India has many festivals, with some celebrations that last for weeks. However, none of them come even close to Holi, India’s most colorful and fun festival. Celebrated on the day following the full moon, this year’s festival happens to be on March 19th. As with most Indian festivals, this one also has many different folk stories. Most of them center around the success of good over evil. The most popular one is about a king, who hates his son Prahlada for loving the creator of the Universe—Lord Vishnu. When every attempt to stop him fails, his sister, Holika believed to be immune(免疫的) to fire, joins in the effort by inviting the young boy to sit with her inside a huge firE. Helped by the power of Lord Vishnu, Prahlada escapes safely, while the evil Holika is burned to death. To remember this event, huge outdoor fires are lit in the night before Holi in order to clean the air of evil spirits and to celebrate the death of the evil. So what’s so great about this day? While there are some fun parades(游行) and folk songs and dance performances, the most fun of all is walking to the streets and splashing(泼洒) people with water guns and dry colors and even covering them with entire buckets of colored water. On this day, everybody is fair game, no matter how old or how young. At about midday, the splashing comes to an end and people living close to oceans or rivers usually take a bath in the water to clean themselves before going home to a delicious home-made big dinner and a well-deserved short sleep, following this full day of fun and activities. 30. Why does the king dislike his son Prahlada? A. Because Prahlada doesn’t love him. B. Because Prahlada loves Lord Vishnu. C. Because Prahlada is rude to HolikA. D. Because Prahlada concentrates on his own success. 31. The underlined phrase “fair game” in Paragraph 3 refers to a person who __________. A. fights against others fairly B. enjoys splashing people C. is the aim of splashing water D. plays a trick on others 32. After the fun activities, people living close to oceans or rivers often take a bath because __________. A. going home with colored water means bad luck B. they have got dirty with dry colors and colored water C. they believe clean water will bring good luck D. taking a bath shows their true love for Lord Vishnu

Englishisthemostwidelyusedlanguageinthehistoryofourplanet.Oneineverysevenhumanbeingscanspeakit.Morethanhalfoftheworld’sbooksandthreequartersofinternationalmailareinEnglish.OfalllanguagesEnglishhasthelargestvocabulary—perhapsasmanyastwomillionwords.Howeverlet’sfaceit:EnglishisacrazylanguagE.Thereisnoegginaneggplantneitherpinenorappleinapineappleandnohaminahamburger.Sweetmeatsarecandywhilesweetbreadswhicharen’tsweetaremeat.WetakeEnglishforgranteD.Butwhenweexploreitsparadoxeswefindthatquicksandcanworkslowlyboxingringsaresquarepublicbathroomshavenobathsinthem.Andwhyisitthatawriterwritesbutfingersdon’tfinggrocersdon’tgroceandhammersdon’tham?Ifthepluraloftoothisteethshouldn’tthepluralofboothbebeeth?Onegoosetwogeese—soonemoosetwomeese?Howcanaslimchanceandafatchancebethesamewhileawisemanandawiseguyareopposites?Howcanoverlookandoverseebeoppositeswhilequitealotandquiteafewarealike?Howcantheweatherbehotashellonedayandcoldashellthenext?Englishwasinventedbypeoplenotcomputersanditreflectsthecreativityofhumanbeings.That’swhywhenstarsareouttheyarevisible;butwhenthelightsareouttheyareinvisiblE.AndwhywhenIwindupmywatchIstartit;butwhenIwindupthisessayIendit.25.Accordingtothepassage__________.A.pineapplesaretheapplesonthepinetreeB.thereshouldbeanegginaneggplantC.sweetmeatsandsweetbreadsaredifferentthingsD.boxingringsshouldberound26.Theunderlinedwordswindupinthelastparagraphmaybemeans__________.A.blowB.finishC.gethurtD.rollup27.ThroughthemanyparadoxesintheEnglishlanguagethewriterwantstoshowthathumanbeingsare____________.A.lazyB.crazyC.cleverD.dull

NickVujicicisanAustralianmotivationalspeakerbornwithnoarmsorlegsbutthebravemanplaysfootballandgolfswimsandsurfs.Nickhasasmallfootonhisleftsidewhichhelpshimbalanceandenableshimtokick.Heuseshisonefoottotypewritewithapenandpickthingsupbetweenhistoes.IcallitmychickendrumstickjokedNick.I’dbelostwithoutit.WhenIgetinthewaterIfloatbecause80percentofmybodyislungsandmydrumstickactsasapropeller螺旋桨.WhenNickwasbornhisfatherwassoshockedthatheleftthehospitalroomtovomit.Hisdistraughtmothercouldn’tbringherselftoholdhimuntilhewasfourmonthsolD.Itwassohardforthembutrightfromthestarttheydidtheirbesttomakemeindependent.MydadputmeinthewaterwhenIwas18monthsoldandgavemethecouragetolearnhowtoswimsaidNick.ThroughouthischildhoodNickdealtwiththetypicalchallenges.AttheageofsevenNicktriedoutsomespeciallydesignedelectronicarmsandlegsinthehopethathewouldbemorelikeotherkids.Duringtheshorttrial试用periodoftheelectronicarmsandlegsNickrealizedthatevenwiththemhewasstillunlikehispeersatschoolandtheyturnedouttobemuchtooheavyforNicktooperateaffectinghisflexibilityquitesignificantly.WhenIwas13IreadanewspaperarticleaboutadisabledmanwhohadmanagedtoachievegreatthingsandhelpotherssaidNick.IrealizedwhyGodhadmadeuslikethis—togivehopetoothers.ItwassoinspirationaltomethatIdecidedtousemylifetoencourageothersanddecidedtobethankfulforwhatIdohavenotgetangryaboutwhatIdon’t.ItellpeopletokeepongettingupwhentheyfallandtoalwayslovethemselveshesaiD.IfIcanencouragejustonepersonthenmyjobinthislifeisdonE.Bynowhehasvisited35differentcountriestouringtheworldasamotivationalspeaker.41.WhatmakesitpossibleforNicktoswiminthewater?A.HissmallsizE.B.Hissmallfoot.C.Hislightweight.D.Hisbiglungs.42.TheunderlinedworddistraughtinParagraph3probablymeans_________.A.reallycrazyB.cold-bloodedC.extremelyupsetD.bad-tempered43.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Nick’sparentswereverystrictwithhim.B.Nick’smotherwastoblameforhisdisability.C.NicklearnedtobeindependentatayoungagE.D.Nick’sfamilyacceptedhisdisabilityathisbirth.44.Nickabandonedtheelectronicarmsandlegsbecause______.A.hisfamilycouldn’taffordthemB.hisclassmatesdidn’tlikethemC.theyweretooheavytohandleD.theyaffectedhisappearance

Whentravelingit’simportanttolearnaboutthecustomsandetiquetteoftheglobalvillagE.Whatweconsiderpolitebehaviorathomeisn'talwaysacceptedoutsideourborders.EtiquetteofGiftGivingGiftgivingshouldbeahappypositiveexperiencE.WhenselectingapresentforsomeoneinNetherlandsdon'tpurchasefancykitchenknivesorscissors.Givingsharppointyobjectsasgiftsisconsideredunlucky.BecarefulwhenpresentingflowerstoafriendorabusinesspartnerinRussiA.Yellowbloomssuggestcheatorarelationshipbreakup.TraditionallyredcarnationsareplacedonthetombsofthedeaD.WritingcardsornoteswhilevisitingSouthKoreabemindfulofyourpen'sinkcolor.Writingaperson'snameinredinktraditionallysuggeststhatthepersonhaspassedaway－animportantpointtorememberwhengivingabirthdaycarD.EatingCustomsBeingearlyorontimeisviewedasbeingrudetooeagerorevengreedyinVenezuelA.Ifyouareinvitedtosomeone'shomeforamealit'srecommendedthatyouarrive10minuteslaterthantherequestedtimE.WhenhavingamealinEgyptdon’tusethesaltshaker盐瓶.It'sinsultingtoyourhosttospreadsaltonyourfoodwhichmeansthatyoufindthemealterriblE.Japanisaverypolitenationandtheirfondnessforetiquetteextendstotheuseofchopsticks.AccordingtoJapanesecustomifyou'reinthemiddleofeatingusetheoppositeendofyourchopstickstosecurefoodfromasharedplatE.WhendoingbusinessinTurkeyit’sthecustomforyourhosttopayforyourmeal.Requeststosplitthebillwon’tbeaccepteD.IfyouwouldliketopayyourfairshareTurksrecommendinvitingyourhosttoafollow-upmeal.56.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.GivingafancykitchenknifetoafriendfromRussiaisagoodchoicE.B.YoucanuseblueinktowritenotestoyourfriendfromSouthKoreA.C.DiningwithJapaneseonecanuseeitherendofthechopstickstogetfoodfromsharedplates.D.Invitedtoamealoneshouldarriveearliertoshowrespectforthehost.57.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordinsultinginParagraph3referto?A.Respectful.B.Challenging.C.Indifferent.D.OffensivE.58.Whereisthispassageprobablyfrom?A.A.newsreport.B.A.travelessay.C.A.culturecolumn.D.A.foodmagazinE.

TheGreatFireofLondonstartedintheveryearlyhoursofSeptember21666.Infourdaysitdestroyedmorethanthree-quartersoftheoldcitywheremostofthehouseswerewoodenandclosetogether.Overonehundredpeoplebecamehomelessbutonlyafewlosttheirlives.ThefirestartedonSundaymorninginthehouseoftheKing’sbaker面包师inPuddingLanE.Thebakerwithhiswifeandfamilywasabletogetoutthroughawindowintotheroof.A.strongwindblewthefirefromthebakery面包房intoasmallhotelnextdoor.ThenitspreadquicklyintoThamesStreet.Thatwasthebeginning.Byeighto’clockthreehundredhouseswereonfirE.OnMondaynearlyakilometerofthecitywasburningalongtheRiverThames.Tuesdaywastheworstday.Thefiredestroyedmanywell-knownbuildingsoldStPaul’sandtheGuildhallamongthem.SamuelPepysthefamouswriterwriteraboutthefirePeoplethrewtheirthingsintotheriver.Manypoorpeoplestayedintheirhousesuntilthelastmoment.Birdsfelloutoftheairbecauseoftheheat.ThefirestoppedonlywhentheKingfinallyorderedpeopletodestroyhundredsofbuildingsinthepath路径ofthefirE.Withnothinglefttoburnthefirebecameweakandfinallydiedout.AfterthefireChristopherWrenthearchitect建筑师wantedacitywithwiderstreetsandfinenewhousesofstone.InfactthestreetsarestillnarrowbuthedidbuildmorethanfiftychurchesamongwhichwasthenewStPaul’sThefirecausedgreatpainandlossbutafteritLondonwasabetterplace:acityforthefutureandnotjustofthepast.29.Theunderlinedwordfamilyinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans____.A.houseB.childrenC.wifeandhusbandD.wifeandchildren30.Itseemsthatthewriterofthetextwasmostsorryforthefactthat.A.manypeoplelosttheirlivesB.thebirdsintheskywerekilledbythefireC.manyfamousbuildingsweredestroyedD.theKing’sbakerywasburneddown31.Whydidthewritercite引用SamuelPepys?A.BecausePepyswasamongthoseputtingoutthefirE.B.BecausePepysalsowroteaboutthefirE.C.Toshowthatpoorpeoplesufferedmost.D.TogivethereaderaclearerpictureofthefirE.32.Howwasthefireputoutaccordingtothetext?A.TheKingandhissoldierscametohelp.B.AllthewoodenhousesinthecityweredestroyeD.C.Peoplemanagedtogetenoughwaterfromtheriver.D.HousesstandinginthepathofthefireweredestroyeD.

HowcoolcanlibrariesbeinaneraofiPodsandKindles?Morethanyouthink.Onlyifyouknowwheretogo.CentralLibrary:SeattleWashingtonUnitedStatesTheCentralLibraryinSeattleismodernandfashionableandhastouristsfromaroundtheworldpayingvisitsandtakingtours.ItwasdesignedbyDutcharchitectRemKoolhaasandAmericandesignerJoshuaRamus.Toursbeganin2006twoyearsafteritsopening.ThelibraryholdsvariousartexhibitionsbooksigningsandothereventswhilevisitorscanstopbytheChocolatecartforacoffeeandscanthroughthegiftshopanytimE.TrinityCollegeLibrary:DublinIrelandTheTrinityCollegeLibraryinDublinistheoldestlibraryinIrelandfoundedin1592byQueenElizabethI.ItisthelargestsinglelibraryintheworldalsoknownastheLongRoomwhichcontainsmorethan200000ofthelibrary'soldestbooks.TheLongRoomhousesoneoftheoldestharps竖琴inIrelanD.Datingtothe15thcenturytheoldharpisthemodelforthesymbolforelanD.GeiselLibraryUniversityofCalifornia:SanDiegoUnitedStatesAtfirstglanceitlookslikeaspaceship.ArchitectWilliamPereirawhohelpeddesignactualspacelaunchfacilitiesatCapeCanaveralinHoustonTexasdesignedthelibraryin1970.Ithasbeenfeaturedinsci-fifilmsshortstoriesandnovels.ThelibraryhostsDinnerintheLibrarywhichinvitesreadersforcocktailsandalsoaspecialspeechfromdistinguishedauthors.TUDelftLibrary:TheNetherlandsThelibraryattheDelftUniversityofTechnologywasconstructedin1997andhasmorethan862000books16000magazinesubscriptionsanditsownmuseum.Thebuildingitselfexistsbeneaththegroundsoyoucan'treallyseetheactualLibrary.Whatmakesitinterestingistheroofwhichisagrassyhill.Theroofcovers5500squaremeters.AndithasbecomeoneofthemoststrikingandgreeneststructuresintheareA.25.Whichofthefourlibrarieshasthelongesthistory?A.CentralLibraryB.TrinityCollegeLibraryC.GeiselLibraryD.TUDelftLibrary26.WhatmakesGeiselLibrarydifferentfromtheothersisthat_____________.A.QueenElizabethIfoundedthelibraryB.ithasaroofofgrassyhillC.famouswritersoftendeliverspeechesthereD.itisthelargestsinglelibraryintheworld27.InCentralLibraryyoucan_________________.A.drinkcocktailsB.buysouvenirsC.enjoysci-fifilmsD.seetheoldharp

AsweenjoythesummeroceanwavesalongthebeacheswemaythinknervouslyaboutStevenSpielberg'sJawsandthegreatfearthatsharksinspireinus.Yetwearehappytoseeglobaleffortstoprotectthedecliningnumberofsharks.Theworldhasrealizedthatweneedthespecieslikesharkstokeepabalancedecosystem.Sharksinparticularareinthesedays.ThankstogoodpublicpolicyandfamousstarssuchasJackieChanandAngLeekillingsharksforfinsoupisnolongercool.Thedemandforsharkfinshasbeenrisingfordecadesthreateningsharkswithextinction--upto100millionsharksarekilledeachyearjustfortheirfins.ButwehavestartedtoreversethetrendparticularlyinmanyareasoftheUnitedStatesandoverseaswhererestaurantsonceproudlyprovideddelicioussharkfinsonthemenu.InCaliforniaabanonthesaleandpossessionofsharkfinsouphasgoneintoeffectthisyearthroughtheeffortsofWildAidandotherorganizations.OverseasmarketingandpubliceffortsfeaturingpostersonpublictransportationsystemsandTVadshavebeenunderwayforthepastfewyears.Theseeffortsallshowsignsofsuccessonboththesupplysideandthedemandsideoftradeinsharkfins.Actuallystoppingthekillingofsharksispartofabroadermovementtostopthekillingofwildanimalsandthebuyingandsellingofwildlifeproducts.TheseproductscomefromhuntingelephantstigersandrhinosbesideskillingmarinelifE.Whetheritissharkfinsouporivorypianokeyskillinganimalsisbigbusiness.Thehuntingofelephantsinsearchofivorytusksforluxury奢侈的goodshasbecomeafull-scalewar.ThedecreaseofAfricanelephantpopulationsisalarming.TogetherwithinternationalpartnerstheUnitedStatesisleadingtheworldwideefforttoreducedemandforhigh-endproductsthatrelyonkillinganimals.29.TheunderlinedwordreverseinParagraph3probablymeans_______.A.followB.keepC.changeD.show30.Fromthepassageweknow_______.A.alotofwildanimalshavebeenkilledforproductsB.JackieChanandAngLeemakefinsouppopularC.StevenSpielberg'sJawsinspiresustoprotectsharksD.thenumberofAfricanelephantshasbeenincreased31.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Peoplehavekickedthehabitofhavingsharkfinsoup.B.Sharkfinswillnotbeavailableanymoreinrestaurants.C.Globaleffortshavesucceededinstoppingkillingwildanimals.D.Moreanimalsforhigh-endproductswillbesaveD.

ThereisasayinginFrancethatstatesthegovernmentcouldfalltheLouvrecouldbebrokenintooralienscouldlandonearthbutifanyofthesethingshappenedduringtheTourdeFrancenoonewouldnoticE.theTourdeFranceisthemostfamouscyclingraceintheworlD.ItbeginsinJulyandrunsforthreeweeks.CyclistswhoraceintheTourdeFrancerideinsixlegsorstagesoftheraceandtheyhavebetweenfourdaysofrestbetweeneachlegoftheracE.Theriderwhocompletesallsixlegsoftheraceintheshortestoveralltimewins.TheTourdeFrancebeganasapublicitystuntfortheFrenchsportsnewspaperL’Auto.HenriDesgrangeswhoworkedforL’AutocameupwiththeideaforthegreatestbikeraceintheworldandonJuly11903thefirstTourdeFrancebegan.SixtycyclistsbeganthefirstlegoftheracewhichstartedinfrontofTheAlarmClockCafejustoutsideofParis.Thisfirstlegtookthem467kilometers290milestoLyon.Thefirstraceconsistedofsixlegswhichwereeachabout400kilometers248mileslong.ThewinnerofthefirstTourdeFrancereceived2000francsabout$40.MauriceGarinthemostpopularcyclistinFranceatthattimewonthefirstTourdeFrancE.Ittookhim94hoursand33minutestorideall2428kilometers1506milesoftheracE.Thistimewasthreehoursfasterthanthesecond-placerider.OvertheweeksduringwhichtheracewasruntheideaoftheTourdeFranceslowlycaughttheimaginationofthepeopleofFrancE.TheracehasbeenruneveryyearsincethattimeexceptduringtheyearsofWorldWarⅠandWorldWarⅡ.TheTourdeFrancehasdevelopedseveralspecialhonorsforwhichracerscompetE.Aboveallthehighesthonoristheyellowjersey.MrDesgrangesintroducedtheyellowjerseyin1919toshowtheleadingracereachdayoftheTourdeFrancE.Eachdaytheofficialswhokeeptrackofalloftheriders’timescompareeachrider’stotaltimeinordertofindtheracerwiththelowesttimE.Thatracerwearstheyellowjerseyduringtheday’sracE.Otherhonorsincludethegreenjerseywhichisgiventotheriderwhosprints冲刺thebestbyridingthefastestovershortdistancesandthepolkadotjerseyforthebestriderinthemountainsalongtheroutE.45.WhowinstheTourdeFrance?A.Thecyclistwiththemostpoints.B.ThecyclistwiththeshortestoveralltimE.C.ThecyclistwiththelongestoveralltimE.D.Thecyclistwiththepolkadotjersey.46.WhowasHenriDesgranges?A.A.famouscyclistB.ThemanwhofirstthoughtoftheTourdeFrancE.C.A.photographerD.ThemanwhofirstwontheTourdeFrance47.HowmanystagesmakeuptheTourdeFrance?A.OneB.FourC.SixD.Ten48.Whowearstheyellowjersey?A.ThefastestdailycyclistB.ThefastestoverallcyclistC.TheyoungestcyclistD.Thechampionfromthepreviousyear

GreenheartTravelCorrespondentScholarshipGreenheartTravelofferstheopportunityforhighschoolstudentstobroadentheirperspectivethroughstudyingaboarD.GreenheartTravelCorrespondentScholarshipOpportunities:US$3000scholarshipawardforaHighSchoolStudyAbroadprograminChinaUS$1000scholarshipawardforaTeenSummerLanguageCampinFranceUS$1000scholarshipawardforaTeenSummerLanguageCampinGermanyUS$1000scholarshipawardforaTeenSummerLanguageCampinItaly※ApplicantsareonlyabletoapplyforONEscholarshipopportunityDeadlineforApplication:April12015SummaryofSubmissionRequirementsoftheScholarship:Inadditiontocompletingtheteenprogramonlineapplicationapplicantsmustalsosubmitthefollowing:OfficialHighSchoolTranscript:Applicantsmusthaveaminimumacademicstandingofa3.2GPAtobeeligiblE.有资格的Teacher/CoachReferral推荐人:ApplicantsmustprovidethenameandthephonenumberofaneducatororcoachthatwillbeabletorecommendthestudentasagoodcandidateforthescholarshipawarD.GreenheartTravelwillcontactthisreferralpriortoannouncingthescholarshipwinner.Writtenessay:Ina500-to800-wordessaypleaseexplainhowthisculturalexchangeexperiencewillbenefitbothyouandyourlocalcommunity.SummaryofParticipantRequirements:Pre-programSubmitoneblogorvideo2weeksBEFOREyourprogramStartDateintroducingyourselfandwhyyouareexcitedtotravelonyourprogramandwhatyouhopetolearnwhileabroaD.DuringProgramForstudyabroadprograms:submitawrittenblogpostand3-5photosoravideoonceevery2weeksbydiscusseddeadlines.Forlanguagecampprograms:submitweeklywrittenblogpostand3-5photosoravideobydiscusseddeadlines.AfterProgramSubmitoneblogorvideo2weeksAFTERyourprogramEndDatereflectingonwhatyoulearnedyourfavoritepartoftheprogramandtipsforanyonewantingtotravelaboarD.29.WhichstudentshavethechancetobeofferedtheGreenheartTravelScholarship?A.CollegestudentsB.Highschoolstudents.C.Juniorschoolstudents.D.AlloftheabovE.30.Whatshouldyousubmitwhenyouapplyforthescholarship?A.A.blogB.OfficialHighSchoolTranscriptC.A.videoD.AnessayE.Anapplicationf.Teacher/CoachReferral.A.abcdB.bdefC.acefD.bcde31.Whatdoparticipantsneedtododuringtheprogram?A.TheyneedtowriteanessayabouttheirexchangeexperiencE.B.Theyneedtosubmitablogabouttheirsituation.C.Theyneedtosubmit3-5photosonceaweekforlanguagecampprograms.D.Theyneedtosubmit3-5photosonceaweekforstudyabroadprograms.

ALBANYNewYork—Studentswhorelyonworkingatnighttoimprovetheirgradesmightwanttosleeponthatstrategy:A.newsurveyintheUSsaysthosewhoneverstudyallnighthaveslightlyhighergradesthanthosewhodo.A.surveyof120studentsatSt.LawrenceUniversityfoundthatstudentswhohadneverpulledanall­nighteronaveragehadhighergradesthanthosewhohaD.Thesurveyfoundthosewhodidnotstudythroughthenighthadagradepointaverageof3.2comparedto2.95forthosewhodiD.ThestudybyassistantprofessorofpsychologyPamelaThacheristobeincludedintheJanuaryissueofBehavioralSleepMedicinE.It'snotabigdifferencebutit'sprettystrikingThachersaidIamprimarilyasleepresearcherandIknownobodythinksclearlyat4∶00inthemorning.Youthinkyoucandobutyoucan't.Manycollegestudentsofcoursehaveinadequateorirregularsleepforreasonsrangingfromexcessivecaffeinetopoortimemanagement.Alotofstudentswereundertheimpressionthatall­nighterswereaveryusefultoolforaccomplishingworkandthatcaffeineintakewasveryusefulinmeetingdeadlinesandstufflikethatsaidMrChataniwhohada3.4gradepointaveragelastterm.DrHowardWeissaphysicianatSt.Peter'sSleepCenterinAlbanysaidthestudyresultsmadesensE.CertainlythatdataisoutthereshowingthatshortsleepdurationabsolutelyinterfereswithconcentrationandperformanceonobjectivetestinghesaiD.Somenightowlsdogetgoodgradesofcoursewhichmaybeexplainedbycircadian昼夜节律的生理节奏的rhythmsWeisssaidSomepeoplehavedifferent24­hourbodyclocksfromothersandmaydobetterdependingonclassesandtestingtimE.50.Thepurposeofthepassageistotellus_______.A.thebadeffectsofpullinganall­nighterB.pullinganall­nighterleadstosleepproblemsC.Thacher'sdoubtaboutall­nightersD.all­nightersinfluencestudents'grades51.AccordingtoThacher'sstudyaround4o'clockinthemorningisatimewhen_____..A.onecanthinkmoreclearlyB.onehashis/herbestmemoryC.onecan'tlearnefficientlyD.one'sbrainfallsintoaperiodofdeepsleep52.WhatcanweknowfromDrHowardWeiss'wordsA.Thacher'sstudyisnotconvincingenough.B.HebelievesinThacher'sstudy.C.Thacher'sstudymakesnosensE.D.Thachershouldtakeexceptionsintoconsideration.53.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?Chataniisastudentwhobenefitsfrompullingall-nighters.Ashortsleephasnothingtodowithconcentration.Caffeineintakeisausefulwaytoaccomplishwork.Notallnightowlsgetbadgrades.Anall-nighterinthepassagerefersto______.Ahabitofaccomplishingworkbyskippingwholenight'ssleep.AdrinktokeeppeopleawakeallnightApersonwhofallsintothehabitofworkingatnightAwaytoimproveone'sgradesbyworkingdeepintothenight.

MyfavoritebookthatI’vereadisthewell-knownnovelHatchetbyGaryPaulsen.Thenovelisaboutathirteen-year-oldboynamedBrianRobeson.HegoestomeethisfatherinCanadabutwhenhe’sintheplaneheadingforhisfathersomethinggoesterriblywrong—thepilotoftheplanegetsasuddenheartattack.Brianisstranded处于困境intheCanadianwildernessaftertheplanecrasheswithonlyahatchet手斧andtheclothesonhisback.AstheplanegoesdowninthestorytherisksriseforBrian.That’sonereasonwhythisbookissogreat.GaryPaulsenexplainsBrian’stroublesinsimplewordsbuthealsouseslotsofthosewordstodescribeBrian’stroublesaswell.Oneotherreasonisthatitsparks激发yourmindintoreadingormakesyoustartreadingGaryPaulsen’sbooks.InthisnovelthequestionisHowwillthemaincharactersurvive?Soit’sobviousthatthisbookisanadventureandamanagainstnaturenovel.AsyouhaveprobablyguessedBriansuffersfromhungerandsearchesforfoodandshelter.WhenBrianfindsanykindoffoodhefeelsasifhejustfoundmoneyinthestreet.ThethirdreasonwhythisbookissowellthoughtofisthecreativityGaryhasputintoBrian.Brianusesalotofthingsinhissurroundingsineveryway:acommonstickcanbeaspear矛oranarrow.Inawordwhenyoustartthisbookyouwon’tstopreadingituntilBrianisrescueD.IfeelthatGaryPaulsengaveBrianRobesonlifeandthat’swhatmadeHatchetagreatbook.11.WhatchallengedoesBrianhavetoface?A.Hecanhardlykeephimselfwarm.B.Heistooyoungtoprotecthimself.C.It’sverydifficulttofindfooD.D.Hehasnotoolswithhim.12.What’sprobablytheendingofthestory?A.TheboyisfoundandsaveD.B.Theboyfailstodefeatdifficulties.C.Theboymanagestoflytohisfather.D.Theboylivesinthewildernessforever.13.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat.A.thenovelmainlytellsushowtosurviveinthewildB.hatchetistheonlythingthatthepilotleavestoBrianC.GaryPaulsensavedBrianRobeson’slifeD.theauthorthinkshighlyofthenovel

FromBuckinghamPalacetoOxfordtheUKisloadedwithwonderfulicons标志ofpasteras.ButithasalsomodernizedwithconfidencE.It’snowbetterknownforvibrant充满活力的citieswithgreatnightlifeandattraction.Fashionsfinediningclubbingshopping—theUKisamongtheworld’sbest.MostpeoplehavestrongpreconceptionsabouttheBritish.Butifyou’reoneofthesepeopleyou’dbewisetoabandonthoseideas.VisitanightclubinoneofthebigcitiesafootballmatchoragoodlocalpubandyoumightmorereadilydescribetheEnglishpeopleashumorousandhospitablE.It’scertainlytruethatnoothercountryintheworldhasmorebird-watcherssportssupporterspetownersandgardenersthantheUK.GettingaroundEnglandisprettyeasy.BudgetairlineslikeEasyjetandRynnairflydomestically.Trainscandeliveryouveryefficientlyfromonemajorcitytoanother.Longdistanceexpressbusesarecalledcoaches.Wherecoachesandbusesrunonthesameroutecoachesaremoreexpensivethoughquickerthanbuses.London’sfamousblackcabsareexcellentbutexpensivE.Minicabsarecheapercompetitorswithfreelance个体的drivers.Butusuallyyouneedtogiveacallfirst.London’sundergroundiscalledtheTubE.It’sveryconvenientandcangetyoutoalmostanypartofthecity.TheUKisnotfamousforitsfooD.ButyoustillneedtoknowsomeofthetraditionalEnglishfoods.Themostfamousmustbefishandchips.Thefishandchipsaredeepfriedinflour.Englishbreakfastissomethingyouneedtotry.ItisfriedbaconwithtoastandapotofteA.Otherthingslikeshepherd’spieandYorkshirepuddingarealsowell-knownasapartofEnglishfoodculturE.PubbingandClubbingarethemainformsofEnglishnightlifeespeciallyfortheyoung.Pubbingmeansgoingtoapubwithfriendshavingdrinksandchatting.Clubbingisdifferentfrompubbingandincludesgoingtoaplaceofmusicorabaroranyotherplacetogatherwithfriends.ClubbingcanbefoundeverywherE.Usuallythereissomekindofdresscodeforclubbingsuchasnojeansnosportswearwhilepubbingismuchmorecasual.78.Ifyouareinvolvedinthereallifeoflocalresidentsyoumayfindthem____________________.79.Howmanykindsoftransportationformsarementionedinthethirdparagraph?Giveexamplesatleastfour._____________________________________________________________.80.WhenyougoclubbingintheUKyoushouldnot______________________________.81.WhataspectsareintroducedaboutUKaccordingtothepassage?_____________________________________________________________.

AftersigninganagreementtorecognizeIndiaasanuclearpoweronMarch3USPresidentGeorgeW.BushmightbeexpectingalittleIndianlovE.TheagreementmarksamajorbreakthroughforNewDelhi.ItallowsIndiatodependonAmericanatomictechnologyandfueltomeetitsincreasingenergyneedsifAmericangovernmentpermits.YetmanyIndianshavemixedfeelingstowardsBushandhiscountry.Accordingtoanopinionpoll民意测验carriedoutlastweekbytheIndianmagazineOutlooktwothirdsoftheanswerssaythatBushisafriendofIndia.But72percentsaythatAmericaisabully欺凌弱小者and59percentsaythatIndiahascompromisedonitsforeignpolicytobecomeclosertotheUS.It’sthisunilateral单边的thingthatmakespeopleupset;youwanteverythingyourwayandaslongastheworldtoesyourlineit’sfinesaysAnandMahindraownerofacomputercompanyinNewDelhi.ButyouaretheoneswhousednuclearbombsinJapan.YouusedchemicalweaponsinVietnam.Andyou’retheonesdrivingallthosegasguzzling暴食的cars.Youhavenomoral道德的groundtostandon.Whoareyoutotelluswhattodo?ManyfactorstieAmericaandIndiatogether—democratic民主的traditionseconomictiesmilitary军事的cooperationandcommonviewsonthewaronterrorism.ButBushandhiscounterpart对方IndianPrimeMinisterManmohanSinghadmittedthatitmaytaketimeforthetwopartnerstobecomeclosefriends.ThekeytodeepeningthatrelationshipwillbeaverageIndians.ManyofthemloveAmericanculturebutthatdoesn’tmeantheybuyeverythingAmericahastosell.IndianshavealwaysfeltclosetoAmericaonapopularleveltoAmericanfilmstoclothestomusicsaysDipankarGuptaanIndiansociologist社会学家.ButatthesametimemanyIndiansseeAmericaastoodomineering专横的.It’slikeawifewhowishesherhusbanD.wouldgivehermoreroomtogrow.29.Indiahopestodependontheagreementforsupport.ApoliticalBenergyCmilitaryDfood30.WhatdoestheunderlinedparttoesyourlineinParagraph4mean?AallowsyoutoexistBhelpsyouCobeysyouDangersyou31.ThewriterreferstoJapanandVietnamtoshowAmericais.AunmoralBconsiderateCpowerlessDfriendly32.Whichofthefollowingcanserveasthebesttitleforthepassage?AAnagreementbenefitsIndiaBRelationshipbetweenUSandIndiaCDifferentopinionsonAmericanIndianrelationshipDFriendorbully?

