirthrateoftheearth.27.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthepassage?A.①②③→④⑤→⑥⑦B.①②③④→⑤→⑥⑦C.①②③④→⑤⑥→⑦D.①②③→④→⑤→⑥⑦
- Whensomeonehasdeeplyhurtyouitcanbeextremelydifficulttoletgoofyouranger.Butforgivenessispossible—anditcanbesurprisinglyhelpfultoyourphysicalandmentalhealth.Indeedresearchhasshownthatpeoplewhoforgivereportmoreenergybetterappetite胃口andbettersleeppatterns.PeoplewhoforgiveshowlessangerandmorehopefulsaysDr.FredericLuskinwhowrotethebookForgiveforGooD.SoitcanhelpsaveonthewearandtearonoursystemandallowpeopletofeelmoreenergetiC.Sowhensomeonehashurtyoucalmyourselffirst.Takeacoupleofbreathsandthinkofsomethingthatgivesyoupleasure:abeautifulsceneinnaturesomeoneyoulovE.Don’twaitforanapology.ManytimesthepersonwhohurtyoumayneverbethinkingofapologizingsaysDr.Luskin.Theymayhavewantedtohurtyouortheyjustdon’tseethingsthesameway.SoifyouwaitforpeopletoapologizeyoucouldbewaitingaverylongtimE.Keepinmindthatforgivenessdoesnotnecessarilymeanacceptingtheactionofthepersonwhoupsetyou.Mentallygoingoveryourhurtgivespowertothepersonwhobroughtyoupain.Insteadlearntolookforthelovebeautyandkindnessaroundyou.Finallytrytoseethingsfromtheotherperson’sperspective视角.Youmayrealizethatheorshewasactingoutofignorance无知fear—evenlovE.Togainperspectiveyoumaywanttowritealettertoyourselffromthatperson’spointofview.Thetextismainlywrittentoexplain___.A.howtokeepyourselffrombeinghurtB.howtostaymentallyhealthyC.howandwhentoremaincalmD.whyandhowtopardonothersAccordingtothewriterwhatistherightwaytocalmdownafterbeinghurt?A.Trytofigureoutwhyyougethurt.B.Writealettertothepersonwhohurtsyou.C.Persuadeyourselftoacceptwhatothershavedonetoyou.D.Thinkaboutpleasantthingsandforgetaboutthehurt.Dr.Luskinadvisedusnottowaitforanapologyafterbeinghurtbecause___.A.wearenotpatientenoughB.we’dfeelworseacceptingother’sapologyC.peopleseldomwanttoapologizeD.peopledon’tmeanitwhentheyapologize
- ManyyearsagowhenIwasfreshoutofschoolandworkinginDenverIwasdrivingtomyparents’homeinMissouriforChristmas.Istoppedatagasstation加油站about50milesfromOklahomaCitywhereIwasplanningtostopandvisitafrienD.WhileIwasstandinginlineatthecashregister收款台Isaidhellotoanoldercouplewhowerealsopayingforgas.Itookoffbuthadgoneonlyafewmileswhenblacksmokepouredfromthebackofmycar.IstoppedandwonderedwhatIshoulddo.A.carpulledupbehindmE.ItwasthecoupleIhadspokentoatthegasstation.Theysaidtheywouldtakemetomyfriend’s.WechattedonthewayintothecityandwhenIgotoutofthecarthehusbandgavemehisbusinesscarD.Iwrotehimandhiswifeathank-younoteforhelpingmE.SoonafterwardIreceivedaChristmaspresentfromthem.Theirnotethatcamewithitsaidthathelpingmehadmadetheirholidaysmeaningful.YearslaterIdrovetoameetinginanearbytowninthemorning.InlateafternoonIreturnedtomycarandfoundthatI’dleftthelightsonalldayandthebattery电池wasdeaD.ThenInoticedthattheFriendlyForddealership—ashopsellingcars—wasrightnextdoor.Iwalkedoverandfoundtwosalesmenintheshowroom.JusthowfriendlyisFriendlyFord?IaskedandexplainedmytroublE.Theyquicklydroveapickuptrucktomycarandstartedit.TheywouldacceptnopaymentsowhenIgothomeIwrotethemanotetosaythanks.Ireceivedaletterbackfromoneofthesalesmen.NoonehadevertakenthetimetowritehimandsaythankyouanditmeantalothesaiD.TheunderlinedwordstookoffinParagraph2mean.A.turnedoffB.movedoffC.putupD.setupWhathappenedwhentheauthorfoundsmokecomingoutofhiscar?A.Hehaditpulledbacktothegasstation.B.ThecouplesenthimabusinesscarD.C.Thecoupleofferedtohelphim.D.Hecalledhisfriendforhelp.Thebatteryoftheauthor’scarwasdeadbecause.A.somethingwentwrongwiththelightsB.hismeetinglastedawholedayC.heforgottoturnoffthelightsD.hedrovetoolongadistanceBytellinghisownexperiencestheauthortriestoshow.A.howtowriteathank-youletterB.howtodealwithcarproblemsC.thekind-heartednessofolderpeopleD.theimportanceofexpressingthanks
- Birdsandairportsaretwowordsthatpairedtogetherdon’tnormallypaintthemostharmoniouspicturE.SoitreallyraisessomeeyebrowswhenChinaannouncesplanstobuildanairportthat5sforbirds.Describedastheworld’sfirst-everbirdairporttheproposedLingangBirdSanctuary保护区inthenortherncoastalcityofTianjinisofcoursenotanactualairport.Ratherit’sawetlandpreservespecificallydesignedtoaccommodatehundreds—eventhousands—ofdailytakeoffsandlandingsbybirdstravelingalongtheEastAsian-AustralasianFlyway.Over50speciesofmigratory迁徙的waterbirdssomeendangeredwillstopandfeedattheprotectedsanctuarybeforecontinuingtheirlongjourneyalongtheflyway.Locatedonaformerlandfillsitethe61-hectare150-acreairportisalsoopentohumantravelers.Halfamillionvisitorsareexpectedannually.Howeverinsteadofduty-freeshoppingthemainattractionfornon-egg-layingcreaturesatTianjin’snewestairportwillbeagreen-roofededucationandresearchcenteraseriesofraisedobservationplatformsandanetworkofscenicwalkingandcyclingpathsandtrailstotalingover4miles.TheproposedBirdAirportwillbeagloballysignificantsanctuaryforendangeredmigratorybirdspecieswhileprovidingnewgreenlungsforthecityofTianjinAdrianMcGregorofAustralianlandscapearchitecturefirmMcGregorCoxallexplainedof.thedesign.FrequentlyblanketedinsmogsothickthatithasshutdownrealairportsTianjinisacity—China’sfourthmostpopulous—thatwouldcertainlybenefitfromanewpairofhealthygreenlungs.12.Theunderlinedphrase4non-egg-layingcreaturesinParagraph3refersto?A.endangeredwaterbirdsB.planesC.visitorsD.designers13.Whatdoweknowabouttheairportaccordingtothepassage?A.ItislocatedonalandfillsitE.B.PeoplecannotwatchbirdsupcloseherE.C.Itprovidesmigratorybirdswithfoodandshelter.D.ItfunctionsasanactualairportandawetlandpreserveatthesametimE.14.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.TianjinwillwinworldwidefameinthefuturE.B.TianjinwillbeabletoaccommodatemorepeoplE.C.Theairportwillbecomeapermanenthomeforbirds.D.Tianjin’airqualitywillimprovethankstotheairport....15.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A.ChinaistoopenthefirstBirdAirport.B.Airportsturnintogreenlungs.C.Birdsarenolongerenemiestoairports.D.Airportsshutdownandopenup.
- SittinginadarkmovietheaterwithyourfriendsandatubofbutterypopcornsoundslikeaperfectwaytospendaSaturdaynight—anditcouldbeifyouarewillingtoshareyourpopcornwiththeentirerowofmoviegoersaroundyou.A.reviewofthenutritionalcontentsofmovie-theaterpopcornrevealsanalarmingamountoffatsaltandcaloriesineventhesmallestsizes.ThestudymadbyDr.NestlefromtheCenterforScienceinthePublicInterestcheckedpopcornfromthreemovietheaterchainsanddetailedThecontentsofallpartsoffereD.A.largetubofpopcornatRegalCinemasforexampleholds20cupsofpopcornandhas1200calories980milligramsofsodium钠and60gramsofsaturated饱和fat.Notsohungry?ThemediumsizepopcornwhichcomesinabagcontainsthesameamountasthelargE.Andeventhesmallat1lcupsdelivers670calories550milligranisofsodium24gramsofsaturatedfat.Thefindingsmaysurprisethosewhochoosepopcornattheconcessionstand货摊becausetheybelieveitisarelativelyhealthysnack.Infactplainair-poppedpopcornislowincaloriesandfreeofsaturatedfat.Movietheaterpopcornhoweverispopcornhoweverispoppedinoil—oftencoconutoilwhichis90percentsaturatedfat.Addsalttotheenormousportions部分andyouronce-healthysnackturnsintoahealthkiller.EventhehealthiestsampleofpopcorntestedasmallsizefromAMCcontaining6cupsofpopcornhad370caloriesenoughtosharewithafriendeatingonegrainatatimetomakeitlastthelengthofamoviE.ThethirdmovietheaterchaintesteD.Cinemarkisslightlybetterthanitscompetitorsbecauseitpopsitspopcorninnon-hydrogenatedcanolaoilinsteadofcoconutoil.Cinemark’slargetubcontains17cupsofpopcornwith910caloriesand4gramsofsaturatedfataswellasupto1500milligramsofsodium—nearlyenoughfortheentireday.Onewaytomakeyourpopcornhealthier?Askthetheatertopopaportionwithoutsalt.Twoofthemovietheatersthathadtheirpopcorntestedsaidtheywouldobligesucharequest.Thebestwaytomakeyourmoviesnackhealthierhoweverwouldbetoskipthepopcorn—andtheconcessionstand—altogether.Youcouldshareatubofpopcornwith10friends.Dr.NestlesaiD.Orwhataconceptwatchthemoviewithouteatinganything.O72.Theunderlinedwordinthepassagecanbereplacedby.A.refuseB.agreeC.meetD.oppose73.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat.A.popcornwithmuchsaltwillbehealthierB.plainair-poppedpopcornhasnosaturatedfatatallC.popcornfromRegalcinemascontainstheleastunhealthysubstancesD.onlythethreemovietheatrechainsprovidepopcornforthemoviegoers72.Whileyouarewatchingthemovieisthebestwaytokeepyouhealthy.A.toeatnothingatallB.tochooseplainair-poppedpopcornC.tosharealargetubofpopcornwithyour10friendsD.tobuypopcornpopcornpoppedinnon-hydrogenatedcanolaoil75.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.BadEatingHabitB.PopularFoodC.MovieTheaterFoodD.Popcorn’sDarkSecret
- Scientistshavefoundlivingorganismstrappedincrystals晶体thatcouldbe50000yearsolD.TheorganismswerefoundinahotbutbeautifulcavesysteminNaicaMexico.TheseancientlifeformscanbeseenonlywithamicroscopE.PenelopeBostonwholeadstheAstrobiologyInstituteatNASAthespaceagencyoftheUnitedStatessaystheancientmicrobes微生物wereabletolivebyeatingmineralssuchasiron.ShespokeaboutthediscoveryrecentlyatameetingoftheAmericanAssociationfortheAdvancementofSciencE.Ifthefindingsareconfirmedtheywillshowhowmicrobescansurviveinextremeconditions.FortydifferentkindsofmicrobesandsomeviruseswerefoundintheundergroundareA.Thegeneticstructuresoftheseorganismsare10percentdifferentfromthoseoftheirnearestrelatives.ThecavesinNaicaare800kilometersdeep.TheywereonceusedforminingleaD.BeforetheminersbeganworkinginthecavestheareawasseparatedfromthesurfaceandtheoutsideworlD.SomeofthecavesareasbigasthelargereligiouscentersbuiltduringEurope'sMiddleAges.Therearecrystalscoveringthewalls.Thecavesaresohotthatscientistsmustwearspecialclothingtokeepcool.Theclothingkeepsthecrystalssafefromhumangerms病菌orotherdamagE.Bostonsaidtheresearcherscouldonlyworkforabout20minutesatatimebeforetheyhadtogotoaroomthatwas38degreesCelsiustocooldown.NASAofficialswouldnotletBostonshareherfindingswithscientificexpertsbeforelastweek'sannouncement.Soscientistscouldnotsaymuchaboutthefindings.ButNorineNoonanabiologistwiththeUniversityofSouthFloridasaidshebelievedthem.Whyarewesurprised?NoonanaskeD.AsabiologistIwouldsaylifeonEarthisextremelytoughandextremelycolorful.BostonisalsostudyingmicrobescommonlyfoundinsidecavesinothercountriessuchasUkraineandtheUnitedStates.Thesemicrobesappeartobeimpossibletokill.BostonsaidtheyshowhowdifficultlifeonEarthcanbE.32.Theexistenceoftheancientmicrobesrelieson_______.A.surroundinginsectsB.diverseplantsC.eatingmineralsD.absorbingair33.WhatcanweinferaboutthecavesinNaicafromthepassage?A.Thewallsarecoveredbycrystals.B.Thetemperatureinthecavesisquitelow.C.ThecaveshavebeenexploredsincetheywereformeD.D.Theenvironmentinthecavesisdifficulttoadaptto.34.WhatisthebiologistNorineNoonan’sattitudetowardsthefindings?A.CriticalB.PositivE.C.Doubtful.D.Indifferent.35.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Livingorganismsbringhopetoscientificresearch.B.ScientistsDiscover50000-year-oldsuperlifeinMexico.C.Microbesshowgreatpowertosurviveinterribleconditions.D.Cavesprovidelivingenvironmentforlivingorganisms.
