第三节：阅读理解 (共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A.B.C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。 Letters to the next president Dear Mr. President: I would like to personally thank you for your time and concern for our great country. I would like to take a few minutes to address a few concerns that I have with the United States. First of all, I would like to address the war. In my opinion, we should have never been involved with Iraq to the extent that we are now. I believe we should pull our troops out. However, I think there should be a time table that we follow but the time table should not be released because the enemy does not need to know when we are going to pull out. Also, the war takes out a ton of our money, which leads me to my next issuE. The economy right now, in the opinion of many Americans is the biggest issue with which we are facing right now. No one can predict what will happen one day or the next. The obvious thing to do is to put 700 billion dollars in the economy, but that bill failed and was rejected by the House of Representatives(众议院). Instead of putting 700 billion dollars in, I think the money should be equally distributed among Americans to pay off their debts. I'm not sure if this would work, but I think it is a positive alternative we could takE. My final issue I would like to call to your attention is teacher's salaries. The high school students of today are America's futurE. In a way, America's future depends greatly on the high school teachers of AmericA. Saying this, it is sad that teacher's salaries are where they arE. While teachers are working harder and harder every day to teach high school students, CEO's of big companies that are driving our countries economy into the ground are getting bonuses. I'm not saying that teacher's salaries should be the same of CEO's of companies, but I do strongly believe that action should be taken to increase the salaries of teachers because they have one of the most important jobs in America - - preparing our country for the futurE. Once again, thank you for your time and your effort you put in to making this great country a better placE. Sincerely, Walker 41. What's the author's attitude the Iraq War? A. Supportive B. Objective C. Negative D. Positive 42. What's true about the time of pulling the troops out? A. We should pull the troops out without delay. B. There is no need to have a time table to follow. C. The public has the fight to know the time tablE. D. We should keep the time secret from the enemy. 43. According to the author, the 700 billion dollars__________ A. is the biggest issue with which we are facing right now. B. has been accepted by the House of Representatives. C. should be equally shared among Americans D. should be put in the economy 44. When talking about high school teachers, the author thinks that____________ A. the teachers' salaries are not high enough. B. teacher's salaries should be as high as CEO's. C. the teachers work harder than CEO's of companies. D. teaching is more important than any other job in America 45. Which of the topics is NOT included in the letter? A. Election B. International affair C. Finance D. Education,

Ifyouareinchargeofaprojectthekeytosuccessisgettingeveryonetowanttohelpyou.AsadirectorIpointIsuggest.IgentlypushtheactorsinthedirectionIwantthemtogo.Inthe1986movieNothinginCommonJackieGleason’scharacterMaxBasnergetsfiredfromhisjobasaclothingsalesman.ThesceneshotonaboatshowsMax’sdespairaboutbeingoutofwork.IwaslookingforsomegesturethatwouldallowMaxtoshowhisfeelings.JackiehadfarmoreexperienceateverythingthanIdidandatfirstIwasfrighteneD.WhatcouldIpossiblytellTheGreatOneaboutacting?FinallyIdecidedtodirectbysuggestionandsatdownwithGleasontotalkaboutthescenE.SoMaxissadright?IsaiD.GleasonnoddeD.Andhe’sprobablystillcarryinghispenswithnameonthem—theonesheusedtohandouttohiscustomersright?GleasonnoddeD.Sowhatwouldyouwanttodowiththepensafteryouwerefired?Hewassilentforamoment.Whydon’tIthrowthemoverboard?Istoodupandturnedupandturnedtowardthecrew.HeyeverybodyJackiehasawonderfulideA.Let’sshootit.AfterfilmingthesceneGleasoncalledmeoverandsaidwithasmilE.GarrywhatkindofwonderfulideaamIgoingtohavetomorrow?Youandyourteamcandiscovertheanswerstoproblemstogether.Whentherearenoprizesorgoldstarsforwhogetsthesolutionfirstyou’llallbenefitwheneverythingturnsoutright.Accordingtothewritertosucceedinaprojectyouareinchargeofyoushould______.A.makeeveryoneworkforyouB.geteveryonewillingtohelpC.letpeopleknowyouhavetheideaD.keeptalkingtothemTheGreatOneinParagraph2refersto______.A.GleasonB.thedirectorhimselfC.MaxD.Max’sbossAfterfilmingthesceneGleasoncalledthedirectoroverandsmiledathim.That’sbecauseGleason________.A.thoughtthedirectorgavehimagoodideaB.formedthehabitofthinkingofideaswhiletalkingC.wasnotconfidentabouthisactingD.appreciatedthedirector’sdirectingskillThemostsuitabletitleforthepassageis_______.A.DirectingaFilmB.TheKeytoSuccessC.A.WonderfulExperienceD.WorkingwithFilm

Istheresomethingthatyou’vealwayswantedtotrybutjustneverhadthetime?Wellmakeplanstotryitnowsinceyouareonsummervacation.Notallvacationscallfortakingatourbustotakephotosoffamouslandmarks.Somevacationsallowyouplentyofopportunitiestolearn.Themostdifficultaspectofalearningvacationvacationmaybechoosingonebecausethepossibilitiesareendless.IfyouenjoycookingvariouscompaniescantakeyoutoItalyFranceSpainMexicoorevenPeru.Oncethereyoucanlearntopreparethelocalcuisine烹饪.Tripsareoftenplannedtofitinwithlocalfoodfestivalsorspecialevents.ThetermlearningvacationoftenbringslanguagetominD.Thebestwaytolearnalanguageisinanenvironmentwhereit’sspoken.StudySpanishFrenchorEnglish.OrattemptamoreunusuallanguagelikePolishEstonianorThai.You’llbeabletolearnaboutthecountryandabsorbthecultureatthesametimE.Ifyouarefondofsportsyoucanpolishyourskillsorlearnnewones.Golfandtennisschoolswelcomeplayersofalllevels.Ifyouwantabiggerthrillyoucanlearntosurfgoclimbingorracecars.It’sevenpossibletolearntheartandtechniquesofbullfightingwhileonvacation!Youcanalsodiscoverourinnerartist.Manyplacesofferpaintingclassesindifferentmediums.ThesceniclocationsoftheschoolsofferplentyofsubjectsthatprovideinspirationforpracticE.Ifyouprefercapturingtheworldonfilmtakeaphotographyvacation.Travelwithasmallgrouptophotographbeautifulanimalsorscenery.Youcanalsopractiseyourtechniqueonpeopleorathistoricalsights.Onceyoudecideonavacationchooseacompanycarefully.Requestnamesofrecentcustomersyoucancontactandthenaskthemforanevaluation.Themoreyouknowbeforeyougothebetterpreparedyou’llbE.Thengooutandlearnsomething!56.Whyisithardforyoutodecideonalearningvacation?A.Becauseitishardforyoutomakeplans.B.BecausethepossibilitiesareunlimiteD.C.BecausetherearemanygoodfoodsfromabroaD.D.Becausethere’retoomanyfoodfestivalsorevents.57.Theadvantagesoflearningalanguageinitsnativecountryisthat.A.theenvironmentisfitforyoutousethelanguageB.youareabletolearntheoriginalforeignlanguageC.nativespeakersofferyoualotofchancestopractiseD.youcanlearnthelanguageandexperienceitsculture58.Whichofthefollowingsportssuityouifyoudon’tlikethrills?A.Carracing.B.Playingtennis.C.RockclimB.D.Surfing.59.Thestructureofthetextwouldbe.

Plantsareveryimportantlivingthings.Lifecouldnotgooniftherewerenoplants.Thisisbecauseplantscanmakefoodfromairwaterandsunlight.Animalsandmancannotmakefoodfromairwaterandsunlight.Animalsgettheirfoodbyeatingplantsandotheranimals.ThereforeanimalsandmanneedplantsinordertolivE.Thisiswhywefindthattherearesomanyplantsaroundus.Ifyoulookcarefullyattheplantsaroundyouyouwillfindthattherearetwokindsofplants:floweringplantsandnon-floweringplants.Floweringplantscanmakeseeds种子.Theseedsareprotectedbythefruits.Somefruitshaveoneseedsomehavetwothreeorfourandsomehavemanyseeds.Butafewfruitshavenoseedsatall.Anexampleofafruitwithoutseedsisthebananafruit.Mostnon-floweringplantsdonotgrowfromseeds.Theygrowfromspores胚芽.Sporesareverysmall.Somesporesaresosmallandlightthattheycanfloatintheair.Wemaysaythatsporesarequitethesameasseeds.Whenthesesporesareallonwetandshadyplacestheyusuallygrowintonewplants.72.Themainideaofthefirstparagraphisthat______.A.plantsareimportantforlifeB.plantscannotgrowwithoutairC.therearemanyplantsintheworldD.wecannotlivewithoutwater73.Plantscanmakefoodfrom______.A.flowerwaterandairB.watersunlightandairC.airwaterandsoilD.airsunandlight74.WhatcanweinferfromthepassageA.OfalllivingthingsanimalsaremostimportantB.SporesareseedsC.AllfruitsoffloweringplantshaveseedsD.Withoutplantsmanwilldieout75.Thispassagemaybetakenfrom______.A.amedicinebookB.anovelC.asciencemagazineD.anexperimentreport

Ihadanexperiencesomeyearsagowhichtaughtmesomethingaboutthewaysinwhichpeoplemakeabadsituationworsebyblamingthemselves.OneJanuaryIhadtoholdtwofuneralsonsuccessivedaysfortwoelderlywomeninmycommunity.BothhaddiedfullofyearsastheBiblewouldsay.TheirhomeshappenedtobeneareachothersoIpaidcondolence吊唁callsonthetwofamiliesonthesameafternoon.Atthefirsthomethesonofthedeceased已故的womansaidtomeIfonlyIhadsentmymothertoFloridaandgottenheroutofthiscoldandsnowshewouldbealivetoday.It’smyfaultthatshedieD.AtthesecondhomethesonoftheotherdeceasedwomansaidIfonlyIhadn’tinsistedonmymother’sgoingtoFloridashewouldbealivetoday.ThatlongairplaneridethesuddenchangeofclimatewasmorethanshecouldtakE.It’smyfaultthatshe’sdeaD.Youseethatanytimethereisadeaththesurvivorswillfeelguilty.Becausethecourseofactiontheytookturnedoutbadtheybelievethattheoppositecourse—keepingMotherathomeputtingofftheoperation—wouldhaveturnedoutbetter.Afterallhowcouldithaveturnedoutanyworse?Thereseemtobetwoelementsinvolvedinourwillingnesstofeelguilty.Thefirstisourpressingneedtobelievethattheworldmakessensethatthereisacauseforeveryeffectandareasonforeverythingthathappensthatleadsustofindpatternsandconnectionsbothwheretheyreallyexistandwheretheyexistonlyinourminds.Thesecondelementistheviewthatwearethecauseofwhathappensespeciallythebadthingsthathappen.Itseemstobeashortstepfrombelievingthateveryeventhasacausetobelievethateverydisasterisourfault.TherootsofthisfeelingmaylieinourchildhooD.A.babycomestothinkthattheworldexiststomeethisneedsandthathemakeseverythinghappeninit.Hewakesupinthemorningandsummonstherestoftheworldtoitstasks.Hecriesandsomeonecomestoattendtohim.Whenheishungrypeoplefeedhimandwhenheiswetpeoplechangehim.Veryoftenwedonotcompletelyoutgrowthatchildishviewthatourwishescausethingstohappen.1.Whatissaidaboutthetwodeceasedelderlywomen?A.TheylivedoutanaturallifE.B.TheydiedofexhaustionafterthelongplaneridE.C.Theyweren’tusedtothechangeinweather.D.Theydiedduetolackofcarebyfamilymembers.2.Theauthorhadtoconductthetwowomen’sfuneralsprobablybecause______.A.hewantedtocomfortthetwofamiliesB.hewasanofficialfromthecommunityC.hehadgreatpityforthedeceasedD.hewasministerofthelocalchurch3.Peoplefeelguiltyforthedeathsoftheirlovedonesbecause_____.A.theycouldn’tfindabetterwaytoexpresstheirsorrowB.theybelievethattheywereresponsibleC.theyhadneglectedthenaturalcourseofeventsD.theydidn’tknowthingsoftenturnintheoppositedirection4.Accordingtothepassagetheunderlinedpartinparagraph4probablymeansthat_____.A.everythingintheworldispredeterminedB.theworldcanbeexplainedindifferentwaysC.thereisanexplanationforeverythingintheworldD.wehavetobesensibleinordertounderstandtheworld5.What’stheideaofthepassage?A.Lifeanddeathisanunsolvedmystery.B.Everystoryshouldhaveahappyending.C.Neverfeelguiltyallthetimebecausenoteverydisasterisourfault.D.Ingeneralthesurvivorswillfeelguiltyaboutthepeoplewhopassedaway.

Whydidthechickencrosstheroad?TogettotheothersidE.MostpeopleknowthisjokE.ButrecentlysomepeoplehavebeenmuchmoreworriedabouthowthegrizzlybearandmountainlioncancrosstheroaD.MillionsofanimalsdieeachyearonU.S.roadstheFederalHighwayAdministrationreports.Infactonlyabout80ocelotsanendangeredwildcatexistintheU.S.today.Themainreason?Roadkill.Eco-passagesmayhelpanimalscrosstheroadwithoutbeinghitbycars.Theyarepathsbothoverandunderroads.Theseeco-passagescanbeextremelyusefulsothatwildlifecanavoidroadaccidentssaidJodiHiltyoftheWildlifeProtectionSociety.Butdoanimalsactuallyusetheeco-passages?Theanswerisyes.PaulBeierofNorthernArizonaUniversityfoundfootmarksleftbymountainlionsonaneco-passagethatwentunderahighway.ThisshowedthatthelionsusedthepassagE.Buildersofeco-passagestrytomakethemlooklikeanaturalpartofanareabyplantingtreesonandaroundthem.Animalsseemtobecatchingon.Animalsasdifferentassalamanders火蜥蜴andgrizzlybearsareusingthebridgesandunderpasses.ThenexttimeyouvisitaparkordrivethroughanareawithalotofwildlifelookarounD.Youmightseeananimaloverpass!Thewriterusestheexampleofocelotstoshowthat__________.A.wildanimalshavebecomemoredangerousB.thedrivingconditionhasimprovedgreatlyC.anincreasingnumberofanimalsarekilledinroadaccidentsD.themeasureforprotectingwildlifefailstoworkFromthestoryweknowaneco-passageis__________.A.anundergroundpathforcarsB.afencebuiltforthesafetyoftheareaC.abridgeforanimalstogetoverariverD.apathforanimalstocrosstheroadWhenthewritersaysthatanimalsseemtobecatchingonParA.6hemeans__________.A.animalsbegintorealizethedangersontheroadB.animalsarecrossingtheroadingroupsC.animalsareincreasinginnumberD.animalsbegintolearntouseeco-passagesThewriterasksvisitorsanddriverstolookaroundwhentravelingbecause__________.A.wildanimalsmayattackcarsB.theymayseewildanimalsoneco-passagesC.theymayseewildanimalsintheparkD.wildanimalsmayjamtheroadThebesttitleforthepassageis__________.A.SpecialbridgeshelpanimalscrosstheroadB.EndangeredanimalsincreasebecauseofroadkillC.AnimalsfailtocrosstheroadD.Takestepstoprotectanimalsindanger

Dad!Hetookabookwithoutpaying!Iyelled大叫.MyfatherlookedsurpriseD.Beforetheboycouldsayanythinghismothergrabbedhisarmandshookit.Isittrue?Youstole?Tellme!Everyonewasquiet.Theboybegantocryandhenodded点头hisheaD.Hepulledoutthecomicbook漫画书fromunderhisshirt.OhMrKim.Iamsorry!MyTedmadeabigmistake!MrsDiaztoldmyfather.ShetriedtotakethecomicbookbutTedwouldn’tletgo.It’sOK.HecankeepitmyfathersaidwithasmilE.OhnoMrsDiazsaiD.LetmepayrightnowSheduginherpursE.Howmuch?Threeseventy-fivE.MrsDiaz’seyeswidenedandshedugdeeper.IsawhermouthmakeasmalllinE.Threeseventy-five?sheaskeD.It’sOK.YoucanpaylatermyfathersaiD.NoMrsDiazsaiD.ShekeptlookinginherpursE.IhavemoneyherE.IfeltbadforyellingforIrealizedthatTedhadtriedtostealthecomicbookbecausehedidn’thavethemoney.MaybetheboycouldhaveajobIthought.IhadanideA.Whatifheworkedwithme?IaskeD.TheyturnedtomE.IsaidHecanworkwithmetopayforthecomicbook.GoodmyfathersaidsmilingatmE.MrsDiaznoddeD.SheturnedtohersonYouhear?Youwillworkandbuythecomicbook!YesMamaTedsaidhanginghisheaD.AstheyleftTedlookedbackandthoughhestillseemedsadhestuckout伸出tongueatmE.Tedhasbeenworkingherefortwoweeks.Hehaspaidforthecomicbookbutmyfathersaysheissuchagoodworkerthathecanworkwithmeaslongashewants.Wearefriendsnow.Wheredidthestorymostprobablytakeplace?A.Inaclassroom.B.Inasupermarket.C.AtabookstorE.D.Atalibrary.BysayingbutTedwouldn’tletgotheunderlinedparttheauthormeans__________.A.TedtookthebookbymistakeB.TedwantedtokeepthebookC.Teddidn’twanttogohomeD.Teddidn’tthinkhewaswrongFromthesecondparagraphwemayinfer推断thatMrsDiaz__________.A.didn’tthinkhersonstolethebookB.hadbeenoutofworkforalongtimeC.forgottotakemoneywithherthatdayD.couldn’taffordtopayforthebookInthelastparagraphwhatdoestheauthormainlytell?A.Hisideawassuccessful.B.Teddidn’tlikethejoB.C.HelikedTedverymuch.D.Tedwasanaughtyboy.

InancientJapanifyousavedsomeone’slifetheywouldmakeittheirdutytospendtherestoftheirlifeservingyou.Nowadaysifyourescuesomeone’sstoryheorshewillfeelthesamekindofgratitude感激.IthappensallthetimE.SomeoneinagroupistellingastoryandjustbeforetheirbigpointBOOM!There’saninterruption.Someonenewjoinsthegroupawaiterwithaplateofbiscuitscomesoverorababystartscrying.Suddenlyeveryone’sattentionturnstothenewarrivalthefoodontheplateorthecharminglittlechilD.Nobodyisawareoftheinterruption—exceptthespeaker.Theyforgetallaboutthefactthatthespeakerhasn’tmadehisorherpoint.Oryou’reallsittingaroundthelivingroomandsomeoneistellingajokE.Suddenlyjustbeforetheirbigpunchline妙语littleJohnnydropsadishorthephonerings.AfterthecrasheveryonetalksaboutlittleJohnny’scarelessness.Afterthecallthesubjectturnstotheupcomingmarriageormedicaloperationofthecaller.Nobodyremembersthegreatpunchlinegotunfinished—exceptthejoketeller.Whenit’syouentertainingeveryoneatarestauranthaveyouevernoticedhowyoucanalmostsetyourclockbythewaitercomingtotakeeveryone’sorderjustbeforeyourfunnypunchline?MostjokeandstorytellersaretooshytosayaftertheinterruptionNowasIwassayingInsteadthey’llspendtherestoftheeveningfeelingbadtheydidn’tgettofinish.Here’swhereyoucomein.RescuethemwiththetechniqueIcallLendaHelpingTonguE.Watchthegratitudeinthestoryteller’seyesashestabilizeswherehisstorysunkandhesailsoffagaintowardthecenterofattention.Hisexpressionandtheappreciationofyourconsiderationbytherestofthegroupareoftenrewardenough.YouareevenmorefortunateifyoucanrescuethestoryofsomeonewhocanhireyoupromoteyoubuyfromyouorotherwiseliftyourlifE.Bigwinnershaveexcellentmemories.WhenyoudothemsubtlefavorslikeLendaHelpingTonguetheyfindawaytopayyouback.53.Veryoftenastorytellercannotmakehispointbecause_________.A.peoplearemoreinterestedinfoodthanhisstoryB.manyguestsbringtheirbabiestothepartyC.heisinterruptedbysomethingunexpectedD.hisstoryiseasilyforgottenbythelisteners54.FromParagraph3weknowthatwhensomeoneistellingajoke_________.A.somethingbadwillsurelyhappenjustbeforetheirpunchlineB.listeners’attentionisoftendrawntosomethingelseC.theonlypersonreallyinterestedinthejokeisthejoketellerD.thewaiterknowswhentotakeeveryone’sorder55.Howcanwehelpthejokeandstorytellerswhentheyareinterrupted?A.Bygivingthemachancetofinish.B.Bycomfortingthemtomakethemhappy.C.Bygoingontellingthestoryforthem.D.Byteachingthemsomeusefultechniques.56.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Peopleshouldlearnhowtotaketurnsinaconversation.B.Wecanwinsomeone’sheartbygettinghimbacktohisstory.C.Tellingjokeswillmakeyouthecenterofattention.D.Itisimpolitetocutinonsomeone’stalk.

AsanyhomemakerwhohastriedtokeeporderatthedinnertableknowsthereisfarmoretoafamilymealthanfooD.SociologistMichaelLewishasbeenstudying50familiestofindoutjusthowmuchmorE.Lewisandhisco-workerscarriedouttheirstudybyvideotaping录像thefamilieswhiletheyateordinarymealsintheirownhomes.Theyfoundthatparentswithsmallfamiliestalkactivelywitheachotherandtheirchildren.Butasthenumberofchildrengetslargerconversationgiveswaytotheparents’effortstocontroltheloudnoisetheymakE.Thatcanhaveanimportanteffectonthechildren.Ingeneralthemorequestion-askingtheparentsdothehigherthechildren’sIQscoresLewissays.Andthemorechildrentherearethelessquestion-askingthereis.Thestudyalsoprovidesanexplanationforwhymiddlechildrenoftenseemtohaveahardertimeinlifethantheirsiblings兄弟姐妹.Lewisfoundthatinfamilieswiththreeorfourchildrendinnerconversationislikelytocenterontheoldestchildwhohasthemosttotalkaboutandtheyoungestwhoneedsthemostattention.MiddlechildrenareinvisiblesaysLewis.Whenyouseesomeonegetupfromthetableandwalkaroundduringdinnerchancesareit’sthemiddlechilD.Thereishoweveronethingthatstopsallconversationandpreventsanyonefromhavingattention:WhentheTVisonLewissaysdinnerisanon-event.66.Thewriter’spurposeinwritingthetextisto_________.A.showtherelationshipbetweenparentsandchildrenB.teachparentswaystokeeporderatthedinnertableC.reportonthefindingsofastudyD.giveinformationaboutfamilyproblems67.Parentswithlargefamiliesaskfewerquestionsatdinnerbecause____________.A.theyarebusyservingfoodtotheirchildrenB.theyarebusykeepingorderatthedinnertableC.theyhavetopaymoreattentiontoyoungerchildrenD.theyaretiredouthavingpreparedfoodforthewholefamily68.BysayingMiddlechildrenareinvisibleinParagraph3Lewismeansthatmiddlechildren_________.A.havetohelptheirparentstoservedinnerB.gettheleastattentionfromthefamilyC.areoftenkeptawayfromthedinnertableD.findithardtokeepupwithotherchildren69.Lewis’researchprovidesananswertothequestion_________.A.whyTVisimportantinfamilylifeB.whyparentsshouldkeepgoodorderC.whychildreninsmallfamiliesseemtobequieterD.whymiddlechildrenseemtohavemoredifficultiesinlife70.Whichofthefollowingstatementswouldthewriteragreeto?A.Itisimportanttohavetherightfoodforchildren.B.ItisagoodideatohavetheTVonduringdinner.C.Parentsshouldtalktoeachoftheirchildrenfrequently.D.Elderchildrenshouldhelptheyoungeronesatdinner

WekeepreadingthatTVisbadforyou.IfthisistruehowcomethecurrentgenerationofTV-addictedkidsismuchsmarterthanweare?Inmyhometheonlypeoplewhocanworktheremotecontrolarethechildren.PerhapsTVdoeseducateyou.Forexampleyoulearnausefulmedicalfact:Apersonwhohasbeenshotalwayshastimetospeakanincompletesentencebeforehedies.ThekillerwasdiesButIguessthebiggestthingswelearnfromTVcanberegardedasLifeSkills.Badthingsonlyhappenondarkandstormynights.Emotionalbreakdownscausepeopletowanderintheheavyrainwithoutumbrellas.Andcontrarytowhatscientistssaythecrack霹雳oflightningandtheaccompanyingflashhappenatexactlythesametimewhereveryouarE.I’veevenacquiredusefulgeographicalfactsfromscience-fictionshows:AliensspeakEnglishnomatterwhichplanettheycomefrom.MakinguseofwhatwelearnfromTVcanimproveoursecurity.Considerthesetruths.Ifyouareeverattackedby20badguysdon’tworryaboutbeingoutnumbereD.Thecriminalswillhangbackandtaketurnstoapproachyouinonesandtwosjustsoyoucanconvenientlydefeatthemall.Badguyswhoarecompletelycoveredinblackclothesalwaysremovetheirblackmaskstorevealthattheyareinfactahawomen.TValsoteachesusimportantinformationaboutescapingfromdanger.Watchandlearn.1Ifanyoneisrunningafteryoudownapassageyouwillfindthatboxeshavebeenconvenientlyplacednearallthewallsyouneedtojumpover.2Ifyouaretallandhandsomeyoucanrunfromanynumberofarmedcriminalsandeveryshotwillmissyou.Bewarnedhowever.Ifyournamecardsayshenchman帮凶andyouarepartofagroupofplain-lookingpeopletryingtocatchahandsomeindividualasingleshotwillkillyou.Butdon’tbeanxious:TValsodeliversusefulinformationforbadguys.Allcarsareinflammable易燃的andhaveamazingshockabsorbersthatenablethemtoflyintotheairandlandwithoutdamage—exceptpolicecars.TVeventeachesusaboutTV.WheneveranyoneturnsonaTVitshowsanewsflashaboutsomeonetheyknow.Theythenturntheboxoffimmediatelyafterthatnewsitem.BysayingApersonwhohasbeenshotalwayshastimetospeakanincompletesentencebeforehediesParagraph2thewritershowshis________.A.humorB.sympathyC.deepconcernD.medicalknowledgeWecaninferfromParagraph3thatintherealworld_______.A.badthingscausepeopletobreakdownintherainB.badthingsneverhappenondarkandstormynightsC.peoplewithemotionalproblemsliketowalkintherainwithoutumbrellasD.thecrackoflightningandtheaccompanyingflashdon’thappenatthesametimeOnTVwhatusuallyhappenswhenapersonturnsiton?A.Thenewsshownisalwaysaboutsomeonethepersonknows.B.ThepersonalwaysturnsofftheTVwhenit’stimefornews.C.TheprogramshownisalwaysabouttheimportanceofTV.D.TValwaysshowsnewsaboutfamouspeoplE.What’sthemainideaofthispassage?A.LifeskillscanbelearnedfromTV.B.TVplaysanimportantroleinsociety.C.WatchingTVmakespeoplemorecreativE.D.WhathappensinTVisverydifferentfromreality.

Quicklythepicturecomesalivewithhyperlinks超链接offeringthenamesofthebuildingstowersandstreetfeaturesthatappearinthephoto.Thehyperlinksleadtoinformationaboutthehistoryservicesandcontextofallthefeaturesinthephoto.Youhavejusthyperlinkedyourreality.Thatmightbealittleunbelievablebutthetechnologyexistsandisnofeveredimagination.ThisisnotacoolsmallmachineinventedforthenextJamesBondmovie;thisisaworkingtechnologyjustdevelopedbyEuropeanresearchers.Itcouldbecomingtoaphonenearyouandsoon.Thisasthemarketingtypessayisagamechanger.Itdevelopsacompletelynewinterface界面thatcombinesweb-technologywiththerealworlD.ItisbigandfreshbutitgoesmuchfurtherandhasmuchgreaterinfluencE.Thedevelopmentofthesystemismostoutstandingbecauseimagerecognitiontechnologyhaslongbeenpregnantwithpromisebutseemedtosufferfromanunendinglabour.NowMOBVIShasnotonlydevelopedimagerecognition;ithasalsodevelopedmoreapplicationsforthetechnology;andithasadaptedittotheworld’smostpopulartechnology:themobilephonE.TheMOBVISsystemcompletelyrewritestherulesforexplorationandinteractionwithyourphysicalenvironment.Thesystembeginswithpanoramas一连串景象.ThesepanoramasformthebasisofacitydatabasE.Itcanmatchbuildingstowersbannersandevenlogosthatappearinthepanoramas.A.usersimplytakesapictureofthestreetfeatureMOBVIScomparestheuser’sphotographtothepanoramasandthenidentifiesthebuildingsfromthepictureyoutakeandtherelevantlinksarereturneD.Thenyousimplyclickonthelinksusingatouch-screenphoneandtheMOBVISsystemwillprovideinformationonthehistoryartarchitectureoreventhemenuifitisarestaurantofthebuildinginquestion.67.Whichisintroducedinthepassage?A.A.newgamesoftwarE.B.A.popularmobilephonE.C.A.coolsmallmachinE.D.Animagerecognitionsystem.68.Whatcanwelearnaboutthenewtechnology?A.Itcanonlybeputintouseonmobilephones.B.Itisalittleunbelievableandjustafeveredimagination.C.Ithastakenanunendinglabortobringthetechnologyintoourlives.D.Itwillencouragetheuserstotakemorepicturesofthestreetfeatures.69.WhatistherightorderoftheoperationofMOBVIS?A.A.citydatabaseformsinthesystem.B.MOBVISrecognizesthepictureandlinksarereturneD.C.A.usertouchesthelinksonthephonescreen.D.A.usertakesapictureofthestreetfeaturE.E.MOBVISprovidesinformationinquestion.A.a;e;c;d;b;B.a;d;b;c;eC.d;c;e;a;bD.c;a;e;b;d70.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat_______.A.MOBVIShasalreadybeenwidelyusedallovertheworldB.thewriteristryingtopromotethesalesoftheMOBVISsystemC.thisnewtechnologywillsoonbeverypopularinourlivesD.thesalesofmobilephoneswilldecreaseasMOBVIScomesonmarket

Ⅲ阅读共两节满分40分第一节阅读理解共15小题每小题2分满分30分阅读下面短文从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑Mynewly-rentedsmallapartmentwasfarawayfromthecentreofLondonanditwasbecomingessentialformetofindajobsofinallyIspentawholemorninggettingtotownandputtingmynamedowntobeconsideredbyLondonTransportforajobontheundergrounD.Theywerelookingforguardsnotdrivers.ThissuitedmE.Icouldn’tdriveacarbutthoughtthatIcouldprobablyguardatrainandperhapscontinuetowritemypoemsbetweenstations.ThewritersKeatsandChekhovhadbeendoctors.T.S.EliothadworkedinabankandWallaceStevensforaninsurancecompany.I’dbeasubwayguarD.Icouldseemyselfbeingcheerfulusefulagoodmaninacrisis.ObviouslyI’dbeoverqualifiedbutIwaswillingtoforgetaboutthatinreturnforasteadyincomeandtravelprivileges—thosebeingparticularlywelcometosomeonelivingalongwayfromthecitycentrE.ThenextdayIsatdownwithalmostahundredothercandidatesfortheintelligencetest.Imusthavedoneallrightbecauseafterabouthalfanhour’swaitIwassentintoanotherroomforapsychologicaltest.Thistimetherewereonlyaboutfiftycandidates.Theinterviewersatatadesk.CandidatesweresignaledforwardtooccupytheseatoppositehimwhenthepreviousoccupanthadbeendismissedafteragreaterorshortertimE.Obviouslythelonginterviewswerethemoresuccessfulones.Someoftheinterviewswereasshortasfiveminutes.Minewastheonlyonethatlastedaminuteandahalf.Icanrememberthequestionsnow:Whydidyouleaveyourlastjob?Whydidyouleaveyourjobbeforethat?Andtheonebeforethat?Ican’trecallmyanswersexceptthattheywereshortatfirstandgrewprogressivelyshorter.HisclosingstatementIthoughtrevealed揭示alackofsensitivitywhichhelpedtoexplainwhyasapsychologisthehadrisennohigherthantheundergroundrailway.You’vefailedthepsychologicaltestandweareunabletoofferyouaposition.Failingtogetthatjobwasmylowpoint.OrsoIthoughtbelievingthattheworkwaseasy.Actuallysuchjobs—beingapostmanisanotheroneIstilldesire—demandexactlythesortofelementaryyetresponsibleawarenessthatthehabitualdreamerisleastqualifiedtogivE.ButIwasstillfarshortoffullself-understanding.Iwasalsoshortofcash.41.Thewriterappliedforthejobchieflybecause_________.A.hewantedtoworkinthecentreofLondonB.hecouldnolongeraffordtolivewithoutoneC.hewasnotinterestedinanyotheravailablejobD.hehadreceivedsomesuitabletraining42.Thewriterthoughthewasoverqualifiedforthejobbecause_________.A.heoftentraveledundergroundB.hehadwrittenmanypoemsC.hecoulddealwithdifficultsituationsD.hehadworkedinacompany43.Thelengthofhisinterviewmeantthat_________.A.hewasnotgoingtobeofferedthejobB.hehadnotdonewellintheintelligencetestC.hedidnotliketheintervieweratallD.hehadlittleworkexperiencetotalkabout44.Whatdoesthewriterrealizenowthathedidnotrealizethen?A.HowunpleasantordinaryjobscanbE.B.Howdifficultitistobeapoet.C.HowunsuitablehewasforthejoB.D.Howbadlyhedidintheinterview.45.What’sthewriter’sopinionofthepsychologist?A.HewasveryaggressivE.B.HewasunhappywithhisjoB.C.Hewasquiteinefficient.D.HewasratherunsympathetiC.

