The long, lonely voyage of the Japanese ghost ship is over. A US Coast Guard cutter poured cannon fire into an abandoned Japanese ghost ship that had been drifting since last year’s tsunami, sinking the vessel into waters more than 305 meters deep in the Gulf of Alaska and removing the danger it posed to shipping and the coastline on Thursday. The cutter’s guns tore holes in the 164-foot Ryou-Un Maru, and then it began to take on water and lean to one side. In about four hours, the ship disappeared into the sea, said Chief Petty Officer Kip Wadlow. The ship had no lights or communications system, and its tank was able to carry more than 7,570 liters of diesel fuel. Officials, however, didn’t know exactly how much fuel was aboard. “It’s less risky than it would be running into shore or running into other ships,” coast guard spokesman Paul Webb said. The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency studied the problem and decided it is safer to sink the ship than let the fuel evaporate and pollute the sea environment. Ryou-Un Maru was probably among the first wave of the 1.5 million tons of garbage of refrigerators, washing machines, televisions, roofs and fishing nets heading toward North America since last March when a magnitude-9.0 earthquake struck Japan. As the coast guard was ready to fire on the vessel, a Canadian fishing vessel, the 19-meter Bernice C, claimed the rights to save the ghost ship in international waters. Plans to sink it were paused so the Canadian crew could have a chance to take the stricken ship.A.Canadian official with knowledge of the situation told the Associated Press that the BerniceC.was unable to drag it. Then the Canadian boat left, and once it was about 10 kilometers from the Japanese vessel, the Coast Guard began to fire, first with 25 mm shells, then a few hours later with ammunition twice that size. State officials have been working to test the danger of garbage including materials affected by a damaged nuclear power plant, to see if Alaska residents, seafood or wild animals could be affected. 64. Which of the following is NOT the reason for sinking the Japanese ship? A. It had no lights or communications system. B. It might be washed up onto the shore. C. It was a danger to other passing ships. D. The oil it carried could pollute the sea. 65. The plan to fire on the Japanese ghost ship was paused because ____________. A. the ghost ship was beyond the reach of the Coast Guard’s guns B. the shells were not powerful enough to sink the ghost ship C. state officials worried the ghost ship might give out radiation D. a Canadian fishing boat wanted to save the ghost ship 66. Which of the following could be the best title for the passage? A. Japanese ghost ship arriving at US B. Tsunami garbage heading to US C. Cannon fire sinking Japanese ghost ship D. Japanese ghost ship polluting the Pacific

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

TodayisNationalBike-to-WorkDay.AndonNewYorkCity’sjammedstreetspeoplearecyclingonhundredsofmilesofnewbikelanes.ButNewYork’swidespreadeffortstomakestreetssaferforbikeshavealsoleftsomelocalscomplainingaboutthelossofparkingspotsandlanesforcars.WhentheweatherisgoodAaronNaparsteklikestopedal用踏板踩histwoyoungkidstoschoolonaspecialDutch-madebicyclE.NaparsteksupportsthenewlanE.Aaron:ThebikelaneonProspectParkWestisreallyintroducingalotofnewpeopletotheideathatit’spossibletouseabikeinNewYorkCityfortransportationortotravelarounD.Thisiswhat21stcenturyNewYorkCitylookslikE.ProspectParkWestisstillaone-wayroadbutwhereitusedtohavethreelanesofcartrafficnowithastwoplusaprotectedbikelanE.Supporterssaythatmakestheroadsaferforeveryoneincludingpedestriansbyslowingdowncarsandtakingbikesoffthesidewalk.ButsomelongtimeresidentsdisagreE.LoisCarswellispresidentofagroupcalledSeniorsforSafety.Shesaysthetwo-waybikelaneisdangeroustoolderresidentswhoareusedtoone-waytraffiC.Lois:Wewantedalane—therightkindoflanethatwouldkeepeverybodysafethatwouldkeepthebikerssafE.Butwewantittobedonetherightway.Andithasnotbeendonetherightway.CraigPalmerbuildsbarsandrestaurantsinManhattan.Iwasinterviewinghimforadifferentstorywhenhebroughtupthebikelanesallonhisown.Craig:IthinkthebiggestproblemisthatBloombergputallthesebikelanesin.Youtookwhatusedtobeafullstreetandyou’reshrinkingit.ThentherearetheHasidicJewsinWilliamsburgBrooklynwhoforcedthecitytoremoveabikelanethroughtheirneighborhooD.ButpollsshowthatthemajorityofNewYorkerssupportbikelanesbyamarginof56%to39%.BicycleadvocateCarolineSamponaroofTransportationAlternativescallsthatamandatE.Caroline:Ifthiswasanelectionwewouldhavealreadyhadourvictory.Thepublichasspokenandtheykeepspeaking.AndIthinkmoreimportantlythepublicisstartingtovotewiththeirpedals.59.WhatdoesAaronmeanbysayingThisiswhat21stcenturyNewYorkCitylookslikE.?A.Therearehundredsofmilesofnewbikelanesin21stcenturyNewYorkCity.B.DriversslowdowntheircarsandbikesaretakenoffthesidewalkinNewYork.C.Bikesareusedasameansoftransportin21stcenturyNewYorkCity.D.It’spossibletomakethestreetssafeforpedestriansinNewYork.60.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingCANNOTsupporttheopponentsofthesenewbikelanes?A.Driversloseparkingspotsandlanesforcars.B.Thetwo-waybikelaneisdangeroustoolderresidents.C.WetookwhatusedtobeafullstreetsotheroadisbroaderthanbeforE.D.TheremovalofonebikelanethroughaneighbourhoodinBrooklynwasnotsupportedbythemajorityofNewYorkers.61.AmandateinParagraph8wasreferredtoademandorcommandfrom______.A.theauthorityB.thepublicC.thesupportersD.thegovernment62.Whatofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.RideonNationalBike-to-WorkDayB.A.NewBikeLaneAppearsinNewYorkC.A.BikeLaneDividesNewYorkersD.WhoWinsanElection

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

IntheUnitedStatesitisnotusualtotelephone.someoneveryearlyinthemorning.Ifyoutelephonehimearlyillthedaywhileheisshavingorhavingbreakfastthetimeofthecallshowsthatthematterisveryimportantandrequiresimmediateattention.Soiliswiththetelephonecallsmadeafter11:00lm.Ifsomeonereceivesacallduringsleepinghourshemaythinkthatit'samatteroflifeanddeath.ThetimechosenforthecallcommunicatesitsimportancE.Inraciallifetimeplaysaveryimportantpart.IlltheUSAgueststendtofeeltheyarenothighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyreachesthemonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydatE.Butitisnottrueinallcountries.Inotherareasoftheworlditmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmenttoofarinadvancebecauseplanswhicharemadeforadatemorethanaweekawaytendtobeforgotten.ThemeaningoftimeisnotthesameindifferentpartsoftheworlD.Thusmisunderstandingsbegintoexistbetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesthattreattimedifferently;beingontimeisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlifeforexamplE.IfpeoplearenotontimetheymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsiblE.IntheUSAnoonewouldthinkofkeepingabusinessfriendforanhour;itwouldbetooimpolitE.A.personwhois5minuteslateisexpectedtomakeashortapology.Ifheislessthan5minuteslatehewillsayafewwordsofexplanationthoughperhapshewillnotcompletethesentencE.63.A.callatmidnightwouldmeanA.thematterislessimportantB.thematterisleastimportantC.thematterrequiresimmediateattentionD.itisamatteroflifeanddeath64.AccordingtothepassagetimecarriesmeaningsinallpartsoftheworlD.A.the.sameB.differentC.similarD.secret65.InthepassagetheauthorsuggeststhatinvitationcardsshouldbesentA.threeorfourdaysbeforethepartydateinallculturesB.threeorfourdaysbeforethepartydateinsomeculturesC.twoweeksbeforethepartydateintheUSAD.atyourchosentime66.ThebesttitleforthispassageisA.TheVoicesofTimeB.TheSavingofTimeC.TheimportanceofanAnnouncementD.TimeIsMoney

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

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

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

PingyaointhecenterofShanxiProvinceisafamoushistoricculturalcityofChinaandaworldculturalheritage遗产sitE.It’s90kilometerssouthofTaiyuanontheFenRiver.PeoplelivedinPingyaoduringtheNewStoneAgE.ItslongperiodasacountygovernmentseathasleftPingyaowithlotsofhistoricbuildingsandsiteswitha2700-yearhistory.Ninety-nineofthemareundergovernmentprotectionincludingZhengguoTempleShuanglinTempleandPingyaoAncientCity.DuringtheMingandQingDynastiesbusinessmenorganizedcommercial商业的groupsthatdidbusinessnationwidE.ShanxiProvincehadsomeofthemostimportantonesandPingyaowastheircenter.In1823astoreknownasRishengchangSunriseProsperitytradedinbankchecksratherthaninsilverorgoldcoins.ItwasthebeginningofmodernChinesebanking.Branch分支banksweresoonsetupinmajorcitiesinChinaandotherpartsofAsialeadingtogreatdevelopmentinPingyao.Itslacquerware漆器becamewellknown.InPingyaoAncientCityaremanytraditionalhousesandcommercialbuildings3797ofwhichareprotectedandmorethan400ofwhichareingoodcondition.NotonlydothehousesinPingyaoshowShanxi’shistoryandculturebutthislargenumberisvaluableforstudyingitshistorycustomsancientbuildingsandart.MostofthesehousesarestillusedashomesandshopsoflocalpeoplE.In1997AncientPingyaoCitywaslistedinWorldHeritageListasWorldCultureHeritageSite.53.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordtheminParagraph2referto?A.Historicbuildingsandsites.B.Thethreetemples.C.Thecountygovernmentseats.D.The2700-yearhistory.54.WhichofthefollowingaboutPingyaoisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.Itslocation.B.Itstourism.C.Itsbusiness.D.Itshistory.55.DuringtheMingandQingDynastiesPingyaowasaleadingcenterin_____.A.agricultureB.raisingcattleC.commercialtradeD.makinggoldcoins

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

OvertheyearsAmericanshavebecomeusedtosalt.Mostpeoplehavenoideahowmuchsalttheyconsume-onaverageabout9to12gramperpersonperdayaccordingtotheAmericanHeartAssociation.That'stwicetheamountrecommendedbythegovernment.A.newstudylastweekshowedeatingevenalittlelesssaltcouldgreatlyhelptheheart.Thescientistssaidtheresultswouldbethirteenpercentfewerheartattackseightpercentfewerstrokes中风fourpercentfewerdeathsandelevenpercentfewernewcasesofheartdisease.ResearchersalsofoundthatthebenefitswouldbegreatestforAfricanAmericansandwomen.AsagroupAfricanAmericanstendtohavehigherbloodpressurethanthegeneralpopulationandmanystudiessuggestthattheymaybemoresensitivetosaltsaysDr.KirstenBibbins-Domingoanepidemiologist流行病学家attheUniversityofCaliforniaSanFrancisco.Heranalysisfoundthatareductionof3gramofsaltperdaywouldreduceheartattacks8%onaverage;amongAfricanAmericansthatratewoulddrop10%.Asimilarresultwasfoundinwomenwhosestrokeriskdropped8%witha3-greductioninsaltintake;inmentheriskfell5%.TheyandpublichealthprofessionalsintheUnitedStatesareinterestedinanationalcampaigntopersuadepeopletoeatlesssalt.Howeverotherscientistssaysuchacampaignisanexperimentwiththehealthofmillionsofpeople.MichaelAldermanahighbloodpressureexpertandprofessoratAlbertEinsteinCollegeofMedicineinNewYorksaysthateatinglesssaltresultsinlowerbloodpressure.Buthesaysstudieshavenotclearlyshownthatloweringsaltmeansfewerheartattacksorstrokes.Salthasotherbiologicaleffects.Callingforreductionsinthenationaldietcouldhavegoodeffectsaswellasharmfulresults.ThereisnotenoughevidenceeitherwaysaidMichaelAlderman.68.EatingtoomuchsaltmayleadtothefollowingEXCEPT.A.strokeB.heartdiseaseC.highbloodpressureD.lungcancer69.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.MostAmericanstakemoresaltthanadvised.B.AfricanwomeneatmoresaltthanAmericans.C.One'sorigindetermineshowmuchsalthecaneat.D.Goodhealthisjustonthebasisofhavinglesssalt.70.Theauthor'sattitudetowardthestudyis.A.coldB.objectiveC.subjectiveD.doubtful71.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheBenefitsofEatingLessSalt.B.ANewStudyonSaltandDiseases.C.AnArgumentOverSaltandHealth.D.TheHarmCausedbyTooMuchSalt.

