A.month after Hurricace Katrina, I returned home in New Orleans. There lay my house, reduced to waist-high rains, smelly and dirty. Before the trip, I’d had my car fixeD. When the office employee of the garage was writing up the bill, she noticed my Louisiana license platE. “You from New Orleans?” she askeD. I said I was, “No chargE.” She said, and firmly shock her head when I reached for my wallet. The next day I went for a haircut, and the same thing happeneD. As my wife was studying in Florida, we decided to move there and tried to find a rental house that we could afford while also paying off a mortgage(抵押贷款)on our ruined housE. We looked at many places, but none was satisfactory. We’d began to accept that we’d have to live in extremely reduced circumstances for a while, when I got a very curious e-mail from a James Kemmedy in CaliforniA. He’d read some pieces I’d written about our sufferings for state, the online magazine and wanted to give us (“no conditions attached”) a new house across the lake from New Orleans. It sounded a good to her return, but I replied, thinking him for his exceptional generosity, then we to go back. Then the University of Florida offered to let him house to mE. While he want to England on his one year, paid leavE. The rent was rather reasonablE. I mentioned the poet’s offer to James Kemdedy, and the next day he sent a check covering our entire rent for eight months. Throughout this painful experience , the kindness of strangers back my faith in humanity .It’s almost worth losing you wordy possessions to be reminded that people really when given had a channel. The garage employee’s attitude toward the author was that of A.unconcern B.sympathy C.doubt D.tolerance What do we know about James Kemnedy? A.He was a written of an online magazinE. B.He was a poet at the University of Florida C.He offered the author a new house free of chargE. D.He learned about the author’s sufferings. It can be inferred from the text that A.the author’s family was in financial difficulty B.rents were comparatively reasonable despite the disaster C.houses were difficult to find in the hurricane-stricken area D.the mortgage on the ruined house was paid off by the bank The author learned from his experience that A.worldly possessions can be given up when necessary B.generosity should be encouraged in some cases C.people benefit from their sad stories D.human beings are kind after all.
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A.monthafterHurricaceKatrinaIreturnedhomeinNewOrleans.Therelaymyhousereducedtowaist-highrainssmellyanddirty.BeforethetripI’dhadmycarfixeD.WhentheofficeemployeeofthegaragewaswritingupthebillshenoticedmyLouisianalicenseplatE.YoufromNewOrleans?sheaskeD.IsaidIwasNochargE.ShesaidandfirmlyshockherheadwhenIreachedformywallet.ThenextdayIwentforahaircutandthesamethinghappeneD.AsmywifewasstudyinginFloridawedecidedtomovethereandtriedtofindarentalhousethatwecouldaffordwhilealsopayingoffamortgage抵押贷款onourruinedhousE.Welookedatmanyplacesbutnonewassatisfactory.We’dbegantoacceptthatwe’dhavetoliveinextremelyreducedcircumstancesforawhilewhenIgotaverycuriouse-mailfromaJamesKemmedyinCaliforniA.He’dreadsomepiecesI’dwrittenaboutoursufferingsforstatetheonlinemagazineandwantedtogiveusnoconditionsattachedanewhouseacrossthelakefromNewOrleans.ItsoundedagoodtoherreturnbutIrepliedthinkinghimforhisexceptionalgenerositythenwetogoback.ThentheUniversityofFloridaofferedtolethimhousetomE.WhilehewanttoEnglandonhisoneyearpaidleavE.TherentwasratherreasonablE.Imentionedthepoet’soffertoJamesKemdedyandthenextdayhesentacheckcoveringourentirerentforeightmonths.Throughoutthispainfulexperiencethekindnessofstrangersbackmyfaithinhumanity.It’salmostworthlosingyouwordypossessionstoberemindedthatpeoplereallywhengivenhadachannel.Thegarageemployee’sattitudetowardtheauthorwasthatofA.unconcernB.sympathyC.doubtD.toleranceWhatdoweknowaboutJamesKemnedy?A.HewasawrittenofanonlinemagazinE.B.HewasapoetattheUniversityofFloridaC.HeofferedtheauthoranewhousefreeofchargE.D.Helearnedabouttheauthor’ssufferings.ItcanbeinferredfromthetextthatA.theauthor’sfamilywasinfinancialdifficultyB.rentswerecomparativelyreasonabledespitethedisasterC.housesweredifficulttofindinthehurricane-strickenareaD.themortgageontheruinedhousewaspaidoffbythebankTheauthorlearnedfromhisexperiencethatA.worldlypossessionscanbegivenupwhennecessaryB.generosityshouldbeencouragedinsomecasesC.peoplebenefitfromtheirsadstoriesD.humanbeingsarekindafterall.,
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MuhammadYunusandthebankhefoundedarehonoredfortheirworktohelptheword’spoor.MuhammadYunusandtheGrameenBankhefoundedwereawardedtheNobelPeacePrizeonFriday.Theywontheawardfortheireffortstohelpbringmillionsofpeopleespeciallywomenoutofpoverty.EverysingleindividualonearthhasboththepotentialandtherighttoliveadecentlifE.AcrossculturesandcivilizationsYunusandGrameenBankhaveshownthateventhepoorestofthepoorcanworktobringabouttheirowndevelopmenttheNobelCommitteesaidinitscitation.ThePeacePrizeisoneofthebiggesthonorsintheworlD.YunusisthefirstNobelPrizewinnerfromBangladeshanationofabout141millionpeoplE.In1983YunusandtheGrameenBankstartedanowworldwidesystemthatletspeopleborrowsmallamountsofmoneytostartbusiness.Throughtheseloanscalledmicro-credittheworld’spoorhavebeenabletobuymuchneededtorunaneggbusinessoracellphoneinplaceswherethereisonotheraccesstoaphonE.Yunussaidhewouldusepartofthe$1.4millionawardmoneytocreateacompanythatwillmakelow-costhigh-nutritionfoodforthepoor.TherestofhissharewillgotowardsettingupaneyehospitalforthepoorinBangladesh.I’msosohappyit’sreallygreatnewsforthewholenationYunussaidafterhearingofhiswin.Sincethebankbeganithaslent$5.72billiontomorethan6millionBangladeshis.About97%oftheborrowersarewomen.WhydoesNobelPeacePrizecometoMuhammadYunusandtheGrameenBank?A.Becausetheyhelpedtherichbecomericher.B.Becausetheyhelpedchildrentofinishtheireducation.C.Becausetheyhelpedmillionsofpeopleespeciallywomenoutofpoverty.D.Becausetheyhelpedmillionsofpeopleespeciallymenoutofpoverty.WhatvaluehaveYunusandGrameenBankdemonstratedtouseaccordingtotheNobelCommittee’spraise?A.PoorpeoplehavenorighttolivearichlifeB.Poorpeoplecanliveahappierlifebyborrowingmoneyfrommoneylenders.C.ThepoorestofthepoorcanalsohaveahappierlifebyworkingharD.D.ThepoorpeoplecanonlyhavearighttoliveapoorlifE.Itcanbeinferredthatmicro-creditsystem____.A.hasmadeallthepeopleinBangladeshstarttheirownbusinessB.hasahistoryofabout23yearsC.onlyloanedmoneytothepeopleofBangladeshD.hasspreadallovertheworldforthirtyyearsWhichofthefollowingdoyouthinkistrueaccordingtothispassage?A.Theawardmoneywillbeusedinsettingupaneyehospitalandafoodcompanyforthepoor.B.Allthe$1.4millionawardmoneywillbesharedbythepoorinBangladeshC.MuhammadYunuswillloanthemoneytothepoorwomeninBangladeshD.MuhammadYunuswillsavethe$1.4millionawardmoneyinGrameenBank.
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IfyouareeverluckytobeinvitedtoaformaldinnerpartyinParisrememberthattheFrenchhavetheirownwayofdoingthingsandthatevenyourfinestmannersmaynotbecorrectbyFrenchcustom.Forexampleifyouthinkshowinguppromptly迅速地atthetimegivenontheinvitationarmedwithgiftsofwineandrosescomplimenting称赞yourhostessonhercookinglaughingheartilyatthehost’sjokesandthenleapinguptohelpthehostesswillmakeyoutheperfectguestthinkagain.HereMadameNoraChabalthemarketingdirectoroftheRitzHotelinParisexplainedhowitworks.Thefirstdutyoftheguestistorespondtotheinvitationwithin48hours.Andtheguestmaynotasktobringaguestbecausethehostesshaschosenherown.Flowerssentaheadofschedulearethepreferredgift.Theymayalsobesentafterwardswithathank–younotE.Itisconsideredaverybadformtoarrivewithagiftofflowersvasewhensheistoobusytodowiththat.Seethat’sthelogic!Thetypeofflowerssenthasacodeofitsowntoo.Onemustneversendchrysanthemums菊花becausetheyareconsideredtoohumble谦卑foroccasion.Carnations康乃馨areconsideredbadluckandcalla马蹄莲aretooreminiscent令人联想offunerals葬礼.Abouquetofredrosesisadeclarationofromanticintent.Don’tsendthoseunlessyoumeanitandnevertoamarriedhostess.AndthoughtheFrenchlovewineyoumustneverbringabottletoadinnerparty.WhyIt’sasifyoufearedyourhostswouldnothaveenoughwineonhandandthat’saninsult侮辱.YoumayhoweverofferaboxofchocolateswhichthehostesswillpassafterdinnerwithcoffeE.Ifaninvitationisforeighto’clocktheconsiderateguestarrivesataquarterpasteight.Guestswhoarriveexactlyontimeorearlyaremerethoughtlessoneswhoarenotgivingthehostessthoselastfewminutessheneedstodealwithdetailsandcrises.WhichofthefollowingisrightaboutsendinggiftsA.IfsomeoneinFranceisdeadsendchrysanthemumsorcallA.B.IfsomeoneinParisisillinhospitalsendcarnations.C.IfyouareinvitedtoadinnerpartyinUKneverbringabottleofwinebecausethat’saninsult.D.IfyouareinvitedbyasingleFrenchhostesswhomyoulovesendredroses.WhatdoesthewordconsiderateinthelastparagraphmeanA.thoughtfulB.shamefulC.respectfulD.gratefulIfyouareinvitedtoaFrenchdinnerthecorrectcustomisto______.A.complimentyourhostonhiscookingB.arrivefifteenminutesbehindscheduleC.hurrytohelpthehostessD.showuppromptlyatthetimegivenontheinvitationWhatisthepassagemainlyaboutA.DifferentflowershavedifferentmeaningsB.HowtosendflowersC.GoodmannersataFrenchdinnerpartyD.Differentcountrieshavedifferentmanners
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ArriveEarlyPlanyourtripsothatyou’reatthevenueplacewellbeforethescheduledstartoftheevent.GatesopenonetotwohoursbeforethestartofcompetitionatcityandWhistlervenues.GatesopenfourhourspriortothestartoftheOpeningCeremonythreehourspriortothestartoftheClosingCeremonyandtwohourspriortothestartoftheVictoryCeremonies.TravellingToVenuesInMetroVancouverpublictransitisthebestwaytogo.Ifyou’reheadingtoWhistleroptionsincludecommercialmotorcoachandrideshare/carpool.ParkingforspectatorsisattheWhistlerParalympicParkspectatorpersonwhowatchesparkinglots.DressAppropriatelyDressforcoldandwetweather—warmlyinlayersandinwaterproofclothing.Remembertowearsuitablefootwearasyoumayhavetowalkonunevensnowyoricysurfaces.HaveYourTicketsReadyBesuretohaveyourticketswithyouasyoumusthaveavalidtickettoenteravenuE.Treatyourticketslikecash;lostorstolenticketswillnotbereplacedorrefundeD.PrepareForTheSecurityScreeningAvoidtakinglargebagstothevenues.Ifyouareunsureofwhatyoucanandcannotbringwithyouchecktheprohibitedandrestricteditemslist.YourPaymentOptionsVisacardsandcasharetheonlymethodsofpaymentacceptedatParalympicvenues.AccessibilityAllvenueshavebeenreviewedforaccessibility.IfyouhaveaspecificneedseetheneareststaffmemberforassistancE.BeInformedAtthevenuelookforway-findingsignage招牌listentoannouncementsandreadthemessageboards—thiswillprovideyouwiththeinformationyouneedtomakethemostofyourexperiencE.Istherestillsomethingyouneedtoknow?Don’thesitatetovisitourinformationboothslocatedateachvenuE.56.Thispassageismostprobablywritten______.A.toattractmoreandmorespectatorsB.forspectatorstoknowclearlyaboutdosanddon'tsC.toremindplayerswhattodoD.forspectatorstogettothevenuesmoreconveniently57.Ifyougotowatchthegamesyou’dbetternot______.A.takeabusB.wearwarmandwaterproofclothesC.takelargebagstothevenueD.useyourvisacardsorcashforthepayment58.Spectatorsmustenteravenue______.A.withvalidticketsB.withvisacardsC.withrefundedticketsD.withcash
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Americancitiesaresimilartoothercitiesaroundtheworld;Ineverycountry.CitiesreflectthevaluesoftheculturE.AmericancitiesarechangingjustasAmericansocietyischanging.AfterWolldWaⅡthepopulationofmostlargeAmericancitiesdecreased;bowever.ThepopulatonInomtheSunBeltcitiesincreaseD.LosAngelesandHoustonareeititwherepopulatfonshife转移toandfromtheoityreflectthechangingvaluesofAmoricansociety.Inthelate1940sandearly1950scityresidents居民becamewealthier.TheyhadmorechildrensotheyneededmorespaceTheymovedoutoftheirapartmentsinthecitytobuytheirownhomes.Theyboughthousesinthesuburbs郊区.Nowthingsarechanging.Thechildrenofthepeoplewholeftthecitiesinthe1950sarenowadults.Manyunliketheirparentswanttoliveinthecities.TheycontinuetomovetoSunBeltcitiesandolderonesoftheNortheastandMidwest.Manyyoungprofessionalsaremovingbackintocity.Theypreferthecitytotheburbsbecausetheirjobsarethere;ortheyjusenjoytheexcitementandpossibiithatthecityoffers.hispeopleshiftisbringingproblemsaswellasbenefits.Countlesspootpeoplemustleavetheirapartmentsinthecitybecausetheownerswanttosellthebuildingsormakeapartmentsforsaleinsteadofforrent.Inthe1950smanypoorpeopledidnothaveenoughmoneytomovetothesuburbs;nowmanyofthesesamepeopledonothaveenoughmoneytostayinthecities.OnlyafewyearsagopeoplethoughthattheolderAmericancitiesweredying.SomecityresidentsnowseeabrightnewfitureOthersseeonlyproblemsandcomfielsthethingissuremanydyingcitiesarealiveagain.1.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofcitiesallovertheworld?A.TheyarealivE.B.Theyarehopeless.C.Theyaresimilar.D.Theyaredifferent.2.WhydidAmericancityresidentswanttoliveinthesuburbsafterWorldWarⅡ?A.BecauseolderAmericancitiesweredying.B.BecausetheywerericherandneededmorespacE.C.Becausecitiescontainedthewontpareofsociety.D.Becausetheycouldhardlyaffordaliveinthecity.3.Accordingtothe4thparagraphagreatmanypoorpeopleinAmericancities_________.A.arefacedwithhousingproblemsB.areforcedtomovetothesuburbsC.wanttoselltheirbuildingsD.needmoremoneyfordailyexpenses4.Weearcomudefromthetextthat________.A.AmericancitiesarechangingfartheworseB.peoplehavedifferentviewsonAmericancitiesC.manypeoplearenowmovingfromAmericancitiesD.thepopulationisdecreasinginolderAmericancities
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Valentine’sDayisnamedforSaintValentineanearlyChristmaschurchmanwhoreportedlyhelpedyounglovers.ValentinewaskilledforhisChristianbeliefsonFebruary14morethan1700yearsagobutthedaythathashisnameisevenearlierthanthat.Morethan2000yearsagotheancientRomanscelebratedaholidayforlovers.Aspartofthecelebrationgirlswrotetheirnamesonpiecesofpaperandputtheminalargecontainer.Boysreachedintothecontainerandpulledoneout.Thegirlwhosenamewaswrittenonthepaperbecamehisloverorsweetheartforayear.LoversstillputtheirnamesonpiecesofpaperandtheysenteachotherValentine’sDaycardsthattelloftheirlovE.Sometimestheyalsosentgiftslikeflowersofchocolatecandy.Americansusuallysendthesegiftsandcardsthroughthemailsystem.ButsomeusedanotherwaytosendthismessagE.Theyhaveitprintedinanewspaper.Thecostisusuallyafewdollars.SomeofthemessagesaresimpleandshortJaneIloveyouverymuch.OtherssaymorE.ThisoneforexampleDanRosesarereD.VioletsarebluE.IhopeyoulovemeasmuchasIloveyou.Forever.May.MostofthenewspapersthatprintsuchmessagesarelocalbutUSATodayissoldthroughouttheUnitedStatesand90othercountriesaswell.ThismeanssomeonecansendaValentinemessagetoloverinafar-awaycityortownalmostanywhereintheworlD.Thesemessagescost80dollarsandmorE.AnemployeeofUSATodaysaysreaderscanhaveasmallheartorroseprintedalongwiththeirmessagesthisyear.WillthiskindofValentine’sDaymessagereachtheoneyoulove?Welljustmakesureheorshereadsthenewspaper.1.WhenwasthedaynamedafterValentine?A.Morethan1700yearsagobeforeValentine’sdeathB.Morethan2000yearsagoC.OnFebruary24D.ItisnotmentionedinthepassagE.2.WhichisnottrueabouttheRomanholiday?A.Girlsputintoacontainerlargepiecesofpaperwiththeirownnamesonthem.B.BoysandgirlsbecamesweetheartsbychanceC.Girlsandboyswerenotloversforayear.D.Itwascelebratedasaholidayforlovers3.Whatisthecostofprintingamessagetoshowone’slove?It’s_______________.A.afewdollarsB.80dollarsandmoreC.veryexpensiveD.afewdollarsinalocalnewspaperand80dollarsinUSAToday4.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.TheancientRomangirlsweremoreopenandeasy-goingthanboysB.ValentinewaskilledforhelpingloversC.ReadersofUSATodaycansendrosestotheirloversalongwithprintedmessagesD.ValentinewashonoredbypeopleforhisfirmChristianbeliefandwarmheart5.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.TobrieflyintroducetheoriginofValentine’sDayandthemodernstylE.B.ToadvertiseforUSAToday.C.TotellyouthatAmericansareopentoexpresstheirloveD.TosellrosesonValentine’sDay.
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A.manwassellingmedicineatafair集市.Atfirsthesoldbottlesofacure药剂forcolds感冒forjustadollarabottlE.Manypeoplewantedtobuyitandtheman'syoungassistantmovedquicklythroughthecrowdcollectingmoneyandhandingoutbottlesofthecurE.ThenwhenhehadabigcrowdthemanheldupaverysmallbottlE.AndnowladiesandgentlemenheshoutedHereisthemedicineyouhavebeenwaitingfor.ThecureforoldagE.Drinkjustonebottleofthisandyouwillliveforever.AndladiesandgentlementhemancontinuedI'mnotgoingtocharge向要价youahundreddollarsabottleforthiswonderfulmedicinE.I'mnotgoingtochargeyoufiftydollarsabottlE.I'mnotgoingtochargeyoutwenty-fivedollarsabottlE.NowladiesandgentlemenI'mgoingtochargeyoujusttendollarsabottlE.Thinkmyfriendsfortendollarsyoucanliveforever.Mostofthepeopleinthecrowddidnotbelievethis.OnepersonshoutedIfitcanmakeyouliveforeverwhydon'tyoudrinkitThenanotherpersoncriedYesyoulookasifyou'reatleastsixtyyearsolD.ThankyousirthankyouthemanansweredI'msogladyousaidthat.Myrealageisthreehundredandtwenty-ninE.Thecrowdlaughedatthisbuttherewerestillsomepeoplewhowantedtobelievetheman.Oneofthemspoketotheman'sassistantasshepassedbyIsthattrueheaskeD.Ishethreehundredandtwenty-nineDon'taskmetheassistantsaidI'veonlyworkedforhimforahundredandfiftyyears.WhatdidthemansellatfirstatthefairA.acureforcoldsB.bottlesC.acureforoldageD.amedicinethatmadepeopleliveforeverHowmuchdidthemanchargeforthecureforoldageA.onedollarabottleB.twenty-fivedollarsabottleC.tendollarsabottleD.fiftydollarsabottleWhatdoesthewordassistantmeaninthispassageA.仆人B.朋友C.同伴D.助手WhatdoesthispassagereallymeanA.ThecureforoldageisveryusefulandnotsoexpensivE.B.Themanisnothonestandsoishisassistant.C.Thecheaperthemedicineisthemorepeoplewillbuy.D.Thetwomenareveryhonestandtheywouldliketohelppeopleliveforever.
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PeopleacrossAmericaareliningupatdoctor’sofficeshospitalsandevenshoppingstreetshopingtoreceiveaflushot.HowevermanyofthemhavereturnedhomewithoutonE.Thisyear’sfluseasonisstartingearlyandit’salreadyspreadingquickly.Officialssaidthatthefluhasnowspreadto50states.That’swhytheflushotisn’teasytofinD.Helpwillsoonbeonitsway.Amanufacturerofthewillship100000dosesforadultsand150000forchildrensoon.AlthoughthiscouldbeoneoftheworstfluoutbreaksinyearsexpertssaythatthefluisnotaveryseriousdiseaseformostpeoplE.Wedon’tneedtofearorworrythatsomethingverybadwillhappensaidthedirectorofCentersforDiseasecontrolandPrevention.MostofuswillgetthroughthisfinE.20090505
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EmailhasbroughttheartofletterwritingbacktolifebutsomeexpertsthinktheresultingspreadofbadEnglishdoesmoreharmthangooD.Emailisaformofcommunicationthatischangingfortheworsethewaywewriteanduselanguagesaysomecommunicationresearchers.Itisalsochangingthewayweinteractandbuildrelationship.Theseareafewofrecentlyrecognizedfeaturesofemailsayexpertsthatshouldcauseindividualandorganizationstorethinkthewaytheyuseemail.EmailhasincreasedthespreadofcarelesswritinghabitssaysNaomiBaronaprofessoroflinguisticsatAmericanUniversity.ShesaysthepoorspellinggrammarpunctuationandsentencestructureofemailsreflectagrowingunconcerntothewaywewritE.Baronarguesthatweshouldnotforgiveandforgetthepoorwritingoftenshowninemails.Themoreweuseemailanditstastelesswritingthemoreitbecomesthenormalwayofwritingtheprofessorsays.Otherssaythatdespiteitspoorprose文字emailhasfinishedwhatseveralgenerationsofEnglishteacherscouldn’t:ithasmadewritingfashionableagain.EmailisacriticalnewcommunicationtechnologysaysIanLancashireaUniversityofTorontoprofessorofEnglish.Itfillsthegapbetweenspokenlanguageandtheformalmethodsofwritingthatexistedbeforeemail.Itisthepurestformofwrittenspeech.Lancashiresaysemailhasthemysteriousabilitytogetpeoplewhoarescaredbywritingtogettheirthoughtsflowingeasilyontoablankscreen.Hesaysthisisbecauseofemail’sclosesimilaritytospeech.It’slikeacircleoffourorfivepeoplearoundacampfirehesays.StillheacceptsthatthisnewfoundfreedomtoexpressthemselvesoftengetspeopleintotroublE.AlmosteverydayIgetemailsthatapologiesofpreviousemailshereports.IntheUSthenumberofemailssentinadayexceeds超过thenumberoflettersmailedinayear.Butmorepeoplearerecognizingthecontentofatypicalemailmessageisnotoftenexact.5.Thepassagesmainlyshowsusthat.A.peopleshouldstopusingemailtocommunicateB.expertsholddifferentopinionsaboutemailC.AmericansonlyuseemailtocommunicateD.emailmakespeopleloseinterestinEnglish6.InLancashire’sopinionemailisawonderfultechnologybecause_____.A.itcanbeusedallovertheworldB.itisthefastestwaytocommunicateC.wecanexpressourselvesinafreewayD.wecansavealotofpaper7.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutemail?A.Itischangingthewayofcommunication.B.ItisusedmorethanlettersintheUS.C.Ithelpsuswritebetter.D.ItcausesustowritemorE.
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ItissometimessaidthattheEnglisharepolitepeoplE.Thiscanmakelifedifficultforforeigners.SupposeaforeignboyasksanEnglishgirltogooutwithhimandshesaysIfIfinishmyworkI’llmeetyouinthecafeat7o’clock.Isshesayingyesornotohisinvitation?Ingrammaticaltermssheisusingtheconditionalstructure表示条件的句式.ByusingtheconditionalspeakersofEnglishcanavoidgivingayesornoanswertoaquestion.Itenablespeopletobediplomatic婉转的.Ifthegirldoesn’twanttogooutwiththeboyshewon’tturnupatthecafE.Shewilllethimunderstandsheisstillworking.Ifshewantstogooutwithhimbutdoesn’twanttoappeartooeasytocatchshehasachievedthatwithherreply.ButinthiscaseassheusesthefirstconditionalwhichshowsprobabilitysheisquitelikelytoturnupatthecafE.Beingpolitecanmakelifeverydifficult!Theconditionalisoftenusedbypeopleinthenews--politiciansforexample--whowishtoavoidspeakingouttheirideas.Thisisveryimportantiftheyareontheirwaytodiscussanagreement.Noonewantstogiveawayhisorherpointsbeforeheorshestarts.A.governmentspokesmanmightsaytoagroupofworkersIfwecouldpayyoumorewewoulD.Theuseoftheconditionalheremakesroomforargumentalthoughthespeakerisusingthesecondconditionalformwhichshowsimprobability.SoitisunlikelytheworkerswillgettheirrisE.IfisasmallwordwhichappearsoftenintheEnglishlanguagE.ItcanshowpolitenessreportedspeechandconditionalssuchastheFirst--probability--ifIcancometoyourpartyIwill;theSecond--improbability--ifIsawyoutomorrowI’dgiveyouthebook;andtheThird--impossibilitymeaningitistoolatetochangesomethingthathashappened--ifyouhavetoldmeIwouldhavehelpedyou.60.Theusingoftheconditionalcanmakeaspeech_________.A.clearerB.quickerC.morepoliteD.moreexciting61.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.LanguageusedinthenewsshouldmakeroomtoarguE.B.UsuallyEnglishgirlsarenoteasytocatch.C.EnglishpeopleneverspeakouttheirideasinpubliC.D.Thewordifcanshowdifferentmeanings.62.InthepassageIfwecouldpayyoumorewewoulD.probablymeans__________.A.theworkerswillmakemoremoneyB.thespokesmandoesn’tgiveanypromiseC.thespokesmankeepshiswordD.theworkers’problemsaren’tdifficult63.Thispassageismainlytalkingabout_________.A.theconditionalincommunicationB.howtoinviteagirlinBritainC.BritishpeopleandtheirlifeD.somelanguagepointsindailyEnglish
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TofindouthowthenameCanadacameaboutwemustgobacktothe16thcentury.AtthattimetheFrenchdreamedofdiscoveringandcontrollingmorelandacrosstheworlD.In1535FrancoisIKingofFranceorderedanavigator航海家namedJacquesCartiertoexploretheNewworldandsearchforapassagetoIndiA.CartierfirstarrivedattheGulfoftheSt.LawrencewhichhewantedtoexplorE.HedidnotknowwhattoexpectbuthehopedthatthisGulfwasjustanarmoftheoceanbetweentwoislands.IfitwashewouldsoonbeonhiswaytotheFarEast.SohesailedupwardsalongtheSt.LawrenceRiver.HoweverinsteadofreachingAsiahearrivedatQuebecorStadaconaastheIndianscalledit.ItwasatthispointthatthetermCanadaenteredthecountry’shistory.ClearlythewordCanadacamefromanIndianwordKanatawhichmeansvillagE.CartierfirstuseditwhenhereferredtoStadaconaorQuebeC.WhatahugevillageCanadais!57.WhatwasCartierorderedtodo?A.TobuildanewcountryB.TofindtheNewWorldC.TogetintouchwiththeAmericanIndiansD.ToknowmoreaboutAmericaandfindanewwaytoAsia58.WhenCartierreachedtheGulfofSt.Lawrencehehoped________.A.hehadgottotheFarEastB.itwasawaterwaytotheNewWorldC.itwasawaterwaytotheFarEastD.hehadsailedintothePacific59.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.QuebecandStadaconaweretowislands.B.TheIndianlanguageforvillageisStadaconA.C.QuebecandStadaconaweretwovillagesinCanadA.D.StadaconawaswhattheIndianscalledQuebeC.60.Canadawasfirstusedtoreferto__________.A.AsiaB.theNewWorldC.avillageD.Quebec
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Theyear2009istheYearofOx.TheoxisarepresentativeofthefanningcultureofChinA.Inthefarmingeconomy经济oxenarethemajoranimalspullingplows犁.Ofcoursethegoodofoxenisnotlimitedtoplowing.Infacttheyareseenasboatsonlandfortheirabilitytocarryloads.Besidesthewholebodyofanoxisfulloftreasures.Theirmeatandmilkarefoodfullofnutritionandtheirskincanbeusedtomakeclothesandshoes.Withallthesequalitiesoxenareregardedasgenerouscreatures.InthepastoxenplayedanimportantroleinthespirituallifeoftheChinesE.Eventodayoxenstillplayaspecialpartinsomefolkactivities.Forexamplesomepeoplewho1iveinsouthwestChinawillcookcattlebonesoupandshareitamongfamilymemberswhenholdingtheceremonyforchildrenwhoreach13.Theybelievethatthecattlebonesouprepresentsthebloodrelationshipamongfamilymembers.Inordertoexpresstheirloveforoxenpeopleinsomeotherareaswillruntoshakeoffdiseasesonthe16thdayofthefirstmonthbythelunarcalendar农历andduringtheirruntheywilltaketheiroxenalongwhichindicatestheyregardthecreatureashuman.BecauseofthecontributionofoxenintheirlivestheChinesepeopleareverygratefultotheanimal.InadditiontheuseofoxeninceremoniesandthethankspeopleowetooxenhelptodevelopvarioustraditionalcustomswhichbecomesanimportantpartofthefolkcultureoftheChinesenation.1ThewordsboatsanlandunderlinedinParagraph2referto____A.animalsfortakinggoodsB.creaturesforpullingplowsC.treasuresofthefolkcultureD.toolsinthefarmingeconomy2Fromthethirdparagraphweknowthat____A.oxenarenomoreimportanttodaythaninthepastB.ceremoniesareheldwhenpeoplecookcattlebonesoupC.oxenaretreatedashumaninsomeareasofChinaD.peoplerunwithoxentoshakeoffdiseaseseverymonth3Whichofthefollowinghelpstodeveloptraditionalcustoms?____A.Thespecialroleofoxeninfarming.B.People’srespectandloveforoxen.C.Thepracticalvalueofanox’sbody.D.Thecontributionofoxentotheeconomy.4Whydoestheauthorwritethetext?____A.Tostresstheimportanceofoxeninfarming.B.TointroducetheChinesefolkculturE.C.TodescribehowtocelebratetheYearofOx.D.Toexplainhowtodevelopagriculturewithoxen.
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AsixthofundergraduatesinBeijingthisyearhaveregisteredatdrivingschool.Thestudentsmostlyfrommajorssuchasbusinessmanagementorinternationaltradewillfinishtheirdrivingcourseswithin20daysorso.Trainingcostshavedroppedto2600yuanforstudentsaccordingtotheHaidianDrivingSchoolinBeijing.Thepriceisnotreallylowbutstudentswillacceptitseeingitasaninvestment投资intheirfuturE.FamiliaritywiththeoperationofcomputersandfluentEnglisharethebasicskillsgraduatingstudentsneedtofindajoB.Butadriver’spermithasbecomeanotherfactor因素.Inthejobmarketowningadriver’spermitsometimesstrengthensagraduatingstudent’scompetitivenessforagoodpositionsaysZhouYanganundergraduateattheChinaUniversityofPoliticalScienceandLaw.Carswillbecomeanecessarypartofmanypeople’slivesinthecomingyearsanditisdifficulttogetapermitofcampusbecauseofthepressuresonworkingpeople’stimE.HavingafulltimejobaftergraduationofferslimitedtimetolearntodrivE.Weseniorstudentshaveplentyofsparetimeplentyofopportunitytolearn.Zhousays.XuJiananofficialatthedrivingschoolsaidundergraduateswereveryableandseriousandcouldgraspinanhourwhatordinarypeopletookfourhourstolearn.Inthisdrivingschoolmiddle-agedpeopleyoungwomenandcollegestudentsarethemaincustomers.Togetadriver’spermitabeginnerisnowrequiredtohaveatleast86hours’practicebeforethefinalroadtest.________inBeijingwanttolearntodrivE.A.MostoftheundergraduatesB.ManyundergraduatesC.ManystudentsinthedrivingschoolD.MostofthestudentswholearnbusinessorinternationaltradeTheundergraduatesarelearningtodrivebecause________.A.theyneedthisskilltofindagoodjobB.theyliketodrivecarsC.theywillnothaveanytimetolearntodriveaftertheyhavefoundafull-timejobD.mostofthemwillbeabletobuycarsinthefutureWhichofthefollowingislikelytobeXuJian’sopinionofstudentslearningtodrive?A.Hethoughtitwasbettertolearnitatcollegethanatwork.B.HedecideditwasawasteofmoneyandtimetolearntodrivE.C.HeagreedthattheycouldlearntodrivE.D.Hethoughttheywouldspendthreetimesmoretimetolearntodrivethanusual.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebestheadlineforthepassage?A.StudentsPayLesstoLearntoDriveNow.B.StudentsLearntoDrivE.C.ItisBettertoLearntoDriveatColleges.D.WelcometotheDrivingSchool.
