In the United States, it is not usual to telephone .someone very early in the morning. If you telephone him early ill the day, while he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that the matter is very important and requires immediate attention. S,,o il is with the telephone calls made after 11:00 l)m. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he may think that it's a matter of life and death. The time chosen for the call communicates its importancE. In racial life, time plays a very important part. Ill the USA guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party reaches them only three or four days before the party datE. But it is not true in all countries. In other areas of the world, it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far in advance because plans which are made for a date more than a week away tend to be forgotten. The meaning of time is not the same in different parts of the worlD. Thus, misunderstandings begin to exist between people from different cultures that treat time differently; being on time is valued highly in American life, for examplE. If people are not on time, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsiblE. In the USA no one would think of keeping a business friend for an hour; it would be too impolitE.A.person who is 5 minutes late is expected to make a short apology. If he is less than 5 minutes late, he will say a few words of explanation, though perhaps he will not complete the sentencE. 63.A.call at midnight would mean A. the matter is less important B. the matter is least important C. the matter requires immediate attention D. it is a matter of life and death 64. According to the passage, time carries meanings in all parts of the worlD. A. the .same B. different C. similar D. secret 65. In the passage, the author suggests that invitation cards should be sent A. three or four days before the party date in all cultures B. three or four days before the party date in some cultures C. two weeks before the party date in the USA D. at your chosen time 66. The best title for this passage is A. The Voices of Time B. The Saving of Time C. The importance of an Announcement D. Time Is Money

EveryyearthousandsoftouristsvisitPompeiiItaly.TheyseethesightsthatPompeiiisfamousfor－itsstadium运动场andtheatresitsshopsandrestaurants.ThetouristsdonothoweverseePompeii’speoplE.TheydonotseethembecausePompeiihasnopeoplE.NoonehaslivedinPompeiiforalmost2000years.OncePompeiiwasabusycityof22000peoplE.ItlayatthefootofMountVesuviusagrass-coveredvolcano火山.MountVesuviushadnoterupted喷发forcenturiessothepeopleofPompeiifeltsafE.Buttheywerenot.InAugustofA.D.79MountVesuviuserupteD.Theentiretopofthemountainexplodedandahugeblackcloudroseintotheair.SoonstonesandhotashbegantofallonPompeii.WhentheeruptionendedtwodayslaterPompeiiwasburiedunder20feetofstonesandashes.AlmostallofitspeopleweredeaD.ForcenturiesPompeiilayburiedunderstoneandash.Thenintheyear1861anItalianscientistnamedGinseppebegantouncoverPompeii.SlowlycarefullyGinseppeandhismendug.ThecitylookedalmostthesameasithadlookedinA.D.79.Therewerestreetsandfountainshousesandshops.Therewasastadiumwith20000seats.PerhapsthemostimportantofalltherewereeverydayobjectswhichtellusagreatdealaboutthepeoplewholivedinPompeii.ManyglassesandjarshadsomedarkbluecolourinthebottomsoweknowthatthepeopleofPompeiilikedwinE.Theylikedbreadtoo;metalbreadpanswereineverybakery.Inonebakerytherewere81roundflatloavesofbread－atypeofbreadthatisstillsoldinItalytoday.Tinyboxesfilledwithadarkshinypowdertellusthatwomenlikedtoweareye-makeup.Ginseppehasdiedbuthisworkcontinues.One-fourthhasnotbeenuncoveredyet.ScientistsarestilldiggingstillmakingdiscoveriesthatdrawthetouriststoPompeii.68.WhydolargenumbersofpeoplecometoPompeiieachyear?A.Tovisitthevolcano.B.ToshopandeattherE.C.Towatchsportsandplays.D.ToseehowPompeiiansliveD.69.WhyhadsomanyPompeiiansremainedbyvolcanicMountVesuvius?A.Thecitynearbyofferedallkindsoffun.B.TheareaproducedthefinestwineinItaly.C.Fewpeopleexpectedthevolcanotoeruptagain.D.Themountainwasbeautifulandcoveredwithgrass.70.WhydidthecityuncoveredlookalmostthesameasithadlookedinA.D.79?A.BecauseGinseppeandhismendugitslowlyandcarefully.B.BecausethecitywasburiedaliveandremaineduntoucheD.C.Becausescientistssuccessfullyrebuiltthecitywitheverydayobjects.D.BecausenobodyhadlivedinthecityeversincethevolcanoerupteD.71.WhatdoweknowaboutthePompeiianswholived2000yearsago?A.TheylivedmoreorlessthesameasItaliansnowdo.B.Theylikedwomenwearingallkindsofmakeup.C.Theyenjoyedalazylifewithdrinkingandeating.D.TheywentbacktoPompeiiaftertheeruptioninA.D.79.

Women’sfashionschangemorerapidlythanmen’s.Intheearly1990’sallwomenworetheirskirtstotheanklE.Todaysomeskirtsareevenlongerthanbeforebutsomeareveryshort.Women’sshoeshavealsogonethroughallsortsofchangesinthelast17years.ForExamplebootsforwomenwereverycommonatthebeginningofthiscentury.ThenforyearstheywerenotconsideredfashionablE.Todaythey’rebackinstyle流行againinallcolourslengthsandmaterials.Infacttoday’swomencanwearalltypesofclothesonalmostanyoccasion.Whileallofthesechangesweretakingplaceinwomen’sfashionsmen’sclothingremainedalmostthesameuntilafewyearsago.Andinfactmostmenarestilldressedinthekindsofclothestheyusedtowear.36.Whatkindofskirtsdowomenliketoweartoday?A.Longskirts.B.Shortskirts.C.Bothlongskirtsandshortskirts.D.Neitherlongskirtsnorshortskirts.37.Nowbootsareconsiderednow.A.fashionableB.unfashionableC.uncommonD.fitforgirlsmost38.Whentoday’swomengotothepartytheywear.A.skirtsdowntotheankleB.redlongbootsC.longskirtsandshortbootsD.anykindsofclothestheylike39.Men’sfashions.A.arechangingfasttheseyearsB.havechangedaswellC.keepunchangedD.changeaswomen’sfashionsdo40.Thepassagetriestotellus.A.bootsforwomenhavebeenthoughtfashionablesince1900B.women’sshoesarenotbackagaininallcolourslengthsetC.C.todaymenaredressedinthekindsofclothestheyusedtowearD.fashionsforclothesshoesandsoonalwayschange

Peoplewholiketravellinghavetheirreasons.TheybelievethattravellingcanhelpthemexpandtheirfieldofviewespeciallyinthegeographicalandhistoricalsensE.Theyalsothinkthattouringwillgivethemmorechancestoenjoydifferentkindsoffoodandexperiencenewthingsthatwouldneverbebroughtbyotheractivities.Butthosewhodisliketravellingalsohavesomereasons.Travellinginmyopiniondoesmoregoodthanharm.Mostimportantlyitbroadens使扩大ourminD.Wecangetintouchwithothercivilizations文明culturescustomsandideas.Throughhistorymostpeopletravelledbecauseofnecessity必要性－notforpleasurE.PeopletravelledjustinordertoremainalivE.Theysearchedforfoodtoeatorplacestolivein.Theysometimesranawayfromenemies.Thisisnottosaythatnooneevertravelledjustforfunofit.InancienttimesforexamplerichRomanstravelledallthewaystoGreecetotakepartintheOlympicGamesandfestivals.Ofcoursesomepeopledecidedtotraveljustoutofcuriosity好奇心.Theywantedtofindoutwhatitlookedlikebeyondthehorizon地平线.Alsobusinesstravelhasbeengoingonforcenturies.Traderscouldnotonlymakemoneybutalsolearntospeakseverallanguagesandbeintroducedtodifferentcultures.Sotravellingdoesenrichourmindanddrawnewideastous.Thereisnodoubtthatwecangetmuchfromit.60.TheunderlinedwordexpandinParagraph1canbereplacedby___________.A.widenB.protectC.loseD.decide61.Accordingtothepassageinthepastmostpeopletraveled____________.A.forfunB.forknowledgeC.togetexperiencesD.tomakealiving62.HowmanyreasonsfortravellingarementionedinParagraph3?A.ThreE.B.Four.C.FivE.D.Six.63.What’sthemainideaofthispassage?A.Differentkindsoftravelling.B.TravellingenrichesourminD.C.Waystoenjoyyourselfwhiletravelling.D.Theadvantagesanddisadvantagesoftravelling.

Urbanlegendsarestoriesthataretoldandbelievedinmanyplaces.Toomanyplacesinfact.Itsimplyisn’tcrediblethatthesameunlikelyeventstakeplaceinsomanydifferenttowns.Forsomereasonthoughthatparticularsetofeventsappealstotheimaginationandthetalespreads.A.verycommonNorthA.mericanurbanlegendconcernsamadmaninthewoods.A.dangerousmadmanhasescapedfromahospitalforthementallyill.Atsomepointinhislifehehaslostahandandithasbeenreplacedbyahook.Aboyandagirlareoutdatingsittinginacar.Theyhearontheradiothattheareaisdangeroussotheydriveoff.Whentheyarrivehometheyfindabloodstainedhookhangingonthedoorhandleofthecardoornexttothegirl.Missingkidney肾storiesarefairlycommon.Ofcoursethedetailsarevariable.ItmightbeawomanwakingupinastrangehotelinBangkokoramanfindinghimselfinacoldbathinToronto.orayoungmanwithfaintmemoriesofwilddiscopartybuttheyallfindafleshwoundanddiscoverthatoneoftheirkidneyshasbeenremovedandprobablysold.Thebackseatkillerhasplentyofdrama.AwomangetsintoherCarlateatnight.Anothercarfollowsherspeedingflashinglightsandreallyfrighteningher.Shegetshomeandkeepsonpressingthehorn.Herhusbandrunsout.Thechasingcarstops.Thehusbanddemandstoknowwhythedriverhasbeenfrighteninghiswife.Hesayshesawastrangemangetintothebackofthecarasthewifegotinandthenhide.Theygoandlookandthereisadangerousmadman...41.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsurbanlegends?A.Curious.B.Disgusted.C.Frightened.D.Doubtful.42.WhatcanbeinferredfromthehookhangingontheCardoor?A.Themadmanleftitthereasawarning.B.Themadmannarrowlyescapedbeinginjuredinacaraccident.C.Themadmanhadjustbeenabouttoattackthegirl.D.Theboyhadmeanttofrightenthegirlwithit.43.Whatdoweknowaboutthethreepeoplementionedinthethirdparagraph?A.Theyhadtheirkidneyremovedwhentheywereunconscious.B.Theysoldtheirkidneysforprofit.C.Theyweresufferinglossofmemories.D.Theyhadbeenwoundedbeforetheaccident.44.Howshouldwedescribetheseconddriverinthe4thparagraph?A.Crazy.B.Dangerous.C.Brave.D.Helpful.

BelowisaselectionaboutsomeGuinness吉尼斯WorldRecords.Top6UnusualGuinnessWorldRecords◆Fastest100mrunningonallfoursThe2008GuinnessWorldRecordsDaywasaccordingtoGWRtheirbiggestdayofrecord-breakingeverwithmorethan290000peopletakingpartinrecordattemptsin15differentcountries.KenichiIto’srecordattemptwaspartofthisspecialday.HeisjustanotherexampleofJapanesewithsuperpowers.Hissuperpoweristorunwithgreatspeedonallfours.KenichiItoran100monallfoursin18.58seconds.TheJapanesesetthisrecordatSetagayaKunitsuSogoUndojyoTokyoin2008.◆MostpeopleinsideasoapbubbleTheDiscoveryScienceCenterinSantaAnaCaliforniacelebratedthisyearthe15thanniversaryoftheBubble泡泡Festival.A.bubble'smathprinciplesandsciencewerepresentedanddemonstratedatthethree-week-longexhibition.TheintriguingBubbleShowwasalsopartoftheprogram.FanYangandDeniYangimpressedtheaudiencewiththeirawesomeskillsforbubblemaking.TheYangfamilycooperatedwiththeDiscoveryScienceCentertosetanewGuinnessWorldRecordformostpeopleinsideasoapbubbleandtheysucceedeD.Thefamilythathasbeenworkingwithsoapbubblesfor27yearscreatedahugesoapbubbleandgot118peopleinsideit.TherecordwassetonApril42011.◆LongestearsonadogAbloodhoundfromIllinoishasthelongestearsevermeasuredonadog.Therightearis13.75incheslongandtheleftone13.5inches.ThedognamedTiggerearnedthistitlein2004andisownedbyChristinaandBryanFlessner.Mr.JeffriesisthepreviousrecordholderofthistitlE.Eachofhisearsmeasuredapproximately11.5incheslong.HisgrandfatherusedtoholdthisamazingworldrecordbutwhenhediedMr.Jeffriestookover.◆MostlivinggenerationsDidyoueverwonderwhatistheGuinnessWorldRecordformostlivinggenerationsinonefamily?Sevenistheanswer.Theultimateauthorityonrecord-breakingmentionsonthewebsitethattheyoungestgreat-great-great-greatgrandparentofthisfamilywasAngustaBungaged109years97daysfollowedbyherdaughteraged89hergranddaughteraged70hergreatgrand-daughteraged52hergreat-greatgrand-daughteraged33andhergreat-great-greatgranddaughteraged15onthebirthofhergreat-great-great-grandsononJanuary211989.◆MostT-shirtswornatonceBelieveitornotthereisarecordalsoforthiscategory.KrunoslavBudiselisetanewworldrecordonMay222010forwearing245T-shirtsatthesametimE.ThemanfromCroatiawasofficiallyrecognizedasthenewrecordholderbyGuinnessWorldRecordsafterhemanagedtoputon245differentT-shirtsinlessthantwohours.TheT-shirtsweighted68kgandBudiselisaidhebeganstrugglingaroundT-shirtNo.120.HedethronedtheSwedishGuinnessrecordholderwhowore238T-shirts.◆HeaviestpumpkinGuinnessWorldRecordsconfirmedonOctober92010thatagiganticpumpkin南瓜growninWisconsinwasofficiallytheword’sheaviest.Itweighed1810pounds8ouncesandwasunveiledbyChrisStevensattheStillwaterHarvestFestivalinMinnesotA.Stevens’pumpkinwas85poundsheavierthanthepreviousrecordanotherhugepumpkingrowninOhio.Theproudfarmersaidhissecretisaprecisemixtureofraincowmanuregoodsoilseagrassandfishemulsion.Someoftheworld’sheaviestpumpkinsincludingtherecordholderwereonpublicdisplayattheBronxBotanicalGardensinNewYorkforadozendays.45.WhyisKenichiItodescribedasamanwithasuperpower?A.HesetagoodexampletoallJapanesE.B.HesetanewrecordforFastest100mrunningonallfours.C.Hemaderecordattemptsin15differentcountries.D.Heparticipatedinthe2008GuinnessWorldRecordsDayactivities.46.Jeffriesisthenameof______.A.theownerofthedogwiththelongestearsB.thepresentholderoftherecordforLongestearsonadogC.theformerholderoftherecordforLongestearsonadogD.thegrandfatherofthedogwiththelongestears47.HowmanyT-shirtshadKrunoslavBudiseliputonbeforehefeltitdifficulttogoon?A.68.B.120.C.238.D.245.48.AccordingtothegiveninformationwhichGuinnessWorldRecordwasmostrecentlyset?A.TherecordforHeaviestpumpkin.B.TherecordforMostlivinggenerations.C.TherecordforMostT-shirtswornatonce.D.TherecordforMostpeopleinsideasoapbubble.

Theenergycrisis危机hasmadepeopleawareofhowthecarelessuseoftheearth’senergyhasbroughtthewholeworldtotheedgeofdisaster.Theover–developmentofmotortransportwithitsincreaseofmorecarsmoretravelinghascontributedtothenear–destructionofourcitiesandthepollutionnotonlyoflocalairbutalsooftheearth’satmospherE.Ourpresentsituationisunlikenaturaldisastersofthepast.Worldwideenergyusehasbroughtustoastatewherelong–rangeplanningisvital.Whatweneedisnotacontinuationofourpresentseriousstatewhichendangersthefutureofourcountryourchildrenandourearthbutamovementforwardinordertoworkrapidlyandeffectivelyonplanetaryproblems.Thiscountryhasbeenfallingbackunderthecontinuingexposuresoflossofmoralityandtherevelation揭露thatlawbreakinghasreachedintothehighestplaceinthelanD.Thereisastrongdemandformoralitytoturnforthebetterandforsomedevotionthatisvastenoughandyetpersonalenoughtoenlistthedevotionofall.Inthepastithasbeenonlyinawayindefenseoftheirowncountryandtheirownbenefitsthatpeoplehavebeenabletodevotethemselveswholeheartedly.Thisisthefirsttimethatwehavebeenaskedtodefendourselvesandwhatweholddearincooperationwithalltheotherpeopleofthisplanetwhosharewithusthesameendangeredairandthesameendangeredoceans.ThereisacommonneedtoreassessourpresentcoursetochangethatcourseandtoemploynewmethodsthroughwhichtheworldcansurvivE.Thisisapricelessopportunity.Tograspitweneedawidespreadunderstandingofnatureifthecrisisweandtheworldarefacingisnopassinginconveniencenobyproductoftheambitionsoftheoil–producingcountriesnoenvironmentalists’onlyfearsnobyproductofanypresentsystemofgovernment.Whatwefaceistheresultoftheinventionofthelastfourhundredyears.WhatweneedistransformedlifestylE.Thisnewlifestylecanflowdirectlyfromscienceandtechnologybutitsacceptancedependsonasinceredevotiontofindingahigherqualityoflifefortheworld’schildrenandfuturegeneration.67.Whichofthefollowinghasnearlydestroyedourcities?A.Thelossofbeliefsandideas.B.Moreoflaw–breaking.C.Naturaldisastersinmanyareas.D.Therapidgrowthofmotors.68.Bycomparingpastproblemswithpresentonestheauthordrawsourattentiontothe.A.seriousnessofthiscrisisB.ineffectivenessoflawsC.similarityofthepasttothepresentD.hopelessnessofthesituation69.Whichofthefollowingisusedasanexampletoshowthelossofmorality?A.Disregardforlaw.B.Lackofdevotion.C.Lackofunderstanding.D.Destructionofcities.70.Theauthorwrotethepassageinorderto.A.makearecommendationforatransformedlifestyleB.limitambitionsofthepeopleofthewholeworldC.demanddevotiontonatureandfuturegenerationD.encourageawarenessofthedeclineofmorality

Everyoneknowswhatitfeelsliketobehungrythoughfewofuscanimaginethepainofstarvation.ButthenewmovieBackto1942directedbyFengXiaogangwhoisperhapsChina'smostclevercommercialmoviedirectorbringsthispaintolife.ForsomeFengmaybetoocommercialattimcs.ButwithhisnewmovieBackto1942Fengmightavoidsuchcriticism.ThefilmbasedonanovelbyLiuZhenyunmakestheaudiencesawareofChina'shistoryandthedifficulttimesourancestorsfacedwhenmorethan3millionpeoplelosttheirlivesin1942atimewhenChinawasengagedintheWarofResistanceagainstJapaneseAggression1937—1945.Thishistoricbackgroundprovidestheperfectmaterialtocreateawonderfulmovie.AndFengisnostrangertousingexcitingelementssuchasdestructivenaturaldisastersasseeninAftershock唐山大地震andthrillingbattlescenesasseeninAssembly集结号.CombinedwithastrongcastwhichincludesXuFanZhangGuoliChenDaomingandZhangHanyuitisalmostcertainthattheseelementswillensurethemoviebecomesamajorboxofficehitatleastinChina.ButthistimeFengseemstohavesethiseyesontheinternationalmarketaswell.JoininngthestrongChinesecastaretwobignamesfromHollywood:TimRobbinswhoplaysaCatholicpriestandAdrienBrodywhoplaysAmericanjournalistTheodoreWhite.Manyofthemovie'sscenesliketheonesshowingthebombingattacksbytheJapanesearmyareveryHollywood-stylebothintermsoftheirscaleandtechnicallevel.ButsomehowthemovielikemanyofitskindsuchasWhiteDeerPlain白鹿原fallsshortongeneratinganemotionalimpact.Itseemstoconflrmtheoldsayingonemandyingisatragedybutamilliondeathsisastatisticfigure.Intheendthemoviepicturesalegendthatwillundoubtedlybetreasuredathomeand;mostlikelybefiledabroadasanotherlessoninmodernChinesehistory-butonewellworthrememberingandlearningfrom.Fengfamousfordirectingcomedieshasspent10yearspreparingforhislatestwork.WhenaskedwhyhehadbeensodeterminedtomakethemovieFengtoldChinahasgonethroughnumerousdisastersbutthewholenationJacksintrospection反省onthesufferingssoIhopethataudiencesespeciallyyoungpeoplecanlearnmoreaboutthetroubledhistoryofthecountry.56.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.AnintroductiontoFengXiaogang'ssuccessfulcareer.B.A.briefaccountofFengXiaogang'snewmovieBackto1942.C.AnanalysisofthereasonswhyBackto1942mustalsomakeahandsomeprofit.D.A.briefdescriptionofthedifferencebetweenBackto1942andFeng'sformerworks.57.TheunderlinedwordhitinPara.2probablymeans.A.successB.injuryC.beatD.progress58.Feng'sBackto1942differsfromhispreviousmoviesmainlyinits.A.strongcastB.historicbackgroundC.mtemationalelementsD.emotionalimpacts59.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor'sattitudetowardsBackt01942?A.Prejudiced.B.Objective.C.Cautious.D.Disappointed.

Communityserviceisanimportantcomponentofeducationhereatouruniversity.WeencourageallstudentstovolunteerforatleastonecommunityactivitybeforetheygraduatE.A.newcommunityprogramcalledOneOnOnehelpselementarystudentswho'vefallenbehinD.YoureducationmajorsmightbeespeciallyinterestedinitbecauseitofferstheopportunitytodosometeachingthatistutoringinmathandEnglish.You'dhavetovolunteertwohoursaweekforonesemester.YoucanchoosetohelpachildwithmathEnglishorboth.Half-hourlessonsarefinesoyoucoulddoahalfhourofeachsubjecttwodaysaweek.ProfessorDodgewillactasamentortothetutors-he'llbeavailabletohelpyouwithlessonplansortooffersuggestionsforactivities.HehasofficehourseveryTuesdayandThursdayafternoon.Youcansignupfortheprogramwithhimandbeginthetutoringnextweek.I'msureyou'llenjoythiscommunityserviceandyou'llgainvaluableexperienceatthesametimE.Itlooksgoodonyourresumetooshowingthatyou'vehadexperiencewithchildrenandthatyoucareaboutyourcommunity.Ifyou'dliketosignuporifyouhaveanyquestionsstopbyProfessorDodge'sofficethisweek.64.Whatisthepurposeofthetalk?________A.Toexplainanewrequirementforgraduation.B.Tointereststudentsinanewcommunityprogram.C.Todiscusstheproblemsofelementaryschoolstudents.D.Torecruit招募elementaryschoolteachersforaspecialprogram.65.Whatisthepurposeoftheprogramthatthespeakerdescribes?________A.Tofindjobsforgraduatingstudents.B.Tohelpeducationmajorsprepareforfinalexams.C.Tooffertutorialstoelementaryschoolstudents.D.Toprovidefundingforacommunityserviceproject.66.WhatdoesProfessorDodgedo?________A.Headvisesstudentstoparticipateincertainprogram.B.Heteachespart-timeinanelementaryschool.C.Heobserveselementaryschoolstudentsintheclassroom.D.Hehelpsstudentspreparetheirresumes.67.Whomdoyouthinkthespeakertalksto?________A.Teachers.B.Students.C.Residents.D.Parents.

WorkYourMindHere’ssomethingtothinkaboutthenexttimeyouaskyourteacherforhelp:strugglingwithschoolworkonyourowncanhelpyoulearn.Accordingtoarecentstudythemoreyoustrugglewhileyouarelearningnewinformationthebetteryoucanrememberitlater.Thistheorymightsurpriseyou.Whenteachersarepresentingnewinformationtheyoftengivestudentslotsofhelp.Butanewstudyshowsthismaynotbethebestwaytosupportlearning.Don'tbetooquicktogethelpwhenlearningsomethingneweducationexpertManuKapurtoldTFK.Trytoworkonityourselfevenifitmeanstryingdifferentways.Kapurcameupwiththeideathatstrugglingcanleadtobetterlearning.ThenhetesteditoutonstudentsinSingaporE.Heseparatedstudentsintotwogroups.Inthefirstgroupstudentswereaskedtosolvemathproblemswiththeteacher’shelp.Inthesecondgroupstudentswereaskedtosolvethesameproblemsbyhelpingoneanotherinsteadofgettinghelpfromtheteacher.Withtheteacher’shelpstudentsinthefirstgroupwereabletofindthecorrectanswers.Studentsinthesecondgroupdidnotsolvetheproblemscorrectly.Buttheydidcomeupwithalotofgoodideas.ThestudentswerethentestedonwhattheyhadlearneD.Thegroupwithoutanyhelpfromateacherscoredmuchhigherthanthegroupwhohadhelp.Kapursaidworkingtofindtheanswershelpedstudentsunderstandtheprocessnotjustthesolution.Kapur’sadviceforkidsistoputalotofeffortintolearningsomethingnewratherthangoingtoyourteacherforhelp.Simplydoingalittleworkornothingatallwon’tworksaysKapur.ThestruggleneedstobeagenuineattempttofigureoutorsolveaprobleminasmanywaysaspossiblE.51.Whenyouhavedoubtonschoolworkyou’dbetter____________.A.askyourteacherforhelpB.makeitclearbyyourselfC.askyourclassmatestohelpyouD.askyourparentsforhelp52.What’sManuKapureducationalideaonlearningnewknowledge?A.GivestudentsmuchhelpassoonaspossiblE.B.Letstudentslearnitonthemselvesinoneway.C.Letstudentslearnitbythemselvesinthesameway.D.Letstudentslearnitforthemselvesindifferentways.53.HowdidKapurcheckhisideaonbetterlearning?A.Byaskingquestions.B.Bysolvingartproblems.C.Bygroupcomparisons.D.Bysolvingscienceproblems.54.Whatismostimportantinlearningknowledge?A.Gettingtheteacher’shelp.B.Gettingthestudent’shelp.C.GraspingthelearningcoursE.D.Receivingthefinalsolution.

TheBeatleswerethemostinfluentialbandinpophistory.Intheir8­year12­albumhistoryPaulMcCartneyJohnLennonGeorgeHarrisonandRingoStarraltered改变popularculturedramatically.Anditwasn'tjustthesuitsandchanginglengthsofhairthefourLiverpoolboysworethathadsuchanimpactbutwhattheyseemedtostandfor.TheworldsawthemasthevoiceofanewgenerationonewithaverydifferentattitudetolifE.Theirinfluencewasatitsheightinthe1960sbuttheirmusiccontinuestostirlistenerstoday.HoweverupuntilrecentlyoneaspectoftheBeatleswasstruckinYesterday:Themusichadneverbeenremastered重新灌录.ButonSeptember9thatsituationcametoanendwiththereleaseoftheentireband'smusicinadigitalmakeover.Itisprobablythebiggestreissue重新发行inpopmusichistorysaidBritishnewspapertheFinancialTimes.ThealbumswereremasteredatAbbeyRoadStudiosinLondonthelocationwherethebandproducedmuchoftheirwork.ThecoveroftheirlastalbumAbbeyRoadof1969featuredthefouryoungmenstriding大步行走acrossazebracrossingonAbbeyRoaditself.ItisoneofthemostfamousofallBeatlesimages.Recentlytocelebratethe40thanniversaryofthealbumhundredsofBeatlesloversgatheredtheretoshowtheirappreciation.Popgroupscomeandgo.Theboybandpursuedbyscreamingfansoneyearwillbeforgottenthenext.ButtheBeatlesareoneofthefewgroupswhosemusicseemstohaveendured持久.Why?PaulMcCartney'sbiographerBarryMileshasanexplanation:Theywerethefirstrockbandandtheyjusthappenedtobethebest.Theywerethefirstbandtoplaystadiumstohavetheirownproducts.Theywereground­breakingineverywayhesays.46.WhydidtheBeatleschangepopularculture?A.BecauseofthesuitsofthefourLiverpoolboys.B.BecauseofchanginglengthsofhairthefourLiverpoolboysworE.C.Becauseoftheiralbums.D.BecauseoftheirdifferentattitudetolifE.47.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisFALSEaccordingtothesecondparagraph?A.TheBeatlesinfluencedpeopleatitsheightinthe1960s.B.TheirmusicYesterdayhadneverbeenremastereD.C.Theentireband'smusicinadigitalmakeoverwillberemastereD.D.OnSeptember9theirmusiccametoanenD.48.Whatistheirlastalbum?A.Yesterday.B.AbbeyRoadof1969.C.ComeTogether.D.InMylife.49.WhatisNOTthereasonwhytheirmusiccanendure?A.TheywerethefirstrockbanD.B.TheywerethebestonE.C.Theywerethefirstbandtoplaystadiumsandtohavetheirownworks.D.Theyworespecialsuits.

Itisexcitingtovisitdifferentplaces.Asyoutravelyouwillseebeautifulsceneriestypicaloftheregion.Besidesyoucanmeetandmakefriendswithpeopleofdifferentcolorsandraces.FinallyyoucangettoknowthecustomsandlivinghabitsofthelocalpeoplE.Todaypeoplearesofondoftravellingthattourismhasbecomeoneofthefastestgrowingindustriesinmostcountries.ThemainreasonwhypeopletravelisperhapsforpleasurE.Forexamplehavingworkedhardthroughouttheweekdayspeoplewillfindawidenedtriptothenearbymountainsorbeachesforarelaxation.Foranotherexamplespendinganannualholidaytravellingabroadisanespeciallysatisfyingexperienceforthosewhodonothavemuchofanopportunitytobeawayfromtheirhomelands.Whenpeoplereturnfromtheirtraveltheywillgenerallyfeelfreshandenergeticreadytoworkharder.Travellingisalsooneofthebestmeansforlearning.Youmayhavereadorheardaboutsomethingbutyoucannevergetanaccuratepictureofituntilyouseeitforyourself.Seeingisbelieving.Furthermoreifyouareacarefulobserveryoucanlearnmuchduringyourtravelaboutthegeographybiologyandhistoryoftheplacesyouvisit.Nomatterhowwelleducatedyouarethereisalwaysalotforyoutolearnthroughtravelling.Theknowledgeacquiredfromtravelasyouhavefoundinyourlifeisnolessvaluablethanthatfromanyinfluentialreferencebooks.36.AccordingtothepassageitisexcitingforpeopletovisitdifferentplacesforthefollowingreasonsEXCEPT_________A.TheycanenjoythebeautifulsceneriesofdifferentregionsB.TheycanmakefriendswithdifferentkindsofpeopleC.TheywillhelptoimprovethetourismoftheregionD.Theycangettoknowthelocalcustomsandlivinghabits37.Accordingtotheauthorthemostimportantreasonforpeopletogotravellingmaybe_________A.makingfriendsB.sightseeingC.learningD.enjoyment38.BysayingSeeingisbelievingtheauthormeansthat_________A.youcannotbelieveituntilyouseetherealobjectbyyourselfB.youwillhaveaclearideaaboutsomethingwhenyouseeitpersonallyC.youwillknowwhathashappenedtosomethingwhenyouseeitD.youwillhavenodoubtwhenyouseesomethingbyyourself39.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Tourismisthefastestgrowingindustryinsomecountries.B.Peoplemaytakeatriptothenearbymountainsorbeachestorelaxattheweekends.C.TravellingmaymakepeoplefeelfreshandenergetiC.D.Theknowledgewegetfromtravelisasvaluableasthatfromreferencebooks.40.Theunderlinedwordacquiredmostprobablymeans_________A.seenB.listenedC.learnedD.stolen

Canyourememberthedaywhenyouspokeyourfirstword?Ifyoucanyouareunusual.TrytoimaginewhatfirstfewmonthsofyourlifewerelikE.Iamsureyoujustspentmostofyourtimeeatingsleepingandcrying.AsyougrowolderyouwereawakemoreofthetimE.Ittookyourparentsmoretimetoplaywithyouandtalktoyou.Youwatchedandlistenedcuriously.Youbegantoknowthatpeoplemadecertainsoundstogowithcertainthings.ThenyoubegantotrymakingthesoundsyouhearD.Andstepbystepyouwereabletomaketherightsoundforonething.OnthatdayyoucametounderstandthesecretoflanguagE.Thesecretisthatacertainsoundmeansacertainthing.Onesoundmightbeasgoodasanother.Butitisnogoodasawordunlesseverybodyagreesonitsmeaning.Onlywhenagroupofpeopleusethesamesetofsoundsofthingscantheyunderstandeachother.ThenandonlythendothesepeoplehaveaLANGUAGE.Afteryoufoundthesecretoflanguageyoulearnedwords.SomeofthewordsmeantthingssuchasBOOKSCHAIRSandSHOES.SomewordsmeantdoingthingssuchasGOandSWIM.AndotherwordsdescribedthingssuchasGOODandDIRTY.Soonyoulearnedtoputwordstogethertoexpressone’sideasuchasIwanttogooutandplaywithmyfriends.ThisislanguagE.BymeansoflanguagepeoplecancommunicatE.Sowesaylanguagesaremeansofcommunication.66.canrememberthedaywhen______.A.One;hespokehisfirstwordB.Noone;hespokehisfirstwordC.Mostpeople;theyspoketheirfirstwordsD.All;theyspoketheirfirstwords67.Whenyouwerealittlebabyyou______.A.madesoundstoletpeopleknowthatyouwantedtoeatB.spentmostofyourtimeplayingwithyourparentsC.couldnothearanysoundaroundyouD.spentmostofyourtimeeatingplayingandcrying68.Thesecretoflanguageisthat_______.A.onesoundmightbeasgoodasanotherB.peoplecanunderstandeachotherC.acertainsoundisforacertainthingD.thereisaspecialsoundforeachperson69.Youcouldlearnwords_______.A.beforeyouknewwhatthelanguagewasB.afteryouknewwhatthelanguagewasC.ifyouknewthelanguageD.whenyouwereababy70.Theaiminusinglanguageis.A.togeteverythingonewantsfromothersB.tosaywhatonewantstoknowC.toshareideasopinionsnewsetcwithoneanotherD.onlytomakeoneselfunderstoodbyothers

