Visiting London can be an expensive trip, so establishing a budget and finding bargains when you arrive will help you get around London on the cheap. The following steps can help you find cheaper alternatives for transport for your London trip. l Familiarize yourself with the city’s boroughs and specifically the area where you will be staying. You can use a street map, or an online map search engine, to establish where in the city you will be staying and the distance you are from the major tourist attractions you want to visit. l Find a local provider of Transport for London tickets or travel cards, since your first bargain purchase will be an Oyster Card. Traveling around London with an Oyster Card will give you access to the cheapest option of transportation methods and the Oyster Card is accepted citywide on buses, boats and the London Underground, known by the locals as “the tube”. l Seek out your nearest Tube Station. The Tube is the cheapest and most reliable form of transportation and runs from around 6 a.m. until around 1 a.m. ..., depending on the line or the station. There are 287 tube stations in London that accept the Oyster Card, with a high concentration in central London. If you are staying anywhere in central London, there will be a tube station less than 10 minutes away. The Transport for London website offers a tube station search facility to find the nearest subway station to any location in the city. When you find a tube station, you can easily locate the closest bus stop by using the comparison bus-tube maps at the station’s entrance. l Follow the Transport for London Tube Guide to your destinations and always plan ahead. Making a plan for transport will save you unnecessary expenses, wasted trips on the tube and doubling back on your journey . 40. What’s the author’s purpose in writing the passage? A. To introduce the public transport system in London. B. To show readers how to use the Oyster Card. C. To prove the subway in London is easy to use. D. To offer tips for saving transport costs in London. 41. Which of the following can help a traveler spend the least money on transport? A. Trying different transportation methods. B. Taking buses as much as possible. C. Traveling with an Oyster Card. D. Using the comparison bus-tube maps. 42. By visiting the Transport for London website, people can ________. A. identify their own locationB. locate the nearest bus station C. find the nearest subway station D.use an online map to avoid getting lost 43. We can conclude from the passage that ________. A. the subway is the cheapest means of transport in London. B. only Tube stations in Central London accept Oyster Card. C. subway lines in London run no less than 19 hours a day. D. the transfer from subway to bus is very convenient.

EarthHourisaglobaleventorganizedbyWWFWorldWideFundforNaturealsoknownasWorldWildlifeFundandisheldonthelastSaturdayofMarcheveryyearaskingfamiliesandbusinessestoturnofftheirunnecessarylightsandotherelectricalequipmentforonehourtoraiseawarenessabouttheneedtotakeactiononclimatechangE.EarthHourwasputforwardbyWWFandTheSydneyMorningHeraldin2007when2.2millionresidentsofSydneyparticipatedbyturningoffallunnecessarylights.FollowingSydney'sleadmanyothercitiesaroundtheworldadoptedtheeventin2008.EarthHour2010willtakeplaceonMarch272010from9:00pmto10:00pmlocaltimE.EarthHour2009wasfrom8:30pmto9:30pmlocaltimeonMarch282009.88countriesandabout4000citiesjoinedEarthHour2009tentimesmorethanEarthHour2008had2008sawabout400citiesparticipate.Amongtheparticipantsin2009wasforthefirsttimetheheadquartersoftheUnitedNationsinNewYorkCity.TheUNconservativelyestimatesthatitsparticipationwouldsave$102inenergy.ReportsshowedthatthePhilippinestoppedtheEarthHourparticipationas647citiesandtownsorover15millionFilipinoswereestimatedtohavejoinedinthehour-longlights-offat8:30-9:30pmlocaltimE.ThiswasfollowedbyGreecewith484citiesandtownsparticipatingandAustraliawith309.ThecapitalcityofIndiaNewDelhi'spowerdemandfellby1000MW.TheCanadianprovinceofOntarionotincludingthecityofTorontosawadecreaseof6%ofelectricitywhileTorontosawadecreaseof15.1%nearlydoubledfrom8.7%thepreviousyearasmanybusinessesdarkenedincludingthelandmarkCNTower.AccordingtoVietnamElectricityCompanyVietnamelectricitydemandfell140000kWhduringEarthHour.ThePhilippineswasabletosave611MWofelectricityduringtheperiodandwassaidtobeequaltoshuttingdownadozencoal-firedpowerplantsforanhour.CriticsclaimedthatbecauseEarthHourvolunteersdrivearoundtogetthewordoutandbecausepeopleuseuneconomicalbatteryoperatedtorchesinsteadofmoreeconomicallightbulbsit'spossiblethatEarthHouractuallyresultedinanincreaseinenergyusagE.TheChristianScienceMonitorsaidthatmostcandlesaremadefromparaffin石蜡insomecasesreplacinglightbulbswithcandleswillcauseanincreaseinsteadofadecreaseincarbondioxideemissions.TitleEarthHourDefinitionItisaglobaleventorganizedbyWWFandisheldonthelastSaturdayofMarcheveryyearwhich76familiesandbusinessestoturnofftheirunnecessarylightsandotherelectricalequipmentforonehour.77ToincreasepublicawarenessofclimatechangE.EarthHour2007In20072.2millionpeoplelookpartintheworld's78EarthHourinSydneyAustraliA.EarthHour2008About400citiesaroundtheworldwas79intheevent.EarthHour2009☆88countriesandabout4000citiesdarkenedfrom8:30pmto9:30pmlocaltimeonMarch28200980theheadquartersoftheUnitedNationsinNewYorkCity.☆ThePhilippinestoppedtheEarthHourparticipation81byGreeceandAustraliA.BenefitsPowerdemandfallsgreatlyduringEarthHourandalargeamountofelectricityis82Different83☆Energyusageis84tobeincreasedasaresultofvolunteers'drivingaroundtogetthewordoutandpeople'susinguneconomicalbatteryoperatedtorches.☆Burningcandlesmadefromparaffin85reducethecarbondioxideemissions.

WhenanNBAplayerisyounghethinkshecanwinthechampionshipbyhimself.Itisonlylaterwhenhehasagedandbeenthroughmanybattlesthathelearnsanimportantlesson:thereisnoIinteam.ThereisnobetterexampleofthevalueofteamworkthantheBostonCeltics.PaulPierceRayAllenandKevinGarnettwereallsuperstarsonthreedifferentteams.Yetnoneofthemhadanytitlestoshowforit.Thenlastseasontheydecidedtosacrificemoneyandindividualstatisticstoplaytogether.GarnettandAllenjoinedPierceontheCelticsandchangedtheNBAintheprocess.Itstartedinsimpleways.GarnettandAllenaretwoofthemostintenseathletesintheworlD.TheytreateverysecondofeverypracticelikeitistheNBAchampionship.IfyouwanttoplayalongsidethemthenyouwillhavetodothesamE.SotheyoungguysontheCelticsstartedgivingtheirfullefforttoo.PiercehadbeenthestaroftheCelticsformanyyears.HeusedtoshoottheballmanytimesagamE.ButwiththeadditionofAllenandGarnettheshotlessandfocusedondefensE.HisselflessnessshowedtheyoungplayersthatdoingwhatmadetheteambetterwastheonlythingthatmattereD.WhentheCelticswerewinningandthegamewasalmostoverGarnettPierceandAllenwouldcomeoutofthegamE.Buttheywouldn’tjustsitonthebench.Insteadtheystoodandcheeredandscreamedfortheirteammates.Theywantedtosupporttheirfriendsandteammates.Nowtheguyswhodon'tplayknowtheycanstillaffectthegamebycheeringsotheyscreamandcheerwhenGarnettAllenandPierceareplaying.TheCelticshavedevelopedastrongrelationship.Theyaremorethanjustteammates.Theyarebrothers.Theresult:theBostonCelticswonthe2008NBAchampionshipandareconsideredthefavoritestowintheEasternConferencechampionshipagainthisyear.ThereisasayingthatgoesAsuccessfulteambeatswithoneheart.IfthatisthecasetheCelticsmayhavethebiggestheartintheNBA.59.WhatdoesanNBAplayerlearnthroughmanybattles?A.Betterexamples.B.Fulleffort.C.Teamspirit.D.Strongrelationships.60.FromthepassageweknowthatPaulPierceRayAllenandKevinGarnettare______.A.ambitiousB.selfishC.uncooperativeD.absent-minded61.WhatdotheunderlinedsentencesinParA.6mean?A.AllteammembersintheBostonCelticsarerelatives.B.Theyareinthesameteamandinthesamefamily.C.Theyhaveabetterunderstandingandgetclosertoeachother.D.Theylikeeachotherasiftheywerefromthesamefamily.62.Whichsayingcanbeusedtoexpressthemainideaofthepassage?A.Practicemakesperfect.B.Nopainsnogains.C.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.D.Unityisstrength.

Earningablackbeltinmartialartsandbeingissuedapilot’slicensearebothimpressiveaccomplishmentsthattakeyearofefforttoachievebut30-year-oldJessicaCoxhasdonebothdespitebeingbornwithoutarms.InspiteofalldifficultiesbutwithstrongfaithandthehelpofherfamilyCoxputherselfthroughhighschoolandthencollegetypingpaperswithhertoesShebecamethefirstarmlessblackbeltinAmericanTaekwondo跆拳道AssociationandnowhastwoblackbeltsShegotherdriver’slicenseandthenastonishinglyherpilot’slicensein2008TheachievementearnedheraplaceintheGuinnessWouldRecordswhichrecognizedherforbecomingthefirstpersonwithoutarmstoflyanairplanE.NowCoxisthesubjectofanewdocumentaryRightfootedWhichCoxsaysthehopeswillinspiredisabledyoungpeoplearoundtheworldHadIwatchedafilmsimilartothisoneearlierinmylifeIknowitwouldhavemakeadifferencE.Coxsaysinatrailer预告片forthedocumentary.【小题1】Whatdoesthesecondparagraphmainlytellus?A.CoxearnedaplaceintheGuinnessWorldRecordB.CoxcantypepapersasacommonpersondoesC.CoxhaslittledifficultyindoingthingsbyherselfD.Coxhasmadesomegreatachievements【小题2】What’sthepurposeofthedocumentaryRightfooted?A.ToinspireallyoungpeoplewithdisabilitiesB.TotellthestoryofCox’slifeandherdesireC.Toshowhowimportantone’sfootisD.ToshowhowCoxworksinEthiopia【小题3】WhydoesCoxwanttobeaspeaker?A.TogivehermessageB.TopreventchildrenbornwithoutarmsC.TohelppeopleovercomedisabilitiesD.Toproveshecanalsobeasuccessfulspeaker【小题4】ThegoalofHandicapInternationalinEthiopiaisto.A.meetthegovernmentofficialsB.helpdisabledchildrenfindjobsC.runeducationprojectsforchildrenwithdisabilitiesD.helpCoxrealizeherdreamofbecomingaspeaker【小题5】WhatistrueofJessicaCox?A.SheisthefirstwomanpilotB.SheisadisabledTaekwondochampionC.SheisthedirectorofadocumentaryD.Sheisanarmlesswomanwithstrongfaith

2008sadlysawtheworstearthquakeinChinainover30years.TheGreatSichuanEarthquakewas8ontheRichterscaleandkilledaround70000peopleinMaynottomentionthetensofthousandswhowereinjuredorwentmissing.On26thJanuary2009thebiggestearthquakeinIndiatookthelivesof25000peoplE.InthemorningwheneverybodywasenjoyingholidaytheearthquakebeganItwasabout7.5ontheRichterscalE.ThereisnothingleftbetweentheskyandtheearthanymorE.Everythinghasbeenpulleddown.saidoneofthevillagersalivE.Thereisnowaternofoodandnoonehascometohelp.NobodydiedinPakistanacountrynexttoIndiA.TheCityofLahorewaslucky.InLahoreAmericanSchoolwhereIwasstudyingallofthestudentsweresafE.Theywereinthefieldsomostchildrendidn'tfeelanything.Theearthquakewasfeltbytheteachersthatwereonthesecondfloor.HoweverthoughMrsYoungwasalsoonthesecondfloorshedidn'tfeelanything.Shedidn'tknowwhathappeneduntilateachertoldheraboutit.Thoseteacherswhowereontheotherfloorshaddifferentfeelings.MrEmondthemathsteacherfromAustraliasaidthatwhentheearthquakestartedhethoughttherewassomethingwrongwithhimbutthenanotherteachersaidthatitwasanearthquakE.AfterthosewordsMrEmondfeltbetter.MrsDavisandMrFrostdidn'tfeelanythingeither.Mymotherdidn'tfeelanything.Shedidn'tevenknowthatitwasanearthquaketillshesawashakinglight.Mydadsawthecomputershakingandthenhelookedoutofthewindowandsawmanypeoplegoingout.60.PeopleuseRichterscaletotell________A.wheretheearthquaketakesplaceB.whentheearthquaketakesplaceC.howserioustheearthquakeisD.howlongtheearthquakelasts61.TherecentbiggestearthquakebothinChinaandIndiakilledaround___peoplE.A.25000B.45000C.70000D.9500062.FromthesentenceThereisnothingleftbetweentheskyandtheearthanymorewelearnthat________.A.theearthquakeinIndiawasseriousB.theIndianhadnothingaftertheearthquakeC.thereisnotallbuildinginIndiaD.Indiaisalargecountry63.AccordingtothepassagetheCityofLahoreisin_______.A.IndiaB.PakistanC.AmericaD.China

AmericanparentsusuallythinkthattheirchildshouldnothavemorepocketmoneythanthechildrenwithwhomheregularlyconnectsnomattertheyarewealthierornotthanhE.Whateverthepocketmoneyisitsentireuseisnotcontrolledbytheparentsbecauseachildlearnstousemoneycorrectlyonlythroughdealingwithithimself.Ifaseven-year-oldchildgetsaquarterasaweekpocketmoneyandismadetoputitallinhispiggybanktosaveituphegetsnoideawhattherealuseforthemoneyis.Hegetstheshinycoinsandtheysoondisappear.Theideaofabankaccount在银行开户istooearlyforsosmallachildalthoughhecanbemadeunderstandandenjoysavinghiscoins-notallofthemonlyapartofwhathereceives-tobuysomethingheespeciallywants.Bythetimeheiseightheisoldenoughtotakepartintheopeningofhisownsavingsaccountparentsmaytakehimtothebankopenasavingaccountforhimandencouragehimtoputacertainquantity数量ofmoneyhereceivesasgiftsintothebankandwatchhisbanksavinggrowasentrybyentry存入ismadE.Hewillbesavingearningandspendingsuitablequantitiesallalonginordertolearnhowtomanagemoneyandtokeephiminafavorablepositionwithhisfriends.Theboyisasorrychildwhocan'tjoinhisfellowsinasweetshoponceinawhilebecausehehastosaveeverycenthegetsorearnsforsomebigunknownprojectshisparentshavechosenforhim.63.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordpiggybankreferto?A.Somethingintheshapeofapigforsavingcoins.B.A.kindofbankrunbythechildren.C.A.bankwhosebuildinglookslikeapig.D.A.bankforchildren'ssaving.64.WhichofthefollowingstatementisNOTtrue?A.WhateverthepocketmoneyisitsentireuseisnotcontrolledbyAmericanparents.B.Ifaneight-year-oldchildreceive10dollarsashisbirthdaygiftheprobablyhavemostofitsavedinthebank.C.Americanparentsneverinterfere干涉withtheirchildren'suseoftheirpocketmoney.D.Americanparentsdon'tusuallygivetheirchildrenmuchpocketmoney.65.Whydoestheauthorthinktheboyisasorryoneifhesaveseverycenthegetsorearns?A.Becausehecannotmanagehismoneyanditkeepshiminanunfavorableposition.B.Becausehecannotlearntheuseofmoneythroughspendingithimself.C.Becausehecannothaveanyotherchoicebuttosaveearnorspendmoney.D.BecausehecannotjointhefellowinasweetshoponceinwhilE.

Tourismhasthepowertobringjobsandeconomicdevelopmenttopopulardestination目的地buthowshouldtravelersdecidewheretospendtheirmoney?Aresomecountriesmoredeservingofvisitors’dollarsthanothers?That’ttheideabehindthe10-destinationlistputtogetherbySanFrancisco-basednon-profitEthical有道德的Travelerwhichsince2006haspublishedanannualguidetotheWorld’sBestEthicalDestinationsinthedevelopingworlD.InsteadofpublishingcountriesfordoingbadthingssaidJeffGreenwaldexecutivedirectorofEthicalTravelerwe’retryingtoofferafavorrewardingcountriesinthedevelopingworldthatarereallytryingtodotherightthing.Sowhichcountriesarethemostethical?For2013thewinnersareBarbadosCapeVerdeCostaRicaGhanaLatviaLithuaniaMauritiusPalauSamoaandUruguay.Those10countriesscoredhighestinthreemainareas:socialwelfareenvironmentalprotectionandhumanrights.Greenwaldexplainedthatcountriesmusthaveagoodtourisminfrastructure基础建设tomakethelistbutthenon-profitEthicalTraveleralsousesthelisttopromote提倡someunder-visitedplacesthatcanbearolemodelforothercountriesintheirregion.ForexampleLatviaearnedhighmarksforimprovingitsenvironmentaleffortsandstronghumanrightsrecordandthecountry’sparksandnaturereservesmakeforagreatoff-the-beaten-pathecotourismtrip.Inadditiontojustvisitingthesecountriestravelersshouldaimtospendtheirmoneyinlocally-ownedbusinessGreenwaldsaidtoensuretheirfinancialsupportstaysinthecountrythey’revisiting.Howeverthatrequiresawell-manegedtourisminfrastructurE.Whileonecouldarguethosepoorplacesneedthemoneyevenmoretourismcanputpressureoncountriesthatfacesuchchallenges.EricaAvramiresearchandeducationdirectorattheWorldMonumentsFundWMFsaidthatalistofethicaldestinationsisawonderfulideatheideaofbeingethicalgoesbothways.There’salsoacertainresponsibilityonthepartofthetravelertomakesuretheirownfootprintisasminimalaspossibleshesaiD.72.Thepassagemainlyaimsto_______.A.promoteethicaldestinationsB.encourageecotourismtripsC.speedupthedevelopmentoftourismD.discusswhichcountriesareethicaldestinations73.AccordingtothefifthparagraphLatviacanmakethelistpartiallyforits_______.A.goodtourisminfrastructureB.regularecotourismtripC.stronghumanrightsrecordD.goodsocialwelfares74.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Tourismfailstohelpdeveloplocaleconomyandprovidejobs.B.Allthedestinationsshouldequallysharethemoneyspentbyvisitors.C.EthicalTravelerpunishesthedevelopingcountriesfordoingwrongthings.D.EthicalTravelerrewardsthedevelopingcountriesfordoingtherightthing.75.IntheeyesofEricaAvrami_______.A.beingethicalisnotactuallyawonderfulideaB.beingethicaldependsonbothtravelersanddestinationsC.travelersareadvisedtotravelasfaraspossibleD.travelersshouldleaveasmuchfootprintaspossible

FlyintoLisbon里斯本andspendacoupleofdaysexploringthecapitalwhichisaterrificbargain.Inadditiontosomeworthwhileandaffordablediningandlodging住宿choicesmust-seesightsincludetheRomanesqueLisbonCathedralwhichdatesbacktothe12thcenturyandtheMoorishAlfamaquarterwithitsmarketsandwindingcobblestone鹅卵石streets.TakeataxiorbustotheBelémdistrictwhereyou’llfindtheTowerofBelémandtheJerónimosMonastery.AfterLisbonyoucantakeadaytripbytraintoSintraabeautifultownnestled依偎againstthehillsabout20mileswestofLisbon;itscastleandpalacesliketheSintraNationalPalaceandthePenaNationalPalacearewellworthavisit.Toseethecountrysiderentacaranddrivesoutheastabout90minutestotheAlentejoregion.BaseyourselfinÉvoraanarchitecturalpreciousstonE.Byfootexploreitswindingcobblestonestreetsfountainsandwhitewashedhouses.AttractionsincludetheRomanTempleofÉvorA.AndmakesuretohearsomefadothetraditionalmusicofPortugal.AlternativelyheadnorthfromLisbontoOportoaboutthreehoursandtheneasttothewinemakingregionoftheDouroRiverValley.InhisarticlePortugalOldNewandUndiscoveredFrankBruniwrote:Allaroundusmountainsundulated波动intothedistancE.Theslopes斜坡intheforegroundwereanamazingpatchworkofgreensredsbrownsandgraysasifsomegrandhandhadfashioneditintoapictureonallthatnatureandagriculturecando.60.YoucanNOTenjoythebeautyofinLisbon.A.theTowerofBelémB.theMoorishAlfamaquarterC.theSintraNationalPalaceD.RomanesqueLisbonCathedral61.InAlentejoregionatouristcan.A.appreciatetraditionalmusicB.walkbytheseabarefeetC.enjoyagoodviewofthecityD.buysomepreciousstonescheap62.FrankBruni’swordshelpthereaderstogetabetterpictureof.A.PortugalB.LisbonC.OportoD.DouroRiverValley63.Thetextismeantto.A.describethebeautyofPortugalB.adviseontravellinginPortugalC.introducetheattractionsinLisbonD.comparethecitywiththecountryside

Ifmusicisthemedicineofthesoul灵魂letitplayonsaidafamousperson.IthinkhesaidsobecauseprobablyhegotsomehelpfrommusiC.Musichassomestrangeabilities.Medicalscientistshavefoundthatapersonthatfeelsstressedcanactuallylistentosomekindofmusicandbecomewell.Theresearcherssaidthatsincestresscomesasaresultoflifeeventssuchasstartinganewfamilystartinganewbusinessandstartinganewjobonecanactuallylistentogoodmusicandfeelgoodbecausegoodmusictouchesthehumanmindinapositiveway.MusichelpsyoutoforgetthelifeeventsthatmakeyouworriedandremembertheimportanteventsthatoncehappenedinyourlifE.Depression抑郁isadiseasecausebystresssmokingsocialproblemsandsoon.Depressionisalsocausedbyproblemssuchasfailureinbusiness.Depressionmaybringusweaknessheadacheandlossofconcentration.Goodmusicmakesonerememberhappymomentsorgooddays.Ifyouplaymusicaboutloveitmakesyoufeellikefallinginloveagainthoughyoumayhavehadseveralupsetexperiences.Andsuchgoodfeelingmakeyouhealthy.Anxiety焦虑isanotherhealthproblemthatcanbecontrolledbymusiC.Anxietyisasideeffectofsomemajorhealthproblemssuchascanceroftheliverandcancerofthebreast.Goodmusicmakesyoufeelrelaxedandremovesthepainsfromthesediseasesandyoufeelallright.Goodmusiccansendyoutosleep.Andyouneedtoknowthatsleepputsyourbodyinahealthycondition.Sleeptakesawaytheeffectsofstressdepressionandanxietyfromaperson.66.AccordingtothefamouspersoninParagraph1musiccan___________.A.treatmanykindsofdiseasesB.helpyoukeephealthyinyourmindC.taketheplaceofmedicineintreatingillnessD.makeyourememberthingshappenedinthepast67.Goodmusichelpspeopleremovestressmainlyby_________.A.lettingpeoplehaveagoodsleepB.makingpeoplethinkpositivelyC.showingsomethingnewtopeopleD.makingpeoplefocusonlyonimportantthings68.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonfordepressionmentionedinthepassage?A.StressB.SmokingC.FailureinbusinessD.Lossofconcentration69.Accordingtothepassageonewhohascancerwillmostprobablyexperience__________.A.stressB.depressionC.anxietyD.upset70.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ThehealthbenefitsoflisteningtomusicB.StresscanbringusmanykindsofdiseasesC.SomediseaseshavesomethingtodowithmusicD.Tipsforustoliveahealthyandcomfortablelife

Kate:Ilikerunningverymuch.It’sgoodexercisE.Myparentsbothlikerunningtoo.Weusuallygetupearlyinthemorningandruntogether.Itisgoodforone'slegsheartandlungs.Ithelpsonetohaveastrongbody.Mumsaysthatsheshouldthankrunningbecauseithelpshertogetthinner.Runningisfun.Itcanmakeonehappy.Therearemanydifferentwaysforonetorun.Onecanruninaschoolorinapark.Onecanjoinarunningclubtorunandmakenewfriendstoo.ChenFeng:Ilikeballgameslikefoot-ballbasketballandtennis.AndbasketballismyfavoritE.IoftenplaybasketballwithmyfriendsonSundaymorningswhenwearefreeandtheweatherisnicE.Ijoinedmyschoolteamlastyear.AndIcanplayitverywellnow.ThereisgoingtobeabasketballgamebetweenNo.1MiddleSchoolandourschoolinourschoolnextSaturday.Manystudentsaregoingtocheeruson.Ourteachersaysthatshewillbuysomepresentsforusifwewin.IhopewecanwinthegamE.46.Kateandhisparentsusually______togetherinthemorning.A.leavehomeB.runC.playgamesD.havebreakfast47.Kate'smotherthinksthat________.A.runningiscoolB.KatedislikesrunningC.runningisaspopularasswimmingD.runningmakeshergetthinner48.ChenFeng_______.A.likesfootballbestB.hopestowinthefootballgameC.isamemberoftheschoolbasketballteamD.playsbasketballwithhisfriendsonthemorningsofweekends49.ChenFeng'steacherisgoingto_______ifChenFeng'steamwinsthegamE.A.tellthemastoryB.buysomepresentsforthemC.singasongforthemD.cookdeliciousfoodforthem50.BothChenFengandKate_______.A.likesportsB.wanttomakenewfriendsC.likeballgamesD.aremiddleschoolteachers

Inmodernsocietythereisagreatdealofargumentaboutcompetition.Somevalueithighlybelievingthatitisresponsibleforsocialprogressandprosperity.Otherssaythatcompetitionisbad;thatitsetsonepersonagainstanother;thatitleadstounfriendlyrelationshipbetweenpeoplE.Ihavetaughtmanychildrenwhoheldthebeliefthattheirself-worthreliedonhowwelltheyperformedattennisandotherskills.Forthemplayingwellandwinningareoftenlife-and-deathaffairs.Intheirsingle-mindedpursuitofsuccessthedevelopmentofmanyotherhumanqualitiesissadlyforgotten.HoweverwhilesomeseemtobelostinthedesiretosucceedotherstakeanoppositeattitudE.Inaculturewhichvaluesonlythewinnerandpaysnoattentiontotheordinaryplayerstheystronglyblamecompetition.Amongthemostvocalareyoungsterswhohavesufferedundercompetitivepressuresfromtheirparentsorsociety.TeachingtheseyoungpeopleIoftenobserveinthemadesiretofail.Theyseemtoseekfailurebynottryingtowinorachievesuccess.Bynottryingtheyalwayshaveanexcuse:Imayhavelostbutitdoesn’tmatterbecauseIreallydidn’ttry.Whatisnotusuallyadmittedbythemselvesisthebeliefthatiftheyhadreallytriedandlostthatwouldmeanalot.Suchalosswouldbeameasureoftheirworth.Clearlythisbeliefisthesameasthatoftruecompetitorswhotrytoprovethemselves.Botharebasedonthemistakenbeliefthatone’sself-respectreliesonhowwelloneperformsincomparisonwithothers.BothareafraidofnotbeingvalueD.Onlyasthisbasicandoftentroublesomefearbeginstodissolve缓解canwediscoveranewmeaningincompetition.31.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?A.Competitionhelpstosetupself-respect.B.OpinionsaboutcompetitionaredifferentamongpeoplE.C.Competitionisharmfultopersonalqualitydevelopment.D.Failuresarenecessaryexperienceincompetition.32.Whydosomepeoplefavorcompetitionaccordingtothepassage?A.ItpushessocietyforwarD.B.Itbuildsupasenseofduty.C.Itimprovespersonalabilities.D.Itencouragesindividualefforts.33.TheunderlinedphrasethemostvocalinParagraph3means__________.A.thosewhotrytheirbesttowinB.thosewhovaluecompetitionmosthighlyC.thosewhoareagainstcompetitionmoststronglyD.thosewhorelyonothersmostforsuccess34.Whatisthesimilarbeliefofthetruecompetitorsandthosewithadesiretofail?A.One’sworthliesinhisperformancecomparedwithothers.B.One’ssuccessincompetitionneedsgreatefforts.C.One’sachievementisdeterminedbyhisparticularskills.D.One’ssuccessisbasedonhowhardhehastrieD.35.Whichpointofviewmaytheauthoragreeto?A.Everyeffortshouldbepaidback.B.CompetitionshouldbeencourageD.C.Winningshouldbealife-and-deathmatter.D.Fearoffailureshouldberemovedincompetition.

Blogsareheretostay.Theyhavebecomeadeep-rootedpartoftheliteraryjournalisticandevensocialarea.Perhapsyouwouldliketostartablog;perhapsyouwouldliketoimproveyourblog;perhapsyouwouldliketotakeyourblogtoprofessionalstandards—asameansofearningincomesorincreasingyourvisibility.Whateveryourgoalisthiscoursewillmoveyouintherightdirection.Millionsofpeoplehaveblogs.Onlyapartofthemdoitwellenoughtoachieverealbenefitsintermsofincomesvisibilityorsheerentertainment.Thiscoursewillshowyouhowtojointhebandofbetterbloggers.Youwilllearnhowtofindtherighttoneforyourblogsetitupandmaintainitwritepoststhatareeffectiveandworthreadingandattractpeoplefromallovertheworldtoyourspotontheblogsphere.Whileit’ssimpletostartablogittakesvigilanceandskilltodoitreallywellasistrueofanykindofwriting.Amongthetopicscovered:overviewsoftheblogspherethebenefitsofbloggingfocusingonyourblogconcepthowtosetupandmaintainablogtipsforeffectiveblogwritinganddrawingvisitorstoyoursite.Youwillgethands-onpracticecreatingyourblogplustimeforquestions.Whetheryouwishtoblogforfunorbusinessyouwillgainarealisticunderstandingofhowtobecomepartoftheblogsphere.Courseoffered.HOWTOBLOGInthisfour-weekcourseabloggingexpertwillguideyouthroughtheprocessofconceivingsettingupwritingandpromotingablog.Eachstudentwillconsultwiththeinstructoronablogconceptthensetupaliveblogandintroduceittotherestoftheclassforfeedback.Studentswillalsohaveampleopportunitiestoasktheinstructorquestions.ONLINECLASSESTuition:$125.RegistrationFee:$25Eachclassisstrictlylimitedto25studentsaged18andup.StartNewLectureLocationTimeEnrollJan.12WednesdaysOnline24hrs.adayCLASSFULLFeB.9WednesdaysOnline24hrs.adayCLASSFULLMar.16WednesdaysOnline24hrs.adayEnroll61.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.A.anonlineprogrammeaboutbloghistoryB.anonlinewritingarrangementC.anonlinecourseabouthowtojointhebandofbetterbloggersD.anonlinecompetitioninwritingblogs62.Tojudgethebenefitofablogyoumaynotdependon______.A.whetheritcanbringyoumoneyB.whetheritisreadbyotherpeopleC.whetheritisfullofentertainmentD.whetheritexistsforalongtime63.Duringthecourseyouwilllearnsomethingexceptfor______.A.howtosetupablogB.howtoadaptothers’blogC.focusingonyourblogconceptD.thebenefitsofblogging64.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribethecourse?A.ComplexB.BoringC.DifficultD.Convenient65.Whatdoweknowaboutthecourse?A.Therearenomorethan25studentsineachclass.B.Thecourseisintendedforteenagersunder18.C.Itwillcostyou$150tolearnthecourse.D.Newlecturesaregiveneachday.

ForthousandsofyearsthemostimportanttwobuildingsinanyBritishvillagehavebeenthechurchandthepuB.Traditionallythechurchandthepubareattheheartofanyvillageortownwherethepeoplegathertogethertosocializeandexchangenews.AsaresultBritishpubsareoftenoldandwellpreserveD.Manyofthemhavebecomehistoricsites.ThemostfamousexampleisthepubinthecityofNottinghamcalledYeOldeTriptoJerusalemwhichdatesbacktotheyear1189ADandisprobablytheoldestpubinEnglanD.HoweverBritishpubsarenotjustforkingsandqueens;theywelcomepeoplefromallclassesandpartsofsociety.Onacoldnightthepub’slandlordorlandladycanalwaysfindawarmplaceforyoubythefirE.ThereisalwayshonestandheartyfoodandplentyofdrinkavailableatanaffordablepricE.That’showthingsusedtobE.ThingsarebeginningtochangE.Itissaidthatthecreditcrunch信贷紧缩iscausing39Britishpubsaweektogooutofbusiness.Peopledonothaveenoughsparemoneytospendonbeer.RecentlytheUKgovernmentbannedsmokinginallpubsandthatmayalsohaveaffectedthenumberofcustomersgoingtopubs.Thisdeclineishappeningdespitethefactthatin2005theUKgovernmentstartedtoallowpubstostayopenafter1lpm.Previouslywith1lpmasclosingtimecustomerswouldhavetodrinkquitequicklymeaningtheysometimesgotmoredrunkthantheywouldifallowedtodrinkslowly.TheBritishhabitofdrinkingalotveryquicklyisknownasbingedrinkinganditcauseslong-termhealthproblemsforpeopleandproblemswithviolentcrimeforcommunities.Inordertosavetheirbusinessespubsaretryingtochangewiththemarket.BritishpubsnowoffersomethingforeveryonE.A.lotofpubsusedtobeWorkingMen'sClubsmeaningthatwomencouldnotusuallyenter.Todayhoweverwomencanfreelyenter99%ofpubswithoutexperiencinganyproblems.Perhapsthingsarechangingforthebetterafterall.50.ThepassagemainlytellsussomethingaboutA.thepastandpresentofBritishpubsB.thedeclineofBritishpubsC.thelonghistoryofBritishpubsD.theimportanceofBritishpubs51.WhichmaynotbethecauseofthedeclineofBritishpubs?A.Thecreditcrunch.B.Thebanofsmoking.C.ThepresentclosingtimeD.Havingnosparemoney.52.WecaninferfromthepassagethatA.BritishpeopleusedtolikedrinkingslowlyB.closingthepubsearlywillreducesocialproblemsC.bingedrinkingmeansdrinkinglessbeerD.Britishgovernmentaimstodiscouragepeoplefrombingedrinking53.Wecanseefromthelastparagraphthattheauthor________A.isagainsttheadmissionoftoomanywomentothepubsB.holdsanoptimisticattitudetowardstheBritishpubsC.thinksthatwomeninthepubswillcauselesssocialproblemsD.thinksthatBritishpubsshouldoffereverythingyouneed

Itiswell-knownthatpricelessundiscoveredtreasuresandantiquesmaylieamere30feetbelowthesurfaceinRomE.ThereforebuildinganundergroundsubwayinthecityofRomeisnoeasywork.Thedilemmaishowtobuildonewithoutdisturbinganyartifact古器物thatmaylieburiedandundiscoveredbelowitslargeroadsandstreets.ComparedtootherEuropeancapitalsRome’ssubwayisfarlessdevelopeD.ForyearsRome’s2.8millioncitizensreliedonlyontwosubwaylinesthatfellshortofmeetingthepeople’stransportationneeds.Beingoneoftheoldestcitiesintheworlditfacessomeproblemsinconstructinganewsubwaylinesuchastheshortageofmoneybutespeciallyprotectingtheundergroundtreasures.Duringtheconstructionofthefirsttwosubwaylinesinthe1950’seachexcavationexposedarchaeologicalremainsandtheconstructionhadtobestoppedtoallowthelocalarchaeologiststocheckthemtoseewhetherthediscoveryprovedvaluabletothehistoryoftheRomans.Afteryearsofdebatetheconstructionofathirdsubwaylinewasagreedon.Nowthatthethirdsubwaylineisunderconstructionithasbeenmarkedasanarchaeologicalsurveyfromtheverybeginningandgreatcareisbeingtaken.Thisnewlinewillrunthroughtheveryheartoftheancientcity.Itwillbe24kilometersinlengthand25to30metersbelowgrounD.ArchaeologistsareworkingtogetherwithconstructionworkerstoexcavatebeneathRome’scenter.Almostimmediatelyexcavationrevealedsomegreatfinds.Justbelowthesurfaceexcavatorsdiscoveredbuildingremainsthatweretorndowninthelate19thcentury.Theydugonelayerdeeperwhichexposeda10thcentury’sroadthatoncecrossedthecityandonelayerbelowittheydiscoveredasidewalkfromthe8thcentury.NeartheancientForumworkersdiscovereda6thcentury’scopperfactory.Theearlyfactoryconsistedofsixsmallovensusedtoworkoncopperalloys.Smallcoppermassesdiscoveredatthesceneweresentforanalysis.TheworkersalsofoundthebaseofanimperialRomepublicbuilding.Thereisn’taninchofRomethatdoesn’thaveanyartifactsbelow.Liketheirancestorstoday’sRomanshavefoundawaytoprotecttheoldwhilecreatingthenew.39.WhatisthemaindifficultyRomansfacewhenbuildingathirdsubwayline?A.Howtogetthemoneyneededtoconstructit.B.Howtoprotecttheburiedartifacts.C.Howtomakeitpopularwithtourists.D.Howtobringinnewtechnologytoconstructit.40.WhyisathirdsubwaylineexpectedtobebuiltinRomeCityaccordingtothepassage?A.Becauseitspresentsubwaylinesfailtomeetpeople’sneedsfortransportation.B.BecauseitisthefoundationofdevelopingRome’seconomy.C.Becauseitsofficialsexpecttodiscovervaluabletreasureswhilebuildingit.D.Becauseitscitizensprefersubwaylinestoothertransportationforms.41.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatthebuildingofthethirdsubwayline.A.willbeimpossiblebecauseRomanswanttoprotecttheirartifactsB.isnotdifficultbecauseofthegovernment’ssupportC.wasopposedbysomepeopleatfirstD.wasconsideredaneasything42.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.RomanArchaeologists’ResearchonArtifacts.B.TheReasonWhyRomansWanttoBuildaThirdSubwayLinE.C.LargeFindingsinRomeDuringtheProcessofBuildingSubway.D.TheProtectionoftheArtifactsintheConstructionofaNewSubway.

