“Dad! He took a book without paying!” I yelled . My father looked surpriseD. Before the boy could say anything, his mother grabbed his arm and shook it. “Is it true? You stole? Tell me!” Everyone was quiet. The boy began to cry, and he nodded his heaD. He pulled out the comic book (漫画书) from under his shirt. “Oh, Mr. Kim. I am sorry! My Ted made a big mistake!” Mrs. Diaz told my father. She tried to take the comic book, but Ted wouldn’t let go. “It’s OK. He can keep it,” my father said with a smilE. “Oh no,” Mrs. Diaz saiD. “Let me pay right now ...” She dug in her pursE. “How much?” “Three seventy-fivE.” Mrs. Diaz’s eyes widened, and she dug deeper. I saw her mouth make a small linE. “Three seventy-five?” she askeD. “It’s OK. You can pay later,” my father saiD. “No,” Mrs. Diaz saiD. She kept looking in her pursE. “I have money herE.” I felt bad for yelling, for I realized that Ted had tried to steal the comic book because he didn’t have the money. Maybe the boy could have a job, I thought. I had an ideA. “What if he worked with me?” I askeD. They turned to mE. I said, “He can work with me to pay for the comic book.” “Good,” my father said smiling at mE. Mrs. Diaz noddeD. She turned to her son, “You hear? You will work and buy the comic book!” “Yes, Mama,” Ted said, hanging his heaD. As they left, Ted looked back, and though he still seemed sad, he stuck out (伸出) his tongue at mE. Ted has been working here for two weeks. He has paid for the comic book, but my father says he is such a good worker that he can work with me as long as he wants. We are friends now. Where did the story most probably take place? A. In a classroom. B. In a supermarket. C. At a bookstorE. D. At a library. By saying “but Ted wouldn’t let go” in Paragraph 4, the author means Ted ______. A. took the book by mistake B. wanted to keep the book C. didn’t want to go home D. didn’t think he was wrong From the underlined sentences in the eighth paragraph, we may infer that Mrs. Diaz ______. A. didn’t think her son stole the book B. had been out of work for a long time C. forgot to take money with her that day D. couldn’t afford to pay for the book In the last paragraph, what does the author mainly tell? A. His idea was successful. B. Ted didn’t like the joB. C. He liked Ted very much. D. Ted was a naughty boy.
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Dad!Hetookabookwithoutpaying!Iyelled.MyfatherlookedsurpriseD.Beforetheboycouldsayanythinghismothergrabbedhisarmandshookit.Isittrue?Youstole?Tellme!Everyonewasquiet.TheboybegantocryandhenoddedhisheaD.Hepulledoutthecomicbook漫画书fromunderhisshirt.OhMr.Kim.Iamsorry!MyTedmadeabigmistake!Mrs.Diaztoldmyfather.ShetriedtotakethecomicbookbutTedwouldn’tletgo.It’sOK.HecankeepitmyfathersaidwithasmilE.OhnoMrs.DiazsaiD.Letmepayrightnow...SheduginherpursE.Howmuch?Threeseventy-fivE.Mrs.Diaz’seyeswidenedandshedugdeeper.IsawhermouthmakeasmalllinE.Threeseventy-five?sheaskeD.It’sOK.YoucanpaylatermyfathersaiD.NoMrs.DiazsaiD.ShekeptlookinginherpursE.IhavemoneyherE.IfeltbadforyellingforIrealizedthatTedhadtriedtostealthecomicbookbecausehedidn’thavethemoney.MaybetheboycouldhaveajobIthought.IhadanideA.Whatifheworkedwithme?IaskeD.TheyturnedtomE.IsaidHecanworkwithmetopayforthecomicbook.GoodmyfathersaidsmilingatmE.Mrs.DiaznoddeD.SheturnedtohersonYouhear?Youwillworkandbuythecomicbook!YesMamaTedsaidhanginghisheaD.AstheyleftTedlookedbackandthoughhestillseemedsadhestuckout伸出histongueatmE.Tedhasbeenworkingherefortwoweeks.Hehaspaidforthecomicbookbutmyfathersaysheissuchagoodworkerthathecanworkwithmeaslongashewants.Wearefriendsnow.Wheredidthestorymostprobablytakeplace?A.Inaclassroom.B.Inasupermarket.C.AtabookstorE.D.Atalibrary.BysayingbutTedwouldn’tletgoinParagraph4theauthormeansTed______.A.tookthebookbymistakeB.wantedtokeepthebookC.didn’twanttogohomeD.didn’tthinkhewaswrongFromtheunderlinedsentencesintheeighthparagraphwemayinferthatMrs.Diaz______.A.didn’tthinkhersonstolethebookB.hadbeenoutofworkforalongtimeC.forgottotakemoneywithherthatdayD.couldn’taffordtopayforthebookInthelastparagraphwhatdoestheauthormainlytell?A.Hisideawassuccessful.B.Teddidn’tlikethejoB.C.HelikedTedverymuch.D.Tedwasanaughtyboy.,
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Nineoutof10peoplehaverunupunsecureddebtandmanyfeartheywillneverbeabletopaybackwhattheyoweasurveyhasclaimeD.Around89%ofpeopleagedbetweenl|8and35saidtheyowedmoneyonacreditcardloanoroverdrafttheresearchshoweD.A.thirdofpeopleadmittedtheydidnotthink-theywouldeverbedebt-free54%ofwhomsaidtheywouldalwaysneedtoborrowmoneyinordertofundthelifestyletheywanteD.OneinfiveofthesepeoplealsoclaimedtheywerenotworriedaboutthepossibilityoftheirdebtsbeingpassedontotheirnextofkiniftheydiedbeforetheywererepaiD.Justoverhalfwhoowedmoneysaidtheydidnotfeelincontroloftheirdebtwith8%admittingtheyhadneededtoaskforhelpwithrepaymentsfromafriendorfamilymember.Eightoutof10peoplealsotoldtheresearchfordiscountwebsiteMyVoucherCodes.co.ukthattheythoughtitwastooeasytoborrowmoneythroughtheirbankoroncreditcards.FarhadFarhadiMyVoucherCodes.co.uk’spersonalfinanceexpertsaid:ThemajorityofBritishadultsowemoneymsomewayshapeorformbuttoseethatalmostathirdthinkthey'llneverbefreec^fromdebtisquitealarming.WhenborrowingmoneyfromanysourcehowyouaregoingtorepayitshouldalwaysbeinthebackofyourminD.Alotofpeopledon't-reallythinkabout'dieconsequencesofborrowingmoneyanditcanbeeasytogetcomplacentbutkeepingitallundercontrolshouldbeapriorityfromtheoff.Onlyborrowwhatyoureallythinkyoucanaffordtopayback.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_________.A.I'lldieindebtsayoneinthreeB.DesperateBritishC.ThebeginningoftheendD.BorrowingmoneyfromanysourceWhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.MostBritishadultsareindebtinsomev/ay.B.ItishardfortheBritishtoborrowmoneythroughtheirbank.C.Lotsofpeopledonottakerepayingmoneyseriously.D.ThispassageisawarningfortheBritish.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasemean?A.endwithB.fromthestartC.eversinceD.foreeverWhatdoesFarhadmeanbysayingthemajorityofBritishadultsowemoneyinsomewayshapeorform?A.ItisnaturaltoowemoneymBritainsothereinnoneedtoworry.B.ItisnaturaltoowemoneyinBritainaslongasyouareincontrol.C.ItdoesnotmattertoowemoneyinBritainifyouarerichenough.D.ItseemsthattheBritishenjoyowingmoneyinsomeway.
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Lastweek’stopic:What’syouropinionaboutcheatinginexams?Wilson822Fujian:Anoathisn’tenoughtokeepanyonefromcheating.Whocantellthattheywon’tpromisesomethingthatgoesagainsttheirwill?SoIthinkthepunishmentisimportant.Punishmentsshouldbeseriousenoughtostoppeoplebreakingtheoath!WangChanglingAnhui:Theoathitselfmakesalltest-takersthinkthatothersmayconsiderthemwould-becheaterswhichcanhurttheirfeelings.Inmyopinionpreventionisbetterthanapunishment.Educatorsshouldsetgoodexamplesforstudentstofollowandberolemodelsforthem.Evenifonlyafeweducatorscontinuetocopyotherpeople’sworkandtheirresearchpaperssurelystudentswillfollow.Anonymous匿名的:Isupporttheschool’sactionagainstcheating.Althoughtheoathisn’tadutyitcanwarnthewould-becheater.CathyCheng:Ifinditishardtorefuseafriendwhowantshelpinexams.AndIthinktheruleofMarylandUniversitygivesthestudentslikemeagoodexcusetorefusE.Zzq8301:Ithinkitisapromisingsteptowardwhatwe’retalkingaboutwhenwesayfairplaythesedays.CheatersshouldbestoppedbecausetheymakeitdifficultforthehonesttosucceeD.FredaTianjin:IwastoldbymyforeignteachertowritedowntheoathonthebackofmytestpaperinthesamewaythatwasdescribedinthearticlE.ItisaruleeveryoneshouldobeyinafairgamE.Whetherthismethodsucceedsorfailsisuptoyou.WhatIwanttosayistobetruetoyourself.60.TheunderlinedwordoathinParagraph2mayhavethesamemeaningas_________.A.ideaB.promiseC.planD.opinion61.Itisclearthatpeoplementionedinthetextaretalkingabouttherulemadeby_________.A.MarylandUniversityB.somecollegesC.theEducationDepartmentD.thegovernment62.Howmanypeopleareinfactinfavoroftherule?A.3B.2C.4D.563.Whothinkteachersshouldsetagoodexample?A.Wilson822B.FredaC.CathyChengD.WangChangling
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Thepastagesofmanhaveallbeencarefullylabeledbyanthropologists.Descriptionslike‘PalaeolithicMan’‘NeolithicMan’etC.neatlysumupwholeperiods.Whenthetimecomesforanthropologiststoturntheirattentiontothetwentiethcenturytheywillsurelychoosethelabel‘LeglessMan’.Historiesofthetimewillgosomethinglikethis:‘inthetwentiethcenturypeopleforgothowtousetheirlegs.MenandwomenmovedaboutincarsbusesandtrainsfromaveryearlyagE.Therewereliftsandescalatorsinalllargebuildingstopreventpeoplefromwalking.Thissituationwasforceduponearthdwellersofthattimebecauseofmileseachday.Butthesurprisingthingisthattheydidn’tusetheirlegsevenwhentheywentonholiday.Theybuiltcablerailwaysski-liftsandroadstothetopofeveryhugemountain.Allthebeautyspotsonearthwereruinedbythepresenceoflargecarparks.’Thefuturehistorybooksmightalsorecordthatweweredeprivedoftheuseofoureyes.Inourhurrytogetfromoneplacetoanotherwefailedtoseeanythingontheway.Airtravelgivesyouabird’s-eyeviewoftheworld—orevenlessifthewingoftheaircrafthappenstogetinyourway.Whenyoutravelbycarortrainablurred=notclearimageofthecountrysideconstantlysmearsthewindows.Cardriversinparticularareforeverobsessedwiththeurgetogoonandon:theyneverwanttostop.Isitthelure引诱__ofthegreatmotorwaysorwhat?Andasforseatravelithardlydeservesmention.Itisperfectlysummedupinthewordsoftheoldsong:‘IjoinedthenavytoseetheworldandwhatdidIsee?IsawtheseA.’Thetypicaltwentieth-centurytraveleristhemanwhoalwayssays‘I’vebeentherE.’Youmentiontheremotestmostevocative引起记忆的place-namesintheworldlikeElDoradoKabulIrkutskandsomeoneisboundtosay‘I’vebeenthere’—meaning‘Idrovethroughitat100milesanhouronthewaytosomewhereelsE.’Whenyoutravelathighspeedsthepresentmeansnothing:youlivemainlyinthefuturebecauseyouspendmostofyourtimelookingforwardtoarrivingatsomeotherplacE.Butactualarrivalwhenitisachievedismeaningless.Youwanttomoveonagain.Bytravelinglikethisyoususpendallexperience;thepresentceasestobeareality:youmightjustaswellbedeaD.Thetraveleronfootontheotherhandlivesconstantlyinthepresent.Forhimtravelingandarrivingareoneandthesamething:hearrivessomewherewitheverystephemakes.Heexperiencesthepresentmomentwithhiseyeshisearsandthewholeofhisbody.Attheendofhisjourneyhefeelsadeliciousphysicalweariness.HeknowsthatsounD.Satisfyingsleepwillbehis:thejustrewardofalltruetravellers.Anthropologistslabelnowadays’men‘Legless’because_________.A.peopleforgethowtousehislegs.B.peopleprefercarsbusesandtrains.C.liftsandescalatorspreventpeoplefromwalking.D.therearealotoftransportationdevices.Travellingathighspeedmeans_________.A.people’sfocusonthefutureB.apleasureC.satisfyingdrivers’greatthrillD.anecessityoflifeWhydoestheauthorsay‘wearedeprivedoftheuseofoureyes’?A.Peoplewon’tusetheireyes.B.Intravelingathighspeedseyesbecomeuseless.C.Peoplecan’tseeanythingonhiswayoftravel.D.Peoplewanttosleepduringtravelling.Whatisthepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassage?A.Legsbecomeweaker.B.ModernmeansoftransportationmaketheworldasmallplacE.C.Thereisnoneedtouseeyes.D.Thebestwaytotravelisonfoot.Whatdoes‘abird’s-eyeview’mean?A.Seeviewwithbird’seyes.B.A.birdlooksatabeautifulview.C.Itisageneralviewfromahighpositionlookingdown.D.A.scenicplacE.
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Psychiatrists精神病专家whoworkwitholderparentssaythatmaturitycanbeanasset资产inchildraising----olderparentsaremorethoughtfuluselessphysicaldisciplineandspendmoretimewithchildren.ButraisingkidstakesmoneyandenergymanyolderparentsfindthemselvesbalancingtheirlimitedfinancialresourcesdecliningenergyandfailinghealthagainstthegrowingdemandsofanactivechilD.Dyingandleavingyoungchildrenisprobablytheolderparents’biggestandoftenunspokenfear.Havinglate-lifechildrensaysaneconomicsprofessoroftenmeansparentsparticularlyfathersendupretiringmuchlater.Formanyretirementbecomesanunobtainabledream.HenryMetcalfa54-year-oldjournalistknowsittakesmoneytoraisekids.Buthe’salsoworriedthathisenergywillgiveoutfirst.Surehecanstillridebikeswithhisathleticfifthgraderbuthe’slearnedthatyoungatheartdoesn’tmeanyoung.Latelyhe’sbeentakingafternoonnapstokeepuphisenergy.MybodyisagingsaysMetcalfYoucan’tgetawayfromthat.Oftenolderparentshearthetickingofanotherkindofbiologicalclock.Therapistswhoworkwithmiddle-agedandolderparentssayfearsaboutagingarenothingtolaughat.Theyworrythey’llbemistakenforgrandparentsorthatthey’llneedhelpgettingupoutofthoselittlechairsinnurseryschool.SaysJoannGalstaNewYorkpsychologist.ButatthecoreofthoselittlefearsthereisoftenamuchbiggeronE.thattheywillnotbealivelongenoughtosupportandprotecttheirchildshesays.Manylate-lifeparentsthoughsaytheirchildrencameatjusttherighttimE.Aftermarryinglateandundergoingyearsoffertility受孕treatmentMarilynNolenandherhusbandRandyhadtwins.WebothwantedchildrensaysMarilynwhowas55whenshegavebirth.Thetwinshavegiventhecouplewhattheydesiredforyearsasenseoffamily.Kidsofolderdadsareoftensmarterhappierandmoresociablebecausetheirfathersaremoreinvolvedintheirlives.ThedadsareoldermorematuresaysDr.Silberandmorereadytofocusonparenting.Whydopsychiatristsregardmaturityasanassetinchildraising?A.Olderparentscanbetterbalancetheirresourcesagainstchildren’sdemands.B.Olderparentsareusuallymoreexperiencedinbringinguptheirchildren.C.Olderparentsareoftenbetterpreparedfinancially.D.Olderparentscantakebettercareoftheirchildren.WhatdoestheauthormeanbysayingFormanyretirementbecomesanunobtainabledreamA.TheyhavetogoonworkingbeyondtheirretirementagE.B.Theycan’tgetfullpensionunlesstheyworksomeextrayears.C.Theycan’tobtaintheretirementbenefitstheyhavedreamedof.D.TheyareunwillingtoretirewhentheyreachtheirretirementageTheauthorgivestheexamplesofHenryMetcalftoshowthat______.A.manypeopleareyounginspiritdespitetheiradvancedageB.takingafternoonnapsisagoodwaytomaintainenergyC.olderparentstendtobeconcernedabouttheiragingbodiesD.olderparentsshouldexercisemoretokeepupwiththeirathleticchildrenWhat’sthebiggestfearofolderparentsaccordingtoNewYorkpsychologistJoannGalst?A.BeinglaughedatbyotherpeopleB.SlowingdownoftheirpaceoflifeC.BeingmistakenforgrandparentsD.ApproachingofdeathWhatdowelearnaboutMarilynandRandyNolen?A.TheythoughttheywereanexampleofsuccessfulfertilitytreatmentB.NotuntiltheyhadthetwinsdidtheyfeelhadformedafamilyC.Theybelievethatchildrenbornofolderparentswouldbesmarter.D.Notuntiltheyreachedmiddleagedidtheythinkofhavingchildren.
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IV.阅读理解共16小题每小题2分满分32分阅读下列短文然后从所给四个选项中选出最佳选项并标在试卷的相应位置A.holidayisanydaywhenpeoplelayasidetheirordinarydutiesandcares.ThewordcomesfromOldEnglish.Atfirstholidayshonoredsomeholy神的eventsorpersons.PeopleinGreatBritainandothercountriesspeakofholidaysasAmericansspeakofvacations.Everynationhasitsspecialholidays.ChinaobservesNewYear’sDayJanuary1MayDayandNationalDayaslegal法定的holidaysasitwasonOct.11949thatPeople’sRepublicofChinawasfoundeD.TheChinesehavelongcelebratedtheChineselunaryear.IntheUnitedStatescongress国会hasdeclared宣告severalaslegaldayssuchasNewYear'sDayJanuary1MartinLutherKingJr.’sBirthdayWashington'sBirthdayThanksgivingDayandChristmasDayandsoon.SomeholidayscelebratespecialeventsinthedevelopmentofacountrysuchasGreece’sIndependenceDayItaly’sLiberationDayandIndia’sIndependenceDay.IntheUnitedStatesbanksandschoolsusuallycloseonalegalholiday.WhensuchaholidayfallsonSundaythefollowingMondayisoftenobserveD.Schoolsandorganizationsoftenobservedaysknownastraditionalholidaysalthoughschoolsandbusinessesdonotclosethen.ThoseholidaysincludeValentine'sDayandHalloween.1.Whichofthefollowingholidayshasnothingtodowithacountry’sdevelopment?A.China’sNationalDayB.Valentine’sDayC.Italy’sLiberationDayD.America’sIndependenceDay2.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat_________.A.ChinesewillnolongerobservetheSpringFestivalB.studentsdon’thavetogotoschoolonanyholidayC.ChineseandAmericansshareatleastoneholidayD.Americanscaneasilydrawmoneyfrombanksonlegaldays3.InthesentenceChinaobservesNewYear’sDayJanuary1observesmeans_____.A.praisesB.spendsC.celebratesD.cares4.IfalegalholidayfallsonSundaypeopleusuallycelebrateon_________.A.SundayB.thefollowingSundayC.thefollowingMondayD.thefollowingTuesday
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SECTIONBDirections:ReadthefollowingpassagE.Answerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageandtherequiredwordslimit.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.Chinesecuisine菜肴iswidelyknownandenjoyedintheworlD.ButthereisoneinterestingconceptconcerningChinesefoodwhichisalmostunheardofintheWestandwhichisbecomingincreasinglyignoredbytheyouthoftheEast-theancientcustomoftonicfooD.Tonicfoodisfoodwhichisconsumedtoimproveone’swell-beingorstaveoffsicknessparticularlyattimeswhenoneismorelikelytofallill.Forinstanceitwasoncethecustomfornewmotherstoeatasesame-oilhotpoteverydayforthefirstmonthaftergivingbirth.Itwasbelievedthatthisdishwouldbenefitthemusclesreducepainimprovecirculationstimulatesweatingandwarmthebody.InfactsomeWesterntheoriesofhealtharesimilartothebeliefsinChinesetonicfoodalthougheachtakesadifferentpathtowardtheverysamegoal.Westernmedicineactuallyrecommendssomeoftheexactsameingredientsthatmakeuptonicfoods.Sesameoilcanprovidelotsofcaloriesandchickenmeatisparticularlyhighinprotein.AnyWesterndoctorshouldbehappytosuggestsuchaChinesedishafterchildbirth.Theelderlyweakandyoungcanalsobenefitgreatlyfromtonicfoodsespeciallyduringthewinter.SomefoodssuchasgoatmeatandspinachareseenashotwhileotherssuchasChinesecabbageandradishareseenascolD.OneshouldbecarefulnottoeattoomuchofeitherhotorcoldfooD.Howeverhowmuchhotorcoldfoodoneshouldeatdependsonthetimeoftheyearhowthefoodispreparedandwhatitispreparedwithandtheindividual’shealth.WarmorcooltonicfoodsarestronglyrecommendeD.Thechoicesforwarmandcoolfoodsrangefromsimpleseacucumbertothedelicacyofbird’snestsoupdependingontheindividual’seconomiccircumstances.TheconceptoftonicfoodisfarfromlosingcredibilityeitherwithWesternersorpractitionersofmodernmedicinE.Forexampleupuntiltwoyearsagotonicfoodswereaddedtothemealsservedatarenownedhospital.1.WhatattitudedotheyoungintheEastholdtowardstonicfood?不超过5个词________________________________________________________________________________2.WhyaresomeWesterntheoriesofhealthconsideredsimilartotheChinesebeliefsintonicfood?不超过11个词_______________________________________________________________________________3.ListfourfactorsdecidingtheamountoftonicfooD.不超过20个词_______________________________________________________________________________4.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?不超过6个词______________________________________________________________________________
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AfteryearsofhearingdriverscomplainaboutscratchesontheircarsJapan’sNissanMotorCompanyhasofficiallyannouncedthenextbigthing—apaintthatnotonlyresistsscratchesandscrapesbutactuallyrepairsitselfwithinafewdays.ThenewmaterialdevelopedbyNipponPaintCompanycontainsanelasticrubbery-likeresin弹性树脂thatisabletohealminormarkscausedbycarwashequipmentparkinglotencountersroaddebris石头碎片orevenon-purposedestruction.Theautomakeradmitsitsresultsvarydependingonthetemperatureandthedepthofthedamagebutaddsthisistheonlypaintlikeitintheworldandtestsproveitworks.Minorscratchesthemostcommontypearesaidtoslowlyfadeoveraboutaweek.Andoncethey’regonethereisnotracethattheywereevertherE.ThespecialpaintissaidtolastforatleastthreeyearsafteritisfirstappliedbutthereisnowordyetonwhethermorecanbeaddedafterthatperioD.Nissanclaimscarwashesaretheworstoffendersforthistypeofdamageaccountingforatleast80percentofallincidents.Butthecompleteauto-healingwon’tcomewithoutscratchingyourwallet.Thevehiclemakernotesthespecialpaintaddsabout$100UStothepriceofacar.ItplanstouseitsnewchemicalmixtureonlyonitsX-TrailSUVsinJapanfornowasitlooksforamorewidespreadpresentation.Andwhileplanstoofferthefeatureoverseashaven’tbeenmadeyetifit’sahitthereyoucanbealmostsuremarketforceswilldriveittotheseshoresaswell.Fromthearticlewecanfindthat_________.A.thepainthasalreadybeenusedoncarsbynowB.itbeatsotherproductsofitskindinitslengthyeffectC.cardamageismainlycausedbyscratchesandscrapesD.marketingthispaintinEuropeisnotunderwayThepaintusedoncarscan_________.A.last3yearsbeforeitisreappliedagainB.fadeonlyinafewdaysC.helptoprotectminorpaintdamageD.reducecarscrapeincidentsto20percentWhatdoestheunderlinedpartreferto?A.certainmodelsofNissanB.nameforonekindofpaintC.somewhereinJapanD.awordstandingforacar-dealerstoreWhatcanbeinferredfromthearticle?A.ThepaintwasdevelopedbyNissanMotorCompany.B.Thepaintmightworkbetterinsummerthaninwinter.C.ThemarkonthecarcoulddisappearassoonasthepainisapplieD.D.ThepaintisverypopularinJapan.
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IntensiveCoursesforTeachersofEnglishplusTeachingKnowledgeTestTKTPreparationWhoistheTeachingKnowledgeTestTKTfor?Anglo-Continentalhasdeveloped2to4weekcoursespreparingcandidatesfortheUniversityofCambridge'sTKTtodeveloptheknowledgeandteachingskillsofpeoplewhoteachEnglishtoprimarysecondaryandadultlearnersandalsopeoplewhoareinterestedinteachingasacareer.Thisqualificationwillhelpyoutounderstand:differentmethodologiesforteachingthe'languageofteaching'thewaysinwhichresourcescanbeusedthekeyaspectsoflessonplanningclassroommanagementmethodsfordifferentneedsClickheretogototheofficialCambridgeESOLwebsitefortheTKThttp://www.cambridgeesolorg/exams/teaching-awards/tkthtmlClickherefortheTKTCourseSchedule2010http://www.anglo-continentalcom/elv/uk/forms/TKT/TKTCourse2010.pdfWhatdoestheTKTinvolve?ThemethodologyandlanguageawarenesslessonscoverfourTKTmodules:Module1--LanguageandbackgroundtolanguagelearningandteachingDescribinglanguageandlanguageskillsUsingaccurateterminology术语FactorsaffectinghowalearnerlearnsComparingandevaluatingdifferenttypesoflessonsModule2--PlanninglessonsanduseofresourcesforlanguageteachingPlanningandpreparingalessonorsequenceoflessonsSelectionanduseofresourcesandmaterialsModule3--ManagingtheteachingandlearningprocessTeachers'andlearners'languageintheclassroomClassroommanagementTKTKALModule--KnowledgeaboutlanguageKnowledgeofthelanguagesystemslexisphonologygrammardiscourseneededbyteachersforplanningandteachingtheirlessonsAwarenessofthelanguageneedsoflearnersandthedifficultiesinvolvedinlearningasecondlanguageEachmoduleconsistsof80objectivemultiplechoicequestionsandtakes80minutestocompletE.A.successfultraineewillreceiveaUniversityofCambridgeESOLCertificatestatingthathe/shehaspassedthemodules.A.UniversityofCambridgeESOLqualificationwillimproveateacher'sconfidencepersonaldevelopmentandjobprospects.68.WhoistheTeachingKnowledgeTestTKTfor?A.CandidatesfortheUniversityofCambridge'sTKT.B.Studentsinprimarysecondaryanduniversities.C.AdultlearnersaimingtoteachEnglishabroaD.D.InternationalstudentsstudyinginAnglo-Continental.69.Whichofthefollowingisexcludedinthemethodologiesoftheintensivecourses?A.TeachinghowtoteachlanguagE.B.Teachinghowtoplanlessons.C.Teachinghowtomanageclassroom.D.Teachinghowtodowellinexams.70.Inwhichmodulecanyoulearnhowtoanalyzethelearningdifficultiesofnon-nativelearnersofEnglish?A.Module1.B.Module2.C.Module3.D.TKTKALModulE.71.WhatcanthetraineeexpectwiththeUniversityofCambridgeESOLqualification?A.Hecanbelievehecandoeverything.B.Hecanfindmorejobopportunities.C.Hecanpassthemodulesmoreeasily.D.Hecanpaylessmoneytothecourses.
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Hometomemeansasenseoffamiliarity熟悉andnostalgia怀旧.It'sfuntocomehomE.ItlooksthesamE.ItsmellsthesamE.You'llrealizewhat'schangedisyou.Homeiswherewecanrememberpainlivesandsomeotherexperiences;Wepartedhere;Myparentsmethere;IwonthreechampionshipsherE.IfIclosemyeyesIcanstillhaveaclearpictureinmindofmyfirsthomE.Iwalkinthedoorandseeabrownsofasurroundingalowglass-topwoodentablE.Totherightofthelivingroomismyfirstbedroom.It'semptybutit'swheremyearliestmemoriesarE.ThereisthediningroomtablewhereIcelebratedbirthdaysandwhereIcriedonHalloween----whenIdidn'twanttoweartheskirtmymothermadeformE.Ialwayslikedstandingonthattablebecauseitmademefeeltallandstrong.IfIsitatthistableIcanseemyfavoriteroominthehousemyparents'room.Itissimple:abrownwoodendresserlinestherightsideofthewallnexttoatelevisionandacoupleofphotosofmygrandparentsoneachsidE.TheirbedismysafezonE.Icanjumponitanytime-wakingupmyparentsifIamscaredorifIhaveanimportantannouncementthatcannotwaituntilthemorning.I'mluckybecauseIknowmyfirsthomestillexists.Itexistsinmymindandheartonaphysicalproperty住宅onWest64thstreetonthewesternedgeofLosAngeles.ItisproofIlivedIgrewandIlearneD.SometimeswhenIfeellostIliedownandshutmyeyesandIgohomE.Iknowit'swhereI'llfindmyfamilymydogsandmybelongings.IpurposelyleavethewindowopenatnightbecauseIknowI'llbeblamedbyMom.ButIdon'tmindbecauseIwanttohearhersaymynamewhichremindsmeI'mhomE.24.Whydoestheauthorcallherparents'bedhersafezoneParagraph3?A.Itisherfavoriteplacetoplay.B.HerparentsalwaysplaytogetherwithhertherE.C.Hergrandparents'photosarelinedoneachsidE.D.HerneedscanbesatisfiedtherE.25.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A.Theoldfurnitureisstillintheauthor'sfistbedroom.B.Manypeopleoftheauthor'sagecanstillfindtheirfirstphysicalhomesC.Theauthor'sfavoriteroominherfirsthomeisthediningroom.D.TheauthorcanstillvisitherfirstphysicalmominLosAngeles.26.Sometimeswhenshefeelslosttheauthorwill_______.A.trytobringbackasenseofhomeB.liedowninbedtohaveadreamC.OpenthewindowatnightD.gotoLosAngelestovisithermom27.Whatistheauthor'spurposeofwritingthispassage?A.Todescribethestateofherfamily.B.TodeclarehowmuchshelovesherfirsthousE.C.ToexpresshowmuchsheisattachedtoherhomE.D.TolookbackonherchildhooD.
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WhenwedonatebloodasmallamountisusuallytakeninadvanceforatleastABOandPhsystemstyping.IfyouareO+theOisyourABOtypeandthe+isyourRhtypE.ItispossibletobeABABorOaswellasRh+orRh-.TheABOsystemwasdiscoveredbyKarlLandsteinerintheearly1900s.HewasawardedtheNobelPrizeforhisachievements.TherearefourbasictypesofbloodintheABOsystem:ABABandO.EverybodyisbornwithoneofthesefourtypesofblooD.Wegetbloodtypejustlikehaircolorandheightfromparents.Becauseofthesubstances物质containedineachtypethefourgroupsmustbetransfusedcarefullyIftwodifferentbloodtypesaremixedtogetheritmayputapersonintoanextremelydangeroussituation.BasicallyA.andB.cannotbemixeD.A.andB.cannotreceiveABbutABmayreceiveA.orB.InanemergencytypeObloodcanbegivenbecauseitismostlikelytobeacceptedbyallbloodtypessoitisoftencalledtheuniversaldonor.Howeverthereisstillarisk.FortheoppositereasonABissometimescalledtheuniversalreceiver.Howeverbecausetherecanbesomanyreactionsinthebloodbankofthehospital.Thereisarelationshipbetweenyourbloodtypeandyournationality.AmongtheEuropeansabout45percenthavetypeOwhile42percenthavetypeA.TherarestistypeAB.OtherraceshavedifferentpercentagE.ForexamplesomeAmericanIndiangroupshavenearly100percenttypeOoutof100donorsintheworld84donorsareRh+16donorsareRh-38areO+7areO-34areA+6areA-9areB+2areB-3areAB+1isAB-1.Whichofthefollowingshownthecorrectrelationshipsinbloodtransfusions?A.BA.B.A.B.A.BABOABOABOABOA.B.C.D2.Theunderlinedwordtransfusemostprobablymeans________.A.toputthebloodintoacontainerB.tomovethebloodfromoneplacetoanotherOC.toputthebloodofonepersonintothebodyofanotherD.togivepowertoanotherperson3.ThewritersuggeststhatthethirdmostcommonbloodtypeamongtheEuropeansis______.A.B.B.A.C.ABD.O4Thetextmainlytellsus______.A.aboutthebasictypesofhumanbloodB.whatkindofbloodisthemostcommonC.aboutKarlLandsteinerwhowontheNobelPrizeD.therelationshipbetweenbloodtypeandnationality
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EverynightforayearNeilSimmonsquietlywentoutofhishousE.Hewantedtotalktoanowlsettlingforthenightattheendofhisgarden.Hemadeowlcrieslikearealwildowl猫头鹰andwashappytohearthebirdhooting大声叫嚣backtohim.LastyearFredCornesmovedinnextdoor.Heheardanowlhootingandansweredback.For12monthstheneighborsgotintothebackgardensoftheirhomesthinkingtheyweretalkingwithnaturE.Mr.SimmonskeptadiaryofallhistalkswithhisbirdfrienD.Theywouldbothbeoutagaintonightifitwasn’tforachancetalkbetweentheirwives.Mr.SimmonssaiD.MywifeKimwastellingFred’swifeWendyaboutmyowlwatchinganddescribedhowIgotthebirdstobootback.Shesaid‘That’sfunny—that’sjustwhatFredhasbeendoing.’ThenthepennydroppedIfeltsuchafoolwhenIfoundout.Thetroubleisthatowlcallsaren’texactlythesameandit’seasytomakeamistakE.Mr.CornessaidI’mreallyflattered过奖.Ididn’tknowIsoundedsoreal.IlovenatureandIcouldn’tresisthootingattheowls.Iwasveryexcitedwhentheyhootedback.I’msorrythatIwasfoolingmyneighborwhowasfoolingmE.45.Afterthetalkbetweenthewivesthetwomenwouldprobably_________.A.stopobservingowlsB.notstayuphootingagainC.notenterthebackgardenagainD.makenomistakesaboutwildowlcries46.ThenthepennydroppeD.mostprobablymeansThen__________.A.IunderstoodB.everybodyknewaboutitC.IheardthenoiseD.nomoneywaspaid47.Mr.Simmonsfeltupsetaboutthewholethingbecause__________.A.allhiseffortsseemedtobemeaninglessB.hiswifeletouthissecretbychanceC.gardenowlshootedsodifferentlyD.Fredhadbeendoingthesame48.Thetextsuggeststhat__________.A.NailseldomheardnaturalowlcallsB.theowlneverhootedbacktoNeilC.FredwasalwaysgoodatpleasingowlsD.owlwatchingisnolongerinterestingtoFred
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Fivethousandyearsagopeoplethoughtthatillnessesweretheresultofevillivinginhumanbodies.Theyalsobelievedthatgodsandsuperiorspiritswerepunishingpeoplethroughdiseases.Thepracticeofmagicandwitchcraft巫术waspopularamongmanytribesandcharms符咒andimagesofgodstodriveawaytheevilspiritswereoftenuseD.Peoplealsostartedusingherbal草药的medicineandbytrialanderror反复试验不断摸索learnedhowtocurestomachachesandfevers.Theyhadawitchdoctorinthecommunity.HewouldtreatpeoplewithsimpleherbalmedicineandmagiC.EarlymedicinewaspracticedthewaynorthtribalIndiansdidhundredsofyearsagoandthewaysometribespracticeittoday.TheancientChinesebelievedthatthebodywasruledbytwoforceswhichtheycalledyinandyang.ThebodywouldbecomeillifoneforceovercametheotherandthebalancebetweenthemwaschangeD.Acupuncture针刺疗法wasthewaytobringbackthebalancebetweenthetwo.AlsosandpaintingwasanimportantpartofNavahomedicinE.Themedicinemanpaintslooselyuponthefloorofanearth-coveredhousewheretheceremonytakesplaceoronabuckskin鹿皮orapieceofclothbylettingthecoloredsandsflowthroughhisfingerswithcontrolandskill.AncientMesopotamiansbelievedthatdiseasescomeeitherfromanevilspiritoraphysicalproblemsuchasworms.Thedoctorwoulddecidefromwhichsourcetheillnesshascomefromandsendthepatienteithertoaherbalistortoawitchdoctor.EgyptianshadaveryadvancedmedicinE.Theywouldsometimesrelyonthegod’spowertoreceivehealingbuttheyalsotreatedillnessesandoperatedonminorhealthproblemslikesnakebites.Theysuckedthebloodfromthewoundandboundtheaffectedlimbtostopthepoisonfromspreading.66.Thepracticeofmagicandwitchcraftwaspopularinancienttimesbecause________.A.peoplecouldavoidbeingpunishedbygodsandsuperiorspiritsbydoingthis.B.peoplethoughttheycouldavoidgettingdiseasesinthisway.C.peoplebelievedtheevilspiritscouldbedrivenawayinthisway.D.peopleoftengotdiseasesandthiswaywasveryeffectivE.67.Howmanyplacesarementionedwhereearlymedicineexistedinthepassage?A.ThreE.B.Four.C.FivE.D.Six.68.FromParagraph2wecanlearnthat________.A.peoplecancurelotsofdiseasesbycombiningherbalmedicineandmagiC.B.herbalmedicineissoeffectivethatitcancureallkindsofdiseases.C.witchdoctorstreatedpeopleonlywithherbalmedicinE.D.peopletriedlotsoftimestocureillnesseswithherbalmedicinE.69.AncientChinesepeoplebelievedthat________.A.diseasesweretheresultofevillivinginhumanbodies.B.peoplewouldfallillifthebalanceinhumanbodieswasdisturbeD.C.amedicinemancouldcurepeople’sdiseasesbysandpainting.D.diseasesnotonlycamefromevilspiritsbutalsowerephysicalproblems70.Thepassagemainlytellsus________.A.whyancientpeoplebecameill.B.aboutthemostadvancedmedicineinancienttimes.C.aboutthedevelopmentofherbalmedicinE.D.howancientpeoplecuredtheirdiseases.
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TeadrinkingwascommoninChinafornearlyonethousandyearsbeforeanyoneinEuropehadeverheardaboutteA.PeopleinBritainweremuchslowerinfindingoutwhatteawaslikemainlybecauseteawasveryexpensivE.ItcouldnotbeboughtinshopsandeventhosepeoplewhocouldaffordtohaveitsentfromHollanddidsoonlybecauseitwasafashionablecuriosity.Someofthemwerenotsurehowtouseit.Theythoughtitwasavegetableandtriedcookingtheleaves.Thentheyservedthemmixedwithbutterandsalt.Theysoondiscoveredtheirmistakebutmanypeopleusedtospreadtheusedtealeavesonbreadandgivethemtotheirchildrenassandwiches.TearemainedrareandveryexpensiveinEnglanduntiltheshipsoftheEastIndiaCompanybegantobringitdirectfromChinaearlyintheseventeenthcentury.Duringthenextfewyearssomuchteacameintothecountrythatthepricefellandmanypeoplecouldaffordtobuyit.AtthesametimepeopleontheContinentwerebecomingmoreandmorefondofteA.UntilthenteahadbeendrunkwithoutmilkinitbutonedayafamousFrenchladynamedMadamedeSevignedecidedtoseewhatteatastedlikewhenmilkwasaddeD.Shefounditsopleasantthatshewouldneveragaindrinkitwithoutmilk.Becauseshewassuchagreatladyherfriendsthoughttheymustcopyeverythingshedidsotheyalsodranktheirteawithmilkinit.SlowlythishabitspreaduntilitreachedEnglandandtodayonlyveryfewBritonsdrinkteawithoutmilk.Atfirstteawasusuallydrunkafterdinnerintheevening.Nooneeverthoughtofdrinkingteaintheafternoonuntiladuchess公爵夫人foundthatacupofteaandapieceofcakeatthreeorfouro’clockstoppedhergettingasinkingfeelingasshecalledit.Sheinvitedherfriendstohavethisnewmealwithherandsotea-timewasborn.59.WhichofthefollowingistrueoftheintroductionofteaintoBritain?A.TheBritonsgotexpensiveteafromIndiA.B.TeareachedBritainfromHollanD.C.TheBritonswerethefirstpeopleinEuropewhodrankteA.D.Itwasnotuntilthe17thcenturythattheBritonshadteA.60.Thispassagemainlydiscusses____________.A.thehistoryofteadrinkinginBritainB.howteabecameapopulardrinkinBritainC.howtheBritonsgotthehabitofdrinkingteaD.howtea-timewasborn61.TeabecameapopulardrinkinBritain____________.A.intheeighteenthcenturyB.inthesixteenthcenturyC.intheseventeenthcenturyD.inthelateseventeenthcentury62.WemayinferfromthepassagethatthehabitofdrinkingteainBritainwasmostlyduetotheinfluenceof_________.A.afamousFrenchladyB.theancientChineseC.theuppersocialclassD.peopleinHolland
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A.strangethinghappenstonearlyeverybodyatnight.Theyturnoffthelightsputupthecoversandclosetheireyes.Sixorsevenhourslatertheywakeupagain.Strangeisn’tit?SleeppuzzlessciencE.Scientistsanddoctorswouldrathertalkaboutwhyonecan’tfallasleep.Theyarenotsosurewhatcausessleep.Thebestconditionsforsleeptheysayaregoodhealthandmealneithertoobignortoosmall.Noworriesandacomfortableplacetosleepinareimportanttoo.TheyadviseagainsttwoinonebeD.Strangethingshappenduringsleep.Forexampleyoumoveoften.Youwouldfeeltiredifyoudidn’t.Youalsodream.Partofyourbrainisstillawakewhenyoudream.DreaminghappenswhenthememoryandimaginationpartsofyourbrainarestillawakE.ExperimentshaveshownthatbaddreamsmaybecausedbyastomachachE.Don’tworryifyoudream.Somegreatstoriesandpoemswerebegunwhilethewritersslept.41.Sleeppuzzlesscientistsbecausetheyarenotcertain_______.whyonecan’tfallasleepwhyonewakesupsixorsevensleepinghourslaterbothA.andBD.whatcausessleep42.Youwouldfeeltiredduringsleepifyou________.A.moveoftenB.sleeponyourbackC.didn’tmoveD.wentbacktoolater43.Dreaminghappenswhen_______.A.youareinadeepsleepB.youarenotcomfortableC.partofourbrainisstillawakeD.there’stoomuchnoiseintheroom44.Thebesttitleforthispassageis________.A.WhyYouDreamB.TheStrangenessofSleepC.WhatHappensDuringSleepD.TheCauseofSleep
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Wouldyoueatareadymealfromthefridgeratherthancookfromscratch?Haveyoubeendoinginternetshoppingratherthangoingtothestores?Whatcan'tyoubebotheredtodo?A.studyintohowlazyBritishpeoplearehasfoundmorethanhalfofadultsaresolazythey'dcatchtheliftratherthanclimbtwoflightsofstairs.Justover2000peoplewerequizzedbyindependentresearchersatNuffieldHealthBritain'slargesthealthcharity.Theresultswereastonishing.Aboutoneinsixpeoplesurveyedsaidiftheirremotecontrolwasbrokentheywouldcontinuewatchingthesamechannelratherthangetup.Morethanonethirdofthosequestionedsaidtheywouldnotruntocatchabus.Worryinglyofthe654respondentswithchildren64%saidtheywereoftentootiredtoplaywiththem.Thisledthereporttoconcludethatit'snowonderthatoneinsixchildrenintheUKareclassifiedasobeseveryfatbeforetheystartschool.DrSarahDaunceymedicaldirectorofNuffieldHealthsaid:Peopleneedtogetfitternotjustfortheirownsakebutforthesakeoftheirfamiliesfriendsandevidentlytheirpetstoo.Ifwedon'tstarttotakecontrolofthisproblemawholegenerationwillbecometoounfittoperformeventhemostrudimentaryoftasks.AndScotland'slargestcityGlasgowwasshamedasthemostinactivecityintheUKwith75%surveyedadmittingtheydonotgetenoughexercisefollowedcloselybyBirminghamandSouthamptonbothwith67%.TheresultscauseseriouschallengesfortheNationalHealthServicewhereobesity-relatedillnessessuchasheartdiseaseandcancerhavebeenonasteadyincreaseforthepast40yearsandarecostingbillionsofpoundseveryyear.71.WhatcauseschildrenintheUKtobeobese?A.EatingreadymealB.WatchingTVC.DoingInternetshoppingD.Beinglazy72.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Britishpeoplearetoolazytodoanything.B.Internetshoppingwilldoharmtoyourhealth.C.ManypeoplewouldnotruntocatchabusinBritain.D.Peopleshouldbemoreactiveandtakeregularexercisetokeepfit.73.WhichofthefollowingisNottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.OnesixthofBritishpeopleuseremotecontrolwhenwatchingTV.B.Peoplewillbenefitnotonlythemselvesbuttheirfamiliesbygettingfit.C.Fatnesscancausediseasessuchasheartdiseaseandcancer.D.Morepeoplegetobesity-relatedillnessesnowthan40yearsago.74.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordrudimentarymostprobablymean?A.basicB.seriousC.vitalD.hard75.AllthefollowingareamongthemostlazycitiesintheUKexcept___________.A.GlasgowB.BirminghamC.NuffieldD.Southampton
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Inbringingupchildreneveryparentwatcheseagerlythechild'sacquisition学会ofeachnewskillinthefirstspokenwordsthefirstindependentstepsorthebeginningofreadingandwriting.ItisoftentemptingtohurrythechildbeyondhisnaturallearningratebutthiscansetupdangerousfeelingsoffailureandstatesofworryinthechilD.ThismighthappenatanystagE.A.babymightbeforcedtouseatoilettooearlyayoungchildmightbeencouragedtolearntoreadbeforeheknowsthemeaningofthewordshereads.Ontheotherhandthoughifachildisleftalonetoomuchorwithoutanylearningopportunitiesheloseshisnaturalenthusiasmforlifeandhisdesiretofindoutnewthingsforhimself.Parentsvarygreatlyintheirdegreeofstrictnesstowardstheirchildren.Somemaybeespeciallystrictinmoneymatters.Othersaresevere严格的overtimeofcominghomeatnightorpunctualityformeals.Ingeneralthecontrolsrepresenttheneedsoftheparentsandthevaluesofthecommunityasmuchasthechild'sownhappiness.Asregardsthedevelopmentofmoralstandardsinthegrowingchildconsistency一致性isveryimportantinparentalteaching.Toforbidathingonedayandexcuseitthenextisnofoundationformorality道德.Alsoparentsshouldrealizethatexampleisbetterthanprecept.Iftheyarenotsincereanddonotpracticewhattheypreach说教theirchildrenmaygrowconfusedwhentheygrowoldenoughtothinkforthemselvesandrealizetheyhavebeentosomeextentfooleD.A.suddenawarenessofamarkeddifferencebetweentheirparents'principles原则andtheirmoralscanbeadangerousdisappointment.76.Eagerlywatchingthechild'sacquisitionofnewskills___________.A.shouldbeavoidedB.isuniversalamongparentsC.setsupdangerousstatesofworryinthechildD.willmakethechildloseinterestinlearningnewthings77.Intheprocessofchildren'slearningnewskillsparents________.A.shouldencouragethemtoreadbeforetheyknowthemeaningofthewordstheyreadB.shouldexpectalotofthechildrenC.shouldachieveabalancebetweenpushingthemtoohardandleavingthemontheirown.D.shouldcreateasmanylearningopportunitiesaspossiblE.78.Thesecondparagraphmainlytellsusthat___________.A.parentsshouldbestrictwiththeirchildrenB.parentalcontrolsreflectonlythevaluesofthecommunityC.parentalrestrictionsvaryandarenotalwaysforthebenefitofthechildrenaloneD.it'sparents'andsociety'sdutytocontrolthechildren79.ThewordpreceptinParagraph3probablymeans___________.A.opinionB.punishmentC.behaviorD.instruction80.Intermsofmoralmattersparentsshould_________.A.followtherulesthemselvesB.beawareofthehugedifferencebetweenadultsandchildrenC.forbidtheirchildrentodoanythingD.alwaysensurethesecurityoftheirchildren
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Whentravelingabroaditiswisetocarryyourmoneyintraveler'schecksbecausechecksareprotectedagainstlossortheft.Ifyourchecksarelostorstolentheissuingauthoritywillrefund赔偿yourmoney.Notonlyaretheysafetheyarealsoconvenient.TheyareavailableindifferentcurrenciesandtheycanbecashedatmostbanksthroughouttheworlD.Mostshopshotelsandrestaurantsalsoacceptthem.Traveler'schecksareveryeasytousE.WhenyoucollectthemyousigneachcheckoncE.Thecashierenterstheamountinyourpassport.Whenyoucashyousigneachcheckagain.Thecashierwillusuallyasktoseeyourpassportagaintoo.Togettraveler'schecksyouusuallygotoyourbank.Theycanbepaidincashorinotherways.LargeamountshowevermustbeorderedinadvancE.Forthesafetyandconvenienceoftraveler'schecksyouarechargedtwocommissions佣金酬劳:aninsurancecommissionwhenyoubuythemandanencashmentcommissionwhenyoucashthem.Itissuitabletomakeanoteoftheserialnumbersofyourchecks.Keepthisseparatefromyourtraveler'schecks.词数191Peopleliketocarrytheirmoneyintraveler’scheckswhentravelingabroadbecause______A.theycannotbelostorstolenB.theycanbeusedanywhereC.theyaresafeandhandyD.theycansavetravelersplentyofmoneyIfyourtraveler'schecksarelostorstolenwhowillrefundyou?A.Theauthoritythatissuesyouthepassport.B.Theinsurancecompany.C.Thebankwhereyoubuyyourchecks.D.Thetravelagencythatarrangesyourtravel.Yousignyourtraveler’scheckforthesecondtimeinorderto________.A.getyourpassportB.cashitC.claiminsuranceD.payforcommissionWhichofthefollowingstatementisTRUE?A.Youneednotpayacommissionforthesafetyofyourtraveler’schecks.B.Peopleusuallygettraveler’schecksfromforeignbanks.C.Traveler’scheckscanbeexchangedforthemoneyofthecountryyouvisit.D.Youcannotgetyourpassportuntilyougetyourtraveler’schecks.
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MymomtakesprideinthefactthatIwastalkinginthreeandfourwordsentencesbeforeIwastenmonthsolD.Somesayit’sagiftwhileotherssimplythinkItalktoomuch.AsmythirtiescametoacloseIfoundmyselfreflectingonmylifE.I.’mveryhappyandhavenosignificantregrets.HoweverwhenIlookedbackonthosetimesofdifficultyIsawaclearcommondenominator特征;Ididn’tseemtoknowwhentostoptalking.Whetheritwashurtingsomeone’sfeelingsorhavingcarelesslytoldasecrettheincidentcouldhavebeenavoidedhadIclosedmymouthsooner.SoIdecidedtopracticethepowerofquiet.TotakethisstepIneededtounderstandhowpeoplecouldsitcomfortablyinagroupandnottalk.Whydoesmyhusbandfeelcompletelycontenttosaynothinginaconversation?He’shighlyintelligentandhaswonderfulopinionsbuthe’llsitquietlyandjustlisten.Evenwhenhe’saskedapointedquestionhe’llanswerwithfewwordswhilestillcommunicatingeffectively.Whatatalent!Canyouimaginebeinghappyjustlistening?InsurveyingthoseIknowwhotalklessthanIdoIgottwoanswers—theyeitherdidn’tfeelconfidentenoughtospeakuportheyjustdidn’tfeeltheneedtoparticipateintheconversation.Ofcoursetherewereotherreasonsfornottalkingbutthesewerethetwomostpopularanswers.Thefirstonedidn’tworkformE.I.’mjustfinelettingpeopleknowwhatIthinkaboutthemandhopefullyitwillmaketheconversationmuchmoreinteresting.Thesecondonedidn’tworkeither.IdofeeltheneedtoparticipatE.Ifeelitphysicallylikeanelectricalpulsethroughmybody;sometimesit’ssostrongthatitcausesmetobehavebadlyintheformofinterruptingorspeakinginanunusuallyloudvoicE.Ihadtolookfurther.Aninterestingthinghappenedonthisjourneytothepowerofquiet.Duringmyweeklyyogaclassitcametomelikeananswersoclearthatthewordsranginmyheadlikesoftheavenlybells.ItalkedtoomuchsopeoplewouldknowIcaredaboutthem.ItwasmywayoftakingcareofthoseIlovE.IdecidedbeforemyfortiethbirthdaythatfromthatdayforwardthosearoundmewouldknowIlovedthemandcaredwhattheythoughtandfeltbutIwasgoingtopracticethepowerofquiet.Asmyforty-secondbirthdayapproachesIcansaythatdecidingtotalklesshasbeenmoreaboutfocusingonqualityratherthanquantity.I.’vefoundthatlisteningmoreshowsthosewhoIcareaboutthatIreallydocarehowtheyfeel.NowwhenIbreakinitmeansmoretothem.OhsureIstillhavemyshortperiodsoftalkingtoomuchbutforthemostpartthishasbeenoneresolutionthatIcancallasuccess.21.InParagraph3thewritermentionsherhusbandmainly______.A.toshowhowonecommunicateseffectivelyB.toexplainthereasonforhissilenceinaconversationC.togiveanexampleofthosewhohavethepowerofquietD.togiveherhighopinionofhiscommunicationskills22.ByIhadtolookfurtherthewritermeansshehadto______.A.lookintothefutureinordertosucceedinpracticingthepowerofquietB.tryhardertopreventherselffromtalkingtoomuchC.surveypeopleinotherareaswhotalklittleD.findoutotherreasonswhysheshouldtalkless23.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribethewriter’scharacter?A.KindbutpessimistiC.B.LovingandactivE.C.SelflessbutprouD.D.StubbornandsensitivE.
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Youarewatchingafilminwhichtwomenarehavingafight.TheyhitoneanotherharD.Atthestarttheyonlyfightwiththeirfists.Butsoontheybeginhittingoneanotherovertheheadswithchairs.Andsoitgoesonuntiloneofthemencrashes撞击throughawindowandfallsthirtyfeettothegroundbelow.Heisdead!Ofcourseheisn'treallydeaD.Withanyluckheisn'tevenhurt.Why?Becausethemenwhofalloutofhighwindowsorjumpfromfastmovingtrainswhocrashcarsorevencatchfireareprofessionals专业人士.Theydothisforaliving.Thesemenarecalledstuntmen.Thatistosaytheyperformtricks.Therearetwosidestotheirwork.Theyactuallydomostofthethingsyouseeonthescreen.Forexampletheyfallfromahighbuilding.Howevertheydonotfallontohardgroundbutontoemptycardboardboxescoveredwithamattress床垫.Againwhentheyhitoneanotherwithchairsthechairsaremadeofsoftwoodandwhentheycrashthroughwindowstheglassismadeofsugar!Butalthoughtheirworkdependsontrickofthissortitalsorequiresahighdegreeofskillandtraining.Oftenastuntman'ssuccessdependsoncarefultiming.Forexamplewhenheisblownupinabattlescenehehastojumpoutofthewayoftheexplosionjustattherightmoment.Naturallystuntmenarewellpaidfortheirworkbuttheyleaddangerouslives.TheyoftengetseriouslyinjuredandsometimeskilleD.A.Norwegianstuntmanforexampleskiedovertheedgeofacliffathousandfeethigh.Hisparachute降落伞failedtoopenandhewaskilleD.Inspiteofalltherisksthisisnolongeraprofessionformenonly.Mennolongerdressupaswomenwhenactresseshavetoperformsomedangerousactionfornowadaystherearestuntgirlstoo!Stuntmenarethosewho______.A.oftendressupaswomenB.prefertoleaddangerouslivesC.oftenperformseemingly表面上dangerousactionsD.oftenfighteachotherfortheirlivesStuntmenearntheirlivingby______.A.playingtheirdirtytricksB.sellingtheirspecialskillsC.jumpingoutofhighwindowsD.jumpingfromfastmovingtrainsWhenastuntmanfallsfromahighbuilding______.A.heneedslittleprotectionB.hewillbecoveredwithamattressC.hislifeisendangeredD.hissafetyisgenerallyallrightWhichofthefollowingisthemainfactor因素ofasuccessfulperformance?A.Strength.B.Exactness.C.SpeeD.D.Power.Whatcanbeinferredfromtheauthor'sexampleoftheNorwegianstuntman?A.Sometimesanaccidentcanoccurtoastuntman.B.Thepercentageofseriousaccidentsishigh.C.Parachutesmustbeofgoodquality.D.Thecliffistoohigh.
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Thisistimeofyearwhenwethinkaboutgivingandreceivingpresents.Canyoufindalittleextratogive?Onthispagewesuggestafeworganizationsyoumightliketohelp.LittletonChildren’sHomeWedon’twantyourmoneybutchildren’stoysbooksandclothesingoodconditionwouldbeverywelcomE.Also—wearelookingforfriendlyfamilieswhowouldtakeourchildrenintotheirhomesforafewhoursordaysasguests.Youhavesomuch—willyoushareit?PhoneSisterThomason55671.Children’sHospiceWelookafterasmallnumberofverysickchildren.ThisimportantworkneedsskillandlovE.Wecannotcontinuewithoutgiftsofmoneytopayformorenursingstaff.Wealsoneedstorybooksandtoyssuitableforquietgames.PleasecontactTheSecretaryLittleChildren’sHospiceNewbyRoaD.w.^w.k.s.5*u.C.#o@mStreetFoodInthewinterweatherit’snofunbeinghomeless.It’sevenworseifyou’rehungry.Wegivehotfoodtoatleastfiftypeopleeverynight.It’shardworkbutnecessary.Canyoucomeandhelp?Ifnotcanyoufindalittlemoney?Weuseaveryoldkitchenandweurgentlyneedsomenewsaucepans.MoneyfornewoneswouldbemostwelcomeindeeD.ContactStreetFoodc/oMary’sHouseElmingWayLittleton.Phone27713.LittletonYouthClubHaveyougotanunwantedchair?—arecordplayer?—apotofpaint?Becausewecanusethem!Wewanttogettoworkonourmeetingroom!Pleasephone66231andwe’llbehappytocollectanythingyoucangiveus.Thankyou!TheNightShelterWeofferawarmbedforthenighttoanyonewhohasnowheretogo.WerenttheformerCommercialHotelonGreenStreet.Althoughitisnotexpensiveweneverseemtohavequiteenoughmoney.Canyouletushaveafewpounds?Anyamounthoweversmallwillbesuchahelp.Sendittousat15GreenStLittleton.PleasemakecheckpayabletoNightShelter.ReadingthepassageyoumightliketohelptheseorganizationswhichworkforA.homelessandsickchildrenB.lessfortunatemembersofoursocietyC.hungrypeoplewhohavenobedstosleepinD.friendlymembersofoursocietytohelpothersIfyoulikechildrenandcanofferahappyfamilytoahomelesschildyoumaygoto.A.StreetFoodB.NightShelterC.Children’sHomeD.Children’sHospiceWecaninferthat.A.therearetoomanysocialproblemsinthiscountryB.peopleareverypoorduringthetimeforgivingpresentsC.warm-heartedpeopleliketogiveawaymoneyD.thispassageistakenfromalocalnewspaperIfyourchildhasgrownupyoumaytakethechild’sthingsto.A.Children’sHomeandChildren’sHospiceB.YouthClubandChildren’sHomeC.Children’sHospiceandNightShelterD.YouthClubandNightShelter
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IfyouaskpeopletonameonepersonwhohadthegreatesteffectontheEnglishlanguageyouwillgetanswerslikeShakespeareSamuelJohnsonandWebsterbutnoneofthesemenhadanyeffectatallcomparedwithamanwhodidn'tevenspeakEnglish---WilliamtheConqueror.Before1066inthelandwenowcallGreatBritainlivedpeoplebelongingtotwomajorlanguagegroups.Inthewest-centralregionlivedtheWelshwhospokeaCelticlanguageandinnorthlivedtheScotswhoselanguagethoughnotthesameasWelshwasalsoCeltiC.IntherestofthecountrylivedtheSaxonsactuallyamixtureofAnglos-SaxonsandotherGermanicandNordicpeopleswhospokewhatwecallAnglo-SaxonorOldEnglishaGermanicLanguagE.IfthisstateofaffairshadlastedEnglishtodaywouldbeclosetoGerman.Butthisstateofaffairsdidnotlast.In1066theNormansledbyWilliamdefeatedtheSaxonsandbegantheirruleoverEnglanD.ForaboutacenturyFrenchbecametheofficiallanguageofEnglandwhileOldEnglishbecamethelanguageofpeasants.AsaresultEnglishwordsofpolitiesandthelawcomefromFrenchratherthanGerman.InsomecasesmodernEnglishevenshowsadistinction区别betweenupper-classFrenchandlower-classAnglo-Saxoninitswords.WeevenhavedifferentwordsforsomefoodsmeatinparticulardependingonwhetheritisstilloutinfieldsorathomereadytobecookedwhichshowsthefactthattheSaxonpeasantsweredoingthefarmingwhiletheupper-classNormansweredoingmostoftheeating.WhenAmericansvisitEuropeforthefirsttimetheyusuallyfindGermanymoreforeignthanFrancebecausetheGermantheyseeonsignsandadvertisementsseemsmuchmoredifferentfromEnglishthanFrenchdoes.FewrealizethattheEnglishlanguageisactuallyGermanicinitsbeginningandthattheFrenchinfluencesarealltheresultofoneman'sambition.46.ThetwomajorlanguagesspokeninwhatisnowcalledGreatBritainbefore1066were_____.A.WelshandScottishB.NordicandGermanicC.CelticandOldEnglishD.Anglo-SaxonandGermanic47.WhichofthefollowinggroupsofwordsarebyinferencerootedinFrench?A.presidentlawyerbeefB.presidentbreadwaterC.breadfieldsheepD.folkfieldcow48.WhydoesFranceappearlessforeignthanGermanytoAmericansontheirfirstvisittoEurope?A.MostadvertisementsinFranceappearinEnglish.B.theyknowlittleofthehistoryoftheEnglishlanguagE.C.ManyFrenchwordsaresimilartoEnglishones.D.TheyknowFrenchbetterthanGerman.49.Whatisthesubjectdiscussedinthetext?A.ThehistoryofGreatBritain.B.ThesimilarityofGreatBritain.C.TheruleofEnglandbyWilliamtheConqueror.D.TheFrenchinfluencesontheEnglishlanguagE.