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Todayjustastechnologychangedthefaceofindustryfarmshaveexperiencedanagriculturalrevolution.Onthefarmoftodaymachinesprovidealmostallthepower.Oneofthemostimportantbenefitswillbethefarmputer.A.fewforward-lookingfarmersarealreadyusingputerstohelpthemruntheirfarmsmoreefficiently.Theputershelpthemkeepmoreaccuraterecordssotheycanmakebetterdecisionsonwhatcropstoplanthowmuchlivestock家畜tobuywhentoselltheirproductsandhowmuchprofittheycanexpect.Manyputerpanieshavebeendevelopingspecialputerprogramsjustforfarmers.Programsarebeingwrittenforpigproducersgrainfarmerspotatofarmersanddairyfarmers.Inthefuturefarmerswillbeabletopurchaseputerprogramsmadetotheirneeds.Becauseofthegrowingimportanceofputersonthefarmstudentsatagriculturalcollegesarerequiredtotakeputerclassesinadditiontotheirnormalagriculturalcourses.TherecanbenodoubtthatfarmerswillrelyonputersevenmoreinthefuturE.Whiletheold-timefarmdependedonhorsepowerandmodernfarmsdependonmachinepowerfarmsofthefuturewilldependonputerpower.Anothertechnologicaladvancewhichisstillintheexperimentalstageistherobotarealmechanizedhiredhandthatwillbeabletomoveandinsomewaysthinklikeahumanbeing.Agriculturalengineersbelievethatputer-aidedrobotswillmakeshockingchangesinfarmingbeforetheendofthecentury.Unlikefarmersofthepresentfarmersofthefuturewillfindthatmanyday-to-daytaskswillbedoneforthem.Scientistsarenowdevelopingrobotsthatwillbeabletoshear修剪sheepdrivetractorsandharvestfruit.Evenplexjobswillbedonebyrobots.ForexampleinordertomilktheircowsfarmersmustfirstdrivethemintothebarnthenconnectthemtothemilkingmachineswatchthemachinesanddisconnectthemwhentheyarefinisheD.Inthefuturethiswillallbedonebyrobots.InadditionwhenthemilkingispletedtherobotswillautomaticallychecktomakesurethatthemilkispurE.Thepletechangeofthefarmisfarinthefuturebutengineersexpectthatsomerobotswillbeusedbeforelong.Whichsentencecarriedthemainideaofthewholepassage?A.Thefirstsentenceofthethirdparagraph.B.Thefirstsentenceofthesecondparagraph.C.Thefirstsentenceofthefirstparagraph.D.Thelastsentenceofthesecondparagraph.Accordingtothepassageputerscannothelpfarmersdecide_______.A.howmuchmoneytheycanearnfromtheirproductsB.whethertoplantacertainkindofcropC.whatlivestocktoraiseD.whentoselltheirproductsWhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Farmersinthefuturewilldependtotallyonputers.B.Farmersmainlyusemachinesontheirfarmsatpresent.C.Bothputersandrobotshavebeeninuseontoday’sfarms.D.StudentsatagriculturalcollegesmusttakeputerclassesbecausetheycandoNothingwithoutthehelpofputersontoday’sfarms.Whatisthebesttitleforthewholepassage?A.puterFarmers’BestFriendB.FarmersinTheFutureC.TheAgriculturalRevolutionD.putersandRobots
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VisitingU.S.PresidentGeorgeW.BushsaidinBeijingFridaythatbothChinaandtheUnitedStatesshouldencouragebilateral双边的contactsandexchangestopromotemutualunderstanding.It’simportantforourpoliticalleaderstocometoChinasaidBushwhogaveaspeechFridaymorningatQinghuaUniversityoneofthemostprestigiousuniversitiesinChinA.HisworkingvisittoChinaanddiscussionswithOinghuastudentshelppromoteSino-U.S.中美relationsBushsaidinresponsetoastudent’squestionaboutwhathewoulddotopromoteSino-U.S.relations.ManypeopleinmycountryareveryinterestedinChinahesaidaddingthattheseAmericanshavelearnedmoreaboutChina’scultureandtheChinesepeoplE.Hesaidthathewouldkeepencouragingsuchcontactsandexchangesbetweenthetwocountries.BushsaidthathewoulddescribebackhomewhathehasseenhereandthatChinaasagreatnationnotonlyhasagreathistorybutalsoanunbelievablyexcitingfuturE.Thepresidentsaidthatthe2008OlympicGameswouldmakeasignificantopportunityfortherestoftheworldtounderstandChinawhichenablesmorepeopletocometoChinaandfeelthemodernizationtakingplaceandmanymorepeoplewillseeitonthetelevision.BusharrivedinBeijingThursdayforatwo-dayworkingvisittoChinA.Whatthewordprestigiousinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans?A.greatB.famousC.honorableD.modestWhichofthesentenceisNOTtrue?A.BushthinkbilateralcontactsandmutualunderstandingwillpromoteSino-U.S.relations.B.ManyAmericansareinterestedinChinA.C.BushandthestudentsofQinghuadiscussedsomethingabouthowtomakeChinaricherandstronger.D.The2008’sOlympicGamesisagreatchangeforChinabeenknownbytheworlD.ManyAmericansareinterestedinChinabecause_______.A.theywanttocomeheretotakepartinthe2008OlympicGamesB.theyhavelearnedsomethingofChinaandtheywanttolearnmoreC.ChinahasbeentakingplacegreatchangeD.ChinahasagreathistoryandunbelievablyexcitingfutureThenarrator叙述者ofthepassagewasmostprobably_____.A.areporterB.apsychologistC.apoliticianD.asociologist
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Racism种族歧视isagrown-updiseasedeclaresthesayingonRubyBridge’swebsitealongwithaphotoofMrs.Bridgetodaya6-year-oldgirlfourdecadesago.InthephotosheiswalkingupthestepsoftheWilliamFrantzPublicSchoolinNewOrleansalittleblackgirlaccompaniedbytwoofficerswhoprotectheronherwaytoschool.HernamethenwasRubyNell.ItwasNov.141960.Shewasthefirstblackchildtoenrollatthisall-whiteelementaryschoolaccordingtothecourtordertodesegregateinNewOrleansschools.Herstoryismoving--shewasaverycourageouschild--andremainsasignificantproofagainstintolerance不宽容ofallkinds.Ruby’sphotobringsoutanotherpowerfulimageonherwebsite:NormanRockwellssymbolicpaintingforLookmagazineonJan.141964TheProblemWeAllLiveWith.Rockwellwasanillustratorofexceptionalskillandcharm.Heproducedavastnumberofunforgettableimagesoveralongcareermanyoftheminvolvingchildren.HisAmericankidsareinnocentandappealingbutoftenatthesametimedecidedlynaughty.HismethodwastophotographhismodelsandtheresultingpaintingswerephotographiC.Butitisrevealingtoseehowtheartistslightlychangedfacialexpressionsfromphototooilpaintinginordertomakehispaintingscommunicatewiththeviewer.Communicationevenpersuasionlayatthebackofhiswork;thiswasartforeffect.TheProblemWeAllLiveWithbelongstoRockwell’slaterworkwhenhebeganopenlyshowinghisstrongbeliefinliberty.ThisisahighlypersuasiveimagE.Beforehearrivedatthefinalcopyonesketch草图showsthelittlegirlclosertothetwoofficersfollowingherthantothoseinfront.InthefinishedpicturethegirlseemsmoredeterminedindependentanduntoucheD.TheunfriendlytomatoesthrownonthewallarebehindhernowandsheiscompletelyunaffecteD.RubyNellwasprotectedbyofficersonherwaytoschoolbecause.A.shewasalittlefighteragainstracismB.shewasveryyoungshortandtimidC.shewasthefirstblacktostudyinanall-whiteschoolD.shewaschosenbythecomt0be’wi’thwhitechildrenAccordingtothepassageTheProblemWeAllLiveWithisan.A.socialprogramforAmericanchildrenB.famouspaintingbyNormanRockwellC.photodisplayedonRubyBridges’websiteD.exhibitionattheNormanRockwellMuseumTheworddesegregateinparagraph2probablymeans.A.fightagainstthewhiteB.endracialseparationC.struggleforfreedomD.stoptheblack-whiteconflictThemaintopicofthispassageis.A.howRockwellencouragedRubytofightagainstracismB.howRubywonherfighttogotoanall-whiteschoolC.howRockwellexpressedhisprotestin.IrisworkD.howpersuasiveRockwell’searlierworkofartis
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Fromthemomentthatananimalisbornithastomakedecisions.Ithastodecidewhichofthethingsarounditareforeatingandwhicharetobeavoided;whentoattackandwhentorunaway.Theanimalisinfactplayingaverydangerousgamewithitsenvironmentagameinwhichitmustmakedecision—amatteroflifeordeath.Animals’abilitytoactreasonablyisbelievedtocomepartlyfromwhatwemaycallgenetic遗传性的learningwhichisdifferentfromtheindividual个体的learningthatananimaldoesinthecourseofitsownlifetime.Geneticlearningislearningbyaspecies—animalsofthesamekind—asawholeanditisachievedbyselectionofthosemembersofeachgenerationthathappentoactintherightway.Howevertheroleofgeneticlearningdependsuponhowsimilarthefutureenvironmentistothepast.ThemoreimportantindividualexperienceislikelytobethelessimportantisgeneticlearningasameansofgettingovertheproblemsofthesurvivalgamE.Becausemostanimalsliveineverchangingenvironmentsfromonegenerationtothenextitisnotsurprisingtofindthatveryfewspeciesindeeddependwhollyupongeneticlearning.Inthegreatmajorityofanimalstheirparticularwaysofactinginanewenvironmentareacompound复合体ofindividualexperienceaddedtotheactionpatternsanimalsarebornwith.ThatiswhyanimalscansurvivE.72.Theanimal’slifewillcometoanend.A.iftheanimalmakesawrongdecisionB.iftheanimalplaysadangerousgameC.whentheanimalattacksitsenemyD.whentheanimalrunstooslowly73.Veryfewspeciesdependentirelyongeneticlearningbecause.A.eachgenerationhasitsownwayoflearningB.theirenvironmentschangeallthetimeC.theycanactreasonablyontheirownD.ittakestheirwholelifetolearn74.Whentheenvironmentdoesn’tchangemuch.A.animalscannotactinarightwayB.geneticlearningislessimportantforanimalsC.individuallearningplaysalessimportantroleD.animalscannotgetoverproblemsontheirontheirown75.Animals’livingongenerationaftergenerationdependson.A.theirnaturalactionpatternwiththeirownexperienceB.thelessonstheyhavelearntduringtheirlifetimeC.theirexperienceinparticularenvironmentsD.theknowledgepassedonbytheirparents
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JuliaRobertswasbornonOctober281967inGeorgiaUSAandsheearnedanOscarnomination提名forherperformancein1989’sSteelMagnolias.Laterin1990shestarredinthesadromanticcomedyPrettyWoman.ThefilmwasaninternationalhitandRobertsbecameahouseholdnamE.ButherlaterfilmsparticularlyDyingYoung1991wereofadecidedlyunevenquality.In1993JuliaRobertsmarriedcountrysingerLyleLovettandthenmadeasuccessfulcomebackinThePelicanBrief1993.ButhernexttwomoviesinthefollowingyearPre-a-PorterandILoveTroubleprovedtobecritical评论的andcommercialdisappointment.Roberts’badluckcontinuedwhenMaryReilly1996failedattheboxofficE.ButhercareerbegantopickupagainwithMichaelCollinsandConspiracyTheoryboth1996.In1997RobertsmadeasuccessfulreturnincomedyMyBestFriend’sWeddingandcontinuedherquickrisein1999withNotingHillandRunawayBridE.BothfilmshelpedtofurtherrestoreRobertstoherstatus地位asthemostshiningwomaninHollywooD.HerbiggestsuccesscomesfromErinBrockovich.FortheexcellentperformanceshemadeinitJuliaRobertswasgiventheOscarBestLeadingActressAwardonMarch252001.NowJuliaRobertslooksoncoursetowinher10thawardforfavoritefemalemoviestaratthisyear’sPeople’sChoiceAwardsonSundayinLosAngeles.68.WhichofthefollowingmoviesmadeJuliaRobertsaninternationalname?A.SteelMagnoliasB.ErinBrockovichC.PrettyWomanD.ILoveTrouble69.WhywasJuliaRobertsgiventheOscarBestLeadingActressAwardin2001?A.BecauseshemadeanexcellentperformanceinErinBrockovichB.BecauseshehasbecomeahouseholdfilmstarC.BecausesheistheprettiestwomanintheHollywoodD.Becauseshehasbeenwealthyandwell-known70.Theunderlinedphrasepickupinthetextmeans________.A.collectB.standupC.fetchD.improve71.Theunderlinedsentencemeansthat_______.A.JuliaRobertsisgoingintherightdirectionB.JuliaRobertslooksmorebeautifulC.JuliaRobertsislookingformethodsD.JuliaRobertslooksveryhappy
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London:Whatcouldpossiblyhewrongwithplantingtrees?Thebenefitsareobvious:theyfirmthesoilabsorbextrawaterandtakecarbondioxideoutoftheatmospherE.Howeveritnowturnsoutthatplantingtreescouldaddtoglobalwarming.Treerootsdoagreatjobofkeepingsoilfirmlyonthegroundandoutofthewind'spower.TheproblemisthatsomeofthosedustcloudsplayanimportantpartintakingincarbondioxidE.HugeduststormsblowoutovertheoceansfromdrypartsofNorthAfricaandcentralAsiA.TonsofdustareliftedandleftasathinfilmovertheoceansurfacE.DustfromChinaiscarriedeastandleftinthePacificOcean.Ifatree-plantingprogramthereissuccessfulandthedustsupplyreducedthefinalresultmaybethatlesscarbondioxidegetslockedawayintheocean.AndyRidgwellanenvironmentalscientistfromtheUniversityofEastAngliahasspentthepastfewyearsstudyingdustandsayshisworkshowsclearlythecomplexityofthesystemandtheimportanceofnotworkinguselesslywithitwithoutunderstandingtheresults.Forthisreasontheneedistofocusoncuttingcarbondioxidegivingoffratherthandealingwiththelandsurfaceaimlessly.AnAmericanscientistRobertJacksonhasshownthatwhennativegrasslandareasareoccupiedbytreescarbonislostfromthesoil.Wearestudyingwhythesoilcarbondisappearsbutonetheoryisthattreesdoalotmoreoftheirgrowingabovegroundcomparedtograssessolesscarbongoesdirectlyintothesoilfromtrees.saidJackson.InwetareasoftheworldthegainfromtreesabsorbingcarbondioxideabovegroundseemstobeoutweighedbythelossofcarbonfromthesoilbelowgrounD.Countriesthatplantocombatglobalwarmingbyplantingtreesmayhavetothinkagain.SolutionstoenvironmentalproblemsareoftenmorecomplexthantheyfirstappearandunderstandingtheEarth'sclimateisaverygreatchallengE.64.Peopleusuallyholdtheopinionthat_______.A.hugeduststormscandestroycarbondioxideB.hugeduststormscandestroytheoceansontheearthC.plantingtreescouldreduceglobalwarmingD.plantingtreesistheonlywaytocontrolhugeduststorms65.AndyRidgwelltheenvironmentalscientistbelievesthat_______.A.environmentalproblemsaremorecomplexthanexpectedB.treesshouldn'thavebeenplantedindryplacesC.dustplaysamoreimportantpartthantreesD.carbondioxideisharmfultoeverything66.RobertJackson'sexperimentprovesthat_______.A.carboncanturngrassintodustB.treesholdmorecarbonthangrassC.lesscarboncanmaketreesgrowfasterD.grasslandareasshouldbecoveredbyforests67.Theunderlinedwordcombatinthelastparagraphmeans_______.A.learnaboutB.giveupC.livewithD.fightagainst
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Globalwarmingmayormaynotbethegreatenvironmentalcrisisofthe21stcenturybut—regardlessofwhetheritisorisn’t—wewon’tdomuchaboutit.Wewillargueoveritandmayevenasanationmakesomefairlysolemn-soundingcommitments承诺toavoidit.ButthemoredramaticandmeaningfulthesecommitmentsseemthelesslikelytheyaretobeobserveD.AlGorecallsglobalwarminganinconvenienttruthasifmerelyrecognizingitcouldputusapathtoasolution.Buttherealtruthisthatwedon’tknowenoughtorelieveglobalwarmingand—withoutmajortechnologicalbreakthroughs—wecan’tdomuchaboutit.From2003to2050theworld’spopulationisprojectedtogrowfrom6.4billionto9.1billiona42%increasE.Ifenergyuseperpersonandtechnologyremainthesametotalenergyuseandgreenhousegasemissions排放mainlyCO2willbe42%higherin2050.Butthat’stoolowbecausesocietiesthatgrowricherusemoreenergy.Weneedeconomicgrowthunlesswecondemntheworld’spoortotheirpresentpovertyandfreezeeveryoneelse’slivingstandards.Withmodestgrowthenergyuseandgreenhouseemissionsmorethandoubleby2050.Nogovernmentwilladoptrigidrestrictionsoneconomicgrowthandpersonalfreedomlimitsonelectricityusagedrivingandtravelthatmightcutbackglobalwarming.Stillpoliticianswanttoshowthey’redoingsomething.ConsidertheKyotoProtocol京都议定书.Itallowedcountriesthatjoinedtopunishthosethatdidn’t.Butithasn’treducedCO2emissionsupabout25%since1990andmanysignatories签字国didn’tadopttoughenoughpoliciestohittheir2008-2012targets.Thepracticalconclusionisthatifglobalwarmingisapotentialdisastertheonlysolutionisnewtechnology.Onlyanaggressiveresearchanddevelopmentprogrammightfindwaysofbreakingourdependenceonfossilfuelsordealingwithit.Thetroublewiththeglobalwarmingdebateisthatithasbecomeamoralproblemwhenit’sreallyanengineeringonE.Theinconvenienttruthisthatifwedon’tsolvetheengineeringproblemwe’rehelpless.46.Whatissaidaboutglobalwarminginthefirstparagraph?A.Itmaynotproveanenvironmentalcrisisatall.B.Itisanissuerequiringworldwidecommitments.C.Seriousstepshavebeentakentoavoidorstopit.D.Verylittlewillbedonetobringitundercontrol.47.Accordingtotheauthor’sunderstandingwhatisAlGore’sviewonglobalwarming?A.Itisarealitybothpeopleandpoliticiansareunawareof.B.Itisaphenomenonthatcausesusmanyinconveniences.C.ItisaproblemthatcanbesolvedonceitisrecognizeD.D.Itisanareaweactuallyhavelittleknowledgeabout.48.Greenhouseemissionswillmorethandoubleby2050becauseof________.A.economicgrowthB.wastefuluseofenergyC.thewideninggapbetweentherichandpoorD.therapidadvancesofscienceandtechnology49.TheauthorbelievesthatsincethesigningoftheKyotoProtocol________.A.politicianshavestartedtodosomethingtobetterthesituationB.fewnationshaveadoptedrealtoughmeasurestolimitenergyuseC.reductionsinenergyconsumption消耗havegreatlycutbackglobalwarmingD.internationalcooperationhascontributedtosolvingenvironmentalproblems50.Whatisthemessagetheauthorintendstoconvey?A.GlobalwarmingismoreofamoralissuethanapracticalonE.B.Theultimatesolutiontoglobalwarmingliesinnewtechnology.C.Thedebateoverglobalwarmingwillleadtotechnologicalbreakthroughs.D.Peoplehavetogiveupcertainmaterialcomfortstostopglobalwarming.
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Animalscanmovefromplacetoplacebutplantscannot.Whenananimalisunderattackitcanrunawayorfightback.Plantscertainlycannotrunawayandtheylackteethandclaws.Butplantscandefendthemselvesbyusingbothphysicalandchemicalmeans.Someplantshavetheirownwaystokeepanimalsaway.Forexampletheleavesofthehollyplanthavesharpspines刺thatdiscouragegrass-eatinganimals.Hollyleavesonlowerbrancheshavemorespinesthanleavesonupperbranches.Thisisbecausethelowerleavesareeasierformostanimalstoreach.Someplantssuchastheoaktreehavethickandhardleavesthataredifficultforanimalstoeat.Somegrassesmaycontainasandymaterial;eatingsuchgrasseswearsdowntheanimal'steeth.Manyplantsalsohavechemicaldefenses.Someplantsproducechemicalsthattastebitterorcauseanunpleasantreaction.Someplantsmayfightagainstanattackbyincreasingtheproductionofthesechemicals.Whenacaterpillar毛虫bitesatobaccoleaftheleafproducesachemicalmessenger.ThismessengersendstotherootstheinformationtoproducemorenicotinE.Thehigherlevelsofnicotinediscouragethecaterpillar.Manyplantsdependonbothphysicalandchemicaldefenses.A.certainplantinChinaforinstancehasprickly多刺的leavesandeachpricklecontainspoisonousvenom毒液A.singleexperiencewiththiskindofplantwillteachananimaltostayawayfromitinthefuturE.68.Thehollyplanthasmorespinesonthelowerleavesbecausemostanimals________.A.arenottallenoughB.likethelowerleavesonlyC.arenotcleverenoughD.cangetthelowerleaveseasily69.Todefendthemselvesoaktreesuse________.A.chemicalmeansB.physicalmeansC.bitterchemicalsD.sandymaterials70.Howdoestobaccoprotectitselfagainstanattackfromacaterpillar?A.Itsleavesfightagainsttheattackbyphysicalmeans.B.Itsrootssendamessengertodiscouragethecaterpillar.C.ItsrootsincreasetheproductionofnicotinewhenitisattackeD.D.Itsleavesproducepoisonoussandtodrivethecaterpillaraway.71.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.PlantsandAnimalsB.HowPlantsDefendThemselvesC.AttacksandDefensesD.HowAnimalsEatPlantLeaves
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Wouldyouliketobeakingorqueen?Tohavepeoplewaitingonyouhandandfoot?ManyAmericansexperiencethisroyaltreatmenteveryday.How?Bybeingcustomers.TheAmericanideaofcustomerserviceistomakeeachcustomerthecenterofattention.Needproof?Justlistentothecommercials.MostofthemsoundliketheMcDonald’sad:Wedoitallforyou.ActuallynotallstoresinAmericarollouttheredcarpetfortheircustomers.Butwhereveryougogoodcustomerservicemeansmakingcustomersfeelspecial.PeoplegoingshoppinginAmericacanexpecttobetreatedwithrespectfromtheverybeginning.Mostplacesdon’thaveafurniturestreetoracomputerroadwhichallowyoutocomparepriceseasily.Insteadpeopleoftenlettheirfingersdothewalkingthroughthestorehotlines.Fromthefirsthellocustomersreceiveasatisfyingresponsetotheirquestions.Thisinitialcontactcanhelpthemdecidewheretoshop.Whencustomersgettothestoretheyaretreatedashonoredguests.Customersdon’tusuallyfindstoreclerkssittingaroundwatchingTVorplayingcards.Insteadtheclerksgreetthemwarmlyandoffertohelpthemfindwhattheywant.InmoststorestheclearsignsthatlabeleachdepartmentmakeshoppingabreezE.Customersusuallydon’thavetoaskhowmuchitemscostsincepricesareclearlymarkeD.Andunlessthey’reatafleamarketorayardsaletheydon’tbothertryingtobargain.WhencustomersarereadytocheckouttheyfindthenearestandshortestcheckoutlanE.ButasMurphy’sLawwouldhaveitwhicheverlanetheygetinalltheotherlaneswillmovefaster.Goodstoresopennewcheckoutlaneswhenthelanesgettoolong.Someevenofferexpresslanesforcustomerswith10itemsorless.Aftertheypayfortheirpurchasescustomersreceiveasmileandawarmthankyoufromtheclerk.Manystoresevenallowcustomerstotaketheirshoppingcartsouttotheparkinglot.Thatwaytheydon’thavetocarryheavybagsouttothecar.Byquoting引用theMcDonald’sad:Wedoitallforyoutheauthorintendsto_______.A.suggestthatcustomersbelievewhatcommercialssaydeeplyB.showreaderstheAmericanideaongoodcustomerserviceC.expressallthestorespaymuchattentiontothecustomersD.persuadereaderstochoosethestoreswithadscorrectlyIntheUSAwhatmayyoudoatfirstifyouwanttodosomeshopping?A.Tovisitaprofessionalstreetwithlotsofsimilarstores.B.Tocomparepricesinmanyshopsinthesamestreet.C.Tomakephonecallsandgetbettershoppingchoices.D.Toreceiveothercustomers’answerstothequestions.TheunderlinedwordsabreezeinParA.3mostprobablymeans_________.A.aneasyjobB.atroubleC.afunnythingD.aboringtaskWhichofthefollowingsshowsAmericanstoresofferconveniencetocustomersinthispassage?A.Thestoreclerksdon’tusuallysitaroundwatchingTVorplayingcards.B.SomestoresofferpricebargaintothecustomerslikeayardsalE.C.Theclerksgivecustomersasmileandawarmthankyouafterpaying.D.SomestoresopennewcheckoutlaneswhenthelanesarecrowdeD.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.CustomerServiceinAmericaB.ExcellentStoresinAmericaC.ShoppingRulesinAmericaD.BeingKingorQueeninAmerica
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BA.newcollegeguideintheUnitedStatescompareseducationalrequirementsinsevensubjects.TheseincludemathsciencewritingandUnitedStateshistoryorgovernment.TheothersubjectsareeconomicsforeignlanguageandliteraturE.ThefreeonlineguideisfromtheAmericanCouncilofTrusteesandAlumni.Thecouncilisanonprofitgroupthatsupportsliberalartseducation.ItspresidentAnneNealsaystheseareasofknowledgeareneededtosucceedinatwenty-firstcenturysocietyandanincreasinglyconnectedworlD.YetshetoldVOA’sFaizaElmasryitwassurprisinghowmanystudentscangraduatewithinherwordsathineducation.Forty-twooftheonehundredcollegesanduniversitiessurveyedreceivedthelowestmarks.Thismeanttheyrequiredtwoorfewerofthesevensubjects.Fiveschoolsreceivedatopgradeforrequiringsixsubjects.ThesewereBrooklynCollegeinNewYorkCityTexasA&MtheUniversityofTexas-AustinWestPointandtheUniversityofArkansas.RobertCostrellisaprofessorofeducationreformandeconomicsattheUniversityofArkansas.HesaysmanyifnotallofthetopAmericancollegesoncehadacorecurriculum—asetofcoursesrequiredforallstudents.Butovertheyearsmanyhavedroppedtheserequirements.OrtheyhavewateredthemdownProfessorCostrellsaysintowhatbecameknownasdistributionrequirements.Thissystemletsastudentchoosefromanumberofdifferentcoursestosatisfyarequirement.ROBERTCOSTRELL:AndinmanycasesthesecourseswenttoofarIwouldsaytowardsthefluffytreatmentofseriousmaterialandstudentscouldsatisfytheirrequirementbytakingsuchcourses.ProfessorCostrellsaysschoolsshouldnotonlyre-examinewhattheyteach.Theyshouldalsomeasurewhatstudentshavelearned—forexamplethroughsomeformofexaminationsorpapers.A.newreportthisweekfromtheCollegeBoardshowedthatcollegepricescontinuetorisE.ButAnneNealfromtheAmericanCouncilofTrusteesandAlumnisayshigherprices.donotguaranteeabettergeneraleducation.Infactthegroupfoundthatthehigherthetuitionthemorelikelythatstudentshavetodeveloptheirowngeneraleducation.ThecollegeguideisontheWebatwhatwilltheylearn.com.AnneNealsayshergroupissurveyingmorecolleges.ThehopeshesaysistodiscoverwhatcollegegraduateshavereallylearnedandhowreadytheyaretocompeteintheglobalmarketplacE.61.Wheredoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?A.A.scientificfiction.B.A.researchnewspaper.C.A.fashionmagazinE.D.Anentertainmentnewspaper.62.TheAmericanCouncilofTrusteesandAlumnidoesallthefollowingEXCEPT_________.A.supportliberalartseducationB.concernitselfwitheducationinAmericaC.devotetimetohelpingimprovecollegeeducationD.makemoneybyhelpingwithcollegeeducation63.ThewordswateredthemdownunderlinedinParagraph6mostlikelymean_______.A.reducedrequiredcoursesB.improvedrequiredcoursesC.increasedrequiredcoursesD.developedrequiredcourses64.InthispassagethenewcollegeguidemainlytellsitsreadersthatAmericancollegesshould_____.A.meettherequirementsofthenewcenturyB.reducethenumberofrequiredcoursesC.havedifferentstandardsonrequiredcoursesD.cutdownontheirtuitions
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Animalsarenaturalresourcesthatpeoplehavewastedallthroughourhistory.Animalshavebeenkilledfortheirfurandfeathersforfoodforsportandsimplybecausetheywereintheway.Thousandsofkindsofanimalshavedisappearedfromtheworldforever.Hundredsmoreareonthedangerlisttoday.About170kindsintheUnitedStatesaloneareconsideredindanger.Whyshouldpeoplecare?Becauseweneedanimals.AndbecauseoncetheyaregonetherewillneverbeanymorE.Animalsaremorethanjustbeautifulandinteresting.TheyaremorethanjustasourceoffooD.EveryanimalhasitsplaceinthebalanceofnaturE.Destroyingonekindofanimalcancreatemanyproblems.Forexamplewhenfarmerskilledlargenumbersofhawks老鹰thefarmersstoresofcornandgrainweredestroyedbyratsandmicE.Why?BecausehawkseatratsandmicE.Withnohawkstokeepdowntheirnumberstheratsandmicemultiplied繁殖quickly.Luckilysomepeopleareworkingtohelpsavetheanimals.Somegroupsraisemoneytoletpeopleknowabouttheproblem.Andtheytrytogetthegovernmentstopasslawsprotectinganimalsindanger.Quiteafewcountrieshavepassedlaws.Theselawsforbidthekillingofanyanimalsorplantsonthedangerlist.Slowlythenumberofsomeanimalsindangerisgrowing.Animalsareimportanttousmainlybecause____.A.theygiveusasourceoffoodB.theyarebeautifulandlovelyC.theykeepthebalanceofnatureD.theygiveusalotofpleasureWhathashappenedtotheanimalsontheearth?A.Hundredsofkindsofanimalshavedisappearedforever.B.Manykindsofanimalshavediedout.C.About170kindsofanimalshavedisappearedforever.D.Allkindsofanimalsareindanger.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Peoplecaremuchaboutanimalsbecausetheyneedthem.B.OnceacertainkindofanimalsisgoneforevertherewillneverbeanymorE.C.Killingallratsandmicemaycausesomeproblems.D.Peoplemustnotkillanyanimals.Whatcanweinferfromthefactthatquiteafewcountrieshavepassedlawsprotectinganimalsindanger?A.Everypersonwillknowtheimportanceofprotectingwildanimals.B.AnimalsindangerwillnotbekilledanymorE.C.ThenumberofsomeanimalsindangerwillincreasE.D.AnimalsindangerwillbekeptawayfrompeoplE.
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LargecompaniesneedawaytoreachthesavingsofthepublicatlargE.Thesameproblemonasmallerscale小规模地facespracticallyeverycompanytryingtodevelopnewproductsandcreatenewjobs.Therecanbelittlehopeofraisingthemoneyneededfromfriendsandpeopleweknowandwhilebanksmayagreetoprovideshort-termfinance资金theyaregenerallyunwillingtoprovidemoneyforlong-termprojects.Socompaniesturntothepublicinvitingpeopletolendthemmoneyortakeashare股份inthebusinessinexchangeforashareinfutureinterests.Thistheydobyissuing发行stocks股票andsharesinthebusinessthroughtheStockExchangE.Bydoingsotheycanputintocirculation流通thesavingsofsinglepersonsandinstitutionsbothathomeandabroaD.Whenthesaver储蓄者needshismoneybackhedoesnothavetogotothecompanywithwhomheoriginallyplacedit.Insteadhesellshissharesthroughastockbroker证券经纪人tosomeothersaverwhoisseekingtoinvesthismoney.Manyoftheservicesneededbothbyindustryandbyeachofusareprovidedbythegovernmentorbylocalorganizations.Withouthospitalsroadselectricitytelephonesandrailwaysthiscountrycouldnotwork.AlltheserequirecontinuousspendingonnewequipmentandnewdevelopmentiftheyaretoserveusproperlyrequiringmoremoneythanitisraisedthroughtaxesalonE.Thegovernmentlocalorganizationsandnationalizedindustriesthereforefrequentlyneedtoborrowmoneytofinance给提供资金majorcapitalspendingandtheytoocometotheStockExchangE.Thereishardlyamanorwomaninthiscountrywhosestandardoflivingdoesnotdependontheabilityofhisorheremployerstoraisemoneytofinancenewdevelopment.Inonewayoranotherhisnewmoneymustcomefromthesavingsofthecountry.TheStockExchangeexiststoprovideachannelthroughwhichthesesavingscanreachthosewhoneedfinancE.1.Themoneywhichenablesthesecompaniestogoaheadwiththeirprojectsis_______.A.exchangedforpartownershipintheStockExchangeB.raisedbythesellingofsharesinthecompaniesC.repaidtoitsoriginalownersassoonaspossibleD.investedindifferentcompaniesintheStockExchange2.Allthebasicservicesonwhichwedependare_______.A.unabletoprovidefortheneedsofthepopulationB.financedwhollybyratesandtaxesC.inconstantneedoffinancialsupportD.runbythegovernmentorlocalorganizations3.TheStockExchangemakesitpossibleforthegovernmentlocalorganizationsandnationalizedindustries_______.A.tomakecertaineverybodysavesmoneyB.toborrowasmuchmoneyastheywishC.tomakecertaineverybodylendsmoneytothemD.toraisemoneytofinancenewdevelopment4.Theunderlinedwordinvestprobablymeans_______.A.givemoremoneywithB.providelessmoneywithC.borrowlessmoneywithD.makemoremoneywith
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MONTREALReuters–CrossingtheUS-Canadaborder边界togotochurchonaSundaycostaUScitizen$10000forbreakingWashington’sstrictnewsecurity安全rules.TheexpensivetriptochurchwasasurpriseforRichardAlbertwholivesrightontheCanadianborder.Liketheotherhalf-dozenpeopleofTownship15crossingtheborderisadailyoccurrenceforAlbert.ThenearbyQuebecvillageofSt.Pamphileiswheretheyshopeatandgotochurch.Therearemanysuchsituationsintheseareasalongthelargelyunguarded5530-mileborderbetweenCanadaandtheUS–whichinsomecasesactuallyrunsdownthemiddleofstreetsorthroughbuildings.AsaresultAlbertsayshedidnotexpectanyp0roblemsthreeweeksagowhenhereturnedhometotheUSafterattendingchurchinCanadaasusualTheUScustoms海关stationinthisareaisclosedonSundayssohejustdrovearoundthelockedgateashehaddoneeveryweekendsincethepateappearedlastMayfollowingatighteningofbordersecurity.TwodayslaterAlbertwastoldtogotothecustomsofficewhereanofficertoldhimhehadbeencaughtoncameracrossingtheborderillegally非法.Ottawahasgivenoutsp0ecialpassestosome300UScitizensinthatareasotheycanenterthecountrywhenCanadiancustomsstationsareclosedbuttheUSstoppedasimilarprogramlastMay.Thatforcesthepeopletoa200-miledetouralonghillyroadstogethomethroughanotherbordercheckpoint.AlberthasrequestedthatthecustomsofficechangetheirdecisionsonthefinebuthehasnotattendedaSundaychurchsincE.IfeellikeI’mlivinginap0risonhesaiD.4.WelearnfromthetextthatRichardAlbertis_______.A.anAmericanlivinginTownship15B.aCanadianlivinginaQuebecvillageC.aCanadianworkinginacustomsstationD.anAmericanworkinginaCanadianchurch5..Albertwasfinedbecausehe________.A.failedtoobeytrafficrulesB.broketheAmericansecurityrulesC.workedinSt.PamphilewithoutapassD.damagedthegateofthecustomsofficE.6.TheunderlinedworddetourinParagraph5means_________.A.adrivethroughthetownB.araceacrossthefieldsC.aroundaboutwayoftravelingD.ajourneyinthemountainarea7..Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ACross-countryTripB.ASpecialBorderPassC.AnUnguardedBorderD.AnExpensiveChurchVisit
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The2012LondonOlympicshadenoughproblemstoworryabout.Butonemorehasjustbeenadded-acommunicationsblackoutcausedbysolarstorms.AfteraperiodofcalmwithintheSunscientistshavedetectedthesignsofafleshcycleofsunspotsthatcouldpeakin2012justintimeforthearrivaloftheOlympictorchinLondon.NowscientistsbelievethatthispeakcouldresultinvastsolarexplosionsthatcouldthrowbillionsoftonsofchargedmattertowardstheEarthcausingstrongsolarstormsthatcouldjamthetelecommunicationssatellitesandinteractlinkssendingfiveOlympicbroadcastfromLondon.TheSun'sactivityhasastronginfluenceontheEarth.TheOlympicscouldbeinthemiddleofthenextsolarmaximumwhichcouldaffectthefunctionsofcommunicationssatellitessaidProfessorRichardHarrisonheadofspacephysicsattheRutherfordAppletonLaboratoryinOxfordshirE.Atthepeakofthecycleviolentoutburstscalledcoronalmassejections日冕物质抛射occurintheSun'satmospherethrowingoutgreatquantitiesofelectrically-chargedmatter.A.coronalmassejectioncancarryabilliontonsofsolarmaterialintospaceatoveramillionkilometresperhour.SucheventscanexposeastronautstoadeadlyamountcandisablesatellitescausepowerfailuresonEarthanddisturbcommunicationsProfessorHarrisonaddeD.Theriskisgreatestduringasolarmaximumwhenthereisthegreatestnumberofsunspots.NextweekinAmericaNASAisscheduledtolaunchasatelliteformonitoringsolaractivitycalledtheSolarDynamicsObservatorySDOwhichwilltakeimagesoftheSunthatare10timesclearerthanthemostadvancedtelevisionsavailablE.TheRutherfordAppletonLaboratoryhelpedtomakethehigh-techcamerasthatwillcaptureimagesofthesolarflares太阳耀斑andexplosionsastheyoccur.ProfessorRichardHoldawaythelab'sdirectorsaidthattheSDOshouldbeabletoprovideearlywarningofasolarflareorexplosionbigenoughtoaffectsatellitecommunicationsonEarthIfwehaveadvancewarningwe'llbeabletoreducethedamagE.Whatyoudon'twantisthingsswitchingoffforaweekwithnoideaofwhat'scausedtheproblemhesaiD.1.Thephrasecommunicationsblackoutinparagraph1mostprobablyreferstoduringthe2012Olympics.A.theextinguishingoftheOlympictorchB.thecollapseofbroadcastingsystemsC.thetransportationbreakdowninLondonD.thedestructionofweathersatellites2.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthesolaractivitydescribedinthepassage?A.ThemostfatalmatterfromthecoronafallsontoEarth.B.ThesolarstormpeakoccursinthemiddleofeachcyclE.C.IttakesseveralsecondsforthechargedmattertoreachEarth.D.Thenumberofsunspotsdeclinesaftercoronalmassejections.3.AccordingtothepassageNASAwilllaunchasatelliteto_________.A.takeimagesofthesolarsystemB.provideearlywarningofthunderstormsC.keeptrackofsolaractivitiesD.improvethecommunicationsonEarth4.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.SolarStorms:AnInvisibleKillerB.SolarStorms:EarthEnvironmentinDangerC.SolarStorms:ThreateningtheHumanRaceD.SolarStorms:HumanActivitiestoBeTroubled
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UnusualincidentsarebeingreportedacrosstheArctiC.Inuit因纽特人familiesgoingoffonsnowmobilestopreparetheirsummerhuntingcampshavefoundthemselvescutofffromhomebyaseaofmuD.Therearealsoreportsofseaicebreakingupearlierthanusualcarryingsealsbeyondthereachofhunters.Climatechangemaystillbearatherabstract抽象的ideatomostofusbutintheArcticitisalreadyhavinggreateffect—ifsummertimeicecontinuestoshrinkatitspresentratetheArcticOceancouldsoonbecomealmostice-freeinsummer.Theknock-oneffects连锁反应arelikelytoincludemorewarmingcloudierskiesandhighersealevels.Scientistsareincreasinglyeagertofindoutwhat’sgoingonintheArctiC.FortheInuittheproblemisurgent.Theyliveinunsteadybalancewithoneofthetoughestenvironmentsonearth.ClimatechangewhateveritscausesisadirectdangertotheirwayoflifE.NobodyknowstheArcticaswellasthelocalswhichiswhytheyarenotcontentsimplytostandbackandletoutsiderexpertstellthemwhat’shappening.InCanadawheretheInuitpeoplearetryinghardtoguardtheirhard-wonautonomy自治权inthecountry’snewestlandNunavuttheybelievetheirbesthopeofsurvivalinthischangingenvironmentliesincombiningtheirancestral祖先的knowledgewiththebestofmodernsciencE.Thisisachallengeinitself.TheCanadianArcticisavasttreelesspolardesertthat’scoveredwithsnowformostoftheyear.AdventureintothisareaandyougetsomeideaofthehardshipsfacinganyonewhocallsthishomE.Farmingisoutofthequestionandnatureoffersfewpickings.HumansfirstsettledintheArcticamere4500yearsagosurvivingbytakingadvantageofseafirst.Theenvironmenttestedthemtothelimits:sometimesthesettlersweresuccessful;sometimestheyfailedanddisappeareD.ButaroundathousandyearsagoonegroupappearedthatwasuniquelywelladaptedtodealwiththeArcticenvironment.TheseThulepeoplemovedinfromAlaskabringingdogsirontoolsandthelikE.Theyaretheancestorsoftoday’sInuitpeoplE.Whichofthefollowingislikelytobetheeffectofclimatechange?A.ShorterandshortersummertimE.B.Ice-freesummeraroundtheArctiC.C.Lowersealevels.D.Morerainyskies.TheInuitpeoplebelievethesolutiontotheclimatechangeproblemis________.A.tochangetheirwayoflifeB.todoastheirancestorsC.totrytoprotecttheenvironmentfromnowonD.tousetheirancestralknowledgeandmodernscienceItcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraphthat________.A.thefirstsettlersintheArcticsurvivedtherequiteeasilyB.it’shardtofarmintheArcticduetoclimatechangeC.theancestorsofInuitpeoplestoodoutamongthesettlersD.theThulepeoplefromAlaskainventedirontoolsWhichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthistext?A.ClimateChangeandtheInuitB.ClimateChangearoundtheArcticC.GlobalWarmingaroundtheWorldD.TheInuitandTheirAncestorsaroundtheWorld
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BChinaislikelytosurpasstheU.S.tobecomeworld’slargestonlinegamemarketthisyearaccordingtoarecentreportbymarketresearchfirmiResearch.China’sonlinegamemarketgeneratedrevenue总收入of20.8billionyuan$3.04billionin2008up52.2%overthepreviousyear.Over80%oftherevenuecamefrombigmultiplayeronlinegameswiththerestgeneratedfromWebgamesandmobilegames.Theoverallmarketisexpectedtokeepgrowingatanaverageannualrateof20%inthecomingfiveyears.AndiResearchforecaststhattheChineseonlinemarketwillbeworthmorethan68billionyuanby2012whichwillaccountforalmosthalfoftheglobalmarketbythen.AtpresentU.S.ChinaandKoreaaretheworld’stopthreelargestonlinegamemarketsmakingupabout29%27%and21%respectivelyoftheglobalonlinegamemarketaccordingtothereport.U.S.gamecompaniesderiveamajorpartoftheirrevenuefromsalesofgamesoverseas.SouthKorea’sonlinegameindustrygenerateshalfofitsrevenuefromgamesinitshomemarket.InChinahowevermostofthemoneycomesdirectlyfromitsowngameplayers.NegativelyinfluencedbytheglobaleconomicdownturnboththeU.S.andKoreamarketswillseeadropingameexportingiResearchestimates.InChinatheenormousbaseandfastgrowingofonlinegamerswillfurtherboostChina’sonlinegameindustrysaidthereport.Chinaiscurrentlyhometo55.5milliononlinegameplayersaccordingtothelateststatsbytheChinaInternetNetworkInformationCenterCNNIC.InitsreportiResearchfoundthatfiguresforgamersunder18andabove40grewattheirfastestrateyetlastyearthoughitdidn’tdisclosespecifics.55.Thesecondandthirdparagraphsshowthat________.A.Theglobalonlinegamemarketwillbeworthmorethan136billionyuanin2012.B.China’sonlinegamemarketincreasedby20%in2008.C.China’sonlinegamemarketwillbecome60%lessin2009.D.USChinaandKoreatogetheraccountfor90%oftheglobalonlinegamemarket.56.China’sonlinegameindustryisdifferentfromthatoftheUSandKoreabecauseit’s________.A.madeupofonlineWebandmobilegamesB.easilyaffectedbytheglobaleconomyC.mainlybaseduponitshomemarketD.amongthethreelargestonlinegamemarkets57.WhichofthefollowingthingsismentionedasafactorintherapiddevelopmentofChina’sonlinegameindustry?A.TherapidgrowthofonlinegamersinChinA.B.AdropingameimportstoChinA.C.Theglobaleconomicdownturn.D.ThedevelopmentoftechnologyinChinA.58.AccordingtothelastparagraphwhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.CNNCandiResearchworkedtogetheronthereport.B.Gamersunder18wereoneoftheagegroupswhichgrewthefastestlastyear.C.Atpresentthereare55.5milliononlinegameprovidersinChinA.D.ThestatementsofCNNCandiResearcharecontradictory.