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

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

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

TheinsanelypopularsongfromSouthKoreanrecordingartistPSYhasjustbecomethemostwatchedvideoonYouTubeevergainingmorethan808millionviewsonthepopularmediasite.TherecordwaspreviouslyheldbyanotherpopheavyweightJustinBieberwhosesongBabyhadalittlemorethan804millionviewsatpresstime.PSYmadetheannouncementearlytoday.SinceitsreleasethesonghasoutshonesuchotherpopularvideosasJenniferLopez'sOntheFloor.andEminem'sLovetheWayYouLie.AndinSeptemberGangnamStylealsobecamethemostlikedvideoonYouTubenowwithnearly5.4millionthumbsup.AtthetimeoftheannouncementtheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordsreleasedastatementsayingInyearspastitwasunthinkablethatsomethingwouldbeviewedahundredmilliontimesandnowGangnamStylehasachievedmorethantwicethisfigureinjustthreemonthsonYouTube.PSYyourcertificateiswaitinghereatourofficecomeandpickitupanytime!Despiteitsmassivepopularitythevideoshowsnosignsofslowingdownanditevenhasashotatbecomingthefirstvideotogetmorethanonebillionviews.IfitmaintainsitscurrentrateofaroundsixmillionnewviewsperdayGangnamStylewouldbeinlinetobreakthatrecordbytheendoftheyear.Ithasfounditswaytothetopsofmusicchartsinmorethan30countriesincludingtheUnitedKingdomGermanyFranceSpainandCanadawhileprovidingmaterialforthousandsofparodyvideos.Itbecameastapleinthe2012presidentialelectionswiththenowramousMittRomneyStylevideoandwasevenusedbytheNorthKoreangovernmentinpropaganda宣传filmspromotingtheirsupremeleader.MeanwhilesuchinfluentialfiguresasPresidentObamaUNSecretaryGeneralBanKi-moonandGoogleExecutiveChairmanEricSchmidthaveallmadementionofthehitsong.56.WhichofthefollowingrankssecondinviewsonYouTube?A.GangnamStyle.B.Baby.C.OntheFloor.D.LovetheWayYouLie.57.WhichstatementaboutGangnamStyleonYouTubeiswrong?A.Ithasbecomethemostwatchedvideo.B.Ithasbecomethemostlikedvideo.C.Ithaswonmorethan5.4millionthumbsdown.D.Ithasmorethantwohundredmillionviewsinthreemonths.58.WhatdoesthestatementmadebytheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordssuggest?A.SomevideogainedmoreviewsthanGangnamStyle.B.ItisimpossiblethatGangnamStyleshouldhave100millionviews.C.GuinnessBookofWorldRecordshasrecognizedGangnamStyle'sachievements.D.GuinnessBookofWorldRecordswon'tbelieveGangnamStyle'sachievements.59.GangnamStyleistoifitkeepsitscurrentrate.A.getmorethanonebillionviewsB.getmorethantwobillionviewsC.getmorethan808millionViewsD.getonehundredmillionviews60.WhatcanwelearnaboutGangnamStylefromthelastparagraph?A.Itisespeciallypopularindevelopingcountries.B.IthasplayedapartintheUSpresidentialelections.C.Fewinfluentialfiguresknowit.D.ThesupremeleaderofNorthKoreahaseverperformedit.

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

Whodoyouthinkwasthemostimportantwomanofthepast100years?JaneAddams1860-1935AddamshelpedthepoorandworkedforpeacE.ShecreatedshelterseducationopportunitiesandservicesforpeopleinneeD.In1931AddamsbecamethefirstAmericanwomantowintheNoblePeacePrizE.RachelCarson1907-1964RachelCarsonwasbornintheruralrivertownofSpringdalePennsylvaniainAmericA.Thepopular1962bookSilentSpringbyRachelCarsonmadepeoplerealizethedangersandtheharmfuleffects影响ofpollutiononhumansandontheworld’slakesandoceans.AngelaMerkel1954-In2005GermanschoseAngelaMerkelastheirfirstwomanheadofthecountry.Shehadbeenascientistinthepast.AsGermany’sleadershehashadaneffectonthewholeworlD.SandraDayO’Connor1930-WhenSandraDayO’ConnorfinishedherclassatStanfordLawSchoolin1952shecouldnotfindworkbecauseshewasawoman.HowevershebecamethefirstwomantojointheU.S.SupremeCourt最高法院in1981afteryearsofhardwork.MargaretThatcher1925-In1979MargaretThatcherbecameBritain’sfirstwomanPrimeMinister.Sheserveduntil1990whichmadeherthefirstBritishleadertoservethreetermsinarow.BecauseofherhighstandardsandstrongwillpeoplecalledherBritain’sIronLady.MarieCurie1867-1934Polish-bornscientistMarieCuriediscoveredthatsometypesofmetalgiveoffenergycalledradiation.Herresearchledtonewmedicaltreatmentsandarms.ShereceivedtheNobelPrizeinPhysicsin1903andinChemistryin1911.60.WhooncewontheNobelPrize?A.JaneAddamsandMarieCurieB.JaneAddamsandMargaretThatcher.C.MarieCurieandAngelaMerkelD.MarieCurieandRachelCarson61.WecaninferfromthetextthatRachelCarsonworkedto______.A.helpthepoorB.spreadgeographicknowledgeC.protecttheenvironmentD.protecttherightsofwomen62.WhooncefailedtofindajobA.JaneAddamsB.SandraDayO’ConnorC.RachelCarsonD.MargaretThatcher63.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Greatwomen.B.FamousscientistsC.StrongleadersD.Waystosuccessforwomen

OttawaisthecapitalofCanadA.ItisthesecondlargestcityinOntarioandthefourthlargestcityinthecountry.TheCentreBlockisthemainbuildingonParliamentHill国会山.ItisalsothelocationofseveralceremonialspacessuchastheHallofHonorandtheMemorialChamber.ThepresentCentreBlockistheseconditerationofthebuildingafterthefirstwasdestroyedbyfirein1916anditisoneofthemostrecognizablebuildingsinCanadA.DowntownOttawaisthecommercialandeconomiccentreofthecity.Mostofthebuildingsareofficetowers.WhilemostofOttawa’shightechindustryisbasedelsewhereithasasignificantpresenceinthedowntowncorE.Thedowntownalsocontainsanumberofapartmentshotelsandtheoldersinglefamilyhomesandtownhousesalongitsedges.TheNationalGalleryofCanadaisoneofCanadaspremierartgalleries.TheGalleryhasalargeandvariedcollectionofpaintingsdrawingssculptureandphotographs.AlthoughitsfocusisonCanadianartitalsoholdsworksbysomenotedAmericanandEuropeanartists.TheRideauCanalistheoldestcontinuouslyoperatedcanalsysteminNorthAmericA.AttheverybeginningthepurposeoftheRideauCanalwasmilitaryasitwasintendedtoprovideasecuresupplyandcommunicationroutebetweenMontrealandtheBritishnavalbaseinKingston.ItremainsinusetodayprimarilyforpleasureboatingwithmostofitsoriginalstructuresremaineD.Thelocksonthesystemopenfornavigationinmid-Mayandcloseinmid-October.56.Whatdoesiterationprobablymeaninthe2ndparagraph?_____.A.RepairB.DesignC.CopyD.Landmark57.InthecoreofDowntownOttawawecouldsee_____.A.alargenumberoftalltowersB.headofficesofOttawa’shightechindustryC.anumberofapartmentsandhotelsD.theoldersinglefamilyhomesandtownhouses58.CollectionsintheNationalGalleryofCanadaaremainly_____.A.paintingsanddrawingsB.sculptureandphotographsC.worksbyCanadianartistsD.artworkbyAmericansandEuropean59.WhichofthefollowingistrueabouttheRideauCanal?_____.A.ItistheoldestcanalsysteminNorthAmericaB.ItwasoriginallyforthemilitarypurposeC.TheoriginalstructuresremainneverchangedD.PeoplecanonlygoboatingfromMaytoOctober

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

OfficialssaytheislandsofTokelauintheSouthPacificOceanhavebecometheworld'sfirstterritorytotallypoweredbythesun.Themoveisexpectedtosavemoneyandeasetheenvironmentalburdenofdependingonimportedfossilfuels.Tokelau'sthreemainatolls环状珊瑚岛orislandsnowhaveenoughsolarcapacitytomeetalloftheirelectricityneeds.Untilnow.Tokelauhasbeen100％dependentondiesel柴油forproducingelectricity.Thathasburdenedthecountrywithheavyeconomicandenvironmentalcosts.ThethreeatollsofTokelauareabouthalfwaybetweenNewZealandandHawaiiandareadministeredbyNewZealand.Eachatollreceiveditsownsolarpowergrid电网system.NewZealandofficialsestimatedthecostoftheprojecttobuildthethreesolargridsataroundsevenmilliondollars.Thelastofthegridshasbeencompleted.Itisestimatedthatoilimportsmakeupto30％ofnationalincomeinsomepartsofthePacific.ThemovetosolarpowercouldsaveTokelauaboutonemilliondollarsayear.Tokelauwillnowbeabletospendmoreonsocialprogramstohelpitscitizens.OtherSouthPacificislandsareattemptingsimilarprojects.TheislandnationsofSamoaandTuvaluareaimingtogetalloftheirelectricityfromrenewablesourcesby2020.TheCookIslandsplanstostartmovingtosolarpanelsandwindturbines.AndmosthousesintheSouthPacificgroupsofislandswillbegintousesolarwaterheaters.EastTimor'sgovernmenthaspromisedthatnohouseholdsinthecapitalDiliwouldbeusingfirewoodforcookingby2015.Italsosays50％ofthecountry'selectricitywillcomefromrenewablesourcesbytheendofthedecade.NewZealandForeignAffairsMinisterMurrayMcCullysaysthecountrywillholdaPacificenergysummitinMarchthisyear.HesaidthemeetingwouldbuildonthesuccessofcleanandaffordableenergysolutionsforTokelauTongaandtheCookIslands.71.AccordingtothetextmakesTokelaudeveloprenewableenergyproject.A.thecountry'sheavyeconomicandenvironmentalburdenB.thecountry'sabundantsolarandwindsourcesC.thecountry'sexcellentlocationinthePacificD.NewZealand'sadministrationandstrongsupport72.WecanknowTokelauusedtospendaboutdollarsonoilimportseveryyear.A.sevenmillionB.onemillionC.threemillionD.fourmillion73.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.SomehousesinTokelaustilllacksolarcapacity.B.Tokelauhaspartlydependedonfuelelectricity.C.Tokelaudoesn'tuseimporteddieseltoproduceelectricitynow.D.NoteveryatollhasitsownsolarpowergridsysteminTokelau.74.Alltheislandnationsexceptwillgetalloftheirelectricityfromrenewablesourcesby2020.A.SamoaB.TuvaluC.TokelauD.EastTimor75.Thetextismainlyabout.A.Tokelau'ssolarpowerprojectB.SouthPacificislands’renewableenergyprojectC.Tokelau'ssocialprogrammetohelpitscitizensD.thedevelopmentofsolarwaterheaters

