On hearing the words “Just do it!”, you will know there is a Nike product nearby.If it’s “Always Coca-Cola”, you can be sure someone wants to sell you a refreshing drink. An advertising slogan（广告标语） is to a brand what eyes are to a person.The slogan helps people understand the brand better by telling them what it wants to sell to its customers.Good slogans leave a message inside people’s minds.It’s almost certain that every brand has a popular slogan. Here are a few examples: “Just do it!”—This slogan speaks out to teens.It tells them to do something, but only if they think it’s worth it.And if so, why not do it wearing Nike? “Always Coca-Cola.”—Coke’s slogans change every few years, but this one has enjoyed a lasting popularity because it shows the brand’s spirit.It seems to say “Coke is the only drink there is; there are no other forms of drinks.” “Share moments, share life.”—This slogan from Kodak connects photos and beauty.It asks people to remember the happy moments in life by taking photos of them—using Kodak film of course! 1.What would be the best title for the text? A.Just Do It!B.Slogan And Brand C.Famous SlogansD.What IsA.Good Slogan? 2.Which of the following can best explain the underlined sentence （paragraph 2）? A.A good advertising slogan should draw people’s attention. B.A brand should have an advertising slogan just as people have eyes. C.An advertising slogan is as important to a brand as eyes are to a person. D.An advertising slogan acts as the eyes of a brand. 3.The word “them” in the last paragraph refers to____. A.peopleB.the happy moments C.photos and beautyD.Kodak film 4.Which of the following tables can best match the slogans with their brands? AA Slogan Brand BB Slogan Brand Obey your thirst. Volkswagen Obey your thirst. Canon If anyone can, Canon can. Eastern Airlines If anyone can, Canon can. Volkswagen The wings of man. Casio Watches The wings of man. Eastern Airlines Drivers wanted. jobworld.co.uk Drivers wanted. Casio watches Technology for life. Sprite Technology for life jobworld.co.uk Download a better future. Canon Download a better future. Sprite CC Slogan Brand DD Slogan Brand Obey your thirst. Casio Watches Obey your thirst. Sprite If anyone can, Canon can. Canon If anyone can.Canon can. Canon The wings of man Eastern Airlines The wings of man. Eastern Airlines Drivers wanted. Sprite Drivers wanted. Volkswagen Technology for life. jobworld.co.uk Technology for life Casio Watches Download a better future. Volkswagen Download a better future. jobworld.co.uk
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OnhearingthewordsJustdoit!youwillknowthereisaNikeproductnearby.Ifit’sAlwaysCoca-Colayoucanbesuresomeonewantstosellyouarefreshingdrink.Anadvertisingslogan广告标语istoabrandwhateyesaretoaperson.Thesloganhelpspeopleunderstandthebrandbetterbytellingthemwhatitwantstoselltoitscustomers.Goodslogansleaveamessageinsidepeople’sminds.It’salmostcertainthateverybrandhasapopularslogan.Hereareafewexamples:Justdoit!—Thissloganspeaksouttoteens.Ittellsthemtodosomethingbutonlyiftheythinkit’sworthit.AndifsowhynotdoitwearingNike?AlwaysCoca-Cola.—Coke’ssloganschangeeveryfewyearsbutthisonehasenjoyedalastingpopularitybecauseitshowsthebrand’sspirit.ItseemstosayCokeistheonlydrinkthereis;therearenootherformsofdrinks.Sharemomentssharelife.—ThissloganfromKodakconnectsphotosandbeauty.Itaskspeopletorememberthehappymomentsinlifebytakingphotosofthem—usingKodakfilmofcourse!1.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.JustDoIt!B.SloganAndBrandC.FamousSlogansD.WhatIsA.GoodSlogan?2.Whichofthefollowingcanbestexplaintheunderlinedsentenceparagraph2?A.Agoodadvertisingsloganshoulddrawpeople’sattention.B.Abrandshouldhaveanadvertisingsloganjustaspeoplehaveeyes.C.Anadvertisingsloganisasimportanttoabrandaseyesaretoaperson.D.Anadvertisingsloganactsastheeyesofabrand.3.Thewordtheminthelastparagraphrefersto____.A.peopleB.thehappymomentsC.photosandbeautyD.Kodakfilm4.Whichofthefollowingtablescanbestmatchthesloganswiththeirbrands?AASloganBrandBBSloganBrandObeyyourthirst.VolkswagenObeyyourthirst.CanonIfanyonecanCanoncan.EasternAirlinesIfanyonecanCanoncan.VolkswagenThewingsofman.CasioWatchesThewingsofman.EasternAirlinesDriverswanted.jobworld.co.ukDriverswanted.CasiowatchesTechnologyforlife.SpriteTechnologyforlifejobworld.co.ukDownloadabetterfuture.CanonDownloadabetterfuture.SpriteCCSloganBrandDDSloganBrandObeyyourthirst.CasioWatchesObeyyourthirst.SpriteIfanyonecanCanoncan.CanonIfanyonecan.Canoncan.CanonThewingsofmanEasternAirlinesThewingsofman.EasternAirlinesDriverswanted.SpriteDriverswanted.VolkswagenTechnologyforlife.jobworld.co.ukTechnologyforlifeCasioWatchesDownloadabetterfuture.VolkswagenDownloadabetterfuture.jobworld.co.uk,
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SometimesIreallydoubtwhetherthereislovebetweenmyparents.Everydaytheyareverybusytryingto__1__inordertopaythehightuitionformybrotherandme.Theydon'tactinthe__2__waysthatIreadinbooksorIseeonTV.IntheiropinionIloveyouistoo_3__forthemtosay.SendingflowerstoeachotheronValentine'sDayisevenmoreoutof__4__.Onedaymymotherwassewingaquilt.Isatdownbesideher.MomIhaveaquestiontoaskyou.Isthere_5__betweenyouandDad?Iaskedherinaverylowvoice.Shedidn'tanswerimmediately.She__6__herheadandcontinuedtosewthequilt.IwasveryworriedbecauseIthoughtIhad__7__her.Iwasinagreat__8__andIdidn'tknowwhatIshoulddo.ButatlastIheardmymothersaythefollowingwords:SusanshesaidthoughtfullyLookatthisthread.Sometimesit__9__butmostofitdisappearsinthequilt.Thethreadreallymakesthequilt__10__.Iflifeisaquiltthenloveshouldbeathread.Itcanhardlybeseen__11_butit'sreallythere.Loveis__12__.IlistenedcarefullybutIcouldn't__13__heruntilthenextspring.Atthattimemyfathersuddenlygot__14__seriously.Mymotherhadtostaywithhiminthehospitalforamonth.Whentheyreturnedfromthehospitaltheybothlooked_15__.Itseemedbothofthemhadaseriousillness.Aftertheywerebackeverydayinthemorningandduskmymotherhelpedmyfather__16__slowlyonthecountryroad.Dadhowareyoufeelingnow?Iaskedhimoneday.Susandon't__17__aboutme.hesaidgently.TotellyouthetruthIjustlikewalkingwithyourmom.__18__hiseyesIknowhelovesmymotherdeeply.OnceIthoughtlovemeantflowersgiftsand__19__.ButfromthisexperienceIunderstandthatloveisjust__20__inthequiltofourlife.Loveisinsidemakinglifestrongandwarm.1.A.keepfitB.riseearlyC.earnmoneyD.collectmoney2.A.magicB.romanticC.fantasticD.attractive3.A.simpleB.easyC.relaxingD.luxurious4.A.thequestionB.questionC.reachD.control5.A.feelingB.loveC.quarrelD.smile6.A.raisedB.shookC.noddedD.bowed7.A.hurtB.injuredC.woundedD.harmed8.A.surpriseB.embarrassmentC.depressionD.sorrow9.A.happensB.comesaboutC.appearsD.occurs10.A.warmandsoftB.hotandhardC.thinandcoolD.stronganddurable11.A.somewhereandsometimeB.anywhereoranytimeC.moreorlessD.hereandthere12.A.insideB.outsideC.farawayD.nearby13.A.believeB.understandC.recognizeD.know14.A.sickB.stuckC.upD.disabled15.A.healthyB.paleC.redD.surprised16.A.jumpB.rideC.runD.walk17.A.thinkB.talkC.worryD.concern18.A.ReadingB.SeeingC.SayingD.Writing19.A.rosesB.ringC.kissesD.jewelry20.A.threadB.needleC.clothD.cotton
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Allen:I’veneverbeenabigfanofthebears.OnmylasttriptoDisneyland1999wepasseditbybecausewedidn’twanttospendthetimeonsomethingwedidn’treallyenjoy.Ifwe’dknownitwouldbeclosedbyournextvisitI’msurewewouldhavewatcheditonemoretime.ButIthinktheideaofkeepingsomeattractionsopenforeverregardlessofthenumberofvisitorsitgetsisamistake.WeallhavegreatmemoriesoftheBearsbutclearlyveryfewkidstodayaremakingthosesamememoriesfromthisshow.Thatmaybeasadfactbutit’safact.Forwhateverreasontheshowdoesn’tpullinthenumbers.Isn’titrighttousetheCountryBearspacetobringinamorepopularattractionsothatmorekidstodaycanmakethosemagicmemoriesofanattractiontheylike?Otherwisearen’twejusttellingkidstodaythattheyhavetomakegreatmemoriesoftheBearswhenit’sobviousthatthekidsthemselvesarenotenjoyingtheBearslikewedid?Roger:IamverydisappointedthattheyhavedecidedtoretiretheCountryBearPlayhouse.Iremembergoingtotheshowasachildandstillenjoyeditasateenagerandnowyoungadult.Itistruethattherearen’talotofshowsleftatDLandwiththisoneclosingevenless.BeingatDLdoesrequirealotofwalkinganditisnicetohaveafewattractionsthatareaplacetositandenjoyagoodshow.IunderstandthatDLhastodevelopbuttherehastobesomehistorytotheDisneylandthatWaltDisneyfirstdesigned.ThereshouldbesomepartsofDLthatjustnevergoawayandthisisoneofthem.BythetimeIhavechildrenitlooksliketherewon’tbeanyattractionsthatIcansayIwenttoasachildattheratetheyaregoing.NowtheBearsareleaving.WhatIwanttosayis:stoptryingtocompetewitheveryone!DListhebestbecauseofattractionsliketheCountryBears.IfDLinsistsondestroyingallofitsmagictomakewayforthelatestwellthenitmightaswellbejustanotherthemepark.1.WhatnewsmightgetpeopletalkingabouttheproblemoftheCountryBears?A.TheCountryBearPlayhousewillbeclosed.B.TherewillbeanewattractionforourguestsatDisneyland.C.ThenumberofvisitorstotheCountryBearPlayhouseisfalling.D.TheBearswillretirebecauseofoldageandcan’tgiveshowsanymore.2.Allenspokemainlytogethispointacrossthat__________.A.theBearswillbemissedB.weshouldtellkidstodaythattheyhavetomakegreatmemoriesoftheBearsC.thelongtimeattractionoughttomakewayforafutureattractionD.peoplenevercareaboutwhattheyhaveuntilallislost3.WhichisthebestchoicetocompleteRoger’sidea:TheCountryBearshavebeenapartofDisneylandfornearly30years__________.A.andIfeelitistimetogiveourbearsagoodrestB.butanywaytheattractionhaslostinterestC.butIknowthatDisneylandwillalwaysbechangingandIacceptthatD.andIamsadthattheBearswillbeleaving4.Whichofthefollowingisnotinthesamegroupastheotherthree?A.anattractionB.athemeparkC.theBearsD.thelatestmagic5.Wherecanthispassagebefound?A.InaWebdiscussionzone.B.Inasuggestionbook.C.InareportonthepopularityoftheCountryBears.D.Inhighschoolstudents’compositions.
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Billyisaboyoffifteen.Hisparentsdiedthreeyearsago.Onedaywhenhewaswalkinginthestreethe1awallet.HereturnedittotheownerMr.Baker.Hegavehis2totheboy.AstheboyhadnojobMr.Bakermadehimworkforhiminhis3.BillyworkedsohardthatMr.andMrs.Bakerwere4withhim.Mr.Bakerlovedplanting5.Theweekbeforelasthebroughtafewtreeshomeplantedtheminthe6himselfandwateredthemeveryday.Severaldays__7hehadtoleaveforanothercity.BeforehestartedhesaidtoBillySakegoodcareofthesetrees.Someboysnearourhousealwayswanttostealthem.Don't8aboutthemsir.answeredBillyI'lltrymybesttowatchthem.SixdayspassedandMr.Bakercameback.Heasked9anyoneevercometostealthetrees?Nosir.saidBillySostopsomeonefromstealingthetreesI10themupsixdaysago.Ihavehidden藏themforalmostaweek!1.A.boughtB.foundC.carriedD.wanted2.A.WalletB.pityC.thanksD.excuses3.A.officeB.factoryC.tomD.home4.A.pleasedB.angryC.boredD.sad5.A.grassB.flowersC.vegetablesD.trees6.A.gardenB.officeC.cityD.room7.A.agoB.laterC.beforeD.after8.A.thinkB.talkC.learnD.worry9.A.DidB.DoesC.HasD.Will10.A.sentB.pulledC.putD.picked
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FiftyyearsagoImarriedmysoldiersweetheart.SixweekslaterhelefttofightinKoreA.WhilehewasawayforthatfirstyearofourmarriageIstayedwithmymumandworkedhardtokeepoursavingsforourfirsthomE.AfterJohnreturnedwefoundahomeandappliedforaWarServiceHomeLoanwhichatthattimetookaboutsixmonthstocomethrough.Thebuilderofourhomelivedinthesamestreetasourhouseandheallowedustomoveinandpayrentuntilourloancamethrough.Therentwasonepoundandtenshillingsperweekwhichwethoughtfair.Aswegottoknowourneighborsseveraltoldustowatchourlandlordashewassharpandmaycheatusinsomeway.Wealwaysrepliedthathehadgivenusnocauseforcomplaint.TheloanmoneycamethroughshortlybeforeChristmas.Wewerenotwell-offbutwewerehappytohaveourownhomE.OnenighttwoweeksbeforeChristmastherewasaknockatourdoor.ItwasourlandlordandhiswifE.WeinvitedtheminandourlandlordsaidAsyouknowyourloanhascomethroughandyoudonothavetopaymerentanymorE.Ididnotsetthatrenttheestateagent房产代理商didandIthoughtitwasabithigh.EverytimeyoupaidmeIputtenshillingsawayinabox.Itcameto11pounds.WeweresurprisedanddelighteD.TousitwasasmallfortunejustintimeforChristmas.Wewereabletobuygiftsforourentirefamily.Itwasthenicestthinganyonehadeverdoneforusandwedecidedthatwewouldneverjudgeanyoneonhearsay.1.WhydidthecoupleapplyforaWarServiceHomeLoan?A.TogetmarriedB.TorentahouseC.TobuyahouseD.Tokeepsavings2.Whenafewneighborstalkedabouttheirlandlordthecouple__________.A.believedthathewassharpB.madeafairremarkabouthimC.seldomcomplainedabouthimD.saidnothingabouthim3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttherentA.Thecouplethoughttherentwasabithigh.B.Thelandlordchargedhighrentbycheating.C.Someoftheneighborswerechargedtoomuchontherent.D.Theestateagentsettherentwhichmightbeabithigh.4.WhydidthelandlordandhiswifecallonthecoupleonenightA.Theywantedtogiveloanmoneytothecouple.B.Theytriedtocheatthecoupleformoremoney.C.Theywantedtogivebackpartoftherentthecouplehadpaid.D.TheytriedtogivethecoupleaboxasaChristmasgift.5.Thepurposeofthepassageistoshowthat__________.A.weshouldnotjudgeapersononhearsayB.itwasnoteasyforthecoupletohaveahouseoftheirownC.thelandlordwaskindtothecouplebutnottotheneighborsD.thecouplehadanunexpectedfortunebeforeChristmas
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Somepersonalcharacteristicsplayanimportantroleinthedevelopmentofone’sintelligence.Butpeoplefailtorealizetheimportanceoftrainingthesefactorsinyoungpeople.Theso-callednon-intelligencefactorsincludeone’sfeelingswillmotivationinterestsandhabits.Aftera30-yearfollowupstudyof8000malesAmericanpsychologists1thatthemaincauseofdisparitiesinintelligenceisnotintelligence2butnon-intelligencefactorsincludingthedesiretolearnwillpowerandself-confidence.3peopleallknowthatoneshouldhavedefiniteobjectivesastrongwillandgoodlearninghabitsquiteanumberofteachersandparentsdon’tpaymuchattentionto4thesefactors.Someparentsaregreatlyworriedwhentheirchildrenfailtodowellintheirstudies.Theyblameeithergeneticfactorsmalnutrition营养不良orlazinessbuttheynevertake5considerationthesenon-intelligencefactors.Atthesametimesometeachersdon’tinquireintotheseasreasons6studentsdopoorly.Theysimplygivethemmorecoursesandexercisesor7criticizeorlaughatthem.Afterallthesestudentsloseself-confidence.Someofthemjustfeeldefeatedand8themselvesupashopeless.Othersmaygoastray堕落becausetheyaresickoflearning.Aninvestigationofmorethan1000middleschoolstudentsinShanghaishowedthat46.5percentofthemwere9oflearningbecauseofexaminations36.4percentlackedpersistenceinitiativeandconsciousnessand10.3percentweresickoflearning.Itisclearthatthelackofcultivationofnon-intelligencefactorshasbeenamain10tointelligencedevelopmentinteenagers.Itevencausesanimbalancebetweenphysiologicaland11developmentamongafewstudents.Ifwedon’tstartnowto12thecultivationofnon-intelligencefactorsitwillnotonlyaffectthedevelopmentoftheintelligenceofteenagersbutalsoaffectthequalityofawholegeneration.Someexpertshaveputforward13abouthowtocultivatestudents’non-intelligencefactors.Firstparentsandteachersshould14understandteenagepsychology.Onthisbasistheycanhelpthemtopursuetheobjectivesoflearning15theirinterestsandtougheningtheirwillpower.1.A.cameoutB.foundoutC.madeoutD.workedout2.A.initselfB.byitselfC.itselfD.onitsown3.A.ThoughB.NeverthelessC.HoweverD.Moreover4.A.believingB.studyingC.cultivatingD.developing5.A.forB.inC.intoD.over6.A.whyB.thatC.whenD.how7.A.everB.evenC.stillD.more8.A.putB.getC.handleD.give9.A.afraidB.aheadC.awareD.ashamed10.A.difficultyB.questionC.threatD.obstacle11.A.intelligentB.characteristicC.psychologicalD.physical12.A.practiceB.thrustC.strengthenD.urge13.A.projectsB.warningsC.suggestionsD.decision14.A.fullyB.greatlyC.veryD.highly15.A.insuringB.goingC.encouragingD.exciting
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Latinculturesdon’thaveformalortraditionalceremoniessurroundinggiftgiving.Howeverbusinessrelationshipsaredevelopedaspersonalrelationships.Andinordertobuildastrongandlastingfriendshipgiftsareathoughtfulwaytomakeagoodfirstimpressionandsociallycontinueshowinggenerosityappreciationandkindness.BecauserelationshipsbecomepersonalfindoutaboutyourBraziliancounterpartorclient’slifestylE.Thenusingthesedetailsselectgiftsthatwillreflecthowimportantthispersonis.Alwayshavethegiftwrappedinaqualitypaperasthisisasubtledetailthatcanexpressthevalueofthefriendship.Ifyou’reamangivingabusinessgifttoafemaleinorderforthegiftnottobeconstruedasaromanticoverturetellheryou’redeliveringthegifttoheronbehalfofyourwifeoryoursecretary.Smallelectronicitemsareoftenappreciated.GoodchoicesincludescientificcalculatorselectronicaddressbookspocketCDplayersandpocketradios.TapesandCDsofpopularentertainersmakeprizedgifts.Inexpensivecamerasandname-brandpenscanalsobegoodchoices.Wheninvitedtoahomebringcandyafinewinechampagneorscotch.Bringsmallgiftsforanychildrenwhomaybepresent.GoodchoicescanincludeuniversityandsportsteamT-shirts.Symbolisminthisculturewillinfluencethechoicesyoumakeforgiftsandwrappingpaper.Blackorpurplepaperisn’tusedbecauseit’susedduringHolyWeek.Itemsassociatedwithdeathorfuneralsthatshouldn’tbeusedincludehandkerchiefsandyellowredorwhiteflowers.GiftsofknivesscissorsorletteropenersareinterpretedastheseveringofaclosebonD.Avoidpracticalgiftssincetheymaybeperceivedastoopersonal.ForexampledonotgiveitemssuchaswalletskeychainstiessunglassesjewelryandperfumE.1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtheadvantageofgiftgivinginBrazil?A.Itcanbuildpersonalrelationships.B.Itcanbuildbusinessrelationships.C.Itcanmakeagoodimpression.D.Itcanfindoutyourclient’swayoflifE.2.Ifyouexpectyourgifttobeappreciatedyou’dbetter.A.continueshowinggenerosityB.findouthowimportantyourfriendisC.payspecialattentiontopackingdetailD.expressthevalueofthefriendship3.Inordertoavoidbeingmisunderstoodbythefemaleyougivegifttoyou’llhaveto.A.beromantictothewomanB.tellherthegiftisfromyourwifeC.letyoursecretarydeliverthegiftD.wrapthegiftinaqualitypaper4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTapropergifttogive?A.Letteropeners.B.SportsteamT-shirts.C.Cameras.D.Pocketradios.
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EverypeoplehasitsownspecialwordsandexpressionsliketheAmericanexpressiononthewagonItmeansapersonwhonolongerdrinkswhiskybeerorotherkindsofalcoholicdrinks.Thewagonisawaterwagon.Inotherwordsadrinkerhasdecidedtochangefromalcoholtowater.AnOklahomanewspaperwroteaboutamanwhohadahistoryofheavydrinkingonAmerica’sFourthofJulyholiday.SaidthenewspaperWebelievethathisexperiencehadliftedhimontothewaterwagonbuthewasevendrunkerthenextFourthofJuly.Whydopeopledecidedtogoonthewagon?Wellusuallybecausetheyarealcoholics.Theylosscontrolofthemselveswhentheydrink.IftheytakeonealcoholicdrinkthentheywanttodrinkanotherandanotheruntilallthoughtisgonE.AlcoholismisamajorsocialproblemincountriesthroughouttheworlD.TheUnitedStatesisnoexception.ExpertsbelievethatseveralmillionAmericansarealcoholicstoday.Theirhealthcareneedscaraccidentsreducedjobperformanceandotherproblemscostthousandsofmillionsofdollarseveryyear.Intheearly1900smanyAmericansjoinedinacampaigntomakealcoholillegalintheUnitedStates.In1920anamendmentwasaddedtotheConstitution.ItmadedrinkingorsellingalcoholacrimE.Butthenewlawdidnotstoppeoplefromdrinking.CriminalsproducedorimportedalcoholillegallyandsolditalmosteverywherE.AfterafewyearsAmericansrealizedtheso-calledProhibitionLawdidnotwork.Soin1933anotherconstitutionalchangewasmadecancelingtheamendmentthatmadealcoholillegal.InrecentyearsAmericanshavetakenotherstepstodealwiththeproblemofalcohol.Oneimportantactionhasbeentoincreasethepunishmentforpeoplewhodrivetheirautomobilesafterdrinkingalcohol.ManystatesnowconsiderthistobeaseriouscrimE.Anotherimportantstephasbeentoexplaintochildrenandstudentsthedangerofalcohol.Manyschoolsnowofferspecialprogrammestoteachyoungpeopleabouttheproblem.Doctorshavebeenworkingtodevelopnewdrugsandtreatmentprogrammestohelpalcoholics.Finallyalcoholicsthemselvesaredealingwiththeproblemofalcoholism.Manyofthemhavegoneonthewagonandstoppeddrinking.TheyhavejoinedtheAlcoholicsAnonymousgroupmeetingregularlytodiscusstheirproblemsandgiveeachothersupport.Goingonthewagonisnottheonlywaytocontrolalcoholismbutmostalcoholicsayitisthebestway.TheymustgiveupalcoholcompletelysotheirownbodyandspiritcansurvivE.1.Peopledecidetogoonthewagonbecause.A.theyenjoyhavingonedrinkafteranotherB.theylikethekindofdrinkstheygetonthewagonC.theyareafraidoflosingtheirself-controlindrinkingagainD.theyarealcoholicsandcannotcontrolthemselveswell2.Americansarenowtakingstepstosolvetheproblemofalcoholismby.A.decreasingtheamountofalcoholdrunkbydriversB.teachingyoungstudentshowtodrivesafelyafterdrinkingalcoholC.punishingpeoplemoreheavilyfordrivingafterdrinkingalcoholD.givingspecialcoursestoteachdoctorsaboutnewdrugsandtreatmentsforalcoholics3.IntheUnitedStatestoday.A.alcoholismisnotamajorsocialproblemB.therearenomorethanamillionalcoholicsC.theproblemofalcoholismcoststhousandsofmillionsofdollarseveryyearD.alcoholismhascausedamillionautomobileaccidentsayear
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SummerinEdinburghScotland'scapitalcityisthetimeforfestivals.BetweentheendofJulyandthebeginningofSeptemberthereareseveraldifferentfestivalswhichtakeplacethere.TheoriginalEdinburghInternationalFestivalstartedin1947andofferedvisitorsarichprogramofclassicalmusictheatreoperaanddance.ThesameyeartheofficialfestivalbeganandahandfuloftheatricalcompaniescametothefestivalwithoutbeinginvitedandorganizedtheirowneventswhichgrewintowhatisnowcalledtheFringeFestival.Theterm'fringe'meanssomethingontheoutsideofthemaineventbutovertheyearstheEdinburghFringeFestivalhasbecomethelargestofallthefestivalsandindeedthelargestartsfestivalintheworld!TheFringefeaturesperformersandactsthatarelesstraditionalandmoreunusualthanthoseintheInternationalFestivalandincludesalotofstand-upcomedyshows即兴喜剧表演musicandchildren'sentertainment.TheEdinburghFringeisregardedasanimportantplaceforup-and-comingstand-upcomedianstoperformat.AtthesametimeinEdinburghtherearevariousotherfestivalssuchastheJazzandBluesFestivaltheBookFestivaltheFilmFestivalandevenanInternetFestival!ThereisalsoamulticulturalfestivalcalledMelawhichcelebratesthediversityofpeoplelivinginEdinburghinparticularpeoplewithSouthAsianorigins.EdinburghCastleisthesiteofoneofthemostsplendidevents-theMilitaryTattoo.Amilitarytattoohasnothingtodowithatattoo纹身onyourskin!Itmeansaperformanceofmilitarymusicforexamplebymarchingbands.InScotlandthemilitarytattootraditionallyincludesbagpipes苏格兰风笛anddrums.Thisyearthedisplaywillalsoincludedancershorsesandmotorbikes!Thoughyouhavetopaytoattendmostoftheeventsatthevariousfestivalsthereareseveralgroupswhoorganizelargenumbersoffreeeventsaswell.1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutEdinburghfestivalsisRIGHT?A.EdinburghInternationalFestivalistheoldestartfestivalintheworld.B.Onlywell-knownperformersarewelcometojoininEdinburghfestivalsC.EverysummerdifferentkindsoffestivalstakeplaceinEdinburgh.D.PeoplehavetopaytoenjoyeventsofthefestivalsinEdinburgh.2.TheMilitaryTattoois___.A.somethingontheskinstomakepeoplelookdifferentB.aperformanceofmilitarymusicbymarchingbandsC.atraditionalperformanceofbagpipesdrumsandsoonD.displayedinEdinburghCastleeveryyearforfestivals3.Theunderlinedwordup-and-cominginthefourthparagraphprobablymeans____.A.beinglikelytobesuccessfulandpopularB.beinglikelytobeafailureinthefutureC.beinglikelytobeacceptedsoonerorlaterD.beinglikelytolosepeople'sattentionsoon4.Whatisbesttitleofthepassage?A.SummerinEdinburghB.EdinburghFestivalsC.EdinburghCastleD.EnjoyEdinburgh
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TAIWANpopstarElvaHsiao萧亚轩27releasedhernewsingleElvaisBackonOctober19.Thesongwillonlybereleasedonlineforpaiddownloadswithnorecordedcopies.HernewalbumwillarriveinstoresinDecember.Hsiaocontinuedhercontract合约withWarnerMusicafteratwo-yearabsencefromthepopscenE.Thesingerhasrecorded30songsinthelasttwoyearsbutnoneofthemwerereleaseD.HONGKongactorAndyLau刘德华willstarinthefilmThreeKingdoms:ResurrectionoftheDragon三国之见龙卸甲.ThemoviewillbeawarstorydescribingthelifeandachievementsofgeneralZhaoZilongintheThreeKingdomsperioD.ThefilmwillshootinChinafromMarch2007.BRAZILIANinternationalstrikerKaka24scoredagoalandhelpedACMilanclubbeatAnderlecht1-0intheChampionsLeaguelastweek.KakahopedthewinwouldprovetobeaturningpointfortheItaliansideintheseason.ThiswillhelpusintheChampionsLeagueandtheItalianchampionshiphesaiD.BeforetheAnderlechtmatchACMilanhaddrawntheirpreviousfourmatches–threeoftheminSerieA-andhadonlyscoredonegoal.CHINAwontheirfirstwomen’steamtitleattheworldgymnasticschampionships体操世锦赛lastWednesdayinDenmark.TheUScamesecondandRussiawonthebronzemedal.I’mverysatisfiedwiththeperformanceandIthinktheChineseteamisnumberonE.ThisistheChinesegymnasts’bestperformancesaidHeNing.China’smen’steamalsotookgoldlastTuesday.1.Inwhichsectionofanewspaperwilltheaboveappear?A.ScienceLifeB.CampusTrendsC.Culture&LeisureD.WorldsNews2.Fromtheaboveinformationwecandrawaconclusionthat.A.ElvaHsiaowilldropoutofthepopsceneintwoyearsB.AndyLau’snewfilmwillbereleasedinMarchnextyearC.KakaplayedanimportantroleinACMilanD.China’smen’steamwonfirstplaceatthetournamentforthefirsttime3.IfyouwanttogetElvaHsiao’snewsingleyoucan.A.goandbuyacopyinamusicshopB.orderandpayadeposit存款inadvanceC.getitfreeonlineD.paytodownloaditonline4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.DuringElvaHsiao’stwo-yearabsencefromthepopscenesherecorded30songs.B.AndyLau’snewfilmissetintheThreeKingdomsperioD.C.ACMilandidn’tdowellinitspreviousfourmatches.D.Chinesegymnastsalwaysdoverywellatgymnasticchampionships.
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MySpacethesocialnetworkingwebsiteisdifferentfromotherwebsiteswhichonlyprovidestoriesaboutotherpeoplE.MySpaceisaplacethatallowsyoutobroadcastyourownstoriesandpersonalinformationtoasmanypeopleasyoulikE.StartedtwoyearsagoitisabigsourceofinformationforandaboutAmericankids.Teenagersandtheirparentsfeelverydifferentlyaboutit.Teensarerushingtojointhesitenotsharingtheirparents’worries.ItsignalsyetanothergenerationgapinthedigitalerA.Forteenagersitisareliablenetworktokeepintouchwiththeirfriends.Theywilloftenlisttheirsurnamesbirthdaysafter-schooljobsschoolclubshobbiesandotherpersonalinformation.MySpaceisaneasywaytoreachjustabouteveryonE.Idon'thaveallthephonenumbersofmyacquaintances.ButifIwanttogetintouchwithoneofthemIcouldjustleavethemamessageonMySpacesaidAbbyVanWassen.Sheisa16-year-oldstudentatWoodlandHillsHighofPittsburgPennsylvaniA.ParentsontheotherhandareseriouslyconcernedaboutthesecurityproblemsofMySpacE.EverytimeweholdaparentsmeetingthefirstquestionisalwaysaboutMySpacE.saidKentCateswhotravelsthecountrydoingInternetsafetyseminars研讨会.TheNationalCentreformissingandExploitedChildrenhasreceivedatleast288MySpace-relatedcomplaintsaccordingtoMaryBethBuchananalawyerinPittsburgYourprofileonMySpaceshowsallyourpersonalinformationtoanyoneontheWeB.AndMySpaceevenliststhisinformationbybirthplaceandagE.It'slikeafreechecklistfortrouble-makersanditendangerschildren.BuchanansaiD.1.FromthepassagewecanlearnthatMySpace__________.A.bringsaboutthegenerationgapB.isverycarefulaboutpeople'sprivacyC.encouragesyoutolistyourpersonalinformationD.1iststhetelephonenumbersofyourfriends2.WhyaresomeparentsagainstMySpace?A.BecausetheythinkMySpacehasabadinfluenceontheirchildren.B.Becausetheydon'twanttopaysomuchmoneyforMySpacE.C.Becauseittakesuptoomuchoftheirchildren'ssparetimE.D.Becausetrouble-makerscaneasilyapproachtheirchildrenthroughthesitE.3.WhatcanweinferfromEverytimeweholdaparentsmeetingthefirstquestionisalwaysaboutMySpace?A.MySpacehasbecomeatopissuetroublingparents.B.MySpaceoftenholdsparentsmeetings.C.MySpaceisquitepopularwithparents.D.Parentshave1otsofquestionsaboutthewebsitE.4.Thewriter’sattitudetowardsMySpaceis__________.A.negativeB.positiveC.optimisticD.objective5.Whatdoyouthinkthewriterwastryingtotalkabout?A.InternetSafetyB.MySpaceC.GenerationGapD.TheDigitalEra
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Togetagoodmarkinexaminationshasbeenregardedasbeingmostimportantforastudentanditisalsowhatparentsalwaysexpecttheirchildrentodo.Butisitenough?Thesedaysincreasingattentionhasbeenpaidinschoolsacrossthecountrytowhatiscalledqualityeducation素质教育.ItmeansthatastudentapartfromdoingwellinexamsshoulddevelophisskillsinotherwayssoastoturnhimselfintoaqualifiedgraduateformodernizationofthemotherlanD.QualityeducationsaidXingJizuPartySecretaryoftheEducationBureauofdowntownHongkouDistrictShanghaiaimstohelpstudentstogainahighmoralstandardastrongsenseofpatriotism爱国精神astrongwishforlearningaswellasasound健康的mindandbody.Weneedreforms改革toachieveourgoalforqualityeducation.Mr.XingJizutoldSSP.HealsooutlinedwhattheyhadplanneD.XingsaidthatreturnofHongKongtothemainlandinJuly1997forexamplewasregardedasaverygoodchancefortheeducationadvances.AlotofrelatedactivitieswereorganizedatalltheschoolsinHongkou.Besidesallschoolsinthedistrictwereadvisedtosetupafter-classartorsciencegroups.Astudents'artfestivalistobeheldineachschooleveryyear.Asforphysicaleducationeverystudentsisrequiredtohaveatleastonehourofexerciseaday.Everyyearasportsmeetwilltakeplaceateachschool.Besidesvariouskindsofafter-schoolactivitieswillbeorganizedtohelpdevelopthestudents'practicalandsocialabilities.WhatwearedoingisbynomeanstoweakentheimportanceoftheregularclassroomteachingorexamresultsXingpointedout.Insteadwehopethatthroughqualityeducationstudentscanlearnmoreinlesstimeinaneasierway.OnlyinthiswaycanwebringupchildrenfitforthebrightfutureofChinA.1.Thewriterthinksthattogetagoodmarkinexaminationshasbeenregardedasmostimportantforastudentis.A.completelyrightB.one-sidedC.completelywrongD.onlyasinglestandardforagoodstudent2.Thewordoutlinemeansto____.A.givemainpointsofB.totellsomethingabouteducationC.answersomequestionsofD.drawapictureof3.Inthistextqualityeducationisreallythat____.A.everystudentgetsdevelopmentonallsidesB.itisallrightforastudenttogetagoodmarkC.itisallrightforastudenttogetasingleskillD.itisimpossiblethatastudentcandeveloponallsides4.Thetexttellsusthat____.A.qualityeducationisamustinschoolsB.politicsmustbeputinthefirstplaceC.studentsshouldbeabletobearhardshipsandstandhardworkD.itisneverlatetolearn
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Ialwaysfeltsorryforpeopleinwheelchair.Somepeopleoldandweakcannotget1bythemselves.Othersseemperfectlyhealthydressedinbusinesssuitsand2themselvesaboutwithstrongdetermination.ButwheneverIsawsomeoneinawheelchairIonlysawadisabilitynotaperson.ThenIfaintedatEuro-Disney3lowbloodpressure.ThiswasthefirsttimeIhadeverfaintedandmyparentssaidthatImustrest4afterFirstAid.Iagreedtotakeit5butasIsteppedtowardthedoorIsawmydadpushingawheelchairinmydirection!Feelingthecolor6mycheeksIaskedhimtowheelthatthingrightbacktowherehe7it.Icouldnotbelievethiswas8tome.Wheelchairswere9forotherpeoplebutnotforme.Asmyfatherwheeledmeoutintothemainstreetpeopleimmediatelybegantotreatme10.Littlekidsraninfrontofmeforcingmyfatherto11thewheelchairsuddenly.BitternesssetinasIwas12backandforth.13kids.Why14theywatchwherethey’regoing?’Ithought.Peoplepassingbystareddownatme15intheireyes.Thentheywouldlook16maybebecausetheythoughtthe17theyforgotmethebetter.Iamjustlikeyou!Iwantedtoscream.Theonly18isyou’vegotlegsandIhavewheels.Peopleinwheelchairsarenotstupid.Theyseeeverylookandheareachword.Lookingoutatthe19Ifinallyunderstood:Iwasoncejustlikethem.Itreatedpeopleinwheelchairsexactlythewaytheydidnotwanttobetreated.Irealizeditissomeofuswithtwohealthylegswhoaretruly20.1.A.aroundB.offC.overD.up2.A.takeB.wheelC.carryD.move3.A.resultinginB.inspiteofC.duetoD.relatedto4.A.attimesB.forawhileC.onceinawhileD.nowandthen5.A.seriouslyB.forgrantedC.alongD.easy6.A.heatB.dyeC.beatD.burn7.A.foundB.caughtC.boughtD.laid8.A.goingB.leadingC.happeningD.becoming9.A.fitB.fineC.goodD.right10.A.politelyB.differentlyC.rudelyD.strangely11.A.stopB.changeC.pushD.pull12.A.shakenB.strickenC.drivenD.thrown13.A.ExcitingB.StupidC.PoorD.Lovely14.A.notB.mustn’tC.shouldn’tD.can’t15.A.prideB.surpriseC.pityD.sorrow16.A.aboutB.awayC.outD.down17.A.moreB.lessC.soonerD.further18.A.problemB.disadvantageC.benefitD.difference19.A.facesB.kidsC.worldD.wheelchairs20.A.discouragedB.disappointedC.disabledD.dishonest
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ItwasMother’sDaythedaywecelebrateeverythingmothersareandeverythingwedo.ButI’ll1thatSundayin2000wasbittersweetforme.AsasinglemotherI2tothinkofmyshortcomings—howmanyeveningsIcouldn’tspendwithmychildrenandhowmanythingsIcouldn’t3mywaitress’salarytobuy.Butwhat4kidsIhad!MydaughterMariawasaseniorincollegeandDennywashomevisitingfromhisfreshmanyearatHarvardUniversity.Theywere5impoliteenoughtocomplainbuttherewassomuchmoreI6Ihaddoneforthem.Ijusthopedthey__7.AsIwalkedintothe8quietlytostartbreakfastIwasgreetedbyavase9adozenredroses!WhenhadDennypossiblyslippeddowntoleavethem?Buteventheirdelicatebeautywasovershadowedbythenotesittingbesidetheminthequickmanly10ofaneighteen-year-old.ItwasaboutastorythathappenedbetweenDennyandmelongago.It11.Shetookadayofffromherbusy12totaketheboytoseehisherointhefleshatthestadium.Ittook3.5hoursjusttogetthereandtheyhadtobethereearly13hecouldseehisherotakebattingpractice.14theirarrivalshetookherhard-earnedmoneytobuyanoverpricedT-shirtonwhichwas15hisheromakingadivingcatch.Afterthegameofcoursehehadto16hishero’ssignaturesoshestayedwiththelittleboy17oneinthemorningIttookmelongenoughto18itbutIfinallyknowwhothe19herois.MomIloveyou!Andsuddenlyitwasa20Mother’sDayafterall.1.A.admitB.adoptC.denyD.refuse2.A.intendedB.likedC.tendedD.hesitated3.A.stressB.spareC.strengthenD.spend4.A.poorB.greatC.faithlessD.pretty5.A.merelyB.usuallyC.neverD.often6.A.wishedB.hopedC.expectedD.desired7.A.supportedB.understoodC.approvedD.disgusted8.A.1iving-roomB.kitchenC.bed-roomD.study9.A.includingB.containingC.possessingD.pinning10.A.handwritingB.descriptionC.toneD.scratch11.A.wroteB.recordedC.memorizedD.read12.A.eventB.contentC.scheduleD.circumstance13.A.orB.forC.butD.so14.A.AtB.InC.OnD.By15.A.impressedB.printedC.presentedD.pressed16.A.buyB.abandonC.getD.exchange17.A.beforeB.untilC.afterD.when18.A.seeB.hearC.realizeD.tell19.A.actualB.trueC.imaginaryD.visual20.A.sadB.bitterC.happyD.exciting
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TheHandThanksgivingDaywasnear.Thefirstgradeteachergaveherclassafunassignmenttodrawapictureof___1___forwhichtheywerethankful.Mostoftheclassmightbe__2___economicallydisadvantagedbutstillmanywould__3__theholidayswithturkeysandothertraditionalgoodiesoftheseason.Thesetheteacherthoughtwouldbethe__4__ofmostofherstudents’art.AndtheywerE.ButDouglasmadean_5___kindofpicturE.Douglaswasadifferentkindofboy.Hewastheteacher’struechildofmisery__6___andunhappy.AsotherchildrenplayedatrecessDouglaswaslikelytostandclosebyhersidE.OnecouldonlyguessthepainDouglasfelt___7___thosesadeyes.Yeshispicturewasdifferent.When___8___todrawapictureofsomethingforwhichhewasthankfulhedrewa____9__.NothingelsE.JustaemptyhanD.Hisabstractimagecapturedthe_10_____ofhisclassmatesWhosehandcoulditbe?Onechildguesseditwasthehandofafarmerbecausefarmers__11___turkeys.Anothersuggestedapoliceofficerbecausethepoliceprotectand_12___peoplE.Andsothediscussionwent------untiltheteacher___13__forgottheyoungartisthimself.__14_thechildrenhadgoneontootherassignmentsshe___15__atDouglas’deskbentdownandaskedhimwhosehanditwas.ThelittleboylookedawayandmurmuredIt’syoursteacher.Sherecalledthe__16___shehadtakenhishandandwalkedwithhimhereandthereasshehadtheotherstudents.How_17_____hadshesaidTakeyourhandDouglaswe’llgooutsidE.OrLetmeshowyouhowtoholdyourpencil.OrLet’sdothistogether.Douglaswasmost___18__forhisteacher’shanD.Brushingasideatearshewentonwithherwork.Infactpeople__19___notalwayssaythanks.Buttheywillrememberthehandthat____20___.1.A.anythingB.somethingC.nothingD.everything2.A.suggestedB.affectedC.encouragedD.considered3.A.celebrateB.shareC.likeD.avoid4.A.purposesB.subjectsC.motivationsD.examples5.A.goodB.encouragingC.differentD.exciting6.A.merryB.naughtyC.weakD.lively7.A.behindB.besideC.beforeD.around8.A.orderedB.askedC.forcedD.persuaded9.A.giftB.personC.handD.wonder10.A.thoughtB.descriptionC.respectD.imagination11.A.raiseB.needC.buyD.sell12.A.lookatB.careforC.takeawayD.driveoff13.A.alwaysB.almostC.usuallyD.therefore14.A.BeforeB.NowthatC.SinceD.When15.A.staredB.aimedC.pausedD.glanced16.A.chancesB.formsC.waysD.times17.A.seldomB.oftenC.soonD.much18.A.thankfulB.calmC.pleasedD.comfortable19.A.couldB.mustC.shouldD.might20.A.moveonB.stickaboveC.reachesoutD.helpout
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I'mapigmysonisarabbitIhavesnakesfordaughtersandmywifebelieveitornotisadragon!DoIliveinazoo?Noofcoursenot!IamtalkingaboutourChinesezodiacsigns十二属相.Dependingontheyearofyourbirtheachpersonhasananimalforasign.That'swhyIamapigandmywifeisadragon.Pigswerefirstdomesticatedbymanabout9000yearsagoandarestillaverycommonfarmanimalinmanypartsoftheworld.Wedon'tjustusepigsfortheirmeat.Thebonesandskinareusedforglueandfootballs.Thehairisusedforinsulation绝缘材料andartists'brushes.Thefatisusedtomakefloorwaxesrubberandplastics.Amazinglypigsareasourceofnearly40pharmaceutical调药剂drugsandtheirheartvalves瓣膜canbeusedinsurgerytoreplacehumanones.Herearetwoexamplestomakepeoplehappy.In1995thefilmBabestarredaloveabletalkingpigasitsmaincharacter.ThefilmwonanOscarandwasnominated提名for6more.InEnglandyoucanevengotowatchpigracing.AfarmerRobShepherdhasbeenraisingmoneyforcharitybystartingpigracesonhisfarm.TheeventshavebeenverysuccessfulPeopledon'tjustwanttoeatpigsitseems!PigisalsousedintheEnglishlanguage.TosaythatsomethingisunlikelytohappenyoucansayPigsmightfly!A.manthatthinksmenaresuperiortowomenisachauvinistpig.Hungry?Wellthenyoucanpigoutandeatlotsoffood.Andwhatifsomeonerescuesyou?Wellyoucansaythattheysavedyourbacon.Ifyoulikemewerebornintheyearofthepigthenyouarebravethoughtfulandloyal.Theyearofthepigisfilledwithgoodfortune.HappyChineseNewyear!1.Whydoestheauthorsayheisapig?A.Becausehewasbornintheyearof1995.B.Becauseheisinterestedinapigandhasgoodfortune.C.Becausehewasbroughtintotheworldin1971.D.Becausehebelievesinapig.2.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Mostpartsofthepigareuseful.B.Pigsaretheonlymaterialoffloorwaxes.C.Weusepigsfortheirmeat.D.Theheartvalvesofpigsarethesameashumanones.3.WhydoestheauthortalkaboutthefilmBabe?A.Toshowpigshavealsobeenimportantintheworldofentertainment.B.Toprovepigscanworkasactors.C.Tointroducethefilmtoreaders.D.Tomakereadershappy.4.IfyouthinkpoorPetercanhavethechancetobecomeanastronautyoumaysay.A.savedhisbaconB.pigoutC.PigsmightflyD.chauvinistpig5.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AboutPigsB.YearofthePigC.ChineseZodiacSignsD.ChinesePigs
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Vinegar醋isanoldfolktreatmentbeneficialinalonglistofdiseases.Somepeoplesaythatitcanguardagainstlowerbloodpressurepreventcancerdestroyinfectionassistindigestionandweightcontrolmaintainmemoryandprotectthemindfromaging.Vinegarissaidtohavebeenusedformedicaldiseasesforatleast10000years.TheBabyloniansfirstmadewineintovinegarin5000BCusingdatepalmsgrapesandfigsandbelievedvinegarhadexceptionalcuringnatures.Hippocratesissaidtohaveusedvinegarasanantibiotic抗生素.Samuraiwarriorssupposedlyusedvinegarforstrengthandpower.DuringtheU.S.CivilWarsoldiersusedvinegartopreventstomachicupsetandasatreatmentforvariousdiseasesincludingpneumoniaandscurvy.ItwasusedtotreatwoundsduringWorldWarI.ThenamevinegarcomesfromaFrenchwordmeaningsourwinE.Vinegarstaketheirnamefromthematerialusedtomakethevinegari.E.applecidervinegarcomesfromappleswinevinegarcomesfromgrapes.ApplecidervinegarismadebycrushingapplesandsqueezingouttheliquiD.Sugarandyeastareaddedtotheliquidtostartthefermentation发酵processwhichturnsthesugarsintoalcohol.InasecondfermentationprocessthealcoholisturnedintovinegarwithitssourtastE.1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTacuringeffectofvinegar?A.TopreventlowerbloodpressureB.TohelploseweightC.Todelayone’smindgettingoldD.Tocurecancer2.Thesecondparagraphmainlytalksabout________.A.thehistoryofvinegarB.howpeopleusedvinegarmedicallyinhistoryC.theproductionofvinegarD.howvinegarhasfunctionedsinceancienttimes3.Whattopictheauthorcouldmostpossiblyturntofollowingthelastparagraph?A.theproductionprocessofvinegarB.thecuringeffectsofvinegarC.theproductionprocessofwinevinegarD.theproductionprocessofapplecidervinegar
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Fourteen-year-oldAbuMohammedknowswhatitisliketogohungrybuthisextraordinarytalentforsoccermeanshenolongerhasto.HislifechangedtwoyearsagowhenhewasofferedaplaceattheGhanaian加纳FootballAcademyrunbyTomVernontheAfricascout星探forEnglishsoccergiantsManchesterUniteD.ImpressedbyMohammed’sskilltheacademyofferedhimafour-yearacademicscholarship.Mohammedcriedwhenhisparentsfailedtounderstandwhatwasonandsaidno.Nowwhenhegoeshomehisneighborsaresurprisedathowbigheis:thedifferenceismadebythreemealsaday.Formanypoorchildrenfootballoffersanescapefrompoverty.Thefirststepcanbegettingaplaceatoneofthehandfulofacademiesthatoffereducationaswellassoccertraining.Thehopeofdiscoveringstarsistemperedbytherealizationthatonlyafewstudentswillmakeit.SofaronlytwograduatesarecurrentlyintalkswithEuropeanclubs.Atleastitgivestheseboysanopportunitytobuildthemselvesabetterlifethroughtalentforfootball.Vernonsays.Butgettingtheboystotakeeducationseriouslyincasetheirdreamsfallapartisdifficulthesays.InMohammed’scasetheyhadtobanhimfromthefieldtomakehimrealizehehadtoimprovehisgrades.Fourteen-year-oldWarishasbeenplayingsoccerinhishometownofTamaleinnorthernGhanaforseveralyearsbeforehecametotheAcademy.HeknowshowharditwillbetosucceeD.Iwanttobefamous.IwanttoprovetotheworldthatIhavesomethingimportantinmehesays.WhenIwasinTamaleIthoughtIjusthadtoplay.WhenIcameherIknowIhavetotrainandworkharD.1.ThepurposeofTomVernon’sGhanaianFootballAcademyisto.A.helpthosepoorAfricanchildrenliveabetterlifeB.findpromisingfootballplayersforsomefamousfootballclubs.C.helpthosepoorAfricanchildrenreceivebettereducationD.offerachancetothechildrenwhoaregoodatfootball2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofAbuMohammed?A.HenolongersufferedfromhungerB.HereceivededucationaswellasfootballtrainingC.HewasallowedtoworkonthefarmifhedidwellinstudyD.Hisparentswereverypoorlyeducated3.Theunderlinedwordtemperedinparagraph3probablymeans.A.strengthenedB.increasedC.reducedD.destroyed4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TomVernonbringshopeforthepoorchildreninGhanaB.FootballoffershopetothepoorchildreninGhanaC.PlayingfootballforabetterlifeD.GhanaianFootballAcademy:thebestchoiceforpoorchildren
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WillItMatterifISkipBreakfast?Ifyouhavetomissonemealadayorifyouwanttodosowhichmealwillcauseyoufewesthealthproblemsifyoudon’teatit?Iftheyhavetomakeadecisionofthistypemostpeopleespeciallydietersorverybusypeoplewillchoosetoskipbreakfast.Howevermanyexpertsinthefieldofhealthconsiderbreakfastthemealwhichbreaksyourfastwhichstartedthenightbeforetobemostimportantmealoftheday.Ifweeatagoodbreakfasttheysaywewillhavetheenergyandnutrientsweneedtobeginourworkingdaywithvigorandhopefullywithgoodhumor.Neverthelessmanypeopleskipbreakfastorsubstituteadonutandacupofcoffeeforawell-balancedmeal.Whathappensifweignoretheimportanceofbreakfast?OnerecentstudycarriedoutintheUnitedSatestestedalargenumberofpeople.Participantspeoplewhotakepartinsomethingincludedbothmalesandfemaleswhorangedinagefrom12to83.Duringtheexperimentthesepeopleweregivenavarietyofbreakfastandsometimestheyhadtoskipbreakfastcompletely.Specialtestsincludingbloodtestsandendurance忍耐力testsweresetuptoanalyzehowwelltheparticipants’bodiesfunctionedwhentheyhadeatenacertainkindofbreakfast.Theresultsshowedthatifheorsheeatsaproperbreakfastheorshewillworkmoreefficientlyandmoreproductivelythanifheorsheskipsbreakfastoreatsaverypoorbreakfast.Thisfactappearstobeespeciallytrueifaperson’sworkinvolvesmentalactivity.Thestudyshowedthatifschoolchildreneatfruiteggsbreadandmilkbeforegoingtoschooltheywilllearnmorequicklyandwillbeabletoconcentrateontheirlessonsforalongerperiodoftimethaniftheirbreakfastdietisimproper.Thestudyalsoshowedthatcontrarytowhatmanypeoplebelieveifyouskipbreakfastyouwillnotloseweight.Thisisbecausepeoplebecomesohungryiftheyskipbreakfastthattheyeattoomuchforlunchandendupgainingweightinsteadoflosing.Sorememberifyouareonadietskippingbreakfastwillnothelpyou.Youwillprobablylosemoreweightifyoureduceyourothermeals.1.Inthewordbreakfastfastprobablymeans_____.A.movingquicklyB.goingwithoutfoodC.unlikelytogofastD.fastfood2.Manyexpertsinthefieldofhealththink__________________.A.thatonemustmissonemealadayB.thatmostpeopleshouldskipbreakfastC.thattoskiponemealadayisnogoodforone’shealthD.thatbreakfastismostimportantinaworkingday3.Accordingtothepassagethoseparticipantsintheexperiment_____________________.A.werealladultsB.weremalesofdifferentagesC.werebothteenagersandgrown-upsD.weremostlyyoungpeopleunder20
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IstarttowonderwhatelsehadchangedsinceI’dbeengonE.Myparentsareinanawkwardtransitionwonderinghowtotreatmenow.Theywrestlewithwhethertotreatme—stilltheirdaughter—asoneofthemanadultorasthechildtheyfeeltheysentawaymonthsearlier.Irunintotwoofmybestfriendsfromhighschool;westareateachotherexpressionless.Weaskthesimplequestionsandgivesimpleanswers.It’sasifwehavenothingtosaytoeachother.IwonderhowthingshavechangedsomuchinsuchasmallamountoftimE.WeusedtolaughandpromisethatnomatterhowfarawaywewereourloveforeachotherwouldneverchangE.Theirinterestsdon’tinterestmeanymoreandIfindmyselfunabletorelatemylifetotheirs.IhadbeensoexcitedtocomehomebutnowIjustlookatitallandwonder:Isitme?Whyhadn’ttheworldstoodstillherewhileIwasgone?Myroomisn’tthesamemyfriendsandIdon’tsharethesamebondandmyparentsdon’tknowhowtotreatme—orwhoIamforthatmatter.Igetbacktoschoolfeelinghalf-fulfilledbutnotdisappointeD.Isitupinmybedinmydormroomsurroundedbymypicturesdolls.AsIwonderwhathashappenedIrealizethatIcan’texpecttheworldtostandstillandmoveforwardatthesametimE.Ican’tchangeandexpectthatthingsathomewillstaythesamE.Ihavetofindcomfortinwhathaschangedandwhatisnew;keepthememoriesbutliveinthepresent.AfewweekslaterI’mpackingagainthistimeforwinterbreak.MymommeetsmeatthecurB.IhavecomehomeacceptingthechangesnotonlyinmysurroundingsbutmostofallinmE.1.Whatcanweinferaboutthewriter?A.Sheisahighschoolstudent.B.Sheisacollegestudent.C.Sheisaclerkinaschool.D.Sheisatraveler.2.Whatsurprisesthewritermost?A.Thelivingconditionsofherparents.B.Thedecorationsinherroom.C.Themeetingwithherbestfriends.D.ThethingsstillstayingthesamE.3.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A.Thewriter’scuriosityaboutthechanges.B.Thechangesinthewriter’ssurroundingsandinherself.C.Thewriter’sdisappointmentaboutthechanges.D.Thewriter’sunwillingacceptingofthechanges.
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MissWenterwaswatchingTVwhentheprogramsuddenlystoppeD.Sorrytointerrupttheprogram.Nowwearerequestedtobroadcastanimportantnoticefromthepolicestation.AtaboutninethiseveningaladynamedMrs.HumneywasrobbedandkilleD.Anyonewhocansupplyanyclueisrequestedtoreporttothepolice.Thankyou.Theterriblenewsmadethelonelygirlshakewithfear.Shecouldn’thelplookingaroundbutshedidn’tnoticethatamanwasalreadyhiddenbehindthedoortotheveranda阳台.AllofasuddenthemanappearedbeforeMissWenter.Thegirlreallydidn’tknowwhattodo.Don’taskfortrouble.Putyourjewelleryonthetable.ThenthinkoverwhetherIshallbesafetostayuphereforthenightsaidtherobber.ThatmadeMissWenterevenmoreterrifiedbutshetriedtocalmherself.Justthencamethewhistleofapolicecar.Inalittlewhilesomeonerangthedoorbell.Therobbersaidwithagunagainstthegirl’sbackGotothedoorandsaythatyou’vegonetobeD.Neverlethimin.Inaflashthegirlhadanidea.Ohwhoareyou?shesaiD.Isthereanythingunusual?askedthepoliceman.Nothereisn’t.Goodnight!ImmediatelysheaddedloudlyBesidesmyelderbrotherextendshiswarmgreetingtoyou.Thankyou.Goodnightthepolicemanrepliedinthesamemanner.AfewminuteslaterthesoundofthepolicecargoingawaycouldbehearD.It’swelldonetherobbersaidwithasmile.Thenherushedtothegirl.Almostatthesametimetheglassonthewindowwasbroken.ThepolicemenhurriedintotheroomfromtheverandA.Theyquicklyputhandcuffs手铐ontherobber.MissWenteryourgreetingsweresogoodthatitmadeustakeactionrightawaysaidSergeantBullbecausewe’vealreadyknownthatyourbrotherwaskilledinarobberyhalfayearago.1.TheTVprogramsuddenlystoppedbecause_______.A.therewasasuddenpowerfailurejustthenB.WenterwassofrightenedthatsheturnedofftheTVatonceC.thepolicestationrequestedanimportantnoticetobebroadcastD.themanhiddeninherroomtoldhertointerrupttheprogram2.MissWentermentionedherbrothertoletthepolicemanknowthat_______.A.herbrothermissedhimB.therewasnothingunusualC.therewassomethingunusualD.herbrotherwasathomewithher3.Oneofthepolicemendrovethepolicecaraway_______.A.tomaketherobbernotwatchfulB.togetmorementohelpcatchtherobberC.tolookfortherobberelsewhereD.toletMissWenterhaveagoodrest4.MissWenter’sgreetingsmadeBullfeelsomethingwasunusualinMissWenter’shomebecause________.A.shedidn’teverhaveabrotherB.herbrotherwasalsoarobberC.herbrotherdiedhalfayearagoD.shehatedherbrother
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LONDONReuters-BritishGovernmentanti-smokingpostersfeaturingmenandwomenwithfishhooks钓鱼钩throughtheirmouthsattractedoneofthehighestnumbersofcomplaintstheadvertisingstandardswatchdoghaseverreceived.Nearly800complaintsweremadeaboutaseriesofpostersTVnewspaperandInternetadswhichmanyfeltwereoffensiveanddistressingparticularlytochildren.ItwasthehighestnumberofcomplaintsreceivedbytheAdvertisingStandardsAuthorityASAsinceaKFCadinJune2005whichfeaturedpeoplesingingwiththeirmouthsfullwhichreachedthehighestevernumberwith1671.Theaveragesmokerneedsoverfivethousandcigarettesayear.Getunhookedthepostersread.TheDepartmentofHealthhadcommissioned授权theanti-smokingadsinanattempttoshocksmokersintobreakingthehabit.Thegovernmentsaiditwasbelievedpeoplewouldnotbeseriouslyoffendedbytheadsparticularlybecausetheyaimedtoprotectpeoplefromthedamagingeffectsofsmoking.Ithadtakenmeasurestoensuretheposterswouldnotbeplacednearschools.Nevertheless152peoplesaidthepostershadupsettheirchildren.TheASAupheld支持thosecomplaintssayingtheposterscouldeasilybeseenbychildren.Itdidnothoweverconsidertheadswentagainstitsdecencycode得体原则.InaseriesofTVadsrunbythegovernmentalongthehookedthememenandwomenwereshownbeingdraggedalongthefloorwithahookinsidetheircheeks.TheASAreceived103received103complaintsfrompeoplesayingtheseadsupsetchildren.TheDepartmentofHealthhadimprovedtheimagesbyensuringthatthehookswerenotshowntopierce穿透people’sskinandaroundchildren’sprogrammerstheadshadbeenclearedbytheBroadcastAdvertisingClearanceCenter.1.Thepassagemainlytalksabout.A.people’sangerovertheanti-smokingadsB.children’sfearoftheanti-smokingadsC.howtheadsdiscouragesmokingcigarettesD.whowasresponsibleforthetroublesomeads2.IthassomethingincommonwiththeKFCadinthattheanti-smoking.A.didmuchharmtochildrenB.wasstoppedimmediatelyC.wasunacceptedtoitsaudienceD.wasrunbytheASA3.Theanti-smokingadssuggestthat.A.smokingisabigthreattopeople’shealthB.toomuchmoneyisspentoncigarettesC.smokerswillbepunishediftheycontinuetosmokeD.smokingisbecomingmorepopular4.Inparagraph4whatdoestheunderlinedwordoffendedprobablymean?A.Influenced.B.Hurt.C.Criticized.D.Misled.