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Ⅲ阅读共两节满分40分第一节阅读理解共15小题每小题2分满分30分阅读下列短文从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑AItookthebustoworkformanyyears.Noonekneweachother;thepassengersallsattheresleepilyinthemorning.Thebuswascheerlessandsilent.Oneofthepassengerswasasmallgreymanwhotookthebustothecenterforseniorcitizenseverymorning.Nooneeverpaidverymuchattentiontohim.OneJulymorninghesaidgoodmorningtothedriverandsmileD.Thedrivernoddedguardedly.Therestofusweresilent.Thenextdaytheoldmanboardedwithabigsmileandsaidinaloudvoice:Averygoodmorningtoyouall!Someofuslookedupamazedandmurmuredgoodmorninginreply.ThefollowingweeksourfriendwasdressedinaniceoldsuitandtiE.ThethinhairhadbeencarefullycombeD.Hesaidgoodmorningtouseverydayandwegraduallybegantonodandtalktoeachother.OnemorningheevenhadabunchofwildflowersinhishanD.Thedriverturnedaroundsmilinglyandasked:HaveyougotyourselfagirlfriendCharlie?WenevergottoknowifhisnamereallywasCharliebuthenoddedshylyandsaidyes.Theotherpassengerswhistledandclappedathim.Charliewavedtheflowersbeforehesatdownonhisseat.EverymorningafterthatCharliealwaysbroughtflowers.Somepassengersalsobroughtflowersforhim.ThebusbecameahappyplacE.ThenonemorningasautumnwasclosinginCharliewasn’twaitingathisusualstop.Whenhewasn’ttherethenextdayandthedayafterthatwestartedwonderingifhewassickorhopefully-onholidaysomewherE.Whenwecamenearertothecenterforseniorcitizensoneofthepassengersevenaskedthedrivertowait.Weallheldourbreathswhenhewenttothedoor.TheoldgentlemanwasfinebutoneofhisclosefriendshaddiedovertheweekenD.Howsilentweweretherestofthewaytowork.ThenextMondayCharliewaswaitingatthestopandwithoutatiE.Insidethebuswassilent.1.Thestoryismainlydevelopedby___________.A.timeB.logicC.comparisonD.causeandresult2.Greetedwithgoodmorningfromtheoldmanpeopleaboardthebusatfirst___________.A.felttiredandsleepyanddidn’twanttotalkB.greetedhimbackloudlyandpolitelyC.guardedagainsttheconversationfromstrangersD.feltsurprisedandbecameangrywithhim3.WhenthepassengersfoundtheoldmanwasnotwaitingatthebusstopasusualtheydidNOT___________.A.buyflowersandwaitforhimtocomeB.feelanxiousandworriedabouthimC.misshimandexpecttoseehimD.hopehewasgoingonholidayratherthanfallingill4.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat___________.A.thedriverdidn’tliketheoldmanatfirstB.peopleusuallywearatiewhentheyarehappyC.passengersbroughtflowerstoexpressgratitudetotheoldmanD.theoldmanhadagreatinfluenceonthepassengers’emotion5.Thepurposeofthepassageisto___________.A.introducetheoldgentlemanandpraisehisgooddeedsB.persuadeustobecomefriendlyandconsideratetopeoplearoundC.tellustokeepsilentwhensomebodypassesawayD.criticizethosewhoremainsilentwhentheyaregreeted
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WecontinueourForeignStudentSeriesonhighereducationintheUnitedStates.Nowyoumoveontocollegelifeonceyouareadmittedtoaschool.ThefirstthingyouneedtovalueisaplacetolivE.Housingpoliciesdifferfromschooltoschool.StudentsmighthavetoliveinadormitoryatleastforthefirstyeartherE.Dormscomeinallsizes.Somehavesuites.SixormorestudentsmayliveinonesuitE.Otherdormshavemanyroomsalongacommonhallwayusuallywithtwostudentsineachroom.Manystudentssaydormitoriesprovidethebestchancetogettoknowotherstudents.AlsodormsgenerallycostlessthanapartmentsorotherhousingnotownedbytheschoolMostcollegesanduniversitiesoffersingle-sexdormsbutusuallymalesandfemalesliveinthesamebuilding.Theymightliveonthesamefloorsandsharethesamecommonbathrooms.TheymayliveinthesameroomonlyiftheyaremarrieD.EdwardSpenceristheassociatevicepresidentforstudentaffairsatVirginiaTechinBlacksburg.HesaysitisimportanttounderstandtherulesofthebuildinginwhichyouwilllivE.Headvisesstudentstoaskquestionsbeforetheydecideabouttheirhousing.Forexampleifastudentrequiresaspecialdietwilltheschoolprovideit?Howmuchprivacycanastudentexpect?Willtheschoolprovideasingleroomifastudentrequestsone?Andwhataboutanyotherspecialneedsthatastudentmighthave?VirginiaTechforexamplehadabanagainstcandlesindorms.Butitchangedthatpolicytoletstudentslightupcandlesforreligiouspurposes.TheuniversityalsohasseveraldormsopenallyearsoforeignstudentshaveaplacetostayduringvacationtimE.60.WhydosomestudentsintheU.S.choosetoliveindormsaccordingtothepassage?A.DormsallowstudentsintheU.S.choosetoliveindormsB.DormsaresaferforstudentstoliveinmostcasesC.DormsofferthechancetomeetotherpeopleandarecheapaswellD.Inmostschoolsstudentsarerequiredtoliveinthedorms61.Thesecondparagraphismainlyabout______A.whatsuitesinAmericanschoolsarelikeB.whatdormsinAmericanschoolsarelikeC.whatdormsareownedbyschoolsD.whenpeoplegettoknoweachother62.WecaninferfromwhatEdwardSpencersaysthat______A.collegesusuallydon’tprovideaspecialdietB.housingrulesdifferfromonebuildingtoanotherC.abanagainstcandlesindormsisnecessaryD.theU.S.collegealwayssatisfiesstudents’requests63.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.PlacestoliveinU.S.collegesB.housingpolicesintheU.SC.AdvantagesofdormitoriesD.Rulesofsingle-sexdorms
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Inmanypartsoftheworldcarsplayanimportantroleindailylifeandmanysocietieswouldnotexistwithoutthem.Sotheideathatin20years’timenoonewillowncarsmaybehardtobelievE.Butthisisthepredictionmadebyateamoftransportresearcherswhicharetakenseriouslynotonlybygovernmentbutalsobycarmanufacturers.TheHumanScienceandAdvancedTechnologyInstituteatLoughboroughintheUKispartofaninternationalresearchprogram.Theteamtherebelievesthatby2030allcarswillbecomputerizedwhichwillmeanmuchsavingnoaccidentsandbetteruseofroads.Thesuper-intelligentcarofthe21stcenturywilldriveitselfanditwillnotbeownedbyoneindividual.Insteadwewillhaveachoiceofcarsandchangethemasfrequentlyaswechangeourclothing.AccordingtoDr.DavidDaviswholeadstheresearchteamthesepredictionsarebasedontherisingcostofthecarculturewhichhadblockedupourcitiespollutedourairandcausedmoredeathsthanbothworldwarsputtogether.Davissayscarswillbefittedwithsomeintelligentdevicestoregulatethedistancebetweenonecarandanother.Thecarwillautomatically自动的speeduporslowdowntomatchthespeedofthecarinfront.ComputersaremuchsaferdriversthanpeoplesocarsinaroadtrainwillbeabletodrivemuchclosertogetherthancarsdrivenbypeoplE.By2020.Dr.DavidDavisbelievescartechnologywillgivemotoristsaclearviewoftheroadwhatevertheweatherconditionsbyprojectinganimageoftheroadaheadontothecar’swindscreen.Andby2030carswilltravelinconvoylinkedtoeachotherelectronically.Carswillbeconnectedtothecarinfrontjustlikeatrain.Thefrontvehicleinsuchatrainburnsthenormalamountoffuel.saysDavis.‘‘Butalltheothersinthetrainwouldburnabouttenpercentofthenormalamountandsoproduceabouttenpercentofthepollution.Weknowfromthepassagethatgovernmentsandcarmanufacturers_______.A.aredevotedtothetechnologicalrevolutionincarindustryB.considerthepredictionsseriouslyC.donotbelievethepredictionthatnoonewillowncarsby2030D.haveputthesuper-intelligentcarintomassproductionWhichofthefollowingwillbethecharacteristicofthecarsof2030?A.Thecarwillspeedupoutofcontrol.B.Wewillownasmanycarsaswewant.C.Carswillproducemorepollutionthanpresentones.D.Allcarswillbedrivenbycomputers.Theexpressionclosestinmeaningtothephraseinconvoyinthelastparagraphis________.A.sidelongB.inlineC.sidebysideD.shouldertoshoulderWhatwillhappenifcarsarejoinedtoeachotherelectronicallyin2020?A.Therewillbelesspollutioncausedbycar.B.MotoristswillgetaclearviewoftheroaD.C.TheweatherconditionwillnothaveeffectOnmotorists.D.Alltrainswillburnlessfuelthanpresent.
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Spendingaslittleas$5adayonsomeoneelsecouldsignificantlyboosthappinesstheteamattheUniversityofBritishColumbiaandHarvardBusinessSchoolfoundonThursday.Theirexperimentsonmorethan630Americansshowedtheyweremeasurablyhappierwhentheyspentmoneyonothers—eveniftheythoughtspendingthemoneyonthemselveswouldmakethemhappier.WewantedtotestourtheorythathowpeoplespendtheirmoneyisatleastasimportantashowmuchmoneytheyearnsaidElizabethDunnapsychologistattheUniversityofBritishColumbiA.Theyaskedtheir600volunteersfirsttoratetheirgeneralhappinessreporttheirannualyearlyincomeanddetailtheirmonthlyspendingincludingbillsgiftsforthemselvesgirlsforothersanddonationstocharity.RegardlessofhowmuchincomeeachpersonmadethosewhospentmoneyonothersreportedgreaterhappinesswhilethosewhospentmoreonthemselvesdidnotDunnsaidinastatement.Dunn’steamalsosurveyed16employeesatacompanyinBostonbeforeandaftertheyreceivedanannualprofit-sharingbonusofbetween$3000and$8000.Employeeswhodevotedmoreoftheirbonustopro-socialspendingexperiencedgreaterhappinessafterreceivingthebonusandthemannerinwhichtheyspentthatbonuswasamoreimportantpredictoroftheirhappinessthanthesizeofthebonusitselftheywroteintheirreportpublishedinthejournalSciencE.Theygavetheirvolunteers$5or$20andhalfgotclearinstructionsonhowtospendit.Thosewhospentthemoneyonsomeoneorsomethingelsereportedfeelinghappieraboutit.Thesefindingssuggestthatveryminoralterationschangesinspendingallocationsshares—aslittleas$5—maybeenoughtoproducerealgainsinhappinessonagivendayDunnsaiD.60.Whatisthegeneralideaofthepassage?A.Themoreyouearnthegreaterhappinessyouwillget.B.Spendingmoremoneyonyourselfwillmakeyouhappier.C.MoneycanbuyhappinessbutonlyifyouspenditonsomeoneelsE.D.Youcanspendonly5$adaytogethappiness.61.Theunderlinedwordboostinthefirstparagraphprobablymeans_______.A.helptofindB.helptobringC.helptoincreaseD.helptoget62.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thosewhospendmoremoneyonotherscangetmuchmorebonus.B.Peopleusuallythinkspendingmoneyonthemselveswillmakethemhappier.C.Verysmallchangesinspendingyourmoneymaybeenoughtogainhappiness.D.Researchersthinkthathowpeoplespendtheirmoneyisatleastasimportantashowmuchmoneytheyearn.63.Itcanbeinferredfromthe6thparagraphthat______.A.thevolunteersnotgiven5$or20$spenttheirownmoneyonthemselves.B.thosewhospentthemoneyonsomeoneorsomethingelsefelthappieraboutit.C.thevolunteersweregiven5$or20$asarewardfortheexperiment.D.halfofthevolunteerscouldspendthemoneyastheylikeD.
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Manyparentsfindthattheirchildrenactverymeantotheirfriends.Theywonderwhattheycandoaboutthisbehaviorwithoutsquashingtheirspirit.HereiswhatparentingexpertsexplainandsuggestPre-schoolershavenoideahowothersfeel.Theyareintheprocessofunderstandingtheirownfeelingsandhavenotyetdevelopedemotionalintelligence.ChildrenofthisagealsodothingsjustbecauseitcanmakethemfeelpowerfulwhentheyareabletomakeothersresponD.HerearesomethingsyoucandotoreducethemeantalkWhenthechild’sinagoodmoodlookherintheeyesandlovinglytellherhowyoufeelwhenshespeaksinameanwaytoanotherchilD.Havealookofdisappointmentonyourfaceandrole-playwithhertoshowherthebehavioryouwouldliketoseE.Theneverytimeyouseeherdemonstratingtheniceinteractionwithothersstopwhatyou’redoinggivehereyecontactandmakeabigdealoutofit.Youngchildrenneedtoknowwhatgoodbehaviorlookslikewithregularencouragement.Whenyoucatchherbeingmeantoachildgetdownonyourkneesnexttoherandwithyourarmaroundherfacethechildthatisreceivinghermeannessandapologizetothechildforbothofyouthenwalkaway.Assoonastheotherchildisawayletyourdaughterknowhowdisappointedyouareinherbehaviorandquicklyletitgo.Parentsshouldsetupaconsequencewhenthisnegativebehavioroccurs.Youcangivetheseotherideasatryfirst.Ifyou’renotseeinganyresultsafterafewtimesthengoaheadandsetuptheconsequencesuchasnotbeingabletoplaywiththatchild.Avoidusingtimeoutbecauseitdoesn’twork.Itgivesthechildtoomuchpowerandtoomuchattention.Themosteffectiveconsequencesarethosethataredirectlytiedtothebehavior.Ifsheisbeingmeantochildrenthentheplaysessionends.AndmostimportantlysetupthisconsequenceinadvancewhenthenegativebehaviorisNOToccurring.Ifyoushouldcatchherbeingabullytoanotherchildandshehassomehowhurthimorherimmediatelyputallyourattentiononthevictimnother.Don’tscoldorpunishyourdaughter.Softlygentlyandimmediatelynurturethehurtchildandgetyourdaughtertoassistyouinthenurturing.WhenthingshavecalmeddownletherknowfacetofacehowdisappointedyouareinherbehaviornotherasachilD.68.Whenachildtalksmeantohisfriendthebestwaytocorrectitisto________.A.tellhimdirectlythatitisawrongdoingB.demonstratewhatagoodbehaviorisC.makehimapologizetohisfriendD.askhisfriendnottoplaywithhimanymore69.Theunderlinedphrasemakeabigdealoutofitinparagraph3probablymeans________.A.showsomedisappointmentB.sayafewwordsofpraiseC.exchangegiftswiththechildD.presentasurprisedlook70.Whendealingwithachild’smeanactionyoushouldn’t_______.A.punishherinthepresenceofherfriendB.putonadisappointedlookonyourfaceC.tellherthatyouareunhappytoseethatD.nurturethehurtchildimmediately71.Thepassageismainlyabouthowto_______.A.bringupchildrenB.solvepre-schoolchildren’sproblemsC.helpchildrenmakefriendsD.guidechildrenwhenbadbehaviorsoccur
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Listencarefullyworkingpeoplewewouldliketotellyousomethingthatcouldsaveyourprecioustimeandmoney!Bestofallitisfree!It’sno.Whatdoyouask?We’llsayitagain:No.Sweetandsimpleno.Saynoatyourofficeandseehowquicklythatpileofworkonyourdeskdisappears.Saying‘no’toothersmeansyouaresaying‘yes’toyourselfsaidLeslieCharlesaprofessionalspeakerfromEastLansingMichigan.Timeisprecious.PeoplearespendingmoneybuyingtimE.Andyetwearewillingtogiveupourtimebecausewecan’tsay‘no’.SusieWatsonafamouswritersaidpeoplewhoalwayssayyesneedtosaynowithoutguilt内疚orfearofpunishment.Iwouldratherhavesomeonegivemealoving‘no’thananobligated强制的‘yes’shesaiD.SusieWatsonsaysshefeelsnoobligationtogiveanexplanationwhenshesaysnoeithersociallyorprofessionally.Doesshefeelguiltyaboutit?NotatallsaidWatsonwhoisdirectorofadvertisingandpublicrelationsatTimexCorpinMiddleburyConneticut.Mostpeopleareafraidofsaying‘no’Myadviceistosay‘yes’onlyifyoudon’tmean‘no’.WatsonsaidnoisthemosteffectiveweaponagainstwastingtimE.EveryyeartherearemoredemandsonyourtimeOtherpeoplearehappytouseupyourtimeWatsonsaiD.Timesavingappearstobeno’sgreatestfrienD.NocanbeyournewfriendapowerfultooltotakebackyourlifE.Nomayeventakeyoufurtherinthebusinessworldthanyes.Noispowerandstrength.Nonowseemscompletelycorrect.Saying‘no’isn’teasy.Butfinallyit’sgreatlyliberatingCharlessaiD.Butheaddedanoprojectneedstobeworkedoneverydaybecauseitishardtochangelong-termhabit.Buthealsowarns:Don’tgotoextremes.Don’tfindyourselfsaying‘no’toeverything.Inreturnyoushouldlearntohear‘no’.ThesentenceSaying‘yes’toyourselfmeans_______.A.youcanhavemoretimetoplaywithothersB.youneedn’tcareaboutother’sfeelingifyouarehappyC.youareselfishandtreatothersrudelyD.youcandealwithyourbusinessasyouhaveplannedWhenyousaynotoothersyoushouldsayitina_______.A.secretwayB.politewayC.proudwayD.guiltywayInWatson’sopinionpeoplecansavemuchtimeonconditionthat_______.A.theysaynoatasuitabletimeB.theysaynoasmuchaspossibleC.theyareafraidofsayingnoD.theymakeothersangryatthemIfapersonsaysnotoeverythingtheresultheorshereceivemaybethatheorshe_______.A.enjoysawonderfullifeB.makesalotofmoneyC.facesdifficultyinlifeD.forgetstosayyesintheend
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OurcompanyEasternEnergyisheretohelpandprovideyouwithpersonaladviceonanymattersconnectedwithyourbilloranyotherquestionsaboutyourgasandelectricitysupply.MovingHomePleasegiveasmuchnoticeaspossibleifyouaremovinghomebutatleast48hoursrequiredforustomakethenecessaryarrangementsforyourgasandelectricitysupply.Pleasetelephoneour24-hourlineat01316753219withdetailsofyourmovE.InmosteaseswearehappytoacceptyourmeterreadingonthedayyoumovE.MeterReadingEasternEnergyusesvarioustypesofmeterrangingfromthetraditionaldialmeterstonewtechnologydigitaldisplaymeters.Alwaysreadthemeterfromlefttorightignoringanyreddials.Ifyourequireassistancecontactour24-hourlineat06007310310.EnergyEfficiencyLineIfyouwouldlikeadviceontheefficientuseofenergypleasecallourEnergyEfficiencyLineat09957625513.Pleasedonotusethisnumberforanyotherenquiries询问.SpecialServicesPasswords--youcanchooseapasswordsothatwheneverwevisityouathomeyouwillknowitisus.Ifyouwantmoreinformationpleaseringourhelplineat09957290290.HelpandAdviceIfyouneedhelporadvicewithanyissuespleasecontactusat01316440188.Complaints投诉WehopeyouwillneverhaveaproblemorcausetocomplainbutifyoudopleasecontactourcomplaintshandlingteamatPOBox220StanfieldST556GFortelephoneusat01316753270.SupplyFailureIfyouexperienceanyproblemswithyourelectricitysupplypleasecallfreeat0600783883624hoursaday7daysaweek.Whoisthispassagemostprobablywrittento?A.Peopleapplyingforenergysupply.B.PeoplemovinghomE.C.Personsinneedofhelp.D.EnergyusersofEasternEnergy.Ifyouhaveanycomplaintswhatshouldyoudo?A.Makeacallorsendamail.B.ContactHelpandAdvicE.C.Gotothecompanydirectly.D.Askforspecialservices.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingistrue?A.Youarenotexpectedtoreadyourowngasorelectricitymeters.B.Itisnowcheapertousegasthanelectricityasaformofheating.C.YouarenotchargedforthecallwhenyoureportsupplyfailurE.D.YoushouldinformEasternEnergyofachangeofaddressonarrivalatyournewhomE.
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ItoldmyfriendGrahamthatIoftencycletwomilesfrommyhousetothetowncentrebutunfortunatelythereisabighillontheroutE.HerepliedYoumeanfortunately.HeexplainedthatIshouldbegladoftheextraexercisethatthehillprovideD.MyattitudetothehillhasnowchangeD.IusedtocomplainasIapproacheditbutnowItellmyselfthefollowing.Thishillwillexercisemyheartandlungs.Itwillhelpmetoloseweightandgetfit.ItwillmeanthatIlivelonger.ThishillismyfrienD.FinallyIcomfortmyselfwiththethoughtofallthosesillypeoplewhopaymoneytogotoagymandsitonstationeryexercisebicycleswhenIcangetthesamevalueforfreE.IhaveasmileofsatisfactionasIreachthetopofthehill.ProblemsaretheretobefacedandovercomE.WecannotachieveanythingwithaneasylifE.HelenKellerwasthefirstdeafandblindpersontogainauniversitydegreE.Heractivismandwritingprovedinspirational.ShewroteCharactercannotbedevelopedineasE.OnlythroughexperiencesofsufferingcanthesoulbestrengthenedvisionclearedambitioninspiredandsuccessachieveD.Oneofthemaindeterminantsofsuccessinlifeisourattitudetowardsadversity逆境.Fromtimetotimeweallfacehardshipsproblemsaccidentsanddifficulties.Someareofourmakingbutmanyarenofaultofourown.Whilewecannotchoosetheadversitywecanchooseourattitudetowardsit.DouglasBaderwas21whenin1931hehadbothlegscutofffollowingaflyingaccident.HewasdeterminedtoflyagainandwentontobecomeoneoftheleadingflyingaviatorsintheBattleofBritainwith22aerialvictoriesovertheGermans.Hewasaninspirationtoothersduringthewar.HesaidDon’tlistentoanyonewhotellsyouthatyoucan’tdothisorthat.That’snonsensE.Makeupyourmindyou’llneverusecrutches拐杖orastickandthenhaveagoateverything.Gotoschoolandjoininallthegamesyoucan.Goanywhereyouwantto.ButneverneverletthempersuadeyouthatthingsaretoodifficultorimpossiblE.Thebiographies传记ofgreatpeoplearefullofexamplesofhowtheytookstepstoovercomethedifficultiestheyfaceD.ThecommonthreadisthattheydidnotbecomedepresseD.TheychosetheirattitudE.TheychosetobepositivE.TheytookonthechallengE.Theywon.Neverthelessthereisstilltheproblemofhowyouchangeyourattitudetowardsadversity.32.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheauthorofthepassage?A.Goingtoagymisgreatlybeneficialtopeople’shealth.B.ClimbinghillsonbicyclesisthebestwaytotakeexercisE.C.Thosewhowanttoachievesuccesscan’texpecttoliveaneasylifE.D.People’sattitudetoadversityistheonlyfactoroftheirsuccess.33.ByquotingwhatDouglasBadersaidtheauthorintendstotellus.A.Nothingisdifficulttothemanwhowilltry.B.A.badworkmanquarrelswithhistools.C.Ifyourisknothingyouwillhavenothing.D.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.34.Followingthispassagetheauthorwillfurthertalkabout.A.howhisfriendhelpedhimtochangehisattitudetowardstheadversityhefacedB.whyitisimportanttokeepoptimisticinfaceofadversityC.whatstepstotaketochangeyourattitudetowardstheadversityyoufaceD.whatgreatpeoplehaveincommon35.Whichofthefollowingcanbestfunctionasthetitleofthepassage?A.LifeisfullofadversityB.DifferentattitudestowardsadversityC.NothingisimpossibleD.Faceadversitywithasmile
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Whyissettinggoalsimportant?BecausegoalscanhelpyoudoandexperienceeverythingyouwantinlifE.Insteadofjustlettinglifehappentoyougoalsallowyourselftomakeyourlifehappen.Successfulandhappypeoplehaveavisionofhowtheirlifeshouldbeandtheysetlotsofgoalstohelpthemreachtheirvision.BysettinggoalsyouaretakingcontrolofyourlifE.It’slikehavingamaptoshowyouwhereyouwanttogo.Thinkofitthisway.Therearetwodrivers.Onehasadestinationinmindwhichislaidoutforheronamap.Shecandrivestraighttherewithoutanywastedtimeorwrongturns.Theotherdriverhasnogoalordestinationormap.Shestartsoffatthesametimefromthesameplaceasthefirstdriverjustusingupgasandoil.Whichdriverdoyouwanttobe?Winnersinlifesetgoalsandfollowthroughonthem.Winnersdecidewhattheywantinlifeandthengettherebymakingplansandsettinggoals.Unsuccessfulpeoplejustletlifehappenbyaccident.Goalsaren’tdifficulttosetandtheyaren’tdifficulttoreach.It’suptoyoutofindoutwhatyourgoalsidealsandvisionsreallyarE.YouaretheonewhomustdecidewhattopursueandinwhatdirectiontoaimyourlifE.Researchtellsuswhenwewriteagoaldownwearemorelikelytoachieveit.Writtengoalscanbereviewedregularlyandhavemorepower.Likeacontractwithyourselftheyarehardertoneglectorforget.Alsowhenyouwriteyourgoalsinaparticularfashionyouareabletostimulateyourselftobecontinuouslyalerttosituationsthatwillfurtheryourgoals.Theexampleofthetwodriversisgiventoshow_____________.A.theimportanceofhavingamapandrightdirectionB.thesignificanceofsettinggoalsC.thefoolishnessoftheseconddriverD.thefoolishnessofthefirstdriverIfpeoplewanttoreachtheirgoalstheyshould_______________.A.notedowntheirgoalsB.discusswithothersandaskfortheirhelpC.facethedifficultiesinfrontofthemD.signacontractwithotherpeopleWhatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Failurealwaysaccompaniesthepeoplewhogivesupeasily.B.WheneveryousetgoalsyouwillsucceeD.C.Winnersneverstoptheireffortsforsuccess.D.Successispossibleonlywhenapersonhassethisorhergoalclearly.
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Everypeoplehasitsownwayofsayingthingsitsownspecialexpressions.ManyeverydayAmericanexpressionsarebasedoncolors.Redisahotcolor.Americansoftenuseittoexpressheat.Theymaysaytheyareredhotaboutsomethingunfair.Whentheyareredhottheyareveryangryaboutsomething.ThesmallhottastingpeppersfoundinmanyMexicanfoodsarecalledredhotsfortheircolorandtheirfierytastE.FastloudmusicispopularwithmanypeoplE.TheymaysaythemusicisredhotespeciallythekindcalledDixielandjazz.PinkisalighterkindofreD.Peoplesometimessaytheyareinthepinkwhentheyareingoodhealth.TheexpressionwasfirstusedinAmericaatthebeginningofthetwentiethcentury.Itprobablycomesfromthefactthatmanybabiesarebornwithanicepinkcolorthatshowsthattheyareingoodhealth.Thecolorgreenisnaturalfortreesandgrass.Butitisanunnaturalcolorforhumans.A.personwhohasasickfeelingstomachmaysayshefeelsalittlegreen.A.passengeronaboatwhoisfeelingverysickfromhighwavesmaylookverygreen.Sometimesapersonmaybeupsetbecausehedoesnothavesomethingasniceasafriendhaslikeafastnewcar.Thatpersonmaysayheisgreenwithenvy.Somepeoplearegreenwithenvybecauseafriendhasmoredollarsorgreenbacks.Dollarsarecalledgreenbacksbecausethatisthecolorofthebacksideofthepapermoney.Thecolorblackisusedofteninexpressions.Peopledescribeadayinwhicheverythinggoeswrongasablackday.Thedateofamajortragedyisrememberedasablackday.A.blacklistisillegalnow.Butatonetimesomebusinessesrefusedtoemploypeoplewhowereonablacklistforbelongingtounpopularorganizations.Insomecasescolorsdescribeasituation.A.brownoutisanexpressionforareductioninelectricpower.Brownoutshappenwhenthereistoomuchdemandforelectricity.TheelectricsystemisunabletoofferallthepowerneededinanareA.BlackoutsarecommonduringWorldWartwo.Officialswouldorderalllightsinacityturnedofftomakeitdifficultforenemyplanestofindatargetinthedarkofnight.61.AmericansuseredhottodescribethefollowingEXCEPT____.A.somethingunfairB.smallhot-tastingpeppersC.thepersonwhoisveryangryD.popularmusiclikeDixielandjazz62.Peopleuseinthepinktoexpresstheyareingoodhealthbecause____.A.theexpressionhasaverylonghistoryB.thecolorpinkmakespeoplefeelhappyC.peoplethinkthecolorpinkisgentlerthanredD.healthybabiesarebornwithnicepinkskin63.Whenwesaysomeonefeelsalittlegreenitmeanshe/she____.A.enjoyshimselfinboatingB.ishitbyahighwaveC.hasastomachacheD.likestreesandgrass64.Inthewriter’seyeswhatisrelatedtoablackday?A.BeingsentabeautifulgiftB.PassingaverydifficulttestC.BeingrefusedduringanimportantinterviewD.Beinginvitedtoanexcitingparty65.Thewriterwantstotellus______inAmericaneverydayexpressionsA.themostpopularcolorsB.differentmeaningsofcolorsC.howtousecolorscorrectlyD.whyAmericansliketousecolors
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InthisinfluentialworkaboutthesurprisingdividebetweenchildrenandtheoutdoorschildsupporterexpertRichardLouvdirectlylinksthelackofnatureinthelivesoftoday’swiredgeneration---hecallsitnature-deficit赤字----tosomeofthemostdisturbingchildhoodtrendssuchastherisesinobesityattentiondisordersanddepression.LastChildintheWoodsisthefirstbooktobringtogetheranewandgrowingbodyofresearchindicatingthatdirectexposuretonatureisessentialforhealthychildhooddevelopmentandforthephysicalandemotionalhealthofchildrenandadults.MorethanjustraisinganalarmLouvofferspracticalsolutionsandsimplewaystohealthebrokenbond---andmanyarerightinourownbackyarD.ThisneweditionreflectsthegreatchangesthathavetakenplacesincethebookwasoriginallypublisheD.Itincludes:·100actionsyoucantaketocreatechangeinyourcommunityschoolandfamily.·35discussionpointstoinspirepeopleofallagestotalkabouttheimportanceofnatureintheirlives.·AnewprogressreportbytheauthoraboutthegrowingLeaveNoChildInsidemovement.·NewandupdatedresearchconfirmingthatdirectexposuretonatureisessentialforthephysicalandemotionalhealthofchildrenandadultsLastChildintheWoods:SavingourChildrenfromNatureDeficitDisorderhaspromotedanationaldialogueamongeducatorshealthprofessionalparentsdevelopersandconservationists.Thisisabookthatwillchangethewayyouthinkaboutthefutureofyourchildren.28.WhatdoesthewordbondinParagraph2referto?A.ExposuretonatureB.ChildhooddevelopmentC.Parent-childrelationshipD.Connectionbetweenchildrenandnature29.Whatdoesthebookfocusoninchildren’sgrowth?A.OutsideactivitiesB.PhysicallaborC.OverweightproblemsD.Schoolperformances30.Whatisaddedtothenewedition?A.WebsitelinksandrelatedvideosB.VividpicturesandpersonalexamplesC.TrainingcoursesandexpertsupportsD.Latestresearchandpracticalinstructions31.Whereisthepassagefrom?A.A.sciencereportB.A.bookreviewC.A.fairytaleD.A.guidebook
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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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EveryWednesdayIgotoCantataAdultLifeServicesalocalretirementcommunityinBrookfieldIllinoisUSwithmyclassmatestodocommunityservicE.AftermyveryfirstvisittoCantatamylifechangedforever.ThatmaysoundabitdramaticbutvolunteeringwiththeelderlyhaschangedmyviewsonlifE.Ourvisitslastaboutanhourandwebring2530studentseverytimE.Weplayboardgamesandcardswiththeresidentswhilewe'retherE.YoucanwatchallthemoviesandTVshowsyouwantaboutlifebackthenbutnothingcomparestotalkingtothepeoplewhowereactuallytherE.JusthearingtheirstorieshastouchedmeinawayIneverthoughtpossiblE.Whetheritwastalkingto98yearoldHurricaneHildaaboutherglorydaysasarollerskaterorchattingwithLouaboutthetimesshedancedwithafamousactorIwascompletelyattractedbyeverysinglememorytheresidentswantedtosharewithmE.Eventheresidentswhodon'thaveamazingmemoriesmaketheexperiencesatisfying.IremembervisitingMrs.Robinson.Shecouldn'trecallmuchaboutherpastbutshetoldmeshe'dneverforgethowkindIwasjusttolistentoherrambling漫谈.Itmademerealizethatit'sthelittlethingsthatmakelifeworthliving.That'ssomethingIwon'tforgetanytimesoon.Ifthere'sonethingI'verealizedinmythreeyearsofvisitingCantatait'sthatpresence—justbeingthere—meansmorethananythingtomanyoftheresidents.Anddespitehowbusyourlivesarethere'salwaystimetomakesomeone'sday.Formeitfeelsgreattobeasourceofhappinessasmileonabaddayoralisteningearforoldmemories.Andattheendofthedaythat'sallthatmatters.It'seasytofeellikeyoudon'thaveanythingincommonwiththeelderly—especiallywhenyou'reateenager.Butthat'snottrueatall.Ihatetobeoverlyclichéd陈词滥调的herebutagereallyisjustanumber.Asyoungadultsit'simportantforustorealizethissoonerratherthanlater.Wecanlearnalotfromtheelderlyandtheycanoftenbenefitfromteenagerstoo.1.Whatdothevolunteersdoaccordingtothepassage?A.Theyshareeverythingwiththeresidents.B.Theyplayboardgamesandcardswiththeresidents.C.Theywatchtheresidentsplaygames.D.Theybuygiftsfortheresidents.2.Accordingtothewriterwhatisthemostimportantthingthatvolunteerscandofortheelderly?A.Playingwiththem.B.Benefitingfromthem.C.Helpingthem.D.Beingtherewiththem.3.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusbywritingthispassage?A.Wedon'thaveanythingincommonwiththeelderly.B.Ageisjustanumber.C.Itisimportanttohelptheelderly.D.Youngadultsandtheelderlycanbenefitfromeachother.
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IsteppedintomyhotelroomtoapleasantsurprisE.Lotsofroomsurroundedaninvitingking-sizebedwitharmchairsnearbyrestingagainstslidingglassdoorsthatopenedontoaprivateyarD.A.smalldiningtablesatnexttoakitchenwitharefrigeratorandcoffeemachinE.WowIthoughttomyself.NiceplacE.Ilovehotels.IlovetoenteracleanroomhangmyclothesandgazeoutthewindowwalkoutinthemorningandwhenIreturnsomeoneelsewillhavemadethebeD.Ilikein-roomdiningandthewaytheygreetyousoprofessionally.NicetohaveyouwithusagainMr.Goldsborough.Verycool.TheproblemisthatunlessAlisontravelswithmeIneversleepwellinhotels.ImissmyfamilyeventhoughLinusandCamilleatages4andalmost2findawaytointerrupteventhebestnight'ssleepathomE.I'mdeeplytroubledbythenumberofparentswhowakeuptoolatewiththerealization:Mychildrengrewuptoofast.Inthebusycareerandcorporateratrace剧烈竞争ImissedtheirchildhooD.Whattheyfailtosaybuttoooftenthinkcausesmeevenmorepain:...andIbarelyevenknowthem.A.hundredyearsfromnownoonewillrememberthesizeofyourbankaccountthecaryoudroveorthesizeofyourhousE.TheworldmightdiffergreatlyhoweverbasedonyourimpactinthelifeofasmallchilD.Ifyoupayattentiontoyoursignificantothersmakethechoicetoputthemfirst.Thinkofonespecificactionthatyoucantakeandtakeit.Thenthinkofanotheroneandtakethattoo.Challengeyourselftofindnewwaystoexpressyourappreciationandloveonadailybasis.Itwillpayofften-fold十倍athomE.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor____.A.oftengoesoutonbusinessB.didn’tgetalongwellwithhis/herfamilyC.hasnotgrownintoanadultD.comesfromarichfamilyAccordingtotheauthorwhatisthemostimportantforusisthat____.A.weshouldoftenmissourfamilyB.weshoulddowhatwecantobenefitourfamilyC.weshouldoftenstaywithourfamilyD.wemustalwaysbereadytofacetheratraceThroughparA.4andparA.5whattheauthorreallymeansisthat____.A.hehateshisparents’constantlyblaminghim/herB.hisparentsdon’tcaremuchabouthis/hergrowthC.manyparentsworryabouttheirchildren’sfutureD.manyparentscan’trealizetheirchildrennotpreparingforthefiercesocialratraceWhichofthefowlingisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.EastwesthomeisthebestB.DifferentgenerationsdifferentviewsC.ValueofapersonathomeD.NothingBeatsFamily
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Iwasdrivingdowntheroadtheotherdaylisteningtosweetmusiccomingoutofmycarradio.MyheartfeltpeacefulmymindwasclearandmysoulwasfulloflovE.Evenwithallitsproblem:lifeseemedgooD.Thenthemusicstoppedandthenewscameon.Therewastalkofanotherfamousmillionaireindrugrehab康复afteranincidentwiththepolicE.Therewasnewsonthemurderofapoormanwhoselifewassupposedtobechangedafterwinningthelottery.Therewasevenadiscussiononhowmuchgreedandexcess放肆haddamagedourworlD.Everystoryseemedtopointonceagaintotheoldsayingthatmoneycan'tbuyhappiness.HearingthemmademethinkofamovieIsawmanyyearsagoonMotherTeresa'shomeforthedyinginIndiA.WhatstruckmemostwhenIwatcheditwasn'ttheunbearablepovertytherE.Itwasn'tthesicknessandsufferingthatthepeoplethereweregoingthrough.ItwasratherthepeacefulsmilesoflovekindnessandhappinessthattheysharedwiththeSistersandwitheachother..Thesepeoplehadnothing.Manywerestrugglingattheendofdeath.Yettheyknewthesimpletruththatsomanyofusherearestilllearning:JoyisFreE.WecanhavejoyandspreadjoyeverydayofourlifeherE.Don'tloveoradmiredollarsignsandthinkthatmoneywillbringyouhappinessthen.Joycan'tbepurchaseD.Itcan'tbeowneD.Itcanonlybechosenandthengivenfreelytoothers.Intheeyesofeternity永恒moneyisonlyworthlesspaper.TheonlythingthatmattersisthelovewithinyouandthelovethatyougivetotheworlD.Makethatyourlegacy遗产andyourlifewillforeverberichinjoy.4.AlltheinformationaboutthemoviementionedinParagraph2istrueEXCEPT______.A.itwasaboutMotherTeresa'scontributionsB.itlefttheauthoradeepimpressionC.peopleinitwereverykindandhappyD.peopleinitwereextremelypoorandsuffering5.BysayingMakethatyourlegacytheauthormeans______.A.GiveyourfortunetoyourcominggenerationsB.TreatyourfortuneasveryvaluablethingsC.PassyourjoyontoyourcominggenerationsD.Havejoyandspreadjoytopeoplearoundyou6.Whichsectionofanewspaperisthispassagemostprobablytakenfrom?A.Business.B.CulturE.C.LifE.D.Entertainment.
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Scientistshavedevisedawaytodetermineroughlywhereapersonhaslivedusingastrand缕ofhairatechniquethatcouldhelptrackthemovementsofcriminalsuspectsorunidentifiedmurdervictims.Themethodreliesonmeasuringhowchemicalvariationsindrinkingwatershowupinpeople’shair.You’rewhatyoueatanddrinkandthat’srecordedinyourhairsaidThureCeilingageologistattheUniversityofUtah.WhileU.S.dietisrelativelyidenticalwatersuppliesvary.Thedifferencesresultfromweatherpatterns.ThechemicalcompositionofrainfallchangesslightlyasraincloudsmovE.Mosthydrogenandoxygenatomsinwaterarestablebuttracesofbothelementsarealsopresentasheavierisotopes同位素.Theheaviestrainfallsfirst.AsaresultstormsthatformoverthePacificdeliverheavierwatertoCaliforniathantoUtah.SimilarpatternsexistthroughouttheU.S.BymeasuringtheproportionofheavierhydrogenandoxygenisotopesalongastrandofhairscientistscanconstructageographictimelinE.Eachinchofhaircorrespondstoabouttwomonths.Cerling’steamcollectedtapwatersamplesfrom600citiesandconstructedamapoftheregionaldifferences.Theycheckedtheaccuracyofthemapbytesting200hairsamplescollectedfrom65barbershops.Theywereabletoaccuratelyplacethehairsamplesinbroadregionsroughlycorrespondingtothemovementofrainsystems.It’snotgoodforpinpointing精确定位CedingsaiD.It’sgoodforeliminatingmanypossibilities.ToddParkalocaldetectivesaidthemethodhashelpedhimlearnmoreaboutanunidentifiedwomanwhoseskeletonwasfoundnearGreatSaltLakE.Thewomanwas5feettall.Policerecovered26bonesaT-shirtandseveralstrandsofhair.WhenParkheardabouttheresearchhegavethehairsamplestotheresearchers.Chemicaltestingshowedthatoverthetwoyearsbeforeherdeathshemovedabouteverytwomonths.ShestayedintheNorthwestalthoughthetestcouldnotbemorespecificthansomewherebetweeneasternOregonandwesternWyoming.It’sstillasubstantialareaParksaiD.ButitnarrowsitwaydownformE.61.Accordingtothepassagescientists’newdiscoveryisthat.A.One’shairgrowthhastodowiththeamountofwatertheydrink.B.A.person’shairmayrevealwheretheyhaveliveD.C.Hairanalysisaccuratelyidentifiescriminalsuspects.D.Thechemicalcompositionofhairvariesfrompersontoperson.62.TheunderlinedsentenceYou’rewhatyoueatanddrinkLine1ParA.3means.A.Foodanddrinkaffectone’spersonalitydevelopment.B.Foodanddrinkpreferencesvarywithindividuals.C.Foodanddrinkleavetracesinone’sbodytissues.D.Foodanddrinkareindispensabletoone’sexistencE.63.WhichofthefollowingistrueoftherainfallinAmerica’sWest?A.ThereismuchmorerainfallinCaliforniathaninUtah.B.ThewateritdeliversbecomeslighterwhenitmovesinlanD.C.Itschemicalcompositionislessstablethaninotherareas.D.ItgathersmorelightisotopesasitmoveseastwarD.64.Cerling’steamproducedintheirresearch?A.amapshowingtheregionaldifferencesoftapwaterB.acollectionofhairsamplesfromvariousbarbershopsC.amethodtomeasuretheamountofwaterinhumanhairD.achartillustratingthemovementoftherainsystem65.WhatisthepracticalvalueofCerling’sresearch?A.Ithelpsanalyzethequalityofwaterindifferentregions.B.IthelpsthepolicedeterminewhereacrimeiscommitteD.C.Ithelpsthepolicenarrowdownpossibilitiesindetectivework.D.Ithelpsidentifythedrinkinghabitsofthepersonunderinvestigation.
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Whatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrowup?A.teacher?A.doctor?Howaboutanice-creamtaster?Yestherereallyisajobwhereyoucangetpaidtotasteice-cream.JustaskJohnHarrisonanOfficialTasteTesterforthepast21years.Testinghelpsmanufacturerstobesureofaproduct’squality.DuringhiscareerHarrisonhasbeenresponsibleforapprovinglargequantitiesofthesweeticecream—aswellasfordevelopingover75flavors味道.Somepeoplethinkthatitwouldbeeasytodothisjobafterallyoujusthavetolikeicecreamright?No—there’smoretothejobthanthatsaysHarrisonwhohasadegreeinchemistry.Hepointsoutthatadairyorfood-sciencedegreewouldbeveryusefultosomeonewantingacareerinthiscoolfielD.InatypicalmorningonthejobHarrisontastesandassesses60ice-creamsamples.Heletstheicecreamwarmuptoabout12℉.HarrisonexplainsYougetmoreflavorfromwarmericecreamwhichiswhysomekidsliketostiritcreatingice-creamsoup.WhiletheicecreamwarmsupHarrisonlooksoverthesamplesandgradeseachoneonitsappearancE.Tastingbeginswiththeeyesheexplains.HecheckstoseeiftheicecreamisattractiveandaskshimselfDoestheproducthavethecolorexpectedfromthatflavor?Nextit’stimetotaste!ContinuingtothinkupnewideastryoutnewflavorsandtestsamplesfromsomanykindsoficecreameachdaykeepsHarrisonbusybuthappy—workingatonecooljoB.WhatisJohnHarrison’sjob?A.Anofficial.B.Anice-creamtaster.C.A.chemist.D.Anice-creammanufacturer.AccordingtoJohnHarrisontobequalifiedinthecoolfielditishelpfulto______.A.keepadiaryofworkB.haveadegreeinrelatedsubjectsC.havenewideaseverydayD.findoutnewflavorseachdayWhatdoesHarrisondofirstwhentestingicecream?A.Hestirstheicecream.B.Heexaminesthecoloroftheicecream.C.Hetastestheflavoroftheicecream.D.Heletstheicecreamwarmup.Whichofthefollowingisprobablythebesttitleofthepassage?A.TastingwithEyesB.FlavorsofIceCreamC.JohnHarrison’sLifeD.OneCoolJob
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Whenyouwanttoseeifalibraryhasthebookyouwantyoucanusethecatalogue目录intheLibrary.Mostcataloguesofbooksinalibrarytaketheformofsmallcardskeptinboxes.Onewayofarranging排列thecardsisinABCorderbythefamilynamesofthewriters.Cataloguecardsusuallygivethefollowingimportantinformation:1thenameofthewriter2theshelf-nk架号thatistheDewevnumberwhichhelpspeopletofindwherethebooksare3thetitleofthebook4theyearofpublicationandthepublisherand5thenumberofpagesinthebook.1.ifyouknowthetitleofabookandwanttofindoutifitisinthecataloguewhatelsedoyouneedtoknow?A.Theshelf-mark.B.Thenameofthewriter.C.TheDeweynumber.D.Theyearofpublication.2.Whichofthefollowingisthekindofcataloguecarddescribedinthetext?A.428.65BrooksJ.andGrundyP.WritingforStudyPurposesCambridgeUniversityI‘ns~195478ppB.783.25ThebestbookforwritingpracticePracticalWriting1965213ppC.315.08ReadingSkillsBeijingUniversityPress1990160ppD.921.87SmithJPracticalReachingThePeople’sPublishingHouse1989
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Howmenfirstlearnedtoinventwordsisunknowninotherwordstheoriginoflanguageisamystery.Allwereallyknowisthatmenunlikeanimalssomehowinventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtsandfeelingsactionsandthingssothattheycouldcommunicatewitheachother;andthatlatertheyagreeduponcertainsignscalledletterswhichcouldbecombinedtorepresentthosesoundsandwhichcouldbewrittendown.Thosesoundswhetherspokenorwritteninletterswecallwords.Thepowerofwordsthenliesintheirassociation—thethingtheybringupbeforeourminds.Wordsbecomefilledwithmeaningforusbyexperience;andthelongerwelivethemorecertainwordsrecalltousthegladandthesadeventsofourpast;andthemorewereadandlearnthemorethenumberofwordsthatmeansomethingtousincreasE.Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsinwordswhichappealpowerfullytoourmindsandemotions.ThischarmingandtellinguseofwordsiswhatwecallliterarystylE.Abovealltherealpoetisamasterofwords.Hecanconvey表达传递hismeaninginwordswhichsinglikemusicandwhichbytheirpositionandassociationcanmovementotears.Weshouldthereforelearntochooseourwordscarefullyandusethemaccuratelyortheymakeourspeechsillyandvulgar.粗俗的48.WhichofthefollowingaboutarealpoetisNOTtrue?A.Heislessthanamasterofwords.B.Hisstyleisalwayscharming.C.Hispoemcanmovementotears.D.HecanexpresshisideasinwordsthatsinglikemusiC.49.Wheredoestherealpowerofthewordscomefrom?A.Fromthewordsthemselves.B.Fromtheircharacteristics.C.Fromtheircuriosity.D.Fromtheirassociation.50.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Theimportanceofchoosingwords.B.Wheretherealpowerofwordscomefrom.C.WhatgreatwritersarelikE.D.Weshouldlearntochoosewordscarefully.
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A.10-year-oldboyfatallyshothisfatherFridaystrikinghimseveraltimesashesatinthefrontseatofaSUVtopickuptheboyfromhismother’shomeforaweekendvisit.Theincidenthappenedabout3:45p.m.onacul-de-sac死胡同inthe1700blockofCedarCoveCourtsaidSgt.B.E.WilliamsoftheHarrisCountySheriff’sDepartment.AninvestigationfoundthatRickJamesLohstroh41wasshotbyhissonwhowassittinginthebackseatoftheman’sToyota4-RunnersaidSgt.B.E.WilliamsoftheHarrisCountySheriff’sDepartment.TheshootingtookplaceoutsidethehomeofLohstroh’sex-wifewheretheboyliveswithhismotheranda7-year-oldbrother.We’renotcertainofanythinguntilwefinishourinvestigationWilliamssaiD.Theinformationwehaveatthistimeisthatthe10-year-olddidfiretheweapon.Themotherandthe7-year-oldwereinsidethehousewhentheshootingoccurredsaidWilliams.Williamssaidthegunbelongedtotheboy’smother.Afterfiringshotsthroughthebackseattheboyexited退出thebackofthevehicleandcontinuedtofireatthecar.ThemandiedonthewaytoMemorialHermanHospital.LohstrohwasadoctorattheUniversityofTexasMedicalBranch.Themanandwomansharedcustody监护ofthechildren.WilliamssaidthemotherandtheboywerestillinthehometalkingtoinvestigatorsFridaynight.Neighborsdescribedthefamilyasbeingquietandkeepingtothemselves.JustinGray17waswalkingintheneighborhoodwhenheheardgunshots.We’vehadasuicide自杀inthisneighborhoodoncebutneveranythinglikethisGraysaiD.53.Thebesttitleforthenewsshouldbe.A.A.BoyShotHisFatherB.ShootingKillaFatherC.AnUnbelievableTragedyD.A.Ten-Year-OldBoy’sCruelty54.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothenews?A.Thefatherisnotresponsiblefortheboy.B.Thefamilydon’tlikeassociatingwiththeirneighbours.C.TheboyliveswithRickJamesLohstroh.D.Theboyhasnobrothersorsisters.55.Whatcanweinferfromthereport?A.ThetragedyhappenedbecausetheboyhadseentoomanyfilmsshowingviolenceB.Theboykilledhisfatherafterhequarreledwithhisfather.C.SuchthingsoftenoccurredinthisneighbourhooD.D.Theboy’sparentsgotdivorced离婚.56.Thereasonwhytheboyshothisfather.A.isclearB.can’tbemadeoutC.isnotknownD.isquitesimple
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Whenanantdiesotherantstakeitoutofthenestoftenwithinanhourafteritsdeath.Thisbehaviorinterestsscientistsandtheywonderhowantsknowforsure—andsosoon—thatanotherantisdeaD.Onescientistrecentlycameupwithawaytoexplainthisantbehaviour.Dong-HwanChoeisabiologistascientistwhostudiesanimalsandplants.HefoundthatantshaveachemicalontheoutsideoftheirbodiesthatsignalstootherantsI'mdead—takemeawaywhenitisdeaD.Butthere'saquestiontoanswer:Asweknowifanantisdeaditstopsmoving.Butwhenanantissleepingorknockedunconsciousitisalsonotmoving.Howeverotherantsdon'tmovethelivingantoutofthenest.Howdotheyknowthisantisnotdead?ChoefoundthatantshaveanotherchemicalontheirbodieswhichtellsnearbyantssomethinglikeWait—I'mnotdeadyetwhenitisnotdeaD.ChoesuspectsthatwhenanantdiesthechemicalthatsaysWaitI'mnotdeadyetquicklygoesaway.Whenotherantsdetectthedeadchemicalwithoutthenotdeadyetchemicaltheymoveawaythebody.TotesthistheoryChoeandhisteamputdifferentchemicalsonants.WhenthescientistsusedtheI'mdeadchemicalotherantsquicklymovedthetreatedantaway.WhenthescientistsusedtheWait—I'mnotdeadyetchemicalotherantsleftthetreatedantalonE.Choebelievesthisbehaviorshowsthatthenotdeadyetchemicaloverridesthedeadchemicalwhenpickedupbyotherants.Andthatwhenanantdiesthenotdeadyetchemicalfadesaway.Othernearbyantsthendetecttheremainingdeadchemicalandremovethebodyfromthenest.Understandingthisbehaviorcanhelpscientistsfigureouthowtostopantsfrominvadingnewplacesandcausingproblems.57.Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?A.Leadingthefollowingparagraphs.B.ShowingthemainideaofthepassagE.C.IntroducingthebackgroundofthepassagE.D.GivingasummaryofthepassagE.58.Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedwordoverridesinthefourthparagraph?A.isweakerthanB.isstrongerthanC.isbetterthanD.isworsethan59.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Livingantscanalsobetakenawaywhentheyarenotmoving.B.Whenanantdiesitcantellothersusingacertainchemical.C.A.livingantcanpretendtobedeadusingaspecialchemical.D.Antsoftenusechemicalstocommunicatewitheachother.60.WhichofthefollowingdescriptionsaboutDong-HwanChoeisright?A.Choedidthisstudyinordertostopantsfrominvadingnewplaces.B.Choeisabiologistwhoisonlyinterestedinanimalsespeciallyinants.C.Choefirstcameupwithanideatoexplainthisantbehaviorandthendidsometeststoprovehistheory.D.Choedidtheresearchonthisantbehavioronhisown
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WhenIwasbornmyparentsimmediatelynoticedsomethingwrong.Myfeetweredeformed畸形的pointinginwardandcurlingunder.Iworecasts石膏andfootbraces支架inmyfirsttwoyearstocorrecttheproblem.YetIlearnedtobalanceandwalkincasts.SoonafterthelastsetofcastscameoffMomenrolledmeindanceclassesastherapyformyfeet.IhoweverquicklydecidedtotrysomethingelsE.Notfarfrommyhousewasanicerink溜冰场inthemall.Therelocalskaterswouldperformiceshows.Iwantedtotryskating.Istartedtakinggroupskatinglessons.Performingonicecamenaturally.Formeskatinghasneverbeenaboutbeatingothers.It’sbeenaboutbeingmypersonalbest.Iprogressedthroughvariouslevelsrapidlyandgavemyfirsticeperformanceatageseven.SoonIstartedwinninglocalandregionalcompetitions.That’sbecausebeingontheicehasalwaysbeentheoneplaceIcantrulyexpressmyemotions.TheiceislikehomE.IbeganseriouslytrainingwhenIwasnineyearsolD.Aftergraduatingfromgirls’highschoolImovedtoCanadA.SayinggoodbyetomyfamilyandfriendsmademehomesickbutIknewdeepdownthatIhadtoleaveandtrainfull-timetogivemydreamsachanceatreality.IwenttocompeteintheOlympicGamesin1992.IwasthefirstofthefinalsixskatersontheicE.MylongperformancestartedwellbutIslippedwhilelandingoneofmyeasiesttriplejumpsandmyhandtouchedtheicE.Ididn’twanttomaketwomistakesinarowsonextIdidajumpwithjusttwospinstoplayitsafE.AsInearedtheendIhadonemorejump.Ilandeditperfectly.WhenmedalswereawardedIfoundmyselfonthetopstepthegoldhangingaroundmyneckandAmerica’snationalanthemplaying.Wordscan’tdescribetheoverwhelmingmixtureofemotionsIfelt.Theauthorwasenrolledindanceclassesto________.A.meetherinterestB.improveherdancingskillsC.helptreatherfeetD.prepareherforskatingWhentheauthorsaysTheiceislikehomeshereallymeansshe________.A.canexpressherselfthroughherperformanceoniceB.canbeatothersinlocalandregionalcompetitionsC.canovercomeherdifficultyinwalkingD.hasrealizedherdreamtoperformoniceTheauthormovedtoCanadaaftergraduatingfromgirls’highschoolbecause________.A.shecouldgetbettertreatmentofherfeetthereB.shewoulddofull-timetrainingthereC.thatwaswheretheOlympicswouldholdD.shewantedtohavefurtherstudythereWhatdowelearnabouttheauthor’sperformanceinthe1992OlympicGames?A.ShecompleteditwithoutanymistakE.B.Shemadeonemistakeonthefinallanding.C.ShediditquitewellexceptforonemistakE.D.ShemademorethanonemistakE.Byherownexperiencetheauthorintendstotellus________.A.wecanrealizeourdreamifwehavethecouragetopursueitB.eventhedisabledcantakepartintheOlympicGamesC.sportscanhelppeoplehealbothbodyandmindD.sportseventsarenotaboutwinningonly
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Theseahasalwaysinterestedman.FromithecangetfoodmineralsandtreasurE.Forthousandsofyearshecouldsailonit.ButhecouldnotgofarbeneathitssurfacE.ManwantstoexploredeepintotheseA.Howeverheisnotafish.Hemustbreatheairsohecan’tstayunderthewater’ssurfaceforanylengthoftimE.Toexploredeepwatermanfacesevenmoredangersandproblems.A.diverwhowantstostayunderwaterformorethanafewminutesmustbreatheairoraspecialmixtureofgases.HecanwearadivingsuitandhaveairpumpedtohimfromabovE.Hecancarryatankofaironhisbackandbreathethroughahose软管andamouthpiecE.Waterweighs800timesasmuchasair.TonsofwaterpushesagainstadiverdeepintheseA.HisbodyisundergreatpressurE.Whenadiverisundergreatpressurehisbloodtakesinsomeofthegaseshebreathes.Asherisestosurfacethewaterpressurebecomesless.Ifthediverrisestooquicklythegasesinhisbloodformbubbles气泡.Thediveristhensufferingfromthebends潜函病.Thebendscancauseadivertodoubleupinpain.Theycanevenkillhim.Onthewholethistextisabout_________.A.specialmixturesofgasesindeepseA.B.theproblemsadiverfacesindeepseA.C.airpressureunderthesurfaceofseawater.D.akindofillnessthatmansuffersintheseA.Thetextdoesnotsaysobutitmakesyouthinkthat____________.A.deep-seadiversshouldbeingoodhealth.B.diversexplorethedeepseaonlyfortreasurE.C.thereisaspecialmixtureofgasesundertheseA.D.divingunderthewatertooquicklycausesakindofillness.Whydoesadivergetthebends?A.Theairinhisbloodisusedup.B.Hisdivingsuitweighstoomuch.C.Hecomestothesurfacetooquickly.D.HetriestodoexerciseundertheseA.
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Listencarefully;wewouldliketotellyousomethingthatcouldsaveyourprecioustimeandmoney!Bestofallitisfree!It’sno.Whatdoyouask?We’llsayitagain.No.Sweetandsimpleno.Saynoatyourofficeandseehowquicklythatpileofworkonyourdeskdisappears.SayingnotoothersmeansyouaresayingyestoyourselfsaidLeslieCharlesaprofessionalspeakerfromEastLansingMichigan.SusieWatsonafamouswritersaidpeoplewhoalwayssayyesneedtosaynowithoutguilt内疚orfearofpunishment.Iwouldratherhavesomeonegivemealoving‘no’thananobligated强制的‘yes’shesaiD.SusieWatsonsaysshefeelsnoobligationtogiveanexplanationwhenshesaysnoeithersociallyorprofessionally.Doesshefeelguiltyaboutit?NotatallsaidWatsonwhoisdirectorofadvertisingandpublicrelationsatTimexCorpinMiddle-bury.Mostpeopleareafraidofsayingno.Myadviceistosayyesonlyifyoudon’tmean‘no’.WatsonsaidnoisthemosteffectiveweaponagainstwastingtimE.EveryyeartherearemoredemandsonyourtimE.OtherpeoplearehappytouseupyourtimeWatsonsaiD.Timesavingappearstobeno’sgreatestfrienD.NocanbeyournewfriendapowerfultooltotakebackyourlifE.Nomayeventakeyoufurtherinthebusinessworldthanyes.Noispowerandstrength.Nonowseemscompletelycorrect.Saying‘no’isn’teasy.Butfinallyit’sgreatlyliberatingCharlessaiD.Butheaddedanoprojectneedstobeworkedoneverydaybecauseitishardtochangelong-termhabit.Buthealsowarns:Don’tgotoextremes.Don’tfindyourselfsayingnotoeverything.Inreturnyoushouldlearntohearno.1.Theunderlinedpartsaying‘yes’toyourselfinthesecondparagraghmeans________.A.youcanhavemoretimetoplaywithothersB.youneedn’tcareaboutother’sfeelingifyouarehappyC.youareselfishandtreatothersrudelyD.youcandealwithyourbusinessasyouhaveplanned2.Whenyousaynotoothersyoushouldsayitina________.A.secretwayB.politewayC.proudwayD.guiltyway3InWatson’sopinionpeoplecansavemuchtimeonconditionthat________.A.theysaynoatasuitabletimeB.theysaynoasmuchaspossibleC.theyareafraidofsayingnoD.theymakeothersangryatthem4.Ifapersonsaysnotoeverythingtheresultheorshereceivesmaybethatheorshe________.A.enjoysawonderfullifeB.makesalotofmoneyC.facesdifficultyinlifeD.forgetstosayyesintheend
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MymomtakesprideinthefactthatIwastalkinginthreeandfourwordsentencesbeforeIwastenmonthsolD.Somesayit’sagiftwhileotherssimplythinkItalktoomuch.AsmythirtiescametoacloseIfoundmyselfreflectingonmylifE.I’mveryhappyandhavenosignificantregrets.HoweverwhenIlookedbackonthosetimesofdifficultyIsawaclearcommondenominator特征;Ididn’tseemtoknowwhentostoptalking.Whetheritwashurtingsomeone’sfeelingsorhavingcarelesslytoldasecrettheincidentcouldhavebeenavoidedhadIclosedmymouthsooner.SoIdecidedtopracticethepowerofquiet.TotakethisstepIneededtounderstandhowpeoplecouldsitcomfortablyinagroupandnottalk.Whydoesmyhusbandfeelcompletelycontenttosaynothinginaconversation?He’shighlyintelligentandhaswonderfulopinionsbuthe’llsitquietlyandjustlisten.Evenwhenhe’saskedapointedquestionhe’llanswerwithfewwordswhilestillcommunicatingeffectively.Whatatalent!Canyouimaginebeinghappyjustlistening?InsurveyingthoseIknowwhotalklessthanIdoIgottwoanswers—theyeitherdidn’tfeelconfidentenoughtospeakuportheyjustdidn’tfeeltheneedtoparticipateintheconversation.Ofcoursetherewereotherreasonsfornottalkingbutthesewerethetwomostpopularanswers.Thefirstonedidn’tworkformE.I’mjustfinelettingpeopleknowwhatIthinkaboutthemandhopefullyitwillmaketheconversationmuchmoreinteresting.Thesecondonedidn’tworkeither.IdofeeltheneedtoparticipatE.Ifeelitphysicallylikeanelectricalpulsethroughmybody;sometimesit’ssostrongthatitcausesmetobehavebadlyintheformofinterruptingorspeakinginanunusuallyloudvoicE.Ihadtolookfurther.Aninterestingthinghappenedonthisjourneytothepowerofquiet.Duringmyweeklyyogaclassitcametomelikeananswersoclearthatthewordsranginmyheadlikesoftheavenlybells.ItalkedtoomuchsopeoplewouldknowIcaredaboutthem.ItwasmywayoftakingcareofthoseIlovE.IdecidedbeforemyfortiethbirthdaythatfromthatdayforwardthosearoundmewouldknowIlovedthemandcaredwhattheythoughtandfeltbutIwasgoingtopracticethepowerofquiet.Asmyforty-secondbirthdayapproachesIcansaythatdecidingtotalklesshasbeenmoreaboutfocusingonqualityratherthanquantity.I’vefoundthatlisteningmoreshowsthosewhoIcareaboutthatIreallydocarehowtheyfeel.NowwhenIbreakinitmeansmoretothem.OhsureIstillhavemyshortperiodsoftalkingtoomuchbutforthemostpartthishasbeenoneresolutionthatIcancallasuccess.41.Thewriterwasdeterminedtopracticethepowerofquietbecauseof______.A.otherpeople’scriticismsB.herreflectionsonherpastlifeC.hermother’sadviceD.herage42.InParagraph3thewritermentionsherhusbandmainly______.A.toshowhowonecommunicateseffectivelyB.toexplainthereasonforhissilenceinaconversationC.togiveherhighopinionofhiscommunicationskillsD.togiveanexampleofthosewhohavethepowerofquiet43.ByIhadtolookfurtherthewritermeansshehadto______.A.lookintothefutureinordertosucceedinpracticingthepowerofquietB.tryhardertopreventherselffromtalkingtoomuchC.findoutotherreasonswhysheshouldtalklessD.surveypeopleinotherareaswhotalklittle44.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribethewriter’scharacter?A.KindbutpessimistiC.B.SelflessbutprouD.C.LovingandactivE.D.StubbornandsensitivE.45.Thewriter’smainpurposeforwritingthispassageistotellreaders______.A.theimportanceofparticipationinconversationB.thereasonsforcommunicationproblemsC.theneedtobeconcernedaboutotherpeopleD.thedifficultyinachievinghergoaloftalkingless
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MeaningofHappinessAreyouhappy?IaskedmybrotherLanonedayYes.No.Itdependswhatyoumeanhesaid.ThentellmeIsaidwhenwasthelasttimeyouthinkyouwerehappy?April1967hesaidItservedmeright我活该forputtingaseriousquestiontosomeonewhohasjokedhiswaythroughlife.ButLan’sanswerremindedmethatwhenwethinkabouthappinessweusuallythinkofsomethingextraordinaryatopofpuredelight3637Irememberplayingpoliceandrobbersinthewoodsgettingaspeakingpartintheschoolplay.Ofcoursekidsalsoexperiencelowsbuttheirdelightatsuchpeaksofpleasureaswinningaraceorgettinganewbikeisunreserved.Intheteenageyearstheconceptofhappinesschanges.38Icanstillfeelthepainofnotbeinginvitedtoapartythatalmosteveryoneelsewasgoingto.Ialsorememberthegreathappinessofbeinginvitedatanothereventtodancewithaveryhandsomeyoungman.Inadulthoodthethingsthatbringgreatjoy—birthlovemarriage—alsobringresponsibilityandtheriskofloss.Lovemaynotlast;lovedonesdie.Foradultshappinessiscomplex.Mydictionarydefineshappyasluckyorfortunate.ButIthinkabetterdefinitionofhappinessistheabilitytoenjoysomething.39It'seasytooverlookthepleasurewegetfromlovingandbeinglovedthecompanyoffriendsthefreedomtolivewherewepleaseevengoodhealth.Whilehappinessmaybemorecomplexforusthesolutionisthesameasever.Happinessisn'taboutwhathappenstous;it'stheabilitytofindapositiveforeverynegativeandviewadifficultyasachallenge.40A.Forachildhappinesshasamagicquality.B.YouneverknowwhathappinessmeanstoadultsC.Sowechaseitandmakeitequaltowealthandsuccess.D.Andthosepeaksseemtogetrarertheolderweget.E.Themorewecanenjoywhatwehavethehappierweare.F.It'snotwishingforwhatwedon'thavebutenjoyingwhatwedopossess.G.Suddenlyit'sconditionalonsuchthingsastearsloveandpopularity.