Nineoutof10peoplehaverunupunsecureddebtandmanyfeartheywillneverbeabletopaybackwhattheyoweasurveyhasclaimeD.Around89%ofpeopleagedbetweenl|8and35saidtheyowedmoneyonacreditcardloanoroverdrafttheresearchshoweD.A.thirdofpeopleadmittedtheydidnotthink-theywouldeverbedebt-free54%ofwhomsaidtheywouldalwaysneedtoborrowmoneyinordertofundthelifestyletheywanteD.OneinfiveofthesepeoplealsoclaimedtheywerenotworriedaboutthepossibilityoftheirdebtsbeingpassedontotheirnextofkiniftheydiedbeforetheywererepaiD.Justoverhalfwhoowedmoneysaidtheydidnotfeelincontroloftheirdebtwith8%admittingtheyhadneededtoaskforhelpwithrepaymentsfromafriendorfamilymember.Eightoutof10peoplealsotoldtheresearchfordiscountwebsiteMyVoucherCodes.co.ukthattheythoughtitwastooeasytoborrowmoneythroughtheirbankoroncreditcards.FarhadFarhadiMyVoucherCodes.co.uk’spersonalfinanceexpertsaid:ThemajorityofBritishadultsowemoneymsomewayshapeorformbuttoseethatalmostathirdthinkthey'llneverbefreec^fromdebtisquitealarming.WhenborrowingmoneyfromanysourcehowyouaregoingtorepayitshouldalwaysbeinthebackofyourminD.Alotofpeopledon't-reallythinkabout'dieconsequencesofborrowingmoneyanditcanbeeasytogetcomplacentbutkeepingitallundercontrolshouldbeapriorityfromtheoff.Onlyborrowwhatyoureallythinkyoucanaffordtopayback.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_________.A.I'lldieindebtsayoneinthreeB.DesperateBritishC.ThebeginningoftheendD.BorrowingmoneyfromanysourceWhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.MostBritishadultsareindebtinsomev/ay.B.ItishardfortheBritishtoborrowmoneythroughtheirbank.C.Lotsofpeopledonottakerepayingmoneyseriously.D.ThispassageisawarningfortheBritish.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasemean?A.endwithB.fromthestartC.eversinceD.foreeverWhatdoesFarhadmeanbysayingthemajorityofBritishadultsowemoneyinsomewayshapeorform?A.ItisnaturaltoowemoneymBritainsothereinnoneedtoworry.B.ItisnaturaltoowemoneyinBritainaslongasyouareincontrol.C.ItdoesnotmattertoowemoneyinBritainifyouarerichenough.D.ItseemsthattheBritishenjoyowingmoneyinsomeway.

Millionsofyoungpeoplearewritingblogs.Millionsofothersarereadingthem.ThewordblogisashortwayofsayingWeblog.ManypopularWebsitesnowofferfreeeasywaystocreatepersonalWebpagesandfillthemwithwritingsandpictures.WebsitescalledFacebookandMySpacearesomeofthemostpopularblogsitesforyoungpeoplE.Manyyoungadultsusetheirblogstowriteaboutdailyactivitiesandeventsintheirlives.Theyalsoprovideaplaceforpeopletowritetheirideasandopinionsandhowtheythinkofothers’ideas.Blogsofferyoungpeopleaplacetoshowtheirwritingsandfeelings.Theycanalsobehelpfultoconnectyoungpeoplewithothers.ButblogscanbecomedangerouswhentheyarereadontheInternetbymillionsofpeopleallovertheworlD.RecentstudiesshowthatyoungpeopleoftenprovidetheirnamesageandwheretheyliveontheInternet.Thatmaynotbesafeforthem.Thispersonalinformationputsthematriskofbeingsearchedoutbydangerouspeoplewhowanttohurtthem.Manystudentsdonotknowaboutprivacyandaresurprisedtolearnthatadultscanreadtheirpersonaldailyrecordseasily.Studentscanalsogetintotroublewhentheyputinformationaboutothersontheirblogs.Asaresultmanyschoolshavebannedtheuseofbloggingwebsitesonschoolcomputers.Manyschoolshavealsobegunteachingparentsaboutthewebsites.Parentsshouldknowwhattheirchildrenaredoingonlineandshouldreadtheirblogstomakesuretheyarenotgivingoutprivateinformation.Onewaytokeepawayfromtheseproblemsistouseprogramssothatblogscanbereadbyfriendsonly.peoplecanreadthewebsiteonlyiftheyknowasecretwordchosenbytheblogger.60.FacebookandMySpaceare________.A.schoolsubjectsB.computerprogramsC.schoolonlineBBSD.blogsitesforyoungpeople61.Blogsmaybedangerousbecause________.A.theygetinthewayofstudiesB.theyarenotallowedforschoolstudentsC.surfingtheInternetisbadforeyesD.personalinformationcanbefoundinblogseasily62.Thispassageismainlyabout_________.A.thesafetyofchildren’sblogsB.howtosearchtheinternetC.students’behavioratschoolD.communicatingwithparentsathome63.AccordingtothepassagemanyschoolshelpchildrenavoidblogproblemsbydoingeverythingEXCEPT________.A.teachingparentsaboutthewebsitesB.askingstudentstouseprogramstorefusestrangersC.tellingschoolstudentsnottomakeanynetfriendsD.stoppingstudentsfrombloggingonschoolcomputers64.Youcanenjoyyourblogsafelyif________.A.youwriteyourblogatschoolB.useasecretnumberforfriendstoenteryourblogC.yourparentshavelittleknowledgeaboutwebsitesD.youshowallyourwritingsandfeelingsinyourblog

第三部分阅读理解阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C.D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑Weweredrivingintherightlane车道whenallofasuddenablackcarpulledoutofaparkingspacerightinfrontofus.Mytaxidriversteppedonhisbrakesskidded打滑.Andmissedtheblackcar’sbackendbyjustinches!Thedriveroftheblackcar.Whoalmostcausedamajoraccident.turnedhisheadangrilyandstartedshoutingbadwordsatus.Mytaxidriverjustsmiledandwavedattheguy.Imeanmytaxidriverwasfriendly.SoIsaidWhydidyoujustdothat?Thisguyalmostruinedyourcarandsentustohospital!andthefollowingiswhatmytaxidrivertoldmewhichInowcallthelawofthegarbagetruck.Manypeoplearelikegarbagetrucks.Therunaroundfullofgarbagefulloffrustrationfullofangerandfullofdisappointment.Astheirgarbagepilesuptheyneedaplacetodump倾卸it.Andifyouletthemthey’lldumpitonyou.Whensomeonewantstodumponyoudon'ttakeitpersonally.Justsmilewavewishthemwellandmoveon.BelievemE.You’llbehappier.Sothisisit:thelawifthegarbagetrucks.Istartedthinking:howoftendoIletGarbagetrucksrunrightoverme?andhowoftendoItaketheirgarbageandspreadittootherpeople:atworkathomeorinthestreets?ItwasthenthatIsaidI’mnotgoingtodoitanymorE.IbegantoseeGarbagetrucks.Iseetheloadthey’recarrying.Iseethemcomingtodropitoff.AndlikemytaxidriverIdon’tmakeitapersonalthing;Ijustsmilewaveandmoveon.Goodleadersknowtheyhavetobereadyfortheirnextmeeting.Goodparentsknowthattheyhavetowelcometheirchildrenhomefromschoolwithhugsandkisses.Whataboutyou?Themarkofasuccessfulpersonishowquicklyhecangetbackhisfocusonwhat’simportant.56.Whoactedlikeagarbagetruckintheincidentdescribedinthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.TheauthorB.ThetaxidriverC.ThedriveroftheblackcarD.Bothdrivers57.TheunderlinedparttheloadinParagraph5refersto.A.badmoodB.excitementC.newproductsD.wastematerials58.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.IgnoreunpleasantnessandsticktoyourtasksB.TrytobegoodleadersaswellasgoodparentsC.Alwaysbekindandhard-workingD.Dothingsquicklysoastobereadyforthenext

Thepastagesofmanhaveallbeencarefullylabeledbyanthropologists.Descriptionslike‘PalaeolithicMan’‘NeolithicMan’etC.neatlysumupwholeperiods.Whenthetimecomesforanthropologiststoturntheirattentiontothetwentiethcenturytheywillsurelychoosethelabel‘LeglessMan’.Historiesofthetimewillgosomethinglikethis:‘inthetwentiethcenturypeopleforgothowtousetheirlegs.MenandwomenmovedaboutincarsbusesandtrainsfromaveryearlyagE.Therewereliftsandescalatorsinalllargebuildingstopreventpeoplefromwalking.Thissituationwasforceduponearthdwellersofthattimebecauseofmileseachday.Butthesurprisingthingisthattheydidn’tusetheirlegsevenwhentheywentonholiday.Theybuiltcablerailwaysski-liftsandroadstothetopofeveryhugemountain.Allthebeautyspotsonearthwereruinedbythepresenceoflargecarparks.’Thefuturehistorybooksmightalsorecordthatweweredeprivedoftheuseofoureyes.Inourhurrytogetfromoneplacetoanotherwefailedtoseeanythingontheway.Airtravelgivesyouabird’s-eyeviewoftheworld—orevenlessifthewingoftheaircrafthappenstogetinyourway.Whenyoutravelbycarortrainablurred=notclearimageofthecountrysideconstantlysmearsthewindows.Cardriversinparticularareforeverobsessedwiththeurgetogoonandon:theyneverwanttostop.Isitthelure引诱__ofthegreatmotorwaysorwhat?Andasforseatravelithardlydeservesmention.Itisperfectlysummedupinthewordsoftheoldsong:‘IjoinedthenavytoseetheworldandwhatdidIsee?IsawtheseA.’Thetypicaltwentieth-centurytraveleristhemanwhoalwayssays‘I’vebeentherE.’Youmentiontheremotestmostevocative引起记忆的place-namesintheworldlikeElDoradoKabulIrkutskandsomeoneisboundtosay‘I’vebeenthere’—meaning‘Idrovethroughitat100milesanhouronthewaytosomewhereelsE.’Whenyoutravelathighspeedsthepresentmeansnothing:youlivemainlyinthefuturebecauseyouspendmostofyourtimelookingforwardtoarrivingatsomeotherplacE.Butactualarrivalwhenitisachievedismeaningless.Youwanttomoveonagain.Bytravelinglikethisyoususpendallexperience;thepresentceasestobeareality:youmightjustaswellbedeaD.Thetraveleronfootontheotherhandlivesconstantlyinthepresent.Forhimtravelingandarrivingareoneandthesamething:hearrivessomewherewitheverystephemakes.Heexperiencesthepresentmomentwithhiseyeshisearsandthewholeofhisbody.Attheendofhisjourneyhefeelsadeliciousphysicalweariness.HeknowsthatsounD.Satisfyingsleepwillbehis:thejustrewardofalltruetravellers.Anthropologistslabelnowadays’men‘Legless’because_________.A.peopleforgethowtousehislegs.B.peopleprefercarsbusesandtrains.C.liftsandescalatorspreventpeoplefromwalking.D.therearealotoftransportationdevices.Travellingathighspeedmeans_________.A.people’sfocusonthefutureB.apleasureC.satisfyingdrivers’greatthrillD.anecessityoflifeWhydoestheauthorsay‘wearedeprivedoftheuseofoureyes’?A.Peoplewon’tusetheireyes.B.Intravelingathighspeedseyesbecomeuseless.C.Peoplecan’tseeanythingonhiswayoftravel.D.Peoplewanttosleepduringtravelling.Whatisthepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassage?A.Legsbecomeweaker.B.ModernmeansoftransportationmaketheworldasmallplacE.C.Thereisnoneedtouseeyes.D.Thebestwaytotravelisonfoot.Whatdoes‘abird’s-eyeview’mean?A.Seeviewwithbird’seyes.B.A.birdlooksatabeautifulview.C.Itisageneralviewfromahighpositionlookingdown.D.A.scenicplacE.

四阅读理解LearningonlineshouldmakeuseofanumberofInternettools:e-mailletsyouexchangelettersbetweencontinentsverycheaplyandalmostimmediately.Largegroupsofpeoplecansharetheirdiscussionsbyusingelectronicliststosendeverylettertoeveryoneonthelist.Electronicmagazinesbringyouup-to-datetopicssuchasnewsartsandsports.SearchenginesallowyoutolookforanythingyouwantontheInternetincludingtheholdingsofmajorlibraries.Inachatroomyoucanhaveareal-timewrittentalk.Audioandvideobringtheworldtoyourcomputer-—youcanlistentotheworld'sradiostationswatchtheeveningnewsfromanothercontinent.AndinanonlineconferenceyoucaneventalktoyourteacherandfellowstudentsabroaD.Doyouhavee-mail?HowmuchdoyoucommunicatewithyourfriendsovertheInternet?Internetthenewestchildintechnologyislikeamoderncommunicationhighway.It'salsoakindofsuper-shopalmostanythingyoucanbuyinastore-—youcangetitthroughInternetwithoutleavinghomeatall.56.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.InternetB.RadiostationsC.MagazinesD.Libraries57.Whatisthequickestandcheapestwayofgettingintouchwithyourfriendabroad?A.BytelegraphB.Byair-mailC.Bye-mailD.Bytelephone58.WhichofthefollowingwillyouchooseifyouwanttoholdameetingovertheInternet?A.ChatroomB.SearchenginesC.OnlineconferenceD.Electroniclists59.Inthewriter’sopinionitcanbeinferredthatwemightwork_____inthefuturE.A.intheofficeB.athomeC.atthelibraryD.inthestore

Psychiatrists精神病专家whoworkwitholderparentssaythatmaturitycanbeanasset资产inchildraising----olderparentsaremorethoughtfuluselessphysicaldisciplineandspendmoretimewithchildren.ButraisingkidstakesmoneyandenergymanyolderparentsfindthemselvesbalancingtheirlimitedfinancialresourcesdecliningenergyandfailinghealthagainstthegrowingdemandsofanactivechilD.Dyingandleavingyoungchildrenisprobablytheolderparents’biggestandoftenunspokenfear.Havinglate-lifechildrensaysaneconomicsprofessoroftenmeansparentsparticularlyfathersendupretiringmuchlater.Formanyretirementbecomesanunobtainabledream.HenryMetcalfa54-year-oldjournalistknowsittakesmoneytoraisekids.Buthe’salsoworriedthathisenergywillgiveoutfirst.Surehecanstillridebikeswithhisathleticfifthgraderbuthe’slearnedthatyoungatheartdoesn’tmeanyoung.Latelyhe’sbeentakingafternoonnapstokeepuphisenergy.MybodyisagingsaysMetcalfYoucan’tgetawayfromthat.Oftenolderparentshearthetickingofanotherkindofbiologicalclock.Therapistswhoworkwithmiddle-agedandolderparentssayfearsaboutagingarenothingtolaughat.Theyworrythey’llbemistakenforgrandparentsorthatthey’llneedhelpgettingupoutofthoselittlechairsinnurseryschool.SaysJoannGalstaNewYorkpsychologist.ButatthecoreofthoselittlefearsthereisoftenamuchbiggeronE.thattheywillnotbealivelongenoughtosupportandprotecttheirchildshesays.Manylate-lifeparentsthoughsaytheirchildrencameatjusttherighttimE.Aftermarryinglateandundergoingyearsoffertility受孕treatmentMarilynNolenandherhusbandRandyhadtwins.WebothwantedchildrensaysMarilynwhowas55whenshegavebirth.Thetwinshavegiventhecouplewhattheydesiredforyearsasenseoffamily.Kidsofolderdadsareoftensmarterhappierandmoresociablebecausetheirfathersaremoreinvolvedintheirlives.ThedadsareoldermorematuresaysDr.Silberandmorereadytofocusonparenting.Whydopsychiatristsregardmaturityasanassetinchildraising?A.Olderparentscanbetterbalancetheirresourcesagainstchildren’sdemands.B.Olderparentsareusuallymoreexperiencedinbringinguptheirchildren.C.Olderparentsareoftenbetterpreparedfinancially.D.Olderparentscantakebettercareoftheirchildren.WhatdoestheauthormeanbysayingFormanyretirementbecomesanunobtainabledreamA.TheyhavetogoonworkingbeyondtheirretirementagE.B.Theycan’tgetfullpensionunlesstheyworksomeextrayears.C.Theycan’tobtaintheretirementbenefitstheyhavedreamedof.D.TheyareunwillingtoretirewhentheyreachtheirretirementageTheauthorgivestheexamplesofHenryMetcalftoshowthat______.A.manypeopleareyounginspiritdespitetheiradvancedageB.takingafternoonnapsisagoodwaytomaintainenergyC.olderparentstendtobeconcernedabouttheiragingbodiesD.olderparentsshouldexercisemoretokeepupwiththeirathleticchildrenWhat’sthebiggestfearofolderparentsaccordingtoNewYorkpsychologistJoannGalst?A.BeinglaughedatbyotherpeopleB.SlowingdownoftheirpaceoflifeC.BeingmistakenforgrandparentsD.ApproachingofdeathWhatdowelearnaboutMarilynandRandyNolen?A.TheythoughttheywereanexampleofsuccessfulfertilitytreatmentB.NotuntiltheyhadthetwinsdidtheyfeelhadformedafamilyC.Theybelievethatchildrenbornofolderparentswouldbesmarter.D.Notuntiltheyreachedmiddleagedidtheythinkofhavingchildren.

IV.阅读理解共16小题每小题2分满分32分阅读下列短文然后从所给四个选项中选出最佳选项并标在试卷的相应位置A.holidayisanydaywhenpeoplelayasidetheirordinarydutiesandcares.ThewordcomesfromOldEnglish.Atfirstholidayshonoredsomeholy神的eventsorpersons.PeopleinGreatBritainandothercountriesspeakofholidaysasAmericansspeakofvacations.Everynationhasitsspecialholidays.ChinaobservesNewYear’sDayJanuary1MayDayandNationalDayaslegal法定的holidaysasitwasonOct.11949thatPeople’sRepublicofChinawasfoundeD.TheChinesehavelongcelebratedtheChineselunaryear.IntheUnitedStatescongress国会hasdeclared宣告severalaslegaldayssuchasNewYear'sDayJanuary1MartinLutherKingJr.’sBirthdayWashington'sBirthdayThanksgivingDayandChristmasDayandsoon.SomeholidayscelebratespecialeventsinthedevelopmentofacountrysuchasGreece’sIndependenceDayItaly’sLiberationDayandIndia’sIndependenceDay.IntheUnitedStatesbanksandschoolsusuallycloseonalegalholiday.WhensuchaholidayfallsonSundaythefollowingMondayisoftenobserveD.Schoolsandorganizationsoftenobservedaysknownastraditionalholidaysalthoughschoolsandbusinessesdonotclosethen.ThoseholidaysincludeValentine'sDayandHalloween.1.Whichofthefollowingholidayshasnothingtodowithacountry’sdevelopment?A.China’sNationalDayB.Valentine’sDayC.Italy’sLiberationDayD.America’sIndependenceDay2.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat_________.A.ChinesewillnolongerobservetheSpringFestivalB.studentsdon’thavetogotoschoolonanyholidayC.ChineseandAmericansshareatleastoneholidayD.Americanscaneasilydrawmoneyfrombanksonlegaldays3.InthesentenceChinaobservesNewYear’sDayJanuary1observesmeans_____.A.praisesB.spendsC.celebratesD.cares4.IfalegalholidayfallsonSundaypeopleusuallycelebrateon_________.A.SundayB.thefollowingSundayC.thefollowingMondayD.thefollowingTuesday

SECTIONBDirections:ReadthefollowingpassagE.Answerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageandtherequiredwordslimit.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.Chinesecuisine菜肴iswidelyknownandenjoyedintheworlD.ButthereisoneinterestingconceptconcerningChinesefoodwhichisalmostunheardofintheWestandwhichisbecomingincreasinglyignoredbytheyouthoftheEast-theancientcustomoftonicfooD.Tonicfoodisfoodwhichisconsumedtoimproveone’swell-beingorstaveoffsicknessparticularlyattimeswhenoneismorelikelytofallill.Forinstanceitwasoncethecustomfornewmotherstoeatasesame-oilhotpoteverydayforthefirstmonthaftergivingbirth.Itwasbelievedthatthisdishwouldbenefitthemusclesreducepainimprovecirculationstimulatesweatingandwarmthebody.InfactsomeWesterntheoriesofhealtharesimilartothebeliefsinChinesetonicfoodalthougheachtakesadifferentpathtowardtheverysamegoal.Westernmedicineactuallyrecommendssomeoftheexactsameingredientsthatmakeuptonicfoods.Sesameoilcanprovidelotsofcaloriesandchickenmeatisparticularlyhighinprotein.AnyWesterndoctorshouldbehappytosuggestsuchaChinesedishafterchildbirth.Theelderlyweakandyoungcanalsobenefitgreatlyfromtonicfoodsespeciallyduringthewinter.SomefoodssuchasgoatmeatandspinachareseenashotwhileotherssuchasChinesecabbageandradishareseenascolD.OneshouldbecarefulnottoeattoomuchofeitherhotorcoldfooD.Howeverhowmuchhotorcoldfoodoneshouldeatdependsonthetimeoftheyearhowthefoodispreparedandwhatitispreparedwithandtheindividual’shealth.WarmorcooltonicfoodsarestronglyrecommendeD.Thechoicesforwarmandcoolfoodsrangefromsimpleseacucumbertothedelicacyofbird’snestsoupdependingontheindividual’seconomiccircumstances.TheconceptoftonicfoodisfarfromlosingcredibilityeitherwithWesternersorpractitionersofmodernmedicinE.Forexampleupuntiltwoyearsagotonicfoodswereaddedtothemealsservedatarenownedhospital.1.WhatattitudedotheyoungintheEastholdtowardstonicfood?不超过5个词________________________________________________________________________________2.WhyaresomeWesterntheoriesofhealthconsideredsimilartotheChinesebeliefsintonicfood?不超过11个词_______________________________________________________________________________3.ListfourfactorsdecidingtheamountoftonicfooD.不超过20个词_______________________________________________________________________________4.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?不超过6个词______________________________________________________________________________

AfteryearsofhearingdriverscomplainaboutscratchesontheircarsJapan’sNissanMotorCompanyhasofficiallyannouncedthenextbigthing—apaintthatnotonlyresistsscratchesandscrapesbutactuallyrepairsitselfwithinafewdays.ThenewmaterialdevelopedbyNipponPaintCompanycontainsanelasticrubbery-likeresin弹性树脂thatisabletohealminormarkscausedbycarwashequipmentparkinglotencountersroaddebris石头碎片orevenon-purposedestruction.Theautomakeradmitsitsresultsvarydependingonthetemperatureandthedepthofthedamagebutaddsthisistheonlypaintlikeitintheworldandtestsproveitworks.Minorscratchesthemostcommontypearesaidtoslowlyfadeoveraboutaweek.Andoncethey’regonethereisnotracethattheywereevertherE.ThespecialpaintissaidtolastforatleastthreeyearsafteritisfirstappliedbutthereisnowordyetonwhethermorecanbeaddedafterthatperioD.Nissanclaimscarwashesaretheworstoffendersforthistypeofdamageaccountingforatleast80percentofallincidents.Butthecompleteauto-healingwon’tcomewithoutscratchingyourwallet.Thevehiclemakernotesthespecialpaintaddsabout$100UStothepriceofacar.ItplanstouseitsnewchemicalmixtureonlyonitsX-TrailSUVsinJapanfornowasitlooksforamorewidespreadpresentation.Andwhileplanstoofferthefeatureoverseashaven’tbeenmadeyetifit’sahitthereyoucanbealmostsuremarketforceswilldriveittotheseshoresaswell.Fromthearticlewecanfindthat_________.A.thepainthasalreadybeenusedoncarsbynowB.itbeatsotherproductsofitskindinitslengthyeffectC.cardamageismainlycausedbyscratchesandscrapesD.marketingthispaintinEuropeisnotunderwayThepaintusedoncarscan_________.A.last3yearsbeforeitisreappliedagainB.fadeonlyinafewdaysC.helptoprotectminorpaintdamageD.reducecarscrapeincidentsto20percentWhatdoestheunderlinedpartreferto?A.certainmodelsofNissanB.nameforonekindofpaintC.somewhereinJapanD.awordstandingforacar-dealerstoreWhatcanbeinferredfromthearticle?A.ThepaintwasdevelopedbyNissanMotorCompany.B.Thepaintmightworkbetterinsummerthaninwinter.C.ThemarkonthecarcoulddisappearassoonasthepainisapplieD.D.ThepaintisverypopularinJapan.

IntensiveCoursesforTeachersofEnglishplusTeachingKnowledgeTestTKTPreparationWhoistheTeachingKnowledgeTestTKTfor?Anglo-Continentalhasdeveloped2to4weekcoursespreparingcandidatesfortheUniversityofCambridge'sTKTtodeveloptheknowledgeandteachingskillsofpeoplewhoteachEnglishtoprimarysecondaryandadultlearnersandalsopeoplewhoareinterestedinteachingasacareer.Thisqualificationwillhelpyoutounderstand:differentmethodologiesforteachingthe'languageofteaching'thewaysinwhichresourcescanbeusedthekeyaspectsoflessonplanningclassroommanagementmethodsfordifferentneedsClickheretogototheofficialCambridgeESOLwebsitefortheTKThttp://www.cambridgeesolorg/exams/teaching-awards/tkthtmlClickherefortheTKTCourseSchedule2010http://www.anglo-continentalcom/elv/uk/forms/TKT/TKTCourse2010.pdfWhatdoestheTKTinvolve?ThemethodologyandlanguageawarenesslessonscoverfourTKTmodules:Module1--LanguageandbackgroundtolanguagelearningandteachingDescribinglanguageandlanguageskillsUsingaccurateterminology术语FactorsaffectinghowalearnerlearnsComparingandevaluatingdifferenttypesoflessonsModule2--PlanninglessonsanduseofresourcesforlanguageteachingPlanningandpreparingalessonorsequenceoflessonsSelectionanduseofresourcesandmaterialsModule3--ManagingtheteachingandlearningprocessTeachers'andlearners'languageintheclassroomClassroommanagementTKTKALModule--KnowledgeaboutlanguageKnowledgeofthelanguagesystemslexisphonologygrammardiscourseneededbyteachersforplanningandteachingtheirlessonsAwarenessofthelanguageneedsoflearnersandthedifficultiesinvolvedinlearningasecondlanguageEachmoduleconsistsof80objectivemultiplechoicequestionsandtakes80minutestocompletE.A.successfultraineewillreceiveaUniversityofCambridgeESOLCertificatestatingthathe/shehaspassedthemodules.A.UniversityofCambridgeESOLqualificationwillimproveateacher'sconfidencepersonaldevelopmentandjobprospects.68.WhoistheTeachingKnowledgeTestTKTfor?A.CandidatesfortheUniversityofCambridge'sTKT.B.Studentsinprimarysecondaryanduniversities.C.AdultlearnersaimingtoteachEnglishabroaD.D.InternationalstudentsstudyinginAnglo-Continental.69.Whichofthefollowingisexcludedinthemethodologiesoftheintensivecourses?A.TeachinghowtoteachlanguagE.B.Teachinghowtoplanlessons.C.Teachinghowtomanageclassroom.D.Teachinghowtodowellinexams.70.Inwhichmodulecanyoulearnhowtoanalyzethelearningdifficultiesofnon-nativelearnersofEnglish?A.Module1.B.Module2.C.Module3.D.TKTKALModulE.71.WhatcanthetraineeexpectwiththeUniversityofCambridgeESOLqualification?A.Hecanbelievehecandoeverything.B.Hecanfindmorejobopportunities.C.Hecanpassthemodulesmoreeasily.D.Hecanpaylessmoneytothecourses.

TheAppleiPhone’simpactwaswidelyevident明显的attheConsumerElectronicsShowasnewtouch－screendevicescouldbefoundeverywherE.TheconsumerelectronicsindustrycameunbuttonedinLasVegasthisweek.AttheannualConsumerElectronicsShowcompaniesfromaroundtheworldunveiledmanydevicesboasting以拥有而自豪touch–sensitivetechnologyratherthantraditionalpush-buttoncontrols.MotorolaSonyandLGElectronicsallshowedofftouch-screenphonesthisweek.MicrosoftChairmanBillGatespraisedandofferedatouch-screencomputertheSurfacerelatedtoaflatpanelTVforatabletop.EvencameramakerssuchasKodakincludedtouch-screenLCDsintheirdevices.Touch-screentechhasbeeninuseforyearsbutthepushtodevelopandweaveitintoconsumerelectronicsgatheredsteamwiththeJuneintroductionofApple’siPhonE.Thetouch-screenindustryisreallygettinghotsaysJenniferColegroveasenioranalystatiSuppli.SincetheiPhonecameouttherearealotofcompaniesthatdidnothavearelationshipwithtouchscreensbeforethatdecided‘OKIwanttomakeatouchscreentoo.’Thetouch－screentechecosystemnowincludesmorethan100companiesspecializingineverythingfromsmudge-proof防污的screenstosensors传感器abletodetectfingersbeforetheyevencontactthescreen.Salesofleadingtouch-screentechnologiessuchasthoseusedinmobilephonesandnavigation航行devicesareexpectedtoriseto$4.4billionin2012upfrom$2.4billionin2006accordingtoiSuppliestimates.WhatdidthewriterthinkabouttheAppleiPhoneA.TheAppleiPhonewasbeautiful.B.TheAppleiPhonewaspopular.C.TheAppleiPhonewasexpensivE.D.TheAppleiPhonewasattractivE.WhatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordunveiledinthesecondparagraphA.InventeD.B.UnlockeD.C.DiscovereD.D.ShoweD.Thetouch-screentechwasusedinconsumerelectronicsmainlybecauseof_______.A.traditionalpush-buttoncontrolsB.MicrosoftChairmanBillGatesC.theintroductionofApple’siPhoneD.thetouch-screentechecosystemWhatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Thetouch-screentechnologywilldisappear.B.Thetouch-screentechnologywillbereplacedbytraditionalpush-buttoncontrols.C.Thetouch-screentechnologywillbeasimportantastraditionalpush-buttoncontrols.D.Thetouch-screentechnologywillbemorewidelyusedinelectronicsdevices.

WhenwedonatebloodasmallamountisusuallytakeninadvanceforatleastABOandPhsystemstyping.IfyouareO+theOisyourABOtypeandthe+isyourRhtypE.ItispossibletobeABABorOaswellasRh+orRh-.TheABOsystemwasdiscoveredbyKarlLandsteinerintheearly1900s.HewasawardedtheNobelPrizeforhisachievements.TherearefourbasictypesofbloodintheABOsystem:ABABandO.EverybodyisbornwithoneofthesefourtypesofblooD.Wegetbloodtypejustlikehaircolorandheightfromparents.Becauseofthesubstances物质containedineachtypethefourgroupsmustbetransfusedcarefullyIftwodifferentbloodtypesaremixedtogetheritmayputapersonintoanextremelydangeroussituation.BasicallyA.andB.cannotbemixeD.A.andB.cannotreceiveABbutABmayreceiveA.orB.InanemergencytypeObloodcanbegivenbecauseitismostlikelytobeacceptedbyallbloodtypessoitisoftencalledtheuniversaldonor.Howeverthereisstillarisk.FortheoppositereasonABissometimescalledtheuniversalreceiver.Howeverbecausetherecanbesomanyreactionsinthebloodbankofthehospital.Thereisarelationshipbetweenyourbloodtypeandyournationality.AmongtheEuropeansabout45percenthavetypeOwhile42percenthavetypeA.TherarestistypeAB.OtherraceshavedifferentpercentagE.ForexamplesomeAmericanIndiangroupshavenearly100percenttypeOoutof100donorsintheworld84donorsareRh+16donorsareRh-38areO+7areO-34areA+6areA-9areB+2areB-3areAB+1isAB-1.Whichofthefollowingshownthecorrectrelationshipsinbloodtransfusions?A.BA.B.A.B.A.BABOABOABOABOA.B.C.D2.Theunderlinedwordtransfusemostprobablymeans________.A.toputthebloodintoacontainerB.tomovethebloodfromoneplacetoanotherOC.toputthebloodofonepersonintothebodyofanotherD.togivepowertoanotherperson3.ThewritersuggeststhatthethirdmostcommonbloodtypeamongtheEuropeansis______.A.B.B.A.C.ABD.O4Thetextmainlytellsus______.A.aboutthebasictypesofhumanbloodB.whatkindofbloodisthemostcommonC.aboutKarlLandsteinerwhowontheNobelPrizeD.therelationshipbetweenbloodtypeandnationality

EverynightforayearNeilSimmonsquietlywentoutofhishousE.Hewantedtotalktoanowlsettlingforthenightattheendofhisgarden.Hemadeowlcrieslikearealwildowl猫头鹰andwashappytohearthebirdhooting大声叫嚣backtohim.LastyearFredCornesmovedinnextdoor.Heheardanowlhootingandansweredback.For12monthstheneighborsgotintothebackgardensoftheirhomesthinkingtheyweretalkingwithnaturE.Mr.SimmonskeptadiaryofallhistalkswithhisbirdfrienD.Theywouldbothbeoutagaintonightifitwasn’tforachancetalkbetweentheirwives.Mr.SimmonssaiD.MywifeKimwastellingFred’swifeWendyaboutmyowlwatchinganddescribedhowIgotthebirdstobootback.Shesaid‘That’sfunny—that’sjustwhatFredhasbeendoing.’ThenthepennydroppedIfeltsuchafoolwhenIfoundout.Thetroubleisthatowlcallsaren’texactlythesameandit’seasytomakeamistakE.Mr.CornessaidI’mreallyflattered过奖.Ididn’tknowIsoundedsoreal.IlovenatureandIcouldn’tresisthootingattheowls.Iwasveryexcitedwhentheyhootedback.I’msorrythatIwasfoolingmyneighborwhowasfoolingmE.45.Afterthetalkbetweenthewivesthetwomenwouldprobably_________.A.stopobservingowlsB.notstayuphootingagainC.notenterthebackgardenagainD.makenomistakesaboutwildowlcries46.ThenthepennydroppeD.mostprobablymeansThen__________.A.IunderstoodB.everybodyknewaboutitC.IheardthenoiseD.nomoneywaspaid47.Mr.Simmonsfeltupsetaboutthewholethingbecause__________.A.allhiseffortsseemedtobemeaninglessB.hiswifeletouthissecretbychanceC.gardenowlshootedsodifferentlyD.Fredhadbeendoingthesame48.Thetextsuggeststhat__________.A.NailseldomheardnaturalowlcallsB.theowlneverhootedbacktoNeilC.FredwasalwaysgoodatpleasingowlsD.owlwatchingisnolongerinterestingtoFred

Fivethousandyearsagopeoplethoughtthatillnessesweretheresultofevillivinginhumanbodies.Theyalsobelievedthatgodsandsuperiorspiritswerepunishingpeoplethroughdiseases.Thepracticeofmagicandwitchcraft巫术waspopularamongmanytribesandcharms符咒andimagesofgodstodriveawaytheevilspiritswereoftenuseD.Peoplealsostartedusingherbal草药的medicineandbytrialanderror反复试验不断摸索learnedhowtocurestomachachesandfevers.Theyhadawitchdoctorinthecommunity.HewouldtreatpeoplewithsimpleherbalmedicineandmagiC.EarlymedicinewaspracticedthewaynorthtribalIndiansdidhundredsofyearsagoandthewaysometribespracticeittoday.TheancientChinesebelievedthatthebodywasruledbytwoforceswhichtheycalledyinandyang.ThebodywouldbecomeillifoneforceovercametheotherandthebalancebetweenthemwaschangeD.Acupuncture针刺疗法wasthewaytobringbackthebalancebetweenthetwo.AlsosandpaintingwasanimportantpartofNavahomedicinE.Themedicinemanpaintslooselyuponthefloorofanearth-coveredhousewheretheceremonytakesplaceoronabuckskin鹿皮orapieceofclothbylettingthecoloredsandsflowthroughhisfingerswithcontrolandskill.AncientMesopotamiansbelievedthatdiseasescomeeitherfromanevilspiritoraphysicalproblemsuchasworms.Thedoctorwoulddecidefromwhichsourcetheillnesshascomefromandsendthepatienteithertoaherbalistortoawitchdoctor.EgyptianshadaveryadvancedmedicinE.Theywouldsometimesrelyonthegod’spowertoreceivehealingbuttheyalsotreatedillnessesandoperatedonminorhealthproblemslikesnakebites.Theysuckedthebloodfromthewoundandboundtheaffectedlimbtostopthepoisonfromspreading.66.Thepracticeofmagicandwitchcraftwaspopularinancienttimesbecause________.A.peoplecouldavoidbeingpunishedbygodsandsuperiorspiritsbydoingthis.B.peoplethoughttheycouldavoidgettingdiseasesinthisway.C.peoplebelievedtheevilspiritscouldbedrivenawayinthisway.D.peopleoftengotdiseasesandthiswaywasveryeffectivE.67.Howmanyplacesarementionedwhereearlymedicineexistedinthepassage?A.ThreE.B.Four.C.FivE.D.Six.68.FromParagraph2wecanlearnthat________.A.peoplecancurelotsofdiseasesbycombiningherbalmedicineandmagiC.B.herbalmedicineissoeffectivethatitcancureallkindsofdiseases.C.witchdoctorstreatedpeopleonlywithherbalmedicinE.D.peopletriedlotsoftimestocureillnesseswithherbalmedicinE.69.AncientChinesepeoplebelievedthat________.A.diseasesweretheresultofevillivinginhumanbodies.B.peoplewouldfallillifthebalanceinhumanbodieswasdisturbeD.C.amedicinemancouldcurepeople’sdiseasesbysandpainting.D.diseasesnotonlycamefromevilspiritsbutalsowerephysicalproblems70.Thepassagemainlytellsus________.A.whyancientpeoplebecameill.B.aboutthemostadvancedmedicineinancienttimes.C.aboutthedevelopmentofherbalmedicinE.D.howancientpeoplecuredtheirdiseases.

