One of the worst feelings in the world is trying your hardest at something but still falling short. In the case of schoolwork, studying for hours and bringing home disappointing grades may make you feel hopeless or helpless, but this is far from the truth. If you are dealing with disappointing grades, promise to change your study habits and you'll be amazed by the results. Act Fast The most important rule about dealing with disappointing grades is to act fast. Don't sit around and let them get worse, and definitely don't ignore them. Instead, admit that you need help and go in search of it soon. The faster you face up to the problem, the faster you can find a solution and see some results. Tweak your routine If you are studying hard and still dealing with disappointing grades, it's probably time to tweak your routine a littlE. Remember, if you keep doing the same thing all the time you'll undoubtedly keep getting the same results. Mix things up by asking for help, whether from a friend or fellow student, your teacher or a private tutor. Ask for help with the subject matter and tips for studying on your own. Study Successfully Of course it doesn't matter where you study or who you study with if you are studying the wrong things. Make sure that you are studying successfully by: *Reviewing your textbooks. *Looking over your notes from class. *Taking new notes while you study. *Investing in study guides. *Answering all of the review questions you can finD. *Talking through events or concepts that are integral (整体) to your lessons. Learn From Your Mistakes If, after all of your changes and redoubling your study efforts, you are still disappointed with your grades, then it is time to figure out exactly where you are going wrong. Look over exam papers and assignments to see if you are having trouble with a particular kind of question (multiple choice, true or false, etC.) or concept. Examine your essays to see if you are explaining your ideas clearly and completely, or if it is the mechanics of your writing (spelling, grammar, etC.) that is letting you down. Request an appointment with your teacher and use this time to discuss your work and get his/her feedback as well. Dealing with disappointing grades is something that every student will face at one time or another. It won't be fun, but take a realistic look at your attention in class, your study habits and your performance on past assignments and exam. Figure out where you are having trouble and dedicate yourself to fixing these problems. 51. The purpose of this passage is _______. A. to introduce practical ways to solve worrying school problems B. to persuade students to change their attitude toward schoolwork C. to offer advice on how to improve academic grades at school D. to emphasize the importance of dealing with disappointing grades 52. The underlined phrase to tweak your routine means _______. A. to stick to the same study plan and seek help when possible B. to mix things up before you work out a practical solution alone C. to examine your everyday life to make room for self improvement D. to make necessary alterations in your study habits and plans 53. According to the passage, it is desirable to _______. A. adopt a great variety of successful study methods and work on your own B. have a study partner who act fast to face up a problem and study successfully C. find out your weak points by reviewing schoolwork and seek necessary help D. make an appointment with your teachers and develop useful examination skills 54. The author of this passage is probably a(an) _______. A. psychologist B. examiner C. parent D. instructor 55. The author thinks that dealing with disappointing grades calls for _______. A. a strong will power B. a down-to-earth attitude C. creativity and dedication D. undivided attention

CThewordstimetableandschedulemakemostfinalyearstudentswanttoeattheirownvomit呕吐物.UnfortunatelytheharshrealityisthatfinalyearstudentsmustdevelopatimetablE.Ifyoudon’thaveascheduleorplanforstudyingyouwillhavenowayofallocatingyourvaluabletimewhentheunexpectedarises.A.well-thought-outtimetablecanbealifesaver.Itisuptoyoutolearnhowtodevelopaschedulethatmeetsyourneeds.Changeitifnecessarybutmostimportantfollowit.AlltimetablesshouldbemadewiththeideathattheycanbechangeD.A.goodonewillkeepyoufromwanderingoffcoursE.A.goodtimetableshouldmakeeveryhourcount—everyclasssocialeventandotheractivityyouengagein.Youmustfocusontheotherfreetimeavailableandhowyouwilluseit.Makeaweeklyscheduleanddividedeachdayintoone-hourincrements.IndicatetimesforclassessocializingandworktimE.Alsoblockoffaperiodforsleepingeveryday.Intheprecioushoursleftoverplantimeforstudy.ThisgivesyouaroughroadmapofthetimeavailablE.OfcourseyoucanchangeyourscheduleascircumstancesneeD.Thetimetableyoudevelopshouldguideyouinhowtodistributetheavailabletimeinthemostproductivemanner.Stickingtoyourschedulecanbetoughbutdon’tdribbleawayvaluabletimE.Avoidingstudyistheeasiestthingintheworld.Itisuptoyoutofollowthescheduleyou’veprepared.Agooddealofyoursuccessinhighschoolandwithanyfuturestudydependsonthissimpletruth.RememberthereisalearningcurvE.Youlearnthemostinthefirst30minutesofstudy;afterthatitprogressivelydeteriorates减弱.Afterfourorfivehoursofstudyingthesamematerialinthesamewayyouarelearningvirtuallynothing.Thesolutionistokeepswitchingsubjectsandstudystyles.64.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.AdvantagesofstartingatimetableB.KeeptoitandyouwillsucceedC.MakeascheduleandfollowitD.Learntoloveyourtimetable65.WhatdoesParagraph2talkabout?A.TipsformakingaschedulE.B.SignificanceofascientifictimetablE.C.RequirementsformakingatimetablE.D.Importanceoffollowingone’sschedulE.66.ThefollowingarecharacteristicsofagoodtimetableEXCEPTthat.A.itcanbechangedB.itisflexibleC.itisofmanyperiodsD.itcansaveourtime67.Fromthispassagewecanlearnifwewishtoachievehighlearningefficiencywe’dbetter.A.shiftsubjectsandusedifferentmethodsregularlyB.devotetothesamematerialcontinuouslyC.turntoteachersforhelpifnecessaryD.haveabreakeverythirtyminutes

SpecialistssayitisnoteasytogetusedtolifeinanewculturE.Cultureshockisthetermthesespecialistsusewhentalkingaboutthefeelingsthatpeoplehaveinanewenvironment.Therearethreestagesofcultureshocksaythespecialists.Inthefirststagethenewcomersliketheirnewenvironment.ThenwhenthefreshexperiencediestheybegintohatethecitythecountrythepeopleandeverythingelsE.InthelaststagethenewcomersbegintoadjusttotheirsurroundingsandasaresultenjoytheirlifemorE.Therearesomeobviousfactors因素incultureshock.Theweathermaybeunpleasant.Thecustomsmaybedifferent.Thepublicservicesystems—thetelephonespostofficeortransportation—maybedifficulttoworkout.Thesimplestthingsseemtobebigproblems.Thelanguagemaybedifficult.Whofeelscultureshock?Everyonedoesinthiswayorthat.ButcultureshocksurprisesmostpeoplE.Veryoftenthepeoplehavingtheworstcultureshockarethosewhoneverhadanydifficultiesintheirowncommunity.Comingtoanewcountrythesepeoplefindtheydonothavethesameestablishedpositions.Theyfindthemselveswithoutanyidentity.Theyhavetobuildanewself-imagE.Cultureshockgivesrisetoafeelingofdisorientation迷失方向.Thisfeelingmaybehomesickness.WhenhomesickpeoplefeellikestayinginsideallthetimE.Theywanttoprotectthemselvesfromthestrangeenvironmentandcreateanescapeinsidetheirroomforasenseofsecurity.ThisescapedoessolvetheproblemofcultureshockfortheshorttermbutitdoesnothingtomakethepersonfamiliarwiththeculturE.Gettingtoknowthenewenvironmentandgainingexperience—thesearethelong-termsolutionstotheproblemofcultureshock.76.Whenpeoplemovetoanewcountrythey_______.A.willgetusedtotheirnewsurroundingswithdifficultyB.havewellpreparedforthenewsurroundingsC.willgetusedtothecultureofthecountryquicklyD.willneverbefamiliarwiththecultureofthecountry77.Accordingtothepassagefactorsthatgiverisetocultureshockincludeallofthefollowingexcept__________.A.languagecommunicationB.weatherconditionsandcustomsC.publicservicesystemsD.homesickness78.Accordingtothepassagethemoresuccessfulyouareathome_______.A.thefewerdifficultiesyoumayhaveabroadB.themoredifficultiesyoumayhaveabroadC.themoremoneyyouwillearnabroadD.thelesshomesickyoumayfeelabroad79.Whenpeoplearehomesicktheytendto______.A.findsomepeopletotalktoB.gooutsidetohaveawalkC.visittheirfriendsfarawayD.stayindoorsallthetime80.Thewritertellsusthatthebestwaytoovercomecultureshockisto______.A.protectourselvesfromunfamiliarenvironmentB.developastrangesenseofself-protectionC.getfamiliarwithnewcultureD.returntoourowncountry

Manypeoplebelievetheglarefromsnowcausessnowblindness.Yetdarkglassesornottheyfindthemselvessufferingfromheadachesandwateringeyesandevensnowblindnesswhenexposedtoseveralhoursofsnowlight.TheUnitedStatesArmyhasnowdeterminedthatglarefromsnowdoesnotcausesnowblindnessintroopsinasnow-coveredcountry.A.man'seyesfrequentlyfindnothingtofocusoninabroadexpanseofbarrensnow-coveredterrain地域.Sohislonglookcontinuallymovesandjumpsbackandforthovertheentirelandscapeinsearchofsomethingtolookat.FindingnothinghourafterhourtheeyesneverstopsearchingandeyeballsbecomesoreandtheeyemusclesachE.Natureoffersthisdiscomfortbyproducingmoreandmoreliquidwhichcoverstheeyeball.Theliquidcoverstheeyeballinincreasingquantityuntilvisionbecamenotclearandthenisnoteasilyseenandtheresultistotaleventhoughnotverylongsnowblindness.ExperimentsledtheArmytoasimplemethodofsolvingthisproblem.Scoutsaheadofamainbodyoftroopsaretrainedtoshakesnowfromevergreenbushescreatingadottedlineastheycrosscompletelysnow-coveredlandscapE.Eventhescoutsthemselvesthrowlightweightdarkcoloredobjectsaheadonwhichtheytoocanfocus.Themenfollowingcanthenseesomething.TheireyesfocusonabushandhavesomethingtoseE.Byfocusingtheirattentionononeobjectatatimethemencancrossthesnowwithoutbecominghopelesslysnowblindorlost.InthiswaytheproblemofcrossingasolidwhiteterrainissolveD.1.Thefirstparagraphismainlyconcernedwith________.A.needfordarkglassesB.thewhitenessfromsnowC.headacheswateringeyesandsnowblindnessD.snowglareandsnowblindness2.Accordingtotheauthorrecentworkonsnowblindnessshowsthatitiscausedby________.A.exposuretobrightlightB.failuretofocusonanobjectC.alossofvisionwhichdoesn'tlastlongD.focusingondarkcoloredobjectsforaverylongtime3.Supposeyouwalkacrossacompletelysnow-coveredareawhatshouldyoudotosolvetheproblemofsnowblindness?A.Bywearingdarksunglasses.B.BythrowinganextrapairofblackshoesaheaD.C.ByaskingtheArmyforhelp.D.Bywalkingbackwards.4.A.suitabletitleforthispassagewouldbe________.A.SnowblindnessandHowtoavoiditB.SoldiersinSnowC.Nature'sCureforSnowblindnessD.SnowVision

Thequestforsuccessalwaysbeginswithatarget.AsBerraoncesaidYougottobeverycarefulifyoudon'tknowwhereyou'regoingbecauseyoumightnotgettherE.Toomanypeoplewanderthroughlifelikesleepwalkers.EachdaytheyfollowfamiliarroutinesneveraskingWhatamIdoingwithmylife?andtheydon’tknowwhatthey’redoingbecausetheylackgoals.Goal-settingisafocusingofthewilltomoveinacertaindirection.Beginwithaclearconceptionofwhatyouwant.Writedownyourgoalsanddatethem—puttingthemintowordsclarifiesthem.Ratherthanconcentratingonobjectstoacquireandpossessfocusonfulfillingyourdesirestodotoproducetocontribute—goal-settingthatyieldsthetruesenseofsatisfactionweallneeD.It’simportanttovisualize想象yourselfaccomplishingyourgoal.Whilelosersvisualizethepenalties不利offailurewinnersvisualizetherewardsofsuccess.I’veseenitamongathletesstatisticscontrastingairandhighwaysafetybutitmadenodifferencE.Ihadreadtoomanyarticlesdescribingcrashscenesandimaginedthesescenesvividly.Ihadprogrammedmyselfwithoutrealizingittostayoffplanes.ThenonesummerIhadtheopportunitytoflyonaprivateplanewithfriendstoaresortIdidn’twanttomissoutonagreatvacation.SoIspenttwoweeksimaginingasmoothflightonabeautifulsunnydayandaneasylanding.WhenthedayarrivedIwaseagertogo.Toeveryone’ssurpriseIgotontheplaneandIlovedeveryminuteofitandIstillusethetechniquesIemployedthatday.68.Accordingtothepassageifyouwanttobesuccessfulthefirstthingforyoutodois_______.A.findtherightmethodsB.becarefulabouteverythingC.knowyourabilityD.haveacleargoal69.Ifyouhaveatargetyouwill________.A.wanderlikeasleepwalkerB.knowwellwhatyouaredoingC.dothesameworkeverydayD.putitintowords70.Theproblemwiththeauthorbeforeheovercamehisfearofairtravelisthat______.A.hedidn’tknowairtravelissaferthanhighwaytravelB.hecouldn’timaginehimselfaccomplishinghisgoalC.hereadtoomuchaboutplanecrashesandtriedtoavoidflyingD.hewantedtotakeaprivateplaneinsteadofapublicone71.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.DefineYourCoalB.VisualizeRewardsofSuccessC.OvercometheFearofAirTravelD.SleepwalkingThroughLife

Tohitch-hikesuccessfullyinanycountryyoumustbeabletodotwothings:attractattentionandatthesametimeconvincethedriverataglancethatyoudonotintendtorobormurderhim.Tofulfillthefirstrequirementyoumusthavesomemarktodistinguishyouatoncefromallotherhikers.A.servicemanforinstanceshouldwearhisuniformastudenthisscarf.Inaforeigncountryanunmistakableindicationofyourownnationalitywillalsoarrestadriver’sattention.WhenIhitch-hiked9500milesacrosstheUnitedStatesandbackrecentlyIworeawell-tailoredsuitabowlerhatandatrenchcoatandcarriedapencil-thinrolledblackumbrellA.MysuitcasewasdecoratedwithBritishflags.HavingplentyofluggagemoreoverIwasnotlikelytobesuspectedofbeingadangerouslunatic精神病患者.IthenhadtogetacrosstothedrivertheideathatIwasarealtravelerandneededtogetsomewherecheaply.Butevenwithcarefulpreparationyoumustnotassumethatthetaskwillbeeasy.Youshouldbepreparedtowaitalittlefortherearedriverswhoconfesstoafierceprejudiceagainstnottosayhatredofhitch-hikersandwouldnomorepickupahikerthanmarchfromAldermastontoLondon.InAmericamyaveragewaitwashalf-an-hourandmylongesttwohoursbutIhaveheardofpeoplewaitingallday;theyprobablytooklesspainstomakethemselveseasytonoticE.NormustyouassumethatallthedriverswhostopforyouarenicenormalpeoplE.OnoneoccasionIfoundmyselfdrivingwithtwoboysofaboutnineteenwhoturnedouttobeontherunfromthepoliceandwerehopingtousemeasanalibi.Therearealsolesser较小的risks:youmayfindyourselfinthecarofaFascistfanaticaMormonmissionary传教士orjustabaddriver.Youcannottellofcourseuntilyouareinthecar.Butyousoonlearntheartofthequickexcusethatgetsyououtagain.Ifthehitch-hikerintheU.S.willrememberthatheisseekingthewillingnessofdriverstogivehimafreerideandispreparedtogiveinexchangeentertainmentandcompanyandnotgotosleephewillcomeacrosstheremarkablealmostlegendaryhospitalityofAmericanoftheWest.Itwillalsohelpifhecandrive—IthinkthatIdrovemyselfabout4500ofthose9500milesIhitch-hikedintheStates.56.A.hitch-hikingservicemanshouldwearhisuniform.A.soasnottolooktoounusualB.toattractattentionC.toshowheisondutyD.toputthedriveratease57.Inparagraph3welearnthatthewriter.A.hassometimesfailedtohitcharideB.hasmarchedfromAldermastontoLondonC.hasalwaysbeensuccessfulinhitchingarideD.hashadtowaitforlonghoursforaride58.ThemainideaofParagraph4isthat.A.itisdangeroustobeinacarwithstrangersB.hitch-hikingmayturnouttoberiskysometimesC.ahitch-hikermustalsolearntheartofquickexcuseD.hitch-hikersmightcomeacrossbaddrivers59.Inthelastparagraphthewritermainlywantstotellusthatahitchhikershould.A.nottalktothedrivertoomuchB.fallasleeptomakeitapeacefulrideC.trytomakehimselfpleasantandentertainingD.seekthewillingnessofdrivers60.A.suitabletitleforthepassagewouldbe.A.TheArtofHitch-hikingB.AnEnglishman’sViewoftheU.S.C.AnEnglishHitch-hikerD.ThejoysandDangersofhitch-hiking

Desertsarefoundwherethereislittlerainfallorwhererainforawholeyearfallsinonlyafewweeks'timE.TeninchesofrainmaybeenoughformanyplantstosurviveiftherainisspreadthroughouttheyearIfitfallswithinoneortwomonthsandtherestoftheyearisdrythoseplantsmaydieandadesertmayform.Sandbeginsastinypiecesofrockthatgetsmallerandsmalleraswindandweatherwearthemdown.Sanddunes沙丘areformedaswindsmovethesandacrossthedesert.BitbybitthedunesgrowovertheyearsalwaysmovingwiththewindsandchangingtheshapE.Mostofthemareonlyafewfeettallbuttheycangrowtobeseveralhundredfeethigh.ThereishowevermuchmoretoadesertthansanD.InthedesertsofthesouthwesternUnitedStatescliffs悬崖anddeepvalleyswereformedfromthickmudthatoncelaybeneathaseamorethanmillionsofyearsago.Overthecenturiesthewaterdriedup.Windsandrainheatandcoldallworeawayattheremainingrocks.Thefacesofthedesertmountainsarealwayschanging–-veryveryslowly---astheseforcesofnaturecontinuetoworkontherock.MostdesertshaveasurprisingvarietyoflifE.Thereareplantsanimalsandinsectsthat:haveadaptedtolifeinthedesert.Duringtheheatoftheday'avisitormayseeveryfewsignsoflivingthingsbutastheairbeginstocoolintheeveningthedesertcomestolifE.Asthesunbeginstoriseagainintheskythedesertonceagainbecomesquietandlonely.68.Manyplantsmaysurviveindesertswhen__________________.A.therainisspreadoutinayearB.therainfallsonlyinafewweeksC.thereislittleraininayearD.itisdryalltheyearround69.Sanddunesareformedwhen___________________.A.sandpilesupgraduallyB.thereisplentyofraininayearC.theseahasdriedupovertheyearsD.piecesofrockgetsmaller70.Theunderlinedsentenceinthethirdparagraphprobablymeansthatinadesertthereis____________.A.toomuchsandB.moresandthanbeforeC.nothingexceptsandD.somethingelsebesidessand71.Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthatinadesert____________.A.thereisnorainfallthroughouttheyearB.lifeexistsinroughconditionsC.allsanddunesareafewfeethighD.rocksarewornawayonlybywindandheat

OceanographyhasbeendefinedasTheapplicationofallsciencestothestudyofthesea.Beforethenineteenthcenturyscientistswithaninterestintheseawerefew.FormostpeopletheseawasremoteandwiththeexceptionofearlyintercontinentaltravelersorotherswhoearnedalivingfromtheseatherewaslittlereasontoaskmanyquestionsaboutitletalonetoaskwhatlaybeneaththesurfacE.Thefirsttimethatthequestion'Whatisatthebottomoftheoceans?'hadtobeansweredwithanycommercialconsequencewaswhenthelayingofatelegraphcablefromEuropetoAmericawasproposeD.Theengineershadtoknowthedepthprofile起伏形状oftheroutetoestimatethelengthofcablethathadtobemanufactureD.ItwastoMauryoftheUSNavythattheAtlanticTelegraphCompanyturnedin1853forinformationonthismatter.Inthe1840sMauryhadbeenresponsibleforencouragingvoyagesduringwhichsoundings测深weretakentoinvestigatethedepthsoftheNorthAtlanticandPacificOceans.LatersomeofhisfindingsarousedmuchpopularinterestinhisbookThePhysicalGeographyoftheSeA.Thecablewaslaidbutnotuntil1866wastheconnectionmadepermanentandreliablE.AttheearlyattemptsthecablefailedandwhenitwastakenoutforrepairsitwasfoundtobecoveredinlivinggrowthsafactwhichdefiedcontemporaryscientificopinionthattherewasnolifeinthedeeperpartsoftheseA.Withinafewyearsoceanographywasunderway.In1872ThomsonledascientificexpeditionwhichlastedforfouryearsandbroughthomethousandsofsamplesfromtheseA.Theirclassificationandanalysisoccupiedscientistsforyearsandledtoafive-volumereportthelastvolumebeingpublishedin1895.68.Thepassageimpliesthatthetelegraphcablewasbuiltmainly_________.AforoceanographicstudiesBformilitarypurposesC.forbusinessconsiderationsDforinvestigatingthedepthsoftheoceans69.TheaimofvoyagesMauryencouragedinthe1840swas__________.AtomakesomesoundexperimentsintheoceansBtocollectsamplesofseaplantsandanimalsCtoestimatethelengthofcablethatwastobemadeDtomeasurethedepthsoftwooceans70.'Defied'inthe4thparagraphprobablymeans________AdoubtedBgaveprooftoCchallengedDagreedto71.Thispassageismainlyabout_________AthebeginningsofoceanographyBthelayingofthefirstunderseacableC.theinvestigationofoceandepthsDtheearlyintercontinentalcommunications

Plantsareveryimportantlivingthings.Lifecouldnotgooniftherewerenoplants.Thisisbecauseplantscanmakefoodfromairwaterandsunlight.Animalsandmancannotmakefoodfromairwaterandsunlight.Animalsgettheirfoodbyeatingplantsandotheranimals.ThereforeanimalsandmanneedplantsinordertolivE.Thisiswhywefindthattherearesomanyplantsaroundus.Ifyoulookcarefullyattheplantsaroundyouyouwillfindthattherearetwokindsofplants:floweringplantsandnon-floweringplants.Floweringplantscanmakeseeds种子.Theseedsareprotectedbythefruits.Somefruitshaveoneseedsomehavetwothreeorfourandsomehavemanyseeds.Butafewfruitshavenoseedsatall.Anexampleofafruitwithoutseedsisthebananafruit.Mostnon-floweringplantsdonotgrowfromseeds.Theygrowfromspores胚芽.Sporesareverysmall.Somesporesaresosmallandlightthattheycanfloatintheair.Wemaysaythatsporesarequitethesameasseeds.Whenthesesporesareallonwetandshadyplacestheyusuallygrowintonewplants.72.Themainideaofthefirstparagraphisthat______.A.plantsareimportantforlifeB.plantscannotgrowwithoutairC.therearemanyplantsintheworldD.wecannotlivewithoutwater73.Plantscanmakefoodfrom______.A.flowerwaterandairB.watersunlightandairC.airwaterandsoilD.airsunandlight74.WhatcanweinferfromthepassageA.OfalllivingthingsanimalsaremostimportantB.SporesareseedsC.AllfruitsoffloweringplantshaveseedsD.Withoutplantsmanwilldieout75.Thispassagemaybetakenfrom______.A.amedicinebookB.anovelC.asciencemagazineD.anexperimentreport

WHATcanhelpyoumakeafortuneinthefuture?Graduatingfromatopuniversitymightnotbeenough.AnewstudyfromtheUniversityofEssexinBritainhasshownthatthemorefriendsyouhaveinschoolthemoremoneyyou’llearnlater.Theideathatpopularitycouldhaveaseriousimpactonone’searningpotentialshouldn’tcomeastoomuchofasurprisE.Theresearchersnotedthatifyouwanttoget_aheadinlifesocialskillsandnetworkingareeasilyaspowerfulastalentandhardwork.IfapersonhaslotsoffriendsheorshehastheabilitytogetalongwithothersinallkindsofdifferentsituationssaidXuYan17fromNantouHighSchoolinShenzhenwhototallyagreedwiththerecentfinding.Alsofriendsalwayshelpeachother.TheynotonlycreatewidersocialcirclesforyoubutliftyourmoodwhenyouoccasionallyfeeldepresseD.Shebelievedthatallthishelpsyouearnahighersalary.Maybethat’swhysomepeoplethinktheyoungergenerationsareintheageofFriendalholism交友狂症.AwomanevencomplainedthatthenetworkingwebsiteFacebook’s5000-friendlimitwastoolowforherlargereserveofsocialcontacts.ButMeghanDaumwhoworkswithTheLosAngelesTimesintheUSdislikedtheideathatquantitytrumps胜过qualityintheageofFriendaholism.CallmeuncoolbutIthinkofafriendasanactualpersonwithwhomIhaveanactualhistoryandwhomIenjoyactuallyseeing.saidDaum.SheadmittedthatsomeInternetsocialnetworkersjustwanttogetasmanyofnot-really-friendsaspossiblE.Althoughsheagreedthatsocialtiesgrease润滑thewheelsoflifeshealsowarnedFindingarealfriendissomethingthatreallymatters.63.WhatCANNOTbelearnedaboutfriendsfromthepassage?A.Theyenlargesocialcirclesforyou.B.Theyofferencouragementwhenyouareupset.C.Onlytalentedfriendshelpyoutoearnsuccess.D.Friendsenableyoutoovercomedifficulties.64.IntheageofFriendalholism________.A.therearenetworkingwebsitestohelppeoplemakefriendsB.apersonwithpopularityissuretoenteratopuniversityC.facebookhelpssocialnetworkersmakeasmanyfriendsaspossibleD.therearealwaysmorenot-really-friendsthanactualones65.Theunderlinedwordsprobablymean________.A.expectB.struggleC.graduateD.succeed66.MeghanDaumholdstheattitudetowardsmakingfriendsthat________.A.actualfriendsoutweighnot-really-friendsB.themorefriendsonehasthebetterC.friendscanhelpmakeabigfortuneD.socialrelationscanhardlymakeone’slifebetter

Intoday'sworldalmosteveryoneknowsthatairpollution污染andwaterpollutionareharmfultopeople'shealth.Howevernotallthepersonsknowthatnoiseisalsoakindofpollutionandthatisharmfultohumanhealthtoo.Peoplewhoworkandliveundernoisyconditionsusuallybecomedeaf聋.Todayhoweverscientistsbelievethat10percentofworkersinBritainarebeingdeafenedbythenoisewheretheywork.Manyoftheworkerswhoprintnewspapersandbooksandwhoweave织clothbecomedeaf.Quiteafewpeoplelivingnearairportsalsobecomedeaf.RecentlyitwasdiscoveredthatmanyteenagersinAmericacouldhearnobetterthan65-year-oldpersonsfortheseyoungpeopleliketolistentopopmusicandmostofpopmusicisakindofnoisE.Besidesnoiseproducedbyjetplanesormachineswillmakepeople'slifedifficultandunpleasantorevenmakepeopleillorevendrivethemmaD.Itissaidthatacontinuousnoiseofover85decibels分贝cancausedeafness.Nowthegovernmentsinmanycountrieshavemadelawstocontrolnoiseandmakeitlessthan85decibels.InChinathegovernmentistryingtosolvenotonlyairandwaterpollutionproblemsbutalsonoisepollutionproblems.Thetextismainlyabout_________.A.airpollutionB.noisepollutionC.waterpollutionD.worldpollutionAccordingtothetextacontinuousnoiseof_______decibelscanmakepeopledeaf.A.lessthan85B.lessthan65C.morethan85D.about6510percentoftheworkersinBritainarebeingdeafenedbecause_______________.A.theyaretoobusytolistentoothers'talkB.theyoftenlistentopopmusicC.theylivenearairportsD.theyareworkinginnoisyplacesThegovernmentofChinaistryingtosolve____________.A.airwaterandnoisepollutionB.onlyairandwaterpollutionC.onlywaterpollutionD.onlyairpollution

Whydidthechickencrosstheroad?TogettotheothersidE.MostpeopleknowthisjokE.ButrecentlysomepeoplehavebeenmuchmoreworriedabouthowthegrizzlybearandmountainlioncancrosstheroaD.MillionsofanimalsdieeachyearonU.S.roadstheFederalHighwayAdministrationreports.Infactonlyabout80ocelotsanendangeredwildcatexistintheU.S.today.Themainreason?Roadkill.Eco-passagesmayhelpanimalscrosstheroadwithoutbeinghitbycars.Theyarepathsbothoverandunderroads.Theseeco-passagescanbeextremelyusefulsothatwildlifecanavoidroadaccidentssaidJodiHiltyoftheWildlifeProtectionSociety.Butdoanimalsactuallyusetheeco-passages?Theanswerisyes.PaulBeierofNorthernArizonaUniversityfoundfootmarksleftbymountainlionsonaneco-passagethatwentunderahighway.ThisshowedthatthelionsusedthepassagE.Buildersofeco-passagestrytomakethemlooklikeanaturalpartofanareabyplantingtreesonandaroundthem.Animalsseemtobecatchingon.Animalsasdifferentassalamanders火蜥蜴andgrizzlybearsareusingthebridgesandunderpasses.ThenexttimeyouvisitaparkordrivethroughanareawithalotofwildlifelookarounD.Youmightseeananimaloverpass!Thewriterusestheexampleofocelotstoshowthat__________.A.wildanimalshavebecomemoredangerousB.thedrivingconditionhasimprovedgreatlyC.anincreasingnumberofanimalsarekilledinroadaccidentsD.themeasureforprotectingwildlifefailstoworkFromthestoryweknowaneco-passageis__________.A.anundergroundpathforcarsB.afencebuiltforthesafetyoftheareaC.abridgeforanimalstogetoverariverD.apathforanimalstocrosstheroadWhenthewritersaysthatanimalsseemtobecatchingonParA.6hemeans__________.A.animalsbegintorealizethedangersontheroadB.animalsarecrossingtheroadingroupsC.animalsareincreasinginnumberD.animalsbegintolearntouseeco-passagesThewriterasksvisitorsanddriverstolookaroundwhentravelingbecause__________.A.wildanimalsmayattackcarsB.theymayseewildanimalsoneco-passagesC.theymayseewildanimalsintheparkD.wildanimalsmayjamtheroadThebesttitleforthepassageis__________.A.SpecialbridgeshelpanimalscrosstheroadB.EndangeredanimalsincreasebecauseofroadkillC.AnimalsfailtocrosstheroadD.Takestepstoprotectanimalsindanger

Marriagesimproveafterchildrengrowupandmoveoutaccordingtoanacademicstudywhichsuggestsanemptynestisnotalwaysabadthing.Popularwisdomhasitthatparents’relationshipsmaysufferoncetheiryoungflythecoopbecausetheyfeeltheyhavelosttheirpurposeinlifE.HoweveranewstudybyresearchersattheUniversityofCaliforniaBerkeleyhasfoundthatmanycouplesactuallyfeelhappierwhentheirchildrenleavehomebecausetheyareabletoenjoyspendingtimetogether.Intotal123Americanmothersborninthe1930sweretrackedfor18yearsandaskedtoratetheirsatisfactionlevelsshortlyaftermarryingwhentheywerebringingupbabiesoncetheirchildrenreachedtheirteenageyearsandfinallyatage61whenalmostallhademptynests.AlthoughnotallsaidtheywerehappieringeneralmostclaimedtheirmarriageshadimprovedsincetheirchildrenhadlefthomE.Researchersbelievethisisnotjustbecausethespouseswerespendingmoretimetogetherbutbecausetheywereabletoenjoyeachother’scompanymorE.OneoftheparticipantsinthestudywhichispublishedinthejourmalPsychologicalSciencesaidOncethekidsgrowupthere’ssomeofthatstressremovedthatresponsibilityremovedsothingsarealittlemorerelaxeD.’’PsychologistSaraGorchoffwhocarriedouttheinvestigationsaidThetake-homemessageforcoupleswithyoungchildrenis‘hanginthere’.Herco-authorOliverJohnaddedDon’twaituntilyourkidsleavehometoschedulequalitytimewithyourpartner.HoweverDrDorothyRowefromtheBritishPsychologicalSocietysaidtheeffectsoflivinginanemptynest'willdependontheparents’relationshipwiththeirchildren.Ifyod’rejustwaitingforthemtoleavehomesoyouCangetonwithyourlifethenofcourseyou’11bepleasedtoseethemgoshesaid‘‘Butifyou’vebuiltyourlifearoundyourchildrenyou’11beterriblylonely.ForsomeparentstheirworldfallsapartwhentheirChildrenleavE.’’72.ItiscommonlybelievedthatA.marriagesimproveafterchildrenleavehomeB.anemptynest'’isalwaysahappythingC.parents’relationshipsmaysufferoncetheiryounggrowupandmoveoutD.parentswillbepleasedaftertheirchildrenleavehome73.Whendidmanycouplesfeelhappieraccordingtothestudy?A.Atage61.whenalmostallhademptynests.B.Shortlyaftermarrying.C.Oncetheirchildrenreachedtheirteenageyears.D.Whentheywerebringingupbabies.74.MarriagesimproveafterchildrenflythecoopnotbecauseA.manycouplesareabletospendtimetogetherB.manycouplesarcabletoenjoyeachother’scompanyC.thingsarealittlemorerelaxedD.manycouplesneedn’tworkatall75.Theauthorofthepassagetendstoagreethat.A.parentsshouldbuildtheirlifearoundtheirkidsB.parentsshouldschedulequalitytimewitheachotherbeforekidsleavehomeC.parents’relationshipwiththeirkidshasnoeffectonmarriagesatallD.parentsshouldbepleasedtoseetheirkidsleavehome

InancientJapanifyousavedsomeone’slifetheywouldmakeittheirdutytospendtherestoftheirlifeservingyou.Nowadaysifyourescuesomeone’sstoryheorshewillfeelthesamekindofgratitude感激.IthappensallthetimE.SomeoneinagroupistellingastoryandjustbeforetheirbigpointBOOM!There’saninterruption.Someonenewjoinsthegroupawaiterwithaplateofbiscuitscomesoverorababystartscrying.Suddenlyeveryone’sattentionturnstothenewarrivalthefoodontheplateorthecharminglittlechilD.Nobodyisawareoftheinterruption—exceptthespeaker.Theyforgetallaboutthefactthatthespeakerhasn’tmadehisorherpoint.Oryou’reallsittingaroundthelivingroomandsomeoneistellingajokE.Suddenlyjustbeforetheirbigpunchline妙语littleJohnnydropsadishorthephonerings.AfterthecrasheveryonetalksaboutlittleJohnny’scarelessness.Afterthecallthesubjectturnstotheupcomingmarriageormedicaloperationofthecaller.Nobodyremembersthegreatpunchlinegotunfinished—exceptthejoketeller.Whenit’syouentertainingeveryoneatarestauranthaveyouevernoticedhowyoucanalmostsetyourclockbythewaitercomingtotakeeveryone’sorderjustbeforeyourfunnypunchline?MostjokeandstorytellersaretooshytosayaftertheinterruptionNowasIwassayingInsteadthey’llspendtherestoftheeveningfeelingbadtheydidn’tgettofinish.Here’swhereyoucomein.RescuethemwiththetechniqueIcallLendaHelpingTonguE.Watchthegratitudeinthestoryteller’seyesashestabilizeswherehisstorysunkandhesailsoffagaintowardthecenterofattention.Hisexpressionandtheappreciationofyourconsiderationbytherestofthegroupareoftenrewardenough.YouareevenmorefortunateifyoucanrescuethestoryofsomeonewhocanhireyoupromoteyoubuyfromyouorotherwiseliftyourlifE.Bigwinnershaveexcellentmemories.WhenyoudothemsubtlefavorslikeLendaHelpingTonguetheyfindawaytopayyouback.53.Veryoftenastorytellercannotmakehispointbecause_________.A.peoplearemoreinterestedinfoodthanhisstoryB.manyguestsbringtheirbabiestothepartyC.heisinterruptedbysomethingunexpectedD.hisstoryiseasilyforgottenbythelisteners54.FromParagraph3weknowthatwhensomeoneistellingajoke_________.A.somethingbadwillsurelyhappenjustbeforetheirpunchlineB.listeners’attentionisoftendrawntosomethingelseC.theonlypersonreallyinterestedinthejokeisthejoketellerD.thewaiterknowswhentotakeeveryone’sorder55.Howcanwehelpthejokeandstorytellerswhentheyareinterrupted?A.Bygivingthemachancetofinish.B.Bycomfortingthemtomakethemhappy.C.Bygoingontellingthestoryforthem.D.Byteachingthemsomeusefultechniques.56.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Peopleshouldlearnhowtotaketurnsinaconversation.B.Wecanwinsomeone’sheartbygettinghimbacktohisstory.C.Tellingjokeswillmakeyouthecenterofattention.D.Itisimpolitetocutinonsomeone’stalk.