Whyplaygames?Becausetheyarefunandalotmorebesidesfollowingtherulesplanningyournextmoveactingasateammember.TheseareallgameideasthatyouwillcomeacrossthroughoutyourlifE.Thinkaboutsomeofthegamesyouplayedasayoungchildsuchasrope-jumpingandhide-and-seek.Suchgamesareentertainingandfun.Butperhapsmoreimportantlytheytranslatelifeintoexcitingdramasthatteachchildrensomeofthebasicrulestheywillbeexpectedtofollowtherestoftheirlivessuchastakingturnsandcooperating.Manychildren’sgameshaveapracticalsidE.Childrenaroundtheworldplaygamesthatpreparethemforworktheywilldoasgrown-ups.ForinstancesomeSaudiArabianchildrenplayagamecalledboneswhichsharpensthehand-eyecoordination协调neededinhunting.ManysportsencouragenationalorlocalpridE.ThemostfamousgamesofalltheOlympicGamesbringathletesfromaroundtheworldtogethertotakepartinfriendlycompetition.Peoplewhowatchtheeventwaveflagsknowingthatagoldmedalisawinforanentirecountrynotjusttheathletewhoearnedit.ForcountriesexperiencingnaturaldisastersorwaranOlympicwincanmeansomuch.SportsarealsoaneventthatunitespeoplE.SocceristhemostpopularsportintheworlD.Peopleonallcontinentsplayit—someforfunandsomeforaliving.NicoletteIribarneaCaliforniansoccerplayerhasdiscoveredawaytospreadhopethroughsoccer.HecreatedafoundationtoprovidepoorchildrenwithnotonlysoccerballsbutalsoapromisingfuturE.NexttimeyouplayyourfavoritegameorsportthinkaboutwhyyouenjoyitwhatskillsareneededandwhethertheseskillswillhelpyouinotheraspectsofyourlifE.46.Throughplayinghide-and-seekchildrenareexpectedtolearnto_____.A.beateamleaderB.obeythebasicrulesC.actasagrown-upD.predictpossibledanger47.TheunderlinedpartinParagraph2mostprobablymeansthatgamescan_____.A.describelifeinanexcitingwayB.turnreal-lifeexperiencesintoaplayC.makelearninglifeskillsmoreinterestingD.changepeople’sviewsofsportingevents48.AccordingtothepassagewhyiswinningOlympicmedalssoencouraging?A.Itinspirespeople’sdeeploveforthecountry.B.Itprovestheexceptionalskillsofthewinners.C.Ithelpsthecountryoutofnaturaldisasters.D.ItearnsthewinnersfameandfortunE.49.Iribarne’sgoalofformingthefoundationisto_______.A.bringfuntopoorkidsB.providesoccerballsforchildrenC.givepoorkidsachanceforabetterlifeD.appealtosoccerplayerstohelppoorkids

TaiwanesefishingboatsthatsailedtotheDiaoyuIslandstoprotestJapan'spurchaseofpartoftheislandscompletedtheirvoyageTuesdaymorningandhavesetsailforhomE.Localmediareportedthattheboatsfinishedtheirprotestat9:15A.m.andareexpectedtoreturntoaportinnortheastTaiwan'sYilancountyatnoonWednesday.Althoughtheboatsoriginallynumbered75theywerejoinedatseabyotherboatsfromdifferentpartsofTaiwanraisingthetotalnumbertoabout100vessels.OrganizerssaidthevoyagewasmadetoprotectTaiwanesefishingrightsinnearbywatersandtoprotestJapan'spurchaseofpartoftheDiaoyuIslands.TheJapanesegovernmentannouncedaplantopurchasepartoftheislandsearlierthismonthdespiterepeatedprotestsfromtheChinesegovernment.TheactionarouseddemonstrationsacrossChinaaswellasconsumers'boycottofJapaneseproductsinrecentweeks.LocalauthoritiesinTaiwanhavealsoprotestedthemovE.Japan'spurchaseandnationalizationofChina'sDiaoyuIslandsisputtingChina-Japaneconomicandtradetiesatriskduetoman-madefactors.AnofficialspokesmanfromBeijingwarned.China-Japaneconomicandtraderelationswasbackontrackin1952whenthetwocountriessignedtheirfirstnon-governmentaltradeagreement.CurrentlyChinahasbeenJapan'slargesttradepartnersince2007whileJapanisChina’sfourthlargesttradepartneraftertheEUU.S.andtheASEAN.MeanwhileChinaisthebiggestdestinationforJapaneseexportsandbiggestsourceofimports.Inthefirsthalfof2012Japan'sexportstoChinatotaled73.54billionU.S.dollarsdown6.2percentfromthesameperiodlastyearwhileitsimportfromChinawas91.29billionU.S.dollarsup7percentfromthesameperiodlastyear.NowChina-Japaneconomicandtraderelationsareatacrossroads.Negotiationcouldbethewayoutoftherift.41.Wherecanyouprobablyfindthispassage?A.MagazineB.ScientificreportC.TextbookD.Newspaper42.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheresultofJapan'smovetopurchasetheislandA.FishingboatsorganizedbyTaiwangovernmentsailedtotheislandtoprotest.B.NationwidedemonstrationswerecarriedoutinChinA.C.ChineseconsumersrefusedtobuyproductsimportedfromJapan.D.OppositionfromChinesegovernment.43.WhyareChina-Japaneconomicandtraderelationsatacrossroads?A.BecauseTaiwanfishingboatssailedtotheislandtoprotestJapan.B.BecauseTaiwanesearedeprivedoftheirfishingright.C.BecauseJapanannouncedtopurchaseChina'sDiaoyuIslands.D.BecauseJapanisnotChina'slargesttradepartner.44.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_____.A.About100boatsjoinedtheoriginalteamlater.B.Negotiationwillbringbothcountriesoutoftheconflict.C.Japan'sexportstoChinatotaled78billionU.S.dollarsin2011.D.Japan'spurchaseofDiaoyuIslandswillprobablyhaveanegativeeffectonitsexportandimportwithChina45.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.JapandeclaredtopurchaseChina'sDiaoyiiIslands.B.Japan'spurchaseofDiaoyuIslandsarousednationwideprotest.C.TheDiaoyuIslandsbelongtoChina!D.ChinaplaysanimportantpartinJapan'seconomydevelopment.第二节

Atonetimecomputerswereexpectedlargelytoremovetheneedforpapercopiesofdocumentsbecausetheycouldbestoredelectronically.Butforallthetextsthatarewrittenstoredandsentelectronicallyalotofthemarestillendinguponpaper.ItisdifficulttomeasurethequantityofpaperusedasaresultofuseofInternet-connectedcomputersalthoughjustaboutanyonewhoworksinanofficecantellyouthatwhene-mailisintroducedtheprintersstartworkingovertimE.Ifeelinmybonesthisrevolutioniscausingmoretreestobecutdown.saysTedSmithoftheEarthVillageOrganization.PerhapsbestsignofhowcomputerandInternetusepushesupdemandforpapercomesfromthehigh-techindustryitselfwhichseesprintingasoneofitsmostpromisingnewmarkets.SeveralInternetcompanieshavebeensetuptohelpsmallbusinessesprintqualitydocumentsfromacomputer.EarlierthisweekHewlett-PackardCo.announcedaplantodevelopnewtechnologiesthatwillenablepeopletoprintevenmoresotheycangetahardcopyofabusinessdocumentamedicalrecordorjustanon-linee-maileveniftheyarenowherenearacomputer.AsthecompanyseesitthemoreuseoftheInternetthegreaterdemandforprinters.Doesallthismeanenvironmentalconcerns环境问题havebeenforgotten?Someactivistssuggestpeoplehavebeenledtobelievethatalotofdangerstotheenvironmenthavegoneaway.IguesspeoplebelievethattheproblemistakencareofbecauseofrecyclingsaidKellyQuirkedirectoroftheRainforestActionNetworkinSanFrancisco.YetQuirkeishopefulthathigh-techmayalsoprovehelpful.Hesaysprintersthatprintonbothsidesaregrowinginpopularity.TheactiongrouphasalsofoundacceptablepapermadefrommaterialsotherthanwoodsuchasagriculturalwastE.31.WhichofthefollowingstatementisNOTtrue?A.Computerseffectivelycutdowntheuseofpaper.B.Documentscanbestoredincomputerselectronically.C.A.largenumberofe-mailsneedtobeprintedinreality.D.PrintersareinagreaterdemandowingtotheInternet.32.Thegrowingdemandforpaperinrecentyearsislargelydueto__________.A.therapiddevelopmentofsmallbusinessesB.theopeningupofnewmarketsC.theprintingofhighqualitycopiesD.theincreaseduseoftheInternet33.Hewlett-PackardCo.hasdecidedtodevelopnewtechnologiesbecause__________.A.peopleareconcernedabouttheenvironmentB.printersinmanyofficesareworkingovertimeC.smallcompaniesneedmorehardcopiesD.theyseeagrowingmarketforprinters34.Environmentalistsbelieveonepossiblewayofdealingwiththepapersituationis__________.A.toencourageprintingmorequalitydocumentsB.todevelopnewprintersusingrecycledpaperC.tofindnewmaterialsformakingpaperD.toplantmorefastgrowingtrees35.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ComputersandPrintersB.E.-mailandtheBusinessWorldC.InternetRevolutionandEnvironmentD.ModernTechnologyandNewMarkets

DoesFameDriveYouCrazy?Althoughbeingfamousmightsoundlikeadreamcometruetoday’sstarsfeelinglikezooanimalsfacepressuresthatfewofuscanimaginE.Theyareatthecenterofmuchoftheworld’sattention.Paparazzi狗仔队campoutsidetheirhomescamerasready.Tabloids小报publishthrillingstoriesabouttheirpersonallives.JustimaginenotbeingabletodoanythingwithoutbeingphotographedorinterruptedforasignaturE.AccordingtopsychologistChristinaVillarealcelebrities--famouspeople--worryconstantlyabouttheirpublicappearancE.Eventuallytheystarttolosetrackofwhotheyreallyareseeingthemselvesthewaytheirfansimaginethemnotasthepeopletheywerebeforeeveryoneknewtheirnames.OvertimeVillarealsaystheyfeelseparatedandalonE.Thephenomenonoftrackingcelebritieshasbeenaroundforages.Inthe4thcenturyB.C.paintersfollowedAlexandertheGreatintobattlehopingtopicturehisvictoriesforhisadmirers.WhenCharlesDickensvisitedAmericainthe19thcenturyhissold-outreadingsattractedthousandsoffansleadinghimtocomplain抱怨abouthislackofprivacy.Tabloidsofthe1920sand1930sranarticlesaboutfilm-starsinmuchthesamewaythatmoderntabloidsandwebsitesdo.BeingapublicfiguretodayhoweverisalotmoredifficultthanitusedtobE.Superstarscannotmoveaboutwithoutworryingaboutphotographerswithmoderncameras.WhentheysaysomethingsillyordosomethingridiculousthereisalwaystheInternettospreadthenewsinminutesandkeeptheirstoryaliveforever.Iffameissotroublesomewhyaren’tallcelebritiesrunningawayfromit?Theansweristherearestillwaystodealwithit.Somestarsstaycalmbysurroundingthemselveswithtrustedfriendsandfamilyorbyescapingtoremoteplacesawayfrombigcities.TheyfocusnotonhowfamoustheyarebutonwhattheylovetodoorwhatevermadethemfamousinthefirstplacE.SometimesafewcelebritiescangetalittlejusticE.StillevenstarswhoenjoyfulljusticeoftencomplainabouthowhardtheirlivesarE.Theyaretiredofbeingfamousalready.36.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatstarstoday__________.A.cannolongerhavetheirprivacyprotectedB.areoftenmisunderstoodbythepublicC.spendtoomuchontheirpublicappearanceD.carelittleabouthowtheyhavecomeintofame37.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?A.GreatheroesofthepastweregenerallyadmireD.B.Theproblemfacedbycelebritieshasalonghistory.C.Well-knownactorsareusuallytargetsoftabloids.D.Worksofpopularwritersoftenhavealotofreaders.38.Whatmakesitmuchhardertobeacelebritytoday?A.AvailabilityofmodernmediA.B.Inadequatesocialrecognition.C.Lackoffavorablechances.D.Hugepopulationoffans.39.Thereasonswhytherearestillsomanycelebritiesmightnotbe________.A.thatafewstarsstaycalmwiththeirfamilyB.thatsomestarsjustavoidpublicappearanceC.thateveryoneinsocietyrunsafterfameD.thattheyfixtheirattentiononwhattheydo40.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardmoderncelebrity?A.SincerE.B.Sceptical.C.Disapproving.D.SympathetiC.

Whenyoupracticereadingwithpassagesshorterthanbooklengthdonottrytotakeineachwordseparatelyoneaftertheother.ItismuchmoredifficulttograspthebroadthemeofthepassagethiswayandyouwillalsogetthestuckonindividualwordswhichmaynotbeabsolutelyessentialtoageneralunderstandingofthepassagE.Itisagoodideatoskimthroughthepassageveryquicklyfirsttogetthegeneralideaofeachparagraph.TitlesparagraphheadingsandemphasizedwordscanbeagreathelpingettingthisskeletonoutlineofthepassagE.Itissurprisinghowmanypeopledonotreadtitlesintroductionsorparagraphheadings.Canyouwithoutlookingbackrememberthetitleofthispassageandtheheadingofthisparagraph?Mostparagraphsofapassageorchapterhavea'topicsentence'whichexpressesthecentralideA.TheremainingsentencesexpandorsupportthatideA.Ithasbeenestimatedthatbetween50%and90%ofallexpositive说明的paragraphsinEnglishhavethetopicsentencefirst.AlwayspayspecialattentiontothefirstsentenceofaparagraphitismostlikelytogiveyouthemainideA.Sometimesthoughthefirstsentenceintheparagraphdoesnothavethefeelof'mainidea'sentencE.Itdoesnotseemtogiveusenoughnewinformationtojustifyaparagraph.Thenextmostlikelyplacetolookforthetopicsentenceisthelastsentenceoftheparagraph.Rememberthattheopeningandclosingparagraphsofapassageorchapterareparticularlyimportant.Theopeningparagraphsuggeststhegeneraldirectionandcontentofthepiecewhiletheclosingparagraphoftensummarizestheveryessence精髓.【小题1】Itisagoodideatoskimthroughapassagequicklyfirst____________.A.atabout315w.p.m.wordsperminuteB.togetthegeneralideaofeachparagraphC.sothatyoucantakeineachworkseparatelyD.tomakesureyougettotheendatleastonce【小题2】ThetopicsentenceofanexpositoryparagraphinEnglish_____________.A.usuallycomesinthemiddleB.ismostlikelytobefoundattheendC.ismostoftenatthebeginningD.isusuallyleftoutinexpositorywriting【小题3】MostexpositoryparagraphsinEnglishhaveaclearlydefinedtopicsentencE.Insuchparagraphsthetopicsentencecomesfirst_____________.A.inabout5%ofcasesB.inabout80%ofcasesC.inabout20%casesD.veryrarely【小题4】Sometimesweknowthefirstsentenceisnotthetopicsentencebecause____________.A.itdoesnotseemtogiveusenoughnewinformationB.itisnotlongenoughC.itdoesnotcomeatthebeginningD.itdoesnotmakeacompletesentence【小题5】Theclosingparagraphofapieceofwriting____________.A.isnotreallyveryimportantB.isoftenunnecessaryrepetitionC.oftencomesattheendD.oftensummarizestheessenceofthepassage

Scholarsandresearchershavetriedtodiscoverwhatpersonalitycharacteristicsgoalongwithsuccessininterculturalexperiences.TheirfindingshaveoftenbeenunclearorincompletE.Butthreecharacteristicsstandoutintheirreports:patienceasenseofhumorandtheawarenessofbeingunclear.Patienceofcourseistheabilitytokeepcalmevenwhenthingsdonotgoasonewantsthemtoorhopestheywillorhasevenbeensuretheywill.Impatiencesometimesbringsimprovementsinrelationswithotherpeoplebutusuallyitdoesnot.A.personwithasenseofhumorislesslikelytotakethingstooseriouslyandmorereadytoseethehumorinherownreactionsthanisahumorlessperson.Thevalueofasenseofhumorreallyneedstobepaidmoreattentionto.Theawarenessofbeingunclearisamoredifficultconceptthanpatienceorasenseofhumor.Foreignersoftenfindthemselvesinsituationsthatareuncleartothenewcomers.Thatistheydonotknowwhatishappeninginthesituation.Perhapstheydonotunderstandthelocallanguagewellenoughortheydonotknowhowsomesystemororganizationworksortheycan’tbesureofdifferentpeople’srolesinwhatisgoingon.It’slikeIjustgotherefromthemoonaChinesegraduatestudentwhonewlyarrivedintheUnitedStatessaidthingsarejustsodifferentherE.56.Thepassagemainlytellsus______.A.thatit’snoteasytotravelabroadB.thathumorisveryimportantincommunicationC.ofthreemainwaysusefulforcommunicatingwithforeignersD.ofsomecharacteristicsindealingwithforeigners57.Accordingtothepassagewhatcharacteristicshouldbemostfocusedon?A.TheawarenessofbeingunclearB.PatienceC.ThesenseofhumorD.Understandingeachother.58.Theawarenessofbeingunclearrefersto.A.knowingthemeaningofanexactsituationB.beingawareoftheunclearsituationC.realizingthepossiblemisunderstandinginasituationD.notstatingclearlywhathappens59.Whichofthefollowingcanbestsumupthepassage?A.Oneneedsmanycharacteristicstoliveinanothercountry.B.Americansareusedtothecultureofothercountries.C.Itisnecessarytolearnthelanguagebeforeyougotothecountry.D.ToliveinaforeignlandoneshouldgetfullyprepareD.

ThetimeofyearababyisborncanshapewhatprofessiontheywillembarkoninlaterlifeanewstudyhassuggesteD.BeingborninacertainmonthappearstoindicatethepossibilityofwhatjobapersonwillendupwiththestudybytheOfficeforNationalStatisticsfounD.ResearchershaveuncoveredthatthemonthinwhichbabiesareborncouldalsoaffecteverythingfromintelligencetolengthoflifE.A.childborninDecemberismorelikelytobecomeadentistwhilesomeonewhosebirthdayfallsinJanuarywilltendtoadebtcollectortheyfounD.AFebruarybirthappearstoincreasethechancesofbeinganartistwhileMarchbabiesappeartogoontobecomepilots.MeanwhileAprilandMayaresaidtohaveafairlyevenspreadofprofessionsbirthsinthesummermonthsmeanamuchlowerchanceofbecomingahigh-earningfootballplayerdoctorordentist.Thestudywasgainedbyresearcherswhoanalyzedthebirthmonthsofpeoplein19separateoccupationsusinginformationfromthelastcensus人口普查theDailyMailreporteD.Althoughthesetrendsmaybedifficulttoexplainrelationsbetweenbirthmonthsandspecifichealthproblemshaveascientificbasis.SpringbabiesareatgreaterriskofillnessesincludingschizophreniaAlzheimer’sdiseaseasthmaandautism.Theymayalsobelesscleverthanclassmatesborninotherpartsoftheyear.25.Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseembarkonreferto?A.landonB.keepintouchwithC.beengagedinD.breakfrom26.AccordingtotheresearchersachildborninMarchislikelytobecome_______.A.adebtcollectorB.apilotC.adentistD.anartist27.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat______.A.themonthbabiesareborncouldonlyaffecthisintelligenceandlengthoflifeB.PeopleborninthesummermonthsaremorelikelytogethighlypaidC.SpringbabiesmayhavethebiggerchancetogetillD.thechoiceofprofessionforAprilandMayisverynarrow28.Whatcanbeincludedfromthepassage?A.ThereexistconnectionsbetweenbirthdateandoccupationsB.ThefatehasbeenalreadydecidedwhenpeoplearebornC.PeopleborninAutumnwouldbemoresuccessfulthanthoseborninSpringD.Thetimeofyearoneisborndecideswhichspecifichealthproblemsonehas

Ifyou'reeverincentralLondonbetweenCoventGardenandHolbornlookup.YoumightspotthreeletterssomewherebetweentheStarbucksangelsandthepubsigns:LSE.Theymaynotlookmuch.Butthesethreeletterswelcomeyoutooneoftheworld'sleadinguniversitiesforsocialandpoliticalsciences.TheLondonSchoolofEconomicsandPoliticalScienceLSEoffersmorethanjusteconomics.Youcanstudyallsortsofthingsfromhistorytomathematicstopsychology.Theuniversitywasfoundedin1895.Ithasalwayssetveryhighstandardsforitsstudents.TodayitacceptsfewerstudentseveryyearthananyotherBritishuniversity.It'snotsurprisingthat17NobelPrizewinnersand34worldleaderswenttoLSE'includingJohnF.Kennedy.ThosewhodogetaplacecanenjoyteachingfromLSE'stop-classstaff.Studentshavethechancetolearnintheuniversity'sgreatfacilities设施.TheLSEhastheworld'slargestsocialandpoliticalscienceslibraryitsowntheaterandmanyotherlecturetheaters.Thesehostlecturesanddebatesforbothstudentsandthepublic.Someofthemostimportantpeopleintheworldcometospeak.RecentspeakershaveincludedformerUNSecretary—GeneralKofiAnnanformerUSPresidentBillClintonandeven'controversially'ColonelGaddafi.In2008theLSEstartedLSELiveaseriesofliveonlinelectures.There'sstilltimeforfunatLSE.StudentscanjoinupwiththeLSEstudentuniontotakepartinsportsartsanddramaclubs.TheycanalsojoinupwithotherLondonuniversities.What'smoreLSEisbigonChina.TheuniversityhasastronglinkwithPekingUniversity.A.two-weekLSE—PKUsummerschooltakesplaceeveryyear.ThecoursecoverseconomicsmanagementinternationalrelationsmediaandlawallwithafocusonChinaandAsia.How'sthatforstrengtheningEast-Westrelations?46.Whatcanweinferfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.ThesignofLSEishiddenamongothersigns.B.LSEstudentsoftengotoStarbucksorpubs.C.LSEmaynotbeeye-catchingatfirstsight.D.LSEisatopuniversityfornaturalsciences.47.WhydoestheauthormentionKofiAnnanBillClintonandColonelGaddafi?A.TopromotetheprogramofLSELive.B.Toprovideexamplesoffamousspeakers.C.TointroduceLSE'soutstandinggraduates.D.Toshowtheinfluenceoftheuniversity.48.WhatcanstudentsatLSEenjoyaccordingtothetext?a.alargecampusb.firstclassstaffc.alargelibraryd.gooddramaclassese.goodfacilitiesf.goodlecturesA.bcefB.abdeC.acdfD.bdef49.WhichofthefollowingistrueofLSE?A.ItistheoldestpoliticaluniversityinGreatBritain.B.Ithasthesmallestnumberofstudentsintheworld.C.Itisoutstandinginotherfieldsbesideseconomics.D.ItissimilartoPekingUniversityinmanyways.50.Whatcanbelearnedfromthelastparagraph?A.LSEcoursesfocusalotonEast-Westrelations.B.LSEhasmoreartscoursesinvolvedinChina.C.LSEsetsahighergoalforChinesestudents.D.LSEhasattachedgreatimportancetoChina.

首先请阅读下列招聘启示的相关信息A.BlogWriterHaidianDistrictBeijingIntroduceyouruniversityandgetpaid!WearelookingforforeignstudentsaroundChinatowriteabouttheiruniversities.Wewillpublishthesearticlesonourblog.NorequirementsorexperienceisneedeD.IfyouareaforeignstudentinChinaandareabletowriteinEnglishthenyouarewelcometojoinus.B.FulltimekindergartenteacherneedednowWearelookingforForeignEnglishspeakingteachers.Studentsrangefromage3–12yearsolD.Otherlanguageskillsareaplus.Ourrequirements:◇NativeEnglishspeakerfromtheU.S.AustraliaBritainandCanadawouldbebetter◇Haveatleastoneyearteachingexperience◇Lovekidsandlovetoteachandshouldbeopenandactiveanddynamicmotivated◇HavegoodcommunicationandorganizationskillswhenyouareintheclassC.DentistsNeededinBeijing-A.FamousDentalInstitutionsChaoyangDistrictWeareverywell-knowninternationaldentalmedicalinstitutionsinBeijing.We‘renowingreatneedofinternationalforeigndentists.Requirements:◇5yearsrelatedworkexperiencesuchasDentalImplants2ndperiodrepairTeethBeautyetC.◇Youmustbeacertifiedpractitioner◇NowinChinamostwelcome◇CanliveandworkinBeijingforalongtimE.D.ParttimeteacherneededTianheDistrictWearelookingforaparttimeteacherforakidstrainingcenter13.5hours/week.◇ClassSize:2-6kids/class.◇Schedule:MondaytoSaturday13.5hoursintotal.Requirements:◇NativespeakingEnglishteacherwithrelevantteachingexperiencE.◇Responsiblereliableactiveandlikeworkingwithchildren.E.Interpreter/PersonalAssistantGuangzhouWeareanAustralianFashionDesignhousewithWholesale&Retailoperations.ItraveltoGuangzhouoftenandneedanassistanttohelpmedevelopourbusinessinChinA.Therightpersonmustbeableto:◇InterpretationsupportandhavegoodEnglishspeakingskillsandwritingskills◇OfferPersonalassistancewithSuppliersmeetings◇TravelwithinChinaandvisitTradeShows&Suppliersifnecessary◇VisitFabricMarketswithmetosourceFabricF.HongKongerCakeShopManagerorBakeryManagerSQisanultra-luxuriouspatisserieinShanghaiSQisopening3newcakeshopsinShanghaiandwenowneedaHongKongercakeshopmanagerorBakeryManagerRequirements:◇ComefromHongKongit’samustMalepreferred◇HavewesternrestaurantmanagementexperienceorworkedasmanagerofStarbucksorKFC◇Withgoodstuffmanagementandtrainingability◇Professionalanddedicated以下是各求职者的信息请将求职者的信息和上面合适的招聘信息匹配起来【小题1】ThisisLora22yearsoldagraduateofInternationalTradeMajor.IcanspeakexcellentEnglishalsoCantonesE.HaveagoodcommunicatingskillsandnegotiatingmethoD.—I'dliketoassistyouaccompanyyouvisitfactoriesmarketsandtradefairsoon.—Samplesending/Orderfollowingandnegotiatingwithsupplieronyourbehalf.—QualityControlInspectiongoodssuperviseloading.【小题2】MynameisNataliaaBritishfemaleandIamlookingforafull-timepositionofEnglishTeacherinShanghai.HereismyCV:—EnglishTeacherPrivateKindergartenShanghai2012.08–nowadays—TeachingEnglishto2-5yearsoldstudentsteachingplansforgroupsandEnglishClubdevelopmentParents’Daysandmeetingsorganizingthegraduationshoweventpreparing.—Languages:English–fluent;German–basic;Spanish–basic【小题3】HithisisRalphwhocomesfromAmericA.IamstudyinginuniversityofscienceandtechnologyBeijing;Iamdoingmastersincommunicationandinformationengineering.I’mgoodatwritingandwillingtodoanyparttimejobrelatedtowriting.【小题4】MynameisSteveandIamcurrentlylookingforemploymentinBeijing.Ihave8yearsexperiencewithDentalServicewhereIcoverednumeroustasksincludingthefollowing:—Oralsurgery—Teethwhitening—CosmeticdentistryIwanttoworkwithacompanyinBeijingtosharemyknowledgeandworkwiththecompanytoensurestabilityandgrowthcontinueslongterm.【小题5】HiIamPaulandIamwritingthislettertooffermyapplicationforthepositionofabakerymanager.IhavebeenabakerymanagerforthelastfiveyearsinaStarbucksinHongKong.IhavegainedagoodknowledgeofwhatittakestofacilitatethebestbakingproductsandservicE.ApartfromthisIknowhowtorunasuccessfulbusinessandmanagethesupplystandardofproductsandalsointhehiringortrainingandcustomerservicE.Iamreadytotakeupanewchallengeinyouresteemedbakery.

TheillegalivorytradehasbeenamajorprobleminAfricafordecades.Poachers偷猎者andhuntershavekilledoffhundredsofthousandsofelephantstoobtainthispreciousmaterial.Nowaffectedareasaretakingaction.TheInternationalUnionforConservationofNatureIUCNannouncedonWednesdaythatkeystateswherepoachingtakesplacehavepromisedtostoptheivorytradeandprotectAfrica’selephants.Inthe1980sasmanyas1millionelephantsacrossAfricawerekilledfortheirivorytusks.Thiscontinueduntil1989whentheConventiononInternationalTradeinSpeciesCITESvotedtobanalltradeinivory.Withtradechokedoffdemandforivoryfell.ElephantpopulationsslowlybegantoincreasE.Howeverthisprogresswasshort-liveD.AccordingtotheIUCN2011sawthehighestlevelsofpoachingandillegalivorytradinginatleast16years.Around25000elephantswerekilledinAfricathatyear.PreliminarydatafromtheIUCNshowsevenhigherlevelsofillegaltrademayhavebeenreachedin2013.Withabout22000elephantsillegallykilledin2012wecontinuetofaceacriticalsituationsaidJohnE.ScanlonCITESSecretary-General.CurrentelephantpoachinginAfricaremainsfartoohighandcouldsoonleadtolocalextinctionsifthepresentkillingratecontinues.AttheAfricanElephantSummitkeyAfricanstateswhereelephantsmaketheirhomeagreedtodevelopazero-toleranceattitudetowardspoaching.Thedealcallsformaximumsentencesforpoachersandhuntersandincreasedcooperationbetweenaffectedstates.Officialsaredeterminedtoclassifyingwildlifetradingasaseriouscrime—andtomakingsurethatthepeoplewhocommititarepunisheD.Allparticipantsattheconferenceagreedtosignthedeal.Withthesestatescomingtogethertheremayyetbehopeforelephants.293words【小题1】What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.NewHopeforElephants.B.Elephantsaredying.C.ElephantsarevaluablE.D.Howtoprotectelephants【小题2】TheunderlinedphrasechokedoffinParagraph2canbereplacedby________.A.appreciatedB.preventedC.admittedD.explored【小题3】WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TheCITEShashelpedtoimproveelephants’situationeversince1989.B.AroundonemillionelephantsacrossAfricawerekilledfortheirivorytusksinthe1980s.C.Thepoachingandillegalivorytradingin2011wereveryserious.D.Thesituationofelephantsin2012wasstillterriblE.【小题4】AllofthefollowingmeasureswillbetakentoprotectelephantsEXCEPT________.A.toidentifywildlifetradingaseriouscrimeB.topunishthosewhobuyorsellwildlifebelongingsC.tosentenceallwildlifepoachersandhunterstodeathD.toworktogethertofightagainstwildlifehunting【小题5】What’sthemainideaofthispassage?A.TheillegalivorytradehasbeenamajorprobleminAfricA.B.ElephantsinAfricamaydieoutbecauseoftheillegalpoaching.C.HuntingelephantswillberecognizedasaveryseriouscrimE.D.Anewagreementaimstodevelopazero-toleranceattitudetowardspoaching.

