Reading to oneself is a modern activity which was almost unknown to the scholars of old times, while during the 15 th century the word “reading” undoubtedly meant reading alouD. Only during the 19 th century did silent reading become a common practicE. One should be careful, however, in thinking that silent reading came about simply because reading aloud disturbs others. Research into the historical development of silent reading shows that it became the usual way of reading for most adult reading tasks mainly because the tasks themselves changed in character. The 19 th century saw a gradual increase in literacy （读写能力） and thus in the number of readers. As readers increased, so the number of listeners dropped, and thus there was some reduction in the need to read alouD. As reading for the benefit of listeners grew less common, so came the popularity of reading as a private activity in such public places as libraries, trains and offices, where reading aloud would disturb other readers in a way. Towards the end of the century there was still heated argument over whether books should be used for information or treated respectfully, and over whether the reading of material such as newspapers was in some way mentally weakening. Indeed this argument remains with us still in education. However, whatever its advantages, the old shared literacy culture had gone and was replaced by the printed mass media on the one hand and by books and magazines for a specialized readership on the other. By the end of the 19 th century, students were being advised to form their own opinions on books and to use skills in reading them which were unsuitable for the oral reader. The social, cultural, and technological changes in the 19 th century had greatly changed what the word “reading” implieD. 1.Why was reading aloud common before the 19 th century? A.Few people could read for themselves. B.Few people knew the value of silent reading. C.There were few places for reading alonE. D.Scholars enjoyed themselves by reading their own works. 2.The development of silent reading during the nineteenth century showed . A.a change in the social position of the educated people B.a change in the nature of reading C.an increase in the number of newspapers D.an increase in the people’s understanding of the mass media 3.According to the text, educators are still arguing about . A.the importance of silent reading B.the value of information given by books C.the effects of reading on mental development D.the value of different types of reading materials 4.We can learn from the text that “the old shared literacy culture” refers to . A.the practice of reading to oneself B.the practice of reading aloud C.the reading of books and magazines D.the reading of newspapers 5.What is the writer of this text attempting to do? A.Show how reading methods have developed B.Introduce a new method of reading C.Remind people of oral reading in old times D.Encourage the growth of reading in the futurE.

Lastnightwasthelastgameformyeight-year-oldson’ssoccerteam.Itwasthefinalquarter.Thescorewastwotoonemyson'steamintheleaD.Parentssurroundedtheplaygroundofferingencouragement.Withlessthantensecondsremainingtheballsuddenlyrolledinfrontofmyson'steammateMickeyO’Donnel.WithshoutsofKickit!echoing回响acrosstheplaygroundMickeyturnedaroundandgaveiteverythinghehaD.Allaroundmethecrowderupted沸腾.O’Donnelhadscored!ThentherewassilencE.MickeyhadscoredallrightbutinthewronggoalendingthegameinatiE.Foramomenttherewasatotalhush.YouseeMickeyhasDownSyndrome综合症andforhimthereisnosuchthingasawronggoal.AllgoalswerecelebratedbyajoyoushugfromMickey.HehadevenbeenknowntohugtheopposingplayerswhentheyscoreD.ThesilencewasfinallybrokenwhenMickeyhisfacefilledwithjoyhuggedmysontightlyandshoutedIscored!IscoreD.Everybodywon!Everybodywon!ForamomentIheldmybreathnotsurehowmysonwouldreact.IneednothaveworrieD.Iwatchedthroughtearsasmysonthrewuphishandintheclassichigh-fivesaluteandstartedchantingWaytogoMickey!WaytogoMickey!WithinmomentsbothteamssurroundedMickeyjoininginthechantandcongratulatinghimonhisgoal.LaterthatnightwhenmydaughteraskedwhohadwonIsmiledasIrepliedItwasatiE.Everybodywon.1.Whatwasthescoreofthesoccermatch?A.Twototwoequaltoboththeteams.B.ThreetooneinMickey’steam’sfavor.C.Twotooneintheoppositeteam’sfavor.D.OnetooneeverybodywonbecauseofMickey’sgoal.2.Theunderlinedwordhushinparagraph3means________.A.cheerB.cryC.laughterD.silence3.WhatdidtheauthorworryaboutwhenMickeyscoredandhuggedhisson?A.Theresultofthematchwoulddisappointhisson.B.HissonwouldshoutatMickeyforhisgoal.C.Mickeywouldagainhugtheopposingplayers.D.HissonwouldunderstandMickey’swronggoal.4.Thepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthepassageis________.A.totellajoketomakereaderslaughB.tosuggestweshouldnotmindlosingC.toshowenjoyingagameismorethanwinningagameD.topresenthisson’sfinequalitiesofunderstandingothers

WhenIwasgoinghometoIndialastyearIcalledupmymothertoaskifshewantedanythingfromChina.WhenIndiahadnotopenedupitsmarkerstotheworld.Icarriedsuitcaseloadsofdarkglassesandjeans.ThankfullywecangetalltheseanywhereinIndianow.StillheranswersurprisedmeGreentea.AslongasIcanremembershedidn'tevendrinkIndiantea.IdutifullyboughtabigpacketofLongjingandheadedhometohearthestory.MymotherandherbrotherbothregularnewspaperreadersbelievedthatChinesegreenteawasthewonderdrugforallillnesses.AttheturnofthecenturyChinawasnotreallyfamiliartotheaverageIndianItwasastrangecountry.Howthingschange!Andhowsoon!NoweverytownofanysizeseemstohaveaChinaMarket.AndeveryoneistalkingaboutChina.ThegovernmentofIndianhasplannedtosendateamtoChinatoseehowthingsaredone.AministeroncesaidthatIndiamustopenthedoorsformoreforeigninvestment投资andsuchastepwouldworkwondersasitdidforChina.Butit'satwo-waystreet.IjustheardaboutathousandShenzhenofficeworkerswhohavegonetoRangaloretotraininsoftware.MeanwhilealltheIndianITmajorsaresettingupastrongpresenceinChina.NowonderthattradewhichwasonlyinthemillionsjusttenyearsagoisexpectedtohisaboutUS$15billionforlastyearandUS$20billionby2008agoalsetbybothgovernments.NowondermycolleaguewrotesomeweeksagoaboutthisbeingtheSino-Indian中印centuryasthetwocountriesstartedonJanuaryItheSino-IndianFriendshipYear.ButwhatisstillawondertomeismymotherdrinkingChinesetea.1.WhydidthemotheraskforChinesegreentea?A.shewastiredofIndiantea.B.shehadasonworkinginChina.C.shebelievedithadacuringeffect.D.shewasfondofChineseproducts.2.Whatdoestheauthormeanbyit'satwo-waystreet’inparagraph10?A.ChinaandIndiahavedifferenttrafficrules.B.TeatradeworkswondersinbothIndiaandChina.C.ChineseproductsarepopularinbothChinaandIndia.D.TheexchangesbetweenIndiaandChinabenefitboth.3.WhatdoweknowabouttheIndianITindustry?A.ItwillmoveitsheadofficetoShenzhen.B.ItisseekingfurtherdevelopmentinChina.C.IthasattractedaninvestmentofUS$15billion.D.ItcaughtupwiththeUSITindustryin2008.4.Inthetexttheauthorexpresses________.A.hisconcernforhismother'shealthB.hissupportfordrinkingChinesegreenteaC.hissurpriseatChina'srecentdevelopmentD.hiswonderatthegrowthofIndia'sITindustry

GUATEMALACITYReuters–A.fishthatlivesinmangroveswamps红树沼泽acrosstheAmericascanliveoutofwaterformonthsatatimesimilartohowanimalsadapted适应tolandmillionsofyearsagoanewstudyshows.TheMangroveRivulusatypeofsmallkillifishlivesinsmallpoolsofwaterinacertaintypeofemptynutorevenoldbeercansinthemangroveswampsofBelizetheUnitedStatesandBrazil.Whentheirlivingplacedriesuptheyliveonthelandinlogs圆木saidScottTayloraresearcherattheBrevardEndangeredLandsPrograminFloridA.ThefishwhosescientificnameisRivulusmarmoratuscangrowaslargeasthreeinches.Theygrouptogetherinlogsandbreatheairthroughtheirskinuntiltheycanfindwateragain.ThenewscientificdiscoverycameafteratriptoBelizE.WekickedoveralogandthefishjustcamecrowdingoutTaylortoldReutersinneighboringGuatemalabytelephonE.HesaidhewillmakehisstudyonthefishknowntothepublicinanAmericanmagazineearlynextyear.InlabtestsTaylorsaidhefoundthefishcanliveupto66daysoutofwaterwithouteating.SomeotherfishcanliveoutofwaterforashortperiodoftimE.ThewalkingcatfishfoundinSoutheastAsiacanstayonlandforhoursattimewhilelungfishfoundinAustraliaAfricaandSouthAmericacanliveoutofwaterbutonlyinaninactivestatE.ButnootherknownfishcanbeoutofwateraslongastheMangroveRivulusandremainactiveaccordingtoPatriciaWrightabiologistatCanada’sUniversityofGuelph.FurtherstudiesofthefishmaytellhowanimalschangedovertimE.Theseanimalsliveinconditionssimilartothosethatexistedmillionsofyearsagowhenanimalsbeganmakingthetransition过渡fromwaterontolandWrightsaiD.1.TheMangroveRivulusisatypeoffishthat_______.A.likeseatingnutsB.preferslivingindryplacesC.isthelongestlivingfishonearthD.canstayalivefortwomonthsoutofwater2.WhowillwriteupareportonMangroveRivulus?A.PatriciaWrightB.ResearchersinGuatemalaC.ScientistsfromBelizeD.ScottTaylor3.Accordingtothetextlungfishcan________A.breathethroughitsskinB.movefreelyondrylandC.remainaliveoutofwaterD.beasactiveonlandasinwater4.WhatcanwesayaboutthediscoveryofMangroveRivulus?A.ItwasmadequitebyaccidentB.ItwasbasedonalabtestofsealifeC.ItwassupportedbyanAmericanmagazineD.ItwashelpedbyPatriciaWright

OutsidehershabbycottageoldMrs.TailorwashangingoutlaundryonawirelineunawarethatsomechildrenlayhiddenintheleavesofanearbytreewatchinghereverymovE.Theyweredeterminedtofindoutifshereallywasawitch.Theywatchedasshetookabroomsticktocleanthedirtfromherstonesteps.Butmuchtotheirdisappointmentshedidnotmountthebroomstickandtakeflight.Suddenlytheoldlady’sworkwasinterruptedbythecacklingofherhen—asignalthatanegghadbeenlaidinthewarmnestontopofthehaystack.TheoldbroomstickwasputasideasshehobbledofftowardsthehaystackfollowedbySootyablackcatshehadrescuedfromafoxtrapsometimeback.WithonlythreelegsitwashardforSootytokeepupwiththeoldlady.Thecatprovidedproof—thechildrenweresurethatonlyawitchcouldownablackcatwiththreelegs.TherestandingonawoodenboxwasMrs.Tailorstretchingouttogatherherpreciousegg.Takingtheegginoneofherhandsshebegantoclimbdownwhenwithoutwarningtheboxbrokeandtheoldladyfell.WehavetogetandhelpherwhisperedAmy.Whatifitisatrick?repliedBen.Don’tbesillyBen.IfshewereawitchshewouldhaveturnedusintofrogsalreadyreasonedMeg.ComeonAmylet’sgo.Thegirlsclimbeddownthetreeandranallthewaytothehaystack.Approachingcarefullytheycouldseeawoundontheoldlady’sfacE.Shehadknockedherheadonastoneandheranklewasdefinitelybroken.GoandgetDadAmyyelledtoherbrother.Tellhimabouttheaccident.TheboysdidnotneedanotherexcusetoleavE.TheyranasfastastheycouldforhelphopingthatMrs.Tailorwouldnotwakeandturnthegirlsintofrogs.1.Whywerethechildrenhidinginthetree?A.TheywantedtowatchMrs.Tailordoherhouseworkclosely.B.Theywereplayingahide-and-seekgameC.TheywantedtofindoutiftherumorsaboutMrs.TailorweretrueD.Theywerepretendingtobespies2.Mrs.Tailorstoppedsweepingwhen____A.herfrontstepswerecleanB.shenoticedthechildreninthetreeC.shewasreadytotakeaflightD.sheheardthehencackling3.BendidnotrushinhelpMrs.Tailorbecause_____A.hethoughtthatshecouldbetrickingthemB.heknewthattheycouldnothavebeeninthetreeC.hedidnotseetheoldladyfalldownD.hewasafraidofthethree-leggedcat4.Whichoftheseoldsayingsbestsuitsthestory’slessonforus?A.Makehaywhilethesunshines.B.Neverjudgeabookbyitscover.C.Peopleinglasshousesshouldnotthrowstones.D.A.birdinthehandsworthtwointhebush.

SundayismorelikeMondaythanitusedtobePlacesofbusinessthatusedtokeepdaytimebusinesshoursarenowopenlateintothenight.AndontheInternetthehourofthedayandthedayoftheweekhavebecomeirrelevant不相关的.AhalfcenturyagointheUnitedstatesmostpeopleexperiencedstrongandprecisedividinglinesbetweendaysofrestanddaysofworkschooltimeandsummertimeTodaytheboundariesstillexistbuttheyseemnotclear.ThelawinalmostallstatesusedtorequirestorestocloseonSunday;inmostitnolongerdoesItusedtokeeptheschoolsopeninallseasonsexceptsummerinmostitstilldoes.AndwhethertheworkweekshouldstrengthenitslegallimitsorwhetheritshouldbecomemoreflexibleisoftendebatedHowshouldweasasocietyorganizeourtime?Shouldwegoevenfurtherinrelaxingtheboundariesoftimeuntilweliveinaworldinwhicheveryminuteismuchlikeeveryother?Thesearenoteasyquestionseventoask.PartofthedifficultyisthatwerarelyrecognizethelawoftimeevenwhenwemeetitfacetofacE.Weknowaschildrenthatwehavetoattendschoolacertainnumberofhoursacertainnumberofdaysacertainnumberofyears–butunlesswemeetthetruantofficer学监wemaywellthinkthatweshouldgotoschoolduetosocialcustomandparents’demandratherthantothelawAsadultswearefamiliarwithextrapayforovertimeworking.butlessfamiliarwiththefactthatwhatconstitutes构成overtimeisamatteroflegaldefinition.Whenweturntheclockforwardtostartdaylight–savingtimehaveweeverthoughttoourselves;Hereisthelawinaction?Asweshallseethereisalotoflawthathasgreatinfluenceonhoworganizeandusetime:compulsoryeducationlawovertimelawanddaylight–savinglaw-aswellaslawaboutSundayclosingholidaysbeinglatetoworktimezonesandsoon.Oncewebegintolookforitwewillhavenotroublefindingalawoftimetoexamineandassess.1.BysayingSundayismorelikeMondaythanitusedtobethewritermeansthat________.A.worktimeisequaltoresttimeB.manypeoplehaveadayoffonMondayC.itishardforpeopletodecidewhentorestD.thelinebetweenworktimeandresttimeisunclear2.TheauthorraisesthequestionsinParagraph2tointroducethefactthatpeople____.A.failtomakefulluseoftheirtimeB.enjoyworkingovertimeforextrapayC.areunawareofthelawoftimeD.welcomeflexibleworkinghours3.Accordingtothepassagemostchildrentendtobelievethattheygotoschoolbecausethey_____.A.needtoacquireknowledgeB.havetoobeytheirparentsC.needtofindcompanionsD.havetoobservethelaw4.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.OurlifeisgovernedbythelawoftimeB.Howtoorganizetimeisnotworthdebating.C.Newwaysofusingtimechangeoursociety.D.Ourtimescheduleisdecidedbysocialcustoms

TheTrueStoryofTreasureIslandItwasalwaysthoughtthatTreasureIslandwastheproductofRobertLouisStevenson'simagination.1recentresearchhasfoundthetruestoryofthisexcitingwork.StevensonaScotsmanhadlived2formanyyears.In1881hereturnedtoScotlandfora3.WithhimwerehisAmericanwifeFannyandhisson4.EachmorningStevensonwouldtakethemoutforalong5overthehills.Theyhadbeen6thisforseveraldaysbeforetheweathersuddenlytookaturnfortheworsE.KeptindoorsbytheheavyrainLloydfeltthedays7.TokeeptheboyhappyRobertaskedtheboytodosome8OnemorningtheboycametoRobertwithabeautifulmapofanislanD.Robert9thattheboyhaddrawnalargecrossinthemiddleof10What'sthat?heaskeD.That'sthe11treasure'saidtheboy.Robertsuddenly12somethingofanadventurestoryintheboy's13.WhiletherainwaspouringRobertsatdownbythefiretowriteastory.Hewouldmakethe14atwelve-year-oldboyjustlikeLloyD.Butwhowouldbethepirate海盗?RoberthadagoodfriendnamedHenleywhowalkedaroundwiththe15ofawomenleg.Roberthadalwayswantedto16suchamaninastory.17LongJohnSilverthepiratewithawoodenlegwas18.Sothankstoa19SeptemberinScotlandafriendwithawoodenlegandtheimaginationofatwelve-year-oldboywehaveoneofthegreatest20storiesintheEnglishlanguagE.1.A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.BesidesD.Finally2.A.aloneB.nextdoorC.athomeD.abroad3.A.meetingB.storyC.holidayD.job4.A.LloydB.RobertC.HenleyD.John5.A.talkB.restC.walkD.game6.A.attemptingB.missingC.planningD.enjoying7.A.quietB.dullC.busyD.cold8.A.cleaningB.writingC.drawingD.exercising9.A.doubtedB.noticedC.decidedD.recognized10.A.theseaB.thehouseC.ScotlandD.theisland11.A.forgottenB.buriedC.discoveredD.unexpected12.A.sawB.drewC.madeD.learned13.A.bookB.replyC.pictureD.mind14.A.starB.heroC.writerD.child15.A.helpB.problemC.useD.bottom16.A.praiseB.produceC.includeD.accept17.A.YetB.AlsoC.ButD.Thus18.A.readB.bornC.hiredD.written19.A.rainyB.sunnyC.coolD.windy20.A.newsB.loveC.real-lifeD.adventure

AfterspendingaweekendawaywithmyadultsonIwassoimpressedbyhisgenerousheartthatIsenthimthisletter.DearsonIwanttothankyouforteachingmeavery1lessoninlifebythegreatexampleyou2.WhenwewereeatingatcaféinBondiandapersonwhohad3hishamburgerdidn’thaveenoughmoneytopayforitwithoutany4youwentoverandputthe5$2intohishanD.Whenwewereleavingyou6threwafive-centcoinontothepavementandsaid7likeSomekidwillreallyenjoy8this.Lastweekayoungman9meinthelineatapetrolstationdidn’thave10moneytopayforhispetrol.IaskedthemoneycollectorHowmuch11ishe?Shetoldmehehadmeanttoput$15ofpetrolinhiscar12hehadbeenlookingatthewronggauge计量表andhadputin1513whichcametojustover14.Thatisaneasymistake15bothgaugerunfast.Somethingmademethinkofyouand16youdidthatnightatthecaféinBondi.Ihandedtheman$6.Hewasso17andsaidButwhywouldyoudothisforme?IjustsmiledasIthoughtofyou.Thankyousonforteachingmethatit’s18togivereceivE.NowwhenIseeafive-centcoinonthe19andwanttopickitupIthinkofyouandleaveit20justincasesomekidwillgetakickoutoffindingit.LovealwaysMum1.A.humorousB.privateC.reasonableD.valuable2.A.followedB.gaveC.setD.took3.A.orderedB.bookedC.offeredD.bought4.A.hesitationB.doubtC.permissionD.difficulty5.A.otherB.lastC.extraD.rest6.A.againB.alreadyC.onlyD.also7.A.nothingB.everythingC.anythingD.something8.A.findingB.acceptingC.lookingforD.pointingat9.A.behindB.beyondC.aheadofD.nextto10.A.muchB.someC.anyD.enough11.A.farB.1ongC.shortD.high12.A.andB.butC.soD.while13.A.1itresB.kilogramsC.poundsD.kilometers14.A.$15B.$20C.$25D.$3015.A.untilB.asC.althoughD.unless16.A.whatB.whichC.whateverD.whichever17.A.excitedB.surprisedC.interestedD.encouraged18.A.easierB.betterC.fasterD.worse19.A.cornerB.wayC.groundD.carpet20.A.thereB.hereC.outD.around

Istoleyourdogtoday.NoIdidn'tsetafootonyourhousebutfromtheconditionofyourdogIcanimaginewhatitlookslikE.ThewordrubbishcomestominD.IfoundheralongaroadwithaheavychainwrappedaroundherneckstillattachedtorottenboardsfromherdoghousE.NotonlydidIknowthatmostofthetownpeoplehadalreadyignoredherjudgingbytheplacewhereIfoundherbutIknewthatifshehadgottenintothewoodsthecrossthatshedraggedbehindherwouldhavewrappeditselfaroundatreeuntilstarvationorthirstkilledher.Shehasabeautifulnamenow.AlreadyinthefirstweekshehascometolookmorelikesheshoulD.Hereyessparkleandshehaslearnedtowaghertailingreeting.Shehasstoppedflinching畏缩whenImakeasuddenmovementbecausesheknowsnowthatIwon'tbeather.InfactsherarelyleavesmysidE.She'sevenbecomebraveenoughtobarkatacatandtodayIlookedoutofthewindowassheattemptedtoplaywithotherdogs.Noit’sclearthatshedoesnotmissyouorherformerlifeonachain.It'snotclearyetwhethershe'llremainhereorwhetherI'llfindheralovinghomewhereshecancountonmoreindividualattentionthanIcangiveherbutonethingiscertainthisisabitofstolenpropertywhichisneverreturningtoyou.Sosuemeaccusemepleadwiththecourtthatsheisrightfullyyours...I'mconvincedthatthisisthebestcrimeI'veevercommitteD.HardlyanythinghaspleasedmemorethanthedaywhenIstoleyourdog.Ineedonlylookintoherbeautifulbrowneyestoknowthatshe'ddefendmydecisionwithherlifE.IfwehaveoneprayeritisthatyouwillnotreplaceherandifwehaveonespecialdaytocelebratetogetheritisthedayIstoleyourdogandthedayshestolemyheart.1.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardstheformerownerofthedog?A.PuzzleD.B.Angry.C.ShockeD.D.SatisfieD.2.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat____________.A.thedogisnotlovelyB.thedogtriedtofindakindmasterC.thedogwastreatedbadlybyitsformermasterD.theauthorwillbechargedwithstealingthedog3.Whatdidtheauthorthinkofhistheft?A.HewasafraidofbeingpunisheD.B.Hethoughthehadtodoit.C.Hebelievedthatthelawwouldallowhimtodoso.D.HediditwithpridE.

Canyouwalkinastraightline?Thequestionismuchmoredifficulttoanswerthanyouthink.Believeitornotyoureyesandearshelpyoutowalk!ArecentexperimentheldinJapanshowsthatitisalmostimpossibleforpeopletowalkexactlystraightfor60meters.TheTokyoUniversityofAgricultureandTechnologyasked20healthymentowalkasstraightaspossiblefor60metersatnormalspeeD.Eachmanhadtowearsockssoakedwithredinkandwalkonwhitepaperfixedflattothefloor.ThefootprintsshowedthatallwalkedinawindingratherthanastraightlinE.Researchersfoundthatpeoplereadjusttheirdirectionofwalkingregularly.Theamountofmeandering曲折前行differedfromsubjecttosubject.ThissuggeststhatnoneofuscanwalkinastrictlystraightlinE.Ratherwemeandermainlyduetoaslightstructuralorfunctionalimbalanceofourlegs.Sostepsbytheleftandrightlegsofapersonaredifferent.Asaresultalthoughwemaystartwalkinginastraightlineseveralstepsafterwardswehavechangeddirection.Eyesighthelpsustocorrectthedirectionofwalkingandleadsustothetarget.Yourearsalsohelpyouwalk.Afterturningaroundalotwithyoureyesclosedyoucanhardlystandstillorwalkstraight.It'sallbecauseyourearsarestillspinningandcan'thelpyoukeepyourbalancE.Insideyourinnerearisastructurecontainingliquids.Insideyourearsaremanyminutehair-likestructuresthatmovearoundastheliquidflows.Whenyouspintheliquidinsidealsospins.ThedifferenceisthatwhenyoustoptheliquidcontinuestospinforawhilE.Dizziness眩晕istheresult.Forthemomentalthoughyoureyesighttellsyoutowalkinastraightlineyourbrainlistenstoyourspinningearsthusyoudon'twalkinastraightline!1.Whenyouwalkfor60metersyou.A.canwalkstraightwithouteffortB.meanderatfirstandinwhilewalkinastraightlineC.can’twalkexactlystraightatanytimeD.canalmostnotcoverthedistanceinastraightline2.Whymosttimecanweonlywindourway?A.Becauseoureyesdirectusto.B.Becauseourearsdirectusto.C.Becauseofaslightstructuralorfunctionalimbalanceofourlegs.D.Becauseoureyesightandearsaren’talwaysinharmonywitheachother.3.Accordingtotheresearchwecanbeledtothetargetmainlydueto.A.oureyesightB.ourbrainC.ourinnerearD.oursenseofdirection4.Whichofthefollowingcanprovethatyourearshelpyouwalkaccordingtothepassage?A.Yourarealwaysmeanderingmosttimebutyoucanarrivewhereyouwanttogo.B.Afteryouturnaroundalotwithyoureyesclosedyoualmostcan’tkeepbalancE.C.Whenyouwalktoatargetyoureadjustyourdirectionofwalkingregularly.D.Youstartwalkinginastraightlineseveralstepsafterwardsyou’llchangedirection.

Everybodyhatesitbuteverybodydoesit.Arecentreportsaidthat40％ofAmericanshatetipping.Butwhydotipsexist?Thecommonopinioninthepastwasthattipsbothrewardedtheeffortsofgoodserviceandreduceduncomfortablefeelingsofinequality.Itisbelievedthatthebettertheserviceisthebiggerthetipwillbe.ButaccordingtoanewresearchfromCornellUniversitytipsnolongerserveanyusefulfunction.Thepaperanalyzesnumbertheygotfrom2547groupsdiningat20differentrestaurants.Theconnectionbetweenlargertipsandbetterservicewasveryweak.Tippingisbetterexplainedbyculturethanbythemoneypeoplespend.InAmericatippingisregardedaspartoftheacceptedcostofaservice.InNewYorkrestaurantsfailingtotipatleast15％couldwellmeandissatisfactionfromthecustomersHairdresserscanexpecttoget15％一20％.andthemallwhodeliversyourfastfoodshouldbepaid$2.InEuropetippingislesscommon.InmanyrestaurantstheamountoftipisdecidedbyastandardservicechargeInmanyAsiancountriestippinghasneverreallycaughtonata11.OnlyafewhavereallytakentotippingAccordingtoMichaelLynntheCornellpapers’authorcountriesinwhichpeoplearemoresocialoroutgoingtendtotipmore.tiesaysInAmericawherepeopleareexpressiveandeagertomixupwithotherstippingisaboutsocialapprovalIfyoutipbadlypeoplethinklessofyou.Tippingwellisachancetoshowoff.1.ThispassageismainlyaboutA.differentkindsoftippingindifferentcountriesB.therelationshipbetweentippingandcountriesC.theoriginandpresentmeaningsoftippingD.thereasonwhyAmericanpeoplehatetipping2.Whichofthefollowingbestexplainstheunderlinedphrasecaughtoninparagraph4?A.beenhatedB.becomepopularC.beenstoppedD.beenpermitted3.Eatinginawell—knownrestaurantinNewYorkwhoislikelytotipmost?A.AFrenchman.B.AChinese.C.AJapanese.D.AnAmerican.4.Wecaninferfromthispassagethat.A.tippingisnolongeragoodwaytosatisfysomecustomersthemselvesB.tippinghassomethingtodowithpeople’scharacterC.tippinginAmericacanmakeservicebetternowD.tippingisnolongerpopularinNewYork

Foreigndriverswillhaveapayon-the-spotfinesofupto￡900forbreakingthetrafficlawtobecarriedournextmonth.Iftheydonothaveenoughcashoraworkingcreditcardtheirvehicleswillclamped扣留untiltheypay–andtheywillfaceanadditionalfeeof￡80forgettingbacktheirvehicles.ThelawwillalsoapplytoBritishcitizens.Thefinewillbedescribedofficiallyasdepositswhenthetrafficlawtakeseffectbecausethemoneywouldbereturnedifthedriverwenttocourtandwasfoundnotguilty.InpracticeveryfewforeigndrivesarelikelytoreturntoBritaintodealwiththeireases.Foreigndriversarerarelychargedbecausepolicecannottakeactionagainstthemiftheyfailtoappearincourt.Insteadofficersoftenmerelygivewarnings.Threemillionforeign-registeredvehiclesenterBritaineachyear.Polishvehiclesmakeup36percentFrenchvehicles10percentandGermanvehicles9percent.Foreignvehiclesare30percentmorelikelytobeinacashthanBritish–registervehicles.Thenumberofcrashescausedbyforeignvehiclesroseby47percentbetween2003and2008.Therewerealmost400deathsandseriousinjuriesand3000slightinjuriesformaccidentscausedbyforeignvehiclesin2008.ThenewLawispartyintendedtosettletheproblemofforeignlorrydiversignoringlimitstoweightandhoursatthewheel.ForeignlorriesarethreetimesmorelikelytobeinacrashthanBritishLorries.Recentspotchecksfoundthatthreequartersoflorriesthatfailedsafetytestswereregisteredoverseas.Thestandarddepositforacarelessdrivingoffence—suchasdrivingtooclosetothevehicleinfrontorreadingamapatthewheel—willbe￡300.Depositsforspeedingoffencesandusingmobilephoneswillbe￡60.ForeigndriverswillnotgetpointsaspunishmentaddedtotheirlicenseswhileBritishdriverswill.1.Thefirstparagraphservesasan.A.explanationB.introductionC.commentD.backgrounD.2.Theforeigndriverswhobreakthetrafficlawanddonotpayonthespotarelikelytobefinedupto.A.￡60B.￡300C.￡900D.￡9803.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A.manyforeigndrivershavebeenfinedbyBritainpoliceB.300000GermanvehiclesenterBritaineveryyearC.25percentofforeignvehiclesenteringBritainhavefailedsafetytestsD.Britishdriverswillbepunishedwithpointsandfinesforbreakingthetrafficlaw4.Thenewtrafficlawismainlyintendedto.A.limitthenumberofforeignvehiclesenteringBritainB.increasetheBritishmovement’sadditionalincomeC.lowertherateoftrafficaccidentsandinjuriesD.getforeigndrivestoappearincount

Creativityisthekeytoabrighterfuturesayeducationandbusinessexperts.Hereishowschoolsandparentscanencouragethisimportantskillinchildren.IfDickhadlistenedtohisbossin1925wemightnothaveaproductthatwenowthinkofasofgreatimportance:anewtypeoftapE.DickworkedfortheMinnesotaMiningCompany.Atworkhedevelopedakindofmaterialstrongenoughtoholdthingstogether.ButhisbosstoldhimnottothinkmoreabouttheideA.FinallyusinghisowntimeDickimprovedthetapewhichnowisusedeverywherebymanypeoplE.AndhisformercompanylearnedfromitsmistakE.Nowitencouragespeopletospend15percentoftheirworktimejustthinkingaboutanddevelopingnewideas.CreativityisnotsomethingoneisjustbornwithnorisitnecessarilyacharacterofhighintelligencE.Thefactthatapersonishighlyintelligentdoesnotmeanthatheusesitcreatively.Creativityisthematterofusingtheresourcesonehastoproducenewideasthataregoodforsomething.Unfortunatelyschoolshavenottriedtoencouragecreativity.Withstrongattentiontotestresultsandthedevelopmentofreadingwritingandmathematicalskillsmanyeducatorsgiveupcreativityforcorrectanswers.Theresultisthatchildrencangivebackinformationbutcan’trecognizewaystouseitinnewsituation.TheymayknowtherulescorrectlybuttheyareunabletousethemtoWorkoutpracticalproblems.Itisimportanttogivechildrenchoices.Fromtheearlieragechildrenshouldbeallowedtomakedecisionsandunderstandtheirresults.Evenifit’schoosingbetweentwofooditemsforlunchdecision-makinghelpsthinkingskills.Aschildrengrowolderparentsshouldlettheirchildrendecidehowtousetheirtimeorspendtheirmoney.ThisisbecausethemostimportantcharacterofcreativepeopleisaverystrongdesiretofindawayoutoftroublE.1.WhatdidthecompanywhereDickonceworkedlearnfromitsmistake?A.TheyencouragedpeopletoworkalongertimE.B.Theydiscouragedpeopletothinkfreely.C.Theyaskedpeopletospendalltheirworktimedevelopingnewideas.D.Theyencouragedpeopletospendsomeoftheirworktimeconsideringandimprovingnewideas.2.Creativityissomething__A.thatpeoplearebornwithB.thatdependsonintelligenceC.thatisawayofusingwhatonehaslearnttoworkoutnewproblemsD.thatisnotimportantatall3.Whydon’tschoolstrytoencouragecreativity?A.Theydon’tunderstandtheimportanceofeducation.B.Theydon’twanttheirstudentstomakemistakes.C.Theypaytoomuchattentiontoexammarkslanguageandmathematicalskills.D.Theythinkitmoreimportanttoremembersomeinformation.4.Whatshouldtheparentsdowhentheirchildrendecidehowtospendtheirmoney?A.TrytohelpthemasmuchaspossiblE.B.Takenonoticeofwhatevertheydo.C.LeavethemastheyarE.D.Helpthemiftheirdecisioniswrongbutnottoomuch.