Arecentstudywhichwaspublishedinlastweek’sJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociationoffersapictureofhowdangerousitistogetaliftfromateenagedriver.Indeeda16-year-olddriverwiththreeormorepassengershasthreetimesthepossibilityofaseriousaccidentcomparedwithateenagerdrivingalonE.Theauthorsalsofoundthatthedeathratesforteenagedriversincreasedgreatlyafter10p.m.andespeciallyaftermidnight.Withpassengersinthecarthedriverwasevenmorelikelytodieinalate-nightaccident.RobertFossascientistattheUniversityofNorthCarolinaHighwaySafetyResearchCentersaysthehigherdeathratesforteenagedrivershavelesstodowithreallystupidbehaviorthanwithjustalackofdrivingexperiencE.Thebasicissueisthatadultswhoareresponsibleforgivingoutlicensesfailtorecognizehowcomplexandskilleddrivingis.hesays.Bothheandtheauthorofthestudybelievethatthewaytomitigate使缓解theproblemistohavestatessetupso-calledgraduatedlicensingsystemsinwhichgettingalicenseisaprocesswithseveralstages.A.graduatedlicenserequiresthatateenagerfirstprovehimselfabletodriveinthepresence在场ofanadultfollowedbyaperiodofdrivingwithnightofpassengerrestrictions限制beforegraduatingtofulldrivingrights.Graduatedlicensingsystemshavereducedteenagedrivercrashesaccordingtorecentstudies.60.Whichofthefollowingsituationsismostdangerousaccordingtothepassage?A.Adultsgivingalifttoteenagersonthehighwayafter10p.m.B.Adultsdrivingwiththreeormoreteenagepassengerslateatnight.C.A.teenagerdrivingaftermidnightwithpassengersinthecar.D.A.teenagergettingaliftfromastrangeronthehighwayatmidnight.61.AccordingtoRobertFossthehighdeathrateofteenagedriversismainlydueto_______.A.theirfrequentdrivingatnightB.theirlackofdrivingexperienceC.theirwrongwayofdrivingD.theirdrivingwithpassengers62.AccordingtoParagraph3whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.TeenagersshouldspendmoretimelearningtodrivE.B.Drivingisaskilltoocomplexforteenagerstolearn.C.Restrictionsshouldbeforcedonteenagersdemandingtotakedrivinglicenses.D.Thelicensingdepartmentispartlyresponsibleforteenagers’drivingaccidents.63.Asuggestedmeasuretobetakentoreduceteenagers’drivingaccidentsisthat______.A.drivinginthepresenceofanadultshouldbemadearuleB.theyshouldbeforbiddentotakeonpassengersC.theyshouldnotbeallowedtodriveafter10pmD.thelicensingsystemshouldbeimproved

Itisimportanttoknowanotherlanguageandhowtocommunicatewithoutwordswhenyouareinanothercountry.Beforesayinganythingpeoplecommunicatewitheachotherbyusinggestures手势.HowevermanygestureshavedifferentmeaningsornomeaningatallindifferentpartsoftheworlD.IntheUnitedStatesnoddingyourheadupanddownmeansyeswhileinsomepatsofGreeceandTurkeyitmeansno.InthesoutheastofAsiaitisapolitewayofsayingIheardyou.TodayintheUSAwhensomeoneputshisthumbupitmeansEverythingisallright.HoweverinGreeceitisbaD.Alsoputtingyourclasped紧握的handsupaboveyourheadmeansIamthewinner.ItisthesignwhichplayersoftenmakE.InRussiaitisthesignoffriendship.IntheUSAholdingyourhandupwiththethumbandindexfinger食指andtheotherthreestraightmeansEverythingisOK.InFranceitmeansYouareworthnothing.Itisalsoimportanttomakeeyecommunication.IfyoulookdownwhentalkingtoanAmericanheorshemayfeelthatyouareshyoryouaretryingtohidesomething.BesidestheseyoushouldalsoknowtherearesometopicsthatcannotbetalkedaboutsuchasageweightandmarriagE.Youcantalkabouttheweatherworksportsfoodwhereonelivesandnewsoftheday.31.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Peopleallovertheworldonlycommunicatebywords.B.Manygestureseitherhavedifferentmeaningsornomeaningsatall.C.GesturesarethemostcommonwaytocommunicatE.D.Peoplecantalkaboutanythinginanothercountry.32.InGreecenoddingyourheadmeans_________.A.Yes.B.NoC.IheardyouD.Iamthewinner33.PuttingthethumbupshouldNotbeusedin_____.A.GreeceB.theUSAC.EnglandD.China34.IfyoulookdownwhentalkingtoanAmericanitmaymeans_____.A.Youareshy.B.Youdon’tlikethetopiC.C.Youaretryingtohidesomething.D.BothA.andC.35.Themainideaofthepassageisthatwhenyouareinanothercountry_____.A.itisimportanttoknowthelanguagE.B.itisimportanttoknowwhatyoutalkabouttoaforeigner.C.toknowhowtocommunicatewithoutwordsisasimportantastoknowthelanguagE.D.tocommunicatethroughgesturesismoreimportantthantoknowthelanguagE.

Whoarethesepeoplerushingbyyouinthestreet?Morethan215millionpeoplenowcallAmericahomebutmostofthemcantracetheirfamiliesbacktootherpartsoftheworlD.IfyoulookatthenamesonshopwindowsyouwillseethatAmericanscomefrommanydifferentlands.TheideathatthesepeoplewhooncewerestrangerstotheUnitedStateshavelostthecustomsandculturesoftheiroriginalcountriesandhavebecomeAmericanisreallynottruE.InfactwhatexistsinAmericaismoreoftenakindofside-by-sidelivinginwhichgroupsofpeoplefromothercountriesoftenhavekeptmanyoftheircustomsandhabits.TheyjointhegeneralAmericansocietyonlyincertainareasoftheirlives—suchasinschoolsbusinessandsports—buttheykeepmanyoftheirownnativecustomsandmannerssociallyandathomE.Thislivingside-by-sidehasbothadvantagesanddisadvantages.Sometimesitmaycausedisagreementstodevelopbetweengroupswhosewaysoflifeareverydifferentfromoneanother.Howevertherearealsogreatadvantagesthatcomefromthevarietyofculturesbroughtbysettlersfromotherlands.ThereisgreatfreedomofchoiceamongideasanddressfoodandsocialcustomsinAmericA.EveryonecanfindsomepartofhisorherfamiliarworldintheUnitedStatesinchurchesmusicfoodnationalgroupsornewspapers.1.Morethan215millionpeoplecallAmericahomebecause_______.A.theyhavetheirhousesthereB.theysettletherenowC.theywanttomaketheirhomethereD.theylikethatlandverymuch2.Side-by-sidelivingstylemeans_______.A.tomakefriendswithnativepeopleB.tokeeptheirowncustomswhilesharingAmericanonesincertainareasC.thegroupsofpeoplewholivenearbyD.thattheygetclosertoAmericansociety3.accordingtothepassagepeopleintheUSA________.A.shareAmericancustomsandcultureB.liveinakindofside-by-sidesocietyC.keeptheirowncustomsandhabitsfirmlyD.makenochoicetoacceptAmericancustoms4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Theyalwayssticktotheirowncustomsandhabits.B.Side-by-sidelivingstyleisnotsuitablE.C.Theyfacethesocietytheyarenotfamiliarwith.D.TheadvantagescomingfromthevarietyofculturesmakelifeinAmericacolorful.5.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.AdvantagesandDisadvantages.B.DifferentCustomsandHabits.C.HomeforthePeoplE.D.Side-by-sideLivingStyleinAmericA.

PopularmusicinAmericaiswhateverystudentlikes.Studentscarrysmallradioswithearphonesandlistentomusicbeforeclassafterclassandatlunch.Studentswithcarsbuylargespeakersandplaymusicloudlyastheydriveonthestreet.Adultdriverslistentomusiconthecarradioastheydrivetowork.TheyalsolistentothenewsaboutsportstheweatherandthelifeofAmericanpeople.Mostoftheradioprogrammesaremusic.Poporpopularmusicsingersmakemuchmoney.TheymakeCDsortapeswhichradiobecomeapopstar.ThereareotherkindsofmusicthatarepopularamongAmericans.Oneiscalledfolkmusic.IttellsstoriesaboutthecommonlifeofAmericans.Anotheriscalledwesternorcountrymusic.Thiswasstartedbycowboyswhowouldsingatnighttothecowstheywerewatching.Todayanymusicaboutcountrylifeandthelovebetweenacountryboyandhisgirliscalledwesternorcountrymusic.56.________kindsofmusicarementioned提到inthispassage.A.TwoB.Four.C.ThreeD.Five57.Whenpopsingers________theyareregardedaspopstars.A.becomepopularwiththeirfansB.makeaCDortapeC.makemuchmoneyD.arewantedtosingontheradio58.Fromthepassageweknowthatcountrymusicisabout________.A.thecommonlifeofAmericansB.thelifeofcowboysC.thecountrylifeandlovestoriesD.theschoollifeinAmerica59.WhatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassageA.WesternMusicB.PopularMusicC.HistoryofMusicD.AmericanMusic

GroupbuyingisoneofthefastestgrowingtrendsinSouthAfricatoday.Industryleadersareconfidentthatthegrowthpotentialremainsstrongsincegroupbuyingislocation-specific区域性的.Start-upcostsarelowandprofitroomremainshighsomanysitescontinuetoreceiveinvestedmoneydespitewidespreadcriticismandFacebook’sdecisiontophaseoutofthedealsbusinessduetoprivacyconcerns.Intheearlystagesofallindustriessomecompaniesfailbecausetheycannotcompetewithstrongercompaniesindifficulteconomicconditions.TodealwithdifficultconditionsanalarmingnumberofbusinessesaredevelopinggroupbuyingwebsitesinplaceslikeChinaandIndiasotheincreaseofgroupbuyinginSouthAfricaisnothingmorethananaturalprogressionintotheinternationalmainstream.ThegroupbuyingconceptisfairlynewandconsumershaveacceptedthisconceptbecausetheycannowmakefulluseoftherichinformationavailableontheInternet.Groupbuyingisconvenientandeasysoitworks.AnyonecanviewasitejoinamailinglistsubscribetoRSSorprintoutacoupon优惠券.ThecurrentgroupbuyingstructureofferedbytheindustryleadersworksalthoughtherearestillchallengestoovercomE.Perhapsthefutureofgroupbuyingistiedtothejoiningtogetherofsocialmediaandmobiledevices.MobiledevicesarewithuswhereverwegoandalmosteveryoneisusingsometypeofsocialmediasitelikeFacebookorTwittertostayinformeD.UsingGPSandsocialmediatechnologytoproviderealtimelocation-specificpromotionswouldbebeneficialtoeveryconsumerlookingforthebestdealsintown.Pauseforamomentandthinkaboutit!WhatisbetterthansigningontoyourphonewhilehavingfunintownandyoureceivearealtimeinformationthatyourfavoriteshopacrossthestreetisofferingakillerdealThefutureofthegroupbuyinginSouthAfricaisbrightandwecanexpecttoseemoreadvancedapproachestothisconceptinthefuturE.Inadditiontothetechnologicaladvancesconsumerswillseetherangeofpromotionsexpandtoincludenewproductsandservices.50.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasephaseoutofmeaninthefirstparagraph?A.begintodevelopB.graduallystopC.graduallyincreaseD.continuetoenlarge51.TheauthorsetsChinaandIndiaasexamplestoshowthat_________.A.ChinaandIndiaarepowerfulcountriesB.ChinaandIndiaareindifficulteconomicconditionsC.groupbuyingissuccessfulworldwideD.groupbuyingisaninternationaltrend52.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?ks5uA.Peoplehaveacceptedgroupbuyingbecauseit’sanewconceptB.SocialmediaandmobiledeviceshavebeenjoinedtogetherforgroupbuyingC.GPSandsocialmediatechnologywillbehelpfulingroupbuyingD.Shopsusuallyofferakillerdealwhentheircustomersarehavingfun53.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsthefutureofgroupbuyingis__________.A.optimisticB.pessimisticC.objectiveD.subjective54.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A.ThehistoryofgroupbuyingB.TheconceptofgroupbuyingC.GrowingtrendsinSouthAfricaD.GroupbuyinginSouthAfrica

China'smajorbanksconfirmedwithXinhuaMondaythattheywillnotattendtheInternationalMonetaryFundIMF-WorldBankmeetingthatopensTuesdayinTokyo.Thebanksincludethecountry'sfourstate-ownedbanks--theIndustrialandCommercialBankofChinaICBCBankofChinaChinaConstructionBankAgricultureBankofChinA.TheICBCistheworld'slargestlenderbymarketvaluE.Thebanks'decisionwasmadeafterbilateralrelationsbetweenChinaandJapanbecamestrainedaftertheJapanesegovernmentannounceditsdecisiononSeptember10topurchasetheDiaoyuIslandswhichareChina'sinherentterritoryanalystssaiD.Japan'smovefueledanti-JapanprotestsindozensofChinesecitieslastmonth.DamagetotiesbetweenthetwoAsiangiantshasbeenextensivE.Tradewhichreachedarecordof$342.9billionlastyearhasbeenaffecteD.Manyacademicconferencesandculturalexchangeswerecanceledandairlineshavecanceledflightsduetolowseatoccupancyrates.Thebanks'decisionisfurtherevidencethattheunilateral单边的actionsbyJapanisfreezingbilateral双边的relationsandnowstartingtoweighontheworld'seconomysaidMeiXinyuaresearcherattheInternationalTradeandEconomicCooperationInstitutionunderChina'sMinistryofCommercE.Thetiesbetweentheworld'ssecond-andthird-largesteconomieswilldefinitelyunderminetheglobaleconomicoperationandpolicyco-ordinations.Thisisbecausethetwonationstogethermakeupaboutonefifthoftheworld'seconomicoutputMeisaiD.TheshakyglobaleconomyneedsJapanandChinatobefullyengagedsaidIMF'smanagingdirectorChristineLagardE.ShewarnedthattheworldcannotaffordthetwocountriestobeindisputE.ThewarningcameasboththeWorldBankandAsianDevelopmentBankslashedtheirgrowthestimatesforthecontinent.Thedisputebetweenthetwocountrieshasalsoputregionalsupplychainsatrisk.BothChinaandJapanareimportantsourcesofsemi-manufacturedgoodsinAsiasaidZhangMo'nanaresearcherattheStateInformationCenteragovernmentthinktank.Therippleeffectwillspreadandputpressureontheworldeconomy.56.ThebesttitleforthetextisthatA.ChinesebanksnottoattendTokyo'sIMF-WorldBankmeetingB.theJapanesegovernmentannounceditsdecisiononSeptember10topurchasetheDiaoyuIslandsC.ThemistakemadebyJapanwillexacerbate使恶化thealreadyfragileglobaleconomicrecoveryD.TheshakyglobaleconomyneedsJapanandChinatobefullyengaged57.ItinfersfromthetextthatA.ThestrainedrelationsbetweenChinaandJapanwillaffectglobaleconomicB.BothChinaandJapanareimportantsourcesofsemi-manufacturedgoodsinAsiaC.ThewarningcameasboththeWorldBankandAsianDevelopmentBankslashedtheirgrowthestimatesforthecontinent.D.China'smajorbanksconfirmedthattheywillnotattendtheIMF58.China'sfourstate-ownedbanksisA.ChinaConstructionBankAgricultureBankofChinaChinaBankofCommunicationtheIndustrialandCommercialBankofChinaB.theIndustrialandCommercialBankofChinaICBCBankofChinaChinaConstructionBankAgricultureBankofChinaC.ChinaEverbrightBankChinaBankofCommunicationBankofChinaAgricultureBankofChinaD.theIndustrialandCommercialBankofChinaChinaMinshengBankingCo.LtdAgricultureBankofChinaChinaBankofCommunication59.WhydidbilateralrelationsbetweenChinaandJapanbecomestrained?A.China'smajorbanksnotattendtheInternationalMonetaryFundIMF-WorldBankmeetingthatopensTuesdayinTokyo.B.theJapanesegovernmentannounceditsdecisiononSeptember10topurchasetheDiaoyuIslandsC.Thedisputebetweenthetwocountrieshasalsoputregionalsupplychainsatrisk.D.Japan'smovefueledanti-JapanprotestsindozensofChinesecitieslastmonth.60.WhataretheevidencesofdamagetotiesbetweenthetwoAsiangiantshavingbeenextensive?A.Tradewhichreachedarecordof$342.9billionlastyearhasbeenaffecteD.B.ManyacademicconferencesandculturalexchangeswerecanceledC.China'smajorbankswillnotattendtheInternationalMonetaryFundIMF-WorldBankmeetingthatopensTuesdayinTokyo.D.theJapanesegovernmentannounceditsdecisiononSeptember10topurchasetheDiaoyuIslands.E.airlineshavecanceledflightsduetolowseatoccupancyrates.A.abdeB.abcdC.acdeD.abce

Coldweatherhasagreateffectonhowourmindsandourbodieswork.Maybethatiswhytherearesomanyexpressionsthatusethewordcold.Forcenturiesthebody’sbloodhasbeenlinkedcloselywiththeemotions.Peoplewhoshownohumanemotionsorfeelingsforexamplearesaidtobecold-bloodeD.Cold-bloodedpeopleactinmercilessways.Theymaydobrutalthingstoothersandnotbyaccident.Forexampleanewspapersaysthepolicearesearchingforacold-bloodedkiller.Thekillermurderedsomeonenotinself-defensE.Heseemedtokillfornoreasonandwithnoemotionasiftakingsomeone’slifemeantnothing.ColdcanaffectotherpartsofthebodythefeetforexamplE.Heavysockscanyou’reyourfeetifyourfeetarereallycolD.Butthereisanexpression—togetcoldfeet—thathasnothingtodowithcoldoryourfeet.Theexpressionmeansbeingafraidtodosomethingyouhavedecidedtodo.Forexampleyouagreetobepresidentofanorganization.ButthenyoulearnthatalltheotherofficershaveresigneD.Alltheworkoftheorganizationwillbeyourresponsibility.Youarelikelytogetcoldfeetaboutbeingthepresidentwhenyouunderstandthesituation.Coldcanalsoaffectyourshoulder.Yougivesomeonethecoldshoulderwhenyourefusetospeaktothem.Youtreattheminadistantandcoldway.Theexpressionprobablycomesfromthephysicalactofturningyourbacktowardsomeoneinsteadofspeakingtohimface-to-facE.Youmaygiveacoldshouldertoafriendwhohasnotkeptapromisehemadetoyouortosomeonewhohasliedaboutyoutoothers.Acoldfishisnotafish.Itisaperson.Butitisapersonwhoisunfriendlyunemotionalandshowsnoloveorwarmth.A.coldfishdoesnotoffermuchofhimselftoanyonE.OutinthecoldisanexpressionoftenhearD.Itmeansnotgettingsomethingthateverybodyelsegot.A.personmightsaythateverybodybuthimgotapayraiseandthathewasleftoutinthecolD.AnditisnotapleasantplacetobE.66.Thepassageisintendedtotellusthat______.A.coldweatherhasagreateffectonhumanbodiesB.manyEnglishexpressionscontainthewordcoldC.coldisawordcloselylinkedwithhumanemotionsD.thewordcoldhasmanydifferentmeaningsinEnglish67.TheunderlinedwordbrutalinParagraph1mostprobablymeans______.A.impoliteB.illegalC.cruelD.extreme68.Whichofthefollowingexpressionscanbestdescribeapersonwhoisunwillingtoofferanythingtoothers?A.Cold-bloodeD.B.Togetcoldfeet.C.A.coldshoulder.D.A.coldfish.69.YoucansayTom______iftheteachergivesalltheboysexcepthimapenasaprizE.A.isgiventhecoldshoulderB.isleftoutinthecoldC.hasgotcoldfeetD.ismurderedbyacold-bloodedkiller70.Wecandrawaconclusionfromthepassagethat______.A.alltheexpressionscontainingthewordcoldhaveanegativemeaningB.alltheexpressionscontainingthewordcoldhavesomethingtodowithcoldC.peoplewhoshownohumanemotionsorfeelingshavecoldbloodD.manypartsofthehumanbodycanbebadlyaffectedbycold

InCanadayoucanfinddogscatshorsesetC.inalmosteveryfamily.Thesearetheirpets.Peoplelovethesepetsandhavethemastheirgoodfriends.Beforetheykeepthemintheirhousestheytakethemtoanimalhospitalstogivetheminjections注射sothattheywon'tcarrydiseases.Theyhavespecialanimalfoodstoresthoughtheycangetanimalfoodinalmosteverykindofstores.SomepeoplespendaroundtwohundredCanadiandollarsamonthonanimalfooD.Whenyouvisitpeople'shousestheywouldbeverygladtoshowyoutheirpetsandtheyareveryproudofthem.Youwillalsofindthatalmosteveryfamilyhasabirdfeederintheirgarden.Allkindsofbirdsarewelcomedtocomeandhaveagoodmeal.TheyarefreetocomeandgoandnobodyisallowedtokillanyanimalinCanadA.Theyhavealawagainstkillingwildanimals.IfyoukilledananimalyouwouldbepunisheD.Ifananimalhappenedtogetrunoverbyacarpeoplewouldbeverysadaboutit.PeopleinCanadahavemanyreasonstolikeanimals.Oneofthemmightbe:Theirfamilytiesarenotascloseasours.WhenchildrengrowuptheyleavetheirparentsandstarttheirownlifE.Thentheoldwillfeellonely.Butpetscansolvethisproblem.TheycanbegoodfriendsandneverleavethemalonE.69.Thepassagemainlytalksabout______.A.howtokeepdiseasesfrompetsB.CanadianshavepetsasfriendsC.howtotakegoodcareofpetsD.lifeoftheoldinCanada70.Petsaregiveninjectionsinanimalhospitals______.A.inordertokeepthemsafeB.afterbeingtakenhomeC.becausetheycarrydiseasesD.becausetheyaresick71.Thewordbirdfeederinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans______.A.apersonwhogivesfoodtobirdsB.acontainerthathasfoodforbirdsC.somethingthatcatchesbirdsD.ananimalthateatsbirds72.InCanadachildrenleavetheirparentswhentheygrowupbecause______.A.theydon'tlovetheirparentsanymoreB.theycanonlyfindjobsfarfromtheirparentsC.theirparents'housesaretoosmallD.theywouldn'tdependontheirparentsanymore73.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Peoplebuyanimalfoodonlyattheanimalfoodstores.B.PetseatbetterthanpeoplE.C.Everyfamilyhasabirdcage鸟笼inhishousE.D.Anybirdcancometothebirdfeederstoeat.

Sociologistshavelongrecognizedthatorganizationsoflessthan200individualscanoperatethroughthefreeflowofinformationamongthemembers.OncetheirsizegoesbeyondthisfiguretheorganizationsaregettinglessflexiblE.Soitseemsnecessarytopreventtotaldisorderresultingfromfailuresofcommunication.Onesolutiontothisproblemwouldofcoursebetostructurelargeorganizationsintosmallerunitsofasizethatcanactasagroup.Byallowingthesegroupstobuildrelianceoneachotherlargerorganizationscanbebuiltup.Howevermerelyhavinggroupsofsay150willneverofitselfbeacompletesolutiontotheproblemsoftheorganization.Somethingelseisneeded:thepeopleinvolvedmustbeabletobuilddirectpersonalrelationships.Toallowfreeflowofinformationtheyhavetobeabletocommunicatewitheachotherinacasualway.Maintainingtooformalastructureofrelationshipsinevitablypreventsthewayasystemworks.TheimportanceofthiswasdrawntomyattentiontwoyearsagobythecaseofaTVstation.Whetherbychanceorbydesignitsohappenedthattherewerealmostexactly150peopleinthestation.Thewholeprocessworkedverysmoothlyasanorganizationformanyyearsuntiltheyweremovedintopurpose-builtaccommodation.Thenfornoapparentreasontheworkseemedtobemoredifficulttodonottosaylesssatisfying.Itwassometimebeforetheyworkoutwhattheproblemwas.Itturnoutthatwhenthearchitectsweredesigningthenewbuildingtheydecidedthatthecoffeeroomwhereeveryoneatetheirsandwichesatlunchtimeswasanunnecessaryluxuryandsodidawaywithit.Andwiththattheyaccidentallydestroyedtheclosesocialnetworksthatstrengthenedthewholeorganization.WhathadapparentlybeenhappeningwasthataspeoplegatheredinformallyovertheirsandwichesinthecoffeeroomusefulinformationwascasuallybeingexchangeD.68.Whatsizeofanorganizationmayleadtocommunicationfailures?A.Anorganizationoflessthan200individuals.B.Anorganizationofmorethan200individuals.C.Anorganizationoflessthan150individuals.D.Anorganizationofmorethan150individuals.69.Wecansolvethecommunicationproblemwithinalargeorganizationby.A.allowingfreeflowofinformationB.maintainingaformalstructureofrelationshipsC.structuringlargerorganizationsintosmallerunitsD.structuringsmallerorganizationsandbuildingdirectpersonalrelationship70.AftertheTVstationmovedintonewaccommodationitsoperation.A.seemedtobemoredifficultB.seemedtobemoresatisfyingC.seemedtobemoresuccessfulD.seemedtobemoreeffective71.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraph?A.It’sunwisetodoawaywiththecoffeeroomwhendesigninganewofficebuilding.B.Thecoffeeroomisthemostimportantplaceinanofficebuilding.C.Usefulinformationwasformallybeingexchangedovertheirsandwichesinthecoffeeroom.D.Thecoffeeroomwhereeveryoneatetheirsandwichesatlunchtimeswasanunnecessaryluxury.

IfEnglishmeansendlessnewwordsanddifficultgrammaryouarewrong.Haven’tyounoticedthatyouhavebecomemoresmartersinceyoustartedtolearnalanguage?AccordingtoanewstudybyaBritishuniversitylearningasecondlanguagecanleadtoanincreaseinyourbrainpower.Researchersfoundthatlearningotherlanguageschangesgreymatter中枢神经系统的灰质.Thisistheareaofthebrainwhichprocessesinformation.Itissimilartothewaythatexercisebuildsmuscles.Thestudyalsofoundtheearlierpeoplelearnasecondlanguagethegreatertheeffect.AteamofexpertsfromLondontookagroupofBritonswhoonlyspokeEnglish.Theywerecomparedwithagroupofearlybilinguals能说两种语言的人whohadlearntasecondlanguagebeforetheageoffiveaswellasanumberoflaterlearners.Scansshowedthatgreymatterdensity密度inthebrainwasgreaterinbilingualsthaninpeoplewithoutasecondlanguagE.ButthelongerapersonwaitedbeforemasteringanewlanguagethesmallerthedifferencE.Ourfindingssuggestthatthestructureofthebrainischangedbytheexperienceoflearningasecondlanguagesaidthescientists.Itmeansthatthechangeitselfincreasestheabilitytolearn.ProfessorDylanVaughanJonesoftheUniversityofWalsehasresearchedthelinkbetweenbilingualismandmathskills.Havingtwolanguagesdivesyoutwowindowsontheworldandmakesthebrainmoreflexible灵活的HesaidYouareactuallygoingbeyondlanguageandhaveabetterunderstandingofdifferentideas.ThefindingswerematchedinastudyofnativeItalianspeakerswhohadlearnedEnglishasasecondlanguagebetweentheagesof2and34.ReadingwritingandcomprehensionwerealltesteD.Theresultsshowedthattheyoungertheystartedtolearnthebetter.Studyingalanguagemeansyougetanentrancetoanotherworldexplainedthescientists.68.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordgreymatterinParagraph2referto?A.greyhairB.intelligenceC.materialofthebrainD.difficultsituations69.Theexperienceoflearningasecondlanguagecan__________.A.changeone’sbraincompletelyB.increasetheabilitytolearn.C.makeonesmarterthanothersD.improveone’smathsskills70.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_________.A.theresearchersfromUCLdidanotherstudyinItalianB.itwillbeeasierforonetotravelaroundtheworldbylearningasecondlanguageC.theresearchdoneontheItaliansshowsatotallydifferentresult.D.asimilarstudywasdoneonnativeItalianspeakerswholearnEnglishasasecondlanguage71.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Learningaforeignlanguagecanhelpimproveyourbrainpower.B.YoushouldlearnasecondlanguageifEnglishisnotyournativelanguagE.C.IfyouwanttolearnasecondlanguageyoushoulddoitatacertainagE.D.TheresearchdonebytheresearchersfromUCLisverysuccessful.

HaveyoueverheardanyonesayIt’srainingcatsanddogs?ItmeansIt’sraininghard!Butsometimescatsanddogsdodropfromthesky!Here’showithappens.Notsolongagoacountryfarawayhadmanylargerats.ThepeopletheresaidWeneedcats!SocatsweresenttothembyairplanE.Butthecountryhadmanymountains.ItwashardforanairplanetolanD.Sothecatscamedownbyparachute降落伞.Didthecatsliketheride?Theydidn’tsaytheydidn’t!Andtodaytheyarestillcatchingrats!InanothercountryfarawaythereissnowtheyeararounD.Peoplesometimesgotlostinit.Weneedbigdogs!thepeoplesaidThedogscouldfindpeoplelostinthesnow.ThedogscouldhelpbringthemhomE.Wherecanwegetbigdogs?Amanacrosstheseahadbigdogstosell.IwillsenddogstoyouhesaiD.Ihavesomeverybigones.Theycanfindpeoplelostinthesnow.HesentthedogsbyairplanE.Buttheairplanedidnotlandinthesnow.Thedogscamedownbyparachute----youguessedit!Didthedogsliketheride?Theydidn’tsaytheydidn’t!Andtodaytheyarewellandhappy.Theyfindanyonewhogetslostinthesnow.ThentheyhelphimgethomE.Gooddogs!RememberitsoyoucansayYesitdoesraincatsanddogssometimes.Theycamedownbyparachute!50.TheunderlinedworditInParagraph2refersto__________.A.theweatherB.thesayingIt’srainingcatsanddogs.C.thesayingIt’srainingharD.D.thefactthatrealcatsanddogsdropfromthesky.51.Catsanddogsdropfromtheskybecause______.A.therearemanymountainsinthecountry.B.itsnowstheyeararoundinthecountry.C.washardforaplanetolandinthetwocountries.D.comingdownbyparachutecouldsavemoney.52.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto_________________.A.tellthereaderscatsanddogsdodropfromtheskyB.tellthereadersofanewmeaningaboutanoldsaying.C.showcatsanddogsareourgoodfriends.D.showparachuteisanimportant

Schoolbullying欺凌haslongbeenseenasanunfriendlypracticeofadolescencewithter­ribleresults.NowtheBeMoreThanaBystandercampaignorganizedbyAdvertisingCouncilanonprofitorganizationisaimingtoremoveschoolbullyingbyurgingparentstoteachtheirchil­drentofacesuchbehavior.Itmakesuseofaseriesoftelevisionprintandonlineadstopromotetheideathatifwitnes­sesknowwhattodotheycantakevariousstepssuchasmovingthevictimawayfromthesitua­tionorreportingittoanadulttostopthebullying.ParentstalktotheirkidsaboutdrugssexdrinkinganddrivingsaidPeggyConlonpresidentoftheAdCouncilbuttheyarenotalwaysactiveinbullying-control.80%ofhighschoolstudentsseebullyingbehaviorfirsthandatleastweeklybutparentsarelessawareofitwithonlyabout50percentrealizingthatbullyingoccursfrequentlyaccordingtoaresearchbyDoSomething.org.ThecounciltestedmanywaysanddecidedontheparentalfocusafterreadingareportfromDoSomething.org.Itwantstoremindparentsthatwhattheirkidsarewitnessingisseriousanditcanhaveterribleeffects.ParentsarestillinfluentialsaidMs.ThomasavolunteerforthecampaignWe'vechangedthecultureoflettingfriendsdrivewhenthey'redrunk.ThemessagewewanttoconveynowisthatyourinvolvementcanmakeadifferencE.TheactivityiswinningsupportfromallthewalksoflifE.ThemedicalcompanyJohnson&Johnsonisprovidingfunds.AOLisdonatingspaceforadsavideofeatureonitshomepagE.MagazineslikeParentingaswellassomenewspapersnationwidewillalsorunprintadsfreetospreadawarenessoftheanti-bullyingcampaign.61.WhatisthepurposeoftheBeMoreThanaBystandercampaign?A.Toofferstudentsadviceonconflictmanagement.B.Togetridofschoolbullyingwiththehelpofparents.C.Tomaketheorganizerbecomebetterknown.D.Toinformparentsoftheriskofschoolbullying.62.Whatdoesthesecondparagraphmainlytellthereaders?A.Howthecampaignworks.B.WhythecampaignisorganizeD.C.WhatmeasuresparentsshouldtakE.D.Howseriousschoolbullyingisnow63.Whatcanwelearnfromthethirdparagraphaboutparents?A.Theyconsiderdrugssexdrinkinganddrivingasnothingserious.B.Theyoftenfailtogiveenoughconcernaboutschoolbullying.C.Theyoftenkeeptrackoftheirkids'behavioratschool.D.Theybelievethattheirkidsarefreefromschoolbullying.64.MsThomasthinkparentsmustgetinvolvedbecausethey_______A.arebetteratdealingwithbullyingB.havebetterrelationshipwiththeirkidsC.knowmuchabouttheschoolcultureD.canhavemoreinfluenceontheirkids65.Accordingtothepassagewecanconcludethat_______A.schoolbullyingwilldisappearinschoolB.AdvertisingCouncilcanmakesomeprofitC.themediawillcontributealotinthecampaignD.parentshavedoneenoughwithbullying