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PingyaointhecenterofShanxiProvinceisafamoushistoricculturalcityofChinaandaworldculturalheritagesite世界文化遗址.It’s90kilometerssouthofTaiyuanontheFenRiver.PeoplelivedinPingyaoduringtheNewStoneAgE.ItslongperiodasacountrygovernmentseathasleftPingyaowithlotsofhistoricbuildingsandsiteswitha2700-yearhistory.Ninety-nineofthemareundergovernmentprotectionincludingZhengguoTempleShuanglinTempleandPingyaoAncientCity.DuringtheMingandQingDynastiesbusinessmenorganizedcommercial商业的groupsthatdidbusinessnationwidE.ShanxiProvincehadsomeofthemostimportantonesandPingyaowastheircenter.In1823astoreknownasRishengchangSunriseProsperitytradedinbankchecksratherthaninsilverorgoldcoins.ItwasthebeginningofmodernChinesebanking.BranchbanksweresoonsetupinmajorcitiesinChinaandotherpartsofAsialeadingtogreatdevelopmentinPingyao.ItsLacquerware漆器becamewellknown.InPingyaoAncientCityaremanytraditionalhousesandcommercialbuildings3797ofwhichareprotectedandmorethan400ofwhichareingoodcondition.NotonlydothehousesinPingyaoshowShanxi’shistoryandculturebutthislargenumberisvaluableforstudyingitshistorycustomsandancientbuildingsandart.MostofthesehousesarestillusedashomesandshopsoflocalpeoplE.In1997AncientPingyaoCitywaslistedinWorldHeritageListasWorldCultureHeritageSite.1.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordtheminthe2ndparagraphreferto?A.Historicbuildingsandsites.B.Thethreetemples.C.Thecountrygovernmentseats.D.The2700-yearhistory.2.WhichofthefollowingaboutPingyaoisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.Itslocation位置.B.Itstourism.C.Itsbusiness.D.Itshistory.3.DuringtheMingandQingdynastiesPingyaowasaleadingcenterin__________.A.agricultureB.raisingcattleC.commercialtradeD.makinggoldcoins4.IfyouwanttoknowaboutthehistoryofbankinginChinayou’llvisit__________.A.SunriseProsperityB.ZhengguoTempleC.AlacquerwarestoreD.Acommercialhouse
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ForChinesestudentstheendoftheirsenioryearisfilledwithstudyingandstressastheyprepareforthecollegeentranceexamsinJune.ButforAmericanhighschoolseniorstheexperiencecouldn'tbemoredifferent.Theendofsenioryearisacelebrationoftheirtimeinhighschoolandinvolvespartiesgamesandfun.Senioritisisacommonlyusedexpression.Itmeansseniorshaveadiseasewhichmakesthemunabletodowork.ThisstartsinAprilwhenseniorsfindoutwhethertheyhavebeenacceptedtouniversity.Unwillingtodoschoolworkseniorshaveplentyofotheractivitiestofocuson.ManyschoolshaveaSeniorShowinwhichonlyseniorsareallowedtoperform.Someseniorssingordancebutmanyofthemperformskits滑稽短剧wheretheymakefunoftheirfavoriteteachersortheirfriends.Forexampleagroupofboysmaydressupandimitateagroupoftheirgirlfriends.Itisallverylight-hearted.TheSeniorShowisusuallyapartofSeniorWeekwhichisaweekspecificallydedicated专用的toseniors.Duringthisweekseniorsusuallygetacademicorathleticawardstheyhavewonovertheirhighschoolcareers.Theseniorsalsovoteforoneoftheirmaleandfemaleclassmateswhotheybelieveisthebest-lookingorfunniestormostinvolvedetc.Thesearethenpublishedintheyearbook.Theyearbookisanimportantpartofhighschoolforseniors.Itisusuallydedicatedtothemandhasalltheirpicturesandsomewordsfromtheminit.Thenseniorsgoaroundandgetitsignedbytheirfriendssotheycanalwaysremembertheirtimetogether.OfcourseduringallofthistimeseniorsarepreparingfortheSeniorPromwhichisanimportantmomentinAmericanculture.ItisthemostimportantdanceinayoungAmerican'slife.TheendofsenioryearisatrulyspecialandwonderfultimeforAmericanstudents.It'ssomethingtheywillrememberfortherestoftheirlives.1.Whichofthefollowingistheclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph1?A.ForAmericanhighschoolseniorsthingsarequitedifferent.B.Itdoesn'tmakedifferenceattheendofthesenioryear.C.ForAmericanhighschoolseniorsitisthebesttimeoftheyear.D.Itistheperiodfilledwithstressandworkload.2.Whatactivitiesthatseniorswouldliketodoaccordingtothepassage?A.SchoolworkB.VotingforthefilmstarC.SingingordancecontestsD.SeniorShowandSeniorProm3.Whatwillmostprobablybetalkedaboutinthenextparagraphofthepassage?A.Activitiesonthesportsfield.B.Thegraduationceremonywheretheyreceivetheirhighschooldiploma.C.Theirfavoritefilmstars.D.Thehealthofseniors.
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根据短文内容从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项选项中有两项为多余选项MonaLisaSheiswidelyseenasproof证据thatgoodlookscanlastforever.Butatnearly500yearsofagetimeiscatchingupwiththeMonaLisA.1ThethinwoodenpanelonwhichtheMonaLisaispaintedinoilhaschangedshapesinceexpertscheckedittwoyearsagothemuseumsaiD.23Itisveryinterestingthatwhenyou’renotlookingathersheseemstobesmilingandthenyoulookatherandshestopssaidProfessorMargaretLivingstoneofHarvardUniversity.It’sbecausedirectvision视觉isexcellentatpickingupdetailbutlesssuitedtolookingatshadows.DaVincipaintedthesmileinshadows.HowevertheactualhistoryoftheMonaLisaisjustasmysteriousasthesmilE.4In1911thepaintingwasstolenfromtheLouvrebyaformeremployeewhotookitoutofthemuseumhiddenunderhiscoat.HesaidheplannedtoreturnittoItaly.ThepaintingwassentbacktoFrancetwoyearslater.5LikemanyoldladiestheMonaLisahassomeinterestingstoriestotell.A.Nearly6millionpeoplegotoseetheMonaLisaeveryyearmanyattractedbythemysteryofhersmilE.B.ThispictureisnowsovaluablethatnoonecantellitsexactpricE.C.Visitorshavenoticedthechangesbutrepairingtheworld’smostfamouspaintingisnoteasy.ExpertsarenotsureaboutthematerialstheItalianartistusedandtheircurrentchemicalstatE.D.DaVincihimselfloveditsomuchthathealwayscarrieditwithhimuntilitwaseventuallysoldtoFrance’sKingFrancisIin1519.E.ThehealthofthefamouspicturepaintedbyLeonardodaVinciin1505isgettingworsebytheyearaccordingtotheLouvreMuseum卢浮宫博物馆whereitishouseD.F.DuringWorldWarIIFrenchhidthepaintinginsmalltownstokeepitoutofthehandsofGermanforces军队.G.Thereforemanythievestriedtostealitinanywaytheycouldthinkof.
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根据短文内容从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项选项中有两项为多余选项YouneedtherightcollegeWhat’soutthere?HowcanyoulearnallofAmerica’scolleges?Howdoyoufindthebestmatch—thebestcollegeforyou?Bigorsmallconservativeorliberalprivateorpublic—1Researchesareessentialformakingagoodcollegedecision.2Don’teasilybelievewhatotherssaysuchasSomeonetoldmethatColoradoCollegeistoosmallandSomeonetoldmethatMichiganistoobig.Everycollegehassomethingforsomeone.3Justbecauseyouhaveheardthenameofacollegeitdoesnotmeanitwillbeagoodplaceforyou.Justbecauseyouhavenotheardthenameofacollegeitdoesn’tmeanthatyouwillnotlikeit.4Thatmeansinthesecollegesyoucanfitinwiththeotherstudentsfindthelevelofeducationyouneedandfeelgoodoncampus.Researchingthecollegesmeansfindingseveralcollegeswhereyoureallywanttogo.Onequickwaytoresearchthecollegesistotakeavirtual虚拟的tourofthecollegeonyourcomputer.5Checkoutthehundredsofcollegesonthesetwowebsites.Whenyoufindonethatsoundslikeaplaceyouwouldliketobecheckoutitswebsiteandlearnmore.Makealistof20collegesandthenchooseashortlistof10.1.www.campustours.com2.www.youniversitytv.comA.Thereisnocollegethatiswonderfulforeveryone.B.Herearethetwotopwebsitestogetyoustarted.C.Getyourparentsinvolvedinthedecision-makingprocess.D.Thatmeanscollectinginformationfrommanysources.E.Don’ttaketoomuchtimedoingyourresearch.F.Therearemanythingstoconsider.G.Therearemanycollegeswhereyouwillbehappy.
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ThisFridaywe’llhavetheyearlyEggDropChallengesaidourscienceteacherMr.Baker.Youcanworkalongwithapartner.MyfriendCassieandIsmiledateachother.Wealwaysworkedonprojects1.The2oftheChallengewassimple—tobuildaprotectivecontainertokeepaneggfrombreakingwhen3thestadiumwall.ImademysandwichthatafternoonwhilewaitingforCassie.4thebutter-creamgavemeanidea.Ihaveabrilliantdesignforour5container!IsaidwhenCassiearrived.Wecan6theeggwithsomebutter-cream.Whynotputtheegginabasketwithaparachute降落伞7?Cassierolledhereyes.Theparachuteisbetterthanthatstupididea.Icouldn’tbelieveit.Ofcoursewe’dhadourlittle8inthepastbutshe’dnevercalledanyofmyideas9before.ThenI’llbuildmineandyoubuildyours!10wordshadbeenoutourfriendshipwaschallenged.WhenFridayfinallyarrivedIhadto11Cassie’sEggForceOnelookedprettygood.12myEgg-cellentEggCreamdidn’tlookquitescientific.Wekidscarriedourcontainersupthreestadiumstepsanddroppedthemoverthesidewall.Thosewhoseeggsbrokewereout;thosewhoseeggssurvived13threemorestepsanddroppedthemagain.Thiswouldgoontillthelasteggbroke.AfterfourroundsonlyCassieandIwere14.Iletgoofmybox.Iheardsomeonesayewafterseconds.Hadmyeggbroken?Iraceddownthe15.Thesidewalkwasdottedwitheggshellsfromthose16drops.FinallyIfoundmylittleEgg-cellentEggCream.ThatlookslikeeggdropsoupLauraCassiesaid.ShewasholdingherEggForceOne.My17raced.Hadshewon?Ilookedatherbasket.18.Myeggbounced19sheexplainedpointingtoabrokenshell.Atie平局Mr.Bakersaid.Cassielookedatmeandherglare20.Ilaughed.Shesmiled1.A.patientlyB.silentlyC.togetherD.alone2.A.functionB.goalC.reasonD.result3.A.rolleddownB.pushedagainstC.thrownatD.droppedover4.A.SpreadingB.BoilingC.BakingD.Holding5.A.butterB.sandwichC.creamD.egg6.A.protectB.replaceC.carryD.mix7.A.followedB.coveredC.attachedD.supported8.A.ideasB.fightsC.worriesD.challenges9.A.wrongB.stupidC.brilliantD.scientific10.A.SinceB.WhileC.ButD.And11.A.explainB.denyC.admitD.prove12.A.ThereforeB.AnywayC.OtherwiseD.Besides13.A.paceddownB.turnedaroundC.walkedupD.wentback14.A.leftB.wantedC.choseD.discovered15.A.stepsB.wayC.wallD.sidewalk16.A.intendedB.unexpectedC.failedD.desired17.A.eyesB.handsC.feetD.heart18.A.LostB.DirtyC.BrokenD.Empty19.A.aroundB.outC.inD.down20.A.returnedB.remainedC.increasedD.softened
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Supermarketsaretryingoutnewcomputersthatmakeshoppingcartsmoreintelligent具备智能的.Theywillhelpshoppersfindpapercupsortoiletsoapandkeeparecordofthebill.Thetouch-screendevices触摸屏装置areonshowattheFoodMarketingInstitute’sexhibitionherethisweek.ThesedevicesareabletocreatevalueandgetyouaroundthestorequickersaidMichaelAlexandermanagerofSpringboardRetailNetworksInc.whichmakesasmartcartcomputercalledtheConcierge.CanadianstoreswilltesttheConciergeinJuly.AsimilardeviceIBM’sShoppingBuddyhasrecentlybeentest-marketedatStop&ShopstoresinMassachusetts.Neitherdevicetellsyouhowmanyfatgramsorcaloriesareinyourcartbuttheywillflashyouwithitemsonsale.Theideaistomakeiteasierforpeopletobuynottohavesecondthoughtsthatmaybeyoushouldputsomethingbackontheshelf.Thewholemodelisdrivenbyadvertisers’needtogetinfrontofshopperssaidAlexander.They’renotwatching30-secondTVadsanymore.Peoplecanuseahomecomputertomaketheirshoppinglists.Onceatthestoreashoppercanuseapreferredcustomercardtostartasystem系统thatwillorganizethetriparoundthestore.Ifyou’relookingfortoothpicksyoutypeinthewordorpickitfromalistandamapwillappearonthescreenshowingwhereyouareandwhereyoucanfindthem.Thedevicealsokeepsarecordofwhatyoubuy.Whenyou’refinishedthedevicefiguresoutyourbill.Thenyougotothecheckerorplaceyourcardintoaself-checkoutstandandpay.Thenewcomputerizedshoppingassistantsdon’tcomecheap.TheBuddydeviceswillcosttheaveragestoreabout$160000andtheConciergewillcoststoresabout$500foreachdevice.1.Theunderlinedwordtheyparagraph1refersto______.A.supermarketsB.shopassistantsC.shoppingcartsD.shopmanagers2.Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectorderofshoppingwithcomputerizedshoppingcarts?a.Startthesystem.b.Makeashoppinglist.c.Findthethingsyouwant.d.Gotoaself-checkoutstand.A.abdcB.bacdC.acbdD.bcad3.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat______.A.intelligentshoppingcartscostalargesumofmoneyB.theConciergeischeaperthantheBuddydevicesC.shopassistantswithcomputerknowledgearewellpaidD.averagestoresprefertheConciergetotheBuddydevices4.Whatmightbethemostsuitabletitleforthetext?A.Newageforsupermarkets.B.ConciergeandShoppingBuddy.C.Newcomputersmakeshoppingcartssmarter.D.Touch-screendevicesmakeshoppingenjoyable.
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You’resittingonthetrainhomeandthepersonoppositeyouyawns打哈欠.Suddenlyyou’reyawningwithhimthoughyou’renottired.Thisphenomenonconfusedscientistsforyearsuntilarecentstudyfoundthatpeopletendtosympathizewithfellowhumans.Supportingthisclaimwasthediscoverythatthosechildrenwhowereunabletoformnormalemotionaltieswithothersdidnotexperiencecontagious有感染力的yawningwhichshowedthathumanscommunicateregularlywithoutwords.HugoCritchleyaneuroscientisthasconductedanexperimentrecentlywhichwillprovethathappinessandsadnesscanspreadlikethecommoncold.AccordingtoCritchleyourmindandbodyareinconstantexchangeabouthowwe’refeeling.Emotionsarecloselylinkedwithstatesofinternal内部的responsesheexplained.Therearealsomorevisiblechangesinourgesturesandfacialexpression.Whenwe’reinagroupthesesignalscanspreadtoanotherperson.Forexamplethere’stheobvioustendencytosmilewhensmiledatandtherearelessobviouschangesthatreflectemotionsofsurpriseangerorsadnesssuchasachangeinourheartrateandbloodpressure.HugoCritchleyfurtherexplainedOurbodiessynchronizeandwhenweliketheotherpersonweevencopyhisbehavior.Nexttimeyouchatwithafriendtakenoteofhowyou’resitting—it’sprettylikelythatyouwillbethesame.Scientistsbelieveit’sourwayoftellingeachotherthatwe’repartners.Throughbodylanguagehumansgiveeachotherverysubtle微妙的butclearsignalsthatshowemotions.Sowhatlessonscanwelearnfromthis?Spendtimewithhappypeople—otherwiseyourhealthcouldsuffersaidCritchley.Whenwe’resadourbodygoesintofightorflightmode.Butwhenwe’rehappyourbodyworksnormallyandwefeelrelaxedandpositive.Sowelookbrightourskinglowswefeelhealthyanditaffectseveryonearoundus.1.AccordingtoHugoCritchley________.A.emotionsareasvisibleasfacialexpressionsB.weyawnmorefrequentlywhenwehaveacoldC.emotionsareconnectedwithstatesofinternalresponsesD.thechangeofbloodpressureisnotlinkedwiththechangeofemotions2.TheunderlinedwordsynchronizeinParagraph4means_______.A.moveslowlyB.changerapidlyC.relaxtemporarilyD.respondaccordingly3.Fromthepassagewecanlearn_______.A.sadnessisascontagiousashappinessB.angerislesscontagiousthanfriendlinessC.surpriseismorecontagiousthansmileD.surpriseisthemostcontagiousamongemotions4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Emotionshavedelicateinfluenceonfellowhumans.B.Childrenlikecopyingtheactionsoffellowhumans.C.Scientistsarestillconfusedaboutcontagiousyawning.D.Peopletendtocommunicatemorewithbodylanguage.
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TUVALUatinycountryinthePacificOceanhasaskedforhelpasitwillbeswallowedupbytheseA.StormsandhugewavesareaconstantthreatandnoneofTuvalu’sninelittleislandsismorethanfivemetersabovesealevel.Saltwaterisalreadyenteringthecountry’sdrinkingwatersupplyaswellasdamagingplantsthatproducefruitandvegetablE.Withouturgenthelpthecountry’sdaysarenumbereD.ButTuvaluisnotthefirstplacetofacesinkingintotheseA.VeniceahistoriccityinItalybestknownforitscanalshassunkabout24cmoverthepast100years.Expertssaythatitwillhavesunkanother20-50cmby2050.AcenturyagoSt.Mark’sSquarethelowestpointcityfloodedaboutninetimesayear.Nowadaysithappensmorethan100times.WhileVeniceisslowlysinkingintothemudonwhichitstandsglobalwarmingcausesTuvalu’srisingsealevel.Theaverageglobaltemperaturehasincreasedbyalmost0.5centigradedegreesoverthepastcentury;scientistsexpectitrisebyextra1-3degreesoverthenext100years.Warmerweathermakesglaciers冰川meltandaddsmorewatertotheocean.ThewarmertemperaturesalsomakewaterexpandsoittakesupmorespacecausingthesealeveltorisE.Thesealevelhasrisenabout10-25cminthelast100years.Themaincauseofglobalwarmingishumanpollution.ThroughburningcoaloilandgaspeoplehavebeenincreasingthegreenhousegasesintheatmospheresuchasCO2.Thisaddstothepowerofthegreenhouseeffectmakingtheplanetevenwarmer.Manyscientistsbelievethatifthewarmingisnotstoppedtherewillbehugeclimatechanges.Thesealevelcouldrisebyonemeterthiscentury.ShouldthiscometruetheseawillswallowupmillionsofhomesandtheworldwillbefloodedwithclimaterefugeeslookingforsomewheretolivE.1.TheauthorusesTuvaluandVeniceasexamplesinordertoexplain.A.theyarethefirstplacesinkingintotheseaB.theyarebothsinkingintothemudwheretheystandC.theywilldisappearinthefutureD.theirtroubleiscausedbyglobalwarming2.Putthefollowingeventsintherightorder.a.Glaciersbegantomelt.b.Peopleburncoaloilandgas.c.Thegreenhouseeffectisgrowing.d.Theearthisgettingwarmerandwarmer.e.Thesealevelisrising.f.MoreCO2isproduceD.g.ManyplacesaresinkingintotheseA.A.dfbcaegB.bfcdeagC.fcbdaegD.bfcdaeg3.Whatdoesclimaterefugeesmean?A.Climatechanges.B.Climateeffect.C.PeopleareforcedawayfromtheirhomelandbyclimatE.D.Rareanimalsmovingfromplacetoplaceforclimatechanges.4.WhichofthefollowingisFalseaccordingtothepassage?A.Thesealevelhasrisenabout10-25cminthelast100yearsforwarmertemperatures.B.Theaverageglobaltemperaturehasrisenby1-3centigradedegreesoverthepast100years.C.ThewarmertemperaturecausesthesealeveltorisE.D.TherewillbehugeclimatechangesunlessthewarmingisstoppeD.
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Allovertheworldchildreninhospitalarebeingtreatedwithanewkindofmedicine:laughter.Lucyis23andworksforTheodoraChildren’sTrust.Sheisoneofmanyclown小丑doctorswhobringasmiletothefacesofsickchildren.I’maTheodoraclowndoctor.IcallmyselfDrLooloo.Ispendtwodaysaweekinchildren’shospitalsmakingfunnyfacestellingjokesanddoingmagictricks.AsIwalkintothewardsIblowbubblesshakehandswiththekidsandmakeupnonsensesongsforthosechildrenwellenoughtosing.Itakespecialballoonstomake‘balloonanimals’andtellfunnystoriesaboutthem.I’mnaturallyaverycheerfulperson.I’vealwaysbeenaclown.Infactmyfather’saclownadIstartedworkingwithhimwhenIwaseightyearolD.IknewitwasjustthejobformeandIbecameaclowndoctorbecauseIthinkit’sagreatwaytocheerupsickfrightenedchildreninhospital.Beingaclowninhospitalisverytiringbothphysicallyandemotionally.Wehavetolearnnottoshowourfeelingsotherwisewe’dbeuseless.ClowndoctorsaresensitivebutthisisnotasidemostpeopleseE.Tothechildrenwe’rehappyallthetimE.I’mstilllearningtoallowmyselftofeelsadoccasionally.Therearespecialkidsyougetreallycloseto.AtthemomentI’mworkingwithaverysicklittlegirlfromBosniawhospeaksnoEnglishsoouronlycommonlanguageislaughter.AtweekendsIparticipateineventstoraisemoneyforTheodoraChildren’sTrust.It’sacharitysowearepaidwiththemoneypeoplegivE.Beingaclowndoctormakestheworriesofeverydaylifeseemsmall.AllinallfeelhonouredtodothisjoB.1.Lucyworksasaclowndoctorbecause.A.herfatherisaclownB.shehasbeenaclownsinceshewaseightC.laughterisagreathelptosickchildrenD.workinginhospitalbringsherextramoney2.Whatdoclowndoctorsusuallydoinhospital?A.TeachkidshowtospeakEnglish.B.Cheerkidsupwithfunnystories.C.Joininactivitiestoraisemoney.D.Developkids’senseofhumour.3.Lucythinksthatbeingaclowndoctoris.A.anhonorableandmeaningfulpracticeB.aninterestingjobtomakealivingC.agoodwayofgettingridofherworriesD.anexperienceofgreatfun
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DuringhiscollegeyearsRogersspentasummerinanIdahologgingcamp.WhenthesuperintendenthadtoleaveforafewdaysheputRogers___1_______2____themenrefusetofollowmyordersRogersaskeD.He____3____TonyanimmigrantworkerwhocomplainedalldaygivingtheothermenahardtimE.Fire___4_____thesuperintendentsaiD.Thenasif___5____Rogers’mindheaddedIhavebeenloggingfor40years.Tonyisthemost____6_____workerI’veeverhaD.Iknowheisagrouch常抱怨的人andthathehateseverybodyandeverything.Buthecomesinfirstand____7_____last.Therehasnotbeenanaccidentforeightyearsonthehill__8____heworks.Rogers____9____thenextday.HewenttoTonyandspoketohim.TonydoyouknowI’minchargeheretodayTonygrunted哼一声Iwasgoingtofireyou___10___wetangledbutIwantyoutoknowI’mnothetoldTonyaddingwhatthesuperintendent___11____.WhenhefinishedTonydroppedthe__12____ofsandhehadheldandtears___13____inhiseyes.ThatdayTonyworked___14____thaneverbefore——andhesmiled!HelatersaidtoRogers''Myfirstforemanwhoeversay‘GoodworkTony’.''TwelveyearslaterRogersmetTonyagainwhowasnowsuperintendentforrailroadconstruction.Rogersaskedhim__15____hecametoCaliforniaandhappenedtohavesuchsuccess.TonyrepliedIfitnotbefortheoneminuteyoutalktome__16____inIdahoIalmostkillsomebodysomeday.Oneminute__17____mywholelifE.Whatadifferenceaminuteofaffirmationcan____18____inanyrelationship!OneminutE.HaveyougotoneminutetothanksomeoneA.minutetotellsomeone____19______yousincerelylikeor__20______aboutherOneminutE.ItcanmakeadifferenceforalifetimE.1.A.inplaceB.takecontrolC.inchargeD.inresponsible2.A.WhatifB.IfonlyC.IncaseD.Evenif3.A.cameacrossB.thoughtofC.intendedforD.hated4.A.himB.someoneC.everyoneD.them5.A.knowingB.readingC.seeingD.understanding6.A.reliableB.respectiveC.considerableD.incredible7.A.endsB.turnsoutC.leavesD.comesup8.A.whenB.thatC.thereD.where9.A.tookinB.tookonC.tookoverD.tookup10.A.thefirsttimewhenB.themomentC.forthefirsttimeD.thefirsttimethat11.A.saidB.havesaidC.saysD.hadsaid12.A.shovelfulB.shovelC.spoonD.spoonful13.A.bouncedB.sprungC.welledD.ran14.A.lessB.harderC.fewerD.further15.A.whyB.whenC.whereD.how16.A.backB.thereC.behindD.away17.A.changeB.shapeC.affectD.compromise18.A.leadtoB.causeC.influenceD.make19.A.howB.whatC.whyD.that20.A.appealedB.appliedC.appreciatedD.approved
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A69-year-oldgrandmotherwithnoteethofherownhaseventuallywonalonglegalbattletostopaScottishregionalcouncil政务委员会addingfluoride氟化物chemicaltothepublicwatersupply.Inacasewhichhasalreadycostthetaxpayer￡1000000thejudgeruledthatitwasbeyondthepowersofthelocalauthoritytoaddthechemicaltothewaterinordertoreducetoothdecay.AtherhomelastnightMrs.Catherinefluoridetopublicdrinkingwatermadeitintosomekindofdirtysoup.Wherewoulditstop?sheaskeD.Theymightcomeupwiththeideaofputtingdrugsintothewatertokeeptheunemployedquiet.Itwasahorriblepoisonshesaidthatcouldhavecausedallkindsofdiseasesincludingcancer.Thejudgehoweverconcludedthattherewasnoevidencetosuggestthattheinclusionoffluorideinthewatersupplywouldhavehadanegativeeffectonpublichealth.AlthoughthechemicalmightserveasanefficientandconvenientmeansofachievingabeneficialeffectonthedentalhealthofconsumersgenerallyhesaidanditsusewasgreatlyfavoredbythedentalprofessionhecouldalsounderstandwhysomemembersofthepublicMrs.McCollinparticularmightbepassionatelyopposedtotheactionoftheWaterAuthorityinassumingtherighttoimprovepublicwell-beingwithoutconsultingthepublicinthefirstcasE.TheAuthority’slegaldutytoprovidewholesomewaterforpublicconsumptionwhichwasbothsafeandpleasanttodrinkdidnothesaidextendtotheirrighttosafeguardpublichealthbychemicalmeans.1.Mrs.McCollfeltsostronglyaboutthefluorideissuethatsheeventually.AACDA.tookthelocalcounciltocourtB.hadaphysicalfightwiththejudgeC.urgedtheauthoritytoapologizeD.spentmuchmoneyremovingthechemical2.Accordingtowhatthejudgesaidinthepassageaddingfluoridetothewater.A.wasn’tprovedtobeharmfulB.wasthedutyofthelocalauthorityC.wasstronglypoisedbydentistsD.wassurelybeneficialtothepublic3.FormthepassagewelearnthatpeoplelikeMrs.McCollaremoreconcernedabout.A.theimprovementoftheirpersonalhealthB.theproblemofunemploymentintheircommunityC.thechemicalstobeusedfortheimprovementofwaterqualityD.theirrighttobeinformedoftheauthorities’decisions
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MosesMendelssohnthegrandfatherofthewell-knownGermancomposer作曲家wasfarfrombeinghandsomE.Alongwitharathershortstaturehehadahunchback驼背OnedayhevisitedamerchantinHamburgwhohadalovelydaughternamedFrumtjE.Mosesfellhopelesslyinlovewithher.ButMoseswasrefusedbyhisuglyappearancE.WhenitwastimeforhimtoleaveMosespickeduphiscourageandclimbedthestairstoherroomtotakeonelastchancetospeakwithher.Shewasaheavenlybeautybutcausedhimdeepsadnessbyherrefusaltolookathim.AfterseveralattemptsatconversationMosesshylyaskedDoyoubelievemarriagesaremadeinheavenYesSheansweredstilllookingatthefloor.AnddoyouYesIdoHereplieD.YouseeinheavenatthebirthofeachboytheGodannounceswhichgirlhewillmarry.WhenIwasbornmyfuturebridewaspointedouttomE.ThentheGodadded‘ButyourwifewillbehumpbackeD.’RightthenandthereIcalledout‘OhGodahumpbackedwomanwouldbeatragedy.PleaseGodgivemethehumpandletherbebeautiful.’ThenFrumtjelookedupintohiseyesandwasstirredbysomedeepmemory.ShereachedoutandgaveMendelssohnherhandandlaterbecamehisdevotedwifE.1.AtfirstMoseswasrefusedbyFrumtjebecausehe_______.A.hadabadintentionB.wasahopelessmanC.hadnocouragetoexpresshimselfD.wasnothandsomeandhumpbacked2.FrumtjeacceptedMoses’requestintheendbecauseof_______.A.Moses’goodheartandwisdomB.Moses’sharpwordsanddevotionC.Moses’tricksandliesD.Moses’wealthandhumor.3.Whichofthefollowingwordcanreplacetheunderlinedwordstirredinthelastparagraph?A.mixedB.movedC.causedD.surprised4.Thewriterofthepassageintendstotrytotellus_______.A.howtorunafteragirlB.amarriageinheavenC.asadandmovinglovestoryD.whattrueloveis.
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Ioncehadateacherwhosehusbanddiedsuddenlyofheartattack.Aboutaweekafterhisdeathshe1someofherthoughtswithaclassroomofstudents.Asthelateafternoonsunlightshone2theclassroomwindowsandwhentheclasswasnearlyovershe3afewthingsasideontheedgeofherdeskandsatdown.Witha4lookonherfaceshepausedandsaid5classisoverI’dliketosharewithallofyouadeep6whichIfeelisveryimportant.Eachofusisputhereon7tolearnshareloveappreciateandgiveofourselves.8ofusknowswhenthisfantasticexperiencewill9.Itcanbetakenawayatanymoment.PerhapsthisistheGod’s10oftellingusthatwemustmakethe11ofeverysingleday.Hereyeswerebeginningto12butshewentonSoIwouldlikeyoualltomakemea13:Fromnowononyourwaytoschooloronyourwayhomefindsomethingbeautifulto14.Itdoesn’thavetobesomethingyouseE.Itcouldbea15offreshlybakedbreadfloatingoutofsomeone’shouseoritcouldbethesoundofthesoft16rustling沙沙作响theleavesinthetrees.Pleaselookforthesethingsand17themforatanytimeitcanallbetakenaway.Theclasswascompletely18.Weallpickedupourbooksandwentoutoftheroomsilently.That19Iobservedmanymorebeautifulthingsonmywayhomefromschoolthanusual.Remember:Lifeisnot20bythenumberofbreathswetakebutbythemomentsthattakeourbreathaway.1.A.learnedB.sharedC.arguedD.discussed2.A.ontoB.intoC.acrossD.through3.A.movedB.brushedC.sweptD.pulled4.A.surprisedB.worriedC.gentleD.strange5.A.AfterB.UnlessC.BeforeD.If6.A.feelingB.understandingC.loveD.memory7.A.businessB.timeC.dutyD.earth8.A.NoneB.AllC.EachD.Neither9.A.happenB.beginC.endD.gain10.A.wayB.signalC.planD.arrangement11.A.leastB.worstC.lowestD.most12.A.acheB.waterC.shineD.dry13.A.promiseB.choiceC.wishD.rule14.A.buyB.enjoyC.takeD.learn15.A.smellB.giftC.tasteD.sight16.A.windB.handC.lightD.color17.A.getB.appreciateC.hideD.follow18.A.puzzledB.excitedC.quietD.anxious19.A.morningB.nightC.noonD.afternoon20.A.wastedB.measuredC.savedD.lost
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HannahTeterlookslikeatypicalteenagernotsomeoneyouwouldexpecttoseeinaluxurious奢华的hotel.Butthat’sexactlywhereshewastransformedfromasmalltowngirlwithbigdreamstoagold-medalsnowboardergettingthebig-timestartreatment.Eversinceherincredibleperformanceinthe2006WinterOlympicGamesinTorinoItalyHannahhasbeenshoweredwithattention.She’sdonecountlessinterviewsappearingonshowslikeJimmyKimmelandDavidLetterman.It’salongwayfromBelmontVermontwithitspopulationof421peoplE.IgrewupinatinytownandasmallschoolIwasjustthishometowngirlsaidHannahduringabreakattheWorldCongressofSportamajorconferenceaboutthebusinessofsportsbeingheldinNewYorkCity.Whileherlifehasdefinitelychangedinthelastfewweeksonethingremainsthesame—herpositiveattitudE.ThefunnythingisthatIstillfeellikeanordinarysnowboardgirl...Peopleaskme‘Sohasyourheadgottenanybigger?’butIdon’tfeellikeit’sgottenanybigger.Istillfeelnormal.What’sthebiggestlessonthatHannahhaslearnedthroughherunbelievablesuccessIgrewupinVermontHannahsaiD.Ihavethatkindofbackgroundwherelife’saboutsnowboardingbutit’ssomuchmorethanthat.ThisisanopportunitytogetoutthereandmaybemakeachangeintheworlD.Anditlookslikesheisdoingjustthat.SheisstartingasugarbrandnamedHannah’sGoldandtheprofits利润willgotoWorldVisionaninternationalcharitythathelpseveryonefromorphans孤儿inAsiatoAIDSvictimsinAfricA.Peoplecomeuptomeandthey’reexcitedaboutwhatI’vedoneHannahsaiD.AndthatmakesmeexcitedbecauseIlovewhatIdo.1.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ASnowboarderB.WorkforSportsC.Hannah’sGoldD.ASuccessfulLife2.WhatdoyouknowaboutHannahTeteraccordingtothepassage?A.Sheistheworld’sbestcompetitionsnowboarder.B.Sheisamodestsnowboarderwithgreatsuccess.C.Peopleareafraidthatherheadhasgottenmuchbigger.D.Thekeytohersuccessliesinhersnowboardingfamily.3.HowdoesHannahmakeachangeintheworldafterbecomingachampion?A.ShecontributestoWorldVision.B.SheremainspositiveandmodestinlifE.C.Shefrequentlyappearsonentertainmentshows.D.ShehelpschildreninWorldVisionorphanedbyAIDS.
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DearEconomistMynewly-weddedwifeandIaredeeplyinlove.Thereishoweveroneissuethatthreatensthehappinessofourmarriage.IabsolutelyinsistonshoppingatWalmart.MywifemeanwhilewouldratheravoidWalmartatallcosts.IhaverecentlytriedtoconvinceherthatnotonlydoesWalmartofferthelowestpricesknowntomanbutthatthechainisalsoaforceforgood―lowerpricesmeanbetterstandardsoflivingforallconsumersincreasedglobaltrademeansatighter-knit紧密团结的internationalcommunityandefficientoperationstranslateintohigherproductivitygrowthfortheeconomy.MywifecomplainsaboutpoorlabourpoliciesthefactthatWalmartsqueezessuppliersandthatitputslocalshopsoutofbusiness.Whoisright?Willourmarriagesurvive?BrianGeeDearBrianIhavetoagreewithyouaboutWalmart.JasonFurmanthenaneconomistatNewYorkUniversitynowanadvisertoPresidentObamafamouslyarguedin2005thatWalmartwasunwittingly不知不觉地aprogressivesuccessstory.Thechain’spricesdon’tmuchaffectmeIpreferWholeFoodsbutFurmanestimatedthattheybenefitedlow-and-middle-incomeAmericanstothesumofaround$250billionayear.Walmartdoesnotpaymuchsoitmaydepresswages.Thenagainitmayincreasewagesbyofferingjobstotheotherwise-unemployed.EitherwaythebenefitsoflowpricestoWalmartshoppersfaroutweighanyseeminglyreasonablecoststoWalmartemployees.AndwhileitistruethatWalmartemployeestendtobepoorthesameistrueofWalmartshoppers.Armedwiththisinformationyoucanfaceyourwifewithconfidence.Youaresuretowintheconversation.Thedivorceislikelytobemoreargued.Economist1.WhatconcernsBrianGeesomuchthathewrotetheletter?A.HiswiferefusestoshopatWalmart.B.Theyarefacedwithadivorce.C.Theycan’taffordthecostsofshoppingatWalmart.D.TheyareinconflictaboutshoppingatWalmart.2.BrianGee’swifetendstoholdtheopinionthat_________.A.itiswrongforWalmarttodepressitsemployees’wagesB.consumers’liveshaveimprovedthankstoWalmartC.Walmart’sbusinessoperationincreasesproductivityineconomyD.Walmart’sbusinessincreasesglobaltrade3.Whatcanbeinferredfromthereplyletter?A.Someemployeesacceptthelowpaytokeepthejob.B.Walmartappealstoonlypoorconsumersandpooremployees.C.EmployeessufferfromWalmart’slowpricesmorethanconsumers.D.JasonFurmanaNewYorkUniversityeconomistspokehighlyofWalmart.
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ItisverypossibleforapersonwithadisabilitytogetajoB.DependingonthetypeofdisabilityapersonhastherearemanypositionsavailablE.Ofcoursehemustberealisticinchoosingajob.Ifhehasaphysicaldisabilityheshouldlookforajobinwhichhecanusehisskillsandabilities.Somelargercompanieshaveprogramsforhiringpeoplewithdisabilities.Itisagoodideatogetintotouchwiththemastheyaremuchmoreenthusiastictohiringpeoplewithdisabilitiesduetotheirpositivepastexperiences.Somedisability-supportinggroupsmayhavelistsofcompaniesthathavebeenhelpfulinthepasthaveahistoryofhiringdisabledpeopleorknowofsomeworkingpositionsthatareopentodisabledpeoplE.Whentalkingwithanemployeraboutthejobonemustbeveryhonest.Heshouldtelltheemployerabouthisdisability.ItisalsoimportanttoknowwhetherthereareanysortsoftoolsornewtechnologythatcouldhelpapersonwithdisabilitydoajoB.Forinstancewhenworkingwithcomputersthereisaspecialsoftwarethatallowsonetotellitwhattowriteinsteadofhavingtotypeit.OranewtypeofwheelchairthatallowsonetodohisjobeasierwouldalsobeaverygoodinvestmentasitmaybethekeytogettingajoB.Itisveryimportantforadisabledpersontorealizethatheshouldnotsuffermistreatmentofanykindfromtheemployer.Althoughhisabilitiesareslightlydifferentfromthemajorityofotherworkingpeoplethereisnoreasonforonetobetreatedbadly.Heshouldaskforafairsalaryandfairtreatment.1.Accordingtothewriter’sopinionifapersonwithdisabilitywantstogetajobheshouldchooseajob______.A.inbigcitiesB.insmalltownsC.nearhishomeD.inawiseway2.Ifapersonwithdisabilityisaskingforajobinacompanyhewouldsay______.A.nothingabouthishealthB.somethingabouthisdemandC.somethingabouthisdisabilityD.nothingabouthisfamily3.Thewritersuggestsinthispassagethat______.A.modernequipmentcanhelpthedisabledintheirjobsB.thedisabledshouldspendmuchmoneyinimprovingtheirhealthC.companiesshouldprovidewheelchairsforthedisabledD.thedisabledmustlearnhowtooperatecomputer
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Tearamapart!Killthefool!Murderthereferee裁判！Thesearecommonremarksonemayhearatvarioussportingevents.Atthetimetheyaremadetheymayseeminnocentenough.Butlet’snotkidourselves.Theyhavebeenknowntoinfluencebehaviorinsuchawayastoleadtorealbloodshed.Volumeshavebeenwrittenaboutthewaywordsaffectus.Ithasbeenshownthatwordshavingcertainconnotations含义maycauseustoreactinwaysquiteforeigntowhatweconsidertobeourusualhumanisticbehavior.Iseethetermopponentasoneofthosewords.Perhapsthetimehascometodeleteitfromsportsterms.Thedictionarymeaningofthetermopponentisadversary:enemy;onewhoopposesyourinterests.Thuswhenaplayermeetsanopponentheorshemaytendtotreatthatopponentasanenemy.Atsuchtimeswinningmaydominateone’sintellectandeveryactionnomatterhowgrossmaybeconsideredjustifiable.Irecallanincidentinahandballgamewhenarefereerefusedaplayer’srequestforatimeoutforaglovechangebecausehedidnotconsideredthemwetenough.TheplayerproceededtorubhisglovesacrosshiswetT-shirtandthenexclaimedAretheywetenoughnow?Intheheatofbattleplayershavebeenobservedtothrowthemselvesacrossthecourtwithoutconsideringtheconsequencesthatsuchamovemighthaveonanyoneintheirway.Ihavealsowitnessedaplayerreactingtohisopponent’sinternationalandillegalblockingbydeliberatelyhittinghimwiththeballashardashecouldduringthecourseofplay.Offthecourttheyaregoodfriends.Doesthatmakeanysense?Itcertainlygivesproofofacourtattitudewhichdepartsfromnormalbehavior.ThereforeIbelieveitistimeweelevated提升thegametothelevelwhereitbelongstherebysettinganexampletotherestofthesportingworlD.Replacingthetermopponentwithassociatecouldbeanidealwaytostart.Thedictionarymeaningofthetermassociateiscolleague;friend;companion.Reflectamoment!Youmaysoonseeandpossiblyfeelthedifferenceinyourreactiontothetermassociateratherthanopponent.1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestexpressestheauthor’sview?A.AggressivebehaviorinsportscanhaveseriousconsequencesB.ThewordspeopleusecaninfluencetheirbehaviorC.UnpleasantwordsinsportsareoftenusedbyforeignathletesD.Unfairjudgmentsbyrefereeswillleadtoviolenceonthesportsfield2.Harshwordsarespokenduringgamesbecausetheplayers_______.A.aretooeagertowinB.areusuallyshorttemperedandeasilyoffendedC.cannotaffordtobepoliteinfiercecompetitionD.treattheirrivalsasenemies3.Whatdidthehandballplayerdowhenhewasnotallowedatimeouttochangehisgloves?A.HerefusedtocontinuethegameB.HeangrilyhittherefereewithaballC.HeclaimedthattherefereewasunfairD.HewethisglovesbyrubbingthemacrosshisT-shirt4.Theauthorhopestohavethecurrentsituationinsportsimprovedby_______A.callingonplayerstousecleanlanguageonthecourtB.raisingthereferee’ssenseofresponsibilityC.changingtheattitudeofplayersonthesportsfieldD.regulatingtherelationshipbetweenplayersandreferees
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Isthereamagiccutoffperiodwhenchildrenbecomeresponsiblefortheirownactions?IsthereawonderfulmomentwhenparentscanbecomespectatorsinthelivesoftheirchildrenandshrugIt’stheirlifeandfeelnothing?WhenIwasinmytwentiesIstoodinahospitalpassagewaitingfordoctorstoputafewstitches缝线inmyson’shead.IaskedWhendoyoustopworry?ThenursesaidWhentheygetoutoftheaccidentstagE.MymotherjustsmiledfaintlyandsaidnothingWhenIwasinmythirtiesIsatonalittlechairinaclassroomandheardhowoneofmychildrentalkedcontinuallyanddisruptedtheclass.Asiftoreadmymindateachersaid.Don’tworrytheyallgothroughthisstageandthenyoucansitbackrelaxandenjoythem.Mymotherjustsmiledfaintlyandsaidnothing.WhenIwasinmyfortiesIspentalifetimewaitingforthephonetoringthecarstocomehomethefrontdoortoopen.A.friendsaidThey’retryingtofindthemselvesDon’tworryinafewyearsyoucanstopworrying.They’llbeadults.Mymotherjustsmiledfaintlyandsaidnothing.BythetimeIwas50Iwassickandtiredofbeingweak.IwasstillworryingovermychildrenbuttherewasanewwrinkletherewasnothingIcoulddoaboutit.Mymotherjustsmiledfaintlyandsaidnothing.Icontinuedtosufferfromtheirfailuresandbeabsorbedintheirdisappointments.MyfriendssaidthatwhenmykidsgotmarriedIcouldstopworryingandleadmyownlifE.IwantedtobelievethatbutIwashaunted萦绕心头bymymother’swarmsmileandheroccasionalYoulookpalE.Areyouallright?CallmeminuteyougethomE.Areyoudepressedaboutsomething?Canitbethatparentsaresentencedtoalifetimeofworry?OneofmychildrenbecamequiteanxiousaboutmerecentlysayingWherewereyou?I’vebeencallingforthreedaysandnooneanswered.IwasworrieD.IsmiledawarmsmilE.1.Theauthorintendstotellusinthepassagethat_______.A.parentslongforaperiodwhentheynolongerworryabouttheirchildren.B.thereisnotimewhenparentshavenoworryabouttheirchildren.C.it’sparents’dutytoworryabouttheirchildrenD.thereshouldbeaperiodwhenparentsdon’thavetoworrytheirchildren2.WecaninferfromtheunderlinedsentenceMymotherjustsmiledfaintlyandsaidnothingthat______.A.hermothersharedthesameideaasthenurseB.hermotherdidn’tagreewiththenurseC.hermotherthoughtthenursewaslyingD.hermotherwouldn’texpressheropinionuponthematter3.Theauthormentionedheragesoftwentiesthirtiesfortiesandfiftyinordertoshow_______.A.thehardtimessheexperiencesinherlifeB.thedifferentstagesofherchildrenC.thesupportshereceivedfromhermotherD.shehadbeenworryingherchildreninherlife4.Whatcanweinferfromthelastsentence?A.ThemotherwashappythatherchildbegantoworryabouthertooB.Finallythemotherdidn’thavetoworryaboutherchildren.C.Atlastthemothercouldliveherownlifewithoutworry.D.Themothersucceededinturningherchildrenintoadults.5.Whichofthefollowingshouldbethebesttitle?A.LifeB.ParentsC.WorryD.Children
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Whenyouchooseafreezerrememberit’sprobablygoingtobewithyouforalongtime.Soit’simportanttoknowwhichfreezerisrightforyouneeds.Firstdecideifyouwantanuprightorchestmodel.Uprightsaremoreconvenient.Theirstoragespaceismoreaccessible可进入的andtheytakeuplessfloorarea.Howeverchestmodelsaremoreenergy-efficientbecauselesscoldairescapeswhentheyareopen.Ifyou’rebuyinganuprightyou’llhavetochoosebetweenfrostless无霜ormanualdefrost解冻.Chestfreezersarealwaysmanual.Frostlessfreezersautomaticallydefrostatpresentintervalsandremovethewater.Manualmodelsmustbedefrostedbyhandeveryfewmonthsorwheneverfrostpileuptoaboutaquarterofaninch.Tohelpyourfreezerreacharipeoldagetrytofindaspotthat’scooldryandawayfromdrafts精棉.Draftsandheatwillraisethefreezer’scabinettemperaturewhichmakesitworkhardertokeepcool.Thatmeanswastedenergyandashortenedlife.Dryairisimportantbecausehighhumidity湿气cancausethefreezertorustoutsideandfrostupinside.Withpropercareafreezercanserveyoufor15yearsormore.Regularcleaningandsimplemaintenance保养willhelpitmaintainazero-degreetemperatureandkeepitsmellingfreshandlookingalmostnew.Frostlessmodelsrequirelesscarethanmanualdefrostfreezers.Theinsideofafrostlessunitshouldbewashedperiodicallywithwarmwaterandbakingsodaoramildsoaprinseanddried.Goodhabitsgoalongwaytowardafreezerthatrunsefficiently.Togetthemostfromyourfreezercheckregularlytomakesureit’sprovidingatruezero-degreetemperature.Keepthefreezeratleastthree-quartersfull.TheemptieritgetsthemoreenergyiswasteD.Ifmorethanthreepoundsoffoodpercubicfootofstoragespaceisaddedevery24hourstheresultinghighorlowtemperaturecandamagethefood.1.Whyareuprightsmoreconvenientassuggestedbythepassage?A.Becausetheydefrostautomatically.B.Becausetheyoccupylessfloorarea.C.Becausetheyalwayskeeptherighttemperature.D.Becausetheycanserveyoufor15years.2.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?A.Itismoreimportanttokeepthefreezeratthetemperatureofzero-degree.B.Itisachallengingtasktohaveyourfreezerserveyoufor15yearsormore.C.Youdon’thavetoworryaboutdefrostingifyouchooseachestfreezer.D.Theopeningoffreezershasnothingtodowithenergy-saving.3.Accordingtothepassagechoosingthebestplaceforyourfreezermeans.A.puttingitinanunheatedgarageifpossibleB.locatingitnearasinkifitisamanual-defrostedmodelC.tryingtokeepitawayfromheatdraftsandhumidityD.locatingitascloseaspossibletothekitchendoor4.Inordertogetthebestresultsyoushould.A.usecoolwatertowashtheinsideoffrostlessmodelsB.keepthefreezeratleast75%fullC.addthreepoundsoffoodevery24hoursD.putyourfreezerinagaragewithastrongfloor5.Whichstatementbestdescribesthemainideaofthepassage?A.Ittellsthemosteconomicalwaystouseafreezer.B.Itexplainshowtodefrostamanual-defrostedfreezer.C.Itintroducestheadvantagesanddisadvantagesoftwokindsoffreezers.D.Itgivesusefuladviceonhowtochooseandmaintainafreezer.
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WhenDenisHennequintookoverastheEuropeanbossofMcDonald'sinJanuary2004theword'sbiggestrestaurantchainwasshowingsignsofrecoveryinAmericaandAustraliabutsalesinEuropeweresluggishordeclining.OneexceptionwasFrancewhereMr.Hennequip.haddoneareliablejobasheadonthegroup'sFrenchsubsidiary子公式tosellmoreBigMacstohisrelativesHistaskwastocopythissuccessinall41oftheEuropeancountrieswhereanti-globalisers’favouriteenemyoperates.SofarMr.Henncquinisdoingwell.LastyearEuropeansalesincreasedby5.8%andthenumberofcustomersby3.4%thebestannualresultsinnearly15years.Europeaccountedfor36%ofthegroup'sprofitsandfor28ofitssales.DecemberwasanespeciallygoodmonthascustomerstooktoseasonalmenuofferingsinFranceandBritainandtoapromotioninGermanybasedonthegameofMonopoly垄断.Mr.Hennequin'srecipeforrevival复兴istobemoreopenabouthiscompany'soperationstobelocallyrelevantandtoimprovetheexperienceofvisitinghis6.400restaurants.McDonaId'sisblamedformakingpeoplefatexploitingworkerstreatinganimalscruellypollutingtheenvironment.andsimplyforbeingAmerican.Mr.Hennequinsayshewantstoengageinadialoguewiththepublictoaddresstheseconcerns.Heintroducedopendoorvisitordaysineachcountrywhichbecamehugelypopular.InPolandalonesome50000visitorscametoMcDonaId'sthroughthevisitors'programlastyear.TheNutritionInformationInitiative倡议.launchedlastyearputdetailedSablesonMcDonaId'spackagingwithdataoncaloriesproteinfatcarbohydratesandsaltcontentthedetailsarealsoprintedontray-liners.1.WhichofthefollowingstatementisRIGHT?A.DenisHennequinhasbeenbossofMcDonaldsince2004.B.ThesalesofMcDonaldisincreasinginFrance.C.DenisHennequintrieshisbesttoincreasethesalesofMcDonaldintheworld.D.ThenutritioninformationisalwayslaunchedonMcDonaldproducts.2.McDonaId'sisblamedinEuropeforthefollowingreasonsEXCEPT.A.makingpeoplefatB.exploitingworkersC.treatinganimalscruellyD.earningtoomuch3.WhichofthefollowingisnotincludedintheMcDonaId'spackaging?A.attentionsB.fatC.proteinD.saltcontent4.WhatdidDenisHennequindotoincreasethesalesofMcDonaldinEurope?A.HevisitedalltheMcDonaId'sbranchesinEurope.B.Heintroducedopendoorvisitor'sdaysineachcountry.C.Hehaddoneareliablejobasheadofthegroup'sFrenchsubsidiary.D.Heengagedinadialoguewiththepublic.
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HowdidyoudoitDad?Howhaveyoumanagednottotakeadrinkforalmost20years?Ittookmealmost20yearstohavethe1toevenaskmyfatherthisverypersonalquestion.WhenDadfirst2drinkingthewholefamilywasonpinsandneedleseverytimehegotintoa3thatinthepastwouldhavestartedhim4again.Forafewyearswewere5tobringitupforfearthedrinkingwouldbeginagain.IhadthislittlepoemthatIwouldrecitetomyselfatleastfourtofivetimesadaywasDad's6tomy18-year-oldunaskedquestion.Thewordswereaninstantreliefandconstant7tomethatthingswere8sotoughthatIcouldnothandlethemDadsaid.Andthenhe9thepoemwithme.Thepoem's10yetprofoundwordsimmediatelybecame11ofmydailyroutineaswell.Aboutamonthafterthis12withmyfatherIreceivedagiftinthemailfromafriendofmine.Itwasabookofdailyaffirmationswithoneaffirmation警言13foreachdayoftheyear.Ithasbeenmy14thatwhenyougetsomethingwithdaysoftheyearonityouautomaticallyturntothepagethatlistsyourown15.I16openedthebooktoNovember10tosee17wordsofwisdomthisbookhadinstoreforme.Iwas18whenIlookedatthepageandtearsofdisbeliefandappreciation19downmyface.Thereonmybirthdaywastheexactsamepoemthathad20myfatherforalltheseyears!ItiscalledtheSerenity平静Prayer:GodgrantmetheserenitytoacceptthethingsIcannotchange;thecouragetochangethethingsIcan;andthewisdomtoknowthedifference.1.A.chanceB.courageC.abilityD.right2.A.gaveupB.tookupC.wentonD.carriedup3.A.wayB.habitC.situationD.house4.A.recitingB.askingC.smokingD.drinking5.A.sureB.uncertainC.afraidD.eager6.A.replyB.wordsC.excuseD.explanation7.A.fearB.imaginationC.thoughtD.reminder8.A.neverB.seldomC.alwaysD.ever9.A.discussedB.sharedC.offeredD.talked10.A.wonderfulB.longC.simpleD.boring11.A.allB.thatC.anyD.part12.A.talkB.quarrelC.tripD.lesson13.A.listedB.includedC.readD.said14.A.methodB.experienceC.wealthD.message15.A.characterB.birthdayC.qualitiesD.favorites16.A.doubtfullyB.carefullyC.happilyD.hurriedly17.A.whereB.whetherC.whatD.how18.A.excitedB.astonishedC.disappointedD.frightened19.A.hungB.pulledC.rolledD.pushed20.A.troubledB.disturbedC.pleasedD.helped
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Tobeconcernedwithproperchilddevelopmentistobeconcernedaboutmakingsurethatchildrenhavedailyaccesstobothmothers’andfathers’parenting.IfHeatherisbeingraisedbytwomommiesandBrandonisbeingraisedbyDaddyandhisnewhusband-roommateHeatherandBrandonmighthavetwoadultsintheirlivesbuttheyarebeingdeprivedofthebenefitsfoundintheuniqueinfluencesfoundinamotherandfather’sdifferingparentingstyles.Muchofthevaluemothersandfathersbringtotheirchildrenisduetothefactthatmothersandfathersaredifferent.Andbycooperatingtogetherandcomplementingeachotherintheirdifferencestheyprovidethesegoodthingsthatsame-sexcaregiverscannot.Theimportantvalueofthesegender-baseddifferencesinhealthychild-developmentwillbeexploredherE.ThefatheringdifferenceisexplainedbyfatheringscholarDr.KylePruettofYaleMedicalSchoolinhisbookFatherneed:WhyFatherCareisasEssentialasMotherCareforYourChilD.Pruettsaysdadsmattersimplybecausefathersdonotmother.A.fatherasamaleparentbringsuniquecontributionstothejobofparentingthatamothercannot.LikewiseamotherasafemaleparentuniquelyimpactsthelifeanddevelopmentofherchildasDr.BrendaHunterexplainsinherbookThePowerofMotherLove:TransformingBothMotherandChilD.ErikEriksonexplainedthatfatherloveandmotherlovearequalitativelydifferentkindsoflovE.Fatherslovemoredangerouslybecausetheirloveismoreexpectantthanamother’slovE.Dr.Pruettalsoexplainsthatfathershaveaclearstyleofcommunicationwithchildren.Babuismby8weekscantellthedifferencebetweenamadeorfemalecommunicatingwiththem.StanfordpsychologistEleanorMaccobyinherbookTheTwoSexesexplainsmothersandfathersresponddifferentlytobabies.Mothersaremorelikelytoprovidewarmcareforaenvyingbaby.Whethertheyrealizeitornotchildrenarelearningatearliestagethatmenandwomenaredifferentandhavedifferentwaysofdealingwithlifeotheradultsandtheirchildren.1.Thispassageismainlyabout.A.threeexperts’differentargumentsB.theintroductionstothethreefamousbooksC.mothersandfathers’differentparentingstylesD.thevalueofparents’parentinginhealthychild－development2.WhichcanreplacetheunderlinedphrasedeprivedofinParA.2?A.providedB.keptC.takenawayD.turneddown3.WhichofthefollowingaboutDr.PruettisTRUE?A.Hethinksfathersmakemorecontributiontothejobofparentingthanmothers.B.Hethinksfathershavebettercommunicationwithchildrenthanmothers.C.Hethinkssame–setcaregiverscannotbringchildrengoodthings.D.HethinkschildrenneedfathercareaswellasmothercarD.
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EarlyinthemorningIwastakeninanylonbagintoatruck.Ifelthorribleaswellas1.Whatwouldshedowithme?Shewasalmostmadeafterthe2ofherhusband.AfewminuteslaterIheardthetruck3itsengineandmovefast.Ikeptmakingsoundstoshowmyprotestbutfailedtomakeany4.Finallysheputmedownina5place.Maybeshedidn’twantmetodiefromlackofair;sheuntiedthebag.I6outandlookeduponlytoseemanystrangefacesandfingerspointingatme.Itturnedoutthatmyownermeantto7me.Isawmyowneronthetruckwhichwasgoingfartherandfarther.SoIcastmyhead8thedirectionofthetruck:ThedayswespenttogetherwerelikeamovieplayinginfrontofmyeyesasIranafterthetruck.Isawmymaleownerwhosufferedlivercancerlookatmewithhissadeyes.Isawmyself9myownereverywhere;Isawhimlieinhisdyingbedsheall10.IranasfastasIcould.Andthe11Isawherwavetomemyeyesbecamewet.Iwouldn’tblameherfortreatingmelikethisforshewassuchan12lady.Sheseemedevensomewhat13athisleavingheralonetryingmanywaysto14thepainoflosinghim.She15hispicturesandclothessheredecoratedthewholehouse.NowIwastheonly16thingtoremindherofhim.17laterIamprettysurethatshewouldrealizehowmadshewastodothisThetruckfinallystoppedwhenIwasalmost18.Sheranuptomeandhuggedme19.Iheardher20:Iknowyouareapresenthelefttome.1.A.puzzledB.excitedC.delightedD.frightened2.A.separationB.absenceC.departureD.death3.A.runB.beginC.startD.operate4.A.senseB.troubleC.effortD.difference5.A.usualB.strangeC.familiarD.dark6.A.walkedB.rushedC.ranD.struggled7.A.harmB.desertC.punishD.sell8.A.intoB.atC.inD.to9.A.followB.bringC.guideD.support10.A.withtearsB.intearsC.outofbreathD.insilence11.A.timeB.directionC.wayD.moment12.A.cruelB.unfriendlyC.unfavorableD.unfortunate13.A.calmB.depressedC.angryD.sad14.A.killB.removeC.bearD.prevent15.A.keptB.burnedC.soldD.hid16.A.movingB.walkingC.existingD.blessing17.A.ButB.AndC.ThusD.Then18.A.wornoutB.knockedoutC.leftoutD.madeout19.A.tightlyB.patientlyC.sadlyD.desperately20.A.shoutB.speakC.whisperD.talk
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OnceIthoughtlovemeantflowersgiftsandsweetkisses.SoIreally_1_whetherthereislovebetweenmyparents.Everydaytheyareverybusy2toearnmoneytopaythehighschoolingforme.Theydon'tactinthe3waysthatIreadinbooksorIseeonTVandsendingflowerstoeachotheronValentine’sDayiseven4.Onedaymymotherwassewingaquilt.Iaskedheriftherewas5betweenthem.Shepausedherworkandraisedherheadwith6.Thenshebowedherheadand7sewingthequilt.Iwasvery8becauseIthoughtIhadhurther.ButafterafewminutesshesaidLookatthisthread.Sometimesit9butmostofthetimeitdisappearsinthequilt.Iflifeisaquiltthenloveshouldbeathread.Itcan10beseenanywhereoranytimebutit'sreallythereandmakesthequilt11.IlistenedcarefullybutIcouldn’tunderstandher12_thenextspring.Mymothersuddenlygotsickseriouslyandhadtostayinthehospitalforaone-monthtreatment.Everymorningandduskaftershe13fromthehospitalmyfather14mymotherwalkslowlyonthecountryroad.Thereweremanybeautifulflowersgreengrassandtreesandthesungentlyglistened使..闪光them15theleaves.Allofthese16themostbeautifulpictureintheworld.17theireyesIknowtheyloveeachotherdeeply.FromthisexperienceI18thatlovewasjusta19inthequiltofourlife.Loveis20makinglifestrongandwarm.1.A.believeB.hesitateC.doubtD.ignore2.A.keepingB.tryingC.willingD.learning3.A.romanticB.magicC.formalD.special4.A.unsuitableB.impoliteC.uneasyD.impossible5.A.differenceB.loveC.similarityD.fight6.A.surpriseB.angerC.smileD.calm7.A.finishedB.forgetC.continuedD.considered8.A.excitedB.worriedC.shockedD.disappointed9.A.existsB.worksC.breaksD.appears10.A.easilyB.hardlyC.simplyD.usually11.A.long-lastingB.long-datedC.long-sufferingD.long-winded12.A.afterB.beforeC.untilD.since13.A.returnedB.escapedC.remainedD.heard14.A.ledB.letC.supportedD.helped15.A.fromB.throughC.acrossD.throughout16.A.madeupB.madewithC.madeintoD.madeof17.A.SeeingB.WatchingC.ReadingD.Checking18.A.expectedB.admittedC.noticedD.realized19.A.materialB.designC.colorD.thread20.A.everywhereB.insideC.anywhereD.outside
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LouisvilleKentuckyisaplacewherebasketballisanimportantpartoflifeand1mysontoanNBAexhibitiongameisveryspecial.LittledidIrealizehow2theeveningwasgoingtobe!Myson3myhandaswecrossedtheKentuckyFairgroundsparkinglot4forfamousFreedomHall.Beingeightyearsoldhe5feltitwasokaytoholdhisfather'shandandIfeltgratefulknowingthatthesekindofmomentswouldpassalltoosoon.Thestadiumholdsnineteen-thousand-plusfansanditdefinitelylookedlikeasellout满座asthemasses6.WehadbeentomanyUniversityofLouisvillebasketballgamesandevenafewUniversityofKentuckygamesinthishallowedhallbuttheexpectationof7MichaelJordanandtheChicagoBullsagainsttheWashingtonBulletsspedupour8acrossthemassiveparkinglotguessinghowthegamewasgoingtogo.Theturnstile回转门clickedandJosh9hissouvenirticketstub票根likehehadjustwonthelottery彩票!Wepushedourwaytotheupper-levelseatsofthetruefans.Beforeweknewitthegamewas10andthebattlehadbegun.DuringatimeoutwedashedforthehotdogandCokeandhurriedback11wewouldn't12asinglelayuporjumpshot.Thingsweregoingasexpecteduntilhalftime.Istartedtotalktosomefriendsnearbywhenmyarmwas13byadeterminedyoungpersonandhebegan14amulticoloredwovenyarnbracelet编制手链aroundmywrist.It15reallywellandhewasreallyfocusedintentlyashecarefullymadeadoublesquareknottokeepit16.Irecognizedthe17ofthemomentandwantinghimtobe18withmyinsightfulskillsItoldhim19howIknewthiswasafriendshipbraceletandsaidIguessthismeansweare20.Withoutmissingabeatheexclaimed大呼We'remorethanfriends.You'remydad!Idon'tevenremembertherestofthegame.1.A.takingB.sendingC.followingD.advising2.A.troublesomeB.embarrassedC.specialD.upset3.A.heldB.loosenedC.shookD.tied4.A.leadingB.showingC.preparingD.heading5.A.neverB.alreadyC.stillD.seldom6.A.partedB.gatheredC.walkedD.circled7.A.seeingB.meetingC.joiningD.playing8.A.drivingB.beatingC.successD.pace9.A.showedoffB.threwawayC.hungontoD.reachedoutfor10.A.underwayB.bywayC.inthewayD.ontheway11.A.incasethatB.sothatC.evenifD.aslongas12.A.performB.forgetC.missD.take13.A.brokenupB.pushedasideC.takenoffD.pulledover14.A.puttingB.enjoyingC.wavingD.playing15.A.woreB.tastedC.fitD.looked16.A.clumsyB.secureC.tightD.accurate17.A.excitementB.significanceC.mistakeD.accident18.A.movedB.convincedC.connectedD.impressed19.A.carelesslyB.proudlyC.hesitantlyD.anxiously20.A.friendsB.enemiesC.teammatesD.audience
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BobDylanisoneofAmerica’sgreatestsongwriters.Nowhehaswrittenabookabouthislifethatcriticshavepraised.BobDylan’sbookChronicles:VolumeOnewaspublishedinOctober.Ithasbeenamongthebest-sellingbooksinAmerica.TheNewYorkTimesnewspapernameditoneofthefivebestnon-fictionortrue-lifebooksin2004.AndrecentlytheNationalBookCriticsCirclenameditoneofthefivefinalistsforbestbiographyorautobiographyoflastyear.BobDylangrewupinthesmalltownofHibbingMinnesota.Asayoungmanin1961hemovedtoNewYorkCitywithhisguitar.Hewantedtobecomeafolksingerandmusician.Inhisbookhewritesabouthisexperiencesplayingandsingingotherpeople’ssongsinclubsintheGreenwichVillagearea.Hewritesaboutmanyartistswritersandmusicianswhoinfluencedhim.ThemaininfluenceonhimwasthegreatfolksingerWoodyGuthrie.GuthriewaslivinginahospitalinNewJerseybecausehehadaseriousdisease.DylanvisitedhimoftenandplayedGuthrie’ssongstohim.LaterDylanbecameextremelyfamousforthesongshewrote.Themediacalledhimthevoiceofageneration.BobDylanwritesthathiswifeandfivechildrenwerethemostimportantpartofhislife.HedescribestryingtofindprivacyforhisfamilyathishomeinWoodstockatowninNewYorkState.Butpeoplefromalloverthecountrycametovisithimanddestroyedhispeace.DylanalsowritesaboutspendingtimeinNewOrleansLouisianawhilerecordingthealbumOhMercyin1980.Hewritesabouttheprocessofrecordingthealbum.AndhewritesaboutthefriendlypeoplehemetinLouisiana.OnewasastoreownernamedSunPiewhoevengaveDylanasignforhiscarthatsaidWorld’sGreatestGrandpa.CriticshavecomparedBobDylan’sbookChroniclestooneofhissongs.Theysayitbringstolifeimagesfacesandplaces.Theysaythebookformslayersofmeaningthroughrichdetails.AsongislikeadreamDylanwritesandyoutrytomakeitcometrue.1.Dylanbecameveryfamousmainlybecause____.A.hewrotelotsofsongswhichwerequitepopularwiththepeopleinhistimesB.heusedtovisitthegreatfolksingerWoodyGuthrieandplayhissongstohimC.hewaspraisedbycritics.D.hesangthesongswrittenbywell-knownwritersandmusicians2.WhenlivingwithhisfamilyinWoodstockDylan____.A.devotedmuchofhistimetosongwritingB.visitedlotsoffamoussingersandmusiciansC.completedhisbookChronicles:VolumeOneD.wasunwillingtomeettoomanypeoplefromalloverthecountry3.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ThetownofHibbingwastheplacewhereDylanbeganhiscareer.B.DylanhadagreatinfluenceonafolksingerwiththenameWoodyGuthrie.C.ThealbumOhMercywasthemostsuccessfulworksofDylan.D.ThestoreownerinLouisianamaybeoneofDylan’sfans.4.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat____.A.DylanexpressedthehopeanddreamofthepeopleofhistimesinhissongsB.DylantriedtoshuthimselffromtheoutsideworldanddevotedhimselftohiscareerC.Dylan’sfamewasmainlybuiltonthesuccessofhisautobiographyChroniclesD.DylanbecamefamousaftertherecordingofhisalbumOhMercy
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TODAYFridayNovember12JAZZwiththeMikeThomasJazzBandatTheDerbyArms.UpperRichmondRoadWestSheen.DISCOSatinSoundsDisco.FreeatTheLordNapierMortlakeHighSt.from8a.m.to8p.m.Tel:682—1158.SATURDAYNovember13JAZZLysisatTheBull’sHeadBarnes.Admission60p.MUSICALHALLatTheStarandGarterLowerRichmondRoadPutneyprovidedbytheAbaDabaMusicHallcompany.Goodfoodandentertainmentfairprice.Tel:789—6749.FAMILYnightout?Jointhesing-alongatTheBlackHorse.SheenRoadRichmond.JAZZTheJohnBennettBigBandatTheBull’sHeadBarnes.Admission80p.THEDERBYARMSUpperRichmondRoadWestgiveyouJoeontheelectricaccordion.Tel:789—4536SUNDAYNovember14DISCOSatinSoundsDiscofreeatTheLordNapierMortLakeHighStreetfrom8a.m.to8p.m.FOLKMUSICatTheDerbyArms.TheShortStuffandresidentstheNormanChopTrio.Non-remembers70p.Tel:688—4626.HEAVYMUSICwithTonySimonatTheBullUpperRichmondRoadWestEastSheen.THEDERBYARMSUpperRichmondRoadWestgiveyouJoeontheelectricaccordion.1.WhereandwhencanyouheartheMikeThomasJazzBand?A.AttheDerbyArmsonFriday.B.AttheBlackHorseonFriday.C.AttheStarandGarteronSaturday.D.AttheDerbyArmsonSunday.2.WhereandwhencanyouheartheNormanChopTrio?A.AttheBull’sHeadonSunday.B.AttheDerbyArmsonSundayC.AttheBullonSaturday.D.AttheBlackHorseonSaturday.3.YouwanttospendtheSaturdaybyjoiningtheentertainmentwithyourfamily.Whereshouldyougo?A.DiscoatTheLordNapier.B.Thesing-alongatTheBlackHorse.C.TheelectricaccordionatTheDerbyArms.D.JazzatTheBull’sHead4.Youwanttospendthesamedayattwodifferentplacesanddon’twanttocrossanystreet.Whichofthefollowingisyourbestchoice?A.Thesing-alongattheBlackHorseandJazzatTheBull’sHead.B.Thesing-alongatTheBlackHorseandFolkMusicatTheDerbyArms.C.FolkMusicatTheDerbyArmsandHeavyMusicwithTonySimonatTheBull.D.MusicalHallatTheStar＆GarterandDiscoatTheLordNapier.