Advertisingisahighlydevelopedtwentieth-centuryindustry.Thedevelopmentofradiotelevisioncinemamagazinesandnewspapershasgonehandinhandwiththedevelopmentofadvertising.Whyisadvertisingsopopular?Isitawasteofmoney?Ithasbeenprovedagainandagainthatrepeatedadvertisingincreasesproductsales.SinceitincreasesproductionthepricecanbereduceD.Thereforeadvertisinginsteadofmakingaproductmoreexpensivemakesitcheaper.Advertisingisnowascientificbusiness.OncemanagerswouldsayjokinglyIknowthathalfofwhatIspendonadvertisingiswastedbutIdon'tknowwhichhalf.NowallpartsofanadvertisingprogrammeareproperlymeasuredandresearcheD.Whatmakesagoodadvertisement?Therehavebeenmajorchangesinadvertisinginthepastsixtyyears.PeoplereadadvertisementspartlyforinformationandpartlyforpleasurE.Today'sadvertisementsoftenstartwithaquestionorapuzzlewiththepurposeofattractingthereader'sattention.Ofcoursemostadvertisementscontaininformation.Butthisisusuallycontainedinatextthatisinterestingandoftenfunny.Humourisveryimportant.Sometimesadvertisementstellastoryorthestorymaybecontinuedoveranumberofadvertisements.Howeverthereisadangerinthis.Itispossiblethatthereaderorviewerwillremembertheadvertisementbutnotthenameoftheproduct.1.Thepurposeofadvertisingis____.A.toincreaseproductsalesB.tomakeaproductmuchbetterC.tospendmoremoneyD.toreducetheproduction2.Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedinplaceoftheunderlinedphrasehandinhand?A.HereandtherE.B.Againandagain.C.Asusual.D.AtthesametimE.3.Whatismeantbywhatmanagerssaidinthesecondparagraph?A.A11themoneyonadvertisingwaswasteD.B.NotalltheadvertisementswerewelldesigneD.C.A11themanagersknewaboutadvertisingthen.D.Managersspentnomoneyonadvertising.4.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofadvertising?A.Useless.B.Unnecessary.C.Important.D.Wasteful.

CARDIFFWalesPoetssingersandmusiciansfromacrosstheglobegatheredinWalestocelebratethetraditionofstorytelling.ItmightseemstrangethatpeoplestillwanttolistenintheageofwatchingtelevisionbutthisisanunusualartformwhosetimehascomeagainsaidDavidAmbrosedirectorofBeyondtheBorderaninternationalstorytellingfestivalinWales.SomeofthetaleslikethoseInuitfromCanadaarethousandsofyearsolD.Soourstorytellershavecomefromdistantlandstoconnectuswiththedistanceoftimehesaidearlythismonth.TwoInuitwomenbothintheirmid60sareamongthefewremainingwhocandoKntadjaitorthroatsingingwhichhasfewwordsandmuchsounD.Theirartisgovernedbythecoldoftheirsurroundingsforcingthemtosaylittlebutlistenattentively.Ambrosestartedthefestivalin1993afterseveralyearsofworkingwiththoserevivingcomingbackintouseorexistencestorytellinginWales.ItcameoutofagroupofpeoplewhowantedtoreconnectwithtraditionsandasalltheWelsharestorytellersitwasingoodhandsherE.AmbrosesaiD.1.Ambrosebelievesthattheartofstorytelling_______.A.willbepopularagainB.willbemorepopularthanTVC.startedinWalesD.areinthehandsofsomeoldpeople2.FromthetalestoldbytheInuitpeoplecanlearn_______.A.howcoldithasbeenwheretheInuitliveB.whytheytellthestoriesinathroat-singingwayC.abouttheirlifeasearlyasthousandsofyearsagoD.howdifficultitistounderstandtheInuit3.AccordingtothewriterwhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.StorytellingoncestoppedinWales.B.Storytellingdidnotcomebackuntil1993inWales.C.StorytellingisalwayswellreceivedinWales.D.StorytellinghasalonghistoryinWales.4.Theunderlinedphraseingoodhandsmeans_______.A.takengoodcareofB.graspedbygoodstorytellersC.controlledbyrichpeopleD.protectedbykindpeople

After21yearsofmarriageIstartedtogooutwithanotherwoman.Itwasreallymywife’sideA.IknowthatyoulovehershesaidonedaytakingmebysurprisE.ButIloveYOUIprotecteD.Iknowbutyoualsoloveher.Theotherwomanthatmywifewantedmetovisitwasmymotherwhohasbeenawidowfor19yearsbutthedemandsofmyworkandmythreechildrenhadmadeitpossibletovisitheronlyoccasionally.ThatnightIcalledtoinvitehertogooutfordinnerandamoviE.What’swrongareyouwell?sheaskeD.Mymotheristhetypeofwomanwhosuspectsthatalatenightcallorasurpriseinvitationisasignofbadnews.IthoughtthatitwouldbepleasanttopasssometimewithyouIrespondeD.Justthetwoofus.ShethoughtaboutitforamomentthensaidIwouldlikethatverymuch.ThatFridayafterworkasIdroveovertopickherupIwasabitnervous.WhenIarrivedatherhouseInoticedthatshetooseemedtobenervousaboutourdatE.Shewaitedinthedoorwithhercoaton.Shehadcurledherhairandwaswearingthedressthatshehadworntocelebrateherlastweddinganniversary.ItoldmyfriendsthatIwasgoingtogooutwithmysonandtheywereimpressedshesaidasshegotintothecar.Theycan’twaittohearaboutourmeeting.WewenttoarestaurantthatalthoughnotelegantwasveryniceandcomfortablE.MymothertookmyarmasifsheweretheFirstLady.AfterwesatdownIhadtoreadthemenu.Hereyescouldonlyreadlargeprint.ItwasIwhousedtohavetoreadthemenuwhenyouweresmallshesaiD.Thenit’stimethatyourelaxandletmereturnthefavorIrespondeD.Duringthedinnerwehadanagreeableconversation—nothingextraordinary—butcatchinguponrecenteventsofeachother’slifE.WetalkedsomuchthatwemissedthemoviE.AswearrivedatherhouselatershesaidI’llgooutwithyouagainbutonlyifyouletmeinviteyou.IagreeD.1.Fromthetextwecanlearnthatthewriteris_____.A.aregularmoviegoerB.awealthybusinessmanC.afrequentvisitortohismotherD.abusyandmiddle-agedfatherofthree2.Whywasthemothersurprisedwhengettinginvited?A.ShewasalreadyinbedB.SherarelygotinvitedC.SheneverexpectedsuchacallD.Sheseldomwatchedlatenightmovies3.Whydidthewriterfeelnervouswhenhedrovetomeethismother?A.HewaseagertofindouthowhismotherlikedthedatE.B.Hewasexcitedtoexpresshisloveforhismother.C.Hehadn’tseenhismotherafterhewasmarrieD.D.Hedidn’ttellhiswifethathewastovisithismother.4.Howwouldthemanfeelafterthedinner?A.HeshouldtakehismothertoamoviesomeothertimE.B.Heshouldmeethismother’sfriends.C.Hismotherwantsmoreinvitations.D.Hismotherenjoysspendingtimewithhim.

Anewresearchhasuncoveredthatcultureisadeterminingfactorwheninterpretingfacialemotions情感.ThestudyrevealsthatincultureswhereemotionalcontrolisthestandardsuchasJapanfocusisplacedontheeyestointerpretemotions.WhereasincultureswhereemotionisopenlyexpressedsuchastheUnitedStatesthefocusisonthemouthtointerpretemotion.ThesefindingsgoagainstthepopulartheorythatthefacialexpressionsofbasicemotionscanbeuniversallyrecognizedsaidUniversityofAlbertaresearcherDr.TakahikoMasudA.Aperson'scultureplaysaverystrongroleindetermininghowtheywillreademotionsandneedstobeconsideredwheninterpretingfacialexpression.Theseculturaldifferencesareevennoticeableincomputeremoticons情感符号whichareusedtoconveyawriter'semotionsoveremailandtextmessaging.TheJapaneseemoticonsforhappinessandsadnessvaryintermsofhowtheeyesaredrawnwhileAmericanemoticonsvarywiththedirectionofthemouth.IntheUnitedStatestheemoticons:and:-showahappyfacewhereastheemoticons:or:-showasadfacE.HoweverJapanesetendtousethesymbol‘‘toindicateahappyfaceand;_;toindicateasadfacE.Wethinkitisquiteinterestingandappropriatethataculturetendstomaskitsemotions.TheJapanesewouldfocusonaperson'seyeswhendeterminingemotionaseyestendtobequitesubtle微妙的saidMasudA.IntheUnitedStateswhereopenemotionisquitecommonitmakessensetofocusonthemouthwhichisthemostexpressivefeatureonaperson'sfacE.1.Thetextmainlytellsusthat__________.A.culturaldifferencesareexpressedinemotionsB.cultureisthekeytointerpretingfacialemotionsC.differentemoticonsarepreferredindifferentculturesD.peoplefromdifferentculturesexpressemotionsdifferently2.WhichemoticonisusedbyAmericanstoshowahappyface?A.;_;B.:-C.:-D.:3.Peopleusedtobelievethat___________.A.somefacialexpressionsofemotionsweretoocomplextoberecognizedB.peopleintheworldinterpretedbasicemotionsindifferentwaysC.peoplecouldonlyrecognizethefacialexpressionsofbasicemotionsD.peopleallovertheworldunderstoodbasicemotionsinthesameway

IsuddenlyheardanelephantcryingasthoughfrighteneD.LookingdownIimmediatelyrecognizedthatsomethingwaswrongandrandowntotheedgeofthenearbank.ThereIsawMaShwewithherthree-month-oldcalfstrugglinginthefast-risingwateranditwasalife-and-deathstrugglE.Hercalfwasfloatingandscreamingwithfear.MaShwewasasneartothefarbankasshecouldgetholdingherwholebodyagainsttherushingwaterandkeepingthecalfpressedagainstherhugebody.Everynowandthentherushingwaterwouldsweepthecalfaway.Therewasasuddenriseinthewaterandthecalfwaswashedcleanoverthemother'sbodyandwasgonE.MaShweturnedquicklytoreachitandpressedthecalfwithherheadandtrunk象鼻againsttherockybank.Thenwithahugeeffortshepickeditupinhertrunkandtrieduntilshewasabletoplaceitonanarrowshelfofrock.Justatthismomentshefeltbackintotheriver.Ifshewerecarrieddownitwouldbecertaindeath.Iknewaswellasshedidthattherewasonespot地点whereshecouldgetupthebankbutitwasontheothersidefromwhereshehadputhercalf.WhileIwaswonderingwhatIcoulddonextIheardthesoundofamother’slove.MaShwehadcrossedtheriverandgotupthebankandwasmakingherwaybackasfastasshecouldroaring吼叫allthetimebuttohercalfitwasmusic.1.Themomenttheauthorgotdowntotheriverbankhesaw.A.thecalfwasabouttofallintotheriverB.MaShwewasplacingthecalfontherockC.thecalfwaswashedawaybytherisingwaterD.MaShwewasholdingthecalfagainsttherushingwater2.HowdidMaShwemanagetosavehercalffromthefast-flowingwater?A.Byputtingitonasafespot.B.Bypressingitagainstherbody.C.Bytakingitawaywithher.D.Bycarryingitonherback3.Howdidthecalffeelaboutthemotherelephant’sroaring?A.Itwasagreatcomfort.B.Itwasasignofdanger.C.Itwasacallforhelp.D.ItWasamusicalnote.4.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AMother’sLoveB.ABraveActC.ADeadlyRiverD.AMatterofLifeandDeath

OnhiswaytotheairportoneafternoonPhillipaskedthedrivertowaitoutsidethebankwhilehecollectedsometraveler’schecks.Theplanewasto1at530.Fromthebanktherewasstilla2journeytotheairport3Phillipmerelyenjoyedthescenealongtheway.Shortlybeforearrivinghebegan4thethingshewouldneedforthe5ticketsmoneytheaddressofhishoteltraveler’schecksJustamoment!Howabouthispassport?Phillipwentthroughhispockets.Hesuddenly6thatHemusthavelefthispassport7.Whatcouldhedo?Itwasnowfivepastfourandtherewouldbetoolittle8toreturnforthepassport.Thiswasthe9timehewasrepresentinghiscompanyforanimportantmeeting10themanagerofaFrenchcompanyinParisthefollowingmorningWithoutapassporthewouldbe11toboardtheplaneAtthatmomentthetaxi12outsidetheairterminal候机楼.Phillipgot13tookhissuitcaseandpaidthedriver.Hethen14agooddealofconfusion混乱inthebuilding.A15couldbeheardovertheloudspeakerWeverymuch16thatbecauseofatwenty—four—hourstrike罢工oftheairportstaffallflightsfortherestoftodayhavehadtobecalledoffPassengersare17togetintouchwiththeirtravelagentsorwiththisterminalfor18ontomorrow’sflights.Phillipwasverygladtohearthat.Hewouldlethiscompanyknowaboutthis19andthankgoodness.hewouldhavetheopportunityofcallingatthebankthenextmorningto20hispassport.1.A.checkinB.1eadoffC.takeoffD.goup2.A.1ongB.shortC.pleasantD.rough3.A.asB.soC.butD.because4.A.buyingB.takingC.puttingD.checking5.A.planeB.tripC.companyD.flight6.A.realizedB.promisedC.recognizedD.suggested7.A.athomeB.atthebankC.attheofficeD.inthetaxi8.A.timeB.chanceC.possibilityD.use9.A.goldenB.1astC.onlyD.first10.A.inB.toC.atD.with11.A.sadB.unableC.nervousD.difficult12.A.stoppedB.ranC.wentD.opened13.A.offB.backC.outD.away14.A.startedB.caughtC.noticedD.1eft15.AspeechB.signalC.callD.voice16.A.apologizeB.announceC.worryD.regret17.A.advisedB.forcedC.allowedD.persuaded18.AideasB.plansC.informationD.time19.A.personB.situationC.placeD.airport20.A.returnB.showC.recoverD.change

Dogownerswhohavenoticedthattheirfour–leggedfriendseemsequallydelightedtoseethemafterfiveminutesawayasfivehoursmaywonderifanimalscantellhowmuchtimepasses.NewlypublishedresearchfromTheUniversityofWesternOntariomaybringusclosertoansweringthatveryquestion.WilliamRobertsandhiscolleaguesfoundthatratsareabletokeeptrackofhowmuchtimehaspassedsincetheydiscoveredapieceofcheesebeitalittleoralotbuttheydon’tactuallyformmemoriesofwhenthediscoveryoccurred.Thatistheratscan’tplacethememoriesintimE.Theresearchteamdesignedanexperimentinwhichratsvisitedthe‘arms’ofamaze迷宫atdifferenttimesofday.Somearmscontainedcommondesirablefoodandonearmcontainedahighlydesirablepieceofcheese.RatswerelaterreturnedtothemazewiththecheeseremovedoncertaintrialsandreplacedwithsomethingelsE.Alltoldthreegroupsofratesweretestedintheresearchusingthreevaryingcues提示暗示:whenhowlongagoorwhenplushowlongago.Onlythecueofhowlongagofoodwasencountered偶遇wasusedsuccessfullybytherats.Theseresultstheresearcherssaysuggestthatepisodic片段的memoryinratsisquitedifferentfromhumanepisodicmemorywhichinvolvesexactmemoryofthepointinpasttimewhenaseventoccurreD.TheratsrememberwhethertheydidsomethingsuchasstoredfoodafewhoursorfivedaysagoexplainedRoberts.ThemoretimethathaspassedtheweakerthememorymaybE.Ratsmaylearntofollowdifferentcoursesofactionusingweakandstrongmemorytracesascuesthusrespondingdifferentlydependingonhowlongagoaneventoccurred.HowevertheydonotrememberthattheeventoccurredataspecificpointinpasttimE.ThisresearchsaidRobertssupportsthetheoryIintroducedthatanimalsarestuckintimewithnosenseoftimeextendingintothepastorfuturE.1.Theresearchteamfound.A.rat’smemoryhasnodifferencefromhuman’sB.ratscanrememberalltheeventsinthepastC.animalsarestuckintimewithlittleideaofpastorfutureD.ratshavesenseoftimeextendingintothepastorfuture2.Putintoamazeratscanremember.A.whentheyencounterthecheeseB.howlongagotheyencounterthecheeseC.wherethecheeseisD.whicharmstheyhavebeento3.Thetestshowsthat.A.themoretimehaspassedthestrongertherats’memorymaybeB.ratscankeeptrackofthetimewhenthediscoveryoccurredC.thecueofhowlongagothediscoveryoccurredworkswellonrat’smemoryD.dogownersstillcan’tknowifanimalscantellhowmuchtimepasses4.Whichcolumnmaythispassageappearinamagazine?A.SciencE.B.Health.C.Sports.D.Business.5.Fromthepassagewecanknowthat.A.episodicmemoryinratsisbasedonwhennothowlongagoB.humanscanplacethememoriesintimeC.humanepisodicmemoryissimilartorats’D.onlyratshavenosenseoftimeextendingintopastandfuture

FourInsurancePoliciesYouCan'tDoWithoutAsinglegapininsurancecoveragecouldwipeoutthemoneythatyon'veearnedformanyyearsthroughyourhardwork.That'swhyit'simportanttogiveyourselfayearlyinsurancecheckupwhetheryoubuyyourpoliciesthroughanagentorfromoneofthegrowingnumberofinsurancecompanies.Health.BeforeselectingapolicyfromyouremployerordecidingamongMedicareoptionsreviewyourcurrenthealthpredictablemedicalneedsandfamilystatus.Thisreviewshouldhelpyouavoidaplanthatfailstocoveranecessarytreatmentorpayingforservicesthatyouknowyou’llneverusE.Disability.Yourchancesofbecomingdisabledbeforeyouretirearefargreaterthanyourchancesofdying.SoeveryworkingpersonneedssomekindofdisabilitycoveragE.IfyouareworkingforanemployerwhoofferslessthanthatyoucanbuyanindividualpolicytopromoteyourcoveragE.Homeownersorrenters.Makesureyouhavereplacement-costcoveragethatwouldpaythecurrentcostsofrebuildingyourhomeandreplacingyourpersonalpossessions.A.policythatwouldonlypayforthedecreaseinvalueoftheseitemsisn’tgoodenoughbecauseyoucouldenduprecoveringjustasmallpartoftheircosts.Don'tforgetfloodand/orearthquakeinsuranceifyouliveinalocalethathasapossibletendencytothesetypesofdisasters.LifE.Emptynestersandretireesmaynolongerneedlifeinsuranceatall.Butifyouhavedependentswhowouldsufferfinanciallyifyoudiedit'sstillamust.1.Tohaveyourinsurancecheckupeveryyearismainlybecause_______.A.thegapininsurancecoveragecouldcostyoualargesumB.thegapininsurancecoveragecouldbringyoubenefitsC.someinsuranceagenciescoverfewofyourpoliciesD.toomanyinsurancecompaniesprefertosellcoverage2._______canbeignoredwhiledecidingamongMedicarechoices.A.Yournecessarytreatment.B.Yourpersonalhealthatpresent.C.Yoursocialstatus.D.Yourpredictablemedicalneeds.3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Workersneedn’tbuypersonaldisabilitycoverageiftheirbossesofferthatB.InsurancecompaniescansecurethefullvalueofprivatepossessionsC.Earthquakeinsurancecancoverreplacement-costcausedbythedisasterD.Divorcedorretiredpeoplemayneedlifeinsurancefortheirdependents4.Wecaninferthatdemandforinsurance_______.A.variesduetoindividualneedsofcoverageB.staysthesamewhetheryouareworkingornotC.increaseswhenwemovetoanewplaceD.decreasesifwehavealargefamilytosupport

Thegreatestrecentchangeshavebeeninthelivesofwomen.Duringthetwentiethcenturytherewasanunusualshorteningofthetimeofawoman’slifespentincaringforchildren.A.womanmarryingattheendofthe19thcenturywouldprobablyhavebeeninhermiddletwentiesandwouldbelikelytohavesevenoreightchildrenofwhomfourorfivelivedtilltheywerefiveyearsold.BythetimetheyoungestwasfifteenthemotherwouldhavebeeninherearlyfiftiesandwouldexpecttoliveafurthertwentyyearsduringwhichcustomchanceandhealthmadeitunusualforhertogetpaidworkTodaywomenmarryyoungerandhavefewerchildrenUsuallyawoman’syoungestchildwillbefifteenwhensheisforty-fiveandislikelytotakepaidworkuntilretirementatsixtyevenwhileshehasthecareofchildrenherworkislightenedbyhouseholdappliances家用电器andconveniencefoods.Thisimportantchangeinwomen’swayoflifehasonlyrecentlybeguntohaveitsfulleffectonwomen’seconomicposition.Evenafewyearsagomostgirlsleftschoolatthefirstopportunityandmostofthemtookafull-timejobHoweverwhentheymarriedtheyusuallyleftworkatonceandneverreturnedtoit.Todaytheschool-leavingageissixteenmanygirlsstayatschoolafterthatageandthoughwomentendtomarryyoungermoremarriedwomenstayatworkatleastuntilshortlybeforetheirfirstchildisborn.Verymanymoreafterwadsreturntofullorpart-timework.Suchchangeshaveledtoanewrelationshipinmarriagewithbothhusbandandwifeacceptingagreatershareofthedutiesandsatisfactionoffamilylifeandwithbothhusbandandwifesharingmoreequallyinprovidingthemoneyandrunningthehomeaccordingtotheabilitiesandinterestofeachthem.1.Accordingtothepassagearoundtheyear1990mostwomenmarried__________.A.atabouttwenty-fiveB.intheirearlyfiftiesC.assoonaspossibleaftertheywerefifteenD.atanyagefromfifteentoforty-five2.Whenshewasoverfiftythelate19thcenturymother__________.A.wouldexpecttoworkuntilshediedB.wasusuallyexpectedtotakeuppaidemploymentC.wouldhehealthyenoughtotakeuppaidemployment.D.wasunlikelytofindajobevenifshenowlikely.3.Manygirlsthepassagesaysarenowlikelyto__________.A.marrysothattheycangetajobB.LeaveschoolassoonastheycanC.giveuptheirjobsforgoodaftertheyaremarriedD.continueworkinguntiltheyaregoingtohaveababy4.Accordingtothepassageitisnowquiteusualforwomento__________.A.stayathomeafterleavingschoolB.marrymenyoungerthanthemselvesC.startworkingagainlaterinlifeD.Marrywhilestillatschool

Manychildrenfirstlearnthevalueofmoneybyreceivinganallowancepocketmoney.Thepurposeistoletchildrenlearnfromexperiencesatanagewhenfinancialmistakesarenotverycostly.TheamountofmoneythatparentsgivetotheirchildrentospendastheywishdiffersfromfamilytofamilyTimingisanotherconsideration.SomechildrengetaweeklyallowancE.OthersgetamonthlyallowancE.Inanycaseparentsshouldmakeclearwhatifanythingthechildisexpectedtopayforwiththemoney.Atfirstyoungchildrenmayspendalloftheirallowancesoonaftertheyreceiveit.Iftheydothistheywilllearnthehardwaythatspendingmustbedonewithinabudget.ParentsareusuallyadvisednottooffermoremoneyuntilthenextallowancE.Theobjectistoshowyoungpeoplethatabudgetdemandsachoicebetweenspendingandsaving.Olderchildrenmayberesponsibleenoughtosavemoneyforlargercostslikeclothingorelectronics.ManypeoplewhohavewrittenonthesubjectofallowancessayitisnotagoodideatopayyouchildforworkaroundthehomE.ThesejobsareanormalpartoffamilylifE.Payingchildrentodoextraworkaroundthehousehowevercanbeuseful.Itcanevenprovideanunderstandingofhowabusinessworks.Allowancesgivechildrenachancetoexperiencethethreethingstheycandowithmoney.TheycanshareitintheformofgiftsorgivingtoagoodcausE.Theycanspenditbybuyingthingstheywant.Ortheycansaveit.SavinghelpschildrenunderstandthatcostlygoalsrequiresacrificE.YouhavetocutcostsandplanforthefuturE.Requiringchildrentosavepartoftheirallowancescanalsoopenthedoortofuturesavingandinvesting.ManybanksofferservicestohelpchildrenandteenagerslearnaboutpersonalfinancE.A.savingaccountisanexcellentwaytolearnaboutthepowerofcompoundinterest.CompoundingworksbypayinginterestSoforexampleonedollarinvestedattwopercentinterestfortwoyearswillearntwocentsinthefirstyear.Thesecondyearthemoneywillearntwopercentofonedollarandtwocentsandsoon.ThatmaynotseemlikealotButovertimeitaddsup.1.GivinganallowanceparentsshouldconsiderallthefollowingEXCEPTA.howmuchthechildshouldgeteachtimeB.whetherthechildhasmadeabudgetC.wherethemoneyreallygoesD.howoftenachildcangetit2.Accordingtothepassagehowcanachildlearntohaveabudget?A.Throughtheirownexperiences.B.Throughparents’instruction.C.ByspendingallowancE.D.ByreceivingallowancE.3.Theauthorofthepassageholdstheopinionthat.A.whatchildrenlearnbyhandlingallowancesmaybebeneficialinthefutureB.childrencanlearntosetuptheirownbusinesswiththeirallowancesC.keepingallowancesinthebankisthebestchoiceforchildrenD.itisnotagoodideatopaychildrentodohouseworkathome4.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.BeGenerousToPayYourChildrenB.BeWiseToAvoidFinancialMistakesC.SavingAllowancesDoesGoodToChildrenD.AllowancesHelpChildrenLearnAboutMoney

GlynisDavis:IfirstpiledonthepoundswhenIwasinthefamilywayandIcouldn’tlosethemafterwards.ThenIjoinedaslimmingcluB.Mytargetwas140poundsandIlost30poundsinsixmonths.IfeltgreatandpeoplekeptsayinghowgoodIlookeD.ButChristmascameandIstartedtoslipbackintomyoldeatinghabits.ItoldmyselfI’dlosetheweightatslimmingclassesinthenewyearbutitdidn’thappen.InsteadoflosingthepoundsIputthemon.I’dlostwillpower意志力andtriedtobelievethatthefishandchipsdidn’tmakeanydifferencebutthescalesdon’tliE.RozJuma:TobehonestIneverweighmyselfanymorE.I’velearnttobehappywithmyself.ItseemedtomethatIwouldfeelsorryabouteveryspoonfuloftastyfoodthatpassedmylips.MyideaissimplE.Youshouldn’tbetoomuchthinkingaboutfoodanddieting.Insteadyoushouldgetonwithlifeandstopdreamingofasupper-thinbody.ThisisobviouslythesizeI’vemeanttobeandmostofallI’mhappywithit.LesleyCodwin:IwasveryhappyaboutwinningYoungSlimmeroftheYear.I’dlookinthemirrorunabletobelievethisladywasme!Thatmighthavebeenmyproblem—perhapsfromthenonIdidn’tpayattentiontomyself.Winninganationalcompetitionmakeseverythingworsethoughbecauseyoufeeltheeyesoftheworldarefixeduponyou.IfeelacompletefailurebecauseI’veputonweightagain.RosLangfodBeforemovinginwithmyhusbandGavinI’dalwaysbeenabout110poundsbutthepleasanthouseworkwentstraighttomywaistandIputon15poundsinayear.VeryoftenItrytogoonadietI’mreallygoodforafewdaysthenenduphavingthechildren’sleft-oversoreatinghappilychocolate---myweakness.I’dliketobeslimbutrightnowmydutyisthechildrenandhomE.Imighttakemoreexercisewhenmykidsareolder.1.Whatdoyouthinkthefourwomenwerealltalkingabout?A.TheirownslimmingmatterB.TheirlifeaftermarriageC.TheirworkasahousewifeD.Differentdietstheyprefer2.Wherearetheseshortpassagesmostlylikelytobetakenfrom?A.Talksontheradio.B.AdvertisementsonthewallC.BooksinalibraryD.Magazinesforchildren3.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordscalespossiblymean?A.ThecoachintheslimmingclubB.SometoolstomeasureweightC.GlnisDavis’dearhusbandD.Thesalespersoninashop4.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribeseachofthefourwomen’sattitudestowardsslimming?1.Glynis2.RozJuma3.LesleyCodwin4.RosLangfodA.IputonweightsoonafterIgotmarrieD.B.Fame名声doesn’tnecessarilymeansuccess.C.FactsspeakmuchlouderthanwordsD.IlikemyselfasIamandtobewhatyouarE.A.1-C.;2-D.;3-B.;4-A.B.1-C.;2-B.;3-D.;4-A.C.1-D.;2-A.;3-B.;4-C.D.1-A.;2-B.;3-C.;4-D.

Alltooftenachoicethatseemssustainable可持续的turnsoutoncloserexaminationtobeproblematic.Probablythebestexampleistherushtoproduceethanol乙醇forfuelfromcorn.Cornisarenewableresource—youcanharvestitandgrowmorealmostlimitlessly.Soreplacinggaswithcornethanolseemslikeagreatidea.Onemightgetabitmoreenergyoutoftheethanolthanthatusedtomakeitwhichcouldstillmakeethanolmoresustainablethangasgenerallybutthat'snottheendoftheproblem.Usingcorntomakeethanolmeanslesscornislefttofeedanimalsandpeoplewhichdrivesupthecostoffood.Thatresultleadstoturningthefallowland—includinginsomecasesrainforestinplacessuchasBrazil—intofarmlandwhichinturngivesofflotscarbondioxideCO2intotheair.Finallyovermanyyearstheenergybenefitfromburningethanolwouldmakeupfortheforestloss.Butbythenclimatechangewouldhaveprogressedsofarthatitmightnothelp.Youcannotreallydeclareanypracticesustainableuntilyouhavedoneacompletelife-cycleanalysisofitsenvironmental环境的costs.Eventhentechnologyandpublicpolicykeepdevelopingandthatdevelopmentcanleadtounforeseenandundesiredresults.Theadmirablegoaloflivingsustainablyrequiresplentyofthoughtonanongoingbasis.1.Whatmightdirectlycausethelossoftheforestaccordingtothetext?A.Thegrowingdemandforenergytomakeethanol.B.Theincreasingcarbondioxideintheair.C.Thegreaterneedforfarmland.D.Thebigchangeinweather.2.Theunderlinedworditinthesecondparagraphrefersto_________.A.theenergybenefitB.theforestlossC.climatechangeD.burningethanol3.Theauthorthinksthatreplacinggaswithcornethanolis_________.A.impracticalB.acceptableC.admirableD.useless4.Whatdoestheauthormainlydiscussinthetext?A.Technology.B.Sustainability.C.Ethanolenergy.D.Environmentalprotection.