- SeveraltimesmydaughterhadtelephonedtosayMumyoumustcomeandseethedaffodils水仙花beforetheyareover.Iwantedtogobutitwasatwo-hourdrivefromLakeArrowheaD.IwillgonextTuesdayIpromisedalittleunwillinglyonherthirdcall.ThenextTuesdaydawnedcoldandrainy.StillIhadpromisedandsoIdrovetherE.WhenIfinallywalkedintoCarolyn’shouseandhuggedandgreetedmygrandchildrenIsaidForgetthedaffodilsCarolyn!Theroadisinvisible看不见的inthecloudandfogandthereisnothingintheworldexceptyouandthesechildrenthatIwanttosee!MydaughtersmiledcalmlyandsaidWedriveinthisweatherallthetimeMum.YouwillneverforgiveyourselfifyoumissthisexperiencE.AfterabouttwentyminutesweturnedontoasmallroadandIsawasmallchurch.OnthefarsideofthechurchIsawahand-letteredsignthatreadDaffodilGarden.Wegotoutofthecarandeachtookachild’shandandIfollowedCarolyndownthepath.ThenweturnedacornerofthepathandIlookedupandgaspeD.Beforemelaythemostbeautifulsight!Therewerefiveacresofflowers!Butwhohasdonethis?IaskedCarolyn.It’sjustonewomanCarolynanswereD.That’sherhomeCarolynpointedtoawell-keptA-framehousethatlookedsmallandmodestinthemidstofallthatglory.WewalkeduptothehousE.Onthepatio庭院wesawaposter.AnswerstotheQuestionsIKnowYouAreAskingwastheheadlinE.ThefirstanswerwasasimpleonE.50000bulbs鳞茎itreaD.ThesecondanswerwasOneatatimebyonewoman.ThethirdanswerwasBeganin1958.IthoughtofthiswomanwhomIhadnevermetwhomorethanfiftyyearsbeforehadbegun--onebulbatatime--tobringthebeautyandjoytothemountaintop.Theauthordidn’tgotoseethedaffodilsatfirstbecause_________.A.shewasnotinterestedinthemB.theyweregrowingonthemountaintopC.theweatherwasnotgoodenoughD.itwasnoteasyforhertodrivethereWhatdoweknowaboutthewomanlivingintheA-framehouse?A.ShemustbeoutofminD.B.SheactedasagardenertherE.C.Ittookhergreatdeterminationtogrowthedaffodils.D.Shewaspoorandmadeherlivingbysellingdaffodils.Whatcouldtheauthorprobablylearnfromthisexperience?A.Nothingistoodifficultifyouputyourheartintoit.B.Wemustputtheinterestsofothersaboveourown.C.Wecanchangetheworldbygrowingflowers.D.It’snevertoolatetolearn.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AnUnforgettableExperiencE.B.BeautifulDaffodils.C.OneBulbataTimE.D.ILoveDaffodils.
- ResearchersattheUniversityofKansassaythatpeoplecanaccuratelyjudge90percentofastranger'spersonalitysimplybylookingattheperson'sshoes.ShoesconveyusefulinformationabouttheirwearerstheauthorswroteinthenewstudypublishedintheJournalofResearchinPersonality.LeadresearcherOmriGillathsaidthejudgmentswerebasedonthestylecostcolorandconditionofsomeone'sshoes.Inthestudy63UniversityofKansasresearcherslookedatpicturesshowing208differentpairsofshoeswornbythestudy'sparticipants.VolunteersinthestudywerephotographedintheirmostcommonlywornshoesandthenfilledoutapersonalityquestionnairE.Someoftheresultswereexpected:PeoplewithhigherincomesmostcommonlyworeexpensiveshoesandflashiershoesweretypicallywornbyoutgoingpeoplE.Howeversomeofthemorespecificresultsarestrangeenough.Forexamplepracticalandfunctional''shoesweregenerallywornbymorepleasantpeoplewhileanklebootsweremorelinkedwithaggressivepersonalities.Thestrangestofallmaybethatthosewhoworeuncomfortablelookingshoestendtohavecalmpersonalities.AndifyouhaveseveralpairsofnewshoesortakeextremecareofthemyoumaysufferfromattachmentanxietyspendinglotsoftimeworryingaboutwhatotherpeoplethinkofyourappearancE.Therewasevenapoliticalcalculationinthemixwithmoreliberal主张变革的typeswearingshabbierandlessexpensiveshoes.Theresearchersnotedthatsomepeoplewillchooseshoestylestomasktheiractualpersonalitiesbutresearchersnotedthatvolunteerswerealsolikelytobeunawarethattheirfootwearchoiceswereshowingthedeepsideoftheirpersonalities.42.Whatdoesthistextmainlytellus?A.ShoesCallhidepeople'srealpersonalities.B.Shoesconveyfalseinformationaboutthewearer.C.People'spersonalitiescallbejudgedbytheirshoes.D.Peopleknowlittleabouttheirpersonalities.43.Whichoftheresultsisbeyondpeople'sexpectation?A.Wealthypeopleoftenwearexpensiveshoes.B.Pleasantpeoplelikewearinguncomfortableshoes.C.Aggressivepeoplearelikelytowealankleboots.D.Flashiershoesaretypicallywornbyoutgoingpeople.44.PeoplesufferingfromattachmentanxietytendtoA.wearstrangeshoesB.worryabouttheirappearanceC.haveacalmcharacterD.becomeapoliticalleader45.TheauthorwrotethetextinordertoA.informusofanewstudyB.introducearesearchmethodC.teachhowtochooseshoesD.describedifferentpersonalities
- Familyquarrelsandlackoffreetimecanpromoteheadachesinchildren.ThisiswhatJenniferGassmannandherpartnershaveconcludedinastudythatappearsinthecurrentissueoftheDeutschesArzteblattInternational.Thisstudywasacomponentofalarge-scalestudyentitledChildrenAdolescentsandHeadachesinwhichdatawerecollectedinfourannualwavesfrom2003to2006.Upto30%ofchildrenaroundtheworldcomplainofheadachesatleastonceaweek.Outofavarietyofpossiblefactorstestedinalargerstudytheauthorschosetolookattheonesrelatedtothechildren’sfamilyandleisuretimE.Accordingtothestudyboyswhoexperiencemorethanonefamilyquarrelperweekhavea1.8timeshigherriskofdevelopingheadaches.Theamountoffreetimeavailabletothemseemstobeevenmoreimportant:boyswhoseldomhavetimetothemselveshavea2.1timeshigherriskofdevelopingheadaches.ThebehaviorofparentswhenchildrencomplainofheadachesalsoseemstoplayamajorrolE.Bothpositiveandnegativeresponsesfromparentsteachchildrenthattheycangainadvantagesfromheadaches.Theseresponseshaveaparticularlystrongeffectonthefrequencyofsymptomsingirlswithsupportiveresponsesraisingtheriskofrecurrent周期性的headachesby25%.Thegendersalsodifferedwithrespecttoheadachefrequency.Twiceasmanygirlsasboyshadtheirsymptomsatleastonceaweek.Theagesofthechildrenhoweverseemedtohavenomorethanaminoreffectontheirheadaches.Thestudymaybecomeareminderforparentsespeciallyforthoseunpeacefulfamilies.68.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Howfamilyquarrelsandlackoffreetimecanpromoteheadachesinchildren.B.A.newstudyonthefrequencyofheadachesinchildren.C.Factorswhichleadtochildren’shavingheadaches.D.Adviceforparentswantingtokeeptheirchildrenfromhavingheadaches.69.Welearnfromthestudythat______________.A.mostchildrenhaveheadachesatleastonceaweekB.thewayafamilybehavesisthechieffactorfortheheadachesofchildrenC.parentsaretoblamefortheincreaseinheadachesinchildrenD.girlsaremorelikelytogetheadachesymptomsthanboys70.Parentsshouldlearnfromthepassagethat______________.A.theyshouldspendmoretimewiththeirchildrenB.theyshouldavoidquarrelingC.theyshouldn’tcarewhentheirchildrenhaveheadachesD.theyshouldtreatboysandgirlsdifferently
- Whileglobalwarmingandoceanacidificationdrivenbypollutioncausearealthreattoseacreaturesclimatechangeisnottheprimarydriverthreateningtocausetheextinction灭绝oflargeoceananimals.Itishumansthatarethreateninglargeseacreaturesprimarilybyhuntingandfishingthem.Researchersfindingsreflectaphenomenonexperiencedbyancientlandecosystems生态系统.Theselossesintheoceanareparallelingwhathumansdidtolandanimalssonic50000to10000yearsago.whenwewipedoutaroundhalfofthebig-bodiedmammalsonEarthlikemammothsmastodons.saber-toothcatsandthelikE.Theincreasingthreattolargegroupsofseaanimalsisarecentphenomenon.Theresearchersmadethisdiscoverybycomparingcharacteristicsofnearly2500extinctseavertebratesandmollusksalongsideotherscurrentlyindangerofextinction.Theyfoundthatsmallerseaanimalswerealittlemorelikelythanlargeonestobekilledoffduringfivepreviousmassextinctionevents—themostrecentofwhichwasassociatedwithasmallplanet'sstrikesome65millionyearsago.WhatwassurprisingtothereseacherewasthattheydidnotseeasimilarkindofpatterninanyofthepreviousmassextinctioneventsthattheystudieD.Thestudyshowsthatasixthmassextinctionwhichmayalreadybeunderwaycouldkillofflarger-bodiedanimalswhileleavingsmalleronesbehinD.Thatcouldhaveaterriblelong-termimpact.Suchremovalofthelargestanimalsfromthemodernoceanswhichneverhappenedinthehistoryofanimallifemaydisturbtheorderofecosystemsformillionsofyearsevenatlevelsoftaxonomiclossfarbelowthoseofpreviousmassextinctions.Thisnewsshouldserveasiiwake-upcallforhumanstofundamentallychangethewaytheymanagetheoceans.Thatistosayitisawarningofwhatwillhappenifwedon’tgetouracttogether.Limitingindustrializationoftheoceansmaybenecessarytogivethreatenedanimalstimeandspacetorecover.Mostwhalinghasbeenbannedsincethe1980s.Wehavebroughtgraywhalesbackfromtheedgeofextinctionandbluewhalesarecomingbacktoo.Theresearcherspointoutthatcuttingbackoncarbonemissions排放willalsobenecessaryloslowextinctions.58.Pantgraph2isintendedtotellusthat.A.bothlandanimalsandseaanimalsdieoutbecauseofhumansB.big-bodiedanimalswerekilledastheywerethreattohumansC.humanstendedtokillanimalsonlandinsteadofthoseinseasD.humanshavebeenmainkillersofanimalsforaverylongtime59.Whatcanwelearnfromtheresearcher'sstudiesaboutanimalextinction?A.Itiseasierforseacreaturestogoextinctthanlandones.B.Thepatternsofseaanimalmassextinctionareirregular.C.HumanswereresponsibleforallhoseextinctionsD.Small-bodiedcreatucsproduceIheiryoungmoreeasily60.Whichdoesthepassagesuggestisthemostimportantinstoppingseaanimalextinction?A.Tocompletelybanpeoplefromhuntingthem.B.Tofullyrealizetheurgencyofprotectingthem.C.TounconditionallyreleasekssCO2intotheair.D.Toreasonablykeepcontrolofthetradeinthem.