Manypeoplewhenstartingtogamble赌博thinkthattherewillbenoproblemtostopatanygiventimebuttheydon'tevenrealizehowtheirinitialexcitementeventuallytransformsintolosingofcontrolhowtheystarttogamblemoreandmorefrequentlyinordertobetlargerandlargeramountsofmoneyandfinallyturnintorealaddicts.Addictivegamblingcanharmtherelationshipsathomeandatwork.Peopleevenstartdoingthingstheyneverthoughttheywouldlikestealingtogetmoneytogambleorpaygamblingdebts.Theystarttolieandcheatonceoutofcashtousefortheiraddiction.GablingistheonlythingthatoccupiesthemindofanaddictandisalltheywanttodonomatterwhattheconsequencesarE.GamblerskeepgamblingwhethertheyareinagoodorinabadmoodwhethertheyarehappyordepresseD.Itseemsthatonlysocantheynotfeelempty.Accordingtotheexpertstherearethreestagesleadingtogamblingaddiction:1ststage:Theso-calledwinningstagE.Itstartswiththeplayer'sfirstwins.Thiseventreleasessuchabigamountofstimulationintothebrainofanindividualthattheywillpayanypricetorepeatthestimulation.2ndstage:ThelosingstagE.EventuallytheplayerwillstarttolosefromtimetotimE.TheexcessiveplayersusuallydonotliketolosE.Theystartplayingmoreandmoreinordertogetthelostmoneybackandalwaysbelievethattheluckisjustonitsway.ThisveryoftenleadstotrappingtheplayerintoaterriblecirclE.3rdstage:ThedesperatestagE.Atthispointthepersonisalreadydeeplyaffectedbythegamblingaddiction.HebecomesseparatedfromthesocietyandseesnohopE.Atthisstagetheplayerisoftenincompletesadnesswheretheneedforhelpisadesperateextremity极点.Inordertoovercomeagamblingaddictionthefirststeptostartwithistoadmitrecognizeandaccepttheproblembyaddictsthemselves.Formanygamblersthisisusuallythehardestpart.MostofthemmaynotjustrealizethattheyarehavingthisproblemwhileothersmaybeawareofitbutwouldnotadmititsexistencE.Thismightbeagoodtimetocomecleantothelovedonesandaskfortheirsupport.Howeveritisrecommendedtoseekprofessionalhelpfromanaddictionexpert.Peoplewiththiskindofproblemcanreceivehelpfromprofessionalsonlyaftertheyhavestartedtohelpthemselvesbyadmittingtheirdifficultsituation.Recoverywillneverhappenwhenpeopleminimizetheextentoftheirconditionwhentheystartmakingexcusesorblameothersfortheirmistakes.Overcomingagamblingaddictionorproblemisnevereasy.Counselingisagoodchoiceinordertogainacontroloverthegamblingaddictionandisthebestwavtofindalong-termsolution.TitleGamblingaddictionhelpFacts☆Peoplewhostarttogambletakegambling76.☆Theseriousnessofgamblingaddictionisoften77.Problemscausedbygambling☆Onecan't78onwellwithhisfriendsandfamilymembers.☆Itcausesonetosteallieandevencheatwhenheusesupmoney.79forgamblingaddiction☆Gamblingoccupiesthemindofanaddictdespitetheconsequences.☆Itseemstofillone's80inhislifE.Threestages81ingamblingaddiction☆Thewinningstagestartswiththeplayer'sfirstwinsandmakesonerepeatthestimulationlikecrazy.☆Thelosingstageiswhentheplayersloseoftenandtrytogetthelostmoneybackwiththe82inluck.☆Thedesperatestageiswhenthegamblingaddictionaffectsthepersondeeplyandmakeshimseparatedand83.Waystoovercometheaddiction☆Admitrecognizeandaccepttheproblembyaddictsthemselves.☆Seekhelpfromthelovedonesandespeciallyanaddiction84.☆Counseloftento85thegamblingaddiction.

TheChinese-bornAmericanarchitectIeohMingPeiisoneofthemostcreativearchitectsofourtimes.Hehasincorporatedbotheasternandwesternideasintohisdesigns.IeohMingPeiwasborninGuangzhouChinaonApril261917.Hisfatherwasafamousbanker.In1935attheageof17hecametotheUnitedStatestostudyarchitectureatMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.In1942heenteredtheHarvardGraduateSchoolofDesign.In1964JacquelineKennedyselectedPeitodesigntheKennedylibrary.Afterthathebecamewell-knownalloftheworlD.PeoplenameditoneoftheTenBestBuildingsintheUnitedStates.In1968PeistartedworkontheEastWingoftheNationalGalleryofArtinWashingtonD.C.Overonemillionpeoplevisitedthebuildingduringitsfirst50daysinexistencE.FollowingtheEastWingprojectPei'sfamehascontinuedtogrowwidely.In1983FrenchPresidentcommissioned委任PeitohelpmaketheLouvremoremodern.TenyearslaterthecompletionofPei’sglasspyramidattheLouvrecreatedanewhistoriclandmarkforParis.Peidescribeditasthegreatestchallengeandgreatestaccomplishmentofmycareer.AtFragrantHilla300-roomhotelintheChinesecapitalPeihasattemptedtobringtohisnativeChinahisoften-quotedthirdwayofmakingbuildings.AvoidingbothacompletecopyingoftraditionalChinesemotifs特色aswellasthemodernismoftheWestPeihasmanagedatFragrantHilltomakeoneofhismosteloquent有说服力的statements.Peihasdesignednearly50projectsintheUnitedStatesandabroaD.Abouthalfoftheseprojectshavewonmajorawards.PeihasbeenawardedthehighesthonorsfromnationsovertheworlD.In1990PeiwasawardedtheMedalofFreedombyPresidentGeorgeBushforhiscontributionstoworldpeaceandservicetotheUSgovernment.56.WhichistherightorderoftheeventsofIeohMingPei?A.PeistartedworkontheEastWingoftheNationalGalleryofArtinWashingtonDC.B.IeohMingPeienteredtheHarvardGraduateSchoolofDesign.C.ThecompletionofPei’sglasspyramidattheLouvrecreatedanewhistoriclandmarkforParis.D.IeohMingPeiwasselectedtodesigntheKennedylibrary.E.IeohMingPeiwasborninGuangzhou.f.PeiwasawardedtheMedalofFreedombyPresidentGeorgeBush.g.IeohMingPeicametoMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.h.FrenchPresidentcommissionedPeitohelpmaketheLouvremoremodern.A.e-g-d-b-a-h-c-fB.e-g-b-d-a-h-c-fC.e-g-b-d-h-a-c-fD.e-g-b-d-a-h-f-c57.Theunderlinedwordincorporatecanbereplacedby__________.A.divideB.combineC.separateD.part58.Itwas____________thatIeohMingPeibecameworld-famous.A.afterthecompletionofPei’sglasspyramidattheLouvreB.afterhedesignedEastWingoftheNationalGalleryofArtinWashingtonDCC.afterhedesignedtheKennedylibraryD.afterhedesignedtheFragrantHill59.__________isanexcellentbuildingthatshowsboththetraditionalChinesemotifsandthemodernismoftheWest.A.FragrantHillB.Pei’sglasspyramidattheLouvreC.TheEastWingoftheNationalGalleryofArtD.Kennedylibrary60.Wecaninferthatabout_________ofIeohMingPei’sprojectshavewonmajorawards.A.50B.15C.25D.35

ChristianEijkmanaDutchdoctorlefttheNetherlandsfortheislandofJavA.Manypeopleontheislandhadadiseasecalledberi-beri.Hewasgoingtheretotryandfindacure.AtfirstEijkmanthoughtsomekindofgerm细菌causedberi-beri.Heraisedsomechickens.Hedidn’teatthembutmadeexperimentsonthem.Thelocalpeoplewerequitesurprisedatthat.OnedayhenoticedthathischickensbecamesickwhentheywerefedthefoodmostJavaneseate—refinedwhiterice精炼米.WhenhefedthemwithunrefinedricealsoknownasbrownricetheyrecovereD.Eijkmanrealizedthathehadmadeanimportantdiscovery—thatsomethingsinfoodcouldpreventdiseasE.Thesethingswerenamedvitamins维生素.TheJavanesewerenotgettingenoughvitaminsbecausetheyhadactuallyremovedthepartthatcontainsvitamins.Laterotherdiseaseswerealsofoundtobecausedbythelackofvitaminsinaperson’sfooD.Todaymanypeopleknowtheimportanceofvitaminsandtheymakesuretheyhaveenoughvitaminsfromthefoodtheyeat.Iftheydon’ttheycanalsotakevitaminpills.61.TheunderlinedwordcureinParagraph1probablymeans______.A.amedicaltreatmentB.akindofvitaminC.akindofgermD.akindofrice62.ChristianEijkmanwenttotheislandofJavato______.A.spendhisholidayB.findwaystogrowbettercropsC.dosomeresearchabouttheislandD.helptheJavanesewiththeirillness63.WhydidChristianEijkmanraisesomechickens?A.Toeatthem.B.Tocarryouthisexperiments.C.TogivetheJavaneseasurprisE.D.Tomakemoneybysellingthem.64.Ifapersondoesn’tgetenoughvitaminsinhisdiethe’dbetter______.A.eatmorericeB.eatmoremeatC.eatsomechickenD.eatvitaminpills65.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.A.beri-beriwascausedbychickensB.theJavanesedidn’tlikevitaminsC.ChristianEijkman’sexperimentwassuccessfulD.theJavanese’sdiseasewascausedbyakindofgerm

Forsomepeoplemusicisnofunatall.AboutfourpercentofthepopulationiswhatscientistscallamusiC.Peoplewhoareamusicarebornwithouttheabilitytorecognizeorreproducemusicalnotes音调.Amusicpeopleoftencannottellthedifferencebetweentwosongs.AmusicscanonlyhearthedifferencebetweentwonotesiftheyareveryfarapartonthemusicalscalE.AsaresultsongssoundlikenoisetoanamusiC.Manyamusicscomparethesoundofmusictopiecesofmetalhittingeachother.Lifecanbehardforamusics.Theirinabilitytoenjoymusicsetthemapartfromothers.Itcanbedifficultforotherpeopletoidentifywiththeircondition.InfactmostpeoplecannotbegintograspwhatitfeelsliketobeamusiC.Justgoingtoarestaurantorashoppingmallcanbeuncomfortableorevenpainful.ThatiswhymanyamusicsintentionallystayawayfromplaceswherethereismusiC.Howeverthiscanresultinwithdrawalandsocialisolation.IusedtohatepartiessaysMargaretaseventy-year-oldwomanwhoonlyrecentlydiscoveredthatshewasamusiC.BystudyingpeoplelikeMargaretscientistsarefinallylearninghowtoidentifythisunusualcondition.ScientistssaythatthebrainsofamusicsaredifferentfromthebrainsofpeoplewhocanappreciatemusiC.Thedifferenceiscomplexanditdoesn’tinvolvedefectivehearing.Amusicscanunderstandothernonmusicalsoundswell.Theyalsohavenoproblemsunderstandingordinaryspeech.Scientistscompareamusicstopeoplewhojustcan’tseecertaincolors.ManyamusicsarehappywhentheirconditionisfinallydiagnoseD.ForyearsMargaretfeltembarrassedaboutherproblemwithmusiC.NowsheknowsthatsheisnotalonE.Thereisanameforhercondition.Thatmakesiteasierforhertoexplain.WhenpeopleinvitemetoaconcertIjustsay‘NothanksI’mamusic’saysMargaret.IjustwishIhadlearnedtosaythatwhenIwasseventeenandnotseventy.68.Whichofthefollowingistrueofamusics?A.Listeningtomusicisfarfromenjoyableforthem.B.TheyloveplaceswheretheyarelikelytohearmusiC.C.Theycaneasilytelltwodifferentsongsapart.D.Theirsituationiswellunderstoodbymusicians.69.Accordingtoparagraph3apersonwithdefectivehearingisprobablyonewho______.A.dislikeslisteningtospeechesB.canhearanythingnonmusicalC.hasahearingproblemD.lacksacomplexhearingsystem70.InthelastparagraphMargaretexpressedherwishthat______.A.herproblemwithmusichadbeendiagnosedearlierB.shewereseventeenyearsoldratherthanseventyC.herproblemcouldbeeasilyexplainedD.shewereabletomeetotheramusics71.Whatisthepassagemainlyconcernedwith?A.Amusics’strangebehaviours.B.Somepeople’sinabilitytoenjoymusiC.C.MusicaltalentandbrainstructurE.D.Identificationandtreatmentofamusics.

NursingatBethIsraelHospitalproducesthebestpatientcarE.IfwearetosolvethenursingshortagE.hospitaladministrationanddoctorseverywherewoulddowelltofollowBethIsrael'sexample.AtBethIsraeleachpatientisassignedtoaprimarynursewhovisitsatlengthwiththepatientandconstructsafull-scalehealthaccountthatcoverseverythingfromhismedicalhistorytohisemotionalstatE.Thenshewritesacareplancenteredonthepatient'sillnessbutwhichalsoincludeseverythingelsethatisnecessary.Theprimarynursestayswiththepatientthroughhishospitalization.keepingtrackwithhisprogressandseekingfurtheradvicefromhisdoctor.IfapatientatBethIsraelisnotrespondingtotreatment.itisnotuncommonforhisnursetoproposeanotherapproachtohisdoctor.WhatthedoctoratBethIsraelhasintheprimarynurseisatruecolleaguE.NursingatBethIsraelalsoinvolvesadecentralized分散的nursingadministration;everyunitisaself-containedorganization.Therearenurse-managersinsteadofheadnurses;inadditiontotheirmedicaldutiestheydoalltheirownhiringanddismissingemployeeadvisingandtheymakesalaryrecommendations.Eachunit'snursesdecideamongthemselveswhowillworkwhatshiftsandwhen.BethIsrael'snurse-in-chiefranksasanequalwithothervicepresidentsofthehospital.SheisalsoamemberoftheMedicalExecutiveCommitteE.whichinmosthospitalsincludesonlydoctors.【小题1】WhichofthefollowingbestcharacterizesthemainfeatureofthenursingsystematBethIsraelHospital?A.ThedoctorgetsmoreactiveprofessionalsupportfromtheprimarynursE.B.Eachpatientistakencareofbyaprimarynursedayandnight.C.Theprimarynursewritescareplansforeverypatient.D.Theprimarynursekeepsrecordsofthepatient'shealthconditionseveryday.【小题2】Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_____.A.comparedwithotherhospitalsnursesatBethIsraelHospitalaremorepatientB.inmosthospitalspatientcareisinadequatefromtheprofessionalpointofviewC.inmosthospitalnursesgetlowsalariesD.comparedwithotherhospitalsnurseshavetoworklongerhoursatBethIsraelHospital【小题3】A.primarynursecanproposeadifferentapproachoftreatmentwhenA.thepresentoneisrefusedbythepatientB.thepatientcomplainsaboutthepresentoneC.thepresentoneprovestobeineffectiveD.thepatientisfoundunwillingtocooperate【小题4】Themaindifferencebetweenanurse-managerandaheadnurseisthattheformerA.isamemberoftheMedicalExecutiveCommitteeofthehospitalB.hastoarrangetheworkshiftsoftheunit'snursesC.canmakedecisionsconcerningthemedicaltreatmentofapatientD.hasfullresponsibilityintheadministrationoftheunit'snurses【小题5】Theauthor'sattitudetowardsthenursesystematBethIsraelHospitalis___A.negativeB.neutralC.criticalD.positive

Haveyoueverhadtravelproblemsbecauseyourairplanewaslate?ItisacommonproblemanditisgettingworsE.AirportdelaysmakepeopleangryandcostthecountrybillionsinlostworktimE.TheFederalAviationAdministrationFAAisthegovernmentagencythatoverseesairtravel.Theystudiedtheproblemofairlinedelays.Theyfoundelevenmajorproblemsandsuggestedelevenwaystofixthem.Someoftheproblemsarecausedbecausedifferentregionsofthecountrydothingsdifferently.Theregionsdon’ttalktoeachotherenough.Someofthemneednewcomputers.Alsomoreplanesareflying.A.strongeconomyhasmorepeopleusingairplanestogetarounD.Airplanesareaformofmasstransportationnowliketrainsandbuseswereinthepast.Moreplanesintheairportcausedelays.TheairportinSanFranciscoisagoodexamplE.Itisgrowingfast.ManypeoplegothroughSanFranciscotogettootherplacesaroundtheworlD.RonWilsonoftheSanFranciscoInternationalAirportsaysIfyou’vegot18flightsthatallwanttotakeoffat8:00amandyou’reonthe18thplaneinlineyou’regoingtobe40minuteslatE.Weatherisanothermainreasonfordelays.Weathercausesabout70%ofdelays.Fogorfreezingraincancausedelays.ThefirstthingtheFAAwantstodoistakecontrolawayfromtheregionsduringheavytraffictimesandbadweather.A.nationalcenterwouldmakedecisionsonthingsthataffectthewholecountry.TheFAAalsowantstoputmoredistancebetweenplanesintheskywhentheweatherisbaD.Thisrulecouldcauseevenmoredelays.TheFAAknowsthattheirsolutionswillnotsolvetheproblemswithairportdelays.Buttheyhopetomakethingsbetter.Therearejusttoomanyplanestoofewtrafficcontrollersandnotenoughnewtechnology.67.FAAfoundthatsomeofthedelayproblemsarecausedby______betweentworegions.A.differentlanguagesB.technicalmisunderstandingC.misunderstandingoftherulesD.lackofcommunication68.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasareasonforairlinedelays?A.A.growingnumberofflights.B.Badweather.C.A.growingpopulation.D.Lackofnewtechnology.69.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat______.A.FAAisanationalcenterwhichcontrolsalltheflightmattersB.FAAhastakencontroltosolveairportdelaysC.inSanFranciscoeachplanewilldelayabout40minutesD.safetyrulesduringbadweathermaycausemoredelays70.Whichofthestatementsbestgivestheideaofthepassage?A.FAAshouldmakedecisionstostopairportdelays.B.AirportdelaysareontherisE.C.TravelproblemscostbillionsinlostworktimE.D.FAAhastakencontrolofairtrafficnationwidE.

MuchofEuropeantrainisaboutefficiencyandcomfort---leavingandarrivingontimeandhavingacomfortableseat.ButthefollowingEuropeantrainsdon’tnecessarilyofferthefastestjourneys---justthemostmemorablE.SweetSwitzerland:TheChocolateTrainRoute:MontreuxtoBrocSwitzerlandTime:9hours45minutesroundtripwww.raileuropE.comThischarmingtrainrunninginsummerandfallclimbsfromMontreuxoverlookingLakeGenevatotheoldtownofGruyerespopulation1600hometothecheeseofthesamenamE.TourthecheesefactoryandthelocalcastlehavelunchthenreboardthetrainandcontinueontoBroC.Thereyou’llbebussedtotheCailler-NestlechocolatefactorylyingbetweenLakeGruyeresandmountains.TunnelsGalore:TheBerninaExpressRoute:ChurSwitzerlandtoTiranoItalyTime:4hours14minuteswww.visitflam.comThistraintakesonseven-percentinclines斜坡55tunnelsand196bridges---reachingaheightof7391feetandthendroppingto5905feetbeforecomingtoastop.IttravelsthroughtheAlpssouthfromSwitzerland’soldesttowntoanItaliantownofjustunder10000peoplE.AHotelonWheels:FranciscodeGoyaRoute:ParisFrancetoMadridSpainTime:13hours30minuteswww.elipsos.comLeaveParisintheeveningenjoyathree-coursedinnerandtheincreasinglyruralscenerysleepwiththerhythmoftherailsandwakethenextdayasyouarriveinMadridrestedandreadytotourthemostpopulous人口密集的cityinEuropE.Firstclassincludesawelcomedrinkgooddinnerbreakfastandanin-roombathroomwithshower.TheEpicJourney:Trans-SiberianRailway]Route:MoscowtoVladivostokRussiaTime:19dayswww.trans-siberiA.comThisrouteasymbolofRussianculturecrosseseighttimezonestoconnecttheRussiancapitalwithaportonthePacificOcean.Onboardpoorstaywithrichyoungwitholdforeignerswithlocals.SocialdifferencesdisappearaspassengersshareauniquerailexperiencE.【小题1】TravellingfromMontreuxtoBrocontheChocolateTrainyou____________.A.willspendaboutfivehoursB.havetogoinwinterandspringC.willseeafamouschocolatefactoryD.canhavelunchonthetrain【小题2】WhichofthefollowingwebsitesoffersmoreinformationaboutFranciscodeGoya?A.www.trans-siberiA.comB.www.visitflam.comC.www.raileuropE.comD.www.elipsos.com【小题3】WhichofthefollowingtrainscanhelpyoulearnaboutRussianculture?A.Trans-SiberianRailway.B.TheChocolateTrain.C.FranciscodeGoyA.D.TheBerninaExpress.【小题4】Thepassageismostprobablytakenfroma_____________.A.newsreportB.bookreviewC.travelmagazineD.geographytextbook

Therearemanytypesofreports.A.reportissimplyanaccountofsomethingthathashappeneD.Thecommonestarenewsreports.Wegettheminthemselvesoverradioandontelevision.Sometimescinemasalsoshowusnewsreels.Themainpurposeofanewspaperistoprovidenews.Ifyouexamineanewspapercloselyyouwillfindthattherearealltypesofnews:accidentsfloodsfireswarsfashionssportsbooksetC.Thenewscoverseverythingthathappenstopeopleandtheirsurroundings.Sometimestherearenewsitemswhichareveryamusing.Anewsreportisusuallyveryshortexceptwhenitisaboutsomethingveryimportantbutitcontainsalotofinformation.Itisalsowritteninshortparagraphs;thefirstparagraphisinfactasummaryofthenewsitem.Itgivesallthenecessaryinformationwhatwhenwherehowandwhy.Theotherparagraphsgivefulldetailsofthesubjects.TheremayalsobeinterviewswithpeoplE.Thewordsactuallyspokenbythemarewithininvertedcommas.Oftentherearephotographstogowiththenewstomakeitmoreinteresting.71.Theeasiestwaytogettoday’snewsis.A.togotothecinemaB.towatchacolorTVC.toreadtoday’snewspaperD.tolistentothemusicoverradio72.Newspaperssellwellmainlybecause.A.theycostverylittleB.theyareeasytogetC.theyhavegotpicturestogowiththenewsD.theyprovideallsortsofnewsinthem73.Ifyouwanttogetenoughinformationaboutyesterday’strafficaccidentwithinaveryshorttimeyou’dbetter.A.readthefirstparagraphofthenewsreportintoday’snewspaperB.startfromthesecondparagraphofthenewsreportintoday’snewspaperC.lookthroughthewholenewsreportintoday’snewspaperD.talkwithpeoplewhohaveseentheaccident74.Tointerestmorepeopleanewsreporter.A.usuallyproducesamusingnewsB.alwayswritesveryshortnewsreportsC.oftenprintspicturestogowiththenewsD.sometimesprovideslongandimportantnews75.Thispassagemainlytalksabout.A.differenttypesofreportsB.newsreportsC.happeningstopeopleandtheirsurroundingsD.thelengthofanewsreport

MydecisiontotravelaroundChinalaymerelywithmycuriosityabouttheplacE.BeforecominghereChinaseemedalientome----aplacethatexpectedtobehugelydissimilarfrommyownBritishculturE.AftertravellingfromBeijinguptoXi'anIwantedtochallengemyselfbychoosingasmallertown----XiaheinGansuProvincE.IarrivedinLanzhouataround5ambuttherewerenobusestoXiahE.ImanagedtospotapolicemanandattemptedtoexplainmydestinationtohiminsimpleEnglishprayingthathewouldunderstanD.Iwasn'tsurethathedidbutIjustfollowedhimanywayasIhadnochoicE.HetookmeonabusandIdidn'tknowwhereIwasgoing.LuckilyImetastudentwhoexplainedtomeinEnglishthatthepolicemanwastakingmetoanotherbusstationwhereIcouldtakeabustoXiahE.Duringthisconversationathirdmansaidhewasalsoapolicemanandwouldhelpmebuytickets.ButashewasnotinuniformIwasalittledoubtful.TheuniformedpolicemantoldmeitwasOKtogowiththethirdmansoIgotoffthebuswiththeso-calledpolicemanwhoatthispointdisappearedandIwasleftinthemiddleofnowherE.Istoodpanicking.AroundoneminutelaterapolicecarcameandstoppedrightbymE.Itwastheuh-uniformedpoliceman.Igotintothecarandhedroppedmedirectlyatthebusstationandhelpedmebuytheticket.ThisisoneofmanyexperiencesthatIhavehadinChinA.Irealizedthathoweverdifferentthisculturewastherewasonethingthatwouldalwaysstandout------kindness.InthewestweseemtolackthefoundationoftrustyetinChinaitseemsthattherewillalwaysbesomeonetoansweryourquestionsandleadyoutherightway.60.Whichofthefollowingistheclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwordalien?A.Unfriendly.B.Familiar.C.StrangE.D.AttractivE.61.Whatcanwelearnfromthesecondparagraph?A.Theauthordoubtedtheso-calledpoliceman.B.ThethirdmancouldspeakEnglishfluently.C.Theauthorfollowedastudenttoanotherbusstation.D.A.policecartooktheun-uniformedpolicemanaway.62.Whydidtheun-uniformedpolicemandisappearaftertheauthorgotoffthebus?A.Hehurriedtobuyaticketfortheauthor.B.Hewenttogetacartopicktheauthorup.C.Theauthordidn'tbehaveinafriendlyway.D.Theauthorfoundauniformedpolicemantohelphim.63.AccordingtothetextwhatimpressedtheauthordeeplyinChina?A.Beautifulscenes.B.Terribletransportation.C.Troublesinsmalltowns.D.People'skindness.

In1900EnglisharchaeologistArthurEvansdiscoveredtheruinsofaroyalpalaceatKnossosonthenorthcoastofCretE.HelinkedthepalacetotheancientCretanKingMinosfromwhosenameheinventedthetermMinoan.Wedon'tknowwhatthesepeoplecalledthemselves.WeknowoftheMinoansonlythroughtheirruins.WhatweknowofMinoanhistoryisnothingmorethanagoodguessandgoodguessesareIshouldwarnlikelytobewrong.ThearchaeologicalevidencepointstoonlyafewreasonablefactsaboutMinoancivilization.Around3000BCCretewassettledbyapeoplewhoprobablycamefromAsiaMinor小亚细亚whoby2000BCwasalreadylivingincitiestradingwithothernationsaroundtheMediterraneanandusingpictographs.TheybuiltmagnificentpalacecentersatKnossosPhaistosandKatoZakros.Wehavenoideawhatlanguagetheyspokeexactlybuttheycertainlyspokeanon-HelleniclanguagethatisalanguagenotcloselyrelatedtoGreekandprobablyspokeanon-Indo-EuropeanlanguagE.TheMinoanswereagreatcommercialpeopleandtheirtradewaswidespreaD.TheEgyptianswerehighlyfamiliarwiththeCretanswhoevenappearedinEgyptianart.CretanartifactstheobjectsthatweremadeinthepastandarehistoricallyimportantturnedupalloverAsiaMinorandtheyseemedtohavebeeninvolvedintradewiththetribeslivingontheGreekmainlanD.AllofthesetradeactivitiesproducedgreatwealthfortheCretanswhichwentintomagnificentbuildingprojectsandtechnologicaldevelopment.TheCretansseemedtobetheonlypeopleintheancientworldthatwouldmakemulti-roombuildings.TheCretanswerethefirsttobuildplumbingsystem管路系统intheirbuildings.AndCretansocietyseemstobethefirstleisure休闲societyinexistenceinwhichalargepartofhumanactivitiesfocusedonleisureactivitiessuchassports.Themostpopularsportswereboxingandbull-jumping.Womenactivelytookpartinbothofthesesports.60.AccordingtothepassagetheMinoans_________.A.cametoCretearound2000BCB.didn'ttradewithothertribesC.ledacitylifeabout4000yearsagoD.spokealanguagesimilartoCreek61.Thelastparagraphisdevelopedby_______.A.spaceB.exampleC.timeD.comparison62.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A.MinoancultureborrowedmuchfromEgyptiancultureB.theknowledgewehaveabouttheMinoansisverylimitedC.theMinoansweren'tgoodatbuildingpipesD.womenweren'tallowedtotakepartinbull-jumping63.Thepassageaimsto_________.A.introduceCretancivilizationtousB.tellusthetradeactivitiesoftheCretansC.showhowtheMinoans'ruinswerediscoveredD.discusstheimportanceofCretanculture

Thecomputerkeyboardhelpedkillshorthand---asystemofrapidhandwritingandnowit'sthreateningtofinishoffhandwritingasawholE.WhenhandwrittenessayswereintroducedontheSATexamsfortheclassof2011just15%ofthemost1.5millionstudentswrotetheiranswersincursive草写字母.Therest?Blockletters.AndthosecollegehopefulsarejustthefirstedgeofawaveofUSstudentswhonolongergetmuchhandwritinginstructionsintheprimarygradesfrequently10minutesadayorless.AsaresultmoreandmorestudentsstruggletoreadandwritecursivE.AtKeeneMillElementarySchoolinSpringfieldalltheirpoemsandstoriesaretypeD.ChildreninFairfaxCountyschoolsaretaughtkeyboardingbeginninginkindergarten.Olderstudentswhonevermasteredhandwritingsayitdoesn'taffecttheirgrades.TherearethosewhosaythecultureisatacrossingturningfromthewrittenwordtothetypedonE.Ifhandwritingbecomesalostformofcommunicationdoesitmatter?ItwasatUniversityofVirginiathatresearchersrecentlydiscoveredapreviouslyunknownpoembyRobertwritteninhisuniquescript.Handwrittendocumentsaremorevaluabletoresearchershistorianssaybecausetheirauthenticity真实性canbeconfirmeD.Studentsalsofindthemmorefascinating.Thelossofhandwritingalsomaybeacognitive认知的opportunitymisseD.Severalacademicstudieshavefoundthatgoodhandwritingskillsatayoungagecanhelpchildrenexpresstheirthoughtsbetter-alifelongbenefit.Itdoesn'ttakemuchtoteachbetterhandwritingskills.AtsomeschoolsinPrinceGeorge'sCountyelementaryschoolstudentsuseaprogramcalledHandwritingWithoutTearsfor15minutesaday.TheylearnthecorrectformationofmanuscriptlettersthroughsecondgradeandcursivelettersinthirdgradE.Therearealwaysgoingtobesomekidswhostrugglewithhandwritingbecauseoftheirparticularneurological神经系统的wiringlearningissuesorpoormotorskills.Educatorsoftenpointtothisfactorinsupportofkeyboarding.64.Whatistheauthorconcernedaboutafter2011SATexams?A.Keyboarding.B.ShorthanD.C.Handwriting.D.Blockletters.65.A.poembyRobertmentionedinthepassageisusedto_________.A.provehowvaluablehandwritingisB.explainwhatafamouspoetheisC.showhowuniquehispoemisD.stresshowfascinatingthedocumentsare66.TheexampleofHandwritingWithoutTearshelpstoarguethat_________.A.theschoolsareresponsibleforthelossofhandwritingB.thelossofhandwritingisacognitiveopportunitymissedC.itdoesn'ttakemuchtoteachbetterhandwritingskillsD.thecultureisturningfromthewrittenwordtothetypedone67.Accordingtotheauthorwhenisaperfecttimetolearnhandwriting?A.Kindergarten.B.Primaryschool.C.Highschool.D.CollegE.

Themarketisaconcept.Ifyouaregrowingtomatoesinyourbackyardforsaleyouareproducingforthemarket.Youmightsellsometoyourneighborandsometothelocalmanagerofthesupermarket.Butineithercaseyouareproducingforthemarket.Youreffortsarebeingdirectedbythemarket.Ifpeoplestopbuyingtomatoesyouwillstopproducingthem.Ifyoutakecareofasickpersontoearnmoneyyouareproducingforthemarket.Ifyourfatherisasteelworkeroratruckdriveroradoctororagrocerheisproducinggoodsorserviceforthemarket.Whenyouspendyourincomeyouarebuyingthingsfromthemarket.Youmayspendmoneyinstoressupermarketsgasstationandrestaurants.Stillyouarebuyingfromthemarket.Whenthelocalgrocerhiresyoutodrivethedeliverytruckheisbuyingyouinthelabormarket.69.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.SellingandBuyingB.Everythingyoudoisproducingforthemarket.C.Whatisthemarket?D.Whatthemarketcandoforyou.70.Allofthefollowingactsareproducingforthemarketexcept_______.A.workinginabankB.attendinganightschoolC.printingabookD.growingbeansforsale71.Youarebuyingfromthemarketwhenyou________.A.borrowabookfromthelibrary.B.walktotheseasideforaholiday.C.lookafteryourchildren.D.dineatrestaurant.72.Thewordconcreteinthelastparagraphmaymostprobablymean______.A.seriousB.importantC.necessaryD.real

Youngsterswhohavenoregularbedtimeorwhogotobedlaterthan21:00havelowerscoresforreadingandmaths.Lackofsleepmayinfluencehowwellthebrainlearnsnewinformation.ThefindingsonsleeppatternsandbrainpowercomefromaUKstudyofmorethan11000seven-year-olds.Theygatheredinformationonthechildrenattheagesofthreefiveandseventofindouthowwelltheyweredoingwiththeirlearningandwhetherthatmightberelatedtotheirsleepinghabits.Establishing制定agoodbedtimeroutineearlyinchildhoodisimportant.Irregularbedtimesweremostcommonattheageofthreewhenaroundoneinfiveofthechildrenwenttobedatvaryingtimes.Bytheageofsevenmorethanhalfthechildrenhadaregularbedtimeofbetween19:30and20:30.Childrenwithirregularbedtimestendedtobelesssuccessfulthantheirplaymatesintermsoftestscoresforreadingmathsandspatialawareness空间想象.Theinfluencewasmoreobviousthroughoutearlychildhoodingirlsthaninboysandappearedtobeincreasing.Theresearcherssaiditwaspossiblethatirregularbedtimeswereareflectionofchaotic无秩序的familysettingsandtheyhadaninfluenceoncognitive认知的performanceinchildren.ThechildrenwithlateandirregularbedtimescamefrommoresociallydisadvantagedbackgroundsandwerelesslikelytobereadtoeachnightandgenerallywatchedmoreTV.AftercontrollingforsuchfactorsthelinkbetweenpoorermentalperformanceandirregularbedtimesremaineD.67.Thetextmainlydealswiththerelationbetweenchildren’s.A.readingabilitiesandtheirsleepinghabitsB.mentaldevelopmentandtheirsleepinghabitsC.behaviourandtheirstudyinghabitsD.performanceinlearningandtheirsleepinghabits68.TheunderlinedwordTheyinthethirdparagraphrefersto.A.thefindingsB.theresearchersC.theseven-year-oldsD.thesleeppatterns69.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.Aboutonethirdofthethree-year-oldsgotobedatirregularbedtimes.B.IrregularbedtimesweremostcommonbeforethechildrenwerethreemonthsolD.C.Morethanhalfthechildrendidn’thavearegularbedtimeuntiltheyweresevenyearsolD.D.TeachersshouldhelptheirkidsestablishagoodbedtimeroutineearlyinchildhooD.70.Wecanknowfromthetextthat.A.boyswithirregularbedtimesdoworseinreadingthantheirplaymatesB.girlswithregularbedtimesperformbetterinlearningthanboysC.girlswithirregularbedtimesdoworseinreadingthanboysD.thegapbetweengirlswithandwithoutregularbedtimesislargerthanthatbetweenboys

SunnysideSchoolBookshopSunnysideSecondarySchoolAWarmWelcomeToAllSecondaryIPupils!CongratulationsongettingintoSingapore'spremierschool.TodowellinEnglishyoumusthaveagoodEnglishdictionary.MaywerecommendthatyoubuyanyofthesetwowhichhavebeenspeciallyselectedbytheEnglishteachersintheschool.Selecttheonethatfitsyourneeds!Foster'sAdvancedLearners'DictionaryThemostauthoritativeandup-to-datedictionaryforintermediate中级的learnersofEnglish.◆Over50000referencesincludingnewwordscreatedoverthepasttenyears.◆20full-pagecolourillustrations.◆GrammarandspellingrulessimplyandcompletelyexplaineD.◆Lotsofexamplesofhowtousewordsinthecorrectcontext.◆l0-pageappendix附录onHowToWriteMoreEffectively.ActiveLearners'EnglishDictionaryAmostusefuldictionarywhichnotonlyhelpsyoutolearnnewwordsbutalsoshowsyoudifferentwaysofusingtheminyourwriting.Particularlyusefulforforeignstudentsandnon-nativespeakersofEnglish!◆Over48000referenceswithexplanationsfocusingonaspeaker’sattitudeandintentions.◆Eachdefinitiontogetherwithtipsonhowtousethewordoritssynonyms同义词inthecorrectcontext.◆Rightmargin页边空白givesalistofsynonyms.◆Leftmargingivesinformationongrammarandspelling.◆ClearpronunciationguidE.68.Thepurposeofthenoticeisto________.A.educatethepupilsB.welcomenewpupilsC.advertisethebookshopD.makesales69.Foster'sAdvancedLearners'DictionaryisbetterthanActiveLearners'EnglishDictionaryinthatithas________.A.morewordentriesB.grammartipsC.spellingtipsD.pronunciationtips70.Bothdictionarieshave.A.tipsonspellingandgrammarB.tipsonpronunciationC.tipsonwritingD.colourillustrations71.Foster'sAdvancedLearners'Dictionaryisfor.A.veryyounglearnersB.foreignstudentsC.relativelyfluentspeakersofEnglishD.non-nativespeakersofEnglish

EnglandwillplayItalyUruguayandCostaRicainatoughGroupD.atthe2014WorldCupinBrazil.RoyHodgson'smenopentheircampaignagainstItalyintheAmazoniancityofManauson15JuneintheonlyWorldCupgamewhichkicksoffat02:00BST.EnglandtakeonUruguayon19JuneandplayCostaRicafivedayslater.HostsBrazilareinGroupA.withCameroonMexicoandCroatiawhiletheWorldCupholdersSpainopenwitharepeatofthe2010finalagainstNetherlands.Englandwillhavetotravel1777milesfromtheirchosenbaseinRiofortheirfirstmatchinthetropicalheatofManaus.EarlierthisweekHodgsondescribedManausastheplacetoavoidbecauseoftheclimate—temperaturesreach30Candhumidityisabout80%—althoughafterthedrawtheEnglandbosstookcomfortfromthefacthisteamfaceafellowEuropeansidE.TheconditionsinthenorthwillbetoughsowewillbothbeinsameboathesaiD.Ifwe'dhadthreegamesupinthenorthitwouldhavebeendifficult.FollowingHodgson'sinitialcommentsthemayorofManausArthurVirgiliosaidEnglandwouldnotbewelcomeinthecity.Englandtakesontwo-timechampionsUruguayinSaoPauloandtheyplayCostaRicainBeloHorizonte—bothcitiesarewithin225milesoftheirbasE.EnglandhaveneverpreviouslybeatenItalyorUruguayatamajortournament锦标赛whiletheyhaveneverfacedCostaRicA.Uruguaywhoreachedthesemi-finalsin2010andItalywhoknockedHodgson'smenoutofEuro2012arerankedsixthandseventhrespectivelyintheFifarankingswhileCostaRicaare31stintheworld-18placesbelowEnglanD.56.WhenandwherewillEnglandplayitsthirdgroupstagematch?A.On24June;inManausB.On24June;inBeloHorizonteC.On19June;inManausD.On19June;inSaoPaulo57.WhichofthefollowingcanEnglandtakecomfortfrom?A.TheplacewhereitsfirstmatchinthegroupstageishelD.B.ThedistancefromitsbasetowhereitsfirstmatchishelD.C.Thefactthattwoofitsgroupstagegamesarenotinthenorth.D.Thefactthatitis7placesbelowUruguayintheFifarankings.58.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothenewsreport?A.RoyHodgsonisthecoachofBrazilnationalfootballteamB.NetherlandstookthesecondplaceinthelastWorldCup.C.ThemayorofManausisafanoftheBritishsoccerteam.D.EnglandhasneverplayedagainstUruguayinthehistory.