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Thefollowingaretheworld-renewedattractions迷人地方inLondonsodon’tmissthemwhiletouringtherE.Shakespeare’sGlobeShakespeare’sGlobewhichofficiallyopenedin1997isareconstructionoftheGlobeTheatrebuiltin1599andbringsShakespeare’sworldtolifE.Asavisitortotheexhibitionyou’lldiscoverhowshowswereproducedinthetheatresduringShakespeare’stimE.Theguide-storytellerstakeyouonafascinatinghalf-hourtour.Price:Adult£9.00Child5-15£6.50;Student£7.50;Under5FREE.TheTowerofLondonThetowernearly100feethighwithwalls15feetthickwasbuiltintheearly1080s.KingHenryⅢmadethistowerhishomE.KingEdwardVandhisyoungerbrotherweremurderedinsidebytheirunclE.QueenElizabethIwasshutupinthetowerfortwomonthsbyherhalfsisterMarywhofeltthatherthrone王位wasbeingthreatened威胁.In1603partofthetowerbecameamuseum.Price:Adult£16.50;Child5-15£9.50;Under5FREE;Student£13.50;Familytwoadultswiththreechildren£46.00.Banqueting宴会HouseBanquetingHouseistheremainsofWhitehallPalacewhichwasbuiltin1529andwashometotheEnglishkings.ItwasdestroyedbyfirE.Famousforitsarchitectureandpaintingthebuildingisalsoknownforbeingthescene地点ofCharlesI’sexecution处决Price:Adult£4.50;Child£2.25;StudentwithIDandseniorcitizen60+£3.00;Under5FREE.TowerBridgeExhibitionTowerBridgehasstoodovertheRiverThamesinLondonsince1894andisoneofthefinestmostrecognizablebridgesintheworlD.AttheTowerBridgeExhibitionyoucanenjoybreath-takingviewsfromthehigh-levelwalkwaysandlearnaboutthehistoryofthebridgeandhowitwasbuilt.YoucanthenvisittheVictorianengineroomshometotheoriginalsteamenginesthatusedtopowerthebridgE.Price:Adult£6.00;Child5-15£3.00;Under5FREE;Seniorcitizen60+£4.50;Student£4.50.1.Whichofthefollowingplaceshasthelongesthistory?A.WhitehallPalacE.B.TheGlobeTheatrE.C.TheTowerofLondon.D.TowerBridgE.2.Iftwoparentswiththeir4-year-oldsonvisittheTowerofLondontheyshouldpay.A.£33B.£43C.£46D.£523.QueenElizabethIwasshutupinthetowerfortwomonthsbyMarymainlybecause.A.Marydidn’tlikeher]B.shetriedtostealMary’streasureC.MaryfearedshewouldbecometheQueenD.sheintendedtomurderMary4.Howmanyplacesusedasaking’shomearementionedinthispassage?A.OnE.B.Two.C.ThreE.D.Four.
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WhenyouvisitAmericayouwillseethewordMotelonsignsandnoticeboards.Itismadeupofmotorandhotelanditisreallyahotelforpeoplewhoarrivebycarhow-everyoudon’tneedacartostayatone.Youhavetopaywhenyouarriveforyourroomwhichusuallyhasabath.Mealsarenotprovidedbuttherewillcertainlybeacafeteria自助餐馆.Americanseatalotofsaladsandsandwiches.Alongthemainroadstherearealotofmotels.Eachtriestooffermorethannext.Someprovidetelevisionineverybedroom;othershaveswimmingpools;andsoon.Motelsareespeciallyusefulwhenyouareinthecountryfarfromatownorcity.YouwillalsofindtheminthebigNationalParks.InthesegreatNationalParksyoumaymeetguestsyoudon’texpecttoseE.AnAmericanfriendtoldmealittlestory.InthemiddleofamoonlessnightsheheardstrangenoisesoutsidehermotelwindowintheYellowstoneNationalParkinWyoming.Thinkingitmightbeathiefshejumpedoutofbedopenedthedoorandcrepttowardsadarkshadow.Asshegotcloseshesawthethief.Shewasdreadfullyfrightened:itwasn’tahumanthief—itwasabigblackbear.ThebearwasturningoversomeemptytinswithitspawlookingfortastybitsoffooD.Myfrienddecidedtoleavethatparticularthiefalone!Therearealsoofcourseplacescalledroominghouseswheretheyreceivelodgers房客.YouwillseesuchsignsasTouristsorRoomsRentandyoucouldtryoneofthesE.A.wordofwarning—lookingforaroominNewYorkduringthetouristseasonislikelookingforgoldonthemoon!WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutmotels?A.YoucanonlyfindmotelsinthebigNationalParks.B.Theyarefreeforpeoplewhoarrivebycar.C.Ifyouwanttostayatamotelyoumusthaveacar.D.Thewordmotelisformedbytwowords.WhichofthefollowingisNOTprovidedbymotels?A.Baths.B.Swimmingpools.C.TV.D.Meals.Theunderlinedwordcreptinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans______.A.movedslowlyB.rushedoutC.threwawayD.ranfastThesecondparagraphmainlytellsus______.A.aninterestingstoryB.theexperienceoftheauthor’sfriendC.wemaymeetanimalsintheNationalParksD.bearsusuallylookforfoodatnightFromthelastparagraphwecanlearnthatinNewYorkduringthetouristseason______.A.touristscanfindgoldthereB.touristscanhaveasweetdreamthereC.itisdifficulttofindaroomthereD.thereiswarningfortouriststoNewYork
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Besidesprovidingaperfectenvironmentforseaplantsandanimalstoliveinseawaterhasothervaluesoneofwhichisthatitconstantlymovesanditsmovementsproduceenergy.Themostobviousmovementsarethewavesandthetides.Windscausethewavesandthegravitationalpullofthemoonandthesuncausesthetides.InplacesliketheBayofFundyinCanadathedifferencebetweenthehighandlowtidelevelcanbeasmuchas40feet.FranceandBritainarenowtryingtouseenergyinthetidestoproduceelectricity.Wavescanproduceelectricityandsomeexperimentsaretakingplacetolearnmoreaboutthis.Oneofthemostencouragingareasofresearchusesthedifferencebetweenthetemperatureofseawateratthesurfaceanddeepdowntoproduceelectricity.Wavesandtidesarecausedby________.A.thesameforcesB.differentforcesC.theirownmovementsD.plantsandanimalsItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat__________.A.wavesaswellastheenergyinthetidecanproduceelectricityB.thehighesttideis40feethigherthanthelowestoneattheseaC.manycountriesintheworldhavemadethemostofenergyproducedbyseawaterD.itisbeingtriedinsomedevelopedcountriestouseenergyinthetidestoproduceelectricityThebesttitleforthepassageis______.A.TidesandWavesB.HowtoProduceElectricityC.SeawaterD.AnotherCheapEnergy
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Municipal市政府regulationsnormallybananythingfromsmokinginpublicplacestoparkingincertainzones.ButofficialsintheBraziliantownofBiritibaMirim70km45mileseastofSaoPaulohavegonefarbeyondthat.Theyplantoprohibitresidentsfromdyingearlybecausethelocalcemetery墓地hasreachedfullcapacity.There’snomoreroomtoburythedeadtheycan’tbecremated火化andlawsforbidanewcemetery.Sothemayorhasproposedastrangesolution:outlawdeath.MayorRobertoPereirasaysthebillismeantasaprotestagainstfederalregulationsthatprohibitneworexpandedcemeteriesinpreservationareas.Theyhavenottakenlocaldemandsintoconsiderationheclaims.A.2003decree法令byBrazil’sNationalEnvironmentCouncilforbidsburialgroundsinprotectedareas.Mr.Pereirawantstobuildanewcemeterybuttheprojecthasbeenstoppedbecause98%ofBiritibaMirimisconsideredapreservationareA.BiritibaMirimatownof28000inhabitants居民notonlywantstoprohibitresidentsfrompassingaway.Thebillalsocallsonpeopletotakecareoftheirhealthinordertoavoiddeath.Ihaven’tgotajobnoramIhealthy.AndnowtheysayIcan’tdiE.That’sridiculousAmarildodoPradoanunemployedresidentsaiD.Thecitycouncilisexpectedtovoteontheregulationnextweek.OfcoursethebillislaughableillegalandwillneverbeapprovedsaidGilsonSoaresdeCamposanassistanttothemayor.Butcanyouthinkofabetterresolutiontopersuadethegovernmenttochangetheenvironmentaldecreethatisprohibitingusfrombuildinganewcemetery?Thebillstatesthatoffenderswillbeheldresponsiblefortheiracts.HoweveritdoesnotsaywhatthepunishmentwillbE.44.WhatisthebilltobeproposedbytheofficialsinBiritibaMirim?A.Banonsmokinginpublicplaces.B.Banonparkingincertainzones.C.Prohibitingresidentsfromdyingearly.D.Forbiddingburiedgroundsinpreservation.45.Whatcanweinferfromthephrasehavegonefarbeyondthat?A.OfficialsinBiritibaMirimhavenothingoftheseregulations.B.ThebilltobeproposedbyofficialsinBiritibaMirimismuchtoounexpecteD.C.OfficialsinBiritibaMirimhavebeentomanyplacesaroundtheworlD.D.TheofficialsinBiritibaMirimhavebuilttoomanycemeteriesintheirtown.46.What’stheattitudeofthemayorofBiritibaMirimtowardsthefederalregulations?A.Heobjectstothem.B.Hegivesstrongbackingtothem.C.Heaskstheresidentsforadviceonthem.D.Heremainssilentaboutthem.47.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?A.Themayorofthetownwantstobuildanewcemeteryagainstfederalregulation.B.Theresidentsofthetownsingthepraisesofthebill.C.ThegovernmentisgoingtochangetheenvironmentaldecreE.D.Nobetterresolutionoftheproblemhasbeenthoughtout.
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A.famousAmericanJohnMuirsaidin1898:TheGrandCanyonasunearthly神秘的inthecolorandgrandeur壮观ofitsarchitectureasifyouhadfounditafterdeathonsomeotherstar.LikeMuirthoseofuswhostandalongtherimarepromptedtowonderabouttheunearthlinessandtheforcesthatcreatedandarestillchangingthisplacE.Aftermorethan100yearsofstudiesmanythingsarestillmysterious.Todayvisitorscomebythethousands--thegreatandsimpleoftheearth--allinaspiritofwonder.TravelerscomefromeverystateoftheUnionfromeverycountryinEuropeandAsiA.FromthedepthsofthecanyoncomeswellingsilencE.SeldomcanyouheartheroaroftheriverforallsoundsareswallowedinthisgulfofspacE.Itmakesonewanttomurmur.A.womanoncewhisperedtohercompanion.Thissilenceisnotthesilenceofdeath;ratheritisapresencE.ItislikeagreatpieceofmusiC.Butmusicmadeofmanworksuptoaclimax高潮andstops.NowvisitorstotheSouthRimalonemaynumber18000inasingleday.SomeofthatnumberwilltravelbymuletraindownBrightAngelTrailtothecanyon'sfloorcrosstheragingriverbyasuspensionbridge吊桥andwalktotheNorthRim.Thoughthetworimsfaceeachotheracrossonly12milesitisajourneyof214milesbycarfromonetotheother.NorcanyouvisittheNorthRimexceptinsummer;some1200feethigherthantheSouthRimitissnowcoveredmuchoftheyearexceptinJulyandAugust.ButthereisnodaythatyoumaynotvisittheSouthRimandfindthesunwarmonyourfaceandtheairperfumedwiththeincense香气ofsmokefromanIndianhearth香炉.NowonderanAmericanwriterandjournalistsaidIcamehereanatheist无神论者anddepartedadevout虔诚的believer.WhatisitthatattractssomanytravelerstotheCanyon?A.TheunearthlinessandthegrandeurofitsarchitecturE.B.ThepresenceofAmericansuperstars.C.ThesayingmadebyAmericanwritersandjournalists.D.TheroaringoftheriverintheCanyon.www..ocmWhatdoestheunderlinedwordsimplereferto?A.peacefulstreamB.landsurfaceC.commonpeopleD.tamedanimalsIfyouwanttovisittheNorthRimfromtheSouthRimwhichofthefollowingwon’tbethewayoftravelingforyou?A.Bytrain.B.Byanimal.C.Bycar.D.Onfoot.ThelastsentenceIcamehereanatheistanddepartedadevoutbeliever.impliesthat______.A.naturalwonderssuchastheCanyonhavesomeeffectonhumanactivitiesB.allvisitorstotheGrandCanyonareGodbelieversC.atheistcan’tseethemagnificenceoftheGrandCanyonD.theGrandCanyonisanunearthlysightthatonlyGodcouldcreate
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三阅读理解共20小题;每小题2分满分40分AftergivingatalkatahighschoolIwasaskedtopayavisittoaspecialstudent.AnillnesshadkepttheboyhomebuthehadexpressedaninterestinmeetingmE.IwastolditwouldmeanagreatdealtohimsoIagreeD.Duringthenine-miledrivetohishomeIfoundoutsomethingaboutMatthew.Hehadmusculardystrophy肌肉萎缩症.Whenhewasbornthedoctortoldhisparentsthathewouldnotlivetofiveandthentheyweretoldhewouldnotmakeittoten.Nowhewasthirteen.HewantedtomeetmebecauseIwasagold-medalpowerlifterandIknewaboutovercomingobstacles克服困难andgoingfor努力实现mydreams.IspentoveranhourtalkingtoMatthew.Neveroncedidhecomplain抱怨oraskWhyme?Hespokeaboutwinningandsucceedingandgoingforhisdreams.Obviouslyheknewwhathewastalkingabout.Hedidn’tmention提到thathisclassmateshadmadefunofhimbecausehewasdifferent.HejusttalkedabouthishopesforthefutureandhowonedayhewantedtoliftweightswithmE.WhenwehadfinishedtalkingIwenttomybriefcase公事包andpulledoutthefirstgoldmedalIhadwonandputitaroundhisneck.ItoldhimhewasmoreofawinnerandknewmoreaboutsuccessandovercomingobstaclesthanIeverwoulD.HelookedatitforamomentthentookitoffandhandeditbacktomE.HesaidYouareachampion冠军.Youearnedthatmedal.SomedaywhenIgettotheOlympicsandwinmyownmedalIwillshowittoyou.LastsummerIreceivedaletterfromMatthew’sparentstellingmethatMatthewhadpassedaway去世.Theywantedmetohavealetterhehadwrittentomeafewdaysbefore:DearDickMymumsaidIshouldsendyouathank-youletterforthepictureyousentmE.IalsowanttoletyouknowthatthedoctorstellmethatIdon’thavelongtoliveanymorebutIstillsmileasmuchasIcan.ItoldyousomedaythatIwouldgototheOlympicsandwinagoldmedalbutIknownowIwillnevergettodothat.HoweverIknowI’machampionandGodknowsthattoo.WhenIgettoHeaven天堂GodwillgivememymedalandwhenyougetthereIwillshowittoyou.ThankyouforlovingmE.YourfriendMatthew36.Theboylookedforwardtomeetingtheauthorbecause_________.A.hewasalsogoodatweightliftingB.hewantedtogettotheOlympicsandwinamedalC.theauthorwashandsomeD.headmiredtheauthorverymuch37.Theunderlinedsentence划线的句子inthethirdparagraphprobablymeansthat_______.A.theboynevercomplainedabouthowunluckyhewastohavethisdiseaseB.theboynevercomplainedaboutnotbeingabletogotoschoolC.theboynevercomplainedwhytheauthorhadnevercometoseehimbeforeD.theboynevercomplainedaboutnotgettingamedal38.Fromthepassagewelearnthat_________.A.MatthewwasanathleteB.MatthewwasanoptimisticanddeterminedboyC.TheauthorusedtohavethesamediseaseasMatthewhadD.Matthewbecameachampionbeforehedied39.Matthewdidn’taccepttheauthor’smedalbecause_________.A.hethoughtitwastooexpensiveB.hewassurethathecouldwinoneinthefutureC.hethoughtitwasofnousetohimashewoulddiesoonD.hewouldnotbepitiedbyothers40.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.A.sickboy.B.A.specialfrienD.C.A.realchampion.D.A.famousathletE.
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IsittimetokickRussiaoutoftheBRICs金砖四国?Ifsoitmayendupsoundinglikeafamousball-pointpenmaker-BIC.AnargumentisbeingmadethatGoldmanSach’sfamousmarketingdevice策略theBRICsshouldreallybetheBICs.IsRussiareallyworththenameBRICs?asksAndersAslundseniorfellowatthePetersonInstituteforInternationalEconomicsinanarticleforForeighPolicy.Aslundwhoisalsoco-authorwithAndrewKuchinsofTheRussianBalanceSheetthinkstheRussiaofPutinandMedvedevisjustnotworthyofinclusionalongsideBrazilIndiaandChinainthelistoffutureeconomicpowerhouses.Hewrites:Thecountry’seconomicperformancehasfallentosuchaweaklevelthatonemustaskwhetherithasanysayatallontheglobaleconomycomparedwiththeothermembersofitsgroup.IhavejustreturnedfromMoscowwhichisalwaysdullaroundthisseason.ForthelastsevenyearsRussiahastakenveryfewmeasurestoimproveitseconomy.Insteadthestatehasbeenlivingonoilandgas.EconomicallyAslundhasthenumbersonhissidE.TheInternationalMonetaryFundfiguresthattheRussianeconomywillfallby6.7percentin2009whileChinawillgrow8.5percentandIndia5.4percent.ThereislessofacaseforBrazilwithafallof0.7percentbutitisstilldoingfarbetterthanRussiA.ButtheBRICsarenotjustabouteconomy.Asismentionedaboveitisamarketingdevicetoencourageinvestorstofocusonthebigpromisingplayers.FromaninvestmentstandpointitcouldbearguedthatRussiaisleadingtheBRICs.Itsstock股票marketisup128percentthisyearwhilearound80percentisfortheotherthreE.AtveryleasthoweverRussia’seconomicunderperformanceandstockmarketoutperfoumancedoessuggestitisindeedoneofthegroup.Accordingtothepassagewhichcountrywillenjoythebiggestincreasein2009?A.ChinA.B.RussiA.C.Brazil.D.IndiA.AccordingtoAslundRussiashouldn’tbeaBRICpartlybecause_______.A.Russia’seconomicperformanceisfarworsethantheotherthreeB.Russia’sleadersarenotgoodatmanagingeconomyC.RussiahastakeneffectivemeasurestoimproveitseconomyD.RussiawillnolongerattractinvestorsfromothercountriesFromthepassageweknowthat________.A.AndersAslundisworkingfortheRussiangovernmentB.RussiaoutperfoumedtheotherthreecountriesinstockmarketC.mostpeopledisagreeRussiaisincludedinBRICsD.theBRICswouldendupbeingtheBICssoonerorlaterTheauthorseemsto________.A.suggestit’stimetokickRussiaoutoftheBRICs?B.feelworriedabouttheeconomyoftheBRICsC.thinkRussiaisworthbeingoneofthegroupD.showdisappointmenttoRussia’seconomy
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InCanadayoucanfinddogscatshorsesetC.inalmosteveryfamily.Thesearetheirpets.Peoplelovethesepetsandhavethemastheirgoodfriends.Beforetheykeepthemintheirhousestheytakethemtoanimalhospitalstogivetheminjections注射sothattheywon'tcarrydiseasE.TheyhavespecialanimalfoodstoresthoughtheycangetanimalfoodinalmosteverykindofstorE.SomepeoplespendaroundtwohundredCanadiandollarsamonthonanimalfooD.Whenyouvisitpeople'shousestheywouldbeverygladtoshowyoutheirpetsandtheyareveryproudofthem.Youwillalsofindthatalmosteveryfamilyhasafeedingplaceforbirdsintheirgarden.Allkindsofbirdsarewelcomedtocomeandhaveagoodmeal.TheyarefreetocomeandgoandnobodyisallowedtokillanyanimalinCanadA.Theyhavealawagainstkillingwildanimals.IfyoukilledananimalyouwouldbepunisheD.Ifananimalhappenedtogetrunoverbyacarpeoplewouldbeverysadaboutit.PeopleinCanadahavemanyreasonstolikeanimals.Oneofthemmightbethattheirfamilytiesarenotascloseasours.WhenchildrengrowuptheyleavetheirparentsandstarttheirownlifE.Thentheoldwillfeellonelybutpetscansolvethisproblem.TheycanbegoodfriendsandneverleavethemalonE.Thepassagemainlytalksabout____.A.howtokeepdiseasefrompetsB.petsinCanadaC.howtotakegoodcareofpetsD.lifeoftheoldinCanadaTheygivetheirpetsinjectionsbeforekeepingthemattheirhousesbecause____.A.thepetsaresickB.thepetsarewildC.theywanttostopthemfromgettingsickD.theywantthemtosleeponthewayhomeInCanadachildrenleavetheirparentswhentheygrowupbecause____.A.theydon'tlovetheirparentsanymoreB.theycanonlyfindjobsfarfromtheirparentsC.theirparents’housesaretoosmallD.theywouldn'tdependontheirparentsanymoreWhichofthefollowingisTRUEA.Peoplebuyanimalfoodonlyattheanimalfoodstores.B.PetseatbetterthanpeoplE.C.AlmosteveryfamilyhasabirdcageinhishousE.D.Anybirdcancometothebirdfeederstoeat.
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DEachnationhasmanygoodpeoplewhohelptotakecareofothers.ForexamplesomehighschoolandcollegestudentsintheUnitedStatesoftenspendmanyhoursasvolunteersinhospitalsorphanagesorhomesfortheageD.Theyreadbookstothepeopleintheseplacesortheyjustvisitthemorlistentotheirproblems.OtheryoungvolunteersgoandworkinthehomesofpeoplewhoaresickordisableD.Theypaintcleanuporrepairhousesdotheirshoppingandmowtheirlawns修整草坪.ForboyswhonolongerhavefathersthereisanorganizationcalledBigBrothers.Collegestudentsandothermentaketheseboystobasketballgamesoronfishingtripsandhelpthemtogettoknowthingsthatboysusuallylearnfromtheirfathers.Suchcityhasanumberofclubswhereboysandgirlscangotoplaygamesorlearncrafts.Someoftheseclubsshowmoviesororganizeshorttripstothemountainsthebeachesmuseumsorotherplaces.Mostoftheseclubsusealotofhighschoolandcollegestudentsasvolunteers.Theyareyoungenoughtoremembertheproblemsofyoungerboysandgirls.Volunteersbelievethatsomeofthehappiestpeopleintheworldarethosewhohelptobringhappinesstoothers.67.WhatcanyoufindvolunteersdoingintheUnitedStatesaccordingtothepassage?A.Helpingpassengersgetonabus.B.Guidingvisitorsinthepark.C.HelpingoldpeopleintheirdailylifE.D.Cleaningstreetsonweekends.68.Howdovolunteersusuallyhelppatientsorthedisabled?A.Theydotheirshoppingandotherhousework.B.Theycookseworwashtheirclothes.C.Theytellstoriesandsinganddanceforthem.D.Theycleanwashandrepairtheircars.69.Whydomostoftheclubsusemanyhighschoolorcollegestudentsasvolunteers?Becausethey________.A.havemorefreetimethanothersB.canunderstandthemmoreeasilyC.knowhowtoworkwithyoungerpeopleD.areyoungandenergetictomanageit70.Whatmightbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.Pleasebehappywithothers.B.HowtobeahappiestmanintheworlD.C.Tohelpotherstohelpyourself.D.Giveothersahandandyou’llbehappy.
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WashingtonD.C.isagreatcitytoliveinandvisit–partlybecauseD.C.’spublictransportationcangetyoualmostanywhereinthecityD.C.’ssubwaytheMetroisgreatforgettingyoutothemaintouristsitesbutthebusisalsoagreatresourceandischeaper.LearnhowtoconquertheD.C.bussysteminafewquickstepswillhelpyoutohavefuninthiscity.*ThingsYou’llNeedcashoraD.C.SmartTripcardatransfer转乘卡andamapofWashingtonD.C.*TochooseabuslinetotakefromhomeoryourhotellookatthebusesthatarriveattheclosestMetrostations.ManybusroutesstartataMetrosubwayterminalandmaketheirwayacrossthegreaterD.C.areA.*Learntoidentifybusstops.Theyareusuallylocatedattheintersections交叉ofstreets.LookforatallsignwithatallsignwiththewordsofMetroBusthatisdarkblueatthetopwhiteinthemiddleandredatthebottom.Onceyou’vefoundoneofthesesignschecktheredsectionatthebottomofthesign.InityoushouldseeseveralnumberorlettercombinationswritteninwhitE.Thosearethebuslinesthatservicethatstop.*Becarefulofthedirectionbusesareheadingfor.Allbuseshaveanelectronicscreenonthefrontsideandbackofthebusthatletyouknowwhichwaytheyareheadedandwhatlinethebusis.ThesignswilllistthelaststoponthebusroutE.Knowwhereyourbusterminatesoneachendsoyoucangetonthebusheadinginthedirectionyouwanttogo.*Toboardthebusyou'llobviouslyneedsomesortofpayment.ThebuswillonlyacceptcashoraSmarTripcarD.SmarTripcardsarepurchasableatseveralMetrostationsoratMetroheadquarters总部andcost$5.Youcanalsobuythecardonlineatwww.wmatA.com.*Ifyoudoorderitonlinepurchaseitinadvanceasitwilltaketimeforittoship.Ridingthebuscosts$1.35ifyoupayincashand$1.25ifyoupaywithyourSmarTripcarD.*Ifyoupayincashaskforatransferslip.Thiswillallowyoutoboardthebuswithinatwo-hourtimeperiodwithouthavingtopayagain.Thesemachinesarelocatedbytheescalatorsthattakeyoutothewaitingplatforms.ToenjoyawonderfultourinWashingtonD.C.youwon’tneed.A.aD.CSmartTripcardB.atransferC.amapofWashingtonD.C.D.atallsignAccordingtothepassageyoucanidentifybusstopsby.A.lookingatthebusesthatarriveattheclosestMetrostationfromyourhotelB.checkingtheredsectionatthebottomofthesignwithametrobuslogoC.checkingelectronicscreensonthefrontsideandbackofthebusD.checkingthemachineslocatedbytheescalatorstakingyoutotheplatformsTheunderlinedwordterminatesprobablymeans.A.stopsB.decidesC.startsD.passesWherecanyougetaSmartTripcard?A.Ataplatform.B.AtapostofficE.C.Atwww.wmatA.comD.Atabusstation.
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DMenandwomenwhoserveintheUnitedStatesarmedforcesareproudofthenameslikedoughboyandGIJoE.ThenameshavecomefromtheAmericanCivilWar.AftertheAmericanCivilWarintheeighteensixtiesawriterinapublicationcalledBeadle’sMonthlyusedtheworddoughboytodescribeCivilWarsoldiers.ButwordexpertCharlesFunksaysthatearlywritercouldnotexplainwherethenamestarteD.Abouttwentyyearslatersomeonedidexplain.ShewasthewifeofthefamousAmericangeneralGeorgeCuster.ElizabethCusterwrotethatadoughboywasasweetfoodservedtoNavymenonships.Shealsosaidthenamewasgiventothelargebuttonsontheclothesofsoldiers.ForexamplethesoldiersenjoyedtheirnewGIverymuch.TheylookedsmartandfeltcomfortablE.ElizabethCusterbelievedthenamechangedovertimetomeanthesoldiersthemselves.ByWorldWarTwosoldierswerecalledothernames.TheonemostoftenheardwasGIorGIJoE.MostpeoplesaythelettersGIwereashortwaytosaygeneralissueorgovernmentissuE.Thenamecametomeanseveralthings.Itcouldmeanthesoldierhimself.Itcouldmeanthingsgiventosoldierswhentheyjoinedthemilitarysuchasweaponsequipmentorclothes.Andforsomereasonitcouldmeantoorganizeorclean.SoldiersoftensayWeGI’dtheplacE.AndwhenanarealooksgooD.soldiersmaysaytheareaisGI.StrangelythoughGIcanalsomeanpoorworkajobbadlydonE.SomestudentsofmilitarywordshaveanotherexplanationofGI.TheysaythatinsteadofgovernmentissueorgeneralissueGIcamefromthewordsgalvanizediron.TheAmericansoldierwassaidtobelikegalvanizedironamaterialproducedforspecialstrength.TheDictionaryofSoldierTalksaysGIwasusedforthewordsgalvanizedironinapublicationaboutthevehiclesoftheearlytwentiethcentury.TodayadoughboyorGImaybecalledagrunt咕哝声.NobodyissureoftheexactbeginningoftheworD.Butthebestideaprobablyisthatthenamecomesfromthesoundthattroopsmakewhenorderedtomarchlongdistancescarryingheavyequipment.68.Originallytheworddoughboyreferredto.A.theAmericanCivilWarB.awordexpertinthe1860sC.theAmericanCivilWarwritersD.asweetfoodandthebuttons69.Itwaswhofoundhowthenamedoughboycameabout.A.ElizabethCusterB.GeorgeCusterC.CharlesFunkD.Beadle'sMonthly70.WhatdoesGImeanintheexampleinParagraph4?A.Clothes.B.Weapons.C.Governmentissues.D.Vehicles.71.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Navysoldiersusedto1ikesweetfoodalotinthewars.B.Muchnoisewasmadewhensoldierscarriedequipment.C.Galvanizedironwasasymbolofthesoldiers.D.AUSsoldiercanbecalledadoughboyaGIoragrunt.
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EA.centuryagointheUnitedStateswhenanindividualbroughtsuitagainstacompanypublicopiniontendedtoprotectthatcompany.Butperhapsthisphenomenonwasmoststrikinginthecaseoftherailroads.Nearlyhalfofallnegligencecasesdecidedthrough1896involvedrailroads.Andtherailroadsusuallywon.Mostofthecasesweredecidedinsatecourtswhentherailroadshadtheclimateofthetimesontheirsides.Governmentsupportedtherailroadindustry;theprogressrailroadsrepresentedwasnottobesloweddownbyrequiringthemoftentopaydamagestothoseunluckyenoughtobehurtworkingforthem.Courtdecisionsalwayswentagainstrailroadworkers.A.Mr.Farwellanengineerlosthisrighthandwhenaswitchman’snegligenceranhisengineoffthetrack.ThecourtreasonedthatsinceFarwellhadtakenthejobofanengineervoluntarilyatgoodpayhehadacceptedtherisk.Thereforetheaccidentthoughavoidablehadtheswitchmenactedcarefullywasapureaccident.Ineffectarailroadcouldneverbeheldresponsibleforinjurytooneemployeecausedbythemistakeofanother.InonecasewhereaPennsylvaniaRailroadworkerhadstartedafireatawarehouseandthefirehadspreadseveralblockscausingwidespreaddamageajuryfoundthecompanyresponsibleforallthedamagE.Butthecourtoverturnedthejury’sdecisionbecauseitarguedthattherailroad’snegligencewastheimmediatecauseofdamageonlytothenearestbuildings.Beyondthemtheconnectionwastooremotetoconsider.Asthecenturyworeonpublicsentimentbegantoturnagainsttherailroads—againsttheireconomicandpoliticalpowerandhighfaresaswellasagainsttheircallousnesstowardindividuals.72.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueinFarwell’scase?A.Farwellwasinjuredbecausehenegligentlyranhisengineoffthetrack.B.Farwellwouldnothavebeeninjurediftheswitchmanhadbeenmorecareful.C.ThecourtarguedthatthevictimhadacceptedtherisksincehehadwillinglytakenhisjoB.D.ThecourtdecidedthattherailroadshouldnotbeheldresponsiblE.73.Whatmusthavehappenedafterthefirecasewassettledincourt?A.Therailroadcompensatedforthedamagetotheimmediatebuildings.B.TherailroadcompensatedforallthedamagebythefirE.C.Therailroadpaidnothingforthedamagedbuilding.D.Therailroadworkerpaidforthepropertydamagehimself.74.ThefollowingarousedpublicresentmentEXCEPT_____.A.politicalpowerB.highfaresC.economiclossD.indifference75.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?A.RailroadoppressingindividualsintheUS.B.HistoryoftheUSrailroads.C.Railroadworkers’workingrights.D.Lawcasesconcerningtherailroads.