LivinginaculturethatisdifferentfromyourowncanbebothanexcitingandchallengingexperiencE.ThefollowingaresixculturaldifferencesbetweenChinaandtheUStohelppromotemutualunderstanding.1.­______________ChinesepeopledonothavethesameconceptofprivacyasAmericansdo.TheytalkabouttopicssuchasagesincomeormaritalstatuswhichAmericansthinkisannoyinganddisturbing.2.FamilyInChinaeldersaretraditionallytreatedwithgreatrespectwhiletheyoungarecaredfor.InAmericathegoalofthefamilyistoencourageindependenceparticularlythatofthechildren.UnliketheChineseolderAmericansseldomlivewiththeirchildren.3.FriendsChinesepeoplehavedifferentmeaningstodefinefriends.Justhangingouttogethertimetotimeisnotfriendship.FriendshipmeanslifelongfriendswhofeeldeeplynecessarytogiveeachotherwhateverhelpmightseemrequireD.Americansalwayscallpeopletheymeetfriendssothedefinitionoffriendsisgeneralanddifferent.Thereareworkfriendsplayingfriendsschoolfriendsanddrinkingfriends.4.MoneyAsiswellknowntheChineseliketosavE.Theyarealwaysconservative保守的whentheyareplanningtospendmoney.ItisdifferentintheUSAwherefarfewerfamiliesaresavingmoneyforemergenciesandeducationthantheirChinesecounterparts对应面.5.EducationChinesepeoplevalueeducationandcareermorethanAmericanswhointurnputmoreemphasisongoodcharacterandfaith.6.TeamVSIndividualBasicallyChinavaluesthecommunityandtheUSvaluestheindividual.IfyouachievesomethingintheUSit'sbecauseyouweregreat.WhileinChinaifyouachievesomethinginChinait’sbecausetheteamorfamilyorcompanyisgreat.EverythingyoudogetsattributedtothegreaterwholewhileinAmericaindividualmerits功绩arecelebrateD.21.Themostappropriatewordtoshowthefirstculturaldifferenceis.A.PrivacyB.IncomeC.AgeD.Marriage22.Whichisafactaccordingtothetext?A.Americanparentsseldomlivewiththeirchildren.B.ThereisnofriendshipbetweenAmericanpeopledrinkingtogether.C.ChinesepeopleareusuallygenerouswithmoneytospenD.D.Americansvaluegoodcharacterandfaithintermsofeducation.23.TheunderlinedphraseinthetextcanNotbereplacedby.A.isattachedtoB.benefitsfromC.iscontributedtoD.resultsfrom

AlthoughEnglishisnotasoldasChineseitisspokenbymanypeoplearoundtheworldeveryday.Englishspeakersarealwayscreating创造newwordsandweareoftenabletoknowwheremostwordscomefrom.Sometimeshowevernoonemayreallyknowwhereawordcomesfrom.Didyoueverthinkaboutwhyhamburgersarecalledhamburgersespeciallywhentheyarenotmadewithham火腿?AboutahundredyearsagosomemenwenttoAmericafromEuropE.TheycamefromabigcityinGermanycalledHamburg.TheydidnotspeakgoodEnglishbuttheyategoodfooD.WhensomeAmericanssawthemeatingroundpiecesofbeeftheyaskedtheGermanswhatitwas.TheGermansdidnotunderstandthequestionandansweredWecomefromHamburg.OneoftheseAmericansownedarestaurantandhadanideA.HecookedsomeroundpiecesofbeeflikethosewhichthemenfromHamburgatE.Thenheputeachbetweentwopiecesofbreadandstartedsellingthem.Suchbreadcametobecalledhamburgers.TodayhamburgersaresoldinmanycountriesaroundtheworlD.Whetherthisstoryistrueornotitcertainlyisinteresting.Knowingwhyanywordhasacertainmeaningisinteresting.too.ThisreasonformostEnglishwordscanbefoundinanylargeEnglishdictionary.36.AccordingtothewriterEnglishis_______.A.asoldasChineseB.olderthanGermanC.notsooldasChineseD.verydifficulttolearn37.Accordingtothestory________________.A.fewAmericanslikehamburgersB.hamburgersaremadewithbeefC.hamburgersaremadewithhamD.hamburgerswerefirstsoldaboutacenturyago38.AccordingtothewriterwhichofthefollowingcanoftenbefoundinanylargeEnglishdictionary?A.WhereallthenewwordscomefromB.WherethoseGermanscamefromC.ThereasonwhyawordhasacertainmeaningD.ThereasonwhyEnglishisspokenaroundtheworld39.Accordingtothestorythewordhamburgercomesfrom.A.ChinabecauseithasalonghistoryB.EnglandbecauseGermansdon’tspeakgoodEnglishC.theroundpiecesofbeefwhichthosepeoplefromHamburgwereeatingD.Englishspeakersbecausetheyalwayscreatenewwords

Americansusemanyexpressionswiththeworddog.PeopleintheUnitedStateslovetheirdogsandtreatthemwell.TheytaketheirdogsforwalksletthemplayoutsideandgivethemgoodfoodandmedicalcarE.HoweverdogswithoutownerstocareforthemleadadifferentkindoflifE.The[Z-X-X-K]expressiontoleadadog’slifedescribesapersonwhohasanunhappylifE.Somepeoplesayweliveinadog-eat-dogworlD.Thatmeansmanypeoplearecompetingforthesamethingslikegoodjobs.Theysaythattobesuccessfulapersonhastoworklikeadog.ThismeanstheyhavetoworkveryveryharD.Suchhardworkcanmakepeopledog-tireD.Andthesituationwouldbeevenworseiftheybecamesickasadog.Stillpeoplesayeverydoghasitsday.ThismeansthateverypersonenjoysasuccessfulperiodduringhisorherlifE.Tobesuccessfulpeopleoftenhavetolearnnewskills.Yetsomepeoplesaythatyoucanneverteachanolddognewtricks.Theybelievethatolderpeopledonotliketolearnnewthingsandwillnotchangethewaytheydothings.Somepeoplearecomparedtodogsinbadways.Peoplewhoareunkindoruncaringcanbedescribedasmeanerthanajunkyarddog.Junkyarddogsliveinplaceswherepeoplethrowawaythingstheydonotwant.Butmeandogsareoftenusedtoguardthisproperty.Theybarkorattackpeoplewhotrytoentertheproperty.HoweversometimesapersonwhoappearstobemeanandthreateningisreallynotsobaD.WesayhisbarkisworsethanhisbitE.Dogexpressionsalsoareusedtodescribetheweather.Thedogdaysofsummerarethehottestdaysoftheyear.A.rainstormmaycooltheweather.ButwedonotwantittoraintooharD.Wedonotwantittoraincatsanddogs.21.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?A.DogsinourdailylivesB.ExpressionswithdogsC.TheroledogstakeinAmericaD.AttitudeoftheAmericancitizenstodogs22.Whatdoesdog-tireddescribeinthepassage?A.Describeaverysuccessfulperson.B.Describethedogsareverytiredafteralongwalk.C.Describearainyandcloudyweather.D.Describetheheavydegreeofexhaustionofpeopleafterlongtimework.23.Howarepeoplecomparedtodogsinbadways?A.Bymeandogsandjunkyarddogs.B.Bylazydogsandbaddogs.C.Bysickdogsandtireddogs.D.Noneofthemisright.24.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.EveryonecanbesuccessfulifhelearnsfromtheolD.B.Itmightbedifficultfortheyoungtolearnnewskills.C.Junkyarddogsarecarefulinmoneyarrangement.D.Fiercepersonsaren’tsoawfulastheirappearancesometimes.

Americanchildrenarenottheonlycouchpotatoeswithnearlyonethirdofchildrengloballyspending3hoursadayormorewatchingTVoroncomputersaccordingtothestudyofover70000teensin34nations.FromArgentinatoZambiaReginaGutholdoftheWorldHealthOrganizationinGenevaandhercolleaguesfoundmostchildrenwerenotgettingenoughexerciseandthatitmadenodifferencewhethertheyliveinarichorapoorcountry.Withregardstophysicallevelswedidn’tfindmuchofadifferencebetweenrichandpoorcountriesGutholdsaidGrowingupinapoorcountrydoesn’tnecessarilymeankidsgetmorephysicalactivities.Theresearchersdefinedadequatephysicalactivityasatleastanhourofexerciseoutdoorsforatleast5daysaweek.Childrenspending3ormorehoursadaywatchingTVplayingcomputergamesorchattingwithfriendswereclassifiedassedentary.Theresearchersfoundonlyaquarteroftheboysand15percentofthegirlsweregettingenoughexercisebythesedefinitions.A.quarterofboysandnearly30%ofgirlsweresedentaryanddidn’tgetenoughexercisewithgirlslessactivethanboysineverycountryasidefromZambiA.GirlsfromIndiawerethemostactivewith37percentmeetingexerciserecommendationwhilegirlsfromEgyptweretheleastactivewith4percentgettingenoughexercisE.ChildreninMyanmarweretheleastsedentarywhilethemostsedentarynationswereSt.LuciaandtheCaymanIslands.Peopleshowdeepconcernforkids’lackofphysicalactivityinvariousnations.Whydotheyhavealowlevelofphysicalactivity?GutholdfiguredthaturbanizationcouldbeafactoraswellaseasyaccesstocarsandTVs.9.Ifyouaresedentaryyou____________.A.areadiligentstudentspendingmuchtimedoinghomeworkB.haveatleastanhourofexerciseoutdoors5daysaweek.C.likewatchingTVandplayingcomputergamesD.spendlongerhourssittingorlyingwithoutmoving10.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueastoGuthold’sfinding?A.Mostchildrenaroundtheworlddon’tmeettheexerciserecommendation.B.Girlsineverycountryarenomoreactivethanboys.C.Childreninrichcountriesrelativelygetlessphysicalactivity.D.Only4%ofthegirlsfromEgyptarenotactiveinexercisE.11.Allthefollowingstatementsarewrongexcept_______.A.Childreninpoorcountriesgetmorephysicalactivities.B.GirlsinEgyptaremoreactivethanthoseinIndiA.C.Couchpotatoesarethosechildrenaddictedtosnacks.D.ChildreninMyanmararelesssedentarythanthoseinSt.LuciA.12.Whatwouldthewriterbemostlikelytodiscussindetailintheparagraphthatfollows?A.Thesuitableamountofphysicalactivitiesforstudents.B.SomeofthefactorsforthepopularityofcarsandTVsamongthekids.C.Thereasonsbehindthelackofphysicalactivities.D.ThewaystomakethemostofcarsandTVs.

Thereareafewfascinatingislandcountriesintheworldthataredefinitelyworthvisiting.Andthereissomethingadventurousexoticandromanticaboutvisitinganislandcountry.TakealookatthefollowingbeautifulislandcountriesintheworldwhicheveryoneshouldcertainlyvisitatleastonceinlifetimE.MaltaMaltaisabeautifulsouthernEuropeancountryintheMediterraneanSeaandithasarichhistoryandculturE.Thereareamazingsky-highcliffstoclimbremarkabletemplestoexploremysterioushiddenbaysandlotsofwonderfulplacestogodiving.InfactthereareplentyofinterestingthingstoseeandtodoinMaltaandthisislandcountryhassomethingforeveryonE.AsforthehistoricpartMaltahasincrediblearchitecturegreatwalledcitiesandmanyundergroundtunnelstoexplorE.ThePhilippinesOneofthemostbeautifulandbestislandcountriesintheworldisthePhilippines.It'sactuallyageographicallybrilliantplaceworthvisitingatanytimeoftheyear.ThePhilippinescontainover7000islandsandallofthemarebeautifulanduniqueintheirownway.TherearemanywonderfultouristattractionsincludingtheTubbatahaReefMayonVolcanotheChocolateHillsandmanymorE.Thecountryalsooffersplentyofinterestingactivitiesforyoutoexperiencesuchasdivingclimbingcampinghikingbirdwatchingandmanyothers.AustraliaAustraliaisanamazingcontinentalislandcountrywhicheveryoneshouldvisitatleastonceinlifE.It'softenidentifiedasagreatdiversecountryasithasarichculturefantasticwildlifenicepeopleandalotoffunandinterestingthingstoseeandtodo.TheMaldivesNotonlyistheMaldivesoneofthemostbeautifulislandcountriesitisalsooneofthemostpopularhoneymoondestinations.SituatedinthemiddleoftheIndianOceantheMaldivesismadeupofanentireseriesofincredibleancientcoralreefsthatgrewupalongthesidesofancientvolcanoes.Thereisamagnificentoceanwithfascinatingbeachesandluxuryresorts圣地.IfyouarelookingforthebesthoneymoondestinationtheMaldiveswillbeperfectforyou.29.Anarchitectmayfirstvisit.A.MaltaB.ThePhilippinesC.AustraliaD.TheMaldives30.Ifyouarewildlifeactivistsyouwillperhapsgoto.A.MaltaThePhilippinesB.ThePhilippinesAustraliaC.TheMaldivesAustraliaD.AustraliaMalta31.Ifyouarereadyforaweddingtripyourfirstchoiceislikelytobe.A.ThePhilippinesB.AustraliaC.TheMaldivesD.Malta

ThelowerEastSideisneitherrichnorbeautifulbutitcanbeagoodplacetoshop.OnSundaysitsstreetsarecrowdedwithvisitorsandshopperslikethesE.TheyaretryingtofindacoatorapairofshoesatagoodpricE.MostpeopleprefertoshopinthebigdepartmentstoreslikeMacy’sGimbel’sorBloomingdale’sbecausetheretheycanfindclothingfurnituretoysandfoodinonestorE.SomepeoplelikethesmallerstoresofGreenwichVillageorotherareaswhentheyarelookingforanunusualpresent.Somestreetshaveonlyonekindofstores.Bracelets手镯andringsshineinthewindowsofCanalStreetandweddingdressesfillthestoresofGrantStreet.Therearestreetsforfurs皮大衣andinoneareathereare600shopsforantiques古玩!FifthAvenueisthemostfamousplacetoshopanditisusuallythemostexpensivE.ThereyoucanfindthelateststylesfromParisItalyorNewYork.YoucanspendthousandsofdollarsonFifthAvenueoryoucanjustwindowshopandadmirethesightsforfreE.71.HowmanykindsofshopsorstoresonthelowerEastSidearementionedinthepassage?A.Four.B.FivE.C.Six.D.Seven.72.Ifyouwanttobuysomethingfashionabletowearyou’dbettergoto.A.GrantStreetB.thebigdepartmentstoresC.FifthAvenueD.thesmallerstoresofGreenwichVillage73.WhydoesthewritersaythatthelowerEastSidecanbeagoodplacetoshop?A.Becauseitsstreetsarecrowdedwithvisitors.B.BecausetherearelateststylefromParisItalyorNewYork.C.Becausetherearedifferentgoodsindifferentstorestheycanmeettheneedsofthevisitorsandshoppers.D.Becausewomenwantverymuchtogothereandbuybraceletsandrings.74.Theunderlinedwordswindowshopinthesentencemeans.A.putallone’sgoodsintheshop-windowB.lookatgoodsdisplayedinshop-windowsC.notonlylookatgoodsdisplayedinshop-windowbutalsowanttobuysomethingD.takemuchinterestinthegoodsandhavetheideaofbuyingsomething75.Thelastfivewordsadmirethesightsforfreeofthepassagemeans.A.getpleasurefromthesightatnocostB.buyandsellgoodsfreelyC.lookatthesightsasmuchasyoulikeD.lookatthesightwithpleasureandbuysomethingasyoulike

InShanghai'sGrandTheaterafashionablemainlyyoungaudienceapplaudsenthusiasticallyasGuoYongtakescenterstagE.Heholdsalargebushytreebranchwithleaves.BlowingononeoftheleavesheproducesasoundlikethesingingofbirdsasheplaysatraditionalBuyifolksong.SomeothermusiciansarealsoplayingthetraditionalinstrumentsfromvariousethnicgroupsinChinA.It'sthefirsttimesuchmusichaseverbeenperformedintheGrandTheater.ButallthisistheeffortsofZhuZheqinaCantonese­bornsingerwhohasmadeithermissiontohelppreserveChina'straditionalethnicmusiC.In2009afterbeingappointedaUnitedNationsDevelopmentProgramambassadorZhutraveledthroughsomeofChina'sremotestregionsinanattempttodocumentthetraditionalmusicofvariousminoritygroups.Inthecourseofthefour­monthtripsherecordedmorethanathousandsongs.Butshenoticedthatmanyofthebestmusicianswereoldandsomeofthemusicwasatriskofdyingout.IwasshockedbythebeautyofwhatIheard—itwassogoodshesays.Butitneededsupport.Ihopetoletpeopleseethebeautyofthesethingsinthecontemporarytimes.SoZhudecidedtointroducesomeofthemusicianstoawideraudiencE.Bydoingthisshehopestorekindle点燃theinterestoftheyoungergeneration.Youngpeopledon'tlikethismusicmuch;theypreferpopmusicandlovesongs.Theythinkthesesongsaresomethingtheirgrandmasings.ThiskindofrepackaginggivesyoungpeopleanewdoorintotheirheritagE.ZhubelievesChinaneedstolookagainatitsownroots.ChinatodayisbasicallyallWesternart;inourconservatories音乐学院Westernclassicalmusicisthetopshesays.ForChinatoreallycontributetotheworldweneedtogoonourownpath.SowhatcanrepresentChinatodayTheanswershesuggestsistomovefrommadeinChinatocreatedinChina.62.Fromthefirstparagraphwelearnthat________.A.theaudienceareallyoungpeopleB.GuoYongisplayingtheBuyifolkmusicC.GuoYongistheonlyminorityperformerinChinaD.treebranchesmakegoodmusicalinstruments63.WhichofthefollowingistrueofZhuZheqin?A.Sheteachesmusicinaconservatory.B.SheishelpingpreserveChineseethnicmusiC.C.SheworksasanofficialintheUnitedNations.D.She'screatedallthemusicfortheGrandTheater.64.WhatisZhuZheqin'sideaaboutChinesetraditionalmusic?A.ItiscompletelyoutofdatE.B.Onlyoldmusiciansplayitwell.C.ItneedschangestoattractyoungpeoplE.D.Itisquicklydyingout.65.WhatdoesZhuZheqinmeaninthelastparagraph?A.ThetraditionalmusicshouldberepackageD.B.Chineseconservatoriesshouldn'tteachWesternmusiC.C.ChinahascontributedalottotheWesternart.D.OnlythethingscreatedinChinacanbesymbolsofChinA.

ItwasoncecommontoregardBritainasasocietywithclassdistinction.Eachclasshaduniquecharacteristics.Inrecentyearsmanywritershavebeguntospeakthe'declineofclass'and'classlesssociety'inBritain.Andinmoderndayconsumersocietyeveryoneisconsideredtobemiddleclass.Butpronouncingthedeathofclassistooearly.A.recentwide-rangingsocietyofpublicopinionfound90percentofpeoplestillplacingthemselvesinparticularclass;73percentagreedthatclasswasstillavitalpartofBritishsociety;and52percentthoughttherewerestillsharpclassdifferences.ThusclassmaynotbeculturallyandpoliticallyobviousyetitremainsanimportantpartofBritishsociety.Britainseemstohavealoveofstratification.OneunchangingaspectofaBritishperson'sclasspositionisaccent.Thewordsapersonspeakstellherorhisclass.A.studyofBritishaccentsduring1970sfoundthatavoicesoundinglikeaBBCnewsreaderwasviewedasthemostattractivevoiceMostpeoplesaidthisaccentsounded'educated'and'soft'.Theaccentsplacedatthebottominthisstudyontheotherhandwereregional地区的cityaccents.Theseaccentswereseenas'common'and'ugly'.HoweverasimilarstudyofBritishaccentsintheUSturnedtheseresultsupsidedownandplacedsomeregionalaccentsasthemostattractiveandBBCEnglishastheleast.ThissuggeststhatBritishattitudestowardsaccenthavedeeprootsandarebasedonclassprejudicE.Inrecentyearshoweveryounguppermiddle-classpeopleinLondonhavebeguntoadoptsomeregionalaccentsinordertohidetheirclassorigins.ThisisanindicationofclassbecomingunnoticeD.Howeverthe1995popsong'CommonPeople'putsforwardtheviewthatthoughamiddle-classpersonmay'wanttolivelikecommonpeople'theycanneverappreciatetherealityofaworking-classlifE.21.ArecentstudyofpublicopinionshowsthatinmodernBritain________.A.itistimetoendclassdistinctionB.mostpeoplebelongtomiddleclassC.itiseasytorecognizeaperson’sclassD.peopleregardthemselvessociallydifferent22.ThewordstratificationinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto________.A.varietyB.mostpeoplebelongtomiddleclassC.authorityD.qualification23.ThestudyintheUSshowedthatBBCEnglishwasregardedas_________.A.regionalB.educatedC.prejudicedD.unattractive24.Britishattitudestowardsaccent_________.A.havealongtraditionB.arebasedonregionalstatusC.aresharedbytheAmericansD.havechangedinrecentyears25.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.ThemiddleclassisexpandingB.A.person’saccentreflectshisclassC.ClassisakeypartofBritishsocietyD.Eachclasshasuniquecharacteristics.

TogettothetenniscourtConnerStroudhastopushhiswheelchairtherE.The15-yea-oldfromNorthCarolinaUSwasbornwithoutlegs.Butwhenhepicksuphisracquet球拍andbeginstohitaballyouquicklyseethattheyoungmanjustwanttowin.Stroudbeganplayingtennisatage5atthesmalltennisclubhisparentsown.Foryearsheplayedagainstable-bodiedplayersbyputtingrubberonthestumps残余部分ofhislegs.Thoughhewasafoot30.48cmortwoshorterthanmanyoftheplayersheplayedagainsthewonanumberofmatches.Hebecamewell-knownenoughthathegottomeetRafaelNadalhisfavoriteplayerattheUSOpenin2013.Themostimportantthingisthathe’shappyNadaltoldreportsaboutStroudafterthat15-minutemeeting.He’splayingtennis...That’sagreatexampleofbeinghappyeveniflifedoesn’tgiveyoueverything.Stroudstartedplayingwheelchairtennisat13andnowheisNo1intheUS.EarlierthissummerheplayedfortheUSintheworld’sbiggestjuniorwheelchairteamtennisevent---theWorldTeamCup.HeplayedsixmatchesandwonfiveofthemastheUSwonthecupforthefirsttimesince2000.Heisapoliteboybuthewillrip撕扯yourheartouttryingtobeatyouJasonHarnettaUnitedStatesTennisAssociationcoachsaidofStrouD.Youseethatattitudeinalotofthebestplayerswhethertheyareable-bodiedordisableD.Teenageplayerscanoftengetdisappointedandangry.Racquetssometimesgetthrown.Playersshoutatthemselvesaftermissedshots.Stroudneverdoesthat.IjusttrytostaypositiveStroudsaiD.AftereverypointItrytosayI’mgoingtowinthenextpointorthenextgameorthenextgameorthewholematch.There’salwaysroomtobepositive.YoucanalwayswinanothertimE.21HowisConnerStrouddifferentfromothertennisplayers?A.Hewasdisabledinacaraccident.B.Hehasbeencoachedbyhisfathersincetheageof5.C.Heistooshorttobeatennisplayer.D.Hewasborndisabledyeheplaystenniswell.22.WhatimpressedRafaelNadalthemostaboutConnerStroud?A.Hisdesiretowinthematch.B.Hishappinessaboutplayingtennis.C.HisfaithinlifeeventhoughheisdisableD.D.Thetraininghewentthroughtoplaytennis.23.WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribedConnerStroud?A.PositiveB.IndependentC.HumorousD.Considerate

TheWinterOlympicsisalsocalledtheWhiteOlympics.AtthistimemanycolorfulstampsarepublishedtomarkthegreatGames.ThefirststampsmarkingtheopeningcameoutonJanuary251932intheUnitedStatesforthe3rdWhiteOlympics.FromthenonpublishingstampsduringtheWhiteOlympicsbecamearulE.Duringthe4thWinterOlympicGamesagroupofstampswerepublishedinGermanyinNovember1936.ThefiveringsofOlympicsweredrawnonthefrontofthesportswear.ItwasthefirsttimethattheringsappearedonthestampsoftheWhiteOlympics.Inthe1950’sthestampsofthiskindbecamemorecolorful.WhentheWhiteOlympicscamethehostcountriesaswellasthenon-hostcountriespublishedstampstomarkthoseGames.ChinaalsopublishedfourstampsinFebruary1980whentheChinesesportsmenbegantotakepartintheWhiteOlympics.JapanistheonlyAsiancountrythathaseverheldtheWhiteOlympics.Altogether14500millionstampsweresoldtoraisemoneyforthissportsmeet.Differentkindsofsportsweredrawnonthesesmallstamps.Peoplecanenjoythebeautyofthewonderfulmovementsofsomesportsmen.24.TheWhiteOlympicsandtheWinterOlympics.A.arethesamethingB.aredifferentgamesC.arenotheldinwinterD.areheldinsummer25.Theworldmadeitaruletopublishstampstomarkthegreatworldgames.A.aftertheyear1936B.afterthe3rdWhiteOlympicsC.beforethe3rdWhiteOlympicsD.beforetheyear193226.TheWinterOlympicsisheldonce.A.everytwoyearsB.everythreeyearsC.everyfouryearsD.everyfiveyears27.WhatmayappearonthestampsoftheWhiteOlympics?A.Basketball.B.Tabletennis.C.Football.D.Skating.

TheEnigma谜ofBeautyThesearchforbeautyspanscenturiesandcontinents.PaintingsofEgyptiansdatingbackover4000yearsshowbothmenandwomenpaintingtheirnailsandwearingmakeup.In18th-centuryFrancewealthynoblemenworelargewigs假发oflongwhitehairtomakethemselvesattractivE.TodaypeoplecontinuetodevotealotoftimeandmoneytotheirappearancE.Thereisatleastonegoodreasonforthedesiretobeattractive:beautyispower.Studiessuggestthatgood-lookingpeoplemakemoremoneygetcalledonmoreofteninclassandareregardedasfriendlier.Butwhatexactlyisbeauty?It’sdifficulttodescribeitclearlyandyetweknowitwhenweseeit.AndourawarenessofitmaystartataveryearlyagE.Inonesetofstudiessix-month-oldbabieswereshownaseriesofphotographs.Thefacesonthepictureshadbeenratedforattractivenessbyagroupofcollegestudents.Inthestudiesthebabiesspentmoretimelookingattheattractivefacesthantheunattractiveones.Theideathatevenbabiescanjudgeappearancemakesperfectsensetomanyresearchers.Instudiesbypsychologistsmenconsistentlyshowedapreferenceforwomenwithlargereyesfullerlipsandasmallernoseandchinwhilewomenprefermenwithlargeshouldersandanarrowwaist.Accordingtoscientiststhemindunconsciouslytellsmenandwomenthatthesetraits―thefulllipsclearskinstrongshoulders―equalhealthandgeneticwell-being.Noteveryonethinksthesamewayhowever.Ourhardwirednesscanbechangedbyallsortsofexpectations—mostlyculturalsaysC.LoringBraceananthropologistattheUniversityofMichigan.Whatisconsideredattractiveinoneculturemightnotbeinanother.LookatmostWesternfashionmagazines:thewomenonthepagesarethin.Butisthisperfectbodytypeforwomenworldwide?Scientists’answerisno;whatisconsideredbeautifulissubjectiveandvariesaroundtheworlD.TheyfoundnativepeoplesinsoutheastPerupreferredshapesregardedoverweightinWesterncultures.Forbetterorworsebeautyplaysaroleinourlives.Butitisextremelydifficulttodescribeexactlywhatmakesonepersonattractivetoanother.AlthoughtheredoseemtobecertainphysicaltraitsconsidereduniversallyappealingitisalsotruethatbeautydoesnotalwayskeeptoasingleuniformstandarD.Beautyreallyisasthesayinggoesintheeyeofthebeholder.7.People’sideasaboutbeauty_______.A.haveexistedsinceancienttimesB.canbeeasilydescribedC.havelittleinfluenceonaperson’ssuccessD.arebaseduponstrictcriteria8.InParagraph3thebabiesinthestudy_______.A.wereratedfortheirappearanceB.wereenteredinabeautycontestC.wereshownphotosofagroupofcollegestudentsD.wereabletotellattractivefacesfromunattractiveones9.TheunderlinedwordtraitsinParagraph4probablymeans_______.A.qualitiesB.measurementsC.judgmentsD.standards10.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______.A.theideasofbeautyvaryaspeoplegrowupB.thesearchforbeautyisrootedinlackofconfidenceC.thestandardsforbeautyarebasedonscientificresearchesD.theunderstandingofbeautydependsonculturalbackgrounds

TheWinterOlympicsisalsocalledtheWhiteOlympics.AtthistimemanycolorfulstampsarepublishedtomarkthegreatGames.ThefirststampsmarkingtheopeningcameoutonJanuary251932intheUnitedStatesforthe3rdWhiteOlympics.FromthenonpublishingstampsduringtheWhiteOlympicsbecamearule.Duringthe4thWinterOlympicGamesagroupofstampswerepublishedinGermanyinNovember1936.ThefiveringsofOlympicsweredrawnonthefrontofthesportswear.ItwasthefirsttimethattheringsappearedonthestampsoftheWhiteOlympics.Inthe1950sthestampsofthiskindbecamemorecolorful.WhentheWhiteOlympicscamethehostcountriesaswellasthenon-hostcountriespublishedstampstomarkthoseGames.ChinaalsopublishedfourstampsinFebruary1980whentheChinesesportsmenbegantotakepartintheWhiteOlympics.JapanisanAsiancountrythathaseverheldtheWhiteOlympics.Altogether14500millionstampsweresoldtoraisemoneyforthissportsmeet.Differentkindsofsportsweredrawnonthesesmallstamps.Peoplecanenjoythebeautyofthewonderfulmovementsofsomesportsmen.1.TheWhiteOlympicsandtheWinterOlympics_______.A.arethesamethingB.aredifferentgamesC.arenotheldinwinterD.areheldinsummer2.TheworldmadeitaruletopublishstampstomarkthegreatworldGames______.A.aftertheyear1936B.afterthe3rdWinterOlympicsC.beforethe3rdWhiteOlympicsD.beforetheyear19323.TheWinterOlympicsisheldonce________.A.everytwoyearsB.everythreeyearsC.everyfouryearsD.everyfiveyears4.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.OnlythehostcountriescanpublishstampstomarkthoseGames.B.Onlythenon-hostcountriescanpublishstampstomarkthoseGames.C.AllthecountriescanpublishstampstomarkthoseGames.D.Japancan’tpublishstampstomarkthoseGames.5.WhatmayappearonthestampsoftheWhiteOlympics?A.BasketballB.Tabletennis.C.FootballD.Skating.

GrowingupinPhiladelphiaLiebermanstartedcookingwithhisstay-at-homedadwhenhewasseven.Hisfood-lovingfamilyhadtwokitchensandhequicklylearnedwhatwasthebestwaytobakehiscakes.LiebermanimprovedhiskitchenskillsgreatlyduringayearabroadbeforecollegelearningfromacookinItalyandstudyinglocalspecialties地方特色菜inGermanySpainandFrancE.AtYalehewasknownforthrowingdinnerpartiessingle-handedfryingandbakingwhilemixingdrinksfordozensoffriends.JustforfunheandsomefriendsdecidedtotapeashownamedCampusCuisineabouthiscooking.Liebermanwasarealcollegestudentshowinghisclassmateshowtodothingslikemakingdrinksoutofdining-hallfruit.Thathelpedtheshowbecomeverypopularamongthestudents.TheywouldstopLiebermanafterclassestoaskforhisadviceoncooking.TapesoftheshowwerepassedaroundwithwhichhisnamewentbeyondtheschoolandfinallytotheFoodNetwork.FoodNetworkproducerFlayhopestheyoungcookwillfindaplaceonthenetworktelevision.HesaysLieberman’scharismaiskey.FoodTVisn’taboutfoodanymoresaysFlay.It’saboutyourpersonalityandfindingawaytokeeppeople’seyeballsonyourshow.ButLiebermanisn’tputtingallhiseggsinonebasket.AftertapingthefirstseasonofthenewshowLiebermanwasbackinhisownsmallkitchenpreparingsandwiches.Anairlinecompanywaslookingforsomeonetocomeupwithatastefulinexpensiveandeasy-to-makemenutoserveonitsflightsLiebermangotthejoB.1.WecanlearnfromthetextthatLieberman’sfamily__________.A.lovecookingathomeB.haverelativesinEuropeC.oftenholdpartiesD.ownarestaurant2.TheFoodNetworkgottoknowLieberman__________.A.atoneofhispartiesB.fromhisteachersC.onatelevisionprogramD.throughhistapedshow3.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordcharismainthetextreferto?A.A.waytoshowone’sachievement.B.A.naturalabilitytoattractothers.C.Lieberman’safter-classinterest.D.Lieberman’sfinecookingskill.4.WhydidtheairlinecompanygiveLiebermanthejob?A.Hecouldpreparemealsinasmallkitchen.B.HewasfamousforhisshowsonFoodTV.C.Hecouldcookcheapdeliciousandsimplemeals.D.Hewasgoodatusingeggstomakesandwiches.