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Formanyyearsnoonecouldcommunicatewithpeoplewhohadbeenbornwithouthearing.ThesedeafpeoplewerenotabletouseaspokenlanguagE.Butbeginninginthe1700sthedeafweretaughtaspeciallanguagE.Usingthislanguagetheycouldsharethoughtsandideaswithothers.ThelanguagetheyusedwasalanguagewithoutsounD.ItwasasignlanguagE.Howdidthissignlanguagework?Thedeafweretaughttomakecertainmovementsusingtheirhandsfacesandbodies.Thesemovementsstoodforthingsandideas.Peoplemightmovetheirforefingersacrosstheirlips.ThismeantYouarenottellingthetruth.Theymighttaptheirchinswiththreefingers.ThismeantmyunclE.Thedeafwerealsotaughttouseafingeralphabet字母.Theyusedtheirfingerstomakethelettersofthealphabet.Inthiswaytheyspelledoutwords.Somedeafpeoplecouldspelloutwordsataspeedof130wordsperminutE.SignlanguageandfingerspellingarenotusedasmuchastheyoncewerE.Todaythedeafaretaughttounderstandothersbywatchingtheirlips.Theyarealsotaughthowtospeak.1.Thedeaftalkedtootherpeople__________.A.bymovingtheirhandsfacesandbodiesB.byshoutingandsingingC.withoutusinganylettersD.withoutusinganylanguage2.Thedeafcouldspelloutwords__________.A.byreadingthemaloudB.bygoinghereandthereC.byexpressingtheletterswiththeirfingersD.bywatchingothers3.Nowthedeafaretrainedto__________.A.writesentencesquicklyB.understandothersbylip-readingC.begoodatmind-readingD.keepalonehappily4.Thestoryasawholeisabout__________.A.learningtospellB.teachingthedeaftospeakC.howthedeafcommunicateD.understandingIndiansignlanguage
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Ifyouareinatowninawesterncountryyou'lloftenseepeoplewalkingwiththeirdogs.ItisstilltruethatadogisthemostusefulanimalintheworlD.ButthereasonwhyonekeepsadoghaschangedOnceuponatimeamanmetadogandwantedittohelphiminthefightagainstotheranimalsandhefoundthatthedoglistenedtohimanddidwhathetoldhimto.Laterpeopleuseddogsforthehuntingotheranimalsandthedogsdidn'teatwhattheygotuntiltheirmasteragreeD.Sodogswereusedfordrivingsheepandguardingchicks.Butnowthepeopleinthetownsandcitiesdonotneeddogstofightotheranimals.Ofcoursetheykeepthemtofrightenthievesbutthemostimportantreasonisthatpeoplefeellonelyinthecity.Forachildadogishisbestfriendwhenhehasnofriendstoplaywith.Forayoungwifeadogisherchildwhenshedoesn’thaveherown.Foroldpeopleadogisalsoachildwhentheirrealchildrenhavegrownupandleft.Nowpeopledonothavetouseadogbuttheykeepitasafriendjustlikeamemberofthefamily._______aremoreusefulthanadogintheworlD.A.NootheranimalsB.SomeanimalsC.ManyanimalsD.A.fewanimalsInthepastpeoplekeptdogsbecausedogs_________.A.couldfightagainstotheranimalsB.metthepeopleC.didnoteatotheranimalsD.helpedandlistenedtopeopleNowpeoplekeepdogsinthecitiesbecausedogs_____.A.fightotheranimalsB.arelonelyC.areliketheirfriendsD.areafraidofthethievesA.dogcanbe_____.A.achild'sfriendonlyB.ayoungwoman'ssonC.oldpeople'srealchildD.everybody'sfriendSoadogwill__inafamily.A.alwaysbeusedB.notbeusefulC.stillfightD.alwaysbeagoodfriend
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EdinburghtakesonLeinsterintheirRugbyUnionmatchonFridayeveningwhereitshouldbeadrynightwithsomeclearspells.Itwillfeelchillyinthewindwithtemperaturesatthestartofthematcharoundonly6℃430F..TherewillbesomelightrainonFridayafternoonfortheracesinNewbury.Itwillstayrathercloudyandwillfeelcoldinthewindwithahighof8℃.Buttheweatherwillnotbetoomuchofaproblemfortheevent.A.slowmovingstormsystemspreadscloudrainandcolderweatheracrossNewYork.ThiswillbethecasenotonlytonightbutrightthroughuntilFriday.SaturdaytheweatherwillstarttochangetoamorespringpatternwithmildandfineweatheragainonSundaywhenthebiggestAmericanfootballmatchkicksoff.Keepanumbrellahandy.A.coldfrontwillpusheastwardfromTexastothesouthernhalfoftheMississippiValleybyFridayevening.StrongtwoseverethunderstormshavealreadydevelopedfromeasternKansasandwesternMissourisouthwardtocentralandeasternTexas.Alloutdoorsportseventswillbeimpossibleintheseareas.60.IfyouwanttowatchtheRugbymatchonFridayyou'dbetter.A.wearwarmclothesandaraincoatB.wearwarmclothesC.takeanumbrellawithyouD.wearasportsuit61.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TherewillnotbeanysportsmatchesorracesincentralandeasternTexasbecauseofthecomingthunderstorm.B.TheweatherwillbefinewhenthefootballmatchstartsinNewYork.C.TheraceswillcontinueinNewburyinspiteoftherainyweather.D.MississippiValleyrunsfromnorthtosouth.62.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.BadweatherhappensabruptlyinNewYork.B.TheracesinNewburywillbecancelledbecauseoftheweather.C.6℃isahightemperaturefortheseasonwhenthematchtakesplacE.D.EdinburghandLeinsterrefertotwoRugbyteamsinthepassagE.
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MostteenagersaregivenpocketmoneybytheirparentsinUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelanD.Teenagersgetbetween£7and£20aWeek.TheyspenditonfastfoodclothesthecinemaconcertsmagazinesandmobilephonE.Lazyparents?37%ofparentspayteenagerstocleantheroomand66%ofparentspayteenagerstotaketherubbishout.Lazyteens?51%ofteenagersdon'tmaketheirbedsbeforetheyleavehomE.Only13%ofteenagerswashthecarformoney.Someparentsevenpaytheirteenagerstodotheirhomework.Equality?Notyet!Boysgetmoremoneythangirlsformostoddjobs.Forwashingthedishesboysgetabout£4andgirlsgetabout£1.Andifyouneedsomemoremoney?Teensgetanextra£250ayearoutoftheirparentsexceptpocketmoney!About50%ofteensgetgiftsofmoneyfromtheirgrandparents.GotoMumifyouneedextramoney!ShegivesmorethanDaD.Whereyoulivemakesadifference!ParentsinScotlandandtheNorthofEnglandgivethemostpocketmoney.Spending51%spendtheirmoneyonclothes.30%buycosmeticsjewelryandtoiletries化妆品.Lessthan40%ofteenagerssavetheirmoney.EarningsHereiswhatsomechildrentoldusabouttheirpocketmoney:Iget£30amonth.Ihavetotaketherubbishoutandtidymyroom.--Emma15EdinburghIget£10aweek.ButIhavetocleanthecarandthehouseandloadandunloadthedishwasher.Iusuallysavethemoney.--James12SheffielD.Iget£7.50aweek.IhavetobegoodbutIdon'thavetodoanyjobsforthemoney.--Lain13Cardiff.Iget£5aweek.Butourneighborsgoawayalotandtheygiveme£25aweekforlookingaftertheircats.--Richard13Belfast.68.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetest?A.Howtogetpocketmoney.B.PocketmoneyinBritain.C.Howtospendpocketmoney.D.Howteenagerseverywheregetpocketmoney.69.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Mostparentsaresolazythattheylettheirchildrendohousework.B.Mostteensaretoolazytodohouseworkunlesstheyaregivenpocketmoney.C.Boysandgirlsaren'tequalingettingpocketmoneywhentheydooddjobs.D.Itisn'trightforchildrentoaskforpocketmoney.70.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A.boysearnthesameamountofmoneyathomeasgirlsB.onlyrichparentsgivechildrenpocketmoneyC.girlsearnmoremoneyathomethanboysD.mostchildrendon'tsavetheirpocketmoney71.Whoprobablygetsthemostpocketmoneyforawholeyearaccordingtothepassage?A.RicharD.B.James.C.Lain.D.EmmA.
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FromhittingthemallwithyourgirlfiendsonaSaturdayafternoontoholidayspendingongiftsthatgounderthetreeshoppingcouldbecalledoneofAmerica’sfavoritepastimes.FormostpeopleitmeanssomenewclothesforworkorasmalltrinketforafrienD.Forothershowevershoppingismuchmorethananenjoyablepastimeandinsomecasesitisarealanddestructiveaddictionthatcanturnintoafinancialdisaster.Compulsiveshoppingandspendingaredefinedasinappropriateexcessive过度的andoutofcontrol.Likeotheraddictionsitbasicallyhassomethingtodowithimpulsivenessandlackofcontroloverone’simpulses冲动.InAmericashoppingisembeddedinourculture;sooftentheimpulsivenesscomesoutasexcessiveshopping.Sometimesthisisreferredtoasshopholism.Shoppingaddictioncandamageaperson’slifefamilyandfinances.NooneknowswhatcausesaddictivebehaviorslikeshoppingalcoholismdrugabuseandgamblingsaysaprofessorofappliedhealthsciencE.Someofthenewevidencesuggeststhatsomepeoplemaybe10%-15%mayhaveageneticpredispositiontoanaddictivebehaviorcoupledwithanenvironmentinwhichtheparticularbehavioristriggered引发butnoonereallyknowswhy.Individualswillgetsomekindofhighfromanaddictivebehaviorlikeshopping.Whatarethetelltalesignsthatshoppinghascrossedthelineandbecomeandaddiction?Whatshouldaconcernedfamilymemberorfriendlookoutforwhentheythinkshoppinghasbecomeaproblem?Thebehaviorscansignalaseriousproblem:·Shoppingorspendingmoneyasaresultoffeelingangrydepressedanxiousorlonely·Havingargumentswithothersaboutone’sshoppinghabits·Feelinglostwithoutcreditcards—actuallygoingintowithdrawalwithoutthem·Buyingitemsoncreditratherthanwithcash·Describingarushorafeelingofeuphoriawithspending·Feelingguiltyashamedorembarrassedafteraspendingspree大买特买·Thinkingobsessivelyaboutmoney·SpendingalottimejugglingaccountsorbillstoaccommodatespendingIfsomeoneidentifiesfourormoreofanyofthesebehaviorstheremaybeaproblemexpertssay.Treatingashoppingaddictionrequiresamultifacetedapproach.Therearenostandardtreatmentsforshoppingaddiction.Medicationshavebeenusedbutwithmixedresults.Therapistsalsofocusoncognitive-behavioraltreatmentprograms.Thereisnoquickandeasyanswerthatwillimmediatelycureashoppingaddictionandwhiletreatmentisanecessarypartofsolvingtheproblemsoisbehaviorchangeonthepartoftheaddict.Somebasicchangesinbehaviorthatwillhaveabigimpactonbreakingashoppingaddictionarerecommended:·AdmitthatyouareacompulsivespenderwhichishalfthebattlE.·Getridofcheckbooksandcreditcardswhichfueltheproblem.·Don’tshopbyyourselfbecausemostcompulsiveshoppersshopaloneandifyouarewithsomeoneyouaremuchlesslikelytoappendmorE.·FindothermeaningfulwaystospendtimE.Andkeepinmindthatwhilebehaviorchangeisclearlyimportanttorecoverysoisreachingoutforprofessionalhelp.5091.Thebesttitleofthisarticleis_________A.ShouldWeShoporNot?B.ShoppingBehaviorsGoodorBad?C.ShoppingSpreeoranAddiction?D.TheDangersofShopholism.2.Youshouldbecarefullythinkaboutyourshoppingbehaviorifyou________.A.areangrytogoshoppingB.lostyourcreditcardwhileshoppingC.areoverjoyedandoverwhelminglyexcitedtogoshopping.D.countyourmoneywhileshopping3.Whichofthefollowingstatementisnottrue?________.A.MedicationwillnothelptocureashoppingaddictionB.NoonereallyknowswhypeoplegetaddictedtodoingsomethingwhichisnogoodtothemC.BythewordshopholismwereferstotheimpulsiveandexcessiveshoppingbehaviorD.Shoppingaddictioncanturnintoarealdisasterinone’slife4.Themostimportantwaytogetridoftheaddictionis________.A.usecreditcardinsteadofcheckbooksB.changeone’sbehavioraswellasseekprofessionaladviceC.findsomebodyelsetoshopforyouD.gotoadoctorforastandardtreatment
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Birdsthatarehalf-asleep—withonebrainhemisphere半球alertandtheothersleeping—controlwhichsideofthebrainremainsawakeaccordingtoanewstudyofsleepingducks.Earlierstudieshavedocumentedhalf-brainsleepinawiderangeofbirds.Thebrainhemispherestaketurnssinkingintothesleepstagecharacterizedbyslowbrainwaves.Theeyecontrolledbythesleepinghemispherekeepsshutwhilethewakefulhemisphere’seyestaysopenandalert.BirdsalsocansleepwithbothhemispheresrestingatoncE.Decadesofstudiesofbirdgroupsledresearcherstopredictextraalertnessintheend-of-the-rowsleeperswhichtendtobeattackedmoreeasily.Sureenoughtheendbirdstendedtowatchcarefullyonthesideawayfromtheircompanions.Ducksintheinnerspotsshowednopreferenceforgazedirection.Alsobirdsnappingattheendofthelinedependonsingle-hemispheresleepratherthantotalrelaxationmoreoftenthaninnerducksdiD.Turning16birdsthroughthepositionsinafour-duckrowtheresearchersfoundthatcomparedwith12percentforbirdsininternalspotsouterbirdshalf-asleepduringsome32percentofnappingtimE.Webelievethisisthefirstevidenceforananimalbehaviorallycontrollingsleepandwakefulnessatthesametimeindifferentregionsofthebraintheresearcherssay.Theresultsprovidethebestevidenceforalong-standingassumptionthatsingle-hemispheresleepevolvedascreaturesscannedforenemies.Thepreferenceforopeninganeyeonthelookoutsidecouldbewidespreadhepredicts.He’sseenitinapairofbirdsnappingside-by-sideinthezooandinasinglepetbirdsleepingbyamirror.Themirror-sideeyeclosedasifthereflectionwereacompanionandtheothereyestayedopen.Usefulashalf-sleepingmightbeit’sonlybeenfoundinbirdsandsuchwateranimalsasdolphinswhalesandseals.Perhapskeepingonesideofthebrainawakeallowsasleepinganimaltosurfaceoccasionallytoavoiddrowning.Studiesofbirdsmayofferuniqueinsightsintosleep.JeromeM.SiegeloftheUCLAsayshewondersifbirds’half-brainsleepisjustthetipoftheiceberg.Hesupposesthatmoreexamplesmayturnupwhenwetakeacloserlookatotherspecies.72.Accordingtothepassagebirdsoftenhalfsleepbecause______.A.theyhavetowatchoutforpossibleattacksB.theirbrainhemispherestaketurnstorestC.thetwohalvesoftheirbrainaredifferentlystructuredD.theyhavetoconstantlykeepaneyeontheircompanions73.Whatisimpliedabouttheexampleofabird’ssleepinginfrontofamirror?A.Animaginedcompaniongivesthebirdasenseofsecurity.B.Birdsprefertosleepinpairsforthesakeoftheirsecurity.C.ThephenomenonofbirdsnappinginpairsiswidespreaD.D.A.singlepetbirdenjoysseeingitsownreflectioninthemirror.74.Whilesleepingsomewateranimalstendtokeephalfawakeinorderto______.A.alertthemselvestotheapproachingenemyB.emergefromwaternowandthentobreatheC.besensitivetotheever-changingenvironmentD.avoidbeingsweptawaybyrapidcurrents75.BysayingjustthetipoftheicebergSiegelsuggeststhat______.A.half-brainsleephassomethingtodowithicyweatherB.themysteryofhalf-brainsleepisclosetobeingsolvedC.mostbirdslivingincoldregionstendtobehalfsleepersD.half-brainsleepmayexistamongotherspecies
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EAlmosteverydaywecomeacrosssituationsinwhichwehavetomakedecisionsonewayoranother.Choicewearegiventobelieveisaright.ButforagoodmanypeopleintheworlD.Inrichandpoorcountrieschoiceisaluxurysomethingwonderfulbuthardtogetnotaright.Andforthosewhothinktheyareexercisingtheirrighttomakechoicesthewholesystemismerelyanillusionafalseideacreatedbycompaniesandadvertiserhopingtoselltheirproducts.Theendlesschoicegivesbirthtoanxietyinpeople’slives.BuyingsomethingasbasicasacoffeepotisnotexactlysimplE.Easyaccesstoawiderangeofeverydaygoodsleadstoasenseofpowerlessnessinmanypeopleendingintheshoppergivingupandwalkingawayorjustbuyinganunsuitableitem商品thatisnotreallywanteD.RecentstudiesinEnglandhaveshownthatmanyelectricalgoodsboughtinalmosteveryfamilyarenotreallyneedeD.Moredifficultdecision-makingistheneitheravoidedortrustedintothehandsoftheprofessionalslifestyleinstructorsoradvisors.Itisnotjusttheavailabilityofthegoodsthatistheproblembutthespeedwithwhichnewtypesofproductscomeonthemarket.AdvancesindesignandproductionhelpquickentheprocessProductsalsoneedtohaveashortlifespansothatthepubliccanbepersuadedtoreplacethemwithinashorttimE.Thetypicalexampleiscomputerswhicharealmostout-of-dateoncetheyarebought.Thisindeedmakesselectionaproblem.Gonearethedayswhenonecouldjustwalkwithcaseintoashopandbuyonething;nochoicenoanxiety.WhatdoestheauthortrytoargueinParagraph1?A.Theexerciseofrightsisaluxury.B.Thepracticeofchoiceisdifficult.C.TherightofchoiceisgivenbutatapricE.D.ChoiceandrightexistatthesametimE.Whydomorechoicesofgoodsgiverisetoanxiety?A.Professionalsfindithardtodecideonasuitableproduct.B.Peoplearelikelytofindthemselvesovercomebybusinesspersuasion.C.Shoppersmayfindthemselveslostinthebroadrangeofitems.D.CompaniesandadvertisersareoftenmisleadingabouttherageofchoicE.Byusingcomputersasanexampletheauthorwantstoprovethat.A.advancedproductsmeettheneedsofpeopleB.productsofthelatestdesignfoldthemarketC.competitionsarefierceinhigh-techindustryD.everydaygoodsneedtobereplacedoftenWhatisthispassagemainlyabout?A.Thevarietyofchoicesinmodernsociety.B.Theopinionsonpeople’srightindifferentcountriesC.TheProblemsabouttheavailabilityofeverydaygoods.D.Thehelplessnessinpurchasingdecisions
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Speedingoffinastolencarthethiefthinkshehasgotagreatcatch.ButheisinforanunwelcomesurprisE.Thecarisfittedwitharemoteimmobilizer发动机防盗系统andaradiosignalfromacontrolcentremilesawaywillensurethatoncethethiefswitchestheengineoffhewillnotbeabletostartitagain.Theideagoeslikethis.A.controlboxfittedtothecarcontainsamini-cellphoneamicro-processorandmemoryandaGPSsatellitepositioningreceiver.Ifthecarisstolenacodedcellphonesignalwilltellthecontrolcentretoblockthevehicle’senginemanagementsystemandpreventtheenginebeingrestarteD.IntheUKasetoftechnicalfixesisalreadymakinglifeharderforcarthieves.ThepatternofvehiclecrimehaschangedsaysMartynRandallasecurityexpert.HesaysitwouldonlytakehimafewminutestoteachapersonhowtostealacarusingabareminimumoftoolsbutonlyifthecarismorethantenyearsolD.Moderncarsarefartoughertostealastheirenginemanagementcomputerwon’tallowthemtostartunlesstheyreceiveauniqueIDcodebeamedoutbytheignitionkey汽车等的点火开关.IntheUKtechnologieslikethishavehelpedachievea31%dropinvehicle-relatedcrimesince1997.Butdeterminedcriminalsarestillmanagingtofindotherwaystostealcarsoftenbygettingholdoftheowner’skeys.Andkeytheftisresponsiblefor40%ofthetheftsofvehiclesfittedwithatrackingsystem.Ifthecartravels100metreswithoutthedriverconfirmingtheirIDthesystemwillsendasignaltoanoperationscentrethatithasbeenstolen.ThehundredmetresminimumavoidsfalsealarmsduetoinaccuraciesintheGPSsignal.Staffatthecentrewillthencontacttheownertoconfirmthatthecarreallyismissingandkeeppoliceinformedofthevehicle’smovementsviathecar’sGPSunit.56.What’sthefunctionoftheremoteimmobilizerfittedtoacar?A.ToallowthecartolockautomaticallywhenstolenB.TopreventthecarthieffromrestartingitonceitstopsC.TohelpthepolicemakeasurpriseattackonthecarthiefD.Topreventcartheftbysendingaradiosignaltothecarowner57.BysayingThepatternofvehiclecrimehaschangedLines1-2ParA.3MartynRandallsuggeststhat_____.A.Self-preparedtoolsarenolongerenoughforcartheftB.thethiefhastomakeuseofcomputertechnologyC.ittakesalongertimeforthecarthieftodothestealingD.thethiefhaslostinterestinstealingcarsover10yearsold58.Whatisessentialinmakingamoderncartoughertosteal?A.A.GPSsatellitepositioningreceiverB.A.uniqueIDcardC.A.specialcellphoneD.A.codeignitionkey59.Whydoesthetrackingsystemseta100-metreminimumbeforesendinganalarmtotheoperationscentre?A.TogivethedrivertimetocontacttheoperationcentreB.ToallowforpossibleerrorsintheGPSsystemC.Tokeeppoliceinformedofthecar’smovementsD.Toleavetimefortheoperationscentretogiveanalarm
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AsthesoundoffootstepsbehindhergrewloudershequickenedherpacE.Shedidn’twanttoturnaroundasthememoryofthatmorning’snewspaperheadlinemadeherafraidofwhatshewouldsee:CityKillerClaimsFourthVictim.WhydidIstopforafewdrinksinthebarafterwork?shethoughttoherself.NowitwasdarkandthestreetsdeserteD.Shewasaloneandasittingduck.Shefeltasifshewaswalkingintherain.Herclothesweredampfromnervoussweatandaseachshorthotbreathhitthenightairitturnedtosteamcoatingherglassesinathinfilmsoallshesawseemedcoveredinfog.Thefootstepswereclosernow.Sheneededtogetoffthisstreet.Hereyesbeganauselesssearchforanopenstoreorlightedwindow.PassingasmalllaneshelookedthroughforapossibleescaperoutE.Butthelanewasadead-endandshelaughedtoherselfattheirony具有讽刺意味的事.Thesoundofacarbehindherturningontothestreetinterruptedherself–pity.EscapewasathanD.Butasshewasabouttothrowherselfontotheroadandshoutforthecartostopthecar’sheadlightscastashadowthatparalyzed使瘫痪herwithterror.Itwasthefootsteps’owner.Thefigurewashugeandinitsraisedarmitheldwhatlookedlikealead-pipenodoubttheonethatwasabouttoclaimvictimnumberfivE.TheshadowdissolvedasthecarpassedbyanddisappearedintothedistancE.Shefeltahandonhershoulder.Itwasallhappeningasifinslow–motion.Shewaswaitingforherlifetoflashbeforehereyeslikeallthosenovelssaiditwould–butitdidn’t.TheonlythingshethoughtofwasherdearhusbanD.Sherecalledphoninghimfromworkthatveryafternoonandjokingaboutofallthingsthecitykiller.Itwasanightfullofironies.Therewasavoicetalkingtohernowbutshewaslostinthoughtsofherfateanddidn’tresponD.ThehandthenbeganturningherarounD.ItwassurprisinglygentlegivenwhatwasabouttocomE.Sheallowedittoguideherwithoutresistance抗拒.Shelookedup.Sherecognizedthefacebutshedidn’tknowfromwherE.Itsmouthwasstilltalkingtoherbutshecouldn’tunderstanD.ThensheremembereD.Thefacebelongedtotheforeignlookingmanwhohadservedheratthebar.Shelookeddowntohishandandsawinitnotalead–pipebutarolledupcopyofaworkreportshehadbeencorrectinginthebarasshedrank.Hiswordssuddenlystartedtoregisterinherbrainandshecouldhearhim.MissMiss.AreyouOK?YouleftthisinthebaranditlookedimportantsoIthoughtI’dbettergiveittoyou.71.Thewomanwasfeelingnervousbecause.A.shehadleftherreportinthebarB.therewasakillerinthecityC.shewasbeingfollowedbysomeoneD.thestreetsweredarkandempty72.Theunderlinedexpressionasittingduckparagraph2isclosestinmeaningto.A.aneasytargetB.afrightenedpersonC.afoolishanimalD.astillposition73.Whatisthecorrectorderofeventsthathappenedtothewomanonthedayofthestory?A.Shewentforadrinkinabar.B.Shecorrectedthereport.C.Sheheardloudfootsteps.D.Shereadthenewspaper.E.ShecalledherhusbanD.f.Shefeltahandonhershoulder.A.dcaebfB.cdaefbC.dabecfD.deabcf74.Whydidthewomanlaughwhenshelookedintothelane?A.ShewasexcitedbecauseshethoughtitmaybeawaytoescapE.B.ShefeltbitterbecauseshehadnochancetoescapE.C.Shewasbecomingmoreandmorenervous.D.Sherealizedthatshewasbehavingfoolishly.75.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Itwasrainingwhensheleftthebar.B.Thewomanhadfeltnervousaboutthecitykillerfordays.C.Thetemperaturewasverylowthatevening.D.Thewomanwasbehavingunreasonably.
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SlangisapopularlessofficialandoftenverycurrentformoflanguagE.Itisanimportantpartofalivinglanguageandisconstantlychangingaslanguagechanges.SlangisoftenplayfuldirectandsometimeslessrespectfulthanthemoreofficialandtraditionalversionoflanguagE.SonowI'mgoingtolayitonyou!TolayitonisAmericanslangfortotellortoexplain.Slangcantakemanyforms.ForexampleslangcanbelocaltoonecityorareA.InWashingtonD.C.thereisawholesetofslangtodescribepoliticsandbusinessinthecity.ForexamplethetermPOTUSstandsforPresidentoftheUnitedStates.POTUScanoftenbefoundwithhiswifeFLOTUSthefirstladyoftheUnitedStates.InsidetheBeltwayisapopularexpressionthatdescribestheareaofWashingtonD.C.Thebeltwayisthelargehighwaythatcirclesthecity.TheInternethashelpedcreateawholenewkindofcomputer-relatedslang.AnangryfruitsaladisanexpressionthatdescribesaWebsitewithtoomanybrightcolors.NetiquetteisslangforcorrectbehaviorwhenusingtheInternet.Youngpeopleoftendevelopthelatestslang.ForexampletosaySpecialEnglishrocksorisphatmeansSpecialEnglishisreallygreat.A.keggerisapartywherebeerisserveD.Ifsomethingiswackitiswildandcrazy.Differentprofessionsoftenhavetheirownslangaswell.Forexamplemedicalworkersmightrefertoacomplainingpatientasagomer.A.toughstickissomeonewhoseveinsaredifficulttofindwhenheorsheneedstohavebloodtaken.NomatterhowwellyouspeakEnglishtherearealwaysnewandinterestingslangwordstodiscover.Thereareentiredictionariesfordescribingslang.Manyexpertsdonotevenagreeonwhatisandwhatisnotslang.OftenslangwordslaterbecomeapartofofficiallyacceptedlanguagE.OfficialornotslangisanenergeticandexcitingpartoftheAmericanlanguagethatcontinuestochangE.46.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueforslangcomparedwiththeofficiallanguage?A.PlayfulB.DirectC.LessrespectfulD.Moreofficial47.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.ifyouspeakEnglishverywellthereisnoproblemforyoutounderstandEnglishspeakersB.slangwordsarecreatedbypeopleintheirdailylifeC.EnglishspeakersareclearwhetheritisaslangD.slangwordswillneverbeacceptedasofficiallanguage48.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedtohavehelpedcreateslang?A.Theinternet.B.YoungpeoplE.C.PresidentoftheUnitedStates.D.Professions49.Wheredoyouthinkisthepassageadaptedfrom?A.A.radiospeechB.A.magazinE.C.A.textbook.D.A.newspaper.50.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.Whatisslang?B.SlangispopularC.Whocreatesslang?D.SlangisalanguagE.
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ComparedwiththepreviousweekairqualityinShanghaibecameworselastweekaccordingtothelatestreportfromtheShanghaiEnvironmentMonitoringCentrE.TheaverageairpollutionindexAPIforsulphurdioxideSO2remainalmostunchangedfromthepreviousweekbuttheAPIsfornitrogenoxideNOxandtotalsuspended悬浮particlesTSProseby35and27percent.Theoverallqualitystillbelongedtoclass2category.Nitrogenoxidecausedmainlybyvehicleexhaustandburningofcookinggaswasstillthemajorpollutantoftheweek.TheShanghaiEnvironmentalMonitoringCentreoperatessixautomaticairmonitorsinthecity’sPutuoYangpuLuwanHongkouJing’anandXuhuidistricts.Judgingfromthechartonwhichdaywastheairqualitytheworst?A.October13.B.October14.C.October17.D.October18.Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedtodescribetheairqualityoftheweek?A.GooD.B.SeriouslypolluteD.C.Excellent.D.SlightlypolluteD.Sixautomaticairmonitorsareoperatedinthecityexcept________.A.PutuoDistrictB.XuhuiDistrictC.Chang’anDistrictD.HongkouDistrictInshanghainitrogenoxidemainlycomesfrom________.A.theburningnaturalgasB.theburningcookinggasC.theburningcoalD.dustraisedbyvehiclesThispassageisobviouslytakenfrom________.A.amagazineaboutairpollutionB.ascientificreportfromTVC.theweathercolumninanewspaperD.thetravelingguidetoShanghai
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Iwasdesperatelynervousaboutbecomingcar-freE.ButeightmonthsagoourcarwashitbyapassingvehicleanditwasdestroyeD.NoproblemIthought:we’llbuyanother.Buttheinsurancepayoutdidn’tevenbegintocoverthecostsofbuyinganewcar—Iworkedoutthatwiththeloan贷款we’dneedpluspetrolinsuranceparkingpermitsandtaxwewouldmakeapaymentasmuchas£600amonth.Andthat’swhenIhadmyfancyideA.Whynotjustgiveuphavingacaratall?IliveinLondon.Wehavearailwaystationbehindourhouseatubestation10minutes’walkawayandabusstopattheendofthestreet.A.newcarclubhadjustopenedinourareaandoneofitsshinylittleredPeugeotswasparkednearby.IfanyfamilyinBritaincouldlivewithoutacarIreasonedthensurelywewerethatfamily.Butmynewcar-freeideasadlywasn’tsharedbymyfamily.MyteenagedaughterswerehorrifieD.Whatwouldtheirfriendsthinkaboutourfamilybeingtoopoortoaffordacar?Iwasn’tthatbotheredwhattheythoughtandIsuggestedthegirlsshouldtakethesameapproach.Myfriendstoowereastonishedatourplan.Whatwouldhappenifsomeonegotseriouslyillovernightandneededtogotohospital?anambulanceHowwouldthechildrengettoandfromtheirmanyevents?busesandtrainsPeoplesmiledasthoughthiswasanotherofmymadideasbeforesayingtheyweresureI’dsoonrealizethatacarwasanecessity.EightmonthsonIwonderwhetherwe’lleverownacaragain.TheideathatyouhavetoownacarespeciallyifyouliveinacityisallintheminD.Ilive—andmanyothercitizensdotoo—inaplacethathasneverbeenbetterservedbypublictransportandyetcarownershiphasneverbeenhigher.Weworryaboutrisingcarcostsbutwe’dbebetteroffaskingsomethingmuchmorebasic:doIreallyneedacar?CertainlytheanswerisnoandI’malotricherbecauseIdaredtoaskthequestion.28.Theauthordecidedtoliveacar-freelifepartlybecause______.A.mostfamilieschosetogocar-freeB.hewashurtinaterriblecaraccidentC.thecostofanewcarwastoomuchD.thetrafficjamwasunbearableforhim29.Whatistheattitudeoftheauthor’sfamilytowardhisplan?A.SupportivE.B.Disapproving.C.OptimistiC.D.UnconcerneD.30.Whatdidtheauthorsuggesthisdaughtersdoabouttheirfriends’opinion?A.Argueagainstit.B.TaketheiradvicE.C.Thinkitover.D.LeaveitalonE.31.Whatconclusiondidtheauthordrawaftertheeight-monthcar-freelife?A.Lifecannotgowithoutacar.B.LifewithoutacarisalittlebitharD.C.Hislifegetsimprovedwithoutacar.D.A.car-freelifedoesnotsuiteveryonE.
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EachwintertheruggedNorthShoreservesupsomeofthelargestandmostimpressiveoceanwavesontheplanet.GiantwavesmaketheirlongjourneyacrossthenorthernPacifictothearea’sshorelinE.Formanyislandresidentsthismeansonlyonething:surfup.TheexactoriginofsurfingisunknownbutmosthistoriansbelievethatthePolynesianswerealreadyverygoodatthesportbythetimetheymigratedtotheHawaiianIslandssome2000yearsago.EarlyHawaiianscalledsurfingHe’enaluwhichliterallytranslatestowavesliding.Duringthistimeonlyhigh-rankingofficialsandnobleshadaccesstothebestsurfspots.KingKamehamehahimselfwassaidtobeakeenandskilledsurfer.Surfingreallytookoffintheearly1990s.Ridingboardsmadefromredwoodandbalsawoodearlysurfersriskedtheirlivestotakeonthesegiantwaves.TodaythankstoanumberofmoderninnovationsandinventionsthesurfingpopulationontheNorthShorehasexplodeD.WaveridersandspectatorsfromaroundtheworldgatherherefromNovembertoFebruaryhopingtocatchthatperfectwavE.Winterwaveheightscangetashighas20feetwithfacesupto50feet!Thisextremesurfisforexpertsonlyandeventhenconditionsareconsideredhighlydangerous.World-knownsurfcontestsareheldherefromearlyNovembertolateDecember.TheVan’sTripleCrownofSurfingwhichincludestheVansHawaiianProatAli’iBeachParkinHale’iwatheRipCurlCupatSunsetBeachbringstogethertheworld’sbestprofessionalsurfers.Watchingthemsurfingonthegrandwavesisreallyafeastfortheeyes.AlthoughwinterontheNorthShoremaynotbethebesttimeandplacetolearnhowtosurfthesummermonthsprovidesaferandmorefavorableconditions.64.Thepassageismostprobablyfrom________.A.aguidebookB.amagazineC.agovernmentreportD.ageographytextbook65.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Highofficialswerethebestsurfersinthepast.B.Surfingdatesbacktoatleast2000years.C.ThebesttimeforsurfingisfromNovembertoFebruary.D.Surfingisasportforprofessionalsandexperts.66.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtruetothepassage?A.ThePolynesianswereamongtheearliestpeoplewhotookupsurfing.B.Moderninventionsmakesurfboardssaferforthesurfers.C.Itisaperfectchanceforspectatorstowatchthecompetitions.D.MoreandmorepeopleontheNorthShoregoinforsurfing.67.It’ssuggestedthatasurflearnershould________.A.makeuseofthesummertimetolearnhowtosurfB.meetthechallengeoftheperfectwavesontheNorthShoreC.takethechancetowinaprizeintheworld-knowncompetitionsD.watchtheprofessionalsufferssurfingwheneverpossible
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Eatyourvegetables.Washyourhands.Alwayssaypleaseandthankyou.Wearefullofadviceforourchildrenbutwhenitcomestomoneyweoftenhavelittletosay.Asaresultourchildrenmaygrowupwithcleanhandsandgoodmannersbutwithoutanyideahowtomanagetheirmoney.HerearesomebasicsthatwillhelpguidethemtheirentirelivesShowthemthefuturE.Ifyour13-year-oldgirlweretosave$1000invest投资itat8%andadd$100everymonthbythetimeshe's65shewouldhave$980983!Becarefulofcredit信用.CreditcardscanhelpyoubuynecessarythingsandbuildacredithistorybuttheymustbeusedresponsiblywhichmeanspayingoffyourdebtintimE.Explaintoyourchildrenthatwhenyoubuysomethingusingacreditcardyoucaneasilyenduppayingtwoorthreetimeswhatyouwouldhavepaidifyouusedcash.TeachpatiencE.Supposeyourchildwantsanewbicyclethatcosts$150.Ratherthanpayingthecashgivehimsomeregularpocketmoneyandexplainthatbyputtingasidesay$15eachweekhewillbeabletobuyitforhimselfinonlytenweeks.ProvideincentivE.Tellyourchildrentheimportanceofsaving.ForeverydollarheorsheagreestosaveandinvestratherthanspendyouagreetoaddanotherdollartothepotsaysCathyParetoexpertinmoneyplanning.Explainyourvalues.ValuesandmoneyaredeeplyintertwinedsaysEilleenGalloco-authorofTheFinanciallyIntelligentParent.Whenyourchilddemandsthatyoubuysomethingexplainwhyyoureallydon’twanttobuyit.Youmightsay‘I'drathersavethatmoneyforyoureducationadvisesGallo.Everytimeyouspendordon'tspendmoneyyouhaveachancetoshareyourvalues.64.Theunderlinedwordincentiveinparagraph6means_____.A.honorB.praiseC.excitementD.encouragement65.Whatleadsthewritertowritethisarticle?A.Parentswanttoknowhowtoeducatetheirchildren.B.Hewantstosharehisgoodideasaboutmoneymatters.C.Hethinksmoneymanagementthemostimportantforchildren.D.Parentscarelittleabouttheirchildren'smanagementofmoney.66.Thewritergivessomebasicstohelp__________inaproperway.A.parentsteachtheirchildrenhowtodealwithmoneyB.childrenfollowtheirparents'instructionsC.childrenmanagetheirmoneyD.parentssavetheirmoney
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Withouttheatmospheretherewouldbenoweathernowindrainsnoworclouds.Airisallaroundus;weliveatthebottomofagreatoceanofair.Itisinvisiblebutwecanfeelitwhenitmoves.Therearemilesofairaboveuspressingdownwithgreatweightontheearthandeverythingonit.Becauseairpressesdownonusfromalldirectionsatthesametimeandbecauseweareabletobear忍受thisweightwedonotseemtofeelit.Butscientistshaveprovedthatairhasthisweightandthatanythingthathasweightcreates产生aforcecalledpressurE.AschangesinairpressuretakeplacetheymakeairmovE.Airisagasthatexpands膨胀whenheatedgetslighterandmovesupwarD.Whenairiscooleditgetsheaviersinksclosetotheearth'ssurfaceandflowslikewaterinagreatriver.AswarnairrisescoldairrushesintotakeitsplacE.'Thuswindsoriginate起源.Thewindsthatblowhighaboveusarecausedbythewarmerairrunningawayfromcolderair.Thewindwefeelneartheearth'ssurfaceistheheavycolderairtryinghardtocatchthewarmerair.ChangesintemperaturecausetheairtomovE.AndofcoursetherearemanychangessoairmovementsaretakingplacepracticallyallthetimE.ThefirstparagraphmainlytellsusthecausesofA.whywedon'tfeelairB.whyatmosphereisimportanttousC.whythereisairsurroundingusD.whythereisairpressureAirmovesundersuchconditionsthatA.thereisairpressureB.theairisheavyC.airpressuredoesn'tremainthesameallthetimeD.aircomesupanddownWhichofthefollowingpicturesbesttellsthemovementsofwarmairandcoldair?Accordingtothepassageinsameareasiffarmerswhogrowgrapes葡萄lightfiresintheearlymorningthatisbecausethefarmerswantto________________.A.driveawaywarmairB.preventcoldairfromcomingtoharmtheirplantsC.causemorewindD.stopwarmairrunningaway
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WecanmakemistakesatanyagE.Somemistakeswemakeareaboutmoney.butmostmistakesareaboutpeoplE.DidJerryreallycarewhenIbrokeupwithHelen?WhenIgotthatgreatjobdidJimasafriendreallyfeelgoodaboutit?Ordidheenvymyluck?AndwasPaulfriendlyjustbecauseIhadacar?WhenwelookbackdoubtslikethesecanmakeusfeelbaD.ButwhenwelookbackitistoolatE.Whydowegowrongaboutourfriendsorourenemies?Sometimeswhatpeoplesayhidestheirrealmeanings.Andifwedonotreallylistenwemissthefeelingbehindthewords.SupposesomeonetellsyouYou'realuckydog!你真幸运!Ishereallyonyourside?IfhesaysYou'realuckyguy!thatisbeingfriendly.Butaluckydog?Thereisabitofenvyinthosewords.Whathemaybesayingisthathedoesnotthinkyoudeserveyourluck.Justthinkofallthethingsyouhavetobethankfulforisanotherphrasethatsaysonethingandmeansanother.Itcouldmeanthatthespeakeristryingtogetyoutoseeyourproblem.Butthisphrasecontainsthethoughtthatyourproblemisnotatallimportant.Howcanyoutelltherealmeaningbehindsomeone'swords?Onewayistotakeagoodlookatthepersontalking.Dohiswordsfitthewayhelooks?Iswhathesaysshownbythetoneofvoice?Thelookinhiseyes?Stopandthink.TheminuteyouspendthinkingabouttherealmeaningofwhatpeoplesaytoyoumaysaveyouranothermistakE.65.Whenthewriterrecalls回想someofthethingsthathappenedbetweenhimandhisfriendshe_______.A.feelshappythinkinghownicehisfriendsweretohimB.feelshemightnothaveunderstoodhisfriends'truefeelingsC.thinkitamistaketohavebrokenupwithhisgirlfriendD.issorrythathisfriendslethimdown66.WhenthewritertalksaboutsomeonesayingYou'realuckydog!heissayingthat_____.A.thespeakerisjustfriendlyB.thissentencesuggeststhesameasYou'realuckyguy!C.theworddogshouldnotbeusedtoapplytopeopleD.sometimesthewordsshowthatthespeakerisabitenvious67.Thispassagetriestotellyouhowto______.A.avoidmistakesaboutmoneyandfriendsB.getanideaoffriendlypeopleC.avoidmistakesinunderstandingwhatpeopletellyouD.keeppeoplefriendlywithouttrustingthem68.Thewritersuggeststhat______betrusteD.A.everybodyB.nobodyC.allthepeopleD.notallthepeople
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FederalregulatorsWednesdayapprovedaplantocreateanationwideemergnecyalert警报Systemusingtextmessagesdeliveredtocellphones.TextmessageshaveexplodedinpopularityinrecentyearsparticularlyamongyoungpeopleThewirelessindustry’stradeassociationCTIAestimates估计morethan48billiontextmessagesaresenteachmonthTheplancomesfromtheWarningAlertandResponseNetworkActa2006federallawthatrequiresimprovementtothenation’semergencyalertsystem.TheacttaskedtheFedralCommunicationsConmmissinoFCCwithcomingupwithnewwaystoalertthepublicaboutemergencies.TheabilitytodeliveraccurateandtimelywarningsandalertsthroughcellphonesandothermobileservicesisanimprotantnextstepinouroffortstohelpensurethattheAmericanpublichastheinformationtheyneedtotakeactiontoprotectthemselvesandtheirfamiliesbeforeandduringdisastersandotheremergencies.FCCChairmanKevinMartinsaidfollowingapprovaloftheplanParticipationinthealertsystembycarriers-telecommunicationscompanies-isvoluntarybutithasreceivedsolidsupportfromthewirelessindustryTheprogramwouldbeoptionalforcellphoneusersTheyalsomaynotbechargedforreceivingalerts.Therewouldbethreedifferenttypesofmessagesaccordingtotherules.ThefirstwouldbeanationalalertfromthepresidentlikelyinvolvingaterroristattackornaturaldisasterThesecondwouldinvolveapproachingthreats.WhichcouldincludenaturaldisasterslikehurricanesorstormsorevenuniversityshootingsThethirdwouldbereservedforchildabduction绑架emergenciesorso–calledAmberAlertsTheservicecouldbeinplaceby201068.Whatisthepurposeoftheapprovedplan?A.Towarnpeopleofemergenciesviamessages.B.Topopularizetheuseofcellphones.C.Toestimatethemonthlynumberofmessages.D.Topromotethewirelessindustry.69.TheimprovementtothepresentsystemisinthechargeofA.CTIAB.THEWarningAlertandResponseNetworkC.FCCD.federalregulators70.AnalertmessagewillNOTbesentifA.achildloseshiswayB.auniversityshootinghappensC.anaturaldisasterhappensD.aterroristattackoccurs71.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.CellPhoneAlertsProtectingStudentsB.CellPhoneAlertsbyWirelessIndustryC.CellPhoneAlertsofNaturalDisastersD.CellPhoneAlertsComingSoon
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EnjoythesumptuousEasterlunchbuffetandchildrenwillbegiventhelovelyEasterchocolateeggsTimeMar28-mar30200911:00am—3:00pmPlaceluckycornercoffeeshophotelfirstfloorPrice150+15%servicechargehalfpriceforchildrenunder12yearsolD.ReservationsScitechhotel65123388-2114or2164BringyourfamilyandfriendsalongtoThePalaceHotelthisEasterandenjoythetraditionaltreatsoftheseason.ForgetaboutthecaloriesandenjoyfavouritegoodiessuchasEastereggschocolatebunniesandhotcrossbunswhichwillbesoldoutsidE.PalmCourtCoffeeHouseeverydayfrom8:00amto9:00pm.PALMCOURTCOFFEEHOUSEFridayMarch28--lavishfishbuffetforlunchanddinnerpricedatRMB180foradultshalfpriceforchildren.SundayMarch30--RoastcarvingbuffetpricedatRMB160foradultshalfpriceforchildren.ROMARISTORANTEITALLANOSundayMarch30--DeliciousseafoodlunchpricedatRMB198foradultschildrenunder10yearshalfpricE.Youngsterscanworkofftheirextraenergyinaspecialsupervisedplayareanexttotherestaurant.Pricesaresubjecttoa15%surchargeReservationson65128899ext.7492forRomaRistorante:ext.7561forPalmCourt.March30thbringsafun-filledEasterentertainmentprogramtotheCrazySundayBrunchatthePatioCoffeeShopfrom11:00am-3:00pm!Childrenunder10yearoldaccompanyingtheirparentswillenjoythisspecialmealforfreeandcanevenwinlotsoftreatpricesintheEggPaintingCompetition!WEGUARANTEEYouA.FunEasterSundayPleaseregisteryourchildrenforthecontestnolatertheMarch29thasspaceislimiteD.Forfurtherinformationandreservationspleasecall64376688ext2873/2865HolidayInnLidoBeijingRMB150.00+15%Surcharge附加费HappyEasterMarch3011:00—14:30HiltonHotelTheEasterBunnyiscomingtotown!JoinhimforaspecialEasterBrunchattheAtriumcafeandenjoytraditionalEasterfavourites.RMB195+15%surchargeChildrenunder12yearsoldfreeofchargE.SurprisegiftforthechildrenattheKid’sCorner.60.Themainpurposeoftheadvertisementsistogiveinformationabout_______.A.weekendactivitiesB.aholidaycelebrationsC.thepriceforthemealsinbighotelsD.EggPaintingCompetition61.Itcanbelearnedfromtheadvertisementsthatthechildrencanenjoythemselvesmostin_______.A.LidoHolidayInnB.PalaceHotelC.ScitechHotelD.HiltonHotel62.IfyouwanttohaveanEastermealonMarch28whichhotelcanyougoto?A.ScitechHotelandLidoHolidayInnB.ThePalaceHotelandHiltonHotelC.HiltonHotelandLidoHolidayInnD.ScitechHotelandthePalaceHotel63.IfyouhaveEasterBrunchinHitonHotelyouwillpayRMB_______forit.A.195B.224.25C.165.75D.97.5
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AsaschoollibrarianI’moftenaskedwhatbooksaremostappropriateforteachingparticularconcepts.AsthemotherofatoddlerI’mnowteachingmysontorecognizelettersandlearnthealphabet.Boaksareagreathelpinteachingachildletters.Hereisthislibrarianandmom’spicksforthebestbookstohelpteachyourchildletters.EricCarle’sABCEricCarleisoneofmyfavoritechildren’sauthorsandthiscolorfulbookisperfectforhelpingteachthealphabet.Theblock-stylelettersareeasiertoreadandrecognizefortoddlersthanmittenones.Eachletteristiedtoananimalnamesoyourchildwillhavefunlookingattheanimalsand1earntheanimalnameswhilealsolearningletters.BabyEinssteinMyFirstBookofLettersTheBabyEinsteinbooksalwayspromotethinkingskillsandcreativityinyoungchildren.BabyEinsteinMyFirstBookofLettersisnoexception.Thisbookincludeslettersinbothupperandlowercaseandasksquestionsaboutnaturethatgowitheachletterforyourchildtoanswer.Thiscolorfulbookisgreatforhelpingteachyourchildletters.Dr.Seuss’ABCDr.Seusslendshiswonderfulwritingandillustrating插图talenttothisgreatteachingbook.Hisclassicwritingandfunnypicturescanbefoundthroughoutthisalphabetbook.Thelettersareblockstylesolid-coloredandeasytoreaD.Yourchildwilllovelearninglettersfromthisfunbook.Kipper’sA.toZ.anAlphabetAdventureInthisbookchildrenfollowthelittledogKipperasheworkshiswaythroughtheentirealphabet.Thecleansolidfontusedforthelettermakesthemeasytoreadforyoungeyes.AuthorMikeInkpendoesagreatjobinthisbookwhichtellsmoreofastorythantheotherbooksTeachingyourchildletterscanbeahardtask.It’simporttotrytomakethealphabetfunandinterestingforyourchilD.InParagraphItoddlerprobablymeansA.babyB.teenagerC.studentD.youngchildIfyouwanttomakeyoursonordaughterinterestedinnatureyoushouldchooseA.EricCarle’sABCB.BabyEinsteinMyFirstBookofLettersC.Dr.Seuss’ABCD.Kipper’sA.toZanAlphabetAdventureWhydidtheauthorwritethepassage?A.Torecommendthebooks.B.TosellthebooksC.ToadverfisethebooksD.Tocriticizethebooks
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Normallykidshavecuriosity好奇abouteverythingaroundthemincludinganimals.AsaparentyouarewillingtoteacheverythingtoourchildrenbecauseyouwanttodeveloptheirEQandIQ.Butafewpeoplehavesometroublesinhowtointroduceanimalstotheirkids.HereIhavesomeadviceonhowtodothat.1.Visitingazoo.ThiswaymustbethebestchoicetochoosE.Ifyouhavefreetimeormaybeonholidayyoucantakeyourchildrentothezoo.KidsusuallyareexcitedtoseeliveanimalsandfeedthemifpossiblE.ItcanbeanunforgettablemomentforyourchildrenwhentheyvisitsomanyanimalsinaplacE.Parentscandescribeananimaltotheirchildrensotheycanlearnsomethingaboutthatanimal.2.Doingacoloringactivity.Ifyouhavenotfreetimeorjusthaveashorttimeyoucanchoosethis.Actuallydoinganimalcoloringactivityismostlyusedbyparentsandteacherstotellchildrenaboutananimal.Youcandownloadfreeanimalcoloringpagesthroughtheinternetoryoucanbuyyourchildrenananimalcoloringbook.3.Doingapapercraft.IfitsoundsdifficultyoucanskipthismethoD.Justforgetit.Generallythedifficultyleveldependsonyourpapercraftmodels.Youcanfindfreeanimalpapercraftsontheinternetbutmakesureofthedifficultylevel.Rememberyourpurposeisnotabouthowbeautifulyourpapercraftsarebuttodescribeananimaltoyourchildren.4.Storytelling.Haveyouheardaboutananimalstorywhenyouwereachild?Youstillrememberit?Howaboutthecharacterofthoseanimals?Yeah!ItisstillinyourminD.Youcanbuyastorybookofanimalsandreaditforyourchildren.Therearealsomanyotherwaysandeverythingneededhereisjustthecreativitytoconnectitwiththechildrenandmakethemenjoyandhavefunwithyouractivities.59.What’sthepurposeofthispassage?A.Tosatisfythecuriosityofthekids.B.Todevelopchildren’sEQandIQ.C.Togiveparentsandteachersadviceonhowtointroduceanimalstokids.D.Tointroducesomeactivitiestoletparentsknowmoreabouttheirkids.60.Intheauthor’sopinionwhichisthebestwaytoletakidknowsomethingaboutananimal?A.VisitingazooB.DoingacoloringactivityC.DoingapapercraftD.Tellingastory61.Ifyouarebusywhichactivitycanyouchoose?A.Downloadsomebeautifulpapercraftsontheinternet.B.Buyyourkidananimalcoloringbook.C.GiveyourkidanunforgettablemomenttovisitmanyanimalsinaplacE.D.Buyyourkidastorybook.62.Accordingtotheauthorwhatmattersmostinwhateveractivitiesyoudesignforyourchildren?A.funB.joyC.imaginationD.creativity
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Whatisredbutgreenopenbutclosedandoldbutnew?Theansweris:London’snewdouble-decker双层buses.Reddouble-deckersareasymbolofthecity.Theirstatuswassealed确定in2008whenonebusmadethelonger-than-usualtriptoBeijingtocollectaspecialpassenger:theOlympicFlamE.OnNovember11alife-sizemodelofthenewbuswasshowntothemediA.TheGuardianreportedthatthenewdesignsharessomeofthefeaturesofthemuch-misseddouble-deckerRoutemasterbus.TheoriginalRoutemasterwasintroducedin1956butDecember2005sawtheendoftheoldbus’sgeneralservicE.Itwasbecausethebuswasdifficultforsomepassengerstouseandnotenvironmentallyfriendly.Butitcanstillbeseenontwoheritageroutesinthecity.Itsreplacements—boxymoderndouble—deckers—havefailedtowinLondoners’affection.LondonmayorBorisJohnsontoldtheBBCthatthenewbuseswereacombinationofnostalgia怀旧andthelatesttechnology.Standingonthebackplatformofthisbusbringsasenseofnostalgiabutalsoshowsthebestpartofthelatesttechnologyanddesignmakingthisbusfitforthe21stCenturyhesaiD.Thenewbusalsoreturnstothedriver—and—conductormodel—akeyfeatureoftheoriginalversion.Itwillbequieterthantheoldtypeandhaveaplatformofferingpassengersthetraditionalhop—onhop—offservicE.Thefirstfivenewbuseswillbeseenontheroadsbyearly2012.Whichofthefollowingshowsthatreddouble—deckersareasymbolofLondon?A.TheyhavealonghistoryandareseeneverywhereinLondon.B.TheyhavenothingincommonwiththetraditionalRoutemasterbus.C.OnesuchbuswentfromLondontoBeijingtocollecttheOlympicFlamE.D.TheycarriedBritishathletesfromLondontoattendtheBeijingOlympics.WhichofthefollowingistrueoftheoriginalRoutemaster?A.Thebuscameintouseinthe1960s.B.Thebuswasbannedbecauseitwasharmfultotheenvironment.C.Passengersdidn’tlikethebusbecauseitwasslow.D.VisitorstoLondoncannotseesuchbusesontheroadsanymorE.AccordingtoLondonmayorBorisJohnsonthenewRoutemaster.A.hasnotbeenaswellreceivedaswasexpectedB.willbewidelyusedinLondonin2012C.isthemostenvironmentallyfriendlybusintheUKD.combinesthelatesttechnologywithkeytraditionalfeaturesWhatisthecharacteristicofthenewreddouble–deckers?A.Thebuseswillmakenonoises.B.Thebuseswillhavenoconductors.C.Theywillbeequippedwithair–conditioning.D.ThebusplatformwillofferpassengersatraditionalservicE.
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Ⅳ.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TheholidayseasoncanbeaverystressfultimeformanypeoplE.Sometimeswealetoobusytoshopfortherightgiftsforourfriendsandfamily.Besidesthatyoumayhurrynotonlytofindtherightpresentbutalsoaparkingplaceforyourcar.Thepeopleyougivegiftstohavedifferentinterestsanditishardtogoeverywheretofendsuitablegifts.SomeofthebestgiftsIhavefoundhavebeenonlinE.ThissavesmealotoftroublE.Icanfindthebestsportsticketsandbesteventticketsallfrommyownchair.TherearedifferenttypesofticketsforsaleonlinE.YoucanbuyanythingnowadaysfromconcertstothebestsportingeventsavailablE.YoumayevenfindticketsfornearlyeveryonE.TheticketsarecolorfulsuchasthecircusshowsforchildrenorTheSoundofMusiC.Theseeventsarefunforthewholefamilyandinterestinggifts.WhereveryouliveyoucangetticketsforjustaboutanycityinNorthAmericA.Youwon’thavetopayanarmandalegforthebestsportsticketsorforsuperiorseatsforshows.SometimestheticketscanturnouttobecheapenTicketsmaketrulynicepresents.Firstofallyoudon’thavetowalkupanddownthestorE.Secondlyyoucanusuallyspendlessmoney.ThirdlyyouhaveavastofselectionswhenyoulookforticketsontheInternet.Thereisalwaysacleverchoiceonlineforeveryoneonyourgiftlist.Wanttoknowmore?Crickhere!56.TheunderlinedparttopayallarmandalegmeansA.tospendmoneyinbuyinganarmandalegB.tospendtimeingettinganarmandalegC.tobebusydrivingupanddownD.tobebusywatchingsportsmeetings57.Themainpurposeofwritingthepassageis.A.toselltheusefulandcolorfulticketsB.totellyousomekindsofticketsyoumaybuyC.tobuytheticketsonlineorinshopsD.tointroduceanewwaytobuypresents58.Whichonedoyouthinkisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Ticket—aNicePresentB.DoNoShoppingonHolidaysC.DifferentColorfulandUsefulTicketsD.HowtoBuyTicketsinHolidays59.AccordingtothepassagewearesurethatA.thearticlecomesfromamagazineB.youcanbuyticketsforyourfriendsinanycityC.wemaybuysometicketsatalowpricesometimesD.afriendinEnglandmaygetyourticket-present
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第三部分阅读理解共15小题每小题2分满分30分请认真阅读下列短文从短文后各题所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑Ifyouseeastudentnapping打瞌睡inthelibrarydon'trollyoureyes.NewresearchfromtheUniversityofCaliforniaBerkeleyshowsthatanhour'snapcanconsiderablyimproveandrestoreyourbrainpower.Indeedthefindingssuggestthatanapnotonlyrefreshesthemindbutcanmakeyousmarter.Sleepnotonlyrightsthewrongofextendedwakefulnessbutitmovesyoubeyondwhereyouwerebeforeyoutookanap.saidMatthewWalkeranassistantprofessorofpsychologyatUCBerkeleyandtheleadinvestigatorofUCBerkeleysleepstudies.Thelateststudysuggeststhatthebrainmayneedsleeptoprocessshort-termmemoriescreatingspacefornewfactstobelearneD.Intheirexperiment39healthyadultsweregivenahardlearningtaskinthemorning~~withbroadlysimilarresultsbeforehalfofthemweresentfortheirnap.Whenthetestswererepeatedthenappersimprovedtheirscoresby10percentonaverageaftersleeping;thescoresofthosewhodidn'tnapactuallydroppedby10percent.Theresultssupportpreviousdatafromthesameresearchteamthatstayingupallnight―acommonpracticeatcollegeduringmidtermsandfinals―decreasestheabilitytomemorizenewfactsbynearly40percentduetoashutdownofbrainregionsforlackofsleepsaidWalker.Sleepisneededtoclearthebrain'sshort-termmemorystorageandmakeroomfornewinformation.saidWalker.It'sasthoughthee-mailinboxinyourbrainisfullanduntilyousleepandclearoutthosee-mailsyou'renotgoingtoreceiveanymoremail.HoweverProfessorDerkJanDijkthedirectoroftheSurreySleepResearchCentresaidthattherewasnoclearevidencethatdaytimenappingofferedadistinctadvantageoversleepingsoundlyjustonceover24hours.Thesleep-wakecycleisnotasfixedaswemightthink―wehavethecapabilitytosleepindifferentwayssaidProfessorDerkJanDjjk.Thesizeoftheseeffectsismuchmoredifficulttojudge―ifIhavetolearnsomethingforexampleit'seasiertodothiswhenI'mfeelingawakeandreadythanwhenI'msleepy.headdeD.56.AccordingtoUCBerkeley'snewfindingsthebenefitofanapisthat.A.ithelpstofixanapper'ssleep-wakecycleB.itmakeshardlearningtasksnotdifficultanymoreC.itallowsthebraintomakeroomfornewlearningD.itgivesnapperschancestoclearouttheirmemorystorage57.MatthewWalker'sstudyshowsthat___________.A.learningabilityinthemorningisusuallyhigherthanthatintheafternoonB.extraworkinghoursbeforeanexamcanmakeupforthelackofdailyeffortsC.thesizeoftheeffectsofnappingdependsonwhenitistakenD.stayinguplatebeforeanexamdoesnotnecessarilyimprovestudents'examperformance58.Thetworesearchteamsmentionedinthetextmaybothagreethat_____________.A.people'ssleep-wakecycledecidesthelengthofmiddaynapB.sufficientsleepbetterspeople'slearningperformanceC.scientificexperimentsareundependableastheresultsareoftenhardtojudgeD.thedifferencesintheirfindingsresultfromdifferentmethodsapplied59.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?A.Rollingyoureyescanstopyoufromnapping.B.Somepeoplemightmovethemselveswhensleeping.C.Collegestudentstendtostudylateintonightbeforeimportantexams.D.Sleepingonceover24hoursismuchbetterthandaytimenapping.