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MagneticinterferencefromMP3headphonescaninterferewithheartpacemakers心脏起搏器andimplantabledefibrillatorsastudyhasfounD.HeartpatientswithsuchdevicesshouldnotputtheirheadphonesintheirbreastpocketorhangthemroundtheirneckresearchershavewarneD.Smallbutstrongmagentsinsideheadphonescandeactivatethedevicesifplacedwithin1.2inchesofthemposingarealrisktothepatientresearcherstoldanAmericanHeartAssociationmeetinginNewOrleans.TheMP3playersthemselvesposednothreattopacemakersanddefibrillators.Dr.WilliamMaiseloftheMedicalDeviceSafetyInstituteatBethIsraelMedicalCenterinBostonledateamthattestedeightmodelsofMP3playerheadphonesincludingclip-onandearbudtypesin60defibrillatorandpacemakerpatients.Theyplacedtheheadphonesonthepatients'chestsdirectlyoverthedevices.Theheadphonesinterferedwiththeheartdevicesinaboutaquarterofthepatientsandinterferencewastwiceaslikelyinthosewithadefibrillatorthanwithapacemaker.A.pacemakersendselectricalimpulsestothehearttospeeduporslowcardiacrhythm.ThemagnethowevercouldmakeitdeliverasignalnomatterwhattheheartrateispossiblyleadingtopalpitationsorarrhythmiatheresearcherssaiD.Animplantabledefibrillatorsignalsthehearttonormalizeitsrhythmifitgetstoofastorslow.A.magnetcouldde-activateitmakingitignoreanabnormalheartrhythminsteadofdeliveringanelectricalshocktonormalizeit.ThedevicesusuallygobacktoworkingtherightwayaftertheheadphonesareremovedtheresearcherssaiD.Themainmessagehereis:it'sfineforpatientstousetheirheadphonesnormallymeaningtheycanlistentomusicandkeeptheheadphonesintheirears.ButwhattheyshouldnotdoisputtheheadphonesneartheirdeviceDrMaiselsaiD.72.Theunderlinedworddeadactiveinthethirdparagraohprobablymeanstomakesomething_______A.incorrectB.normalC.ineffectiveD.useful73.Accordingtothestudywhatisactuallyendangeringheartpatientswithheartdevices?A.ThemusictheyhearwithMP3headphonesB.TheeightmodelsofMP3playersthathavebeentesteD.C.MagneticinterferencefromMP3headphones.D.Themagnetsinsidepacemakersanddefibrillators.74.Whatisthefourthparagraphabout?A.Atesttomonitorhowheartbeatsareinterferedwith.B.HowmanypatientsweretestedC.A.briefintroductiontodefibrillatorsandpacemakers.D.Dr.WilliamMaiselwasconcernedaboutheartproblems.75.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat________.A.MP3playersaregainingpopularityamongheartpatientsB.pacemakersanddefibrillatorsareactuallyharmfultopeople’shealthC.heartpatientsshouldnotlistentomusiC.D.pacemakersanddefibrillatorscanhelpnormalizeheartrhythm
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请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选项的标号涂黑SittingonthepeacefulcoastofGalapagosIslands.Ecuadorwatchingthesunmovequietlyintotheseayoushouldn’tforgetthatCharlesDarwin1809-1882arrivedherein1835.Hestayedontheislandsforfiveweeksobservingvariousanimals.Thisfinallyinspired启发hisfamousworkOntheOriginofSpecies.YoucancertainlyfollowDarwin’sfootstepsandenjoyatripfromfourtosevendaystotheislands.Themostwell-knownanimalsoftheGalapagosisthegianttortoise巨型海龟whichcanbeseenmovingslowlyaroundthehighlandsofSantaCruzthesecondlargestislandinthearchipelago群岛.SomeofthesecreaturesaresooldthattheymighthavebeenintheiryouthbyDarwinhimself.DespitestrictcontroloveractivitiesandtimingyourstayontheGalapagoswillberememberedasachainofincomparablepictures;divingwithsealionsthatswimandplaywithininchesofyou;feelingsmallsharkstouchyourfeetasyouswim;andmostmagicallyseeingawhaleandherbabysurfacewithagreatbreathofair.TravellingbetweentheislandsandobservingthewildlifethatsoinspiredDarwinsoyouwillfeelasthoughyouaregettingaspecialviewofanuntouchedworlD.AtnightyouwillsleeponboardtheshipleavingthewildlifeincompleteoccupationoftheislandswhichareasundisturbednowastheyhavebeensincethebeginningoftimE.68.WhatdoweknowaboutDanwin’svisittotheislands?A.HestudieddifferentcreaturesontheislandsB.HecompletedhisfamousbookontheislandsC.HewastouchedbythegeographyoftheislandsD.Hewasattractedbywell-knowanimalsoftheislands69.whichofthefollowingplaysaroleinmakingtheislandsaparadiseforwildlife?A.AnimalsontheislandsfeedongrassB.LocalgovernmentforbidskillingwildlifE.C.Peoplecannotvisittheislandsastheywish.D.touristsarenotallowedtotouchtheanimals70.Yourstayontheislandswillbemostimpressivemainlybecauseof.A.ThebeautifulseaviewsB.Darwin’sinspiringtripC.acloserviewofanimalsD.variousdaringactivities71.whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassageA.AUniqueAttractionforwildlifeLoversB.CalapagosasaParadiseforAenturesC.CharlesDarwinasasymbolofCalapagosD.AsuccessfulExampleofwildlifeprotection
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Fewthingshelpanindividualmorethantoplaceresponsibilityuponhimandlethimknowthatyoutrusthim.ThesewordsarefromtheblackAmericaneducatorBookerWashington.HewassayingthatIfyouwantpeopletogrowupyouhavetostoptreatingthemlikechildren.InAmericafamiliesareclosebutchildrenareencouragedtobeindependenttomaketheirowndecisionsevenataveryearlyagE.It’snotunusualforachildofseventobegivenanallowance津贴everyweek.ThechildisencouragedtosavesomeofthemoneybutheorshecanspenditonwhatevertheychooseforexamplebuyingclothesschoolsuppliesorCDs.Someteenagersevenhavetheirowncreditcards!That’sabigresponsibilitysinceevenadultsaretemptedtooverspendwhentheyhavecreditcards.FromanearlyageAmericanchildrenareaskedfortheiropinionsandtheyareincludedinfamilydecisionmaking.Atthedinnertableteenagerswillbelistenedtoonanytopicfrompoliticstobuyinganewfamilycarorwherethefamilywillgoonvacation.Inthiswayteenagersaregettingpracticeinbecomingindividualstheyarelearninghowtostandontheirowntwofeet.ManyChineseyoungpeoplearebecomingalmostasinterestedasAmericanteensinsearchingforindependencE.Theywanttoexpressthosequalitiesthatmakethemuniquehumanbeings.YoucanseethisinthewaytheydressthemusictheylistentoandthefriendstheychoosE.SuperGirlLiYuchuncaughttheimaginationofChineseteenagersontheSuperGirltelevisioncontest.ShewasnotthetraditionalniceyoungChinesegirl.Withhershortspikyhairandboy-likeclothesshewastellingeveryonethatshewasdifferent.Shehadthecouragetobeherownpersonandtostandonherowntwofeet...andshewon!ThereisanoldsayingEveryoneshouldcarefullyobservewhichwayhisheartdrawshimandthenchoosethatwaywithallhisstrength.IfyoudothisstepbystepoveraperiodoftimeyoumayfindthatyouhavebecomethepersonyoualwayswantedtobE.Thepassageisintendedtoencouragetheyouthto________.A.savemoneyforusefulthingsB.becomeindependentC.expresstheirgreatambitionsD.makeimportantdecisionsA.childofsevenisgivenanallowancesothathecan______.A.beacceptedasapopularguyB.learntodecidehowtousemoneyC.overspendmoneywithoutcareD.haveschoolsuppliesofhisownTheauthorimpliesthatmanyChinesechildren________.A.aremoreindependentthanAmericansB.shouldbecomeinterestedinAmericaC.arehappywiththeirpresentsituationD.arenotsatisfiedtobenicequietonesThemainideaofthelastparagraphis________.A.thatweshoulddothingsstepbystepB.whyweshouldunderstandourdesiresC.whatweshouldplanforourownlifeD.howwecanmanagetorealizeourdreams
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Societiesallovertheworldnameplacesinsimilarways.QuiteoftenthereisnoofficialnamingceremonybutplacestendtobecallednamesaspointsofreferencebypeoplE.ThenanorganizedbodystepsinandgivestheplaceanamE.Frequentlyithappensthataplacehastwonames:Oneisnamedbythepeopleandtheotherbythegovernment.Asinmanyareasoldhabitsdiedhardandtheplacecontinuestobecalledbyitsunofficialnamelongafterthemeaningislost.ManyroadsandplacesinSingaporearenamedinorderthatthepioneerswillberememberedbyfuturegenerations.ThuswehavenamessuchasStamfordRoadandRafflesPlacE.Thisisinkeepingwithtraditionsinmanycountries—inboththeWestandtheEast.Anotherwayofnamingplacesisnamingthemafterotherplaces.Perhapstheywerenamedtopromotefriendshipsbetweenthetwoplacesoritcouldbethatthepeoplewhousedtolivetherewereoriginallyfromtheplacesthattheroadswerenamedafter.ThemysteryisclearerwhenweseesomeoftheroadsnamedinformerBritishbases.IfyoustepintoSelectorAirbaseyouwillseePiccadillyCircus—obviouslynamedbysomehomesickRoyalAirForcepersonnel.Someplaceswerenamedaftertheactivitiesthatusedtogoonatthoseplaces.BrasBasahRoadisaninterestingexampleBaseBasahmeanswetriceinMalay.NowwhywouldanyonewanttonamearoadWetRiceRoad?ThereasonissimplE.DuringthepioneeringdayswetricewaslaidouttodryalongthisroaD.AfewroadsinSingaporearenamedbytheirshapes.ThereisCircularRoadforonE.OtherroadsmayhavepartoftheirnamestodescribetheirshapeslikePayaLebarCrescent.Thisroadiscalledacrescent月牙becauseitbeginsonthemainroadmakesacrescentandcomesbacktojointhemainroadagain.46.WelearnfromParagraph1that_____.A.thegovernmentisusuallythefirsttonameaplaceB.manyplacestendtohavemorethanonenameC.aceremonywillbeheldwhenaplaceisnamedD.peopleprefertheplacenamesgivenbythegovernment47.WhatdoestheunderlinedphrasediehardinParagraph1probablymean?A.Changesuddenly.B.Changesignificantlygreatly.C.Disappearmysteriously.D.Disappearveryslowly.48.Whichofthefollowingplacesisnamedafteraperson?A.RafflesPlacE.B.SelectorAirbasE.C.PiccadillyCircus.D.PayaLebarCrescent.49.BrasBasahRoadisnamed_______.A.afterapersonB.afteraplaceC.afteranactivityD.byitsshape50.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.SomeplacenamesinSingaporearethesameasinBritain.B.SomeplacesinSingaporearenamedformilitarypurposes.C.ThewaySingaporeansnametheirplacesisuniquE.D.YoungSingaporeanshaveforgottenthepioneers.
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LONDON—LifeforCathyHagnerandherthreechildrenissettopermanent永久的fast-forwarD.Theirfullschooldayandherjobasalawyer'sassistantarebusyenough.ButHangeralsohastotakethetwoboystosoccerorhockeyorbasketballwhiledroppingoffherdaughteratpianolessonsorGirlScoutCluB.Oftentheexhaustedfamilydoesn'tgethomeuntil7pm.Thereisjusttimeforaquicksupperbeforehomework.Intoday'sworldmiddle-classAmericanandBritishparentstreattheirchildrenasiftheyarecompetitorsracingforsomefinishinglinE.Parentstaketheirchildrenfromactivitytoactivityinordertomaketheirfuturebright.Itseemsthatraisingageniushasbecomeamoreimportantgoalthanraisingahappyandwell-balancedchilD.DoctorsacrossthecountryarereportingagrowingnumberofchildrensufferingfromstomachachesandheadachesduetoexhaustionandstresssayschildexpertWilliamDohertyoftheUniversityofMinnesotA.Teachersaredealingwithexhaustedkidsintheclassroom.It'saveryseriousproblem.Manychildrenattendafter-schoolclubsbynecessity.Butcompetitivepressuresalsocreateanexplosionofactivities.Theyincludesportslanguagemusicandmathclassesforchildrenasyoungasfour.Thereisanewparentingtrend趋势underwaywhichsaysthatyouhavetotapallyourchild’spotential潜能atayoungage;otherwiseyouwilllethimdownsaysTerryApteraCambridge-basedchildandadolescentpsychiatrist青少年精神病专家.Itisn'tentirelynew:therehavealwaysbeenpushyparents.Butwhatwaspreviously以前seenasstrangebehaviourisnowwellaccepteD.1.Fromthesecondparagraphofthispassagewecanfindthat_______.A.Hagnerwastesmuchtimehelpingherchildren'slessonsB.Hagnerdoesn'tspendmuchtimeonherfull-timejobC.HagnerisinterestedinsportsandmusicD.Hagnerbusiesherselfbyfollowingatrend2.Britishparentsasthewriterdescribedinthispassage_______.A.treattheirchildrenassportsplayersB.paynoattentiontotheirchildren'slessonsC.bringuptheirchildreninasimplewayD.givetheirchildrenlittletimetodevelopfreely3.Thewriter'sopinionaboutafter-schoolclubsisthat________.A.activitiesinthecountryaretoocompetitiveB.childrenshouldattendfourclubsatatimeC.someclubsresultincompetitivepressuresD.clubsshouldhavemoresubjectsforschoolchildren4.ThelastparagraphtellsusthatinBritain_______.A.parentsusedtotaketheirchildrentoeveryclubB.parentsusedtobewiseonhowtoraisechildrenC.parentshaveallbenefitedfromchildren’sclubsD.parentshavecometoknowthestandardofeducation
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第三部分阅读理解共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AOnlineTVToolbarisanewkindofonlineTVsystemwithchannelsinover140countries.Withonesinglesoftwareyoucanenjoywatchingthousandsofworldwidechannelswithpicturesofperfectquality.OnlineTVToolbarispopularwithbusinesstravelersorthosepeoplewhoareawayfromhomeorcountry.YoucanwatchTVonyourcomputerwithoutneedforaTVcard.Isthatpossible?youmayask.YeseverythingispossibleonOnlineTVToolbarinafewsimplesteps.OnlineTVToolbarisveryeasytouse.Itwillallowyoutoaddyourfavoritechannelstoyourpersonallistforeasyviewing.ThemostimportantfeatureofourOnlineTVToolbaristhattherearechannelsfromover100countriesaroundtheworld.Moreoveryoucanuse1000channelsfreeofcost.OnlineTVToolbarisverysimpleandit’stotallyfreetowatchliveTVmoviesandvideos.Ithaslotsofchoicesandyoucanuseanykindofchannelfromanycountryandyoucanwatchrightaway!Letmeshowyouthesteps.AfterdownloadingyoucanseesomesmalliconsonthetopofthetoolbarandyoucanseeasmallTV-likeiconoverthetoolbar.Theyaretheverysections部分ofprogramsandyoucanchooseanyprogramfromanycountry’schannelsandpresstheplaybutton;withinamatterofafewsecondsyoucanstartviewingthemostperfectprogramsfromthechannelsonyourwindowsmediaplayer.OnlineTVToolbarallowstheusertowatchTVwithouthavingtoexperiencetheannoyances使人烦恼的事ofawebsite.InterestinglyonourOnlineTVToolbarthereisnoextraequipmentrequiredforwatchingTV.Itsupportsallmajormediatypes.Youcanfeelreallyhappywithonesoftware.56.OnlineTVToolbarislikedbythosewhoaretravelingabroadbecause_____.A.itisthenewgenerationonlineTVsystemwithmanychannelsB.itissimpleandeasytousewithprogramsinover140countriesC.travelerscanwatchTVonthecomputerwithoutneedforaTVcardD.travelerscanenjoytheirfavoritechannelsatanytime57.AccordingtotheauthorOnlineTVToolbarprovidesuswith_____.A.morethan140channelsB.averygoodpicturequalityC.softwarefordoingbusinessonlineD.easyTV-viewingforalittlefee58.WhichofthefollowingistherightstepofusingOnlineTVToolbar?A.pickingoutachannelB.pressingtheplaybuttonC.downloadingthesoftwareD.findingasmalliconoverthetoolbarA.a—b—c—dB.a—c—b—dC.c—d—b—aD.c—d—a—b59.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatOnlineTVToolbar_____.A.isthenewwaytoenjoyInternetTVonyourcomputerB.isatoolforaddingyourfavoritechannelstoyourpersonallistC.shouldbeusedonlywithwindowsmediaplayeronthecomputerD.shouldbeusedwithadditionalequipmentrequiredforTV-viewing
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SpecialBridgesHelpAnimalsCrosstheRoad——ReportedbySheilaCarrickWhydidthechickencrosstheroad?TogettotheothersidE.MostpeopleknowthisjokE.ButrecentlysomepeoplehavebeenmuchmoreworriedabouthowthegrizzlybearandmountainlioncancrosstheroaD.MillionsofanimalsdieeachyearonU.S.roadstheFederalHighwayAdministrationreports.Infactonlyabout80ocelotsanendangeredwildcatexistintheU.S.today.Themainreason?Roadkill.Ecopassagesmayhelpanimalscrosstheroadwithoutbeinghitbycars.Theyarepathsbothoverandunderroads.TheseecopassagescanbeextremelyusefulsothatwildlifecanavoidroadaccidentssaidJodiHiltyoftheWildlifeProtectionSociety.Butdoanimalsactuallyusetheecopassages?Theanswerisyes.PaulBeierofNorthernArizonaUniversityfoundfootmarksleftbymountainlionsonanecopassagethatwentunderahighway.ThisshowedthatthelionsusedthepassagE.Buildersofecopassagestrytomakethemlooklikeanaturalpartofanareabyplantingtreesonandaroundthem.Animalsseemtobecatchingon.Animalsasdifferentassalamandersandgrizzlybearsareusingthebridgesandunderpasses.ThenexttimeyouvisitaparkordrivethroughanareawithalotofwildlifelookarounD.Youmightseeananimalsoverpass!1.Thewriterusestheexampleofocelotstoshowthat______.A.wildanimalshavebecomemoredangerousB.thedrivingconditionshaveimprovedgreatlyC.themeasureforprotectingwildlifefailstoworkD.anincreasingnumberofanimalsarekilledinroadaccidents2.Fromthenewsstoryweknowanecopassageis______.A.anundergroundpathforcarsB.afencebuiltforthesafetyoftheareaC.abridgeforanimalstogetoverariverD.apassforanimalstocrosstheroad3.Whenthewritersaysthatanimalsseemtobecatchingonhemeans______.A.animalsbegintorealizethedangersontheroadB.animalsbegintolearntouseecopassagesC.animalsarecrossingtheroadingroupsD.animalsareincreasinginnumber4.Thewriterasksvisitorsanddriverstolookaroundwhentravelingbecause______.A.wildanimalsmayattackcarsB.wildanimalsmayjamtheroadC.theymayseewildanimalsintheparkD.theymayseewildanimalsonecopassages
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Inmanywaysoursocietydoesn’tsimplyprepareforthekindsoflivesthattheelderlymustleaD.Wehavemademedicaladvancesthatallowpeopletolivelongerthaneverbeforebutwedonotseemtoknowwhattodowiththemafterwehavesavedtheirlives.Toolittleallowanceismadeforthepersonwhoisnolongerearningalivingwhocannotwalklongdistancesordriveacarorwhomayhavephysicalormentaldisabilitiesthatkeephimfromcommunicatingwithothers.Theinstitutional慈善机构的carewegiveourolderpeopleisagoodreflectionoftheoverallattitudeofoursocietytowardtheageD.Inthepastfewyearsnursinghomeshavereceivedwideattentionasboringmeaninglessplaceswhereoldpeopleoftenhavelittleelsetodobutwaitfortheendoftheirlives.ElderlywardsinmentalhospitalsareevenworsE.Oneofthemostshockingthingsabortnursinghomeshasbeentheunwillingnessofpeopleontheoutsidetoshowrealconcernforwhathappensintheseinstitutions.Evenpeoplewhoareentrusting委托aparenttothecareofahomerarelyaskaboutthenurse-parentratio比率aboutthekindsofcreativefacilitiesorphysicaltreatmentequipmentavailableoraboutthefrequencyofdoctors’visits.AndthegovernmenthasprovidedfederalmoneywithoutenforcinghighstandardsofcarE.Infactfederalstandardswereloweredin1974.Thereforeinsomesenseourconcernfortheagedseemstobemovingbackwardsnotforwards.Thispictureisinstrikingcontrasttothetreatmentofrespectablepatriarchs男长者andmatriarchs女长者inmanysocieties.Whatwouldbethemostsuitabletitleforthispassage?A.FailureofCarefortheElderlyB.TheElderlyC.InstitutionalCareD.A.NationalShameWecanconcludefromthispassagethatthewriterfeels____.A.nursinghomesshouldbegotridofB.acountrythatcanhelppeoplelivelongershouldalsobeabletocareforthembetterC.peoplehavenothankstowardtheirparentsD.oursociety’sinstitutionsneedtobereformedThewriterbelievesthatpeoplewhoplaceaparentinanursinghomeshould____.A.demandhigherfederalstandardsB.considertheexamplesetinothercountriesC.beashamedofnotkeepingtheparentsintheirownhomesD.investigateitfirstThewritercomplains____.A.abouttheindifferenceofsomepeopletowardsnursinghomesB.abouttheshortageofequipmentinnursinghomeC.thatnursinghomeskeeptheagedfromcommunicatingwithothersD.bothA.andB
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Duringrecentyearsfloodsandflashfloodshavecausedbillionsofdollarsindamageeachyear.Theyareamongthemostcommonandwidespreadofallnaturaldisasters.Evenmoreimportantlythey’reNo.1weather-relatedkiller.A.floodcanhappenanywherealongtheMississippiinNewEnglandeveninthedesert.Thefollowingaresomefascinatingfactsaboutfloodsandflashfloods.A.floodcommonlycalledriverfloodishighflowofwaterfromariverorsimilarbodyofwaterhappeningoveraperiodoftimetoolongtobeconsideredaflashflooD.Floodingiscausedinmanyways.Winterorspringrainstogetherwithmeltingsnowscanfillriverstooquickly.Heavyrainsfromhurricanesorothertropical热带的systemscanalsoproduceriverflooding.TheMississippiRiverFloodof1993wascausedbyrepeatedheavyrainfromthunderstormsoveraperiodofweeks.Flashfloodsarequickly-risingfloodswhichareusuallytheresultofheavyrainsoverashortperiodoftimeoftenonlyseveralhoursorevenless.Theycanalsobecausedbyicejams冰塞onriversrelatedtoawinterorspringmeltingoroccasionallyevenadambreak.Theconstantinflux汇集ofwaterfinallycausedagreatoverflowtobeginpowerfulenoughtosweepvehiclesawayrollbigstonesintoroadwaysuproottreeslevel夷平buildingsandknockbridgesdown.Thespeedoftherisingofwateristhemostfrightening.Doremember:Movetohighergroundandstayawayfromlowareasduringheavyrain.Stayoutoffloodedareas.Neverallowchildrenespeciallytoplayorwalkinflowingwater.Neverdriveyourcarintowaterofunknowndepths.43.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ThepoweroffloodsB.ThedamageoffloodsC.TheoccurrenceoffloodsD.Thefactsaboutfloods44.Thelastparagraphismainlyabout______.A.floodsafetytipsB.thereasonsforfloodsC.thewastewatersystemsD.theswiftfloodwaters45.Accordingtothepassagepeopleareafraidof_____mostduringflashfloods.A.theconstantinfluxofwaterB.thesuddenoccurrenceofflashfloodsC.thequickrisingwaterD.thegreatdamageofflashfloods46.Accordingtothepassageflashfloodsare______.A.greatfloodsresultedfromheavyrainsinashorttimeB.floodsrisingquicklyfromheavyrainsinashorttimeC.quickly-risingfloodsinalongtimeD.floodshappeningoveralongtime
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TheGreatHanshin-AwajiEarthquakeat5:46A.rn.onJanuary171995Kobe神户anditssurroundingareassufferedakillerearthquakE.OnlytwoothereventsinthiscenturytheGreatKantoEarthquakeof1923andWorldWarIIcausedmoredeathsinJapanthanthisearthquakE.TheepicenterwasatthenortherntipofAwajiIslanD.Thequakeregistered7.2ontheRichterscale里氏震级.ThegreatestamountofdamagewasseenintheJapaneseportcityofKobeandatfinalcount6348peoplehadlosttheirlives.ThepeopleoftheareawerequiteunpreparedforsuchabigearthquakE.ExpertshadsaidthatmostmodernbuildingswouldbequitesafeevenfromanearthquakeasstrongastheGreatKantoEarthquakE.ThiswasclearlynottruE.Televisioncamerasshowedthemanybuildingsthathadfallendown.Thehighwaythatranthroughthecityhadfallenoveronitssidelookingasifithadbeenpushedoverbyagiant.ThousandsofpeoplewerehomelessHoweversomeofthefinesthumanqualitieswereseeninthetimeofcrisesmomentofgreatdanger.Peopleformedlonglinesforwaterandothersupplies.Theysharedwhattheyhadwithoneanother.Peoplefromyoungtooldstoppedtotalktoeachotherandgiveafewencouragingwords.ThepeoplelivingintheareaknewthattheiroldlifehadbeendestroyeD.Theybelievetheycanrebuildtheirlifeandabetterone64.OnlytwoothereventscausedmoredeathsinJapan.Theyare_____.A.theGreatHanshin-AwajiEarthquakeandtheSecondWorldWarB.theGreatKantoEarthquakeof1923andWorldWarIIC.theGreatKantoEarthquakeof1923andtheGreatHanshin-AwajiEarthquakeof1995D.theFirstWorldWarandtheSecondWorldWar65.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.TheHanshin-AwajiEarthquakewasthegreatestintheworldhistory.B.Theearthquakebrokeoutinsummer.C.Thecenteroftheearthquakewasinthenorthernendoftheportcity.D.MorethansixthousandpeoplelosttheirlivesintheearthquakE.66.Thepassageseemstosuggestthat_____.A.agiantwasabletostartanearthquakeB.modembuildingswerestrongenoughtobesafefromanyearthquakeC.lesspeoplewouldhavediediftheyhadbeenpreparedforitD.expertsalwaystelllies
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AboutConventionToursinNewYorkConventionToursUnlimitedInC.isaNewYorkCitytouroperatoranddestinationmanagementcompanydmcthathasbeenprovidinghigh-qualityGroupTours&EventServicesinNewYorksince1984.Ourgroupservicesinclude:FullDayToursA.dayontheBay:Aneasyone-hourdrivefromManhattantoBayShoreLongIslandforadelightvoyageontheGreatSouthBayandlunchabroadaboat.WestPointTour&LunchatHotelThayer:A.visittotheUnitedStatesMilitaryAcademyinWestPointNewYorkincludesadocent-ledtourincludingthemilitarymuseummonumentsandlandmarksatthishistoricsitE.EnjoyabuffetlunchatHotelThayerahoteloverlookingthebeautifulHudsonRiver.A.VisittotheRocketfellerhouseinHistoricHudsonRiverValley:Kykuitisthewonderfulcountryestate庄园ofJohnD.RockeyfellerwithasixstorystonehousesurroundedbyterracedgardensandsculpturE.Tourthroughthehousefilledwithantiquesandart;thebarnhousingautomobilesandcarriages;andthegardensincludingsculpturebyHenryMooreAlexanderCalderandPicasso.HydePark:A.visitToTheFDRHome&Museum&LunchAtTheCulinaryInstituteofAmerica:EnjoythescenicridetotheHudsonRiverValleyhomeofFranklin&EleanorRoosevelt.A.nationalhistoricsitethiswonderfulhomeholdsmemorabiliaofthelatepresidentandhisfamily.VisittheEleanorRooseveltLibraryandMuseum.EnjoyalunchattheCulinaryInstituteofAmericA.Pleasekeepinmind:Custom-Built:Toursdesignedtomatchinterests;schedulesbudgets.LanguageFacile:Bi-lingual双语andmulti-lingualTourGuidesavailablE.Picture-Perfect:Photographyservicesavailabletopreservememories.65.WhatisConventionTours?A.A.tourmanagementcompanyengagedinhigh-qualitygrouptoursservices.B.A.commontravelagencyC.A.specialtravelsitE.D.A.channelofaTVprogrammeabouttravel.66.ThesearethecharactersoffulldaytoursbelowEXCEPT_______A.theplaceyouwanttoismostsuitableforyourinterestB.youcanasktourguidestotakephotosforyouC.morethanonelanguagecanbeavailableD.ifyoudon’thaveenoughmoneyyoucanborrowfromthetourguides67.Wherecouldtheabovepassagecomefrom?A.FromaNewYorknewspaperB.FromagovernmentreportC.FromatravelguidanceD.FromapictorialmagazinE.
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DItseemsthatgreatartistsandscientistsoftensufferfrommentalproblems.BothEinsteinandDickenshadmentalillness.NowscientistshavestartedtolookatwhethermentalillnessandgeniusarelinkeD.DrAdeleJudastudied5000creativepeopleinGermany.Shefoundthereweremorepeoplewithmentalillnessinthisgroupthaninthegeneralpopulation.Poetshadthehighestrateofmentalillnessfollowedbymusicianswithlowernumbersforpaintersandarchitects.Otherscientistsdidresearchwhichalsoshowedastronglinkbetweenmentalproblemsandcreativity.Butitdidnothingtoexplainit.DrRuthRichardsofHarvardUniversitymadeabreakthrough.Insteadofstudyingcreativepeopleshetookagroupofpsychiatric精神病的patientsandtestedthemforcreativity.Thepatientsgotmuchhigherscoresthananormalgroup.Alsothepatients’closerelativesweremuchmorecreativethanthepatientsandanormalgroup.Thissuggeststhatthekeytothelinkbetweencreativityandmentalillnessisinourgenes基因.Butthisisaproblem.AccordingtoDarwinismharmfulgenesshouldberemoveD.Somescientistsbelievethatevolution进化hascreatedabalancewherethemadnessofafewpeopleleadstothedevelopmentofthewholehumanracE.Geniuses天才人物maybemadbadorjustdifficulttounderstandbuttheirdiscoverieshaveimprovedtheworldwelivein.Itseemsthatalittlecreativemadnessisgoodforusall.67.AccordingtoDrAdeleJudawhichofthefollowinghasthelowestrateofmentalillness?A.PaintersB.MusiciansC.PoetsD.Busdrivers68.Theunderlinedphrasemakeabreakthroughinthe4thparagraphmeans___________.A.discoverorfindsomethingnewandimportant.B.makeawaythroughusingforcE.C.ofthesunormoonappearfrombehindclouds.D.suddenlychangefromaslowertoafasterpace69.BasedontheresearchofDrRuthRichardsofHarvardUniversitywecanconcludethat.______A.greatartistsandscientistsoftensufferfrommentalproblemsB.thepatients’closerelativesweremuchmorecreativethanthepatientsandanormalgroupC.psychiatricpatientshavemorecreativitythantheaveragepeopleD.itisourgenesthatdeterminethelinkbetweencreativityandmentalillness70.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Amongthe5000creativeGermansmorepeoplesufferfrommentaldiseases.B.Thereisastronglinkbetweenmentalproblemsandcreativity.C.PsychiatricpatientsmakegreatercontributionsthancommonpeoplE.D.Thekeytothelinkbetweencreativityandmentalillnessisinourgenes.71.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardmadness?A.Madnessisharmfultothewholesociety.B.A.littlecreativemadnessisgoodforusall.C.AllthetalentedpeoplearemaD.D.Onlythepeoplewithmentalillnesshavemorecreativity.
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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分阅读下列短文从每题所给A.B.C和D项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑AdvertisinginAmericaofferssomegreatadvantagestoconsumers.Forexampleinordertokeeppriceslowthroughmassproductioncompaniesmusthaveamassmarketfortheirproducts.Massadvertisingcreatesmassmarkets.Producerscannotaffordtodevelopnewproductsputthemonthemarketandwaitforcustomerstodiscoverthem.Thiswouldtaketoolong.DemandforsomeproductsmustbecreateD.Thisisdonethroughadvertising.Butadvertisingsometimesmakesitdifficultforconsumerstomakewisedecisions.Thefactisthatwhenpeopleareconstantlyfloodedwithmessagesthroughthemassmediapersuadingthemtobuyparticularproductsmanyrespondbybuyingthem.Advertisingisdesignedtoinfluenceanindividualtobuyaproduct.Sellersoftenstudyhumanbehaviortodiscoverwhatwillconvinceconsumerstobuyacertainitem.ThisreasonforbuyingiscalledabuyingmotivE.Buyingmotivesareusuallybrokendownintotwocategories:rationalandemotional.Rationalbuyingmotivesincludethedesiretosavemoneythedesireforcomfortorthedesireforgoodworkmanship.EmotionalbuyingmotivesincludebuyingoutoffearwantingtobelikedandwantingtohavesomethingbetterthanyourfriendshavE.Emotionalappealsarefoundinmostconsumeradvertisingtoday.Certaincarspromisetomakethedriverfeelyoungerandfreer.Shoespromisetomakethebuyer'swholelifespringier.Lifeinsurancepoliciespromisetotakethecareoutofliving.Mostconsumersbelievethattheyarenoteasilyinfluencedbyemotionalappeals.Howevercorporationsthatsellconsumerproductsobviouslythinkdifferently.Theyspendmanymillionsofdollarseverydayonradiotelevisionnewspaperandmagazineadsthatusetheseappeals.1.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatoneoftheadvantagesofadvertisingforconsumersisthat________.A.itcancreateabigdemandforconsumergoodsB.themassmarketcreatedbyitleadstolowpricesC.producerscanintroducenewproductstoconsumersD.ithelpsconsumersdiscovernewproducts2.Consumerssometimesfinditdifficulttomakeasensibledecisionwhenbuyingaparticularproductbecause__________.A.manyadvertisementsaretoodifficultforthemtounderstandB.theyareafraidtobetakeninbydishonestadvertisementsC.massadvertisingoffersthemarangeofgoodandcheapproductsD.theyareconfusedbythequantityofadvertisementspromotingit3.Accordingtothepassageatoothpasteadpromisingthatpeoplewhousetheproductwillmakealotoffriendsisanexampleofanadthatappealsto__________.A.rationalbuyingmotivesB.theconsumer'scommonsenseC.emotionalbuyingmotivesD.thedesireforagoodproduct4.Thereasonwhycompaniesspendenormousamountsofmoneyonadvertisingisthat________.A.theybelievepeoplecanbeinfluencedtobuyacertainproduceB.ittakesalotofadvertisingtoconvincepeopletobuyacertainproductC.mostconsumersarenoteasilyinfluencedbyemotionalappealsD.advertisingbasedonemotionalappealsareveryeffective5.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe________.A.AdvertisingcancreatedemandB.TheadvantagesofadvertisingC.WhateffectiveadvertisingcandoD.Theroleofadvertisinginsellingproducts
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BPlantsareveryimportantlivingthings.Lifecouldnotgooniftherewerenoplants.Thisisbecauseplantscanmakefoodfromairwaterandsunlight.Animalsandmancannotmakefoodfromairwaterandsunlight.Animalsgettheirfoodbyeatingplantsandotheranimals.ThereforeanimalsandmanneedplantsinordertolivE.Thisiswhywefindthattherearesomanyplantsaroundus.Ifyoulookcarefullyattheplantsaroundyouyouwillfindthattherearetwokindsofplantsfloweringplantsandnon-floweringplants.Floweringplantscanmakeseeds.Theseedsareprotectedbythefruits.Somefruitshaveoneseedsomehavetwothreeorfourandsomehavemanyseeds.Butafewfruitshavenoseedsatall.Anexampleofafruitwithoutseedsisthebananafruit.Mostnon-floweringplantsdonotgrowfromseeds.Theygrowfromspores胚芽Sporesareverysmall.Somesporesaresosmallandlightthattheycanfloatintheair.Wemaysaythatsporesarequitethesameasseeds.Whenthesesporesareallonwetandshadyplacestheyusuallygrowintonewplants.55.Themainideaofthefirstparagraphisthat______.A.plantsareimportantforlifeB.plantscannotgrowwithoutairC.therearemanyplantsintheworldD.wecannotlivewithoutwater56.Plantscanmakefoodfrom______.A.flowerwaterandairB.watersunlightandairC.airwaterandsoilD.airsunandlight57.Whatcanweinfer推断fromthepassageA.OfalllivingthingsanimalsaremostimportantB.SporesareseedsC.AllfruitsoffloweringplantshaveseedsD.Withoutplantsmanwilldieout58.Thispassagemaybetakenfrom______.A.amedicinebookB.anovelC.asciencemagazineD.anexperimentreport59.Theunderlinedwordprotectedinthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedby______.A.damagedB.pollutedC.preventedD.guarded
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Startedin1636HarvardUniversityistheoldestofthemanycollegesanduniversitiesintheUnitedStates.YalePrincetonColumbiaandDartmouthwereopenedsoonafterHarvarD.TheywereallstartedbeforetheAmericanRevolutionmadethe13coloniesintostates.IntheearlyyearstheseschoolsweremuchalikE.Onlyyoungmenattendedcolleges.AllthestudentsstudiedthesamesubjectsandeveryonelearnedLatinGreekandHebrew.LittlewasknownaboutsciencethenandnokindofschoolcouldteacheverythingthatwasknownabouttheworlD.Whenthestudentsgraduatedmostofthembecameministersorteachers.In1782Harvardstartedamedicalschoolforyoungmenwhowantedtobecomedoctors.LaterlawyerscouldreceivetheirtraininginHarvard’slawschool.In1825HarvardbeganteachingmodernlanguagessuchasFrenchandGermanaswellasLatinandGreek.SoonitbeganteachingAmericanhistory.AsknowledgeincreasedHarvardandothercollegesbegantoteachmanynewsubjects.Studentswereallowedtochoosethesubjectsthatinterestedthem.SpecialcollegesforwomenwerestarteD.Newstateuniversitiesbegantoteachsuchsubjectsasfarmingengineeringandbusiness.Todaytherearemanydifferentkindsofcollegesanduniversities.Mostofthemaredividedintosmallerschoolsthatdealwithspecialfieldsoflearning.Thereissomuchtolearnthatonekindofschoolcannotofferitall.Thestorydoesn’tsaysobutitmakesyouthinkthat.A.universitieshavechangedovertheyearsB.todayallthestudentsstudytobecometeachersorministersC.allcollegesweremuchalikeintheearlyyearsD.thestudentslearnedforeignlanguagesonlyAsknowledgeincreasedcollegesbegantoteach.A.everythingthatwasknownB.manynewsubjectsC.LatinGreekandHebrewD.FrenchandGermanOnthewholethisstoryisabout.A.howcollegeshavechangedB.howtostartauniversityC.theAmericanrevolutionD.thefamouscollegesinAmericaWhichstatementdoesthestoryleadyoutobelieve?A.Thereismoretolearntodaythanin1636.B.TheearlyschoolsarestillmuchalikE.C.AtthattimeeverystudentstudiedLatinGreekandHebrew.D.Theybeganteachingforeignlanguagesin1862.