TimeforKidsTFKgetsthegreatnewsonthecoolesttoysfor2014atthe111thAmericanInternationalToyFair.What’sfourdayslongbiggerthansevenfootballfieldsandfilledwiththousandsoftoys?It’sToyFair2014!EachyearhundredsoftoycompaniesfromacrossthecountrycometogetherinNewYorkCity.Allkindsofproductsareshownasawaytoknowwhat’stocomeinthenewyear.Thisyear’strends款式includeoversizetoys.In2014everythingisreallybigandreallyouttheresaysAdrienneAppellatoy-trendsexpert.ToyFairisthelargesttoytradeshowintheWesternHemisphere西半球.Toy-storebuyersgototheeventtodecidewhichtoystheymaywanttosellduringtheholidayseason.MembersofthemedialikeTFKgotothefairtoreportbackonallthecooltrends.UnfortunatelyToyFairisnotopentothepubliC.Thisyear’sToyFairwasthebiggestinits111-yearhistory.Morethan1000toycompaniesshowedproductsfromsimplecardgamestohigh-techrobots.LargerThanLifewasaToyFairfavoritE.ThistrendisallaboutbigtoyswithabigplayvaluE.ThoughitisallfunandgamesatToyFairwesawlotsofproductsmakingapushtowardseducationwithSTEAM.Thatstandsforsciencetechnologyengineeringartandmath.Thistrendincludeswordgames.Andofcoursewesawsomesupercoolhigh-techgames.TechnologyisalwaysgoingtoinfluencetoyssaysAppell.Thisyearwesawlotsof3Dgamesandrobots.Toknowmoreinformationabouttheeventclick点击heretowatchthevideo.32.WhatcanweinferfromToyFair2014?A.Toysarebecomingmoreeducationalthanfun.B.Robotsaregreatfavoritesofbuyers.C.Bigtoyswillbepopularthisyear.D.Simplecardgameswilldisappearonthemarket.33.What’sspecialaboutToyFair2014?A.Itisthelargest.B.Itisthelongest.C.Itsellsallofitstoys.D.It’sheldinNewYorkCity.34.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A.KidslovetoysB.Toy-storesinNewYorkCityC.TechnologychangestoysD.Timefortoys35.Thetextistakenfroma_____.A.websiteB.newspaperC.magazineD.Textbook

MostofushavequitegoodmemoriesbutourmemoriesarelimiteD.Forexamplewecannotremembereveryonewehaveevermetorwhatwedidoneverysingledayofourlives.Howevertherearesomepeoplewhodohaveprodigiousmemories.Thesepeoplehavearareconditionknownassavantsyndrome学者症候群.Savantssufferfromadevelopmentaldisorderbuttheyalsoexhibitgreattalentsthatcontrast显出差异sharplywiththeirphysicalandmentaldisabilities.KimPeek1951-2009wasasavantwholivedinSaltLakeCityUtahintheUnitedStates.Hewasbornwithdamagetopartsofhisbrainbutitseemedthatotherpartsofhisbrainparticularlythoserelatingtomemorybecameover-developeD.Peek’suniqueabilitiesappearedataveryearlyagE.Whenhewasjust20monthsoldhecouldalreadyremembereverybookthatwasreadtohim.Peekcouldreadtwopagesofabookatthesametime---onepagewiththerighteyeandonewiththeleft---inlessthan10secondsandremembereverythinghereaD.BythetimehediedPeekhadmemorizedmorethan9000books.Hecouldrememberallthenamesandnumbersinavarietyoftelephonebooks.Hecouldrememberthousandsoffactsabouthistoryliteraturegeographyandsports.Dr.DavidTreffertanexpertonsavantsyndromeoncedescribedPeekasalivingGooglebecauseofhisastonishingabilitytomemorizeandconnectfacts.HoweveratthesametimePeekwasunabletocarryoutsimpletaskssuchasbrushinghishairorgettingdressedandheneededotherstohelphim.In1989themovieRainManwontheOscarforbestPicturE.ThemaincharacterinthemovieplayedbyDustinHoffmanwasbasedonKimPeek’slifE.Hestartedtoappearontelevisionwherehewouldamazeaudiencesbycorrectlyansweringdifficultquestionsondifferenttopics.Peekbecameworldfamousandheandhisfatherbegantouringwidelytotalkaboutovercomingdisabilities.Heinspiredagreatmanypeoplewithhiswords.RecognizingandrespectingdifferencesinothersandtreatingeveryoneinthewayyouwantthemtotreatyouwillmakeourworldabetterplaceforeveryonE.Everyoneisdifferent.24.TheunderlinedwordprodigiousinParagraph1probablymeans________.A.happyB.vividC.amazingD.short25.AccordingtothetextPeek________.A.couldtakecareofhimselfB.wasbornwithagoodmemoryC.wasthestudentofDr.DavidTreffertD.becamebrain-damagedat20monthsold26.HowisParagraph3mainlydeveloped?A.Byprovingfacts.B.Byfollowingtimeorder.C.Byanalyzingcauses.D.Bymakingcomparisons.27.Peek’swordssuggestthatweshould________.A.respectdifferentculturesB.listentodifferentopinionsC.treatdifferentpeopledifferentlyD.berespectfulofothers’differences

ChoosingtheRightResolution决定MillionsofAmericansbegan2015withthesameresolutiontheystarted2014withagoaloflosingweight.HoweversettingweightlossasagoalisamistakE.Toreachourgoaloflosingweight---theoutputweneedtocontrolwhatweeat---theinput输入.Thatiswetendtocareabouttheoutputbutnottocontroltheinput.Thisisabadwaytoachievegoals.Thealternativeistofocusyourresolutionontheinput.Insteadofresolvingtoloseweighttryanactionableresolution:I’llstophavingdessertforlunchorI’llwalkeverydayfor20minutes.Creatingagoalthatfocusesonawell-specifiedinputwilllikelybemoreeffectivethanconcentratingontheoutcomE.Recentlyanewsciencebehindincentives激励includingineducationhasbeendiscusseD.ForexampleresearcherRolandFryerwantedtoseewhatworksbestinmotivatingchildrentodobetterinschool.Insomecaseshegavestudentsincentivesbasedoninputlikereadingcertainbookswhileinotherstheincentiveswerebasedonoutputlikeresultsonexams.Hismainfindingwasthatincentivesincreasedachievementwhenbasedoninputbuthadnoeffectonoutput.Fryer’sconclusionwasthattheintensivesforinputsmightbemoreeffectivebecausestudentsdonotknowhowtodobetteronexamasidefromgeneralruleslikestudyharder.Readingcertainbooksontheotherhandisawell-settaskoverwhichtheyhavemuchmorecontrol.Aslongasyouhavedirectcontroloveryourgoalyouhaveamuchhigherchanceofsuccess.Andit’seasiertostartagainifyoufailbecauseyouknowexactlywhatyouneedtodo.IfyouwanttocutdownonyourspendingagoodgoalwouldbemakingmorningcoffeeathomeinsteadofgoingtoacafeforexamplE.Thisisawell-specifiedaction-basedgoalforwhichyoucanmeasureyoursuccesseasily.Spendinglessmoneyisn’tagoalbecauseit’stoogeneral.Similarlyifyouwanttospendmoretimewithyourfamilydon’tstopwiththisgeneralwish.ThinkaboutanactionablehabitthatyoucouldadoptandsticktolikeafamilymovienighteveryWednesday.Inthelongrunthesenewgoalscouldbecomeahabit.21.Thewriterthinksthatsettingweightlossasagoalisamistakebecause_________.A.itisfocusedtoomuchontheresultB.itishardtoachieveforordinarypeopleC.itisdependentontoomanyfactorsD.itisbasedonactionabledecisions22.InRolandFryer’sresearchsomestudentsdidbetterthantheothersbecause________.A.theyobeyedallthegeneralrulesB.theybenefitedfromreadingcertainbooksC.theyattachedmoreimportancetoexamsD.theyweregreatlyinspiredbytheirinstructors23.Accordingtothewriterwhichofthefollowingstatementsisagoodgoal?A.I’llstudyharderthanbeforE.B.I’llcutdownmyexpensE.C.I’llspendmoretimewithmyfamily.D.I’llwalkeverydayfor15minutes.24.Thewriterstronglybelievesthatweshould__________.A.beoptimisticaboutfinalgoalsandsticktothemB.focusontheoutcomeandformgoodhabitsC.creategeneralgoalsthatcanbalancetheinputandoutputD.takespecificactionsthatcanbeturnedintogoodhabits

WhydoAmericansstrugglewithwatchingtheirweightwhiletheFrenchwhoconsumerichfoodcontinuetostaythin?NowaresearchbyCornellUniversitysuggestshowlifestyleanddecisionsabouteatingmayaffectweight.ResearchersconcludedthattheFrenchtendtostopeatingwhentheyfeelfull.HoweverAmericanstendtostopwhentheirplateisemptyortheirfavoriteTVshowisover.21cnjy.comAccordingtoDr.J.osephMercolaahealthexperttheFrenchseeeatingasanimportantpartoftheirlifestylE.TheyenjoyfoodandthereforespendafairlylongtimeatthetablewhileAmericansseeeatingassomethingtobesqueezedbetweentheotherdailyactivities.MercolabelievesAmericanslosetheabilitytosensewhentheyareactuallyfull.SotheykeepeatinglongaftertheFrenchwouldhavestoppeD.InadditionhepointsoutthatAmericansdrivetohugesupermarketstobuycannedandfrozenfoodsfortheweek.TheFrenchinsteadtendtoshopdailywalkingtosmallshopsandfarmers’marketswheretheyhaveachoiceoffreshfruitsvegetablesandeggsaswellashigh-qualitymeatsforeachmeal.AfteravisittotheUnitedStatesMireilleGuilianoauthorofFrenchWomenDon’tGetFatdecidedtowriteabouttheimportanceofknowingwhentostopratherthansuggestinghowtoavoidfooD.Todayshecontinuestostayslimandrarelygoestothegym.21教育网InspiteofallthesedifferencesevidenceshowsthatrecentlifestylechangesmaybeaffectingFrencheatinghabits.Todaytherateofobesityorextremeoverweightamongadultsisonly6%.HoweverasAmericanfastfoodgainsacceptanceandtheyoungrejectoldertraditionstheobesityrateamongFrenchchildrenhasreached17%—andisgrowing.25.InwhatwayaretheFrenchdifferentfromAmericansaccordingtoDr.JosephMercola?A.Theygoshoppingatsupermarketsmorefrequently.B.Theysqueezeeatingbetweentheotherdailyactivities.C.Theyregardeatingasakeypartoftheirlifestyles.D.TheyusuallyeattoomuchcannedandfrozenfooD.26.Thistextismainlytherelationshipbetween_________.A.AmericansandtheFrenchB.lifestyleandobesityC.childrenandadultsD.fastfoodandoverweight27.Thetextismainlydeveloped__________.A.bycomparisonB.byspaceC.byprocessD.byclassification分类28.Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?A.A.TVinterviewB.A.foodadvertisementC.A.healthreportD.A.bookreview

ThefreezingNortheasthasn’tbeenaterriblyfunplacetospendtimethiswintersowhenthechancecameforaweekendtoSarasotaFloridamybagswerepackedbeforeyoucouldsaysunshine.IleftforthelandofwarmthandvitaminC维生素C.thinkingofbeachesandorangetrees.WhenwetoucheddowntoblueskiesandwarmairIsentupasmallprayerofgratefulness.Swimmingpoolswinetastingandpinksunsetsatnormaleveninghoursnot4intheafternoonfilledtheweekendbutthebestpart—particularlytomytastedulledbymonthsofcold-weatherrootvegetables—wasa7A.m.adventuretotheSarasotafarmers’marketthatprovedtobemorethanworththeearlywake-upcall.Themarketwhichwasfoundedin1979setsupitstentseverySaturdayfrom7A.m.to1p.m.rainorshinealongNorthLemonandStatestreets.Basketsofperfectredstrawberries;thered-paintedsidesoftheJavaDawgcoffeetruck;andmostofallthetomatoes:amazinglargesoftandroundredtomatoes.Disappointedbymanyabrokenvine-ripened蔓上成熟的promiseI’verefusedtobuywintertomatoesforyears.NomatterhowattractivetheylookinthestoreonceIgetthemhomethey’reunfailinglydryhardandtasteless.ButIhomedinwithuncertaintyononeparticulartableattheBrown’sGroveFarm’sstandfulloffreshandsofttomatoesthesizeofmyfist.Theseweretherealdeal—andatthatmomentIrealizedthatthebestpartofSarasotainwinterwasgoingtobeeatingthingsthatbackhomeinNewYorkIwouldn’tbeexperiencingagainformonths.DelightedasIwasbythetomatoesinsightmyhappinessdeepenedwhenIlearnedthatBrown’sGroveFarmisoneofthesuppliersforJackDustyanewlyopenedrestaurantattheSarasotaRitzCarltonwhere—luckilyforme—Iwasplanningtohavedinnerthatverynight.WithoutevenseeingthemenuIknewI’dbeorderingeverytomatoonit.25.WhatdidtheauthorthinkofherwinterlifeinNewYork?A.Exciting.B.Boring.C.Relaxing.D.Annoying.26.Whatmadetheauthor’sgettingupearlyworthwhile?A.Havingaswim.B.Breathinginfreshair.C.Walkinginthemorningsun.D.Visitingalocalfarmers’market.27.WhatcanwelearnabouttomatoessoldinNewYorkinwinter?A.Theyaresoft.B.TheylooknicE.C.Theytastegreat.D.Theyarejuicy.28.Whatwastheauthorgoingtodothatevening?A.Eatinarestaurant.B.Checkintoahotel.C.Gotoafarm.D.Buyfreshvegetables.

UnitedStatesPresidentGeorgeW.Bushisexpectedtoissueadirectiveinthenextfewweeks.ItwillgivetheUSAirForceagreenlightforthedevelopmentofspaceweaponsUSmediareportedlastweek.ThiswouldpotentiallysetoffanewglobalarmsracesomeexpertshavewarneD.TokeepthatfromhappeninglastWednesdaytheWhiteHouseexplainedthatitwasnotconsideringputtingweaponsinspacE.ItsaiditwasmakingashiftinUSspacepolicytoallowforprotectionofsatellites.ButsomedefenseanalystsandarmscontroladvocatesarguethatthepolicywillpavethewayfortheUStoputbothdefensiveandoffensiveweaponsinspacE.NooneshouldbefooledsaidTheresaHitchesanAmericanweaponsexpert.TheUSisnowrestrictedbya1996directivesignedbyPresidentBillClinton.PlansforspaceweaponswerevetoedbytheClintoncabinet.Thedirectiveemphasizedthepeacefuluseofspaceinagreementwithalmostundividedglobalopinion.TheUSmilitaryhasplacedimportanceonspaceandhassentupnumeroussatellitesfortroopcommunicationsandtoprovideintelligenceanddatatoguidebombstotheirtargets.TheUSAirForcewantstodevelopspacebasedweaponsthatcouldstriketargetsanywhereintheworldwithin90minutesofreceivingtheordertoopenfirE.ThesenewweaponsunderdevelopmentcoverawiderangE.Theyincludehunterkillersatellites杀手卫星andorbitingweapons沿轨道运行的武器系统.AndtheyuselasersradiowavesorevendensemetaltubesknownasRodsfromGoddroppedfromspacetodothedamagE.Therearemanybarrierstothesettingupofthiskindofprogramexpertssay.Firstiscost.ItisestimatedthatthebudgetmaybeUS＄220billiontoUS＄1trillion.Thetechnicaldifficultiesofdevelopingreliablespaceweaponsarealsoaproblem.AndthemovewilldrawstrongcriticismfromaroundtheworlD.ExpertsworryaboutsettingoffaspacearmsracE.29.Thenewsreportmainlydealswith._____.A.USMilitaryPlansB.TheGlobalArmsRaceC.AComparisonbetweenTwopresidentsD.PresidentGeorgeW.BushandtheWorldPeace30.Whichofthefollowingstatementsarementionedinthepassageabove?A.PresidentGeorgeW.Bushsupportsspaceweapondevelopment.B.TheUSspaceweaponprojectisverycostly.C.TheAmericanspacebasedweaponstobedevelopedwillbeabletotargetanyplaceontheearth.D.TheUSmilitaryhasfewdifficultieswiththedevelopmentofspaceweapons.E.ThespaceweaponprogramwillthreatenworldpeacE.f.ClintongovernmentwaspoorerthanBushgovernment.A.bdefB.acdfC.bcdeD.abce31.Afterreadingthispassageitcanbeinferredthat.A.USgovernmenthaslittledifficultyindevelopingnewweaponsB.TheWhiteHouseisrightinexplainingthatUSnewspacepolicyaimstoprotectsatellitesC.GeorgeW.Bush’sdirectivetobeissuedwillbeagainstglobalopinionsD.PresidentGeorgeW.BushandBillClintonsharealotincommon32.Theauthor’sattitudetowardstheupcomingspaceweapondevelopmentis.A.supportiveandoptimisticB.criticalandworriedC.excitedandcontentD.indifferentbutalittleencouraged

WhiletofuisahouseholdnameinAsiaithasstillnotbeencompletelyacceptedintotheWesternkitchen.WhenitarrivedintheWesttofufounditselfsittingaloneinthefoodplaygroundignoredbytheotherkids.Andwhentofudidmakefriendsitwasonlywiththeopen-mindedpeace-lovingvegetarianssometimesreferredtoashippies.Whyisitthatsuchastaple主要的ingredientintheEasthasbeensubjectto遭受suchdiscriminationintheWest?Welltofuquiteliterally简直missedtheboat.TofuoriginatedinChinasome2000yearsago.ButwhentheEuropeansfirstarrivedinChinatheyignoredit.Whilericewasembracedwithopenarmsandbroughthomewithpopularacclaim称赞tofufollowedlaterandwithmuchlesssuccess.GrowingupinAustraliaIonlyhadavaguenotionofwhattofuwas.ItwasjustlastyearwhenIlivedintheDutchtownofMaastrichtthatwewerereallyintroduceD.Inthattownlotsofstudentschoosetoliveinsquats—oldrun-downfactoriesrentedoutforverycheapprices.OneofthesesquatsholdsaVeganDinnereveryMonday.InthedishesservedtheretofuwasastapleandIfoundthatIquitelikedit!SlowlybutsurelytofuisbecomingacceptedintomainstreamWesterncookingcircles.InMarchthesingerJustinTimberlakedressedupinatofusuitforasketch短剧onNBC’sshowSaturdayNightLivetopromotethesilkyfooD.AndnotableUKfoodexpertssuchasNigelSlaterandFuchsiaDunloparesingingtofu’spraisesaswell.AsSlaterwritesinanarticlepublishedinTheGuardianIthinktheChineseknowwhattheyaretalkingaboutandImustgivetheirbeloveddou-fuyetanotherchance.Hefoundthatwhencookedwithchilligarlicandgingertofuwasaverywelcomeguestathisdinnerparty!28.WhentofuwasintroducedtotheWestit________.A.wasnotacceptedjustlikericeB.wasviewedasatoyinsteadoffoodC.waswell-receivedmostlybyhippiesD.wasdifficulttofindthingstocookwithit29.Thephrasemissedtheboatinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans________.A.failedtotakeadvantageofanopportunityB.wasinthesamesituationC.experiencedabigchangeD.drewmuchattention30.ThefirsttimetheauthortastedtofuinMaastrichtshe________.A.hadalreadyeatenitinAustraliaB.developedaloveforitC.feltitwasnothercupofteaD.foundthatshehadexpectedtoomuchfromit31.ByquotingSlaterinthelastparagraphtheauthorintendstoshow________.A.tofuisbecomingpopularintheWestB.itisbeneficialtoeattofunowandthenC.tofuisbecomingastapleatWesterndinnerpartiesD.anewcreativewaytocooktofuhasbeenpraised

Haveyouevernoticedwhathappenstoanideaonceyouexpressit?JusttalkingaboutitorwritingitdowncausesyoutomakeitclearinyourownminD.Howcanyouusethistoincreaseyourbrainpower?Startwriting.Byputtingthoughtsintowordsyouaretellingyourselfthelogic逻辑behindwhatyouthinkfeeloronlypartlyunderstanD.Oftenexplainingathoughtistheprocess过程ofunderstanding.Inotherwordsyouincreaseyourbrainpowerbyexercisingyourexplainpower.Trythisexperiment.Explainhowyou’llincreaseyourbrainpowerevenifyouhavenoideahowrightnow.Juststartwithanythingandcreateanexplanation.ForexamplestartwithI’lllearnchessorI’llreadanarticleonthemindeveryweek.Explainhowthatwillhelp.You’llbesurprisedhowoftenthisbecomesaworkableplanandifyouactuallydothisyou’llhaveabetterunderstandingofyourbraintwentyminutesfromnow.Anotherbenefitofwritingisthatithelpsyouremember.Manyifnotmosthighlyproductivepeoplearealwaystakingnotes.Youcantrykeepingitallinyourheadbutifyoukeepajourna日志ofyourideasthenexttimeyou’reworkingonabigprojectyou’llprobablyhavemoresuccess.Wanttounderstandatopic?Writeabookaboutit.That’sanextremeexamplebutifyouarelearningsomethingnewwritealettertoafriendaboutitandyouwillunderstanditbetter.Wanttoinventsomething?Writeanexplanationoftheproblemwhyyouwanttosolveitandwhyitisworthsolvingandyou’rehalf-waythere.Writersdon’talwayswritebecausetheyclearlyunderstandsomethingbeforehanD.Oftentheywriteaboutsomethingbecausetheywanttounderstandit.YoucandothesamE.Writingwillhelpbringyoutoanunderstanding.Giveitatry.65.AccordingtothetextwritingcanhelpyoualotinthefollowingwaysEXCEPT______.A.theincreaseofyourbrainpowerB.theabilitytorememberC.thedevelopmentofyourinterestinstudyD.thebetterunderstandingofatopic66.Theunderlinedsentenceyou’rehalf-waythereinthefifthparagraphimplies暗示that________.A.youarealreadysuccessfulB.youstillneedtoworkhardC.writingcanhelpyouwalkhalfwayD.writingisimportanttosolveproblems67.What’sthemainpurposeofthewriterwritingthetext?A.Toadvisereaderstostarttheirwriting.B.Toexplaintheimportanceofwriting.C.Topersuadereaderstobecomewriters.D.Toincreasereaders’brainpower

Homonym:awordthathasthesamespellingandthesamepronunciationasanotherworldbutadifferentmeaningSamespellingdifferentmeaningImaginethenasituationwheretwowordsarespeltandpronouncedexactlythesamewaybuthavecompletelydifferentmeanings.Welcometotheworldofhomonyms.Takeforexampletheword‘fail’—itcanbeakindoffestivalandadjectivetodescribethecolorofyourhairorhowyoushouldplayagamE.Don’ttakeitliterallySohowdoyouknowwhichmeaningsomeoneisreferringto?—Youdon’texceptbythecontext.Obviouslyifsomeoneasksyouto‘givethemahand’theydon’twantyoutoremovewhatisattheendofyourarm.What’sinaname?Sometimeseventhecontextdoesn’thelpmuch—theresultcanbeamusing.Thesesentencesplaywiththedoublemeaningofanoun:IusedtobeabankerbutIlostinterest.Haveyouheardaboutthecross-eyedteacherwhocouldn’tcontrolhispupils?Asmallboyswallowedsomecoinsandhadtogotohospital.Whenhisgrandmotherphonedtoaskhowhewasthenursesaid:‘Nochangeyet’.MoreambiguityAndtheseexamplesplaywiththedifferentmeaningsofaverb:Iwonderedwhytheballwasgettingbigger.ThenithitmE.Nooneknewshehadadentalimplantuntilitcameoutinaconversation.Aboiledegginthemorningishardtobeat.DoubletroubleAndsometimesawordcanbeanounandaverbbuthavedifferentmeanings.Canyouworkthisoneout?Timeflieslikeanarrow.FruitflieslikeabananA.IfyoulikethesehomonymsyouwillbepleasedtoknowthatEnglishhasplentymore!ExplanationsofjokesinthetextIusedtobebankerbutIlostinterest.Ibecameboredwiththejob/IlostmoneyHaveyouheardaboutthecross-eyedteacherwhocouldn’tcontrolhispupils?students/partsofhiseyesAsmallboyswallowedsomecoinsandhadtogotohospital.Whenhisgrandmotherphonedtoaskhowhewasthenursesaid:‘Nochangeyet’.nodifferenceinthesituation/nomoneyIwonderedwhytheballwasgettingbigger.ThenithitmE.theballhitme/IsuddenlyrealizedNooneknewshehadadentalimplantuntilitcameoutinaconversation.becameknown/felloutAboiledegginthemorningishardtobeat.can’tbebetter/difficulttomixwithaforkTimeflieslikeanarrow.timegoesquicklyFruitflieslikeabananA.insectsenjoyeatingfuit.56.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouthomonymsisNOTtrue?A.Theysharethesamespellingsregardlessofmeanings.B.Wecan’tknowtheirmeaningswithoutcontext.C.Wemaystillfeelconfusedevenwithcontext.D.TheirambiguitybringsgreattroubletoourlifE.57.ThebeatinthesentenceAboiledegginthemorningishardtobeatmakingforasatisfyingbreakfast.hasasimilarmeaningto_____.A.Therainwasbeatingdownonthetinroof.B.Takingthebussurebeatswalking.C.Thedoctorcouldfeelnopulsebeating.D.You’vebeenworkingtoohardyoulookdeadbeat.

Asmallpieceoffisheachdaymaykeeptheheartdoctoraway.That’sthefindingofascientificstudyofDutchmeninwhichdeathsfromheartdiseaseweremorethan50percentloweramongthosewhoateatleastanounceofsaltwaterfishperdaythanthosewhoneveratefish.TheDutchresearchisoneofthreehumanstudiesthatholdthebeliefthateatingfishcanprovidehealthbenefitsparticularlytotheheart.Heartdiseaseisthenumber-onekillerintheUnitedStateswithmorethan550000deathsfromheartattackseachyear.ButresearchershavenoticedthattherateofheartdiseaseislowerincountriesthateatmorefishthanAmericansdo.TherearefewerheartdiseasedeathsforexampleamongtheEskimosofGreenlandwhoeatabout14ouncesoffishadayandamongtheJapanesewhodailyeatfishaboutmorethan3ounces.For20yearstheDutchstudyfollowed852middle-agedmen20percentofwhomatenofish.Atthestartofthestudytheaveragefishconsumption消耗wasabouttwo-thirdsofanounceeachdaywithmoremeneatingthinfishthanfattyfish.Duringthenexttwodecades十年78ofthemendiedfromheartdiseasE.ThefewestdeathswereamongthegroupwhoregularlyatefishevenfarlowerthanthoseoftheJapaneseorEskimos.Thisrelationshipwastruenotconsideringotherfactors因素suchasagehighbloodpressureorbloodcholesterol.25.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothetext?A.TheDutchresearchhasprovedthateatingfishcanhelptopreventheartdiseasE.B.Heartdoctorswon’tcallatyourhousesolongasyoukeepeatingfisheachday.C.AmongallthediseasesheartdiseaseisthemostdangerousinAmericA.D.ThereisalowrateofheartdiseaseinJapanandGreenlanD.26.Thetextismainlyabout________.A.thehighrateofheartdiseaseB.thegreatchangedinpeople’sdietC.thefishconsumptioninsomecountriesD.theinfluenceoffisheatingonpeople’shealth27.HowmanylivescouldprobablybesavedeachyearintheUnitedStatesbyeatingfishaccordingtotheDutchstudy?A.152000B.110000C.275000D.55000028.Wecanconcludethat_______.A.heartdiseaseusuallyhappensinAmericaB.noheartdiseasehappensinJapanandGreenlandC.highbloodpressurecanmakepeopledieD.eatingfishregularlycanmakepeoplelivelonger

Gotochurchthenhaveabiglunchthengoouttoplaywhilemumdoesthehousework.Thatwasatypical典型的BritishSundayinthe1960s.Butthingsnowcouldnotbemoredifferent.SomeBritishsociologistsrecentlystudiedthetypicalBritishSunday.Theyfoundthatpeoplegetuplateranddolesshouseworkthantheydid40yearsago.TheyarefarmorelikelytobeoutshoppingorenjoyingthemselvesthancookingSundaylunch.Sundaymorningswerebusy40yearsago.Mostwomencaughtupontheirweeklyhouseworkandcookedanicelunch.TheyseldomallowedthemselvesanyleisureuntilafternoonafterthedisheswerecleaneD.Thentherewouldbeanotherrushtothetablebetween5:00pmand6:00pmforteA.ButnowBritonscanhavebrunch早午餐attherestaurant.Fewerpeoplebother添麻烦tocookthemselves.Youonlyhavetwofreedaysaweek.Youdon’twanttohavetowasteonebecausethereisnothingtodobutwatchboringTVsaidElizabethBiggs25aproducerinLondon.OnSaturdayyouarerecoveringfromtheweekBiggsaddeD.Sundaysarethelastchancefortheweekend—youwanttogetasmuchasyoucanoutofthedaybeforeyouhavetogobacktowork.InthepastBritishwomenusuallydidtheirshoppingduringtheweekwhilethehusbandwasatwork.NowmenseemtodothatasmuchaswomensaidJonathanGershunyaprofessorwhotookpartinthestudy.MenalsodomorehouseworknowonSundays.Backinthe1960smenwerefarmorelikelytospendSundaysoutofthehouse—atthepuborplayingfootball—beforelunch.28.ManyBritonshavebrunchattherestaurantbecause_______.A.Theywon’tbothertocookthemselves.B.TheygetuptoolatE.C.TheyhavenotimetocookathomE.D.Theywillgotochurch.29.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.BritonsusedtogotochurchonSundays.B.BritishwomendidtheirshoppingonSundaysinthepast.C.BritonsusuallyhadabiglunchathomE.D.Britishmendidlittlehouseworkathomeinthepast.30.TheunderlinedwordleisureinPara3means___________.A.houseworkB.shoppingC.freetimeD.lunch31.Thetextmainlytellsus________.A.thechangesofthewaystheBritonsspendtheirSundaysB.whyBritonsgoshoppingonSundaysC.HowBritonsspendtheirholidays[来源D.whatBritonsdidonSundays

EllaWoodwillgraduatefromMiamiUniversitynextyearwithamaster’sdegreeinpublichealth.sheishopingtogetajobinpublichealth.Butshehassomeworries.Publicservicedoesn'tpaymuchandherstudyatMiamiUniversitycostsabout$50000ayearwithlivingexpenses.EllahasascholarshipfromMiamiUniversitythatcoversjust$4000ayearandhastakenoutloanstopayfortherest.Shewouldspendyearspayingbackherstudentloansandnothavemoneyleftover.Thegoodnewsisthatin2008CongressrecognizedthatthereweresomanystudentsinElla’spositionthatitpassedtheCollegeCostReductionAct.ThereweretwoprogramsestablishedbythisactthatEllacouldlookinto.Thefirstistheincome-basedrepaymentplanwhichallowslower-incomegraduateswithalotofdebttoreducetheirmonthlypayments.Dependingonagraduate'sincomeandlevelofdebttheprogramcouldlimitherannualeducationalloandebtrepaymentto15percentofrealincomE.saidPeterWilliamvicechairmanoftheCollegeSavingFoundation.Thesecondisthepublicserviceloanforgiveness贷款减免planinwhichthefederalgovernmentwillforgivetheremainingdebtofborrowerswhomake10-yearloanpaymentwhileworkingfulltimeinpublic-servicejobs.Butthegraduatemusthaveacertainloanwhichislistedintheplan.Typicallyitisprojectedthataborrowerwhoperformspublicserviceunderthisprogramwillrepayonlyaboutone-fourthtoone-halfasmuchmoneyasaborrowerwhodoesnotWilliamsaiD.HealsopointedoutthatpublicserviceisbroadlydefinedandincludesanygovernmentandnonprofitorganizationjoB.21.WhatmightEllaWoodbeconcernedmostwhenshegraduatesnextyear?A.Shemightnotamaster’sdegreedirectly.B.Shemightnotfindajobinpublichealtheasily.C.ShehadtopaybackherscholarshiptoMiamiUniversity.D.Shewonderedhowtoeasethepainofbeingindebtforyears.22.HowcanEllabenefitfromthefirstprogrammentionedinthepassage?A.Theincometaxwillbecutdown.B.Onefourofdebtwillbeforgiven.C.ThetotalamountofdebtwillbereduceD.D.Ellawillhavemoretimetopaybackthedebt.23.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.A.everygraduatewillgetascholarshiplikeEllA.B.graduateswhoworkinpublicservicegetthehighestpayment.C.thefederalgovernmentencouragesgraduatestoworkinpublicservicE.D.theCollegeCostReductionActonlyhelpsgraduateswithmaster’sdegreE.24.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.ThetotalexpenseinAmericanuniversitiesistoohigh.B.TheUSgovernmentistryingtorelievegraduatesfromheavydebt.C.Therearealotofdifferentprogramstohelpstudentspaytheirtuition.D.TheUSgovernmentforcesallstudentstochoosepublic-servicejobs.