ThewebsiteFarmersOnly.comcallsitselfanonlinedatingandfriendshipfinder.TheideastartedinthemindofamanJerryMillerinOhio.Hewonderedhowfarmerscouldmeetnewpeoplewhounderstandthelifeofafarmer.JerryMillerisnotafarmerbutherepresentsalotoffarmers.AshetellsittheideaforthesitewasplantedwhenafarmertoldhimonedaythatshewasrecentlydivorcedandwouldliketodatE.Butsomeonewouldinvitehertomeetforcoffeeatnineo’clockatnightwhenshehadtostartherdayatfivethenextmorning.Soin2005JerryMillerlaunchedhiswebsitE.Youdon’thavetobeafarmertobeonFarmersOnly.combutyoudohavetohavethegoodold-fashionedtraditionalvaluesofAmerica’sHeartlanD.YoualsohavetoliveintheUnitedStatesorCanadatobeamemberofthesitE.Someservicesarefreebutafullmembershipcostsfiftydollarsforayear.Asoflastweekthesitelistedmorethan58000members.ManyofthemarefarmersintheUnitedStates.OthersarestudentsorworkersinvolvedinsomewaywithagriculturE.JerryMillertellsusaboutthirtymarriagesinthelastyearhaveresultedfromhiswebsitE.SomefarmershavealsofoundlovethroughagroupSinglesinAgriculturewhichwasformedasanonprofitorganizationin1986.ItorganizesgatheringsthatusuallyendwithadancebutisnotadatingservicE.Thepurposeistosupporteducationalandsocialactivitiesthatofferpeopleachanceforfriendship.Itswebsitesinglesinag.orgsaystherearemorethan1000membersacrossthenationandasfarawayasFrancE.JerryMillerstartedsinglesinag.orginorderto.A.helpfarmersB.supporttraditionsC.understandfarmersD.representfarmersWhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2indicate?A.ShedislikescitylifestylE.B.ShepreferslatenightcoffeeC.Countrylifeisn’twellunderstooD.D.It’stiringtogetupearly.Whichofthefollowingistrueofsinglesinag.org?A.ItsservicesarefreE.B.Itprovidesdatingservices.C.Onlyfarmerscanbecomeitsmembers.D.FarmersinFrancecan’tbenefitfromit.Theauthorofthetextintendsto.A.advertiseforthetwowebsitesB.introducetwowebsitesC.encouragesocialactivitiesD.urgereaderstohelpfarmersItcanbeinferredfromthetextthat.A.allfarmersdesiremarriageB.farmersareeasytomeetnewpeopleC.morefarmersgetdivorcedintheUSAD.theInternethelpsimprovefarmers’sociallife

WekeepreadingthatTVisbadforyou.IfthisistruehowcomethecurrentgenerationofTV-addictedkidsismuchsmarterthanweare?Inmyhometheonlypeoplewhocanworktheremotecontrolarethechildren.PerhapsTVdoeseducateyou.Forexampleyoulearnausefulmedicalfact:Apersonwhohasbeenshotalwayshastimetospeakanincompletesentencebeforehedies.ThekillerwasdiesButIguessthebiggestthingswelearnfromTVcanberegardedasLifeSkills.Badthingsonlyhappenondarkandstormynights.Emotionalbreakdownscausepeopletowanderintheheavyrainwithoutumbrellas.Andcontrarytowhatscientistssaythecrack霹雳oflightningandtheaccompanyingflashhappenatexactlythesametimewhereveryouarE.I’veevenacquiredusefulgeographicalfactsfromscience-fictionshows:AliensspeakEnglishnomatterwhichplanettheycomefrom.MakinguseofwhatwelearnfromTVcanimproveoursecurity.Considerthesetruths.Ifyouareeverattackedby20badguysdon’tworryaboutbeingoutnumbereD.Thecriminalswillhangbackandtaketurnstoapproachyouinonesandtwosjustsoyoucanconvenientlydefeatthemall.Badguyswhoarecompletelycoveredinblackclothesalwaysremovetheirblackmaskstorevealthattheyareinfactahawomen.TValsoteachesusimportantinformationaboutescapingfromdanger.Watchandlearn.1Ifanyoneisrunningafteryoudownapassageyouwillfindthatboxeshavebeenconvenientlyplacednearallthewallsyouneedtojumpover.2Ifyouaretallandhandsomeyoucanrunfromanynumberofarmedcriminalsandeveryshotwillmissyou.Bewarnedhowever.Ifyournamecardsayshenchman帮凶andyouarepartofagroupofplain-lookingpeopletryingtocatchahandsomeindividualasingleshotwillkillyou.Butdon’tbeanxious:TValsodeliversusefulinformationforbadguys.Allcarsareinflammable易燃的andhaveamazingshockabsorbersthatenablethemtoflyintotheairandlandwithoutdamage—exceptpolicecars.TVeventeachesusaboutTV.WheneveranyoneturnsonaTVitshowsanewsflashaboutsomeonetheyknow.Theythenturntheboxoffimmediatelyafterthatnewsitem.BysayingApersonwhohasbeenshotalwayshastimetospeakanincompletesentencebeforehediesParagraph2thewritershowshis________.A.humorB.sympathyC.deepconcernD.medicalknowledgeWecaninferfromParagraph3thatintherealworld_______.A.badthingscausepeopletobreakdownintherainB.badthingsneverhappenondarkandstormynightsC.peoplewithemotionalproblemsliketowalkintherainwithoutumbrellasD.thecrackoflightningandtheaccompanyingflashdon’thappenatthesametimeOnTVwhatusuallyhappenswhenapersonturnsiton?A.Thenewsshownisalwaysaboutsomeonethepersonknows.B.ThepersonalwaysturnsofftheTVwhenit’stimefornews.C.TheprogramshownisalwaysabouttheimportanceofTV.D.TValwaysshowsnewsaboutfamouspeoplE.What’sthemainideaofthispassage?A.LifeskillscanbelearnedfromTV.B.TVplaysanimportantroleinsociety.C.WatchingTVmakespeoplemorecreativE.D.WhathappensinTVisverydifferentfromreality.

Quicklythepicturecomesalivewithhyperlinks超链接offeringthenamesofthebuildingstowersandstreetfeaturesthatappearinthephoto.Thehyperlinksleadtoinformationaboutthehistoryservicesandcontextofallthefeaturesinthephoto.Youhavejusthyperlinkedyourreality.Thatmightbealittleunbelievablebutthetechnologyexistsandisnofeveredimagination.ThisisnotacoolsmallmachineinventedforthenextJamesBondmovie;thisisaworkingtechnologyjustdevelopedbyEuropeanresearchers.Itcouldbecomingtoaphonenearyouandsoon.Thisasthemarketingtypessayisagamechanger.Itdevelopsacompletelynewinterface界面thatcombinesweb-technologywiththerealworlD.ItisbigandfreshbutitgoesmuchfurtherandhasmuchgreaterinfluencE.Thedevelopmentofthesystemismostoutstandingbecauseimagerecognitiontechnologyhaslongbeenpregnantwithpromisebutseemedtosufferfromanunendinglabour.NowMOBVIShasnotonlydevelopedimagerecognition;ithasalsodevelopedmoreapplicationsforthetechnology;andithasadaptedittotheworld’smostpopulartechnology:themobilephonE.TheMOBVISsystemcompletelyrewritestherulesforexplorationandinteractionwithyourphysicalenvironment.Thesystembeginswithpanoramas一连串景象.ThesepanoramasformthebasisofacitydatabasE.Itcanmatchbuildingstowersbannersandevenlogosthatappearinthepanoramas.A.usersimplytakesapictureofthestreetfeatureMOBVIScomparestheuser’sphotographtothepanoramasandthenidentifiesthebuildingsfromthepictureyoutakeandtherelevantlinksarereturneD.Thenyousimplyclickonthelinksusingatouch-screenphoneandtheMOBVISsystemwillprovideinformationonthehistoryartarchitectureoreventhemenuifitisarestaurantofthebuildinginquestion.67.Whichisintroducedinthepassage?A.A.newgamesoftwarE.B.A.popularmobilephonE.C.A.coolsmallmachinE.D.Animagerecognitionsystem.68.Whatcanwelearnaboutthenewtechnology?A.Itcanonlybeputintouseonmobilephones.B.Itisalittleunbelievableandjustafeveredimagination.C.Ithastakenanunendinglabortobringthetechnologyintoourlives.D.Itwillencouragetheuserstotakemorepicturesofthestreetfeatures.69.WhatistherightorderoftheoperationofMOBVIS?A.A.citydatabaseformsinthesystem.B.MOBVISrecognizesthepictureandlinksarereturneD.C.A.usertouchesthelinksonthephonescreen.D.A.usertakesapictureofthestreetfeaturE.E.MOBVISprovidesinformationinquestion.A.a;e;c;d;b;B.a;d;b;c;eC.d;c;e;a;bD.c;a;e;b;d70.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat_______.A.MOBVIShasalreadybeenwidelyusedallovertheworldB.thewriteristryingtopromotethesalesoftheMOBVISsystemC.thisnewtechnologywillsoonbeverypopularinourlivesD.thesalesofmobilephoneswilldecreaseasMOBVIScomesonmarket

SeveralsouthwesternprovincesinChinaarenowexperiencingtheworstdrought旱灾sincethe1950s.Thedroughthasleft18millionpeopleand11millionfarmanimalsinYunnanGuangxiSichuanandChongqingwithoutenoughwatersupplies.Andithasaffected5millionhectaresofcropsintheprovinces.AccordingtoChina’sMeteorologicalAdministration中国气象局theaveragedailytemperatureinYunnanoverthepastsixmonthshasbeentwodegreeshigherthannormal.Andtheprovincehashadonlyhalftherainfallofanordinaryyear.InQinglongcountyGuizhoutherehadbeennorainfor268daysuntilMarch25whenitfinallyrainedforthreehours.Toensurethesafetyofdrinkingwaterlocalgovernmentshavetakenemergencyaction.WorkersinpartsofYunnanaredrilling钻空dailyinthehopeofdigging1035wellsbymid-May.Amongthem52havealreadystartedworkingand288areunderwayproviding20percentoftherequireddrinkingwater.MeanwhileYunnanprovinceintendstosendmoremigrants农民工toworkoutsidetheprovinceasthedroughtworsens.Thiswillnotonlyhelptodealwiththedrinkingwatershortagesbutalsoincreasethosefarmers’incomE.Thegovernmentwillofferfreeskilltrainingandorganizejobfairs.56ThewordThisinparagraph3refersto______.A.theworseningdroughtB.theshortageofdrinkingwaterC.sendingmoremigrantstoworkoutsideD.providing20percentoftherequireddrinkingwater57Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ThedroughtinsouthwesternprovinceshasbeentheworsteverinChinA.B.Guizhouprovincehashadonlyhalftherainfallofanordinaryyear.C.TheaveragetemperatureinYunnanistwodegreeslowerthannormal.D.1035wellsareexpectedtobedrilledbymid-MayinpartsofYunnan.58What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Localgovernmentshavetakenactiontodealwithdrought.B.SeriousdroughthitssouthwesternprovincesinChinA.C.Moremigrantsworkoutsidethesouthwesternprovinces.D.Yunnangovernmentoffersfreeskilltrainingandorganizesjobfairs.

Ⅲ阅读共两节满分40分第一节阅读理解共15小题每小题2分满分30分阅读下面短文从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑Mynewly-rentedsmallapartmentwasfarawayfromthecentreofLondonanditwasbecomingessentialformetofindajobsofinallyIspentawholemorninggettingtotownandputtingmynamedowntobeconsideredbyLondonTransportforajobontheundergrounD.Theywerelookingforguardsnotdrivers.ThissuitedmE.Icouldn’tdriveacarbutthoughtthatIcouldprobablyguardatrainandperhapscontinuetowritemypoemsbetweenstations.ThewritersKeatsandChekhovhadbeendoctors.T.S.EliothadworkedinabankandWallaceStevensforaninsurancecompany.I’dbeasubwayguarD.Icouldseemyselfbeingcheerfulusefulagoodmaninacrisis.ObviouslyI’dbeoverqualifiedbutIwaswillingtoforgetaboutthatinreturnforasteadyincomeandtravelprivileges—thosebeingparticularlywelcometosomeonelivingalongwayfromthecitycentrE.ThenextdayIsatdownwithalmostahundredothercandidatesfortheintelligencetest.Imusthavedoneallrightbecauseafterabouthalfanhour’swaitIwassentintoanotherroomforapsychologicaltest.Thistimetherewereonlyaboutfiftycandidates.Theinterviewersatatadesk.CandidatesweresignaledforwardtooccupytheseatoppositehimwhenthepreviousoccupanthadbeendismissedafteragreaterorshortertimE.Obviouslythelonginterviewswerethemoresuccessfulones.Someoftheinterviewswereasshortasfiveminutes.Minewastheonlyonethatlastedaminuteandahalf.Icanrememberthequestionsnow:Whydidyouleaveyourlastjob?Whydidyouleaveyourjobbeforethat?Andtheonebeforethat?Ican’trecallmyanswersexceptthattheywereshortatfirstandgrewprogressivelyshorter.HisclosingstatementIthoughtrevealed揭示alackofsensitivitywhichhelpedtoexplainwhyasapsychologisthehadrisennohigherthantheundergroundrailway.You’vefailedthepsychologicaltestandweareunabletoofferyouaposition.Failingtogetthatjobwasmylowpoint.OrsoIthoughtbelievingthattheworkwaseasy.Actuallysuchjobs—beingapostmanisanotheroneIstilldesire—demandexactlythesortofelementaryyetresponsibleawarenessthatthehabitualdreamerisleastqualifiedtogivE.ButIwasstillfarshortoffullself-understanding.Iwasalsoshortofcash.41.Thewriterappliedforthejobchieflybecause_________.A.hewantedtoworkinthecentreofLondonB.hecouldnolongeraffordtolivewithoutoneC.hewasnotinterestedinanyotheravailablejobD.hehadreceivedsomesuitabletraining42.Thewriterthoughthewasoverqualifiedforthejobbecause_________.A.heoftentraveledundergroundB.hehadwrittenmanypoemsC.hecoulddealwithdifficultsituationsD.hehadworkedinacompany43.Thelengthofhisinterviewmeantthat_________.A.hewasnotgoingtobeofferedthejobB.hehadnotdonewellintheintelligencetestC.hedidnotliketheintervieweratallD.hehadlittleworkexperiencetotalkabout44.Whatdoesthewriterrealizenowthathedidnotrealizethen?A.HowunpleasantordinaryjobscanbE.B.Howdifficultitistobeapoet.C.HowunsuitablehewasforthejoB.D.Howbadlyhedidintheinterview.45.What’sthewriter’sopinionofthepsychologist?A.HewasveryaggressivE.B.HewasunhappywithhisjoB.C.Hewasquiteinefficient.D.HewasratherunsympathetiC.

Theamountofcarbontakeninbygrowingplantsincreasedfrom1982through1999astemperaturesroseandtheamountofcarbondioxideintheatmosphereincreaseD.ButanewstudyinFriday’seditionofthejournalSciencefoundadrought-relateddeclineinsuchplantgrowthfrom2000to2009eventhoughtemperaturescontinuedtoclimB.Asdroughtcausedbywarmingreducestheland’sabilitytotakeincarbontheresultcouldbemorecarbondioxideleftintheatmosphereandthusmorewarmingZhaoMaoshengfromtheUniversityofMontanaexplainedinatelephoneinterview.Thisisaprettyseriouswarningthatwarmertemperaturesarenotgoingtoendlesslyimproveplantgrowth’co-authorStevenRunningalsofromtheUniversityofMontana’saidinastatement.WeseethisasabitofasurpriseandpotentiallysignificantonapolicylevelbecausepreviousinterpretationssuggestedglobalwarmingmightactuallyhelpplantgrowtharoundtheworldhesaiD.InsteadheandZhaofoundasmallbutmeasurabledeclineofabout1%comparedtoa6%increaseinthepastdecadE.TheirstudybasedonthedatacollectedbyNASAsatellitesfoundthatnorthareascontinuedtoincreaseplantgrowththankstowarmertemperaturesandalongergrowingseason.SomeonecommentedThispastdecade’snetdeclineinearthlyproductivitysuggeststhatacomplexrelationshipbetweentemperaturerainfallcloudinessandcarbondioxideprobablyincombinationwithotherfactorssuchasnutrients营养andlandmanagementwilldeterminefuturepatternsandtrendsinproductivity.Fromthefirstparagraphwecanlearnintherecentdecadeorso.theemission排放ofcarbonhasn’tbeenreduceddraughthasbeencausinglossofsoilandwatercarbondioxidelevelshavebeenrisingtheriseoftemperaturedoesn'tpromotetheplantgrowthZhaoMaoshengreallyworriedthat.moreandmorelandwillbeabandonedtheclimatebecomeswarmerandwarmertheemissionofcarbondioxideincreasesdraughtfurtherreducesthenumberoftheplantsStevenRunningmadehisstatementto.confirmZhao'sviewsontheinfluenceoftemperatureriseurgethegovernmenttotakenecessarymeasureswarnthepeopletostrengthentheplantprotectionsupportZhao*sviewsonlheplantproductionWecaninferfromthepassagethat.globalwarmingwilldeterminethefutureproductivityvariousfactorsplayakeyrolejointlyonfutureproductivityearthlyproductivityactuallyincreasedinthepastdecadetemperaturerisehashadnoeffectonfutureproducticitypatterns

Wheneverhumanpopulationshavelivedinforestareastheyhavealwayscutdowntreeswhichtheyusedforanumberofpurposesforhousingandshipsandservedasasourceofheatingfuelandtimber.GrowthofcitiesoftenmeantexpansionintoforestareaswhileevenmoretreeswereremovedtoprovidespaceforagriculturE.Withthegrowingdemandforpapervastquantitiesoftreeshavealsobeencutdownforpaperproduction.Thesefactorsalongwithmanyothershavebeencontributingtoadangerousphenomenonknownasdeforestation.Inthelast5000yearshumanshavereducedforestfromroughly50percentoftheearth’slandsurfacetolessthan20percent.Mostofthisoriginaloroldgrowthforestcoverisconcentratedinthreelargeareas:theCanadianandAlaskanborealforesttheborealforestofRussiaandthetropicalforestofthenorthwesternAmazonBasinandtheGuyanaShielD.Theseareascomprisealmost70percentoftheworld’sremainingoriginalforestcover.Inmostplacestherateofdeforestationisincreasingwiththealarmingresultof16millionhectaresdisappearingworldwideeveryyear.Lossofforestdoesnotjustmeanthedeclineofnaturalresources.Thereareseveralotherfactorsthatmakedeforestationseriouslyharmfultoboththehumanandnaturalworlds.OneofthemischangesintheglobalclimatE.ForexampleforestclearanceisreleasingsubstantialvolumesofcarbondioxideCO2intotheatmosphereasvegetationisburntordecays.Ithasbeensuggestedthatthisisasignificantfactoringlobalwarming.Moreoverabout10percentoftheworld’streespeciesareindangerofextinctionasaresultofdeforestation.DeforestationalsothreatensbiologicaldiversitythroughthedestructionofwildlifehabitatswhichendangersanumberofanimalspeciesandleadstotheirpotentialdisappearancE.Speciesareparticularlyeasytoextinctionintropicalrainforestsbecausemanyspecieshavefewindividualsperunitareawhichmakesreproductionmoredifficult.Finallysinceforestsplayanimportantroleinstoringwaterandstabilizingsoildeforestationandtheresultingchangeinlandusecausesoilerosion腐蚀andotherformsoflanddegradation.72.ThepassagediscussesallofthefollowingEXCEPTthe________.A.causesofdeforestationB.consequencesofdeforestationC.managementofdeforestationD.rateofdeforestation73.Theworddiversityinthelastparagraphprobablymeans________.A.varietyB.expansionC.developmentD.advantage74.WhydoestheauthormentionfuelandtimberinParagraph1?A.Toexplaintherateofdeforestation.B.Tocomparethemwithhousingandships.C.Toshowthedangersofdeforestation.D.Toillustratethecausesofdeforestation.75.WhichofthefollowingsentencessummarizesParagraph3best?A.Deforestationthreatensbiologicaldiversity.B.Deforestationhasmanyharmfulconsequences.C.DeforestationcauseschangesinglobalclimatE.D.DeforestationshouldbestoppeD.

Millionsofyoungpeoplearewritingblogs.Millionsofothersarereadingthem.ThewordblogisashortwayofsayingWeblog.ManypopularWebsitesnowofferfreeeasywaystocreatepersonalWebpagesandfillthemwithwritingsandpictures.WebsitescalledFacebookandMySpacearesomeofthemostpopularblogsitesforyoungpeoplE.Manyyoungadultsusetheirblogstowriteaboutdailyactivitiesandeventsintheirlives.Theyalsoprovideaplaceforpeopletowritetheirideasandopinionsandhowtheythinkofothers’ideas.Blogsofferyoungpeopleaplacetoshowtheirwritingsandfeelings.Theycanalsobehelpfultoconnectyoungpeoplewithothers.ButblogscanbecomedangerouswhentheyarereadontheInternetbymillionsofpeopleallovertheworlD.RecentstudiesshowthatyoungpeopleoftenprovidetheirnamesageandwheretheyliveontheInternet.Thatmaynotbesafeforthem.Thispersonalinformationputsthematriskofbeingsearchedoutbydangerouspeoplewhowanttohurtthem.Manystudentsdonotknowaboutprivacyandaresurprisedtolearnthatadultscanreadtheirpersonaldailyrecordseasily.Studentscanalsogetintotroublewhentheyputinformationaboutothersontheirblogs.Asaresultmanyschoolshavebannedtheuseofbloggingwebsitesonschoolcomputers.Manyschoolshavealsobegunteachingparentsaboutthewebsites.Parentsshouldknowwhattheirchildrenaredoingonlineandshouldreadtheirblogstomakesuretheyarenotgivingoutprivateinformation.Onewaytokeepawayfromtheseproblemsistouseprogramssothatblogscanbereadbyfriendsonly.peoplecanreadthewebsiteonlyiftheyknowasecretwordchosenbytheblogger.60.FacebookandMySpaceare________.A.schoolsubjectsB.computerprogramsC.schoolonlineBBSD.blogsitesforyoungpeople61.Blogsmaybedangerousbecause________.A.theygetinthewayofstudiesB.theyarenotallowedforschoolstudentsC.surfingtheInternetisbadforeyesD.personalinformationcanbefoundinblogseasily62.Thispassageismainlyabout_________.A.thesafetyofchildren’sblogsB.howtosearchtheinternetC.students’behavioratschoolD.communicatingwithparentsathome63.AccordingtothepassagemanyschoolshelpchildrenavoidblogproblemsbydoingeverythingEXCEPT________.A.teachingparentsaboutthewebsitesB.askingstudentstouseprogramstorefusestrangersC.tellingschoolstudentsnottomakeanynetfriendsD.stoppingstudentsfrombloggingonschoolcomputers64.Youcanenjoyyourblogsafelyif________.A.youwriteyourblogatschoolB.useasecretnumberforfriendstoenteryourblogC.yourparentshavelittleknowledgeaboutwebsitesD.youshowallyourwritingsandfeelingsinyourblog

第三部分阅读理解阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C.D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑Weweredrivingintherightlane车道whenallofasuddenablackcarpulledoutofaparkingspacerightinfrontofus.Mytaxidriversteppedonhisbrakesskidded打滑.Andmissedtheblackcar’sbackendbyjustinches!Thedriveroftheblackcar.Whoalmostcausedamajoraccident.turnedhisheadangrilyandstartedshoutingbadwordsatus.Mytaxidriverjustsmiledandwavedattheguy.Imeanmytaxidriverwasfriendly.SoIsaidWhydidyoujustdothat?Thisguyalmostruinedyourcarandsentustohospital!andthefollowingiswhatmytaxidrivertoldmewhichInowcallthelawofthegarbagetruck.Manypeoplearelikegarbagetrucks.Therunaroundfullofgarbagefulloffrustrationfullofangerandfullofdisappointment.Astheirgarbagepilesuptheyneedaplacetodump倾卸it.Andifyouletthemthey’lldumpitonyou.Whensomeonewantstodumponyoudon'ttakeitpersonally.Justsmilewavewishthemwellandmoveon.BelievemE.You’llbehappier.Sothisisit:thelawifthegarbagetrucks.Istartedthinking:howoftendoIletGarbagetrucksrunrightoverme?andhowoftendoItaketheirgarbageandspreadittootherpeople:atworkathomeorinthestreets?ItwasthenthatIsaidI’mnotgoingtodoitanymorE.IbegantoseeGarbagetrucks.Iseetheloadthey’recarrying.Iseethemcomingtodropitoff.AndlikemytaxidriverIdon’tmakeitapersonalthing;Ijustsmilewaveandmoveon.Goodleadersknowtheyhavetobereadyfortheirnextmeeting.Goodparentsknowthattheyhavetowelcometheirchildrenhomefromschoolwithhugsandkisses.Whataboutyou?Themarkofasuccessfulpersonishowquicklyhecangetbackhisfocusonwhat’simportant.56.Whoactedlikeagarbagetruckintheincidentdescribedinthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.TheauthorB.ThetaxidriverC.ThedriveroftheblackcarD.Bothdrivers57.TheunderlinedparttheloadinParagraph5refersto.A.badmoodB.excitementC.newproductsD.wastematerials58.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.IgnoreunpleasantnessandsticktoyourtasksB.TrytobegoodleadersaswellasgoodparentsC.Alwaysbekindandhard-workingD.Dothingsquicklysoastobereadyforthenext

四阅读理解LearningonlineshouldmakeuseofanumberofInternettools:e-mailletsyouexchangelettersbetweencontinentsverycheaplyandalmostimmediately.Largegroupsofpeoplecansharetheirdiscussionsbyusingelectronicliststosendeverylettertoeveryoneonthelist.Electronicmagazinesbringyouup-to-datetopicssuchasnewsartsandsports.SearchenginesallowyoutolookforanythingyouwantontheInternetincludingtheholdingsofmajorlibraries.Inachatroomyoucanhaveareal-timewrittentalk.Audioandvideobringtheworldtoyourcomputer-—youcanlistentotheworld'sradiostationswatchtheeveningnewsfromanothercontinent.AndinanonlineconferenceyoucaneventalktoyourteacherandfellowstudentsabroaD.Doyouhavee-mail?HowmuchdoyoucommunicatewithyourfriendsovertheInternet?Internetthenewestchildintechnologyislikeamoderncommunicationhighway.It'salsoakindofsuper-shopalmostanythingyoucanbuyinastore-—youcangetitthroughInternetwithoutleavinghomeatall.56.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.InternetB.RadiostationsC.MagazinesD.Libraries57.Whatisthequickestandcheapestwayofgettingintouchwithyourfriendabroad?A.BytelegraphB.Byair-mailC.Bye-mailD.Bytelephone58.WhichofthefollowingwillyouchooseifyouwanttoholdameetingovertheInternet?A.ChatroomB.SearchenginesC.OnlineconferenceD.Electroniclists59.Inthewriter’sopinionitcanbeinferredthatwemightwork_____inthefuturE.A.intheofficeB.athomeC.atthelibraryD.inthestore

Fishcontainslostofomega-3fattyacids.Thesefattyacidshavebeenshowntohelppreventheartdiseaselowerbloodpressureandreducetheriskofstrokes.Researcherssuggestthatthesebenefitsofeatingfishfaroutweightherisksofgettingsickfromcontaminatedfish.Ongoingstudiesfindthatomega-3fattyacidsworkmagiconthebraintoo.Pregnant?Gooutandeatfish!Onestudytrackedagroupofexpectantwomenwhoatemorethan340gramsoffishperweek.ItturnsouttheygavebirthtochildrenwhoyearslaterscoredreallyhighonIQtests.Howcanyouaddfishtoyourdiet?Onewaytobeginisbyreplacingmeatwithfishinonemealaweek.Insteadoffryingwhichretainsmorefattryboilingyourfishinanovenorgrillingitoutdoors.Anddon’tbeafraidtospiceupyourfish.Garlicherbsotherspicescanaddwonderfulflavorstofish.Forlightermealskeepafewcansoftunaorotherfishonhandatalltimes.They’regreatformakingtastysandwichesorfishburgers.Ifyougethungryinthemiddleofthemorningorafternoontrytunaoncrackers.It’shardtofindabettersnack.Andparentsbesuretointroducefishtoyourchildren.It’simportantforthemtogetusedtoeatingitatayoungage·67.Whatdoesthewriterdiscussinthispassage?A.ChemicalsinpopulardrinksB.ThebestwaytoloseweightC.FamousfastfoodrestaurantsD.Reasonsforhavingseafood68.Whatdoesthewriterpointoutaboutthewomeninthestudygroup?A.Theycookedfortheirhusbands.B.Theyweregoingtohavebabies.C.Theygrewtheirownvegetables.D.Theylivedwithelderlyparents.69.Whatdoestheauthorimplyaboutomega-3fattyacids?A.Theycanmakekidssmarter.B.Theyarefoundinmostfoods.C.Theylastforjustafewdays.D.Theycreatesignificantrisks.70.Whyisgrillingbetterthanfrying?A.It’sfancier.B.It’squicker.C.It’scheaper.D.It’shealthier.71.Accordingtotheauthorwhenisagoodtimetohavetunaoncrackers?A.AtlunchtimE.B.Duringaparty.C.Betweenmeals.D.Aftermidnight.

AfteryearsofhearingdriverscomplainaboutscratchesontheircarsJapan’sNissanMotorCompanyhasofficiallyannouncedthenextbigthing—apaintthatnotonlyresistsscratchesandscrapesbutactuallyrepairsitselfwithinafewdays.ThenewmaterialdevelopedbyNipponPaintCompanycontainsanelasticrubbery-likeresin弹性树脂thatisabletohealminormarkscausedbycarwashequipmentparkinglotencountersroaddebris石头碎片orevenon-purposedestruction.Theautomakeradmitsitsresultsvarydependingonthetemperatureandthedepthofthedamagebutaddsthisistheonlypaintlikeitintheworldandtestsproveitworks.Minorscratchesthemostcommontypearesaidtoslowlyfadeoveraboutaweek.Andoncethey’regonethereisnotracethattheywereevertherE.ThespecialpaintissaidtolastforatleastthreeyearsafteritisfirstappliedbutthereisnowordyetonwhethermorecanbeaddedafterthatperioD.Nissanclaimscarwashesaretheworstoffendersforthistypeofdamageaccountingforatleast80percentofallincidents.Butthecompleteauto-healingwon’tcomewithoutscratchingyourwallet.Thevehiclemakernotesthespecialpaintaddsabout$100UStothepriceofacar.ItplanstouseitsnewchemicalmixtureonlyonitsX-TrailSUVsinJapanfornowasitlooksforamorewidespreadpresentation.Andwhileplanstoofferthefeatureoverseashaven’tbeenmadeyetifit’sahitthereyoucanbealmostsuremarketforceswilldriveittotheseshoresaswell.Fromthearticlewecanfindthat_________.A.thepainthasalreadybeenusedoncarsbynowB.itbeatsotherproductsofitskindinitslengthyeffectC.cardamageismainlycausedbyscratchesandscrapesD.marketingthispaintinEuropeisnotunderwayThepaintusedoncarscan_________.A.last3yearsbeforeitisreappliedagainB.fadeonlyinafewdaysC.helptoprotectminorpaintdamageD.reducecarscrapeincidentsto20percentWhatdoestheunderlinedpartreferto?A.certainmodelsofNissanB.nameforonekindofpaintC.somewhereinJapanD.awordstandingforacar-dealerstoreWhatcanbeinferredfromthearticle?A.ThepaintwasdevelopedbyNissanMotorCompany.B.Thepaintmightworkbetterinsummerthaninwinter.C.ThemarkonthecarcoulddisappearassoonasthepainisapplieD.D.ThepaintisverypopularinJapan.