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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Makinggreenerchoicesandencouraginghealthylifestylescanpromoteyourhealthandbenefittheenvironment.Herearesomeguidelinestofollow:ChoosefoodsthoughtfullyAmericanshaveneverhadsuchavarietyorabundanceoffoodtochoosefrom.Besidessomanychoiceswenowhearaboutourfoodprinttheamountoflandneededtosupplyoneperson’snutritionalneedsforayear.DowebuycherrytomatoesfromMexicoortomatoesgrownlocallyinahothouse?DowegettheGrannySmithsfromthefarmers’marketorthesupermarket?Isorganicproducehealthierforusandtheplanet?TheseareverycomplexissuesthatrequireanalysisofmanycriteriaincludingtheenergyusedinproducingandtransportingthefoodaswellasthetypeofsoilandmethodsofraisingthefooD.Despitethecomplexitiestherearesomegeneralguidelinesyoucanfollow.Forinstanceeatlessmeatoreatlowonthefoodchain.Yourdoctormayhaverecommendedyoutorestrictyourconsumptionofredmeatbecauseofitstoomuchfatcontent.Beyondthatthereareenvironmentalreasonstoo.Raisingfoodanimalscontributessubstantiallytoclimatechangebecauseameat-baseddietrequiresmorelandenergyandwaterthanaplant-basedonE.Drinkingplentyoffluidsissignificantduringhotweatherorwhenexercising.Butisbottledwaterthewaytogo?Youmaynotthinksowhenseeingthetruecosts.Basedonasurveymanufacturingthe30-plusbillionplasticwaterbottlescanproducemorethan2.5milliontonsofcarbondioxideandusethreetimestheamountofwaterinthebottlE.Addingintransportationtheenergyusedcomestoover50millionbarrelsofoilequivalent等价物.Consequentlyskipthebottledwateranddrinktapwaterbothathomeandatrestaurants.Additionallybottledwaterisnotnecessarilycleanerthantap.1.InParagraph2theauthorputsforwardthreequestionsmainly______.A.toproveAmericanshavelessfoodtochoosefromB.toshowustheshoppinghabitsofmostAmericansC.toindicateAmericanstendtobuyfoodfromabroadD.toremindpeopletoreconsidertheirfoodpurchase2.Thedoctorrecommendseatinglessredmeatpartlybecause______.A.itcontainstoomuchfatB.itcostsalotintransportationC.itistoolowonthefoodchainD.itisn’trelatedtoclimatechange3.Accordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingistrue?A.AmericansallprefertobuycherrytomatoesfromMexico.B.Theplant-baseddietisresponsiblefortheclimatechangE.C.Americanshaveavarietyoffoodtochoosefrom.D.OrganicproduceistheonlychoiceforAmericans.4.Basedonthelastparagraphweknowthat______.A.bottledwateriscleanerthantapwaterB.tapwateriseconomicalaswellaseco-friendlyC.bottledwaterismoreavailablethantapwaterD.tapwaterusesone-thirdthecostofbottledwater5.Whatisthebestsubtitleforthelastparagraph?A.SkipbottledwatercarrytapB.DrinkbottledwaterC.ProduceplasticwaterbottlesD.Savewaterresources
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CAmericanteensaresettinganexamplefortheirparentsthroughtheirvolunteerworkaccordingtoanewpollbyHarrisInteractivE.TherandomnationaltelephonesurveyreleasedthisweekbythecharityWorldVisionfoundthatmoreteensvolunteertosupportacharitablecause56percentthanhaveapart-timejob39percent.Parentssaid82percentoftheteensintheirlivesdosomethingtosupportcharitablecausesincludingvolunteeringrecruitingotherstoacausewearingabuttonorT-shirtordonatingmoney.Forty-sixpercentoftheadultssurveyedsaidtheyvolunteertheirtimebuttheyalsotakecreditforinspiringtheirchildrentovolunteer.TheHarrisInteractivepollwasconductedintheUnitedStatesbetweenJan29andFeb2among2003adults.SaraJohnsonateacherwhoadvisesstudentsataprivateschoolinaChicagosuburbsaysshe'sseenaresurgenceofteeninvolvementinsocialcausessincePresidentBarackObamawaselectedinNovember.TheHarrisInteractivesurveyfoundaquarterofteenshavebecomemoreinvolvedincharitablecausesororganizationsasaresultoftheeconomicdownturnbuttheeconomyhasalsoledtocutsinallowancesandhasteensworkingmorehoursatapayingjoB.UnlikemanypublichighschoolsacrossthenationIllianaChristiandoesnotrequireitsstudentstoclockpublicservicehours.SeniorMelissaMartinsaidsomekidsaretoobusywithothercommitmentslikesportsandmusicbutmostofherclassmatesdovolunteer.AlynnWoodsondirectoratHabitatforHumanityInternationalsaidshehasnoticedanewenthusiasmamongteenvolunteersfortheorganization.HabitatforHumanitycelebratesthe20thanniversaryofitsalternativespringbreakprogramthisyearandisexpectingmorethan12000youngpeopletohelpbuildhomesforlow-incomepeoplearoundthenation.63.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Itissurveyedthatmoreteensvolunteertosupportacharitablecausenowadays.B.IllianaChristianasksitsstudentstoclockpublicservicehoursstrictly.C.Americanparentsaresettinganexamplefortheirchildrenthroughtheirvolunteerwork.D.ThefinancialcrisisledtotheemploymentofAmericanparents.64.Theunderlinedwordresurgenceinthethirdparagraphmostprobablymeans.A.replacementB.recallC.reviewD.return65.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.About12000youngpeoplewillhelpbuildhomesforlow-incomepeoplearoundthenation.B.InIllianaChristianteensarebusywithsportsandnoneofthemdovolunteer.C.Themajorityoftheteensintheirlivesdosomethingtosupportcharitablecauses.D.Forty-sixpercentoftheadultssurveyedsaidtheyvolunteertheirtimE.66.Wemayinferfromthepassagethat.A.Americanteensprefercharitablecausestoattendingschool.B.Peoplenoticedanewenthusiasmamongteenvolunteersfortheorganization.C.ThemajorityoftheadultsarenotwillingtovolunteertheirtimE.D.HabitatforHumanitycelebratesthe20thanniversarythisyear.
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AftertheU.S.HouseofRepresentativespassedabillaimedatretaliatory报复的actionagainstChinaforitssignificantlyundervaluedcurrencyTreasurySecretaryTimothyGeithnerurgedtheIMFtopressureChinatoadoptmoreflexiblemoremarket-directedexchange-ratemanagement.ThisisacodedmessagetoChina:You’rekeepingonpurposeyourcurrencycheapandtheU.S.economyispayingthepricE.Socutitout---orelsE.ThenormallydullIMFmeetingbecamethelatestbattlegroundfortheU.S.tobeagainstafastdevelopingChinA.OurnewconventionalwisdomisthatChina’spolicyleadstomaketradedeficits逆差greaterandthelossofAmericanjobs.DozensofcandidateshaverunadsattackingacompetitorforallowingChinatotakeadvantageofus.Intheelection-yearviewChinagrew10%annuallyforthepastdecadewhilemaintaininglowinflation通涨onlybytakingadvantageofitsartificiallylowcurrency.TheideathattheU.S.isnotresponsibleforitsowneconomyisablack-is-whiteview.ItarguesthatChinaanditscurrencyarecausingthelion’sshareofharm.Thisisanargumentbornoffear.ItcoversafactthattheeconomiesofChinaandtheU.S.havebecomebeneficialtoeachother.ThosetrillionsinreservesthatChinaaccumulates:Wheredotheygo?BacktotheU.S.intheformoflendingmoneytothefederalgovernment.Thosemade-in-Chinagoodsthataccountforthetradedeficit:Whomdotheybenefit?ChinayesbutalsoAmericanconsumersandcompanies.WithoutChinaAmericancompaniescouldnothavemaintainedtheirprofitabilityinrecentyears.TaketwobrandnamesCaterpillarandNikE.BothhavetheirproductsmadeinChinabutbothalsoviewChinaasafast-growingmarketfortheirproducts.GeorgeSoroswarnedrecentlythatacurrencywarcouldputtheworldintodisordermoredamagingthananythingcausedbythefinancialcrisisofthe1930s.He’sright.Whetherwelikeitornotweliveinaglobalsystem.Thezero-sumattitudetowardChinaanditscurrencyisarelictheremainingofanearliertimewhennationsdefinedeconomiclifE.ChinaisfarfromperfectandseeksitsownadvantagebutholdingitaccountableforourdomesticproblemsisbeyondoutdateD.Itreflectsadangerousrefusaltodealwiththeworldasitis.RetaliatingagainstChinaovercurrencywillnotregainhigh-endjobsintheU.S.whichneedsmoreourowndemanD.ItwillnotrenewconstructionorretooltheAmericanlaborforcE.Itwillnotrebuildrottingbridgesorcreateanext-generationenergynetwork.Whichofthefollowingargumentcanbesupportedbythewriter?A.ChinaisthewinnerintheSino-UStradE.B.China’srapiddevelopmentoverthepasttenyearsisbasedonitslowinflation.C.Theworld’seconomywillbenefitfromChina’spolicychangesonitscurrency.D.TheUSwillgethurtifittrieshardondamagingChina’seconomy.Thispassageisinatonethatis____________.A.infavorofChinaB.intheshoesofUSC.blamingChina’slowcurrencypolicyD.helpingIMFsolvetheworld’seconomicproblemThewritermakeshispointofviewclearthroughthepassagebyusing_____________.A.reasonableanalysisB.leaders’quotationsC.figureexamplesD.movingstoriesChina’scurrencypolicy________.A.willhelpincreasethedemandintheUSB.isunabletoequiptheAmericanlaborforcewithnewworkingskillsC.couldguidetheworldeconomyforthenextdecadeD.istobecontrolledbytheinternationalcurrencygroups
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CTwoEarthquakesinTwoMonths:ComparingtheQuakesinHaiti海地andChile智利Overview概要HowdotheearthquakesinChileandHaiticompare?Herestudentsperformagallerywalktolearnmoreabouttheearthquakesfromaspecificpointandthendoaspecificresearchandpresentationprojectorresponseactivity.Finallytheyseekanswerstotheirunansweredquestions.MaterialsPrintcopiesofphotographschartsdocumentsandothervisualstodisplayasdescribedbelow;computerswithInternetaccessoptionalresearchmaterialshandouts.Warm-upChooseandprepareagalleryofphotographsgraphicsnewsreportsandothermaterialstodisplayaroundtheroomtoenablestudentstoconsiderthe2010earthquakeinChilE.Dependingoncourseprogramchoosematerialsforthegallerythatprovideawindowonthetwoquakesthroughoneofthefollowingspecificpointsorthefocusofyourchoice:EarthquakesthroughHistoryPuttingthe2010ChileanandHaitianquakesintohistoricalviewrelatedtootherearthquakesincludingthe1960Chileanquakeandthe2004Asianearthquakeandtsunami.RescueandAidConsideringdomesticandinternationalresponsetothedisastersbymilitariesgovernmentsandaidorganizationsincludingrescueandrecoveryaswellaseffortstoprovidefoodwaterhealthcareandsheltertothoseaffecteD.RelatedThearticleUnderwaterPlateCuts400MileGashcomparesseveralearthquakes:Mr.LinfiguredthatthequakeonSaturdaywas250to350timesmorepowerfulthantheHaitianquakE.ButPaulCarusonotedthatatleastonlandtheeffectsoftheChileantremor震动mightnotbeasbaD.ForonethinghesaidthequalityofbuildingconstructionisgenerallybetterinChilethaninHaiti.Andthefactthatthequakeoccurredoffshoreshouldalsohelplimitthedestruction.InHaititherupture断裂occurredonlyafewmilesfromthecapitalPort-au-PrincE.TheruptureonSaturdaywascenteredabout60milesfromthenearesttownChillanand70milesfromthecountry’ssecond-largestcityConcepción.Readthearticleusingthefollowingquestions.QuestionsFordiscussionwithothersandreadingcomprehension:Howdoesthe2010Chileanearthquakecomparetothe1960Chileanearthquake?Whydoscientistsbelievethatthe2010ChileanearthquakewillnotcausethesamelevelofdamageasJanuary’sHaitianearthquakedid?Howdoesthe2010Chileanearthquakecomparetothe2004Indonesianearthquake?WhatreasonsdoscientistsgivetoexplainwhytheIndonesianquakecausedsomuchmoredamagethantherecentChileanearthquake?64.WhichofthefollowingshowsoneofthereasonsforslighterlossesinChilethaninHaiti?A.Position:B.Power:C.Building:D.Rescue:65.WecaninferthatthearticleUnderwaterPlateCuts400MileGashincludes________.A.thecausesofthe2010Chileanearthquakeandthe1960ChileanearthquakeB.thecomparisonbetweenthe2010Haitianandthe2004IndonesianearthquakesC.thereasonforthe2010ChileanquakebeingmorepowerfulthanJanuary’sHaitianearthquakeD.thereasonforlessdamageinthe2010Chileanquakethaninthe2004Indonesianearthquake66.Whatisthepassagemostlikelytobe?A.A.programforresearch.B.A.guidetoearthquakestudy.C.Anadvertisementforstudents.D.Anintroductiontoquakes.
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InEuropepeopleholdtheforkinthelefthandandtheknifeintherightthroughoutthemealasystemthatisgenerallyagreedtobemoreefficientthantheAmericanzigzag曲折的methoD.Americansholdboththeforkandtheknifeintheirrighthandsthroughoutthemealsotheycontinuallychangetheirforkstothelefthandwhentheyhavetocuttheirmeat.ItseemstobefunnyfortheEuropeanstoseeAmericansbusychangingtheirdinnersetsmakingalotofnoises.A.fewexplanationsforthisAmericanstyleareasfollows:1Americansarepracticalandefficient.Sincemostofusareright-handeditisreasonabletokeepourworkingtoolsatalltimesintherighthandthatcanusethemmostefficiently.2AmericansthemasteroftheNewWorldarerebels叛逆者.TheyusethezigzagmethodtobreaktherulesintheOldWorldandinthiswaytheyarethumbingtheirnoseatMotherEnglanD.AmericansarearestlesskinD.Theydonotliketositinonespotforverylongwhendining.3Forcedtodosotheyrespondbyplayingwiththesilver.WhateverthereasonforthepracticeitisnowcertainlyasAmericanasapplepiE.EuropeansrecognizethisandarequicktoattackitasevidenceofAmericaninnocence无知ofform.Argumentsagainstthezigzagmethodrestnotonlyongroundsofefficiencybutalsoonthoseoftradition.InOldWorlddiningtheknifeisheldintherighthandcontinuallybecauseitcanserveasaninstantdefenseagainsttheuninvitedintruders入侵者.Howeversuchalertness警觉isoutofplaceintheNewWorldaseveryAmericanbelievesthatthisisthehomeofthebravE.Americansjuggletheirsilverwareperhapstoshowthattheyarenotafraidandthatoneofthemholdingaforkisworthanynumberofthemholdingblades刀.Americansuse_______toholdtheirforktopickupthesalaD.A.therighthandB.thelefthandC.bothhandsD.eitherofthetwohandsAsthemastersoftheNewWorldAmericansuseadifferentcuttingmethodfromthatintheOldWorldto_______.A.showtheirindependenceofMotherEnglandB.showtheirdisrespecttoMotherEnglandC.addanewtraditiontothoseinMotherEnglandD.showofftheircreativenesstoMotherEnglandInthesentencethewordjuggleprobablymeans_______.A.holdB.playwithC.pickupD.laydownWhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.EuropeanpeopleholdtheforkinthelefthandandtheknifeintherighthanD.B.ThezigzageatingmethodisrelatedtoAmericancharacteristics.C.ThezigzageatingmethodhasbecomeanAmericanfeaturE.D.EuropeanpeoplewillusetheAmericanmethodbecauseofitsefficiency.
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Peoplehavelongdebatedtheessence本质ofhumannaturE.SomepeoplethinkhumansareborngooD.InSanZiJingThreeChara~erClassicaChinesechildren’seducationalbookfromthe13thcenturywereadMenatbirtharenaturallygooD.Theirnaturesaresimilartheirhabitsbecomedifferent.’’Yetsomephilosophersdisagreewiththis.Theythinkmenarebornselfishandvicious恶的.ForexampleThomasHobbesthe17thcenturyEnglishphilosopherarguedthatmenarebornself-interestedandwithalikingforwar.Overthecenturiesdifferentphilosophershavearguedtheircases.Nowtheresultsofanewstudywhichcontraststhebehaviorofveryyoungchildrenandyoungchimpanzees黑猩猩suggeststhathumanbeingsarebornsociableandhelpfultoothersaccordingtoaNewYorkTimesreport.OfcourseeveryanimalmusttosomeextentbeselfishtosurvivE.Butthebiologistsalsoseeinhumansanaturalwillingnesstohelp.TheNewYorkTimessciencereporterNicholasWadewrites.WadequotesabookpublishedinOctoberbyAmericanpsychologistMichaelTomasello.TomasellowritesWheninfants婴儿18monthsoldseeanunrelatedadultwhosehandsarefullandwhoneedshelpopeningadoororpickingupadroppedclothespintheywillimmediatelyhelp.Thehelpingbehaviorseemstobeinnatebecauseitappearssoearlyandbeforemanyparentsstartteachingchildrentherulesofpolitebehavior.’’Tomasellofindsthatthisbehaviorisnottheresultofanincentive动机ofarewardsuggestingtrainingdoesnotinfluenceit.Anditseemstohappenacrosscultureswiththeirdifferenttimetablesforteachingsocialrules.ForthesereasonsTomamselloconcludedthathelpingisnaturalnotsomethingtaughtbyparentsorculturE.AnditseemsthatinfantscannotonlyhelpinpracticalwaysitcanalsohelpwithinformationTomasellowrites.Fromtheageof12monthstheywillpointatobjectsthinalladultpretendstohavelost.ChimpanzeesbycontrastneverpointatthingsforeachotherandwhentheypointforpeoplE.itseemstobeasacommandtogofetchsomethingratherthantoshareinformation.49.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?A.Thebehaviorofyoungchildren.B.FormerphilosophiesabouthumannaturE.C.Thedifferencebetweenbabiesandbabychimpanzees.D.AnewstudyofhumannaturE.50.AccordingtoMichaelTomasellohumanbeingsareborn.A.similartochimpanzeesinnatureB.selfishandViciousC.sociableandhelpfulD.withalikingforwar51.OfallthefollowinghasanegativeattitudetowardshumannaturE.A.ThreeCharacterB.ThomasHobbesC.NicholasWadeD.MichaelTomasello52.Accordingtothestudyit'ssafetosaythat.A.humanbeingsarenotselfishB.childrenliketohelpotherswhentheygetarewardC.differentcountriesteachsocialrulesatdifferenttimesD.childrentendtobehelpfuliftheyaretaughtearly
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FORChinesestudentstheendoftheirsenioryearisfilledwithstudyingandstressastheyprepareforthecollegeentranceexamsinJunE.ButforAmericanhighschoolseniorstheexperiencecouldn’tbemoredifferent.Theendofsenioryearisacelebrationoftheirtimeinhighschoolandinvolvespartiesgamesandfun.Senioritisisacommonlyusedexpression.Itmeansseniorshaveadiseasewhichmakesthemunabletodowork.ThisstartsinAprilwhenseniorsfindoutwhethertheyhavebeenacceptedtouniversity.Unwillingtodoschoolworkseniorshaveplentyofotheractivitiestofocuson.ManyschoolshaveaSeniorShowinwhichonlyseniorsareallowedtoperform.Someseniorssingordancebutmanyofthemperformskits滑稽短剧wheretheymakefunoftheirfavoriteteachersortheirfriends.Forexampleagroupofboysmaydressupandimitateagroupoftheirfriends.Itisalllight-hearteD.TheSeniorShowisusuallyapartofSeniorWeekwhichisaweekspecificallydedicated专用的toseniors.Duringthisweekseniorsusuallygetacademicorathleticawardstheyhavewonovertheirhighschoolcareers.Theseniorsalsovoteforoneoftheirmaleandfemaleclassmateswhotheybelieveisthebest-lookingorfunniestormostinvolvedetC.Thesearethenpublishedintheyearbook.Theyearbookisanimportantpartofhighschoolforseniors.Itisusuallydedicatedtothemandhasalltheirpicturesandsomewordsfromtheminit.Thenseniorsgoaroundandgetitsignedbytheirfriendssotheycanalwaysremembertheirtimetogether.OfcourseduringallofthistimeseniorsarepreparingfortheSeniorPromwhichisanimportantmomentinAmericanculturE.ItisthemostimportantdanceinayoungAmerican’slifE.TheendofsenioryearisatrulyspecialandwonderfultimeforAmericanstudents.It’ssomethingtheywillrememberfortherestoftheirlives.60.Whichofthefollowingistheclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph1?A.ForAmericanhighschoolseniorsthingsarequitedifferent.B.Itdoesn’tmakedifferenceattheendofthesenioryear.C.ForAmericanhighschoolseniorsitisthebesttimeoftheyear.D.ItistheperiodfilledwithstressandworkloaD.61.Whatactivitiesthatseniorswouldliketodoaccordingtothepassage?A.SchoolworkB.VotingforthefilmstarC.SingingordancecontestsD.SeniorShowandSeniorProm62.Whatwillmostprobablybetalkedaboutinthenextparagraphofthepassage?A.ActivitiesonthesportsfieldB.ThegraduationceremonywheretheyreceivetheirhighschooldiplomaC.TheirfavoritefilmstarsD.Thehealthofseniors
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Dye染料canbringalittlecolortolifE.Mostclothingiscoloredwithdyes.Modernmanufactureddyescanbecostly.Naturaldyesfromplantandanimalproductshavebeenusedsinceancienttimes.Sothisweekwedescribeanaturalwaytodyewool.Thereareseveralmethodstoputdyeontomaterial.Thevatmethodforexamplecanbeusedtodyewoolwithonionskins.Forthisexampleuseonehundredgramsofnaturalwool.Thewoolmustbeclean.Leaveitovernightinwaterandliquidsoap.Thenwashitwithcleanwaterthatisalittlewarm.Gentlysqueezeouttheextrawater.A.solutioncalledamordant媒染isusedinthedyingprocess.A.mordanthelpsfixthedyetothematerial.TraditionallymordantswerefoundinnaturE.WoolashisoneexamplE.Butchemicalmordantssuchasalumarepopulartoday.Alumissoldinmanystores.Itisoftenmixedwithcreamoftartarafinepowdercommonlyusedincooking.Mixeightgramsofalumwithsevengramsofcreamoftartarinasmallamountofhotwater.Addthesolutiontoametalpanofcoolwater.Nextaddthewoolandplacethemixtureoverheat.Slowlybringtheliquidtoeighty-twodegreesCelsius.Heatthemixtureforforty-fiveminutes.Afteritcoolsremovethewoolandwashit.Topreparethedyesolutioncoverthirtygramsofonionskinswithwater.Useonlythedrybrownouterskins.Boiltheliquiduntiltheonionskinslosetheircoloraboutforty-fiveminutes.Removetheskinsafterthedyecools.Nowitistimetodyethewool.PlacethewoolintothedyeandheatthemixturE.Bringittoaboilthenimmediatelyreducetheheattoeighty-twodegrees.Nowheatthedyeforaboutforty-fiveminutesoruntilthewoolisthedesiredcolor.Keepinmindthatwetwoollooksdarkerthanitis.Oncethedyecoolsremovethewoolandwashit.Nowthewoolisorangeoryellow.OratleastitshouldbE.57.Accordingtothepassagemordantsare________.A.dyesusedinthedyingprocessB.materialswhichwillbeputdyetoC.woodashesusedinthedyingprocessD.notdyesbutplayanimportantroleinthedyingprocess58.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutnaturaldyesistrue?A.Theymightbecheaperthanchemicaldyes.B.Theyaremoreexpensivethanchemicaldyes.C.Theyhavebeenusedforonlyrecentyears.D.Theyareallmadefromanimalproducts.59.AsforthevatmethodwhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTnecessarilyneeded?A.Ash.B.Water.C.Mordant.D.TemperaturE.60.Choosetheproperorderofdyingwool:A.boiltheliquidwithonionskins.B.addmordantstoametalpanofcoolwater.C.washthewoolwithcleanwater.D.putthewoolintotheliquidandheatitE.heatthemixtureandthenwashit.A.cbeadB.ebcdaC.beadcD.abecd
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TristandaCunhaa38–square–mileislandisthefarthestinhabitedislandintheworldaccordingtotheGuinnessBookofRecords.Itis1510milessouthwestofitsnearestSt.HelenaandI950mileswestofAfricA.DiscoveredbythePortugueseadmiral上将ofthesamenamein1506andsettledin1810theislandbelongstoGreatBritainandhasapopulationofafewhundreD.Cominginaclosesecond–andoftenwronglymentionedasthemostdistantland–isEasterIslandwhichlies1260mileseastofitsnearestneighborPitcairnIslandand2300mileswestofSouthAmericA.Themountainous64–square–mileislandwassettledaroundthe5thcenturysupposedlybypeoplewhowerelostatseA.Theyhadnoconnectionwiththeoutsideworldformorethanathousandyearsgivingthemplentyoftimetobuildmorethan1000hugestonefigurescalledmoaiforwhichtheislandismostfamous.OnEasterSunday1722howeversettlersfromHollandmovedinandgavetheislanditsnamE.Today2000peopleliveontheChileanterritory智利领土.Theyshareonestreetasmallairportandafewhoursoftelevisionperday.ItcanbelearnedfromthetextthattheislandofTristandaCunha________.A.wasnamedafteritsdiscovererB.gotitsnamefromHollandsettlersC.wasnamedbytheBritishgovernmentD.gotitsnamefromtheGuinnessBookofRecordsWhichofthefollowingismostfamousformoai?A.TristandaCuhA.B.PitcairnIslanD.C.EasterIslanD.D.St.HelenA.WhichcountrydoesEasterIslandbelongto?A.Britain.B.HollanD.C.Portugal.D.ChilE.
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ThanksgivingtimecameandalltherelativesweregatheredaroundthelongtableorseatedbehindTVtrays.Thetelevisionwasonandsomefolkswerewatchingitwhilevisitingwithoneanother.SomethingontelevisiongottheirattentionandoneoftheadultssaidListenatit!SomeoneelsereplieD.Wellifthatdon'tbeatall.Simplephraseswerespokenbyfolkswhoselanguagewassimpleandbrief.Theyhadseveralidiomsthatwerejustascolorful;Phrasesandwordsthatbrightenedtheroomandwarmedtheconversation.Inschoolweweretaughttospeakdifferently.ThewayourrelativesspokewasdiscourageD.Sometimesourparentswouldsaythingsweweren'ttaughtinschool.They'doftencorrectthemselvesasifgettingridofamistakE.Ofcoursewelearnedsomeoftheirphrasesandusedthem.Theywerecomfortablewordstopronouncefamiliar.Ourfather'ssideofthefamilywasfromArkansasandOklahomaandtheyspokewiththeaccentsnativetotheirbirthstates.TheirvoicesmusicalandoftenhighitwaseasytopickupthateffectinourownspeechandatschoolmybrotherandIwereoftenteasedforthewaywespokE.Ourmother'ssideofthefamilycamefromIllinoisandtheyhadatendencytotalkfast.TheyhadanaccenttooandmybrotherandIaddedthattoourownspeechconfusingthekidsatschoolallthemorE.Ourfather'ssideofthefamilylovedtolaughandhaveagoodtimE.Ourmother'ssideofthefamilywasmoreseriousabouthowtheytooklifein;theirjoysmoresilentlyexperiencedandenjoyeD.ItwasarichpictureofcultureanditgavemybrotherandmeacolorfulviewinlifE.Thanksgivingholidaywasalwaysaneasycomfortablegoingday.Itwasthefirstrealholidayoftheseasonwheneveryonecametogetherinoneplaceandagoodtimewasspenthappilytogetherbyall.64.Fromthetextwecanknowthat___________.A.parentswereworriedthattheirrelativesmightaffecttheirkids’languageB.parentsdidn’tallowtheirchildrentospeakdialectsC.parentstriedtoavoidaffectingtheirkidswiththeirdialectsD.parentsthoughtthelanguagetaughtinschoolwasthebest65.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat________.A.EnglishtaughtinschoolisdifferentfromthatusedindailylifeB.hismother’ssideofthefamilyspokeinahighvoiceC.thelanguageusedbyhisfather’ssideofthefamilywasfastD.thewriterandbrotherwerelaughedatschoolbecauseoftheirpoorEnglish66.Whydidthewriterandhisbrotherpuzzleotherkidsatschoolbytheirspeeches?A.TheyhadrelativesfromdifferentpartsofEuropeB.TheyaddedsomedialectsintheirspeechesC.ThereweremanymistakesintheirlanguageD.theirspeecheswerelivelyandcolorful67.What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardsdialects?A.Theywerenotacceptedbyothers.B.TheyshouldbeusedeverywherE.C.Theyshouldbetaughtinschool.D.Helikedthemverymuch.
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A.newresearchhasuncoveredthatcultureisadeterminingfactorwheninterpretingfacialemotions.ThestudyrevealsthatincultureswhereemotionalcontrolisthestandardsuchasJapanfocusisplacedontheeyestointerpretemotions.WhereasincultureswhereemotionisopenlyexpressedsuchastheUnitedStatesthefocusisonthemouthtointerpretemotion.ThesefindingsgoagainstthepopulartheorythatthefacialexpressionsofbasicemotionscanbeuniversallyrecognizedsaidUniversityofAlbertaresearcherDr.TakahikoMasudA.Aperson'scultureplaysaverystrongroleindetermininghowtheywillreademotionsandneedstobeconsideredwheninterpretingfacialexpression.Theseculturaldifferencesareevennoticeableincomputeremoticons情感符号whichareusedtoconveyawriter’semotionsoveremailandtextmessaging.TheJapaneseemoticonsforhappinessandsadnessvaryintermsofhowtheeyesaredrawnwhileAmericanemoticonsvarywiththedirectionofthemouth.IntheUnitedStatestheemoticonsand--showahappyfacewhereastheemoticonsor--showasadfacE.HoweverJapanesetendtousethesymbol^-^toindicateahappyfaceand_toindicateasadfacE.Wethinkitisquiteinterestingandappropriatethataculturetendstomaskitsemotions.TheJapanesewouldfocusonaperson'seyeswhendeterminingemotionaseyestendtobequitesubtle微妙的saidMasudA.IntheUnitedStateswhereopenemotionisquitecommonitmakessensetofocusonthemouthwhichisthemostexpressivefeatureonaperson'sfacE.60.Thetextmainlytellsusthat______.A.culturaldifferencesareexpressedinemotionsB.cultureisthekeytointerpretingfacialemotionsC.differentemoticonsarepreferredindifferentculturesD.peoplefromdifferentculturesexpressemotionsdifferently61.IfaJapanesewantstodetectwhetherasmileistrueorfalsehewillprobably______.A.readthewholefaceB.focusonthemouthC.lookintotheeyesD.judgebythevoice62.Peopleusedtobelievethat___________.A.somefacialexpressionsofemotionsweretoocomplextoberecognizedB.peopleintheworldinterpretedbasicemotionsindifferentwaysC.peoplecouldonlyrecognizethefacialexpressionsofbasicemotionsD.peopleall’overtheworldunderstoodbasicemotionsinthesameway63.ThecomputeremoticonsusedbytheAmericansshowthat_____________.A.theyexpresstheirfeelingsopenlyB.theytendtocontroltheiremotionsC.theyaregoodatconveyingtheiremotionsD.theyusesimpleremoticonstoshowtheirfeelings
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Fromtheearliesttimesmanhasbeeninterestedinart.Peoplehaveoftenworkedtogethertocollectandsavetheworld'sarttreasures.FinearttreasuresfrommanycountriesarekeptinanartmuseumcalledtheLouvreinParisFrancE.TheworksofarthavebeencollectedbythepeopleofFranceovermanycenturies.TheLouvrehasnotalwaysbeenamuseum.Thefirstbuildingwasafort炮台.In1190itwastheking'scastlewithhighwallsandaroundtower.Ithadamoattokeepouthisenemies.Overtheyearsthenumberofbuildingsaroundthecastlegrew.By1350thecastlewasnolongerneededasafort.TheLouvrebecameapalacehomeforFrenchkingsandqueens.Duringtimesofpeacenewtreasureswerebroughtin.DuringdaysofwarmanytreasureswerestolenandthebuildingsweredamageD.WhenFrancisIbecamekingofFrancein1515hebroughtinartistsfrommanycountries.OneoftheartistswasLeonardoDaVincifromItaly.DaVinci'sMonaLisaisthebestknownpaintinginthemuseumtoday.In1793theLouvrebecameapublicmuseumjustasitisnow.Itisaplacewherearttreasureshavebeensavedforeveryonetoenjoy.46.Onthewholethispassageismainlyabout____..A.anartmuseumcalledtheLouvreB.anItalianartistnamedLeonardoDaVinciC.akingofFrancenamedFrancisID.thebestknownpaintinginLouvre47.WhichofthefollowingisnottrueA.TheLouvreusedtobeafortaverylongtimeago.B.Frenchkingsandqueensoncelivedinit.C.TheLouvrewastakenbyenemiesin1190.D.ManytreasureswerebroughtintotheLouvreovertheyears.48.WhyisitgoodforgreatarttobekeptinpublicmuseumsA.IthelpspeoplerememberwhotheKingofFranceis.B.Itkeepspeopleoutofthepalaces.C.Itgiveseveryoneachancetoenjoygoodart.D.Ithelpspeopletoknowwhoisthegreatestartist.49.Fromthepassageweknowthat_____.A.ItisnotpossiblefortreasurestobestolenB.OldfortsalwaysmakethebestmuseumsC.GreatartshouldbesharedwithallthepeopleD.KingFrancisIofFrancebroughtinartistsfromanoldfort50.Inthethirdparagraphthewordmoatprobablymeans_____.A.ahightowerbuiltinformertimeswheresoldierswatchedoutforenemiesB.alonganddeepditch沟dugroundacastleandwasusuallyfilledwithwaterC.acartpulledbyhorsesonwhichsoldiersfoughtD.alongandhighwallaroundcastle
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Everyonewantssomedegreeofsuccess.Manypeoplebelievethattheydeserve值得successsimplybecausetheybelievethattheydeservesuccess.Butthereisawidespreadbeliefthatpeoplewhogetoninlifemaybesuccessfulnotbecausetheydeserveitbutbecauseofinfluential有影响的friendsortherightbackgrounD.SometimesitmayjustbeacomfortingandharmlessbeliefwhileattheotherextremeitcanbeverydestructivE.Ioncemetabrilliantyoungengineerwhoworkedinachemicalplant.Becauseofherknowledgeandexperiencesheshouldhavebeenpromoted升职toProductionManager.Insteadthejobwenttoamanwhowastotallyunsuitedforthepost.Everyoneknewthatheonlygotitbecausehewaspoliticallyacceptabletohissuperiors上司.Thisinjusticediscouragedtheyoungengineerandmanyofhercolleagues同事.Italsomeantthatthefactorywasmuchlessefficientthanitcouldhavebeen.Atthesameweshouldnotbepessimistic悲观的.Moreandmorethenmodernworlddependsonhavingpeoplewhoareinthejobbecausetheyaregoodenoughnotjustbecausetheirfacesfit.Thereisastoryofafactoryownerwhosentforanengineertoseetoamachinewhichwouldnotgo.HeexamineditthentookoutahammerandtappedoncE.Themachinestartedupimmediately.WhenhepresentedhisbilltheownerprotestedThiscan’tberight!$100justfortapping敲打amachinewithahammer?Theengineerwroteoutanewbill:Fortappingamachine$1;forknowingwheretotap.$99.Theengineeratthechemicalplantwasnotpromotedbecause_____.A.itwaspoliticallylessgoodforthebosstoacceptherthanthemanB.herbossdidnotthinkshehadtherightqualificationsforthejobC.themanwhogotthepromotionwasmoreexperiencedthanshewasD.itismoredifficultforawomantogetapromotionthanforhermalecolleagueTheengineerwhorepairedthemachinewasrightincharging$100because____.A.hehitthemachinetogetitstartedagainB.thefactoryownercouldnothaverepairedithimselfC.hewaschargingforhisknowledgeandexpertskillsD.hewastheonlypersonwhocouldfindoutwhatwaswrongwithitWhatcanwelearnabouttheauthor’sattitudetowardthewidespreadbeliefthatpeoplegetoninlifemaybesuccessfulnotbecausetheydeserveit?A.Hequiteagreeswithit.B.Hedoesn’texpresshisopinionhisopinionatit.C.Hecompletelydisagreeswithit.D.Hedoesn’tquiteagreewithit.AccordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Havinginfluentialfriendsorrightbackgroundseemshelpfulsometimes.B.Theengineerhadgoodreasontooverchargethefactoryowner.C.NotallthosewhoaregoodintheirjobshavethechancetobepromoteD.D.Thosewhoaregoodintheirjobsarestilllargelyneededbythemodernsociety.