Irelandhashadaverydifficulthistory.Theproblemsstartedinthe16thcenturywhenEnglishrulerstriedtoconquerIrelanD.ForhundredsofyearstheIrishpeoplefoughtagainsttheEnglish.Finallyin1921theBritishgovernmentwasforcedtogiveindependencetothesouthofIrelanD.TheresultisthattodaytherearetwoIrelands.NorthernIrelandinthenorthispartoftheUnitedKingdom.TheRepublicofIrelandinthesouthisanindependentcountry.Inthe1840sthemaincroppotatoeswasaffectedbydiseaseandabout750000peoplediedofhunger.Thisandashortage短缺ofworkforcedmanypeopletoleaveIrelandandliveintheUSAtheUKAustraliaandCanadA.Asaresultoftheseproblemsthepopulationfellfrom8.2millionin1841to6.6millionin1851.FormanyyearsthemajorityofIrishpeopleearnedtheirlivingasfarmers.Todaymanypeoplestillworkonthelandbutmoreandmorepeoplearemovingtothecitiestoworkinfactoriesandoffices.LifeinthecitiesisverydifferentfromlifeinthecountrysidewherethingsmoveataquieterandslowerpacE.TheIrisharefamousforbeingwarm-heartedandfriendly.OscarWildeafamousIrishwriteroncesaidthattheIrishwerethegreatesttalkerssincetheGreeks.SinceindependenceIrelandhasreviveditsowncultureofmusiclanguageliteratureandsinging.DifferentareashavedifferentstylesofoldIrishsongswhicharesungwithoutinstruments.OtherkindsofIrishmusicusemanydifferentinstrumentssuchastheviolinwhistlesetC.56.WhatdoestheauthortellusinParagraph1?A.HowtheIrishfoughtagainsttheEnglish.B.HowIrelandgainedindependencE.C.HowtwoIrelandscameintobeing.D.HowEnglishrulerstriedtoconquerIrelanD.57.WelearnfromthetextthatinIreland________.A.foodshortagesinthe1840sledtoadeclineinpopulationB.peoplearemovingtothecitiesforlackofworkinthecountrysideC.itishardertomakealivingasafarmerthanasafactoryworkerD.differentkindsofoldIrishsongsareallsungwithinstruments58.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordsmeaninthelastparagraph?A.hasreviewedB.hasreturnedC.hasrecoveredD.hasreached59.Thelastparagraphismainlyabout________.A.theIrishcharacterB.afamousIrishwriterC.IrishmusicalinstrumentsD.Irishculture60.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.LifeinIrelandB.IrelandPastandPresentC.A.VeryDifficultHistoryD.TheIndependenceofIreland

WantedsomeoneforakissWe’relookingforproducerstojoinusinthesecondofLondon100FM.You’llworkonthestation’smusicprograms.MusicproductionexperienceinradioisnecessaryalongwithrichknowledgeofmoderndancemusiC.PleaseapplyinwritingtoProducerVacanciesKiss100.FatherChristmasWe’relookingforaveryspecialpersonpreferablyover40tofillourFatherChristmassuit.Workingdays:EverySaturdayfromNovember24toDecember15andeverydayfromDecember17toDecember24exceptSunday10:30-16:00.Excellentpay.PleasecontacttheEnterpriseShoppingCenterStationParadeEastbounD.AccountantsAssistantWhenyoujointheteaminourRevenueAdministrationUnityouwillbeprovidingassistancewithinallpartsoftheRevenueDivisiondealingwithpostandothergeneralduties.IfyouareeducatedtoGCSEgradeC.levelwewouldliketotalktoyou.ThispositionisequallysuitableforaschoolleaverorforsomebodywhohasofficeexperiencE.WaldenDistrictCouncilSoftwareTrainerIfyouareaged24-25andhaveexperienceinteachingandtrainingyoucouldbethepersonwearelookingfor.Youshouldbegoodatthecomputerandhavesomeexperienceinprogramwriting.Youwillbeallowedtomakeourdecisionandupwardsof$15000fortherightperson.PleaseapplybysendingyourCVtoMrs.R.OgilviePalmlaceLimiteD.29.Whoshouldyougetintouchwithifyouhopetoworkinaradiostation?A.TheEnterpriseShoppingCenter.B.Mrs.R.OgilviePalmlaceLimiteD.C.ProducerVacanciesKiss100.D.WaldenDistrictCouncil.30.WelearnfromtheadsthattheEnterpriseShoppingCenterneedsapersonwho__________.A.isagedbetween24and40B.maydosometrainingworkC.canworkforaboutamonthD.shoulddealwithgeneralduties31.Whichpositionisopentorecentschoolgraduates?A.ProducerLondonKiss.B.FatherChristmas.C.SoftwareTrainer.D.AccountantsAssistant.

OnFridayMay6ourclasswilltakeafieldtriptoNorthParkZoo.Thezoohaslionselephantsandotherinterestinganimals.ManyoftheanimalswehavebeenstudyingwillbethereforustocloselyobservE.Ourclasswillbedividedintosixteams.Eachteamwillhavefivestudentsandoneleader.TheleadersarelistedinthetablE.Team1MissBankerTeam2Mrs.LopezTeam3Mr.HarperTeam4MissAbelTeam5Mr.SotoTeam6Mrs.ThomasWhatYouNeedtoKnowOnthemorningofthetripthestudentswillbedividedintoteams.OnestudentfromeachteamwillreceiveacamerA.Thecamerapersonwilltakepicturesoftheteamtheanimalsandotherfunsightsatthezoo.Allstudentsshouldwearblueshirts.Besuretowearcomfortableshoesbecausewewillbewalkingallday.Pleasebringabaglunchandadrink.Wewillhaveapicnicattheparkinsidethezoo.Bringahealthysnacksuchasapieceoffruitandadrinkforlaterintheday.Whenweareatthezooalwaysremainwithyourteam.Donotleavetheteamwithoutaskingpermissionfromtheteamleader.FeedingtheAnimalsTheONLYanimalsthatstudentsareallowedtofeedarethoseintheChildren’sZoo.Specialfoodcanbeboughtatthezoofor25centsandgiventotheseanimals.Donotfeedyourlunchtothem.Itisnotgoodfortheanimals.ParentInformationThecostis$1.00forstudentsand$3.00foradultstoenterthezoo.Thestudentswillleavetheschoolat9:00A.M.andreturnat2:30P.M.Pleasesignthepermissionpaper.Returnitalongwiththemoneytoyourchildren’steacherbyMondayMay2.Boththepermissionpaperandthemoneyshouldbeinanenvelopewithyourchild’snamewrittenontheoutsidE.21.MissAbelwillbetheleaderforTeam__________.A.1B.2C.3D.422.Studentsshouldnotfeedtheirlunchestotheanimalsbecause_________.A.theteamleadersneedsnackslaterB.thefoodmaymaketheanimalssickC.thestudentswillbecomehungrylaterD.theanimalsliketheirownfoodbetter23.Thestudentshavethefieldtripmainlyinorderto_________.A.workwithteamleadersB.haveapicturetaken.C.seeanimalstheyhavestudieD.D.eathealthysnacks

Goodpoemsfallintothreecategories:thosearerecognizedasclassics;thoseseemtobepopularandthoseyoupersonallylikE.Poemstypicallybeingshortthereisnoreasonnottoexploreplentyofboth.Howeverhowtowritegoodpoems?Choosetherightwords.Ifanoveliswordsinthebestorderapoemisthebestwordsinthebestorder.Youwanttokeepworkingatyourpoemuntilyouhavebuiltastrongstructureofwords.Useonlythosewordsnecessarythatenhance加强themeaningofthepoem.Chooseyourwordscarefully.Useconcreteimageryandvividdescriptions.Lovehateandhappinessareallabstractconcepts.Manymaybeallpoemsaredeepdownaboutemotionsandotherabstractionsbutitishardtobuildastrongpoemusingonlyabstractions.Thekeyistoreplaceorenhanceabstractionswithconcreteimagesthingsthatyoucanappreciatewithyoursenses.Anobjectivecorrelativeisanobjectseveralobjectsoraseriesofeventsthatevoketheemotionorideaofthepoem.Reallypowerfulpoetryusesconcreteimagesandalsodescribesthemvividly.Showyourreadersandlistenerswhatyouaretalkingabout.DescribethethingsyouhearseetastetouchandsmellsothatthereadercanidentifywiththeirownexperiencE.Givesomeexamplesratherthanpurelymental/intellectualdescriptions.Usepoeticdevicestoenhanceyourpoem’sbeautyandmeaning.Themostwell-knownpoeticdeviceisrhymE.Rhymecanaddsuspense悬念toyourlinesenhanceyourmeaningormakethepoemmorecohesiveandprettier.Poeticdevicescanmakeapoemiftheybringtoomuchattentiontothemselvestheycanruinit.Saveyourmostpowerfulmessageorinsightfortheendofyourpoem.ThelastlineistoapoemthatapunchlineistoajokE.Givethereadersomethingtothinkaboutafterreadingyourpoem.Resisttheurgetoexplainit;letthereaderbecomeengagedwiththepoemindevelopinganunderstandingoryourexperienceormessagE.Youwouldedityourpoemsandgetopinionsofothersifnecessary.51.Whichisthestandardofgoodpoems?A.Poemsaretypicallybeingshort.B.PoemsareclassicspopularandpersonallylikE.C.Poemsarewordsinthebestorder.D.Poemsarethebestwordsinthebestorder.52.WhichisNOTtrueaboutpoems?A.Poemscanbemorepowerfulwithdescriptiondreamily.B.Poemsaredeepdownaboutemotionsandotherabstractions.C.PoemsmustbebasedonconcreteimagesthatpeoplecansensE.D.Poemscanbeidentifiedwithpeople’sownexperiencE.53.Whatshouldyoudoifyouwanttogetagoodeffectofyourpoem?A.Writeallabstractconceptssuchaslovehateandhappiness.B.Makeyourpoemsdeeperdownaboutemotionsandotherabstractions.C.Givesomepurelymentalorintellectualdescriptions.D.Writeyouandyourreaders’familiarorevenexperiencedthings.54.Whatplaysanimportantroleinpoems?A.Structures.B.SuspensE.C.RhymE.D.Description.55.Whydoestheauthorusethesecondsentenceinthelastparagraph?A.TellthefunctionofthelastlinE.B.Thereadersexpectfortheseries.C.Thereaderscanwaitforexplanation.D.Connectthepoemwiththereaders’ownexperiencE.

Haveyoueverintendedtobefullyabsorbedinyourworkbutfoundyourselfdistracted走神bye-mailtheInternetandotherthingsthroughouttheday?AccordingtothesurveymadebyafamousuniversityintheUSAmostpeoplehavetheexperiencE.PeopleoftenlosetheirconcentrationwhentheyareboredofcoursebutalsowhentheyareengagedinchallengingtaskssaysPeterBregmantheheadofthesurvey.Theysometimeshaveafeelingtoescapefromwhat’sdifficultorboringsotheyjumpouthesays.Thepartofthebraindevotedtoattentionisconnectedtothebrain’semotionalcenter.Anystrongemotion—quarrelswithcolleaguesproblemsathome—caninterruptourattention.Studiesoverthelastdecadehaveshownthattoomuchworktodoatatimecaneasilyleadtodistraction.RefocusingishardformanypeoplE.RobertEpsteinsuggeststhefollowingStopandlistentosomesoftmusicforafewminutes.FindagoodfriendorateacherandsayoutyourmatteronyourminD.Goforashortwalkortakeadeepbreathwhereyoubreatheindeeplycounttofiveslowlyholditandbreatheoutveryslowly.Thiscanblowoutallthetensionandtheunwantedinyourmindtorestoreyourfocus.Takemorecontrolbystructuringyourtimeandbecomingmoreawareofyourbehaviors.SettingthephonealarmtogooffeveryhourismywayofcreatingawarenessMr.Bregmansays.Youhavetoinformyourselfthatyou’velostfocusinordertodosomethingaboutit.Startingthedaywithato-dolistisalsoimportantsuchaswhentoeatwhentogotothegymortakeawalk.Butifit’soverlyambitiousyouwillputyourselfinastateofanxietywhichmakesithardforthebraintoconcentratE.Choosingthreeorfourthingsasyourpriority优先forthedayallowsyourbraintosettledownandfocushesays.32.AccordingtothepassagewhichisNOTthereasonwhysomepeoplecanbedistractedfromtheirwork?A.TheyaredisturbedbytheInternetandotherthings.B.Theydon’twanttobedevotedtotheirwork.C.Theycan’tfindinterestintheirwork.D.Theyfeeltheirworkistoohardforthem.33.Whichincidentmightnotinterruptyourattention?A.Youwenttoschoolatsixasusual.B.YouhadwordswithyourgoodfrienD.C.Youwerescoldedbyyourteacher.D.Yourmotherandfatherhadaquarrel.34.AccordingtoRobertEpsteinhowcanwerefocusonwhatweshoulddo?A.ListentorockmusicforsometimE.B.RunaroundtheplaygroundforsometimE.C.Turntoyourgoodfriendsorteachersforhelp.D.TakeabreathfromtimetotimE.35.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordrestoreinthepassage?A.releaseB.reformC.recoverD.react

Howdoyouaddress称呼peopleinEnglishwhenyouwanttotalktothem?Thefollowingmaybesomesimplerulesthebeginnersshouldfollow.1.WhentalkingtoastrangerthereisoftennospecialformofaddressinEnglish.UsuallyifyouwanttocatchtheattentionofastrangeritisnecessarytousesuchaphraseasExcuseme.2.InBritishEnglishSirandMadamareconsideredtobetooformal正式的formostsituations.Theyareusedmostlytcustomers顾客inshopsorrestaurants.WhileinAmericanEnglishSirandMadamarenotsoformalandarecommonlyusedbetweenstrangersespeciallywitholdpeoplewhosenamesyoudon’tknow.3.Whenyoutalktosomepeopleyouknowyoucanusetheirnames.Ifyouarefriendsusetheirfirstname;ifyourfriendshipismostformaluseMrMrsMsetC.beforetheirfamilynames.4.Therearemanyformsofaddresswhichcanbeusedbetweenfriendsandstrangers.HowevermanyofthesearelimitedinusE.Forexamplepalandmatecanbeusedbetweenstrangersbutareusuallyonlyusedbymentalkingtoothermen.52.AccordingtothepassageExcusemeismainlyusedto.A.addressapersonyoudon’tknowB.apologizetoothersC.catchtheattentionofastrangerD.suggestgoodmanners53.IfJohnSmithisyourbestfriendaccordingtothepassageyoushouldoftencallhim.A.JohnB.SmithC.Mr.JoinD.Mr.Smith54.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.SirandMadamareusedmoreofteninAmericanthaninEnglanD.B.PeopleoftenuseMrMrsorMsbeforethefirstnamesofthosepeoplewhotheydon’tknowverywell.C.PalandMateareusuallyonlyusedamongmen.D.Whileaddressingfriendspeoplejustusetheirfirstnames.55.ThepassageismostlikelytakenfromanEnglish.A.textbookB.cardC.storybookD.grammarbook

Chinaproduces58000tonsofsilkeachyear.YetoneofthemostpopularsilkcompaniesintheworldisJimThompsonabrandbasedinThailand.ThompsonaDelawarenativewastrainedtobeanarchitectinthemid－1920sbutjoinedtheUnitedStatesarmyintheearly1940sinresponsetotheriseofWorldWarII.HewassoonappointedtotheOfficeofStrategicServiceswhicheventuallybecametheCIAandtraveledaroundtheworldincludingThailandwherehefellinlovewiththepeopleandtheircountry.TherewerefewhotelsthataccommodatedinternationaltravelersinthecapitalofBangkokandThompsonthoughtthatwiththeriseofleisuretraveltheFarEastwouldmakeanappealingdestinationforWesterners.Uponhisdischargefromthemilitaryin1946hereturnedtoThailandtostarthisownsilkbusiness.AtthetimesilkwasmainybeingproducedinthenortheastofThailandbutduetothedullnessofthecollectionprocesssilkproductionwasonthedecline.Thompsonwasdeterminedtorevive振兴thebusinesssoin1947hetookavarietyofsilkthread~backtoNewYorkCitytoseeiftheproductwouldbemarketabletoforeignconsumersHereceivedapositiveresponse9sotheJimThompsonSilkCompanywasfoundedin1948.JimThompsoniscreditedforrevivingthesilkindustry.Aftertheestablishmentofhiscompanysilkcostumessoon-appearedinBroadwayplaysandpopularfilmssuchasBenHurandThairoyaltysuchasHerMajestyQueenSirikitbeganwearingsilkoften.ManyalsothinkhisworkcontributedgreatlytotheThaieconomysincethesilkindustrycontinuestoemploythousandsofThaicitizenseventoday.JimThompson’ssuccessisnomystery.'HoweverhisdisappearanceonMarch261967certainlyisone.ThompsonmadeatriptoMalaysiatovisitfriendsandonedayventuredintothejungleonanafternoonwalk.HewasneverseenagaindespitesearchpartiessentoutbytheRoyalArmyAirCorpsandBritishtroops.Manyhavetheirowntheoriesonhisdisappearancebutnonehavebeencompletelyconfirmed.25.WhatconclusioncanyoumakeaboutsilksincetheJimThompsonSilkCompany'sestablishment?A.Siikhasonlybeenwornbyroyalty.B.Silkhasbecomehardertoget.C.Silkhasbecomemorepopular.D.Silkhasbecomemoreexpensive.26.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutThompson?A.HismilitaryserviceendedafterWorldWarⅡ.B.Hisdisappearanceremainsamystery.C.HeisthefounderofJim.Thompson.D.HeisaThaiAmerican.27.Whichoneofthefollowingistheclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwordcreditedinparagraph5?A.Honoured.B.Sorry.C.Accounted.D.Blamed.28.Whatisthispassagemostlyabout?A.Therevivalofthesilkindustry.B.ThemysteriousdisappearanceofJimThompson.C.HowthesilkindustryimprovedtheThaieconomy.D.HowJimThompsonSilkCompanycameintobeing.

Ifyouseeagroupofpeopledancingandsingingonthestreetorintherailwaystationyoudon'tneedtofeelsurpriseD.Theyareaflashmob暴民.Whoarethey?Aretheymobs?Don'tbeconfusedbytheirnamE.Actuallyaflashmobisagroupofpeoplewhogathersuddenlyinapublicplacedosomethingunusualforabriefperiodoftimeandthenquicklydisappear.TheyareusuallyorganizedwiththehelpoftheInternetorotherdigitalcommunicationsnetworks.ThemessagesmaybesenttofriendswhosendtomorepeoplE.Atapredeterminedtimetheygatherandperformsomeactivitiessuchasexchangingbookscomingtogethertolookattheskywavingtheirhandsandyellingsomethingatthetopoftheirvoicefor30seconds.ThentheyquicklydisappearbeforethepolicecanarrivE.Usingmobilephonestheflashmobcanchangeitsplaceifthefirstonehasbeencancelledforanyreason.BillWasiksenioreditorofHarper'sMagazineorganizedthefirstflashmobinManhattaninMay2003andthefirstsuccessfulflashmobgatheredonJune32003.Wasikclaimedthathecreatedtheflashmobasasocialexperimentdesignedtolaughatfashionseekersandstresstheculturalatmosphereofwantingtobeaninsiderorpartofthenextbigthing.FlashmobgatheringscansometimesshockpeoplE.SuchanactivitymightseemamusingandmagicalbutitalsomightfrightenpeoplewhoarenotawareofwhatistakingplacE.Undoubtedlyflashmobcanserveasgoodpoliticaltoolsandhavegreatpotentialsuchasusingflashmobtoadvertiseaproduct.Theflashmobisnowbecomingmoreandmorepopular.Peopleuseittodomanythings.Forexamplein2009MichaelJackson’sfanstookpartinaflashmobtorememberhim.HundredsofhisfansgatheredsinginganddancingMichael’sfamoussongBeatIttogether.Flashmobsgivepeoplefromallwalksoflifeanopportunitytocometogethertocreateamemory.28.WhatisNOTthefeatureoftheflashmob?A.Itcangettogetherquickly.B.Itcanchangeitsplacefreely.C.Itcandoactivitiessuddenly.D.Itcaninjurepeopleseriously.29.Howdoflashmobsinformoneanother?①ByusingtheInternet.②Bywritingletters.③Byyelling.④Bywavinghands.⑤Byusingmobilephones.⑥Byholdingameeting.A.③④B.①⑤C.②⑥D.①⑥30.WhydidBillWasikcreatetheflashmob?A.Toadvertisesomeproducts.B.Tohelppeoplemakefriends.C.Tomakefunoffashionseekers.D.Tocreatesomememories.31.Whatcanwelearnabouttheflashmobfromthepassage?A.BillWasikorganizedthefirstsuccessfulflashmobinMay2003.B.Peopleareencouragedtotakeamoreactivepartinanactivity.C.FlashmobstendtodosomethingillegalforashorttimE.D.Flashmobgatheringcanfrightenallthepeoplepresent.

GamesareagoodformofteachingortrainingchildrenastheycombinefunwithknowledgE.Theymaketheteachingortrainingactivitiesmoreinteresting.Theyareusefulinallfieldsofteachingandtraining.HelpyourchilddiscoverjusthowmuchmoreisgoingonintheworldaroundthemwiththislisteninggamE.Itwillalsoprovideafewminutesofpeaceandquietinwhatisprobablyaverynoisyandbusyday.A.discussionofthesoundsyoueachhearwillalsoassistinlanguagedevelopmentandanabilitytoarticulatethatwhichwashearD.Thesit-and-listengameisespeciallyhelpfulifyourchildisatthestageofdevelopinglanguageskills:listeningspeakingandsoon.Method:Thisisaveryrelaxingactivityinwhichyoubothneedtositstillandsilentforabout30secondsandjustlistentotheworldaroundyou.Youarebothtryingtohearasmanydifferentthingsasyoucanwhethertheyarecarspeopleairplaneswaterrunningthewindinthetreesoranyotherkindsofdailysounds.Afterthegiventimeisuphavingachataboutwhatyoubothcouldhear.Itisagoodideatoaskyourlittleonesomeopenendedquestionstopromotetheirlanguagedevelopmentsuchas:Whatweretheloudestsoundsyouheard?Whatweretheclosestsoundsyouheard?Howmanycarsdidyouhear?Howfarawaydoyouthinkthatbarkingdogmightlive?Whatsoundsdidyouhearwhichyoudidnotexpecttohear?Note:Asanextensionactivityyoumaywishtodrawapictureofallthethingsyoucouldhear.21.Thesit-and-listengameisintendedtodevelop____.A.yourchild'scuriosityB.yourchild'simaginationC.yourchild'spatienceD.yourchild'slanguageability22.Duringthegamethechild_.A.isgivenmoretimethantheparentB.triestocatchanysoundthatisgoingonC.cangoandexploreoutdoorsifnecessaryD.canasktheparentanyquestionhe/shehas23.AfteradiscussionofthesoundsyoucanaskyourchildA.towriteadiaryB.todictatethenewwordslearntC.todrawapictureofthehappeningsD.toimitatethesoundshe/shehasheard24.Theunderlinedwordarticulateinthe2ndparagraphprobablymeans_.A.describeB.ignoreC.imitateD.imagine

WingsofRescueanonprofitgroupfoundedbyYehudaNetanelhopestomakeits2015Thanksgivingholidayairliftitsbiggesteventtodatewith25planescarryingmorethan1000dogsand100catstonewhomesaroundtheUnitedStates.Lastyearweflew608animalsRicBrowdeavolunteerofWingsofRescuesaiD.AndassoonasthelastplanetookoffYehudatoldme‘Nextyearwehavetobiggerwehavetodo1000dogs!’ButIwonderedwhetherwecouldget1000dogs.Thenliesaidthereweremorethan1000dogsthatneedhomes.Theairliftwilluseavarietyofaircraft.WhilemostpilotsinvolvedareseasonedWingsofRescuevolunteerstherewillbeacoupleofpilotsmakingtheirfirstrescueflight.we’realwayslookingfornewpilotsthatarewillingtojointheteamaddedBrowdeTheeventwillbefilmedaspartoftheAll-StarDogRescueCelebrationtoairontheFOXnetworkinprimetimeonThanksgiving.Thetwo-hourspecialaimstoraiseawarenessfortheeightmillionanimalscurrentlyintheU.S.sheltersystem.It’sbeingproducedbyactressHilarySwankandwillfeaturecelebrityguestswhowillintroducethedogsinneedofhomesandhonorthevolunteerswhodedicatetheirlivestocaringforanimalsinneeD.Theairliftwillcostthegroupmorethan$100000.Browdesaysonaverageitcosts$100tosaveonedogwhichincludesfuelrentalfeesforlargeaircraftandthecostofthehealthcertificaterequiredforeachanimaltoflEverydollarthatiscontributedgoesdirectlytohelpingsaveapet'slifeandBrowdeemphasizesthatnodonationistoosmall.We'reusingmoneytogettheplanesintheairandgetthedogswheretheyneedtogo.28.HowdidRicBrowdereactwhenheheardYehuda'swordslastyear?A.HefeltexciteD.B.Hewasdoubtful.C.HewassaD.D.Hecouldn’tagreemorE.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordseasonedprobablymean?A.QualifieD.B.ResponsiblE.C.ExperienceD.D.EnergetiC.30.FromthepassagewecanlearnthatWingsofRescue_A.onlycarrieshealthyanimalsB.isananimaltradeorganizationC.hasmanylargeaircraftofitsownD.canmakealotofmoneyeveryyear31.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.RicBrowde---ahelpfulvolunteer.B.TheAll-StarDogRescueCelebration.C.WingsofRescue--anonprofitgroup.D.ThebiggestanimalairliftofWingsofRescuE.

Inbusinessthere'saspeeddifference:It'sthedifferencebetweenhowimportantafirm'sleaderssayspeedistotheircompetitivestrategyandhowfastthecompanyactuallymoves.ThedifferenceisimportantregardlessofindustryandcompanysizE.CompaniesfearfuloflosingtheircompetitiveadvantagespendmuchtimeandmoneylookingforwaystopickupthespeeD.Inourstudyof343businessesthecompaniesthatchosetogogogototrytogain_an_edgeendedupwithlowersalesandoperatingincomesthanthosethatpausedatkeymomentstomakesuretheywereontherighttrack.What'smorethefirmsthatsloweddowntospeedupimprovedtheirtopandbottomlinesaveraging40%highersalesand52%higheroperatingincomesoverathree­-yearperioD.Howdidtheydis-obeythelawsofbusinessphysicstakingmoretimethancompetitorsyetperformingbetter?Theythoughtdifferentlyaboutwhatslowerandfastermean.Firmssometimesfailtounderstandthedifferencebetweenoperationalspeedmovingquicklyandstrategicspeedreducingthetimeittakestodelivervalue.SimplyincreasingthespeedofproductionforexamplemaybeonewaytotrytoreducethespeeddifferencE.Butthatoftenleadstoreducedvalueovertimeintheformoflower­qualityproductsandservices.Inourstudyhigher­performingcompanieswithstrategicspeedalwaysmadechangeswhennecessary.Theybecamemoreopentoideasanddiscussion.Theyencouragednewwaysofthinking.Andtheyallowedtimetolookbackandlearn.Bycontrastperformancesufferedatfirmsthatmovedfastallthetimepaidtoomuchattentiontoimprovingefficiencystucktotestedmethodsdidn'tdevelopteamspiritamongtheiremployeesandhadlittletimethinkingaboutchanges.Strategicspeedservesasakindofleadership.Teamsthatregularlytaketimetogetthingsrightratherthanploughaheadfullborearemoresuccessfulinmeetingtheirbusinessgoals.Thatkindofstrategymustcomefromthetop.29.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartgainanedgeinParagraph2mean?A.Reachthelimit.B.Setagoal.C.IncreasethespeeD.D.GetanadvantagE.30.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Firmsguidedbystrategicspeedtaketimetomakenecessarychanges.B.Firmsguidedbyoperationalspeedtaketimetodevelopnecessaryteamspirit.C.Howfastafirmmovesdependsonhowbigitis.D.Howcompetitiveafirmisdependsonwhatitproduces.31.Whichcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Reducetime?Movefaster.B.Needspeed?Slowdown.C.Improvequality?Servebetter.D.Delivervalue?PloughaheaD.

Thejourneytwonaval海军的officersmadesometimeagototheverydeepestpointontheearthmakesusrealizehowmuchoftheworldstillremainstobeexploreD.ThetwomenwentdownsevenmilestothebottomofthePa­cificOceaninsideasmallsteelballcalledabathyscaphetofindoutifthereareanyoceancurrents急流orsignsoflifE.Itwasnecessarytosetoutearlysothatthebathyscaphewouldcometothesurfaceindaylight白昼andsobeeasilyfoundbythemothershipwhichwouldbewaitingforit.Thediversbeganpreparationsatdawnandsoonafterwardswhenallwasreadythesteelballdisappearedunderthesurfaceofthewater.Intimethetemperaturedroppedtofreezing-pointandthementrembled颤抖insidetheball.Theykeptintouchwiththemothershipbytelephonedescribinghowtheyfelt.Thenatadepthof3000feetthetelephonestoppedworkingandtheywerequitecutofffromtheoutsideworlD.At30000feetthemenweresurprisedbyasuddenloudnoise:eventhesmallestholeintheballwouldhavemeantinstantdeath.Lucidlythoughitwasonlyoneoftheouterwindowsthathadbroken.Soonafterwardsthebathyscaphetouchedthesoftoceanfloorraisingabigcloudofdustmadeupofdifferentkindsofsmalldeadseaanimals.Herepowerfullightslitupthedarkwaterandthemenweresur­prisedtoseefishswimmingjustabovethemquiteuntroubledbytheverylargewaterpressurE.Buttheydidnotdaretoleavethelightsonforlongastheheatfromthemmadethewaterboil.Quiteunexpectedlythetelephonebeganworkingagainandtheweakbutclearvoicesoftheofficerswereheardonthemothership.AfterastayofthirtyminutesthemenbegantheirjourneyuparrivingthreehourslatercoldandwetthroughbutnonetheworsefortheirexperiencE.53.Whatdidtheofficersfindoutatthebottomofthesea?A.Theyonlyfounddifferentdeadseaanimals.B.TheydidfindsignsoflifE.C.TherewasnosignsofanylifE.D.Therewasonlydust.54.Thejourneytothebottomoftheseahelpedustorealizethat_________.A.muchoftheworldhasn'tyetbeenexploredB.therearenotanysignsoflifeatthebottomoftheseaC.strongwaterpressurehasgreateffectonfishD.powerfullightscannotturnedonattheoceanfloorwithoutkillingfish55.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningto...coldandwetthroughbutnonetheworsefortheirexperience?A.Theywerecoldandwetthroughwhichwastheworstthingofall.B.TheywereevenworsethancoldandwetthroughatthebottomoftheseA.C.ConsideringwhattheyhadjustexperiencedbeingcoldandwetthroughwasnottoobaD.D.Forsuchanexperiencebeingcoldandwetthroughwasnotbadforthematall.