TheNewYorkTimesisnowbetterthanever－Allthemorereasonstoorderhomedeliverynow.NEW－Separatesections版面fortheArtsMondaythroughThursdayandSports7daysaweekthatyoucanpullouttakewithyouorpassalong.NEW－TheDinningInDinningOutsectionWednesdayabanquet宴会ofgreatmealsyoucanmakeyourselforderuporeatout.NEW－TheHouse&HomesectionThursdayfilledwithusefulinterestingfeatures特别报道andarticlesaboutmakingthemostofallsortsoflivingspaces.NEW－AnEnlargedtwo-partWeekendsectionFridaywithmoreideasaboutmoviesshowsartexhibitionsoutdoorandindoorrecreation.Latestnewsandsportsresultsdaily.AndofcoursedailyworldandnationalnewsSunday’sspecialsectionsandalltheothergreatfeaturesyou’llcontinuetofindintheTimes.FindoutjusthowmuchyoucanobtainfromtheTimeseveryday.Call1－800－311－1969orusethepostage-paidordercardtoorderconvenienthomedeliveryat50％OFFourregularpricE.1.Ifyouwanttofindoutthemoreinformationoffilmsyoushould_________.A.call1-800-311-1969B.goovertheHouseandHomesectionC.readtheArtsectionD.readWeekendsection2.Fromthepassageweknowthat_______.A.theTimessellsatalowerpricethanbeforeB.theTimeshasimprovedagreatdealandeveryonelikestoreaditC.manyofthegoodfeaturesoftheTimesremainunchangedD.youwilllearneverythingbyreadingtheTimeseveryday3.Theownerofthepassageadvertises________.A.tointroducethenewsectionsB.toannouncethenewsectionsoftheTimesC.tomakeknownhisnewplanoftheTimesD.topersuadepeopletobuytheTimes

ManyofthetouristsonboardhadbegunbargainingwiththetradesmenbutIdecidednottobuyanything.Ihadnosoonergotoffthe1thanIwasstoppedbyamanwhowantedto2meadiamondring.Ihadno3ofbuyingonebutIcouldnotdenythefactthatIwas4bythesizeofthediamonds.Someofthemwereas5asmarbles玻璃球.Themanwenttogreatlengthsto6thatthediamondswerereal.As7walkedpastashopheheldadiamond8againstthewindowandmadeadeepimpressioninthe9.Ittookmeoverhalfanhourtogetridofhim.Thenextmanto10mewassellingexpensivepensandwatches.I11oneofthepensclosely.Itcertainlylooked12.AtthebaseofthegoldcapthewordsmadeintheUSAhadbeenclearly13.Themansaidthatthepenwasworth￡50butasaspecial14hewouldletmehaveitfor￡30.I15myheadandheldupfivefingersindicatingthatIwaswillingtopay￡5.Gesturingwildlythemanactedasifhefoundmy16shockingbutheeventually17thepriceto￡10.ShruggingmyshouldersIbegantowalkaway.A.momentlaterheranaftermeand18thepenintomyhands.Thoughhekeptthrowinguphisarmsindespairhe19acceptedthe￡5Igavehim.Ifeltespeciallypleasedwithmywonderful20—untilIgotbacktotheship.NomatterhowhardItrieditwasimpossibletofillthisbeautifulpenwithink1.A.shipB.trainC.planeD.bus2.A.showB.sellC.buyD.give3.A.moneyB.hobbyC.experienceD.intention4.A.ashamedB.impressedC.movedD.cheated5.A.colorfulB.bigC.heavyD.small6.A.proveB.explainC.instructD.perform7.A.theyB.heC.weD.people8.A.sharplyB.quicklyC.slowlyD.forcefully9.A.assistantB.shopC.glassD.door10.A.approachB.callC.findD.look11.A.checkedB.examinedC.noticedD.watched12.A.expensiveB.ordinaryC.naturalD.real13.A.markedB.signedC.foundD.recognized14.A.feelingB.favourC.reasonD.present15.A.shookB.noddedC.heldD.touched16.A.decisionB.answerC.offerD.solution17.A.reducedB.gaveC.suggestedD.had18.A.threwB.snatchedC.broughtD.forced19.A.angrilyB.disappointedlyC.readilyD.clearly20.A.experienceB.bargainC.adviceD.balance

SeveralyearsagoIworkedforatruckingcompanyasadriver.Itwasmyhabittospendacoupleofhoursmaintaining保养mytruckonSaturdays.AsIwasunderthetruckgreasing上油itInoticedtheowner’selderlyfathermakinghiswayovertohisgrandson’strucknexttominE.Theoldmanwasinhishigheightieshadbeenafishing-loverallhislifeandhadcomeouttoaskthekidtotakehimfishingafterwork.Thegrandsontoldhimallabouthowmuchhewouldlovetodothatbuthejustcouldn’tthatdayduetohistasks..TheoldmanacceptedtheanswerandslowlywentofftothehousE.A.fewminuteslaterthefathercameoutandaskedhissonwhattheoldmanhadwanteD.AftertellingthestorythekidendeditwithtellinghisdadI’mnottakingthatoldmanfishing!It’sworsethantakingakiD.Thatjustbrokemyheart.IquitworkingimmediatelyandgoteverythingreadyforfishingasquicklyasIcoulD.AfterthatIwenttoknockonthedoorandinvitedhimfishing.TwoweekslatertheoldmandieD.Hisfamilytoldmelaterthatallhetalkedaboutduringthattimewashisfishingtrip.1.Thegrandsondidn’tgofishingwithhisgrandpabecause______.A.hethoughthisgrandpawaschildishB.hewasinahurrytodoworkC.hisgrandpachangedhismindD.hedidn’twanttotakethetrouble2.Theauthorchosetoinvitetheoldmantofishinginorderto______.A.dohimafavorB.learntheskilloffishingfromtheoldmanC.pleasehisbossD.earnmoremoney3.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.GivingisalwaysapleasurE.B.Peopleshouldrespecteachother.C.Anactofkindnesscanbringpeoplegreatjoy.D.Peopleshouldlearntoappreciateothers’concern.

Mybrother-in-lawliftedoutapackageinwhichwasdelicatelingerie女式内衣.Janboughtit8yearsago1sheneverworeit.Shewas2itforaspecialoccasion.Heputitwiththeotherclothesweweretakingtothemortician殡仪馆.Don’tsaveanythingforaspecialoccasion.Everydaywhenyou’re3isaspecialgift.hesaiD.IrememberedthosewordsthroughthefuneralandthedaysthatfollowedwhenIhelpedwithallthechores琐事afterJan’ssudden4.IthoughtaboutthemontheplanereturningtoCalifornia.I’m5thinkingabouthiswordsandthey’ve6myattitudetowardslife.I’madmiringtheview7worryingabouttheweedsinthegarden.I’mspendingmoretimewithmyfamilyandfriendsand8timeincommitteemeetings.Wheneverpossiblelifeshouldbeanexperienceto9nottolerate.I’mtryingtorecognizethesemomentsand10them.Somedayandoneofthesedaysare11frommyvocabulary.Ifit’sworthseeingorhearingordoingIwanttoseeandhearanddoitnow.I’mnotsurewhatmysisterwouldhavedoneifshehadknownshewouldn’tbehereforthetomorrowthatweall12forgranted.IthinkshewouldhavegoneoutforherfavoriteChinesefood.Shemighthavecalledafewformerfriendstoapologizeforpast13.I’mguessing—I’ll14know.It’sthoselittlethingsleftundonethatwouldmakemeangryifIknewthatmyhourswere15.AngrybecauseI16seeinggoodfriendsIwasgoingtogetintouchwith—someday.Angryand17thatIdidn’ttellmyhusbandanddaughteroftenenoughhowmuchItrulylovethem.I’mtryingnottoputofforsaveanythingthatwouldadd18andcolortoourlives.EverymorningwhenIopenmyeyesItellmyselfitis19.Everydayeveryminuteeverybreathtrulyis...an20fromGoD.1.A.andB.soC.asD.but2.A.buyingB.savingC.leavingD.remaining3.A.happyB.healthyC.aliveD.successful4.A.separationB.deathC.diseaseD.treatment5.A.stillB.alsoC.evenD.therefore6.A.changedB.spoiledC.shapedD.held7.A.beyondB.besidesC.withoutD.over8.A.mostB.littleC.moreD.less9.A.shareB.enjoyC.controlD.choose10.A.ignoreB.valueC.stressD.remember11.A.disappearingB.escapingC.comingD.leaving12.A.findB.thinkC.takeD.make13.A.affairsB.quarrelsC.hardshipsD.memories14.A.surelyB.alwaysC.everD.never15.A.endlessB.abundantC.valuableD.limited16.A.calledoffB.gaveoffC.putoffD.tookoff17.A.sorryB.disappointedC.shamefulD.embarrassed18.A.valueB.laughterC.imaginationD.freedom19.A.commonB.unforgettableC.specialD.similar20.A.offerB.promiseC.smileD.gift

FederalregulatorsWednesdayapprovedaplantocreateanationwideemergencealert警报systemusingtextmessagesdeliveredtocellphones.TextmessageshaveexplodedinpopularityinrecentyearsparticularlyamongyoungpeoplE.Thewirelessindustry'stradeassociationCTIAestimates估计morethan48billiontextmessagesaresenteachmonth.TheplancomesfromtheWarningAlertandResponseNetworkActa2006federallawthatrequiresimprovementstothenation'semergencyalertsystem.TheacttaskedtheFederalCommunicationsCommissionFCCwithcomingupwithnewwaystoalertthepublicaboutemergencies.TheabilitytodeliveraccurateandtimelywarningsandalertsthroughcellphonesandothermobileservicesisanimportantnextstepinoureffortstohelpensurethattheAmericanpublichastheinformationtheyneedtotakeactiontoprotectthemselvesandtheirfamiliesbeforeandduringdisastersandotheremergenciesFCCChairmanKevinMartinsaidfollowingapprovaloftheplan.Participationinthealertsystembycarriers-telecommunicationscompaniesisvoluntarybutithasreceivedsolidsupportfromthewirelessindustry.Theprogramwouldbeoptionalforcellphoneusers.Theyalsomaynotbechargedforreceivingalerts.Therewouldbethreedifferenttypesofmessagesaccordingtotherules.Thefirstwouldbeanationalalertfromthepresidentlikelyinvolvingaterroristattackornaturaldisaster.Thesecondwouldinvolveapproachingthreatswhichcouldincludenaturaldisasterslikehurricanesorstormsorevenuniversityshootings.Thethirdwouldbereservedforchildabduction绑架emergenciesorso-calledAmberAlerts.Theservicecouldbeinplaceby2010.1.Whatisthepurposeoftheapprovedplan?A.Towarnpeopleofemergenciesviamessages.B.Topopularizetheuseofcellphones.C.Toestimatethemonthlynumberofmessages.D.Topromotethewirelessindustry.2.Theimprovementtothepresentsystemisinthechargeof________.A.CTIAB.theWarningAlertandResponseNetworkC.FCCD.federalregulators3.AnalertmessagewillNOTbesentif________.A.achildloseshiswayB.auniversityshootinghappensC.anaturaldisasterhappensD.aterroristattackoccurs4.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.CellPhoneAlertsProtectingStudentsB.CellPhoneAlertsbyWirelessIndustryC.CellPhoneAlertsofNationalDisastersD.CellPhoneAlertsComingSoon

Iamawriter.Ispendagreatdealofmytimethinkingaboutthepoweroflanguage----thewayitcanevoke唤起anemotionavisualimageacomplexideaorasimpletruth.Languageisthetoolofmytrade.AndIusethemall---alltheEnglishesIgrewupwith.BornintoaChinesefamilythathadrecentlyarrivedinCaliforniaI’vebeengivingmorethoughttothekindofEnglishmymotherspeaks.LikeothersIhavedescribedittopeopleasbrokenEnglish.ButIfeelembarrassedtosaythat.IthasalwaysbotheredmethatIcanthinkofnowaytodescribeitotherthanbrokenasifitweredamagedandneededtobefixedasifitlackedacertainwholeness.I’veheardothertermsusedlimitedEnglishforexamplE.Buttheyseemjustasbadasifeverythingislimitedincludingpeople’sperceptions认识ofthelimitedEnglishspeaker.IknowthisforafactbecausewhenIwasgrowingupmymother’slimitedEnglishlimitedmyperceptionofher.IwasashamedofherEnglish.IbelievedthatherEnglishreflectedthequalityofwhatshehadtosay.Thatisbecausesheexpressedthemimperfectlyherthoughtswereimperfect.AndIhadplentyofevidencetosupportme:thefactthatpeopleindepartmentstoresatbanksandatrestaurantsdidnottakeherseriouslydidnotgivehergoodservicepretendednottounderstandherorevenactedasiftheydidnothearher.Istartedwritingfictionin1985.AndforreasonsIwon’tgetintotodayIbegantowritestoriesusingalltheEnglishesIgrewupwith:theEnglishsheusedwithmewhichforlackofabettertermmightbedescribedasbroken;andwhatIimaginetobehertranslationofherChineseherinternal内在的languageandforthatIsoughttopreservetheessencebutneitheranEnglishnoraChinesestructurE.Iwantedtocatchwhatlanguageabilitytestscannevershow:herintentionherfeelingstherhythmsofherspeechandthenatureofherthoughts.1.BysayingLanguageisthetoolofmytradetheauthormeansthat___________.A.sheusesEnglishinforeigntradeB.sheisfascinatedbylanguagesC.sheworksasatranslatorD.sheisawriterbyprofession2.Theauthorusedtothinkofhermother’sEnglishas__________.A.impoliteB.amusingC.imperfectD.practical3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtoParagraph3?A.AmericansdonotunderstandbrokenEnglish.B.Theauthor’smotherwasnotrespectedsometimes.C.Theauthor’smotherhadpositiveinfluenceonher.D.BrokenEnglishalwaysreflectsimperfectthoughts.4.Theauthorgraduallyrealizeshermother’sEnglishis_______.A.wellstructuredB.intheoldstyleC.easytotranslateD.richinmeaning5.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Thechangeoftheauthor’sattitudetohermother’sEnglish.B.Thelimitationoftheauthor’sperceptionofhermother.C.Theauthor’smisunderstandingoflimitedEnglish.D.Theauthor’sexperiencesofusingbrokenEnglish.

Oldwives'talesarebeliefspasseddownfromonegenerationtoanother.Forexamplemostofusrememberourpatents'tellingustoeatmoreofcertainfoodsornottodocertainthings.Isthereanytruthintheseteachings?Someofthemagreewithpresentmedicalthinkingbutothershavenotpassedthetestoftime.Didyourmotherevertellyoutoeatyourcarrotsbecausetheyaregoodforyoureyes?Scientistsnowreportthateatingcarrotscanhelppreventaseriouseyediseasecalledmaculardegeneration.Eatingjustonecarrotadaycanreducethepossibilityofgettingthisdiseaseby40%.Garlic蒜isgoodforyoutoo.Itcankillthetypeofvirusthatcausescolds.UnfortunatelynotallofMom'sadvicepassedthetestofmedicalstudies.Forexamplegenerationsofchildrenhavebeentoldnottogoswimmingwithinanhouraftereating.Butresearchsuggeststhatthereisnodangerindoingso.Dosweetscausetoothproblems?Wellyesandno.Stickysweetsmadewithgrainstendtocausemoreproblemsthansweetsmadewithsimplesugars.Eventhoughsciencecantellusthatsomeofourtraditionalbeliefsdon'tholdwaterthereisstillalotoftruthintheoldwives'talesAfterallmuchofthisknowledgehasbeenaccumulated积累fromthousandsofexperienceinfamilyhealthcare.Weshouldrespectthisbodyofknowledgeevenaswesearchforclearscientificsupporttoprovenittrueorfalse1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.Eatinggarlicisgoodforoureyes.B.Stickysweetsaredamagingtoourteeth.C.Swimmingafteramealisdangerous.D.Carrotspreventpeoplefromcatchingcolds.2.Theauthordevelopsthethirdparagraphmainly_________.A.bycauseandeffectsB.byorderinspaceC.byorderintimeD.byexamples3.Thephraseholdwaterinthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans________.A.tobebelievableB.tobevaluableC.tobeadmirableD.tobesuitable4.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardoldwives’talesinthetext?A.SubjectiveB.ObjectiveC.DissatisfiedD.Curious

EddieMcKayaonce-forgottenpilotisasubjectofgreatinteresttoagroupofhistorystudentsinCanada.ItallstartedwhenGrahamBroadaprofessorattheUniversityofWesternOntariofoundMcKay'snameinafootnoteinabookaboutuniversityhistory.McKaywasincludedinalistofuniversityalumni校友whohadservedduringtheFirstWorldWarbuthisnamewasunfamiliartoBroadaspecialistinmilitaryhistory.OutofcuriosityBroadspenthoursatthelocalarchives档案馆inafruitlesssearchforinformationonMcKay.Tiredanddiscouragedhefinallygaveup.OnhiswayoutBroad'sglancehappenedtofallonanexhibitingcaseshowingsomeoldnewspapers.Hiseyewasdrawntoanoldpictureofayoungmaninarugbyuniform.Ashereadthewordsbesidethepictureheexperiencedathrillingrealization.AfterlookingforhimalldaytherehewasstaringupatmeoutoftheexhibitingcasesaidBroad.ExcitedbythefindBroadaskedhisstudentstocontinuehissearch.Theycombedoldnewspapersandothermaterialsforclues.Graduallyapicturecameintoview.CaptainAlfredEdwinMcKayjoinedtheBritishRoyalFlyingCorpsin1916.Hedownedtenenemyplanesoutlivedhisentiresquadron中队asaWWIflyerspentsometimeasaflyinginstructorinEnglandthenreturnedtothefrontwherehewaseventuallyshotdownoverBelgiumandkilledinDecember1917.Butthere'smoretohisstory.Forabrieftimein1916hewasprobablythemostfamouspilotintheworldsaysBroad.HewascreditedwithdowningOswaldBoelckethemostfamousGermanpilotatthetime.YetinaletterhomeMcKayrefusedtotakecreditsayingthatBoelckehadactuallycrashedintoanotherGermanplane.McKay'swarrecordsweredestroyedduringaWorldWarIIairbombingonLondon—anexplanationforwhyhewasallbutforgotten.ButnowthankstotheeffortsofBroadandhisstudentsamarkerinMcKay'smemorywasplacedontheuniversitygroundsinNovember2007.IfoundmyeyesfillingwithtearsasIreadtheword‘deceased’阵亡nexttohisnamesaidCoreyEverettastudentwhofoundapictureofMcKayinhisuniform.ThiswassuchasimpleexampleofthefactthathehadbeenastudentjustlikeusbutinsteadoffinishinghistimeatWesternhechosetofightanddieforhiscountry.1.WhatmadeProfessorBroadcontinuehissearchformoreinformationonMcKay?A.AuniformofMcKay.B.AfootnoteaboutMcKay.C.AbookonMcKay.D.ApictureofMcKay.2.WhatdidthestudentsfindoutaboutMcKay?A.Hetrainedpilotsforsometime.B.Helivedlongerthanotherpilots.C.HediedintheSecondWorldWar.D.HewasdownedbythepilotBoelcke.3.McKay'sflyingdocumentsweredestroyedin_________.A.BelgiumB.GermanyC.CanadaD.England4.WecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatMcKay_________.A.preferredfighttohisstudyB.wenttowarbeforegraduationC.leftapictureforCoreyEverettD.setanexampleforhisfellowstudents5.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Theresearchintowarhistory.B.Thefindingofaforgottenhero.C.Thepilotsofthetwoworldwars.D.Theimportanceofmilitarystudies.

Iamoneofthemanycitypeoplewhoarealwayssayingthatgiventhechoicewewouldprefertoliveinthecountryawayfromthedirtandnoiseofalargecity.Ihavemanagedtoconvincemyselfthatifitweren’tformyjobIwouldimmediatelyheadoutfortheopenspacesandgobacktonatureinsomesleepyvillageburiedinthecountry.Buthowrealisticisthedream?Citiescanbefrighteningplaces.Themajorityofthepopulationliveinmassivetowerblocksnoisydirtyandimpersonal.Thesenseofbelongingtoacommunitytendstodisappearwhenyoulivefifteenfloorsup.Allyoucanseefromyourwindowisskyorotherblocksoffiats.Strangelyenoughwhereasinthepasttheinhabitantsofonestreetallkneweachothernowadayspeopleonthesamefloorintowerblocksdon’tevensayhellotoeachother.Countrylifeontheotherhanddiffersfromthiskindofisolated隔离existencebecauseasenseofcommunitygenerallytiestheinhabitantsofsmallvillagestogether.Butcountrylifehasdisadvantagestoo.Itistruethatyouarecutofffromtheexcitingandimportanteventsthattakeplaceincities.There’slittlepossibilityofgoingtoanewshoworthelatestmovie.Shoppingbecomesamajorproblemandforanythingslightlyoutoftheordinaryyouhavetogoonanexpeditiontothenearestlargetown.Thecity-peoplewholeaveforthecountryareoftenoppressedbyasenseofunbearablestillnessandquietness.Whatthenofmydreamsofleaningonacottagegateandmurmuringmorningtothelocalsastheypassby?I’meagerfortheideabutyouseethere’smycatToby.I’mnotatallsurethathewouldtaketoallthatfreshairandexerciseinthelonggrass.Imeancanyouseehimmixingwithallthoseheartymalesdownthefarm?Nohewouldratherhavetheelectricfireanyevening.1.WelearnfromParagraphIthatthewriter________.A.usedtoliveinthecountryB.usedtoworkinthecityC.worksinthecityD.livesinthecountry2.Inthewriter’sopinionthefollowingmaycausecitypeopletobeunhappyEXCEPT_____.A.astrongsenseoffearB.alackofcommunicationC.housingconditionsD.asenseofisolation3.Thetextimpliesthatitisnoteasytobuy______inthecountry.A.agriculturalproduceB.freshfruitsC.freshvegetablesD.designedclothes4.Thepassagemanlytalksabout_______A.theadvantagesoflivingincitiesB.thedifferencebetweenlivingincitiesandvillagesC.mostpeopleprefertoliveincitiesD.theadvantagesoflivinginvillages

AccordingtoarecentsurveyCanadianparentsrealizetheirroleasprotectorsandproviderstoraisetheirchildrenbothemotionallyandphysically.That’snotverydifferentfromthewayourparentssawthemselves.Butwithmoretwo-careerfamiliesandbusyschedulesonethingparentstodayrecognizemorethaneveristheneedtosetasidespecialtimefortheirchildren.These‘nurturingmoments’arechangedintomemoriesthattheywilltreasurealltheirlives.NurturingmomentsmightbethetimebetweenourworkandlifE.Bringingyourchildtoworkwithyoutoseewhatyoudoduringtheday.Visitingyourchild’smake-believeworld.Discussinghisotherschoolday.Exploringthenaturalworldoutsideyourdoor.Thesetimesarenotmerelyaluxury奢侈they’reanecessity.It’sduringthesemomentsthatparentspassvaluesandattitudestotheirchildren.Overtimechildrenpickupgoodhabitsandpositiveself-imagE.Hereareafewtipsformakingthemostofyourfamilytimetogether:Regularlysitdownasafamilytoshareameal.Alloweachpersontodescribesomethinginterestingabouthisorherday.Makeonenightaweekfamilynight.Familymemberstaketurnschoosingaspecialactivityfortheeveningeveryonepartakesinthefun.Showyourchildrenyoucareabouttheirinterestsbyhavingthemteachyouabouttheiractivityorhobby.Nurturinghealthychildreninvolvesbodymindandspirit.Thelittlethingsyoudotoyourcarearethebuildingblocksforconfidenceself-esteemandahealthyoutlook.BygivingyourchildrenthesetoolsyoupreparethemforlifE.1.Present-dayparentsaredifferentfromthoseinthepastmainlybecause________.A.theyneedmoretimetospendontheirchildrenB.theypaymoreattentiontotheirchildren’shealthC.theyaremuchbusierwiththeirworkD.theroletheyplayinbringingupchildrenisdifferent2.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningto‘nurturingmoment’?A.Thetimebetweenworkandeverydayactivities.B.Thetimewhenyouarebusywithyourwork.C.Thetimewhenyouplaywithchildren.D.Thetimewhenyoushowyourcareforyourchild.3.Wecaninferthatvisitingyourchild’smake-believeworld________.A.isaluxuryforparentsB.isanecessityforparentsC.isgoodtotheimaginationofthechildrenD.benefitsthehealthygrowthofthechildren4.Thepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthisarticleis________.A.topersuadeandadviseB.toargueandinstructC.toamuseandinterestD.toexplainandcomment

NewarchaeologicaldiscoverssuggestthattradebetweenEuropeandAsiaalongtheSilkRoadprobablybeganinsomeformmanycountriesearlierthanoncethought.ThefindingscoupledwithawideningrangeofscientificandhistoricalresearchcouldaddafascinatingnewpagetotheepicoftheSilkRoaD.ThelatestandmostsurprisingdiscoveryispiecesofsilkfoundinthehairofanEgyptianmummyfromabout1000BClongbeforeregulartrafficontheSilkRoadandatleastonethousandyearsbeforesilkwaspreviouslythoughttobeusedinEgypt.OtherresearchmayextendhumanactivityalongthisroutebackevenfurtherperhapsamillionyearstothemigrationofhumanancestorsintoeasternAsiA.TheofficialoriginofEast-Westcommercealongtheroadisusuallyplacedinthelate2ndcenturyBCwhenanagentoftheChineseEmperorWu-direturnedfromadangeroussecretmission使命acrossthedesertintotheremotehighcountryofCentralAsiA.TheagentZhangQiantravelledasfarasAfghanistanandbroughtbackknowledgeofevenmoredistantlandssuchasPersiaSyriaandaplaceknownasLijienperhapsRomE.Historianshavecalledthisoneofthemostimportantjourneysinancienttimes.Hisjourneyopenedthewayforwhathavebeenthoughttobethefirstindirectcontactsbetweentheancientworld’stwosuperpowersChinaandRomE.ChinesesilkfirsttradedtocentralAsiantribesforwarhorsesandtotheParthiansofoldPersiainexchangeforacrobatsandostricheggswassoonfindingitswaythroughanetworkofmerchantstotheluxurymarketsofRomE.ButthenewdiscoveriesshowthatChinesesilkwasapparentlypresentintheWestlongbeforetheHanemperorstartedorganizedtradeovertheSilkRoaD.TheresearchcouldchangethinkingabouttheearlyhistoryofworldtradeandprovideinsightsintothemysteryofjusthowandwhenEuropeandtheMediterraneanlandsfirstbecameawareofthegloriouscultureattheotherendofEurasiA.1.Thewordcoupledinthefirstparagraphcouldbestbereplacedby______.A.producedB.contributedC.doubledD.combined2.ThesilkthreadfoundinthehairofanEgyptianmummysuggeststhat______.A.EgyptianshadprobablytravelledtoChinatobuysilkB.tradealongtheSilkRoadbeganearlierthanoncethoughtC.historicalresearchoftenachievesfascinatingresultsD.newlightcannowbethrownonancienttradingpractices3.UntilrecentlymosthistoriansbelievedthattradealongtheSilkRoad_______.A.originatedinthe2ndcenturyBCB.extendedhumanmigrationintoeasternAsiaC.beganamillionyearsagoD.primarilybenefitedtheEgyptians4.HistorianshavealwaysconsideredZhangQian’smissionimportantbecausetheybelieve______.A.hebroughtbackknowledgeofRometotheemperorB.hediscoveredtheSilkRoadC.hehelpedestablishEast-WesttradeD.hetravelledasfarasAfghanistan

InAmericaseldomdoyougoanywherewithouthearingaprinciplecalledWIN-WIN.ItsoundsstrangetomeatfirstbecausethroughoutmychildhoodIhavealwaysbeentaughttotryeverythingpossibletowinanupper-handratherthantohelpotherpeoplewin.HoweverastimegoesbyIhavegraduallycomprehendedtheessence真谛ofWIN-WINprincipleitistheattitudeofseekingmutualbenefit.WhenIwaslittleIusedtoplayChinesecheckers跳棋whichincludetwobasictactics战术:Oneistocreatepathsforyourself;theotheristoblockthepassagesofyourrival.Playersmayapplythesetwototallydifferentapproachesinthegamebutthekeyfortheplayertowinistocontinuouslycreatepathsforhimevenifhisopponentmaytakeadvantageofit.Finallyhecanalwaysreachthedestination目的地afewstepsaheadoftheotherplayer.Meanwhilesomeplayermaytakeanotherapproachtopreventhisopponentfrommovingforwardatallcosts.Bythishemaygetashort-termbenefitbutcouldn’tfixattentiononthefinalgoalthushewouldnevertrulydevelopfurther.Inthe1990sastrategycalledWIN-WINbecamewidespreadinthewesternworld.Itscoreistoachieveyourobjectivewhilegivingotherpeoplesomebenefitssothereisnorealloser.OneexampleofapplyingtheWIN-WINprincipleisthevoluntarysysteminUS.MostAmericansadvocate提倡thespiritofsocialserviceandvoluntarycontribution.InUSschoolsandchildrenorganizationsusuallyencourageandsupportkidstobeengagedincommunityservicesothatthevoluntaryspiritcanbeenrootedintheirmindsfromchildhood.Moreoveracrucial决定性的standardforuniversitiestojudgenewstudentsiswhethertheyhaveworkedforthecommunityornot.20090223InChinaitisquiteusualthatsomepeoplearetooselfishandnevertakeotherpeople’sinterestsintoconsiderationwhilesomeonewhoreallyhascouragetodosomethingforthepublicisoftencalledfoolishorstupid.Actuallyhelpingotherpeoplecanbeofgreatdelightsforthehelperforhecanalsolearnsomethingcrucialforhislifesuchassympathycaredevotionetc.Soonlyifyoutakeotherpeople’sinterestsintoearnestconsiderationcanyouassureyourowngain.1.Thepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthepassageis__________.A.totellustheculturaldifferencesbetweenChinaandUSA.B.totellusthedifferenteducationalsystemsbothinUSandChina.C.totellustheimportanceandmeaningofWIN-WIN.D.toshowthatWIN-WINispopularinUSandChina.2.WhichofthefollowingcanbethebestexampleofcarryingouttheWin-Winprinciples?A.VolunteersB.ChinesecheckersC.ServiceworkersD.Children3.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsWin-Win?A.criticismB.encouragementC.disagreementD.doubt4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsinNOTtrueforWIN-WINprinciple?A.totakeothers’interestsseriouslyB.tolearnsomethingusefulforourlifeC.togainmutualbenefitD.totrytogetsomebenefitsfromothers5.Theunderlinedwordsatallcostsinthesecondparagraphmeans_______inChinese.A.代价高B.不惜任何代价C.完全失败D.以全部费用

Iknowwhatyou’rethinking:pizza比萨饼?Forbreakfast?Butthetruthisthatyoucanhavelastnight’sleftoversintheA.m.ifyouwanttoIknowlotsofwomenwhoskipbreakfast不吃早餐andtheyhaveatonofdifferentexcusesfordoingit.Somesaytheydon’thavetimE.othersthinkthey’resavingcalories卡路里stillothersjustdon’tlikebreakfastfood.Butthebottomlineisthateatinginthemorningisveryimportantwhenyou’retryingtoloseweight.Eatingjustaboutanythingfrom300to400calorieswouldbebetterthannothingatallsaysKatherineBrookingRD.whodevelopedthesuper-easyeatingplanforthisyear’sSELFCHALLENGE.Andevenpizzacanbehealthyifit’sloadedwithvegetablesandyousticktoonesmallpiecE.BreakfastisonemealInevermissandthesamegoesformostweightlosssuccessstories.Researchshowsthateatingbreakfastkeepsyoufromovereatinglaterintheday.ResearchersattheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniafoundthatbreakfastskippershaveabiggerchanceofgainingweightthanthosewhoregularlyhaveamorningmeal.Soeatsomethinginthemorninganything.IknowplentyoffriendswhoenduphavingnobreakfastaltogetherandhavejustcoffeeororangejuicE.Isaytryheatinguplastnight’sleftovers-itmaysoundcrazybutifitworksforyoudoit!IfindifItellmyselfYoucanalwayseatittomorrowIputawaytheleftoversinsteadofeatingmorethatnight.Tryityoumaysaveyourselfsomepre-bedtimecalories.Andwatchyourbodygainthefat-burningeffects.1.ThewordleftoversinParagraph1probablymeans__________.A.foodremainingafteramealB.thingsleftundoneC.mealsmadeofvegetablesD.pizzatoppedwithfruit2.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.Workingwomenusuallyhavebreakfastinahurry.B.Manypeoplehavewrongideasaboutbreakfast.C.Therearesomeeasywaysofcookingameal.D.Eatingvegetableshelpssaveenergy.3.Accordingtothelastparagraphitisimportantto____________.A.eatsomethingforbreakfastB.becarefulaboutwhatyoueatC.heatupfoodbeforeeatingitD.eatcalorie-controlledfood4.Thetextiswrittenmainlyforthose_____________.A.whogotoworkearlyB.whowanttoloseweightC.whostayuplateD.whoeatbeforesleep

Iusedtofindnotesleftinthechurch'scollectionbasketbeautifulnotesaboutmyhomilies讲道andaboutthewriter'sthoughtsonthedailyreadings.The1fascinatedmebutitwasalongtime2Imettheauthorofthenotes.OneSundaymorningIwas3thatsomeonewaswaitingformeintheofficeayoungwomanwhosaidshe4allthenotes.WhenIsawherIwas5sinceIhadnoideathatitwasshewhowrotethenotes.ShewassittinginachairintheofficE.Her6wasbowedandwhensheraisedittolookatmeshecouldbarely7withoutpain.Herfacewasdisfigured畸形sosmilingwasvery8forher.We9forawhilethatSundaymorningandagreedtomeetforlunchlaterthatweek.Asit10wewenttolunchseveraltimesandtoldeachotheraboutour11.Wespokeofauthorswehadboth12anditwaseasytotellthat13wereagreatloveofhers.Shesufferedfromadisfigurementthatcannotbemadetolook14.Iknowthathercondition15herdeeply.Yettherewasabeautytoherthathadnothingtodowith16.Shewasonetobelistenedtowhosewordscamefromawoundedbut17heart.Shepossessedafine-tunedsenseofbeauty.Heronly18inlifewasthelossofafrienD.Thetruthofherlifewasadesiretoseebeyondthe19foraglimpseofwhatitisthatmatters.Shefoundbeautyand20andtheybefriendedherandshowedherwhatisreal.1.A.questionsB.ideasC.notesD.basket2.A.sinceB.afterC.whenD.before3.A.toldB.warnedC.informedD.showed4.A.lostB.leftC.droppedD.collected5.A.shockedB.satisfiedC.frightenedD.disappointed6.A.handB.armC.headD.body7.A.standB.smileC.speakD.sit8.A.pleasantB.bitterC.beautifulD.difficult9.A.chattedB.discussedC.drankD.greeted10.A.turnedoutB.turnedupC.cameoutD.cameup11.A.familiesB.beliefsC.hobbiesD.lives12.A.knownB.readC.metD.heard13.A.friendsB.churchesC.writingsD.books14.A.friendlyB.happyC.attractiveD.normal15.A.hurtB.impressedC.changedD.helped16.A.fameB.wealthC.interestD.looks17.A.cheerfulB.interestingC.lovingD.exciting18.A.fearB.wonderC.defeatD.regret19.A.dreamB.surfaceC.imaginationD.time20.A.successB.hopeC.graceD.help

Whenstudentsandparentsareaskedtoratesubjectsaccordingtotheirimportancetheartsareunavoidablyatthebottomofthelist.MusicisnicepeopleseemtosaybutnotimportantToooftenitisviewedasentertainmentbutcertainlynotaneducationpriority优先.ThisviewisshortsighteD.InfactmusiceducationisbeneficialandimportantforallstudentsMusictellsuswhowearE.Becausemusicisanexpressionofthebeingswhocreateititreflectstheirthinkingandvaluesaswellasthesocialenvironmentitcamefrom.RockmusicrepresentsalifestylejustassurelyasdoesaSchubertsong.ThejazzinfluencethatGeorgeGershwinandothermusiciansintroducedintotheirmusicisobviouslyAmericanbecauseitcamefromAmericanmusicaltraditions.MusicexpressesourcharacterandvaluesItcamefromAmericanasasociety.Musicprovidesakindofperception感知thatcannotbeacquiredanyotherwaySciencecanexplainhowthesunrisesandsets.Theartsexploretheemotive情感的meaningofthesamephenomenon.Weneedeverypossiblewaytodiscoverandrespondtoourworldforonesimplebutpowerfulreason:Noonewaycangetitall.TheartsareformsofthoughtaspowerfulinwhattheycommunicateasmathematicalandscientificsymbolsTheyarewayswehumanbeingstalktoeachother.Theyarethelanguageofcivilizationthroughwhichweexpressourfearsourcuriositiesourhungersourdiscoveriesourhopes.Theartswayswegiveformtoourideasandimaginationsothattheycanbesharedwithothers.WhenwedonotgivechildrenaccesstoanimportantwayofexpressingthemselvessuchasmusicwetakeawayfromthemthemeaningsthatmusicexpressesSomusiceducationisfarmorenecessarythanpeopleseemtorealizE.1.Accordingtoparagraph1students_______.A.regardmusicasawayofentertainmentB.disagreewiththeirparentsoneducationC.viewmusicasanoverlookedsubjectD.prefertheartstoscience2.InParagraph2theauthorusesjazzanexampleto.A.compareitwithrockmusicB.showmusicidentifiesasocietyC.introduceAmericanmusicaltraditionsD.provemusicinfluencespeople’slifestyles3.Accordingtothepassagetheartsandscience.A.approachtheworldfromdifferentanglesB.exploredifferentphenomenaoftheworldC.expresspeople’sfeelingindifferentwaysD.explainwhatitmeanstobehumandifferently4.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Musiceducationdeservesmoreattention.B.Musicshouldbeoftopeducationpriority.C.Musicisaneffectivecommunicationtool.D.MusiceducationmakesstudentsmoreimaginativE.