InthecompetitionofOlympicweightliftingtheathletestrytoliftthemaximum最大的weighttheycan.Therearespecialconditionstheyhavetomeetinordertocompete:bodyweightheightandstrength.TheOlympicweightliftingmainlyteststhelimitofexplosivestrength爆发力.TherearenotmanylifterswhoreallylikeOlympicweightliftingandtheexplanationisverysimple:theyareshortofexplosivestrength.TheweightsusedforOlympicweightliftingareaddedinkilograms.Theorderbywhichtheathletesenterthecompetitionisnotgeneralbutitissetdependingontheevent.Usuallytheathletewiththelowestweightbegins.Ifhe/sheisnotsuccessfulhe/shecantrylater.Thereisamaximumofthreeliftsallowedforeverycompetition.FormanyyearsOlympicweightliftingwasonlyformen.HowevernowwomenalsotakepartinOlympicweightlifting.Itwasatthebeginningofthe21stcenturythatwomen’scompetitionsenteredanorganizedprofessionalenvironment.ForwomenOlympicweightliftingismoredifficultbecauseoftheirdifferentbodystructure.Howeverstrengthtrainingtechniques技术arewidelyandsuccessfullyusedbywomentoo.Lotsoftheathleteswho’veendedupinOlympicweightliftingcompetitionshavestartedwithstrengthtrainingonlytoimprovetheirmuscleconditionandtheirbodypower.Howeverthedemarcationline界限isnotstillveryclearbetweenpowertrainingandOlympicweightlifting.ThisishowsomanyliftershavegotintoOlympicweightliftingcompetitioneveniftheirpurposewasdifferentatthebeginning.60.InthecompetitionofOlympicweightliftingathletesneedtobeallofthefollowingEXCEPT_____.A.therightageB.therightheightC.therightweightD.therightstrength61.FewlifterscantakepartinOlympicweightliftingmainlybecause_______.A.theyaretiredofthetrainingB.theyhaven’tbeentrainedcorrectly.C.theydon’tlearntheliftingtechniquesD.theydon’thaveenoughexplosivestrength62.Howmanymoretimescanaliftertryifhe/shefailsforthefirsttime?A.OnE.B.Two.C.ThreE.D.Four.63.Accordingtothefourthparagraph_____.A.MenoftendobetterthanwomeninweightliftingB.WomenneedtousedifferenttrainingtechniquesfrommenC.MencanlearnthetrainingtechniquesbetterthanwomenD.WomenusednottobeallowedtocompeteinOlympicweightlifting

AmericancollegesanduniversitiesconsideranumberofthingsaboutastudentwhowantstobeadmitteD.Expertssaythemostimportantthingisthestudents’highschoolrecorD.Besidesstudent'sinterestsandactivitiesmayalsoplayapartingettingaccepteD.Butinmostcasesanotherconsiderationishowwellthestudentdidoncollegeentranceexams.Herewe’dliketodiscusstwoofthesetests:theSATandtheACT.MostAmericanschoolsaccepteitheronE.TheSATmeasuresreasoningskillsinmathematicsandlanguagE.StudentshavealmostfourhourstocompletetheSAT.Thenewestpartisanessay.Studentshavetwenty-fiveminutestowriteananswertoaquestion.TheSATcosts41.5$.Besidestheinternationalprocessingchargeis22$morE.Andtest-takersinIndiaandPakistanmustalsopaya21.5$securitychargE.StudentsmayalsoneedtotakeSATsubjecttestsinareaslikehistoryscienceandforeignlanguagE.Subjecttestscosteighteendollarseach.TheACTisanachievementtest.Itisdesignedtomeasurewhatastudenthaslearnedinschool.StudentsaretestedinmathematicsEnglishreadingandsciencE.A.writingtestisofferedbutnotrequireD.WithoutittheACTtakesaboutthreehourstocompletE.Theessaypartaddsthirtyminutes.TheACTcostsforty-ninedollarstotakeoutsidetheUnitedStates.Thewritingtestcostsanadditionalfourteendollars.65.What’smostimportantinstudents’admissiontoAmericancollegesanduniversities?A.HighschoolrecordB.InterestsandactivitiesC.PerformancesinSATandACTD.Skillsinmathematicsandlanguage66.IfastudentfromPakistanwantstotaketheSAThowmuchshouldhepayatleast?A.21.5dollarsB.63dollarsC.85dollarsD.43.5dollars67.Whichofthestatementistrueaccordingtothetext?A.ItusuallytakesaboutthreehourstocompletetheSAT.B.Thereareonlytwowaysforstudentstoenteracollegeorauniversity.C.TheACTmeasuresmathematicsEnglishreadingandsciencE.D.ThetwotestsarespeciallydesignedforstudentsoutsideAmericA.68.Whatmightbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.CollegeEntranceExamsinAmericaB.TheWaytoAmericaCollegesC.TheCostofAmericanCollegesD.ImportantThingsinCollegeEntrance

Onthehigh-speedtrainAvignontoParismyhusbandandIlandedintheonlyremainingseatsonthetraininthemiddleofacardirectlyoppositeaFrenchwomanofmiddleyears.Itwasanextremelyuncomfortablearrangementtobelookingstraightintotheeyesofastranger.MyhusbandandIpulledoutbooks.ThewomanproducedalargemakeupcaseandmadeupherfacE.Exceptforalunchbreakshecontinuedthisactivityfortheentirethree-hourtrip.Everyonceinawhileshesurveyedthecarwithabright-eyedglancebutneveroncedidshecatchmyeyE.MyhusbandandIcouldhavebeenablanketwall.Iwasamusedbutsomepeoplewouldhavefeltuncomfortableevenrepulsed厌恶的.thereissomethingaboutmakingupinpublicthatcallsupstrongemotionalreactions.Partlyit’saquestionofhygienE.Andit’samatterofdegreE.Makingup---aprivateact---hasawayofneglectingthepresenceofothers.Iwasonceseatedatapartywithamodel-actresswhoimmediatelywavedasillybrushandbegandustingherfaceatthetabledemonstratingthatwhileshewasnexttomeshewasnotwithmE.InfactIamgenerallyprohibitedfrommakingupinpublicexceptwhenIaminthecompanyofcosmeticsmoment.InagatheringmoreprofessionalthansocialIwoulddoso.KathyPeissahistoryprofessorattheUniversityofMassachusettsinAmherstsaysthatnose-powderingintheofficewasanoccasionforoutragein1920’sand30’s.Deploringthepracticeasawasteofcompanytimetradejournalsadvisesmanagerstodiscourageitamongworkers.Peisstheorizesthatitwasfemale’smakingupinwhathasbeenanall-malefieldthatdisturbsomegentlemen.Peisstellsmethatafterthe30’spullingoutamake-upcasewasnolongeranissuE.ItbecameanacceptedpracticE.Iaskedifshefeelsfreetoapplylipstickataprofessionallunchherself.SoundingmildlyshockedshesaysshewouldsavethatfortheprivacyofhercarafterwarD.Why?Becauseitwouldbeagestureofinappropriatefeminity女性化.Oneguessisthatmostprofessionalwomenfeelthisway.Thereisevidenceofthepopularityofthenewlipsticksthatremaininplacealldaywithoutretouching.61.AccordingtotheauthorMyhusbandandIcouldhavebeenablanketwall.Line6ParA.1mostprobablymeans________.A.WeweretreatedwithanexpressionlessfacE.B.WelookedattheFrenchwomanexpressionlesslyC.Weusedbooksasawalltoavoidthewoman’seyesD.WewereofnoexistenceintheFrenchwoman’seyes62.Intheauthor’sopinionshe_______.A.allowspublicmakinguponcertainoccasionsB.feelscomfortablewhenmakingupinpublicC.onlymakesuponsocialoccasionsD.makesupbeforeanyprofessionalgatherings63.AccordingtoPeissnosepowderinginanofficewascriticizedmainlyforthereasonthat____.A.normalofficeworkwasdisturbedB.itdiscouragedwomen’sinterestincareerC.makedominancewasemphasizedthereD.itdistractedmakeworkers’focusonwork64.Whydomostprofessionalwomengiveupusinglipsticksinpublic?A.BecausetheyareworriedaboutbeinglookeddownuponB.BecauseitemphasizestheirfemalefeaturesinwrongsituationsC.Becauseitimplieswomen’sdisadvantagesinacademicfieldsD.Becausetheyareashamedtobeseenmakingupinfrontofmales/65.Itcanbeinferredthatinahighlyopensocietythedifferencesbetweenmenandwomen______.A.haveattractedlittleattentionB.hinderthesocialdevelopmentC.areattractivetopicsintalkshowsD.stillcallforgreatconcern

EveryoneknowswhattheNBA’slatestclipper快马BlakeGriffiniscapableofdoingonthecourtoratthehoop篮筐.Afterallit’snoteverydayyouseeabasketballplayerjumpoveracarandscoreaslamdunk大灌篮.Griffin’samazingperformancewonthe22-year-oldthe2011SlamDunkContest.Griffinhasbeenturningheadsallseasonwithhisdunkingability.Asarookie新秀withtheLosAngelesClippers.Griffinisahardworkerandtheteam’snewhopE.There’snodoubtthatGriffinisonhiswaytoarisingNBAcareer.Butwherediditallbegin?Griffin’shaslovedbasketballeversincehewasakiD.HegrewupwatchingtheNBAandpracticinghowtodunkmasteringthisskillatjust13yearsolD.Griffin’spassionforbasketballrunsinthefamily.HisfatherwashiscoachinhighschoolandhisolderbrotherTaylorisalsoaprofessionalplayer.Griffinsaysbeingacoach’ssonhelpedhimgrowprofessionally.Ialwayswatchedbasketballwithmydadandhetaughtmetherightwaytoplay.IkindofpickedupthegamethroughhimhetoldNBAonlinE.GriffinstartedshowingsomeseriousbasketballabilityathishighschoolinOklahomawherehewonstatetitlesineachofhisfouryears.Itwasn’tlongbeforemanyofGriffin’speerswereaskingforhisautograph.Agirloncecameuptomewitharubberduckandwaslike‘Willyousignthis?’SoIsignedthetopofitandgaveitbacktoherGriffintoldSportsIllustratedmagazinE.AfterhighschoolGriffinwentontobecomeastarbasketballplayeratuniversity.ItwastherethatheearnedthenicknameTheTerminator终结者forhisfury火爆duringgames.Despitehisfierceon-courtpersonalityGriffinsayshe’sreallyjustanormalniceguy.Alotofpeoplearesurprisedathowlaid-back放松的Iam.I’mmoresoft-spoken温和的offthecourt.Outonthecourttheyseesomebodywho’sintenseandallthat.ButIliketohangouttohavefunandmakejokesandlaughhetoldNBAonlinE.51.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphswecanlearnthat_____.A.BlakeGriffinhasasuperiorabilitytoplaybasketballB.abasketballplayerjumpsoveracarandscoresaslamdunkC.BlakeGriffinhastoworkharderasarookieD.itiseasyforabasketballplayertoturnheadsallseason52.Whatshouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.SurpriseofClippersB.HopeofClippersC.LaughatWinnersD.CheersforWinners53.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Griffin’sperformancewonthe2012SlamDunkContest.B.GriffinisonhiswaytoarisingNBAcareerasaveteran老运动员老兵.C.Griffinlovedpracticinghisdunkingattheageof22.D.Griffin’spassionforbasketballcomesfromhisfamily.54.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordpeersintheeighthparagraphmean?A.Loverswhoareinthesameschool.B.Kidswhoplaywitheachother.C.PersonswhoarethesameagE.D.Friendswhohelpeachother.55.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsBlakeGriffin?A.PositivE.B.NegativE.C.PessimistiC.D.Critical.

TheNationalGalleryDescription:TheNationalGalleryistheBritishnationalartmuseumbuiltonthenorthsideofEuropeanartrangingfrom13th-centuryreligiouspaintingstomoremodernonesbyRenoirandVanGogh.TheoldercollectionsofthegalleryarereachedthroughthemainentrancewhilethemoremodernworksintheEastWingaremosteasilyreachedfromTrafalgarSquarebyagroundfloorentranceLayout:ThemodernSainsburyWingonthewesternsideofthebuildinghouses13th-to15th-centurypaintingsandartistsincludeDuccioUccelloVanEyckLippiMantegnaBotticelliandMemling.ThemainWestWinghouses16th-centurypaintingsandartistsincludeLeonardodaVinciCranachMichelangeloRaphaelBruegelBronzinoTitanandVeronest.TheNorthWinghouses17th-centurypaintingsandartistsincludeCaravaggioRubensPoussinVanDyckVelazquezClaudeandVermeer.TheEastWinghouses18th-toearly20th-centurypaintingsandartistsincludeCanalettoGoyaTurnerConstableRenoirandVanGoghOpeningHours:TheGalleryisopeneverydayfrom10amto6pmFridays10anmto9pmandisfreebutchargesapplytosomespecialexhibitions.GettingThere:Nearestundergroundstations:CharingCross2-minutewalk.LeicesterSquare3-minutewalkEmbankment7-minutewalkandPiccadillyCircus8-minutewalk.51.Inwhichcentury’scollectioncanyouseereligiouspaintings?A.The18hB.The17thC.The13hD.The20th52.WhereareLeonardodaVinci’sworksshown?A.IntheEastWing.B.IntheSainsburyWing.C.InthemainWestWing.D.IntheNorthWing.53.WhichundergroundstationisclosesttotheNationalGallery?A.PiccadillyCircus.B.CharingCross.C.Embankment.D.LeicesterSquarE.

Enjoyamuseumvisitwithyourclass!Available可获得的Programs:ArtTellsaStory:Bylookingatthesubjectmatterandbydrawingfrompersonalexperiencesstudentscanfindthestoryinsomeworksofart.AllgradesLearningtoLook:Aninteractive互动的tourthatexploresavarietyof各种各样的artusingstorytellingmovementsmusicgamesandothertechniqueshelpsintroducechildrentoamuseum.Preschool~Grade3NativeAmericanCollection:Thisprogramexploresrelationshipsthatexistbetweenartculturethegeographiclocationandnaturalresources.StudentswillseeabowlmadebyMariaMartinezaTowastorytelleraNorthwestcoastmaskandInuitclothing.ForGrades2~5TheLanguageofArt:ClassesarewelcomedintothemuseumtotakepartinaninteractivetourofAmericanArt.ItgivesparticipantsanewsetofvocabularywhilehelpingthemfeelcomfortablE.Art-on-the-Move:Teachersmayborrowsuitcasesfilledwithartobjects.FreeorganizationswithEducationMembership.PlanningYourVisit:Booking:Bookingisnecessaryforalltoursandprograms.PleasebookatleastaweekinadvancE.Teachersareencouragedtoorganizeself-guidedvisitsfortheirclassesduringpublichours.TourHours:Tourscanbeorganizedbetween9:30A.m.and5:00p.m.onweekdays.ProgramFees:ToursarefreeforthosewithEducationMembership.Thereisachargeof$6perstudentofnon-memberorganizations.Tourwithartactivitiescost$12perstudentnon-membersor$10perstudentmembers.Chaperones保护人:Werequireoneadultchaperoneforevery10children.Chaperoneshelptomakeyourmuseumvisitasuccess.A.chaperonemustpay$5admission.Lunch:Weregretthatnolunchfacilitiesareavailableatthemuseum.MuseumRules:Don’ttouchworksofart.Don’ttakephotographs.Askquestions.LookandthenLOOKagain!Enjoy!64.Whydoesthemuseumfeelsorry?A.Takingphotosisnotallowedatthemuseum.B.Visitorscan’ttouchworksofartatthemuseum.C.Visitorsarenotabletohavelunchatthemuseum.D.Visitorscan’ttakepartinalltheactivitiesatatimE.65.Ifteacherswanttheirstudentstolearnaboutwhatamuseumistheywillchoose________.A.ArtTellsaStory.B.LearningtoLookC.TheLanguageofArt.D.NativeAmericanCollection.66.Whatdoteachersneedtodobeforeleadingtheirclassestothemuseum?A.TomakebookingsaheadoftimE.B.TotrytogetEducationMembership.C.Tolearnaboutthehistoryofthemuseum.D.Toaskforthepermissionofself-guidedvisits.

TheillegalivorytradehasbeenamajorprobleminAfricafordecades.Poachers偷猎者andhuntershavekilledoffhundredsofthousandsofelephantstoobtainthispreciousmaterial.Nowaffectedareasaretakingaction.TheInternationalUnionforConservationofNatureIUCNannouncedonWednesdaythatkeystateswherepoachingtakesplacehavepromisedtostoptheivorytradeandprotectAfrica’selephants.Inthe1980sasmanyas1millionelephantsacrossAfricawerekilledfortheirivorytusks.Thiscontinueduntil1989whentheConventiononInternationalTradeinSpeciesCITESvotedtobanalltradeinivory.Withtradechokedoffdemandforivoryfell.ElephantpopulationsslowlybegantoincreasE.Howeverthisprogresswasshort-liveD.AccordingtotheIUCN2011sawthehighestlevelsofpoachingandillegalivorytradinginatleast16years.Around25000elephantswerekilledinAfricathatyear.PreliminarydatafromtheIUCNshowsevenhigherlevelsofillegaltrademayhavebeenreachedin2013.Withabout22000elephantsillegallykilledin2012wecontinuetofaceacriticalsituationsaidJohnE.ScanlonCITESSecretary-General.CurrentelephantpoachinginAfricaremainsfartoohighandcouldsoonleadtolocalextinctionsifthepresentkillingratecontinues.AttheAfricanElephantSummitkeyAfricanstateswhereelephantsmaketheirhomeagreedtodevelopazero-toleranceattitudetowardspoaching.Thedealcallsformaximumsentencesforpoachersandhuntersandincreasedcooperationbetweenaffectedstates.Officialsaredeterminedtoclassifyingwildlifetradingasaseriouscrime—andtomakingsurethatthepeoplewhocommititarepunisheD.Allparticipantsattheconferenceagreedtosignthedeal.Withthesestatescomingtogethertheremayyetbehopeforelephants.293words36.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.NewHopeforElephants.B.Elephantsaredying.C.ElephantsarevaluablE.D.Howtoprotectelephants37.TheunderlinedphrasechokedoffinParagraph2canbereplacedby________.A.appreciatedB.preventedC.admittedD.explored38.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TheCITEShashelpedtoimproveelephants’situationeversince1989.B.AroundonemillionelephantsacrossAfricawerekilledfortheirivorytusksinthe1980s.C.Thepoachingandillegalivorytradingin2011wereveryserious.D.Thesituationofelephantsin2012wasstillterriblE.39.AllofthefollowingmeasureswillbetakentoprotectelephantsEXCEPT________.A.toidentifywildlifetradingaseriouscrimeB.topunishthosewhobuyorsellwildlifebelongingsC.tosentenceallwildlifepoachersandhunterstodeathD.toworktogethertofightagainstwildlifehunting40.What’sthemainideaofthispassage?A.TheillegalivorytradehasbeenamajorprobleminAfricA.B.ElephantsinAfricamaydieoutbecauseoftheillegalpoaching.C.HuntingelephantswillberecognizedasaveryseriouscrimE.D.Anewagreementaimstodevelopazero-toleranceattitudetowardspoaching.

Nowit’stimeforsomebriefnewsitems.TeensGoOnlineSome13millionEuropeanchildrenunder18usetheInternetforschoolworkgamesandmusicaccordingtoresearchdonebyNielsen’sNet-rating.ThestudycoveredBritainGermanyFranceItalyandSpain.Expertsadvisedparentstolimitthetimetheirkidsonlineandkeepthemawayfromchatrooms.ChattothemagicMumBritishauthorJ.K.RowlingmotherofmagicboyHarryPotterwilldoanInternetinterviewabouthernewbook’’HarryPotterandtheHalf-BloodPrinceonJune26.BeforetheeventchildrenareinvitedtosendtheirquestionsaboutHarrytothewebsitE.ThebookwillhitstoresintheUSandUKonJune21andwillarriveinChinainAugust.SchoolSoldiersRussianschoolstudentswillhavetodobasicmilitarytraining军训intheirfinalyearofschoolthegovernmenthasdecideD.Thelessonwillincludelearningtofiregunsmarchingdrillsandhowtodealwithachemicalnuclearorbiologicalattack.Theactivityisseenaspartofadriventowardtheeducationoftheirlovefortheircountry.______________________Isithardforyoutogetupearlyandgetreadyforclasses?SomestudentsatWinterParkHighSchooljustrolloutofbedintheirpajamas睡衣andgotoclassintheirownbedrooms.Ofcoursetheirteachersandclassmatesdonotseethembecausealltheirclassworkisonthecomputer.TheFloridaHighSchoolthestate’sonlyonlineschoolhad250studentswhoaretakingclassesathomebycomputer.Studentsinthisfirstonlineprogramtakeclassesinalgebra代数Americangovernmentchemistrycomputereconomicsandweb-pagedesign.Theyalsohavetogotoregularschooltoattendotherclasses.44.WhywillRussianschoolstudentshavebasicmilitarytraining?A.Togetreadyforamilitaryparade游行.B.Tolearntoprotectthemselves.C.TolearnsomeknowledgE.D.Todeveloptheirloveforthecountry.45.AboutFloridaHighSchoolwhichofthesefactsistrue?A.Someofthestudentshavetoattendclassesathomeinsteadofintheschool.B.Therearealtogether250studentswhotakeclassesintheclassrooms.C.Asthestate’sonlyonlineschoolithas250studentswhotakeclassesathomebycomputer.D.Studentscan’ttakeclassesinalgebraAmericangovernmentchemistrycomputerandsoon.46.ThenewsfromFloridacanbegivenatitle_______.A.GetupLaterB.OnlineSchoolC.MagicalComputersD.NoTeachers

IfyougotoFinlandyouwilllikelybesurprisedtofindhowfoolishtheFinnishpeoplearE.TakethetaxidriversforexamplE.TaxisinFinlandaremostlyhigh-classBenzwithafareoftwoUSdollarsakilometer.YoucangoanywhereinonetellthedrivertodropyouatanyplacesaythatyouhavesomebusinesstoattendtoandthenwalkoffwithoutpayingyourfarE.Thedriverwouldnotshowtheleastsignofanxiety.Thediningroomsinallbighotelsnotonlyservetheirguestsbutalsoserveoutsidediners.Hotelguestshavetheirmealsfreesotheynaturallygotothefreediningroomstohavetheirmeals.Themosttheywoulddotoshowtheirgoodfaith信任istowavetheirregistration登记cardtothewaiter.WithsuchaloosecheckyoucaneasilyuseanyoldregistrationcardtotakeacoupleoffriendstodinefreeofchargE.TheFinnishworkersarepaidbythehour.TheyareverymuchontheirownassoonastheyhaveagreedwiththebossontheratE.Fromthenontheyjustsayhowmanyhourstheyhaveworkedandtheywillbepaidaccordingly.Withsomanyloopholes漏洞ineverydaylifesurelyFinlandmustbeaheaventothosewholovetotakepettyadvantages.Butthestrangethingisallthetaxipassengerswouldalwayscomebacktopaytheirfareaftertheyhaveattendedtotheirbusiness;notasingleoutsiderhaseverbeenfoundinthefreehoteldiningrooms.Andworkersalwaysgiveanhonestaccountoftheexacthourstheyputin.AstheFinnsalwaysactongoodfaithineverythingtheydolivinginsuchasocietyhasturnedeveryoneintoarealgentleman.Inasocietyofsuchhighmoral道德的practicewhatneedisthereforpeopletobeonguard警惕againstothers?56.WhiletakingataxiinFinlandapassenger__________.A.canneverbeturneddownbythetaxidriverwhereverhewantstogoB.onlypaystwoUSdollarsforataxirideC.cangoanywherewithouthavingtopaythedriverD.needstoprovidegoodfaithdemonstration证明beforeleavingwithoutpaying57.WecanknowfromthepassagethatinFinland__________.A.bothhotelguestsandoutsidedinersareservedfoodfreeofchargeB.bighotelsaremostlypoorlymanagedC.guestscanenjoyfreefoodoncetheystayedinthehotelD.bighotelsprovidemealsforallkindsofdiners58.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.GenerallyspeakinginFinlandworkerscangetmorepaybyworkinglonghours.B.Thebossesaretoobusytochecktheworkinghoursoftheiremployees.C.Theworkersarealwayshonestwiththeirworkinghours.D.Theworkersandtheirbosseswillmakeanagreementinadvanceaboutthepay.59.Itcanbeconcludedthat_________.A.FinnishpeoplearereallyfoolishindailylifeB.FinlandhasbeenagoodplaceforcheatsC.alltheFinnsarerichandthereforehonestD.theFinnishsocietyisofveryhighmorallevel

ThetwoEuropeannations–oneknownforitschocolatecheeseandwatches;theotherforIkeaVolvoandtheSeventiespopbandABBA–haveoftenbeenconfusedforeachotheramongtheChinesE.Theproblemlargelyresultsfromthefactthatbothnations’namesarereadsimilarlyinMandarinChinese普通话–RuidianSwedenandRuishiSwitzerland–whichbeginwiththesamesymbol.Inanefforttoputanendtothemix-uptheSwedishandSwissconsulates领事馆inShanghaihavelaunched发起acompetitionontheSwedishConsulatewebsiteaskingChinesepeopletocomeupwithfunnywaystohelpdiscriminatethetwocountries.Submissions提交的作品canbeacceptedasablogpostcartoonphotoshortfilmorinanyotherform.Thewinnerwiththebestsubmissionwillreceivea12-daytriptoSwedenandSwitzerlandandwillbeexpectedtoreportbackontheirimpressionsofbothcountriesfollowingthetripthewebsitestates.EntrieswillbeaccepteduntilNovember20.SwedenandSwitzerlandaren’ttheonlydestinationsthathavecausedconfusionamongtravelers.LastmonthaBritishholidaymakerhopedtoexplorethearchitectureoftheAlhambraPalaceinGranadaSpainbutinsteadmistakenlycaughtaflightacrosstheAtlantictotheCaribbeanislandofGrenadafollowingaconfusingbookingmistakE.EarlierthissummertwoUSholidaymakerswereflowntothewrongcontinentsafteranairlineconfusedtwoairportnames.56.Whatdoesthefirstparagraphmainlytellus?A.EachEuropeannationhasitsownfamousproducts.B.ChineseoftentakeoneEuropeannationforanother.C.ChineseareoftenconfusedaboutchocolateandcheesE.D.BothEuropeannationsarefamousfortheiradvancedindustry.57.Theunderlinedworddiscriminateinthethirdparagraphmeans_________.A.attractmorevisitorstoB.advertisetheproductsofC.recognizethedifferencesbetweenD.rememberthenamesof58.Apersonwhowantstoofferasubmissionshould_________.A.havea12-daytriptobothcountriesfirstB.reporthisimpressionsofbothcountriesC.offerhissubmissionafterNovember20D.gototheSwedishConsulatewebsitefirst59.Thetwoexamplesinlastparagraphshow_______.A.travelersoftencatchwrongflightstoSpainB.U.StravelersaremorelikelytohavewrongtripsC.somenamesintheworldareconfusingtoairlinesD.evenairlinesareconfusedaboutSwedenandSwitzerland

Holidaysarereallyimportant.Manyofuswillhavechildhoodmemoriesofsummerholidayswhereweweretakenawayfromhometoexperiencenewenvironmentsandlearnindifferentways.ButholidaysareexpensiveandforthoseonlowwagesorlivingonbenefitstheyareoftenunobtainablE.Eventhecheapestholidaysrequiretravelandotheradditionalcoststhataredifficultformanyfamiliestomeet.ForworkingparentsthelongsummerbreakcanbeaverydifficultproblemforchildcarE.Whenanannualleaveallowanceamountstoonlyfiveweeksthereisaneedtospreadthisacrosstheyear.Couplescanfindthemselvestakingleaveinturninordertocareforchildrenwhoareonholiday.Forsomethismakesevenanaffordablefamilyholidaydifficult.TheschoolsthatIvisitinNottinghamarefullofexperiencedstaffcommittedtogivingourchildrenacaringandinspiringlearningenvironment.ThenumberofchildrenreceivingfreeschoolmealsisquitelargeinNottinghamandmanyschoolshavebreakfastclubstomakesurethatchildrengetahealthystarttotheday.Mostschoolsundertakeprogramsofgrouporindividualeducationalsupport.Schoolsalsohaveanimportantroleinsafeguardingchildrenwelfarethroughtheongoingtouchandsupportwiththeirpupils.DuringthelongsummerholidaysmuchofthisismisseD.WhileteachersareholidayingintheUKmanyoftheirpupilsspendthewholesixweeksonthestreetwheretheylivE.Thelackoffreeschoolmealsforsixweekscanresultinpressureonafamilybudgetandaninabilitytoaffordtheinspiringexperiencesthathelpchildrentocontinuetheirlearning.Insettingoutitsplansforafive-termyearNottinghamCityCouncil委员会isseekingtoreducethesummerholidaydowntofourandahalfweekswithA.morebalancedfivetermsofroughlyeightweekseachfollowedbyatwo-weekbreak.Webelievethiswillgiverealdowntimeforschoolstaffandpupilsalikebutwillbeshortenoughnottocausearealbreakinlearning.Weacknowledgethatthischangemaybedifficultforsomeschoolstaffparticularlywhoseownchildrenareeducatedinotherauthorities.HoweverthismustbeweighedagainstthebenefitsforcitychildrenforwhomweallhavethegreatestdutyofcarE.53.Thepassageisprobablywrittenby_____.A.anexperiencedteacherB.aworkingparentC.aninspiredstudentD.acitycouncilmember54.Theunderlinedwordtheyinthesecondparagraphrefersto____.A.environmentsB.holidaysC.wagesD.benefits55.Itissuggestedinthepassagethatthesummerbreakbereducedto_____.A.2weeksB.4.5weeksC.5weeksD.6weeks56.Theplansforashortersummerholidaywillhelpstudents_____.A.obtainthecheapestholidayswithoutadditionalcostsB.getachancetospendsixweeksatermwithteachersinschoolC.benefitmorefromthecaringandinspiringlearningenvironmentD.havemoreschooldaystoreceivefreeschoolmeals57.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_____.A.workingparentscanenjoyafive-weekbreaktocarefortheirchildrenB.thesuggestedplansforafive-termschoolyearcanhardlybecarriedoutC.thelongsummerholidaygivesteachersandstudentsrealdowntimeD.someschoolstaffwillsayNototheplansforashortersummerholiday

Ahighschoolstudentof18fromSaltLakeCitywonthetopprizeintheIntelScienceTalentSearchintheUnitedStates.Thewinnerreceivedacomputerandascholarshipforacollegeeducation.Over1500highschoolstudentsfromthewholecountryenteredprojectsinthecompetitionthisyear.Theirresearchincludedchemistrymedicinephysicsmathematicsengineeringandcomputerscience—almosteveryareaofsciencE.FortyhighschoolstudentswereinvitedtothecapitalcityWashingtonforthefinaljudging.A.teamofscientistsjudgedthemontheirresearchabilitiesCriticalthinkingskillsandcreativity.Thejudgesalsoquestionedthestudentsaboutscientificproblemsbeforedecidingonthewinners.Thetopwinnerreceived100000dollarsforcollegE.ShennonBabofAmericanForcHighSchoolstudiedthewaterqualityoftileSpanishForkRiverinSaltLakeCityforsixyears.ShefoundthatpeoplehaveaharmfuleffectontheriverthroughhumanactivityincludingagriculturE.AndshesuggestedwaystoimprovethewaterqualityinthefuturE.Theseincludeeducatingthepublicnottoputhouseholdchemicalsdownthedrains下水道whichleadtotherivereventually.YiSunaboyof17fromtheHannkerSchoolinSanJoseCaliforniaearnedthesecondplacE.Hewona76000dollarscholarshipfornewdiscoveriesaboutamathematicaltheoryknownasrandomwalks.Hisworkcouldhelpcomputerscientistsandchemists.YiSunwasborninChinA.Thewinnerofthe3rdplacewasalso17yearsoldandborninChinA.YuanChelseaZhangofMontgomeryBlairHighSchoolinRockvilleAnnapoliswona50000dollarscholarship.Sheresearchedthemoleculargenetics分子遗传学ofheartdiseasE.Herfindingscouldaidthedevelopmentofnewmedicines.TheIntelScienceTalentSearchisAmerican’soldestsciencecompetitionforhighschoolstudents.Itis65yearsoldthisyear.ThewinnersinthepasthavealreadygoneontoreceivesixNobelprizesandsomeothertophonorsinscienceandmath.61.WhatdoyouknowaboutAmericantalentsearchproject?A.NobelprizeswerereceivedbymostofthewinnersB.TheprojectincludesresearchesineveryareaofsciencE.C.MostwinnersarefromAsiancountries.D.Onlyasmallpartofthestudentscanattendthefinaljudging.62.Basedonthetext__________.A.waterqualityinSaltLakeCitywillbebetterthanthatintheotherstatesB.ShannonBabbsuggestedmorethanonewaytoimprovethewaterqualityC.theriverwaspollutedonlybythoselivingnearitD.householdchemicalsshouldbekeptinthedrainsforever63.WhichofthefollowingaboutthegirlfromAnnapolisisNOTtrue?A.HerdiscoveryisofgreathelptoChinesemedicinE.B.ThescholarshipshereceivedwashalfasmanyasShannonBabB.C.HerresearchwillcontributetothecureofheartdiseasE.D.Sheandthesecond-placewinnerYiSunhavesomethingincommon.64.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Threewinners’contributionstoscienceandmath.B.ThreeChinesestudentswontheScienceTalentSearch.C.WinnersoftheIntelScienceTalentSearchintheUS.D.Greatrewardsweregiventowinnersinthecompetition.65.Wherewillyoupossiblyfindthistextmost?A.Inahandbook.B.Inanewspaper.C.Inatextbook.D.InamedicalmagazinE.