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EverymorningLulawheelsherselfintothelivingroomwhereshesitsforhourstotallylostinthoughts.Thedaysareshortand__1__nowsodifferentfromlastsummerwhenLulaatage94walkedthroughaworldlitupby__2__.Hercollegesweethearthadfoundher76yearsaftertheirfirstkiss.TheymarrieD.Fiveweekslateracarcrash__3__theirhoneymoon.Nowsheis__4__again.In1923barely18LulafirstmetPaul.ThenonedaytheydancedandPaulsentLulahomekissedherandleft.Their__5__wason.Theyleftschooltoteachin__6__placesbutkeptupa__7__writinglettersandseeingeachother__8__.Neitherofthemhadacar.__9__werenotforchattinginthosedays.LulalovedPaulbutshewas__10__sinceheneverspokeof__11__.ShestarteddatingothersandfellinlovewithLarryMarschat.Neartheendof1926Lula__12__tellingPaulshehadbeenaskedtomarry.Paulwas__13__learningLulawasleavinghim.He__14__wroteback.Hehadbeenin__15__forverylong.Hehadintendedtoseeherwhenhefeltfitenough.ButLuladidnotknowthis.She__16__Mrs.MarschatinJune1927.Sixtyyearslaterherhusband__17__away.LastApril21aletterarrivedfromPaul.Shecalledhimthatnight.Paulsuggestedtheyshouldmakea__18_andsotheyunitedspendingeveryminutetogetherknowingtimewas__19__forthem.But__20__disappearedsoquickly.1.A.windyB.blueC.brightD.gray2.A.fireB.loveC.candleD.flash3.A.enteredB.touchedC.ruinedD.shocked4.A.aloneB.quietC.seriousD.dependent5.A.quarrelB.romanceC.adventureD.fortune6.A.unknownB.nearbyC.distantD.native7.A.hardshipB.friendshipC.partnershipD.relationship8.A.usuallyB.infrequentlyC.unexpectedlyD.continuously9.A.MailsB.RadiosC.PhonesD.Cinemas10.A.puzzledB.delightedC.interruptedD.mistaken11.A.childrenB.marriageC.freedomD.incomes12.A.wroteB.insistedC.avoidedD.stopped13.A.disappointedB.impressedC.confusedD.heartbroken14.A.finallyB.quicklyC.neverD.certainly15.A.bedB.schoolC.troubleD.hospital16.A.becameB.surprisedC.punishedD.refused17.A.traveledB.stayedC.movedD.passed18.A.decisionB.promiseC.coupleD.memory19.A.preciousB.enoughC.pleasantD.difficult20.A.chancesB.happinessC.beautyD.loneliness
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Healthykneesaren’tthemainconsiderationinchoosinghighheelsbutnewresearchsayschunkyheelsarejustasbadforthekneesasspindlystilettos细高跟鞋.Ittakesalongtimetofeeltheeffectsofkneeosteoarthritis骨关节炎—andonceyoudoititistoolatesaidDr.CaseyKerriganleadingresearcherofthestudyandassociateprofessoratHarvardMedicalSchool’sdepartmentofphysicalmedicinE.Icompareittosmoking—onecigaretteisnotpainfulbutoveralifetimeitis.Wide-heeledshoesfeelcomfortablesowomenwearthemalldaylongKerrigansaiD.Theyarebetterforyourfeetthanstilettoheelsbutjustasbadforyourknees.Inthestudyresearchershadtwentywomenweartwopairsofshoeswiththree-inchheelsonewithanarrowheelandtheotherwithathickonE.Thescientistscomparedhowmuchpressurewasputonthewomen’skneesbybothtypesofshoes.Thewomenalsowalkedbare-foottotestnormalpressurE.Thescientistsfoundthatbothtypesofshoesappliedequalamountsofpressuretotheknees.Comparedwithwalkingbarefoottheheelsincreasedpressureontheinsideofthekneeby26percent.Increasedpressureonthekneeeventuallyleadstoarthritisexpertssay.Theideathathighheelsarebadforyourhealthisn’tnew—scientistshavewarnedwomenforyearsthattheycontributetoproblemsrangingfromcornstohammertoestendonitiskneepainsprained扭伤anklesandbackproblems.Butin1998KerriganandateamofHarvardresearcherswerethefirsttolinkhighheelsandkneeosteoarthritisapainfuljointdiseasethatdestroyscartilage软骨surroundingthekneE.ThefirststudylookedonlyatstilettoheelsandKerrigansaidshewantedtostudythechunkyhigh-heeledshoesbecauseshenoticedmanywomenwearing.hisstudyconfirmswhatweallintuitively直觉地knowthathigh-heeledshoesofanykindarenotgoodforourhealthsaidDr.GlemPfeifferaSanFranciscodoctorandmemberoftheAmericanAcademyofOrthopedicSurgeonswhowasnotconnectedtothestudy.1.Thestudymentionedinthesecondparagraphfoundthat_________.A.pressureonthefootiscausedbyhighheelsB.thepressureisabnormalwhilewalkingbarefootC.arthritisisalwayscausedbypressureonthekneesD.bothtypesofshoeshavethesameharmtotheknees2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.peoplegottoknowthehighheelsarebadforhealthrecentlyB.peoplehaveknownthehighheelsarebadforhealthforyearsC.peoplehaven’tknownthehighheelsarebadforhealthyetD.peoplewillbewarnedthatthestilettohighheelsarebadforhealthsoon3.Kerrigan’slatestudylookedatthechunkyhigh-heeledshoesbecause_________.A.theyfeelmorecomfortableB.theyarerelatedtokneeosteoarthritisC.theyarewornbymanywomenD.theyaredifferentfromstilettoheels4.Thebesttitleforthepassagemaybe_________.A.TakingHealthyKneesintoConsiderationB.High-heelsDoHarmtoKneesC.ChunkyHeelsandStilettoHeelsD.WhenWearingHigh-heels
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OprahWinfreythequeenofAmericandaytimetalkTVisconsideredoneofthemostpowerfulwomenintheworld.Nowafter25years’hostingTheOprahWinfreyShowthestarhasannouncedsheiscallingitquits.AccordingtotheLosAngelesTimesthemovesignalsthebeginningofthedeclineforthedaytimetalkshow.Morewomenareworkingfull-timejobsandpeopleareturningtocable有线电视andpre-recordedshowsfortheirentertainment.ItmaybethatOprahisn’tquittingsomuchasmovingon.ShehascreatedtheOprahWinfreyNetworkOWNandwillmostlikelymovehershowtothenetwork.IfaudiencesaroundtheworldneedOprahtheywellknowwheretolook.OprahWinfreywasborntoasingleteenagemotherinasmalltowninruralMississippiUS.Asachildshelivedwithpovertyandabuse.Butshegotajobatalocalradiostationwhereherhonestyemotionalstylewonhermanyfans.Shequicklyrosethroughtheranksofradioandtelevisionbeforelaunchingherownproductioncompanyandstartingherownshow.Oprah’stalkshowwasnotthefirstofitskindbutitquicklybecamethebestandmostpopular.Itmadetalkshowspopularandothersjumpedintostartsimilarshows.ButwhileothertalkshowsturneduglyfeaturingguestswhoarguedandattackedeachotherwithchairsOprahroseabovethemess.Partofherpowerliesinthefactthatherlifestoryresonates产生共鸣withheraudienceasakindofversionoftheAmericandreamwritesKevinConnollyareporterwiththeBBC.Shebecameastarbecauseofthewaysheopenedupaboutherproblemstoheraudience.Shesharedherownstruggleswithrelationshipsandweight.Shefocusedonself-help.ConnollybelievessomethinginherhonestyandhersometimespainfullyemotionaldirectnessstruckhomewithacertaintypeofAmerican.1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.ThestopofOprah’sshowreflectsthedecreaseofaudience.B.Oprahhostedhershowforabout25years.C.AmericantalkshowwaspioneeredbyOprah.D.Oprahusedtobearadiopresenter.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?A.Oprahcoulddealwiththeguestsfightingverywell.B.Oprah’sshowstoodoutwithheruniquestyle.C.Oprahturnedadeafeartootherpeople’squarrel.D.Oprah’sfamerosebecauselotsofpeoplewatchhershow.3.FromKevinConnollyweknowpeoplelikeOprah’sshowforallthereasonsEXCEPT________.A.Oprahalwayssharespeople’slifestoriesinhershowB.theaudiencesaretouchedbyOprah’shonestyandfranknessC.Oprah’slifestoryreflectsthetruthofAmericandreamD.someaudiencesareinspiredbyOprah’sshow4.AccordingtothetextOprah________.A.alwaysvolunteerstohelpthosewhoneedhelpB.haspracticedpresentationalskillssinceshewasyoungC.believesthatoneshouldrelyonhimselftosolveproblemsD.callsonwomentoworkfull-timejobs
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Everydestinationhasitsto-dolist----gotoPairsandnotclimbthetower?NoAndifyoutakeatriptoTasmaniagiveyourselftwoweeksandyoucanprettymuchdoallthemust-seesintheislandstate.Andthenyoumightwantseconds.Why?WellforeveryfamousdestinationTasmaniahasasecretsidetrip.WallsofJerusalemTheWallsofJerusalemareaseriesofbeautifulvalleyscoveredwithpines.Thepathsarewalk-inonlyleaveyourcaratthepathheadingsouthofMoleCreek.DeloraineTasmaniantownsdon’tgetmuchmoreattractivethanDeloraninelyingatthefoothillsoftheGreatWesternTiers.Althoughitdoesgetsometourismtrafficithaskeptitssoul.AndifyoutimethingsrightyoucangoshoppingatDeloraine’sShowgroundMarketfirstSaturdayofeachmonth.NarawntapuNationalParkUntilrecentlythisplacewascalledAsbestosRangeNationalPark.Don’tyoujustwanttogo?A.wishnamechangeshouldresultinmorepeoplemakingasidetrip.Thelandhereisspecialwithwetlandsattheedges.Itreallycomestolifeatnightfallasthebirdsplay.BothwellOfftheMidlandHighwayBothwellgetslesstrafficsoyoumaybealoneasyouwindthroughthecemeteryofStLuke’sChurchwheresomeoftheheadstoneinscriptions碑铭aresooldthattheyhavewornawaytoashadow.MariaIslandHowaboutanislandoffthecoastofanisland?ThereareferryservicesfromTriabunnaandOrfordtoMariaIsland.WalkerscantakeaferrytothetopmeetingofBishop&Clerkorwalktosandstonealongthecoast.seemariaisland.com.au1.Inwhichofthefollowingplacesmaythecarbeforbidden?A.MariaIsland.B.Deloraine.C.WallsofJerusalem.D.Bothwell.2.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisrelatedtothehistory?A.AsbestosRangeNationalPark.B.ThecemeteryofStLuke’sChurch.C.ThetopmeetingofBishop&Clerk.D.TheWallsofJerusalem.3.Ifyouareabirdloveryoucangoto____.A.AsbestosRangeNationalParkB.MariaIslandC.BothwellD.Deloraine4.Thepassageiswritten____.A.totellthewriter’sexperienceinTasmaniaB.totellreadersthehistoryofTasmaniaC.toinformreadersofthestateofTasmaniaD.tointroducesomeplacesofinterestinTasmania
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AccordingtosometalktheyoungergenerationinSmithvilleisthemostantisocialinhistory.Thisseemsfarfromthetruth.YoungpeopletodayasawholearebettermoreinformedmoreambitioushealthierandmoresmartthaneverbeforE.WhythenitmaybeaskeddoweseesuchrestlessnessandsuchantisocialbehavioramongouryoungpeopleFortheanswerthecitizensofthiscommunitymustlookatthemselves.WhathavetheydonetothegroundsthathavebeenbuiltinthelastfifteenyearsHowmanyswimmingpoolsarethere?Howmanyvocationaltrainingprojectshavebeenstarted?Howmanycommunity-organizedyouthpartiesandpicnicshavebeenheld?Theaveragecitizenwillanswerthattheresponsibilityfortheseactivitiesbelongstoschools.Butschoolscannotbeheldresponsibleforallthefree-timeactivitiesofalltheyoungpeopleofthiscommunity.Thejoboftheschoolsisformaleducationnotfree-timerecreation娱乐.Thiscommunityneedsayouthcentersuitableforsuchactivitiesaspicnicscampingsportsmusicartandsoon.Thereshouldbesocialandrecreationalactivitiestomeettheneedsandinterestsofeverymemberofourschoolageyouth.MayorElmoD.Greelyhasproposedtheformationofayouthclubasthefirststepinthedirectionofayouthcenter.MayorGreelyhascalledameetingattheCityHallonFridayAugust15atnoon.Givingupalunchhourisaverylittlesacrificeforaprojectthatcanbeofgreatimportancetothiscommunity.ThisnewspaperurgeseveryadultandyoungpersonofSmithvilletoattendthisimportantmeeting.Webelieveourindustrialbusinessandprofessionalleadershaveanespeciallystrongdutytobepresent.Thisnewspaperwillbepresentandintendstosupportthisprojectwithvigor.1.Theunderlinedwordantisocialprobablymeans_________.A.opposedtoanorderlysocietyorwayoflifeB.promisingC.suitabletopresentsocietyD.havingalotofsocialexperience2.WhatdoesthewriterthinkofthesentencetheyoungergenerationinSmithvilleisthemostantisocialinhistoryA.HethinksitistruE.B.HethinksitisnottruE.C.HethinksitispartiallytruE.D.HethinksitisnonsensE.3.ThemainideaofParagraphs2and3is_________.A.togiveuslotsofquestionstoshowthatproblemisseriousB.thatschoolshouldholdtheresponsibilityforeducationratherthanfree-timerecreationC.toanalyzethereasonswhytheyouthareantisocialD.thatweshouldtakemoreactivitiesorstartmanyvocationalprojects4.Thesolutiontotheproblemoftheantisocialbehaviorofyoungpeopleis_________.A.takingpartinpicnicscampingandsoonB.settingupayouthcenterC.attendingameetingheldbyMayorGreelyeveryFridayD.supportfromthenewspaper
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ATLANTAGeorgia---Alternativemedicine---includingyogameditationherbs草药andtheAtkinsdiet艾特金斯饮食法---appearstobegrowinginpopularityintheUnitedStatesperhapsbecauseofdissatisfactionwithconventionalcarethegovernmentsaidThursday.MorethanathirdofAmericanadultsusedsuchpracticesin2002accordingtothegovernmentsurveyof31000peoplethelargeststudyonnon-conventionalmedicalapproachesintheUnitedStates.Ifprayerisincludedabout62percentofU..S..adultsusedsomeformofalternativemedicine.Theresultsseemtoindicatemorepeopleareturningtoalternativemedicinethoughthe2002surveycouldnotbedirectlycomparedtopreviousstudiesbecauseofdifferencesinsizeandsurveymethodshealthofficialssaiD.Thetopalternativetherapies疗法includedprayer43percentofadultsnaturalproducts19percentmeditation8percentanddietssuchasAtkinsOrnishortheZone4percent.Morepeoplealsoareusingnaturalproductssuchasherbsorenzymes酶totreatchronicorrecurringpain慢性或经常性疼痛saidRichardNahinoftheNationalCenterforComplementaryandAlternativeMedicinepartoftheNationalInstitutesofHealth.ManyconditionsarenoteasilytreatedwithconventionalmedicineNahinsaD.Itmaybethepublicthatisturningtocomplementary补充的andalternativemedicinebecauseit’snotgettingrelieffromconventionalmedicine.ButpeopleshouldnotbeturningawayfromconventionaltreatmentsthatareprovensafesaidDr.StephenStrausdirectorofthealternativemedicinecenter.PeoplearemakingindividualdecisionstoneglectthosetherapiesandwehaveconcernsaboutthosechoiceshesaiD.Healthofficialssaidtheywereconcernedthat13percentofthosesurveyedsaidtheyturnedtoalternativemedicinebecauseregularmedicineistooexpensive.Itneedstobeexplored---weneedtofindoutwhethertheywereinsuredornotNahinsaiD.Healthofficialsalsoweresurprisedthat6.6percentofthosesurveyedusedthesupplementkava卡瓦提取物whichhasbeenassociatedwithliverdisease.Peoplemaketheassumptionthatbecausesomethingisnaturalthatit’ssafeNahinsaiD.Butanumberofstudieshaveshownthatnaturalproductscanbeunsafewhenusedinappropriatelyorwithotherdrugs.Hesaidpeopleconsideringusingalternativemedicineshouldconsulttheirdoctorfirst.1.WhichcanbeusedasthepropertitleforthepassageA.DifferencesbetweenalternativemedicineandconventionalmedicineB.ComparisonoftheeffectsofdifferentmedicineC.ConventionalcareremainstobemostacceptableD.Alternativemedicinebecomesmorepopular2.Fromthepassageweknowthatmostpeoplechoosealternativemedicine_________.A.becauseithasbeenprovensafetotakeB.becauseexpertsconfirmitallsidedlyC.becausetheyarenotsatisfiedwiththeconventionalmedicineD.becauseconventionalmedicineisexpensive3.WhatcanprobablybeinferredfromthepassageA.Mostpatientsareblindintakingalternativemedicineorconventionalcare.B.Expertsstillhaven’tdrawnanall-roundandexactconclusionaboutalternativemedicine.C.Alternativemedicinewilleventuallytakeplaceofconventionalcare.D.Naturalherbsaresaferthanthemedicineprocessedbyman.4.WhichofthefollowingagreeswiththearticleA.Expertswillcarryoutfurtherstudiesonalternativemedicine.B.Healthofficialsareworriedthatusingthealternativemedicinewillberemoved.C.Thesupplementkavaismoreeffectivetoanxietydisease.D.Naturalproductshaveanadvantageoverconventionalcare.
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WesternNewBridgeLibraryAnnouncement2008-3-10ShortenedLibraryHoursforSpringBreakLibraryHourshavebeenshortenedto7hoursaday9:00a.m.—4:00p.m.forSpringBreakfromMarch24toMarch30.ComingEventsOnMondayMarch24at10:30a.m.ScottSuttonachildren’swriterwilltellstoriestokidsoverseven.Sutton’sattractivestylewillsurelyinspireeveryonepresent!At1:00p.m.onMarch26theGeogetownMusicianswillpresentanIrishFolkConcertwhichwillbeentertainingfortheentirefamily.Comeforthemusicandstaytocheckoutsomerelevantbooksfortherestoftheweek!OnThursdayMarch27at2:00p.m.theannualChildren’sGatheringwilltakeplaceinRoom201thesecond-floor.PickupaninvitationintheChildren’sRoomandreturnyourRSVP回复toreserveyourseatatthetableby3:00p.m.onTuesdayMarch25.OnlychildrenareallowedintheGathering.At10:30a.m.onFridayMarch28EnzoMonfreofthehitkid’sscienceshowENZOologywillbringFossilsLive!SurelyEnzowilltaketheaudiencebackintimedeepbeneaththesurfaceoftheearthtouncoverthemysteriesofkillerdinosaursandmore.EnzorecentlyappearedontheEllenDeGeneresShow—comeandseehimatthelibrary!PleasenoteIncaseofemergencypleasecalltheHelpDeskat926-3736andfollowtheproceduresoutlinedonthevoicemessage.Thecall-downserviceisstaffed24hoursaday7daysaweekforemergencies.TheHelpDesksuppliesservicetoyoualltheyeararound!Forquestionsaboutallthesepleasecontacthld@wnbl.corg.ComeforthegreatFun;StayfortherelevantBooks!1.ToattendtheannualChildren’sGatheringonehasto_______.A.buyaticketB.applyinadvanceC.makeareservationD.contactthecall-downservice2.AccordingtothepassageEnzoMonfrewill_______.A.showthechildrenaroundazooB.tellstoriestochildrenoversevenC.bepresentatthescienceshowinpersonD.leadthechildrentotheEllenDeGenerseShow3.TheHelpDeskinthislibrarysuppliesservice_______.A.onlyduringthedaytimeB.incaseofemergencyC.tilltheendoftheSpringBreakD.after22:00p.m.everyday4.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatchildrencan_______.A.attendalltheactivitieswiththeirparentsB.borrowsomerelevantbooksfortheactivitiesC.participateintheactivitiesfrom8:00a.m.to4:00p.m.D.chooseonlyoneoftheactivitiesaccordingtotheirinterest
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Readingisagoodhabitbuttheproblemisthere’stoomuchtoreadthesedaysandtoolittletimetoreadeverywordofit.TherearehundredsofskillstohelpyoureadmoreinlesstimeHerearetwoskillsthatIthinkareespeciallygooD.Preview-ifit'slongandhat&Previewingisespeciallyusefulforgettingageneralideaofheavyreadinglikelongmagazinearticlesandbusinessreports.Here’showtopreviewReadthefirsttwoparagraphsandthelasttwoparagraphscarefully.Thenreadonlythefirstsentenceoftheotherparagraphs.Previewingdoesn'tgiveyouallthedetails.Itkeepsyoufromspendingtimeonthingsyoudon'treallywant-orneed-toreaD.Skim-ifit’sshortandsimplE.Skimmingisagoodwaytogetageneralideaoftightreading-likepopularmagazinesorthesportsandentertainmentofyourdailypaper.Here’showtoskim.Getyoureyestomovefast.SweepthemacrosseachlinE.PickuponlyafewkeywordsineachlinE.Everybodyskimsdifferently.YouandImaynotpickupthesamewordswhereweskimthesamepiecebutwe'llgetasimilarideaofwhatit'sallabout.1.Howmanyskillsarerecommendedinthispassage?A.OnE.B.Two.C.ThreE.D.Four.2.WhatshouldweNOTdowhenwereadsportsnewsinadailypaperaccordingtothepassage?A.Readthelasttwoparagraphscarefully.B.letoureyestomovefast.C.SweepoureyesacrosseachlinE.D.PickuponlyafewkeywordsineachlinE.3.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.HowtoreadfasterB.WhattoreadC.WhentoreadD.Whyweshouldread
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Lookingaheadto2010itappearsfinanciallyimpossibletoaccommodate容纳85000newstudentsinclassroomsatfour-yearuniversities.Luckilysuchawayisnotnecessary.Indeedit’snotevenproper.SeveralforcesareridingtotherescuE.Thetwomostimportantaredistancelearningandcommunityandtechnicalcolleges.Thesewillnotgetridofthetraditionalsettingwherebachelor’s学士andgraduatedegreesareearneD.Buttheywillbeabletohandlemuchofthegrowthinenrollments注册人数入学人数andthedemandforhighereducation.Whenfacedwithaproblemcreatedbytechnologyapplymoretechnology.ajournalistoncesaiD.HighereducationseemstobeanexamplE.Newlearningtechnologyisanimportanttoolinteachingnewtechnologyskill.WilliamRichardsonpresidentofJohnsHopkinsUniversitypraisedWesternGovernorsUniversity—avirtualinstitution虚拟大学thatusestheInternetandotherinformationtechnologytoovercomethevastdistancesoftheWestandreachpeoplewitheducation.Justastheextremelycontrolledhighschoolofoldwasperfecttrainingforanassembly-line装配线workforcesotoday’scollegeisequallyproperasasettingforasocietywhosemembersmustgetandmanageknowledgefromawidevarietyofsources.HenoticeD.EasternWashingtonhaslongbeenaleaderinthismovement.ForthepastdecadeSpokane’sEducationServiceDistrict101hasbroughtthebestteachersintheregiontoruralclassroomsviasatelliteuplink.WashingtonSateUniversityWSUpresidentSamSmithreportsthatduringthesameperiodWSUmanagedone-thirdincreaseinstudentswithonly2percentmorefaculty全体教员.It’sbeendonebyholdinggrowthatthemaincampusalmostflatsettingupthreebranchcampuseslocatinglearningatcommunitycollegesandofferinganextendeddegreeprogramwherestudentslearnathomE.Ineachcasetechnologyisusedtoextendthereachoffaculty.Theothercost-effectivestrategyistotrustcommunityandtechnicalcollegE.HereWashingtonStatehasanedge优越条件.Itspublictwo-yearcollegesprovidethemostextensivecoverage保证金inthenation.JeanFlotenpresidentofBellevueCommunityCollegenotesthesystemserved425000adultstudentslastyear—atenthallthestate’sadultpopulation.Almosthalfwerethereforjobtrainingversus与相对40percentforacademic高等专科院校preparation.1.Accordingtotheauthortoenrollmorestudentsuniversitiesdon’thaveto.A.enlargetheircampusesB.gainadditionaltechnicalsupportC.retain保留thetraditionalacademicsettingD.accommodatemorefacultymembers.2.WhentheauthorsaysHighereducationseemstobeanexampleinParagraph3hemeansproblemswithhighereducationcanbesolvedbyallEXCEPT.A.applyingnewlearningtechnologyB.usingInternetandotherinformationtechnologyC.teachingnewtechnicalskillsD.settingupmoretechnicalcolleges3.Whathasmadepossibleaone-thirdincreaseinstudentswithonly2percentmorefaculty?A.TechnicalandcommunitycollegE.B.Newadvancesinscienceandtechnology.C.Morelearningcenters.D.NewschoolcurriculA.4.Whichwayofeducationismainlydiscussedinthepassage?A.Traditionalways.B.Top-rankeduniversities.C.Cost-effectivestrategies.D.Technology-basedbusiness.
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Themakingofglassisaveryoldindustry—atleast4500yearsolD.Glasshasmanyextraordinaryqualitiesanditisoftenbeingusedinnewways.Oneofthemostinterestingnewusesforglassisintelephonecommunication.Scientistshavedevelopedglassfibersasthinashumanhairwhicharedesignedtocarrylightsignal.Whenthelightreachestheotherenditisfirstchangedintoelectricalsignalswhichareinturnchangedintosoundmessages.CalledlightwavecommunicationthenewsystemwasusedsuccessfullyinanexperimentinChicagoin1977.Duringtheexperimenttwoglassfiberswereabletocarry672conversationsatthesametimE.Thelightwavecablecontaining144glassfibersisabletocarry50000conversationsatthesametimE.Thelightwavecommunicationsystemhastwoimportantadvantages.Firsttheglassfibercablesaresmallerandweighlessthancoppercables.Secondtheycostless.Perhapsitcanbesaidthattelephonecommunicationhasenteredtheageoflight.1.Accordingtothepassagepeoplestartedtomakeglass.A.4500yearsagoB.nolessthan4500yearsagoC.lessthan4500yearsagoD.nearly4500yearsago2.Oneoftheextraordinaryqualitiesofglassisthatitcancarry.A.soundsignalsB.lightsignalsC.electricsignalsD.anysignals3.Accordingtothepassagethenewtelephonecommunicationsystem.A.hasbeenputintoactualuseB.wasputintoactualusein1977C.wasputonexperimentin1977D.hadbeenrepeatedlyexperimentedonbefore19774.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestexpressesthemainideaofthepassage?A.Glassisveryusefulbecauseithasmanyunusualqualities.B.Lightsignalshavechangedtheuseofglassinindustry.C.Glassfibreshavereducedthecostoftelephonecommunication.D.Theuseofglassfibrestocarrytelephonemessagesisaninterestingnewdevelopment.
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Dad!Hetookabookwithoutpaying!Iyelled大叫.MyfatherlookedsurpriseD.Beforetheboycouldsayanythinghismothergrabbedhisarmandshookit.Isittrue?Youstole?Tellme!Everyonewasquiet.Theboybegantocryandhenodded点头hisheaD.Hepulledoutthecomicbook漫画书fromunderhisshirt.OhMr.Kim.Iamsorry!MyTedmadeabigmistake!Mrs.Diaztoldmyfather.ShetriedtotakethecomicbookbutTedwouldn’tletgo.It’sOK.HecankeepitmyfathersaidwithasmilE.OhnoMrs.DiazsaiD.LetmepayrightnowSheduginherpursE.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tongueatmE.Tedhasbeenworkingherefortwoweeks.Hehaspaidforthecomicbookbutmyfathersaysheissuchagoodworkerthathecanworkwithmeaslongashewants.Wearefriendsnow.1.Wheredidthestorymostprobablytakeplace?A.Inaclassroom.B.Inasupermarket.C.AtabookstorE.D.Atalibrary.2.BysayingbutTedwouldn’tletgotheunderlinedparttheauthormeans__________.A.TedtookthebookbymistakeB.TedwantedtokeepthebookC.Teddidn’twanttogohomeD.Teddidn’tthinkhewaswrong3.Fromthesecondparagraphwemayinfer推断thatMrs.Diaz__________.A.didn’tthinkhersonstolethebookB.hadbeenoutofworkforalongtimeC.forgottotakemoneywithherthatdayD.couldn’taffordtopayforthebook4.Inthelastparagraphwhatdoestheauthormainlytell?A.Hisideawassuccessful.B.Teddidn’tlikethejoB.C.HelikedTedverymuch.D.Tedwasanaughtyboy.
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Runnersinarelay接力racepassastickinonedirection.HowevermerchantspassedsilkgoldfruitandglassalongtheSilkRoadinmorethanonedirection.TheyearnedtheirlivingbytravelingthefamousSilkRoad.TheSilkRoadwasnotasimpletradingnetwork.Itpassedthroughthousandsofcitiesandtowns.ItstartedfromeasternChinaacrossCentralAsiaandtheMiddleEastandendedintheMediterraneanSea.Itwasusedfromabout200B.C.toabout1300ADwhenseatravelofferednewroutes路线.Itwassometimescalledtheworld’slongesthighway.HowevertheSilkRoadwasmadeupofmanyroutesnotonesmoothpath.Theypassedthroughwhatarenow18countries.Theroutescrossedmountainsanddesertsandhadmanydangersofhotsundeepsnowandevenbattles.Onlyexperiencedtraderscouldreturnsafe.TheSilkRoadgotitsnamefromitsmostprizedproduct.Silkcouldbeusedlikemoneytopaytaxesorbuygoods.Butthetraderscarriedmorethanjustsilk.GoldsilverandglassfromEuropeweremuchfoundintheMiddleEastandAsia.HorsestradedfromotherareaschangedfarmingpracticesinChina.Indianmerchantstradedsaltandothervaluablegoods.ChinesemerchantstradedpaperwhichproducedanimmediateeffectontheWest.ApplestraveledfromcentralAsiatoRome.TheChinesehadlearnedtograft嫁接differenttreestogethertomakenewkindsoffruit.TheypassedthisscienceontoothersincludingtheRomans.TheRomansusedgraftingtogrowtheapple.TradingalongtheSilkRoadledtoworld-widebusiness2000yearsbeforetheWorldWideWeb.ThepeoplealongtheSilkRoaddidnotsharejustgoods.Theyalsosharedtheirbeliefs.TheSilkRoadprovidedpathwaysforlearningdiplomacy外交andreligionzōng jiāo .1.It’sprobablethattradersalongtheSilkRoadneeded.A.toremembertheentiretraderouteB.toknowthemakingofproductsC.toreceivecertainspecialtrainingD.todealwithalotofdifficulties2.TheSilkRoadbecamelessimportantbecause.A.itwasmadeupofdifferentroutesB.silktradingbecamelesspopularC.seatravelprovidedeasierroutesD.peopleneededfewerforeigngoods3.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph3referto?A.Silk.B.Atradingnetwork.C.Theworld’slongesthighway.D.Goods.4.NewtechnologiescouldtravelalongtheSilkRoadbecausepeople.A.learnedfromoneanotherB.sharedeachother’sbeliefsC.tradedgoodsalongtherouteD.earnedtheirlivingbytraveling5.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheSilkRoad:PastandPresentB.TheSilkRoad:EastMeetsWestC.TheSilkRoad:RoutesFullofDangersD.TheSilkRoad:PathwaysforLearning
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OneLanguageForEveryoneAstoryfromtheBibletellsofoldBabylonwherethemendecidedtobuildatowerthatwouldtouchthesky.ButGodwasunhappyandhemadethemspeakdifferentlanguages.Theycouldn'tunderstandeachothersotheirdreamnevercametrue.Yetthedreamremainsaliveifallmenspeakthesamelanguagetheycandoanything.L..L..ZamenhoffromPolandwasamongthemenwhopursuethisdream.HedevelopedEsperanto世界语between1877and1885.Asthemostsuccessfulman-madeworldlanguageitisspokenbyovertwomillionpeoplearoundtheworld.LastmonththeWorldEsperantoCongress大会dealingwithlanguagerightsendedinSweden.MostEsperantospeakersareinCentralandEasternEuropeandinEastAsiaparticularlyChinesemainland.Esperantohastwoadvantages.Firstit'seasy.Eachletterhasexactlyonesoundandtherearejust16basicgrammarrules.Thesecondadvantageisthatitbelongstonocountry.ButEsperantohasonlyreachedasmallnumberofpeoplecomparedwithnaturallanguageswidelyusedaroundtheworld—suchasEnglishorChinese.WhiletheselanguagesaredeeplyconnectedwiththeirnationsandculturesEsperantodoesn'thavethisbackground.WillEsperantoreallybecomeagloballanguage?Itremainsaquestion.1.Thewritertellsusastoryatthebeginningto_______.A.explainwhymenhavebeenmakingtheefforttocreatealanguagesharedbyallB.explainwhymennowspeakdifferentlanguagesC.showtherelationshipbetweenmanandGodD.provelanguageisveryimportant2.Whatdoesthewordpursueinthesecondparagraphmean?A.realizeB.workforC.beagainstD.cometrue3.WhatisthebasicdifferencebetweenEsperantoandEnglish?A.MorepeoplespeakEnglishthanEsperanto.B.Esperantowordsareeasiertospell.C.Esperantohasfewergrammarrules.D.Esperantoisnotsupportedbyanycountryorculture.4.Whatdoesthestorymainlytalkabout?A.TheadvantagesofEsperanto.B.Men'sdreamofsharingthesamelanguage.C.ComparisonofEsperantoandotherlanguages.D.Themostsuccessfulman-madeworldlanguage—Esperanto.
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YoucouldbeaheroichunterbyexpectingtofightagainstevilmonstersorthefastestF1driveraround.IntheworldofcomputergamesnothingisimpossiblE.Ifyou’reintocomputergamesE3iswhereyoucanfindthemostup-to-dateequipment.ForbothgamersandcompaniestheElectronicEntertainmentExpoE.3heldinLosAngelesUSforthreedaysfromMay10wasacarnival狂欢节.Thetopthreecomputergamemanufacturers生产商intheworldallshowedofftheirnewmachines.Nintendo’s任天堂newgamecontrollerlooksaseasytouseasaTVremotE.Sony’sPlayStation3combinestheworld’smostpowerfulgameconsole游戏机withanext-generationDVDplayer.Microsoft’sXbox360canconnecttopersonalcomputersPC.andcellphonessouserscantransfergamecontentamongthethreesystems.PCVSConsoleTheE3alsohadnewgamesforbothPCsandconsolessuchastheXboxorPlayStation.Gamerswillagainbefacedwiththelong—existingproblemofwhichsystemtousE.SomeanalystshavesuggestedthatPCgaminghasseenitsdaysinceconsoleplayershavemadegreatadvances.FurthercomparedwithaPCaconsoleischeap.TheaveragepriceofthePlayStationandtheXboxisonlyone-thirdofthatofapersonalcomputer.OneofthebiggestadvantagesthePChasoverconsolesisthattherearealotmoregamesavailableplusmanyarefreetodownloaD.PCsalsogivegamersavarietyofwaystoconnecttotheInternetandtooneanother.Howevermanyconsolesnowsupportonlinegamesaswell.Itseemsthataslongaspeoplecanbedragon龙huntersorcrazydriversitdoesn’tmatterwhetheritisonaPCoraconsolE.1.Thesecondpartofthepassageismainlyabout________.A.acomparisonbetweendifferentsystemsB.up-to-datecomputergamesC.E.3D.1ongexistingproblemofgaming2.ThewritercomparesE3toacarnivalbecause________.A.thelatestgameequipmentisonshowthereB.thisistheworldofcomputergamesC.newgamemachinesaregivenawaythereD.itshowsthevastpossibilityofgaming3.Comparedtoconsolesthepersonalcomputerhastheadvantagesof________.A.1owerpricesB.havingmadegreatadvancesC.supportingonlinegamesD.alotmoregamesavailableandfreetodownload4.Asfordifferentgamesystemsthewriter__________.A.pointsoutPCgamingisnolongeronthemarketB.prefersconsolesC.showsaneutral中立的viewpointD.suggestsusingcellphonestoconnectthem
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SubmityourphotosandvideostoYouWitnessNewstohavethemconsideredforuseonReuters.comYahoo!andtheReutersprofessionalpictureserviceusedbythousandsofnewsorganizationsworldwidE.Whenyousendimagestopics@reuters.compleaseprovidethefollowingsothatwecanreviewandpostthem:·Yourfullname·Youremailaddressorphonenumber·AbriefdescriptionoftheeventyoushotwiththeplaceanddatethatitoccurreD.Thenextimagesshownacrosstheworld’snewspaperstelevisionchannelsandnewssitescouldbeyours.ShareyourtakewiththeworlD.Whatmakesagoodnewsphotograph?Asyou’rethinkingabouttakingnewsphotographsthinkaboutwhatmakesupagoodpicturE.MostimportantlyitwillbeofinteresttoawideaudiencE.Itmaydescribeaneventinthenews:atraincrashaclashinthestreetscrazilyhappyfansthemomentthebiggameiswon.Uniquenessiseye-catching.A.picturethatnooneelsetookhasmuchmorenewsvaluethanonetakenalongsidearankofotherphotographers.A.goodnewspicturewilltellastorywithoutwords.ItwillhavecontextbyshowingthesurroundingsceneorshowtheemotiononthefacesofthepeopleinthepicturE.Timelinessiscritical.WhateverthecontentanewspicturecanloseitsvalueinashortspaceoftimE.Newseventsmovequicklyandtheshotofaminitornadoyoutooklastweekmayhavebeendestinedforthefrontpagewhenyoutookitbutofnointeresttoanewspaperorawebsiteaweeklater.Controlisimportant.Pleaserememberabsolutelynophotoisworthbotheringothersputtingyourselforothersindangerorgettingintroublewiththelaw.We’relookingforwardtoseeingyourpictures.1.Thefollowingarethefeaturesofagoodnewsphotographexceptthat.A.itisuniqueB.itistimelyC.itrespectsothers’privacyandthelawD.itcanarousespecialists’interest2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.YouWitnessNewsisacolumnofawebsitE.B.ThephotosorvideosyoutakeareonlysharedbyYahoo!andReuters.com.C.Attachabriefdescriptionofyourselfwhensubmittingyourphotosandvideos.D.AnyphotoorvideoyoutakewillbeacceptedbyYouWitnessNews.3.Thepurposeofthepassageis.A.toteachyouhowtotakephotos.B.totellpeoplewhatagoodnewsphotoisC.toremindpeoplenottodisturbotherswhiletakingphotosD.toencourageyoutosharethetakE.4.Whichofthefollowingisagoodnewsphotograph?A.AbirdescapesfromthecagE.B.Apolicemanisrobbedinthestreet.C.Twodogsfightinthepark.D.AnoldcouplequarrelathomE.
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WhenIwaslittlemyfamilyusedtomovefrequently.BeforeIcouldevenget1withmyschoolmatesmyfamilywasonthemoveagain.Ibecamevery2becauseofthis.Butagirlwithdarkskinandlongshinyhair3me.Herbestcharacteristicsareheropennessand4.Sheisalwayssmilinglikeabeautifulsunflowerfollowingthesun.Without5Ienjoyedbeingwithherandsoonwebecamegoodfriends.AstimewentbyIgraduallybecamea6girl.Butthisjoyfulperioddidn’tlastlong.Wewereadmittedtodifferentcolleges.IfeltlikeIhadgone7tomyalways-on-the-movechildhood.Ifelt8andhelplessandIwasafraidthatIwould9herasmybestfriend.Shestayedcalmandsaidtome:RainyoucanachievemorethanIdoso10toyourdreamsandmakeabigeffort!Realfriendshipdoesn’tfadeandwewillbebestfriendsforever.Maybeshedidn’trealizewhatagreat11shewastomeatthattime.Howeveritturnedoutthatmy12werewell-founded有根据的.Ifeltthatthe13betweenuswasgettingbiggerandbigger.Onedayshesentmeatextmessagehappilytellingmethatshehadfalleninlovewithahandsomeboyinherclass.IfelthappyforherbutatthesametimeIwassecretlyworriedaboutourfriendship.I14herseveraltimesintendingtotellhertothinkcarefullyabouther15withtheboybutIgotnomoremessagesfromher.Ifeltsadthatperhapsourfriendshipwouldnot16.Ihadalmostgivenuphope17shevisitedmeatmycampusaweeklater.Shelooked18butwaswearingthemostbeautifulsmile.Shegavemeabighugandsaid:I’msorry.Iwanttobemyselfandyourfriendforever!Wecriedtogether19thepeoplewalkingpast.Shetoldmehersadstoryandweknewwehadgonebacktohowitwasbefore.NowIfirmlybelievethatdistanceandtimecan’t20youfromafriend.Ifyoucareenoughabouteachotherfriendshipneverfades.1.A.madB.boredC.acquaintedD.patient2.A.silentB.disappointedC.outspokenD.crazy3.A.helpedB.changedC.attractedD.impressed4.A.faithfulnessB.cheerfulnessC.quietnessD.kindness5.A.delayB.hesitationC.problemD.doubt6.A.happyB.luckyC.helpfulD.successful7.A.overB.downC.outD.back8.A.scaredB.strangeC.ashamedD.homesick9.A.leaveB.missC.loseD.desert10.A.holdbackB.holdonC.holdupD.holdout11.A.burdenB.exampleC.encouragementD.wonder12.A.conclusionsB.expectationsC.dreamsD.concerns13.A.differenceB.distanceC.misunderstandingD.conflict14.A.visitedB.messagedC.telephonedD.wrote15.A.relationshipB.satisfactionC.lifeD.story16.A.returnB.developC.surviveD.advance17.A.untilB.whenC.asD.unless18.A.cheerfulB.relaxedC.calmD.pale19.A.forgettingB.noticingC.ignoringD.overlooking20.A.protectB.preventC.freeD.separate
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Onceuponatimethecolorsoftheworldstartedtoquarrel.GreensaidClearlyIamthemostimportant.IamthesignoflifeandhopE.Iwaschosenforgrasstreesandleaves.Withoutmeallanimalswould1.BlueinterruptedYouonlythinkaboutthe2butconsidertheskyandthesea.3thewaterthatisthebasisoflifeanddrawnupbythecloudsfromthedeepsea.Withoutmypeaceyouwouldallbe4.Yellowchuckledyouareallsoserious.Ibringlaughterfunand5intotheworlD.OrangestartednexttoblowhertrumpetIamthecolorofhealthandstrength.Imaybe6butIampreciousforIservetheneedsofhumanlife.WhenIfillthesky7mybeautyissostrikingthatnoonegivesanother8toanyofyou.Redcouldstandit9andheshoutedoutIamtherulerofallofyou.Iamthecolorofdangerandofbravery.Iamwillingto10truth.Iamalsothecolorofpassionandoflove.ThencamePurpleandIndigoThecolorswentonboastingeachconvincedofhisorherown11.Theirquarrelingbecamelouderandlouder.Suddenlytherewasastartlingflashofbrightlighteningthunder.Rainstartedtopourdown12.Thecolorscrouched蜷缩down13drawingclosetooneanotherforcomfort.InthemidstofthequarrellingrainbegantospeakYoufoolishcolorsfighting14__yourselveseachtryingtocontrol15.Don’tyouknowthatyouwereeachmadeforaspecialpurpose16?Joinhandswithoneanotherand17tome.Doingastheyweretoldthecolors18andjoinedhands.Theyformedacolorfulrainbow.Fromthenonwheneveragoodrain19theworldarainbowappearsinthesky.Theyrememberto20oneanother.1.A.stayB.leaveC.gooutD.die2.A.earthB.moonC.starD.sun3.A.ThatisB.IamC.ItisD.Thisis4.A.anythingB.nothingC.somethingD.everything5.A.warmthB.sadnessC.depressionD.anxiety6.A.usualB.normalC.commonD.scarce7.A.atmidnightB.atnoonoratnightC.atsunriseorsunsetD.duringtheday8.A.giftB.honorC.thoughtD.respect9.A.formoreB.anymoreC.verymuchD.nolonger10.A.turntoB.fightforC.strugglewithD.bendover11.A.superiorityB.disadvantagesC.shortcomingD.weakness12.A.gentlyB.quietlyC.violentlyD.peacefully13.A.withcareB.infearC.bychanceD.onpurpose14.A.amongB.byC.forD.against15.A.othersB.themselvesC.theotherD.therest16.A.equalandsimpleB.ordinaryandsimilarC.moreorlessD.uniqueanddifferent17.A.shoutB.cryC.comeD.point18.A.combinedB.separatedC.unitedD.divided19.A.cleansB.washesC.brightensD.builds20.A.appreciateB.quarrelwithC.ignoreD.praise
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MostAmericankidsloveHalloweentreatsbutabucketofHalloweencandycanbeadentist’snightmare.Someparentstrytogetridofhalfofthecandyaftertheirchildrengotobedbutdentistssayparentsalsoneedtoseparatethegoodkindsoftreatsfromthebad.Itisnotexactlywhatachildeatsthattrulymattersbuthowmuchtimeitstaysinhismouth.AccordingtopediatricdentistDr.KanetaLottthemostdamagingstuffissomethingthatisstickyorveryhardandthusstaysinthemouthforalongtime.Thisisbecauseweallhavebacteriainourmouths.Whenweeatthebacteriatakeourfoodastheirfoodandproduceanacidthatdestroysthesurfaceoftheteethcausingcavitiestoform.Thelongerthefoodstaysinthemouththemorelikelycavitieswilldevelop.Thereforepotatochipsareworsethancandybecausetheygetstuckbetweenteeth.Forthesamereasonraisinsandcrackersarenotthebestchoice.HardcandiestakealongtimetoconsumeandarealsoabadchoiceforHalloweentreatsIfchildrenreallylovecandydentistsrecommendthattheyeatchocolateinstead.Unlikehardcandieschocolatedissolvesquicklyinthemouth.Besideschocolatecontainstanninswhichhelptokillsomeofthebacteriainthemouth.Butnomatterwhatachildeatsbrushingaftereachmealisstillthebestwaytofightcavities.1.Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage?A.Todiscusshowcavitiescanbetreated.B.TopointouttheproblemswithHalloweencelebrations.C.Totellparentswhatsweetsarelessdamagingtotheirchildren’steeth.D.ToteachparentsthemeaningofHalloweencandiesfortheirchildren.2.Whyarehardcandiesespeciallybadforteeth?A.Theymaybreakthechild’steeth.B.Theycontaintoomuchsugar.C.Theyhelpbacteriatoproducetannins.D.Theystayinthemouthforalongtime.3.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisabetterchoiceforHalloweentreats?A.Chocolate.B.Crackers.C.raisins.D.Potatochips.4.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingistrueoftannins?A.Theyareproducedwhenthebacteriadigestthefood.B.Theyhelptogetridofsomebacteriainthemouth.C.Theyhelpchocolatetodissolvemorequickly.D.Theydestroythesurfaceoftheteeth.
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Notallmathskillsarelearnedintheclassroom.Someofthemcomenaturally.Considerthesplit-secondcalculationsyoumakewhenyouestimate估计thenumberofemptyseatsontheschoolbusorthenumberofcookiesinacookiejar.Theseestimatescanoftenbedonewithoutcounting.That'sbecausehumansarebornwiththeabilitytocloselyguessthenumberofitemsinagroup.Researcherscallthisabilityaperson'snumbersense.Toseehowaperson'sinbornnumbersensemightbelinkedtomathematicalperformanceintheclassroompsychologistJustinHalberdaandhiscolleaguesfromJohnsHopkinsUniversityinBaltimoreUSransometests.Thescientistsasked6414-year-oldstolookatimagesofyellowandbluedotsthatflashedonacomputerscreenforafraction一小部分ofasecond.Eachimagecontainedbetween10and32dotsthatvariedinsize.Someimagescontainedtwiceasmanybluedotsasyellowdots.Inotherimageshoweverthenumberofblueandyellowdotswasnearlyequal.Foreachimagethestudentswereaskedtoestimatewhichcolorhadmoredots.Thescientistsfoundawidevariationinhowwellstudentscouldpickthecolorwiththemostdots.Thescientiststhenlookedatthestudents'mathscoresdatingbacktokindergarten.Childrenthatperformedbestintheimagetestalsoscoredthehighestinstandardmathtests.Thesamefindingheldtrueattheotherendofthespectrum范围.Studentswhodidn'tscorewellontheimagetestreceivedlowermathscores.Thestudywasthefirsttoshowalinkbetweenaperson'sinbornnumbersenseandhisorherachievementinformalmathtraining.Doesthisconnectionmeanthatonecannotbegoodinmathiftheyhaveaweaknumbersense?Orthathavingastrongnumbersenseisaguaranteeforgoodgradesinmath?Theanswersarenotclear.Whilescientistscontinuelookingatthepossiblelinksbetweenaperson'snumbersenseandmathachievementonethingiscertain:Doinglotsofmathhomeworkwillboostyourchancesofsuccess.1.JustinHalberdaandhiscolleaguesransometeststo.A.lookatthestudents'mathscoresdatingbacktokindergarten.B.askthestudentstoestimatethedotsC.seeifaperson'sinbornnumbersensehassomethingtodowithmathlearningD.decidehowtolearnmathwell2.Whatisthepropermeaningoftheunderlinedwordboost?A.increaseB.graspC.missD.possess3.Accordingtothepassagethemostimportantthingtolearnmathwellisthat.A.oneshouldhaveaninbornnumbersenseB.oneshouldpracticealotC.oneshoulddoalotoftestsD.oneshoulddoalotofcounting4.WhatistheresultofJustinHalberda'stests?A.Studentswhodidwellinthetestsalsodidwellinmathexams.B.Onecannotbesuccessfulinmathifhehasawellnumbersense.C.Onewhohasastrongnumbersensecannotdomathwell.D.Oneshoulddoalotofmathhomeworkifhewantstohaveanumbersense.
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Onestudenttookaboxofchickentoclassanothercarriedonacellphone1andstillanotherwhistledloudlyeverytimethe2turnedhisback.Reformschool?No.College.Moreandmoreprofessorssaytheyarecomingacross3studentsintheirclassrooms.Manyoftoday’syoungscholars学者arrivelateleave4talkloudortakecareofpersonal5suchaspayingbillsduringclass.Whyarethestudentsbehavingbadly?BecausetheycansaidastudentofUniversityofNorthTexas.Alotofthetimetheprofessorsletthemget6withit.Someeducatorssayitistimetobringpolitenessbacktotheirclassrooms—andeven7takingsomeoftheblameforbadbehavior.Theysaythatrudestudentsarebynomeansthemajoritybutthatoneofthemcanruinanentire8.Peopleare9whentheylearnthatimpolitebehaviorisbecomingmoreandmorecommonin10educationsaysDrGeraldAmandaacounseloratCityCollegeofSanFrancisco.They11somehighschoolstudentstomisbehavebutthinkthosewhogetto12willbehavemorepolitely.DrAmandabelievesthatsocietyin13hasbecomemoretolerant容忍的ofrudebehaviorand14peopleinpowerincludingprofessorsnolonger15standardsfor16.Thatleadstoagrowingimprudence轻率行为17somecollegestudents.There’sagreat18ofbadbehaviorintheworldaroundthemandyoungpeopleseeitand19disrespectsaidDrAmanda20thatsometimesstudentshavenoideathattheyarebeingrude.1.A.lineB.conversationC.messageD.picture2.A.professorB.studentC.presidentD.classmate3.A.hardworkingB.cheatingC.rudeD.selfish4.A.lateB.earlyC.noisilyD.quietly5.A.feelingB.interestC.computerD.business6.A.awayB.downC.alongD.back7.A.enjoyB.hateC.startD.avoid8.A.schoolB.companyC.societyD.class9.A.delightedB.surprisedC.interestedD.encouraged10.A.betterB.moreC.higherD.younger11.A.expectB.hopeC.forbidD.wish12.A.workB.collegeC.1earningD.knowledge13.A.allB.timeC.chargeD.general14.A.whyB.howC.whetherD.that15.A.changeB.breakC.setD.reach16.A.teachingB.politenessC.thinkingD.progress17.A.aboutB.forC.behindD.among18.A.dealB.numberC.manyD.sum19.A.prepareB.growC.developD.improve20.A.speakingB.addingC.warningD.wishing
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DeterminedtomakeschoolmorerelatedtotheworkplaceRooseveltHighSchoolinPortlandOregondevelopedaschool-to-workprogram.Intheirfirstyearstudentsareofferedsomejobpathwaysinnaturalresourceshumanserviceshealthcarebusinessartsandcommunication.Thefollowingyeareachstudentchoosesoneofthepathwaysandexaminesitindepthspendingthreehoursaweekwatchingsomeoneonthejob.Suchaprogramisalsoinpracticeinsomeotherstates.Theschool-to-workprogramisbuiltaroundapartnership.ForexampleEastmanKodakamajoremployerinColoradointroducesstudentstobusinessbyhelpingthemconstructamodelcityusingsmallpiecesofwood.ThechildrenusethemodelstodecideonthebestplacetosetupschoolssaysLucilleMantellidirectorforEastmanKodakinColorado.Kodakintroducesmathbyteachingfifthgraderstousetheirpocketmoneyproperly.Theyalsoprovideone-on-onejobwatchingexperiencesandofferchancesofpracticeforhighschooljuniorsandseniors.StudentscometotheworkplacetwoorthreehoursaweekexplainsMantelli.Theydothejobforus.Wepaythemandtheygetschoolcredits学分.Wealsogivethemourviewsontheirperformanceanddevelopmentalopportunities.Inthesepartnershipseverybodywins.Thestudentstendtotakemoredifficultcoursesthanstudentsinschoolsthatdon’toffersuchprograms.Businessbenefitsbyhavingabetterpreparedworkforceneededinfutureyears.It’sawayforustoworkwiththeschoolsystemstodevelopthetypeofworkforcewe’llneedinfutureyearsMantellicontinued.Weneedemployeeswhounderstandthebasicsofreadingandwriting.Weneedthemtobegoodatmathandtobecomfortableworkingonateam.Ourtheoryisthattheycanlearnasmuchoutsidetheclassroomasin.Allstudentshavetheabilitytochangetheworldnotjusttoliveinit.Todothattheyhavetoknowhowtosolveproblemsandusecriticalthinkingskills.Weneedtoencouragethemtodreamaboutjobsthatgobeyondwhattheyseetodayconcludesaschool-to-workprogramorganizer.1.UsingtheexampleofEastmanKodakinColoradothewritershowsus____.A.whattheschooldecidestodoB.whythestudentsgetpaidfortheirjobsC.wherethestudentshavetheirmathclassD.whatrolethebusinessplaysintheprogram2.Themainpurposeoftheschool-to-workprogramisto_____.A.offerstudentsmoredifficultcoursesB.introducenewjobopportunitiestoschoolsC.improverelationsbetweenstudentsandteachersD.makewhatstudentslearninschoolrelatedtotheworkplace3.AccordingtothetextLucilleMantelliis____.A.amathteacherB.aschooldesignerC.acompanymanagerD.aprogramorganizer4.Whatdoesthewritermeanbysayingeverybodywins.Paragraph3?A.Studentsgetschoolcreditsbytakingexaminations.B.Bothstudentsandbusinessbenefitfromtheprogram.C.Theworkingconditionsofthecompanyhaveimprovedgreatly.D.Everyteacherandstudentgetspaidforworkingoutsidetheschool.