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Doyouliketoeatout?Doyouliketoeatquickly?Doyoulikeinexpensivefood?Somepeoplegotofast-foodrestaurantsforthesereasons.Inthepastpeopleusuallywenttodiners小餐馆forthesereasons.InfactmanypeopleintheStatesstillgotodinerstodayforthesamereasons.A.mannamedWalterScotthadthefirstdinerin1872.Itwasn’tarealdiner.Itwasonlyafoodcart.PeopleonthestreetwalkeduptothecarttobuyfooD.Thesecartsservedlate-nightworkerswhowantedacupofcoffeeandalate-nightmeal.Themealwasasandwichorboiledeggs.In1887SamuelJonesbuiltthefirstdinerbigenoughtoallowthecustomerstocomeinsidE.Howevertheydidnotsitdown.LaterpeoplebuiltdinerswithcountersandstoolsandpeoplesatdownwhiletheyatE.Beforelongmanydinersstayedopenaroundtheclock.InotherwordspeoplewereabletoeatindineratanytimE.Dinerschangedinotherwaystoo.Theoriginalmenuofsandwichesandcoffeebecamebigger.Itincludedsoupfavoritedishesandabreakfastmenu.Inadditiondinerssoonbecamepermanentbuildings.Theywerenolongercartsonwheels.Dinerstodaylooksimilartothedinersoftheearly1900s.Theyareusuallybuildingswithlargewindows.Insidethedinershaveshiningcounterswithstoolsboothsandtablesandchairs.Peoplecaneatallthreemealsinamoderndiner.Todaymanypeopleeatinfast-foodrestaurantssuchasMcDonald’sandBurgerKing.HoweverthedinerremainsanAmericantraditionandthousandsofpeoplestillenjoyeatingtherE.Itwaspopularacenturyagoanditisstillpopulartoday.1.AmannamedWalterScotthadthefirstdinerin1872.Whyistheworddinerinquotationmarks引号A.BecauseitisspelleddifferentlyfromdinnerB.BecausethefirstdinerwasnotwhatitisnowC.BecausedinerwasanewwordD.Becauseitisaspecialkindofrestaurant2.Whatmealsdidthefirstdinersserve?A.onlybreakfastB.OnlylunchC.Onlynight-mealsD.Alloftheabove3.Accordingtoparagraph3dinerschangedin__________A.TwowaysB.threewaysC.fourwaysD.fiveways4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Dinersexistedbeforeafast-foodrestaurantB.ThemenuincludedmorefoodthansandwichesandcoffeeC.BurgerKingisafast-foodrestaurantD.Sandwichesbecamebigger5.Themainideaofthepassageisthat______________.A.ThedinerisatraditionalpopularplacetoeatintheUnitedStatesB.SamuelJohnsbuiltthefirstdinerbigenoughtoallowthecustomerstocomeinsideC.Americandinersservemanytypesoffood24hoursadaytotheircustomersD.Dinersaredifferentfromfast-foodrestaurantsinmanyways
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Justasmankindhasalwayshadadesiretoflythehumanracehaswantedtoswimunderthewatersinceprehistorictimes.Picturesofprimitivedevicestoenablepeopletobreatheunderwaterhavebeenfounddatingfrom3000yearsagobutourdreamofmovingfreelybeneaththeoceanwavesforlongperiodsoftimewasonlyrealizedabout60yearsagowhenFrenchdivinglegendJacquesCousteaudevelopedthefirstpracticalSelfContainedUnderwaterBreathingApparatusSCUBA.SincethenthesportofSCUBAdivinghasgonefromstrengthtostrength.LoversofSCUBAdivinglikethefeelingofweightlessnessthepeaceandquietunderthewatertheabilitytomoveinthreedimensionsandthesenseofadventuretheygetwhileonadivE.SCUBAdiversoftentraveltosomeofthemostbeautifulandremoteplacesintheworldinthesearchforrareunderwaterfloraandfauna动植物.PalauTheRedSeaTheMaldivesandHawaiihavemanyofthemostpopulardivingsitesbutrecreationaldiversoftenhavetomakedowithlessexoticlocaldestinationsliketheNorthSeainBritain.SCUBAdivingisnotwithoutitsdangershowever.Themixtureofnitrogenandoxygendiversbreatheunderwatercombinedwiththepressureunderthewatercanbedeadlyifadiverrisestooquicklytothesurfacecausingaconditioncalled‘thebends’.Diverscanalsogetlostortrappedwhendivingonwrecksandfatalities死亡areparticularlycommonincavedivingwherediversaddtothedangersofdivingbyswimmingthroughundergroundcavesfilledwithwater.Divingcanalsobeharmfultotheunderwaterenvironment.HoweverwithproperprecautionsdivingcanopenupawholenewworldfarfromthestressesofdailylifE.63.Whatisthewritertryingtodointhetext?A.Advertisesomepopulardivingsites.B.Describehowtodiveunderwater.C.WarnpeopleagainstdivingintheseA.D.GiveinformationaboutSCUBAdiving.64.Whatcanthereaderlearnfromthetext?A.ThereisuncertaintyaboutSCUBAdivingsafety.B.Divershavecausedalotofdamagetotheenvironment.C.SCUBAdivingisanoldsportwithalonghistory.D.DiversalwaysfacethepressuresintheirlifE.65.HowmightthewriterdescribeSCUBAdiving?A.Interesting.B.Relaxing.C.FrighteningD.Unpleasant.66.Whatdoyouthinktheauthorismostlikelytosuggestifhecontinuestowrite?A.Gettingouttodiveunderwater.B.Stoppingdamagingenvironment.C.MakingbetteruseofSCUBA.D.GettingoverthetroublesofdailylifE.
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Whenthemusicalsoundringsyouyouimmediatelyreachforyourpocketreadytohaveachat.Butalthoughyouprobablyuseitallthetimehaveyoueverstoppedtothinkaboutthemannersrelatedtotalkingonthephone?Ifyouhaven’therearesometipstoguideyou.●Alwaysgivethepersonyouarecallingplentyoftimetogettothephonebeforeyouhangup.Ifthepersonwhoanswersisnottheoneyouwantgiveyournameandaskifyoumayspeaktothepersonyouwant.●ThinkaboutthetimeyoucallpeoplE.Trynottocalltooearlyinthemorningbeforeabout9:00ortoolateatnightafterabout9:30.Alsotrynottocallatmealtimes.●IfyougobyplanetovisityourrelativesatChristmasremembertofollowairlineinstructions.Cellphonesmustbeturnedoffassoonastheplanedoorsareclosedandremainsountilthedoorsopenagainonarrival.●WhenfacetofacewithsomeonedonottalkonthephonE.Itisrudetobeonthephonewhenawaiteristryingtotakeyourorderinarestaurantorwhenyouarereturningtheshoesyouhavejustbeentryingoninashop.Finishanyface-to-facebusinessbeforetakingacall.ContinuingtousethephonewhilenoddingtothepersoninfrontofyouisquiteimpolitE.●Wheninarestaurantwithyourfriendskeepphoneconversationsshort.Makeacallonlyifitisimportant.PractisespeakinginalowvoicE.Ifnoonelooksyourwayyou’vegotit.●Ifyougotoatheatreaconcertoracinemaconsidertheotherpeoplearoundyou.Checkthatyourphoneisoffbeforeyouenter.Ifyouareexpectingaveryimportantcallputyourphoneonvibrate振动andrunfortheexitassoonasyoufeelit.Ifyouforgetbothoffandvibrateandyourphoneringsdon’tansweritturnitoffstraightaway.Whichistrueaccordingtothepassageabove?A.YoumaycallpeopleanytimeasyoulikE.B.Youmaytalkloudlyonthephoneatdinnerintherestaurant.C.Youmaykeepontalkingonthephonewhilegreetingsomebody.D.YoumaycallpeopleassoonasyougetontheplanebutnotafterthedoorsarecloseD..Wemayinferfromthesetipsthat__________.A.somepeopledon’tpaymuchattentiontomannerswhilemakingcellphonecallsB.youmayasktoleaveamessageunlessthepersonyouarecallingisinC.callingpeopletooearlyortoolateinthemorningisnotpoliteD.almosteveryonehasgotacellphoneWhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceyou’vegotitmeaninthepassage?A.Youhavesucceededinmakingacallwithoutdisturbingothers.B.Youhavemadethephonecallbriefandinteresting.C.You’vegotthemessageyouarewaitingfor.D.Youhavemadeaphonecallsecretly.Fromthetipsgivenabovewecandecidethewriterissuretosharetheopinionthat______.A.1ikethesayingclothesmakeamannowadayscellphonesmakeamanB.astheoldsayinggoesmoneytalks;nowadayscellphonestalkC.thewayweusethecellphonestellswhatwearelikeD.wearewhatcellphonesweuse
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Everywhereyoulooklargequantitiesofinformationintheworldarepouring.ThisdatafloodisalreadystartingtotransformbusinessgovernmentscienceandeverydaylifE.Ithasgreatpotentialforgood—aslongasconsumerscompaniesandgovernmentsmaketherightchoicesaboutwhentorestricttheflowofdataandwhentoencourageit.A.fewindustrieshaveledthewayintheirabilitytogatherandtakeadvantageofthedatA.Credit-cardcompaniesmonitoreverypurchaseandcanidentifycheatswithahighdegreeofaccuracy.Stolencreditcardsaremorelikelytobeusedtobuyhardliquorthanwineforexamplebecauseitiseasiertooverlook.Insurancefirmsarealsogoodatcombiningcluestospotdoubtfulclaims:dishonestclaimsaremorelikelytobemadeonaMondaythanaTuesdaysincepolicyholders保险客户whostageaccidentstendtoassemblefriendsasfalsewitnessesovertheweekenD.BycombiningmanysuchrulesitispossibletoworkoutwhichcardsarelikeliesttohavebeenstolenandwhichclaimsareuntruE.Byanalyzingbasketdatasupermarketscanmakepromotionstoappealtoparticularcustomers’preferences.Theoilindustryusessupercomputerstohelpthembeforedrillingwells.Butthedatafloodalsoposesrisks.Therearemanyexamplesofdatabasesbeingstolen:disksfullofsocial-securitydatagomissinglaptopsloadedwithtaxrecordsareleftintaxiscredit-cardnumbersarestolenbyonlinepurchasE.TheresultcanbeprivacymadepublicidentitystolenandcheatspermittedlargespacE.Ratherthanowningandcontrollingtheirownpersonaldatatheyveryoftenfindthattheyhavelostcontrolofit.Thebestwaytodealwiththedatafloodistomakemoredataavailableintherightwaybyrequiringgreatertransparencyinseveralareas.Firstusersshouldbegivengreateraccesstoandcontrolovertheinformationheldaboutthemincludingwhomitissharedwith.GoogleallowsuserstoseewhatinformationitholdsaboutthemandletsthemdeletetheirsearchhistoriesormodifythetargetingofadvertisingforexamplE.Secondorganizationsshouldberequiredtodisclosedetailsofsecuritybreaches安全漏洞asisalreadythecaseinsomepartsoftheworldtoencouragebossestotakeinformationsecuritymoreseriously.Thirdorganizationsshouldbesubjecttoanannualsecuritycheckwiththeresultinggrademadepublicthoughdetailsofanyproblemsexposedwouldnotbe.ThiswouldencouragecompaniestokeeptheirsecuritymeasuresuptodatE.64.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.InformationFloodB.BenefitsofDataFloodC.HarmsofDataFloodD.HowtoUseDatainaRightWay65.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat_____.A.lotsofdataarelostbecauseofhardwareproblemsB.onlinepurchasesarebecomingmoreandmorepopularC.creditcardsarenotsosecuretouseandwillgooutofuseverysoonD.insurancefirmshavetoinvestigatebeforetheyconfirmtheirpolicyholders’claims66.Whichofthefollowingisthewriter’sopinionabouthowtodealwiththedataflood?A.Personalinformationshouldbeusedforpublicbenefits.B.Theusersshouldbegiventherighttoaccesspublicinformation.C.Companiesshouldupdatetheirmeasurestoguaranteetheirdatasafety.D.OrganizationsshouldkeeptheirresultinggradeofsecuritychecksunknowntothepubliC.67.Fromthepassagewecanconcludethat_____.A.thedatafloodmakespeoples’lifelessconvenientandmoreexpensiveB.companiesandinsurancefirmsareresponsibleforthedatafloodC.theinformationfloodismoreusefultoorganizationsthantoindividualsD.theinformationfloodhasbothpositiveandnegativeinfluenceonmodernlife
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Campmemorieslastforever!Wemakesuretheyareunforgettable!ShadowRidgeSummerCampsoffersomanyexcitingthingsforcamperstodo.UnlikeothercampprogramsthatincludehorsesasasmallpartoftheirprogramatShadowRidgehorsesAREtheprogram!Weare100%horsefromstable马厩managementnaturewalksandtrackridestobedroomfurnishings.Horseshelpusachievemanyofouraims.Girlscanlearntodevelopresponsibilityself-confidenceandpersonalconnectionsintheirliveswhilehavingfun.Usinghorsesasawonderfultoolforeducationourcampsofferaninterestingplaceforgrowthandlearning.Imagineeachgirlhavingherveryownhorsetospendtimewithandabestfriendtoloveandtakecareof.Eachcamperisresponsibleforahorsefortheweek.OurridingprogramprovidesalotofridingandlessontimE.Camperswilllearnhowtotakecareofthehorseandthetack马具aswellashowtoridE.Daysarefilledwithhorse-relatedactivitiestostrengthentheconnectionbetweeneachgirlandhorseasthegirlslearntoworksafelyaroundthehorses.AtShadowRidgewetrytocreatealovingcaringfamilyatmosphereforourcampers.WehaveTheBunkhouse4girlstheWranglersRoost4girlsandTheHideout2girlsinourcomfortable177-year-oldfarmhousE.Allmealsarehomecookedofferingdeliciousandhealthyfoodforthehungryrider.Ourexcellentactivitiescreatepersonalizedmemoriesofyourchild’svacation.EachchildwillreceiveacampT-shirtandaphotoalbum.usually300-500picturesoftheirstayatcamp.OurcampsareofferedduringJuneJulyandAugust2007forsmallgroupsofgirlsaged13-16yearsnotonlyfromCanadabutalsootherpartsoftheworlD.Wewillsendyoufullprogramdescriptionsatyourrequest.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Toattractpeopletothecamps.B.Totalkaboutcampingexperiences.C.Todescribetheprogramsofthecamps.D.Toexplaintheaimsofthecamps.WhatdoweknowaboutthecampprogramsatShadowRidge?A.CampersarerequiredtowearcampT-shirts.B.Horsesplayacentralroleintheactivities.C.Camperslearntocookfoodforthemselves.D.HorselessonsareofferedalltheyearrounD.TheprogramsatShadowRidgemainlyaimtohelppeople______.A.understandhorsesbetterB.enjoyafamilyatmosphereC.havefunaboveotherthingsD.achieveaneducationalpurposeThepassageiswrittenmainlyfor______.A.horseridersB.teenagegirlsC.CanadianparentsD.internationaltravelers
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Asyoumayexpectlifeinspaceismuchdifferentfromlifeonearth.Soofcoursepeopleneedsometimetogetusedtoit.Howdotheyliveworkandplayupthere?Spacefoodkeepsgettingmorelikethefoodweeatathomeontheearth.Inthepastastronautscouldeatonlyfreeze-driedfooD.Butnowthespacestationhaswatermicrowaveovensandfridges.Soastronautscaneatmoreusualkindsoffoodlikefruitvegetablesandicecream!AllpeopleintheISS国际空间站havetheirownrooms.There’snogravitysotheyhavetoattachthemselvestotheirbedsorthey’llfloataway!ThatmayseemlikeahardwaytosleepbutastronautssaythatsleepinginspaceisactuallynottoobaD.ThisismoreimportantinspacethanonEarth.There’snotmuchgravityinspacE.Astronautsdon’tstandupsitdownorwalkinspacesotheirmusclesdon’thavetoworkmuch.Theyexerciseonbikesandothermachinesforabouttwohourseverydaywhilethey’reinspacE.InthiswaytheycanstillkeepstrongandhealthywhentheygetbackhomE.Easythingslikebrushingyourteethcanbehardinspacewithlowgravity.Waterdoesn’tflowoutofatapitfloatsinabubble水泡!Astronautsusedaspecialhose软管totakeshowers.Andwhenthey’refinishedtheyuseavacuum真空的hosetosuckthedirtywateroffoftheirbodies.Howdoyougotothetoiletinspace?Theyuseaspecialairtoilet.Itusesairnotwatertotakeeverythingaway.Whatdoastronautsdowhentheyaren’tworking?Theyreadbooksplaycardslistentomusicorsende-mailtotheirfriendsandfamily.Sometimestheyjustsitandlookoutthewindow.Doesn’tsoundlikemuchfun?ButwhatifyoucouldseeplanetEarthoutofyourwindowwithasunsetorsunriseevery45minutes?1.Whichofthefollowingcanbethetitleofthispassage?A.LifeInSpacE.B.SpaceFooD.C.ShowersInSpacE.D.A.VisitToSpace2.Fromthispassageweknowthat_______.A.astronautseatquitedifferentfoodinspacefromwhattheyeatontheearthB.astronautsateonlyfruitinspaceinthepastC.astronautscanonlyeatfreeze-driedfoodnowD.astronautscanonlyeatfruitandvegetablesnow3.Astronautsattachthemselvestobedsoasto________.A.keepthemselveswarmB.preventthemselvesfromfloatingawayC.haveagoodsleepD.feelbetter4.Astronautshavetodoexercisefortwohourseverydaybecause________.A.theyhavenothingtodoinspaceB.theyaretoldtodosoC.theydosotokeephealthyD.theydosotopreventthemfromsleeping5.Fromthelastparagraphwecanguessthat________.A.thesunmovesfastaroundtheearthB.theearthcirclesroundthesunveryfastC.theearthisverysmallD.thespaceshipcirclesroundtheearthonceevery90imnutes
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Whatdoeshomereallymean?Isitthepeoplearoundyouwhomakeaplacefamiliarandlovedorisitthetietolandthat’sbeeninyourfamilyforgenerations?AnnaQuindlen’snewnovelinvestigatesbothseenthroughtheeyesofMimiMillerwhonarratesthestoryofherlife—andofthestriketothepeopleandtothelandsheloves—fromher1960sgirlhoodtothepresentday.ThebookbeginswiththesummerMimiis11andeverythingaroundherisabouttochangeinMiller’sValley.Sheliveswithherparentsherolderbrothers—rakishTommyandpracticalEddie—andherAuntRuthhermother’ssisterwhokeepsaterriblesecretandwhoneverleavestheconfinesofhersmallhousebehindMimi’s.Thefarmhasbeenintheirfamilyforalmost200yearsandMimican’timaginelifebeyondit.ThelandhasalwaysbeenwetitseemstoMimi.There’salwaysasumppump抽污泵runninginMimi’shouseandwhenitstormsmudcomesrightuptothefrontporch.Butthenthegovernmentstepsindecidingtoflood6400acresofoldfamilyfarmsandsmallramshackle摇摇欲坠的homesandturnitintoareservoirbyusingthedamtodiverttherivertransformingcornfieldsintostripmallsdrowningthevalleyunderwateralongwithawayoflifethathasbeenperpetuatingitselfforgenerations.They’llbuyuphomesandresettleeveryoneinsistingthatnewissomuchbetterthanolD.AtfirstthetownstubbornlyresistsexceptforMimi’smotherwhoannouncesLetthewatercoverthewholedamnplacE.ButMimiisdesperatetostay.Shehasnoideawhatelsethereistowantorwhereelseshecouldpossiblyliveorwhoelseshecouldpossiblybeotherthanagirlonafarmwithherfamily.HerfathertooistiedtothelandhelovesandRuthbalksatevensteppingoutsideherhouse.Butastheriverisallowedindampeningthegroundlooseningtiesitseemstodrownpeoplelittlebylittleforcingsecretstofloatuptothesurfaceandchangethingsinwaysyoumightneverexpect.Quindlenmakeshercharacterssorichlyalivesobelievablethatit’simpossiblenottofeeleverydoubtanddreamtheyharbororshareeverytragedythatbefallsthem.Mimi’smotherismysteriouslybittertowardRuthandclosemouthedaboutwhy.Eddiegrowsintoanefficientmanmorelikeafriendlyvisitorthanabrotherwhoseesandseizesopportunitybecominganengineerandbuildingnewhomesforthedisplacedasifthefuturewerelikeabrightshinypenny.TommythesiblingMimiadoresgetsbyworkingoddjobscarrepairandlatersellingdrugsandgoingofftowarandprisonamanwhojusttragicallyneverfoundhisplacE.Butwhat’sMimi’splace?Iknewtherewasaworldoutsideshesays.Ijusthadahardtimeimaginingit.WhenshegetshighesthonorsinschoolhermotherinsistsThisisyourroadtosomethingbetterthanthis.AndthentoMimi’sastonishmentshegetsafullscholarshiptomedicalschool.Shedoesn’twanttoleavebutfinallyslowlyshebeginstomovetowardherfuturetogatherambitionandpurposeandtotrulyseebeyondtheconfinesofherlifE.Ifthereisaweaklinkatallit’sDonaldachildhoodfriendofMimi’swhomovesawaybuthasn’tmademoreefforttovisitmoreoften.Stillthenovelisoverwhelminglymoving.Weexperiencehowthelandchangesthroughthefoggymistofsummertothedry-icemistofwinter.AndthefloodwaterschannelinsothatontheeveningofthethirddaythepeopleintownthoughtMiller’sValleywashavingitsfirstearthquakE.Theendingfast-forwardslikeatidecarryingalltheseliveswe’vecometodeeplycareforintomiddleageandbeyondaspeoplemarrybirthchildrenmoveonandyesdiE.Familybondsarerestructuredandsecretsarerevealedthateitherwedgepeopleapartorbindthemtogether.ButQuindlenalsoallowshercharactersmystery—andsomeofwhat’sunknownstaysunknownwhichpolishesherstorywithakindofhauntinggraceandtruthfulness.65.AnnaQuindleninvestigatesthemeaningofhomethroughthefollowingEXCEPT_______.A.MimiMillerandherlifeexperiencesB.theoffencetothepeopleinMiller’sValleyC.theinvasiontothelandinMiller’sValleyD.differentoutlooksonleavingthefamilyfarm66.TheunderlinedwordperpetuatinginParagraph3means_______.A.existingB.preservingC.involvingD.keeping67.WhatdoesthesentenceRuthbalksatevensteppingoutsideherhouse.inParagraph4mean?A.RuthisreluctanttodepartfromherhouseB.Mimi’sAuntisgreatlyattachedtothefamilyfarmC.Mimi’sAunthasapersonalityofnaturalreservE.D.RuthcannotresistchalkingaroundherhousE.68.ThecharactersinQuindlen’snovelare_______.A.fullofambitionandpurposeB.weaklylinkedinterpersonallyC.strikinglylifelikeandimpressiveD.clearlyrevealedtothepublicintheend69.WhatmightMimi’sfuturefortunebelike?A.Sheisadmittedtomedicalschoolthroughafullscholarship.B.Sheseizesopportunitytobecomeafemaleengineer.C.SheeventuallyfindsherplacebeyondtheconfinesofherlifE.D.Shestepsintotheroadtosomethingotherthanhighesthonorsinschool.70.Whatcouldthepassagemostprobablybeclassifiedinto?A.Ananecdote.B.A.bookreview.C.A.newsreport.D.AnArgumentativeessay.
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Gamesoriginallyareentertainment.Contemporarygamesareveryrealisticandforthisreasontheyareasourceofgreatexperiencefortheplayeranddeveloptheimagination.Gamesareentertainmentandevenmorethanthat.Thestatistics统计oftheNewYorkUniversityledbyGreenclaimthattheplayerpreferringactivegamesgetimprovementofsometypesofbrainactivity.Inparticulargameplayersdealwithproblemsofsimultaneously同时地trackingseveralmovingobjectsattheaveragelevelof30%betterthanpeoplewhodonotplayactivecomputervideogames.Thegamingviolentexperiencemaynotbethecauseofviolentbehaviorinreality.NoneoftheplayingexperiencewillbecomethepriorityinmakingimportantdecisionsconcerningproblemsinreallifE.A.gameisanabstraction虚拟物.A.playergetsabstracttasksandactsaccordingtoabstractrules.GamesarealsothepossibilitytobehoweverapersonwantstoheandtorestfromtheoutsideworldforsometimE.Butwhatifapersongetssomuchexcitedwiththegamescenesthathebecomesviolentinreality?Thenitprovesthatthegamescausepeopletobecomeviolentinreality.Butapsychologicallyhealthypersonwillneverconfusethesetwodifferentworlds.A.gameisvirtualworldwithvisualimagesverysimilartohuman.Theseimagesrepresentbythemselvesnothingbutplayingobstacles障碍.A.gamemaypotentiallygivetheopportunitytodestroytheobstaclesthatmaynotbedestroyedaccordingtotherulesbutitismoreaboutpersonalchoicewhethertodoitornot.ThisleadsustotheconclusionthatviolenceisnotaconsequencebutthecausE.Peoplewhoareoriginallytrendedtoviolencemaygetintoatemperbygamesandperformviolenceintherealworld.Butinthiscaseviolenceingamesisasimplejustification理由oftheviolentnatureoftheplayer.49.Thepassageis.A.astoryB.adescriptivewritingC.anargumentativewritingD.ascientificessay50.Inthefirstparagraphtheauthorusedthestatisticstoprovethat.A.gamescanprovideexperiencefortheplayersB.gamescanhelpdevelopplayer’simaginationC.gamescancauseviolentbehaviorD.gamearemorethanentertainment51.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthecomputergames?[A.ViolentgamescanleadtotheperformanceofviolenceintherealworlD.B.ViolenceisnotaconsequenceofthecomputergamesbutthecausE.C.GamesarejustentertainmentandnothingmorE.D.ThevirtualworldandtherealworldarejustthesamE.52.Thebesttitleforthispassageis.A.ViolentgamescauseviolenceB.Games:goodorbad?C.ThecauseofviolenceD.Theconsequenceofgames
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ThephoneisringingattheotherendofthelineanditclicksasitisbeinganswereD.AvoicesaysquicklyHellowillyouholdplease?ThenthereisanotherclickfollowedbysilencE.Itseemslikehoursbeforesomeonecomesbackontheline----thatisifyoudon'thangupfirst.Officecallsareperhapsthemostdifficultandthemostimportantpartofasecretary'swork.Thefirstimpressionthatamanreceivesaboutabusinessisoftenthroughatelephonecontact.AcallerwhoislefthangingonholdwillgetthefeelingthatheorshehasbeenforgottenorignoreD.Ifacallisansweredrudelythecallermaybecomeangry.Andifthecallisnotrouteddirectlytotherightpersonthecallermayfeelthatheorsheisgettingtherun-around.LauraNeedhamisasecretaryintheexecutiveofficesofalargemanufacturingcompany.AsagoodofficesecretaryLauraknowsthatallphonecallsmustbeansweredwithoutdelayandhandledefficiently.Sheknowsthatasecretarymustbepleasantandhelpfulnomatterhowbusysheisorwhatkindoffeedingshemaybein.Sheknowsshemustkeepcalmifacallergetsimpatientorbecomesangry;alsoofcoursesheknowsshecanneverallowherselftolosehertemper脾气.Ifshedoesnothavetheinformationthecallerasksforshemustknowwhodoeshavetheinformation.Finallysheknowsthatoneofhermostimportantresponsibilities责任istoscreentelephonecallsandtoknowwhichcallstorefertoherbosswhichcallstorefertootherpeopleandwhichcallstohandleherself.A.well-handledtelephonecallwillgivethecalleragoodimpressionofthecompanyheorsheisdealingwith.Forthisreasonanofficesecretarywhocanhandletelephonecallscheerfullytactfully老练的andefficientlyisavaluableassettoanyorganization63.Goodsecretariesfindittohandleofficecallswell.A.very.boringB.veryimportantC.quitenecessaryD.extremelydifficult64.Theunderlinedwordnmaroundheremeans.A.aflatrefusalB.anot-so-warmwelcomeC.anunpleasantrefusalD.anunhelpfulresponse65.InLaura'sopinionasecretarycanneverbeagoodoneuntil.A.sheoftenasksherbosshowtoansweratelephonecallB.sheknowshowtopleaseallthepeopleC.shehastheinformationthatothersneedD.shecankeepcalmandneverloseshertemper66.Thispassageismainlyabout.A.well-handledtelephonecalls~B.anefficientofficesecretarycalledLauraNeedhamC.theimportanceofhowofficecallsaredealtwithD.asecretarybeingavaluableassettohercompany
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Itwasabeautifuldayatthebeach—blueskygentlewindcalmseA.Iknewthesethingsbecauseamansittingfivefeetfrommewasshoutingthemintohismobilephonelikeaplay-by-playannouncer实况解说员.IT’SA.BEAUTIFULDAYheshouteD.THESKYISBLUEANDTHERE’SA.GENTLEWINDANDTHEWATERISCALMANDBehindmeawomanhermobilephonepressedtoherearwaswalkingbackandforth.SheDIDN’Tshewassaying.No.SheDIDN’T.SheDID?Really?AreyouSERIOUS?ShedidNOT.SheDID?NosheAndsoon.ThiswomanhadtwochildrenwhowereplayingintheseA.Ifoundmyselfwatchingthembecausethewomansurelywasnot.AhugesquidcouldhavecaughtandsnatchedthechildrenandthiswomanwouldnothavenoticeD.Orifshehadnoticedshe’dhavesaidListen.IhavetogobecauseahugesquidjustNo!Shedidn’t!SheDID?No!SheAndnexttometheplay-by-playmanwouldhavesaid:ANDA.HUGESQUIDJUSTATETWOCHILDRENANDI’MGETTINGA.LITTLESUNBURNEDANDItusedtobethatthemajortroubleatthebeachwasthefellowwhobroughtaboombox便携式录音机andturneditupsoloudthatthebassnotescausedseagullstoexplodE.Butatleastyouknewwherethesefellowswere;youneverknowwhichbeachgoershavemobilephones.You’llsettlenexttowhatappearstobeasleepingsunbatherorevenyouhopeacorpseandyou’llliehappilyonyourtowelandyou’llgetallthewaytothesecondsentenceofyour467-pagebookbeforeyoufallasleeptothehypnoticsurgeofthesurf催人入梦的潮声andBREEP!BREEP!ThecorpsesitsupfeelsurgentlyforitsmobilephoneandshoutsHello!I’matthebeach!Yes!It’snice!Verypeaceful!What?Shedid?Noshedidn’t!SheDID?NosheLoudmobile-phonersneverseemtogeturgentcalls.JustonceI’dliketohearoneofthemsayHello?YesthisisDr.Johnson.OhDr.Smith.You’veopenedtheabdominalcavity腹腔?Good!NowtheappendixshouldberightundertheWhat?Nothat’stheliver.Don’ttakeTHATouthaha!Ohyoudid?MyGod!OKnowlistencarefullyFromthepassagewecanknowthatthewriterofthepassage_____.A.hadawonderfulholidayatthebeachB.musthavesufferedalotbecauseoftheterribleweatherC.isonlyinterestedintalksbydoctorsaboutoperationD.experiencedanunhappyholidayatthebeachAccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Thewriteroftenspendshisholidaysatthebeach.B.Ahugesquidatetwochildrenwhiletheirmotherwasnotwatching.C.Somepeopleusedtoplayboomboxwhilespendingtheirholidaysatthebeach.D.Somepeopleoftenmakeloudmobilephonecallswithoutcaringforothers.Theunderlinedwordcorpseinthispassagehastheclosestmeaningto________.A.adeadbodyB.aloudmobilephoneC.asoundsleeperD.asleeploverInthepastthefellowwhobroughtaboombox_________.A.turnedituptomaketheseagullshappyB.turnedituptocausetheseagullstoexplodeC.mightcauselesstroublethanthebeachgoerswithmobilephonesD.mightcausemoretroublethanthebeachgoerswithmobilephonesWecaninferfromthepassagethat_______.A.thewriterisinterestedinmobilephonE.B.thewriterhatespeopleusingmobilephoneC.thewriterhatestobedisturbedwhileenjoyingholidaysonthebeach.D.thewriterseldomfinishesreadingabookbeforegoingtosleep.
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Librarieseverywhereintheworldhavealwaysbeenpeople’sonlyaccesstoimportantsourcesofinformation.ThishistoricalfunctionoflibrarieshasworkedoutforcenturiesandhasmadelibrariesanecessitytopeoplE.Nowthatfunctionhasbeencalledintoquestionbythefastdevelopmentofdigitalmediaoverthepastseveraldecades.InordertocontinuetoholdthepublicinterestlibrarieseverywhereareforcedtodevelopmeansofgrantingaccesstotheseexpensivenewservicestoaveragepeoplE.Inthepastthepublishingindustrymaintainedtherightsoflibrariestofreelyprovidepublishedmaterialsontheconditionthatlibrariesboughtsomanyoftheirbooks.Sincethenewelectronicpublicationscaneasilybecopiedintheircompletenessbythelibraryreadersthepublishingindustryisreconsideringitsformersupportofthelibrarysystem.TherehaveevenbeenattemptstostoplibrariesfromdeliveringdigitalmediA.InadditiontothereluctantcooperationofthepublishingindustrythereistheproblemthatthenewerformsofinformationaremuchmorespecializedthanthosewhichtheyreplacE.Decidinghowtotransferalreadylimitedresourcesisincreasinglydifficultastherearemoremethods.Whileasinglereferenceindex索引mighthavecoveredanentirefieldinthepastnowtherearefrequentlyseveralspecializedindexesavailableinelectronicform.Aboveallinordertocontinuetomakeuseofthenewertechnologylibrariesmustdecidewhichkindsofmaterialaremostusefultothemajorityoftheirreaders.TherearemanydifferentsolutionsbeingappliedbutonlytheprocessoftrialanderrorwillhelpfindoutthemosteffectivemethoD.Note:AnswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinNOMORETHAN20WORDS1.Whathasbeencalledintoquestion?2.Inthepastpublisherscooperatewithlibrariesbecause______________.3.Themostimportantwaytousethenewtechnologyistodetermine________4.Accordingtothepassagehowcanbestsolutionsbefound?
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PreparingforamedicalemergencyinvolvingyourpetisalwaysbestaccomplishedbeforetheeventtakesplacE.Thisseriesisdesignedtohelpguideyouthroughtheimportantdecisionsaboutfirstaidaswellashowandwhentotransportyourpetquicklyandsafelytoaveterinaryhospitaloremergencyability.VeterinaryPartner.comhasprovidedthiscompletereferencebookonlineforyoutoskimthroughexpandingyourknowledgeofdogandcatfirstaidhoweverweencourageyoutobuythebooktokeepinyourhomeorcarasaquickreferenceduringanemergency.Thisbookisanemergencypreparednessready-referencefordogsandcats.WisepreventivemeasuresintelligentuseoffirstaidprinciplescoupledwithrecognitionofabnormalsymptomsandtreatmentofdisordersdiseasesandproblemsleadtoeffectivehealthcarE.A.workingknowledgeofthisinformationwillhelpyougetridofsomepotentiallydangerouscircumstancesandhelpyouprepareforemergencysituations.Itincludesinformationonwhattodoandwhatnottodoinspecificemergencysituations.Theauthorsencouragecarefulreadingandoccasionalrereading.Wehavetriedtomakethisbookeasytounderstandavoidingtechnicaltermsasoftenaspossiblebutdefining下定义themincontextwhentheyarenecessary.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordveterinaryinparagraph1mean?A.ImmediateB.ForanimalsC.UrgentD.ForhumansWhyareweadvisedtobuythebook?A.Becauseit'sverycheapandmaybeusefultoallthepeoplE.B.Becauseitcontainsaworkingknowledgeofinformationaboutdogsandcats.C.Becauseitcontainsinformationonspecificemergencysituations.D.Becauseitisconvenienttoknowthingsdealingwithdogorcatinanemergency.WhichisNOTtrueaboutthebook?A.Itcanenlargethereaders'knowledgeofdogandcatfirstaiD.B.Itcontainstheknowledgeofrecognitionofabnormalsymptomsofdogsandcats.C.AlthoughitcontainsmanytechnicaltermsitiseasytounderstanD.D.YoucanreaditonVetrinaryParmer.comfreeofchargE.What'sthepurposeofthepassage?A.Tointroduceabook.B.TointroduceawebsitE.C.TointroduceaworkingknowledgE.D.Toencouragecarefulreading.
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Goodreadersknowthatreadingisn’tjustaboutknowingwords—it’sawayofthinking.Smartreadersthinkbeforeduringandafterreading.Herearesometipsthatmaybeofsomehelp.ThinkbeforeyoureaD.Beforeyoureadthetextaskyourselfthequestionsthatwhyyouarereadingitandwhatyouwanttogetfromit.Answeringthequestionswillhelpyouchoosewhatwordsyouneedtoknowandwhatwordsyoucanskiporscan.Thinkwhileyouarereading.Canyougetthemeaningofthetextwithoutlookingupnewwordsinadictionary?Arethereanycluesinthetext?A.textwilloftengiveexamplesthatmayhelpyouunderstandwhatsomeofthewordsmean.Let’stakethefollowingsentenceforexamplE.ManylargeRussiancitiessuchasChelyabinskandIrkutskhavetakenstepstoprotecttheirculturE.ThewordsChelyabinskandIrkutskmaybenewtousbutthesentencetellsusthattheyareexamplesof_______.ThinkafteryoureaD.Doyouunderstandthetext?Whatisthemainideaofthetext?Canyouguessthemeaningofthenewwords?Whichwordsdoyouneedtolookup?Isthetexttooeasyortoohardforyou?Ifyoupracticereadingandthinkinginthiswayyouwillbecomeasmarterreaderandyouwilllearnmorefasterandbetter.Thispassageisprobablytakenfrom_______.A.anewspaperforgeneralreadersB.amagazineforlanguageteachersC.abookforlanguagelearnersD.anadvertisementforanewbookWhichofthefollowingcanbestbeputintheblankinthepassage?A.countriesB.mountainsC.riversD.citiesTheauthorofthepassageadvisesustodoallthefollowingEXCEPT_______.A.weshouldthinkbeforewhileandafterwereadapassageB.we’dbetterlookupeverynewwordinadictionaryC.weshouldlearntoguessthemeaningsofnewwordsD.thecluesinapassageshouldbemadeuseof
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Whenmyparentswerealivetheyweren’twellofffinancially.YettheyhelpedtheirtwoolderdaughterstimeaftertimE.MysisterspaidMomandDadbackpartofthetimebutwhenDaddypassedawayhiscashjournalshoweddebtsduefromseveralofhischildren.Iwasnotamongthem.IseldomborrowedmoneyandwhenIdidatthebeginningIsetarepaymentplanandstucktoit.ItwasamatterofprideformE.WhenyouthinkthatIwasraisedinthesamehouseholdwithmybrothersandsistersandhadthesameparentsitishardtofigureoutwhyIwastheonlyonewhocouldn’tstandtoowethem—oranyone—money.Maybeit’sbecauseIwatchedmyparentsstruggletohelpmyoldersistersoutwhentheywereinfinancialdifficultiesthemselves.Maybeit’sbecauseofthatreasonIwasjusttooproudtodependonanyoneelsE.ThesedaysIamtheoneofthoseotherpeopleturntoforhelpwhentheyneedit.JustasIcan’tstandtooweotherpeopleIcan’tstandtosaynotoanyonewhopresentsacrediblecaseofneeD.SoIamwhatiscalledanenabler.Beinganenablerisaninsidious隐伏的disorder.Itstartssimplyenoughwhenyouhelpsomeonewithanextraordinaryexpensecreatedbyanunusualevent.Thenwhenpeoplefindoutyouwillprovideaidtheyaskyoumoreandmoreandyou—beinganiceperson—justkeepgiving.It’sahardcycletobreakandIpersonallyhavenocluehowtoescapE.I’mnotangry.I’mnotholdingagrudgE.Idon’ttrytotellmychildrenormysistershowtoruntheirlivesbecausetheyaskmeformoney.YetIwouldbesoproudofallofthemiftheyweretomakemoreofanefforttohandlethingsthemselvesperhapsbydoingsomefinancialplanning—likeplanningnottospendmoneytheydon’thave!AndIdon’tseewhytheycan’tdothis.AfterallI’mnotlassoingthemandforcingthemtotakemymoney.I’mjustnotgoodatsayingno.SoIaskyouwhatcanIdowhensomanypeoplearoundmehavenoshameinowingothersmoney?OntheotherhandIamdoingthemagreatdisservicebymykindness.IrememberasachildhowmyfatheralwayssaidthesetwothingsIfatfirstyoudon’tsucceedtrytryagainandIcan’tgetstuckinthefencE.I’lltrytopullitdown.AsanenablerIhavepreventedmychildrenfromlearningtokeeptryinginsteadofturningtomeforhelp.Yestheycouldchangetheirwaysandlearntogetalongontheirownbutwhywouldtheydothat?Whoamonguswouldchoosetobeoutofacarbecausewecan’taffordtofixitwhenMomwillsupplythemoneytogetitfixed?YesIamanenabler;andIamwrongingmychildrenbyenablingthemtobelessthanself-sufficient.IhaveknownthisforalongtimebutIstillcan’tsayno.55.Theauthorwillfeelproudwhen.A.herchildrenmakeprogressatschoolB.shecanhelpherchildrenorhersistersC.shecanpaybackthemoneysheowedD.herchildrenlearntofixacarwithherhelp56.Whycouldn’ttheauthorstandtooweherparents’money?A.ShethoughtitwouldbeembarrassingtoseekhelpfromtheolD.B.Shewantedtoshowshewasmoresuccessfulthanhersisters.C.Shedidn’testablishagoodrelationshipwithherparents.D.Shecouldn’tbearherparents’difficultstateinfinancE.57.Theunderlinedworddisserviceisclosestinmeaningto.A.favorB.harmC.hopeD.encouragement58.Whatpreventsthechildrenfromchangingtheirwaysandgettingalongontheirown?A.Theirmother’skindaction.B.TheirfinancialstatE.C.TheirlackofcreativityandcouragE.D.TheirtraditionalculturE.59.Whatshouldtheauthordowhenothersseekhelpfromher?A.Justrefusethembysayingno.B.Trytotellthemhowtoruntheirlives.C.RemindthemtopaybackhermoneyintimE.D.Tryherbesttoprovidethemwithnecessaryhelp.60.Inwhichcolumnofanewspapercanwefindthispassage?A.FinancE.B.Education.C.CulturE.D.LifE.
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Whenyouthinkaboutmathyouprobablydon’tthinkaboutbreakingthelawsolvingmysteriesorfindingcriminals.ButamathematicianinMarylanddoesandhehascomeupwithmathematicaltoolstohelppolicefindcriminals.Peoplewhosolvecrimeslookforpatternsthatmightreveal揭示theidentityofthecriminal.It’slongbeenbelievedforexamplethatcriminalswillbreakthelawclosertowheretheylivesimplybecauseit’seasiertogetaroundintheirownneighborhooD.Ifpoliceseeapatternofrobberiesinacertainareatheymaylookforasuspectwholivesnearthecrimescenes.Sothefartherawayfromtheareaacrimetakesplacethelesslikelyitisthatthesamecriminaldidit.ButMikeO’LearyamathematicianatTowsonUniversityinMarylandsaysthatthiskindofapproachmaybetoosimplE.Hesaysthatpolicemaygetbettercluestothelocationofacriminal’shomebasebycombiningthesepatternswithacity’slayout布局andhistoricalcrimerecords.Therecordsofpastcrimescontaingeographicalinformationandcanrevealeasytargets—thatisthekindofstoresthatmightbelessdifficulttoroB.BecausethesestoresarealongroadsthelocationsofpastcrimescontaininformationaboutwheremajorstreetsandintersectionsarE.O’Learyiswritinganewcomputerprogramthatwillquicklyprovidethiskindofinformationforagivencity.Hisprogramalsoincludesinformationaboutthepeoplewholiveinthecityandinformationabouthowacriminal’spatternschangewithagE.It’sbeenshownforexamplethattheyoungerthecriminaltheclosertohomethecrimE.OthercomputerprogrammershaveworkedonsimilarsoftwarebutO’Leary’susesmoremath.Themathematicianplanstomakehiscomputerprogramavailablefreeofchargetopolicedepartmentsaroundthecountry.TheprogramisjustonewaytousemathtofightcrimE.O’Learysaysthatcriminology—thestudyofcrimeandcriminals—containsalotofgoodmathproblems.IfeellikeI’minagoldmineandI’mtheonlyonewhoknowswhatgoldlookslikehesays.It’salotoffun.61.Tofindcriminalspoliceusually_________.A.checkwhoareonthecrimesceneB.seekhelpfromlocalpeopleC.dependonnewmathematicaltoolsD.focusonwherecrimestakeplace62.O’Learyiswritingacomputerprogramthat_________.A.usesmathtoincreasethespeedofcalculationB.tellstheidentityofacriminalinacertainareaC.providesthecrimerecordsofagivencityD.showschangesincriminals’patterns63.ByI’mtheonlyonewhoknowswhatgoldlookslikeO’Learymeansthathe_________.A.isbetteratfindinggoldthanothersB.istheonlyonewhousesmathtomakemoneyC.knowsbesthowtousemathtohelpsolvecrimesD.hasmoreknowledgeofgoldthanothermathematicians64.WhatdoyouknowaboutO’Learyaccordingtothepassage?A.Heisamanfullofimpracticalimagination.B.Heisamanfullofself-confidencE.C.Heisamanwhoistalkativebutlazy.D.Heisamanwhodoesn’tlikemathematics.65.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Mathcouldhelppolicefindcriminals.B.Criminalslivenearwherecrimesoccur.C.CrimerecordscouldbeusedtofightcrimE.D.Computersoftwareworksinpreventingcrimes.
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Whatcomesintoyourmindwhenyouthinkaboutrobots?Doyouimaginearmiesofevilmetalmonstersplanningtotakeovertheworld?Orperhapsofmechanicalmenwhohavebeencreatedasguardsorsoldiersbyamadgenius?Ormaybeyouthinkofman-likerobotswhoactthinkandlooklikehumanbeings.InfactrobotslikethesehavemoretodowithsciencefictionfilmsthanwithreallifE.IntherealworldrobotsaremachinesthatdojobswhichotherwisehavetobedonebypeoplE.Robotseitheroperatebythemselvesorunderthecontrolofaperson.Inacarfactoryforexamplerobotmachinerycanputtogetherandpaintcarbodies.Ontheseabedremotecontrolled遥控underwatermachineswithmechanicalarmscanperformtaskstoodifficultfordivers.Robotspacecraftcanexplorethesolarsystemandsendbackinformationaboutplanetsandstars.Manyrobotshavecomputerbrains.Somerobotsarefittedwithcamerassensorsandmicrophoneswhichenablethemtoseetofeelandtohear.Andsomerobotscanevenproduceelectronicspeech.Allthisdoesnotmeanthatarobotcanthinkandbehavelikeahumanbeing.Presentdayrobotshavetobeprogrammedwithagooddealofinformationbeforetheycancarryoutevensimpletasks.44.Robotsinreallife________.A.canbehavelikehumanbeingsB.havetheabilitytocontroltheworldC.canthinkbythemselvesD.canhelpuswithalotofwork45.Accordingtothisarticlewhichofthefollowingisnottrueaboutrobotsintherealworld?A.Somerobotsareascreativeasartists.B.Somerobotscanhelpmanufacturecars.C.Somerobotscanseeandhear.D.SomerobotscanexploreouterspacE.46.Robotscanperformmanytasksformanbecause________.A.theyhaveintelligenceB.theyaresuppliedwithcomputerprogramsC.theycanimitatehumanbeingsD.theyhavetheabilitytolearnnewthings47.Therobotsinsciencefictionfilmsandthoseinreallifediffermainlyin________.A.mentalityB.appearanceC.materialD.size
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HowtoprotectchildrenWebfansfromunsuitablematerialon-linewhileencouragingthemtousetheInternethaslongbeendiscussedintheU.S.ForsomeparentstheInternetcanseemlikeajunglefilledwithdangerfortheirchildren.Butjunglescontainwondersaswellasdangersandwithgoodguidessomeeducationandafewprecautions预防措施thewildsoftheInternetcanbesafelynavigated航行.Kidshavetobeon-linE.Ifwetellourkidstheycan’thaveaccess机会totheInternetwe’recuttingthemofffromtheirfuturesaidanexpert.Mostkidshavestartedtousesearchengines.ManyofthemaregreatforfindingtonsofinterestingInternetsitesandtheycanalsolocateplaceswhereyoumightnotwantyourkidstogo.Therearesearchenginesdesignedjustforkids.A.certainsoftwarecontainsonlysitesthathavebeenselectedassafE.Themostpopularwaytolimitaccesswouldbetousewhatisknownasacontentscreener过滤器.Butthiscan’tbewhollyreliable可靠andthebestthingparentscandoistotalktotheirkidsandletthemknowwhatisOKornotOKtoseeordoontheInternet.Anotherwayisthatmumordadisnearbywhenthechildissurfing浏览theInternet.A.fewothertips●Don’tputthePCinachild’sroombutkeepitinanareawheremumordadcankeepaneyeonthings.ThatalsomakestheInternetmoreofafamilyactivity.●Askyourchildwhatheorshehasbeendoingandaboutanyfriendstheymakeon-linE.●Tellyourchildnottogiveon-linestrangerspersonalinformationespeciallylikeaddressandphonenumber.●Andtellyourchildrennevertotalktoanyonetheymeeton-lineoverthephonesendthemanythingacceptanythingfromthemoragreetomeetwiththemunlessyougoalong.Thepassageismainlyaboutthesubjectof_______.A.Americanchildrengoingon-lineB.InternetinAmericaC.appreciatingInternetD.opposingchildren’son-lineThebestwaytoprotectchildrenfromimpropermaterialis_______.A.toinstall安装acontentscreeneronthecomputerB.tobuysomesearchenginesforthechildrenC.tobenearbywhentheyaresurfingtheInternetD.totalktothechildrenandpersuadethemtotellrightfromwrongWhichofthefollowingisrightaccordingtothepassage?A.SurfingtheInternetisthebestmethodofeducatingchildren.B.Children’snothavingaccesstoInternetmayhaveeffectontheirprogress.C.UsingacontentscreenerismostreliableforkeepingchildrenhavingaccesstoInternet.D.Searchingenginescanhelpchildrentoselectmaterialsfitforthem.Accordingtothepassagewecaninferthat_______.A.softwaresfitforchildrenwantprogrammingB.achildwhoison-lineisindangerC.InternetisajunglefullofdangerD.Internetcontainsalotofharmfulsites
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IV.阅读理解共17小题每小题2分满分34分Likecatsgeckos壁虎alwayslandontheirfeet.Iftheyhappentofallfromawallorleafthey’vebeenclimbingaquickmoveofthetailmakessurethattheyalwayslandontheirfeetfirstanewstudyfinds.Geckosaretrulybuiltforclimbing:theirfeethavehairytoesthatcanfixthemselvestoawallorothervertical竖直的surfaces.Howevergeckos’feetcan’talwayskeepholdandtheymayfalltothegrounD.Whengeckosfallorjumpoffawalltheyalwayslandstomach-sidedown.Geckos’longtailsbecomenecessaryduringtheirfallsthenewstudyshows.Researchersdidanexperiment.Theyplacedgeckosup-side-downontheundersideofaleaf.Whentheylosttheirfootholdandfellthegeckospitched倾斜theirtailsforbalancE.Theythenrotated旋转theirtailstomaketheirbodiesrotatE.Assoonastheywereright-sideuptheystoppedrotating.Onaverageitonlytookthegeckosaboutatenthofasecondtorightthemselvessothattheywouldlandontheirfeet.Catsuseadifferentwaytolandontheirfeetafterafall.Astheirtailsdon’thavethepowerlikegeckos’tailscatscan’tusethemtorightthemselves.Insteadtheytwisttheirbodiesaroundmid-air.Engineersaretryingtobuildarobotthatimitatesthegeckos’climbingability.A.tailwillbefixedtotherobottoallowittokeepbalancE.54.Whatdoweknowaboutgeckos?A.Theirtoesmakeitpossibleforthemtowalkonwalls.B.Theirtailscanfixthemtoawallorotherverticalsurfaces.C.Theyoftenlandontheirbackswhentheyjumpoffwalls.D.Ittakesthemasecondtorightthemselvesinmid-air.55.Howdocatsavoidtheirinjuryduringafall?A.Bytwistingtheirbodies.B.ByfixingtheirtoestothegrounD.C.Byusingtheirtailstorightthemselves.D.Bylandingupside-down.56.Geckos’specialabilitieshavegivenengineerssomenewideasto_________.A.allowrobotstoclimbverticalsurfacesB.reproducegeckoslikerobotsC.inventrobotsthatcanrotateonthegroundD.inventrobotsthatcanbalancethemselvesusingtheirtails57.Whatisthetextmainlytalkingabout?A.Theinterestinglivinghabitsofgeckos.B.Thedifferencesbetweencatsandgeckos.C.Whygeckosalwayslandontheirfeet.D.Howgeckosclimbupverticalwalls.
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阅读表达共5小题每小题3分满分15分阅读下面的短文请根据短文后的要求答题请注意问题后的字数要求AsAmericanfriendofminewhowashighupinabigcorporationhadworkedoutawayofheadingagoodofe-mailsbeforemostofusbadevenheardoftheconcept.Ifanyinformationhewassentwasvitalenoughhisbackofresponsewouldensurethesenderranghimupifthesenderwasn’timportantenoughtohavehisprivatenumbersthecommunicationcouldn’tbethatimportantmyfriendisnowevenmoreseniorinthesamecompanysothestrategymustwork.Almosteveryweeknowthereseemstobeareportsuggestingthatweareallbeingdrivencrazybythebotherofe-mail.Hethisisthecaseit’sonlybecausewehaven’tdevelopedanappropriateindealingwithit.________Firstly.Youjunknothingwithanexclamationmarkonastringofcapitallettersorfrommyaddressyoudon’trecognizeonfeelconfidentabout.Secondlye-maildon’tandhavetobeanswereD.Becausee-mailissoeasythere’satendencyforcorrespondencetocarryonforeverbutitispermissibletostopanendlessdiscussionortoacceptapointofinformationsentbyacolleaguewithoutacknowledgingit.Thirdlyareplye-mailthoughtshavetobethesamelengthastheoriginal.Weallhavee-mailpalswhosendlongchattye-mailswhicharenicetoreceivebutwhothenexpectanequallylongreply.Thechartofe-mailcanconsistinthesimpleincompletesentencetotallyregardlessoftheofthebreadofthelettermeatbypost.Youareperfectlywithintheboundsofpolitenessinrespondingtoamarathone-mailwithabetterreply.Whichsentenceinthepassagetotheclosestinmeaningtothefollowingone?Thepossibleexistenceofannoyanceresultsfromourinabilitytosortoute-mails.FillintheblankinParagraph3withapropersentencE.within10wordsWhatadvicesigiveninthelastparagraph?within10wordsForwhatpurposedoestheauthormentionhisAmericanfriendinParagraph1?within10wordsFranslatetheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphintoChinesE.
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Youngeradultswhogeteitherlittlesleeporalotofitmayseeagreaterexpansionintheirwaistlines腰围overtimeastudypublishedsuggests.ResearchersfoundthatamongblackandHispanicadultsyoungerthan40thosewhotypicallysleptforfivehoursorlesseachnighthadagreateraccumulationofbellyfatoverthenextfiveyearsversus相比于thosewhoaveragedsixorsevenhours.Thosewhoslepteighthoursormoreinbedeachnightalsoshowedabiggerfatgain-butitwaslessobviousthanthatseeninshortsleepers.ThestudyreportedintheJournalSleepdoesnotprovethattoolittleortoomuchsleepdirectlyleadstoexcessfatgain.Butthefindingssupportandextendthoseofotherstudieslinkingsleepduration-particularlyalackofsleep-toweightgainandeventohigherrisksofdiabetes糖尿病andheartdiseasE.Amongparticipantsyoungerthan40thestudyfoundthosewhosaidtheysleptforfivehoursorlesseachnightgainedmorebellyfatthanthosewhoaveragedsixorsevenhoursofsleep.Onaverageshortsleepersshoweda32percentgaininvisceral内脏的fatversusa13percentgainamongthosewhosleptsixorsevenhourspernightanda22percentincreaseamongmenandwomenwhogotatleasteighthoursofsleepeachnight.A.similarpatternwasseenwithsuperficialabdominal腹部fat.ThefindingsaccordingtoleadresearcherDr.KristenG.Hairstonsupportthebeliefthatsleephabitsaffectweightandhealthingeneral.Sleepisanimportantpartofyouroverallhealth-notjustinwhetheryou'retiredduringthedayshesaiD.Theremaybeindirecteffects;peoplewhogettoolittlesleepmaybetootiredduringthedaytoexercisewhilethosewhospendalotoftimeinbedmayspendlesstimebeingactiverelativetopeoplewhosleepfewerhours.Researchalsosuggeststhatsleeplossalterspeople'slevelsofappetite-regulatinghormones荷尔蒙-whichcouldintheorycausethemtoovereat.Depressionwhichoftenaffectspeople'ssleepandhasbeenlinkedtoweightgaincouldalsobeafactorHairstonnoteD.Whomayhavethehigherriskofbeingfatoverthenextfiveyears?A.JackaHispanicmanaged35sleepsfor3hourseverynight.B.Candyablackwomanaged41sleepsforabout5hourseverynight.C.BobanAmericanaged50sleepsformorethan12hourseveryday.D.JohnastudentinAfricasleepsformorethan6hourseveryweek.WhatdoesthestudyreportedintheJournalSleepfind?A.Toolittleortoomuchsleepdirectlygivesrisetothefatgain.B.Peoplearesubjecttoheartdiseaseduetothelackofsleep.C.Itisadmittedthatsleepplaysanimportantpartinourhealth.D.Researchersfindalongersleeptimeisbetterforourhealth.WhatdoestheleadresearcherDr.KristenG.Hairstonagreewith?A.PeopleshoulddosomeexerciseintheirdailylifE.B.Thereisacloselinkbetweensleephabitsandhealth.C.Morenutritionisgreatlyneededwhenwelacksleep.D.MoreandmorepeopletendtosleeplessthanbeforE.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Youngeradultsgettinglittleormuchsleepmaybecomefat.B.Wearesupposedtodoexerciseasmuchaspossibletokeepfit.C.Weshouldkeepagoodsleephabittoimproveourhealth.D.Wehavetosparenoeffortstodrivedepressionaway.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.SleepHabitsLinkedtoFatGaininYoungerAdults.B.DoingExerciseIstheBestWaytoKeepFit.C.OurWaistlinesCanBeDrivenAwayRightNow.D.DiabetesNoLongerbotherallofYoungPeoplE.