TheOccupyWallStreetmovementgainedmoresupportonWednesdayasunionsandstudentsjoinedin.Withtheprotestsdevelopingfromagroupofyoungpeople'scampingoutneartheNewYorkStockExchangeonSeptember17tolarge-scale大规模的movementsacrossthecountryandaroundtheworldpeoplecan'thelpasking:WhathasledtoOccupyWallStreet?ThreeyearsafterthesevereeconomiccrisistheU.S.economynowisstuckagain.Protestersarenotsatisfiedwiththepresenteconomicsituationsinceunemploymentrateisabove9percentandeconomicgrowthhassloweD.Thehousingmarketisstillstrugglingforarecoverythreeyearsafterthebubble泡沫burst.Peoplearelosingtheirhousesevenaftertheyhavepaidalargeamountofmortgage抵押.Itisgettingdifficultforyoungpeopletofindjobs.Peoplefearedthatasimilarcrisisliketheonein2008maybealreadyonitsway.ItisWallStreetthatpossessedthemostriches.ItisWallStreetgreedthatatleastpartlyledtothefinancialcrisisin2008.ItwasWallStreet'sfatcatswhotaketaxpayers'aidmoneyastheirownbigbonus奖金.WiththegrowingeconomiccrisisaroundtheworldpeoplerealizethatWallStreetisresponsibleforit.Sotheytrytotargetpeoplewhocreatedthecrisis.Themajorityoftheprotestersareyoungpeopleunder30.ManyofthemareunemployeD.Somearestudentswithmountainsofloans贷款.Somearehard-workingpeopleabouttolosetheirhouseseveniftheyhavepaidalargeamountofmortgagE.Theyarecomplainingthatthehard-workingmiddleclassisgettingpooryetWallStreetstayswealthy.WilliamCohanauthorofMoneyandPower:HowGoldmanSachsCametoRuletheworldwroterecentlythatWallStreetnotonlylearnednothingfromthe2008crisistheyarealsotryingtokillallreformsthatmightbreakthisdangerouscycleinwhichbankersgetveryrichwhiletherestofworkingpeoplesufferfromtheirmistakes.72.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.ThecauseoftheOccupyWallStreetmovement.B.ThedemandoftheprotestersoftheOccupyWallStreetmovement.C.ThepopularityoftheOccupyWallStreetmovement.D.ThedevelopmentoftheOccupyWallStreetmovement.73.AccordingtothesecondparagraphwhatsetofftheOccupyWallStreetmovement?A.Thehousingmarket.B.Thebadeconomicsituation.C.ThemortgageD.ThehighunemploymentratE.74.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatWallStreetisthesymbolofintheUSA.A.civilizationB.powerC.wealthD.fashion75.WecaninferthatWilliamCohan.A.istheorganizeroftheOccupyWallStreetmovementB.livesonWallStreetC.isagainsttheOccupyWallStreetmovementD.approvesoftheOccupyWallStreetmovement

InonlysixdaysIlostsevenpoundsofweight.Twofullinchesinthefirstthreedays!Thesearethekindsofstatementsusedinmagazinenewspaperradioandtelevisionadspromisingnewshapesandnewlookstothosewhobuythemedicineorthedeviceofsuchproduct.Thepromotersofproductssaytheycanshapethelegsslimthefacesmoothwrinklesorinsomeotherwaytobeautyordesirability.Oftensuchproductsarenothingmorethanmoney-makingthingsfortheirpromoter.Theresulttheyproducearequestionableandsomearedangeroustohealth.Tounderstandhowtheseproductscanbelegallypromotedtothepublicitisnecessarytounderstandsomethingofthelawscoveringtheirregulation.IftheproductisadrugFDAFoodDrugAdministrationcanrequireproofundertheFoodDrugandCosmeticActthatitissafeandeffectivebeforeitisputonthemarket.ButiftheproductisadeviceFDAhasnoauthoritytorequirepremarketingproofofsafetyoreffectiveness.IfaproductalreadyonthemarketisadangertohealthFDAcanrequesttheproducerordistributortoremoveitfromthemarketvoluntarilyoritcantakelegalactionincludingseizure查封oftheproduct.OnenotablecaseafewyearsagoinvolvedanelectricaldevicecalledtheRelaxacisorwhichhadbeensoldforreducingthewaistlinE.TheRelaxacisorproducedelectricalshockstothebodythroughcontactpads.FDAtooklegalactionagainstthedistributortostopthesaleofthedeviceonthegroundsthatitwasdangeroustohealthandlifE.Obviouslymostofthedevicesonthemarkethaveneverbeenthesubjectofcourtproceedings法律诉讼andnewdevicesappearcontinually.Beforebuyingitisuptotheconsumertojudgethesafetyoreffectivenessofsuchitems.35.FDAcanaskfortheproofofsafetyandeffectivenessofaproduct______.A.ifitisadrugB.ifitisadeviceC.ifitsconsumersmakecomplaintsD.ifitsdistributorschallengeFDA’sauthority36.TheRelaxacisorismentionedas______.A.aproductwhichwasdesignedtoproduceelectricityB.aproductwhosedistributorwasinvolvedinalegalcaseC.asuccessfuladvertisementofabeautyproductD.anexampleofaqualitybeautyproduct37.Theauthorintendsto_____A.makeconsumersawareofthepromoters’falsepromisesB.showtheweaknessofthelawonproductsafetyC.giveadviceonhowtokeepyoungandbeautifulD.introducetheorganizationofFDA

Socialmediaiscausingproblemsatworkandit'snotwiththeboss.Infactit'sotheremployeeswhoareannoyedbytheirfellowworkers'personalsocialmediauseandit'sstartingtohurtproductivity生产率.AccordingtoanewsurveybyworkforcesolutionsproviderKellyServicesmorethanhalfofworkerssaysocialmediaisaffectingworkplaceproductivityinabadwaywith57percentbelievingthatmixingpersonalandprofessionalconnectionsthroughsocialmediaislikelytocauseproblems.TheresearchshowedagrowingnumberofemployeesfeelthereisnothingwrongwithinsomepersonalFacebooktimeduringtheday.Despitethedropinproductivityjustemployeeshavebeentoldtostopusingsocialmediaatwork.Thestudyalsoshowsanumberofemployeesareusingtheirpersonalsocialmedtalkaboutcompanybusiness.Nearly15percentoftheemployeessurveyedthinkitopinionsaboutworkwithfriendsandcolleaguesonsocialmedia.Therealityisthatthespreadofsocialmediaintheworkplaceishappenrulesdesr'-managei'.saidSteveArmstrongseniorvicepresidentandgenetaimanagerforK-eliyS'emvemployeesarequicktoseethebenefitsemployersandmanagersarestillfightingagainstalargenumberofcomplexissuesrelatedtoprivacymonitoringandaccesstosensitivebusinessinformation.'ThefindingsarepartofthelatestsurveyresultsfromtheKellyGlobalWorkforceIndex.Nearly170000peoplein30countriesparticipatedinthesurveyincludingalmost23000intheUS.64.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph2?A.Manyemployeeshavebeenstoppedfromusingpersonalsocialmediaatwork.B.Moreandmoreemployeesthinkpersonalsocialmediauseatworkisacceptable.C.Usingsocialmediaatworkhasreducedworkplaceproductivitygreatly.D.Differentpeopleusepersonalsocialmediaatworkdifferently.65.Accordingtothetextwelearnthatsomeemployees____.A.makeuseofsocialmediatostarttheirownbusinessB.usedifferentsocialmediaaccountsfordifferentpurposesC.mightletoutsensitivebusinessinformationonFacebookD.shareopinionsaboutworkinordertoattractothers'attention66.FromwhatSteveArmstrongsaidinParagraph4wecaninferthat_____.A.socialmediaisnotallowedtobeusedinmanycompaniesB.employersandmanagersdon'tlikemakinguseofsocialmediaC.usingsocialmediaatworkdoesn'tbenefitemployeesatallD.it'shardtomanageemployees'socialmediauseatworkatpresent67.Accordingtothefindingsofthesurveywelearnmorethanhalfoftheparticipantsthinkthat__.A.personalsocialmediauseatworkisnotgoodforworkB.usingsocialmediaatworkisgoodforworkplaceproductivityC.employeesshouldn'tusepersonalsocialmediaatworkatallD.managersshouldencouragetheuseofsocialmediaatwork

Itisimportanttoknowanotherlanguageandhowtocommunicatewithoutwordswhenyouareinanothercountry.Beforesayinganythingpeoplecommunicatewitheachotherbyusinggestures手势.HowevermanygestureshavedifferentmeaningsornomeaningatallindifferentpartsoftheworlD.IntheUnitedStatesnoddingyourheadupanddownmeansyeswhileinsomepatsofGreeceandTurkeyitmeansno.InthesoutheastofAsiaitisapolitewayofsayingIheardyou.TodayintheUSAwhensomeoneputshisthumbupitmeansEverythingisallright.HoweverinGreeceitisbaD.Alsoputtingyourclasped紧握的handsupaboveyourheadmeansIamthewinner.ItisthesignwhichplayersoftenmakE.InRussiaitisthesignoffriendship.IntheUSAholdingyourhandupwiththethumbandindexfinger食指andtheotherthreestraightmeansEverythingisOK.InFranceitmeansYouareworthnothing.Itisalsoimportanttomakeeyecommunication.IfyoulookdownwhentalkingtoanAmericanheorshemayfeelthatyouareshyoryouaretryingtohidesomething.BesidestheseyoushouldalsoknowtherearesometopicsthatcannotbetalkedaboutsuchasageweightandmarriagE.Youcantalkabouttheweatherworksportsfoodwhereonelivesandnewsoftheday.56.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Peopleallovertheworldonlycommunicatebywords.B.Manygestureseitherhavedifferentmeaningsornomeaningsatall.C.GesturesarethemostcommonwaytocommunicatE.D.Peoplecantalkaboutanythinginanothercountry.57.InGreecenoddingyourheadmeans_________.A.Yes.B.NoC.IheardyouD.Iamthewinner58.Puttingthethumbupshouldnotbeusedin_____.A.GreeceB.theUSAC.EnglandD.China59.Whatdoesthissentencemean.youractioncanspeaklouderthanyourwords?A.Whatyoudoisbetterthanwhatyousay.B.YoutryyourbesttobepolitE.C.Youarebetterunderstoodbyyourgesturesthanthroughyourwords.D.Whatyousayisbetterthanwhatyoudo.60.Themainideaofthepassageisthatwhenyouareinanothercountry_____.A.itisimportanttoknowthelanguagE.B.itisimportanttoknowwhatyoutalkabouttoaforeigner.C.toknowhowtocommunicatewithoutwordsisasimportantastoknowthelanguagE.D.tocommunicatethroughgesturesismoreimportantthantoknowthelanguagE.

Whenshouldpeoplebemadetoretire?55?65?Shouldtherebeacompulsory强制的agelimit?Manyoldpeopleworkwellintotheir70sand80srunningfamiliescountriesorcorporations.Otherpeoplehoweverdespitebeingfitandhighlytalentedareforcedtoretireintheirfiftiesorevenearlierbecauseoftheregulationsofacompanyorthenation.ThisessaywillexaminewhetherpeopleshouldbeallowedtocontinueworkingaslongastheywantorwhethertheyshouldbeencouragedtoretireataparticularstagE.SomepeoplethinkthereareseveralargumentsforallowingolderpeopletocontinueworkingaslongastheyareablE.FirstofallolderemployeeshaveanimmenseamountofknowledgeandexperiencewhichcanbelosttoabusinessororganizationiftheyaremadetoretirE.A.secondpointisthatolderemployeesareoftenextremelyloyalemployeesandaremorewillingtocarryoutcompanypoliciesthanyoungerlesscommittedstaff.HoweveramoreimportantpointisregardingtheattitudesinsocietytooldpeoplE.Toforcesomeonetoresignorretireat60indicatesthatthesocietydoesnotvaluetheinputofthesepeopleandthateffectivelytheirusefullifeisover.Ageisirrelevanttoaworkinglifesurelyifolderemployeesaretoldtheycannotworkafter60thisisagediscrimination.Thattheybecomeolddoesnotnecessarilymeantheyaregoingtobesick.Oldpeoplecouldbemoreawareexperiencedandcommittedthansomeyoungsters.Othershoweverthinkthatallowingolderpeopletoworkindefinitelyisnotagoodpolicy.Agealoneisnoguaranteeofability.Oldpeopleareonlyambitiousworkaholicswhoaretooselfishandegocentrictobelievethatayoungerpersoncoulddobetter.Actuallymanyyoungeremployeeshavemoreexperienceorskillsthanolderstaffwhomayhavebeenstuckinoneareaorunitformostoftheirworkinglives.Havingcompulsoryretirementallowsnewideasinanorganization.Inadditionwithoutagelimitshowevermanypeoplewouldcontinuetoworkpurelybecausetheydidnothaveanyotherplansorroles.A.thirdpointofviewisthatolderpeopleshouldberewardedbysocietyfortheirlife’slaborbybeinggivengenerouspensions养老金andthefreedomtoenjoytheirleisurE.Wenowhaveyoungsterswhocan’tfindjobsbecauseoldpeoplearechoosingnottoretirE.OldpeoplearenotretiringbecausethisnewgenerationofoldpeoplethinktheywillneverdieduetomodernadvancesinmedicinE.Withmanyyoungpeopleunemployedorfrustratedinlow-levelpositionsthereareoftencallstocompulsorilyretireolderworkers.Howeverthiscanaffecttheolderindividual’sfreedomandrighttoworkandcandeprivesocietyofvaluableexperienceandinsights.Ifeelthatgivingworkersmoreflexibilityandchoiceovertheirretirementagewillbenefitsocietyandtheindividual.72.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?A.Toexplainthecompulsoryagelimit.B.TodiscusstheretirementagE.C.Toexaminepeople’sworkinglifE.D.TointroduceaparticularstagE.73.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonforallowingoldpeopletocontinueworkingaccordingtothepassage?A.Theyareloyalemployees.B.Theycanhelptheyoungsters.C.TheircontributionshouldbevalueD.D.Theirexperienceshouldbemadeuseof.74.Itcanbeinferredinthefourthpassagethat______.A.theyoungpeoplehavemorecreativespiritsB.PensionsandfreedomarenotgiventotheoldnowC.ModernadvancesinmedicinemakeoldpeopleneverdieD.oldpeoplebelievethatayoungerpersoncoulddobetter75.Thepassageisarrangedasfollows:

Nearly600000Americanslosttheirjobsthispastmonthpushingthenation’sunemploymentrate失业率to7.6percent.Butnotallofthosefiredworkersaresittingathomereadingthejobadvertisementsandwaitingforthephonetoring.ThousandsofpeoplearereturningtoschoolmakingpubliccollegesanduniversitiesamongthefewbrightplacesinthedisappointingUSeconomy.AtatimewhenmanyAmericanshavehadtheirworkhourscutorhaveevenlosttheirjobsSherianHuddlestonisworkingovertimE.SheworksatMiddleTennesseeStateUniversityMTSUwheresheoversees监督theenrollment注册ofnewstudents.Theuniversity’spopulationgrewby800studentsthisterm—anincreaseof4percentoverlastspring’senrollment.HuddlestonsaysseeingtheenrollmentriseinafailingeconomyisnotunexpecteD.Whenpeopleareoutofworkshepointsouttheywillask'WhatelsecanIdo?’or'WhatothercareerscanIfollow?’TheywilloftenreturntoschooliftheyhavenotcompletedadegreebeforE.Olderreturningstudentsaren’ttheonlyonesincreasingtheenrollmentatMTSU.Huddlestonsaysshe’salsoseeinganincreaseinstudenttransfers转移.Studentswhowentoutofstateorevenwithinthestatetomoreexpensiveschoolsaretransferringtopublicschoolstomakeuseofthelowercostofgoingtoschoolheresheexplains.66.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheFallingAmericanEconomyB.CollegeEnrollmentupinaDownEconomyC.CollegesHaveMoreStudentsThanBeforeD.GoingtoCollegeIsNoLongerDifficult67.Accordingtothepassagemanystudentsreturntoschool______.A.tomakemoremoneyB.toreadjobadvertisementsC.tocompleteadegreeD.toasktheirschoolmatesforhelp68.HowmanystudentsenrolledinMTSUlastspringbasedonthepassage?A.768.B.19200.C.20000.D.80069.Manystudentsaretransferringtopublicschoolsmainlybecause______.A.publicschoolsprovidebettereducationB.publicschoolsofferbetterjobstotheirstudentsC.theydon’twanttobeinfluencedbythefallingeconomyD.thecostofpublicschoolsislowerandtheycansavemoney70.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutSherianHuddleston?A.Sheisworkingmorehoursthanbeforebecauseoftheworseningeconomy.B.SheisastudentofMiddleTennesseeStateUniversity.C.Shedisagreeswiththosewhoarereturningtoschool.D.Sheissurprisedtoseetheenrollmentgoup.

Somepeoplebringoutthebestinyouinawaythatyoumightneverhavefullyrealizedonyourown.MymomwasoneofthosepeoplE.MyfatherdiedwhenIwasninemonthsoldmakingmymomasinglemotherattheageofeighteen.WhileIwasgrowingupwelivedaveryhardlifE.WehadlittlemoneybutmymomgavemealotoflovE.EachnightshesatmeonherlapandspokethewordsthatwouldchangemylifeKemmonsyouarecertaintobeagreatmanandyoucandoanythinginlifeifyouworkhardenoughtogetit.AtfourteenIwashitbyacarandthedoctorssaidIwouldneverwalkagain.EverydaymymotherspoketomeinhergentlelovingvoicetellingmethatnomatterwhatthosedoctorssaidIcouldwalkagainifIwantedtobadlyenough.ShedrovethatmessagesodeepintomyheartthatIfinallybelievedher.A.yearlaterIreturnedtoschool—walkingonmyown!WhentheGreatDepression大萧条hitmymomlostherjoB.ThenIleftschooltosupportthebothofus.AtthatmomentIwasdeterminednevertobepooragain.OvertheyearsIexperiencedvariouslevelsofbusinesssuccess.Buttherealturningpointoccurred出现onavacationItookwithmywifeandfivekidsin1951.Iwasdissatisfiedwiththesecond-classhotelsavailableforfamiliesandwasangrythattheychargedanextra$2foreachchilD.ThatwastooexpensivefortheaverageAmericanfamily.ItoldmywifethatIwasgoingtoopenamotel汽车旅馆forfamiliesthatwouldneverchargeextraforchildren.TherewereplentyofdoubtersatthattimE.Notsurprisinglymomwasoneofmystrongestsupporters.SheworkedbehindthedeskandevendesignedtheroomstylE.Asinanybusinessweexperiencedalotofchallenges.Butwithmymother’swordsdeeplyrootedinmysoulIneverdoubtedwewouldsucceeD.Fifteenyearslaterwehadthelargesthotelsystemintheworld—HolidayInn.In1979mycompanyhad1759innsinmorethanfiftycountrieswithanincomeof$1billionayear.Youmaynothavestartedoutlifeinthebestsituations.Butifyoucanfindataskinlifeworthworkingforandbelieveinyourselfnothingcanstopyou.61.WhatKemmons’momoftentoldhimduringhischildhoodwas_______.A.caringB.movingC.encouragingD.interesting62.Accordingtotheauthorwhoplayedthemostimportantroleinmakinghimwalkbacktoschoolagain?A.Doctors.B.Nurses.C.Friends.D.Mom.63.WhatcausedKemmonstostartamotelbyhimself?A.Hismom’ssupport.B.Hispreviousbusinesssuccessofvariouslevels.C.Histerribleexperienceinthehotel.D.Hiswife’ssuggestion.64.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesKemmons’mother?A.Modesthelpfulandhard-working.B.Carefulhelpfulandbeautiful.C.Lovingsupportiveandstrong-willeD.D.StrictsensitiveandsupportivE.65.WhichofthefollowingledtoKemmons’successaccordingtothepassage?A.Self-confidencehardworkhigher-educationandapoorfamily.B.Mom’sencouragementapoorfamilyhighereducationandopportunities.C.Cleargoalsmom’sencouragementapoorfamilyandhighereducation.D.Mom’sencouragementcleargoalsself-confidenceandhardwork.

PresidentBarackObamahascomplainedaboutthelossofprivacythatcomeswithbeingleaderoftheUnitedStatesregrettingthelossofsimplepleasuressuchasalongwalkoratriptothecarwashorsupermarket.Ijustmiss---ImissbeinganonymoushesaiD.ImissSaturdaymorningrollingoutofbednotshavinggettingintomycarwithmygirlsdrivingtothesupermarketsqueezing捏thefruitgettingmycarwashedtakingwalks.Ican’ttakeawalk.HisdreamhesaidwastogothroughCentralParkandwatchfolkspassingby...spendthedaywatchingpeople–Imissthat.FacedwithsimmeringcriticismforplayingmoregolfthanmostpreviousoccupantsoftheWhiteHouseheexplainedthatthesportwassimplythebestwayofgettingawayfromitall.It'stheonlyexcuseIhavetogetoutsideforfourhoursatastretchhetoldHearstmagazines.ThoughhesaidheenjoyedhislifeintheWhiteHousehefeltdisillusioned灰心withthesomeofthewaysofWashingtonwhichhehasfailedinhispledgetochangesuchasthekabukidance日本歌舞amongpoliticalpartiesbeforeseriouspolicydiscussionsbegin.Hiscommentsmaybeseenasvindicationbycriticswhohaveaccusedhimofappearingtoodetached淡然andbeingslowtoengageincrucialissuessuchasLibyaandthenearshutdownoftheUSgovernmentlastweek.SincearrivingattheWhiteHouseinJanuary2009Mr.Obamahasalreadyrackedup60roundsofgolfinofficemorethanGeorgeWBushdidinhiseightyears.IntermsofabilityGolfDigest文摘magazinehasrankedMr.Obamaeighthoutofthe18presidentswhoplayedthegamesinceitbecameestablishedintheearly20thcentury.66.Whatdothesecondparagraphandthethirdparagraphmainlytellus?A.Obamalikestowatchfolkspassingby.B.Obamalikesgoingshoppingwithhisgirls.C.Obamalikestotakeawalk.D.Obamawishestoenjoysimplepleasures.67.AccordingtoObamaheplaysgolfto____________.A.avoidcriticismB.showhisabilityC.getrelaxedD.showhisadvantageovertheformerpresidents68.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordItrefertointhefifthparagraph?A.PlayinggolfB.GettingrelaxedC.ChangingsomewaysofWashingtonD.Watchingpeople69.AccordingtothepassageObamais____________kabukidancE.A.curiousaboutB.interestedinC.tiredofD.satisfiedwith70.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.ObamacomplainsaboutlackofprivacyaspresidentB.Obamacan’tliveanormallifeC.ObamaisoftencriticizedD.Obamalikestoplaygolf

ThreeEnglishdictionariespublishedrecentlyalllayclaimtopossessinganewfeaturE.TheBBCEnglishDictionarycontainsbackgroundinformationon1000peopleandplacesprominentinthenewssince1988;theOxfordAdvancedLearner’sDictionary:EncyclopedicEditionistheOALDplusencyclopedicentries;theLongmanDictionaryofEnglishLanguageandCultureistheLDOCEplusculturalinformation.Thekeyfactisthatallthreedictionariescanbeseentohaveadistinctlyculturalaswellaslanguagelearningcontent.Thatbeingsaidthewayinwhichtheyapproachtheculturalelementisnotidenticalmakingdirectcomparisonsbetweenthethreedifficult.Whilethereissomecommongroundbetweentheencyclopedic/culturalentriesfortheOxfordandLongmandictionariesthereisacleardifferencE.OxfordlaysclaimtobeingencyclopediconcontentwhereasLongmandistinctlyconcentratesonthelanguageandcultureoftheEnglishspeakingworlD.TheOxforddictionarycanthereforestandmorevigorousscrutiny审查forculturalbiasthantheLongmanpublicationbecausethelatterdoesnothesitateaboutviewingtherestoftheworldfromtheculturalperspectivesoftheEnglish-speakingworlD.TheculturalobjectivesoftheBBCdictionaryareinturnmoredistinctstill.Basedonananalysisofover70millionwordsrecordedfromtheBBCWorldServiceandNationalPublicRadioofWashingtonoveraperiodoffouryearstheir1000briefencyclopedicentriesarebasedonpeopleandplacesthathavefeaturedinthenewsrecently.TheintendedusertheyhaveinmindisaregularlistenertotheWorldServicewhowillhaveareasonablestandardofEnglishandadevelopedskillinlisteningcomprehension.InrealitythoughtheBBCdictionarywillbepurchasedbyafarwiderrangeoflanguagelearnersaswilltheothertwodictionaries.Wewillbefacedwithasituationwheremanyoftheusersofthesedictionarieswillattheveryleasthavedistinctsocio-culturalperspectivesandmayhaveworldviewswhicharetotallyopposedandevenhostiletothoseoftheWest.Advancedlearnersfromthiskindofbackgroundwillnotonlyevaluateadictionaryonhowuser-friendlyitisbutwillalsohavedefiniteviewsaboutthescopeandappropriatenessofthevarioussocio-culturalentries.73.Whatfeaturesetsapartthethreedictionariesdiscussedinthepassagefromtraditionalones?A.ThecombinationoftwodictionariesintoonE.B.Thenewapproachtodefiningwords.C.Theinclusionofculturalcontent.D.Theincreaseinthenumberofentries.74.TheLongmandictionaryismorelikelytobecriticizedforculturalprejudicebecause_______.A.itsscopeofculturalentriesgoesbeyondthecultureoftheEnglish-speakingworldB.itpayslittleattentiontotheculturalcontentofthenon-English-speakingcountriesC.itviewstheworldpurelyfromthestandpointoftheEnglish-speakingpeopleD.itfailstodistinguishlanguagefromcultureinitsencyclopedicentries75.Itisimpliedinthelastparagraphthatinapproachingsocio-culturalcontentinadictionarysocialthoughtshouldbegivento_________.A.thelanguagelevelsofitsusersB.thenumberofitsprospectivepurchasersC.thedifferenttastesofitsusersD.thevariousculturalbackgroundsofitsusers

SHEdressesinsaggy宽松的pantsandiscrazyaboutthepopstarRain.BinXueisinlovewithSouthKoreanculturE.The19-year-oldfromSichuanProvincefeelsastrongconnectionwiththeneighbouringcountry.ThetwonationshavealonghistoryoffriendshipandtherearemanysimilaritiesbetweenthemshesaiD.ButKoreansareiron-willedandwecouldlearnthisqualityfromthem.BinisnottheonlyChinesedeeplyaffectedbyKoreanculturE.A.recentsurveyshowsthatmostChineseteenagersthinkhighlyoftheireasternneighbour.HoweverKoreansdonotviewtheChineseinthesamegoodlight.Inarecentsurveyonly5.5percentofKoreanteensthoughttheChinesepeoplefriendly.ThesurveyamonghighschoolstudentsinChinaJapanSouthKoreaandtheUnitedStateswasconductedin156highschools.Morethan7000teenagerswerequestionedonsuccessfamilytheirself-identity自我意识aswellastheiropinionsabouttheworldatlargE.ResultsshowedthatmostKoreanteensgavealowscoretotheChineseforpatriotism爱国心responsibilityandhonesty.IntheireyesChinesepeoplearenothard-workinganddon'tobeytherules.TheresultissurprisingbutitdoesreflectarealinformationgapbetweenteenagersinthetwocountriessaidLeiLiapsychologyprofessorfromtheCapitalNormalUniversity.ExpertssaythatChinesestudents'positivefeelingsaboutSouthKoreawerearesultofthebooming繁荣popularityofKoreanpopmusiC.KoreanmoviesandTVserieshavefloodedChinA.And73percentoftheChineserespondentssaidtheywatchedKoreanTVserialsandcartoons.OntheotherhandLeiaddedKoreanteenagersdon'thavemuchaccesstoChinA.Thesurveyfoundthatonly6.7percentofKoreanstudentshaveeverreadChinesebooksornewsmagazinesorwatchChineseTVprogrammes.1ProfessorLeithinksthatChineseteensshouldgivethemselvesabetterbasisforappreciatingtheculturesoftheirneighbours.It'snotenoughtosimplyenjoytheirmusicTVandfashionsensE.ThesurveyshowsthatChineseteensshouldmakefriendswiththeirforeignpeers.Theyshouldn'tjudgeothercountriesbytheirmediaalonesaidLei.LuoXi'er17fromHunanProvincehopesChinesepeoplecanimprovetheirimagE.InmyopinionitisthebadbehaviourofChinesetouristswhichhasdestroyedourimageabroadshesaiD.ThegirlhasreadseveralonlinearticlesinwhichKoreansputChinesetourists'badmannersunderthespotlight.IwouldliketogotoSouthKoreasomedayandshowthemthatmostChinesearegood-mannereD.64.MostChineseteenagersthinkhighlyofSouthKoreabecause___________.A.theyarecrazyaboutpopstarsinSouthKoreaB.KoreanpeoplehavecertainqualitiestheyrespectC.therearemanysimilaritiesbetweenChinaandSouthKoreaD.alloftheabove65.KoreanteensprobablyhavelowopinionsofChinesebecause______________.A.theyarefriendlyandiron-willedB.theydon'tknowmuchaboutChinaC.theyhateChinesebecauseofhistoricalconflictsD.theyonlywatchKoreanTVserialsandcartoons66.AccordingtoprofessorLei_______________.A.ChineseteensshouldnotenjoythepopmusicofSouthKoreaB.ChineseteensshouldhelpKoreanpeerslearnmoreaboutChinaC.weshouldpreventKoreanmoviesandTVseriesfromfloodinginChinaD.weshouldhaveabetterunderstandingofKoreanpeers67.Wecaninferfromthesurvey_______________.A.ChineseteenagersthinkhighlyofSouthKoreansB.mostKoreanteensgavealowscoretotheChineseC.itisnecessarytostrengthenculturalcommunicationsD.badbehaviourofChinesetouristsdestroyedourimageabroad

OnSeptember221986JayBrunkellaapolice-officerintheRogersParkdistrictinChicagowasshotduringadrugarrestanddieD.ShortlyafterwardsfellowofficerKenKnapcika20-yearveteran老警官oftheforcereturnedhomeafterworktofindanotefromhis15-year-olddaughteronthediningtablE.Dad---Thispoemcamedirectlyfrommyheart.Iloveyousomuch!ItscaresandamazesmethatyougoouteverydayandriskeverythingtoprovideuswithallthatwehavE.IwrotethistoexpresshowmuchIloveyouandhowmuchlostI’dbewithoutyou-LaurA.P.S.:Heylet’sbecarefulouttherE.TitledTheUltimateCopLaura’spoemwasdedicatedToallthecopsintheworldwhohavedaughterswholovethemwithalltheirhearts.AndespeciallytomydaD.Itwasaboutapolice-officer’sdaughterwhoseesonthenighttimenewsthatherfatherhasbeenshot.Partofpoem:DaddymyDaddycanyouhearmecry?OhGodIneedmyDaddypleasedon’tlethimdiE.KenKnapcikstoodaloneashereadthepoem.IttookmeseveralminuteshesaiD.I’dgetthroughpartofitandhavetostopbeforeIcouldgoon.Iwasweeping.ShehadnevertoldmeshewasscareD.Hetookthepoemtoworkthenextdayandshowedittohisfellowofficers.I’veneverseensomanygrownmencry.Somecouldn’tfinishit.KnapcikkeepsLaura’spoeminthepocketofhispolicejacket.Hetakesitwithhimeverytimeheleavesthehouseforanewshift.Idon’twanttobeouttherewithoutit.hesaidI’llprobablycarryitwithmeforever.56.Laurawrotethepoem______.A.inmemoryofherfatherwhowasshotinthedrugarrestB.toshowhergreatsorrowinlosingherfatherC.toshowherrespecttoallthecopswholosttheirlivesD.totellOfficerKenKnapcikhowmuchshelovedhim57.Alltheofficerscriedbecause______.A.JayBrunkellawasshotanddiedB.theyweregreatlytouchedbythepoemC.thepoemwassosadthattheycouldn’tholdbacktheirtearsD.theythoughtoftheirdangerouslife58.KnapcikkeepsLaura’spoeminhispocket______.A.totreasureherdaughter’sloveandtovaluehisownlifeB.tokeepitfrommissingC.becausehecan’tgooutwithoutitD.tomournoverthedeathofofficerJayBrunkella59.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.PoemforacopB.Anofficer’sdeathC.Daughter’sloveD.Lovemyjoblovemydaughter

TheTajMahal泰姬陵isconsideredtobeoneofthemostbeautifulbuildingsintheworldandthefinestexampleofthelatestyleofIndianarchitecturE.ItisatAgrainnorthernIndiA.ItliesbesidetheRiverJumnainthemiddleofgardenswithquietpools.TheTajMahalwasbuiltbytheMogulemperor皇帝ShahJehanwhoruledIndiaintheseventeenthcentury.ItisinmemoryofhisfavoritewifeArjumandBanuBagamknownasMumtazMahalwhodiedin1631.Thebuildingwhichwascompletedbetween1632and1638wasdesignedbyalocalMuslimarchitect建筑师UstadAhmadLahori.Thewholebuildingwithgardensandgatewaystructureswascompletedin1643.TheTajMahalstandsatoneendofthegardentombwithmarble大理石path.Theroomissoftlylightedbythelightthatpassesthroughdoublescreensofcarvedmarblesethighinthewalls.Thebuildingnowiskeptingoodcondition.TheTajMahaltook22yearstobuilD.ShahJehanplannedasimilarbuildingbutinblackinsteadofwhitetolieontheothersideoftheriver.ButbeforeitcouldbebuiltShahJehanwasimprisoned监禁byhissonandburiednexttohiswifeintheTajMahal.1.TheTajMahalwasbuiltfor____.A.MumtazB.ShahC.EitherMumtazorShahD.BothMumtazandShah2.WhydoyouthinkShahJehanwasburiednexttohiswife?A.Hisowntombhadn'tbeenbuilt.B.HehopedtobeburiedtherE.C.KingandQueenshouldbeburiedtogether.D.HelikedMumtazallhislifE.3.Thepassagemainlytellsus____.A.whytheTajMahalwasbuiltB.thelovestorybetweenShahandMumtazC.someinformationabouttheTajMahalD.theTajMahal—theprideofIndians4.Formthepassagewecanlearnthat____.A.theTajMahallooksmorebeautifulthanbeforE.B.theTajMahaldoesn'texistnow.C.theTajMahalhascompletelychangeD.D.theTajMahalhasbecomeaplaceofinterest.