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WecanofferyouaplaceatoneofthebestuniversitiesinBritain.We'llprovideyouwithachoiceof150firstclasscoursesdevelopedespeciallytoenableyoutostudyinyourowntimebackedbytheOpenUniversity'sownspecialstudymethod-OUsupportedopenlearning.We'llgiveyouthesupportofapersonalteacherandthechancetomeetyourfellowstudents.Youcantakeone-offcoursesdiplomasadegreeorapostgraduatedegreE.Subjectsavailableinclude:computingbusinessmanagementtechnologymodernlanguagessocialsciencesEnglishlawartssciencemathematicseducationandhealth&socialwelfarE.Didyouknow?●TheOUisinthetop15%ofallUKuniversitiesforteachingquality●25%ofallBritishMBAscomefromtheOU●Over30000employershaveofferedchancestotheirstaffonOUcourses●40.000OUstudentsareonlinefromhome●Thereare9-monthcoursesandnewdiplomasaswellasdegreesAMBAAccreditedWhetheryouwanttostudytoimproveyourjobsorforyourownpersonalinterestthere'salmostcertainlyacourseforyou.Ifyouhaven'tstudiedforawhilewe'llhelpyougetstarteD.Noprevioustrainingordegreesarerequiredyoujustneedalivelypoweroflearningandawillingnesstolearn.It'srealvalueformoneyandyoucanpaybymonthlypayments.OpenUniversitycoursematerialsareofthehighestqualityandcomeinavarietyofformsincludingvideoandaudiotapesaswellastexts.TheOUleadstheworldinitsuseofnewtechnologyforlearning.A.numberofcoursesprovidesourcematerialonCDRom.WhatelsecantheOpenUniversityofferyou?Thebestwaytofindoutistousethecouponbeloworphoneustoday.SendforyourfreeinstructionsnowSendtoTheOpenUniversityPOBox625MiltonKeynesMK76AAU99LX□PleasessendmeacopyoftheCourses.DiplomasandRA／BscDegreeinstructions□Pleasesendmeacopyofthepostgraduateinstructions□TickhereifyouhavecontactedtheOUinthepastTitleInitialsSurnameAddressPostcodeTel.DateofBirth／／19OUHotline24／hours087090000301websitewww.open.AC.uk／advert1.Thisisanadvertisementof.A.investigatingEnglishlearningB.settingOpenUniversityC.sellingbooksD.attractingstudents2.AsastudentoftheOpenUniversityyoudon'tneedto.A.haveapoweroflearningB.havelessonsallthetimeattheuniversityC.choosewhichcoursetolearnD.payanymoneyforyourstudy3.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat.A.OUcoursesarepopularinBritainB.moneyforlearningmustbepaidoffatonetimeC.wecan'ttelephonetheuniversityduringthenightD.peoplecan'tbeemployedwithoutfinishingOUcourses
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Peoplehavewonderedforalongtimehowtheirpersonalitiesandbehaviorsareformed.Itisnoteasytoexplainwhyonepersonisintelligentandanotherisnotorwhyoneiscooperativeandanotheriscompetitive.Socialscientistsareofcourseextremelyinterestedinthesetypesofquestions.Theywanttoexplainwhywepossesscertaincharacteristicsandexhibitcertainbehaviors.Therearenoclearanswersyetbuttwodistinctschoolsofthoughtonthematterhavedeveloped.Asonemightexpectthetwoapproachesareverydifferentfromoneanotherandthereisagreatdealofdebatebetweenproponentsofeachtheory.Thecontroversyisoftenreferredtoasnature/nurture.Thosewhosupportthenaturesideoftheconflictbelievethatourpersonalitiesandbehaviorpatternsarelargelydeterminedbybiologicalandgeneticfactors.Thatourenvironmenthaslittleifanythingtodowithourabilitiescharacteristicsandbehavioriscentraltothistheory.Takentoanextremethistheorymaintainsthatourbehaviorispredeterminedtosuchadegreethatwearealmostcompletelygovernedbyourinstincts.Proponentsofthenurturetheoryorastheyareoftencalledbehavioristsclaimedthatourenvironmentismoreimportantthanourbiologicallybasedinstinctsindetermininghowwewillact.AbehavioristB.F.Skinnerseeshumansasbeingswhosebehaviorisalmostcompletelyshapedbytheirsurroundings.Thebehaviorists’viewofthehumanbeingisquitemechanistic;theymaintainthatlikemachineshumans’respondtoenvironmentalstimuliasthebasisoftheirbehavior.Eitherofthesetheoriescannotyetfullyexplainhumanbehavior.Infactitisquitelikelythatthekeytoourbehaviorliessomewherebetweenthesetwoextremes.Thatthecontroversywillcontinueforalongtimeiscertain.1.Whichofthefollowingstatementswouldthesupportersofthenaturetheoryagreewith?A.Aperson’sinstinctshavelittleeffectonhisactions.B.Environmentisimportantindeterminingaperson’sbehaviorandpersonality.C.Biologicalreasonshaveastronginfluenceonhowweact.D.Thebehaviorists’viewcorrectlyexplainshowweact.2.Concerningthenature/nurturecontroversythewriterofthisarticle.A.supportsthenaturetheoryB.supportsthenurturetheoryC.believesbotharecompletelywrongD.thinksthatthecorrectexplanationofhumanbehaviorwilltakeideasfromboththeories.3.IntheUnitedStatesBlackpeopleoftenscorebelowWhitepeopleonintelligencetests.WiththisinmindwhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.NatureproponentswouldsaythatWhitesaregeneticallysuperiortoBlacks.B.SupportersofthenaturetheorywouldsaythatWhitesscorewellbecausetheyhaveasuperiorenvironment.C.BehavioristswouldsaythatBlacksoftenlacktheeducationalandenvironmentaladvantagesthatWhitesenjoy.D.NurtureproponentswoulddisagreethatBlacksarebiologicallyinferiortoWhites.
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OnedayateacheraskedherstudentstolistthenamesoftheotherstudentsintheclassontwosheetsofpaperleavingaspacebetweeneachnamE.Thenshetoldthemtothinkofthe1thingtheycouldsayabouteachoftheir2andwriteitdown.Ittooktheremainderoftheclassperiodtofinishtheir3andasthestudentslefttheroomeachonehandedinthepapers.ThatSaturdaytheteacherwrotedownthenameofeachstudentona4sheetofpaperand5whateveryoneelsehadsaidaboutthat6.OnMondayshegaveeachstudenthisorherlist.Beforelongtheentireclasswas7.Really?sheheardwhispers耳语.I8knewImeantanythingtoanyone!andIdidn’tknow9likedmesomuch!weremostofthe10.Thatgroupofstudents11on.SeveralyearslateroneofthestudentsMarkwaskilledinVietnamandtheteacherattendedthefuneralofthatspecialstudent.Thechurchwas12hisfriends.AfterthefuneralMark’sparentsmettheteacher.Wewantto13yousomethingMark’sfathersaidtakingawalletoutofhispocket.They14thisonMarkwhenhewaskilleD.Wethoughtyoumight15it.Openingthewallethe16removedtwo17piecesofnotebookpaperthathadbeenfoldedandunfoldedmanytimes.Theteacherknewwithoutlooking18thepapersweretheonesonwhichshehadlistedallthegoodthingseachofMark’sclassmateshad19abouthim.ThankyousomuchfordoingthatMark’smothersaiD.AsyoucanseeMark20it.1.A.worstB.mostunforgettableC.mostcommonD.nicest2.A.classmatesB.teachersC.parentsD.relations3.A.preparationB.testC.assignment任务D.discussion4.A.largeB.separateC.redD.clean5.A.listedB.readC.selectedD.erased擦掉6.A.eventB.classC.individual个人D.homework7.A.cryingB.smilingC.silentD.exhausted8.A.neverB.alwaysC.sometimesD.certainly9.A.othersB.girlsC.boysD.some10.A.complaintsB.thoughtsC.excusesD.comments11.A.heldB.tookC.movedD.looked12.A.packedwithB.frighteningtoC.preparedforD.builtby13.A.tellB.showC.writeD.inform14.A.putB.foundC.hidD.wrapped15.A.needB.expectC.missD.recognize16.A.carefullyB.hurriedlyC.quicklyD.happily17.A.newB.beautifulC.wornD.tough18.A.thatB.forC.atD.whether19.A.talkedB.saidC.missedD.explained20.A.lostB.forgotC.describedD.treasured
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Anthropologist人类学家MargaretMeadisknownforhergroundbreakingresearchontheeffectsofcultureongender性roles.Herworkinghypothesiswasthatifgenderbehaviorwastheeffectpurelyofbiologythenwhatwasconsideredmasculineandfemininewouldbethesameinallcultures.Ifgenderbehaviordifferedindifferentculturesthiswoulddemonstratethatgenderbehaviorresultedfromcultureratherthanbiology.TotestthishypothesisMeadstudiedthreedifferentsocietiesinNewGuinea.ThefirstsocietythatshestudiedwastheArapesh阿拉佩什人.Inthissocietysheobservedthatbehaviorbymenandbehaviorbywomenwereremarkablysimilar.Shefoundthatbothmenandwomenexhibitedcharacteristicsthataretraditionallyconsideredfeminine:theyweresensitivetoeachothers’feelingsandexpressedemotions.ThesecondsocietythatshestudiedinNewGuineawastheMundugumorwhichwasasocietyofheadhuntersandcannibals.ThesocietywastheoppositeofthegentleandfeminineArapesh.Inthissecondsocietybothmenandwomenexhibitedcharacteristicsthataretraditionallyconsideredmale:theywereharshandaggressive.InthethirdsocietythatshestudiedtheTchambuliMeadfoundthatmalesandfemalesexhibitedverydifferenttypesofbehavior.Whatwasunusualwasthattherolesweretheoppositeofwhatwehavecometoexpect.Meadfoundthatinthissocietythemenwereemotionalandsubmissivetothewomenandthewomenwerestrongandaggressive.BasedonthesefindingsMargaretMeadcametotheconclusionthatculturemorethanbiologydeterminesgenderbehavior.1.AccordingtothepassageMargaretMeadbelievedthat________________.A.whatweconsidermasculineandfeminineresultsfromculturebutnotbiologyB.wecannotprovetheeffectsofcultureongenderrolesC.therearenocannibalsintheworldD.theArapeshisawonderfultribe2.IntheArapeshsocietybehaviorbymenandbehaviorbywomenareremarkablysimilarwhere________.A.themenareemotionalandsubmissivetothewomenandthewomenarestrongandaggressiveB.bothmenandwomenexhibitcharacteristicsthataretraditionallyconsideredmaleC.bothmenandwomenaresensitivetoeachother’sfeelingsandexpressemotionsD.nobodyknowswhytheyactthewaytheydo3.ThewordsubmissiveinthelastsentenceofParagraph2means____________.A.obedientB.givingC.feminineD.masculine4.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisFALSE?A.TheMundugumoristhesocietyinwhichmenandwomenaresensitivetoeachothers’feelingsandexpressemotionsB.TheTchambuliisthesocietyinwhichthemenareemotionalandsubmissivetothewomenandthewomenarestrongandaggressiveC.MargaretMead’sconclusionisbasedonthefindingsfromthethreesocietiesinNewGuineaD.genderbehaviorresultsfromcultureratherthanbiology
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BEUINGAssociatedPress美联社—Chinahasagrowingmiddleclassatraditionofexpectingeducationand21millionnewbabieseveryyear.Sellingeducationaltoysshouldbeeasy.WhileChinamaybetheworld’sbiggesttoymakermanyofthebestareexportedDepartmentstoresheredonothaveenoughhighqualitytoys.Itissaidthatthedemandforeducationaltoysislow.AUScompanyBabyCareistryingtochangethatwithanewwaytoselltoysinChina.BabyCareworksbasicallytogetherwithdoctorsinBeijinghospitals.Peoplewhojointhecompany’smotherclubcangetlecturesandnewslettersonbabyandchilddevelopmentatnoextracostiftheyagreetospend18dollarsamonthonthecompany’seducationaltoysandchildcarebooks.WewanttobuildasevenyearrelationshipwiththosepeoplesaidMatthewJ..EstesBabyCare’spresident.Itstartsduringpregnancy孕期whentheanxietyandneedsarehighest.BabyCareworksonaonetoonebasis.DoctorsnursesandteacherspaidbyBabyCareadviseparentsexplaintoysthataredesignedforchildrenateachstage阶段ofdevelopmenttoagesix.BabyCareopeneditsfirststoreinChinalastJuneinashoppingcenterincentralBeijingandanothernearBeijingZoo.Itplanstohave80storesinChinawithinsixyears.ItisanewmodelforChinaanddevelopsamarketinyoungchildren’seducationandhealththatnoothercompaniesarein.1.Whatdothefirsttwoparagraphsmainlytellus?A.Educationaltoysandforeigntoymarkets.B.ProblemswithChina’stoymarketandeducation.C.ReasonsforpushingsalesofeducationaltoysinChina.D.BabypopulationandvariouskindsoftoysmadeinChina.2.Whichofthefollowingisafactaccordingtothepassage?A.ClubmembersbuyBabyCareproductsforfreechildcareadvice.B.DoctorsinBeijinghelpinmakingBabyCareproducts.C.Parentsareencouragedtopay$18forclubactivities.D.BabyCaretrainsChinesedoctorsatnoextracost.3.BabyCareisdevelopingitsbusinessinChinaby.A.openingstoresinBeijinghospitalsB.offering18monthcoursesonchildcareC.settingupchildren’seducationcentersD.formingcloserelationshipswithparents4.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?A.Mother’sClubinChina.B.BabyCareandDoctors.C.AmericanCompanyModel.D.EducationalToysinChina.
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根据短文内容从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项选项中有两项为多余选项WarrenBuffettForsomeonewhoissuchasuccessfulinvestorWarrenBuffettcomesoffasaprettyordinaryguy.HewasbornonAugust301930.1Heusedtogodoor-to-doorandsellsodawater.WhenhisfamilymovedtoWashingtonBuffettbecameapaperboyforTheWashingtonPost.Buffettranhisfivepaperroutesandevenaddedmagazinestoroundouthisproductofferings.Whilestillinschoolhewasmaking$175amonthafull-timewagformanymen.2Hespent$1200on40acresoffarmlandinNebraskA.Heandafriendalsomade$50aweekbyplacingpinballmachinesinbarbershops.Theycalledtheirventure企业WilsonCoinOperatedMachineCo.Alreadyasuccessfulsmall-timebusinessmanBuffettwasn’tinterestedingoingtocollegebutendedupattheUniversityofPennsylvania-hisfatherencouragedhimtogo.3ButhewasturneddowninwhathadtobeoneoftheworstadmissiondecisionsinHarvardhistory.TheoutcomeaffectedBuffett’slifeforheendedupattendingColumbiaBusinessSchoolwherehestudiedunderProfessorBenjaminGrahamthefatherofsecuritiesanalysiswhoprovidedthefoundation基础forBuffett’sinvestmentstrategy.FromthebeginningBuffettmadehisfortunefrominvesting.Hestartedwithallthemoneyhehadmadefromsellingsodawaterdeliveringpapersandoperatingpinballmachines.Between1950and1956hegrewhis$9800to$14000.4Andthenhegraduallydrewinotherinvestorsthroughwordofmouthandveryattractiveterms.5Hedoesn’tcollecthousesorcarsorworksofartandhedisdains鄙视companiesthatwastemoneyonexpensiveearsprivatediningroomsandhigh-pricedrealvillas.Heisacreatureofhabit-samehousesameofficesamecitysamesodawater.A.ThenBuffttappliedtoHarvardBusinessSchool.B.Buffettismorelikelytobefoundinafourstarrestaurant.C.Whenhewas14Buffettstillkeptgreatinterestininvestment.D.EvenasayoungchildBuffettwasseriousaboutmakingmoney.E.OnethingisforsureaboutBuffett:heishappydoingwhatheisdoing.F.Buffett’sinvestmentstrategymirrorshislifestyleandhisoverallphilosophy.G.Fromthereheorganizedinvestmentpartnershipswithhisfamilyandfriends.
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Helosthisarmsinanaccidentthatkilledhisfather.Sincethenhehashadtodependonthearmsofhisyoungerbrother.Inordertotakecareofhimhisyoungerbrotherbecamehis___1___neverleavinghimaloneforyears.__2__writingwithhistoeshewascompletelyunabletodoanythinginhislifE.Asthetwobrothersgrewuptogethertheyhadtheir__3__ofproblemsandtheywouldoftenquarrel.Thenonedayhisyoungerbrotherwantedto___4___fromhimlivinghisownlifE.Sohewasheart-brokenanddidn'tknowwhattodo.A__5__misfortunestruckagirltoo.Onenighthermotherwhosufferedfrommentalillness__6__.Soherfatherwentoutlookingforhermother.Shetriedtopreparemealsforherparents__7__tooverturnthekerosene煤油lightonthestove__8__inafirewhichtookherhandsaway.Thoughhereldersistershowedherwillingnesstotake__39__ofhershewasdeterminedtobecompletelyindependent.Andmostofallshelearnedtobeself-reliant.OnceshewrotethefollowinginhercompositionIam__10__.ThoughIlostmyarmsIstillhavelegs.Thoughmywingsarebrokenmyheartcanstill11___.Onedaytheboyandthegirlwereboth__12__toatelevisioninterviewprogram.TheboytoldtheTVhostabouthis__13__futureatbeingleftonhisownwhilethegirlwasfullof14__forherlifE.Theybothwereaskedtowritesomethingonapieceofpaperwiththeirtoes.TheboywroteMyyoungerbrother'sarmsaremyarms;15__thegirlwrote:Brokenwingsflyingheart.Theyhadbothendured忍受thesamesufferingsbuttheirdifferentattitudesdeterminedthe__16__oftheirlives.ItistruethatlifeisunpredictablE.Disasterscanstrikeat__17__timE.Howyoudealwithmisfortuneisthetrue18__ofyourcharacter.Ifyouchooseonlyto19__andescapefromthesufferingitwillalwaysfollowyouwhereveryougo.Butifyoudecidetobestrongthehardshipwillturn__20__tobeafortuneonwhichnewhopeswillarisE.1.A.shelterB.shadeC.chainD.shadow2.A.ButforB.ExceptforC.InsteadofD.Dueto3.A.shareB.caseC.lackD.fear4.A.benefitB.returnC.separateD.differ5.A.seriousB.suddenC.terribleD.similar6.A.recoveredB.disappearedC.lostD.escaped7.A.onlyB.evenC.stillD.hardly8.A.takingB.succeedingC.resultingD.getting9.A.careB.chargeC.advantageD.photos10.A.practicalB.luckyC.happyD.bored11.A.breakB.beatC.flyD.jump12.A.invitedB.attractedC.introducedD.committed13.A.secureB.brightC.greatD.uncertain14.A.pressureB.enthusiasmC.regretD.demand15.A.asB.soC.whileD.evenif16.A.natureB.riskC.typeD.secret17.A.someB.noC.allD.any18.A.symbolB.meaningC.testD.outbreak19.A.complainB.sufferC.struggleD.involve20.A.upB.outC.overD.back
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Haveyoueverbeenoutonaboatandfeltitliftedupbyawave?Orhaveyoujumpedinthewaterandfelttherushofenergyaswavescameoveryou?askedJamieTayloroftheWaveEnergyGroupattheUniversityofEdinburgh.ThereiscertainlyalotofenergyinwaveshesaiD.Scientistsareworkingtousethatenergytomakeelectricity.Mostwavesarecreatedwhenwindsblowacrosstheocean.Thewindstartsoutbymakinglittleripples涟漪butiftheykeeponblowingthoseripplesgetbiggerandbiggerandturnintowavesTaylorsaiD.Wavesareoneofnature'swaysofpickingupenergyandthensendingitoffonajourney.Whenwavescometowardtheshorepeoplecansetupdarnstoblockthewaterandsenditthroughalargewheelcalledaturbine涡轮机.Theturbinecanthenpoweranelectricalgeneratortoproduceelectricity.TheresourceishugesaidJanetSwainoftheWorldWatchInstitute.Wewillneverrunoutofwavepower.Besideswaveenergydoesnotcreatethesamepollutionasotherenergysourcessuchasoilorcoal.Oceanscoverthree-quartersoftheEarth'ssurfacethatwouldmakewavepowerseemidealforcreatingenergythroughouttheworldthoughtherearesomeweakpointsyettoovercome.Swainsaidthatwavepowerstillcoststoomuchmoney.Shealsosaidthatitseffectsonseaanimalsarestillunknown.WhatismorewavepowercouldaffectfishingandboattraffiC.Traditionalsourcesofenergylikeoilandgasmaysomedayrunout.DemandforenergytopowerourTVsandcomputersdriveourcarsandheatandcoolourhomesisrisingrapidlythroughouttheworldSwainsaiD.Inthefuturewhenyouturnonalightanoceanwavecouldbeprovidingtheelectricity!1.Thewriterusesthetwoquestionsatthebeginningofthepassageto____.A.testthereaders'knowledgeaboutwavesB.drawthereaders'attentiontothetopicC.showJamieTaylor'simportanceD.invitethereaderstoanswerthem2.Theunderlinedphrasepickingupparagraph2isclosestinmeaningto____.A.startingagainB.speedingupC.gatheringD.improving3.Wecanmakebetteruseofwaveenergyifwe____.A.shortenitsjourneytothousandsofhomesB.buildmoresmallpowerstationsontheoceansC.reducethecostofturningitintoelectricpowerD.quickenthestepsofproducingelectricity4.Itcanbeinferredthatsomedaywemightnotworryabout____.A.airpollutionB.ourboattrafficC.ourpowersupplyD.oursupplyofseafish
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Howwouldyouliketosleepwithonehalfyourbrainasleepandtheotherhalfawake?Dolphinssleepthisway.RecentlyscientistsatIndianaStateUniversityhavediscoveredthatduckssleepthiswaytoo.TheyfoundthatduckssleephalfawakesotheycanrestandwatchfordangeratthesametimE.Afterputtingtheirducksinarowandvideotapingthemsomeresearchersfoundducksontheendofeachrowspentmoretimeasleepwithoneeyeopenapparentlylookingforpredators.ThemoretheducksfeltthreatenedthemoretheysleptwithoneeyeopensaidleadauthorNielsC.RattenborgagraduatestudentatIndianaStateUniversityTerreHautE.theuniqueaspectisnotthattheydoitbutthattheycontrolit.Whentheysleepattheedgeofagrouptheytendtorealizegreaterdangersotheyspendmoretimesleepingwithonehalfoftheirbrain.DuckswithoneeyeopenwerestillawakeenoughtodetectpredatorssaidtheauthorsofthestudywhichappearstodayintheJournalNaturE.Theresearchersstudiedfourgroupsoffourducksheldinplasticboxeswhichwerearrangedinarow.Ducksontheendwerefoundtosleepwithoneeyeopen31.8percentofthetimecomparedto12.4percentofthetimeforducksinthecentralposition.Alsoducksinthecentralpositiondidnotopenoneeyemorethantheotherswhileducksoneachendkepttheeyefacingawayfromthegroupopen86.2percentofthetimE.Brainwavereadingsoftheducksshowedthatthehalfofthebrainreceivingsignalsfromtheclosedeyeindicatedthathalfofthebrainwassleeping.Signalsfromthehalfofthebrainreceivingsignalsfromtheopeneyeshowedastatebetweenfullyawakeandasleep.1.Apredatorismostlikelytobe.A.ascientistwhodoesresearchworkonanimalsB.ahumanbeingwholooksafterandfeedsducksC.ananimalthathuntskillsandeatsotheranimalsD.ananimalthatislikelytobefriendswithducks2.Ducksattheendofeachrowsleepwithoneeyeopenbecause.A.theyarelookingforfoodB.theywanttoenjoythesceneryC.theyarewatchingoutfordangerD.theyareuniqueintheirsleepinghabit3.Howmanyduckswereusedintheexperiment?A.Four.B.Eight.C.TwelvE.D.Sixteen.4.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Ducksonthenorthernendofarowwouldkeeptheireyefacingthesouthopen.B.Duckswithlesssenseofdutyusuallychoosetostayinthecenterofarow.C.Duckswithoneeyeopenattheedgecanstillenjoyacertaindegreeofsleep.D.Avideotaperecorderwastheonlyelectronicdeviceusedintheexperiment.
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John'sparentsgotthewasherwhenhewasateenager.HisfamilyneverownedawashingmachinE.Sincegasolinewasexpensivetripstothelaundryseveralmilesawaywerefar1theirpowertoafforD.Keepingclothesclean2mostofyoungJohn'ssparetimE.A.familyfriendjoinedthearmyandhiswife3togowithhim.John'sfamily4tostoretheirfurniturewhiletheywereaway.5thefriendsuggestedtheyusetheirBendixandthiswashowthey6thewasher.Themachinewaseventually7toJohn'shouseand-acrosstheyearswithithe8alovefortheoldgreenBendix.ButfinallythewarendeD.WhenthefamilytooktheBendixbackJohngrewterribly9.Hismother10himsayingYoumustrememberthemachineneverbelongedtous11.Thatweevergottouseitatallwasagift.Soinsteadofbeingmadatitbeingtaken12let'susethe13tobegratefulthatwehaditatall.Thelessonturnedout14.YearslaterJohnwatchedhiseight-year-olddaughterdieaslowandpainfuldeathofleukemia白血病.Though15Johncouldn'tbegingettingoverfromthe16.ThenthememoryoftheoldBendixcameasagreat17.Hisdaughterwasa18.WhenherealizedthatsimplefacteverythingchangeD.Hecouldnowbeginrecoveringfromthedeathofhisdaughter.Hestartedtoseeherasamarvelousgiftthathewasfortunateenoughto19foratimE.Hefelt20.Hefoundstrengthandrecovery.Heknewhecouldgetthroughthevalleyofloss.1.A.beyondB.overC.withinD.below2.A.tookB.costC.occupiedD.spent3.A.preparedB.managedC.desiredD.appealed4.A.promisedB.expectedC.decidedD.offered5.A.InturnB.InreturnC.InadditionD.Inplace6.A.usedB.acquiredC.boughtD.borrowed7.A.attachedB.burdenedC.conveyedD.loaded8.A.achievedB.reducedC.developedD.produced9.A.confusedB.hopelessC.frightenedD.upset10.A.taughtB.explainedC.comfortedD.encouraged11.A.atthefirstB.inthefirstplaceC.firstofallD.forthefirsttime12.A.outB.awayC.upD.down13.A.chanceB.treasureC.eventD.success14.A.reasonableB.necessaryC.worthlessD.valuable15.A.missingB.forgettingC.strugglingD.thinking16.A.illnessB.difficultyC.lossD.lesson17.A.deliveryB.reliefC.hopeD.profit18.A.giftB.washerC.deathD.loser19.A.shareB.spendC.liveD.earn20.A.eagerB.energeticC.gratefulD.curious
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Peoplewhoarecheerfulandrelaxedarelesslikelytosufferfromcolds.It's1thatbeingfullofvim活力andvigor精力helpsthebody2illnessessaytheresearchersfromCarnegieMellonUniversityCMUinPittsburgh.Weneedtotakemoreseriouslythepossibilitythata3emotionalstyleisafighterplayerindiseaserisksayspsychologistSheldonCohenthestudy'sleadresearcher.InapreviousstudyCohenandhiscolleaguesfoundthatpeoplewho4tobecheerfulandlivelywere5likelytodevelopsnifflescoughsandothercoldsymptoms症状.Thosefindingswereinterestingbuttheydidn'tprovethataperson's6affectswhetherheorshegetssick.7itwasstillpossiblethataperson'sunderlyingpersonalityis8matters.9suggestsforinstancethatcertainpeoplearenaturallymorelikelytobeoutgoing外向的and10withhighself-respectandasenseof11overlife.Thiswouldmeanthatwhowearenothowwefeelfinallydecidesour12ofcatchingcolds.Tofigureoutwhichmatteredmorepersonalityor13theCMUteam14193healthyadults.Theresearcherstalkedtoeachpersonoverthephoneeveryeveningfor2weeks.Theytoldtheresearchersaboutthepositiveandnegative15theyhadexperiencedthatday.Theresultsshowedthateveryoneinthestudywas16likelytogetinfected.Theirsymptoms征兆however17dependingonthetypesofemotionsthattheyhadreportedoverthe182weeks.Scientists19aboutwhethernegativeemotionsorpositiveemotionshaveastronger20onhowhealthyweare.Fornowitcan'thurttolookonthebrightsidemoreoftenthannot!1.A.necessaryB.possibleC.doubtfulD.certain2.A.fightB.reduceC.stopD.remove3.A.negativeB.standardC.passiveD.positive4.A.failedB.managedC.tendedD.had5.A.mostB.leastC.quiteD.indeed6.A.thoughtB.attitudeC.strengthD.quality7.A.InsteadB.ThereforeC.ThusD.Still8.A.thatB.whyC.whatD.who9.A.TheoryB.ReasonC.EvidenceD.interview10.A.activeB.optimisticC.braveD.healthy11.A.controlB.humourC.directionD.urgency12.A.attitudesB.sufferingsC.chancesD.emotions13.A.qualitiesB.ideasC.emotionsD.conditions14.A.examinedB.watchedC.testedD.interviewed15.A.charactersB.feelingsC.attitudesD.thoughts16.A.equallyB.lessC.mostD.hardly17.A.occurredB.differedC.sufferedD.reduced18.A.sameB.exactC.valuableD.previous19.A.talkB.knowC.argueD.think20.A.effectB.feelingC.impressionD.impact
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Thewaypeopleholdtothebeliefthatafunfilledpainfreelifeequalshappinessactuallyreducestheirchancesofeverattaining达到realhappiness.Iffunandpleasureareequaltohappinessthenpainmustbeequaltounhappiness.Butinfacttheoppositeistrue:moreoftenthannotthingsthatleadtohappinessinvolvesomepain.Asaresultmanypeopleavoidtheveryattemptsthatarethesourceoftruehappiness.Theyfearthepainbroughtbysuchthingsasmarriageraisingchildrenprofessionalachievementreligiouscommitment承担的义务selfimprovement.Askabachelor单身汉whyheresistsmarriageeventhoughhefindsdatingtobelessandlesssatisfying.Ifheishonesthewilltellyouthatheisafraidofmakingacommitment.Forcommitmentisinfactquitepainful.Thesinglelifeisfilledwithfunadventureexcitement.Marriagehassuchmomentsbuttheyarenotitsmostdistinguishingfeatures.Coupleswithinfant婴儿childrenareluckytogetawholenight‘ssleeporathreedayvacation.Idon'tknowanyparentwhowouldchoosethewordfuntodescriberaisingchildren.ButcouplewhodecidenottohavechildrenneverknowthejoysofwatchingachildgrowuporofplayingwithagrandchilD.Understandingandacceptingthattruehappinesshasnothingtodowithfunisoneofthemostliberating解放realizations.Itliberatestime:nowwecandevotemorehourstoactivitiesthatcantrulyincreaseourhappiness.Itliberatesmoney:buyingthatnewcarorthosefancyclothesthatwilldonothingtoincreaseourhappinessnowseemspointless.Anditliberatesusfromenvy:wenowunderstandthatallthosewhoarealwayshavingsomuchfunactuallymaynotbehappyatall.1.AccordingtotheauthorabachelorresistsmarriagechieflybecausE.A.heisunwillingtotakeonfamilyresponsibilitiesB.hebelievesthatlifewillbemorecheerfulifheremainssingleC.hefindsmorefunindatingthaninmarriageD.hefearsitwillputanendtoallhisfunadventureandexcitement2.Fromthelastparagraphwelearnthatenvysometimesstemsfrom.A.hatredB.misunderstandingC.prejudiceD.ignorance3.Tounderstandwhattruehappinessisonemust_______.A.haveasmuchfunaspossibleduringone'slifetimeB.makeeveryefforttoliberateoneselffrompainC.putupwithpainunderallcircumstancesD.beabletodistinguishhappinessfromfun4.Whatistheauthortryingtotellus?A.Happinessoftengoeshandinhandwithpain.B.Onemustknowhowtoattainhappiness.C.Itisimportanttomakecommitments.D.Itispainthatleadstohappiness.
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COPENHAGEN—TheworldisgatheredinCopenhagenfortheU.N.climatesummitbutDenmark’sbicycle-friendlycapitalhasalsogivenitsnametoamovementofcitiestryingtofindakinderwaytocommutE.Nearly40percentofCopenhagen’spopulationcycletoworkorschoolonubiquitous无处不在的pavedcyclepaths.Manyresidentstaketotheirbikesyear-roundbravingrainandsnowthroughthewinterinacitywherethebicyclesoutnumberthepeoplE.AmsterdamandBeijingtooareknownfortheirbicyclesbuttheDanishcapitaliswhereurbanplannersfromaroundtheworldhavebeenlookingforwaystogettheirpeopleoutofcarsandupontobikesaneffortknownasCopenhagenisation.KlausBondamCopenhagen’stechnicalandenvironmentalchiefcallshimselfamegacyclistandsaysthebike’spopularitystemspartlyfromhightaxesoncarswhichmeantworking-classDanescouldnotaffordtodriveinthe1930sand‘40s.Todayyou’llmeeteverybodyonthebicyclelanes---womenandmenrichandpooroldandyoungBondamsaiD.Thelocalgovernmenthasduringthelastthreeyearsinvestedmorethan250millioncrowns$49.42millioninbicyclelanesandtomakethetrafficsaferforbicyclists.Todayaroundathirdofthepopulationdrivecarstoworkorstudyanotherthirdtakepublictransportwhile37percentcycle--afigurethecityaimstoboostto50percentby2015.Therearemanybenefitswhencitizenschoosebicyclesovercars:pollutionandnoisedeclinepublichealthimprovesandmorepeopleonbikesorwalkingcreatesasenseofsafetyinthecity.Fewerparkedcarsleavesmorespaceforplaygroundsparksshoppingareasandotherusefulpublicplaces.1.AccordingtothefirstparagraphCopenhagenisbetterknownas__________.A.acitywithoutcarsB.abicycle-friendlycityC.Denmark’scapitalD.theU.N.climatesummit2.Wecanlearnfromthesecondandthethirdparagraph_________.A.thereisnopathforcarsduringrainyandsnowydaysB.citizensarelimitedtohaveonlyonebikeforeachpersonC.two-thirdsofpeopleinCopenhagencycletoworkorschoolD.cityplannerstrytheirbesttoencouragemorecitizenstoridebikes3.BikesarepopularinCopenhagenpartlybecause__________.A.thecitizensareunabletoaffordtobuyacarB.therichtendtokeepfitbycyclingtoworkC.youngpeopleregardcyclingafashiontofollowD.hightaxeswerepaidforcarsinthe1930sand‘40s4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthebenefitofcycling?A.SavingtimeontheroaD.B.DecliningpollutionandnoisE.C.Improvingpublichealth.D.Creatingsafetyinthecity.5.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat___________.A.carsareforbiddentoparkinCopenhagenB.morecitizenstendtochoosecarsinCopenhagenC.Copenhagenbecomesamodelforcities’trafficD.livingstandardsinCopenhagenaregreatlydeclining
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HAVANAReuters-U.S.CubanandMexicanscientistshavedrawnupplansforjointresearchintheGulfofMexicoinanothersignofimprovementinlong-unfriendlyU.S.-Cubarelations.InameetinginHavanathisweektheyagreedoncollectinginformationabouttheGulfabodyofwatersharedbythethreecountriesbutaboutwhichlittlecooperativeresearchhasbeendoneinrecentyears.Thisisalogicallow-riskareainwhichtobegindiscussionswithCubA.ItiswithoutquestioninourcommoninteresttosharescienceandideasonoursharedresourcesliketheGulfofMexicoEnvironmentalDefenseFundseniorofficialDanWhittlesaidonTuesday.Whittlewasamong30Americans30CubansandsixMexicansatthemeetingheldonSundayandMondayaheadofaninternationalmeetingonoceansciencethisweekintheCubancapital.We’restartingnowtoenteraneweraofcooperationsaidmeetingorganizerDavidGuggenheimAmericanmarinescientist.TheplanassumesthatU.S.-CubarelationswillcontinuetogetbetterunderPresidentBarackObamawhohassaidhewantstoendfivedecadesofbitternessbetweenthetwocountriesseparatedbyjust90milesofocean.HehasinitiatedtalksonmigrationandregainofpostalservicewithCubaandallowedCubanAmericanstotravelandsendmoneyfreelytotheirhomelanD.ButageneraltravelbantoCubaformostAmericansremainsineffectasdoestheUnitedStates’47-year-longtradeprohibitionagainstthecommunist-ledislanD.TherearealsorestrictionsontravelofU.S.andCubanacademicsbetweenthetwocountriesalthoughithasgotteneasierunderObamatoobtainpermissionGuggenheimsaiD.WhittlesaidObamaneedstoremoveallobstaclesforscientiststoassureafreeflowofinformationbetweenthecountries.Theplanofactioncallsforsharedprojectstotrackmarineanimalsandtostudysuchthingsastheeffectsofpollutantsandclimatechangeoncoralreefs.Cubahasrentedoutmuchofitsoffshoreareaforoilexplorationwhichwhenitbeginswillbringdangerofoilspills漏油thatcomputermodelsshowwouldflownorthtoFloridA.WeneedadialoguetotalkaboutcoordinatedemergencyresponsE.EverythingpointstotheneedforcooperationandcommunicationnotcontinuationofaColdWarpolicyGuggenheimsaiD.1.HowistherelationbetweenUSandCuba?A.Theyaregettingonquitewellwitheachother.B.Thecitizensinbothcountriesarefreetovisiteachother.C.Thetwocountries’scientistscooperatedwellwitheachother.D.Therearesomeimprovementsinrelationsbetweenthetwocountries.2.TheGulfofMexico_________.A.belongstotheMexicoaloneB.isabodyofwaterbadlypollutedC.hassomethingtodowiththethreecountriesD.hasbeenexploredbythethreecountriestogether3.PresidentBarackObama_________.A.isforthepresentrelationbetweenUSandCubaB.wantstosetupagoodrelationbetweenthetwocountriesC.bannedtheAmericantravelersfromgoingtoCubaforavisitD.hasgotridof50yearsofbitternessbetweenthetwocountries4.Whathaslittleeffectoncoralreefs?A.Marineanimals.B.ClimatechangE.C.Oilspills.D.Pollutants.5.Itisanythingbut_________thatcanremoveallobstaclesforpeopleorcountries.A.dialogueB.cooperationC.communicationD.ColdWarpolicy
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AsIwasreadingarecentstoryinSlateon20-somethingscomplainingabouthowtheeconomywasruiningtheirlifeplansIcouldn’thelpbutthinkthe20-somethingssoundedlikeabunchofspoiled宠坏childrenwhogrewupexpectingeverythingtobeeasyforthem.Asa20-somethingmyselfIcertainlysharetheirdisappointment:myhusbandandIprobablywon’tbeabletobuyahouseuntilwe’reinour40sandwetooareburdenedbystudentloans贷款.Butwhyshoulditbeanydifferent?BeingyoungpersonsinAmericashouldn’ttheytakeupallofthechallengesandopportunitiesthatthiscountryoffers?ConsidersomeoftheseviewssharedintheSlatestory:Jennifer29ownerofatwo-bedroomapartmentwithherhusbandworriesthatshewon’tbeabletohavechildrenforatleastadecadebecausetheycan’taffordtobuyahouseyet.IreadthatandIthoughtwhatplanetisshelivingonwhereyouneedtoownahouseinordertohavekids?Hassheevervisitedadevelopingcountryorevendowntownareasinthisone?Homeownershipisaluxury奢华notafertilityrequirement.A26-year-oldinthestorydespairs绝望thathecan’taffordtogetaPh.D.inliteraturE.WellthatsoundsabitlikeexpressingdisappointmentthatnoonewillpayyoutowritepoetryonthebeachinThailandforfiveyears.Yesit’ssadthattheseyoungpeoplefeelsolost.ButIthinktheproblemistheirextremelyhighexpectationsnoteconomicreality.BethKoblinerauthorofGetaFinancialLife:PersonalFinanceinYourTwentiesandThirtiessaysthatshethinkspeople’sexpectationsareslowlyadjustingbuttoday’s20-somethingsgrewupatatimewheneveryone’swealthappearedtobeexpanding.Theirparentsprobablysawtheirhomevaluesrisealongwiththeirinvestments.投资SoyouhavepeoplewhohavegrownupinanenvironmentwherepeoplehadgreatexpectationsofwhatlivingwellmeanssaysKobliner.Thisrecession衰退willcertainlyplayaroleinforcingthoseexpectationsintomorerealisticgroup.Inthemeantimeitseemsalotbetterforourmentalhealthtofocusonbeinggrateful－forourone-bedroomapartmentsforlivinginmoderncitiesorperhapsjustforbeingabletoeatthreemealsaday－thanonlongingforsomekindofluxurylifE.1.Whatmakestheauthorthinkthe20-somethingssoundlikeabunchofspoiledchildren?A.Theyexpecteverythingtobeeasyforthem.B.Theycomplainthattheeconomyisspoilingtheirlifeplans.C.Theyarereluctant不愿tofaceallofthechallenges.D.Theyareburdenedbystudentloans.2.TheunderlinedwordfertilityinParagraph3probablymeans.A.babyproductionB.pleasantC.babycomfortD.essential3.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsthe20-somthingswithhighexpectationinParagraph5?A.Intolerant.B.NegativE.C.Unbelieving.D.Understanding.4.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.HowYoungPeopleAffordtoContinueTheirStudyB.WhyYoungPeopleCan’tAffordtoBuyaHouseC.WhenYoungPeople’sHighHopesCreateDespairD.Whatthe20-somethings’HighExpectationsAre
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Youmightthinkit’sbigdealtosenddirtyjoketextmessagestofriendsorsingkaraokeinyourapartmentatthetopofyourlungs.Butyou’dbetterstartbeingonyourbestbehavior.FromnowonyoucanfaceafineorevenjailtimefortheseandmanyindiscretionsifsomeonealertsthepolicE.ThisisaccordingtothenewpublicsecuritylawwhichtookeffectMarch1.Accordingtothelawpolicecanissuefinesof200to500yuantothosewhosesingingdisturbstheirneighbors.Ifyourepeatedlysendtextmessagescontainingdirtyjokesinsultsorthreatsyoufaceuptoninedaysinjailandafineupto500yuan.Thesamepunishmentappliestoapersonwhoviolatesanother’sprivacybypeepingatsecretlytakingpicturesoforeavesdroppingonanyonE.Ifyouhaveadriver’slicenseandtakeyourfriend’scarforashortdrivewithouthisorherconsentyoumaybefinedatleast500yuanifthefriendcallspolicE.Ifyouarefoundusingafakecertificateyou’llbejailedforupto15daysandfinedupto1000yuan.Ifyourpetbitessomeoneorcausesadisturbanceyouwillgetawarning.ButifithappensagainyouwillbefinedorjaileD.Thenewlawalsobansfootballhooliganism.Ifyourunontothepitchduringamatchorholdinsultingbannersyou’llbebannedfromfootballmatchesatstadiumsforoneyear.1.Thenewlawismadesoasto.A.maintainthebestbehaviorandsocialmoralityB.punishthosewhomakesoundpollutionC.punishfootballhooliganismD.preventsomebodyviolatingother’sprivacy2.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Ifonebehavesrudelyasmentionedinthepassagehewillbefinedandalsoputintoprison.B.Singingdisturbingmaycause200—500yuan’sfineand9daysinjail.C.Drivingyourfriend’scarwithouthisorherpermissionmaybefined450—500yuan.D.Peepingatanother’sprivacymayfaceup9daysinjailandbefinedupto500yuan.3.Howmanyrudebehaviorsdoesthepassagemention?A.Six.B.SevenC.Eight.D.FivE.4.Fromthepassageweknowthat.A.thenewlawhasjustbeenpasseD.B.thenewlawismadeaccordingtothecivillawC.thenewlawhasalreadytakeneffectD.thenewlawhelpstostopallrudebehaviors
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Ihavealwayslovedtoworkwithmachinery.Thefeelofapieceofsteelthemagicofputtingpartsandwiretogether1me.Inmythirtiesalittleshopofmyownwas2setup.AftertheautomobilewasinventedIsoonlearnedtotakeit3andputittogetherpartbypart.Exceptforthehorn.QuiteoftenIjustcouldn’tmakeitworksoIwantedto4onethatwouldneverfailtoblow.Thisledtotheinventionofanew5andthe6ofacompanytoproduceit.Istartedthecompanyon$1500Ihad7.ThenthedaycamewhenIdecidedto8mybusiness.Abiginvestmentfirmofferedme$10million.Iwas9bythisamount.Truemycompanywasbringinginalarge10butitwasall__11__patentswhichweresoontocometoanend.12Ifiguredthebusinesswasnotworth$10million.IfIsolditatthispricemanylittlestockholders股东intheinvestmentfirmmight__13__theirmoney.OvertheyearsIhavecometorealizethat14weearnnoneofthethingsweaccumulatebelongstous.Actuallyweare15stewards管家forGod’sresourcesonearth.Ourjobisto__16__theseresourcesaswiselyaspossibleandtousethemoneywehaveforthe17ofthegreatestnumber.SoIfinallysoldthecompanybutfor$4million1810whichIthoughtwasa__19__price.ThenIheldapartyformyfriendswhohadworkedyearsforcharities.AtthepartyI20tothesewonderfulpeoplethe$4millionGodhadentrusted委托tome.YoucanimagineIactuallyfeltalittleselfishhavingasmuchfunasIdidthatnight.ItwasthebestpartyIeverhad.1.A.fascinatedB.puzzledC.trappedD.guided2.A.accidentallyB.eventuallyC.certainlyD.possibly3.A.inB.overC.apartD.back4.A.inventB.borrowC.buyD.change5.A.partB.hornC.machineD.wire6.A.searchB.offerC.designD.founding7.A.takenoutB.askedforC.savedupD.livedon8.A.sellB.runC.startD.expand9.A.appealedB.satisfiedC.shockedD.rewarded10.A.incomeB.troubleC.responsibilityD.debt11.A.basedonB.controlledbyC.resultedinD.devotedto12.A.ObviouslyB.ThereforeC.UnfortunatelyD.Lately13.A.investB.makeC.loseD.collect14.A.somethingB.everythingC.anythingD.nothing15.A.everB.stillC.evenD.only16.A.exploreB.wasteC.handleD.provide17.A.equalityB.successC.goodD.safety18.A.otherthanB.insteadofC.atthepriceofD.regardlessof19.A.lowB.fairC.goodD.attractive20.A.gaveupB.setasideC.threwawayD.gaveaway
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TheTrueStoryofTreasureIslandItwasalwaysthoughtthatTreasureIslandwastheproductofRobertLouisStevenson’simagination.1recentresearchhasfoundthetruestoryofthisexcitingwork.StevensonaScotsmanhadlived2formanyyears.In1881hereturnedtoScotlandfora3.WithhimwerehisAmericanwifeFannyandhisson4.EachmorningStevensonwouldtakethemoutforalong5overthehills.Theyhadbeen6thisforseveraldaysbeforetheweathersuddenlytookaturnfortheworse.KeptindoorsbytheheavyrainLloydfeltthedays7.TokeeptheboyhappyRobertaskedtheboytodosome8.OnemorningtheboycametoRobertwithabeautifulmapofanislandRobert9thattheboyhaddrawnalargecrossinthemiddleof10.What’sthat?heasked.That’sthe11treasuresaidtheboy.Robertsuddenly12somethingofanadventurestoryintheboy’s13.WhiletherainwaspouringRobertsatdownbythefiretowriteastory.Hewouldmakethe14atwelve-year-oldboyjustlikeLloyd.Butwhowouldbethepirate海盗RoberthadagoodfriendnamedHenleywhowalkedaroundwiththe15ofawoodenleg.Roberthadalwayswantedto16suchamaninastory.17LongJohnSilverthepiratewithawoodenlegwas18.Sothankstoa19SeptemberinScotlandafriendwithawoodenlegandtheimaginationofatwelve-year-oldboywehaveoneofthegreatest20storiesintheEnglishlanguage.1.A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.BesidesD.Finally2.A.aloneB.nextdoorC.athomeD.abroad3.A.meetingB.storyC.holidayD.job4.A.LloydB.RobertC.HenleyD.John5.A.talkB.restC.walkD.game6.A.attemptingB.missingC.planningD.enjoying7.A.quietB.dullC.busyD.cold8.A.cleaningB.writingC.drawingD.exercising9.A.doubtedB.noticedC.decidedD.recognized10.A.theseaB.thehouseC.ScotlandD.theisland11.A.forgottenB.buriedC.discoveredD.unexpected12.A.sawB.drewC.madeD.learned13.A.bookB.replyC.pictureD.mind14.A.starB.heroC.writerD.child15.A.helpB.problemC.useD.bottom16.A.praiseB.produceC.includeD.accept17.A.YetB.AlsoC.ButD.Thus18.A.readB.bornC.hiredD.written19.A.rainyB.sunnyC.coolD.windy20.A.newsB.loveC.real-lifeD.adventure
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Ifyoufeelatpresentthatyoudon’thaveenoughfriendsinyourlifeonereasonmaybethatyouhaveletyourselfbecometoobusytomaketimefortherelationshipsyoualreadyhavE.Startingandkeepingfriendshiprequireseffortandcommitment.Manyofusletourlivesbecomesobusywithworkandotherresponsibilitiesthatwedon’tgetaroundtoschedulingtimeforpleasureandrenewal叙旧withthefriendsrelativesandacquaintanceswealreadyhavE.Makingtheefforttocallyourfriendsmoreregularlyandtoacceptmoreoftheinvitationsyoureceivefromotherscanimproveyoursociallifeinahurry!Arethereanypeopleyoucouldcallrightnowandbesuretoreceiveapleasantwelcome?Aretherepeoplethatyoucouldcountontohelpyouintimeofdifficulty?Canyouhaveclosetalkswiththem?Doyouhavefunwhenyouaretogether?Areyouhappytohavetheminyourlife?20090514Ifyouhaven’tseenmuchofthemlatelyisitbecauseyouhavebecometoobusy?Haveyougrownapart?Wasthereanargument?Ifthemainreasonyouhaven’tbeengettingtogetherwiththepeopleyoualreadyknowisthatyouhavegottoobusy.takeagoodlookathowyouspendyourtimE.Compareitwithyourrealvaluesandpriorities优先考虑的事inlifE.Isyourbusylifestylereallybringingyouthequalityoflifethatyouwant?Ifyouhavebecometoobusyforfriendswhyhasthishappened?Areyouseekingmaterialtoysinyourlifeattheexpenseofrelationshipswithotherhumanbeings?HaveyouallowedyourtimetobeoverspentbecauseyouneversayNotoanyone?Doyouinsistondoingthingsyourselfthatcouldbeappointedtoothers?Ifsowhy?Doyoubelievethateverythingdependsonyou?Examinewhetherthewayyouarenowspendingyourtimeaccuratelyreflectsyourdeepestvaluesandpriorities.Makesurethatyouscheduleadequatetimeforthethingsthataretrulymostimportanttoyou.Ifyoureallywanttokeepfriendsinyourlifemakeaspaceinyourscheduleandaspaceinyourheartforthem.1.Inthispassagetheauthormainlydiscusses______.A.howtobalancefriendshipandwork.B.howtospendoursparetimE.C.whetherweshouldkeepfriendship.D.whetherweshouldinvitefriendstodinnerregularly.2.Whichofthefollowingdoesn’tindicateagoodrelationship?A.YouhavesomeonetocountonwhenyouareintroublE.B.Youhavesomeonetohaveclosetalkswith.C.YouhavefunwhenyouarewithsomeonE.D.YoufeeldepressedwithothersinlifE.3.ThereasonwhyyouhavebecometoobusyforfriendsmaybethefollowingEXCEPTthat_____.A.youspendtoomuchtimeseekingmaterialtoysinyourlifeB.youfeelitdifficulttokeepfriendshipC.yousticktodoingeverythingallbyyourselfD.youneverrefusewhateverotherpeopleaskyoutodo4.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?20090514A.ToobusyforFriendship?B.Toobusywithwork?C.HowtoSpendYourTimeD.HowtoMakeNewFriends
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JogginghasbecomethemostpopularindividualsportinAmerica.Manytheorieshavebeenputforwardtoexplainthepopularityofjogging.Thetruthisthatjoggingisacheapquickandefficientwaytoachievephysicalfitness.Themostusefulsortofexerciseisexercisethatdevelopstheheartlungsandcirculatory循环systems.Ifthesesystemsarefitthebodyisreadyforalmostanysportandforalmostanysuddendemandmadebyworkoremergencies.Runningtrainsyourheartandlungstodeliveroxygenmoreefficientlytoallpartsofyourbody.ItisworthnoticingthatthissortofexerciseistheonlykindthatcanreduceheartdiseasethenumberonecauseofdeathinAmerica.Theonlyequipmentthatisneededisagoodpairofshoes.Physiciansadvisebeginningjoggersnottorunintennisorgymshoes.Agoodrunningshoewillgivethekneeandankle脚踝morestability稳定性.Wearinggoodshoeswillpreventthefootankleandkneeinjuresandwillalsoenablethewearertorunondifferentsurfaces.Nootherspecialequipmentisneeded;youcanjoginanyclothingyouwanteveninyourstreetclothes.Manyjoggerswearexpensiveflashywarm–upsuitsbutmanypeoplejustwearasimpleT-shirtorjoginlastyear’sclothes.Incoldweatherseverallayers层ofclothingarebetterthanoneheavysweaterorcoat.Ifjoggersarewearingseverallayersofclothingtheycanaddortakeofflayersasconditionschange.Ittakessurprisinglylittletimetodeveloptheabilitytorun.TheAmericanJoggingAssociationhasatwelve–weekprogramdesignedtomovefromafifteen–minutewalkwhichalmostanyoneinreasonablehealthcanmanagetoathirty-minuterun.Ameasureofcommonsenseaphysicalexaminationandaplannedscheduleareallittakes.1.Themainpurposeofthispassageisto.A.discussjoggingasaphysicalfitnessprogramB.describethetypeofclothingneededforjoggingC.providescientificevidenceofthebenefitsofjoggingD.promotesomeshoesforjogging2.Whichofthefollowingistheonlyspecialequipmentthatjoggersneed?A.Goodshoes.B.Streetclothes.C.Expensivesuits.D.Warm-uptrousers.3.Themostusefulkindofexerciseisexercisethat.A.trainsthebodyforweightliftingB.enablesapersontorunaheadwithgreatpowerC.isbothbeneficialandinexpensiveD.developstheheartlungsandcirculatorysystems4.Wecanconcludefromthispassagethat.A.becauseofjoggingheartdiseaseisnolongeranAmericanproblemB.joggingcanbeharmfuliftherunnerisnotproperlypreparedC.warm–upsuitsarebetterthanT-shirtsforjoggingD.joggingisbadforyourheartandlungs
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Thereisthatgreatideathatinaninformationandknowledgebasedeconomythemostimportantthingforcompaniesisattractingandholdingoutstandingtalentedguys.ObviouslyIwillnotsaythatisnotimportantbutinmyopinionasuccessfulandgroundbreakingcompanycannotbebuiltjustfromthecollectionofhightalentedpeopleasagreatsportsteamcan'tbeconstructedonlybythecollectionofgreatplayers.Itismoreimportanttobuildteamsofpeoplethatachievethegoalsaccordingtothecompany'sorganizationalvision.Itisnecessarytocreateorganizationswhereeverybodywithoutstandingtalentornotcandeveloptheirbestpersonalcapabilitiesandthatthesecapacitiesareaddressedtoachievethecorporategoalsandmission.Thecompanyeffortsmustbeaddressedtodesignanorganizationalsystemthatproducesandusestalentfromeveryoneinthecompany.Tryingtogetthebestfromourpeoplethroughcorporateteambuildingpoliciesestablishingaconcretecorporatecultureandvaluesmakingourcompanyaplacewherepeoplewanttoworkbecauseitisagoodplacetostayanddeveloptheircapacitiesisthebestwaytocompeteintheknowledgeeconomy.Thatwillkeepusoutoftheobligationtoconstantlyseekforthebestplayersandenteringintheretributionauctions拍卖.Wehavetotakeintoaccountthatnowadaystherealtalentedandcreativepeopleliketoworkorengagethemselvesinprojectswheretheycandeveloptheircapacitiestheycanbeinvolvedintheorganizationalgoalsandvisionandwheretheyaretreatedwithrespectanddignity.Definitivelytheywanttobehappydoingtheirjobs.Andwehavetobuildorganizationswheretheycanfindthat.1.TheunderlinedwordthatinParagraph1refersto________A.informationandknowledgeB.thegreatideaC.thecollectionoftalentedpeopleD.attractingandholdingtalentedpeople2.Intheauthor’sopinionagoodcompanyshouldconsistof________.A.onlyoutstandingpeopleB.bothtalentedandcommonpeopleC.onlycommonpeopleD.moretalentedpeoplethancommonpeople3.Themostimportantthingasuccessfulcompanyshoulddois________.A.constantlyseekfortalentedpeopleB.employpeoplewithdifferentabilitiesC.makethecompanyaplacewhereemployeesaregladtodevotethemselvestoworkD.makethecompanyaplacewhereemployeescangetthebestpayandgreatrespect4.AccordingtoParagraph3thecompanycangetthebestfromitsemployeesinthefollowingwaysEXCEPT________.A.makingcorporateteambuildingrulesB.formingcorporatecultureandvaluesC.encouragingthemtodeveloptheirabilitiesD.competingintheknowledgeeconomy
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- TraditionalmediaplatformssuchasradiotelevisionnewspaperandtheInternetstillcannotsatisfypeoplelivinginfast–pacedmodernsociety.Thehighlytechnicaldevelopmentofmobilephonesalsonurtures培养thethumbcultureandanewalternativemediA.WiththeaimofputtingtheworldinyourpocketShanghaiDragonNewMediaCoLtdhasrecentlylaunchedaspecialcellphonechannel-the5thMediathefirstofitskindinChinA.Thechannelprovidesall-daybroadcastingofthelatestmetroeconomicentertainmentsportsfashionfoodandtravelnews.BothChinaUnicomandChinaMobilecanusewirelessdevicestoconnecttothe5thMedianet.AlltheprogramsonthischannelwillbespeciallyplannedandeditedforcellphoneuserssaysWuChunleigeneralmanagerofShanghaiDragonNewMediaCoLtD.BasedontheprogramsofShanghaiMediaGroupthevideoclipspresentedbythecellphonechannelaremorecondensed浓缩的immediateandstraightforwarD.'Infotainment'informationplusentertainmentisacore核心的conceptforusWusays.Itisinevitablethatthepublic'sattractiontothisnewformofmediawillbegreatlyincreaseD.LastWednesdaythecellphonechannelpresentedalivebroadcastofMyHeroconcertwhichincludedperformancesbythewinnersofthestar-makingtelevisionshow.Itwasthefirsttimelocalscouldwatchaliveconcertontheirmobilephones.Thecellphonechannelisagoodsupplement补充totraditionalmediasaysFanYonganITworker.Butweareconcernedaboutitspriceandthequalityoftheprograms.1.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.ANewTypeofMobilePhoneB.MoreInformationforYouC.ThumbCultureD.The5thMedia2.WhydidShanghaiDragonNewMediaCo.Ltddevelopthe5thmedia?A.Toattractthepublic’sattractiontothisnewformofmediA.B.Toletthespecialmobilephoneusersknowaboutallinformationquicklyandconveniently.C.Tonurturethethumbcultureamongthespecialmobilephoneusers.D.Topresentalivebroadcastofconcerttomobilephoneusers.3.Whatisstilluncertainaboutthisnewmediaaccordingtothepassage?A.Thefunctions.B.ThedesignersC.Thequalityoftheprograms.D.Theprovideroftheprograms.
- Peoplecanbeaddictedtodifferentthings–egalcoholdrugcertainfoodsoreventelevision.Peoplewhohavesuchanaddictionarecompulsive强迫的;theyhaveaverypowerfulpsychologicalneedthattheyfeeltheymustsatisfy.Accordingtopsychologistsmanypeoplearecompulsivespenders.Theyfeelthattheymustspendmoney.Thiscompulsionlikeothersisimpossibletoexplainreasonably.Forcompulsivespenderswhobuyoncreditchargeaccountsareevenmoreexcitingthanmoney.Inotherwordscompulsivespendersfeelthatwithcredittheycandoanything.Theirpleasureinspendinglargeamountsisactuallygreaterthanthepleasurethattheygetfromthethingstheybuy.Thereisevenaspecialpsychologyofbargainhunting.Tosavemoneyofcoursemostpeoplelookforsaleslowpricesanddiscounts.Compulsivebargainhuntershoweveroftenbuythingsthattheydon’tneedjustbecausetheyarecheap.TheywanttobelievethattheyarehelpingtheirbudgetsbuttheyarereallyplayinganexcitinggamE.Whentheycanbuysomethingforlessthanotherpeopletheyfeelthattheyarewinning.Mostpeopleexpertsclaimhavetworeasonsfortheirbehavior:agoodreasonforthethingsthattheydoandtherealreason.ItisnotonlyscientistsofcoursewhounderstandthepsychologyofspendinghabitsbutalsobusinesspeoplE.Storescompaniesandadvertisersusepsychologytoincreasebusiness.Theyconsiderpeople’sneedsforlovepowerorinfluencetheirbasicvaluestheirbeliefsandopinionsandsoonintheiradvertisingandsalesmethods.Psychologistsoftenuseamethodcalledbehaviortherapy疗法tohelpindividualssolvetheirpersonalityproblems.Inthesamewaytheycanhelppeoplewhofeelthattheyhaveproblemswithmoney.1.Accordingtothepsychologistsacompulsivespenderisonewhospendslargeamountsofmoney_____.A.andtakesgreatpleasurefromwhatheorshebuysB.inordertosatisfyhisorherbasicneedsinlifeC.andfeelsheorsheischeatedD.justtomeethisorherstrongpsychologicalneed2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.Peoplespendmoneyforexactlythesamereasonthattheyneedtobuythings.B.Businesspeopleunderstandthepsychologyofcompulsivebuyingbetterthanscientistsdo.C.Compulsivebargainhuntersdonothaveproblemswithmoney.D.Businesspeopleandadvertiserscanusethepsychologyofpeoples’habitstomerestsales.3.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Thehabitsofcompulsivespenders.B.Thepsychologyofmoney-spendinghabits.C.Aspecialpsychologyofbargainhunting.D.Theuseofthepsychologyofspendinghabitsinbusiness.4.Fromthetextwemaysafelyconcludethatcompulsivespendersorcompulsivebargainhunters_____.A.arereallyreasonableB.arereallybeyonddrugsC.needspecialtreatmentD.cannevergetanyhelptosolvetheirproblemswithmoney
- GrowingupasayoungsterandeventodayassomewhatofanoldiethereisnothingIlikebetterthanbeingabletogotoalibrary.TobehonestIhavegoodmemoriesofatinylibraryintheremotenorthofAustraliainatowncalledRoeBournewhereIdidalotofmyresearchformymasters.IthinkitwasjustthefeelingofpeacethatwasfoundinsidE.What’sfascinatedmeheresincecomingtoChinaisthewaythatmanypeopleusebookshopsasvirtuallibraries.I’venoticedinsomeofthehugebookstoresthatmanycustomerswillpickupabookormagazineandthenjustspendhoursreadingitintheshop.Someevenjustsitdownrightthereonthefloorandstartreading–I’veevenseensomefellowbringafold-upchair!It’squiteacontrastreallybecausebackhomeinthebookshopsornewsagentsusuallythebossprefersthatwedon’ttouchthebooksormagazinesincasewedirtythemripthemortrytostealthem.OneoftheirmorecommonremarkstoacustomerwhoislookingatatextisAreyougoingtobuythat?Thisisn’talibraryyouknow.Whatapain!AnywaythesedaysIwonderifitisallchanging.WiththeinternetbecomingsopervasiveandsomanybooksmagazinesandjournalsgoingelectronicinmanywaysitischeaperandmoreefficienttojusthaveeverythingavailableonlinE.ThoughforallitsefficienciesIwonderifwelosesomethingifwestopinvestinginpubliclibraries.Idon’tfeelthesameromanticismforknowledgeandliteraturewhenIgotoanetbartoresearchnordoIthinkseniorcitizensfeelcomfortablesurfingonlineinsuchpublicplacesamidgamingandqqchatters.1.Fromthefirstparagraphwecanguessthat________.A.Thewriteriskindofabookworm.B.ThewriterwasborninRoeBourneC.ThewriterwasoncearesearcherinAustraliA.D.Thewriterdoesnotlikelibraries2.AccordingtothewriterwhichofthefollowingisNOTthefactaboutbookshopsinChinaandthewriter’shometown?A.Chinesepeopleusuallyspendhoursreadinginthebookshops.B.Chinesepeopleusebookshopsasvirtuallibraries.C.Theshopownerinthewriter’shometowndoesn’tlikepeopletotouchthebooksforfearthatthebooksgetdirty.D.Theshopownerinthewriter’shometownoftenpersuadereaderstobuythebooks.3.What’sthewriter’sopinionaboutinternet?A.Internethasmuchefficiency.B.Heprefersalibraryratherthaninternet.C.PeoplewillloseeverythingifinvestmentinpubliclibrariesisstoppeD.D.It’saromancetogotoanetbartalkingamidgamingandqqchatters.