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ROME:ThelegendofLeonardodaVinciiscoveredinmystery:Howdidhedie?AretheremainsburiedinaFrenchcastlereallythoseofthemaster?WastheMonaLisaaself-portraitindisguise伪装?A.groupofItalianscientistsbelievethekeytosolvingthosepuzzleslieswiththeremainsandtheysaytheyareseekingpermissiontodigupthebodytoconductcarbonandDNAtesting.Iftheskullisundamagedthescientistscangototheheartofaquestionthathasfascinatedscholarsandthepublicforcenturies:theidentityoftheMonaLisA.RecreatingavirtualandthenphysicalreconstructionofLeonardo'sfacetheycancompareitwiththesmilingfaceinthepainting.Wedon'tknowwhatwe'llfindifthetombisopeneD.WecouldevenjustfindgrainsanddustsaysGiorgioGruppioniananthropologistwhoisparticipatingintheproject.Butiftheremainsarewellkepttheyareabiologicalrecordofeventsinaperson'slifeandsometimesintheirdeath.SilvanoVincetitheleaderofthegroupsaidthatheplanstopresshiscasewiththeFrenchofficialsinchargeofthesaidburialsiteatAmboiseCastleearlynextweek.LeonardomovedtoFranceattheinvitationofKingFrancisIwhonamedhimfirstpaintertotheking.Hespentthelastthreeyearsofhislifethereanddiedin1519atage67.Theartist'soriginalburialplacethepalacechurchofSaintFlorentinewasdestroyedduringtheFrenchRevolutionandremainsthatarebelievedtobehiswereeventuallyreburiedintheSaint-HubertChapelnearthecastlE.TheAmboisetombisasymbolictomb;it'sabigquestionmarksaidAlessandroVezzosithedirectorofamuseumdedicatedtoLeonardoinhishometownofVinci.Vezzosisaidthatinvestigatingthetombcouldhelpidentifytheartist'sboneswithcertaintyandsolveotherquestionssuchasthecauseofhisdeath.Hesaidheaskedtoopenthetombin2004tostudytheremainsbuttheAmboiseCastleturnedhimdown.Thegroupof100expertsinvolvedintheprojectcalledtheNationalCommitteeforHistoricalandArtisticHeritagewascreatedin2003withtheaimofsolvingthegreatmysteriesofthepastsaidVincetiwhohaswrittenbooksonartandliteraturE.Arguablytheworld'smostfamouspaintingtheMonaLisahangsintheLouvreinPariswhereitdrewsome8.5millionvisitorslastyear.Mysteryhassurroundedtheidentityofthepainting'ssubjectforcenturieswithopinionsrangingfromthewifeofaFlorentinemerchanttoLeonardo'sownmother.ThatLeonardointendedtheMonaLisaasaself-portraitindisguiseisapossibilitythathasinterestedanddividedscholars.Theorieshaveexisted:SomethinkthatLeonardo'stastefortricksandriddlesmighthaveledhimtohidehisownidentitybehindthatpuzzlingsmile;othershaveguessedthatthepaintinghidanandrogynouslover.IfgrantedaccesstothegravesitetheItalianexpertsplantouseatinycameraandradartoconfirmthepresenceofbones.Thescientistswouldthenexhume挖掘theremainsandattempttodatetheboneswithcarbontesting.AttheheartoftheproposedstudyistheefforttodiscoverwhethertheremainsareactuallyLeonardo'sincludingwithDNAtesting.VezzosiquestionstheDNAcomparisonsayingheisunawareofanydirectdescendants后代ofLeonardooroftombsthatcouldbeattributedwithcertaintytotheartist'scloserelatives.GruppionisaidthatDNAfromthebonescouldalsoeventuallybecomparedtoDNAfoundelsewherE.ForexampleLeonardoisthoughttohaverubbedcolorsonthecanvaswithhisthumbpossiblyusingsaliva唾液meaningDNAmightbefoundonhispaintings.EvenintheabsenceofDNAtestingothertestscouldprovideusefulinformationincludingwhetherthebonesbelongedtoamanorawomanandwhetherthepersondiedyoungorolD.EvenwithinthecommitteeexpertsaredividedovertheidentityoftheMonaLisA.Vincetibelievesthatatraditionofconsideringtheself-portraittobenotjustafaithfulimitationofone'sfeaturesbutarepresentationofone'sspiritualidentitymayhaveresonated共鸣withLeonardo.VezzosithemuseumdirectordismissedasbaselessandsenselesstheideathattheMonaLisacouldbeaself-portraitofLeonardo.Hesaidmostresearchersbelievethewomanmayhavebeeneitherawifeoftheartist'ssponsortheFlorentinenoblemanGiulianodeMediciorLisaGherardinithewifeofarichsilkmerchantFrancescodelGiocondo.ThetraditionalviewisthatthenameMonaLisacomesfromthesilkmerchant'swifeaswellasitsItalianname:LaGiocondA.Whereisthispassagemostprobablytakenfrom?A.A.magazinE.B.A.newspaper.C.A.textbook.D.A.researchreport.Whydoestheauthoraskacoupleofquestionsinthebeginning?A.Toarousetheinterestofreaders.B.TopuzzleItalianscientists.C.Toanswerthequestionshimself.D.TomakefunofFrenchofficials.Thebesttitleofthisstorymightbe_____.A.WhatIsthePurposeofanInvestigation?B.HowDidLeonardodaVinciDieinFrance?C.AretheRemainsReallyThoseoftheMaster?D.DidLeonardoPaintHimselfas'MonaLisa'?ThesentenceheplanstopresshiscasewiththeFrenchofficialsunderlinedinParagraph4suggeststhatVincetiintendsto_____.A.presstheFrenchofficialstoparticipateintheirprojectB.urgetheFrenchofficialstoopenthetombearlynextweekC.persuadetheFrenchofficialstoallowopeningthetombD.recordeventsinaperson’slifewiththeFrenchofficialsWhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ScholarshavethesameopiniononDNAtesting.B.ScientistsdoubtiftheremainsarethoseofdaVinci.C.TheidentityofMonaLisahasalreadybeenproveD.D.AlessandroVezzosigotpermissiontoopenthetomB.Wecaninferfromthelasttwoparagraphsthat_____?A.MonaLisaisthenameofthewifeofasilkmerchantB.theMonaLisaisaself-portraitofLeonardodaVinciC.expertsdividedthecommitteeintoseveralgroupsD.opinionsdifferoftheidentityo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Areyouaproblemshopper?TheanswerisYesifyouorsomeoneelsethinksthatyousometimesgetcarriedawaywithshopping.Inotherwordsdoyouordoessomeoneelsethinkyouareoccupiedinextremeshopping?Ifpeoplehaveregretslaterabouttheirshoppingorhaveanout-of-controlfeelingaboutthequantitiesofwhattheybuyortheamountofcredittheyusetheymaybeconsideredtobeproblemshoppers.Extremeshoppingcanleadtoamoreseriousproblem–addictiveshopping.Addictiveshoppersfeeldrivenbythedesiretoshopandspendmoney.Theyexperiencegreattensionwhichdrivesthemtoshopandspendmoneyandtheyfeelarushduringthetimetheyareoccupiedwiththeshoppingactivity.Extremeoraddictiveshoppingmayresultfromlong-timeunpleasantfeelingsofwhichanxietypainandshamearecommonones.Whenwefeelbadinsideweoftendosomethingtomakeourselvesfeelbetter.Inthiscaseweoftengoshopping.A.fewpeopleshoptorelievetheirboredomoremptiness.Forsomepeoplethemotivationisadesireforstatuspowerbeautyorsuccess.Somelovetoshopasitmakesthemfeelvaluedintheeyesoftheshopassistants.OthersshopsimplybecauseitmakesthemforgetatleasttemporarilytensionfearorunhappinessintheirlifE.Besidesshoppingmallsaredesignedtoencouragecontinualshopping.Forinstancetherearesomemallswhereyoucan’tseeclocksdisplayingthetimebecausetheydon’twantyoutobecometooawareofthetimeyouspendtherE.What’smorefoodcourtscoffeeshopsandrestroomsareprovidedsoyoudon’thavetoleavethemallbecauseofyourphysicalneeds.Thereforeonceyoubecomeawareofhowmarketforcesworkyouwillcertainlycometocontrolyourshoppingbehavior.Forexamplehowmuchtimeyouwillspendandwhatareasyouwillvisitcanbedecidedbeforeyouenterthemall.KeepawrittenaccountofwhatitemsyouwillbuyandhowmuchmoneyyouwillspenD.Makeaplanforwhatyouaregoingtobuybeforeyoufeeltheurgetoshopandthensticktoit.Thatisvitalforgainingself-control.55.Whichofthefollowingpeoplemaynotbeproblemshoppers?A.ThosewhocannotcontroltheamountofcredittheyusE.B.Thosewhojustwalkaroundtheshoppingmalls.C.Thosewhoareoccupiedintoomuchshopping.D.Thosewhofeelsorryfortheirshopping.56.Accordingtothepassagewhatmaynotresultinaddictiveshopping?A.Theawarenessofhowmarketforceswork.B.Thedesireforstatuspowerbeautyorsuccess.C.Boredomemptinesstensionfearorunhappinessinpeople’slifE.D.Long-timebadfeelingsofanxietypainandshamE.57.Howcanwecontrolourshoppingbehavioraccordingtothepassage?A.Nevergoingtotheshoppingmallsbecausetherearemanytricks.B.Applyingforacreditcardbeforewegoshopping.C.MakingtheshoppingtimeasshortaspossiblE.D.Makingashoppinglistbeforewegoshopping.58.Theauthorwritesthispassageto_______________..A.informtheshoppingmallshowtoattractmoreshoppersB.scoldtheproblemshoppersC.providesolutionsfortheproblemshoppers.D.tellashoppingstory
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- Itdoesn'tmatterwhenorhowmuchapersonsleepsbuteveryoneneedssomeresttostayalivE.That'swhatalldoctorsthoughtuntiltheyheardaboutAlHerpin.AlHerpinitwassaidneverslept.Hewas90yearsoldwhendoctorscametohishomeinNewJersey.TheyexpectedtofindoutthatheneededsleepofsomekinD.ButtheyweresurpriseD.ThoughtheywatchedhimeveryhourofthedaytheyneversawHerpinsleeping.HedidnotevenownabeD.HeneverneededonE.TheclosestthatHerpincametorestingwastositinarockingchair摇椅andreadsomenewspapers.Thedoctorswerepuzzledbythisstrangecontinuoussleeplessness.Herpinofferedtheonlyprobableexplanationofhiscondition.Herememberedsometalkabouthismotherhavingbeeninjuredseveraldaysbeforehewasborn.Thepointofthisstoryisthat_______.A.Weneedn'tfeelsurprisedtofindsomeonewhodoesn'tsleepB.onepersonwasfoundwhoactuallydidn'tneedanysleepC.everyoneneedssomeresttostayaliveD.notsleepingmayhelponetolivelongerAfterwatchinghimcloselythedoctorsbelievedthatAlHerpin_______.A.neededsomekindofsleepB.sleptwhileonewaswatchingC.needednosleepatallD.nearlysleptinarockingchairOnesuggestedexplanationofHerpin'ssleeplessnesswas_______.A.hisoldageB.hisnothavingabedC.hismagnificentphysicalconditionD.hismother'sinjurywhilecarryinghimThewriterofthestoryobviouslythinksthatAlHerpin'ssleeplessness___.A.couldbecuredB.couldbeexplainedC.washealthfulD.wasuncommon
- Publictransportationisagreatmethodofdecreasing减少pollutionandtrafficwithinanurbansetting.Howeveraswithanypublicsettingitisimportanttotakesafetymeasurestoavoidanyunpleasantsituations.Tipsforstayingsafeonthebustrainorsubway:Reportanyunusualactivities.Reportanybrokenormissingequipment.Reportanystrangenoisesorsmells.Ifyouseeanunattended无人看管的packagedonottouchitandimmediatelyreportittothenearestemployeE.Avoidtouchingyoureyesnoseormouth.Thiswilldecreaseyourchanceofgettingsickorspreadinggerms细菌.Whileonpublictransportationthemostimportantsafetymeasuretotakeissimplypayingattentiontoyoursurroundings.Bytakingthesestepsyoucanhaveabetterandmoreenjoyableexperiencewhileusingthepublicbustrainorsubway.Safetymeasuresandregulations规章制度Sometimesstoriesoftragicpublictransportationarereleased发布throughthemedia媒体.Whenthishappensitisnaturaltoquestionthesafetyofusingpublictransportation.WhenthedrivingitselfisoutofyourcontrolitisimportanttoknowwhatmeasuresandregulationsareputintoplacetokeepyousafE.Oneofthegreatestconcernsforpublictransportationsafetyisthelackofsafetybelts.Whileaccidentsinvolvingbusesortrainsisnotcommonwhentheydooccurtheyarehighlydangerousduetothelackofsafetybelts.Passengersarelikelytobeinjuredsimplyfrombeinghitbyanotherpassenger.GooddriversmakesafepassengersWithhundredsofthousandsofpublicbuspassengerseverydayitisimportantthatthedriversofthesevehicles车辆aretrainedandexperiencedenoughtomanagethedangeroussituationsthatcanhappenontheroaD.BusandtraindriversmustmeetthestandardssetbytheirstatE.1.Oneadvantageofpublictransportationisthat__________________________.A.it’scheaperB.itsavesmoretimeC.ithasmoresafetymeasuresD.ithelpsprotecttheenvironment2.Tokeepsafeonpublictransportationyouareadvisedto_____________.A.repairanybrokenequipmentifnecessaryB.coveryournosewithyourhandtokeepgermsawayC.payattentiontoanyunusualactivitiesandreportthemintimeD.takethepackagewhichnobodytakescareoftotheemployee3.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat___________________________.A.fewreportsareaboutpublictransportationaccidentsB.passengersseldomgethurtinpublictransportationaccidentsC.safetybeltsareuselessforpassengersonpublictransportationD.itisimportanttoknowsomesafetymeasuresforpublictransportation4.Whatisimportanttomakeagoodpublictransportationdrivers?A.SkillsathandlingtrafficaccidentsB.Higherstandardsandshorterworkinghours.C.Politeserviceandcleanworkingenvironment.D.PropertrainingandrichdrivingexperiencE.
- TherearemanywaystofindajoB.LocalstoresoftenhaveareaswherepeoplecanputsmallsignstellingwhatkindofservicetheyneedorcanprovidE.Suchservicesincludecaringforchildrenorcleaninghouses.Orjobsearcherscanlookinthenewspaper.Localnewspapershaveemploymentannouncementsplacedbycompaniesseekingworkers.AnotherpopulartoolforfindingjobsistheInternet.ForexamplepeopleinfourhundredandfiftycitiesaroundtheworldcanusetheCraigslistWebsitetobuyobjectsmeetpeopleorfindajoB.Craigslistsaysthatitreceivestwomillionnewjoblistingseachmonth.Anotherusefulwaytofindajobisthroughacollegeoruniversity.ForexamplestudentsattheUniversityofTexascangototheCareerExplorationCentertogethelpinfindingajoB.Ofcourselookingforajobrequiresknowingwhatkindofworkyouwanttodo.ForexamplethereisabookcalledWhatColorisYourParachute降落伞?byRichardBolles.Thisbookhasbeenhelpingpeoplechooseacareer职业sinceitwasfirstpublishedinnineteenseventy.Someexpertsalsohelppeoplefindjobs.SusanW.MillerownsacompanycalledCaliforniaCareerServicesinLosAngeles.Shesayshercompanyhelpspeoplefindjobsbyfirsthelpingthemunderstandtheiradvantagesgoalsandinterests.ThensheprovidesthemwithmethodsandresourcestohelpthemfindtherightjoB.61.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.FindingajoB.B.Collegestudents’part-timejobs.C.CraigslistWebsitE.D.Therelationbetweenstudyandwork.62.ByloggingontheCraigslistWebsiteyoucan______.A.sellyouroldthingsB.dosomeshoppingonlineC.createyourownannouncementboardD.getusefulinformationabout450cities63.WhatColorisYourParachute?isabookwhichgivestipstothosewhowantto_____.A.workontheairplaneB.buyaparachuteC.publishabookD.findasuitablejob64.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat______.A.companiesoftenputjobinformationinlocalshopsB.theInternetisthemostpopulartoolforjobhuntersintheUSAC.SusanW.Miller’scompanyishelpingpeoplechoosecareersD.CaliforniaCareerServicesmainlyservesuniversitystudents65.Howmanywaysoffindingajobarementionedinthepassage?A.ThreE.B.Four.C.FivE.D.Six.
- Thereisapopularbeliefamongparentsthatschoolsarenolongerinterestedinspelling.NoschoolIhavetaughtinhasignoredspellingorconsidereditunimportantasabasicskill.Therearehowevervastlydifferentideasabouthowtoteachitorhowmuchpriority优先itmustbegivenovergenerallanguagedevelopmentandwritingability.Theproblemishowtoencourageachildtoexpresshimselffreelyandconfidentlyinwritingwithoutholdinghimbackwiththecomplexitiesofspelling.Ifspellingbecomestheonlyfocalpointofhisteacher’sinterestclearlyabrightchildwillbelikelytoplaysafe.HewilltendtowriteonlywordswithinhisspellingrangechoosingtoavoidadventurouslanguagE.That’swhyteachersoftenencouragetheearlyuseofdictionariesandpayattentiontocontentratherthantechnicalability.Iwasonceshockedtoreadonthebottomofasensitivepieceofwritingaboutpersonalexperience:Thisworkisterrible!Therearefartoomanyspellingerrorsandyourwritingisillegible难以辨认.Itmayhavebeenasharpcriticismofthepupil’stechnicalabilitiesinwritingbutitwasalsoasadreflectionontheteacherwhohadomittedtoreadtheessaywhichcontainedsomebeautifulexpressionsofthechild’sdeepfeelings.Theteacherwasnotwrongtodrawattentiontotheerrorsbutifhisprioritieshadcentredonthechild’sideasanexpressionofhisdisappointmentwiththepresentationwouldhavegiventhepupilmoremotivationtoseekimprovement.46.Whatistheproblemwithstudents’writing?Howtowritefreely.WhattowritE.Howtowritefreelywithrightspelling.Howtowritefreelywithhisownwords.47.Whydoteachersencourageearlyuseofdictionaries?Studentswillexpressthemselvesconfidently.Teacherswillnotworryaboutsomanyspellingerrors.Students’writingwillbegoodbothincontentandintechnicalability.Teacherswillbeproudoftheircleverstudents.48.Theauthorseemstothinkthat______.spellingisunimportantinschool.teachershavethesameviewaboutteachingspelling.teachersshouldpaymuchattentiontothestudent’stechnicalability.thestudent’sideaisthemostimportantinhiswriting.49.Inparagraph3theattitudeoftheauthoris________.A.suspiciousB.indifferentC.subjectiveD.objective50.Themainideaofthepassageis_______.theimportanceofstudents’writingtheimportanceofteachers’attitudeshowtodealwiththespellingerrorshowtodealwithtechnicalabilityandcontent
- Oneimportantattractionofwalkingisitslong-lastingappeal.WhereasjoggingandaerobicdancingcanpallquicklywalkingprovidesapopularactivitythatseemstoendurE.Fitnessfoundationsestimatethat35millionadultAmericanswalkforexerciseeverydaywithatleast15millionwalkingtwoorthreetimesaweek.Amongthemostregularwalkersarethose65yearsandolder—evidencethatwalkingisanexercisethatlasts.InadditiontoitsmanyphysicalbenefitswalkinglikeotherphysicalactivitieshasacomfortingeffectonthepsychE.WalkingcanhelpyoutothinkmoreclearlyandfeelmorerelaxeD.Italsocanbeasociableactivity.Anearlymorningwalkaroundtheneighborhoodprovidesanopportunitytochatwithfriendsorsimplyadmiretheflowers.Orbecauseitdoesnotrequireateamorevenapartnerwalkingissomethingyoucandoonyourowntimebyyourselfwheneverthemoodstrikes.Easilyaffordableallyouneedtostartwalkingisenthusiasmandapairofcomfortableandsturdylow-heeledshoes.Dr.ChristineL.WellsrecommendsanOxford-styleshoewithtiesforbetterfootsupport;shedoesnotrecommendsneakersorothercheapies.Ifyouplantowalkregularlyyoumightwanttoinvestinapairofso-calledwalkingshoes.Ifsoexpecttospendatleast$35.Forwalkingduringthehottermonthsearlymorningoreveninghoursarebest.Clothesshouldfitlooselyandbelightweightandlight-coloreD.ElderlywalkersshouldconsiderwearinglongsleevesandallArizonansneedtobeparticularlyconcernedaboutskincancer.Dr.Wellssuggestswearingsunscreenaswellasaside-brimmedhattoprotectyoureyesearsnoseandbackoftheneck.Walkersalsoshoulddrinkanadequateamountofwater.Wellsadvisesdrinkingan8-ounceglassofwaterbeforeyoustartoutandmorewhenyoureturn.IfyouwalkfourmilesormoreadayinArizonaIalsorecommendthatyoucarryawaterbottleshesays.Andwaterisjustfine;youdon’tneedthosefluid-replacementorelectrolytedrinks.Theunderlinedwordpallmostprobablymeans________.A.interestpeopleB.beeasilylearntC.becomeboringD.becomepopularWhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasabenefitofwalking?A.Itimprovesone’sappetitE.B.It’saninexpensiveexerciseC.IthelpstocomforttheminD.D.itcanbeanindividualorsocialactivityForregularwalkingwhatyouneedmostis_______.A.enduranceB.enthusiasmC.strengthD.relaxationWemayinferfromthepassagethat_______.peopleinArizonaareeasilyexposedtostrongsunlight.walkingismostsuitableforthose65yearsandolderwaterisbetterthananyotherdrinksforwalkersjogginganddancingdon’thaveanypositiveeffectontheminD.Whichwordbestdescribestheauthor’sattitudetowardwalking?A.positiveB.playfulC.doubtfulD.cautious谨慎
- Ibeganworkinginjournalism新闻工作whenIwaseight.Itwasmymother’sideA.ShewantedmetomakesomethingofmyselfanddecidedIhadbetterstartyoungifIwastohaveanychanceofkeepingupwiththecompetition.WithmyloadofmagazinesIheadedtowardBellevilleAvenuE.ThecrowdsweretherE.ThereweretwogasstationsonthecornerofBellevilleandUnion.ForseveralhoursImademyselfhighlyvisiblemakingsureeveryonecouldseemeandtheheavyblacklettersonthebagthatsaidTHESATURDAYEVENINGPOST.WhenitwassuppertimeIwalkedbackhomE.Howmanydidyousellmyboy?mymotheraskeD.NonE.Wheredidyougo?ThecornerofBellevilleandUnionAvenues.Whatdidyoudo?StoodonthecornerwaitingforsomebodytobuyaSaturdayEveningPost.Youjuststoodthere?Didn’tsellasingleonE.MyGodRussell!UncleAllenputinWellI’vedecidedtotakethePost.Ihandedhimacopyandhepaidmeanickel五分镍币.ItwasthefirstnickelIearneD.Afterwardsmymothertaughtmehowtobeasalesman.Iwouldhavetoringdoorbellsaddressadultswithself-confidence自信andpersuadethembysayingthatnoonenomatterhowpoorcouldaffordtobewithouttheSaturdayEveningPostinthehomE.OnedayItoldmymotherI’dchangedmyminD.Ididn’twanttomakeasuccessinthemagazinebusiness.Ifyouthinkyoucanchangeyourmindlikethissherepliedyou’llbecomeagood-for-nothing.SheinsistedthatassoonasschoolwasoverIshouldstartringingdoorbellssellingmagazines.WheneverIsaidnoshewouldscoldmE.MymotherandIhadfoughtthisbattlealmostaslongasIcouldremember.Mymotherdissatisfiedwithmyfather’splainworkman’slifedeterminedthatIwouldnotgrowuplikehimandhispeoplE.Butneverdidsheexpectthatfortyyearslatersuchasuccessfuljournalistasmewouldgobacktoherhusband’speoplefortruelifeandlovE.Whydidtheboystarthisjobyoung?A.HewantedtobefamousinthefuturE.B.Thejobwasquiteeasyforhim.C.Hismotherhadhighhopesforhim.D.ThecompetitionforthejobwasfiercE.Fromthedialoguebetweentheboyandhismotherwelearnthatthemotherwas_______.A.excitedB.interestedC.ashamedD.disappointedWhatdidthemotherdowhentheboywantedtogiveup?A.SheforcedhimtocontinuE.B.Shepunishedhim.C.Shegavehimsomemoney.D.Shechangedherplan.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasethisbattlelastparagraphreferto?A.Thewarbetweentheboy’sparents.B.Thearguingbetweentheboyandhismother.C.Thequarrelbetweentheboyandhiscustomers.D.Thefightbetweentheboyandhisfather.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Theearlylifeofajournalist.B.Theearlysuccessofajournalist.C.Thehappychildhoodofthewriter.D.Theimportantroleofthewriterinhisfamily.
- MobilephonesshouldbebannedfromcarsaltogetheraccordingtoDrHoleseniorlecturerinpsychologyDrHolehasemphasizedtheworryingcombinationofmobilephonesandcarsinhisnewbookThePsychologyofDriving.Mobilephonesfatigue疲劳eyesightdrugsandageareamongtheissuesconsideredbyDrHoleasheexaminesthefactorsthatinfluenceondriving.Thebookexplorestheroleofeachoftheseelementsinincreasingthechancesofanaccidentandwasinspiredbytheauthor'sconversationswithroadsafetyexpertsacrossthecountry.Hesays:Thegovernmentshouldhavebannedmobilephonesincarsaltogether.Ithassentoutthewrongmessagebyforbiddinghand-heldphonesbecausethisgivestheimpressionthathands-freephonesaresafE.Theproblemwithmobilephonesisnotvehicular车辆的controlandonlyhavingonehandonthewheelbutratheritistakingawayattentionfromwhatishappeningoutsidethecar.Myths荒诞的说法aboutolderpeoplemakingworsedriversandclaims说法aboutanimprovedreactiontimeamongyoungerpeopleareexploredinthebook.Questionsabouthowdriversdecidewhattoattendtowhiledrivingtheroleofadriver'sexpectationsindeterminingwhattheyseeandhowtheyrespondtotheroadareamongtheareascoveredinthebook.Satellitenavigationsystemsandnewdesignaimedattransformingcarsintoamobileofficeareamongthemoderndevelopmentswhichhesaysnowcompetefordriver'sattentionbehindthewheel.DrHolesays:WeneedtobeverycarefulabouthowwegoabouthandlingmoderntechnologyincarsbecauseweareopeningaPandora'sBox.Whenanyoneisdrivingthereisalotofinformationoutsidethecarandifthereistoomuchgoingoninsidethenthereisadangerofoverloadingthedriver.1.DrHole’sstrongbeliefthatmobilephonesshouldbebannedfromcarsliesin__________.A.theinconvenienceofhavingonlyonehandonthewheelcausedbymobilephonesB.thecorrectmessageofgettingridofhand-heldphonessentoutbythegovernmentC.theincreaseofchancesofaccidentsD.theadvicegivenbysomeroadsafetyexperts3.Whichofthefollowingisnotincludedinhisbook?A.Hand-freephonesaresaferthanhand-heldphones.B.Whatdrivershavetoattendtowhiledriving.C.WhetherolderageandslowerreactionisrelateD.D.Badeyesightisoneofthefactorsofcausinganaccident.3.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Olderpeoplearebetteratpreventingaccidents.B.Youngerdrivers’reactiontimeisrelativelyshorter.C.ItisamyththatsomeoldpeoplecanstilldrivE.D.A.driver’sexpectationsarenotcoveredinthebook.4.Whatcanweknowfromtheunderlinedsentence?A.WhatisgoingonoutsideisofequalimportancetowhatinsidE.B.Moderndevelopmentscallfordrivers’attentionbehindthewheel.C.Satellitenavigationsystemsrequiremorecarsasmobileoffices.D.Moderntechnologyisresponsibleforthedistraction分心ofone’sattentionwhiledriving.
- Makinggreenerchoicesfromthefoodyoueattothewayyoutravelcanimproveyourhealth.Arecentarticleadvisespeopleshouldtrylow–carbon低碳lifestyleswhichcouldbethemostimportantcontributiontoyourselfeventheearth.Someguidelinesfollow:1.UseyourownpowerratherthanoilwheneveryoucanBurningoilinyourcarmakespollutionlikecarbondioxideCO2thatcausesglobalwarming.Cuttingdownondrivingandusingyourowntwolegshelpscutglobalwarmingpollutionandhelpsreduceweightproblemsovertimewithoutdangerousdietsorsurgery.IfallAmericansusedfootinsteadofengineasdailyexerciseduringnormaltravelwecouldreduceouroildependencebymorethanathirD.Besidesbyusingapushmower剪草机insteadofapowermowertocutyourlawnyoucanalsocutupto80poundsofCO2peryear!Andyou’llgetagreatworkout!2.Dropthebottledwaterdrinktap自来水Drinkingplentyofwaterisimportantduringhotweatherorwhenexercising.Youmaythinkbringingbottledwaterwithyoucanbebothconvenientandharm-freetotheenvironment.Butyoumaychangeyourmindifyouseethetruthbelowin200630billionplasticwaterbottlesweremadewhichusedtheamountofmorethan17millionbarrels桶ofoil–enoughtofuelmorethanonemillioncarsforayearandproducedmorethan2.5milliontonsofcarbondioxidE.Ifyouhaveworriesaboutyourtapwatercleanitregularly!Thetruthisthattapwaterisnoworsethanbottledwaterantitsavesmuchmoney.3.ChoosefoodscarefullyTherearesomegeneralwaysyoucanfollowthataregoodforyouandtheplanet:A.EatinglessmeatandmoregrainsandvegetableshelpsreducetheneedtocutdownforeststogrowthefoodforanimalsB.Buyinglocalfoodmaybeenvironmentally–friendly.LocallygrownfoodsoftenusemuchlessoilintransportthanthefoodscomingfromsomewherefarawaywhichwouldhelpreduceCO2amount.Formoreinformationyoumayconsulthttp://www.edf.org/1.Whatbenefitcanpeoplemakeiftheywalkmorebutdriveless?A.Morepollutionwillbemadeduringtheprocess.B.TherewillbenoobviouseffectonreducingtheamountofcarbondioxidE.C.Everyyearmorethan30%oftheoilcanbesavedwhichwillhelpweakenglobalwarming.D.People’sweightwillstaythesameandtheystillneedtogoonadiettogetthinner.2.Whyshouldwechangeourpreferencetobottledwater?A.Bottledwatercontainsmoregoodthingsforourhealth.B.Tapwaterisnotcleanenoughforpeopletodrink.C.Bottledwaterismoreexpensivethantapwaterforitsbetterquality.D.Tapwaterisasgoodasbottledwaterwhichwastessomuchresourceduringitsproduction.3.Ifyoumeantoprotecttheenvironmentyouwill________.A.oftenbuyfoodfromforeigncountriesB.seldomeatmeatfordinnerC.usuallydrivetoworkandhomeD.neverboiltapwatertodrink4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Low–carbonlifestylesbringmoreharmthanbenefittonaturE.B.Man’sdailylifeactivitieshavenoeffectonthechangesoftheenvironment.C.Whatyoueatcannotonlybegoodforyourhealthbutalsoforthehealthoftheearth.D.Thechoiceoffoodiscompletelypersonalwhichwon’tbeimportantfornatureatall.
- Dublinhasthebenefitofbeingahometounequaledbeaches.Theycanbeespeciallyattractiveduringthesummerseason.Experiencethissceneryforyourselfandseewhatthesebeacheshavetoofferyou.FindingyourselfatDollymontmakesyouafortunatetouristespeciallyifyoufindbeachesirresistiblE.HereyoucanswimawayyourworriesthroughtheDollymontBlueFlagBeachThebeachprovidesawonderfulviewwhichisperfectforsomerelaxingmoments.Itsshorelineiswellrecommendedforafewquietandunworriedwalksalongthebeach.ForsomebeachadventureyoucandriveyourwaydowntheM50andM1motorwaystoDonabatE.ThisvillageinNorthCountyDublinoffersanattractiveBlueFlagbeachwhichisperfectforyourswimmingaddictions.LifeguardsareoncallduringbathingperioD.Thewaterisasoverpoweringasthesurrounding.ForadoublepurposebeachcheckoutKilliney.Thisbeachisatopoffdestinationforaswimmingadventureanditisequallygrandforrelaxingwalks.Theshorelineiscoveredwithpebblesandrocks.Thismayseemaverredwithordinarystonybeachforsomebutforthosewhohavestronginterestingeological地质的processesKillineyisabestspottodiscoverpartofDublin’shistoryandKilliney’sformation.AnotheraccessibleBlueFlagBeachliesonMalahideinFingal.YoucanenjoythedistinctiveattractionofthewaterwhilestillgettingyourselfamazedwiththewonderfulsightsaroundMalahidE.BeachissandyandholdsaharbordesignedforpleasureboatsattheNorthernenD.ForabitofchallengeandthrillconsideraswimatSeapointBeachinDunLaoghaireRathdown.Youcanhavethepleasureofanexcitingsurfadventurehereapartfromtheusualswimmingactivity.Thisisoftenvisitedbytouristsduetoitsvariousappealsswimmingonthenorthpartofthebeachwhilesurfing.boatingandjetskiingatthesouth.Needtobeattheheatoffyoursummervacation?Thereisnothingassatisfyingasavisittosomeoftheseoutstandingbeaches.71.Howmanybeachesarementionedinthisarticle?A.FiveB.FourC.ThreeD.Two72.IfyouarevisitingKillineywhichofthefollowingactivitiescan’t.youdo?A.HavingaswimmingadventurE.B.Havingsomerelaxingwalks.C.DiscoveringsomeDublin’shistory.D.PractisingoperatingboatsforpleasurE.73.SometouristschooseaswimatSeapointBeachprobablybecausetheycan..A.getthemselvesinterestedinthesightsaroundB.haveawonderfulsurfonthenorthofthebeachC.enjoyseveralunusualandexcitingactivities‘D.callthelifeguardsduringbathingperiod74.Ifyouwanttobequietandhavesomerelaxingwalksyoumaypayavisitto——.A.DollymontandDonabateB.DonabateandMalahideC.DollymontandKillineyD.KillinevandMalahide75.Thebesttitleofthisarticleshouldbe——.A.WheretogoswimminginsummerB.BeatingofftheheatinDublinC.BenifitsofstayingatbeachesD.Geologicalresearchesinvacation
- TheScarofLoveSomeyearsagoonahotsummerdayinsouthFloridaalittleboydecidedtogoforaswimintheoldswimmingholebehindhishousE.Inahurrytodiveintothecoolwaterheranoutofthebackdoorleavingbehindshoessocksandshirtashewent.Heflewintothewaternotrealizingthatasheswamtowardthemiddleofthelakeanalligator短吻鳄wasgettingclosE.Themotherinthehousewaslookingoutofthewindowandsawthetwoastheygotcloserandclosertogether.IngreatfearsherantowardthewateryellingtohersonasloudlyasshecoulD.HearinghervoicethelittleboybecamealarmedandmadeaU—turntoswimtohismother.ItwastoolatE.Justashereachedherthealligatorreachedhim.Fromthedockthemothergrabbedherlittleboybythearmsjustasthealligatorsnatched抓住hislegs.Thatbegananunbelievabletug-of-war拔河比赛betweenthetwo.Thealligatorwasmuchstrongerthanthemotherbutthemotherwasmuchtoopassionatetoletgo.A.farmerhappenedtodrivebyheardtheirscreamsrushedfromhistrucktookaimandshotthealligator.RemarkablyafterweeksandweeksinthehospitalthelittleboysurviveD.Hislegswereextremelyscarredbytheterribleattackoftheanimal.Andonhisarmsweredeepscratcheswherehismother’sfingernailsdugintohisfleshinherefforttohangontothesonsheloveD.Thenewspaperreporterwhointerviewedtheboyafterthetrauma外伤askedifhewouldshowhimhisscars.Theboyliftedthepantlegs.AndthenwithobviouspridehesaidtothereporterLookatmyarms.Ihavegreatscarsonmyarmstoo.Ihavethembecausemymumwouldn’tletgo.YouandIcanidentifywith认同thatlittleboy.Wehavescarstoo.Notfromanalligatorbutthescarsofapainfulpast.Someofthosescarsareunsightlyandhavecausedusdeepregret.Butsomewoundsmyfriendsarebecausewehaverefusedtoletgo.28.Theunderlinedpartthetwointhesecondparagraphrefersto.A.thesonandthealligatorB.themotherandthesonC.thedriverandthealligatorD.thealligatorandthemother29.Fromthepassagewecaninfer.A.ThemotherwasunwillingtoletthealligatorgoB.ThemotherwasactuallystrongerthanthealligatorC.ThesonwasproudofhisscarsonhisarmsD.Thesonwasashamedofhisscarsonhislegs30.Accordingtothelastparagraphwhatisthewriter’srealmeaning?A.Toforgetthepastistobetray.B.Weshouldforgetthescars.C.Woundsaredifferentfromscars.D.Weshouldlearntoletgosometimes.31.Whattypedoestheauthordevelopthepassage?A.Comparison.B.Narrationwithcomments.C.Classification.D.Analysis.
- YesterdayandTodayLifeinthetwenty-firstcenturywillbedifferentfromlifetoday.Betweenthenandnowmanychangeswilltakeplacebutwhatwillthechangesbe?Thepopulationisgrowingfast.Therewillbemanypeopleinworldandmostofthemwilllivelongerthanpeoplelivenow.ComputerswillbemuchsmallerandmoreusefulandtherewillbeatleastoneineveryhomE.Andcomputerstudieswillbeoneoftheimportantsubjectsinschoolsthen.PeoplewillworkfewerhoursthantheydonowandtheywillhavemorefreetimeforsportswatchingTVandtravel.Travelingwillbemuchcheaperandeasier.Andmanymorepeoplewillgotoothercountriesforholidays.Therewillbechangesinourfoodtoo.MorelandwillbeusedforbuildingnewtownsandhousesforallthepeoplE.ThentherewillbelessroomforcowsandsheepsomeatwillbemoreexpensivE.Maybenoonewilleatiteveryday.InsteadtheywilleatmorefruitandvegetablE.Maybepeoplewillbehealthier.Workinthefuturewillbedifferenttoo.Dangerousandhardworkwillbedonebyrobots.Becauseofthismanypeoplewillnothaveenoughworktodo.Thiswillbeaproblem.28.Inthenextcenturypeopledon’thaveto.
- FruitpowereddigitalclockFruit’snotonlygoodtoeatbutitcanalsopowerthisFruitdigitalClock.ThisclockusethescientificrulesonwhichmodernelectricalstoragebatteriesarebasedTheacidfromthefruithelpstransmit传递anelectricalflowbetweentwometalpolesTheclockispricedatUS$15.Connectinganyfreshfruitorvegetabletotheclockwillmakeitwork.Thefruitisacleanrenewablesourceofelectricalpower.USBvacuumDoyouknowthedirtiestpansofyourdeskareprobablyyourkeyboardandmouse?GetaUSBMiniVacuumwithretractable可伸缩的cableandsuck吸awayallthatgunk.TheUS-madeproductispricedatUS$14.SIMcardreaderMakingusefulUSB2.0multi—cardreadersevenhandierthiscardcanalsoreadandwritedatatophoneSIMcards.ItcomeswithSIMeditingsoftwarE.Downloadyourphonebooktoyourcomputer.IfyouloseyourcellphoneyoucanstoremissingphonenumbersinyournewonE.TheUS-madeIMOMOSIMcard+MultiCardReaderispricedatUS$19.Beerinyourearw*Thebeerbarrel桶-shapedNatNafHypMP3isamusicalboxthatcanbeusedtoplayradioCDsandcassettesIt’sgotallthestandardfeaturesofthetypicalclock-radiobutwiththerelaxinglookofabigbeerbarrel.TheDanishproductispricedataboutUS$130.49.WhatisTRUEaboutFruitpowereddigitalclock?A.Itgivesoutthesmellofthefruit.B.Itusesthefruitasitspower.C.Italsoneedsbatteries.D.Asalimitedsourceanyfruitorvegetableconnectedtotheclockwilldo.50.Whatdoesgunkmeanintheseconditem?A.dirtB.deskC.keyboardD.USB51.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTrue?A.IfyouhaveUS$30youcanbuyaUSBvacuumoraNatNafHypMP3.B.USBvacuumcanbeusedtocleanyourhouseandyardC.WithSIMCardreaderyoumaynotlosephonenumbers.D.NatNafHypMP3canalsoplayradioCDsandcassetteswhenusedasabeerbarrelatthesametimE.52.Thepassageismostlylikelyan.A.entertainmentinformationB.sciencereportsonnewhigh-technologyC.introductionofsomekindsofcellphoneorcomputerpartsD.advertisementfornewproductsw*
- DearEarthmenIhaveenjoyedmystayonyourinterestingunusualplanet.IthinkIunderstandthelifeonearthnowandIwouldliketogiveyoumyimpressions.Firstofallyouliveinboxes.Everymorningyouleaveyourbigboxesandgetintosmallerboxesonwheels.Allthesesmallboxesracearoundandaroundandfinallystoptorest.Youthenleavetheseboxesonwheelsandgotoverylargetallboxes.Aftertestingalldaysyougetbackinyourlittleboxesandreturntoyourbigboxes.Thereyousitandstareattinyglowingboxeswithmovingpicturesonthefront.OnlyonethingpuzzlesmE.OnedayIwenttoafootballgamE.A.bunchofangryboysfoughtoveralittleroundball.Everyoneyelledforthemtostopbuttheykeptonfighting.TheywereangryIsupposeaboutbeingcoopedup被关起来inboxesallday.Thankyouearthmenforthischancetogettoknowyou.GratefullyThemanfromtheMars火星1.Thesmallboxesonwheelsare________.A.toysB.carsC.housesthatcanbemovedD.boxesinwhichtherearewheels2.Thetinyglowingboxeswithmovingpicturesonthefrontare______.A.camerasB.cinemascreensC.telescopesD.TVsets3.Inthefootballgame________.A.theplayerswereveryangrybecausetherewasonlyoneballontheplaygroundB.theplayerswereveryangrybecauseeveryoneyelledatthemC.themanfromtheMarssawfightingamongtheangryboysD.themanfromtheMarssawaclosematch4.Thebesttitleofthispassageis______.A.TheManfromtheMarsB.SomethingaboutBoxesC.A.LetterfromtheMarsD.A.footballGame5.ThemanfromtheMarsthinks_______.A.itisinterestingtoliveonourunusualplanetB.therearesomanyboxesontheearthC.thetinyglowingboxesaremovingpicturesD.theangryboysaretoofoolishtofightoveralittleroundball
- GrandpaNybakkenlovedlife—especiallywhenhecouldplayatrickonsomebody.AtthosetimeshislargeNorwegianframeshookwithlaughterwhilehepretendedinnocentsurpriseexclaimingOhforevermore!ButonacoldSaturdayindowntownChicagoGrandpafeltthatGodplayedatrickonhimandgrandpawasn’tlaughing.Grandpaworkedasacarpenter.OnthisparticulardayhewasbuildingsomeboxesfortheclotheshischurchwassendingtoanorphanageabroaD.OnhiswayhomehereachedintohisshirtpockettofindhisglassesbuttheyweregonE.Herememberedputtingthemtherethatmorningsohedrovebacktothechurch.Hissearchprovedfruitless.SuddenlyherealizedwhathappeneD.Theglasseshadslippedoutofhispocketunnoticedandfallenintooneoftheboxeswhichhehadnailedshut.HisbrandnewglasseswereheadingforChina!TheGreatDepressionwasatitsheightandGrandpahadsixchildren.Hehadspenttwentydollarsforthoseglassesthatverymorning.It’snotfairhetoldGodashedrovehomeinfrustration.I’vebeenveryfaithfulingivingofmytimeandmoneytoyourworkandnowthis.SeveralmonthslaterthedirectoroftheorphanagewasonvacationintheUnitedStates.HewantedtovisitallthechurchesthatsupportedhimsohecametospeakonSundaynightatmygrandfather’ssmallchurchinChicago.Grandpaandhisfamilysatintheirusualseatsamongthesmallcongregation教堂会众.ButmostofallhesaidImustthankyoufortheglassesyousentlastyear.EvenifIhadthemoneytherewassimplynowayofreplacingthoseglasses.AlongwithnotbeingabletoseewellIexperiencedheadacheseverydaysomyco-workersandIweremuchinprayeraboutthis.ThenyourboxesarriveD.Whenmystaffremovedthecoverstheyfoundapairofglasseslyingonthetop.AfteralongpausehecontinuedFolkswhenItriedontheglassesitwasasthoughtheyhadbeencustom-madejustforme!Iwanttothankyouforbeingapartofthat!Thepeoplelistenedhappyfortheamazingglasses.Butthedirectorsurelymusthaveconfusedtheirchurchwithanothertheythoughttherewerenoglassesontheirlistofitemstobesentoverseas.ButsittingquietlyinthebackwithtearsstreamingdownhisfaceanordinarycarpenterrealizedtheMasterCarpenterhadusedhiminanextraordinaryway.56.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutGrandpaNybakkenaccordingtothepassage?A.HewasanoutgoingmanandheldanactiveattitudetowardslifE.B.Hehadalargefamilytosupport.C.Hewasacarpenterworkinginthechurch.D.HewasaloyalChristian.57.Grandpaspentmuchofhistimeandmoneyinchurchmainlyto________.A.helpthepriestdosomereligiousworkB.helpthosepeopleinneedC.makesomewoodworkforthechurchD.seeksomehelpfromGod58.ThepeopleinthechurchbutGrandpafeltconfusedatwhatthedirectorsaidbecause________.A.Grandpadidn’ttellthedirectorthathewastheowneroftheglassesB.thedirectorwantedtoreturntheglasseseventhoughhelikeditC.thedirectorcouldnotgetsuchglassesintheirowncountryD.theglasseswerenotincludedinthedonationlist59.WhodoestheMasterCarpenterinthelastparagraphprobablyreferto?A.Grandpa’smaster.B.OneofGrandpa’sfriends.C.GoD.D.Grandpa’sco-worker.60.Whichcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Grandfather’slifeB.TheHelpfulDonationC.ThePerfectMistakeD.AnImpressiveSpeech
- Didyougrowupinonecultureyourparentscamefromanotherandyouarenowlivinginatotallydifferentcountry?Ifsothenyouareathird-culturekid!Thetermthird-culturekidorTCKwascoinedinthe1960sbyDr.Ruth.ShefirstcameacrossthisphenomenonwhensheresearchedNorthAmericanchildrenlivinginIndiA.Caughtbetweentwoculturestheyformtheirveryown.46About90percentofthemhaveauniversitydegreewhile40percentpursueapostgraduateordoctordegreE.Theyusuallybenefitfromtheirinterculturalexperiencewhichhelpsthemtogrowintosuccessfulacademicsandprofessionals.47Infactmanyhardshipsmayarisefromthisphenomenon.A.third-culturekidmaynotbeabletoadaptthemselvescompletelytotheirnewsurroundingsasexpecteD.Insteadtheymayalwaysremainanoutsiderindifferenthostcultures.Maxforexampleexperiencedthisfundamentalfeelingofstrangenessthroughouthislifeasathird-culturekiD.48Whilethiscanbeawaytocreateanetworkoffriendsallaroundtheworlditcanbedifficultforathird-culturekidlikeMaxtomaintainclosefriendshipsandrelationships.Forathird-culturekiditisofteneasiertomovetoanewforeigncountrythantoreturntotheirhomecountry.AfterlivinginAustraliaandSouthKoreaformanyyearsLouisfinallyreturnedtoTurkeyasateenager.Butshefeltoutofplacewhenshereturnedtothecountrywhereshewasborn_49Shedidnotsharethesamevaluesasherfriends’evenyearsaftergoingbackhomE.Whileathird-culturekidmustletgoofhis/heridentityasaforeignerwhenhe/shereturnsthehomecountrycanprovetobemoreforeignthananythinghe/shecameacrossbefore.Thepeergrouptheyfacedoesnotmatchtheidealizedimagechildrenhaveofhome50Asapartofthegrowingculturethird-culturekidsmayfinditagreatchallengeforthemtofeelathomeinmanyplacesA.Yetbeingathird-culturekidisnotalwayseasy.B.Ingeneraltheyoftenreachexcellentacademicresults.C.Thisoftenmakesithardforthemtoformtheirownidentity.D.HowevertheirparentscanhelpthemseetheopportunitiesofamobilelifestylE.E.Theirexperienceabroadhelpsthemgainabetterunderstandingofculturaldifferences.F.Unlikeotherteensofherageshedidn’tknowanythingaboutcurrentTVshowsorfashiontrends.G.Additionallymakingnewfriendsandsayinggoodbyetooldoneswillatsomepointbecomeroutineforathird-culturekiD.
- Whatkindoflifedoyouwant?AndwhatwouldyoudoifyouwerebornwithanillnesslikeCysticFibrosis囊胞性纤维症?Charleywassuchaman.HewasbornwithCysticFibrosisaseriousdiseaseofthemuscles.Withoutproperlyfunctioningmuscleseventuallyyou’reunabletobreathE.HoweverCharleywasfortunatetohavemanycare-giversincludinghiswifewhohelpedhimalot.HebecameanengineerandhelpedplanstructuresthatwouldallowstreetsandbuildingstogivebetteraccesstothedisableD.Charleycouldn’tlivewithoutawheelchairandcouldonlyuseonehandtomoveit.HisspeechwasalsodifficulttounderstanD.HoweverCharleyhadasharpminD.Hecouldseehearuseafewfingersandthinkandthatwasenoughtoallowhimtomakeanimportantcontributiontohiscity.Hemadethosearoundhimmoreawareoftheirphysicalhealth.InthemovieJackandJillvs.theWorldJillisa25-year-oldgirlwhohasjustarrivedinNewYorkCity.ShehasCysticFibrosisbutshedoesn’tletitcontrolherlifE.She’shappyinfact!ShemeetsayoungmanJackandchangeshislifeforever.Onedayshehastotellhimaboutherillness.He’sangryanddisappointedbutlaterherealizesthatit’stheirrelationshipthatmatters.TheydecidetobetogetherandliveashappilyaspossiblE.Charley’sstoryistruE.JackandJill’sstoryismadeup.Howdoyouwanttoliveyourlife?Useyourimaginationandenjoyyourlifeandallitswonders.CreateyourpictureofahappylifE.45.Thewriterusesthetwoquestionsatthebeginningofthepassageto_____.A.testthereaders’attitudeaboutlifeB.drawthereaders’attentiontothetopicC.invitethereaderstoanswerthemD.tellreadershowtomakealiving46.AboutCharleywhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Heisafatheroftwoboys.B.Hecanlivewellwithoutwheelchair.C.HeisaluckybecausemanypeoplegivehimcarE.D.Hecanspeakasothersdo.47.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat_____.A.healthistheoriginofhappinessB.theattitudetolifedecidesyourhappinessC.CysticFibrosisaseriousdiseaseofthemusclesD.Charley’sstoryismadeup48.ThefilmJackandJillvs.theWorldissetin_____.A.threeyoungpeopleB.NewYorkCityC.ParisD.aplacethatwedon’tknow
- Burnscanbecausedbyfirethesunchemicalsheatedobjectsorfluidsandelectricity.Theycanbeminorproblemsorlife-threateningemergencies.Distinguishingaminorburnfromamoreseriousburninvolvesdeterminingthedegreeofdamagetothetissuesofthebody.Ifyouarenotsurehowserioustheburnisseekemergencymedicalhelp.First-degreeburnsarethoseinwhichonlytheouterlayerofskinisburneD.Theskinisusuallyredandsomeswelling肿大andpainmayoccur.UnlesstheburninvolveslargeportionsofthebodyitcanbetreatedathomE.Second-degreeburnsarethoseinwhichthefirstlayerofskinhasbeenburnedthroughandthesecondlayerofskinisalsoburneD.Intheseburnstheskinreddensintenselyandblisters水泡develop.Severepainandswellingalsooccur.Second-degreeburnsrequiremedicaltreatment.Third-degreeburnsarethemostseriousandinvolvealllayersofskin.FatnervesmusclesandevenbonesmaybeaffecteD.AreasmaybecharredblackorappearadrywhitE.Ifnervedamageissubstantialtheremaybenopainatall.Theseburnsrequireemergencymedicalattention.Followthesestepswhentreatingminorburnsathome:1Iftheskinisnotbrokenruncoolwaterovertheburnforseveralminutes.2Covertheburnwithasterile消过毒的bandageorcleancloth.3Takeaspirintorelieveanyswellingorpain.Seekemergencytreatmentimmediatelyformajorburns.Beforeanemergencyunitarrivesfollowthesesteps:1RemovethepersonfromthesourceoftheburnfireelectricalcurrentetC..2Ifthepersonisnotbreathingbeginmouth-to-mouthresuscitation人工呼吸immediately.3Removeallclothingtostopfurtherburning.Iftheclothingisstucktotheburndonotattempttoremoveit.4Covertheburnedareawithacoolmoiststerilebandageorcleancloth.Donotplaceanycreamsointments药膏oriceontheburnedareaorbreakblisters.5Monitorthepatientforsignsofshockandtreataccordingly.Theunderlinedsentenceinthefirstparagraphprobablymeans______.A.Theycanbedangerousifyoudon’ttreatthemseriouslyB.TheyrangefromslightburnstodeadlyonesC.TheyseldomcausedeathsevenifnottreatedproperlyD.TheyusuallycausedeathsifnottreatedproperlyBurnsaredividedintodifferentdegreesaccordingto_______.A.whatkindoftreatmenttheyneedB.whatkindoftissueofthebodyisdamagedC.whetherthereispainandwhatdegreeofpainthereisD.whichlayerofskinisburnedFromthepassagewelearnthat_______.A.ifthereisseverepainthenyouneedmedicaltreatmentB.first-degreeburnsdon’trequiremedicaltreatmentC.burnswithoutpainscanbetreatedathomeD.thelargertheswellingisthemoreseriousitisItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.youshouldn’tcovertheburnwithabandageorclothifitissevereB.youshouldn’tmovethepersonunlessyouknowhowtodofirstaidC.youshouldn’truncoolwaterovertheburniftheskinisbrokenD.youshouldn’tplaceanywettowelsontheburnedareawheredoyouprobablyfindthepassage?A.afashionmagazineB.aguidebookC.abookonfirstaidD.asectionaboutcultureinthenewspaper
- PARTFOURWRITINGSECTIONADirections:ReadthefollowingpassagE.FillinthenumberedblanksbyusingtheinformationforthepassagE.WriteNOMORETHAN3WORDSforeachanswer.On3March2009apackageofreformsaboutATMchargedesignedtoimprovecompetitionintheAustralianATMsystemcameintoeffect.SpecificallythereformshavemadeiteasierfornewprovidersofATMservicestoenterthemarketandhaveprovidedATMownerswiththefreedomtochargecustomersfortheuseofATMs.FurthermorethereformshaveincreasedthetransparencyofATMfeesbyensuringthatthefeechargedbytheATMownerisdisplayedprior在之前tothetransaction交易beingfinishedwiththecustomergiventheopportunitytocancelthetransactionatnocost.OneelementofthereformsistheremovalofinterchangefeesthatcardissuerspaidtoATMownerswhencardholdersusedATMsthatdidnotbelongtotheirfinancialinstitution.Thesefeeswereoftenpassedonwithahugeprofitbycardissuerstocardholdersintheformofaforeignfee.WiththeremovalofinterchangefeesthecosttocardissuerswhentheircustomersuseanATMbelongingtoanotherunithasfallenreducingtheneedtochargeforeignfees.FollowingthereformsanATMownercanchargeacardholderdirectlyforanATMtransaction.WhentheATMownerchargessuchafeeitmustbedisclosedbeforethecardholderwithdrawsthecashormakesabalanceenquiryanditdoesn’tapplyifthetransactioniscancelledbeforecompletion.AndanATMownercouldimposedirectchargesonallcustomersincludingitsownifit’salsoafinancialinstitution.Beforethereformsaninterchangefeewaspaidbythecardholder’sfinancialinstitutiontotheATMownerwheneveraforeignATMtransactionwasundertaken.Andnowtheinterchangefeepaidhasbeencancelledandinlinewiththisforeignfeeshavealsofallen.Insomecasesincludingtwoofthemajorbanksforeignfeeswerereducedtozero.Title:71___________I.Timeof72.:on3March2009II.73.:toimprovecompetitionintheAustralianATMsystemIII.74.:Makingiteasierfornew75.toenterthemarketOfferingATMownersthefreedomtochargecustomersfor76.77.________________ofATMfees78.____________thatcardissuerspaidtoATMownerswhencardholdersusedATMsnotbelongingtotheirfinancialinstitutionA.cardholder:beingchargeddirectlyforanATMtransactionAnATMowner:beingableto79.onallcustomersIV.80.ofinterchangefee:Beforethereforms:oftenbeingchargedbythecardholder’sfinancialinstitutionAfterthereforms:havingfallenandsomebeingreducedtozero
- Wedon’tknowhowdifferentourlifewillbeinthefuture.Wecanonlytrytoimagineit.Atfirstwethinkabouthumanrelationship.Intheyear2050wewillusecomputersalmosteveryday.WewillbemakingnewfriendsthroughtheInternet—evenourhusbandsorwiveswillbemetinthisway.Itwillbemuchfasterandeasierforus.Ontheotherhandourrelationshipswithpeoplewon’tbeasimportantastheyaretoday—wewillfeelalittlelonely.Computerswillalsohelpusinmanyotheractivitiesin2050.Forexampletheywillbeusedbythechildrenatschooltomaketheirlearningeasier.Inadditiontherewillbemuchmoreothermachineswhichwillplayasimilarroleascomputerslikerobotswhichwilldothehouseworkforus.Spendingholidayswillalsobecompletelydifferent.Travelingtootherplanetsortothemoonwillbeavailableforeveryone.Meansoftransportwillofcoursechangetoo.wewillbeusingsolar-poweredcarswhichwillbemuchmoreenvironmentallyfriendly.Wecouldexpectthatthefastertechnologicalprogresswouldleadtoamorepollutedenvironment.Butitisn’ttrue.Wewillpaymoreattentiontoprotectingtheenvironment.AndscientistswillprobablyfindcuresformanydangerousdiseaseslikecancerorAIDS.Thereforeoursurroundingsaswellashealthwillbeinabettercondition.Althoughwecan’tpredicttheexactchangeswhichwillbemadeintheworldweoftenthinkaboutthem.Weworryaboutourandourchildren’sfuture;wehaveexpectationshopesaswellasfears.ButIthinkweshouldberathersanguineaboutourfuture.Weshouldbehappyandbelievegoodthingswillhappen.1.Whywillpeopleprobablyfeelalittlelonelyin2050?A.Becausethenumberofpeoplewillbecomemuchsmaller.B.Becausetherewillbelessface-to-facecommunication.C.Becausepeoplewon’tlikemakingfriendswitheachother.D.Becausepeoplewon’tcommunicatewitheachothermuchoften.2.Thethirdparagraphmainlytellsus_________.A.thatcomputerswilldoallthethingsforhumanbeingsB.howpeoplewillusecomputerstocommunicatewitheachotherC.thatmachineslikecomputersandrobotswillhelppeoplealotD.howpeoplewilluserobottodothehousework3.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingwillhappenin2050?A.Therelationshipbetweenpeoplewillbemoreimportantthanthatoftoday.B.Thewayofspendingholidayswillbethesameasthatoftoday.C.Itwon’tbedifficultforpeopletotraveltootherplanets.D.Ourenvironmentwillbemuchmorepollutedwithagrowingnumberofcars.4.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Howpeoplewillcommunicateintheyear2050.B.Whatourlifewillbelikeintheyear2050.C.Howpeoplewilltravelandspendtheirholidaysintheyear2050.D.Whathightechnologywillappearintheyear2050.
- OdlandrememberslikeitwasyesterdayworkinginanexpensiveFrenchrestaurantinDenver.Theicecreamhewasservingfellontothewhitedressofarichandimportantwoman.ThirtyyearshavepassedbutOdlandcannotgetthememoryoutofhismindnorthewoman’skindreaction.ShewasshockedregainedcalmnessandinakindvoicetoldtheyoungOdlanD.ItisOK.Itwasn’tyourfault.WhenshelefttherestaurantshealsoleftthefutureFortune500CEOwithalifelesson:Youcantellalotaboutapersonbythewayheorshetreatsthewaiter.Odlandisn’ttheonlyCEOtohavemadethisdiscovery.InsteaditseemstobeoneofthosefewlawsofthelandthateveryCEOlearnsonthewayup.It’shardtogetadozenCEOstoagreeaboutanythingbutmostagreewiththeWaiterRulE.TheysayhowotherstreattheCEOsaysnothing.Buthowotherstreatthewaiterislikeawindowintothesoul.WatchoutforanyonewhopullsoutthepowercardtosaysomethinglikeIcouldbuythisplaceandfireyouorIknowtheownerandIcouldhaveyoufireD.Thosewhosaysuchthingshaveshownmoreabouttheircharacterthanabouttheirwealthandpower.TheCEOwhocameupwithitoratleastfirstwroteitdownisRaytheonCEOBillSwanson.Hewroteabest-sellingbookcalledSwanson’sUnwrittenRulesofManagement.ApersonwhoisnicetoyoubutrudetothewaiterortoothersisnotanicepersonSwansonsays.Iwillneverofferajobtothepersonwhoissweettothebossbutturnsrudetosomeonecleaningthetables.5.WhathappenedafterOdlanddroppedtheicecreamontothewoman’sdress?A.Thewomancomfortedhim.B.HewasblameD.C.HewasfireD.D.ThewomanlefttherestaurantatoncE.6.Odlandlearnedoneofhislifelessonsfrom________.A.anarticleinFortuneB.theadvicegivenbytheCEOsC.hisexperienceasawaiterD.aninterestingbest-sellingbook7.AccordingtothetextmostCEOshavethesameopinionabout________.A.Fortune500companiesB.theManagementRulesC.Swanson’sbookD.theWaiterRule8.Fromthetextwecanlearnthat________.A.oneshouldbenicertoimportantpeopleB.CEOsoftenshowtheirpowerbeforeothersC.oneshouldrespectothersnomatterwhotheyareD.CEOsoftenhavemealsinexpensiverestaurants
- ThousandsofpeoplebeganpouringintoPennsylvaniafromotherstates.Theywantedtobuylotterytickets.Theticketscostonly$0.9each.Butthatsmallspendingcouldbringthemarewardof$90million.Thatwasthesecondlargestlotteryjackpot积累奖金inhistory.Morethan87millionticketswereboughtforthePennsylvanialotterydrawing.Thosewhoboughtticketshadtochoosesevennumbersfrom1to80.Thechanceofwinningwasonein9.6million.Butthatlittlechancecertainlydidn’taffectticketsales.Inthelastfewdaysbeforethedrawingticketsweresellingattheunbelievablerateof500perseconD.Expertssaymanypeoplebuylotteryticketsbecausetheyjustwanttohaveapieceoftheaction.OtherssaythelotteryisastockmarketforpoorpeoplE.Itallowsthemtodreamaboutwealththey’llprobablyneverhavE.Butmanypeoplebelievelotteriesarenobetterthanlegalizedgambling.Somecriticsnotethatmostpeoplewhoplayarepoorandmaynotbeabletoaffordthetickets.Therearealsomanyaddictswhotakethegameseriously.Theymaypourtheirlifesavingsintolotterytickets.Someclubshavebeenformedtohelpthemkickthehabit.Politicianslikelotteriesbecausetheyprovidemoneythatwouldotherwisehavetosomefromnewtaxes.Theprofitsfromlotteriesareusuallyusedtopayforeducationorprogramsforseniorcitizens.Butcriticssaythisarrangementjustallowsstatestolegalizevice恶习underthenameofsocialprogress.NomatterwhetheryouregardstatelotteriesrightornotyoucannotrefusetoaccepttheirextremepopularitywithmanyAmericans.57.Themainideaofthepassageisthat.A.lotteriesareofgreatbenefittoeveryonewhobuysthemB.playingalotteryisjustlikeinvestinginthestockmarketC.alotofpeoplebuylotteryticketsbutlotteriescausedisagreementD.lotteriesarejustlegalizedvice58.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Politicianslikelotteriesbecausetheydon’thavetopayextratax.B.ThepopularityoflotteriesinAmericaactuallyissocialprogress.C.Somecriticsdon’tlikelotteriesbecausemanypoorpeoplewastetheirmoneyonthem.D.Peoplelovethelotterybecauseitisastockmarket.59.InjustonehourinthelastfewdaysthePennsylvanialotterysoldticketstotaling.A.$1.62millionB.$90millionC.$9.6millionD.$87million60.Peoplewhoareaddictedtoplayinglotteriesshould.A.joinaclubB.saveeverycentC.winthePennsylvaniaD.kickthehabit
- SINGAPORE-SingaporeonThursdaystucktoitsI8-yearbanontheimportandsaleofchewinggum口香糖whichhasbecomeaninternationalsymbolofthecity-state'simageasastrictsociety.Thegovernmentstandsbyitsdecisiontobanchewinggum.Chewinggumhasnotbeenasignificantproblemsincethatbantookeffecttherehavebeenconcernsthatliftingthebanonchewinggumcouldresultinchewinggumlitterandweakenongoingeffortstocontrollittering.MalikiOsmanparliamentarysecretaryattheMinistryofNationalDevelopmenttoldparliament.Osmansaidasthereasonfortheimposition强迫接受ofthebanisstillsuitablethegovernment'spositionisthatthebanshallremain.HewasrespondingtoaquestioninparliamentfromDenisePhuaafellowmemberoftherulingPeople'sActionPartywhoarguedthatthebanhadbeenusedtocriticizeitstoughgovernancelaws.Ithinkthisban...nowneedsare-thinking.SurelySingaporewillnotconsiderbanningsweetsbecauseofsweetwrapperlitterorice-creamsticklittershesaiD.Singaporeknownworldwideforitshigh-qualitycleanimagebannedtheimportandsaleofchewinggumin1992inabidtocopewiththeproblemofpeoplestickingthegumonchairstablesliftsandotherpublicareas.OneofthekeyreasonsforthebanhadbeenthedisturbanceofservicesonSingapore'ssubwaytrainsystembecauseofchewinggumbeingstuckonthedoorsandcausingdelays.Singaporepartiallyliftedthebanin2004byallowingthesaleofchewinggumusedforhealthreasonssuchasdentalhealthgumaftertheconclusionofaUS-SingaporeFreeTradeAgreement.AustraliantouristHazelLane48saidkeepingthebanonchewinggumwassureSingaporeanswouldn'twanttospoiltheirridiculousandshetoldAFPthatshe'sownenvironmentandtheirownimagE.AngelWong34atouristfromHongKonghoweverwelcomedthenews.ShesaidIcomefromacountrythatdoesn'thavethebanandthere'salwayschewinggumalloverthefloorTomethebandoesn'tchangemyimageofSingaporesoit’sagoodthingbecauseitkeepstheenvironmentclean.1.Thebanontheimportandsaleofchewinggumwasstartedin1992______.A.whenpeoplebegantobuythegumeverywhereB.tobidtostoppeoplestickingtheguminthepublicC.becausethegumdelayedthesubwayD.whenthecountrywasinabidtoshowitscity-state'scleanimage2.WhatcanwelearnaboutthebanaccordingtoMalikiOsman?A.Thegovernmentwillkeepitongoingforever.B.ItwillleadtolitteringthechewinggumeverywherE.C.MoreandmoreconcernsaboutthebanwillmakechewinggumoutofcontrolD.Banningchewinggumisstilloneoftheimportantjobsofthegovernmentnow.3.AccordingtowhatDenisePhuasaidinparagraph4wecanknowthatshe______.A.wouldsayyestothebanB.wouldthinkmoreaboutthebanagainC.wouldlikethegovernmenttotakethebanonsecondthoughtD.arguedthatthebanshouldbecancelled4.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.whetherthebanneedschangingornothasbecomeaproblemtobediscussedB.Singapore'ssubwaytrainsystemwasdelayedbychewinggumC.chewinggumwillsoonbebannedinmanycountriesD.onlythebanhasledtothefriendlyenvironmentinSingapore5.What'sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.ThereissuchabaninChinaandAustraliA.B.Differentpeoplehavetheirownideasabouttheban.C.ThebaniseitherwelcomedbyChinaorbyAustraliA.D.Thebandoesgoodtokeeptheenvironmentclean.