TeadrinkingwascommoninChinafornearlyonethousandyearsbeforeanyoneinEuropehadeverheardaboutteA.PeopleinBritainweremuchslowerinfindingoutwhatteawaslikemainlybecauseteawasveryexpensivE.ItcouldnotbeboughtinshopsandeventhosepeoplewhocouldaffordtohaveitsentfromHollanddidsoonlybecauseitwasafashionablecuriosity.Someofthemwerenotsurehowtouseit.Theythoughtitwasavegetableandtriedcookingtheleaves.Thentheyservedthemmixedwithbutterandsalt.Theysoondiscoveredtheirmistakebutmanypeopleusedtospreadtheusedtealeavesonbreadandgivethemtotheirchildrenassandwiches.TearemainedrareandveryexpensiveinEnglanduntiltheshipsoftheEastIndiaCompanybegantobringitdirectfromChinaearlyintheseventeenthcentury.Duringthenextfewyearssomuchteacameintothecountrythatthepricefellandmanypeoplecouldaffordtobuyit.AtthesametimepeopleontheContinentwerebecomingmoreandmorefondofteA.UntilthenteahadbeendrunkwithoutmilkinitbutonedayafamousFrenchladynamedMadamedeSevignedecidedtoseewhatteatastedlikewhenmilkwasaddeD.Shefounditsopleasantthatshewouldneveragaindrinkitwithoutmilk.Becauseshewassuchagreatladyherfriendsthoughttheymustcopyeverythingshedidsotheyalsodranktheirteawithmilkinit.SlowlythishabitspreaduntilitreachedEnglandandtodayonlyveryfewBritonsdrinkteawithoutmilk.Atfirstteawasusuallydrunkafterdinnerintheevening.Nooneeverthoughtofdrinkingteaintheafternoonuntiladuchess公爵夫人foundthatacupofteaandapieceofcakeatthreeorfouro’clockstoppedhergettingasinkingfeelingasshecalledit.Sheinvitedherfriendstohavethisnewmealwithherandsotea-timewasborn.59.WhichofthefollowingistrueoftheintroductionofteaintoBritain?A.TheBritonsgotexpensiveteafromIndiA.B.TeareachedBritainfromHollanD.C.TheBritonswerethefirstpeopleinEuropewhodrankteA.D.Itwasnotuntilthe17thcenturythattheBritonshadteA.60.Thispassagemainlydiscusses____________.A.thehistoryofteadrinkinginBritainB.howteabecameapopulardrinkinBritainC.howtheBritonsgotthehabitofdrinkingteaD.howtea-timewasborn61.TeabecameapopulardrinkinBritain____________.A.intheeighteenthcenturyB.inthesixteenthcenturyC.intheseventeenthcenturyD.inthelateseventeenthcentury62.WemayinferfromthepassagethatthehabitofdrinkingteainBritainwasmostlyduetotheinfluenceof_________.A.afamousFrenchladyB.theancientChineseC.theuppersocialclassD.peopleinHolland

OurplanwastodriveintoCambridgecatchthe7:34traintoLiverpoolStreetStationthentoseparateandmeetagainforlunch.WeshouldhavearrivedatLiverpoolat9:19butduetoatypicalLondonfogthetrainhadtomovealongsoslowlythatitwasnotuntil10:30thatitgottherE.InspiteofourlatearrivalJoanmywife’ssisterdecidedthatshewouldgotoseetheCrownJewelsintheTowerofLondonwhilewewentshopping.Itwasonlyafterhersisterhaddisappearedintothefogthatmywiferealizedthatwehadn’tdecidedwhereweshouldmeetforlunch.SinceIhadourthreeticketsfortheconcertinmypocketthiswasindeedaproblem.ThereseemedtobenothingwecoulddoexcepttakingataxitotheTowerofLondonandtrytofindhertherE.Needlesstosaywedidn’tfindher.Itwasnowoneo’clockandtheconcertbeganat2:30.Perhapsshewillthinkofwaitingoutsidetheconcerthallsuggestedmywifehopefully.Bythistimethefogwassothickthatroadtraffichadtostopandtheonlywaytogettherewasbyundergroundrailway.HandinhandwefeltourwayalongtheroadtowherewethoughttheneareststationshouldbE.Anhourlaterwewerestilltryingtofindit.JustasIwasabouttolosemytempercompletelywhenwemetablindmantappinghiswayconfidentlythroughthefog.WithhishelpwefoundTowerHilltubestationjustfiftyyardsdowntheroaD.Bynowitwasfartoolateeventotrytogettotheconcerthallbeforetheperformancebeganat2:30sowedecidedtoreturntoCambridgE.Ittooksevenlonghoursinsteadoftheusualtwotomakethatjourney.Norwereweabletogetanyfoodanddrinkonthetrain.Tiredandhungrywefinallyreachedhomeattenopeningthedoortothesoundofthetelephonebell.ItwasJoan;shehadseentheCrownJewelshadmanagedtogetanotherticketforconcertandhadhadawonderfuldinneratarestaurantnearthehotelwhereshedecidedtostayforthenight.Nowshewasringingtodiscoverwhetherwehadhadanequallysuccessfulday.WhywasJoanseparatedfromhersisterandherbrother-in-law?A.theycouldnotseeeachotherbecauseofthefog.B.JoanhadnotseenCrownJewels.C.TheyplannedtododifferentthingsuntillunchtimE.D.Thewriterdidn’twanttogototheconcert.Whatdidthewriterplantodointheafternoon?A.Gototheconcert.B.SeetheCrownJewels.C.ReturntoCambridgE.D.Goshopping.Thereasonwhytheydidn’tallmeetforlunchwasthat_______.A.TheylosttheirwayinthefogB.theyforgottomakenecessaryarrangementC.theywaitedatdifferentplacesanddidn’tmeeteachotherD.thecouplecouldn’tfindtheundergroundstationIt’squiteclearthatforJoanthetriptoLondonhadbeen________.A.spiltbythefogB.quitetiringC.ratherdisappointingD.veryenjoyable

Wouldyoueatareadymealfromthefridgeratherthancookfromscratch?Haveyoubeendoinginternetshoppingratherthangoingtothestores?Whatcan'tyoubebotheredtodo?A.studyintohowlazyBritishpeoplearehasfoundmorethanhalfofadultsaresolazythey'dcatchtheliftratherthanclimbtwoflightsofstairs.Justover2000peoplewerequizzedbyindependentresearchersatNuffieldHealthBritain'slargesthealthcharity.Theresultswereastonishing.Aboutoneinsixpeoplesurveyedsaidiftheirremotecontrolwasbrokentheywouldcontinuewatchingthesamechannelratherthangetup.Morethanonethirdofthosequestionedsaidtheywouldnotruntocatchabus.Worryinglyofthe654respondentswithchildren64%saidtheywereoftentootiredtoplaywiththem.Thisledthereporttoconcludethatit'snowonderthatoneinsixchildrenintheUKareclassifiedasobeseveryfatbeforetheystartschool.DrSarahDaunceymedicaldirectorofNuffieldHealthsaid:Peopleneedtogetfitternotjustfortheirownsakebutforthesakeoftheirfamiliesfriendsandevidentlytheirpetstoo.Ifwedon'tstarttotakecontrolofthisproblemawholegenerationwillbecometoounfittoperformeventhemostrudimentaryoftasks.AndScotland'slargestcityGlasgowwasshamedasthemostinactivecityintheUKwith75%surveyedadmittingtheydonotgetenoughexercisefollowedcloselybyBirminghamandSouthamptonbothwith67%.TheresultscauseseriouschallengesfortheNationalHealthServicewhereobesity-relatedillnessessuchasheartdiseaseandcancerhavebeenonasteadyincreaseforthepast40yearsandarecostingbillionsofpoundseveryyear.71.WhatcauseschildrenintheUKtobeobese?A.EatingreadymealB.WatchingTVC.DoingInternetshoppingD.Beinglazy72.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Britishpeoplearetoolazytodoanything.B.Internetshoppingwilldoharmtoyourhealth.C.ManypeoplewouldnotruntocatchabusinBritain.D.Peopleshouldbemoreactiveandtakeregularexercisetokeepfit.73.WhichofthefollowingisNottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.OnesixthofBritishpeopleuseremotecontrolwhenwatchingTV.B.Peoplewillbenefitnotonlythemselvesbuttheirfamiliesbygettingfit.C.Fatnesscancausediseasessuchasheartdiseaseandcancer.D.Morepeoplegetobesity-relatedillnessesnowthan40yearsago.74.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordrudimentarymostprobablymean?A.basicB.seriousC.vitalD.hard75.AllthefollowingareamongthemostlazycitiesintheUKexcept___________.A.GlasgowB.BirminghamC.NuffieldD.Southampton

Inbringingupchildreneveryparentwatcheseagerlythechild'sacquisition学会ofeachnewskillinthefirstspokenwordsthefirstindependentstepsorthebeginningofreadingandwriting.ItisoftentemptingtohurrythechildbeyondhisnaturallearningratebutthiscansetupdangerousfeelingsoffailureandstatesofworryinthechilD.ThismighthappenatanystagE.A.babymightbeforcedtouseatoilettooearlyayoungchildmightbeencouragedtolearntoreadbeforeheknowsthemeaningofthewordshereads.Ontheotherhandthoughifachildisleftalonetoomuchorwithoutanylearningopportunitiesheloseshisnaturalenthusiasmforlifeandhisdesiretofindoutnewthingsforhimself.Parentsvarygreatlyintheirdegreeofstrictnesstowardstheirchildren.Somemaybeespeciallystrictinmoneymatters.Othersaresevere严格的overtimeofcominghomeatnightorpunctualityformeals.Ingeneralthecontrolsrepresenttheneedsoftheparentsandthevaluesofthecommunityasmuchasthechild'sownhappiness.Asregardsthedevelopmentofmoralstandardsinthegrowingchildconsistency一致性isveryimportantinparentalteaching.Toforbidathingonedayandexcuseitthenextisnofoundationformorality道德.Alsoparentsshouldrealizethatexampleisbetterthanprecept.Iftheyarenotsincereanddonotpracticewhattheypreach说教theirchildrenmaygrowconfusedwhentheygrowoldenoughtothinkforthemselvesandrealizetheyhavebeentosomeextentfooleD.A.suddenawarenessofamarkeddifferencebetweentheirparents'principles原则andtheirmoralscanbeadangerousdisappointment.76.Eagerlywatchingthechild'sacquisitionofnewskills___________.A.shouldbeavoidedB.isuniversalamongparentsC.setsupdangerousstatesofworryinthechildD.willmakethechildloseinterestinlearningnewthings77.Intheprocessofchildren'slearningnewskillsparents________.A.shouldencouragethemtoreadbeforetheyknowthemeaningofthewordstheyreadB.shouldexpectalotofthechildrenC.shouldachieveabalancebetweenpushingthemtoohardandleavingthemontheirown.D.shouldcreateasmanylearningopportunitiesaspossiblE.78.Thesecondparagraphmainlytellsusthat___________.A.parentsshouldbestrictwiththeirchildrenB.parentalcontrolsreflectonlythevaluesofthecommunityC.parentalrestrictionsvaryandarenotalwaysforthebenefitofthechildrenaloneD.it'sparents'andsociety'sdutytocontrolthechildren79.ThewordpreceptinParagraph3probablymeans___________.A.opinionB.punishmentC.behaviorD.instruction80.Intermsofmoralmattersparentsshould_________.A.followtherulesthemselvesB.beawareofthehugedifferencebetweenadultsandchildrenC.forbidtheirchildrentodoanythingD.alwaysensurethesecurityoftheirchildren

Whentravelingabroaditiswisetocarryyourmoneyintraveler'schecksbecausechecksareprotectedagainstlossortheft.Ifyourchecksarelostorstolentheissuingauthoritywillrefund赔偿yourmoney.Notonlyaretheysafetheyarealsoconvenient.TheyareavailableindifferentcurrenciesandtheycanbecashedatmostbanksthroughouttheworlD.Mostshopshotelsandrestaurantsalsoacceptthem.Traveler'schecksareveryeasytousE.WhenyoucollectthemyousigneachcheckoncE.Thecashierenterstheamountinyourpassport.Whenyoucashyousigneachcheckagain.Thecashierwillusuallyasktoseeyourpassportagaintoo.Togettraveler'schecksyouusuallygotoyourbank.Theycanbepaidincashorinotherways.LargeamountshowevermustbeorderedinadvancE.Forthesafetyandconvenienceoftraveler'schecksyouarechargedtwocommissions佣金酬劳:aninsurancecommissionwhenyoubuythemandanencashmentcommissionwhenyoucashthem.Itissuitabletomakeanoteoftheserialnumbersofyourchecks.Keepthisseparatefromyourtraveler'schecks.词数191Peopleliketocarrytheirmoneyintraveler’scheckswhentravelingabroadbecause______A.theycannotbelostorstolenB.theycanbeusedanywhereC.theyaresafeandhandyD.theycansavetravelersplentyofmoneyIfyourtraveler'schecksarelostorstolenwhowillrefundyou?A.Theauthoritythatissuesyouthepassport.B.Theinsurancecompany.C.Thebankwhereyoubuyyourchecks.D.Thetravelagencythatarrangesyourtravel.Yousignyourtraveler’scheckforthesecondtimeinorderto________.A.getyourpassportB.cashitC.claiminsuranceD.payforcommissionWhichofthefollowingstatementisTRUE?A.Youneednotpayacommissionforthesafetyofyourtraveler’schecks.B.Peopleusuallygettraveler’schecksfromforeignbanks.C.Traveler’scheckscanbeexchangedforthemoneyofthecountryyouvisit.D.Youcannotgetyourpassportuntilyougetyourtraveler’schecks.

Youarewatchingafilminwhichtwomenarehavingafight.TheyhitoneanotherharD.Atthestarttheyonlyfightwiththeirfists.Butsoontheybeginhittingoneanotherovertheheadswithchairs.Andsoitgoesonuntiloneofthemencrashes撞击throughawindowandfallsthirtyfeettothegroundbelow.Heisdead！Ofcourseheisn'treallydeaD.Withanyluckheisn'tevenhurt.Why?Becausethemenwhofalloutofhighwindowsorjumpfromfastmovingtrainswhocrashcarsorevencatchfireareprofessionals专业人士.Theydothisforaliving.Thesemenarecalledstuntmen.Thatistosaytheyperformtricks.Therearetwosidestotheirwork.Theyactuallydomostofthethingsyouseeonthescreen.Forexampletheyfallfromahighbuilding.Howevertheydonotfallontohardgroundbutontoemptycardboardboxescoveredwithamattress床垫.Againwhentheyhitoneanotherwithchairsthechairsaremadeofsoftwoodandwhentheycrashthroughwindowstheglassismadeofsugar!Butalthoughtheirworkdependsontrickofthissortitalsorequiresahighdegreeofskillandtraining.Oftenastuntman'ssuccessdependsoncarefultiming.Forexamplewhenheisblownupinabattlescenehehastojumpoutofthewayoftheexplosionjustattherightmoment.Naturallystuntmenarewellpaidfortheirworkbuttheyleaddangerouslives.TheyoftengetseriouslyinjuredandsometimeskilleD.A.Norwegianstuntmanforexampleskiedovertheedgeofacliffathousandfeethigh.Hisparachute降落伞failedtoopenandhewaskilleD.Inspiteofalltherisksthisisnolongeraprofessionformenonly.Mennolongerdressupaswomenwhenactresseshavetoperformsomedangerousactionfornowadaystherearestuntgirlstoo!Stuntmenarethosewho______.A.oftendressupaswomenB.prefertoleaddangerouslivesC.oftenperformseemingly表面上dangerousactionsD.oftenfighteachotherfortheirlivesStuntmenearntheirlivingby______.A.playingtheirdirtytricksB.sellingtheirspecialskillsC.jumpingoutofhighwindowsD.jumpingfromfastmovingtrainsWhenastuntmanfallsfromahighbuilding______.A.heneedslittleprotectionB.hewillbecoveredwithamattressC.hislifeisendangeredD.hissafetyisgenerallyallrightWhichofthefollowingisthemainfactor因素ofasuccessfulperformance?A.Strength.B.Exactness.C.SpeeD.D.Power.Whatcanbeinferredfromtheauthor'sexampleoftheNorwegianstuntman?A.Sometimesanaccidentcanoccurtoastuntman.B.Thepercentageofseriousaccidentsishigh.C.Parachutesmustbeofgoodquality.D.Thecliffistoohigh.

A.newweapon武器isonthewayinthefightagainstsmokinginEuropE.Soonwhensmokersbuycigarettestheymightseeashockingphotoofablackenedlungoracancerpatientstaringbackatthemfromthepacket.Someboysmaythinkofsmokingascoolandsexy.Theirfriendswon’tagreewhentheyseetheirpacketsofcigaretteslyingonthetablE.TheEuropeanUnionannouncedthatithadchosen42photosthatshowedthedamagecigarettescoulddotothebodycallingonmembernationstoputthesepicturesonpacketstodiscouragesmokers.Tocatchtheattentionofteenagersthespecialpacketswarnoflong-termmedicaldangerslikecancer.Short-termeffectslikebadskinarealsoonthelist.Thetruefaceofsmokingisdiseasedeathandhorror.ThatisthemessageweshouldsendtotheyoungsaidDavidByrneanEUhealthofficial.Hopefullythesepictureswillshockstudentsoutoftheirloveforcigarettes.TheEUheadofficehopedthepictureswouldworkbetterthancurrent当前writtenwarningsonpacksofcigarettes.Thewarningsincludedsmokingkillsandsmokingcanleadtoaslowandpainfuldeath.SofarIrelandandBelgiumhaveshowninterestinthephotos.Canadahasusedsimilarpicturesandwarningsoncigarettepackssince2000.Thecountryhasrecentlyseenafallinthenumberofsmokers.AccordingtostudiessmokingisthesinglebiggestcauseofavoidabledeathsintheEU.Everyyearmorethan650000smokersdiemorethanonepersonaminutE.BysayinganewweaponisonthewaythewritermeanstheEUisgoingtohave_____.A.thetruefaceofsmokingshowneverywhereB.shockingphotosprintedoncigarettepacketsC.writtenwarningsprintedonthecigarettepacksD.picturesputupwherecigarettesaresoldThepictureschosenbytheEUaresupposedtomainlyworkon_____.A.youngsmokersB.smokersinIrelandandBelgiumC.malesmokersD.youngsmokers’friendsWhatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.CanadahasbeenthefirsttousetheEU’sweapon.B.Mostsmokersdon’tquitebelievethewrittenwarnings.C.Thenewformofwarninghasalreadybeenprovedtowork.D.SmokinghascausedmoredeathsthananythingelseintheEU.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.SmokingIsCoolAndSexy.B.A.NewWeapontoFightSmoking.C.YoungSmokersinTheEU.D.DeathsfromSmoking.

Thewaypeopleholdtothebeliefthatafun-filledpainfreelifeequalshappinessactuallyreducestheirchancesofeverattainingrealhappiness.Iffunandpleasureareequaltohappinessthenpainmustbeequaltounhappiness.Butinfacttheoppositeistrue:moreoftenthannotthingsthatleadtohappinessinvolvesomepain.Asaresultmanypeopleavoidtheveryattemptsthatarethesourceoftruehappiness.Theyfearthepaininevitablybroughtbysuchthingsasmarriageraisingchildrenprofessionalachievementreligiouscommitment承担的义务self-improvement.Askabachelor单身汉whyheresistsmarriageeventhoughhefindsdatingtobelessandlesssatisfying.Ifheishonesthewilltellyouthatheisafraidofmakingacommitment.Forcommitmentisinfactquitepainful.Thesinglelifeisfilledwithfunadventureexcitement.Marriagehassuchmomentsbuttheyarenotitsmostdistinguishingfeatures.Coupleswithinfantchildrenareluckytogetawholenight’ssleeporathree-dayvacation.Idon’tknowanyparentwhowouldchoosethewordfuntodescriberaisingchildren.ButcoupleswhodecidenottohavechildrenneverknowthejoysofwatchingachildgrowuporofplayingwithagrandchilD.Understandingandacceptingthattruehappinesshasnothingtodowithfunisoneofthemostliberatingrealizations.Itliberatestime:nowwecandevotemorehourstoactivitiesthatcangenuinelyincreaseourhappiness.Itliberatesmoney:buyingthatnewcarorthosefancyclothesthatwilldonothingtoincreaseourhappinessnowseemspointless.Anditliberatesusfromenvy:wenowunderstandthatallthosewhoarealwayshavingsomuchfunactuallymaynotbehappyatall.Accordingtotheauthorabachelorresistsmarriagechieflybecause____________.A.heisreluctanttotakeonfamilyresponsibilitiesB.hebelievesthatlifewillbemorecheerfulifheremainssingleC.hefindsmorefunindatingthaninmarriageD.hefearsitwillputanendtoallhisfunadventureandexcitementRaisingchildrenintheauthor’sopinionis____________.A.amoraldutyB.athanklessjobC.arewardingtaskD.asourceofinevitablepainFromthelastparagraphwelearnthatenvysometimesstemsfrom____________.A.hatredB.misunderstandingC.prejudiceD.ignoranceTounderstandwhattruehappinessisonemust____________.A.haveasmuchfunaspossibleduringone’slifetimeB.makeeveryefforttoliberateoneselffrompainC.putupwithpainunderallcircumstancesD.beabletodistinguishhappinessfromfunWhatistheauthortryingtotellus?A.Happinessoftengoeshandinhandwithpain.B.Onemustknowhowtoattainhappiness.C.Itisimportanttomakecommitments.D.Itispainthatleadstohappiness.

IfyouaskpeopletonameonepersonwhohadthegreatesteffectontheEnglishlanguageyouwillgetanswerslikeShakespeareSamuelJohnsonandWebsterbutnoneofthesemenhadanyeffectatallcomparedwithamanwhodidn'tevenspeakEnglish---WilliamtheConqueror.Before1066inthelandwenowcallGreatBritainlivedpeoplebelongingtotwomajorlanguagegroups.Inthewest-centralregionlivedtheWelshwhospokeaCelticlanguageandinnorthlivedtheScotswhoselanguagethoughnotthesameasWelshwasalsoCeltiC.IntherestofthecountrylivedtheSaxonsactuallyamixtureofAnglos-SaxonsandotherGermanicandNordicpeopleswhospokewhatwecallAnglo-SaxonorOldEnglishaGermanicLanguagE.IfthisstateofaffairshadlastedEnglishtodaywouldbeclosetoGerman.Butthisstateofaffairsdidnotlast.In1066theNormansledbyWilliamdefeatedtheSaxonsandbegantheirruleoverEnglanD.ForaboutacenturyFrenchbecametheofficiallanguageofEnglandwhileOldEnglishbecamethelanguageofpeasants.AsaresultEnglishwordsofpolitiesandthelawcomefromFrenchratherthanGerman.InsomecasesmodernEnglishevenshowsadistinction区别betweenupper-classFrenchandlower-classAnglo-Saxoninitswords.WeevenhavedifferentwordsforsomefoodsmeatinparticulardependingonwhetheritisstilloutinfieldsorathomereadytobecookedwhichshowsthefactthattheSaxonpeasantsweredoingthefarmingwhiletheupper-classNormansweredoingmostoftheeating.WhenAmericansvisitEuropeforthefirsttimetheyusuallyfindGermanymoreforeignthanFrancebecausetheGermantheyseeonsignsandadvertisementsseemsmuchmoredifferentfromEnglishthanFrenchdoes.FewrealizethattheEnglishlanguageisactuallyGermanicinitsbeginningandthattheFrenchinfluencesarealltheresultofoneman'sambition.46.ThetwomajorlanguagesspokeninwhatisnowcalledGreatBritainbefore1066were_____.A.WelshandScottishB.NordicandGermanicC.CelticandOldEnglishD.Anglo-SaxonandGermanic47.WhichofthefollowinggroupsofwordsarebyinferencerootedinFrench?A.presidentlawyerbeefB.presidentbreadwaterC.breadfieldsheepD.folkfieldcow48.WhydoesFranceappearlessforeignthanGermanytoAmericansontheirfirstvisittoEurope?A.MostadvertisementsinFranceappearinEnglish.B.theyknowlittleofthehistoryoftheEnglishlanguagE.C.ManyFrenchwordsaresimilartoEnglishones.D.TheyknowFrenchbetterthanGerman.49.Whatisthesubjectdiscussedinthetext?A.ThehistoryofGreatBritain.B.ThesimilarityofGreatBritain.C.TheruleofEnglandbyWilliamtheConqueror.D.TheFrenchinfluencesontheEnglishlanguagE.

Althoughtheweathermen’sforecastsforamonthaheadareonlylittlebetterthanguessworktheyarenowmakinglong-termforecastsintothenextcenturywithgrowingconfidencE.Themaintrendintheworld’sclimateinthecomingyearswillscientistssaybeapredictableresultofman’sactivities.Atthestartoftheindustrialrevolutionnearlytwocenturiesagomansetoffabigexperimentinplanetaryengineering.Unawareofwhathewasdoinghesparednothoughtfortheconsequences.TodaythepossibleoutcomeisalarminglyclearbuttheexperimentisunstoppablE.WithinthelifetimeofmanyofustheEarthmaybecomewarmerthanithasbeenforathousandyears.BythemiddleofthiscenturyitmaybewarmerthanithasbeensincethelastIceAgE.A.warmerclimatemayseemwelcomebutitcouldbringmanydangersdamagestocropsintheworld’smainfood-producingareasfamine饥荒economicinstabilitycivilunrestandevenwar.Inthemuchlongertermmeltingofthegreatice-capsofGreenlandandAntarcticacouldraisesea-levelsthroughouttheworlD.Theaveragesea-levelhasalreadyrisenafootsincetheturnofthelastcenturyandiftheice-capsdisappearcompletelyitwouldrisebynearly200feet.Completemeltingmighttakemanycenturiesbutevenasmallincreaseinsea-levelwouldthreatenlow-lyingpartsoftheworldsuchastheNetherlands.44.Long-termweatherforecastsbeyondtheyear2050mayseemstrangebecause____.A.noneofuswillbealivethenB.weathermencanevenforecastnextmonth’sweathercorrectlyC.weathermencanforecastmuchbetterthantheyusedtoD.noonecanstopengineeringexperiments45.Weathermenbelievethatourfutureclimatewillbethedirectresultof____.A.thebigscientificexperimentB.cleverlong-termforecastsC.themeltingoftheice-capsD.planetschangingcourse46.Oneoftheresultsofawarmerworldclimatecouldbe____.A.anincreaseinfoodproductionB.greaterco-operationbetweencountriesC.thedeathofmillionsofpeoplefromstarvationD.areductionintheamountofoilweuse47.Scientistsarefairlysurethatbytheyear2050_______.A.thesea-levelwillhaverisenobviouslyB.therewillhavebeentheThirdWorldWarC.mostcountrieswillhavebeenfloodedD.thepolarice-capswillhavemeltedcompletely

WecontinueourForeignStudentSeriesonhighereducationintheUnitedStates.Nowyoumoveontocollegelifeonceyouareadmittedtoaschool.ThefirstthingyouneedtovalueisaplacetolivE.Housingpoliciesdifferfromschooltoschool.StudentsmighthavetoliveinadormitoryatleastforthefirstyeartherE.Dormscomeinallsizes.Somehavesuites.SixormorestudentsmayliveinonesuitE.Otherdormshavemanyroomsalongacommonhallwayusuallywithtwostudentsineachroom.Manystudentssaydormitoriesprovidethebestchancetogettoknowotherstudents.AlsodormsgenerallycostlessthanapartmentsorotherhousingnotownedbytheschoolMostcollegesanduniversitiesoffersingle-sexdormsbutusuallymalesandfemalesliveinthesamebuilding.Theymightliveonthesamefloorsandsharethesamecommonbathrooms.TheymayliveinthesameroomonlyiftheyaremarrieD.EdwardSpenceristheassociatevicepresidentforstudentaffairsatVirginiaTechinBlacksburg.HesaysitisimportanttounderstandtherulesofthebuildinginwhichyouwilllivE.Headvisesstudentstoaskquestionsbeforetheydecideabouttheirhousing.Forexampleifastudentrequiresaspecialdietwilltheschoolprovideit?Howmuchprivacycanastudentexpect?Willtheschoolprovideasingleroomifastudentrequestsone?Andwhataboutanyotherspecialneedsthatastudentmighthave?VirginiaTechforexamplehadabanagainstcandlesindorms.Butitchangedthatpolicytoletstudentslightupcandlesforreligiouspurposes.TheuniversityalsohasseveraldormsopenallyearsoforeignstudentshaveaplacetostayduringvacationtimE.60.WhydosomestudentsintheU.S.choosetoliveindormsaccordingtothepassage?A.DormsallowstudentsintheU.S.choosetoliveindormsB.DormsaresaferforstudentstoliveinmostcasesC.DormsofferthechancetomeetotherpeopleandarecheapaswellD.Inmostschoolsstudentsarerequiredtoliveinthedorms61.Thesecondparagraphismainlyabout______A.whatsuitesinAmericanschoolsarelikeB.whatdormsinAmericanschoolsarelikeC.whatdormsareownedbyschoolsD.whenpeoplegettoknoweachother62.WecaninferfromwhatEdwardSpencersaysthat______A.collegesusuallydon’tprovideaspecialdietB.housingrulesdifferfromonebuildingtoanotherC.abanagainstcandlesindormsisnecessaryD.theU.S.collegealwayssatisfiesstudents’requests63.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.PlacestoliveinU.S.collegesB.housingpolicesintheU.SC.AdvantagesofdormitoriesD.Rulesofsingle-sexdorms

Inmanypartsoftheworldcarsplayanimportantroleindailylifeandmanysocietieswouldnotexistwithoutthem.Sotheideathatin20years’timenoonewillowncarsmaybehardtobelievE.Butthisisthepredictionmadebyateamoftransportresearcherswhicharetakenseriouslynotonlybygovernmentbutalsobycarmanufacturers.TheHumanScienceandAdvancedTechnologyInstituteatLoughboroughintheUKispartofaninternationalresearchprogram.Theteamtherebelievesthatby2030allcarswillbecomputerizedwhichwillmeanmuchsavingnoaccidentsandbetteruseofroads.Thesuper-intelligentcarofthe21stcenturywilldriveitselfanditwillnotbeownedbyoneindividual.Insteadwewillhaveachoiceofcarsandchangethemasfrequentlyaswechangeourclothing.AccordingtoDr.DavidDaviswholeadstheresearchteamthesepredictionsarebasedontherisingcostofthecarculturewhichhadblockedupourcitiespollutedourairandcausedmoredeathsthanbothworldwarsputtogether.Davissayscarswillbefittedwithsomeintelligentdevicestoregulatethedistancebetweenonecarandanother.Thecarwillautomatically自动的speeduporslowdowntomatchthespeedofthecarinfront.ComputersaremuchsaferdriversthanpeoplesocarsinaroadtrainwillbeabletodrivemuchclosertogetherthancarsdrivenbypeoplE.By2020.Dr.DavidDavisbelievescartechnologywillgivemotoristsaclearviewoftheroadwhatevertheweatherconditionsbyprojectinganimageoftheroadaheadontothecar’swindscreen.Andby2030carswilltravelinconvoylinkedtoeachotherelectronically.Carswillbeconnectedtothecarinfrontjustlikeatrain.Thefrontvehicleinsuchatrainburnsthenormalamountoffuel.saysDavis.‘‘Butalltheothersinthetrainwouldburnabouttenpercentofthenormalamountandsoproduceabouttenpercentofthepollution.Weknowfromthepassagethatgovernmentsandcarmanufacturers_______.A.aredevotedtothetechnologicalrevolutionincarindustryB.considerthepredictionsseriouslyC.donotbelievethepredictionthatnoonewillowncarsby2030D.haveputthesuper-intelligentcarintomassproductionWhichofthefollowingwillbethecharacteristicofthecarsof2030?A.Thecarwillspeedupoutofcontrol.B.Wewillownasmanycarsaswewant.C.Carswillproducemorepollutionthanpresentones.D.Allcarswillbedrivenbycomputers.Theexpressionclosestinmeaningtothephraseinconvoyinthelastparagraphis________.A.sidelongB.inlineC.sidebysideD.shouldertoshoulderWhatwillhappenifcarsarejoinedtoeachotherelectronicallyin2020?A.Therewillbelesspollutioncausedbycar.B.MotoristswillgetaclearviewoftheroaD.C.TheweatherconditionwillnothaveeffectOnmotorists.D.Alltrainswillburnlessfuelthanpresent.