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

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

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

Itisfootballtimeagain.CurrentlythequalifyingroundsarebeingplayedtodecidewhichcountrieswillsendteamstothenextWorldCup.SomeSoccerisbecomingmoreandmorepopularonaworldwidescaleandthesequalifyinglegsarecausingmuchexcitement.Thegameispopularatclublevelaswell.Manyfansgoeveryweektosupporttheirteamswhethertheeventisahomeorawayonehopingtogetaresult.TheyallhopeanattackinggamewithalotofgoalsbeingscoreD.Obviouslytheydonotwanttoseeaboringdefensivematchwheretheplayersareaimlesslypassingtheballtoeachother.SadlynotalltheactionalwaystakesplaceonthegrounD.Alltoofrequentlythereisactioninthestandstoo.Footballsupportersmostofwhomdeclaretheirloyaltybywearingtheirteamcolorsintheformofshirtsarenotknownfortheirquietbehavior.Theyareoftenverynoisyshoutingnoisyencouragementtotheirteamandsingingdeafeningsongs.Thereismuchrivalrybetweensupporters.Mostlythisisgood-naturedbuttroublecaneasilyarisE.Fansgetangryiftheyfeelthatarefereehasmadeawrongdecisionperhapsgivingoneoftheirteamaredoryellowcardunfairlyorperhapsfailingtonoticeafoulcommittedbyamemberoftheotherteam.Whentroublebreaksoutinafootballcrowditcanbedifficulttocontrol.Stadiumofficialsoftenseattheopposingfansinseparatepartsofthegroundasaprecautionagainstfighting.HoweverpreventingtroubleismoredifficultoutsidethegrounD.Intheworstcasesriot暴乱policehavetobecalledin.Unfortunatelytherearesomefanswhoenjoythisviolentaspectoffootball.Thesefootballhooligans流氓reallyenjoyarunningbattlewiththepoliceandcallupotherpeopletothrowstonesandbottlesatthem.Theyregardfootballnotonlyasasportbutasanexcusefortroublemakings.InevitablytheirbehaviorspoilsthereputationofthegamE.67.Thequalifyingroundsareplayedto_____.A.makethegamemoreexcitingB.attractsoccerfansatclublevelC.raisefundsfortheorganizationD.selecttheteamsforthenextrounds68.Whatdofootballfanshopetosee?A.A.homegame.B.A.defensivegamE.C.AnexcitinggamE.D.AnevenlymatchedgamE.69.Riotpolicearecalledin_____.A.tostopfightingoccurringoutsidethegroundB.toseparatetheopposingfansinsidethegroundC.asaprecautionagainsttroubleinsidethegroundD.asaprecautionagainstfightingoutsidetheground70.Itisimpliedinthelastparagraphthat_____.A.footballhasapoorreputationB.footballhooligansarecrazyaboutthegamesC.footballfansenjoyspoilinggamesD.footballcanbeanexcusefortroublemaking

Iwasreadingtheseinterestingstoriesbehindagroupofgreatlogos标识intheworlD.PersonallyNikeismyfavoriteone–it’ssosimplE.AndIlikedthestoriesbehindthemwhichmademeforgetallotherthings.McDonald’sAppleMercedesBenzandAdidasowngreatlogosaswellandtheyareamongmyfavorites.NikeIntheGreekmythNikeisthegoddessofvictoryandthesourceofinspirationforsoldiers.ThislogorepresentsthewinginthefamousstatueoftheGreekgoddess.Nike’slogowasdesignedbyCarolynDavidsonin1971for$35andwasregisteredasatrademarkin1995.McDonald’sThelogowasdesignedin1962byJimSchindlertoresemblethearchshaped拱形的signsonthesideofthecompany’sthenwalk-uphamburgerstanD.LateronthetwogoldenarcheswerecombinedtogethertoformtheM.TheMcDonald’snamewasaddedtothelogoin1968.AppleTherearedifferentstoriesbehindApple’slogo.ThefirstlogowasareferencetothereligiousstoryofAdamandEveinwhichtheapplerepresentedthefruitoftheTreeofKnowledgE.Oneyearlaterthesecondlogowasdesignedin1977bySteveJobsandRonaldWayneanditdescribedSirIsaacNewtonsittingunderanappletreE.Thislogodidn’tstaylong.OneyearlateritwasreplacedalmostimmediatelybygraphicdesignerRobJanoff’srainbowapplearainbow-coloredsilhouette轮廓ofanapplewithabitetakenoutofit.Andthentherainbow-coloredapplewasreplacedbytheone-coloredlogoin1998.Ithasnotbeenchangedsofar.MercedesBenzTheMercedesBenzlogowhichwasoriginallycreatedbyGottliebDaimlerin1909consistsofasimpledescriptionofathree-pointedstarthatrepresentsitsruleofthelandtheseaandtheair.ThecompanywasfoundedbyGottliebDaimlerandWilhelmMaybach.MercedesisthenameofMaybach’selderdaughterwhileBenzcameasaresultofacombinationwithBenzCieandDMGin1926.AdidasTheAdidaslogowhichwascreatedbythefounderofthecompanyAdiDasslerrepresentsmountainspointingtowardsthechallengesthatareseenaheadandgoalsthatcanbeachieveD.Thelogowasusedforthefirsttimein1967.51.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthestoriesofthegreatlogos?A.Theyareboring.B.TheyareoutofdatE.C.TheyareattractivE.D.Theyarepractical.52.WhatdoesNike’slogostandfor?A.Thegoddessofvictory.B.Thesourceofinspirationforsoldiers.C.ThestatueoftheGreekgoddess.D.ThewingoftheGreekgoddess.53.WecanlearnthatApple’spresentlogois______.A.thereligiousstoryofAdamandEveB.abittenapplewithonlyonecolorC.Newton’ssittingunderanappletreeD.therainbow-coloredbittenapple54.______standsfortheruleofthelandtheseaandtheair.A.Nike’slogoB.Apple’slogoC.TheMercedeslogoD.TheAdidaslogo55.Whichofthefollowingtimeordersdescribesthebirthsofthegreatlogos?A.MercedesBenz–McDonald’s–Nike–ApplE.B.Nike–McDonald’s–Apple–MercedesBenz.C.McDonald’s–Apple–Nike–MercedesBenz.D.Nike–MercedesBenz–McDonald’s–ApplE.

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

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

ManypeoplebelievethatAmericanslovetheircarsalmostmorethananythingelsE.ItmaybetruE.Fromthetimeyoungsters小孩becomefourteenyearsoldtheyarelikelytodreamofhavingtheirowncars.Manyyoungpeopleworkafterschoolduringtheir1styearofhighschoolinordertobuyacar.Learningtodriveandgettingadriver'slicense执照maybeoneofthemostexcitingtimesofayoungperson'slifE.Peoplewhoalmostnevergotoadoctorwhentheyaresickwilltaketheircarstoarepairmanatthefirstsignofaproblem.Thosewhodon'tliketoworkaroundthehomeonSaturdaysmaydevotemostofthatdaytowashingandwaxing打蜡theircars.Forsomefamiliesitisnotenoughtohaveonecar.Theyoftenhavetwoorthree--oneforworkandoneforrecreation娱乐.ManymenandwomenintheUnitedStatesneedtohaveacar.Manyneedacartogotowork.Housewivesneedacartogoshoppingortotakethechildrentoschoolorotheractivities.Inmoststatesyoungpeoplelearntodriveinhighschoolwheredrivertrainingisoneofthemostpopularcourses.AttheendofthecoursethestudentmusttakeadrivingtesttogetalicensE.Formanythepieceofpaperisanimportantsymbol象征thattheyarenowgrown-ups.67.ThemainideaofthisarticleisthatA.theAmericanpeoplelovenothingintheworldbutcarsB.carsareveryimportantandusefultotheAmericanpeopleC.theAmericanpeoplecan'tlivewithoutcarsintheirlivesD.Americansareveryproudofowningcars68.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A.Boysandgirlshaveastrongwishtohavetheirowncars.B.Somefamilliesneedmorethantwocars.C.Somehousewiveshavetodrivetheirchildrentoschool.D.AlloftheAmericansneedacaroftheirown.69.IntheUnitedStatesifapersonwantstodriveA.heoughttobeoverfourteenyearsoldB.HehastopassatestandgetalicenseC.heshouldbeoldenoughtogetalicenseD.hemusttakeadrivingcourse70.FromthearticlewecanconcludethatinAmericaA.peoplewhohavecarsnevergotoseethedoctorB.havingacarmeansbeingveryrichC.theyoungpeoplearemoreanxioustohaveacarthantheothersareD.someAmericansthinkmoreoftheircarsthanotherthings

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

Thepastagesofmanhaveallbeencarefullylabeledbyanthropologists.Descriptionslike‘PalaeolithicMan’‘NeolithicMan’etc.neatlysumupwholeperiods.Whenthetimecomesforanthropologiststoturntheirattentiontothetwentiethcenturytheywillsurelychoosethelabel‘LeglessMan’.Historiesofthetimewillgosomethinglikethis:‘inthetwentiethcenturypeopleforgothowtousetheirlegs.Menandwomenmovedaboutincarsbusesandtrainsfromaveryearlyage.Therewereliftsandescalatorsinalllargebuildingstopreventpeoplefromwalking.Thissituationwasforceduponearthdwellersofthattimebecauseofmileseachday.Butthesurprisingthingisthattheydidn’tusetheirlegsevenwhentheywentonholiday.Theybuiltcablerailwaysski-liftsandroadstothetopofeveryhugemountain.Allthebeautyspotsonearthwereruinedbythepresenceoflargecarparks.’Thefuturehistorybooksmightalsorecordthatweweredeprivedoftheuseofoureyes.Inourhurrytogetfromoneplacetoanotherwefailedtoseeanythingontheway.Airtravelgivesyouabird’s-eyeviewoftheworld—orevenlessifthewingoftheaircrafthappenstogetinyourway.Whenyoutravelbycarortrainablurred=notclearimageofthecountrysideconstantlysmearsthewindows.Cardriversinparticularareforeverobsessedwiththeurgetogoonandon:theyneverwanttostop.Isitthelure引诱__ofthegreatmotorwaysorwhat?Andasforseatravelithardlydeservesmention.Itisperfectlysummedupinthewordsoftheoldsong:‘IjoinedthenavytoseetheworldandwhatdidIsee?Isawthesea.’Thetypicaltwentieth-centurytraveleristhemanwhoalwayssays‘I’vebeenthere.’Youmentiontheremotestmostevocative引起记忆的place-namesintheworldlikeElDoradoKabulIrkutskandsomeoneisboundtosay‘I’vebeenthere’—meaning‘Idrovethroughitat100milesanhouronthewaytosomewhereelse.’Whenyoutravelathighspeedsthepresentmeansnothing:youlivemainlyinthefuturebecauseyouspendmostofyourtimelookingforwardtoarrivingatsomeotherplace.Butactualarrivalwhenitisachievedismeaningless.Youwanttomoveonagain.Bytravelinglikethisyoususpendallexperience;thepresentceasestobeareality:youmightjustaswellbedead.Thetraveleronfootontheotherhandlivesconstantlyinthepresent.Forhimtravelingandarrivingareoneandthesamething:hearrivessomewherewitheverystephemakes.Heexperiencesthepresentmomentwithhiseyeshisearsandthewholeofhisbody.Attheendofhisjourneyhefeelsadeliciousphysicalweariness.Heknowsthatsound.Satisfyingsleepwillbehis:thejustrewardofalltruetravellers.71.Anthropologistslabelnowadays’men‘Legless’because_________.A.peopleforgethowtousehislegs.B.peopleprefercarsbusesandtrains.C.liftsandescalatorspreventpeoplefromwalking.D.therearealotoftransportationdevices.72.Travellingathighspeedmeans_________.A.people’sfocusonthefutureB.apleasureC.satisfyingdrivers’greatthrillD.anecessityoflife73.Whydoestheauthorsay‘wearedeprivedoftheuseofoureyes’?A.Peoplewon’tusetheireyes.B.Intravelingathighspeedseyesbecomeuseless.C.Peoplecan’tseeanythingonhiswayoftravel.D.Peoplewanttosleepduringtravelling.74.Whatisthepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassage?A.Legsbecomeweaker.B.Modernmeansoftransportationmaketheworldasmallplace.C.Thereisnoneedtouseeyes.D.Thebestwaytotravelisonfoot.75.Whatdoes‘abird’s-eyeview’mean?A.Seeviewwithbird’seyes.B.A.birdlooksatabeautifulview.C.Itisageneralviewfromahighpositionlookingdown.D.A.scenicplace.