- Eversincetheywerefirstputonthemarketintheearly1990sgeneticallymodifiedGM转基因foodshavebeenincreasinglydevelopedandmarketedinmanycountriesintheworldmainlyonthebasisoftheirpromisetoendtheworldwidefoodcrisis.ButcanGMtechnologysolveworldhungerproblems?Evenifitwouldisitthebestsolution?DespitewhatitpromisesGMtechnologyactuallyhasnotincreasedtheproductionpotentialofanycrop.InfactstudiesshowthatthemostwidelygrownGMcropGMsoybeanshassufferedreducedproductivity.ForinstanceareportthatanalyzednearlytwodecadesofresearchonmajorGMfoodcropsshowsthatGMengineeringhasfailedtosignificantlyincreaseUScropproduction.SomethingelsehoweverhasbeenontherisE.WhileGMseedsareexpensiveGMcompaniestellfarmersthattheywillmakegoodprofitsbysavingmoneyonpesticides杀虫剂.OnthecontraryUSgovernmentdatashowthatGMcropsintheUShaveproducedanoverallincreaseinpesticideusecomparedtotraditionalcrops.Thepromisewasthatyoucouldusefewerchemicalsandboostproduction.ButneitheristruesaidBillChristisonPresidentoftheUSNationalFarmCoalition.AtthesametimetheauthorsofthebookWorldHunger:TwelveMythsarguethatthereactuallyismorethanenoughfoodintheworldandthatthehungercrisisisnotcausedbyproductionbutbyproblemsinfooddistribution分配andpolitics.Theseindeeddeserveoureffortsandmoney.Meanwhiletheriseinfoodpricesresultsfromtheincreaseduseofcropsforfuelratherthanfoodaccordingtoa2008WorldBankreport.AsamatteroffactscientistsseebetterwaystofeedtheworlD.AnotherWorldBankreportconcludedthatGMcropshavelittletooffertothechallengesofworldwidepovertyandhungerbecausebetterwaysoutareavailableamongwhichgreenfarmingissupposedtobethefirstchoicE.28.Theauthordevelopsthesecondparagraphmainly______.A.byclassification分类B.bycomparisonC.byexampleD.byprocess29.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordboostinthethirdparagraphprobablymean?A.Control.B.EvaluatE.C.Obtain.D.IncreasE.30.GMcompaniespromisefarmersthattheywillbenefitfrom______.A.practicinggreenfarmingB.useoffewerchemicalsC.fairdistributionoftheircropsD.usingmorecropsforfuel31.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheattitudeoftheauthortowardsGMtechnology?A.OptimistiC.B.ApprovingC.Disapproving.D.Indifferent.
- Sheddingtears流泪isanaturalwayofmakingusfeelmorecomfortablE.Whenoureyesaremadeuncomfortablebysomesmallpiecesofpollutionorwhenwearecuttingonionsorwhenweareexhausted精疲力竭;疲劳andhavered-eyesfromoverworkandlatehourstearsforminoureyestocleanandrefreshthem.Tearsarealsoasignofstrongemotion.Wecrywhenwearesadandwecrywhenwearehappy.Andtearsseemtobeuniquely惟独human.Weknowthatanimalsalsoexperienceemotion——fearpleasureloneliness——buttheydonotshed流tears.Fromthiswecanconcludethattearsarecloselyrelatedtotheemotionalandbiologicalmake-up结构组成ofthehumanspecies.Biologicallyspeakingtearsareactuallydropsofsalinefluidwhichisalittlebitsaltyproducedbyagland腺inthebody.BecausesaltisanimportantcomponenttearsmayactuallyconstitutethemostconclusiveevidencethatthehumananimalistheendproductofalongevolutionaryprocessthatbeganintheseA.Anditisclearthatinadditionto除了theemotionalbenefits好处thesheddingoftearshasaspecificbiologicalfunctionaswell.Throughtearswecaneliminatefromourbodycertainchemicalswhichbuildupinresponsetostressandcreateachemicalimbalance不平衡inthebody.Cryingactuallymakesusfeelbetterbycorrectingthatimbalanceandmakingusfeelgoodagain.Andthustheemotionalandbiologicalfunctionsoftearsmerge合并intooneandmakeusevenmorehumanthanwewouldotherwisebE.60Accordingtothepassagehumanbeingsmayhaveoriginated起源于in_______.A.theseaB.thesaltC.chemicalsD.animals61WhichofthefollowingisNOTafunctionoftears?A.BiologicalB.EmotionalC.PoliticalD.Chemical62Theunderlinedwordeliminateprobablymean_______.A.addB.produceC.replaceD.remove63Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Tearsareasignofstrongemotion.B.TearsarealwaysmakingusfeelmorecomfortablE.C.Tearsareuniquelyhuman.D.Tearshavecertainbiologicalfunction.
- AccordingtoresearchersmoneycanbuyhappinessbutonlyifyouspenditonsomeoneelsE.Spendingaslittleas$5adayonsomeoneelsecouldsignificantlybringyouhappinesstheteamattheUniversityofBritishColumbiaandHarvardBusinessSchoolfounD.Theirexperimentsonmorethan630Americansshowedtheyweremeasurably适度地happierwhentheyspentmoneyonothers--eveniftheythoughtspendingthemoneyonthemselveswouldmakethemhappier.WewantedtotestourtheorythathowpeoplespendtheirmoneyisatleastasimportantashowmuchmoneytheyearnsaidElizabethDunnapsychologistattheUniversityofBritishColumbiA.Theyaskedtheir600volunteersfirsttoratetheirgeneralhappinessreporttheirannualincomeanddetailtheirmonthlyspendingincludingbillsgiftsforthemselvesgiftsforothersanddonationstocharity.RegardlessofhowmuchincomeeachpersonmadethosewhospentmoneyonothersreportedgreaterhappinesswhilethosewhospentmoreonthemselvesdidnotDunnsaidinastatement.Dunn’steamalsosurveyed16employeesatacompanyinBostonbeforeandaftertheyreceivedanannualprofit-sharingbonusofbetween$3000and$8000.Employeeswhodevotedmoreoftheirbonustopro-social有益社会的spendingexperiencedgreaterhappinessafterreceivingthebonusandthemannerinwhichtheyspentthatbonuswasamoreimportantpredictoroftheirhappinessthanthesizeofthebonusitselftheywroteintheirreportpublishedinthejournalSciencE.Theygavetheirvolunteers$5or$20andhalfgotclearinstructionsonhowtospendit.Thosewhospentthemoneyonsomeoneorsomethingelsereportedfeelinghappieraboutit.Thesefindingssuggestthatveryminoralterationsinspendingallocations分配--aslittleas$5--maybeenoughtoproducerealgainsinhappinessonagivendayDunnsaiD.28.Accordingtothepassage________.A.themoremoneyyouspendonothersthehappieryouareB.spendingmoneyonotherscanbringyouhappinessC.ElizabethDunnisapsychologistfromHarvestBusinessSchoolD.sixhundredvolunteerstookpartintheexperiment29.The16employeesmentionedinthepassage_________.A.weregivenclearinstructionsonhowtospendthebonusB.hadmorehappinessthanthesizeofthebonusitselfC.experiencedgreaterhappinessafterreceivingtheirbonusD.felthappieraftertheycontributedmuchofthebonustocharities30.Dunn’sstatementsuggestedthat________.A.thosewhospentmoneyonothersfelthappiernomatterhowmuchtheyearnedB.thosewhospentmoremoneyonthemselvesfelthappierC.peoplethoughtspendingmoneycouldmakethemselveshappierD.themoneyspentwasasimportantasthemoneyearned31.Thebesttitleofthispassageis________.A.ExperimentonMoneySpendingB.DevotingYourMoneytoCharitiesC.SpendingMoneyonOthersMakesOneHappierD.BonusandPro-socialSpending
- Whenhethoughtofthepastmygrandfatherwouldsometimesshowusphotographsofhimselfatschool.Theywerebrownandfadedanditwashardtobelievethattheblurred模糊figureofthelittleboyintheshorttrousersandsockscouldeverhavebeenGrandfather.Besidesheworeacap---alltheboysinthephotographsworecapspulledsofarforwardthathalfoftheirfaceswereobscureD.WhenGrandfatheraskedustopickhimoutfromthegroupwewouldsurelypointtothewrongboy.OnonesuchoccasionmyyoungersisteragedsixburstintotearswhenGrandfatherproudlyguidedherfingertotherightboy.Howcouldthatboybeyou?shecrieD.HeshouldhaveabearD.Wewereofcourseallconvincedthatgrandfathersshouldhavebeardspreferablywhiteandbushylikeourowngrandfather's.IwasagoodscholarGrandfatherwouldsaywagginghisbeardoverthephotographs.IshouldhavebeentopoftheclassifIhadn'thadtogetupatsixeverymorningtomilkthecowsandchopthewoodandagainwhenIcamehomefromschool.ButSaturdays?WhatdidyoudoonSaturdays?SaturdaysifitwasfineI'dbeoutalldayinthefieldswiththemenrepliedGrandfather.AndifitwaswetI'dbehelpingmymotherwithoddjobsroundthehousE.Therewasn'tmuchtimeforstudying.WealltriedhardtoimaginewhatitwouldhavebeenliketohaveseenGrandfathergettingupatcrackofdawnandneverobviouslyhavingamomentforhimself.ItseemedwehadlearntsomethingfromwhatGrandfatherhadsaidabouthischildhooD.41.Inthefirstparagraphofthispassagewhattheauthorreallytellsusisthat________.A.hisgrandfatherusedtowearshorttrouserssocksandacapaswellB.itwasdifficulttotellwhichoftheboysinthephotographswasGrandfatherC.hedidn'tbelieveGrandfatherworeacappulledforwardwhenhewasatschoolD.itwasfuntowatchboysinthephotographswearingcapspulledforward42.Theauthor'ssisterburstintotearsbecause________.A.shedidnotgetachancetopickoutGrandfatherinthephotographsB.shewastoldwhichwastherightboybeforesheherselfcouldpickhimoutC.otherchildrendidnotagreewithherthatGrandfathershouldhavehadabeardD.shefoundGrandfatherinthephotographsdidnothaveabeard43.WhenGrandfathersaidIshouldhavebeentopoftheclass...hemeant________.A.ifhehadhadmoretimeforstudyinghewouldhavebeenthebestinhisclassB.heshouldhavespentmoretimestudyingratherthanplayingballgamesC.hisschooldaysshouldnothavebeensohardandmiserableD.hecouldhaveneverbeenthebeststudentevenifhehadstudiedstillharder44.InthelastparagraphtheauthorsaidWealltriedhardtoimaginE.because________.A.thefiguresoftheboysinthephotographsweresmallandblurredB.thechildrenhadneverexperiencedlifelikethatofGrandfatherC.thephotographsGrandfathershowedthemwerebrownandfadedD.Grandfatherfailedtotellthemabouthischildhoodindetail