DiscoverWorldHeritage遗产Heritageistreasurefromthepast—whatwelivewithtodayandwhatwepassontofuturegenerations.TopreserveitUNESCOsafeguardshundredsofnaturalandculturalWorldHeritagesitesaroundtheworlD.Hereare5WorldHeritagesites:HistoricCentreofRomeFoundedaccordingtolegend传说byRomulusandRemusin753BCRomewasfirstthecentreoftheRomanRepublicthenoftheRomanEmpireanditbecamethecapitaloftheChristianworldinthe4thcentury.AncientCityofDamascusFoundedin3000B.C.DamascusisoneoftheoldestcitiesintheMiddleEast.IntheMiddleAgesitwasthecentreofasplendidcraftindustryspecializinginswords.Thecityhassome125monumentsfromdifferentperiodsofitshistory.OldHavanaHavanawasfoundedin1519bytheSpanish.Bythe17thcenturyithadbecomeoneoftheCaribbean'smaincentresforship-building.AlthoughitistodayamoderncityitsoldcentreremainsaninterestingmixofBaroqueandneoclassical新古典主义的monuments.AncientCityofPingYaoPingYaofoundedinthe14thcenturyshowstheevolution演变ofarchitecturalstylesandtownplanninginImperialChinaoverfivecenturies.OfspecialinterestarethesplendidbuildingsassociatedwithbankingforwhichPingYaowasthemajorcentreforthewholeofChinainthe19thandearly20thcenturies.RainforestsoftheAtsinananaTheRainforestsoftheAtsinananaareextremelyimportantforkeepingongoingecologicalprocessesnecessaryforthesurvivalofMadagascar’suniquebiodiversity生物多样性whichreflectstheisland’sgeologicalhistory.Havingcompleteditsseparationfromallotherlandmassesmorethan60millionyearsagoMadagascar’splantandanimallifeevolvedinisolation孤立.64.AccordingtothepassageRomewas__________.A.acityonlyfoundinlegendB.foundedbyaRomanEmperorC.oncethecapitaloftheChristianworldD.thefirstcentreofRomanRepublic65.Whichofthefollowingwasfirstfounded?A.RomeB.PingyaoC.HavanaD.Damascus66.Whatcanyoulearnfromthepassage?A.Havanahadbecomeamoderncityby1600.B.Damascuswasfamousforitsship-buildingcraft.C.PingyaowasoncethemajorcentreforbankinginChinA.D.MadagascarhasmanyanimalsfromotherlanD.67.AccordingtothepassagewhatcausedMadagascar’suniquebiodiversity?A.TheongoingecologicalprocessoftheislanD.B.TheuniqueclimateoftheislanD.C.TherareandthreatenedanimalsontheislanD.D.ThegeologicalhistoryoftheislanD.

IfthereisonethingI’msureaboutitisthatinahundredyearsfromnowwewillstillbereadingnewspapers.Itisnotthatnewspapersareanecessity.Evennowsomepeoplegetmostoftheirnewsfromtelevisionorradio.ManybuyapaperonlyonSaturdayorSunday.Butformostpeoplereadinganewspaperhasbecomeahabitpasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration.ThenatureofwhatisnewsmaychangE.Whatbasicallymakesnewsiswhataffectsourlives—thebigpoliticalstoriesthenewsofthewarsearthquakesandotherdisasterswillcontinuemuchthesamE.Ithinktherewillbemorenewsofscientificresearchthough.It’salreadyhappeninginareasthatmaydirectlyaffectourliveslikegenetic基因engineering.InthefutureIthinktherewillbemorereportsofscientificexplanationsofwhywefeelaswedo—aswedevelopabetterunderstandingofhowthebrainoperatesandwhatourfeelingsreallyarE.It’squitepossiblethatinthenextcenturynewspaperswillbetransmitted传送electronicallyfromFleetStreetandprintedoutinourownhomE.InfactI’mprettysurethathowitwillhappeninthefuturE.Youwillprobablybeabletochoosefromamenumakingupyourownnewspaperbypickingoutthethingsyouwanttoread—sportsandinternationalnewsetC.Ithinkpeoplehavegotitwrongwhentheytalkaboutcompetitionbetweenthedifferentmedia媒体.Theyactuallyfeedoffeachother.Somepeopleonceforesawthattelevisionwouldkilloffnewspapersbutthathasn’thappeneD.Whatisreadontheprintedpagelastslongerthanpicturesonascreenorsoundlostintheair.AndasfortheInternetit’sneverreallypleasanttoreadsomethingjustonascreen.67.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheBestWaytoGetNewsB.TheChangesofMediaC.MakeYourOwnNewspaperD.TheFutureofNewspaper68.Inthewriter’sopinioninthefuture_______.A.morebigpoliticalaffairswarsanddisasterswillmakenewsB.newspaperswillnotbeprintedinpublishinghousesanylongerC.newspaperswillreportmorescientificresearchD.moreandmorepeoplewillwatchTV69.Whatwillprobablybeoninthenewspapermadebyyourself?A.Sportsandinternationalnews.B.A.menuofimportantnews.C.Themostimportantnews.D.Whatyouareinterestedin.70.Fromthepassagewecaninfer_______.A.newspaperswillwinthecompetitionamongthedifferentmediaB.newspaperswillstaywithustogetherwithothermediaC.televisionwilltaketheplaceofnewspaperD.thewriterbelievesomemediawilldieout

USPresidentBarackObamahasvisitedresidentsinareasofNewYorkthatstillhavenoelectricity17daysafterthedeadlysuper-stormSandy.MrObamatookahelicoptertourofBreezyPointaneighborhoodinQueenswhereabout100homeswererazedinafireduringthestorm.HealsometresidentsatanemergencyresponsecentreinStatenIslanD.Morethan100peoplewerekilledintheUSasaresultofSandy43oftheminNewYork.TheUSpresidentalsometprivatelywithDamienandGlendaMoorewhosetwosonsweresweptawayinthestorm.ObviouslyIexpressedtothemasafatherasaparentmyheartbreakoverwhattheywentthroughhesaiD.HesaidthefamilywantedtothanktheNewYorkCitypoliceofficerLtKevinGallagherwhostayedwiththemuntiltheirchildren’sbodieswerefounD.OnemanwhosehomeinStatenIslandwasdestroyedbySandywasthankfulforMrObama’svisitbutthoughtheshouldhavecomeearlier.IfhecoulddosomethingtomakethisprocesswiththegovernmentalittlefasterandeasieronusthatwouldbeagreatthingsaidAnthonyGattiwhosaidhehadqueuedalldayeverydaytospeakwithemergencyofficials.MrObamavisitedpartsofNewJerseyintheimmediateafterthestormavoidingNewYorkCitysoasnottopreventrecoveryefforts.NewYorkGovernorAndrewCuomowhojoinedMrObamaonThursdaysaidhewouldrequest$30bn£19bninfederalaidinordertorebuilD.ThatpricetagincludedtheconstructionofapowergridmeanttohelputilitiesfindandfixoutagesaswellasanupgradetoNewYorkCity’sfuelsupplycapacity.Fuelshortagesafterthestormledtolengthyqueuesandpetrolrationing.56.Howdidthemanwhosehomewasdestroyedinthestormfeelwhenvisited?A.Excitedbutnervous.B.ScaredbutappreciateD.C.Thankfulbutsorrowful.D.Appreciatedbutregretful.57.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.NewYorkwouldrequest£30bntorebuilD.B.NewYorksufferedalotfromsuperstormSandy.C.Mr.ObamavisitedNewYorkGovernment.D.Mr.ObamashowedheartbreakinNewYorkGovernment.58.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.ObamatouredSandy-hitNewYork.B.ObamaexpressedthewarmhearttoDamienandGlendaMoorE.C.NewYorkwasfacedwithfuelshortageafterthestorm.D.NewYorkGovernorshowedgreatambitionafterthestorm.

M.obilephonesareanimportantbusinesstoolforfarmersinruralareas.Buttheyalsoputavaluableeducationaltoolintheirhands.TheUniversityofIllinoisintheUnitedStateshasaprojectcalledSAWBO—ScientificAnimationsWithoutBorders.Itproduceseducationalvideosthatcanbedownloadedtocellphones.Thegoalistohelppeopleindevelopingcountriesimprovetheirlives.Onevideoshowsfarmershowtomakeanaturalinsecticidefromneemseedstopreventinsectdamagetocrops.Theprocessstartswithsortinganddryingtheneemfruits.Thenletthefruitdryinthesunforaboutthreeorfourdaysuntiltheybecomebrown.Usingamortar碾槌andstickthefruitsareslightlypoundedtoremovetheshellsfromthefruitswithoutbreakingtheseedinsidE.Thevideosusecomputeranimation动画.Someoftheanimatedcharactersarealittlefunnylooking-likeafarmerwithalongnosE.Butthesubjectsareseriousincludingahealthvideoonpreventingcholera霍乱.TeammemberFranciscoSeufferheldsaystheinformationinthevideosismeanttobequicklyunderstooD.HesaysTheinformationisdigestedinsuchawaythatintwominuteswecantransmitacomplexideA.Theresearcherstestedtheseven-minutevideoonsevenmobilephones.TheywantedtoseeifpeoplewouldsharethevideousingBluetoothwirelesstechnology.WithBluetoothfilescanbepassedtoanearbyphoneevenifneitherphoneisconnectedtotheInternet.Asaresultinonemonththevideohadspreadtoonehundredeighteenpeopleinfiftydifferentvillages.ThisisjustincredibleimpactsaidFranciscoSeufferhelD.Theteamhasmadeafewvideossofar.Theseareavailableinatotalofeightylanguagesdialectsandaccents.ProfessorBarryPittendrighsaysthereareplansformorevideoslaterthisyear.67.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.A.best-sellingmobilephoneB.A.valuableeducationalprojectforfarmersC.UnitedStatessupportfordevelopingcountriesD.A.newtypeofscientist–farmerrelationship68.TheSAWBOprogramisintroducedinorderto____.A.raisefarmers’standardoflivingB.dosomeresearchonmobilephonesC.developfarmers’practicalskillsD.helpfarmerspreventinsectdamagetocorps69.Thebiggestadvantageoftheprogramisthatit______.A.includeshealthvideoonpreventingcholeraB.canbepassedtofarmersusingBluetoothtechnologyC.canbeusedtosortanddrytheneemfruitsD.iseasyforfarmerstounderstand70.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbesttaketheplaceofthewordpoundinthe3rdparagraph?A.movedB.beatC.pickedD.cut

InWesterncountriespeoplehavebeenusingtheinstallmentplansincethefirsthalfofthetwentiethcentury.TodayalargenumberoffamiliesinGreatBritainbuyfurniturehouseholdgoodsandcarsbyinstallments.IntheU.S.thefigureismuchhigherthaninGreatBritainandpeopletherespendover10percentoftheirincomeontheinstallmentplan.Thepriceofanarticleboughtoninstallmentsisalwayshigherthanthepricethatwouldbepaidbycash.Thereisachargeforinterest.Thebuyerpaysonequarteroronethirdofthepriceasadownpaymentwhenthegoodsaredeliveredtohim.Hethenmakesregularpaymentsweeklyormonthlyuntilthefullpriceispaidup.ThelegalownershipofthegoodsremainswiththeselleruntilthefinalpaymenthasbeenmadE.Installmentbuyinghasadvantagesanddisadvantages.Itcanhelpcoupleswithsmallincomestofurnishtheirhomesandstarthousekeeping.Itincreasesthedemandforgoodsandinthiswayhelpsbusinessandemployment.ThereishoweverthedangerthatwhenbusinessisbadinstallmentbuyingmayendsuddenlymakingbusinessmuchworsE.Thismayresultinagreatincreaseinunemployment.Ifthepeopleontheinstallmentplanlosetheirjobstheywillprobablynotbeabletomaketheirpayments.Ifgreatnumbersofpeoplearenotabletopaytheirinstallmentdebtsthereisapossibilitythatbusinessmencannotcollecttheirdebtsandwillthereforelosemoney.Ifbusinessmenlosemoneyorfailtomakeasatisfactoryprofititbecomesmorelikelytohaveadepression.Thisiswhyinsomecountriesthegovernmentcontrolstheinstallmentplanbyfixingtheamountofthedownpaymentandinstallmentstodiscouragepeoplefrombuyingmorethantheycanpayforontheinstallmentplan.31.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheinstallmentplan?A.A.lotofBritishfamiliesusetheinstallmentplan.B.Morethan10percentAmericanfamiliesbuythingsoninstallments.C.AmericansdependmoreoninstallmentthanBritishpeopledo.D.Americansspendonetenthoftheirincomeoninstallmentbuying.32.Goodsboughtoninstallmentsaremoreexpensivethangoodsboughtbycashbecause________.A.thebuyerhastopayextramoneyasinterestB.thedeliveryofthegoodschargesextramoneyC.thebuyerhastopayadownpaymentD.theserviceofferedbyinstallmentplanchargedextramoney33.Whatwillhappentoabuyerifhefailstomakethefullpaymentforanitemboughtoninstallments?A.HemightlosehisjoB.B.Hewillstopusingtheitemhehasbought.C.Hewillhavetosellwhathehasbought.D.Hewillgointodebt.34.TheadvantageofinstallmentbuyingmightincludeallthefollowingEXCEPTthat________.A.purchasingpowerisstrengthenedB.employmentmightbeincreasedC.peopledevelopagoodhabitofsavingmoneyD.youngcouplesareabletofurnishtheirhomes35.Insomecountriesthegovernmentscontroltheinstallmentplanto_____.A.increaseemploymentB.avoiddepressionsC.ensurethatbusinessesmakegoodprofitsD.ensurethatpeoplecanpayforwhattheybuy

IfyoulookforabookasapresentforachildyouwillbespoiledforchoiceeveninayearthereisnonewHarryPotter.J.KRowling’swizardisnotalonE.Thepastdecadehasbeenaharvestforgoodchildren’sbookswhichhassetoffalargequantityoffilmsandanincreasedsalesofclassicssuchasTheLordoftheRings.Yetdespitethatreadingisincreasinglyunpopularamongchildren.Accordingtostatisticsin199723%saidtheydidn’tlikereadingatall.In200335%diD.Andaround6%ofchildrenleaveprimaryschooleachyearunabletoreadproperly.Maybethedeclineiscausedbytheincreasingavailabilityofcomputergames.MaybethebooksboomhasaffectedonlythetopoftheeducationalpilE.EitherwayChancellorCordonBrownplanstochangethingsforthebottomoftheclass.Inhispre-budgetreportheannouncedthenationalprojectofReadingRecoverytohelpthechildrenstrugglingmost.ReadingRecoveryaimsatsixyearoldswhoreceivefourmonthsofindividualdailyhalf-hourclasseswithaspeciallytrainedteacher.Anevaluationthisyearreportedthatchildrenintheschoolmade20months’progressinjustoneyearwhereassimilarlyweakreaderswithoutspecialhelpmadejustfivemonths’progressandsoendedtheyearevenfurtherbelowthelevelexpectedfortheiragE.InternationalresearchtendstofindthatwhenBritishchildrenleaveprimaryschooltheyreadwellbutmoreoftenreadtextsinsteadofreadingforfunthanthoseelsewherE.Readingforfunmattersbecausechildrenwhohavebeenonreadingcanreportlifelongpleasureandlovingbooksisanexcellentindicatoroffutureeducationalsuccess.AccordingtotheOECDbeingaregularandenthusiasticreaderisofgreatadvantagE.41.WhichofthefollowingistrueofParagraph1?A.Manychildren’sbookshavebeenadaptedfromfilms.B.Manyhigh-qualitychildren’sbookshavebeenpublisheD.C.Thesalesofclassicshaveledtothepopularityoffilms.D.ThesalesofpresentsforchildrenhaveincreaseD.42.Statisticssuggestedthat.A.thenumberoftopstudentsincreasedwiththeuseofcomputersB.adecreasingnumberofchildrenshowedinterestinreadingC.aminorityofprimaryschoolchildrenreadproperlyD.ahugepercentageofchildrenreadregularly43.WhatdoweknowaboutReadingRecovery?A.Anevaluationofitwillbemadesometimethisyear.B.Weakreadersontheprojectwerethemosthardworking.C.Itaimstotrainspecialteacherstohelpchildrenwithreading.D.Childrenontheprojectshowednoticeableprogressinreading.44.Readingforfunisimportantbecausebook-lovingchildren_______.A.takegreateradvantageoftheprojectB.showthepotentialtoenjoyalonglifeC.arelikelytosucceedintheireducation.D.wouldmakeexcellentfutureresearchers45.Thepurposeofthistextwouldprobablybe_______.A.toovercomeprimaryschoolpupilsreadingdifficultyB.toencouragethepublicationofmorechildren’sbooksC.toremindchildrenoftheimportanceofreadingforfunD.tointroduceawaytoimproveearlychildrenreading

About1966orsoaNASA美国宇航局teamdoingworkfortheApollomoonmission阿波罗登月计划tooktheastronautsnearTubaCity.TherethelandoftheNavajoReservationlooksverymuchlikethelunarsurfacE.Amongallthetrucksandlargevehiclesweretwolargefiguresthatweredressedinfulllunarspacesuits.NearbyaNavajoshepherd牧羊人andhissonwerewatchingthestrangecreatureswalkaboutoccasionallybeingwatchedoverbyotherNASAworkers.ThetwoNavajopeoplewerenoticedandapproachedbytheNASApeoplE.SincetheshepherdandhissondidnotknowEnglishtheyaskedtheNASApeoplewhothestrangecreatureswerE.TheNASApeopletoldthemthattheywerejustmenthatweregettingreadytogotothemoon.Theshepherdbecameveryexcitedandaskedifhecouldsendamessagetothemoonwiththeastronauts.TheNASAofficialsthoughtthiswasagreatideasotheyprovidedataperecorder.AfterthemangavethemhismessagetheyaskedhissontotranslatE.Hissonwouldnot.LatertheytriedafewmorepeopleontheNavajoReservationtotranslateandeverypersontheyaskedwouldchuckle偷偷地笑andthenrefusetotranslatE.FinallywithcashinhandsomeonetranslatedthemessageWatchoutfortheseguystheyhavecometotakeyourland!56.TheappearanceoftheNavajoReservationisverysimilartothatof________.A.theTubaCityB.themoonC.theNASAresearchcenterD.theApollomoonmission57.WhentheolderNavajoheardthatthemeninfrontofhimweregoingtothemoonhe________.A.feltfrightenedandranawayquicklyB.chattedexcitedlywiththeNASAworkersC.gotonthemoderntrucksandlargevehiclesforfunD.triedtosaysomethingtothemooncreatures58.Thesondidnottranslatethewordshisfathersaidbecause________.A.hehadtroubleinunderstandinghisfatherB.thewordshisfatherusedweretoodifficulttobetranslatedC.hisfatherwassendingawarningagainsttheNASApeopleD.hebelievedthattheNASAworkerscouldunderstandtheirlanguage59.Accordingtothispassagewecanknowthattheshepherdwas________.A.patientandbraveB.foolishandimpoliteC.humorousandintelligentD.knowledgeableandtalkative

Doyouknowwhatcouch-potatomeans?WellinAmericathewordisnowoftenuseD.TheAmericancouch-potatobecomesmaybeevenapartoftheAmericantradition!YouseeinAmericamanypeopleoftenspendtheirfreetimesittingonacouch沙发watchingTV.AstherearemanychannelstochoosetheTVcanbequiteinterestingandveryaddictive上瘾的.OnemaysitandwatchTVforhourandhourwithoutstop!WellthesepeoplewhodonothingalldayexceptwatchingTVarecalledcouch-potatoes.InAmericawhenonewatchesTVheismostoftensittingonacouch.WhilewatchingTVmostofthesepeoplelooksofrozenthattheyalmostlookdead!Everyoneissittingstill静止的witheyeslookingrightintothesameblackbox.AlsobecausethesepeopleareaddictivetoTVtheydon’ttakeexerciseandusuallygetveryfat.Soinmanywaysthesepeoplelooklikerealpotatoes!WellbecausetheylooksostillandfatandwatchTVonacouchtheyareallcalledcouch-potatoes.Nowyouknowwhatcouch-potatomeans.ThenexttimeifyouseesomeonewatchingTVtoolongjustsayWhatacouch-potato!46.Thewordcouch-potatoisoftenusedin_______.A.ChinaB.AmericaC.JapanD.France47.Ifapersoniscalledacouch-potatoheorshe_______.A.likessittingonacouchwatchingTVB.doesnothingalldayC.likeseatingpotatoesD.onlywatchesTVandeatspotatoes48.Whydoesacouch-potatolooklikearealpotato?Becauseheorshe_______.A.almostnevermoveswhilewatchingTVandgetsveryfatB.isfatanddyingandcannottakeexerciseC.likeseatingpotatoesonacouchwhilewatchingTVD.isfrozeninfrontoftheblackbox49.Thepassagemainlytellsus_______.A.howtowatchTVB.whycouch-potatoesareveryfatC.whatcouch-potatomeansD.whereyoucanfindcouch-potatoes50.Whichofthefollowingshouldbethewriter’ssuggestion建议?A.TakeexercisE.B.NeverwatchTV.C.Don’tsitonacouch.D.Don’twatchTVtoomuch.

IfthereisonethingI’msureaboutitisthatinahundredyearsfromnowwewillstillbereadingnewspapers.Itisnotthatnewspapersareanecessity.Evennowsomepeoplegetmostoftheirnewsfromtelevisionorradio.ManybuyapaperonlyonSaturdayorSunday.Butformostpeoplereadinganewspaperhasbecomeahabitpasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration.ThenatureofwhatisnewsmaychangE.Whatbasicallymakesnewsiswhataffectsourlives—thebigpoliticalstoriesthenewsofthewarsearthquakesandotherdisasterswillcontinuemuchthesamE.Ithinktherewillbemorenewsofscientificresearchthough.It’salreadyhappeninginareasthatmaydirectlyaffectourliveslikegenetic基因engineering.InthefutureIthinktherewillbemorereportsofscientificexplanationsofwhywefeelaswedo—aswedevelopabetterunderstandingofhowthebrainoperatesandwhatourfeelingsreallyarE.It’squitepossiblethatinthenextcenturynewspaperswillbetransmitted传送electronicallyfromFleetStreetandprintedoutinourownhomE.InfactI’mprettysurethathowitwillhappeninthefuturE.Youwillprobablybeabletochoosefromamenumakingupyourownnewspaperbypickingoutthethingsyouwanttoread—sportsandinternationalnewsetC.Ithinkpeoplehavegotitwrongwhentheytalkaboutcompetitionbetweenthedifferentmedia媒体.Theyactuallyfeedoffeachother.Somepeopleonceforesawthattelevisionwouldkilloffnewspapersbutthathasn’thappeneD.Whatisreadontheprintedpagelastslongerthanpicturesonascreenorsoundlostintheair.AndasfortheInternetit’sneverreallypleasanttoreadsomethingjustonascreen.67.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheBestWaytoGetNewsB.TheChangesofMediaC.MakeYourOwnNewspaperD.TheFutureofNewspaper68.Inthewriter’sopinioninthefuture_______.A.morebigpoliticalaffairswarsanddisasterswillmakenewsB.newspaperswillnotbeprintedinpublishinghousesanylongerC.newspaperswillreportmorescientificresearchD.moreandmorepeoplewillwatchTV69.Whatwillprobablybeoninthenewspapermadebyyourself?A.Sportsandinternationalnews.B.A.menuofimportantnews.C.Themostimportantnews.D.Whatyouareinterestedin.70.Fromthepassagewecaninfer_______.A.newspaperswillwinthecompetitionamongthedifferentmediaB.newspaperswillstaywithustogetherwithothermediaC.televisionwilltaketheplaceofnewspaperD.thewriterbelievesomemediawilldieout

Doyouhaveanyskiingequipmentyounolongerneed?A.skischoolinthefarnorthofIndiacouldputittogoodusE.InMarchwepublishedaphotostoryabouttheextraordinaryZsnskarregioninnorthernIndiawhichiscutofffromtheoutsideworldformorethansevenmonthsoftheyearandonlyaccessible可通行的viaafrozenriver.WealsoincludedinformationaboutthelimiteduseofskiingintheregionandtherecentcreationoftheZanskarSkiSchool:Despitethedifficultiesoftravellingthroughtheregionwhenthesnowcomesskiinghasn’ttraditionallybeenusedasameansoftransportbythelocalslargelybecausetreesdon'tgrowheresothereislittleinthewayofrawmaterialsfromwhichtomakeskis.In1995agroupofBritishscientistsintheregionnoticedthelackofskisandoneofthemreturnedtosetuptheZanskarSkiSchoolinPadam.TheschoolprovideslessonsforasmallfeeandrentsskistothelocalpeoplE.Amongthebenefitsthattheschoolhopestobringareimprovededucation—childrenoftenfinditdifficulttogettoschoolthroughthedeepsnow—andthepossibilityofofferingskitourstotouristsinthefuture.Sofarmorethan300localpeoplehavereceivedtrainingandlocaldoctorsandpolicemenregularlyborrowskis.Butwhatweweren'tabletoincludeinthearticleisthattheskischoolisalwaysonthelookoutforoldskiingequipment—particularlyofasizesuitableforchildren—andIthought.NowtheEuropeanskiseasonisdrawingtoaclosetheremightbeafewofyououttherewhohavesomeoldequipmentyou'dliketoseegotoagoodhome.Ifthat'stheeaseyoucangetintouchwiththeschoolviatheirwebsitewww.zanskarskischool.org.63.What'sthepurposeinwritingthetext?A.ToaskpeopletogiveawaytheirskistotheschoolB.ToattractmoretouriststotheareaC.ToappealtomorelocalstoattendtheschoolD.Toraisemoneytodevelopthisarea64.Thelocalpeopledon'tuseskiingtogoaboutbecause.A.itisagainstthelocalcustomB.treesareinthewayoftheskiingrouteC.theydon'thavethewoodtomakeskisD.itisdangeroustogoskiinginthisregion65.TheZanskarSkiSchool.A.hasdonatedmoneytothelocalcommunityB.makesiteasierforthestudentstoattendschoolC.providesspecialtrainingtothetouristsD.hasborrowedmanyskisfromEurope66.Whowouldbethemosthelpfultotheschoolnow?A.LocalsinZanskarregion.B.StudentsintheZanskarSkiSchool.C.Peoplehavingoldskiingequipment.D.Tavellersenjoyingskiing.67.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AnextraordinaryregioninIndiaB.A.popularsport—skiingC.A.goodmeansoftransportD.A.homeforoldskis

ChooseYourVirginiaRockHouseMuseumRockHouseMuseum.TakeajourneythroughhistorywithavisittotheexcitingmuseumandhistoricsitesofWytheville.TheRockHouseMuseumoffersglimpsesintodailylifeinthe19thcentury.Themuseumispartofthe50structuresfeaturedinWytheville’sHistoricWalkingTour.540/223-3330.NaturalBridgeofVirginiaNaturalBridgeofVirginiaoneoftheSevenNaturalWondersoftheWorld.CavernsofNaturalBridgeguidedtoursofundergroundwonders;NaturalBridgeInn&ConferenceCenterIndoorHeatedPoollargestGift&SouvenirShopintheEast.Information800/533-1410.GrandCavernsGrandCavernsisAmerica’sOldestShowcave.Beautifulandmassiveformations.Uniontroopsvisitedthecaverns.ThomasJeffersonvisited–youshouldtoo!OpenweekendsinMarchdailyApril～October9am～5pm.Hourtoursleaveevery30minutes.703/249-5705.TheNewsmuseumTheNewsmuseuminArlingtontheworld’sonlyinteractive互动museumofnews.Visitorscanbereportersortelevisionnewscastersseetoday’snewsasithappensonablock-longvideonewswallandbetakenbehindthescenestoseehownewsismade.ThenewsmuseumisopenWednesdaythroughSundayfrom10a.m.～5p.m.888/NEWSEUM.www.Newsmuseum.OrgKenmorePlantation&GardensKenmorePlantation&GardensvisitovertwohundredyearsofhistoryfromtheRevolutionaryWarCivilWarandintothe21st-century.HomeofBettyWashingtonGeorgeWashington’sonlysisterandPatriotCol.FieldingLewis.Explorethishistoricbuildingandcityblockofrestoredgardens.Teaandgingercookiesserved.540/373-3381.VirginiaBeachVirginiaBeachoffers11000hotel/motelroomspluscottagesandcampgrounds.Enjoymilesofcleanbeachesandavarietyoffamilyattractions.Finerestaurantsvariousshoppingareasexcitingnightlifeandspecialeventsareofferedthroughouttheyear.800/822-3224.68.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?A.TogivepeopleageneraldescriptionofVirginiaB.ToencouragepeopletosettleinVirginia.C.TointroducehistoricsitesinVirginia.D.ToattracttouriststoVirginia.69.WhatwayistheNewsmuseumdifferentfromRockHouseMuseum?A.Itislarger.B.Itismoreexciting.C.Visitorscanseemoreinit.D.Visitorscanactinit.70.Ifyouwanttoenjoyyourselfintheeveningyoumaygoto______.A.TheNewsmuseumB.KenmorePlantation&GardensC.VirginiaBeachD.GrandCaverns71.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutVirginiaBeach?A.Touristscancampintheopenair.B.Touristscanenjoysomespecialeventsthere.C.Touristscanenjoythemselvesonthecleanbeach.D.Touristscannotgothereintheirowncars.

InChinamanypeopleareleavingthecountrysidetofindjobsinthecitiesbecausethecountrysideismuchpoorerthanthecityandoftenthereisn'tmuchworktherE.ServicessuchashospitalandtransportareusuallymuchbetterinthecitythaninthecountrysidE.Theyhopethattheirliveswillimprovewhentheymovetothecity.ButinthebigcitiesofEuropelikeLondonorParispeoplearemovingoutofthecity.TheserichfamilieswanttoliveaquieterlifE.Theyaretiredofthenoiseandthedirtofthecityandtheyaretiredofthecrowdedstreetscrowdedtrainsandbuses.Theydon'twanttoliveinthecitiesanymorE.TheywantahousewithagardeninthecountrysideandbreathethefreshairtherE.Sotheymoveoutofthecities.Somedon'tgoveryfarjustalittlewayoutofthecitytothetownsnearthecitiesotherpeoplemovetotherealcountrysidewithsheepcowsandgreenfields.Theretheystartnewlivesandtrytomakenewfriends.Notallthosewhomovefromthecitytothecountrysidearehappy.AftertwoorthreeyearsmanypeoplewhohavedonethisfeelthatitwasabigmistakE.Theydon'tmakesomuchmoneyandthereisn'tmuchworktodo.Peopleinthecountrysideareverydifferentandaren'talwaysveryfriendly.Asaresultquitealotofpeoplewhohavemovedtothecountrysidemovebacktothecity.It'swonderfultoseecrowdsinthestreetsandcinemalightstheysay.71.WhichisNOTthereasonforpeoplemovingtothecitiesinChina?A.Thecountrysideismuchpoorerthanmecity.B.Peopleinthecountrysidehavenothingtoeat.C.Peopleinthecountrysidedon'thavemuchworktodotherE.D.ServicesincitiesareusuallymuchbetterthanthoseinthecountrysidE.72.WhydosomerichfamiliesinEuropemovetothecountryside?A.Becausetheywillfindgoodjobs.B.Becausetheyaretiredoflivinginthecity.C.BecausetheycanmakemoremoneytherE.D.Becausetheylikefeedingsheepandcowsinthegreenfields.73.AftermovingtothecountrysidesomepeopleinEuropefeelunhappybecause___________A.theycan'tmakemuchmoneyB.thereisn'tmuchworkforthemtodointhecountrysideC.somepeopleinthecountrysidearen'talwaysveryfriendlytothemD.A.B.andC.74.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphshows__________A.theyarehappytomovebacktothecityB.theymisstheirfriendsinthecountrysideC.theystillwanttomovetothecountrysideD.theyaretiredofthenoiseandthecrowdedstreetsinthecity75.Thebesttitleofthispassagemaybe__________A.Ahappylife!B.Livinginthecity!C.Movingoutormovingback?D.Livinginthecountryside!