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第二部分阅读理解共25小题第一节每小题2分第二节每小题1分满分45分第一节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AAnimalsseemtohavethesensetoeatwhentheyarehungryandtheydonoteatmorethantheirbodiesneeD.Ithasbeendemonstrated证明thatratswillwhengivenachoiceoveraperiodoftimepreferwaterwithvitaminstowaterwithoutvitaminseventhoughthereisnodifferenceintasteorsmellbetweenthetwowaterbottles.Whenafragrant芳香的flavorwasaddedtothevitaminsenrichedfluid液体theratsdidseemtodevelopatasteforitandkeptdrinkingitevenafterthevitaminswerechangedtotheclearwater.IntimehowevertheybrokethehabitandwentbacktowherethenecessaryvitaminswerE.Inaclassicexperimentbabiesof6to12monthsoldwereplacedinacafeteria自助餐厅feedingarrangementwithawidechoiceofbabyfoodbeforethem.Theyweregivenwhateverfoodtheypointedtoorappearedinterestedin.Wearetoldthatatfirsttheyshowedsomeunusualeatingpatternsbutthatoveraperiodoftimetheymanagedtochooseawell-balanceddiet.Soinchoosingfoodratsandbabieddoseemtoknowandactonwhat’sbestforthem.ObviouslythereisakindofbodywisdomwhichhumanssoonlosE.Mostofusdonoteatasdeterminedandinfluencedbylongestablished建立的habits.Somepeopleeatfoxesdogsandblackbirdswhileweeatcowsandpigs.Sowhatpeopleeatandhowmuchtheyeatseemstobegreatlyinfluencedbywhatisgoingaroundthem.41.Intheexperimentonratsafragrantflavorwasaddedtotherat’sdrinkingwaterto_______A.encourageratstodrinkvitamin-enrichedwaterB.findoutrats’preferenceinflavorC.testwhetherratsknowwhichdrinkisfoodforthemD.demonstratethatvitaminsaretasteless42.Asfarastheireatinghabitsareconcernedbabiesandratsaresimilarinthat_______A.bothhavethewisdomtochooseabalanceddietB.bothpreferflavoredfoodanddrinkC.bothhavethesameeatingpatternsD.bothdevelopatasteforthesamekindsofflavors43.Intheclassicexperimentmentionedinthesecondparagraphbabieswere________A.givenmanychoicesofdrinksB.providedwithvariouskindsofbabyfoodC.placedandfedinacafeteriaD.trainedtoselectabalanceddiet44.Accordingtothepassageadults’eatinghabitsdifferfromthoseofbabiesbecause_______A.adultsknowbetterthanbabieswhatkindsoffoodaregoodfortheirhealthB.adultsusuallycannotresistthetemptationofvariousdeliciousfoodsC.adult’seatinghabitsarecloselyrelatedtothesocialandculturalcustomsD.adultshavemorechoicesoffoodthanbabiesineatingpatterns
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TwoteachingstaffstoodincourtlastweekindifferentpartsofBritaineachchargedwithassault人身侵犯afterattemptingtoremoveatroublemakingstudentfromtheclassroom.Inbothcasesthemenhadbeensuspended使暂时停职fromtheirschoolsandeachhadspentalmostayearwaitingfortheircasestocometocourt.OnemanMarkEllwoodwascleareD.Theotherwasfoundguilty.Bothcasesshowthealmostimpossiblepositionteachersarenowinastheytrytokeeporderinschools.Theyhavetheresponsibilityforwhatgoesoninclassroomsbutit’snaughtypupilswhohavethepower.EllwoodwasthecomparativelyluckyonE.Hewasbroughtintoworkwithchildrenwithbehavioraldifficulties.Whenheaskedaboytotakeoffhisjacketandputawayhisphonethepupilthreatenedtostab刺him.EllwoodremovedtheboyfromtheclassandwhentheboystartedkickinghimEllwoodswepthisfeetfromunderhimandloweredhimtothegrounD.Weekslaterhewaschargedwithassault.SocialservicesdecidedthatthechargemadehimapotentialrisktoanychildsohewasorderedtoleavehiswifeandteenagedaughtersandmoveoutofhishomE.ThejudgestoldhimthattheyhopedhewouldnowforgethisnightmareandrestarthislifE.Sixty-two-year-oldMichaelBeckeristhemanwholosthiscaseandwillnowlosehisjoB.Hetaughtinaspecialschool.Onthedayoftheincidenttheyweremakingpinholecameraswhenthe15-year-oldpupilarrivedlatE.Herefusedtositdownandinsteadwalkedaroundtheclassroomtellingjokes.HeignoredseveralrequeststostartworkandrefusedtoleavetheclassroomwhenaskeD.EventuallyBeckerseizedtheboybyhisbeltandsweatshirtandremovedhimtoanearbystoreroomwiththeboyfallingdownashestruggledtobreakaway.A.teachingassistantsenttocheckonhimafewminuteslaterfoundhimsittinginthecorridorclearlyunharmeD.Beckerconsideredtheincidentoverbutthenextdayhewassuspendedasthesubjectofapoliceinvestigation.WhydidtwoBritishteachersstandincourt?A.Becausetheywerechargedwithassaultontheirstudents.B.Becausetheyremovedatroublemakingstudentfromaclassroom.C.Becausetheyweresuspendedfromtheirschools.D.Becausetheytriedtokeeporderinschools.AccordingtothepassageEllwood__________.A.wasfoundguiltyandlosthisjobB.wastoostrictwithhisstudentsC.oftenpunishedhisstudentsD.wasluckynottolosethecaseWhentheincidenthappenedMichaelBecker__________.A.losthiscaseandwilllosehisjobB.wasteachinghisstudentstomakepinholecamerasC.ignoredseveralrequeststostartworkD.wassuspendedasthesubjectofapoliceinvestigationFromthetwocaseswecanlearninBritain__________.A.removingstudentsfromtheclassroomisnotallowedB.teachershavenopowertokeeporderinschoolsC.studentscandowhatevertheylikeintheclassroomD.it’sverydifficulttobeateacher
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Russiantraditionordersthatmenshouldkisseachotherthreetimesonthecheeksatofficialfunctions.NowanewrulinginMoscowiscallingforpoliticiansinthecapitaltosticktotheoldhandshakE.AccordingtoBritain'sTheTelegraphnewspaperpoliticiansinMoscowhavebeentoldtostopkissingeachotherwhentheymeetbecausethekissingceremonytakessolong.LeonidBrezhnevthegeneralsecretaryoftheCommunistPartyfrom1964to1982wasfamousfortreatingmalecolleaguestoafulllip-lock.OnephotographofhimkissingErichHoneckertheleaderoftheDemocraticRepublicofGermanywasusedforaprotestpaintingontheBerlinWallwiththecaption:OhGodhelpmesurvivethisdeadlylove.KissingthreetimesonthecheeksatofficialoccasionsisaRussiantradition.Thepracticehasbeenrevivedamonghigh-rankingofficialsinpastyears.Inthedistantpastakissfromthetsaremperorwasthehighestsignofrecognition.TheMoscowrulinghoweverhaspromptedauthoritiesinothercitiestoconsiderbanningthepracticE.AlexeiKleshkoaparliamentmemberinSiberiasaid:Single-sexkissesshouldbeavoidedincludingatofficialmeetings.It'senoughtoshakehands.OfcourseifoneistalkingaboutalongfriendshiporfatherlyrelationsitmightbeOKtoembracE.Butthat'sthemaximumthatshouldbealloweD.AnotherMPVladimirGorlovsaidheonlyallowedhimselftokissthehandofawomanatwork:ThereareinformalrelationsandtherearemeetingsgovernedbyprotocolhesaiD.WhenamaniskissinganothermanatanofficialeventIhaveanegativeattitudetowardsit.Therearerulesofdecency.5.Moscowiscallingforpoliticianstosticktohandshakebecause________.A.itispopularathomeandabroadB.itistheirtraditionC.itsavestimeD.Russianwomenhaveastrongloveofit6.BymentioningBrezhnevtheauthor________.A.wantstoshowhisrespecttoBrezhnerB.admiresBrezhnevforhisskillsatkissingC.justshowsthemediamadefunofpicturesofpoliticianskissingD.praisesBrezhnev’sgoodrelationwithHonecker7.IfthetsarkissedaRussianwomanshewouldfeel________.A.nervousB.proudC.shamefulD.curious8.Wecaninferfromthelasttwoparagraphsthat________.A.KleshkoisstronglyagainstanykindofkissB.KleshkoisamanoutofdateC.GorlovesharesthesameviewwithKleshkoissingle-sexkissesD.Gorlovewon’tkissanymaninanyform
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阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分第一节请认真阅读下列短文从短文后各题所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑Skin-divingisanewsporttoday.ThissporttakesyouintoawonderfulnewworlD.Itislikeavisittothemoon!Whenyouareunderwateritiseasyforyoutoclimbbigrocksbecauseyouarenolongerheavy.Hereunderwatereverythingisblueandgreen.Duringthedaythereisenoughlight.Whenfishswimnearbyyoucancatchthemwithyourhands.Whenyouhavetanks罐子ofaironyourbackyoucanstayindeepwaterforalongtimE.Butyoumustbecareful.Tocatchthefishisoneofthemostinterestingpartsofthissport.Ontheotherhandyoucancleantheshipswithouttakingthemoutofthewater.YoucangetmanythingsfromthedeepseA.Nowyoucanseethatskin-divingisbothusefulandinteresting.Skin-divingcantakeyouto_______.A.themoonB.mountainsC.thesunD.thedeepseaA.skin-diver_______underwaterintheday.A.canseeeverythingclearlyB.can'tseeanythingclearlyC.canseenothingD.canseeonlyfishesWithatankofaironyourbackyoucan_______.A.catchfishveryeasilyB.stayunderwaterforalongtimeC.beinsafeplaceD.havemorefunWhichofthesesentencesisNOTTRUEA.Skin-divingisanewsport.B.Skin-divingislikevisitingthemoon.C.Theonlyuseofskin-divingistohavemorefun.D.Skin-divingisbothinterestinganduseful.
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TheIvyLeagueisanathleticconferencecomprisingeightprivateinstitutionsofhighereducationintheNortheasternUnitedStates.Thetermismostcommonlyusedtorefertothoseeightschoolsconsideredasagroup.Thetermisalsoconnectedwithacademicexcellenceselectivityinadmissionsandsocialelitism精英主义.ThetermbecameofficialespeciallyinsportsterminologyaftertheformationoftheNCAADivisionIathleticconferencein1954whenmuchofthenationpolarizedaroundfavoritecollegeteams.IVwasusedbecauseoriginallytheleagueconsistedonlyoffourmembers.Theuseofthephraseisnolongerlimitedtoathleticsandnowrepresentsaneducationalphilosophyinherenttothenation'soldestschools.InadditionIvyLeagueschoolsareoftenviewedbythepublicassomeofthemostprestigiousuniversitiesworldwideandareoftenrankedamongstthebestuniversitiesintheUnitedStatesandworldwidE.TheeightinstitutionsareBrownUniversityColumbiaUniversityCornellUniversityDartmouthCollegeHarvardUniversityPrincetonUniversitytheUniversityofPennsylvaniaandYaleUniversity.AlloftheIvyLeague'sinstitutionsplacenearthetopintheU.S.News&WorldReportcollegeanduniversityrankingsandrankwithinthetoponepercentoftheworld'sacademicinstitutionsintermsoffinancialendowment捐助.SevenoftheeightschoolswerefoundedduringAmerica'scolonialperiod;theexceptionisCornellwhichwasfoundedin1865.IvyLeagueinstitutionsthereforeaccountforsevenofthenineColonialCollegescharteredbeforetheAmericanRevolution.TheIviesareallintheNortheastgeographicregionoftheUnitedStates.Alleightschoolsreceivemillionsofdollarsinresearchgrantsandothersubsidiesfromfederalandstategovernment.UndergraduateenrollmentsamongtheIvyLeagueschoolsrangefromabout4000to14000makingthemlargerthanthoseofatypicalprivateliberalartscollegeandsmallerthanatypicalpublicstateuniversity.IvyLeagueuniversityfinancialendowmentsrangefromBrown's$2.01billiontoHarvard's$26billionthelargestfinancialendowmentofanyacademicinstitutionintheworlD.71.FromthepassageweknowthewordIvyintheIvyLeaguewasfirstchosentoreferto_______.A.aplantB.anumberC.asportD.aspirit72.WhatisspecialaboutCornellUniversityintheLeague?A.ItistheoldestonE.B.Itwasfoundedbycolonists.C.Ithasthesmallestendowment.D.ItistheyoungestonE.73.WhichmeaningcanthetermtheIvyLeagueconveytoday?A.Thelargestenrollment.B.Thestrongestgovernmentsupport.C.Themostexpensiveschools.D.First-classeducation.74.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.ThereisnolongersportscompetitionintheIvyLeaguE.B.SevencollegesweresetupbeforetheUSAwasfoundeD.C.BrownUniversityhasthesmallestnumberofstudents.D.TypicalpublicstateuniversitiesarelargerthantheIvies.75.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheABCofTheIvyLeagueB.BestUniversitiesintheUSAC.TheFinancialIncomeofAmericanUniversitiesD.HowtoApplytoanIvyLeagueUniversity
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BEIJING——Chinawillfurtheropenitsfinancialsectorinanactiveandsafewaythecountry’scentralbankvowedonFriday.ChinawillgraduallybroadenthechancefortheparticipationofforeigncapitalinthedomesticfinancialmarketsaidthePeople’sBankofChinainareport.WewillstrengthentheconnectionsbetweenChina’sfinancialmarketandinternationalonesbyattractingmoreforeigncapitalinRenminbi-denominatedfinancialproductsthereportsaiD.MeanwhilechannelswillalsobeexpandedtoallowChineseinvestmentinforeignfinancialmarkets.Thebanksaiditwouldeaserestrictionsonenterprisesandindividualspossessingandusingforeigncurrenciesandincreasethenumberofqualifiedforeigninstitutionalinvestorsandthevalueoftheirinvestmentquotas份额.Wewillmakeuseofthefinancialmarkettoachievebalancedinternationalpaymentssaidthebank.LastyeartheStateAdministrationofForeignExchangeSAFEraisedtheannualquotaforindividualsbuyingforeigncurrencyfromUS$20000toUS$50000.ChinawillworkhardforamoreefficientandvigorousfinancialmarketthatcanbetterserveinternationalneedsthebanksaiD.Thecountrywilladjustitsfinancialmarketrulessotheyareacceptedaroundtheworldencouragereformsandpromotemoreflexiblediversifiedwaysoftradingaccordingtothebank.ChinafullyopeneditsfinancialmarkettoforeigncapitalonDecember11lastyearendingafive-yeartransitional过渡的periodafterenteringWTO.1.Thepassageis_______________A.apieceofnewsB.anadvertisementC.aposterD.anexplanation2.Chinaisworkinghardto_____________A.reducetheinterestrateofforeigncurrenciesB.increasetheinterestrateofforeigncurrenciesC.bringinmoreforeigninvestmentbypromisingtofurtheropenitsfinancialsectorD.adjustitsfinancialmarketstoresisttheinvasionofforeigninvestment3.TofurtheropenfinancialsectorChinahastakenmanymeasuresEXCEPTA.GivingmorechancestotheparticipationofforeigncapitalB.StrengtheningtheconnectionsbetweenChinaandothercountriesbytheleaders’payingvisitstoeachother’scountriesC.BroadeningthequotasofenterprisesandindividualspossessingandusingforeigncurrenciesD.Openingitsdomesticfinancialmarketstepbystep4.Wecandrawaconclusionthat___________A.China’sfinancialmarketwillbeconqueredbyforeignoneB.ChinawillcreateamoreactiveandvariouswayoftradinganditsmarketwillbecomestrongerC.ChinawillendthetransitionalperiodofopeningfinancialsectorinfiveyearsD.Chinawillbeblindtotheforeigninvestment
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DFewpeoplewouldquestionthevalueoftakingpartinsportsforyoungpeoplE.Withpropertrainingsupervisionprotectiveequipmentandtechniquesandaproperemphasisonwinningsportscandevelopahealthybodyandspiritandalife-longinterestinbeingactiveandfit.Withoutsuchmeasureschildhoodsportscanleadtoinjuriesandevenparalysisordeath.Eveninthebestconditionsnoactivitycanberisk-freE.ButmostserioushazardsarepreventablE.Cyclistsandfootballplayerscanreducetheirrisksbywearinghelmetshockeyplayersbywearingmasks;basketballandtennisplayersbywearingeyeguards;baseballplayersbywearingbattinghelmets.Besidesriskstoindividualplayerscanoftenbefoundandthuspreventedthroughaproperlyperformedmedicalexambeforeachildplays.Foraccidentsthatmaynotbepreventablehavinganemergencyplanandfirst-aidequipmentandsomeonetrainedtousetheequipmentcanbelifesaving.StilleachyearaccordingtotheAmericanCollegeofSportsMedicinemorethan775000childrenunder14aretreatedinemergencyroomsforsportsinjuriesnearlyhalfofthempreventablE.Anestimated300000athletesexperienceexercise-relatedheadillnesseseachyearandalmostallofthemshouldhavebeenavoideD.Furtherfromhalftothree-fourthsofsports-relatedconcussions脑震荡areneverevendiagnosed;theinjuredareoftensentbacktoplaytoosoonandputatriskofanothermoreseriousbrain-damagingconcussion.TohelpreducetheseriskstheNationalCenterforSportsSafetywiththeNationalAthleticTrainers’Associationoffersathree-houronlinesafetycourseforcoachesfor$28atwww.SportsSafety.Org.52.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.AlltheaccidentscanbepreventeD.B.AlltheaccidentscannotbepreventeD.C.Livescanbesavedsolongasthereisproperequipment.D.Livescannotbesavedevenifthereisproperequipment.53.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordhazardsinParagraph2A.Mistakes.B.Diseases.C.Dangers.D.Situations.54.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat_____________.A.preventionofinjuriesisnotpaidenoughattentiontoB.childrenunder14aremoreeasilyhurtinsportsC.mostheadillnessesarerelatedwithexerciseD.noneoftheheadillnessesshouldhavehappened55.Whatcancoachesmainlylearnfromtheonlinesafetycourse?A.Howtocurebrain-damagingconcussion.B.Howtodiagnosebrain-damagingconcussion.C.HowtopredictthepossibilityofbraindamagE.D.Howtodealwiththeinjuredproperly.
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Eachcellinthehumanbodycontainsabout25000to35000geneswhichcarryinformationthatdeterminesyourtraits.Traitsarecharacteristicsyouinheritfromyourparents;thismeansyourparentspasssomeoftheircharacteristicsontoyouthroughgenes.Forexampleifbothofyourparentshavegreeneyesyoumightinheritthetraitofgreeneyesfromthem.OrifyourmomhasfrecklesyoumightinheritthattraitandwindupwithafreckledfacE.Andgenesaren’tjustinhumans—allanimalsandplantshavegenestoo.Geneshangoutalllineduponthread-likethingscalledchromosomes.ChromosomescomeinpairsandtherearehundredssometimesthousandsofgenesinonechromosomE.ThechromosomesandgenesaremadeofDNAwhichisshortfordeoxyribonucleicaciD.Chromosomesarefoundinsidecellstheverysmallunitsthatmakeupalllivingthings.A.cellissotinythatyoucanonlyseeitthroughthelensofastrongmicroscopeandtherearebillionsofcellsinyourbody.Mostcellshaveonenucleus.Thenucleuswhichissortofegg-shapedislikethebrainofthecell.Ittellseverypartofthecellwhattodo.Howdoesthenucleusknowsomuch?Itcontainsourchromosomesandgenes.Tinyasitisthenucleushasmoreinformationinitthanthebiggestdictionaryyou’veeverseen.71.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.WhatIsaGene?B.HowDoGenesWork?C.WhatDoesA.GeneConsistof?D.HowDoNucleusCommandCells?72.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinheritprobablymeaninthefirstparagraph?A.carryB.sendC.obtainD.pass73.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Theparentspasssomecharacteristicsontotheirchildren.B.Alllivingthingsreceivetraitsfromtheoldgenerations.C.One’sgreeneyesmightbepassedonfromtheparents.D.Amother’sfreckledfacemightaffectheryoung’sfacE.74.Fromthepassagewecanknowthat______________.A.genescandecideallyourcharacteristicsfromparents.B.genesexistinsidecellsthatmakeupalllivingthings.C.genestellseverypartofthecellwhattodo.D.Chromosomescomeinpairscontaininggenes.75.Fromthepassagewecanconcludethat___________.A.notallcellshaveonenucleusinside.B.notalllivingthingsaremadeupofcells.C.genesaren’tinhumansbutinanimalsandplants.D.DNAismadeofchromosomesandgenes.
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Makingfistsisrelaxing.Itdictatestheshapeoftheimmediatefuture;itcalmsyoudownit’sOKit’sonalistsomewhereanditmakesyoufeelgoodwhenyoucrosssomethingoff0ist-makingisstandardpracticeintherapyfordepression.Itmightevenhelpyoutogetthingsdonetoo.Themoreyouhavetodothemoreyouneedalistandfewpeoplewithhigh-poweredjobsgetbywithoutthem.Womenalwaysthinkthey’rebetteratliststhanmen.MentendtohaveTaskswhichtheyassemble’intoActionPlanswhereaswomenjusthavelistsofThingsToDo.JamesOliverpsychologisthascreatedhisowntimemanagementmatrix模式.Hewritesalistofthingstodoandthenorganizesthemintocategories:thingsthathavetobedonestraightawayotherthingsthatitwouldbegoodtodotodaythingsthatareimportantbuthaven’tgottobedoneimmediatelyandthingsthatarelessurgentbutthathedoesn’twanttoforget.Usingcategoriestoordertheworldisthewaythehumanmindworkshesays.AfterthatyoushoulddividethingsintolevelsofimportancE.ButhealsowarnsIfpeoplegettooabsorbedinmakingfistsitdoesn’twork.Theyhavetoomanycategoriesandlosetheirabilitytodecidewhichisthemostimportant.It’sallaquestionofwhatworksbestforyouwhetherit’satidynotebookapacketofPost-itnotesorthebackofyourhanD.HavingtriedallthesestudentKateRollinsreliesonacomputerizedlistwhichisprintedouteachmorning.Myelectronicorganizerhaschangedmylifeshesays.UptonowI’vealwaysreliedonmygoodmemorybutnowthatI’mworkingandstudyingIfindI’vegottoomuchtokeepinmyheaD.Sowhatareyouwaitingfor?Noyou’renottoobusytomaketodaythefirstdayofyourupgradedtime-managedlifE.Infactthere’snobettertimetitanthepresenttobegintotakeincreasedcontrolofyourworkandlifE.Sogetoutyourpencilandpenandmakealist.Themainpurposeofmakinglistsisto.A.helpmapoutone’sfutureB.dividethingsintolevelsofimportanceC.treatcertaindiseasessuchasdepressionD.organizeone’sworkandlifereasonablyWecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A.goodmemoryhelpsinlistmakingB.toomuch’listingmightbemisleadingC.womenusuallymakealotmoreliststhanmenD.peoplewithhigh-poweredjobsmakelistsmostThewordcategoriesinparagraph2mostprobablyhasthesamemeaningas.A.groupsB.portionsC.itemsD.areasInthispassagetheauthorintendsto.A.suggestawayofraisingone’slivingstandardB.introducesomewaysofbusinessmanagementC.urgepeopletodevelopthehabitoflistingD.warnpeoplenottorelyontheirmemory
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DThereasonsforgoingtocollegehavebeenacceptedwithoutquestionformorethanageneration.Allhighschoolgraduatesoughttogobecausecollegewillhelpthemearnmoremoneybecomebetterpeopleandlearntobemoreresponsiblecitizensthanthosewhodon’tgo.ButcollegehasneverbeenabletoworkitsmagicforeveryonE.Andnowthatclosetohalfourhighschoolgraduatesareattendingthosewhodon’tfitthepatternarebecomingmorenumerousandmoreobvious.Collegegraduatesaresellingshoesanddrivingtaxiscollegestudentsinterferewitheachother’sexperimentsandwritefalselettersofrecommendationintheintensecompetitionforadmissiontograduateschool.Othersfindnostimulationintheirstudiesanddropout—oftenencouragedbycollegeadministrators.Someobserverssaythefaultiswiththeyoungpeoplethemselves—theyarespoiledandtheyareexpectingtoomuch.Butthat’sacriticizeofthestudentsasawholeanddoesn’texplainallcampusunhappiness.Othersblamethestateoftheworldandtheyarepartlyright.We’vebeentoldthatyoungpeoplehavetogotocollegebecauseoureconomycan’tabsorbanarmyofuntrainedeighteen-year-oldeither.Someadventuresomeeducatorsandcampuswatchershaveopenlybeguntosuggestthatcollegemaynotbethebestthepropertheonlyplaceforeveryyoungpersonafterthecompletionofhighschool.Wemayhavebeenlookingatallthosesurveysandstatisticsupsidedownitseemsandthroughtherosyglowofourownrememberedcollegeexperiences.Perhapscollegedoesn’tmakepeopleintelligentambitioushappyliberalorquicktolearnthings-maybeit'sjusttheotherwayaroundandintelligentambitioushappyliberalquick-learningpeoplearemerelytheoneswhohavebeenattractedtocollegeinthefirstplacE.Andperhapsallthosesuccessfulcollegegraduateswouldhavebeensuccessfulwhethertheyhadgonetocollegeornot.Thisisheresy异端tothoseofuswhohavebeenbroughtuptobelievethatifalittleschoolingisgoodmorehastobemuchbetter.Butcontraryevidenceisbeginningtograduallyincreaseinamount.48.Whatdoestheauthorbelieveaccordingtothepassage?A.Peopleusedtoquestionthevalueofcollegeeducation.B.Peopleusedtohavefullconfidenceinhighereducation.C.AllhighschoolgraduateswenttocollegE.D.Veryfewhighschoolgraduateschosetogotocollege49.Whydoesthedrop-outrateofcollegestudentsseemtogoup?A.YoungpeoplearedisappointedwiththetraditionalwayofteachingatcollegE.B.Manyyoungpeoplearerequiredtojointhearmy.C.Youngpeoplehavelittlemotivationinpursuingahighereducation.D.Youngpeopledon’tliketheintensecompetitionforadmissiontograduateschool.50.Accordingtothepassagetheproblemsofcollegeeducationpartlyarisefromthefactthat___.A.societycannotprovideenoughjobsforproperlytrainedcollegegraduatesB.highschoolgraduatesdonotfitthepatternofcollegeeducationC.toomanystudentshavetoearntheirownlivingD.collegeadministratorsencouragestudentstodropout
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TheU.S.governmenthasrepeatedlymadeitclearthatitwouldwelcomeChina’sentranceintotheworldarenaasapower.HoweveraseriesofissuessincethebeginningofthisyearparticularlyWashington'sstanceontheU.S.-SouthKoreanjointmilitaryexercisesandtheSouthChinaSeaissuehavemadetheworldthink:IstheUnitedStatesreadytorecognizeChinaasapowerontheworldstage?ItiseasiersaidthandonefortheUnitedStatestoadaptitselftoChina'sdevelopment.LipserviceisfarfromenoughtoboostthedevelopmentofSino-U.S.relations.IfWashingtoncannotfindawaytorecognizeandacceptChina'speacefulriseontotheworldstagebilateral双边的tieswillbelikearollercoasterfullofupsanddowns.HowevernoonewouldliketoseethenegativeeffectsrockyrelationswouldbringtoChinatheUnitedStatesandpossiblytotheworldasawholE.U.S.SecretaryofStateHillaryClintonhasurgedChinatoplayagreaterroleinsolvingtheworld'seconomicenvironmentalandpoliticalproblems.ShesaidglobalissuescouldnotbesolvedbytheUnitedStatesorChinaalonebutwithoutparticipationofthetwocountriesnoproblemswouldlikelybesolveD.WashingtonhasrealizedthattheUnitedStates'globalinterestcanbemaintainedonlythroughchangingthewayitdealswithChinA.TheObamaadministrationreleasedpositivesignalsinitsrelationswithChinawhichhavebeeninterpretedastheUnitedStatesshowingitsintentiontochangethetraditionalstrategyofengagementandcontainment遏制.AsamatteroffactthegeneraldirectionofSino-U.S.relationsprovidesafoundationonwhichtheUnitedStatescanbaseitsforeignpoliciesandismorecomplicatedthananadjustmentinrealconditions.IssuessuchasarmssalestoTaiwanGooglecensorshipRMBexchangeratesaswellasfinger-pointingabouteconomicresponsibilityshowWashingtonstillseemsconfusedandinpatientaboutrelationswithChinA.TherelationshipbetweenChinaandtheUnitedStatesisthemostimportantandcomplicatedbilateralrelationshipintheworldthiscentury.ThedevelopmentofSino-U.S.relationswillaffectworldpeaceandstabilityespeciallyintheAsia-Pacificregion.IanBremmeranAmericanpoliticalscientistspecializinginU.S.foreignpolicysaidAmericaandChinawillhavemorethanevertogainfromcloserpoliticalandcommercialtiesandmusttakestepstoavoidaColdWarorworse.InthatcircumstancetheUnitedStatesneedsbothwisdomanddeterminationtorecognizeandacceptChinaacountrythatistotallydifferentfromitsownasapowerontheworldstagE.Theunderlinedwordstanceinthefirstparagraphprobablymeans.A.informationB.opinionC.ignoranceD.criticismWhydoestheUShavetochangethewayitdealswithChina?A.TheUSwelcomesChin’sentranceintotheworldarenA.B.TheUShopesthatChinawillgetmorepowerful.C.OnlyinthiswaycanChinameetallofitsdemands.D.OnlyinthiswaycanitsglobalinterestbemaintaineD.IanBremmerthinksbothAmericaandChinawillbenefitmorefrom.A.acoldwar.B.keepingpatientC.bettercooperationD.developingeconomyWhichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.IsitClearthatChinahasbecomeworldpower?B.IsUSreadytorecognizeChinaasworldpower?C.IsUSstillthemostpowerfulcountryintheworld?D.IsSino-U.S.relationshipthemostimportantandcomplicatedintheworlD.