- DirtyBritainBeforethegrasshasthickenedontheroadsideandleaveshavestartedgrowingonthetreesisaperfecttimetolookaroundandseejusthowdirtyBritainhasbecomE.Thesidewalksarestainedwithchewinggumthathasbeenspatoutandthegutters排水沟arefullofthrownawayfastfoodcartons.YearsagoIremembertravelingabroadandbeingsaddenedbytheplasticbagswastebottlesattheedgeofeveryroaD.NowadaysBritainseemstolookatleastasbaD.Whathasgonewrong?TheproblemisthattherubbishcreatedbyourincreasinglymobileliveslastsalotlongerthanbeforE.Ifitisnotclearedupandproperlythrownawayitstaysinthebushesforyears;asemi-permanentreminderofwhatadirtylittlecountrywehavenow.Firstlyitisestimatedthat10billionplasticbagshavebeengiventoshoppers.Thesewilltakeanythingfrom100to1000yearstorot.Howeveritisnotasifthereisnosolutiontothis.A.fewyearsagotheIrishgovernmentintroducedataxonnon-recyclablecarrierbagsandinthreemonthsreducedtheiruseby90%.WhenhewasaministerMichaelMeacherattemptedtointroduceasimilararrangementinBritain.TheplasticsindustrywasagainstthatofcoursE.Howevertheyneednothavebothered;theideawaskilledbeforeitcoulddrawbreathleavingsupermarketsfreetogiveawayplasticbags.WhatisclearlynecessaryrightnowissomesortofcombinedactionbothindividualandcollectivebeforeitistoolatE.Thealternativeistocontinuegoingdownhilluntilwehaveacountrythatlookslikeavastrubbishtip废物场.Wemaywellbeatthetippingpoint.Yetweknowthatpeoplerespondtotheirenvironment.Ifthingsaroundthemarecleanandtidypeoplebehavecleanlyandtidily.Iftheyaresurroundedbydirttheybehavedirtily.NowmuchofBritainlooksprettydirty.Whatwillitlooklikeinfiveyears?49.ThewritersaysthatitisagoodtimetoseeBritainbeforethetreeshaveleavesbecause_______.A.Britainlooksperfect.B.youcanseeBritainatitsdirtiest.C.youcanseehowdirtyBritainisnow.D.thegrasshasthickenedontheroadsidE.50.Accordingtothewriterthemajorproblemisthat__________.A.rubbishcannotbeclearedupB.rubbishlastslongerthanitusedtoC.oursocietyisincreasinglymobileD.peopleinBritainaredirty51.WhatcanbelearnedaboutMichaelMeacher?A.HefollowedtheIrishexamplewithataxonplasticbags.B.Hefailedinhisattempttointroduceataxonplasticbags.C.HisattempttofollowtheIrishexamplewithataxonplasticbagswaswelcomeD.D.Hehadproblemswiththeplasticsindustrywhoweren’tbotheredaboutthetax.52.Whatdoesthewriterstateinthelastparagraph?A.It’stoolateforpeopletotakeimmediateaction.B.Thereismorethanonesolutiontotheproblem.C.Britainwillbecomeanextremelydirtycountryinfiveyears.D.Peopletendtobehaveaccordingtowhattheyseearoundthem
- WhyDoPeopleBlinkTheirEyes?Peopleblink眨眼theireyestensofthousandsoftimeseveryday.Scientistshavelongbelievedblinkingwasaninvoluntarymovementandservedmainlytokeeptheeyeballswet.ButanewstudysuggestsithasamoreimportantpurposE.AninternationalteamofscientistsfromtheUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeleystudiedtheblinkingofhumaneyelids.ThejournalCurrentBiologypublishedtheirfindings.Theteamsaidtheyfoundthatblinkingrepositionsoureyeballssowecanstayfocusedonwhatweareseeing.Theysaidthatwhenweblinkoureyelidstheeyesrollbackintotheirsockets-thebonyareathatsurroundsandprotectstheeyes.Howevertheresearchersfoundtheeyesdon'talwaysreturntothesameposition.Theysaidthiscausesthebraintotelltheeyemusclestoreorganizeoureyesight.GerritMausistheleadwriterofthereport.HeservesasanassistantprofessorofpsychologyatNanyangTechnologicalUniversityinSingaporE.MaussaidOureyemusclesarequitesluggish迟缓的andimprecisesothebrainneedstoconstantlyadaptitsmotorsignalstomakesureoureyesarepointingwherethey'resupposedto.Ourfindingssuggestedthatthebrainmeasuresthedifferenceinwhatweseebeforeandafterablinkandcommandstheeyemusclestomaketheneededcorrections.Theresearcherssaidthatwithoutsuchcorrectionsoursurroundingswouldappearunclearandevenjumpy.Theysaidthemovementactslikeasteadicam摄影稳定器oftheminD.TheresearcherssaidtheyaskedvolunteerstositinadarkroomwhilestaringatasmalldotonaflatsurfacE.Theyusedspecialcamerastofollowthevolunteer'sblinksandeyemovements.Aftereachblinkthedotwasmovedonecentimetertotheright.ThevolunteersdidnotnoticethisbutthebraindiD.Itfollowedthemovementanddirectedtheeyemusclestorefocusonthedot.Afterthedotwasmovedinthisway30timesthevolunteers'eyeschangedtheirfocustotheplacewheretheypredicteditwouldbE.ProfessorMaussaidEventhoughparticipantsdidnotconsciouslyregisterthatthedothadmovedtheirbrainsdidandadjustedwiththecorrectiveeyemovements.Thesefindingsaddtoourunderstandingofhowthebrainconstantlyadaptstochangescommandingoureyemusclestocorrectforerrorsinourbodies'ownhardwarE.43.Accordingtothenewstudyblinkingeyescan________.A.servetokeeptheeyeballswetB.repositioneyeballstostayfocusedC.consciouslycorrecteyemovementsD.makeoureyesadapttomotorsignals44.Fromtheexperimentwecanlearnthat________.A.volunteerscouldseethemovingdotwithspecialcamerasB.theeyeballscouldstayintheplaceastheywerepredictedC.participantswereawareofthedot'smovementstotherightD.thebraincommandedtheeyemusclestorefocusonthedot45.TheunderlinedwordregisterinParagraph5probablymeans________.A.realizeB.refocusC.reserveD.reason46.Thispassageshowsthat________.A.eyemusclesarequiteinactiveandimpreciseB.theresearchisofgreatvalueintheeyemovementC.thebrainplaysanimportantroleinseeingthingsclearlyD.volunteerscontroltheirblinkstofollowthechangesofthedots
- Halloweenisaholidayfulloftricksandtreatsandallthingsfrighteningandfun.Butwhathappenswhenyoutradeyoursweetsforascare?Theresultisalwayshealthierthancandy.Beingfrightenedcanbegoodforyou.Thinkaboutyourfavoritescarybooksormovies.Youarescaredbutyoujustcan’tresistreadingorwatchingthem.Beingfrightenedmakesyourbrainfloodwithhealthychemicalsubstancesthatexciteyourmoodandreleasefeelingsofgreatexcitement.Whenyou’refrightenedyourbodyalsoproducesachemicalcalledoxytocinwhichhelpspeoplebondwithoneanother.Soifyou’reatahaunted闹鬼的housewithsomepalsthatexperiencecanhelpsolidifyyourfriendship.Watchpeoplewalkingoutofahauntedhouseandyou’llseelotsofsmilesandhighfivessaysDr.MargeeKerrasociologistwhostudiesfear.Thereisalsosomeevidencethatbeingscaredcanhelpapersonmanagestressfulsituations.Thingslikegivingapresentationinfrontofyourclassorperforminginaschoolplaycanmakeusfearfulandanxious.Buttheseexperienceshelpbuildasortofendurancetofearthatmakesusmoreconfident.Youbecomemorecomfortablewiththephysicalexperienceoffearandsoyou’rebetterabletoworkthroughitduringtensesituationsKerrexplains.Thoughsomehauntingmaybehealthyit’simportanttorememberthatpeopleexperiencefearindifferentways.Whatmaybefunforonepersoncouldbetooscaryforanother.AndKerrnotesthatkidsyoungerthansixandorsevencan’tseparaterealandmake-believesoseeingsomethingfrighteningcouldhavelastingnegativeeffects.24.WhydoestheauthormentionHalloweeninParagraph1?A.Tomakeasuggestion.B.TointroduceatopiC.C.Toofferaninstruction.D.Topresentareport.25.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordshighfivesinParagraph3mean?A.Puttinghandsuptogivein.B.WavinghandstosaygoodbyE.C.Hittingpalmstogethertoshowhappiness.D.Foldingpalmstogethertoexpressthanks.26.Howisthetextdeveloped?A.Byanalyzingreasons.B.Byprovidingstatistics.C.Bymakingcomparisons.D.Bygivingexamples.27.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.We’llfeelworriedifwe’rescareD.B.Beingfrightenedhelpspeoplestaycloser.C.FearfulnesscontrolsourconfidencE.D.BeingscaredcanbegoodforeveryonE.