TheAppleiPhone’simpactwaswidelyevident明显的attheConsumerElectronicsShowasnewtouch－screendevicescouldbefoundeverywherE.TheconsumerelectronicsindustrycameunbuttonedinLasVegasthisweek.AttheannualConsumerElectronicsShowcompaniesfromaroundtheworldunveiledmanydevicesboasting以拥有而自豪touch–sensitivetechnologyratherthantraditionalpush-buttoncontrols.MotorolaSonyandLGElectronicsallshowedofftouch-screenphonesthisweek.MicrosoftChairmanBillGatespraisedandofferedatouch-screencomputertheSurfacerelatedtoaflatpanelTVforatabletop.EvencameramakerssuchasKodakincludedtouch-screenLCDsintheirdevices.Touch-screentechhasbeeninuseforyearsbutthepushtodevelopandweaveitintoconsumerelectronicsgatheredsteamwiththeJuneintroductionofApple’siPhonE.Thetouch-screenindustryisreallygettinghotsaysJenniferColegroveasenioranalystatiSuppli.SincetheiPhonecameouttherearealotofcompaniesthatdidnothavearelationshipwithtouchscreensbeforethatdecided‘OKIwanttomakeatouchscreentoo.’Thetouch－screentechecosystemnowincludesmorethan100companiesspecializingineverythingfromsmudge-proof防污的screenstosensors传感器abletodetectfingersbeforetheyevencontactthescreen.Salesofleadingtouch-screentechnologiessuchasthoseusedinmobilephonesandnavigation航行devicesareexpectedtoriseto$4.4billionin2012upfrom$2.4billionin2006accordingtoiSuppliestimates.WhatdidthewriterthinkabouttheAppleiPhoneA.TheAppleiPhonewasbeautiful.B.TheAppleiPhonewaspopular.C.TheAppleiPhonewasexpensivE.D.TheAppleiPhonewasattractivE.WhatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordunveiledinthesecondparagraphA.InventeD.B.UnlockeD.C.DiscovereD.D.ShoweD.Thetouch-screentechwasusedinconsumerelectronicsmainlybecauseof_______.A.traditionalpush-buttoncontrolsB.MicrosoftChairmanBillGatesC.theintroductionofApple’siPhoneD.thetouch-screentechecosystemWhatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Thetouch-screentechnologywilldisappear.B.Thetouch-screentechnologywillbereplacedbytraditionalpush-buttoncontrols.C.Thetouch-screentechnologywillbeasimportantastraditionalpush-buttoncontrols.D.Thetouch-screentechnologywillbemorewidelyusedinelectronicsdevices.

Expertssaythatagricultureprovidesfourteenpercentoftheworld'sgreenhousegasemissionseachyear.Thegasesreleasedincludecarbondioxideamajorcauseofglobalwarming.Twenty-onenationsaroundtheworldrecentlyjoinedforcestobetterunderstandandpreventgreenhousegasemissionsfromfarms.TheGlobalResearchAllianceonAgriculturalGreenhouseGaseswaslaunchedattheUnitedNationsconferenceonclimatechangE.ThemeetingtookplaceinCopenhagenDenmarklastmonth.Agriculturalexpertsblameanumberoffarmactivitiesforproducinggreenhousegases.Forexampleanimalwasteandcattledigestivesystemsreleasemethane甲烷沼气gas.Fertilizedsoilandtheburningofcropwastealsoreleaseharmfulgasesintotheair.Expertssaysomemethodsoffarming?turningthesoiltoprepareforplanting?alsoreleaseharmfulcarbondioxidE.AnofficialoftheEuropeanCommission'sDirectorateGeneralforResearchsaysagriculturalgreenhousegasemissionscanbecut.MaiveRutesuggestsfeedinganimalsadietdesignedtoreduceemissions.ThenewagriculturalresearchgroupsaysprotectingagainstglobalwarmingisonlypartofitspurposE.Itsaystheworldalsoneedstodevelopbetterfarmingmethodstofeedgrowingpopulationsinpoorcountries.UnitedStatesAgricultureSecretaryTomVilsacksaidnoonesinglenationcanfightagriculturalgreenhousegasemissionsandincreasefoodproductionatthesametimE.Thisiswhytheallianceisimportantforcombiningresourcesandfindingnewones.TheUnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculturewillincreasespendingonfarmemissionsresearchbyninetymilliondollarsoverthenextfouryears.Thetotalwillreachonehundredthirtymilliondollars.TheU.S.D.A.willsharetheresearchwithothercountriesintheGlobalResearchAllianceonAgriculturalGreenhouseGasesandsupportresearchersfromdevelopingcountriesthatbelongtothealliancE.MoneyfromtheBorlaugFellowshipprogramwilllettheresearchersstudyagriculturalclimatechangewithAmericanscientists.MisterVilsacksaidthatjustasclimatechangehasnobordersthereshouldbenobordersforresearch.72.InParagraph4MaiveRuterecommends_____.A.increasingfoodproductionB.changingcattledigestivesystemsC.developingbetterfanningmethodsD.givinganimalsthefoodmeanttoproducefeweremissions73.TheunderlinedwordallianceinParagraph6probablymeans_____.A.ActionorstatebeingjoinedtogetherB.AnagreementsignedbetweencountriesC.AprogramorprojectsetupforaresearchD.Anorganizationformedfordifferentgoals74.HowmuchhastheU.S.D.A.spentonfarmemissionsresearchsofar?A.130milliondollars.B.220milliondollars.C.40milliondollars.D.90milliondollars.75.Thepurposeofthepassageisto____.A.suggestatotalbanonfarmactivitiesB.introduceCopenhagenconferenceheldlastmonthC.appealtomorecountriestocutagriculturalemissionsD.informreadersofthemajorcauseofglobalwarming

EverynightforayearNeilSimmonsquietlywentoutofhishousE.Hewantedtotalktoanowlsettlingforthenightattheendofhisgarden.Hemadeowlcrieslikearealwildowl猫头鹰andwashappytohearthebirdhooting大声叫嚣backtohim.LastyearFredCornesmovedinnextdoor.Heheardanowlhootingandansweredback.For12monthstheneighborsgotintothebackgardensoftheirhomesthinkingtheyweretalkingwithnaturE.Mr.SimmonskeptadiaryofallhistalkswithhisbirdfrienD.Theywouldbothbeoutagaintonightifitwasn’tforachancetalkbetweentheirwives.Mr.SimmonssaiD.MywifeKimwastellingFred’swifeWendyaboutmyowlwatchinganddescribedhowIgotthebirdstobootback.Shesaid‘That’sfunny—that’sjustwhatFredhasbeendoing.’ThenthepennydroppedIfeltsuchafoolwhenIfoundout.Thetroubleisthatowlcallsaren’texactlythesameandit’seasytomakeamistakE.Mr.CornessaidI’mreallyflattered过奖.Ididn’tknowIsoundedsoreal.IlovenatureandIcouldn’tresisthootingattheowls.Iwasveryexcitedwhentheyhootedback.I’msorrythatIwasfoolingmyneighborwhowasfoolingmE.45.Afterthetalkbetweenthewivesthetwomenwouldprobably_________.A.stopobservingowlsB.notstayuphootingagainC.notenterthebackgardenagainD.makenomistakesaboutwildowlcries46.ThenthepennydroppeD.mostprobablymeansThen__________.A.IunderstoodB.everybodyknewaboutitC.IheardthenoiseD.nomoneywaspaid47.Mr.Simmonsfeltupsetaboutthewholethingbecause__________.A.allhiseffortsseemedtobemeaninglessB.hiswifeletouthissecretbychanceC.gardenowlshootedsodifferentlyD.Fredhadbeendoingthesame48.Thetextsuggeststhat__________.A.NailseldomheardnaturalowlcallsB.theowlneverhootedbacktoNeilC.FredwasalwaysgoodatpleasingowlsD.owlwatchingisnolongerinterestingtoFred

OurplanwastodriveintoCambridgecatchthe7:34traintoLiverpoolStreetStationthentoseparateandmeetagainforlunch.WeshouldhavearrivedatLiverpoolat9:19butduetoatypicalLondonfogthetrainhadtomovealongsoslowlythatitwasnotuntil10:30thatitgottherE.InspiteofourlatearrivalJoanmywife’ssisterdecidedthatshewouldgotoseetheCrownJewelsintheTowerofLondonwhilewewentshopping.Itwasonlyafterhersisterhaddisappearedintothefogthatmywiferealizedthatwehadn’tdecidedwhereweshouldmeetforlunch.SinceIhadourthreeticketsfortheconcertinmypocketthiswasindeedaproblem.ThereseemedtobenothingwecoulddoexcepttakingataxitotheTowerofLondonandtrytofindhertherE.Needlesstosaywedidn’tfindher.Itwasnowoneo’clockandtheconcertbeganat2:30.Perhapsshewillthinkofwaitingoutsidetheconcerthallsuggestedmywifehopefully.Bythistimethefogwassothickthatroadtraffichadtostopandtheonlywaytogettherewasbyundergroundrailway.HandinhandwefeltourwayalongtheroadtowherewethoughttheneareststationshouldbE.Anhourlaterwewerestilltryingtofindit.JustasIwasabouttolosemytempercompletelywhenwemetablindmantappinghiswayconfidentlythroughthefog.WithhishelpwefoundTowerHilltubestationjustfiftyyardsdowntheroaD.Bynowitwasfartoolateeventotrytogettotheconcerthallbeforetheperformancebeganat2:30sowedecidedtoreturntoCambridgE.Ittooksevenlonghoursinsteadoftheusualtwotomakethatjourney.Norwereweabletogetanyfoodanddrinkonthetrain.Tiredandhungrywefinallyreachedhomeattenopeningthedoortothesoundofthetelephonebell.ItwasJoan;shehadseentheCrownJewelshadmanagedtogetanotherticketforconcertandhadhadawonderfuldinneratarestaurantnearthehotelwhereshedecidedtostayforthenight.Nowshewasringingtodiscoverwhetherwehadhadanequallysuccessfulday.WhywasJoanseparatedfromhersisterandherbrother-in-law?A.theycouldnotseeeachotherbecauseofthefog.B.JoanhadnotseenCrownJewels.C.TheyplannedtododifferentthingsuntillunchtimE.D.Thewriterdidn’twanttogototheconcert.Whatdidthewriterplantodointheafternoon?A.Gototheconcert.B.SeetheCrownJewels.C.ReturntoCambridgE.D.Goshopping.Thereasonwhytheydidn’tallmeetforlunchwasthat_______.A.TheylosttheirwayinthefogB.theyforgottomakenecessaryarrangementC.theywaitedatdifferentplacesanddidn’tmeeteachotherD.thecouplecouldn’tfindtheundergroundstationIt’squiteclearthatforJoanthetriptoLondonhadbeen________.A.spiltbythefogB.quitetiringC.ratherdisappointingD.veryenjoyable

Wouldyoueatareadymealfromthefridgeratherthancookfromscratch?Haveyoubeendoinginternetshoppingratherthangoingtothestores?Whatcan'tyoubebotheredtodo?A.studyintohowlazyBritishpeoplearehasfoundmorethanhalfofadultsaresolazythey'dcatchtheliftratherthanclimbtwoflightsofstairs.Justover2000peoplewerequizzedbyindependentresearchersatNuffieldHealthBritain'slargesthealthcharity.Theresultswereastonishing.Aboutoneinsixpeoplesurveyedsaidiftheirremotecontrolwasbrokentheywouldcontinuewatchingthesamechannelratherthangetup.Morethanonethirdofthosequestionedsaidtheywouldnotruntocatchabus.Worryinglyofthe654respondentswithchildren64%saidtheywereoftentootiredtoplaywiththem.Thisledthereporttoconcludethatit'snowonderthatoneinsixchildrenintheUKareclassifiedasobeseveryfatbeforetheystartschool.DrSarahDaunceymedicaldirectorofNuffieldHealthsaid:Peopleneedtogetfitternotjustfortheirownsakebutforthesakeoftheirfamiliesfriendsandevidentlytheirpetstoo.Ifwedon'tstarttotakecontrolofthisproblemawholegenerationwillbecometoounfittoperformeventhemostrudimentaryoftasks.AndScotland'slargestcityGlasgowwasshamedasthemostinactivecityintheUKwith75%surveyedadmittingtheydonotgetenoughexercisefollowedcloselybyBirminghamandSouthamptonbothwith67%.TheresultscauseseriouschallengesfortheNationalHealthServicewhereobesity-relatedillnessessuchasheartdiseaseandcancerhavebeenonasteadyincreaseforthepast40yearsandarecostingbillionsofpoundseveryyear.71.WhatcauseschildrenintheUKtobeobese?A.EatingreadymealB.WatchingTVC.DoingInternetshoppingD.Beinglazy72.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Britishpeoplearetoolazytodoanything.B.Internetshoppingwilldoharmtoyourhealth.C.ManypeoplewouldnotruntocatchabusinBritain.D.Peopleshouldbemoreactiveandtakeregularexercisetokeepfit.73.WhichofthefollowingisNottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.OnesixthofBritishpeopleuseremotecontrolwhenwatchingTV.B.Peoplewillbenefitnotonlythemselvesbuttheirfamiliesbygettingfit.C.Fatnesscancausediseasessuchasheartdiseaseandcancer.D.Morepeoplegetobesity-relatedillnessesnowthan40yearsago.74.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordrudimentarymostprobablymean?A.basicB.seriousC.vitalD.hard75.AllthefollowingareamongthemostlazycitiesintheUKexcept___________.A.GlasgowB.BirminghamC.NuffieldD.Southampton

Inbringingupchildreneveryparentwatcheseagerlythechild'sacquisition学会ofeachnewskillinthefirstspokenwordsthefirstindependentstepsorthebeginningofreadingandwriting.ItisoftentemptingtohurrythechildbeyondhisnaturallearningratebutthiscansetupdangerousfeelingsoffailureandstatesofworryinthechilD.ThismighthappenatanystagE.A.babymightbeforcedtouseatoilettooearlyayoungchildmightbeencouragedtolearntoreadbeforeheknowsthemeaningofthewordshereads.Ontheotherhandthoughifachildisleftalonetoomuchorwithoutanylearningopportunitiesheloseshisnaturalenthusiasmforlifeandhisdesiretofindoutnewthingsforhimself.Parentsvarygreatlyintheirdegreeofstrictnesstowardstheirchildren.Somemaybeespeciallystrictinmoneymatters.Othersaresevere严格的overtimeofcominghomeatnightorpunctualityformeals.Ingeneralthecontrolsrepresenttheneedsoftheparentsandthevaluesofthecommunityasmuchasthechild'sownhappiness.Asregardsthedevelopmentofmoralstandardsinthegrowingchildconsistency一致性isveryimportantinparentalteaching.Toforbidathingonedayandexcuseitthenextisnofoundationformorality道德.Alsoparentsshouldrealizethatexampleisbetterthanprecept.Iftheyarenotsincereanddonotpracticewhattheypreach说教theirchildrenmaygrowconfusedwhentheygrowoldenoughtothinkforthemselvesandrealizetheyhavebeentosomeextentfooleD.A.suddenawarenessofamarkeddifferencebetweentheirparents'principles原则andtheirmoralscanbeadangerousdisappointment.76.Eagerlywatchingthechild'sacquisitionofnewskills___________.A.shouldbeavoidedB.isuniversalamongparentsC.setsupdangerousstatesofworryinthechildD.willmakethechildloseinterestinlearningnewthings77.Intheprocessofchildren'slearningnewskillsparents________.A.shouldencouragethemtoreadbeforetheyknowthemeaningofthewordstheyreadB.shouldexpectalotofthechildrenC.shouldachieveabalancebetweenpushingthemtoohardandleavingthemontheirown.D.shouldcreateasmanylearningopportunitiesaspossiblE.78.Thesecondparagraphmainlytellsusthat___________.A.parentsshouldbestrictwiththeirchildrenB.parentalcontrolsreflectonlythevaluesofthecommunityC.parentalrestrictionsvaryandarenotalwaysforthebenefitofthechildrenaloneD.it'sparents'andsociety'sdutytocontrolthechildren79.ThewordpreceptinParagraph3probablymeans___________.A.opinionB.punishmentC.behaviorD.instruction80.Intermsofmoralmattersparentsshould_________.A.followtherulesthemselvesB.beawareofthehugedifferencebetweenadultsandchildrenC.forbidtheirchildrentodoanythingD.alwaysensurethesecurityoftheirchildren

第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑Sometimesyoumakeawishbutwhenitcomes.youdecideyoudon’twantit.That’swhathappenedwithMicky’sbirthdaywish.OurfamilytraditionisthatyoumakeawishbeforeyoublowoutthebirthdaycandlE.AfterheblewoutthecandlE.MickytoldusthathiswishwastowinaprizeinthePineRidge-match.WequicklytoldMickyIfyoutellpeopleyourwish.yourwishwon’tcometruE.Sowelitthecandleagainandhemadeanotherwish.MickyandPaulwerebothsupposedtostartplayingat5:30.WhenMickyreportedtothecheck-intablethegameorganizerstoldhimhisopponent对手hadphonedandsaidhewascominglatE.TheofficialstoldMickyhecouldchoosenottoplayandbedeclaredthevictorofthefirstroundofcompetition.ButMickysaidhedidn’twanttowinbynotplaying.Hewantedtheexperienceofplayingagreatplayer.Finallythebeastshowedup.HewastallsmilingandrelaxeD.Hisserve发球waslikelightning.Mickyhadsomegoodreturnsbuthelostquickly6-16-0.WecongratulatedMickyonhavingsomegoodreturnsandafewgreatserves.AndwenotedthathehadwonthefirstgamE.Ididn’twinthatgameMickysaiD.IthinkhejustgaveittomeatthebeginningbecausehearrivedlatE.Itwasabirthdaypresent.Isaidsmiling.NoIrefusedmybirthdaypresentMickysaiD.Inhiseyeshisbirthdaypresenthadbeenthechancetowinbyhisopponent’sbeinglatE.Mickyendedupwinningtheconsolationprize鼓励奖asmallprizethatwedidn’tknowexisteduntilMickyearneditbybeingundefeatedintheconsolationbracket档次.We’ll’neverknowwhatMicky’ssecondwishwas-thewishhedidn’tsharewithus.Itseemstomethatnomatterhowmanybirthdaysyoucelebrateaslongasyouenjoychallengesyouwillneverbeold.56.WhatkindofpersonisMicky?A.A.personwhoalwaysgivesup.B.A.personwhoisafraidofchallenges.C.Onewhoenjoyschallenges.D.Onewhoisselfish.57.WhydidMickylosethematch?A.BecausehegaveupagoodchancE.B.Becausehelettheothersknowhisbirthdaywish.C.Becausehewasproudofhimself.D.Becausehisopponentplayedmuchbetterthanhim58.TheprizeMickywonwas______.A.onehehadexpectedB.notawell-knownoneC.afamousoneD.onehethoughtmeaningless59.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat______.A.enjoyingchallengesishelpfulforonetokeepyoungB.onewillbecomeoldashecelebrateshisbirthdaysC.onewillstayyoungbycontinuouslycelebratinghisbirthdaysD.challengescanmakeonenevergetold

ForeightyfourdaysoldSantiagohadnotcaughtasinglefish.AtfirstayoungboyManolinhadsharedhisbadfortunebutafterthefortiethlucklessdaytheboy’sfathertoldhissontogoinanotherboat.FromthattimeonSantigaoworkedalonE.TheboylovedtheoldfishermanandalwayshelpedhimwithmoneyandfooD.UsuallytheywouldtalkaboutthefishtheyhadtakeninluckiertimesoraboutAmericanbaseballaftersupperwhileatnightaloneinhiscottageSantiagodreamedoflionsonthebeachesofAfricawherehehadgoneyearsbeforE.HenolongerdreamedofhisdeadwifE.Ontheeighty-fifthdaySantiagosetofftofishbeforedawn.Twoofhisbaits饵werefreshtunas金枪鱼theboyhadgivenhimaswellassardines沙丁鱼tocoverhishooks.Thenhesethislineswhichwentstraightdownintodeepdarkwater.AsthesunrosehesawotherboatsintowardshorE.A.birdshowedhimwheredolphinwerechasingsomeflyingfish.ThistimeSantiagosawtunajumpinginthesunlight.A.smallonetookthehookonhislinE.PullingthefishaboardtheoldmanthoughtitagoodfortunE.Towardnoonamarlinacommonfishintheseastartedeatingthebaitwhichwasonehundredmetersdown.GentlytheoldmanplayedthefishabigoneasheknewfromtheweightonthelinE.Atlasthestrucktosettlethehook.ThefishdidnotcomeoutofshesurfacE.Insteaditbegantopulltheboattothenorthwest.Theoldmanfollowedit.Althoughhewasaloneandnolongerstronghehadhisskillandknewmanytricks.HewaitedpatientlyforthefishtobetireD.Itwascoldafterthesunset.WhensomethingtookoneofhisremainingbaitshecutthelinewithhisknifE.OncethemarlinleanedsuddenlypullingSantiagoforwardonhisfaceandcuttinghischeek.Bydawnhislefthandwascramped抽筋的.Thefishhadheadednorthward;therewasnolandinsight.Hungryhecutpiecesfromthetunaandchewedthemslowly.ThatmorningthefistjumpeD.SeeingitSantiagoknewhehadhookedthebiggestmarlinhehadeverseen.Thenthefishwentdownandturnedtowardtheeast.Santiagodrankalittlewaterfromthebottleduringthehotafternoon.ClosetonightfalladolphintookthesmallhookhehadrebateD.Helifteditaboardcareful.Afterhehadrestedhecutmeatfromthedolphinandkeptalsothetwoflyingfishhehoundinitsstomach.Thatnightheslept.HeawoketofeelthelinerunningthroughhisfingersasthefishjumpeD.Feedinglineslowlyhetriedtotirethemarlin.Afterthefishsloweditsrunhewashedhiscuthandsinseawaterandateoneoftheflyingfish.AtsunrisethemarlinbegantocirclE.Faintheworkedtobringthebigfishnearerwitheachturn.Almostexhaustedhefinallydrewhisbigfishalongsideanddroveintheharpoon鱼叉.Thefishwastwofeetlongerthantheboat.NofishlikeithadeverbeenseeninHavanaharbor.AnhourlaterhesightedthefistsharkafierceMakoanditcameinfasttochaseafterthedeadmarlin.Theoldmanstruckthesharkwithhisharpoon.TheMakorolledandsankcarryingtheharpoonwithitandleavingthemarlinbloody.HeknewthesmellwouldspreaD.Watchinghesawtwosharksclosingin.hestuckatonewithhisknifeandwatcheditslidingdownintodeepwater.Theotherhekilledwhileittoreatthefleshofthemarlin.Whenthethirdappearedhethrust刺itwiththeknifE.Theothersharkscameatsunset.Atfisthetriedtobeatthemwiththetiller舵柄fromtheboatbuthishandswerebleedingandthereweretoomanyintheseA.InthedarknessashesteeredtowardtheharborofHavanaheheadthemhittingtheboatagainandagain.Buttheoldmanthoughonlyofhissteeringandhisgreattiredness.Hehadgoneouttoofarandthesharkshadbeatenhim.Heknewtheywouldleavehimnothingbutthestrippedskeletonofthebigmarlin.Alllightswereoutwhenhesailedintothelittleharborandbeachedhisboat.Hecouldjustmakeoutthewhitebackboneandtheupstandingtailofthefish.Oncehefellundertheirweightandlaypatientlyuntilhecouldgatherhisstrengthtogoon.Inhiscottagehefellonhisbedandwenttosleep.Theabovestoryisadaptedfrom.A.TreasureIslandB.TheAdventuresOfTomSawyerC.TheOldManAndTheSeaD.TheSonOfTheSeaWhydidthemanfeelthathecouldbeluckythistime?A.BecauseasmalltunatookthehootonhislinE.B.BecausehedreamedabouttheAmericanlions.C.Becausehesawmanyflyingfishwerechasedbythedolphins.D.Becausealotofsharksfollowedhisboat.AccordingtothetextwhichstatementisNOTtrueaboutManolin?A.TheboyhadmercyonSantiago.B.TheboyoftensharedhisstorieswithSantiago.C.TheboyshowedhisgreatconcernstoSantiago.D.TheboywasSantiago’sadoptedson.WhydoesSantiagoletthemarlinleadhisboatinsteadofpullingthebigfishup?A.Hewantedtokillthemarlinfirstbeforehepulledituptotheboat.B.Hewastootriedandhungrytopullthebigfishup.C.Hisexperiencetoldhimnottodosobeforethefishwastiredout.D.Hewantedtousethemarlinasabaittocatchthesharks.WhichsentencebelowcanbeusedtobestdescribeSantiago’scharacter?A.HenolongerdreamedofhisdeadwifE.Para1B.Althoughhewasaloneandnolongerstronghehadhisskillandknewmanytricks.Para4C.Almostexhaustedhefinallydrewhisbigfishalongsideanddroveintheharpoon.Para7D.Oncehefellundertheirweightandlaypatientlyuntilhecouldgatherhisstrengthtogoon.Para9.Accordingtothetextwhatwillbetalkedaboutinthenextparagraph?A.theman’sactiontorealizehisdreamaboutthelions.B.people’sreflectionwhentheysawthegiantmarlinoutsidE.C.people’sdiscussionabouthowtheyatethegiantmarlin.D.afuneralheldbytheboyandthelocalpeopleafterhisdeath.

A.newweapon武器isonthewayinthefightagainstsmokinginEuropE.Soonwhensmokersbuycigarettestheymightseeashockingphotoofablackenedlungoracancerpatientstaringbackatthemfromthepacket.Someboysmaythinkofsmokingascoolandsexy.Theirfriendswon’tagreewhentheyseetheirpacketsofcigaretteslyingonthetablE.TheEuropeanUnionannouncedthatithadchosen42photosthatshowedthedamagecigarettescoulddotothebodycallingonmembernationstoputthesepicturesonpacketstodiscouragesmokers.Tocatchtheattentionofteenagersthespecialpacketswarnoflong-termmedicaldangerslikecancer.Short-termeffectslikebadskinarealsoonthelist.Thetruefaceofsmokingisdiseasedeathandhorror.ThatisthemessageweshouldsendtotheyoungsaidDavidByrneanEUhealthofficial.Hopefullythesepictureswillshockstudentsoutoftheirloveforcigarettes.TheEUheadofficehopedthepictureswouldworkbetterthancurrent当前writtenwarningsonpacksofcigarettes.Thewarningsincludedsmokingkillsandsmokingcanleadtoaslowandpainfuldeath.SofarIrelandandBelgiumhaveshowninterestinthephotos.Canadahasusedsimilarpicturesandwarningsoncigarettepackssince2000.Thecountryhasrecentlyseenafallinthenumberofsmokers.AccordingtostudiessmokingisthesinglebiggestcauseofavoidabledeathsintheEU.Everyyearmorethan650000smokersdiemorethanonepersonaminutE.BysayinganewweaponisonthewaythewritermeanstheEUisgoingtohave_____.A.thetruefaceofsmokingshowneverywhereB.shockingphotosprintedoncigarettepacketsC.writtenwarningsprintedonthecigarettepacksD.picturesputupwherecigarettesaresoldThepictureschosenbytheEUaresupposedtomainlyworkon_____.A.youngsmokersB.smokersinIrelandandBelgiumC.malesmokersD.youngsmokers’friendsWhatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.CanadahasbeenthefirsttousetheEU’sweapon.B.Mostsmokersdon’tquitebelievethewrittenwarnings.C.Thenewformofwarninghasalreadybeenprovedtowork.D.SmokinghascausedmoredeathsthananythingelseintheEU.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.SmokingIsCoolAndSexy.B.A.NewWeapontoFightSmoking.C.YoungSmokersinTheEU.D.DeathsfromSmoking.

Thewaypeopleholdtothebeliefthatafun-filledpainfreelifeequalshappinessactuallyreducestheirchancesofeverattainingrealhappiness.Iffunandpleasureareequaltohappinessthenpainmustbeequaltounhappiness.Butinfacttheoppositeistrue:moreoftenthannotthingsthatleadtohappinessinvolvesomepain.Asaresultmanypeopleavoidtheveryattemptsthatarethesourceoftruehappiness.Theyfearthepaininevitablybroughtbysuchthingsasmarriageraisingchildrenprofessionalachievementreligiouscommitment承担的义务self-improvement.Askabachelor单身汉whyheresistsmarriageeventhoughhefindsdatingtobelessandlesssatisfying.Ifheishonesthewilltellyouthatheisafraidofmakingacommitment.Forcommitmentisinfactquitepainful.Thesinglelifeisfilledwithfunadventureexcitement.Marriagehassuchmomentsbuttheyarenotitsmostdistinguishingfeatures.Coupleswithinfantchildrenareluckytogetawholenight’ssleeporathree-dayvacation.Idon’tknowanyparentwhowouldchoosethewordfuntodescriberaisingchildren.ButcoupleswhodecidenottohavechildrenneverknowthejoysofwatchingachildgrowuporofplayingwithagrandchilD.Understandingandacceptingthattruehappinesshasnothingtodowithfunisoneofthemostliberatingrealizations.Itliberatestime:nowwecandevotemorehourstoactivitiesthatcangenuinelyincreaseourhappiness.Itliberatesmoney:buyingthatnewcarorthosefancyclothesthatwilldonothingtoincreaseourhappinessnowseemspointless.Anditliberatesusfromenvy:wenowunderstandthatallthosewhoarealwayshavingsomuchfunactuallymaynotbehappyatall.Accordingtotheauthorabachelorresistsmarriagechieflybecause____________.A.heisreluctanttotakeonfamilyresponsibilitiesB.hebelievesthatlifewillbemorecheerfulifheremainssingleC.hefindsmorefunindatingthaninmarriageD.hefearsitwillputanendtoallhisfunadventureandexcitementRaisingchildrenintheauthor’sopinionis____________.A.amoraldutyB.athanklessjobC.arewardingtaskD.asourceofinevitablepainFromthelastparagraphwelearnthatenvysometimesstemsfrom____________.A.hatredB.misunderstandingC.prejudiceD.ignoranceTounderstandwhattruehappinessisonemust____________.A.haveasmuchfunaspossibleduringone’slifetimeB.makeeveryefforttoliberateoneselffrompainC.putupwithpainunderallcircumstancesD.beabletodistinguishhappinessfromfunWhatistheauthortryingtotellus?A.Happinessoftengoeshandinhandwithpain.B.Onemustknowhowtoattainhappiness.C.Itisimportanttomakecommitments.D.Itispainthatleadstohappiness.

TheHarvardStudent—ledWalkingTourLetastudentshowyouHarvard···onafreewalkingtour.WewelcomeourneighbourstostopbytheHarvardUniversityEvents＆InformationCentrelocatedintheHolyokeCentreArcadeat1350MassachusettsAvenueintheheartofHarvardSquareinCambridgE.Letastudenttakeyouandyourfamilyschoolororganizationonanengaginghour-longfreehistoricaltouroftheHarvardCampus.ThetoursleavefromtheEvents＆InformationCentrE.NotonlywillyoudiscoverthelocationoffascinatingexhibitionandprogrammersoncampusyouwillalsoseeHarvard’srichsamplingofAmericanhistoryandarchitecturefromtheColonialperiodtothepresent.ScheduleofToursToursleavetheEvents＆InformationCentreat10A.m.and2p.m.MondaythroughFridayandat2p.m.onSaturdaythroughtheacademicyearFebruary4throughMay2September23throughDecember16.SummertoursJune24throughAugust15areofferedat10A.m.1115A.m.2p.m.and315p.m.MondaythroughSaturday.Reser—vacationsforspecialtoursof20ormorepeoplemaybemadebycallingtheEvents＆InformationCentreat617495-1573oremailingicenter@camailHarvardedu.ToursaresuspendedMarch23throughApril2forSpringBreak.May3throughJune23forSpringintercession祷告andAugust16throughSeptember22forSummerintercession.NOTEProspective未来的studentsmaytaketoursoriginatingattheHarvardAdmissionOfficelocatedatByerlyHallon8GardenStreetinCambridgE.FromAprilthroughAugusttheAdmissionsstaffconductsaninformationsessionatl0A.m.followedbyan11A.m.tour.MondaythroughFridayOnSaturdays.thereisnoinformationsessionbutthe11A.m.tourisstillscheduleD.Anothersessionisheldyear-roundat2p.m.witha3p.m.tourfollowing.Formoreinformationontoursforprospectivestudentspleasecallat617495-1551.HarvardUniversityEvents＆InformationCentreLocationHolyokeCentreArcadE.1350MassachusettsAvenueCambridgeMA02138Phone617495-1573A.personcanjoininatourat________onSaturdaythroughtheacademicyear.A.10A.m.B.2p.m.C.1115A.m.D.315p.m.Ifyouwanttogoforaninformationsessionyoucangoon__________.A.May2B.June23C.August20D.September1A.studentwhowantsaninformationsessionmay_________formoreinformation.A.call617495-1573B.call617495-1551C.emailicenter@camail.HarvarD.edu.D.gototheEvents＆InformationCentreTheaboveaD.ismainlyintendedfor________.A.foreignvisitorsB.freshmenC.highschoolstudentsD.thoselivingnearHarvardUniversity

Althoughtheweathermen’sforecastsforamonthaheadareonlylittlebetterthanguessworktheyarenowmakinglong-termforecastsintothenextcenturywithgrowingconfidencE.Themaintrendintheworld’sclimateinthecomingyearswillscientistssaybeapredictableresultofman’sactivities.Atthestartoftheindustrialrevolutionnearlytwocenturiesagomansetoffabigexperimentinplanetaryengineering.Unawareofwhathewasdoinghesparednothoughtfortheconsequences.TodaythepossibleoutcomeisalarminglyclearbuttheexperimentisunstoppablE.WithinthelifetimeofmanyofustheEarthmaybecomewarmerthanithasbeenforathousandyears.BythemiddleofthiscenturyitmaybewarmerthanithasbeensincethelastIceAgE.A.warmerclimatemayseemwelcomebutitcouldbringmanydangersdamagestocropsintheworld’smainfood-producingareasfamine饥荒economicinstabilitycivilunrestandevenwar.Inthemuchlongertermmeltingofthegreatice-capsofGreenlandandAntarcticacouldraisesea-levelsthroughouttheworlD.Theaveragesea-levelhasalreadyrisenafootsincetheturnofthelastcenturyandiftheice-capsdisappearcompletelyitwouldrisebynearly200feet.Completemeltingmighttakemanycenturiesbutevenasmallincreaseinsea-levelwouldthreatenlow-lyingpartsoftheworldsuchastheNetherlands.44.Long-termweatherforecastsbeyondtheyear2050mayseemstrangebecause____.A.noneofuswillbealivethenB.weathermencanevenforecastnextmonth’sweathercorrectlyC.weathermencanforecastmuchbetterthantheyusedtoD.noonecanstopengineeringexperiments45.Weathermenbelievethatourfutureclimatewillbethedirectresultof____.A.thebigscientificexperimentB.cleverlong-termforecastsC.themeltingoftheice-capsD.planetschangingcourse46.Oneoftheresultsofawarmerworldclimatecouldbe____.A.anincreaseinfoodproductionB.greaterco-operationbetweencountriesC.thedeathofmillionsofpeoplefromstarvationD.areductionintheamountofoilweuse47.Scientistsarefairlysurethatbytheyear2050_______.A.thesea-levelwillhaverisenobviouslyB.therewillhavebeentheThirdWorldWarC.mostcountrieswillhavebeenfloodedD.thepolarice-capswillhavemeltedcompletely

Inmanypartsoftheworldcarsplayanimportantroleindailylifeandmanysocietieswouldnotexistwithoutthem.Sotheideathatin20years’timenoonewillowncarsmaybehardtobelievE.Butthisisthepredictionmadebyateamoftransportresearcherswhicharetakenseriouslynotonlybygovernmentbutalsobycarmanufacturers.TheHumanScienceandAdvancedTechnologyInstituteatLoughboroughintheUKispartofaninternationalresearchprogram.Theteamtherebelievesthatby2030allcarswillbecomputerizedwhichwillmeanmuchsavingnoaccidentsandbetteruseofroads.Thesuper-intelligentcarofthe21stcenturywilldriveitselfanditwillnotbeownedbyoneindividual.Insteadwewillhaveachoiceofcarsandchangethemasfrequentlyaswechangeourclothing.AccordingtoDr.DavidDaviswholeadstheresearchteamthesepredictionsarebasedontherisingcostofthecarculturewhichhadblockedupourcitiespollutedourairandcausedmoredeathsthanbothworldwarsputtogether.Davissayscarswillbefittedwithsomeintelligentdevicestoregulatethedistancebetweenonecarandanother.Thecarwillautomatically自动的speeduporslowdowntomatchthespeedofthecarinfront.ComputersaremuchsaferdriversthanpeoplesocarsinaroadtrainwillbeabletodrivemuchclosertogetherthancarsdrivenbypeoplE.By2020.Dr.DavidDavisbelievescartechnologywillgivemotoristsaclearviewoftheroadwhatevertheweatherconditionsbyprojectinganimageoftheroadaheadontothecar’swindscreen.Andby2030carswilltravelinconvoylinkedtoeachotherelectronically.Carswillbeconnectedtothecarinfrontjustlikeatrain.Thefrontvehicleinsuchatrainburnsthenormalamountoffuel.saysDavis.‘‘Butalltheothersinthetrainwouldburnabouttenpercentofthenormalamountandsoproduceabouttenpercentofthepollution.Weknowfromthepassagethatgovernmentsandcarmanufacturers_______.A.aredevotedtothetechnologicalrevolutionincarindustryB.considerthepredictionsseriouslyC.donotbelievethepredictionthatnoonewillowncarsby2030D.haveputthesuper-intelligentcarintomassproductionWhichofthefollowingwillbethecharacteristicofthecarsof2030?A.Thecarwillspeedupoutofcontrol.B.Wewillownasmanycarsaswewant.C.Carswillproducemorepollutionthanpresentones.D.Allcarswillbedrivenbycomputers.Theexpressionclosestinmeaningtothephraseinconvoyinthelastparagraphis________.A.sidelongB.inlineC.sidebysideD.shouldertoshoulderWhatwillhappenifcarsarejoinedtoeachotherelectronicallyin2020?A.Therewillbelesspollutioncausedbycar.B.MotoristswillgetaclearviewoftheroaD.C.TheweatherconditionwillnothaveeffectOnmotorists.D.Alltrainswillburnlessfuelthanpresent.