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

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

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

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

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

Aroundtheworldtherearesomefestivalsthatforsomeofusmaysoundbizarre.InEnglandtheycelebratetherollingcheeseracewhichoccurseveryyearduringthelastMondayinMay.Thisfestival’scharacteristicisacontestwhereanofficialrollscheesedownasteephillandfestival-goersgochasingafterit.ThewinneristhefirstonetoreachandcatchthecheesE.AnotherfestivalcelebratedinEnglandistheworldchampionshipofgrimaces鬼脸.Itisacelebrationthatdatesbackto1297andiscelebratedduringthemonthofSeptember.Thetaskistoperformthebestgrimaceusinganythingyoucantowin.TheworldwidechampionshipofwifeliftingiscelebratedinFinlanD.ThegameisbasedonVikingtraditionswhereamanshouldcarryawayhisneighbor’swifE.Accordingtotherulesanywomanabove17isconsideredasawifesoifyouarewithinthisagetakecarewhilevisitingthiscountryduringthemonthofJuly.ManyofyouhavewatchedPiratesoftheCaribbeanandhaveknownsomethingaboutpirates.The19thofSeptemberhasbeendeclaredworldwideasthedaytotalklikeapiratE.Plentyofpeoplehavecelebrateditthankstothepublicity宣传ontheInternet.Firststagedin1998theBoryeongMudFestivalisanattractionthatpullsmorethanamillionvisitorstotheSouthKoreanCity.AsyouallknowthetownissaidtoberichinmineralssothereisnoshortageofmuD.MudistruckedontoDaecheonBeachfortouristsandlocalstoenjoythefestivaltotheirbest.TheMonkeyBuffetFestivalisheldinThailandtodeveloptourism.It’sanunusualfeastheldforabout600monkeys.TheMonkeyBuffetFestivalisheldinhonoroftheHindugodsRamandHanumanandinvolves3000kilogramsofvegetablesandfruitsbeinglaidoutformonkeystostuffthemselves.65.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordbizarreinParagraph1probablymean?A.DangerousB.StrangeC.terribleD.Familiar66.Ifaparticipantwantstowinintherollingcheeseracehe/sheshould__________.A.rollasmuchcheesedownthehillaspossibleB.findthelargestpieceofcheeserollingdownhillC.performthebestgrimacewhenchasingthecheeseD.bethefirstonetocatchthecheeserollingdownhill67.Accordingtothewriteragirlabove17shouldbecarefulwhenenjoying__________.A.theworldwidechampionshipofwifeliftingB.theworldchampionshipofgrimacesC.theBoryeongMudFestivalD.theMonkeyBuffetFestival

TheSaunaWorldChampionships世界桑拿锦标赛endedintragedyattheweekendwhenoneofthetwofinalistscollapsedanddieD.VladimirLadyzhenskiyaRussianamateurwrestlerinhis60ssufferedsevereburnsinthebizarre怪诞的annualeventinthesouthernFinnishtownofHeinolA.HewaspronounceddeadlateonSaturdayafterhecollapsedalongsidereigning卫冕championTimoKaukonenofFinlandroughlysixminutesintothefinalrounD.Thesportcallsonparticipantstositina230-degree110CelsiusroomaswaterwastossedontoasearingstoveofficialsandwitnessessaiD.Medicalworkerspulledbothmenoutofthesaunainfrontofnearly1000horrifiedspectators.BothwereshakingandbleedingfromwhatappearedtobesevereburnssaidHakonEikesdalaphotographerwiththeNorwegiandailyDagbladet.Kaukonenabout40wasinhospitalinstableconditionSundaycontestspokesmanOssiArvelasaiD.Theeventwhichhadover130participantsfrom15countrieshadbeenheldsince1999.ItwillneverbeheldagainArvelasaiD.A.pintofwaterisaddedtothestoveevery30secondsandthelastpersontoremainatthesaunaisthewinner.TherewasnoprizeotherthansomesmallthingsArvelasaiD.Hedeclinedtoprovidedetails.ArvelasaidKaukonen—thedefendingworldchampion—hadrefusedtoleavethesaunadespitegettingsick.Saunabathingisapopularpast-timeinFinlandwhichhasanestimated1.6millionsaunasforapopulationof5million.Temperaturesarenormallykeptaround158to176degrees70~80degreesCelsius.IknowthisisveryhardtounderstandtopeopleoutsideFinlandwhoarenotfamiliarwiththesaunahabitArvelasaiD.Itisnotsounusualtohave110degreesinasaunA.A.lotofcompetitorsbeforehavesatinhighertemperaturesthanthat.ArvelasaidallrulesinSaturday’scompetitionwerefollowedandthetemperaturesandtimesweresimilartothoseinpreviousyears.63.WhichofthefollowingisTrueofParagraph1?A.OnlytheRussianamateurwrestlersufferedsevereburnsintheSaunaWorldChampionships.B.TimoKaukonenwonaworldsaunachampionshipthoughhewasbadlyburneD.C.IntheSaunaWorldChampionshipsVladimirLadyzhenskiywasbadlyburnedandthendieD.D.Bothofthefinalistswerepulledoutofthesaunathentheywerehorrifiedtodeath.64.Theunderlinedwordsearingmeans__________.A.burningB.comfortableC.warmD.extinct65.Whatcanweconcludefromthesituationafterthetragedy?A.Therewasnoprizeotherthansomesmallthingswhichtheworldchampionwouldrefusetoaccept.B.OssiArvelasuggestedthereweregreatrisksinthesaunacontestanditneverbeheldinthefuturE.C.Thecontestwouldbecontinuedinwhichthetemperatureswerekeptaround158to176degrees.D.Itwasunusualtohave110degreesinasaunaanditwashardtounderstandtosomepeopleoutsidE.66.Wecaninferfromthenewsthat___________.A.saunaissopopularthatthereareoftencompetitionsonweekdaysinFinlanD.B.thetemperaturesinusualsaunasaretoohighformostpeopletostandinFinlanD.C.thesaunacontestismuchtoohorribleevenforthespectatorsinFinlanD.D.thereisasaunaformorethanthreepeopleonaverageinFinlanD.

Switzerlandisthebestplacetobebornintheworldin2013andtheUSisjust16th.A.newstudymadebytheEconomistIntelligenceUnitsaysAmericanbabieswillhaveadimmer暗淡futurethanthoseborninHongKongIrelandandevenCanadA.TheEIUasistercompanyofTheEconomisttriedtomeasurehowwellcountrieswillprovidethebestopportunitiesforahealthysafeandprosperouslifeinyearstocomE.PeopleborninSwitzerlandwilltendtobethehappiestandhavethebestqualityoflifeintermsofwealthhealthandtrustinpublicinstitutionsaccordingtotheanalysis.TheScandinaviancountriesofNorwaySwedenandDenmarkalsoallmakethetopfiveina‘quality-of-life’index指数whereitisbesttobebornnextyear.OneofthemostimportantfactorsisbeingrichbutotherfactorscomeintoplayincludingcrimetrustinpublicinstitutionsandthehealthoffamilylifE.Intotaltheindextakesintoaccount11factors.Theseincludefixedfactorssuchasgeographyothersthatchangeslowlyovertimesuchasdemography人口学socialandculturalcharacteristicsandthestateoftheworldeconomy.Theindexalsolooksatincomeperheadin2030whichisroughlywhenchildrenbornin2013willreachadulthooD.Smalleconomiestakeupthetop10countrieswithAustraliacomingsecondandNewZealandandtheNetherlandsnottoofarbehinD.Halfofthetop10countriesareEuropeanbutonlyonetheNetherlandsisfromtheeurozonE.Thecrisis-riddensouthofEuropeincludingGreecePortugalandSpainfallsbehinddespitetheadvantageofafavourableclimatE.InterestinglythelargestEuropeaneconomies-GermanyFranceandBritain-donotdoparticularlywell.Nigeriahastheunenviable不值得羡慕的titleofbeingtheworstcountryforababytoentertheworldin2013.56.Accordingtothepassagethehappiestpeoplelivein·A.DenmarkB.SwitzerlandC.GermanyD.Nigeria57.Thefactorsoftellingthebestplacetobeborndon’tinclude.A.economyB.geographyC.trustinpublicinstitutionsD.pollution58.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetextA.TheEconomistIntelligenceUnitisacompany.B.TheEconomistattemptedtomeasurethebestplacetolivE.C.TheScandinaviancountriesarehardlyatthetopofthelist.D.Halfofthetop10countriesarefromtheeurozonE.59.Thepurposeofthetextistoshowpeople.A.thebestplacetobebornin2013B.anewstudymadebytheEIUC.theworstcountrytobebornin2013D.thefactorsofmeasuringthebestplacetobeborn

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

Inaworldwherecomparisonshappennon-stopitisdifficulttolookoutsideyourselfandtoeverbecontentwithwhoyouarE.There'salwayssomeonewho'sabitbetter.TheonlysolutionistoreachinsideandmeasureagainstwhatWarrenBuffettcallsyourowninneryardstick.Thereisnomoreaccuratemeasureforcomparisonthanwhoyouwereyesterdaylastweekorlastdecadewhenyouwereatyourbest.Nothingusefulevercomesfromcomparisontoothers.Eitheryouseeyourselfasbetterthansomeoneandyougetlazyoryouseesomeoneelseasbetterthanyouandyoufeellikeallyourhardworkisfornothing.Itisafool'sgamE.Noneofusareinherentlyaboveorbelowthepersonnexttous.WearewhowearE.NotoneofusisexactlyalikE.Theonlydirectandhonestcomparisoniswithinyourself.Everythingelseisapplestooranges.Myopinionisthatyouareonlyallowedtocompareyourselftosomeoneelseiftheirlifesituationisthesameasyourown.Goodluckfindingthatmatch.AndonethingisforsurE.Nomatterhowhardyouworkandhowdedicatedyouaretherewillalwaysbesomeonewhocanrunalittlefasterjumpalittlehigherscorealittlebetterorlookalittlenicerinaswimsuit.Andifthere'snotyoucanbetsomeoneiscomingupfastbehindyou.Sohowcanyoualwayswininlife?Becomeyourbestcompetitor.Thefollowingarethereasonswhyyouareyourownbestcompetitor.1.YouwillalwaysbemotivateD.Havinganimageofyourmostrecentpastlimitsistheperfectthingtopushyoutothenextlevel.Ifyouran7flightsofstairsyesterdaythendo8today.Whocaresiftheguynexttoyoudid15?Itdoesn'tmakeabitofdifferencE.Youareamorefitpersontodaythanyouwereyesterday.YourownprogressisallyouneeD.2.Youwillcontinuouslybeyourpersonalbest.IfyoucommittoaslightlyhigherstandardofyourselfeverydayyouwillalwaysbeatthetopofyourgamE.Andthatgamewillonlygetbetter.Butifforsomereasonyoufalloffyourmarkyouwillalwayshavethepastimageofyourbestperformancetoshowyouwhatyou'recapableof.Onceyou'vedoneityouknowwhat'spossibleandthenit'sjustamatterofdoingitagain.47.Throughthepassagethewriteradvisesthereadersto________.A.avoidcomparisonwithothersB.workmuchharderC.payattentiontoothers’progressD.makefulluseofmotivation48.Ifyouwanttobecontentwithyourselfaccordingtotheauthoryoushould________.A.seeyourselfbetterthanothersB.measureaccuratelyC.comparewithyourselfD.behonestwithyourself49.Whichofthefollowingiscertaintohappenaccordingtotheauthor?A.FindingsomeoneelsewhoisinthesamelifesituationasyouarE.B.Findingsomeonewhorunsfasterandjumpshigherthanyou.C.Findingsomeonewhoishidingrightbehindyou.D.FindingsomeonewhoalmostalwayswinsintheirlifE.50.Whatcanhelpyouuptohigherlevelinyourlifeaccordingtothepassage?A.Comparingyourselfwiththeguynexttoyou.B.Thinkingaboutyourownprogress.C.Promisingtoplayagameeveryday.D.Thinkingofyourmostrecentpastlimits.