Spendingaslittleas$5adayonsomeoneelsecouldsignificantlyboosthappinesstheteamattheUniversityofBritishColumbiaandHarvardBusinessSchoolfoundonThursday.Theirexperimentsonmorethan630Americansshowedtheyweremeasurablyhappierwhentheyspentmoneyonothers—eveniftheythoughtspendingthemoneyonthemselveswouldmakethemhappier.WewantedtotestourtheorythathowpeoplespendtheirmoneyisatleastasimportantashowmuchmoneytheyearnsaidElizabethDunnapsychologistattheUniversityofBritishColumbiA.Theyaskedtheir600volunteersfirsttoratetheirgeneralhappinessreporttheirannualyearlyincomeanddetailtheirmonthlyspendingincludingbillsgiftsforthemselvesgirlsforothersanddonationstocharity.RegardlessofhowmuchincomeeachpersonmadethosewhospentmoneyonothersreportedgreaterhappinesswhilethosewhospentmoreonthemselvesdidnotDunnsaidinastatement.Dunn’steamalsosurveyed16employeesatacompanyinBostonbeforeandaftertheyreceivedanannualprofit-sharingbonusofbetween$3000and$8000.Employeeswhodevotedmoreoftheirbonustopro-socialspendingexperiencedgreaterhappinessafterreceivingthebonusandthemannerinwhichtheyspentthatbonuswasamoreimportantpredictoroftheirhappinessthanthesizeofthebonusitselftheywroteintheirreportpublishedinthejournalSciencE.Theygavetheirvolunteers$5or$20andhalfgotclearinstructionsonhowtospendit.Thosewhospentthemoneyonsomeoneorsomethingelsereportedfeelinghappieraboutit.Thesefindingssuggestthatveryminoralterationschangesinspendingallocationsshares—aslittleas$5—maybeenoughtoproducerealgainsinhappinessonagivendayDunnsaiD.60.Whatisthegeneralideaofthepassage?A.Themoreyouearnthegreaterhappinessyouwillget.B.Spendingmoremoneyonyourselfwillmakeyouhappier.C.MoneycanbuyhappinessbutonlyifyouspenditonsomeoneelsE.D.Youcanspendonly5$adaytogethappiness.61.Theunderlinedwordboostinthefirstparagraphprobablymeans_______.A.helptofindB.helptobringC.helptoincreaseD.helptoget62.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thosewhospendmoremoneyonotherscangetmuchmorebonus.B.Peopleusuallythinkspendingmoneyonthemselveswillmakethemhappier.C.Verysmallchangesinspendingyourmoneymaybeenoughtogainhappiness.D.Researchersthinkthathowpeoplespendtheirmoneyisatleastasimportantashowmuchmoneytheyearn.63.Itcanbeinferredfromthe6thparagraphthat______.A.thevolunteersnotgiven5$or20$spenttheirownmoneyonthemselves.B.thosewhospentthemoneyonsomeoneorsomethingelsefelthappieraboutit.C.thevolunteersweregiven5$or20$asarewardfortheexperiment.D.halfofthevolunteerscouldspendthemoneyastheylikeD.

Manyparentsfindthattheirchildrenactverymeantotheirfriends.Theywonderwhattheycandoaboutthisbehaviorwithoutsquashingtheirspirit.HereiswhatparentingexpertsexplainandsuggestPre-schoolershavenoideahowothersfeel.Theyareintheprocessofunderstandingtheirownfeelingsandhavenotyetdevelopedemotionalintelligence.ChildrenofthisagealsodothingsjustbecauseitcanmakethemfeelpowerfulwhentheyareabletomakeothersresponD.HerearesomethingsyoucandotoreducethemeantalkWhenthechild’sinagoodmoodlookherintheeyesandlovinglytellherhowyoufeelwhenshespeaksinameanwaytoanotherchilD.Havealookofdisappointmentonyourfaceandrole-playwithhertoshowherthebehavioryouwouldliketoseE.Theneverytimeyouseeherdemonstratingtheniceinteractionwithothersstopwhatyou’redoinggivehereyecontactandmakeabigdealoutofit.Youngchildrenneedtoknowwhatgoodbehaviorlookslikewithregularencouragement.Whenyoucatchherbeingmeantoachildgetdownonyourkneesnexttoherandwithyourarmaroundherfacethechildthatisreceivinghermeannessandapologizetothechildforbothofyouthenwalkaway.Assoonastheotherchildisawayletyourdaughterknowhowdisappointedyouareinherbehaviorandquicklyletitgo.Parentsshouldsetupaconsequencewhenthisnegativebehavioroccurs.Youcangivetheseotherideasatryfirst.Ifyou’renotseeinganyresultsafterafewtimesthengoaheadandsetuptheconsequencesuchasnotbeingabletoplaywiththatchild.Avoidusingtimeoutbecauseitdoesn’twork.Itgivesthechildtoomuchpowerandtoomuchattention.Themosteffectiveconsequencesarethosethataredirectlytiedtothebehavior.Ifsheisbeingmeantochildrenthentheplaysessionends.AndmostimportantlysetupthisconsequenceinadvancewhenthenegativebehaviorisNOToccurring.Ifyoushouldcatchherbeingabullytoanotherchildandshehassomehowhurthimorherimmediatelyputallyourattentiononthevictimnother.Don’tscoldorpunishyourdaughter.Softlygentlyandimmediatelynurturethehurtchildandgetyourdaughtertoassistyouinthenurturing.WhenthingshavecalmeddownletherknowfacetofacehowdisappointedyouareinherbehaviornotherasachilD.68.Whenachildtalksmeantohisfriendthebestwaytocorrectitisto________.A.tellhimdirectlythatitisawrongdoingB.demonstratewhatagoodbehaviorisC.makehimapologizetohisfriendD.askhisfriendnottoplaywithhimanymore69.Theunderlinedphrasemakeabigdealoutofitinparagraph3probablymeans________.A.showsomedisappointmentB.sayafewwordsofpraiseC.exchangegiftswiththechildD.presentasurprisedlook70.Whendealingwithachild’smeanactionyoushouldn’t_______.A.punishherinthepresenceofherfriendB.putonadisappointedlookonyourfaceC.tellherthatyouareunhappytoseethatD.nurturethehurtchildimmediately71.Thepassageismainlyabouthowto_______.A.bringupchildrenB.solvepre-schoolchildren’sproblemsC.helpchildrenmakefriendsD.guidechildrenwhenbadbehaviorsoccur

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Whyissettinggoalsimportant?BecausegoalscanhelpyoudoandexperienceeverythingyouwantinlifE.Insteadofjustlettinglifehappentoyougoalsallowyourselftomakeyourlifehappen.Successfulandhappypeoplehaveavisionofhowtheirlifeshouldbeandtheysetlotsofgoalstohelpthemreachtheirvision.BysettinggoalsyouaretakingcontrolofyourlifE.It’slikehavingamaptoshowyouwhereyouwanttogo.Thinkofitthisway.Therearetwodrivers.Onehasadestinationinmindwhichislaidoutforheronamap.Shecandrivestraighttherewithoutanywastedtimeorwrongturns.Theotherdriverhasnogoalordestinationormap.Shestartsoffatthesametimefromthesameplaceasthefirstdriverjustusingupgasandoil.Whichdriverdoyouwanttobe?Winnersinlifesetgoalsandfollowthroughonthem.Winnersdecidewhattheywantinlifeandthengettherebymakingplansandsettinggoals.Unsuccessfulpeoplejustletlifehappenbyaccident.Goalsaren’tdifficulttosetandtheyaren’tdifficulttoreach.It’suptoyoutofindoutwhatyourgoalsidealsandvisionsreallyarE.YouaretheonewhomustdecidewhattopursueandinwhatdirectiontoaimyourlifE.Researchtellsuswhenwewriteagoaldownwearemorelikelytoachieveit.Writtengoalscanbereviewedregularlyandhavemorepower.Likeacontractwithyourselftheyarehardertoneglectorforget.Alsowhenyouwriteyourgoalsinaparticularfashionyouareabletostimulateyourselftobecontinuouslyalerttosituationsthatwillfurtheryourgoals.Theexampleofthetwodriversisgiventoshow_____________.A.theimportanceofhavingamapandrightdirectionB.thesignificanceofsettinggoalsC.thefoolishnessoftheseconddriverD.thefoolishnessofthefirstdriverIfpeoplewanttoreachtheirgoalstheyshould_______________.A.notedowntheirgoalsB.discusswithothersandaskfortheirhelpC.facethedifficultiesinfrontofthemD.signacontractwithotherpeopleWhatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Failurealwaysaccompaniesthepeoplewhogivesupeasily.B.WheneveryousetgoalsyouwillsucceeD.C.Winnersneverstoptheireffortsforsuccess.D.Successispossibleonlywhenapersonhassethisorhergoalclearly.

Youneverseehimbutthey'rewithyoueverytimeyoufly.Theyrecordwhereyouaregoinghowfastyou'retravelingandwhethereverythingonyourairplaneisfunctioningnormally.Theirabilitytowithstandalmostanydisastermakesthemseemlikesomethingoutofacomicbook.They'reknownastheblackbox.WhenplanesfallfromtheskyasaYemeniairlinerdidonitswaytoComorosIslandsintheIndiaoceanJune302009theblackboxisthebestbetforidentifyingwhatwentwrong.SowhenaFrenchsubmarine潜水艇detectedthedevice'shomingsignalfivedayslaterthediscoverymarkedahugesteptowarddeterminingthecauseofatragedyinwhich152passengerswerekilleD.In1958AustralianscientistDavidWarrendevelopedaflight-memoryrecorderthatwouldtrackbasicinformationlikealtitudeanddirection.ThatwasthefirstmodeforablackboxwhichbecamearequirementonallU.S.commercialflightsby1960.Earlymodelsoftenfailedtowithstandcrasheshoweversoin1965thedevicewascompletelyredesignedandmovedtothebackoftheplane–thearealeastsubjecttoimpact–fromitsoriginalpositioninthelandingwells起落架舱.ThesameyeartheFederalAviationAuthorityrequiredthattheboxeswhichwereneveractuallyblackbepaintedorangeoryellowtoaidvisibility.Modernairplaneshavetwoblackboxes:avoicerecorderwhichtrackspilots'conversationsandaflight-datarecorderwhichmonitorsfuellevelsenginenoisesandotheroperatingfunctionsthathelpinvestigatorsreconstructtheaircraft'sfinalmoments.Placedinaninsulated隔绝的caseandsurroundedbyaquarter-inch-thickpanelsofstainlesssteeltheboxescanresistmassiveforceandtemperaturesupto2000℉.Whensubmergedthey'realsoabletoemitsignalsfromdepthsof20000ft.ExpertsbelievetheboxesfromAirFranceFlight447whichcrashednearBrazilonJune12009areinwaternearlythatdeepbutstatisticssaythey'restilllikelytoturnup.Intheapproximately20deep-seacrashesoverthepast30yearsonlyoneplane'sblackboxeswereneverrecovereD.Whatdoestheauthorsayabouttheblackbox?A.ItensuresthenormalfunctioningofanairplanE.B.Theideaforitsdesigncomesfromacomicbook.C.ItsabilitytoresistdisastersisincrediblE.D.ItisanindispensabledeviceonanairplanE.WhatinformationcouldbefoundfromtheblackboxontheYemeniairliner?A.Dataforanalyzingthecauseofthecrash.B.ThetotalnumberofpassengersonboarD.C.ThesceneofthecrashandextentofthedamagE.D.Homingsignalssentbythepilotbeforethecrash.Whywastheblackboxredesignedin1965?A.NewmaterialsbecameavailablebythattimE.B.Toomuchspacewasneededforitsinstallation.C.Theearlymodelsoftengotdamagedinthecrash.D.Theearlymodelsdidn'tprovidetheneededdatA.WhydidtheFederalAviationAuthorityrequiretheblackboxesbepaintedorangeoryellow?A.TodistinguishthemfromthecolouroftheplanE.B.TocautionpeopletohandlethemwithcarE.C.TomakethemeasilyidentifiablE.D.Toconformtointernationalstandards.WhatdoweknowabouttheblackboxesfromAirFranceFlight447?A.ThereisstillagoodchanceoftheirbeingrecovereD.B.ThereisanurgentneedforthemtobereconstructeD.C.Theyhavestoppedsendinghomingsignals.D.TheyweredestroyedsomewherenearBrazil.

Everypeoplehasitsownwayofsayingthingsitsownspecialexpressions.ManyeverydayAmericanexpressionsarebasedoncolors.Redisahotcolor.Americansoftenuseittoexpressheat.Theymaysaytheyareredhotaboutsomethingunfair.Whentheyareredhottheyareveryangryaboutsomething.ThesmallhottastingpeppersfoundinmanyMexicanfoodsarecalledredhotsfortheircolorandtheirfierytastE.FastloudmusicispopularwithmanypeoplE.TheymaysaythemusicisredhotespeciallythekindcalledDixielandjazz.PinkisalighterkindofreD.Peoplesometimessaytheyareinthepinkwhentheyareingoodhealth.TheexpressionwasfirstusedinAmericaatthebeginningofthetwentiethcentury.Itprobablycomesfromthefactthatmanybabiesarebornwithanicepinkcolorthatshowsthattheyareingoodhealth.Thecolorgreenisnaturalfortreesandgrass.Butitisanunnaturalcolorforhumans.A.personwhohasasickfeelingstomachmaysayshefeelsalittlegreen.A.passengeronaboatwhoisfeelingverysickfromhighwavesmaylookverygreen.Sometimesapersonmaybeupsetbecausehedoesnothavesomethingasniceasafriendhaslikeafastnewcar.Thatpersonmaysayheisgreenwithenvy.Somepeoplearegreenwithenvybecauseafriendhasmoredollarsorgreenbacks.Dollarsarecalledgreenbacksbecausethatisthecolorofthebacksideofthepapermoney.Thecolorblackisusedofteninexpressions.Peopledescribeadayinwhicheverythinggoeswrongasablackday.Thedateofamajortragedyisrememberedasablackday.A.blacklistisillegalnow.Butatonetimesomebusinessesrefusedtoemploypeoplewhowereonablacklistforbelongingtounpopularorganizations.Insomecasescolorsdescribeasituation.A.brownoutisanexpressionforareductioninelectricpower.Brownoutshappenwhenthereistoomuchdemandforelectricity.TheelectricsystemisunabletoofferallthepowerneededinanareA.BlackoutsarecommonduringWorldWartwo.Officialswouldorderalllightsinacityturnedofftomakeitdifficultforenemyplanestofindatargetinthedarkofnight.61.AmericansuseredhottodescribethefollowingEXCEPT____.A.somethingunfairB.smallhot-tastingpeppersC.thepersonwhoisveryangryD.popularmusiclikeDixielandjazz62.Peopleuseinthepinktoexpresstheyareingoodhealthbecause____.A.theexpressionhasaverylonghistoryB.thecolorpinkmakespeoplefeelhappyC.peoplethinkthecolorpinkisgentlerthanredD.healthybabiesarebornwithnicepinkskin63.Whenwesaysomeonefeelsalittlegreenitmeanshe/she____.A.enjoyshimselfinboatingB.ishitbyahighwaveC.hasastomachacheD.likestreesandgrass64.Inthewriter’seyeswhatisrelatedtoablackday?A.BeingsentabeautifulgiftB.PassingaverydifficulttestC.BeingrefusedduringanimportantinterviewD.Beinginvitedtoanexcitingparty65.Thewriterwantstotellus______inAmericaneverydayexpressionsA.themostpopularcolorsB.differentmeaningsofcolorsC.howtousecolorscorrectlyD.whyAmericansliketousecolors

Peoplenowadaysbuyasecondhomefordifferentpurposes.Ifyouwanttoenjoyyourvacationinasecondhomethenyoushouldbuyasecondhomewhereyourfamilywantstostayduringtheirvacation.Andasecondhomeisbecomingveryimportantfromtherealestate房地产pointofview.Itisoneofthelargestpartsoftherealestatebusiness.Ifyouwanttoinvest投资inasecondhomethenyoushouldbuyoneinagreatlocation.Whenbuyingasecondhomeyoushouldselectalocationwheretherearegreatattractionsfortourists.Investinginasecondhomeisbecomingverypopularnowthatpeoplehaverealizedthegreatprofit利润thatcancomefromsecondhomes.Alsoyoucanuseyoursecondhomeasyourvacationhomeuntilyoufeellikesellingitforagreatprofit.Thepriceofthesecondhomewillalwaysincreaseasthedemandforsecondhomeskeepsincreasing.Alsoyoucanusethesecondhomeforrentbybuyingasecondhomeatalocationwheretherearemanyattractionsfortourists.IfyouwanttobuyorsellsecondhomesyoushouldcontactGMACRealEstateasitisofferingdifferenttypesofrealestateservicesthatwillhelpyoutobuyandsellyoursecondhomes.1.HowmanyreasonsforbuyingasecondhomearementionedinParagragh1?A.OneB.TwoC.ThreeD.Four2.Accordingtotheauthorthepriceofsecondhomeswillalwaysgoupbecause_________.A.thenumberofsecondhomesisgoingdownB.morepeopleusethesecondhomesforrentC.mostsecondhomesareneargreatattracionsD.thedemandforsecondhomesisincreasing3.Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom______.A.anadvertisementB.anewsreportC.asurveyreportD.agovernmentreport

CampingwildisawonderfulwaytoexperiencethenaturalworldandatitsbestitmakeslittleenvironmentalinfluencE.Butwithincreasingnumbersofpeoplewantingtoescapeintothewildernessitisbecomingmoreandmoreimportanttocampunobtrusively不引人注意地andleavenomark.WildcampingisnotpermittedinmanyplacesparticularlyincrowdedlowlandBritain.Whereveryouarefindoutaboutorganizationsresponsibleformanagingwildspacesandcontactthemtofindouttheirpolicyoncampingandshelterbuilding.ForexampleitisfinetocampwildinremotepartsofScotlandbutinEnglandyoumustaskthelandowner’spermissionexceptinnationalparks.Campingisabouthavingrelaxationsleepingoutdoorexperiencingbadweatherandmakingdowithoutmodernconveniences.A.busyfully-equippedcampsite野营地seemstogoagainstthissoseekoutsmallermoreremoteplaceswitheasyaccesstoopenspacesandperhapsbeaches.Betterstillfindacampsitewithnoroadaccess:walkinginmakesarealadventurE.Findingtherightspottocampisthefirststeptoguaranteeingagoodnight’ssleep.Chooseacampsitewithprivacyandminimuminfluenceonothersandtheenvironment.Trytouseanareawherepeoplehaveobviouslycampedbeforeratherthancreatinganewspot.Whencampinginwoodlandavoidstandingdeadtreeswhichmayfallonawindynight.Avoidanimalrunsandcavesandpossiblehomesofbitinginsects.MakesureyouhavemostprotectiononthewindwardsidE.Ifyoumakeafiredosodownwindofyourshelter.AlwaysconsiderwhatinfluenceyoumighthaveonthenaturalworlD.Avoiddamagingplants.A.goodcampsiteisfoundnotmade—changingitshouldbeunnecessary.57.Youneedn’taskforpermissionwhencampingin________.A.mostpartsofScotlandB.nationalparksinEnglandC.crowdedlowlandBritainD.mostpartsofEngland58.Theauthorthinksthatagoodcampsiteisone________.A.usedpreviouslyB.witheasyaccessC.withmodemconveniencesD.farawayfrombeaches59.Thelastparagraphmainlydealswith________.A.protectinganimalsB.buildingacampfireC.campinginwoodlandD.findingacampsitewithprivacy60.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.theprotectionofcampsitesB.thehumaninfluenceoncampsitesC.theimportanceofwildcampingD.thedosanddon’tsofwildcamping

DearMichelle:Whycan'tmydaughtermanageherlifebetter?Sheis17andanhonorstudentbutsheseemstobewastingherlifeawaywithaboyfriendwhoisholdingherback.Heconsumeseverywakingminuteofherprecioustimeandsmooth-talksheraswell.HisgoalistogethertoagreetogotothecollegeofhischoicenotherchoiceandbecausehisgradesarelowerhischoicewillbelimiteD.IfeellikeIwanttorescueherbutshepushesmeawayandshutsmeout.Shehasonlybroughtusprideandjoy;andnowthis!Help!A.worriedmotherDearMotherofa17-year-oldGirl:Hmmmmm.What'sthematterwithkidstoday?RememberthatsongfromByeByeBirdie?Wellifyoudonotletmefillyouinaboutteenagersandtheirlife-managementskills.Donotexpecttoomuchtoosoonbecauseattheripeageof17life-managementisnotwithintheirreachnotshoulditbE.Lifeexperiencecreatesboththeconditionsandtheskillsformanagementandifmanagementwentbeforeexperienetherewouldbetittleofit.Yourdaughterisanhonorstudentforgoodreasons.SheissmartstudieswithintelligenceandyouhavegivenhergoodValues.Whenthetimecomesforhertoapplyforcollegeandshevisittheonesthatwerespecificallydesigenedforstudentthetopoftheirgradeshewillmostlikelybreakawayfromherboyfriend'sinflueneE.Itisrareforanhonorstudenttochangethepathoftheiracademiccareerforpuppylove.Thatbeingsaidthemmightbesomeadoldscentwisdominherbehaviorafterall.Perhapssheischoosingtoworryyouherparentsforunconsciousreasons.Beingsuchagoodgirlandbeingasteadysourceofjoymighthavebecomeabittoomuchforher.Letyourdaughterhaveherownprivatemomentof11thgraderebellion.Shedeservesabreakfromperfection.MichelleFromthemother'sletterwecanlearnthatherdaughterA.isbeingfooledbytheboyB.hasfallenbehindinherstudiesC.doesn'ttalkmuchwithhermotherD.haschosenwhichcollegetoattendAccordingtoMichelle;17-year-teenagers.A.aretooyoungtomanagetheirlifeB.areoldenoughtolivetheirownlifeC.shouldhavemanagemnentbeforeexperienceD.havereachedtheageofanadultTheunderlinedwordpuppy-loverefertoA.falseloveB.foolishloveC.pureloveD.adolescentloveMichelleseemstobelievethatthedaughterwillfinallyA.comeupwiththerightdecisionB.followherboyfriend'sadviceC.worryherparentsforunconsciousreasonsD.influenceherboyfriend'sbehaviorThebesttitleforthepassagewouldbeA.Collegeofkids'ownchoiceB.HowcanIhelpmygirl?C.Howtomanageteenagers'life?D.A.17-year-oldgirlandhermother

IsteppedintomyhotelroomtoapleasantsurprisE.Lotsofroomsurroundedaninvitingking-sizebedwitharmchairsnearbyrestingagainstslidingglassdoorsthatopenedontoaprivateyarD.A.smalldiningtablesatnexttoakitchenwitharefrigeratorandcoffeemachinE.WowIthoughttomyself.NiceplacE.Ilovehotels.IlovetoenteracleanroomhangmyclothesandgazeoutthewindowwalkoutinthemorningandwhenIreturnsomeoneelsewillhavemadethebeD.Ilikein-roomdiningandthewaytheygreetyousoprofessionally.NicetohaveyouwithusagainMr.Goldsborough.Verycool.TheproblemisthatunlessAlisontravelswithmeIneversleepwellinhotels.ImissmyfamilyeventhoughLinusandCamilleatages4andalmost2findawaytointerrupteventhebestnight'ssleepathomE.I'mdeeplytroubledbythenumberofparentswhowakeuptoolatewiththerealization:Mychildrengrewuptoofast.Inthebusycareerandcorporateratrace剧烈竞争ImissedtheirchildhooD.Whattheyfailtosaybuttoooftenthinkcausesmeevenmorepain:...andIbarelyevenknowthem.A.hundredyearsfromnownoonewillrememberthesizeofyourbankaccountthecaryoudroveorthesizeofyourhousE.TheworldmightdiffergreatlyhoweverbasedonyourimpactinthelifeofasmallchilD.Ifyoupayattentiontoyoursignificantothersmakethechoicetoputthemfirst.Thinkofonespecificactionthatyoucantakeandtakeit.Thenthinkofanotheroneandtakethattoo.Challengeyourselftofindnewwaystoexpressyourappreciationandloveonadailybasis.Itwillpayofften-fold十倍athomE.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor____.A.oftengoesoutonbusinessB.didn’tgetalongwellwithhis/herfamilyC.hasnotgrownintoanadultD.comesfromarichfamilyAccordingtotheauthorwhatisthemostimportantforusisthat____.A.weshouldoftenmissourfamilyB.weshoulddowhatwecantobenefitourfamilyC.weshouldoftenstaywithourfamilyD.wemustalwaysbereadytofacetheratraceThroughparA.4andparA.5whattheauthorreallymeansisthat____.A.hehateshisparents’constantlyblaminghim/herB.hisparentsdon’tcaremuchabouthis/hergrowthC.manyparentsworryabouttheirchildren’sfutureD.manyparentscan’trealizetheirchildrennotpreparingforthefiercesocialratraceWhichofthefowlingisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.EastwesthomeisthebestB.DifferentgenerationsdifferentviewsC.ValueofapersonathomeD.NothingBeatsFamily

Scientistshavedevisedawaytodetermineroughlywhereapersonhaslivedusingastrand缕ofhairatechniquethatcouldhelptrackthemovementsofcriminalsuspectsorunidentifiedmurdervictims.Themethodreliesonmeasuringhowchemicalvariationsindrinkingwatershowupinpeople’shair.You’rewhatyoueatanddrinkandthat’srecordedinyourhairsaidThureCeilingageologistattheUniversityofUtah.WhileU.S.dietisrelativelyidenticalwatersuppliesvary.Thedifferencesresultfromweatherpatterns.ThechemicalcompositionofrainfallchangesslightlyasraincloudsmovE.Mosthydrogenandoxygenatomsinwaterarestablebuttracesofbothelementsarealsopresentasheavierisotopes同位素.Theheaviestrainfallsfirst.AsaresultstormsthatformoverthePacificdeliverheavierwatertoCaliforniathantoUtah.SimilarpatternsexistthroughouttheU.S.BymeasuringtheproportionofheavierhydrogenandoxygenisotopesalongastrandofhairscientistscanconstructageographictimelinE.Eachinchofhaircorrespondstoabouttwomonths.Cerling’steamcollectedtapwatersamplesfrom600citiesandconstructedamapoftheregionaldifferences.Theycheckedtheaccuracyofthemapbytesting200hairsamplescollectedfrom65barbershops.Theywereabletoaccuratelyplacethehairsamplesinbroadregionsroughlycorrespondingtothemovementofrainsystems.It’snotgoodforpinpointing精确定位CedingsaiD.It’sgoodforeliminatingmanypossibilities.ToddParkalocaldetectivesaidthemethodhashelpedhimlearnmoreaboutanunidentifiedwomanwhoseskeletonwasfoundnearGreatSaltLakE.Thewomanwas5feettall.Policerecovered26bonesaT-shirtandseveralstrandsofhair.WhenParkheardabouttheresearchhegavethehairsamplestotheresearchers.Chemicaltestingshowedthatoverthetwoyearsbeforeherdeathshemovedabouteverytwomonths.ShestayedintheNorthwestalthoughthetestcouldnotbemorespecificthansomewherebetweeneasternOregonandwesternWyoming.It’sstillasubstantialareaParksaiD.ButitnarrowsitwaydownformE.61.Accordingtothepassagescientists’newdiscoveryisthat.A.One’shairgrowthhastodowiththeamountofwatertheydrink.B.A.person’shairmayrevealwheretheyhaveliveD.C.Hairanalysisaccuratelyidentifiescriminalsuspects.D.Thechemicalcompositionofhairvariesfrompersontoperson.62.TheunderlinedsentenceYou’rewhatyoueatanddrinkLine1ParA.3means.A.Foodanddrinkaffectone’spersonalitydevelopment.B.Foodanddrinkpreferencesvarywithindividuals.C.Foodanddrinkleavetracesinone’sbodytissues.D.Foodanddrinkareindispensabletoone’sexistencE.63.WhichofthefollowingistrueoftherainfallinAmerica’sWest?A.ThereismuchmorerainfallinCaliforniathaninUtah.B.ThewateritdeliversbecomeslighterwhenitmovesinlanD.C.Itschemicalcompositionislessstablethaninotherareas.D.ItgathersmorelightisotopesasitmoveseastwarD.64.Cerling’steamproducedintheirresearch?A.amapshowingtheregionaldifferencesoftapwaterB.acollectionofhairsamplesfromvariousbarbershopsC.amethodtomeasuretheamountofwaterinhumanhairD.achartillustratingthemovementoftherainsystem65.WhatisthepracticalvalueofCerling’sresearch?A.Ithelpsanalyzethequalityofwaterindifferentregions.B.IthelpsthepolicedeterminewhereacrimeiscommitteD.C.Ithelpsthepolicenarrowdownpossibilitiesindetectivework.D.Ithelpsidentifythedrinkinghabitsofthepersonunderinvestigation.

Whatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrowup?A.teacher?A.doctor?Howaboutanice-creamtaster?Yestherereallyisajobwhereyoucangetpaidtotasteice-cream.JustaskJohnHarrisonanOfficialTasteTesterforthepast21years.Testinghelpsmanufacturerstobesureofaproduct’squality.DuringhiscareerHarrisonhasbeenresponsibleforapprovinglargequantitiesofthesweeticecream—aswellasfordevelopingover75flavors味道.Somepeoplethinkthatitwouldbeeasytodothisjobafterallyoujusthavetolikeicecreamright?No—there’smoretothejobthanthatsaysHarrisonwhohasadegreeinchemistry.Hepointsoutthatadairyorfood-sciencedegreewouldbeveryusefultosomeonewantingacareerinthiscoolfielD.InatypicalmorningonthejobHarrisontastesandassesses60ice-creamsamples.Heletstheicecreamwarmuptoabout12℉.HarrisonexplainsYougetmoreflavorfromwarmericecreamwhichiswhysomekidsliketostiritcreatingice-creamsoup.WhiletheicecreamwarmsupHarrisonlooksoverthesamplesandgradeseachoneonitsappearancE.Tastingbeginswiththeeyesheexplains.HecheckstoseeiftheicecreamisattractiveandaskshimselfDoestheproducthavethecolorexpectedfromthatflavor?Nextit’stimetotaste!ContinuingtothinkupnewideastryoutnewflavorsandtestsamplesfromsomanykindsoficecreameachdaykeepsHarrisonbusybuthappy—workingatonecooljoB.WhatisJohnHarrison’sjob?A.Anofficial.B.Anice-creamtaster.C.A.chemist.D.Anice-creammanufacturer.AccordingtoJohnHarrisontobequalifiedinthecoolfielditishelpfulto______.A.keepadiaryofworkB.haveadegreeinrelatedsubjectsC.havenewideaseverydayD.findoutnewflavorseachdayWhatdoesHarrisondofirstwhentestingicecream?A.Hestirstheicecream.B.Heexaminesthecoloroftheicecream.C.Hetastestheflavoroftheicecream.D.Heletstheicecreamwarmup.Whichofthefollowingisprobablythebesttitleofthepassage?A.TastingwithEyesB.FlavorsofIceCreamC.JohnHarrison’sLifeD.OneCoolJob

Whenyouwanttoseeifalibraryhasthebookyouwantyoucanusethecatalogue目录intheLibrary.Mostcataloguesofbooksinalibrarytaketheformofsmallcardskeptinboxes.Onewayofarranging排列thecardsisinABCorderbythefamilynamesofthewriters.Cataloguecardsusuallygivethefollowingimportantinformation:1thenameofthewriter2theshelf-nk架号thatistheDewevnumberwhichhelpspeopletofindwherethebooksare3thetitleofthebook4theyearofpublicationandthepublisherand5thenumberofpagesinthebook.1.ifyouknowthetitleofabookandwanttofindoutifitisinthecataloguewhatelsedoyouneedtoknow?A.Theshelf-mark.B.Thenameofthewriter.C.TheDeweynumber.D.Theyearofpublication.2.Whichofthefollowingisthekindofcataloguecarddescribedinthetext?A.428.65BrooksJ.andGrundyP.WritingforStudyPurposesCambridgeUniversityI‘ns~195478ppB.783.25ThebestbookforwritingpracticePracticalWriting1965213ppC.315.08ReadingSkillsBeijingUniversityPress1990160ppD.921.87SmithJPracticalReachingThePeople’sPublishingHouse1989

Howmenfirstlearnedtoinventwordsisunknowninotherwordstheoriginoflanguageisamystery.Allwereallyknowisthatmenunlikeanimalssomehowinventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtsandfeelingsactionsandthingssothattheycouldcommunicatewitheachother;andthatlatertheyagreeduponcertainsignscalledletterswhichcouldbecombinedtorepresentthosesoundsandwhichcouldbewrittendown.Thosesoundswhetherspokenorwritteninletterswecallwords.Thepowerofwordsthenliesintheirassociation—thethingtheybringupbeforeourminds.Wordsbecomefilledwithmeaningforusbyexperience;andthelongerwelivethemorecertainwordsrecalltousthegladandthesadeventsofourpast;andthemorewereadandlearnthemorethenumberofwordsthatmeansomethingtousincreasE.Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsinwordswhichappealpowerfullytoourmindsandemotions.ThischarmingandtellinguseofwordsiswhatwecallliterarystylE.Abovealltherealpoetisamasterofwords.Hecanconvey表达传递hismeaninginwordswhichsinglikemusicandwhichbytheirpositionandassociationcanmovementotears.Weshouldthereforelearntochooseourwordscarefullyandusethemaccuratelyortheymakeourspeechsillyandvulgar.粗俗的48.WhichofthefollowingaboutarealpoetisNOTtrue?A.Heislessthanamasterofwords.B.Hisstyleisalwayscharming.C.Hispoemcanmovementotears.D.HecanexpresshisideasinwordsthatsinglikemusiC.49.Wheredoestherealpowerofthewordscomefrom?A.Fromthewordsthemselves.B.Fromtheircharacteristics.C.Fromtheircuriosity.D.Fromtheirassociation.50.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Theimportanceofchoosingwords.B.Wheretherealpowerofwordscomefrom.C.WhatgreatwritersarelikE.D.Weshouldlearntochoosewordscarefully.