ChinahasbecomeVolvo’sthirdlargestmarketwithmoreofitscarmodelstogoonsaleintheworld’slargestautomarketthisyearChiefExecutiveOfficeCEOofVolvoCarsChinasaidinTianjin.Dr.AlexanderKloseCEOofVolvoCarsChinatoldXinhuaattheNinthTianjinInternationalAutomobileTradeShowbeingheldfromFridaytoWednesday.KlosesaidVolvoCarshadenteredanewtimeoffastdevelopmentaddingthatitssalesvolumeinChinaroaredin2012.UptotheendofSeptemberVolvo’sglobalsalesvolumewasup12.5percentyearonyear同年比comparedwith52percentyear-on-yearriseinChinahesaiD.TwonewVolvosalescentersopenedinBeijingwithinmerelyoneweekinearlyOctoberabouttwomonthsaftereastChina’sZhejiangGeelyHoldingGroupCoacquiredtheSwedishbrandfromtheUSautogiantFordfor$1.5billioninearlyAugust.KlosesaidhewasconfidentofseeingtremendousgrowthinChina’sautomarketinthenextfiveyears.AstheChinesegovernmenthasincreasedthetaxrateforlargedisplacement排量carsalreadywenowhavealotofcarsbelowthreelitersandIthinkwe’llsticktothatstrategyasyoucanseenowtheXC60whichwasintroducedtodayisjusttwolitershesaiD.Asthetechnologyadvanceswe’llprobablyevensee1.6literenginesor1.5literenginesinthefutureheaddeD.VolvoCarsisnottheonlyautomakerhopingtotakeadvantageofChina’srapidlygrowingautomarket.BentleythefamousBritishluxurycarmakerwillopenanewsalescenterinChinaatTianjinThursdaywhichisthe11thoneinChinaaccordingtoapressreleasebyShanghai-basedZenithIntegratedCommunicationsCorpZenithSaturdayattheautoshow.ZenithisthepublicrelationsagentofBentleyinChinA.Theautomakerhassold421limousines大型豪华轿车toChinain2011andthegoalfor2012is777thereleasesaiD.56.Thewordunderlinedinthethirdparagraphwouldprobablybe___.A.shoutedloudlyB.increasedinlargenumbersC.reducedrapidlyD.burnedbrightly57.Fromthispassagewecaninferthat___.A.TheNinthTianjinInternationalAutomobileTradeShowwasheldfromFridaytoWednesdayB.VolvoCarsisaworld-famouscarmakerinBritainC.OfalltheautosalesvolumeVolvosalesvolumeisonlynumberoneinChinaD.VolvosalescentersaredevelopingveryfastinChinarecently58.Thetextismainlyabout____.A.ChinaBecomesVolvo’s3rdLargestMarketB.VolvoCarsproducedinChinaC.VolvoSalesVolumeinChinaD.CarmakersinChina59.HowmanycarmakersarementionedinthispassagewhichopenedandwillopennewsalescentersinChinarecently?A.OneB.TwoC.ThreeD.Four

BelowisaselectionaboutGuinness吉尼斯WorldRecords.Top6UnusualGuinnessWorldRecords♦Fastest100mrunningonallfoursThe2008GuinnessWorldRecordsDaywasaccordingtoGWRtheirbiggestdayofrecord-breakingeverwithmorethan290000peopletakingpartinrecordattempts尝试in15differentcountries.KenichiIto’srecordattemptwaspartofthisspecialday.HeisjustanotherexampleofJapanesewithsuperpowers.Hissuperpoweristorunwithgreatspeedonallfours.KenichiItoran100monallfoursin18.58seconds.TheJapanesesetthisrecordatSetagayaKuritsuSogoUndojyoTokyoin2008.♦MostpeopleinsideasoapbubbleTheDiscoveryScienceCenterinSantaAnaCaliforniacelebratedthisyearthe15thanniversaryoftheBubble泡泡Festival.A.bubble’smathprinciplesandsciencewerepresentedanddemonstrated演示证明atthethree-week-longexhibition.TheintriguingBubbleShowwasalsopartoftheprogram.FanYangandDeniYangimpressedtheaudiencewiththeirwonderfulskillsforbubblemaking.TheYangfamilycooperatedwiththeDiscoveryScienceCentertosetanewGuinnessWorldRecordformostpeopleinsideasoapbubbleandtheysucceedeD.Thefamilythathasbeenworkingwithsoapbubblesfor27yearscreatedahugesoapbubbleandgot118peopleinsideit.TherecordwassetonApril42011.♦LongestearsonadogAbloodhound寻血猎犬fromIllinoishasthelongestearsevermeasuredonadog.Therightearis13.75incheslongandtheleftone13.5inches.ThedognamedTiggerearnedthistitlein2004andisownedbyChristinaandBryanFlessner.Mr.JeffriesisthepreviousrecordholderofthistitlE.Eachofhisearsmeasuredapproximately11.5incheslong.HisgrandfatherusedtoholdthisamazingworldrecordbutwhenhediedMr.Jeffriestookover.♦MostlivinggenerationsDidyoueverwonderwhatistheGuinnessWorldRecordformostlivinggenerationsinonefamily?Sevenistheanswer.Theultimateauthorityonrecord-breakingmentionsonthewebsitethattheyoungestgreat-great-great-greatgrandparentofthisfamilywasAugustaBungaged109years97daysfollowedbyherdaughteraged89hergranddaughteraged70hergreatgrand-daughteraged52hergreat-greatgrand-daughteraged33andhergreat-great-greatgranddaughteraged15onthebirthofhergreat-great-great-greatgrandsononJanuary211989♦MostT-shirtswornatonceBelieveitornotthereisarecordalsoforthiscategory.KrunoslavBudiselisetanewworldrecordonMay222010forwearing245T-shirtsatthesametimE.ThemanfromCroatiawasofficiallyrecognizedasthenewrecordholderbyGuinnessWorldRecordsafterhemanagedtoputon245differentT-shirtsinlessthantwohours.TheT-shirtsweighed68kgandBudiselisaidhebeganstrugglingaroundT-shirtNo.120.Hedethroned罢黜theSwedishGuinnessrecordholderwhowore238T-shirts.♦HeaviestpumpkinGuinnessWorldRecordsconfirmedonOctober92010thatagiganticpumpkin南瓜growninWisconsinwasofficiallytheworld’sheaviest.Itweighed1810pounds8ouncesandwasunveiledbyChrisStevensattheStillwaterHarvestFestivalinMinnesotA.Stevens’pumpkinwas85poundsheavierthanthepreviousrecordanotherhugepumpkingrowninOhio.Theproudfarmersaidhissecretisaprecisemixtureofraincowwastegoodsoilseagrassandfishemulsion乳状液.Someoftheworld’sheaviestpumpkinsincludingtherecordholderwereonpublicdisplayattheBronxBotanicalGardensinNewYorkforadozendays.63.WhyisKenichiItodescribedasamanwithasuperpower?A.HesetanewrecordforFastest100mrunningonallfours.B.HesetagoodexampletoallJapanesE.C.Hemaderecordattemptsin15differentcountries.D.Hetookpartinthe2008GuinnessWorldRecordsDayactivities.64.Jeffriesisthenameof____________.A.theownerofthedogwiththelongestearsB.theformerholderoftherecordforLongestearsonadogC.thepresentholderoftherecordforLongestearsonadogD.thegrandfatherofthedogwiththelongestears65.HowmanyT-shirtshadKrunoslavBudiseliputonbeforehefeltitdifficulttogoon?A.245.B.238.C.120.D.68.66.AccordingtothegiveninformationwhichGuinnessWorldRecordwasmostrecentlyset?A.TherecordforMostpeopleinsideasoupbubble.B.TherecordforMostlivinggenerations.C.TherecordforMostT-shirtswornatonce.D.TherecordforHeaviestpumpkin.

Haveanicedaymaybeapleasantgestureorameaninglessexpression.WhenmyfriendMaxiesaysHaveanicedaywithasmileIknowshesincerelycaresaboutwhathappenstomE.Ifeellovedandsecuresinceanotherpersoncaresaboutmeandwishesmewell.Haveaniceday.Next!Theversionoftheexpressionisspokenbyasalesgirlatsupermarketwhoisrushingmeandmygroceriesoutthedoor.Thewordscameoutinthesametone腔调withafixedprocedurE.TheyarespokenatmenottomE.Obviouslytheconcernformydayandeveryoneelse’sisthemanagement’sattempttoincreasebusiness.Althoughtheuseoftheexpressionisinsinceremeaninglesssocialcustomattimesthereisnothingwrongwiththesentenceexceptthatitisalittleuninteresting.Thesalesgirlthewaitresstheteacherandthecountlessotherswhospeakitwithoutthinkingmaynotreallycareaboutmyday.Butinastrangeandcomfortablewayit’snicetoknowtheycareenoughtopretendtheycarewhentheyreallydon’tcareallthatmuch.Whiletheexpressionmaynotoftenbesincereitisalwaysspoken.ThepointisthatpeoplesayitallthetimewhentheylikE.56.HowdoestheauthorunderstandMaxie’swords?A.Maxieshowsheranxietytotheauthor.B.Maxiereallywishestheauthoragoodday.C.Maxieencouragestheauthortostayhappy.D.Maxiereallyworriesabouttheauthor’ssecurity.57.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2mean?A.ThesalesgirlisrudE.B.ThesalesgirlisboreD.C.ThesalesgirlcaresaboutmE.D.Thesalesgirlsaysthewordsasnothingspecial.58.AccordingtothelastparagraphpeoplesayHaveaniceday_______.A.sincerelyB.asthanksC.asahabitD.encouragingly59.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.HaveaNiceDay—aSocialCustomB.HaveaNiceDay—aPleasantGestureC.HaveaNiceDay—aHeart-warmingGreetingD.HaveaNiceDay—aPoliteEndingofaConversation

Havinggoodetiquette礼节attheworkplaceisveryimportanttobeafavoriteinanofficE.Howeverit’sobservedthatmanypeoplearen’tawareoftheworkplaceetiquetteandthiscreatesaverybadimpressionintheofficE.Soit'simportanttoknowsomeworkplaceetiquettetips.Amongalltheworkplaceetiquetteguidelinesthemostimportantistobepunctual准时的toyourofficE.Thoughgoinglateduetoanaccidentisokayhabituallatecomersareneverappreciatedinanyorganization.Byarrivingatyourofficeontimeyoushowthatyou’reawareofyourresponsibilitiesandhaverespectfortheorganization.Incaseyoufeelthatyouwouldbelatecalltheofficeandreportthematter.Alsoaproperknowledgeoftheworkplaceemailetiquetteisamust.IntheofficialemailsyouneedtomentionthesubjectinbriefwhileatthesametimeincludealltheimportantdetailswhicharetobeshareD.Youshouldusegoodandgrammaticallycorrectlanguagewhilewritingemails.Aknowledgeoftelephoneetiquetteintheworkplaceisveryimportantaswell.Whiletalkingonthetelephonebepoliteandlistentowhatthey’resayingcarefully.Onlythenshouldyousaywhatyoufeel.SpeakinavoicewhichwouldbeheardclearlyattheotherenD.Theworkplaceguidelinesareimportantevenwhileyou’rediningorcelebratingwithyourco-workers.Ifyougetacallinbetweenreceiveitafteryou'repermittedbytheothersbysayingexcuseme.Don'ttalkloudlywhileeating.Greetpeoplewellandtrytomakethemfeelcomfortablewhilebeinginyourcompany.Theseguidelineswillhelpyoubecomethebestemployeeofacompany.Allthebest!59.Thepassageiswrittenfor_______.A.managersinchargeofacompanyB.travelerstowesterncountriesC.expertswhodoresearchaboutetiquetteD.generalreaders60.Whyshouldyoutrytobepunctual?A.Toproveyouarenotahabituallatecomer.B.Tobeunderstoodbyyourco-workers.C.Toshowthatyouarearesponsibleworker.D.Towinotherworkers'respect.61.WhichofthefollowingisconsideredNOTacceptableaboutmakingphonecalls?A.Usingpolitelanguages.B.ListeningwithpatienceandcarE.C.Speakingclearly.D.AnsweringacallinaloudvoicE.62.Inthewriter'sopinionworkplaceetiquette＿A.iseasytomasterB.isconsideredimportantbyallemployersC.canbehelpfulindoingyourworkwellD.willbringyougoodluckandgoodsalaries

DesignedasagiftbookorfamilysouvenirthisbeautifulhardcoverhasatraditionalconnectionwithChristmasvirtues美德.Eachvirtueisdiscussedinashortarticleandthenfollowedbyfourtofiveall-newheart-touchingstoriesfromChickenSoupfortheSoul.Eachsectionendswithaone-pagesuggestionforhowtostartyourownholidaytraditionfrombakingcookiestocharityideaswhichreflectsthespiritofthevirtuE.Withtheamusingdescriptionoflifeandheart-warmingtalesaboutcatseachtouchingstoryinChickenSoupfortheCatLovers'Soulcelebratesthespecialbondwesharewithourcats.TheRealDearFriendsexplorestheclassicpuzzleswhicheverychildaged9-19faces:friends--makingthemkeepingthemfightingwiththemlosingthemhelpingthemandcompetingwiththem.Andtherearenolectureshere;thisisthestraighttalkfromteensthatyoungreaderslovE.Thisisabookthatcoversproblemsforgirlsonly!ChickenSoupforGirls'Soulisabookbygirlsforgirlswherereaderscanfindencouragementsupportandpositiveadvicewhenfacingthechallengesofbeingapre-teengirl.Theheart-warmingstoriesandphotographsinChickenSoupfortheSoulCelebratesGrandmotherscelebrateandcatchthelovingmomentsspenttogetherwithfamily:thejoyfulsurpriseofbecomingagrandmatheamazingtimeswhenyoungchildrenteachthemlessonsaboutlifeandliving.56.Ifyouareapetloverwhichbookmightinterestyoumost?______.A.ChickenSoupfortheSoulB.ChickenSoupfortheCatLovers'SoulC.TheRealDearFriendsD.ChickenSoupforGirls'Soul57.TheRealDearFriendsappealstoyoungreadersbecauseit______.A.tellstherealexperienceofteenagersB.hasabeautifulhardcoverwhichteenslikemostC.coverstouchinglecturesbyfamousauthorsD.givessuggestionsonhowtodefeattheirfriends58.ThefeatureoftheChickenSoupfortheSoulCelebratesGrandmothersliesin______.A.someusefulsuggestionsontraditionalcookingB.encouragementandsupportfromfamilymembersC.someexperiencesofteensindifferentregionsD.aperfectcombinationofwarmstoriesandphotos

Toyodasaidthosechangeswerebeingmadenearlyaroundtheclockbutduringthreehoursofoftentensequestionsandanswersherepeatedthattherewasnolinktothevehicle’selectronicsystems.ManydriversmakingcomplaintsagainstToyotaandthegovernmentsaytheiraccelerationproblemshadnothingtodowithfloormatinterference油门踏板故障orstickygaspedals刹车.Outsideexpertshavesuggestedelectronicproblems.HouselawmakersexpressedseriouscriticismonToyodathegrandsonofthecompany’sfounder.TheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationNHTSAisseekingrecordsonToyota’srecallsandisconductingitsownreviewonwhetherelectronicswerebehindthecarfaults.NHTSAalsocontinuestolookintosteeringcomplaintsfromdriversofthepopularCorollamodel.Toyotahasrecalled8.5millioncarsmorethan6millionofthemintheUnitedStates.ItmaybeawhilebeforecarbuyersbelievethatToyotareallymakessafecars.Toyota’sJanuarysalesalreadyfell16percentevenasmostotherautomakersjumpedbackfromlastyear’sbadresults.AnalystKojiEndoofAdvancedResearchJapaninTokyosaidheexpectsFebruarysalesdueoutnextweektobedown30percentto40.Toyota’ssalesproblemcouldcontinuebeyondthat.Itwilltakesometimetofeelthefulleffectofthishesaid.67.Thebesttitleforthispassageis.A.ToyotaisintroubleB.ToyotaisunderhearingC.ToyotaisfinishedD.Toyotaisstillrunning68.Whatisthepurposeofthehearing?A.AmericahopesthatToyotaapologizestotheUScustomers.B.AmericawantstogetToyotaoutoftheUSmarket.C.AmericawantstohelpToyotaoutofdifficulty.D.AmericahopesthatToyotaadmitstheircarshaveelectronicsystemproblem.69.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Toyotaprovidesverygoodpostsaleservice.B.Toyota’sbiggestmarketisintheUnitedStates.C.Toyotawillbeclosedsoon.D.Toyota’sdealershipintheUSwillallbeclosed.70.Thelastsentenceofthispassageindicates.A.AnalystKojiEndoisfullyconfidentaboutToyotaB.ToyotacouldmeetaworsesituationC.ToyotawouldgetoutoftroublesoonerorlaterD.Toyotawouldbuildupabetterreputationamongitscustomers

GroupbuyingisoneofthefastestgrowingtrendsinSouthAfricatoday.Industryleadersareconfidentthatthegrowthpotentialremainsstrongsincegroupbuyingislocation-specific区域性的.Start-upcostsarelowandprofitroomremainshighsomanysitescontinuetoreceiveinvestedmoneydespitewidespreadcriticismandFacebook’sdecisiontophaseoutofthedealsbusinessduetoprivacyconcerns.Intheearlystagesofallindustriessomecompaniesfailbecausetheycannotcompetewithstrongercompaniesindifficulteconomicconditions.TodealwithdifficultconditionsanalarmingnumberofbusinessesaredevelopinggroupbuyingwebsitesinplaceslikeChinaandIndiasotheincreaseofgroupbuyinginSouthAfricaisnothingmorethananaturalprogressionintotheinternationalmainstream.ThegroupbuyingconceptisfairlynewandconsumershaveacceptedthisconceptbecausetheycannowmakefulluseoftherichinformationavailableontheInternet.Groupbuyingisconvenientandeasysoitworks.AnyonecanviewasitejoinamailinglistsubscribetoRSSorprintoutacoupon优惠券.ThecurrentgroupbuyingstructureofferedbytheindustryleadersworksalthoughtherearestillchallengestoovercomE.Perhapsthefutureofgroupbuyingistiedtothejoiningtogetherofsocialmediaandmobiledevices.MobiledevicesarewithuswhereverwegoandalmosteveryoneisusingsometypeofsocialmediasitelikeFacebookorTwittertostayinformeD.UsingGPSandsocialmediatechnologytoproviderealtimelocation-specificpromotionswouldbebeneficialtoeveryconsumerlookingforthebestdealsintown.Pauseforamomentandthinkaboutit!WhatisbetterthansigningontoyourphonewhilehavingfunintownandyoureceivearealtimeinformationthatyourfavoriteshopacrossthestreetisofferingakillerdealThefutureofthegroupbuyinginSouthAfricaisbrightandwecanexpecttoseemoreadvancedapproachestothisconceptinthefuturE.Inadditiontothetechnologicaladvancesconsumerswillseetherangeofpromotionsexpandtoincludenewproductsandservices.50.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasephaseoutofmeaninthefirstparagraph?A.begintodevelopB.graduallystopC.graduallyincreaseD.continuetoenlarge51.TheauthorsetsChinaandIndiaasexamplestoshowthat_________.A.ChinaandIndiaarepowerfulcountriesB.ChinaandIndiaareindifficulteconomicconditionsC.groupbuyingissuccessfulworldwideD.groupbuyingisaninternationaltrend52.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?ks5uA.Peoplehaveacceptedgroupbuyingbecauseit’sanewconceptB.SocialmediaandmobiledeviceshavebeenjoinedtogetherforgroupbuyingC.GPSandsocialmediatechnologywillbehelpfulingroupbuyingD.Shopsusuallyofferakillerdealwhentheircustomersarehavingfun53.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsthefutureofgroupbuyingis__________.A.optimisticB.pessimisticC.objectiveD.subjective54.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A.ThehistoryofgroupbuyingB.TheconceptofgroupbuyingC.GrowingtrendsinSouthAfricaD.GroupbuyinginSouthAfrica

ThecentralpartoftheUnitedStatessuffereditsowneconomiccrisis危机inthenine-teeneighties.Unemploymentreducedthepopulation.TheSpencerpubliclibraryworkedtohelppeopleinthetownofSpencerIowatofindjobsItcreatedalistofjobsandofferedbooksonjobskillsandtraining.OnecoldJanuarymorninginnineteeneighty-eightlibraryWorkersfoundasmallalmostfrozenkitten小猫inthebookdrop.A.bookdropisthesmallmetaldoorinthewallofthebuildingWherepeoplecanreturnbookswhenthelibraryiscloseD.NooneKnowswhoputthekittenthereorwhy.Butitturnedouttobeluckyforboththekittenandthetown.Thelibraryheldacontesttonamethecat.ThewinningnamewasDeweyReadmoreBooks.Libraryofficialsagreedtopermithimtoliveinthebuilding.Deweylovedtokeeppeoplecompanywhiletheychosebooksorusedthelibrarycomputer.SoonDeweyspresencebeganattractingfamiliesandschoolgroupstothelibrary.Thelocalnewspaperwroteaboutthenewlibrarycat.Hisstoryspreadacrossthenation.Deweybeganreceivinglettersfrompeopleinothercountries.AndafilmcrewfromJapanarrivedtoincludehiminamovieaboutcats.HeadlibrarianVickiMyronwasDewey'smaincaretaker.Lastyearshepublishedthebest-sellingbookDewey:TheSmall-TownLibraryCatWhoTouchedtheWorlD.Hereshegivesreadersanideaofhowmuchthecatmeanttohertown.READER:Howmuchofaneffectcanananimalhave?Howmanylivescanonecattouch?HowisitpossibleforanabandonedkittentotransformasmalllibraryintoameetingplaceandtouristattractioninspireaclassicAmericantownbringtogetheranentireregionandeventuallybecomefamousaroundtheworld?Youcan'tevenbegintoanswerthosequestionsuntilyouhearthestoryofDeweyReadmoreBooksthebelovedlibrarycatofSpencerIowA.31.Whatisprobablythebesttitleofthepassage?A.AneconomiccrisisB.TheSpencerpubliclibraryC.Abest-sellingbookD.Alibrarycat32.WhichofthefollowingisNottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Somepeopleleftthetownduetotheeconomiccrisis.B.ThecatbroughtjoytothetownofSpencer.C.ThecathadaspecialabilitytoreadlettersfromabroaD.D.Thecatwastakengoodcareofinthelibrary.33.Dewey'spresencewasluckyforthetownofSpencerbecause.A.HisstoryencouragedthetowntofacetheeconomiccrisisB.HehelpedthejoblesstofindjobsinthelibraryC.HewasconsiderateaboutthereaderstothelibraryD.AfilmcrewfromJapanwasattractedtoSpencer34.TouristscametoSpencermainlybecause.A.itisaclassicAmericantownwithattractivesightsB.theywantedtohavealookatDeweyC.theyhadDeweytobewiththemwhilereadingD.ithadapubliclibrarywithmostpopularbooks35.Thelastparagraphwantstotellus.A.petsshouldbewelltreatedB.everyoneshouldreadthestoryofDeweyReadmoreBooksC.VickiMyronthinkshighlyofDeweyD.VickiMyronadvisesustobuyherbookonDewey

WhenFloraKahlo'spaintingswereonshowinLondonapoetdescribedherpaintingsasaribbon丝带aroundabomb.SuchcommentsseemtosuggestKahlohadabiginfluenceontheartworldofherLimE.SadlysheisactuallyamuchbiggernametodaythanshewasduringhertimE.Bornin1907inavillagenearMexicoCityKahlosufferedfrompolio小儿麻痹症attheageofseven.Herspine脊柱becamebentasshegrewolder.Thenin1925herbackwasbrokeninseveralplacesinaschool-busaccident.Throughouttherestofherlifetheartisthadmanyoperationsbutnothingwasabletocuretheterriblepaininherback.Howevertheaccidenthadanunexpectedsideeffect.WhilelyinginherbedrecoveringKahlotaughtherselftopaint.In1929shegotmarriedtoDiegoRiveraanotherfamousMexicanartist.Rivera'sstronginfluencesonKahlo'sstylecanbeseeninherearlyworksbutherlaterworksfromthe1940sknowntodayasherbestworksshowlessinfluencefromherhusbanD.Unfortunatelyherworksdidnotattractmuchattentioninthe1930sand1940seveninherhomecountry.Herfirstone-womanshowinMexicowasnothelduntil1953.Formorethanadecadeafterherdeathin1954Kahlo'sworksremainedlargelyunnoticedbytheworldbutinthe1970sherworksbegantogaininternationalfameatlast.55.WhatdoesthephraseamuchbiggernameinParagraph1mostprobablymean?A.afarbetterartistB.amuchmorefamouspersonC.amuchstrongerpersonD.afarmoregiftedartist56.TheterriblepainKahlosufferedwascausedby______.A.backinjuriesB.herbentspineC.polioD.theoperationsshehad57.Kahlo'sstylehadbecomeincreasinglyindependentsincethe_________.A.1930sB.1970sC.1950sD.1940s58.Whatisauthor'sattitudetowardKahlo?A.DevotionB.EncouragementC.IronicD.Sympathy

Achildwhohasoncebeenpleasedwithatalelikesasaruletohaveitretoldinalmostthesamewordsbutthisshouldnotleadparentstotreatprintedfairystoriesasformaltexts.Itisalwaysmuchbettertotellastorythanreaditoutofabookandifaparentcanproducewhatintheactualsituationofthetimeandthechildisanimprovementontheprintedtextsomuchthebetter.Achangemadeagainstfairytalesisthattheyharmthechildbyfrighteninghimormakinghimsadthinking.Toprovethelatteronewouldhavetoshowinacontrolledexperimentthatchildrenwhohavereadfairystoriesweremoreoftensorryforcrueltythanthosewhohadnot.AstofearsthereareIthinksomecasesofchildrenbeingdangerouslyterrifiedbysomefairystory.Oftenhoweverthisarises出现fromthechildhavingheardthestoryoncE.FamiliaritywiththestorybyrepetitionturnsthepainoffearintothepleasureofafearfacedandmastereD.Therealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegroundsthattheyarenotobjectivelytruethatgiantswitchestwo-headeddragonsmagiccarpetsetC.donotexist;andthatinsteadofbeingfondofthestrangesideinfairytalesthechildshouldbetaughttolearntherealitybystudyinghistory.IfindsuchpeopleImustsaysopeculiar奇怪的thatIdon’tknowhowtoarguewiththem.IftheircaseweresoundtheworldshouldbefullofmadmenattemptingtoflyfromNewYorktoPhiladelphiaonastickorcoveringatelephonewithkissesinthebeliefthatitwastheirbelovedgirl-frienD.Nofairystoryeverdeclaredtobeadescriptionoftherealworldandnocleverchildhaseverbelievedthatitwas.72.Theauthorconsidersthatafairystoryismoreeffectivewhenitis______.A.repeatedwithoutanychangeB.treatedasajokeC.setinthepresentD.givensomechangesbytheparent73.Accordingtothepassagegreatfearcantakeplaceinachildwhenthestoryis____.A.heardforthefirsttimeB.inarealisticsettingC.repeatedtoooftenD.toldinadifferentway74.Theauthor’smentionofsticksandtelephonesismeanttosuggestthat______.A.fairystoriesarestillbeingmadeupB.peopletrytomodernizeoldfairystoriesC.thereissomemisunderstandingaboutfairytalesD.Thereismoreconcernforchildren’sfearsnowadays75.Oneofthereasonswhysomepeoplearenotinfavoroffairytalesisthat_____.A.theyarefullofimaginationB.theyarenotinterestingC.theyjustmakeupthestorieswhicharefarfromthetruthD.theymaketeachersofhistorydifficulttoteach

WhydoesalargeeducationnationlikeChinahavesofewworldrenownedscientistsastheUS?EducationistsfromChinaandtheUStrytofindouttheanswertoquestionslikethisataforumonthebasiceducationstrategy.TheforumheldrecentlywasjointlyorganizedbytheEducationDevelopmentResearchCenteroftheMinistryofEducationinChinaandthePostgraduateSchooloftheUniversityofPennsylvaniaintheUS.Itaimstofindoutsimilaritiesanddifferencesthatexistbetweentwocountriesintheireducationalsystem.WhilesomeeducationistsinChinakeepadoubtfuleyetothecountry’seducationalsysteminrecentyears.TheirAmericancounterpartsgiveapositiveanswertothebasiceducationinChinasayingthatitisstilloneofthebestintheworlD.AnAmericaneducationisttoldreportersthatthebasiceducationintheUSwascriticizedinrecentyearsduetoitspoliticaltendency.OnthecontraryChinesegovernment’sstressonbasiceducationandqualifiedteachershassetagoodexamplE.AtprimaryandmiddleschoolpupilsinChinadidbetterinmathandsciencelessonsthantheUSpupils.Howeverfewgrowtobeworldmasters.Why?EducationistsattributedthistoChina’sstressonexaminationratherthanstudents’interest.DeputyDirectorofthepostgraduateschoolofPennsylvaniaUniversitysaidAmericanteachersencouragedstudentstofocusontheirstrongpoints.InChinastudentsaredriventostudytopasstheentranceexaminationtestandtheydonotpaymuchattentiontotheirowninterest.AttheforumdirectoroftheEducationDevelopmentResearchCenterMr.Zhangsaidinthefuturetheresearchcenterwouldmakeitsmiddleandlong-termbasiceducationstrategybytakingsomereferencesfromothercountriesincludingtheUS.HealsorevealedthatforalongtimeinthefutureChinawouldmakeabreakthroughinsettingthepolicyforqualityeducation.72.Thispassageismainlyabout_________.A.qualityeducationdevelopmentinthefutureB.whyChina’seducationcultivates培养fewworldmastersC.China’sgoodbasiceducationD.geniuseducationattheprimarystage73.Theunderlinedwordrenownedinthefirstparagraphprobablymeans________A.famousB.activeC.qualifiedD.experienced74.FewpupilsinChinawhodidbetterinmathandsciencelessonsthantheUSpupilsgrowtobeworldmastersbecause_________A.TheUSgovernmentspendsmoremoneyonbasiceducationB.AmericanpupilsareclevererthanChinesepupilsC.basiceducationinChinaisnotassuccessfulasthatoftheUSD.Chinesepeoplepaylessattentiontostudents’interest75.China’seducationalsystemwill_______inthefuturE.A.helpstudentstostudyevenhardertopasstheexaminationB.applymoreattentiontoqualityeducationreferringtosystemsofothercountriesC.allowstudentstopaymoreattentiontotheirowninterestwithouttheirtestresultsD.copytheeducationalsystemintheUS

Childrenhavetheirownrulesinplayinggames.Theyseldomneedareferee裁判andrarelytroubletokeepscores.Theydon’tcaremuchaboutwhowinsorlosesanditdoesn’tseemtoworrythemifthegameisnotfinisheD.YettheylikegamesthatdependalotonlucksothattheirpersonalabilitiescannotbedirectlycomparE.Theyalsoenjoyedgamesthatmoveinstagesinwhicheachstagethechoosingofleadersthepicking-upofsidesorthedeterminingofwhichsideshallstartisalmostagameinitself.Grown-upscanhardlyfindchildren’sgameexcitingandtheyoftenfeelpuzzledatwhytheirkidsplaysuchsimplegameagainandagain.Howeveritisfoundthatachildplaysgamesforveryimportantreasons.HecanbeagoodplayerwithouthavingtothinkwhetherheisapopularpersonandhecanfindhimselfbeingausefulpartnertosomeoneofwhomheisordinaryafraiD.Hebecomesaleaderwhenitcomestohisturn.Hecanbeconfidenttooinparticulargamesthatitishisplacetogiveorderstopretendtobedeadtothrowaballactuallyatsomeoneortokisssomeonehehascaught.Itappearstousthatwhenchildrenplayagametheyimagineasituationundertheircontrol.Everyoneknowstherulesandmoreimportantlyeveryoneplaysaccordingtotherules.Thoserulesmaybechildishbuttheymakesurethateverychildhasachancetowin.40.Whatistrueaboutchildrenwhentheyplaygames?A.TheycanstopplayinganytimetheylikE.B.Theycantesttheirpersonalabilities.C.Theywanttopickabetterteam.D.Theydon’tneedrules.41.Tobecomealeaderinagamethechildhasto_____.A.playB.waitforhisturnC.beconfidentinhimselfD.bepopularamonghisplaymates42.Whatdoweknowaboutgrown-ups?A.TheyarenotinterestedingamesB.Theyfindchildren’sgamestooeasyC.Theydon’tneedareasontoplaygamesD.Theydon’tunderstandchildren’sgames43.Whydoesachildlikeplayinggames?A.Becausehecanbesomeoneotherthanhimself.B.Becausehecanbecomepopularamongfriends.C.Becausehefindsheisalwaysluckyingames.D.BecausehelikestheplacewhereheplaysagamE.44.Thewriterbelievesthat_____.A.childrenshouldmakebetterrulesfortheirgamesB.childrenshouldinvitegrown-upstoplaywiththemC.children’sgamescandothemalotofgoodD.childrenplaygameswithoutreasons

Withalarmingregularitywereadaboutoiltankershavingaccidentsnearlandandtheterribleconsequencesoftheoilspills泄露onpeoplenatureandtheenvironment.Millionsofdollarshavebeenusedindevelopingspecialchemicalstohelpdismissthespillsandtocleanuptheanimalsbeachesandlandspoiledbytheoil.Unfortunatelywhenmanyofthesechemicalsareusedmoredamageiscausedtotheenvironmentespeciallytolivesinthesea.Ofalloftoday'senvironmentaldisastersanoilspillmayactuallybeoneoftheleastserious.Althoughoilispoisonousitisanaturalmaterial.Intheenditbreaksdownnaturally.Thereareofcourselong-termeffectsbutitisusuallymoreseriousintheshortterm.Naturebyitselfworksbetterthanchemicalmaterialsbutwhenthereisaspillwedemandthatgovernmentsactimmediatelywithasmuchhi-techknowledgeaspossible.In1967thetankerTorreyCanyonsankofftheScillyIslesnearthecoastofEnglandandspilled120000tonesofoilintotheocean.Ifyougotheretodayyouwillfindithardtoseeanysignthatiteverhappened.Governmentsseemtoaccepttheriskoftransportingmillionsoftonsofoilbyshipeverydaysothatwecanfillupourcarsanddrivearoundandcauseevenmoreenvironmentaldamage.InterestinglythebiggestcompaniesintheworldproducecarsandthenextbiggestsupplythegasolinetomakethemrunI.Weshouldbethinkingmoreaboutreducingourdependencyonoil.Governmentsshouldbeencouragingresearchintonewtechnologiessuchascarsrunbysolarpower太阳能electricityhydrogenandsoon.Muchofthisresearchhasinthepastbeenheldbackbytheoilgasandcoal.Iftheworld'smillionsofcarswere10%moreefficient高效的—andtheindustrycouldeasilyproducecarsatleasttwiceasefficient?wewouldneedmanyfewertankerscrossingtheoceanseachyear.Ifthishappenedtherisksofoilspillswouldbereducedandtheairwebreathewouldbecleanerandfreshertoo.63.Whatisthepassagemainlytalkingabout?A.Oilspillspollution.B.Whatoilpollutionis.C.Oiltankeraccidents.D.Howtoreduceoilpollution.64.Howdoestheauthorsupporttheideathatoilspillsarenotasseriousaspeoplebelieve?A.Bygivingadescription.B.Bymakinganargument.C.Bygivinganexample.D.Bydrawingadiagram.65.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordriskinParagraph5referto?A.Transportationdependingmoreonoil.B.Poisonousoilbreakingdownnaturally.C.Millionsoftonsofoilspillingintothesea.D.Moreenvironmentaldamagebeingcaused.66.Whichsuggestionismadeforreducingoiltankaccidentsaccordingtothepassage?A.Weshouldbuildsafertankersinthenearfuture.B.Weshoulddevelopnewtechnologiestocutoiluse.C.Tankersshouldnotbeallowedtosailnearthecoastlines.D.Countriesshouldbuildmoreoilpipelinesunderthesea.