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

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

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

Youprobablyknowyoushouldsaypleaseandthankyouatrestaurants.Youprobablyknowtherulesofalibrary.Youknowyoushouldrespectandbenicetoyourclassmates.Butdoyouhavemusicmanners?KeepItDown!YouhavetonoticethevolumeofyourmusiC.Youshouldnotplayyourmusicsoloudthateveryonearoundyoucanhearit.Somepeoplemightevengetangry.UsuallywhenyouplaythemusicloudonanMP3playerotherpeoplecan’thearthewordsofthesong.TheyjusthearaloudsounD.Noonewantstolistentothis.Veryloudmusiccanalsobebadforyourears.SoevenifyouarealonewhenlisteningtoourMP3playersyoushouldn’tturnituptoohigh.TakeThemOff!YouneedtoknowwhentoturnyourMP3offandputitaway.Librariesandschoolsdon’tallowMP3players.Thereareotherplaceslikemuseumsthatdon’thaverulesbutitwouldberudetohaveyourMP3playeron.Sometimesitdoesn’tmakesensetolistenonyourMP3playeratevent.Whywouldyoulistentomusicataplayamovieorasportingevent?YouwouldmisswhatisgoingonandotherswouldwonderwhyyouevencamE.TakeOneOut!Onceinawhileit’sokayjusttotakeoutoneearphoneandnotother.ImagineyouarelisteningonyourMP3playerwhensomeoneasksyoutheway.Itwouldnotberudetotakeoutoneearphonetellhimthewayandputbacktheearphoneandcontinuelistening.Youcanalsodothiswhenyouorderfoodatafast-foodrestaurantorwhenyouanswerthetelephoneandit’snotforyou.It’sYourChoice!Therearetimeswhenyouneedtodecidewhatisbest.ForexamplesomepeoplecanlistentomusicontheirMP3playerswhenreadingbookswhileothersthinkitisdisturbing.Incaseslikethisyouneedtodowhatseemsrightforyou.71.TheunderlinedwordvolumeinParagraphTwoprobablymeans_________.A.thetypeofmusicB.thelengthofasongC.theamountofasoundD.thecolourofanMP3player72.Weshouldturndownthemusicwhenwearealonebecauseloudmusic_________.A.isnotenjoyableB.hurtsourearsC.isbadforMP3playersD.makesustired73.IfwelistentoourMP3playerataplay_________.A.wewillmisspartoftheplayB.theactorswillgetangryC.otherswon’theartheplaywellD.thetheatrewon’tallowit74.Wecantakeoneearphoneoutwhenwe_________.A.havedinnerwithourparentsB.talktofriendsonthephoneC.watchasportingeventD.showotherstheway75.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.MusicLoversB.MP3PlayersC.MusicMannersD.MP3Earphones

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

Newspapersarenotnearlyaspopulartodayastheywereinthepast.Therearenotverymanypeoplewhoseriouslyreadanewspapereveryday.Mostpeoplereadonlythesportspagestheadviceorthegossipcolumnsthecomicsandperhapstheclassifiedadvertisements.Mostpeopledon’ttakethetimetoreadtherealnews.Theyattempttocatchthereader’sinterestwithpicturesandexcitingheadlines.Thesetechniquesareusedonthefrontpagebecauseitisthefirstthingyouseewhenyoupickupthepaper.Thefirstpageattractsattentionandencouragesthereadertolookthroughtherestofthepaper.Thisiswhyeditorsalwayslookforagoodfirstpagestoryandheadlinetomakethemstopandlook.IftheheadlineishorribleenoughorfrighteningenoughorwildenoughperhapstheywillgoontoreadthefrontpageanymorE.Theymayreadtheheadlinesbutthatisallthentheyturntothesportspageorcomicsoradvertisements.ItseemsthatpeopledonotwantthenewsfromanewspaperanymorE.Theysaytheygetthenewsonthetelevisionnow.Morepeoplewatchtelevisionnewsbecauseitiseasierandmoreinterestingthanreadinganewspaper.Whataboutyou?Doyoureadnewsfromanewspaper?Doyouthinkitiseasiertogetthenewsfromtelevision?Ordoyoucareaboutnewsatall?Wouldyoumindiftherewerenonews?66.Accordingtothepassagenewspaperare.A.morepopulartodayB.lesspopulartodayC.aspopularasbeforeD.gettingmoreandmorepopular67.Wecanknowfromthepassagethatthenewspapereditorsthinktheimportantpartofthenewspaperis.A.thefrontpageB.thesportspageC.theheadlinesD.theclassifiedadvertisements68.Accordingtotheauthorwhichofthefollowingnewspaperwillmostprobablyattractthereader’sattention?A.TheoneswithinterestingpicturesandexcitingheadlinesonthefrontpagE.B.TheoneswithsportsnewsonthefrontpagE.C.TheoneswithclassifiedadsonthefrontpagE.D.TheoneswithgossipcolumnsonthefrontpagE.69.Accordingtothepassagemostpeoplereadallofthefollowingexcept.A.thesportspageB.comicsC.advertisementsD.therealnews70.Theauthor’sattitudetowardnewspaperis.A.sympatheticB.criticalC.negativeD.undetermined

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

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

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

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

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

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

EarthDayisdaythatismeattoinspireawarenessfortheEarth’snaturalenvironment.Itisthedaytohighlightthefactthatweallhavearesponsibilitytotheenvironmentandneedtochangeourbehaviortoimprovethequalityofourairearthandwater.Globalawarenessoftheneedtoprotecttheenvironmenthasgrowngreatlysince20millionpeopleintheUnitedStatesmarkedthefirstEarthDayonApril221970.Thatwasstartedatthetimeofthedestructioncausedbyanoilspill漏油alongthecoastofsouthernCaliforniawhichkilledmarinelifeandabout10000birds.Theincidentwasawake-upcallfortheneedtoprotecttheEarth.Butsimilardisastershavecontinuedtohappen.HavingonedaytoprotecttheEarth’sresourcesisclearlymorethannecessary.Howevereffortsneedtobemadebyindividualofacountryinsteadofjustthegovernment.Solvingenvironmentalproblemsisapersonalresponsibility.Someofusdon’tthinkthatreusinggrocerybagsandrecyclingwaterbottlescanhelpimprovethequalityofourairlandandwater.ButthisisaneasyplacetostarttomakeadifferencewhenwecelebrateEarthDay.根据短文内容从A.B.C.D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案共3题每小题1.5分满分4.5分59.ThefirstEarthDaystarted_____A.when20millionAmericanstocleantheoceanB.whentheUSgovernmentrealizedtheimportanceofenvironmentalprotectionC.whenagreatmanymarinelifeandbirdsdiedofdiseaseD.whenthecoastofSouthernCaliforniawaspolluted60.AccordingtotheauthorwhatcanpeopledotocelebrateEarthDay?A.Theycanchangetheirattitudetowardtheearth.B.Theycantellotherpeopletochangetheirbehavior.C.Theycanmaketheirownefforttoimprovetheenvironment.D.Theycanurgethegovernmenttotakeaction.61.Whichofthefollowingismentionedasawayofprotectingtheenvironment?___A.UsinggrocerybagsmorethenoncE.B.RememberingEarthDayeveryyear.C.Refusingwaterbottles.D.Avoidingoilspillaccidents.

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

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

PresidentCoolidge’sstatementThebusinessofAmericaisbusinessstillpointstoanimportanttruthtoday—thatbusinessinstitutionshavemoreprestige威望inAmericansocietythananyotherkindoforganizationincludingthegovernment.Whydobusinessinstitutionspossessthisgreatprestige?OnereasonisthatAmericansviewbusinessasbeingmorefirmlybasedontheidealofcompetitionthanotherinstitutionsinsociety.SincecompetitionisseenasthemajorsourceofprogressandprosperitybymostAmericanscompetitivebusinessinstitutionsarerespecteD.CompetitionisnotonlygoodinitselfitisthemeansbywhichotherbasicAmericanvaluessuchasindividualfreedomequalityofopportunityandhardworkareprotecteD.Competitionprotectsthefreedomoftheindividualbyensuringthatthereisnomonopoly垄断ofpower.Incontrasttooneall-powerfulgovernmentmanybusinessescompeteagainsteachotherforprofits.Theoreticallyifonebusinesstriestotakeunfairadvantageofitscustomersitwilllosetocompetingbusinesswhichtreatsitscustomersmorefairly.Wheremanybusinessescompeteforthecustomers’dollarstheycannotaffordtotreatthemlikeinferiorsorslaves.A.contrastisoftenmadebetweenbusinesswhichiscompetitiveandgovernmentwhichisamonopoly.BecausebusinessiscompetitivemanyAmericansbelievethatitismoresupportiveoffreedomthangovernmenteventhoughgovernmentleadersareelectedbythepeopleandbusinessleadersarenot.ManyAmericansbelievethenthatcompetitionisasimportantorevenmoreimportantthandemocracy民主inpreservingfreedom.Competitioninbusinessisalsobelievedtostrengthentheidealofequalityofopportunity.CompetitionisseenasanopenandfairracewheresuccessgoestotheswiftestpersonregardlessofhisorhersocialclassbackgrounD.CompetitivesuccessiscommonlyseenastheAmericanalternativetosocialrankbasedonfamilybackgrounD.Businessisthereforeviewedasanexpressionoftheideaofequalityofopportunityratherthanthearistocratic贵族的ideaofinheritedprivilegE.61.ThestatementThebusinessofAmericaisbusinessprobablymeans________.A.AmericaisagreatpowerinworldbusinessB.BusinessisofprimaryconcerntoAmericansC.ThebusinessinstitutionsinAmericaareconcernedwithcommerceD.BusinessproblemsareofgreatimportancetotheAmericangovernment62.Americansbelievethattheycanrealizetheirpersonalvaluesonly_______.A.byprotectingtheirindividualfreedomB.whengivenequalityofopportunityC.bywayofcompetitionD.throughdoingbusiness63.Whocanbenefitfrombusinesscompetition?A.Peoplewithidealsofequalityandfreedom.B.Bothbusinessinstitutionsandgovernment.C.Honestbusinessmen.D.Bothbusinessmenandtheircustomers.64.Governmentisbelievedtodifferstrikinglyfrombusinessinthatgovernmentischaracterizedby________.A.itsroleinprotectingbasicAmericanvaluesB.itsabsolutecontrolofpowerC.itsdemocraticwayofexercisingleadershipD.itsfunctioninpreservingpersonalfreedom65.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorbelieves___________.A.inmanycountriessuccessoftendependsonone’ssocialstatusB.businessesinothercountriesarenotascompetitiveasthoseinAmericaC.AmericanbusinessesaremoredemocraticthanthoseinothercountriesD.Americansaremoreambitiousthanpeopleinothercountries

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

InCanadaandtheUnitedStatesthereisanewgroupofchildrencalledsatellitekidswholiveinoneplacebutwhoseparentsliveinanotherplacE.Asiansareimmigrating移民toCanadaandtheUnitedStatesinlargernumbersthaneverbeforE.MostAsiansimmigratebecausetheybelievethattheycangivetheirchildrenabettereducationintheWest.InAsiaespeciallyinChinaJapanandKoreaitisdifficulttogotouniversity.Studentsmustfirstpassthestrictnationalexamination.HoweverinCanadaandtheUnitedStatesitiseasytogotouniversityandanyonewhowantstogocango.AsaresultAsianparentsdecidetoleavetheircountriessothattheirchildrencangotouniversity.TheproblemisthatwhenAsiansarrivetheydiscoverthatfindingajobandmakingmoneyaremoredifficultintheWestthanintheEast.Alsotheyfindthattheyareverylonelyandthattheymisstheirhomes.BecauseofthesetworeasonsmostAsianparentsdecidetogobacktoworkwhiletheirchildrenstudyintheWest.Thereforethesechildrenbecomesatellitekidsandmostoftheirparentsdonotknowhowsaditistobeasatellitekid.OnlyuntilnowareCanadiansandAmericansdiscoveringthesatellitekidsproblem.BecausethesechildrendonotspeakEnglishandbecausetheirparentsarenottheretotakecareofthemtheyareoftenabsentfromschool.TobeasatellitekidmeansgrowingupinacountrywhereyouknowyouaredifferentandwhereyoucannotmakefriendsbecauseyoudonotspeakEnglishwell.AlsoitmeansgrowinguplonelybecauseyourparentsareelsewherE.Whatthesesatellitekidswillprobablysaytotheirparentsisthatit’sbettertohaveparentsaroundthantohaveauniversityeducation.67.WhydosomeAsianparentssendtheirkidsabroadA.TheyhopetheirchildrenmayeasilyfindajobtherE.B.ThekidswanttoimprovetheirEnglishandmakeforeignfriends.C.Thekidsmaynotbeacceptedbyuniversitiesintheirowncountries.D.Allforeignuniversitiesarebetterthantheonesintheirowncountries.68.SatellitekidsrefertoAsiankids______.A.withoutparentsB.livingabroadaloneC.withuniversityeducationD.whodon’tspeakEnglish69.SomeAsianimmigrantchildrenbecomesatellitekidsbecausetheirparents______.A.wantthemtobeindependentB.wantthemtogotouniversityC.returntotheircountriestoworkD.wanttoleavetheirowncountries70.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Parentsfeellonelyandmisstheirfamilies.B.Parentswantbettereducationfortheirkids.C.Kidsinforeigncountriesalonearebadlyinneedofcarefromfamily.D.CanadiansandAmericansbegintonoticethesatellitekidsproblem.