Todaypaper-makingisabigbusiness.Butitisstillpossibletomakepaperbyhandsincethestepsarethesameasusingbigmachines.Youshouldusepaperwithsmallamountsofprinting.Oldenvelopesaregoodforthisreason.Coloredpaperalsocanbeusedaswellassmallamountsofnewspaper.SmallpiecesofragsorclothcanbeaddeD.Theseshouldbecutintopiecesaboutfivecentimetersbyfivecentimeters.Everythingisplacedinacontainercoveredwithwaterandbroughttoaboil.Itismixedforabouttwohourswithsomecommonchemicalsandthenallowedtocool.Thenitisleftuntilmostofthewaterdriesup.Thesubstanceleftcalledpulp纸浆canbestoreduntilyouarereadytomakepaper.Whenyouarereadythepulpismixedwithwateragain.ThenthepulpispouredintoamolD.Themoldismadeofsmallsquaresofwirethatholdtheshapeandthicknessofthepaper.Tohelpdrythepaperthemoldletsthewaterflowthroughthesmallwiresquares.AfterseveralmoredryingstepsthepaperiscarefullyliftedbackfromthemolD.ItisnowstrongenoughtobetoucheD.Thepaperissmoothedandpressedtoremovetrappedair.Youcanuseacommonelectricironusedforpressingclothes.24.Itissuggestedthatweshouldchoosepaperwithsmallamountsofprintingto_____.A.makepaperbyourselvesB.renewtheoldenvelopesC.makevariouscoloredpaperD.createourownnewspaper25.Whetherthepaperisstrongenoughtobetouchedisdeterminedby_____.A.howlongthepulpisstoredB.howthickthepaperisC.howmuchwaterremainsD.whattypeofchemicalsareused26.Whenthepaperisliftedfromthemolditistimeto_____.A.makeitsmoothB.makeitstrongC.decorateitD.useaniron27.Thepassageismostprobablyintendedto_____.A.introducethehistoryofpaper-makingB.describetheprocessofpaper-makingC.comparetheancientwiththemodernpaper-makingD.argueaboutthepossibilityofpaper-makingbyhand

AttheU.S.OpenchampionshipsinFlushingMeadowsNewYorklastweektheUnitedStatesTennisAssociationUSTAheldanunusualyouthpressconference新闻发布会.Isayunusualbecausethemainideawasn'ttopromotethesportforyoungchildren.Yestherewasayouthtennisexhibitioninwhichagroupoffresh-facedkidsfromtheareashowedofftheirwelldevelopedskills.Theyusedjuniorracquetsandlargerlow-pressureballsonahalf-sizetenniscourt－awaytheorganizationsupportsasameanstohelpchildrenhaveearlysuccessandstickwiththegamE.Buttheevent'srealpurposewastohelpparentsrealizetheimportanceofintroducingkidstoallkindsofathleticprogramsratherthanfocusingspeciallyononE.Thismaysoundlikesomethingeasytodobutit'snot.Intoday'sachievement-oriented成功向导environmentchildrenarebeingpushedtospecializeinasinglesport－whetherit'stennishockeysoccerorgymnastics－atever-youngerages.TomFarreyexecutivedirectorofthenonprofitAspenInstituteSports&SocietyProgramsaysyear-roundsportsprogramsarenowoffereddowntoage5tooearlyanageforachildtolimithimselforherselftoasingleactivity.Whileparentsnaturallywantthebestfortheirchildtheyarebeingpressuredbycoachestolethimorherstickwithonething.Theresult:Morekidsunderage12aresufferinginjuriesorworseburnout.AccordingtotheAspenInstitute'sreportProjectPlayfewerkidstodayarestayinginvolvedwithsportsthanfiveyearsagopartlybecauseofforcedspecialization.Today'schildrenarealreadyontracktoliveshorterlesshealthylivesthantheirparentsbecauseofobesityandrelateddiseasesandthistrendisonlyworseningmatters.Multi-sportparticipationhoweverleadstobetterperformancebecausekidsgetachancetodevelopdifferentsetsofskillsandgreaterenjoymentofthegamesaysFarrey.Theheadliningathletesattheeventrepeatedtheideathathavingkidsdomorethanonesportisaplusgoodforthem.1.AccordingtoTomFarreywhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Havingkidsdomorethanonesportisanadvantagetotheirfuturecareer.B.A.childshouldlimithimselftoasingleactivityundertheageof5.C.Parentsarebeingpressuredtolettheirkidsstickwithonesport.D.Multi-sportparticipationleadstomostkids'worseperformancE.2.Theunderlinedwordthisinparagraph2refersto________.A.introducingkidstomanydifferentsportsinsteadofonlyoneB.invitingkidstoonlyonesportinsteadoftryingdifferentonesC.takingkidstoonlyseveraldifferentsportsinsteadoftoomanyD.leadingkidstoanysporttheylikeinsteadoftryingmanykinds3.Fewerkidsarestayinginvolvedwithsportsnowthanfiveyearsagopartlybecausethey_______.A.becometoofattotakepartinsportsB.havetoomuchschoolworktocompleteC.gettoomanyinjurieswhentheydosportsD.arepushedintospecializedsporttoohard4.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheImportanceofDoingSportsB.TheNecessityofPhysicalEducationC.StopSpecializinginSportsSoEarlyD.DevelopChildren'sAthleticAbilities

ChristmasintheUnitedStatesistraditionallyatimeofgift-givingandfamilygatherings.Butsmalltownsacrossthecountryhavetheirowntraditions.MiddleburgasmalltowninthestateofVirginiaisknownforitshorses.Formorethan50yearsMiddleburghasorganizedayearlyChristmasparade游行.Menandwomenridehorsesthroughthewoodsandfields.Theyfollowhuntingdogsastheysearchforawildfox.Butfirstthesehuntersrideintheyearlyparadewearingtheirbrightredhuntingclothesandhats.JohnHaleacitizenofMiddleburgsaysmanycitypeoplevisithistown.Wehavealotofpeoplefromanurbanareathatcometovisitbutitincorporatesalotoftheoldtraditions.Thenight-timehayrideisonesuchtradition.Smallgroupsgatherunderthemoonlightonanopenwagonfilledwithhay.Thepassengerssingasfarmhorsespullthewagonslowlyacrossthefields.Therearesomenewertraditionstoo.TreyMatheuworksatthenearbySalamanderResort.HesaysavisittoMiddleburgisachancetoslowdownforaday.HesaysMiddleburgcanbeacalmingpeacefulplacewithouttension.Middleburgisanopportunitytotakeastepbacktotakeadeepbreathandunderstandthateventhoughlifeismovingonataveryfastpacethere’sreallyanopportunitywhereyou’reallowedtostepoffforalittlebit.Paradeorganizerssaymorethan13000peopleattendeveninbelow-freezingweather.Butifyouaskyouwillhearmanydifferentreasonswhypeoplecometowatchtheparade:IcomeherebecauseI.’mfromasmalltown.Ilikehoweverybodycomestogether.Iliverightdownthatstreet;rightthere.Andthat’smydog.MiddleburglooksitsbestatChristmastime.Thatmaybewhysomanypeoplereturneachyear.25.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.MiddleburgChristmasparadeB.AsmalltownknownforhorsesC.ChristmastraditionsinMiddleburgD.NewertraditionsatChristmastime26.AtChristmaspeopleinMiddleburgusually.A.visitfriendsandfamiliesB.feedfarmhorseswithhayC.huntfordogsinthewoodsD.rideintheyearlyparade27.AccordingtoTreyMatheuwhydopeoplevisitMiddleburg?A.Torelaxthemselves.B.Toenjoythefreshair.C.Toescapecompetition.D.Tochallengethemselves.28.WhatdoweknowaboutthesmalltownMiddleburg?A.Itmakesalargeprofitfromtourism.B.Itattractsmanypeopleeachyear.C.Itisagoodplaceforfamilygatherings.D.Itdoesn’trespectChristmastraditions.

TheworldischangingsofastthatEnglishperhapsthemostworldlyoflanguagesisstrugglingtokeepup.Learnersinthefuturearelikelytobemuchyounger.Youngchildrenareoftensaidtobebetteratlanguagelearningthanolderlearnersbuttheyalsohavespecialchallenges.Youngchildrendon’tusuallyhavethekindofinstrumentalmotivationanddeterminationforlearningEnglishthatolderlearnersoftenhavE.Englishlessonsmustthereforebefunandrewarding.ThereasonswhypeoplelearnEnglisharealsochanging.GlobalizationisbringingtogethermorepeoplethaneverwhospeakdifferentlanguagesandwhoareturningtoEnglishasthemeansofcommunication.TheEnglishlearnersofthefuturemaybelessworriedaboutsoundingexactlylikeanativespeakerandmoreconcernedabouthowtouseEnglisheffectivelyincross-culturalcommunication.Wemaybehearingmorenon-nativespeakersindialoguesandawiderrangeoftheNewEnglishesnowusedaroundtheworlD.TechnologywillallowEnglishtocometoyouratherthanyouhavingtogotoaspecialplacetolearnEnglish.LearningEnglishhasalwaysinvolvedbothpainandpleasureprivateeffortandsocialactivity.Traditionallearningprovidedtake-itorleave-itmixesoftheseaswellasofcontentbutinfuturelearnerswillbeabletochooseaplanwhichsuitstheirculturalandpsychologicaldispositions性情ortheirparticularneedsatthatmoment.Theyratherthantheirteacherswilldecidehowwhatandwhentheywilllearn.AbovealllearningEnglishisaboutcommunicationandanimportantbenefitoflearningEnglishisbeingabletoexchangeviewsandmakefriendswithpeopleallovertheworlD.Despitethegrowingindependenceoflearnerstrustedinstitutionsandbrandnameswillremainimportant.32.ComparedtoolderlearnersyoungEnglishlearners.A.aremoreactiveinlearningB.aremorehard-workinginlearningC.havemoredifficultiesinlearningD.havelesslastingdeterminationinlearning33.WhatcanwelearnaboutthefutureEnglishlanguage?A.BritishEnglishwillbemorepopular.B.AmericanEnglishwillbemorepopular.C.MostpeoplewillspeakstandardEnglish.D.ManydifferentkindsofEnglisheswillappear.34.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.FutureEnglishlessonswillbemoreinteresting.B.Oldpeoplewon’thavetolearnEnglishinthefuturE.C.PeoplewillpaymoreattentiontoEnglishpronunciation.D.Teacherswillplayamoreimportantroleinone’sEnglishlearning.35.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.LearningEnglishmeansnopaininthefuturE.B.EnglishtrainingschoolswillnotbepopularwithyoungpeopleinthefuturE.C.EnglishlearnerswillbecomelessindependentinthefuturE.D.MoreattentionwillbepaidtopersonalneedsinEnglishlearninginthefuturE.

Humans:It’stimetogiveuptheearthorfaceextinction灭绝.Itcouldbetheplotofasummerblockbuster成功的电影butthispredictionisn’tsciencefiction.It’saglimpse一瞥ofthefutureaccordingtofamousBritishscientistStephenHawking.Iseegreatdangersforthehumanracehesaidinaninterviewwithglobalforum论坛BigThink.Therehavebeenanumberoftimesinthepastwhenitssurvivalhasbeenaquestionoftouch-and-go.Hawkinganaward-winningphysicistsayshumansmustevacuateourhomeplanetwithinthenexttwocenturiesandexpandintospacetosurvivE.Ibelievethatthelong-termfutureofthehumanracemustbeinspacehesaiD.Itwillbedifficultenoughtoavoiddisastersonourplanetinthenexthundredyearsletalonethenextthousandormillion.HawkingwhowasawardedthePresidentialMedalofFreedomlastyearhasrecentlyvoicedmanyconcernsaboutthefutureoflifeontheearth.InAprilhespokeabouthisfearofaliensinaninterviewfortheDiscoveryChannel.IfaliensvisitedustheoutcomewouldbemuchaswhenColumbuslandedinAmericawhichdidn’tturnoutwellfortheNativeAmericanshesaiD.Suchadvancedalienswouldperhapsbecomewanderslookingtoconquerandcolonizewhateverplanetstheycanreach.ButHawkingsaysheisstillhopefulforthefutureofhumanity.I’manoptimisthetoldBigThink.Wehavemaderemarkableprogressinthelasthundredyears.ButifwewanttocontinuebeyondthenexthundredyearsourfutureisinspacE.Gettingtoanotherplanetwillproveachallengenottomentioncolonizingitforhumanity.UniversityofMichiganastrophysicist天体物理学家KatherineFreesetoldBigThinkthattheneareststartotheearthisProximaCentauriwhichis4.2lightyearsaway.Thatmeansifyouweretravellingatthespeedoflightthewholetimeitwouldtake4.2yearstogetthere--orabout50000yearsusingcurrentrocketsciencE.28.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonwhyhumansneedtogiveuptheearthaccordingtothepassage?A.Lotsofgreatdangersforhumanshavebeenseen.B.ItwillbehardforhumanstoavoiddisastersontheearthinthefuturE.C.Theearthwillbedestroyedbyworldwidewarsbeforelong.D.Advancedaliensmayconquerandcolonizetheearthsomeday.29.TheunderlinedwordevacuateinParagraph3probablymeans_______.A.leaveB.saveC.damageD.protect30.Hawking’sattitudetowardsthefutureofhumansis____________.A.objectiveB.positiveC.subjectiveD.negative31.HowlongwillittaketoreachProximaCentauribycurrentrocket?A.About4.2years.B.Over10years.C.Lessthan42000years.D.About50000years.

InNewYorkMawitnessedtheAlibabaGroupopeningontheNewYorkstockexchangewiththelargestinitialpublicofferingIPO新股发行inAmericanhistory.Alibabatheworld’slargestInternetcommercecompanymakesChinaequaltotheUSintherapidlyincreasingglobalcompetitionfortechnologicalinnovation创新andeconomictransformationcommentedtheSouthChinaMorningPost.IthasalsomadeMaChina’srichestmanwithafortuneofaround$25billion153billionyuanreportedReuters.It’sreportedthatMa’srags-to-richesjourneyisjustasspectacularashisInternetempirE.MafailedthenationalcollegeentranceexamstwicebeforehewasfinallyinHangzhouNormalUniversityonhisthirdattemptandfailedinfindingasuitablejobseveraltimes.AlsoMr.MaisabigbelieverinperseverancewhichwasprovedinhisEnglishstudyexperiencE.Howeveritwashisvisionandgoalsthatlaunchedhiscareer.DuringashorttriptotheUSasaninterpreterin1995MafirstexperiencedtheInternet.HebelievedintheInternet’sbusinesspotentialwhenfewotherChinesepeoplediD.HestartedAlibabainhisHangzhouapartmentwith17friendsand$60000offunds.Atthetimewhene-commercewasunheardofinChinaIcalledmyselfablindmanridingonthebackofblindtigersheoncesaidaccordingtoTheGuardian.HisunusualideasearnedhimthenicknameCrazyJackMa.IndeedMaisdifferent.Althoughheisverythinandabout160cmtallMaisyetanimatedandforcefulsaidTheGuardian.Heisfunnycreativeandacompelling引人注目的speaker.MatoldTimemagazinethathewasoldfortheInternet.HestartedtoslowdownandlookedarounD.AccordingtoTheWallStreetJournalMaplanstoopenataichiclubwiththeactorJetLibuildanentrepreneur企业家universityinHangzhouandcontinuetoworkonseveralenvironmentalprojects.28.Whatmadehimintoe-commerceindustry?A.HisEnglishlearningexperiencE.B.Hisforesightandambitions.C.HisbeliefinperseverancE.D.His17friendsand$60000funds.29.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph5mean?A.Maisablindmanridingonablindtiger.B.MahadnoconfidenceinhisbusinessfuturE.C.Maknewlittleaboute-commercE.D.MahadnotenoughmoneyatthattimE.30.What’sthepersonalityofMaYunaccordingtothepassage?A.FunnyandcompetitivE.B.DeterminedandcreativE.C.Richanddifferent.D.AttractiveandbelievablE.31.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheDevelopmentofAlibabaGroupB.MaYun’sPersonalLifeC.MaYun’sCrazySuccessD.E-commerceinChina

Chinaisalandofbicycles.Atleastitwasbackin1992whenItraveledthecountry.BacktheneveryoneseemedtoberidingabicyclE.Millionsofthemallblack.CarswererarE.YetsincemyarrivalinBeijinglastyearI'vefoundtheoppositeistruE.Therearemillionsofcars.HoweverpeoplestillusetheirbicyclestogetarounD.Formanyit'stheeasiestandcheapestwaytotraveltoday.Bicyclesalsocomeindifferentcolors---silvergreenredblueyellowwhateveryouwant.It'sfunwatchingpeoplebiking.Theyrushquicklythroughcrossroadsmoveskillfullythroughtrafficandrideevenonsidewalks人行道.Bicyclesallowpeoplethefreedomtomoveaboutthatcarsjustcan'tprovidE.EagertobepartofthisaspectofChinesecultureIdecidedtobuyabicyclE.Greatweatheraccompaniedmygreatbuy.IimmediatelyjumpeduponmybicycleseatandstartedhomE.Myfirstridehomewasorderly守秩序的.TobesafeIstayedwithapackofbikerswhilecarsonthestreetscamerunningswiftlyoutofnowhereattimes.Ididn'twanttogethit.SoItooktheridecarefully.Crossingthestreetswasthebiggestproblem.ItwasalotlikecrossingamajorhighwaybackintheUnitedStates.Thestreetsherewerewidesocrossingtooktimeskillandalittlebitofluck.IfinallymadeithomE.Thefeelingonthebicyclewasamazing.Theairhittingmyfaceandgoingthroughmyhairwaswonderful.IwassittingontopoftheworldasIpassedbyplacesandpeoplE.BikingmademefeelalivE.28.AccordingtotheauthorwhyarebicyclesstillpopularinChinatoday?A.BecausetheyaretraditionalandsafE.B.BecausetheyareconvenientandinexpensivE.C.BecausetheyarecolorfulandavailablE.D.Becausetheyarefastandenvironmentfriendly.29.Theauthordecidedtobuyabicyclebecauseheintended__________.A.torideitforfunB.touseitfortransportC.toexperiencelocalcultureD.toimprovehisridingskills30.Howdidtheauthorfeelabouthisstreetcrossing?A.Itwasboring.B.Itwasdifficult.C.Itwaslively.D.Itwaswonderful.31.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor'sbikingexperience?A.Theauthorenjoyedshowingoffhisbikingskills.B.Theauthorwasannoyedbytheairwhileriding.C.Theauthorwaspraisedbytheotherbikers.D.Theauthortookgreatpleasureinbiking.

Onlineclothesshopperswillbetoldexactlywhatsizeisbestforthemusingnewsoftwarewhichcombineswiththeirwebcamorsmartphonetoforma3DtapemeasurE.ScientistsfromSurreyUniversityanddesignexpertsfromtheLondonCollegeofFashionaredevelopingaprogramwhichcantakeprecisewaisthipchestandothermeasurementsfromcameraimages.Usingtheperson'sheightasastartingpointthesoftwarewillbeabletobuildupa3Dimageandestimatetheirsizeatvariousdifferentpointsonthebodybasedontheiroverallproportions.Theresultwillbeamoreaccuratesizingguidethanprevioussystemsbasedonwaistsizeorasmall/medium/largescalewhichrelyonlimitedmeasurementsandthebuyer'sperceptionoftheirownbodysizE.Shoppersandretailers零售商whochoosetosignupfortheprojectcouldsavemillionsofpoundsayearinpostagecostsbyremovingtheneedtoordermultiplesizesofthesamegarment服装andsendbackill­fittingclothesresearchersclaimeD.TheprojectsponsoredbytheEngineeringandPhysicalSciencesResearchCouncilEPSRCisexpectedtobebroughttomarketwithintwoyears.Afterchoosinganitemtheshopperwillactivatethesoftwareentertheirheightstandinfrontoftheirwebcamorsmartphoneintheirunderwearandtakeaphotograph.ThesoftwarewillnotstoreortransmittheimagetotheInternetbutwilluseittojudgetheperson'sdimensionsatvariouspointsontheirbody.PhilipDelamoreoftheLondonCollegeofFashionsaidThepotentialbenefitsforthefashionindustryandforshoppersarehugE.Currentlyit'scommonforonlineshopperstoordertwoorthreedifferentsizesofthesameitemofclothingatthesametimeasthey'reunsurewhichonewillfitbest.28.Whatistheessentialpartofa3Dtapemeasure?A.A.smartphonE.B.A.webcam.C.A.microphonE.D.A.softwarE.29.Whatcanwelearnaboutthe3Dtapemeasure?A.ItwillstoreortransmittheimagetotheInternet.B.Itisbasedonthebuyer'sperceptionoftheirsizE.C.Itwillbeaco­-workingproduction.D.Itusesaperson'sweightasastartingpoint.30.Whatistherightorderforashoppertoforma3Dtapemeasure?①totakeaphotowithawebcam②toactivatethesoftware③toenterhis/herheight④tojudgehis/hersizebyanalysinghis/herimageA.①②③④B.②①③④C.②③④①D.②③①④31.Howcanthe3Dtapemeasurebenefitonlineshoppers?A.OnlineshopperswillgettheirorderedgarmentintimE.B.OnlineshopperswillgetanorderedgarmenttotheirmeasurE.C.Onlineshopperswillgetanorderedgarmentofhighquality.D.Onlineshopperswillgettheirorderedgarmentmorequickly.

Therehasbeenagreatincreaseinthenumberofnaturaldisastersoverthepastfewyearsanditisreportedthatglobalwarmingandclimatechangecouldcauseevenmoredisastersinthefuture.Someoftheworld’sleadingcitiesarefacingdisasterslikefloodsandheatwaves.LondonLondon’sflooddefenses防御工事aregettingolder.Since1982theThamesBarrier水闸hasprotectedthecityfromthethreatoffloodingbutitwasonlydesignedtolastuntil2030andcloseonceeverytwoorthreeyears.About26yearslaterthebarriernowclosesfiveorsixtimesayearandaccordingtoEnvironmentAgencypredictionsby2050thebarrierwillbeclosedonalmosteveryfloodiftheproblemisnotsolved.Thereare26undergroundstations400schools16hospitalsanairportand80billionwealthinLondon’sfloodriskareasolargefloodingwouldbeextremelyterrible.ParisOverasixweekperiodinJulyandAugust2003morethan11400―mainlyoldpeople―diedinFrancebecauseofdehydration脱水andextremelyhighbodytemperatureinaterribleheatwave.Heatwavesofsimilarintensity强度areexpectedeverysevenyearsby2050sowhatcanbedonetomakesuresuchadisasterdoesnothappenagain?Onesolutionistohaveair-conditionersinelderlycarehomes.Butthisisconsideredashort-termsolutionastheincreaseindemandforelectricityalsoincreasescarbonemissions碳排放.InParisthelocalgovernmentareencouragingarchitectstodesignnewtypesofbuildingssuchasthebuildingFlowerTowerwhichusesacoveringofbambootoactasanaturalair-conditioner.ShanghaiShanghaiisthefastestgrowingcityonEarth.Ithasapopulationof18millionandisonly4metersabovesealevel.Sealevelsarepredictedtoriseby20cmwithinthenextcentury.About250000peoplemovetoShanghaieveryyearinsearchofworkplacingextrademandsonenergy.Chinareliesheavilyoncoalfiredpowerstationsbuttheseemissionsincreasetemperaturesandinturnwarmerseasincreasetheriskoftyphoons.1.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.BigCitiesFacingBigDisastersB.BigDisastersintheFutureC.TheIncreaseofNaturalDisastersD.SolutionstoNaturalDisasters2.WhatproblemshouldbesolvednowinLondon?A.Howtoprotectthecity’swealth.B.Wheretobuilditsflooddefenses.C.HowtousetheThamesBarriertoprotectthecity.D.Howtoimprovethefunctionoftheoldflooddefenses.3.Whichofthefollowingmeasurescan’tsolvetheheatwavedisasterinParis?A.Puttingupnewtypesofbuildingswithacoveringofbamboo.B.Havingair-conditionersinelderlycarehomes.C.ForbiddingthecitytobuildFlowerTowerD.Encouragingarchitectstodesignnewtypesofbuildings.4.ThemajorthreatstoShanghaiare.A.increasingpopulationB.risingsealevelsandtyphoonsC.coal-firedpowerstationsD.extrademandsonenergy5.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.Totellushowtoprotectthebigcities.B.Togiveadviceonhowtofightagainstnaturaldisasters.C.Toexplainwhatcausesfloodandheatwaves.D.Towarnusoftheincreasingnaturaldisastersinbigcities.

Tearthemapart!Killthefool!Murderthereferee!Thesearecommonremarksonemayhearatvarioussportingevents.Atthetimetheyaremadetheymayseeminnocentenough.Butlet'snotkidourselves.TheyhavebeenknowntoinfluencebehaviorinsuchawayastoleadtorealviolencE.Bookshavebeenwrittenaboutthewaywordsaffectus.Ithasbeenshownthatwordshavingcertainmeaningsmaycauseustoreactinwaysquiteforeigntowhatweconsidertobeourusualbehavior.Iseethetermopponentasoneofthosewords.Perhapsthetimehascometodeleteitfromsportsterms.Thedictionarymeaningofthetermopponentisenemyoronewhoopposesyourinterests.Thuswhenaplayermeetsanopponentheorshemaytendtotreatthatopponentasanenemy.Irememberanincidentinahandballgamewhenarefereerefusedaplayer'srequestforatimeoutforaglovechangebecausehedidnotconsiderthemwetenough.TheplayerwentawaytorubhisglovesacrosshiswetT-shirtandthenscreamedAretheywetenoughnow?Intheheatofbattleplayershavebeenobservedtothrowthemselvesacrossthecourtwithoutconsideringtheeffectthatsuchamovemighthaveonanyoneintheirway.Ihavealsowitnessedaplayerreactingtohisopponent'sintentionalandillegalblockingbyhittinghimwiththeballashardashecouldduringthecourseofplay.Offthecourttheyaregoodfriends.Doesthatmakeanysense?Itcertainlygivesproofofacourtattitudewhichdiffersfromnormalbehavior.ThereforeIbelieveitistimeweelevated提升thegametothelevelwhereitbelongssettinganexampletotherestofthesportingworlD.Replacingthetermopponentwithassociatecouldbeagoodwaytostart.Thedictionarymeaningofthetermassociateisfriendorcompanion.Youmaysoonseeandpossiblyfeelthedifferenceinyourreactiontothetermassociateratherthanopponent.62.Whatdidthehandballplayerdowhenhewasnotallowedtochangehisgloves?A.HerefusedtocontinuethegamE.B.Heangrilyhittherefereewithaball.C.Heinsistedthattherefereewasunfair.D.HewethisglovesbyrubbingthemacrosshisT-shirt.63.Accordingtothepassageplayersinagamemay______.A.throwtheballattheopponentillegallyblockingtheirwayB.keeponscreamingandshoutingthroughoutthegameC.1iedownonthegroundasanactofprotectionD.kicktheballacrossthecourtwithforce64.Whatisthefourthparagraphmainlyabout?A.Theplayer'seagernesstowin.B.Theplayer'sbadbehavior.C.Theplayer'sattitudestowardsthegamE.D.Theplayer'stotallydifferentbehavioronandoffthecourt.65.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?A.Playersshouldbeeducatedtorespectrefereesonthecourt.B.ReplacingthepresenttermsonthecourtcanhelpreduceviolencE.C.Raisingthereferee'ssenseofresponsibilitycanhelpreduceviolencE.D.ChangingtheattitudeofplayersonthesportsfieldcanhelpreduceviolencE.

From2008to2013Americanhouseholdslost$l1trillioninrealestatesavingsandstocks.MorethanhalfofallU.S.workerseitherlosttheirjobsorwereforcedtotakecutsinhoursorpayduringtherecession.Theworstmaybebehindthemnowbuttheshockinglossesofthepastfewyearshavereshapednearlyeveryfacetoftheirlives—howtheyliveworkandspend—eventhewaytheythinkaboutthefuturE.ForCindytherecessionbeganwhenherhusbandwasrelocatedtoRhinelanderWisconsinbyhiscompanyforcingthefamilytomoveinahurry.Thecoupleboughtanewhousebutwereunabletoselltheirtwo-bedroomhomeinBigLakeMinnesotA.Withtwomortgages抵押借款andtwoyoungchildrentocareforCindycouldn'timaginehowtostretchherhusband'spaychecktokeepherfamilyfeD.ThenshestumbleduponanonlinecommunitycalledBlotanicalaforumforgardenersmanywithaninterestinsustainability.ThemoreIreadanddiscussedthesepracticesthemoreIrealizedthiswouldhelpnotonlyourbudgetbutalsoourhealthshesays.Cindyadmitsthatbeforetherecessionshewasacitygirlwithnointerestingrowingherowndinner.Igrewflowersmostly—Ididn’tthinkaboutplantsthatweren’tvisuallyinteresting.Buttostretchherbudgetshebeganputtinginvegetablesandfruit—everythingfromstrawberrybedstoappletrees—andasherfirstseedlingsgrewherspiritslifteD.Shenolongerthinksofgardeningandmakingherownjamsasjustamoneysaver;they’reagenuinepleasurE.It’sbroughtusclosertogetherasafamilytooshesays.Herkidsvoluntarilypitchinwith主动帮助thegardenworkandthefamilycookstogetherinsteadofeatingout.Thefoodtastesbetter—it'sfresherandorganic—andthegardenhandilyfulfillsitsoriginalpurpose:costcutting.Nowshespendsabout$200to$300amonthongrocerieslessthanhalfofthe$650amonththatsheusedtolayout.AfterdiscoveringhowresourcefulshecanbeintoughtimesCindyisnolongereasilydiscourageD.ItmakesmefeelproudtobeabletosayImadeitmyselfshesays.IfeelaccomplishedandI'mmoreconfidentaboutattemptingthingsI'veneverdonebeforE.Nowsheavoidsconveniencestoresandhasbegunlearningtoknitquiltandmakeherownsoap.Idon'tthinkIwouldhaveeverbegunthisjourneyifitweren’tfortherecessionshesays.Ihaveafeelingthatfromnowonitwillaffectmyfamily’shealthandhappinessforthebetter.21.Welearnfromthefirstparagraphthattherecession______.A.hadgreatimpactonAmericans’workandlifE.B.affectedAmericansincertainoccupations.C.hadonlybroughthugelossesinsavingsandstocks.D.isoverwithsomeofthelossesrecovereD.22.Whatmadethefamily'sfinancialsituationevenworsewasthatthey_______.A.movedtoRhinelanderinahurry.B.hadtwochildrentoraisE.C.didn'tknowanyoneinRhinelander.D.couldn'tselltheirhomeinBigLakE.23.InadditionCindyviewsgardeningasagenuinepleasurebecausegardening_______.A.helpedhercutlivingcostsalmostbyhalf.B.enabledhertomakeherownjams.C.builtupfamilytiesandkids’enthusiasm.D.enabledhertoknowmoreaboutplants.24.WhatdoesCindythinkofthedifficulttimesshehasgonethrough?A.Itgavethecoupleandtheirkidsatoughlesson.B.Itgaveherconfidenceandoptimism.C.Itwouldcomeagainandaffectthefamily.D.Itleftalastingpsychologicalimpactonthefamily.

On26thJanuarythebiggestearthquakeinIndiatookthelivesof25000peoplE.Inthemorningwheneverybodywasenjoyingtheholidaytheearthquakebegan.Itwasabout7.5ontheRitcherscalE.ThereisnothingleftbetweentheskyandtheearthanymorE.Everythinghasbeenpulleddown.saidoneofthevillagersalivE.Thereisnowaternofoodandnoonehascometohelp.NobodydiedinPakistanacountrynexttoIndiA.ThecityofLahorewaslucky.InLahoreAmericanSchoolwhereIwasstudyingallofthestudentsweresafE.Theywereonthefieldsomostchildrendidn’tfeelanything.Theearthquakewasfeltbytheteachersthatwereonthesecondfloor.HoweverthoughMrs.Youngwasalsoonthesecondfloorshedidn’tfeelanything.Shedidn’tknowwhathappeneduntilateachertoldheraboutit.Thoseteacherswhowereontheotherfloorshaddifferentfeelings.Mr.EmondthemathsteacherfromAustraliasaidthatwhentheearthquakestartedhethoughttherewassomethingwrongwithhimbutthenanotherteachersaidthatitwasanearthquakE.Mrs.DavisandMr.Frostdidn’tfeelanythingeither.Mymotherdidn’tfeelanything.Shedidn’tevenknowthatitwasanearthquaketillshesawashakinglight.Mydadsawthecomputershakingandthenhelookedoutofthewindowandsawmanypeoplegoingout.56.ThebiggestearthquakeinIndiahappenedonthe__________ofJanuary26th.A.nightB.afternoonC.noonD.morning57.PeopleuseRitcherscaletotell__________.A.wheretheearthquaketakesplaceB.howserioustheearthquakeisC.whentheearthquaketakesplaceD.howlongtheearthquakelasts58.Welearnthat__________fromthesentenceThereisnothingleftbetweentheskyandtheearthanymorE.A.IndiaisalargecountryB.theIndianpeoplehadnothingaftertheearthquakeC.thereisnotallbuildingsinIndiaD.theearthquakeinIndiawasserious59.ThecityofLahoreis__________.A.inIndiaB.inPakistanC.inAmericaD.inAustralia60.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.IwaswithmyparentswhentheearthquakehappeneD.B.TheteachersinLahoreAmericanSchoolwereafraidoftheearthquakE.C.TheearthquakeinthecityofLahorewasn’tserious.D.Myparentsdidn’tknowtheearthquakehappeneD.