ThePriceofaDreamIgrewuppoor—livingwithmywonderfulmother.Wehadlittlemoneybutplentyofloveandattention.Iwas1andenergetiC.Iunderstoodthat2poorapersonwashecouldstillaffordadream.Mydreamwas3.BythetimeIwassixteenIstartedplayingbaseball.Icouldthrowaninety-mile-per-hourfastballand4anythingthatmovedonthefootballfielD.Iwasalso5:MyhighschoolcoachwasJohnwhonotonlybelievedinmebutalsotaughtme6tobelieveinmyself.He7methedifferencebetweenhavingadreamandremainingtruetothatdream.Oneparticular8withCoachJohnchangedmylifeforever.A.friendrecommendedmeforasummerjoB.Thismeantachanceformoneyinmypocketmoneyforanewbikenewclothesandthe9ofsavingforahouseformymother.ThenIrealizedIwouldhaveto10summerbaseballtohandletheworkscheduleandthatmeantIwouldhavetotellJohnIwouldn’tbeplaying.WhenItoldJohnhewas11asIexpectedhimtobE.YouhaveyourwholelifetoworkhesaiD.Your12daysarelimiteD.Youcan’taffordtowastethem.Istoodbeforehimwithmyhead13tryingtothinkofthe14thatwouldexplaintohimwhymydreamofbuyingmymomahouseandhavingmoneyinmypocketwasworthfacinghis15inmE.Howmuchareyougoingtomakeatthisjobson?heaskeD.3.5dollarsanhourIreplieD.Wellheaskedis$3.5anhourthepriceofadream?Thatsimplequestionmademe16thedifferencebetween17somethingrightnowandhavinga18.IdecidedmyselftoplaysportsthatsummerandwithintheyearIwas19bythePittsburghPiratestoplaybaseballandwas20a$20000contactagreement.InthesameyearIboughtmymotherthehouseofmydream!1.A.happyB.popularC.famousD.honest2.A.nomatterwhatB.nomatterhowC.whateverD.whichever3.A.athleticsB.musicC.businessD.money4.A.kickB.playC.passD.hit5.A.rightB.shyC.luckyD.confident6.A.howB.whyC.whenD.whether7.A.gaveB.taughtC.broughtD.asked8.A.accidentB.interviewC.problemD.experience9.A.viewB.ideaC.startD.purpose10.A.keepupB.takeoutC.giveupD.pickout11.A.madB.helpfulC.frightenedD.shameful12.A.livingB.playingC.workingD.studying13.A.movingB.noddingC.shakingD.hanging14.A.questionsB.choicesC.wordsD.ways15.A.sadnessB.regretC.hopelessnessD.disappointment16.A.confuseB.understandC.doubtD.puzzle17.A.wantingB.changingC.dreamingD.enjoying18.A.baseballB.goalC.scoreD.house19.A.firedB.helpedC.watchedD.hired20.A.paidB.gotC.offeredD.presented

In2004Iwas22yearsoldandhadjustcomebacktoBrazilafter14monthsinEnglandholdingmyCambridgeProficiencycertificatE.Afternervously__1__ashorttrainingcourseIbegantogiveclassestomy12studentsallofthemolderthanIwas.I__2__hardtoremainclaminclassand__3__theywouldn’tfindouthowunconfidentIfeltmostofthetimE.Iwasquite__4__actuallyuntiltheendof__5__andthenightofthefinaloraltest.Thetestwasgoingtostartat7pmandat6:50I__6__myselfintheteacher’sbathroomto__7__allthetestquestionsagain.Ireallywantedtolearnthe__8__byheartsonoonewouldthinkIwasaninexperiencedtester.The__9__isIactuallylockedmyselfinthebathroom.I__10__couldn’tgetout!Thebellrangat7pmandIcouldhearthenoiseinthehalls__11__thestudentswenttotheirrooms.Itriedhardto__12__thebathroomdoorbutfaileD.Iheardthecleaninglady’svoiceandaskedforhelpas__13__asIcoulD.Howevershewasn’texactlyathoughtfulpersonandstarted__14__:Diana’slockedinthebathroom!Shamehadfallenuponme!__15__thecoursedirectorthesecretaryandsometeacherswereoutsidethebathroomtryingtogetmeoutand__16__mystudentsgatheredoutsidetoohappilysayingthingslikeAren’twe__17__!Notesttoday!AllIcoulddowas__18__feelingmiserableandcompletelystupiD.Thedoorfinallyopenedandmyentire__19__waswaitingformeoutsidenaughtysmilesontheirfaces.__20__!Teacher.TheysaidWeknowyouarehumantoo!Theyallpassedtheirtest.TruetotheBrazilianstyleweallwentoutforabeerafterwardsandlaughedthewholethingoff.1.AholdingB.takingC.gettingD.giving2.AperformedB.learnedC.workedD.tried3.AthoughtB.hopedC.guessedD.realized4.AsuccessfulB.fortunateC.happyD.satisfied5.AtheclassB.thecourseC.thedayD.theyear6.AtidiedB.washedC.lockedD.reminded7.ArewriteB.answerC.gooverD.putforward8.AquestionsB.instructionsC.answersD.steps9.AsituationB.conditionC.trickD.problem10.AprobablyB.simplyC.sadlyD.nearly11.AasB.beforeC.afterD.until12.AknockB.kickC.openD.push13.AquietlyB.hurriedlyC.excitedlyD.crazily14.AscoldingB.runningC.laughingD.shouting15.AAtfirstB.SoonenoughC.IntheendD.Rightnow16.AtomyamazementB.tomydelightC.tomysurpriseD.tomyhorror17.AluckyB.comfortableC.anxiousD.regretful18.AwatchB.smileC.waitD.worry19.AclassB.staffC.groupD.school20.ASorryB.CongratulationsC.Don’tbeangryD.Don’tworry

AladyandherhusbandsteppedoffthetraininBoston.Theywalkedwithoutanappointmentintotheouter_1_____ofHarvard’spresident.Buttheywere___2___byhissecretaryandkeptwaiting.Forhoursthesecretarytooknonoticeofthem__3____thatthecouplewouldfinallybecome__4____andgoaway.Buttheydidn’t.Thesecretaryfinallydecidedtodisturbthepresidentthough__5___.Afewminuteslaterthepresidentwalkedtowardsthecouplewitha__6___facE.TheladytoldthemWehadasonthat__7____Harvardforoneyear.HelovedHarvarD.Hewas__8____herE.ButaboutayearagohewasaccidentallykilleD.MyhusbandandIwouldliketo__9____amemorial纪念物tohimsomewhereoncampus.Thepresidentwasn’t__10____.InsteadhewasshockeD.MadamhesaidWecan’tputupastatueforeverypersonwhostudiedatHarvardanddieD.Ifwedidthis__11___wouldlooklikeacemetery墓地Ohnothelady__12___quicklyWedon’twanttoputupastatuE.Wewouldliketogivea__13____toHarvarD.Thepresidentrolledhiseyesand__14____atthecoupleandthenexclaimedA.building!Doyouhaveany__15____howmuchabuildingcosts?Wehavespentover$7500000onthecampusbuildingatHarvarD.Foramomenttheladywassilent.Thepresidentwas__16___becausehecouldgetridofthemnow.ThentheladyturnedtoherhusbandandsaidquietlyIsthatallitcoststostarta__17___?Whydon’twejuststartourown?HerhusbandnoddeD.__18____theirofferwasturneddownMr.AndMrs.StanfordtraveledtoCaliforniawheretheyfoundedtheUniversitythatbearstheir___19___amemorialtoasonthatHarvardnolonger__20____about.1.A.labB.libraryC.hallD.office2.A.watchedB.stoppedC.followedD.interviewed3.A.hopingB.findingC.realizingD.imagining4.A.surprisedB.disappointedC.worriedD.troubled5.A.hopelesslyB.carefullyC.unexpectedlyD.unwillingly6.A.pleasantB.funnyC.coldD.sad7.A.attendedB.visitedC.studiedD.served8.A.cleverB.braveC.proudD.happy200804169.A.setaboutB.setupC.takedownD.takeover10.A.satisfiedB.excitedC.movedD.ashamed11.A.houseB.partC.gardenD.place12.A.explainedB.expressedC.refusedD.admitted13.A.buildingB.yardC.playgroundD.square14.A.laughedB.shoutedC.glancedD.called15.A.suggestionB.ideaC.thoughtD.opinion16.A.boredB.astonishedC.interestedD.pleased17.A.departmentB.universityC.businessD.club18.A.OnceB.WhileC.SinceD.Though19.A.nameB.characterC.pictureD.sign20.A.talkedB.knewC.heardD.cared

Notallmemoriesaresweet.Somepeoplespendalltheirlivestryingtoforgetbadexperiences.Violenceandtrafficaccidentscanleavepeoplewithterriblephysicalandemotionalscars.Oftentheyrelive重新体验theseexperiencesinnightmares.NowAmericanresearchersthinktheyareclosetodevelopingapillwhichwillhelppeopleforgetbadmemories.ThepillisdesignedtobetakenimmediatelyafterafrighteningexperiencE.Theyhopeitmightreduceorpossiblyerase抹去theeffectofpainfulmemories.InNovemberexpertstestedadrugonpeopleintheUSandFrancE.Thedrugstopsthebodyreleasingchemicalsthatfixmemoriesinthebrain.SofartheresearchhassuggestedthatonlytheemotionaleffectsofmemoriesmaybereducednotthatthememoriesareeraseA.Theresearchhascausedagreatdealofargument.Somethinkitisabadideawhileotherssupportit.Supporterssayitcouldleadtopillsthatpreventortreatsoldiers'troublingmemoriesafterwar.Theysaythattherearemanypeoplewhosufferfromterriblememories.Somememoriescanruinpeople'slives.Theycomebacktoyouwhenyoudon'twanttohavetheminadaydreamornightmarE.TheyusuallycomewithverypainfulemotionssaidRogerPitmanaprofessorofpsychiatry精神病学atHarvardMedicalSchool.Thiscouldrelievealotofthatsuffering.Butthosewhoareagainsttheresearchsaythatchangingmemoriesisverydangerousbecausememoriesgiveusouridentity特质.Theyalsohelpusallavoidthemistakesofthepast.AllofuscanthinkofbadeventsinourlivesthatwerehorribleatthetimebutmakeuswhowearE.I'mnotsurewe'dwanttowipethosememoriesoutsaidRebeccaDresseramedicalethicist伦理学家.Somepeoplefearthatalthoughthedrugwouldfirstbeusedinonlyveryseriouscasesitwouldbecomemoreandmorecommon.PeoplealwayshavetheabilitytomisusesciencesaidJosephLeDouxaNewYorkUniversitymemoryresearcher.Allwewanttodoishelppeoplehavebettercontrolofmemories.1.What’sthemainideaofthetext?A.Peopleoftensufferfrombadmemories.B.Americanresearchersaretryingtodevelopapill.C.Forgetbadmemoriesandbehappy.D.Theresearchhascausedaheatedargument.2.Theunderlinedworditinparagraph4refersto_____.A.thenewdrugB.theresearchintothedrugC.thememoryD.thechemicalinthedrug3.Whichofthefollowingisnottheopinionofthesupporters?A.Thepillcaneraseallthememoriesinthepast.B.Somememoriescanruinpeople’slifE.Thepillcanrelieveemotionalsuffering.C.Thepillcanalsohelpmanyothertypesofpeoplewhosufferfromterriblememories.D.Thepillcanpreventortreattroublingmemoriesinsoldiersafterwar.4.Whichofthefollowingisnottheopinionoftheopponents反对者?A.Ourmemoriesgiveusouridentity.B.Thememorieshelphumanityavoidmistakesofthepast.C.Thedrugshouldbeusedinonlyveryseriouscases.D.Peoplemaynotbesurewhethertheywanttowipethememoriesout.

根据短文内容从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项选项中有两项为多余选项ThereisanEnglishsaying:1.________.Untilrecentlyfewpeopletookthesayingseriously.Nowhoweverdoctorshavebeguntolookintolaughterandtheeffectsithasonthehumanbody.2._________.Testswerecarriedouttostudytheeffectsoflaughteronthebody.Peoplewatchedfunnyfilmswhiledoctorscheckedtheirheartsbloodpressurebreathingandmuscles.ItwasfoundthatlaughterhassimilareffectstophysicalexercisE.3.__________.Iflaughterexercisesthebodyitmustbebeneficial.Othertestshaveshownthatlaughterappearstobeabletoreducetheeffectofpainonthebody.Inoneexperimentdoctorsproducedpainingroupsofstudentswholistenedtodifferentradioprograms.Thegroupthattolerated忍耐thepainforthelongesttimewasthegroupwhichlistenedtoafunnyprogram.4._________.5.__________.Theyhavefoundthateveniftheirpatientsdonotreallyfeellikelaughingmakingthemsmileisenoughtoproducebeneficialeffectssimilartothosecausedbylaughter.A.Laughtercanprolongone’slifE.B.AsaresultofthesediscoveriessomedoctorsintheUnitedStatesnowholdlaughterclinicsinwhichtheyhelptoimprovetheirpatients’conditionbyencouragingthemtolaugh.C.Thereasonwhylaughtercanreducepainseemstobethatithelpstoproduceakindofchemicalsinthebrainwhichdiminishbothstressandpain.D.Itincreasesbloodpressuretheheartbeatingandbreathing;italsoworksseveralgroupsofmusclesinthefacethestomachandeventhefeet.E.AlthoughlaughterhelpscurethediseasedoctorsstillcannotputthistheoryintoclinicpracticE.F.LaughteristhebestmedicinE.G.Theyhavefoundthatlaughterreallycanimprovepeople’shealth.

OnedaylastSeptemberasBritneySpearswasabouttoboardaflighttoLosAngelesfromLondonabluebottlefelloutofherpurse.Shequicklyputitbackinbutnotbeforethecamerarecordedtheevent.NeitherSpearsnorherspokesmanwaswillingtocommentonthecontentsofthebottlebutthenextmorningLondon'sDailyExpresspublishedapageofpicturesundertheheadlineEXCLUSIVEPOPPRINCESSSPOTTEDATAIRPORTWITHPOTOFSLIMMINGTABLETS.SpearswasapparentlycarryingZantrex-3oneofthemostpopularweight-losspillsnowsoldintheUnitedStates.Thepillwhichissoldataboutfiftydollarsforamonth'ssupplycontainsahugeamountofcaffeinesomegreenteaandthreecommonSouthAmericanherbsthatalsoactasstimulants兴奋剂.IthittheU.S.marketlastMarchandhashadasuccessthatwouldbehardtooverstate.MillionsofbottleshavebeensoldandduringtheChristmasseasonitwasdisplayedinthewindowsofthenation’slargestchainofvitaminshops.G.N..C.Zantrex-3isalsosoldatCVSRiteAidWal-MartandotherchainsandoverthetelephoneandontheInternet.IfyoutypeZantrexintoGooglemorethanahundredthousandpiecesofinformationaboutitwillappear.AtanymomenttherearescoresofpeoplesellingitoneBay.PerhapsthemostinterestingthingaboutthesuccessstoryofZantrex-3.howeveristhatitisfarfromunique.TherearehundredsofsimilarproductsonthemarkettodayandtheyareboughtbymillionsofAmericans.AndthoughZantrex'sproducermakessomeexcitingstatementssodothepeoplewhosellStacker2andAnorexalongwiththosewhosellCarbEliminatorandFatEliminator.Almostallofthesecompoundssuggestthattheycanhelppeopleloseweightandregainlostenergyandoftenwithoutdietexerciseoranyothereffort.1.BritneySpearsisa／an_________.A.dancerB.singerC.athleteD.chemist2.Whichofthefollowingisalsoakindofweight-losspill?A.CVSB.RiteAidC.Wal-MartD.Anorex3.Theunderlinedpartofthesentenceinthefirstparagraphismostlikelysimilarinmeaningto_________.A.itisdifficulttosayhowsuccessfulZantrex-3isB.youcan'toverstatethesuccessofZantrex-3C.youcan'tthinktoohighlyofthesuccessofZantrex-3D.Zantrex-3isnotverysuccessful4.Fromthesecondparagraphweknowthat_________.A.Zantrex-3isoneofthesuccessfulweight-losspillsontheUSmarketB.Zantrex-3isthemostsuccessfulweight-losspillsontheUSmarketC.Zantrex-3istheonlyweight-losspillontheUSmarketD.therearefivekindsofweight-losspillsontheUSmarket5.Thepassagemainlytellsus_________.A.whenBritneySpearswasfoundtakingweight-losspillswithherB.howZantrex-3becamesuccessfulintheUSAC.weight-losspillsareverypopularintheUSAD.Zantrex-3isforbiddentobesoldontheUSmarket

Ifyouandyourfriendswishtoshareasecretyoucanwriteitincodeandnooneelsewillbeabletoreadit.Codesareonewayofwritinginsecret.Ciphers暗码areanother.Inacodeeachwordiswrittenasasecretcodeorcodenumber.InaciphereachletterischangeD.CodesandciphershaveplayedanimportantroleinthehistoryoftheworlD.JuliusCaesartheRomanrulerwhodefeatedalmostallthecountriesinEuropeabout2000yearsagousedacipherwhenhesentsecretmessagestohistroops.DuringtheAmericanRevolutionGeorgeWashington’sspiesusedakindofcodetosendhiminformationabouttheenemybeforehismilitary军事的action.InWorldWarIItheAmericansbrokeorfiguredoutJapan’smostimportantnavycodesandgotenoughinformationtodestroyapowerfulJapanesefleet.Storekeepersusecodestomarktheirgoods.Thecodesshowhowmuchwaspaidforthegoodsorwhentheywereaddedtothestock商品.Businessmenusecodestohideplansfromtheirbusinessenemies.SometimespersonallettersordiariesarewrittenincodE.Manypeopleenjoyfiguringoutcodesandcipherssimplyasahobby.Inthe16thcenturycodesandcipherswereverypopularamongscientists.Theywrotemessagestoeachotherincodesothatnooneelsewouldlearntheirsecrets.GeronimoGardanoanItalianastrologer星相家mathematiciananddoctorinventedthetrelliscipher.HetooktosheetsofpaperandcutexactlythesameholesineachonE.Thenhesentonesheetwhichhecalledatrellistoafriendandkepttheotherforhimself.Wheneverhewantedtowriteamessageheputhistrellisoveracleansheetofpaperandwrotethesecretmessagethroughtheholes.ThenheremovedthetrellisandfilledtherestofthepaperwithwordsthatwouldmakesensE.WhenhisfriendreceiveditheputhistrellisoverthewritingandreadthesecretmessagE.1.Thebesttitleofthispassageis.A.CodesandCiphersB.DifferencesbetweenCodesandCiphersC.HistoryofCodesandCiphersD.InventorsofCodesandCiphers2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Cipherscanbebrokenorfiguredoutmoreeasilythancodes.B.YoucouldreadsomewordsinGeronimo’sletterwithouthistrellis.C.ThefirstpersonwhoeverusedacipherinhistorywasJuliusCaesar.D.Fondnessofusingcodeswasthehobbyofthescientistsinthe16thcentury.3.AccordingtoGeronimoCardanoatrellisis.A.apieceofpaperwithmanysmallholesB.asecretmessagewithalotofsmallholesC.aletterwithunreadablewordsandsentencesD.asheetofpaperwithgroupsofArabicfigures4.ItisNOTmentionedinthepassagethatcodesandciphersareusedforthepurposeof.A.militaryaffairsB.commercialsecretsC.scientificachievementsD.personalenjoyment

Long-distancerunninghelpsapersonforgetpressingfamilyproblemsaswellasjob-relatedtrouble.A.n1comesquicklytomind.OnedayIhadaterriblefightwithmylandladyoversomefoolishincident.We2ateachother.AfewminuteslaterIsetout3mydailyrun.Bytheendofthefirstmilethe4seemedlikeabaddream.Attheendofthesecondthereasonfor5seemedunimportantatall.BytheendofthefourthmileIwasfilledwithfeelingsof6andforgivenesstowardthelandlady.I7herabeautifulrosewhichIgaveherassoonasIsteppedinsidethehouse.Allwasquickly8againbetweenus.Runninghasthatkindof9onmostrunners.Itmakesusfeelgoodandpeaceful.Long-distancerunningintoadailyroutine惯例willhelp10arunner'slife-style.AfterIhadbeenrunningforsometimeI11thatIhadmoreenergyandcoulddomore.Mydays12longerbecauseIseemedtoneed13sleep;thesleepIdidgetseemedmore14.Mybodybecamethinnersmootherandfirmer.Runningalso15ahealthfulfeelingofpleasantexcitementwhich16astrictroutineandtheimprovedphysicalcondition.17runningmakesmefeelgoodaboutmyselfandabouttheworld.Thereare18long-termeffectsofrunningwhicharebeneficial.But19benefitsrunningdoesoffermeare20enoughtomakemeunabletotearmyselfawayfromthesortfortherestofmylife.1.A.ideaB.exampleC.thoughtD.fact2.A.pointedB.glancedC.screamedD.called3.A.onB.ofC.inD.to4.A.troubleB.problemC.argumentD.talk5.A.whichB.meC.herD.it6.A.disappointmentB.sorrowC.regretD.helplessness7.A.promisedB.boughtC.offeredD.presented8.A.wellB.normallyC.overD.friendly9.A.effortB.effectC.impressionD.pressure10.A.addB.increaseC.formD.change11.A.understoodB.foundC.hopedD.imagined12.A.remainedB.lookedC.grewD.proved13.A.lessB.moreC.littleD.much14.A.meaningfulB.excitingC.attractiveD.tiring15.A.producesB.includesC.makesD.expresses16.A.leadstoB.stickstoC.comesfromD.datesfrom17.A.ThenB.BesidesC.ThereforeD.Even18.A.similarB.otherC.differentD.some19.A.whichB.howC.thatD.what20.A.almostB.merelyC.hardlyD.already

Peoplediettolookmoreattractive.Fishdiettoavoidbeingbeatenupthrownoutoftheirsocialgroupandgettingeatenasaresult.ThatisthefascinatingconclusionofthelatestresearchintofishbehaviorbyateamofAustralianscientists.Theresearchteamhavediscoveredthatsubordinatefishvoluntarilydiettoavoidchallengingtheirlargercompetitors.Instudyinggobieswenoticedthatonlythelargesttwoindividualsamaleandfemalehadbreeding繁殖rightswithinthegroupexplainsMarianWong.Allothergroupmembersarenonbreedingfemaleseachbeing5-10%smallerthanitsnextlargestcompetitor.Wewantedtofindouthowtheymaintainthisprecisesizeseparation.Thereasonforthesizedifferencewaseasytosee.Onceasubordinatefishgrowstowithin5-10%ofthesizeofitslargercompetitoritcausesafightwhichusuallyendsinthesmallergobybeingdrivenawayfromthegroup.Moreoftenthannottheevictedfishistheneatenup.Itappearedthatthesmallerfishwerekeepingthemselvessmallinordertoavoidchallengingthebossfish.Whethertheydidsovoluntarilybyrestraininghowmuchtheyatewasnotclear.Theresearchteamdecidedtodoanexperiment.Theytriedtofattenupsomeofthesubordinategobiestoseewhathappened.Totheirsurprisethegobiessimplyrefusedtheextrafoodtheywereofferedclearlypreferringtoremainsmallandavoidfightsoverhavingafeast.Thediscoverychallengesthetraditionalscientificviewofhowbossindividualskeeptheirpositioninagroup.Previouslyitwasthoughtthatlargeindividualssimplyusedtheirweightandsizetothreatentheirsubordinatesandtakemoreofthefoodforthemselvessokeepingtheircompetitorssmall.WhilethehabitsofgobiesmayseemalittlemysteriousDr.Wongexplainsthatunderstandingtherelationshipsbetweenbossandsubordinateanimalsisimportanttounderstandinghowhierarchical等级的societiesremainstable.Theresearchhasprovedthefactthatvoluntarydietingisahabitfarfromexclusivetohumans.Asyetwelackacompleteunderstandingofhowwidespreadthevoluntaryreductionoffoodintakeisinnaturetheresearcherscomment.Dataonhumandietingsuggeststhatwhilehumansgenerallydiettoimprovehealthorincreaseattractivenessrarelydoesitimprovelong-termhealthandmalesregularlypreferfemalesthatarefatterthanthefemales’ownideal.1.Whenagobygrowstowithin5-10%ofthesizeofitslargercompetitorit_________.A.facesdangerB.hasbreedingrightsC.eatsitscompetitorD.leavesthegroupitself2.TheunderlinedwordstheevictedfishinParagraph3referto_________.A.thefishbeatenupB.thefishfoundoutC.thefishfattenedupD.thefishdrivenaway3.Theexperimentshowedthatthesmallerfish_________.A.foughtoverafeastB.wentondietwillinglyC.preferredsomeextrafoodD.challengedthebossfish4.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Fishdietingandhumandieting.B.Dietingandhealth.C.Humandieting.D.Fishdieting.

Althoughwomenleadhealthierlongerlivesthecruelopinionthattheybecomeoldsoonerthanmeniswidespreadintheworkplaceresearchshows.Asurveyofmorethan2600managersandpersonnelprofessionalsshowedthatagediscriminationisnotonlycommonintheworkplacebutisshotthroughwithinconsistencies矛盾.Sixintenmanagersreportedbeingavictimofagediscrimination-usuallybecausetheywereturneddownforajobforbeingtoooldortooyoung.YetmorethanafifthadmittedthattheyusedagesasanimportantstandarD.Althoughthesurveyfoundwidespreadagreementthatolderworkerswerebetterthanyoungercolleagueswhenitcametoreliabilitycommitmentloyaltyandcustomerservicethesequalitieswerenotnecessarilyconsideredtobeworthyofadvancement.Alargenumberofpersonsbelievedthatworkersbetween30and39hadthebestpromotionchanceswithonly2percentgivingexampleof50-year-oldsorabovE.Therewasevidencethatpeoplewereconsideredoldatdifferentagesindifferentjobs.A.youngmanworkinginITsaidhewasconsideredtoooldbytheageof28.InfacttherewasnoevidencetosuggestthatolderworkerswerelessvaluabletocompaniesthanyoungerworkersinfacttheoppositewasoftentruebecauseolderworkersoftenbroughtexperiencE.ThefindingsalsosuggestedthattheGovernment'sideasonageintheworkforcemayalsobeoutofstepwithreality.1Whichisthediscriminationmentionedinthispassage?A.ThehealthierwomenarethesoonertheywilllosetheirjoB.B.Societyknowswomenshouldberespectedbutitdoesn'tofferthemanyjobs.C.Femalemanagersrespectmaleworkersbutmalemangersdon'trespectfemaleworkers.D.VictimsofagediscriminationconsiderageasanimportantstandarD.2Olderworkersarebetterthanyoungercolleaguesbecausetheyhavemanyadvantagesexceptthattheyare______.A.dependableB.marriedC.faithfulD.helpful3WhydoesthewritermentionayoungmanworkinginIT?A.BecausethewriterthinksitapitythatthisyoungmanisolD.B.Becauseit'sanexampleofdifferentagestandardsindifferentjobs.C.BecausetheITindustryisdevelopingtoofast.D.Becausethewriterdoesn'tthinktheyoungmanisolD.4Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothewriter'sattitude?A.Thepresentagestandarddoesn'tgowithreality.B.ThepresentagestandardisreasonablE.C.Womenshouldworklongerthanmen.D.Yongworkersshouldlearnfromoldworkers.

Alotofusloselife’stoughbattlesbystartingafrontal正面的attack—whenatouchofhumormightwellenableustowin.Considerthecaseofayoungfriendofminewhohitatrafficjamonhiswaytoworkshortlyafterreceivinganultimatum最后通牒aboutbeinglateonthejoB.AlthoughtherewasagoodreasonforSam’sabeinglate—seriousillnessathome—hedecidedthatthisby-now-familiarexcusewouldn’tworkanylonger.Hissupervisorwasprobablyalreadypacingupanddownpreparingadismissalspeech.YesthebosswasSamenteredtheofficeat9:35.Theplacewasasquietasalockerroom更衣室;everyonewashardatwork.Sam’ssupervisorcameuptohim.SuddenlySamforcedagrinandstretchedouthishanD.Howdoyoudo!hesaiD.I.’mSamMaynarD.I’mapplyingforajoB.WhichIunderstandbecameavailablejust35minutesago.Doestheearlybirdgettheworm?Theroomexplodedinlaughter.ThesupervisorclampedoffasmileandwalkedbacktohisofficE.SamMaynardhadsavedhisjob—withtheonlytoolthatcouldwinalaugh.Humorisamosteffectiveyetfrequentlyneglectedmeansofhandlingthedifficultsituationsinourlives.ItcanbeusedforpatchingupdifferencesapologizingsayingnocriticizinggettingtheotherfellowtodowhatyouwantwithouthislosingfacE.Forsomejobsit’stheonlytoolthatcansucceeD.Itisawaytodiscusssubjectssosensitivethatseriousdialogmaystartaquarrel.Forexamplemanybelievethatcomediansontelevisionaredoingmoretodayforracialandreligioustolerance忍受力thanpeopleinanyotherforum.1.WhywasSamlateforhisjob?A.Becausehewasill.B.BecausehegotuplatE.C.Becausehewascaughtinatrafficjam.D.HewasbusyapplyingforanewjoB.2.Themainideaofthispassageis________.A.SamMaynardappliedforthesamejobagainB.humorisimportantinourlivesC.earlybirdgetsthewormD.humorcansolveracialdiscriminations3.ThephraseclampedoffinParagraph3probablymeanstryingto________.A.holdbackB.setoffC.leavebehindD.gaveout4.Whichofthefollowingstatementscanweinferfromthepassage?A.Manyloselife’sbattlesfortheystartafrontalattack.B.Itwasn’tthefirsttimethatSamcamelateforhiswork.C.Samwassupposedtocometohisofficeat8:30.D.Humorisaveryeffectivewayofdealingwithdifficultsituations.

TheFoodandDrugAdministrationFDAisexpectedtorulesoonthatmilkfromclonedanimalsandmeatfromtheiroffspring后代aresafetoeat.Theagriculturalindustryhasobservedaself-actingstoponusingtheproductsofclonesbutithasrecentlybecomeclearthatafewoffspringofclonedpigsandcowsarealreadyflowingintothefoodsupply.Manyinagriculturebelievesuchgeneticcopiesarethenextlogicalstepinimprovingthenation’slivestock家畜.ManyAmericansarelikelytobeagainsttheideaofservingclones’milktotheirchildrenorputtingmeatfromtheoffspringofclonesintothekitchens.WhentheywereaskedearlierthisyearinasurveybytheInternationalFoodInformationCouncilwhethertheywouldwillinglybuymeatmilkandeggsthatcomefromclonesiftheFDAdeclaredthemtobesafe63percentofconsumerssaidno.Yetscientificevidencesuggeststhereislittlecauseforalarmatleastonfood-safetygrounds.Studieshaveshownthatmeatandmilkfromclonesarenotdifferentfromthatfromnormalanimalsalthoughworkisnotcompleteandresearcherssaythatclonesdosufferslightgeneticabnormalities反常.Whilemilkfromclonesmightreachtheshelvesclonesthemselvesarenotlikelytobeeatensincetheycostthousandsofdollarstoproduce.They’dbeusedasbreedingstocksotherealquestioniswhethertheirproducedoffspringwouldbesafE.TheFDAhasbeenpromisingapolicyforthreeyearsbuthasn’tproducedafinalviewandsomebiotechnologycompaniesinvolvedincloninghaverunoutofcashwhilewaiting.LivestockproducershavecalledtheFDAtheFootDraggingAdministration.1.WhatistheopinionofmostAmericansonservingclonedmilktotheirchildren?A.Theyexpecttoserveclonemilktotheirchildren.B.Theyhavealreadyfedtheirchildrenwithclonedmilk.C.Theybelieveusingtheclonedmilkissafeenough.D.Theywon’tacceptclonedmilk.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninthepassage?A.TheclonesareveryrareandcostsomuchtoproducesotheywillneverbeusedasfooD.B.Researchersspenttoomuchmoneytoproducetheclones;it’snotwortheatingthem.C.TheclonescostsomuchtoproducesotheywillnotbeusedasfooD.D.TheFDAwillmakeadecisionthattheclonesaretooexpensivetoeatasfooD.3.WhyhastheFDAbeencalledFootDraggingAdministration?A.BecausetheFDAhasn’tmadefinalpolicyinthelimitedtimE.B.BecausetheFDAhaveuseduptheirmoneytomakeclonedfooD.C.BecausetheFDAdoesn’tknowwhethertheclonedmeatissafetoeatornot.D.Becausethelivestockproducersliketoplayjokes.4.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.Theoffspringofclonedanimals.B.Clone-generatedmeatandmilkmaybeaccepteD.C.Clonedanimalproductsaredangerous.D.Thenewplanonclonedanimalproducts.