MusicisaninternationallanguagE.ThesongsthataresungorplayedbyinstrumentsarebeautifultoallpeopleeverywherE.PopularmusicinAmericaiswhateverystudentlikes.Studentscarrysmallradioswithearphonesandlistentomusicbeforeclassafterclassandatlunch.Studentswithcarsbuylargespeakers扬声器andplaythemusicloudlyastheydriveonthestreet.Adultdriverslistentomusiconthecarradioastheydrivetowork.TheyalsolistentothenewsaboutsportstheweatherpoliticsandactivitiesoftheAmericanpeoplE.ButmostoftheradiobroadcastismusiC.Poporpopularmusicsingersmakemuchmoney.TheymakeaCDortapewhichradiostationsuseineverystatE.Oncethepopularsingerisheardthroughoutthecountryyoungpeoplebuyhisorhertapes.Someofthemoneyfromthesetapescomestothesinger.Whereverthesingergoesalltheyoungpeoplewanttomeethimorher.Nowthesingerhasbecomeanationalstar.BesidespopmusictherearetwootherkindsofmusicthatisimportanttoAmericans.OneiscalledfolkmusiC.IttellsstoriesaboutthecommonlifeofAmericans.TheotheriscalledwesternorcountrymusiC.Thiswasstartedbycowboyswhowouldsingatnighttothecowstheywerewatching.TodayanymusicaboutcountrylifeandthelovebetweenacountryboyandhisgirliscalledwesternorcountrymusiC.InAmericaeverystudentlikes______.A.folkmusicB.countrymusicC.popmusicD.westernmusicAccordingtothepassagemostofthecarradiobroadcastis______.A.sportsB.theweatherC.politicsD.musicWhatdothecowboysdoaccordingtothepassage?A.Theysellcows.B.Theywatchcows.C.TheysinganddancE.D.TheytravelarounD.Howmanykindsofmusicarementionedinthepassage?A.ThreE.B.Four.C.FivE.D.Six.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.MusicinAmericaB.MusicListenersC.CowboysinAmericaD.InternationalLanguage

A.10-year-oldboyfatallyshothisfatherFridaystrikinghimseveraltimesashesatinthefrontseatofaSUVtopickuptheboyfromhismother’shomeforaweekendvisit.Theincidenthappenedabout3:45p.m.onacul-de-sac死胡同inthe1700blockofCedarCoveCourtsaidSgt.B.E.WilliamsoftheHarrisCountySheriff’sDepartment.AninvestigationfoundthatRickJamesLohstroh41wasshotbyhissonwhowassittinginthebackseatoftheman’sToyota4-RunnersaidSgt.B.E.WilliamsoftheHarrisCountySheriff’sDepartment.TheshootingtookplaceoutsidethehomeofLohstroh’sex-wifewheretheboyliveswithhismotheranda7-year-oldbrother.We’renotcertainofanythinguntilwefinishourinvestigationWilliamssaiD.Theinformationwehaveatthistimeisthatthe10-year-olddidfiretheweapon.Themotherandthe7-year-oldwereinsidethehousewhentheshootingoccurredsaidWilliams.Williamssaidthegunbelongedtotheboy’smother.Afterfiringshotsthroughthebackseattheboyexited退出thebackofthevehicleandcontinuedtofireatthecar.ThemandiedonthewaytoMemorialHermanHospital.LohstrohwasadoctorattheUniversityofTexasMedicalBranch.Themanandwomansharedcustody监护ofthechildren.WilliamssaidthemotherandtheboywerestillinthehometalkingtoinvestigatorsFridaynight.Neighborsdescribedthefamilyasbeingquietandkeepingtothemselves.JustinGray17waswalkingintheneighborhoodwhenheheardgunshots.We’vehadasuicide自杀inthisneighborhoodoncebutneveranythinglikethisGraysaiD.53.Thebesttitleforthenewsshouldbe.A.A.BoyShotHisFatherB.ShootingKillaFatherC.AnUnbelievableTragedyD.A.Ten-Year-OldBoy’sCruelty54.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothenews?A.Thefatherisnotresponsiblefortheboy.B.Thefamilydon’tlikeassociatingwiththeirneighbours.C.TheboyliveswithRickJamesLohstroh.D.Theboyhasnobrothersorsisters.55.Whatcanweinferfromthereport?A.ThetragedyhappenedbecausetheboyhadseentoomanyfilmsshowingviolenceB.Theboykilledhisfatherafterhequarreledwithhisfather.C.SuchthingsoftenoccurredinthisneighbourhooD.D.Theboy’sparentsgotdivorced离婚.56.Thereasonwhytheboyshothisfather.A.isclearB.can’tbemadeoutC.isnotknownD.isquitesimple

What’syourideaofagoodtime?Whataboutdancinginarainyfieldwithonehundredandfiftythousandotherpeoplewhileafamousrockbandplaysonastagesofarawaythattheperformerslooklikeants?ItmaysoundstrangebutthatiswhatmanyhundredsofthousandsofyoungpeopleintheUKdoeverysummer.Why?Becausesummeristhetimeforoutdoormusicfestivals.HeldonafarmtheGlastonburyFestivalisthemostwell-knownandpopularfestivalintheUK.Itbeganin1970andthefirstfestivalwasattendedbyonethousandfivehundredpeopleeachpayinganadmissionpriceof￡1—theticketincludedfreemilkfromthefarm.SincethentheGlastonburyFestivalhasgonefromstrengthtostrength—in2004onehundredandfiftythousandfansattendedpaying￡112eachforatickettothethree-dayevent.Ticketsfortheeventsoldoutwithinthreehours.PerformersincludedsuperstarssuchasPaulMcCartneyandJamesBrownaswellasnewtalentlikeFranzFerdinandandJossStonE.Althoughmanysummerfestivalsarerunonaprofit—makingbasisGlastonburyisacharityeventdonatingmillionsofpoundstolocalandinternationalcharities.Glastonburyisnotuniqueinusinglivemusictoraisemoneytofightglobalpoverty贫穷.InJulyofthisyeartheLive8concertswereheldsimultaneously同时inLondonParisRomeandBerlin.SuperstarssuchasMadonnaSirEltonJohnandStevieWonderperformedinordertohighlight强调internationalpovertyanddebt.WhatdoestheauthormeanbysayingtheGlastonburyFestivalhasgonefromstrengthtostrength?A.Thefestivalhasachievedgrowingsuccess.B.Greateffortshavebeenmadetoholdthefestival.C.Thefestivalhasbroughtinalargeamountofmoney.D.Therehavebeenthousandsoffansattendingthefestival.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.TheGlastonburyFestivalisrunonaprofit-makingbasis.B.Ticketsforthe2004GlastonburyFestivalwereingreatdemanddespitethehighpricE.C.BothJamesBrownandJossStonewereborninpoorfamilies.D.Inthe1970GlastonburyFestivalonecouldhavelunchonthefarmforfreE.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat_____.A.theGlastonburyFestivalisnotsopopularastheLive8concertsB.theLive8concertsareheldeveryyearinLondonC.LondonParisRomeandBerlinarefamousforoutdoormusicfestivalsD.somesuperstarsareconcernedaboutglobalpovertyWhatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowtohaveagoodtimeB.CharityeventsaroundtheworldC.TheGlastonburyFestivalD.Superstars’performancesincharityevents

WhenIwasbornmyparentsimmediatelynoticedsomethingwrong.Myfeetweredeformed畸形的pointinginwardandcurlingunder.Iworecasts石膏andfootbraces支架inmyfirsttwoyearstocorrecttheproblem.YetIlearnedtobalanceandwalkincasts.SoonafterthelastsetofcastscameoffMomenrolledmeindanceclassesastherapyformyfeet.IhoweverquicklydecidedtotrysomethingelsE.Notfarfrommyhousewasanicerink溜冰场inthemall.Therelocalskaterswouldperformiceshows.Iwantedtotryskating.Istartedtakinggroupskatinglessons.Performingonicecamenaturally.Formeskatinghasneverbeenaboutbeatingothers.It’sbeenaboutbeingmypersonalbest.Iprogressedthroughvariouslevelsrapidlyandgavemyfirsticeperformanceatageseven.SoonIstartedwinninglocalandregionalcompetitions.That’sbecausebeingontheicehasalwaysbeentheoneplaceIcantrulyexpressmyemotions.TheiceislikehomE.IbeganseriouslytrainingwhenIwasnineyearsolD.Aftergraduatingfromgirls’highschoolImovedtoCanadA.SayinggoodbyetomyfamilyandfriendsmademehomesickbutIknewdeepdownthatIhadtoleaveandtrainfull－timetogivemydreamsachanceatreality.IwenttocompeteintheOlympicGamesin1992.IwasthefirstofthefinalsixskatersontheicE.MylongperformancestartedwellbutIslippedwhilelandingoneofmyeasiesttriplejumpsandmyhandtouchedtheicE.Ididn’twanttomaketwomistakesinarowsonextIdidajumpwithjusttwospinstoplayitsafE.AsInearedtheendIhadonemorejump.Ilandeditperfectly.WhenmedalswereawardedIfoundmyselfonthetopstepthegoldhangingaroundmyneckandAmerica’snationalanthemplaying.Wordscan’tdescribetheoverwhelmingmixtureofemotionsIfelt.Theauthorwasenrolledindanceclassesto________.A.meetherinterestB.improveherdancingskillsC.helptreatherfeetD.prepareherforskatingWhentheauthorsaysTheiceislikehomeshereallymeansshe________.A.canexpressherselfthroughherperformanceoniceB.canbeatothersinlocalandregionalcompetitionsC.canovercomeherdifficultyinwalkingD.hasrealizedherdreamtoperformoniceTheauthormovedtoCanadaaftergraduatingfromgirls’highschoolbecause________.A.shecouldgetbettertreatmentofherfeetthereB.shewoulddofull－timetrainingthereC.thatwaswheretheOlympicswouldholdD.shewantedtohavefurtherstudythereWhatdowelearnabouttheauthor’sperformanceinthe1992OlympicGames?A.ShecompleteditwithoutanymistakE.B.Shemadeonemistakeonthefinallanding.C.ShediditquitewellexceptforonemistakE.D.ShemademorethanonemistakE.Byherownexperiencetheauthorintendstotellus________.A.wecanrealizeourdreamifwehavethecouragetopursueitB.eventhedisabledcantakepartintheOlympicGamesC.sportscanhelppeoplehealbothbodyandmindD.sportseventsarenotaboutwinningonly

Theseahasalwaysinterestedman.FromithecangetfoodmineralsandtreasurE.Forthousandsofyearshecouldsailonit.ButhecouldnotgofarbeneathitssurfacE.ManwantstoexploredeepintotheseA.Howeverheisnotafish.Hemustbreatheairsohecan’tstayunderthewater’ssurfaceforanylengthoftimE.Toexploredeepwatermanfacesevenmoredangersandproblems.A.diverwhowantstostayunderwaterformorethanafewminutesmustbreatheairoraspecialmixtureofgases.HecanwearadivingsuitandhaveairpumpedtohimfromabovE.Hecancarryatankofaironhisbackandbreathethroughahose软管andamouthpiecE.Waterweighs800timesasmuchasair.TonsofwaterpushesagainstadiverdeepintheseA.HisbodyisundergreatpressurE.Whenadiverisundergreatpressurehisbloodtakesinsomeofthegaseshebreathes.Asherisestosurfacethewaterpressurebecomesless.Ifthediverrisestooquicklythegasesinhisbloodformbubbles气泡.Thediveristhensufferingfromthebends潜函病.Thebendscancauseadivertodoubleupinpain.Theycanevenkillhim.Onthewholethistextisabout_________.A.specialmixturesofgasesindeepseA.B.theproblemsadiverfacesindeepseA.C.airpressureunderthesurfaceofseawater.D.akindofillnessthatmansuffersintheseA.Thetextdoesnotsaysobutitmakesyouthinkthat____________.A.deep-seadiversshouldbeingoodhealth.B.diversexplorethedeepseaonlyfortreasurE.C.thereisaspecialmixtureofgasesundertheseA.D.divingunderthewatertooquicklycausesakindofillness.Whydoesadivergetthebends?A.Theairinhisbloodisusedup.B.Hisdivingsuitweighstoomuch.C.Hecomestothesurfacetooquickly.D.HetriestodoexerciseundertheseA.

Listencarefully;wewouldliketotellyousomethingthatcouldsaveyourprecioustimeandmoney!Bestofallitisfree!It’sno.Whatdoyouask?We’llsayitagain.No.Sweetandsimpleno.Saynoatyourofficeandseehowquicklythatpileofworkonyourdeskdisappears.SayingnotoothersmeansyouaresayingyestoyourselfsaidLeslieCharlesaprofessionalspeakerfromEastLansingMichigan.SusieWatsonafamouswritersaidpeoplewhoalwayssayyesneedtosaynowithoutguilt内疚orfearofpunishment.Iwouldratherhavesomeonegivemealoving‘no’thananobligated强制的‘yes’shesaiD.SusieWatsonsaysshefeelsnoobligationtogiveanexplanationwhenshesaysnoeithersociallyorprofessionally.Doesshefeelguiltyaboutit?NotatallsaidWatsonwhoisdirectorofadvertisingandpublicrelationsatTimexCorpinMiddle-bury.Mostpeopleareafraidofsayingno.Myadviceistosayyesonlyifyoudon’tmean‘no’.WatsonsaidnoisthemosteffectiveweaponagainstwastingtimE.EveryyeartherearemoredemandsonyourtimE.OtherpeoplearehappytouseupyourtimeWatsonsaiD.Timesavingappearstobeno’sgreatestfrienD.NocanbeyournewfriendapowerfultooltotakebackyourlifE.Nomayeventakeyoufurtherinthebusinessworldthanyes.Noispowerandstrength.Nonowseemscompletelycorrect.Saying‘no’isn’teasy.Butfinallyit’sgreatlyliberatingCharlessaiD.Butheaddedanoprojectneedstobeworkedoneverydaybecauseitishardtochangelong-termhabit.Buthealsowarns:Don’tgotoextremes.Don’tfindyourselfsayingnotoeverything.Inreturnyoushouldlearntohearno.1.Theunderlinedpartsaying‘yes’toyourselfinthesecondparagraghmeans________.A.youcanhavemoretimetoplaywithothersB.youneedn’tcareaboutother’sfeelingifyouarehappyC.youareselfishandtreatothersrudelyD.youcandealwithyourbusinessasyouhaveplanned2.Whenyousaynotoothersyoushouldsayitina________.A.secretwayB.politewayC.proudwayD.guiltyway3InWatson’sopinionpeoplecansavemuchtimeonconditionthat________.A.theysaynoatasuitabletimeB.theysaynoasmuchaspossibleC.theyareafraidofsayingnoD.theymakeothersangryatthem4.Ifapersonsaysnotoeverythingtheresultheorshereceivesmaybethatheorshe________.A.enjoysawonderfullifeB.makesalotofmoneyC.facesdifficultyinlifeD.forgetstosayyesintheend

Formanyyearsnoonecouldcommunicatewithpeoplewhohadbeenbornwithouthearing.ThesedeafpeoplewerenotabletouseaspokenlanguagE.Butbeginninginthe1700sthedeafweretaughtaspeciallanguagE.Usingthislanguagetheycouldsharethoughtsandideaswithothers.ThelanguagetheyusedwasalanguagewithoutsounD.ItwasasignlanguagE.Howdidthissignlanguagework?Thedeafweretaughttomakecertainmovementsusingtheirhandsfacesandbodies.Thesemovementsstoodforthingsandideas.Peoplemightmovetheirforefingersacrosstheirlips.ThismeantYouarenottellingthetruth.Theymighttaptheirchinswiththreefingers.ThismeantmyunclE.Thedeafwerealsotaughttouseafingeralphabet字母.Theyusedtheirfingerstomakethelettersofthealphabet.Inthiswaytheyspelledoutwords.Somedeafpeoplecouldspelloutwordsataspeedof130wordsperminutE.SignlanguageandfingerspellingarenotusedasmuchastheyoncewerE.Todaythedeafaretaughttounderstandothersbywatchingtheirlips.Theyarealsotaughthowtospeak.1.Thedeaftalkedtootherpeople__________.A.bymovingtheirhandsfacesandbodiesB.byshoutingandsingingC.withoutusinganylettersD.withoutusinganylanguage2.Thedeafcouldspelloutwords__________.A.byreadingthemaloudB.bygoinghereandthereC.byexpressingtheletterswiththeirfingersD.bywatchingothers3.Nowthedeafaretrainedto__________.A.writesentencesquicklyB.understandothersbylip-readingC.begoodatmind-readingD.keepalonehappily4.Thestoryasawholeisabout__________.A.learningtospellB.teachingthedeaftospeakC.howthedeafcommunicateD.understandingIndiansignlanguage

IV阅读理解32%Ifyouarea30-plusplainJaneorifyouarenotalocalfreshgraduategetreadyfortheembarrassment尴尬inthejobmarket.Andyouarejustoneofthemillionstofacediscrimination歧视.About85percentofthe3424peoplecoveredbyasurveyin10bigcitiesincludingBeijingandShanghaisaiddiscriminationinworkandemployment就业didexist.AlsothesurveyresultsgivenonFridayshowedthat58percentthoughttheproblemtobesevere严重.Appearanceheightandgenderarethemostdiscriminativecategories范畴theBeijingMorningPostreporteD.Somerequirementscouldbefunny.ThenewspapersaidBeijingcitizenZhangMengwhohadmorethan10years’drivingexperiencefailedtogetajobbecausehispossibleemployersconsideredhisnametobeunlucky.Mengtheysaidliterally字面上meansrushinChinesewhichmadehimmoreaccidentprone倾向thanothers.EmployersdiscriminateagainstpeoplefromcertainregionsorareassuchasCentralChina’sHenanProvincebecauseofthebadimpressiontheyhaveaboutthem.Beijingcitizenstoohavetheirshareofbadluckbecausetheyaregenerallyconsideredlazy.CaiDingjianaprofessorfromChinaUniversityofPoliticalScienceandLawwhoheadedthesurveysaidsuchrequirementswhicharenotconnectedwiththejobitselfviolate侵犯people’sequalrighttolookforacareer.Itviolatesbasichumanrightshesaidtothenewspaper.Caisaidgovernmentsshouldpayattentiontosuchdiscriminationsbecausetheyexistnotonlyincompaniesbutarealsopracticedbythem.Oneexampleisthatcivilservants公务员areusuallyrequiredtohaveapleasantpersonality.DirectorofthelabourlawcommitteeundertheAllChinaLawyersAssociationJiangJunlusaidthelackofrelatedlawswasattherootofalldiscriminations.46.ZhangMengfailedtogetajobbecause__________.A.hehadmademoremistakesthanothersB.helackeddrivingexperienceC.hewasconsideredtohaveanunluckynameD.hecouldn’tfindapleasantemployer47.Whatispeople’sresponsetodiscriminationinjobmarket?A.TheythinkitisunfairbutnecessaryduetothelargepopulationofChinA.B.Itdoesexistincertainregionsbutisnotsoserious.C.Somethingmustbedonetostopitbygovernments.D.Itisalocalproblemandisn’tworthmuchconcern.48.Whatcanbeaneffectivewaytofightagainstdiscriminationaccordingtothepassage?A.Tofinecompanieswhichpracticediscrimination.B.Tomakelawsrelatedtodiscrimination.C.Tostopmorepeoplemovingintocities.D.Totrainpeoplethosewhoarepoorinskills.49.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Discriminationnotonlyexistsincompaniesbutalsoingovernments.B.Employersnowadaysconcernmoreaboutappearanceheightandgender.C.PeopleinBeijingwillneverworryaboutexperiencingdiscrimination.D.RequirementsconnectedwiththejobitselfshouldhavebeenputinthefirstplacE.

EdinburghtakesonLeinsterintheirRugbyUnionmatchonFridayeveningwhereitshouldbeadrynightwithsomeclearspells.Itwillfeelchillyinthewindwithtemperaturesatthestartofthematcharoundonly6℃430F..TherewillbesomelightrainonFridayafternoonfortheracesinNewbury.Itwillstayrathercloudyandwillfeelcoldinthewindwithahighof8℃.Buttheweatherwillnotbetoomuchofaproblemfortheevent.A.slowmovingstormsystemspreadscloudrainandcolderweatheracrossNewYork.ThiswillbethecasenotonlytonightbutrightthroughuntilFriday.SaturdaytheweatherwillstarttochangetoamorespringpatternwithmildandfineweatheragainonSundaywhenthebiggestAmericanfootballmatchkicksoff.Keepanumbrellahandy.A.coldfrontwillpusheastwardfromTexastothesouthernhalfoftheMississippiValleybyFridayevening.StrongtwoseverethunderstormshavealreadydevelopedfromeasternKansasandwesternMissourisouthwardtocentralandeasternTexas.Alloutdoorsportseventswillbeimpossibleintheseareas.60.IfyouwanttowatchtheRugbymatchonFridayyou'dbetter.A.wearwarmclothesandaraincoatB.wearwarmclothesC.takeanumbrellawithyouD.wearasportsuit61.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TherewillnotbeanysportsmatchesorracesincentralandeasternTexasbecauseofthecomingthunderstorm.B.TheweatherwillbefinewhenthefootballmatchstartsinNewYork.C.TheraceswillcontinueinNewburyinspiteoftherainyweather.D.MississippiValleyrunsfromnorthtosouth.62.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.BadweatherhappensabruptlyinNewYork.B.TheracesinNewburywillbecancelledbecauseoftheweather.C.6℃isahightemperaturefortheseasonwhenthematchtakesplacE.D.EdinburghandLeinsterrefertotwoRugbyteamsinthepassagE.

FromhittingthemallwithyourgirlfiendsonaSaturdayafternoontoholidayspendingongiftsthatgounderthetreeshoppingcouldbecalledoneofAmerica’sfavoritepastimes.FormostpeopleitmeanssomenewclothesforworkorasmalltrinketforafrienD.Forothershowevershoppingismuchmorethananenjoyablepastimeandinsomecasesitisarealanddestructiveaddictionthatcanturnintoafinancialdisaster.Compulsiveshoppingandspendingaredefinedasinappropriateexcessive过度的andoutofcontrol.Likeotheraddictionsitbasicallyhassomethingtodowithimpulsivenessandlackofcontroloverone’simpulses冲动.InAmericashoppingisembeddedinourculture;sooftentheimpulsivenesscomesoutasexcessiveshopping.Sometimesthisisreferredtoasshopholism.Shoppingaddictioncandamageaperson’slifefamilyandfinances.NooneknowswhatcausesaddictivebehaviorslikeshoppingalcoholismdrugabuseandgamblingsaysaprofessorofappliedhealthsciencE.Someofthenewevidencesuggeststhatsomepeoplemaybe10%-15%mayhaveageneticpredispositiontoanaddictivebehaviorcoupledwithanenvironmentinwhichtheparticularbehavioristriggered引发butnoonereallyknowswhy.Individualswillgetsomekindofhighfromanaddictivebehaviorlikeshopping.Whatarethetelltalesignsthatshoppinghascrossedthelineandbecomeandaddiction?Whatshouldaconcernedfamilymemberorfriendlookoutforwhentheythinkshoppinghasbecomeaproblem?Thebehaviorscansignalaseriousproblem:·Shoppingorspendingmoneyasaresultoffeelingangrydepressedanxiousorlonely·Havingargumentswithothersaboutone’sshoppinghabits·Feelinglostwithoutcreditcards—actuallygoingintowithdrawalwithoutthem·Buyingitemsoncreditratherthanwithcash·Describingarushorafeelingofeuphoriawithspending·Feelingguiltyashamedorembarrassedafteraspendingspree大买特买·Thinkingobsessivelyaboutmoney·SpendingalottimejugglingaccountsorbillstoaccommodatespendingIfsomeoneidentifiesfourormoreofanyofthesebehaviorstheremaybeaproblemexpertssay.Treatingashoppingaddictionrequiresamultifacetedapproach.Therearenostandardtreatmentsforshoppingaddiction.Medicationshavebeenusedbutwithmixedresults.Therapistsalsofocusoncognitive-behavioraltreatmentprograms.Thereisnoquickandeasyanswerthatwillimmediatelycureashoppingaddictionandwhiletreatmentisanecessarypartofsolvingtheproblemsoisbehaviorchangeonthepartoftheaddict.Somebasicchangesinbehaviorthatwillhaveabigimpactonbreakingashoppingaddictionarerecommended:·AdmitthatyouareacompulsivespenderwhichishalfthebattlE.·Getridofcheckbooksandcreditcardswhichfueltheproblem.·Don’tshopbyyourselfbecausemostcompulsiveshoppersshopaloneandifyouarewithsomeoneyouaremuchlesslikelytoappendmorE.·FindothermeaningfulwaystospendtimE.Andkeepinmindthatwhilebehaviorchangeisclearlyimportanttorecoverysoisreachingoutforprofessionalhelp.5091.Thebesttitleofthisarticleis_________A.ShouldWeShoporNot?B.ShoppingBehaviorsGoodorBad?C.ShoppingSpreeoranAddiction?D.TheDangersofShopholism.2.Youshouldbecarefullythinkaboutyourshoppingbehaviorifyou________.A.areangrytogoshoppingB.lostyourcreditcardwhileshoppingC.areoverjoyedandoverwhelminglyexcitedtogoshopping.D.countyourmoneywhileshopping3.Whichofthefollowingstatementisnottrue?________.A.MedicationwillnothelptocureashoppingaddictionB.NoonereallyknowswhypeoplegetaddictedtodoingsomethingwhichisnogoodtothemC.BythewordshopholismwereferstotheimpulsiveandexcessiveshoppingbehaviorD.Shoppingaddictioncanturnintoarealdisasterinone’slife4.Themostimportantwaytogetridoftheaddictionis________.A.usecreditcardinsteadofcheckbooksB.changeone’sbehavioraswellasseekprofessionaladviceC.findsomebodyelsetoshopforyouD.gotoadoctorforastandardtreatment

Birdsthatarehalf-asleep—withonebrainhemisphere半球alertandtheothersleeping—controlwhichsideofthebrainremainsawakeaccordingtoanewstudyofsleepingducks.Earlierstudieshavedocumentedhalf-brainsleepinawiderangeofbirds.Thebrainhemispherestaketurnssinkingintothesleepstagecharacterizedbyslowbrainwaves.Theeyecontrolledbythesleepinghemispherekeepsshutwhilethewakefulhemisphere’seyestaysopenandalert.BirdsalsocansleepwithbothhemispheresrestingatoncE.Decadesofstudiesofbirdgroupsledresearcherstopredictextraalertnessintheend-of-the-rowsleeperswhichtendtobeattackedmoreeasily.Sureenoughtheendbirdstendedtowatchcarefullyonthesideawayfromtheircompanions.Ducksintheinnerspotsshowednopreferenceforgazedirection.Alsobirdsnappingattheendofthelinedependonsingle-hemispheresleepratherthantotalrelaxationmoreoftenthaninnerducksdiD.Turning16birdsthroughthepositionsinafour-duckrowtheresearchersfoundthatcomparedwith12percentforbirdsininternalspotsouterbirdshalf-asleepduringsome32percentofnappingtimE.Webelievethisisthefirstevidenceforananimalbehaviorallycontrollingsleepandwakefulnessatthesametimeindifferentregionsofthebraintheresearcherssay.Theresultsprovidethebestevidenceforalong-standingassumptionthatsingle-hemispheresleepevolvedascreaturesscannedforenemies.Thepreferenceforopeninganeyeonthelookoutsidecouldbewidespreadhepredicts.He’sseenitinapairofbirdsnappingside-by-sideinthezooandinasinglepetbirdsleepingbyamirror.Themirror-sideeyeclosedasifthereflectionwereacompanionandtheothereyestayedopen.Usefulashalf-sleepingmightbeit’sonlybeenfoundinbirdsandsuchwateranimalsasdolphinswhalesandseals.Perhapskeepingonesideofthebrainawakeallowsasleepinganimaltosurfaceoccasionallytoavoiddrowning.Studiesofbirdsmayofferuniqueinsightsintosleep.JeromeM.SiegeloftheUCLAsayshewondersifbirds’half-brainsleepisjustthetipoftheiceberg.Hesupposesthatmoreexamplesmayturnupwhenwetakeacloserlookatotherspecies.72.Accordingtothepassagebirdsoftenhalfsleepbecause______.A.theyhavetowatchoutforpossibleattacksB.theirbrainhemispherestaketurnstorestC.thetwohalvesoftheirbrainaredifferentlystructuredD.theyhavetoconstantlykeepaneyeontheircompanions73.Whatisimpliedabouttheexampleofabird’ssleepinginfrontofamirror?A.Animaginedcompaniongivesthebirdasenseofsecurity.B.Birdsprefertosleepinpairsforthesakeoftheirsecurity.C.ThephenomenonofbirdsnappinginpairsiswidespreaD.D.A.singlepetbirdenjoysseeingitsownreflectioninthemirror.74.Whilesleepingsomewateranimalstendtokeephalfawakeinorderto______.A.alertthemselvestotheapproachingenemyB.emergefromwaternowandthentobreatheC.besensitivetotheever-changingenvironmentD.avoidbeingsweptawaybyrapidcurrents75.BysayingjustthetipoftheicebergSiegelsuggeststhat______.A.half-brainsleephassomethingtodowithicyweatherB.themysteryofhalf-brainsleepisclosetobeingsolvedC.mostbirdslivingincoldregionstendtobehalfsleepersD.half-brainsleepmayexistamongotherspecies

EAlmosteverydaywecomeacrosssituationsinwhichwehavetomakedecisionsonewayoranother.Choicewearegiventobelieveisaright.ButforagoodmanypeopleintheworlD.Inrichandpoorcountrieschoiceisaluxurysomethingwonderfulbuthardtogetnotaright.Andforthosewhothinktheyareexercisingtheirrighttomakechoicesthewholesystemismerelyanillusionafalseideacreatedbycompaniesandadvertiserhopingtoselltheirproducts.Theendlesschoicegivesbirthtoanxietyinpeople’slives.BuyingsomethingasbasicasacoffeepotisnotexactlysimplE.Easyaccesstoawiderangeofeverydaygoodsleadstoasenseofpowerlessnessinmanypeopleendingintheshoppergivingupandwalkingawayorjustbuyinganunsuitableitem商品thatisnotreallywanteD.RecentstudiesinEnglandhaveshownthatmanyelectricalgoodsboughtinalmosteveryfamilyarenotreallyneedeD.Moredifficultdecision-makingistheneitheravoidedortrustedintothehandsoftheprofessionalslifestyleinstructorsoradvisors.Itisnotjusttheavailabilityofthegoodsthatistheproblembutthespeedwithwhichnewtypesofproductscomeonthemarket.AdvancesindesignandproductionhelpquickentheprocessProductsalsoneedtohaveashortlifespansothatthepubliccanbepersuadedtoreplacethemwithinashorttimE.Thetypicalexampleiscomputerswhicharealmostout-of-dateoncetheyarebought.Thisindeedmakesselectionaproblem.Gonearethedayswhenonecouldjustwalkwithcaseintoashopandbuyonething;nochoicenoanxiety.WhatdoestheauthortrytoargueinParagraph1?A.Theexerciseofrightsisaluxury.B.Thepracticeofchoiceisdifficult.C.TherightofchoiceisgivenbutatapricE.D.ChoiceandrightexistatthesametimE.Whydomorechoicesofgoodsgiverisetoanxiety?A.Professionalsfindithardtodecideonasuitableproduct.B.Peoplearelikelytofindthemselvesovercomebybusinesspersuasion.C.Shoppersmayfindthemselveslostinthebroadrangeofitems.D.CompaniesandadvertisersareoftenmisleadingabouttherageofchoicE.Byusingcomputersasanexampletheauthorwantstoprovethat.A.advancedproductsmeettheneedsofpeopleB.productsofthelatestdesignfoldthemarketC.competitionsarefierceinhigh-techindustryD.everydaygoodsneedtobereplacedoftenWhatisthispassagemainlyabout?A.Thevarietyofchoicesinmodernsociety.B.Theopinionsonpeople’srightindifferentcountriesC.TheProblemsabouttheavailabilityofeverydaygoods.D.Thehelplessnessinpurchasingdecisions