- It’scoldanddarkoutsideandyourbedissowarmandcomfortablE.GoingforarunseemslikesuchabadideA.Butbeforeyouhideyourrunningshoesitmightbeworthgivingthatcrazyideaago.AccordingtoTheHuffingtonPostanoutdoorruninwinterasopposedtooneonatreadmill跑步机burnsmorecaloriesbecausethebodyisworkinghardtoregulate调节itscoretemperaturE.Furthermoreresearchshowsthatracetimesarefasterincoldweatherthaninwarmertemperatures-andquickerrunsburnmorecalories.Similarlycoldweatheralsomakestheheartworkhardertodistributebloodthroughthebodymakingthatvitalmuscleevenstronger.Outdoorexercisealsoturnsupyourenergyandridsyouofthestressanddepressionthatbuildupeveryday.Theheatandhumidityinthesummercandragyoudownandtireyoufasterbutcoldweatherisrefreshing.ItadjustsyoutoyoursurroundingsmakingyoufeelalivE.Ofcoursethethreatofsmoginsomebuilt-upareasisafurtherhurdletowinterexercisE.Heartattacksstrokelungcancerandasthmaarealldangersofrunninginsmog.Thecombinationofairpollutionandexerciseincreasesthepotentialproblems.Ifyoudochoosetorunoutsideonsmoggydaystakeapathinaparkorresidentialareatoavoidcarexhaust尾气andgoearlyinthemorningbeforerushhour.Butstayinginsideonsmoggydaysandwaitingforthenextcleardaytorunisbest.12.Howdoescoldweatherbenefitrunnerscomparedwithwarmweather?A.Theycanrunmoreslowly.B.Theycantakeinmorecalories.C.Theirheartscanfunctionharder.D.Theirbodytemperaturecangetlower.13.Howdoessummeraffectrunners?A.Itbuildsuptheirenergyquickly.B.Itmakesrunnerstiredeasily.C.Itlessensrunners’stress.D.Itcausesheartattack.14.Whataretherunnerssupposedtodoonsmoggydays?A.Stopdrivingcars.B.DomoreexercisE.C.AvoidoutdoorexercisE.D.Runlateinthemorning.15.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A.RefreshwithaWinterRunB.TakeOutdoorExerciseinSummerC.GotoRuninaParkD.FollowtheTipstoReduceStress
- BeingagoodparentishardernowthanithaseverbeenbeforE.Inpressurizedmodernlivesdemandstobeafulfilledindividualagoodpartnerandagoodworkertakenoaccountofbeingagoodparent.Wehaven’tleftspaceforthenurturingparentswhoareexpectedtoprovidewhatchildrenneeD.Asaresultmanyfamiliesinthewesternworldjustdon’twork.SomethingwillhavetochangE.Withluckpeopleinthefuturewillonlyhavechildreniftheyreallywantthem.ThatshouldmeanparenthoodisseenasamuchmorepositivepromisethanitisnowthatparentsaresociallysupportedandareadmiredfordoingagoodjoB.Theproblemisthatinthelastgenerationorsowe’vecometoassumethatwomenshouldwantandbeabletoeverythingthatbytraditionmenhavedoneatthesametimeasprettywelleverythingthatbytraditionwomenhavedonE.Andit’sjustnotpossiblE.Sinceadoptingamalelifestyleisdemonstrablyonlyanotherformofsubmission顺从quiteanumberofhighlyeducatedandeconomicallyprivileged优越的womenarenowchoosingtotakecareerbreakssoastobeathomewiththeirchildrenforlongerthanthatpoor18weeks.Themostwelcomingtrendinparentingisthatmenareparticipatingmoreandmoreeventhatisnotfreeofconflicthowever.Intellectually理智上womenwantmentobeequalparentsanddotheirsharE.Butthere’softenacontradictory矛盾的emotionbecausechildrenarethelastfortofthefemalepowerinthefamily.IwanthimtohelpmebutthisismyregionandbeingbetteratitisoneofthenewthingsI’vegotasafemalE.Intruthalthoughtheyhaven’thadgenerationsofpracticethere’snoreasonwhymencan’traisechildrenaswellaswomen.Menlefttocopeafterbereavementordivorceaswellassomewhotakeontheroleofprincipalcareerwithinapartnershiparealreadydoingit.16.Whyisitmoredifficulttodaytobegoodparents?A.Becauseparentsdon’twanttofacethepressureofrearingchildren.B.Becausechildrenareindependentanddon’tneedtobetakencareof.C.Becausehusbandsandwiveshavelittletimetotalktoeachother.D.Becausepeoplewanttofulfilltheirowndreamsleavingnotimetolookafterchildren.17.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______.A.peopleinfuturewillnotbeasinterestedinchildrenaspeopleatpresentB.parenthoodwillbeconsideredasapositivecommitmentasitisnowC.womendobetterinrearingchildrenthanmenD.parentswillreceiveadmirationfortakinggoodcareofchildren18.Nowadaysalotofhighlyeducatedandeconomicallyprivilegedwomen________.A.tendtostayathomeformorethan18weeksB.tendtoadoptamalelifestyleC.tendtoquittheirjobsandstayathomeD.tendtobesubmissivewives19.Itseemsthatinparentingwomen________.A.arecontradictoryintheirthoughts.B.demandequalitybetweensexesC.tendtoleavechildrentotheirhusbands.D.oftenquarrelwiththeirhusbands20.Theunderlinedwordbereavementinthepara4probablymeans_________.A.departureofhiswifE.B.deathofhiswifeC.returnofhiswifeD.annoyanceofhiswife
- OSLOReuters-Sixoftheworld'seightbearspeciesareunderthreatofextinctionaftertheadditionyesterdayofthesunbeartheworld'ssmallesttypeofbeartoaRedListwhichsaysChina'spandaismostatrisk.Thesunbearisthreatenedpartlybypoachers偷猎者whosellitsbile胆汁asmedicinesaidtheWorldConservationUnionwhichrunsthelistofthethreatenedwildlifE.ThingsaregettingworseforallthebearspeciesexcepttheAmericanblackbearwhichisunquestionablyincreasingsaidSimonSmartseniorspeciesadviserfortheUnion.TheadditionofthesunbeartotheauthoritativeRedListafteramajorreviewmeanstheAmericanblackbearandthebrownbearfoundfromEuropetoAlaskaaretheonlytwoofeightspeciesstillconsideredrobust强的.ThesunbearfoundinAsiafromBangladeshtoBorneoandweighinguptoabout70kgwasratedvulnerable脆弱的byexpertsattheUnionwhichconsistsofmorethan80governmentsconservationgroupsandscientists.TheunionsaidtherewereseveralthousandsunbearsinthewilD.Weestimatethatsunbearshavedeclinedbyatleast30percentoverthepast30yearsandcontinuetodeclineatthisspeedsaidRonSteinmetzheadoftheSwiss-basedUnion'ssunbearexpertteam.Scientistsdidnotchangethelevelofthreattoanybearspeciesexceptsunbears.Deforestationlossofhabitattoroadsandcitiesandpoachingareamongrisks.TheAsianblackbeartheslothbearandtheAndeanbearwereallprovedagainasvulnerableafterreassessmentofland-livingbears.ThepolartheonlyspeciesnotreassessedisseparatelyratedasvulnerablE.PandaswereregardedagainasendangeredonestepclosertoextinctionthanvulnerableinspiteofChina'sprotectioneffortsforthebamboo-eaters.33.Howmanykindsofthreatsareparticularlymentionedtobearspecies?A.2.B.3.C.4.D.5.34.Accordingtothetextpandas.A.areinthegreatestdangerofextinctionontheRedListB.areinlessdangerofextinctionnowwiththeChina'sprotectioneffortsC.areonestepclosertoextinctionthaneverbeforeD.arenotamongthe8bearsmentionedinthetext35.Wecaninferfromthetextthat.A.theWorldConservationUnionisnotinchargeofprotectingwildlifeintheworldB.pandasareratedasendangeredafterthereassessmentC.thereareseveralkindsofland-livingbearsintheworldD.sunbearsremainvulnerablecomparedwith30yearsago
- Forestareamazingandsoaretheanimalsthatliveinthem.WeenjoywatchingTVshowsaboutbearsbatsormonkeys.Weknowalotabouttheirlives:howtheyfindfoodorwhattheydoatdifferenttimesoftheyear.Butwhataboutsmalleranimalsthataremoredifficulttoseeorfilm?Manysmallanimalsthatliveinforestsareveryimportantforthesoil.A.FrenchscientistFrancoisXavierJolyisstudyingoneofthem—themillipede千足虫.TheimportanceofleavesWhentheleavesbegintodieinfalltheyturnfromgreentoyellowandfallfromthetrees.Astheydecomposeonthegroundnutrients营养物质arereturnedtothesoilandcarbondioxidetotheair.Lifeintheforestneedsthesenutrients.WithoutthemplantscouldnotgrowandtherewouldbenofoodforanimalssuchasthemillipedE.FoodontheforestfloorSomelivingthingslikemushroomsbreaktheleavesintosmallerpiecesandeatthem.Inafewmonthsthereisnothingleftofthem.ButformushroomsnotalltreesarethesamE.Mushroomsprefersometypesofleavestoothers.Thismeansthatsomeleavestakemuchlongertobebrokendownthanothers.Sometimesittakesyears.Sowhathappenstothese?Thisiswherethemillipedecanhelp.MoreonthemenuThemillipedealsolikesleavesanditeatsanytypE.ButwhenithasfinisheditproduceswastE.Thiswastethenbecomesthefoodofmushrooms.WhenmushroomseatleavestheychooseonlycertaintypesbutwhentheyeatwastetheywilleatanykinD.ThisishowthemillipedeturnsdeadleavesintofoodforothersandhelpslifecontinuE.Sonexttimeyouarewalkingthroughaforestrememberthatsomethingmaybehavingamealrightunderyourfeet.8.Accordingtothepassagewhatcanwelearnaboutthemillipede?A.ItcanoftenbeseenonTVshows.B.Itmostlyfeedsonthenutrientsinthesoil.C.ItistoosmalltobenoticedbypeoplE.D.Itlivesundermushroomsintheforest.9.WhatdoestheunderlinedworddecomposeinParagraph3mean?A.Breakdown.B.Dryup.C.Digin.D.Makeout.10.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellusbymentioningmushrooms?A.Themillipedeeatsmushroomsintheforest.B.Themillipedehelpstoprovidefoodformushrooms.C.Mushroomsplayanimportantpartinhelpingmillipedesout.D.Mushroomsdecidewhattypesofleavesthemillipedewilleat.11.Accordingtotheauthorthemillipedeis.A.poisonousB.rareC.unimportantD.amazing
- Sincethe1970sscientistshavebeensearchingforwaystolinkthebrainwithcomputers.Brain-computerinterface界面BCItechnologycouldhelppeoplewithdisabilitiessendcommandstomachines.RecentlytworesearchersJoseMilanandMicheleTavellafromtheFederalPolytechnicschoolingLausanneSwitzerlanddemonstrated展示asmallroboticwheelchairdirectedbyaperson'sthoughts.InthelaboratoryTavellaoperatedthewheelchairjustbythinkingaboutmovinghisleftorrighthanD.Hecouldeventalkashewatchedthevehicleandguideditwithhisthoughts.Ourbrainhasbillionsofnervecells.Thesesendsignalsthroughthespinalcord脊髓tothemusclestogiveustheabilitytomovE.ButspinalcordinjuriesorotherconditionscanpreventtheseweakelectricalsignalsfromreachingthemusclesTavellasays.Oursystemallowsdisabledpeopletocommunicatewithexternalworldandalsotocontroldevices.Theresearchersdesignedaspecialcapfortheuser.Thisheadcoverpicksupthesignalsfromthescalp头皮andsendsthemtoacomputer.Thecomputerinterpretsthesignalsandcommandsthemotorizedwheelchair.Thewheelchairalsohastwocamerasthatidentifyobjectsinitspath.Theyhelpthecomputerreacttocommandsfromthebrain.Prof.Milantheteamleadersaysscientistskeepimprovingthecomputersoftwarethatinterpretsbrainsignalsandturnsthemintosimplecommands.ThepracticalpossibilitiesthatBCItechnologyofferstodisabledpeoplecanbegroupedintwocategories:communicationandcontrollingdevices.Oneexampleisthiswheelchair.Hesayshisteamhassettwogoals.Oneistestingwithrealpatientssoastoprovethatthisisatechnologytheycanbenefitfrom.AndtheotheristoguaranteethattheycanusethetechnologyoverlongperiodsoftimE.8.BCIisatechnologythatcan_________________.A.helptoupdatecomputersystemsB.linkthehumanbrainwithcomputersC.helpthedisabledtorecoverD.controlaperson'sthoughts9.HowdidTavellaoperatethewheelchairinthelaboratory?A.Bycontrollinghismuscles.B.BytalkingtothemachinE.C.BymovinghishanD.D.ByusinghisminD.10.Theteamwilltestwithrealpatientsto.A.makeprofitsfromthemB.provethetechnologyusefultothemC.makethemlivelongerD.learnabouttheirphysicalcondition11.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.SwitzerlandtheBCIResearchCenterB.NewFindingsAboutHowtheHumanBrainWorksC.BCICouldMeanMoreFreedomfortheDisabledD.RoboticVehiclesCouldHelptoCureBrainInjuries
- 第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑MoreandmorepeoplearechoosingtotaketheirholidaysintheUKratherthantravelabroaD.Inthelate1970sairtravelbecameaffordablefortheaveragefamilyintheUKandmoreandmoreBritishpeoplestartedtravelingabroadfortheirsummerholidays.AfteralltheBritishweatherwasn'tverygoodeveninsummersoalotofBritishpeoplelefttheUKforavacation.Particularlypopularwithfamiliesonabudgetwasthepackageholidaywherethecostofflightsandhotelswereofferedasonediscountedpricebytravelagents.Inthe1980sand1990syoungpeopleintheUKbecamewealthieronaverageoratleasthadmoremoneyleftaftertheyspentonthelivingcost.AsaresulttheystartedtogoabroadingroupstoplacessuchasSpainandGreecE.Britishholidayinghabitshavebeguntochangehowever.ClimatechangemeansthattheUKnowhasahotterclimatethanbeforesopeopledonotneedtogoabroadtofindgoodweather.AlsothecreditproblemhasaffectedtheinternationalvalueoftheBritishpoundsogoingabroadismoreexpensivethanitusedtobE.AsaresultmoreandmoreBritishpeoplearechoosingtospendtheirsummerholidaysintheUK.ThisyearBritishhotelsinareassuchastheEnglishLakeDistricthaveseena40percentincreaseinbookingcomparedwithlastyear.ThatriseismainlyowingtotheBritishstayingintheirowncountryfortheirholidays.InadditionhoweverforeigntouristsarenowfindingtheUKcheapertovisitthanpreviously.IntheUKthenationaltourismindustry—whenpeoplegoonholidayintheirowncountry—ishealthierthanithasbeenindecades.TheUKhasalwaysbeenfamousforitsinternationalexplorers.Itisonlyjuststartingtodiscoveritselfhowever.1.TheunderlinedphrasepackageholidayinParagraph2meansaholiday________.A.offeredbyhotelsB.withapackageC.includingflightsD.withlessexpense2.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A.thevalueofBritishpoundhasbecomeahugeproblemB.youngpeopleintheUKspendmorethantheirparentsC.BritishpeoplethinkofahotsummerasgoodweatherD.manyGreekpeopleleavefortheUKfortheirbusiness3.WhydosomeBritishhotelshaveanincreaseinbookingthisyear?A.BecausemanypeoplehaveseentheLakeDistrict.B.BecausehotelsintheLakeDistrictareverycheap.C.BecausemoreBritishspendtheirholidayhomE.D.Becauseforeigntouristshavefoundthesehotels.4.What'sthewriter'sattitudetowardstheBritishtourismindustry?A.OptimistiC.B.NegativE.C.Doubtful.D.NoblE.