- Thefollowingsymbolshaveappearedonclotheslabelsforfourdecadeseachonechosenbyinternationalexpertsforitssimplicityandclarity.YetformostpeoplewashinginstructionsmightaswellbewritteninMartian.Accordingtoanewpollnineintenpeopleareunabletodeciphercommonsymbolsusedonclotheslabels.Eventhosewhohavemasteredthedifferencebetweenawoolandasynthetics化学合成物washadmitbeingbaffledbytheconfusingarray排列ofboxescirclesandcrossesusedtogiveadviceaboutdryingandbleaching漂白.Thefindingscomefromapollof2000peoplecarriedoutbyYouGovforMorphyRichards.A.thirdofpeoplesurveyedsaidthattheyrecognizednoneoftheseveralsymbolsshownwhiletheonlysymbolrecognizedbymorethanhalfofpeoplewastheironwithasingledot.Around70percentknewitmeantirononalowheat.Just10percentsignknewthesignfordonotdrycleanwhileonly12percentwerefamiliarwithdripdryonly.Despitethesexualrevolutionwomenarestillmoreknowledgeablethanmen.Awarenesswashighestamong18to29-year-oldwomen---forwhomtakingcareofclothesisclearlyimportant.ChrisLeverfromMorphyRichardssaid:ClothesCaresymbolsareauniquelanguageclearlyalanguagethatfewpeopleintheUKhavetakenthetimetolearn.Learningthebasicssuchaswhichiconrepresentstumbledryandwhichrepresentsnormalwashwouldgoalongwaytogettingthebestoutofclothes.TheHomeLaunderingConsultativeCouncilsaiditwasnotsurprisedtolearnthatpeoplewereunfamiliarwiththem.It'sdisappointingthatthereisalackofrecognitionbutit'sastorythat'srepeatedtimeandtimeagainsaidaspokesmanAdamMansell.Weareasmallorganizationandwedon'thaveabigbudget.①②③④⑤60.Womenknowmoreaboutthesecommonsymbolsthanmenbecause_________.A.womenhavethegiftofrecognizingthesesymbolsbynatureB.womenpaymoreattentiontotakingcareofclothesintheirdailylifeC.womenhavemuchtimetoknowaboutthesesymbolsD.womentakeadvantageofthesexualrevolution61.Whichofthefollowingcanberecognizedbythemajorityofpeople?A.B.C.D62.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTcorrect?A.Washingclothesisdamagingthemifwedon’tknowaboutsomesymbolsusedonclotheslabels.B.WashingclothesisalsoaculturedknowledgE.C.Moreandmorepeopledevotemuchtimetostudyingthesesymbolsusedonclotheslabels.D.ClothesCaresymbolsareauniquelanguagewhichfewpeoplespendtimetolearn.
- PAINTERMusthaveatleast3years’paintingexperiencE.Commercialandnewconstructionwork.$10/hr.Immediateopening.Call435-9201withworkhistory.SECRETARYPart-timepositionavailableinfriendlybusyofficE.Goodtypingandgeneralofficeskills.SomeweekendsrequireD.Highpay.Variousduties.ApplyatEastSideManagementVETERINARIANASSISTANT兽医助理Personneededforbusyanimalhospital.Somenightsandweekends.ApplypersonallytoJohnson-MarksAnimalHospital404SnowRoadSyracuseNY.13224.After4p.m.onlypleasE.NURSES’ASSISTANTSFull-timeandpart-timepositionsavailableformodernnursinghomE.Highpay.CallMrs.DownesR.N.at534-7618.COOKNEEDEDImmediately.Busydowntownrestaurant.MustbegoodanddependablE.ExperiencepreferreD.WeekendsrequireD.Call324-9817.SALESPERSONExperienceD.Musthavesomeknowledgeofmen’sclothingindustry.AvailabletoworkeveningsandsomeSaturdays.Sendresume个人简历to:Martin’sApparel237RockledgeSt.SyracuseNY.13224.TEACHERSmallprivateschoolneedsEnglishandmathteachers.MusthaveBSdegreeandatleast4years’teachingexperiencE.Sendresumeto:WalesCharterSchool19South8thSt.NY.13214.HOTELNeedspart-timeFRONTDESKCLERK.Noexperiencenecessary.Excellentpeopleandphoneskillsamust.Somecomputerskillshelpful.$13/hr.Call:Mr.Jones357-2897.Ifyouwanttogetajobasamathsteachersendyourresumeto______.A.237RockledgeSt.SyracuseNY.13224B.404SnowRoadSyracuseNY.13224C.500ParkDriveDeWittNY.13214D.19South8thSt.NY.13214IfyoudislikeworkingonSundaysbeinga______shouldbeyourbestchoicE.A.cookB.secretaryC.salespersonD.veterinarianassistantIfyouwanttogetajobat______youmusthaveofficeskills.A.Martin’sApparelwww..comB.EastSideManagementC.WalesCharterSchoolD.Johnson-MarksAnimalHospital
- Iknowwhatyou’rethinking:pizza比萨饼?Forbreakfast?Butthetruthisthatyoucanhavelastnight’sleftoversintheA.m.ifyouwantto.Iknowlotsofwomenwhoskipbreakfast不吃早餐andtheyhaveatonofdifferentexcusesfordoingit.Somesaytheydon’thavetime;othersthinkthey’resavingcalories卡路里stillothersjustdon’tlikebreakfastfood.Butthebottomlineisthateatinginthemorningisveryimportantwhenyou’retryingtoloseweight.Eatingjustaboutanythingfrom300to400calorieswouldbebetterthannothingatallsaysKatherineBrookingR.D.whodevelopedthesuper-easyeatingplanforthisyear’sSELFCHALLENGE.Andevenpizzacanbehealthyifit’sloadedwithvegetablesandyousticktoonesmallpiecE.BreakfastisonemealInevermissandthesamegoesformostweightlosssuccessstories.Researchshowsthateatingbreakfastkeepsyoufromovereatinglaterintheday.ResearchersattheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniafoundthatbreakfastskippershaveabiggerchanceofgainingweightthanthosewhoregularlyhaveamorningmeal.Soeatsomethinginthemorninganything.IknowplentyoffriendswhoenduphavingnobreakfastaltogetherandhavejustcoffeeororangejuicE.Isaytryheatinguplastnight’sleftovers—itmaysoundcrazybutifitworksforyoudoit!IfindifItellmyselfYoucanalwayseatittomorrowIputawaytheleftoversinsteadofeatingmorethatnight.Tryit.Youmaysaveyourselfsomepre-bedtimecalories.Andwatchyourbodygainthefat-burningeffects.1.ThewordleftoversinParagraph1probablymeans_______.A.foodremainingafteramealB.thingsleftundoneC.mealsmadeofvegetablesD.pizzatoppedwithfruit2.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.Workingwomenusuallyhavebreakfastinahurry.B.Manypeoplehavewrongideasaboutbreakfast.C.Therearesomeeasywaysofcookingameal.D.Eatingvegetableshelpssaveenergy.3.Accordingtothelastparagraphitisimportantto________.A.eatsomethingforbreakfastB.becarefulaboutwhatyoueatC.heatupfoodbeforeeatingitD.eatcalorie-controlledfood4.Thetextiswrittenmainlyforthose________.A.whogotoworkearlyB.whowanttoloseweightC.whostayuplateD.whoeatbeforesleep
- Havingspringaroundmakesyoufeeldifferentaftersuchalongwinterjourney.Thepowerofsunshinebringsusalotofcomfortoptimismself-confidenceandofcourseasmilE.Imaginehowgreatitwillbeifwearesopositiveallyearround!Livinglikethisispossibleifyoureallythinkaboutit.Inordertoexistinsuchastateo~happinesswemusthavesunshineradiatingfromwithinourselvesshiningfromourheartsmindsandsouls.Actuallythat-syourchoiceandifyouthinkthatwaythenyourownlifewillreflectthatattitudeofyours!Inordertomakesunshineorratherlightpartofourbeingitissoimportantthatyouwatchyourthoughtsyourwordsandyouractionssothatyouwillacceptwhatyoureallyfeelyou'dliketocreateinyourownlifE.Watchyourthoughtsandreallybecomeawareofhowmanynegativethoughtspassthroughyourmindaboutyourselfandotherpeoplearoundyou.Watchtoseehowoftenyougossip说闲话aboutotherpeoplewhichisactuallyoftenattachedwithfeelingsofjealousy妒忌andinsecurityaboutyourself.Youarealsosupposedtotakeacloselookatyourintention.HowmanyofyouIosomethingforanotherpersonwithoutexpectingtoreceivesomethinginreturn?Itmightnotevenhavetobeamaterialorphysicalthingyouexpect;expectingtoberecognizedforwhatyouhavedoneisenoughtocreateconditionsonyourintention.Thinkaboutit!PuttingallofthesetogetheritseemsthatmostofusarecreatingmonstersinsideusjustbysimplytalkingthinkingandnotputtingourheartoutwiththerightintentiontowardshelpingsomeoneelsE.Ifyoutakeallyournegativeattitudesinonehandandmeasureyourneedtofeelsunshineintheotheryouwillseehowboththeseelementsreallycontradicteachother.Bebraveandbreakyourpatternsandyourhabitsthisspringandbydoingso.youwillallowthetruesunshinetotakeplacebyradiatingoutfromyourheartandintoyourlifeandthelivesofthepeoplearoundyou!24.Youcanhavesunshineshiningfromyourinside.A.bymeasuringwhatyouneedB.byhelpingsomeoneelseC.bywatchingwhatyouthinksayanddoD.bychangingyourintention25.Accordingtothewriteryoudontfeelsecureaboutyourselfwhenyou.A.gossipaboutotherpeopleB.takeacloselookatyourintentionC.expecttoberecognizedforwhatyou’vedoneD.becomeawareofyournegativethoughts26.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Expectingsomethinginreturnforourhelpisn’ttherightintention.B.BreakingourpatternsisthemostimportanttogettruesunshinE.C.Ifwedon-tintendtohelpotherswecreatemonstersinsideus.D.Negativeattitudeshavelittletodowithhappiness.27.Thepassageiswrittenmainlyto_.A.stresstheimportanceofthepositivelifestyleB.analyzetheintentionsandthoughtsinourmindC.offeradviceonhavingsunshinefromourinsideD.warnusaboutthebadeffectsofnegativeattitudes
- BFingersweremadebeforeforks.Whenapersongivesupgoodmannersputasideknifeandforkanddivesintohisfoodsomeoneislikelytorepeatthatsaying.Theforkwasanancientagriculturaltoolbutforcenturiesnoonethoughtofeatingwithit.NotuntiltheeleventhcenturywhenayoungladyfromConstantinoplebroughtherforktoItalydidthecustomreachEuropE.Bythefifteenthcenturytheuseoftheforkwaswide-spreadinItaly.TheEnglishexplanationwasthatItalianswereunwillingtoeatfoodtouchedwithfingersseeingallmen’sfingersarenotalikeclean.AnyonewhousedaforktoeatwithwaslaughedatinEnglandforthenexthundredyears.Notuntilthelate1600’sdidusingaforkbecomeacommoncustom.60.Thecustomofeatingwithaforkwas________.A.broughttoEuropefromAmericaB.begunwhenforksfirstinventedC.broughttoEuropefromConstantinopleD.thoughtofbytheItalians61.Bythefifteenthcenturyforkswereused________.A.alloverItalyB.onlyinConstantinopleC.bythekingsandqueensofEuropeD.inEngland62.TheEnglishthoughtthatItaliansusedforksinorderto________.A.imitate模仿thepeopleoftheEastB.keeptheirfoodcleanC.impressvisitorswiththeirgoodmannersD.amuse逗笑theEnglish63.Thebesttitleofthepassageis_________’.A.EatingwithaForkB.TheHistoryofEatingwithaForkC.A.WayofEatingD.A.CustomofEating
- OurbodiesarewonderfullyskillfulatkeepingbalancE.Whenthetemperaturejumpswesweattocooldown.Whenourbloodpressurefallsourheartscandosomething.Asitturnsoutthoughournaturalstateisalwayschanging.Researchersarefindingthateverythingfrombloodpressuretobrainfunctionchangesregularlywiththecyclesofsunmoonandseasons.Andtheirinsights洞察力aregettingnewwaysforkeepingawaysuchcommonkillersasheartdiseaseandcancer.Onlyonedoctorin20hasagoodknowledgeofthescientificuseoftimeinmedicinE.ButaccordingtoanewAmericanMedicalAssociationthreeoutoffourareeagertochangethat.ThefieldisexplodingsaysMichaelSmolensky.DoctorsusedtolookatuslikeWhatspaceshipdidyougetoff?Nowthey'rethirstytoknowmorE.Inmedicalschoolmostdoctorslearnthatpeoplewithchronicconditionsshouldtaketheirmedicineregularly.It’saterriblewaytotreatdiseasesaysDrRichardMartin.Forexampleasthmatics气喘患者aremostlikelytosufferduringthenight.Yetmostpatientstrytokeepaconstantlevelofmedicineintheirblooddayandnightwhetherbybreathinginonaninhaler吸入器fourtimesadayortakingapilleachmorningandevening.Inrecentstudiesresearchershavefoundthatalargemidafternoondoseofabronchodilator支气管扩张剂canbeassafeasseveralsmalldosesandbetterforpreventingnighttimeattacks.IfthenightbelongstoasthmathedawnbelongstohighbloodpressureandheartdiseasE.Heartattacksaretwiceascommonat9A.m.asat11p.m.Partofthereasonisthatourbloodpressurefallsatnightthenrisesaswestarttoworkfortheday.DoctorsknowthatsaysDr.HenryBlackofChicago'sMedicalCenterbutuntilnowwehaven'tbeenabletodoanythingaboutit.Mostblood-pressuredrugsprovide18to20hoursofrelief减缓.Butbecausethey’retakeninthemorningthey'releasteffectivewhenmostneedeD.Youtakeyourpillat7andit'sworkingby9saysDr.WilliamWhiteoftheUniversityofConnecticutHealthCenterButbythattimeyou'vegonethroughtheworstfourhoursofthedaywithnoprotection.Bedtimemedicinewouldpreventhighbloodpressurebutitwouldalsopushbloodpressuretodangerouslylowlevelsduringthenight.Researchersarefindingthat_________.A.heartdiseaseandcancerarethemostcommonkillersofhumanbeingsB.onlybloodpressureandbrainfunctionaredecidedbycyclesofsunmoonandseasonsC.thefunctionsofhumanbodieshavemuchtodowithnatureD.anychangeinhumanbodiesgoeswithchangesinthesurroundingsAccordingtotheauthoritisbestforasthmaticstotaketheirmedicine_________.A.atcertaintimeB.eachmorningandeveningC.whenthediseaseoccursD.atmidafternoonWhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.DoctorsknowmoreaboutillnessesthanbeforE.B.DoctorsintheU.S.usedtobethirstytoknowmoreaboutthenewmedicalfielD.C.Theresearchers'insightsareprovidingnewmethodstopreventcommonkillers.D.ThecorrectuseoftimeinmedicineattractsmoreattentioninmedicalcircleintheU.S.A.Thesuggestedtitleforthispassagemightbe_________.A.MedicineIsEverythingB.TreatmentIsEverythingC.TimingIsEverythingD.PreventionIsEverything
- IntheUnitedStatesfriendshipscanbecloseconstantintensegenerousandrealyetfadeawayinashorttimeifsituationschangE.Neithersidefeelshurtbythis.BothmayexchangeChristmasgreetingsforayearortwoperhapsafewlettersforawhile—thennomorE.IfthesametwopeoplemeetagainbychanceevenyearslatertheypickupthefriendshipwhereitleftoffandaredelighteD.IntheStatesyoucanfeelfreetovisitpeople’shomessharetheirholidaysorenjoytheirliveswithoutfearthatyouaretakingonalastingobligation义务.Donothesitatetoaccepthospitality好客becauseyoucan’tgiveitinreturn.NoonewillexpectyoutodosofortheyknowyouarefarfromhomE.Americanswillenjoywelcomingyouandbepleasedifyouaccepttheirhospitalityeasily.Onceyouarrivetherethewelcomewillbefullandwarmandreal.MostvisitorsfindthemselvesreadilyinvitedintomanyhomestherE.Insomecountriesitisconsideredinhospitabletoentertainathomeofferingwhatisfeltasonlyhome—cookedfoodnotdoingsomethingforyourguest.ItisfeltthatrestaurantentertainingshowsmorerespectandwelcomE.Orforotherdifferentreasonssuchascrowdedspacelanguagedifficultiesorfamilycustomoutsidersarenotinvitedintohomes.IntheUnitedStatesbothmethodsareusedbutitisoftenconsideredmorefriendlytoinviteapersontoone’shomethantogotoapublicplaceexceptinpurelybusinessrelationships.Soifyourhostorhostessbringsyouhomedonotfeelthatyouarebeingshowninferiortreatment.Don’tfeelneglectedifyoudonotfindflowersawaitingyouinyourhotelroomeither.Flowersareveryexpensivethere;hoteldeliveryisuncertain;arrivaltimesaredelayedchangedorcanceled——soflowersarenotcustomarilysentasawelcomingtouch.Pleasedonotfeelunwanted!Outwardsignsvaryindifferentlands;theinwardwelcomeiswhatmattersandthiswillbereal.IntheUnitedStatesyouwillfindfriendships______ifcircumstanceschangE.A.diesuddenlyB.passawayC.disappeargraduallyD.lastforeverAmericans_____theirforeignfriendstomakeareturnfortheirhospitality.A.askB.don’texpectC.neverallowD.wishInsomeothercountriesgivingadinnerpartyathomeisconsidered______thaninarestaurant.A.lessfriendlyB.lesshospitableC.morenaturalD.morepopularAccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.FlowersaresignsofoutwardwelcomE.B.FlowersareexpensivE.C.FlowersareavailableatalltimE.D.Flowersarenotnecessarilysenttoguests.
- Ifyouareinchargeofaprojectthekeytosuccessisgettingeveryonetowanttohelpyou.AsadirectorIpointIsuggest.IgentlypushtheactorsinthedirectionIwantthemtogo.Inthe1986movieNothinginCommonJackieGleason’scharacterMaxBasnergetsfiredfromhisjobasaclothingsalesman.ThesceneshotonaboatshowsMax’sdespairaboutbeingoutofwork.IwaslookingforsomegesturethatwouldallowMaxtoshowhisfeelings.JackiehadfarmoreexperienceateverythingthanIdidandatfirstIwasfrighteneD.WhatcouldIpossiblytellTheGreatOneaboutacting?FinallyIdecidedtodirectbysuggestionandsatdownwithGleasontotalkaboutthescenE.SoMaxissadright?IsaiD.GleasonnoddeD.Andhe’sprobablystillcarryinghispenswithnameonthem—theonesheusedtohandouttohiscustomersright?GleasonnoddeD.Sowhatwouldyouwanttodowiththepensafteryouwerefired?Hewassilentforamoment.Whydon’tIthrowthemoverboard?Istoodupandturnedupandturnedtowardthecrew.HeyeverybodyJackiehasawonderfulideA.Let’sshootit.AfterfilmingthesceneGleasoncalledmeoverandsaidwithasmilE.GarrywhatkindofwonderfulideaamIgoingtohavetomorrow?Youandyourteamcandiscovertheanswerstoproblemstogether.Whentherearenoprizesorgoldstarsforwhogetsthesolutionfirstyou’llallbenefitwheneverythingturnsoutright.61.Accordingtothewritertosucceedinaprojectyouareinchargeofyoushould______.A.makeeveryoneworkforyouB.geteveryonewillingtohelpC.letpeopleknowyouhavetheideaD.keeptalkingtothem62.TheGreatOneinParagraph2refersto______.A.GleasonB.thedirectorhimselfC.MaxD.Max’sboss63.AfterfilmingthesceneGleasoncalledthedirectoroverandsmiledathim.That’sbecauseGleason________.A.thoughtthedirectorgavehimagoodideaB.formedthehabitofthinkingofideaswhiletalkingC.wasnotconfidentabouthisactingD.appreciatedthedirector’sdirectingskill64.Themostsuitabletitleforthepassageis_______.A.DirectingaFilmB.TheKeytoSuccessC.A.WonderfulExperienceD.WorkingwithFilm
- Attheendofapartyheinvitedhertohavecoffeewithhim.InanicecoffeeshophewastoonervoustosayanythingandshefeltuncomfortablethinkingPleaseletmegohomE.’’SuddenlyheaskedthewaiterWouldyoupleasegivemesomesalt?I'dliketoputitinmycoffeE.’’Everybodystaredathim—sostrange!Hisfaceturnedredbutstillheputthesaltinhiscoffeeanddrankit.SheaskedhimcuriouslyWhydoyouhavethishobby?HerepliedWhenIwasalittleboyIwaslivingneartheseA.IlikedplayingintheseaandIcouldfeelthetasteoftheseajustlikethetasteofthesaltycoffeE.NoweverytimeIhavethesaltycoffeeIalwaysthinkofmychildhooD.Imissmyhometownandmyparentssomuch.’’ShewasdeeplytoucheD.Amanwhocantellouthis-homesicknessmustbeamanwholoveshomecaresabouthomeandhasresponsibilityforhomE.TheycontinuedtodatE.Shefoundthatactuallyhewassuchagoodpersonbutshealmostmissedhim!Thankstohissaltycoffee!Thenthestorywentjustlikeeverybeautifullovestory...AndeverytimeshemadecoffeeforhimsheputsomesaltinthecoffeE.After40yearshepassedawayleavingheraletterwhichsaidMydearestpleaseforgivemywholelifeliE.ThiswastheonlylieItoldtoyou—thesaltycoffeE.Rememberthefirsttimewedated?IwassonervousatthattimE.ActuallyIwantedsomesugarbutIsaidsalt.ItwashardformetochangesoIjustwentaheaD.ItriedtotellyouthetruthmanytimesinmylifebutIwastooafraidtodothatasIhavepromisednottolietoyouforanything.NowI'mdyingI'mafraidofnothingsoItellyouthetruthIdon’tlikethesaltycoffeE.Whatastrangebadtaste!ButIhavehadthesaltycoffeeinmywholelife!Hertearsmadethelettertotallywet.SomedaysomeoneaskedherWhat’sthetasteofsaltycoffee?It’ssweet.shereplieD.36.Afterorderingsomesaltforhiscoffeetheyoungmanmusthavefelt.A.excitedB.satisfiedC.embarrassedD.displeased37.Whydidthemanhavesaltycoffeeallhislife?A.TochangelifestylE.B.TopleasehiswifE.C.TokeephisworD.D.Torememberthepast.38.WhatdidthewritermeanbysayingshealmostmissedhiminParagraph7?A.ShemeanttoleavehimontheirfirstdateB.Shethoughtofhimeverynowandthen.C.Shenearlymisunderstoodhisexplanation.D.Shecouldhardlybelievethissimplefact.39.ItisimpliedinthepassagethatthewomanwhenreadingtheletterleftbyherhusbanD.A.wasconfusedabouthisbehaviorB.wastouchedbyhiswhitelieC.feltsorrytoknowthetruthtooLateD.feltangryabouthisdishonesty
- A.patientcametoseemeaboutthestressinherlifE.Shedescribedallthethingsshehadtodo-onewastomakeherbed-fromthemomentshewokeupuntilsheflewoutofthedoorforwork.Isuggestedsheexperimentbynotmakingherbedfortwoweeks.ShewasshockedprobablythinkingI’dbeenraisedbywolvesinaforest.HowevershewentalongwithmyideA.Twoweekslatershewentintomyofficebeaming.Shehadleftherbedunmadeforthefirsttimein42years-andnothingbadhadhappeneD.Andyouknowwhat?shesaiD.Idon’tdrymydishesanymoreeither.Thiswomanhadmadetwomajorbreakthroughs突破.OnewasdiscoveringthatshehadchoicesinherlifethatshehadneverseenbeforE.Theotherwasgivingherselfpermissiontobelessthatperfect.Thisstoryshowsanimportantprinciple原理aboutmanagingtime:Noonecandoitall.Eachofushastomakechoicesandaccepttrade–offs.Theproblemismanypeoplechooseinwaysthatputthemselvesandtheirhealthlast.Theytakebettercareoftheirhousesandcarsthantheydoofthemselves.Theyputeveryoneelse’sneedsaheadoftheirown.Sowhatisthesolution?There’saneasyway.Decidewhatyouwantinyourlifeandputthatfirst.Onadailybasisthatshouldincluderegularmealsenoughsleepandtimewithyourfamily.ExerciseleisurefriendshipsandhobbiesshouldalsoberegularaspectsoflifE.Thepointistodosomethingforyourselfeveryday.Thechoiceisyours:whatevermakesyoufeelgoodaboutyourselfandyourlifE.Takeanap.Takeawalk.Taketimetoplaythepiano.StopbringingyourbriefcasehomefromtheofficE.Stopkeepingyourhouseascleanasyourmotherkepthers.Fillmoreofyourtimewithwant–to–dosinsteadofhave–to–dos.Whatisthesolutiontotheproblemofmanagingtime?A.Doingmoreexerciseseveryday.B.Takingtimetovisitfriendsregularly.C.Stoppingmakingbedoccasionally.D.Doingwhatyouwanttodofirst.WhatdoesthewordbeaminginLine1Paragraph2probablymean?A.WorryingB.SmilingC.DepressedD.LuckilyWhatisthemajorproblemofmostpeoplemanagingtime?A.Mostpeopledonottakecareoftheirhealth.B.Mostpeopleputothers’needsaheadoftheirown.C.MostpeoplecannotkeepbalanceonmanagingtimE.D.Mostpeopledonottaketimetorelaxthemselves.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardpeople’sproblemsinthepassage?A.Matter–of–fact.B.NegativE.C.Indifferent.D.WorrieD.
- Whatshouldyouthinkaboutwhentryingtofindyourcareer?Youareprobablybetteratsomeschoolsubjectsthanothers.Thesemayshowstrengthsthatyoucanuseinyourwork.A.boywhoisgoodatmathematicscanusethatinanengineeringcareer.A.girlwhospellswellandlikesEnglishmaybegoodatofficework.Soitisimportanttoknowthesubjectsyoudowellinatschool.OntheotherhandyoumaynothaveanyspeciallystrongsubjectsbutyourrecordsshowageneralsatisfactorystandarD.AlthoughnotallsubjectscanbeuseddirectlyinajobtheymayhaveindirectvaluE.A.knowledgeofhistoryisnotrequiredformostjobsbutifhistoryisoneofyourgoodsubjectsyouwillhavelearnedtorememberfactsanddetails.Thisisanabilitythatcanbeusefulinmanyjobs.Yourschoolmayhavetaughtyouskillssuchastypingortechnicaldrawingwhichyoucanuseinyourwork.Youmaybegoodatmetalworkorcookeryandlookforajobwhereyoucanimprovetheseskills.Ifyouhavehadapart-timejobonSaturdaysorinthesummerthinkwhatyougainedfromit.Ifnothingelseyoumayhavelearnedhowtogettoworkontimetofollowinstructionsandtogetonwitholderworkers.YoumayhavelearnedtogivecorrectchangeinashopforexamplE.Justasimportantyoumaybecomeinterestedinaparticularindustryorcareeryouseefromtheinsideinapart-timejoB.Facingyourweakpointsisalsopartofknowingyourself.Youmaybeallthumbswhenyouhandletools;perhapsyouareapoorspellerorcannotaddupacolumnoffigures.Itisbettertofaceanyweaknessthantopretendtheydonotexist.YourschoolrecordforinstancemaynotbetoogoodyetitisanimportantpartofyourbackgrounD.Youshouldnotbeapologeticaboutitbutinsteadrecognizethatyouwillhaveachanceofafreshstartatwork.46.Wecaninferfromthefirstparagraphthat________.learningbetteratschoolshowspowerinyourjobthebetteryouareatschoolsubjectsthemorehelpfultheyareinyourcareer.learningeachsubjectwellisanabilityinmanyjobs.weshouldthinkabouthowtofindourcareer47.Fromthepassagewelearnthatifastudent’sschoolperformanceisnotgoodhewill_____.A.havenohopeinhisfutureworkB.behopefultofindasuitablejobC.regretnothavingworkedharderatschoolD.haveanopportunityofanewbeginninginhisfuturework48.Allthesubjectsmayhavedirectvalueforjobhuntingexcept_________.A.mathematicsB.EnglishC.historyD.technicaldrawing49.TheunderlinedphrasebeallthumbsinParagraph3probablymeans_________.A.heavy-handedB.thebestC.importantD.skilled50.Thepassagemainlydiscusses___________.A.TherelationshipbetweenschoolperformanceandcareerB.howtogetajobC.HowtoshowstrengthsinyourworkD.workingexperienceandknowledgeatschool
- Harry’sfatherboughtamagazinewhichgaveitsreadersinformationaboutallkindsofproductsandhelpedthemmakethebestchoicewhilebuying.Harryborrowedhisfather’smagazinewhenheneededanewcomputer.I’llreaditandchoosethebestonE.HesaiD.Themagazinedescribedthesecomputers.TheDGTPC450TheBNK975XF:AT$3200TheCGP8PTThiscomputercomeswithlotsofgoodsoftwarE.Howeveritdoesnothavemuchmemoryandisratherslow.At$2850it’snotverygoodvalueformoney.ThisisthemostexpensivecomputerwetesteD.Howeveritisalsothemostreliable可靠的.Itisveryfastandhaslotsofmemory.Itisworththeextramoneyifyoucanaffordit.Atonly$1900.Ithaslotsofmemoryandisquitefast.Howeveritbrokedowntwicewhileweweretestingitandwecannotrecommend建议itforreliability.HarrychosetheBNK975XF.Iknowit’sexpensivehesaidbutitwillbewithmeforalongtimeanddoeverythingIwantittodo.Harrywantstobuyacomputersoheborrowed___________fromhisfather.A.amagazineaboutallkindsofproductsB.acomputermagazineC.ashoppingbookD.abookaboutallkindsofcomputers____________doesn’thavemuchmemoryandisratherslow.A.TheBNK975XFB.TheDGTPC450C.TheCGP8PTD.Harry’scomputerTheCGP8PTis_____________amongthethreekindsofcomputers.A.thefastestB.themostexpensiveC.thecheapestD.theslowestHarrychosetheBNK975XFbecause_________.A.itisthemostexpensiveB.ithaslotsofgoodsoftwareC.ithasmuchmemoryD.itwouldworkforhimforalongtime
- Haveyoueversuddenlyfeltthatsomeoneyouknewwasintrouble—andwashe?Haveyoueverdreamedsomethingthatcametruelater?MaybeyouhaveESP超感觉知觉.ESPstandsforExtrasensoryPerception.ItmaybecalledasixthsensE.Itseemstoletpeopleknowabouteventsbeforetheyhappenoreventsthatarehappeningsomedistanceaway.Here'sanexamplE.A.womanwasironingclothes.SuddenlyshescreamedMyfatherisdead!Isawhimsittinginthechair!JustthenatelegramcamE.Thewoman'sfatherdiedofaheartattack.Hediedsittinginachair.TherearethousandsofstorieslikethisoneonrecorD.Scientistsarestudyingthemtofindoutwhat'sbehindthesestrangementalmessages.Here'sanotherexample—oneofhundredsofdreamsthathavecometruE.Amandreamedhewaswalkingalongaroadwhenahorseandcarriagecameby.ThedriversaidThere'sroomforonemorE.Themanfeltthedriverseemeddeadsoheranaway.ThenextdaywhenthemanwasgettingonacrowdedbusthebusdriversaidThere'sroomforonemorE.Thenthemansawthatthedriver'sfacewasthesamefacehehadseeninthedream.Hewouldn'tgetonthebus.Asthebusdroveoffitcrashedandburstintoflames.Everyonewaskilled!Somepeoplesaystorieslikethesearecoincidences.OthersincludingsomescientistssaythatESPisreal.FromstudiesofESPwemaysomedaylearnmoreaboutthehumanminD.44.Accordingtothepassagetheauthorbelievesthatthesixthsenseis_________.A.inexistenceB.imaginativeC.notrealD.impossible45.ESPletspeopleknow___________.A.abouteventsbeforetheyhappenB.abouteventsaftertheyhappenC.abouteventsthatarehappeningsomedistanceawayD.AandC46.Inthelastparagraphtheunderlinedwordcoincidencesprobablymeans____.A.thingsthatmaynothappenB.thingsthathappeninadreamC.thingsthatmusthappenD.thingsthathappenbyaccident47.Thisarticleismainlyabout_________.A.thehumandreamB.thesixthsenseC.thehumanmindD.acrowdedbus
- Directions:ReadthefollowingtextandchoosethemostsuitableheadingfromA-Fforeachparagraph.ThereisoneextraheadingwhichyoudonotneeD.Inordertopresentthebestpresentationandeliminateroomforerroryouneedtokeepinmindcertainguidelines.Here'saresomeofmyideasforpresentingqualitypresentationthatdemandgenuineattentionfromyourlisteners.Pickingoutatopicisthehardpartwhenitcomestochoosingfromalistofpresentationsubjects.IthastobeinterestingimpactfulanduniquethereforeitiscrucialtochoosesomethingyoucareaboutratherthanrandomlyselectingonE.Askyourselfifitcoversangles-isitinformative?Willitkeepmylistenershooked?Willitcreateanairofboredom?WillIbeabletogetallmyfactsandresearchdone?Isitappealingtomebutnottothem?There'snothingmoreannoyingthanhavesomeoneblabberonaboutatopiche/shehasn'tdoneextensiveresearchon.ItisobviousfromthewaytheyspeakhowmonotonoustheirtonessoundandhowrobotictheirmovementandgesturesarE.Sodon'tbethatsomeonE.Taketheefforttolearnasmuchasyoucan.Makeitmattertoyouandrememberhowitcanimpactyourlistenersandenlightenthemonthingstheydidn'tknowaboutatall.Nooneisperfectandthereareboundtobemistakesorcircumstancesthatyoudidn’tcountonandcouldn’tavoiD.Youcouldstutterwithawordmixupslidesorforgetsomeimportantsheetsofyourpresentationandsoon.Straightenup.CrackaminorjokeinyourdefensE.Inotherwordsimproviseanddon'tbeatyourselfupaboutitorelseyourpresentationwillendindisaster.Don'tletitruintherestofitandfinishthepresentationasplannedsothatpeoplethinkmoreofhowwellitendeD.Thebestthingaboutpresentingatopiciseyecontact.IfyouareabletosayitbyheartandnotbylookingatapieceofpaperyouwillhavemasteredthemosteffectivepresentationtechniquE.Memorizeyourlinesandpointsandonlyglanceatyournotesoccasionallyifyouthinkyoumayforgetsomething.Intheendifyouthinkthatyouarewellpreparedtoanswerquestionsthenbyallmeansinvitethem.
- 第二部分阅读理解共25小题第一节每小题2分第二节每小题1分满分45分第一节阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑AOnenightMrs.RileyanelderlywomanwaswalkingalongadarkLondonstreet.Shewascarryingherhandbaginonehandandaplasticcarrierbagintheother.Therewasnobodyelseinthestreetexcepttwoyouths.Theywerestandinginadarkshopdoorway.OneofthemwasverytallwithfailhairtheotherwasshortandfatwithabearD.TheyouthswaitedforafewmomentsandthenranquicklyandquietlytowardsMrs.Riley.Thetallyouthheldherfrombehindwhiletheotheryouthtriedtoseizeherhandbag.SuddenlyMrs.Rileythrewthetallyouthoverhershoulder.HecrashedintotheotheryouthandtheybothlandedonthegrounD.WithoutspeakingMrs.Rileystruckbothofthemontheheadwithherhandbagandwalkedcalmlyaway.ThetwosurprisedyouthswerestillsittingonthegroundwhenMrs.Rileycrossedthestreettowardsadoorwithalightedsignaboveit.Mrs.RileypausedturnedroundsmiledattheyouthsandwalkedintotheSouthWestLondonJudo柔道CluB.Thetwoyouthsstoodinadarkshopdoorwaybecause_____.A.theyhadnothingtodoB.theywerehomelessC.theymeanttorobsomebodyD.theywereguardingtheshopWhatdidMrs.Rileydotothetwoyouths?A.Shehurtthemseriously.B.Shetaughtthemalesson.C.ShereportedthemtothepolicE.D.ShesentthemtoajudocluB.Thestorytellsaboutanelderlywomanwho_____.A.oftenwentshoppingatnightB.wasbraveandwiseC.workedinashoppingcenterD.hadaskillofself–defense
- Women’sroleshavechangedthroughouttheworldinrecentyearsbutnowheresoobviouslyasinAmerica.Astherolesofwomenhavechangedsohavemen’s.InmanyAmericanhomestodaythehusbandstillcarriesonhistraditionalroleofbreadwinnerwhilehishomemakerwifeisinchargeofthehomeandchild—raising.Butitismoreandmorecommontofindthatthechildrenareleftinday–carecentersornurseryschoolswhilebothparentswork.ThewomanmayearnasmuchormoremoneythanherhusbanD.Athomehouseholddutiesaresharedinvaryingdegreesbyallfamilymembers.Itisnotunusualtofindfathercookingdinnercleaningthelivingroomorchangingthebaby.Mothermightbeoutsidemowingthelawnorwashingthecar.Childrenhaveresponsibilitiestoo.OneofthegoalsoftheWomen’sLiberationMovementhasbeentohavebothmenandwomenshareinchildcarehouseworkandfinancialresponsibility.TodaymanyAmericanwomenwillnotmarryamanwhoisnotwillingtoshareequallyinhouseholdresponsibilities.Thehighcostoflivinghasmadeitnecessaryformanywomentohavejobsoutsidethehomebutwomenoftenchoosetohavejobsinordertousetheirskillsandeducationortoseekamorefulfillingandinterestinglife.ManyAmericanwomenenjoytheindependencethatanoutsidejobandthesalarygivemenandevensomewomen—sometimesarenotforwomenworkingoutsidethehomeandinsomecasesawomanmightbepaidlessthanamanwhoperformsthesamejob.Americanwomenhoweverhavemetchallenges挑战sincepioneerdaysandtheycontinuetoworkfortrueequality.45.ManyAmericanwomengoouttoworkinorderto.A.earnenoughmoneytosupportthefamilyB.maketheirhusbandsshareinthehouseworkC.enjoyindependenceD.getmoremoneythantheirhusbands46.WhatdoessexdiscriminationmeanEXCEPT?A.It’sharderforwomentogetasamejobasmenB.WomengetlesspaidthanmenatthesamepositionC.WomendomostofthehouseworkD.Womenhavejobsoutsidehouse47.forthewomentowintrueequality.A.It’simpossibleB.IttakesalongtimeC.It’sgreatlysuccessfulD.It’snotdifficult48.Fromthetextweknown.A.women’srolesintheworldhavechangedalotbutmen’sroleshaven’tchangedB.AmericanwomencontinuedtoworkfortheirtrueequalityC.inallareasofAmericanmenandwomengotpaidequallyD.mostwomenbegantoworkoutsidethehome
- Playisthebasicbusinessofchildhoodandinrecentyearsresearchhasshownthegreatimpor??tanceofplayinthedevelopmentofahumanbeing.Fromearliestinfancy婴儿everychildneedsopportunityandtherightmaterialsforplayandthemaintoolsofplayaretoys.Themainfunctionoftoysistosuggestencourageandplay.Tosucceedinthistheymustbegoodtoyswhichchildrenwillplaywithoftenandwillcomebacktoagainandagain.Thereforeitisimportanttochoosesuit??abletoysfordifferentstagesofachild’sdevelopment.Inrecentyearsresearchoninfantdevelopmenthasshownthatthestandardachildislikelytoreachwithintherangeofhisinherited遗传的abilitiesislargelydeterminedinthefirstthreeyearsofhislifE.Soababy’sabilitytobenefitfromtherightplaymaterialsshouldnotbeunderestimateD.A.babywhoisencouragedtalkedtoandshownthingsandplayedwithhasthebestchanceofgrowingupsuccessfully.Inthenextstagefromthreetofiveyearsoldcuriosityknowsnobounds.Everytypeofsuitabletoysshouldbemadeavailabletothechildfortryingoutexperimentingandlearningfordiscoveringhisownparticularability:Bricksandjigsaws七巧板andconstructiontoys;paintingscribbling涂鸦andmakingthings;sandandwaterplay;toysforimaginativeandpretendingplay—thefirstso??cialgamesforlearningtoplayandgetonwithothers.Butatthethirdstageofplaydevelopment—fromfivetosevenoreightyearsold—thechildisatschool.Butforafewmoreyearsplayisstillthebestwayoflearningathomeoratschool.Itiseasiertoseewhichtypeoftoysthechildmostenjoys.UntiltheageofsevenoreightplayandworkmeanmuchthesametoachilD.Butoncereadinghasbeenmasteredthenbooksbecomethemainsourceoflearning.Toysarestillinterestingandval??uablewhichleaduptonewhobbiesbuttheirsignificancehaschanged—toachildofnineortenyearsoldtoysandgamesmeanastoadultsrelaxationandfun.accordingtothefirstpassageweknowthatasachildgrowsup________.A.heshouldbeallowedtochoosehisowntoysB.heshouldbegiventhesametoysC.heshouldbegivendifferenttoysD.heshouldbegivenfewerandfewertoysaccordingtothepassagetheabilitiesachildhasinheritedfromhisparents________.A.determinehischaracterB.willnotchangeaftertheageofthreeC.partlydeterminethestandardheislikelytoreachD.toalargeextentdeterminethechoiceoftoysWelearnfromthepassagethatachildhasboundlesscuriosity________.A.whenheistwoB.whenheisaroundfourC.whenheissixD.whenheiseightThepassageismainlyabout________.A.theimportanceofpre-schooleducationB.theimportanceofschoolingC.theroleofplayinachild’sdevelopmentD.thechoiceoftoysforyoungster
- Theworldhaschangedandbeingintelligentisn’tnormallyequaltobeingasuccessfulperson.Lookattheexampleofthebluewhale:ithasahugebrainbutitstilldoesn’tknowhowtoavoidwhalersoruseitslargesizeandweighttodealwiththosewhotrytousetheirbodyforprofit.ScientistsholdanopinionthatthebluewhalejustlikessomehighlyintelligentpeoplewhofailtosucceeD.Thosehighlyintelligentpeoplecan’tsucceedinlifebecausetheycan’tcommunicatewellwiththeworldaroundthem.Intelligenceisawordinlifethatmakesyouthinkyouarebetterthanothers.Intelligencecanblindtheseverypeoplefromhowothersviewthem.Thesepeoplealsothinkthattheroutetopowerandsuccessresultspurelyfromintelligenceandtheysometimesliveinafantasyworldthattheycreatebytheirsupposedbrainpower.ThisisadistancethatdevelopswhetherornottheyrealizeitandsometimesapersoncanbedislikedsimplybecauseofhisorherintelligencE.Thisdistanceissometimessofarapartthatitgetstothepositionwheretheycan’tlistentoeachother.Onesidethinkstheotherisstupidandtheotherthinkshe/sheishaughty傲慢的.Andmostofthetimeitistheintelligentpeoplewholosethemselvesinthissituation.Theybecomeunpopularwithmostofthepeoplearoundthem.ThisaffectstheminwhatevertheydoandsoonerorlatertheywilllosetheirconfidencE.Itdoesn’thelpthattheygetacultureshock-especiallywhentheyleavecollegeandrealizesuccessandrichnessdon’talwaysandsometimesnevercomenaturallywithintelligencE.WhilesomemightthinkthisisadramaticpicturetopaintitissometimestheendresultofsomepeoplE.Theexampleofthebluewhaleisusedtoshow____.A.communicationismoreimportantthanintelligenceB.humanbeingsarealwaysmoreintelligentthananimalsC.humansshouldhavethesenseofprotectinganimalsD.thebluewhaleisthelargestanimalintheworldThosesupposedintelligentpeopleoftenbelievethat____.A.theyshouldmaketheirlifethesamewithothersB.theyshouldliveinabetterworldthantheothersC.theyaresuretobesuccessfulbecauseoftheirintelligenceD.otherpeople’sopinionshouldbeseriouslyconsideredWhatmakestheintelligentpeoplelosetheirconfidence?A.Theybecomeseparatedfromotherpeopleandlosetheirsupport.B.Theyoftencan’tgethigherpositionsthoughtheyareintelligent.C.Theycan’tpersuadethosestupidpeopletoaccepttheirideas.D.Theyoftencan’tmakegooduseoftheiradvantages.Wecaninferthattheendresultofthesupposedintelligentpeoplewouldbe____.A.greatachievementsB.moreeffortsC.failureinthefutureD.properchanges
- AirtravelchaosacrossEuropecausedbythevolcaniceruptioninIcelandcontinuedSundayimpactingtouristsandbusinesspeople'sschedulesandcausingeconomiclosstoChineseairlinesandtourismagencies.AirChinacanceledfiveone-wayflightsandeightreturnflightstoEuropeancitiesincludingParisFrankfurtandMoscowSundayaccordingtoanoticeonitswebsitE.ThecancellationwasduetoclosureofmostEuropeanairportsandwewillkeepacloseeyeonthelatestsituationsaidZhuMeianAirChinaspokeswoman.OthercardersincludingChinaSouthernAirlinesChinaEasternAirlinesandHainanAirlineshavealsocanceledmostflightstoEuropeaccordingtotheCivilAviationAdministrationofChinA.Airlinesworldwidearelosingatleast$200millionperdayinrevenuetheInternationalAirTransportAssociationsaidFriday.Tourismagencieshavebeenaffectedtoo.ThisisthefirsttimewemetsuchanaturaldisasterandwecanonlywaitandkeepincontactwithourtouristssaidHunPinganemployeeondutyatChinaInternationalTravelService'sCITSbranchinBeijingSunday.Wehaveagroupofmorethan30ChinesetouristswhowerescheduledtoflytoParisfromBeijingaroundnoonSundayandtheirflightswillbepostponedtotomorrowattheearliestshesaiD.HunsaidanothergroupofChinesetouristsinEuropewhowillflybacktoBeijingfromBrusselsWednesdaymightalsobeaffectedbytheincident.Thepossibledelaywillnotaddtotourists'financialburdensaswewillshareourtourists'additionalexpenseswiththeairlinesshesaiD.1.HowmanyflightshasAirChinacanceled?A.8B.9C.13D.152.WhatdoesthewordchaosboldinparA.1meaninthepassage?A.disorderB.incidentsC.closureD.damage3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTrue?A.TheairtravelchaosinEuropehascausedgreatlossestoonlyaircarriers.B.ThedirectreasonfortheflightcancellationistheclosureofmostEuropeanairport.C.TheInternationalAirTransportAssociationissufferingahugelossof$200millionperday.D.AirChinaandotherChineseaircarriershavealreadycanceledalltheirflightstoEuropE.4.Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitabletitleforthispassage?A.FlightsCancellationCausedbyVolcanicEruptionB.TheEffectsofVolcanicEruptioninIcelandC.ThechaoscausedbyVolcanicEruptionD.TourismDisasterOwingtoVolcanicEruption
- AfterImasteredmyfirstconcerto协奏曲atage14myparentsdecidedtogetmeaniceviolin.ItriedoutdozensofinstrumentsbeforeIfoundmymatch:aGermanviolin.ItwasbeautifulbutwhatIlikedbestaboutitwasitsvoicE.ConfidentandstrongitwaseverythingIlongedtobE.I’mnotsurehowmuchthatviolincostbutmyparentsmademepromisenevertoletitoutofmysight.Theydidn’tunderstandthatdraggingalargeviolincaserancountertomydailymiddleschooltaskofbeinginvisible看不见.Iwasastrangeabsent-mindedkiD.WhenIspokeupinclassmycommentsbroughtconfusedsilencefromteachersandwildlaughterfromstudents.LikeadeerinawolfpackItriedtobequietandstill.IncontrastmynewviolinwasalmostshockinglylouD.Togetherwecoulddrownouttherestofmymiddleschoolorchestra—whichwasencouragedsincetheotherkidsmadesoundslikecats’crying.ForoneglorioushoureverydayIwasshoweredwithattention.EveryonewantedtohearwhatIhadtosay.BetweenclassesIbentunderthecombinedweightofmyviolincaseandabackpackfilledwithbooks.Myposturesufferedbutmyconfidencegrew.WithmyviolinbymysideIfoundmyvoicE.MoreandmoreIcontributedtoclassdiscussionsandevenmadeacoupleoffriends.TodayI’mjustanamateurviolinistwitharegulardayjoB.AsIsitinmycommunityorchestrasometimesIfeeljealous嫉妒的ofmyfellowmusicians’instrumentswiththeirelegantvoices.ImaynotbethebestviolinistaroundbutatleastI’mstilltheloudest.21.TheunderlinedpartrancountertoinParagraph2probablymeans______.A.wassimilartoB.wentalongwithC.wastheoppositeofD.hadsomethingincommonwith22.WeknowfromParagraph2thattheauthor________.A.didnotfitinatschoolB.wasanexcellentstudentC.wasstrongandconfidentD.didnotattendclassesregularly23.WhatkindoffeelingisexpressedinParagraph3?A.Disappointment.B.Anger.C.PridE.D.Regret.24.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.Theviolinchangedtheauthorinsomeway.B.Theauthorhatedtheloudvoiceofhisviolin.C.TheviolinalwaysmadetheauthorembarrasseD.D.TheauthorwasthebestviolinistinhiscommunityorchestrA.
- Fromearlytimesmanhasbeeninterestedinart.Peoplehaveoftenworkedtogethertocollectandsavetheworld’sarttreasures.FinearttreasuresfrommanycountriesarekeptinanartmuseumcalledtheLouvre卢浮宫inParisFrancE.TheworksofarthavebeencollectedbythepeopleofFranceovermanycenturies.TheLouvrehasnotalwaysbeenamuseum.Thefirstbuildingwasafort要塞withhighwallsandaroundtower.Ithadamoat护城河tokeepouttheenemies.Overtheyearsthenumberofbuildingsaroundthefortgrew.By1350thefortwasnolongerneededandbecameapalacehomeforFrenchkingsandqueens.Duringtimesofpeacenewtreasureswerebroughtin.Duringtimesofwarmanytreasureswerestolenandthebuildingsweredamaged毁损.WhenFrancisIbecameKingofFranceintheyearof1515hebroughtinartistsfrommanycountriesandoneofthemwasLeonardodaVincifromItalywhoseMonaLisaisthebest-knownpaintinginthemuseumtoday.In1793theLouvrebecameapublicmuseumjustasitisnow.Itisaplacewherearttreasureshavebeensavedforeveryonetoenjoy.TheabovepassageisaboutA.theworld-famouspaintingMonaLisaB.akingofFrancebythenameofFrancisIC.agrandartmuseuminthecapitalofFranceD.anartistnamedLeonardodaVinciItseemstobenecessaryforgreatartworkstobekeptinpublicmuseumbecause.A.onlyinthiswaywilltheynotbestolenB.itgiveseveryoneachancetoenjoythemC.ithelpspeopletorememberthelifeofFrenchkingsandqueensD.ittellspeoplewhatmeaningfulworktheFrenchkingsdidinthepastTheLouverbecameanartmuseumA.intheyearof1350B.in1515whenFrancisIbecameKingofFranceC.intheseventeenthcenturyD.intheninetiesoftheeighteenthcenturyThoughthestorydoesnotsaysoitmakesyouthinkA.lotsofpeoplepayvisitstotheLouvreB.LeonardodaVinciwasoncethekeeperofthemuseumC.theLouvrewasonlyopentotheartistsfromothercountriesD.theLouvrebecameapublicmuseumatthebeginningofthelastcentury
- Weallknowthateveryonebecomesalittlemoreforgetfulastheygetolderbutmen'smindsdecline衰退morethanwomen'saccordingtotheresultsofaworldwidesurvey.Generaldifferencesseemtobeinherentinmaleandfemalebrains:Menarebetteratmaintaininganddealingwithmentalimagesusefulinmathematicalreasoningandspatialskillswhilewomentendtoexcel擅长atrecallinginformationfromtheirbrain'sfiles.ManystudieshavelookedforaconnectionbetweensexandtheamountofmentaldeclinepeopleexperienceastheyagebuttheresultshavebeenmixeD.Somestudiesfoundmoreage-relateddeclineinmenthaninwomenwhileotherssawtheoppositeorevennorelationshipatallbetweensexandmentaldeclinE.Thoseresultscouldbeimproperbecausethestudiesinvolvedolderpeopleandwomenlivelongerthanmen:Thementestedarethesurvivorssothey'retheonesthatmaynothaveshownsuchcognitivedeclinesaidstudyteamleaderElizabethoftheUniversityofWarwickinEnglanD.Scientistssurveyedcompletedfourtasksthattestedsex-relatedcognitiveskills:matchinganobjecttoitsrotatedformmatchinglinesshownfromthesameangletypingasmanywordsinaparticularcategory范畴aspossibleinthegiventimeE.g.objectusuallycoloredgrayandrecallingthelocationofobjectsinalinedrawing.Thefirsttwoweretasksatwhichmenusuallyexcel;thelatteraretypicallydominatedbywomen.WithineachagegroupstudiedmenandwomenperformedbetterintheirseparatecategoriesonaveragE.Andthoughperformancedeclinedwithageforbothgenderswomenshowedobviouslylessdeclinethanmenoverall.49.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingcanNOTbetypedintothesamecategory?A.cloudB.sheepC.treesD.goose50.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingthearticle?A.MendobetterthanwomenwhenitcomestolearningEnglish.B.Womenstandoutatrememberingpeople’snames.C.MenexcelattypingasmanywordsinaparticularcategoryaspossibleinthegiventimE.D.Womenexcelatdealingmathematicproblems.51.Oneimportantfactorthataffectsthecorrectnessoftheresultsisthat_________.A.theoldmentestedmaynothaveshownsuchcognitivedeclineB.peoplesurveyedarealloldC.peopletakingpartinthistestcamefromallovertheworldD.womenlivelongerthanmen52.Theauthoraimstotellusthat__________.A.women’smindsperformbetterthanmen’sB.men’smindsdeclinemorewithageC.everyonebecomesalittlemoreforgetfulastheygetolderD.asurveyonhuman’sminddeclinewasdonerecently
- Haveyoueverbeenafraidtotalkbackwhenyouweretreatedunfairly?Haveyoueverboughtsomethingjustbecausethesalesmantalkedyouintoit?AreyouafraidtoaskaboygirlforadateManypeopleareafraidtoassertthemselvesinsistupontheirownrights.DrRobertAlbertiauthorofStandUpSpeakOutandTalkBackthinksit’sbecausetheirself-esteem自尊islow.Ourwholeset-upmakespeopledoubtthemselvessaysAlberti.There’salwaysa'superior'around—aparentateacheraboss—who'knowsbetter’.ButAlbertiandotherscientistsaredoingsomethingtohelppeopletoassertthemselves.TheyofferassertivenesstrainingcoursesAT.IntheATcoursespeoplelearnthattheyhavearighttobethemselves.Theylearntospeakoutandfeelgoodaboutdoingso.Theylearntobeaggressive敢闯闯劲儿withouthurtingotherpeoplE.Inonewaylearningtospeakoutistoovercomefear.A.grouptakinganATcoursewillhelpthetimidpersontolosehisfear.ButATusesanevenstrongermotive—theneedtosharE.Thetimidpersonspeaksoutinthegroupbecausehewantstotellhowhefeels.ATsaysyoucangettofeelgoodaboutyourself.Andonceyoudoyoucanlearntospeakout.Inthepassagethewritertalksabouttheproblemthat_______.A.somepeoplearetooeasy-goingB.somepeoplearetootimidC.therearetoomanysuperiorsaroundusD.somepeopledarenotstickupfortheirownrightsTheeffectofourset-uponpeopleisoftento_______.A.makethemdistrusttheirownjudgmentB.makethingsmorefavorableforthemC.keepthemfromspeakingoutasmuchastheirsuperiorsdoD.helpthemtolearntospeakupfortheirrightsOnethingATdoesn’tdoisto_______.A.usetheneedofpeopletoshareB.showpeopletheyhavetherighttobethemselvesC.helppeopletobeaggressiveatanytimeevenwhenotherssufferD.helppeopleovercomefear
- MajorCitiesTakeStepstoProtectWaterResourcesFacedwiththethreatofwatershortagesBeijingandShanghaiwilltakeeffectivemeasurestosavewaterandprotectwaterresources.Beijingwillstickmorestrictlytowater-savingpoliciesthroughthereadjustmentofindustrialstructures.Beijingisexpectedtobeshortof1.185billioncubicmetersofwaterby2020.Beijingwillshutdownfactorieswithhighwaterconsumptionandpollutionincludingelectricpowersteelandpapermanufacturingequipments.Advancedwater-savingtechnologywillbeintroducedtonewindustrialprojectsinthecapitalcity.Grain-growingareaswillbereducedtosavegroundwaterandmoretreeswillbeplanteD.Animalbreedingandotherhighlyefficientagriculturewithmodernwater-savingirrigationmethodswillbedevelopeD.Itissaidthatwaterusedinagriculturewilldropto35percentofthecity’swaterconsumptionin2010from43percentin1998andthefigurewillcontinuetodropto28-30percentin2020.Beijingwillincreasethespeedofrenovationofitsurbanwatersupplyequipments.It’sreportedthatmorethan15percentofwaterislostduringdistribution分发.Water-savingequipmentandefficientmanagementcansaveBeijingmorethan537millioncubicmetersby2010.Shanghaistillfaceskeyproblemsconnectedwithitswaterresourcesandenvironment.Since1998thecityhasinvestednearlyUS$169milliontotreatitsriversespeciallySuzhouCreek.Thecity’srivershavebecomenoticeablyclearersinceputtingitintoaction.ThegovernmentwillprovideafurtherUS$24millionforthetreatmentofriversandUS$12milliontotreatsewage污物.Thisyear’staskistoimprovethewaterqualityatthethreeportsofLonghuaYang-shupuandHongkou.AnotheremphasistoraisethewatersysteminSongjiangNewAreawithaprojectworthUS$4.8million.Effortswillbemadetoimprovepublicawarenessabouttheneedtoprotectwaterresources.53.HowmanymeasureshasBeijingtakentosavewaterandprotectwaterresources?A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.six54.Grain-growingareasinBeijingwillbereducedbecause_____.A.grainscan’tfetchagoodpriceinChinA.B.alotofgroundwaterwillbesavedbythisareA.C.Beijinghelpstodevelopadvancedtechnology.D.highlyeffectiveagricultureneedsfewerfarmlanD.55.FromthepassageweknowShanghaiwillinvest_____milliondollarsonthetreatmentofriverandsewagE.A.169B.36C.40.8D.201.756.Theauthorwrotethepassagetotellus_____.A.BeijingandShanghaiareshortofwaterB.tosaveeverydropofwaterinourdailylifeC.bigcitieslikeBeijingandShanghaiaretryingtheirbesttoprotectwaterresourcesD.watershortageshavebecomeoneofthemostimportantproblemsthatChinahastodealwith
- Iwasdesperatelynervousaboutbecomingcar-freE.ButeightmonthsagoourcarwashitbyapassingvehicleanditwasdestroyeD.NoproblemIthought:we’llbuyanother.Buttheinsurancepayoutdidn’tevenbegintocoverthecostsofbuyinganewcar—Iworkedoutthatwiththeloan贷款we’dneedpluspetrolinsuranceparkingpermitsandtaxwewouldmakeapaymentasmuchas£600amonth.Andthat’swhenIhadmyfancyideA.Whynotjustgiveuphavingacaratall?IliveinLondon.Wehavearailwaystationbehindourhouseatubestation10minutes’walkawayandabusstopattheendofthestreet.A.newcarclubhadjustopenedinourareaandoneofitsshinylittleredPeugeotswasparkednearby.IfanyfamilyinBritaincouldlivewithoutacarIreasonedthensurelywewerethatfamily.Butmynewcar-freeideasadlywasn’tsharedbymyfamily.MyteenagedaughterswerehorrifieD.Whatwouldtheirfriendsthinkaboutourfamilybeingtoopoortoaffordacar?Iwasn’tthatbotheredwhattheythoughtandIsuggestedthegirlsshouldtakethesameapproach.Myfriendstoowereastonishedatourplan.Whatwouldhappenifsomeonegotseriouslyillovernightandneededtogotohospital?anambulanceHowwouldthechildrengettoandfromtheirmanyevents?busesandtrainsPeoplesmiledasthoughthiswasanotherofmymadideasbeforesayingtheyweresureI’dsoonrealizethatacarwasanecessity.EightmonthsonIwonderwhetherwe’lleverownacaragain.TheideathatyouhavetoownacarespeciallyifyouliveinacityisallintheminD.Ilive—andmanyothercitizensdotoo—inaplacethathasneverbeenbetterservedbypublictransportandyetcarownershiphasneverbeenhigher.Weworryaboutrisingcarcostsbutwe’dbebetteroffaskingsomethingmuchmorebasic:doIreallyneedacar?CertainlytheanswerisnoandI’malotricherbecauseIdaredtoaskthequestion.24.Theauthordecidedtoliveacar-freelifepartlybecause______.A.mostfamilieschosetogocar-freeB.hewashurtinaterriblecaraccidentC.thetrafficjamwasunbearableforhimD.thecostofanewcarwastoomuch25.Whatistheattitudeoftheauthor’sfamilytowardhisplan?A.SupportivE.B.Disapproving.C.OptimistiC.D.UnconcerneD.26.Whatdidtheauthorsuggesthisdaughtersdoabouttheirfriends’opinion?A.Argueagainstit.B.TaketheiradvicE.C.LeaveitalonE.D.Thinkitover.27.Whatconclusiondidtheauthordrawaftertheeight-monthcar-freelife?A.Lifecannotgowithoutacar.B.Hislifegetsimprovedwithoutacar.C.LifewithoutacarisalittlebitharD.D.A.car-freelifedoesnotsuiteveryonE.