MytopictodayistheInternet.Itwasprompted引出bythefirstletterwhichIamunabletoanswerfullyforthereasonsgiven!DearDavidI’mamiddleschoolstudent.NowIampreparingforawritingcompetition.CouldyoupleasecheckthemistakesinmyarticleaboutusingtheInternetandGivemesomeadvice?NonameDavidwrites:I’mverysorrytosaythatIthinkitwouldbeveryunfairformetohelpyouwinacompetition---unfairtotheothercompetitors!ButI’llsaythatyourarticleisveryinterestingandIwishyougoodluck.DearDavidI’mnowlearningEnglishbymyself.CanyouintroducesomeusefulwebsiteswhereIcanmakefriendswithforeigners?PleasehelpmE.MoonlightDavidwrites:WelldearmoonlightIthinkyoumadeagoodchoicebyusingtheinyourself-studies.TwoverygoodwebsitesI’dsuggesttoyouare:www.britishcouncil.org.cnandwww.britishcouncil.org.cn/learn.BythewayforthosereadersinterestedintheteachingofEnglishthereisanInternetdiscussiongroupcalledELTCSChi-LEnglishLanguageTeachingContactsSchemeChinaList.Andalsoahealthywarningtoallmyreaders:Ifover-usedtheInternetcanbeaWOMBAT—AWasteofMoneyBrainsandTime!Davidisprobablya________.A.languageexpertB.computerexpertC.collegestudentD.clubchairmanWhatisthereasonwhythefirstletterisunabletobefullyanswered?A.DavidisunabletothinkoutgoodadvicE.B.Davidthinksitisexpectedtoplayfairinthecompetition.C.Davidisgoingtotalkonanothertopic-Internet.D.DavidfindsnomistakesinthatarticlE.www.britishcouncil.org.cnisaan________.A.Englishnewspaperforstudentsandlanguageteachers.B.websitewhereonecanjoinadiscussiongroup.C.newspapercolumnforansweringreaders’questions.D.websitewhereonecanmakeforeignfriends.

Thehomeofthefuturewon’tbecompletelydifferentandwewillbelivinginhousesandflatsjustaswedotoday.Butpeoplewillwanttoshapetheirhomestomatchtheirdreams.NotwohomeswillbethesamE.Peoplewillbeabletobuyhousekitscontainingabasichousestructurewithmovablewallsdoorsandwindows.Theywillputtogetherthedifferentpartstocreatethehometheywant.ManyjobsthatwedotodaywilldisappearotherswillstillexistbutwillchangeandnewjobswillbecreateD.Skilledworkerssuchasbuildersgardenersandelectricianswon’tdisappearbecausemachinescan’treplacethem.Teacherswillstillexistbecausestudentsneedhumancontact.ButtheywillbeusingmoderntechnologyinclassmoreandstudentswillbeworkingmorefromhomE.Themedicaltechnologyrevolutionandspacetravelwillcreatenewjobswhichwecanonlyimaginetoday.Spaceholidayswilldevelopinthefuturebuttheseholidayswon’tbeforeveryonebecausetheywon’tbecheap.Shortspacetripswilldevelopfirstthenspacehotelswillorbittheearthwhereitwillbepossibletohavealongervacation.Bytheendofthenextcenturytherewillbeholidaycentresonthemoonwithleisurefacilitiesforfamilies.Paperwon’texistinthefuturE.Insteadtherewillbee-paperwhichpeoplewillbeabletouseoverandoveragain.Thiswilldevelopinordertosavenaturalresources.E-newspapersande-magazineswillreplacetraditionalnewspapersandmagazinesandwewilldownloadinformationandnewsarticlesfromtheInterneteverydayontoourreuseablepaper.ThelawsofphysicstellusthattheearthisgoingtodisappearsometimeinthefuturE.Thisisn’tgoingtohappentomorrowbutscientistspredictthatitwillhappeninfivebillionyearswhenoursunexplodes爆炸.WewillhavetoexploretheuniverseandfindanotherhomE.Atsomepointinthedistantfutureeitherwestayontheearthanddiewithitorweleaveandmovetoanotherplanet.Therewon’tbeanyotherchoicE.60.Homesofthefuturewill________.A.becompletelydifferentfromthoseoftoday.B.beverysimilartoourhomesC.allbedifferentformoneanotherD.bemovableasyouwant61.Spacetripsandstayinginspacehotelswill_________.A.becomeaverycommonwaytospendaholidayB.bethecheapestholidayoptionforfamiliesC.attractalotofpeopleD.stillonlybeforveryrichpeople62.E-paperwillreplacetraditionalpaperbecause_________.A.wewilluseitagainB.itwon’twastenaturalresourceC.itwillbecheapertoproduceD.itwillbeconvenienttocarry63.Wewillhavemovetoanotherplanet________.A.ifwewanttosavethehumanraceB.whenthesunexplodesC.whentheearthdisappearsD.whentheearthistoocrowdedtofillpeopleon

InAmericawhentheeighthgradersleavethemiddleschooltheyareoftenworriedaboutmovingtothehighschool.Itisahardtimeforthembutitcanbeanexcitingoneaswell.Tomakeiteasierstudentsneedtogetfamiliarwiththeirschool.Eventhoughthey’vedonethisalreadyinthemiddleschoolit’sstillimportanttofindwheretheirclassroomsarE.Mostschoolstakestudentstothehighschoolforavisitattheendoftheireighthgradeyear.Andmostschoolsalsohaveafreshman新生speechforparentsandstudentsbeforethefirstyearbegins.Sometimesthemainofficewillgiveawayamapoftheschool.Thiscanhelpstudentsandparentstofinddifferentplacesintheschool.Onewaytoknowyourhighschoolmoreandmakenewfriendsistojoinacluborplayasport.Schoolsoftenofferchancestojoindifferentclubsandsports.FallactivitiesbegininAugustbeforethefirstdayofschool.IfyouarenotinterestedinsportsthereareclubsforanyinterestsuchasdramadancechessphotographycommunityserviceetC.Theseclubsallowstudentsfromdifferentgrades.Byjoininganactivitystudentscanfindnewfriendshipsnottomentionimprovingtheirchancesinfuturecollegeapplications申请.Theschoolofficewillhavealistofactivitiesofferedattheschoolandinformationonhowtojointhem.What’smoretohaveagreatstarttoahighschoolyearstudentscanwritedownsomeoftheirworriesandaskforhelpfromteachersandschoolworkers.Accordingtothetextmoststudentsfeel________whenenteringthehighschool.A.unhappyB.nervousC.lonelyD.disappointedWhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheschoolclubs?A.Therearefewerstudentsfromhighergradesintheschoolclubs.B.Theschoolclubsinhighschoolmainlywelcomesportsfans.C.Summeractivitiesbeginbeforeschoolstarts.D.Schoolofficerscanhelpnewstudentsjoinschoolclubs.Whendomanyschoolstakestudentstovisittheirnewhighschool?A.Beforetheeighthgradeyearstarts.B.Rightafterthehighschoolyearstarts.C.Atthebeginningofthenewterminthehighschool.D.Bytheendofthelastyearinthemiddleschool.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?A.TodescribehighschoollifE.B.Tointroducenewschools.C.ToteachusefulexperiencE.D.Togiveadvicetonewhighschoolstudents.

Whatkindofcarwillwebedrivingin2010?Ratherdifferentfromthetypeweknowtodaywiththenext20yearsbringinggreaterchangethanthepast50.Thepeoplewhowillbedesigningthemodelsoftomorrowbelievethatenvironmentalproblemsmaywellacceleratethepaceofthecar’sdevelopment.TodaytheyarestudentsonthetransportdesigncourseatLondon’sRoyalCollegeofArt.Theirvisionisofamachinewiththreewheelsinsteadoffourelectricallypoweredenvironmentallycleanandabletodriveitselfalongintelligentroadsequippedwithbuilt-inpowersupplies.Futurecarswillpickuptheirfuelduringlongjourneysfromapowersourcebuiltintotheroadorstoreitinsmallquantitiesfortravellinginthecity.Insteadoftoday’sseatingarrangements—twoinfronttwoorthreebehindallfacingforward---the2010carwillhaveaversatileinteriorwithadultsandchildreninafamilycirclE.Thisviewofthefuturecarisbasedonamuchmoresophisticatedroadsystemwithstripsbuiltintomotorwaystosupplypowertovehiclespassingalongthemcarswillnotneeddriversbecausecomputerswillprovidesafedrivingcontrolandroutefinding.Allthedriverwillhavetodoissaywheretogoandthecomputerwilldotherest.Itwillbecomeimpossibleforcarstocrashintooneanother.ThetechnologyalreadyexistsforthecartobecomeatrueautomobilE.71.Whatkindofcarwillwebedrivingin2010?A.ThreewheeleD.B.ElectricallypowereD.C.WithaversatileseatingarrangementD.AlloftheabovE.72.Howlongwillavolunteerberequiredtospend?A.Afewhourseveryday.B.Acoupleofhourseachday.C.Oneortwohourseverytwoweeks.D.Afewdaysperweek.73.WhatdoesthewordversatileinParagraph3mean?A.havingmanydifferentkindsofskillB.easilyabletochangefromonedirectiontoanotherC.easilyabletochangefromonekindofactivitytoanotherD.havingmanydifferentuses74.Inparagraph4withstripsbuiltintomotorwaystosupplypowertovehiclespassingalongthemmeanstherearemany____.A.trafficlightstocontrolthespeedoffuturecarsB.streetpoststoindicatedirectionsfordriversC.powersourcesalongthestreetareabletosupplypowertoautomobilesD.stopmarksalongthestreettostopcars75.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Futurecarsarecompletelydifferentfromtheautomobilesweknowtoday.B.ThedesignoffuturecarswillbemoresophisticateD.C.Becauseofthenewtypeofcarsourfutureenvironmentwillbecomecleaner.D.Theroadsystemwillbecomemoresophisticatedthanitistoday.

Whyissettinggoalsimportant?BecausegoalscanhelpyoudoandexperienceeverythingyouwantinlifE.Insteadofjustlettinglifehappentoyougoalsallowyourselftomakeyourlifehappen.Successfulandhappypeoplehaveavisionofhowtheirlifeshouldbeandtheysetlotsofgoalstohelpthemreachtheirvision.BysettinggoalsyouaretakingcontrolofyourlifE.It’slikehavingamaptoshowyouwhereyouwanttogo.Thinkofitthisway.Therearetwodrivers.Onehasadestinationinmindwhichislaidoutforheronamap.Shecandrivestraighttherewithoutanywastedtimeorwrongturns.Theotherdriverhasnogoalordestinationormap.Shestartsoffatthesametimefromthesameplaceasthefirstdriverjustusingupgasandoil.Whichdriverdoyouwanttobe?Winnersinlifesetgoalsandfollowthroughonthem.Winnersdecidewhattheywantinlifeandthengettherebymakingplansandsettinggoals.Unsuccessfulpeoplejustletlifehappenbyaccident.Goalsaren’tdifficulttosetandtheyaren’tdifficulttoreach.It’suptoyoutofindoutwhatyourgoalsidealsandvisionsreallyarE.YouaretheonewhomustdecidewhattopursueandinwhatdirectiontoaimyourlifE.Researchtellsuswhenwewriteagoaldownwearemorelikelytoachieveit.Writtengoalscanbereviewedregularlyandhavemorepower.Likeacontractwithyourselftheyarehardertoneglectorforget.Alsowhenyouwriteyourgoalsinaparticularfashionyouareabletostimulateyourselftobecontinuouslyalerttosituationsthatwillfurtheryourgoals.Theexampleofthetwodriversisgiventoshow_____________.A.theimportanceofhavingamapandrightdirectionB.thesignificanceofsettinggoalsC.thefoolishnessoftheseconddriverD.thefoolishnessofthefirstdriverIfpeoplewanttoreachtheirgoalstheyshould_______________.A.notedowntheirgoalsB.discusswithothersandaskfortheirhelpC.facethedifficultiesinfrontofthemD.signacontractwithotherpeopleWhatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Failurealwaysaccompaniesthepeoplewhogivesupeasily.B.WheneveryousetgoalsyouwillsucceeD.C.Winnersneverstoptheireffortsforsuccess.D.Successispossibleonlywhenapersonhassethisorhergoalclearly.

Youneverseehimbutthey'rewithyoueverytimeyoufly.Theyrecordwhereyouaregoinghowfastyou'retravelingandwhethereverythingonyourairplaneisfunctioningnormally.Theirabilitytowithstandalmostanydisastermakesthemseemlikesomethingoutofacomicbook.They'reknownastheblackbox.WhenplanesfallfromtheskyasaYemeniairlinerdidonitswaytoComorosIslandsintheIndiaoceanJune302009theblackboxisthebestbetforidentifyingwhatwentwrong.SowhenaFrenchsubmarine潜水艇detectedthedevice'shomingsignalfivedayslaterthediscoverymarkedahugesteptowarddeterminingthecauseofatragedyinwhich152passengerswerekilleD.In1958AustralianscientistDavidWarrendevelopedaflight-memoryrecorderthatwouldtrackbasicinformationlikealtitudeanddirection.ThatwasthefirstmodeforablackboxwhichbecamearequirementonallU.S.commercialflightsby1960.Earlymodelsoftenfailedtowithstandcrasheshoweversoin1965thedevicewascompletelyredesignedandmovedtothebackoftheplane–thearealeastsubjecttoimpact–fromitsoriginalpositioninthelandingwells起落架舱.ThesameyeartheFederalAviationAuthorityrequiredthattheboxeswhichwereneveractuallyblackbepaintedorangeoryellowtoaidvisibility.Modernairplaneshavetwoblackboxes:avoicerecorderwhichtrackspilots'conversationsandaflight-datarecorderwhichmonitorsfuellevelsenginenoisesandotheroperatingfunctionsthathelpinvestigatorsreconstructtheaircraft'sfinalmoments.Placedinaninsulated隔绝的caseandsurroundedbyaquarter-inch-thickpanelsofstainlesssteeltheboxescanresistmassiveforceandtemperaturesupto2000℉.Whensubmergedthey'realsoabletoemitsignalsfromdepthsof20000ft.ExpertsbelievetheboxesfromAirFranceFlight447whichcrashednearBrazilonJune12009areinwaternearlythatdeepbutstatisticssaythey'restilllikelytoturnup.Intheapproximately20deep-seacrashesoverthepast30yearsonlyoneplane'sblackboxeswereneverrecovereD.Whatdoestheauthorsayabouttheblackbox?A.ItensuresthenormalfunctioningofanairplanE.B.Theideaforitsdesigncomesfromacomicbook.C.ItsabilitytoresistdisastersisincrediblE.D.ItisanindispensabledeviceonanairplanE.WhatinformationcouldbefoundfromtheblackboxontheYemeniairliner?A.Dataforanalyzingthecauseofthecrash.B.ThetotalnumberofpassengersonboarD.C.ThesceneofthecrashandextentofthedamagE.D.Homingsignalssentbythepilotbeforethecrash.Whywastheblackboxredesignedin1965?A.NewmaterialsbecameavailablebythattimE.B.Toomuchspacewasneededforitsinstallation.C.Theearlymodelsoftengotdamagedinthecrash.D.Theearlymodelsdidn'tprovidetheneededdatA.WhydidtheFederalAviationAuthorityrequiretheblackboxesbepaintedorangeoryellow?A.TodistinguishthemfromthecolouroftheplanE.B.TocautionpeopletohandlethemwithcarE.C.TomakethemeasilyidentifiablE.D.Toconformtointernationalstandards.WhatdoweknowabouttheblackboxesfromAirFranceFlight447?A.ThereisstillagoodchanceoftheirbeingrecovereD.B.ThereisanurgentneedforthemtobereconstructeD.C.Theyhavestoppedsendinghomingsignals.D.TheyweredestroyedsomewherenearBrazil.

II.阅读理解Readingcomprehension共20小题计35分A.选择题阅读下面短文从A.B.C.D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案答案涂在答题纸上AMostpeoplethinkthatthecapitalofthemovieworldisHollywoodintheUnitedStates.HowevertherealmoviecapitalisMumbaiinIndiA.MumbaiusedtobeknownasBombayandsothefilmindustrythereiscalledBollywood.BollywoodmakestwiceasmanymovieseachyearasHollywood—morethan800filmsayear.ThemoviesfromBollywoodareverydifferentfromHollywoodmovies.ForonethingBollywoodmoviesaremuchlongerthanmostHollywoodmovies.MostBollywoodmoviesaremorethanthreehourslongandcontainsingingdancingactionadventuremysteryandromancE.BecauseBollywoodfilmscontainsomanydifferentfeaturesthisstyleoffilmissometimescalledamasalafilm.MasalaisanIndianwordforamixtureofspices.AnotherbigdifferencebetweenBollywoodandHollywoodmoviesisthewaythemoviesaremadE.IttakesmuchlongertomakeamovieinHollywoodthaninBollywooD.InfactfilmingmaybeginonaBollywoodmoviebeforethescriptisevenfinisheD.ThedirectorandwriterscanmakeupthestorywhilethefilmisbeingmadE.Sometimestheywillevenwritethescriptbyhandinsteadoftakingtimetotypeit.BollywoodactorsareverypopularandsomeareinsuchhighdemandthattheymayworkonseveralmoviesatthesametimE.Theymayevenshootscenesforseveralfilmsonthesamedayusingthesameclothesandscenery舞台布景.SincemostBollywoodmoviesfollowthesamekindofstoryshootingscenesforseveralfilmsatthesametimeisnotabigproblemforactorsordirectors.ThisalsohelpskeepthecostofBollywoodmovieslowerthanthecostofHollywoodmovies.TheaverageBollywoodfilmwithabudget预算ofonlytwomillionU.S.dollarsseemsverycheapcomparedtotheaveragebudgetofsixtymillionU.S.dollarsforaHollywoodfilm—thirtytimesasmuch!51.Themaintopicofthepassageis________.A.famousstarsinBollywoodB.howHollywoodmoviesaremadeC.thedifferencesbetweentwomovieindustriesD.thehistoryofmovie-makinginIndia52.WhatisNOTtrueaboutMumbai?A.ItisthemoviecapitalofIndiA.B.ItsnewnameisBombay.C.MoremoviesaremadetherethaninHollywooD.D.ThefilmindustrythereiscalledBollywood.53.WhyareBollywoodfilmsoftencalledmasalafilms?A.Theyhaveinterestingstories.B.TheyaremuchlongerthanHollywoodfilms.C.TheyshowIndianculturE.D.Theymixdifferentstylesofmovies.54.Bollywoodmoviesarecheaptomakebecause________.A.theyareshorterthanHollywoodfilmsB.thescriptsarewrittenbyhandC.themoviesdonotuseanyspecialeffectsD.mostmoviesreusethingsfromothermovies55.Whichofthesestatementswouldthewriterprobablyagreewith?A.MostBollywoodmoviesareverysimilar.B.IttakesalotofmoneytomakeagoodmoviE.C.OnlyIndianpeoplecanunderstandBollywoodmovies.D.Hollywoodmoviesaretooviolent.B.非选择题阅读下列短文然后回答问题或完成句子答案写在答题纸上

Everypeoplehasitsownwayofsayingthingsitsownspecialexpressions.ManyeverydayAmericanexpressionsarebasedoncolors.Redisahotcolor.Americansoftenuseittoexpressheat.Theymaysaytheyareredhotaboutsomethingunfair.Whentheyareredhottheyareveryangryaboutsomething.ThesmallhottastingpeppersfoundinmanyMexicanfoodsarecalledredhotsfortheircolorandtheirfierytastE.FastloudmusicispopularwithmanypeoplE.TheymaysaythemusicisredhotespeciallythekindcalledDixielandjazz.PinkisalighterkindofreD.Peoplesometimessaytheyareinthepinkwhentheyareingoodhealth.TheexpressionwasfirstusedinAmericaatthebeginningofthetwentiethcentury.Itprobablycomesfromthefactthatmanybabiesarebornwithanicepinkcolorthatshowsthattheyareingoodhealth.Thecolorgreenisnaturalfortreesandgrass.Butitisanunnaturalcolorforhumans.A.personwhohasasickfeelingstomachmaysayshefeelsalittlegreen.A.passengeronaboatwhoisfeelingverysickfromhighwavesmaylookverygreen.Sometimesapersonmaybeupsetbecausehedoesnothavesomethingasniceasafriendhaslikeafastnewcar.Thatpersonmaysayheisgreenwithenvy.Somepeoplearegreenwithenvybecauseafriendhasmoredollarsorgreenbacks.Dollarsarecalledgreenbacksbecausethatisthecolorofthebacksideofthepapermoney.Thecolorblackisusedofteninexpressions.Peopledescribeadayinwhicheverythinggoeswrongasablackday.Thedateofamajortragedyisrememberedasablackday.A.blacklistisillegalnow.Butatonetimesomebusinessesrefusedtoemploypeoplewhowereonablacklistforbelongingtounpopularorganizations.Insomecasescolorsdescribeasituation.A.brownoutisanexpressionforareductioninelectricpower.Brownoutshappenwhenthereistoomuchdemandforelectricity.TheelectricsystemisunabletoofferallthepowerneededinanareA.BlackoutsarecommonduringWorldWartwo.Officialswouldorderalllightsinacityturnedofftomakeitdifficultforenemyplanestofindatargetinthedarkofnight.61.AmericansuseredhottodescribethefollowingEXCEPT____.A.somethingunfairB.smallhot-tastingpeppersC.thepersonwhoisveryangryD.popularmusiclikeDixielandjazz62.Peopleuseinthepinktoexpresstheyareingoodhealthbecause____.A.theexpressionhasaverylonghistoryB.thecolorpinkmakespeoplefeelhappyC.peoplethinkthecolorpinkisgentlerthanredD.healthybabiesarebornwithnicepinkskin63.Whenwesaysomeonefeelsalittlegreenitmeanshe/she____.A.enjoyshimselfinboatingB.ishitbyahighwaveC.hasastomachacheD.likestreesandgrass64.Inthewriter’seyeswhatisrelatedtoablackday?A.BeingsentabeautifulgiftB.PassingaverydifficulttestC.BeingrefusedduringanimportantinterviewD.Beinginvitedtoanexcitingparty65.Thewriterwantstotellus______inAmericaneverydayexpressionsA.themostpopularcolorsB.differentmeaningsofcolorsC.howtousecolorscorrectlyD.whyAmericansliketousecolors

Peoplenowadaysbuyasecondhomefordifferentpurposes.Ifyouwanttoenjoyyourvacationinasecondhomethenyoushouldbuyasecondhomewhereyourfamilywantstostayduringtheirvacation.Andasecondhomeisbecomingveryimportantfromtherealestate房地产pointofview.Itisoneofthelargestpartsoftherealestatebusiness.Ifyouwanttoinvest投资inasecondhomethenyoushouldbuyoneinagreatlocation.Whenbuyingasecondhomeyoushouldselectalocationwheretherearegreatattractionsfortourists.Investinginasecondhomeisbecomingverypopularnowthatpeoplehaverealizedthegreatprofit利润thatcancomefromsecondhomes.Alsoyoucanuseyoursecondhomeasyourvacationhomeuntilyoufeellikesellingitforagreatprofit.Thepriceofthesecondhomewillalwaysincreaseasthedemandforsecondhomeskeepsincreasing.Alsoyoucanusethesecondhomeforrentbybuyingasecondhomeatalocationwheretherearemanyattractionsfortourists.IfyouwanttobuyorsellsecondhomesyoushouldcontactGMACRealEstateasitisofferingdifferenttypesofrealestateservicesthatwillhelpyoutobuyandsellyoursecondhomes.1.HowmanyreasonsforbuyingasecondhomearementionedinParagragh1?A.OneB.TwoC.ThreeD.Four2.Accordingtotheauthorthepriceofsecondhomeswillalwaysgoupbecause_________.A.thenumberofsecondhomesisgoingdownB.morepeopleusethesecondhomesforrentC.mostsecondhomesareneargreatattracionsD.thedemandforsecondhomesisincreasing3.Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom______.A.anadvertisementB.anewsreportC.asurveyreportD.agovernmentreport

DearMichelle:Whycan'tmydaughtermanageherlifebetter?Sheis17andanhonorstudentbutsheseemstobewastingherlifeawaywithaboyfriendwhoisholdingherback.Heconsumeseverywakingminuteofherprecioustimeandsmooth-talksheraswell.HisgoalistogethertoagreetogotothecollegeofhischoicenotherchoiceandbecausehisgradesarelowerhischoicewillbelimiteD.IfeellikeIwanttorescueherbutshepushesmeawayandshutsmeout.Shehasonlybroughtusprideandjoy;andnowthis!Help!A.worriedmotherDearMotherofa17-year-oldGirl:Hmmmmm.What'sthematterwithkidstoday?RememberthatsongfromByeByeBirdie?Wellifyoudonotletmefillyouinaboutteenagersandtheirlife-managementskills.Donotexpecttoomuchtoosoonbecauseattheripeageof17life-managementisnotwithintheirreachnotshoulditbE.Lifeexperiencecreatesboththeconditionsandtheskillsformanagementandifmanagementwentbeforeexperienetherewouldbetittleofit.Yourdaughterisanhonorstudentforgoodreasons.SheissmartstudieswithintelligenceandyouhavegivenhergoodValues.Whenthetimecomesforhertoapplyforcollegeandshevisittheonesthatwerespecificallydesigenedforstudentthetopoftheirgradeshewillmostlikelybreakawayfromherboyfriend'sinflueneE.Itisrareforanhonorstudenttochangethepathoftheiracademiccareerforpuppylove.Thatbeingsaidthemmightbesomeadoldscentwisdominherbehaviorafterall.Perhapssheischoosingtoworryyouherparentsforunconsciousreasons.Beingsuchagoodgirlandbeingasteadysourceofjoymighthavebecomeabittoomuchforher.Letyourdaughterhaveherownprivatemomentof11thgraderebellion.Shedeservesabreakfromperfection.MichelleFromthemother'sletterwecanlearnthatherdaughterA.isbeingfooledbytheboyB.hasfallenbehindinherstudiesC.doesn'ttalkmuchwithhermotherD.haschosenwhichcollegetoattendAccordingtoMichelle;17-year-teenagers.A.aretooyoungtomanagetheirlifeB.areoldenoughtolivetheirownlifeC.shouldhavemanagemnentbeforeexperienceD.havereachedtheageofanadultTheunderlinedwordpuppy-loverefertoA.falseloveB.foolishloveC.pureloveD.adolescentloveMichelleseemstobelievethatthedaughterwillfinallyA.comeupwiththerightdecisionB.followherboyfriend'sadviceC.worryherparentsforunconsciousreasonsD.influenceherboyfriend'sbehaviorThebesttitleforthepassagewouldbeA.Collegeofkids'ownchoiceB.HowcanIhelpmygirl?C.Howtomanageteenagers'life?D.A.17-year-oldgirlandhermother

Thereweresmilingchildrenalltheway.CharilytheyknewatwhattimethetrainpassedtheirhomesandtheymadeittheirbusinesstostandalongtherailwaywavetocompletestrangersandcheerthemupastheyrushedtowardsPenang.Oftenwholefamiliesstoodoutsidetheirhomesandwavedandsmiledasifthoseonthetrainsweretheirfavoriterelatives.ThisisthesimplevillagepeopleofMaiaysiA.IwasmoveD.IhadalwaystraveledtoMalaysiabyplaneorcarsothiswasthefirsttimeIwasonatrain.IdidnotparticularlyrelishthelongtrainjourneyandhadbroughtalongadozenmagazinestoreadandrereaD.Ilookedaboutthetrain.TherewasnotonefamiliarfacE.IsighedandsatdowntoreadmyEconomics.ItwasnotlongbeforethetrainwasacrosstheCausewayandinMalaysiA.JohoreBaruwasjustanothercitylikeSingaporesoIwastiredoflookingatthecrowdsofpeopleastheyhurriedpast.AswewentbeyondthecityIwatchedthestraightrowsofrubbertreesandmilesandmilesofgreen.ThenthefirstvillagecameintosightImmediatelyIcamealive;Idecidedtowaveback.Fromthenonmyjourneybecameinteresting.IthrewmymagazinesintothewastebasketanddecidedtojoininMalaysianlifE.TheneverythingcamealivE.ThemountainsseemedtospeaktomE.Eventhetreesweresmiling.IstaredateverythingasifIwaslookingatitforthefirsttimE.ThedaypassedfastandIevenforgottohavemylunchuntilIfelthungry.Ilookedatmywatchandwassurprisedthatitwas3:00pm.SoonthetrainpulledupatButterworth.IlookedatthepeopleallaroundmE.Theyalllookedbeautiful.WhenmyunclearrivedwithasmileIthrewmyarmsaroundhimtogivehimawarmhug拥抱.IhadneverdonethisbeforE.Heseemedsurprisedandthenhisweather-beatenfacewarmedupwithahugesmilE.Wewalkedarminarmtohiscar.Ilookedforwardtothereturnjourney.1.TheauthorexpectedthetraintriptobeA.adventurousB.pleasantC.excitingD.dull2.Whatdidtheauthorremembermostfondlyofhertraintrip?A.ThefriendlycountrypeoplE.B.Themountainsalongtheway.C.Thecrowdsofpeopleinthestreets.D.Thesimplelunchservedonthetrain.3.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbesttaketheplaceofthewordrelishinthesecondparagraph?A.chooseB.enjoyC.prepareforD.carryon4Wherewasthewritergoing?A.JohoreBaruB.TheCauseway.C.ButterworthD.SingaporE.5.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.Comfortintravelingbytrain.B.Pleasureoflivinginthecountry.C.Readinggivespeopledelight.D.Smilesbrightenpeopleup.

DoyouknowAustralia?AustraliaisthelargestislandintheworlD.ItisalittlesmallerthanChinA.Itisinthesouthoftheearth.AustraliaisbigbutitspopulationisnotlargE.ThepopulationofAustraliaisnearlyaslargeasthatofShanghai.Thegovernmenthasmadeenoughlawstofightpollution.ThecitiesinAustraliahavegotlittleairorwaterpollution.Theskyisblueandthewaterisclean.Youcanclearlyseefishswimmingintherivers.Plantsgrowverywell.LastmonthwevisitedPerththebiggestcityinWesternAustraliaandwenttoawildflowers’exhibition.TherewesawalargenumberofwildflowerswehadneverseenbeforE.WehadawonderfultimE.Perthisfamousforitsbeautifulwildflowers.InspringeveryyearPerthhasthewildflowers’exhibition.AftervisitingPerthwespentthedayinthecountrysidE.Wesatdownandhadarestnearapathatthefootofahill.Itwasquietandweenjoyedourselves.Suddenlyweheardbellsringingatthetopofthehill.WhatwesawmadeuspickupallourthingsandrunbacktothecarasquicklyaswecoulD.Therewereaboutthreehundredsheepcomingtowardsusdownthepath.Australiaisfamousforitssheepandkangaroos袋鼠.Afterashortdrivefromanytownyouwillfindyourselfinthemiddleofwhitesheep.Sheepsheepeverywherearesheep.Australiais_______.A.thelargestcountryintheworldB.aslargeasShanghaiC.notaslargeasChinaD.thelargestislandinthenorthoftheearthThegovernmenthadmade_______.A.tooenoughlawstofightpollutionB.somanylawsthatitcanfightpollutionC.enoughlawsthatitcanhardlyfightpollutionD.enoughlawsbecausethepollutionisveryseriousWhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueA.Perthisfamousforitsbeautifulwildflowers.B.PerthisbiggerthananyothercityinWesternAustraliA.C.PerthliesinthewestofAustraliA.D.NoothercityislargerthanPerthinAustraliA.WhichofthefollowingistrueA.Australiaisfamousforitssheepkangaroosandwildflowers.B.Weranbacktothecarbecausewewereinthemiddleofwhitesheep.C.Threehundredsheepcametowardsusbecausetheysawus.D.IfyougotothecountrysideinAustraliayouwillseealargenumberofwhitesheep.

Whatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrowup?A.teacher?A.doctor?Howaboutanice-creamtaster?Yestherereallyisajobwhereyoucangetpaidtotasteice-cream.JustaskJohnHarrisonanOfficialTasteTesterforthepast21years.Testinghelpsmanufacturerstobesureofaproduct’squality.DuringhiscareerHarrisonhasbeenresponsibleforapprovinglargequantitiesofthesweeticecream—aswellasfordevelopingover75flavors味道.Somepeoplethinkthatitwouldbeeasytodothisjobafterallyoujusthavetolikeicecreamright?No—there’smoretothejobthanthatsaysHarrisonwhohasadegreeinchemistry.Hepointsoutthatadairyorfood-sciencedegreewouldbeveryusefultosomeonewantingacareerinthiscoolfielD.InatypicalmorningonthejobHarrisontastesandassesses60ice-creamsamples.Heletstheicecreamwarmuptoabout12℉.HarrisonexplainsYougetmoreflavorfromwarmericecreamwhichiswhysomekidsliketostiritcreatingice-creamsoup.WhiletheicecreamwarmsupHarrisonlooksoverthesamplesandgradeseachoneonitsappearancE.Tastingbeginswiththeeyesheexplains.HecheckstoseeiftheicecreamisattractiveandaskshimselfDoestheproducthavethecolorexpectedfromthatflavor?Nextit’stimetotaste!ContinuingtothinkupnewideastryoutnewflavorsandtestsamplesfromsomanykindsoficecreameachdaykeepsHarrisonbusybuthappy—workingatonecooljoB.WhatisJohnHarrison’sjob?A.Anofficial.B.Anice-creamtaster.C.A.chemist.D.Anice-creammanufacturer.AccordingtoJohnHarrisontobequalifiedinthecoolfielditishelpfulto______.A.keepadiaryofworkB.haveadegreeinrelatedsubjectsC.havenewideaseverydayD.findoutnewflavorseachdayWhatdoesHarrisondofirstwhentestingicecream?A.Hestirstheicecream.B.Heexaminesthecoloroftheicecream.C.Hetastestheflavoroftheicecream.D.Heletstheicecreamwarmup.Whichofthefollowingisprobablythebesttitleofthepassage?A.TastingwithEyesB.FlavorsofIceCreamC.JohnHarrison’sLifeD.OneCoolJob

Fourcommonbadhabitscombined—smokingdrinkingtoomuchinactivityandpoordiet—canageyouby12yearssoberingnewresearchsuggests.Thefindingsarefromastudythattrackednearly5000Britishadultsfor20yearsandtheyhighlightyetanotherreasontoadoptahealthierlifestylE.Overall300peoplestudiedhadallfourunhealthybehaviors.Amongthem90diedduringthestudyor30percent.Amongthe400healthiestpeoplewithnoneofthefourhabits8percentofthemdieD.Theriskybehaviorswere:smokingtobacco;downingmorethanthreealcoholicdrinksperdayformenandmorethantwodailyforwomen;gettinglessthantwohoursofphysicalactivityperweek;andeatingfruitsandvegetablesfewerthanthreetimesdaily.Thesehabitscombinedsubstantiallyincreasedtheriskofdeathandmadepeoplewhoengagedinthemseem12yearsolderthanpeopleinthehealthiestgroupsaidleadresearcherElisabethKvaavikoftheUniversityofOslo.Thehealthiestgroupincludednever-smokersandthosewhohadquit;teetotalerswomenwhohadfewerthantwodrinksdailyandmenwhohadfewerthanthree;thosewhogotatleasttwohoursofphysicalactivityweekly;andthosewhoatefruitsandvegetablesatleastthreetimesdaily.Youdon'tneedtobeextremetobeinthehealthycategoryKvaaviksaiD.Thesebehaviorsaddupsotogetherit'squitegooD.Itshouldbepossibleformostpeopletomanagetodoit.TheUSgovernmentgenerallyrecommendsatleast4cupsoffruitsorvegetablesdailyforadultsdependingonageandactivitylevelandabout2hoursofexerciseweekly.Whatproblemmayyouhaveifyousmokeoftenandeatfewfruitsandvegetables?A.Youwouldhavedifficultyinwalking.B.Youwouldfeeltiredlackofenergy.C.YoumaylookolderthanyoureallyarE.D.Youmayfacetheriskofdeathofcancer.Howmanyofthe400healthiestpeoplewithnoneofthefourhabitsdied?A.32.B.24.C.56.D.120.Whatdoesthistextmainlytalkabout?A.Suggestionstosmokers.B.Theresultsoffourbadlifehabits.C.Thefindingsofanewresearch.D.TherecommendsfromtheUSgovernment.

MusicisaninternationallanguagE.ThesongsthataresungorplayedbyinstrumentsarebeautifultoallpeopleeverywherE.PopularmusicinAmericaiswhateverystudentlikes.Studentscarrysmallradioswithearphonesandlistentomusicbeforeclassafterclassandatlunch.Studentswithcarsbuylargespeakers扬声器andplaythemusicloudlyastheydriveonthestreet.Adultdriverslistentomusiconthecarradioastheydrivetowork.TheyalsolistentothenewsaboutsportstheweatherpoliticsandactivitiesoftheAmericanpeoplE.ButmostoftheradiobroadcastismusiC.Poporpopularmusicsingersmakemuchmoney.TheymakeaCDortapewhichradiostationsuseineverystatE.Oncethepopularsingerisheardthroughoutthecountryyoungpeoplebuyhisorhertapes.Someofthemoneyfromthesetapescomestothesinger.Whereverthesingergoesalltheyoungpeoplewanttomeethimorher.Nowthesingerhasbecomeanationalstar.BesidespopmusictherearetwootherkindsofmusicthatisimportanttoAmericans.OneiscalledfolkmusiC.IttellsstoriesaboutthecommonlifeofAmericans.TheotheriscalledwesternorcountrymusiC.Thiswasstartedbycowboyswhowouldsingatnighttothecowstheywerewatching.TodayanymusicaboutcountrylifeandthelovebetweenacountryboyandhisgirliscalledwesternorcountrymusiC.InAmericaeverystudentlikes______.A.folkmusicB.countrymusicC.popmusicD.westernmusicAccordingtothepassagemostofthecarradiobroadcastis______.A.sportsB.theweatherC.politicsD.musicWhatdothecowboysdoaccordingtothepassage?A.Theysellcows.B.Theywatchcows.C.TheysinganddancE.D.TheytravelarounD.Howmanykindsofmusicarementionedinthepassage?A.ThreE.B.Four.C.FivE.D.Six.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.MusicinAmericaB.MusicListenersC.CowboysinAmericaD.InternationalLanguage

A.10-year-oldboyfatallyshothisfatherFridaystrikinghimseveraltimesashesatinthefrontseatofaSUVtopickuptheboyfromhismother’shomeforaweekendvisit.Theincidenthappenedabout3:45p.m.onacul-de-sac死胡同inthe1700blockofCedarCoveCourtsaidSgt.B.E.WilliamsoftheHarrisCountySheriff’sDepartment.AninvestigationfoundthatRickJamesLohstroh41wasshotbyhissonwhowassittinginthebackseatoftheman’sToyota4-RunnersaidSgt.B.E.WilliamsoftheHarrisCountySheriff’sDepartment.TheshootingtookplaceoutsidethehomeofLohstroh’sex-wifewheretheboyliveswithhismotheranda7-year-oldbrother.We’renotcertainofanythinguntilwefinishourinvestigationWilliamssaiD.Theinformationwehaveatthistimeisthatthe10-year-olddidfiretheweapon.Themotherandthe7-year-oldwereinsidethehousewhentheshootingoccurredsaidWilliams.Williamssaidthegunbelongedtotheboy’smother.Afterfiringshotsthroughthebackseattheboyexited退出thebackofthevehicleandcontinuedtofireatthecar.ThemandiedonthewaytoMemorialHermanHospital.LohstrohwasadoctorattheUniversityofTexasMedicalBranch.Themanandwomansharedcustody监护ofthechildren.WilliamssaidthemotherandtheboywerestillinthehometalkingtoinvestigatorsFridaynight.Neighborsdescribedthefamilyasbeingquietandkeepingtothemselves.JustinGray17waswalkingintheneighborhoodwhenheheardgunshots.We’vehadasuicide自杀inthisneighborhoodoncebutneveranythinglikethisGraysaiD.53.Thebesttitleforthenewsshouldbe.A.A.BoyShotHisFatherB.ShootingKillaFatherC.AnUnbelievableTragedyD.A.Ten-Year-OldBoy’sCruelty54.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothenews?A.Thefatherisnotresponsiblefortheboy.B.Thefamilydon’tlikeassociatingwiththeirneighbours.C.TheboyliveswithRickJamesLohstroh.D.Theboyhasnobrothersorsisters.55.Whatcanweinferfromthereport?A.ThetragedyhappenedbecausetheboyhadseentoomanyfilmsshowingviolenceB.Theboykilledhisfatherafterhequarreledwithhisfather.C.SuchthingsoftenoccurredinthisneighbourhooD.D.Theboy’sparentsgotdivorced离婚.56.Thereasonwhytheboyshothisfather.A.isclearB.can’tbemadeoutC.isnotknownD.isquitesimple

Musicdiedherelastspringorratheritwaskilledbymembersoftheschoolcommitteewhoignoredtheimportanceofmusicanddramaaspartofthehigh-schoolcurriculum.Thecommitteedecidedthatteachingstudentshowtotakeastandardizedtestismoreimportantthanacurriculuminwhichstudentscanexploretheirinterestsintheartsaswellasacademics.Becausetheschoolsystemisrunningoutoffundingitneedstomakesurethatstudentspassthemasterytestorevenmoremoneywillbelost.Ifstudentsfailthestatestandardizedtestitisnotthefaultofdramaandmusicclasses–theyarefailingbecausetheacademicclassesarenotsufficient.ItispainfultothinkofhowmanystudentswillbediscouragedfromsingingactingandplayinginstrumentsbecauseschoolprogramsarenolongeroffereD.Manyfamiliescannotaffordprivatemusiclessonsandmanypotentialmusiciansandartistsmaynotfindtheircallingiftheyarenotexposedtoitinschool.ThefactthattheschoolcommitteethinkstheartsarenotworththeinvestmentwillcertainlymakesomestudentsbelievetheartsarenotworththeirtimeorsupportandthecyclewillcontinuE.Teachingforatestdoesnotshapestudentsintocompletewell-roundedpeoplE.Itblocksthenaturalsensetocreateandexpressfeelingsthroughart–thereismoretolifethantheanalyticalthinkingthatmathandEnglishprovidE.Whathappensafteratest?Sureastudentmightgraduatebuttheywillhavelimitedknowledge–certainlynotagoodpreparationfortherealworlD.72.Musicanddramaarenotincludedinthehigh-schoolcurriculummainlybecause________.A.theschoolcommitteepaysnoattentiontothemB.theschoolisafraidoflosingfinancialsupportC.thestudentsarenotinterestedinbothofthemD.thestatestandardizedtestismoreimportant73.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Thesufficiencyoftheclassesdeterminesstudents’performanceinthemasterytestB.Quiteafewstudentsarediscouragedfrommusicandartintoday’sschoolsystemC.StudentscanbemusiciansandartistsonlyiftheycanaffordprivatemusiclessonsD.Theschoolcommitteecompletelyinfluencesstudents’attitudetowardsthearts74.Wecanlearnthatmusicandartcan______.A.motivatestudentsincreativityandexpressionB.makestudentsround-shapedpeopleinfutureC.providestudentswithanalyticalthinkingD.preventstudentsgraduatingfromhighschool75.Thebesttitleofthepassagecanbe______.A.WhoKilledMusicandDrama?B.CanCurriculumGoWithoutMusic?C.WhyisMusicSoImportant?D.HowToPrepareFortheRealWorld?

Thoughnanometerisnowafashionabletermallovertheworldfewpeopleknowexactlywhatitis.Ithasbecomeanewfavoriteofmanufacturersandsellersinrecentyears.Manyhigh-techproductsbearingthenamenanohaveenteredthemarketbringingmoremysteriousfeelingtosurprisedconsumers.Nanometerisaverysmalllengthunitofmeasureandisverysmall.Onemillimeteris1000micrometersandonemicrometeris1000nanometers.Thatisonenanometerisonebillionthofameter.Nanomaterialsaresolidmaterialscomposedofparticlesorcrystallitesoflessthan100nanometerinsizE.Thenisacupmadeofnanomaterialreallyanydifferentfromanordinarycupinfunctionasfarashowitworks?Arenanocupsreallysowonderful?AreporterwenttotheInstituteofNanomedicinewhichisthefirstsuchinstituteofsuchasortintheworldandtheonlyoneinChinaspecializinginresearchingtheinvestigationoftheapplicationofnanotechnologyintomedicinE.JidirectorInstituteofNanomedicine:A.watermoleculeiscomposedof2hydrogenatomsand1oxygenatom.Itcanbealterchangedonlybyspecialmanipulationoftheatoms.Thematerialconstitutingthecupcanhaveananometerparticlessizeofthenanolevel.Butitcannotchangethechemicalandphysicalpropertiesofthewatercontainedinit.Thewaterinthecupisstillwater.Whenpeopledrinkititwillproducenospecialeffectonhumanbody.Prof.Jitoldthereportersofartheinvestigationofnanomaterialsisstillconfinedinthelaboratory.Nocommercialmicroproductscanbeproducedyet.Withthepresentlevelofscienceandtechnologythetimeofeverydaygoodsageofdailyusearticlesmadeofnanometermaterialsisstillyearsaway.Thecommoditieslabeledwithnanomarksinthemarketnowareonlytraditionalproductscoatedwithathinlayerofnanometermaterialwhichmakesthemmoreabrasionresistantmucheasiertobecleanedoroilrepellingormothproof.Prof.Jiexplainedthatnanocupisarealcup.ItcanalsobeincludedinthelistofnanoproductsinacertainsensE.Butthenanocuphasnotchangeditspropertyandfunctionasacup.ItisnotamagicalmedicineforcuringandhealthcarE.Whichofthefollowingshowstherightrelationship?A.nanometer

What’syourideaofagoodtime?Whataboutdancinginarainyfieldwithonehundredandfiftythousandotherpeoplewhileafamousrockbandplaysonastagesofarawaythattheperformerslooklikeants?ItmaysoundstrangebutthatiswhatmanyhundredsofthousandsofyoungpeopleintheUKdoeverysummer.Why?Becausesummeristhetimeforoutdoormusicfestivals.HeldonafarmtheGlastonburyFestivalisthemostwell-knownandpopularfestivalintheUK.Itbeganin1970andthefirstfestivalwasattendedbyonethousandfivehundredpeopleeachpayinganadmissionpriceof￡1—theticketincludedfreemilkfromthefarm.SincethentheGlastonburyFestivalhasgonefromstrengthtostrength—in2004onehundredandfiftythousandfansattendedpaying￡112eachforatickettothethree-dayevent.Ticketsfortheeventsoldoutwithinthreehours.PerformersincludedsuperstarssuchasPaulMcCartneyandJamesBrownaswellasnewtalentlikeFranzFerdinandandJossStonE.Althoughmanysummerfestivalsarerunonaprofit—makingbasisGlastonburyisacharityeventdonatingmillionsofpoundstolocalandinternationalcharities.Glastonburyisnotuniqueinusinglivemusictoraisemoneytofightglobalpoverty贫穷.InJulyofthisyeartheLive8concertswereheldsimultaneously同时inLondonParisRomeandBerlin.SuperstarssuchasMadonnaSirEltonJohnandStevieWonderperformedinordertohighlight强调internationalpovertyanddebt.WhatdoestheauthormeanbysayingtheGlastonburyFestivalhasgonefromstrengthtostrength?A.Thefestivalhasachievedgrowingsuccess.B.Greateffortshavebeenmadetoholdthefestival.C.Thefestivalhasbroughtinalargeamountofmoney.D.Therehavebeenthousandsoffansattendingthefestival.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.TheGlastonburyFestivalisrunonaprofit-makingbasis.B.Ticketsforthe2004GlastonburyFestivalwereingreatdemanddespitethehighpricE.C.BothJamesBrownandJossStonewereborninpoorfamilies.D.Inthe1970GlastonburyFestivalonecouldhavelunchonthefarmforfreE.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat_____.A.theGlastonburyFestivalisnotsopopularastheLive8concertsB.theLive8concertsareheldeveryyearinLondonC.LondonParisRomeandBerlinarefamousforoutdoormusicfestivalsD.somesuperstarsareconcernedaboutglobalpovertyWhatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowtohaveagoodtimeB.CharityeventsaroundtheworldC.TheGlastonburyFestivalD.Superstars’performancesincharityevents

Canyouimagineexchangingthepleasureofcitylifeforaquietlifeinthecountryside?Manypeoplewanttomovefromthecountrytothecitybecausetheythinkthatlifeinthecityismoreexcitingandbetterthanthatincountrysideespeciallyyoungpeoplewholikenewmodernthings.Peoplelikepopularthingsandfeelthattheycanonlyfindthelateststylesinthecity.Howeveritispossibletoenjoythehigherqualityofcountrylifeandstillenjoysomeoftheadvantagesoflivinginthecity.NowadaystravelingisfastandeasyandinformationcanbefoundontheInternetsomanypeopleareabletodotheirworkinhomeoffices.Becausetheyhavee-mailandpersonalcomputerstheydon’thavetobeinbigcitiestomanagetheirbusinesses.Itisnotimportantwheretheyactuallyworkbecausetheresultsoftheirworkcanbesenteverywherewithe-mails.Thereforethereisnoneedtoputupwithallofthedisadvantagesofthecity.Nowtheycanescapebusycitylifetoenjoythequietcountrylifeandstillbeabletohavesuccessfuljobs.Otherpeopleareinterestedintechnologicalthingsandhigh-techjobsandthinktheycanonlyfindtheminbigcities.Iftheywanttofindajobespeciallyagoodpositioninacompanytheythinkthattheyhavetoliveinacity.Forthesejobstheyarewillingtoputupwithmanyofthedisadvantagesofcitylifesuchascrimeheavytrafficandpollution.Themainideaofthispassageisthat.A.lifeinthecityisdifferentfromlifeinthecountrysideB.peoplepreferlivinginthecitytolivinginthecountrysideC.citieshavemoredisadvantagesthanthecountrysideD.moreandmorepeoplelikelivinginthecityWiththedevelopmentofpeoplecanenjoylifeinthecountrysideascomfortablyastheycaninthecity.A.e-mailtechnologyB.personalcomputersC.transportationandcomputersD.businessAccordingtothepassagewhatdoesthecountrysidehavebutcitiesdon’thave?A.Technology.B.TraffiC.C.Education.D.Naturalenvironment.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardscitylife?A.Heisforit.B.Heisagainstit.C.Helikesneither.D.Heshowsnoopinion.

Whatisthebasisof'sick'humor?Whetherwefindajokefunnyornotlargelydependsonwherewehavebeenbroughtup.Thesenseofhumorismysteriouslyconnectedwithnationalcharacteristics.A.FrenchmanforinstancemightfindithardtolaughataRussianjokE.InthesamewayaRussianmightfailtoseeanythingamusinginajokewhichwouldmakeanEnglishmanlaughtotears.Mostfunnystoriesarebasedoncomicsituations.Inspiteofnationaldifferencescertainfunnysituationshaveauniversalappeal.NomatterwhereyouliveyouwouldfinditdifficultnottolaughatsayChaplin'searlyfilms.HoweveranewtypeofhumorwhichcomeslargelyfromUShasrecentlycomeintofashion.Itiscalled'sickhumor'.Comediansbasetheirjokesontragicsituationslikeviolentdeathorseriousaccidents.Manypeoplefindthissortofjokedistasteful.Thefollowingexampleof'sickhumor'willenableyoutojudgeforyourself.A.manwhohadbrokenhisrightlegwastakentohospitalafewweeksbeforeChristmas.FromthemomenthearrivedtherehekeptonbegginghisdoctortotellhimwhenhewouldbeabletogohomE.HewasafraidofhavingtospendChristmasinhospitalandmissingthefun.Thoughthedoctordidhisbestthepatient'srecoverywasslow.OnChristmasdaythemanstillhadhisrightleginplaster.Hespentamiserabledayinbedsadly.ThefollowingdayhoweverthedoctorcomfortedhimbytellinghimthathischancesofbeingabletoleavehospitalintimeforNewYearcelebrationsweregooD.ThemantookheartandsureenoughonNewYear'sEvehewasabletohobble蹒跚alongtoaparty.Inordertomakeupforhisunpleasantexperiencesinhospitalthemandrankalittlemorethanwasgoodforhim.Intheprocessheenjoyedhimselfthoroughlyandkepttellingeverybodyhowmuchhehatedhospitals.Hewasstillmumblingsomethingabouthospitalsattheendofthepartywhenheslippedonapieceoficeandbrokehisleftleg.ThemanspentChristmasdayfeelingmiserablebecause________.A.hethoughthewouldmisstheNewYear’sEvecelebrationB.thedoctorhadfailedtocurehimC.hehatedthehospitalandhisroommatesD.beingunabletowalkhecouldnotenjoyhimself.Thepointofthejoketakentoexplainsickhumoristhat________.A.themanshouldhavesaidhowmuchhehatedhospitalsB.themanhadnotgotalegtostandonC.nosoonerhadthemanbeenoutofhospitalthanhehadtogobackinagainD.beingunabletowalkhedidnotenjoythecelebrationWhatcanyoulearnaboutthemanfromthestory?A.Themangotwellsoonbecausethedoctortookgoodcareofhim.B.Hehadtogotohospitalagainthoughhehatedit.C.OnNewYear’sEvethemanwasabletowalkproperlytotheparty.D.AtthepartyheenjoyedhimselfbutonlydrankalittlE.

Theseahasalwaysinterestedman.FromithecangetfoodmineralsandtreasurE.Forthousandsofyearshecouldsailonit.ButhecouldnotgofarbeneathitssurfacE.ManwantstoexploredeepintotheseA.Howeverheisnotafish.Hemustbreatheairsohecan’tstayunderthewater’ssurfaceforanylengthoftimE.Toexploredeepwatermanfacesevenmoredangersandproblems.A.diverwhowantstostayunderwaterformorethanafewminutesmustbreatheairoraspecialmixtureofgases.HecanwearadivingsuitandhaveairpumpedtohimfromabovE.Hecancarryatankofaironhisbackandbreathethroughahose软管andamouthpiecE.Waterweighs800timesasmuchasair.TonsofwaterpushesagainstadiverdeepintheseA.HisbodyisundergreatpressurE.Whenadiverisundergreatpressurehisbloodtakesinsomeofthegaseshebreathes.Asherisestosurfacethewaterpressurebecomesless.Ifthediverrisestooquicklythegasesinhisbloodformbubbles气泡.Thediveristhensufferingfromthebends潜函病.Thebendscancauseadivertodoubleupinpain.Theycanevenkillhim.Onthewholethistextisabout_________.A.specialmixturesofgasesindeepseA.B.theproblemsadiverfacesindeepseA.C.airpressureunderthesurfaceofseawater.D.akindofillnessthatmansuffersintheseA.Thetextdoesnotsaysobutitmakesyouthinkthat____________.A.deep-seadiversshouldbeingoodhealth.B.diversexplorethedeepseaonlyfortreasurE.C.thereisaspecialmixtureofgasesundertheseA.D.divingunderthewatertooquicklycausesakindofillness.Whydoesadivergetthebends?A.Theairinhisbloodisusedup.B.Hisdivingsuitweighstoomuch.C.Hecomestothesurfacetooquickly.D.HetriestodoexerciseundertheseA.

IV阅读理解32%Ifyouarea30-plusplainJaneorifyouarenotalocalfreshgraduategetreadyfortheembarrassment尴尬inthejobmarket.Andyouarejustoneofthemillionstofacediscrimination歧视.About85percentofthe3424peoplecoveredbyasurveyin10bigcitiesincludingBeijingandShanghaisaiddiscriminationinworkandemployment就业didexist.AlsothesurveyresultsgivenonFridayshowedthat58percentthoughttheproblemtobesevere严重.Appearanceheightandgenderarethemostdiscriminativecategories范畴theBeijingMorningPostreporteD.Somerequirementscouldbefunny.ThenewspapersaidBeijingcitizenZhangMengwhohadmorethan10years’drivingexperiencefailedtogetajobbecausehispossibleemployersconsideredhisnametobeunlucky.Mengtheysaidliterally字面上meansrushinChinesewhichmadehimmoreaccidentprone倾向thanothers.EmployersdiscriminateagainstpeoplefromcertainregionsorareassuchasCentralChina’sHenanProvincebecauseofthebadimpressiontheyhaveaboutthem.Beijingcitizenstoohavetheirshareofbadluckbecausetheyaregenerallyconsideredlazy.CaiDingjianaprofessorfromChinaUniversityofPoliticalScienceandLawwhoheadedthesurveysaidsuchrequirementswhicharenotconnectedwiththejobitselfviolate侵犯people’sequalrighttolookforacareer.Itviolatesbasichumanrightshesaidtothenewspaper.Caisaidgovernmentsshouldpayattentiontosuchdiscriminationsbecausetheyexistnotonlyincompaniesbutarealsopracticedbythem.Oneexampleisthatcivilservants公务员areusuallyrequiredtohaveapleasantpersonality.DirectorofthelabourlawcommitteeundertheAllChinaLawyersAssociationJiangJunlusaidthelackofrelatedlawswasattherootofalldiscriminations.46.ZhangMengfailedtogetajobbecause__________.A.hehadmademoremistakesthanothersB.helackeddrivingexperienceC.hewasconsideredtohaveanunluckynameD.hecouldn’tfindapleasantemployer47.Whatispeople’sresponsetodiscriminationinjobmarket?A.TheythinkitisunfairbutnecessaryduetothelargepopulationofChinA.B.Itdoesexistincertainregionsbutisnotsoserious.C.Somethingmustbedonetostopitbygovernments.D.Itisalocalproblemandisn’tworthmuchconcern.48.Whatcanbeaneffectivewaytofightagainstdiscriminationaccordingtothepassage?A.Tofinecompanieswhichpracticediscrimination.B.Tomakelawsrelatedtodiscrimination.C.Tostopmorepeoplemovingintocities.D.Totrainpeoplethosewhoarepoorinskills.49.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Discriminationnotonlyexistsincompaniesbutalsoingovernments.B.Employersnowadaysconcernmoreaboutappearanceheightandgender.C.PeopleinBeijingwillneverworryaboutexperiencingdiscrimination.D.RequirementsconnectedwiththejobitselfshouldhavebeenputinthefirstplacE.

EdinburghtakesonLeinsterintheirRugbyUnionmatchonFridayeveningwhereitshouldbeadrynightwithsomeclearspells.Itwillfeelchillyinthewindwithtemperaturesatthestartofthematcharoundonly6℃430F..TherewillbesomelightrainonFridayafternoonfortheracesinNewbury.Itwillstayrathercloudyandwillfeelcoldinthewindwithahighof8℃.Buttheweatherwillnotbetoomuchofaproblemfortheevent.A.slowmovingstormsystemspreadscloudrainandcolderweatheracrossNewYork.ThiswillbethecasenotonlytonightbutrightthroughuntilFriday.SaturdaytheweatherwillstarttochangetoamorespringpatternwithmildandfineweatheragainonSundaywhenthebiggestAmericanfootballmatchkicksoff.Keepanumbrellahandy.A.coldfrontwillpusheastwardfromTexastothesouthernhalfoftheMississippiValleybyFridayevening.StrongtwoseverethunderstormshavealreadydevelopedfromeasternKansasandwesternMissourisouthwardtocentralandeasternTexas.Alloutdoorsportseventswillbeimpossibleintheseareas.60.IfyouwanttowatchtheRugbymatchonFridayyou'dbetter.A.wearwarmclothesandaraincoatB.wearwarmclothesC.takeanumbrellawithyouD.wearasportsuit61.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TherewillnotbeanysportsmatchesorracesincentralandeasternTexasbecauseofthecomingthunderstorm.B.TheweatherwillbefinewhenthefootballmatchstartsinNewYork.C.TheraceswillcontinueinNewburyinspiteoftherainyweather.D.MississippiValleyrunsfromnorthtosouth.62.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.BadweatherhappensabruptlyinNewYork.B.TheracesinNewburywillbecancelledbecauseoftheweather.C.6℃isahightemperaturefortheseasonwhenthematchtakesplacE.D.EdinburghandLeinsterrefertotwoRugbyteamsinthepassagE.

Sharkshavegainedunfairreputationforbeinglargefierceseaanimals.Thathumanity’sunfoundedfearandhatredoftheseancientcreaturesareleadingtoaworldwideslaughter大屠杀mayresultintheextinctionofmanylargercoastalsharkspecies.Thesharkisthevictimofawarped有偏见的attitudeofwildlifeprotection;westrive努力onlytoprotectthebeautifulnon-threateningpartsofourenvironment.Andinoureffortstorestoreonlynon-threatpartsofourearthweignoreotherimportantparts.A.perfectillustrationofthisattitudeisthecontrastingattitudetowardsanotherlargeseaanimalthedolphin.Duringthe1980senvironmentalistsintheUnitedStatesobjectedtothepracticeofhuntingtuna金枪鱼inthePacificOceansincethesenetsalsocaughtdolphins.Theenvironmentalistsgeneratedenoughpoliticalandeconomicpressuretopreventtunacompaniesfrombuyingtunathathadbeencaughtindriftnets.IncontrasttothiseffortthepopulationsofsharksinthePacificOceanhavedecreasedtothepointofextinctionandtherehasbeenverylittleeffortbythesameenvironmentalismtosavethisimportantspeciesofwildlifeinwater.Sharksareamongtheoldestcreaturesonearthhavingsurvivedintheseasformorethan350millionyears.Theyareextremelyefficientanimalsfeedingonwoundedordyinganimalsthusperforminganimportantroleinnatureofknockingouttheweakeranimalsinaspecies.JustthefactthatspeciessuchastheGreatWhiteSharkhavemanagedtoliveintheoceansforsomanymillionsofyearsisenoughproofoftheirefficiencyandadaptabilitytochangingenvironment.Itistimeforhumanswhomaynotsurviveanother1000yearsattheratetheyaredamagingtheplanettocastawaytheirfearsandbeginconsideringtheprotectionofsharksascreaturesthatmayprovideuswithaninsightintoourownsurvival.Thebestsummaryofthepassageis__________.A.sharkshavesuchabadreputationB.howsharksbecomesomeoftheoldestcreaturesonearthC.sharksshouldbeputunderwildlifeprotectionD.thecampaigntosavedolphinswasnotextendedtosavesharksHowlonghavesharksbeenlivingontheplanet?A.Morethan25millionyears.B.Morethan150millionyears.C.Morethan350millionyears.D.Morethan500millionyears.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheorganizationofthispassage?A.Specific细节togeneral.B.Causeandeffect.C.StatementandexamplE.D.Timeorder.Howdidenvironmentalistsmanagetoprotectdolphins?A.Theypreventedfishermenfromsellingthemformeat.B.Theypressuredfishermenintoprotectingdolphinsbylaw.C.TheycreatedshelterswheredolphinfishingwasnotalloweD.D.Theybroughtpoliticalpressureagainsttunacompanies.