- SusanSontag1933--2004wasoneofthemostnoticeablefiguresintheworldofliterature.Formorethan40yearsshemadeitmorallynecessarytoknoweverything—toreadeverybookworthreadingtoseeeverymovieworthseeing.Whenshewasstillinherearly30spublishingessaysinsuchimportantmagazinesasPartisanReviewsheappearedasthesymbolofAmericanculturelifetryinghardtofolloweverynewdevelopmentinliteraturefilmandart.WithgreateffortandseriousjudgmentSontagwalkedatthelatestedgesofworldculture.SeriousnesswasoneofSontage’slifelongwatchwords格言butatatimewhenthebarriersbetweenthewell-educatedandthepoor-educatedwereobviousshearguedforatrueopennesstothepleasureofpopculture.InNotesCampthe1964essaythatfirstmadehernamesheexplainedwhatwasthenalittle-knownsetofdifficultunderstandingsthroughwhichshecouldnothavebeenmorefamous.NotesonCampshewroterepresentsavictoryof‘form’over‘content’‘beauty’over‘morals’.Byconviction信念shewasasensualist感觉论者butbynatureshewasamoralist伦理学者andintheworksshepublishedinthe1970sand1980sitwasthelattersideofherthatcameforward.InillnessasMetaphor—publishedin1978aftershesufferedcancer—shearguedagainsttheideathatcancerwassomehowaspecialproblemofrepressedpersonalities被压抑的性格aconceptthateffectivelyblamedthevictimforthedisease.Infactre-examiningoldpositionswasherlifelonghabit.InAmericaherstoryofa19thcenturyPolishactresswhosetupaperfectsocietyinCaliforniawontheNationalBookAwardin2000.Butitwasasatirelessall-purposeculturalviewthatshemadeherlastingfame.SometimessheoncesaidIfeelthatintheendallIamreallydefendingistheideaofseriousnessoftrueseriousness.Andintheendshemadeustakeitseriouslytoo.1.Theunderlinedsentenceinparagraph1meansSontag_________.A.wasasymbolofAmericanculturallifeB.developedworldliteraturefilmandartC.publishedmanyessaysaboutworldcultureD.keptpacewiththenewestdevelopmentofworldculture2.Shefirstwonhernamethrough___________.A.herstoryofaPolishactressB.herbookillnessasMetaphorC.publishingessaysinmagazineslikepartisanReviewD.herexplanationofasetofdifficultunderstandings3.AccordingtothepassageSusanSontag__________.A.wasasensualistaswellasamoralistB.lookeddownuponthepopcultureC.thoughtcontentwasmoreimportantthanformD.blamedthevictimofcancerforbeingrepressed4.AsforSusanSontag’slifelonghabitshe__________.A.misunderstoodtheideaofseriousnessB.re-examinedoldpositionsC.arguedforanopenesstopopcultureD.preferredmoralstobeauty5.SusanSontag’slastingfamewasmadeupon___________.A.atirelessall-purposeculturalviewB.herlifelongwatchwordseriousnessC.publishingbooksonmoralsD.enjoyingbooksworthreadingandmoviesworthseeing
- Haveyoueverhadadaywheneverythingseemedtogowrongandnothingseemedtogoright?NottoolongagoIwashavingoneofthosedays.Iwas1tiredandsaD.Myfocuswasonmememe.2nooneelsewas3thesamesufferingsasIwas.Iexpressedmydepressedstatetomymotherhopingforsome4.InsteadshesaidIhearthatJamiewashavingan5daytoo.Whydon’tyoumakehersomecookiesandwe’lltakethemtoherthisafternoon?Ididn’treallywantto6decidedthatIdidn’twanttogobacktomyother7ImadethecookiesandarrangedthemonalittleplatE.ThenImadea8withasunfloweronitandwroteanoteof9.Thatafternoonwe10myfriend’shousE.Iwenttothedoorand11thebell.SoonJamiecametothedoorandlookedatmeinsurpriseforthe12visit.BeforeshecouldsayanythingI13Iheardyouwerehavingaharddayanddecidedtobringyousomething.Ihopeyourdaygoes14.Thelookthatcame15Jamie’sfacewasonethatIcouldneverputinto16.Itwasasifadarkenedskywas17litwiththegoldenraysofthesun:itwasasifinthatsmallactherdaywas18.Igotbackintothecarandforsome19reasonIfeltalotbettermyself.ThatdayIexperiencedthe20thatJamesBarrieattemptedtodescribeThosewhobringsunshinetothelivesofotherscannotkeepitfromthemselves.1.A.frightenedB.discouragedC.interruptedD.separated2.A.InotherwordsB.IngeneralC.AboveallD.Afterall3.A.experiencingB.attendingC.carryingD.taking4.A.pleasureB.safetyC.rewardD.pity5.A.difficultB.unusualC.busyD.lonely6.A.howeverB.butC.andD.so7.A.fieldsB.warsC.chancesD.problems8.A.promiseB.giftC.cardD.reply10.A.cameintoB.foundoutC.droppedD.calledat11.A.answeredB.rangC.struckD.knocked12.A.suggestedB.plannedC.unexpectedD.unprepared13.A.whisperedB.answeredC.addedD.rushed14.A.betterB.happierC.longerD.clearer15.A.overB.inC.atD.down16.A.practiceB.wordsC.actionD.facts17.A.partlyB.graduallyC.rapidlyD.suddenly18.A.finishedB.rememberedC.brightenedD.gone19.A.doubtingB.amazingC.fascinatingD.disappointing20.A.truthB.expressionC.ruleD.story
- CaliforniaonceregardedasaleaderintheUnitedStatesforitspublichighereducationsystemranksnexttothelastintheU..S..foritsnumberofadultswithatleastahighschooldiplomaaccordingtothereporttitledCaliforniaattheEdgeofaCliffreleasedbytheCaliforniaFacultyAssociation.Meanwhilethestate’sinvestment投资inpublichighereducationhasdroppedoverthepastthreedecadesandnowranks22ndinthecountry.That’sdespitehavingthecountry’slargestpublichighereducationsystemthereportsaid.It'sacollapse衰退saidThomasMortensonauthorofthereportwhoisanindependentanalystlivinginIowaandaseniorscholaratthePellInstitutefortheStudyofOpportunityinHigherEducationinWashingtonD.C.Ranking49thoutof50statesisanindicationthatshowsthequalityofthestate’seducationalhasbecomemuchworseinrecentdecades.Mortensonsaidinthereport.Asof2007Californiaranked14thintheUnitedStatesintermsofcollegeeducatedmembersoftheworkforceover25yearsofageadropfromeighthplacein1981thereportshowed.MortensonsaidthatCaliforniahasneverbeenthestateofhighstatusineducationandeconomywhileotherstateshavemadegreatergainsinbuildingacollege-educatedworkforce.TheCaliforniaFacultyAssociationisusingthereport’sfindingstocriticizeGovernorArnoldSchwarzenegger’sproposedfundingcutsforeducation.Strugglingwitha14.8-billion-dollarstatebudgetdeficit赤字Schwarzeneggerhasproposedacombinationofsalestaxincreasesborrowingandmajorbudgetcutsincludingcuttingbillionsofdollarsfromthestate’seducationbudget.1.Thepassageismainlyabout__________.A.fundingcutsforhigheducationinCaliforniaB.thedangeroussituationinCaliforniaC.California’sworsesituationinhighereducationD.California’sresearchoneducationandeconomy2.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat__________.A.CaliforniahadhigherqualityinhighereducationinthepastB.governorinCaliforniaagreedtospendmoremoneyoneducationC.ThomasMortensonworksatCaliforniaFacultyAssociationD.investmentinhighereducationhasdroppedinallstates3.ThereasonwhyCaliforniahasalowerrankineducationisthat________.A.thenumberofadultshasdecreasedrecentlyB.themoneytoinvestineducationhasbeencutC.theprogressinotherstateshasbeenmadeD.theresultofreporthasbeenpublishedlate4.Accordingtothereport’sfindings________istoblameforthedropinrankofeducation.A.ThomasMortensonB.ArnoldSchwarzeneggerC.thePellInstituteD.CaliforniaFacultyAssociation
- Alittleboywasvisitinghisgrandparentsontheirfarm.Hewasgivenaslingshot弹弓toplaywithoutinthewoods.He1inthewoodsbuthecouldneverhitanything.Gettingalittle2heheadedbackfordinner.Ashewas3backhesawGrandma'spet4.Justoutofimpulse冲动helettheslingshot5hittheduckrightintheheadandkilledit.Hewasshockedand6.Inapanichehidthe7duckinthewoodpileonlytoseehissisterwatching!Sallyhadseenitallbutshesaid8.AfterlunchthenextdayGrandmasaidSallylet'swashthe9.ButSallysaidGrandmaJohnnytoldmehe10tohelpinthekitchen.Thenshe11tohimRemembertheduck?SoJohnnywashedthedishes.LaterthatdayGrandpaaskedifthechildrenwantedtogofishing.BeforetheyleftGrandmasaidI'msorrybutI12Sallytohelpmemakesupper.SallyjustsmiledandsaidWellyouneedn'tworryaboutit13Johnnytoldmehewantedtohelp.ShewhisperedagainRemembertheduck?SoSallywent14andJohnnystayedtohelp.Afterseveraldaysofdoingbothhis15andSally'shefinallycouldn't16itanylonger.HecametoGrandmaandadmittedthathehad17theduck.Grandmakneltdowngavehima18andsaidSweetheartIknow.YouseeIwasstandingatthewindowandIsawthe19thingbutbecauseIloveyou.Iforgaveyou.IwasjustwonderinghowlongyouwouldletSallymakea20ofyou.Ifyoumakeamistakejustbebravetoadmittoitandpromisenottomakeitagain.Inthatwayeveryonewillforgiveyou.1.A.workedB.practicedC.climbedD.searched2.A.pleasedB.worriedC.puzzledD.discouraged3.A.turningB.lookingC.walkingD.falling4.A.dogB.duckC.catD.rabbit5.A.riseB.leaveC.stopD.fly6.A.sadB.luckyC.angryD.excited7.A.happyB.hungryC.fatD.dead8.A.anythingB.somethingC.nothingD.everything9.A.clothesB.dishesC.handsD.floors10.A.wantedB.managedC.triedD.willing11.A.shoutedB.explainedC.talkedD.whispered12.A.commandB.requestC.needD.allow13.A.untilB.becauseC.whileD.although14.A.fishingB.swimmingC.climbingD.shopping15.A.exerciseB.lessonC.problemD.housework16.A.acceptB.affordC.standD.support17.A.hurtB.killedC.hiddenD.wounded18.A.kissB.surpriseC.giftD.suggestion19.A.strangeB.terribleC.seriousD.whole20.A.enemyB.winnerC.slaveD.leader
- IthurtsmemorethanyouandThisisforyourowngoodThesearethestatementsmymotherusedtomakeyearsagowhenIhadtolearnLatincleanmyroomstayhomeanddohomework.Thatwasbeforeweenteredthepermissiveperiodineducationwhenwedecideditwasallrightnottopushourchildrentodotheirbestinschool.Theschoolsandtheeducatorsmadeiteasyonus.Theythoughtthatitwasallrighttobeparentswhotakealet-alonepolicy.Westoppedmakingourchildrendohomework.Wegavethemcalculatorsturnedonthetelevisionleftthemtotheteachersandwentonholidays.Nowteachersfacedwithchildrenwhohavebeendevelopingattheirownpaceforthepast15yearsarerealizingwe’vemadeaterriblemistakE.OnesuchteacherisSharonKlompuswhosaysofherstudents-sopassive-andwonderswhathappeneD.Nothingwasdemandedofthemshebelieves.TelevisionsaysKlompuscontributestochildren’spassivity.We’retalkingaboutagenerationofkidswho’veneverbeenhungry.Theyhavelearnedsomebodywillalwaysdoitforthem.Insteadofsayinggolookitupyoutellthemtheanswer.Ittakesgreatenergytosaynotokids.Yesitdoes.Ittakesenergyandittakeswork.It’stimeforparentstoendtheirholidaysandcomebacktowork.It’stimetotakethecarawaytoturnTVofftotellthemithurtsyoumorethanthembutit’sfortheirowngooD.It’sstimetostarttellingthemnoagain.1.Welearnfromthepassagethattheauthor’smotherusedtopaymuchattentionto.A.learningLatinB.teachingherchildbypunishmentC.avoidingspoilingherchildD.schooleducation2.Bypermissiveperiodineducationtheauthormeansatime.A.whenchildrenareallowedtodowhattheywishtoB.whencalculatorsarelefttotheteachersC.whenitiseasyforustobeparentsD.whenitishardforchildrentodotheirbestinschool.3.Childrenarenowbecomingmoreinactiveinstudybecause.A.theywatchtoomuchTVB.theyhavedonetoomuchhomeworkC.they’vetodotoomanydutiesD.teachersaretoostrictwiththem4.Tosuchchildrenastoldinthepassage.A.itiseasiertosaynothantosayyesB.neithertosayyesortosaynoiseasyC.itiseasiertosayyesthantosaynoD.neithertosayyesortosaynoisdifficult5.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthelet-alonepolicy?A.TheauthorisforisB.Wedon’tknowyetfromthepresentpassageC.TheauthorisagainstitD.Theauthorisneitheragainstorforit
- IworkinacompanyinIndiA.Andithas1inGermanyandtheUKsoI2takebusinesstripstotheseplaces.Wehavean3attheofficebywhichanybodycomingbacktoIndiafromaforeigncountrygetschocolatesforallthe4.Naturallythechocolatesarefinished5becauseeveryonelovesthemand6tograb抓抢asmanyaspossiblE.Ihadnoticedthatthehousekeepingstaff勤杂人员7inourcompanynevergotto8evenasinglechocolatE.RecentlyIcamebackto9afteramonth-longtripfromMunichandI'dboughtalotofchocolatesfortheofficestaff.Icalledover10ofthehousekeepingstaffmemberscalledBabu.Igavehimaboxofchocolatesandtoldhimtodistributeit11amongthehousekeepingstaff.Hisfaceimmediatelybrokeintoawidesmileandthismademe12.Butthestorydoesn’t13herE.Thebestpartofita11wasthatBabuactuallydistributedthechocolatesamongeveryoneequally__14givingextrachocolatestoawomanwhohasa5-year-oldson.Itwasso15formetoseethis.Ifinditreally16tounderstandhowwewhohavethemoneytobuychocolatesandothergoodiesdonotevenfeellike17andjustthinkhowmuchwecangraB.18Babuwhoearnsonlyjustaboutenoughtoraisehisfamilywasso19anddidnotevenkeeponeextrachocolateforhimself.Itmademe20onesimplequestion:Whichisbetterhavingalittlelessmoneybutbeingkindandgenerousorhavinglotsofmoneybutbeingselfish?1.A.governmentsB.machinesC.branchesD.buildings2.A.seldomB.frequentlyC.hardlyD.never3.A.orderB.theoryC.exampleD.tradition4.A.employeesB.childrenC.1eadersD.managers5.A.atatimeB.intimeC.innotimeD.ontime6.A.pretendsB.failsC.hesitatesD.tries7.A.studyingB.workingC.playingD.helping8.A.tasteB.smellC.buyD.make9.A.GermanyB.EnglandC.IndiaD.China10.A.thoseB.onesC.thatD.one11.A.unfairlyB.equallyC.extremelyD.secretly12.A.happyB.sadC.disappointedD.frightened13.A.startB.continueC.endD.1ast14.A.stillB.yetC.insteadD.even15.A.tiringB.touchingC.worryingD.interesting16.A.easyB.funnyC.hardD.strange17.A.sharingB.dividingC.changingD.enjoying18.A.What’smoreB.InrealityC.WorsestillD.However19.A.diligentB.generousC.braveD.intelligent20.A.makeupB.figureoutC.thinkofD.takeoff
- HertaMullerwasborninAugust1953inthetraditionallyGerman—speakingNabatregionofRomania.Afterstudyingliteraturebetweenl973andl976MullerwasfiredfromherfirstjobafterrefusingtoworkforCeausescu’s齐奥塞斯库secretpolice.ItwasatthistimethatshedecidedtodevoteherlifetoliteraturebutsherefusedtopublishherfirstbookNiederungenNadirsinRomaniabecauseofattemptsbytheauthoritiestocensor审查it.ThemanuscriptdescribingvividlytheboringlifeunderCeausescu’srulewastakensecretlyintoWestGermanywhereitwaspublishedin1984withGermany’sSpiegelmagazinepronouncingheradiscovery.AfterbeingrefusedpermissiontomovetoWestGermanyinl985shewasfinallyallowedtoleavein1987afterhersharpcriticismofhernativecountry’sruleearnedherdeaththreatsfromthesecretpolice.TheBerlinInternationalLiteratureFestivaldescribedherworkasbeingfocusedonthenon-conformist不墨守成规者lifeinthesmallestunitofthedictatorial__的stateaswellasobservationsfromherchildhoodandvillagelifeantifamily.ThenovelReisendeaufeinemBeinTravellingOnOneLegdescribesthedifficultiesofsettlinganewinforeignsurroundings.AlongsideothernovelsabouttheCeausescurulelikeHerztierLandofGreenPlumsandHeutewaerichmirlidbernichtbegegnetTheAppointmentshehasalsowrittenaseriesofpoliticalessays.BesidestheprizeforherfirstbookshehasreceivedtheEuropeanLiteraryPrizeAristeiontheInternationalIMPACDublinLiteraryAwardtheKieistPrizeandtheKafkaPrizE.Nowshehasaddedthe2009NobelLiteraturePrizetoherglories.1.WhendidHertaMullerdecidetofocusonwriting?A.Between1973and1976.~B.WhenshewasfiredfromherfirstjoB.C.Whenshepublishedherfirstbook.D.AftershemovedtowestGermany.2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?A.HerfirstbookwasnotpublishedinRomaniA.B.HerfirstapplicationformovingtowestGermanywasrefuseD.C.HernovelHerztierdescribesthedifficultiesofbeginninganewlifeabroaD.D.Shewrotemanynovelsandpoliticalessays.3.Howmanyawardshasshegotsofaraccordingtothetext?A.4B.6C.5D.74.WhatdoyouthinkofHertaMulleraccordingtoParagraph2?A.CriticalB.FlexibleC.FearfulD.Optimistic5.ThebesttitleofthetextisA.HertaMuller’sfleeinglifE.B.HertaMuller’sliteratureworks.C.HertaMuiler’shonours.D.NobelLiteraturePrizewinner-HertaMuller.
- Iwassleepingforoveraweekafteratrafficaccident.Theonlysoundsthatcouldbeheardwerecomingfromthemachinesthatwere1mealivE.Allmyfamilymemberswere2waystowakemeupfrommysilencE.Gregmybrother–in–law3totakesomeofmysongsIhadrecentlyrecordedtoalocalradiostation4heexplainedaboutmyillness.Hetoldthemhewas5Icouldhearwhatwasgoingonaroundmeandthatheknewhavingmyownsongs6ontheradiohadbeenahugedreamofminE.Thiswoulddefinitely7meanddomorethananymedicineormachinecoulD.Theradiostationagreedtohelpandgavehimaspecificdateandtime8hecouldhavearadio9atmyhospitalbeD.Greg’sdecisionhadfilledeveryonewith10andnowthemomentarriveD.Nervousfromexpectationallmyfamilymembers11handsandwatchedovermehopingfora12.TheDJmadeapre–songannouncementaboutmy13tothegeneralaudienceandthenspokedirectlytomE.Shellythisisforyou.Iwantyoutoreallylistennow.Thisisnotjust14songwe’replayingbutyourfamily’ssongofhopE.AllofusatKKDJwishyouaspeedy15.20090421Everyoneintheroomheldtheirbreathandwatched16asthemusicbegan.Latertheyallwitnessedthetears17downmypalecheeks.ThoughstillnotawakeitwasobviousIheardmysong.Justafewdayslaterhopeturnedinto18.IdidinfactawakE.Thoughnot19unscathed未受伤的IdidnotsufferfromthedisabilitiesthathadbeenpredicteD.Hopeisthepartofusthatmakesuspickupthepiecesandtryagain.20hopewherewouldwebe?1.A.keepingB.remainingC.protectingD.saving2.A.sendingforB.makingforC.searchingforD.callingfor3.A.hesitatedB.refusedC.settledD.decided4.A.whichB.thatC.whereD.when5.A.sureB.absoluteC.doubtfulD.determined6.A.performedB.playedC.doneD.acted7.A.approachB.fetchC.spreadD.reach8.A.nowthatB.inthatC.sothatD.suchthat9.A.byhandB.onhandC.onhishandsD.athishands10.A.amazementB.hopeC.possibilitiesD.scare11.A.connectedB.combinedC.joinedD.took12.A.actionB.reactionC.performanceD.reflection13.A.mindB.sceneC.situationD.status14.A.Greg’sB.hisC.yourD.our15.A.concertB.recoveryC.rescueD.return16.A.anxiouslyB.assuredlyC.differentlyD.confidently17.A.fallingB.breakingC.streamingD.putting18.A.deedsB.doubtC.practiceD.reality19.A.completelyB.incompletelyC.normallyD.generally20.A.AtB.OfC.WithD.Without
- OnedaywhileFatherwasinhisofficedowntownAuntieGussieandCousinFlossiearriveD.MotherimmediatelybeganplanningtotakethemtodineattheWaldorfamuch–talked–ofnewhotelatFifthAvenueandThirty–thirdStreetwhichsheverymuchwantedsoseE.SheknewFathermightn’tliketheideabuthewouldenjoyhimselfafterhegotthereandshethoughtshecouldmanagehim.Whenhecameinshewenttohisbedroomtobreakthegoodnewstohim.Whenevershewasplanningtomanagehimtheverytoneofhervoiceputhimonguard;ithadanimpatientnoteasthoughreallytheonlyplanshecouldthinkofwastowishhewasmanageablE.SoonthisoccasionwhenshetriedtogethiminagoodmoodheinstantlygotinabadonE.Helookedsuspiciously怀疑地atMotherandsaidIdon’tfeelwell.ButMotherwasfullypreparedtoseethathewouldtakeithardatthestart.ShesaidbrightlythattheWaldorfwaslovelyandthatitwoulddohimgoodtogoout.Therewasnodinnerathomeforhimanywaysowhatelsewastheretodo?WhenFathertookinthesituationheundressedandputonhisnightshirt.HeshoutedangrilyatMotherthathehadasickheadachE.Itmadenodifferencetohimwhethertherewasanydinnerornot.Whatheneededwasrest.Afterwalkingaroundheputhisclothesawayanddarkenedhisroom.HeclimbedintobeD.Pullingupthesheetsheletouthisbreathindeepgroans呻吟.MotherhadgottiredofscoldingFatherandtryingtomakehimgetoutofbedandhadmadeuphermindtodineattheWaldorfwithouthim.SheandAuntieGussieandFlossiemarchedoffbythemselves.ButtheyhadtocomebackalmostimmediatelybecauseMotherdidn’thaveenoughmoneyandwhensherushedintoFather’ssickroomandlitthegasagainandmadehimgetupandgivehertendollarshisroars咆哮ofpainwereterrifiC.1.MotherwantstodineattheWaldorfprobablybecause.A.shehasnotprepareddinnerB.shefeelsFatherneedsachangeC.she’scurioustoknowwhatthenewhotelislikeD.AuntieGussieandGousinFlossiehavecometovisit2.FromtheunderlinedsentencehewouldtakeithardwelearnthatFatherwould.A.talkwithMotherseriouslyB.faceMotherwithdifficultyC.feelveryupsetabouttheideaD.accepttheideaunwillingly3.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A.FatherhasapoorappetiteB.FatherpretendstobesickC.FatherhasthefinalsayinthefamilyD.Fatherthinksdiningoutawasteoftime4.Whatistheauthor’sattitude?A.HestandsbyMother.B.HetakesFather’ssidE.C.Heisashamedofhisparents.D.Heisjustreportingthestory.
- Whensomeonegivesyouadvicelistenwithoutjudgmenttrytofindvalueinwhatyou’rehearingandsayThankyou.Thiswiseadviceiseasytounderstandyethardtopractice.I’llgiveyouanexamplefrommylifewhenItotallyblewitintermsofpracticingwhatIteach.InmyworkItravelconstantly.Ialwaysputoffgoingtotheairportuntilthelastsecond.MywifeLyndawassittingnexttomeinthefrontseat.Iwasracingalongandnotpayingmuchattention.LyndacriedoutLookout!Thereisaredlightupahead.Beingatrainedbehavioralscienceprofessional---whoteachesothersthevalueofencouragingadvice---InaturallyscreamedatherIknowthereisaredlightupahead!Don’tyouthinkIcansee?WhenwearrivedattheairportLyndadidn’tspeaktome.Iwonderedwhysheseemedmadatme.DuringtheflighttoNewYorkIdidacost-benefitanalysis.IaskedmyselfWhatwasthecostofjustlisteningwhenLyndacalledoutthewarning?Zero.IthenreasonedWhatwasthepotentialbenefit?Whatcouldhavebeensaved?Severalpotentialbenefitscametomindincludingherlifemylifeandthelivesofotherpeople.20090507IlandedinNewYorkfeelingashamedofmyself.IimmediatelycalledLyndaandtoldhermycost-benefitstory.IconvincedherThenexttimeyouhelpmewithmydrivingIamjustgoingtosay‘Thankyou.’AfewmonthspassedandIhadlongforgottentheincident.AgainIwasracingofftotheairportwhenLyndacriedoutLookoutfortheredlight!IwasembarrassedandthenshoutedThankyou!I’malongwayfromperfectbutI’mgettingbetter.Mysuggestionisthatyougetinthehabitofaskingtheimportantpeopleinyourlifehowyoucandothingsbetter.Andbereadyforananswer.SomepeoplemaytellyouthingslikeLookoutfortheredlight.Whenthishappensrememberthatthereispossiblysomepotentialbenefit.ThenjustsayThankyou.1.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?A.Heisexpertatbehavioralscience.B.Heisgiftedincost-benefitanalysis.C.Heseldomtakeshiswife’sadvice.D.Heoftenrunstheredtrafficlight.2.TheunderlinedpartblewitinParagraph1probablymeans__________.A.becameannoyedwiththeadviserB.forgotthepracticalmethodC.failedtosayThankyouD.lostpersonaljudgment3.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatpeople__________.A.tendtobedefensivewhengivenadviceB.intendtofollowothers’suggestionsC.hadbetterstudybehavioralscienceD.shouldgivetheiropinionspatiently4.Thepurposeofthepassageistoadvisepeopleto__________.A.doacost-benefitanalysisindailylifeB.treasureothers’suggestionsC.learnfromtheauthor’sexperiencesD.discoverpotentialbenefits
- ChinaislikelytosurpasstheU.S.tobecomeworld’slargestonlinegamemarketthisyear.accordingtoarecentreportbymarketresearchfirmiresearchChina’sonlinegamemarketgeneratedrevenue总收入of20.8billionyuan$3.04billionin2008up52.2％overthepreviousyear.Over80％oftherevenuecamefrombigmultiplayeronlinegameswiththerestgeneratedfromwebgamesandmobilegames·Theoverallmarketisexpectedtokeepgrowingatanaverageannualrateof20％inthecomingfiveyears.AndiresearchforecaststhattheChineseonlinemarketwillbeworthmorethan68billionyuanby2012whichwillaccountforalmosthalfoftheglobalmarketbythen.AtpresentU.SChinaandKoreaaretheworld’stopthreelargestonlinegamemarketsmakingupabout29%％27％and21％respectivelyoftheglobalonlinegamemarketaccordingtothereport.U.S.gamecompaniesderiveamajorpartoftheirrevenuefromsalesofgamesoverseas.SouthKorea’sonlinegameindustrygenerateshalfofitsrevenuefromgamesinitshomemarket.InChinahowevermostofthemoneycomesdirectlyfromitsowngameplayers.NegativelyinfluencedbytheglobaleconomicdownturnboththeU.S.andKoreamarketswillseeadropingameexportingiresearchestimates.InChinatheenormousbaseandfastgrowingofonlinegamerswillfurtherboostChina’sonlinegameindustrysaidthereport.Chinaiscurrentlyhometo55.5milliononlinegameplayersaccordingtothelateststatsbytheChinaInternetNetworkInformationCenterCNNIC.Initsreportiresearchfoundthatfiguresforgamersunder18andabove40grewattheirfastestrateyetlastyearthoughitdidn’tdisclosespecifics.1.Thesecondandthirdparagraphsshowthat.A.Theglobalonlinegamemarketwillbeworthmorethan136billionyuanin2012.B.China’sonlinegamemarketincreasedby20％in2008.C.China’sonlinegamemarketwillearn60％lessin2009.D.USChinaandKoreatogetheraccountfor90％oftheglobalonlinegamemarket.2.China’sonlinegameindustryisdifferentfromthatoftheUSandKoreabecauseit’s________.A.madeupofonlineWebandmobilegamesB.easilyaffectedbytheglobaleconomyC.mainlybaseduponitshomemarketD.amongthethreelargestonlinegamemarkets3.WhichofthefollowingthingsismentionedasafactorintherapiddevelopmentofChina’sonlinegameindustry?A.TherapidgrowthofonlinegamersinChinA.B.AdropingameimportstoChinA.C.Theglobaleconomicdownturn.D.ThedevelopmentoftechnologyinChinA.4.AccordingtothelastparagraphwhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.CNNCandiresearchworkedtogetheronthereport.B.Gamersunder18wereoneoftheagegroupswhichgrewthefastestlastyear.C.Atpresentthereare55.5milliononlinegameprovidersinChinA.D.ThestatementsofCNNCandiresearcharecontradictory.
- WhenCharlesStrattonwasfivehestoppedgrowing.HismothertookhimtoseethefamousshowmanP..T..Barnum.Mr.Barnumthoughtasmallpersonwouldbetheperfectadditiontohisshow.HehiredChades’sparentsalongwithhimandtheytraveledtheworldtogether.Hegavethetwo-foot-tallCharlesanewnameGeneralTomThumb.HetaughtTomhowtosingdanceactandtelljokes.WhenhefeltTomwasreadytoperformonstagehemadeupads.ToexcitegreatinteresthesaidthatTomwaselevenyearsoldandhadcomefromEngland.DuringtheshowTomfoughtbattlespretendedlywithtallpeople.Healsodanceduponawoodenplateheldbyapersonwhowaseightfeettall.Tom’sactwasverypopularandbroughtinalotofmoney.BythetimeTomwasanadulthehadgrownveryrich.Hehadbecomeabillionaireattheageoftwenty-five.FortunatelyforTomMr.BarnumaddedmorelittlepeopletohisshowandTombecameluckyinloveaswell.OneofthelittlepeoplewasLaviniaWarrenaschoolteacher.Tomwasabletowinherloveandtheymarried.Theceremonyandreceptionwerethetalkofthetown.Theywereattendedbymanyrichandfamouspeopleandbyabouttwothousandguests.CrowdsfilledthestreetsofNewYorktohavealookattheirtinyweddingceremony.ThecoupleevenmetwithPresidentAbrahamLincolnontheirhoneymoon.TheirweddingwhichtookplaceduringtheCivilWarprovidedawelcomeescapefromthesadproblemsofwar.NotwillingtoletthisbitofsunshineweakencommunitiesthroughoutthecountryputforwardTomThumbweddings.Intheseweddingssmallboysandgirlsalldressedupwentthroughmarriageceremonyforfun.1.Talkofthetownmeans____.A.itwasinthenewspaperB.peoplespreadmeanrumorsaboutitC.itwasthemostpopularthinghappeningD.itwasdiscussedinacitymeeting2.WhichofthefollowingbestsuggeststhefactthatStrattonwassmart?A.Hebecameabillionaireattwenty-five.B.Helearnedhowtosingdanceandactataveryyoungage.C.HemetwithPresidentLincolnduringhishoneymoon.D.Hemarriedaschoolteacher.3.WhydidStrattondanceonawoodenplateheldbyaneight-foot-tallperson?A.Becausethewoodenplatewouldmakethedancesoundloudly.B.BecausepeoplewouldfeelStrattontaller.C.Becauseonlytheeight-foot-tallmancouldsupportStratton.D.BecausethedifferencebetweenthemwouldmakeStrattonlookevensmaller.4.Fromthelastparagraphwecanconcludethat____.A.onlyweddingcanmakepeoplefeelfullofsunshineB.peoplearealwaysdisappointedduringwartimeC.entertainmentcanserveanimportantpurposeD.peopleshouldbemarriedwhentheyareyoung.
- Chinesestudentsaren’ttheonlyoneswhohaveasleeplossproblem.InAustraliateenagersarealsomissingoutononaverageonehour’ssleepeverynightduringtheschoolweek.Organizedactivitiesandhomeworkpushbedtimeslaterthefirstlarge-scaleAustralianstudyofchildren’ssleepinghabitshasrevealed显示.Theirsleepdeprivation剥夺isenoughtocauseseriousdrop-offsinschoolperformanceattentionandmemoryandgovernmentsshouldconsiderlaterorflexibleschoolstarttimessaidthestudy’sleaderTimOlds.Hissurveyofmorethan4000childrenaged9to18foundthosewhosleptleastdidnotwatchmoretelevisionbutspenttheirtimesocializing相处withfamilyorfriendsorlisteningtomusiC.Almostallchildrengetupat7or7:15—theyhavetogettoschoolontimesaidOlds.Hefavorsalaterstartoveranearlierfinishbecausehebelievesorganizedsportsandactivitieswouldstillconsumethelatterendoftheday.Olds’researchalsoestablisheslackofsleepasacauseofweightgaininchildrenandapossiblesourceoffutureproblemswithdepressionanxietyandincreasedsusceptibility易感性toillness.ItwasalreadyknownthatoverweightchildrensleeplessbutProfessorOldsfoundsleepduration时长wasstronglylinkedtoweightacrossthefullrangeofbodysizes.Thethinnestchildrensleep20minutesmorethantheobese.Thisshowedbeingoverweighthadnospecificeffectonsleeppatternsanditwasmorelikelythatshortersleeptimesstimulate刺激appetiteandmakekidshungry.TheUSNationalSleepFoundationsaysteenagersaged13to18needeighttoninehours’sleepanight.Youngerschool-agedkidsneed9to11hours.OnthatbasisProfessorOldssaidhalfofAustralianchildrenareunder-sleepingonweekdaysandaquarteronweekends.1.TheAustralianstudentssurveyeddon’tsleepenoughbecausetheyspendmoretimeonthefollowingEXCEPT_____.A.organizedactivitiesandhomeworkB.communicationwithfriendsandfamilyC.watchingtelevisionprogramsD.enjoyingmusic2.Whateffectsdoeslackofsleepdirectlyhaveonthestudentsaccordingtothesurvey?A.TheybecomeoverweightbutbegintoeatlessthanbeforE.B.Theyfeelmoredepressedandanxiousabouttheirschoolwork.C.TheyaremorelikelytobeaffectedwithillnessinthefuturE.D.Theypaylessattentioninclassandtheirmemorydeclines.3.WhichofthefollowingsuggestionsdidMr.Oldsraise?A.ThestudentsshouldgotobedearliertohavelongersleepingtimE.B.Thestudentsshouldparticipatelessinorganizedactivities.C.Theschoolshouldputoffthestarttimeinthemorning.D.Theschoolshouldfinishearlierintheafternoon.4.Whatdoesobeseinthesixthparagraphmean?A.averageB.fatC.sleeplessD.overeating5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Australianstudentsusuallytakepartinactivitiesintheafternoon.B.Morestudentsareshortofsleeponweekendsthanonweekdays.C.BeingoverweighthasaneffectonthelengthofthesleepingtimE.D.Thesurveysuggeststhatteenagersneed8-9hours’sleepanight.
- Aresomepeopleborncleverandothersbornstupid?Orisintelligencedevelopedbyourenvironmentandourexperience?Strangelyenoughtheanswertothesequestionsisyes.TosomeextentourintelligenceisgiventousatbirthandnoamountofeducationcanmakeageniusoutofachildbornwithlowintelligencE.Ontheotherhandachildwholivesinaboringenvironmentwilldevelophisintelligencelessthanonewholivesinrichandvariedsurroundings.Thusthelimitsofperson’sintelligencearefixedatbirthwhetherornothereachesthoselimitswilldependonhisenvironment.Thisviewnowheldbymostexpertscanbesupportedinanumberofways.Itiseasytoshowthatintelligenceistosomeextentsomethingwearebornwith.ThecloserthebloodrelationshipbetweentwopeopletheclosertheyarelikelytobeintelligencE.Thusifwetaketwounrelatedpeopleatrandomfrompopulationitislikelythattheirdegreeofintelligencewillbecompletelydifferent.Ifontheotherhandwetaketwoidenticaltwinstheywillverylikelybeasintelligentaseachother.Relationslikebrothersandsistersparentsandchildrenusuallyhavesimilarintelligenceandthisclearlysuggeststhatintelligencedependsonbirth.Imaginenowthatwetaketwoidenticaltwinsandputthemindifferentenvironments.Wemightsendoneforexampletoauniversityandtheothertoafactorywheretheworkisboring.Wewouldsoonfinddifferencesinintelligencedevelopingandthisindicatesthatenvironmentaswellasbirthplaysapart.ThisconclusionisalsosuggestedbythefactthatpeoplewholiveinclosecontactwitheachotherbutwhoarenotrelatedatallarelikelytohavesimilardegreeofintelligencE.1.Thewriterisinfavoroftheviewthatman’sintelligenceisgiventohim____________.A.atbirthB.througheducationC.bothatbirthandthrougheducationD.neitheratbirthnorthrougheducation2.Ifachildisbornwithlowintelligencehecan_____________________.A.becomeageniusB.stillbecomeageniusifheshouldbegivenspecialeducationC.reachhisintelligencelimitsinrichsurroundingsD.notreachhisintelligenceinhislifE.3.Inthesecondparagraphtheunderlinedsentencemeansifwe_______________.A.pickoutanytwopersonswhoarenotrelativeB.takeouttwodifferentpersonsC.choosetworelatedpersonsD.selecttwopersonswithdifferentintelligence4.Theexampleofthetwinsgoingtoauniversityandtoafactoryshows_________.A.theimportanceoftheirintelligenceB.theroleofenvironmentonintelligenceC.theimportanceoftheirpositionsD.thepartthatbirthplays
- SalemtheCityofPeaceisasmallcitywithabighistory.ItisthesecondestablishedcityinMassachusettsandthesecondoldestsettlementinNewEngland.WhileSalemhasbeenlongknownastheWitchCityduetothenotablewitchtrialsof1692SalemalsoplayedanimportantpartinRevolutionarytimesandwasanactiveleaderofseveralMassachusetts’industrieswhichiswhyyouwillfindmansions宅邸ofthecountry’sfirstmillionairesthere.Salemislocatedapproximately16miles30minutesnorthofBostonandisborderedbyBeverlyDanversLynnMarbleheadPeabodySwampscottandtheAtlanticOcean.Boston&MaineRailroadservesSalemwithtransportserviceandtheMassachusettsBayTransportationAuthoritymaintainsarailstopandbusservice.AirserviceisavailablefromBeverlyAirport5milesawayandLoganInternationalAirport16milesaway.AccessisalsoavailableonaferryfromBoston.Salemhasvariousrestaurantsincludingoutdoorcafesvariousrestaurantsandfinediningestablishments.Forshopperstherearemallsanddepartmentstoresanopenmarketawaterfrontvillageaswellasadowntownshoppingdistrict.Therearemanylocalartistsandmusicianswhohaveshopsalongthecitystreets.Onanightlybasisonecanstopinalocalrestaurantornightspotandlistentosomeofthemostcreativemusic.WorldfamousartworkisdisplayedatthePeabodyEssexMuseumandtheworkoflocalartistscanbefounddisplayedinmanydowntownshopsincludingArtistRow.TheCityofSalemhaslonghadacommitmenttothepromotionofartandculture.TheSalemCulturalCouncilisalocalagencyofSalemresidentsthatsupportspublicprogramsandeducationalactivitiesintheartssciencesandhumanities.LocalartistsandtheaterssuchasCinemaSalemtheSalemTheatreCompanytheSalemStateCollegeCenterfortheArtstheGriffenTheaterandtheRebelShakespeareCompanyprovideentertainmentandlearningopportunitiestoresidentsandvisitorsalike.TheSalemArtsAssociationInc.isanentirelyvolunteer-runnonprofitartsorganization.TheSAAseekstobringartinallitsformstothecommunityandbringthecommunityinallitsdiversitytotheartsinSalemMassachusetts.1.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.SalemtheIndustryCityB.SalemtheWitchCityC.SalemtheCitywithaBigHistoryD.SalemtheCityofPeace2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutSalem?A.ItisthesecondestablishedcityinMassachusettswithBostontothenorth.B.ItwasdevelopedinseveralofMassachusetts’industries.C.Everynightlocalrestaurantsthereentertainvisitorswithsomemusic.D.Salemisaccessiblebytrainbusplaneandferry.3.VisitorstoSalemhaveasecurechancetoappreciatefirst-classworksofartin____________.A.ArtistRowB.PeabodyEssexMuseumC.theMBTAD.theSalemCulturalCouncil4.Afterreadingthepassagewemaydecidethat____________.A.SalemisapreferredcityformillionairesnowB.thepromotionofartandcultureinSalemistotallygovernmentactionC.onceanimportantindustrialcitynowSalemhasastrongculturalatmosphereD.visitorstoSalemwillfindfewchoicesindiningandshopping
- Everycountryhasitsheroes.Theymaybesoldierssportspeopledoctorsorfilmstars.Weadmirethemfortheircouragetheirstrengthortheirdevotiontoduty.Theirexamplesinspireustolivebetterandtoworkharder.TerryFoxwasayoungstudentwholovedlifE.Hewasasportsfan.Whenhewasjust18yearsoldaterribleeventhappened:hisrightleghadtobecutoffbecauseofcancer.Suchanexperiencewouldhavedestroyedaweakerperson—butTerryFoxwasafighter.Herefusedtogiveup.InsteadwhilehewasrecoveringfromtheoperationanideaslowlyformedinhisminD.HedecidedhewouldrunacrossCanadainordertoraisemoneyforcancerresearch.Slowlyandcarefullyhebegantotrain.Everystepwasextremelypainfulbutheinsistedonincreasingthedistancecovereddaybyday.Sixteenmonthslaterinthespringof1980hewasreadyforthelongjourneyacrossCanada—hisMarathonofHopE.Hiseverystepwasextremelypainfulbutheinsistedonincreasingthedistancecovereddaybyday.Itwasatimeofinspirationandheart-breakingemotion.Throughtelevisioneveryhomesawhisparticularwayofrunningakindofhalf-hopandhalf-run.Thousandsofpeoplelinedtheroutetoencouragehimandtowishhimwell.Theyalsogavehimmoneytofightcancer.ThenonSep.1st1980after143daysandmorethan5000kilometerscompletedeverythingcametoanenD.Terryhadtostop.HelivedonforanotherninemonthsanddiedonJune18th1981.Hewasalmost23.1.TerrydecidedtorunacrossCanada______.A.becausehewantedtotellthepublicthathewasafighterB.towinpeople’sadmirationC.tocollectmoneyforcancerresearchD.toearnsomemoneyforcureforhisleg2.Whichofthefollowingstatementiswrong?A.Theideacametohimwhenhewasrecoveringfromhisoperation.B.Heincreasedtheamountoftrainingdaybyday.C.Hecoveredover5000kilometersinthejourney.D.Terrypracticed9monthsbeforehebeganhisjourney.3.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeTerry’scharacter?A.DevotedanddiscouragedB.BraveanddeterminedC.AttractiveandromanticD.Patientandcareful4.Terry’sjourneybeganin______.A.April;1980B.March;1980C.May;1981D.June;1980
- ThedaysofelderlywomendoingnothingbutcookinghugemealsonholidaysaregonE.EntertheRedHatSociety---agroupholdingthebeliefthatoldladiesshouldhavefun.Mygrandmothersdidn’tdoanythingbutkeephouseandserveeverybody.TheywereprogrammedtodothatsaidEmilsCometteheadofachapterofthe7-year-oldRedHatSociety.WhilemenhavelongspenttheirtimefishingandplayinggolfwomenhavesometimesseemedtobecomeunnoticedastheyagE.Butthegenerationnowturning50isthebabyboomers生育高峰期出生的人andthesamepeoplewhorefusedtheirparents’wayofbeingyoungarenowtryinganewwayofgrowingolD.Ifyoutakeintoconsiderationfeminism女权主义abitofsparemoneyandbetterhealthformostelderlytheRedHatSocietylooksalmostinevitable必然的.Inthissocietywomenover50wearredhatsandpurple紫色的clotheswhilethewomenunder50wearpinkhatsandlightpurpleclothing.TheorganizationtooktheideafromapoembyJennyJosephthatbegins:WhenIamanoldwomanIshallwearpurplE.Witharedhatwhichdoesn’tgosaidEllenCooperwhofoundedtheRedHatSocietyin1998.Whentheladiesstartedtoweartheredhatstheyattractedlotsofattention.ThepointofthisisthatweneedarestfromalwaysdoingsomethingforsomeoneelseCoopersaiD.Womenfeelsoashamedandsorrywhentheydosomethingforthemselves.Thisiswhychaptersarediscouragedfromraisingmoneyordoinganythinguseful.We’realadies’playgroup.Itcouldn’tbemoresimpleaddedCooper’sassistantJoeHeywooD.1.FromthetextweknowthatthebabyboomersareagroupofpeoplewhoA.havegraduallybecomemorenoticeablE.B.areworriedaboutgettingoldtooquickly.C.areenjoyingagoodlifewithplentyofmoneytospenD.D.triedlivingadifferentlifefromtheirparentswhentheywereyoung.2.ItcouldbeinferredfromthetextthatmembersoftheRedHatSocietyareA.interestedinraisingmoneyforsocialwork.B.programmerswhocanplanwellfortheirfuturE.C.believersinequalitybetweenmenandwomen.D.goodatcookingbigmealsandtakingcareofothers.3.WhosetuptheRedHatSociety?A.EmilyComettE.B.EllenCooper.C.JennyJoseph.D.JoeHeywooD.4.WomenjointheRedHatSocietybecauseA.theywanttostayyoung.B.theywouldliketoappearmoreattractivE.C.theywouldliketohavefunandliveforthemselves.D.theywanttobemoreliketheirparents.
- MemorytheysayisamatterofpracticeandexerciseIfyouhavethewishandreallymakeaconsciouseffortthenyoucanquiteeasilyimproveyourabilitytorememberthings.Butevenifyouaresuccessfultherearetimeswhenyourmemoryseemstoplaytricksonyou.Sometimesyourememberthingsthatreallydidnothappen.OnemorninglastweekforexampleIgotupandfoundthatIhadleftthefrontdoorunlockedallnightyetIclearlyrememberlockingitcarefullythenightbefore.Memorytrickworktheotherwayaswell.Onceinawhileyouremembernotdoingsomethingandthenfindoutwhatyoudid.OnedaylastmonthforexampleIwassittinginabarbershopwaitingformyturntogetahaircutandsuddenlyIrealizedthatIhadgotahaircuttwodaysbeforeatthebarbershopacrossthestreetfrommyoffice.Wealwaysseemtofindsomethingfunnyandamusinginincidentscausedbypeople’sforgetfulnessorabsent—mindedness.Storiesaboutabsent—mindedprofessorshavebeentoldforyearsandwenevergetsickofhearingnewones.Unfortunatelyhoweverabsent—mindednessisnotalwaysfunny.Therearetimeswhentrickofourmemorycancauseusgreattrouble.1.Thefollowingparagraphofthepassagemaybeabout.A.dealingwiththetroublesaboutabsent—mindednessB.whereandhowourmemorygoeswrongC.peopletowhomabsent--mindednesshappensD.examplesabouttroublescausedbyabsent—mindedness2.Inthepassagethewriterseemstotellyou.A.forgettingthingsisseriousanddangerousB.alwaysforgettingthingsisunderstandableC.forgettingthingsattimesisnaturalD.thewaytoprotectyourselffrommemorytricks3.Thebesttitleforthispassageis.A.HowtoplaytricksonMemoryB.TricksOfMemoryC.ForgetfulnessorAbsent——mindednessD.GetRidofAbsent—mindedness
- LAYTON-SomeUtahhighschoolstudentshaveascienceprojectthatisgeneratingmorethanpraisesandgoodgrades.They’regeneratingenoughelectricitythroughwindpowertosustain维持aportableclassroomandthatcommitmenttoalternativeenergyhasearnedthemaninternationalhonor.ThestudentsattheNorthernUtahAcademyofMathEngineeringandScienceinstalleda400wattturbine涡轮机theyboughtfromTargetontopofaportableclassroom.Theirgoalcreateanactionplantomakeclassroomsenergy—efficient.Ifitkeepsspinningatl5milesanhourwindifweconnectedtothegrid输电网andsoldittoCaliforniaat12centsperkilowattitwouldpayusabout$50anhoursaidstudentJaceShuldberg.Theymettheirgoalandsaytheygainedanewvisionfortheimpacttheycouldhaveonalternativeenergy.AsscienceandengineeringstudentsweareontheforefrontofalternativeenergysolutionsforhowtodealwithclimatechangesaidstudentDelaneyBurks.Theirplanandabilitytocommunicateithaswonthemanallexpense-paidtriptotheUnitedNationsinNewYorkforasummitonyouthleadership.They’llrepresentnotonlyUtahbutthenationandshareideas.MaybeaschoolinIndiaisnearacoastandislookingtowardtidalpower.HereinUtahwe’relookingtowardwindturbineandsolarandpossiblynuclearpowerShuldbergsaiD.I’msoexcitedforthemtomeetstudentsfromBulgariaandSouthKoreaandMongoliasaidteacherGayleStucki.Ithinkit’sgoingtochangetheirlives.WereallygointoitandIthinkeverypersonherehasbeenaffectedbytheresearchthatwe’vedoneBurkssaiD.WearetalkingaboutanideathatwillhappenandthatthisisthefurtherStuckisaiD.ThestudentsleaveWednesdayfortheBigApplE.1.Thestudentsmentionedinthetextarefrom______A.BulgariaB.SouthKoreaC.MongoliaD.America2.WhatdidtheseUtahhighschoolstudentsdo?A.Theybuiltaportableclassroomwhichisenergy-efficient.B.Theymadeuseofwindpowertoproduceelectricity.C.TheywenttoNewYorkforameetingonenergy-saving.D.Theyinventeda400wattturbinE.3.Thefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribethestudentsexcept________A.confidentB.proudC.creativeD.conservative4.A.schoolinIndiaismentionedtoshowthat______A.theirresearchesarequitedifferentfromeachotherB.locationofacountrymatterslittletotheirresearchC.localresourcesshouldbetakenadvantageofD.UtahwassuperiortoIndiainusingwindpower5.FromthetextweknowthatUtahhighschoolstudents________A.havewonworldwidepraiseB.havefoundsolutionstoclimatechangeC.aimtomakeabigprofitfromtheirresearchD.haven’tbenefitedfromtheirproject
- HeadaboveWaterTUVALUatinycountryinthePacificOceanhasaskedforhelpasitwillbeswallowedupbytheseA.StormsandhugewavesareaconstantthreatandnoneofTuvalu’sninelittleislandsismorethanfivemetersabovesealevel.Saltwaterisalreadyenteringthecountry’sdrinkingwatersupplyaswellasdamagingplantsthatproducefruitandvegetable.Withouturgenthelpthecountry’sdaysarenumbered.ButTuvaluisnotthefirstplacetofacesinkingintothesea.VeniceahistoriccityinItalybestknownforitscanalshassunkabout24cmoverthepast100years.Expertssaythatitwillhavesunkanother20-50cmby2050.A.centuryagoSt.Mark’sSquarethelowestpointcityfloodedaboutninetimesayear.Nowadaysithappensmorethan100times.WhileVeniceisslowlysinkingintothemudonwhichitstandsglobalwarmingcausesTuvalu’srisingsealevel.Theaverageglobaltemperaturehasincreasedbyalmost0.5centigradedegreesoverthepastcentury;scientistsexpectitrisebyextra1—3degreesoverthenext100years.Warmerweathermakesglaciersmeltaddingmorewatertotheocean.Thewarmertemperaturesalsomakewaterexpandsoittakesupmorespacecausingthesealeveltorise.Thesealevelhasrisenabout10—25cminthelast100years.Themaincauseofglobalwarmingishumanpollution.ThroughburningcoaloilandgaspeoplehavebeenincreasingthegreenhousegasesintheatmospheresuchasCO2.Thisaddstothepowerofthegreenhouseeffectmakingtheplanetevenwarmer.Manyscientistsbelievethatifthewarmingisnotstoppedtherewillbehugeclimatechanges.Thesealevelcouldrisebyonemeterthiscentury.Shouldthiscometruetheseawillswallowupmillionsofhomesandtheworldwillbefloodedwithclimaterefugeeslookingforsomewheretolove?1.Wecaninferfromthesecondparagraphthat.A.TuvaluisindangerofbeingswallowedupbytheseA.B.allTuvalu’sislandsareaboutfivemetersabovethesealevel.C.drinkingwaterinTuvaluhasbeendestroyeD.D.Tuvaluisoftenfloodedbystormsandwaves.2.TheauthorusesTuvaluandVeniceasexamplesinordertoexplain.A.theyarethefirstplacesinkingintotheseaB.theyarebothsinkingintothemudwheretheystandC.theywilldisappearinthefutureD.theirtroubleiscausedbyglobalwarming3.Putthefollowingeventsintherightorder.a.Glaciersbegantomelt.b.Peopleburncoaloilandgas.c.Thegreenhouseeffectisgrowing.d.Theearthisgettingwarmerandwarmer.E.Thesealevelisrising.f.MoreCO2isproducedg.ManyplacesaresinkingintotheseaA.dfbcaegB.bfcdeagC.fcbdaegD.bfcdaeg4.Whatdoesclimaterefugeesmean?A.PeoplewhoareforcedawayfromtheirhomelandbyclimatE.B.Climatechanges.C.RareanimalsD.Climateeffect5.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Tuvalu’sninelittleislandsarelessthanfivemetersabovethesealevel.B.Theaverageglobaltemperaturehasrisenby1—3centigradedegreesoverthepast100years.C.ThewarmertemperaturecausesthesealeveltorisE.D.Therewillbehugeclimatechangesunlessthewarmingisstopped
- TheycannotvotewhichnationsshouldhaveaseatontheUnitedNationsSecurityCouncil安理会butordinarypeoplehaveshowntheirfeelings.ByTuesdayafternoonover11.5millionpeopleinandoutsideChinahadsignedanonlinepetition请愿sayingJapanshouldnotsucceedinitsbid申请foraneverlastingseatontheSecurityCouncil.TheloudcallisduetothehistoricalfactsinWorldWarII.SomeJapanesepoliticianssaidtheircountryisreadytoplayamoreactiveroleinglobalaffairsandtheircountry'scontributioncannolongerbelimitedtofinancialaspects.Thepetitionby11.5millionpeopletellsJapanthatmoneyalonecannotbuytheirhearts.A.newhistorytextbookthataright-wingJapaneseorganizationhassubmitted递交forofficialagreementgoessofarastopaintJapanasavictim牺牲者inWorldWarII.ItsauthorsevensaythatChinastartedallthewarsbetweenthetwocountries.JapanesePrimeMinisterJunichiroKoizumiturneddownaninvitationtoagrandpartyinMoscowonMay9tocelebratethe60thanniversaryoftheendofWarWorldII.Koizumi'sabsencewilldonothingbutencouragemoreprobes追究intohiscountry'shistoricalbaggage.JapanesepoliticianscontinuetovisittheYasukuniShrine神社.WartimeleaderandwarcriminalHidekiTojoaswellasfiveotherhangedwarcriminalsareburiedattheshrine.TheytalkaboutpeaceduringthevisitsandasktheirAsianneighborstounderstandJapaneseculturewhichrequiresthemtovisitShintoshrinestomarkseasonalcelebrations.Buttheydon'tseethepainsthattheJapaneseinvasion侵略broughtonotherAsiancountries.Howcananationsleepwithsuchahistoryonitsconscience良心?TheamountofmoneyJapangivestheUnitedNationsdoesnotnecessarilygivethecountrytheroleininternationalaffairs.NeitherwillaneverlastingseatontheSecurityCouncilfreeJapanfromitshistoricalbaggage.1.AccordingtosomeJapanesepoliticianstheirvisitstoShintsShrinesaredueto.A.thefactthatthesixWorldWarIIcriminalswereburiedthereB.theintentionthatJapanwantstogetaneverlastingseatontheSecurityCouncilC.therequirementofJapanesecultureD.theprobesofthewarcriminals2.The11.5millionpeoplesignedanonlinepetitionto____.A.stopJapanfrombiddinganeverlastingseatontheSecurityCouncilB.expresstheirfeelingsthattheydidn'twantJapantowinitsbidC.honorthepeoplewhodiedinWorldWarIID.supportideathatJapanshouldgivetheUNmoremoney.3.InanewJapanesehistorybook____.A.theJapanesearedescribedasright-wingpeopleB.manyvictimssubmittedtheagreementinWorldWarIIC.JapanesegovernmenthassignedtheagreementofficiallyD.Chinaisconsideredtohavebeenresponsibleforthewar4.WhichofthefollowingdescriptionsaboutJapanisNOTtrue?A.Thegovernmentrefusedaninvitationtothe60thanniversaryoftheendofWorldwarII.B.ItwantstogetaneverlastingseatontheSecurityCouncil.C.Itwantsmoreprobesintoitshistoricalbaggage.D.ItgivestheUNmuchmoney.