ThefirsttimeIremembernoticingthecrossingguardwaswhenhewavedtomeasIdrovemysontoschool.He1mewithapuzzle-allbecausehewavedtomelikesomeonedoes2seeingaclosefrienD.A.big3smileaccompaniedhiswavE.ForthenextfewdaysItriedto4hisfacetoseeifIknewhim.Ididn’t.Perhapshehad5meforsomeoneelsE.BythetimeIcontentedmyselfwiththe6thatheandIwerestrangersweweregreetingeachotherwarmlyeverymorninglikeoldfriends.Thenonedaythe7wassolveD.AsI.8theschoolhewasstandinginthemiddleoftheroad9hisstopsign.Iwasinlinebehindfourcars.10thekidshadreachedthesafetyofthesidewalkheloweredhissignandletthecars11.Tothefirsthewavedand12injustthesamewayhehaddonetomeoverthelastfewdays.Thekidsalreadyhadthewindowdownandwerehappilywavingtheirreply.Thesecondcargotthesame13fromthecrossingguardandthedriverastiff-looking表情刻板的businessmangaveabriefalmost14waveback.Eachfollowingcarofkidsontheirwaytoschool15moreheartily.EverymorningIcontinuedtowatchthemap16.SofarIhaven’tseenanyone17towaveback.Ifinditinterestingthatonepersoncanmakesuchan18tosomanypeople’slivesbydoingonesimplethinglikewavingandsmilingwarmly.His19armedthestartofmyday.Withafriendlywaveandsmilingfacehehadchangedthe20ofthewholeneighborhooD.1.A.hitB.disappointedC.presentedD.bored2.A.onB.fromC.duringD.about3.A.falseB.shyC.apologeticD.bright4.A.researchB.studyC.recognizeD.explore5.A.praisedB.blamedC.mistakenD.respected6.A.conclusionB.descriptionC.evaluationD.introduction7.A.argumentB.disagreementC.mysteryD.task8.A.visitedB.approachedC.passedD.left9.A.drawingbackB.puttingonC.handinginD.holdingout10.A.OnceB.BeforeC.UnlessD.While11.A.inB.throughC.outD.down12.A.criedB.cheeredC.smiledD.gestured13.A.ideaB.replyC.noticeD.greeting14.A.awkwardB.angryC.elegantD.patient15.A.cameB.respondedC.hurriedD.appeared16.A.surpriseB.frustrationC.interestD.doubt17.A.failB.tryC.wishD.bother18.A.offerB.sacrificeC.promiseD.difference19.A.effectivenessB.cheerfulnessC.carefulnessD.seriousness20.A.trendsB.observationsC.regulationsD.feelings

TristandaCunhaa38-square-mileislandisthefarthestinhabitedislandintheworldaccordingtotheGuinnessBookRecords.Itis1510milessouthwestofitsnearestneighborSt.Helenaand1950mileswestofAfrica.DiscoveredbythePortugueseadmiral葡萄牙海军上将ofthesamenamein1506.andsettledin1810theislandbelongstoGreatBritainandhasapopulationofafewhundred.Cominginaclosesecond-andoftenwronglymentionedisthemostdistantand—isEasterIslandwhichlies1260mileseastofitsnearestneighborPitcairnIslandand2300mileswestofSouthAmerica.Themountainous64-square-mileislandwassettledaroundthe5thcenturysupposedlybypeoplewhowerelostatsea.Theyhadnoconnectionwiththeoutsideworldformorethanathousandyearsgivingthemplentyoftimetobuildmorethan1000hugestonefigurescalledmoatforwhichtheislandismostfamous.OnEasterSunday1722howeversettlersfromHollandmovedinandgavetheislanditsnamE.Today2000peopleliveontheChileanterritory智利领土.Theyshareonestreetasmallairportandafewhoursoftelevisionperday.1.ItcanbelearnedfromthetextthattheislandofTristandaCunha_______.A.wasnamedafteritsdiscovererB.gotitsnamefromHollandsettlersC.wasnamedbytheBritishgovernmentD.gotitsnamefromtheGuinnessBookofRecords2.Whichofthefollowingismostfamousformoat?A.TristandaCunha.B.PitcairnIslana.C.EasterIslana.D.St.Helena.3.WhichcountrydoesEasterIslandbelongto?A.Britain.B.Holland.C.Portugal.D.Chile.

Climatechangeconnectedwiththereductionofwetlandsatthesourceofthecountry’stwolongestriverstheYangtzeandtheYellowhasreducedthevolumeofwaterflowingintothemscientistssaiD.Scientistsstudiedchangesoverpast40yearstothewetlandsonthecoldQinghai-TibetPlateauinwestChinawherethetworivershavetheirsources.Theyfoundthewetlandsontheplateauhaveshrunk减少morethan10percentoverthepastfouryears.ThewetlandsatthesourceoftheYangtzehavesufferedthemostdecreasingby29percent.About17.5percentofthesmalllakesatthesourceoftheYangtzehavedriedupthescientistssaiD.ThewetlandplaysakeyroleinholdingwaterandchangingthewatervolumeoftheriversWangXugenaresearchersaiD.ThereductionofthewetlandontheplateauiscloselyconnectedwithglobalwarmingWangsaidaddingthateventhoughrainfallhasincreasedintheareathereductionofthewetlandhasreducedtheflowoftheYangtzeandtheYellow.RecordsbytheweatherstationattheheadoftheYangtzeshowedyearlyrainfallatitssourceincreasedfrom260mmduring1991-2000to323mmintheperiod2001-2006.Buttheincreasedrainfalldidn’tleadtomorewater’sflowingintotheriversbecausetheevaporation蒸发wassofastasaresultofglobalwarmingLiShijiearesearchersaiD.Anotherstudyshowedglobalwarminghadcausedglacierstogetsmallerfrozenearthtomeltgrasslandstoturnyellowandriverstodryup.TheQinghai-TibetPlateauusedtohave36000glacierscoveringanareaof50000sqkm.Inthepast100yearstheirareahasbeenreducedby30percent.1.Accordingtothepassagethetruestatementofthefollowingisthat.A.thewetlandsatthesourceoftheYellowhavedecreasedby29percent.B.there’snomorewaterinabout17.5percentofthesmalllakesatthesourceoftheYangtze`C.thereductionofthewetlandontheplateauhasnothingtodowithglobalwarming.D.yearlyrainfallhasincreasedfrom260mmto323mminthepast15years.2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheresultofglobalwarming?A.Frozenearthmelts.B.Evaporationbecomesfaster.C.Sealevelrises.D.Plantsgrowbetteringreenhouses.3.TheareathattheglaciersoftheQinghai-TibetPlateaucoverisnowaboutsqkm.A.35000B.12000C.15000D.170004.Inthepassageplaysamostimportantpartinholdingwaterandchangingthevolumeoftherivers.A.yearlyrainfallB.theevaporationC.thewetlandD.climatechange

BreakYourBadMoodHavingoneofthosedaysorweeks–wheneverythingseemstoannoyyou?EvenifyoudonothingaboutityourbadmoodwillprobablygoawayaftersometimE.Butwithalittleeffortyoucanforgetitmuchfaster–oftenwithinadayortwo.WalkitoffExerciseisthemostpopularbad-moodbuster.A.personwho’sinabadmoodhislowenergyandhightension.Takingafastten-minutewalkordoingsomequickexercisecandowonderstowardschangingthatbadmooD.TuneitoutListeningtoyourfavoritemusicforawhilecanalsomaketensiongoawayquicklybecausemusicstartsassociationswithpastpositiveexperienceswe’vehaD.GiveyourselfapeptalkStopandlistentowhat’sonyourminD.Badmoodsareoftenstartedbytoomanynegativethoughts.Writethemalldownonpaper-thepessimistic悲观的messagesyou’vebeengivingyourselfandthengiveoptimisticanswers.Istilldon’thaveajoB.VsIhavetwointerviewsnextweek.ReduceyourstressRelaxationtechniquesarewonderfulmood-lifters.Theseincludedeepbreathingstretchingandvisualizing想像allofwhichsoundcomplicatedbutaren’t.Oneeasywaytovisualize:closeyoureyesandpictureafavoriteplacesuchasthebeach.Anothersimplewaytobeagainstdistress痛苦istomakeato-dolist.Onereasonforbeinginabadmoodisfeelingyouhavenooptions.Bytakingcontrolovercertainareasyourealizeyou’renothelpless.YoucanmakechangesinyourmoodandlifE.Avoidthingsthatwon’timproveyourmooD.TVmaynothelpmuch:Youneedtoincreaseyourenergylevelandstimulateyourmind–somethingthatTVshowNeighborswon’tdo.AndbeforeyoureachforthatpieceofcakeandcoffeethinkabouthowmoodandfoodarelinkeD.Sugarandcaffeinecontributetodepressedmoods.A.betterchoice?Researchshowsthatcarbohydratessuchaspotatoesandpasta意大利面食produceacalmingeffectonpeoplewhohaveadesireforthem.1.Welearnfromthetextthatitmighthelpridusofabadmood.A.todonothingaboutitB.totakealongwalkonthebeachC.todosomeexercisewithlightmusicD.totalkaboutittoneighbors2.Whyisitsuggestedthatyoucloseyoureyesandpicturethebeach?A.Itisnotcomplicatedtodoso.B.ItisanareawhichcanbeeasilycontrolleD.C.IthelpsbeatabadmooD.D.ItbringsusanewtechniquE.3.TVmaynotimproveyourmoodbecause.A.itsometimesshowswhathappensaroundyouB.itkeepsyousittingwithoutmovingC.itremindsyouofeatinganddrinkingD.itproducesacalmingeffect.4.Thistextmostprobablyappearsin.A.abookonphysicalexercisesB.adoctor’shandbookC.anoticeD.amagazine

WithbothhandsrestingontopofthesteeringwheelOshimalooksoveratme:That’swhereyouwillbelivingnowKafkA.IntheroomwhereMissSaekiusedtospendtimewithherboyfrienD.AsIsaidthereissomechangetothelibrarybutit’stheverysameroom.Silenceonmypart.MissSaeki’slifestoppedatage20whenherloverdieD.Nomaybenotage20maybemuchearlier...Idon’tknowthedetailsbutyouneedtoknowofthis.Thehandsoftheclockinsidehersoulstoppedthen.Timeoutsideofcourseflowsonasalwaysbutsheisn'taffectedbyit.Forherwhatweconsidernormaltimeismeaningless.Meaningless?Oshimanods.Likeitdoesn’texist.Whatyou'resayingisMissSaekistilllivesinthatfrozentime?Exactly.Whenyougettoknowherbetteryou'llunderstanD.OshimareachesoutandlaysahandonmykneeonatotallynaturalgesturE.Kafkaineverybody’slifethere’sapointofnoreturn.Andinaveryfewcasesapointwhereyoucan’tgoforwardanymorE.Andwhenyoureachthatpointallwecandoisquietlyacceptthefact.That'showwesurvivE.We’reabouttogetontothemainhighway.There’soneotherthingI’dlikeyoutoknowofhegoeson.MissSaekihasawoundedheart.Tosomedegreethat'strueofallofus.ButMissSaekihasaspecialwoundthatgoesbeyondtheusualmeaningoftheterm.Hersoulmovesinmysteriousways.I’mnotsayingshe'sdangerous-don'tgetmewrong.Onaday-to-daylevelshe'scertainlygotheracttogetherprobablymorethananyoneelseIknow.She’sattractivedeepsmart.Butjustdon’tletitworryyouifyounoticesomethingstrangeabouthersometimes.Strange?Ican’thelpasking.OshimashakeshisheaD.IreallylikeMissSaekiandrespecther.I'msureyou'llcometofeelthesameway.Thisdoesn’treallyanswermyquestionbutOshimadoesn’tsayanything.1.Theconversationtakesplace.A.inalibraryB.inamovingcarC.whereMissSaekiusedtospendtimewithherboyfriendD.whereKafkalives2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisright?A.OshimaknowseverydetailaboutSaeki.B.OshimaknowsSaekiwellenoughtounderstandher.C.OshimaknowsSaekibetterthananyoneelsE.D.OshimaknowsverylittleaboutSaekibutrespectsher.3.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A.thereissomethingwrongwithSaeki’sclockB.nobodylikesSaekibecausesherefusestoacceptthefactC.SaekiisattractivesmartbutdangerousD.Saekicarriesonlythememoryofachildhoodloverthatdeathtookawayfromher4.ThewriterwantstogiveusafeelingofbygivingreadersthedescriptionofSaeki.A.mysteryB.horrorC.amazementD.danger

Fromnowonneverspendyourprecioustimethinkingofreasonsforyourfailuresandshortcomings.Insteadrealizethattheseedsofsuccesswereplantedwithinyouwhenyouwereborn.Onlyyouhavethepowertomakethoseseedsgrow.TheseedsandthepowertogrowthemarecontainedinthemostawesomemachineevercreatedthehumanminD.SuccessisachoiceandnotachancE.Youwerebornawinner.Youwerebornrich.YoucanbeasuccessifonlyyoumaketherightchoicE.Youcannotbesuccessfulwithoutfirstdevelopingyourself-esteem.Yourlevelofself-esteemisalwaysbasedonthedegreeofcontrolthatyouareabletoexerciseoveryourselfandthusoveryourlifE.Peoplewithlowself-esteemarepeoplewhodonotbelievethattheyhaveanypowerorresponsibilityfortheirlives.Theyaretheperennial长期的victimsandmartyrs.Theyareleavestossed摇摆bythewindsofchanceblownaboutwithanysuddenchangeintheweather.YoucanexercisecontroloveryourlifeonlytothedegreethatyoubelievethatyouareresponsibleforeverythingthathappensinyourlifE.FailuresthinkthateverythinghappensbyaccidentandchancE.SuccessfulpeoplerealizethattheyareresponsiblE.Everythinghappensasaresultofsomething.Ifwecanidentifythecausewecancontroltheeffect.WeareresponsibleforwhatwechoosetothinkandbelievE.Onegenerallyrisestothelevelthatoneexpects.Weareresponsibleforsettingourexpectations.OursuccessisdependentuponourlevelofconfidencE.Ifyouassociatewithpositive-thinkingpeopleyouaredefinitelygoingtoachievesuccess.Onthecontrarytheoppositehappens.Weareresponsibleforfindingplantingandnurturingtheseedsthatcontainfuturevictorybornfromsetbacks.InshortinallareasofyourlifewhethertheybefinancialphysicalemotionalorspiritualyouareresponsiblE.Onceyourecognizethisacceptitandfirmlybelieveityouareontheroadtosuccess.1.Peoplewithlowself-esteemarecomparedtoleavesbecausethey___________.A.arereadytochangetheirmindsB.areeasilyaffectedbywindyweatherC.don’thavethepowertofacetheirfateD.can’texercisecontroloverthemselves2.Loserswouldthinkthat.A.successistheresultofhardworkB.workinghardwillleadtosuccessC.theirfailureisonlybecauseofbadluckD.theydon’tmakeeffortstosucceed3.Itcanbeinferredfromparagraph5that.A.whetherwewillsucceeddependsonourattitudesB.developingconfidenceisthekeytofuturesuccessC.thoughtsandbeliefsaretheresultofcreativemindD.settingourexpectationsisessentialbeforetakingaction4.Thelastparagraphservesas.A.theproofoftheauthor’spointsB.theconclusionoftheargumentC.anintroductiontoanothertopicD.acomparisonbetweentwoviews5.Whichisthebesttitleforthetext?A.SuccessisachoicE.B.Thesecretsofsuccess.C.DevelopourconfidencE.D.Howtoachievesuccess.

I’musuallyfairlyskepticalaboutanyresearchthatconcludesthatpeopleareeitherhappierorunhappierormoreorlesscertainofthemselvesthantheywere50yearsago.Whileanyofthesestatementsmightbetruetheyarepracticallyimpossibletoprovescientifically.StillIwasstruckbyareportwhichconcludedthattoday’schildrenaresignificantlymoreanxiousthanchildreninthe1950s.Infacttheanalysisshowednormalchildrenages9to17exhibitahigherlevelofanxietytodaythanchildrenwhoweretreatedformentalillness50yearsago.WhyareAmerica’skidssostressed?Thereportcitestwomaincauses:increasingphysicalisolation—broughtonbyhighdivorceratesandlessinvolvementincommunityamongotherthings—andagrowingperceptionthattheworldisamoredangerousplacE.Giventhatwecan’tturntheclockbackadultscanstilldoplentytohelpthenextgenerationcopE.Atthetopofthelistisnurturing培育abetterappreciationofthelimitsofindividualism.NochildisanislanD.Strengtheningsocialtieshelpsbuildcommunitiesandprotectindividualsagainststress.TohelpkidsbuildstrongerconnectionswithothersyoucanpulltheplugonTVsandcomputers.Yourfamilywillthankyoulater.Theywillhavemoretimeforface-to-facerelationshipsandtheywillgetmoresleep.Limittheamountofvirtual虚拟的violenceyourchildrenareexposedto.It’snotjustvideogamesandmovies;childrenseealotofmurderandcrimeonthelocalnews.KeepyourexpectationsforyourchildrenreasonablE.ManyhighlysuccessfulpeopleneverattendedHarvardorYalE.MakeexercisepartofyourdailyroutinE.Itwillhelpyoucopewithyourownanxietiesandprovideagoodmodelforyourkids.SometimesanxietyisunavoidablE.Butitdoesn’thavetoruinyourlifE.1.Theauthorthinksthattheconclusionsofanyresearchaboutpeople’sstateofmindare_____.A.surprisingB.confusingC.illogicalD.questionable2.Whatdoestheauthormeansbysayingwecan’tturntheclockbackLine1ParA.3?A.It’simpossibletoslowdownthepaceofchangE.B.ThesocialrealitychildrenarefacingcannotbechangeD.C.Lessonslearnedfromthepastshouldnotbeforgotten.D.It’simpossibletoforgetthepast.3.Accordingtotheanalysiscomparedwithnormalchildrentodaychildrentreatedasmentallyill50yearsago_______.A.werelessisolatedphysicallyB.wereprobablylessself-centeredC.probablysufferedlessfromanxietyD.wereconsideredlessindividualistic4.Thefirstandmostimportantthingparentsshoulddotohelptheirchildrenis______.A.toprovidethemwithasaferenvironmentB.tolowertheirexpectationsforthemC.togetthemmoreinvolvedsociallyD.tosetagoodmodelforthemtofollow

Workersmayfeelcomfortablehandinginasicknoteforfluorphysicalillnessbutnearlyhalfofworkersreportednotbeinghappytodiscloseamentalhealthconditionatworkespeciallyamongmanual体力的andskilledprofessions.Thesurveyof1000workersbynationalcharityTheShawTrustfoundthat18.3%wouldnotdiscloseaconditioneventotheirHRdepartmentandonly17.9%woulddisclosedetailsofanillnesstoacolleague.Oftherespondents34.5%saidthereasontheywouldnotdiscloseamentalhealthconditionwasthattheyfeltworriedorashamedtheywouldbetreateddifferently.Thisfigureroseto43.3%among16to24-year-olds.Besidesoneintenworkersthoughtthatdisclosingaconditionwouldreducetheirchancesofpromotionwiththoseinjuniorandmiddlemanagementbeingmostconcerned.TimCoopermanagingdirectorofTheShawTrustsaidTheOfficeofNationalStatisticsestimatesthatoneinsixpeoplemaysufferfromamentalillhealthconditionatanyonetime.Despitethisourresearchillustratespeoplearestillunwillingtodisclosesuchaconditionparticularlyinthecurrenteconomicclimateinwhichworkersareconcernedaboutshowinganysignofweakness.Weknowhoweverfromourworkpeoplewithmentalhealthconditionsareperfectlycapableofmanagingajobandtheirconditionwiththerightsupportfromtheiremployersandthereforefeelitisvitalthatsuchmisunderstandingislaidtorest.TosolvetheproblembusinessesneedtocreateanenvironmentinwhichpeoplenotonlyfeelconfidentenoughtodiscussamentalhealthconditionwithalinemanagerormemberoftheHRteambutinwhichtheycanalsoreceivethesupporttheyneedtocontinuemakingavaluablecontribution.AdditionallytohelpbusinessesachievethisTheShawTrusthascreatedawebsiteofferingadviceandinformation.1.Themainideaofthispassageisthat_________.A.workerstendtokeepsilentonmentalhealthconditionsB.alargenumberofpeoplesufferfromamentalhealthproblemsC.workerspaymoreattentiontophysicalhealththanmentalhealthD.therearevariousreasonswhyworkersdisclosetheirmentalhealthcondition2.Workersaren'twillingtodisclosetheirmentalhealthconditionmainlybecause_________.A.theythinkit'stheirentireprivacyB.theywillbedismissedifdoingsoC.theyareafraiditwillinfluencetheirworkD.theywillhavenoopportunitytogetpromoted3.Theunderlinedphraselaidtorestinthethirdparagraphroughlymeans_________.A.strengthenedB.understoodC.neglectedD.removed4.WecanlearnfromwhatTimCoopersaidthat_________.A.peopledisclosingmentalhealthconditionscandoworkperfectlyB.employers'supportcontributestoworkers’performancesC.thecurrenteconomyisdevelopingwellD.it'simportantforworkersandemployerstocooperate5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TheShawTrustwillcontributetoworkerswithmentalproblems.B.Encouragingworkerstodisclosetheirmentalhealthisbeneficialtowork.C.Thepresentbusinessenvironmentrequirestobeimproved.D.Manualandskilledprofessionscausemorementalproblemsthanothers.

DuringthemonthofSeptemberadearfriendofminelostherhusbandsuddenlyinanaccident.Thetragedywasa1toeveryonE.WhenIgotthenewsIdrovehome2thatwejustdon’tknowwhenalovedoneis3goingtobewithus.Wesometimestakeourlovedones4andweexpectthattheywillbewithusforever.5asweallknowlifedoesnotworkthat6andsometimeswegetawakeupcallthatshocksusandmakesus7andrealizehowshortlifeis.IncomfortingheratthefuneralItriedtoimagineifIwasinher8howwouldIfeel.AsIwasleavingthe9IranintoaMarilynwhohasbeenatruefriendtomeovertheyears.WhensheaskedmehowmyjobwasIstarted10thingsthrough.Iwashavinga11weekwithmyjobandIwastellingherhowIwasfeeling.ShelistenedtomeasIwasshoutingmy12thenwithoutsayingawordshetookherhandsand13themonmyfaceandsaidtomeButatleastyouhadaday.The14ofherhandsonmycheeksthe15inhervoiceandthewordsshespokeBUTATLEASTYOUHADA.DAYhitmelikeatonof16.Allthefrustrationsallthestressthatwas17insideme-cametoacomplete18.SincethatdaywhenIstartfeeling19IremindmyselfofMarilyn'swords-butatleastIhadaday!Thingscouldbealot20butIamaliveandIhavealottobethankfulfor.1.A.symbolB.punishmentC.shockD.warning2.A.knowingB.imaginingC.admiringD.realizing2463.A.forthemomentB.nolongerC.foreverD.soonerorlater4.A.forgrantedB.formistakeC.forinstanceD.forexample5.A.ThereforeB.AnyhowC.MeanwhileD.However6.A.wayB.mannerC.methodD.direction7.A.standupB.standbyC.standoutD.standback8.A.clothesB.shoesC.dressesD.trousers9.A.meetingB.funeralC.receptionD.gathering10.A.cuttingB.breakingC.talkingD.putting11.A.stressfulB.wonderfulC.inspiringD.rewarding12.A.successesB.happinessC.frustrationsD.emotions13.A.turnedB.placedC.attachedD.flashed14.A.touchB.lightC.senseD.smell15.A.blameB.coldnessC.calmnessD.pleasure16.A.feathersB.clothesC.grainsD.bricks17.A.buildingupB.breakingupC.openingupD.bringingup18.A.conclusionB.surpriseC.stopD.explosion19.A.annoyedB.proudC.pleasedD.stressed20.A.betterB.worseC.lighterD.heavier

AhandsomeyoungmanwhowearstheBeijingOlympicvolunteeruniformandspeaksChineseandEnglishisaneye-catcherintheNationalStadium.PhilippDemgenskiaGermanvolunteerwhoworksintheOlympics'languageservicesaidIamlookingforwardtotheBeijingOlympicsasitwillbemyfirstvolunteerexperienceintheOlympics.PhilipptouredtheNationalStadiumorBird'sNestforthefirsttimeearlythisyear.Ittookhimquitealittletimetogetfamiliarwiththeroutesleadingtothenest-shapedstadiumregardedasanicon象征oftheBeijingOlympics.PhilipphaslearnedChineseforonlyoneyearbutnowhecansendSMStextmessagesinChinesE.The26-year-oldwhohadkepthimselfbusywithvolunteeractivitiesincollegetreasuresthechancetoseetheOlympicssoclosely.IhadworkedinAfricaasavolunteerforfourmonthsandItaughtcomputerandEnglishtoteachersandstudentstheresaidPhilipp.IcametoChinabecauseIamabigfanofChineseculturE.UptoMarcia31st22000foreignershadapplied申请tobeOlympicvolunteers.NdioroDiopisagirlfromSenegal.BesideshermothertongueshespeaksFrenchEnglishandChinesE.Thelanguagetalent天才appliedforavolunteerasearlyasin2006.ThefirstseveralmonthswhenIcametoBeijingIwasalwayslostsaidDiop.ButeverytimeIgothelpfromBeijingpeoplE.IlearnedalotinChinaandnowitisthetimeformetodosomethingtoreturn.MyfamilyallloveChinaverymuchandmybrotheralsoappliedtobeavolunteer.AsforAmericangirlAmariMontintoapplyforavolunteerwasquitenatural.IwillmeetlotsofChinesefriendsthroughvolunteeringandcommunicatingwiththemwillhelpmeimprovemyChineseshesaid.MontinsaidshehadfalleninlovewithBeijing.IloveBeijing.IcanfeelthechangesbroughtbytheOlympics.1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutPhilippA.Philipphasn'tbeenfamiliarwiththesurroundings.B.PhilippwillofferlanguageandcomputerservicesduringtheOlympics.C.PhilippmasteredChineselanguageverywellyearsago.D.PhilipphadbeenavolunteerteacherbeforehecametoChina.2.WhatcanweknowaboutDiopaccordingtothepassagE.9A.Shehasagift~orlanguagelearning.B.SheadmiresChineseculturE.C.SheislearninganotherlanguagE.D.ShewantstoteachEnglishinreturntoBeijingpeoplE.3.What'stakepurposeofMontintobeavolunteerintheBeijingOlympicGames?A.TomakeChinaknownbymorepeoplearoundtheworld.B.TomakemorefriendsandtoimproveherChinesE.C.TolearnaboutChinesecustomandtostudyChineseculturE.D.ToseethechangesbroughttoBeijingbytheOlympic.

BEIJINGJan72009:China'sLiuXiangwillprobablynotdefendhisworld110mhurdlestitleinBerlinlaterthisyearbecauseoftheinjurythatforcedhimoutoftheBeijingOlympicshiscoachtoldlocalmediaonWednesday.The25-year-oldformerworldrecordholderandOlympicchampionhadsurgeryontheinjuredfootlastmonthbutwillnotbebackincompetitiveformintimefortheAugust15-23worldchampionshipsSunHaipingtoldTitanSports.Liuwillnotattendtheworldsunlessheisabletorunatleast13.20secondsbeforethatotherwiseitmakesnosenseforustogotoBerlinsaidSun.Thatislikelytobetoodifficultforhim...HemightbeeliminatedafterthefirstheatandthatwouldbeterriblydamagingtohisconfidencE.TheAthensOlympicgoldmedallistLiuwasrobbedofthechanceofdefendinghistitleonhomesoillastAugustbytheAchilles'injury.HehasbeenawayfromthetracksincehisdramaticdeparturefromtheBird'sNeststadiumonAugust18andiscurrentlyundergoingrehabilitationintheU.S.LiucouldbebackintrainingasearlyasAprilbutthehighlycompetitiveworldchampionshipsneedatleasthalfayeartoprepareforSunsaiD.HewillprobablyreturntocompetitiverunningattheShanghaiGrandPrixinSeptemberhesaiD.OurkeytargetistheLondonOlympics.CubanDayronRobleswhotooktheworldrecordandOlympictitleawayfromLiulastyearwillbefavouritetowinhisfirst110metreshurdlesworldtitleinBerlin.HefinishedfourthbehindLiuinOsakain2007.1.WhywillLiuXiangprobablynotattendtheBerlinWorldChampionshipsinAugust?A.Becausehewillhavesurgeryonhisinjuredfoot.B.BecauseheisafraidtolosethegametoDayronRobles.C.BecauseheisafraidtoloseconfidenceasheisstillnotsocompetitivE.D.BecauseheistooashamedquittingintheBeijingOlympics.2.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordeliminatedmeaninParagraph4?A.lostB.removedC.discriminatedD.executed3.Whoisholdingthecurrentworldrecordof110mhurdles?A.LiuXiangB.SunHaipingC.DayronRoblesD.Notmentioned

Successfulpeopleininternationalbusinessunderstandtheculturesofothercountriesandlearntochangetheirpracticesindifferentcultures.Theyunderstandtheimportanceofavoidingbusinessdecisionsbasedonmisconceptions–mistakenideas.Onecauseofmisconceptionsisethnocentrismthebeliefthatone'sownculture'swayofdoingthingsisbetterthanthewayofothercultures.It'sethnocentrismthatleadstofailureininternationalbusiness.Toavoidethnocentrismit'snecessarytostudythedifferentelements组成部分ofculturelanguagevaluesandattitudesandcustomsandmanners.LanguageAknowledgeofthelocallanguagecanhelpinternationalbusinesspeopleinfourways.Firstpeoplecancommunicatedirectly.Secondpeopleareusuallymoreopenintheircommunicationwithsomeonewhospeakstheirlanguage.Thirdanunderstandingofthelanguageallowspeopletoinfermeaningsthatarenotsaiddirectly.Finallyknowingthelanguagehelpspeopletounderstandtheculturebetter.ValuesandAttitudesValuesarepeople'sbasicbeliefsaboutthedifferencebetweenrightandwronggoodandbad.Anattitudeisawayofthinkingoracting.Valuesandattitudesinfluenceinternationalbusiness.ForexamplemanypeopleintheUnitedStatesbelievethatchocolatefromSwitzerlandisbetterthanchocolatefromothercountriesandtheybuyalotofit.CustomsandmannersCustomsarecommonsocialpractices.Mannersarewaysofactingthatthesocietybelievesarepolite.ForexampleintheUnitedStatesitisthecustomtohavesalad色拉beforethemaincourseatdinnernotafter.It'snotacceptabletotalkwithfoodinmouthattable.Failuretounderstandthecustomsandmannersofothercountrieswillbringdifficultysellingtheirproducts.OrangejuiceasabreakfastdrinkofanAmericancompanyinFrancedoesn'tsellwellbecausetheFrenchdon'tusuallydrinkjuicewithbreakfast.1.Aknowledgeofthelocallanguageallowsinternationalbusinesspeople_________.A.tobemoreopenwiththeircustomersB.tocommunicatewithoutoutsidehelpC.toexpresstheirthoughtsindirectlyD.tohaveabetterideaoftheirownculture2.TheactofmanypeoplebuyingchocolateofSwitzerlandshowstheroleof________.A.mannersB.valuesC.attitudesD.customs3.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.MisconceptionsinBusinessB.BasicBeliefsinBusinessC.InternationalBusinessCultureD.SuccessfulInternationalBusiness4.Theauthor'spurposeofwritingthisarticleistotellpeople___________.A.howtotakearightattitudeinbusinessB.howtoavoidmisunderstandingsinbusinessC.howtousealocallanguageinbusinessD.howtoactpolitelyandproperlyinbusiness

AskidsmyfriendsandIspentalotoftimeoutinthewoods.Thewoodswasourpart-timeaddressdestinationpurposeandexcusE.IfIwenttoafriend’shouseandfoundhimnotathomehismothermightsayOhhe’soutinthewoodswithatone语气ofairyacceptancE.It’ssimilartothetonepeoplesometimesusenowadaystotellmethatsomeoneI’mlookingforisonthegolfcourseoratthegymorevenawayfromhisdesk.Forusten-year-oldsbeingoutinthewoodswasjustanexcusetodowhateverwefeellikeforawhilE.Wesometimestoldourselvesthatwhatweweredoinginthewoodswasexploring探索.Exploringwasamorepopularideabackthenthanitistoday.Historyseemedtobemostlyaboutexplorers.Ourexplorationsthoughseemedtohavelesssystemthanthehistorickind:somethingusuallycameupalongtheway.SaywestayedinthewoodsthrowingrocksshootingfrogspickingblackberriesdigginginwhatwewerebrieflypersuadedwasanItalianburialmounD.OftenwegotlostandhadtoclimbatreetofindoutwherewewerE.Ifyoureadastoryinwhichsomeonedoesthatsuccessfullybeskeptical:thetopmostbranchesareusuallytooskinnytoholdweightandwecouldneverclimbhighenoughtoseeanythingexceptothertrees.Therewerefourorfivetreesthatwevisitedregularly----tallbeecheseasytoclimbandcomfortabletositin.ItwasinatreetoothatourdaysoffoolingaroundinthewoodscametoanenD.Bythensomeofushadreachedseventhgradeandhadbeguntheroughrideofadolescence青春期.InMarchthemonthwhenweusuallytooktothewoodsagainafterwintertwofriendsandIsetouttogoexploring.WeclimbedatreeandallofasuddenitoccurredtoallthreeofusatthesametimethatwereallywereratherbigtobeupinatreE.SoontherewouldbethespringdancesonFridayeveningsinthehighschoolcafeteriA.1.Theauthorandhisfiendswereoftenoutinthewoodsto_______.A.playgoldandothersportsB.spendtheirfreetimeC.avoiddoingtheirschoolworkD.keepawayfromtheirparents2.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A.TheactivitiesinthewoodswerewellplanneD.B.Humanhistoryisnottheresultofexploration.C.Explorationshouldbeasystematicactivity.D.Theauthorexploredinthewoodsaimlessly.3.TheunderlinedwordskepticalinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto______.A.calmB.seriousC.doubtfulD.optimistic4.Howdoestheauthorfeelabouthischildhood?A.Happybutshort.B.LonelybutmemorablE.C.Boringandmeaningless.D.LongandunforgettablE.