ABookReview—TheSnake-StonebyBerlieDohertyThesetting:UrbanEnglandthecitiesbutalsoruralEnglandthecountrysideincludingremoteEnglishvillages.Thetheme:Themainthemeisateenageresearchofself-discoveryinthiscasethesearchforamotherfromwhomtheherowasseparatedatanearlyagE.Itsotherconcernsarelovegettingonwithothersbeingpersistentandcourageousandtryingtodealwithdoubtstroublesandworries.AsthebookmovestoacloseJames’swimmingcoachsaystohim:YouarenotlikeakidobeyinginstructionsanymorE.Youaredivinglikeayoungmanwhoknowswhereheisgoing.Thecharacters:Jamesistheheroofthestory.Heisachampionshipdiverandhasacomfortablelifewithhisfosterparents养父母.Yethealsohasthequalitiestotakehimonalongjourneytofindhisbirthmother.TheothercharactersinTheSnake-StoneJames’parentshisdivinginstructorbestfriendthevillagerspeoplehemeetsonhisjourneyarepicturedrealistically.Theturningpoint:TheturningpointinthestorycomeswhileJames’fosterparentsareawayinLondonandhewondersabouttheidentityofhisbirthmother.Theonlycluehehasisafossilthesnakestonewhichsheleftbehindalongwithanoteonwhichshehadwritten:TakegoodcareofSammiE.ItwaswrittenonatornenvelopewithpartsofanaddressstilltherE.Thejourney:InsteadofgoingtoLondonJamesdecidestofindhisbirthmother.WithhelpfromhisgeographyteacherJamessetsoutfortheremotecountryvillagewherehismothermightbefounD.Jameshaspainfulchallengingbutalsohumorousandhappytravels.ThemotherhefinallymeetsAnnehasaminoryetpowerfulvoiceinthenovel.Hecomestounderstandwhyshelefthimatastranger’sdoorfifteenyearsbeforE.Althoughthemeetingisnotlongitleaveshimwithafeelingofcompleteness.Asajourneyofself-discoveryTheSnake-Stonealsoprovidesitsreaderswithahappyending.ItsherosaysonreturningtohisfosterparentsIwashomE.64.Whatisthemainthemeofthenovel?A.Lifewithfosterparents.B.Lifeintheworldofdiving.C.A.travelaroundthecountry.D.A.journeyofself-discovery.65.Whatdothecoach’swordsinParagraph2suggest?A.Jamesisanindependentyoungman.B.Jamesisahopefulswimmer.C.Jamesisanoutgoingyoungman.D.Jamesisasuccessfuldiver.66.Thesnakestoneinthenovelis.A.astonewithanaddressonitB.agiftfromtheswimmingcoachC.aclueleftbythebirthmotherD.afossilleftbythefosterparents67.ItcanbeconcludedthatJames’journeyis_________.A.boringB.worthwhileC.comfortableD.disappointing

Assoonasyoumeetorevenseeapersonyouformanimpressionofhimbasedonhisposturegesturesandfacialexpressions.Thisiswhyitisimportanttomakeagoodfirstimpressiononthepersonwhowillbeinterviewingyou.Withinthefirst60secondsofmeetingyoutheinterviewerwillhaveformedanimpressionaboutwhattypeofpersonyouareandwhatkindofemployeeyouwouldbecomeand55%ofthiswillbebasedonlyonyourbodylanguagE.HerearesometipstomakethatimpressionagoodonE.Firstofallrelax.Thinkpositivethoughtsandyouaremorelikelytocomeacrossasapositiveconfidentpersonduringtheinterview.Dresssmartlyasyourappearanceisoneofthefirstthingsaninterviewerwillnoticeyou.Standupstraightandwalkinwithyourshouldersbackandyourheadup.Trytoavoid避免slowingdownasyouwalkintotheroombecausethissuggestsfearanduncertainty.Shakehandswiththeinterviewerfirmly.YoushouldhaveapositivehandshakeandawarmsmilE.Openingyourcoatorjacketasyousitdownshowsthatyoutooareopen.Postureisimportant.Youshouldbesittingwellbackinyourseat.Situpstraightandlean靠forwardslightlybutnottoomuch.Sittingattoomuchofanangle角度expressesdiscomfortanddistrust.Towofthemostcommondefensive防卫的signalsarecrossingyourarmsandlegssotrytoavoidthem.Anotherimportantissueiseyecontact.Lookingsomeoneintheeyeshowsconfidenceinyourselfandtrustintheotherperson.Howeverdon’toverdoitastoomucheyecontactorstaringwillmaketheotherpersonuncomfortablE.Usemoreeyecontactwhenlisteningthanwhentalkingandwhenyoulookawaylookdown.LookingupattheceilingwillmakeyouseemboredorrudE.75.Thepurposeofthefirstparagraphistotellreaders_______.A.whatagoodfirstimpressionisB.howtomakeagoodfirstimpressionC.howlongittakestomakeafirstimpressionD.theimportanceofmakingagoodfirstimpression76.Whichofthefollowingdoestheauthoradviseyoutodowhenyouarebeinginterviewed?A.Crossyourarmsorlegs.B.Openyourcoatorjacketwhensittingdown.C.Gointotheroommoreslowlythanusual.D.Avoidlookingattheeyesoftheinterviewerdirectly.77.Ifyouleanforwardtoomuchitmeans_______.A.youareveryboredB.youaretoonervousC.youdon’thaveconfidenceD.youdon’ttrustothers78.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.HowtousebodylanguagetowinaninterviewB.HowtoanswerquestionsinaninterviewC.HowtounderstandbodylanguageD.Howtodealwithaninterviewer

BritainandFranceareseparatedbytheEnglishChannelabodyofwaterthatcanbecrossedinasfewas20minutes.Buttheculturesofthetwocountriessometimesseemtobemilesapart.LastThursdayBritainandFrancecelebratedthe100thanniversary周年纪念ofthesigningofafriendshipagreementcalledtheEntenteCordiality.Theagreementmarkedanewbeginningforthecountriesfollowingcenturiesofwarsandlove-hatepartnership.Buttheirrelationshiphasbeenupsanddownsoverthepastcentury.JustlastyeartherewerefiercedisagreementsovertheIraqwar---whichBritishPrimeMinisterTonyBlairsupporteddespiteFrenchPresidentJacquesChiracspeakingoutagainstit.ThisdiscomfortisexpressedinBlairandChirac'sbodylanguageatinternationalmeetings.WhiletheFrenchleaderoftengreetsGermanChancellor__GerhardSchroederwithahug拥抱BlairjustreceivesahandshakE.HoweversomepoliticalexpertssaythewarinIraqcouldinfacthavehelpedties.ThehistoryofdivisionsmaywellbebecauseoftheverydifferentwaysinwhichthetwosidesseetheworlD.Butthisdoesn'tstop12millionBritonstakingholidaysinFranceeachyear.Howeveronly3millionFrenchcomeintheoppositedirection.Surveys调查showthatmostFrenchpeoplefeelclosertotheGermansthantheydototheBritish.AndtheresearchcarriedoutinBritainhasfoundthatonlyathirdofthepopulationbelievestheFrenchcanbetrusteD.PerhapsthisbadfeelingcomesbecausetheBritishdislikeFrance'scloserelationshipwithGermanyorbecausetheFrencharenothappywithBritain'scloselinkswiththeUS.Whatevertheanswerisasbothsidescelebrate100yearsofdoubtfulfriendshiptheyareatleastabletomakejokesabouteachother.Here'sone:What'sthebestthingaboutBritain'srelationshipwithFrance?TheEnglishChannel英吉利海峡.31.ForcenturiestherelationshipbetweenBritainandFranceis________.A.friendlyB.impoliteC.brotherlyD.amixtureofloveandhatE.32.ThewarinIraqdoes________totherelationshipbetweenFranceandBritain.A.goodB.harmC.neithergoodnorharmD.bothgoodandharm33.TheBritisharenotsofriendlyto________andtheFrencharenotsofriendlyto________.A.Germany;AmericaB.America;GermanyC.Germany;GermanyD.America;America34.________aremoreinterestedinhavingholidaysin________.A.AmericanpeopleBritainB.BritishpeopleGermanyC.FrenchpeopleBritainD.BritishpeopleFrance35.Whatdoesthelastsentencemean?________A.AslongastheEnglishChannelexistsnofurtherdisagreementwillformbetweenFranceandBritain.B.TheEnglishChannelcanpreventanythingunfriendlyhappeninginbothFranceandBritain.C.FranceandBritainarenearneighborsandthiswillhelpbalancetherelationshipbetweenthem.D.TheEnglishChannelisthelargestenemybetweenFranceandBritain.

Atameetingawell-knownspeakerliftedupabillof20dollarsbeforestartinghisspeech.Facing200peopleheaskedWhowantsthis20-dollarbill?A.greatmanyhandswereputup.ThenhecontinuedtosayIintendedtogiveittoanyoneofyoubutallowmetodoathingbeforegivingittoyou.Suddenlyhecrumpled揉itintoaroundmass.ThenheaskedWhowantsit?Stillsomehandswereliftedup.HeaskedagainWellhowcoulditbeifIdoitlikethis?hethrewthebillontothegroundsteppedonitandtwistedit.AshepickeditupthebillhadbecomenotonlydirtybutwrinkleD.Whostillwantsit?Stillafewpeopleputuptheirhands.Mydearfriendsyouhavehadameaningfulclass.NomatterhowItreatedthisbillyoustillwantitbecauseitisworth20dollars.Onyourliferoadyoumaybeknockeddown击垮orevenbrokenintopiecesbyyourdeterminationorunfavorablesituations.Wemayfeelourselvesworthnothingbutmydarlingrememberthatwhateverhappensinthefutureyoushouldneverloseyourvalue价值intheGod’sheart.You’reparticular----neverforgetit.36.Howmanytimesdidthespeakeraskthepeoplewhethertheywantedthebill?A.OnceB.TwiceC.ThreetimesD.Fourtimes37.Theunderlinedwordwrinkledinthethirdparagraphprobablymeans________.A.brokenB.havingsmalllinesorfoldsinitC.flatD.havingholesonit38.Thespeakerdidthistestinorderto_____________.A.telltheaudiencethatoneshouldneverloseone’sownvalueB.telltheaudiencethatGodvaluesmoneymostC.testifsomeoftheaudiencewereextremelyinterestedinmoneyD.playatrickontheaudience39.Whatwouldthespeakerprobablytalkaboutnext?A.Howmoneycanmakepeoplecrazy.B.Howtoavoidbeingknockeddowninone’slifE.C.Howtokeepone’svalueoflifE.D.Howtogiveameaningfulclass

Thepriceofmilkmaybegoingup.Therewasnotenoughraininsomepartsofthecountrylastyearandthebadweathermaymeanthatagallon加仑ofmilkwillcost41centsmoreafterOctober1st.CaliforniaalreadyhashighmilkpricesandtheCaliforniacourtdoesnotwantthepricetogoanyhigher.HighmilkpriceswillbeveryhardforsomepeoplE.Familieswithmanychildrenwillhavetospendmoremoneytobuymilk.Thepoorandolderpeoplewithoutmuchmoneywillalsobehurtbyhigherprices.ThecourtsaidthatmoremilkfromotherstatesshouldbesoldinCaliforniaasthepriceofmilkfromotherstatesisnotashigh.Somestatesgotenoughrainsotheircostsdidnotgoup.Peoplewillthenbeabletobuythecheapermilkmeaningthatunlessmilkproducersbringtheirmilkpricesdowntheirmilkwillnotsell.Thedrought干旱aroundthecountryhasmeantmarketforcesarelikelytopushmilkpricesupbyasmuchas41-centagallonbyOctober1st.ExpertssaidthisdecisionbytheCaliforniancourtcouldreduce减少theeffectofthepriceriseherE.The41-centincreasewouldaddtoCalifornia’salreadyhighmilkpricessoCaliforniamustallowmoremilkproducersfromoutsidethestatetoselltheirproductstherE.Thiswouldthenleadtoincreasedsupplies供应whichwouldasaresultstopmilkpricesfromincreasing.70.Whowillbehurtbyhighmilkprices?A.YoungpeoplE.B.MilkproducersfromoutsideCaliforniA.C.RichpeoplE.D.Familieswithlotsofchildren.71.WhatcausedmilkpricesinCaliforniatoincrease?A.Shortsuppliesfromotherstates.B.Beingshortofrain.C.TheCaliforniacourt.D.Children’sneedformilk.72.WhatwillCaliforniadotokeepmilkpricesdown?A.ForcemilkproducerstolowertheirpricE.B.Encouragepeopletodrinklessmilk.C.Getmentoproducemorerain.D.IncreasethesupplyofmilkinthestatE.

InthecompetitionofOlympicweightliftingtheathletestrytoliftthemaximum最大的weighttheycan.Therearespecialconditionstheyhavetomeetinordertocompete:bodyweightheightandstrength.TheyOlympicweightliftingmainlyteststhelimitofexplosivestrength爆发力.TherearenotmanylifterswhoreallylikeOlympicweightliftingandtheexplanationisverysimple:theyareshortofexplosivestrength.TheweightsusedforOlympicweightliftingareaddedinkilograms.Theorderbywhichtheathletesenterthecompetitionisnotgeneralbutitissetdependingontheevent.Usuallytheathletewiththelowestweightbegins.Ifhe/sheisnotsuccessfulhe/shecantrylater.Thereisamaximumofthreeliftsallowedforeverycompetition.FormanyyearsOlympicweightliftingwasonlyformen.HowevernowwomenalsotakepartinOlympicweightlifting.Itwasatthebeginningofthe21stcenturythatwomen’scompetitionsenteredanorganizedprofessionalenvironment.ForwomenOlympicweightliftingismoredifficultbecauseoftheirdifferentbodystructure.Howeverstrengthtrainingtechniques技术arewidelyandsuccessfullyusedbywomentoo.Lotsoftheathleteswho’veendedupinOlympicweightliftingcompetitionshavestartedwithstrengthtrainingonlytoimprovetheirmuscleconditionandtheirbodypower.Howeverthedemarcationline界线isnotstillveryclearbetweenpowertrainingandOlympicweightlifting.ThisishowsomanyliftershavegotintoOlympicweightliftingcompetitioneveniftheirpurposewasdifferentatthebeginning.71.InthecompetitionofOlympicweightliftingathletesneedtobeallofthefollowingEXCEPT.A.therightheightB.therightageC.therightweightD.therightstrength72.FewlifterscantakepartinOlympicweightliftingmainlybecause.A.theyaretiredofthetrainingB.theyhaven’tbeentrainedcorrectlyC.theycan’tlearntheliftingtechniquesD.theydon’thaveenoughexplosivestrength73.Howmanymoretimescanaliftertryifhe/shefailsforthefirsttime?A.Two.B.One.C.Three.D.Four.74.Accordingtothefourthparagraph.A.menoftendobetterthanwomeninweightliftingB.womenusednottobeallowedtocompeteinOlympicweightliftingC.mencanlearnthetrainingtechniquesbetterthanwomenD.womenneedtousedifferenttrainingtechniquesfrommen75.Accordingtothepassagemanyathletesbegantopracticeweightliftingbecausetheywantedto.A.takepartintheOlympicsB.getarewardinthecompetitionC.testthelimitofexplosivestrengthD.strengthentheirbodypower

Canwewatch3DthreedimensionalTVprogramswithouttheglasses?Withthedevelopmentofthetechnologywecanmakeitsoon.LatelytherehasbeenmuchprogressofthisvideosystembysomescientistsattheUniversityofArizonA.ItissaidthattheresearchersattheUniversityofArizonahavecreatedtheworld’sfirst3DvideodisplaythatusesanonboardmemoryandcanalsobeupdateD.Sofarthe3Ddisplaysproducedinthelabscanbeerasedandrewritteninonlyafewminutes.Fora3DtelevisiontobecreatedhoweverthedisplaywouldneedtobeoverwrittenseveraltimesinasecondsomethingtobeachievedwithinthenextdecadE.Thisabilitytoeraseandrewritea3Dprojected投射imageisconsideredasahugebreakthroughinthisfielD.IndeeditgiveslotsofhopethateventheremainingbitscanbeachieveD.ThemainchallengenowistocomeupwithmethodsofcontinuouslyerasingandrewritingtheimagE.Accordingtomostresearchersaneventual3Dtelevisionwillhaveaflatscreenconstructionwhichissimilartothemoderndaydisplayswithflatpanels.Howeverforthecaseofthe3DtelevisionthedisplaywouldmostlikelyneedtobeplacedonthefloorrightinthemiddleoftheviewingroomasispresentlydonewiththecoffeetablE.Theimagewouldthenbeprojectedabovethedisplayscreenofthecoffeetablewhereitwouldbeviewablein360degrees.Whileitisquiteeasytodemonstratethegreatpotentialofthe3DTVinalaboratorysettingitisentirelyadifferentthingtoproduceinmass.Furthermoreinordertowatcha3DTVtherewouldberequired3DTVprograms.Thisisnosmalltaskascreatingevenaverycheap30-minutecomedyinthe3DformatwouldneedavastamountofexpensiveequipmentaswellastechnicalknowledgE.Itwouldthereforecallforveryseriousdutybythetelevisionnetworkstoadapttothe3D.ButbecausethetechnologyistheresoonerorlaterbeputtogoodusE.Eventhough3DTVsmaynotbearealitywithinthenextdecadeorsoitwilleventuallygettherE.67.FromParagraph2welearnthat______.A.the3DTVshavebeguntobeproducedinfactoriesinlargequantitiesB.the3DTVsarestillbeingresearchedinspiteofsomepleasingprogressC.the3Ddisplaysinthelabscan’tbeerasedorrewritteninseveralminutesD.theUniversityofArizonahasupdatedtheworld’sfirst3Dvideomemory68.What’sthemainchallengeatpresentinthefieldofresearch3DTVs?A.Promotethedevelopmentofflatscreenconstruction.B.Howtoproduceasmany3DTVprogramsaspossiblE.C.TheremainingbitscanhardlybeachievedthoughthereishopE.D.Howtosolvetheproblemoferasingandrewritingtheimagenon-stop.69.What’sthemainideaofParagraph4?A.Toprojectthe3DTVprogramsinalaboratoryiseasy.B.Peoplepreferacheap30-minutecomedytothe3Dones.C.Nobodywillshowinterestsinwatching3DTVprograms.D.Toproduce3DTVsinmassstillfacesalotofotherdifficulties.70.Whydoestheauthorwritethispassage?A.Totellushowfarthe3DTVisfromus.B.Totellpeoplewheretobuythe3DTVs.C.Toprovethebasicneedforthe3DTVprograms.D.Toencouragepeopletoresearchthe3DTVdisplays.

TheopeningsceneofTheKing’sSpeechwasinawordterrifying.ThemomentKingGeorgeVI—wonderfullyplayedbyColinFirth—steppeduptothemicrophoneatWembleyStadiumarushofnervousnesscameovermE.Ittookmebacktomyschooldaysstandingatmydeskhavingtoreadaloudtotheclass.IwhisperedtomywifeJillAstutterer口吃者wrotethisscreenplay剧本.Igrewupwithastutterreallyafraidoftryingtogetthroughsimplesentences—knowingthatIwouldthenorlaterbelaughedat.IstillrememberthereadingwhenIwasin7thgradeatSt.Helena’s:SirWalterRaleighwasagentlemanIrememberrecitingSirWalterRaleighwasagentleman.TheschoolteachersaidMasterB-B-B-Biden!What’sthatword?Shewantedmetosaygentlemen.ButbythenIhadlearnedtoputmysentencesintobite-sizepiecesandIwasreadingit:gentle｜breath｜man.[Ninety-ninepercentofthetimetheteachersweregreat.Ineverhadprofessionaltreatmentbutacoupleofteacherstaughtmetoputaregularriseandfallinmytoneofspeakingandthat’swhyIspentsomuchtimereadingpoetry.Buteveninmysmallboys’prepschoolIgotnailedinmyclasswiththenicknameJoeStutterer.Yougetsodesperateyou’resoembarrasseD.Iactuallywentandstoodbythesideofmyhouseoncewithasmallroundstoneinmymouthandtriedtotalk.JillalwaysthoughtIwaskiddinguntilshesawthemovieandsawKingGeorgedidthesamething.KingGeorgereliedonthesupporthiswifeandthehelpofLionelLonguewhoindescribingworkingwithotherstuttererssaidMyjobwastogivethemconfidenceintheirvoicesandletthemknowthatafriendwaslistening.IwasluckyenoughtohavemorethanacoupleofLionelsinmylifE.Nobodyinmyfamilyever—ever—madefunofmeortriedtofinishmysentences.MymotherwouldsayJoeyyoucannotletstutteringdefineyou.AndbecauseofherandothersImadesureitdidn’t.ThroughhardworkanddeterminationIbeatmystutterinhighschool.Ievenspokebrieflyatmygraduationceremonyin1961—themostdifficultspeechofmylifE.Myfightagainstshynessandembarrassmentatmyearlyagehasdevelopedmyabilitytounderstandothers’feelingsasVicePresidentofthecountryinpubliclifE.IstillmarkupallofmyspeechesthesamewayFirth’scharacterdoesinthemoviepencil-markingeverylinetoremindmyselftostoptobreathetopause—tobeatbackmystutteringasbestasIcan.Idon’tstutteranymoreandmostpeoplewhoknowmeonlylateinmylifeareshockedthatIeverdiD.BycapturingexactlyhowastutterfeelsTheKing’sSpeechhasshownmillionsofpeoplehowmuchcourageittakesforastutterertostandupandspeak.EquallyimportantithasshownmillionswhosufferfromthepainthatitcanbeovercomewearenotaloneandwiththesupportofthosearoundusourdeepestfearscanbeconquereD.55.ThewriterwhisperedtohiswifeAstuttererwrotethisscreenplaybecause.A.hedesiredtoreleasehissecrettohiswifeB.hewasremindedhowitwasasastuttereronsuchoccasionsC.hethoughtColinFirthhadawonderfulperformanceinthefilmD.hewantedtomakehiswiferealizewhythefilmwassopopular56.WhatcanwelearnfromtheexampleinParagraph2?A.KidswithastutterercouldbemadefunofatschoolsB.Gentlemanwasverydifficultfora7thgradertopronounceC.ItwasimpossibleforastutterertopronounceevenverysimplewordsD.Theteacherhadacleverwaytoteachhowtopronouncetheword57.WhichwordcanbestreplacenailedinParagraph3?A.AttachedB.UncoveredC.HammeredD.Tricked58.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4imply?A.ThewriterwouldhaveagoodfortunetogethelpfrommanypeopleB.ThewritershouldrealizehehadtostandupfromhispainanddefeatitC.Thewritercouldgetenoughconfidenceunderhismother’shelpD.Thewritermustbehappythateveryoneinhisfamilydidnotlaughathim59.Togiveaspeechaswellashecanthewriterrevealsthefactthat.A.hetriedtotalkwithasmallroundstoneinhismouth.B.hiswifekeepsencouraginghimtopracticeC.hestillmarksupallhisspeechesD.histeacherhelpshimtoputariseandfallinhistone60.Whatmessageisconveyedinthepassage?A.WhateverpainandfearwehavewecandefeatthemifwetryharD.B.ThesimilarstoriesofthewriterandKingGeorgeVIgainsgreatadmiration.C.ThesufferwehadatourearlyagewillhaveaheavyinfluenceonourfuturelifE.D.Stutteringissuchapainforchildrenthatweshouldgivehelpandencouragethem.[

SummerinEuropeisveryniceforustovisitoneofourfavouritecitiesforabreak.Belowwehaveputtogetherashortlistofourfavouritesummerbreaklocations地方thatofferagreatbalanceofculturesunshineandfun.BerlinthesecondmostpopulouscityintheEuropeanUniongetsthethirdplaceonourlist.Ithasthreefamousairports:TegelInternationalAirportTempelhofInternationalAirportandSchonefeldInternationalAirport.ThecapitalofGermanyisonthislistnotonlybecauseitisafantasticplacetogoonholidaybutalsosinceitteachesaveryimportantlessontohumanity人人性.TheBerlinWallthebetterpartofwhichstillremainswellkeptforeducationalandamusement娱乐aimsremindsusoftheextracostspaidbyeveryonE.TodaytheundamagedpartoftheWallknownastheEastSideGalleryshowsstrikingmurals壁画ifyouareinterestedinthischapter时期ofthecity’shistorythereisalsoaBerlinWallMemorialyouwouldwanttovisit.ThePotsdamerPlatzdividedintotwobytheWallisanewlydevelopedareathatisfamousforalargeshoppingcenterandmovietheatrecomplexes混合体andaddsabitofmoderncolourtoBerlin’shistoricalvaluE.MuchliketheotherplacesthatmadethelistBerlinisalsoacityofart.ThecityhasoveronehundredandfiftymuseumsinallandafewoftheonesprovidinganextraordinaryexperienceincludetheArtCenterBerlinFriedrichstrabetheMuseumofIndianArtandtheMuseumofEastAsianArt.AppreciatingBerlin’sartismuchliketakingauniversitycourseinitselfanditcanonlybetrulyappreciatedinseveraltrips.48.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTmentionedinthispassage?A.BerlinisacitywithalargepopulationinEuropE.B.Berlinhasmanyparksandbridges.C.Berlinisacitywithmanymuseums.D.BerlinisthecapitalcityofGermany.49.Fromthepassagevisitorscanenjoy.A.beautifulsightsB.strikingmuralsC.artmuseumsD.alltheabove50.Whatisthemainideaofthethirdparagraph?A.ThereasonsforBerlintobechosenonthelist.B.Berlin’smoderndevelopments.C.Berlin’shistoricalfeaturE.D.Thesignificance意义oftheBerlinWall.51.IfPeterisinterestedinGermanhistoryheshouldvisit.A.theArtCenterBerlinFriedrichstrabeB.theMuseumofIndianArtC.theBerlinWallMemorialD.movietheatrecomplexes

AmericanscantravelalmostanywheretheychoosE.ButtoprotectitspeoplethegovernmentlistsafewdangerousplaceswhereAmericanscannotgo.Theseplacesareunfriendlycountriesorcountriesatwar.TherethetravelermightnotbesafE.Thesecountriesarelistedinasmallbookcalledapassport护照.ThispassportisagovernmentrequestforthesafetyofitstravelingpeoplE.Itisalsoagovernment’spledge保证thatthepeoplewillobeytherulesofthehostcountry东道国.Toreceiveapassportfromthegovernmentatravelermustprove证明thatheisanAmericancitizen公民.AnAmericancadnotgooverseas外国withoutapassport.OnlycertainclosecountiessuchasCanadaandMexicodonotaskforpassports.Pastedinsidethepassportisthetraveler’spicturE.Childrentravelingwiththeirparentsareincludedinoneparent’sbook.ThousandsofpeoplefromtheUnitedStatesvisitothercountrieseveryyear.AnAmericantravelermightcarryplaneticketsmoneyclothingandmanyotherthings.Butthemostimportthathecarriesinanothercountryishispassport.71.ApassportisnotneededwhenallAmericangoestoA.foreigncountriesB.dangerousareasC.CanadaorMexicoD.countriesoverseas72.FromthepassagewecanseethatA.childrencan’ttraveltoforeigncountriesB.AmericansliketotravelC.atravelerisnotsafeinmostcountriesD.Americansliketotraveltoclosecountries73.Whydoesatravelerneedapassport?A.HeneedssomethingmoretocarrywhenhetravelsB.IthelpsthecountrytoprotectthepeopleC.HeneedstohavehispicturetakenmoreoftenD.ithelpsthetravelertoknowwherehewillgo74.Whichstatementdoesthepassageleadyoutobelieve?A.PeopleshouldtakecareoftheirpassportsB.ItisnotimportanttohaveapassporttotravelC.ChildrenareneverincludedinapassportD.Whenyouareinanothercountrymoneyismoreimportantthanapassport75.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.WhenAmericansaretravelinginanothercountrytheymustobeytherolesofthecountryB.TheAmericangovernmentsometimesallowsitspeopletotraveltodangerousplacesC.ApassportisneededwhereveranAmericanistravelingD.EveryonewholivesintheUnitedStatescangetapassportfromtheAmericangovernment

Forthousandsofyearsmanhasenjoyedthetasteofapples.Appleswhichareabout85percentwatergrowalmosteverywhereintheworldbutthehottestandcoldestareas地区.AmongtheleadingcountriesinappleproductionareChinaFranceandtheUnitedStates.TherearevariouskindsofapplesbutaveryfewmakeupthemajorityofthosegrownforsalE.ThethreemostcommonkindsgrownintheUnitedStatesareDeliciousgoldenDeliciousandMcIntosh.ApplesaredifferentincoloursizeandtastE.Thecolouroftheskinmayberedgreenoryellow.TheyhavevarioussizeswithDeliciousapplesbeingamongthelargest.Thetastemaybesweetortart酸的.Generallysweetapplesareeatenfreshwhiletartapplesareusedtomakeapplesauce苹果酱.Appletreesmaygrowastallastwelvemeters.Theydobestinareasthathaveverycoldwinters.AlthoughnofruitisyieldedduringthewinterthiscoldperiodisgoodforthetreE.56.ItcanbelearnedfromthetextthatDeliciousapplesare__________A.growninFrancE.B.soldeverywherE.C.verybig.D.quitesweet.57.Coldwinterweatherisgoodfor___________A.thegrowthofappletrees.wB.producinglargeapples.C.improvingthetasteofapples.D.theincreaseofwaterinapples.58.ChinaFranceandtheUnitedStatesareconsideredto_______________A.belargeproducersofapples.B.belargeproducersofapplesaucE.C.havethelongesthistoryinappleproduction.D.havethecoldestwinteramongappleproducingcountries.59.Thewordyieldedinthelastsentencemeans_______________A.improveD.B.increaseD.C.produceD.D.solD.

Intimesofeconomiccrisis.Americansturntotheirfamiliesforsupport.IftheGreatDepressionisanyguidewemayseeadropinoursky-highdivorceratE.Butthiswon'tnecessarilyrepresentanincreaseinhappymarriages.InthelongruntheDepressionweakenedAmericanfamiliesandthecurrentcrisiswillprobablydothesamE.WetendtothinkoftheDepressionasatimewhenfamiliespulledtogethertosurvivehugejoblossesBy1932.whennearlyone-quarteroftheworkforcewasunemployedthedivorceratehaddeclinedbyaround25%from1929Butthisdoesn'tmeanpeopleweresuddenlyhappierwiththeirmarriages.Ratherwithincomesdecreasingandinsecurejobsunhappycouplesoftencouldn'taffordtodivorcE.TheyfearedneitherspousecouldmanagealonE.TodaygiventhejoblossesofthepastyearfewerunhappycoupleswillriskstartingseparatehouseholdsFurthermorethehousingmarketmeltdownwillmakeitmoredifficultforthemtofinancetheirseparationsbysellingtheirhomes.AfterfinancialdisastersfamilymembersalsotendtodowhatevertheycantohelpeachotherandtheircommunitiesA.1940bookTheUnemployedManandHisFamilydescribedafamilyinwhichthehusbandfirstlyreactedtolosinghisjobwithtirelesssearchforwork.Hewasalwaysactivelookingforoddjobstodo.Theproblemisthatsuchanimpulse冲动ishardtosustain.Acrossthecountrymanysimilarfamilieswereunabletomaintainthefirstboostinmorale士气.Forsomethehardshipsoflifewithoutsteadyworkeventuallyoverwhelmedtheirattemptstokeeptheirfamiliestogether.ThedivorcerateroseagainduringtherestofthedecadeastherecoverytookholD.MillionsofAmericanfamiliesmaynowbeinthefirststageoftheirresponsestothecurrentcrisisworkingtogetherandsupportingoneanotherthroughtheearlymonthsofunemployment.Today'seconomiccrisiscouldwellgenerateasimilarnumberofcoupleswhoserelationshipshavebeenirreparably无法弥补地ruineD.Soit'sonlywhentheeconomyishealthyagainthatwe'llbegintoseejusthowmanybrokenfamilieshavebeencreateD.46.Inthefirststagethecurrenteconomiccrisisislikelyto__________.A.tearmanytroubledfamiliesapartB.contributetoimprovingfamilytiesC.bringaboutadropinthedivorcerateD.causealotofconflictsinthefamily47.IntheGreatDepressionmanyunhappycouplesclosetosticktogetherbecauseA.startinganewfamilywouldbehardB.theyexpectedthingswouldturnbetterC.theywantedtobetterprotecttheirkidsD.livingseparatelywouldbetoocostly48.Inadditiontojoblosses.Whatstandsinthewayofunhappycouplesgettingadivorce?A.MountingfamilydebtsB.A.senseofinsecurityC.DifficultyingettingaloanD.Fallinghousingprices49.Whatwillthecurrenteconomiccrisiseventuallydotosomemarriedcouples?A.ItwillforcethemtopulltheireffortstogetherB.ItwillunderminetheirmutualunderstandingC.ItwillhelpstrengthentheiremotionalbondsD.Itwillirreparablydamagetheirrelationship50.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.TheeconomicrecoverywillseeahigherdivorcerateB.FewcouplescanstandthetestofeconomichardshipsC.A.stablefamilyisthebestprotectionagainstpoverty.D.Moneyisthefoundationofmanyahappymarriage

Australianpeopleloveswimmingandgoingtoitsbeautifulbeach.Butitwasn’talwaysthatway.Differentclimateleadstodifferenthabits.WhenEuropeansfirstinvadedAustraliatheonlypeopleherewhoweregoodatswimmingweretheAboriginalpeoplE.TheEuropeanscamefromclimateswhereitwastoocoldtoswim.HoweverthewarmclimateofAustraliasoonchangedtheirattitudetoswimming.Atfirstonlymenswam.Theyswamwithoutanyclotheson—therewerenowomentoseethem.Coverup!Bythe1880and1890svisitingthebeachwasveryfashionablE.Peopleworeeverydaystreetclothes—muchmorethanpeoplewearatthebeachtoday.Inthosedaysit’sbelievedpeopleshouldcovertheirmostbodysoasnottobeseenbytheoppositesex.Specialbathingcostumesweredesignedforwomen.Thiscostumesusedalotofclothandwereveryheavywhenwetmakingitdifficulttoswim.LawsmadeandlawschangeD.Thegovernmentdecidedtostopmenswimmingnaked裸体.Itpassedalawwhichforbadebathingbetween6amand7am.Butin1903thelawschanged;peoplecouldswiminthedaytimebuttheyhadtowearneck-to-kneecostumes.Costumeisshrinking.Astimepassedswimmingcostumesbecamesmallerandmoreconvenient.AtfirstmenandwomenwerecoveredfromnecktokneE.ThenarmsbecamebarE.ThenmoreofthelegswereuncovereD.Eachnewchangewasregardedbymanyasshockingandrudeandpeoplewroteletterstothenewspaperscomplainingaboutthenewcostume.NowadayssomepeoplegotospecialnudebeachestoswimnakeD.Howevermostpeoplecovertheirbodiesmorethantheydidtenyearsago—notbecausetheythinkbareskinisshocking—buttoprotecttheirskinfromtheharmfulraysofthesun.68.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheclimateofAustraliaisTRUE?A.ItchangedEuropeansettlers’attitudetoswimming.B.ItchangedEuropeansettlers’swimmingcostumE.C.ItmadeEuropeansettlersfeelmuchhotter.D.ItmadeEuropeansettlershavetoswimnakeD.69.Duringthelate19thcenturyswimmersshould_________.A.wearalotofheavyclothesonbeaches.B.wearspecialwetcostumesdesignedforthem.C.hidewhentheycomeacrossapersonoftheoppositesex.D.covertheirbodytoavoidbeingseenbytheoppositesex.70.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?A.Peopleweresurprisedbyeachnewchangeandcriticizedit.B.Peoplewereamazedbyeachnewchangeandwelcomedit.C.OnlynewspaperswereinfavorofeachnewchangE.D.OnlynewspapersthoughtpoorlyofeachnewchangE.71.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Peopleworryaboutgettingskindiseasefromtoomuchsun.B.Peopleprotecttheirswimmingcostumesfromtoomuchsun.C.Peoplesometimesgoswimmingonthenudebeaches.D.PeopletodaycovertheirbodiesmorethanbeforE.