Birdsthatarehalf-asleep—withonebrainhemisphere半球alertandtheothersleeping—controlwhichsideofthebrainremainsawakeaccordingtoanewstudyofsleepingducks.Earlierstudieshavedocumentedhalf-brainsleepinawiderangeofbirds.Thebrainhemispherestaketurnssinkingintothesleepstagecharacterizedbyslowbrainwaves.Theeyecontrolledbythesleepinghemispherekeepsshutwhilethewakefulhemisphere’seyestaysopenandalert.BirdsalsocansleepwithbothhemispheresrestingatoncE.Decadesofstudiesofbirdgroupsledresearcherstopredictextraalertnessintheend-of-the-rowsleeperswhichtendtobeattackedmoreeasily.Sureenoughtheendbirdstendedtowatchcarefullyonthesideawayfromtheircompanions.Ducksintheinnerspotsshowednopreferenceforgazedirection.Alsobirdsnappingattheendofthelinedependonsingle-hemispheresleepratherthantotalrelaxationmoreoftenthaninnerducksdiD.Turning16birdsthroughthepositionsinafour-duckrowtheresearchersfoundthatcomparedwith12percentforbirdsininternalspotsouterbirdshalf-asleepduringsome32percentofnappingtimE.Webelievethisisthefirstevidenceforananimalbehaviorallycontrollingsleepandwakefulnessatthesametimeindifferentregionsofthebraintheresearcherssay.Theresultsprovidethebestevidenceforalong-standingassumptionthatsingle-hemispheresleepevolvedascreaturesscannedforenemies.Thepreferenceforopeninganeyeonthelookoutsidecouldbewidespreadhepredicts.He’sseenitinapairofbirdsnappingside-by-sideinthezooandinasinglepetbirdsleepingbyamirror.Themirror-sideeyeclosedasifthereflectionwereacompanionandtheothereyestayedopen.Usefulashalf-sleepingmightbeit’sonlybeenfoundinbirdsandsuchwateranimalsasdolphinswhalesandseals.Perhapskeepingonesideofthebrainawakeallowsasleepinganimaltosurfaceoccasionallytoavoiddrowning.Studiesofbirdsmayofferuniqueinsightsintosleep.JeromeM.SiegeloftheUCLAsayshewondersifbirds’half-brainsleepisjustthetipoftheiceberg.Hesupposesthatmoreexamplesmayturnupwhenwetakeacloserlookatotherspecies.72.Accordingtothepassagebirdsoftenhalfsleepbecause______.A.theyhavetowatchoutforpossibleattacksB.theirbrainhemispherestaketurnstorestC.thetwohalvesoftheirbrainaredifferentlystructuredD.theyhavetoconstantlykeepaneyeontheircompanions73.Whatisimpliedabouttheexampleofabird’ssleepinginfrontofamirror?A.Animaginedcompaniongivesthebirdasenseofsecurity.B.Birdsprefertosleepinpairsforthesakeoftheirsecurity.C.ThephenomenonofbirdsnappinginpairsiswidespreaD.D.A.singlepetbirdenjoysseeingitsownreflectioninthemirror.74.Whilesleepingsomewateranimalstendtokeephalfawakeinorderto______.A.alertthemselvestotheapproachingenemyB.emergefromwaternowandthentobreatheC.besensitivetotheever-changingenvironmentD.avoidbeingsweptawaybyrapidcurrents75.BysayingjustthetipoftheicebergSiegelsuggeststhat______.A.half-brainsleephassomethingtodowithicyweatherB.themysteryofhalf-brainsleepisclosetobeingsolvedC.mostbirdslivingincoldregionstendtobehalfsleepersD.half-brainsleepmayexistamongotherspecies

Inchoosingafriendoneshouldbeverycareful.A.goodfriendcanhelpyoustudy.Youcanhavefuntogetherandmakeeachotherhappy.Sometimesyouwillmeetfairweatherfriends.Theywillbewithyouaslongasyouhavemoneyorluckbutwhenyouaredowntheywillrunaway.HowdoIknowwhenIhavefoundagoodfriend?Ilookforcertainqualitiesofcharacterespeciallyunderstandinghonestyandreliability可靠.AboveallelseIlookforunderstandinginafrienD.A.goodfriendtriestounderstandhowanotherpersonisfeeling.HeisnotquicktojudgE.Insteadhetriestolearnfromothers.Heputshimselfintheotherperson'splaceandhetriestothinkofwaystobehelpful.Heisalsoagoodlistener.Atthesametimehoweveragoodfriendishonest.Hedoesnotlookforfaultsinothers.Henoticestheirgoodpoints.InshortafriendwilltrytounderstandmeandacceptmE.Anotherqualityofafriendisreliability.IcanalwaysdependonagoodfrienD.IfhetellsmehewillmeetmesomewhereatacertaintimeIcanbesurethathewillbetherE.IfIneedafavorhewilldohisbesttohelpmE.IfIamintroublehewillnotrunawayfrommE.Thereisafourthqualitythatmakesafriendspecial.A.specialfriendissomeonewithwhomwecanhavefun.Weshouldenjoyourlivesandwewouldenjoyourfriendship.ThatiswhyIespeciallylikefriendswhoarefuntobewith.A.goodfriendlikesthesamethingsIlikE.Weshareexperience经验andlearnfromeachother.A.goodfriendhasagoodsenseofhumortoo.HelikestolaughwithmE.Thatishowweshareinthejoyofbeingfriends.AndIknowthatheislookingforthesamequalityinmE.WhenImeetsomeonewhoisreliablehonestandunderstandingIknowI'vefoundafriend!Whichofthefollowingqualitiesthewriterthinksisthemostimportantinchoosingafriend?A.understanding.B.honesty.C.reliability.D.asenseofhumor.Ifyouhavefairweatherfriends______.A.theywillgiveyouallthattheyhavewhenyouneedhelpB.youwillberefusedwhenyougetintotroubleC.youwillbecomerichD.youcanbesurethatyougetrealfriendsGoodfriendsneedto______.A.alwayspointouteachother'smistakesB.behelpedwithmoneyC.understandeachother'sfeelingsD.havemoneyorluckThispassagemainlydiscuss______.A.thequalitiesofafriendB.wheretochoosefriendsC.howtogetalongwithfriendsD.theimportanceofhavingafriend

AsthesoundoffootstepsbehindhergrewloudershequickenedherpacE.Shedidn’twanttoturnaroundasthememoryofthatmorning’snewspaperheadlinemadeherafraidofwhatshewouldsee:CityKillerClaimsFourthVictim.WhydidIstopforafewdrinksinthebarafterwork?shethoughttoherself.NowitwasdarkandthestreetsdeserteD.Shewasaloneandasittingduck.Shefeltasifshewaswalkingintherain.Herclothesweredampfromnervoussweatandaseachshorthotbreathhitthenightairitturnedtosteamcoatingherglassesinathinfilmsoallshesawseemedcoveredinfog.Thefootstepswereclosernow.Sheneededtogetoffthisstreet.Hereyesbeganauselesssearchforanopenstoreorlightedwindow.PassingasmalllaneshelookedthroughforapossibleescaperoutE.Butthelanewasadead-endandshelaughedtoherselfattheirony具有讽刺意味的事.Thesoundofacarbehindherturningontothestreetinterruptedherself–pity.EscapewasathanD.Butasshewasabouttothrowherselfontotheroadandshoutforthecartostopthecar’sheadlightscastashadowthatparalyzed使瘫痪herwithterror.Itwasthefootsteps’owner.Thefigurewashugeandinitsraisedarmitheldwhatlookedlikealead-pipenodoubttheonethatwasabouttoclaimvictimnumberfivE.TheshadowdissolvedasthecarpassedbyanddisappearedintothedistancE.Shefeltahandonhershoulder.Itwasallhappeningasifinslow–motion.Shewaswaitingforherlifetoflashbeforehereyeslikeallthosenovelssaiditwould–butitdidn’t.TheonlythingshethoughtofwasherdearhusbanD.Sherecalledphoninghimfromworkthatveryafternoonandjokingaboutofallthingsthecitykiller.Itwasanightfullofironies.Therewasavoicetalkingtohernowbutshewaslostinthoughtsofherfateanddidn’tresponD.ThehandthenbeganturningherarounD.ItwassurprisinglygentlegivenwhatwasabouttocomE.Sheallowedittoguideherwithoutresistance抗拒.Shelookedup.Sherecognizedthefacebutshedidn’tknowfromwherE.Itsmouthwasstilltalkingtoherbutshecouldn’tunderstanD.ThensheremembereD.Thefacebelongedtotheforeignlookingmanwhohadservedheratthebar.Shelookeddowntohishandandsawinitnotalead–pipebutarolledupcopyofaworkreportshehadbeencorrectinginthebarasshedrank.Hiswordssuddenlystartedtoregisterinherbrainandshecouldhearhim.MissMiss.AreyouOK?YouleftthisinthebaranditlookedimportantsoIthoughtI’dbettergiveittoyou.71.Thewomanwasfeelingnervousbecause.A.shehadleftherreportinthebarB.therewasakillerinthecityC.shewasbeingfollowedbysomeoneD.thestreetsweredarkandempty72.Theunderlinedexpressionasittingduckparagraph2isclosestinmeaningto.A.aneasytargetB.afrightenedpersonC.afoolishanimalD.astillposition73.Whatisthecorrectorderofeventsthathappenedtothewomanonthedayofthestory?A.Shewentforadrinkinabar.B.Shecorrectedthereport.C.Sheheardloudfootsteps.D.Shereadthenewspaper.E.ShecalledherhusbanD.f.Shefeltahandonhershoulder.A.dcaebfB.cdaefbC.dabecfD.deabcf74.Whydidthewomanlaughwhenshelookedintothelane?A.ShewasexcitedbecauseshethoughtitmaybeawaytoescapE.B.ShefeltbitterbecauseshehadnochancetoescapE.C.Shewasbecomingmoreandmorenervous.D.Sherealizedthatshewasbehavingfoolishly.75.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Itwasrainingwhensheleftthebar.B.Thewomanhadfeltnervousaboutthecitykillerfordays.C.Thetemperaturewasverylowthatevening.D.Thewomanwasbehavingunreasonably.

HeythereSoyou’reabouttospendfouryearsofyourlifeandtensofdollarsofyourparents’moneyandallyoureallyknowaboutcollegeisthatallofyourfriendsaregoing.Doyoueverstoptowonderwhyyou’regoing?Relax.You’remakingtherightdecision.Firstofallyou’lldiscoverwhatinterestsyoubytakingcoursesinmanysubjects.Forexampleit’shardtodecideifyouwanttobeapainterifyou’veneverpaintedanypictures;onceyou’reinadrawing-roomoncampusyou’llknowonewayortheother.Collegeisalsoalotoffun—afteryougraduateyou’llbeworkingeveryweekdayfor50orsoyears.AndrememberthatcollegegraduateearnabouttwicetheincomeofthosewhoneverattendedcollegE.Findingtherightcollegecanbedifficult.FortunatelyJohnsonReviewisheretohelpyoueverystepoftheway.*ResearchingSchools.Tous.themostimportantdecisionyou’llmakeistochoosetheschoolthatreallyfitsyoubest—nottheoncethatisthemostcompetitive有竞争力的orhasthebest-equippedrooms.*ApplyingtoSchool.OnJohnsonReview.com.you’llfindhundredsofactualcollegeapplication申请andlinkstomanymorE.*RaisingYourScores.AmericanCollegeTestisoneofthemostdifficultpartsoftheadmission录取coursE.It’snotthemostimportantthoughandnoteveryoneneedstoprepareforthebest.Butifyoucandobetterfindtherightcourseforbetterscores.*PayingforSchool.MostfamiliesneedfinancialaidforthehighcostofcollegE.TheproblemisthatfinancialaidseemsdifficulttogetandmanyfamiliesgetcaughtupinthepriceofcollegeratherthanlearningthewaystogetfinancialaiD.Ifyoureallydoyourresearchyou’lllearnthatyoucanaffordtoattendanycollegenomatterthecost.Formoreinformationcall600-3681orvisitJohnsonReview.com.Whereveryougo.haveanicetrip!JohnsonSmithFounderandCEOJohnsonReview1.Howmanyreasonsforgoingtocollegedoestheauthormentioninthetext?A.2B.3C.4D.52.Theauthorthinksyoushouldchoosethecollegethatis.A.well-equippedB.competitiveC.suitableD.famous3.Whatdoestheauthoradviseyoutodotopaythehighcostofcollege?A.Toaskthefamilyforhelp.B.Tomakeastudyoffinancialcourses.C.TodoresearchonthepriceofcollegeD.TogettoknowhowtoaskforfinancialaiD.4.What’stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthistext.?A.Tosuggestwaystoprepareforcollegelearning.B.TohelpreadersfindtherightcollegE.C.TomakeJohnsonReviewpopular.D.TointroducecollegelifE.5.Wheremaythearticlebetakenfrom?A.A.JournalistBookB.A.TravelBookC.A.GrammarBookD.AnAdviceBook

Eatyourvegetables.Washyourhands.Alwayssaypleaseandthankyou.Wearefullofadviceforourchildrenbutwhenitcomestomoneyweoftenhavelittletosay.Asaresultourchildrenmaygrowupwithcleanhandsandgoodmannersbutwithoutanyideahowtomanagetheirmoney.HerearesomebasicsthatwillhelpguidethemtheirentirelivesShowthemthefuturE.Ifyour13-year-oldgirlweretosave＄1000invest投资itat8%andadd＄100everymonthbythetimeshe's65shewouldhave＄980983！Becarefulofcredit信用.CreditcardscanhelpyoubuynecessarythingsandbuildacredithistorybuttheymustbeusedresponsiblywhichmeanspayingoffyourdebtintimE.Explaintoyourchildrenthatwhenyoubuysomethingusingacreditcardyoucaneasilyenduppayingtwoorthreetimeswhatyouwouldhavepaidifyouusedcash.TeachpatiencE.Supposeyourchildwantsanewbicyclethatcosts$150.Ratherthanpayingthecashgivehimsomeregularpocketmoneyandexplainthatbyputtingasidesay＄15eachweekhewillbeabletobuyitforhimselfinonlytenweeks.ProvideincentivE.Tellyourchildrentheimportanceofsaving.ForeverydollarheorsheagreestosaveandinvestratherthanspendyouagreetoaddanotherdollartothepotsaysCathyParetoexpertinmoneyplanning.Explainyourvalues.ValuesandmoneyaredeeplyintertwinedsaysEilleenGalloco-authorofTheFinanciallyIntelligentParent.Whenyourchilddemandsthatyoubuysomethingexplainwhyyoureallydon’twanttobuyit.Youmightsay‘I'drathersavethatmoneyforyoureducationadvisesGallo.Everytimeyouspendordon'tspendmoneyyouhaveachancetoshareyourvalues.64.Theunderlinedwordincentiveinparagraph6means_____.A.honorB.praiseC.excitementD.encouragement65.Whatleadsthewritertowritethisarticle?A.Parentswanttoknowhowtoeducatetheirchildren.B.Hewantstosharehisgoodideasaboutmoneymatters.C.Hethinksmoneymanagementthemostimportantforchildren.D.Parentscarelittleabouttheirchildren'smanagementofmoney.66.Thewritergivessomebasicstohelp__________inaproperway.A.parentsteachtheirchildrenhowtodealwithmoneyB.childrenfollowtheirparents'instructionsC.childrenmanagetheirmoneyD.parentssavetheirmoney

InspiteofthetelevisionandotherwaystopassinformationthenewspaperisstillanimportantsourcE.Manypeoplebegintheirdaybyreadingthepaper.InthiswaytheylearnwhatisgoingonintheworlD.Sometimeshowevertheydon’thavetimetoreadthenewscarefullyandmustbesatisfiedwithaquicklookatthefrontpageatothertimestheymaybeinsuchahurrythattheyhavetimeonlyforaglanceatheadlines.IntheUnitedStatestherearenewspaperstosatisfyallkindsofreaders.Inbigcitiestherearemanytypesofpaperswithseveraldifferenteditions版本everyday.Inthesmalltownstherearefewernewspapersandperhapsonlyoneeditioneachday.Insomeareasthepaperisevenprintedweekly.Anothertypeofpublicationsthathelpthepopulationknowwhatishappeningintheworldismagazines.Somemagazinesarepublishedweeklyothersareputoutmonthly.TherearenewsmagazinesandmagazinesforspecialinterestsassportsphotographyandmusiC.IntheUnitedStatesyoucanfindtherightthingforeverytasteandinterest.Inordertoknowwhatishappeningintheworld.A.peopleshouldreadthewholenewspapercarefullyB.peopleshouldreadanewspaperasthefirstthinginthemorningC.oneshouldatleasthaveaquicklookattheheadlinesD.onedoesn’thavetoreadthefrontpageIntheUnitedStates.A.peoplereadmorenewspapersthaninothercountriesB.therearedifferentnewspaperseveninasmalltownC.peoplecanreadatleastonenewspapereachweekD.peoplespendalotoftimereadingtheSundaysectionMagazinesare.A.weeklyormonthlynewspapersB.akindofpublicationsC.specialreadingmaterialsforfunD.justlikenewspapersInthefirstparagrghtheunderlinedwordglanceprobablymeans.A.quicklookB.quickmovementC.angrylookD.unpleasantlook

Withouttheatmospheretherewouldbenoweathernowindrainsnoworclouds.Airisallaroundus;weliveatthebottomofagreatoceanofair.Itisinvisiblebutwecanfeelitwhenitmoves.Therearemilesofairaboveuspressingdownwithgreatweightontheearthandeverythingonit.Becauseairpressesdownonusfromalldirectionsatthesametimeandbecauseweareabletobear忍受thisweightwedonotseemtofeelit.Butscientistshaveprovedthatairhasthisweightandthatanythingthathasweightcreates产生aforcecalledpressurE.AschangesinairpressuretakeplacetheymakeairmovE.Airisagasthatexpands膨胀whenheatedgetslighterandmovesupwarD.Whenairiscooleditgetsheaviersinksclosetotheearth'ssurfaceandflowslikewaterinagreatriver.AswarnairrisescoldairrushesintotakeitsplacE.'Thuswindsoriginate起源.Thewindsthatblowhighaboveusarecausedbythewarmerairrunningawayfromcolderair.Thewindwefeelneartheearth'ssurfaceistheheavycolderairtryinghardtocatchthewarmerair.ChangesintemperaturecausetheairtomovE.AndofcoursetherearemanychangessoairmovementsaretakingplacepracticallyallthetimE.ThefirstparagraphmainlytellsusthecausesofA.whywedon'tfeelairB.whyatmosphereisimportanttousC.whythereisairsurroundingusD.whythereisairpressureAirmovesundersuchconditionsthatA.thereisairpressureB.theairisheavyC.airpressuredoesn'tremainthesameallthetimeD.aircomesupanddownWhichofthefollowingpicturesbesttellsthemovementsofwarmairandcoldair?Accordingtothepassageinsameareasiffarmerswhogrowgrapes葡萄lightfiresintheearlymorningthatisbecausethefarmerswantto________________.A.driveawaywarmairB.preventcoldairfromcomingtoharmtheirplantsC.causemorewindD.stopwarmairrunningaway

NeedmoreevidencethatLondonisaseriouscoffeetown?Mr.DaviesisactuallyEngland’sthirdconsecutiveworldbaristachampion.ThefirstwasJamesHoffmannwhostartedSquareMileCoffeeRoasterssquaremilecoffeE.comin2008.It’sasmalloperationrecentlyrelocatedtoanarchedvaultundersometraintracksinEastLondon.TodaySquareMile’sblackbagsofbeanshavebecomeshorthandforquality.TheysupplybeanstoMoonBar3BatemanStreet;44-20-7287-4796justopenedbythesameteambehindFlatWhite17BerwickStreet;44-20-7734-0370;flat-whitE.co.uk.Thoughit’srecentlybeenco-opted增加的bychainstorestheflatwhiteisalsoasymbolofseriouscoffee:it’sbasicallyacappuccino-sizestyle—flatandwhite—astyleimportedfromAustraliasomesayNewZealandwhenawaveofbaristasemigratedfromthosecountries.AustraliansandNewZealandersaretoespressowhatRussiansaretochess:they’rejustbetteratit.Stillindependentstorescontinuetoappearinallcornersofthecity.LastyeartheEspressoRoom31GreatOrmondStreet;44-20-7932-137-380;theespressoroom.comopenedinatrulytinystorefront.YettheownerBenTownsendmanagestofitaMarzoccoespressomachinesomebenchesandacasewithpastries.AndfarthernorthinIslingtonabarcalledTinaWeSaluteYou47KingHenry’sWalk;44-20-3119-0047;tinawesaluteyou.comopenedlastFebruary.AccordingtotheownersthenamecomesfromadailygreetingtheygivetoacheesecakeportraitofacurvysubjectnamedTinA.45.Howmanybarsarementionedinthetext?A.4B.5.C.6D.746.WecanreadinthepassagethatSquareMileCoffeeRoastersiswell-knownforits________.A.milkB.chessC.beansD.fruit47.Accordingtothetextweknowthat________.A.UKishometotheflat-whitE.B.theflat-whiteisexportedfromAustraliA.C.chessispopularinRussiA.D.youcanfindtheflat-whiteonlyinthechainstores.48.Thewriterwrotethispassageinordertotellus________.A.themeaningofflatwhite.B.Londonisfamousforitshistory.C.thenumberofcoffeebarsinLondonD.Londonisfamousforitscoffeebar.

In2006alargenumberofnewInternetsitesbecamepopulararoundtheworlD.Someoftheseareforcommunicationothersforentertainment.Theblogisoneformofcommunicationthatincreasedinpopularity.ThroughthesepersonalwebsitespeoplecansharetheirlivesideasandopinionsontheInternet.Peopleofallageshavetheirownblogs.Foryoungpeopletheyareawaytoshowtheirwritingandotherformsofself-expression.Blogsalsoconnectpeoplewithotherpeoplewhohavethesameinterests.Forexampleteachersuseblogstoshareideaswithotherteachers’aswellasexperiencesandconcernsabouttheirwork.YouTubeisanotherInternetsitethatbecamemorepopularlastyear.Thiswebsiteletsanyonecreateshareandwatchshortvideos.Theseincludevideosofpeoplesingingordancingoranimalsdoingfunnythings.ThreeyoungmencreatedYouTubealmosttwoyearsagoasapersonalvideosharingservicE.TheyrecentlysoldittoGoogleformorethanoneandahalfbilliondollars.GamesandentertainmentalsobecamealargerpartoftheInternetlastyear.OneInternetsocialsiteiscalledSecondLifE.ItisanonlineworldinwhichcomputeruserscreateanewselfandliveadifferentlifE.Theygetmarriedbuildhomesoperatebusinessesbuyandsellgoodsworkplayandattendschool.PeoplealsotakepartinfantasysportsleagueswiththehelpoftheInternet.A.fantasysportisagameinwhicheachmemberofagroupactsastheownerofateam.Eachownercreatesateamofreal-lifeprofessionalplayerstocompeteagainstotherteamsintheleaguE.MorethanfifteenmillionAmericanadultsplayfantasysports.Theindustryearnsmorethanonebilliondollarseachyearfrompublicationsmembershipsandothercosts.Thepassageismainlyabout__________.A.themostpopularInternettechnologyin2006B.somenewwaysforpeopletocommunicateorhavefunontheInternetC.oneonlinegamecalledSecondLifeD.thehighpriceofplayingonlineWhoistheownerofYouTubenow?A.Threeyoungmen.B.GooglE.C.Computerusers.D.Yahoo.WhomdoestheunderlinedwordtheyinParagraph4referto?A.Thepeoplewhoareinterestedinblogs.B.ThepeoplewhoplaygamesonYouTubE.C.ThepeoplewhoplaySecondLifE.D.ThepeoplewhoarecreatedinSecondLifE.Whatdoweknowfromthepassage?A.TeacherscanshareideasexperiencesandconcernsabouttheirworkwithotherteachersonanywebsitE.B.MorethanfifteenmillionAmericanteenagersplayfantasysports.C.SecondLifehelpspeoplegetmarriedbuyandsellgoodsworkplayandattendschoolinreallifE.D.FantasysportsagameinwhicheachmemberofagroupactsastheownerofateamisverypopulararoundtheworlD.

EnjoythesumptuousEasterlunchbuffetandchildrenwillbegiventhelovelyEasterchocolateeggsTimeMar28-mar30200911:00am—3:00pmPlaceluckycornercoffeeshophotelfirstfloorPrice150+15%servicechargehalfpriceforchildrenunder12yearsolD.ReservationsScitechhotel65123388-2114or2164BringyourfamilyandfriendsalongtoThePalaceHotelthisEasterandenjoythetraditionaltreatsoftheseason.ForgetaboutthecaloriesandenjoyfavouritegoodiessuchasEastereggschocolatebunniesandhotcrossbunswhichwillbesoldoutsidE.PalmCourtCoffeeHouseeverydayfrom8:00amto9:00pm.PALMCOURTCOFFEEHOUSEFridayMarch28--lavishfishbuffetforlunchanddinnerpricedatRMB180foradultshalfpriceforchildren.SundayMarch30--RoastcarvingbuffetpricedatRMB160foradultshalfpriceforchildren.ROMARISTORANTEITALLANOSundayMarch30--DeliciousseafoodlunchpricedatRMB198foradultschildrenunder10yearshalfpricE.Youngsterscanworkofftheirextraenergyinaspecialsupervisedplayareanexttotherestaurant.Pricesaresubjecttoa15%surchargeReservationson65128899ext.7492forRomaRistorante:ext.7561forPalmCourt.March30thbringsafun-filledEasterentertainmentprogramtotheCrazySundayBrunchatthePatioCoffeeShopfrom11:00am-3:00pm!Childrenunder10yearoldaccompanyingtheirparentswillenjoythisspecialmealforfreeandcanevenwinlotsoftreatpricesintheEggPaintingCompetition!WEGUARANTEEYouA.FunEasterSundayPleaseregisteryourchildrenforthecontestnolatertheMarch29thasspaceislimiteD.Forfurtherinformationandreservationspleasecall64376688ext2873/2865HolidayInnLidoBeijingRMB150.00+15%Surcharge附加费HappyEasterMarch3011:00—14:30HiltonHotelTheEasterBunnyiscomingtotown!JoinhimforaspecialEasterBrunchattheAtriumcafeandenjoytraditionalEasterfavourites.RMB195+15%surchargeChildrenunder12yearsoldfreeofchargE.SurprisegiftforthechildrenattheKid’sCorner.60.Themainpurposeoftheadvertisementsistogiveinformationabout_______.A.weekendactivitiesB.aholidaycelebrationsC.thepriceforthemealsinbighotelsD.EggPaintingCompetition61.Itcanbelearnedfromtheadvertisementsthatthechildrencanenjoythemselvesmostin_______.A.LidoHolidayInnB.PalaceHotelC.ScitechHotelD.HiltonHotel62.IfyouwanttohaveanEastermealonMarch28whichhotelcanyougoto?A.ScitechHotelandLidoHolidayInnB.ThePalaceHotelandHiltonHotelC.HiltonHotelandLidoHolidayInnD.ScitechHotelandthePalaceHotel63.IfyouhaveEasterBrunchinHitonHotelyouwillpayRMB_______forit.A.195B.224.25C.165.75D.97.5

Wanttosavemoneywhentravellingbytrain?Herearesomeways.DayReturnsThisticketcansaveyouupto45%onthestandardfare车费.YouhavetotravelaftertherushhourperiodMon.-Fri.butcantravelatanytimeonSat.orSun.BigcitySavesThesearespeciallow-pricedticketsoncertaintrains.Yonhavetobookinadvance-----atthelatestby16:00thedaybeforeyoutravel.It'sfirstcomefirstserveD.WeekendReturnsWeekendReturnsareavailable有售formostjourneysover60miles.GoonFri.Sat.orSunandreturnthesameweekendonSat.orSunandsaveupto35%thestandardfarE.MonthlyReturnsThereareavailableformostjourneysover65miles.Goanydayandreturnwithinamonth.Monthlyreturnssaveyouupto25%onthestandardfarE.FamilyReturnsFor￡20thisrailcardallowsyoutotakeasecondadult成人andupto4childrenforonly￡3eachwhenyoubuysingleorreturntickets.YoucantravelasoftenasyoulikeuntilthecardbecomesoutofdatE.200words.建议阅读时间为3min.WhichisthebesttickettobuyifyouliveinLondonandwanttogotoasmalltown80milesawayforfourdays?A.BigCitySaversB.MonthlyReturnsC.WeekendReturnsD.FamilyReturnsA.manboughthimselfaticketof￡15andthreeticketsforhisfamilywithafamilyrailcarD.Howmuchdidhepay?A.￡44B.￡29C.￡24D.￡15

GloriaisafamoushostessofaTVstation.Whenshewas15shehappenedtowalkintoabookstoreinherhometownandbeganlookingatthebooksontheshelves.ThemanbehindthecounterJohnSmithaskedifshe'dlikeajoB.Sheneededtostartsavingforcollegesoshesaidyes.GloriaworkedafterschoolandduringsummervacationsandthejobhelpedpayforherfirstyearofcollegE.Duringcollegeshewoulddomanyotherjobs:sheservedcoffeeinthestudentunionwasahotelcleanerandevenmademapsfortheForestServicE.Butsellingbookswasoneofthemostsatisfyingjobs.OnedayawomancameintothebookstoreandaskedGloriaforbooksoncancer.Thewomanseemedanxious.Gloriashowedherpracticallyeverythingtheyhadandfoundotherbookstheycouldorder.ThewomanleftthestorelessworriedandGloriahasalwaysrememberedtheprideshefeltinhavinghelpedhercustomer.YearslaterasatelevisionhostessGloriaheardaboutachildwhowasbornwithproblemswithhisfingersandhanD.HisfamilycouldnotaffordanoperationandtheboylivedinshamehidinghishandinhispocketallthetimE.Gloriapersuadedherbosstoagreetoletherdothestory.AfterthestorywasbroadcastsomedoctorscalledofferingtoperformtheoperationforfreE.Gloriavisitedtheboyinthehospitalaftertheoperation.ThefirstthinghedidwastoholduphisrepairedhandandsayThankyou.WhatasweetsenseofsatisfactionGloriafelt!AtSmith'sbookstoreGloriaalwaysrealizedshewasworkingforthecustomersnotthestorE.Todayit'sthesamE.TheTVstationpaysherbutshefeelsthatsheshouldworkforthepeoplewhowatchtheprogrammeshelpingthemunderstandtheworldbetter.56.WhendidGloriagetherfirstjob?A.A.fewyearsbeforecollegE.B.SeveralyearsaftercollegE.C.WhenshewasstudyingatcollegE.D.WhenshewasworkingintheTVstation.57.Inwhichpart-timejobdidGloriafeelthehappiest?A.Cleaninginthehotel.B.SellingbooksinthebookstorE.C.Servingcoffeeinthestudentunion.D.MakingmapsfortheForestServicE.58.HowdidGloriahelpthechildgettheoperationheneeded?A.Herbossagreedtoraisemoney.B.Shepaidfortheoperationherself.C.SheallowedtheboytoshowonTV.D.Hernewsreportaffectedsomedoctors.59.Whatparticularlygivesherthefeelingofpride?A.Helpingpeoplethroughherwork.B.Reportinginterestingstories.C.Beingabletododifferentjobswell.D.Payingforhercollegeeducationherself.

第二部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分Fire!Fire!Whatterriblewordstohearwhenonewakesupinastrangehouseinthemiddleofthenight!Itwasalargeoldwoodenhouseandmyroomwasonthetopfloor.IjumpedoutofbedopenedthedoorandsteppedoutsidethehousE.TherewasfullofthicksmokE.IbegantorunbutasIwasstillonlyhalf-awakeinsteadofgoingtowardsthestairsIwentintheoppositedirection.ThesmokegrewthickerandIcouldseefireallarounD.Thefloorbecamehotundermybarefeet.Ifoundanopendoorandranintoaroomtogettothewindow.ButbeforeIcouldreachitoneofmyfeetcaughtinsomethingsoftandIfelldown.ThethingIhadfallenoverfeltlikeabundleofclothesandIpickedituptoprotectmyfacefromthesmokeandheat.JustthenthefloorgavewayundermeandIcrashedtothefloorbelowwithpiecesofburningwoodallaroundmE.IsawadoorwayinfirethenIputthebundleovermyfaceandran.MyfeetburnedmeterriblebutIgotthrough.AsIreachedthecoldairoutsidemybundleofclothesgaveathincryInearlydroppeditinmysurprisE.ThenIwasinacrowdgatheredinthestreet.A.womaninanight-dressandaborrowedman’scoatscreamedasshesawmeandcamerunningmadly.ShewastheMayor’swifeandIhadsavedherbaby.1.Theauthorsavedthebaby_____.A.becausehewasverybravE.B.becausehelikedthebabyverymuch.C.buthejusthappenedtosaveit.D.becauseitwastheMayor’sbaby.2.Heraninthewrongdirectionbecausehe_______.A.wasastrangerthereB.couldseenothingC.wasnotcompletelyawakeD.BothA.andC3.Heputthebundleoverhisfaceandraninorderto______.A.savethebabyB.callforhelpC.protecthisfaceD.runquickly4.Fromwhichgroupofwordscanwelearnthefiretookplaceoutofpeople’ssurprise?A.oldandwoodenhouseabundleB.crashedtofelldownC.terriblehalf-awakeD.barefeetaborrowedman’scoat

Somefuturologistshaveassumedthatthevastincreaseofwomenintheworkforcemayportend预示anincreaseindivorcE.Theoppositeofthisconcernisthattheoutlookofbecomingamulti-paycheckhouseholdcouldencouragemarriagE.Theearningabilityofawomancanmakehermoreattractiveasamarriagepartner.TheincreaseindivorceratesfollowstotheincreaseinwomenworkingoutsidethehomE.Yetitmaybewrongtojumptoanysimplecause-and-effectconclusions.Theeffectofawife’sworkondivorceisnolesscloudythanitseffectonmarriagedecisions.TherealizationthatshecanbeagoodprovidermayincreasethechancesthataworkingwifewillchoosedivorceoveranunsatisfactorymarriagE.ButthereverseisequallyreasonablE.TensionsgroundedinfinancialproblemsoftenplayakeyroleinendingamarriagE.Byraisingafamily’sstandardoflivingaworkingwifemaystrengthenherfamily’sfinancialandemotionalstability.PsychologicalfactorsalsoshouldbeconsidereD.ForexampleawifeblockedfromacareeroutsidethehomemayfeelcagedinthehousE.ShemayviewheronlychoiceasseekingadivorcE.Ontheotherhandifshecanfindfulfillmentthroughworkoutsidethehomeworkandmarriagecangotogethertocreateastrongerandmorestableunion.A.workingwifemayrobahusbandofbeingthemasterofthehousE.MeanwhileanattractivewomanwhofindshervalueinworkmayplayanimportantroleinastablemarriagE.Dependinguponhowthecouplereactstothesenewconditionsitcouldcreateastrongerequalpartnershiporitcouldcreatenewinsecurities.Ifwomenfindfulfillmentthroughworkoutsidethehome_________.A.theyaremorelikelytocontroltheirmarriagepartnersB.theirhusbandsareexpectedtodomorehouseworkC.theirmarriagetiescanbestrengthenedD.theytendtoputtheircareerbeforemarriageOnereasonwhywomenwithnocareermayseekadivorceisthat________.A.theyfeelthattheyhavebeenrobbedoftheirfreedomB.theyareafraidofbeingbossedaroundbytheirhusbandsC.theyfeelthattheirpartnersfailtoliveuptotheirexpectationsD.theytendtosuspecttheirhusbandsloyaltytotheirmarriageWhichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthepassage?Whichofthefollowingstatementscanbestsummarizetheauthor’sviewinthepassage?A.Thestabilityofmarriageandthedivorceratemayreflecttheeconomicsocialpositionofwomen.B.EvenwheneconomicallyindependentmostwomenhavetostruggleforrealequalityinmarriagE.C.Inordertosecuretheirmarriagewomenshouldworkoutsidethehomeandremainindependent.D.TheeffectofthegrowingfemaleworkforceonmarriagevariesfromcasetocasE.