ChinesefemalescientistTuYouyouwonthe2015NobelPrizeinmedicineonOctober5forherdiscoveriesconcerninganoveltreatmentagainstMalaria疟疾.ThisisthefirstNobelPrizegiventoaChinesescientistforworkcarriedoutwithinChinA.TusharedtheprizewithIrish-bornWilliamCampbellandSatoshiOmuraofJapanwhowerehonoredfortheirrevolutionaryanti-roundwormtreatment.84-year-oldTuisawardedthisprizeforhercontributiontocuttingthedeathrateofmalariareducingpatients’sufferingandpromotingmankind’shealth.Althoughshereceivedseveralmedicalawardsinthepastthe2015NobelPrizeisdefinitelythemostprivilegerewardthatrecognizesTu’sdedicationandperseveranceindiscoveringartemisinin青蒿素thekeydrugthatbattlesmalaria-friendlyparasites寄生虫.Howeverherroutetothehonorhasbeenanythingbuttraditional.ShewontheNobelPrizeformedicinebutshedoesn’thaveamedicaldegreeoraPhD.InChinasheisevenbeingcalledthethree-noeswinner:nomedicaldegreenodoctorateandshe’sneverworkedoverseas.NowonderhersuccesshasstirredChina’snationalprideandhelpedpromoteconfidenceofnativeChinesescientists.ThefactthatTuhasnoneofthesethreebackgroundsremindsusthatscienceshouldbemoreaccessibletoall.Oneshallbeabletobecomeascientistnomatterwhatkindofbackgroundheorshecomesfromaslongasonedivesintoscientificresearch.TherehavebeendiscussionsonpeoplewhoreallylovesciencebutareneverabletoachievemuchduringtheirwholelifE.TheircontributionscanneverbeignoreD.TheyworksohardtoprovethewrongwaysothatthefutureresearcherswillbeclosertotherightonE.AsthefirstChinesemainlandNobelPrizeWinnerofnaturalscienceawardTu’srecord-breakingwinningalsoservesasaremindertothosewhoaretooeagerforinstantsuccess.Scienceisneveraboutinstantsuccess.TuspentdecadesonscientificresearchbeforeitsvalueisofficiallyacknowledgeD.Thereisnowaytomeasurehowmuchonedevotestoscienceandcompareitwithhowmuchrewardheorshemayget.25.Itcanbeconcludedfromthetextthat__________.A.TugottheNobelPrizeforheranti-roundwormtreatmentB.TheNobelPrizeisthefirstawardtorecognizeherworkC.TuworkedhomeandabroadtoconductherresearchD.HerdiscoveryofartemisininhashelpedtocutMalariadeathrate26.Theauthorseemstoagreethatapersonwhoismorelikelytobecomeascientististheonewith__________.A.asenseofnationalprideB.relevantacademicknowledgeC.adesiretoachievesuccessD.enthusiasmforscientificresearch27.Inwritingthepassagetheauthorintendsto___________.A.discouragethepursuitofinstantsuccessinscienceB.informreadersofthenewsandmakecommentsC.remindreadersoftheprinciplesofscientificresearchD.praisetheawardwinnerandencouragescientificresearch

ItwasMonday.Mrs.Smith'sdogwashungrybuttherewasnotanymeatinthehousE.Consideringthattherewasnobetterway.Mrs.Smithtookapieceofpaperandwrotethefollowingwordsonit:Givemydoghalfapoundofmeat.Thenshegavethepapertoherdogandsaidgently:Takethistothebutcher屠夫.Andhe'sgoingtogiveyouyourlunchtoday.Holdingthepieceofpaperinitsmouththedograntothebutcher's.Itgavethepapertothebutcher.Thebutcherreaditcarefullyrecognizedthatitwasreallythelady'shandwritingandsoondiditashewasaskedto.ThedogwasveryhappyandatethemeatupatoncE.Atnoonthedogcametotheshopagain.Itgavethebutcherapieceofpaperagain.AfterreadingithegaveithalfapoundofmeatoncemorE.Thenextdaythedogcameagainexactlyatnoon.Andasusualitbroughtapieceofpaperinthemouth.Thistimethebutcherdidnottakealookatpaperandgavethedogitsmeatforhehadregardedthedogasoneofhiscustomers.Butthedogcameagainatfouro'clock.Andthesamethinghappenedonceagain.Tothebutcher'smoresurpriseitcameforthethirdtimeatsixo'clockandbroughtwithitathirdpieceofpaper.ThebutcherfeltabitpuzzleD.HesaidtohimselfThisisasmalldog.WhydoesMrs.Smithgiveitsomuchmeattoeattoday?Lookingatthepieceofpaperhefoundthattherewerenotanywordsonit!25.Mrs.Smithtreatedherlittledogquite____________.A.cruellyB.fairlyC.kindlyD.impatiently26.ItseemedthatthedogknewwellthatthepaperMrs.Smithgaveit____________.A.mightdoitmuchharmB.coulddoitmuchgoodC.wouldhelpthebutcherD.wasworthmanypounds27.Thebutcherdidnotgiveanymeattothedog____________.A.beforehefeltsurethatthewordswerereallywrittenbyMrs.SmithB.whenhefoundthatthewordsonthepaperwerenotclearC.becausehehadsoldoutallthemeatinhisshopD.untilhewaspaidenoughbyMrs.Smith28.Attheendofthestoryyou'llfindthat____________.A.thedogwascleverenoughtowriteonthepaperB.thedogdarednotgotothebutcher'sanymoreC.thebutcherwastoldnottogiveanymeattothedogD.thebutcherfoundhimselfcheated

Allyoungpeopledreamoftravelingtheworld.Theyarerestlessandveryeagertoseenewsights.HowevertheyhavelittleideahowtheywouldreallydoitifgiventhechancE.BecausetheirknowledgeofgeographyisquitelimitedtheyseldomknowmuchabouttheplacestheywishtovisitorhowtheywouldgettherE.AlreadyhundredsofthousandsofChinesestudenttouristsarevisitingtheseplaces-WuyiLhasaLijiangDaliVientianeandPhnomPenh.IndeedthesestudentswillsoonbethemosttraveledgenerationinChina’slonghistory.TheWorldTouristOrganizationpredictsthataquarterofacenturyfromnowthenumberofChinesetouristsgoingabroadwillbetwentytimeswhatitistoday.ThelargestpercentageofthesetouristswillvisitSoutheastAsia.NotallChinesewhotravelabroadwillbetouristshowever.Moreandmoreyouthsaredecidingtovolunteertheirskillsinthisregion;muchliketheirpeersinthePeaceCorpsofAmerica.Criticalthinkingskillsrequiredincludeplanningforatripandsolvingproblemsafterthetriphasbegun.Thefocusisonhowtoreadanatlastomaketravelplansandhowtofindwaysoftraveling.Anatlasoffersawealthofinformationaboutgeographyandisonewaytoincreasestudents’awareness意识oftheirglobalenvironment.Useofanatlasespeciallymeetstheneedsofstudentswithdifferentvisualandspatial空间的learningstyles.77.Themainidea.ofthefirstparagraphis________.A.allyoungpeoplewishtotravelaroundtheworldB.allyoungpeopleliketolearntheknowledgeofgeographyC.allyoungpeopleliketravelingbuttheirknowledgeofgeographyisquitelimitedD.allyoungpeopleareawareoftheplacestheyaregoing78.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.ThenumberofChinesetouristsgoingabroadwillbetwentytimeswhatitistodayinabout25years.B.ThenumberofChinesetouristsgoingabroadwillbetwentytimeswhatitistodayinaboutacentury.C.SoutheastAsiawillbecomethemostpopularvisitingplaceintheworld.D.YoungpeoplewillbefondofInternettraveling.79.Onewaytoincreasestudents’awarenessoftheirglobalenvironmentisforthemto____.A.watchTVB.listentoradionewsC.turntoanatlasD.planatrip80.Theunderlinedphraseawealthofmostprobablymeans_________.A.importantB.excitingC.usefulD.plentiful

Singles’DayalsocalledDoubleElevenbeganasadayforunmarriedoruncoupledpeopletocelebratetheirlivesonNovember111993.InChinahoweverSingles’Dayhasbecomethebiggestonlineshoppingdayintheworldwhichwascreatedin2009byAlibaba’sCEODanielZhangtoincreaseonlinesales.Sincethenithasgrownintoaculturalphenomenon.ChinaSingles’DayasashoppingdaytakesplaceonNovember11eachyear.Therearesharpdiscountsandotherpromotions促销designedbyAlibabatoattractonlinecustomers.In2015E-commercegiantAlibababrokerecordswithsalesof$14.3billiononChinaSingles’Daywithonlinesalesincreasing60percentfromlastyearaccordingtoAlibabA.MostpeopleshoponmobilephonesoripadsandonlineshoppinghasbecomeacomfortablechannelformostconsumerssaidKittyFokChinamanagerformarketresearch.Chinaisabigmarketwithclosetoonebillionsmartconnecteddeviceusers.ItisgoodnewsforbothAlibabaandtheircompetitorsshesaiD.Thecompanyisfocusingoninternationale-commerceforfutureSingles’DaysreportedReuters.WithinthenextfiveyearsweexpectChinawillbecometheworld'slargeste-commercemarketforimportedproductsPresidentMichaelEvanstoldreportersonWednesday.AlibabaChiefExecutiveDanielZhangsaidinastatementthatSingles’DaywouldmeanthatthewholeworldwillseethepowerofChineseconsumption.Over130millionusersvisitedAlibaba’smarketplaceappTaobaoreportedtheBBC.28.WhatdoesAlibabaexpecttodoonSingles’Day?A.CelebratesinglelivesB.DefeatcompetitorsC.DevelopfirmculturesD.Increaseonlinesales29.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedworddiscountinthesecondparagraph?A.SmartproductsB.CrazybuyingC.LowpricesD.Moreadvertisements30.WhatwillmakeSingles'DaysmorepopularaccordingtoKittyFok?A.Thepopularityofsmartconnecteddeviceusers.B.ThepotentialpowerofChineseconsumption.C.Thecooperationwiththeinternationale-commercE.D.ThepromotionsonAlibaba'smarketplaceappTaobao.31.WhatattitudedoesPresidentMichaelEvansholdtowardthefutureofChinaSingles’Day?A.doubtfulB.optimisticC.negativeD.uncertain

TeathemostimportantofEnglishdrinksisarelativelatecomertoBritishshores.AlthoughthecustomofdrinkingteadatesbacktothethirdmillenniumBCinChinaitwasnotuntilthemid17thcenturythatteafirstappearedinEnglanD.AfternoonteawasintroducedinEnglandbyAnnatheseventhDuchessofBedfordintheyear1840.TheDuchesswouldbecomehungryaroundfouro’clockintheafternoon.Theeveningmealinherhouseholdwasservedfashionablylateateighto’clockthusleavingalongperiodoftimebetweenlunchanddinner.TheDuchessaskedherservanttobringatrayofteabreadbutterandcaketoherroomduringthelateafternoon.Thisbecameahabitofhersandshebeganinvitingfriendstojoinher.Thispauseforteabecameafashionablesocialevent.Duringthe1880supperclassandsocietywomenwouldchangeintolonggownsglovesandhatsfortheirafternoonteawhichwasusuallyservedinthedrawingroombetweenfourandfiveo’clock.Traditionalafternoonteaconsistsofaselectionofdaintysandwichessconesservedwithcreamandjams.CakesandpastriesarealsoserveD.TeagrowninIndiaorCeylonispouredfromsilverteapotsintodelicatebonechinacups.Nowadayshoweverintheaveragesuburbanhomeafternoonteaislikelytobejustabiscuitorsmallcakeandamugofteausuallyproducedusingateabag.24.AfternoonteawasintroducedinEnglandin________.A.1880B.themid17thcenturyC.1840D.19thcentury25.Traditionalafternoonteaismadeupof________.A.SandwichessconesaswellascakesandpastriesB.abiscuitorsmallcakeandamugofteaC.atrayofteabreadbutterandcakeD.aselectionofdaintysandwiches26.Accordingtothepassagewecanlearnthat________.A.teaappearedinEnglandmuchearlierthaninChinaB.thereasonwhytheDuchesswashungryat4pmisthatdinnertimecamequitelateC.inthesuburbanhomeafternoonteaisalsoservedinadaintywayD.teagrowninIndiaispouredfromchinateapotsintodelicatebonesilvercups27.Thetitleofthepassageis________.A.AfternoonteaaveryBritishtraditionB.TeathemostimportantofEnglanddrinksC.AnnaapersonintroducingafternoonteatoEnglandD.AnnatheseventhDuchessofBedford

Speakingtwolanguagescanactuallyhelpoffset抵消someeffectsofagingonthebrainanewstudyhasfounD.Researcherstestedhowlongittookparticipantstoswitchfromonecognitive认知的tasktoanothersomethingthatisknowntotakelongerforolderadultssaidleadresearcherBrianGoldaneuroscientistattheUniversityofKentucky.Gold’steamcomparedtask-switchingspeedsforyoungerandolderadultsknowingtheywouldfindslowerspeedsintheolderpopulationbecauseofpreviousstudies.Howevertheyfoundthatolderadultswhospoketwolanguageswereabletoswitchmentalactivitiesfasterthanthosewhodidn’t.Thestudyonlylookedatlife-longbilinguals会说两种语言的人definedinstudyaspeoplespeakingasecondlanguagedailysincetheywereatleast10yearsolD.Goldandhisteamasked30peopleeitherbilingualormonolingual只懂一种语言人tohaveaseriesoftests.Theyfoundthatbilingualpeoplewerenotonlyabletoswitchtasksfastertheyhaddifferentbrainactivitythantheirmonolingualpeers.Kristinacalledbilingualismabeautifulnaturalexperimentbecausepeoplegrowupspeakingtwolanguagesandstudieshaveshownthattheygetcertaincognitivebenefitsfromswitchingbetweenlanguagesanddeterminingwhichtorespondwithbasedonwhat'sgoingonaroundthem.GoldsaidhegrewupinMontrealwherehespokeFrenchatschoolandEnglishathomepromptingrelativestoquestionwhetherhisFrenchlanguageimmersionwouldsomehowhinder阻碍hisabilitytolearnEnglish.UntilveryrecentlylearningasecondlanguageinchildhoodwasthoughtofasdangeroushesaiD.Actuallyit'sbeneficial.21.What-sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Researchersfoundthatspeakingtwolanguagesisimportant.B.Researchersfoundthatbilingualpeoplecanslowdownthespeedofagingonthebrainandrespondfast.C.Researchersfoundthatbilingualpeoplerespondslowly.D.Researchersfoundthatbilingualpeoplearegreat.22.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Olderbilingualscan’trespondfasterinminD.B.Youngbilingualscanrespondfasterinmindthanthosemonolinguals.C.Olderadultsspeakingasecondlanguagedailysincetheywereatleast10yearsoldcanrespondfasterthanthosewhodon’t.D.Bilingualchildrenrespondslowerinmindthanthosemonolinguals.23.KristinacalledbilingualismabeautifulnaturalexperimentbecauseA.peoplespeakingtwolanguagesliketheexperimentB.peoplespeakingtwolanguagesarenaturalC.peoplespeakingtwolanguagesarebeautifulD.peoplegrowupbenefitingfromspeakingtwolanguages24.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatlearningasecondlanguageinchildhoodis________.A.notdangerousbutbeneficialtochildrenB.notbeneficialtochildrenC.dangerousbutbeneficialtochildrenD.dangeroustochildren

Shouldweallowmodernbuildingstobebuiltnexttoolderbuildingsinahistoricareaofacity?InordertoanswerthisquestionwemustfirstexaminewhetherpeoplereallywanttopreservethehistoricfeelofanareA.NotallhistoricalbuildingsareattractivE.Howevertheremaybeotherreasons—forexampleeconomic经济的reasons—whytheyshouldbepreserveD.SoletusassumethathistoricalbuildingsarebothattractiveandimportanttothemajorityofpeoplE.Whatshouldwedothenifanewbuildingisneeded?InmyviewnewarchitecturalstylescanexistperfectlywellalongsideanolderstylE.IndeedtherearemanyexamplesinmyownhometownofTourswheremoderndesignshavebeenplacedverysuccessfullynexttooldbuildings.Aslongasthebuildinginquestionispleasinganddoesnotdominate影响itssurroundingstoomuchitoftenimprovestheattractivenessoftheareA.Itistruethatthereareexamplesofnewbuildingswhichhavespoilt破坏theareatheyareinbutthesamecanbesaidofsomeoldbuildingstoo.Yetpeoplestillspeakagainstnewbuildingsinhistoricareas.Ithinkthisissimplybecausepeoplearenaturallyconservative保守的anddonotlikechangE.Althoughwehavetorespectpeople’sfeelingsasfellowusersofthebuildingsIbelievethatitisthedutyofthearchitectandplannertomovethingsforward.Ifwealwaysreproducedwhatwastherebeforewewouldallstillbelivingincaves.ThusIwouldargueagainstcopyingpreviousarchitecturalstylesandchoosesomethingfreshanddifferenteventhoughthatmightbethemoreriskychoicE.32.Whatdoestheauthorsayabouthistoricalbuildingsinthefirstparagraph?A.MostofthemaretooexpensivetopreservE.B.Theyaremorepleasingthanmodernbuildings.C.TheyhavenothingtodowiththehistoricfeelofanareA.D.SomeofthemarenotattractivE.33.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtotheauthor?A.Someoldbuildingshavespoilttheareatheyarein.B.Weshouldreproducethesameoldbuildings.C.Buildingsshouldnotdominatetheirsurroundings.D.Nooneunderstandswhypeoplespeakagainstnewbuildings.34.Bymovethingsforwardinthelastparagraphtheauthorprobablymeans_________.A.destroyoldbuildingsB.putthingsinadifferentplaceC.choosenewarchitecturalstyleD.respectpeople’sfeelingsforhistoricalbuildings35.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.ToexplainwhypeopledislikechangE.B.Toarguethatmodernbuildingscanbebuiltinhistoricareas.C.Towarnthatwecouldenduplivingincaves.D.Toadmithownewbuildingshaveruinedtheirsurroundings.

Goingtoouterspaceisalittlelikegoingcamping.Youhavetocarrywithyouallthefoodandequipmentyouneedforyourtripsoyourfoodcan’tbetooheavyorhardtopreparE.Plustherearenorefrigeratorstokeepfoodcoldandfresh.Foodwithallthewaterdriedoutislightweightanddoesn’tspoil变坏.SomanyspacefoodsaredriedonEarthandstoredinspecialpackets.OnEarthgravityistheforcethatkeepsyourfeetonthegroundandyoursandwichonyourplatE.Butthere’snogravityinspacE.Tokeepfoodfromfloating漂浮awayastronautsontheSpaceShuttleattachthepacketstoaspecialtray托盘.Thetraycanbefixedtoawallortotheastronaut’slap.Topreparetheirfoodastronautsuseliquidformsofsaltandpepper.Theliquidstickstothefoodbetter.Regularsaltandpepperwouldfloatawaymaybeupanastronaut’snosE.Liquidsfloatrightoutofcupsandglassesthough.Soastronautsdrinkeverythingfromasmallbagwithastraw吸管thatcanbecloseD.AstronautssaythatmostspacefoodstasteprettygooD.SomesuchasapplesandpuddingarethesameasthefoodsyoueatonEarth.Astronautseattortillasinsteadofbreadbecausetheymakefewercrumbs碎屑.Floatingcrumbscouldgetstuckinequipmentoranastronaut’seyE.YourbodyusesfoodinspacethesamewayitdoesonEarth.Yourbodymustdealwithwasteinspacetoo.Duringtakeoffandlandingastronautscan’tleavetheirseatstogotothebathroom.Theyweardiapers尿布undertheirspacesuitsinsteaD.TheSpaceShuttlehasabathroomthesizeofasmallcloset.Thetoilethasbarsthatkeepastronautsfromfloatingaway.A.strongflowofairisusedinsteadofwatertoflushwastedownthetoilet.24.Whydoastronautsuseliquidformsofsaltandpeppertopreparefood?A.Liquiddoesn’tspoil.B.LiquidisconvenienttouseinspacE.Liquidislightweight.D.Astronautsareingreatneedofwater.25.Whatdoastronautsthinkofspacefoods?A.Mostofthemtastepleasant.B.Theyaremostlyfruits.MostofthemarerathercolD.D.Theycontaintoolittlemeat.26.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatastronauts___________.A.drinkfromcupsandglassesB.alwaysweardiapersinspaceC.canmovefreelyduringlandingD.mustpayattentiontocrumbsinspace27.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Astronaut’shardlifeinspacE.B.Howastronautsgotothebathroom.C.ThevariousfoodsastronautseatinspacE.D.HowastronautseatanddealwithwasteinspacE.

OnthebanksofTanzania’sLakeEyasilivestheworld’slasthunter-gatherertribe部落—theHadzA.Theydon’tgrowfoodraiseanimalsorbuildhouses.Insteadtheylivealifeunchangedformorethantenthousandyears.Theirworldisoneofcompletefreedom—somethingmodernsocietycanbarelyimagineandisunlikelytoeverexperienceletalonehavetheskillstostayalivE.Textmessagesandphonecallsdon’texist.Nordocarsandelectricity.Nojobstimetablesandsocialstructures.Nolawstaxesandunbelievablynomoney—theclosestthingtocurrencyisthetradeforapairofshortswithaneighboringtribE.WespentourtimewiththeHadzahuntingbaboons狒狒adailyactivityforthemen.Theirlandispackedwithsharpbushespoisonoussnakesandman-eatinglions.Butasuccessfulhuntingtripisthedifferencebetweeneatingorgoinghungry.TheHadzadietconsistsmainlyofhoneyfruitandmeat.Menoftenhuntinpairstoshootanimalswithbowsandarrows.TheHadzashowushowtotrackanimalsfrombaboonstosnakestolions.Theyarehugelyskilledwiththeirhandmadebowsandarrows—wehaveagoandbarelygetthearrowtogothreefeetinfrontofus.ThelanguageoftheHadzaisbelievedtobetheoldeststill-spokenlanguageknowntoman.TheHadzadon’thaveconflictandhavenomemoryofstarvation.Theirpopulationneverreachesnumbersthatcannotbesupportedthroughhuntingorgathering.TheynevergetfromtheirlandmorethantheyneeD.Unlikemodern-dayofficeworkerstheHadzaenjoyanextraordinaryamountoffreetimE.Theirwork—huntingforfood—takesuparoundfivehoursoftheirday.They’vebeeninsuchastateofpeacefulexistenceforthousandsofyears.8.WecanlearnfromthetextthattheHadza_______.A.leadaveryprimitivelifeB.liveontraditionalagricultureC.havetheirownsystemofcurrencyD.showalotofinterestinnewtechnology9.WhichofthefollowingcandescribetheHadza’senvironment?A.Stressful.B.ComfortablE.C.Exciting.D.Dangerous.10.TherelationshipbetweentheHadzaandnature_______.A.isgoingwrongB.isfullofconflictC.isinperfectharmonyD.ischangingallthetime11.WhydoestheauthorcometovisittheHadza?A.TostudytheirnativelanguagE.B.TogettoknowtheirwayoflifE.C.Tolearnsurvivalskillsfromthem.D.Topersuadethemtoprotectanimals.

Hereissomemust-knowinformationfromahandbookonhowpeoplebehaveindoingbusinessinsomecountries.InBrazilBraziliansarewarmandfriendly.Theyoftenstandclosewhentalkinganditiscommonforthemtotouchthepersonontheshoulder.Peopleoftengreeteachotherparticularlywomenwithlightcheekkisses.SchedulestendtobeflexiblewithbusinessmeetingssometimesstartinglaterthanplanneD.ButtobesafebeontimE.Mealscanstretchforhours—there’snosuchthingasrushingamealinBrazil.Lunchesalsocanstartinthemidtolateafternoon.Braziliansaresocialpreferringface-to-facecommunicationoveremailsorphonecalls.InSingaporeSingaporeansshakehandswhentheymeetandoftenalsogreeteachotherwithasmallpolitebow.Businesscardsshouldbeofferedandreceivedwithtwohands.Arrivinglateisconsidereddisrespectful.SobeontimE.Efficiency效率isthegoalsomeetingsanddealingsoftenarefast-paceD.Singaporeansaredirectintheirdiscussionsevenwhenthesubjectisaboutmoney.RankisimportantandauthorityisrespecteD.Thisdetermineshowpeopleinteractinmeetings.Forexamplepeopleavoiddisagreeingoutrightwithsomeoneofahigherrank.IntheUnitedArabEmiratesIntheUAEstatusisimportantsothemostseniororoldestshouldbegreetedfirstwiththeirtitles.ThehandshakeseemstobelongerthanelsewherE.SodonotpullawayfromthehandshakE.Womenshouldcoverthemselveswhenitcomestodress.Menalsotendtobecoveredfromnecktoelbows肘部anddowntotheknees.Peopledonotavoidentertainingintheirhomesbuttheyalsoholdbusinessmealsatrestaurants.TouchingorpassingfoodoreatingwithyourlefthandistobeavoideD.Whenmeetingsareone-to-oneifyourhostoffersyoucoffeeyoushouldrefusE.Itmightseemoddbutitisaculturaltradition.CoffeeshouldonlybeacceptedifitisalreadysetoutorpresenteD.InSwitzerlandTheSwisstendtobeformalandaddresseachotherbylastnamE.Theyalsoarerespectfulofprivatelives.Youshouldbecarefulnottoaskaboutpersonaltopics.Punctuality守时isvitalsomethingthatcomesfromadeeprespectforothers’timE.ArriveatanymeetingoreventafewminutesearlytobesafE.Theyalsohaveclearstructureintheircompanies.Higher-upsmakethefinaldecisionsevenifothersmightdisagreE.NeatcleandressisexpecteD.TheSwissfollowformaltablemanners.TheyalsokeeptheirhandsvisibleatthetableandtheirelbowsoffthetablE.ItispolitetofinishthefoodonyourplatE.32.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.communicationtypesB.theworkplaceatmosphereC.customsandsocialmannersD.livingconditionsandstandards33.WhydoSingaporeansavoidarguingwiththeirboss?A.TheyputefficiencyinthefirstplacE.B.Theydislikeface-to-facecommunication.C.TheywanttofinishmeetingsasquicklyaspossiblE.D.Theyaresupposedtoobeythepersonofahigherrank.34.IntheUAEwhenshouldyourefusethecoffeeifitisoffered?A.Whengreetingseniors.B.WhenmeetingthehostalonE.C.Whenattendingapresentation.D.Whendiningwithbusinesspartners.35.Inwhichcountrydopeoplecareaboutwheretoputtheirhandsatthedinnertable?A.InBrazil.B.InSingaporE.C.IntheUnitedArabEmirates.D.InSwitzerlanD.

GreenisanimportantcolorinnaturE.Itisthecolorofgrassandtheleavesontrees.Itisalsothecolorofmostgrowingplants.Sometimesthewordgreenmeansyoungfreshandgrowing.ForexampleagreenhornissomeonewhohasnoexperiencE.Inthe15thcenturyagreenhornwasayoungcoworanoxwhosehorns角hadnotyetdevelopeD.A.centurylateragreenhornwasasoldierwhohadnoexperienceinwar.Bythe18thcenturyagreenhornhadthemeaningithastoday—apersonwhoisnewinajoB.Someonewhoisgoodatgrowingplantsissaidtohaveagreenthumb大拇指.Theexpressioncomesfromtheearly20thcentury.A.personwithagreenthumbcanmakeplantsgrowquicklyandwell.TheGreenRevolution绿色革命isthenamegivensomeyearsagotothedevelopmentofnewkindsofriceandothergrains.Itwastheresultofhardworkbyagriculturalscientistswhohadgreenthumbs.Greenisalsothecolorusedtodescribethepowerfulfeelingjealousy嫉妒.Thegreen-eyedmonster怪物isnotadangerousanimalfromouterspacE.Itisanexpressionusedabout400yearsagobytheBritishwriterWilliamShakespeareinhisplayOthello.Itdescribestheunpleasantfeelingwhensomeonehassomethinghewants.Forexampleayoungmanmaysufferfromthegreen-eyedmonsterifyougetapayriseandhedoesnot.Inmostplacesintheworldagreenlightisasignal信号tomoveaheaD.Ineverydayspeechagreenlightmeansapproval赞成tocontinuewithaproject.32.Agreenhornnowrefersto____________.A.apersonwhoisnewinajoB.B.anewsoldier.C.ayounghorseD.acowwithouthorns33.Apersonwithagreenthumbisaperson_______.A.whoisgoodatgrowingplantsB.whosethumbsareofgreencolorC.whosegardenisgreenerthanothers’D.whoisyoungerthanhisneighbors34.A.manmaymeetthegreen-eyedmonsterif____.A.heseesadangerousanimalB.hereadsasadplayC.hisfriendgetsaprizethathewantsD.hecan’tgetsomething35.Themainideaofthepassageis________.A.agreenhornB.agreenthumbC.theGreenRevolutionD.thewordgreenanditsstory

TheAmericanFamilyImmigrationHistoryCenterisanexcitingnewinteractiveareaattheEllisIslandImmigrationMuseumwheremorethan100millionAmericansmaysearchfortheirfamily'sbeginningsintheNewWorlD.Nowforthefirsttimethepassengersrecordsoftheshipsthatlandedsome22millionimmigrantscrewmembersandotherpassengersatthePortofNewYorkandEllisIslandfrom1892to1924havebeencomputerizedmakingiteasierthanevertodiscoveryourownfamilyhistory.FiveyearsinthemakingthecenterwasdevelopedandfundedbytheStatueoftheLiberty­EllisIslandFoundationInC.whichwasresponsiblefortherestorationandpreservationoftheStatueoftheLibertyandEllisIslandandthecreationoftheImmigrationMuseum.ForvisitorstotheMuseumtheexcitementbeginsatawelcomingkioskwhereyoucanenterancestors'namesandseeiftheirarrivalrecordsareincludedinthedatabaseandareavailableintheHistoryCenterintheMuseum'sWestWing.OnceinsidetheCenteritselfintheveryplacewhereyourancestorsgrand­grandparentsmayhaveendedtheirlongjourneyyouandyourfamilycanlogontheoneof41computerstypeinnameandwithinsecondssetinmotionyourownspecialjourneyofdiscovery.Imaginetheexcitementyou'llsharewithyourfamilyasyouusethelatesttechnologytosortthroughavastcomputerizedarchive档案馆withmillionsofrecordsandseeyourfamily'sownpersonalstoryinAmericacometolifebeforeyoureyes.Millionsofhourswerespentcreatingthisvastdatabaseandifyoufindyourancestors'namesyou'lldiscoveranswerstoquestionsyou'vealwayswonderedabout...Whatshipdidmyfamilymemberstake?Whendidtheyarrive?Howoldwerethey?Weretheymarried?ThentakethesevaluablerecordsandcreateyourownFamilyHistoryScrapbookpreservingforeverthestoryofthepastwhilekeepingthelegacyofyourfamilyalivE.28.WhyisiteasierforvisitorstofindtheirfamilyhistoriesintheHistoryCenter?A.MoreclerksareemployedtherE.B.AllofitsdocumentsarecomputerizeD.C.FacilitiesofthemuseumarerestoreD.D.WorkersaremorecreativethanbeforE.29.WhosponsorstherestorationoftheAmericanFamilyImmigrationHistoryCenter?A.FamilieswhosefamilyhistoriesarekeptherE.B.NationalParkServiceintheUnitedStates.C.LocalgovernmentandvisitorstotheMuseum.D.TheStatueofLiberty­EllisIslandFoundationInC.30.Thewordkioskinthepassageismostprobably______.A.amuseumassistantB.anadvertisementC.aself­servicedeviceD.areceptionist31.Inwhichpartofanewspaperwouldthispassagemostprobablybefound?A.SciencE.B.Entertainment.C.LifE.D.Travel.