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

Inordertoknowaforeignlanguagewell.Fourthingsarenecessary.Firstwemustunderstandthelanguagewhenwehearitspoken.Secondlywemustbeabletospeakitourselvescorrectlywithconfidence自信andwithouthesitation犹豫.Thirdlywemustbeabletowriteit.FinallywemustbeabletomakesentencesthatarecorrectinGrammar.Thereisnoshortwaytosucceedinlanguagelearning.A.goodmemory记忆isagreathelpbutitisnotenoughonlytomemorizetherulesfromgrammarbook.Itisnomuchuseslearningbyheartlonglistsofwordsandtheirmeaningsstudyingthedictionaryandsoon.WemustlearnbyusingthelanguagE.IfwearepleasedwithafewruleswehavememorizedwearenotreallylearningalanguagE.WemustLearningthroughuse.Practiceisimportant.Wemustpracticespeakingandwritingthelanguagewheneverwecan.53.Themostimportantthingstolearnaforeignlanguageare________.A.understandingandspeakingB.hearingspeakingreadingandwritingC.writingandunderstandingD.memorizingandlistening54.SomeonecanunderstandandwriteEnglishwellbutcan’tspeakit.Thisisbecause_______.A.hedoesn’tunderstandthelanguagehehearsitB.hedoesn’thaveagoodmemoryC.healwaysremembersalonglistofwordsandtheirmeaningsD.heoftenhesitatestopracticespeakingit55.Onecanneverlearnaforeignlanguagewellonlyby_______.A.muchpracticeB.studyingthedictionaryC.learningthroughusingD.usingthelanguage56.Whichofthefollowingisthemostimportantinlearningaforeignlanguage?A.goodmemoryB.speakingC.practiceD.writing

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

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

Manyadie-hardonlineshopperstayedupuntil2amonSundaylookingthroughtheInternettobuyproductsbeingsoldathalf-pricebeforetheycouldbesnappedupbyothershoppers.TensofmillionsofInternetuserswerecrazytakingadvantageofthehalf-pricepromotionstartedbythee-commercegiantAlibabaGrouponSundayNov.11whichisknownasSingles’DayinChinaandistheChineseanswertoCyberMondayintheUnitedStates.By7pmonSunday14.1billionyuan'sworthofsaleswasmadeonTmallandTaobao5thetwoonlineshoppingwebsitesofAlibabA.ThatcouldmakeSingles’Daythebiggeste-commercesalesdayonrecorD.TheresearchcompanycomScoresaidUSonlineretailers零售商saw$1.25billionofsalesduringlastyear'sCyberMondaythedayafterThanksgivingweekendandthebusiestdayforonlineretailersasUSshoppersstarttoprepareforChristmas.SinglesDayoriginatedwithuniversitystudentsandwaslateradoptedbye-commercecompaniesasapromotionalopportunity.E-commercecompaniesincludingJingdongMallandAmazonChinaalsotookpartinthepromotion.InthepastpeopleonlyshoppedonlineoccasionallybutnowonlineshoppingisalifestyleembracedbymanysaidZhangYongTmallpresident.AlibababegantoholdSingles'Daypromotionsin2009andlastyearitssalestotaled5.2billionyuan.Idon'tknowwhetherwewouldlosemoneybutIdon'tthinkwecouldearnmuchonthisdaybysellinggoodsathalfpricesaidHaoHongfengchairmanofBeijingJiuxianE-CommercealiquorretailerinBeijingwhotookpartintheevent.Hesaiditisagoodopportunityforonlineretailerstogettheirnamesknown.35.WhofirstintroducedSingle'sDaytothepublic?A.ResearchersincomScorE.B.Theonlineshoppers.C.Somecollegestudents.D.Theonlineretailers.36.Whyweretheretailerssoactiveinthepromotion?A.Tosellmoreproductsandservices.B.Tomakealotmoremoney.C.Tomakemorebusinessfriendsthroughtheevent.D.TomaketheirnamesknowntomorepeoplE.37.What'sthesecretbehindthesuccessofthispromotion?A.Thequalityoftheproducts.B.ThefavorablepricE.C.Thefameoftheretailers.D.Theafter-salesservicE.38.Whichtitledoyouthinkismoresuitableforthisarticle?A.ChineseShoppingStyleB.TheOriginofSingles’DayC.A.CrazeforOnlinePromotionD.OnlinePurchasingPower

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

Duringthe19thcenturyscientistsfoundthatwhencertainpartsofthebrainofapersonwerehurthewouldlosethepowerofdoingcertainthings.AndsopeoplethoughtthateachpartofthebraindoesadifferentjoB.Butmodernresearchhasdiscoveredthatthisisnotsoforitisnoteasytoshowexactlywhateachpartofthebraindoes.Inthepastfiftyyearstherehasbeenagreatincreaseintheamountorresearchdoneonthebrain.Scientistshavefoundoutthatthewaythebrainworksisnotsosimpleaspeopleingeneralmaythink.Chemiststellusthatabout100000chemicalchangestakeplaceinthebraineveryseconD.Somerecentresearchesalsosuggestthatwecanremembereverythingthathappenedtous.Wemaynotbeabletothinkofthethingswehaveheardandseenbutitiskeptthereinthestore-houseofthehumanminD.Earlierscientiststhoughtthatthepowerofone’sbraingotweakerandweakerasonegrowsolder.Butitisplentyofexerciseitkeepsitspower.ItisnowthoughtthatisnottruE.Aslongasthebrainisgivenplentyofexerciseitkeepsitspower.Ithasprovedthatanoldpersonwhohasalwaysbeenactiveinthemindhasaquickermindthanayoungpersonwhohasdonephysicalworkwithoutusingmuchofhisbrain.51.Inthelastcenturyscientistsfoundthatapersonwouldlosethepowertodocertainthings_____.A.whenhegotweakerinhealthB.ifcertainpartsofhisbrainwerehurtC.afterhedidaquitedifferentjobD.whenhegrewolder52.Scientiststodayarestillunabletoshowexactly______.A.whateachpartofthebrainisdoingB.howmanychemicalchangestakeplaceinthebraineachsecondC.whethereachpartofthebraindoesthesamejobD.whichpartofthebrainisthemostimportant53.Ithasbeenfoundthatone’sbrainusuallyworks______.A.fasterwhenheisoldB.alittlenowandalittlethenC.inaverysimplewayD.withoutanyrestalldaylong54.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothetext?A.Scientistsareworkinghardattheresearchesonthebrain.B.AsmanyassixmillionchemicalchangestakeplaceinthebraineveryminutE.C.A.youngmandoingphysicallaborissuretohaveamuchslowerminD.D.EvenanoldmanhasaquickmindonlyifhisbrainisgivenmuchexercisE.55.Themoreworkwegiveourbrains___________.A.thelessresultwewillgainB.themoreworktheyareabletodoC.theweakertheirpowerwillgetD.themoretiredtheywillfeel

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

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

Attheheartofthedebateoverillegalimmigrationliesonekeyquestion:areimmigrantsgoodorbadfortheeconomy?TheAmericanpublicoverwhelminglythinksthey’rebaD.Yettheagreementamongmosteconomistsisthatimmigrationbothlegalandillegalprovidesasmallnetboosttotheeconomy.Immigrantsprovidecheaplaborlowerthepricesofeverythingfromfarmproducetonewhomesandleaveconsumerswithalittlemoremoneyintheirpockets.Sowhyistheresuchadiscrepancybetweentheperceptionofimmigrants’impactontheeconomyandthereality?Thereareanumberoffamiliartheories.Somearguethatpeopleareanxiousandfeelthreatenedbyaninflowofnewworkers.Othershighlightthestressthatundocumentedimmigrantsplaceonpublicserviceslikeschoolshospitalsandjails.Stillothersemphasizetheroleofracearguingthatforeignersaddtothenation'sfearsandinsecurities.There’ssometruthtoalltheseexplanationsbuttheyaren’tquitesufficient.Togetabetterunderstandingofwhat’sgoingonconsiderthewayimmigration’simpactisfelt.Thoughitsoveralleffectmaybepositiveitscostsandbenefitsaredistributedunevenly.DavidCardaneconomistatUCBerkeleynotesthattheoneswhoprofitmostdirectlyfromimmigrants’low-costlaborarebusinessesandemployers—meatpackingplantsinNebraskaforinstancetheseproducers’savingsprobablytranslateintolowerpricesatthegrocerystorebuthowmanyconsumersmakethatmentalconnectionatthecheckoutcounter?AsforthedrawbacksofillegalimmigrationthesetooareconcentrateD.Nativelow-skilledworkerssuffermostfromthecompetitionofforeignlabor.AccordingtoastudybyGeorgeBorjasaHarvardeconomistimmigrationhasreducedthewagesofAmericanhigh-schooldropoutsby9%.Amonghigh-skilledbetter-educatedemployeeshoweveroppositionwasstrongestinstateswithbothhighnumbersofimmigrantsandrelativelygeneroussocialservices.Whatworriedthemmostinotherwordswasthefinancialburdenofimmigration.Thatconclusionwasreinforcedbyanotherfinding:thattheiroppositionappearedtosoftenwhenthatfinancialburdendecreasedasoccurredwithwelfarereforminthe1990swhichcurbedimmigrants’accesstocertainbenefits.Theironyisthatforalltheoverexciteddebatetheneteffectofimmigrationisminimal.Evenforthosemostacutelyaffected—saylow-skilledworkersorCaliforniaresidents—theimpactisn’tallthatdramatiC.TheunpleasantvoiceshavetendedtodominateourperceptionssaysDanielTichenoraprofessorattheUniversityofOregon.ButwhenallthosefactorsareputtogetherandtheeconomistscalculatethenumbersitendsupbeinganetpositivebutasmallonE.Toobadmostpeopledon’trealizeit.72.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.Whetherimmigrantsaregoodorbadfortheeconomyhasbeenpuzzlingeconomists.B.TheAmericaneconomyusedtothriveonimmigrationbutnowit’sadifferentstory.C.TheagreementamongeconomistsisthatimmigrationshouldnotbeencourageD.D.Thegeneralpublicthinksdifferentlyfrommosteconomistsontheimpactofimmigration.73.Whatisthechiefconcernofnativehigh-skilledbetter-educatedemployeesabouttheinflowofimmigrants?A.ItmaychangetheexistingsocialstructurE.B.Itmayposeathreattotheireconomicstatus.C.Itmaydecrease.theirfinancialburden.D.Itmayplaceagreatpressureonthestatebudget.74.Whatistheironyaboutthedebateoverimmigration?A.Eveneconomistscan’treachanagreementaboutitsimpact.B.Thosewhoareopposedtoitturnouttobenefitmostfromit.C.Peoplearemakingtoobigafussaboutsomethingofsmallimpact.D.Thereisnoessentialdifferencebetweenseeminglyoppositeopinions.75.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.A.debateaboutwhethertoimmigratE.B.A.debateabouttheimpactofillegalimmigrants.C.Thegreatimpactofimmigrantsontheeconomy.D.Oppositiontoillegalimmigration.

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

Theporter行李搬运工bringsyourbagstoyourroomandhelpfullyexplainsallyouwanttoknow.ThenhepointstothephoneandsaysIfthere’sanythingelseyouneedjustcall.AllthistimeyouhavebeenthinkingofonethingHowmuchshouldItip付小费him?Tomakeyournexttripalittleeasierhere’sguidetotippingacrosssomeAsiancountries.Bangkok曼谷Ingeneralthemorewesternizedtheplaceisthemorelikelyyouwillbeexpectedtoleaveatip.Sometop-endrestaurantswilladda10％servicechargetothebill.Ifnotwaiterswillappreciateyourtackingon附加the10％yourself.Howeverifyou’reeatingatalower-endrestaurantatipisnotnecessary.Ifyou’restayingatoneofBangkok’smanyfive-starhotelsexpecttotiptheporter20to50baht泰国货币单位dependingonhowmanybagsyouhave.TaxisarenowmeteredinBangkok.Localcustomistoroundup凑整数thefaretothenearestfivebaht.HongKongTippingiscustomaryinthismoney-madmetropolis大都市.Mostrestaurantsadda10％servicechargetothebillbuttheextramoneyoftenendsupinthepocketoftheowner.Iftheserviceisgoodaddanother10％tothebilluptoHKMYMl00inanespeciallynicerestaurant.ForHKMYM10hotelportersshoulddoitatallbutthenicesthotelswhereanewHKMYM20billmaybemoreacceptable.Wheninataxirounduptothenearestdollar.KualaLumpur吉隆坡TippinginMalaysiaislimitedtotheexpensivewesternizedhotelswhichoftenadda10％servicechargetoyourmealorhotelroom.Ifyouareatahotelrestaurantexpecta10％servicecharge.Butatlocalrestaurantsthere’snoneedtoaddatip.Atfive-starhotelsoneortworinggit马来西亚货币单位willsatisfyaporter.Atlower-endbuildingsdon’tfeelyouhavetotipLikeBangkokmanytaxisarenowmeteredsoyoucanjustrounduptothenearestringgit.SeoulTippingisnotpartofKoreanculturealthoughithasbecomeamatterofcourseininternationalhotelswherea10％servicechargeisoftenadded.Ifyou’reataKoreanbarbecuejoint烧烤处there’snoneedtoaddanythingextra.ButaniceItalianrestaurantmayrequirea10％contribution.Ifyou’reatatop-endhotelsoexpecttopay500～l000wonperbag.Taxidriversdon’tacceptatip.Keepthechangeforyourself.64.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheunitofmoney?.A.ChargeB.BahtC.WonD.Ringgit65.Inwhichofthefollowingcitiesisitunnecessarytotipthetaxi-drivers?A.BangkokB.HongkongC.KualaLumpurD.Seoul66.Ifyoustayatafive-starhotelinKualaLumpurhowmuchwillyoupaytheporteratleast?A.10％ofservicechargeB.ThreeringgitC.HalfaringgitD.Oneringgit67.Thewriterseems.A.totellthereadershowtotravelB.togivethereaderssomeadviceonhowtotipC.toaskthereaderstogoonatraveltoAsiancitiesD.tomakethetripmorepleasant