- WhenitcomestotheInternetpeopletalkaboutthepasswordmost.Actuallyit’sbeenunderfireforalongtimE.Researchhasshownthatpasswordsarenotaverygoodwaytoprotectsensitiveinformation.Peoplewouldusesomerandomcharactersnumbersandsymbols.Furthermoreauniquepasswordwouldbeusedforeverysiteorapplicationtheuseruses.Unfortunatelythelongerandmorecomplexpasswordsbecomethemorepeoplearelikelytoforgerthem.Thereforetheyusethesamepasswordforeveryserviceorapplication.Theseareallbigno-noesandessentiallydefeatthepurposeofapassworD.GoogleistryingtokilloffpasswordsonAndroiddevicesbyintroducingtheTrustAPIwhichdoeswhatsimplepasswordscannotandgivesdevelopersaframeworkforsecuringtheirapplicationusinganumberofsecuritysystemsandmetrics衡量标准onthedevicE.A.TrustScorewillbegeneratedbasedonanumberofmetricsincludingyourdevicelocationfacescanningfingerprintsandthethingslikeyourtypingspeedorthewayyouspeak.TakenoneatatimethesemetricsarenotsecurE.Buttakentogetherthesemetricswillhelprecognizetherealyou.ThegoodnewsisthatGooglehasalreadybeentestingthisonrealworlddatA.GooglehasproventheTrustAPIworks.NextGooglewillruntestswillsomebankstoseeiftheTrustAPImeetstheirneedsbeforerollingoutthesystemonAndroidphoneslater.ItmaytakeanotheryearforappsandpopularsitestostartusingtheTrustAPI.ThisisaprettyexcitingchangE.PasswordshavebeenaroundforalonetimE.Althoughthesecurityofsystemshasbeenimprovedtheusabilityofsystemshasn’tbeenprovedmuch.Googleappearstohavethebestofthem.Maybethatnever-endingconflictbetweensecurityandconveniencewillbeabletotakeabreakoncetheTrustsystemcomesout.28.WhatisimpliedintheunderlinedsentenceinParA.2?A.Usersmakemistakesinusingpasswords.B.Usersshouldknowthepurposeofpasswords.C.Usershavelearnttosaynototheirpasswords.D.Usersmisunderstandthemeaningofpasswords.29.HowisthekeypartoftheTrustAPIgenerated?A.BytakingonemetricatatimE.B.Bycombiningvariousmetrics.C.Bydevelopingsecuritysystems.D.Byanalyzingcomplexpasswords.30.WhatcanweknowabouttheTrustsystemfromthetext?A.ItneedstobeimprovedinthefuturE.B.Ithasn’tbeenproventobeeffectivE.C.ItwillbeusedonAndroiddevicesfirst.D.Itissecureandconvenientfortheusers.31.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.HowdoesGoogledeveloptheTrustAPI?B.WilltheTrustAPImeettheusers’needs?C.Willpasswordssoonbeathingofthepast?D.Howdopasswordsprotectpersonalinformation?
- Beforediscussingdifferentkindsofemotionsletusbrieflytalkabouthowresearchersmeasurebodilyprocessesandactionorbehaviorandhowthisrelatestowhatwedoinourdailyliveswhenweobserveemotionsinothers.Bodilyprocessescanbedirectlymeasuredbymeansofapolygraph.Whenapolygraphisskillfullyusedtocomparehowwereactbodilywithwhatwearesayingitiscalledaliedetector.Bodilyprocessescanalsobemeasuredindirectly.Thisiswhatwedowhenweobservesomeoneblushing脸红.Howeverwearenotalwaysawareofwhatbodilyprocessesrespondto.Measuringactionorbehavioristheotherwayresearchersassesstheemotions.ForexampleonemeasureoffearofsnakesishowcloseapersonwillgotothesnakE.Anotherprocedureistohaveapersontellhowafraidheisorhowhefeels.Inthiswayresearchershavedevelopedtheso-calledfearthermometertoassessaperson'sfear.Inoureverydaylivingwedoverymuchthesamething.Onlynottoosystematicallywereacttowhatapersondoeswhathesayshowhesaysitandhowhelooks.Ishesmiling?Ishisvoicetrembling?Weputallthisobservationstogethertoinferwhatapersonisfeeling.Howeverwedonotalwaysactaswefeel.Sometimeswedothingsthatwedon'tfeellikedoing.Sometimeswesaywefeelonewayandthenweactanother.Actorsforexamplesuccessfullylearntomakebelieveemotionsorlearntohidethem.Thuswecannotalwaystellwhatapersonisfeelingbywhathesaysorbywhathedoes.29.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Wecannevertellwhatapersonisfeeling.B.Thefearthermometerisawaytomeasurehowfearfulapersonis.C.Researcherscanassesstheemotionsinsomeways.D.Peopledonotalwaysknowwhatbodilyprocessestheyrespondto.30.Theunderlinedwordassessinthe3rdparagraphiscloseinmeaningto______.A.makeB.measureC.discussD.develop31.Thewriterusestheexampleofactorsinordertoarguethat______.A.itisrathereasytobecomesuccessfulactorsB.peopledonotalwaysactastheyfeelC.wecanneverbelievewhatotherpeoplesayD.actorsarealwaystellinglies32.Thepassageismainlyabout______.A.thewayofassessingtheemotionB.theusefulnessofaliedetectorC.thefunctioningofdifferentemotionsD.thedevelopmentofthefearthermometer
- Atacertaintimeinourlivesweconsidereveryplaceasthepossiblesites地点forahousE.IhavethussearchedthecountrywithinadozenmilesofwhereIlivE.InimaginationIhaveboughtallthefarmsoneafteranotherandIknewtheirprices.ThenearestthingthatIcametoactualownershipwaswhenIboughttheHollowellplacE.Butbeforetheownercompletedthesalewithmehiswifechangedhermindandwishedtokeepitandheofferedmeadditionaldollarstoreturnthefarmtohim.HoweverIlethimkeeptheadditionaldollarsandsoldhimthefarmforjustwhatIgaveforit.TherealattractiongoftheHollowellfarmtomewereitspositionbeingabouttwomilesfromthevillagehalfamilefromthenearestneighborbounded相邻ononesidebytheriverandseparatedfromthehighwaybyawidefielD.Thepoorconditionfothehouseandfencesshowedthatithadn’tbeenusedforsometimE.IrememberedfrommyearliesttripuptheriverthatthehouseusedtobehiddenbehindaforestareaandIwasinahurrytobuyitbeforetheownerfinishedgettingoutsomerockscuttingdowntheapplestreesandclearingawaysomeyoungtreeswhichhadgrownupinthefields.Iwantedtobuyitbeforehemadeanymoreofhisimprovements.ButitturnedoutasIhavesaiD.Iwasnotreallytroubledbytheloss.IhadalwayshadagardenbutIdon’tthingIwasreadyforalargefarm.Ibelievethataslongaspossibleitisbettertolivefreeanduncommitted无牵挂的.Itmakesbutlittledifferencewhetheryouownafarmornot.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?A.HewantedtobuytheoldestfarmnearwhereheliveD.B.Hemadeastudyofmanyfarmsbeforebuying.C.Hemademoneybybuyingandsellingfarms.D.Hehadthemoneytobuythebestfarminthecountry.WhydidtheauthordecidetobuytheHollowellplace?A.ItwasofgoodmarketvaluE.B.Itwasnexttothehighway.C.Itwasinagoodposition.D.Itwasbehindanicegarden.Whydidtheauthorwanttobuythefarminahurry?A.HewasafraidtheownermightchangeshisminD.B.Hehopedtoenlargetheforestonthefarm.C.Hewantedtokeepthefarmasitwas.D.Hewaseagertobecomeafarmowner.Theunderlinedwordsthelossinthelastparagraphreferto___.A.themoneytheauthorlostinbuyingthefarmB.thesaleofthegardenintheHollowellplaceC.theremovalofthetreesaroundthehouseD.thefailuretopossesstheHollowellplaceWhatdoestheauthorbelieveasimportantinlife?A.ToownafarmB.TosatisfyhisneedsC.TobefreefromworriesD.Toliveinthecountryside
- DHaveyouevernoticedwhathappenstoanideaonceyouexpressit?JusttalkingaboutitorwritingitdowncausesyoutomakeitclearinyourownminD.Howcanyouusethistoincreaseyourbrainpower?Startwriting.ByputtingthoughtsintowordsyouaretellingyourselfthelogicbehindwhatyouthinkfeeloronlypartlyunderstanD.Oftenexplainingathoughtistheprocessofunderstanding.Inotherwordsyouincreaseyourbrainpowerbyexercisingyourexplainpower.Anotherbenefitofwritingisthatithelpsyouremember.Manyifnotmosthighlyproductivepeoplearealwaystakingnotes.Youcantrykeepingitallinyourheadbutifyoukeepajournal日志ofyourideasthenexttimeyou’reworkingonabigprojectyou’llprobablyhavemoresuccess.Wanttounderstandatopic?Writeabookaboutit.That’sanextremeexamplebutifyouarelearningsomethingnewwritealettertoafriendaboutitandyouwillunderstanditbetter.Wanttoinventsomething?Writeanexplanationoftheproblem—whyyouwanttosolveitandwhyitisworthsolvingandyou’rehalfwaytherE.Writersdon’talwayswritebecausetheyclearlyunderstandsomethingbeforehanD.Oftentheywriteaboutsomethingbecausetheywanttounderstandit.YoucandothesamE.Writingwillhelpbringyoutoanunderstanding.Giveitatry.47.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AWayonHowtoWriteB.IncreaseYourBrainPowerThroughWritingC.BrainPowerHelpsImproveYourWritingD.HowtoStartYourWriting48.AccordingtothepassagewritingcanhelpyoualotEXCEPT_______.A.toincreaseyourbrainpowerB.toimprovetheabilitytorememberC.todevelopyourinterestinstudyD.tostrengthentheunderstandingofatopic49.Theunderlinedsentenceyou’rehalfwaythereinthefourthparagraphmeansthat_______.A.youarealreadysuccessfulB.there’salongwayforyoutogotoreachyourgoalC.youareleftwonderingwhattodoD.youhavebeenonthewaytosuccess50.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.WritingcancurepeopleoftheirbraindiseasE.B.PeoplewhocankeepallthoughtsinmindaremorelikelytosucceeD.C.Writingabookaboutonetopicistheonlywaytounderstandit.D.ThemoreyouwritethemorelogicalyouwillbE.