Sincewearesocialbeingsthequalityofourlivesdependsinlargemeasureonourinterpersonalrelationships.Onestrengthofthehumanconditionsisourpossibilitytogiveandreceivesupportfromoneanotherunderstressful有压力的conditions.Socialsupportmakesupoftheexchangeofresourcesamongpeoplebasedontheirinterpersonalties.Thoseofuswithstrongsupportsystemsappearbetterabletodealwithmajorlifechangesanddailyproblems.Peoplewithstrongsocialtieslivelongerandhavebetterhealththanthosewithoutsuchties.Studiesovertypesofillnessesfromdepressiontoheartdiseaseshowthatthepresenceofsocialsupporthelpspeopledefendthemselvesagainstillnessandtheabsenceofsuchsupportmakespoorhealthmorelikely.Socialsupportcushionsstressinanumberofways.Firstfriendsrelativesandco-workersmayletusknowthattheyvalueus.Ourself-respectisstrengthenedwhenwefeelacceptedbyothersinspiteofourfaultsanddifficulties.Secondotherpeopleoftenprovideuswithinformationalsupport.Theyhelpustodefineandunderstandourproblemsandfindsolutionstothem.ThirdwetypicallyfindsocialcompanionshipsupportivE.Takingpartinfree-timeactivitieswithothershelpsustomeetoursocialneedswhileatthesametimedistracting转移注意力usfromourworriesandtroubles.Finallyotherpeoplemaygiveusinstrumentalsupport—moneyaidmaterialresourcesandneededservices—thatreducesstressbyhelpingusresolveanddealwithourproblems.Interpersonalrelationshipsareimportantbecausetheycan_______.A.makepeoplelivemoreeasilyB.smoothawaydailyproblemsC.dealwithlifechangesD.curetypesofillnessesTheresearchesshowthatpeople'sphysicalandmentalhealth_______.A.liesinthesocialmedicalcaresystemswhichsupportthemB.hasmuchtodowiththeamountofsupporttheygetfromothersC.dependsontheirabilitytodealwithdailyworriesandtroublesD.isrelatedtotheircouragefordealingwithmajorlifechangesWhichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwordcushions?A.takesplaceofB.makesupofC.lessenstheeffectofD.getsridofHelpingasickneighborwithsomerepairworkinsparetimeisanexampleof_______.A.instrumentalsupportB.informationalsupportC.socialcompanionshipD.thestrengtheningofself-respectWhatisthesubjectdiscussedinthetext?A.Interpersonalrelationships.B.Kindsofsocialsupport.C.Waystodealwithstress.D.Effectsofstressfulconditions.

Doyouliketoeatout?Doyouliketoeatquickly?Doyoulikeinexpensivefood?Somepeoplegotofast-foodrestaurantsforthesereasons.Inthepastpeopleusuallywenttodiners小餐馆forthesereasons.InfactmanypeopleintheStatesstillgotodinerstodayforthesamereasons.A.mannamedWalterScotthadthefirstdinerin1872.Itwasn’tarealdiner.Itwasonlyafoodcart.PeopleonthestreetwalkeduptothecarttobuyfooD.Thesecartsservedlate-nightworkerswhowantedacupofcoffeeandalate-nightmeal.Themealwasasandwichorboiledeggs.In1887SamuelJonesbuiltthefirstdinerbigenoughtoallowthecustomerstocomeinsidE.Howevertheydidnotsitdown.LaterpeoplebuiltdinerswithcountersandstoolsandpeoplesatdownwhiletheyatE.Beforelongmanydinersstayedopenaroundtheclock.InotherwordspeoplewereabletoeatindineratanytimE.Dinerschangedinotherwaystoo.Theoriginalmenuofsandwichesandcoffeebecamebigger.Itincludedsoupfavoritedishesandabreakfastmenu.Inadditiondinerssoonbecamepermanentbuildings.Theywerenolongercartsonwheels.Dinerstodaylooksimilartothedinersoftheearly1900s.Theyareusuallybuildingswithlargewindows.Insidethedinershaveshiningcounterswithstoolsboothsandtablesandchairs.Peoplecaneatallthreemealsinamoderndiner.Todaymanypeopleeatinfast-foodrestaurantssuchasMcDonald’sandBurgerKing.HoweverthedinerremainsanAmericantraditionandthousandsofpeoplestillenjoyeatingtherE.Itwaspopularacenturyagoanditisstillpopulartoday.1.AmannamedWalterScotthadthefirstdinerin1872.Whyistheworddinerinquotationmarks引号A.BecauseitisspelleddifferentlyfromdinnerB.BecausethefirstdinerwasnotwhatitisnowC.BecausedinerwasanewwordD.Becauseitisaspecialkindofrestaurant2.Whatmealsdidthefirstdinersserve?A.onlybreakfastB.OnlylunchC.Onlynight-mealsD.Alloftheabove3.Accordingtoparagraph3dinerschangedin__________A.TwowaysB.threewaysC.fourwaysD.fiveways4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Dinersexistedbeforeafast-foodrestaurantB.ThemenuincludedmorefoodthansandwichesandcoffeeC.BurgerKingisafast-foodrestaurantD.Sandwichesbecamebigger5.Themainideaofthepassageisthat______________.A.ThedinerisatraditionalpopularplacetoeatintheUnitedStatesB.SamuelJohnsbuiltthefirstdinerbigenoughtoallowthecustomerstocomeinsideC.Americandinersservemanytypesoffood24hoursadaytotheircustomersD.Dinersaredifferentfromfast-foodrestaurantsinmanyways

TwoEnglishmenweretravelinginFrancewhenapolicemanstoppedtheircarandgaveitasearch.Hefoundabagofwhitepowderwhichlookedsuspicious可疑的.Drogue?askedthepolicemanwhowassensitivetoheroin海洛因.YesdogthetworepliedhavingtheleastideaoftheirmisunderstandingoftheFrenchword;andinnotimetheyfoundthemselvesinprison.Analysis分析ofthepowderdisclosedthatitwasachemicalwhichgaveoffasmellusedtodiscouragedogsfromusingthesidesofthecarasatoilet.ThetwoweresetfreeafterpromisingtotakeafewFrenchlessonsbeforetheirnexttripinFrancE.1.Thepowderfoundinthecarlookedverymuchlike______.A.heroinB.gun-powderC.medicineD.fertilizer2.TheFrenchworddroguemeans______.A.dogwhichoftenusedthesidesofthecarasatoiletB.drunkastatecausedbytheeffectofdrinkingC.drugmattersuchasheroinandcocaine可卡因D.medicineusedtocurepeopleoftheirillnesses3.ThereasonwhythetwoEnglishmenmisunderstoodtheworddroguewasthat______.A.thewordsdrogueanddogaremoreorlessalikeinpronunciationB.droguehappenedtobeawordtheyhadlearnedintheirFrenchlessonC.theyknewnoFrenchatallbutwereshyofshowingthisD.theydidn’tknowthiswordbuthadahabitoftakingthingsforgranted4.ThetwoEnglishmenwerefree_____.A.directlyaftertheanalysiswascarriedoutB.aftertheyhadgivenasatisfactoryexplanationofthepowderC.afterthepolicefoundoutthattheyhadn’tbrokentrafficrulesD.onconditionthattheyshoulddosomethingtoimprovetheirFrench

Whenthemusicalsoundringsyouyouimmediatelyreachforyourpocketreadytohaveachat.Butalthoughyouprobablyuseitallthetimehaveyoueverstoppedtothinkaboutthemannersrelatedtotalkingonthephone?Ifyouhaven’therearesometipstoguideyou.●Alwaysgivethepersonyouarecallingplentyoftimetogettothephonebeforeyouhangup.Ifthepersonwhoanswersisnottheoneyouwantgiveyournameandaskifyoumayspeaktothepersonyouwant.●ThinkaboutthetimeyoucallpeoplE.Trynottocalltooearlyinthemorningbeforeabout9:00ortoolateatnightafterabout9:30.Alsotrynottocallatmealtimes.●IfyougobyplanetovisityourrelativesatChristmasremembertofollowairlineinstructions.Cellphonesmustbeturnedoffassoonastheplanedoorsareclosedandremainsountilthedoorsopenagainonarrival.●WhenfacetofacewithsomeonedonottalkonthephonE.Itisrudetobeonthephonewhenawaiteristryingtotakeyourorderinarestaurantorwhenyouarereturningtheshoesyouhavejustbeentryingoninashop.Finishanyface-to-facebusinessbeforetakingacall.ContinuingtousethephonewhilenoddingtothepersoninfrontofyouisquiteimpolitE.●Wheninarestaurantwithyourfriendskeepphoneconversationsshort.Makeacallonlyifitisimportant.PractisespeakinginalowvoicE.Ifnoonelooksyourwayyou’vegotit.●Ifyougotoatheatreaconcertoracinemaconsidertheotherpeoplearoundyou.Checkthatyourphoneisoffbeforeyouenter.Ifyouareexpectingaveryimportantcallputyourphoneonvibrate振动andrunfortheexitassoonasyoufeelit.Ifyouforgetbothoffandvibrateandyourphoneringsdon’tansweritturnitoffstraightaway.Whichistrueaccordingtothepassageabove?A.YoumaycallpeopleanytimeasyoulikE.B.Youmaytalkloudlyonthephoneatdinnerintherestaurant.C.Youmaykeepontalkingonthephonewhilegreetingsomebody.D.YoumaycallpeopleassoonasyougetontheplanebutnotafterthedoorsarecloseD..Wemayinferfromthesetipsthat__________.A.somepeopledon’tpaymuchattentiontomannerswhilemakingcellphonecallsB.youmayasktoleaveamessageunlessthepersonyouarecallingisinC.callingpeopletooearlyortoolateinthemorningisnotpoliteD.almosteveryonehasgotacellphoneWhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceyou’vegotitmeaninthepassage?A.Youhavesucceededinmakingacallwithoutdisturbingothers.B.Youhavemadethephonecallbriefandinteresting.C.You’vegotthemessageyouarewaitingfor.D.Youhavemadeaphonecallsecretly.Fromthetipsgivenabovewecandecidethewriterissuretosharetheopinionthat______.A.1ikethesayingclothesmakeamannowadayscellphonesmakeamanB.astheoldsayinggoesmoneytalks;nowadayscellphonestalkC.thewayweusethecellphonestellswhatwearelikeD.wearewhatcellphonesweuse

RomanticcomedieshavelongbeenregardedastheperfectmovieforafirstdatE.ButaccordingtoastudyromanticcomediessuchasBridgetJones'sDiaryandNottingHillcouldbebadforyourlovelifE.Ratherthanbeingharmlessentertainment'rom-coms'givepeopleunrealisticandpotentiallyunhealthyexpectationsaboutreal-liferelationshipsscientistssay.Researchersfoundthatthosewhowatchedromanticcomediesweremorelikelytobelieveinpredestinedlove缘份thanthosewhopreferredotherkindsofmoviE.Theywerealsomorelikelytobelievethatperfectrelationshipshappeninstantlyandwerelesslikelytobelievethatcouplesneedtoworkatrelationships.Watchingjustoneromanticcomedyisenoughtoswaypeople'sattitudestoromanticlovetheyfounD.DrBjarneHolmeswholedtheresearchsaid:Wearenotkillingjoys--wearenotsayingthatpeopleshouldn'twatchthesemovies.Butwearesayingthatitwouldbehelpfulifpeopleweremoreawareandmorecriticalofthemessagesinthesefilms.TheproblemisthatwhilemostofusknowthattheideaofaperfectrelationshipisunrealisticsomeofusarestillmoreinfluencedthanwerealizE.ForthefirstpartofthestudyDrHolmesandcolleaguesattheFamilyandPersonalRelationshipsLaboratoryatHeriotWattUniversityEdinburghstudied40boxofficehitsfrom1995to2005.Mostofthosecomediesdescribedcouplesfallinginstantlyinloveandpromotedtheideaoffate--thebeliefthatthereisjustoneperfectcompanionouttheretheyfounD.There'sabeliefofdestinyandcouplesinromanticcomediesimmediatelyunderstandeachothersaidDrHolmes.Ifyouthinkthat'showthingsareyouaresettingyourselfuptobedisappointeD.InasecondstudyDrHolmesaskedaround100studentvolunteerstowatchSerendipity--the2001romanticcomedystarringKateBeckinsaleandJohnCusackwhile100watchedaDavidLynchdramA.Inaquestionnaireafterthefilmendedstudentswatchingtherom-comwerefarmorelikelytobelieveinfateanddestinythanthosewhohadwatchedthe'straight'film.72.Accordingtothepassageifyouarefondofwatchingromanticcomediesyou____.A.aremorelikelytobelieveinfutureloveB.mustbeinfluencedbyfilmsC.mayexpectaperfectrelationshipinyourlovelifeD.mayfallinstantlyinlovewithoneofyourclassmates73.Theunderlinedworddestinymostprobablymeans__.A.fateB.loveC.beautyD.romance74.ThepurposeofDrBjameHohnes'researchis__.A.topromotetheideaoffateB.toaskustokeepawayfromromanticcomediesC.toshowhowromanticcomedieshaveinfluenceonourlifeD.toremindusofthenegativeeffectofwatchingromanticcomedies75.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat.A.watchingcomediesisharmfultoastablemarriageB.itisnecessaryforcouplestoworkattheirrelationshipC.couplesfallinginstantlyinloveendupwithanunhappymarriageD.weshouldwatchmore'straight'filmsinsteadofromanticcomedies

MorethaneverkidstodayhavegivenupreadingforactivitieslikewatchingTVplayingvideogamesandsurfingtheInternetbutrecentlyanewtrend趋势hasbeencatchingonthatwillhopefullychangethat.InfactbookclubsarebecomingmorepopularamongAmericankids.11-year-oldKenyaDebarrosreadaboutsingerLenaHornE.Itwasjustamazingtoseeablackwomanasthestarandnotjustamammyoramaidshesays.Butdidallthesekidscomeenthusiastically热情地?Nonotexactly.IlikebookclubuhIdon’tknowbutIamjusttryingitout.Mymomdidn’tmakemebutIjusttrieditoutsays16-year-oldAntonioNash.Andifthey’lltryittheexpertssaytherearewaystogetthemtocomeback.Makeitfunservepizzaservechocolatecakesandhavedoorprizes门票对号奖.ItalsohelpstoconnectbookstotherealworlD.Theytalkaboutthingsthatarehappeninginthecommunitysotheycanrelatewhateverthey’vereadinthebooktowhat’shappeningnow.Heretheyhavelongtalksaboutthebookstheyhaveselectedwhichmostkidsdon’tgettodowhenthey’reinschoolandthesekidssayinbookclubsthey’relearningtolovebooksandlovereading.IfeellikeI’mactuallyinthebookanddoingwhattheactualmaincharacterisdoingsays13-year--oldJustinWoodarD.16-year-oldAntoniaMcManussaysreadinggivesheranicebreakfromthedaySittingdownandreadingabookgivesmesometimetogetawayfromtheworldandgetmymindstraight.52.WhatdoestheunderlinedphrasecatchingoninParagraph1mean?A.Happening.B.Realizing.C.Becomingpopular.D.Bringingin.53.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.BookclubsdevelopveryfastinAmericA.B.BookclubsarepopularamongAmericankids.C.Americankids’habitsarechangingtowardsreading.D.A.newtrendhelpschangechildreninAmericA.54.Itcanbeknownfromthepassagethat______.A.bookclubsaredesignedtoimprovekids’studyB.bookclubsaremainlytohelpkidsforgettherealityC.kidsliketogothereforthesilentsurroundingsD.kidsmaygetunexpectedrewardsinbookclubs55.WhydoesAntoniaMcManuslikegoingtothebookclub?A.Shefindsreadingrestful.B.Shecouldgetsomesoundsleep.C.ShelikesthenoisyconditionstherE.D.ShecandealwithherproblemstherE.

Likeallanimalspeciesplantspeciesmustspreadtheiroffspringtosuitableareaswheretheycangrowandpassontheirparents’genes.Younganimalsgenerallyspreadbywalkingorflying.Becauseplantsdon’thavethatabilitytheymustsomehowhitchhike搭车.Someplantseedsscatterbyblowinginthewindorfloatingonwater.Manyotherplantspeciesthoughtrickananimalintocarryingtheirseeds.Howdotheydothis?Theyenclosetheseedswithinatastyfruitandadvertisethefruit’sripenessbyitscolourorsmell.ThehungryanimalcollectsandswallowsthefruitwalksorfliesoffandlaterspitsouttheseedssomewherefarfromitsparenttreE.Seedscantherebybecarriedforthousandsofmiles.Itmaysurpriseyoutolearnthatplantseedscanresistdigestion.Infactsomeseedsactuallyrequirepassagethroughananimal’sbodybeforetheycangrow.Wildstrawberriesofferagoodexampleofhitchhikingtactics.WhenstrawberryseedsarestillyoungandnotyetreadytobeplantedthesurroundingfruitisgreensourandharD.Whentheseedsfinallymaturetheberriesturnredsweetandtender.Thechangeintheberries’colourservesasasignaltobirdswhichtheneatthestrawberriesflyoffandeventuallyspitouttheseeds.Naturallystrawberryplantsdidn’tsetoutwithaconsciousintentionofattractingbirdsonlywhentheirseedswerereadytobedisperseD.Nordidbirdssetoutwiththeintentofplantingstrawberries.Ratherstrawberryplantsevolvedthroughnaturalselection.Thesweeterandredderthefinalstrawberrythemorebirdsspreaditsripeseeds;thegreenerandmoresourtheyoungstrawberrythefewerbirdsdestroyedtheseedsbyeatingberriesbeforetheseedswereready.1.Whatdoestheunderlinedworddispersedinthethirdparagraphmean?A.spreadB.eatenC.bornD.planted2.ForplantswhichofthefollowingisNOTawayofspreadingtheiroffspringtosuitableareas?A.Hitchhiking.B.BlowinginthewinD.C.Floatingonwater.D.Trackingananimal.3.Whichstrategydoestheexampleofwildstrawberriesdescribe?A.Theconsciousintentofattractingbirds.B.Spreadingbywalking.C.Spreadingbyflying.D.Thestrategyoftakingalift.4.Whydoestheauthordescribehowstrawberryseedsarespread?A.Toshowplantsaregoodatadaptingtotheenvironment..B.Toshowstrawberry’sspecialway.C.Toshowtheplanthasdifferentwaysofspreadingseeds.D.Toshowthemysteryofplant.5.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.Howanimalsdisperseoffspring.B.Howplantsdispersetheiroffspring.C.Plantevolution.D.Plants’hitchhikingonanimals.

Everywhereyoulooklargequantitiesofinformationintheworldarepouring.ThisdatafloodisalreadystartingtotransformbusinessgovernmentscienceandeverydaylifE.Ithasgreatpotentialforgood—aslongasconsumerscompaniesandgovernmentsmaketherightchoicesaboutwhentorestricttheflowofdataandwhentoencourageit.A.fewindustrieshaveledthewayintheirabilitytogatherandtakeadvantageofthedatA.Credit-cardcompaniesmonitoreverypurchaseandcanidentifycheatswithahighdegreeofaccuracy.Stolencreditcardsaremorelikelytobeusedtobuyhardliquorthanwineforexamplebecauseitiseasiertooverlook.Insurancefirmsarealsogoodatcombiningcluestospotdoubtfulclaims:dishonestclaimsaremorelikelytobemadeonaMondaythanaTuesdaysincepolicyholders保险客户whostageaccidentstendtoassemblefriendsasfalsewitnessesovertheweekenD.BycombiningmanysuchrulesitispossibletoworkoutwhichcardsarelikeliesttohavebeenstolenandwhichclaimsareuntruE.Byanalyzingbasketdatasupermarketscanmakepromotionstoappealtoparticularcustomers’preferences.Theoilindustryusessupercomputerstohelpthembeforedrillingwells.Butthedatafloodalsoposesrisks.Therearemanyexamplesofdatabasesbeingstolen:disksfullofsocial-securitydatagomissinglaptopsloadedwithtaxrecordsareleftintaxiscredit-cardnumbersarestolenbyonlinepurchasE.TheresultcanbeprivacymadepublicidentitystolenandcheatspermittedlargespacE.Ratherthanowningandcontrollingtheirownpersonaldatatheyveryoftenfindthattheyhavelostcontrolofit.Thebestwaytodealwiththedatafloodistomakemoredataavailableintherightwaybyrequiringgreatertransparencyinseveralareas.Firstusersshouldbegivengreateraccesstoandcontrolovertheinformationheldaboutthemincludingwhomitissharedwith.GoogleallowsuserstoseewhatinformationitholdsaboutthemandletsthemdeletetheirsearchhistoriesormodifythetargetingofadvertisingforexamplE.Secondorganizationsshouldberequiredtodisclosedetailsofsecuritybreaches安全漏洞asisalreadythecaseinsomepartsoftheworldtoencouragebossestotakeinformationsecuritymoreseriously.Thirdorganizationsshouldbesubjecttoanannualsecuritycheckwiththeresultinggrademadepublicthoughdetailsofanyproblemsexposedwouldnotbe.ThiswouldencouragecompaniestokeeptheirsecuritymeasuresuptodatE.64.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.InformationFloodB.BenefitsofDataFloodC.HarmsofDataFloodD.HowtoUseDatainaRightWay65.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat_____.A.lotsofdataarelostbecauseofhardwareproblemsB.onlinepurchasesarebecomingmoreandmorepopularC.creditcardsarenotsosecuretouseandwillgooutofuseverysoonD.insurancefirmshavetoinvestigatebeforetheyconfirmtheirpolicyholders’claims66.Whichofthefollowingisthewriter’sopinionabouthowtodealwiththedataflood?A.Personalinformationshouldbeusedforpublicbenefits.B.Theusersshouldbegiventherighttoaccesspublicinformation.C.Companiesshouldupdatetheirmeasurestoguaranteetheirdatasafety.D.OrganizationsshouldkeeptheirresultinggradeofsecuritychecksunknowntothepubliC.67.Fromthepassagewecanconcludethat_____.A.thedatafloodmakespeoples’lifelessconvenientandmoreexpensiveB.companiesandinsurancefirmsareresponsibleforthedatafloodC.theinformationfloodismoreusefultoorganizationsthantoindividualsD.theinformationfloodhasbothpositiveandnegativeinfluenceonmodernlife

Campmemorieslastforever!Wemakesuretheyareunforgettable!ShadowRidgeSummerCampsoffersomanyexcitingthingsforcamperstodo.UnlikeothercampprogramsthatincludehorsesasasmallpartoftheirprogramatShadowRidgehorsesAREtheprogram!Weare100%horsefromstable马厩managementnaturewalksandtrackridestobedroomfurnishings.Horseshelpusachievemanyofouraims.Girlscanlearntodevelopresponsibilityself-confidenceandpersonalconnectionsintheirliveswhilehavingfun.Usinghorsesasawonderfultoolforeducationourcampsofferaninterestingplaceforgrowthandlearning.Imagineeachgirlhavingherveryownhorsetospendtimewithandabestfriendtoloveandtakecareof.Eachcamperisresponsibleforahorsefortheweek.OurridingprogramprovidesalotofridingandlessontimE.Camperswilllearnhowtotakecareofthehorseandthetack马具aswellashowtoridE.Daysarefilledwithhorse-relatedactivitiestostrengthentheconnectionbetweeneachgirlandhorseasthegirlslearntoworksafelyaroundthehorses.AtShadowRidgewetrytocreatealovingcaringfamilyatmosphereforourcampers.WehaveTheBunkhouse4girlstheWranglersRoost4girlsandTheHideout2girlsinourcomfortable177-year-oldfarmhousE.Allmealsarehomecookedofferingdeliciousandhealthyfoodforthehungryrider.Ourexcellentactivitiescreatepersonalizedmemoriesofyourchild’svacation.EachchildwillreceiveacampT-shirtandaphotoalbum.usually300-500picturesoftheirstayatcamp.OurcampsareofferedduringJuneJulyandAugust2007forsmallgroupsofgirlsaged13-16yearsnotonlyfromCanadabutalsootherpartsoftheworlD.Wewillsendyoufullprogramdescriptionsatyourrequest.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Toattractpeopletothecamps.B.Totalkaboutcampingexperiences.C.Todescribetheprogramsofthecamps.D.Toexplaintheaimsofthecamps.WhatdoweknowaboutthecampprogramsatShadowRidge?A.CampersarerequiredtowearcampT-shirts.B.Horsesplayacentralroleintheactivities.C.Camperslearntocookfoodforthemselves.D.HorselessonsareofferedalltheyearrounD.TheprogramsatShadowRidgemainlyaimtohelppeople______.A.understandhorsesbetterB.enjoyafamilyatmosphereC.havefunaboveotherthingsD.achieveaneducationalpurposeThepassageiswrittenmainlyfor______.A.horseridersB.teenagegirlsC.CanadianparentsD.internationaltravelers

TheEnglisharefamousfortheirmanners.ThephraseMannersmakeththemanwascoinedbyEnglishmanWilliamofWykehambackin1324butthey’rejustasimportanttoday.Booksarewrittenonthesubjectadvicecolumnsinmagazinestellpeoplehowtobehaveandfinishingschoolsstillexisttoensurethatyounggirlsbecomeyoungladies.ThebestexampleofEnglishmannersisintheirmasteryoftheartofformingaqueuE.ItisapopularjokeinEnglandthelandofsportingfailurestosayifonlyqueuingwasanOlympicsportwe’dwinhandsdown.NooneknowsexactlyhowandwhenitstartedbutqueuingplaysanimportantroleintheEnglishsocialmake-up.Schoolchildrenaretaughttoqueueforroll-callassemblyandlunchandEnglishpeopleacrossthelandformorderlyqueuesatshopsbankscinemasandbus-stopseveryday.TheEnglishobviouslyaren’ttheonlypeoplewhoqueuebuttheyseemtodoitbetterthananyoneelsE.AsonevisitorsaidIhavetravelledacrossEuropetheMiddleandFarEastandnowherehaveIseenthesingle-filequeueswhichareformedinEnglanD.TheEnglisharealsofamouslypolitewhenitcomestolanguagE.WhereasmanyothernotionsaremoredirectintheircommunicationtheEnglishpreferamoreindirectformofaskingforthings.ForexampleanAmericanwhowantstotalktoacolleaguemightsayGotaminute?;howeveranEnglishpersonwilloftenuseamoreindirectmeansmightofrequestingthechatSorrytobotheryoubutwouldyoupossiblyhaveaminuteorsotohaveaquickchatifyoudon’tmindplease?TheEnglishalsolovetoapologizeforthings.Whensqueezingpastsomeonepeoplesaysorry.Andtheywillapologizeifyoubumpintothemwhoops!Sorry!Myfault.InfactnooneseemstosaysorryasmuchastheEnglish:sorryI’mlatE./SorryIforgottocallyoulastnight./I’msorryyoudidn’tgetthee-mail.Andsoon.Theyalsoliketousepleaseandthankyoualot.InashoptheywillsayI’dlikeapacketofcrisppleasE.Thanks.Britishstudentsthanktheirlecturesandbossesoftenthanktheiremployeesfordoingtheirjobs.Whydoesfinishingschoolsstillexisttohelpyounggirlsbecomeladies?A.BecausetheEnglishmindtheirmannersverymuch.B.BecausetheEnglishparentswanttomarrytheirdaughterstotheroyalfamily.C.BecausetheEnglishgirlsaresorudethattheyneedtobetaughttobepolitE.D.BecausetheEnglishgovernmentensurestheirexistencE.Theunderlinedsentenceinparagraph2implies________________.A.TheEnglishlovetheOlympicsverymuch.B.TheEnglishspendnothingwinninganOlympicmedal.C.TheEnglisharebestatqueuing.D.TheEnglishprefertoqueuewiththeirhandsdown.AccordingtothepassageifAmericanssayWaiter!CouldIhaveanotherforkplease?howwilltheEnglishexpresssuchameaning?A.Excuseme!Givemeanotherforkplease!B.Excuseme!Ihavetobeabotherbutwouldyoumindawfullychangingthisforkplease?C.Hi!Wouldyoumindgivingmeanotherfork?D.Waiter!Comehereandchangethefork!Accordingtothepassagewhydotheemployersoftenthanktheiremployeesfordoingtheirjobs?A.Theemployeescanbringthemalotofbenefits.B.Theemployeesfinishtheirjobsperfectly.C.TheEnglishemployers’goodmannersleadthemtodoso.D.Theemployersdoitasaresultofthecompany’sregulation.

Goaheadtalktoyourdog.Asmanyadogownerwillproveourfurryfriendsarelistening.Nowforthedoubtersthereisscientificproofthattheyunderstandmuchofwhattheyhear.A.bordercolliecalledRicocanfetchatleast200objectsbynameresearchersinGermanysay.Thedogalsoappearstolearnwordsfornewobjectsaseasilyasa3-year-oldchildwoulD.Itsword-learningskillisasgoodasthatofaparrotorchimpanzeE.Inoneexperimenttheresearcherstookall200itemsthatRicoissupposedtoknowanddividedthemrandomlyinto20setsof10objectseach.Thedogwaitedwithoneofhisownersinoneroomwhileanexperimenterputasetof10objectsintoanotherroom.Thentheownertoldthedogtofetchoneoftheitems.Thedoghadtogototheotherroomandbringtheobjectback.InfourtrialsRicogot37outof40commandsright.Becausethedogcouldn'tseeanyonetogetvisualcluesaboutwhattobringbackthescientistsconcludedthathemustunderstandthemeaningsofcertainwords.InanotherexperimentthescientiststookonetoythatRicohadneverseenbeforeandputitinaroomwithseventoyswhosenameshealreadyknew.Thedog'sownerthentoldhimtofetchtheobjectusingawordRicohadneverhearD.In7outof10trialsRicopickedtherightobjectsuggestingthathefiguredouttheanswerbyprocessofelimination.A.monthlaterherememberedhalfofthenewnameswhichfurtherimpressedtheresearchers.Ricoisprobablysmarterthantheaveragedogthescientistssay.Foronethinghe'sabordercollieabreedknownforitsmentalabilities.Inadditionthe9-year-olddoghasbeentrainedtoretrievetoysbytheirnamessincehewas9monthsolD.It'shardtoknowifalldogsunderstandatleastsomeofthewordswesay.Eveniftheydotheycan'ttalkback.Stillitwouldn'thurttosweet-talkyourpupeverynowandthen.Youmightjustgetabigwetkissinreturn!48.Thepassageisprobablytakenfromabookon_____A.petsB.environmentC.cultureD.nutrition49.Itisimpliedthat____A.RicoisprobablyclevererthantheaveragedogB.OnlyafewdogscantalkbacktoitsownerC.ifachimpanzeeistraineditcanalsorecognizethenamesofobjectsD.Alldogscanunderstandwords50.HowlongisitsinceRico’sownerbegantotrainhim?A.ninemonthsB.3yearsC.overnineyearsD.morethaneightyears51.Ricocandoallthefollowingexcept_____A.understandingthemeaningsofcertainwords.B.pickingtherightobjectbyprocessofeliminationC.rememberingallofthenewnameshelearnedD.retrievingtoysbytheirnames

Itwasabeautifuldayatthebeach—blueskygentlewindcalmseA.Iknewthesethingsbecauseamansittingfivefeetfrommewasshoutingthemintohismobilephonelikeaplay-by-playannouncer实况解说员.IT’SA.BEAUTIFULDAYheshouteD.THESKYISBLUEANDTHERE’SA.GENTLEWINDANDTHEWATERISCALMANDBehindmeawomanhermobilephonepressedtoherearwaswalkingbackandforth.SheDIDN’Tshewassaying.No.SheDIDN’T.SheDID?Really?AreyouSERIOUS?ShedidNOT.SheDID?NosheAndsoon.ThiswomanhadtwochildrenwhowereplayingintheseA.Ifoundmyselfwatchingthembecausethewomansurelywasnot.AhugesquidcouldhavecaughtandsnatchedthechildrenandthiswomanwouldnothavenoticeD.Orifshehadnoticedshe’dhavesaidListen.IhavetogobecauseahugesquidjustNo!Shedidn’t!SheDID?No!SheAndnexttometheplay-by-playmanwouldhavesaid:ANDA.HUGESQUIDJUSTATETWOCHILDRENANDI’MGETTINGA.LITTLESUNBURNEDANDItusedtobethatthemajortroubleatthebeachwasthefellowwhobroughtaboombox便携式录音机andturneditupsoloudthatthebassnotescausedseagullstoexplodE.Butatleastyouknewwherethesefellowswere;youneverknowwhichbeachgoershavemobilephones.You’llsettlenexttowhatappearstobeasleepingsunbatherorevenyouhopeacorpseandyou’llliehappilyonyourtowelandyou’llgetallthewaytothesecondsentenceofyour467-pagebookbeforeyoufallasleeptothehypnoticsurgeofthesurf催人入梦的潮声andBREEP!BREEP!ThecorpsesitsupfeelsurgentlyforitsmobilephoneandshoutsHello!I’matthebeach!Yes!It’snice!Verypeaceful!What?Shedid?Noshedidn’t!SheDID?NosheLoudmobile-phonersneverseemtogeturgentcalls.JustonceI’dliketohearoneofthemsayHello?YesthisisDr.Johnson.OhDr.Smith.You’veopenedtheabdominalcavity腹腔?Good!NowtheappendixshouldberightundertheWhat?Nothat’stheliver.Don’ttakeTHATouthaha!Ohyoudid?MyGod!OKnowlistencarefullyFromthepassagewecanknowthatthewriterofthepassage_____.A.hadawonderfulholidayatthebeachB.musthavesufferedalotbecauseoftheterribleweatherC.isonlyinterestedintalksbydoctorsaboutoperationD.experiencedanunhappyholidayatthebeachAccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Thewriteroftenspendshisholidaysatthebeach.B.Ahugesquidatetwochildrenwhiletheirmotherwasnotwatching.C.Somepeopleusedtoplayboomboxwhilespendingtheirholidaysatthebeach.D.Somepeopleoftenmakeloudmobilephonecallswithoutcaringforothers.Theunderlinedwordcorpseinthispassagehastheclosestmeaningto________.A.adeadbodyB.aloudmobilephoneC.asoundsleeperD.asleeploverInthepastthefellowwhobroughtaboombox_________.A.turnedituptomaketheseagullshappyB.turnedituptocausetheseagullstoexplodeC.mightcauselesstroublethanthebeachgoerswithmobilephonesD.mightcausemoretroublethanthebeachgoerswithmobilephonesWecaninferfromthepassagethat_______.A.thewriterisinterestedinmobilephonE.B.thewriterhatespeopleusingmobilephoneC.thewriterhatestobedisturbedwhileenjoyingholidaysonthebeach.D.thewriterseldomfinishesreadingabookbeforegoingtosleep.