Speedingoffinastolencarthethiefthinkshehasgotagreatcatch.ButheisinforanunwelcomesurprisE.Thecarisfittedwitharemoteimmobilizer发动机防盗系统andaradiosignalfromacontrolcentremilesawaywillensurethatoncethethiefswitchestheengineoffhewillnotbeabletostartitagain.Theideagoeslikethis.A.controlboxfittedtothecarcontainsamini-cellphoneamicro-processorandmemoryandaGPSsatellitepositioningreceiver.Ifthecarisstolenacodedcellphonesignalwilltellthecontrolcentretoblockthevehicle’senginemanagementsystemandpreventtheenginebeingrestarteD.IntheUKasetoftechnicalfixesisalreadymakinglifeharderforcarthieves.ThepatternofvehiclecrimehaschangedsaysMartynRandallasecurityexpert.HesaysitwouldonlytakehimafewminutestoteachapersonhowtostealacarusingabareminimumoftoolsbutonlyifthecarismorethantenyearsolD.Moderncarsarefartoughertostealastheirenginemanagementcomputerwon’tallowthemtostartunlesstheyreceiveauniqueIDcodebeamedoutbytheignitionkey汽车等的点火开关.IntheUKtechnologieslikethishavehelpedachievea31%dropinvehicle-relatedcrimesince1997.Butdeterminedcriminalsarestillmanagingtofindotherwaystostealcarsoftenbygettingholdoftheowner’skeys.Andkeytheftisresponsiblefor40%ofthetheftsofvehiclesfittedwithatrackingsystem.Ifthecartravels100metreswithoutthedriverconfirmingtheirIDthesystemwillsendasignaltoanoperationscentrethatithasbeenstolen.ThehundredmetresminimumavoidsfalsealarmsduetoinaccuraciesintheGPSsignal.Staffatthecentrewillthencontacttheownertoconfirmthatthecarreallyismissingandkeeppoliceinformedofthevehicle’smovementsviathecar’sGPSunit.56.What’sthefunctionoftheremoteimmobilizerfittedtoacar?A.ToallowthecartolockautomaticallywhenstolenB.TopreventthecarthieffromrestartingitonceitstopsC.TohelpthepolicemakeasurpriseattackonthecarthiefD.Topreventcartheftbysendingaradiosignaltothecarowner57.BysayingThepatternofvehiclecrimehaschangedLines1-2ParA.3MartynRandallsuggeststhat_____.A.Self-preparedtoolsarenolongerenoughforcartheftB.thethiefhastomakeuseofcomputertechnologyC.ittakesalongertimeforthecarthieftodothestealingD.thethiefhaslostinterestinstealingcarsover10yearsold58.Whatisessentialinmakingamoderncartoughertosteal?A.A.GPSsatellitepositioningreceiverB.A.uniqueIDcardC.A.specialcellphoneD.A.codeignitionkey59.Whydoesthetrackingsystemseta100-metreminimumbeforesendinganalarmtotheoperationscentre?A.TogivethedrivertimetocontacttheoperationcentreB.ToallowforpossibleerrorsintheGPSsystemC.Tokeeppoliceinformedofthecar’smovementsD.Toleavetimefortheoperationscentretogiveanalarm

AsthesoundoffootstepsbehindhergrewloudershequickenedherpacE.Shedidn’twanttoturnaroundasthememoryofthatmorning’snewspaperheadlinemadeherafraidofwhatshewouldsee:CityKillerClaimsFourthVictim.WhydidIstopforafewdrinksinthebarafterwork?shethoughttoherself.NowitwasdarkandthestreetsdeserteD.Shewasaloneandasittingduck.Shefeltasifshewaswalkingintherain.Herclothesweredampfromnervoussweatandaseachshorthotbreathhitthenightairitturnedtosteamcoatingherglassesinathinfilmsoallshesawseemedcoveredinfog.Thefootstepswereclosernow.Sheneededtogetoffthisstreet.Hereyesbeganauselesssearchforanopenstoreorlightedwindow.PassingasmalllaneshelookedthroughforapossibleescaperoutE.Butthelanewasadead-endandshelaughedtoherselfattheirony具有讽刺意味的事.Thesoundofacarbehindherturningontothestreetinterruptedherself–pity.EscapewasathanD.Butasshewasabouttothrowherselfontotheroadandshoutforthecartostopthecar’sheadlightscastashadowthatparalyzed使瘫痪herwithterror.Itwasthefootsteps’owner.Thefigurewashugeandinitsraisedarmitheldwhatlookedlikealead-pipenodoubttheonethatwasabouttoclaimvictimnumberfivE.TheshadowdissolvedasthecarpassedbyanddisappearedintothedistancE.Shefeltahandonhershoulder.Itwasallhappeningasifinslow–motion.Shewaswaitingforherlifetoflashbeforehereyeslikeallthosenovelssaiditwould–butitdidn’t.TheonlythingshethoughtofwasherdearhusbanD.Sherecalledphoninghimfromworkthatveryafternoonandjokingaboutofallthingsthecitykiller.Itwasanightfullofironies.Therewasavoicetalkingtohernowbutshewaslostinthoughtsofherfateanddidn’tresponD.ThehandthenbeganturningherarounD.ItwassurprisinglygentlegivenwhatwasabouttocomE.Sheallowedittoguideherwithoutresistance抗拒.Shelookedup.Sherecognizedthefacebutshedidn’tknowfromwherE.Itsmouthwasstilltalkingtoherbutshecouldn’tunderstanD.ThensheremembereD.Thefacebelongedtotheforeignlookingmanwhohadservedheratthebar.Shelookeddowntohishandandsawinitnotalead–pipebutarolledupcopyofaworkreportshehadbeencorrectinginthebarasshedrank.Hiswordssuddenlystartedtoregisterinherbrainandshecouldhearhim.MissMiss.AreyouOK?YouleftthisinthebaranditlookedimportantsoIthoughtI’dbettergiveittoyou.71.Thewomanwasfeelingnervousbecause.A.shehadleftherreportinthebarB.therewasakillerinthecityC.shewasbeingfollowedbysomeoneD.thestreetsweredarkandempty72.Theunderlinedexpressionasittingduckparagraph2isclosestinmeaningto.A.aneasytargetB.afrightenedpersonC.afoolishanimalD.astillposition73.Whatisthecorrectorderofeventsthathappenedtothewomanonthedayofthestory?A.Shewentforadrinkinabar.B.Shecorrectedthereport.C.Sheheardloudfootsteps.D.Shereadthenewspaper.E.ShecalledherhusbanD.f.Shefeltahandonhershoulder.A.dcaebfB.cdaefbC.dabecfD.deabcf74.Whydidthewomanlaughwhenshelookedintothelane?A.ShewasexcitedbecauseshethoughtitmaybeawaytoescapE.B.ShefeltbitterbecauseshehadnochancetoescapE.C.Shewasbecomingmoreandmorenervous.D.Sherealizedthatshewasbehavingfoolishly.75.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Itwasrainingwhensheleftthebar.B.Thewomanhadfeltnervousaboutthecitykillerfordays.C.Thetemperaturewasverylowthatevening.D.Thewomanwasbehavingunreasonably.

EachwintertheruggedNorthShoreservesupsomeofthelargestandmostimpressiveoceanwavesontheplanet.GiantwavesmaketheirlongjourneyacrossthenorthernPacifictothearea’sshorelinE.Formanyislandresidentsthismeansonlyonething:surfup.TheexactoriginofsurfingisunknownbutmosthistoriansbelievethatthePolynesianswerealreadyverygoodatthesportbythetimetheymigratedtotheHawaiianIslandssome2000yearsago.EarlyHawaiianscalledsurfingHe’enaluwhichliterallytranslatestowavesliding.Duringthistimeonlyhigh-rankingofficialsandnobleshadaccesstothebestsurfspots.KingKamehamehahimselfwassaidtobeakeenandskilledsurfer.Surfingreallytookoffintheearly1990s.Ridingboardsmadefromredwoodandbalsawoodearlysurfersriskedtheirlivestotakeonthesegiantwaves.TodaythankstoanumberofmoderninnovationsandinventionsthesurfingpopulationontheNorthShorehasexplodeD.WaveridersandspectatorsfromaroundtheworldgatherherefromNovembertoFebruaryhopingtocatchthatperfectwavE.Winterwaveheightscangetashighas20feetwithfacesupto50feet!Thisextremesurfisforexpertsonlyandeventhenconditionsareconsideredhighlydangerous.World-knownsurfcontestsareheldherefromearlyNovembertolateDecember.TheVan’sTripleCrownofSurfingwhichincludestheVansHawaiianProatAli’iBeachParkinHale’iwatheRipCurlCupatSunsetBeachbringstogethertheworld’sbestprofessionalsurfers.Watchingthemsurfingonthegrandwavesisreallyafeastfortheeyes.AlthoughwinterontheNorthShoremaynotbethebesttimeandplacetolearnhowtosurfthesummermonthsprovidesaferandmorefavorableconditions.64.Thepassageismostprobablyfrom________.A.aguidebookB.amagazineC.agovernmentreportD.ageographytextbook65.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Highofficialswerethebestsurfersinthepast.B.Surfingdatesbacktoatleast2000years.C.ThebesttimeforsurfingisfromNovembertoFebruary.D.Surfingisasportforprofessionalsandexperts.66.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtruetothepassage?A.ThePolynesianswereamongtheearliestpeoplewhotookupsurfing.B.Moderninventionsmakesurfboardssaferforthesurfers.C.Itisaperfectchanceforspectatorstowatchthecompetitions.D.MoreandmorepeopleontheNorthShoregoinforsurfing.67.It’ssuggestedthatasurflearnershould________.A.makeuseofthesummertimetolearnhowtosurfB.meetthechallengeoftheperfectwavesontheNorthShoreC.takethechancetowinaprizeintheworld-knowncompetitionsD.watchtheprofessionalsufferssurfingwheneverpossible

Eatyourvegetables.Washyourhands.Alwayssaypleaseandthankyou.Wearefullofadviceforourchildrenbutwhenitcomestomoneyweoftenhavelittletosay.Asaresultourchildrenmaygrowupwithcleanhandsandgoodmannersbutwithoutanyideahowtomanagetheirmoney.HerearesomebasicsthatwillhelpguidethemtheirentirelivesShowthemthefuturE.Ifyour13-year-oldgirlweretosave＄1000invest投资itat8%andadd＄100everymonthbythetimeshe's65shewouldhave＄980983！Becarefulofcredit信用.CreditcardscanhelpyoubuynecessarythingsandbuildacredithistorybuttheymustbeusedresponsiblywhichmeanspayingoffyourdebtintimE.Explaintoyourchildrenthatwhenyoubuysomethingusingacreditcardyoucaneasilyenduppayingtwoorthreetimeswhatyouwouldhavepaidifyouusedcash.TeachpatiencE.Supposeyourchildwantsanewbicyclethatcosts$150.Ratherthanpayingthecashgivehimsomeregularpocketmoneyandexplainthatbyputtingasidesay＄15eachweekhewillbeabletobuyitforhimselfinonlytenweeks.ProvideincentivE.Tellyourchildrentheimportanceofsaving.ForeverydollarheorsheagreestosaveandinvestratherthanspendyouagreetoaddanotherdollartothepotsaysCathyParetoexpertinmoneyplanning.Explainyourvalues.ValuesandmoneyaredeeplyintertwinedsaysEilleenGalloco-authorofTheFinanciallyIntelligentParent.Whenyourchilddemandsthatyoubuysomethingexplainwhyyoureallydon’twanttobuyit.Youmightsay‘I'drathersavethatmoneyforyoureducationadvisesGallo.Everytimeyouspendordon'tspendmoneyyouhaveachancetoshareyourvalues.64.Theunderlinedwordincentiveinparagraph6means_____.A.honorB.praiseC.excitementD.encouragement65.Whatleadsthewritertowritethisarticle?A.Parentswanttoknowhowtoeducatetheirchildren.B.Hewantstosharehisgoodideasaboutmoneymatters.C.Hethinksmoneymanagementthemostimportantforchildren.D.Parentscarelittleabouttheirchildren'smanagementofmoney.66.Thewritergivessomebasicstohelp__________inaproperway.A.parentsteachtheirchildrenhowtodealwithmoneyB.childrenfollowtheirparents'instructionsC.childrenmanagetheirmoneyD.parentssavetheirmoney

Withouttheatmospheretherewouldbenoweathernowindrainsnoworclouds.Airisallaroundus;weliveatthebottomofagreatoceanofair.Itisinvisiblebutwecanfeelitwhenitmoves.Therearemilesofairaboveuspressingdownwithgreatweightontheearthandeverythingonit.Becauseairpressesdownonusfromalldirectionsatthesametimeandbecauseweareabletobear忍受thisweightwedonotseemtofeelit.Butscientistshaveprovedthatairhasthisweightandthatanythingthathasweightcreates产生aforcecalledpressurE.AschangesinairpressuretakeplacetheymakeairmovE.Airisagasthatexpands膨胀whenheatedgetslighterandmovesupwarD.Whenairiscooleditgetsheaviersinksclosetotheearth'ssurfaceandflowslikewaterinagreatriver.AswarnairrisescoldairrushesintotakeitsplacE.'Thuswindsoriginate起源.Thewindsthatblowhighaboveusarecausedbythewarmerairrunningawayfromcolderair.Thewindwefeelneartheearth'ssurfaceistheheavycolderairtryinghardtocatchthewarmerair.ChangesintemperaturecausetheairtomovE.AndofcoursetherearemanychangessoairmovementsaretakingplacepracticallyallthetimE.ThefirstparagraphmainlytellsusthecausesofA.whywedon'tfeelairB.whyatmosphereisimportanttousC.whythereisairsurroundingusD.whythereisairpressureAirmovesundersuchconditionsthatA.thereisairpressureB.theairisheavyC.airpressuredoesn'tremainthesameallthetimeD.aircomesupanddownWhichofthefollowingpicturesbesttellsthemovementsofwarmairandcoldair?Accordingtothepassageinsameareasiffarmerswhogrowgrapes葡萄lightfiresintheearlymorningthatisbecausethefarmerswantto________________.A.driveawaywarmairB.preventcoldairfromcomingtoharmtheirplantsC.causemorewindD.stopwarmairrunningaway

WecanmakemistakesatanyagE.Somemistakeswemakeareaboutmoney.butmostmistakesareaboutpeoplE.DidJerryreallycarewhenIbrokeupwithHelen?WhenIgotthatgreatjobdidJimasafriendreallyfeelgoodaboutit?Ordidheenvymyluck?AndwasPaulfriendlyjustbecauseIhadacar?WhenwelookbackdoubtslikethesecanmakeusfeelbaD.ButwhenwelookbackitistoolatE.Whydowegowrongaboutourfriendsorourenemies?Sometimeswhatpeoplesayhidestheirrealmeanings.Andifwedonotreallylistenwemissthefeelingbehindthewords.SupposesomeonetellsyouYou'realuckydog!你真幸运!Ishereallyonyourside?IfhesaysYou'realuckyguy!thatisbeingfriendly.Butaluckydog?Thereisabitofenvyinthosewords.Whathemaybesayingisthathedoesnotthinkyoudeserveyourluck.Justthinkofallthethingsyouhavetobethankfulforisanotherphrasethatsaysonethingandmeansanother.Itcouldmeanthatthespeakeristryingtogetyoutoseeyourproblem.Butthisphrasecontainsthethoughtthatyourproblemisnotatallimportant.Howcanyoutelltherealmeaningbehindsomeone'swords?Onewayistotakeagoodlookatthepersontalking.Dohiswordsfitthewayhelooks?Iswhathesaysshownbythetoneofvoice?Thelookinhiseyes?Stopandthink.TheminuteyouspendthinkingabouttherealmeaningofwhatpeoplesaytoyoumaysaveyouranothermistakE.65.Whenthewriterrecalls回想someofthethingsthathappenedbetweenhimandhisfriendshe_______.A.feelshappythinkinghownicehisfriendsweretohimB.feelshemightnothaveunderstoodhisfriends'truefeelingsC.thinkitamistaketohavebrokenupwithhisgirlfriendD.issorrythathisfriendslethimdown66.WhenthewritertalksaboutsomeonesayingYou'realuckydog!heissayingthat_____.A.thespeakerisjustfriendlyB.thissentencesuggeststhesameasYou'realuckyguy!C.theworddogshouldnotbeusedtoapplytopeopleD.sometimesthewordsshowthatthespeakerisabitenvious67.Thispassagetriestotellyouhowto______.A.avoidmistakesaboutmoneyandfriendsB.getanideaoffriendlypeopleC.avoidmistakesinunderstandingwhatpeopletellyouD.keeppeoplefriendlywithouttrustingthem68.Thewritersuggeststhat______betrusteD.A.everybodyB.nobodyC.allthepeopleD.notallthepeople

NeedmoreevidencethatLondonisaseriouscoffeetown?Mr.DaviesisactuallyEngland’sthirdconsecutiveworldbaristachampion.ThefirstwasJamesHoffmannwhostartedSquareMileCoffeeRoasterssquaremilecoffeE.comin2008.It’sasmalloperationrecentlyrelocatedtoanarchedvaultundersometraintracksinEastLondon.TodaySquareMile’sblackbagsofbeanshavebecomeshorthandforquality.TheysupplybeanstoMoonBar3BatemanStreet;44-20-7287-4796justopenedbythesameteambehindFlatWhite17BerwickStreet;44-20-7734-0370;flat-whitE.co.uk.Thoughit’srecentlybeenco-opted增加的bychainstorestheflatwhiteisalsoasymbolofseriouscoffee:it’sbasicallyacappuccino-sizestyle—flatandwhite—astyleimportedfromAustraliasomesayNewZealandwhenawaveofbaristasemigratedfromthosecountries.AustraliansandNewZealandersaretoespressowhatRussiansaretochess:they’rejustbetteratit.Stillindependentstorescontinuetoappearinallcornersofthecity.LastyeartheEspressoRoom31GreatOrmondStreet;44-20-7932-137-380;theespressoroom.comopenedinatrulytinystorefront.YettheownerBenTownsendmanagestofitaMarzoccoespressomachinesomebenchesandacasewithpastries.AndfarthernorthinIslingtonabarcalledTinaWeSaluteYou47KingHenry’sWalk;44-20-3119-0047;tinawesaluteyou.comopenedlastFebruary.AccordingtotheownersthenamecomesfromadailygreetingtheygivetoacheesecakeportraitofacurvysubjectnamedTinA.45.Howmanybarsarementionedinthetext?A.4B.5.C.6D.746.WecanreadinthepassagethatSquareMileCoffeeRoastersiswell-knownforits________.A.milkB.chessC.beansD.fruit47.Accordingtothetextweknowthat________.A.UKishometotheflat-whitE.B.theflat-whiteisexportedfromAustraliA.C.chessispopularinRussiA.D.youcanfindtheflat-whiteonlyinthechainstores.48.Thewriterwrotethispassageinordertotellus________.A.themeaningofflatwhite.B.Londonisfamousforitshistory.C.thenumberofcoffeebarsinLondonD.Londonisfamousforitscoffeebar.

FederalregulatorsWednesdayapprovedaplantocreateanationwideemergnecyalert警报Systemusingtextmessagesdeliveredtocellphones.TextmessageshaveexplodedinpopularityinrecentyearsparticularlyamongyoungpeopleThewirelessindustry’stradeassociationCTIAestimates估计morethan48billiontextmessagesaresenteachmonthTheplancomesfromtheWarningAlertandResponseNetworkActa2006federallawthatrequiresimprovementtothenation’semergencyalertsystem.TheacttaskedtheFedralCommunicationsConmmissinoFCCwithcomingupwithnewwaystoalertthepublicaboutemergencies.TheabilitytodeliveraccurateandtimelywarningsandalertsthroughcellphonesandothermobileservicesisanimprotantnextstepinouroffortstohelpensurethattheAmericanpublichastheinformationtheyneedtotakeactiontoprotectthemselvesandtheirfamiliesbeforeandduringdisastersandotheremergencies.FCCChairmanKevinMartinsaidfollowingapprovaloftheplanParticipationinthealertsystembycarriers-telecommunicationscompanies-isvoluntarybutithasreceivedsolidsupportfromthewirelessindustryTheprogramwouldbeoptionalforcellphoneusersTheyalsomaynotbechargedforreceivingalerts.Therewouldbethreedifferenttypesofmessagesaccordingtotherules.ThefirstwouldbeanationalalertfromthepresidentlikelyinvolvingaterroristattackornaturaldisasterThesecondwouldinvolveapproachingthreats.WhichcouldincludenaturaldisasterslikehurricanesorstormsorevenuniversityshootingsThethirdwouldbereservedforchildabduction绑架emergenciesorso–calledAmberAlertsTheservicecouldbeinplaceby201068.Whatisthepurposeoftheapprovedplan?A.Towarnpeopleofemergenciesviamessages.B.Topopularizetheuseofcellphones.C.Toestimatethemonthlynumberofmessages.D.Topromotethewirelessindustry.69.TheimprovementtothepresentsystemisinthechargeofA.CTIAB.THEWarningAlertandResponseNetworkC.FCCD.federalregulators70.AnalertmessagewillNOTbesentifA.achildloseshiswayB.auniversityshootinghappensC.anaturaldisasterhappensD.aterroristattackoccurs71.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.CellPhoneAlertsProtectingStudentsB.CellPhoneAlertsbyWirelessIndustryC.CellPhoneAlertsofNaturalDisastersD.CellPhoneAlertsComingSoon

In2006alargenumberofnewInternetsitesbecamepopulararoundtheworlD.Someoftheseareforcommunicationothersforentertainment.Theblogisoneformofcommunicationthatincreasedinpopularity.ThroughthesepersonalwebsitespeoplecansharetheirlivesideasandopinionsontheInternet.Peopleofallageshavetheirownblogs.Foryoungpeopletheyareawaytoshowtheirwritingandotherformsofself-expression.Blogsalsoconnectpeoplewithotherpeoplewhohavethesameinterests.Forexampleteachersuseblogstoshareideaswithotherteachers’aswellasexperiencesandconcernsabouttheirwork.YouTubeisanotherInternetsitethatbecamemorepopularlastyear.Thiswebsiteletsanyonecreateshareandwatchshortvideos.Theseincludevideosofpeoplesingingordancingoranimalsdoingfunnythings.ThreeyoungmencreatedYouTubealmosttwoyearsagoasapersonalvideosharingservicE.TheyrecentlysoldittoGoogleformorethanoneandahalfbilliondollars.GamesandentertainmentalsobecamealargerpartoftheInternetlastyear.OneInternetsocialsiteiscalledSecondLifE.ItisanonlineworldinwhichcomputeruserscreateanewselfandliveadifferentlifE.Theygetmarriedbuildhomesoperatebusinessesbuyandsellgoodsworkplayandattendschool.PeoplealsotakepartinfantasysportsleagueswiththehelpoftheInternet.A.fantasysportisagameinwhicheachmemberofagroupactsastheownerofateam.Eachownercreatesateamofreal-lifeprofessionalplayerstocompeteagainstotherteamsintheleaguE.MorethanfifteenmillionAmericanadultsplayfantasysports.Theindustryearnsmorethanonebilliondollarseachyearfrompublicationsmembershipsandothercosts.Thepassageismainlyabout__________.A.themostpopularInternettechnologyin2006B.somenewwaysforpeopletocommunicateorhavefunontheInternetC.oneonlinegamecalledSecondLifeD.thehighpriceofplayingonlineWhoistheownerofYouTubenow?A.Threeyoungmen.B.GooglE.C.Computerusers.D.Yahoo.WhomdoestheunderlinedwordtheyinParagraph4referto?A.Thepeoplewhoareinterestedinblogs.B.ThepeoplewhoplaygamesonYouTubE.C.ThepeoplewhoplaySecondLifE.D.ThepeoplewhoarecreatedinSecondLifE.Whatdoweknowfromthepassage?A.TeacherscanshareideasexperiencesandconcernsabouttheirworkwithotherteachersonanywebsitE.B.MorethanfifteenmillionAmericanteenagersplayfantasysports.C.SecondLifehelpspeoplegetmarriedbuyandsellgoodsworkplayandattendschoolinreallifE.D.FantasysportsagameinwhicheachmemberofagroupactsastheownerofateamisverypopulararoundtheworlD.

EnjoythesumptuousEasterlunchbuffetandchildrenwillbegiventhelovelyEasterchocolateeggsTimeMar28-mar30200911:00am—3:00pmPlaceluckycornercoffeeshophotelfirstfloorPrice150+15%servicechargehalfpriceforchildrenunder12yearsolD.ReservationsScitechhotel65123388-2114or2164BringyourfamilyandfriendsalongtoThePalaceHotelthisEasterandenjoythetraditionaltreatsoftheseason.ForgetaboutthecaloriesandenjoyfavouritegoodiessuchasEastereggschocolatebunniesandhotcrossbunswhichwillbesoldoutsidE.PalmCourtCoffeeHouseeverydayfrom8:00amto9:00pm.PALMCOURTCOFFEEHOUSEFridayMarch28--lavishfishbuffetforlunchanddinnerpricedatRMB180foradultshalfpriceforchildren.SundayMarch30--RoastcarvingbuffetpricedatRMB160foradultshalfpriceforchildren.ROMARISTORANTEITALLANOSundayMarch30--DeliciousseafoodlunchpricedatRMB198foradultschildrenunder10yearshalfpricE.Youngsterscanworkofftheirextraenergyinaspecialsupervisedplayareanexttotherestaurant.Pricesaresubjecttoa15%surchargeReservationson65128899ext.7492forRomaRistorante:ext.7561forPalmCourt.March30thbringsafun-filledEasterentertainmentprogramtotheCrazySundayBrunchatthePatioCoffeeShopfrom11:00am-3:00pm!Childrenunder10yearoldaccompanyingtheirparentswillenjoythisspecialmealforfreeandcanevenwinlotsoftreatpricesintheEggPaintingCompetition!WEGUARANTEEYouA.FunEasterSundayPleaseregisteryourchildrenforthecontestnolatertheMarch29thasspaceislimiteD.Forfurtherinformationandreservationspleasecall64376688ext2873/2865HolidayInnLidoBeijingRMB150.00+15%Surcharge附加费HappyEasterMarch3011:00—14:30HiltonHotelTheEasterBunnyiscomingtotown!JoinhimforaspecialEasterBrunchattheAtriumcafeandenjoytraditionalEasterfavourites.RMB195+15%surchargeChildrenunder12yearsoldfreeofchargE.SurprisegiftforthechildrenattheKid’sCorner.60.Themainpurposeoftheadvertisementsistogiveinformationabout_______.A.weekendactivitiesB.aholidaycelebrationsC.thepriceforthemealsinbighotelsD.EggPaintingCompetition61.Itcanbelearnedfromtheadvertisementsthatthechildrencanenjoythemselvesmostin_______.A.LidoHolidayInnB.PalaceHotelC.ScitechHotelD.HiltonHotel62.IfyouwanttohaveanEastermealonMarch28whichhotelcanyougoto?A.ScitechHotelandLidoHolidayInnB.ThePalaceHotelandHiltonHotelC.HiltonHotelandLidoHolidayInnD.ScitechHotelandthePalaceHotel63.IfyouhaveEasterBrunchinHitonHotelyouwillpayRMB_______forit.A.195B.224.25C.165.75D.97.5

AsaschoollibrarianI’moftenaskedwhatbooksaremostappropriateforteachingparticularconcepts.AsthemotherofatoddlerI’mnowteachingmysontorecognizelettersandlearnthealphabet.Boaksareagreathelpinteachingachildletters.Hereisthislibrarianandmom’spicksforthebestbookstohelpteachyourchildletters.EricCarle’sABCEricCarleisoneofmyfavoritechildren’sauthorsandthiscolorfulbookisperfectforhelpingteachthealphabet.Theblock-stylelettersareeasiertoreadandrecognizefortoddlersthanmittenones.Eachletteristiedtoananimalnamesoyourchildwillhavefunlookingattheanimalsand1earntheanimalnameswhilealsolearningletters.BabyEinssteinMyFirstBookofLettersTheBabyEinsteinbooksalwayspromotethinkingskillsandcreativityinyoungchildren.BabyEinsteinMyFirstBookofLettersisnoexception.Thisbookincludeslettersinbothupperandlowercaseandasksquestionsaboutnaturethatgowitheachletterforyourchildtoanswer.Thiscolorfulbookisgreatforhelpingteachyourchildletters.Dr.Seuss’ABCDr.Seusslendshiswonderfulwritingandillustrating插图talenttothisgreatteachingbook.Hisclassicwritingandfunnypicturescanbefoundthroughoutthisalphabetbook.Thelettersareblockstylesolid-coloredandeasytoreaD.Yourchildwilllovelearninglettersfromthisfunbook.Kipper’sA.toZ.anAlphabetAdventureInthisbookchildrenfollowthelittledogKipperasheworkshiswaythroughtheentirealphabet.Thecleansolidfontusedforthelettermakesthemeasytoreadforyoungeyes.AuthorMikeInkpendoesagreatjobinthisbookwhichtellsmoreofastorythantheotherbooksTeachingyourchildletterscanbeahardtask.It’simporttotrytomakethealphabetfunandinterestingforyourchilD.InParagraphItoddlerprobablymeansA.babyB.teenagerC.studentD.youngchildIfyouwanttomakeyoursonordaughterinterestedinnatureyoushouldchooseA.EricCarle’sABCB.BabyEinsteinMyFirstBookofLettersC.Dr.Seuss’ABCD.Kipper’sA.toZanAlphabetAdventureWhydidtheauthorwritethepassage?A.Torecommendthebooks.B.TosellthebooksC.ToadverfisethebooksD.Tocriticizethebooks

Wanttosavemoneywhentravellingbytrain?Herearesomeways.DayReturnsThisticketcansaveyouupto45%onthestandardfare车费.YouhavetotravelaftertherushhourperiodMon.-Fri.butcantravelatanytimeonSat.orSun.BigcitySavesThesearespeciallow-pricedticketsoncertaintrains.Yonhavetobookinadvance-----atthelatestby16:00thedaybeforeyoutravel.It'sfirstcomefirstserveD.WeekendReturnsWeekendReturnsareavailable有售formostjourneysover60miles.GoonFri.Sat.orSunandreturnthesameweekendonSat.orSunandsaveupto35%thestandardfarE.MonthlyReturnsThereareavailableformostjourneysover65miles.Goanydayandreturnwithinamonth.Monthlyreturnssaveyouupto25%onthestandardfarE.FamilyReturnsFor￡20thisrailcardallowsyoutotakeasecondadult成人andupto4childrenforonly￡3eachwhenyoubuysingleorreturntickets.YoucantravelasoftenasyoulikeuntilthecardbecomesoutofdatE.200words.建议阅读时间为3min.WhichisthebesttickettobuyifyouliveinLondonandwanttogotoasmalltown80milesawayforfourdays?A.BigCitySaversB.MonthlyReturnsC.WeekendReturnsD.FamilyReturnsA.manboughthimselfaticketof￡15andthreeticketsforhisfamilywithafamilyrailcarD.Howmuchdidhepay?A.￡44B.￡29C.￡24D.￡15

Normallykidshavecuriosity好奇abouteverythingaroundthemincludinganimals.AsaparentyouarewillingtoteacheverythingtoourchildrenbecauseyouwanttodeveloptheirEQandIQ.Butafewpeoplehavesometroublesinhowtointroduceanimalstotheirkids.HereIhavesomeadviceonhowtodothat.1.Visitingazoo.ThiswaymustbethebestchoicetochoosE.Ifyouhavefreetimeormaybeonholidayyoucantakeyourchildrentothezoo.KidsusuallyareexcitedtoseeliveanimalsandfeedthemifpossiblE.ItcanbeanunforgettablemomentforyourchildrenwhentheyvisitsomanyanimalsinaplacE.Parentscandescribeananimaltotheirchildrensotheycanlearnsomethingaboutthatanimal.2.Doingacoloringactivity.Ifyouhavenotfreetimeorjusthaveashorttimeyoucanchoosethis.Actuallydoinganimalcoloringactivityismostlyusedbyparentsandteacherstotellchildrenaboutananimal.Youcandownloadfreeanimalcoloringpagesthroughtheinternetoryoucanbuyyourchildrenananimalcoloringbook.3.Doingapapercraft.IfitsoundsdifficultyoucanskipthismethoD.Justforgetit.Generallythedifficultyleveldependsonyourpapercraftmodels.Youcanfindfreeanimalpapercraftsontheinternetbutmakesureofthedifficultylevel.Rememberyourpurposeisnotabouthowbeautifulyourpapercraftsarebuttodescribeananimaltoyourchildren.4.Storytelling.Haveyouheardaboutananimalstorywhenyouwereachild?Youstillrememberit?Howaboutthecharacterofthoseanimals?Yeah!ItisstillinyourminD.Youcanbuyastorybookofanimalsandreaditforyourchildren.Therearealsomanyotherwaysandeverythingneededhereisjustthecreativitytoconnectitwiththechildrenandmakethemenjoyandhavefunwithyouractivities.59.What’sthepurposeofthispassage?A.Tosatisfythecuriosityofthekids.B.Todevelopchildren’sEQandIQ.C.Togiveparentsandteachersadviceonhowtointroduceanimalstokids.D.Tointroducesomeactivitiestoletparentsknowmoreabouttheirkids.60.Intheauthor’sopinionwhichisthebestwaytoletakidknowsomethingaboutananimal?A.VisitingazooB.DoingacoloringactivityC.DoingapapercraftD.Tellingastory61.Ifyouarebusywhichactivitycanyouchoose?A.Downloadsomebeautifulpapercraftsontheinternet.B.Buyyourkidananimalcoloringbook.C.GiveyourkidanunforgettablemomenttovisitmanyanimalsinaplacE.D.Buyyourkidastorybook.62.Accordingtotheauthorwhatmattersmostinwhateveractivitiesyoudesignforyourchildren?A.funB.joyC.imaginationD.creativity

Whatisredbutgreenopenbutclosedandoldbutnew?Theansweris:London’snewdouble-decker双层buses.Reddouble-deckersareasymbolofthecity.Theirstatuswassealed确定in2008whenonebusmadethelonger-than-usualtriptoBeijingtocollectaspecialpassenger:theOlympicFlamE.OnNovember11alife-sizemodelofthenewbuswasshowntothemediA.TheGuardianreportedthatthenewdesignsharessomeofthefeaturesofthemuch-misseddouble-deckerRoutemasterbus.TheoriginalRoutemasterwasintroducedin1956butDecember2005sawtheendoftheoldbus’sgeneralservicE.Itwasbecausethebuswasdifficultforsomepassengerstouseandnotenvironmentallyfriendly.Butitcanstillbeseenontwoheritageroutesinthecity.Itsreplacements—boxymoderndouble—deckers—havefailedtowinLondoners’affection.LondonmayorBorisJohnsontoldtheBBCthatthenewbuseswereacombinationofnostalgia怀旧andthelatesttechnology.Standingonthebackplatformofthisbusbringsasenseofnostalgiabutalsoshowsthebestpartofthelatesttechnologyanddesignmakingthisbusfitforthe21stCenturyhesaiD.Thenewbusalsoreturnstothedriver—and—conductormodel—akeyfeatureoftheoriginalversion.Itwillbequieterthantheoldtypeandhaveaplatformofferingpassengersthetraditionalhop—onhop—offservicE.Thefirstfivenewbuseswillbeseenontheroadsbyearly2012.Whichofthefollowingshowsthatreddouble—deckersareasymbolofLondon?A.TheyhavealonghistoryandareseeneverywhereinLondon.B.TheyhavenothingincommonwiththetraditionalRoutemasterbus.C.OnesuchbuswentfromLondontoBeijingtocollecttheOlympicFlamE.D.TheycarriedBritishathletesfromLondontoattendtheBeijingOlympics.WhichofthefollowingistrueoftheoriginalRoutemaster?A.Thebuscameintouseinthe1960s.B.Thebuswasbannedbecauseitwasharmfultotheenvironment.C.Passengersdidn’tlikethebusbecauseitwasslow.D.VisitorstoLondoncannotseesuchbusesontheroadsanymorE.AccordingtoLondonmayorBorisJohnsonthenewRoutemaster.A.hasnotbeenaswellreceivedaswasexpectedB.willbewidelyusedinLondonin2012C.isthemostenvironmentallyfriendlybusintheUKD.combinesthelatesttechnologywithkeytraditionalfeaturesWhatisthecharacteristicofthenewreddouble–deckers?A.Thebuseswillmakenonoises.B.Thebuseswillhavenoconductors.C.Theywillbeequippedwithair–conditioning.D.ThebusplatformwillofferpassengersatraditionalservicE.