Howdoyouaddress称呼peopleinEnglishwhenyouwanttotalktothem?Thefollowingmaybesomesimplerulesthebeginnersshouldfollow.1.WhentalkingtostrangersthereisoftennospecialformofaddressinEnglish.UsuallyifyouwanttocatchtheattentionofastrangeritisnecessarytousesuchphrasesasExcuseme.2.InBritishEnglishSirandMadamareconsideredtobetooformal正式formostsituations.Theyareusedmostlytocustomers顾客inshopsorrestaurants.WhileinAmericanEnglishSirandMadamarenotsoformalandarecommonlyusedbetweenstrangersespeciallywitholderpeoplewhosenamesyoudon’tknow.3.Whenyoutalktosomepeopleyouknowyoucanusetheirnames.Ifyouarefriendsusetheirfirstnames;ifyourrelationshipismoreformaluseMr.Mrs.Msetcbeforetheirfamilynames.4.Therearemanyotherformsofaddresswhichcanbeusedbetweenfriendsandstrangers.HowevermanyofthesearelimitedinusE.Forexamplepalandmatecanbeusedbetweenstrangersbutareusuallyonlyusedbymentalkingtoothermen.68.AccordingtothepassageExcusemeismainlyusedto______.A.addressapersonyoudon’tknowB.apologizetoothersC.catchtheattentionofastrangerD.suggestgoodmanners69.IfJohnSmithisyourbestfriendaccordingtothepassageyoushouldoftencallhim______.A.JohnB.SmithC.Mr.JohnD.Mr.Smith70.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.SirandMadamareusedmoreofteninAmericathaninEnglanD.B.PeopleoftenuseMr.Mrs.orMsbeforethefirstnamesofthosepeoplewhotheydon’tknowverywell.C.Palandmateareusuallyonlyusedbetweenmen.D.Whileaddressingfriendspeoplejustusetheirfirstnames71.ThepassageismostlikelytakenfromanEnglish_______.A.textbookB.cardC.storybookD.grammarbook

IntheUSpeoplepreferwaitingforatabletosittingwithpeopletheydon’tknow.Ifyouaresittingatatablewithpeopleyoudon’tknowitisimpolitetolightupacigarettewithoutfirstaskingifitwilldisturbthem.AtAmericanrestaurantsandcoffeeshopsyouareusuallyservedtapwater自来水beforeyouorder.Youmayfindthebreadandbutterisfreeandifyouordercoffeeyoumaygetafreerefill.Mostcitiesandtownshavenorulesaboutopeningandclosingtimesforstoresorrestaurantsthoughtheyusuallydomakerulesforbars.Especiallyinlargecitiesstoresmaybeopen24hoursaday.ServingsinrestaurantsareoftenlargetoolargeformanypeoplE.Ifyoucan’tfinishyourmealbutwouldliketoenjoythefoodlateraskyourwaitressorwaiterforadoggiebag.Itmayhaveapictureofadogonitbuteverybodyknowsyou’retakingthefoodforyourself.Supperanddinnerarebothwordsfortheeveningmeal.SomepeoplehaveSundaydinner.Thisisanespeciallybignoonmeal.Tipsarenotusuallyaddedtothecheck.Theyarenotincludedinthepriceofthemealeither.A.tipofabout15%isexpectedandyoushouldleaveitonthetablewhenyouleavE.InsomerestaurantsacheckisbroughtonaplateandyouputyourmoneytherE.ThenthewaiterorwaitressbringsyouyourchangE.51.WhichstatementisTRUE?A.Americanpeoplelikesittingwithpeopletheydon’tknow.B.A.hostessalwaysseatsasmallgroupatalargetablE.C.Americanpeopleneversitwithpeopletheydon’tknow.D.Americanpeoplewillnotlightacigaretteifthepeoplewhositatthesametablemindtheirsmoking.52.Whatisservedbeforeyouorder?A.BreadB.ButterC.CoffeeD.Coldwater53.WhataretheopeningandclosingtimesforstoresandrestaurantsintheUS?A.Therearenorulesaboutopeningandclosingtimesforstoresandrestaurants.B.Storesmaybeopen24hoursadayineverycity.C.Especiallyinlargecitiesstoresmaybeopenaroundtheclock.D.YoucanenterabaratanytimeintheUS.

ItisquitereasonabletoblametrafficjamsthecostofgasandthegreatspeedofmodernlifebutmannersontheroadarebecominghorriblE.Everybodyknowsthatthenicestmenwouldbecomefiercetigersbehindthewheel.Itisallrighttohaveatigerinacagebuttohaveoneinthedriver’sseatisanothermatter.Roadpolitenessisnotonlygoodmannersbutgoodsensetoo.Ittakesthemostcool-headeddriversgreatpatiencetogiveupthedesiretobeatbackwhenforcedtofacerudedriving.Ontheotherhandalittlepolitenessgoesalongwaytowardsreducingthepossibilityofquarrellingandfighting.Afriendlynodorawaveofthanksinanswertoanactofpolitenesshelpstocreateanatmosphereofgoodwillandcalmsonecessaryinmoderntrafficconditions.Butsuchbehaviorsofpolitenessarebynomeansenough.Manydriversnowadaysdon’tevenseemabletorecognizepolitenesswhentheyseeit.Howevermisplacedpolitenesscanalsobedangerous.Typicalexamplesarethedriverwhowavesachildcrossingthestreetatawrongplaceintothepathofoncomingcarsthatmaybenotabletostopintime.Thesamegoesforencouragingoldladiestocrosstheroadwhereverandwhenevertheywantto.Anexperienceddriverwhosemannersarefaultlesstoldmeitwouldhelpifdriverslearnttocorrectlyjoinintrafficstreamwithoutcausingtotalblockagesthatgiverisetounpleasantfeelings.Unfortunatelymoderndriverscan’tevenlearntodriveletalonemastertheroadmanship.Yearsagoexpertswarnedusthatthefastincreaseofthecarownershipwoulddemandmoregive-and-takefromallroadusers.Itishightimeforallofustotakethismessagetoheart.71.Thepassagemainlytalksabout.A.roadpolitenessB.trafficjamsC.goodmannersD.moderndrivers72.Troublesontheroadareoftencausedby.A.trafficjamsB.thebehaviorofthedriversC.greatspeedD.terribleroadconditions73.Accordingtothewriteragooddrivershould.A.beatbackwhenforcedtofacerudedrivingB.beabletorecognizepolitenesswhenheseesitC.encourageoldladiestocrosstheroadswhenevertheywanttoD.joinintrafficstreamquicklyhoweverotherpeoplefeel74.ThefollowingstatementsarerightEXCEPTthat.A.somemoderndriversarenotgoodatdrivingB.roadpolitenessisgoodsenseaswellasgoodmannersC.itisalsorighttohaveatigerinthedriver’sseatD.afriendlydrivershouldnodorwavethanksinanswertoanactofpoliteness75.Itisnotalwaysrightfordriversto.A.masterroadmanshipB.recognizepolitenesswhentheyseeitC.encourageoldladiestocrosstheroadwheneverandwherevertheywantD.giveafriendlynodinanswertoanactofpoliteness

DubaitheGulfdesertcitystatewhichiswell-knownforitshugeprojectsbeforeitwashitbytheglobalfinancialcrisis危机onSaturdayannouncedanewdevelopmenttoopentheworld’sbiggestmallandaparklargerthanLondon’sHydePark.TheruleroftheGulfdesertcitystateSheikhMohammedbinRashidal-MaktoumannouncedtheplanforanewcitywithinDubaiaccordingtoanofficialstatementnamingitafterhimself.NocostwasstatedforMohammedbinRashidCitytobecarriedoutbyhisprivatecompanieswhichdevelopedmanyofDubai’swell-knownprojectsincludingBurjKhalifatheworld'stallesttower.TheMalloftheWorldwillattract80millionvisitorsayeartobecomethelargestintheworldsaidthestatementwhileitsparkwillbe30percentbiggerthanHydeParkofLondon.ThemallwillbeconnectedtoafamilyentertainmentcentertobedevelopedincooperationwithUniversalStudiosInternationalthatwillbethelargestintheareaaimingtoattractsixmillionvisitorsayear.DubaialreadyhascountlessmallsandhotelsincludingtheDubaiMalltheworld’slargestshoppingandentertainmentdestinationwith62millionvisitorsthisyear.ThemallsandhotelsavailableatpresentinDubaineedtobeenlargedinlinewiththefutureambitionsforthecitySheikhMohammedsaidinthestatement.Dubai’stourismisgrowingby13percentayearaccordingtothestatementwithhoteloccupancy入住率hitting82percentin2011whilehotelprofitsgrew22percentlastyearmorethan$4.4billion.Thecitystaterockedglobalfinancialmarketsinautumn2009overitsdebtcrisisbutitseconomyhasreturnedtogrowth.56.ThenewcitywithinDubaiwill__________.A.attract62millionvisitorsayearB.becometheworld’stallesttowerC.benamedaftertherulerofthestateD.betheworld’slargestfamilyentertainmentcenter57.AllthefollowingsarementionedintheofficialstatementEXCEPT__________?A.thenameofthenewcityB.thedeveloperofthenewcityC.thecostofbuildingthenewcityD.thenumberofthevisitorsthenewcityexpectstoattract58.Whichwouldbethebesttitleofthenews?A.TourismandHotelProfitsGrowinginDubaiB.BiggestMalltobeDevelopedInDubaiC.GlobalFinancialCrisisHitDubaiD.PlantoRebuildDubaiAnnounced

Achildwhohasoncebeenpleasedwithatalelikesasaruletohaveitretoldinalmostthesamewordsbutthisshouldnotleadparentstotreatprintedfairystoriesasformaltexts.Itisalwaysmuchbettertotellastorythanreaditoutofabookandifaparentcanproducewhatintheactualsituationofthetimeandthechildisanimprovementontheprintedtextsomuchthebetter.Achangemadeagainstfairytalesisthattheyharmthechildbyfrighteninghimormakinghimsadthinking.Toprovethelatteronewouldhavetoshowinacontrolledexperimentthatchildrenwhohavereadfairystoriesweremoreoftensorryforcrueltythanthosewhohadnot.AstofearsthereareIthinksomecasesofchildrenbeingdangerouslyterrifiedbysomefairystory.Oftenhoweverthisarises出现fromthechildhavingheardthestoryoncE.FamiliaritywiththestorybyrepetitionturnsthepainoffearintothepleasureofafearfacedandmastereD.Therealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegroundsthattheyarenotobjectivelytruethatgiantswitchestwo-headeddragonsmagiccarpetsetC.donotexist;andthatinsteadofbeingfondofthestrangesideinfairytalesthechildshouldbetaughttolearntherealitybystudyinghistory.IfindsuchpeopleImustsaysopeculiar奇怪的thatIdon’tknowhowtoarguewiththem.IftheircaseweresoundtheworldshouldbefullofmadmenattemptingtoflyfromNewYorktoPhiladelphiaonastickorcoveringatelephonewithkissesinthebeliefthatitwastheirbelovedgirl-frienD.Nofairystoryeverdeclaredtobeadescriptionoftherealworldandnocleverchildhaseverbelievedthatitwas.72.Theauthorconsidersthatafairystoryismoreeffectivewhenitis______.A.repeatedwithoutanychangeB.treatedasajokeC.setinthepresentD.givensomechangesbytheparent73.Accordingtothepassagegreatfearcantakeplaceinachildwhenthestoryis____.A.heardforthefirsttimeB.inarealisticsettingC.repeatedtoooftenD.toldinadifferentway74.Theauthor’smentionofsticksandtelephonesismeanttosuggestthat______.A.fairystoriesarestillbeingmadeupB.peopletrytomodernizeoldfairystoriesC.thereissomemisunderstandingaboutfairytalesD.Thereismoreconcernforchildren’sfearsnowadays75.Oneofthereasonswhysomepeoplearenotinfavoroffairytalesisthat_____.A.theyarefullofimaginationB.theyarenotinterestingC.theyjustmakeupthestorieswhicharefarfromthetruthD.theymaketeachersofhistorydifficulttoteach

AngryBirdsisavideogamedevelopedbyFinnishcomputergamedeveloperRovioMohilE.InspiredprimarilybyasketchofstylizedwinglessbirdsthegamewasfirstreleasedforApple’smobileoperatingsysteminDecember2009.Sincethenover12millioncopiesofthegamehavebeenpurchasedfromApple’sAppStorE.Withitsfast-growingpopularityworldwidethegameanditscharacters---angrybirdsandtheirenemypigs---haveappearedintelevionprogramsthroughouttheworlD.THEIsraelicomedyA.Wonderfulcountryoneofthenation’smostpopularTVprogramssatirized讽刺recentfailedIsraeli-PalestinianpeaceattemptsbyfeaturingtheAngryBirdsinpeacenegotintionswiththepigs.Clipsofthesegment片段wentviralgettingviewersfromallaroundtheworlD.AmericantelevisionhostsConanO’BrienJonStewardandDanielToshhavereferencedthegameincomedysketchesfortheirprogramsConanTheDailyShowandDash.O.Someofthegame’smorefamousfansincludePrimeMinisterDavidCameronofUKwhoplaystheiPadversionofthegameandauthorSalmanRushdiewhoisbelievedtobesomethingofamasteratAngryBirds.AngryBirdsanditscharactershavealsobeenfeaturedinadvertisementsindifferentforms.InMarch2011thecharactersbeganappearinginaseriesofadvertisementsforMicrosoft’sBingsearchenginE.InthesameyearNokinproducedanadvertisementinAustinTexasthatincludedthegame’scharactersonadowntownbuildingforitsnewmobilephonE.LateraT-MobileadvertisementfilmedinSpainincludedareal-lifemock-up实物模拟ofthegameinacitycenter.NokinalsousedthegameinMalaysiatopromoteanattempttosetaworldrecordforthelargestnumberofpeopleplayingasinglemobilegamE.AngryBirdshaseveninspiredworksofphilosophicalanalogy哲学类比.Afive-partessaywiththetitleAngryBirdsYoga瑜伽---HowtoEliminatetheGreenPigsinYourLifewaswrittenbyGiridhariDasarinBrazilutilizingthecharactersandgameplaymechanicstointerpretvariousconceptsofyogaphilosophy.Thepieceattractedmuchmediaattentionforitsuniquemethodofphilosophicalpresentation.67.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.ToexplainhowthevideogameAngryBirdswasdeviseD.B.ToinvestigatedwhyAngryBirdshasquicklybecomewell-likeD.C.TointroduceAngryBirdscharactersinTVprogramsandadvertisements.D.ToreportonthespreadofAngryBirdsindifferentmediaaroundtheworld.68.WhichofthefollowingisclosedinmeaningtothewordviralinParagraph2?A.apparentB.popularC.excitingD.disgusting69.AccordingtothetextWhichofthefollowingpersonsisgoodatplayingAngryBirds?A.SalmanBushdieB.ConanO’BrienC.GiridhariDasarD.DanielTosh70.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheuseofAngryBirdsaccordingtothetext?A.IthasbeenusedbyUKPrimeMinistertoexpainpoliticalissues.B.ItscharactersareusedinadvertisementsmainlyforApple’sproducts.C.IthasbeendevelopedintoafilmaboutthelifeofaBrazilianyogamaster.D.Itsreal-lifemock-uphasappearedinanadvertisementformobilephones.

SeveraldifferentstoriesaretoldabouttheoriginofSaintValentine’sDay.OnelegenddatesasfarbackasthedaysoftheRomanEmpirE.AccordingtothestoryClaudiustheEmperorofRomewantedtoincreasethesizeofhisarmy.Heknewthatitwouldbeeasiertogetyoungmenwhowerenotmarriedtojoin.Thereforehemadearulethatnoyoungmancouldmarryuntilhehadservedacertainnumberofyearsinthearmy.Apriest牧师namedValentinebroketheruleandsecretlymarriedagreatmanyyoungpeoplE.FinallyClaudiusfoundoutaboutValentineandputthepriestinprisonwhereheremaineduntilhisdeathonFebruary14.AfterhisdeathValentinewasmadeasaint圣人andthedayofhisdeathwasnamedSaintValentine’sDay.Itbecamethecustomforloverstosendeachothermessageonthisday.NowSaintValentine’sDayisatimeforpeopletosendoneanothergreetingofmanykinds.February14Valentine’sDayissweethearts’dayonwhichpeopleinlovewitheachotherexpresstheirtender温柔的emotions.Peoplesometimesputtheirlovemessageinaheartshapedboxofchocolatesorabunchofflowerstiedwithredribbons带子.WordsoflettersmaybewrittenontheflowercoveredcardorsomethingelsE.WhatevertheformmaybethemessageisalmostthesameWillyoubemyValentine?64.Valentinewasputinprisonbecause__________.A.hesecretlygotmarriedB.hedidn’tserveinthearmyC.hemarriedmanyyoungpeoplesecretlyD.hebrokethelaws65.Accordingtotherule__________.A.noyoungmencouldgetmarriedunlesstheywereoldenoughB.youngmencouldmarryiftheyservedinthearmyforseveralyearsC.noonecouldgetmarriedwithouttheemperor’spermissionD.youngmencouldmarryonlyinthearmy66.Thispassagemainlytellsusabout__________.A.howValentinediedB.theEmperorofRomeC.howValentine’sDayiscelebratedD.theoriginofValentine’sDay67.February14ischosenasValentine’sDaybecause__________.A.loversexpresstheirtenderemotionsonthisdayB.peoplewanttorememberValentineC.peoplesendoneanothergreetingsofmanykindsonthisdayD.peoplewanttofixadateforloverstoexpresstheiremotions

Itisprettymuchaone-waystreet.Whileitmaybecommonforuniversityresearcherstotrytheirluckinthecommercialworldthereisverylittletrafficintheoppositedirection.PayhasalwaysbeenthebiggestdeterrentaspeoplewithfamiliesoftenfeeltheycannotaffordthedropinsalarywhenmovingtoauniversityjoB.Forsomeindustrialscientistshowevertheattractionsofacademia学术界aremoreimportantthananyfinancialconsiderations.HelenLeetooka70%cutinsalarywhenshemovedfromaseniorpostinAbbottLaboratoriestoamedicaldepartmentattheUniversityofCambridgE.Hermainreasonforreturningtoacademiainthemiddleofhercareerwastotakeadvantageofthegreaterfreedomtochooseresearchquestions.Theeffectofasalarycutisprobablylessseriousforascientistintheearlystagesofacareer.GuyGrantnowaresearchassociateattheUnileverCentreforMolecularInformaticsattheUniversityofCambridgespenttwoyearsworkingforapharmaceutical制药的companybeforereturningtouniversityasapost-doctoral博士后的researcher.Hetooka30%salarycutbutfeltitworthwhileforthegreaterintellectualopportunities.Higheruptheladderwhereapaycutisusuallymoresignificantthedemandforscientistswithawealthofexperienceinindustryisforcinguniversitiestomakethetransition转换toacademiamoreattractiveaccordingtoLeE.Industrialscientiststendtoreceivetrainingthatacademicsdonotsuchashowtomanagebudgetsandnegotiatecontracts.TheyarealsowellplacedtobringsomethingextratotheirteachingthatwillhelpstudentsgetajobwhentheygraduatesaysLeeperhapsexperienceinmanufacturingpracticeorproductdevelopment.Onlyasmallnumberofundergraduateswillcontinueinanacademiccareer.Sosomeoneleavinguniversitywhoalreadyhastheskillsneededtoworkinanindustriallabhasfarmorepotentialinthejobmarketthansomeonewhohasspentalltheirtimeonanarrowresearchproject.52.Byaone-waystreetLine1ParA.1theauthormeans______.A.universityresearchersknowlittleaboutthecommercialworldB.thereislittleexchangebetweenindustryandacademiaC.fewindustrialscientistswouldquittoworkinauniversityD.fewuniversityprofessorsarewillingtodoindustrialresearch53.TheunderlinedworddeterrentLine3ParA.1mostprobablyreferstosomethingthat______.A.keepssomeonefromtakingactionB.encouragessomeonetosucceedC.attractspeople’sattentionD.bringssomeoneafinancialburden54.WhatwasHelenLee’smajorconsiderationwhenshechangedherjobinthemiddleofhercareer?A.Flexibleworkinghours.B.Herresearchinterests.C.Peacefullifeoncampus.D.HerfameinacademiA.55.Whatcontributioncanindustrialscientistsmakewhentheycometoteachinauniversity?A.Increaseitsgraduates’competitivenessinthejobmarket.B.Developitsstudents’potentialinresearch.C.Helptogetfinancialsupportfromindustry.D.Getmorestudentsinterestedinthefieldofindustry.

PopularmusicinAmericaiswhateverystudentlikes.Studentscarrysmallradioswithearphonesandlistentomusicbeforeclassafterclassandatlunch.Studentswithcarsbuylargespeakersandplaymusicloudlyastheydriveonthestreet.Adultdriverslistentomusiconthecarradioastheydrivetowork.TheyalsolistentothenewsaboutsportstheweatherandthelifeofAmericanpeople.Mostoftheradioprogrammesaremusic.Poporpopularmusicsingersmakemuchmoney.TheymakeCDsortapeswhichradiobecomeapopstar.ThereareotherkindsofmusicthatarepopularamongAmericans.Oneiscalledfolkmusic.IttellsstoriesaboutthecommonlifeofAmericans.Anotheriscalledwesternorcountrymusic.Thiswasstartedbycowboyswhowouldsingatnighttothecowstheywerewatching.Todayanymusicaboutcountrylifeandthelovebetweenacountryboyandhisgirliscalledwesternorcountrymusic.56.________kindsofmusicarementioned提到inthispassage.A.TwoB.Four.C.ThreeD.Five57.Whenpopsingers________theyareregardedaspopstars.A.becomepopularwiththeirfansB.makeaCDortapeC.makemuchmoneyD.arewantedtosingontheradio58.Fromthepassageweknowthatcountrymusicisabout________.A.thecommonlifeofAmericansB.thelifeofcowboysC.thecountrylifeandlovestoriesD.theschoollifeinAmerica59.WhatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassageA.WesternMusicB.PopularMusicC.HistoryofMusicD.AmericanMusic

IfyouwanttogetsomeinformationwhichisyourfirstchoicewatchingTVreadingnewspapersorsurfingtheInternet?Recentlyasurveywasmadetofigureouttheresult.AccordingtotheresultofthesurveybytheChineseAcademyofSocialSociencesCASSpublishedonThursdayChinesepeoplearenowspendingmoretimesurfingthethanwatchingTVandreadingnewspapers.ThesurveyofcitizensoffiveChinesecitiesfoundthat79percentofintervieweesusetheInternetforinformationand55.1percenttoreadnewsontheInternet.About63percentoftheintervieweesusee-mail.TheaveragetimespentsurfingtheandwatchingTVwas2.73hoursand1.29hoursrespectively分别地.Only10.4percentreportedusetheInternetprimarily主要地tosendandreceivee-mail;65.9percentreadonlinenews;62.2percentquiteoftenplaygamesonlinE.MoreandmorepeoplehavetakenaninterestintheentertainmentopportunitiesonlinE.Upto56.5percentofintervieweesquiteoftendownloadmusicand53.5percentgetentertainmentmessagesfromtheInternet.Yetthesurveyfoundthattelevisionisstillthedominantmassmedium.Seventy-ninepercentoftheintervieweeschoosetowatchTVtogetinformationandanother75percenttakenewspaperasimportantasTV.FivemajorwebsitesintheChineselanguagenamelySinaSohuNeteaseBaiduandYahooarestillrankedtoponesbywebusersandthosethatvotedofSinaasthebestamongthemwere30.9percent.AnotheronewhichisverypopularisasoftwarenamedQQandwithitwecantalkwithourfriendsonlinE.Authorized经认可的statisticsshowedthatwebusersinChinahavealreadyexceeded100millionsecondtothatoftheUnitedStates.67.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.ChinesepeoplearenowspendingmoretimesurfingthethanwatchingTV.B.TherearemoreChinesepeopleusingtheInternetforinformationcomparedwiththosereadingnewsontheInternet.C.Therearemorepeopleusinge-mailcomparedwiththosesearchinginformationontheInternet.D.Therearemorepeopleusinge-mailcomparedwiththosereadingnewsontheInternet.68.Thesurveyshowsthat__________.A.only10.4%reportedusetheInternettodownloadfilms.B.lessthanhalfofthepeopleusetheInternetforentertainment.C.allofthepeoplereportedliketoplaygamesonlinE.D.mostofthepeoplereportedreadonlinenews.69.WhichwillyouchooseifyouwanttochatwithyourfriendsontheInternet?A.TVB..SinaC..TelephoneD.QQ70.Theunderlinedwordexceededmeans_________.A.increasedtoB.wentlessthanC.felltoD.decreased

MorethanhalfofAmericansdonottakealltheirvacationdayseventhoughtheythinktheyneedonemoreholiday.Andnearlyathirdofworkerswhotakeabreakchecktheire-mailsfromthebosseveryotherdayandsomeevenkeepintouchhourly.We’reworkaholics工作狂’saidSamuelNahmias.FromageneralperspectivethishasalottodowiththeeconomicsituationintheUS.MoreandmorepeopleareunemployeD.Withjoblessnumbersreaching9.6percentpeoplewhohavejobsseemtobeunwillingtotaketimeoff.It_is_not_a_great_pictureandthataffectsvacations.Peoplearenotgoingonvacationasmuchandthosewhoaregoingonvacationarebeingmoreselectiveaboutwheretheyaregoing.NahmiasexplaineD.UnlikeEuropeancountrieswherefourormoreweeksofholidayeachyearisnormal27percentofpeoplequestionedinthepollsaidtheyhad6to10daysofannualleaveand20percenthadlessthan3days.WithmorepeopleonunemploymentlistsinAmericathosestillwithjobsarefacingmoreresponsibilityatworkwhichisreflectedintheirlackoftimeoff.Themajorityofworkerswhodidnottaketimeoffmentionedtoomanyresponsibilitiesorstressatworkwhilesomepeoplesaidtheysimplydidnothavetimetoplanaholiday.Peoplearemoreconsciousofwhattheyaredoingandwhentheyaregoingonvacationbecausetheydon’twanttolookbadinthissituationNahmiasexplaineD.TechnologyisalsoplayingapartwithsmartphonesenablingworkerstokeepincontactinwaysthatwerenotpossiblebeforE.IthastodowithtechnologyandthelevelofconcernaboutwhatisgoingonintheofficE.1.Americansdon’ttakealltheirvacationdaysbecause________.A.theydevotethemselvestothewholeworkB.theyareafraidthattheymaylosetheirjobsC.theyareaskedtokeepintouchwiththeirbossesD.theyaren’tinneedofholidaysatall2.WhatdoesNahmiasmeanbysayingtheunderlinedwordsinParagraph3?A.TravellingmakespeopleunwelcomE.B.Peopleareunwillingtogoonshortvacations.C.Theeconomicsituationremainsatalowpoint.D.Peoplearemoreselectiveaboutplacesofinterest.3.WecaninferfromParagraph4that________.A.UnemploymentrateishigerinAmericathanthatinEuropeB.EuropeaneconomicsituationisbetterthanthatinAmericaC.Americansaremorehard-workingthanEuropeansD.MorepeoplearelosingtheirjobsinEurope4.What’sthemainideaofthetext?A.AmericansareallworkaholiC.B.ManyAmericansdon’tchoosetotakevacations.C.UnemploymentisgoingfrombadtoworsE.D.USeconomicsituationbecomesworseandworsE.

OfcoursethemaindifferenceontheChinesedinnertableischopsticksinsteadofknifeandforkbutthat’sonlysuperficial.Besidesindecentrestaurantsyoucanalwaysaskforapairofknifeandforkifyoufindthechopsticksnothelpfulenough.TherealdifferenceisthatintheWestyouhaveyourownplateoffoodwhileinChinathedishesareplacedonthetableandeveryoneshares.Ifyouarebeingtreatedtoaformaldinnerandparticularlyifthehostthinksyou’reinthecountryforthefirsttimehewilldothebesttogiveyouatasteofmanydifferenttypesofdishes.Themealusuallybeginswithasetofatleastfourcolddishestobefollowedbythemaincoursesofhotmeatandvegetabledishes.SoupthenwillbeservedunlessinGuangdongstylerestaurantstobefollowedbystaplefoodrangingfromricenoodlestodumplings.IfyouwishtohaveyourricetogowithotherdishesyoushouldsaysoingoodtimeformostoftheChinesechoosetohavethestaplefoodatlastorhavenoneofthematall.PerhapsoneofthethingsthatsurpriseawesternvisitormostisthatsomeoftheChinesehostsliketoputfoodintotheplatesoftheirguests.Informaldinnerstherearealwayspublicchopsticksandspoonsforthispurposebutsomehostsmayusetheirownchopsticks.Thisisasignofgenuinefriendshipandpoliteness.ItisalwayspolitetoeatthefooD.IfyoudonoteatitjustleavethefoodintheplatE.PeopleinChinatendtoover-orderfoodfortheywillfinditembarrassingifallthefoodisconsumeD.Whenyouhavehadenoughjustsayso.Oryouwillalwaysovereat!51.What’sthemaindifferenceondinnertablebetweenChinaandWestis___________.A.OnChinesedinnertablechopsticksreplaceknifeandfork.B.Thehostwilldothebesttogiveyouatasteofmanydifferenttypesofdishes.C.You’retreatedtoaformaldinnerforthefirsttimE.D.YouhaveyourownplateoffoodinWestwhileinChinaeveryonesharesthedishes.52.IfyouhaveadinnerinaChinesehomeinwhichorderwillthefoodbeservedinChina?A.asetoffourcolddishes.B.staplefoodsuchasricenoodleordumplings.C.themaincoursesofhotmeatandvegetabledishes.D.servingsoup.A.acbdB.cabdC.acdbD.cadb53.Accordingtothepassagewecaninferthat___________.A.Chineseallthinkitimpoliteforgueststoaskforapairofknifeandfork.B.ChinesethinkitimpoliteforgueststoleavefoodintheplatE.C.PeopleinChinatendtoover-orderfoodfortheywillfinditembarrassingifallthefoodisconsumeD.D.Chinesethinkitpolitetoputfoodintotheplatedoftheguestswiththeirownchopsticks.54.Thesentenceinpassage2youshouldsaysoingoodtimemeans______________.A.youshouldsaysohappilyB.you’dbettersaysoC.youshouldsaysoearlyD.youshouldsaysokindly.55.Thepublicchopsticksandspoonsareusedto______.A.showthepolitenesstotheguests.B.putfoodintotheplatesoftheirguestsC.sharethefoodtogetherD.showthegenuinefriendshipandpoliteness

Howeverurbanlifestrikesyoucitiesworldwidehavebeengrowingevermorerapidly.SomeofthisgrowthhasoccurredinthedevelopedworldbutthemostdramaticincreasehasbeenintheThirdWorlD.Almostalltheworld’spopulationgrowthoverthenext30yearswilltakeplaceinthecitiesofdevelopingcountriesBytheyear2030forthefirsttimeinhistory60percentoftheworld’speoplewillbelivingincities.Thisisactuallygoodnewsinsomeways.CitiesarethefundamentalbuildingblocksofprosperitysaysMarcWeisschairmanofthePragueInstituteforGlobalUrbanDevelopmentbothforthenationandforfamilies.Industrialandcommercialactivitiesinurbanareasaccountforbetween50and80percentofthegrossdomesticproductGDPinmostcountriesoftheworldthere’sthecrazynotionthatthewaytodealwithacity’sproblemsistokeeppeopleoutofthemWeisscontinueD.Buttheproblemsoftherurallifeareevenmoreseriousthanthoseofthecity.Forbetterorworseurban-watchersareclearononepoint:Thequalityoflifeformostpeopleinthefuturewillbedeterminedbythequalityofcities.Thosecitieswillbebiggerthanever.Andyetpopulationnumbersbythemselvesdon’tdetermineacity’sprospects;afterallAddisAbabaEthiopiaandHamburgGermanyhavethesamepopulation.Norisexplosivegrowthnecessarilythedeterminingfactor.Cityproblemsoneauthoritypointsoutmostlyhavetodowithweakineffectiveandusuallyunrepresentativecitygovernments.71.Thepassagemainlydiscusses______________.A.Bigcities.B.CitylifE.C.Population.D.GrossDomesticProduct.72.Accordingtothepassageintheyearof2030_______.A.therewillbe21citieshavingapopulationofmorethan10million.B.ruralareawillbeextinct.C.mostpeoplewillliveincities.D.thethirdworldwillkeepabreastwiththedevelopedworlD.73.Intheauthor’sopinion_________.A.bettercitybetterlifeB.bothurbanandruralareashavealargerpopulationC.thelargerpopulationthefasteracitydevelopsD.bothurbanandruralareashavelargergrossdomesticproducts74.WhichstatementisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thedevelopingcountriesdevelopfasterthanthedevelopedcountries.B.CitiescontributemoretotheGDPthanthevillagers.C.Someproblemsaremoreeasilysolvedincitiesthanincountry.D.It’simpossibletosolveurbanproblemsbygettingpeopleoutofcities.75.Thelastparagraphimpliesthat____________.A.PublicservicesareineffectivE.B.Citiesareincreasingtoofast.C.Populationisnotlinkedwithdevelopment.D.Governmentshouldberesponsiblefortheproblemsinthecities.