- Iammymother’sthirdchild.WhenIwasbornherdoctorgentlyexplainedtomymotherthatmyleftarmwas__1__belowtheelbow肘部.Thenhegavehersome__2__:Don’ttreatherany__3__fromtheothergirls.Demandmore.Andshe__4__!Mymotherhadtoworkto__5__ourfamily.Therewerefivegirlsinourfamilyandweallhadto__6__.OncewhenIwasaboutsevenIcameoutofthe__7__MomIcan’tpeel削皮potatoes.Ionlyhaveonehand.Yougetbacktopeelthosepotatoesanddon’teverusethatasan__8__foranythingagain!OfcourseIcouldpeelpotatoeswithmygoodhandwhileholdingthemdownwithmy__9__arm.Therewasalwaysa__10__andMomknewitIfyoutryhard__11__she‘dsayyoucandoanything.Onceinthesecondgradeourteacherhadeachofusraceacrossthemonkeybars高低杠.WhenitwasmyturnI__12__myhead.Somekids__13__.Iwenthomecrying.AfterworkthenextafternoonMom__14__mebacktotheschoolground.Now__15__upwithyourrightarmsheadvised.Shestoodby__16__Ipracticedandshe__17__mewhenImadeprogress.I’llneverforgetthe__18__timeIwascrossingthebars.Thekidswerestandingtherewiththeirmouthsopen.Itwasthewaywitheverything.WhenI__19__Ican’thandlethingsIseeMom’ssmileagain.Shehadtheheartto__20__anything.AndshetaughtmeIcouldtoo.1.A.missingB.brokenC.diseasedD.short2.A.warningB.medicineC.helpD.advice3.A.badlyB.differentlyC.wellD.normally4.A.didB.refusedC.criedD.was5.A.careB.helpC.supportD.feed6.A.payattentionB.workoutC.carryoutD.helpout7.A.kitchenB.bedroomC.houseD.school8.A.ideaB.changeC.excuseD.explanation9.A.lostB.otherC.nextD.longer10.A.chanceB.wayC.timeD.success11.A.enoughB.tooC.againD.often12.A.hurtB.noddedC.shookD.turned13.A.cheeredB.whisperedC.jokedD.laughed14.A.droveB.tookC.sentD.carried15.A.pullB.jumpC.standD.rise16.A.beforeB.asC.afterD.until17.A.helpedB.raisedC.praisedD.protected18.A.firstB.lastC.wonderfulD.next19.A.admitB.fearC.findD.realize20.A.faceB.teachC.learnD.solve
- PrinceCharlesyesterdaypromisedtoreducetheroyalimpactontheenvironmentthroughsweepingchangestohispersonallifestyleandofficialschedule.Theprincewillreplacecarbon-heavyprivatejetsandhelicopterswithscheduledflightsandtrainservices.ThemovecameasPrinceCharlesurgedbusinessleaderstopublishtheenvironmentalpactoftheiractivities.HesaidFewaccountantsandbusinessdecision-makersask‘Howmuchofourcriticalnaturalresourceisleft?Howmanymilesofpolaricecaphasourbusinesshelpedmeltthisyear?Byhowmanyincheshaveweraisedsealevels?Howmanyspecieshaveweputatrisk?Howmanyhomeswillbefloodedhowmanypeoplewilldieofthirstorstarvationbecauseofouractivities?’ThesearenotcomfortablequestionsbutbyGodtheyneedtobeasked.HeaddedAtthemomentthesecostsdonotappearinanyone’sbooksYettheyarerealtheyareincurrednowandinarelativelyshorttimethedamagebeingcausedmaybebeyondremedy.Hesaidtheworldwasrunningupthebiggestglobalcreditcarddebtinhistorybutwithlittleornothoughtforhowthebillwilleverbepaid.FlankedbytheprimeministerandbusinessandcommunityleadersatStJames’Palacetheprincesaidhisnewaccountingforsustainabilityprojectwouldgiveconsumersthepowertochooseproductsthatcausedlessdamagetotheplanet.DuchyOriginalstheprince’sfoodcompanyistakingstepstoworkouthowmuchcarbondioxideandothergreen-housegasareemittedingrowingprocessinganddistributingitsproducts.Thechangestotheprince’stravelarrangementsannouncedyesterdayarepartofawiderreviewofthecarbonfootprintassociatedwithactivitiesatallthreeofhisresidences.ClarenceHouseinLondonHighgroveandBirkhallontheBalmoralsestate庄园aswellastheactivitiesofhis21personaland105full-timestaff.Measuresincludeareviewofelectricityusecommuterandotherstafftravelandareintendedtoidentifyfurtherreductionsincarbondioxideemissions.ThereviewwillreportinJunewhenClarenceHousewillannounceannualtargetstoreducecarbonemission.1.OneofthemovesPrinceCharleswilltaketoreducetheroyalimpactontheenvironmentis______.A.takingprivatejetsthatarenotcarbon-heavyB.takinghelicoptersinsteadofprivatejetsC.takingtrainsinsteadofscheduledflightsD.takingscheduledflightsinsteadofhelicopters2.HowdoesPrinceCharlesfeelaboutbusinessleadersintermsofenvironmentalprotection?A.Dissatisfied.B.Disappointed.C.Doubtful.D.Impatient.3.InresponsetoPrinceCharles’callsDuchyOriginalswill______.A.makeasmuchgreenfoodaspossibleB.cutdownitscostC.figureoutitsgreenhousegasemissionD.continueitsgreenhousegasemission4.Theunderlinedphraseinparagraph4probablyrefersto______.A.thegreatamountofwasteproducedbyindustryB.thegreatdamagecausedtotheenvironmentC.thegreatamountofdebtsoftheroyalfamilyD.thehighcostofindustryintheirproducingprocess5.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.PrinceCharlespromisedGreenerRoyalLifestyleB.BetterLatethanNeverC.PrinceCharlesandHisConcernforEnvironmentD.TheRoyalFamilyHasaRoletoPlayinEnvironmentProtection
- BetweentenandmidnighttheUnitedStatesispoliticallyleaderless——thereisnocenterofinformationanywhereinthenationexceptintheNewYorkheadquartersofthegreatbroadcastingcompaniesandthetwogreatwireservices.Nocandidateandnopartycanaffordtheinvestmentonelectionnighttomatchthenews-gatheringresourcesofthemassmedia;andsoaseverycitizensitsinhishomewatchinghisTVsetorlisteningtohisradioheistheequalofanyotherinknowledge.ThereisnothingthatcanbedoneinthesehoursforononecananylongerdirectthegreatstrikeforAmerica’spower;thepollshaveclosed.Goodorbadwhateverthedecision.Americawillacceptthedecision——andcutdownanymanwhogoesagainstiteventhoughformillionsthedecisionrunscontrarytotheirownvotes.Thegeneralvoteisanexpressionofnationalwilltheonlysubstituteforviolenceandblood.Itsdecisionistobedefendedasonedefendscivilizationitself.ThereisnothinglikethisAmericanexpressionofwillinEnglandorFranceIndiaorRussiaorChina.Onlyoneothermajornationinmodernhistoryhasevertriedtoelectitsleaderdirectlybymassfreepopularvote.ThiswastheWeimarRepublicofGermanywhichmodeleditsunitaryvotefornationalleadersontheAmericanpractice.OutofitsexperimentwiththesystemitgotHitler.AmericanshavehadLincolnWilsonandtwoRoosevelts.Nothingcanbedonewhenthevotingreturnsarefloodingin;theWhiteHouseanditspowerwillmovetooneoranotherofthetwocandidatesandallwillknowaboutitinthemorning.Butforthesehourshistorystops.1.Betweentenp.m.andmidnighttheUnitedStateshasnoleaderbecause.A.thePresidenthasresignedB.thestrikeforpowerhasendedC.thepollshaveclosedandtheresultsarenotinD.therehasbeenarevolution2.ThegreatstrikeforAmerica’spowerinparagraph1refersto.A.thestrikeofthemassmediaB.thegreatcoalstrikeC.strikingwhiletheironishotD.theelectioncampaign3.Accordingtotheauthoronlyoneothermajormodernnationevertriedtoelectitsleaderbymassfreepopularvote.Thatnationwas.A.IndiaB.GermanyC.RussiaD.England4.Theauthorbelievesthedecisionatthepollswill.A.leadtoanarchyB.resultinmenbeingcutdownC.causeviolenceandbloodD.bedefendedbyallAmericans
- ShanghaiVisitingUSPresidentBarackObamasaidhereonMondaythatWashingtondoesnotseektocontainChinA.WedonotseektoimposeanyformofgovernmentonanyothernationObamasaidnotingaccesstoinformationandpoliticalparticipationareuniversalrightsthatguideAmerica’sopenness.USwouldnotseektocontainChinaObamatoldanaudienceofmorethan500localyouthsmanyofwhomarestudentsfromFudanUniversityandTongjiUniversity.TheChinatripisalsopartofhisfirsttoAsiaaspresident.Inhiswide—rangingspeechinJapanonSaturdayObamasaidhewouldwelcomenotfearastrongChinaasapowerfulpartneronurgentchallenges.TheriseofastrongprosperousChinacanbeasourceofstrengthforthecommunityofnationshetold1500well—knownandimportantJapanesE.Theongoingeventattractedformorethan100reportersthelargemajorityofwhomfromtheUSandtherestfromChinA.ThemeetingonthefourthflooroftheShanghaiScienceandTechnologyMuseumwasscheduledtolastfor75minuteswithObamaspeakingfor15minutesandtheanhour—longquestionandanswersession.BeforeObama’sspeechJonHuntsmanUSambassadortoChinasaidthetimingcouldnotbebetterforincreasingbilateralrelationsatthe30thanniversaryofdiplomaticrelationsties.Obamametlocalleadersinthemorning.HearrivedatShanghaiPudongInternationalAirportjustafter11pmlastnight.The48一year—oldthefirstUSpresidenttovisitChinawithinthefirstyearoftakingofficewillflytoBeijingimmediatelyaftermeetingtheyouths.Heisexpectedtoarriveinthenation’scapitalataround430pm.PresidentHuJintaowillhostastatedinnerforObamaattheDiaoyutaiStateGuesthouseintheevening.1.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedsentence?A.Allcountriesmustn’treviewAmericanopenness.B.EverycountrycantakepartinAmericanopenness.C.EverycountryhasitsfighttorecommendAmericanopenness.D.Americawelcomesothercountriesinitsopenness.2.TheAmericanaltitudetotheriseofChinais.A.opposedB.fearfulC.happilyacceptedD.contradictory3.AccordingtoBarackObama.A.It’simpossibleforAmericatocontrolChinaB.AmericahasnointentiontocontrolChinaC.AmericaintendedtocontrolChinaD.AmericawouldseektocontrolChina4.Fromthenewswelearnabout.A.ObamaarrivedinChinaafterhevisitedJapanB.it’snotthefirsttimethatObamahasbeentoChinaC.ShanghaiisthefirststationwhereObamacametoAsiaD.ObamastayedinShanghaiformorethan20hours
- Itwasthelastdayofthefinalexaminationinalargeeasternuniversity.Onthestepsofonebuildingagroupofstudentsweretalkingabouttheexamthatwasgoingtobegininafew1.OntheirfaceswasconfidencE.Thiswastheir2exam—thenontograduationandjobs.Sometalkedofjobstheyalreadyhadotherstalkedofjobsthey3get.Withthecertaintyoffouryearsofcollegetheyfelt4andabletotakecontroloftheworlD.Thecomingexamtheyknowwouldbean5taskastheprofessorhadsaidtheycouldbring6booksandnotestheywantedrequestingonlythattheydidnot7eachotherduringtheexam.8theyenteredtheclassroom..Theprofessorpassedoutthepapers.Andsmiles9onthestudents’facesastheyfoundtherewereonlyfivequestions.Threehourshadpassed10theprofessorbegantocollectthepapers.Thestudentsnolongerlookedconfident.Ontheirfaceswasafrightenedexpression.Paperinhandnoonespokeastheprofessorfacedtheclass.Helookedatthe11facesbeforehimandthenaskedHowmanycompletedallfivequestions?12ahandwasraised.Howmanyansweredfour?StillnohanD.Three?Two?Thestudentsmovedrestlesslyintheirseats.Onethen?Certainlysomebodyfinished13.Buttheclassremainedsilent.Theprofessorputdownthepaper.ThatisexactlywhatI14.hesaiD.Ijustwantyoutoknowthatalthoughyouhavecompletedfouryearsofstudythereare15manythingsaboutthe16youdon’tknow.Thesequestionsyoucouldnotanswerarerelativelycommonineveryday17.ThensmilingheaddedYouwillall18thiscoursebutremember—eventhoughyouarenowcollegegraduatesyoureducationhadjust19.Theyearshaveweakenedthenameoftheprofessorbutnotthe20hetaught.1.A.secondsB.minutesC.hoursD.days2.A.onlyB.firstC.veryD.last3.A.wouldB.mustC.hadtoD.usedto4.A.gladB.readyC.sorryD.nice5.A.interestingB.necessaryC.easyD.unusual6.A.noB.eitherC.anyD.some7.A.listentoB.lookatC.careforD.talkto8.A.HardlyB.HappilyC.QuicklyD.Carefully9.A.appearedB.changedC.failedD.stopped10.A.thenB.asC.beforeD.after11.A.pleasedB.worriedC.surprisedD.moved12.A.NotB.OnceC.OnlyD.Even13.A.allB.noneC.oneD.it14.A.wonderedB.enjoyedC.hatedD.expected15.A.evenB.alreadyC.soD.still16.A.examB.subjectC.questionD.college17.A.lessonB.classC.practiceD.study18.A.passB.failC.takeD.start19.A.begunB.completedC.failedD.succeeded20.A.subjectB.thingsC.wordsD.lessons
- AnAfricanfarmerfrequentlyheardoftalesaboutotherfarmerswhohadmademillionsofdollarsbydiscoveringdiamondmines.Thefarmerfeltsoexcitedatthetalesthathecouldhardlywaittosellhis1andgolookingfordiamondshimself.Sohestartedoutandspentthe2ofhislifewanderingtheAfricancontinentsearching3forthesparkling闪闪发光jewelsthatbroughtsuchhighpricesonthe4oftheworlD.Finally5outandextremelydisappointedhethrewhimselfintoariveranddieD.6backatthefarmthemanwhohadboughthisfarm7tobecrossingasmallstreamonthefarmoneday8hesawsomethingsparklingatthebottomofthestream.Hepickeditup.Itwasabrilliantstone–agoodsizestone–and9ithelaterputitonhisfireplacemantelasinteresting10.SeveralweekslateravisitoradmiredthestonE.11closelyatitandweighingitinhishandhenearlyfainted晕倒.Heaskedthefarmerifheknewhe’dfoundsomethingveryvaluablE.Whenthefarmersaid12andthathethoughtitwasjustapieceofcrystal水晶thevisitortoldhimhehadfoundoneofthelargestdiamonds13discovereD.Thefarmerwas14.Hetoldthemanthathisstreamwasfullofthese15stonesandhisfarmlandwascoveredwiththem.Notallwereaslargeperhapsastheoneonhisfireplacemantelbuttheyweredottedgenerously16hisfarm.Needlesstosaythefarmthefirstfarmerhadsold17hecouldsearchofadiamondmine18tohethemostproductivediamondmineontheentireAfricancontinent.Thefirstfarmerhad19freeandclearacresofdiamondsbuthadsoldthemforpracticallynothinginordertolookforthem20.1.A.farmB.mineC.houseD.cattle2.A.wholeB.partC.stageD.rest3.A.aimlesslyB.unsuccessfullyC.skillfullyD.undoubtedly4.A.positionsB.rangesC.marketsD.areas5.A.wornB.fittedC.triedD.given6.A.ThereforeB.MoreoverC.MeanwhileD.Somehow7.A.happenedB.pretendedC.plannedD.intended8.A.whileB.asC.whenD.until9.A.respectingB.admiringC.enjoyingD.examining10.A.inventionB.productC.patentD.curiosity11.A.PointingB.LookingC.AimingD.Working12.A.yesB.soC.noD.OK13.A.onceB.everC.neverD.forever14.A.astonishedB.satisfiedC.encouragedD.moved15.A.worthlessB.beautifulC.delicateD.shining16.A.beyondB.throughoutC.nearD.among17.A.evenifB.incaseC.asthoughD.sothat18.A.putupB.givenoutC.turnedoutD.setup19.A.ownedB.foundC.exploredD.covered20.A.somewhereB.anywhereC.everywhereD.elsewhere
- Itwasafive-centChineseYuancointhatgaveTanYuanyuanthechancetodancE.TanYuanyuanwasbornintoatraditionalfamilyinShanghaiandtheobstaclesshebroke1tobecomeoneoftoday’smostcriticallyacclaimedballerinas芭蕾舞女演员2athomE.Hermotherwhohadwantedtobeaballerinasawthatherdaughter’sphysiquelooksanddeterminationfitted3intoaballerina’sprofileandencouragedTantobecomeonE.Shewantedmeto4herdreamTantoldCNN’sTalkAsiA.5herfatheranengineerhadadifferentplanforhisdaughter.HewantedmetobecomeadoctororanengineerbecauseIwasagoodstudentinschoolTansaiD.Herfathersawballet6aWesternartforminappropriateforatraditionalChinesegirlandasacareerthatis7andshort.Thetwosettledtheir8withaflipofacointhatlandedinfavorofhermother’swishesandherfatheracceptedthe9asamatteroffatE.The10betweenballetandTanbeganattheageoffivewhenTanwasattractedbythebeautyofaperformanceofSwanLakeonTV.11fromthefairyqueen’scrownthemusicandtheballerina’smovements12her.Atage11TanbeganherformaltrainingatShanghaiDanceSchooland13fouryearslater.But14ShanghaiDanceSchoolayearlaterthantheotherpupilsmade15difficultforTantocatchup.Iwasn’tverygooD.IwasalwaysinthecornercryingsaidTan.Thingstooka16forthebetterinherthirdyearwhenMs.Linganewteachertook17theclassandputherfulltimeintoourballettrainingTanaddeD.Whenaskedabouther18tobeanincredibleperformersheexplainedItisinChinesebloodtoalwaystryyourbestandnomatter19happenstodayforexampleevenifyourback20outoryourfootisinpainoryourtoeisbleedingyoushouldalwaysgivetheaudienceaperfectshow.1.A.inB.throughC.outD.away2.A.originatedB.setC.datedD.began3.A.certainlyB.beautifullyC.perfectlyD.definitely4.A.fulfillB.makeC.comeD.approach5.A.AndB.ButC.SoD.Hence6.A.toB.asC.inD.on7.A.unstableB.stableC.unlimitedD.limited8.A.opinionsB.battlesC.differencesD.fights9.A.successB.consequenceC.managementD.defeat10.A.relationshipB.connectionC.relativeD.combination11.A.ApartB.BesidesC.BesideD.Except12.A.shockedB.annoyedC.impressedD.frustrated13.A.attendedB.graduatedC.abandonedD.worked14.A.joiningB.joinC.enteringD.enter15.A.everythingB.thatC.thisD.it16.A.roundB.turnC.measureD.move17.A.overB.inC.upD.on18.A.goalB.directionC.motivationD.aim19.A.howeverB.howC.whateverD.what20.A.runsB.goesC.givesD.tries
- Helosthisarmsinanaccidentthatkilledhisfather.Sincethenhehashadtodependonthe1ofhisyoungerbrother.Forthesakeoftakingcareofhimhisyoungerbrotherbecamehisshadowneverleavinghimaloneforyears.Exceptforwritingwithhistoeshewascompletely2todoanythinginhislife.Asthetwobrothersgrewuptogethertheyhadtheirshareof3andtheywouldoftenquarrel.Thenonedayhisyoungerbrotherwantedto4fromhimlivinghisownlife.Sohewasheart-brokenanddidn'tknowwhattodo.Asimilarmisfortunebefell降临于agirltoo.Onenighthermotherwhosufferedfrommentalillness5.Soherfatherwentoutlookingforhermother.Shetriedtopreparemealsforherparentsonlytooverturnthekerosene煤油lightonthestoveresultinginafirewhichtookherhandsaway.Thoughhereldersistershowedherwillingnesstotakecareofhershewasdeterminedtobe6independent.Andmostofallshelearnedtobeself-reliant靠自己.OnceshewrotethefollowinginhercompositionIam7.ThoughIlostmyarmsIstillhavelegs.Thoughmywingsarebrokenmyheartcanstill8.Onedaytheboyandthegirlwerebothinvitedtoatelevisioninterviewprogram.TheboytoldtheTVhostabouthis9futureatbeingleftonhisownwhilethegirlwasfullof10forherlife.Theybothwereaskedtowritesomethingonapieceofpaperwiththeirtoes.TheboywroteMyyoungerbrother'sarmsaremyarms;11thegirlwrote:Brokenwingsflyingheart.Theyhadbothendured忍受thesamesufferingsbuttheirdifferent12determinedthenatureoftheirlives.Itistruethatlifeisunpredictable.Disasterscanstrikeatanytime.Howyoudealwithmisfortuneisthetrue13ofyourcharacter.Ifyouchooseonlyto14orescapefromthesufferingitwillalwaysfollowyouwhereveryougo.Butifyoudecidetobestrongthehardshipwillturnouttobea15onwhichnewhopeswillarise.1.A.comfortB.handsC.adviceD.arms2.A.activeB.unableC.keenD.skilful3.A.problemsB.thoughtsC.tastesD.events4.A.sufferB.leaveC.separateD.differ5.A.recoveredB.returnedC.retiredD.disappeared6.A.simplyB.completelyC.possiblyD.partly7.A.luckyB.happyC.stressfulD.relaxed8.A.breakB.beatC.flyD.imagine9.A.uncertainB.brightC.awfulD.remote10.A.pressureB.confidenceC.regretD.doubt11.A.forB.soC.whileD.and12.A.attitudesB.hopesC.charactersD.experiences13.A.meaningB.valueC.powerD.test14.A.protestB.complainC.struggleD.involve15.A.disasterB.careerC.fortuneD.forecast
- MyauntEdithwasawidowof50workingasasecretarywhendoctorsdiscoveredwhatwasthenthoughttobeaveryseriousheartdiseasE.AuntEdithdoesn’tacceptdefeateasily.Shebeganstudyingmedicalreportsinthelibraryandfoundanarticleinamagazineaboutawell-knownheartsurgeonDr.MichaelDeBekeyofHoustonTexas.Hehadsavedthelifeofsomeonewiththesameillness.ThearticlesaidDr.DeBekey’sfeeswereveryhigh;AuntEdithcouldn’tpossiblypaythem.Butcouldhetellherofsomeonewhosefeeshecouldpay?SoAuntEdithwrotetohim.Shesimplylistedherreasonsforwantingtolive:herthreechildrenwhowouldbeontheirowninthreeorfourmoreyearsherlittle-girldreamtoftravelingandseeingtheworld.Therewasn’tawordofself-pity-onlywarmthandhumorandthejoyofliving.Shemailedtheletternotreallyexpectingananswer.Afewdayslatermydoorbellrang.AuntEdithdidn’twanttocomein;shestoodinthehallandreadalouD.Yourbeautifullettermovedmeverydeeply.IfyoucancometoHoustontherewillbenochargeforeitherthehospitalortheoperation.SignedMichaelDeBekey.Thatwassevenyearsago.SincethenAuntEdithhasbeenaroundtheworld.HerthreechildrenarehappilymarrieD.ForheragesheisoneoftheyoungestmostalivepeopleIknow–allbecauseofanopenheartsurgeonwhoknewhowtohonorhisprofessionandhowtoopenhisownheart.1.HowoldismyauntEdithnow?A.50yearsolD.B.57yearsolD.C.60yearsolD.D.67yearsolD.2.AuntEdithwrotealettertoDr.Debakeyto.A.askforhisadviceB.beghimtooperateonherC.askhimtointroduceanotherdoctorD.askforhissympathy3.Theunderlinedphraseopenheartinthelastparagraphmeans.A.open–mindedB.kind–heartedC.patientD.skillful4.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.MyaunttoldalietoDr.DeBakey.B.Myauntmarriedhappilyaftertheopenheartoperation.C.Sincetheoperationmyaunthastraveledaroundtheworldandlivedhappily.D.Myauntpaidbackthemoneytothedoctoraftertheoperation.5.Whatcanweconcludefromthepassage?A.Dr.DeBakeyiswillingtooperateonanyonefreeofchargE.B.Dr.DeBakeyisexpertingettingalongwithhispatients.C.MyauntEdithisverypoorandmean.D.MyauntEdithisoptimisticandstrong–mindeD.
- Ourspiritualintelligencequotient精神智商orSQhelpsusunderstandourselvesandlivefullerhappierlives.Thoughwe’reallbornwithSQmostofusdon’tevenrealizethatwehaveit.Fortunatelyyoudon’thavetosignupforclassestolearnhowtoimproveyourSQ.Herearesomesimplestepsthatcanleadyoutothisnewlevelofunderstanding.SitQuietly.Theprocessofdevelopingspiritualintelligencebeginswithsolitude独处andsilencE.Totuneintoyourspiritsyouhavetoturndownthevolume强度inyourbusynoisycomplicatedlifeandforceyourselftodonothingatall.Startsmallbycreatingislandsforsilenceinyourday.Inthecarinsteadoflisteningtothemusicusethetimetothink.Atworkshutthedoortoyourofficebetweenmeetingstakeafewbreathsandletthemoutveryveryslowly.EnjoythestillnessinyourhomeafterthekidsarefinallyinbeD.StepOutsidE.FormanypeoplenaturesetstheirspiritfreE.Gooutsidetowatchabeautifulsunset.Ifyouarewalkingwiththedogtakethetimetoadmireflowersinbloom;followtheflightofbirdsandwatchcloudsfloatoverheaD.AskQuestionsofYourself.Askopen-endedquestionssuchasWhatamIfeeling?Whataremychoices?WhereamIheading?20090421Butdon’texpectananswertoarrivethroughsomesupernaturalformore-mail.RarelydoIgetanimmediateanswertomyquestionsaysReverendJoanCarteraPresbyterianministerinSausalitoCaliforniA.ButlaterthatdayIsuddenlyfindmyselfthinkingaboutaprobleminaperspective角度IneverconsideredbeforE.TrustYourSpirit.WhilemostofusrelyoninstinctivefeelingtorealizedangerspiritualintelligencepushesusnotawayfrombuttowardssomeactionthatwillleadtoagreatergooD.1.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.whatyourSQisandinwhatwayitcanbenefitourlifeB.whatyourSQisandinwhatwayitcanbeimprovedC.therelationshipbetweenyourSQandyourlifeD.advantagesanddisadvantagesofSQ2.Theunderlinedphrasetuneintoyourspiritinthethirdparagraphprobablymeansto____.A.getyourspiritrelaxedB.keepupyourspiritC.keepseatedquietlyD.changeyourspirit3.TheauthormentionstheexampleofReverendJoanCartertoshowthat_________.A.therearenoimmediateanswerstoyourquestionsB.e-mailscan’tkeepworkingoutaproblemC.themorequestionsyouaskthebetteranswersyou’llgetD.changingyourwayofthinkingmighthelpyousolveaproblem4.FromthepassagewecanknowthatthemostimportantthingtoimproveyourSQis.A.apeacefulmindB.deepthoughtC.sparetimeandhobbiesD.goodspirits
- Miguel’sco-workersdon’tquiteunderstandhim.Onedayheissmilingandfriendlyarealteamplayer.Thenextdayheiscrossgettingangryoverminorthingsespeciallywhenaskedtoimproveoneofhisdesigns.IdentifyingyourpersonalitycharacteristicsisthefirststepindevelopingagoodattitudE.Areyouapositiveconfidentpersonorareyoushyandreserved?Doyoufaceproblemslookingforsolutionsordoyoufeelsomeonetoblame?Characteristicsdefineyou.Theyhelpyousucceedortheyholdyouback.Self-awarenessorunderstandingthefactorsthatmakeupyourpersonalityisanimportantsteptowardshappinessandhappinessisthekeycharacteristicofagoodattitudE.Tobecomeself-awareistobeawareofbothyourgoodandbadcharacteristics.Whatarethecharacteristicsthatpeoplecompliment恭维onyou?Areyoudependableresponsibleorsolid?Payattentiontothecomplimentbecausetheyareaconfirmationofyourstrongestcharacteristics.YoucanusethesecharacteristicstocreateanevenbetterimagE.Peopleformopinionsaboutyou.Whethertheyarerightorwrongdoesn’tenterthequestion.YouhowevercanchangetheiropinionsbydemonstratingthepersonalitycharacteristicsandattitudesthatmatchthewayyouwanttobevieweD.Inbecomingself-awareunderstandinghowothersseeyouisanimportantstep.Thiscanbepainful;butifyouarebraveenoughtotryititcanbeanexcellentgrowthexperiencE.Changeisnoteasyespeciallywhenithastodowithyourbehaviors.Youshouldbreakthebehaviorchangeintosmallstepsbecausesmallstepsareeasiertoachieveandmorelikelytolast.Thechangewillbepermanentifyouwanttochangeforyourself.1.Thepurposeforwritingthispassageisto__________.A.helpyoutogetalongwellwithothersB.giveyouadviceonhowtobehappyC.helpyoutogetridofourbadbehaviorsD.helpyoutodevelopagoodpersonality2.Youshouldbeself-awarebecause___________.A.itmayhelpyouonthewaytosuccessB.itisamatteroffailureorsuccessC.itwillsurelymakeyouhappyandsuccessfulD.ithelpsyoutocreateabettermage3.Whatmaybetalkedaboutafterthispassage?A.DetailedstepsofchangingyourbehaviorsB.WhyitisimportanttoimproveyourselfC.WhyitishardtochangeyourpersonalityD.Tipsinhowtogetalongwellwithothers
- High-qualitycustomerserviceispreachedbymanybutactuallykeepingcustomershappyiseasiersaidthandone.Shoppersseldomcomplaintothemanagerorownerofaretail零售storebutinsteadwillalerttheirfriendsrelativesco-workersstrangers——andanyonewhowilllisten.StoremanagersareoftenthelasttohearcomplaintsandoftenfindoutonlywhentheirregularcustomersdecidetofrequenttheircompetitorsaccordingtoastudyjointlyconductedbyVerdeGroupandWhartonSchoolStorytellinghurtsretailersandentertainconsumerssaidPaulaCourtneyPresidentoftheVerdeGroup.Thestorelosesthecustomerbuttheshoppermustalsofindareplacement.Onaverageeveryunhappycustomerwillcomplaintoatleastfourothersandwillnolongervisitthespecificstore.Foreverydissatisfiedcustomerastorewillloseuptothreemoreduetonegativereviews.Theresultingsnowballeffectcanbedisastroustoretailers.Accordingtotheresearchshopperswhopurchasedclothingencounteredthemostproblems.Rankedsecondandthirdweregroceryandelectronicscustomers.Themostcommoncomplaintsincludefilledparkinglotsclutteredshelvesoverloadedracksout-of-stockitemslongcheck-outlinesandrudesalespeople.Duringpeakshoppinghourssomeretailerssolvedtheparkingproblemsbygettingmoonlightinglocalpolicetoworkasparkingattendants.Somehiredflagwaverstodirectcustomerstoemptyparkingspaces.Thisguidanceeliminatedtheneedforcustomerstocircletheparkinglotendlesslyandavoidedconfrontationbetweenthoseeyeingthesameparkingspace.Retailerscanrelievetheheadachesbyredesigningstorelayoutspre-stockingsalesitemshiringspeedyandexperiencedcashersandhavingsalesrepresentativesonhandtoanswerquestions.Mostimportantlysalespeopleshouldbediplomaticandpolitewithangrycustomers.Retailerswho’reresponsiveandfriendlyaremorelikelytosmoothoverissuesthanthosewhoaren’tsofriendlysaidProfessorStephenHochMaybesomethingassimpleasagreeteratthestoreentrancewouldhelp.Customerscanalsoimprovefutureshoppingexperiencesbyfillingcomplaintstotheretailerinsteadofcomplainingtotherestoftheworld.Retailersarehard-pressedtoimprovewhentheyhavenoideawhatiswrong.1.Whyarestoremanagersoftenthelasttohearcomplaints?A.Mostcustomerswon’tbothertocomplaineveniftheyhavehadunhappyexperiences.B.Customerswouldratherrelatetheirunhappyexperiencestopeoplearoundthem.C.Fewcustomersbelievetheservicewillbeimproved.D.Customershavenoeasyaccesstostoremanagers.2.Whatcontributesmosttosmoothingoverissueswithcustomers?A.Mannersofthesalespeople.B.Hugesupplyofgoodsforsale.C.Hiringofefficientemployees.D.Designofthestorelayout.3.Toachievebettershoppingexperiencescustomersareadvisedto_________.A.putpressureonstorestoimprovetheirserviceB.settletheirargumentwithstoresinapolitewayC.voicetheirdissatisfactiontostoremanagersdirectlyD.shoparoundandmakecomparisonsbetweenstores
- WhenJackieRobinsonwalkedontoEbbetsFieldinBrooklynNewYorkonApril151947hechangedbaseballforever.AsthefirstAfricanAmericantoplayintheMajorLeagueinmoderntimesmanybelievehechangedthecountryforever.Robinsonwasbornin1919.HelivedinatimewhenrulescontrolledwhatAfricanAmericanscoulddo.Hewasatopathleteplayingfootballbasketballandbaseball.ButplayingforamajorLeagueteamwasofflimitstoRobinsonbecauseofhisracE.BranchRickeypresidentandmanageroftheBrooklynDodgerssigned和签约Robinsonin1947.HebelievedthatRobinsonnotonlyhadtheskillsbutthecouragetofacethechallengeofbecomingmodernbaseball’sfirstblackplayer.Itwasn’teasy.Robinsonsometimesfacedboos嘘声fromfans.Buthebecameastaranyway.In1962hebecamethefirstAfrican-AmericanplayerchosentoentertheBaseballHallofFamE.In2005hewasawardedaCongressionalGoldMedalthehighestawardCongresscangivetoanAmerican.Bybreakingbaseball’scolorbarrier肤色障碍Robinsonopenedthedoorformanytofollowhisfootstepsnotonlyinbaseballbutinotherareasoflifeaswell.AfterhestoppedplayingthegameRobinsonworkedasamanagerforacoffeecompany.Hewroteanewspapercolumn专栏.Healsostartedabank.1.BeforeJackieRobinsonnoAfrican-Americanplayerscould__________.A.playbaseballB.playintheMajorLeagueC.playfootballandbasketballD.watchMajorLeaguegames2.AccordingtoBranchRickeyJackieRobinsonwas__________.A.poorbutcleverB.unluckybutconfidentC.proudandstrongD.braveandskilled3.WecanknowthatJackieRobinson’sstory__________.A.changedmanyAfricans’ideasB.hadaneffectonmanyblackpeople’slivesC.encouragedblackpeopletofightwithwhitesD.startedahotdiscussionaboutthecolorbarrier4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTwhatheoncedid?A.anewspapercolumnwriterB.abankerC.auniversityteacherD.amanagerinacompany
- Ideasaboutpolitebehaviorredifferentfromoneculturetoanother.SomesocietiessuchasAmericaandAustraliaforexamplearemobileandveryopen.Peopleherechangejobsandmovehousequiteoften.Asaresulttheyhavealotofrelationshipsthatoftenlastonlyashorttimesoit’snormaltohavefriendlyconversationswithpeoplethattheyhavejustmetandyoucantalkaboutthingsthatothercultureswouldregardaspersonal.Ontheotherhandtherearemorecrowdedandlessmobilesocietieswherelong-termrelationshipsaremoreimportant.AMalaysianorMexicanbusinesspersonforexamplewillwanttogettoknowyouverywellbeforeheorshefeelshappytostartbusiness.Butwhenyoudogettoknoweachothertherelationshipbecomesmuchdeeperthanitwouldinamobilesociety.ToAmericansbothEuropeansandAsiansseemcoolandformalatfirst.Ontheotherhandasapassengerfromalessmobilesocietyputitit’snofunspendingseveralhoursnexttoastrangerwhowantstotellyouallabouthisorherlifeandasksyouallsortsofquestionsthatyoudon’twanttoanswer.Cross-culturaldifferencesaren’tjustaproblemfortravelersbutalsofortheflightsthatcarrythem.Allflightswanttoprovidethebestservicebutideasaboutgoodservicearedifferentplacetoplace.Thiscanbeseenmostclearlyinthewaythatproblemsaredealtwith.Somesocietieshaveuniversalistcultures.Thesesocietiesstronglyrespectrulesandtheytreateverypersonandsituationinbasicallythesameway.Particularistsocietiesontheotherhandalsohaverulesbuttheyarelessimportantthanthesociety’sunwrittenideasaboutwhatisrightorwrongforaparticularsituationoraparticularperson.Sothenormalrulesarechangedtofittheneedsofthesituationortheimportanceoftheperson.Thisdifferencecancauseproblems.AtravelerfromaparticularistsocietyIndiaischeckinginforaflightinGermanyacountrywhichhasauniversalistculture.TheIndiantravelerhastoomuchluggagebutheexplainsthathehasbeenawayfromhomeforalongtimeandthesuitcasesarefullofpresentsforhisfamily.Heexpectsthatthecheck-inofficialwillunderstandhisproblemandwillchangetherulesforhim.Thecheck-inofficialexplainsthatifhewasallowedtohavetoomuchluggageitwouldn’tbefairtotheotherpassengers.Butthetravelerthinksthisisunfairbecausetheotherpassengersdon’thavehisproblem.1.PeoplelikeMalaysiansprefertoassociatewiththose.A.whowilltellthemeverythingoftheirownB.whowanttodobusinesswiththemC.theyknowquitewellD.whoaregoodattalking2.Apersonfromalessmobilesocietywillfeelitwhenastrangerkeepstalkingtohimorherandaskinghimorherquestions.A.boringB.friendlyC.normalD.rough3.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutparticularistsocieties?A.Thereisnoruleforpeopletoobey.B.Peopleobeythesociety’srulescompletely.C.Nooneobeysthesociety’srulesthoughtheyhave.D.Thesociety’srulescanbechangedwithdifferentpersonsorsituations.4.ThewriterofthepassagethinksthattheIndianandtheGermanhavedifferentideasaboutrulesbecauseofdifferent.A.interestsB.habitsandcustomsC.culturesD.waysoflife
- Parentsoftenbelievethattheyhaveagoodrelationshipwiththeirteenagers.ButlastsummerJoannaandHenrynoticedachangeintheirolderson:suddenlyheseemedtobetalkingfarmoretohisfriendsthantohisparents.Thedoortohisroomisalwaysshut.JoannanoteD.TinaandMarknoticedsimilarchangesintheir14-year-olddaughter.SheusedtocuddleupwithmeonthesofaandtalksaidMark.Nowwejokethatshedoesthisonlywhenshewantssomething.Sometimesshewantstobetreatedlikealittlegirlandsometimeslikeayounglady.Theproblemisfiguringoutwhichtimeiswhich.Beforeage11childrenliketotelltheirparentswhat’sontheirminds.Infactparentsarefirstonthelist.SaidMichaelRieraauthorofUncommonSenseforParentswithTeenagers.Thiscompletelychangesduringtheteenyears.RieraexplaineD.Theytalktotheirfriendsfirstthenmaybetheirteachersandtheirparentslast.Parentswhoknowwhat’sgoingonintheirteenagers’livesareinthebestpositiontohelpthem.Tobreakdownthewallofsilenceparentsshouldcreatechancestounderstandwhattheirchildrenwanttosayandtrytofindwaystotalkandwritetothem.Andtheymustgivetheirchildrenamentalbreakforchildrenalsoneedfreedomthoughyoung.Anotherthingparentsshouldrememberisthattobeafriendnotamanagerwiththeirchildrenisabetterwaytoknowthem.1.Thedoortohisroomisalwaysshutsuggeststhattheson________.A.isalwaysbusywithhisstudiesB.doesn’twanttobedisturbedC.keepshimselfawayfromhisparentsD.beginstodislikehisparents2.WhattroublesTinaandMarkmostisthat_______A.theirdaughterisn’taslovelyasbeforeB.theycan’treadtheirdaughter’smindexactlyC.theydon’tknowwhattosaytotheirdaughterD.theirdaughtertalkswiththemonlywhensheneedshelp3.Whichofthefollowingbestexplainsthewallofsilenceinthelastparagraph?A.Teenagerstalkalotwiththeirfriends.B.Teenagersdonotwanttounderstandtheirparents.C.Teenagersdonottalkmuchwiththeirparents.D.Teenagerstalklittleabouttheirownlives.4.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A.Parentsareunhappywiththeirgrowingchildren.B.Parentshavesuitablewaystotalkwiththeirteenagers.C.Parentsshouldbepatientwiththeirsilentteenagers.D.Parentshouldtrytounderstandtheirteenagers.
- Livingone’slifeisreallylikedrivingonahighway.Firsttomakeagooddrivingthedrivermustcarefullyexaminethe1ofhiscarjustashecaresforhishealthforagoodlifE.2heentersintothehighwayhemust3certainrulesforhisownsafety.Italsocanbesaidthathemustobeycertainrulesofsocietywhenlivingasadecent体面的adult.Forexampleonthehighwayheis4tokeepaconstant不断的5whichcanbecomparedwithhis7activitiesthroughhislifE.Neitherdrivingnorlivingmustbetakenattoo7aspeednorattooslowaspeed.Ifhedrivestoo8thepolicewillgivehima9justashewillbearrestedwhenhebreaksthelaw.10tooconservatively保守地hewillbecalledanout-of-dateperson11theothersdrivingataan12speeD.Whenhewantstochangehislaneshemustgivecareful13toeverydirectionofhiscar.Itissometimesdangeroustochangethewayoflife14hecanbesureofcompletion完成结束bydoingso.He15notmakeanyunnecessarychangingoflaneswhichgiveshimonlydanger.Finallyhemust16whereheisnowbyrecognizingsome17appearingnowandthen.Ifhetakesthewrongwayhemustreturntotherightassoonashecan.Buthemaythuslose18andenergybothontheroadandinlifE.Onthewholedrivingonahighwayandlivingone’slifearebothhardwork.19ifheiscarefulandseriousenough20willprovidehimwithmuchpleasurE.1.A.seatsB.conditionC.petrolD.passengers2.A.OnceB.WhileC.ForD.Although3.A.listentoB.findC.followD.insiston4.A.orderedB.supposedC.believedD.hoped5.A.stateB.speedC.mindD.level6.A.outdoorB.brokenC.goodD.continuous7.A.largeB.highC.limitedD.expected8.A.speedilyB.slowlyC.hurriedlyD.willingly9.A.ticketB.liftC.chanceD.hand10.A.ActingB.RunningC.GettingD.Working11.A.persuadingB.gettingC.botheringD.refusing12.A.averageB.normalC.usualD.fast13.A.noticeB.attentionC.signsD.regards14.A.ifB.whenC.unlessD.because15.A.dareB.needC.mayD.should16.A.thinkB.discoverC.proveD.seem17.A.signsB.signalsC.postersD.symbols18.A.moneyB.luckC.timeD.trust19.A.ThereforeB.ButC.AndD.Then20.A.itB.heC.theyD.you
- Luckyisthemanwhohasnoskeletoninhiscloset.Whenamanhasdonesomethinginhislifethatheisashamedofthathewantstohideheissaidtohaveaskeletoninhiscloset.Somepeoplemayhavemorethanoneskeleton.Aswehavenotedmanytimesitishardtofindouthowtheseexpressionsbegin.Sometimeswegetsomehardfacts.Butmoreoftenwehavetodependonguesswork.AndthatistrueofthisphrasewhichcamefromEnglanD.Before1832Englishlawdidnotpermitadoctortocutopenadeadhumanbodyforscientificexaminationunlessitwasthecorpse尸体ofanexecuted处决criminal.ButwhenitbecamelegalmoreandmoredoctorsdemandedskeletonsforamorescientificstudyofmedicinE.ItwashelpingintheadvanceofmodernmedicinE.Thedemandhadbecomesostrongthatmenbegantorobtombsandsellskeletonstodoctorsathighprices.Wearetoldthatadoctorwouldusuallybuyjustoneskeletonforscientificstudy.Itbecameveryimportantinhiswork.Buthehadtokeepithiddenbecausemostpeopleobjectedtokeepingsuchathing.Asarulethedoctorkepthisskeletoninsomedarkcornerwhereitcouldnotbeseenorhideitinacloset.Afteratimepeoplebegantosuspect怀疑everydoctorofhidingaskeletoninthecloset.Fromthissuspicionthephraseaskeletonintheclosettookonabroadermoregeneralmeaning.Todescribeanythingthatamanwantedtokeepothersfromdiscovering.Itcouldbeproofofacriminalactorsomethingmuchlessserious.Wellthatisonetheory.OnewriterhoweverbelievesthatthephrasemighthavecomefromsomethingthatreallyhappeneD.ItishisguessthatahiddenclosetinsomeoldEnglishcountryhomemayhaveturneduparealskeletonclearproofofsomeoldfamilyshameorcrimE.Welloneman'sguessisasgoodasanother.ButthissoundslikeastorybythegreatFrenchnovelistBalzaC.Balzactellsusofamanwhosuspectedhiswifeofhavingalover.ThehusbandcomeshomebysurprisE.Butshehearshimandquicklyhidesherloverintheclosetofherbedroom.Heentersherroomandasksherifsheishidingherlover.Hesayshewillnotopenthedoortotheclosetifshepromiseshimthereisnoonethere;Hewillbelieveher.Sheanswersfirmlythatsheisnothidinganyoneinthecloset.Thehusbandthenbeginstobuildasolidbrickwallagainstthecloset.HiswifewatchesknowingthatherloverwillnevercomeoutalivE.Butshewillnotchangeherstoryandadmitherguilt.1.Whichofthefollowingsituationsissuitableforusingthephraseskeletoninthecloset?A.Youhavestolensomethingpreciousanddon'twantitdiscovereD.B.Youareadoctorandhavetokeepaskeletonforresearch.C.Ifyouhavecutopenadeadhumanbodyforscientificexaminationyoushouldkeeptheskeletonsecret.D.Youhavedoneacrimeordonesomethingfoolishbutyouwanttokeepothersfromdiscoveringit.2.Fromthetextweknowthatthereare______theoriesabouthowthephraseskeletonintheclosetcameintobeing.A.oneB.twoC.threeD.four3.Whichofthefollowingisrightaccordingtothetext?A.Inthe19thcenturydoctorsrealizedtheimportanceofanatomy解剖inthedevelopmentofmedicinE.B.ThedoctorsoftheancienttimeslikedtocollectasmanyskeletonsaspossibleC.Thethievesstoleskeletonsfromtombsinordertohelpthedoctors.D.Itislegalthatcorpsesofanybodyarecutopenforscientificexaminationinhistory.4.FromthestoryBalzactoldweknowthatthewife'slovermusthavebecome______.A.acorpseB.aphraseC.askeletonD.asecret
- SincemyfamilywerenotgoingtobehelpfulIdecidedIwouldlookforonejobbymyselfandnottellthemaboutittillI’dgotonE.Ihadseenanagencyadvertisedinalocalnewspaper.Irushedoutofthe1_insearchofit.Iwaswildlyexcitedand2_asifIweregoingonthestagE.Findingthe3_quiteeasilyIranbreathlesslythroughadoorwhichsaidEnterwithoutknockingifyoupleasE.Thesimpleatmosphereoftheoffice4_mE.Thewomanlookedcarefullyatme5throughherglassesandthen6_meinalowvoicE.Iansweredsoftly.SuddenlyIstartedtofeelrather7_.ShewonderedwhyIwaslookingforthissortof8_.Ifeltevenmorehelplesswhenshetoldmethatitwouldbe9togetajobwithout10_.IwonderedwhetherIoughttoleave11_thetelephoneonherdeskrang.Iheardhersay:AsamatteroffactI’vegotsomeoneinthe12_atthisverymomentwhomight13_.Shewrotedowna14_.andhelditouttomesaying:Ringupthislady.Shewantsa15immediately.InfactyouwouldhavetostarttomorrowbycookingadinnerfortenpeoplE.OhyessaidI——16_havingcookedformorethanfourinmylifE.I17_heragainandagainandrushedouttothe18_telephonebox.Icollectedmythoughtstookadeepbreathandrangthenumber.Isaid19thatIwasjustwhatshewaslookingfor.Ispentthenextfewhours20_cookbooks.1.A.bedB.houseC.agencyD.office2.A.proudB.pleaseC.nervousD.worried3.A.familyB.doorC.placeD.stage4.A.calmedB.excitedC.frightenedD.disturbed5.A.asusualB.forawhileC.inaminuteD.onceagain6.A.advisedB.examinedC.informedD.questioned7.A.encouragedB.dissatisfiedC.hopelessD.pleased8.A.placeB.jobC.adviceD.help9.A.difficultB.helplessC.possibleD.unusual10.A.abilityB.experienceC.knowledgeD.study11.A.afterB.sinceC.untilD.when12.A.familyB.houseC.officeD.restaurant13.A.hireB.acceptC.suitD.offer14.A.letterB.nameC.noteD.number15.A.cookB.helpC.teacherD.secretary16.A.almostB.neverC.nearlyD.really17.A.answeredB.promisedC.thankedD.told18.A.outsideB.localC.closestD.nearest19.A.curiouslyB.confidentlyC.happilyD.surprising20.A.borrowingB.buyingC.readingD.lending
- Twosisterswerehavingfunontheswingswhenanewgirljoinedthem.Afterafewminutesthegirlaskedtheoldersister___1__youaresoprettyandthentotheyoungersisterandyouareso____2____Thoughthethirdgirlwasacompletestrangerherwords___3___theyoungersister’sself-esteemandcaused___4___andcomparisonsbetweenthetwosistersforyearsto___5___.__6___saidSticksandstoneswillbreakmybonesbutwordswillneverharmmewasatotalfool!Unkindwordscan___7___you.Socanotherstufflike___8___atest.WhatdoI___9___byself-esteem?Self-esteemisyouropinionofyourself.It___10___byothernamesincludingself-imageself-confidenceorself-respect.Ilikethe___11___self-worthbestbecauseitsayssomethingtheothertermsdon’t.Whatisyourself-worth?Getit?Andjusthowmuchareyouworth?MorethanyoucanprobablyimaginE.AstheYiddish___12___goesAllofusarecrazygoodinonewayoranother.Whatyoudoaboutyourself-worthisoneofthemostimportant___13___youwillevermakeasateen.Tobepositiveyouneedtoseeyourbestselfbuildyourcharacterand___14___andlearnholikeyourself.Ofcourseyouarealways___15___tobenegativebylisteningtotheopinionsofothersdoing___16___toimproveyourselfandbeingcriticalofyourimperfections.Havingahealthy___17___ofself-worthdoesn’tmeanyouarefullofyourself.Itsimplymeansyouhavegot___18___self-confidenceandthatyouareOKwithwhoyouarE.Lowself-esteemislike___19___throughlifewithyourhandbrake闸on.Thegoodnewsis:whateveryoumaythinkofyourselftodayyoucanbuildyourself-worthsimplybythinkingandactingalittle___20___.Itisnotthatdifficult.1.A.HowcomeB.WhatifC.WhataboutD.Howmuch2.A.perfectB.uglyC.mildD.mean3.A.encouragedB.improvedC.protectedD.hurt4.A.campaignB.friendshipC.conflictD.understanding5.A.comeB.spendC.findD.live6.A.AnyoneB.WhoeverC.TheoneD.Thosewho7.A.helpB.adaptC.ruinD.touch8.A.takingB.failingC.passingD.attending9.A.standB.supportC.driveD.mean10.A.goesB.callsC.happensD.owns11.A.phraseB.wayC.idiomD.term12.A.meetingB.sayingC.thinkingD.telling13.A.decisionsB.mistakesC.contributionsD.sacrifices14.A.patienceB.experienceC.competenceD.influence15.A.happyB.ableC.afraidD.free16.A.everythingB.somethingC.nothingD.all17.A.senseB.ideaC.thoughtD.opinion18.A.extremeB.ampleC.permanentD.temporary19.A.walkingB.runningC.jumpingD.driving20.A.carefullyB.elegantlyC.differentlyD.regularly
- TakeActionforaBetterWorldVolunteersNeededSixmonths’preparationinDenmarkAfricastudiesteamworkcombinedwithsocialworkwithriskgroupteenagers.Sixmonths’communityworkinMalawiinPeopletoPeopleProjectsChildAidHIV/AIDS.FightsandTeacherTraining.Qualifications条件18yearshard-workingandsocialengagement.Pleasecontactusbyemailtakeaction@betterworld.comPart-timeWorkwithExchangeStudentsYOUTHInternationalisanon-profithighschoolforeignexchangestudentorganization.Wewelcometeenagersfromover80countriesworldwideandprovidehostfamilies.TheCommunityRepresentativeisapart-timepositiondesignedforpeoplewithastrongdesiretodosomethingrewardinginthecommunityandearnsomeextramoney.Applicants申请人bestsuitedforthisworkshouldenjoyteenagershaveastronginterestincross-culturalcommunicationandfeelcomfortablenetworking.FulltrainingandsupportwillbeprovidedthroughbranchofficesthroughouttheU..S..Positionsavailableinmoststates.Ifinterestedpleaseemailstaff@youth.orgorcall888-123-9872.InternationalSummerJobHiIamanESLstudentinChina.I’m20quietandpoliteandIspeakreasonableEnglish.I’mlookingforasummerjobinanEnglish-speakingcountry.IcanteachChineseordohouseandgardenworkandcookChinesedishes.Cananybodyoffermeajob?Idon’tneedtoearnmuchjustenoughin2monthsJuly-AugusttopayformyreturntickettoChina.MygoalistoimprovemyEnglishandseeabitmoreoftheworld.Myemailisram3462@hotmail.comCallforNativeSpeakersofEnglishIamlookingfornativespeakersofEnglishtojoininanexperiment.ThisexperimentiscarriedoutovertheInternet.Youdon’tneedanyspecificknowledgeotherthanunderstandingandspeakingEnglishatanativelevel.Thefirsttaskwilltakeyouaround15minutes.Afterthistaskyoucandecidewhetheryouwanttocontinuetheexperiment.Thetasksinvolvereadingtextsanddesigningquestionsandanswers.Ifyouarewillingtohelpmethenpleaseemailmeclub3864@hotmail.com.1.WherewillJackavolunteerreceivethetrainingbeforeheissenttoworkinMalawi?A.InsomelocalofficesintheUS.B.InanESLorganizationinChina.C.InapreparationprograminDenmark.D.InanexchangestudentcenterinAfrica.2.WhoissuitabletoworkasaCommunityRepresentativeinYOUTHInternational?A.Onewhoenjoysworkingwithteenagersfromdifferentcountries.B.Onewhohopestotakeactioninfightingagainstdiseases.C.OnewhohasastrongdesiretoimprovehisorherEnglish.D.Onewhowantstoearnsomepocketmoneyintheprogram.3.WhatarevolunteersforanexperimentovertheInternetsupposedtodo?A.Tointerviewpeopleonline.B.Todosomehousework.C.ToofferadviceonChildAid.D.Toprovidelanguageexercises.
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- ArecentexperimentheldinJapanshowsthatitisalmostimpossibleforpeopletowalkexactlystraightfor60metres.TokyoUniversityofAgricultureandTechnologyfound20healthymenandaskedthemtowalkasstraightaspossibletoatarget60metresawayatthenormalspeeD.Eachmanhadtowalkonwhitepaperfixedflattothefloorwearingwetcoloredsocks.Thefootprintsrevealedthatallwalkedinawindingratherthanastraightline.Researchersfoundthatpeoplereadjustthedirectionofwalkingeveryfewseconds.Theamountofthewindingdifferedfromsubjecttosubject.Thissuggeststhatnoneofuscanwalkinastrictlystraightline.Wewalkinawindingwaymainlybecauseofaslightstructuralorfunctionalimbalanceofourlimbs四肢.Althoughwemaystartwalkinginastraightlineseveralstepsafterwardswehavechangeddirection.Eyesighthelpsustocorrectthedirectionofwalkingandleadsustothetarget.Yourearsalsohelpyouwalk.Afterturningaroundalotwithyoureyesclosedyoucanhardlystandstillletalonewalkstraight.It’sallbecauseyourearshelpyoubalance.Insideyourinnerearthereisastructurewhichcontainsliquids.Onthesidesoftheorganaremanytinyhair-likestructuresthatmovearoundastheliquidflows.Whenyouspin旋转theliquidinsidealsospins.Thedifferenceisthatwhenyoustoptheliquidcontinuestospinforawhile.Dizziness眩晕istheresultofthesenervesinyourear.Whenyouopenyoureyesalthoughyoureyesighttellsyoutowalkinastraightlineyourbrainwilltrustyourearsmorethusyouwalkinacurvedline.1.TheexperimentheldinJapanprovedthat_______.A.theparticipantskeptreadjustingtheirdirectionofwalkingB.alltheparticipants参与者hadagoodsenseofdirectionC.theexperimentwasdoneindifferentwaysD.noneoftheparticipantsfinishedthe60metres2.Whathelpstoreadjustourwalkingdirection?A.Limbs.B.Ears.C.Eyes.D.Footprints.3.TheunderlinedwordsubjectinParA.1refersto________.A.apersonwithafunctionalimbalanceB.apersonchosentobestudiedinanexperimentC.thesubjectonestudiesatschoolD.thedirectionofwalking4.Thepurposeofwritingthearticleisto________.A.provethatearscanhelpustowalkstraightB.explainwhywecanhardlywalkinastrictlystraightlineC.pointouttheimportanceofnoticingeverydayscienceD.tellusifwetrywecanwalkinastraightline.
- Withonlyabout1000pandasleftintheworldChinaisdesperatelytryingtoclone克隆theanimalandsavetheendangeredspecies.That’samovesimilartowhatTexasA.&MUniversityresearchershavebeenundertakingforthepastfiveyearsinaprojectcalledNoah’sArk.w.w.w.kNoah’sArkisaimedatcollectingeggsembryosandDNAofendangeredanimalsandstoringtheminliquidnitrogen.IfcertainspeciesshouldbecomeextinctDr.DuaneKraemeraprofessorinTexasA.&M’sCollegeofVeterinaryMedicinesaystherewouldbeenoughofthebasicbuildingblockstoreintroducethespeciesinthefuture.Itisestimatedthatasmanyas2000speciesofmammalsbirdsandreptileswillbecomeextinctinover100years.ThepandanativeonlytoChinaisindangerofbecomingextinctinthenext25years.ThisweekChinesescientistssaidtheygrewanembryobyintroducingcellsfromadeadfemalepandaintotheeggcellsofaJapanesewhiterabbit.Theyarenowtryingtoimplanttheembryointoahostanimal.Theentireprocedurecouldtakefromthreetofiveyearstocomplete.Thenucleartransfer核子移植ofonespeciestoanotherisnoteasyandthelackofavailablecapableofbeingusedpandaeggscouldbeamajorproblemKraemerbelieves.Theywillprobablyhavetodoseveralhundredtransferstoresultinonepregnancyhavingababy.Ittakesalongtimeandit’sdifficultbutthiscouldbegroundbreakingscienceifitworks.TheyarecertainlynotputtinganylivepandasatrisksoitisworththeeffortaddsKraemerwhoisoneoftheleadersoftheProjectatTexasA.&Mthefirst-everattemptatcloningadog.Theyaretryingtodosomethingthat’sneverbeendoneandthisisverysimilartoourworkinNoah’sArk.We’rebothtryingtosaveanimalsthatfaceextinction.Icertainlyappreciatetheireffortandthere’salotwecanlearnfromwhattheyareattemptingtodo.It’saresearchthatisverymuchneeded.1.TheaimofNoah’sArkprojectisto_______.A.makeeffortstoclonetheendangeredpandasB.saveendangeredanimalsfromdyingoutC.collectDNAofendangeredanimalstostudyD.transferthenuclearofoneanimaltoanother2.AccordingtoProfessorKraemerthemajorproblemincloningpandaswouldbethelackof_______.A.availablepandaeggsB.hostanimalsw.wC.qualifiedresearchersD.enoughmoney3.Thebesttitleforthepassagemaybe_______.A.China’sSuccessinPandasCloningB.TheFirstClonedPandaintheWorldC.ExploringthePossibilitytoClonePandasD.China—theNativePlaceofPandasForever4.Fromthepassageweknowthat_______.A.KraemerandhisteamhavesucceededincloningadogB.scientiststrytoimplantapanda’seggintoarabbitC.KraemerwillworkwithChinesescientistsincloneresearchesD.abouttwothousandspecieswillprobablydieoutinacentury
- HotelReservationsWelcometotheKampalaBeachHotelReservations预定System.Youcanreservearoomorpackageoneofthreeways:aonlinebbyphoneandcbyemail.Didyouknow?YoucantakeadvantageofspecialsavingsbybookingdirectwithusonlinE.A.OnlineReservationsEnteryourtraveldatesandthenumberofguestsbelowtobookyourroomonlinenow.Clickheretocheckonanexistingonlinereservation.Ifyouaresearchingforaspecificpackagepleasemakesureyourcheck-inandcheck-outdatesallowingfortheminimumnumberofnightsinthepackagE.Youmaymakereservationsforamaximumof4guestsperroom.Forrequestsof10roomsormorepleaserefertoGroupAccommodations.B.ReservationsByPhoneIfyouprefertoreservebyphonepleasecall:TollFreefromtheUSACanadaandHawaii:+1-800-262-8450WorldwideDirect:+1-808-661-0011HoursHawaiiStandardTime:MondaytoFriday:6A.m.to6p.m.Saturday:7A.m.to5p.m.Sunday:7A.m.to4p.m.C.ReservationsByE-mailIfyouprefertosubmit提交ane-mailreservationsrequestclickherE.Submittingane-mailrequestdoesnotguaranteeareservation.ForimmediateconfirmationandbookingpleaseuseonlinereservationsengineabovE.1.Whatisthepurposeofwritingthepassage?A.Toattractmoretouriststothehotel.B.Tointroduceanewhotel.C.ToshowtheimportanceofsciencE.D.Tomakethetripfortouristseasier.2.Ifyouwantanimmediatebookingyou’dbetteruse.A.OnlineReservationsB.ReservationsByPhoneC.ReservationsByE-mailD.Didyouknow?3.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthehotelisin_______.A.CanadaB.mainlandAmericaC.FranceD.Hawaii4.Ifyouwanttobookapackageyouhaveto_______.A.submitane-mailreservationsrequestB.makesureofyourcheck-inandcheck-outdatesC.refertoGroupAccommodationsD.waitforfurthernotice
- AseniorUnitedNationsChildren'sFundUNICEFofficialonMay.29praisedChinaforitsremarkableachievementsinchildren'swelfare福利.A.H.M.FarookUNICEF'soperationsareaofficerforChinaandMongoliasaidthatChinacanbeverysatisfiedtotellthewholeworldwhatcanbedonewithlimitedresourcestohelpitschildrentogrowhealthilyandhappily.China'schildpopulationmakesuponefifthoftheworld'stotal.Thereasonbehindthetremendous巨大的achievementisChina'slongtraditionofcaringforchildrenbothathomeandinsocietyhesaiD.What'smoreisthatChinesepeoplehavealwaysgivenspecialattentiontochildrenwhoareinspecialneeD.TheUNofficialmadetheremarkswhenaddressingagroupof50childrenandstafffromtheBeijingChildren'sWelfareHomeattheShangrilaHotelBeijing.Thehotelinvitedtheorphanstosharesnacks小吃singdanceandplaygamesataparkinsidethehotelforaSharetheSunshinepartyasaprelude前奏tocelebrationstomarktheChildren’sDay.TheBeijingchildren'sWelfareHomesetupsoonafterNewChinawasfoundedin1949hasatpresentmorethan400children.Aleadingofficialofthewelfareinstitutionsaidthatthechildrenliveahappylifeandthattheagency机构spends400--500yuanamonthforanaverageorphan.AnaverageChineseworkerearned440yuanamonthduringthefirstquarterthisyear.GuXiaojindeputysecretarygeneraloftheChinaYouthDevelopmentFoundationCYDFsaidpeoplefromallwalksoflifehavecontributedtothewelfareoftheChinesechildren.ShesaidthatCYDFsetuptheProjectHopein1989whichcallsonpeopleacrossthecountrytodonatemoneytohelppoorchildrentocontinuetheirschooling.BytheendoflastyearshesaidCYDFhadcollectednearly700millionyuanindonationswhichhashelpedtheestablishment建立of2074Hopeprimaryschoolsandenabledmorethan1.25milliondropoutstoreturntoschoolclassrooms.ThreeHopeStarsalsoattendedtheparty.TheyweremodelteenagerschosenamongstudentswhoareeconomicallysupportedbytheProjectHopetofurthertheirnine-yearcompulsory义务studiesinthepovertystrickenregions.Theywillbetorchbearers火炬接力者fortheChineseTeamfortheupcomingAtlantaOlympicGamesthisyear.1.Childrencangrowhealthilyandhappilyaslongas______.A.parentstakegoodcareofthembothathomeandinsociety.B.thewholesocietycareforchildrenaswellastheirparents.C.schoolsandteacherspaymuchattentiontothegrowthofchildren.D.ChinesepeoplealwaysgivespecialattentiontochildrenwhoareinspecialneeD.2.CYDFcollected700millionyuanwiththepurposeof_____.A.reducingdropoutsB.helpinghomelessorphansC.supportingtheChineseTeamfortheupcomingAtlantaOlympicGamesD.establishing2074Hopeprimaryschoolsalloverthecountry3.Wecaninferfromthetextthat_______.A.everyChinesechildhasitsownspecialneedsoweshouldpayspecialattentiontoeach.B.allthechildreninthepovertystrickenregionsofChinaaretoopoortogotoschools.C.evensinceliberationtheChineseCommunistPartyhasbeenconcernedaboutthegrowthoftheyoungergeneration.D.withthehelpofUNICEFofficialstherearenomoredropoutsinChinA.
- Weallhavedreams.Yetsofewofusrealizethem.Oftenadreamdiesasquicklyasitisborn1welacktheconfidencetokeepit.WhenIwasoldenoughIrealizedthatsocietyputsahigh2onyouthbeautyandintellectualachievement.Thisdiscoverygavemesomeideato3mydream.IknowbeautyissomethingIwillneverhavE.ButIdidn’tseeitassomething4becauseitforcedmetoconcentratemyenergytodevelopmy5qualities.Whatpeopleseeinthehandicapped残疾isonlytheir6ofbeinghandicappeD.Peoplearenotimpressedwiththeabilitythatlies7everyhandicappedperson.Mydreamwas8.Idreamedofbecomingatypist.Theemploymentfieldwasahighly9placE.Itgavenotonlycompetitiontoahandicappedjob–seekerbutalsotheunfriendlytreatmentfromthe10strongandhealthy.Theyseethehandicappedasthebackrowof11.HoweverI12tositinthebackrow.IdecidedtotakeacoursE.WhenIhandedapplicationformtotheinterviewershelookedatmeandadvisedmeto13mychoicefromtyping.ButIwas14tostaywithit.SheacceptedmE.Onthefifthmonthofthesix-monthcoursefivestudentswerechosentodosomecopytyping.Iwasoneofthem.Iwasvery15andfinishedhalfoftheworkgiventousall.Moreworkcametomeafterthistest.Icouldseequiteclearlythewayto16mydream.Ibecameatypistinoneoftheofficesimmediatelyaftermygraduation.Ididnot17startingatthebottomoftheladder.Beinga18wasjustthebeginning.HavingachievedonedreamIsetouttoachieveothers.Therewasnoeasytask.Butthesacrificeproved19.Dreamersshouldkeepreachingoutfortheirdreams20whatthepainuntiltheygetwhattheywantinlifE.1.A.evenifB.becauseC.althoughD.unless2.A.standardB.viewC.valueD.measure2463.A.developB.realizeC.keepD.have4.A.favorableB.unusualC.beneficialD.bad5.A.otherB.specialC.uniqueD.outstanding6.A.painB.misfortuneC.appearanceD.sufferings7.A.outsideB.insideC.beyondD.beside8.A.fantasticB.complicatedC.acceptableD.simple9.A.competitiveB.valuableC.mysteriousD.adventurous10.A.originallyB.extremelyC.physicallyD.fortunately11.A.seatsB.societyC.jobsD.community12.A.hadB.continuedC.meantD.refused13.A.changeB.ignoreC.confirmD.prevent14.A.willingB.reluctantC.determinedD.glad15.A.happyB.efficientC.developingD.excited16.A.achievingB.changingC.developingD.enjoying17.A.avoidB.riskC.considerD.mind18.A.officerB.ladderC.typistD.dreamer19.A.disappointingB.rewardingC.encouragingD.satisfying20.A.nosoonerB.nowonderC.nolongerD.nomatter
- Americaneconomyafter1952wastheeconomyofawell-fedalmostfullyemployedpeople.DespiteoccasionalalarmsthecountryescapedanypostwardepressionandlivedinastateofboomAneconomicsurveyoftheyear1955atypicalyearofthe1950smaybetypicalasillustratingtherapideconomicgrowthofthedecade.Thenationaloutputwasvaluedat10percentabovethatof19541955outputwasestimatedat392billiondollars.Theproductionofmanufacturerswasabout40percentmorethanithadaveragedintheyearsimmediatelyfollowingWorldWarTwo.Thecountry'sbusinessspentabout30billiondollarsfornewfactoriesandmachinery.Nationalincomeavailableforspendingwasalmostathirdgreaterthanithadbeenin1950.Consumersspentabout256billiondollars;thatisabout700milliondollarsadayorabouttwenty-fivemilliondollarseveryhourallroundtheclock.Sixty-fivemillionpeopleheldjobsandonlyalittlemorethantwomillionwantedjobsbutcouldnotfindthem.Onlyagriculturecomplainedthatitwasnotsharingintheroom.Tosomeobserversthiswasathreateningechoofthemid-1920's.Asfarmers'shareoftheirproductsdeclinedmarketingcostsrose.Buttherewereamongtheobserversofthenationaleconomyafewwhowerenotasconfidentasthemajority.Thosefewseemedtofearthattheboomcouldnotlastandwouldeventuallyleadtotheopposite-depression.1.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheAgriculturalTrendsofthe1950sB.TheUnemploymentRateofthe1950sC.AmericanEconomyinthe1950sD.TheFederalBudgetof19522.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatmostpeopleintheUnitedStatesin1955viewedthenationaleconomywithanairof____.A.confidenceB.confusionC.disappointmentD.suspicion3.Accordingtothepassagewecangettoknowthenationaloutputof1954wasabout____.A.353billionB.356billionC.280billionD.431billion4.WhichofthefollowingwasLEASTsatisfiedwiththenationaleconomyinthe1950?A.EconomistsB.ObserversC.PoliticiansD.Farmers
- OnedaynottoolongagotheemployeesofalargecompanyinSt.LouisMissourireturnedfromtheirlunchbreakandweregreetedwithasignonthefrontdoor.ThesignsaidYesterdaythepersonwhohadbeenhindering阻碍your1inthiscompanypassedaway.We2youtojointhefuneralintheroomthathasbeen3inthegym.Atfirsteveryonewassadto4thatoneoftheircolleagueshaddied5afterawhiletheystartedgetting6aboutwhothispersonmightbE.Theexcitement7astheemployeesarrivedatthegymtopaytheirlast8.EveryonewonderedWhoisthispersonthatwashinderingmygrowth?Well9he’snolongerhere!Onebyonethe10gotclosertothecoffin棺材andwhentheylookedinsideitthey11becamespeechless.Theystoodoverthecoffin12intosilenceasifsomeonehad13thedeepestpartoftheirsoul.Therewasamirrorinsidethecoffin—everyonewholookedinsideitcouldseehimself.Therewasalsoa14nexttothemirrorthat15Thereisonlyonepersonwhoiscapableto16limitstoyourgrowth:itisYOU.Youaretheonlypersonwhocanrevolutionize变革your17.Youaretheonlypersonwhocan18yourhappinessrealizationandsuccess.Youaretheonlypersonwhocanhelpyourself.YourlifedoesnotchangewhenotherschangE.YourlifechangeswhenYOUchangewhenyougo19yourlimitingbeliefsandwhenyourealizethatyouaretheonlyone20foryourlifE.1.A.performanceB.progressC.programD.process2.A.demandB.allowC.inviteD.advise3.A.startedB.preparedC.openedD.held4.A.learnB.acceptC.realizeD.find5.A.forB.andC.soD.but6.A.ridiculousB.obviousC.curiousD.nervous7.A.grewB.appearedC.improvedD.developed8.A.admirationsB.attentionsC.appreciationsD.respects9.A.atleastB.atlastC.atpresentD.atonce10.A.employeesB.managersC.friendsD.citizens11.A.quicklyB.finallyC.obviouslyD.suddenly12.A.upsetB.depressedC.shockedD.embarrassed13.A.brokenB.touchedC.trembledD.removed14.A.letterB.signC.markD.signal15.A.toldB.warnedC.wroteD.read16.A.setB.makeC.takeD.get17.A.careerB.luckC.lifeD.business18.A.exchangeB.satisfyC.influenceD.achieve19.A.forB.uponC.overD.beyond20.A.reliableB.responsibleC.suitableD.valuable
- 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.1.Whydopsychiatristsregardmaturityasanassetinchildraising?A.Olderparentscanbetterbalancetheirresourcesagainstchildren’sdemands.B.Olderparentsareusuallymoreexperiencedinbringinguptheirchildren.C.Olderparentsareoftenbetterpreparedfinancially.D.Olderparentscantakebettercareoftheirchildren.2.WhatdoestheauthormeanbysayingFormanyretirementbecomesanunobtainabledreamA.TheyhavetogoonworkingbeyondtheirretirementagE.B.Theycan’tgetfullpensionunlesstheyworksomeextrayears.C.Theycan’tobtaintheretirementbenefitstheyhavedreamedof.D.Theyareunwillingtoretirewhentheyreachtheirretirementage3.TheauthorgivestheexamplesofHenryMetcalftoshowthat______.A.manypeopleareyounginspiritdespitetheiradvancedageB.takingafternoonnapsisagoodwaytomaintainenergyC.olderparentstendtobeconcernedabouttheiragingbodiesD.olderparentsshouldexercisemoretokeepupwiththeirathleticchildren4.What’sthebiggestfearofolderparentsaccordingtoNewYorkpsychologistJoannGalst?A.BeinglaughedatbyotherpeopleB.SlowingdownoftheirpaceoflifeC.BeingmistakenforgrandparentsD.Approachingofdeath5.WhatdowelearnaboutMarilynandRandyNolen?A.TheythoughttheywereanexampleofsuccessfulfertilitytreatmentB.NotuntiltheyhadthetwinsdidtheyfeelhadformedafamilyC.Theybelievethatchildrenbornofolderparentswouldbesmarter.D.Notuntiltheyreachedmiddleagedidtheythinkofhavingchildren.