第二部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分Fire!Fire!Whatterriblewordstohearwhenonewakesupinastrangehouseinthemiddleofthenight!Itwasalargeoldwoodenhouseandmyroomwasonthetopfloor.IjumpedoutofbedopenedthedoorandsteppedoutsidethehousE.TherewasfullofthicksmokE.IbegantorunbutasIwasstillonlyhalf-awakeinsteadofgoingtowardsthestairsIwentintheoppositedirection.ThesmokegrewthickerandIcouldseefireallarounD.Thefloorbecamehotundermybarefeet.Ifoundanopendoorandranintoaroomtogettothewindow.ButbeforeIcouldreachitoneofmyfeetcaughtinsomethingsoftandIfelldown.ThethingIhadfallenoverfeltlikeabundleofclothesandIpickedituptoprotectmyfacefromthesmokeandheat.JustthenthefloorgavewayundermeandIcrashedtothefloorbelowwithpiecesofburningwoodallaroundmE.IsawadoorwayinfirethenIputthebundleovermyfaceandran.MyfeetburnedmeterriblebutIgotthrough.AsIreachedthecoldairoutsidemybundleofclothesgaveathincryInearlydroppeditinmysurprisE.ThenIwasinacrowdgatheredinthestreet.A.womaninanight-dressandaborrowedman’scoatscreamedasshesawmeandcamerunningmadly.ShewastheMayor’swifeandIhadsavedherbaby.1.Theauthorsavedthebaby_____.A.becausehewasverybravE.B.becausehelikedthebabyverymuch.C.buthejusthappenedtosaveit.D.becauseitwastheMayor’sbaby.2.Heraninthewrongdirectionbecausehe_______.A.wasastrangerthereB.couldseenothingC.wasnotcompletelyawakeD.BothA.andC3.Heputthebundleoverhisfaceandraninorderto______.A.savethebabyB.callforhelpC.protecthisfaceD.runquickly4.Fromwhichgroupofwordscanwelearnthefiretookplaceoutofpeople’ssurprise?A.oldandwoodenhouseabundleB.crashedtofelldownC.terriblehalf-awakeD.barefeetaborrowedman’scoat

Somefuturologistshaveassumedthatthevastincreaseofwomenintheworkforcemayportend预示anincreaseindivorcE.Theoppositeofthisconcernisthattheoutlookofbecomingamulti-paycheckhouseholdcouldencouragemarriagE.Theearningabilityofawomancanmakehermoreattractiveasamarriagepartner.TheincreaseindivorceratesfollowstotheincreaseinwomenworkingoutsidethehomE.Yetitmaybewrongtojumptoanysimplecause-and-effectconclusions.Theeffectofawife’sworkondivorceisnolesscloudythanitseffectonmarriagedecisions.TherealizationthatshecanbeagoodprovidermayincreasethechancesthataworkingwifewillchoosedivorceoveranunsatisfactorymarriagE.ButthereverseisequallyreasonablE.TensionsgroundedinfinancialproblemsoftenplayakeyroleinendingamarriagE.Byraisingafamily’sstandardoflivingaworkingwifemaystrengthenherfamily’sfinancialandemotionalstability.PsychologicalfactorsalsoshouldbeconsidereD.ForexampleawifeblockedfromacareeroutsidethehomemayfeelcagedinthehousE.ShemayviewheronlychoiceasseekingadivorcE.Ontheotherhandifshecanfindfulfillmentthroughworkoutsidethehomeworkandmarriagecangotogethertocreateastrongerandmorestableunion.A.workingwifemayrobahusbandofbeingthemasterofthehousE.MeanwhileanattractivewomanwhofindshervalueinworkmayplayanimportantroleinastablemarriagE.Dependinguponhowthecouplereactstothesenewconditionsitcouldcreateastrongerequalpartnershiporitcouldcreatenewinsecurities.Ifwomenfindfulfillmentthroughworkoutsidethehome_________.A.theyaremorelikelytocontroltheirmarriagepartnersB.theirhusbandsareexpectedtodomorehouseworkC.theirmarriagetiescanbestrengthenedD.theytendtoputtheircareerbeforemarriageOnereasonwhywomenwithnocareermayseekadivorceisthat________.A.theyfeelthattheyhavebeenrobbedoftheirfreedomB.theyareafraidofbeingbossedaroundbytheirhusbandsC.theyfeelthattheirpartnersfailtoliveuptotheirexpectationsD.theytendtosuspecttheirhusbandsloyaltytotheirmarriageWhichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthepassage?Whichofthefollowingstatementscanbestsummarizetheauthor’sviewinthepassage?A.Thestabilityofmarriageandthedivorceratemayreflecttheeconomicsocialpositionofwomen.B.EvenwheneconomicallyindependentmostwomenhavetostruggleforrealequalityinmarriagE.C.Inordertosecuretheirmarriagewomenshouldworkoutsidethehomeandremainindependent.D.TheeffectofthegrowingfemaleworkforceonmarriagevariesfromcasetocasE.

Ⅳ.阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项TheholidayseasoncanbeaverystressfultimeformanypeoplE.Sometimeswealetoobusytoshopfortherightgiftsforourfriendsandfamily.Besidesthatyoumayhurrynotonlytofindtherightpresentbutalsoaparkingplaceforyourcar.Thepeopleyougivegiftstohavedifferentinterestsanditishardtogoeverywheretofendsuitablegifts.SomeofthebestgiftsIhavefoundhavebeenonlinE.ThissavesmealotoftroublE.Icanfindthebestsportsticketsandbesteventticketsallfrommyownchair.TherearedifferenttypesofticketsforsaleonlinE.YoucanbuyanythingnowadaysfromconcertstothebestsportingeventsavailablE.YoumayevenfindticketsfornearlyeveryonE.TheticketsarecolorfulsuchasthecircusshowsforchildrenorTheSoundofMusiC.Theseeventsarefunforthewholefamilyandinterestinggifts.WhereveryouliveyoucangetticketsforjustaboutanycityinNorthAmericA.Youwon’thavetopayanarmandalegforthebestsportsticketsorforsuperiorseatsforshows.SometimestheticketscanturnouttobecheapenTicketsmaketrulynicepresents.Firstofallyoudon’thavetowalkupanddownthestorE.Secondlyyoucanusuallyspendlessmoney.ThirdlyyouhaveavastofselectionswhenyoulookforticketsontheInternet.Thereisalwaysacleverchoiceonlineforeveryoneonyourgiftlist.Wanttoknowmore?Crickhere!56.TheunderlinedparttopayallarmandalegmeansA.tospendmoneyinbuyinganarmandalegB.tospendtimeingettinganarmandalegC.tobebusydrivingupanddownD.tobebusywatchingsportsmeetings57.Themainpurposeofwritingthepassageis.A.toselltheusefulandcolorfulticketsB.totellyousomekindsofticketsyoumaybuyC.tobuytheticketsonlineorinshopsD.tointroduceanewwaytobuypresents58.Whichonedoyouthinkisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Ticket—aNicePresentB.DoNoShoppingonHolidaysC.DifferentColorfulandUsefulTicketsD.HowtoBuyTicketsinHolidays59.AccordingtothepassagewearesurethatA.thearticlecomesfromamagazineB.youcanbuyticketsforyourfriendsinanycityC.wemaybuysometicketsatalowpricesometimesD.afriendinEnglandmaygetyourticket-present

第三部分阅读理解共15小题每小题2分满分30分请认真阅读下列短文从短文后各题所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑Ifyouseeastudentnapping打瞌睡inthelibrarydon'trollyoureyes.NewresearchfromtheUniversityofCaliforniaBerkeleyshowsthatanhour'snapcanconsiderablyimproveandrestoreyourbrainpower.Indeedthefindingssuggestthatanapnotonlyrefreshesthemindbutcanmakeyousmarter.Sleepnotonlyrightsthewrongofextendedwakefulnessbutitmovesyoubeyondwhereyouwerebeforeyoutookanap.saidMatthewWalkeranassistantprofessorofpsychologyatUCBerkeleyandtheleadinvestigatorofUCBerkeleysleepstudies.Thelateststudysuggeststhatthebrainmayneedsleeptoprocessshort-termmemoriescreatingspacefornewfactstobelearneD.Intheirexperiment39healthyadultsweregivenahardlearningtaskinthemorning~~withbroadlysimilarresultsbeforehalfofthemweresentfortheirnap.Whenthetestswererepeatedthenappersimprovedtheirscoresby10percentonaverageaftersleeping;thescoresofthosewhodidn'tnapactuallydroppedby10percent.Theresultssupportpreviousdatafromthesameresearchteamthatstayingupallnight―acommonpracticeatcollegeduringmidtermsandfinals―decreasestheabilitytomemorizenewfactsbynearly40percentduetoashutdownofbrainregionsforlackofsleepsaidWalker.Sleepisneededtoclearthebrain'sshort-termmemorystorageandmakeroomfornewinformation.saidWalker.It'sasthoughthee-mailinboxinyourbrainisfullanduntilyousleepandclearoutthosee-mailsyou'renotgoingtoreceiveanymoremail.HoweverProfessorDerkJanDijkthedirectoroftheSurreySleepResearchCentresaidthattherewasnoclearevidencethatdaytimenappingofferedadistinctadvantageoversleepingsoundlyjustonceover24hours.Thesleep-wakecycleisnotasfixedaswemightthink―wehavethecapabilitytosleepindifferentwayssaidProfessorDerkJanDjjk.Thesizeoftheseeffectsismuchmoredifficulttojudge―ifIhavetolearnsomethingforexampleit'seasiertodothiswhenI'mfeelingawakeandreadythanwhenI'msleepy.headdeD.56.AccordingtoUCBerkeley'snewfindingsthebenefitofanapisthat.A.ithelpstofixanapper'ssleep-wakecycleB.itmakeshardlearningtasksnotdifficultanymoreC.itallowsthebraintomakeroomfornewlearningD.itgivesnapperschancestoclearouttheirmemorystorage57.MatthewWalker'sstudyshowsthat___________.A.learningabilityinthemorningisusuallyhigherthanthatintheafternoonB.extraworkinghoursbeforeanexamcanmakeupforthelackofdailyeffortsC.thesizeoftheeffectsofnappingdependsonwhenitistakenD.stayinguplatebeforeanexamdoesnotnecessarilyimprovestudents'examperformance58.Thetworesearchteamsmentionedinthetextmaybothagreethat_____________.A.people'ssleep-wakecycledecidesthelengthofmiddaynapB.sufficientsleepbetterspeople'slearningperformanceC.scientificexperimentsareundependableastheresultsareoftenhardtojudgeD.thedifferencesintheirfindingsresultfromdifferentmethodsapplied59.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?A.Rollingyoureyescanstopyoufromnapping.B.Somepeoplemightmovethemselveswhensleeping.C.Collegestudentstendtostudylateintonightbeforeimportantexams.D.Sleepingonceover24hoursismuchbetterthandaytimenapping.

Doyouliketoeatout?Doyouliketoeatquickly?Doyoulikeinexpensivefood?Somepeoplegotofast-foodrestaurantsforthesereasons.Inthepastpeopleusuallywenttodiners小餐馆forthesereasons.InfactmanypeopleintheStatesstillgotodinerstodayforthesamereasons.A.mannamedWalterScotthadthefirstdinerin1872.Itwasn’tarealdiner.Itwasonlyafoodcart.PeopleonthestreetwalkeduptothecarttobuyfooD.Thesecartsservedlate-nightworkerswhowantedacupofcoffeeandalate-nightmeal.Themealwasasandwichorboiledeggs.In1887SamuelJonesbuiltthefirstdinerbigenoughtoallowthecustomerstocomeinsidE.Howevertheydidnotsitdown.LaterpeoplebuiltdinerswithcountersandstoolsandpeoplesatdownwhiletheyatE.Beforelongmanydinersstayedopenaroundtheclock.InotherwordspeoplewereabletoeatindineratanytimE.Dinerschangedinotherwaystoo.Theoriginalmenuofsandwichesandcoffeebecamebigger.Itincludedsoupfavoritedishesandabreakfastmenu.Inadditiondinerssoonbecamepermanentbuildings.Theywerenolongercartsonwheels.Dinerstodaylooksimilartothedinersoftheearly1900s.Theyareusuallybuildingswithlargewindows.Insidethedinershaveshiningcounterswithstoolsboothsandtablesandchairs.Peoplecaneatallthreemealsinamoderndiner.Todaymanypeopleeatinfast-foodrestaurantssuchasMcDonald’sandBurgerKing.HoweverthedinerremainsanAmericantraditionandthousandsofpeoplestillenjoyeatingtherE.Itwaspopularacenturyagoanditisstillpopulartoday.1.AmannamedWalterScotthadthefirstdinerin1872.Whyistheworddinerinquotationmarks引号A.BecauseitisspelleddifferentlyfromdinnerB.BecausethefirstdinerwasnotwhatitisnowC.BecausedinerwasanewwordD.Becauseitisaspecialkindofrestaurant2.Whatmealsdidthefirstdinersserve?A.onlybreakfastB.OnlylunchC.Onlynight-mealsD.Alloftheabove3.Accordingtoparagraph3dinerschangedin__________A.TwowaysB.threewaysC.fourwaysD.fiveways4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Dinersexistedbeforeafast-foodrestaurantB.ThemenuincludedmorefoodthansandwichesandcoffeeC.BurgerKingisafast-foodrestaurantD.Sandwichesbecamebigger5.Themainideaofthepassageisthat______________.A.ThedinerisatraditionalpopularplacetoeatintheUnitedStatesB.SamuelJohnsbuiltthefirstdinerbigenoughtoallowthecustomerstocomeinsideC.Americandinersservemanytypesoffood24hoursadaytotheircustomersD.Dinersaredifferentfromfast-foodrestaurantsinmanyways

Whenthemusicalsoundringsyouyouimmediatelyreachforyourpocketreadytohaveachat.Butalthoughyouprobablyuseitallthetimehaveyoueverstoppedtothinkaboutthemannersrelatedtotalkingonthephone?Ifyouhaven’therearesometipstoguideyou.●Alwaysgivethepersonyouarecallingplentyoftimetogettothephonebeforeyouhangup.Ifthepersonwhoanswersisnottheoneyouwantgiveyournameandaskifyoumayspeaktothepersonyouwant.●ThinkaboutthetimeyoucallpeoplE.Trynottocalltooearlyinthemorningbeforeabout9:00ortoolateatnightafterabout9:30.Alsotrynottocallatmealtimes.●IfyougobyplanetovisityourrelativesatChristmasremembertofollowairlineinstructions.Cellphonesmustbeturnedoffassoonastheplanedoorsareclosedandremainsountilthedoorsopenagainonarrival.●WhenfacetofacewithsomeonedonottalkonthephonE.Itisrudetobeonthephonewhenawaiteristryingtotakeyourorderinarestaurantorwhenyouarereturningtheshoesyouhavejustbeentryingoninashop.Finishanyface-to-facebusinessbeforetakingacall.ContinuingtousethephonewhilenoddingtothepersoninfrontofyouisquiteimpolitE.●Wheninarestaurantwithyourfriendskeepphoneconversationsshort.Makeacallonlyifitisimportant.PractisespeakinginalowvoicE.Ifnoonelooksyourwayyou’vegotit.●Ifyougotoatheatreaconcertoracinemaconsidertheotherpeoplearoundyou.Checkthatyourphoneisoffbeforeyouenter.Ifyouareexpectingaveryimportantcallputyourphoneonvibrate振动andrunfortheexitassoonasyoufeelit.Ifyouforgetbothoffandvibrateandyourphoneringsdon’tansweritturnitoffstraightaway.Whichistrueaccordingtothepassageabove?A.YoumaycallpeopleanytimeasyoulikE.B.Youmaytalkloudlyonthephoneatdinnerintherestaurant.C.Youmaykeepontalkingonthephonewhilegreetingsomebody.D.YoumaycallpeopleassoonasyougetontheplanebutnotafterthedoorsarecloseD..Wemayinferfromthesetipsthat__________.A.somepeopledon’tpaymuchattentiontomannerswhilemakingcellphonecallsB.youmayasktoleaveamessageunlessthepersonyouarecallingisinC.callingpeopletooearlyortoolateinthemorningisnotpoliteD.almosteveryonehasgotacellphoneWhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceyou’vegotitmeaninthepassage?A.Youhavesucceededinmakingacallwithoutdisturbingothers.B.Youhavemadethephonecallbriefandinteresting.C.You’vegotthemessageyouarewaitingfor.D.Youhavemadeaphonecallsecretly.Fromthetipsgivenabovewecandecidethewriterissuretosharetheopinionthat______.A.1ikethesayingclothesmakeamannowadayscellphonesmakeamanB.astheoldsayinggoesmoneytalks;nowadayscellphonestalkC.thewayweusethecellphonestellswhatwearelikeD.wearewhatcellphonesweuse

Everywhereyoulooklargequantitiesofinformationintheworldarepouring.ThisdatafloodisalreadystartingtotransformbusinessgovernmentscienceandeverydaylifE.Ithasgreatpotentialforgood—aslongasconsumerscompaniesandgovernmentsmaketherightchoicesaboutwhentorestricttheflowofdataandwhentoencourageit.A.fewindustrieshaveledthewayintheirabilitytogatherandtakeadvantageofthedatA.Credit-cardcompaniesmonitoreverypurchaseandcanidentifycheatswithahighdegreeofaccuracy.Stolencreditcardsaremorelikelytobeusedtobuyhardliquorthanwineforexamplebecauseitiseasiertooverlook.Insurancefirmsarealsogoodatcombiningcluestospotdoubtfulclaims:dishonestclaimsaremorelikelytobemadeonaMondaythanaTuesdaysincepolicyholders保险客户whostageaccidentstendtoassemblefriendsasfalsewitnessesovertheweekenD.BycombiningmanysuchrulesitispossibletoworkoutwhichcardsarelikeliesttohavebeenstolenandwhichclaimsareuntruE.Byanalyzingbasketdatasupermarketscanmakepromotionstoappealtoparticularcustomers’preferences.Theoilindustryusessupercomputerstohelpthembeforedrillingwells.Butthedatafloodalsoposesrisks.Therearemanyexamplesofdatabasesbeingstolen:disksfullofsocial-securitydatagomissinglaptopsloadedwithtaxrecordsareleftintaxiscredit-cardnumbersarestolenbyonlinepurchasE.TheresultcanbeprivacymadepublicidentitystolenandcheatspermittedlargespacE.Ratherthanowningandcontrollingtheirownpersonaldatatheyveryoftenfindthattheyhavelostcontrolofit.Thebestwaytodealwiththedatafloodistomakemoredataavailableintherightwaybyrequiringgreatertransparencyinseveralareas.Firstusersshouldbegivengreateraccesstoandcontrolovertheinformationheldaboutthemincludingwhomitissharedwith.GoogleallowsuserstoseewhatinformationitholdsaboutthemandletsthemdeletetheirsearchhistoriesormodifythetargetingofadvertisingforexamplE.Secondorganizationsshouldberequiredtodisclosedetailsofsecuritybreaches安全漏洞asisalreadythecaseinsomepartsoftheworldtoencouragebossestotakeinformationsecuritymoreseriously.Thirdorganizationsshouldbesubjecttoanannualsecuritycheckwiththeresultinggrademadepublicthoughdetailsofanyproblemsexposedwouldnotbe.ThiswouldencouragecompaniestokeeptheirsecuritymeasuresuptodatE.64.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.InformationFloodB.BenefitsofDataFloodC.HarmsofDataFloodD.HowtoUseDatainaRightWay65.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat_____.A.lotsofdataarelostbecauseofhardwareproblemsB.onlinepurchasesarebecomingmoreandmorepopularC.creditcardsarenotsosecuretouseandwillgooutofuseverysoonD.insurancefirmshavetoinvestigatebeforetheyconfirmtheirpolicyholders’claims66.Whichofthefollowingisthewriter’sopinionabouthowtodealwiththedataflood?A.Personalinformationshouldbeusedforpublicbenefits.B.Theusersshouldbegiventherighttoaccesspublicinformation.C.Companiesshouldupdatetheirmeasurestoguaranteetheirdatasafety.D.OrganizationsshouldkeeptheirresultinggradeofsecuritychecksunknowntothepubliC.67.Fromthepassagewecanconcludethat_____.A.thedatafloodmakespeoples’lifelessconvenientandmoreexpensiveB.companiesandinsurancefirmsareresponsibleforthedatafloodC.theinformationfloodismoreusefultoorganizationsthantoindividualsD.theinformationfloodhasbothpositiveandnegativeinfluenceonmodernlife

Campmemorieslastforever!Wemakesuretheyareunforgettable!ShadowRidgeSummerCampsoffersomanyexcitingthingsforcamperstodo.UnlikeothercampprogramsthatincludehorsesasasmallpartoftheirprogramatShadowRidgehorsesAREtheprogram!Weare100%horsefromstable马厩managementnaturewalksandtrackridestobedroomfurnishings.Horseshelpusachievemanyofouraims.Girlscanlearntodevelopresponsibilityself-confidenceandpersonalconnectionsintheirliveswhilehavingfun.Usinghorsesasawonderfultoolforeducationourcampsofferaninterestingplaceforgrowthandlearning.Imagineeachgirlhavingherveryownhorsetospendtimewithandabestfriendtoloveandtakecareof.Eachcamperisresponsibleforahorsefortheweek.OurridingprogramprovidesalotofridingandlessontimE.Camperswilllearnhowtotakecareofthehorseandthetack马具aswellashowtoridE.Daysarefilledwithhorse-relatedactivitiestostrengthentheconnectionbetweeneachgirlandhorseasthegirlslearntoworksafelyaroundthehorses.AtShadowRidgewetrytocreatealovingcaringfamilyatmosphereforourcampers.WehaveTheBunkhouse4girlstheWranglersRoost4girlsandTheHideout2girlsinourcomfortable177-year-oldfarmhousE.Allmealsarehomecookedofferingdeliciousandhealthyfoodforthehungryrider.Ourexcellentactivitiescreatepersonalizedmemoriesofyourchild’svacation.EachchildwillreceiveacampT-shirtandaphotoalbum.usually300-500picturesoftheirstayatcamp.OurcampsareofferedduringJuneJulyandAugust2007forsmallgroupsofgirlsaged13-16yearsnotonlyfromCanadabutalsootherpartsoftheworlD.Wewillsendyoufullprogramdescriptionsatyourrequest.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Toattractpeopletothecamps.B.Totalkaboutcampingexperiences.C.Todescribetheprogramsofthecamps.D.Toexplaintheaimsofthecamps.WhatdoweknowaboutthecampprogramsatShadowRidge?A.CampersarerequiredtowearcampT-shirts.B.Horsesplayacentralroleintheactivities.C.Camperslearntocookfoodforthemselves.D.HorselessonsareofferedalltheyearrounD.TheprogramsatShadowRidgemainlyaimtohelppeople______.A.understandhorsesbetterB.enjoyafamilyatmosphereC.havefunaboveotherthingsD.achieveaneducationalpurposeThepassageiswrittenmainlyfor______.A.horseridersB.teenagegirlsC.CanadianparentsD.internationaltravelers

Gamesoriginallyareentertainment.Contemporarygamesareveryrealisticandforthisreasontheyareasourceofgreatexperiencefortheplayeranddeveloptheimagination.Gamesareentertainmentandevenmorethanthat.Thestatistics统计oftheNewYorkUniversityledbyGreenclaimthattheplayerpreferringactivegamesgetimprovementofsometypesofbrainactivity.Inparticulargameplayersdealwithproblemsofsimultaneously同时地trackingseveralmovingobjectsattheaveragelevelof30%betterthanpeoplewhodonotplayactivecomputervideogames.Thegamingviolentexperiencemaynotbethecauseofviolentbehaviorinreality.NoneoftheplayingexperiencewillbecomethepriorityinmakingimportantdecisionsconcerningproblemsinreallifE.A.gameisanabstraction虚拟物.A.playergetsabstracttasksandactsaccordingtoabstractrules.GamesarealsothepossibilitytobehoweverapersonwantstoheandtorestfromtheoutsideworldforsometimE.Butwhatifapersongetssomuchexcitedwiththegamescenesthathebecomesviolentinreality?Thenitprovesthatthegamescausepeopletobecomeviolentinreality.Butapsychologicallyhealthypersonwillneverconfusethesetwodifferentworlds.A.gameisvirtualworldwithvisualimagesverysimilartohuman.Theseimagesrepresentbythemselvesnothingbutplayingobstacles障碍.A.gamemaypotentiallygivetheopportunitytodestroytheobstaclesthatmaynotbedestroyedaccordingtotherulesbutitismoreaboutpersonalchoicewhethertodoitornot.ThisleadsustotheconclusionthatviolenceisnotaconsequencebutthecausE.Peoplewhoareoriginallytrendedtoviolencemaygetintoatemperbygamesandperformviolenceintherealworld.Butinthiscaseviolenceingamesisasimplejustification理由oftheviolentnatureoftheplayer.49.Thepassageis.A.astoryB.adescriptivewritingC.anargumentativewritingD.ascientificessay50.Inthefirstparagraphtheauthorusedthestatisticstoprovethat.A.gamescanprovideexperiencefortheplayersB.gamescanhelpdevelopplayer’simaginationC.gamescancauseviolentbehaviorD.gamearemorethanentertainment51.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthecomputergames?[A.ViolentgamescanleadtotheperformanceofviolenceintherealworlD.B.ViolenceisnotaconsequenceofthecomputergamesbutthecausE.C.GamesarejustentertainmentandnothingmorE.D.ThevirtualworldandtherealworldarejustthesamE.52.Thebesttitleforthispassageis.A.ViolentgamescauseviolenceB.Games:goodorbad?C.ThecauseofviolenceD.Theconsequenceofgames

ThephoneisringingattheotherendofthelineanditclicksasitisbeinganswereD.AvoicesaysquicklyHellowillyouholdplease?ThenthereisanotherclickfollowedbysilencE.Itseemslikehoursbeforesomeonecomesbackontheline----thatisifyoudon'thangupfirst.Officecallsareperhapsthemostdifficultandthemostimportantpartofasecretary'swork.Thefirstimpressionthatamanreceivesaboutabusinessisoftenthroughatelephonecontact.AcallerwhoislefthangingonholdwillgetthefeelingthatheorshehasbeenforgottenorignoreD.Ifacallisansweredrudelythecallermaybecomeangry.Andifthecallisnotrouteddirectlytotherightpersonthecallermayfeelthatheorsheisgettingtherun-around.LauraNeedhamisasecretaryintheexecutiveofficesofalargemanufacturingcompany.AsagoodofficesecretaryLauraknowsthatallphonecallsmustbeansweredwithoutdelayandhandledefficiently.Sheknowsthatasecretarymustbepleasantandhelpfulnomatterhowbusysheisorwhatkindoffeedingshemaybein.Sheknowsshemustkeepcalmifacallergetsimpatientorbecomesangry;alsoofcoursesheknowsshecanneverallowherselftolosehertemper脾气.Ifshedoesnothavetheinformationthecallerasksforshemustknowwhodoeshavetheinformation.Finallysheknowsthatoneofhermostimportantresponsibilities责任istoscreentelephonecallsandtoknowwhichcallstorefertoherbosswhichcallstorefertootherpeopleandwhichcallstohandleherself.A.well-handledtelephonecallwillgivethecalleragoodimpressionofthecompanyheorsheisdealingwith.Forthisreasonanofficesecretarywhocanhandletelephonecallscheerfullytactfully老练的andefficientlyisavaluableassettoanyorganization63.Goodsecretariesfindittohandleofficecallswell.A.very.boringB.veryimportantC.quitenecessaryD.extremelydifficult64.Theunderlinedwordnmaroundheremeans.A.aflatrefusalB.anot-so-warmwelcomeC.anunpleasantrefusalD.anunhelpfulresponse65.InLaura'sopinionasecretarycanneverbeagoodoneuntil.A.sheoftenasksherbosshowtoansweratelephonecallB.sheknowshowtopleaseallthepeopleC.shehastheinformationthatothersneedD.shecankeepcalmandneverloseshertemper66.Thispassageismainlyabout.A.well-handledtelephonecalls~B.anefficientofficesecretarycalledLauraNeedhamC.theimportanceofhowofficecallsaredealtwithD.asecretarybeingavaluableassettohercompany

Itwasabeautifuldayatthebeach—blueskygentlewindcalmseA.Iknewthesethingsbecauseamansittingfivefeetfrommewasshoutingthemintohismobilephonelikeaplay-by-playannouncer实况解说员.IT’SA.BEAUTIFULDAYheshouteD.THESKYISBLUEANDTHERE’SA.GENTLEWINDANDTHEWATERISCALMANDBehindmeawomanhermobilephonepressedtoherearwaswalkingbackandforth.SheDIDN’Tshewassaying.No.SheDIDN’T.SheDID?Really?AreyouSERIOUS?ShedidNOT.SheDID?NosheAndsoon.ThiswomanhadtwochildrenwhowereplayingintheseA.Ifoundmyselfwatchingthembecausethewomansurelywasnot.AhugesquidcouldhavecaughtandsnatchedthechildrenandthiswomanwouldnothavenoticeD.Orifshehadnoticedshe’dhavesaidListen.IhavetogobecauseahugesquidjustNo!Shedidn’t!SheDID?No!SheAndnexttometheplay-by-playmanwouldhavesaid:ANDA.HUGESQUIDJUSTATETWOCHILDRENANDI’MGETTINGA.LITTLESUNBURNEDANDItusedtobethatthemajortroubleatthebeachwasthefellowwhobroughtaboombox便携式录音机andturneditupsoloudthatthebassnotescausedseagullstoexplodE.Butatleastyouknewwherethesefellowswere;youneverknowwhichbeachgoershavemobilephones.You’llsettlenexttowhatappearstobeasleepingsunbatherorevenyouhopeacorpseandyou’llliehappilyonyourtowelandyou’llgetallthewaytothesecondsentenceofyour467-pagebookbeforeyoufallasleeptothehypnoticsurgeofthesurf催人入梦的潮声andBREEP!BREEP!ThecorpsesitsupfeelsurgentlyforitsmobilephoneandshoutsHello!I’matthebeach!Yes!It’snice!Verypeaceful!What?Shedid?Noshedidn’t!SheDID?NosheLoudmobile-phonersneverseemtogeturgentcalls.JustonceI’dliketohearoneofthemsayHello?YesthisisDr.Johnson.OhDr.Smith.You’veopenedtheabdominalcavity腹腔?Good!NowtheappendixshouldberightundertheWhat?Nothat’stheliver.Don’ttakeTHATouthaha!Ohyoudid?MyGod!OKnowlistencarefullyFromthepassagewecanknowthatthewriterofthepassage_____.A.hadawonderfulholidayatthebeachB.musthavesufferedalotbecauseoftheterribleweatherC.isonlyinterestedintalksbydoctorsaboutoperationD.experiencedanunhappyholidayatthebeachAccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Thewriteroftenspendshisholidaysatthebeach.B.Ahugesquidatetwochildrenwhiletheirmotherwasnotwatching.C.Somepeopleusedtoplayboomboxwhilespendingtheirholidaysatthebeach.D.Somepeopleoftenmakeloudmobilephonecallswithoutcaringforothers.Theunderlinedwordcorpseinthispassagehastheclosestmeaningto________.A.adeadbodyB.aloudmobilephoneC.asoundsleeperD.asleeploverInthepastthefellowwhobroughtaboombox_________.A.turnedituptomaketheseagullshappyB.turnedituptocausetheseagullstoexplodeC.mightcauselesstroublethanthebeachgoerswithmobilephonesD.mightcausemoretroublethanthebeachgoerswithmobilephonesWecaninferfromthepassagethat_______.A.thewriterisinterestedinmobilephonE.B.thewriterhatespeopleusingmobilephoneC.thewriterhatestobedisturbedwhileenjoyingholidaysonthebeach.D.thewriterseldomfinishesreadingabookbeforegoingtosleep.

Librarieseverywhereintheworldhavealwaysbeenpeople’sonlyaccesstoimportantsourcesofinformation.ThishistoricalfunctionoflibrarieshasworkedoutforcenturiesandhasmadelibrariesanecessitytopeoplE.Nowthatfunctionhasbeencalledintoquestionbythefastdevelopmentofdigitalmediaoverthepastseveraldecades.InordertocontinuetoholdthepublicinterestlibrarieseverywhereareforcedtodevelopmeansofgrantingaccesstotheseexpensivenewservicestoaveragepeoplE.Inthepastthepublishingindustrymaintainedtherightsoflibrariestofreelyprovidepublishedmaterialsontheconditionthatlibrariesboughtsomanyoftheirbooks.Sincethenewelectronicpublicationscaneasilybecopiedintheircompletenessbythelibraryreadersthepublishingindustryisreconsideringitsformersupportofthelibrarysystem.TherehaveevenbeenattemptstostoplibrariesfromdeliveringdigitalmediA.InadditiontothereluctantcooperationofthepublishingindustrythereistheproblemthatthenewerformsofinformationaremuchmorespecializedthanthosewhichtheyreplacE.Decidinghowtotransferalreadylimitedresourcesisincreasinglydifficultastherearemoremethods.Whileasinglereferenceindex索引mighthavecoveredanentirefieldinthepastnowtherearefrequentlyseveralspecializedindexesavailableinelectronicform.Aboveallinordertocontinuetomakeuseofthenewertechnologylibrariesmustdecidewhichkindsofmaterialaremostusefultothemajorityoftheirreaders.TherearemanydifferentsolutionsbeingappliedbutonlytheprocessoftrialanderrorwillhelpfindoutthemosteffectivemethoD.Note:AnswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinNOMORETHAN20WORDS1.Whathasbeencalledintoquestion?2.Inthepastpublisherscooperatewithlibrariesbecause______________.3.Themostimportantwaytousethenewtechnologyistodetermine________4.Accordingtothepassagehowcanbestsolutionsbefound?