Ifsomeonesaystoyougivemefivedonotlookforfiveyuanforhiminyourwallet!ThepersonisnotaskingforyourmoneybutyourhanD.InAmericagivemefiveorgivemethehighfiveisverypopular.YoucanoftenseeitinfilmsandonTV.Itmeansclapping拍击ofeachother'srighthandstogether.PeoplesometimesdoitwhentheycelebratesomethinggooD.Forexample例如thefootballplayerswillgivethehighfivestoeveryonearoundtocelebratewhentheirteamwinsagamE.GivemefivemaycomefromancientRoman古罗马gestureofraisingtherightarmfortheemperor皇帝.ItshowsthatthepersondoesnotkeepanysharpthingsinhishanD.Itisnotdangerousfortheemperortomeetthisperson.Wellwhatareyouwaitingfor?Trygivemefivewithyourfriends.4.Givemefivemeansclappingof________.A.headsB.handsC.armsD.legs5.Whenyou________yougiveyourfriendshighfives.A.makepeoplehappyB.askformoneyC.celebrateagoodthingD.lookforthewallet6.Whichcountrydoesgivemefivecomefromaccordingtothepassage?A.ancientRomE.B.AmericA.C.ChinA.D.EnglanD.7.Thewordgesturemeans________inChinesE.A.站姿B.坐姿C.卧姿D.手势

Morethanhalfoftheworld’spopulationlivesincities.TrafficandpollutionarebecomingbigproblemsinbigcitiesallovertheworlD.IncitieslikeMexicoCityShanghaiorCairothequalityoftheairisgettingworseeveryday.IntheUnitedStatespeoplespendmoretimesittingintrafficjams.Someoftheworld’scitieshavealreadyfoundtheanswertotheproblem.InBogotathecapitalofColumbiathegovernmenthastakenmeasurestoimprovethequalityoflifeforthecity’s8millionpeoplE.Theycreatedoverathousandnewparksanewpublictransportsystemandbuilthundredsofcyclingandwalkingpaths.Peoplewholiveinthecityalsojoinedinmakingtheircityoneofthemostlivable适合居住的placesinSouthAmericA.Todaycityplannersaroundtheworldarelookingforwaystoprovidemoreroomforlivingandlessroomforcars.InAmericapublictransporthasincreasedover2%sincethemid1990s—notmuchbutastart.Moreandmorepeopleleavetheircarsathomeandgetonbusestrainsorevenrideabiketowork.Somecitiesarefarbetteratplanningthanothers.InAmsterdamforexampleonly40%ofthepopulationusetheircarstogettowork35%ridebikeswhile25%usepublictransport.InParisabouthalfofthecity’sworkersdrivetheircarstowork.ForcitiesindevelopingcountriestheproblemshavejuststarteD.Trafficisgettingworseasmoreandmorepeoplecanaffordtobuyacar.12.ThewriterlistedMexicoCityShanghaiandCairoasexamplesofcitiesof______.A.heavytrafficB.airpollutionC.rapiddevelopmentD.largepopulation13.WhatdidBogotadotoimprovethequalityoflifeforitspeople?A.Itshutdownsomefactoriesinthecity.B.Itintroducedaforeignpublictransportsystem.C.Itencouragedpeopletoplanttreesinthecity.D.Itbuiltnewparksandanewpublictransportsystem.14.Fromthethirdparagraphwecanlearnthat______.A.35%ofthepopulationinParisridebikestoworkB.halfofthepeopleinAmsterdamdrivetheircarstoworkC.aquarterofthepeopleinAmsterdamusepublictransportD.Americanpublictransporthasincreasedmuchsincethe1990s15.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthetext?A.WaystosolvetrafficjamsB.NewchangesintransportsystemsC.People’snewchoiceinbigcitiesD.Parksinsteadofcarsforthecities

InthehitfilmThebucketListJackNicholsonandMorganFreemanmeetinhospitalinCaliforniaaftertheyhavebeendiagnosedwithcancer.Betweenthemtheycookupabucketlist------ato-dolistofalltheywanttodobeforetheykickthebucket.Themoviemakesyouwonderwhatwouldbeonyourbucketlist.Solet’spackupsomeandseewhatitwouldcosttogooutandhavealittlefun.THEPYRAMIDSGIZAEGYPTOntothepyramidssurelyonanyone’sbucketlist.ExotikTourscantakeyouthereonavarietyoftripsincludingtheirpopularEgyptExpresswhichincludesthreenightsinCairoandathree-nightNileCruise乘船游览.From$1384includingfour-andfive-staraccommodation12mealsandatonofsightseeing.www.exotiktours.com416-646-3347TAJMAHALAGRAINDIAOneoftheworld’smostfascinatingimagesIndia’sTajMahalmakesevenNicholsonandFreemanlookcalm.Toronto’sGowayTravelhasmanysuggestionsforIndiaincludingathree-dayindependentvisittoAgrA.StayattheattractiveOberoiAmarVilasoverlookingtheTaj.Includetwobreakfaststouringandairporttransferfrom$1420.www.gowaytravel.com416-322-1034THEGREATWALLCHINAIftheGreatWallofChinaisonyourbucketlistcheckintoTourEastHoliday’sfour-dayAmazingBeijingTourfor$580perpersonfour-staraccommodationsightseeingincludingtheForbiddenCityandtheGreatWallbreakfastsandtwolunchestransportationandguidE.www.toureastholidays.com416-929-0888THEHIMALAYASNEPALAndontotheHimalayas.Talkaboutsomethingtrulymajestic壮丽的.SeethetopoftheworldonGAPAdventures’EverestAdventuretoura15-dayexplorationincludingEverestBaseCampteahouselodgestaysandwalkingthroughSherpavillages.Incrediblyaffordableatjust$665pluslocalpaymentof$250.GAPAdventureswarnsthatthisisaphysicallydemandingtrip.www.gapadventures.com416-260-099928.TheunderlinedphrasekickthebucketinParagraph1means____.A.cometolifeB.playagameC.listinterestingplacesD.passaway29.AccordingtothepassagewherecanyouenjoyaviewofthewholeTajMahal?A.InSherpavillagE.B.NeartheForbiddenCityC.AtOberoiAmarVilasD.ThroughEgyptExpress.30.IfyoutakeontheEverestAdventuretouryoushouldbeawarethat____.A.itisatiringtrip.B.thesightsmaynotbesogooD.C.youmaynotbeusedtothefoodthereD.itisanexpensivetrip31.WhichofthefollowingwebsitesmayofferyoumoreinformationaboutAgra?A.www.exotiktours.comB.www.gowaytravel.comC.www.gapadventures.comD.www.toureastholidays.com

Etymologythestudyofwordsandwordrootsmaysoundlikethekindofthingdonebyboringlibrariansinsmalldustyrooms.Yetetymologistsactuallyhaveauniquelyinterestingjob.Theyareinmanywaysjustlikearchaeologists考古学家diggingupthephysicalhistoryofpeopleandevents.Thespecialaspectofetymologyisthatitdigsuphistorysotospeakthroughthewordsandphrasesthatareleftbehind.TheEnglishlanguageinparticularisagreatfieldtoexplorehistorythroughwordsAsalanguageEnglishhasanextraordinarynumberofwords.Thisispartlyduetoitsabilitytoadaptforeignwordssoreadily.ForexampleEnglishwordssuchaskindergartenfromGermancroissantfromFrenchandcheetahfromHindihavebecomepartofthelanguagewithlittleornochangefromtheiroriginalsoundsandspellings.SoEnglish-languageetymologistshaveavastworldofwordstoexplore.Anotherenjoyablethingaboutetymologyformostwordexpertsissolvingwordmysteries谜.NoetymologistsdonotgoaroundsolvingmurderslikethegreatdetectiveSherlockHolmes.WhatthesewordexpertssolvearemysteriousoriginsofsomeofourmostcommonwordsOneofthebiggestquestionsEnglishlanguageexpertshavepursuedishowEnglishcametohavethephraseOK.Thoughitisoneofthemostcommonlyusedexpressionsitsexactbeginningisapuzzleeventothisday.Evenitsspellingisnotentirelyconsistent-unlessyouspellitOkayitishardeventocallitaword.EtymologistshavebeenabletonarrowOK’sorigindowntoalikelyalthoughnotcertainsource来源.ItbecamewidelyusedaroundthetimeofMartinVanBuren'srunforpresidentin1840.HisnicknamewasOldKinderhook.WhattroubleswordexpertsaboutthisexplanationisthatthephraseappearedinsomenewspapersbeforeVanBurenbecamewellknown.ItislikelythatVanBurencouldbecalleditsprimarysourceEtymologistswilldoubtlesslykeepsearchingfortheinitialsource.HoweveritisclearthatOK’spopularityandreputationhavetoppedthoseoftheAmericanpresidenttowhomithasbeenmostclearlylinked.25.TheauthormentionsthewordslikecroissantinParagraph2toindicate.A.wordshavechangedalotinthetwolanguagesB.whatEnglish-languageetymologistsareexploringnowC.EnglishhasabsorbedmanywordsfromotherforeignlanguagesD.theEnglishvocabularyisdifficulttothenon-English-speakingpeople26.TheunderlinedwordpursuedinParagraph4means.A.lookeduponB.dugupC.putinD.setdown27.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatetymologists.A.discoverthepossibleoriginofwordsB.helpdetectivestosolvemysteriousmurdersC.writeinterestingstoriesforsomenewspapersD.exploretheEnglishlanguageaswellastherecentevents28.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.TopresentthehistoryofEnglishwordsB.Toexplaintheprocedureofanetymologist'sjobC.Tointroducethepleasureofthestudyofwordsandwordroots.D.ToteachreadershowtodistinguishEnglishandnon-Englishwords

TheLondonPassisthefinalsightseeingpackagethathasbeenspeciallytailor-madeforvisitorstothecity.Itallowsholderstomakethemostoutoftheirtripsavingthembothtimeandmoney.WiththeLondonPassyouwillgetthefollowing:●Freeentrytoyourchoiceofover60popularattractionstourssightsandmuseums●Auseful160’pageGuidebookabouttheattractionsplushelpfultipsaboutthecity●Abilitytoskipthelinesattheselectedattractionstosavetime●OptionalTravelcardtocoverallofyourtransportneedsTheLondonPassSavesYouMoneyLondoncanbeanexpensivecityanditstouristattractionsarenoexception.HowevergosightseeingwithaLondonPassyoucouldmakesomegreatsavings.TakealookatthenormalgatepriceforsomepopularLondonattractions:TowerofLondon£19.00;ThamesRiverCruise£19.00;WindsorCastle£17.00;LondonBridgeExperience£23.00;StPaul’sCathedral£15.00.Visitingthosefiveattractionswillcostwellover£89.WithaLondonPasstheseandmanymoreattractionswon’tcostyouapenny.TheLondonPassSavesYouTimeLondonisapopulardestinationthereforeattractionsandsightsdogetverybusy.Waitinginlinecansometimestakehoursfromyoursightseeingexperience—that’swhyLondonPassholdersgettoskipthequeueatkeyattractionssuchasTowerofLondonWindsorCastleandLondonBridgeExperiencE.AlsothemapofLondonandtheinformationaboutthecity’spublictransportationsystemavailableinourGuidebookhelpplantheperfectsightseeingitinerarytomaximizeyourtimeinthecity.PracticalInformationAdultticket:from£43.00Address:CharingCrousRoadLondonWC2HOEPTEL:016644850201.WithaLondonpassyouareexpectedtospend_____whenvisitingTowerofLondonandWindsorCastlE.A.£43.00B.£36.00C.£89D.nothing2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutsightseeingwithaLondonPass?A.Onedoesn’tneedtowaitinlineinalltouristattractionsinLondon.B.OnecanchoosetheTravelcardthatsuitshistransportattractionsinLondon.C.Onecanenterover60touristattractionssightsandmuseumsatalowpricE.D.OnecanenjoyallthetouristservicesinLondonwithexactlyforty-threepounds.3.TheunderlinedworditineraryprobablymeansA.budgetB.routeC.partnerD.equipment

Neumannwastheoldestof3childrenofabankerandhisspeedoflearningnewideasandofsolvingproblemsstoodoutearly.At17hisfathertriedtopersuadehimnottobecomeamathematicianbecausehemayleadapoorlifebeingamathematicianandsoNeumannagreedtostudychemistryaswell.In1926at23hereceivedadegreeinchemicalengineeringandaPh.D.inmathematics.Fromthenonmathematicprovidedwellenoughforhimandheneverhadtoturntochemistry.In1930NeumannvisitedPrincetonUniversityforayearandthenbecameaprofessortherE.Hisfirstbookwaspublishedin1932.In1933theInstituteforAdvancedStudywasformedandhebecameoneofthe6full-timepeopleintheSchoolofMathematicsEinsteinwasoneoftheothers.WorldWarIIhugelychangedNeumann’sareasofinterest.Until1940hehadbeenagreatpure纯粹的mathematician.DuringandafterthewarhebecameoneofthebestmathematicianswhoputmathematicstheoriesintopracticE.Duringthelastpartofthewarhebecameinterestedincomputingmachinesandmadeseveralcontributions.AfterthewarNeumanncontinuedhisworkwithcomputersandwasgenerallyveryactiveingovernmentservicE.HereceivedmanyawardswaspresidentofAmericanMathematicalSocietyandwasamemberoftheAtomicEnergyCommission.Hediedin1957ofcancer.Neumannreallywasalegend传奇inhisowntimeandthereareanumberofstoriesabouthim.HisdrivingabilityisapartofthislegenD.Hereportedoneaccidentthisway:IwasdrivingdowntheroaD.Thetreesontherightwerepassingmeinanorderlyfashionat60milesperhour.Suddenlyoneofthemsteppedinmypath.21.AccordingtothetextNeumann’sfatherbelievedthat__________.A.amathematicianneededagoodmemoryB.amathematiciancouldn’tearnalotofmoneyC.NeumannhasagiftforsolvingproblemsatahighspeedD.Neumannhadtheabilitytolearntwosubjectsatthesametime22.HowdidWorldWarIIaffectNeumann?A.Helostinterestinchemistry.B.Herealizedtheimportanceofengineering.C.HebegantoresearchhowtoputmathematicsintopracticE.D.Heleftcollegeandservedatthegovernmentdepartment.23.WhichofthefollowingistrueofNeumann?A.Hehadthreechildren.B.Hediedfromanaccident.C.HereceivedmanyawardsinhislifE.D.HeandEinsteinwereclassmatesinPrincetonUniversity.24.FromthelastparagraphwecaninferNeumannwas________.A.humorousB.calmC.intelligentD.brave

TheMasterofSuspenseOneofEngland’sgreatestmoviedirectorswasamanbythenameofAlfredHitchcockbornin1899.HemademanyfamousblackandwhitemoviesthatwerescaryandfullofsuspensehencehisnicknameastheMasterofSuspense.HismostfamousfilmsincludeTheBirdsandPsycho.Mostofhisfilmsweremurdermysterieswithcleverdialoguesinterestingplotsandtalentedactorsandactresses.Hewasalsoarevolutionaryfilmmakerandintroducedmanynewtechniquestothemovie-makingindustry.HitchcockhadaroundishbellyandabignosewhichmadehisprofileveryrecognizablE.Hewasnotanactorbuthelovedtomakecameoappearancesinhisownfilms.Hitchcockwasanunusualman.Forexampleheproducedfrighteningmoviesaboutmysteriousmurdersandyetoncehesaidhisowngreatestfearwasthefearofsmallchildren!HitchcockalsohadaverycleverimaginationwhichisespeciallyclearinhismovieTheBirds.Inthisterrifyingmovieatownisattackedbyatremendousflockofblackbirds.Thebirdsareangryandbreakintopeople’shomestotakerevengE.Thisman’sgreatimaginationisalsoreflectedinPsychowhichisoneofthemostfamousBritishmoviesofalltimE.InPsychoayoungmanclaimstorunasmallmotelwithhiselderlymother.Butitturnsoutthatthemotherisfictional;sheexistsonlyintheyoungman’sheaD.AtnighthedressesuplikehismotherandsitsnearthewindowforpeopletoseE.Butaftermidnighthebreaksintohisguests’bedroomsandmurdersthem.InHitchcock’stimeanderamurdermysterieswerenotgruesomelikemanyoftoday’shorrorfilmswithlotsofbloodandgorE.TheythrilledaudienceswiththeirfocusonintrigueandsuspensE.11.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutHitchcock’smovies?A.Theywereallmurdermysteries.B.Theyhavecleverdialoguesandinterestingplots.C.Theyhavetalentedactorsandactresses.D.Theyareblackandwhitemovies.12.WhywasHitchcockanunusualmaninthewriter’sopinion?A.HewasalargemanwithabignosE.B.Hismoviesarehorriblemovies.C.Heproducedfrighteningmoviesbuthethoughtsmallchildrenfrightenedhimthemost.D.Hismysteriousmoviesscaredchildrenthemost.13.Whatdoesthephrasemakecameoappearancesinthefirstparagraphmostprobablymean?A.AppearwithacamerA.B.Playanunimportantpart.C.MakeashortappearancE.D.Playinafunnyway.14.HowmanyfilmsdirectedbythenameofAlfredHitchcockarementionedinthepassage?A.OnE.B.Two.C.ThreE.D.Four.15.AboutAlfredHitchcockwhichisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.Hiscontribution.B.Hiscareer.C.HisnicknamE.D.Hisweakness.

Thegovernmentsayscalculatorswillbebannedinmathstestsfor11-year-oldsinEnglandfrom2014.EducationandChildcareMinisterElizabethTrusssaidpupilsshouldonlyusethemoncetheywereconfidentinbasicmathematicalskills.MsTrusssaidallyoungchildrenshouldbeconfidentwithmethodsofadditionsubtractiontimestablesanddivisionbeforetheypickupthecalculatortoworkoutmorecomplexsums.Bybanningcalculatorsinmathstestswewillreducethedependencyonthemintheclassroomforthemostbasicsums.ProfCeliaHoylesdirectoroftheNationalCentreForExcellenceintheTeachingofMathematicssaidItisimportantthatcalculatorsareusedproperlysochildrendonotbecomedependentonthemforarithmeticbutatthesametimeareabletousethemasatooltosupporttheirownproblemsolving.Butteachingunionsarguedbanningcalculatoruseinthetestswouldriskpupils’abilitytousethemtodealwithmorecomplexmathematicalproblems.ChristmasBlowergeneralsecretaryNationalUnionofTeacherssaidItmaynotbenecessarytousecalculatorsforthewholeofthemathstestpaperbutitisaretrograde倒退的steptobanthemcompletelyasitwilldamagetheskillssetforprimarypupilsandleavethemstrugglinginsecondaryschool.RussellHobbygeneralsecretaryoftheNationalAssociationofHeadTeacherssaiditisindeedgoodtobesurethatchildrencanperformroutinecalculationsintheirheadsbuttheadvantageofalimiteduseofcalculatorsisthatchildrencanfocusontheproblemitself.16.AccordingtoElizabethTrussbanningcalculatorsinmathstestscan_______.A.developpupils’interestinmathsB.increasepupil’smathstestscoresC.reducepupils’dependencyonthemD.improvepupils’abilitytotakeexams17.ProfCeliaHoylesbelievesthat_______.A.CalculatorsshouldbeencouragedintestsB.CalculatorsshouldbebannedintestsC.ChildrenshouldusecalculatorsfrequentlyD.Childrenshouldusecalculatorsproperly18.Whoisstronglyagainstthebanningofcalculatorsinmathstests?A.ElizabethTruss.B.CeliaHoyles.C.ChristineBlower.D.RussellHobby.19.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Expertsholddifferentviewsaboutthebanofcalculators.B.Banningcalculatorswillimprovepupils’abilitytocalculatE.C.Childrenonlyusecalculatorstoworkoutdifficultproblem.D.CalculatorswillbebannedinallmathstestssooninEnglanD.20.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.CalculatorUseArousesHotDebateAroundtheCountryB.GovernmentBansCalculatorsFromPrimaryMathsTestsC.UsingcalculatorsAffectsPupils’intelligenceDevelopmentD.BanningCalculatorsImprovesPupils’TestPerformance

Here’samovie-asharpsugar-rushoffunthat’sguaranteedtoentertaintheentirefamily.Withsometerrificcomputer-generatedeffectsagreatcastandafun-packedstorylineRobotsisthebestanimatedfilm动画片sinceTheIncredibles.YepitreallyisthatgooD.SetinaworldpopulatedbyrobotsEwanMcGregorplaysRodneyCopperbottomayoungrobotwholeaveshissmall-townhometopursuehisdreamofbecominganinventor.ButafterarrivinginRobotCityhishopesofgettingajobatBigweldIndustriesaredestroyedwhenhelearnsthefirmhasbeentakenoverbytheevilRatchetGregKinnear.EggedonbyhiscontrollingmumMadameGasketJimBroadbentRatchetplanstoreducehalfonRobotCity’scitizenstoscrapmetalbyrefusingtosellthesparePanstheyneedtosurvivE.InsteadhewantstomakeafortunesellingexpensiveupgradesthatfewcanafforD.AshesaysWhybeyouwhenyoucanbenew?AidedbyafewmisfitrobotsknownastheRustles-includingRobinWilliamsasthecowardly胆小的FenderI’mmadeofametalcalledAfraidium-Rodneymusttrackdownthefirm’sfounderBigweldMelBrooksandconvincehimtosavethecityfromRatchet’splans.Thefirstthingthat’llstrikeyouaboutthemovieisthethoughtthat’sgoneintocreatingRobotCity.It’sawondrousworldfullofmechanicalmarvelsincludingwind-upcarsandwalkingstreetlamps.Alsoterrificarethespecialeffects.Thismightbeanimatedmoviebutattimesyou’llcatchyourselfthinkingit’sreallyalive-actionfilm.OfcoursetherehavebeenplentyofanimatedmoviesthatlookedthepartbutwereletdownbyaweakstorylineseeSharkTaleforexample.ButRobotsgrips扣人心弦rightfromthestartthankstoaheart-warmingandthoroughlyengagingplotthatneverbores.MyonlycomplaintsarewithWilliamswhoasusualhasaone-in-10successratewithhisjokes.AlsoaletdownisaromanticsubplotbetweenRodneyandashapelyrobotcalledCappyHalleBerrythatdoesn’tgoanywherE.Complainsasidethisisamechanicalmarvelthat’llhaveyouboltedfirmlytoyourseat.BESTQUOTE引述FenderEventhoughyouhadadiscouragingdayjustrememberthere’sanotheronecomingtomorrow.BESTBITCheckoutthoseamazingimages.WORSTBITRobinWilliams’characterdoesanunfunnyBritneySpearsdanceroutinE.IFYOULIKEDIceAgeTheIncrediblesToyStoryYOU’LLLIKETHIS.39.Thispieceofwritingisa_____.A.commercialadvertisementB.filmreviewC.movieposterD.1iteraryessay40.ThecastOfRobotsismadeupofallthefollowingactorsoractressesEXCEPT______.A.EwanMcGregorB.RobinWilliamsC.BritneySpearsD.HalleBerry41.WhatisSharkTaleanexampleof?A.greatcast.B.A.poorplot.C.Specialeffects.D.Clumsyanimation.

ANATIONWIDEBESTSELLERIt’slikelythateverythingyoulearnedaboutAmerica’sancienthistoryiswrong.Thenewbook1491completelychangesourunderstandingoftheAmericabeforethearrivalofColumbusin1492.DIDYOUKNOW?WhenColumbuslandedtherewereprobablymorepeopleintheAmericasthantherewereinEuropE.ThepeoplesofNorthAmericahadsuchhealthylife-stylesthataslateasthe19thcenturytheycontinuedtobethetallestpeopleonearth.FactshaveshownthattheAmericaswerepopulatedaslongas33000yearsago.4000yearsagoMesoamericanfarmersdevelopedcorninafeat技艺ofgeneticengineering遗传工程学thatstillisn’tcompletelyunderstooD.COMMENTS评论ON1491InthetraditionofJaredDiamond&JohnMePheeatotallynewviewofpre-ColumbianAmerica.－RichardRhodesAttractivelywrittenandreallyabsorbingCharlesC.Mannhasproducedabookthat’spartdetectivestorypartepic史诗andparttragedy悲剧.Hehastakenonavasttopic:thousandsofyearstwohugecontinentsandcultures.－CharlesMatthewsSanJeseMercaryNewsPowerfulandchallenging－AlanTaylorWashingtopostApleasuretoreadaswellasawonderfuleducation－HowardZinn25.Onthewhole1491isabookmainlyaboutAmerica’s________.A.life-stylesB.populationC.historyD.agriculture26.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaboutthecommentsonthebook1491?A.ItisinterestingandinstructivE.B.ItisattractiveandculturallyrelateD.C.Itischallengingandrevolutionary.D.Itishumorousandreasonable27.Wecaninferfromthispassagethat_________.A.peoplesettledintheAmericasalittleearlierthan1492B.NorthAmericanswerethetallestinthe18thcenturyintheworldC.Mesoamencanfarmersknewgeneticengineering5000yearsagoD.thepopulationintheAmericaswassmallerthanthatinEuropein1492

WhatdoBritishwomenreallywantintheirMr.Right?Heshouldbeclean-shavengood-lookinganddriveasilverMercedes.Andmostimportantofallheshouldbemorethan178cm.HeightisapparentlymoreimportantthanlookstowomenlookingforMr.Rightasurveyclaims.Withblueeyesshortdark-brownhairandmediumbuildtheidealcandidatewouldappeartobethefilmstarJakeGyllenhaal.Looksasidetheperfectpartnermustalsolovepetsandappreciatefinewinetheatersandnicerestaurants.Coupledwiththisheshouldhaveawackysenseofhumoraccordingtothestudyof40000womenbyUKdating.com.Mr.RightwearssmartjeansandaT-shirtweighsexactly80.5kilosandisadoctororalawyerwhoownsahomeinagoodlocation.Hehashadthreeseriousrelationshipsnomorethansixsexualpartnershasneverbeenmarriedanddoesn’thavechildren.Alsoimportantisauniversityeducation:manywomenspecifyamanwithaBAdegreE.Smokersandfootballfanswerenotpopular.Only1percentofwomenquestionedwoulddateachapwhohatespets.Themajority---66percent---wanttofindapartnerwhoisfit.Evenmore---68percent---arelookingforawackysenseofhumor.DavidBrownmanagingdirectorofUKdating.comsaidThefemaledatersonourwebsitescertainlyknowwhattheywantandtheyarenotafraidtoletthemanknow.FortunatelyforimperfectmenhowevernotallwomengofortheGyllenhaalideal.Cuddlyloverswerefavoredby21percentwhile16percentwouldliketofindabaldinggentlikeBruceWillis.Another11percentsaidtheirMr.Rightwouldbegingerwhile18percentsaidtheywouldpreferamanwithgreyhair.And28percentclaimedtheywouldnotcarehowmuchamanwouldearn.Facialhairprovedsurprisinglypopular:28percentofthosesurveyedadmittedtheylikeagoateeand21percentsaidtheywouldliketomeetamanwithamoustachE.Only2percentofwomenhoweversaidtheywouldn’tminddatingsomeonewhowaslessthan152cmtall.72.IntheeyesofBritishwomentheisthemostimportantforMr.Right.A.heightB.appearanceC.senseofhumorD.job73.WhichofthefollowingisnotconsideredthestandardofMr.Right?A.MoneyB.LoveforsportsC.AppearanceD.Goodeducation74.Inwomen’seyesMr.Rightshouldbe.A.alawyerB.ateacherC.abossD.aclerk75.Fromthepassageweknowthat.A.mostwomenlikecuddlyloversB.allthewomenlikethefilmstarJakeGyllenhaal.C.ordinarymenseemtohavenochancetofindlovers.D.mostwomenlikemenwithasenseofhumor.

Thereisanoldsaying:Noonethinkshe’sabaddriver.Here’sanupdated21stcenturyversion:Noonethinkshesendsannoyinge-mails.Butplentyofusdo.APrincetonUniversityresearchfoundthat22percentofAmericanssaye-mailhasaddedtotheirworkpressuresandcausedmisunderstandings.Here’saguideone-mailetiquette礼节tohelpyouavoidbeingannoying.Expertssaytherearethreetypesofe-mailswithdifferentrules—closefriendsofficeandpublice-mails.Theclosefriendse-mailYoucansendyourloveryourclosestfriendsandyoursiblingsbrothersandsistersanythingfromjokestoyougottoseethis!.Butbearinmindthatnoteveryonesharesyoursenseofhumourandyoumayexposethemtoviruses.Theofficee-mailDon’taddtopeople’sworkloaD.Keepe-mailsshortandtothepoint.◆Makethesubjectlinefactualandbrief.◆Writeinclearconcise简练的sentences.◆ProvideyournameandphonenumberattheenD.Thepublice-mailOccasionallywehavetosendanemailtoagroupofpeoplE.Ifpossiblewriteyourpublice-mailswithawhowhatwhenwherestructurE.Forexample:Who:AllmembersofthesoccerteamWhat:TeamphotoWhen:SaturdayMarch25atnoonWhere:Playingfield2.FinallybeforeyouhitSendcheckthefollowing:◆Isthee-mailaflame?Neversendane-mailinanger.Itcouldstayaroundforeverandhaunt萦绕心头yourprofessionalandpersonallifE.◆ChecktheTofielD.Isthisreallywhoyouwanttosendthemessageto?◆SpellcheckthemessagE.Doesithaveanerrorthatcanaffectyoubadly?28.Thewriterusestheoldsayingatthebeginningofthepassagetoshowthat_______.A.manypeoplearegoodatdrivingB.noteveryonecanbeagooddriverC.manypeoplecanbegooD.atsendingnonannoyinge-mailsD.manypeoplethinkhighlyofthemselves29.Thewritermaywanttotellthereaderthat_______A.mailsonlineareoftensenttowrongplacesB.differente-mailsshouldbewrittenindeliberate仔细考虑的waysC.sendingofficee-mailsissuretoaddtopeople’sworkloadD.thepublice-mailisusuallysenttoalargenumberofpeople30.Accordingtothewriter_______.A.e-mailswithsomemisspellingsmayhurtthereceiverB.beforesendingane-mailthesendershouldasksomeonetocheckitC.jokessenttoaclosefriendonlinesometimesmaybeharmfulD.about80％ofAmericanslikesendingandreceivinge-mails31.Ifane-mailisaflamethesenderofitmustbeveryatthemoment.A.angryB.excitedC.worriedD.disappointed

MybrotherRonjoinedtheUSarmyafewyearsago.Mostgirlsespeciallythosewhoaremyagearethrilledbyanythingthathastodowiththearmy.It’sanoveltytothemtoshootagunjumpoutofaplaneandwearuniform.NowIknowyou’rethinkingthatImustfinditreallycooltoknowasoliderwho’smybrother.That’swrongbeforeIfoundoutthatmybrotherjoinedthearmyIwascrazyaboutthearmy.FirstlyIwantedtogotocollegeknewthatjoiningthearmywasprobablytheonlywayIcouldgetitasmyparentscouldn’taffordit.Additionallytherewerealltheotherpointsofthearmythatgrabbedmyheart.IwantedthechallengeIwantedthedisciplineandIwantedthefeelingthatIwouldbedoingsomethingbeyondtheabilityofaveragecitizen.Butassoonasmybrotherjoinedthearmyallthosethingsfellaway.AllIsawweredeadpeoplegunsshootingtanksturningintoaballoffiretentsburningandlotsofblooD.ItwassohorriblE.WhenRonwenttoIraqIfreakedoutwheneverIdidn’thearfromhimformorethanaweek.Ikeptupwiththenewsreadingthelatestnewspaperandlisteningtothehourlyreports.AndeverytimeIheardthatanAmericansoliderwaskilledIprayedit’wasn’tRon.I’mproudofmybrotherforservingourcountryandhiswillingnesstodevotehislifetosomethinghefindsimportant.It’sgreattoseehowdisciplineandmaturehe’sgotandI’mgladhehashiscollegepaidfor.ButalthoughIamproudIgladlygiveupthecoolnessofhavingabrotherinthearmy.IwouldbeperfectlyallrightifIhadneverseenthatuniformonhimandhewasjustaplainoldboringbrother.IlovemybrotherandI’mproudofhimbutIwanthimbackhome!21.WhatdidthewriterthinkofthearmybeforeRonjoined?A.JoiningthearmywasmorebeneficialthangoingtocollegE.B.Joiningthearmywasagoodchoiceforthosewhocouldn’taffordcollegeeducation.C.Joiningthearmywasmeantriskingone’slifeforsomethingimportantD.JoiningthearmydidmoreharmthangooD.22.AfterRonjoinedthearmythewriter.A.decidetojointhearmyonedayB.becameafraidofseeingsoldiersC.oftenshowedoffRoninfrontoffriendsD.becameawareofthedangerofjoiningthearmy23.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Peaceorwar?B.LifeinthearmyC.HavingasoldierinthefamilyD.A.choicebetweenyourlifeandyourdream

EventsforMother’sDayHighteabytheThamesTheLondonEyeisofferingaselectionofMother’sDaypackagesthisyearincludingaspecialafternoonteafor£55perperson.YourmumwillbeservedsandwichesandBattenbergcakewhileadmiringwonderfulviewsoftheLondoncity.There’llalsobeachocolatetastingexperiencefor£47perpersonthatincludesaglassofProseccoandaHotelChocolatgoodiebag.CookeryclassinDorestFamouschefLesleyWatersisholdingahalf-dayMother’sDaycookeryclassonSaturday29MarchathercookeryschoolinDorestforjust£20perperson.Yourmumcantryherhandatcreatingsomeclassicdishespickupsomeentertainingtipsandenjoyagrandtastingmeeting.TomakeaweekendofitbookLottie’sLoftanearbyhousewithadesignerkitchensurroundsoundsystemandabalcony阳台overlookingtheDoreatcountrysidE.A.three-nightstayarrivingFriday28Marchcosts£117perperson.TreetopadventureinSnowdoniaIfyourmumenjoysseeingtheWelshcountrysidefromaverydifferentanglebookheratreetopadventureintheheartofbeautifulSnowdoniA.Morethan30excitingactivitiescanbefoundhereincludingbalancingbeamsandropebridges.TheattractionalsohasEurope’shighestfive-seatergiantswing.Ticketsarepricedat£42perpersonbutmumsgofreeon30Marchwhenvisitingwithatleastoneotherperson.CagedivinginLondonIfyourmumwouldgetmoreofexcitementfromdivingthanfinediningthrowherinatthedeependwithadayswimmingwithsharksattheLondonAquarium水族馆.Theactivitycosts£125perpersonincludingadmissionrateallequipmentabehind–the–scenestourandavisittotherestoftheaquarium.Nodivingexperienceisnecessarybutwhoevertakespartinitmustofcoursebeabletoswim.Andifyou’retooscaredtojoinheryoucanbookaspectator观众ticketfor£25.29.Ifyourmumlikesfinediningaswellasamazingcountrysidesceneryshecanchoose.A.cagedivinginLondonB.highteabytheThamesC.cookeryclassinDorestD.treetopadventureinSnowdonia30.IfyourmumchoosescagedivingattheLondonAquariumshe.A.canhaveacloselookatsharksB.musthavesomeonebewithherC.shouldhavesomedivingexperienceD.hastopayextramoneyfortheequipment31.Alltheeventsmentionedinthetext.A.includeexcitingactivities.B.needtobebookedaheadoftimE.C.arefreeformothersonMother’sDayD.areintendedtoprovidefunformothers

Thevaluesofartisticworksaccordingtoculturalrelativism相对主义aresimplyreflectionsoflocalsocialandeconomicconditions.Suchaviewhoweverfailstoexplaintheabilityofsomeworksofarttoexcitethehumanmindacrossculturesandthroughcenturies.HistoryhaswitnessedtheendlessproductionsofShakespeareanplaysineverymajorlanguageoftheworlD.ItisneverraretofindthatMozartpacksJapaneseconcerthallsasJapanesepainterHiroshigedoesParisgalleriesUniqueworksofthiskindaredifferentfromtoday’spopulararteveniftheybeganasworksofpopularart.TheyhavesetthemselvesapartintheirtimelessappealandwillprobablybeenjoyedforcenturiesintothefuturE.Ina1757essaythephilosopherDavidHumearguedthatbecausethegeneralprinciplesoftasteareuniform不变的inhumannaturethevalueofsomeworksofartmightbeessentiallypermanent.HeobservedthatHomerwasstilladmiredaftertwothousandyears.Worksofthistypehebelievedspoketodeepandunvaryingfeaturesofhumannatureandcouldcontinuetoexistovercenturies.Nowresearchersareapplyingscientificmethodstothestudyoftheuniversalityofart.Forexampleevolutionarypsychologyisbeingusedbyliteraryscholarstoexplainthelong-lastingthemesandplotdevicesinfiction.ThestructuresofmusicalpiecesarenowopentoexperimentalanalysisasneverbeforE.Researchfindingsseemtoindicatethatthecreationbyagreatartistisaspermanentanachievementasthediscoverybyagreatscientist.24.Accordingtothepassagewhatdoweknowaboutculturalrelativism?A.Itintroducesdifferentculturalvalues.B.Itexplainsthehistoryofartisticworks.C.Itrelatesartisticvaluestolocalconditions.D.ItexcitesthehumanmindthroughouttheworlD.25.InParagraph2theartistsarementionedinordertoshowthat_____.A.greatworksofartcangobeyondnationalboundariesB.historygivesartworksspecialappealtosetthemapartC.popularartsarehardlydistinguishablefromgreatartsD.greatartistsareskilledatcombiningvariouscultures26.AccordingtoHumesomeworksofartcanexistforcenturiesbecause_____.A.theyareresultsofscientificstudyB.theyestablishsomegeneralprinciplesofartC.theyarecreatedbytheworld’sgreatestartistsD.theyappealtounchangingfeaturesofhumannature27.Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthepassage?A.AreArtisticValuesUniversal?B.ArePopularArtsPermanent?C.IsHumanNatureUniform?D.IsCulturalRelativismScientific?