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

Somenovelssimplyentertainandotherscontainapowerfulmessageinthestorylineandcharacters.InhisfirstnovelAWindInMontanaMitchDaviestellsastoryaboutyoungadultsandhowtheyacceptresponsibilityfortheirlives.AWindInMontanaisamarveloustaleoftwoteenagersRoryColemanandVictoriaBeachhighschoolstudentsatthesameschoolwhostruggletomaketherightdecisionforthemselves.Aseachofthemnearsadulthoodtheybecomemoreconcernedwiththefutureandsettinggoalsthatwillbringthemhappinessandfulfillment.WithoutanyadvicefromhisparentsRorychoosestopursueaprofessioninchemistryappliesforachemistryscholarshipanddeterminestodoeverythinghecantoachieveit.AlongthepathRoryfindsthateventhoughhehasaplanthereareobstaclesthatcouldpreventhimfromrealizinghisgoals.Victoria’sstrugglesaredifferentfromRory’s.AlthoughherfatherhasdecidedthatsheshouldbecomeaprofessionalmusicianVictoriahasotherplansforherlifE.TogetherRoryandVictoriaattempttofollowtheirdreamsdespitetheobstaclesintheirpaths.AWindInMontanacontainsalessonforallteensabouttoenteradulthood－thatdisappointmentandsetbacks挫折aregoingtooccurnomatterhowdeterminedtheyareandthattheyneedtodevelopskillsalongthewaythatwillhelpthemdealwiththemeffectively.Therearesomanymajordecisionsfacingteenstoday－socialparentsotherinfluencingadultsandschoolwork－andthere’snoguaranteethattheirplanswillsucceedeveniftheymaketheso-calledrightdecisions.AWindInMontanaexploreshowtwoteenagersstrugglewiththeirownuniquedecisionsandhowthechoicestheymakeaffecttheirlives.MitchDavies’bookstandsoutamongtoday’steenbooksthatdealwithimaginarysituations.AWindInMontanaisarealstoryaboutrealpeoplefacingreal-lifesituations.It’sentertainingandalsohelpsreadersthinkabouttheirownlivesandoffersvariouswaystohandlesituationsthatmayarisE.56.AccordingtothepassagebothRoryandVictoria_____.A.workhardattheircoursesB.haveastrongsenseofselfC.goagainsttheirparentsD.getalongwellwithothers57.Thethirdparagraphismainlyabout_____.A.thevalueofAWindInMontanaB.MitchDavies’achievementsC.MitchDavies’writingstyleD.thecontentofAWindInMontana58.UnlikeotherteenbooksAWindInMontana______.A.involvessomeimaginarysituationsB.focusesonresponsibilitiesteensshouldtakeC.isbasedonreal-lifeexperiencesD.discussesthefutureofyoungadults59.What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A.Toreviewabook.B.Toreportapieceofnews.C.Tospeakhighlyofanauthor.D.Tocollectmaterialsforabook.

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

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

Overthelast70yearsresearchershavebeenstudyinghappyandunhappypeopleandfinallyfoundouttenfactorsthatmakeadifferencE.Ourfeelingsofwell-beingatanymomentaredeterminedtoacertaindegreebygenes.Howeverofallthefactorswealthandagearethetoptwo.Moneycanbuyadegreeofhappiness.ButonceyoucanaffordtofeedclotheandhouseyourselfeachextradollarmakeslessandlessdifferencE.Researchersfindthatonaveragewealthierpeoplearehappier.Butthelinkbetweenmoneyandhappinessiscomplex.Inthepasthalf-centuryaverageincomehassharplyincreasedindevelopedcountriesyethappinesslevelshaveremainedalmostthesamE.Onceyourbasicneedsaremetmoneyonlyseemstoincreasehappinessifyouhavemorethanyourfriendsneighborsandcolleagues.Dollarsbuystatusandstatusmakespeoplefeelbetterconcludesomeexpertswhichhelpsexplainwhypeoplewhocanseekstatusinotherways-scientistsoractorsforexamplemayhappilyacceptrelativelypoorly-paidjobs.InaresearchProfessorAlexMichalosfoundthatthepeoplewhosedesiresnotjustformoneybutforfriendsfamilyjobhealthrosefurthestbeyondwhattheyalreadyhadtendedtobelesshappythanthosewhofeltasmallergap.IndeedthesizeofthegappredictedhappinessaboutfivetimesbetterthanincomealonE.ThegapmeasuresjustblowawaytheonlymeasuresofincomE.saysMichalos.AnotherfactorthathastodowithhappinessisagE.OldagemaynotbesobadGivenalltheproblemsofaginghowcouldtheelderlybemoresatisfiedasksProfessorLauraCarstensen.InonesurveyCarstenseninterviewed184peoplebetweentheagesof18and94andaskedthemtofilloutanemotionsquestionnairE.ShefoundthatoldpeoplereportedpositiveemotionsjustasoftenasyoungpeopleSomescientistssuggestolderpeoplemayexpectlifetobeharderandlearntolivewithitorthey’remorerealisticabouttheirtimerunningoutolderpeoplehavelearnedtofocusonthingsthatmakethemhappyandletgoofthosethatdon’t.Peoplerealizenotonlywhattheyhavebutalsothatwhattheyhavecannotlastforevershesays.Agoodbyekisstoahusbandorwifeattheageof85forexamplemaybringfarmorecomplexemotionalresponsesthanasimilarkisstoaboyorgirlfriendattheageof20.57.Accordingtothepassagethefeelingofhappiness.A.isdeterminedpartlybygenesB.increasesgraduallywithageC.haslittletodowithwealthD.ismeasuredbydesires58.Someactorswouldliketoacceptpoorly-paidjobsbecausethejobs.A.makethemfeelmuchbetterB.providechancestomakefriendsC.improvetheirsocialpositionD.satisfytheirprofessionalinterests59.Agedpeoplearemorelikelytofeelhappybecausetheyaremore.A.optimisticB.successfulC.practicalD.emotional60.ProfessorAlexMichalosfoundthatpeoplefeellesshappyif.A.thegapbetweenrealityanddesireisbiggerB.theyhaveastrongerdesireforfriendshipC.theirincomeisbelowtheirexpectationD.thehopeforgoodhealthisgreater

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

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

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

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

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

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

Australianshaveevidentlyrealizedthefactthatwatermeanslifeandweneedtohemorethoughtfulinouruseofthisratherpreciousresource.Sincetheyear2000Australianshavemanagedtoreducetheiruseofwaterby14%.InthemostpopulouscitySydneythey'vemanagedtouselesswaterin2007thanin1974eventhoughthecitygrewbyl.2millionsoulsinthisperiod.Acrossthecountrynearly20%ofallhouseholdshavewatertanks.Thatwouldprobablybedueinlargeparttothevariousstategovernmentsofferinggenerousrebates.InNSWforexamplewhere24000householdshavetakenuptheofferyoucanget$1500AUDbackifyoufixa7000+litretankandhaveitattachedintoyourtoiletandwashingmachine.Creywaterusehastakenofftoo.TheAustralianBureauofStatisticssuggestthatit'snowthesecondmostcommonsourceofwaterinAustraliawithoverhalfofthecountry'shomesreusingwaterfromtheirwashingmachinesshowersandbaths.ThestateofVictorialeadswith70%usinggreywaterandQueenslandcomingclosebehindwith63%.Upinthenorthernstateof.Queenslandsomeoftheirdamshavebeenbelow20%.Sydney'smaindamisonlyat56%ofitspotentialcapacity.Thecountry'songoingdrought干旱hasseenmorethan95%ofthelengthoftheMurray-DarlingBasinthetwomajorriversystemsthatsupplythenation's'foodbasket'regardedas'degraded'Supplyofwaterhasbecomesuchanissuethathydro-electricpower水力发电outputhasdropped7%inarecent9yearperiodforthestatesofNSWVictoriaandTasmania.Notgoodforpromotingouruptakeunderstandingofrenewableenergyintheseclimatechangingtimes.Butatleastthemessageisgettingthroughaboutmakingeverydropcount.72.Theunderlinedwordrebateinparagraph2probablymeans.A.discountorallowanceB.watertanksforfreeC.agreementsorpaymentD.washingmachineofhighquality73.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.ThestateofVictoriaisplayingaleadingroleingreywateruse.B.MorewaterhasbeenusedinAustraliawiththegrowingpopulation.C.ThestateofQueenslandgetsitswatermostlyfromthenorthofitsstate.D.SomeofthedamsinQueenslandaretooweaktoholdpotentialwater.74.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat.A.thecountry'swatershortageispartlyduetocontinuousdroughtB.largequantitiesofwaterarebeingusedtoproduceelectricityC.theauthorhopeswaterresourcecouldbeusedtothefullestD.theauthordisagreeswiththeuseofrenewableenergy75.Thepassageislikelytoappearin.A.ascientist'sdiaryB.ahistorypaperC.atravelguidebookD.anewspaper

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

Technologyhastotallytransformedourabilitytocommunicatewitheachother.Linkingtoeachotherbothliterallyandfigurativelymanyofusconnectthroughcellphonesemailinstantmessagingblogsandnetworkingwebsitesyetwemaybelessconnectedtoeachotherthanwethink.AccordingtoastudyAmericansarebecomingincreasinglysociallyisolated孤立的.ThestudysuggestsforexamplethatonequarterofAmericanssaythattheyhavenoonetodiscussimportantpersonalissueswithandthatthenumberofclosefriendsthatAmericanshavehasdroppedfromthreetotwo.MeanwhiletheBostonGlobereportsthatthisspreadingisolationisexperiencedmoresharplyamongthosewithlesseducationpeopleofcolorandolderAmericans.Unsurprisinglythosewhoareyoungwhiteandwelleducatedtendtohavestrongersocialnetworks.FrommyownexperienceIhavetosaythatI’veneverfeltmoreconnectedthankstoaweboffriendsfamilyandcolleagues.OneofmyclosestfriendsissomeoneImetthroughanonlinediscussiongroupwholiveshundredsofmilesawayfrommE.Wehavemetface-to-faceonlytwiceyetourregularelectroniccorrespondenceandcellphonecallsmaintainourclosefriendship.AndspeakingofbloggingmybloghasintroducedmetopeopleIwouldneverhavemetotherwiseandhasledtoenduringandimportantfriendships.OntheotherhandIrecentlysawasceneunfoldthatprovedtomehowdeeplydisconnectedweasAmericanshavebecomE.Ihadjustwrappedupapresentationonmediationatafamilytherapy治疗center.AsIwasleavingInoticedamotherandherteenagesonwhohadjustcompletedtheirsessionwiththeirfamilytherapist.AftermakingtheirnextappointmenttheybothtookouttheircellphonesplacedcallsandbeganloudconversationswithwhoeverwasontheotherenD.Iwalkedoutbehindthemtotheparkinglottomycar.TheybothjumpedintotheircarsandasIsawthemdriveofftheywerestilltalkingontheircellphonesbutnottoeachother.68.Whatdoesthepassageleadyoutobelieve?A.Americansaremoresociallyisolatedtoday.B.Americansaremoresociallyconnectedtoday.C.Americansdon’tmakegooduseoftechnology.D.TechnologyplaysabiggerroleinAmericansociety.69.WhichofthefollowinghasnothingtodowiththeisolationamongAmericans?A.Sex.B.Education.C.Skincolor.D.AgE.70.Whatistrueaboutthemotherandsoninthepassage?A.Theycamefortherapyinthesamecar.B.Theywerequiteclosetoeachother.C.Therewasnotmuchcommunicationbetweenthem.D.Theypreferredtalkingtoeachotheroncellphones.71.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Thewriteristotallyagainstthemoderntechnology.B.Themotherandthesonhavefinishedtheirfamilytherapistandgetabetterrelationship.C.Asfarasthewriterisconcernedhehasbenefitedalotfromthemoderntechnology.D.Thoseblackandwell-educatedpeoplehavestrongersocialnetworkthanagedwhitepeoplE.