Thefirstandbestofvictoriesisforamantoconquerhimself;tobeconqueredbyhimselfisofallthingsthemostshamefulsaysPlato.Self­controlisattherootofalltheadvantages.Letamangiveintohisimpulses冲动andfeelingsandfromthatmomenthegivesuphismoral道德上的freedom.AsingleangrywordhaslostmanyafrienD.WhenSocratesfoundinhimselfanytemperorangerhewouldcheckitbyspeakinglowinordertocontrolhimself.Ifyouareconsciousofbeingangrykeepyourmouthshutsothatyoucanholdbackrisinganger.Manyapersonhasdroppeddeadingreatanger.FitsofangerbringfitsofdiseasE.WhomthegodswoulddestroytheyfirstmakemadKeepcoolsaysGeorgeHerbertforfierceness狂怒makeserrorafault.Tobeangrywithaweakmanistoprovethatyouarenotstrongyourself.AngersaysPythagorasbringswithfolly愚蠢andendswithregret.Youmustmeasurethestrengthofamanbythepowerofthefeelingsheconquersnotbythepowerofthosewhichconquerhim.Self­controlisman'slastgreatestvictory.Ifamanlacksself­controlheseemstolackeverything.Withoutithecanhavenopatiencenopowertogovernhimself;hecanhavenoself­confidenceforhewillalwaysbecontrolledbyhisstrongestfeeling.Ifhelacksself­controltheverybackboneandnerveofcharacterarelackingalso.58.Whatdoesthereaderlearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.Thegreatestvictoryforamanistoconquereverythingexcepthimself.B.One'smoralfreedomisbasedonthecontrolofhimself.C.Tocontroloneselfisthemostdifficultinone'slifE.D.Ifapersonistoostubbornhewillfeelmostshameful.59.WhatisthecorrectinterpretationofWhomthegodswoulddestroytheyfirstmakemadA.Ifthegodswanttokillyoutheymakeyoucrazyfirst.B.Ifyoucannotcontrolyourselfyouwillbecomecrazy.C.IfyoualwaysloseyourtemperyouwillsoonbefinisheD.D.Ifyouaremadyouwillbepunishedbythegods.60.Ifamanlacksself­controlhelacksallofthefollowingEXCEPT________.A.theverybackboneandnerveofcharacterB.thepatienceandpowertocontrolhimselfC.self­confidenceD.strongfeelings

WinterisaveryspecialtimeinNorthernNorway.WinteralsomeansskiingandNarvikcanoffersomeofthebestskiinginNorway.TheviewandlightchangefrequentlyandnotwodaysarethesamE.FormanypeoplethenorthernlightsareanunforgettablesightandinNarviktheskyisespeciallyclearandgreatforwatchingatnight.ThetouristseasonlastsfromFebruarytoAprilalthoughMaycanbefascinatingtoooftenwithfantasticdrysnowandanunbelievablelightlastingwellintotheevening.SkihireItispossibleforadultsandchildrentohireskiingequipmentsuchassnowboards.Allequipmentispreparedforus.IfyouwouldliketobookyourequipmentpleaseemailNarvikfjellet.Cross-countryskiingThereare12kilometersofcrosscountryskiruninNarvik.Youneedtobringyourownskisasthereisnocross-countryhirE.HoweverequipmentcanbeboughtatlocalsportsshopsinandaroundNarvik.Off-pisteskiing非场地滑雪InordertoexploreNarvik’soff-pisteopportunitiesyouneedtoknowthedangerswhenchoosingroutes.Itissuggestedthatyoubringnecessaryequipmentsuchasashovel雪铲andaGPSlocator.AskNarvikfjelletforanexperiencedguidE.WithaguideyoucanexploreNarvik’sspecialoff-pisteareasinasafemanner.Sometimesitisnicetodosomethingdifferentandnoteverybodyenjoysskiing.Thenyoucangohorse-ridingorvisitthelocalmuseums.Priceexamplesforthe2013--2014seasonTimeChildren8-15yearsoldAdults1dayNOK230NOK3253daysNOK590NOK8355daysNOK815NOK11707daysNOK970NOK1375Children0-7yearscanenjoytheserviceforfree【小题1】.InNorthernNorwaythetouristseasonmaylast______.A.onemonthB.twomonthsC.threemonthsD.fourmonths【小题2】.Whatcanweknowfromthetext?A.NarvikislocatedinthesouthofNorway.B.YouareprovidedwithskiingequipmentforfreE.C.Narvikisonlyopentoadultsandchildrenovereight.D.YoucanbookskiingequipmentthroughtheInternet.【小题3】.Whenyougooff-pisteskiingthefollowingareamustEXCEPT______.A.ashovelB.ahorseC.aguideD.aGPSlocator【小题4】.IfMr.andMrs.SmithstayinNarvikwiththeirsix-year-olddaughterforthreedaysin2013theyshouldpay______.A.NOK1160B.NOK1425C.NOK1670D.NOK2260【小题5】.Youaremostlikelytofindthistextina______.A.TravelGuideB.BookReviewC.MedicalReportD.ScienceTextbook

Americaisamobilesociety.FriendshipsbetweenAmericanscanbecloseandrealyetdisappearsoonifsituationschangE.Neithersidefeelshurtbythis.BothmayexchangeChristmasgreetingsforayearortwoperhapsafewlettersforawhile—thennomorE.Ifthesametwopeoplemeetagainbychanceevenyearslatertheypickupthefriendship.ThiscanbequitedifficultforusChinesetounderstandbecausefriendshipsbetweenusflowermoreslowlybutthenmaybecomelifelongfeelingsextending延伸sometimesdeeplyintobothfamilies.AmericansarereadytoreceiveusforeignersattheirhomessharetheirholidaysandtheirhomelifE.Theywillenjoywelcomingusandbepleasedifweaccepttheirhospitality好客easily.AnotherdifficultpointforusChinesetounderstandAmericansisthatalthoughtheyincludeuswarmlyintheirpersonaleverydaylivestheydon’tshowtheirpolitenesstousifitrequiresagreatdealoftimE.Thisisusuallytheoppositeofthepracticeinourcountrywherewemaybegenerouswithourtime.SometimesweashostswillappearatairportseveninthemiddleofthenighttomeetafrienD.Wemaytakedaysofftoactasguidestoourforeignfriends.TheAmericanshoweverexpresstheirwelcomeusuallyathomesbuttrulycannotmanagethetimetodoagreatdealwithavisitoroutsidetheirdailyroutinE.Theywillprobablyexpectustogetourselvesfromtheairporttoourownhotelbybus.AndtheyexpectthatwewillphonethemfromtherE.Oncewearriveattheirhomesthewelcomewillbefullwarmandreal.Wewillfindourselvestreatedhospitably.FortheAmericansitisoftenconsideredmorefriendlytoinviteafriendtotheirhomesthantogotorestaurantsexceptforpurelybusinessmatters.Soaccepttheirhospitalityathome!71.Thewriterofthispassagemustbe______.A.anAmericanB.aChineseC.aprofessorD.astudent72.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallyextenddeeplyintotheirfamilies.B.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallylastforalltheirlives.C.Americansalwaysshowtheirwarmtheveniftheyareverybusy.D.Americanswillcontinuetheirfriendshipsagainevenafteralongbreak.73.FromthelasttwoparagraphswecanlearnthatwhenwearriveinAmericatovisitanAmericanfriendwewillprobablybe______.A.warmlywelcomedattheairportB.offeredaridetohishomeC.treatedhospitablyathishomeD.treatedtodinnerinarestaurant74.TheunderlinedwordsgenerouswithourtimeinParagraph3probablymean______.A.strictwithtimeB.seriouswithtimeC.carefulwithtimeD.willingtospendtime75.A.suitabletitleforthispassagewouldprobablybe______.A.FriendshipsbetweenChineseB.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansC.Americans’hospitalityD.Americans’andChinese’sviewsoffriendships

Boys’schoolsaretheperfectplacetoteachyoungmentoexpresstheiremotionsandinvolvetheminactivitiessuchasartdanceandmusiC.Farfromthetraditionalimageofacultureofaggressivemasculinity男子气概theabsenceofgirlsgivesboysthechancetodevelopwithoutpressuretobeconsistenttoastereotypeaUSstudysays.Boysatsingle-sexschoolsweresaidtobemorelikelytogetinvolvedinculturalandartisticactivitiesthathelpeddeveloptheirabilitiestoexpresstheiremotionsratherthanfeelingtheyhadtoobeytotheboycodeofhidingtheiremotionstobearealman.Thefindingsofthestudyareagainstthereceivedwisdomthatboysdobetterwhentaughtalongsidegirls.TonyLittleheadmasterofEtonwarnedthatboyswerebeingignoredbytheBritisheducationsystembecauseithadbecometoofocusedongirls.Hecriticizedteachersforfailingtorecognizethatboysareactuallymoreemotionalthangirls.Theresearcharguedthatboysoftenperformbadlyinmixedschoolsbecausetheybecomediscouragedwhentheirfemalepeersdobetterearlierinspeakingandreadingskills.Butinsingle-sexschoolsteacherscanadjustlessonstoboys’learningstylelettingthemmovearoundtheclassroomandgettingthemtocompeteinteamstopreventboredomwrotethestudy’sauthorAbigailJamesoftheUniversityofVirginiA.Teacherscouldencourageboystoenjoyreadingandwritingwithboy-focusedapproachessuchasthemesandcharactersthatappealtothem.Becauseboysgenerallyhavesharpervisionlearnbestthroughtouchandarephysicallymoreactivetheyneedtobegivenhands-onlessonswheretheyareallowedtowalkarounD.Boysinmixedschoolsviewclassicalmusicasfeminine女性的andpreferthemoderntypeinwhichviolenceandsexismaremajorthemesJameswrotE.Single-sexeducationalsomadeitlesslikelythatboyswouldfeeltheyhadtogiveintoastereotypethatmenshouldbemasterfulandinchargeinrelationships.InmixedschoolsboysfeelpressedtoactlikemenbeforetheyunderstandthemselveswellenoughtoknowwhatthatmeansthestudyreporteD.46.Theauthorbelievesthatasingle-sexschoolwould____.A.forceboystohidetheiremotionstoberealmenB.helptoformmasculineaggressivenessinboysC.encourageboystoexpresstheiremotionsmorefreelyD.naturallyplaceemphasisonthetraditionalimageofamantoboys47.Itiscommonlybelievedthatinamixedschoolboys_____.A.performrelativelybetterB.growupmorehealthilyC.behavemoreresponsiblyD.receiveabettereducation48.WhatdoesTonyLittlesayabouttheBritisheducationsystem?A.Itfailsmoreboysthangirlsacademically.B.Itfocusesmoreonmixedschooleducation.C.ItfailstogiveboystheattentiontheyneeD.D.Itplacesmorepressureonboysthanongirls.49.AccordingtoAbigailJamesoneoftheadvantagesofsingle-sexschoolsis_____.A.teachingcanbeadaptedtosuitthecharacteristicsofboysB.boyscanfocusontheirlessonswithoutbeingabsent-mindedC.boyscanchoosetolearnwhatevertheyareinterestedinD.teachingcanbedesignedtopromoteboys’teamspirit50.WhichofthefollowingisthecharacteristicofboysaccordingtoAbigailJames’report?A.TheyenjoybeinginchargE.B.Theyactthesametostereotypes.C.Theyhavesharpervision.D.Theyareviolentandsexist.

AsisknowntousWashingtonUniversityinSt.LouisbecamethefirstcollegeintheUnitedStatestoban禁止sellingbottledwaterin2009.SincethenmorethanadozensmallcollegesandschoolshavedonethesamE.Thebanisn’tbecausetheschoolsdon’twantstudentstohaveeasyaccesstowater.Insteadthegoalistoencouragestudentstobringreusablebottlestosavemoneyandmoreimportantlytosavetheenvironment.Manypeoplebelievethatproducingandusingbottledwaternotonlywastesmoneybutalsoharmstheenvironment.TheysaythatbottledwaterisunnecessarybecausepublicwatersuppliesintheU.S.areamongthebestintheworlD.ThesepeoplebelievethatwaterfountainsandreusablebottleswitheasyaccesstofillingstationsareabetterchoicE.Butthemakersofbottledwaterarguethatplasticbottlesmakeupasmallportionofthenation’stotalwastE.Theysayit’sunfairtosingleout单独挑出theirproductwhensomanyotheritemsarepackaged包装inplasticcontainersandwhat’smorewaterisahealthychoicecomparedtosomesodasandjuicesthatarealsosoldatschool.Whatdoyouthink:Shouldsalesofbottlewaterbebannedfromschools?Wewanttohearyouropinion.Writea200-wordresponsE.Sendittotfkasks4you@timeforkids.com.YourresponsemaybepublishedinafutureissueofTimeForKids.PleaseincludeyourgradelevelancontactinformationforyourparentorteacherifyouwantyourresponsetobepublisheD.Thedeadline截止时间forrespondingisAugust312012.67.Somecollegesandschoolsbansellingbottledwaterinorderto.A.savewaterB.encouragestudentstobringwaterfromhomeC.reducepollutionD.keepstudentsawayfrombottledwater68.Themaindisadvantageofbottledwaterisprobablythat.A.itistooexpensiveB.itisnotfreshC.it’snotconvenienttocarryD.Itsbottlecan’tbereused69.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Bottledwaterishealthier.B.Sodasandjuicesareofgreatharm.C.Studentsthinkitunfairtobansellingbottledwater.D.Themakersofbottledwaterareagainstbanningsellingbottledwater.70.Thepurposeofthepassageisto.A.askforstudents’opinionsB.tellpeopleapieceofnewsC.callonstudentstosavetheenvironmentD.wishmoreschoolstobansellingbottledwater

PeopleintheUnitedStateshonortheirparentswithtwospecialdaysMother’sDayonthesecondSundayinMayandFather’sDayonthethirdSundayinJunE.Thesedaysaresetasidetoshowloveandrespectforparents.Theyraisetheirchildrenandeducatethemtoberesponsible有责任感的citizens.TheygiveloveandcarE.Thesetwodaysmakeusthinkaboutthechangingrolesofmothersandfathers.MoremothersnowworkoutsidethehomE.MorefathersmusthelpwithchildcarE.Thesetwospecialdaysarecelebratedinmanydifferentways.OnMother’sDaypeoplewearcarnations.A.redonesymbolizesalivingmother.AwhiteoneshowsthatthemotherisdeaD.Manypeopleattendreligiousservicestohonorparents.Itisalsoadaywhenpeoplewhoseparentsaredeadvisitthecemetery墓地.Onthesedaysfamiliesgettogetherathomeaswellasinrestaurants.TheyoftenhaveoutdoorbarbecuesforFather’sDay.Thesearedaysoffunandgoodfeelingsandmemories.Anothertraditionistogivecardsandgifts.Childrenmaketheminschool.Manypeoplemaketheirownpresents.Thesearevaluedmorethantheonesboughtinstores.Itisnotthevalueofthegiftthatisimportantbutitisthethoughtthatcounts.Greetingcardstoresfloristscandymakersbakeriestelephonecompaniesandotherstoresdoalotofbusinessduringtheseholidays.36.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonforchildrentoshowloveandrespectforparents?A.Parentsbringupchildren.B.Parentsgiveloveandcaretochildren.C.Parentseducatechildrentobegoodpersons.D.Parentspassawaybeforechildrengrowup.37.Whatdoyouthinkfloristsdo?A.Theysellflowers.B.TheymakeandsellbreaD.C.Theyofferenoughroomforhavingfamilyparties.D.TheysellspecialgiftsforMother’sDayandFather’sDay.38.Whichdoyouthinkisrightaboutcarnation?A.Ithasonlytwokindsofcolors.B.ItreferstothespecialclothespeoplewearonMother’sDayorFather’sDay.C.It’sakindofflowershowingloveandbestwishes.D.PeoplecanwearcarnationsonlyonthesecondSundayinMay.39.Whatdoyouknowfromthepassage?A.Mother’sDayandFather’sDayarebothinMay.B.Fewerwomenworkedoutsidethehomeinthepast.C.Notallthechildrenrespecttheirparents.D.FathersarenotasimportantasmothersathomE.40.OnMother’sDayandFather’sDay.A.peopleusuallyhavefamilypartiesB.everyonegoestovisitthecemeteryC.childrenalwaysgotoparents’homeD.hand-madecardsarethemostvaluablegifts

AFull-TimeSchoolCalledLifeYouareenrolledinafull-timeschoolcalledlife.Eachdayinthisschoolyouwillhavetheopportunitytolearnlessons.Youmaylikethelessonsorhatethembutyouhavedesignedthemaspartofyourcurriculum.Whyareyouhere?Whatisyourpurpose?HumanshavesoughttodiscoverthemeaningoflifeforaverylongtimE.Whatweandourancestorshavetooverlookhoweveristhatthereisnoanswer.Themeaningoflifeisdifferentforeveryindividual.Eachpersonhashisorherownpurposeanddistinctpathuniqueandseparatefromanyoneelse’s.AsyoutravelyourlifepathyouwillbepresentedwithnumerouslessonsthatyouwillneedtolearninordertofulfillthatpurposE.Thelessonsyouarepresentedwitharespecifictoyou;learningtheselessonsisthekeytodiscoveringandfulfillingthemeaningandconnectionofyourownlifE.Asyoutravelthroughyourlifetimeyoumayencounterchallenginglessonsthatothersdon’thavetofacewhileothersspendyearsstrugglingwithchallengesthatyoudon’tneedtodealwith.YoumayneverknowwhyyouareblessedwithawonderfulmarriagewhileyourfriendssufferthroughbitterargumentsandpainfuldivorcesjustasyoucannotbesurewhyyoustrugglefinanciallywhileyourpeersenjoyabundancE.Theonlythingyoucancountonforcertainisthatyouwillbepresentedwithallthelessonsthatyouspecificallyneedtolearn;whetheryouchoosetolearnthemornotisentirelyuptoyou.Thechallengeherethereforeistokeepyourselfupwithyourownuniquepathbylearningindividuallessons.Thisisoneofthemostdifficultchallengesyouwillbefacedwithinyourlifetimeassometimesyourpathwillberadicallydifferentfromothers.Butrememberdon’tcompareyourpathtothepeople’saroundyouandfocusonthedisparitybetweentheirlessonsandyours.Youneedtorememberthatyouwillonlybefacedwithlessonsthatyouarecapableoflearningandarespecifictoyourowngrowth.Oursenseoffairnessistheexpectationofequity—theassumptionthatallthingsareequalandthatjusticewillalwaysprevail.Lifeisnotinfactfairandyoumayindeedhaveamoredifficultliftpaththanothersaroundyoudeservedornot.Everyone’scircumstancesareuniqueandeveryoneneedstohandlehisorherowncircumstancesdifferently.Ifyouwanttomovetowardcalmyouwillberequiredtomoveoutofthecomparingyourselfwithothersratherthanappreciatingyourownspecialuniqueness.Youmissoutonlearningyourindividuallessonsbydistractingyourselffromfeelingsofbitternessandanger.26.Accordingtothepassagehowcanthemeaningofyourlifeberealized?A.Havingthesameopinionsasothers.B.Takingthedistinctpathfromothers.C.Learningthelessonspresentedtoyou.D.Doingthedifferentthingsfromothers.27.Fromthepassageweknow_______.A.everyonehashisowntracktofollowB.thesamethingusuallyhappenstothepeersC.apainfuldivorcemustlieinfinancialproblemsD.awealthymanmusthaveawonderfulmarriage28.Inyourlifetimethelessonsyouarefacedwith_______.A.arebeyondyourpowerB.keepyoufromgrowthC.limityourdevelopmentD.helpyouwithyoursuccess29.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Allthingsareequalandjusticewillalwaysprevail.B.Youshouldlearntoappreciateyourspecificuniqueness.C.Onehastofixhismindonunfairnessofcircumstances.D.Theteachershavedesignedthelessonsaspartofyourcurriculuminthelifeschool.30.Lifeiscalledafull-timeschoolbecause_______.A.itisfullofalllessonstolearnB.youhaveplentyoftimetolearnlessonsC.youmeetwithspecificlessonseverydayD.therearesomanysubjectsforyoutochoose

Today's20-somethingsareoftencalledmillennials.Theygrewuparoundthetimeofthemillennium千年intheyear2000Aretheseadults?Thelawsaysyes.Butsocietieshavetheirexpectationsforwhatbeinganadultmeans.Somesaytoday's20-sometbingsarehavingadelayedadulthooD.Thetermboomerangkidsmeansyoungpeopleleavetheirparents'housebutlikeaboomerangthrownthroughtheairlaterreturn.ResearchpsychologistJeffreyArnettsaysthesetermssuggestmanyAmericansarefrustratedwith20-somethings.HesaysAmericansshouldconsiderthepositiveaspects.Theyusuallyhavevariousschoolandworkexperiencesortheymight.trylivingindifferentcitiesorcountries.CheryssaJensenCheryssaJensenmightagreE.Shesayssheexpectedtogetmarriedrightaftercollegeandtofindajobnearherparents.InsteadshetraveledthewesternpartoftheU.S.wenttoadozendifferentcitiestherE.HerjobalsotookhertoTaiwanSwedenandDenmark.Afterayearoftravelingshewasnotsurewhattodo.Somewordswerenaggingatmesaying'Whatelsewhatelsecanyoudowhatelsecanyoudowhileyoureyoung?JuliaShawJuliaShawis28justayearolderthanCheryssabutverydifferentinthewayshehaslivedherlifesofar.AftercollegeJuliabeganhercareerasawriter.SheandherhusbandhavestayedinWashingtonandhavelivedthereforthelasttwoyears.JuliasaysmanypeoplearesurprisedthatsheismarriedandsettledinoneplacE.ButshebelievessheismorefreethanmanyotherpeopleofhergenerationandshesaysmarriagehasmadeherlifemorestablE.ThoughtheirstoriesaredifferentJuliaandCheryssastillhavesomethingsincommon.BothsaytheirfamiliesareproudofthemBothsaytheydonotfeelpressuredbysocietytofollowaparticularpath.Andbothsaytheyarehappywiththeirdecisions.JuliaShawandCheryssaJensenhavesomethingelseincommon.Theyhavenotmadeahigh-payingcareertheirfirstpriority.InsteadmostinthesurveysaidthemostimportantthingstothemarebeinggoodparentshavingasuccessfulmarriageandhelpingotherpeoplE.56.WhichofthefollowingtermsisNOTusedtodescribetoday's20-somethings?A.Themillennials.B.Thelostgeneration.C.Theboomerangkids.D.Thedelayedadults.57.WhatdoweknowaboutCheryssaJensen?A.Sheistwenty-sevenyearsolD.B.Shetravelledaroundonlyforfun.C.Shefoundajobnearherparents.D.Shegotmarriedright.aftercollegE.58.Whatdotheunderlinedwordsnaggingatmean?A.troublingB.delightingC.encouragingD.disappointing59.WhatcanbeinferredaboutJuliaShaw?A.ShewassurprisedatherearlymarriagE.B.SheisboredwithherstablelifeC.SheissatisfiedwithherpresentlifE.D.ShegetsgreatpressurefromhermarriagE.60.InwhataspectareCheryssaJensenandJuliaShawsimilar?A.Theirfamiliestakeprideinthem.B.Theybitterlyregrettheirdecisions.C.Theyfollowthesameworkpatterns.D.Theylikehigh-payingcareermost.

ThekidsatShuteCountryPrimarySchoolinDevonaresurprisinglyquietwhenit’stimetogohomeintheafternoon.InsteadoftheusualshoutingandrunningyoucanhearthemaskingeachotherArethelightsalloff?Shallwecheckthetapsincasetheyaredripping?Howmanypapertowelsdidweusetoday?Butit’snotunusualherE.ThekidshavedeclaredawaronwastE.We’venevermadethechildrendoanythingexplainsLizTemplartheschool’sheadteacher.Theycameupwithalltheideasthemselves.They’redoingthisbecausetheywantto.Ifyoutakealookaroundtheschoolyouwon’tseeanythingthrownawayunnecessarily.EverythingiscollectedandreusedorsenttoberecycleD.ShuteSchoolstarteditsgreenrevolutiontwoyearsago.Theylookedcarefullyateverypartofschoollife—fromtheteachingtothecleaning.Theylookedatthewaystationerywasusedespeciallyphotocopyingthewaycleaningwascarriedoutandhowfoodwasusedandwasted!Evenparentswerelookedat:howmanychildrencameineachcar?Didtheyuseunleaded不含铅的petrol?Couldtheybringmorechildreninfewercars?Highonthelistwasthewasteofpaper.Nextcameunfriendlycleaningproducts.Papertowelswerereplacedwithrecycledpaper.ButthehardestthingforthekidswaswhentheyfoundouthowmuchrubbishwascreatedbythechocolatecrispsandothersnackseatenatlunchtimE.Oftheirownaccord自愿的thechildrengavethemup.Nowtheybringapplesandhome-madesnacks.Theschoolhasitsowngardenwheretheygrowvegetablesandflowerssothattheycanlearnabouttheenvironment.Theyalsousethisareafortheirrecyclingstore—largecontainerstocollectaluminumbottlespaperandfabriC.Eventheschool’splayareaismadefromrecycledthings.Sincethechildrenstartedtheschool’sheatingandlightingbillshavefallenobviouslyandthenumberofrubbishbagshasgonedownfromsevenaweektotwoorthreE.EverywhereinShuteSchooltherearebrightpostersaskingeveryonetotaketheirrubbishhometosaveenergyandpaperandtokeepthegreenflagflying.51.WhichofthefollowingBESTdescribesthewriter’sidea?A.ThepupilsatShuteSchoolarefightingagainstpollution.B.ThepupilsatShuteSchoolarelearningtosavethings.C.ThepupilsatShuteSchoolhavedeclaredawaronwastE.D.ThepupilsatShuteSchoolhavefoundawaytorecyclewastethings.52.ChildrenatShuteCountryPrimarySchoolbringapplesandhomemadesnackstoschoolinorderto.A.createlessrubbishB.savemoneyC.obeytheschool’srulesD.keeptheirpromise53.Wecaninferfromthetextthatgreenrevolutionmeans.A.beautifyingschoolyardB.activityagainstwasteC.plantinggreenplantsD.throwingawaywaste54.Whatdothechildrenthinkcreatesthemostwaste?A.Papertowels.B.Cleaningproducts.C.Snacks.D.Paper.55.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatthechildren’sbehaviour.A.hasbroughtargumentsB.hassavedtheschool’scostC.wasagainsttheirparentsD.wasforcedbytheirheadteacher

USscientistshaveperformedanimportantreversal逆转oftheageingprocessinanimalstudies.Theyusedachemicaltorejuvenate使年轻muscleinmiceandsaiditwastheequivalent等同于oftransforminga60-year-old'smuscletothatofa20-year-old—butmusclestrengthdidnotimprovE.TheirstudyinthejournalCellidentifiedanentirelynewmechanism原理ofageingandthenreversedit.Otherresearcherssaiditwasanexcitingfinding.Ageingisconsideredaone-waystreetbutnowresearchersatHarvardMedicalSchoolhaveshownthatsomeaspectscanbereverseD.TheirresearchfocusedonachemicalcalledNAD.ItslevelsnaturallydropinallcellsofthebodywithagE.Theteamshowedthisdamagedthefunctionofthecell'sin-builtpower-stationsleadingtolowerenergyproductionandageing.ExperimentsshowedthatincreasingNADlevelsbygivingmiceachemicalwhichtheynaturallychangeintoNADcouldreversethesandsoftimE.Oneweekofyouth-medicationintwo-year-oldmicemeanttheirmusclesbecamesimilartothoseofasix-month-old.DrAnaGomesfromthedepartmentofgeneticsatHarvardMedicalSchoolsaid:Webelievethisisquiteanimportantfinding.Shearguesmusclestrengthmayreturnwithalongercourseoftreatment.Howeverthiscouldneverbeacure-allforageing.OtheraspectssuchasshorteningoftelomeresordamagetoDNAwouldnotbereverseD.DrGomestoldtheBBC:Ageingismulti-factorialit'snotjustonecomponent成分wecanfixsoit'shardtotargetthewholething.Ibelievethereisalotofcross-talkincellsandenergyisveryimportantinacellandlikelytobeaverybigcomponentofageingthatmightcausesomeoftheotherthingsthathappenwithageing.68.Fromparagraph1welearnthat________.A.bonescanbetransformedB.musclestrengthcanbetransformedC.colorcanbetransformedD.musclecanbetransformed69.Fromparagraph2andparagraph3welearnthatA.researchersthinkageingisaone-waystreet.B.NADlevels’droppingcouldmakemicebecomeyounger.C.increasingNADlevelscouldmakemicebecomeyounger.D.researchersthinkanyaspectcanbereverseD.70.DrGomeswillagreethatA.wecantargeteverythingaboutageing.B.musclestrengthmayreturnoveralongercourseoftreatment.C.ageingcouldbecureD.D.energyisoflittleimportanceinacell.

ScholarshipApplicationTipsin2014forcollegestudents·Beforeyouapply1.Workhardtogetgoodgrades.Don’tsweataboutonebadgradebutalwaysstrive力求todoyourbest.2.Getinvolvedandstayinvolvedinextracurricular课外的activities.Sportsclubsdramabandsandorchestras－theseoftencounttowardastudent’soverallscholarshipapplicationevaluation.ThesamegoesforpaidorunpaidworkexperiencE.3.Beginyourscholarshipresearchearly－byyoursophomore大学二年级orjunioryearofhighschoolifpossiblE.Makespecialnoteofapplicationdeadlinesastheycanvaryfromlatesummertolatespring.4.Applyforasmanyscholarshipsasyouareeligible符合条件的for－severalsmallerscholarshipscanadduptoalotofmoney.·Duringtheapplicationprocess1.Readthesupplementarymaterialsthatcomewithscholarshipapplicationformstobetterunderstandtheprogram’sfocuscommunityservicesubjectinterest.TrytoanswerthequestionswiththefocusareainminD.2.AnswerquestionsastheyareaskeD.Don’tgooffthetopiC.3.Ifthereisafinancialcomponenttotheapplicationmakesureyougetaccurateandcompleteinformationfromallappropriatesourcestoensureyoureligibility.4.TakeyourtimE.Writedowneverythingyoucanthinkofforeachquestionthensettheapplicationasideforadaysoyoucanlookeverythingoveragainbeforeyousenditoff.5.Don’twaituntilthelastminutetocompleteyourapplicationespeciallyifyouareapplyingonlinE.Computersystemscangetclogged阻塞的withthelargevolumeofapplicantshopingtosubmittheirqualificationsduringthelastfewdaysandhoursbeforeadeadlinE.6.Ifathirdpartyhastocompletepartofyourapplicationsuchasprovidingaletterofrecommendationmakesureyouaskthemearlyonandremindthemasoftenasnecessarytoensuretheyprovideyouwiththenecessarymaterials.7.Lastbutnotleastreviewyourapplicationwithyourparentstomakesureyouhaven’tleftoutanyimportantdetails.Goodlucktothestudentsapplyingforthe2014scholarshipprograms!64.Beforeyouapplyforascholarshipit’sbestto.A.paymoreattentiontogradesthantoextracurricularactivitiesB.focusononlyonescholarshipapplicationC.getasmuchworkexperienceaspossibleD.beginyourpreparationasearlyaspossible65.Whenansweringquestionsontheapplicationformyoushould.A.focusonthesubjectyouareinterestedinB.answertothepointC.listyouradvantagesD.proveyourabilities66.Theauthorsuggeststhatapplicantsshould.A.submittheapplicationinthefewdaysB.double-checktheirapplicationwiththeirparentsC.completeandsubmittheapplicationinonedayD.avoidsubmittingtheapplicationonline

MaterialsforlearningChineseareprovidedhere.Therearesiteswhereyoumayfindinterestinginstructionssuitableforyou.Herearesomesitestobeginyoursurfing.Youmaystartwiththesepages—justtogetalittletasteofitwithoutworkingtoohard.·ListeningtothesoundofChinesePlayafewwordsofChineseonyourcomputer.·AfewChinesewordsEachwordisenlargedforeasystudy.IfyouarestudyingChinesethesetoolscanhelp·ZhongwensiteMorethanadictionary!·ClavisSinicaExcellentprogrambyProfessorDavidPorter.ItdisplaysawholedocumentinChineseandgivesindividualword'sdefinitionpronunciationaswellasmuchmoreinformationwhenyouclickonthatword.IfyouarestudyingChinesethisisaveryusefultool.·ChineseCharacterVisualDictionaryIfyouliketoknowmoregotothefollowingsitesontheInternet.·TheChineseOutpostPronunciationCharacterandGrammarByMarkAndrewBaker.Thebest.Amust-visitsite.·RainlandKidsdiscoverChinese—SiteisinGermanyIfyouwanttohaveabetterunderstandingofChinagotothisone.·WanfangDataAsanaffiliate分支ofChineseMinistryofScience&TechnologyWanfangDatahasbeentheleadinginformationproviderinChinasincethe1950s.Withawiderangeofdatabaseresourcesandvalue-addedservicesWanfangDatahasbecomeagatewaytounderstandingChineseculturemedicinebusinessscienceetc.63.Thispassageismostprobablyfrom______.A.aTVprogrammeB.ateacher'slectureC.anewspaperD.theInternet64.IfyouwanttoknoweachChinesecharacter'sdefinitionpronunciationandmuchmoreinformationyou'dbettersurf______.A.ZhongwensiteB.ListeningtothesoundofChineseC.ClavisSinicaD.AfewChinesewords65.IfyouwanttoknowChinaaboutitsculturemedicinebusinessscienceyou'dbettersurf.A.ChineseCharacterVisualDictionaryB.WanfangDataC.RainlandkidsdiscoverChineseD.TheChineseOutpost66.Thispassageisprobablyintendedfor_______..A.peoplewhowanttoteachChineseB.peoplewhowanttolearnChinesecultureC.peopleinterestedinstudyingChineseD.peoplegoodatcomputeroperation

InOctober2010IleftmyhometownandfamilyinVirginiaandmovedtoIowasoIcouldbecoachedbyLiangChow.I'dbeendreamingofanOlympicgoldmedalsinceIwaseight—butgraduallythatdreamseemedlikeamillionmilesaway.OnJanuary22012whileMomwasvisitingmeinIowaItoldherIdon'tlikegymnasticsanymorE.Iwanttotrydancingorbecomeasinger.IcangetajobinVirginiA.IjustwanttocomehomE.Mom'seyesnarrowedandherexpressionturnedtostonE.You'rebreakingmyheartBrieshesaiD.You'vebeendoinggymnasticsfortenyearsandnowyouwanttoquit?Haveyoulostyourmind?Ihadn'tlostmymindbutIhadlostmyfirE.It'sanentirelydifferentthingtopushtowardthatdreamwhenyoufeelalonE.I'mnottryingtobreakyourheartMomIsaiD.Ijustdon'twanttodoitanymorE.IknowyoumisshomE.Butyou'vesignedacontractthatsaysyouwillrepresentyourcountrytothebestofyourability.You'vegotaresponsibilitytoyourteammates.Andnowyoujustwanttowalkaway?IwillnotletyoubedishonorablE.Ifyoudon'tlikegymnasticsthenattheveryleastyouwillfinishtheseason.ThenextafternoonasIdraggedmyselfintoChow'sgymIthoughtoftheeffortsMomhadmadeinordertopayformytraining.Ithoughtofmytwosisters:AriellewhogaveupballroomdancingandJoyellewhostoppediceskatingsothatoursinglemomcouldaffordtokeepmeingymnastics.Fornowhere'swhatyouneedtoknow:Exactly210daysbeforeIeverattemptedmyfirstvault跳跃intheLondonSummerOlympicsmyleapoffaithcamethisclosetoendinginacrashofdisaster.26.Theauthorwantedtogiveupgymnasticsbecause_____.A.shethoughtshelovedmusicmoreB.shewasovercomewithhomesicknessC.anOlympicgoldwasbeyondherreachD.thetrainingfortheOlympicswastoohard27.Howdidtheauthor'smotherfeelonhearingherwords?A.Heart-broken.B.SympathetiC.C.Helpless.D.Calm.28.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor_____.A.wasbornintoanathleticfamilyB.realizedherOlympicdreamC.changedhermindintheendD.hadabadchildhood29.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.dreamcometrueB.MyleapoffaithC.MymotherD.A.quitter30.Whowillbeinterestedinthepassage?A.A.medicalstudentwhowillgraduatefromuniversity.B.A.healthcareprofessionalwhowillgivealectureoncancer.C.A.marketingprofessionalwhoislookingforcustomers.D.A.gymnasticplayerwhowantstogiveupcompetition.