PreparingforamedicalemergencyinvolvingyourpetisalwaysbestaccomplishedbeforetheeventtakesplacE.Thisseriesisdesignedtohelpguideyouthroughtheimportantdecisionsaboutfirstaidaswellashowandwhentotransportyourpetquicklyandsafelytoaveterinaryhospitaloremergencyability.VeterinaryPartner.comhasprovidedthiscompletereferencebookonlineforyoutoskimthroughexpandingyourknowledgeofdogandcatfirstaidhoweverweencourageyoutobuythebooktokeepinyourhomeorcarasaquickreferenceduringanemergency.Thisbookisanemergencypreparednessready-referencefordogsandcats.WisepreventivemeasuresintelligentuseoffirstaidprinciplescoupledwithrecognitionofabnormalsymptomsandtreatmentofdisordersdiseasesandproblemsleadtoeffectivehealthcarE.A.workingknowledgeofthisinformationwillhelpyougetridofsomepotentiallydangerouscircumstancesandhelpyouprepareforemergencysituations.Itincludesinformationonwhattodoandwhatnottodoinspecificemergencysituations.Theauthorsencouragecarefulreadingandoccasionalrereading.Wehavetriedtomakethisbookeasytounderstandavoidingtechnicaltermsasoftenaspossiblebutdefining下定义themincontextwhentheyarenecessary.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordveterinaryinparagraph1mean?A.ImmediateB.ForanimalsC.UrgentD.ForhumansWhyareweadvisedtobuythebook?A.Becauseit'sverycheapandmaybeusefultoallthepeoplE.B.Becauseitcontainsaworkingknowledgeofinformationaboutdogsandcats.C.Becauseitcontainsinformationonspecificemergencysituations.D.Becauseitisconvenienttoknowthingsdealingwithdogorcatinanemergency.WhichisNOTtrueaboutthebook?A.Itcanenlargethereaders'knowledgeofdogandcatfirstaiD.B.Itcontainstheknowledgeofrecognitionofabnormalsymptomsofdogsandcats.C.AlthoughitcontainsmanytechnicaltermsitiseasytounderstanD.D.YoucanreaditonVetrinaryParmer.comfreeofchargE.What'sthepurposeofthepassage?A.Tointroduceabook.B.TointroduceawebsitE.C.TointroduceaworkingknowledgE.D.Toencouragecarefulreading.

Itwasthesummerof1965.Delucathen17visitedPeterBuckafamilyfrienD.BuckaskedDelucaabouthisplansforthefuturE.I’mgoingtocollegebutIneedawaytopayforitDeLucarecallssaying.Bucksaid‘Youshouldopenasandwichshop.’Thatafternoontheyagreedtobepartners.Andtheysetagoal:toopen32storesintenyears.Afterdoingsomeresearchbuckwroteacheckfor$1000.DeLucarentedastorefront店面inConnecticutandwhentheycouldn’tcovertheirstart-upcostsBuckkickedinanother$1000.Butbusinessdidn’tgosmoothlyastheyexpecteD.DeLucasaysAftersixmonthsweweredoingpoorlybutwedidn’tknowhowbadlybecausewedidn’thaveanyfinancialcontrols.AllheandBuckknewwasthattheirsaleswerelowerthantheircosts.DeLucawasmanagingthestoreandgoingtotheUniversityofBridgeportatthesametimE.BuckwasworkingathisdayjobasanuclearphysicistinNewYork.They’dmeetMondayeveningsandbrainstormideasforkeepingthebusinessrunning.WeconvincedourselvestoopenasecondstorE.Wefiguredwecouldtellthepublic‘WearesosuccessfulweareopeningasecondstorE.’Andtheydid—inthespringof1966.Stillitwasalotoflearningbytrialanderror.Butthepartners’learn-as-you-goapproachturnedouttobetheirgreateststrength.EveryFridayDeLucawoulddrivearoundandhand-deliverthecheckstopaytheirsuppliers.Itprobablytookmetwoandahalfhoursanditwasn’tnecessarybutasaresultthesuppliersgottoknowmeverywellandthepersonalrelationshipsestablishedreallyhelpedoutDeLucasays.Andhavingagoalwasalsoimportant.Therearesomanyproblemsthatcangetyoudown.YoujusthavetokeepworkingtowardyourgoalDeLucaadds.DeLucaendedupfoundingSubwaySandwichthemultimillion-dollarrestaurantchain.48.DeLucaopenedthefirstsandwichshopinorderto____.A.supporthisfamilyB.payforhiscollegeeducationC.helphispartnerexpandbusinessD.dosomeresearch49.WhichofthefollowingistrueofBuck?A.Heputmoneyintothesandwichbusiness.B.Hewasaprofessorofbusinessadministration.C.HewasstudyingattheUniversityofBridgeport.D.HerentedastorefrontforDeLucA.50.Whatcanwelearnabouttheirfirstshop?A.ItstoodatanunfavorablepalcE.B.Itloweredthepricestopromotesales.C.ItmadenoprofitsduetopoormanagementD.Itlackedcontroloverthequalityofsandwiches51.Theydecidedtoopenasecondstorebecausethey___.A.hadenoughmoneytodoit.B.hadsucceededintheirbusinessC.wishedtomeettheincreasingdemandofcustomersD.wantedtomakebelievethattheyweresuccessful52.Whatcontributemosttotheirsuccessaccordingtotheauthor?A.Learningbytrialanderror.B.Makingfriendswithsuppliers.C.Findingagoodpartner.D.Openingchainstores.BAC51—55DAA

IV.阅读理解共17小题每小题２分满分34分Likecatsgeckos壁虎alwayslandontheirfeet.Iftheyhappentofallfromawallorleafthey’vebeenclimbingaquickmoveofthetailmakessurethattheyalwayslandontheirfeetfirstanewstudyfinds.Geckosaretrulybuiltforclimbing:theirfeethavehairytoesthatcanfixthemselvestoawallorothervertical竖直的surfaces.Howevergeckos’feetcan’talwayskeepholdandtheymayfalltothegrounD.Whengeckosfallorjumpoffawalltheyalwayslandstomach-sidedown.Geckos’longtailsbecomenecessaryduringtheirfallsthenewstudyshows.Researchersdidanexperiment.Theyplacedgeckosup-side-downontheundersideofaleaf.Whentheylosttheirfootholdandfellthegeckospitched倾斜theirtailsforbalancE.Theythenrotated旋转theirtailstomaketheirbodiesrotatE.Assoonastheywereright-sideuptheystoppedrotating.Onaverageitonlytookthegeckosaboutatenthofasecondtorightthemselvessothattheywouldlandontheirfeet.Catsuseadifferentwaytolandontheirfeetafterafall.Astheirtailsdon’thavethepowerlikegeckos’tailscatscan’tusethemtorightthemselves.Insteadtheytwisttheirbodiesaroundmid-air.Engineersaretryingtobuildarobotthatimitatesthegeckos’climbingability.A.tailwillbefixedtotherobottoallowittokeepbalancE.54.Whatdoweknowaboutgeckos?A.Theirtoesmakeitpossibleforthemtowalkonwalls.B.Theirtailscanfixthemtoawallorotherverticalsurfaces.C.Theyoftenlandontheirbackswhentheyjumpoffwalls.D.Ittakesthemasecondtorightthemselvesinmid-air.55.Howdocatsavoidtheirinjuryduringafall?A.Bytwistingtheirbodies.B.ByfixingtheirtoestothegrounD.C.Byusingtheirtailstorightthemselves.D.Bylandingupside-down.56.Geckos’specialabilitieshavegivenengineerssomenewideasto_________.A.allowrobotstoclimbverticalsurfacesB.reproducegeckoslikerobotsC.inventrobotsthatcanrotateonthegroundD.inventrobotsthatcanbalancethemselvesusingtheirtails57.Whatisthetextmainlytalkingabout?A.Theinterestinglivinghabitsofgeckos.B.Thedifferencesbetweencatsandgeckos.C.Whygeckosalwayslandontheirfeet.D.Howgeckosclimbupverticalwalls.

Snow-meltingAgentA.heavysnowcankillpestsandthismeansagoodharvestnextyear.Thiswillbringaswellastroubletourbanites.OnNov.162003acoldaircurrentbroughtaheavysnowtoBeijing.Topreventtrafficjamsrelatedgovernmentdepartmentsmobilizedpeopletoclearoffsnowonstreets.Oneofthemosteffectivewaystoclearoffsnowonroadsistoscattersnow-meltingagentontheroads.Themajorcomponentofthesnow-meltingagentissalt.Thesnow-meltingagentcanmakesnowstopfromfreezingmakeiteasiertoclearofftheroadandallowtraffictoflowsmoothly.Butitalsobringsaboutsomehiddendangers.Inthespringof2003over300000treesinBeijingurbandistrictsdieD.Afteranalyzingsoilaroundthesetreesexpertsdiscoveredthatthesaltcontentofthesesoilswas392timeshigherthannormal.Wheredidtheexcessivesaltcomefrom?Afterinvestigatingforestryexpertsfoundthatwhenclearingsnowinthewinterpeopleusuallyheapsnowcontainingsnow-meltingagentattrees’rootsandthatwhenthesnowmeltsthisagentpenetratesthesoilandincreasesitssaltcontent.Thesnow-meltingagentindirectlykilledthetrees.Statisticsshowthatduringaheavysnowin2002over1000tonsofsnow-meltingagentwasscatterredonstreetsinBeijing.Snowwatercontainingalargeamountofsnow-meltingagentgotintothesoilthroughsewers.Inadditionsaltinthesnow-meltingagentcanexpeditethecorrosionofsteelbarsinconcretebuildingsandcausetheconcretetocrackandpeelshorteningthelifeofroads.Scientistsandgovernmentofficialsarerequiredtosolvetrafficproblemscausedbyheavysnowsassoonaspossibleandatthesametimetrytoreducethenegativeeffectsofthesnow-meltingagent.Thisisadifficultproblemplacedbeforethem.Relatedauthoritieshaveframedsomelocalcriteriatoregulatetheproductionanduseofsnow-meltingagents.Nowmoreharmlesssnow-meltingagentsarebeingdevelopeD.Nowthatevensnow-meltingagentsthatmeettoday’scriteriamuststillbeusedcarefullywehavetorelymoreonourmanpowerandmachinestoclearoffsnow.Thisyearinadditiontousingsnow-meltingagentsBeijingwillusealargenumberofsnowvehiclestoclearsnowonroads.Inmoreplacescitizensaremobilizedtoclearsnowwiththeirhands.Thismaybeatestofacity’scivilizationlevel.Saltisasnow-meltingagentwhile_________isacleaningagent.A.waterB.soapC.awashing-machineD.ahousewifeThethirdparagraphofthetextismainlyabout_______.A.thesideeffectofsnow-meltingagentB.acaseofdamagetotreescausedbysnow-meltingagentC.theresultsofusingsnow-meltingagentD.theusesofsnow-meltingagentAccordingtothetextthemostpracticalwaytoclearoffsnowisto_________.A.usesnow-meltingagentasmuchaspossibleB.onlyusemoreharmlesssnow-meltingagentC.encouragepeopletoclearsnowwiththeirhandsD.usemoresnowvehiclesThistextmostprobablyappearsin_________.A.anewspaperB.amagazineonlatestfindingsC.abookonsaltD.amagazineonenvironmentalprotection

FiveyearsagoDavidSmithworeanexpensivesuittoworkeveryday.Iwasaclothesaddicthejokes.IusedtocarryafreshsuittoworkwithmesoIcouldchangeifmyclothesgotwrinkleD.TodayDavidwearscasualclothes-khakipantsandsportsshirt-totheofficE.HehardlyeverwearsanecktiE.I’mworkingharderthaneverDavidsaysandIneedtofeelcomfortablE.MoreandmorecompaniesareallowingtheirofficeworkerstowearcasualclothestoworkintheUnitedStates.Thechangefromformaltocasualofficewearhasbeengradual.Intheearly1990smanycompaniesallowedtheiremployeestowearcasualclothesonFridaybutonlyonFriday.Thisbecameknownasdress-downFridayofcasualFriday.Whatstartedoutasanextraone-day-a-weekbenefitforemployeeshasreallybecomeaneverydaything.saidbusinessconsultantMaislyJones.Whyhavesomanycompaniesstartedallowingtheiremployeestowearcasualclothes?Onereasonisthatit’seasierforacompanytoattractnewemployeesifithasacasualdresscodE.Alotofyoungpeopledon’twanttodressupforworksaystheownerofasoftwarecompanysoit’shardtohirepeopleifyouhaveaconservativedresscodE.Anotherreasonisthatpeopleseemhappierandmoreproductivewhentheyarewearingcomfortableclothes.InastudyconductedbyLeviStraussandCompany85percentofemployerssaidthattheybelievethatcasualdressimprovesemployeemoralE.Only4percentofemployerssaidthatcasualdresshasanegativeimpactonproductivity.Supportersofcasualofficewearalsoarguethatacasualdresscodehelpsthemsavemoney.SuitsareexpensiveifyouhavetowearoneeverydayonepersonsaiD.Forthesameamountofmoneyyoucanbuyalotmorecasualclothes.DavidSmithreferstohimselfashavingbeenaclothesaddictbecause_______.A.heoftenworekhakipantsandasportsshirtB.hecouldn’tstandacleanappearanceC.hewantedhisclothestolookneatallthetimeD.hedidn’twanttospendmuchmoneyonclothesDavidSmithwearscasualclothesnowbecause_______.A.theymakehimfeelateasewhenworkingB.hecannotaffordtobuyexpensiveclothesC.helookshandsomeincasualclothesD.henolongerworksforanycompanyAccordingtothispassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisfalse?A.Manyemployeesdon’tlikeaconservativedresscodE.B.ComfortableclothesmakeemployeesmoreproductivE.C.A.casualclothescodeiswelcomedbyyoungemployees.D.AlltheemployersintheU.S.areforcasualofficewear.Accordingtothispassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Companyworkersstartedtodressdownabouttwentyyearsago.B.Dress-downhasbecomeaneverydayphenomenonsincetheearly1990s.C.Dress-downFridaywasfirstgivenasafavorfromemployers.D.ManyworkerswanttowearcasualclothestoimpresspeoplE.Inthispassagethefollowingadvantagesofcasualofficeweararementionedinthepassageexcept_______.A.savingemployees’moneyB.makingemployeesmoreattractiveC.improvingemployees’motivationD.makingemployeeshappier

Birdsarenotasloyaltotheirpartnersasyoumightthinkwithdivorcechildabandonmentandremarriageacommonpartofbirds’lifeanewbookhasshown.AuthorandbiologyprofessorBridgeStutchburydispelsthelove-birdbeliefthatbirdspairupforlifE.Intermsofthetop10beliefsaboutbirdsthelastingpairbondsthatwethinkaboutdooccurinsomebirdsbutinmostofthelittlesongbirdsthatwestudiednotheprofessorfromYorkUniversityinTorontosaiD.Thedivorcerateamonggreaterflamingosis99percent.Stutchbury’sbookThePrivateLivesofBirdsbasedon20yearsofresearchfromradiofilmingandDNAtestingshowsmaleAcadianflycatchersfertilize使受孕femalesfarawayfromtheirhomenestsThemaindiscoveryisthatsomanybirdsdodivorceforwhathumanswoulddescribeasselfishreasonsProfessorStutchburysaiD.ShenotedthatfemalesmayseekoutmalesthataremorecolorfulandbettersingersorlooktostepupintheworldandmovetoareasthataresaferandhavemorefooD.FemalesarelookingforthehighestqualitymalesothattheirchildrenwillbeofhighqualitysheaddeD.ProfessorStutchburysaidshortersummersmaydrivefemalestoleavetheirnestsbeforetheiryoungarefullygrownupsotheycanquicklyfindnewmates配偶andlaymoreeggsleavingthemalestofeedthehungrychicksontheirown.Malescandoubletheirsuccessinproducingchildrenbyfertilizingneighboringfemalesbutonlymatescarefortheyoungandsomearenonethewiser.Theycan’ttellwhentheeggcomesoutandwhetherit’stheirsornotShesaiD.Theyhavenowaytoknow.Divorceissurprisinglycommonamongbirdsandmostlivewithonepartnerforonlyafewmonthsoryears.Divorceratesrangefrom99percentinthegreaterflamingotozerointhewanderingalbatross信天翁.Whatdoestheunderlineworddispelsmean?A.StatesB.DoubtsC.ConfirmsD.RemovesThebookThePrivateLivesofBirds_____.A.showsthekindofmalebirdsfemalesseekout.B.indicatesthewanderingalbatrossisthemostfaithful.C.isbasedonProfessorStutchbury’s20years’research.D.suggeststhatfemalebirdsselectmalesneartheirhomE.Accordingtothepassagewecaninferthat________.A.youngbirds’qualitydependsontheirfeather.B.somemalebirdscareforothers’youngastheirown.C.femalebirdsgotofindmalesassoonasautumncomes.D.femalebirdsareresponsibleforfeedingthehungrybabies.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.A.bookaboutlove-birds.B.Birds’livinghabitsandlovelifeC.Thefactthatbirdsdon’tlovetheirmatesforever.D.ThefactorsthatinfluencebirdstolookforanothermatE.

Youngeradultswhogeteitherlittlesleeporalotofitmayseeagreaterexpansionintheirwaistlines腰围overtimeastudypublishedsuggests.ResearchersfoundthatamongblackandHispanicadultsyoungerthan40thosewhotypicallysleptforfivehoursorlesseachnighthadagreateraccumulationofbellyfatoverthenextfiveyearsversus相比于thosewhoaveragedsixorsevenhours.Thosewhoslepteighthoursormoreinbedeachnightalsoshowedabiggerfatgain-butitwaslessobviousthanthatseeninshortsleepers.ThestudyreportedintheJournalSleepdoesnotprovethattoolittleortoomuchsleepdirectlyleadstoexcessfatgain.Butthefindingssupportandextendthoseofotherstudieslinkingsleepduration-particularlyalackofsleep-toweightgainandeventohigherrisksofdiabetes糖尿病andheartdiseasE.Amongparticipantsyoungerthan40thestudyfoundthosewhosaidtheysleptforfivehoursorlesseachnightgainedmorebellyfatthanthosewhoaveragedsixorsevenhoursofsleep.Onaverageshortsleepersshoweda32percentgaininvisceral内脏的fatversusa13percentgainamongthosewhosleptsixorsevenhourspernightanda22percentincreaseamongmenandwomenwhogotatleasteighthoursofsleepeachnight.A.similarpatternwasseenwithsuperficialabdominal腹部fat.ThefindingsaccordingtoleadresearcherDr.KristenG.Hairstonsupportthebeliefthatsleephabitsaffectweightandhealthingeneral.Sleepisanimportantpartofyouroverallhealth-notjustinwhetheryou'retiredduringthedayshesaiD.Theremaybeindirecteffects;peoplewhogettoolittlesleepmaybetootiredduringthedaytoexercisewhilethosewhospendalotoftimeinbedmayspendlesstimebeingactiverelativetopeoplewhosleepfewerhours.Researchalsosuggeststhatsleeplossalterspeople'slevelsofappetite-regulatinghormones荷尔蒙-whichcouldintheorycausethemtoovereat.Depressionwhichoftenaffectspeople'ssleepandhasbeenlinkedtoweightgaincouldalsobeafactorHairstonnoteD.Whomayhavethehigherriskofbeingfatoverthenextfiveyears?A.JackaHispanicmanaged35sleepsfor3hourseverynight.B.Candyablackwomanaged41sleepsforabout5hourseverynight.C.BobanAmericanaged50sleepsformorethan12hourseveryday.D.JohnastudentinAfricasleepsformorethan6hourseveryweek.WhatdoesthestudyreportedintheJournalSleepfind?A.Toolittleortoomuchsleepdirectlygivesrisetothefatgain.B.Peoplearesubjecttoheartdiseaseduetothelackofsleep.C.Itisadmittedthatsleepplaysanimportantpartinourhealth.D.Researchersfindalongersleeptimeisbetterforourhealth.WhatdoestheleadresearcherDr.KristenG.Hairstonagreewith?A.PeopleshoulddosomeexerciseintheirdailylifE.B.Thereisacloselinkbetweensleephabitsandhealth.C.Morenutritionisgreatlyneededwhenwelacksleep.D.MoreandmorepeopletendtosleeplessthanbeforE.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Youngeradultsgettinglittleormuchsleepmaybecomefat.B.Wearesupposedtodoexerciseasmuchaspossibletokeepfit.C.Weshouldkeepagoodsleephabittoimproveourhealth.D.Wehavetosparenoeffortstodrivedepressionaway.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.SleepHabitsLinkedtoFatGaininYoungerAdults.B.DoingExerciseIstheBestWaytoKeepFit.C.OurWaistlinesCanBeDrivenAwayRightNow.D.DiabetesNoLongerbotherallofYoungPeoplE.

Menusuallywanttohavetheirownway.TheywanttothinkandactastheylikE.NoonehowevercanhavehisownwayallthetimE.A.mancannotliveinsocietywithoutconsideringtheinterests利益ofothersaswellashisowninterests.SocietymeansagroupofpeoplewiththesamelawsandthesamewayoflifE.Peopleinsocietymaymaketheirowndecisionsbutthesedecisionsoughtnottobeunjust不公平orharmfultoothers.Oneman’sdecisionsmaysoeasilyharmanotherperson.Forexampleamotoristmaybeinahurrytogettoafriend’shousE.HesetsoutdrivingatfullspeedlikeacompetitorinamotorracE.Thereareothervehiclesandalsopedestrians行人ontheroaD.Suddenlythereisacrash.Therearescreamsandconfusion.Onecarelessmotoristhasstruckanothercar.Thecollision碰撞hasinjuredtwoofthepassengersandkilledthethirD.Toomanyroadaccidentshappenthroughthethoughtlessnessofselfishdrivers.Wehavegovernmentsthepoliceandthelawcourtstopreventortopunishsuchcriminalacts.Butinadditionallmenoughttoobservecertainrulesofconduct.Everymanoughttobehavewithconsiderationforothermen.Heoughtnottostealcheatordestroytheproperty财产ofothers.Thereisnoplaceofthissortofbehaviorinacivilizedsociety.51.A.mancannothavehisownwayallthetimebecause________.A.hemayhavenointerestinotherpeopleB.hehastosharethesameinterestwiththepeopleinthesamesocietyC.hisdecisionsarealwaysunjustD.hisdecisionsalwaysharmotherpeople52.Accordingtothepassagepeopleinacivilizedsocietyshouldusually______.A.behonesttoeachotherB.becautionsindoingeverythingC.behaveinaresponsiblewayD.punishcriminalacts53.Thepurposeofthispassageisto_________.A.tellpeoplehowtobehaveinsocietyB.illustratetheimportanceoflawsC.teachpeoplehowtopreventcriminalactsD.persuadepeoplenottomaketheirowndecisions54.Itisimpliedthattherewillbefewerroadaccidentsif_______.A.thedriversaremoreconsiderate体贴的ofotherpeopleB.therearefewercarsorwalkersinthestreetC.themotoristsarenotalwaysinahurryD.thepassengersarecalmbutnotconfusedbeforetheaccidents55.Wecandrawaconclusionthat_______.A.thegovernmentshouldcontributemoreeffortsB.thecriminalsshouldbemoreseverelypunishedC.manshouldbemorestrictwithhimselfD.manshouldhavemoreandmoresimilarinterests

It’snoteasygrowingup.Growingupcanbearealpainforsomeofus.Wearealwaysdoingthingsthatsomeoneelsemakesusdoandaren’tallowedtodoallthethingswelikE.Sometimeswefeelsadsometimeswearefearfulandsometimeswejustdon’tunderstandwhywecan’tstayyoungforever.Butweshouldtakealookbackonallthehardships苦难inlifewithapositiveattitudeandlearnfromthem.Weshouldrealizethatallofourgrowingpainsactuallyturnintogrowinggains!Throughoutourliveswearegoingtofacemanychallengesandpainsbutweshouldneverlettheseobstacleskeepusfromfollowingourdreams.WemustovercomeeveryobstacleonesmallstepatatimE.AsayounggirlmyparentsforcedmetodosomanythingsthatIdidn’tlikE.Theymademelearntoplaytheviolinandthenthepiano.AtthattimeIhatedmusicandIalsohatedthem.ButlookingbacknowIamsogladthatmyparentsencouragedmetotakemusiclessons.Musichasenriched丰富mylifeinsomanyways.Inowrealizethatmyparentsandteacherswantedmetohaveabetterlifethantheydidthemselves.WeareallgoingtoexperiencegrowingpainsbuttheyarejustpartofourlifE.Thinkabouthowwewouldfeelifwehadnochallengesandlivedalifelikethat.Lifewouldbereallyboringandmeaningless.Thefutureisours!A.littlehardworkandsweatneverhurtanyone!Ifwerealizethatthesepainsarejustsmallbumps碰撞onourroadtosuccesswewillrealizethatourgrowingpainsareactuallygrowinggains!1.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.NopainsnogainsB.GrowingpainsandgainsC.GrowingupisapainD.Growingupiseasy2.TheunderlinedwordobstaclesinParagraph2referstothingsthat_____.A.makeiteasyforyoutodosthB.makeitdifficultforyoutodosthC.makeyouhappyD.makeyoufullofenergy3.Whatdoestheauthornowthinkaboutwhatherparentsdidforherinthepast?A.Sheisangrywiththem.B.Sheisdissatisfiedwiththem.C.Sheisthankfultothem.D.Shecouldn’tforgivethem.4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.GrowingpainsarepartofourlifE.B.Ourgrowingpainswillfinallyturnintogrowinggains.C.Weshouldstopwhenfacingmanychallenges.D.Lifewithoutchallengesisboringandmeaningless.

ROME:ThelegendofLeonardodaVinciiscoveredinmystery:Howdidhedie?AretheremainsburiedinaFrenchcastlereallythoseofthemaster?WastheMonaLisaaself-portraitindisguise伪装?A.groupofItalianscientistsbelievethekeytosolvingthosepuzzleslieswiththeremainsandtheysaytheyareseekingpermissiontodigupthebodytoconductcarbonandDNAtesting.Iftheskullisundamagedthescientistscangototheheartofaquestionthathasfascinatedscholarsandthepublicforcenturies:theidentityoftheMonaLisA.RecreatingavirtualandthenphysicalreconstructionofLeonardo'sfacetheycancompareitwiththesmilingfaceinthepainting.Wedon'tknowwhatwe'llfindifthetombisopeneD.WecouldevenjustfindgrainsanddustsaysGiorgioGruppioniananthropologistwhoisparticipatingintheproject.Butiftheremainsarewellkepttheyareabiologicalrecordofeventsinaperson'slifeandsometimesintheirdeath.SilvanoVincetitheleaderofthegroupsaidthatheplanstopresshiscasewiththeFrenchofficialsinchargeofthesaidburialsiteatAmboiseCastleearlynextweek.LeonardomovedtoFranceattheinvitationofKingFrancisIwhonamedhimfirstpaintertotheking.Hespentthelastthreeyearsofhislifethereanddiedin1519atage67.Theartist'soriginalburialplacethepalacechurchofSaintFlorentinewasdestroyedduringtheFrenchRevolutionandremainsthatarebelievedtobehiswereeventuallyreburiedintheSaint-HubertChapelnearthecastlE.TheAmboisetombisasymbolictomb;it'sabigquestionmarksaidAlessandroVezzosithedirectorofamuseumdedicatedtoLeonardoinhishometownofVinci.Vezzosisaidthatinvestigatingthetombcouldhelpidentifytheartist'sboneswithcertaintyandsolveotherquestionssuchasthecauseofhisdeath.Hesaidheaskedtoopenthetombin2004tostudytheremainsbuttheAmboiseCastleturnedhimdown.Thegroupof100expertsinvolvedintheprojectcalledtheNationalCommitteeforHistoricalandArtisticHeritagewascreatedin2003withtheaimofsolvingthegreatmysteriesofthepastsaidVincetiwhohaswrittenbooksonartandliteraturE.Arguablytheworld'smostfamouspaintingtheMonaLisahangsintheLouvreinPariswhereitdrewsome8.5millionvisitorslastyear.Mysteryhassurroundedtheidentityofthepainting'ssubjectforcenturieswithopinionsrangingfromthewifeofaFlorentinemerchanttoLeonardo'sownmother.ThatLeonardointendedtheMonaLisaasaself-portraitindisguiseisapossibilitythathasinterestedanddividedscholars.Theorieshaveexisted:SomethinkthatLeonardo'stastefortricksandriddlesmighthaveledhimtohidehisownidentitybehindthatpuzzlingsmile;othershaveguessedthatthepaintinghidanandrogynouslover.IfgrantedaccesstothegravesitetheItalianexpertsplantouseatinycameraandradartoconfirmthepresenceofbones.Thescientistswouldthenexhume挖掘theremainsandattempttodatetheboneswithcarbontesting.AttheheartoftheproposedstudyistheefforttodiscoverwhethertheremainsareactuallyLeonardo'sincludingwithDNAtesting.VezzosiquestionstheDNAcomparisonsayingheisunawareofanydirectdescendants后代ofLeonardooroftombsthatcouldbeattributedwithcertaintytotheartist'scloserelatives.GruppionisaidthatDNAfromthebonescouldalsoeventuallybecomparedtoDNAfoundelsewherE.ForexampleLeonardoisthoughttohaverubbedcolorsonthecanvaswithhisthumbpossiblyusingsaliva唾液meaningDNAmightbefoundonhispaintings.EvenintheabsenceofDNAtestingothertestscouldprovideusefulinformationincludingwhetherthebonesbelongedtoamanorawomanandwhetherthepersondiedyoungorolD.EvenwithinthecommitteeexpertsaredividedovertheidentityoftheMonaLisA.Vincetibelievesthatatraditionofconsideringtheself-portraittobenotjustafaithfulimitationofone'sfeaturesbutarepresentationofone'sspiritualidentitymayhaveresonated共鸣withLeonardo.VezzosithemuseumdirectordismissedasbaselessandsenselesstheideathattheMonaLisacouldbeaself-portraitofLeonardo.Hesaidmostresearchersbelievethewomanmayhavebeeneitherawifeoftheartist'ssponsortheFlorentinenoblemanGiulianodeMediciorLisaGherardinithewifeofarichsilkmerchantFrancescodelGiocondo.ThetraditionalviewisthatthenameMonaLisacomesfromthesilkmerchant'swifeaswellasitsItalianname:LaGiocondA.Whereisthispassagemostprobablytakenfrom?A.A.magazinE.B.A.newspaper.C.A.textbook.D.A.researchreport.Whydoestheauthoraskacoupleofquestionsinthebeginning?A.Toarousetheinterestofreaders.B.TopuzzleItalianscientists.C.Toanswerthequestionshimself.D.TomakefunofFrenchofficials.Thebesttitleofthisstorymightbe_____.A.WhatIsthePurposeofanInvestigation?B.HowDidLeonardodaVinciDieinFrance?C.AretheRemainsReallyThoseoftheMaster?D.DidLeonardoPaintHimselfas'MonaLisa'?ThesentenceheplanstopresshiscasewiththeFrenchofficialsunderlinedinParagraph4suggeststhatVincetiintendsto_____.A.presstheFrenchofficialstoparticipateintheirprojectB.urgetheFrenchofficialstoopenthetombearlynextweekC.persuadetheFrenchofficialstoallowopeningthetombD.recordeventsinaperson’slifewiththeFrenchofficialsWhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ScholarshavethesameopiniononDNAtesting.B.ScientistsdoubtiftheremainsarethoseofdaVinci.C.TheidentityofMonaLisahasalreadybeenproveD.D.AlessandroVezzosigotpermissiontoopenthetomB.Wecaninferfromthelasttwoparagraphsthat_____?A.MonaLisaisthenameofthewifeofasilkmerchantB.theMonaLisaisaself-portraitofLeonardodaVinciC.expertsdividedthecommitteeintoseveralgroupsD.opinionsdifferoftheidentityoftheMonaLisa

Areyouaproblemshopper?TheanswerisYesifyouorsomeoneelsethinksthatyousometimesgetcarriedawaywithshopping.Inotherwordsdoyouordoessomeoneelsethinkyouareoccupiedinextremeshopping?Ifpeoplehaveregretslaterabouttheirshoppingorhaveanout-of-controlfeelingaboutthequantitiesofwhattheybuyortheamountofcredittheyusetheymaybeconsideredtobeproblemshoppers.Extremeshoppingcanleadtoamoreseriousproblem–addictiveshopping.Addictiveshoppersfeeldrivenbythedesiretoshopandspendmoney.Theyexperiencegreattensionwhichdrivesthemtoshopandspendmoneyandtheyfeelarushduringthetimetheyareoccupiedwiththeshoppingactivity.Extremeoraddictiveshoppingmayresultfromlong-timeunpleasantfeelingsofwhichanxietypainandshamearecommonones.Whenwefeelbadinsideweoftendosomethingtomakeourselvesfeelbetter.Inthiscaseweoftengoshopping.A.fewpeopleshoptorelievetheirboredomoremptiness.Forsomepeoplethemotivationisadesireforstatuspowerbeautyorsuccess.Somelovetoshopasitmakesthemfeelvaluedintheeyesoftheshopassistants.OthersshopsimplybecauseitmakesthemforgetatleasttemporarilytensionfearorunhappinessintheirlifE.Besidesshoppingmallsaredesignedtoencouragecontinualshopping.Forinstancetherearesomemallswhereyoucan’tseeclocksdisplayingthetimebecausetheydon’twantyoutobecometooawareofthetimeyouspendtherE.What’smorefoodcourtscoffeeshopsandrestroomsareprovidedsoyoudon’thavetoleavethemallbecauseofyourphysicalneeds.Thereforeonceyoubecomeawareofhowmarketforcesworkyouwillcertainlycometocontrolyourshoppingbehavior.Forexamplehowmuchtimeyouwillspendandwhatareasyouwillvisitcanbedecidedbeforeyouenterthemall.KeepawrittenaccountofwhatitemsyouwillbuyandhowmuchmoneyyouwillspenD.Makeaplanforwhatyouaregoingtobuybeforeyoufeeltheurgetoshopandthensticktoit.Thatisvitalforgainingself-control.55.Whichofthefollowingpeoplemaynotbeproblemshoppers?A.ThosewhocannotcontroltheamountofcredittheyusE.B.Thosewhojustwalkaroundtheshoppingmalls.C.Thosewhoareoccupiedintoomuchshopping.D.Thosewhofeelsorryfortheirshopping.56.Accordingtothepassagewhatmaynotresultinaddictiveshopping?A.Theawarenessofhowmarketforceswork.B.Thedesireforstatuspowerbeautyorsuccess.C.Boredomemptinesstensionfearorunhappinessinpeople’slifE.D.Long-timebadfeelingsofanxietypainandshamE.57.Howcanwecontrolourshoppingbehavioraccordingtothepassage?A.Nevergoingtotheshoppingmallsbecausetherearemanytricks.B.Applyingforacreditcardbeforewegoshopping.C.MakingtheshoppingtimeasshortaspossiblE.D.Makingashoppinglistbeforewegoshopping.58.Theauthorwritesthispassageto_______________..A.informtheshoppingmallshowtoattractmoreshoppersB.scoldtheproblemshoppersC.providesolutionsfortheproblemshoppers.D.tellashoppingstory