Singingevenspeakinginasing-songvoicetochildrenisnaturalformostparents.Somethingdeepinsideustellsusthatmusicprovidesjoyandhappinessandevencalmsourlittleones.CharlotteDiamondformerteacherandnowanaward-winningchildren’sperformertalksonhoweasyitistobringmusicintochildren’slives.YoungchildrenlovemusiC.Parentscanrock动摇theirchildrenandsingtothemeachnightbeforebeD.It’snotnecessarytohaveagreatvoicebecausechildrenaresimplyhappytoheartheirparents’voiceandhowtheyexpressthemselves.Whetherornotyou’vestudiedmusicformallyhasnothingtodowithsharingmusicwithyourchilD.Idon’tthinkaparentshouldeverworryabouttheirownweaknessmusicallysaysDiamonD.Hearingsomeonesingwiththeirownvoiceisgreat;it’spartofwhotheyareandpartoftheirpersonality个性.AsforwhatyoushouldsingtoyourchildtheanswercanbefoundinthesongsofourownchildhooD.It’snotsomuchhowperfectlysungtheyareexplainsDiamonD.What’sbeingcommunicatedisyourloveforyourchildthatyou’retakingcareofthemandthattheyaresecure无忧无虑.Diamondfeelsthatthemoreyoungchildrenareexposedtomusicthemorelikelytheywillbetodeveloptheirmusicalabilities.MusiciseverywherE.Ifparentshavemusicplayinginthehomeontapesinthecarandhavefunsingingwiththemthenmusicisjustapartofeverydaylifeandchildrenwillgrowtobemusical.Soratherthanreservingmusicforyourchild’sformallessonsbringmusicintotheirlivesonaregularbasis.SingsongsatbedtimeorfindafavoritetapeorCDtoplayinthecarorathomE.DiamondsaysparentsshouldmakeapointoflisteningtomusictogetherandsharingfeelingswiththemaboutmusiC.Ifyoulovesomethingandtellthemthentheymightbeencouragedtofeelthesameway.1.Ifparentswanttobringmusicintochildren’slivestheyshould_____.A.beabletosinginagreatvoiceB.haveagoodknowledgeofmusicC.sendtheirchildrentoDiamond’smusiclessonsD.sharesongsoftheirchildhoodwiththeirchildrenregularly2.AccordingtoDiamondlisteningtotheirparentssingingsongschildrenwill_____.A.feelhappyandfreefromworryB.getagoodunderstandingofmusicC.admiretheirparentsfortheirmusicalabilitiesD.becomeagoodlearnerwhentheygotoschool3.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordreserveparagraph5means?A.TokeepbackforfutureuseB.ToencouragechildrentolearnmusicC.ToexplainsomethingdifficulttochildrenD.Toprovidechildrenwithamusicteacher4.Whatdoesthetextmainlydealwith?A.Diamondanaward-winningchildren’sperformerB.Earlydevelopmentofchildren’smusicalabilitiesC.Rolesofparentsinchildren’sgrowthD.Songsandmusicforchildren

TherearetwokeyelementstoNadal’svictoriesoverFederer--speedandleft-handedgroundstrokes.Iftenniscourtsurfacesgetanyfasterleft-handedRafealNadalmayeventuallydominate支配right-handedRogerFedererforthesimplereasonthatleft-handedsportsmeningeneralhavenaturallyquickerreflexes反应.FrenchsportsresearchersledbyDr.GuyAzemarareconvincedafter15yearsofexperimentsthatthegrowingdominationofleft-handersintenniscannolongerbeputdowntotheirunorthodox非正统的techniquE.Theysaythateverythingpointstoleft-handershavingseveralthousandthsofasecondmoretimetoreact.Theresearcherswerestruckbythedisproportionate不相称的successofleft-handers.Left-handersdominateatthetopalthough90percentofpeopleareright-handeD.Oftheworld's200toptennisplayers16percentareleft-handedbutfiveofthetop20andthreeofthetopfourareleft-handers.Federerthereforeisconsideredtobeanexception--aright-handerwhocanmakeupwithtechniquewhathelosesinreflex.Dr.Azemarisconvincedthattheadvantageisexplainedbythewaymessagesarecarriedfromthebrain.Wewanttoshowthatthesortsofinformationneededinsport-speedanddirectionofattack-aretreatedbytheright-handsideofthebrainwhichhandlestheorganizationoftimeandspacehesaiD.Withleft-handersthemessageistransmitteddirecttotheleft-handsideofthebrainfirstthesidewhichtreatslogiC.Thenitispassedtotheothersidecausingalossofthousandthsofseconds.1.Itisimpliedinthefirsttwoparagraphsthat.A.NadalisabetterplayerthanFedererB.NadalcanplayaswellasFedererC.FedererhasnaturallyquickerreflexesD.Nadalhasnaturallyquickerreflexes2.Theincreasingdominationofleft-handersintennis.A.wasonceconsideredtheresultofunorthodoxtechniqueB.ispossibleafter15yearsofexperimentsC.isduetotheirunorthodoxtechniqueD.cannolongerbecontrolled3.Howmanyleft-handersarethereamongtheworld's200besttennisplayers?A.16B.20C.32D.904.TheauthorsuggestsbutdoesnotdirectlysaythatFedererwinsbecause.A.heusesrighthandB.heisthebestplayerC.hehasquickerreflexesD.hehasbettertechnique

Istilldon’tbelieveinghosts鬼evenaftermyexperienceattheRoseInn.1Ihaveneverseenone.Butstorieshavemademefeel2sincethen.Iarrivedattheinnlateatnightandaskedthelandlordforaroom.There’snothinglefthesaid3you’dliketosleepinnumber7.Whynot?IsaidWhat’s4it?Iwas5thatIwouldhaveslept6.Nothinghesaidslowly.Butsomethinghappenedthereafewmonthsago.EveryoldinnhasitsstrangestoriessoIthoughtthat7hetoldmeaboutitthebetter.Iwaswillingtolistentoanythingforabedto8Amancameherelateatnight9youthelandlordsaiD.Ithoughttherewassomethingstrangeabouthimbecausehekept10hisshoulderwhilehewassigninghisnameinthebook.Heaskedme11roomhecouldhaveandIofferedhimNo.7.‘12amanwhohassaidhe’ll13mE.’Hesaidsuddenly.‘Withaknife’HelookedsofrightenedthatIthoughtIhadbetter14himtohisroom.Ilockedthedoorandlefthim15.Thenextdaywefoundhimdeadwithaknifebesidehim.HehadcuthisthroatthelandlordsaiD.Or16haddoneit.Doyou17sleepingtherenowyouknowthestory?WellIsaidNooneis18mE.ButIwishyouhadtoldmethestory19.AsitisI’llsleephereonthefloorinthebarifyou’veacoupleof20.1.A.BecauseB.AtleastC.AtmostD.Though2.A.naturalB.unsafeC.braveD.uncomfortable3.A.unlessB.ifC.sinceD.whether4.A.thepriceB.wrongwithC.thematterD.todowith5.A.sotiredB.sohurtC.veryweakD.tooworried6.A.somewhereB.anywhereC.nowhereD.anyhow7.A.thelaterB.allC.thesoonerD.moreandmore8.A.sleepB.sleepinC.sitonD.goto9.A.likeB.withC.behindD.becauseof10.A.paintingB.shakingC.rubbingD.lookingover11.A.whatB.whichC.theD.his12.A.There’sB.He’sC.She’sD.That’s13.A.harmB.punishC.frightenD.kill14.A.inviteB.takeC.bringD.allow15.A.byhimselfB.forhimselfC.deadD.trembling16.A.whoeverB.nobodyC.youD.someoneelse17.A.likeB.mindC.permitD.promise18.A.besideB.followingC.behindD.killing19.A.atnightB.afterIleftC.immediatelyD.inthemorning20.A.policemenB.blanketsC.passengersD.swords

Thecaseforcollegehasbeenacceptedwithoutquestionformorethanageneration.Allhighschoolgraduatesoughttogobecausecollegewillhelpthemearnmoremoneybecomebetterpeopleandlearntobemoreresponsiblecitizensthanthosewhodon’tgo.ButcollegehasneverbeenabletoworkitsmagicforeveryonE.Andnowthatclosetohalfourhighschoolgraduatesareattendingthosewhodon’tfitthepatternarebecomingmoreandmoreandmoreobvious.Collegegraduatesaresellingshoesanddrivingtaxis;collegestudentsgetinthewayofeachother’sexperimentsandwritefalselettersofrecommendationinthecompetitionforadmissiontograduateschool.Othersfindnointerestintheirstudiesanddropout–oftenencouragedbycollegeadministrators.Someobserverssaythefaultiswiththeyoungpeoplethemselves—theyarespoiledandtheyareexpectingtoomuch.Butthatisacondemnation谴责ofthestudentsasawholeanddoesnotexplainallcampusunhappiness.Othersblamethestateoftheworldandtheyarepartlyright.We’vebeentoldthatyoungpeoplehavetogotocollegebecauseoureconomycannottakeinanarmyofuntrained18year-olds.Butdisappointedgraduatesarelearningthatitcannolongertakeinanarmyoftrained22-year-oldseither.Someadventuresomeeducatorsandcampuswatchershaveopenlybeguntosuggestthatcollegemaynotbethebestthepropertheonlyplaceforeveryyoungpersonafterthecompletionofhighschool.Wemayhavebeenlookingatallthosesurveysupsidedownitseemsandthinkingoftherosyglowofourownrememberedcollegeexperiences.Perhapscollegedoesnotmakepeopleintelligentcleverambitioushappyliberalorquicktolearnthings—maybeitisjusttheotherwayroundandintelligentambitioushappyliberalquick-learningpeopleareonlytheoneswhohavebeenattractedtocollegeinthefirstplacE.Andperhapsallthosesuccessfulcollegegraduateswouldhavebeensuccessfulwhethertheyhadgonetocollegeornot.Thisisheresy异端邪说tothoseofuswhohavebeenbroughtuptobelievethatiflittleschoolingisgoodmorehastobemuchbetter.Butoppositeevidenceisbeginningtomountup.1.AccordingtothepassageallofthefollowingstatementsaretrueEXCEPT_______.A.abouthalfofthehighschoolgraduatescontinuetheirstudiesatschoolB.collegegraduatesarebelievedtobeabletoearnmoremoneyC.administratorsoftenencouragecollegestudentstodropoutD.moreandmoreyoungpeoplearefoundunfitforcollegE.2.Whichofthefollowingisoneofsomeobservers’opinions?A.ThestudentsexpectsomuchthattheyarenotsatisfiedwiththehardcollegelifE.B.TheeconomicsituationissodiscouragingthattheyouthhavetoattendcollegE.C.Collegeshouldimprovebecauseofsomuchcampusunhappiness.D.CollegesprovidemorechancesofgoodjobsthananywhereelsE.3.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4mean?A.Ourcollegeexperienceprovesthatthosesurveysareincorrect.B.Thesurveysmayremindusofourbeautifulcollegeexperiences.C.Thesurveysshouldallbere-examinedaccordingtoourcollegeexperiences.D.Ourcollegeexperiencesmaymakeusmisunderstandtheresultsofthesurveys.4.Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage?A.ToargueagainsttheideathatcollegeisthebestplaceforallyoungpeoplE.B.ToputforwardanideathatcollegeshouldnotbethefirstchoicE.C.Tovalueyoungpeople’sfurthereducationincolleges.D.Topersuadeyoungpeopleintoworkingafterthecompletionofhighschool.

请认真阅读下列短文并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词注意每个空格只填1个单词CommunicationPrinciplesHowyouseeyourselfcanmakeagreatdifferenceinhowyoucommunicate.Everyindividualexistsinacontinuallychangingworldofexperienceofwhichheorsheisthecenter.Manycommunicationscholarsandsocialscientistsbelievethatpeopleareproductsofhowotherstreatthemandofthemessagesotherssendthem.Buteverydayweexperiencethecentralityofourselvesincommunication.AstudentforinstancemaydescribeaconflictwithateacherasunfairtreatmentIknowmyteacherdoesn’tlikethefactthatIdon'tagreewithhisopinionsandthat’swhyhegavemesuchapoorgradeinthatclass.Theteachermightsaytheopposite.Eachpersonmaybelievethatheiscorrectandthattheotherperson'sviewiswrong.Theconceptofserforiginatesincommunication.Throughverbalandnonverbalsymbolsachildlearnstoacceptrolesinresponsetotheexpectationsofothers.Youestablishself-imageThesortofpersonyoubelieveyouarebyhowothersthinkofyou.Positivenegativeandneutralmessagesthatyoureceivefromothersallplayaroleindeterminingwhoyouare.Communicationitselfisprobablybestunderstoodasadialogueprocess.Ourunderstandingofcommunicationcomesfromourinteractionswithotherpeople.Inamoreobviouswaycommunicationinvolvesothersinthesensethatacompetentcommunicatorconsiderswhattheotherpersonneedsandexpectswhenselectingmessagestoshare.Sothecommunicationbeginswiththeselfasdefinedlargelybyothersandinvolvesothersasdefinedlargelybytheself.CommunicationOccursalmosteveryminuteofyourlife.Ifyouarenotcommunicatingwithyourselfthinkingplanningreactingtotheworldaroundyouyouareobservingothersanddrawinginferencesfromtheirbehavior.Eveniftheotherpersondidnotintendamessageforyouyougatherobservationsanddrawspecificconclusions.Apersonyawnsandyoubelievethatpersonisboredwithyourmessage.Asecondpersonlooksawayfromyouandyouconcludethatpersonisnotlisteningtoyou.Athirdpersonsmilesperhapsbecauseofamemoryofajokeheheardrecentlyandyoubelievethatheisattractedtoyou.Wearecontinuallypickingupmeaningsfromothers'behaviorsandweareconstantlyprovidingbehaviorsthathavecommunicativevalueforthem.Moreoftenthannotyoumayhavehurtsomeoneaccidentallyandyoumayhavetriedtoexplainthatyoudidnotmeanthat.Youmayhavetoldtheotherpersonthatyouweresorryforyourstatement.Youmayhavemadeajokeoutofyourrudestatement.Nonethelessyourcommentremainsbothinthemindoftheotherpersonandinyourownmind.Youcannotgobackintimeanderaseyourmessagestoothers.Communicationcannotbereversed倒退norcanitberepeated.Whenyoutriedtore-createtheatmospheretheconversationandthesettingnothingseemedright.Yoursecondexperiencewithasimilarsettingandpersonmadefardifferentresults.ParagraphOutlineSupportingDetailsCommunicationbeginswiththeself●Peoplearesomewhatproductsofothers'treatmentandmessages.●wearealways1_______incommunicationwithothers.Communication2_______others●Experiencesofothershelpchildrenlearntoacceptroles.●Messagesfromothershelpyou3_______whoyouare.●Needsand4_______ofothersshouldbeconsidered.Communication5_______everywhere●Wearecommunicatingwithourselvesbythinkingplanningandreactingtotheoutsideworld.●Wearealways6_______otherpeoplebyobservingeveniftheydonotintendanymessageforyou.●Weareconstantlycollectingmeaningsfromothers'7_______.●Weareconstantly8_______meaningsbywhatwedo.Communicationcannotbereversednorrepeated●Youmayexplainwhatyouhavedonebutyoucannot9_______whatremainsintheotherperson'smind.●Yonmayredotheconversationbutyou10_______achievethesameresults.

MomwasateachermostofherlifE.Whenshewasn’tintheclassroomshewaseducatingherchildrenorgrandchildren:correctingourgrammar;startingusoncollectionsofbutterfliesflowersorrocks;orinspiringadiscussiononhermostrecentBookoftheMonthClubtopiC.Mommadelearningfun.Itwassadformythreebrothersandmetoseehersufferinginherlateryears.Ateighty-fiveshesufferedastroke中风andshewentcontinuouslydownhillafterthat.TwodaysbeforeshediedmybrothersandImetathernursinghomeandtookherforashortrideinawheelchair.WhilewewaitedforthefamilymemberstoliftherweakbodybackintobedMomfellasleep.Notwantingtowakeherwemovedtothefarendoftheroomandspokesoftly.Afterseveralminutesourconversationwasinterruptedbyaweaksoundcomingfromacrosstheroom.WestoppedtalkingandlookedatMom.Hereyeswereclosedbutshewasclearlytryingtocommunicatewithus.WewenttohersidE.Whirrshesaidweakly.Where?IaskeD.Momistheresomethingyouwant?Whirrsherepeatedabitstronger.MybrothersandIlookedateachotherandshookourheadssadly.MomopenedhereyessighedandwithalltheenergyshesaidNotwas.saywere!ItsuddenlyoccurredtousthatMomwascorrectingbrotherJim’slastsentenceIfitwasuptome...Jimleaneddownandkissedhercheek.ThanksMomhewhispereD.Wesmiledateachotherandonceagainshookourhandsthistimeinawe敬畏ofaremarkableteacher.1.WhenMomsaidWhirrwhatdidshereallywanttodo?A.Shewantedtotellhersonsherwill.B.ShewantedtohavesomethingtoeatbeforeshedieD.C.ShewantedtocorrectthemistakesJimmadewhiletalking.D.Shewantedtoteachhersonsmorebecauseshewasdying.2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTright?A.Momwasagoodteacherandneverwantedtostopherteaching.B.Momwasalwaysmakingherteachingfun.C.Momdidn’tforgetherteachinguntilshedieD.D.MomwasnolongerateacherwhenshewasathomE.3.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofhismother?A.HelovedherbutwastiredofherteachingathomE.B.HismothershouldforgetherteachingandenjoytherestofherlifE.C.Hismotherwasgreatbecauseshedevotedherselftoteaching.D.HismotherwasanexcellentteacherbeforeshewasretireD.4.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.Onceateacheralwaysateacher.B.Mom’swill.C.Ateacher’slifE.D.Ateacher’sdevotion.

Fillingincompanyapplicationformscanbecomeaboringandrepetitivetask.Yetanycarelessnessonanapplicant’spartcandrawanegativereactionfromreaders.Eachcompanyororganizationusuallyusesitsownspeciallydesignedformthatalthoughitgenerallyasksforthesamebasicinformationmayvaryindetail.Thereforethesuggestionsbelowapplymainlytotheapproach方法youshouldtakeratherthansuggestwhatyoushouldwritE.*Whenvisitingfutureemployersalwayscarryyourpersonaldatarecordwithyousothatyoucanreadilysearchfordetailssuchasdatestelephonenumbersandotherusefulinformation.*Treateveryapplicationformasthoughitisthefirstoneyouarecompleting—writecarefullyandneatly.t*UsewordsthatdescribetheresponsibilityanddifferentaspectsofeachjobyouhaveheldratherthanlistonlythedutiesyouperformeD.*Particularlydescribesocialactivitiesthatshowyourinvolvement参与inthecommunityoractivitiesinwhichyouheldateachingorcoachingrolE.*Payparticularattentionofthereisasectionontheformthatasksyoutocommentonhowyoureducationandpastexperiencehaveespeciallypreparedyoufortheposition.Thinkthisthroughverycarefullybeforeyouwritesothatwhatyousayshowsanaturalprogressionfrompastexperiencetothejobyouareapplyingfor.Ifyoucanandiftheyfitnaturallyaddafewwordstodemonstrate证明howthepositionfitsyouroverallcareerplan.1.Thefirstsentenceofthepassagemeansthat.A.YoumayhavetofillinalongapplicationformB.thefillingupofanapplicationformtakesmuchtimeC.onemayhavetofillinmanyapplicationformsbeforeonegetsajobD.applicationformsshouldbefilledcarefullywithnomisleading2.Althoughallapplicationformsdemandthesamebasicinformation.A.differentcompaniesmayhavedifferentrequirementsB.differentcompaniesmaytakethesameattitudetowardsthemC.applicationmayberequiredtoanswerallthequestionsindetailD.applicationmayhavetosendintheformsbyperson3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Yourpersonaldatarecordismoreimportantthantheinterviewitself.B.Youshouldputallyourpersonaldatarecordintheapplicationform.C.Yourpersonaldatarecordwillbeofmuchhelptoyourinterview.D.YoushouldwriteyourpersonaldataasclearlyandneatlyaspossiblE.4.WhichofthefollowingwouldbethebestTITLEofthepassage?A.ImportanceofApplicationFormsB.HowtoFillinanApplicationFormC.JobandItsApplicationFormD.NatureofApplicationForms

Disposing处理ofwastehasbeenaproblemsincehumansstartedproducingit.Asmoreandmorepeoplechoosetoliveclosetogetherincitiesthewaste-disposalproblembecomesincreasinglydifficult.Duringtheeighteenthcenturyitwasusualforseveralneighboringtownstogettogethertoselectafarawayspotasadumpsite.Residentsortrashhaulers垃圾拖运者wouldtransporthouseholdrubbishrottedwoodandoldpossessionstothesite.Periodicallysomeofthetrashwasburnedandtherestwasburied.Theunpleasantsightsandsmellscausednoproblembecausenobodylivedcloseby.Factoriesmillsandotherindustrialsitesalsohadwastetobedisposedof.Thoselocatedonriversoftenjustdumpedtheunwantedremainsintothewater.Othersbuilthugeburnerswithchimneystodealwiththeproblem.Severalfactsmakethesechoicesunacceptabletomodernsociety.Thefirstproblemisspace.Dumpswhicharenowcalledlandfillsaremostneededinheavilypopulatedareas.Suchareasrarelyhaveemptylandsuitableforthispurpose.Property房地产iseithertooexpensiveortooclosetoresidentialneighborhoods.Long-distancetrashhaulinghasbeenacommonpracticebutoncefarmareasarerefusingtoacceptrubbishfromelsewherecheaplandwithintruckingdistanceofmajorcityareasisalmostnon-existent.Awareness意识ofpollutiondangershasresultedinmorestrictrulesofwastedisposal.Pollutionofriversgroundwaterlandandairisapricepeoplecannolongerpaytogetridofwaste.Theamountofwastehowevercontinuestogrow.Recyclingeffortshavebecomecommonplaceandmanytownsrequiretheirpeopletotakepart.Eventhemostefficientrecyclingprogramshowevercanhopetodealwithonlyabout50percentofacity'sreusablewaste.1.Themostsuitabletitleforthispassagewouldbe_________.A.PlacesforDisposingWasteB.WastePollutionDangersC.WaysofGettingRidofWasteD.WasteDisposalProblem2.Duringthe18thcenturypeopledisposedtheirwasteinmanywaysEXCEPTfor________.A.buryingitB.reducingitC.burningitD.throwingitintorivers3.Whatcanbeinferredfromthethirdparagraph?A.Farmareasdonotacceptwastefromthecityinmodernsociety.B.Thereischeaplandtoburywasteinmodemsociety.C.Itisdifficulttofindspacetoburywasteinmodemsociety.D.Waystodealwithwasteinmodemsocietyhavevariedonlyalittle:4.Themainpurposeofwritingthisarticleisto_________.A.drawpeople'sattentiontowastemanagementB.warnpeopleofthepollutiondangerswearefacingC.callonpeopletotakepartinrecyclingprogramsD.tellpeopleabetterwaytogetridofthewaste

TheBritishgovernmenthasdecidedtowipeoutobesitythroughanewstrategy-byofferingfatpeoplecash.Accordingtothelatestmeasureemployerswillbeurgedtosetupcompetitionswithmoneyotherrewardsforpeoplewhorefusejunkfoodinfavourofhealthyeatingandliving.AndthosewhowilllosethemaximumamountofpoundswillearnthebiggestprizesreportstheTelegraph.OnecompetitioncalledTheBiggestLoserhasa130-poundsgiftinstorefortheparticipantwholosesthemostweightineightweeks.TheannouncementcomesafterexpertsestimatedthatmostofthepopulationinBritainwouldbeobeseby2050unlessurgentactionistakenandtherelatedriseinillhealthwouldcostthe50billionpoundsayear.Accordingtoministersgivingpeoplecashtofightoverweightwillhelpavoidlargercostsassociatedwithtreatingcancerheartdiseaseanddiabetes糖尿病causedbyobesity.ThegovernmentsaidthatitwantstomakeBritainthefirstmajornationtocanceltherisingtideofobesity.Andtheimportantstrategy-HealthyWeightHealthyLives-istheirsolutiontotheproblem.ThestrategywillstartaseriesofprojectsrunthroughaWell@workschemeledbyBritishHeartFoundationwhichwillofferrewardstoworkerswholoseweight.Anotherkeyfocusforthestrategyistocontrolrisingobesityamongchildren.Thegovernmenthassetitselfatargetofreducingtheproportionofoverweightandobesechildrento2000levelsby2020.TherewillalsobeaWalkingintoHealthcampaignaimingtogetathirdofthepopulationinEnglandwalkinganextrathousandsteps--aroundakilometer--everydayby2012.WewilllookatusingfinancialmeasuressuchaspaymentsandotherrewardstoencourageindividualstoloseweightandsustainthatweightlosstoeatmorehealthilyortobeconsistentlymorephysicallyactiveofficialssaiD.TheUKGovernmentisinvesting372millionpoundsoverthreeyearstorealizethestrategyandannualprogressreportswillbepublisheD.1.WhichofthefollowingisNOToneofthenewstrategiesintroducedbytheBritishgovernment?A.Offeringcashtofatpeoplewholoseweight.B.HealthyWeightHealthyLives.C.ConductingaWalkingintoHealthcampaign.D.EncouragingpeopletokeepphysicallyactivE.2.TheBritishgovernmentministerswhointroducedthenewstrategycertainlybelievethat______.A.BritainwillbecomethefirstmajornationtocanceltherisingtideofobesityB.50billionpoundsayearcancoverthecostsinillhealthcausedbyobesityC.cashgiventopeoplelosingweightwillbemuchlessthanmedicalcostscausedbyobesityD.theproportionofoverweightandobesechildrencanbereducedto2000levelsby20203.InthestrategyHealthyWeightHealthyLives________.A.theemployershavetosetupcompetitionsfortheiremployeesaimedatlosingweightB.BritishHeartFoundationlaunchesaseriesofprojectsthroughaWell@workschemeC.theUKgovernmentwillinvest372millionpoundsonthelosingweightindividualsD.thepersonwholosesthemostweightin8weekswillwin130poundsasagift4.Theunderlinedwordobeseprobablymeans_______.A.toofatB.healthyC.thinD.large

Chinawillplantomakenewrulestogivemorecontrolsoverthegrowingnumberofblogsandwebcasts.NowadaysadvancednetworktechnologiessuchasHoggingandwebcastingarebeingimprovedtochallengethegovernment’sabilitytowatchovertheInternet.ChinesegovernmentwasinthemiddleofmakingnewrulesoverInternetpublishingandblogsandwebsitesthatpublishingwebcastswouldfallundertheserules.GovernmentofficialshopethenewruleswouldensureamorehealthyandactiveInternetenvironmentandwouldfullyrespectandprotectChinesecitizens'freedomofspeech.SpecificdetailsonwhatkindofruleswouldbecarriedoutarestillunknowntothepubliC.Despitethegrowingpopularitybloggersandwebcastershavebeenunpopularwithpublicationinstitutions.In2006aseriesofcasesinvolvingbloggerswhohaddivedintootherpeople’sprivacyandwrittenmaterialsruiningother’sfameurgedthegovernmenttoconsiderwhethertorequirebloggerstousetheirrealnameswhentheyloginin.Webcastingwithoutcopyrightandillegallycopyingproductsfromcopyrightedmaterialshavealsoledgovernmentofficialstoconsiderstartinganationwidecheckofonlinevideobroadcastingandallowonlyqualifiedwebsitestocontinueofferingwebcasts.1.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheIncreasesofBlogsandWebcasts.B.NewRulestoControlInternetPublishing.C.TechnologiesChallengetheGovernment.D.ThePopularityofOnlineVideoBroadcasting.2.ChinesegovernmentthinkscurrentInternetenvironmentis______.A.quitehealthyB.lessactiveC.ratherhopefulD.lesspiloted3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Publicationinstitutionsareunhappywithbloggersandwebcasters.B.Allbloggersandwebcastersliketodigoutotherpeople’sprivacy.C.WebcastersarequiteawareofthecopyrightissueswhileonlinE.D.Copyrightedmaterialscanonlybeofferedtoqualifiedwebsites.

根据短文内容从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项选项中有两项为多余选项Gettingyourchildrentostudycanbealittlelikegettingthemtoeattheirvegetables.1Makeastudytimeandhaveitatthesametimeeveryday.ThiswillhelpyourkidstolearntoscheduletheirdayandwillgivethemasenseofcontroloverhowtheyspendtheirtimE.Allowthemtostudyinblocksoftimesuchasforhalfanhourwithafive-minutebreakinthemiddlE.2Ideal理想的studytimesareafterdinnerorrightafterschoolbeforedinner.Neverallowyourchildrentostudyinfrontofthetelevisionasthatwillencouragepassiveactivity.3You’llalsoneedtohelpyourkidsfindtherightplacetostudy.Afteryou’vesetupagoodstudytimeforlittlelearnerssetupagoodplacewheretheycangetthosecreativejuicesflowing.4Makesurethereisatableoradeskandacomfortablechair.5Thisincludeshelpingthemoutwiththeirhomeworksometimesandbeingthereforthemwiththeanswerstoanyquestions.TheinputyougiveyourchildrenduringstudyperiodswillhelpformabondandhelpmakestudyingenjoyablE.A.Pickaplacewhereyourchildrencanstudyproperly.B.Holdthemtothescheduletheycreateforthemselves.C.Finallyspendtimewithyourkidswhenthey’restudying.D.Keeptheatmospherelightandofferlotsofencouragementtoo.E.InsteaduseTVasatreatorarewardwhenthehomeworkiscompleteD.F.TrytostopthisbadhabitbyofferingsomesortofrewardG.Oneofthebestwaystoformgoodstudyhabitsforyourkidsistodesignaschedulethattheykeepto.

阅读下列应用文及相关信息并按照要求匹配信息以下是关于几座城市及旅游点的信息A.MauritiusanislandlyingoffthesoutheastAfricaintheIndianOcean.ThepleasanttropicalclimateandsceneryprovidestheperfectsettingtoenjoyeverythingTheseaisfullofcolorfullifethatlivesaroundthecoralreef.ThismakesMauritiusawonderfulplaceforswimminganddiving.B.LasVegasisreallyafascinatingcitywhereyoucandineinthefinestrestaurantsshopinthemostchicstoresandwatchworld—classentertainment.Maybeyouwillbecomeamillionaireorloseallyourmoneyovernight.What’ssocleveralmostLasVegasisthatitmakesabsolutelycertainthatyouhavesuchagoodtimethatyoudon’tmindlosingabitofmoneyalong1heway.That’swhytheydon’tevercallitgamblinganymorebutgamingC.Fewcitiesleavethevisitorswithsuchvividimpressionsthewholecityissomethingofaworkofart.Andannualfilmfestivalisheldwitharefreshingemphasis011art.FewcitiescancompetewiththethousandsofcafesbarsandrestaurantsthatlineeveryParisianstreet.Andalongthestreetyouwillbefascinatedbythebeautifulwindowshowsofvariousclothes.D.KitzbuhelisaparadiseforalltheskiersWithfineweatherandbreath—takingsceneryitisaworld—classskireport.Everywinterthousandsofpeoplecomefromallpartsoftheworldtochallengethemselves.E.JerusalemisregardedasaholyplacebyJewsMuslimsandChristians.ForJewsitiswheretheirancestorsbuiltthefirstandsecondtemples.ForChristians.thecitywasthesceneofJesus’life.Howeversincethewarbrokeoutpeopletherehavesufferedalotthesituationhasbeentense.andpeaceis1uStadream.F.·TheOldNilebroughtaboutthecivilizationofEgyptpeoplethereregarditasthemotherriverofthem.OnbothsidesoftheNilestandnoblepyramidswhichwerebuiltasthetombsoftheancientpharaohs法老.AlongwiththeGreatPyramidofGizainEgypttheGreatSphinxisoneofthegreatestandmoststudiedmonumentsofhumanhistory.以下是一些打算出行人的信息请匹配人物和符合他们要求的地点1.Smithisaprofessorwhodoesresearchonancientbuildings.Thismonthhisuniversitygivesarewardtohimforhisgreatcontribution.Sonowanideaoftravelingtoanewplacetocontinuehisstudyhasconicintohismind.2.ThoughLolaisawomanreportersheisbraveenoughtogodeepintotheplacesatwar.ThisyearshewashonoredasRoseofFront.Nextmonthshewillgotoaplaceatwar.Sheisconfidenttodoherworkwellandgivepeoplethemostbriefandrealreports.3.AliceandSimonaregoingtogetmarried.Theywanttoholdanunderwaterweddinginaspecialplacewhichhasbeautifulscenerysilversanddeliciousseafoodandluxurioushotelswheretheycanenjoythemselves.4.Janeisamoderngirl.whoisacrazyfanofrockmusicandfilms.Shehasaromanticdream.thatisonedayshewillgotoabeautifulplacetoappreciatealltheattractivemusicandfilmswithacupofcoffeeinherhand.5.Tomisreallydepressedthesedays.Owingtohisbadmanagementhiscompanyclosed.Hewantstogotoanotherplacetotryhisfortunesothathecanstarthisbusinessagaininthenearfuture.