- Onedayayoungmanwasstandinginthemiddleofthetownproclaimingthathehadthemostbeautifulheartinthewholevalley.A.largecrowdgatheredandtheyal1admiredhisheartforitwas1.Therewasnotascarinit.SuddenlyalloldmanappearedandsaidWhyyourheartisnotnearlyasbeautifulas2.Thecrowdandtheyoungmanlookedattheoldman’s3.Itwasfullofscarsithadplaces4pieceshadbeenremovedandotherpieces5inbuttheydidn’tfitquiterightandtherewereseveral6edges.Infactinsomeplacesthereweredeepgapswherewholepiecesweremissing.TheyoungmanlaugheD.7yourheartwithminemineisperfectandyoursisamessofscars.YessaidtheoldmanYours8perfectbutIwouldnevertradewithyou.Youseeevery9representsaperson10IhavegivenmylovE.Itearoutapieceofmyheartandgiveittothemandoftenthey11meapieceoftheirheartthatfitsintothe12placeinmyheart.Butbecausethepiecesaren’texactIhavesomeroughedgeswhichIcherishbecausetheyremindmeofthelovewe13.SometimesIhavegivenpiecesofmyheart14andtheotherpersonhasn’treturneda15ofhisorherhearttomE.Thesearetheemptygaps--givingloveis16achancE.Althoughthesegapsarepainfulthey17openremindingmeoftheloveIhaveforthosepeopletooandIhopesomedaytheymayreturnandfillthespaceIhavewaiting.Sonowdoyouseewhattruebeautyis?Theyoungmanwalkeduptotheoldman18hisperfectheartandrippedapieceout.He19ittotheoldman.Theoldmanplaceditinhisheartthentookapiecefromhisoldscarredheartandplaceditinthewoundintheyoungman’sheart.It20butnotperfectlyasthereweresomejaggededges.Theyoungmanlookedathisheartnotperfectanymorebutmorebeautifulthaneversincelovefromtheoldman’sheartflowedintohis.TheyembracedandwalkedawaysidebysidE.1.A.uglyB.perfectC.beautifulD.hurt2.A.mineB.hisC.theirsD.ours3.A.coatB.appearanceC.faceD.heart4.A.thatB.whichC.whereD.whose5.A.cutB.setC.putD.brought6.A.smoothB.roughC.brokenD.pretty7.A.ComparingB.ComparedC.CompareD.Compares8.A.1ooksB.seemsC.isD.fits9.A.oneB.heartC.pieceD.scar10.A.onwhomB.inwhomC.withwhomD.towhom11.A.takeB.giveC.1endD.pass12.A.emptyB.fullC.originalD.first13.A.hadB.gaveC.sharedD.owned14.A.inB.awayC.offD.up15.A.1otB.sheetC.pieceD.pile16.A.makingB.takingC.keepingD.bringing17.A.keepB.cutC.comeD.stay18.A.carriedawayB.reachedintoC.tookoutD.broughtup19.A.offeredB.tookC.passedD.served20.A.fitB.hitC.beatD.set
- BANG!thedoorcausedareverberation.Neversetfootinthishouseagain!shoutedFather.Withtearswelling涌出upinmyeyesIrushedoutofthehouseandranalongthestreet.Ayoungfatherwhoheldachildinhisarmswalkedpastme.IfeltasifIsawmychildhoodfromanotherspacehappyandharmonious.ButnowIdon’tknowwhetheritisbecauseIhavegrownuporbecauseDadisgettingold.Wearejustliketwopeoplecomingfromtwodifferentworlds.Itfeelslikethereisanirondoorbetweenusthatcanneverbeopened.Iwanderedthestreetwithoutadestinationinmymind.Myheartwasfrozenonthishotsummernight.AsIwalkedontherewerefewerandfewerpeopleinthestreetsuntilIhadonlystreetlightstokeepmecompany.WhenIfinallyreachedthehigh-riseapartmentblockinwhichIlivedIsawthatthelightwasstillon.IthoughttomyselfIsfatherwaitingforme.orishestillangrywithme?Infactitwasnothing.PerhapsDadwasthrowingsomeofhisoldstamps.Perhapshethoughttheywereuseless.IneverhadthecouragetotellhimthatIlikedcollectingstamps.Allthelightswereoffexceptfather’s.Dadwasalways1ikethis.Maybehedidn’tknowbowtoexpresshimself.AftershoutingatmehenevershowedanymercyorregretAfteranargumenthewillcreep蹑手蹑脚upinmysleepandthentuckmeunderneaththecoversThiswashowhealwayswas.Hehasbeenaleaderforsolongthattellingeveryoneelsewhattodohasbecomehissecondnature.Thelightwasstillon.WiththekeyinhandI.wasasnervousasIhadeverbeen.AtlastIdecidedtoopenthedoor.AssoonasIopenedthedoortearsrandownmycheeks.IsuddenlyrealizedthattheirondoorthatIhadimaginedbetweenusdidnotexistatall.Love－itissecondtonone.1.Theunderlinedwordreverberationrefersto.A.abigearthquakeB.aheavymoveC.ahugewaveD.aloudsound2.WhenseeingayoungfatherwithachildinhisarmsthewritermighthavethefollowingfeelingsEXCEPT.A.headmiredthemverymuchB.hefeltdisappointedwithhisfatherC.hefeltthathappinesshadbeenfarawayfromhimD.hewishedforbetterrelationswithhisfather3.Whydoyouthinkthefatheroftenshoutsathischild?A.Thefatherisgettingolderandolder.B.Thechildhasalreadygrownup.C.Theychildneveragreeswithhisfather.D.Thefatherhasgotusedtodoingthat.4.Whatconclusioncanyoudrawafterreadingthetext?A.Thefathertreatshischildinanunfairway.B.ThefatherisactuallykindtohischilD.C.ThefatherisneitherkindnorcrueltohischilD.D.Thefatherisalwaysthrowingthingsathisson.
- ItwasonlyintheeighteenthcenturythatpeopleinEuropebegantothinkmountainswerebeautiful.1thattimemountainswere2bythepeoplelivingontheplain3bythecitypeopletowhomtheywerewildand4placesinwhichonewaseasily5orkilledbyterribleanimals.Slowly6manyofthepeoplewhowerelivingunhappilyinthetownsbegantogrow7ofthem.Theybegantofeelinterestedinlookingforthingswhichcouldnotbeexplainedforsightsandsoundswhichproduceinafeelingoffearandexcitement.8inthe9centurypeoplebegantoturnawayfromtheman-made10totheuntouchedcountryandparticularly11placeswhereitwasdangerousandwild.Highmountainsbegantobe12foraholiday.Thenmountain-climbingbegantogrowpopularasasport.Tosomepeoplethereissomethinggreatly13aboutgettingtothe14ofahighmountain:astruggleagainstnatureisfinerthanabattle15otherhumanbeings.Andthenwhenyouareatthemountaintopafteralonganddifficult16whata17rewarditistobeabletolook18oneverythingwithin19!Atsuchtimeyoufeelhappierandprouderthanyoucaneverfeeldown20.1.A.AfterB.InC.AtD.Before2.A.hatedB.likedC.fearedD.observed3.A.howeverB.furtherC.sometimesD.especially4.A.excitingB.interestingC.dangerousD.alone5.A.fallendownB.lostC.discoveredD.trapped6.A.howeverB.thereforeC.butD.despite7.A.tiredB.excitedC.puzzledD.confused8.A.YetB.SoC.HoweverD.But9.A.lastB.recentC.eighteenthD.early10.A.countryB.housesC.townD.planet11.A.toB.atC.inD.for12.A.importantB.rightC.necessaryD.popular13.A.pleasantB.interestedC.dangerousD.terrible14.A.footB.spotC.topD.tip15.A.withB.toC.againstD.between16.A.fightB.climbC.walkD.running17.A.surprisingB.satisfactoryC.disappointingD.astonishing18.A.behindB.upC.downD.around19.A.milesB.minutesC.seeingD.sight20.A.aboveB.belowC.underD.away
- Haveyoueverhadadaywheneverythingseemedtogowrongandnothingseemedtogoright?NottoolongagoIwashavingoneofthose1.Iwasdiscouragedwearyandplainsad.My2wasonmememe.Afterallnooneelsewasexperiencingthe3trialsasIwas.I4mydowncaststatetomymotherhopingforsomepity.5shesaidIheardJamiewashavingadifficultdaytoo.Whydon’tyoumakehersome6andwe’lltakethemtoherthisafternoon?Idon’t7wanttobutdecidedthatIdidn’twantto8myotherproblemsjustyet.ImadethecookiesandarrangedthemonalittleplatE.ThenImadeacard9asunfloweronitandwroteasmallnoteofempathy.Thatafternoonwedroppedbymyfriend’shouse.Iwenttothedoorand10thebell.SoonJamiecametothedoorandlookedatme11fortheunexpectedvisit.12shecouldsayanythingIrushedIheardyouwerehavingaharddayanddecidedtobringyousomething.I13yourdaygoesbetter.The14thatcameoverJamie’sfacewasonethatIcouldneverputinto15.Itwasasifadarkenedskywassuddenlylitwiththegoldenraysofthesun;itwasasifinthatsmallactherdaywas16.IgotbackintothecarandforsomeamazingreasonIfeltalot17myself.ThatdayI18thetruththatJamesBarrieattemptedtodescribE.Thosewhobringsunshinetothe19ofotherscannotkeepitfrom20.1.A.thingsB.ideasC.daysD.facts2.A.attentionB.focusC.interestD.purpose3.A.similarB.simpleC.particularD.same4.A.showedB.expressedC.announcedD.proclaimed5.A.InsteadB.ThereforeC.HoweverD.Anyway6.A.notesB.cardsC.sunflowersD.cookies7.A.especiallyB.obviouslyC.reallyD.entirely8.A.getridofB.putawayC.takeoverD.getbackto10.A.impressedB.pressedC.rangD.touched11.A.insurpriseB.withpleasureC.toherdelightD.inasense12.A.BeforeB.AfterC.WhenD.Since13.A.wishB.hopeC.desireD.predict14.A.lookB.tearC.laughD.happiness15.A.languageB.compositionC.descriptionD.words16.A.burnedB.delightedC.brightenedD.settled17.A.betterB.worseC.upsetD.sadder18.A.proposedB.doubledC.provedD.experienced19.A.housesB.livesC.homesD.windows20.A.himselfB.usC.themselvesD.theirs
- ThatcoldJanuarynightIwasgrowingsickofmylifeinSanFrancisco.ThereIwaswalkinghomeatoneinmorningafteratiringpracticeatthetheatrE.WithopeningnightonlyaweekawayIwasstilllearningmylines.Iwashavingtroubledealingwithmypart-timejobatthebankandmyactingatnightatthesametimE.AsIwalkedIthoughtseriouslyaboutgivingupbothactingandSanFrancisco.CitylifehadbecometoomuchformE.AsIwalkeddownemptystreetsundertallbuildingsIfeltverysmallandcold.Ibeganrunningbothtokeepwarmandtokeepawayfromanypossiblerobbers.Veryfewpeoplewerestilloutexceptafewsad-lookinghomelesspeopleunderblankets.AboutablockfrommyapartmentIheardasoundbehindmE.Iturnedquicklyhalfexpectingtoseesomeonewithaknifeoragun.Thestreetwasempty.AllIsawwasashiningstreetlight.StillthenoisehadmademenervoussoIstartedtorunfaster.NotuntilIreachedmyapartmentbuildingandunlockedthedoordidIrealizewhatthenoisehadbeen.Ithadbeenmywalletfallingtothesidewalk.SuddenlyIwasn’tcoldortiredanymorE.IranoutofthedoorandbacktowhereI’dheardthenoisE.AlthoughIsearchedthesidewalkanxiouslyforfifteenminutesmywalletwasnowheretobefound.JustasIwasabouttogiveupthesearchIheardthegarbagetruck垃圾车pulluptothesidewalknexttome.WhenavoicecalledfromtheinsideAlisaCamacho?IthoughtIwasdreaming.Howcouldthismanknowmyname?Thedooropenedandoutjumpedasmallred-hairedmanwithanamusedlookinhiseyE.Isthiswhatyou’relookingfor?heaskedholdingupasmallsquareshapE.Itwasnearly300a.m.bythetimeIgotintobeD.Iwouldn’tgetmuchsleepthatnightbutIhadgottenmywalletback.IalsohadgottenbacksomeenjoymentofcitylifE.Irealizedthatthecitycouldn’tbeabadplaceaslongaspeoplewerewillingtohelpeachother.1.Howdidthewriterfeelwhenshewaswalkinghomeafterwork?A.Coldandsick.B.FortunateandhelpfulC.Satisfiedandcheerful.D.Disappointedandhelpless.2.Fromthefirstparagraphwelearnthatthewriterwasbusy.A.solvingherproblematthebankB.takingpartinvariouscityactivitiesC.learningactinginaneveningschoolD.preparingforthefirstnightshow3.Onherwayhomethewriter.A.lostherwalletunknowinglyB.wasstoppedbyagarbagetruckdriverC.wasrobbedofherwalletbyanarmedmanD.foundsomehomelesspeoplefollowingher4.Inthefifthparagraphwhydidthewritersayshewasdreaming?A.Someoneofferedtotakeherbackhome.B.Ared-hairedmancametoseeher.C.Sheheardsomeonecallhername.D.Herwalletwasfoundinagarbagetruck.5.Fromthetextwecaninferthatthewriter.A.wouldstopworkingatnightB.wouldstayoninSanFranciscoC.wouldmakefriendswithcleanersD.wouldgiveupherjobatthebank
- IntheUnitedKingdomtheinstitutionresponsibleformakinglawsdiscussingmajorissues___1____thecountryandraisingtaxesiscalledParliament.ThethreepartsofParliamentthesovereign=thekingorqueentheHouseofLordsandtheHouseofcommonsmeettogetheronlyonspecial___2____.Althoughtheagreementofallthreeisrequiredforlaws___3____thatofthekingorqueenisnowgivenwithoutquestion.Parliamentcomesfromparleyadiscussion.Thewordwasfirstusedinthe13thcenturyto__4__meetingsbetweenHenryIIIandhisnoblemenintheGreatCouncil.Atthattimethekingusedhisandhisnoblemen’smoneyto___5___governmentandwar.Severalkingsfoundthattheydidnothaveenoughmoneyandsotheycalledtogether___6___fromthecountiesandtownsofEnglandtoaskthemto___7___increasedtaxes.OvertimetheGreatCouncilbecametheHouseofLordsandthepeoplefromthecountiesandtownsbecametheHouseofCommons.___8___thekingneededonlythesupportofhiscouncilorstopassalawbutbytheendofthe15thcenturymembersoftheHouseofCommonsweretakingpartinthe___9___process..ControlofthemoneysupplybytheHouseofLordsandtheHouseofCommonsmakeitdifficultforthesovereignto___10____Parliament’swishes.MinisterswereappointedbythesovereignbuttheyneededsupportintheHouseofCommonstobeabletopasslawsandraisetaxes.The___11___ofpoliticalpartiesduringthe18thcenturygavethemthe___12___toobtainthatsupport.Theinvolvementofthesovereigninpolicy-makingandadministrationwasgradually___13___leavinggovernmentinthehandsofacabinetpresidedover=beinthechargeofbyaprimeminister.___14___the19thcenturytheGovernmenthasbeenthepartywiththemostmembersintheHouseofCommonsandthe___15___ofthatpartyhasbeenthePrimeMinister.1.A.affectingB.effectingC.destroyingD.realizing2.A.situationsB.consequencesC.occasionsD.cases3.A.passedB.beingpassedC.topassD.tobepassed4.A.detectB.describeC.composeD.interpret5.A.sharewithB.offertoC.payforD.takeup6.A.representativesB.symbolsC.protestersD.reminders7.A.confessB.approveC.achieveD.consider8.A.InevitablyB.EventuallyC.PresentlyD.Originally9.A.peace-lovingB.law-makingC.law-defendingD.war-deciding10.A.ignoreB.confirmC.accountforD.transforminto11.A.declineB.failureC.decreaseD.rise12.A.directionsB.hopeC.meansD.power13.A.conductedB.reducedC.declinedD.rejected14.A.BeforeB.AfterC.SinceD.Until15.A.leaderB.candidateC.applicantD.advisor
- Everyoneknowsyoumustexerciseregularlytokeepgoodhealth.IndeedstayingphysicallyfitisabigpartofourculturE.weconsiderorrightlysothathealthypeopleareattractivepeoplE.Sincemostofuswanttobeattractivethereisnoshortageofexerciseclubstrainingvideosmagazinesandbooksofferingtohelpusstayphysicallyfit.Unfortunatelyhoweverourculturedoesn’tplacethesameemphasisonmentalfitness.Althoughwetendtolikemenandwomenwithstronghealthy-lookingbodieswedon’thavethesamedegreeofrespectorattractionforsmarteducatedmentallyhealthypeoplE.Thisisapitybecausetherearegreatrewardsforpeoplewhohavedevelopedtheabilitytothinkwell.Ifyourmindiswelltrainedandflexibleyouwillbeabletounderstandagreatdealofwhathappensaroundyou.Andifyouarealsowelleducated---thatisifyouunderstandbasicsciencemathematicsmusicartliteraturehistoryandsoon---youwillfinditmucheasiertomakegooddecisionsthroughoutyourlifE.OverthelongrunthisleadstoasenseofcontroloveryourdestinyandamuchbetterlifethanotherwisE.Peoplewhoarepoorlyeducatedorwhodon’tthinkwell---thatispeoplewhoarenotmentallyfit---seethingsdifferently.Theirworldiscontrolledbymysteriousoftenmalevolent恶意的forces.SuchpeoplelivewithinasystemtheywillnevermasterforcedtofollowrulestheywillneverunderstanD.Althoughitmaynotbeobviousmostspendtheirlivesbeingmanipulated控制byothers.Theyaretoldwhattodowhattothinkhowtospendtheirmoneyandwhattheyshouldandshouldnotaspire渴望toinlifE.Inmyopinionifyouwanttolivewellyoumustbeabletouseyourmindwell.ForthisreasonIwantyoutobeabletoconcentratetosolveproblemstounderstandcomplexideasandtothinkclearlyandquickly.Suchskillswillmakeiteasierforyoutomakeinformeddecisionsunderstandcurrenteventschoosegoodfriendsmanageyourmoneywellmakewiselone-termdecisionsandappreciatemusicartandliteraturE.Thekeytodevelopingsuchskillsistoenjoylearningandtohavetheabilityandmotivationtoteachyourself.1.Thewriterofthepassagefeeldisappointedthat____.A.toolittlehasbeendonetohelppeopletokeepphysicallyfitB.toomuchhasbeendonetohelppeopletokeepphysicallyfitC.mentallyhealthypeoplearenotaspopularasphysicallyhealthypeopleD.physicallyhealthypeoplearenotaspopularasmentallyhealthypeople2.Theunderlinedwordthisinthe3rdparagraphmeans____.A.theunderstandingofagreatdealofwhatgoesonaroundyouB.theunderstandingofbasicscienceandmathematicsC.goodtraininginbodyandmindD.beingabletomakegooddecisionsinlife3.Thewriterofthispassagethinksthosewhoarenotmentallyfit____.A.liveapoorandmysteriouslifeB.can’tcontrolovertheirlifeC.oftendowhatothersdoD.enjoybeingfooledandruled4.Thebesttitleofthepassagewillmostprobablybe____.A.TrainYourBodyB.TrainYourMindC.MakeInformedDecisionsD.ThinkHardandWorkHard
- RecentlyIwasinvitedtoafriend’shouseforsupper—andhadamealIhaveneverhadbeforE.AllthefriendsinvitedwerealittlesurpriseD.It’snotthatBenisunsociableorabadcookbutit’sjustthathenever1morethanhehasto.Sohowcomehewasinvitingusroundforameal?Hadheboughtsomething2forhisfriends?Hegreetedusatthedoorandshowedusintohisdiningroomwherea3_tablewaswaitingforus.Nothingbutthebestformyfriends!saidBen.Weallsatdownandlooked4ateachother—whatwasheupto?Benreturnedwithfourbowlsofhotsoup.It’samixtureofcarrotspotatoesandtomatoessaidBen.Thenext5wasalsoalittlestrangeinthatwedidn’tquiteknowwhatitwasagain.It’sjustanothermixtureofvegetablE.Asweatewechattedandfinallythe6turnedbacktowhatwewereeating.Wastherearecipe食谱forthisaskedMarinaordidyou7itup?Benputhisforkdown.WhatIcookeddependedonwhatIcouldfinD.MarinawassurpriseD.Butyoucanfindanythinginsupermarketsthesedays.Butthere’s8choiceinwhatyoucanfindoutsidesupermarketshereplieD.SeeingthatwehadallfinishedthefoodBendecidedtotellthetruth.Hehadreadrecentlythatsupermarketsusuallythrowaway5percentoftheirfoodeveryday.SoBendecidedtolookinsidehislocalsupermarketbins.Therehefoundfoodthatwasslightlyoutof__9boxesofthrow-awayvegetablesandfruit.SoBenhadsuccessfullyprovidedadecent体面的mealforhisfriendsandmadeusawareofthefactthattherearemanypoorpeoplewhoneedthefoodbuttheamountoffoodthrownawayisenoughto10millionsofpeoplE.1.A.takesB.spendsC.usesD.does2.A.cheapB.specialC.practicalD.usual3.A.newB.separateC.bookedD.laid4.A.nervouslyB.carefullyC.sadlyD.happily5.A.courseB.foodC.soupD.salad6.A.dinnerB.ideaC.foodD.subject7.A.pickB.lookC.makeD.take8.A.lessB.moreC.someD.any9.A.orderB.placeC.seasonD.date10.A.enrichB.pleaseC.affectD.feed
- Wisebuyingisapositivewayinwhichyoucanmakeyourmoney____1____further.The__2__yougoaboutpurchasingsomethingoraservicecanactuallysaveyoumoneyorcanadd__3__thecost.____4___thesimpleexampleofahairdryer.Ifyouarebuyingahairdryeryoumight__5__thatyouaremakingthe__6__buyifyouchooseonewhoselookyoulikeandwhichisalsothecheapest__7__pricE.__8____whenyougetithomeyoumayfindthatit__9__twiceaslongasamoreexpensive__10__todryyourhair.Thecostoftheelectricityplusthecostofyourtimecouldwellmakeyourhairdryerthemost__11__oneofall.Sowhatprinciplesshouldyou__12__whenyougooutshopping?Ifyoukeepyourhomeyourcaroranyvaluable__13__inexcellentcondition__14__willbesavingmoneyinthelong__15__.__16__youbuyanewappliancetalktosomeonewhoownsonE.Ifyoucanuseitorborrowittocheckitsuitsyourparticular__17__.Beforeyoubuyanexpensiveitemora__18__docheckthepriceand__19__isonoffer.Ifpossiblechoose__20__threeitemsorthreeestimates.1.A.runningB.doC.goD.pay2.A.formB.fashionC.wayD.method3.A.upB.toC.inD.on4.A.MakeB.LookC.TakeD.Put5.A.convinceB.acceptC.examineD.think6.A.properB.bestC.reasonableD.most7.A.forB.withC.inD.on8.A.ButB.HoweverC.StillD.Even9.A.spendsB.takesC.lastsD.consumes10.A.modeB.copyC.sampleD.model11.A.cheapB.expensiveC.bestD.valuable12.A.adoptB.layC.stickD.adapt13.A.productsB.possessionC.materialD.ownership14.A.itB.theyC.youD.we15.A.runB.intervalC.periodD.time16.A.AfterB.UntilC.BeforeD.When17.A.functionB.purposeC.goalD.task18.A.carB.hairdryerC.serviceD.feelings19.A.whatB.whichC.thatD.this20.A.ofB.inC.byD.from
- LastweekJayMcCarrollandTheHSUSTheHumaneSocietyoftheUnitedStatesmadeaboldfur-freestatementontherunwaymarkinganewchapterforthefashionindustryandanimalprotection.TheencouragingresponsetoMcCarroll’sshowconfirmedthatchangeishappeninginfashion.McCarrollhasgoodreasonsforrejectingfur.Eachyeartensofmillionsofanimalsincludingdogsandcatsneedlesslysufferanddietofuelthefurindustry.ButwhatdidJayMcCarrolluseinplaceoffur?Ihavepatchworkpiecesthatcontainallsortsofcombinationsoffabrics.Therestiscottonnylonpolyester...younameit.Ievenhavesomestuffmadeoutofbamboo/cottonblend.AnythingbutfurandleatherhetoldFashionWireDaily.Somanypeoplewanttoprotectanimalsandlivetheirliveswithoutcausingunnecessarycruelty.MorethantwothirdsofAmericanshavepetsandweshareabondwithanimalseveryday.SayingnotofurcanhelpmillionsofanimalsandwewanttoshowourrespecttoleadingdesignerslikeJaywhoembracecompassionasthefashionsaidMichaelMarkarianexecutivevicepresidentofTheHSUS.Itisgreattoseeleadersinthefashionindustryrecognizingthattheanimalsneedtheirfurmorethanwedo.1.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutJayMcCarroll?A.Heisafamousfashiondesigner.B.HeistheexecutivevicepresidentoftheHSUS.C.HeisaneditorofFashionWireDaily.D.Heistheheadofallanimalprotectionorganization.2.Whatdoesanewchapterinlinetwoparagraphonemean?A.Anewunitofabook.B.Thebeginningofanewtrend.C.Thelatestissueofamagazine.D.Anewlyestablishedorganization.3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTrecommendedforclothingbyJayMcCarroll?A.Polyester.B.Bamboo.C.Leather.D.Patchworkpieces.4.Whatdowelearnfromthispassage?A.Humanbeingsdependemotionallyonanimals.B.Fashioncangohandinhandwithcompassionforlife.C.Furismoreeffectivethanbamboo／cottonblendforclothing.D.Furismoreexpensivethanothermaterialsforfashiondesigners.
- HaveyoueverdreamedofvisitingaplanetintheMilkyWay银河系?Whilethetripsoundsexcitingitwouldtakeyearsandyearstoreachyourdestination.Sointhefuturebedtimeforastronautsmaybemorethanafewhoursofregularshuteye.Theywouldhavetosleepforyears.Europeanresearchersarenowconductinghibernation冬眠experiments.Thestudymayhelpthemunderstandwhetherhumanscouldeversleepthroughtheyearsitwouldtakeforaspaceflighttodistantplanets.IftherewasaneffectivetechnologyitcouldmakedeepspacetravelarealitysaidMarkAyreoftheEuropeanSpaceAgencylastmonth.Whatseemslikeasciencefictionisnotcompletelyunlikely.Researchershavebeenabletousechemicalstoputlivingcellsintoasleeplikestatewheretheydon’tage.Theyhavenowmovedontothesmallnonhibernatingmammals哺乳动物likerats.Amajorchallengeisthefactthatcellscanbeverysimplesystemswhereasbodyorgansarefarmorecomplex.It’slikemovingfromasimpleApplecomputertoasupercomputersaidMarcoBiggiogeraahibernationresearcheratItaly’sUniversityofPavia.Justlikebearsandfrogsthehibernationofhumanbeingswouldcauseaperson’smetabolism新陈代谢tolowersotheywouldneedlessenergy.Medicalresearchhoweverisjusthalfofaspaceflighthibernationsystem.Thereisachallengeofdesigningasuitableprotectiveshelter.Suchashelterwouldprovidetheproperenvironmentforhibernationsuchasthepropertemperature.Itwouldalsohavetomonitor监控lifefunctionsandservethephysiologicalneedsofthehibernator.AccordingtoAyrethesixpersonHumanOuterPlanetsExplorationMission使命toJupiter’smoon木星的卫星Callistocouldbeanopportunitytousehumanhibernation.ThemissionaimstosendsixpersonsonafiveyearflighttoCallistowheretheywillspend30daysin2045.1.Accordingtothearticlethehibernationresearch_______.A.isjustanideaB.isalwaysasciencefictionC.hasalreadyfinishedsuccessfullyD.hasmadesomeprogress2.Inahibernatingstateapersonneeds________.A.lesssleepB.morefoodC.lessenergyD.moremovement3.Thefirsttryofthehibernationtechnology_____thesixpersonHumanOuterPlanetsExplorationMissiontoJupiter’smoonCallisto.A.willbeB.hasbeenplannedforC.iscertaintobeD.maybe4.Whatisthebesttitleofthearticle?A.HibernationstudyforspacetravelB.WelcometoourspacetravelC.TohibernatetolivelongerD.WelcometotheMilkyWay
- Sincewearesocialbeingsthequalityofourlivesdependsinlargemeasureonourinterpersonalrelationships.Onestrengthofthehumanconditionsisourpossibilitytogiveandreceivesupportfromoneanotherunderstressfulconditions.Socialsupportmakesupoftheexchangeofresourcesamongpeoplebasedontheirinterpersonalties.Thoseofuswithstrongsupportsystemsappearbetterabletodealwithmajorlifechangesanddailyproblems.Peoplewithstrongsocialtieslivelongerandhavebetterhealththanthosewithoutsuchties.Studiesovertypesofillnessesfromdepressiontoheartdiseaseshowthatthepresenceofsocialsupporthelpspeopledefendthemselvesagainstillnessandtheabsenceofsuchsupportmakespoorhealthmorelikely.Socialsupportcushionsstressinanumberofways.Firstfriendsrelativesandco-workersmayletusknowthattheyvalueus.Ourself-respectisstrengthenedwhenwefeelacceptedbyothersinspiteofourfaultsanddifficulties.Secondotherpeopleoftenprovideuswithinformationalsupport.Theyhelpustodefineandunderstandourproblemsandfindsolutionstothem.ThirdwetypicallyfindsocialcompanionshipsupportivE.Takingpartinfree-timeactivitieswithothershelpsustomeetoursocialneedswhileatthesametimedistracting转移注意力usfromourworriesandtroubles.Finallyotherpeoplemaygiveusinstrumentalsupport--moneyaidmaterialresourcesandneededservices–thatreducesstressbyhelpingusresolveanddealwithourproblems.1.Interpersonalrelationshipsareimportantbecausetheycan.A.makepeoplelivemoreeasilyB.smoothawaydailyproblemsC.dealwithlifechangesD.curetypesofillnesses2.Theresearchesshowthatpeople'sphysicalandmentalhealth.A.liesinthesocialmedicalcaresystemswhichsupportthemB.hasmuchtodowiththeamountofsupporttheygetfromothersC.dependsontheirabilitytodealwithdailyworriesandtroublesD.isrelatedtotheircouragefordealingwithmajorlifechanges3.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwordcushions?A.takesplaceofB.makesupofC.relievestheeffectofD.getsridof4.Whatisthesubjectdiscussedinthetext?A.Interpersonalrelationships.B.Kindsofsocialsupport.C.Waystodealwithstress.D.Effectsofstressfulconditions.
- IdeasabouteducationarechangingintheUnitedStates.Educationtodayisnotjustahighschooldiplom__凭oracollegedegreE.ManyadultsarenotinterestedingoingtocollegE.Theyareinterestedinotherkindsoflearning.ForthemlearningdoesnotendwithadiplomA.ContinuingeducationgivestheseadultsthechancetoincreasetheirknowledgE.Italsogivesthemachancetoimprovetheiroldskillsortolearnnewones.Iftheyknowmoreorlearnmorethentheycangetabetterjoborearnmoremoney.Thereareusuallyalargenumberofclassestochoosefrom.Someadultstakeclassesforfunorbecausetheclasswillbeusefulforthem.Otheradultstakeclassestoimprovetheirownlivesbecausetheywanttofeelbetteraboutthemselves.OtherscanlearnhowtobegoodparentsorhowtogetalongwithotherpeoplE.Therearemanychancesforadultstocontinuetheirlearning.Almostanycommunitycollegeorpublicschoolsystemhasacontinuingeducationprogram.Thereareclassesinschoolsbuildingsorchurches.MostclassesareintheeveningsoworkingpeoplecanattenD.TheclassesareusuallysmallandtheyareinexpensivE.Thousandsofpeopletakecontinuingeducationclasseseachyear.TheyreceivenodiplomaandnogradeformostoftheclassestheyattenD.Forthemlearningissomethingtheydobecausetheywantto.1.Attendingcontinuingeducationclasses.A.doesn’tcostmuchmoneyB.inexpensiveC.requiresalotofpassesD.isfreeofcharge2.Lotsofpeopleattendcontinuingeducationclassesbecause.A.theclasseswillhelpthemfeelbetteraboutthemselvesB.therearemanycoursestheycanchoosefromC.theycanalsogotochurchatthesametimeD.learningissomethingtheyareinterestedindoing3.WhatisthemainideaofthelastParagraph?A.AdultscancontinuetheirlearningtogetadiplomA.B.Mostcontinuingeducationclassesareintheevening.C.Adultshavemanychancestocontinuetheirlearning.D.ClassesareheldforworkingpeoplE.4.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A.collegeeducationisnotimportantB.adulteducationisverypopularC.otherkindsoflearningaremoreimportantthanschoollearningD.continuingeducationclassesteachthesamecoursesthataretaughtincolleges
- AfeelingofexcitementovercamemeasIlookedaroundthestadium.At5:30pmtwohoursbeforegametimeIwalkedintothelockerroom.My1ofschoolmusicandwhatIplannedtodoonSaturdaynightwere2withthesimpleaimtobeatthefootballteamacrossthefieldfromustonight.ApproachingmylockerInoticedmyteammates3.Somerestedonbenchesstaringupattheceiling4itwereafilmoftheopposingteamsplay.Someseemedabitmore5usingthetimetotelljokes.Afewstaredatthefield6whatwouldhappenin120minutes.OurcoachTonySeverinocameoutofhisofficeat6o’clock.Hetoldtheteamhow7thisgamewasfortheseasonbetweentwoofthestate’stopteams—myschoolandouropposingteamLibertyHighSchool.Hiswordsgavetheteamimpulse冲动itneededto8.At7:10pmwarm-upsfinishedwewentoverthegame9anddiscussedwhatweneededtodoforthenextthreehours.Thesoundofthenationalanthem国歌10thatwewereonlyminutesfromtheaction.Ourcoachusuallymadeafinal11.Buttonightwasdifferent.Onthisclearnighthe12lookedaroundtheroomatalltheplayersandshoutedLet’sgoandgetthem.Even13thegetcameoutofhismouthwewerealready14ourwayoutofthedoor.Outsideafewyoungfansreachedtotouchourhandseagertobea15ofourschool’swinningtradition.WhenIsmiledand16myhandtheyoungfaceslitupasiftheyhadjustmetSuperman.Secondslatertheteamranontothe17movingasamassofblueinfrontofapackedstadium.Weenjoyedanoisy18fromfansandthefightsongplayedbyourschoolband.Breathinginthe19ofoneofthebiggestgameoftheyearIfeltweweresuretowin.ItoldmyselfThiswaswhatitwasallaboutand20thatitwasformomentslikethisthatIlovedhighschoolfootball.1.A.thoughtsB.ideasC.picturesD.minds2.A.coveredB.mixedC.replacedD.filled3.A.exercisingB.strugglingC.preparingD.previewing4.A.incaseB.eventhoughC.aslongasD.asif5.A.relaxedB.worriedC.frightenedD.impressed6.A.dreamingB.wishingC.worryingD.imagining7.A.uselessB.difficultC.availableD.important8.A.warmupB.pickupC.getupD.riseup9.A.routeB.frameC.planD.forecast10.A.urgedB.insistedC.suggestedD.stressed11.A.speechB.preparationC.decisionD.change12.A.finallyB.simplyC.actuallyD.eventually13.A.whenB.beforeC.asD.since14.A.leadingB.draggingC.showingD.making15.A.playerB.friendC.partD.team16.A.heldoutB.tookoutC.gotoutD.broughtout17.A.fieldB.stageC.yardD.garden18.A.successB.replyC.achievementD.welcome19.A.atmosphereB.experienceC.expectationD.examination20.A.acceptedB.admittedC.realizedD.recognized
- Ifyouarearecentsocialsciencegraduatewhohashadtolistentojokesaboutunemploymentfromyourcomputermajorclassmatesyoumayhavethelastlaugh.Therearemanyadvantagesforthesocialsciencemajorbecausethishigh-techInformationAgedemandspeoplewhoareflexible灵活的andwhohavegoodknowledgeofsocialscience.Therearemanysocialsciencemajorsinlargecompanieswhotakeupimportantpositions.Forexampleanumberofresearchstudiesfoundthatsocialsciencemajorshadachievedgreatermanagerialsuccessthanthosewhohadtechnicaltrainingorpre-professionalcourses.Studiesshowthatsocialsciencemajorsaremostsuitedtochangewhichistheleadingfeature特点ofthekindofhighspeedhigh-pressurehigh-techworldwenowlivein.Socialsciencemajorsarenotonlyexperiencingsuccessintheirlong-termcompanyjobsbuttheyarealsofindingjobsmoreeasily.Astudyshowedthatmanycompanieshadfilledalargepercentageoftheirentry-levelpositionswithsocialsciencegraduates.Thestudyalsoshowedthatthemostsought-afterqualityinapersonwhowaslookingforajobwascommunicationskillsnotedasveryimportantby92percentofthecompanies.Socialsciencemajorshavetheseskillsoftenwithoutknowinghowimportanttheyare.Itisprobablyduetotheseskillsthathavebeenofferedawidevarietyofpositions.Finallyalthoughsomesocialsciencemajorsmaystillfinditmoredifficultthantheirtechnicallytrainedclassmatestolandthefirstjob.recentgraduatesreportthattheydon'tregrettheirchoiceofstudy.1.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Socialsciencegraduatesaremorelikelytobeemployed.B.Computermajorgraduatesaremorelikelytobeemployed.C.Alotofpeopletakeupthesocialsciencemajors.D.Whyistheunemploymentproblemsoseriousnowadays.2.Whatisourpresentsociety'sclearestfeature?A.Itisfullofpressure.B.Itisfullofchances.C.Itisfullofchanges.D.Itisfulloffailures3.Whyarethesocialsciencegraduatesofferedmanyjobs?A.Becausetheyaremoreexperiencedthantheotherkindsofgraduates.B.Becausetheyaremoreflexiblethantheotherkindsofgraduates.C.Becausetheycandealwithproblemsbetterthantheotherkindsofgraduates.D.Becausetheyhavebettercommunicationskillsthantheotherkindsofgraduates.4.What'stheattitudeofsocialsciencegraduatestowardstheirmajor?A.Disappointed.B.Satisfied.C.Interested.D.Bored.
- LadjiDoucoureofFrancebeatOlympicchampionLiuXiangofChinainthefinalmeterstoclaimthetitleofthemen’s110metershurdlesatthe10thworldchampionshipsinHelsinkionFriday.Doucourewholedtheworldthisseasonwith12.97secondsovertooktheChinesetowintheracein13.07seconds.Liuwassecondin13.08.Four-timeworldchampionAllenJohnsonoftheUnitedStatestookthethirdin13.10.The22-year-oldDoucouresaidaftertheraceIcannottellyoujusthowlongIhavebeendreamingofthis.Thisvictoryistheresultofalotofhardworkandalsoalotofsupportfrompeoplewhohavebelievedinme.Ihadabadstarttouchedafewhurdlesbutafterthe4thhurdleIpickedupmyraceandwentstraighttothefinishline.LiuwhowontheOlympicgoldwithaworldrecord-tyingtimeof12.91secondssaidI’mverysatisfiedwiththesecondplace.Theresultcouldhavebeenworse.Ifeltquitewellanddidmybest.I’mnottiredIhadsomeclearanceproblemsatthestartsoIshouldpracticethatsomemore.FinallyIdidn’tlosebymuchonlybyalittlebitbutIdidthinkIcouldwinit.Liu’scoachSunHaipingsaidonFridayhewascontentwithLiu’sperformance.LiuXiangwasquitegoodduringhisreactionperiodbuthewasalittlebitslowinthemiddleandhefinallycaughtupduringthelasttwohurdlesSuntoldXinhua.Althoughsatisfiedwiththesilvermedalandtheclockingof13.08secondsSunsaidLiumighthaveaddedtheworldtitletotheOlympicchampionshipifLiuhadrunthetrackneighboringhismajorrivals对手ofDoucoureLadjiorAllenJohnson.IfhehadrunnexttoLadjiDoucoureorAllenJohnsonLiucouldhavekeptpacewiththemandthensprinted疾跑atthelaststage.InthiscasehecouldgrabthegoldsaidSunwhohadbecomeahouseholdnameforcoachingChina’sfirstmen’sOlympicchampioninthetrack.1.Thispassageprobablyappears_________.A.inastorybookB.inatextbookC.inanewspaperD.inafashionmagazine2.ThefollowingstatementsaboutDoucourearetrueEXCEPT_______.A.Hewonthegoldmedalinthemen’s110mhurdlesinHelsinki.B.Heledtheworldinthemen’s110mhurdleswith12.97secondsthisseason.C.HedidalotofhardpracticebeforetheraceinHelsinki.D.Hewontheworldchampiontitlefourtimes.3.Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedtoreplacetheunderlinedphrasepickedupmyraceinparagraph3?A.gatheredspeedB.stoodupC.makeupmymindD.becamebetterinhealth4.AccordingtoSunHaipingLiuXiangmighthavewonthegoldif______.A.hehaddonebetterduringhisreactionperiodB.hehadrunthetracknexttoLadjiDoucoureorAllenJohnsonC.hehadpracticedclearancemorebeforethatraceD.hehadn’ttouchedafewhurdlesintherace
- OURPROMISEMakingyourstayacompletesuccessisourgoal.Justletourmanagerondutyoffront—deskstaffknowifanypartofyourstayisn’tsatisfactory.Wepromisetomakeitrightoryouwon’tpayforthatpartofyourstay.FORGETSOMETHING?Ifyouforgettopackanystandardtoiletryitemtoothbrushtoothpasteshavingcreamrazororcombjustcallthefront--deskandwe’llgetyouafreereplacement替代rightaway.PLEASEREUSETHE.TOWELSWeinviteyoutojoinwithustosavewaterbyusingyourtowels毛巾morethanonce.Inadditiontodecreasingwaterandenergywasteyoucanhelpusreducetheamountofwastewaterthatmustberecycledwithinourcommunity.Pleasehangthetowelsupifyouwishtotakepartintheprogram——ifnotsimplyleavethemonthefloor.Weappreciateyourhelp!PLEASECHANGETHESHEETSTODAYTheProjectPlanetProgramisaneffortofthishoteltoprotecttheenvironmentthroughsavingwateranddecreasingwastewater.IfyouarestayingwithusmorethanonenightaspartoftheProjectPlanetProgramwewillwashyoursheetseverythreedays.Ifyouwouldprefernottotakepartinthisprogramsimplyhangthiscardontheoutsideofyourdoorandsheetswillbechangedrightaway.Asalwayssheetsareautomaticallychangedaftereveryguestchecksout.Weappreciateyourhelp！1.Wecanfindthispassageinainahotel.A.cafébarB.front—deskC.fitnesscenterD.guest—room2.Ifyouforgetyourcombyoucan.A.buyoneinthehotelshopB.replaceonewithatoothbrushC.askforonefromtheservicecenterD.goinpersonandgetoneatthefrontdesk3.Leavingthetowelsonthefloormeans.A.youwanttotakepartintheprogramB.youwanttheroom—maidtohang-itupC.youneedthemcollectedandwashedD.youwanttousethemmorethanonce4.WhatistheProjectPlanesProgramtryingtodo?A.Makeyourbedsheetscleaner.B.Workforabetterenvironment.C.Helpguestscheckingoutfaster.D.Persuadegueststostaylonger.
- PretoriaSouthAfrica–HundredsofswimmersplayinthewateralongaSouthAfricabeach.Suddenlyahugesharkappearsoffshoreandheadsforthebathers.Beforeitcangetclosetotheswimmersthesharkforsomemysteriousreasonstartsswimmingparalleltothebeach.ThenitturnsawayfromtheshoreandheadsouttosealeavingtheswimmersuntoucheD.Suchascenewillsoonbecomecommonalongshark-in-fasted鲨鱼成群的shores.AnelectricalengineerfromtheUniversityofPretoriahasdevelopedanelectricalsystemthatrepels击退sharksbycontrollingtheirmovements.Confusedbythisactionthesharksendupturningawayfromthebeach.Inthisunusualshark-repellentmethodaninsulated绝缘的cableisburiedonthebottomoftheseaaroundabeachwherepeopleswim.WhenanelectriccurrentissentthroughthecableanelectricfieldisproducedinthewaterabovethecablE.Whensharkswimsintotheelectricfieldnervecellsjustbelowtheshark'sskinwillsensethefielD.Theelectricityproducesareflex反射作用actionintheshark'smusclescausingthedangerousanimaltoswimparalleltothecablE.ConfusedbyincreasinglossofcontrolofitsmusclesthesharksuddenlychangesitsdirectionandheadsseawardawayfromtheelectricfielD.Inatestoftheinvisiblenewshark-repellentsystemacablewasplacedaroundabeachinSt.Luciaanislandaroundthebeachalongtimeagotokeepsharksawayfromswimmersandanetwasleftinplaceduringtheexperiment.Whentheelectricfieldwasleftonformorethanayearandahalfnosharkswerefoundinthenet.Howeverwhenthepowerwasturnedoff89sharksendedupinthenet.Usingtheelectric-wallmethodinsteadofnettoprotectbatherswouldavoidtheneedlessdeathofmanysharkssaidbiologists.CurrentlythousandsofsharksdieeachyearwhentheybecometrappedinprotectivenetsthatsurroundholidayresortsinAfricaandAustraliA.About10to15humansarekilledbysharksannually.1.Whydoesn’t'tthesharkattacktheswimmersaccordingtothepassage?A.Becausetherearesomanyswimmersinthewater.B.Becausethesharkisn’tsohungryastoeattheswimmers.C.Becauseofsomemysteriouspowerfromtheheaven.D.Becausethereisaninvisibleelectricfieldconfusingtheshark.2.AnelectricalengineerfromtheUniversityofPretoriahasdeveloped__.A.aprotectivenetB.anewshark-repellentsystemC.theelectricfieldD.aninsulatedcable3.Anelectricfieldisproducedinthewaterabovethecable.A.onlywhenasharkswimsintotheelectricfieldB.onlywhenaninsulatedcableisburiedonthebottomoftheseaaroundabeachwherepeopleswimC.onlywhenanelectriccurrentissentthroughthecableD.onlywhenthesharksaretrappedinprotectivenets4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Protectivenetshadbeenfixedearlierthanthenewshark-repellentsystem.B.Thenewshark–repellentsystemwillprobablyreplacetheprotectivenets.C.ThousandsofsharkshavediedeachyearsincethisnewsystemwasputintousE.D.Usingtheelectric-wallinsteadofnetswouldavoidtheneedlessdeathofmanysharks.
- Afterherparentsseparatedthingsattam’shousechangeD.HermomsteedworkingandTamibecameresponsibleforthehouseandmakingmealsforherselfandheryoungersister.Thoughmoneywasrighttheyneverwentwithout.Theyhadanicehomeinamodestneighborhoodfoodbelchingandshelter.WhatTamimissedmostofallthoughwasfamily.Tamispentthesummerduringherninthgradeyearworkingataparktoearexamspendingmoney.Herjobwastoorganizeactivitiesforthekidswhospenttheirsummerdaysatthepark.ThekidsabsolutelylovedTami.Shewasconstantlygoingoutofherwaytodothingsforthem.Shewouldplanpicnicsorganizefieldtripsandevenbuyicecreamforalloftheusingherownmoney.Shealwaysdidmorethanthejobrequiredevenifitdidmeanusingherownmoney.Shegottoknowonelittleboywholivedinanapartmentacrossthestreetfromthepark.Hisparentsbothworkedatfast–foodrestaurantsandsheknewthattheydidn’thavemuchmoney.Theboytalkedabouthisupcomingbirthdayandthefiretruckhewantedsobadly.HesaidhewasgoingtobeafiremansomedayandneededthetrucktopracticE.HetoldTamimoredetailsaboutthetruckthansheknewaboytruckcouldhavE.Theboy’sbirthdaycameandwent.ThenextdaywhenTamisawtheboysheexpectedtoseeashinyredtruckinhisarms.Whenhearrivedempty–handedsheaskedwhetherhehadgotthetruck.Theboysaidno.hisparentsweregoingtogetitforhimlaterwhenthingswerebetter.HeseemedalittlesaD.ThatweekTamieasedherpaycheckandheadedforthetoystores.Shefoundthetruckeasily–afterallfromhisdescriptionsshefeltsheknewitinsideout.Sheusedthemoneyfromherpaychecktobuythetruckandthenhaditwrappedinbirthdaypaper.1.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.Theydidn’tneedinworrytoomuchabouttheirliving.B.Tami’ssisterbecamemoreresponsiblE.C.Tamibegantoearnmoney.D.HermotherchangedherjoB.2.WhydidTamibuythebirthdaypresentfortheboyusingherownmoney?A.BecausehewaspoorerthanshE.B.BecausehewasherbestfrienD.C.Becauseshewantedhimtobeafireman.D.becauseshewantedhimtofeellovearoundhim.3.Whatcanwelearnfromtheunderlinedsentence?A.Sheknewhowmuchmoneyshewouldpay.B.Sheknewsheshouldcheckthetoytruckinsideout.C.ShewasfullyawarewhichtoytrucktheboywanteD.D.Shewalkedinsideandthenoutofthetoystoreseveraltimes.4.Whichofthefollowingcouldbetheopeningsentenceofthenextparagraph?A.ThenextmorningTamirodetotheboy’shouseandleftthetruckatthedoor.B.Whentheboyshowedupattheparkthatdayhewasmoreexcitedthanever.C.HeshowedoffhisnewtrucktoTamiandthenplayedwithitalldaylong.D.Thatafternoontheboy’smomcametotheparkandwalkedovertoTami.
- OnNov.181995ItzhakPerlmantheviolinistcameonstagetogiveaconcertatAveryFisherHallatLincolnCenterinNewYorkCity.IfyouhaveeverbeentoaPerlmanconcertyouknowthatgettingonstageisnosmallachievementforhim.Hewasstrickenwithpolio小儿麻痹症asachildandsohehasbraces支架onbothlegsandwalkswiththeaidoftwocrutches双拐.Hewalkspainfullyyetmajesticallyuntilhereacheshischair.Thenhesitsdownslowlyputshiscrutchesonthefloorundoestheclaspsonhislegstucksonefootbackandextendstheotherfootforward.Thenhebendsdownandpicksuptheviolinputsitunderhischinnodstotheconductorandproceedstoplay.Butthistimesomethingwentwrong.Justashefinishedthefirstfewbars小节oneofthestringsonhisviolinbroke.Youcouldhearitsnap嘣断——itwentofflikegunfireacrosstheroom.Therewasnomistakingwhatthatmeant.Therewasnomistakingwhathehadtodo.Wefiguredthathewouldhavetogetupputontheclaspsagainpickupthecrutchesandlimphiswayoffstage——toeitherfindanotherviolinorelsefindanotherstringforthisone.Buthedidn’t.Insteadhewaitedamomentclosedhiseyesandthensignaledtheconductortobeginagain.Theorchestrabeganandheplayedfromwherehehadleftoff.Andheplayedwithsuchpassionandsuchpowerandsuchpurityastheyhadneverheardbefore.Whenhefinishedtherewasanawesomesilencein1heroom.Andthenpeopleroseandcheered.HesmiledwipedthesweatfromthisbrowraisedhisbowtoquietusandthenhesaidinaquiettoneYouknowsometimesistheartist’stasktofindouthowmuchmusicyoucanstillmakewithwhatyouhaveleft.1.Bysayinggettingonstageisnosmallachievementforhimtheauthorreallymeans.A.it’sverydifficultforItzhakPerlmantoplaytheviolinwiththreestringsB.it’snoteasyforItzhakPerlmantogetonthestagebecauseheisdisabledC.it’snoteasyforItzhakPerlmantofacesuchalargeaudienceD.it’sreallygreatachievementsforItzhakPerlmantoplaytheviolinwiththreestrings2.ItzhakPerlmanwhenoneofthestringsoftheviolinbroke.A.gaveupplayingB.didn’tknowwhattodoC.wentonplayingthesamepieceofmusicD.wentonplayingadifferentpieceofmusic3.WhatdidtheaudiencefeelwhenItzhakPerlmanfinishedplaying?A.SurprisedB.DisappointedC.MovedD.Satisfied4.ItzhakPerlmancanbebestdescribedasamanwhois.A.cleverB.strongwilledC.humorousD.quiteskilled
- Nightafternightshecametotuckmeinevenlongaftermychildhoodyears.Followingherlongstandingcustomshe’dleandownandpushmylonghairoutofthewaythenkissmyfore-head.Idon’trememberwhenitfirststartedannoyingme—herhandspushingmyhairthatway.Butitdidannoymefortheyfeltwork-wornandmushagainstmyyoungskin.FinallyonenightIshoutedoutatherDon’tdothatanymore--yourhands.aretoorough!Shedidn’tsayanythinginreply.Butneveragaindidmymothercloseoutmydaywiththatfamiliarexpressionofherlove.Timeaftertimewiththepassingyearsmythoughtsreturnedtothatnight.BythenImissedmymother’shandsmissedhergoodnightkissonmyforehead.Sometimestheincidentseemedveryclosesometimesfaraway.Butalwaysitlurked潜藏inthebackofmymind.WelltheyearshavepassedandI’mnotalittlegirlanymore.Momisinhermid—seven—tiesandthosehandsIoncethoughttobesorougharestilldoingthingsformeandmyfamily.She’sbeenourdoctorreachingintoamedicinecabinet医药箱fortheremedy药物tocalmayounggirl’sstomachorsoothe安慰theboy’sscraped擦伤的knee.ShecooksthebestfriedchickenintheworldgetsstainsoutofbluejeanslikeInevercouldNowmyownchildrenaregrownandgone.MomnolongerhasDadandonspecialoccasions.Ifindmyselfdrawnnextdoortospendthenightwithher.SoitwaslateonThanksgivingEveasIsleptinthebedroomofmyyouthafamiliarhandhesitantlyrunacrossmyfacetobrushthehairfrommyforehead.Thenakisseversogentlytouchedmybrow额头.InmymemoryforthethousandthtimeIrecalledthenightmyyoungvoicecomplainedDon’tdothatanymore--yourhandsaretoorough!CatchingMom’shandinhandIblurted冲口说出outhowsorryIwasforthatnight.Ithoughtshe’drememberasIdid.ButMomdidn’tknowwhatIwastalkingabout.Shehadforgotten--andforgiven—longago.ThatnightIfellasleepwithanewappreciationformygentlemotherandhercaringhands.AndtheguiltthatIhadcarriedaroundforsolongwasnowheretobefound.1.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.MyUnselfishMother.B.AppreciationforMother.C.MyChildhoodYears.D.Mother’sHands2.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?A.Withtimepassingshebegantounderstandhermother.B.Shewasanonlychildinthefamily.C.Sheneverforgaveherself.D.Hermotherwasadoctor.3.BysayingThenakisseversogentlytouchedmybrow.theauthormeansthat_______.A.childrenneedMother’skissingB.motherskisstheirchildrengentlyC.motherslovetheirchildrenforeverD.childrendependontheirmothers4.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat_____________.A.theauthorbegantospendnightswithhermotherB.hermotherneverkissedtheauthoragainC.hermotherforgaveheratlastD.theauthorfeltguiltyofwhatshedidtohermother
- We’veallmetwithsomethingthatslowsusdownforexamplethebump颠簸intheroadthesetback.YoujusthavetokeepinmindthatasetbackisonlytemporaryandgreaterthingslieaheaD.Thereforekeepmovingforwarddevelopingwhatyouhavesinceyou’vealreadybuiltasolidfoundationonwhichyoucanrely.Itiseasyjusttoquitgiveupandignorethehardworkyouhaveputintosomething.Butwebelieveinthetwostepsforwardonestepbackphilosophy哲学.Sohowcanyoureactwhensomethingdoesn’tturnoutasyou’veexpectedittobe?FirstbeobjectivE.Stepbackandlookatthesituation.Isyoursetbackreallythatsignificantorwillitjustrequirealittleextraeffort?ThenplanyournextmovE.Youcanaskforhelp.Don’tbeafraidorashamedtodothis.FrequentlypeoplearemorethanwillingtogiveyousupportandadvicE.Youdon’thavetobeperfect;afterallnobodyelseis.Nextbounceback.Reevaluatethegoalsyoushouldhavesetforyourselfatthebeginningandretool改组themasnecessary.Goalsshouldberealisticandspecificbutthatdoesn’tmeantheycantbeflexiblE.Insteadoflookingatyourprojectasadisasterorfailureviewitwithsuccess.Concentrateonhowgreatitwillfeelafteritisfinallydoneafteryouhaveputyourallintoit.insteadoffocusingonapossibleunsatisfactoryperformanceonesingletimetakeamomenttositbackandrewardyourselfforallthatyouhaveaccomplisheD.Abovealldon’tlivewithregrets.Successisnevereasy.Itremainsuptoyouwhetheryouwillgiveuporfightthroughthetoughbattlestoearnwhateveryouwant.Keepreachingforyourgoalsandyouwillachievethem.Onesmallsetbackisnothingifyoureallywantsomethingandarewillingtoworkforit.1.Accordingtothepassagethephilosophytwostepsforwardonestepbackmeansthatwhenmeetingwithasetback.A.wearesupposedtoquitandignorethehardworkB.we’dbetterthinkitoverbeforemakingadecisionC.weshouldstoptothinkbeforetakingfurtheractionD.weareexpectedtolookatthingsinanall-roundway2.TheunderlinedworditinParagraph3refersto.A.aperformanceB.asuccessC.agoalD.aproject3.Whenwesufferasetbackthemostimportantthingtodois.A.tokeepmovingforwardtoyourgoalsB.todependonothers’supportandadviceC.tositbackandrewardyourselfforyoursuccessD.tofocusonapossibleunsatisfactoryperformance4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Howtoavoidthebumps.B.Howtodealwiththesetbacks.C.Differentattitudestothesetbacks.D.Differentsuggestionsonyourgoals.