- Coolisawordwithmanymeanings.ItsoldmeaningisusedtoexpressatemperaturethatisalittlebitcolD.Astheworldhaschangedthewordhashadmanydifferentmeanings.Coolcanbeusedtoexpressfeelingsofinterestinalmostanything.WhenyouseeafamouscarinthestreetmaybeyouwillsayIt'scool.YoumaythinkHe'ssocoolwhenyouseeyourfavouritefootballer.Weallmaximize扩大themeaningofcool.Youcanuseitinsteadofmanywordssuchasneworsurprising.Here'saninterestingstorywecanusetoshowthewaythewordisuseD.Ateacheraskedherstudentstowriteaboutthewaterfall瀑布theyhadvisiteD.Ononestudent'spaperwasJusttheonesentenceIt'ssocool.Maybehethoughtitwasthebestwaytoshowwhathesawandfelt.Butthestoryalsoshowsascarcity缺乏ofwords.Withoutcoolsomepeoplehavenowordstoshowthesamemeaning.Soitisquiteimportanttokeepsomecredibility可信性.CanyouthinkofmanyotherwordsthatmakeyourlifeascolourfulasthewordcoolIcan.AndIthinktheyarealsoverycool.66.Weknowthatthewordcoolhashad________.A.onlyonemeaningB.nomeaningsC.manydifferentmeaningsD.thesamemeaning67.Inthepassagethewordexpressmeans________.A.seeB.showC.knowD.feel68.Ifyouare_______somethingyoumaysayIt’scool.A.interestedinB.angryaboutC.afraidofD.unhappywith69.Thewritertakesanexampletoshowheis________thewaythewordisuseD.A.pleasedwithB.strangetoC.worriedaboutD.carefulwith70.Inthepassagethewritersuggests暗示thatthewordcool________.A.canbeusedinsteadofmanywordsB.usuallymeanssomethinginterestingC.canmakeyourlifecolourfulD.maynotbeascoolasitseems
- Therearerobotsallaroundus.Somedoverycomplicatedjobslikeflyingairplanesanddrivingsubwaytrains.AndsomedoonesimplejoB.Whenanautomaticwashingmachineisswitchedonwaterpoursin.Themachinewaitsuntilthewateriswarmenoughforwashingclothes.Itdoesthisbyfeedback反馈.Informationaboutwhatishappeningisfeedbackintotherobottotellwhattodonext.Oureyesearsandothersensesareourfeedback.Theytelluswhatisgoingonaroundus.Sorobotsarelikehumanbeingsintwoways.Theyworkandtheyhavefeedback.Insomewaysrobotsarebetterthanhumanbeings.Theyworkquicklyanddonotmakemistakes.Theydonotgetboreddoingthesamejoboverandoveragain.AndtheynevergettireD.Sorobotsareveryusefulinfactories.Theycanbetaughttodomanydifferentjobs.FirsttheirelectronicbrainmustbeshownhowthejobisdoneA.personmovestherobot’sarmsandhandsthrougheachpartofthejoB.ThemostintelligentrobotscanmoveandseE.Theireyesarecameras.Theirfingerscanfeelshapesandsizesoftheobjects.Theserobotshavecomputerbrainslinkedtotheireyesandfingerswhichcontroltheiractions.Theexpensiverobotsareusedinscientificresearch.Theydosuchjobsashandlingradioactivematerials.59.Inthispassagetheauthortellsusthat.A.robotsareverypopularB.therearevariouskindsofrobotsC.weseerobotsonlyatcertaintimesD.robotscanbeeasilycontrolled60.Whatdoestheauthorseemtoinformyouaboutrobots?A.TheyshouldbegreatlyimprovedB.TheywillprobablytakeoverinthefutureC.TheyareveryhopefulandusefultohumansD.Theyaremachinesthatbreakdownalot61.Theauthorsaysthatinindustry.A.robotsbreakdownalotB.robotscandomanyjobsC.robotsonlygetinthewayD.robotssometimescausetroubles62.Thefactthatarobotnevergetsboreddoingthesamejobmeansthat.A.itisverymuchlikehumanbeingsB.itcandoboringjobsforpeopleC.itwillneverborepeopleD.itwillworkmuchbetterthanhumanbeings
- Bythetimeastudentstartstoapply申请foraUSuniversitymuchofhisorherrecordincludinggradesandafter-schoolactivitieshasbeensetinstone.ForthisreasonthestudentmustinhisorherfirstyearofhighschoolstartgettingreadyforcollegE.Heorshealsohastodecideonthenon-academic非学业的taskswhichareimportanttoimprovethestudent’schancesofgettingin.1.After-schoolactivitiesWhenitcomestohighschoolactivitiesqualityisbetterthanquantity数量.Admissions录取officersdonotwanttoseeastudentwhohasjoineddozensoforganizations组织forashortperiodoftimE.Manystudentstrytodothistowardstheendoftheirhighschool.Butschoolswanttoseeastudentwhohasbeenwithoneorganizationforallormostofhighschool.A.studentwhocandothisshowsmaturity成熟.Itisthequalitythatadmissionsofficerslookforasitisoneofthemarkersoffuturesuccess.2.LeadershipSchoolswanttoseeastudentwhohastakenonaleadershiproleinanorganization.A.studentcanshowleadershipbytakingonanyrolethatneedsextracommitment奉献andresponsibility.Ifyoudonothaveagreattitle头衔suchaspresidentbesuretoexplainanyleadershiprolesyouhavetaken.Thiskindofinvolvement参与inschoolactivitiesshowsyouaretheresponsiblepersonthatadmissionsofficerslookfor.3.Consistency一致性Admissionsofficerslikeanapplication申请tobeconsistent.Forexampleifthereisahighschoolactivityyouparticularly特别地loveitwouldhelpifthatactivitymatchesyourfutureacademicandcareerinterest.Ofcoursenoteverythingneedstobeconsistent.Otherwise否则thestudentwouldbenarrowandthisisnotwhatschoolsarelookingfor.Howeveryoucannothavedifferentpartsofyourapplicationsayingconflicting矛盾的things.Whowasthearticlewrittenfor?A.UScollegestudentshopingtostudyinChinA.B.ChinesecollegestudentshopingtostudyintheUS.C.ThirdyearhighschoolstudentshopingtostudyintheUS.D.TeenagershopingtostudyintheUS.TheunderlinedphrasesetinstoneinParagraph1probablymeans______.A.madeclearB.somethingunchangeableC.becomeobviousD.attherightlevel水平Theauthor’ssuggestionisto______.A.tryasmanydifferentorganizationsaspossibleB.startplanningforcollegeatthebeginningofhighschoolC.makeeverythinginanapplicationconsistentD.putnon-academictasksbeforeacademictasksAccordingtothearticlewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Studentsshouldchooseafter-schoolactivitiestheyhavegreatinterestin.B.It’salreadytoolateforfirstyearstudentstoapplyforaUSuniversity.C.Itisnecessaryforastudenttobeapresidentifhe/sheistoapplyforaUSuniversity.D.Studentsshouldconcentrateonjustoneactivityinhighschool.
- IfyouwantyourlandtokeepfertileyoumusttrytostopsoilfrombeingcarriedawaybywaterorwinD.Whensoilistakenawaybyflowingwaterorblowingwindswecallitsoilerosion.Wayshavebeenfoundtostopsoilerosionandthisisknownassoilconservation.Onewayofstoppingsoilerosionistogrowsmallplantssuchasgrass.Theseplantsarereferredtoacovercropswhoserootsholdthesoiltightlytogether.Therainwatercannotwashawaythesoil.WhentreesandtallbushesareplantedattheedgesofanopenfieldsoilerosionbystrongwindscannottakeplacE.Thetreesandbusheswhichactasaverybigandfirmwallprotecttheopenlandfromthewinds.ThewaytostoopsoilerosiononslopesistobuildterracesontheslopeofhillsideandmountainsidE.Whentheslopeofahillsideiscutintostepwatercarryingsoilcannotrunstraightdowntheterraceswhichareusedtoslowdownthespeedoftheflowingwatercontainingmuchsoilinit.Inthiswaymostofthesoilinthewaterisleftbehindontheterracesmuchsoilinit.Whattakesplaceinsoilerosion?FloodhappenstothefertilelandA.largequantityofthesoillosesawaygradually.TerracesarebuiltontheslopeofhillsideormountainsidE.PlantsaregrowntoprotecttheopenlandCovercropsinthispassagemeans_________.?A.grassB.treesandbushesC.plantslifeandanareacoveringplantsthatproducegrainorvegetablesBesidesgrowingsmallplantsanothermethodtofightagainstsoilerosionisto___________.A.buildterracesB.buildwallsC.planttreesD.planttallbushesAccordingtothepassagetreesandtallbushesareplantedaroundanopenfield________________.becausetheirrootsholdsoiltightlytostopsoilfrombeingblownawaybywinds.BecausesoilerosioncausesterribledamagestocropsTokeepthebalanceofnatureWhichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.WhatCausesSoilErosionB.TheImportanceofErosionC.RainErosionandWindErosionD.ErosionandtheWayofTightagainstErosion
- I.AssociateProductManager--NewGrad--BeijingResponsibilitiesincludeworkingwithengineerstodefineproductsunderstandinguserneedsresearchingmarketsandcompetitorsandplanningfutureproductdirections.Asyougainmoreexperiencethere’sanopportunityforpromotionwithintheorganization.Requirements:☆BachelorsdegreeandmorethanoneyearofjobexperiencE.☆Strongorganizationalandanalyticalskills.II.DirectorofEducation--SylvanLearningCenters--LongBeachCaliforniaJobdescription:AsasuccessfuldirectorofeducationyourprimaryresponsibilitywillbetochampiontheSylvandevelopedcourseensurethequalityoftheeducationstandardsandteachingsstaffaswellasgrowthebusinessinyourcenter.Werequire:☆Bachelorsdegreeandatleast2yearsofteachingexperiencE.☆ManagerialexperiencE.III.AreaExportManager--BeijingImport&ExportCorporation--BeijingHighlydevelopingcompanyislookingforbrightexperiencedsalespersonwhowillberesponsiblefortheexportoffrozenseafoodandothergoodsbetweenChinaandtheUSAAustraliaandCanadA.Qualifications☆ExcellentlevelofEnglishspokenandwritten.☆Excellentcommunicationandorganizationalskills.☆Experiencedsalespersonwithprovenresultsinfast-movingconsumergoodsessentialpreferableinfrozenseafoodmarket.IV.Subeditor---MediaContacts----LondonWorkingintheamazingworldoflawandenforcement执法youwillbemakingsurethatyouaremeetingtheexceptionallyhighstandardsofcopyforthiscompany.AspartofateamofsixyouwillbemeetingtightdeadlinesonadailybasisandensuringregularflowofarticlesontothewebsitE.Musthaveakeeneyefordetailandconfidenceinworkingwithchallengingcopy.ExperienceinsubeditingandapracticalknowledgeofpublishinglawarerequireD.V.Casualtrainer---Medilife---SydneyNSWAustraliaMediliferequiresablereliabletrainerswhocandemonstratethequalitiesofflexibilityandloyaltyandjointheiryoungfun-livingteam.Successfulapplicantswillreceiveexcellenthourlyrates.Suitabletrainingprovidedtotherightapplicant.1.WhichofthefollowingarespeciallyrequiredtomostofthepositionsintheadsA.ExperienceandresponsibilitiesB.ExperienceandgoodEnglish.C.SpecialskillsandEnglishD.Responsibilitiesandbachelor’sdegree2.Thepositionsareofferedin_____differentcountries.A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.six3.WhichpositionispossibleforafreshuniversitygraduatetoapplytoA.EducationdirectorB.AssociateproductmanagerC.CasualtrainerD.Exportmanager.4.FromPassageIVwecaninferthatasubeditor’sworkisto_____.A.writearticlesforwebsiteB.copyinformationfromtheInternetC.enforcepublishinglawsD.examineotherpeople’swriting
- A.youngBritishsailorwasmissingatseayesterdayinsimilarcircumstances情况tothewayhisfatherdiedfiveyearsago.Thedinghy救生橡皮船usedtotakeRichardSmith21tohisyacht快艇wasdiscoveredemptyfloatinginseasofftheCaribbeanislanD.AnairandseasearchwascarriedoutbuthehasstillnotbeendiscovereD.Richard’smotherBicknellsaidfromherhomeinHampshireIt’ssomuchcoincidencE.RichardalwayscarriedaphotographofhisfatherattachedtoapoemwhichincludedthedateofhisdisappearancE.Nowit’sverystrangebecausealltheyhavefoundisRichard’sdinghy.Weneedtoknowthistimewhathashappenedonewayoranother.Ifyouknowatleastyoucangothroughthegrievingprocess悲痛的过程.InNovember1996Mr.Smith’sfatherCharliewassailingintheTasmenseabetweentheAustralianmainlandandtheislandofTasmenwithhisnewwifE.Theylostradiocontactwiththeshoreandtheytogetherwiththeiryachtwereneverseenagainandtheirdisappearanceremainsamystery.Richardisdescribedatalented有才能的andexperiencedsailorwhohascrewedforthechampionoceanracer.HehadsailedtotheCaribbeaninNovembertocrewoceanracingyachtsforentertainment.HeendedtheeveningdrinkingintheAbracbabrabarbutleftafterlocalpolicecloseditforbeingtoonoisy.About2amthefollowingdayRichardheadedbackforhisdinghy.Hestarteditsoutboardmotorbeforegivingallelderlywomanalifttoheryachtafterherdinghyhadgonemissing.Itwasthelasttimehewasseen.61.RiehardSmithwasin2000.A.tenB.fifteenC.twentyD.eighteen62.PeoplesearchedforRichardusing.A.shiponlyB.shipandradioC.shipandplaneD.yachtandcar63.AccordingtothepassageweknowRicharddiedbecause.A.hewasagreenhandinsailingB.someunknownanimalattackedhimC.thatwasamazeintheareahewassailingD.ofsomethingwedon’tknow64.WhichstatementisNOTtrueaccordingtothispassage?A.YoungSmithhadlostradiocontactwiththeshorebeforehedieD.B.Richard’sfatherhadmarriedtwowomenatleast.C.Richarddidn’tdrinkontheeveningbeforehewaslostbecausethepolicemanclosedthebar.D.Richardwasseenatabout2amthedayhedisappeareD.65.Thewritertellsus.A.astoryabouttwoheroesB.apieceofnewsaboutamerchantshipC.acoincidenceD.thedyingprocessofRichard
- NOTallmemoriesaresweet.Somepeoplespendalltheirlivestryingtoforgetbadexperiences.Violenceandtrafficaccidentscanleavepeoplewithterriblephysicalandemotionalscars.Oftentheyrelivetheseexperiencesinnightmares.NowAmericanresearchersthinktheyareclosetodevelopingapillwhichwillhelppeopleforgetbadmemories.ThepillisdesignedtobetakenimmediatelyafterafrighteningexperiencE.Theyhopeitmightreduceorpossiblyerase抹去theeffectofpainfulmemories.InNovemberexpertstestedadrugonpeopleintheUSandFrancE.Thedrugstopsthebodyreleasingchemicalsthatfixmemoriesinthebrain.SofartheresearchhassuggestedthatonlytheemotionaleffectsofmemoriesmaybereducednotthatthememoriesareeraseD.Theresearchhascausedagreatdealofargument.SomethinkitisabadideaWhileotherssupportit.Supporterssayitcouldleadtopillsthatpreventortreatsoldiers'troublingmemoriesafterwar.Theysaythattherearemanypeoplewhosufferfromterriblememories.Somememoriescanruinpeople'slives.Theycomebacktoyouwhenyoudon'twanttohavetheminadaydreamornightmarE.TheyusuallycomewithverypainfulemotionssaidRogerPitmanaprofessorofpsychiatryatHarvardMedicalSchool.Thiscouldrelievealotofthatsuffering.Butthosewhoareagainsttheresearchsaythatchangingmemoriesisverydangerousbecausememoriesgiveusouridentity特质.Theyalsohelpusallavoidthemistakesofthepast.AllofuscanthinkofbadeventsinourlivesthatwerehorribleatthetimebutmakeuswhowearE.I'mnotsurewewanttowipethosememoriesoutsaidRebeccaDresseramedicalethicist.1.Thepassageismainlyabout_____________.A.anewmedicalinventionB.anewresearchonthepillC.awayoferasingpainfulmemoriesD.anargumentabouttheresearchonthepill2.Thedrugtestedonpeoplecan_____________.A.causethebraintofixmemoriesB.stoppeoplerememberingbadexperiencesC.preventbodyproducingcertainchemicalsD.Wipeouttheemotionaleffectsofmemories3.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_____________.A.peopledoubttheeffectsofthepillsB.thepillwillstoppeople'sbadexperiencesC.takingthepillwilldoharmtopeople'shealthD.thepillhasprobablybeenproducedinAmerica4.WhichofthefollowingdoesRebeccaDresseragreewith?A.Somememoriescanruinpeople'slives.B.Peoplewanttogetridofbadmemories.C.Experiencingbadeventsmakesusdifferentfromothers.D.Thepillwillreducepeople'ssufferingsfrombadmemories.
- Whenyouenteracrowdedroomorgoonapicnicortoapartywhoisthemostattractiveandappealingperson?Itisthepersonwhoischeerfulhasasmilingfaceandbehavesasifheorsheisenjoyingeverymomentoftheevent!SuchpeoplehaveanoptimisticopiniononlifE.TheyaretheoneswithapositiveattitudE.Ontheotherhandlet’sseethatfellowinthecornerwithalongfacE.Heismostprobablythinkingaboutthetimeandmoneywastedinhavingfun.HeisapessimistonewithanegativeattitudE.A.personwithapositiveattitudegetsonwellwiththejobathanD.Hedoesn’tworryaboutwhat’sgonebeforeorwhatmighthappeninthefuturE.Ifthereisaproblemhequicklythinksofwaystosolveit.IftheproblemcannotbesolvedsinglyheseekshelpfromsomeoneelsE.Hedoesn’tfeelthatit’sbeneathhisdignitytoseekassistancE.WhenSonallostherhistorynotesdaysbeforeanimportantexaminationshesatdownandcrieD.Thenshepulledherselftogetherborrowedafriend’snotesworkeddayandnightandmanagedtocopydownwhatevershehadlost.Sonalpassedtheexamwithflyingcolors.It’sjustnotpossibleevenforthegreatestoptimisttosmileallthetimeandfeelgoodallday.Everyonehasaperiodofbluesnowandthenwheneverythingseemssadandwithoutcheer.Butonceyoudevelopapositiveattitudeonceyourealizethatlifeisaseriesofupsanddownsdarkcloudsandbrightsunshineinnotimeatallyou’vebouncedbackreadytowelcometheworldagainwithopenarmsandahugesmile!Sofromthismomentonkeepyourfacetothesunshineandyou’llneverseetheshadows.1.WhatmightbethebesttitleofthepassageA.TolivewithanaiminlifeB.TobeapessimistoroptimistC.LifeisfullofupsanddownsD.Developthepositiveattitude2.ThecaseofSonalsuggestedthat_______.A.apersoncansolvetheproblemoncehethinksofawayB.SonalmadeupforwhatshehadlostbyworkingdayandnightC.SonalwasapessimistbecausehelostherhistorynotesD.thehistorynotesthatshelostwasnotimportantforher3.Theunderlinedphrasebouncedbackinthelastparagraphmeans_______.A.movedbackandforthB.jumpedupC.returnedtoactivestateD.cameback4.AccordingtothelastparagraphwhichofthefollowingstatementisTRUE?A.Ifyoualwayslookattheshadowsyouwillbeinhighspirits.B.ItisimpossibleforapersontobeinagoodmoodallthetimE.C.AnegativeattitudewillmakeyouwelcomelifewithabigsmilE.D.WhensomeonefeelssadhethinkstheworldcomestoanenD.
- WhoneedsashoppingmallifyouhaveTaobao?saysWangLin28awriterinBeijing.TaobaoChina’slargestonlineshoppingsitehasbecomeanimportantpartofWangLin’slifE.ShespendslotsofmoneyonTaobao.A.growingnumberofChineseInternetuserslikeWanghavefoundthejoysofonlineshopping.Mostonlineshoppersarestudentsoryoungworkers.Morewomenshoponlinethanmen.Clothesandhome-useproductsarethemostpopularonlinE.Itwasreportedthatmorethan250billionyuanwasspentononlineshoppinglastyear80%throughTaobao.TaobaomeanslookingfortreasureinChinesE.PeoplecanfindalmosteverythingtheyneedonTaobaofromclothestobooksfromcandiestoDVDplayers.YoumayquestionthesecurityofonlineshoppingWangLinsaidIt’sverysafeandconvenient.Unlessyoureceivetheproductsfromthesellersandaresatisfiedwiththemtheshopownerwillnotgetthemoney.Youcanalsogetyourmoneybackifyouwanttoreturntheproducts.Whatarethemostpopularonline?A.CandlesandDVDplayersB.Clothesandbooks.C.Clothingandhome-useproducts.D.ToysforchildrenTaobaois____________.A.ashoppingmallB.anonlineshopperC.anonlineshoppingsiteD.aclothesstoreWhatdoestheunderlinedwordsecuritymean?A.质量B安全C.信誉D.数量.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.WangLin’slifE.B.OnlineshoppinginChinA.C.ShoppingonlineisnotsafE.D.Shoppingonlineiseasy
- .71Itisdividedintotwotypes:shorttermmemoryandlongtermmemory.Shorttermmemoryhelpsthebraintoremembertheinformationfromafewsecondstoafewminutesforexamplesearchingaphonenumberinthephonedirectory.Thistypeofinformationisnotstoredforalongtimeandslipsfromthebrain.7273Thereisnoexactdefinitionofbrainexercises.Thekeytobrainexercisesistostimulate刺激thegraycellsofourminD.Forexampletryingoutdifferentproblemsolvingexercisescanbeagoodpracticeforimprovingtheanalyticalskillsofbrain.74Ifyouregularlyexerciseityouwilldevelopagoodbodyorelseyouwillhaveanunfitbodyandthusourbrainneedsexercisesregularly.Herearesomememoryimprovementtipsforadults:●Regularexerciseshelptokeepawaydiseasesthatareharmfultothememory.Besidesregularexercisingimprovesthefeelingofwell-beingandimprovesbloodcirculationtothebrain.●Don'tbestressedasstressholdsbacktheabilityofthemindtoconcentratE.A.stress-freemindwillcollectandstoremoreinformationthatastressedmindsoavoidbeingover-stresseD.ButinmoderntimespeoplehavegreatpressurefromworkandlifE.75.Sleepisnecessaryforkeepingthemindandbodyfitandthesideeffectsoflackofsleepincludealackofconcentration.A.Askyourdoctorsforadviceonmemory.B.Developinggoodsleepinghabitshelpsalot.C.Thememoryisjustlikeourbodyinsomeway.D.Memoryistherememberingofanyinformationtakeninbythebrain.E.NotallpeoplehavethepowertorecitesomanythingsatatimE.F.LongtermmemoryontheotherhandisthememorywherewemakeconsciouseffortstokeeptheinformationforalongtimE.G.Brainexercisesareoneofthesimplestwaysofimprovingmemorypower.
- TwothingsthatStarbuckshasdiscoveredaboutmothers:firstourbodiesare90percentmadeupofmilkycoffeewhichrequiresconstantrefilling;andsecondweverymuchwanttobewanteD.Henceitsnewparent-friendlypledgE.WiththehelpoftheNationalChildbirthTrustbaristasatmorethan800StarbuckoutletsaroundBritainarebeingtrainedinhowtohandletiredandemotionalparents.Breastfeedingwillbeencouraged;bottleswillbewarmedonrequest;highchairsandchangingtableswillbesuppliedinabundance;therewillevenbeemergencynappiesonhandforwhenyourbaby’shavingoneofthosehundred-poodaysandyouonlypackedsuppliesfor99.It’simportantthatparentsfeelreassuredtheyhavethesupportofstaffandwon’tbejudgedsaysanNCTspokeswoman.InreturnfortheseeffortsStarbucksbrancheswillbeabletodisplayaspecialNCTwindowstickerbearingthelogo:ParentFriendlyPlacE.ThishasthedoubleadvantageofimplyingthatothercafeslackingtheofficialstickermightbeParentUnfriendlyoratleastalittleParentStandoffish.AndindeedsomearE.Whocanblamethem?Wherethereareparentstherearechildren–cryingrunningaboutpouringoutsaltintolittlemoundssuckingtheirfingersandthenstickingtheminthesugarbowl.Ontheotherhandthere’salwaysmoneytobemadefromsociety’sdesperatE.Cateringtoparentsliterallyorfigurativelymakessenseforthosebusinessesalreadypayingrentsonthehighstreet.Itbringsincustomersallthroughthedayinsteadofjustatlunchandsupper.Cinemashavecottonedontothistoo:thebigchainshaveallintroduceddaytimeparentandbabyscreeningswhereyouandyourscreamingbundleofrefluxcanpretendtowatchawholegrown-upfilmandnooneisallowedtotut.Eventheswankiestrestaurantsaregettinginontheact.TheMichelin-starredPollenStreetSocialinLondonandtheequallyfetedDelawareandHudsoninNewYorkhavebothhosteddiningclubsformothers.YoutakeyourchildalongwithyoutoeatposhfoodfromposhplatesandpretendthelasttwoyearsoflivingoffcoldfishfingersandsquirtsofElla’sKitchenstraightfromthesachetwerejustabaddream.ThereisIcan’thelpfeelingsomethingslightlydepressedaboutallthis.Whyarewesoreluctanttogiveupouroldhabits?Isitbecausesomanyofuscometomotherhoodlatebywhichtimeourhabitshavecometodefineus?IremembersoonafterhavingmyfirstchildfrettingthatIhadlostmyselfasifI’dleftmyIDsomewherealongwithmycarkeys.Itriedallsortsofthingstorecoverit:spaweekendswithgirlfriendsdatenightswiththehusbandwritingbookproposalsinavainattempttorestartmyambition.ButaftereightyearsandtwomorechildrenIhavecometorealise–youcan’tevergetyouroldlifeback.It’snouselookingforitinrestaurantsandcinemasanddownthebackofthesofA.Thatperson–theonewhocouldleavethehousewithouthavingtohiresomeonetotakeherplaceandgossipatleisurewithoutbeingtuggedatonallsidesbytinyinsistenthandslikeabosomyBreton-stripedGulliver–isnomorE.Andthestrangestthingisyoudon’tevenmissher.62.HowdoyouunderstandthesentenceWeverymuchwanttobewantedinthefirstparagraph?A.Motherswantsocietytobeconsiderateoftheuniquenessoftheiridentity.B.Mothershopetogetridoftraditionalrolesandgotowork.C.Mothersexpecttheirkidstothinkofthemfrequentlywhentheygrowup.D.Mothersdesiretohavethesamesocialpositionasmen.63.Whichofthefollowingmeasuresisusedtoattractmotherstorestaurants?A.Somebusinessespayrentsonthehighstreet.B.Freespaweekendsanddatenightsareprovidedforthem.C.TheycanenjoycoldfishfingersandsquirtsofElla’skitcheninrestaurants.D.Diningclubsarehostedandnappiesareevensuppliedonrequest.64.Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedphrasegettinginontheact?A.respondingaccordinglyB.joiningthelineupofbusinessC.takingthecriticalattitudeD.preventingtheacthappening65.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Mother’sNewAppeal:CozierLifeB.A.StudyonMothers’LikingsandDislikingsC.EasyMoneyfromNewParentsD.OnRestaurants’MarketingStrategies
- Whatareyoufeelingrightnowasyoustarttoreadthis?Areyoucurious?Hopingthatyou’lllearnsomethingaboutyourself?Boredbecausethisissomethingyouhavetodoforschoolandyou’renotreallyintoit—orhappybecauseit’saschoolprojectyouenjoy?Perhapsyou’reattractedbysomethingelselikefeelingexcitedaboutyourweekendplansorsadbecauseyoujustwentthroughabreakup.EmotionslikethesearepartofhumannaturE.Theygiveusinformationaboutwhatwe’reexperiencingandhelpusknowhowtoreact.Wesenseouremotionsfromthetimewe’rebabies.Youngchildrenreacttotheiremotionswithfacialexpressionsorwithactionslikelaughingorcrying.Theyfeelandshowemotionsbuttheydon’tyethavetheabilitytonametheemotionorsaywhytheyfeelthatway.Aswegrowupwebecomemoreskilledinunderstandingemotions.Insteadofjustreactinglikelittlekidsdowecanidentify定义whatwefeelandputitintowords.Withtimeandpracticewegetbetteratknowingwhatwearefeelingandwhy.Thisskilliscalledemotionalawareness.Emotionalawarenesshelpsusknowwhatweneedandwantordon’twant!Ithelpsusbuildbetterrelationships.That’sbecausebeingawareofouremotionscanhelpustalkaboutfeelingsmoreclearlyavoidorsettleconflicts冲突betterandmovepastdifficultfeelingsmoreeasily.Somepeoplearenaturallymoreintouchwiththeiremotionsthanothers.Thegoodnewsisthateveryonecanbemoreawareoftheiremotions.ItjusttakespracticE.Butit’sworththeeffort.EmotionalawarenessisthefirststeptowardbuildingemotionalintelligenceaskillthatcanhelppeoplesucceedinlifE.5.Howdoyoungchildrenreacttoemotions?A.Withlaughterandshouts.B.Withsignsandexpressions.C.Withfacialexpressionsandactions.D.Withgesturesofdifferentkinds.6.Fromthepassageweknowthatemotionalawarenessactually_________.A.enablesustoliveinsocietymoreeasilyB.letspeopleunderstandothersbetterC.bringsaboutconflictsbetweenpeopleD.smoothsawaydifficultiesinourlife7.Whereisthepassageprobablytakenfrom?A.A.sciencefiction.B.Anadvertisement.C.A.sciencemagazinE.D.A.televisionshow.
- ThepurposeofthisbookistohelpbusinessprofessionalsorstudentsprepareforanassignmentinGermany.WesurfedtheweblookedthroughtheliteratureandtalkedtoanumberofforeignprofessionalsworkinginGermany.Afterlotsofbrainstormingwedevelopedalistofpracticalrulestohelpbusinessprofessionalsnegotiateatabusinessmeeting.OuradviceisalsodesignedtohelpyouavoiduncomfortablesituationsandhandlepredictableandunpredictablesituationsatallsociallevelsinGermanbusiness.CorrectconductwithGermancolleaguesandcustomershowtomasternegotiationsthecorrecttoneine-mailsandlettersandtablemannersarejustsomeofthetopicsthatcanprepareyouforasuccessfultriptoGermany.Thisbookisdividedintothreesections.Thefirstsectioncontainstenmainbehaviortips.ThesecondsectionwillprovideyouwithafewguidelinesonapplyingforajobinGermanyandthelastfewchapterscontaintipsonthemoreconfusingaspectsofGermanbusinessculturesuchascarryingoutnegotiationsnetworkinganddealingwithconflicts.BecausethesetipscanbehelpfulforbothGermansandforeignerswehavewrittenthebookinbothGermanandEnglish.Asaforeigneryoushouldtakeadvantageofthedual双重的languageaspectofthebookandrefertothedictionarytohelpyouunderstandkeyterms.Finallyrememberthatculturaldifferencesmightseemdifficultatfirstbuttheyarealsowhatattractustoforeignculturesandessentiallymakedoingbusinessinforeigncountrieschallengingandinteresting.IfyouhaveanargumentwithaGermanwhiledoingbusinessandwanttosolvetheproblemwhichpartofthebookwillyouread?______A.Section1.B.Section2.C.Section3.D.Theintroduction.Whowouldmostlikelybuythisbook?_______A.ForeignerswhostudyGermany.B.BusinessprofessionalsworkinginEnglanD.C.EnglishmenwhotravelinGermany.D.BusinessprofessionalsworkinginGermany.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TodobusinessinGermanycorrectbehaviorswithcolleaguesandcustomersareveryimportant.B.TofindajobinaGermancompanyyouneedtounderstandtheGermanbusinessculturE.C.Thebookmainlyprovidesguidelinestohelpyouhandleonlypredictablesituations.D.CarryingoutnegotiationsnetworkinganddealingwithconflictsareusefulwhendoingbusinessinGermany.WhatdoyouthinkmakestheauthorwritethebookinbothGermanandEnglish?______A.TheauthorwantstohelpthebusinessprofessionalsorstudentsinGermany.B.Culturaldifferencesarereflectedinlanguagedifferences.C.Germanissodifficultthatitmayconfuseforeigners.D.ThebookisusefulforbothGermansandforeigners.Fromthispassagewecanlearnthat_________.A.theauthorthinksit’seasytodobusinesswithGermansB.theauthorputsforwardsomesuggestionsinthebookC.thisbookisgoodbecauseitappliesmanytheoriesD.thisbookhaspredictedallpossiblesituations
- Asthepaceoflifecontinuestoincreasewearefastlosingtheartofrelaxation.Onceyouareinthehabitofrushingthroughlifebeingonthegofrommorningtillnightitishardtoslowdown.Butrelaxationisessentialforahealthymindandbody.Stressisanaturalpartofeverydaylifeandthereisnowaytoavoidit.InfactitisnotthebadthingitisoftensupposedtobE.A.certainamountofstressisvitaltoprovidemotivationandgivepurposetolifE.Itisonlywhenthestressgetsoutofcontrolthatitcanleadtopoorperformanceandillhealth.Theamountofstressapersoncanwithstanddependsverymuchontheindividual.Somepeoplearenotafraidofstressandsuchcharactersareobviouslyprimematerialformanagerialresponsibilitiesothersloseheartatthefirstsignofunusualdifficulties.Whenexposedtostressinwhateverformwereactbothchemicallyandphysically.Infactwemakechoicebetweenflightorfightandinmoreprimitivedaysthechoicesmadethedifferencebetweenlifeordeath.ThecriseswemeettodayareunlikelytobesoextremebuthoweverlittlethestressitinvolvesthesameresponsE.ItiswhensuchareactionlastslongthroughcontinuedexposuretostressthathealthbecomesendangereD.Sincewecan'tremovestressfromourlivesitwouldbeunwisetodosoevenifwecouldweneedtofindwaystodealwithit.46.Peoplearefindinglessandlesstimeforrelaxingthemselvesbecause_____.A.theyregardworkingastheirgreatestenjoymentB.theybelievethatworkissuperiortorelaxationC.theyaretravelingfastallthetimeD.theyarebecomingbusierwiththeirworkthaneverbefore47.Accordingtotheauthorthemostimportantcharacterforagoodmanagerishis_____.A.strongwilltoholdoutstressB.knowingtheartofrelaxationC.highsenseofresponsibilityD.havingcontroloverperformance48.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Wecanfindquiteafewwaystoavoidstress.B.Stressisalwaysharmfultopeople'shealthC.It'seasytochangethehabitofkeepingoneselfbusywithwork.D.Differentpeoplecanbeardifferentamountofstress.49.Inthelastsentenceofthepassagedosorefersto_____.A.exposeourselvestostressB.findwaystodealwithstressC.removestressfromourlivesD.establishlinksbetweendiseasesandstress50.Accordingtotheauthortherightattitudetowardstressis_____.A.toavoiditB.totrytocopewithitC.toregarditasavitalmotivationD.tofindsomerelaxation
- Coolisawordwithmanymeanings.ItsoldmeaningisusedtoexpressatemperaturethatisalittlebitcolD.Astheworldhaschangedthewordhashadmanydifferentmeaning.Coolcanbeusedtoexpressfeelingsofinterestinalmostanything.WhenyouseeafamouscarinthestreetmaybeyouwillsayIt'scool.YoumaythinkHe'ssocoolwhenyouseeyourfavoritefootballer.Weallmaximize扩大themeaningofcool.Youcanuseitinsteadofmanywordssuchasneworsurprising.Here'saninterestingstorywecanusetoshowthewaythewordisuseD.Ateacheraskedherstudentstowriteaboutthewaterfall瀑布theyhadvisiteD.Ononestudent'spaperwasJusttheonesentenceIt'ssocool.Maybehethoughtitwasthebestwaytoshowwhathesawandfelt.Butthestoryalsoshowsascarcity缺乏ofwords.Withoutcoolsomepeoplehavenowordstoshowthesamemeaning.Soitisquiteimportanttokeepsomecredibility可信性.CanyouthinkofmanyotherwordsthatmakeyourlifeascolourfulasthewordcoolIcan.AndIthinktheyarealsoverycool.Weknowthatthewordcoolhashad________.A.onlyonemeaningB.nomeaningsC.manydifferentmeaningsD.thesamemeaningInthepassagethewordexpressmeans________.A.seeB.showC.knowD.feelIfyouare_______somethingyoumaysayIt’scool.A.interestedinB.angryaboutC.afraidofD.unhappywithInthepassagethewritersuggests暗示thatthewordcool________.A.canbeusedinsteadofmanywordsB.usuallymeanssomethinginterestingC.canmakeyourlifecolorfulD.maynotbeascoolasitseems
- Atfirstallfilmswereinblackandwhitebutin1932thefirstcolorfilmwasmadE.Thisprovedasunpopularastalkingfilmshaddoneinthelate1920’s.Itwasnotuntil1938thatafull-lengthcolorfilmwasmadeandthesuccessofthisfilmmadeproducerseverywherechangefromblackandwhitetocolor.Thisfirstfull-lengthcolorfilmwastranslatedintotendifferentlanguagesandmadeHollywoodthemaincenteroffilmindustryIntheearlydaysofthecinemaothercountriesalsohadfilmindustries.VerygoodfilmsweremadeinSwedenBritainRussiaandFrancE.HoweverbecauseHollywoodhadsomuchmoneytospenditkeptitspositionastheworld’smostimportantfilmcenter.FilmactorswenttoAmericabecausetheyknewtheycouldgetalotofmoneyforeveryfilmtheymadE.In1918CharlieChaplinreceived$5eachday.Howeverlifewasnotalwayseasyforthefilmactors.NewspapermenfollowedthemeverywhereandafterCharlieChaplinmarriedforthefourthtimehebecamesounpopularwiththeAmericanpublicthathehadtoleavethecountryandliveinEuropE.56.Whichofthefollowingiscorrect?A.PeoplelikedcolorfilmassoonasitwasmadE.B.Atfirstcolorfilmswerenotlong.C.Colorfilmswereatfirstsilent.D.Talkingfilmswereallcolorfilms.57.Thefirstfull-lengthcolorfilmwasmade______.A.inHollywoodB.inSwedenC.byCharlieChaplinD.inBritain58.Lifewassometimesdifficultforfilmactorsbecause_______.A.filmsoftencosthugeamountofmoneytomakeB.theyhadalongwaytogobeforetheybecamefamousC.sometimesfilmslosemoneyD.theycouldnotgetawayfromnewspapermen59.Talkingfilms_______.A.werenotsuccessfuluntilthelate1920’sB.wereunpopularwhenfirstmadeC.wereaspopularasblackandwhitefilmsD.werepopularbutthecolorfilmwasnot
- IneededtogetsomemoneysoafterChristmasItookajobintheclothesdepartmentatGraham'sforthefirstfortnightoftheJanuarysalE.Ican'tsaythatIenjoyeditbutitwasanexperienceI'llneverforget.Icouldneverunderstandwhythereweresomanythingsinthesaleswheredidtheyallcomefrom?NowIknowthesecret!Firstlythereisthespecialwinterstock货物andthestockthatpeoplebuyalltheyearround;someofthesethingsareslightlyreduceD.Secondlytherearethesummerclothestheycouldn'tselllastyear;theseareheavilyreducedtoclearthem.Thirdlytherearecheapclothesboughtinspeciallyforthesales;theseareputoutathighpricestendaysbeforethesalebeginsandthenarereducedby60%inthesalE.Clever!Lastlytheybuyinsecondsclothesnotinperfectconditionforthesaleandtheyaresoldverycheaply.WhenIarrivedhalfanhourbeforeopeningonthefirstdayofthesaletherewasalreadyaqueuearoundthreesidesofthebuilding.Thismademeverynervous.WhenthebigmomentarrivedtoopenthedoorsthesecurityguardslookinglessconfidentthanusualcameuptothemkeysinhanD.Themomenttheyhadunlockedthedoorstheyhidbehindthedoorsforprotectionasthenoisycrowdchargedin.Icouldn'tbelievemyeyes;thiswasn'tshoppingitwasabattlefield!Onepoorladycouldn'tkeepherfeetandwasknockedoverbypeoplepushingfrombehinD.ClotheswereflyinginalldirectionsaspeoplesearchedforthesizescoloursandstylestheywanteD.Quarrelsbrokeout.Motherswereusingtheirsmallchildrentocrawlthroughpeople'slegsandgetholdofthingstheycouldn'tgetnearthemselves.WithinminutesIhadhalfadozenpeoplepushingclothesundermynose;eachwantingtobethefirstserveD.WherehadthefamousEnglishqueuegone?ThewholedaycontinuedlikethatbutIkeptmytemper81wastakingmoneyhandoverfistandbegantorealizewhytwiceayearGraham'swerehappytoturntheirexpensivestoreintoabattlefieldlikethis.Inthesalefever;peoplewerespendingmoneylikewaterwithoutthinkingwhethertheyneededwhattheywerebuying.AslongasitwasabargainitwasOK.Youwon'tbelievethis.ButassoonasIgothomeIcrashedoutforfourhours.ThenIhaddinnerandwentbacktobedfearingthesoundofthealarmwhichwouldtellmetogetreadyfortheseconddayofthesalE.Whatkindofclothesislikelytobes0ld5%cheaper?A.Lastsummer'sclothesB.Clothesnotinperfectcondition.C.Clothesboughtinspeciallyforthesales.D.Clothesforwinter.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.ThecustomersgaveupthequeuingforwhichtheEnglisharefamous.B.ThecustomerskepttheirtemperwhilelookingforclothestheywanteD.C.Smallchildrenenjoyedcrawlingthoughpeople'slegs.D.ThesecurityguardswerefearlessofthecrowD.Intheauthor'sopinionwhywereGradhani'shappytomaketheirexpensivestoreintoabattlefield?A.Thereweretoomanyclothesandtheywantedtocleartheminthesales.B.Theywereeagertoshowthattheywerecleveratdoingbusiness.C.Theycouldtakethechancetoraisethepricesofalltheirclothes.D.Theywantedtomakemoremoneybyhavingsales.Theexpressioncrashedoutmeans_____.A.chattedwithherfriendsB.sleptsoundlyC.brokedownD.dinedoutWhatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheBestBargain.B.HuntingforaJoB.C.SaleFever.D.APleasantFortnight.
- Whatshouldyouthinkaboutwhenyoutrytofindyourcareer?Youareprobablybetteratsomeschoolsubjectsthanothers.Thesemayshowstrengthsthatyoucanuseinyourwork.Aboywhoisgoodatmathematicscanusethatinengineeringcareer.AgirlwhospellswellandlikesEnglishmaybegoodatofficework.Soitisimportanttoknowthesubjectsyoudowellinatschool.OntheotherhandyoumaynothaveanyspeciallystrongorweaksubjectsbutyourrecordsshowageneralsatisfactorystandarD.AlthoughnotallsubjectscanbeuseddirectlyinajobtheymayhaveindirectvaluE.Yourschoolmayhavetaughtyouskillssuchastypingortechnicaldrawingwhichyoucanuseinyourwork.Youmaybegoodatmentalworkorcookeryandlookforajobwhereyoucanimprovetheseskills.Ifyouhavehadapart-timejobonSaturdayorinthesummerthinkwhatyougainedfromit.Ifnothingelseyoumayhavelearnedhowtogettoworkontimetofollowinstructionsandtogetonwitholderworkers.YoumayhavelearnedtogivecorrectchangeinashopforexamplE.Justasimportantyoumaybecomeinterestedinaparticularindustryorcareeryouseefromtheinsideinapart-timejoB.Facingyourweakpointsisalsopartofknowingyourself.Youmaybeallthumbswhenyouhandletools;perhapsyouareapoorspellerorcannotaddupacolumnoffigures.Itisbittertofaceanyweaknessesthantopretendtheydonotexist.YourschoolrecordforinstancemaynotbetoogoodyetitisanimportantpartofyourbackgrounD.Youshouldnotfeelsorryaboutitbutinsteadrecognizethatyouwillhaveachanceofafreshstartatwork.Thefirstparagraphofthepassageismainlyabout________.A.theindirectvalueofschoolworkB.theimportanceofbeinggoodatallsubjectsC.knowingone'sstrongorweaksubjectsatschoolD.usingschoolperformancetohelptochooseacareerInthewriter'sopinionforastudenttohaveapart-timejobisprobably________.A.agoodwaytofindouthisweakpointsB.oneofthebestwaysofearningextramoneyC.ofgreatuseforhisworkinthefutureD.awasteoftimehecouldhavespentonstudyIfastudent'sschoolrecordisnotgoodaccordingtothepassagehe________.A.maydowellinhisfutureworkB.won'tbeabletofindasuitablejobC.maybeacompletefailureinthefutureD.willregretnothavingworkedharderatschoolThewholepassagecentersaround________.A.knowingoneselfinlookingforajobB.developingone'sabilitiesusefulinschoolC.gainingmuchknowledgebyworkinghardatschoolD.choosingacareeraccordingtowhatoneisskilledin
- Whereisthatnoisecomingfrom?Notsure?Trylivingwithyoureyesclosedforafewyears.Blindpeoplearebetteratlocatingsoundsthanpeoplewhocanseeanewstudysayswithoutthebenefitsofvisiontheearsseemtoworkmuchbetter.Previousstudieshaveshownthatblindpeoplearebetterthanothersatreachingoutandtouchingthesourcesofsoundsthatarecloseby.ResearchersfromtheUniversityofMontrealwantedtoseeifblindpeoplewerealsobetteratlocatingsoundsthatarefaraway.Twenty-threeblindpeopleparticipatedinthestudy.Allhadbeensightlessforatleast20years.Fourteenofthemhadlosttheirvisionbeforeage11.therestwentblindafterage16.Theexperimentalsoincluded10peoplewhocouldseebutwerewearingblind-folds.Inonetaskvolunteershadtopickthedirectionofasoundcomingfromabout3metersaway.Whenthesoundwasinfrontofthemorslightlyoffcenterinfrontbothgroupsperformedequallywell.Whensoundscamefromthesideorthebackhowevertheblindgroupperformedmuchbetterthantheblindfoldedgroup.Theparticipantswhohadbeenblindsincechildhooddidslightlybetterthanthosewholosttheirsightlater.Recognizingthelocationsofdistantsoundscanbeamatteroflife-or-deathforblindpeoplesaytheresearchers.Crossingthestreetforinstanceismuchharderwhenyoucan’tseethecarscoming.Stilltheresearchersweresurprisedbyhowwelltheblindparticipantsdidespeciallythosewhowentblindafterage16.Inanotherexperimentthescientistsalsofoundthatpartsofthebrainthatnormallydealwithvisualinformationbecameactiveinlocatingsoundinthepeoplewhowereblindbyage11.Thesebrainpartsdidn’tshowsound-locationactivityintheothergroupofblindpeopleorinthesightedpeoplE.Thescientistsnowwanttolearnmoreabouttheworkingofbrainsoflate-onsetblindpeoplE.Therecentstudyshowsblindpeoplearebetterattelling__________.A.Thesourcesofloudsounds.B.thelocationsofdistantsoundsC.thedirectionofsharpsoundsD.thedistanceofasoundinfrontofthemWhichwouldbeapropertitleforthepassage?A.A.ResearchonBlindPeopleB.WhereisThatNoiseComingfrom?C.HearingBetterintheDarkD.WhatIfLivingWithoutYourEyes?Ifpeoplewereaskedtotellthedirectionofasoundfromthesidewhowouldperformbest?A.ThosewhoareblinD.B.Thosewhohavegoneblindsincechildren.C.Thosewhowentblindatage16.D.ThosewhoareblindfoldeD.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.WhethertobeabletolocatethesoundscanbeofvitalimportancefortheblinD.B.Allthevolunteersintheexperimentaresightless.C.Alltheparticipantsdidequallywellwhenpickingsoundsfromwhateverdirection.D.Thelaterpeoplebecomeblindthebettertheycanperformintellingthedirectionofsounds.Whatdoweknowaboutthatpartsofbraindealingwithvisualinformationareactiveinlocatingsounds?A.Thishappensinalmostallthetesters.B.Thisonlyoccursinthepeoplewhowereblindafterage16.C.ItremainsnothingnewtothescientistsanymorE.D.Itremainsamysterywhyitisso.
- Peoplelivingmorethanthreethousandmetersabovesealevelfinditdifficulttoraisevegetablesallyearlong.PeoplelivinginthehighlandsofPeruandBoliviaforexamplecannotgrowvegetablesoutdoorsduringthemonthsofMaythroughSeptember.Itisverycoldinthehighlandsatthattimeofyear.IftraditionalfarmingmethodsareusedvegetableswillnotsurvivE.Howeverthereisanotherwaytogrowvegetablesthroughouttheyearincoldareas.ItisamethodofgardeningdevelopedbyaprivateagencycalledWorldNeighbors.ThemethoduseshothousesbuiltbelowgrounD.A.hothouseisabuildingcoveredwithplasticorglassinwhichvegetablesorflowersaregrown.ThetraditionalhothouseisbuiltabovegrounD.TheairtemperatureiscoldinthehighlandsofPeruandBoliviaduringthewinter.Butthewintersunishot.SoWorldNeighborsadvisesfarmerstheretobuildhothousesbelowgrounD.ThedesignissimplE.Thematerialdoesnotcostmuch.HereishowWorldNeighborssaystobuildit:Digaholetwoandone-halfmeterswideandsixmeterslong.Makeitabouttwometersdeep.BuildwallwithadoorinoneendoftheholE.Digstepsfromthegrounddowntothedoor.NowbuildawallalongthetopedgeoftheholE.Makeitaboutone-halfmeterstall.EarthbricksworkfinE.Buildtwoshorterwallsontheends.Thesewillbeuneven;onesidewillbeashighastheexistingwall.Theothersidewillbeatgroundlevel.Leaveasmallopeningineachoftheseslopingwalls.Thispreventsthehothousefrombecomingtoohot.Nowmaketheroof.BuildawoodframE.CoveritwithclearplastiC.Connectittothebrickwalls.Theundergroundhothousewehavedescribedislargeenoughfortworaisedvegetablebeds.Eachisonemeterwideandsixmeterslong.EachisseededandwateredjustasifitwereinagardenabovegrounD.ThedirtwallsprotectthegrowingplantsfromthecolD.Theclearplasticroofpermitsthesun’sheattoenter.Atnighttheroofshouldbecoveredwithstraw.Thishelpspreventcoldairfromentering.Anundergroundhothousethissizewillprovideenoughvegetablesforonefamily.Groupsneedingmorevegetablescanmakeitbigger.66.IfyoulivedinPeruyou_______.A.shouldraisethespecialkindsofvegetablesthatcanendurecoldB.couldnotplantatallC.hadtoworkoutsomenewunusualplansD.wouldnothavemanyvegetablestoeat67.TooursurprisethehothousesinventedbyWorldNeighborsare_______.A.coveredwithatransparentplasticceilingB.builtundergroundC.quitesmallD.hotterthantraditionalones68.Thehothousecanbekeptwarmbyusing_______.A.abigovenB.anelectricityheaterC.theheatoftheearth’sinteriorD.thesunshine69.Themeasuretopreventthehothousefrombecomingtoohotisto_______.A.maketheroofslopedB.digholesonthewallsC.makethewallnotverticalD.makethewallsshorterthanthegroundlevel70.AccordingtothepassagethemethodsuggestedbyWorldNeighborsis_______.A.newanddifficultB.uneasytoexplainC.attrialstepD.simpleandpractical
- CALCUTTAIndiaMar242006AP—Oneoftheworld’soldestcreaturesagianttortoisebelievedtohavebeenabout250yearsoldhasdiedintheCalcuttazoowhereitspentmorethanhalfitslonglifE.AddwaitawhichmeanstheoneandonlyinthelocalBengalilanguagewasoneoffourAldabratortoisesbroughttoIndiabyBritishsailorsinthe18thcentury.ZooofficialssayhewasagiftforLordRobertCliveoftheEastIndiaCompanywhowasinstrumentalinestablishingBritishcolonial①ruleinIndiabeforehereturnedtoEnglandin1767.LongaftertheotherthreetortoisesdiedAddwaitacontinuedtothrive②livinginClive’sgardenbeforebeingmovedtothezooin1875.AccordingtorecordsinthezootheageofthegianttortoiseAddwaitawhodiedonWednesdaywouldbeabout250yearssaidzoodirectorSubirChowdhury.Thatwouldhavemadehimmucholderthantheworld’soldestdocumented③livinganimal:Harrieta176-year-oldGalapagostortoisewholivesattheAustraliaZoonorthofBrisbaneaccordingtothezoo’sWebsitE.ShewastakenfromtheislandofIslaSantaCruzbyCharlesDarwininthe19thcentury.AldabratortoisescomefromtheAldabraatoll④intheSeychelleislandsintheIndianOceanandoftenlivetomorethan100yearsofagE.Malescanweighupto550pounds.Addwaitathezoo’sbiggestattractionhadbeenunwellforthelastfewdayssaidlocalForestMinisterJogeshBurman.Wewerekeepingawatchonhim.WhenthezookeeperswenttohisenclosureonWednesdaytheyfoundhimdeadBurmansaiD.Notes:colonialadj.殖民的thrivev.茁壮成长documentedadj.备有证明文件的atolln.环礁Choosethebestanswersaccordingtotheabove:AccordingtothepassageAddwaita________.A.wassenttoIndiaasagiftbyBritishgovernmentB.wassenttoIndiabyBritishsailorsin1767C.livedtogetherwiththreeotherAldabratortoisesinIndiaD.belongedtoLordRobertCliveforsometimeBynowtheoldestanimalintheworldisaboutat________.A.176yearsoldB.100yearsoldC.250yearsoldD.200yearsoldInthelastfewdaysbeforeAddwaitadiedhe________.A.hadbeensenttohospitalfortreatmentB.hadbeenplayingwithtravelersC.hadbeenfoundnotbetterthanbeforeD.hadstayedinhisenclosurefordaysWhatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AnOldAldabraTortoiseDiedinIndiaB.A.RemarkableLife:TortoiseDiesat250C.A.SpecialKindofTortoise—AddwaitaD.TheOldestAnimalAldabraTortoiseDied
- TherearemanyrightstomakesurethatpeoplewillbetreatedfairlywhentheyaresuspectedoraccusedofacrimE.Sometimestheserightsarecalleddueprocessoflaw.Inusingtheserightsapersonshouldhavethehelpofalawyer.Youhavearighttoprotectagainstunreasonablesearchesandseizures.Thepolicegenerallymaynotsearchyouoryourhomeortakethingsyouownwithoutawarrant.A.warrantisapaperwhichstatesveryexactlytheplacetobesearchedandthethingstobetaken.Sometimeshoweverthepolicewillnotneedawarranttosearchyouoryourproperty.Ifanofficerseesyoucommittingacrimeorifhehasagoodreasontobelieveyouhavecommittedaseriouscrimehemayarrestyouandsearchyouandthearearightaroundyouwithoutawarrant.Ifyouinviteapolicewithoutawarranttocomeintoyourhouseandhefindsproofofcrimetheevidencemaybeusedagainstyouincourt.Ifyoudonotwantanofficertosearchyouoryourhomeandhedoesnothaveawarranttellhimthatyoudonotgivehimtherighttosearch.Howeveriftheofficerwillnotlistendonottrytostophim.Itisdangeroustoresistanditmaybeillegaltodoso.Anyevidencewhichapolicemangetsduringanunlawfulsearchandseizurecannotbeusedagainstyou.Policeofficersmustactreasonablyandfairlyatalltimes.Theyshouldusephysicalforceonlywhenitisneededtoarrestsomeonetoenforcealaw.Theymaynotusephysicalviolencetoteachsomeonealesson.Accordingtothepassageawarrantis______.A.anidentificationcardB.anaccesscardC.anofficialwrittenorderD.aspeciallicenseInwhichcasecanthepolicemanusetheevidencehegetsagainstyouincourt?A.HemakesanunreasonablesearchofyourhomeandgetstheevidencE.B.HeisallowedtosearchyourhomewithnowarrantandfindsproofofcrimE.C.HegetstheinformationyoudonotwanttogivehimbyusingphysicalforcE.D.Heobtainstheinformationfromyouwhenyouarealonewithhim.Thepolicecanusephysicalforceonlywhen____.A.theywanttoteachthehabitualthiefalessonB.theycatchthecriminalonthespotC.thesuspecttalksbackD.thecriminalresistsarrestThepassagecentersaround____.A.therightsofcitizensB.theimportanceofwarrantsC.thedutyofthepoliceD.criminalcases
- Asbananasripenthegreenskinturnsye11owgradually.Chemicalchangesoccurinthef1eshofthefruitaswellstarch淀粉changestosugarpectin果胶breaksdownlosingitsstiffnessandthef1eshsoftens.Isripeningfruitaself-containedsystemoristherateofthesechangesaffectedbytheenvironmentWedesignedtheexperimentbelowtoseeifdifferentatmospheresproducedbydifferentpackagingaffectedtherateofripening.YouwillvarytheatmospheresurroundingunripebananasandobservetheeffectontheripeningprocessNowsetupthebananasintheirenvironmentsasfollows1.Puttwogreenbananasinapaperbagandfo1dthetopovertosealouttheair.2.Putonegreenbananaandtheveryripebananaintheotherpaperbagandfoldoverthetop.3.Puttwogreenbananasinaplasticbagandsealit.4.Wrap包onegreenbananatightlyinaplasticbag.5.Leaveonegreenbananaexposedtotheair.Leavethefruita1oneorfivedaystoripen.Ripeningfruitbreathes.ThismeansthatittakesupoxygenandgivesoffC02.Oxygenisextremelyimportantandnecessaryforthechemicalreactionsinvolvedinripening.Inadditionripeningfruitgivesoffanothergascalledethylene乙烯.Notonlyisethyleneaproductofripeningfruititalsopromotesthefurtherripeningofthefruit.Paperbagstendtokeeptheethyleneinbuttheyallowoxygenandethylenetopassthroughslowly.PlasticbagsdonotallowthefreeflowofoxygenorethylenE.Inthisexperimentthegreenbananainpaperbagwiththeripebananashouldripenmostquickly.Thegreenbananasinthepaperbagshouldripenfasterthanthebananasintheplasticbag.Thebananaleftexposedtoairhasanunlimitedsupplyofoxygensoitwillturnbrownmostquickly.Youwillnoticethatthesideofthisbananathatrestsonthecounterwillripenmorequicklythantheothersidesbecauseithastheclosestcontact接触withitsownethylenE.Thebananathatistightlywrappedinplastichasnooxygensupplyandshouldripenmostslowly.Nowcanyouseewhybananasaresealedinplasticinmanysupermarkets72.WhatmakesthegreenbananainBag2ripenmorequicklythantheonesinBag1A.EthylenefromtheveryripebananA.B.ThefreeflowofoxygenorethyleneC.C02fromtheveryripebananA.D.Thelimitationofoxygensupply.73.HowcanweslowdowntheripeningofbananasexposedtotheairA.Torestthemonthecounter.B.Tokeeptheminthebasket.C.ToputthemonthegrounD.D.Tohangthemupfromtheceiling74.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat.A.theripeningbananaisaself-containedsystemB.therateofripeningbananasisaffectedbytheenvironmentC.wrappedbananasexperiencenochemicalchangestoripenD.ripeningbananasgiveoffoxygenC0andethylene75.WhyarebananassealedinplasticinmanysupermarketsA.Tomakethemripenmorequickly.B.Tomakethemripenmoreslowly.C.Tomakebananafleshsoften.D.Toturngreenbananasyellow.