ThedecisionoftheThirdPlenumofthe18thCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinatoallowamarriedcoupletohavetwochildrenifoneofthecoupleisanoldchildisindeedwelcomenewstothemanyyoungcoupleswhowanttohavemorethanonechilD.Whatisevenmoremeaningfulisthestatementinthedecisionthatthefamilyplanningpolicywillbegraduallyadjustedtopromotedemographic人口developmentonabalancedandlong-termbasis.SuchflexibilityisnecessarygiventhefactthatChinahasthelargestpopulationintheworldandoneofthemajorenginesfortheglobaleconomy.Peoplearenowpredictingfurtherlooseningasahigherbirthrateisneededtooffsetthetoolowbirthrateofthepastandtherapidagingofsocietywhichareputtingpressureoneconomicgrowthandsocialprogress.Economistsseethedropintheworking-agepopulationby3.45millionin2012asstrongevidenceoftheneedforamuchhigherbirthratetoavoidaneconomiccrisiscausedbyalackoflabor.Sociologistsconsiderthefertility繁殖力rateof1.18in2012asasignofsocietybeinglackinginenergyandwarnthattherapidincreaseofseniorcitizenswillpreventthedynamicsofbotheconomicandsocialprogress.Theseconcernsmusthavebeentakenintoconsiderationduringtheprocessofmakingthedecision.Howeverasacountrywithapopulationofmorethan1.3billionChinacanneversetasideconcernsaboutthenegativeeffectsapopulationexplosionwouldhaveonitseconomicandsocialdevelopment.Whatweneednowarereasonableexpectationsforthecountry’sdemographicgrowth.Itwasexpectedthatunderthepreviousfamilyplanningpoliciesthecountry’spopulationwouldgrowto1.5billionandthengraduallydrop.Ifthisisstillthepossibilitywehopetorealizefurtherstudyisneededtofigureouthowweshouldadjustthepoliciessothatthedeclineinpopulationwillnotbesosharpthatitdealsaheavyblowtotheoveralldevelopmentofthecountry.72.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtheproblemwiththepreviousfamilyplanningpolicy?A.A.toolowbirthratE.B.A.rapidincreaseoftheageD.C.abigpopulationexplosionD.asharpdeclineinworking-agepopulation.73.Theunderlinedwordoffsetinthethirdparagraphcanbestbereplacedby_________.A.compensateforB.setoutC.callforD.setoff74.WhatcanbeinferredfromthepassageA.China’spopulationwon’tstopgrowinguntilitreaches1.5billion.B.BalanceddemographicgrowthbenefitstheoveralldevelopmentofChinA.C.InChinaahigherbirthrateisneededtomeetmanyyoungcouples’demands.D.Economicandsocialprogressisnothingmorethandemographicdevelopment.75.Wheredoesthispassageprobablycomefrom?A.A.workofsciencefictionB.A.bookreviewC.A.marriageguideD.A.newsreport

Morethan27000peoplefromaroundtheUKsetoffatdawnfromLondontobeginthecycleroutethroughSurreytotheSussexcoast.Theannual一年一度的54-milerideraisesmoneyfortheBritishHeartFoundationBHFandisEurope’slargestcharitycyclingevent.CyclistsbegantheexhaustingjourneyatClaphamCommonat6A.m.hopingtoreachBrightonseafrontwithinanaverageofsixhours.Moneyfromtoday'seventwillhelpthecharitytocontinueitsvitalworkthroughheartresearchandthedevelopmentofitscareandsupportservices.AmongthosetakingpartwasBBCBreakfast'sresident居民DrRosemaryLeonardandseveralcolleagues.BHFspokeswomanGemmaClokesaidItwasquitecoldthismorningbuteveryonesetoffwithoutanyproblems.Thosetakingpartrangeinagefrom14tothoseintheir70s.Lastyearcyclistsraised￡4.1millionforthecharityandhaveraisedmorethan￡50millionsincetheBHFbecameinvolvedintheeventin1980.Thefirstridewasheldin1976.Itishopedthisyear'sfundraisingtotalcouldreach￡4.5million.Sheadded:Wehavealotofpeopletakingpartfromthemoreexperiencedcycliststothosecyclingwithfriendsandfamilyinmemoryofsomeoneandtoraisemoneythroughsponsorship.PeoplearealwayspleasedknowingthemoneyisgoingtoagoodcausE.ThereissomuchsupportalongtheroutewithlocalresidentswatchingtheridE.Oneofthehighlightsforparticipants参加者iscomingalongtheseafrontwhilepeopleareclappingwhichcanreallyhelpwhenthey'vebeeninthesaddle自行车车座foralongtimE.51.Whatcanweknowaboutthecyclingeventfromthetext?A.Itistheworld’slargestcharitycyclingevent.B.Cyclistsmayraisemoremoneythanlastyear.C.ThefirsteventwasheldbytheBHFin1980.D.Therouteoftheeventis54kilometerslong.52.WhatcanwelearnfromwhatGemmaClokesaid?A.CyclistswillreceiveencouragementfromlocalpeoplE.B.SomepeopledoubtwhetherthemoneyisproperlyuseD.C.Mostofthecyclistsareprofessional.D.Localpeoplehavelittleinterestincyclingevents.53.Thelocalresidents’attitudetowardstherideis.A.doubtfulB.unconcernedC.worriedD.supportive54.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Cyclistshaveraisedover￡50millionfortheBHF.B.Morethan27000peopleliketravellingbybikeintheUK.C.CharitycyclingeventwinssupportfromlocalpeoplE.D.Morethan27000peopleintheUKjoininthecharitybikeridE.

ItisadreadfulthingtobepoorafortnightbeforeChristmassaidClorindawiththemournfulsighofseventeenyears.AuntEmmysmileD.AuntEmmywassixtyandspentthehoursshedidn'tspendinabedonasofaorinawheelchair;butAuntEmmywasneverheardtosigh.ThegiftswhichmoneycanpurchasearenottheonlyoneswecangivesaidAuntEmmygentlynorthebesteither.OhIknowit'snicertogivesomethingofyourownworkagreedClorindabutmaterialsforfancyworkcosttoo.Thatkindofgiftisjustasmuchoutofthequestionformeasanyother.ThatwasnotwhatImeantsaidAuntEmmy.Whatdidyoumeanthen?askedClorindalookingpuzzleD.AuntEmmysmileD.SupposeyouthinkoutmymeaningforyourselfshesaiD.ThatwouldbebetterthanifIexplainedit.BesidesIdon'tthinkIcouldexplainit.Takethebeautifullineofabeautifulpoemtohelpyouinyourthinkingout:'ThegiftwithoutthegiverisbarE.I'dputittheotherwayandsay'ThegiverwithoutthegiftisbaresaidClorindA.Thatismypredicament窘境exactly.WellIhopebynextChristmasI'llnotbequitebankrupt.I'mgoingintoMr.Callender'sstoredownatMurraybridgeinFebruary.Hehasofferedmetheplaceyouknow.Won'tyourauntmissyouterribly?saidAuntEmmygravely.IthinkshewouldratherhaveyourcompanionshipthanapartofyoursalaryClorindasaidAuntEmmy.Butofcourseyoumustdecideforyourselfdear.WellImustsaybye-byeandrunhomE.ClorindalivedjustacrosstheroadfromAuntEmmyinatinywhitehousebehindsomehugewillows.ButAuntMarylivedtheretoo--theonlyrelativeClorindahadforAuntEmmywasn'treallyherauntatall.ClorindahadalwayslivedwithAuntMaryeversinceshecouldremember.ClorindapuzzledoverAuntEmmy'smeaningfordays.Thenallatonceitcametoher.OnChristmasDayClorindawentovertoAuntEmmy's.AuntEmmywaslyingonthesofabeforethefireandClorindasatdownbesideher.I'vecometotellyouallaboutitshesaiD.AuntEmmyIthoughtfordaysoveryourmeaning...AndthenoneeveningitjustcametomE.AtfirstIdidn'tthinkIcouldgivesomeofthemandthenIthoughthowselfishIwas.IwouldhavebeenwillingtopayanyamountofmoneyforgiftsifIhadhaditbutIwasn'twillingtopaywhatIhaD.IgotoverthatthoughAuntEmmy.NowI'mgoingtotellyouwhatIdidgivE.FirsttherewasoldAuntKitty.YouknowshewasmynursewhenIwasababy.SheisalwaysgladwhenIgotoseeherbutI'venevergoneexceptwhenIcouldn'thelpit.Sheisverydeafandratherdullandstupidyouknow.WellIgaveherawholeday.ItookmyknittingyesterdayandsatwithherthewholetimeandjusttalkedandtalkeD.Shewassopleasedandproud;shetoldmewhenIcameawaythatshehadn'thadsuchanicetimeforyears.Thentherewas...FlorencE.YouknowAuntEmmywewerealwaysintimatefriendsuntillastyear.ThenFlorenceoncetoldRoseWatsonsomethingIhadtoldherinconfidence.IfounditoutandIwassohurt.Icouldn'tforgiveFlorenceandItoldherplainlyIcouldneverbearealfriendtoheragain.FlorencefeltbadlybecauseshereallydidlovemeandsheaskedmetoforgiveherbutitseemedasifIcouldn't.WellAuntEmmythatwasmyChristmasgifttoher...myforgiveness.IgaveAuntMaryhergiftthismorning.ItoldherIwasn'tgoingtoMurraybridgethatIjustmeanttostayhomewithher.Shewassoglad--andI'mgladtoonowthatI'vedecidedso.YourgiftshavebeenrealgiftsClorindasaidAuntEmmy.Somethingofyou--thebestofyou--wentintoeachofthem.Ididn'tforgetyouAuntEmmyshesaidassheunpinnedthepaper.Therewasarosebush.AuntEmmylovedflowers.Sheputherfingerunderoneoftherosesandkissedit.It'sassweetasyourselfdearchildshesaidtenderly.Anditwillbeajoytomeallthroughthelonelywinterdays.You'vefoundoutthebestmeaningofChristmasgivinghaven'tyoudear?YesthankstoyouAuntEmmysaidClorindasoftly.55.ClorindafeltanxiousbeforeChristmasbecause___________.A.ShehadtoleaveAuntMaryB.Shedidn’tknowwhatkindofChristmasgiftssheshouldbuyC.ShehadnotenoughmoneytobuyChristmasgiftsD.Shehadnotimetomakeaproperdecision56.WhichofthefollowingsentencescanbestexplainthelineThegiftwithoutthegiverisbarE.A.A.giftisvaluedbythemindofthegiver.B.Forgivenessisagiftforthegiverandthereceiver.C.Youcannotbuyloveorrespectwithexpensivegifts.D.Thinktwicebeforeyougivegiftstosomebody57.WhatisthegiftthatClorindagavetooldAuntKitty?A.PassionB.SympathyC.KindnessD.Company58.Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseinconfidencemean?A.respectfullyB.confidentlyC.secretlyD.willingly59.WhichtwowordscanbestdescribeAuntEmmy?A.cuteandjoyfulB.kind-heartedandemotionalC.optimisticandwiseD.gentleandtimid羞怯的60.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitle?A.A.SpecialChristmasB.Clorinda’sGiftsC.AuntEmmyD.Clorinda’sChoice

Auniversityeducationisofhugeanddirectbenefittotheindividual.Graduatesearnmorethannon-graduates.MeanwhilesocialmobilityisevermoredependentonhavingadegreE.Howeveronlysomepeoplehaveit.Sotheindividualnotthetaxpayersshouldpayforit.Therearepressingcallsontheresources资源ofthegovernment.Usingtaxpayers'moneytohelpasmallnumberofpeopletoearnhighincomesinthefutureisnotoneofthem.Fullgovernmentfunding资助isnotverygoodforuniversities.AdamSmithworkedinaScottishuniversitywhoseteacherslivedoffstudentfees.Heknewandlookeddownupon18th-centuryOxfordwheretheacademicslivedcomfortablyofftheincomereceivedfromthegovernment.GuaranteedsalariesSmitharguedweretheenemyofhardwork;andwhentheacademicswerelazyandincompetentthestudentsweresimilarlylazy.Ifstudentshavetopayfortheireducationtheynotonlyworkharderbutalsodemandmorefromtheirteachers.AndtheirteachershavetokeepthemsatisfieD.IfthatmeanstakingteachingseriouslyandgivinglesstimetotheirownresearchintereststhatissurelysomethingtocelebratE.Manypeoplebelievethathighereducationshouldbefreebecauseitisgoodfortheeconomy经济.Manygraduatesclearlydocontributetonationalwealthbutsodoallthebusinessesthatinvest投资andcreatejobs.Ifyoubelievethatthegovernmentshouldpayforhighereducationbecausegraduatesareeconomicallyproductiveyoushouldalsobelievethatthegovernmentshouldpaypartofbusinesscosts.Anyonepromisingtocreatejobsshouldreceiveagiftofcapitalfromthegovernmenttoinvest.Thereforeitistheindividualnotthegovernmentwhoshouldpayfortheiruniversityeducation.60.TheunderlinedwordtheminParagraph2referstoA.taxpayersB.pressingcallsC.collegegraduatesD.governmentresources61.Theauthorthinksthatwithfullgovernmentfunding___A.teachersarelesssatisfiedB.studentsaremoredemandingC.studentswillbecomemorecompetentD.teacherswillspendlesstimeonteaching62.TheauthormentionsbusinessesinParagraph5inorderto___A.argueagainstfreeuniversityeducationB.callonthemtofinancestudents'studiesC.encouragegraduatestogointobusinessD.showtheircontributiontohighereducation

OnOctober231990DavidPologrutoahighschoolphysicsteacherwasstabbed刺byhissmartstudentJasonHaffizullA.JasongotstraightA’sandwasdeterminedtostudymedicineatHarvardyetthiswashisdownfall.HisphysicsteachergaveJasonaBamarkJasonbelievedwouldundermine损害hisentrancetoHarvarD.AfterreceivinghisBJasontookabutcherknifetoschoolandstabbedhisphysicsteacher.HowcansomeoneassmartasJasondosomethingsodumb?StudiesshowthereislittleornocorrelationbetweenIQandemotionalintelligencE.DuringmyearlyuniversityyearsIregardedmyselfasanintelligentguy.Igotgoodmarksinmathematicsphysicsandothersubjects.IthoughtsuchskillswouldsurelygivemeabrightfuturE.AfteroneyearofstudywithdecentmarksIbegantoseetwomajorclassesofstudents.Thefirstcategoryofstudentsturneduptofewlecturespartiedeveryweekendenjoyedagreatsociallifeanddidminimalworktopasscourses.Thesecondcategoryofstudentswereintelligentandhardworkerswhogotgoodgradesandwereveryfocusedontheirstudies.Surelywouldtheseintelligentandhard-workingstudentsfindthegreatjobsbeforetheotherlazierclassofstudents?Notso.Studentsareoftenshockedupongraduationthattheirqualificationsarenotasimportantastheyoncethought.Graduatesentertheworkforceonlytorealizethatco-workershatethemandlessintelligentpeoplearetheonesreceivingpromotions.Educationalskillsareuselessinsomeindustrieswheninterpersonalskillsareabsent.Youcanhavegreatideastheoriesandsolvecomplexproblemsbutifyoucannoteffectivelycommunicateinapersuasiveandexcitingmannerbyrelatingtoyourfellowhumansyouwillfaceanuphillbattleinwhateverchallengesyouencounter.It’snotthatpeopledislikeyoubecauseofyourintelligence;it’sthatpeopledislikeyoubecauseyou’rerudeandnotunderstanding.Theintelligentpersonwithpoorcommunicationskillsisinsensitiveorunawareofothers’emotions.60.JasonHaffizullastabbedhisphysicsteacherbecause.A.hewasunfairlytreatedbyhisteacherB.hewasdisappointedwithhisdownfallC.hewasnotsmartenoughatstudiesD.hegotaworsemarkthanusual61.Wecaninferfromthethirdparagraphthattheauthorinhisearlyuniversityyears.A.didn’tthinkcommunicationskillswereasimportantasintelligenceB.didn’tworkhardC.belongedtothefirstcategoryofstudentsD.couldkeepabalancebetweensociallifeandstudies62.Intelligentpeoplearehatedbecause.A.theycansolvemorecomplexproblemsB.theycan’tsettlethechallengestheymeetC.theyareenviedfortheirintelligenceD.theyarenotunderstandingenough63.Whatcanmakepeoplesucceedatworkaccordingtothelastparagraph?A.Educationalskills.B.Communicationskills.C.Goodmanners.D.Awarenessofpeople’semotions.

Wewouldliketowishallourreadersawonderfulwinterbreak.OurJanuarymagazineisnowintheshopsandavailabledigitally.We’relookingforwardtosharingmoreadventuresanddiscoverieswithyouin2014including:AtacrossroadsintheAtlanticAsthepopulationofAscensionIslandrisesuptomarkthe200thanniversaryofBritishruleFredPearcewonderswhatthefuturemighthaveinstoreforthisstrangepartoflanD.Photostory:OntheroadagainA.selectionofimagesfromanexhibitionopeningthismonthattheRoyalGeographicalSocietygohandinhandwithMAurelStein’searly20thcenturyphotographsoftheSilkRoaD.Dossier:GoingundergroundMarkRowediscussestherolethatcarbonstoragecanplayintheglobalefforttoreducecarbondioxideemission排放.lossKitGilletreportsfromtheGulfofThailandwhosefisheries渔场havebeenalmostdestroyedbythecommercializationoftheThaifishingindustry.Anddon’tforgetaround-upofthelatestgeographicalandclimatesciencenews;ahotspotfocusonTurkey;adviceontakingphotographsinAntarctica;aninterviewwithLucienCastaing-TaylorprofessorofvisualartsatHarvard;pluslotslotsmoreBuyyourcopynowclickhereandsaveupto35%orcall+4401635588496.GeographicalisalsoavailableinWHSmithandmanyindependentnewsagents.56.WhotookphotosoftheSilkRoad?A.MAurelStein.B.FredPearcE.C.MarkRowE.D.LucienCastaing-Taylor.57.Ifyouwanttoreadsomethingaboutglobalwarmingyoucanread.A.AtacrossroadsintheAtlanticB.Photostory:OntheroadagainC.Dossier:GoingundergroundD.loss58.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.AscensionIslandhasabrightfuturewithmorepopulation.B.CommercializationcontributestothelossoffisheryinThai.C.TheJanuaryeditionof2014istocomeoutinthewinterbreak.D.Thetopicsofthismagazinefocusongeographyandinterviews.59.Thepassageiswrittento.A.shareadventuresanddiscoveriesB.giveadviceontakingphotosC.attractreaderstobuythemagazineD.introducethecontentofthemagazine

AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy.ThatsayingholdstruenotonlyforyouandmebutalsoforsomeofthemostpowerfulandinfluentialpeopleintheworldsuchasthepresidentsoftheUnitedStates.ButhowdoAmericanpresidentsspendtheirvacationtime?Let’stakealook!FranklinD.RooseveltconsideredoneofthegreatestpresidentsinAmericanhistoryhadlimitedvacationoptionsbecauseofhispolio小儿麻痹症.HebeganvisitingWarmSpringsGeorgiain1924foritscurativewatersandlaterbuilta2000acrepoliotreatmentcenternearby.HelikedtocruisethePotomaconhisyacht游艇andthreetimesaspresidentreturnedtohisbelovedCanadianislandofCampobellowithwhichhefellinloveasakiD.FormerPresidentBillClintonhoweverwasnevermuchgoodatvacationing.Hisstaffhadtopracticallyforcehimtogoonvacationhisfirstyearinoffice;hisideaofrelaxingwasreadingfourgoodbookssimultaneously同时whileenjoyingacigarchewednotsmoked.Hecouldalsolosehimselfinagameofgolfwherehissomewhatflexibleinterpretationoftherulescouldattimesdrivehispartnerscrazy.Obama’spredecessor前任alsoknowshowtorelax.FishingisintheBushfamilyDNA:forbluesharksoffthecoastofMaineoranythingwithfinsalmostanywhereelsE.GeorgeW.BushalsorelaxedaspresidentbyjoggingandclearingbrushonhisTexasranch.Sinceleavingofficehehasbecomeanactivemountainbikerandmorerecentlyhastakenuppainting.ObamatendstotakeawinterbreakinHawaiiwherehewasbornandraisedandasummervacationinMartha’sVineyardoffthesoutherncoastofCapeCodMassachusetts.InbetweenheplaysbasketballeverycoupleofweeksandhasbeenknowntodosomeskeetshootingatCampDaviD.Obama’sfavoritepastimenomatterthelocationhasbecomeeasytospot:golf.71.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.USpresidentsonholiday.B.Relationshipbetweenworkandplay.C.FamousUSpresidents.D.Suggestionsonspendingholidays.72.What’sthemainreasonforFranklinchoosetospendhisholidaysinthespringoronhisyacht?A.Personalinterests.B.Physicaldisability.C.Tidalcurrent.D.Officialarrangement.73.What’sspecialwhenBillClintonwasplayinggolf?A.Hecouldoftenbethetopplayer.B.Hecouldoftenbethebottomplayer.C.Hedidnotoftenrespecttherules.D.Heusuallyshowedgoodteamspirit.74.FromParagraph5wemayinferthat_____.A.theBushfamilyweremostlyfishermen.B.theBushfamilyliketofishonlynearMainE.C.fatherofGeorgeW.Bushlikestoworkonfarm.D.fatherofGeorgeW.Bushalsolovesfishing.75.InthelastparagraphmanyofObama’shobbiesarementionedEXCEPT_____.A.sailingB.playingbasketballC.shootingD.golfing

HowtoTrainYourDragonbyBritishauthorCressidaCowellisoneofthebestpiecesofchildren’sliteraturE.A.childcanmakeawholealternativeuniversewithavividimaginationandToothlessthehero’shuntingdragonthusturningarainydayintoanadventureofalifetimE.Howeverifyouhaveneverreadthebookbutinsteadchoosetoseethefilmversionyoumightthinkyouwereseeinganew-agewarmoviemeantforadultsratherthanchildren.Let’slookatWheretheWildThingsAreforfurtherdiscussion.Thestorycentersaroundalonelyeight-year-oldboynamedMaxwhosailsawaytoanislanD.CreatureslivingtheredeclareMaxtheirking.Whatanamazingpieceofchildren’sliterature!A.treasureforeverychild’slibrary.YetchildrenwerecryinginthemovietheatrE.Owlswerefallingfromtheskychicken’sarmswerebeingtornoffandachildwasrunningaroundadarkabandonedworldfightingevilastheonlyhuman.ItwasalmostasifHollywoodcouldnotimaginechildrenenjoyingamovieforitsbasicliteraturecontent.Hollywoodmightberight.Butmoreandmoreitsaudiencesarecomplainingthatthereisanincreasedamountofviolenceinchildren’sstoriestodaythaninthepast.Whilethereappearstobeatrendinoursocietytomakemoreviolencemoreaccessibletoyoungerchildrenbooksandliteraturearegenerallyanexception.Itrulybelievethatchildren’sliteraturehasbecomemorevividandmorecolorful.Thisisagreattreasureforthechildrenandiscertainlynotviolent.Whathaschangedthechildren’sstoriesoftodayisnotthewritersbutthefilmindustry.Insomewaychildren’sliteratureisjustbeingstrangelytwisteD.Iwonderhowmuchinfluencetheauthorhaveoverthis.59.TheTextismainlyabout________.A.twogoodbooksforchildrenB.howabookisadaptedintoafilmC.whetherchildrenshouldgotomoviesD.whetherchildren’sliteratureisgettingmoreviolent60.ItcanbeinferredthatthefilmWheretheWildThingsAreis_______.A.movingB.frighteningC.interestingD.amazing61.Accordingtothetexttheauthorthinksthat________.A.thefilmindustry’streatmentofchildren’sliteratureiswrongB.writersshouldprovidemorecolorfulworksforchildrenC.thereisanincreaseinviolenceinchildren’sliteratureD.childrenshouldreadbooksratherthanseefilms.62.Howdoesthetextmainlydevelop?A.Byinferring.B.Bygivingexplanations.C.Byprovidingexamples.D.Bymakingcomparisons.

Festivalsplayanimportantroleinaculture’sidentity.Ican’tthinkofabetterwayofappreciatinganewculturethanbytakingpartinoneofitsfestivals.Herearesomespecialfestivalsaroundtheworld.★BoryeongMudFestival－BoryeongSouthKoreaFortwoweeksinJulymillionsgatherinBorueongtoexperiencethegreypoolsandslides.Whatbeganasawayofpromotingtheregion’smineral-richmudhasturnedintoafestivepartycompletewithmusicandfireworks.Whilethemudisusuallyonlyavailableincosmeticproductshereyoucancakeyourselfingreyasyouwant.★Holi－IndiaHolitheFestivalofColorsisaHinducelebrationfullofjoyandoneofIndia’smostimportantholidaysDuringthedayofthelastfullmoonofthelunarmonthusuallylateFebruarythroughoutthecountrybutthecheerfulspiritiscommonthroughoutHinducommunitiesaroundtheworld.★Koninginnedag－TheNetherlandsAlthoughtheircurrentQueen’sbirthdayisreallyduringthewintertheQueenstillcelebratesitonApril30ththecountry’sofficialQueen’sDaysince1949.Orangeisthenationalcolorandthestreetsbecomeaseaoffeatherboas长围巾andbodypaintascrowdsgatherintheplazas广场.Amsterdamisthecenterofthisoutdoorpartywithmanylivemusicactsbutnearlyeverytownisalivewithorangeonthisday.★NationalElephantDayinThailandInThailandMarch13isregardedasNationalElephantDaytoshowthattheThaielephantplaysanimportantroleintheThaihistory.ThaiElephantDayhasbeenheldonanannualbasissincetheideawasfirstapprovedbytheThaigovernmentin1998.SpecialeventsareheldatanumberofvenuesinnorthernThailand.AttheMaeSaElephantCampithasbecomeatraditiononMarch13forthedozensofelephantstheretobetreatedtoahugefeastoffruitsandsugarcane.62.Whatwecanlearnfromthepassageisthat.A.BoryeongMudFestivalwasoriginallyheldtoadvertisefortheirmineralresourcesB.peoplearoundtheworldcelebrateHolidifferentlytopromotetheirreligionsC.Koninginnedag－TheNetherlandswascelebratedontheircurrentQueen’sbirthdayD.itisaninternationalcustomfortheThaielephanttoeatallkindsoffruitsandsugarcane63.WhatisthepurposeofthefestivalheldonMarch13inThailand?A.Tocallonpeopletoprotecttheseendangeredelephants.B.TogivetheThaielephantachancetoeatfruitsandsugarcane.C.TogivetheimportanceoftheelephantintheThaihistory.D.TohelppeoplerelaxthemselvesbyfeedingtheThaielephant.64.YoucanexperiencetheFestivalofColorsin.A.SouthKoreaB.ThailandC.theNetherlandsD.India65.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A.Totellpeoplehowtoenjoyandrelaxthemselves.B.Tointroducesomeuniquefestivalsaroundtheworld.C.Togetpeopletocelebratedifferentkindsofcustoms.D.Toshowtheimportanceofcelebratingdifferentfestivals.