Thesharingeconomyhasgrowninrecentyearstoincludeeverythingfromapartmentsharingtocarsharingtocommunitytoolsharing.Since2009anewformofsharingeconomyhasbeenemerginginneighborhoodsthroughouttheUSandaroundtheworld——LittleFreeLibrary.Thelibrariesareboxesplacedinneighborhoodsfromwhichresidentscanwithdraw取出anddeposit存入books.LittleFreeLibrariescomeinallshapesandsizes.Somelibrariesalsohavethemesfocusingonbooksforchildrenadultsortourguides.In2009TodBolbuiltthefirstLittleFreeLibraryasagifttohismotherwhowasadevotedreader.Whenhesawthepeopleofhiscommunitygatheringarounditexchangingconversationaswellasbooksheknewhewantedtotakehissimpleideafurther.IthinkLittleFreeLibrariesopenthedoortoconversationswewanttohavewitheachotherBolsaiD.Sincethenhisideahasbecomeamovementspreadingfromstatetostateandcountrytocountry.AccordingtoLittleFreeLibrary.orgtherearenow18000ofthelittlestructuresaroundtheworldlocatedineachofthe50USstatesand70countriesinEuropeAfricaandAsiA.TheInternethashelpedtospreadLittleFreeLibraries.ButanAtlanticarticlesaysthelittlestructuresserveasacureforaworldofe-readerdownloads.Thelittlewoodenboxesarerefreshinglyphysicalandhuman.FormanypeoplethesenseofdiscoveryisLittleFreeLibraries’mainappeal.Agirlwalkinghomefromschoolmightpickupagraphicnovelthatgetsherexcitedaboutreading;amanonhiswaytothebusstopmightfindavolumeofpoetrythatchangeshisoutlookonlifesaystheAtlanticarticlE.Everybookisapotentialsourceofinspiration.28.HowdoLittleFreeLibrariesgettheirbooks?A.Thecommunitiesboughtthem.B.TodBoldonatedthem.C.USgovernmentprovidedthem.D.Citizenssharedthem.29.WhydidTodBolwanttobuildmoreLittleFreeLibraries?A.Theycanofferneighborsmorechancestotalk.B.Hewasinspiredbythesharingeconomy.C.HewantedtopromotehisideaworldwidE.D.Theyareagifttopleasehismother.30.WhatdoestheauthoroftheAtlanticarticlebelieve?A.LittleFreeLibrariesaremorepopularthane-readerdownloads.B.E-readerdownloadsareundoubtedlybeneficial.C.LittleFreeLibrariesarephysicalandhuman.D.TheInternethashelpedtospreadLittleFreeLibraries.31.LittleFreeLibrariesattractreadersmostinthat________.A.theyareinvariousshapesandsizesB.theyarelocatedallovertheworldC.theyconnectstrangerstogetherD.theymaygivereadersasenseofdiscovery

Onethingthetourbooksdon’ttellyouaboutLondonisthat2000ofitsresidents居民arefoxes.Theyranawayfromthecityaboutcenturiesagoafterdevelopersandpollutionmovedin.Butnowthattheenvironmentiscleanerthefoxeshavecomehome.Thenumberandvarietyofwildanimalsinurban城市的areasisincreasingsaysCornerJones.A.surveyofthewildlifeinNewYork’sCentralParklastyearcounted14speciesofmammals.A.similarsurveyconductedinthe1890’scountedonlyfivespecies.Severalchangeshavebroughtwildanimalstothecities.Foremostisthatairandwaterqualityinmanycitieshasimprovedasaresultofthe1970spollution-controlefforts.Meanwhileruralareashavebeenbuiltupleavingmanyanimalsontheedgesofsuburbs.Inadditionurbanwildliferefuges避难处havebeencreateD.TheGreaterLondonCouncillastyearspent$750000tobuylandandbuild10permanent永久性的wildliferefugesinthecity.Asaresultmanybirdsarenowlivinginthecity.By1970thebirdshaddiedouteastoftheMississippibecausetheDDThadmadetheireggstoothintosupportlifE.ThatyearscientistTomCadeofCornellUniversitybeganraisingthebirdsforreleaseincitiesforcitiesaffordedabundantfooD.Citiescanattractwildanimalswithoutturningthemharmful.Thetrickistocreatehabitatswheretheycanbeself-sufficientbutstillbeseenandappreciateD.Suchhabitatscanevenbefunctional.InSanFranciscothelocalgovernmentistestingdifferentkindsofrainwatercontrolbasinstoseenotonlywhichoneskeepthecleanestwaterbutwhichwillattractthemostbirds.24.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Wildlifereturningtolargecities.B.FoxesreturningtoLondon.C.Wildanimalslivinginzoos.D.AsurveyofwildlifeinNewYork.25:Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A.LondonersareputtingmoreandmorewildanimalsintotheirzoosB.LondonersarehappytoseewildanimalsreturntotheircityC.LondonersaretryingtomovewildanimalsbacktothecountrysideD.Londonershavewelcomedthewildbirdsbutfoundfoxesaproblem26.AccordingtothepassagethenumberofspeciesofwildlifeinNewYork’spark________.A.isslowlydecreasingB.isthesameasthatinothercitiesC.isonthesamelevelasbeforeD.hasmorethandoubledinthelastcentury27.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonthatwildlifeisreturningtothecities?A.Foodisplentifulinthecities.B.Wildlifeisappreciatedinthecities.C.Wildliferefugeshavebeenbuiltinthecities.D.Airandwaterqualityhasimprovedinthecities.

SomeBritishandAmericanpeopleliketoinvitefriendsforamealathomE.Butyoushouldnotbeupset难受的ifyourEnglishfriendsdon'tinviteyouhomE.Itdoesn'tmeantheydon'tlikeyou!Dinnerpartiesusuallystartbetween7and8p.m.andendatabout11.AskyourhostswhattimeyoushouldarrivE.It'spolitetobringflowerschocolatesorabottleofwineasagift.Usuallytheeveningstartswithdrinksandsnacks小吃.Doyouwanttobemorepolite?Sayhowmuchyouliketheroomorthepictureonthewall.Butremember—it’snotpolitetoaskhowmuchthingscost.InmanyfamiliesthehusbandsitsatoneendofthetableandthewifesitsattheotherenD.Theyeatwiththeirguests.You'llprobablystartthemealwithsouporsomethingsmallthenyou'llhavemeatorfishwithvegetablesandthendessertfollowedbycoffeE.It'spolitetofinisheverythingonyourplateandtotakemoreifyouwantit.Didyouenjoytheevening?Callyourhoststhenextdayorwritethemashortthankyouletter.BritishandAmericanpeopleliketosayThankyouthankyouthankyou.allthetime!1.Ifyouaregoingtoattendadinnerparty____.A.you’dbetterbringacertainpresentwithyouB.youmustleavehomeforitat7p.m.C.youshouldaskyourhostwhenyoushouldleaveD.youmustarriveatitbefore8p.m.2.Inwhichorderwillyoueatordrinkthefollowingthingsatthemeal?A.SnacksvegetablesmeatandcoffeE.B.Coffeedrinkssoupfishvegetablesanddessert.C.SoupmeatwithvegetablesdessertandcoffeE.D.Drinkssoupsomethingsmallfishandvegetables.3.Whichisthecorrectwayinwhichyouexpressyourenjoymentoftheevening?A.BeforeleavingforhomeyoushouldsayThankyouforinvitingmE.B.WhenyoushakehandswithyourhostyoushouldsayIdidenjoytheevening.C.Youcanwriteathank-youlettertoyourhostafterthat.D.Youshouldfinisheverythingonyourplateandtakemoreifyouwantit.

TateModernisBritain’snationalmuseumofinternationalmodernart.ItisinLondononthesouthbankoftheRiverThamesoppositeStPaul’sCathedralandtheCityofLondon.Itdisplaysexamplesofmodernartfrom1900tothepresentday.TateModemopenedin2000.ThebuildingwasoriginallytheBanksidePowerStationdesignedbySirGilesGilbertScottwhoalsodesignedWaterlooBridgeandthefamousBritishredtelephonebox.Thepowerstationclosedin1981andarchitectsHerzoganddeMeuronhelpedconvertitintoanartgallery.Thebuildingismorethan200metreslonganditschimneyis99metreshigh.Thereare5levelsandthevastTurbineHall.ThisiswheretheTatedisplayslargeinstallations现代雕塑装置bycontemporaryartists.Onefamousexampleofaninstallationwasaseriesofhugeslidesthatvisitorscouldgodownleadingfromthedifferentlevelsofthebuildingtothehallfloor.ThisandotherpopularinstallationshashelpedinspiretheimaginationofthepublicandTateModemisnowoneofthebiggesttouristattractionsinLondon.Thereareplanstobuildaglasspyramidextensiondedicatedtophotographyandvideoexhibitions.Manyartgalleriesarrangeartchronologically按时间先后butTateModernorganizesitsworksofartaccordingtotheimportantmovementsofthetwentiethcentury.TheseincludeAbstractionwithpaintingsbyartistslikeWassilyKandinsky;SurrealismwithworksbyartistslikeSalvadorDaliandMaxErnst;CubismwithworksbyPicasso;andPopArtrepresentedbyartistslikeAndyWarhol.Thereare3otherTategalleries—TateBritainalsoinLondonTateLiverpoolandTateStlvesinCornwall.TateModernishoweverthemostpopular.29.Theunderlinedwordconvertinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans________.A.moveB.takeC.changeD.divide30.TheinstallationsintheTateModemcan________.A.getpeopleinterestedinartB.showhowfamousthemuseumisC.tellushowvaluabletheexhibitsareD.representmodernartworks31.HowaretheexhibitsarrangedintheTateModern?A.Bypopularity.B.Byimportantevents.C.BysizeandshapE.D.BytimE.32.Thepassageprobablycomesfromabookabout________.A.travelB.religionC.architectureD.art

HereisacollectionofsomeofthestrangelawsintheworlD.Wecanonlywonderhowtheyexist.ThinkbeforeyouchewInSingaporechewinggumisforbidden.Thisrulewasintroducedbecauseofthehighcostanddifficultyinremovingstuckchewinggumfromroadsorotherpublicfacilities.Inparticularchewinggumstuckonthesubwaydoorsstoppedthetrainsfrommoving.LightenupDriversinDenmarkaresupposedtodrivevehicleswiththeirheadlightson.You’dthinkthislawwouldapplytonightdrivingbutitdoesn’t.Itisconsiderednecessaryduringthedayaswellortheymayfaceafineofupto100USdollars.StudieshaveshownthatthishashelpedalottoavoidroadaccidentsinDenmark.TofailortojailInBangladeshchildrenoffifteenandoldercanbeputinjailforcheatingontheirexaminations.EveryyeartheBangladeshigovernmenttakesstrongmeasurestostopcheatingandcarriesoutamassivemediacampaigntoforewarnstudentsthroughtelevisions.KeepthechangeInCanadaconsumersarestoppedfromusingunreasonableamountsofcoinstopayforpurchases.Thismeansyoucan’tpayforaniteminallcoinsespeciallyifit’sover$10.EventheuseofdollarcoinsislimiteD.Theshopownerhastherighttochoosewhetherhewantstotakeyourcoinsornot.PantsonlyformenInFranceitwasagainstthelawforwomentowearpants.Thelawreportedlyhasbeenonthebookssince1800.Itwascorrectedseveraltimes:oncein1892toallowwomentowearsporttrouserswhileridinghorsesandagainin1909topermittheladiestowearpantswhileonbicycles.ThelawwascancelledonJanuary31st2013.NowwomeninFrancecanfinallywearpants!24.WhichbehaviourmaybeallowedinSingapore?A.ChewingguminpubliC.B.Stickinggumtotheroads.C.Buyinggum-shapeditemsfrommarkets.D.Chewinggumwhentakethesubway.25.WhatisforbiddeninDenmark?A.Chewinggumwhiledriving.B.Drivingwithyourheadlightsoffduringtheday.C.Usingcoinstopayforyourpetrol.D.Drivingtoschooltotakeanexam.26.Whatcanweconcludefromthetext?A.CoinsarenotallowedtobeusedinCanadA.B.Canadiansaremoreseriousaboutroadsafety.C.Itisillegalforchildrenabove15tocheatonexamsinBangladesh.D.Frenchwomenwouldbefined100dollarsiftheyworepantsin1880.27.Wherecanyoumostprobablyfindthistext?A.OnafashionwebsitE.B.Inasciencereport.C.Inageographytextbook.D.Inamagazineaboutoddcustoms.

BEIJING—China'seducationauthoritywilltightenthewidelycriticizedpolicyofextracreditsforthenationalcollegeentranceexaminationtoensureafairerchanceforallexam-takers.UnderthepolicyhighschoolstudentswhowinawardsinnationalOlympiccompetitionscouldget‘‘extracredits’upto20pointsforthenationalcollegeentranceexam.Studentswithtalentinsportsandstudentswhoarefromethnic民族的groupscanalsobenefitfromthispolicy.Theextracreditshaveincreasedthesestudents'chancesofbeingadmittedbyfamousuniversities.Someparentswerefoundtohavehelpedtheirchildrenfabricate伪造awardexperiencesorfalsifyqualificationstogetextracredits.IthasharmededucationequalitytheministrysaiD.XiongBingqivice-chiefofthe21stCenturyEducationResearchInstitutesaidthepolicyisdesignedtohelpstudentswhohavespecialtalentsbutmaybeweakinacademicperformancetohaveachancetoreceivehighereducation.ItwillstillbeneededbutitistimetomaketherulesfairerhesaiD.Theministrysaiditwillreducetherangeofcompetitionswhosewinnerscangetextracreditsandlimitthewinners’privileges.Thenewpolicywillapplytostudentswhobeginhighschoolin2011itsaiD.ChenLeiamotherofa10-year-oldgirlsaidshewelcomedtheministry'spolicyadjustmentasshedoesnotwantherdaughtertobecomeanOlympiccompetitiongeek.ButnotalltheChineseparentswelcomedthenewpolicy.Itislikeathunderbolt雷电formE.My13-year-oldsonhasspentsomuchtimestudyingOlympicmathandparticipatedinsomanytechnologicalcompetitionsduringvacations.ItisuselessnowsaidDongWena43-year-oldmother.AstudentsaidManystudentshavechangedthecurrentstudyplanandtheycanabandonthecompetition.Iwillbeinterestedinlearningthecourseswhichcanimprovemyabilities.YuanGuirenministerofeducationtoldChinaDailythatthereformisanattempttoconsidertheoverallqualityofanapplicant.ButthecountrywillnotstopthenationalcollegeentranceexaminationasitisstillthemostobjectivewaytoevaluatetalentinChinahesaiD.24.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.thenumberofcompetitionswhosewinnerscanbeawardedextracreditswillbesmallerB.studentswhowinawardsinOlympiccompetitionscan'tgetextracreditsin2011C.highschoolstudentswithtalentinsportsareweakinacademicperformanceD.theextracreditshavereducedstudents'chancesofbeingadmittedbyfamouscolleges25.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordgeekinParagraph7probablymean?A.awinnerB.adullstudentC.acompetitorD.asmartlearner26.Whichpersoninthepassagewasstronglyagainstthenewpolicy?A.XiongBingqiB.YuanGuirenC.DongWenD.ChenLei27.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A.PromotionofnationalOlympiccompetitionsB.ExtracreditspolicyinChinatobeadjustedC.AdviceonthenationalcollegeentranceexamD.Chinesegovernmenttopusheducationreform

T.heartsespeciallymusicshouldbepartofeveryschool'slessonsateverygradelevel.StudentswouldbemuchsmarteriftheyhadsomemusicalexperiencE.Theycouldimprovetheirclassroomskillslikepayingattentionandfollowingdirections.PeopledevelopalltheseskillswhentheylearnmusiC.Makingmusicalsoletschildrenusetheirimagination.Itprovidesstudentswithachancetotryouttheirownideas.Musicnotonlymakeschildrenbetterstudentsbutalsogivesthemsomethingpositivetodo.Inamusicprogramchildrencanbepartofabandinsteadofjoiningagang团伙.Parentscanenjoylisteningtotheirchildren'smusicinsteadofseeingthemgluedtoacomputerorTVscreen.Inaschoolbandstudentsgettobepartofateam.TheycangetalongwellwitholdfriendsandmakenewfriendsthroughmusiC.Musicbuildsself-confidencetoo.Itgiveschildrenasenseofachievementandsuccess.MakingmusicissomethingforthemtobeproudofanditletskidspracticeperforminginfrontofanaudiencE.Musicgiveschildrenanopportunityforself-expressionandthathelpsdeveloptheirself-confidencE.Onceagainmusicisimportantbecauseitcanmakechildrenbetterstudentsgivethemsomethingpositivetodoandbuildtheircharacter.Thatiswhymusicshouldbeofferedineverysinglegradeineveryschool.56.Accordingtothepassagemusiccouldmakestudentssmarterby_______________.A.improvingtheirclassroomskillsandimaginationB.improvingtheirclassroomskillsandpayingattentionC.improvingtheirattentiondirectionandimaginationD.learningmusicmakingmusicandtryingouttheirownideas57.Thethirdparagraphmainlytellsusthatmusiccould_______________.A.givechildrenself-expressionandself-confidenceB.bringtochildrenachievementandsuccessC.developchildren'sself-confidenceD.givechildrensomethingtobeproudof58.What'sthebesttitleofthispassageA.LearningmusicandmakingmusicB.Musicbuildschildren'sself-confidenceC.MusicmakesstudentsmuchsmarterD.Musicisamustasacourseatschool

Americaisgrowingolder.Fiftyyearsagoonly4outofevery100peopleintheUnitedStateswere65orolder.Today10outofevery100Americansareover65.TheagingofthepopulationwillaffectAmericansocietyinmanyways-educationmedicineandbusiness.QuietlythegrowingofAmericahasmadeusaverydifferentsociety-oneinwhichpeoplehaveaquitedifferentideaofwhatkindofbehaviorissuitableatvariousages.Aperson'sagenolongertellsyouanythingabouthis\hersocialpositionmarriageorhealth.There'snolongeraparticularyearinwhichonegoestoschoolorgoestoworkorgetsmarriedorstartsafamily.Thesocialclockthatkeptusontimeandtolduswhentogotoschoolgetajoborstopworkingisn'tasstrongasitusedtobE.Itdoesn'tsurpriseustohearofa29-year-olduniversitypresidentora35-year-oldgrandmotherora70-year-oldmanwhohasbecomeafatherforthefirsttimE.Publicideasarechanging.ManypeoplesayIammuchyoungerthanmymother-ormyfather-wasatmyagE.NoonesaysActyourageanymorE.We'vestoppedlookingwithsurpriseatolderpeoplewhoactinyouthfulways.32.ItcanbelearntfromthetextthattheagingofthepopulationinAmerica_______.A.hasmadepeoplefeelyoungerB.haschangedpeople'ssocialpositionC.haschangedpeople'sunderstandingofageD.hassloweddownthecountry'ssocialdevelopment33.Theunderlinedword'one'refersto_______.A.asocietyB.AmericaC.aplaceD.population34.Actyouragemeanspeopleshould_______.A.beactivewhentheyareoldB.dotherightthingattherightageC.showrespectfortheirparentsyoungoroldD.takemorephysicalexercisesuitabletotheirage35.Ifa25-year-oldmanbecomesgeneralmanagerofabigfirmthewriterofthetextwouldmostprobablyconsiderit_______.A.normalB.wonderfulC.UnbelievableD.unreasonable

Indianowleadstheworldinsmartphonegrowth.Itsawa55%increaseinthenumberofsmartphonesin2014.ThenumberofWebusersincreasedby37%.Smartphoneswerethesourceof65%ofitsInternettrafficand41%ofitse-commerceaccordingtoareportbytheanalystMaryMeekertitledInternetTrends2015.India’sInternetboomhasstarteD.WithinthreeorfouryearsalmosteveryadultinIndiawillownasmartphonE.Theywillbeusedtoordergoodsreadnewsmonitorcropgrowthandsoon.IndianadultswillbeveryinterestedinthesedevicesjustasyoungAmericansarE.87%ofAmericansbetweentheagesof18and34whoownsmartphonessaytheyneverseparatefromthese:MysmartphoneneverleavesmysidE.Fouroutoffivesaythatthefirstthingtheydoonwakingistoreachfortheirsmartphones.Andthreefifthsbelievethatinthenextfiveyearseverythingwillbedoneonmobiledevices.InthebusinessworldtheriseofmobileplatformsisdramaticallytransformingmanyindustriesallovertheworlD.WhatIndiansoftwaredevelopershavetodoistostartthinkingaboutsolutionstooldproblemsbyusingallthefeaturesofthesenewdevices.Theyneedtotakeadvantageoftheuniquepropertiesofsmartphonesandtablets.AsIndiansoftwaredevelopersandenterprisesmasterthesmartphonetheywillbeabletoexporttheirsolutionstotherestoftheworlD.ThiswillmakepossibleanewtechrevolutionthatisgreaterthanwhatcreatedIndia’sITindustryinthe1980sand1990s.WecanexpecttherapidtransformationofIndiawhenabillionpeoplebecomeconnectedandhaveequalaccesstoinformationandservices.24.LoadsofnumbersareusedinParagraph1toshow_____________.A.India’ssmartphonesincreasemostrapidlyintheworldB.IndiahasthemostadvancedITindustryintheworldC.IndiawillbeasuperpowerprettysoonD.Indiawillexportnewsmartphonestotherestoftheworld25.WhatwillmostyoungAmericansdofirstthemomenttheywakeup?A.Readnews.B.ShoponlinE.C.Gettheirsmartphones.D.Checke-mails.26.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.IndiaisthelargestmobilemakerintheworlD.B.Indianfarmersusesmartphonestomonitorcropgrowth..C.IndiansoftwaredevelopershavemadegreatprofitsbysellingtheirproductsabroaD.D.IndiasawagreatboominITindustrysome30yearsago.27.WhichcanbethebesttitleofthetextA.MorepeoplemoresmartphonesB.NodreameveryIndianownsasmartphoneC.AthandIndia’snexttechrevolutionD.Asmallsmartphoneabiguse

Whatisyourfavoritecolor?Doyoulikeyelloworangeandred?Ifyoudoyoumustbeanoptimist乐观主义者aleaderoranactivepersonwhoenjoyslifepeopleandexcitement.Doyouprefergreyandblue?IfyoudothenyouareprobablyquietshyandyouwouldratherfollowthanleaD.Ifyoulovegreenyouarestrong-mindedanddetermineD.Youwishtosucceedandwantotherpeopletoseeyouaresuccessful.Atleastthisiswhatpsychologiststellusandtheyshouldknowbecausetheyhavebeenseriouslystudyingthemeaningofcolorpreferenceandtheeffectthatcolorshaveonhumanbeings.Theytellusthatwedon'tchooseourfavoritecolorsaswegrowup.Ifyouhappentolovebrownyoudidsoassoonasyouopenedyoureyesoratleastassoonasyoucouldseeclearly.Colorsdoimpactourmoods----thereisnodoubtaboutit.A.yellowroommakesusfeelmorecheerfulandmorecomfortablethanadarkgreenoneandareddressbringswarmthandcheertothesaddestwinterday.Ontheotherhandblackisdepressing.LightandbrightcolorsmakepeoplenotonlyhappierbutalsomoreactivE.Itisafactthatfactoryworkersworkbetterharderandhavefeweraccidentswhentheirmachinesarepaintedorangeratherthanblackordarkgrey.Rememberthatifyoufeellowyoucanbrightenyourdaywithafewcolorfulthings.Rememberthatyouwillknowyourfriendsandyourenemiesbetterwhenyoufindoutwhatcolorstheylikeanddislikeaswell.24.Accordingtopsychologists_________.A.anyonecanchoosehiscolorpreferenceinhislifeB.noonecanchoosehiscolorpreferenceinhislifeC.anyoneisbornwithhiscolorpreferenceD.nooneisbornwithhiscolorpreference25.Accordingtothepassage__________.A.ifyouenjoylifeyoumustlikeyelloworangeandredB.ifyouarequietyoumustprefergrayorblueC.ifyoulovegreenyouusuallydowhatyouhavedecidedD.ifyoulovepinkyouoftengotoflowershops26.Theunderlinedwordimpactinparagraph2canbereplacedby_______.A.influenceB.ruinC.reflectD.explore27.Psychologistsstudythemeaningofcolorpreferencebecause_________.A.colorsmaydecidetheresultsofourworkandstudyB.colorsmayaffecttheemotionalstatesofthepeopleC.colorpreferencecantellyouwhoyourfriendsareD.colorpreferencecanhelpyoutoseethroughyourenemies

AAAGH!TheGeneration90siscoming!WearingearphonesusingcomplexlanguageandconstantlytextmessagingfriendstheGen-90sfollowingtheGen-80sbegintomaketheirworlddebut初次登台.EachgenerationoragegrouphasitsownsymbolsandlifestylE.ReadonandjudgeforyourselvesifyoufittheGen-90sgroup.EarphonesTheselittledevicesseemtogrowontheheadsoftheGen-90s.TheymightleadtoMP3MP4orMP101playersgivingtheseyoungpeopleaplugged-incoolandperhapsself-addictedlookofcourselifeisnotalwaysmusictotheears.MartianlanguageTheyhavecreatedtheirowncode-likeonlinelanguagE.It’samixtureofEnglishJapaneseandChinesethatperhapsonlyMartianscanunderstanD.Thisisanimaginativegenerationthoughtheyneedtobecarefultokeepitoutoftheirtermpapers.Self-PortraitSayingcheesetotheirowndigitalcamerasisusualforthisgeneration.A.littlebitofnarcissism自恋neverhurtsanyonE.Ithelpsthemreflectalittleontheirownlives.ButbeawareoftherisksofpostingprivatephotosonlinE.Text-messagingTheycantypetheirmobilephonesasfastastheycanspeak.Thisisagenerationthatrespectsefficiency.HoweveroralcommunicationisimportantandwillnevergooutofstylE.37.AccordingtothepassageifyoubelongtotheGen-90syouwill_______.A.justappreciateyourselfandignoreothers’strengths.B.haveyourownsymbolsandlifestylE.C.havethesamesymbolsandlifestyleoftheGen-80s.D.likemusicanddanceverymuch.38.Accordingtothetextthewriterwillchoose______asagoodexampletotheGen-90.A.LiHualikesmusicandalwayswearingiPodB.ZhangChaoisnotonlyanimaginativeboybutdoeverythingefficiently.C.Lilyisashygirlandshedoesn’tlikemakingfriends.D.FangfanglikesbeingtakenphotosandoftenpostingthemonlinE.39.AccordingtothispassagewhichisFALSE?A.Notallteensarecautiousaboutpostingphotos.B.Theytypetheirmobilephonessofastthatitcancatchthespeedofspeaking.C.TheGen-90shaveapreferenceforsomemusicplayersandevenregardthemasanecessarypartoflifE.D.Theydon’tusethecoolandcomplexonlinelanguageinformalwriting.40.Themainideaofthepassageisabout________.A.theGen-90s’happylifeB.thedifferencebetweentheGen-80sandtheGen-90sC.theGen-90s’uniquelifestyleandsomepracticalwarningsD.thesimilaritiesbetweentheGen-80sandtheGen-90s

Yourfriends’livesmaylookmoreexcitingthanyoursonFacebookbutnewresearchshowsthatisbecausetheyarefaking伪造it.A.recentsurveyhasfoundaroundtwo-thirdsofpeopleonsocialmediapostimages图像totheirpersonalinformationtomaketheirlivesseemmoreadventurous.Andmorethanthreequartersofthoseaskedsaidtheyjudgedtheirpeers同龄人basedonwhattheysawontheirInstagramSnapehatorFacebookpages.TheBritishsurveybysmartphonemakerHTCfoundthatinordertomakeourownpagesandlivesappearmoreexcitingsixpercentalsosaidtheyhadborroweditemstoincludeintheimagesinordertopassthemoffastheirown.Morethanhalfofthosesurveyedsaidtheypostedimagesofitemsandplacespurelytoshowoffcausingjealousyamongfriendsandfamily.BehavioralpsychologistHemmingssaidthetrendwasunsurprisingduetotheriseofsocialmedia.We’relivinginaworldofinstantcommunication.shesaid.Fashionandstyleusedtoliveanddieinmagazinesnowpeopleareinsearchofauthenticpeer-to-peerrecommendationsaswellmakingsocialmediaanequalpowerhousetomagazinesandnewspapers.Withimagesbeingsharedinaninstantwedesiretoknowwhatourfriendsarewearingorwhatsuperstarsarebuyingassoonastheyhavegotthem.SuchistheinfluenceofsocialmediasiteslikeInstagram76percentofthoseaskedalsosaidseeingitemsonsocialmediainfluencesthemtobuythemwithmenmorelikelytotakestyleadviceandbuywhattheysee.32.Howdosomepeoplemaketheirlivesappearmoreexciting?ABybuyingpicturesB.BypostingimagesCBymakingupstoriesD.Byriskingtheirlives33.WhatdoesthewordjealousyinParagraph3mean?AEnvyB.ConflictC.AdventureD.Misunderstanding34.WhatcanwelearnfromJoHemmings?AThetrendreflectsthedevelopmentofsocialmediA.BFashionandstylenolongerexistinmagazines.CMagazinesandnewspapersarelessimportant.DThetrendisbeyondpeople'sexpectation.35.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribessocialmedialikeInstagram?APersuasiveB.CreativeC.PositiveD.Honest