- Theriseoftheso-calledboomeranggenerationisrevealedinofficialfiguresshowingthatalmostoneinfivegraduatesintheirlate20snowlivewiththeirparents.Bycontrastonlyoneineightuniversitygraduateshadfailedtoflythenestbythesameage20yearsago.Italsofoundthatgrown-upsonsaretwiceaslikelyastheirsisterstostillbelivingwiththeirparentsintheirlate20s.Withnearlyaquarterofmenapproaching30stilllivingathomethefindingsareboundtoleadtoclaimsofagenerationofmummy’sboys.Youngprofessionalsintheirlate20sorearly30shavebeennicknamedtheboomeranggenerationbecauseofthetrendtowardreturningtothefamilyhomehavinginitiallylefttostudy.RecentresearchhassuggestedthatyoungpeopleinBritainaretwiceaslikelytochoosetolivewiththeirparentsintheirlate20sthantheircounterpartselsewhereinEuropE.Risingpropertypricesmountingstudentdebtsandtheeffectsofrecessiononthejobmarkethaveforcedawaveofyoungpeopletomovebackintothefamilyhomeatanagewhentheywouldnormallybemovingout.Butcommentatorswarnedthatthephenomenonmayhavemoretodowithyoungpeoplefacingdireprospectsthansimplyadesiretosavemoney.Whiletheproportionofthoseofuniversityorcollegeagemovingoutfromthefamilyhomehascontinuedtoriseinthelast20yearsamongthoseintheirmidandlate20sthetrendhasbeenreverseD.Overall1.7millionpeopleagedfrom22to29nowsharearoofwiththeirparentsincludingmorethan760000intheirlate20s.In198822.7percentofmenaged25to29werestilllivingwiththeirparentsbutlastyeartheproportionwas24.5percent.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Theeconomiccrisishasshownitseffectontheyounggeneration.B.MoreyoungprofessionalsarereturninghometolivE.C.Britishparentsaresufferingmoreloadsfromtheirgrown-upchildren.D.BritainissufferingmorethananyothercountryinEuropE.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Malechildrenseemtomoreindependentthanfemales.B.Eightypercentofuniversitygraduateswereabletoliveindependentlytwodecadesago.C.Thegrown-upchildrenchoosetolivewiththeirparentsonlytosavemoney.D.MoreandmorechildrenaremovingoutatuniversityagE.Whatdoestheunderlinedworddireprobablymean?A.promising.B.inconvenient.C.verybaD.D.hopefulThefollowingfactorsmayaccountforthephenomenonexcept_____.A.thatlivingpriceshaverisenalot.B.thatit’sdifficulttolandajoB.C.thateducationhasalreadycostthemalotD.thatparentscanhelpthemmore
- Nothingcanspoilavacationquickerthanlosingyourmoneyorcreditcards.A.fewsimplestepsbeforeyouheadoutofthedoorcanhelpprotectyourcashcardandpersonalinformationwhileyou’retraveling.PaulStephensapolicyanalystSanDiegonotesthatpeoplespendalotoftimeplanningtheirtripsfrombuyingguidebookstofindingjusttherightbeachoutfits装备.Buttheireyesglaze呆滞overwhenthesubjectofkeepingmoneysafecomesuphesaiD.Whynottakeafewminutestodosomethingthatcouldprobablysaveyourvacation?StephensaskeD.Inmostcasestheycangoonyourto-dolistwith‘buytravelbags’andeverythingelseheaddeD.Thetoprecommendationistocleanyourwallet.Removeunnecessarycreditcardsandanyotherunneededdocumentsthatcouldcompromise危及...的安全youridentityiflostorstolenwhileyou’reonvocation.Thenmakeaphotocopyofthecardsyou’vedecidedtotakealongandkeepitinasecurelocationwithyounotinyourwalletorleaveitwithatrustedrelativeorfriendbackhomE.Thenyouwillknowwhoyouneedtocontactandhowtoreachitifyourwalletismissing.Travelersshouldneverleavetheirwalletsoranyidentifyingdocumentsintheirhotelroomwhenthey’renottherehesaiD.Chooseahotelwithasafetokeepyourvaluablethingsin.Orkeepyourwalletanddocumentswithyouatalltimes.56.Accordingtopassage_______candestroyone’svacationthemostquickly.A.beinglostonvacationB.losingmoneyorcreditcardsC.livinginabadhotel.D.losingcontactwithfamily57.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordstandfor?A.Thepeoplewhoaregoingtraveling.B.Theoutfitsthatareprepare4dfortraveling.C.Thesuggestionsonwhattobuywhentraveling.D.Thestepstoavoidlosingmoneyorcreditcards.58.Whatshouldpeopledowiththeirwalletbeforetheygoonvacation?A.TakeitwiththemallthetimE.B.PutitinasafeplaceatthehotelC.Removeunnecessarycardsanddocuments.D.LeaveitwithfamilyorfrienD.59.Whatisthetopicofthepassage?A.Howtopreparefortravel.B.Howtobehappyduringyourvacation.C.Howtokeepcashandcardssafeonvacation.D.Howtoprotectyourluggageonvacation.60.Accordingtothepassageweknow______.A.peopledon’talwaysknowhowtoprotecttheirmoneyorcreditcardsB.peopleshouldtakealotofmoneywiththemwhiletravelingC.peoplecanleavetheiridentifyingdocumentsinroomsifthehotelisexpensiveD.peoplecanspendafewminutespreparingtheluggagefortravelling
- Goodeveningladiesandgentlemen.Theleadstoryintonight’snewsconcernsthefirewhichdestroyedthemajorpartofColumbiaCollegeat4A.m.thismorning.InonlyfiveminutesmorethansixhundredgirlscameoutoftheirdormstowatchtheircollegeburntothegroundinthefreezingDecemberweather.FortunatelytherewerenoinjuriesresultingfromthefirE.AccordingtothecollegepresidentplansarealreadymadetoraisemorethanthreemilliondollarstorebuildthecollegE.HereisthenewsfromWashington.PresidentClintonsaysheistroubledbyascientist’sdesiretocloneahumanandisurgingCongresstopassaban禁令onsuchexperimentsforatleastfiveyears.InhisweeklyradioaddressClintonnotedChicago-areaphysicistRichardSeed’sannouncementthatheisreadytosetupaclinictoclonehumanbabies.PresidentClintonsaidthattheneedforpassinglawsthatwouldbanhumancloningforatleastfiveyearsismoreurgentthanever.A.brieflookattheweatherfortheweekendtellsustoexpectlightshowersonSaturdayandSunday.ThehighSaturdaywillbeinthelower40’s.OnSundaywecanexpectthehightobeabout65.That’sthisevening’snews.GoodnightfromChannel9news.YourbetternewsstationandfromAlanKingyourreporter.1.WhendidthefireatColumbiaCollegetakeplace?A.InDecember.B.InMarch.C.InNovember.D.InApril.2.WhatdoesPresidentClintonhopeCongressdo?A.Topassabanondoingexperimentinlabs.B.Tobancloninghumansforever.C.Topasslawstosupportcloningbabies.D.Topassabanonhumancloningquickly.3.Whatwilltheweatherbelikeonweekend?A.TherewillbeastrongwinD.B.TheweatherwillbefinE.C.ItwillbefreezingcolD.D.Itwillberainy.
- III阅读理解共25小题每小题2分满分50分阅读下列短文从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑Itdoesn'tmatterwhenorhowmuchapersonsleepsbuteveryoneneedssomeresttostayalivE.That'swhatalldoctorsthoughtuntiltheyheardaboutAlHerpin.AlHerpinitwassaidneverslept.Couldthisbetrue?Thedoctorsdecidedtoseethisstrangemanthemselves.AlHerpinwas90yearsoldwhenthedoctorscametohishomeinNewJersey.TheythoughtforsurethathegotsomesleepofsomekinD.SotheystayedwithhimandwatchedeverymovementhemadE.ButtheyweresurpriseD.ThoughtheywatchedhimhourafterhouranddayafterdaytheyneversawHerpinsleeping.InfacthedidnotevenownabeD.HeneverneededonE.TheonlyrestthatHerpinsometimesgotwassittinginacomfortablechairandreadingnewspapers.Thedoctorswerepuzzledbythisstrangecontinuoussleeplessness.Theyaskedhimmanyquestionshopingtofindananswer.Theyfoundonlyoneanswerthatmightexplainhiscondition.Herpinrememberedsometalkabouthismotherhavingbeeninjuredseveraldaysbeforehewasborn.Butthatwasall.Wasthistherealreason?NoonecouldbesurE.AlHerpindiedattheageof95.41.Themainideaofthispassageisthat_______A.everyoneneedssomesleeptostayaliveB.peoplecanlivelongerbytryingnottosleepC.largenumbersofpeopledonotneedsleepD.apersonwasfoundwhoactuallydidn'tneedanysleep42.ThedoctorscametovisitHerpinexpecting______A.tofindoutwhetherhissleeplessnesswasreallytrueB.tofindoutwhysomeoldpeopledidn'tneedanysleepC.tofindawaytofreepeoplefromtheneedofsleepingD.tocurehimofhissleeplessness43.AfterwatchinghimcloselythedoctorscametobelievethatAlHerpin____A.needednosleepatallB.neededsomekindofsleepC.wastoooldtoneedanysleepD.oftensleptinachair44.OnereasonthatmightexplainHerpin'ssleeplessnesswas______A.hismother'sinjurybeforehewasbornB.hismagnificentphysicalconditionC.thathehadgraduallygotridofthesleepinghabitD.thathehadn'tgotabed45.AlHerpin'sconditioncouldberegardedas______A.acommononeB.veryhealthyC.onethatcouldbecuredD.arareone
- Ifyouwanttostayyoungsitdownandhaveagoodthink.ThisistheresearchfindingofateamofJapanesedoctorswhosaythatmostofourbrainsarenotgettingenoughexerciseandasaresultweareagingunnecessarilysoon.ProfessorTaijuMatsuzawawantedtofindoutwhyotherwisehealthyfarmersinnorthernJapanappearedtobelosingtheirabilitytothinkandreasonatarelativelyearlyageandhowtheprocessofagingcouldbesloweddown.WithateamofcolleaguesatTokyoNationalUniversityhesetaboutmeasuringbrainvolumesofathousandpeopleofdifferentagesandjobs.Computertechnologyenabledtheresearcherstogetrightmeasurementsofthevolumeofthefrontandsidesectionsofthebrainwhichrelatetointellectandemotionanddeterminethehumancharacter.Contraction收缩ofthefrontandsidepartsascellsdiedwasobservedinsomesubjectsintheirthirtiesbutitwasstillnotclearinsomesixtyandseventy-year-olds.Matsuzawaconcludedfromhisteststhatthereisasimpleremedy补救tothecontractionnormallyassociatedwithageusingtheheaD.Thefindingsshowingeneraltermsthatcontractionofthebrainbeginssoonerinpeopleinthecountrythanintowns.ThoseleastatrisksaysMatsuzawaarelawyersfollowedbyuniversityprofessorsanddoctors.Whitecollarworkersdoingroutineworkingovernmentofficesarehoweveraslikelytohaveshrinking萎缩brainsasfarmworkersbusdriversandshopassistants.Matsuzawa'sfindingsshowthatthinkingcanpreventthebrainfromshrinking.BloodmustcirculateproperlyintheheadtosupplythefreshoxygenthebraincellsneeD.ThebestwaytokeepgoodbloodcirculationisthroughusingthebrainhesaysThinkhardandengageinconversation.Don'trelyonpocketcalculators.62.Theteamofdoctorswantedtofindout______.A.whycertainpeopleagesoonerthanothersB.howtomakepeoplelivemuchlongerC.thesizeofcertainpeople'sbrainsD.thepeoplewithmoreintelligence63.Onwhataretheirresearchfindingsbased?A.A.surveyoffarmersinnorthernJapan.B.TestsperformedonathousandoldpeoplE.C.ThestudyofbrainvolumesofdifferentpeoplE.D.Thelatestdevelopmentofcomputertechnology.64.Matsuzawathinksthat_______.A.ourbrainsgrowaswegrowolderB.thefrontsectionofthebraindoesnotshrinkC.sixty-year-oldpeoplehavebetterbrainsthanthirty-year-oldsD.thecontractionofbrainsisconnectedwithbrainexerciseAccordingtothepassagewhichpeopleseemtoageslowerthanothers?A.Farmers.B.Lawyers.C.Governmentworkers.D.Shopassistants.
- DicklivedinEnglanD.OnedayinJanuaryhesaidtohiswifeI'mgoingtoflytoNewYorknextweekbecauseI'vegotsomeworktherE.Whereareyougoingtostaythere?hiswifeaskeD.Idon'tknowyet.DickanswereD.Pleasesendmeyouraddressfromthereinatelegram电报hiswifesaiD.AllrightDickanswereD.HeflewtoNewYorkonJanuary31standfoundanicehotelinthecenterofthecity.Heputhisthingsinhisroomandthenhesenthiswifeatelegram.Heputtheaddressofhishotelinit.Intheeveninghedidn'thaveanyworksohewenttoacinemA.Hecameoutatnineo'clockandsaidNowI'mgoingbacktomyhotelandhaveanicedinner.Hefoundataxi出租车andthedriversaidWheredoyouwanttogo?ButDickdidn'trememberthenameandaddressofhishotel.Whichhotelaremythingsin?hesaidAndwhatamIgoingtodotonight?Butthedriverofthetaxididnotknow.SoDickgotoutandwentintoapostofficE.TherehesenthiswifeanothertelegramandinithewrotePleasesendmemyaddressatthispostofficE.DickflewtoNewYorkbecause___.A.hewentthereforaholidayB.hehadworkthereC.hewentthereforsightseeing观光D.hishomewasthereWhydidhiswifewantatelegramfromhim?A.Becauseshedidn'tknowhisaddressyetB.BecauseshewantedtogotoNewYorktooC.BecauseshemightsendhimanothertelegramD.Becauseshecouldn'tleaveherhusbandbyhimselfinNewYorkWheredidDickstayinNewYork?A.Inthecenterofthecity.B.Inahotel.C.Inarestaurant.D.Athisfriend'shousE.Whowouldsendhimthenameandaddressofhishotel?A.Themanager经理ofhishotel.B.ThepoliceofficE.C.Thetaxidriver.D.HiswifE.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A.Dickstayedatanicehotelinthecenterofthecity.B.Dickdidn'tworkonthefirstnightofhisarrival.C.Dickforgottosendhiswifeatelegram.D.Dickwantedtogobacktohishotelinataxi.
- Heightisjustoneofthethousandsoffeaturesyourgenes基因decidE.Infactbecauseyouhavetwoparentsyourgenesprovideyouaheightthatusuallylandssomewherebetweentheheightofeachparent.Ifbothyourparentsaretallthenmostprobablyyouwillbetalltoobutifyouhavequestionsabouthowtallyou'regoingtobeaskyourdoctorifheorshecanhelpyoufinditout.Butgenesdon'tdecideeverything.Forexampleeatinganunhealthydietcankeepyoufromgrowingtoyourfullpotential潜力.Gettingplentyofsleepandenoughexercisewillhelpyougrowtotheexpectedheight.Nodoubt怀疑you'rewonderinghowfastyoushouldgrow.Itdepends.There'snoperfectorrightanswer.Generallyspeakingkidsgrowabout2inches6centimetersayearbetweenage3andthetimewhentheystartpubertywhenyourbodystartschangingandbecomingmoregrownup.Yourdoctorwillknowhowyourgrowthhasbeengoingovertheyears.Twocentimetershereand2inchestherearenotnearlyasimportantastheheightyou'reatnowhowyou'vebeengrowinguptothispointandwhatotherchangesyourbodymaybegoingthrough.Don'tbescaredifyouseemtohavegrownalotinaveryshorttimE.Everyonehasagrowthspurt高峰duringpuberty.Theageforstartingpubertyisabout10forgirlsandabout11forboys.Butitcanbeearlierorlater——between7and13forgirlsand9and15forboys.You'llusuallybegintonoticethatyou'regrowingfasteraboutayearorsoafteryourbodystartstoshowthefirstchangesofpuberty.Ifyouwanttoknowhowfastandhowtallyoushouldgrow____________.A.youshouldhaveenoughexerciseB.youcanaskdoctorsforhelpC.youshouldsavetheenvironmentD.YoucanrecordyourgrowthduringpubertyThispassageismainlyabout____________.A.howthegenesworkinyourbodyB.whenisthetimeyougrowfastC.whyyoulooklikeyourparentsD.howyougrowtoacertainheightAfterreadingthispassagewecanexplain___________.A.howgooditistobeadoctorB.howmuchsleeptimeweneedC.whygenescan’tdecideeverythingD.whathealthydietisWhichisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.YourheightmostprobablydependsonhowhighyourparentsarE.B.Girls’ageforstartingpubertyisusuallyearlierthanthatforboys’.C.ThetimeshowingthefirstchangesofpubertyisnevernoticeD.D.Youmaybescaredsometimeswhenyougrowtoofast.
- FearcanbeawonderfulfeelinginourlivesprotectingusfromdangeroussituationsandkeepingussafE.Butfearcanalsolimitourlivessignificantly.Whileitmaynotbeconsciousfearmaymakeusthinkweareunacceptableorthatwhatwehavetoofferisn’tvaluablE.Fearmaymakeusfeelthatwearenotsafebeingourselves.Toavoidfeelingfearwemaylimitourlivesgreatlylivingintinyboxes.Livingthiswaygivesustheillusion假象ofsafetybutleavesuswithanunfulfillinglifeofnopassion.Ifweshinealightonmanyofourfearsweseetheyhaveaverylimitedviewofwhatissafeandhowtoprotectus.Manyofourfearsareconcernedonlywithprotectingusfromhumiliation羞辱andfailurE.Whilethesefearsaredoingtheirjobsincrediblywelltheyaredoingsowithfaultyandoutdatedprogramming.Manyfearswehaveasadultsaretryingtoprotectusastheyprotecteduswhenwewerechildren.Indeedmanyofourcurrentautomaticreactionstofearwereactuallyformedwhenwewerechildren.Evensoit’simportantnottojudgeourselvesforfeelingthesetypesoffears.Ifwejudgeourselveswewillburyourfearsordisguisethem.Bydenyingourfearshoweverwealsodenyourenergycreativityandpassion.Sowhatdowedowithfear?Werecognizethefearforwhatitis---afeelingwe’veexperiencedmanytimesinthepastandafeelingwewillexperiencemanytimesinthefuturE.Webecomeveryfamiliarwithourownparticularbrandoffearsandhowweallowthemtocontrolourlives.Itisespeciallybeneficialforeachofustobecomeawareoftheparticularbehaviorpatternswe’veadoptedwhenwefeelfearsowecanlookatourreactionswithasenseofhumorandcompassion.ThenifwewishwecanchooseadifferentresponsewhichcanbeascaryyetveryexcitingexperiencE.66.Accordingtothefirstparagraphfearsometimes.A.protectuswhenwe’vemademistakesB.makessureourfeelingsarenothurtC.bringsgreatchangetooureverydaylifeD.makesusloseconfidenceinourselves67.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthor.A.thinksitdifficulttocontrolourfearB.believesfearsprotectusnegativelyC.thinksit’sgoodtocriticizeourselvesD.valuestheadvantagesoffeelingfear68.Accordingtotheauthorthewayswereacttofear.A.varyfrompersontopersonB.havebeenformedsincechildhoodC.developduringourgrowthD.willnotchangeuntilwegetold69.Thelastparagraphmainlytellsus.A.whatistheessenceoffearsB.usualreactionswehavewhenfeelingfearC.howtodealwithfearsreasonablyD.theimportanceofhumorandcompassion70.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Isfearmanagingyourlife?B.BecalmwhenfeelingfearC.Whatdoyoufearmost?D.Passionchanceandfear
- MyteacherheldupapieceofbrokenglassandaskedWhobrokethiswindow?Thirtyboystriedtothinkaboutnotonlywhattheyhaddonebutalsowhatourteachermayhavefoundout.SheseldombecameangrybutshewasthistimE.OhIthought.Iwastheonewhobrokethewindow.Itwascausedbyanaughtythrowofabaseball.IfIadmittedguiltIwouldbeinalotoftroublE.HowwouldIbeabletopayforabigwindowlikethat?Ididn’tevengetanallowancE.MyfatherisgoingtohaveafitIthought.Ididn’twanttoraisemyhandbutsomeforcemuchstrongerthanIwaspulleditskywarD.Itoldthetruth.Ididit.ItwashardenoughtosaywhatIhaD.MyteachertookdownabookfromoneofourlibraryshelvesandIhadneverknownmyteachertostrikeastudentbutIfearedshewasgoingtostartwithmE.Iknowhowyoulikebirdsshesaidasshestoodlookingdownatmyguilt-riddenfacE.Hereisthatfieldguideaboutbirdsthatyouareconstantlycheckingout.Itisyoursnow.It’stimewegotanewonefortheschoolanyway.YouwillnotbepunishedaslongasyourememberthatIamnotrewardingyouforyourmisdeedIamrewardingyouforyourtruthfulness.Icouldn’tbelieveit!Iwasn’tbeingpunishedandIwasgettingmyownbirdfieldguide--theveryonethatIhadbeensavingupmoneytobuy.AllthatremainsofthatdayismymemoryandthelessonmyteachertaughtmE.Thatlessonstayswithmeeverydayanditwillechoforever.Fromthestorywecanlearnthattheboy.A.didn’tbreakthewindowonpurposE.B.lackedthestrengthtoadmithisguilt.C.triedtothinkaboutwhathehaddonE.D.didn’tknowwhattheteacherwouldfindout.IftheboyadmittedguilthethoughthewouldNOT.A.bepunishedbytheteacherB.makehisfatherangryC.payforthebrokenwindowD.getabirdfieldguideWhichofthefollowingbestdescribesthechangesintheboy’sfeelings?A.Afraid-Surprised-ThankfulB.Frightened-Amazed-ProuD.C.Regretful-Guilty-ExciteD.D.Nervous-Afraid-SatisfieD.
- Afterourearlymorningwake-upwearestillacoupleofhoursawayfromtheoverlooks.Itispitchblack.Icanfeeltheheavyhumidfogleftbehindmylastnight'srain.Thisiswhythetourmemolistedflashlight.Unfortunately;themajorityofourhikingpartyofninemusthavemissedthememosowehaveonlyfourflashlightsbetweenus.Anhoarlaterweareonthetrail.Itisdarkfoggywetandtherocksarealippery.Wealternateplacesbetweentheflashlightshavesandhave-nots.Aswemarchtheonlyvoicesheardarefromthehaves:Stepupstepdownwatchoutfortherockonyourleft.WereachIntipunkuwithonly15minutestosparE.Theviewatsunriseisnotwhatweweretoldinthetravelbrochures.Threefeetinfrontofourfacesisawhitesubstancecalledfog.AswewalktowardstheMachuPicchuruinsmyanticipationismounting.Whenwillthefoglift?SlowlyasifsomeoneiscrankingupacurtainHuaynaPicchubeginstoappearoverlookingMachuPicchu.Firsttherearefleetingglimpsesandthenfinallythereisinitsfullsplendor.WhenIenvisionedgoingtoMachuPicchuIalwaysthoughtofmysteriousruinsandthefamouspostcardpicturelookingtowardHuaynaPicchu.Butthereismoretothisman-made/naturalwonderoftheWorlD.ItistheadventureofgettingtherE.IknewIwantedtoexperiencethefeeloftheIncacultureandtheenergyofthissacredvalleyIalsoknewIdidn'twanttotakethetrainbutneededtohikE.DependingonyourstartingpointtheIncaTrailis25to33milesofsemi-ariddesertbreathlessmountainpassesandstunningtropicalcloudforest.Ourhiketookusfournightsand25milestofinish.OurlocalguideMaurOkeepstellingusnoworriesthehikeis90percentmentalandonly10percentphysical.IamnotconvincedthatthephysicalpercentageiscorrectbutIdefinitelybecomemoreandmoreexcitedaswearenowgettingclosertoMachuPicchu.Bygettingmyselfintogoodshaperunning20milesandhikinga500-foot-highhillfivetoseventimesperweekbeforeIleftforPeruIwasabletoenjoythebeautyofthehikeandnotworrymuchaboutachingmusclesandlungs.Aboutflashlightswhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.ThelocalguidehadaskedthemtotakeflashlightsforthehikE.B.TheyhadtakenenoughflashlightsforthehikE.C.BeforetheygottoIntipunkutheydependedalotontheirflashlights.D.TheyusedflashlightsallthetimE.Putthefollowingeventsintotherightorder.A.TheyreachedIntipunkuB.Theyreadthetravelbrochures.C.Theywalkedonthetrailinthedark.D.TheyadvancedtogetclosertoMaehuPicchu.E.TheyenjoyedthesplendorofHuaynaPicchu.A.ebadeB.bacdeC.abcedD.bcaedWhatdoestheunderlinedwordanticipationinParagraphFourmean?A.expectationB.excitementC.disappointmentD.enthusiasmWhatcanNOTbeinferredfromthetext?A.Thewritermadegoodpreparationforthetour.B.TheIncaTrailtookthemfournights.C.MachuPicchuisinthecountryofPeru.D.TheyreachedIntipunkuaheadoftimE.Accordingtothewriterwhatattractedhimmostinthetour?A.Mysteriousruins.B.Thefamouspost-cardpicturE.C.Thehiking.D.TheIncaculturE.
- Beijingplanstobuildhugefreeorlow-costparkinglotsbeyondtheFourthandFifthRingRoadstoencouragemorecarownerstotakebusesorsubwaystothedowntownareA.Theplanisjustoneofthemanymeasuresthecityplanstotaketoreduceitstrafficjams.Lowornoparkingfeeswouldbeusedaseconomicleverage杠杆作用toreducegrowingparkingdemandsfromurbanareas.CarownerslivinginthesuburbswillbeencouragedtoparktheircarsbeyondtheFourthandFifthRingRoadsandtakebusesorsubwaystothedowntownareA.Statisticsshowthatnearlyonequarterofthecity’strafficflowisconcentratedinthe62-square-kilometerdowntownareawithintheSecondRingRoadwhichmakesuponly12percentofthecity’stotalareA.TheBeijingTrafficManagementBureaureceivesbetween400and500callsreportingtrafficjamseverydayandmorethan90percentoftheroadsarefilledtocapacityduringrushhourseverymorningandevening.Partoftheproblemisthelackofeasylinksbetweenbusroutessubwaysandcars.Accordingtothecommunicationcommissionhalfofthecity’sinvestmentintransportationwillgotowardspublictransit公共交通constructioninthenextfewyearsmakingajumpfromthecurrentonly20percent.MoreoverBeijingplanstochangeitslayout布局bybuildingnewcitycenterssuchasatYizhuangTongzhouShunyiandChangpinginabidtoreducethetrafficflowtothedowntown.ThecurrentlayoutofBeijing-expandedringroadsaroundthesamecenteroftheForbiddenCityisseenastherootcauseoftheendlesstrafficjams.Thedowntownareaiscrowdedwiththreebusinesscentersandonefinancialcenteraswellasnearly400governmentorgansandinstitutions.TrafficexpertssaybuildingmoreurbancentersaroundBeijingmayreducethenumberofresidentslivinginthesuburbsandtravelinglongdistancestoworkdowntowneverydaythusreducingtrafficflow.40.InthecomingyearsifamanbeyondtheFourthRingRoadgoestoworkinthedowntownofBeijingheisencouragedto_________.A.takebusesorsubwaysB.takeataxiC.drivethecarquicklyD.parkhiscarinaplacewhichasksfornofees41.AccordingtothispassagewhenmoreandmorepeopledrivetoworkinrushhourinBeijingitislikelyto_______.A.savetimeB.causetrafficjamsC.causetrafficaccidentsD.reduceairpollution42.Theaiminbuildingnewcitycentersisto________.A.makeitconvenientforpeopletogoshoppingB.developitslocalresourcesC.reducethetrafficflowtothedowntownD.solvetheproblemofmorelaid-offworkers43.Thepassagesuggeststheauthor______.A.istiredofdrivingtoworkB.findsitcostslesstotakesubwaysthantodriveC.isfortheplantoreduceBeijing’strafficcongestion拥挤D.hasbenefitedalotbydrivingtothedowntowneveryday
- NOTallmemoriesaresweet.Somepeoplespendalltheirlivestryingtoforgetbadexperiences.Violenceandtrafficaccidentscanleavepeoplewithterriblephysicalandemotionalscars.Oftentheyrelivetheseexperiencesinnightmares.NowAmericanresearchersthinktheyareclosetodevelopingapillwhichwillhelppeopleforgetbadmemories.ThepillisdesignedtobetakenimmediatelyafterafrighteningexperiencE.Theyhopeitmightreduceorpossiblyerase抹去theeffectofpainfulmemories.InNovemberexpertstestedadrugonpeopleintheUSandFrancE.Thedrugstopsthebodyreleasingchemicalsthatfixmemoriesinthebrain.SofartheresearchhassuggestedthatonlytheemotionaleffectsofmemoriesmaybereducednotthatthememoriesareeraseD.Theresearchhascausedagreatdealofargument.SomethinkitisahadideaWhileotherssupportit.Supporterssayitcouldleadtopillsthatpreventortreatsoldiers’troublingmemoriesafterwar.Theysaythattherearemanypeoplewhosufferfromterriblememories.Somememoriescanruinpeople’slives.Theycomebacktoyouwhenyoudon’twanttohavetheminadaydreamornightmarE.TheyusuallycomewithverypainfulemotionssaidRogerPitmanaprofessorofpsychiatryatHarvardMedicalSchool.Thiscouldrelievealotofthatsuffering.Butthosewhoareagainsttheresearchsaythatchangingmemoriesisverydangerousbecausememoriesgiveusouridentity特质.Theyalsohelpusallavoidthemistakesofpast.AllofuscanthinkofbadeventsinourlivesthatwerehorribleatthetimebutmakeuswhowearE.I'mnotsurewewanttowipethosememoriesoutsaidRebeccaDresseramedicalethicist.32.Thepassageismainlyabout.A.anewmedicalinventionB.anewresearchonthepillC.awayoferasingpainfulmemoriesD.anargumentabouttheresearchonthepill33.Thedrugtestedonpeoplecan.A.causethebraintofixmemoriesB.stoppeoplerememberingbadexperiencesC.preventbodyproducingcertainchemicalsD.wipeouttheemotionaleffectsofmemories34.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A.peopledoubttheeffectsofthepillsB.thepillwillstoppeople'sbadexperiencesC.takingthepillwilldoharmtopeople'shealthD.thepillhasprobablybeenproducedinAmerica35.WhichofthefollowingdoesRebeccaDresseragreewith?A.Somememoriescanruinpeople'slives.B.Peoplewanttogetridofbadmemories.C.Experiencingbadeventsmakesusdifferentfromothers.D.Thepillwillreducepeople'ssufferingsfrombadmemories.
- AmongvariousprogrammesTVtalkshowshavecoveredeveryinchofspaceondaytimetelevision.Andanyonewhowatchesthemregularlyknowsthateachoneisdifferentinstyle风格.ButnotwoshowsaremoreoppositeincontentwhileatthesametimestandingoutabovetherestthantheJerrySpringerandtheOprahWinfreyshows.JerrySpringercouldeasilybeconsideredthekingofrubbishtalk.ThecontentsonhisshowareassurprisingascanbE.Forexampletheshowtakestheever-commontalkshowtitlesoflovesexcheatingandhatetoadifferentlevel.ClearlytheJerrySpringershowisaboutthedarksideofsocietyyetpeoplearewillingtoeatupthetroublesofotherpeople’slives.LikeJerrySpringerOprahWinfreytakesTVtalkshowtoitstop.ButOprahgoesintheoppositedirection.Theshowismainlyabouttheimprovementofsocietyanddifferentquality质量oflifE.Contentsarefromteachingyourchildrenlessonsmanagingyourworkweektogettingtoknowyourneighbors.ComparedtoOprahtheJerrySpringershowlookslikepoisonouswastebeingpouredintosociety.Jerryendseveryshowwithafinalword.Hemakesasmallspeechabouttheentireideaoftheshow.HopefullythisisthepartwheremostpeoplewilllearnsomethingveryvaluablE.CleanasitistheOprahshowisnotforeveryonE.Theshow’smainviewersaremiddleclassAmericans.Mostofthesepeoplehavethetimemoneyandabilitytodealwithlife’stoughproblems.JerrySpringerontheotherhandhasmoreofaconnectionwiththeyoungadultsofsociety.Theseare18-to-21-year-oldswhosemaintroublesinlifeincludeloverelationshipsexmoneyanddrug.Theyaretheoneswhoseesomevalueandlessonstobelearnedthroughtheshow’sexploitation.ComparedwithotherTVtalkshowsboththeJerrySpringerandtheOprahWinfreyare____.A.moreinterestingB.unusuallypopularC.moredetailedD.moreformalThoughthesocialproblemsJerrySpringertalksaboutappearunpleasantpeoplewhowatchtheshows____.A.remaininterestedinthemB.arereadytofaceuptothemC.remaincoldtothemD.arewillingtogetawayfromthemWhichofthefollowingislikelytobeatopicoftheOprahWinfreyshow?A.A.newtypeofrobot.B.NationhatreD.C.Familyincomeplanning.D.Streetaccident.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatthetwotalkshows_____.A.havebecometheonlyonesofitskindB.exploittheweaknessesinhumannatureC.appearatdifferenttimesofthedayD.attractdifferentpeople
- MrBrownwasgoingawayforaweek.BeforehelefthesaidtohissonifanyoneasksformeyoucantellhimthatyourfatherhasbeenoutfordoingsomethingandwillbebackinaweekthenbesuretoaskhimtositdownforacupofteA.OKDadsaidhisson.Buthewasafraidhissoncouldn'trememberthishewrotethesewordsdownonapieceofpaperandgaveittohim.Hissonputitintohissmallpockettookitoutandlookedatitnowandthen.Fourdayspassedbutnoonecametoseehisfather.Theboythoughtthattherewasnomantocomeandthatthepieceofpaperwasofnomoreuseforhimsoheburntitthatevening.Thenextafternoonsomeoneknockedatthedoor.Theboyopenedit.A.manwasstandingatthedoorandsaidWhereisyourfather?Theboyputhishandintohispocketatonceandlookedforthepieceofpaper.Hecouldnotfindit.HesuddenlyrememberedhehadburntitsoheshoutedNomorE.ThemanwasverysurpriseD.HeaskedNomore?Imetyourfatherlastweek.Whendidithappen?Burntyesterdayevening.MrBrowntoldhissonthat_____.A.hewouldbeawayfromhomeforfourdaysB.hewouldbebackinsevendaysC.hewouldbebackinamonthD.helikedacupofteaMrBrownwrotethewordsdownon________.A.thewallB.thedoorC.apieceofpaperD.hisson'spocketA.mancametovisittheboy'sfatheron________.A.theseconddayB.thethirddayC.thefourthdayD.thefifthdayWhatwasburnt?___________.ThepieceofpaperB.MrSmithC.ThevisitorD.Theboy
- ItislovethatmakestheworldgorounD.Anditisalsolovethathassuchpowertoovercomealldifficulties.Sowesay:Lovewillfindaway.Assmileisafacialexpressionshowingpleasureaffectionandfriendlinessitisthecommonestwaytoshowourgoodwillperfectlywithoutsayinganything.A.ChinesesayingrunsNeverhitapersonwhoissmilingatyou.Itisatime-provenfactthatthesmileisalanguageallitsown—auniversallanguage—understoodbythepeopleofeverynationintheworlD.WemaynotspeakthesametongueasourforeignneighborsbutwesmileinthesametonguE.Weneednointerpreterforthusexpressinglovehappinessorgoodwill.OnedaywhileshoppinginasmalltowninsouthernCaliforniaitwasmymisfortunetobeapproachedbyaclerkwhosepersonalityconflictedwithminE.HeseemedmostunfriendlyandnotatallconcernedaboutmyintendedpurchasE.IboughtnothingandmarchedangrilyoutofthestorE.Ontheoutsidestoodayoungmaninhisearlytwenties.HisexpressivebrowneyesmetandheldmineandinthenextinstantabeautifuldazzlingsmilecoveredhisfacE.ThemagneticpowerofthatsmiledissolvedallbitternesswithinmeandIfoundthemusclesinmyownfacehappilyresponding.Beautifuldayisn’tit?Iremarkedinpassing.ThenobeyinganimpulseIturnedback.IreallyoweyouadebtofgratitudeIsaidsoftly.Hissmiledeepenedbuthemadenoattempttoanswer.A.Mexicanwomanandtwomenwerestandingnearby.Thewomansteppedforwardandeyedmeinquiringly.CarloshenospeakEnglishshevolunteereD.YouwantIshouldtellhimsomething?AtthatmomentIfeltchangeD.Carlos’smilehadmadeabigpersonofmE.Myfriendlinessandgoodwilltowardallmankindstoodtenfeettall.YesmyreplywasenthusiasticandsinceretellhimIsaid‘Thankyou!’’’Thankyou?ThewomanseemedslightlyconfuseD.IgaveherarmafriendlypatasIturnedtoleavE.Justtellhimthat.IinsisteD.He’llunderstandIamsure!Ohwhatasmilecando!AlthoughIhaveneverseenthatyoungmanagainIshallneverforgetthelessonhetaughtmethatmorning.FromthatdayonIbecamesmile-consciousandIpracticetheartdiligentlyanywhereandeverywherewitheverybody.24.Thewritermarchedangrilyoutofthestorebecause________.A.heboughtnothingB.hewasunluckytomeetwithaclumsyclerkC.hewasunfriendlyD.heconflictedwiththeclerkinthestore25.Whatdoyouthinkofthewoman?A.CuriousandsincerewithgoodEnglish.B.HelpfulandcuriouswithpoorEnglish.C.EnthusiasticanddiligentwithgoodEnglish.D.Warm-heartedanddiligentwithpoorEnglish.26.Inthefollowingparagraphthewritermaymention________.A.howheusedsmiletosolveproblemsB.howhardhetriedtolookfortheyoungmanC.thelessonCarolshadtaughthimD.howhebecameabigpersonoftenfeettall27.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.clumsyclerk.B.A.powerfulsmilE.C.A.helpfulwoman.D.AnunforgettableexperiencE.
- B.阅读理解NowwecanseeamanandhiswifeatthebreakfasttablE.Theyarenotspeakingtoeachother.Theyhaven’tspokentoeachotheratthebreakfasttableforyears.Thehusbandisreadinghisnewspaper.Wecan’tseehisfacE.Thewifelooksveryworriedasshegetsacupofteareadyforhim.TodaysheisusinganewkindofteaforthefirsttimE.Thehusbandpicksuphiscup.Heisn’tinteresteD.HetasteshisteA.Suddenlyheputsdownhisnewspaper.Somethingisdifferent!Canitbethetea?HetakesanothertastE.It’swonderful.Hesmiles.HelooksathiswifeandsaysinsurpriseDoriswhendidyoucutyourhair?DorisispleaseD.SheanswersTwomonthsago.DorisasksHerbiewhendidyourhairbegintobecomewhite?HeanswersAlongtimeago.DorissaysWehavebeentogetherformanyyearsbutwenevercaredabouteachother.Nowtheyaren’tworriedanylonger.Breakfastisdifferent.Hasanewkindofteachangedtheirlives?36.Thisstoryhappens______________________.A.beforebreakfastB.afterbreakfastC.athomeD.inateahouse37.Inthepassagewecansee________________________.A.DorisisdrinkingteaB.HerbielikesthenewkindofteaC.DorisisreadinganewspaperD.Herbieisveryyoungandgood-looking38.HerbieandDorislived______________beforethisday.A.awonderfulB.anunhappyC.anenjoyableD.afriendly39.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Theyaregoodfriends.B.TheyhavejustgotmarrieD.C.Theyliketotalkabouttheirhair.D.Theyarenolongeryoung.40.Fromthepassagewethinkitmaybe______________.A.aradioprogrammeB.ashortfilmC.acomputergameD.abeautifulpainting
- Everyonehasgottwopersonalities—theonethatisshowntotheworldandtheotherthatissecretandreal.Youdon'tshowyoursecretpersonalitywhenyou'reawakebecauseyoucancontrolyourbehaviourbutwhenyou'reasleepyoursleepingpositionshowstherealyou.Inanormalnightofcoursepeoplefrequentlychangetheirposition.Theimportantpositionistheonethatyougotosleepin.Ifyougotosleeponyourbackyou'reaveryopenperson.Younormallytrustpeopleandyouareeasilyinfluencedbyfashionornewideas.Youdon'tliketoupsetpeoplesoyouneverexpressyourrealfeelings.You'requiteshyandyouaren'tveryconfident.Ifyousleeponyourstomachyouarearathersecretive不坦率的person.Youworryalotandyou'realwayseasilyupset.You'reverystubborn顽固的butyouaren'tveryambitious.Youusuallylivefortodaynotfortomorrow.ThismeansthatyouenjoyhavingagoodtimE.Ifyousleepcurledup卷曲youareprobablyaverynervousperson.Youhavealowopinionofyourselfandsoyou'reoftendefensivE.You'reshyandyoudon'tnormallylikemeetingpeoplE.Youprefertobeonyourown.You'reeasilyhurt.Ifyousleeponyoursideyouhaveusuallygotawell-balancedpersonality.Youknowyourstrengthsandweaknesses.You'reusuallycareful.Youhaveaconfidentpersonality.Yousometimesfeelanxiousbutyoudon'toftengetdepresseD.YoualwayssaywhatyouthinkevenifitannoyspeoplE.Accordingtothewriteryounaturallyshowyoursecretandrealpersonality_____.A.onlyinanormalnightB.onlywhenyougotosleepC.onlywhenyourefusetoshowyourselftotheworldD.onlywhenyouchangesleepingpositionWhichisNOTmentionedinthesecondparagraphaboutaperson'spersonalityA.Heorsheisalwaysopenwithothers.B.Heorshealwayslikesnewideasearlierthanothers.C.Heorsheisalwayseasilyupset.D.Heorshetendstobelieveinothers.PointoutwhichsentenceisusedtoshowthepersonalityofapersonwhoisusedtosleepingonhisorherstomachA.Heorsheiscarefulnottooffendothers.B.Heorshedoesn'twanttosticktohisorheropinion.C.Heorshecan'tbesuccessfulinanybusiness.D.Heorshelikestobringothershappiness.Maybeyoudon'twanttomakefriendswithapersonwhosleepscurledup.WhyA.Heorshewouldratherbealonethancommunicatewithyou.B.Heorsheisrarelyreadytohelpyou.C.Heorsheprefersstayingathometogoingout.D.Heorshewouldn'tliketogethelpfromyou.Itappearsthatthewritertendstothinkhighlyofthepersonwhosleepsononesidebecause______.A.heorshealwaysshowssympathyforpeopleB.heorsheisconfidentbutnotstubbornC.heorshehasmorestrengthsthanweaknessesD.heorsheoftenconsidersannoyingpeople
- Almosteveryfamilybuysatleastonecopyofanewspapereveryday.Somepeoplesubscribetoasmanyastwoorthreedifferentnewspapers.Butwhydopeoplereadnewspapers?Fivehundredyearsagonewsofimportanthappenings--battleslostandwonkingsorrulersoverthrownorkilled--tookmonthsandevenyearstotravelfromonecountrytoanother.ThenewspassedbywordofmouthandwasneveraccuratE.Todaywecanreadinournewspapersofimportanteventsthatoccurinfarawaycountriesonthesamedaytheyhappen.Apartfromsupplyingnewsfromallovertheworldnewspapersgiveusalotofotherusefulinformation.Thereareweatherrepetsradiotelevisionandfilmguidesbookreviewsstonesanraoxcourseauwmments.Thereareasortsofadvertisements.Thebiggeronesareputinbylargecompaniestobringattentiontotheirproducts.Theypaythenewspapersthousandsofdollarsfortheadvertisingspacebutitisworththemoneyfornewsoftheirproductsgoesintoalmosteveryhomeinthecountry.Forthosewhoproducenewspapersadvertisementsarealsoveryimportant.Moneyearnedfromadvertisementsmakesitpossibleforthemtoselltheirnewspapersatalowpriceandstillmakeaprofit.Newspapersoftenhaveinformationongardeningcookeryandfashionaswellasasmallbutverypopularsectiononjokesandcartoons.41.ThehabitofreadingnewspapersisA.widespreadB.foundamongafewfamiliesC.notpopularD.uncommon42.InthepastnewswasA.sentbytelegraphB.sentbyletterC.sentbytelephoneD.passedfromonepersontoanother43.ThemoneyspentonadvertisementsisA.wastedB.notmuchC.worthwhileD.ofnousetoanyone44.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottree?A.Fivehundredyearsagonewsdidn'ttakealongtimetoreachothercountries.B.Largecompaniesputbigadvertisementsinthenewspapersbecausetheywanttodrawpeople'sattentiontotheirproducts.C.Thenewsthatweneedinournewspapersinup-to-datE.D.Thoughthenewspapersaresoldatalowpricepeoplestillgainprofit.45.Somepeoplesubscribetoasmanyastwoorthreedifferentnewspapers.Herethephrasesubscribetomeans.A.contributetoB.writetoC.agreetobuyforaspecifiedtimeD.appreciate
- Didyouknowthatsomethingassimpleasthewallpaperonyourcomputercantellpeoplealotaboutyou?AccordingtoresearcherDonnaDawsonourcomputerssaysomethingaboutwhatwe'relikebecausetheyarepartofourpersonalspacE.A.pictureofachildorfamilyonthescreenoftenmeansthepersoncaresdeeplyabouttheirlovedones.A.photoofthepersonsurroundedbyfriendsshowstheyvaluetheirpopularityandprobablyworkwellwithotherpeoplE.Ontheotherhandpicturesshowingexamplesofpastsuccesseslikewinningaprizemaymeanapersonisonlyinterestedinthemselves.Picturesofnatureandnaturalscenerytellpeoplethatyouaredriventosucceedandusethepicturestorelaxandremovethepressure压力inyourlifE.CityscapespicturesofcitiesortownsshowthatyouenjoytravelandadventurE.Mostpeoplewithcityscapesastheirwallpaperareoptimistic乐观的happypeoplewhofeelevenbetterthinkingabouttheplacesthey'vevisitedorwanttovisit.Picturesofanimalsshowthatyouareoptimisticandkind-hearteD.Youareoftenhappyandyouenjoylifeandactyoung.Cartoons漫画ordrawingsshowthatyouareamultitaskersomeonewhodoesmanythingsatoncE.Youhavemanyresponsibilitiesbutyoudealwiththemwell.That'sonereasonyoulikehavingsomethingtosmileaboutwhenyoulookatyourcomputerwallpaper.Thenwhatdoesplainbluewallpapertellusaboutaperson?AccordingtoDawsonapersonwithplainbluewallpaperprobablyvaluestheirprivacyandkeepsworkfrombecomingtoopersonal.29.A.prizephotoaswallpapersuggestssomeone_____.A.hasastrongwishtosucceedB.isconfidentabouthimselforherselfC.caresonlyabouthimselforherselfD.worksverywellwithothers30.Thosewholookonthebrightsideofthingsarelikelytohavewallpaperlike_____.A.picturesofnatureandnaturalsceneryB.cityviewsorpicturesofanimalsC.picturesshowingtheirpastsuccessesD.photosofstayingwithfriends31.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.WheretoLookforYourComputerWallpaperB.ComputerWallpaperShowsYourPersonalityC.HowtoPlaceWallpaperonYourComputerD.ComputerWallpaperInterestsEveryone
- OceanographyhasbeendefinedasTheapplicationofallsciencestothestudyofthesea.Beforethenineteenthcenturyscientistswithaninterestintheseawerefew.FormostpeopletheseawasremoteandwiththeexceptionofearlyintercontinentaltravelersorotherswhoearnedalivingfromtheseatherewaslittlereasontoaskmanyquestionsaboutitletalonetoaskwhatlaybeneaththesurfacE.Thefirsttimethatthequestion'Whatisatthebottomoftheoceans?'hadtobeansweredwithanycommercialconsequencewaswhenthelayingofatelegraphcablefromEuropetoAmericawasproposeD.Theengineershadtoknowthedepthprofile起伏形状oftheroutetoestimatethelengthofcablethathadtobemanufactureD.ItwastoMauryoftheUSNavythattheAtlanticTelegraphCompanyturnedin1853forinformationonthismatter.Inthe1840sMauryhadbeenresponsibleforencouragingvoyagesduringwhichsoundings测深weretakentoinvestigatethedepthsoftheNorthAtlanticandPacificOceans.LatersomeofhisfindingsarousedmuchpopularinterestinhisbookThePhysicalGeographyoftheSeA.Thecablewaslaidbutnotuntil1866wastheconnectionmadepermanentandreliablE.AttheearlyattemptsthecablefailedandwhenitwastakenoutforrepairsitwasfoundtobecoveredinlivinggrowthsafactwhichdefiedcontemporaryscientificopinionthattherewasnolifeinthedeeperpartsoftheseA.Withinafewyearsoceanographywasunderway.In1872ThomsonledascientificexpeditionwhichlastedforfouryearsandbroughthomethousandsofsamplesfromtheseA.Theirclassificationandanalysisoccupiedscientistsforyearsandledtoafive-volumereportthelastvolumebeingpublishedin1895.68.Thepassageimpliesthatthetelegraphcablewasbuiltmainly_________.AforoceanographicstudiesBformilitarypurposesC.forbusinessconsiderationsDforinvestigatingthedepthsoftheoceans69.TheaimofvoyagesMauryencouragedinthe1840swas__________.AtomakesomesoundexperimentsintheoceansBtocollectsamplesofseaplantsandanimalsCtoestimatethelengthofcablethatwastobemadeDtomeasurethedepthsoftwooceans70.'Defied'inthe4thparagraphprobablymeans________AdoubtedBgaveprooftoCchallengedDagreedto71.Thispassageismainlyabout_________AthebeginningsofoceanographyBthelayingofthefirstunderseacableC.theinvestigationofoceandepthsDtheearlyintercontinentalcommunications
- Ifyouareinchargeofaprojectthekeytosuccessisgettingeveryonetowanttohelpyou.AsadirectorIpointIsuggest.IgentlypushtheactorsinthedirectionIwantthemtogo.Inthe1986movieNothinginCommonJackieGleason’scharacterMaxBasnergetsfiredfromhisjobasaclothingsalesman.ThesceneshotonaboatshowsMax’sdespairaboutbeingoutofwork.IwaslookingforsomegesturethatwouldallowMaxtoshowhisfeelings.JackiehadfarmoreexperienceateverythingthanIdidandatfirstIwasfrighteneD.WhatcouldIpossiblytellTheGreatOneaboutacting?FinallyIdecidedtodirectbysuggestionandsatdownwithGleasontotalkaboutthescenE.SoMaxissadright?IsaiD.GleasonnoddeD.Andhe’sprobablystillcarryinghispenswithnameonthem—theonesheusedtohandouttohiscustomersright?GleasonnoddeD.Sowhatwouldyouwanttodowiththepensafteryouwerefired?Hewassilentforamoment.Whydon’tIthrowthemoverboard?Istoodupandturnedupandturnedtowardthecrew.HeyeverybodyJackiehasawonderfulideA.Let’sshootit.AfterfilmingthesceneGleasoncalledmeoverandsaidwithasmilE.GarrywhatkindofwonderfulideaamIgoingtohavetomorrow?Youandyourteamcandiscovertheanswerstoproblemstogether.Whentherearenoprizesorgoldstarsforwhogetsthesolutionfirstyou’llallbenefitwheneverythingturnsoutright.Accordingtothewritertosucceedinaprojectyouareinchargeofyoushould______.A.makeeveryoneworkforyouB.geteveryonewillingtohelpC.letpeopleknowyouhavetheideaD.keeptalkingtothemTheGreatOneinParagraph2refersto______.A.GleasonB.thedirectorhimselfC.MaxD.Max’sbossAfterfilmingthesceneGleasoncalledthedirectoroverandsmiledathim.That’sbecauseGleason________.A.thoughtthedirectorgavehimagoodideaB.formedthehabitofthinkingofideaswhiletalkingC.wasnotconfidentabouthisactingD.appreciatedthedirector’sdirectingskillThemostsuitabletitleforthepassageis_______.A.DirectingaFilmB.TheKeytoSuccessC.A.WonderfulExperienceD.WorkingwithFilm
- GROWINGupintheBayAreaInoticedthatonlythosewhocouldaffordmusiclessonsandexpensiveinstrumentsweregivenaccesstomusiC.Thisdidn’tmakesensetomE.IcreatedLessonsforLifetomakelearningmusicarightnotaprivilegE.Wematchunderserved服务匮乏的studentswhootherwisewouldnothaveaccesstoone-on-onemusicinstructionwithvolunteertutorsfromhighschoolsandcolleges.LessonsforLifestartedoutasacommunityserviceprojectinhighschool.Iwasintent急切的onmakingmusicarealityforstudents.IrememberreceivinganemailfromayounggirlClairerequestingtoparticipateintheprogram.ClairehadadisabilityandshedescribedhowlisteningtomusicmadeherfeelconnectedtotheworlD.Shehadalwayswantedtoplaytheviolinbutherschooldidn’thaveamusicprogram.ClaireplannedontakingthreebusesfromherhomeinOaklandtoSanFranciscototakelessons.AtthatmomentIunderstoodIhadtoturnLessonsforLifefromacommunityserviceprojectintoanon-profit.AtfirstmycommunitylaughedatthisideA.TeachersandfriendscommentedthatIwassimplytooyoung.Thisonlysparked激发myambition.IfIcoulddoitIcouldshowotheryoungwomenthattheycanstartmeaningfulcompaniesandnon-profitstoo.InthatmomentIdecidedtobealeaderandarolemodelmakingtheimpossiblelookpossiblE.AfterfiveyearsIamleadinganon-profitandamapartofarevolutioninmusiceducation.NataliethefirststudentIinstructedisnowintheYouthSymphonyandplansonbecomingaprofessionalmusician.OtherstudentssharesimilarstoriestoNatalie’s.WeareteachingourkidsnotonlyhowtoplaymusicbutalsohowtotakeachanceandcreatE.Yetstilltheybegantheirjourneys.Youarereadyforgreatness.Theonlyriskisnottrying.Inmyjourneyofleadershipfriendsofallageshaveaskedmehowtheytoocanbuildmeaningfulandsuccessfulcareersforthemselves.Itellthemthatonlytheycanturnthemselvesintoleaders.AsMikeDooleyoncesaidTheonethingallfamousachieversinanyfieldhaveincommonisthattheyallbegantheirjourneyswhentheywerenoneofthesE.21.WhatcanwelearnfromthearticleaboutLessonsforLife?A.Onlythosewhocouldaffordmusiclessonsandexpensiveinstrumentscouldattendit.B.Itwasintendedtohelpstudentswhocouldn’taffordone-on-onemusicinstruction.C.Theauthorlovedmusicsomuchthatshestartedteachingmusictodisabledpeopleinhercommunity.D.Itstartedoutasahighschoolnon-profitwithvolunteertutorsfromhighschoolsandcolleges.22.Whatwastheauthor’sreactiontotheridiculeanddisbeliefaroundher?A.Angrythenshestartedhercompanyrightaway.B.DefeatedwhichmeantthatshegaveuptheideaforawhilE.C.UnsurebutshecontinuedtomaketheimpossiblepossiblE.D.Determinedtoachievehergoalandtoshowthatotherscandoittoo.23.WhatareParagraphs3-5mainlyabout?A.Howtheauthorhassucceededinhercareer.B.Whytheauthordecidedtobealeader.C.Whentheauthorbeganleadinganon-profit.D.HowClaireandNatalieinfluencedtheauthor.24.Accordingtotheauthorhowcanyoubuildameaningfulandsuccessfulcareer?A.Lookbeforeyouleap.B.CareaboutwhatothersneeD.C.Justdoitandyoucanmakeit.D.BepassionateaboutyourcausE.
- Istheresomethingthatyou’vealwayswantedtotrybutjustneverhadthetime?Wellmakeplanstotryitnowsinceyouareonsummervacation.Notallvacationscallfortakingatourbustotakephotosoffamouslandmarks.Somevacationsallowyouplentyofopportunitiestolearn.Themostdifficultaspectofalearningvacationvacationmaybechoosingonebecausethepossibilitiesareendless.IfyouenjoycookingvariouscompaniescantakeyoutoItalyFranceSpainMexicoorevenPeru.Oncethereyoucanlearntopreparethelocalcuisine烹饪.Tripsareoftenplannedtofitinwithlocalfoodfestivalsorspecialevents.ThetermlearningvacationoftenbringslanguagetominD.Thebestwaytolearnalanguageisinanenvironmentwhereit’sspoken.StudySpanishFrenchorEnglish.OrattemptamoreunusuallanguagelikePolishEstonianorThai.You’llbeabletolearnaboutthecountryandabsorbthecultureatthesametimE.Ifyouarefondofsportsyoucanpolishyourskillsorlearnnewones.Golfandtennisschoolswelcomeplayersofalllevels.Ifyouwantabiggerthrillyoucanlearntosurfgoclimbingorracecars.It’sevenpossibletolearntheartandtechniquesofbullfightingwhileonvacation!Youcanalsodiscoverourinnerartist.Manyplacesofferpaintingclassesindifferentmediums.ThesceniclocationsoftheschoolsofferplentyofsubjectsthatprovideinspirationforpracticE.Ifyouprefercapturingtheworldonfilmtakeaphotographyvacation.Travelwithasmallgrouptophotographbeautifulanimalsorscenery.Youcanalsopractiseyourtechniqueonpeopleorathistoricalsights.Onceyoudecideonavacationchooseacompanycarefully.Requestnamesofrecentcustomersyoucancontactandthenaskthemforanevaluation.Themoreyouknowbeforeyougothebetterpreparedyou’llbE.Thengooutandlearnsomething!56.Whyisithardforyoutodecideonalearningvacation?A.Becauseitishardforyoutomakeplans.B.BecausethepossibilitiesareunlimiteD.C.BecausetherearemanygoodfoodsfromabroaD.D.Becausethere’retoomanyfoodfestivalsorevents.57.Theadvantagesoflearningalanguageinitsnativecountryisthat.A.theenvironmentisfitforyoutousethelanguageB.youareabletolearntheoriginalforeignlanguageC.nativespeakersofferyoualotofchancestopractiseD.youcanlearnthelanguageandexperienceitsculture58.Whichofthefollowingsportssuityouifyoudon’tlikethrills?A.Carracing.B.Playingtennis.C.RockclimB.D.Surfing.59.Thestructureofthetextwouldbe.
- Plantsareveryimportantlivingthings.Lifecouldnotgooniftherewerenoplants.Thisisbecauseplantscanmakefoodfromairwaterandsunlight.Animalsandmancannotmakefoodfromairwaterandsunlight.Animalsgettheirfoodbyeatingplantsandotheranimals.ThereforeanimalsandmanneedplantsinordertolivE.Thisiswhywefindthattherearesomanyplantsaroundus.Ifyoulookcarefullyattheplantsaroundyouyouwillfindthattherearetwokindsofplants:floweringplantsandnon-floweringplants.Floweringplantscanmakeseeds种子.Theseedsareprotectedbythefruits.Somefruitshaveoneseedsomehavetwothreeorfourandsomehavemanyseeds.Butafewfruitshavenoseedsatall.Anexampleofafruitwithoutseedsisthebananafruit.Mostnon-floweringplantsdonotgrowfromseeds.Theygrowfromspores胚芽.Sporesareverysmall.Somesporesaresosmallandlightthattheycanfloatintheair.Wemaysaythatsporesarequitethesameasseeds.Whenthesesporesareallonwetandshadyplacestheyusuallygrowintonewplants.72.Themainideaofthefirstparagraphisthat______.A.plantsareimportantforlifeB.plantscannotgrowwithoutairC.therearemanyplantsintheworldD.wecannotlivewithoutwater73.Plantscanmakefoodfrom______.A.flowerwaterandairB.watersunlightandairC.airwaterandsoilD.airsunandlight74.WhatcanweinferfromthepassageA.OfalllivingthingsanimalsaremostimportantB.SporesareseedsC.AllfruitsoffloweringplantshaveseedsD.Withoutplantsmanwilldieout75.Thispassagemaybetakenfrom______.A.amedicinebookB.anovelC.asciencemagazineD.anexperimentreport
- Ihadanexperiencesomeyearsagowhichtaughtmesomethingaboutthewaysinwhichpeoplemakeabadsituationworsebyblamingthemselves.OneJanuaryIhadtoholdtwofuneralsonsuccessivedaysfortwoelderlywomeninmycommunity.BothhaddiedfullofyearsastheBiblewouldsay.TheirhomeshappenedtobeneareachothersoIpaidcondolence吊唁callsonthetwofamiliesonthesameafternoon.Atthefirsthomethesonofthedeceased已故的womansaidtomeIfonlyIhadsentmymothertoFloridaandgottenheroutofthiscoldandsnowshewouldbealivetoday.It’smyfaultthatshedieD.AtthesecondhomethesonoftheotherdeceasedwomansaidIfonlyIhadn’tinsistedonmymother’sgoingtoFloridashewouldbealivetoday.ThatlongairplaneridethesuddenchangeofclimatewasmorethanshecouldtakE.It’smyfaultthatshe’sdeaD.Youseethatanytimethereisadeaththesurvivorswillfeelguilty.Becausethecourseofactiontheytookturnedoutbadtheybelievethattheoppositecourse—keepingMotherathomeputtingofftheoperation—wouldhaveturnedoutbetter.Afterallhowcouldithaveturnedoutanyworse?Thereseemtobetwoelementsinvolvedinourwillingnesstofeelguilty.Thefirstisourpressingneedtobelievethattheworldmakessensethatthereisacauseforeveryeffectandareasonforeverythingthathappensthatleadsustofindpatternsandconnectionsbothwheretheyreallyexistandwheretheyexistonlyinourminds.Thesecondelementistheviewthatwearethecauseofwhathappensespeciallythebadthingsthathappen.Itseemstobeashortstepfrombelievingthateveryeventhasacausetobelievethateverydisasterisourfault.TherootsofthisfeelingmaylieinourchildhooD.A.babycomestothinkthattheworldexiststomeethisneedsandthathemakeseverythinghappeninit.Hewakesupinthemorningandsummonstherestoftheworldtoitstasks.Hecriesandsomeonecomestoattendtohim.Whenheishungrypeoplefeedhimandwhenheiswetpeoplechangehim.Veryoftenwedonotcompletelyoutgrowthatchildishviewthatourwishescausethingstohappen.1.Whatissaidaboutthetwodeceasedelderlywomen?A.TheylivedoutanaturallifE.B.TheydiedofexhaustionafterthelongplaneridE.C.Theyweren’tusedtothechangeinweather.D.Theydiedduetolackofcarebyfamilymembers.2.Theauthorhadtoconductthetwowomen’sfuneralsprobablybecause______.A.hewantedtocomfortthetwofamiliesB.hewasanofficialfromthecommunityC.hehadgreatpityforthedeceasedD.hewasministerofthelocalchurch3.Peoplefeelguiltyforthedeathsoftheirlovedonesbecause_____.A.theycouldn’tfindabetterwaytoexpresstheirsorrowB.theybelievethattheywereresponsibleC.theyhadneglectedthenaturalcourseofeventsD.theydidn’tknowthingsoftenturnintheoppositedirection4.Accordingtothepassagetheunderlinedpartinparagraph4probablymeansthat_____.A.everythingintheworldispredeterminedB.theworldcanbeexplainedindifferentwaysC.thereisanexplanationforeverythingintheworldD.wehavetobesensibleinordertounderstandtheworld5.What’stheideaofthepassage?A.Lifeanddeathisanunsolvedmystery.B.Everystoryshouldhaveahappyending.C.Neverfeelguiltyallthetimebecausenoteverydisasterisourfault.D.Ingeneralthesurvivorswillfeelguiltyaboutthepeoplewhopassedaway.