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DInfluencedbytheirfamiliesandsocietymanyyouthsareinfatuatedwithexpensivefamousbrands.Butnoteveryyouthisasrichasamillionaireandpeoplearegettingworriedaboutthis.Accordingtoarecentsurveyoneoutoffivepupilswearsclothesofwell-knownbrandsincludingabeltworth560Yuanmorethananordinaryworker’ssalary.Amongthe100middleschoolstudentssurveyedasmanyas70ownfamous-brandclothes60havefamous-brandwatchesand45possessfamous-brandbicycles.Twoofthemevenwearover1500Yuanworthofsuits.Mostyoungpeoplewhocomefromordinaryfamilieswilltrytostealmoneytohavebetterfoodandclothingiftheirparentsdon’tsatisfytheirneeds.A.boynamedChenevenkilledanotherboysimplyfor500Yuanandwassentencedtonineyears’imprisonment.Peoplewonderhowtheseteenagerscanbeindependentinthefuturewhileparentsarecallingforhelpfromschoolsgovernmentsandthesociety.whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Morethan50percentofthestudentssurveyedpossessthingsoffamousbrands.B.Anordinaryworkerownslessthan560Yuaneachmonth.C.Suitsmaycostasmuchas1500Yuan.D.Youngpeoplenowareasrichasmillionaires.68Whatdoesbeinfatuatedwithmeanaccordingtothecontext?A.beanxiousaboutB.befilledwithastrongunreasonablefeelingofloveforC.haveastrangeandunusualwayofD.belowinspirits;sadfor69Asaresulttheboymentionedinthepassagewill.A.stealmoneyforbetterfoodandclothingB.killanotherboyfor500YuanC.stayinprisonfornineyearsD.askhisparentstosatisfyhisneeds70Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe.A.YouthsRunAfterFamousBrands.B.YouthsShouldOwnMoreMoneyC.YouthsAsRichAsMillionairesD.YouthsMustBeTakenGoodCareof
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OnApril16thdon`tbesurprisedifthewomannnexttoyouonthesubwaylookslikesheforgottogetdlessedforwork.Shewon`tbealonE.Peopleintheirpajamas睡衣裤willbespottedallacrossthecountry一travelingonthesubwayinlinefortheirmorningcoffeeandevenwalkingintoofficebuildings.That`SbecausepeoplewillbetradingintheirbusinesssuitsforpajamasandcelebratingNationalWearYourPajamastoWorkDay.Thereisnothngmorecomfortablethansittingatyourdeskinsoftcottonflannel法兰绒的paiamasorwearingyourfavoriteslipperswhileyoudeeplythinkabouttheday`stasksThePajamaGramCompanyWhichproducesandsellspajamsabelievesthatAmericansneedabreakespeciallythedayaherincometaxesareduE.That`swhytheyarecelebratingNationalwearYourPajamastoWorkDay.WearingpajamastoworkcanberelaxingandcanactuallyhelpemployeesbemoreproductivE.DavidAlienauthorofTheArtofStress-freeProductivitypromotes倡导relaxationtoincreaseProductivity.OurabilitytobeProductiveisdirectlyproportional成比例的toourabilitytorelaxsaidAllen.Onlywhenourmindsareclearandourthoughtsareorganizedcanweachievestressfteeproductivity.AtthePajamaGramCompanyit`snotunusualtofindemployeesWearingtheirpajamasatimportantmeetingsorattheirdesks.TheCompanyeveninventedthetermlifeisbananassendsomepajamastodescribehowtheyfeelabouttheworldwelivein.ThePajamaGrmaCompanyoffersover100stylesofpajamasrobesslippersandspaproducts.EachPajamaGramgiftcomesalongwithbeautifulPajamaslavender熏衣草bathteaDo-Not-DisturbsignforthedoorandagiftcarD.61.OnAPril16thpeopleinAmericaoften____________.A.forgettochangepajamasforworkB.dopajamabusinessonthewaytoWorkC.gotowookintheirpajamasD.celebratetheirtraditionalfestival62.PeoplecelebratethisspecialdaybecausetheyareexpectedtoA.WorkinamoreeffectivewayB.increasetheirabilitytorelaxC.spendlessontheirdailyclothesD.havemoretimetorest63.TheunderlinedwordbananaSinthelastparagraphcanbereplacedby___________.A.easyandfreeB.happyandinterestingC.crazyandbusyD.fulloffruits64.AccordingtothepassagewhichgiftswillyoureceivefromthePaiamaGramCompanyA.asleepwearB.abeautifulboxC.aDo-Not-DisturbsignD.lavderbathteaE.apersonalizedgiftcardA.cdeB.acdC.bcdeD.acde65.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto_________.A.advertisethePajamaGramCompanyB.introduceaspecialdayinAmericaC.describethebusylifeInAmericaD.advisepeopletobuymorepajamas
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Thefinancialcrisiswillbethetopissueatthisyear’sWorldEconomicForuminDavosSwitzerlanD.Thefive–daymeetingstartsonWednesdayJanuary28.Morethantwothousandfivehundredpeoplefromninety-sixcountrieswilldiscusswaystosolvethecrisis.Theeventgatherssomeoftheworld'smostpowerfulpoliticalandbusinessleadersatasmallskivillageintheSwissAlps.Organizersthisweekannouncedaprogrambuiltaroundthetheme:ShapingthePost-CrisisWorlD.Butwiththeworldstillincrisistherewasnewsthatnofamouspeoplefromshowbusinesswillbeattheforumthisyear.BonathesocialactivistandleadsingeroftheIrishrockgroupU2usuallyattends.Buthewillnotbeattendingthisyear.Organizersexpectarecordforty-oneheadsofstateorgovernment.TheyincludeChinesePremierWenJiabaoRussianPrimeMinisterVladimirPutinandtheprimeministerofKenyaRailaOdingA.AmongthoseexpectedfromPresidentObama'snewadministrationisLawrenceSummersthedirectoroftheNationalEconomicCouncil.AnotherisMisterObama'snationalsecurityadviserretiredgeneralJamesJones.MembersoftheUSCongressarealsoamongtheguestlistalongwithformerpresidentClintenafavoriteatDavos.Aboutsixtypercentofthoseattendingarebusinessleaders.TheWorldEconomicForumwillalsodiscussglobalwarminginvestmentinlow-carbonformsofenergyindevelopingcountriesandotherissues.KlausSchwabisthefounderandchairmanoftheforum.Hecallsthisoneofthemostimportantgatheringsinitsthirty-nineyearhistory.Hesaysthefinancialcrisisshouldbeseenasawake-upcalltochangesystemsandwaysofthinkingandtore-establishtrust.KLAUSSCHWAB:Weneverwillmoveoutofthecrisisifwedonotre-establishconfidencewhichmeanswehavetoestablishsignpostsforthefuturE.1.WhatisthemainpurposeoftheWorldEconomicForumthisyear?A.TowakeuppeopletoestablishsignpostforthefuturE.B.Tosolvetheproblemsofglobalwarning.C.Tore-establishconfidenceoftheleaders.D.Todiscusshowtosolvethecrisis.2.Theunderlinedwordsignpostinthelastparagraphmeans.A.symbolB.roadC.goalD.station3.WhatdoesKlausSchwabmeaninthesecondparagraphfromthebottom?A.ThecrisisrequiresustochangE.B.Weshouldchangethesystemsoftheforum.C.Theforumhasalonghistory.D.Thecrisisneedstrust.
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The1900houseThebowlerfamilywasoneofmorethan400familieswhoappliedto1900housearealityTVshoutwhichtookatypicalfamilybackahundredyearstosehowpeoplelivedinthedaysbeforetheinternetcomputergamesandevenelectricity.ThebowlerfamilyspentthreemonthsinaLondonhomewithoutatelephonecomputersTVorfastfooD.Thebowlersworeclothesfrom1900areonlyfoodavailableinEnglishatthattimeandcookedtheirmealsonasinglestovE.Paulbowlerstillwenttoworkeverydayinathenuniform.Thechildrenchangedtheirclothesonthewaytoandfromschoolandtheirclassmatesdidn’tknowaboutthenunusuralhomelifE.Joycestayedathomecookingandcleaninglikeatypicalhousewifeofthetimethougheverythingtookthreetimesaslong.SodoesJoycethinkthatpeople’sliveswerebetterintheolddays?IthinkpeopleintheolddayshadjustadmanytroublesandworriesJoycesaiD.AndIdon’tthinktheirlifewasbetterorworsetherewerelotsofthingsbackthenthatI’mhappyIdon’thavetodealwithnowadaysbutontheotherhandlifewassimpler.Wehadalotmoretimewithourfamilyanditwashardbeingnicetoeachotherallthetimeeleven-year-oldHilarysaiD.SowhatdidtheBowlerfamilymissmostaboutmodernlifewhilelivinginthe1900house?Paul39:telephoneandahotshowerJoyce44:aquickcupofteafromakettleyoucouldjustturnonHilary11:rockCDJoseph9:hamburgerandcomputergames1.WhiletheBowlerfamilywaslivingin1900house_____.A.themotherspentmoretimeonhouseworkB.thetwochildrenworethethenclothesforschoolC.theypreparedtheirmealstogetheronastoveD.theyatesimplefoodstheyhadneverseen2.AccordingtoParagraph4what’sJovce’sopinionaboutlifein1900?A.TherewerefewerproblemsforthefamilyB.LifewassimplerbutworsethanitisnowC.TherewerethingsshelikedanddislikedD.Thefamilyhadmoretimetostaytogether3.WhatwouldHilaryexpectmostfrommodernlifeinthethreemonths?A.ToplaycomputergamesB.TomakephonecallsC.TolistentomusicD.TochatontheInternet
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EWhenNewYorkCitywasnotverybigtherewasamarketontheEastRiver.Onmarketdayallthefarmerscametheretoselltheirvegetablebutterandeggsandfruit.Theylaughedandtalkedtogethersonoonecouldheartheriverthatranbesidethem.ButHansthebuttermansatwithoutasmilE.Hesoldpoundsofbutterfromatablebesidehim.Manypeoplesaidthathisbutterwasn’ttherightweight.Theysaidthathisrollsofbutterdidn’tweighasmuchasapounD.OncetheweighmastercamewalkingdowntheroaD.Hewaslookingforpeoplewhodidnotsellthefullweight.SomeonetoldhimWatchHansthebutterman.Hanshadgoodeyes.Hesawtheweighmasterandquicklyputthepieceofgoldintothefirstrollofbutterbetweenthebutteranditscover.A.captainwasstandingbesideHans’stableandhehadseenHansputthepieceofgoldintotheroll.HestoodatHans’ssidewhentheweighmastercameuptohim.Goodmorningsaidtheweighmaster.GoodmorningsaidHans.Ithinkthatyouarelookingforfarmerswhotrickthepeopleofourtown.I’msaidtheweighmaster.Someonetoldmethatyourrollsofbutterdon’tweighafullpounD.Ohyestheydo.HereWeighmaster.Hereisarollofbutter.WeighityourselfsaidHans.Hanstookthefirstrollofbutterandgaveittotheweighmaster.Theweighmastertookhisscalesandputthebutterontoit.TherollweighedmorethanapounD.I’vemadeamistakesaidtheweighmaster.Youareanhonestman.Thereisenoughbutterinthisroll.ThenthecaptainstoodinfrontofHans’stablE.YouareanhonestmansoIwanttobuysomeofyourbutterhesaiD.BeforeHanscouldspeakthecaptainpickeduptherollofbutterwiththepieceofgoldinit.I’lltakethisonE.Hans’sheartbeganbeatingmorequickly.NonotthatonE.I’vesoldthatonetoafriendofminE.TakeanotheronE.NoIwantthisonesaidthecaptain.Iwon’tsellittoyou.ItoldyouthatI’vesoldittoafriendsaidHans.Don’tmakemeangry.Theweighmasterweighedthisroll.GiveyourfriendanotheronE.ButIwanttogivehimthisonesaidHanswhowasnowveryuncomfortablE.IaskyougoodWeighmastersaidthecaptainangrilydon’tIhavetherighttochoosethepieceofbutterthatIwant?Iwillpaygoodmoneyforit.OfcourseyouhavetherightCaptainsaidtheweighmaster.WhatareyouafraidofHans?Aren’talltherollsofbutteralike?PerhapsIhavetoweighallofthem.WhatcouldHanssay?Whatcouldhedo?Hehadtosmileandsellthebuttertothecaptain.ThecaptaingaveHansthreecentsforthebutter.Thecaptainandtheweighmasterwalkedawaytogether.Youpunishedthethiefsaidtheweighmaster.NohepunishedhimselfsaidthecaptainsmilE.1.WhenHanssawtheweighmasterhe.A.stoodupatonceB.saidhellototheweighmasterC.putapieceofgoldintoarollofbutterquicklyD.gavetheweighmasterapiece2.AftertheweighmasterweighedtherollofbutterthatHansgavehe.A.thoughtHanswasanhonestmanB.wantedtoweighalltheotherrollsofbutterC.wantedtobuyarollofbutterfromHansD.thoughtHanswasfoolish3.ThecaptainwantedtobuybutterfromHans.A.becauseheknewHanswasanhonestmanB.becausehewantedtopunishHansC.togetthepieceofgoldinthebutterD.becausethebutterweighedmorethanapound4.Hansdidn'twanttosellthatrollofbuttertothecaptainbecause.A.hehadsoldittosomeoneelseB.hedidn'tlikethecaptainC.hedidn'twanttolosethepieceofgoldinitD.itweighedmorethanapound
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MexicoCityistrulyoneofthemostamazingcitiesintheworldwithamixtureofboththeoldandnewworlD.FromthemomentyourplanestartstolandinthisvastcityyouknowthatyourtripwillbequiteanadventurE.OnceinyourtaxiandthemomentyouleavetheairportyouareamazedatthelargeamountofslowtraffiC.ThevolumeofthetrafficcanbestressfultosomE.ThePaseodelaReforma改革大道runningsouthwestacrossthecityisoneofthemajortouristandbusinessareasinMexicoCitywithmanyhighqualityhotelsonlywalkingdistancefromgreatrestaurantsandothertouristattractions.TheonlyproblemyouwillhaveistryingtoseeallofthesesitesduringyourvacationtimE.OneofthemostpopularattractionsinthisareaistheNationalMuseumofAnthropologyalongthenorthwestpartofthestreet.TherearethousandsofartifactsondisplayshowingthehistoryoftheareaandnumerousitemsfoundfromthemanyAztecsitesintheareA.WalkingsouthwestfromthemuseumyouwillsoonreachtheMexicoCityZoowhichisagreatplacetospendanafternoon.AcrossthestreetfromthemuseumistheChapultepecCastleonceanimportantsiteintheMexican-Americanwar.It'salsoagoodideatotakethetrainupthehilltowherethecastleislocatedasthehillissteep陡峭的.It'simportanttokeepinmindthatMexicoCityisover7000feetabovesealevelandsomefeelitdifficulttobreathewhenwalking.YoucantakeataxitotheCoyoacanmarketduringtheeveningonaweekenD.It'sagreatplacetogetsomecheapsouvenirstobringbackhomeandtoenjoysometraditionalMexicancuisinE.HoweveryoumustbecarefulwhereyoueatandthatthemeatiswellcookeD.55.ThetouristsinMexicoCitymaynotbesatisfiedwith______.A.thehighspeedofthetrafficB.theheavytrafficofthecityC.thepollutedairinthecityD.theirsafetyinthecity56.Fromthethirdparagraphwecanlearnthat______.A.thenumberofthecityattractionscan'tmeettheneedsofthetouristsB.itisconvenientfortouriststovisitthecityfromwheretheystayC.touristshaveproblemswhenvisitingthesitesinMexicoCityD.touristsoftenhavetheirthreemealsinthehighqualityhotels57.Whichofthefollowingshowsthecorrectpositionsofthefollowingplaces?P=PaseodelaReformaM=theNationalMuseumofAnthropologyC.=theChapultepecCastleZ=theMexicoCityZoo58.WhichofthefollowingattractionsmayinterestthosewhowanttostudythemilitaryofthearmyhistoryofMexicoCity?A.TheNationalMuseumofAnthropology.B.TheCoyoacanmarket.C.TheChapultepecCastlE.D.TheAztecsites.
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Australia’sGreatBarrierReefwilllosemostofitscoralcoverby2050andatworsttheworld’slargestcoralsystemcouldcollapseby2100becauseofglobalwarmingastudyrecentlysaiD.ThestudybyQueenslandUniversity’sCenterforMarineStudiescommissioned委托bytheWorldwideFundforNaturesaidthatthedestructionofcoralontheGreatBarrierReefwasunavoidableduetoglobalwarmingregardlessofwhatactionsweretakennow.Undertheworst-casescenariocoralpopulationswillcollapseby2100andthereestablishmentofcoralreefswillbehighlyunlikelyoverthefollowing200-500yearssaidthereportentitledImplications可能的影响ofClimateChangeforAustralia’sGreatBarrierReef.TheGreatBarrierReefistheworld’slargestlivingreefformationstretching2000kmnorthtosouthalongAustralia’snortheastcoast.OnlyifglobalaveragetemperaturechangeiskepttobelowtwodegreesCelsiuscantheReefhaveanychangeofrecoveringfromthepredicteddamagethereportsaiD.CoralhasanarrowcomfortzoneandishighlystressedbyatemperatureriseoflessthanonedegreeCelsius.Watertemperaturerisesoflessthanonedegreecoincided同时发生withtheworld’sworstrecordedcoralbleaching颜色变淡periodin1988.Thewarmerwaterforcesoutthealgae海藻thatgivecoralitscolorandifallarelostthecoraldiesandthereefwilldieout.In198816percentoftheworld’scoraldiedwith46percentoftheIndianOceancoraldestroyeD.ScientistsexpresswatertemperaturestorisethiscenturybybetweentwoandsixdegreesCelsius.Thereislittletonoevidencethatcoralscanadaptfastenoughtomatcheventhelowertemperaturerisesaidthereport.Over-fishingandpollutionfromcoastalfarmswerealsocontributingtothedestructionofcoralontheGreatBarrierReef.TheGreatBarrierReefsupportshugefishingandtourismindustries.Evenunderfavorableconditionstouristswouldonlybeabletoexperiencerealcoralsinreefthemeparks.TheunderlinedwordscenarioinParagraph2probablymeans.A.imaginationB.intentionC.expectationD.predictionFromthepassagewecaninferthat.A.coralshavenodifficultyinad高☆考♂资♀源网aptingthetemperaturechangeB.ifwetakequickactionswecanavoidthedestructionofcoralsC.wecanfindcoralsinmanyareasoftheseasoroceansD.thealgaehelpcoralstoliveWhichofthefollowingisNOTthecauseofthedestructionofcoralontheGreatBarrierReef?A.DirectsunshinE.B.Over-fishing.C.Globalwarming.D.Pollution.BysayingCoralhasanarrowcomfortzoneParA.3theauthormeans.A.coralcanonlyliveinasmallareaB.coralprefersacrowdedplaceC.coralcanhardlyadapttothetemperaturechangeD.coralgrowsbestinasmallare高☆考♂资♀源网a
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DDuringthetwentiethcenturytherehasbeenagreatchangeinthelivesofwomen.A.womanmarryingattheendofthenineteenthcenturywouldprobablyhavesevenoreightchildrenofwhomfourorfivelivedtilltheywerefiveyearsoldandup.Bythetimetheyoungestwasfifteenthemotherwouldhavebeeninherearlyfiftiesandwouldexpecttoliveafurthertwentyyearsduringwhichchanceandhealthmadeitunusualforhertogetpaidwork.Todaywomenmarryyoungerandhavefewerchildren.Usuallyawoman’syoungestchildwillbefifteenwhensheisforty-fiveandcanbeexpectedtoliveanotherthirty-fiveyearsandislikelytotakepaidworkuntilsixty.Thisimportantchangeinwomen’slifehasonlyrecentlybeguntohaveitsfulleffectonwomeneconomic经济的position.Evenafewyearsagomostgirlsleftschoolandtookafull-timejoB.Howeverwhentheymarriedtheirschool-leavingageissixteen.Manygirlsstayatschoolafterthatageandthoughwomenmarryyoungermoremarriedwomenstayatworkatleastuntilshortlybeforetheirfirstchildisborn.Verymanymoreafterwardsreturntofullerpart-timework.Suchchangeshaveledtoanewrelationshipinmarriage婚姻withthehusbandacceptingagreatershareofthedutiesandsatisfactionsoffamilylifE.71.Wearetoldthatinafamilyabout1900________.A.fewchildrendiedbeforetheywerefiveB.sevenoreightchildrenlivedtobemorethanfiveC.theyoungestchildwouldbefifteenD.fourorfivechildrendiedwhentheywerefive72.Onereasonwhythewomanoftodaymaytakeajobisthatshe______.A.isyoungerwhenherchildrenareoldenoughtolookafterthemselvesB.doesnotlikechildrenherselfC.needn’tworryaboutfoodforherchildrenD.canbefreefromfamilydutieswhenshereachessixty73.Manygirlsarenowlikelyto_______.A.giveuptheirjobsforgoodaftertheyaremarriedB.leaveschoolassoonastheycanC.marrysothattheycangetajobD.continueworkinguntiltheyaregoingtohaveababy74.Accordingtothepassageitisnowquiteusualforwomento_______.A.stayathomeafterleavingschoolB.marrymenyoungerthanthemselvesC.startworkingagaininlifeD.marrywhilestillatschool75.Nowahusbandprobably_________.A.playsagreaterpartinlookingafterchildrenB.helpshiswifebydoingmuchofthehouseworkC.feelsdissatisfiedwithhispartinthefamilyD.takesapart-timejobsothathecanhelpinthehome
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IV阅读理解共40分AHuntingwithbirdsisaveryoldsport.Insomecountriesthegoldeneagleisusedforhuntingwildanimals.Theyareusedforhuntingfoxesandwolves.TraininganeagletohunttakesalongtimE.Hunterscatchyoungeaglesinnetsmadeofhair.AfterbeingtrainedtheeagleistakentoafielD.A.blindfoldoverthebird’seyeskeepsitquietuntilthehunterisready.Theeaglesitsinthearmofthehunter.Thehunter’sarmiscoveredwithalongspecialglovetoprotectitfromthesharpclawsofthebirD.InthefieldassoonasthehunterseesafoxorawolfheremovestheblindfolD.Theeaglequicklyfliesintotheairandbegantolookforthewildanimal.Theeagleseestheanimalandcatchesitwithclawslikesteel.Itsbeakandclawsarestrongenoughtoholdtheanimal.Usuallythebirdcarriestheanimalbacktothehunter.Sometimesfastanimalswithgoodeyescangetaway.61.Ahuntingeagleistrainedwhen_________.A.itisstillyoungB.itistakentoafieldC.itseyesarecoveredwithablindfoldD.thehunterisready62.Huntersusenetsmadeofhairto________.A.trainyoungfoxesB.catchyoungwolvesC.trainyoungeaglesD.catchyoungeagles63.Thetrainedeagle_______.A.carriesthehunterhomeB.wearsablindfoldwhenhuntingananimalC.iscoveredwithalongspecialgloveD.hasstrongclawslikesteel64.Ahunterwearsaspecialgloveto_______.A.protecthisarmfromthesharpclawsofatrainedeagleB.protecthisarmfromthesharpclawsofayoungfoxC.protecthisarmfromthesharpclawsofayoungwolfD.protecthisarmfromthesharpclawsofwildanimals65.Accordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingistrue?A.FastanimalswithsharpeyesaresometimesdifficulttocatchB.AssoonastheblindfoldisremovedtheeaglefliesintoatreeC.Huntersalwaysblindfoldyoungeaglesbeforetrainingthem.D.Sometimeshunterstrainyoungfoxestheyhavecaught.
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In1901H.G.WellsanEnglishwriterwroteabookdescribingatriptothemoon.Whentheexplorers探险者landedonthemoontheydiscoveredthatthemoonwasfullofundergroundcities.Theyexpressedtheirsurprisetothemoonpeopletheymet.InturnthemoonpeopleexpressedtheirsurprisE.Whytheyaskedareyoutravelingtoouterspacewhenyoudon'tevenuseyourinnerspaceH.G.Wellscouldonlyimaginetraveltothemoon.In1969humanbeingsreallydidlandonthemoon.Peopletodayknowthattherearenoundergroundcitiesonthemoon.HoweverthequestionthatthemoonpeopleaskedisstillaninterestingonE.A.growingnumberofscientistsareseriouslythinkingaboutit.UndergroundsystemsarealreadyinplacE.Manycitieshaveundergroundcarparks.InsomecitiessuchasTokyoSeoulandMontrealtherearelargeundergroundshoppingareas.TheChunnelatunnel隧道connectingEnglandandFranceisnowcompletE.Butwhataboutundergroundcities?Japan'sTaiseiCorporationisdesigninganetworkofundergroundsystemscalledAliceCities.Thedesignersimagineusingsurfacespaceforpublicparksandusingundergroundspaceforflatsofficesshoppingandsoon.A.solardome太阳能穹顶wouldcoverthewholecity.Supportersofundergrounddevelopmentsaythatbuildingdownratherthanbuildingupisagoodwaytousetheearth'sspacE.Thesurfacetheysaycanbeusedforfarmsparksgardensandwilderness.H.G.Wells’moonpeoplewouldagreE.Wouldyou56.TheexplorersinH.G.Wells’storyweresurprisedtofindthatthemoonpeople____.A.knewsomuchabouttheearthB.understoodtheirlanguageC.livedinsomanyundergroundcitiesD.wereaheadoftheminspacetechnology57.WhatdoestheunderlinedworditParagraph2refertoA.Discoveringthemoon'sinnerspacE.B.Usingtheearth'sinnerspacE.C.MeetingtheMoonpeopleagain.D.TravelingtoouterspacE.58.Whatsortofundergroundsystemsarealreadyherewithus?A.Officesshoppingareaspowerstations.B.Tunnelscarparksshoppingareas.C.Gardenscarparkspowerstations.D.Tunnelsgardensoffices.59.WhatwouldbethebesttitleforthetextA.AliceCities-citiesofthefutureB.SpacetravelwithH.G.WellsC.EnjoylivingundergroundD.Buildingdownnotup
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ThesmallunframedpaintingcalledFishermanwassignedbyalittle-knownItalianartistMaveleone1669-1740.WhenitwassoldrecentlyinNewYorkfor$27000thesellerMr.OliverPittwasaskedtoexplainhowthepicturehadcomeintohispossession.PittsaidIdidn’tknowitwassovaluablE.I’mnotanartexpert.Photographyismyhobby.Ibought‘Fisherman’inItalyin1970for$140.thepicturewasdirtyandIcouldn’tseetheartist’ssignaturE.Butanywayitwasn’tthepicturethatIlikE.IboughtitbecauseoftheframE.It’smostunusualframemadeoftinysilverysea-shells.TheyaresetinsuchawaythattheyreflectperfectlightontothesurfaceofapicturE.InowhaveaphotographofmywifeinthatframeandI’llneverpartwithit.WhenIreturnedtoNewYorkIshowedthepaintinginitsframetoacustomsofficer.ItoldhimthatIhadpaid$140foritbutadmittedIdidn’tknowitsactualworth.Thecustomsmanvalueditat$140andIwasaskedtopaydutyonthatvaluE.Ididsothereandthen.LaterItookofftheframeandthatuncoveredMaveleone’ssignaturE.MywifesuggestedinfunthatthepaintingmightbeavaluableonesoIcleaneditandputitupforsalE.AsaresultofhisexplanationOliverPitthadtoappearincourt.Hewasaccusedof指控knowinglymakingafalsestatementofthevalueofapicturesoastocheattheCustomsDepartment.Pittwasnothappy.ItoldthetruthasIknewitthenhesaidWhatelsecouldIsay?Andthenthejudgeagreedwithhim.TheCustomsDepartmentistoberesponsibleblamehesaidformakingatruevaluationofgoodsboughtintothecountrysothatthecorrectamountofdutymaybechargeD.MrPittdidnotcauseortrytocausethemistakethatwasmadE.HepaidthedutythatwasdemandeD.IfnowtheCustomsDepartmentfindsthatitsvaluationwasnotcorrectitcannotbeallowedtohaveanothertry.Pittisnotguilty.Pittmetthecustomsofficer__________wheretheofficerwasemployedto________.A.attherailwaystationorairport;examinepeople’sbaggageB.attheairportorport;examinepeople’sbaggageC.atthebus-stop;helppeopleentertheUSAD.attheairportorport;helppeopleentertheUSAFromthepassagewecaninferthatifMaveleonehadbeenawell-knowartist_________.A.thepaintingwouldhavecostmuchmorethan$140B.hewouldn’thavesoldhispaintingatsuchalowpriceC.thecustomsofficerwouldn’thavevaluedthepaintingat$140D.Pittwouldn’thavehadtheintentiontobuyanyofhispaintingsPitttookofftheframeinorderto____________.A.cleanthepaintingtoputitupforsaleB.lookfortheartist’ssignatureC.useifforhiswife’sphotographD.findthepainting’struevalueWhichistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.PittknewthetruevalueofthepicturE.B.Pitt’swifeknewthetruevalueofthepicturE.C.WhenPitt’swifesuggestedkeepingthepictureshewaskindofjoking.D.Pittdidn’tpayanydutyatall.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistruetothestory?Intheend__________.A.Pittwasaskedtopaythecorrectamountofduty.B.PittsoldtheframeofthepaintingatanevenhigherpricE.C.TheCustomsDepartmenthadnorighttorevaluethepainting.D.Pitt’swifewasregardedasanexpertbecauseofherwisesuggestion.
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CIfyouweretocomeupwithalistoforganizationswhosefailureshaddonethemostdamagetotheAmericaneconomyinrecentyearsyouwouldprobablyhavetostartwiththeWallStreetfirmsthatbroughtusthefinancialcrisis.FromthereyoumightmoveontotheautomakersinDetroit.ButIwouldsuggestthatthelistshouldalsoincludealessobviousnominee:publiceducation.AtitstopleveltheAmericansystemofhighereducationmaybethebestintheworlD.Yetintermsofitscoremission---turningteenagersintoeducatedcollegegraduates---muchofthesystemisfailing.TheUnitedStatesdoesagoodjobenrolling招生teenagersincollegebutonlyhalfofthestudentswhoenrollendupwithabachelor’sdegreE.Soidentifyingthecausesofthecollegedropoutcrisisintheworld’slargesteconomymattersenormouslyandanewbookcalledCrossingtheFinishLinetriestodopreciselythat.ItsauthorsareeconomistsWilliamBowenandMichaelMcPhersonandadoctoralcandidateMatthewChingos.Thefirstproblemtheydiagnoseissomethingtheycallunder-matching.Itreferstostudentswhochoosenottoattendthebestcollegetheycangetinto.TheyinsteadgotoalessselectiveoneperhapsonethatisclosertohomeorlessexpensivE.Abouthalfofthelow-incomestudentswithagrade-pointaverageofatleast3.5inhighschoolandanSATscoreofatleast1200donotattendthebestcollegetheycouldhavE.Iwasreallyastonishedbythedegreetowhichwell-qualifiedstudentsfrompoorfamiliesunder-matchedsaidMr.Bowen.Infactwell-offstudentsattendthecollegesthatdothebestjobofproducinggraduates.Meanwhilelower-incomestudents-–evenwhentheyarebetterqualified—oftengotocollegesthatexcel擅长inproducingdrop-outs.It’sreallyawasteMr.Bowensaidandabigproblemforthecountry.Astheauthorspointouttheonlywaytoliftthecollegegraduationratesignificantlyistoliftitamongpoorandworking-classstudents.Insteaditappearstohavefallen.Whatcanbedone?Moneyisclearlypartoftheanswer.46.WhichofthefollowingwouldpeoplefirstthinkofasafactorresponsiblefortheAmericanfinancialcrisisaccordingtothispassage?A.Thegovernment.B.PubliceducationC.TheDetroitautomakers.D.TheWallStreetfirms.47.WhatisabigproblemwithAmericanhighereducation?A.ItishardtoenrollenoughstudentsintocollegE.B.Manycollegesareexperiencinglowrateofgraduation.C.Manycollegestudentsstayawayfromclasses.D.Itishardformanycollegestogetfinancialaidfromthegovernment.48.ThetitleofthebookCrossingtheFinishLineprobablymeans______.A.runningtotheendofthelineB.goingtocollegeC.finishingcollegeeducationD.workinghardincollege49.Whydosomestudentsunder--match?A.Becausetheyhavefinancialdifficulty.B.Becausetheyfaceambitioncrisis.C.BecausetheylackconfidencE.D.Becausetheycan’tgetguidancE.50.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.A.problemswithsecondaryAmericaneducationandpossiblesolutionsB.America’sfinancialcrisisitscauseandinfluenceC.lowrateofAmericancollegegraduationitscauseanditsinfluenceD.relationshipbetweenAmericaneducationanditseconomy
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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.