Beachesarenotonlygreatforlyingonanddoingwatersportsandinfactoneofthebestwaysofenjoyingthemisaclassicbeachwalk.HereatiWantSun.Co.Ukwe’vebeensearchingtheglobetofindyoutheworld’sbestandmostgloriousbeachwalksandhere’sourpickofthetop.TheFootpathoftheGodsAmalfiCoastItalyThenamesaysitallreallyandyoutrulydofeeluptheretowalkingalongthiswonderfulmountaincoastalpathwhichofferssomeofthemoststrikingviewsontheplanet.ThepathbeginsattownofBomeranotocharmingPositanoalongtheUNESCOWorldHeritageareaoftheAmalfiCoast.Thewholewalkwilltakeyouapproximatelyfourandahalfhourstocompleteandpassovernarrowrockypathspastsheercliffsandshiningbluebays.Sydney’sGreatCoastalWalkAustraliaSydney’scoastlineisoneofthemostbeautifulanddiverseintheworlD.HereyouhavenationalparkshistoricsitessteepcliffssparklingbeachesandquietbaysallinoneplacE.Sydney’sGreatWalkrunsallthewayfromBarrenjoeyinthenorthtoRoyalNationalParkinthesouthandtakesanincrediblesevendaystocompletE.Howeverifyou’renotuptodoingthefullwalkthentherearemanydifferentpartsofthewalkthatyoucandorightinthecity.Walkingfromthecity’sfamousBondiBeachtothesweepingcurveofBronteBeachtakesjustanhourwhichtakesinsometopscenery.GreatOceanWalkAustraliaTheGreatOceanWalkstretches104kmalongVictoria’sfamousGreatOceanRoadlocatedonthesoutherncoastofAustraliafromtheresorttownApolloBaytothemagnificentTwelveApostles.TheTwelveApostlesarethearea’sfamousstonelandmarkswhichstandoutlikegiantsfromtheseA.Thewalkpassesthrougharangeoflandscapesandsightsfromnationalparksfamoussurfingspotsanddesertedbeachestowildcoastlinescascadingwaterfallslushforestshistoriclighthousesandghostlyshipwrecks.Daywalksandshorterthree-hourwalkssuchastheWreckBeachWalkortheLighthouseCemeteryandLookoutWalkcanalsobeenjoyeD.Sonexttimewhenyou’relookingforabeachholidaydon’tjustthinkabouttheresortsandthesandbutconsideramoreactivesunholidaydiscoveringsomeofthebestbeachintheworlD.61.Theauthorintendstotellus____________.A.theworld’sbestplacesforbeachwalksB.thewonderfulbeachesintheworldC.theidealtourismresortforhealthD.thebeautifulbeachesinAustralia62.WhenyouarriveattheAmalfiCoast_______________.A.youmustbefedupwiththefootpathB.youwillbefascinatedbythesceneryC.youcanstartwalkingfromPositanoD.youmaybetrappedinnarrowrockypaths63.WhatisthedistinctcharacteristicofSydney’sGreatCoastalWalk?A.IttakesaboutmorethanfivehourstocompletE.B.ItstartsfromRoyalNationalParkinthesouth.C.Itprovidesvisitorsavarietyofgreatlandscapes.D.ItreallyhasthelongestcoastlineintheworlD.64.Accordingtothefourthparagraphwecanknowthat__________________.A.ApolloBayisattheendoftheGreatOceanWalkB.theTwelveApostlesexistsbelowthesurfaceoftheseaC.theWreckBeachWalkcanalsogivevisitorspleasureD.mostvisitorscanfinishthe104kmwalkinthreehours65.Wherecanweprobablyreadthepassage?A.OnatravelmagazineB.OnahandbookfortouristsC.InatourismwebsiteD.Inaforeigntravelagent

OntheRiverThamesthereareanumberofboatraceseveryyearandthesehavebecomeverypopularwiththepubliC.Perhapsthebest–knownoftheseracesistheUniversityBoatRacE.ThistakesplacejustbeforeEaster复活节everyyearandisacompetitionbetweenteamsfromtheUniversitiesofOxfordandCambridgE.TheyrowfromPutneytoMertlakeadistanceofaboutfourandaquartermiles.Thisracehasbeentakingplacealmosteveryyearsince1829.31Thebest–knownoftheseracesis__________.A.theBoatRaceoftheUniversityofOxforD.B.theBoatRaceoftheUniversityofCambridgeC.theBoatRaceoftheOlympicGamesD.theUniversityBoatRace32GenerallytheBoatRacetakesplace_________.A.onceayearB.twiceayearC.everythreeyearsD.everyotheryear33Thedistanceofthecompetitionisabout________miles.A.4B.5C.6D.734Theracehasbeentakingplacefor_________.A.onehundredyearsB.morethanacenturyandahalfC.acenturyandahalfD.twocenturies35ThewordsPutneyandMertlakeare_________.A.namesofplacesB.namesofteamsC.namesofboatracesD.namesofuniversities

PopeyetheSailorfirstbecameapopularcartooninthe1930s.Thesailorinthatcartoonatelotsofspinachtomakehimstrong.Peoplewatchedhimandtheybegantobuyandeatalotmorespinach.Popeyehelpedsell33percentmorespinachthanbefore!Spinachbecameanecessarypartofmanypeople’sdiets.EvensomechildrenwhohatedthetastebegantoeatthevegetablE.ManypeoplethoughtthattheironinspinachmadePopeyestrongbutthisisnottruE.SpinachdoesnothaveanymoreironthananyothergreenvegetablE.PeopleonlythoughtspinachhadalotofironbecausethepeoplewhostudiedthefoodmadeamistakE.Inthe1890sagroupofpeoplestudiedwhatwasinsidevegetables.ThisgroupsaidthatspinachhadtentimesmoreironthanitdiD.Thegroupwrotethenumberwrongandeveryoneacceptedit.Todayweknowthatthelittleironthatisinspinachcannotmakeadifferenceinhowstrongapersonis.Howeverspinachdoeshavesomethingelsewhichthebodyneeds—folicaciD.Itisinterestingtopointoutthatfolicacidcanhelpmakeapersonstrong.MaybeitwasreallythefolicacidthatmadePopeyestrongallalong.【小题1】Agoodtitleforthisreadingpassageis______.A.PopeyetheSailorB.TheTruthAboutSpinachC.AMistakewithNumbersD.FolicAcidMakesYouStrong【小题2】WhydidmanypeopleeatspinachaftertheysawPopeyetheSailor?A.Theythoughtspinachmadethemstrong.B.TheythoughtPopeyewasfunny.C.Spinachhadalotofiron.D.PeoplelikedfolicaciD.【小题3】Aresearchgrouptoldpeoplethatspinach______.A.madePopeyestrongB.wasagreenvegetableC.hadlessironthanothergreenvegetablesD.hadmoreironthanothergreenvegetables【小题4】ThereadingpassagesaysthatperhapsPopeyegothisstrengthfrom______.A.ironB.folicacidC.spinachD.exercise【小题5】Folicacidis______.A.somethinginfoodB.avegetableC.dangerousD.acertainkindofspinach

Aspellingmistakeonasignoutsideastateprimaryschoolhadmebangingmyheadindespair—butdon’tbepanickedintothinkingstateeducationisfundamentallydisableD.There’sanoticeonourlocalparkgatemadebyalocalstateprimaryschoolpupilsaying:thereisknowthingslikethepoofairy.Whatagoodidea—acampaigntoencouragethedog-ownersamongustopickuptheirdog’swaste!Andwhatanattractiveandeye-catchingposter!ButKNOWpoofairy?whydidn’ttheteachercheckthespellingbeforetheposterwascompletedanddisplayedbeforethepublic?Didn’the/sherealizethatnotonlyisbadspellingaworrybutevenworse—thisisthesortofthingthatcouldeasilybringjoytoMr.Gove’sheartbecauseitseemstoprovehimright—ordinarystateschoolsbadandacademiesgooD.Andthecountrymaytakehispropaganda宣传seriously.Showthepanickingparentsonebadspellingfromanon-academyschoolsuggestingthatit’sfilledwithwildandunqualifiedstaffandthey’llbescaredthattheirchildrenwillcomeoutwalkingonallfoursandmustbemarchedstraightintoanacademy—andinstitutionfullofexamresultsandundemocraticmanagement.Don’tfallforitparents.Likethousandsofteachersinstateschoolsandlocalauthoritiesyoucancareaboutchildren’seducationandstandardsofliteracyyoucanevenloveLatinwithoutsinginguptotheGovebrigade队列.Justbecausehehashadaninsightintoourterrorsandrecognizedourdreamsitdoesmeanthathejustknowshowtotakeusinandwhatworksinhisfavor.That‘knowpoo’teacherhasscoredanowngoalsaysFieldingandyou’reinadilemmaherE.You’recaughtbetweenyourenthusiasmforaccurategrammarandyourwell-meaningsocialresponsibilitiesEvenFieldingdoesn’tgetit.Youcanhavethetwothingtogether—highstandardsincomprehensives.WedonotneedacademiC.Youcanmanageit!53.Knowinthepostershouldprobablybespelledas________.A.noB.nowC.newD.nor54.WhoisMr.Goveinthepassage?A.A.pupil’sfatherconcernedabouteducation.B.A.teacherofastateprimaryschool.C.Anadvocateforacademy.D.Anenthusiastofliteracy.55.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattheauthor________.A.felthopelessatthestateprimaryeducationB.triedtodefendthespellingmistakesintheposterC.thoughthighlyofacademy’seducationalstandardD.wasopposedtoMr.Gove’smisleadingpropagandA.56.Whatistheauthor’stunetowardsstateprimaryeducation?A.NegativeB.CooperativeC.EncouragingD.Praiseful

TheChinese-bornAmericanarchitectIeohMingPeiisoneofthemostcreativearchitectsofourtimes.Hehasincorporatedbotheasternandwesternideasintohisdesigns.IeohMingPeiwasborninGuangzhouChinaonApril261917.Hisfatherwasafamousbanker.In1935attheageof17hecametotheUnitedStatestostudyarchitectureatMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.In1942heenteredtheHarvardGraduateSchoolofDesign.In1964JacquelineKennedyselectedPeitodesigntheKennedylibrary.Afterthathebecamewell-knownallovertheworlD.PeoplenameditoneoftheTenBestBuildingsintheUnitedStates.In1968PeistartedworkontheEastWingoftheNationalGalleryofArtinWashingtonD.C.Overonemillionpeoplevisitedthebuildingduringitsfirst50daysinexistencE.FollowingtheEastWingprojectPei'sfamehascontinuedtogrowwidely.In1983FrenchPresidentcommissioned委任PeitohelpmaketheLouvremoremodern.TenyearslaterthecompletionofPei’sglasspyramidattheLouvrecreatedanewhistoriclandmarkforParis.Peidescribeditasthegreatestchallengeandgreatestaccomplishmentofmycareer.AtFragrantHilla300-roomhotelintheChinesecapitalPeihasattemptedtobringtohisnativeChinahisoften-quotedthirdwayofmakingbuildings.AvoidingbothacompletecopyingoftraditionalChinesemotifs特色aswellasthemodernismoftheWestPeihasmanagedatFragrantHilltomakeoneofhismosteloquent有说服力的statements.Peihasdesignednearly50projectsintheUnitedStatesandabroaD.Abouthalfoftheseprojectshavewonmajorawards.PeihasbeenawardedthehighesthonorsfromnationsovertheworlD.In1990PeiwasawardedtheMedalofFreedombyPresidentGeorgeBushforhiscontributionstoworldpeaceandservicetotheUSgovernment.47.WhichistherightorderoftheeventsofIeohMingPei?A.PeistartedworkontheEastWingoftheNationalGalleryofArtinWashingtonDC.B.IeohMingPeienteredtheHarvardGraduateSchoolofDesign.C.ThecompletionofPei’sglasspyramidattheLouvrecreatedanewhistoriclandmarkforParis.D.IeohMingPeiwasselectedtodesigntheKennedylibrary.E.IeohMingPeiwasborninGuangzhou.f.PeiwasawardedtheMedalofFreedombyPresidentGeorgeBush.g.IeohMingPeicametoMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.h.FrenchPresidentcommissionedPeitohelpmaketheLouvremoremodern.A.e-g-d-b-a-h-c-fB.e-g-b-d-a-h-f-cC.e-g-b-d-h-a-c-fD.e-g-b-d-a-h-c-f48.Itwas________thatIeohMingPeibecameworld-famous.A.afterhedesignedtheKennedylibraryB.afterhedesignedEastWingoftheNationalGalleryofArtinWashingtonDCC.afterthecompletionofPei’sglasspyramidattheLouvreD.afterhedesignedtheFragrantHill49.__________isanexcellentbuildingthatshowsboththetraditionalChinesemotifsandthemodernismoftheWest.A.TheEastWingoftheNationalGalleryofArtB.Pei’sglasspyramidattheLouvreC.FragrantHillD.Kennedylibrary50.Wecaninferthatabout_________ofIeohMingPei’sprojectshavewonmajorawards.A.50B.25C.15D.35

Googlehasbeencollectingtonsofdataaboutsmartphoneusagearoundtheworld.Herearesomeofthemostsurprisingandinterestingfacts:AndroidismostpopularinJapanwith55%ofrespondents调查对象usingitcomparedwith39%foriOS.AndroidisalsonumberoneinafewothercountriesincludingNewZealand41%theUS40%andChina38%.iOSisfarthestaheadinSwitzerlandwith52%usagevs23%forAndroid.OthercountrieswhereiOSisfaraheadincludeAustralia49%vs25%AndroidCanada45%vs23%Androidand23%BlackberryandFrance43%vs25%Android.InEgyptWindowsMobileisfarmorepopularthaniOS.13%ofsurveyrespondentsusetheMicrosoftsmartphoneplatformbehindSymbian19%andAndroid14%.iOSisveryfardownat4%.MobilesocialnetworkingisbiggestinMexicoandArgentinawhere74%and73%ofusersvisitasocialnetworkdaily.Butmobile-socialisweakinJapanwhere34%ofusersnevervisitasocialnetworkontheirphoneandthisfigurerisesto41%inBrazil.WatchingvideoismostpopularinSaudiArabiawith59%ofrespondentsdoingitdaily.NumbertwoisEgyptwith41%.Chineseusersshopfromtheirphones.59%ofChineseusersdothiscomparedwithonly41%insecond-placeEgypt.Chineseusersalsolovetowritereviews.41%ofthemwriteareviewofalocalbusinessafterlookingitupontheirsmartphone.NumbertwoJapanisfarbehindwithonly24%ofrespondentsdoingthis.54.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheusageofthesmartphoneoperatingsystemsinEgypt?A.WindowsMobile＞iOS＞Symbian＞AndroidB.Android＞WindowsMobile＞iOS＞SymbianC.iOS＞Android＞Symbian＞WindowsMobileD.Symbian＞Android＞WindowsMobile＞iOS55.Inwhichofthefollowingcountriesismobilesocialnetworkingleastpopular?A.Brazil.B.Japan.C.Mexico.D.Argentina.56.Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanwemostprobablyreadthepassage?A.Health.B.Environment.C.Technology.D.Entertainment.

WhatisAmerica'snumberonesport?CanIstillsaybaseball?Youcouldmakethatstatement30yearsagobutthingshavechanged.Baseballofcoursehastherichesthistoryofallsports.ButwiththepopularityofbasketballandAmericanfootballtherecannowbeanargumentonwhichsportisAmerican’snumberonesport.Basketballreallytookaturninthe1980’sasMagicJohnsonandLarryBirdtooktheNBAtoanotherlevel.OfcoursebasketballwasalreadypopularandhadseensuchstarsasJerryWestandDr.J.buttherealbreakthrough突破cameinthe1980'sandfromthereitreallytookoffwithMichaelJordanintothe90’s.BasketballhasevenbecomeveryglobalnowasmanyNBAstarscompetedintheOlympicsandfacednocompetition.Todaytheyhadbetterbereadybecausetherearesomanytalentsinothercountriesandthecompetitionwillbestiff.LikebasketballAmericanfootballhasalwaysbeenafavoriteofmanysportsfansanditspopularityhasgrownwidely.Theratings收视率thatSuperBowlSundaybringsareamazing.TheyhaveeventalkedaboutmakingSuperBowlSundayanationalholiday.Intheyear2050basketballandAmericanfootballwillhavehistorylikebaseball'srichhistoryandmaybeAmericannationalsport.Theyhavebeentryingforyearsbutitisnotgoingtohappen.SowhatisAmerican’snumberonesport?TomebaseballwillalwaysbeAmericans'hobby—richinhistoryandmanymemoriesforpeopleofallages.Ifyouhaveanycommentsonthissubjectdogiveyouropinions.51.Themostpowerfulbasketballplayerinl980'sisA.LarryBirdB.MichaelJordanC.JerryWestD.MagicJohnson52.ThispassagemainlytalksaboutA.baseballanditshistoryB.themostpopularsportintheworldC.whichsportisthenumberoneinAmericaD.whetherbasketballisaglobalsportpastime53.TheauthoragreesthatAmericanfootballA.willhaverichhistoryB.isworld'smostpopularsportC.hasitsbreakthroughinthel980’sD.willhavetherichesthistoryby205054.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordstiffmeaninParagraphTwo?A.SafeB.Hard.C.Crazy.D.Strong.55.Theauthorwrotethepassageto.A.persuadepeopletosupportbaseballasAmerica'snumberonesportB.introducethehistoryofdifferentsportsinAmericaC.comparedifferentkindsofsportsthatarepopularamongAmericanpeopleD.expresshisideathatbaseballisAmerica’snumberonesport

TodayinmanyhighschoolsteachingisnowatechnicalmiracleofcomputerlabsdigitalcamerasDVDplayersandlaptops.Teacherscane-mailparentspostmessagesforstudentsononlinebulletin公告告示boardsandtakeattendancewithaquickmovementofamousE.EventhoughwearenowlivinginthedigitalagethebasicandmostimportantelementofeducationhasnotchangeD.Moststudentsstillneedthatone-on-oneteacher-studentrelationshiptolearnandtosucceeD.TeenagersneedinstructioninEnglishmathorhistorybuttheyalsowantpersonaladviceandencouragement.KidstalkwithmeabouttheirfamiliestheirweekendplanstheirfavoriteTVshowsandtheirrelationshipproblems.InmyEnglishandjournalismclasseswetalkaboutShakespeareandpersuasive富有哲理的essaysbutwealsodiscusscollegebasketballthewarinIraqandcareerchoices.Studentsshowmepicturesoftheirrebuiltcarstheirfamilyvacationsandtheirnewbornbabybrothers.ThispersonalconnectionisthenecessarylinkbetweenteachersandstudentsthatnoamountoftechnologycanimproveuponorreplacE.AfewyearsagoIhadastudentinsophomoreEnglishwhowasstrugglingwithmyclassandwithschoolingeneral.AlthoughhewasahumorousyoungmanwholikedtojokearoundIknewhisfamilylifewasfarfromideal.WheneverIapproachedhimaboutmissinghomeworkorlowtestgradeshealwayshadthesamereplyItdoesn'tmatterbecauseI'mquittingschoolanyway.Eventhoughhealwayssaidthisinahalf-teasingwayIknewheneededtohearmydifferentopinionandmyvalueofahighschooleducationlecturE.HeneededtohearthisspeechfrommE.Afterheleftmyclasshestruggledthroughthenexttwoyearsofschool.ButhedidfinallygraduatebecausewekepttellinghimtohangintherE.We’dcaredabouthimfinishingschool.RecentlyIsawthisformerstudentworkingatalocalItalianrestaurant.ItoldhimagainhowproudIwasofhim.Hesaidthathewashopingtogobacktoschooltobecomeacertifiedelectrician.Iencouragedhimtogetthattraining.Studentsrelyoncompassionateteacherstoguidetotutortolistentolaughandtocrywiththem.Teachersprovidethemostimportantlinkintheeducationalprocess—thehumanonE.63.Thefirstparagraphmainlytalksabout_____________.A.thevarietyofmodernteachingmethods.B.thewideuseofmoderntechnologyineducationC.theimportanceofteacher-parentrelationship.D.theimportanceofusingmoderntechnology.64.TheunderlinedwordcompassionateinPara5means____________.A.ambitiousB.knowledgeableC.sympatheticD.generous65.Accordingtothetextthemostimportantelementineducationis_________.A.teachers’goodinstructionB.advancedtechnologyC.teachers’encouragementD.personalconnection66.Theauthorstateshisviewofeducationby__________.A.exampleB.descriptionC.figureD.comparison

SomeyoungengineersfromtheUnitedStateshavebroughttheInternettoseveralareasofruralKenyA.TheirideawastoconnectthecommunitiestotheWebbysatellitE.Buttherewasaproblem—theareasarenotevenconnectedtoKenya’selectricpowersupply.Howevertheyoungengineersofferedtheanswer:solarpanels.Energyfromthesunpowersthesatellitebydishes接收器andcomputersthatlinktheareaswiththeworldoutsidE.KellyMoranJoanErvinandTriciaDonajkowskispenttendaysinKenyainNovember.Thethreewomenrecentlyearnedmaster’sdegreesinspacesystemengineeringfromtheUniversityofMichigan.Peoplenowhaveaccesstoeducationalmedicalandallkindsofotherinformation.FarmersforexamplecaneasilyfindweathercropandpriceinformationonlinE.TheprojectbeganbackatthecollegeofengineeringinAnnArborMichiganin2007.Thatwaswhen25studentsinaclasstaughtbyThomasZurbuchenfirsttalkedabouttheideA.ThegoalwastotestwhetherInternetstationscouldbesetuphowmuchtheywouldcostandhowlongtheycouldoperatE.Buttheengineersalsohadtoconsiderotherthingssuchassocialneeds.StudentsfromthepublichealthandbusinessschoolsofferedadvicE.TheyoungengineersalsohadtodesigntheequipmenttosurvivetheheatinAfricA.ProfZurbuchenpraisedhisformerstudentsformakingsomethingworkinadifferentclimatefarawayfromhomE.Just5%ofAfricanshaveInternetconnections.TheInternationalTelecommunicationUnionsays1/3ofKenyanshavemoblephones.ButmobilephonesmayormaynotworkwellwiththeInternet.66.Whatwasthesolution解决方法totheconnectiontoKenya’sInternet?A.Providingelectricpowertothesatellitedishesandcomputers.B.Providingsolarpowertothesatellitedishesandcomputers.C.ProvidingadvancedsatellitedishestoconnecttheInternet.D.ProvidingcomputertechnologytoconnecttheInternet.67.WhatistheadvantageofconnectingthecommunitestotheWeb?A.StudentscansurftheInternetathomE.B.SchoolscandevelopmoreclassesonlinE.C.PeoplecangetallkindsofinformationonlinE.D.PeoplecanworkanextrashiftathomE.68.Whoofferedadvicetotheengineers?A.Peopleintheruralareas.B.Studentsfromthepublichealthandbusinessschools.C.PeoplefromtheUnitedStates.D.StudentsfromtheKenya’suniversities.69.WhydidProf.Zurbuchenspeakhighlyoftheyoungengineers?A.BecausetheyhadovercometroublesandmadeprogressinAfricA.B.BecausetheyhadinventednewequipmenttocompletetheprojectinAfricA.C.BecausetheyhadcompletedconnectingthecommunitiestotheWebinAfricA.D.BecausetheyhadsucceededinhelpingtheAfricanpeoplesolvethenetworkproblems.70.WhatwastheprobleminconnectingthecommunitiestotheWebbysatellite?A.Peopleintheareasdidn’tliketheWeB.B.Thelocalgovernmentcouldn’tpayforthecost.C.ThegovernmentoftheUnitedStatesdidn’tsupporttheplan.D.Theareasweren’tconnectedtoKenya’selectricpowersupply.

Intoday’sInternetageonlinegamescanbeachangefromthepressureofschoolandwork.Howevertheycanalsocauseproblemsandunhealthyaddictions.ThisismostclearlyseenintheexampleofSouthKoreA.Thiscountryhastheworld’shighestpercentageofhigh–speedInternetservices.Ithasalsoahighnumberofgameplayerswhoareaddictedtoonlinegames.In2004ayoungmandiedafterplayingonlinegamesalmostnonstopfor86hours.A.12–year–oldboystole$16000fromhisfathertocontinueonlinegameswhichhecouldnotgetawayfrom.SuchproblemsarespreadingtootherpartsofAsiaaswell.In2005itwasreportedthatabout80percentofChina’s13.8milliononlinegameplayerswereunder25.AndmanyoftheseweresaidtobeaddicteD.SuchnumberspointtowardagrowingproblemamongChineseyouth.Dr.Sue–HueiChenapsychologistdiscoveredsomesignsofat–riskpeoplE.Suchpeopleoftengoonlinetoescapefromtheirproblems.Andtheyusuallyhavenofriendshiporgoodsocialskills.Theyfeeltheneedtospendmoreandmoretimeonlinesotheymaybeabsentfromschoolorfamily.Andtheybecomeupsetifanyonetriestolimittheironlinegameplaying.56.Thepassageismainlyabout__________.A.onlinegamesB.problemscausedbyonlinegamesC.computerproblemsinAsiaD.problemscausedbyyoungpeople57.Inthepassagethewritertellsusafactthat________.A.SouthKoreahasalargenumberofInternetschoolsB.MoreandmoreyoungmenarestealingmoneyforonlinegamesC.China’sonlinegameplayersareallundertheageof25D.OnlinegameaddictionisaverycommonprobleminSouthKorea58.AfterreadingthepassageweknowthatinChina________.A.manyyoungpeopleareplayingonlinegamesforfunB.manyyoungpeoplearegettingaddictedtoonlinegamesC.onlythoseunder25liketoplayonlinegamesforlongperiodsD.80percentoftheChinesedependononlinegamestogetrelaxed59.Accordingtothepassage___aremorelikelytobecomeaddictedtoonlinegames.A.peoplewithunsolvedproblemsandfewfriendsB.peoplewellknowninthefieldofcomputergamesC.peopleundergreatpressurefromschoolandwork.D.peoplewho’dliketotakeariskincomputergames

InasocietysuchastheUnitedStatesorCanadawhichhasmanynationalreligiousandculturaldifferencespeoplehighlyvalueindividualism--thedifferencesamongpeoplE.Teachersplacealotofimportanceonthequalitiesthatmakeeachstudentspecial.Theeducationalsystemsinthesecountriesshowthesevalues.StudentsdonotmemorizeallpossiblebasicknowledgE.Insteadtheyworkindividuallyandfindanswersbythemselves.Thereisoftendiscussionintheclassroom.Atanearlyagestudentslearntoformtheirownideasandopinions.InmostAsiasocietiesbycontrastthepeoplehavethesamelanguagehistoryandculturE.Perhapsforthisreasontheeducationalsysteminmuchoftheorientreflectssociety’sbeliefingroupgoalsandpurposesratherthanindividualism.ChildreninChinaJapanandKoreaoftenworktogetherandhelponeanotheronassignments.Thereareadvantagesanddisadvantagesofbothsystemsofeducation.ForexampleoneadvantageofthesysteminJapanisthatstudentstherelearnmuchmoreaboutmathphysicsbiologyandchemistrythanAmericanstudentsbytheendofhighschool.TheyalsostudymorehourseachdayandmoredayseachyearthanNorthAmericansdo.Thesystemisdifficultbutitpreparesstudentsforasocietythatvaluesdisciplineandself-control.ThereishoweveradisadvantagE.MemorizationisanimportantlearningmethodinJapaneseschoolsyetmanystudentssaythatafteranexamtheyforgetmuchoftheinformationthattheyhavememorizeD.TheadvantageoftheeducationalsysteminNorthAmericaontheotherhandisthatstudentslearntothinkforthemselves.Thesystempreparesthemforasocietythatvaluescreativeideas.ThereishoweveradisadvantagE.Whenstudentsgraduatefromschooltheyhaven’tmemorizedasmanybasicrulesandfactsasstudentsinothercountrieshavE.67.Thewriter’spurposeofwritingthispassageis.A.tosharehisideawithothersinanewwayB.tointroducetwodifferentsystemsofeducationthroughcontrastC.tocriticizethesocietythatvaluesmemorizationD.topreparestudentsforsociety68.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ThesystemofeducationintheWestismorecreativethanthatintheEastB.JapanesestudentslearnmuchmoreaboutsciencethanAmericanstudents.C.CanadianstudentsaremoreindividualthanKoreanstudents.D.StudentsinNorthAmericaarenotsofriendlyasthoseinAsiA.69.Fromthefactswecaninferthat.A.AsianstudentsaremorelikelytodobetterinteamworkthanAmericanstudentsB.Chinesestudentsaremorehard-workingintheirstudiesthanMexicanstudentsC.theWesterneducationalsystemismuchbetterthantheEasterneducationalsystem.D.theEasterneducationalsystemisasdifficultastheWesterneducationalsystem.70.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.AdvantagesandDisadvantagesofEducationalSystem.B.TheValueofIndividualism.C.EducationalSystem-anObviousDifferencebetweentheEastandtheWest.D.Memorization-anImportantLearningMethoD.

NationalparksintheUKareawondertoseerunbytheNationalTrustanon-profitcharitywhichmaintainsGreatBritain'shistoricalandnaturallandscapes.Britain'sparkAuthorityhasmadeplanningrestrictionstoprotectthesewildernessareasinhousingandcommercialactivities.MainlandEnglandandWaleshavethelargestnumberofprotectedparks.Thefirstestablishedareawasthel438kilometerPeakDistrict.ThefirstnationalparkliesinnorthernandcentralEnglanD.ThePeakDistrictwithvastbeautyisthoughttobetheworld'smostvisitednationalparkafterJapan'sMountFuji.InthenorthwestareaofWalesliesSnowdoniaNationalPark.Thisattractivemysteriousancientlandscapeishometosteepmountains.WalkingtrailstoMountSnowdonisonlyoneofseveralexcitingactivitiesforhikers.NationalparksintheUKcanalsoboastofhavingBritain'slargestprotectedwetlandTheBroadjustoutsidethevillageofHoming.Anidealspotforfamiliesthis200-mileareacombineswaterwayswithaninterestingintersection交叉ofwindmillscastlesandanancientNormalchurch.Spreadingacross885milesoftrulyimpressiverockylandisLakeDistrictNationalPark.England'slargestparkattractionisspreadbetweenEdinburghtothenorthandManchestertothesouth.Althoughthelanditselfseemswildalmost40000peoplelivewithinthepark.Withinthisdistrict'svastborderswecanfindover6000archaeological考古的sitesandmonumentsdatingbacktoprehistory.TheUnitedKingdomhastakengreatcaretopreserveitswildernessareasforthefuturegenerationsandalltheparksareadventureswaitingtoDefoundwhichcanbeenjoyedbybothnativesandvisitors.【小题1】.WhoisinchargeoftheNationalparksintheUK?nomorethan3words【小题2】Accordingtothepassagewhichisthoughttobetheworld'smostvisitednationalpark?nomorethan5words【小题3】.Ifyouwanttoseeancientmonumentswherewouldyougo?nomorethan4words【小题4】ForwhomarethewildareaspreservedintheUK?nomorethan4words【小题5】What'sthetextmainlyabout?nomorethan6words

AtonetimecoyotesakindofwolfwerefoundonlyinthesouthwesternUnitedStatesandinMexico.Inthe1800sthesewildanimalsbegantoexpandtheirlivingareasacrossNorthAmericA.TodaytheyliveinallstatesexceptHawaii.Peoplehavefoundthemongolfcoursesandinparks.Coyoteshaveevenenteredbackyardsinsuburbandevelopmentsandparkinglotsofbusyshoppingmalls.Thereareseveralreasonsforcoyotes’abilitytosurviveinbothwideandurbanareas.BecausecoyotesaresmarttheyareabletoadapttonewplacesaslongasfoodandshelterareavailablE.Theirvarieddietincludessmallmammalssuchasmicesquirrelsandraccoons.Theyalsoeatfruitsvegetablesandinsects.Whenfoodisnotavailableinanareatheylookforgarbagetoeat.Inmostareascoyotesrequireonlyahiddenprotectedplaceforshelter.Anotherreasoncoyoteshavesurvivedisthattheyhaveverykeensensesofsmellhearingandsight.Thesesensesallowthemtoeasilyfindnewsourcesoffoodandtorecognizewhenanenemyisnear.Sincecoyotescanrunataspeedofover40milesperhourtheycaneasilyescapedanger.Finallycoyotessurvivebecausetheymultiplyrapidly.Littersareborninlatewinterorearlyspringandusuallyaveragefromfourtosevenpups.Wherefoodisplentifulthelittersmaybeeightorninepups.Sinceanewlitterisborneachyearcoyotescantriple增至三倍theirnumbersinayear.Humansoftenfeelthreatenedfromcoyotesandtheirstrangeandfrighteningnighttimehowls.Yeteffortstotrappoisonorrelocate迁徙thewilyanimalsareusuallyunsuccessful.Trappingisdifficultpoisoningisdangeroustootherlivingthingsandrelocatingcoyotesjustmovestheproblemfromoneplacetoanother.Thebestsolutionseemstobetryingtocoexistwiththemwhichhoweverrequiressomecaution.Wherecoyoteswandercatsandsmalldogsshouldbekeptindoorsorinprotectedareasoutdoors.GarbageshouldbeputincontainersandfoodshouldnotbeleftoutsidE.WiththeseeffortsitispossibleforhumansandcoyotestosharethelanD.59.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.CoyotescanbefoundaroundAmericA.B.Coyoteseatbothmeatandfruits.C.Coyoteshaveacutesenses.D.CoyoteshaveastrongabilitytosurvivE.60.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordLittersinParA.4mean?A.Femalecoyoteswhichgivebirthtobabyanimals.B.Wastethingsthatcoyotescaneat.C.A.groupofbabyanimalsbornatthesametimE.D.Deadleavesandotherplantsinaforest.61.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardscoyotes?A.TrappingthemifpossiblE.B.Poisoningthemwouldbebetter.C.Livingwiththemcautiously.D.MovingthemtoanotherplacE.62.Thepassageismostlikelytobetakenfrom_______.A.afolktaleB.A.sciencefictionC.A.governmentfileD.anaturemagazine

DoyouknowAustralia?AustraliaisthelargestislandintheworlD.ItisalittlesmallerthanChinA.Itisinthesouthoftheearth.AustraliaisbigbutitspopulationisnotlargE.ThepopulationofAustraliaisnearlyaslargeasthatofShanghai.Thegovernmenthasmadeenoughlawstofightpollution.ThecitiesinAustraliahavegotlittleairorwaterpollution.Theskyisblueandthewaterisclean.Youcanclearlyseefishswimmingintherivers.Plantsgrowverywell.LastmonthwevisitedPerththebiggestcityinWesternAustraliaandwenttoawildflowers’exhibition.TherewesawalargenumberofwildflowerswehadneverseenbeforE.WehadawonderfultimE.Perthisfamousforitsbeautifulwildflowers.InspringeveryyearPerthhasthewildflowers’exhibition.AftervisitingPerthwespentthedayinthecountrysidE.Wesatdownandhadarestnearapathatthefootofahill.Itwasquietandweenjoyedourselves.Suddenlyweheardbellsringingatthetopofthehill.WhatwesawmadeuspickupallourthingsandrunbacktothecarasquicklyaswecoulD.Therewereaboutthreehundredsheepcomingtowardsusdownthepath.Australiaisfamousforitssheepandkangaroos袋鼠.Afterashortdrivefromanytownyouwillfindyourselfinthemiddleofwhitesheep.Sheepsheepeverywherearesheep.59.InPerthyoumayvisitawildflowers’showin_______season.A.acoolB.awarmC.thecoldestD.thehottest60.WhichofthefollowingistrueA.Australiaisfamousforitssheepkangaroosandwildflowers.B.Weranbacktothecarbecausewewereinthemiddleofwhitesheep.C.Threehundredsheepcametowardsusbecausetheysawus.D.IfyougotothecountrysideinAustraliayouwillseealargenumberofwhitesheep.