TimeisaproblemforchildrenstatesanewsreportforanewSwisswatch.Childreninsomecountrieslearntimeslowlybecausetheydon’twearwatchesandparentsdon’treallyknowhowtoteachthemtimE.Thechildrengrowupwiththishandicapandbecomeadults-andthencan’tgettoworkontimE.Isthereananswertothisproblem?Ofcourse-it’stheFlickFlakmadebyafamousSwisswatchcompany.TheFlickFlakisbeingmarketedassomethingteachingwatchforchildrenaged4to10.Thewatchitselfdoesnotteachchildrenhowtotelltimeofcourse;itmerelytakestheirimaginationbypresentingthehourhandasabeautifulredgirlnamedFlakandtheminutehandasatallblueboynamedFlick.FlickpointstorelatedblueminutesonthedialwhileFlakpointstoredhournumbers.ThecharactersandcolorscombinedwithparentalhelparesupposedtoteachyoungchildrenhowtotelltimE.Thewatchcomesequippedwithastandardbatteryandanylonband尼龙表带.PeterLipkintheUnitedStatessalesmanagerfortheFlickFlakcallsitchildproof:ifitgetsdirtyyoucanthrowthewholewatchinthewashingmachinE.TheproductisbeingsoldinselectdepartmentstoresinEuropeAsiaandtheUnitedStatesforasuggestedpriceof$25.Parentswhobuythewatchmaydiscoverthatitisonethingtotelltime;it’squiteanotherforthemtobeontimE.60.Fromthenewsreportweknowthat______.A.parentsarepatientwhenteachingchildrentimeB.parentshavelittleideaofhowtoteachchildrentimeC.childrenarelikelytolearntimequicklyD.childrenenjoywearingtheFlickFlakwatch61.Theauthordoesn’tseemtobelieve______.A.childrenwillbeontimeiftheyhavenotlearnthowtotelltimeB.aFlickFlakcanhelpparentsteachtheirchildrenhowtotelltimeC.theFlickFlakcantakechildren’simaginationD.childrenusuallyhavetroubletellingtimeiftheydon’twearwatches62.TheunderlinedwordhandicapParA.1means______.A.displeasureB.discouragementC.disappointmentD.disadvantage63.TheUnitedStatesalesmanagercallsthenewwatchchildproofbecause______.A.itisdesignedtoteachchildrentobeontimeB.itprovestobeeffectiveinteachingchildrentimeC.itismadesoasnottobeeasilydamagedbychildrenD.itisthechildren’sfavoritewatch

TheHunchbackofNotreDameisoneofthewell-knownnovelswrittenbyFrenchauthorVictorHugo.Ihavejustfinishedthisbook.ReflectingonthecontentofthebookIammostimpressedbythearchitectureofthattimethechurchesthatrepresentedpowerandluxury.Itshowshowgreatarchitects’appreciationofbeautyandtheircapacityofturningtheirdreamsintobuildings.WhenitcomestotheheroineEsmereldaIamdeeplyimpressedbyherbeautyandkindness.Ilovehernotonlyforherfascinatingappearancebutalsobecauseofhergoodmindandpitifuldestiny.WecanseeherpurebeautyfromhowshetreatsthegoathowshesavesthejoblesspoetandhowshesacrificesforlovE.InmyeyessheisalostangelintheworlD.Howeverallthisperfectgirlhasreceivedistoleadavagrant漂泊的lifE.Shelivesinagutterandisoftenmadefunofbytheso-calledupperclassofsociety.SheisabandonedandthreateneD.IntheendEsmereldasadlymakesthedecisiontoendherlifE.DifferentlifestylesaredisplayedinthenovellikefoolishPhoebusandtheuglyhunchbackQuasimodo.A.strikingcomparisonisdemonstratedbetweenPhoebusandQuasimodo.Theybothfallinlovewiththegypsy吉普赛人girlatthesametimeandbotharerefuseD.TheirloveissostrongandsincerewhileonewantstoconquerandtheotherchoosestosacrificE.Ithinkthatmaybetherealcharmofthefamousnovel.Ittellsnotonlyasadstorybutalsorevealshumanbeings'pursuitsofloveandhappiness.Howevernoteveryonereceivesthesametreatmentinsearchoftheirloveandhappiness.Whatshouldwedowhenweareconfrontedwiththedarknessandunfairnessofsociety?Everyonehasdifferentanswersasthecharactersinthenoveldo.46.Whatstrucktheauthormostwas_________.A.thecontentofthebookitselfB.powerandluxuryC.Esmerelda’svagrantlifeD.thearchitectureEsmerelda’sbeautyandkindness47.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsEsmerelda?A.criticizingandcomplaining.B.admiringandsympathetiC.C.disappointedandupset.D.regretfulandsad48.Theunderlinewordareconfrontedwithinthelastparagraphcanbereplacedby_________.A.areputupwithB.arefacedwithC.aresatisfiedwithD.arecoveredwith49.Thebesttittleofthepassagemaybe_________.A.ClassicnovelstillteachesusB.CharmingEsmereldaC.TheHunchbackofNorteDameD.Differentlifestylesinthenovel

AnideathatstartedinSeattle’spubliclibraryhasspreadthroughoutAmericaandbeyonD.Theconceptissimple:helptobuildasenseofcommunityinacitybygettingeveryonetoreadthesamebookatthesametimE.Inadditiontoencouragingreadingasapursuit追求tobeenjoyedbyalltheprogramallowsstrangerstocommunicatebydiscussingthebookonthebusaswellaspromotingreadingasanexperiencetobesharedinfamiliesandschools.TheideacamefromSeattlelibrarianNancyPearlwholaunched发起theIfAllofSeattleReadtheSameBookprojectin1998.HeroriginalprogramusedauthorvisitsstudyguidesandbookdiscussiongroupstobringpeopletogetherwithabookbuttheideahassinceexpandedtomanyotherAmericancitiesandeventoHongKong.InChicagothemayor市长appearedontelevisiontoannouncethechoiceofToKillaMockingbirdasthefirstbookintheOneBookOneChicagoprogram.Asaresultreadingclubsandneighborhoodgroupsspranguparoundthecity.AcrosstheUSstoriesemergedofparentsandchildrenreadingtoeachotheratnightandstrangerschattingawayonthebusaboutplotandcharacter.TheonlyproblemaroseinNewYorkwherelocalreaderscouldnotdecideononebooktorepresentthehugeanddiversepopulation.Thismayshowthattheideaworksbestinmedium-sizedcitiesorlargetownswhereagreatersenseofunity一致canbeachieveD.OritmayshowthatNewYorkersrathermissedthepointputtingalltheirenergyandpassionintothechoiceofthebookratherthandiscussionaboutabookitself.Ultimately最后asNancypointsoutthelevelofsuccessisnotmeasuredbyhowmanypeoplereadabookbutbyhowmanypeopleareenrichedbytheprocessorhaveenjoyedspeakingtosomeonewithwhomtheywouldnototherwisehavesharedaword.60.WhatisthepurposeoftheprojectlaunchedbyNancy?A.Toinviteauthorstoguidereaders.B.ToencouragepeopletoreadandsharE.C.ToinvolvepeopleincommunityservicE.D.Topromotethefriendshipbetweencities.61.Accordingtothepassagewherewouldtheprojectbemoreeasilycarriedout?A.Inlargecommunitieswithlittlesenseofunity.B.InlargecitieswherelibrariesarefarfromhomE.C.Inmedium-sizedcitieswithadiversepopulation.D.InlargetownswhereagreementcanbequicklyreacheD.62.TheunderlinedwordssharedawordinParagraph5probablymean________.A.exchangedideaswitheachotherB.discussedthemeaningofawordC.gainedlifeexperienceD.usedthesamelanguage63.AccordingtoNancythedegreeofstudentsoftheprojectisjudgedby________.A.thecarefulselectionofaproperbookB.thegrowingpopularityofthewritersC.thenumberofpeoplewhobenefitfromreadingD.thenumberofbooksthateachpersonreads

Achildwhohasoncebeenpleasedwithatalelikesasaruletohaveitretoldinalmostthesamewordsbutthisshouldnotleadparentstotreatprintedfairystoriesasformaltexts.Itisalwaysmuchbettertotellastorythanreaditoutofabookandifaparentcanproducewhatintheactualsituationofthetimeandthechildisanimprovementontheprintedtextsomuchthebetter.Achangemadeagainstfairytalesisthattheyharmthechildbyfrighteninghimormakinghimsadthinking.Toprovethelatteronewouldhavetoshowinacontrolledexperimentthatchildrenwhohavereadfairystoriesweremoreoftensorryforcrueltythanthosewhohadnot.AstofearsthereareIthinksomecasesofchildrenbeingdangerouslyterrifiedbysomefairystory.Oftenhoweverthisarises出现fromthechildhavingheardthestoryoncE.FamiliaritywiththestorybyrepetitionturnsthepainoffearintothepleasureofafearfacedandmastereD.Therealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegroundsthattheyarenotobjectivelytruethatgiantswitchestwo-headeddragonsmagiccarpetsetC.donotexist;andthatinsteadofbeingfondofthestrangesideinfairytalesthechildshouldbetaughttolearntherealitybystudyinghistory.IfindsuchpeopleImustsaysopeculiar奇怪的thatIdon’tknowhowtoarguewiththem.IftheircaseweresoundtheworldshouldbefullofmadmenattemptingtoflyfromNewYorktoPhiladelphiaonastickorcoveringatelephonewithkissesinthebeliefthatitwastheirbelovedgirl-frienD.Nofairystoryeverdeclaredtobeadescriptionoftherealworldandnocleverchildhaseverbelievedthatitwas.72.Theauthorconsidersthatafairystoryismoreeffectivewhenitis______.A.repeatedwithoutanychangeB.treatedasajokeC.setinthepresentD.givensomechangesbytheparent73.Accordingtothepassagegreatfearcantakeplaceinachildwhenthestoryis____.A.heardforthefirsttimeB.inarealisticsettingC.repeatedtoooftenD.toldinadifferentway74.Theauthor’smentionofsticksandtelephonesismeanttosuggestthat______.A.fairystoriesarestillbeingmadeupB.peopletrytomodernizeoldfairystoriesC.thereissomemisunderstandingaboutfairytalesD.Thereismoreconcernforchildren’sfearsnowadays75.Oneofthereasonswhysomepeoplearenotinfavoroffairytalesisthat_____.A.theyarefullofimaginationB.theyarenotinterestingC.theyjustmakeupthestorieswhicharefarfromthetruthD.theymaketeachersofhistorydifficulttoteach

Achildwhohasoncebeenpleasedwithatalelikesasaruletohaveitretoldinalmostthesamewordsbutthisshouldnotleadparentstotreatprintedfairystoriesasformaltexts.Itisalwaysmuchbettertotellastorythanreaditoutofabookandifaparentcanproducewhatintheactualsituationofthetimeandthechildisanimprovementontheprintedtextsomuchthebetter.Achargemadeagainstfairytalesisthattheyharmthechildbyfrighteninghimormakinghimsadthinking.Toprovethelatteronewouldhavetoshowinacontrolledexperimentthatchildrenwhohavereadfairystoriesweremoreoftensorryforcrueltythanthosewhohadnot.AstofearsthereareIthinksomecasesofchildrenbeingdangerouslyterrifiedbysomefairystory.Oftenhoweverthisarises出现fromthechildhavingheardthestoryoncE.FamiliaritywiththestorybyrepetitionturnsthepainoffearintothepleasureofafearfacedandmastereD.Therearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegroundsthattheyarenotobjectivelytruethatgiantswitchestwo-headeddragonsmagiccarpetsetC.donotexist;andthatinsteadofbeingfondofthestrangesideinfairytalesthechildshouldbetaughttolearntherealitybystudyinghistory.IfindsuchpeopleImustsaysopeculiar奇怪的thatIdonotknowhowtoarguewiththem.IftheircaseweresoundtheworldshouldbefullofmadmenattemptingtoflyfromNewYorktoPhiladelphiaonastickorcoveringatelephonewithkissesinthebeliefthatitwastheirbelovedgirl-frienD.Nofairystoryeverdeclaredtobeadescriptionoftherealworldandnocleverchildhaseverbelievedthatitwas.31.Theauthorconsidersthatafairystoryismoreeffectivewhenitis_______.A.repeatedwithoutanychangeB.treatedasajokeC.madesomechangesbytheparentD.setinthepresent32.Accordingtothepassagegreatfearcantakeplaceinachildwhenthestoryis_______.A.inarealisticsettingB.heardforthefirsttimeC.repeatedtoooftenD.toldinadifferentway33.Theadvantageclaimed提出forrepeatingfairystoriestoyoungchildrenisthatit_______.A.makesthemlessfearfulB.developstheirpowerofmemoryC.makesthembelievethereisnothingtobeafraidofD.encouragesthemnottohavestrangebeliefs34.Theauthor’smentionofsticksandtelephonesismeanttosuggestthat_______.A.fairystoriesarestillbeingmadeupB.thereissomemisunderstandingaboutfairytalesC.peopletrytomodernizeoldfairystoriesD.thereismoreconcernforchildren'sfearsnowadays35.Oneofthereasonswhysomepeoplearenotinfavoroffairytalesisthat_______.A.theyarefullofimaginationB.theyjustmakeupthestorieswhicharefarfromthetruthC.theyarenotinterestingD.theymaketeachersofhistorydifficulttoteach

TravellingaroundtheworldwithchildrenisdifficultenoughbutattemptingitwithoutusingmotorizedtransportisevenmoreofchallengE.ButDarioSchworera42-year-oldclimatologistandmountainguideandhis33-year-oldwifeSabineareonajourneytodojustthat.TheSwisscouplewanttotravelacrosstheworld’soceansandclimbthehighestmountainoneverycontinenttopromoteEarth-friendlywaysoflifE.WearecollectinggoodexamplesofdealingwithclimatechangeandlivinginharmonywithnatureandwewanttospreadsuchideasSchworersaiD.WewanttohelppeopleaffectedbyglobalwarmingandtoinspirechildrenforthefuturE.RecentlyafterhavingspentthreemonthsteachingchildrenintheEverestregionthecouplewanttoshowitispossibletotravelthroughastheworld’sclimatezonesusingjusthuman-powerandforcesofnaturE.Inthe47countriestheyhavevisitedsofartheyhavecollected22tonsoftrashtaughtpeopleinEcuadorhowthesun’srayscanbeusedtocleanwaterandinspiredapersoninChiletobuildahouseonwaterwithrecycledplasticbottlesasafoundation.TheyhavealsocollectedtrashinthemountainsofNepalwithschoolchildren.Sofartheyhavecommunicatedwith45000childrenfromSouthAmericaAustraliaandAsiagivingpresentationsabouttheimportanceofrecyclingandusingalternativeenergylikesolarandwindpower.WeneedtomotivatechildrensaidSabinE.Whentheybegantheiradventurein2003theyhadnochildrenoftheirown.Butsincethentwohasbecomefive:daughterSabineisnowfiveyearsoldAndriwasborninChileandbabyNoewasborninAustraliA.InitiallythecouplethoughttheywouldcompletetheirtravelsinfouryearsbutnowsevenyearslatertheybelieveitcouldtakesevenmorE.SinceourbeliefistheneedtorespectnaturewetravelonlywhenconditionsaregoodSchworersaiD.64.WhydotheSwisscoupletravelaroundtheworld?A.ToinspiretheirchildrenforthefuturE.B.Toproveatravelwithoutmotorizedtransport.C.TopromoteEarth-friendlywaysoflifE.D.Toexplorethesecretofglobalwarming.65.Theydidalotduringthetravelexcept________.A.collectrubbishandwasteB.buildahousewithrecycledplasticbottlesC.communicatewithlocalchildrenD.showpeoplehowtouseenergy66.What’smeaningoftheunderlinedwordInitially?A.AtthebeginningB.InawayC.IntheendD.Onthewhole67.Thebesttitleofthepassagecanbe________.A.A.Swissfamily’journeyacrosstheworldB.NatureneedsrespectingandprotectingC.WehavealongwaytomakeagoodtravelD.Aneco-friendlyadventureacrosstheworld

IntheUnitedStatesfriendshipscanbecloseconstantintensegenerousandrealyetfadeawayinashorttimeifthingschangE.Neithersidefeelshurtbythis.BothmayexchangeChristmasgreetingforayearortwoperhapsafewlettersforawhile—thennomorE.Ifthesametwopeoplemeetagainbychanceevenyearslatertheypickupthefriendshipwhereit'sleftoffandaredelighteD.IntheStatesyoucanfeelfreetovisitpeople'shomesandsharetheirholidayswithoutfearthatyouaretakingonalastingobligation.Donothesitatetoaccepthospitalitybecauseyoucannotgiveitinreturn.NoonewillexpectyoutodosofortheyknowyouarefarfromhomE.Americanswillenjoywelcomingyouandbepleasedifyouaccepttheirhospitalityeasily.Onceyouarrivetherethewelcomewillbefullandwarmandreal.MostvisitorsfindthemselveseasilyinvitedintomanyhomestherE.Insomecountriesitisconsideredinhospitabletoentertainathomeofferingwhatisfeltasmerelyhomecookedfoodnotdoingsomethingforyourguest.ItisfeltthatrestaurantentertainingshowsmorerespectandwelcomE.Orforvariousotherreasonssuchascrowdedspacelanguagedifficultiesorfamilycustomoutsidersarenotinvitedintohomes.IntheUnitedStatesbothmethodsareusedbutitisoftenconsideredmorefriendlytoinviteapersontoone'shomethantogotoapublicplaceexceptinpurebusinessrelationships.Soifyourhostorhostessbringsyouhomedonotfeelthatyouarebeingshowninferiortreatment.60.IntheUnitedStatesfriendshipsmight________ifthingsbecomedifferent.A.disappearlittlebylittleB.lastforeverC.beheartbreakingD.endsuddenly61.Allthefollowingfactorsbut________preventpeoplefrominvitingtheirfriendshomefordinneraccordingtothepassagE.A.differentlanguagesB.naughtychildrenC.differentcustomsD.smallhouses62.Wecaninferthat________inAmericaaccordingtothispassagE.A.friendshipsaredifficulttogetbuteasytoloseB.itishardforapersontopickupthefriendshipwhenhecomesacrosshislonglostfriendC.youmightbeconsideredasapersonhungryforsocialactivitiesifyouacceptaninvitationtooeasilyD.peoplecarelittleaboutwheretheyareinvitedtogofordinner63.Whyisgivingadinnerpartyathomeconsideredlesshospitableinsomecountries?A.Becauseeatingattherestaurantisasignofrespect.B.Becausehavingdinnerathomeseemslessfriendly.C.Becausedishespreparedathomearelessdelicious.D.BecauseadinnerattherestaurantismoreexpensivE.

Inmyopinionthereisonlyonelegitimate合法的handgunsportandthatisaimpracticE.ItispracticedatobjectswhichareproperlymonitoredandusuallyquitesafE.Onlycertainhandgunsaretruesportingweaponsseenassuchbythesport’slovers.Ontheotherhandshootingattincansandothersmallobjectsinone’sbackyardisnotandshouldnotbeconsideredaserioussport.WhenuncontrolleditcanbeaverydangerouspracticE.Someopponents反对者ofhandguncontrolhavestatedthatweareouttostopallhuntingandthatcontrollingthehandgunwouldseverelyaffecthunting.ThatissimplyuntruE.Handguncontrolwouldinnowaylimitthefreedomofthetruehunter.Fewifanyhuntersconsiderthehandgunaneffectivehuntingweapon.Thereareafewhunterswhodohuntwithhandgunsbutmoststatesplacerestrictions限制onthetypeofgunsthatcanbeusedinhuntingthereasonisthatkillingofgameshouldbedoneinashumane人道的awayaspossiblE.SomesmallhandgunsaremorelikelytowoundtheanimalratherthankillitatoncE.Onlylonggunsriflesandshotgunsareeffectivearmsofhunting.Peoplemustunderstandthathandgunsandhuntersareseparatematters.Becausemostofthehuntersusearifleorshotgunthereisnoreasonwhytheirsearchforgameandsportshouldbeaffectedbyhandguncontrol.Mixingtheanti-huntingmatterwiththehandgunmatterconfusesthekillingofanimalswithkillingofpeoplE.1.Inthewriter’sopinionpeopleshouldusehandgunsonlywhen.A.huntersshootatanimalsB.theyaimatacriminalC.objectsareundercontrolD.objectsareonlysmalltincansinthebackyard2.Accordingtothewriterhuntingisnotaffectedbyhandguncontrolbecause.A.hunterscanuseknivesratherthangunstohuntanimalsB.stategovernmentencourageshunterstouseothergunsC.nobodycareswhatweaponsareusedtokillanimalsD.mosthuntersuseriflesratherthanhandguns3.Thispassagemainlytalksabout.A.therelationbetweenhuntingandhandguncontrolB.theimportanceofaimpracticeC.howhandguncontrolaffectshuntingD.differenttypesofgunsusedinhunting

IcomefromacityontheUnitedStates’eastcoast.It’saten-hourflightformetogethomefromShanghai.WhenIgotofftheplaneItookphotosoftheblueskyandwhitecloudsalongtheway.AftertwoweeksIreturnedtoShanghai.MuchtomysurprisetheblueskyinShanghaithatIlikedbeforewasnotasblueasthatintheUS.Icouldn’thelpwonderingwhathadhappeneD.A.fewdayslaterIwenttotourWaitanafamoustouristattractioninShanghaibytheHuangpuRiverwithsomeofmyfriends.TherewesawfiveFerrarisportscarsbythesideoftheroaD.Theredandyellowcarslookedsonicethateveryonewaslookingatthem.HoweverwhenIturnedmyheadInoticedtheskyoverWaitanIwasshockedtofindthatthebuildingsintheLujiazuiareaontheothersideofHuangpuRivercouldhardlybeseen.ItwasthenthatIrealizedthatFerraricarscouldbeboughtwithmoneybutablueskycouldn’t.Shanghaiisanimportanteconomic经济的andtradecenterinChinA.Ithasmadegreatcontributions贡献tothewholenation’seconomicdevelopment.Howeverweneedtoprotecttheenvironmentduringeconomicgrowth.Pollutionispoisoningourairandourrivers.Withoutcleanairandrivershowwillpeoplebeabletosurvive?52.TheauthormentionedtheFerrarisportscarsinorderto_______.A.tellusthatShanghaiisadevelopedcityB.askustostopdrivingsportscarsC.tellushowmuchpeoplelikecarsD.focusourattentiononairpollution53.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor?A.HecomesfromShanghai.B.Helikestovisitdifferentplaces.C.HewantstobuyaFerrarisportscar.D.Heissociallyresponsible责任.54.Whomightbeinterestedinthispassage?A.ThosewholoveFerrarisportscars.B.Thosewhocareabouttheenvironment.C.ThosewhowanttotravelinShanghai.D.Thosewholiketotakephotos.55.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.MoneyCanBuyFerrarisButNotaBlueSkyB.WherePeopleShouldLiveC.DifferentOpinionsonCarsD.DifferentPlacesHaveDifferentSkies

Howmanywordsoneusescannotbemeasured测量exactly.HoweverProfessorSeashoreconcludedthefirst-gradersenteredschoolwithatleast24000wordsandadd5000eachyearsothattheyleavehighschoolwithatleast80000.Thesefigures数字areforrecognitionvocabulary词汇thewordsweunderstandwhenwereadorhearthemwhicharemorethanouractive活跃的vocabularythewordsweuseinspeakingandwriting.Usingthewordsyourecognizeinreadingwillhelpgetthemintoyouractivevocabulary.Inyourreadingpayattentiontothesewordsespeciallywhenthesubjectisonethatyoumightwellwriteortalkabout.Underlinedrawalineunderormakealistofwordsthatyoufeelaneedforandlookuptheonesthatyouarenotsureofinadictionary.Andthenbeforeverylongyouwillfindawaytousesomeofthem.Onceyouknowhowtheyarepronouncedandwhattheymeanyoucansafelyusethem.1.Howmanywordsdoesoneuse?A.Nobodycananswerthequestion.B.NooneknowsforsurebutProfessorSeashorE.C..Noteveryonecantelltheexactnumber.D.PeoplecannotgiveanexactanswernotevenProf.SeashorE.2.Prof.Seashoreconcludedthatittakesafirst–grader_____yearstoincreasehisvocabularyfrom24000to80000.A.12B.10C.8D.53.AccordingtoProf.Seashore______.A.onehasatleast80000recognitionwordsB.recognitionwordscanbecomeactiveonesC.one’srecognitionvocabularyincludesactivewordsandnon—activeonesD.one’sactivewordsgrowwithhisrecognitionones4.Onewaysuggestedbythewritertoincreaseouractivevocabularyisthatweshould____.A.lookupadictionaryformorenewwordsandkeeptheminournoteB.readandrecognizethewordswewillneedandaddthemintoourlistofactivevocabularyC.keepwellintouchwithmorerecognitionwordsandkeepusingthemafterknowingtheirpronunciationandmeaning.D.readmorewritemoreandusemore5.Accordingtothepassageanimportantstep步骤leadingtothecorrectuseofvocabularyis______.A.extending扩大thelistoftheactivewordsB.oftenlookingupadictionaryfornecessarywordsC.knowingyoursubjectwellD.knowingthecorrectpronunciationandmeaningofthewordstobeused

Australiaislargelyanationofimmigration移民withoneinfourofAustralia’s21millionpopulationbornoverseas.ButimmigrationshopingtobecomeAustraliancitizenswillsoonhavetotakeatestexaminingtheirknowledgeofthecountry'shistoryandinstitutions.WhileAustraliapridesitselfonitsmulticulturalbackgroundthegovernmentwantsnewcomerstointegrate同化morefully.FormlaterthisyearnewimmigrantswillhavetoshowanunderstandingoftheEnglishlanguagE.Theywillalsoberequiredtoanswer20questionsfromalistof200.Anyonewhogivesfewerthan12correctresponseswillnotbeaccepteD.Immigrantswillalsohavetoacceptwhatthegovernmentconsiderstobe10importantAustraliavaluesincludingmateshipandgivingpeopleafairgo.OtherimportantAustraliavaluesaresaidtoincludetolerancecompassiongenderequalityandfreedomofspeech.Thenewcitizenshipapplicationproceduresaredetailedina40-pagesbooklet小册子.ItdescribesAustraliaasanationateasewiththeworldanditselfbutsaysthatnewcomersareexpectedtorespectitsvalues.Thebookletsumsupmateshipasvoluntaryhelpingandreceivinghelpfromothersespeciallyindifficulttimes.TheimmigrationMinistersaidtheyaimedtoachieveabalancebetweenethnicdiversityandsocialstability稳定particularlyaswenowdrawpeoplefromsomanydifferentcountriesandsomanydifferentcultures.CriticshaveattackedtheEnglishlanguagerequirementpointingoutmanyimmigrantscouldnotspeakEnglishwhentheyarriveD.ButtheministersaidWearetryingtoencouragepeopletolearnEnglishbecausewethinkthatisthewaytheywillachievetheirdreamsinAustraliA.68.What’snewinAustralia’simmigrationpolicy?A.NewimmigrantswillhavetotakeatestB.NewimmigrantsshouldspeakperfectEnglishC.NewimmigrantsmustbringenoughmoneyD.Newimmigrantsmustbehealthy69.ThosewhowanttomovetoAustraliahavetoanswer_____questionsrightA.20B.12C.200D.1070.Thewordmateshipisclosestinmeaningto_____.A.equalityB.freedomC.fairnessD.friendship71.Whichisoneofthereasonsforthechangeofapplication?A.ToencouragenewimmigrantsB.TocontrolthepopulationC.TopromoteAustralia'valuesD.ToteachtheEnglishlanguage

WorkYourMindHere’ssomethingtothinkaboutthenexttimeyouaskyourteacherforhelp:strugglingwithschoolworkonyourowncanhelpyoulearn.Accordingtoarecentstudythemoreyoustrugglewhileyouarelearningnewinformationthebetteryoucanrememberitlater.Thistheorymightsurpriseyou.Whenteachersarepresentingnewinformationtheyoftengivestudentslotsofhelp.Butanewstudyshowsthismaynotbethebestwaytosupportlearning.Don'tbetooquicktogethelpwhenlearningsomethingneweducationexpertManuKapurtoldTFK.Trytoworkonityourselfevenifitmeanstryingdifferentways.Kapurcameupwiththeideathatstrugglingcanleadtobetterlearning.ThenhetesteditoutonstudentsinSingaporE.Heseparatedstudentsintotwogroups.Inthefirstgroupstudentswereaskedtosolvemathproblemswiththeteacher’shelp.Inthesecondgroupstudentswereaskedtosolvethesameproblemsbyhelpingoneanotherinsteadofgettinghelpfromtheteacher.Withtheteacher’shelpstudentsinthefirstgroupwereabletofindthecorrectanswers.Studentsinthesecondgroupdidnotsolvetheproblemscorrectly.Buttheydidcomeupwithalotofgoodideas.ThestudentswerethentestedonwhattheyhadlearneD.Thegroupwithoutanyhelpfromateacherscoredmuchhigherthanthegroupwhohadhelp.Kapursaidworkingtofindtheanswershelpedstudentsunderstandtheprocessnotjustthesolution.Kapur’sadviceforkidsistoputalotofeffortintolearningsomethingnewratherthangoingtoyourteacherforhelp.Simplydoingalittleworkornothingatallwon’tworksaysKapur.ThestruggleneedstobeagenuineattempttofigureoutorsolveaprobleminasmanywaysaspossiblE.51.Whenyouhavedoubtonschoolworkyou’dbetter____________.A.askyourteacherforhelpB.makeitclearbyyourselfC.askyourclassmatestohelpyouD.askyourparentsforhelp52.What’sManuKapureducationalideaonlearningnewknowledge?A.GivestudentsmuchhelpassoonaspossiblE.B.Letstudentslearnitonthemselvesinoneway.C.Letstudentslearnitbythemselvesinthesameway.D.Letstudentslearnitforthemselvesindifferentways.53.HowdidKapurcheckhisideaonbetterlearning?A.Byaskingquestions.B.Bysolvingartproblems.C.Bygroupcomparisons.D.Bysolvingscienceproblems.54.Whatismostimportantinlearningknowledge?A.Gettingtheteacher’shelp.B.Gettingthestudent’shelp.C.GraspingthelearningcoursE.D.Receivingthefinalsolution.

Societiesallovertheworldnameplacesinsimilarways.QuiteoftenthereisnoofficialnamingceremonybutplacestendtobecallednamesaspointsofreferencebypeoplE.ThenanorganizedbodystepsinandgivestheplaceanamE.Oftenithappensthataplacehastwonames:Oneisnamedbythepeopleandtheotherbythegovernment.Asinmanyareasoldhabitsdiedhardandtheplacecontinuestobecalledbyitsunofficialnamelongafterthemeaningislost.ManyroadsandplacesinSingapore新加坡arenamedinorderthatthepioneerswillberememberedbyfuturegenerations.ThuswehavenamessuchasStamfordRoadandRafflesPlacE.Thisisinkeepingwithtraditionsinmanycountries----inboththeWestandtheEast.Anotherwayofnamingplacesisnamingthemafterotherplaces.Perhapstheywerenamedtopromotefriendshipsbetweenthetwoplacesoritcouldbethatthepeoplewhousedtolivetherewereoriginallyfromtheplacesthattheroadswerenamedafter.ThemysteryisclearerwhenweseesomeoftheroadsnamedinformerBritishbases.IfyoustepintoSelectorAirbaseyouwillseePiccadillyCircus----obviouslynamedbysomehomesickRoyalAirForcepersonnel.Someplaceswerenamedaftertheactivitiesthatusedtogoonatthoseplaces.BrasBasahRoadisaninterestingexampleBaseBasahmeanswetriceinMalay马来语.NowwhywouldanyonewanttonamearoadWetRiceRoad?ThereasonissimplE.DuringthepioneeringdayswetricewaslaidouttodryalongthisroaD.AfewroadsinSingaporearenamedbytheirshapes.ThereisCircularRoadforonE.OtherroadsmayhavepartoftheirnamestodescribetheirshapeslikePayaLebarCrescent.Thisroadiscalledacrescent月牙becauseitbeginsonthemainroadmakesacrescentandcomesbacktojointhemainroadagain.71.WelearnfromParagraph1that_____.A.thegovernmentisusuallythefirsttonameaplaceB.aceremonywillbeheldwhenaplaceisnamedC.manyplacestendtohavemorethanonenameD.peopleprefertheplacenamesgivenbythegovernment72.Whichofthefollowingplacesisnamedafteraperson?A.RafflesPlace.B.SelectorAirbasE.C.PiccadillyCircus.D.PayaLebarCrescent.73.WhatdoestheunderlinedphrasediehardinParagraph1probablymean?A.Changesuddenly.B.Changegreatly.C.Disappearquickly.D.Disappearveryslowly.74.BrasBasahRoadisnamed_______.A.afteranactivityB.afteraplaceC.afterapersonD.byitsshape75.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.ThewaySingaporeansnametheirplacesisuniquE.B.SomeplacesinSingaporearenamedformilitarypurposes.C.SomeplacenamesinSingaporearethesameasinBritain.D.YoungSingaporeanshaveforgottenthepioneers.