- ImaginationStageisachildren’stheaterinthestateofMarylanD.A.specialperformanceisputonforchildrenwithautism自闭症eachday.PeoplewithautismhavedifficultycommuncatingandsocializingwithotherpeoplE.ChildreninthetheaterareallowedtomovearoundduringtheperformancE.It’sOKiftheyshoutoutorholdtheirearswhenthemusicistoolouD.Thesespecialperformancesaresometimestheonlythingthatafamilycangotothetheatertogethertoseeifachildhasautism.ThatisthesameideawithAutismontheSeas.Thiscompanyorganizesvacationsforfamiliesofchildrenwithautismespeciallyvacationsoncruiseships.JamieGroverisdirectorofgroupdevelopmentinAutismontheSeas.HesaidWithourstaffonboardparentsknowthattheyaregoingtobeabletorelaxenjoytheirvacationandparticipateinshipactivities.Theyknowthattheirchildrenarewelltakencareof.ThebenefitofsuchvacationsorganizedbyAutismontheSeasisnotwaitinginhugelinesondepartureday.Thecompanyhasstafftohelpintheports.Waitinginlonglinesorbeinginthemiddleofbigcrowdscancauseproblembehaviorinchildrenwithautism.AutismontheSeashelpsfamiliesavoidsituationslikethat.AutismontheSeasworkswiththehelpofcruisecompanieslikeRoyalCaribbean.Specialtimesorplacesarearrangedforfamiliestoplayvideogamesgoskatingorrockclimbingoreatdinner.AutismontheSeasalsodirectsfamiliestoorganizationsthatcanhelpthempayforthesevacations.BambiVanWoertfromthestateofMichiganwentonacruisewithher7-year-oldBenwhohasautism.ShesaidIwouldneverdosomethinglikethismyself.IcannottakeBenshoppingbymyselfatthispointsoformetotrytodoacruisewithouthelpwouldbeabsurD.28.Whatmakesthechildren’stheatreImaginationStagespecial?A.Thatitonlyallowschildrenwithautismtoenter.B.Thatitputsonplaysperformedbypeoplewithautism.C.Thatitmainlyputsonplaysaboutpeoplewithautism.D.Thatitputsonspecialperformancesforkidswithautism.29.WhatdoweknowaboutthecompanyAutismontheSeas?A.Ithelpsfamiliesofchildrenwithautismpayforvacations.B.ItwasstartedwiththehelpofthecruisecompanyRoyalCaribbean.C.Itorganizesvacationsforfamiliesofchildrenwithautism.D.Ittakescareofkidswithautismwhiletheirparentsareaway.30.Thethirdparagraphmainlytellsus______.A.someoccasionsthatkidswithautismshouldavoidB.somebehaviouralproblemsofchildrenwithautismC.someactivitieschildrenwithautismcantakepartinD.thebenefitofvacationsorganizedbyAutismontheSeas31.BambiVanWoertismentionedinthelastparagraphtoshowthat______.A.parentsofachildwithautismdon’twantsuchtripsB.parentsofachildwithautismliveaverydifficultlifeC.childrenwithautismdon’tlikedoinganythingwiththeirparentsD.suchcruisetripscanreallyhelpfamiliesofchildrenwithautism
- Giventhetraditionofstudentsbringingapplestotheirteachersitsomehowseemsfittingthatanoldapplebarn谷仓willfindanewlifeasaone-roomschoolhouse.Anditisjustasfittingthataretiredschoolteacherwillbecomethecaretakerofthathistorictreasure.MyfriendVelmaateacherformorethan30yearshasbeenretiredforsometimenowbutthatdoesn’tstophergivinghistorylessonsattheoldEnglewoodSchoollocatedonherfamily’sCaliforniafarm.Thelovinglyrestoredbuildingwasconstructedaround1850asahomeforawoodsmanandlaterwasusedasanapplebarn.Thenin1870itbegananewlifeasaschoolhouse.OriginallylocatedinthenearbyEnglewoodmeadowitwasnowmoveditscurrentsitein1978byVelma'slatehusbandandhisbrotherRobertandRichardwhothoughtitwouldhelpkeepVelmabusyinretirement.Nonailshadbeenusedintheoriginalconstructionsoeachpieceofwoodhadtobecarefullymarkedandthebuildingwasreassembled重装onitsnewsite.Thebrothersworkedwithmuchcareandhardworktoensureaperfectfitofmitered斜接的comers.AftertherelocationVelmaandherfamilyfurnishedtheschoolwithsomeofitsoriginaldesks.Theyalsoaddedacollectionofschoolbookstheoldestdatingbackto1845.NowadaysVelmagivestourstolocalschoolchildrenandothergroupswholearnwhatitwasliketoattendschoolbackinthegoodolddays.ShehaskidsringtheschoolbellrecitethePledgeofAllegianceandsingGoodMorningtoYouastheymighthavedoneindaysgoneby.Thenwithtwinklingeyesandmuchenthusiasmshetellsthehistoryoftheschoolandgivesashortsamplelesson.13.WhatwastheEnglewoodSchoolusedasbeforeitbegananewlifein1870?A.A.lady’shouse.B.A.schoolhouse.C.A.napplebarn.D.A.restroom.14.Whichwordcanbestdescribetheschool’sbeingrelocated?A.Challenging.B.Refreshing.C.F.ashionable.D.Inspiring.15.Whichcanserveasthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheGoodOldDaysintheSchoolhouseB.AMysteriousBuildingwithaLongHistoryC.ATeacherDevotedtoRestoringOldBuildingsD.AHistoricOne-roomSchoolhouse
- Thebabyisjustonedayoldandhasnotyetlefthospital.Sheisquietbutalert警觉.Twentycentimetersfromherfaceresearchershaveplacedawhitecardwithtwoblackspotsonit.Shestaresatitcarefully.A.researcherremovesthecardandreplacesitbyanotherthistimewiththespotsdifferentlyspaceD.Asthecardschangefromonetotheotherhergaze凝视startstoloseitsfocus—untilathirdwiththreeblackspotsispresenteD.Hergazereturns:shelooksatitfortwiceaslongasshedidatthepreviouscarD.Canshetellthatthenumbertwoisdifferentfromthreejust24hoursaftercomingintotheworld?Ordonewbornssimplyprefermoretofewer?Thesameexperimentbutwiththreespotsshownbeforetwoshowsthesamereturnofinterestwhenthenumberofspotschanges.Perhapsitisjustthenewness?Whenslightlyolderbabieswereshowncardswithpicturesofobjectsacombakeyanorangeandsoonchangingthenumberofobjectshadaneffectseparatefromchangingtheobjectsthemselves.Coulditbethepatternthattwothingsmakeasopposedtothree?Noagain.Babiespaidmoreattentiontosquaresmovingrandomlyonascreenwhentheirnumberchangedfromtwotothreeorthreetotwo.Theeffectevencrossesbetweensenses.Babieswhowererepeatedlyshowntwospotsbecamemoreexcitedwhentheythenheardthreedrumbeatsthanwhentheyheardjusttwo;likewise同样地whentheresearchersstartedwithdrumbeatsandmovedtospots.4.TheexperimentdescribedinParagraph1isrelatedtothebaby’s________.A.senseofhearingB.senseofsightC.senseoftouchD.senseofsmell5.Babiesaresensitivetothechangein________.A.thesizeofcardsB.thecolorofpicturesC.theshapeofpatternsD.thenumberofobjects6.Whydidtheresearcherstestthebabieswithdrumbeats?A.Toreducethedifficultyoftheexperiment.B.Toseehowbabiesrecognizesounds.C.Tocarrytheirexperimentfurther.D.Tokeepthebabies’interest.7.Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?A.Sciencefiction.B.Children’sliteraturE.C.Anadvertisement.D.A.sciencereport.
- ElderlyadultswhoregularlydrinkgreenteamaystaymoresharpandindependentthantheirpeersovertimeaccordingtoaJapanesestudythatcoveredthousandsofpeoplE.GreenteacontainsantioxidantchemicalsthatmayhelpstopthecelldamagethatcanleadtodiseasE.Researchershavebeenstudyinggreentea'seffectoneverythingfromcholesterol胆固醇totheriskofcertaincancerswithmixedresultssofar.Theyfoundthosewhodrankthemostgreenteaweretheleastlikelytodevelop''functionaldisability''orproblemswithdailyactivitiesorbasicneedssuchasdressingorbathing.Specificallyalmost13percentofadultswhodranklessthanacupofgreenteaperdaybecamefunctionallydisabledcomparedwithjustover7percentofpeoplewhodrankatleastfivecupsaday.Thestudydidnotprovethatgreenteaalonekeptpeoplesharpastheygrewolder.Green-tealoversgenerallyhadhealthierdietsincludingmorefishvegetablesandfruitaswellasmoreeducationlowersmokingratesfewerheartattacksandstrokesandgreatermentalsharpness.Theyalsotendedtobemoresociallyactiveandhavemorefriendsandfamilytorelyon.ButevenwiththosefactorsaccountedforgreenteaitselfwastiedtoalowerdisabilityrisktheresearcherssaiD.Peoplewhodrankatleastfivecupsadaywereone-thirdlesslikelytodevelopdisabilitiesthanthosewhohadlessthanacupperday.Thosepeoplewhoaveragedthreeorfourcupsadayhada25percentlowerrisk.Althoughit'snotclearhowgreenteamighthelpagainstdisabilityTomata'steamdidnotethatonerecentstudyfoundgreenteaextracts提取物seemtoincreaselegmusclestrengthinolderwomen.WhilegreenteaanditsextractsareconsideredsafeinsmallamountstheydocontaincaffeineandsmallamountsofvitaminKwhichmeansitcouldaffectdrugsthatpreventbloodclotting凝固.32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword''peer''meaninthefirstparagraph?A.Father.B.Brother.C.A.personofthesameagE.D.A.personlivinginthesameneighborhooD.32.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A.AntioxidantchemicalscanleadtodiseasE.B.Thosewhooftendrankgreenteacan’tdevelop''functionaldisability''.C.''Functionaldisability''isrelatedtoproblemswithdailyactivitiesorbasicneeds.D.PeoplewhodrankatleastfivecupsadayarenotlikelytobecomefunctionallydisableD.33.Whatdoesthefifthparagraphmainlytellus?A.HowthestudywasproveD.B.Whygreentea-loverscankeepsharp.C.WhathealthierdietsincludE.D.Howtolowerdisabilityrisk.34.WhathavetheResearchersdiscovered?A.Thosewhodrankgreenteacan'tdevelop''functionaldisability''.B.Greenteaalonekeptpeoplesharpastheygrewolder.C.Howgreenteamighthelpagainstdisability.D.Greenteaextractsseemtoincreaselegmusclestrengthinolderwomen.35.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat______.A.vitaminKiscontainedincaffeineB.vitaminKisgoodforourbloodC.vitaminKisbadforourhealthD.vitaminKisinfluencingonsomedrugs
- Doyoueverwonderwhytreesbegintobud发芽earlierinsomecities?Scientistsfinallyfoundtheanswerbutit’snotverypleasant.Newsciencesuggestsarelationshipbetweenlightpollutionandthetimingwhentreesproducebudswhichsignalsthearrivalofthespringseason.LightpollutionisdefinedbytheLightingResearchCenterastheunwantedconsequenceofoutdoorlightingsuchasstreetlights.Excessive过多的man-madelightatnightresultsindisturbednaturalcyclesandalsopreventstheobservationofstarsandplanetsatnight.Butitseffectontheenvironmentgoesbeyondthat.Bystudyingsometreesresearchersfoundoutthattreesthataremoreexposedtoartificiallightingatnightbudupto7.5daysearlierthanthoseatthenaturalnighttimesetting.Andtheyfoundoutthatlighthadamoresignificanteffectthantemperaturewhenthebudscameout.Theearlybuddingmaycauseproblemsforinsectswhichfeedonleavesandthebirdswhichthenfeedontheminturn.ProfessorRichardFfrench-Constantwhohelpedleadtheresearchexplainedthatmorethanthebuddingoftreesthestudyimpliesthedangertothebalanceoftheecosystem.Atthemomentcaterpillars毛毛虫aretimedtohatchtomakethemostoftheopportunitiestofeedonfreshlybuddedleavesandbirdshatchintimetofeedontheyoungcaterpillarhesaiD.Migratory迁徙的birdsarealsonegativelyaffectedbylightpollution.TheglaremightconfusethemandmakethemlosetheirflyingsensE.Thephenomenonmightexplainwhysomebirdsaccidentallyknockintobuildings.Suchresultsstresstheneedtopursuestudiesthataimtomeasuretheeffectoflightpollution.Iftheissuewerelefttocontinueitisestimatedthatby2100springwouldbeginalmostafullmonthearlierthanitdoestoday.12.Whatwillhappenifthereistoomuchman-madelight?A.People’seyesightwillbedamageD.B.TheecosystemwilllikelyloseitsbalancE.C.Nostarsorplanetsmaybeobservedatnight.D.Animals’livinghabitsmaychangesuddenly.13.Howdoestheearlybuddingaffectinsectsorplants?A.Itwillcausetherisingnumberofinsects.B.Itcouldleadtotreesgrowingfewerleaves.C.Itmayresultinsomeinsectsgoinghungry.D.Itmightpushinsectstohatchmoreslowly.14.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellusinthelastparagraph?A.TheeffectoflightpollutionisdestructivE.B.Thespringof2100willbecomemuchlonger.C.Lightpollutionshouldbetakenseriously.D.A.furtherstudyonlightpollutionisscheduleD.15.Whatisthesuitabletitleforthepassage?A.WhyspringcomesearlierinsomecitiesB.WhylightpollutionneedstobestudiedC.Howtrees’earlybuddingtakesplaceD.Howmuchlightistoomuch