It’ssuchahappy-lookinglibrarypaintedyellowdecoratedwithpalm-treestickersandshelteredfromtheFloridasunbyitsownroof.Aboutthesizeofamicrowaveovenit’spedestrian-friendlytoowaitingforbookloversnexttoasidewalkinPalmBeachcountryEstatesalongthenorthernboundaryofPalmBeachGardens.It’salibrarybuiltwithlovE.A.yearagoshortlyafterJaneyHenriksensawaBrianWilliamsreportabouttheLittleFreeLibraryorganizationaWisconsin-basednonprofitthataimstopromoteliteracyandbuildasenseofcommunityinaneighborhoodbymakingbooksfreelyavailablesheannouncedtoherfamilyoffourThat’swhatwe’regoingtodoforourspringbreak!SonAustinnowa10th-graderdidn’tseethepointofbuildingalibrarythatresemblesamailbox.ButJaneyinsistedandhusbandPeterunwillinglygottowork.The51-year-oldownerofashipsupplycompanymodifiedasmallwoodenhousethathe’dbuiltyearsearlierfordaughterAbbie’stoyhorsesandmadeadoorofglass.Afteraddingthelibrary’sfinaltouches装点thefamilyhungasignboardonthefrontinstructinguserstotakeabookreturnabookandmakingtheHenriksenlibrarynowoneofseveralhundredlikeitnationwideandamongmorethan2500intheworldtheonlyLittleFreeLibraryinPalmBeachCounty.Theystockeditwith20orsobooksthey’dalreadyreadamixofsciencefictionreferencetitlesnovelsandkids’favorites.ItoldthemkeepinmindthatyoumightnotseeitagainsaidJaneyastay-at-homemom.Sincethenthecollectionkeepsreplenishing补充itselfthankstoongoingdonationsfromborrowers.Thelibrarynowgetsanaverageoffivevisitsaday.Theproject’sbestpayoffsaysPeterarethethank-younotesleftbehinD.Wehadnoideainthebeginningthatitwouldbesopopular.31.Inwhatwayisthelibrarypedestrian-friendly?A.Itownsayellowroof.B.Itstandsnearasidewalk.C.Itprotectsbookloversfromthesun.D.Itusespalm-treestickersasdecorations.32.Janeygottheideatobuildalibraryfrom__________.A.avisittoBrianWilliamsB.aspringbreakwithherfamilyC.abooksentbyoneofherneighborsD.areportonaWisconsin-basedorganization33.Thelibrarywasbuilt__________.A.byashipsupplycompanyB.onthebasisoftoyhorsesC.likeamailboxD.withglass34.Whatcanweinferaboutthesignboard?A.Itwasmadebyauserofthelibrary.B.Itmarkedafinaltouchtothelibrary.C.Itaimedatmakingthelibrarylastlong.D.Itindicatedthelibrarywasafamilyproperty.35.Thepassagetellsusthattheusers__________.A.donatebookstothelibraryB.getpaidtocollectbooksforthelibraryC.receivethank-younotesforusingthelibraryD.visitthelibraryover5timesonaveragedaily

TheUSgovernmenthaslaunchedawebsiteAdmongotohelpchildrenthinkcriticallyabouttheadvertisingaimedatthem.Itclaimstoprovidevisitorswithaneducationthroughgamesandotherentertainments.AcartoonmandressedinoldtimepilotclothinggreetsvisitorstoAdmongo.CallmeHaizhesaysuponarrivalinarocketshipthatopensupwithacrazyworldinsideit.Theinventorssayeighttotwelveyearsoldistheagekidsdeveloptheircriticalthinkingabilities.Kidsofthatagearealsoabigmarketforadvertisers.TheideabehindAdmongoistoteachchildrenthreethings:toidentifytheadvertisertoknowwhattheadvertiserisreallysayingandtoknowwhattheadvertisementistryingtogetthechildtodo.ChildrenlearnthesethingsthroughavideogamE.Theycreatetheirowngamecharacter.Therearedifferentskincolorshairstyleseyeandmouthshapeswhichareuptothekids.Thentheybeginatripthroughad-landwherethereareadsonbusesandbillboards.Theplayershavetofindallthemarketingintheneighborhoodbeforetheycanmoveontothenextlevel.ThegametakesplayerseverywhereadscanbefounD.Itisacompleteexplorationoftheworldofmarketing.Onesuchareaisfoodmarketing.TheFederalTradeCommissionFTCsaysitisabigbusiness.TheFTCestimatesthatfooddrinkandfast-foodrestaurantsspentmorethanoneandahalfbilliondollarsonadvertisingtoyoungpeoplelastyear.TheFTCsayschildrenareimportantforthreereasons.Theybuyproducts.Theyinfluenceparentsandcaregiverstobuy.Andtheyarethefutureadultbuyersoftheproducts.ArecentstudysaysmostadvertisingaimedatchildrenisforfoodsofthelowestnutritionalvaluE.FirstLadyMichelleObamahassaidshewouldliketoseeadvertisersmarketinghealthyfoodsforchildren.29.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?aTheGuideofAdmongobAnEducationWebsiteforChildrencAPopularOnlineVideoGamedAWebsiteAimedatChildren30.What’sthepurposeofAdmongo?aToattractthebiggestmarketofbuyers.bToteachchildrentotellpoorproductsfromgoodones.cTohelpchildrenknowaboutadvertising.dToopposemisleadingadvertising.31.Whatcanplayersdointhewebsitegame?aChoosehairstylesfortheircharacter.bShopinasupermarket.cEatinafast-foodrestaurant.dPlaywiththeirpeersduringthetrip.32.Childrenareimportantforadvertisingbecausetheyare__________.aimportantforthesocietybthemostpotentialbuyersceasilyinfluencedbyadsdeasilyaffectedbypoorproducts33.AccordingtoMichelleObamalotsoffoodadvertisedforchildrenare__________.A.healthyB.ofhighqualityC.yummyD.oflowquality

AnewU..S..governmentreportsaysmorethantwomillionAmericansfallilleachyearwithdrug—resistantbacterialinfections感染and23000ofthemaredyingasaresult.TheheadoftheUnitedStatesCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention[CDC]saidthatthenumberprobablywillgrow.Officialswarnthatstepsmustbetakennowtopreservetheeffectivenessofantibiotic抗生素drugs.WithouturgentactiontostopthattrendwarnedTomFriedenwhoseagencywrotethereportthemiracledrugstofightthemwon’tbeavailableinthefuture.Ifwearenotcarefulthemedicinechestwillbeemptywhenwegotheretolookforalifesavingantibioticforsomeonewithadeadlyinfection.Butifweactnowwecanpreservethesemedicationswhilewecontinuetoworkondevelopmentofnewmedicines.Thereportnamesadrug—resistantabuseofgonorrhea淋病whichcausesaboutonequarterofamillionhospitalizationsintheUnitedStatesannually.Ofthenumberatleast14000resultindeath.Drugresistancedevelopsthroughtheoveruseandinappropriateuseofanti—bacterialagents.Thesecanbedoctorsprescribing开药themtopatientswhohaveviralinfectionsthatarenotaffectedbymedicinemeanttofightbacteriapatientsnottakingalloftheirmedicineasprescribedsothebacteriamakingthemsickareonlyweakenednotkilledantibioticuseinhealthyfarmanimalstopreventillnessandpromotegrowth.Antibioticremaindersleftinmeatandanimalproductscanthenleadtodrugresistanceinhumans.Tolimitthespreadofresistantinfectionsexpertsrecommendwideruseofroutineimmunizations预防aswellashand—washinginhospitalsandotherhealthcarefacilities.Alsothereporturgeshand—washingbyfoodhandlers.?MichaelBelldeputydirectoroftheDivisionofHealthcareQualityPromotionatCDCsaidPatientsalsocanplayaroleinpreservingtheeffectivenessofantibioticsbyaskinghealthcareprovidersafewsimplequestions.68.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.DrugResistanceDevelopingQuicklyintheUSB.Drug—ResistantBacterialInfectionsGrowingintheUSC.ActionsforPreservingAnti-BacterialMedicationsintheUSD.PreventionsofDrug-resistantBacterialInfectionsintheUS69.AccordingtoFriedenwemusttakemeasureswithoutdelaytopreserveeffectivenessofantibioticsor_____.A.wewillhavetodevelopbettermedicinesinplaceofantibioticsB.theremaybenoeffectiveanti-bacterialdrugsforuseinthefutureC.wecan’tfindothermedicinestocureseriousillnessesinthefutureD.moreandmoreAmericanswillsufferfrombacterialinfectionseachyear70.Ofthosepatientsadmittedtothehospitalbecauseofadrug-resistantabuseofgonorrheaannuallydeathsaddupto_____.A.atleast5.6％B.about25％C.about1.4％D.atleast2.5％71.Oneoftheapproachesthroughwhichdrugresistancedevelopsisthat_____.A.peopleeatthemeatwithAntibioticremainderinanimalsB.doctorsprescribelessantibioticsthanneededforpatientsC.doctorsprescribemuchmoreantibioticthanneededforpatientsD.patientsdon’ttaketheirant-bacterialagentsthatdoctorsprescribe

OurloveofmusicandappreciationofmusicalharmonyislearntandnotbasedonnaturalabilityanewstudybyUniversityofMelbourneresearchershasfounD.Theresearcherssaidprevioustheoriesabouthowweappreciatemusicwerebasedonthephysicalfunctionsofsoundtheearitselfandabornabilitytohearharmony.Thestudyshowsthatmusicalharmonycanbelearntanditisamatteroftrainingthebraintohearthesounds.SoifyouthoughtthatthemusicofsomeforeigncultureorJazzsoundedlikethecryingofcatsit’ssimplybecauseyouhaven’tlearnttolistenbytheirrules.Theresearchersused66volunteerswitharangeofmusicaltrainingandtestedtheirabilitytohearcombinationsofnotes音符todetermineiftheyfoundthecombinationsfamiliarorpleasing.Theyfoundthatpeopleneededtobefamiliarwithcombinationsofnotes.Iftheyfoundthenotesunfamiliartheyalsofoundthesoundunpleasant.ThisfindingputanendtocenturiesoftheoriesclaimingthatphysicalfunctionsoftheeardeterminewhatwefindattractivE.Thestudyfoundthattrainedmusiciansweremuchmoresensitivetounpleasantnotesthannon-musicians.Whentheycouldn’tfindthenotethemusiciansreportedthatthesoundswereunpleasantwhilenon-musiciansweremuchlesssensitivE.Thisshowstheimportanceoftrainingornurturing培养thebraintolikeparticularsoundofcombinationsofnoteslikethosefoundinjazzorrock.Dependingontheirtrainingastrangechord和弦soundwaspleasanttosomemusiciansbutveryunpleasanttoothers.Thisshowedusthateventheabilitytohearamusicalnoteislearnt.Toconfirmthisfindingtheytrained19non-musicianstofindthenotesofarandomselectionofwesternchords.Notonlydidtheparticipants’abilitytohearnotesimproverapidlyafterwardtheyreportedthatthechordstheyhadlearntsoundedmorepleasant--regardlessofhowthechordswereplayeD.ThequestionofwhysomecombinationsofmusicalnotesareheardaspleasantorunpleasanthaslongbeendebateD.Wehaveshowninthisstudythatformusicbeautyisinthebrainofthebeholder观看者aresearchersaiD.63.Accordingtothestudypeoplefindforeignmusicquiteunpleasantbecause_____.A.theyhearthemusicmuchtoooftenB.theydon’tlikethepersonplayingitC.theyhavenoideaabouthowtolistenD.theyhavenobornmusicalabilityatall64.Althoughnon-musicianswerelesssensitivetomusictheycanstill_____.A.betrainedtolikeparticularmusicB.makefriendswithrealmusiciansC.findthebeautyofchordswithouttrainingD.enjoythebeautyofmusicwhenplayedbymusicians65.The19non-musiciansweretrainedinordertoshow_____.A.thebrainlikesparticularcombinationsofnotesB.notastrangenotewaspleasanttoallmusiciansC.howthechordswereplayedwasveryimportantD.people’sabilitytohearamusicalnotecanbelearnt66.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Loveofmusicalharmonycan’tbetaught.B.LoveofmusicisnotnaturalbutnurtureD.C.Listeningtomusiccanimproveyourbrain.D.YoucanbeamusicianwithoutbeingtraineD.

Oneofthebest-knownAmericanwritersofchildren’sbooksisAlfredStrongorDoctorStrongasheisbetterknowntoreaderseverywherE.NowanartshowcalledDoctorStrongFromThentoNowistravellingaroundtheUnitedStates.ThepicturesanddrawingsshowthehistoryofDoctorStrong.DoctorStrongfirstbecamefamousalmostfiftyyearsagowhenhisfirstchildren’sbookwaspublisheD.Sincethenhehaswrittenforty-fivebooksthathavesoldmorethanonehundredmillioncopiesaroundtheworlD.DoctorStrong’sbooksareknownfortheireasyuseofwordsandcolorfulhand-drawnpictures.Thesedrawingsbringlifetohisimaginarycreatures.TheCatintheHatHortontheElephantTheGrinchWhoStoleChristmasandhundredsofothers.TheSanDiegoMuseuminCaliforniaorganizedtheartshow.ItincludedaboutthreehundredDoctorStrong’soriginal最早的drawingsandsomeofhiswritings.MostofDoctorStrong’sbooksalthoughwritteninafunnywayhaveseriousmessages.ForexampleinMcElligot’sPoolhedescribesthedangerofpollution.HediscussesthearmsraceinTheButterBattleBookwrittenin1984.DoctorStrongisalmosteighty-fouryearsoldnow.Hesaysheneverplannedtowritestoriesjustforchildren.Hesayshewritesstoriesthatinterestpeopleofallages.HesaysheuseseasywordssothateveryoneevenachildcanunderstanD.【小题1】.AlfredStrongisafamous_______intheUnitedStates.A.doctorB.artistC.writerD.reader【小题2】.DoctorStrongfirstbecamefamousin__________.A.hiseightieswhenanartshowwastravellingaroundtheUnitedStatesB.hisfiftieswhenhisdrawingsandwritingswerepublishedC.1984whenhisbookMcElligot’sPoolwaspublishedD.histhirtieswhenhisfirstbookwaspublished【小题3】.DoctorStrong’sbooksareverypopularinAmericabecause__________.A.theyarestoriesaboutanimalssuchascatselephantsandsoonB.theyarewrittenineasywordswithcolorfulpicturesC.heorganizedtheartshowinCaliforniaD.theyarewritteninafunnyway【小题4】.Hispurposeinwritingmanysuchbooksis__________.A.toshowhisoriginalpicturesanddrawingsB.toorganizeaspecialartshowofhisownC.tomakehisreaderslaughorsmilewhentheyreadhisbooksD.notonlytointerestpeoplebutalsotouncoversomeserioussocialproblems

Itiseasyforustotellourfriendsfromourenemies.Butcanotheranimalsdothesame?Elephantscan!Theycanusetheirsenseofvisionandsmelltotellthedifferencebetweenpeoplewhoposeathreatandthosewhodonot.InKenyaresearchershavefoundthatelephantsreactdifferentlytoclothingwornbymenoftheMaasaiandKambaethnicgroups.YoungMaasaimenspearanimalsandthusposeathreattoelephants;Kambamenaremainlyfarmersandarenotadangertoelephants.InanexperimentconductedbyanimalscientistselephantswerefirstpresentedwithcleanclothingorclothingthathadbeenwornforfivedaysbyeitheraMaasaioraKambaman.WhentheelephantsdetectedthesmellofclothingwornbyaMaasaimantheymovedawayfromthesmellfasterandtooklongertorelaxthanwhentheydetectedthesmellsofeitherclothingwornbyKambamenorclothingthathadnotbeenwornatall.Garmentcoloralsoplaysarolethoughinadifferentway.InthesamestudywhentheelephantssawredclothingnotwornbeforetheyreactedangrilyasredistypicallywornbyMaasaimen.Ratherthanrunningawayastheydidwiththesmelltheelephantsactedaggressivelytowardtheredclothing.Theresearchersbelievethattheelephants'emotionalreactionsareduetotheirdifferentinterpretationsofthesmellsandthesights.SmellingapotentialdangermeansthatathreatisnearbyandthebestthingtodoisrunawayandhidE.Seeingapotentialthreatwithoutitssmellmeansthatriskislow.ThereforeinsteadofshowingfearandrunningawaytheelephantsexpresstheirangerandbecomeaggressivE.59.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Maasaipeopleareathreattoelephants.B.Kambapeopleraiseelephantsforfarming.C.BothKambaandMaasaipeopleareelephanthunters.D.BothKambaandMaasaipeopletraditionallywearredclothing.60.Howdidtheelephantsreacttosmellinthestudy?A.Theyattackedamanwiththesmellofnewclothing.B.Theyneededtimetorelaxwhensmellingsomethingunfamiliar.C.TheybecameanxiouswhentheysmelledKamba-scentedclothing.D.Theywerefrightenedandranawaywhentheysmelledtheirenemies.61.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Elephantsattackpeoplewhowearredclothing.B.Elephantsusesightandsmelltodetectdanger.C.Scientistsarenowabletocontrolelephants'emotions.D.SomeKenyantribesunderstandelephants'emotionsverywell.62.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheelephant'sbehaviorfromthispassage?A.Elephantslearnfromtheirexperiences.B.Elephantshavesharpersenseofsmellthansight.C.Elephantsaremoreintelligentthanotheranimals.D.Elephantstendtoattackratherthanescapewhenindanger.

AmericansgrowhappierastheyagesurveysfinD.AndanewPewResearchCentersurveyshowsthetendencyisholdingupastheeconomydeclines.Happinessisacomplexthing.Paststudieshavefoundthatoldmentendtobehappierthanoldwomen.AndevenbeforetheeconomygotterribleseniorswerefoundtobegenerallyhappierthanBabyBoomerspeoplewhowerebornduringaperiodwhenalotofbabieswerebornespeciallybetween1946and1964.Maybeit'sbecausepastgenerationshaverealizedtheAmericanDreamwhileBoomersworktwojobsandwatchthedreamchangE.Intimeslikethisit'sclearhowagecanhaveitsadvantages.Whilenotallseniorsarefacingtherecession经济不景气wellformanytheimpactismuchlessseriousthanitisforyoungerpeoplE.Why?Manypeople65andolderretiredanddownsizedtheirlifestylesbeforetheeconomydeclinedaccordingtoPewanalysts.Mostaren'traisingkidsandmanyarenotsoworriedaboutbeingoutofwork.LossofincomecanbeofcourseasourceofstressanddispleasurE.It'sthoseaged50-64who'veseentheirmoneyreducethemostandtheiranxietiesaboutretirementenlargethemostthePewsurveyfinds.Italsofindsthatyoungeradultsaged18-49haveacceptedtheworstthingsinthejobmarketbutremainrelativelycheerfulabouttheirfinancialfuturE.NoteveryoneinanycategoryisextremelyhappyofcoursE.Otherresearchhasshownthathappinessinoldagedependslargelyonattitudefactorssuchascheerfulnessandsurvivingstrategies.Addfinancialplanningtothelist.InthenewPewtelephonesurveytakeninMarchandAprilof2969adultshere'showmanypeopleineachagegroupsaidtheyhadcutbackonspendinginthepastyear:*18-49:68percent*50-64:59percent*65+:36percent.Andistherecessioncausingstressinyourfamily?*18-49:52percent*50-64:58percent*65+:38percent.TitleHappinessis...beingoldThemeThe76Americansarethehappiertheygrow.77forseniorsTheAmericanDreamhasbeen78bypastgenerations.Theyhavenokidsto79andhaveno80aboutbeingoutofwork.beinghappyThosewhoalwaysfeelcheerfulandknowhowto81canalsofind82inlifE.Financialplanning83forhappinessaswell.NewfindingInthepastyearpeopleaged8465havesufferedtheleaststressfromtherecessionandcutbacktheleast85.

There’sabodyofwaterinIsraelthatisactuallybelowsealevel.Waterconstantlyrunsintoitbutbecauseofthelawofgravity万有引力定律nothingcanflowoutofit.Doyouknowthenameofthisfamouslake?It’scalledtheDeadSeA.It’scalledthisbecausenolivingthingcouldlivetherE.Thewaterisalmostdeadcomparedtowhathappenswithlivingwater.Whenyouthinkofthetermlivingwatertheimagethatcomestomindisarushingriverthatisflowing.It’sfilledwithlifeandmovement.Itdoesn’tjustreceivebutisalsogivingsimultaneously.Manyofusbelievethatweneedtoreceivemoreofsomethinginordertobehappy.WhetherwhatwedesireismoneyorsomethingelsewethinkweneedmoreofitinordertobefulfilleD.Asaresultwebegintooperateinfearandthereforedon’tgiveanythingbecausewe’reafraidthatwewon’thaveenough.Theresult?LiketheDeadSeawebecomelifeless.Lifeismeanttoflow.whenapoolstopsflowingitbecomesstagnant停滞的.Stagnantwaterbreedsdiseaseanddeath.Itcan’tbreathE.Itcan’treceiveanymorE.Ifnothingisflowingoutthere’snoroomforanythingelsetocomein.Thesolution?GivE.Asyougiveyou’llreceivE.It’sauniversallaw.YouseeitatworkeverywherE.we’vesomehowbeendeceived欺骗intobelievingthatifwedon’tgivewe’llhavemorE.Orwe’reafraidthatifwedogivewewon’thaveanythingleft.OnonehandthisseemstomakesensE.Butitdoesn’twork.Becausewhenwedon’tgiveweshutofftheflowofwhat’scomingin.【小题1】.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A.ThedevelopmentoftheDeadSeaB.ThespecialcharacteroftheDeadSeaC.ThepositionoftheDeadSeaD.ThepresentsituationoftheDeadSea【小题2】.Accordingtothepassagepeoplewouldn’tliketogivebecause________.A.theyarereallypoorinfactB.theydon’tknowhowtogiveC.theydon’tknowwhotogiveD.theyarestillnotsatisfied【小题3】.Accordingtothepassageifyourefusetogiveyouwill___________.A.belikeapoolwithstagnantwaterB.haveenoughspaceforwhatyou’llreceiveC.needsomethingmoretobesatisfiedD.doeverythingaccordingtothelaw【小题4】.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Giveandyou’llreceiveB.ThesecretoftheDeadseaC.A.universallawD.comeinandcomeout

Whereintheworlddopeoplefeelmostcontentwiththeirlives?WellifyouliveINorthernEuro]eenhancesareyouareprettyhappyaccordingtothe2013WorldHappinessReportreleasedonSept9byColumbiaUniversity'sEarthInstitute.Thesurveyof156countriesandregionsfoundthatDenmarkNorwayandSwedenanthreeofthetopfivehappiestcountriesintheworld.SowhydidtheNorthernEuropeancountriescomeoutlookingsogood?ThomasWintherdirectorofTheScandinaviaShowatradeshowintheUKgivesahintWehaveareputationforbeingchilled冷outandabitboring-butboringhasbecomefashionablehetoldTheTelegraph.EvenifyouhaveneverbeentoanyScandinaviancountriesitisnothardtonoticetheirsimplelifestyle.FromcarstomobilephonesfromglasswaretofurniturefromclothestobuildingsNordic北欧人的designsdemonstratesimplicityandminimalism极简主义reflectingthewayoflifeinthispartoftheworld.Butexcellentdesignaloneisn'twhat'sbringingScandinavianssatisfaction.InfactlivingclosetonatureisScandinavians'secrettohappiness.Nordicpeoplelovetocultivate开垦theirownlandandliveinharmonywithMotherEarth.Theireco-friendlylifestyleoffersopportunitiesforfamiliestoescapefromthedailygrindandspendqualitytimetogether.Nordicfoodisverymuchabout.freshnessandpurity.Wetendtocookfrom8cratch从头开始.Thereisnotabigfast-foodcultureandnoreadymeals.Wealsotendtositdownwithourfamiliestoeatourmeals.ThereisnomoreimportantplacethanthedinnertableTrinaHahnemannaDanishchefandauthorofTheScandinavianCookbooktoldTheIndependent64.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Therearemorethan156countriesinvolvedinthesurvey.B.ThetopfivehappiestcountriesintheworldateallNorthernEuropeancountries.C.Nordicpeoplearesatisfiedwiththeirlifejustbecausetheirexcellentdesign.D.Nordicpeopleareharmoniouswithnature.65.AccordingtothepassagewhydoNordicpeoplefeelmostcontentwiththeirlives?A.Theyarefamousforbeingchilledout.B.Theyspendmostoftheirtimetogetherwiththeirfamilies.C.Theyleadasimplelifeandliveclosetonature.D.Theirfoodis^freshandpure.66.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordhintprobablymean?A.adviceB.clueC.requirementD.description67.Whatisthemainideaofthewholepassage?A.HowwecankeephappyB.HowattitudedetermineslifequalityC.WhatcontributestoScandinavians'happinessD.Howlifestyleaffectsnature

TheaimsoftheIllustrators’插图画家的ExhibitionstagedaspartoftheBolognaChildren’sBookFairorganizedbyBolognaFiereandheldfrom23to26December2011aretobringillustratorsandpublisherstogetherandtopromoteillustratorsandtheirworksamongpublishers.QUALIFICATIONS•Individualillustratorsorgroupsofillustratorsofanynationalityiftheywerebornbefore31stDecember1992whoseartworkisintendedforuseinchildren’sbooksarequalifiedtoentertheExhibitioneitherdirectlyorthroughpublishinghousesorschools.•PleasestateintheapplicationformwhetheryouareenteringworkfortheFictionorNonfictionCategory.Illustratorsmayonlyenteronecategory.•ArtworkpreviouslypresentedtotheExhibitionmaynotbere-entereD.•Theconfirmation确认formmustbefilledinandaphotographattachedthenpresentedtogetherwithillustrationsnolaterthan15October2011.SHIPMENTEntriesmaybedeliveredbypostexpressdeliveryserviceorbyhand.Fromabroadpleaseusethefollowingforms:FormAforregisteredmailorpostbyair;FormBifusinganinternationalforwardingagentorairline.Toavoiddelaysmaterialshouldnotbesentbynormalpost.Materialshouldbesentcarriagepaidincludinganycustomsanddeliverycosts.BolognaFieremaynotbeheldresponsibleforthenon-arrivalorlatearrivalofartwork.allpublishedworksmustbeaccompaniedbyadeclarationbearingtheISBNnumberpublisher’snameandaddress.REQUIREMENTSTheillustrationsi.E.thesizeofthesheetmustnotexceed超过thefollowingdimensions:Fiction:32×42cmor42×32cmNon-fiction:50×70cm70×50cmIllustrationsinlargerformatswillnotbeconsiderednorwilltheybereturnedbyBolognaFiere.Theillustrationsmustbeonpaperorflexibleboardmaximumthickness2mmforscannerseparationpurposes.SELECTIONPROCESSAllartworkreceivedbythestateddeadlineandmeetingthespecifiedrequirementswillbeexaminedandselectedbyaninternationalgroupwhosedecisionisfinalincludingfivemembersfrompublishinghouseandartschoolsappointedeachyearbyBolognaFierE.EXHIBITIONSABROADAftertheBolognaeventtheIllustratorsExhibitionwilltraveltoJapanunderthesupervisionofJBBY.TheIllustratorsExhibitionmayafterwardsbetransferredtoothervenues场馆inothercountries.TheexhibitionsofillustrationsheldabroadfollowthesamerulesandregulationsastheIllustratorsExhibitionandtheprovisions条款oftheregulationsareextendedtotheorganizersoftheexhibitionsheldabroaD.RETURNOFARTWORKAlltheworkswillbereturnedtotheirownersbyBolognaFiereordirectlybytheorganizersoftheexhibitionsandheldabroadbytheendofJuly2013.45.WhichofthefollowingoftheIllustrators’Exhibitionistrue?A.ItwilllastfivedaysinallinJulyeveryotheryear.B.Itisintendedforcollegestudentswhoaregoodatpainting.C.ItisheldbytheBolognaChildren’sBookFairinBolognaFierE.D.Itcanstrengthentherelationshipbetweenillustratorsandpublishers.46.TheillustratorsoftheIllustratorsExhibition__________.A.shouldbeatleast16andnomorethan25B.mayre-entertheirartworkafteritisreturnedC.shouldstatethecategoryoftheirartworkclearlyD.maychoosetoattachaphotototheapplicationform47.Whichofthefollowingisunacceptablefordeliveringentries?A.NormalpostB.AirlinepostC.RegisteredmailD.Expressdelivery48.WhatisBolognaFiereresponsiblefor?A.PayingforthedeliverycostsB.LatearrivalofartworkC.ConfirmationofISBNnumberD.Returningtheillustrators’works49.Theillustrators’workswillnotbeconsideredifthey.A.arereceivedafterthedayof15October2011B.aresmallerthantherequiredsizeC.havealreadybeenpublishedabroadbeforeD.don’tmeetthedemandsoftheinternationalexperts

InrecentyearsinAmericathemandatorysentencing强制判刑movementhasreallychangedtheUSprisonsizE.ThemandatorysentencingmovementtypicallystatedtheminimumnumberofprisonyearsforcertaincrimespeoplecommitteD.ItswepttheUnitedStatesinthe1970sdrivingthestateprisonpopulationupfromlessthan200000toabout1.4milliontodayandmadeprisoningbudgetsthesecond-fastest-growingstateexpenseonlysecondtoMedic-aiD.Butthecurrentsentencingreformsinagrowingnumberofstatesarestartingtoreversethattrend—causingtheprisonpopulationtodeclinebyabout3.8percentsince2009.Centraltothestatereformsisarelativelynewandmorecomplicatedwayofinformationanalysisaboutthelaw-breaker—includingcriminalhistorydrugabuse滥用andinstancesofanti-socialbehavior—toassessthelikelihoodofthatindividual’scommittinganewcrimE.Andbyexaminingdatathestatescanrevisepoliciestodiscouragethemfromgoingbacktoprison.Manystateshavefoundthatmanypeoplegobacktoprisonnotforcommittingnewcrimesbutfortechnicalmildviolations违反likefailingdrugtestsorabnormalbehaviorsduetomentalproblems.Withthatknowledgethesestateshavemovedtolesscostlyandmoreeffectiveactionstoreplacejailstay.TodaytheytendmoretosendthesepeopleforcommunityservicE.Somestatesarealsojumpingatwhatisknownasthejusticereinvestmentapproachunderwhichtheychannelsignificantsumsofmoneyintotheexistingprogramsondrugtreatmentandmentalhealthtwomainissuesbehindcrimesformanylaw-breakers.Despitetheadvantagesofarisk-assessmentapproachsomestatesarestillflyingblindmainlybecausetheydon’thavetheresourcestogatherdatA.Moreoverastudyhasnotedhandlinghigh-riskandlow-riskcriminalsinthesamewayisabigmistakeaslowriskindividualshaveanincreasedlikelihoodofcommittingcrimesagainwhentheyreceivetreatmentorservicesinthesameprogramsasmedium-andhigh-riskindividuals.Note:AnswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinNOMORETHANTENWORDS.78.Themandatorysentencingmovementhadgreatlyincreasedprisonpopulationthrough______.79.Whatistheessentialcontentoftoday’ssentencingreforms?80.Whatismanystates’softerpunishmentforminoroffences?81.Risk-assessmentmethodisnotadoptedbyallthestatesprimarilybecauseof______.

ScienceDaily—Kidsmayrolltheireyeswhentheirmothersasksthemabouttheirschooldaybutansweringhermayactuallyhelpthemlearn.NewresearchfromVanderbiltUniversityrevealsthatchildrenlearnthesolutiontoaproblembestwhentheyexplainittotheirmom.WeknewthatchildrenlearnwellwiththeirmomsorwithapeerbutwedidnotknowifthatwasbecausetheyweregettingfeedbackandhelpBethanyRittle-Johnsonthestudy’sleadauthorandassistantprofessorofpsychologyatVanderbilt’sPeabodyCollegeofeducationandhumandevelopmentsaiD.Inthisstudywejusthadthechildren’smotherslistenwithoutprovidinganyassistancE.We’vefoundthatbysimplylisteningamotherhelpsherchildlearn.Rittle-Johnsonbelievesthenewfindingcanhelpparentsbetterassisttheirchildrenwiththeirschoolworkevenwhentheyarenotsureoftheanswerthemselves.Althoughtheresearchersusedchildrenandtheirmothersinthestudytheybelievethesameresultswillholdtruewhetherthepersonisthechild’sfathergrandparentorotherfamiliarpersons.ThebasicideaisthatitisreallyeffectivetotrytogetkidstoexplainthingsthemselvesinsteadofjusttellingthemtheanswershesaiD.Explainingtheirreasoningtoaparentorperhapstootherpeopletheyknowwillhelpthemunderstandtheproblemandapplywhattheyhavelearnedtoothersituations.Wesawthatthissimpleactoflisteningbymommadeadifferenceinthequalityofthechild’sexplanationsandhowwelltheycouldsolvemoredifficultproblemslateron.64.Accordingtothepassageamomhadbetter________.A.giveakidsomehelpwhenheisexplaininghisproblemB.justlistenwhileakidisexplaininghisproblemC.worktogetherwithakidtowardthesolutiontoaproblemD.leaveakidalonewhenhemeetsaproblematschool65.Ifshewantstohelpachildwithhisschoolworkamom________.A.shouldknowtheanswertoaproblemfirstB.shouldpayattentiontothechild’sfeedback.C.maynotknowtheanswerherselfD.shouldnotinterruptthechild66.WhowillbetheleasthelptoakidwhenheisexplainingaccordingtoRittle-Johnson?A.Thekid’smom.C.A.peer.B.Thekid’sgrandmother.D.A.relativethekiddoesn’tknow.67.Whichofthefollowingbestgivesthemainideaofthepassage?A.Childrenlearnbetterwhentheirmomishearingtheirexplaining.B.Childrenlearnbetteriftheyfindthesolutiontoaproblemthemselves.C.Parentsshouldnotprovideanyassistancetotheirchildren’sschoolwork.D.A.momshouldlistenmoretotheirchildrenwhentheyhaveproblemsatschool.

Self-employedprivatephysicianswhochargeafeeforeachpatientvisitarethefoundationofmedicalpracticeintheUnitedStates.Mostphysicianshaveacontractrelationshipwithoneormorehospitalsinthecommunity.Theysendtheirpatientstothishospitalwhichusuallychargespatientsaccordingtothenumberofdaystheystayandthefacilitiesoperatingroomtestsmedicinesthattheyuse.Somehospitalsbelongtoacityastateorinthecaseofveteran'shospitalsafederalgovernmentagency.Othersareoperatedbyreligiousorders教会orothernon-profitgroups.Somemedicaldoctorsareonsalary.Salariedphysiciansmayworkashospitalstaffmembersorresidentswhoareoftenstillintraining.Theymayteachinmedicalschoolsbehiredbycorporationstocarefortheirworkersorworkforthefederalgovernment’sPublicHealthServicE.PhysiciansareamongthebestpaidprofessionalsintheUnitedStates.Inthe1980sitwasnotuncommonformedicaldoctorstoearnincomesofmorethan$100000ayear.Specialistsparticularlysurgeonsmightearnseveraltimesthatamount.Physicianslistmanyreasonswhytheydeservetobesowellrewardedfortheirwork.OnereasonisthelongandexpensivepreparationrequiredtobecomeaphysicianintheUnitedStates.Mostwould-bephysiciansfirstattendcollegeforfouryearswhichcancostnearly$20000ayearatoneofthebestprivateinstitutions.Prospectivephysiciansthenattendmedicalschoolforfouryears.Tuitionalonecanexceed$10000ayear.Bythetimetheyhaveobtainedtheirmedicaldegreesmanyyoungphysiciansaredeeplyindebt.Theystillfacethreetofiveyearsofresidency实习阶段inahospitalthefirstyearasanapprenticephysician.Thehoursarelongandthepayisrelativelylow.Settingupamedicalpracticeisexpensivetoo.Sometimesseveralphysicianswilldecidetoestablishagrouppracticesotheycansharetheexpenseofmaintaininganofficeandbuyingequipment.Thesephysiciansalsotakecareofeachother’spatientsinemergencies.Physiciansworklonghoursandmustacceptagreatdealofresponsibility.Manymedicalproceduresevenquiteroutineonesinvolverisk.Itisunderstandablethatphysicianswanttobewellrewardedformakingdecisionswhichcanmeanthedifferencebetweenlifeanddeath.60.AccordingtothepassageitisveryunlikelythatanAmericanhospitalisownedby_____.A.achurchB.acityC.acorporationD.astate61.Accordingtothepassagehowlongdoesittakeforawould-bephysiciantobecomeanindependentphysicianintheUSA?A.Abouttwelveyears.B.Eightyears.C.Tenyears.D.Aboutsevenyear.62.Sometimesseveralphysicianssetupagroupmedicalpracticemainlybecause_______.A.therearesomanypatientsthatitisdifficultforonephysiciantotakecareallofthemB.theycantaketurnstoworklonghoursC.noonewantstoassumetoomuchresponsibilityD.facilitiesmaybetoomuchofaburdenforonephysiciantoshoulder63.Whichofthefollowingstatementscouldfullyexpresstheauthor’sviewtowardsphysicians’paymentintheUSA?A.Itisreasonableforphysicianstohavealargeincomebecausetheirworkisverydangerous.B.Fortheirexpensiveeducationandtheirresponsibilitytheydeserveahandsomepay.C.Physiciansshouldbebetterpaidbecausetheyworklonghoursunderbadconditions.D.PhysicianshavegreatresponsibilitysoitisunderstandablethattheyshouldbewellrewardeD.

ArecentNationalPublicRadioprogramexaminedthedisappearanceofsomeofthefirstwordswewereprobablytaught–pleaseandthankyou.Otherpolitephrasesarealsodisappearing.You’rewelcomehasbeenreplacedbysurenoproblemyoubetorenjoy.Arewebecomingruderorarepatternsofspeechmerelyupdatingforchangingtimes?PeterPostdirectoroftheprogramarguesaboutpeoplestoppingusingyou’rewelcome.HesaysThankyouisanexpressionofappreciationonepersonoffersanother.TorespondNoproblemistoignorethisacceptanceasreallybeingundeserveD.Byrespondingwithasimpleyou’rewelcomePostaddsapersonadmitsthethanksandshowsappreciationforthepersongivingit.WhateverpolitevocabularyyoubelieveisfadingsociologistGregoryE.Smithsaysthatsuchfadingisasignthatwe’rebecomingruderasasociety.Sayingpleaseandthankyouaskingpermissionofferinghelpandfollowinguponsolutionstoproblemsarenolongerasimportanthesays.In201176percentofpeoplesurveyedsaidAmericansarebecominglesscivil.Butcoulditbethatit’ssimplythewordswe’reusingthatarechanging?ActuallytheprinciplesofrespectconsiderationandhonestyareuniversalandtimelessbutmannersdochangE.Forexampleit’simportanttogreetpeoplewhenyouseethemthoughtheformofgreetinghaschangedovertimE.HowdoyoudoforinstancebecameHellohowareyou?whichchangedintoHellohowarethingsorHow’sitgoing?.AsfornoproblemiftheappreciationisexpressedinasinceremannermanyAmericansthinktheydonotseeitsuseasalossofpoliteness.68.Theauthorpresentsthefirstparagraph_____.A.tosummarizethewholetextB.toleadtothetopicofthetextC.togiveusabriefintroductionD.toputforwardtheargument69.PeterPostthinksusingYou’rewelcometoreplytoThankyouis_____.A.moreappropriateB.abitoutdatedC.lesspoliteD.reallyundeserved70.FromthetextwecaninferthatmostAmericans_____.A.begintooverlooktheirpolitespeechB.areunabletousepolitevocabularyC.intendtoadvocatecivilizedlifestyleD.arebecomingrudertoeachother71.Accordingtothetextwhenyoumeetapersonforthefirsttime______.A.youshouldsayHowdoyoudo?firstB.youstillneedtoexpressyourgreetingsC.you’dbetterchangeyourmannersD.youmustcareaboutyourexpression