YellowstoneWeatherYellowstoneNationalParkisathighaltitude海拔.Mostoftheparkisabove7500feet2275meters.Yellowstone'sweatherisunpredictablE.Insummeritmaybewarmandsunnywithtemperaturesinthehigh70s.Atnightinanygivenmonththetemperaturemaydropclosetofreezing.Soitisbesttocomepreparedforcoldeveningsandmorningsespeciallyifyouarecampingorhiking.WhenyouleaveyourcampsitepleaseleaveitpreparedforpossiblethundershowersandwinD.Asunnywarmdaymaybecomefiercely猛烈地stormywithwindrainsleetandsometimessnow.Withoutenoughclothingandeasydayhikeorboattripcanturnintoabattleforsurvival.SeasonalWeatherInformationSpringColdandsnowcontinueintoMayalthoughtemperaturesgraduallyclimB.Earlyinspringdaytimetemperaturesaverageinthe40sto50s;bylateMayandJunetheymayreachthe60sand70s.Nighttimelowsfallbelowfreezing.SummerDaytimetemperaturesareusuallyinthe70soccasionallyreachingthe80sinthelowerelevations高度.Nightsarecooltemperaturesmaydropinthe40sand30s--sometimeseventhe20s.Junecanbecoolandrainy;JulyandAugusttendtobesomewhatdrieralthoughafternoonthundershowersarecommon.FallWeathercanbepleasantalthoughtemperaturesaverage10--20degreeslowerthansummerreadings.Nighttimelowscanfallintotheteensandlower.Snowstormsincreaseinfrequencyastheweeksgobyortowardstheendofthefallseason.WinterTemperaturesoftenstaynearzerothroughoutthedayoccasionallyreachinghighinthe20s.Suhzeronighttimelowsarecommon.Annualsnowfallaveragesnearly150inchesinmostofthepark.Athigherplaces200--400inchesofsnowhavebeenrecordeD.1.Theauthorwritesthispassagemostprobablyforthosewhoplanto________inYellowstoneNationalPark.A.doresearchworkB.takeabusinesstripC.havesportsgamesD.spendtheirholidaysortakeatour2.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesYellowstone'sweather?A.Yellowstone'sweatherisgenerallychangeableanditsnowsmostoftheyear.B.It'sneithertoohotinsummernortoocoldinwinter.C.Weatherinfallispleasantandtemperaturesneverfallbelowfreezing.D.It'sprettywarminthedayandverycoolatnightthroughouttheyear.3.IfyouareplanningtospendyourholidaysinYellowstoneNationalParkinsummerwhatshouldyoutakewithyou?A.JustsomelightclothingsuchasT-shirtsorskirts.B.Justsomewarmclothingsuchassweatersandcoats.C.Bothlightclothingandwarmclothing.D.Eitherlightclothingorwarmclothing.4.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordreadingsreferto?A.literatureworksB.booksC.announcementsD.figures数字

Japanesestudentsworkveryhardbutmanyareveryunhappy.TheyfeelgreatpressurefromtheirparentstodowellinschoolandincollegE.MoststudentsarealwaysbeingtoldbytheirparentstostudyhardersothattheycanhavesuccessfulfuturE.Althoughthismaybegoodadviceforthosewhoareverybrightitcanhaveverybadresultsformanystudentswhoarenotquickenoughatlearning.20090224Unfortunatelyanumberofstudentsactuallykillthemselves.Othersareaftercomfortinusingdrugs.SomestudentshoweverdobadthingswithgroupsofbadpeopleandturntocrimE.Manyofthemhavetriedveryhardatschoolbutinspiteofalltheirtrieshavefailedincertainexaminationsandhavedisappointedtheirparents.Suchstudentsfeelthattheyarelessimportantthaneveryoneelsetheymeetandleaveschoolbeforetheyfinishtheirstudy.ItissurprisingthatalthoughmostJapaneseparentsareanxiousfortheirchildrentodowellatschooltheydonothelptheminanyway.Manyparentsfeelthattheyareunabletohelptheirchildrenwiththeirlessonsandthatitistheteachers’jobtohelptheirchildren.Tomakematterworsealotofparentssendtheirchildrentospecialschoolscalledjuku-cramschools.Theseschoolsareopenduringtheeveningsandonweekendsandtheironlypurposeistopreparestudentstopassexams;theydonottrytoeducatestudentsinanyrealsenseoftheworlD.Thuscomesashocktorealizethatalmostthreequartersofthejuniorhighschoolstudentsattendthesecramschools.OrdinaryJapaneseschoolsusuallyhaverulesabouteverythingfromthelengthofstudents’hairtotheirclothesandthingsintheirschoolbags.Childpsychologistsnowthinkthatsuchstrictrulesoftenleadtoafeelingofbeingunsafeandbeingunabletofitintosociety.Theybelievethatnosenseofmoralvaluesisdevelopedandthatstudentsaregivenneitherguidancenortraininginbecominggoodcitizens.1.ManyJapanesestudentsareunhappyatschoolbecause.A.theschoolworkistoomuchB.theirteachersaretoostrictwiththemC.theirparentsputmuchpressureonthemD.theycan’tgetonwellwiththeirfriends2.HowmanyunexpectedthingswillsomeofJapanesestudentsdowhentheyarenotdoingwellintheirstudies?A.TwoB.FourC.SixD.Eight3.What’ssomeexperts’opinionaboutJapaneseschoolrules?A.Theyareasetofeffectiverules.B.Theycanhelpthestudentstobeusefulpersons.C.Theyarebadforthedevelopmentofeachstudent.D.Theystresstheimportanceofsenseofmoralvalues.4.Accordingtothethirdparagraphwhohavenottriedtheirbest?A.Theschools.B.Thestudents.C.Theteachers.D.Theparents.

Manystudieshavebeenconductedtodiscoverthebenefitsoflisteningtoandplayingmusic.Thegrowingfieldofmusictreatmentispresentingincreasingamountsofproofthatpointtothegreatpowersofmusic.Emotional情绪benefitsTherightsongcanputanybodyinabettermood.Mostpeopleturntocertainsongstoimprovetheirmoods.Themainreasonbehindthisisthatmusiccanexpressourfeelingsbetterthananyothermedium.Inadditionwehavefavouritesongsforparticularsituationsbecauseweturntothemusicwhichhasthebesteffectonus.MusicandexerciseHaveyouevernoticedhowoutofbreathyougetwhenlisteningtoanexcitingsongwhiledoingexercisesatthegym?Ithasbeensuggestedthatexcitingmusiccanactuallyin-creasemuscletension肌肉紧张whilelightmusicdoestheoppositE.Ithasalsobeenprovedthatmusiccanimprovemotorskills.Anexperimentconductedonagroupofpupilsprovedthatchildrenlearningbasicmotorskillssuchasthrowingcatchingandjumpingwhilelisteningtomusicdidbetterthanthosewithnomusic.Chronic慢性的painrelief减轻Musicalsohastheabilitytoeasechronicpain.InfactaccordingtoapaperpublishedintheJournalofAdvancedNursingmusiccanreducechronicpainby21%.Thepaperreportsthat60patientsinanexperimentweredividedintotwogroups--oneofthegrouplistenedtomusicandtheotherdidnot.Thereultsshowedthatpeoplewholistenedtomusicforanhoureachdayforaweekimprovedphysicallyandpsychologicallywhilethosewhodidnotlistentomusicdidnot.1.ThebesttitleforthepassageisA.TheStudyofMusicB.TheBenefitsofMusicC.HowMusicHelpsPatientsD.MusicHelpstoImproveWorkEfficiency2.Whydopeopleturntosongstofeelbetter?A.Becausesongshavemagic.B.Becauselisteningtomusicistheirhobby.C.Becausetheycanfindcomfortinsongs.D.Becausesomemusichasagoodeffectonthem.3.WewanttorelaxourmusclesweshouldchooseA.rockandrollB.someexcitingsongsC.lightmusicD.classicalsongs4.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_____A.musiccancurepeopleofmusclepainslowlyB.21%ofthepatientsrecoveredquicklywiththehelpofmusicC.allthepatientslistenedtomusicdailyD.the60patientsallhavephysicalandpsychologicalproblems

Inthefutureyourautomobilewillrunonwaterinsteadofgas!Youwillbeabletobuyasupercomputerthatfitsinyourpocket!Youmightevendriveaflyingcar!ForeachpredictionthathascometruetodayseveralothershavemissedbyamilE.Manyofthesepredictionsdidn’tconsiderhowpeoplewouldwanttousethetechnology.Orifpeoplereallyneededitintheirlivesornot.Let’slookatsomepredictionsfromthenot-too-distantpast.RobotHelpersWhere’stherobotinmykitchen?NowhereofcoursE.Andhe’sprobablynotcominganytimesoon.RobotsdoexisttodaybutmostlyinfactoriesandotherManufacturingenvironments.Backinthe1950showeverpeoplesaidthatbynowpersonalrobotswouldbeinmostpeople’shomE.Sowhyhasn’thappened?Probablybecauserobotsarestilltooexpensiveandclumsy.AndmaybetheideaofrobotscookingourdinnersandwashingourclothesisjusttooweirD.Athomeweseemtobedoingfinewithoutthem.Telephonesoftomorrow?In1964anAmericancompanyintroducedthevideotelephonE.Theysaidbytheyear2000mostpeoplewouldhaveavideophoneintheirhomes.Butofcoursetheideahasn’tcaughtonyet.Why?Thetechnologyworkedfinebutitoverlookedsomethingobvious:people’sdesireforprivacy.Wouldyouwanttohaveavideophoneconversationwithsomeoneafteryoujuststeppedoutoftheshower?Probablynot—itcouldbeembarrassing!Justbecauseatechnologyavailabledoesn’talwaysmeanpeoplewillwanttouseit.Andfinallyhowaboutthatcrazypredictionoftheflyingcar?It’snotsocrazyanymore!Butaflyingcarremainsoneofthemostfascinatingtechnologyideastocaptureourimagination.Keepwatchingthenews—orperhapstheskyoutsideyourwindow—toseewhatthefuturewillbring.1.Thewholepassageismainlyabout________.A.predictionsthathavecometrueB.predictionsthathaven’tcometrueC.whypredictionsdon’tcometrueeasilyD.whattechnologywillbringabout2.Whichofthefollowingisprobablynottheauthor’sbelief?A.Predictionsneedn’tconsiderpeople’spracticaluseoftechnology.B.Thefutureisn’talwayseasytoguess.C.NotallpastpredictionshavecometruE.D.Manyofthehigh-techthingsourparentsthoughtwe’dbeusingbynowsimplyneverappeareD.3.Theunderlinedwordweirdprobablymeans________.A.wonderfulB.stupidC.practicalD.strange4.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheflyingcar?A.ItistoodifficulttoimaginE.B.ItistoocrazyanideA.C.ItislikelytobemadE.D.Itisoftenreportedinthenews.

HolidaysHolidayNewsVacancies空位nowandintheschoolholidaysatacountryhotelinDevon.Thiscomfortablefriendlyhome-from-homeliesnearthebeautifulquietcountrysidebutjustadriveawayfromtheseA.ThefoodissimplebutgooD.ChildrenandpetsarewelcomE.Reducedpricesforlowseason.TheSnowdoniaCenterTheSnowdoniaCenterforyoungmountainclimbershasamountainlesson.Thebeginners’costsare￡57foraweekincludingfoodandrooms.Equipmentisincludedexceptwalkingshoeswhichcanbehiredatalowcost.Youmustbeingoodhealthandpreparedtogothroughaperiodofbodyexercises.ThiscouldbethebeginningofalifetimeoflifetimeofmountainclimbingadventurE.TheWorldSeaTripofaLifetimeOurWorldSeaTripof2008willbeunlikeanyholidayyouhaveeverbeenonbeforE.Insteadofonehotelafteranotherwithallitspackingandunpackingwaitingandtravelingyoujustgotobedinonecountryandwakeupinanother.Onboardtheshipyouwillbewelltakencareof.Everymealwillbefirst-classandeverycabinlikeyourhomE.Duringthetripyoucanrestondeck甲板enjoyyourselfinthegamesroomsandintheeveningdancetoourmusicalteamandwatchourwonderfulplay.Youwillvisitalltheplacesmostpeopleonlydreamabout–fromAcapulcoandHawaiitoTokyoandHongKong.Forafewthousandpoundsallyou’veeverhopedforcanbeyours.1.Whatcanyoudoifyouliketogoonholidayswithpets?A.ChoosetheholidayinDevon.B.GototheSnowdoniaCentreC.JointheWorldSeaTripof2008D.VisitAcapulcoandHawaii2.InwhatwayistheSnowdoniaCentredifferentfromtheothertwoholidays?A.Itprovideschancesoffamilygatherings.B.ItprovidescustomerswithgoodfooD.C.Itoffersasportlesson.D.Itofferscomfortableroom.3.WhatisspecialabouttheWorldSeaTripof2008?A.Youcanhavefreemealsondeckeveryday.B.Youcansleeponashipandtourmanyplaces.C.Youwillhavechancestowatchandactinaplay.D.Youhavetodoyourownpackingandunpacking.4.AttheSnowdoniaCentrethebeginners’costsof￡57donotcover.A.foodB.roomsC.bodyexercisesD.walkingshoes

请认真阅读下列短文并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的词每空1词EducatinggirlsquitepossiblyharvestsahigherrateofreturnthananyotherinvestmentavailableinthedevelopingworlD.Women'seducationmaybeanunusualfieldforeconomists经济学家butincreasingwomen'scontributiontodevelopmentisactuallyasmuchaneconomicasasocialissuE.Andeconomicswithitsfocusonincentives鼓励providesanexplanationforwhysomanygirlsaredeprivedof剥夺aneducation.Parentsinlow-incomecountriesfailtoinvestintheirdaughtersbecausetheydonotexpectthemtomakeaneconomiccontributiontothefamily:girlsgrowuponlytomarryintosomebodyelse'sfamilyandbearchildren.Girlsarethusseenaslessvaluablethanboysandarekeptathometodohouseworkwhiletheirbrothersaresenttoschool—theprophecy预言becomesself-fulfillingtrappingwomeninaviciouscircle恶性循环ofneglect.Aneducatedmotherontheotherhandhasgreaterearningabilitiesoutsidethehomeandfacesanentirelydifferentsetofchoices.SheislikelytohavefewerbuthealthierchildrenandcaninsistonthedevelopmentofallherchildrenensuringthatherdaughtersaregivenafairchancE.Theeducationofherdaughtersthenmakesitmuchmorelikelythatthenextgenerationofgirlsaswellasofboyswillbeeducatedandhealthy.TheviciouscircleisthustransformedintoavirtuouscirclE.Fewwillarguethateducatingwomenhasgreatsocialbenefits.Butithasenormouseconomicadvantagesaswell.Mostobviouslythereisthedirecteffectofeducationonthewagesoffemaleworkers.Wagesriseby10to20percentforeachadditionalyearofschooling.Suchbigreturnsareimpressivebythestandardofotheravailableinvestmentsbuttheyarejustthebeginning.Educatingwomenalsohasasignificantimpactonhealthpracticesincludingfamilyplanning.Topic:Thesignificanceoffemale1___________indevelopingcountriesViewpointEducatinggirlsismorebeneficialthananyother2______________.FamiliesFromlow-incomefamiliesFromeducatedmothers'familiesAttitudesGirlsareof__________3valuethanboys.Developmentshouldbeforall4___.Practices●Thereisnot5_____________investmentindaughters.●Girlsaremadetostayathome6_________housework.Girlsandboyshave7____chances.ConsequencesAviciouscircleAvirtuouscircleSignificanceEducatinggirls8__________tosocialbenefits9__________advantagesandhealthpracticesincludingfamilyplanning.10_________Educatinggirlsindevelopingcountriesisimportantandrewarding.

Weallhatespeedcamerasdon’twe?They’renottheretoslowdriversdownandlowertheroadaccidents;theyjustmakemoneyforthegovernment.Theytrickuscostuscoldhardcashdisturbusfromdrivingproperlyandareunfair.Wellhere’sasurprisingthing:whatiftherewerefactsthattheboringcamerasactuallysavedlives?It’saconclusiondifficulttoignorewhenyoulookatwhat’shappeninginFranceacountrywithahistoricallypoorrecordofroadsafety.Therewere16617roaddeathsin1972inFranceforexamplebutthatdroppedto8412by1995followingrulessuchascompulsoryseatbeltwearingin1990andaloweringofthebloodalcohollimitto0.05in1995.Lastyeartheroaddeathsdroppedbelow5000forthefirsttimeor4.9percentlessthan2004.Comparingroaddeathstopopulationin2005that’sabout817permillionpeoplecomparedwithAustralia’s806.Andguesswhat?LastyearthenumberofspeedcamerasonFrenchroadsreached1000andthegovernmentplanstodoublethatwithinthenextthreeyears.Okayyouknowtheargumentsregardingincreasedtrafficsafetyandcameras-for-incomebutitseemsinFrancethere’sbeenamajorculturalchangebroughtonbyradarsandotherlaws.A.three-hourwine-soakedlunchwithaquickrushbacktotheofficeisnolongeron.Travelingonthehighwaysitisraretoseeanyonebreakingthe130km/hspeedlimitwhenoncefewtraveledbelowit.Thespeedcamerasareclearlysignedsodriversknowwhentheyarecoming.There’sevenanofficialwebsitelistingfixedandmobilecameralocationsanditisupdatedregularly.MaybeitisbecauseofsuchtransparencybygovernmentratherthantheconcealmenttoooftenusedbyauthoritiesinmanyothercountriesthatmoreFrenchcanenjoylajoidevivrethankstospeedcameras.1.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat______.A.FrancehasaverypoorrecordofroadsafetyB.we’dbetterignoretheevidencethatspeedcamerassavelivesC.FrancehadlessroaddeathsthanAustraliain2005D.Francedoessuccessfullyincontrollingroadaccidents2.WhichseemsmoreeffectiveinloweringroaddeathsinFranceaccordingtothispassage?A.Compulsoryseatbelt.B.Loweringbloodalcohollimit.C.PlacingmorespeedcamerasD.EatinginashortertimE.3.NowyoucanseldomseeinFrance.A.peopledriveataspeedoflessthan130km./hB.lunchtimelastslonghourswithdrunkpeoplerushingbacktoofficeC.driversdriveaccordingtothetrafficlightsD.policeconducttrafficinstreets4.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordconcealmentinthelastparagraphmean?A.Secrecy.B.Openness.C.Strictness.D.Harmony

Beijinghasforbiddenadvertisingboardsinmaintouristareasandaroundthegovernmentareatotidythecityandimprovesafely.ThenewregulationmadeknownonWednesdaycouldaffectforeignad­vertisingcompanies.Businessfromad­vertisingboardsisex­pectedtogainalargeincreaseinthe-lead-uptothe2008OlympicGamesinBeijing.TheBeijingMorningPostnewspaperreportednoadvertisementswereallowedwithin200metersofgov­ernmentofficesprotectedhistoricandculturalsitesembassies大使馆ortheofficesofinternationalorganizations.AlsoonthelistofforbiddenareasareTiananmenSquarethegovernmentcompoundatZhongnanhaithecity'scenterChanganAvenuebe­tweenFuxingmenandJianguomentheForbiddenCityandtheDiaoyutaiStateGuesthouse.Companysign­boardsonbuildingsorroofsarealsobannedintheareas.Italsoputsgreatercontrolsonpylons标杆holdinglargehoardingsaroundtheZhongguancunScienceandTechnologyParktheCentralBusinessDistrictineasternBering—wheretheWorldTradeCentreislocated—thenewOlympicareaanypopulartouristplacesoralongtheroutethatvisitingVIPsfollowfromtheairporttotheDiaoyutaiStateGuesthousE.Advertsonbuildingstallerthan24metersresidentialbuildingsmunicipalfacilitiesandpublictransportwillalsobeforbidden.Museumsgalleriesschoolsstadiumsandtraditionalbuild­ingswithdecoratedroofswillfollowsuit.TheGovernmentsaidtherulingwasmadetoimprovesafetyandclearstreets.Butthebandoesnotin­cludethedowntownshoppingandbusinessdistricts.Theseareabouttheonlyplacesdesignatedasoutdoorad­vertisingareas.1.AdvertisingbillboardsareforbiddeninsomedistrictsofBeijingbecause_____.A.theydonogoodtothecapitalcityBeijingB.theydon’tfittheatmosphereofholdingthe2008OlympicGamesinBeijingC.mostBeijingersarestronglyagainstadvertisingboardsinBeijingD.theydirtythecityanddropsafety2.Advertisingbillboardsarenotforbidden_______.A.onTiananmenSquareB.intheForbiddenCityC.inbusinessdistrictsD.infrontofembassies3.Theauthorwrotethepassageto_____.A.objecttoforbiddingadvertisingbillboardsinBeijingB.telltheimportanceofadvertisinginBeijingC.makeitknownthatadvertisinginBeijingdoesnogoodD.reportthenewregulationwhichforbidsadvertisingboardsinsomedistrictsofBeijing4.Theunderlinedwordbannedinparagraph3means__.A.popularB.wideC.forbiddenD.limited

Therearetwotypesofpeopleintheworld.Althoughtheyhaveequaldegreeofhealthwealthandothercomfortsoflifeonebecomeshappyandtheotherbecomesunhappy.Thisarisesfromthedifferentwaysinwhichtheyconsiderthingspersonseventsandtheresultingeffectsupontheirminds.Peoplewhoaretobehappyfixtheirattentionontheconvenienceofthingsthepleasantpartsofconversationthewellprepareddishesthegoodnessofthewineandthefineweather.Theyenjoyallthecheerfulthings.Thosewhoaretobeunhappythinkandspeakonlyoftheoppositethings.Thereforetheyarecontinuallydissatisfied.Bytheirremarkstheysourthepleasureofsocietyoffendmanypeopleandmakethemselvesdisagreeableeverywhere.Ifthisturnofmindwassoundedinnaturesuchunhappypersonswouldhethemoretohepitied.Theintentionofcriticizingandbeingdislikedisperhapstakenupbyimitation.Itgrowsintoahabitunknowntoitspossessors.Thehabitmaybestrongbutitmayhecuredwhenthosewhohaveitrealizeitshadeffectsontheirinterestsandtastes.Ihopethislittlewarningmayheofservicetothemandhelpthemchangethishabit.AlthoughinfactitischieflyallactoftheimaginationithasseriousresultsinlifesinceitbringsondeepsorrowandbadluckThosepeopleoffendmanyothersnobodylovesthemandnoonetreatsthemwithmorethanthemostcon2monpolitenessandrespectThisfrequentlyputstheminbadtemperanddrawsthemintoarguments1ftheyaimatgettingsomeadvantagesinsocialpositionorfortunenobodywishesthemsuccess.Norwillanyonestartasteporspeakawordtofavortheirhopes.IftheybringonthemselvespublicobjectionsnoonewilldefendorexcusethemandmanywillJointocriticizetheirwrongdoings.Theseshouldchangethisbadhabitandbepleasedwithwhatispleasingwithoutworryingneedlesslyaboutthemselvesandothers.1ftheydonotitwillbegoodforotherstoavoidanycontactwiththem.Otherwiseitcanbedisagreeableandsometimesveryinconvenientespeciallywhenorebecomesmixedupintheirquarrels1.Peoplewhoareunhappy.A.alwaysconsiderthingsdifferentlyfromothersB.usuallyareaffectedbytheresultsofcertainthingsC.usuallymisunderstandwhatothersthinkorsayD.alwaysdiscovertheunpleasantsideofcertainthings2.Thephrasesourthepleasureofsocietymostnearlymeans.A.haveagoodtastewithsociallifeB.makeothersunhappyC.tendtoscoldothersopenlyD.enjoythepleasureoflife3.Weearlconcludefromthepassagethat_______________A.WeshouldpityallsuchunhappypeopleB.suchunhappypeoplearedangeroustosociallifeC.peoplecangetridofthehabitofunhappinessD.unhappypeoplecannotunderstandhappypersons4.Ifsuchunhappypersonsinsistonkeepingthehabit.theauthorsuggeststhatpeopleShould________________.A.preventanycommunicationwiththemB.show120respectandpolitenesstothemC.persuadethemtorecognizethebadeffectsD.quarrelwiththemuntiltheyrealizethemistakes5.Inthispassagethewritermainly_____________.A.describestwotypesofpeopleB.laughsattheunhappypeopleC.suggeststheunhappypeopleshouldgetridofthehabitsofunhappinessD.tellspeoplehowtobehappyinlife

Atropicalfishthatlivesinmangroveswamps湿地acrosstheAmericasCansurviveoutofwaterformonthsatatimesimilartohowa11iIlalsadaptedtolandmillionsofyearsagoanewstudyshows.TheMangroveRivulusatypeofsmalltropicalkillifishseeksrefugeinshallowpoolsofwaterincrabCavesnutshellsorevenoldbeercansinthetropicalmangroveswampsofBelizetheUnitedStatesandBrazil.Whentheirlivingplacedriesuptheygrouptogetheronthelandinhollowedlogs圆木andbreatheairthrough.theirskininsteadoftheirgills腮untiltheycanfindwateragain.ThefishwhosescientificnameisRivulusMarmoratuscangrowaslargeasthreeinches.ThescientificbreakthroughcameafteratriptoBelize.WekickedoveralogandthefishjustcamedroppingoutTaylortoldReutersin.neighboringGuatemalabytelephone.HesaidhewillpublishhisstudyonthefishinTheAmericanNaturalistjournalearlynextyear.InlabtestsTaylorsaidhefoundthefishCansurviveforupto66daysoutofwaterwithouteatingandtheirmetabolism新陈代谢keepsfunctioning.SomeotherfishCansurvivebrieflyoutofwater.ThewalkingcatfishfoundinSoutheastAsiacallmoveaboutoverlandforhoursatatimewhilelungfishfoundinAustraliaAfricaandSouthAmericacansurviveoutofwaterbutonlyinasleepingstate.NootherknownfishCanbeoutofwriteraslongastheMangroveRivulusandremainactive.accordingtoPatriciaWrightabiologistatCanada’sUniversityofGuelph.Theseanimalsliveinanenvironmentthatissimilartoconditionsthatexistedmillionsofyearsagowhenanimalsbeganmakingtheevolution进化fromwaterontolandshesaid.1.Theunderlinedwordrefugeinparagraph2probablyreferstoA.shelterB.foodC.waterD.companion2.ThewritermentionsthecatfishandlungfishinthepassagewiththeaimtoA.tellusthattheMangroveRivulusismuchlargerB.showthattherearemanyotherfishthatCanliveoutofwaterC.makeacomparisonwiththeMangroveRivulusD.tellusthatthereisalongwayaheadinthestudyaboutfish3.HowdoesthescientificbreakthroughaboutRivuluscomeout?A.Scientistsfounditaccidentallyandmadesomeexperiments.B.LocalpeopleinmangroveswampsacrosstheAmericasdiscovereditC.Reutersreporterofferedthenewstoascientistbytelephone.D.Labstudyshowsscientistitslivingplace.4.TheMangroveRivulusisquitedifferentfromotherfishbecauseitcanA.liveforaperiodoftimeoutofwaterwithouteatingB.breathewiththeirlunginasleepingstateC.growaslargeasthreeinchesD.surviveoutofwatermuchlongerandremainactive5.Whatdoesthelastsentenceofthepassageimply?A.Thefishcanlivealifeaslongasmillionsofyears.B.Thefishwillbehelpfulinstudyingtheevolutionofanimals.C.Theenvironmentonearthisstillthesameasitwasmillionsofyearsago.D.Animalsbeginmakingevolutionfromwaterontolandnowadays.

LosAngelesLoveforMomisagivenbutbuyingflowersonherbigdaymaynotbE.aslumpinflowersalessincelatelastyearwaslikelytocontinuethroughMother’sDayanotherexampleofAmericanscuttingbackonspendingduetorecessionfearswhichisaperiodofreducedtradeandbusinessactivityandincreasingfoodandgasolineprices.IfyoulookatwhathashappenedonValentine’sDayandChristmasthemarketforflowershascooledsaidEricBenderananalystatBreamMurray.Growthhasslowedinthepasttwoquarters.Mother'sDaywillprobablybeaslowquartertoo.’’USfloralsalesforMother’sDaycelebratedyesterdaywillfallthirteenpercentthisyearto$2billionwithconsumersspendinganaverageof$17.65.accordingtotheNationalRetailFederationestimates.Mother’sDaywhichaccountsforaone—quarterofannualholidaypurchasesaccordingtotheSocietyofAmericanFloristsistraditionallythedaywhenfloralbouquetsaredeliveredtothedoorstepsofmanymothers.Butthisyeartheshop-ownersareconcerneD.GabrielSotowhoownsaflowershopbeneathanofficehigh-riseintheLosAngelesfinancialdistrictisexpectinglowersales--andhasordered30percentfewerflowersthannormalthisMother’sDay.LastmonthSolowhoalsooperateswebsitedowntown-flowersnetclosedanotherstoreinanearbybuildingthatwasheadquarterstoamortgagecompany.AfterworkerslosttheirjobsduetothehousingcrisisordersdecreaseD.200903031.TheunderlinedwordslumpinParA.2probablymeans.A.sharpincreaseinpriceB.greatfearforlosingjobsC.globalworryoffloralstoresD.suddenfallbyalargeamount2.AccordingtotheauthorMother'sDayshouldbeanoccasionof.A.alargefamilyget-togetherB.abigannualholidaypurchaseC.agreatloveshowedtomothersD.acelebrationamongAmericans3.ThispassageimpliesthatAmericanshave.A.metfinancialproblemsrecentlyB.nolongerboughtflowersformothersC.deliveredflowerstoeveryhouseformothersD.cutbackonspendingbecauseofhavinglostjobs4.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.HardtimecomingnearerB.Mother’sDayandcrisisC.SorrymomloveyoubutnoflowersD.Holidaypurchaseshaveahardtime

Wecanseehowtheproductlifecycleworksbylookingattheintroductionofinstant速溶coffeE.Whenitwasintroducedmostpeopledidnotlikeitaswellasregularcoffeeandittookseveralyearstogaingeneralacceptanceintroductionstage.Atonepointthoughinstantcoffeegrewrapidlyinpopularityandmanybrandswereintroducedstageofrapidgrowth.Afterawhilepeoplebecameattachedtoonebrandandsalesleveledoffstageofmaturity.Saleswentintoaslightdecreasewhenfreeze-driedcoffeeswereintroducedstageofdecline.Theimportanceoftheproductlifecycletomarketersisthis:Differentstagesintheproductlifecyclecallfordifferentstrategies.Thegoalistoextendproductlifesothatsalesandprofitsdonotdrop.Onestrategyiscalledmarketmodification.Itmeansthatmarketingmanagerslookfornewusersandmarketsections.Didyouknowforexamplethatthebackpacksthatsomanystudentscarr3todaywereoriginallydesignedforthesoldiersMarketmodificationalsomeanssearchingforincreasedusageamongpresentcustomersorgoingforadifferentmarketsuchasseniorcitizens.A.marketermayre-positiontheproducttoappealtonewmarketsections.Anotherproductextensionstrategyiscalledproductmodification.Itinvolveschangingproductqualityfeaturesorstyletoattractnewusersormoreusagefrompresentusers.Americanautomanufacturersareusingqualityimprovementasonewaytoregainworldmarkets.Notealsohowautomanufacturersoncechangedstyleseagerlyfromyeartoyeartokeepdemandfromfalling.1.Thefirstparagraphtellsusthatanewproductis________.A.noteasilyacceptedbythepublicB.oftenofpoorerqualitycomparedwitholdonesC.oftenmoreexpensivethanoldonesD.usuallyintroducedtosatisfydifferenttastes2.Marketersneedtoknowwhichofthefourstagesaproductisinsoasto________.A.promoteitsproductionB.workoutmarketingplansC.speedupitslifecycleD.increaseitspopularity3.TheauthormentionstheexampleofbackpacksParA.2toshowtheimportanceof________.A.pleasingtheyoungaswellastheoldB.increasingusageamongstudentsC.exploringnewmarketsectionsD.findingcreativeproductdesigners4.InordertoattractmoreconsumersU.S.automakersare________.A.modernizingproductstyleB.increasingproductfeaturesC.developingproductsofbetterqualityD.re-positioningtheirproductinthemarket

Itwasthefirstsnowofwinter--anexcitingdayforeverychildbutnotformostteachers.UpuntilnowIhadbeenoldenoughtodressmyselfbuttodaywouldneedsomehelp.MissFinlaysonmykindergartenteacherhadbeenthroughfirstsnowdaysmanytimesbutIthinkshemaystillrememberthisone.Imanagedtogetintomywoolsnowtrousers.ButIstruggledwithmyjacketbecauseitdidn'tfitwell.Itwasahand-me-downfrommybrotheranditmademewonderwhyIhadtowearhisuglyclothes.Atleastmyhatandscarfweremineandtheywerequitepretty.FinallyitwastimetohaveMissFinlaysonhelpmewithmyboots靴子.InhercalmmotherlyvoiceshesaidBytheendofwinteryouwillallbeabletoputonyourownboots.Ididn'trealizeattheatthetimethatthiswasmoreastatementofhopethanofconfidence信心.Ihandedhermybootsandstuckoutmyfoot.LikemostchildrenIexpectedgrown-upstodoallthework.Aftermuchpushingshemanagedtogetfirstoneintoplaceandthenwithasighworkedthesecondoneontoo.IannouncedThey'reonthewrongfeet.Shestruggledtogetthebootsoffandwentthroughthejoylesstaskofputtingthemonagain.They'remybrother'sbootsyouknowIsaid.Ihatethem.SomehowfromlongyearsofpracticeshemanagedtoactasthoughIwasn'tanannoying烦人的littlegirl.Shepushedandpushedlessgentlythistime.WithagreatersighseeingtheendofherstrugglewithmesheaskedNowwhereareyourmittens连指手套?IlookedintohereyesandsaidIdidn'twanttolosethemsoIhidtheminthetoesofmyboots.1.Thelittlegirlwasmoresatisfiedwithher________.A.trousersB.jacketC.bootsD.hat2.MissFinlaysonhaddifficultywiththegirl'sbootsmainlybecause_________.A.thegirlgotthemfromherbrotherB.thegirlputsomethinginthemC.theywereonthewrongfeetD.theydidnotfitthegirlwell3.WhydoestheauthorMissFinlaysonwouldrememberthatfirstsnowday?A.Becausethelittlegirlwasinherbrother'sclothes.B.Becauseitwasthemostexcitingdayofthewinter.C.Becausethelittlegirlplayedatrickonher.D.Becausethelittlegirlworeaprettyscarf.4.WecanlearnfromthetextthatMissFinlayson________.A.waslosingconfidenceinthelittlegirl.B.graduallylostpatiencewiththelittlegirl.C.becamedisappointedwiththelittlegirl.D.wasgettingboredwiththelittlegirl.