- Recentstudiesshowthatonlyoneoutofthreepeoplehavestrongandhealthyself-confidence.That1twooutofeverythreepeoplesimplydon'tknowthe2theyalreadyhavetobesuccessfulwhenit's3thereintheirhands!4ifyouwantotherstobelieveinyouyouhavetobelieveinyourselffirst.Remember:Noonecanmakeyoufeelinferior差的unlessyou5them.A.successfulbusinessmansaysYoucan't6anyoneupaladderunlessheknowshecanclimbhimself.Manyofushaveanimage7theimagewehaveofourselves.Asoneguy8it:Youcan'twinahorseraceifyouthinkyoulook9onahorse.Tosucceedthefirstpersonyouhaveto10isyourself!Sostopbelievingyourownliesaboutyourself.Just11yourmindandyou'llchangeyourlife.Oneofthemostharmful12thatcankillyoursuccessinlifearethetwolittlewords:Ican't.Youknowthatpeopleusedto13.thatifhumanbeingstraveledfasterthan30milesanhouritwould14ourcirculationofbloodandkillus?Thankgoodnessafewpeopledidn'tbelievethat15thinkingorwewouldn'tberidingincarsbusesandflyinginairplanestoday.You'llneverknowuntilyou16.RogerBannisterwasthefirsthumanbeingtorunamileinlessthan4minutes.But17hediditmostpeopleintheworlddidn'tthinkitwaseven18.YetonlyweeksafterBannisterdiditsuddenly19allovertheworldbeganrunningamileinlessthan4minutes!Ifwebelievesomethingcanbedonewe'll20doit.1.A.meansB.reflectsC.readsD.explains2.A.chanceB.strengthC.abilityD.reason3.A.immediatelyB.properlyC.accuratelyD.right4.A.BecauseB.ButC.WhatD.While5.A.letB.challengeC.admitD.get6.A.makeB.bringC.urgeD.push7.A.quizB.questionC.problemD.mystery8.A.matchedB.putC.tookD.represented9.A.curiousB.good-lookingC.seriousD.funny10.A.beatB.promoteC.advertiseD.deliver11.A.settleB.bendC.changeD.fix12.A.requirementsB.effortsC.measuresD.weapons13.A.imagineB.thinkC.expectD.doubt14.A.startB.helpC.stopD.continue15.A.sillyB.emptyC.reasonableD.terrible16.A.tryB.realizeC.understandD.judge17.A.afterB.beforeC.sinceD.because18.A.accessibleB.unbelievableC.possibleD.available19.A.workersB.runnersC.competitorsD.players20.A.simplyB.seldomC.neverD.usually
- Sustainabledevelopmentisappliedtojustabouteverythingfromenergytocleanwaterandeconomicgrowthandasaresultithasbecomedifficulttoquestioneitherthebasicassumptionsbehinditorthewaytheconceptisputtouse.Thisisespeciallytrueinagriculturewheresustainabledevelopmentisoftentakenasthesolemeasureofprogresswithoutaproperappreciationofhistoricalandculturalperspectives.Tostartwithitisimportanttorememberthatthenatureofagriculturehaschangedmarkedlythroughouthistoryandwillcontinuetodoso.MedievalagricultureinnorthernEuropefedclothedandshelteredapredominantlyruralsocietywithamuchlowerpopulationdensitythanitistoday.Ithadminimaleffectonbiodiversityandanypollutionitcausedwastypicallylocalized.Intermsofenergyuseandthenutrientscapturedintheproductitwasrelativelyinefficient.Contrastthiswithfarmingsincethestartoftheindustrialrevolution.Competitionfromoverseasledfarmerstospecializeandincreaseyields.Throughoutthisperiodfoodbecamecheapersafeandmorereliable.Howeverthesechangeshavealsoledtohabitatlossandtodiminishingbiodiversity.What’smoredemandforanimalproductsindevelopingcountriesisgrowingsofastthatmeetingitwillrequireanextra300milliontonsofgrainayearby2050.yetthegrowthofcitiesandindustryisreducingtheamountofwateravailableforagricultureinmanyregions.Allthismeansthatagricultureinthe21stcenturywillhavetobeverydifferentfromhowitwasinthe20th.Thiswillrequireradicalthinking.Forexampleweneedtomoveawayfromtheideathattraditionalpracticesareinevitablymoresustainablethannewones.Wealsoneedtoabandonthenotionthatagriculturecanbezeroimpact.Thekeywillbetoabandontherathersimpleandstaticmeasuresofsustainabilitywhichcentreontheneedtomaintainproductionwithoutincreasingdamage.Insteadweneedamoredynamicinterpretationonethatlooksattheprosandconsofallthevariouswaylandisused.Therearemanydifferentwaystomeasureagriculturalperformancebesidesfoodyield:energyuseenvironmentalcostswaterpuritycarbonfootprintandbiodiversity.ItisclearforexamplethatthecarbonoftransportingtomatoesfromSpaintotheUKislessthanthatofproducingthemintheUKwithadditionalheatingandlightingbutwedonotknowwhetherlowercarbonfootprintswillalwaysbebetterforbiodiversity.Whatiscrucialisrecognizingthatsustainableagricultureisnotjustaboutsustainablefoodproduction.1.Howdopeopleoftenmeasureprogressinagriculture?A.ByitsproductivityB.ByitsimpactontheenvironmentC.ByitssustainabilityD.Byitscontributiontoeconomicgrowth2.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftraditionalfarmingpractices?A.TheyhaveremainedthesameoverthecenturiesB.TheyhavenotkeptpacewithpopulationgrowthC.TheyarenotnecessarilysustainableD.Theyareenvironmentallyfriendly3.Whatwillagriculturebelikeinthe21stcentury?A.ItwillgothroughradicalchangesB.ItwillsupplymoreanimalproductsC.ItwillabandontraditionalfarmingpracticesD.Itwillcausezerodamagetotheenvironment4.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?A.ToremindpeopleoftheneedofsustainabledevelopmentB.TosuggestwaysofensuringsustainablefoodproductionC.ToadvancenewcriteriaformeasuringfarmingprogressD.Tourgepeopletorethinkwhatsustainableagricultureis.
- Whenstudentsandparentsareaskedtoratesubjectsaccordingtotheirimportancetheartsareunavoidablyatthebottomofthelist.Musicisnicepeopleseemtosaybutnotimportant.Toooftenitisviewedasmereentertainmentbutcertainlynotaneducationpriority优先.Thisviewisshortsighted.Infactmusiceducationisbeneficialandimportantforallstudents.Musictellsuswhoweare.Becausemusicisanexpressionofthebeingswhocreateititreflectstheirthinkingandvaluesaswellasthesocialenvironmentitcamefrom.RockmusicrepresentsalifestylejustassurelyasdoesaSchubertsong.ThejazzinfluencethatGeorgeGershwinandothermusiciansintroducedintotheirmusicisobviouslyAmericanbecauseitcamefromAmericanmusicaltraditions.Musicexpressesourcharacterandvalues.Itgivesusidentityasasociety.Musicprovidesakindofperception感知thatcannotbeacquiredanyotherway.Sciencecanexplainhowthesunrisesandsets.Theartsexploretheemotive情感的meaningofthesamephenomenon现象.Weneedeverypossiblewaytodiscoverandrespondtoourworldforonesimplebutpowerfulreason:Noonewaycangetitall.Theartsareformsofthoughtaspowerfulinwhattheycommunicateasmathematicalandscientificsymbols.Theyarewayswehumanbeingstalktoeachother.Theyarethelanguageofcivilizationthroughwhichweexpressourfearsourcuriosityourhungersourdiscoveriesourhopes.Theartsarewayswegiveformtoourideasandimaginationsothattheycanbesharedwithothers.Whenwedonotgivechildrenaccesstoanimportantwayofexpressingthemselvessuchasmusicwetakeawayfromthemthemeaningsthatmusicexpresses.Scienceandtechnologydonottelluswhatitmeanstobehuman.Theartsdo.Musicisanimportantwayweexpresshumansufferingcelebrationthemeaningandvalueofpeaceandlove.1.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthefirstparagraphmean?A.StudentsconsidermusicjustasawayofentertainmentB.StudentsdisagreewiththeirparentsoneducationC.StudentsdonotthinkmusicispartofeducationD.Studentsprefertheartstoscience2.InParagraph2theauthorusesjazzasanexampleto__________.A.compareitwithrockmusicB.showmusicidentifiesasocietyC.introduceAmericanmusicaltraditionsD.provemusicinfluencespeople’slifestyles3.Accordingtothepassagetheartsandscience__________.A.approachtheworldfromdifferentangles角度B.exploredifferentphenomena现象oftheworldC.expresspeople’sfeelingsindifferentwaysD.explainwhatitmeanstobehumandifferently4.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Musiceducationdeservesmoreattention.B.Musicshouldbetopeducationpriority.C.Musicisaneffectivecommunicationtool.D.Musiceducationmakesstudentsmoreimaginative.
- RomehastheForum.LondonhasSpeaker’sCorner.Nowalways-on-the-goNewYorkershaveLizandBill.LizandBilltwocollegegraduatesintheirearly20shavespentawholeyeartryingtohavethousandsofpeopletalktotheminsubwayandonbusystreetcorners.Justtalk.Usinga2-foot-tallsignthatsaysTalktoMetheyattractconversationalistswhooneeveningincludedamentalpatientandmeninbusinesssuits.Theydon’tcollectmoney.Theydon’tpushreligion.Sowhat’sthepoint?ToseewhathappenssaidLiz.Wesimplyenjoylifewithopencommunication.ShortlyaftertheSeptember112001attackstheydecidedtowalkfromNewYorkCitytoWashingtona270-miletrip.Theyfoundtheylovedtalkingtopeoplealongthewayandwantedtocontinuetalkingwithstrangersaftertheirreturn.ItstartedasacrazyideaLizsaiD.Weweresocuriousaboutallthestrangerswalkingbywiththeirlifestories.Peoplewilltalktousaboutanything:theirjobstheirclothestheirchildhoodexperiencesanything.Denisewantedtotalkaboutanexamshewasabouttotake.Shehadstoppedbyforthesecondtimeintwodaystoletthetwolistenersknowhowitwent.Marciahadlostherhusbandbecauseofaseriousdisease.ThatwasveryheavyonmymindMarciasaiD.TobeabletotalkaboutittototalstrangerswasverygoodsheexplaineD.Tocelebrateayearoftalkingthetwoheldaget-togetherinacityparkforallthepeopletheyhadmetoverthepastyear.Afewhundredpeopleshowedupaswellassometelevisioncameramenandreporters.Theymayplanmorepartiesortrytoattractmorepeopletojoinintheirinformaltalks.Somepublishershaveexpressedinterestinabooksomethingtheysaythey’llconsider.1.WhatdidLizandBillstartdoingafterSeptember2001?A.ChattingwithpeopleB.SettingupstreetsignsC.TellingtheirstoriestostrangersD.Organizingaspeaker’scorner2.Whattheyhavebeendoingcanbedescribedas_____.A.pointlessB.successfulC.failureD.normal3.WhyareDeniseandMarciamentionedinthetext?A.TheyknewLizandBillverywell.B.TheyareexamplesofthosewhotalkedtoLizandBill.C.Theyorganizedtheget-togetherinthecitypark.D.Theyhappenedtomeetthewriterofthetext.4.WhatwillLizandBilldointhefuture?A.GoinforpoliticalactivitiesB.DomoretelevisionprogramsC.ContinuewhattheyaredoingD.Spendmoretimereadingbooks
- Wewalkedsoquietlythatthenurseatthedeskdidn’tevenlifthereyesfromthebook.Mum1toabigchairbythedoorandIknewshewantedmetohavea2.WhileIwatchedmouth3insurprisemumtookoffherhatandcoatandgavethemtometo4.Shewalked5tothesmallroombytheliftand6awetmop.Shepushedthemop7thedeskandasthenurselookedupmumnoddedandsaidVery8floors.Yes.I’mgladthey’vefinallydecidedto9them.ThenursesaiD.Shelookedatmum__10andsaidButaren’tyouworkinglate?Mumjustpushedharder11swipeofthemoptakingherfartherandfarther__12thehall.Iwatched13Icouldn’tseeherandthenursehadturnedbacktowriteinthebig14.Afteralongtimemumcameback.Hereyeswere15.SherapidlyputthemopbackandtookmyhanD.AsweturnedtogooutofthedoormumnoddedpolitelytothenurseandsaidThankyou.__16mumtoldme:DagmarisfinE.Nofever.Yousawhermum?17.Itoldheraboutthehospitalrulesandshewillnot18usuntiltomorrow.Dadwillstop19aswell.It’sfinehospital.Butsuchfloors!A.mopisnogooD.Youneeda20.1.A.turnedB.lookedC.pointedD.referred2.A.chatB.seatC.discussionD.conversation3.A.openB.shutC.wideD.tight4.A.wearB.hideC.storeD.hold5.A.quicklyB.quietlyC.suddenlyD.immediately6.A.tookoutB.checkedoutC.pickedoutD.handedout7.A.throughB.acrossC.overD.past8.A.prettyB.uglyC.dirtyD.smooth9.A.changeB.damageC.abandonD.clean10.A.strangelyB.straightlyC.seriouslyD.rudely11.A.anyB.eachC.anotherD.either12.A.upB.aroundC.againstD.down13.A.afterB.becauseC.untilD.while14.A.deskB.officeC.bookD.ward15.A.shiningB.tearfulC.surprisingD.doubtful16.A.HoweverB.OutsideC.BesidesD.Gradually17.A.NowayB.NotatallC.OfcourseD.Withpleasure18.A.disturbB.expectC.appealD.convince19.A.missingB.attendingC.overworkingD.worrying20.A.brushB.soapC.broomD.spade
- OnedaylastSeptemberasBritneySpearswasabouttoboardaflighttoLosAngelesfromLondonabluebottlefelloutofherpurse.Shequicklyputitbackinbutnotbeforethecamerarecordedtheevent.NeitherSpearsnorherspokesmanwaswillingtocommentonthecontentsofthebottlebutthenextmorningLondon’sDailyExpresspublishedapageofpicturesundertheheadlineEXCLUSIVE:POPPRINCESSSPOTTEDATAIRPORTWITHPOTOFSLIMMINGTABLETS.SpearswasapparentlycarryingZantrex-3oneofthemostpopularweight-losspillsnowsoldintheUnitedStates.Thepillwhichissoldataboutfiftydollarsforamonth’ssupplycontainsahugeamountofcaffeinesomegreenteaandthreecommonSouthAmericanherbsthatalsoactasstimulants兴奋剂.IthittheU.S.marketlastMarchandhashadasuccessthatwouldbehardtooverstate.MillionsofbottleshavebeensoldandduringtheChristmasseasonitwasdisplayedinthewindowsofthenation’slargestchainofvitaminshopsG.N.C.Itissohighlysoughtafterthatmanyofthestoreskeepitinlockedcounters.Zantrex-3isalsosoldatCVSRiteAidWal-MartandotherchainsandoverthetelephoneandontheInternet.IfyoutypeZantrexintoGooglemorethanahundredthousandpiecesofinformationaboutitwillappear.AtanymomenttherearescoresofpeoplesellitoneBay.PerhapsthemostinterestingthingaboutthesuccessstoryofZantrex-3howeveristhatitisfarfromunique.TherearehundredsofsimilarproductsonthemarkettodayandtheyareboughtbymillionsofAmericans.AndthoughZantrex’sproducermakessomeexcitingstatementsthemostadvancedweightcontrolcompound化合物periodsodothepeoplewhosellStacker2andAnorexalongwiththosewhosellCarbEliminatorandFatEliminator.Almostallofthesecompoundssuggestthattheycanhelppeopleloseweightandregainlostenergyandoftenwithoutdietexerciseoranyothereffort.1.BritneySpearsisa/an______.A.dancerB.singerC.athleteD.chemist2.Theunderlinedpartofthesentenceinthefirstparagraphismostlikelysimilarinmeaningto______.A.itisdifficulttosayhowsuccessfulZantrex-3isB.youcan’toverstatethesuccessofZantrex-3C.youcan’tthinktoohighlyofthesuccessofZantrex-3D.Zantrex-3isnotverysuccessful3.Fromthesecondparagraphweknowthat______.A.Zantrex-3isoneofthesuccessfulweight-losspillsontheUSmarketB.Zantrex-3isthemostsuccessfulweight-losspillsontheUSmarketC.Zantrex-3istheonlyweight-losspillontheUSmarketD.therearefivekindsofweight-losspillsontheUSmarket4.Thetextmainlytellsus______.A.whenBritneySpearswasfoundtakingweight-losspillswithherB.howZantrex-3becamesuccessfulintheUSAC.Zantrex-3isforbiddentobesoldontheUSmarketD.weight-losspillsareverypopularintheUSA
- PeopleintheUnitedStateshonortheirparentswithtwospecialdaysMother’sDayonthesecondSundayinMayandFather’sDayonthethirdSundayinJune.Thesedaysaresetasidetoshowloveandrespectforparents.Theyraisetheirchildrenandeducatethemtoberesponsiblecitizens.Theygiveloveandcare.Thesetwodaysofferachancetothinkaboutthechangingrolesofmothersandfathers.Moremothersnowworkoutsidethehome.Morefathersmusthelpwithchild-care.Thesetwospecialdaysarecelebratedinmanydifferentways.OnMother’sDaypeoplewearcarnations.A.redonestandsforalivingmother.A.whiteoneshowsthatthemotherisdead.Manypeopleattendreligiousserviceszōng jiāo 仪式tohonorparents.Itisalsoadaywhenpeoplewhoseparentsaredeadvisittheirgraves.Onthesedaysfamiliesgettogetherathomeandinrestaurants.Thesearedaysoffunandgoodfeelingsandmemories.Anothertraditionistogivecardsandgifts.Childrenmaketheminschool.Manypeoplemaketheirownpresents.Thesearevaluedmorethantheonesboughtinstores.Itisnotthevalueofthegiftthatisimportantbutitisthethoughtthatcounts.Greetingcardstoresfloristscandymakersbakeriestelephonescompaniesandotherstoresdoalotofbusinessduringtheseholidays.1.WhichisNOTareasonforchildrentoshowloveandrespectforparents?A.ParentsbringupchildrenB.ParentsgiveloveandcaretochildrenC.Parentseducatechildrentobegoodpersons.D.Parentspassawaybeforechildrengrowup2.Whatdoyouknowfromthepassage?A.Mother’sDayandFather’sDayarebothinMay.B.FewerwomenworkedoutsidethehomeinthepastC.NotallthechildrenrespecttheirparentsD.Fathersarenotasimportantasmothersathome3.Whichdoyouthinkisrightaboutcarnation?A.Itonlyhastwokindsofcolor.B.ItisaspecialkindofclothespeoplewearonMother’sDayorFather’sDay.C.It’sakindofflowershowingloveandbestwishes.D.PeoplecanwearcarnationsonlyonthesecondSundayinMay.4.Whatdoyouthinkfloristsdo?A.TheysellflowersB.TheymadebreadorpastryC.Theyofferenoughroomforhavingfamilyparties.D.TheysellspecialclothesforMother’sDayandFather’sDay.
- Doyouknowwhoinventedtheslide–fastenerorratherthezipper拉链?NoonethoughtofanythinglikethezipperuntilWhitcombJudsoncamealong.Judson’sslide-fastenerwasanout-of-blueinvention.Nooneknowswhatgavehimtheidea.NooneevenknowsmuchabouthimexceptthathewasamechanicalengineerlivinginChicagoandthathepatentedotherinventionstodowithastreetrailwaysystemandmotorcars.Judsoninventedthefirstzipperin1891.Thisingeniouslittledevicelooksverysimpleandtheprinciplebehinditissimpletoo;yetittookalotofyearstogetherwithanotherinventortomakethezipperreallypractical.Thezipperhadtobeproducedcheaplybecausenoonewouldpayalotofmoneyforit.Judsoninventedamachinetomass-producehisslide-fastener.Butthemachinewasterriblycomplicatedandkeptonbreakingdown.Soin1905JudsoninventedanewfastenertheC-curitywhichwaseasiertomanufacturE.ClothingmanufacturershoweverwerenottheleastbitinterestedintryingoutthefastenerssotheonlywayJudsoncouldgetthemontothemarketwasbylettingpedlars小贩sellthemfromdoortodoor.MoreovertheC-curityfastenerwasclumsyandhadabadhabitofburstingopenatinconvenienttimes.ThenayoungSwedishengineercalledSundbackcametoworkforJudson’sstrugglingcompany.Hethoughthardanddecidedthattheinterlockingpartsneededtobemuchsmallertogivethefastenergreaterflexibilityandtostopitburstingopen.AfterseveralattemptsSundbackinventedareallypracticalfastenerin1913.Itisinallimportantwaysthesameastheoneweusetoday.Clothingmanufacturersstillrefusedtousethefastener.Butin1918aninventorshowedtheAmericanarmyaflyingsuithehadinvented.Ithappenedtousetheslide-fastener.Thearmyputthesuitthroughsuchtoughteststhatitdisintegrated分裂---allexceptthefastener!A.NavyofficerhappenedtoseethetestsandJudson’sunknownlittlecompanygotanorderfortenthousandfasteners.LaterJudson’sinventionwasusedinthemanufactureofrubbergaloshes橡胶套鞋byabigcompany.Theycalledthegaloshes`Zippers´.Thisishowtheslide-fastenergotitspopularnamE.1.WhatdoesthesentenceWhitcombJudson’sslide-fastenerwasanout-of-blueinventioninthefirstparagraphmean?A.Thatitwasblueincolor.B.ThatitwastotallyunexpecteD.C.Thatitwasexcellentinquality.D.Thatitwasnotpractical.2.Howmanyyearsdidittakeforareallypracticalzippertobeinvented?A.22B.18C.19D.133.WhatdoweknowaboutWhitcombJudsonaccordingtothepassage?A.IttookJudsonalotofyearstoinventthefirstzippers.B.JudsontogetherwithSundbackinventedareallypracticalfastenerin1913.C.Judsoninventedalotofthingsnotonlyincludingzippersbutalsoastreetrailwaysystemandmotorcars.D.PeopleknowlittleaboutWhitcombJudsonexceptafewfacts.4.Whatisthewriter’spurposeofwritingthepassage?A.Totellushowthezipperworks.B.Togiveabriefintroductionabouttheinventorsofthezipper.C.Togiveusinformationabouttheinventionofthezipper.D.Toarguewhotherealinventorofthezipperwas.
- Historyisfullofcaseswheredreamshavebeenapathwaytocreativityanddiscovery.AstrikingexampleisprovidedbyDr.OttoLoewiapharmacologist药理学家andwinnerofaNobelPrize.Loewihadspentyearsstudyingthechemicaltransmission传送ofnerveimpulses脉搏.Amajorbreakthroughinhisresearchcamewhenhedreamedofanexperimentthreenightsinarow.Thefirsttwonightshewokeupandwrotedowntheexperimentquicklyanduntidilyonpaper.Butthenextmorninghecouldn'ttellwhatthenotesmeant.Onthethirdnighthegotupafterhavingthedream.Thistimeinsteadofmakingnoteshewentstraighttohislaboratoryandperformedtheimportantexperiment.Loewilatersaidthatiftheexperimenthadoccurredtohimwhileawakehewouldnothavegivenitanotherthought.Loewi'sexperimentgivessomeinsightintousingdreamstoproducecreativesolutions.Nervousfeelingsarereducedduringdreamingwhichmaybeespeciallyusefulinsolvingproblemsthatrequireafreshpointofview.Beingabletotakeadvantageofdreamsforsolvingisimprovedifyousetyourselfbeforeretiring.Beforeyougotobedtrytothinkintentlyaboutaproblemyouwishtosolve.Buryyourselfintheproblembystatingitclearlyandreviewingallrelevantinformation.Thenusethesuggestionslistedintheprevioussectiontocatchyourdreams.Althoughthismethodisnotguaranteedtoproduceanoriginalsolutionoranewinsightitiscertaintobeanadventure.Abouthalfofagroupofcollegestudentsusingthemethodforaweekrecalledadreamthathelpedthemsolveapersonalproblem.1.ThroughLoewi'sexperimenttheauthortriestoprovethat.A.verylittleisreallyknownaboutthemeaningofdreamsB.itispossibletocatchone'sdreamsbyplanningbeforegoingtosleepC.dreamscanbeusefulinproducingcreativesolutionstoone'sproblemsD.ithelpedinthestudyoftransmissionofnerveimpulses2.Thefirstparagraphismainlyorganizedby.A.classifyingtypesofexperimentsB.summarizingtheworkofoneresearcherC.comparingandexploringhistoricalcasesD.tellingintimeorderaboutoneman'sresearch3.IfLoewihadthoughtoftheexperimentwhileawakehewouldhave.A.askedsomeoneelsetodoitB.thoughtitwasabadideaC.trieditoutonhisownD.thoughtitwasawiseidea4.Theauthorprobablythinksthat.A.LoewishouldnothaveconductedhisexperimentB.dreamingisofverylittlevaluetomostpeopleC.nervousfeelingsmaystopsomeonethinkingofusefulideasD.collegestudentsshouldnottryoutdreamexperiments5.Accordingtothepassagetheauthorseemstobeinfavorof.A.seekingcreativesolutionsB.avoidingscientificexperimentsC.nervousfeelingsbeforedreamsD.becomingafamousscientist
- BrazilandBarcelonaforwardRonaldinhohasbeennamedthe50thEuropeanFootballerofyearatagreatpartyinParisheldtowardstheendof2005.Ronaldinho25yearsoldbecamethethirdBraziliantowinthetitleafterRonaldowhowonitin1997and2002andRivaldowhowonitin1999.Tobeherewithallthosegreatplayersisadream.Thisgivesmehugeencouragementtokeepworkingandtrytodowell.IhavethechancetodoforalivingwhatIlikemostinmylifeandthat’splayingfootball.IcanmakepeoplehappyandenjoymyselfatthesametimesaidRonaldinhoafterreceivingthegoldencupattheparty.TherewasnowayRonaldinhocouldnotsucceedashewasalwaysfullofuncontrollabledesireforfootball.Hewouldplayonthedirtinthewoodeveninhisliving—room—nothingelsestayedinhisminD.Hebegantoshineontheinternationalgameswhenhewas17helpingBrazilwintheUnder—17WorldChampionship锦标赛.Hewasonhiswaytobecomingoneoftheworld’sgreatestplayerswithhisroleinBrazil’sWorldCupvictoryin2002.With22goalsinhisfirstyearinBarcelonahereceivedfootball’smostvaluablehonorin2004:theFIFAWorldPlayeroftheYear.Heisn’tonlyabletowingamesonhisownhekeepsourspiritshighbecauseheisalwaysinagoodstateoffeelingssayshiscaptain.Youcanchallengehimpushhimtriphimandevenpreventhimonpurpose—nothingcanstophim.Anditshowsinhisgames.He’snotsatisfiedwithmovingtheballfromonepointtoanother;hehastodanceitaway.AndwitheverymatchRonaldinhocreatesanewsignaturemovE.Whennothingseemspossiblehecando.1.ThenationalityofRivaldois.A.FrenchB.EnglishC.BrazilianD.Spanish2.HowoldwasRonaldinhowhenhefirstjoinedBarcelona?A.17yearsolD.B.25yearsolD.C.20yearsolD.D.Lessthan25yearsolD.3.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethattheauthorwantstogiveusanintroductionof.A.thegreathonorshereceivedinrecentyearsB.agreatandgiftedBrazilianfootballplayerC.afamoussportsmanintheworldD.EuropeanFootballerofYear4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Attheageof17RonaldinhohelpedhiscountrytowintheWorldCup.B.Ronaldowonthetitle—EuropeanFootballerofYeartwicE.C.HeismoreinterestedinfootballthaninanythingelsE.D.Hisfanswanttogethissignatureaftereverygame.5.IntheopinionofhiscaptainRonaldinho.A.hastosignhisnamebeforeeveryfootballgameB.isnotsatisfiedwitheverymatchheplayedinC.isabletodoalmosteverythingpossibleD.canmakehisteammatesinhighspirits
- 阅读下列材料从所给的六个选项A.B.C.D.E.和F.中选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项选项中有一项为多余选项ThepeoplebelowarealllookingforacourseonChinesetostudy.Readthefollowinginformationaboutthesixcourses.Decidewhichcoursewouldbethemostsuitableforthepeoplementionedinquestions81-85andthenmarkthecorrectletterA.-Fonyouranswersheet.Youcanchooseanylettermorethanonceandsomeofthelettersmaynotbechosen.______1.MathewmajorsinmediaandhopestounderstandChinesebroadcastingandTVNewsandcommunicatewiththeChinesepeople.______2.SarahisaLearnerofChinesewithafairlygoodknowledgeofbasicChinesegrammarandavocabularyof2500hopingtoimproveherChineseabilityinspeakingreadingandwriting.______3.LoismajorsinTeachingChineseasaForeignLanguageandhopestoimproveherabilityintranslation.______4.DennisoncehastaughthimselfChineseandcanspeakalittleChinesebutwithpoorpronunciationandgrammarhopingtomeettheneedsofeverydaylifeandstudyandunderstandeachotherinbasiccommunicationthroughtraining.______5.GeorgiaspecializesintheChineselanguageandcultureattheaverage.HeplanstohaveatourinChina.A.Comprehensivelanguageskilltraining100lessonsintotalfocusingonpronunciationgrammaranddiscourse语段.ToenablethelearnertomasterthebasicknowledgeoftheChineselanguagetohavethebasicabilityoflisteningspeakingreadingandwritingsothattheyareabletocommunicatewithothersandtomeettheneedsofeverydaylifestudyandsociality.ThiswilllayafoundationforfurtherstudyofChinese.B.Intermediate中等ChineseComprehensiveCourse40lessonsinallfocusingonthetrainingofthecomprehensiveskillsoflisteningspeakingreadingandwritingofintermediateChinese.Toenablethestudentstorecognizeunderstandandusetheactiveandlessactivewordstoimprovetheirabilityofexpressingthemselvesinparagraphsanddiscoursetomasterthenewwordspatternsgrammaticalstructuresparagraphsanddiscourseandmeansofconnectionssoastoexpressthemeaningofthetextscorrectlyandfluentlyinparagraphsanddiscourse.C.NewsListeningBasedonfrequentlyusedwordstypicalsentencesandinformationandconcentratingonimprovingtheabilityoflisteningcomprehension.ToimprovetheabilityofcollectinginformationtograsptheknowledgeandskillstheyhavelearnedandtounderstandthebroadcastingandTVnewsofsimilarthemesandrelevantlevelofdifficultywiththecorrectnessof80%.Tobuildupthefoundationforfurtherstudy.D.ElementaryEnglish-ChineseTranslation25classesintotalincludingvariousstylessuchaspoemspopularsciencepoliticalcommentsandnewsabouteveryaspectofeverydaylife.Thetextsvaryfromeasytodifficultandcombinetheorywithpracticeaswellastranslationandinterpretation.About185hoursareneeded.Tofamiliarizethelearnerwiththeequivalent对应的ChineseexpressionsofEnglish.ToenablethemtoknowusageofChineseandEnglishwordsandsentencesculturaldifferencesandthebackgroundknowledge.E.ElementarySpokenChineseinBusiness24unitsinall.Chinesewordsandexpressionsinbusinessandtradeareintroducedintheformofvividsituationaldialoguesnotesandexercises.ToenablethelearnertomasterthewordsandexpressionsofelementaryspokenbusinessChineseandtocommunicatewithothersintradeandbusiness.F.ChineseHumanGeographyIntroductiontogeographicenvironmentandculturalphenomenainvariouspartsofChinasuchasnaturalfeatureshistoricalbackgroundsreligioussitesancientbattlefieldsdramasandartstraditionalproductsandspecialfoodetc.ThroughtheintroductiontohistoricalandculturalsitesandscenerythelearnerwillhaveageneralviewaboutChinesegeographyhistorycultureandregionalfeatures.Gettingawayforashorttimealwaysseemslikeagreatidea—untilyouhavetopack.Butpackingwon’tbeaproblemifyoukeepinmindonesimplerule.Whetheryou’llbesleepingovernightatafriend’shouseorvisitingarelativeforaweektheruleis:packlight.Herearesometipstohelpyoupack.
- Mr.WangteachesEnglishinamiddleschool.Helikeshisworkverymuch.Hewanted1ateacherevenwhenhewasayoungboy.TherearesixclassesinaschooldayatMr.Wang'smiddleschool.Mr.Wangteachersfiveofthesesixclasses.2hisfreeboutfrom2to3intheafternoonMr.Wang3meetwithparentscheckstudents'homeworkand4manyotherthings.SoMr.Wangworkshardfromthemomenthegetstoschoolearlyinthem0minguntilheleavesforhomelateintheafternoonandhisfreeho6risnotfreeatall.InhisEnglishlessonMr.Wangsometimesteachespoems诗.HelikespoemsverymuchandhelikesLiBat'spoems5ofall.Inhisfifthclasstoday;Mr.Wangtaughtapoem.Hewrotethepoemontheblackboardandreadit.Assoonashefinished6thepoemthestudentsbegantoaskquestions.Heansweredallthequestions.Thenheaskedhisstudentstotalkaboutthepoem.7onewantedtostopwhenthebellrang.8homE.Mr.Wangthoughtaboutthefifthclass.Hewashappyaboutwhathedidasateacher.Everyoneofhisstudents9thepoem.WhentheystartedtotalktheyforgotaboutthetimE.Hedidnothavetomakethem10.Heonlyhadtoanswertheirquestionsandhelpthemunderstandthepoem.1.A.wasB.beingC.tobeD.be2.A.InB.AtC.ToD.On3.A.hastoB.hasC.abletoD.will4.A.takecareforB.careofC.takecareofD.becarefulof5.A.betterB.goodC.wellD.best6.A.readingB.toreadC.readD.doing7.A.NotB.NoC.HavenoD.Any8.A.BythewayB.TohiswayC.OnhiswayD.Intheway9.A.likedB.askedC.hadD.wanted10.A.learningB.tolearnC.learnD.leant
- LyingcomfortablyuponasofaHarkerBraytonsmiledashereadaninterestingbook:MarvelsofScience.Heunconsciously1thebookwithoutchangingthe2ofhiseyes.Assoonasthebookhadgone3thelineofsightsomethinginadarkplaceoftheroomattractedhis4.Intheshadowunderthe5henoticedtwopointsoflightaboutaninchapart.Theymighthavebeen6bythelampabovehimshiningonbitsofmetal7hedidnotthinkaboutthemandcontinuedhisreading.Amomentlatersomethingcausedhimtomovedownhisbookagainand8forwhathehad9before.Thepointsoflightwere10there.Theyseemedtohavebecome11shiningwithgreenishglowthathehadnotat12observed.Hethoughttoothattheymighthavemovedalittleorwere13nearer.Theywerestilltoomuchintheshadowhowevertoreveal暴露their14andagainheturnedtohisreading.Suddenlysomethinghereadgavehima15thatmadehimdropthebooktothefloor.Braytonhalf16fromthesofawasstaringintothe17belowhisbed.Hisattentionwasnow18topointsglowingintheshadow.Therealmostdirectlyunderthefootrailofthebedhesawthe19ofalargesnake.Thepointsoflightwereitseyes!Itsuglyheadwasturnedinhisdirection.Theeyeswere20merelymeaninglesspointsoflight.Theylookedintohiseyeswithevilstrengthandhate.1.A.raisedB.closedC.loweredD.dropped2.A.positionB.directionC.heightD.size3.A.beneathB.awayC.fromD.up4.A.readingB.attitudeC.thinkingD.attention5.A.deskB.sofaC.chairD.bed6.A.broughtB.madeC.causedD.given7.A.soB.andC.butD.for8.A.careB.askC.lookD.seek9.A.readB.searchedC.seenD.met10.A.notB.nomoreC.yetD.still11.A.largerB.widerC.nearerD.brighter12.A.allB.firstC.mostD.last13.A.farB.muchC.abitD.alot14.A.natureB.secretC.characterD.state15.A.planB.meaningC.thoughtD.mind16.A.risingB.raisingC.standingD.sitting17.A.snakeB.darknessC.uglyheadD.pointsoflight18.A.drawnB.madeC.pointedD.carried19.A.eyesB.tongueC.bodyD.head20.A.notonlyB.nothingbutC.nolongerD.notany
- AloneinthewheeloflightatthediningroomtablesurroundedbyanotherwisedarkenedhouseIsatintears.FinallyI'd1ingettingbothkidstobed.Arelativelynewsingle2IhadtobebothMommyandDaddytomytwolittlechildren.A3divorcedmanwithfullcustody管理ofhischildrenIwas4togivethemasnormalandstableahomelifeaspossible.I5ahappyfaceforthem.Ihadrisenslowlygingerly活跃tryingto6makingeventheleastsoundwhichmightstartthemupagain.7moresongsandmorestories.Itiptoedoutoftheirroom8thedoorpartwayandwentdownstairs.Andloneliness.IfeltasthoughIwereatthe9ofagreatseaofloneliness.ItallcametogetherandIwasatoncelost10.Unexpectedconvulsive突然sobsovertookme.Isatthere11sobbing.Justthenapairoflittle12wentaroundmymiddleandalittlefacepeeredupatme.Ilookeddownintomyfive-year-oldson's13face.Iwas14tobeseencryingbymyson.I'msorryEthanIdidn'tknowyouwerestillawake.Idon'tknowwhyitisbutsomanypeople15whentheycryandIwasnoexception.Ididn'tmeantocry.I'msorry.I'mjustalittle16tonight.It'sokay.Daddy.It'sokaytocryyou'rejust17.Ican'texpresshowhappyhemademethislittleboywhointhewisdomofinnocencegaveme18tocry.HeseemedtobesayingthatIdidn'thavetoalwaysbe19.thatitwasoccasionallypossibletoallowmyselftofeelweakandletoutmy20.SomehowitwaspossibleformetogettosleepthatnighttooThankyoumyson.1.A.succeededB.managedC.failedD.insisted2.A.motherB.workerC.parentD.stepfather3.A.hopelesslyB.recentlyC.carelesslyD.shyly4.A.forcedB.obligedC.persuadedD.determined5.A.putonB.tookonC.putdownD.tookin6.A.escapeB.stopC.avoidD.imagine7.A.speakingoutB.askingforC.makingupD.insistingon8.A.lockedB.fixedC.openedD.closed9.A.bottomB.surfaceC.middleD.side10.A.coveredB.frightenedC.drownedD.disturbed11.A.loudlyB.eagerlyC.slightlyD.silently12.A.armsB.legsC.handsD.eyes13.A.tearfulB.sympatheticC.lovelyD.anxious14.A.surprisedB.embarrassedC.movedD.discouraged15.A.explainB.complainC.apologizeD.pretend16.A.worriedB.uneasyC.tiredD.sad17.A.apersonB.amaleC.anemployeeD.agreenhand18.A.reasonB.limitC.permissionD.understanding19.A.experiencedB.strongC.skilledD.able20.A.opinionsB.thoughtsC.wordsD.feelings
- Foxesandfarmershavenevergotonwell.Thesesmalldog-likeanimalshavelongbeenscoldedforkillingfarmanimals.Theyareofficiallyregardedasharmfulandfarmerstrytokeeptheirnumbersdownbyshootingorpoisoningthem.Farmerscanalsocallontheservicesoftheirlocalhunttocontrolthefoxpopulation.Huntershuntafoxacrossthecountrysidewithagroupofspeciallytraineddogsfollowedbymenandwomenridinghorses.Whenthedogsfinallycatchthefoxtheykillitorahuntershootsit.Peoplewhotakepartinhuntingthinkofitasasport;theywearaspecialuniformofredcoatsandwhitetrousersandfollowstrictrulesofbehavior.Butowningahorseandhuntingregularlyisexpensivesomosthuntersarewealthy.Itisestimatedthatupto100000peoplewatchortakepartinfoxhunting.Butoverthelastcoupleofdecadesthenumberofpeoplewhoobjecttofoxhuntingbecausetheythinkitiscruelhasrisensharply.Nowadaysitisrareforahunttopassoffwithoutsomekindofconfrontation冲突betweenhuntersandhuntsaboteurs阻拦者.Sometimestheseincidentsleadtoviolencebutmostlysaboteursinterferewiththehuntbymisleadingridersanddisturbingthetrailofthefox’ssmellwhichthedogsfollow.Noisyconfrontationsbetweenhuntersandsaboteursbecomesocommonthattheyarealmostasmuchapartofhuntingasthehuntingoffoxesitself.Butthisyearsupportersoffoxhuntingfaceamuchbiggerthreattotheirsupport.AlaborPartyMemberoftheParliamentMikeFosteristryingtogetparliamenttopassanewlawwhichwillmakethehuntingofwildanimalswithdogsillegal非法的.IfthelawispassedwildanimalslikefoxeswillbeprotectedunderthebaninBritain.1.RichpeopleinBritainhavebeenhuntingfoxes______________.A.forfunB.tolimitthefoxpopulationC.intheinterestsofthefarmerD.toshowofftheirwealth2.WhatisspecialaboutfoxhuntinginBritain?A.Itincludestheuseofdeadlypoison.B.Itisacostlyeventthatrarelyoccurs.C.Thehuntershavesetrulestofollow.D.Thehuntershavetogothroughstricttraining.3.Peoplewhoobjecttofoxhuntingofteninterfereinthegame________________.A.byusingviolenceB.bytakinglegalactionC.bybeatingthefoxhuntersD.bystandinginlinetostopthehunting4.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_______________.A.killingfoxeswithpoisonisillegalB.limitingthefoxpopulationisillegalC.huntingfoxeswithdogsisconsideredcruelandviolentD.fox—huntingoftenleadstoconfrontationbetweenthepoorandtherich.
- ReadingisveryimportanttohelpyoulearnEnglish.TolearnasmuchasyoucanfromreadingyouneedtoreaddifferentkindsofEnglish.ThisbookprovidesnotonlydifferentkindsofEnglishbutalsoagoodwaytocheckyourreadingability.Therearefourpartsinthebook:Part1isMessages:Inthispartsomebodywantstosendinformationinwritingtosomebodyelse.Thereisatestontimetableandatestontextmessages.Part2isPeople:Inthispartallthetestsareaboutpeople.Forexamplethereisaninformalletterbetweenfriends.Thereisformal正式的Englishinbiography传记.Thereisajobapplicationasamodeltohelpwithyourwritingaswellastestingyourreading.Part3isPlaces:InthisparttoomanydifferentkindsofEnglishareshownsomeinformalandsomeformal.ThereistheinformalEnglishofaholidaypostcard.ThereisalsotheformalEnglishinaletterofcomplaint.Part4isThings:Youwillfindsomedescriptivewritinginthispart.Therearedescriptionsofclothesandofacomputer.Youcandothesetestsinanyorderyoulikeoryoucandoallthetestswithaformalorinformaltext.IenjoyedwritingthisbookandIhopeyouenjoyusingit.1.Wecanfindtheintroductiontoaproductin___________.A.part1B.Part2C.Part3D.Part42.WhichofthefollowingismostprobablywrittenininformalEnglish?A.Aletterofcomplaint.B.Acomputerhandbook.C.Aletterofafriend.D.Astoryofapresident.3.Thepassageismostprobablywrittenfor_________.A.testdesignersB.studentsC.test-takersD.teachers4.Whatisthebesttitleofthebook?A.TestYourReadingB.HelpwithYourWritingC.LearnDifferentKindsofEnglishD.PractiseEnglishinDifferentWays
- IcanstillrememberwhenImetmybestfriend.Shehadjustmovedintotheneighborhoodandhergrandmotherbroughtherdownto1me.Ihidbehindmymotherlandshehidbehindhergrandmother2tolookateachother.Soonwelostthe3andstartedplayingwitheachother.Inthe7thgradeIfirstlosttouchwithher.Shewas4familyproblemsandIdesertedhertobewiththebecausetheyknewshehad5people.NoneofmynewfriendslikedherasmuchasIdidbecausetheyknewshehad6.Howevereverysummerwe7alwayssitateachother’shouseandwatchsoapoperasandtalkaboutalltheboysweliked.ItwaslastyearwhenInoticedtheproblem.IguessIwas8devotedinhighschoolto9sheneededsomeonethereforher.AnywayshemadeanewbestfriendandsodidI..Then1didn’tknowwhy10shestartedcuttingherself!Shethenwasdiagnosed诊断withclinicaldepression.Atfirst1wasvery11butwestillstayedin12.Iwantedtobethereforhersincehernewbestfriendbasically13herandpeoplewerecallingher14.YesterdayshecametomeandsaidIneverknewwhatabestfriendwas15youweretheonlypersonthatwouldstopmecutting.I16yousomuchandyoudidn’tevenknowyouwere17me.Webothcried.AndIguessakindof18frommylifesofarisnevertogiveuponyourfriends.Eveniftheyaren’tascoolasothersorpeoplethinktheyarecrazytheyneed19there.Ifyoudesertthemyouwillonlybe20yourself.1.A.followB.meetC.joinD.support2.A.scaredB.annoyedC.worriedD.delighted3.A.temperB.interestC.confidenceD.shyness4.A.takingupB.gettingthroughC.goingthroughD.makingup5.A.happierB.coolerC.strongerD.cleverer6.A.problemsB.shortcomingsC.partnersD.disabilities7.A.shouldB.couldC.wouldD.might8.A.muchB.tooC.onlyD.just9.A.admitB.acceptC.considerD.realize10.A.butB.forC.orD.so11.A.calmB.considerateC.upsetD.helpful12.A.placeB.touchC.controlD.mood13.A.confusedB.botheredC.remindedD.deserted14.A.crazyB.stubbornC.clumsyD.stupid15.A.unlessB.asC.untilD.that16.A.expectB.influenceC.appreciateD.demand18.A.honourB.favourC.pleasureD.lesson19.A.someoneB.somethingC.anyoneD.everything20.A.innocentB.successfulC.guiltyD.reliable
- ThishotelinthetreesisfamousintheworlD.Peop1ewhoknowverylittleaboutKenyaknowofTreetops.WhenKingGeorgeVIdiedPrincessElizabethwasstayingontheTreetopsandwhenshecamedownfromthereShesucceededinasthequeenofthecountry.ThishotelinthemiddleoftheforestshowsthepleasureofAfricA.WhenyouvisitityouwillbesentintotheheartoftheforestbyhotelbusesandthenaguidewithaguntoprotectyouagainstbiggamewillgowithyoutotheTreetops.Beforeandafterdinnerforthewholenightifyouwishyoucansitonthecorridorwatchinganimalscometothewaterpool.TheearliesthotelTreetopswasbuiltroundalargetreeontheoppositesideofthewaterbutthatwasdestroyedbyfireandthenewhotelTreetopswhichisbuiltroundseveraltreesismuchbigger.ThediningroomatTreetopsissmallandthewaiterscannotwalkroundtoserveguestsacleverrailwayservicehasbeeninventeD.Gueststaketheirfoodasitpassesslowlyinfrontofthemalongalineinthecenterofthetable.TherearemanyanimalsaroundtheTreetops.Whenyouvisitthemyoucansee:---Animalsandtheirbabiesarewaitingtogreettheguests.---AnimalsenjoyingtheTreetopspoolinthedaylight.---Alongbodiedlongringtailedveryactivecat-likeanimalisaspecialonecomingoutatnight.Hehuntsandeatsanythinghecanoverpowerandisverydestructive.HelivesinthetreesatTreetops.Hecomesforhisfoodeveryevening.Donotgettooneartohimashisteethandclawscandoyouharm.Theseanimalscanbetrainedandbecomelovelypets.---Someotheranimalswhohaveathickcoatingoffurtokeepthemwarminthecoldforestnights.---ManybuffaloescomingtotheTreetopsforwaterandsaltduringthedayornight.1.Shesucceededinbecomingthequeenofthecountry.Inthissentencesucceededmeans_______.A.didwhatshewastryingtodoB.gainedherpurposeC.gotapositiononthedeathoftheKingD.completedaneasytask2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthecat-likeanimaldescribedinthepassageisNOTtrue?A.Itcomesforfoodonlyatnight.B.ItlivesinthetreesatTreetops.C.Itsteethandclawscandopeopleharm.D.Itcancatchanyotheranimalintheforest.3.Accordingtothepassage.Treetopsisfamousintheworldbecause________.A.itshowsthepleasureofAmericaB.PrincessElizabethgottothecrownwhencomingdownfromthereC.itisbuiltroundseveraltreesD.therearemanyanimalsthatcanbetrainedandbecomelovelypets4.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattheguests________.A.shouldnotplaygamesontheTreetopsB.couldnotsitonthecorridoratnightC.couldenjoytheirdinnerinthediningroomD.shouldkeepoffthecat-likeanimals
- ChinaDailyOct.112008—TheMinistryofHealthhascalledformoreawarenessfromthepubliconthementalhealthoftheyoungaspartofeffortstomarktheWorldMentalHealthDaywhichfellonFriday.Morethan15percentofChineseyouthshavebeenfoundwithmentalproblemsandabout30millionyoungpeopleunder17aresufferingfromdepressiontheShanghai-basedWenhuiDailyreporteD.TheWorldHealthOrganizationestimatesthatbefore2020therateofchildrenwithmentalproblemswillincreaseto50percentandmentalproblemwillbecomeamajorfactorbehinddeathsandillnessintheyoungworldwidE.DengXiaohongthespokespersonfortheBeijingMunicipalHealthBureausaidrapidsocialchangesisoneofthereasonsbehindtherisingnumberofyoungsterswithpsychologicalproblems.Ifthesementaldiseasesarenottreatedontimescienceofcrimesdrug-takingandotherdangerousbehaviorsareexpectedtorisE.Expertssaidmentaldiseasescouldbecausedbymanyfactorssuchastheinabilitytohandleinterpersonalrelationswellunstableemotionsandpressuresfromanoverloadofstudies.A.numberofexpertshavealsosaidtheone-childpolicyisanotherreasonleadingtopoormentalhealthintheyoung.Childrenaresaidtobetoospoiledandselfishinaone-childfamily.It’sreportedthatschoolsinmanycitiesarerollingoutmeasurestohelpstudentsmaintaintheirmentalwell-being.YinJingmiaoateacheroftheBeijingNo105MiddleSchooltoldChinaDailythattheschoolinvitespsychologiststoprovidecounselingtostudentsthreetimesamonthStudentscanbearrangedtohave40-mimutecounselingsessionsYinsaiD.TheschoolalsogiveslecturesonmentalhealthtoseniorgradestudentsbeforetheytaketheNationalCollegeEntranceExamtohelpeaseanyanxietyarisingfromthetests.1.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.EffortstoMarkWorldMentalHealthDayB.SeriousnessofYoungsters’MentalHealthProblemsC.HowtoMaintainMentalWell-beingD.PublicAwarenessonYoungsters’MentalDiseasesExpected2.Thewriterintendstotellusinthesecondparagraphthat.A.mentalhealthproblemsoftheyoungarebecomingapopularproblemB.onlyyoungpeoplearesufferingfrommentalhealthproblemsC.mentalproblemswillbecomeasseriousasdeathsandillnessD.therateofchildrenwithmentalproblemswillincreaseto50percent3.WhyisBeijingNo.105MiddleSchoolmentionedinthepassage?A.Toprovidethestudentswithcounselingsessions.B.Togiveanexampleshowinghowmentalproblemsaredealtwith.C.Tohelpeasetheanxietyarisingfromcollegeentranceexams.D.TocallonotherschoolstolearnfromNo.105MiddleSchool.
- AccordingtothelatestresearchintheUnitedStatesofAmericamenandwomentalksuchdifferentlanguagesthatitislikepeoplefromtwodifferentculturestryingtocommunicatE.ProfessorDeborahTannenofGeorgetownUniversityhasnoticedthedifferenceinthestyleofboys’andgirls’conversationsfromanearlyage.Shesaysthatlittlegirls’conversationislessdefinitethanboys’andexpressesmoredoubts.Littleboysuseconversationtoestablishstatuswiththeirlisteners.Thosedifferencescontinueintoadultlifeshesays.Inpublicconversationsmentalkmostandinterruptotherspeakersmore.Inprivateconversationsmenandwomenspeakinequalamounts—althoughtheysaythingsinadifferentstyle.ProfessorTannenbelievesthatforwomenprivatetalkingisawaytoestablishandtestintimacy亲密亲近.Formen.privatetalkingisawaytoexplorethepowerstructureofarelationship.Teachingisonejobwherethedifferencesbetweenmen’sandwomen’swaysoftalkingshow.WhenamanteachesawomansaysProfessorTannenhewantstoshowthathehasmoreknowledgeandthereforemorepowerinconversation.Whenawomanteachesanotherwomanhoweversheismorelikelytotakeasharingapproachandtoencourageherstudenttojoinin.ButProfessorTannendoesnotbelievethatwomenarenaturallymorehelpful.Shesayswomenfeeltheyachievepowerbybeingabletohelpothers.AlthoughtheresearchsuggestsmentalkandinterruptpeoplemorethanwomenProfessorTannensayswomenactuallyencouragethistohappenbecausetheybelieveitwillleadtomoreintimacyandhelptoestablisharelationship.Somescientistswhoarestudyingspeechthinkthatthebrainispre—programmedforlanguage.Asweareusuallytaughttospeakbywomenitseemslikelythatthebrainmusthaveasexualbias倾向性initsprogrammingotherwisemalespeechpatternswouldnotariseata11.1.Thereareinlittlegirls’conversationthaninboys’.A.fewerdoubtsB.moredemandsC.moredoubtsD.feweruncertainties2.Somescientistsbelievethatbrainispre—programmedforlanguage.Thewordpre—programmedmeans.A.programmedalreadyB.programmedbeforeoneisbornC.programmedearlyD.programmedbywomen3.Inprivateconversationwomenspeak.A.thesamethingsasmenB.lessthanmenC.morethanmenD.asmuchasmen4.Thethemeofthisarticleis.A.womenarenaturallymorehelpfulB.menaridwomentalkdifferentlanguagesC.mentalkmostandinterruptotherspeakersmoreD.littlegirls’conversationislessdefinite
- Plantsareveryimportantlivingthings.Lifecouldnotgooniftherewerenoplants.Thisisbecauseplantscanmakefoodfromairwaterandsunlight.Animalsandmancannotmakefoodfromairwaterandsunlight.Animalsgettheirfoodbyeatingplantsandotheranimals.Thereforeanimalsandmanneedplantsinordertolive.Thisiswhywefindthattherearesomanyplantsaroundus.Ifyoulookcarefullyattheplantsaroundyouyouwillfindthattherearetwokindsofplants:floweringplantsandnon-floweringplants.Floweringplantscanmakeseeds.Theseedsareprotectedbythefruits.Somefruitshaveoneseedsomehavetwothreeorfourandsomehavemanyseeds.Butafewfruitshavenoseedsatall.Anexampleofafruitwithoutseedsisthebananafruit.Mostnon-floweringplantsdonotgrowfromseeds.Theygrowfromspores胚芽.Sporesareverysmall.Somesporesaresosmallandlightthattheycanfloatintheair.Wemaysaythatsporesarequitethesameasseeds.Whenthesesporesareallonwetandshadyplacestheyusuallygrowintonewplants.1.Themainideaofthefirstparagraphisthat______.A.plantsareimportantforlifeB.plantscannotgrowwithoutairC.therearemanyplantsintheworldD.wecan’tlivewithoutwater2.plantscanmakefoodfrom_______.A.flowerwaterandairB.watersunlightandairC.airwaterandsoilD.airsunandlight3.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Ofalllivingthingsanimalsaremostimportant.B.Sporesareseeds.C.Allfruitsoffloweringplantshaveseeds.D.Withoutplantsmanwilldieout4.Thispassagemaybetakenfrom______.A.amedicinebookB.anovelC.asciencemagazineD.anexperimentreport
- Everyoneknowswemustexerciseregularlytomaintaingoodhealth.Indeedstayingphysicallyfitisabigpartofourculture.Weconsiderandrightlysothathealthypeopleareattractivepeople.Sincemostofuswanttobeattractivethereisnoshortageofexerciseclubstrainingvideosmagazinesandbooksofferingtohelpusstayphysicallyfit.Unfortunatelyhoweverourculturedoesnotplacethesameemphasisonmentalfitness.Althoughweadmireandlovemenandwomenwithstrongandhealthy-lookingbodieswedon’thavethesamedegreeofrespectorattractionforsmarteducatedandmentallyhealthypeople.Thisisashamebecausethereareimmenserewardsforpeoplewhohavedevelopedtheabilitytothinkwell.Ifyourmindiswelltrainedandflexibleyouwillbeabletounderstandagreatdealofwhathappensaroundyou.Andifyouarealsowelleducated---thatisifyouunderstandbasicsciencemathematicsmusicartliteraturehistoryandsoon---youwillfinditmucheasiertomakegooddecisionsthroughoutyourlife.Overthelongrunthisleadstoasenseofcontroloveryourdestinyandamuchbetterlifethanotherwise.Peoplewhoarepoorlyeducatedorwhodon’tthinkwell---thatispeoplewhoarenotmentallyfitseethingsdifferently.Theirworldiscontrolledbymysteriousbutoftenmalevolent恶意的forces.Suchpeoplelivewithinasystemtheywillnevermasterforcedtofollowtherulestheywillneverunderstand.Althoughitmaynotbeobviousmostpeoplespendtheirlivesbeingmanipulated控制byothers.Theyaretoldwhattodowhattothinkhowtospendtheirmoneyandwhattheyshouldandshouldnotaspire渴求toinlife.Inmyopinionifyouwanttolivewellyoumustbeabletouseyourmindwell.ForthisreasonIwantyoutobeabletoconcentratesolveproblemunderstandcomplexideasandthinkclearlyandquickly.Suchskillswillmakeiteasierforyoutomakeinformeddecisionsunderstandcurrenteventschoosegoodfriendsmanageyourmoneywellmakewiselong-termdecisionsandappreciatemusicartandliterature.Thekeytodevelopingsuchskillsistoenjoylearningandtohavetheabilityandmotivationtoteachyourself.1.Thewriterofthepassagefeelsdisappointedthat______________.A.somepeoplehavenottheskilltomakegooddecisionsB.theworldofthephysicallyhealthypeopleiscontrolledbymysteriousforcesC.mentallyhealthypeoplearenotaspopularasphysicallypeopleD.toomuchhasbeendonetohelppeoplestayphysicallyfit2.Theunderlinewordthisrefersto___________.A.theunderstandingofagreatdealofwhatgoesonaroundyouB.theunderstandingofbasicscienceandmathematicsC.goodtraininginbodyandmindD.beingabletomakegooddecisionsinlife3.Thewriterofthepassagethinksthatthosewhoarenotmentallyfit___________.A.liveapoorandmysteriouslifeB.can’tcontrolovertheirlifeC.oftendowhatothersdoD.enjoybeingfooledandruled4.Thebesttitleofthepassagewillmostprobablybe______________.A.MindHelpsYouMoreB.TrainYourMindC.MakeInformedDecisionsD.LearnMoretoHelpYourself
- WhenmyfirstwartimeChristmascameIwasinbasictraininginNewJerseyandnotsureifIwould1ithomefortheholidays.OnlyontheafternoonofDecember23wasthelistof2whowouldhavethree-dayholidays3.Iwasoneofthe4soldiers.ItwasChristmasEvewhenIarrivedhomeandalittle5hadfallen.Anextraordinarychangeithadbrought—whatafantasticwhiteworld!Mother6thefrontdoor.Icouldsee7herintothecornerofthelivingroomwherethetreehadalways8.Therewerelightsallcolorsandornaments饰品9againstthegreenofapine松树.Wherediditcomefrom?IaskeD.Iaskedthegateboyto10itmymothersaiD.Iwouldn’thavehadoneformyselfandChristmasisonlyonedayaway—sucha11!Hejustbroughtitinthisafternoonacoupleofhoursbeforeyou12Thepinereachedtotheproper13almosttotheceilingandtheTopStarwasinitsplacE.A.fewgreenbranchesstuckoutaroundalittle14atthesideIthoughtandtherewasapartofthetreewithoutleavesinthemiddlE.Butthetree15theroomwithwarmlightandthewholehousewiththepleasantsmellofChristmas.It’snotliketheoneyouusedtofindmymotherwenton.Yourswerealwaysingood16.Isupposethegateboywasnotabletofinda17oneinthewoods.ButhowcanIexpecttoomuchofsuchaniceboy?Don’tworryItoldher.It’s18.Itwasn’tofcoursebutatthemomentI19somethingforthefirsttime:AllChristmas20areperfect.1.A.makeB.getC.handleD.turn2.A.studentsB.doctorsC.soldiersD.officers3.A.foundB.postedC.createdD.reported4.A.superiorB.pleasantC.fortunateD.special5.A.snowB.rainC.tearD.sweat6.A.lockedB.answeredC.knockedD.shut7.A.beyondB.beforeC.besideD.beneath8.A.lainB.grownC.stoodD.planted9.A.shiningB.wavingC.leaningD.burning10.A.carryB.purchaseC.borrowD.cut11.A.boyB.rushC.treeD.day12.A.calledB.knewC.visitedD.returned13.A.lengthB.heightC.depthD.width14.A.automaticallyB.energeticallyC.awkwardlyD.temporarily15.A.occupiedB.loadedC.impressedD.filled16.A.traditionB.viewC.sightD.shape17.A.tallerB.healthierC.betterD.worse18.A.perfectB.satisfactoryC.successfulD.disappointing19.A.decoratedB.declaredC.recalledD.realized20.A.eveningsB.treesC.seasonsD.presents
- IfyourfatherneversaystoyouIloveyouwhenyouareachildit1tobemoreandmoredifficultforhimtosaythewordsashegrows2.Idonot3hearingthewordsfrommyfatherwhenIwasgrowingup.4Icouldnotrecall回忆whenIhad5saidthosewordstohimeither.OnedayIdecidedto6theiceandmakethefirst7.SoinournextphoneconversationIgatheredallmy8andletoutthewordsinalowvoiceDadIloveyou!Therewasa9attheotherendandheawkwardly10Wellsamebackatya!Iwasunexpectedly11andmyvoicewasraisedDadIknowyoulovemeandIknowwhenyouarereadyyouwillsaywhatyouwanttosay.Fifteenminuteslatermymothercalledand12askedPauliseverythingokay?AfewweekslaterDad13ourphoneconversationwiththewordsPaulIloveyou.IwassomovedthattearswererollingdownmycheeksasIfinally14thelove.AsIsatthereintearsIrealizedthatthis15momenthadtakenourfather-and-sonrelationshiptoanew16.Shortlyafterwardsmyfathernarrowly17deathfollowingheartsurgery外科手术.Manytimes18Ihave19ifIhadnottakenthefirststepandDadnot20thesurgeryIwouldhaveneverheardthelove.1.A.worksoutB.breaksoutC.comesoutD.turnsout2.A.wiserB.busierC.weakerD.older3.A.rememberB.enjoyC.mindD.regret4.A.TruthfullyB.FortunatelyC.NaturallyD.Obviously5.A.onlyB.lastC.onceD.first6.A.meltB.breakC.strikeD.build7.A.complaintB.promiseC.moveD.impression8.A.strengthB.ideasC.wordsD.attention9.A.sighB.silenceC.voiceD.cry10.A.refusedB.shoutedC.repliedD.explained11.A.touchedB.frightenedC.shockedD.annoyed12.A.excitedlyB.nervouslyC.willinglyD.sadly13.A.continuedB.checkedC.concludedD.interrupted14.A.acceptedB.expectedC.learnedD.heard15.A.quietB.difficultC.specialD.different16.A.levelB.ideaC.worldD.end17.A.managedB.escapedC.avoidedD.faced18.A.thenB.agoC.beforeD.since19.A.realizedB.foundC.doubtedD.wondered20.A.challengedB.experiencedC.survivedD.received
- King’sCollegeSummerSchoolKing’sCollegeSummerSchoolisanannual每年的trainingprogramforhighschoolstudentsatalllevelswhowanttoimprovetheirEnglish.CoursesaregivenbytheteachersofKing’sCollegeandothercollegesinNewYork.Tripstomuseumsandculturecentersarealsoorganized.Thisyear’ssummerschoolwillbefromJuly25toAugust15.Moreinformationisasfollows:Application申请date●StudentsinNewYorkshouldsendtheirapplicationsbeforeJuly182009.●StudentsofothercitiesshouldsendtheirapplicationsbeforeJuly162009.●ForeignstudentsshouldsendtheirapplicationsbeforeJuly102009.Courses●EnglishLanguageSpokenEnglish:22hoursReadingandWriting:10hours●AmericanHistory:16hours●AmericanCulture:16hoursSteps●Aletterofself-introduction●Aletterofrecommendation推荐﹡ThelettersshouldbewritteninEnglishwithallthenecessaryinformation.Cost●Dailylessons:$200●Sportsandactivities:$100●Travels:$200●Hotelservice:$400﹡Youmaychoosetolivewithyourfriendsorrelativesinthesamecity.Pleasewriteto:ThompsonSanders1026King’sStreetNewYorkNY10016USAE.-mail:KC-Summer-School@yahoocom1.Youcanmostprobablyreadthetextin________.A.anewspaperB.atravelguideC.atextbookD.atelephonebook2.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutKing’sCollegeSummerSchool?A.Onlytopstudentscantakepartintheprogram.B.King’sCollegeSummerSchoolisruneveryotheryear.C.Visitstomuseumsandculturecentersarepartoftheprogram.D.OnlytheteachersofKing’sCollegegivecourses.3.IfyouaretolivewithyourrelativesinNewYorkyouwillhavetopaytheschool_______.A.$200B.$400C.$500D.$9004.Whatinformationcanyougetfromthetext?A.Theprogramwilllasttwomonths.B.YoucanwritetoThompsononlyinEnglish.C.AsaChinesestudentyoucansendyourapplicationonJuly142009.D.Youcangetintouchwiththeschoolbye-mailorbytelephone.