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

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

ManypeoplebelievethatAmericanslovetheircarsalmostmorethananythingelsE.ItmaybetruE.Fromthetimeyoungsters小孩becomefourteenyearsoldtheyarelikelytodreamofhavingtheirowncars.Manyyoungpeopleworkafterschoolduringtheir1styearofhighschoolinordertobuyacar.Learningtodriveandgettingadriver'slicense执照maybeoneofthemostexcitingtimesofayoungperson'slifE.Peoplewhoalmostnevergotoadoctorwhentheyaresickwilltaketheircarstoarepairmanatthefirstsignofaproblem.Thosewhodon'tliketoworkaroundthehomeonSaturdaysmaydevotemostofthatdaytowashingandwaxing打蜡theircars.Forsomefamiliesitisnotenoughtohaveonecar.Theyoftenhavetwoorthree--oneforworkandoneforrecreation娱乐.ManymenandwomenintheUnitedStatesneedtohaveacar.Manyneedacartogotowork.Housewivesneedacartogoshoppingortotakethechildrentoschoolorotheractivities.Inmoststatesyoungpeoplelearntodriveinhighschoolwheredrivertrainingisoneofthemostpopularcourses.AttheendofthecoursethestudentmusttakeadrivingtesttogetalicensE.Formanythepieceofpaperisanimportantsymbol象征thattheyarenowgrown-ups.67.ThemainideaofthisarticleisthatA.theAmericanpeoplelovenothingintheworldbutcarsB.carsareveryimportantandusefultotheAmericanpeopleC.theAmericanpeoplecan'tlivewithoutcarsintheirlivesD.Americansareveryproudofowningcars68.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A.Boysandgirlshaveastrongwishtohavetheirowncars.B.Somefamilliesneedmorethantwocars.C.Somehousewiveshavetodrivetheirchildrentoschool.D.AlloftheAmericansneedacaroftheirown.69.IntheUnitedStatesifapersonwantstodriveA.heoughttobeoverfourteenyearsoldB.HehastopassatestandgetalicenseC.heshouldbeoldenoughtogetalicenseD.hemusttakeadrivingcourse70.FromthearticlewecanconcludethatinAmericaA.peoplewhohavecarsnevergotoseethedoctorB.havingacarmeansbeingveryrichC.theyoungpeoplearemoreanxioustohaveacarthantheothersareD.someAmericansthinkmoreoftheircarsthanotherthings

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

RailworkersinCaliforniahavebeenbannedfromusingcellphoneswhiletrainsaremovingafter25peoplewerekilledinacrashnearLosAngelestwoweeksago.Investigatorssaythetrainengineerwassendingtextmessageswhileatwork.RajeshMirchandanireports.InvestigatorshaveincludedengineerRobertSanchezwhowasinchargeofabusypassengertrain---failedtostopthetrainbeforearedlightandcrashedintoanoncomingfreighttrain.Twenty-fivepeopleincludingSanchezdiedandmorethan130gothurtinthecrash.Sanchezwassendingtextmessagesfromhismobilephonethatdayandsometeenagerstoldalocalnewsstationtheyreceivedonesuchmessagefromhimoneminutebeforethecrash.TheCaliforniaPublicUtilitiesCommissionwhichmanagestransportationinthestatehasnowbannedrailemployeesfromusingmobilephoneswhileworkingonamovingtrain.Iftheydosotheycouldfaceafineofupto$20000.Themeasurestrengthensanexistingbanissuedbythetraincompany.TherewasanothercrashinJune---14peoplegothurtwhentwoSanFranciscotramscrasheD.InvestigatorsbelieveoneofthedriversinthataccidentmayalsohavebeenusingamobilephonE.68.HowmanypassengerslosttheirlivesinthecrashnearLosAngeles?A.155B.130C.25D.2469.Howmanycrashesarementionedinthepassage?A.OneB.TwoC.ThreeD.Four70.WhatcausedtheaccidentthathappenednearLosAngeles?A.Thetrainengineerdidn’tstopthetrainintimE.B.Thetrainengineerwasreceivingtextmessages.C.Someteenagerswerereceivingtextmessages.D.Uptothepresentthecauseisunknownyet71.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Noreceivingtextmessagesinthemovingtrain.B.Nosendingtextmessagesinthemovingtrain.C.NomobilesforSanFranciscorailworkers.D.NomobilesforCalifornianrailworkerswhileworkingonamovingtrain.

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

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

COMETONEWYORKANDSEETHEWORLDIfyouarelookingfortheplacethathaseverythingthere'sonlyoneplacetovisitandthat'sNewYork.It'sawholeworldinacity.TheWorldOfTheatre:AllofNewYorkis.AnditbeginswithBroadway.Whereelsecanyoufindsomanyhitshowsinoneplace?OnlyinNewYork!TheWorldOfMusic:SpendaneveningwithBeethovenatLincolnCenter.SwingtothegreatJazzofGreenwichVillagE.OrrockyourselfsillyatthehottestdancespotsfoundanywherE.TheWorldOfArt:FromRembrandtoPicasso.FromEgyptiantombstoIndianTeepees.Whateverkindofartyoulikeyou'11finditinNewYork.TheWorldOfFineDining:Whetherit'sroastBeijingduckinChina-townlasagnainlittleItalyorthefinestFrenchcoqauvinfoundanywherethere'saworldofgreattastewaitingforyouinNewYork.TheWorldOfSights:WhatothercityhasastatueofLiberty自由女神?A.Rocketfeilercenter?OraBronxzoo?WhereelsecanyoutakeahorsedrawingcarriagethroughCentralParkonlyinNewYork!55.FromthetextweknowthatthewordRembrandismostlikelythenameofafamous______.A.singerB.painterC.playD.painting56.Whatthewriterreallywantedtodoisto_________;______.A.supplyreaderssomewonderfulprogrammesinNewYorkB.givereaderssomeinformationaboutNewYorkC.trytopersuadereaderstopayavisittoNewYorkD.helpreaderstogetabetterunderstandingofNewYork57.Theabovepassagemaybetakenfrom_________.A.aguidebookforforeigntravelersB.ahandbookforEnglishlearnersC.apocketbookforvisitingbusinessmenD.astorybookfornativereaders

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

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

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

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

Inthe1960sWaltDisneypicturedinthemindafutureutopian乌托邦的citywithundergroundroadsandaclimate-controlledroundroof.TherealcommunityofCelebrationFloridabuiltin1999appliesthesocialandenvironmentalgoalsofbothDisneyandtheNewUrbanismmovement.DisneyandtheNewUrbanismhaveimaginedcommunitiesthatpromotesocialandlocalcommunication.CelebrationhasacentralMarketStreetdistricttoreducetrafficandencouragesocialcontacts.Theideaisthatifthedowntownareaisneatlyandcloselyrankedpeoplewillwalkandmeettheirneighbors.Downtowneventslikeartsfestivalsalsobringcitizenstogether.Narrowtree-linedstreetsaretrafficcalm—withslowerspeedlimits—toencouragebicyclingandwalking.MoreoverhousinginCelebrationincludesbothsingleandmulti-familyhousesthatencouragessocialization.Apartmentbuildingsarelocatedclosetodowntownandhousesarebuiltclosetogetherwithsmallyards.TheyfeatureentrancehallstoencouragecitizenstosocializE.ManyaspectsofthatkindofdesignarereallyaimedatmaximizingsocialcommunicationbetweencitizensnotjustonthestreetsbutalsoincommunityinstitutionsthatareverymuchapartofpubliclifetheresaysAndrewRossaNewYorkUniversityprofessorwholivedinCelebrationforoneyear.UtopiancommunitiessuchasCelebrationarealsodesignedwithenvironmentalprotectioninminD.Thetownitselfisbuilton4900acressurroundedbya4700acreprotectedgreenbelt.Thegreenbeltparksandcommonareasaccommodatenativewildlifeandanimals.High-riseofficeandapartmentbuildingsprovidecloseofficeandlivingspaceinasmallgeographicareainordertoreduceurbansprawlthespreadoftoday'scitiesontonatureareas.Buildingsalsominimizeenvironmentalinfluencebyusingcooling;andelectricsystemswithinsulatedglasscoolingtowersandenergy-savinglamps.ThetownmoreorlessborrowsveryheavilyfromNewUrbanistprinciples...tocreateenvironmentallyfriendlyalternativestosprawlandtocreatecommunitiesaroundpeopleratherthanvehiclesRosssaiD.64.Celebrationmentionedinthepassageisa___________.A.cityofferinglivingspacesB.downtownareawithhighbuildingsC.specialoccasioninthemarketD.communitypromotingsocialization65.ThepurposeofholdingartfestivalsmentionedinParagraph2isto_________.A.exhibitartworksB.attractartistsforprofitsC.encouragecommunicationD.reducedowntowntraffic66.TheunderlinedwordsprawlinParagraph6maybereplacedby_________.A.expansionB.organizationC.restrictionD.exploration67.Whichofthefollowingshowstheorganizationofthepassage?B

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

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

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

Untilthe1980stheAmericanhomelesspopulationismainlymadeupofoldermales.Todayhomelessnessstrikesmuchyoungerpartofsociety.Infacta25-citysurveybytheU.S.ConferenceofMayorsin1987foundthatfamilieswithchildrenmakeupthefastestgrowingpartofthehomelesspopulation.Manyhomelesschildrengatherininnercities;thistransient变化无常的andfrequentlyfrightenedstudentpopulationcreatesadditionalproblems—bothlegalandeducational—foralreadyoverburdenedurbanschooladministratorsandteachers.EstimatesofthenumberofhomelessAmericansrangefrom350000tothreemillion.Likewiseestimatesofthenumberofhomelessschoolchildrenvaryradically.A.U.S.DepartmentofEducationreportbasedonstateestimatesstatesthatthereare220000homelessschool-agechildrenaboutathirdofwhomdonotattendschoolonaregularbasis.ButtheNationalCoalitionfortheHomelessestimatesthatthereareatleasttwotimesasmanyhomelesschildrenandthatlessthanhalfofthemattendschoolregularly.Onepartofthehomelesspopulationthatisparticularlydifficulttocountconsistsofthethrowawayyouthswhohavebeencastoftheirhomes.TheElementarySchoolCenterinNewYorkCityestimatesthatthereare1.5millionofthemmanyofwhomarenottreatedaschildrenbecausetheydonotstayinfamilysheltersandtendtolivebythemselvesonthestreets.FederallawtheStewartB.McKinneyHomelessAssistanceActof1987includesasectionthataddressestheeducationalneedsofhomelesschildren.Theeducationalprovisions规定oftheMcKinneyActarebasedonthebeliefthatallhomelesschildrenhavetherighttoafreeappropriateeducation.53.Itisimpliedinthefirstparagraphthat____.A.thewriterhimselfishomelesseveninhiseightiesB.manyolderhomelessresidentsaregoingonstrikein25citiesC.thereisaseriousshortageofacademicfacilitiesD.homelesschildrenaredeniedtheopportunityofreceivingfreeeducation54.TheNationalCoalitionforthehomelessbelievesthatthenumberofhomelesschildrenis_____.A.350000B.1500000C.440000D.11000055OnepartofthehomelesspopulationisdifficulttoestimatE.Thereasonmightwellbe____.A.thehomelesschildrenaretooyoungtobetreatedaschildrenB.thehomelesspopulationisgrowingrapidlyC.thehomelesschildrenusuallystayoutsideschoolD.somehomelesschildrenaredesertedbytheirfamilies56.TheMcKinneyActismentionedinthispassageinordertoshowthat___.A.theeducationalproblemsofhomelesschildrenarebeingrecognizedB.theestimatesonhomelesschildrenarehardtodetermineC.theaddressofgrade-schoolchildrenshouldbelocatedD.allhomelesspeopleshouldhavefreeeducation