PreparingforamedicalemergencyinvolvingyourpetisalwaysbestaccomplishedbeforetheeventtakesplacE.Thisseriesisdesignedtohelpguideyouthroughtheimportantdecisionsaboutfirstaidaswellashowandwhentotransportyourpetquicklyandsafelytoaveterinaryhospitaloremergencyability.VeterinaryPartner.comhasprovidedthiscompletereferencebookonlineforyoutoskimthroughexpandingyourknowledgeofdogandcatfirstaidhoweverweencourageyoutobuythebooktokeepinyourhomeorcarasaquickreferenceduringanemergency.Thisbookisanemergencypreparednessready-referencefordogsandcats.WisepreventivemeasuresintelligentuseoffirstaidprinciplescoupledwithrecognitionofabnormalsymptomsandtreatmentofdisordersdiseasesandproblemsleadtoeffectivehealthcarE.A.workingknowledgeofthisinformationwillhelpyougetridofsomepotentiallydangerouscircumstancesandhelpyouprepareforemergencysituations.Itincludesinformationonwhattodoandwhatnottodoinspecificemergencysituations.Theauthorsencouragecarefulreadingandoccasionalrereading.Wehavetriedtomakethisbookeasytounderstandavoidingtechnicaltermsasoftenaspossiblebutdefining下定义themincontextwhentheyarenecessary.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordveterinaryinparagraph1mean?A.ImmediateB.ForanimalsC.UrgentD.ForhumansWhyareweadvisedtobuythebook?A.Becauseit'sverycheapandmaybeusefultoallthepeoplE.B.Becauseitcontainsaworkingknowledgeofinformationaboutdogsandcats.C.Becauseitcontainsinformationonspecificemergencysituations.D.Becauseitisconvenienttoknowthingsdealingwithdogorcatinanemergency.WhichisNOTtrueaboutthebook?A.Itcanenlargethereaders'knowledgeofdogandcatfirstaiD.B.Itcontainstheknowledgeofrecognitionofabnormalsymptomsofdogsandcats.C.AlthoughitcontainsmanytechnicaltermsitiseasytounderstanD.D.YoucanreaditonVetrinaryParmer.comfreeofchargE.What'sthepurposeofthepassage?A.Tointroduceabook.B.TointroduceawebsitE.C.TointroduceaworkingknowledgE.D.Toencouragecarefulreading.

Goodreadersknowthatreadingisn’tjustaboutknowingwords—it’sawayofthinking.Smartreadersthinkbeforeduringandafterreading.Herearesometipsthatmaybeofsomehelp.ThinkbeforeyoureaD.Beforeyoureadthetextaskyourselfthequestionsthatwhyyouarereadingitandwhatyouwanttogetfromit.Answeringthequestionswillhelpyouchoosewhatwordsyouneedtoknowandwhatwordsyoucanskiporscan.Thinkwhileyouarereading.Canyougetthemeaningofthetextwithoutlookingupnewwordsinadictionary?Arethereanycluesinthetext?A.textwilloftengiveexamplesthatmayhelpyouunderstandwhatsomeofthewordsmean.Let’stakethefollowingsentenceforexamplE.ManylargeRussiancitiessuchasChelyabinskandIrkutskhavetakenstepstoprotecttheirculturE.ThewordsChelyabinskandIrkutskmaybenewtousbutthesentencetellsusthattheyareexamplesof_______.ThinkafteryoureaD.Doyouunderstandthetext?Whatisthemainideaofthetext?Canyouguessthemeaningofthenewwords?Whichwordsdoyouneedtolookup?Isthetexttooeasyortoohardforyou?Ifyoupracticereadingandthinkinginthiswayyouwillbecomeasmarterreaderandyouwilllearnmorefasterandbetter.Thispassageisprobablytakenfrom_______.A.anewspaperforgeneralreadersB.amagazineforlanguageteachersC.abookforlanguagelearnersD.anadvertisementforanewbookWhichofthefollowingcanbestbeputintheblankinthepassage?A.countriesB.mountainsC.riversD.citiesTheauthorofthepassageadvisesustodoallthefollowingEXCEPT_______.A.weshouldthinkbeforewhileandafterwereadapassageB.we’dbetterlookupeverynewwordinadictionaryC.weshouldlearntoguessthemeaningsofnewwordsD.thecluesinapassageshouldbemadeuseof

Whenyouthinkaboutmathyouprobablydon’tthinkaboutbreakingthelawsolvingmysteriesorfindingcriminals.ButamathematicianinMarylanddoesandhehascomeupwithmathematicaltoolstohelppolicefindcriminals.Peoplewhosolvecrimeslookforpatternsthatmightreveal揭示theidentityofthecriminal.It’slongbeenbelievedforexamplethatcriminalswillbreakthelawclosertowheretheylivesimplybecauseit’seasiertogetaroundintheirownneighborhooD.Ifpoliceseeapatternofrobberiesinacertainareatheymaylookforasuspectwholivesnearthecrimescenes.Sothefartherawayfromtheareaacrimetakesplacethelesslikelyitisthatthesamecriminaldidit.ButMikeO’LearyamathematicianatTowsonUniversityinMarylandsaysthatthiskindofapproachmaybetoosimplE.Hesaysthatpolicemaygetbettercluestothelocationofacriminal’shomebasebycombiningthesepatternswithacity’slayout布局andhistoricalcrimerecords.Therecordsofpastcrimescontaingeographicalinformationandcanrevealeasytargets—thatisthekindofstoresthatmightbelessdifficulttoroB.BecausethesestoresarealongroadsthelocationsofpastcrimescontaininformationaboutwheremajorstreetsandintersectionsarE.O’Learyiswritinganewcomputerprogramthatwillquicklyprovidethiskindofinformationforagivencity.Hisprogramalsoincludesinformationaboutthepeoplewholiveinthecityandinformationabouthowacriminal’spatternschangewithagE.It’sbeenshownforexamplethattheyoungerthecriminaltheclosertohomethecrimE.OthercomputerprogrammershaveworkedonsimilarsoftwarebutO’Leary’susesmoremath.Themathematicianplanstomakehiscomputerprogramavailablefreeofchargetopolicedepartmentsaroundthecountry.TheprogramisjustonewaytousemathtofightcrimE.O’Learysaysthatcriminology—thestudyofcrimeandcriminals—containsalotofgoodmathproblems.IfeellikeI’minagoldmineandI’mtheonlyonewhoknowswhatgoldlookslikehesays.It’salotoffun.61.Tofindcriminalspoliceusually_________.A.checkwhoareonthecrimesceneB.seekhelpfromlocalpeopleC.dependonnewmathematicaltoolsD.focusonwherecrimestakeplace62.O’Learyiswritingacomputerprogramthat_________.A.usesmathtoincreasethespeedofcalculationB.tellstheidentityofacriminalinacertainareaC.providesthecrimerecordsofagivencityD.showschangesincriminals’patterns63.ByI’mtheonlyonewhoknowswhatgoldlookslikeO’Learymeansthathe_________.A.isbetteratfindinggoldthanothersB.istheonlyonewhousesmathtomakemoneyC.knowsbesthowtousemathtohelpsolvecrimesD.hasmoreknowledgeofgoldthanothermathematicians64.WhatdoyouknowaboutO’Learyaccordingtothepassage?A.Heisamanfullofimpracticalimagination.B.Heisamanfullofself-confidencE.C.Heisamanwhoistalkativebutlazy.D.Heisamanwhodoesn’tlikemathematics.65.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Mathcouldhelppolicefindcriminals.B.Criminalslivenearwherecrimesoccur.C.CrimerecordscouldbeusedtofightcrimE.D.Computersoftwareworksinpreventingcrimes.

Whatcomesintoyourmindwhenyouthinkaboutrobots?Doyouimaginearmiesofevilmetalmonstersplanningtotakeovertheworld?Orperhapsofmechanicalmenwhohavebeencreatedasguardsorsoldiersbyamadgenius?Ormaybeyouthinkofman-likerobotswhoactthinkandlooklikehumanbeings.InfactrobotslikethesehavemoretodowithsciencefictionfilmsthanwithreallifE.IntherealworldrobotsaremachinesthatdojobswhichotherwisehavetobedonebypeoplE.Robotseitheroperatebythemselvesorunderthecontrolofaperson.Inacarfactoryforexamplerobotmachinerycanputtogetherandpaintcarbodies.Ontheseabedremotecontrolled遥控underwatermachineswithmechanicalarmscanperformtaskstoodifficultfordivers.Robotspacecraftcanexplorethesolarsystemandsendbackinformationaboutplanetsandstars.Manyrobotshavecomputerbrains.Somerobotsarefittedwithcamerassensorsandmicrophoneswhichenablethemtoseetofeelandtohear.Andsomerobotscanevenproduceelectronicspeech.Allthisdoesnotmeanthatarobotcanthinkandbehavelikeahumanbeing.Presentdayrobotshavetobeprogrammedwithagooddealofinformationbeforetheycancarryoutevensimpletasks.44.Robotsinreallife________.A.canbehavelikehumanbeingsB.havetheabilitytocontroltheworldC.canthinkbythemselvesD.canhelpuswithalotofwork45.Accordingtothisarticlewhichofthefollowingisnottrueaboutrobotsintherealworld?A.Somerobotsareascreativeasartists.B.Somerobotscanhelpmanufacturecars.C.Somerobotscanseeandhear.D.SomerobotscanexploreouterspacE.46.Robotscanperformmanytasksformanbecause________.A.theyhaveintelligenceB.theyaresuppliedwithcomputerprogramsC.theycanimitatehumanbeingsD.theyhavetheabilitytolearnnewthings47.Therobotsinsciencefictionfilmsandthoseinreallifediffermainlyin________.A.mentalityB.appearanceC.materialD.size

Itwasthesummerof1965.Delucathen17visitedPeterBuckafamilyfrienD.BuckaskedDelucaabouthisplansforthefuturE.I’mgoingtocollegebutIneedawaytopayforitDeLucarecallssaying.Bucksaid‘Youshouldopenasandwichshop.’Thatafternoontheyagreedtobepartners.Andtheysetagoal:toopen32storesintenyears.Afterdoingsomeresearchbuckwroteacheckfor$1000.DeLucarentedastorefront店面inConnecticutandwhentheycouldn’tcovertheirstart-upcostsBuckkickedinanother$1000.Butbusinessdidn’tgosmoothlyastheyexpecteD.DeLucasaysAftersixmonthsweweredoingpoorlybutwedidn’tknowhowbadlybecausewedidn’thaveanyfinancialcontrols.AllheandBuckknewwasthattheirsaleswerelowerthantheircosts.DeLucawasmanagingthestoreandgoingtotheUniversityofBridgeportatthesametimE.BuckwasworkingathisdayjobasanuclearphysicistinNewYork.They’dmeetMondayeveningsandbrainstormideasforkeepingthebusinessrunning.WeconvincedourselvestoopenasecondstorE.Wefiguredwecouldtellthepublic‘WearesosuccessfulweareopeningasecondstorE.’Andtheydid—inthespringof1966.Stillitwasalotoflearningbytrialanderror.Butthepartners’learn-as-you-goapproachturnedouttobetheirgreateststrength.EveryFridayDeLucawoulddrivearoundandhand-deliverthecheckstopaytheirsuppliers.Itprobablytookmetwoandahalfhoursanditwasn’tnecessarybutasaresultthesuppliersgottoknowmeverywellandthepersonalrelationshipsestablishedreallyhelpedoutDeLucasays.Andhavingagoalwasalsoimportant.Therearesomanyproblemsthatcangetyoudown.YoujusthavetokeepworkingtowardyourgoalDeLucaadds.DeLucaendedupfoundingSubwaySandwichthemultimillion-dollarrestaurantchain.48.DeLucaopenedthefirstsandwichshopinorderto____.A.supporthisfamilyB.payforhiscollegeeducationC.helphispartnerexpandbusinessD.dosomeresearch49.WhichofthefollowingistrueofBuck?A.Heputmoneyintothesandwichbusiness.B.Hewasaprofessorofbusinessadministration.C.HewasstudyingattheUniversityofBridgeport.D.HerentedastorefrontforDeLucA.50.Whatcanwelearnabouttheirfirstshop?A.ItstoodatanunfavorablepalcE.B.Itloweredthepricestopromotesales.C.ItmadenoprofitsduetopoormanagementD.Itlackedcontroloverthequalityofsandwiches51.Theydecidedtoopenasecondstorebecausethey___.A.hadenoughmoneytodoit.B.hadsucceededintheirbusinessC.wishedtomeettheincreasingdemandofcustomersD.wantedtomakebelievethattheyweresuccessful52.Whatcontributemosttotheirsuccessaccordingtotheauthor?A.Learningbytrialanderror.B.Makingfriendswithsuppliers.C.Findingagoodpartner.D.Openingchainstores.BAC51—55DAA

HowtoprotectchildrenWebfansfromunsuitablematerialon-linewhileencouragingthemtousetheInternethaslongbeendiscussedintheU.S.ForsomeparentstheInternetcanseemlikeajunglefilledwithdangerfortheirchildren.Butjunglescontainwondersaswellasdangersandwithgoodguidessomeeducationandafewprecautions预防措施thewildsoftheInternetcanbesafelynavigated航行.Kidshavetobeon-linE.Ifwetellourkidstheycan’thaveaccess机会totheInternetwe’recuttingthemofffromtheirfuturesaidanexpert.Mostkidshavestartedtousesearchengines.ManyofthemaregreatforfindingtonsofinterestingInternetsitesandtheycanalsolocateplaceswhereyoumightnotwantyourkidstogo.Therearesearchenginesdesignedjustforkids.A.certainsoftwarecontainsonlysitesthathavebeenselectedassafE.Themostpopularwaytolimitaccesswouldbetousewhatisknownasacontentscreener过滤器.Butthiscan’tbewhollyreliable可靠andthebestthingparentscandoistotalktotheirkidsandletthemknowwhatisOKornotOKtoseeordoontheInternet.Anotherwayisthatmumordadisnearbywhenthechildissurfing浏览theInternet.A.fewothertips●Don’tputthePCinachild’sroombutkeepitinanareawheremumordadcankeepaneyeonthings.ThatalsomakestheInternetmoreofafamilyactivity.●Askyourchildwhatheorshehasbeendoingandaboutanyfriendstheymakeon-linE.●Tellyourchildnottogiveon-linestrangerspersonalinformationespeciallylikeaddressandphonenumber.●Andtellyourchildrennevertotalktoanyonetheymeeton-lineoverthephonesendthemanythingacceptanythingfromthemoragreetomeetwiththemunlessyougoalong.Thepassageismainlyaboutthesubjectof_______.A.Americanchildrengoingon-lineB.InternetinAmericaC.appreciatingInternetD.opposingchildren’son-lineThebestwaytoprotectchildrenfromimpropermaterialis_______.A.toinstall安装acontentscreeneronthecomputerB.tobuysomesearchenginesforthechildrenC.tobenearbywhentheyaresurfingtheInternetD.totalktothechildrenandpersuadethemtotellrightfromwrongWhichofthefollowingisrightaccordingtothepassage?A.SurfingtheInternetisthebestmethodofeducatingchildren.B.Children’snothavingaccesstoInternetmayhaveeffectontheirprogress.C.UsingacontentscreenerismostreliableforkeepingchildrenhavingaccesstoInternet.D.Searchingenginescanhelpchildrentoselectmaterialsfitforthem.Accordingtothepassagewecaninferthat_______.A.softwaresfitforchildrenwantprogrammingB.achildwhoison-lineisindangerC.InternetisajunglefullofdangerD.Internetcontainsalotofharmfulsites

IV.阅读理解共17小题每小题２分满分34分Likecatsgeckos壁虎alwayslandontheirfeet.Iftheyhappentofallfromawallorleafthey’vebeenclimbingaquickmoveofthetailmakessurethattheyalwayslandontheirfeetfirstanewstudyfinds.Geckosaretrulybuiltforclimbing:theirfeethavehairytoesthatcanfixthemselvestoawallorothervertical竖直的surfaces.Howevergeckos’feetcan’talwayskeepholdandtheymayfalltothegrounD.Whengeckosfallorjumpoffawalltheyalwayslandstomach-sidedown.Geckos’longtailsbecomenecessaryduringtheirfallsthenewstudyshows.Researchersdidanexperiment.Theyplacedgeckosup-side-downontheundersideofaleaf.Whentheylosttheirfootholdandfellthegeckospitched倾斜theirtailsforbalancE.Theythenrotated旋转theirtailstomaketheirbodiesrotatE.Assoonastheywereright-sideuptheystoppedrotating.Onaverageitonlytookthegeckosaboutatenthofasecondtorightthemselvessothattheywouldlandontheirfeet.Catsuseadifferentwaytolandontheirfeetafterafall.Astheirtailsdon’thavethepowerlikegeckos’tailscatscan’tusethemtorightthemselves.Insteadtheytwisttheirbodiesaroundmid-air.Engineersaretryingtobuildarobotthatimitatesthegeckos’climbingability.A.tailwillbefixedtotherobottoallowittokeepbalancE.54.Whatdoweknowaboutgeckos?A.Theirtoesmakeitpossibleforthemtowalkonwalls.B.Theirtailscanfixthemtoawallorotherverticalsurfaces.C.Theyoftenlandontheirbackswhentheyjumpoffwalls.D.Ittakesthemasecondtorightthemselvesinmid-air.55.Howdocatsavoidtheirinjuryduringafall?A.Bytwistingtheirbodies.B.ByfixingtheirtoestothegrounD.C.Byusingtheirtailstorightthemselves.D.Bylandingupside-down.56.Geckos’specialabilitieshavegivenengineerssomenewideasto_________.A.allowrobotstoclimbverticalsurfacesB.reproducegeckoslikerobotsC.inventrobotsthatcanrotateonthegroundD.inventrobotsthatcanbalancethemselvesusingtheirtails57.Whatisthetextmainlytalkingabout?A.Theinterestinglivinghabitsofgeckos.B.Thedifferencesbetweencatsandgeckos.C.Whygeckosalwayslandontheirfeet.D.Howgeckosclimbupverticalwalls.

Youngeradultswhogeteitherlittlesleeporalotofitmayseeagreaterexpansionintheirwaistlines腰围overtimeastudypublishedsuggests.ResearchersfoundthatamongblackandHispanicadultsyoungerthan40thosewhotypicallysleptforfivehoursorlesseachnighthadagreateraccumulationofbellyfatoverthenextfiveyearsversus相比于thosewhoaveragedsixorsevenhours.Thosewhoslepteighthoursormoreinbedeachnightalsoshowedabiggerfatgain-butitwaslessobviousthanthatseeninshortsleepers.ThestudyreportedintheJournalSleepdoesnotprovethattoolittleortoomuchsleepdirectlyleadstoexcessfatgain.Butthefindingssupportandextendthoseofotherstudieslinkingsleepduration-particularlyalackofsleep-toweightgainandeventohigherrisksofdiabetes糖尿病andheartdiseasE.Amongparticipantsyoungerthan40thestudyfoundthosewhosaidtheysleptforfivehoursorlesseachnightgainedmorebellyfatthanthosewhoaveragedsixorsevenhoursofsleep.Onaverageshortsleepersshoweda32percentgaininvisceral内脏的fatversusa13percentgainamongthosewhosleptsixorsevenhourspernightanda22percentincreaseamongmenandwomenwhogotatleasteighthoursofsleepeachnight.A.similarpatternwasseenwithsuperficialabdominal腹部fat.ThefindingsaccordingtoleadresearcherDr.KristenG.Hairstonsupportthebeliefthatsleephabitsaffectweightandhealthingeneral.Sleepisanimportantpartofyouroverallhealth-notjustinwhetheryou'retiredduringthedayshesaiD.Theremaybeindirecteffects;peoplewhogettoolittlesleepmaybetootiredduringthedaytoexercisewhilethosewhospendalotoftimeinbedmayspendlesstimebeingactiverelativetopeoplewhosleepfewerhours.Researchalsosuggeststhatsleeplossalterspeople'slevelsofappetite-regulatinghormones荷尔蒙-whichcouldintheorycausethemtoovereat.Depressionwhichoftenaffectspeople'ssleepandhasbeenlinkedtoweightgaincouldalsobeafactorHairstonnoteD.Whomayhavethehigherriskofbeingfatoverthenextfiveyears?A.JackaHispanicmanaged35sleepsfor3hourseverynight.B.Candyablackwomanaged41sleepsforabout5hourseverynight.C.BobanAmericanaged50sleepsformorethan12hourseveryday.D.JohnastudentinAfricasleepsformorethan6hourseveryweek.WhatdoesthestudyreportedintheJournalSleepfind?A.Toolittleortoomuchsleepdirectlygivesrisetothefatgain.B.Peoplearesubjecttoheartdiseaseduetothelackofsleep.C.Itisadmittedthatsleepplaysanimportantpartinourhealth.D.Researchersfindalongersleeptimeisbetterforourhealth.WhatdoestheleadresearcherDr.KristenG.Hairstonagreewith?A.PeopleshoulddosomeexerciseintheirdailylifE.B.Thereisacloselinkbetweensleephabitsandhealth.C.Morenutritionisgreatlyneededwhenwelacksleep.D.MoreandmorepeopletendtosleeplessthanbeforE.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Youngeradultsgettinglittleormuchsleepmaybecomefat.B.Wearesupposedtodoexerciseasmuchaspossibletokeepfit.C.Weshouldkeepagoodsleephabittoimproveourhealth.D.Wehavetosparenoeffortstodrivedepressionaway.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.SleepHabitsLinkedtoFatGaininYoungerAdults.B.DoingExerciseIstheBestWaytoKeepFit.C.OurWaistlinesCanBeDrivenAwayRightNow.D.DiabetesNoLongerbotherallofYoungPeoplE.

It’snoteasygrowingup.Growingupcanbearealpainforsomeofus.Wearealwaysdoingthingsthatsomeoneelsemakesusdoandaren’tallowedtodoallthethingswelikE.Sometimeswefeelsadsometimeswearefearfulandsometimeswejustdon’tunderstandwhywecan’tstayyoungforever.Butweshouldtakealookbackonallthehardships苦难inlifewithapositiveattitudeandlearnfromthem.Weshouldrealizethatallofourgrowingpainsactuallyturnintogrowinggains!Throughoutourliveswearegoingtofacemanychallengesandpainsbutweshouldneverlettheseobstacleskeepusfromfollowingourdreams.WemustovercomeeveryobstacleonesmallstepatatimE.AsayounggirlmyparentsforcedmetodosomanythingsthatIdidn’tlikE.Theymademelearntoplaytheviolinandthenthepiano.AtthattimeIhatedmusicandIalsohatedthem.ButlookingbacknowIamsogladthatmyparentsencouragedmetotakemusiclessons.Musichasenriched丰富mylifeinsomanyways.Inowrealizethatmyparentsandteacherswantedmetohaveabetterlifethantheydidthemselves.WeareallgoingtoexperiencegrowingpainsbuttheyarejustpartofourlifE.Thinkabouthowwewouldfeelifwehadnochallengesandlivedalifelikethat.Lifewouldbereallyboringandmeaningless.Thefutureisours!A.littlehardworkandsweatneverhurtanyone!Ifwerealizethatthesepainsarejustsmallbumps碰撞onourroadtosuccesswewillrealizethatourgrowingpainsareactuallygrowinggains!1.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.NopainsnogainsB.GrowingpainsandgainsC.GrowingupisapainD.Growingupiseasy2.TheunderlinedwordobstaclesinParagraph2referstothingsthat_____.A.makeiteasyforyoutodosthB.makeitdifficultforyoutodosthC.makeyouhappyD.makeyoufullofenergy3.Whatdoestheauthornowthinkaboutwhatherparentsdidforherinthepast?A.Sheisangrywiththem.B.Sheisdissatisfiedwiththem.C.Sheisthankfultothem.D.Shecouldn’tforgivethem.4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.GrowingpainsarepartofourlifE.B.Ourgrowingpainswillfinallyturnintogrowinggains.C.Weshouldstopwhenfacingmanychallenges.D.Lifewithoutchallengesisboringandmeaningless.

ROME:ThelegendofLeonardodaVinciiscoveredinmystery:Howdidhedie?AretheremainsburiedinaFrenchcastlereallythoseofthemaster?WastheMonaLisaaself-portraitindisguise伪装?A.groupofItalianscientistsbelievethekeytosolvingthosepuzzleslieswiththeremainsandtheysaytheyareseekingpermissiontodigupthebodytoconductcarbonandDNAtesting.Iftheskullisundamagedthescientistscangototheheartofaquestionthathasfascinatedscholarsandthepublicforcenturies:theidentityoftheMonaLisA.RecreatingavirtualandthenphysicalreconstructionofLeonardo'sfacetheycancompareitwiththesmilingfaceinthepainting.Wedon'tknowwhatwe'llfindifthetombisopeneD.WecouldevenjustfindgrainsanddustsaysGiorgioGruppioniananthropologistwhoisparticipatingintheproject.Butiftheremainsarewellkepttheyareabiologicalrecordofeventsinaperson'slifeandsometimesintheirdeath.SilvanoVincetitheleaderofthegroupsaidthatheplanstopresshiscasewiththeFrenchofficialsinchargeofthesaidburialsiteatAmboiseCastleearlynextweek.LeonardomovedtoFranceattheinvitationofKingFrancisIwhonamedhimfirstpaintertotheking.Hespentthelastthreeyearsofhislifethereanddiedin1519atage67.Theartist'soriginalburialplacethepalacechurchofSaintFlorentinewasdestroyedduringtheFrenchRevolutionandremainsthatarebelievedtobehiswereeventuallyreburiedintheSaint-HubertChapelnearthecastlE.TheAmboisetombisasymbolictomb;it'sabigquestionmarksaidAlessandroVezzosithedirectorofamuseumdedicatedtoLeonardoinhishometownofVinci.Vezzosisaidthatinvestigatingthetombcouldhelpidentifytheartist'sboneswithcertaintyandsolveotherquestionssuchasthecauseofhisdeath.Hesaidheaskedtoopenthetombin2004tostudytheremainsbuttheAmboiseCastleturnedhimdown.Thegroupof100expertsinvolvedintheprojectcalledtheNationalCommitteeforHistoricalandArtisticHeritagewascreatedin2003withtheaimofsolvingthegreatmysteriesofthepastsaidVincetiwhohaswrittenbooksonartandliteraturE.Arguablytheworld'smostfamouspaintingtheMonaLisahangsintheLouvreinPariswhereitdrewsome8.5millionvisitorslastyear.Mysteryhassurroundedtheidentityofthepainting'ssubjectforcenturieswithopinionsrangingfromthewifeofaFlorentinemerchanttoLeonardo'sownmother.ThatLeonardointendedtheMonaLisaasaself-portraitindisguiseisapossibilitythathasinterestedanddividedscholars.Theorieshaveexisted:SomethinkthatLeonardo'stastefortricksandriddlesmighthaveledhimtohidehisownidentitybehindthatpuzzlingsmile;othershaveguessedthatthepaintinghidanandrogynouslover.IfgrantedaccesstothegravesitetheItalianexpertsplantouseatinycameraandradartoconfirmthepresenceofbones.Thescientistswouldthenexhume挖掘theremainsandattempttodatetheboneswithcarbontesting.AttheheartoftheproposedstudyistheefforttodiscoverwhethertheremainsareactuallyLeonardo'sincludingwithDNAtesting.VezzosiquestionstheDNAcomparisonsayingheisunawareofanydirectdescendants后代ofLeonardooroftombsthatcouldbeattributedwithcertaintytotheartist'scloserelatives.GruppionisaidthatDNAfromthebonescouldalsoeventuallybecomparedtoDNAfoundelsewherE.ForexampleLeonardoisthoughttohaverubbedcolorsonthecanvaswithhisthumbpossiblyusingsaliva唾液meaningDNAmightbefoundonhispaintings.EvenintheabsenceofDNAtestingothertestscouldprovideusefulinformationincludingwhetherthebonesbelongedtoamanorawomanandwhetherthepersondiedyoungorolD.EvenwithinthecommitteeexpertsaredividedovertheidentityoftheMonaLisA.Vincetibelievesthatatraditionofconsideringtheself-portraittobenotjustafaithfulimitationofone'sfeaturesbutarepresentationofone'sspiritualidentitymayhaveresonated共鸣withLeonardo.VezzosithemuseumdirectordismissedasbaselessandsenselesstheideathattheMonaLisacouldbeaself-portraitofLeonardo.Hesaidmostresearchersbelievethewomanmayhavebeeneitherawifeoftheartist'ssponsortheFlorentinenoblemanGiulianodeMediciorLisaGherardinithewifeofarichsilkmerchantFrancescodelGiocondo.ThetraditionalviewisthatthenameMonaLisacomesfromthesilkmerchant'swifeaswellasitsItalianname:LaGiocondA.Whereisthispassagemostprobablytakenfrom?A.A.magazinE.B.A.newspaper.C.A.textbook.D.A.researchreport.Whydoestheauthoraskacoupleofquestionsinthebeginning?A.Toarousetheinterestofreaders.B.TopuzzleItalianscientists.C.Toanswerthequestionshimself.D.TomakefunofFrenchofficials.Thebesttitleofthisstorymightbe_____.A.WhatIsthePurposeofanInvestigation?B.HowDidLeonardodaVinciDieinFrance?C.AretheRemainsReallyThoseoftheMaster?D.DidLeonardoPaintHimselfas'MonaLisa'?ThesentenceheplanstopresshiscasewiththeFrenchofficialsunderlinedinParagraph4suggeststhatVincetiintendsto_____.A.presstheFrenchofficialstoparticipateintheirprojectB.urgetheFrenchofficialstoopenthetombearlynextweekC.persuadetheFrenchofficialstoallowopeningthetombD.recordeventsinaperson’slifewiththeFrenchofficialsWhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ScholarshavethesameopiniononDNAtesting.B.ScientistsdoubtiftheremainsarethoseofdaVinci.C.TheidentityofMonaLisahasalreadybeenproveD.D.AlessandroVezzosigotpermissiontoopenthetomB.Wecaninferfromthelasttwoparagraphsthat_____?A.MonaLisaisthenameofthewifeofasilkmerchantB.theMonaLisaisaself-portraitofLeonardodaVinciC.expertsdividedthecommitteeintoseveralgroupsD.opinionsdifferoftheidentityoftheMonaLisa

Areyouaproblemshopper?TheanswerisYesifyouorsomeoneelsethinksthatyousometimesgetcarriedawaywithshopping.Inotherwordsdoyouordoessomeoneelsethinkyouareoccupiedinextremeshopping?Ifpeoplehaveregretslaterabouttheirshoppingorhaveanout-of-controlfeelingaboutthequantitiesofwhattheybuyortheamountofcredittheyusetheymaybeconsideredtobeproblemshoppers.Extremeshoppingcanleadtoamoreseriousproblem–addictiveshopping.Addictiveshoppersfeeldrivenbythedesiretoshopandspendmoney.Theyexperiencegreattensionwhichdrivesthemtoshopandspendmoneyandtheyfeelarushduringthetimetheyareoccupiedwiththeshoppingactivity.Extremeoraddictiveshoppingmayresultfromlong-timeunpleasantfeelingsofwhichanxietypainandshamearecommonones.Whenwefeelbadinsideweoftendosomethingtomakeourselvesfeelbetter.Inthiscaseweoftengoshopping.A.fewpeopleshoptorelievetheirboredomoremptiness.Forsomepeoplethemotivationisadesireforstatuspowerbeautyorsuccess.Somelovetoshopasitmakesthemfeelvaluedintheeyesoftheshopassistants.OthersshopsimplybecauseitmakesthemforgetatleasttemporarilytensionfearorunhappinessintheirlifE.Besidesshoppingmallsaredesignedtoencouragecontinualshopping.Forinstancetherearesomemallswhereyoucan’tseeclocksdisplayingthetimebecausetheydon’twantyoutobecometooawareofthetimeyouspendtherE.What’smorefoodcourtscoffeeshopsandrestroomsareprovidedsoyoudon’thavetoleavethemallbecauseofyourphysicalneeds.Thereforeonceyoubecomeawareofhowmarketforcesworkyouwillcertainlycometocontrolyourshoppingbehavior.Forexamplehowmuchtimeyouwillspendandwhatareasyouwillvisitcanbedecidedbeforeyouenterthemall.KeepawrittenaccountofwhatitemsyouwillbuyandhowmuchmoneyyouwillspenD.Makeaplanforwhatyouaregoingtobuybeforeyoufeeltheurgetoshopandthensticktoit.Thatisvitalforgainingself-control.55.Whichofthefollowingpeoplemaynotbeproblemshoppers?A.ThosewhocannotcontroltheamountofcredittheyusE.B.Thosewhojustwalkaroundtheshoppingmalls.C.Thosewhoareoccupiedintoomuchshopping.D.Thosewhofeelsorryfortheirshopping.56.Accordingtothepassagewhatmaynotresultinaddictiveshopping?A.Theawarenessofhowmarketforceswork.B.Thedesireforstatuspowerbeautyorsuccess.C.Boredomemptinesstensionfearorunhappinessinpeople’slifE.D.Long-timebadfeelingsofanxietypainandshamE.57.Howcanwecontrolourshoppingbehavioraccordingtothepassage?A.Nevergoingtotheshoppingmallsbecausetherearemanytricks.B.Applyingforacreditcardbeforewegoshopping.C.MakingtheshoppingtimeasshortaspossiblE.D.Makingashoppinglistbeforewegoshopping.58.Theauthorwritesthispassageto_______________..A.informtheshoppingmallshowtoattractmoreshoppersB.scoldtheproblemshoppersC.providesolutionsfortheproblemshoppers.D.tellashoppingstory