- Hummingbirds蜂鸟areoneofnature’smostenergeticfliersandtheonlybirdstohover盘旋intheairbyrelyingontheirstrengthalonE.Nowscientistshavefoundthatitistheratio比值ofthebird’swinglengthtoitswidththatmakesthemsoefficient.Thediscoveryishelpingexpertscompetewith42millionyearsofnaturalselectiontobuildhelicoptersthatareincreasinglyefficient.DavidLentinkanassistantprofessoratStanfordUniversityinCaliforniatestedwingsfrom12differentspeciesofhummingbirdswhichhesourcedfrommuseums.Heplacedthemonamachineusedtotesttheaerodynamics气力学ofthehelicopterblades桨叶.ProfessorLentink’steamusedthesamemachinetotestthebladesfromanadvancedmicro-helicopterusedbytheUK’sarmy.Theyfoundthatthemicro-helicopter’sbladesareasefficientathoveringastheaveragehummingbirds.Butwhilethemicro-helicopter’sbladeskeptpacewiththeaveragehummingbirdwingstheycouldnotkeepupwiththemostefficienthummingbird’swing.ThewingsofAnna’shummingbirdwerefoundtobeabout27percentmoreefficientthantheman-mademicro-helicopter’sblades.WhileProfessorLentinkwasn’tsurprisedatnature’ssuperiorityhesaidthathelicopterbladeshavecomealongway.ThetechnologyisatthelevelofanaveragehummingbirdhesaiD.AhelicopterisreallythemostefficienthoveringdevicethatwecanbuilD.ThebesthummingbirdsarestillbetterbutIthinkit’samazingthatwe’regettingcloser.It’snoteasytomatchtheirperformancebutifwebuildbetterwingswithbettershapeswemightmatchhummingbirds.ProfessorLentinksaidthatwedon’tknowhowhummingbirdsmaintaintheirflightinastrongwindhowtheynavigate确定方向throughbranchesorhowtheychangedirectionsoquickly.Hethinksthatgreatstepscouldbemadebystudyingwingaspectratios-theratioofwinglengthtowingwidth.Understandingtheseabilitiesandcharacteristicscouldbeabenefitforroboticsandwillbethefocusoffutureexperiments.29.Whatdidthescientistsfindabouthummingbirds?A.TheirwingsarelongandwideB.TheycanhoverintheairforalongtimeC.TheratiooftheirwinglengthtowingwidthisveryimportantD.Theyarethemostenergeticflierinnature30.WhichistherightorderofProfessorLentink’sresearch?①Testedwingsfromdifferentspeciesofhummingbirds②Gotresourcesfrommuseums③Analyzedtheresultsanddrewaconclusion④Testedthebladesfromamicro-helicopterA.①②③④B.②①③④C.②④①③D.②①④③35.AccordingtoProfessorLentinkwhatwillbethefocusoffutureexperiments?A.ToknowhowhummingbirdscanflyinastrongwindB.ToknowhowhummingbirdschangedirectionsoquicklyC.TodevelopanewkindofhelicopterD.Tostudythesecretsofhummingbirds
- OnesillyquestionIsimplycan'tunderstandisHowdoyoufeel?UsuallythequestionIaskedofaman'saction-amanonthegowalkingalongthestreetorbusilyworkingathisdesk.Sowhatdoyouexpecthimtosay?He'llprobablysayFineI'mallrightbutyou'veputabuginhisear.——Maybenowhe'snotsurE.Ifyouareagoodfriendyoumayhaveseensomethinginhisfaceorhiswalkthatheoverlooked忽略thatmorning.ItstartshimworryingalittlE.FirstthingyouknowhelooksinamirrortoseeifeverythingisallrightwhileyougomerrilyonyourwayaskingsomeoneelsE.Howdoyoufeel?EveryquestionhasitstimeandplacE.It'sperfectlyacceptableforexampletoaskHowdoyoufeel?ifyou'revisitingaclosefriendinhospital.Butifthefellowiswalkingonbothlegshurryingtakeatrainorsittingathisdeskworkingit'snotimetoaskhimthatsillyquestion.WhenGeorgeBernardShawthefamouswriterofplayswasinhiseightiessomeoneaskedhimHowdoyoufeel?ShawputhiminhisplacE.Whenyoureachmyagehesaideitheryoufeelallrightoryou'redeaD.Accordingtothewritergreetingssuchashowdoyoufeel_______.A.showone'sconsiderationforothers.B.areagoodwaytomakefriendsC.arepropertoaskamaninactionD.generallymakeonefeeluneasy.ThequestionHowdoyoufeelseemstobecorrectandsuitablewhenaskedof________.A.amanworkingathisdesk.B.apersonhavinglostaclosefrienD.C.astrangerwholooksworrieD.D.afriendwhoisill.Thewriterseemstofeelthatabusymanshould_______.A.bepraisedforhisefforts.B.neverbeaskedanyquestion.C.notbebothered烦扰.D.bediscouragedfromworkingsoharD.You'veputabuginhisearmeansthatyou've________.A.madehimlaugh.B.shownconcernforhimC.madefunofhimD.givenhimsomekindofwarning.
- EversinceDonaldTrumpwaselectedthenextpresidentoftheUStheentireTrumpfamilyhasbeenputunderamicroscope显微镜.InChinathespotlighthasbeenmainlyfocusedonTrumpandhisdaughterIvankA.SheisdescribedonWeChatasanextremelyinfluentialrolemodelwithstunningbeautyasuccessfulcareerandahappyfamily.Sheleadsadreamlifethatamilliongirlswouldkillfor.Yesshewasbornwithasilverspooninhermouth.Butshegotwheresheisbyherself.There’salwaysgoingtobearticlesthatsaypeoplebornintowealthyfamiliesarebetterlookingandhaveabetterfamilybackgroundthanyoubutthesepeopledoworkharderthanyou.Areyoualoserifyouwereraisedinanordinaryfamily?ShouldyoufeelguiltythatyousleepeighthoursadaybecauseIvankasleepsfive?Ifyoujustwanttokeepastable稳定的nine-to-fivejobdoesitmeanyouarenotambitious?Howaboutifyoudon’tworkoutoreathealthydoesthatmeanyouwillnotfindyourMr.orMissRight?Thereisatendencyinmedianowadaystoencourageelitism精英主义.Theyaretryingtobrainwashyoungpeopleintothinkingthattheyshouldinvest投资alargeamountoftimeandmoneyinbodybuildingandappearancE.Theyencouragelifestylemakeovers:winetastingclassesandexpensivetripsoverseas.Theymakeyoubelievethatifyoudoastheysayyoucanimprovethequalityofyourlifeandjointheelites社会精英.Butwhat’sthedownsideofbeingordinary?Doyoureallyneedtogotothegymfivedaysaweek?Doyouneedtotakehundredsofselfies自拍andPhotoshoptheselectedonestopostonWeChat?Doyoureallyneedtobreakyourneckandsacrificetoearnyourfirstpotofgoldonlytoworryconstantlyabouthowtoenterhighsocietylater?Don’tlettheideaofelitismgettoyou.Everybodyhasarighttothelifetheywant.Humanbeingsshouldnotbejudgedasasuccessorfailurebasedonwhethertheyareapartoftheeliteornot.Aslongasyouleadahappyandcomfortablelifewhybothertochaseafterotherpeople’sshadows?Chooseyourownlifepathandgoforit.12.WhydoesIvankabecomeahitonlineinthewriter’sopinion?A.Shelivessuchadreamlifethatamilliongirlswouldliketokillher.B.Shegetswhatshehasthroughpersonaleffortsdespiterichorigin.C.ShehasabetterfamilybackgroundthanordinarypeoplE.D.SheisarolemodelfrequentlyseenamongordinarypeoplE.13.Whichofthefollowingareconsideredasalifebelongingtotheelites?①Polishandpostcarefully-selectedselfiesonWeChat.②BreakyournecktoearnyourfirstpotofgolD.③SparenoefforttoimprovephysicalappearancE.④Signupforwinetastingclassesandoverseatrips.A.③④B.②④C.②③D.①④14.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat____________.A.Ivankasleepingfivehoursadaymakesthemajorityofpeopleguilty.B.Keepingastablenine-to-fivejobwillbethoughtofasaloser.C.Improvingthequalityoflifewillhelpyouenterhighsociety.D.Joiningtheelitesiswhatmoreandmorepeopledreamofnowadays.15.Whichattitudetowardslifewouldthewriterprobablyagreewith?...A.Lifeislikeadogsledteam.Ifyouaren’ttheleaddogthesceneryneverchanges.B.Lifeisnotinholdinggoodcardsbutinplayingthoseyouholdwell.C.Thereisonlyonesuccess—tobeabletospendyourlifeinyourownway.D.Thegreatestlessoninlifeistoknowthatevenfoolsarerightsometimes.
- TelevisionhaschangedthelifestyleofpeopleineveryindustrializedcountryintheworlD.IntheUnitedStateswheresociologistshavestudiedtheeffectssomeinterestingobservationshavebeenmadE.Televisionalthoughnotessentialhasbecomeanimportantpartofmostpeople’slives.Italterspeople’swaysofseeingtheworld;inmanywaysitsupportsandsustains维持modernlifE.Televisionhasbecomeababy-sitteranintroducerofconversationsthemajortransmitterofcultureandakeeperoftradition.YetwhenwhatcanbeseenonTVinonedayiscriticallyanalyzeditbecomesevidentthattelevisionisnotateacherbutasustainer;thepoorqualityofprogrammingdoesnotelevate提高peopleintogreaterunderstandingbutrathermaintainsandencouragesthelifeasitexists.TheprimaryreasonforthelackofqualityinAmericantelevisionisrelatedtoboththehistoryofTVprogrammingdevelopmentandtheeconomicsofTV.TelevisioninAmericabeganwiththeradio.Radiocompaniesandtheirsponsorsfirstexperimentedwithtelevision.ThereforethecloserelationshipwhichtheadvertisershadwithradioprogramsbecamethesystemforAmericanTV.Sponsorsnotonlypaidmoneyfortimewithinprogramsbutmanyactuallyproducedtheprograms.ThusinAmericansocietytelevisionisprimarilyconcernedwithreflectingandattractingsocietyratherthanexperimentingwithnewideas.AdvertiserswanttoattractthelargestviewingaudiencepossiblE.Todosorequiresthattheprogramsbeentertainingratherthaneducationalattractiveratherthanchallenging.TelevisioninAmericatodayremainstoalargeextentwiththesameorganizationandstandardsasithadthirtyyearsago.Thehopeforfurtherdevelopmentandtrueachievementtowardimprovingsocietywillrequireachangeintheentiresystem.32.AccordingtotheauthorAmericantelevisionispoorinqualitybecause_________.A.itiscontrolledbyradiocompaniesB.theprogramshavetobedevelopedpartlyforeconomicreasonsC.advertisersareinterestedinexperimentingwithnewideasD.itisstillatanearlystageofdevelopmentcomparedwiththeradio33.Intheauthor’sviewAmericanTVshould_________.A.beentertainingandattractiveB.reflectsocietyandattractsocietyC.maintainandencouragethelifeasitexistsD.changewiththedevelopmentofsociety34.BasedonthepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.TVhasbecomeamustintheAmerican’slifE.B.OnecanexpecttoimprovehisunderstandingsignificantlyfromwatchingTV.C.AmericanTVisimportanttomostpeopleasitaffectstheirlifeinmanyways.D.AmericanTVnowadayshassomedifferentstandardsfromthepast.35.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsAmericantelevisionis_________.A.negativeB.positiveC.indifferentD.sympathetic