Properarrangementofclassroomspaceisimportanttoencouraginginteraction.Mostofushavenoticedhowimportantphysicalsettingistoefficiencyandcomfortinourwork.Collegeclassroomspaceshouldbedesignedtoencouragetheactivityofcriticalthinking.Wehaveenteredthe21stcenturybutstepintoalmostanycollegeclassroomandyoustepbackintimeatleastahundredyears.Desksarenormallyinstraightrowssostudentscanclearlyseetheteacherbutnotalltheirclassmates.ThisassumptionbehindsuchanarrangementisobviousEverythingofimportancecomesfromtheteacher.Withalittleimaginationandeffortunlessdesksarefixedtothefloortheteachercancorrectthissituationandcreatespacethatencouragesinterchangeamongstudents.Insmallorstandard-sizeclasseschairsdesksandtablescanbearrangedinavarietyofways.TheprimarygoalshouldbeforeveryonetobeabletoseeeveryoneelsE.Largeclassesparticularlythoseheldinlecturehallsunfortunatelyallowmuchlessflexibility.Arrangementoftheclassroomshouldalsomakeiteasytodividestudentsintosmallgroupsfordiscussionorproblem-solvingexercises.Smallclasseswithmovabledesksandtablespresentnoproblem.Eveninlargelecturehallsitispossibleforstudentstoturnaroundandformgroupsoffourtosix.Breakingaclassintosmallgroupsprovidesmoreopportunitiesforstudentstointeractwitheachotherthinkoutloudandseehowotherstudents’thinkingprocessesoperate--allessentialelementsindevelopingnewmodesofcriticalthinking.20090302Incoursesthatregularlyuseasmallgroupformat形式布局studentsmightbeaskedtostayinthesamesmallgroupsthroughoutthecoursE.A.colleagueofmineallowsstudentstomovearoundduringthefirsttwoweeksuntiltheyfindagrouptheyarecomfortablewith.Johnthenasksthemtostayinthesameseatwiththesamegroupfromthattimeon.Thisnotonlycreatesacomfortablesettingforinteractionbuthelpshimlearnstudents’namesandfaces.1.Theprimarypurposeofdeskrearrangementis.A.fortheteachertodividestudentsintosmallgroups.B.tomakeitpossibleforstudentstointeractwitheachother.C.fortheteachertofindouthowstudentsthink.D.togivestudentsmoreopportunitiestopracticespeaking.2.TheexpressionstepbackintimeatleastahundredyearsinParagraph2isintendedtoconveytheideathat.A.thereisnotmuchchangeineducationalideaoverthepasthundredyearsB.criticalthinkingwasencouragedevenacenturyagoC.collegeclassroomsoftenremindpeopleoftheircollegelifeD.ahundredyearsagodeskarrangementinaclassroomwasquitedifferent3.ThegreatestadvantageinallowingeachstudenttofindhisowngroupmightbethatA.learningismadecomfortableinthiswayB.theteachercaneasilyrememberstudents’namesandfacesC.theteachersavesthetroubleindoingthatD.brighterstudentscanhelpslowerones.4.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat.A.studentsareallowedtochangedgroupsthroughoutthecourseinJohn’sclassB.classroominteractionbetweenstudentsisessentialtotheteachersC.acomfortableenvironmentleadstohigherworkingefficiencyD.newkindsofdesksandchairsshouldbemade5.TheauthormentionedJohninthelastparagraphinordertoA.createacomfortablesettingforinteractionB.introduceandapproachoflearningstudent’snamesandfaceseasilyC.giveanexamplethatstudentsstayinthesameseatthroughoutthecoursE.D.describeagoodseat–arrangementmodeincourseswithsmallgroupformat.

ThelatestresearchsuggeststhatthekeyfactorseparatinggeniusesfromthemerelyaccomplishedisnotI.Q.agenerallybadpredictorofsuccess.Insteadit’spurposefulpracticE.Topperformersspendmorehourspractisingtheircraft.Ifyouwantedtopicturehowatypicalgeniusmightdevelopyou’dtakeagirlwhopossessedaslightlyaboveaveragelanguageability.Itwouldn’thavetobeabigtalentjustenoughsothatshemightgainsomesenseofdistinction.Thenyouwouldwanthertomeetsayanovelistwhocoincidentallysharedsomesimilarqualities.Maybethewriterwasfromthesametownhadthesamefamilybackgroundorsharedthesamebirthday.Thiscontactwouldgivethegirlavisionofherfutureself.Itwouldhivehersomeideaofafascinatingcircleshemightsomedayjoin.Itwouldalsohelpifoneofherparentsdiedwhenshewas12givingherastrongsenseofinsecurityandfuellingadesperateneedforsuccess.ArmedwiththisambitionshewouldreadnovelsandlifestoriesofwriterswithoutenD.ThiswouldgiveheraprimaryknowledgeofherfielD.She’dbeabletoseenewwritingindeeperwaysandquicklyunderstanditsinnerworkings.Thenshewouldpractisewriting.Herpracticewouldbeslowpainstakinganderror-focuseD.Bypractisinginthiswayhedelaystheautomatizingprocess.Hermindwantstoturnconsciousnewlylearnedskillsintounconscious.Automaticallyperformedskills.BypractisingslowlybybreakingskillsdownintotinypartsandrepeatingsheforcesthebraintointernalizeabetterpatternofperformancE.Thenshewouldfindanadviserwhowouldprovideaconstantstreamoffeedbackviewingherperformanceformtheoutsidecorrectingthesmallesterrorspushinghertotakeontougherchallenges.Bynowsheisredoingproblems—howdoIgetcharactersintoaroom—dozensanddozensoftimes.Sheisestablishinghabitsofthoughtshecancalluponinordertounderstandorsolvefutureproblems.Theprimaryqualityouryoungwriterpossessesisnotsomemysteriousgenius.It’stheabilitytodevelopapurposefullaboriousandboringpracticeroutine;thelatestresearchtakessomeofthemagicoutofgreatachievement.ButitunderlinesafactthatisoftenneglecteD.Publicdiscussionisaffectedbygeneticsandwhatwe’rehard-wiredtodo.Andit’struethatgenesplayaroleinourcapabilities.ButthebrainisalsoveryplastiC.Weconstructourselvesthroughbehaviour.1.Thepassagemainlydealswith.A.thefunctionofI.Q.incultivatingawriterB.therelationshipbetweengeniusandsuccessC.thedecisivefactorinmakingageniusD.thewayofgainingsomesenseofdistinction2.Byreadingnovelsandwriters’storiesthegirlcould.A.cometounderstandtheinnerstructureofwritingB.joinafascinatingcircleofwriterssomedayC.sharewithanovelistherlikesanddislikesD.learnfromthelivingexamplestoestablishasenseofsecurity3.Inthegirl’slongpainstakingtrainingprocess________.A.heradviserformsaprimarychallengingforcetohersuccess.B.herwritingturnsintoanautomaticpatternofperformanceC.sheacquiresthemagicofsomegreatachievementD.shecomestorealizesheishard-wiredtowrite4.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?A.Afuellingambitionplaysaleadingroleinone’ssuccessB.Aresponsibleadviserismoreimportantthantheknowledgeofwriting.C.AstothegrowthofageniusI.Q.doesn’tmatterbutjusthis/hereffort.D.WhatreallymattersiswhatyoudoratherthenwhoyouarE.

HowITurnedtoBeOptimisticIbegantogrowupthatwinternightwhenmyparentsandIwerereturningfrommyaunt’shouseandmymothersaidthatwemightsoonbeleavingforAmerica.WewereonthebusthenIwascryingandsomepeopleonthebuswereturningaroundtolookatme.IrememberthatIcouldnotbearthethoughtofneverhearingagaintheradioprogramforschoolchildrentowhichIlistenedeverymorning.Idonotremembermyselfcryingforthisreasonagain.InfactIthinkcriedverylittlewhenIwassayinggoodbyetomyfriendsandrelativesWhenwewereleavingIthoughtaboutalltheplacesIwasgoingtosee—thestrangeandmagicalplacesIhadknownonlyfrombooksandpictures.thecountryIwasleavingnevertocomebackwashardlyinmyheadthen.ThefouryearsthatfollowedtaughtmetheimportanceofoptimismbuttheideadidnotcometomeatoncE.ForthefirsttwoyearsinNewYorkIwasreallylost–havingtostudyinthreeschoolsasaresultoffamilymoves.IdidnotquiteknowwhatIwasorwhatIshouldbE.MotherremarriedandthingsbecameevenmorecomplexformE.SometimepassedbeforemystepfatherandIgotusedtoeachother.IwasoftensadandsawnoendtothehardtimesMyresponsibilitiesinthefamilyincreasedalotsinceIknewEnglishbetterthaneveryoneelseathomE.IwrotelettersfilledoutformstranslatedatinterviewswithImmigrationofficerstookmygrandparentstothedoctorandtranslatedthereandevendiscussedtelephonebillswithcompanyrepresentatives.FrommyexperiencesIhavelearnedoneimportantrule:almostallcommontroubleseventuallygoaway!Somethinggoodiscertaintohappenintheendwhenyoudonotgiveupandjustwaitalittle!Ibelievethatmylifewillturnoutallrighteventhoughitnotbethateasy.1.HowdidtheauthorgettoknowAmerica?A.Fromherrelatives.B.Formhermother.C.Formbooksandpictures.D.Fromradioprograms.2.UponleavingforAmericatheauthorfelt________.A.confusedB.excitedC.worriedD.amazed3.ForthefirsttwoyearsinNewYorktheauthor_______.A.oftenlostherwayB.didnotthinkaboutherfutureC.studiedinthreedifferentschoolsD.gotonwellwithherstepfather4.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraph4?A.SheworkedasatranslatorB.Sheattendedalotofjobinterviews.C.Shepaidtelephonebillsforherfamily.D.ShehelpedherfamilywithherEnglish.5.Theauthorbelievesthat___________.A.herfuturewillbefreefromtroublesB.itisdifficulttolearntobecomepatientC.therearemoregoodthingsthanbadthingsD.goodthingswillhappenifonekeepstrying

Wehavemettheenemyandheisours.Weboughthimatapetshop.Whenmonkey-poxadiseaseusuallyfoundintheAfricanrainforestsuddenlyturnsupinchildrenintheAmericanMidwestit'shardnottowonderifthediseasethatcomesfromforeignanimalsishominginonhumanbeings.Mostoftheinfections感染wethinkofashumaninfectionsstaredinotheranimalssaysStephenMorsedirectoroftheCenterforPublicHealthPreparednessatColumbiaUniversity.It’snotjustthatwe’regoingtowheretheanimalsarewe’realsobringingthemclosertous.Popularforeignpetshavebroughtawholenewdiseasetothiscountry.AstrangeillnesskilledIsaksen’spetsandshenowthinksthatkeepingforeignpetsisabadidea.Idon’tthinkit’sfairtohavethemaspetswhenwehavesuchalimitedknowledgeofthemsaysIsaksen.‘‘LawsallowingtheseanimalstobebroughtinfromdeepforestareaswithoutstrictercontrolneedchangingsaysPeterSchantz.Monkey-poxmaybethewake-upcall.Researchersbelieveinfectedanimalsmayinfecttheirowners.Weknowverylittleaboutthesenewdiseases.Anewbug病毒maybekindatfirst.Butitmaydevelopintosomethingharmful有害的.Monkey-poxdoesn’tlookamajorinfectiousdisease.Butitisnot.impossibletopassthediseasefrompersontoperson.1.WelearnfromParagraphlthatthepetsoldattheshopmay.A.comefromColumbiaB.preventusfrombeinginfectedC.enjoybeingwithchildrenD.sufferfrommonkey-pox2.WhydidIsaksenadvisepeoplenottohaveforeignpets?A.Theyattackhumanbeings.B.Weneedtostudynativeanimals.C.Theycan’tliveoutoftherainforest.D.Wedonotknowmuchaboutthemyet.3.Whatdoesthephrasethewake-upcall’’inParagraph3mostprobablymean?A.anewdiseaseB.aclearwarningC.adangerousanimalD.amorningcall4.Thetextsuggeststhatinthefuturewe.A.mayhavetofightagainstmorenewdiseasesB.mayeasilygetinfectedbydiseasesfromdogsC.shouldnotbeallowedtohavepetsD.shouldstopbuyingpetsfromAfrica

WhatdoEleanorRooseveltBigBangsandChrysanthemomshaveincommonFindoutinthistaleof2soulsistersonthelastsearch！20090224RecentreviewsofChrisAnthembyMonaTelorstateIt’shardtodescribeabooklikethisoneitisaninspiringandencouragingstoryofsurvivalstrugglechangefriendshiploveandbasicallylifE.TherelationshipbetweenMonaandChrisisonethatIthinkmostpeoplecanrelatetoonsomelevelandIthinkeveryonehassomeoneintheirlifewhoinspiresthemtobewhotheyarE.Thedevelopmentofthecharactersandthejourneytheytaketogetherthroughsomeoflife’shardestlessonsaresobeautifullywrittenthatyoufindyourselfwrappedupintheirworldandsearchingforthemtoovercomehardshipsandnotlosesightofwhotheyarE.Ihighlyrecommendthisbooktoanyoneespeciallyifyouneedalittleliftandneedtofeelabitbetterabouttheworld!IswallowMona’staleinashorttimeanddidn’twantthestorytoend—acontinuationsomedayperhaps?Chris-Antemisadelightfulstorywhichoffersmuchinspiration.Telorwritesbeautifully—IlovethebackgroundingofeachscenE.IcanjustsmellthecoffeetastethewineandseethemomseverytimetheyarementioneD.It’sadescriptiveword-picturetypeofwritingthatremindsmeofAgarbaChristiewithouttheBritishaccent！ThestorydealswiththeverysensitivesubjectofbadhabitsinfamilybutdoesitinawaythatshowslovepityandhopE.Intheworldweliveintodaythiskindofwritingisrefreshinglywelcomeanduplifting.ToOrderThisBookvisitwww.kaseysbooks.com.Bookwillbeinscribed签名bytheauthorandincludeafreegift.1.Whatisthewriter’smainpurposeofwritingthispassageA.Tohelppeoplefindsomesimilaritiesof3famouspersons.B.TotellpeopleastoryfulloflovepityandhopE.C.TorecommendandpersuadepeopletobuyChris-Antem.D.TomakehispersonalcommentsonChris-Antem.2.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlineworduplifting?A.Exciting.B.Popular.C.FashionablE.D.Encouraging.3.Accordingtothepassagewecanfeelthatthestoryiswritteninan________tonE.A.vividandpersuasiveB.simplebutrealisticC.gentleandfriendlyD.criticalbutreasonable4.Themainreasonwhythisbookishighlythoughtofisthat__________.A.itcontainsinspirationloveandinstructionofsurvivalB.ithelpspeopleformapositiveattitudetowardstheworldC.ittellspeoplehowtoovercomehardshipsintheirfuturelifeD.ittellspeoplethatsomeoflife’shardestlessonsareactuallybeautiful

LargecompaniesneedawaytoreachthesavingsofthepublicatlargE.Thesameproblemonasmallerscalefacespracticallyeverycompanytryingtodevelopnewproductsandcreatenewjobs.Therecanbelittlehopeofraisingthemoneyneededfromfriendsandpeopleweknowandwhilebanksmayagreetoprovidemoneyforshort-termfinancetheyaregenerallyunwillingtoprovidemoneyforlong-termprojects.Socompaniesturntothepublicinvitingpeopletolendthemmoneyortakeashareinthebusinessinexchangeforashareinfutureinterests.ThistheydobyissuingstocksandsharesinthebusinessthroughtheStockExchangE.Bydoingsotheycanputintocirculation流通thesavingsofsinglepersonsandinstitutionsbothathomeandabroaD.Whenthesaverneedshismoneybackhedoesnothavetogotothecompanywithwhomheoriginallyplacedit.Insteadhesellshissharesthroughastockbrokertosomeothersaverwhoisseekingtoinvesthismoney.ManyoftheservicesneededbothbyindustryandbyeachofusareprovidedbytheGovernmentorbylocalorganizations.Withouthospitalsroadselectricitytelephonesrailwaysthiscountrycouldnotwork.AlltheserequirecontinuousspendingonnewequipmentandnewdevelopmentiftheyaretoserveusproperlyrequiringmoremoneythanisraisedthroughtaxesalonE.TheGovernmentlocalorganizationsandnationalizedindustriesthereforefrequentlyneedtoborrowmoneytofinancemajorcapitalspendingandtheytoocometotheStockExchangE.Thereishardlyamanorwomaninthiscountrywhosestandardoflivingdoesnotdependontheabilityofhisorheremployerstoraisemoneytofinancenewdevelopment.Inonewayoranotherthisnewmoneymustcomefromthesavingsofthecountry.TheStockExchangeexiststoprovideachannelthroughwhichthesesavingscanreachthosewhoneedfinancE.1.Themoneywhichenablesthesecompaniestogoaheadwiththeirprojectsis_____.A.exchangedforpartownershipintheStockExchangeB.raisedbythesellingofsharesinthecompaniesC.repaidtoitsoriginalownersassoonaspossibleD.investedindifferentcompaniesontheStockExchange2.Allthebasicservicesonwhichwedependare_____.A.unabletoprovidefortheneedsofthepopulationB.financedwhollybyratesandtaxesC.inconstantneedoffinancialsupportD.runbytheGovernmentorourlocalorganizations3.TheStockExchangemakesitpossiblefortheGovernmentlocalorganizationsandnationalizedindustries_____.A.tomakecertaineverybodysavesmoneyB.toborrowasmuchastheywishC.tomakecertaineverybodylendsmoneytothemD.toraisemoneytofinancenewdevelopment4.Theunderlinedwordinvesthereprobablymeans_____.A.givemoremoneywithB.providelessmoneywithC.borrowlessmoneywithD.makemoremoneywith

Eatingmorevegetablesandexercisingcandelayorevenpreventdiabetesaccordingtoscientists.Dietandexercisereducedtherateofdiabetesbyabout43percentover20yearsamong577high-riskChineseadultstheresearchersreportedinthejournalLancet.Intheresearchthevolunteerswereassigned分配toeitheracontrolgrouporoneofthreegroupsthatincludedanimproveddietbetterexerciseoracombinationofboth.Attheendofthe20years80percentofthosewhochangedwhattheyateandexercisedmorehaddiabetescomparedwith93percentwhomadenochangessaidGuangweiLioftheChina-JapanFriendshipHospitalinBeijingandPingZhangattheUSCentreforDiseaseControlandPrevention.Thecontrolteamreportedthatinsulin胰岛素infusions注入ordailyinjectionsgivenearlytopeoplewithnewlydiagnosedtypeIIdiabeteswhichaccountsforabout90percentofalldiabetescasesandiscloselylinkedtofatnessandphysicalinactivityhelpedthebody'sinsulin-producingcellsandrestoredbloodsugarcontrolfasterthanstandardpills.Thefindingscameaspartofaseriesofstudiesaddressingnewresearchaboutdiabeteswhichaffects246millionadultsworldwideandaccountsforsixpercentofallglobaldeaths.Theresearchersdidnotsaywhatspecificfoodsoramountofexercisecontributedtothehealthimprovementsbutsaidthefindingsprovideaneffectivestrategytodealwithadiseasethatkillsabout3millionpeopleworldwideeachyear.Thechallengeistotranslateresearchfindingsintopracticalclinicalimprovementsforpatients.AlthoughprospectsarehopefultheyarenotassuredtheLancetwroteinacommentary.TheInternationalDiabetesFederationestimatesmorethan380millionpeoplewillhaveaformofdiabetesby2025asmoredevelopingnationsadoptaWestemlifestylE.Toomuchbloodsugarintheblood─aqualityofdiabetes─candamageeyesandalsoleadstoheartdiseasestrokeandlimbamputations.1.Whatdidtheresearchersfindout?A.Howlongitwouldtaketopreventdiabetes.B.HowlongdiabetescouldbedelayeD.C.Howlifestylechangescouldaffectpeople'shealth.D.Howdiabetescouldbecontrolledbymedicines.2.AccordingtotheLancetwhat'sthechallenge?A.Theprovingofthefindings.B.Furtherresearchondiabetes.C.Theapplyingofthesefindings.D.ThespreadingofthenewstrategyworldwidE.3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheresearchmaybeTRUE?A.ThevolunteersareChinesepatientswithdiabetes.B.TheresearchisrunbyexpertsfromChinaandUScooperatively.C.Toomanyinsulininfusionsleadtophysicalinability.D.TypeIIdiabetesaccountsforsixpercentofallglobaldeaths.4.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.TheInternationalDiabetesFederationisleadingaseriesofresearchesintodiabetes.B.TheAsianlifestyleishealthierthantheEuropeanlifestylE.C.DiabetescanresultintoomuchsugarinblooD.D.Diabetescanresultinotherdiseases.5.What'sthemainideaofthetext?A.ThecausesofdiabeteshavebeendiscovereD.B.DiabetesisthemostdangerousdiseasE.C.Improveddietandexercisecanpreventordelaydiabetes.D.Morepeoplewillhavediabetes.

Iwaswaitingforaphonecallfrommyagent.Hehadleftamessagethenightbeforetellingmethatmyshowwastobecancelled.Icalledhimseveraltimesbuteachtimehissecretarytoldmethathewasinameetingandthathewouldcallmelater.SoIwaitedandwaitedbuttherewasstillnocall.ThreehourspassingbyIbecamemoreandmoreimpatient.Iwascertainthatmyagentdidn’tcareaboutmyworkandhedidn’tcareaboutme.Iwasovercomewiththatthought.IstartedtoshoutatthephoneLetmewaitwillyou?Whodoyouthinkyouare?AtthattimeIdidn’trealizemywifewaslookingon.WithoutshowinghersurprisesherushedinseizedthephonetoreoffthewiresandshoutedatthephoneYeah!Whodoyouthinkyouare?Badtelephone!Badtelephone!Andshesweptitintothewastebasket.Istoodwatchingherspeechless.Whatonearth?ShesteppedtothedoorwayandshoutedattherestofthehouseNowhearthis!Allobjectsinthisroom—ifyoudoanythingtoupsetmyhusbandoutyougo!ThensheturnedtomekissedmeandsaidcalmlyHoneyyoujusthavetolearnhowtotakecontrol.Withthatshelefttheroom.AfterwatchingacrazywomanrushinginandoutshoutingateverythinginsightInoticedthatsomethinginmymood情绪hadchanged.Iwaslaughing.HowcouldIhavetroublewiththatphone?HeranticshelpedmerealizeIhadbeendrivencrazybysmallthings.Twentyminuteslatermyagentdidcall.Iwasabletolistentohimandtalktohimcalmly.1.Whydidtheauthorshoutatthetelephone?A.Hewasmadatthetelephone.B.Hewasangrywithhisagent.C.HewasanxiousabouthiswifeD.Hewasimpatientwiththesecretary.2.Whatdidtheauthor’swifedoaftersheheardhisshouting?A.Shesaidnothing.B.Sheshoutedathim.C.Shecalledtheagent.D.Shethrewthephoneaway.3.Whatmadetheauthorlaugh?A.Hisownbehavior.B.Hiswife’ssuggestion.C.Hischangeablefeelings.D.Hiswife’ssweetkiss.4.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordanticsreferto?A.Smartwords.B.Unusualactions.C.Surprisinglooks.D.Anxiousfeelings.

Spaceisdangerousplacenotonlybecauseofmeteors流星butalsobecauseofraysfromthesunandotherstars.Theatmosphereagainactsasourprotectiveblanketonearth.Lightgetsthroughandthisisessentialforplantstomakethefoodwhichweeat.HeattoomakesourenvironmentendurablE.Variouskindsofrayscomethroughtheairfromouterspacebutenormousquantitiesofradiation辐射fromthesunarescreenedoff.AssoonasmenleavetheatmospheretheyareexposedtothisradiationbuttheirspacesuitsorthewallsoftheirspacecraftiftheyareinsidedopreventalotofradiationdamagE.RadiationisthegreatestknowndangertoexplorersinspacE.Theunitofradiationiscalledrem.Scientistshaverecontothinkthatamancanputupwithfarmoreradiationthan0.1remwithoutbeingdamaged;thefigureof60remshasbeenagreedon.Thetroubleisthatitisextremelydifficulttobesureaboutradiationdamage--apersonmayfeelperfectlywellbutthecellsofhisorhersexorgansmaybedamagedandthiswillnotbediscovereduntilthebirthofdeformed畸形的childrenorevengrandchildren.MissionsoftheApolloflightshavehadtocrossbeltsofhighamountofrems.SofarnodangerousamountsofradiationhavebeenreportedbuttheApollomissionshavebeenquiteshort.Wesimplydonotknowyethowmenaregoingtogetonwhentheyspendweeksandmonthsoutsidetheprotectionoftheatmosphereworkinginaspacelaboratory.Drugsmighthelptodecreasethedamagedonebyradiationbutnoreallyeffectiveoneshavebeenfoundsofar.1.Accordingtothefirstparagraphtheatmosphereisessentialtomanbecause.A.itprotectshimagainsttheharmfulraysfromspaceB.itprovidessufficientlightforplantgrowthC.itsuppliestheheatnecessaryforhumansurvivalD.itscreensoffthefallingmeteors2.TheharmradiationhasdonetotheApollocrewmembers.A.isinsignificantB.seemsoverestimatedC.isenormousD.remainsunknown3.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.theApollomissionwasverysuccessfulB.protectionagainstspaceradiationisnoeasyjobC.astronautswillhavedeformedchildrenorgrandchildrenD.radiationisnotathreattowell-protectedspaceexplorers4.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe.A.TheAtmosphereandOurEnvironmentB.ResearchonRadiationC.EffectsofSpaceRadiationD.ImportanceofProtectionAgainstRadiation

ThesedaysWhatdoyouwanttodowhenyougrowup?isthewrongquestiontoaskchildrenintheUSA.The__1__shouldbe:Whatjobareyoudoingnow?Americancompaniesareemployingmoreandmoreyoungpeopleasconsultantstoevaluate评估productsforchild__2__.The12-to-19__3__groupspendsmorethana$100billionayearintheUSA.Specialistagencieshavebeencreatedtohelpmanufacturers生产商askkidsaboutallthelatesttrendsinclothesfoodand__4__markets.One__5__TeenageResearchUnlimitedhasgroupsofteenagerswhogivetheirdecisiononproducts__6__jeans.AnothercompanyDoyleResearchAssociatedholdstwo-hourmeetingsinaroom__7__theimaginarium.Childrenare__8__toplaygamestoget__9__acreativemooD.Theyhavetowritedownanyideasthat__10__intotheirheads.Somemanufacturersprefertodotheirown__11__research.ThesoftwarecompanyMicrosoft__12__aweeklyKid’sCouncilatitsheadquartersinSeattle__13__agroupofschoolchildrengivetheirdecisiononthe__14__productsandsuggestnewones.One11-years-oldAndrewCooledgetoldthemthattheyshouldmakemorecomputergameswhichwouldappealequally__15__boysandgirls.__16__fortheworkareincreasinglyattractivE.AndrewCooledgewaspaid$250andgivensomesoftwarE.__17__eveniftheirideasarevaluablethechildrenwillnevermakea__18__.Theycannothavethecopyrighttotheirideas.Thesearenotjobstheycan__19__forlong.__20__theirmid-teenstheycanbetoldthattheyaretooolD.1.A.sentenceB.wordC.answerD.question2.A.employeesB.laborersC.consumersD.employers3.A.ageB.yearC.timeD.generation4.A.theotherB.anotherC.otherD.others5.A.factoryB.firmC.agentD.college6.A.asB.likeC.inD.with7.A.calledB.regardedC.intendedD.said8.A.encouragedB.discouragedC.forcedD.forbidden9.A.intoB.outofC.alongwithD.over10.A.happenB.comeC.takeD.fall11.A.scienceB.clothesC.productionD.market12.A.worksB.runsC.servesD.cares13.A.thereB.hereC.whereD.when14.A.lastB.traditionalC.oldD.latest15.A.toB.forC.withD.on16.A.PlacesB.ConditionsC.PaymentsD.Advantages17.A.ThereforeB.HoweverC.BesidesD.Otherwise18.A.lifeB.changeC.pointD.fortune19.A.seizeB.holdC.catchD.grasp20.A.AboveB.UnderC.ByD.Over

RecentlyaprofessorofphilosophyintheUnitedStateshaswrittenabookcalledMoneyandtheMeaningofLifE.Hehasdiscoveredthathowwedealwithmoneyinourday-to-daylifehasmoremeaningthanweusuallythink.Oneoftheexercisesheaskedhisstudentstodoistokeeparecordofeverypennytheyspendforaweek.FromthewaytheyspendtheirmoneytheycanseewhattheyreallyvalueinlifE.HesaysourrelationwithothersoftenbecomeclearlydefinedwhenmoneyentersthepicturE.Youmighthavewonderfulfriendshipwithsomebodyandyouthinkthatyouareverygoodfriends.Butyouwillknowhimonlywhenyouaskhimtolendyousomemoney.IfhedoesitbringssomethingtotherelationshipthatseemsstrongerthaneverbeforE.Oritcansuddenlyweakentherelationshipifhedoesn't.Thispersonmaysaythathehasacertainfeelingbutifitisnotcarriedoutinthemoneyworldthereissomethinglessrealaboutit.Sincemoneyissoimportanttousweconsiderthosewhopossessalotofittobeveryimportant.Theauthorinterviewedsomemillionairesinresearchingforhisbook.Question:Whatisthemostsurprisingthingyouhavediscoveredaboutbeingrichbecauseyouareaself-mademan?Answer:Themostsurprisingthingishowpeoplegivemesomuchrespect.Iamnothing.Idon'tknowmuch.AllIamisrich.Peoplejusthaveanideaofmakingmoreandmoremoneybutwhatisitfor?HowmuchdoIneedforanygivenpurposesinmylife?Inhisbooktheprofessoruncoveredanimportantneedinmodernsociety:tobringbacktheideathatmoneyisaninstrumentratherthantheenD.MoneyplaysanimportantroleinthematerialworldbutexpectingmoneytogivehappinessmaybemissingthemeaningoflifE.1.Accordingtothefirstparagraphpeoplehavenotrealized.A.howimportantmoneyisintheirday-to-daylifeB.howonespendsmoneyshowswhatisimportanttohimC.thatmoneyismoreimportantthananyotherlifevaluesD.thattheirunderstandingoflifeismoreimportantthanmoney2.Theauthorseemstobelievethataskingyourfriendtolendyousomemoney___.A.isagoodwaytotestyourfriendshipB.willdoharmtoyourfriendshipC.willstrengthenyourfriendshipD.isagoodwaytobreakoffyourfriendship3.Whatcanwelearnaboutthemillionairefromhisanswerintheinterview?A.Hedoesnotfeelthatheiswelleducated.B.Hedoesnotthinkthatheisaveryimportantperson.C.Hedoesnotthinkthatbeingrichdeservessomuchattention.D.Hedoesnotconsiderhimselftobeverysuccessful.4.WhatdoestheAmericanprofessorofphilosophywanttoexplaininhisbook?A.Moneyisanend.B.Moneyisameans.C.Moneyiseverything.D.Moneyisunimportant5.Whichofthefollowingmighttheauthordisagree?A.Moneyisimportantinmodernsociety.B.Themeaningoflifedoesnotcompletelylieinmoney.C.WealthwillsurelybringtheownerhappinessD.Happinessisnotnecessarilytheresultofwealth.