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- Itishardlysurprisingthatclothingmanufacturers生产商followcertainuniformstandardsforvariousfeatures特征ofclothes.Whatseemsstrangehoweveristhatthestandardadoptedforwomenistheoppositeoftheoneformen.Takealookatthewayyourclothesbutton.Men’sclothestendtobuttonfromtherightandwomen’sfromtheleft.Consideringmostoftheworld’spopulation---menandwomen---areright-handedthemen’sstandardwouldappeartomakemoresenseforwomen.Sowhydowomen’sclothesbuttonfromtheleft?HistoryreallyseemstomatterherE.Buttonfirstappearedonlyontheclothesoftherichinthe17thcenturywhenrichwomenweredressedbyservants.Forthemostlyright-handedservantshavingwomen’sshirtsbuttonfromtheleftwouldbeeasier.Ontheotherhandhavingmen’sshirtsbuttonfromtherightmadesensetoo.Mostmendressedthemselvesandasworddrawnfromtheleftwiththerighthandwouldbelesslikelytogetcaughtintheshirt.Todaywomenareseldomdressedbyservantsbutbuttoningfromtheleftisstillthestandardforthem.Isitinteresting?ActuallyastandardoncesetresistschangE.Atatimewhenallwomen’sshirtsbuttonedfromtheleftitwouldhavebeenriskyforanysinglemanufacturetoofferwomen’sshirtsthatbuttonedtheright.Afterallwomenhadgrownsousedtoshirtswhichbuttonedfromtheleftandwouldhavetodevelopnewhabitsandskillstoswitch.Itwouldbeweirdforthemtobuttonfromtherightsinceanyonewhonoticedthatwouldbelievetheywerewearingmen’sshirts.Whatissurprisingaboutthestandardoftheclothingindustry?A.Ithasbeenfollowedbytheindustryforover400years.B.Itisdifferentformen’sclothingandwomen’s.C.Itworksbetterwithmenthanwithwomen.D.Itfailstoconsiderright-handedpeoplE.Whatdoweknowabouttherichmeninthe17thcentury?A.Theytendedtowearclotheswithoutbuttons.B.Theywereinterestedinthehistoricalmatters.C.Theyweremostlydressedbyservants.D.Theydrewtheirswordsfromtheleft.Women’sclothesstillbuttonfromthelefttodaybecause.A.adoptingmen’sstyleisimproperforwomenB.manufacturersshouldfollowstandardsC.modernwomendressthemselvesD.customsarehardtochangeThepassageismainlydevelopedby.A.analyzingcauseB.makingcomparisonsC.examiningdifferencesD.followingthetimeorder
- PopeyetheSailorfirstbecameapopularcartooninthe1930s.Thesailorinthatcartoonatelotsofspinachtomakehimstrong.Peoplewatchedhimandtheybegantobuyandeatalotmorespinach.Popeyehelpedsell33percentmorespinachthanbefore!Spinachbecameanecessarypartofmanypeople’sdiets.EvensomechildrenwhohatedthetastebegantoeatthevegetablE.ManypeoplethoughtthattheironinspinachmadePopeyestrongbutthisisnottruE.SpinachdoesnothaveanymoreironthananyothergreenvegetablE.PeopleonlythoughtspinachhadalotofironbecausethepeoplewhostudiedthefoodmadeamistakE.Inthe1890sagroupofpeoplestudiedwhatwasinsidevegetables.ThisgroupsaidthatspinachhadtentimesmoreironthanitdiD.Thegroupwrotethenumberwrongandeveryoneacceptedit.Todayweknowthatthelittleironthereisinspinachcannotmakeadifferenceinhowstrongapersonis.Howeverspinachdoeshavesomethingelsewhichthebodyneeds—folicaciD.Itisinterestingtopointoutthatfolicacidcanhelpmakeapersonstrong.MaybeitwasreallythefolicacidthatmadePopeyestrongallalong.WhydidmanypeopleeatspinachaftertheysawPopeyetheSailor?A.Theythoughtspinachmadethemstrong.B.TheythoughtPopeyewasfunny.C.Spinachhadalotofiron.D.PeoplelikedfolicaciD.A.researchgrouptoldpeoplethatspinach____.A.madePopeyestrongB.wasagreenvegetableC.hadlessironthanothergreenvegetablesD.hadmoreironthanothergreenvegetablesThereadingpassagesaysthatperhapsPopeyegothisstrengthfrom____.A.ironB.folicacidC.spinachD.exerciseFolicacidis____.A.somethinginfoodB.avegetableC.dangerousD.acertainkindofspinach
- 第三部分阅读理解共15小题每小题2分满分30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ATheiPadanewe-tabletgadgetwilltakeonlineactivitiestrulymobilE.Itwillallowyoutoreadthenewsinbedplaymultiplayergameonanysurfacecheckarecipeinabusykitchenorviewalarge-scaleGooglemap.ItwilldeclareanewageofonlinemediaproductiontakingnewspapersandmagazinesdownthenewstagE.OnlineversionscannowbecometrulyinteractivE.TheeditorofTimemagazineRichardStengelsaidTheiPadwilltransformthewayjournalismworks.Itwillbecomeanewwayofstorytelling.PerhapsmostimportanttothemassesitisatraditionalcomputerbutsoconvenienttousE.Therearenocords电线andit’stotallymobilE.Youpressabuttonanditcomesoninseconds.ToaddaprogramyoujustdownloaditfromtheInternet.Thereisnofiledirectorysoyouwon’tbeconfusedwithfilelocations.Sincealmosteveryoneusesacomputerintheofficeoratschooltheneedforthetraditionaldesktopmodelathomeisdisappearing.SlateMagazine’sFarhadManjoocallstheiPadtheperfectalternativetothefullhomecomputersystem.Howeveropinionsaresummarizedasasimplestatement:Ifyouareatech-headyouwillhateitifyouareeveryoneelseyouwillloveit.It’slaughablyabsurdononeblogandamagicalrevolutiononanother.ThisfirstversionoftheiPadlacksmanybasicfeatures.Tech-headsdislikethedevicenotbecauseofwhatitoffersbutbecauseofwhatitdoesn’toffer.Itdoesn’thaveflashoracamerA.Itcan’taccessmanyoftheworld’smobileapplicationsandithasaveryrestrictedAPPLEstorE.BasedonpurelytechnologicalgroundstheiPadissaidtolackmorethanitgives.Butifyouarenotpartofthetechnologicallywell-versedandyoulovetheiPodandiPhonethisdeviceisforyousaidSteveJobsApple’sCEO.ButnomatterhowyoufeelabouttheiPadasatech-headoraneverymanthere’snoarguingwithitsappeal.LoveitorhateittheiPadsoldover600000unitsonitsopeningweekendsurpassing超过theiPhone’srecordsalesin2007.It’suncertainhowlongitwilltaketohitthetechmarketshereinChinabutwhenitdoesexpecttheiPadfashiontocontinuE.Applepredictsitwillsellover7.1millionunitsinthefirstyear.MaybenotmagicalanddefinitelynotabsurdbutiftheiPadfollowsinthefootstepsoftheiPhoneandiPodyoucouldbereadingthisnewspaperonitinthenearfuturE.56.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonwhypeoplethinktheiPadamagicalrevolution?A.TheiPadwillmakeonlineactivitiestrulymobilE.B.TheiPadwillpredictanewageofonlinemediaproduction.C.TheiPadissuretotaketheplaceofthefullhomecomputersystem.D.TheiPadcanmakemanyworld’smobileapplicationsaccessiblE.57.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisfalseaccordingtothepassage?A.UnlikethosetraditionalcomputerstheiPadcansaveyoumuchtroublE.B.TheiPadsetupanewrecordsalewhenitfirstcameontothemarket.C.TheiPadwillprobablyholdabigshareinthetechmarketinChinA.D.TheiPaddependsoncordstodownloadaprogramfromtheInternetquickly.58.WhattechnologicalproblemdoexpertsthinktheiPadhas?A.TheiPadislackinginwhatothercomputerscanoffer.B.Peoplemightmisunderstanditsmagicalfeatures.C.Reportersandjournalistsdon’thavetoefficientlywiththehelpoftheiPaD.D.ComparedwiththeiPhoneandiPodiPadmightconfusetheusersmoreeasily59.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.WhydoPeopleLovetheiPadB.ThePopularityoftheiPadC.LovingandHatingtheiPadD.A.MagicalRevolution
- Canhardworkbereplacedbymachinesinagriculture?Yesmanistryingoutautomatic自动化farming.Itisfuntowatchamachinepickingtomatoes.Thestrangemachinesailslikeashipacrossaseaofplants.InitsfrontisaholE.AsthemachinemovesforwardtomatoplantsarepulledintotheholE.Thetomatoesaregatheredwhiletherestoftheplantsarethrownbackontothefields.TwelveworkerssitontopofthemachinE.Theyrapidlypickoutthebadfruitfromthetomatoes.A.redstreamofripetomatoesisbeingsentintoacartthatispulledalongsidethemachinE.Onedriverandtwelveworkerscanpickinanhourtentonsofanewkindoftomato.Withouttheinventionitwouldtake60mentodothejoB.Notallplantscooperatewellwiththefarmingmachines.Takelettuce莴苣forexampleseedsplantsinthesamefieldinthesametimeripeatdifferenttimes.Theonlywaytotellaripeheadoflettuceistolookatitandfeelit.Andnowthereisamachineeventodothat!ThereisaspecialmachinetotestlettucE.WhenitmovesoveronethatfeelsrightitsendsasignalbacktothepickingmachinewhichgoesbehinD.Thecuttingandpickingisdonesatisfactorilybythisunit.64.Thispassagemainlytellsussomethingabout.A.themachinespickingtomatoesB.automaticfarmingC.thescienceoffarmingD.agriculturemachines65.Afterthebadtomatoesarepickedout.A.theothersaresentintoacartnearbyB.theworkerscarrythemawayC.theothersareputintobagsD.theotherswillbethrownintothefield66.Thelastparagraphmainlytellsus.A.thatlettuceisnotgoodtogetinB.thataspecialunitofmachineshasbeenmadetotestandpicklettuceC.aboutawonderfulmachinethatcanbeusedpickallkindsofplantsD.thatlettuceisnotacooperationplant
- Japan'spost-WorldWarIIvaluesystemofdiligencecooperationandhardworkischanging.RecentsurveysshowthatJapaneseyouthhavebecomeaMeGenerationthatrejectstraditionalvalues.ManyJapaneseespeciallyyoungpeopleabandonedthevaluesofeconomicsuccessandbegansearchingfornewsetsofvaluestobringthemhappinesswritessociologistYasuhiroYoshizakiinComparativeCivilizationsReview.Japaneseyouthareplacingmoreimportanceontheindividual'spursuitofhappinessandlessonthevaluesofworkfamilyandsociety.JapanesestudentsseemtobelosingpatiencewithworkunliketheircounterpartsintheUnitedStatesandKoreA.Inarecentsurveyofcollegestudentsinthethreecountriesonly10%oftheJapaneseregardedworkasaprimaryvaluecomparedwith47%oftheirKoreancounterpartsand27%ofAmericanstudents.A.greaterproportionofJapaneseaged18to24alsopreferredeasyjobswithoutheavyresponsibility.ConcernforfamilyvaluesiswaningamongyoungerJapaneseastheypursueaninnerworldofprivatesatisfaction.DatacollectedbytheJapanesegovernmentin2005showsthatonly23%ofJapaneseyoutharethinkingaboutsupportingtheiragedparentsincontrastto63%ofyoungAmericans.Itappearsthatmanyyounger-generationJapanesearelosingbothrespectfortheirparentsandasenseofresponsibilitytothefamily.AuthorYoshizakiattributesthechangetoJapaneseparents'over-indulgenceoftheirchildrenmaterialaffluenceandgrowingconcernforprivatematters.TheshifttowardindividualismamongJapaneseismostpronouncedamongtheveryyoung.Accordingto2003datafromtheSeimeiHokenBunkaCenterofJapan75%ofJapaneseyouthaged16to19canbelabeledself-centeredcomparedwith53%amongthoseaged25to29.Toearntheself-centeredlabeltheyoungpeoplerespondedpositivelytosuchideasasIwouldliketomakedecisionswithoutconsideringtraditionalvaluesandIdon'twanttodoanythingIcan'tenjoydoing.DiminishingsocialresponsibilityaccordingtoYoshizakiistiedtothegrowinginterestinpleasureandpersonalsatisfaction.YoshizakiconcludesthattheentirevaluesystemofJapaneseyouthisundergoingmajortransformationbuttheyoungergenerationhasnotyetfoundaneworganizedvaluesystemtoreplacetheolD.1.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordwaninginparagraph3?A.becominglessB.increasingC.missingD.becomingpopular2.WhatisYoshizaki’sattitudetowardsmostJapaneseparents’wayofparenting?A.SupportiveB.NegativeC.SatisfiedD.Worried3.WhatmightbeoneofthepossiblereasonsofJapaneseyoungpeople’schange?A.WorldWarIIleavessuchaheavyimpactonthemthattheyhavelosttheinterestofwork.B.Mostofthemaretheonlychildathomesotheydon’tneedtoworkharD.C.Japaneseyoungergenerationplacetoomuchemphasisonpersonalsatisfactionandinterestnow.D.Mostoftheyoungergenerationlosetheconfidenceintheirowncountrysotheydon’tworkharD.4.WhydowesaythatJapaneseyouthhavebecomeaMeGeneration?A.Becausetheydon’tregardabettereducationapridE.B.BecauseagreaterproportionofJapaneseyoungpeopleprefereasyjobswithoutheavyresponsibility.C.Becausemostoftheteenagersbecomeself-centeredaccordingtothe2003survey.D.Becauseonly10%oftheJapaneseyoungpeopleregardworkasaprimaryvaluE.A.aB.abC.bdD.bcd5.Accordingtothesurveywhichcountry’syoungpeopleworkharder?A.JapaneseB.KoreanC.AmericanD.Chinese
- CInformationhasalwaysbeenatthecenterofhumancommunication.Youmayaskwhy.Wellcommunicationbetweenpeoplecontainsgivingandreceivinginformation.Thewaywegiveandreceiveinformationtodayhasexperiencedarevolutioninthedevelopmentofthemassmediainthe20thcentury.Thefirsttrulymasscommunicationmediumwasthenewspaper.Forthefirsttimeinhistorypeoplecouldreadabouteventsintheircountryandfromaroundtheworldeveryday.HoweverthereweretwoproblemswithnewspapersofthattimE.Firstlynewspaperswereavailableonlyinlargecitiesforgettingnewspaperstothecountrysidewasadifficultandtime-consuming耗时的task.Secondlynewspapersweren’talwaysreliableastherewasalimitedrangeofopinions.Nowadayswecanchoosefromawidevarietyofsourcestogetinformation.TelevisionandtheInternethavegivenusthechancetobeinformedabouteverythingtheminuteithappens.LargenumbersofradioandTVstationssatellitechannelsandmillionsofwebsiteshelppeoplekeepupwiththelatestnews.Peopleliveinhistoryandarepartofit.ThemediahavecomealongwayinthelastcenturyandthereisnodoubtthatwenowliveintheinformationagE.Whatevertypeofmediawechooseitallcomesdowntotheneedforinformation.ThiswillalwaysbeabasicneedaslongascommunicationispartofhumannaturE.64.Informationisconsideredthecenterofhumancommunicationbecause________.A.humancommunicationmeansinformationexchangeB.humancommunicationinvolvespeople’sparticipationC.informationisnowexperiencingarevolutionD.informationhelpspeoplegathertogether65.Whatwasthehistoricalcontributionofthenewspaperasasourceofinformation?A.Itmadethemasscommunicationtrulydevelop.B.Ithelpedthemasscommunicationdevelopincities.C.Itkeptpeopletimelyinformedabouthomeandworldevents.D.Itkeptreliableinformationavailableinbigcities.66.Thethirdparagraphmainlytellsusthattechnologyhelps________.A.informationeasilyavailableB.peoplebepartofhistoryC.informeverythingtimelyD.producethelatestnews67.Itcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraphthatabasicneedtodayis________.A.communicationB.informationC.hightechnologyD.mediatypes
- Everybodyknowsthatwordscancarrymessages.Peoplecommunicatewithwords.BooksmagazinesTVradioandfilmsallhelpustoknowwhatisgoingonintheworldandwhatpeoplearethinkingabout.Doyouthinkyoucancommunicatewithoutwords?A.smileonyourfaceshowsyouarehappyorfriendly.TearsinyoureyestellothersthatyouaresaD.Whenyouputupyourhandinclasstheteacherknowsthatyousaysomethingoraskaquestion.YoushakeyourheadandpeopleknowyouaresayingNo.YounodandpeopleknowyouaresayingYes.Otherthingscanalsocarrymessages.ForexampleasignatthebusstophelpsyoutoknowwhichbustotakE.A.signonthewallofyourschoolhelpsyoutofindthelibrary.Signsondoorstellyouwheretogoinorout.Haveyouevernoticedtherearealotofsignsaroundyouandyoureceivemessagesfromthemallthetime?Peoplecancommunicateinmanywayswithoutwords.Forexampleanartistcanusehisdrawingstotellaboutbeautifulmountainsseasandmanyotherthings.46.ChoosethebesttitleforthispassagE.A.WaysforCommunication.B.TheBestWayforCommunication.C.TheOnlyWayforCommunication.D.WordsCanCarryMessages.47.Howcanpeoplecommunicatewitheachother?A.WithwordsonlyB.Onlywithoutwords.C.Eitherwithwordsorwithoutwords.D.Justbyusingdifferentkindsofsigns.48.WhichofthefollowingisNOTawayforcommunicationwithoutwords?A.AcryforhelpB.AsmileonyourfaceC.MakingafaceD.Noddingyourhead49.WhatdoestheroadsignPtellpeople?A.Youcangointothepark.B.Youcanpleaseeverybody.C.YoucanleaveyourcartherE.D.YoucancrossthestreettherE.50.Howcanamusiciansomeonewhowritesmusiccommunicatewithpeople?A.Bysayingsomething.B.ByplayingsomemusiC.C.Bywritingletters.D.Alloftheaboveareright.
- 三阅读理解Mapsareouroldestliterature文献olderthanbooks.Peoplethinkamapwasthefirstthingthehumaneverwrotetocommunicateeachother.Perhapsonemillionyearsagowithastickinthemudofalakebedtheearlierhumandrewsomelinestostandforalakeariverathickforestandsomegoodhuntinggroundsbeyondtheforest.Itmadesomuchsensethatpeopletookitformagic魔术theyexpressedtheworldinapicturE.TherewassomethingsorealaboutthisnewthingcalledmapthatithelpedusbelievewecouldgettherE.Itnotonlystrengthenedbeliefthatgoodhuntingexistedbeyondtheforestbutitstronglysuggestedthatthefutureexisted;itwasaplacewecouldgotoandbetheretomorrow.Whatacomfort.OnmapsallpathsleadsomewherE.41.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Mapscan'tbeusedtocommunicateeachother.B.Mapshavethesamelonghistoryasbooks.C.Nomatterhowhardyoustudythemmapsdon'tmakeanysensE.D.NoneoftheaboveistruE.42.Theearlierhumanusedlinesdrawninthemudtoexpress_________.A.thewholeworldB.realplacesC.strongbeliefD.greatcomfort43.Nowpeopleregardsomelinesdrawnbytheearlierhumanas_________.A.thebeginningofmapsB.thechantingformofmapsC.realmapsD.apartofmaps44.Itcanbeconcludedthat_________.A.mapsarethemostusefulwayofcommunicatingeachotherB.thefirstmapshowedsomewherefarawayC.thefirstmapshowedsomewhereverynearD.thefirstmapshowedalldirections
- ETheSanFranciscobookaquarterlymagazinepublishedbySanFranciscoConvention&VisitorsBureaulistsseasonalperformanceschedules日程表forlivetheatersconcertsdanceperformancesandculturalfestivalsaswellasdetailedinformationonmuseumsandspecialexhibits.Readthefollowingcontentandthenanswerquestions.10TheHeartofSanFrancisco.WelcometoSanFranciscowherethere’salwayssomethingwaitingoverthenexthill.18TimeforEvents.What‘supforthenextsixmonths;festivalsstreetfairsfootballgamesmoviesandholidaycelebrations.22VisitorInformationEverythingyouneedtoknow:geographypopulationclimateimportantphonenumbersandrules.38Attractions.Wheretogoandwhatyou’llfindonthebridgestheshipsthedifferentparksthewholenineyards.53ShowintheOpenWhattodoandhowtogetintothegreatoutdoorsforyourfavoriteactivity.59SanFranciscoVisitorInformationCenter.We’reheretohelp!Andwe’reonthe3W.tooWWW.SFVISITOR.ORG62Restaurants.What’sfordinner–andlunchandbreakfastandsnacks小吃too.93NightlifE.What’sforafterdinner.111Shoppingcenters.123TrainsandBuses.HowtogetaboutinandaroundtheCoastAreA.57.IfyouwanttoknowhowmanypeoplethereareinSanFranciscoyou‘llcheck_____.A.Page10B.Page22C.Page38D.Page11158.Whatdoyouthink3Wstandsfor?A.WhereWhatWhenB.WonderfulWealthyWindy.C.WhoWhomWhich.D.WorldWideWeb59.Inthemagazineyouarelikelytofindinformationaboutthefollowingexcept____.A.THESUMMEROLYMPICGAMESB.CHINATOWNNIGHTMARKETFAIRC.AMERICANINDIANFILMFESTIVAL.D.CHINESENEWYEARCELEBRATION60.Accordingtothecontentwhichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?A.SanFranciscoisamountainouscity.B.SanFranciscoislocatedontheseA.C.4issuesofTheSanFranciscoBookarepublishedeveryyear.D.TheSanFranciscoBookismainlyforvisitors.
- Singapore’spublictransportsystemisoneofthebestintheworldsoyoushouldhavenoproblemfindingyourwayaroundlikealocal.Therearethreemainformsofpublictransportthatyouwouldfindinanyothermajorcity---trainsbusesandtaxisTRAINSTrainsrunfrom6:00amtomidnight.Singletripticketsstartat80cents.IfyoubuyanEZ-Linkcarsfor$15youcanridethetrainsandbusesasyoulikE.IfyouneedmoreinformationjustcallTransitLinkon18007674333.BUESEThereareseveralbusservicesinSingaporeandfaresstartat80cents.BesurealwaysaskthedriverthecostofyourticketashecannotgivechangE.IfyouneedhelpjustcallTransitLinkon18007674333.TAXISTherearethreemaintaxicompanies–CityCab65522222Comfort65521111andTibs65528888.BookingcanalsobeeasilybycallingthenumberslistedabovE.RENTABLECARSDrivinginSingaporeisapleasureandifyoulikedtotravelatyourownpacerentingacarisagoodchoicE.RentingtakesawaythehassleofgettingtoplacesaroundSingaporE.Justsitbackandenjoythecity.Italsomeansyou’llgettoseealotmorethatatrainsorabuswon’tletyouseE.ForcarrentalcallAvison+6567371668.1.ByanEZ-Linkcardyoucantake.A.bothbusesandtrainsB.onlytrainsC.bothbusesandtaxisD.onlyrentalcars2.Whenyoutakeabustherealwaysrememberto.A.takeyourownlicensewithyouB.askthedriverhowmuchyourticketisC.buythebusmapofSingaporeD.bookyourticketaheadoftime3.WhatdoesthewordhasslemeaninChinese?A.麻烦B.乐趣C.景点D.费用4.WhatdoyouknowabouttravelinginSingaporefromthepassage?A.A.localhasnotroublefindinghiswayarounD.B.It’smuchcheapertogoaroundbybusthanbytrain.C.YoucanseealotmoreinSingaporeonlybyrentingacar.D.It’sveryconvenientforvisitorstotravelinSingaporE.
- 第二节共5小题每小题2分满分10分根据短文内容从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项选项中有两项为多余选项In1990areportwaspublishedaboutwhattheearthmightbelike20yearsfromthenon.71Accordingtothereportthepictureoftheearthintheyear2010isnotapleasantonE.72Thepopulationcouldbeaslargeas6300millionalmost2150millionmorethanin1985.Morepeoplewouldmoveintocitiesespeciallycitiesindevelopingcountries.CitieslikeCairoandJakartaprobablywouldeachhave15millionbythen.73Farmerswillgrow90%morefoodthantheydidin1985butmostoftheincreasewouldbeincountriesthatalreadyproduceenoughfoodfortheirpeoplE.74Poorfarmingwaysaredestroyinglargeareasofcroplandchangingfarmsintodeserts.Morefarmlandislostascitiesbecomelargerandmorehousesarebuilt.Airpollutionwillgetworseasindustrialcountriesburnmorecoalandoil.Manyoftheworld'sforestscoulddisappearasmoreandmoretreesarecutdown.Energywillcontinuetobeaseriousproblem.75Theyonlyworkdeoutthesituationthatexiststoday.BychangingthesituationbysettlingtheproblemsthepicturecanbechangeD.Thereisstilltimeforthenationsoftheworldtoworkoutaplanofaction.Buttheywarnedthatwaitingtoolongtomakedecisionswouldgreatlyreducethechancesofsuccess.A.FoodproductionwillincreasebutnotenoughtofeedallthepeoplE.B.Thereportwasaresultofathree-yearstudy.C.LateronmorereportscameoutonebyonE.D.Theworldwillbemorecrowdedbecausethepopulationwillcontinuetogrow.E.Expertsbelieveenoughfoodwillbeproducedindevelopingcountriesverysoon.F.Theexpertssaytheirpictureoftheearthfortheyear2010maybewrong.G.LittleincreaseisexpectedinSouthAsiaAfricaandtheMiddleEast.
- InordertostartabusinessonlinenowthereareafewstepsyouneedtocompletE.TheveryfirststepyouneedtocompleteistohaveaproductorserviceideA.A.goodideatomakemoneyonlineshouldbeanideathatexcitesyouanideathatotherswillbeinterestedinandanideathatnotmanyotherpeoplearetrying.OnceyouhaveyourbusinessreadytogoyouneedtogoaheadandgetawebsitE.Youwillneedtobuyadomainname域名andhost托管itwithacompanyontheWeB.Yourdomainnameshouldbeassimpleaspossibleanditshouldberelatedto与有联系yourproducts.Afterthisyoucangoaheadandgetyoursitebuiltup.Youcaneitherdothisyourselforyoucanpaysomeoneelsetodothis.Thesiteitselfdoesn’thavetobeanythingspecial.Thefinalstepforstartingyourbusinessonlineistohaveawaytomakemoney.Forthisyouneedtohaveamerchantaccount商业账户thatwillletyousellthingsandmakemoney.YourmerchantaccountshouldacceptasmanyformsofpaymentaspossiblE.OnceyoursiteisupandrunningyoucanbeginadvertisingthesitE.Youneedtocreatecontents内容suchasarticlessocialnetworkingsitesblogentriesetC.andthenyoucanpostitontheInternetsothatyoucanattract吸引asmanypotential潜在的customersaspossiblE.That’showeasyitistostartabusinessonlinenow.VerysoonyouwillbemakingmoneyonlinE.36.Thewriterwrotethispassageinordertotellus__________.A.howtosetupawebsiteB.howtostartabusinessonlineC.howtomakesomepocketmoneyD.howtobecomefamousnowadays37.AccordingtoParagraph2agoodideatomakemoneyonlineprobablyshouldbeanideathat____.A.youarenotexcitedaboutB.otherswillnotbeinterestedinC.almosteveryoneknowsD.fewpeoplearetrying38.AccordingtothewriterwhichofthefollowingmayNOTbesomethingnecessarytodo?A.BuildingupawebsiteB.HavingasimpledomainnameC.MakingyoursiteasspecialaspossibleD.HostingthedomainnamewithacompanyontheWeb39.What’stheCORRECTtimeorderofthestepsinstartingabusinessonline?A.advertisethesiteB.BuildupawebsiteC.ComeupwithaproductideaD.BuyadomainnameA.c-d-b-aB.c-d-a-bC.d-c-b-aD.c-b-d-a40.Afterreadingthepassagewemayknowthat_____________.A.itcostsnomoneytostartabusinessonlineB.noteveryoneisallowed允许tostartabusinessonlineC.youneedtohaveasmanymerchantaccountsaspossibleD.itisbetterifthewebsitedomainnameisrelatedtotheproductsyousell.
- WhenformerAmericanPresidentBillClintontravelledtoSouthKoreatovisitPresidentKimYoungSamherepeatedlyreferredtotheKoreanpresident’swifeasMrs.Kim.BymistakePresidentClinton’sadvisersthoughtthatKoreanshavethesamenamingcustomsastheJapanesE.ClintonhadnotbeentoldthatinKoreawiveskeeptheirfamilynames.PresidentKimYoungSam’swifewasnamedSohnMyongSuk.Thereforesheshouldbeaddressed称谓asMrs.Sohn.PresidentClintonarrivedinKoreadirectlyafterleavingJapanandhadnotchangedhisculturegears.HisfailuretofollowKoreancustomsgavetheimpressionthatKoreawasnotasimportanttohimasJapan.InadditiontoKoreanssomeAsianhusbandsandwivesdonotsharethesamefamilynames.Thispracticeoftenpuzzles使困惑English-speakingteacherswhentalkingwithapupil’sparents.Theybecomepuzzledaboutthestudent’scorrectlastnamE.PlacingthefamilynamefirstiscommonamonganumberofAsiancultures.Mexicannamingcustomsaredifferentaswell.Whenawomanmarriesshekeepsherfamilynameandaddsherhusband’snameaftertheworddeof.Thisaffects影响howtheyfillinformsintheUnitedStates.Whenrequestedtofillinamiddlenametheygenerallywritethefather’sfamilynamE.ButMexicansareaddressedbythefamilynameofthemother.Thisoftencausespuzzlement.Hereareafewwaystodealwithsuchdifficultsituations:don’talwaysthinkthatamarriedwomanusesherhusband’slastnamE.RememberthatinmanyAsianculturestheorderoffirstandlastnamesisreversed颠倒.AskwhichnameapersonwouldprefertousE.Ifthenameisdifficulttopronounceadmititandaskthepersontohelpyousayitcorrectly.ThestoryofBillClintonisusedto______.A.improveUS-KoreanrelationsB.introducethetopicofthetextC.describehisvisittoKoreaD.tellushowtoaddressapersonThewordgearsinParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto______.A.actionplansB.namingcustomsC.travelmapsD.thinkingpatternsWhenawomanmarriesinKoreashe______.A.continuestouseherfamilynameB.usesherhusband’sgivennameC.sharesherhusband’sfamilynameD.addsherhusband’sgivennametohersToaddressamarriedwomanproperlyyou’dbetter______.A.usehermiddlenameB.useherhusband’sfirstnameC.askherwhichnameshelikesD.changetheorderofhernames
- CarcompaniesaredevelopingvehiclesthatwillplugintoelectricsocketsjustlikemanylaptopsdigitalcamerascellphonesandMp4do.Calledplug-invehiclesthesecarswillgetmostoftheirpowerfromelectricity.Theirdriverswon'thavetostopatgasstationsasoftenasusual.Thetechnologyismorethanjustcool.Inourcar-filledworldplug-invehiclescouldreducetheamountofgasweusewhichkeepsrisingincostnowandthen.Besidesdrivingaroundinthesevehiclesmayevenhelptheenvironment.Gas-burningcarsproducealotofgreenhousegaswhichcausesglobewarming.Thefirstcompany-producedplug-invehiclescouldhittheroadsby2010.ButengineersstillhavealotofworktodotomakethetechnologypracticalandinexpensivE.Batteries电池arethebiggestchallengE.Intheplug-in-vehicleworldLi-ion锂离子batteriesaregettingthemostattention.Thesebatteriescanstorealargeamountofenergyinasmallpackageandtheylastalongertimebetweencharges.Li-ionbatteriescanfitlaptopscellphonesheartinstrumentsandothersimilarpocketones.Butbecausecarsaresobigandheavyitwouldstillrequireasuitcase-sizedLi-ionbatteriestopowerabout12kmofdriving.What'smorethebatteriesaremuchexpensivE.AcarfilledwithbatteriescouldgoalongdistancesaysTedBohnanelectricalengineerinChicago.Butitcouldn'tpullanypeoplE.anditwouldcost$100000.Soresearchersneedtoworkouthowtomakebatteriessmallerandcheaperamongotherquestions.Theanswersdon'texistyetBohnsaysAsakidIthoughtsomeonesomeplaceknowstheanswertoeverything.Allofthesequestionshaven'tbeendecideD.That'swhatengineeringisabout-makingaguessrunningtestsandgettingfineresults.72.ThepassagemainlytalksaboutofanewcarA.thedevelopingB.thespeedC.theappearanceD.thebatteries72.Whichistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Theplug-invehicleswilluseelectricitycompletelyasdrivingpower.B.Thenewtechnologywillhelpprotectourenvironment.C.Thetechnologyofusingelectricityasdrivingisquitepracticalnow.D.Thebiggestchallengeofthenewtechnologyisthatitwillcostusmoreenergy.74.HowdoesBohnfeelaboutthefutureofthetechnologyaccordingtothelastparagraph?A.ConfidentB.PuzzleD.C.WorrieD.D.DisappointeD.75.Accordingtothepassagethenewtechnologyisfacingthefollowingproblemsexceptthat.A.thenewtechnologycannotcomeintouseatpresentB.thecostofthenewtechnologyisquitehighC.thegovernmentwon'tsupportthetechnologyD.thesizeofthebatteriesistoobigatpresent
- Ourbrainsworkincomplexandstrangeways.Therearesomepeoplewhocancalculatethedayoftheweekforanygivendatein40000yearsbutwhocannotaddtwoplustwo.OtherscanperformcomplexclassicalpianopiecesafterhearingthemoncebuttheycannotreadorwritE.Dr.J.LangdonDownfirstdescribedthisconditionin1887.Hecalledthesepeopleidiotsavants.Anidiotsavantisapersonwhohassignificantmentalimpairment损伤suchasinautismorretardation.AtthesametimethepersonalsoexhibitssomeextraordinaryskillswhichareunusualformostpeoplE.Theskillsofthesavantmayvaryfrombeingexceptionallygiftedinmusicorinmathematicsorhavingaphotographicmemory.Oneofthefirstdescriptionsofahumanwhocouldcalculatequicklywaswrittenin1789byDr.BenjaminRushanAmericandoctor.HispatientThomasFullerwasbroughttoVirginiaasaslavein1724.IttookThomasonly90secondstoworkoutthatamanwhohaslived70years17daysand12hourshaslived2210500800seconds.Despitethisabilityhediedin1790withouteverlearningtoreadorwritE.Anotheridiotsavantslavebecamefamousasapianistinthe1860s.BlindTomhadavocabularyofonly100wordsbutheplayed5000musicalpiecesbeautifully.IntheexcellentmovieRainManmadein1988andavailableonvideocassetteDustinHoffmanplaysanidiotsavantwhoamazeshisbrotherplayedbyTomCruisewithhisabilitytoperformcomplexcalculationsveryrapidly.Todaywemoreclearlyrecognizethattheidiotsavantisspecialbecauseofbrainimpairment.Yetnotallbrainimpairmentleadstosavantskills.Somestudieshaveshownthatpeoplewhohavepurposefulinterruptionoftheleftsideofthebraincandevelopidiotsavantskills.Howeverfewpeoplewishtoparticipateinsuchexperiments.Therearemanyexcellentreasonsfornotundergoingunnecessaryexperimentationonone'sbrain.ThetermidiotsavantisoutdatedandinappropriatE.Virtuallyallsavantshaveahighdegreeofintelligenceandarethusnotidiots.48.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Idiotsavantshaveareasofoutstandingabilities.B.HumanBeingshavecomplicatedthinkingprocess.C.ThebrainsoftheidiotsavantsarepartlyimpaireD.D.Thereasonswhypeoplehavewonderfulskillsvary.49.WhichofthefollowingcanbedonebyRainMan?A.HecanplaywonderfulpiecesofclassicalmusiC.B.Hecanguessoutexactlythelengthofaman'slifE.C.Hecanmemorizethecontentsofthepicturesfast.D.Hecancountmatchesdroppedonthefloorquickly.50.Whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?A.Idiotsavantshaverealtalentsforartandmath.B.Dr.Downisthefirstpersonwhofoundidiotsavants.C.Fewpeoplewishtoriskbecomingsavantsbybrainoperations.D.Intentionalleftbrainimpairmentswillsurelyleadtoidiotsavants.
- EWemightbesurprisedattheprogressmadeineveryfieldofstudybutthemethodsoftestingaperson’sknowledgeandabilityremainasprimitiveasevertheywerE.Itreallyisextraordinarythatafteralltheseyearseducationistshavestillfailedtodesignanythingmoreefficientandreliablethanexaminations.FortheclaimthatexaminationstestwhatyouknowitiscommonknowledgethattheymoreoftendotheexactoppositE.Theymaybeagoodmeansoftestingmemoryortheknack窍门ofworkingrapidlyunderextremepressurebuttheycantellyounothingaboutaperson’strueabilityandattitudE.Asanxiety-makersexaminationsaresecondtononE.Thatisbecausesomuchdependsonthem.Theyarethemarksofsuccessorfailureinoursociety.Yourwholefuturemaybedecidedinonefatefulday.Itdoesn’tmatterthatyouweren’tfeelingverywellorthatyourmotherdieD.Littlethingslikethatdon’tcount:theexamgoeson.Noonecangivehisbestwhenheisinmortalterrororafterasleeplessnightyetthisispreciselywhattheexaminationsystemexpectshimtodo.ThemomentachildbeginsschoolheentersaworldofvariouscompetitionswheresuccessandfailureareclearlydefinedandmeasureD.Canwewonderattheincreasingnumberof‘drop-outs’:youngpeoplewhoarewrittenoffasfailuresbeforetheyhaveevenstartedacareer?Canwebesurprisedatthesuiciderateamongstudents?A.goodeducationshouldamongotherthingstrainyoutothinkforyourself.Theexaminationsystemdoesanythingbutthat.Whathastobelearntisrigidlylaiddownbyasyllabus教学大纲sothestudentisencouragedtomemorizE.Examinationsdonotmotivateastudenttoreadwidelybuttorestricthisreading;theydonotenablehimtoseekmoreandmoreknowledgebutinducecramming.Theylowerthestandardsofteachingfortheydeprive剥夺theteacherofallfreedoms.Teachersthemselvesareoftenjudgedbyexaminationresultsandinsteadofteachingtheirsubjectstheyarereducedtotrainingtheirstudentsinexamtechniques.Themostsuccessfulcandidatesarenotalwaysthebesteducated;theyarethebesttrainedinthetechniqueofworkingunderpressurE.Theresultsonwhichsomuchdependsareoftennothingmorethanasubjectiveassessmentbysomeanonymousexaminer.Examinersareonlyhuman.Theygettiredandhungry;theymakemistakes.Yettheyhavetomarkpilesofhastilyscrawled潦草的scriptsinalimitedamountoftimE.Theyworkunderthesamesortofpressureasthecandidates.Andtheirwordcarriesweight.Afterajudge’sdecisionyouhavetherightofappealbutnotafteranexaminer’s.Theremustsurelybemanysimplerandmoreeffectivewaysofassessingaperson’strueabilities.56.Themainideaofthispassageis_______.A.examinationsproduceaharmfulinfluenceoneducationB.examinationsareineffectiveC.examinationsareimportanttostudents’developmentD.examinationsareaburdenonstudents57.Theauthor’sattitudetowardexaminationsis_______.A.supportiveB.neutralC.criticalD.indifferent58.Thefateofstudentsisdecidedby_______.A.educationB.examinersC.examinationsD.studentsthemselves59.Accordingtotheauthorthemostimportantofagoodeducationis_______.A.toencouragestudentstoreadwidelyB.totrainstudentstothinkontheirownC.toteachstudentshowtodealwithexamsD.tomasterhisfate60.WhatdoestheauthormeanbysayingAfterajudge’sdecisionyouhavetherightofappealbutnotafteranexaminer’sPara4Line6?A.Judgesarenotimportant.B.Theexaminerhasthefinalsayconcerningtheresultoftheexamination.C.Prisonersaremorepowerfulthanstudents.D.ThecourtdecisionsareofteninaccuratE.
- CThefirstnewspaperwerehandwrittensheetswhichwerepostedinpubicplaces.TheearliestrecordednewspaperwasstartedinRomin59BC.Inthe700’stheworld’sfirstprintednewspaperwasdevelopedinChinA.Thepaperwasprintedfromcarved雕刻的woodenblocksandsentoutamongthecitizens.Europedidn’thavearegularly定期的publishednewspaperuntil1609whenonewasstartedinGermany.ThefistregularlypublishednewspaperintheEnglishlanguagewasprintedin1620.In1621anEnglishnewspaperwasstartedinLondonandwaspublishedweekly.ThefirstdailyEnglishnewspaperwastheDailyCourantwhichdidn’tappearuntilMarch1702.In1690BenjaminHarrisprintedthefirstAmericannewspaperinBoston.Butthelocal当地的governmentsoonstoppeditspublication.In1704JohnCampbellstartedTheBostonNews-letterthefirstnewspapertobepublisheddailyinAmericA.By1760thewholeAmericahadmorethanthirtydailynewspapers.Therearenowabout1800dailypapersintheUnitedStates.TodayasagroupEnglishlanguagenewspapershavethelargestcirculation发行量intheworlD.ThelargestcirculationforanewspaperhoweveristhatoftheJapanesenewspaperAsahiShimbunwhichsellsoverelevenmillioncopieseveryday.71.InEuropethenewspaperwasfirstregularlypublished_____.A.inEnglandB.inGermanyC.inFranceD.inLondon72.ThefirstEnglishnewspaperprintedandsoldeverydayappeared_________.A.in1620B.in1609C.attheendofthe17thcenturyD.atthebeginningofthe18thcentury.73.HowmanyyearsearlierwasthenewspaperprintedinChinathaninAmerica?A.9or10centuries.B.Morethan1000years.C.700yearsorsoD.Lessthan800years.74.Assuggestedbythearticlewhichofthefollowingnewspapershavethelargestumberofreadersintheworld?A.Italianlanguagenewspapers.B.Germanlanguagenewspapers.C.Englishlanguagenewspapers.D.Japaneselanguagenewspapers.75.Whichtitlebestgivesthemainideaofthepassage?A.TheWorld’sFirstNewspaper.B.HistoryofNewspaper.C.TheFirstDailyNewspaperinAmerican.D.ARemarkableMan-BenjaminHarris.
- DQuicklythepicturecomesalivewithhyperlinks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
- Manypeoplewillremembertheflightofthespaceshuttle航天飞机ChallengerinJune1993.TheachievementofSallyRideAmerica’sfirstwomanastronauttoflyintospacemadethisflightespeciallymemorablE.StudentsfromtwohighschoolsinCamdenNewJerseyhoweverarelikelytorememberNormaratherthanSallywhenevertheythinkabouttheflight.Normadidn’ttravelalonE.Shebroughtabout100companionsalongwithher.Normawasanantaqueenantwhowithhersubjectsmadeupthefirstantcolony群体totravelintospacE.Theantswerepartofascienceexperimentdesignedbythestudentstotesttheeffectsofweightlessnessoninsects.Theequipmentdesignedbythestudentsfortheircolonyfunctionedperfectlythroughoutthelongspacetrip.TheyoungscientistsandtheirteacherswereverysadtofindthattheirinsectastronautshadalldiedatsomepointbeforethecontainerwasreturnedtotheschoolandopeneD.TheproblemdidnotoccurinspacebutonthegroundafterChallengerhadlandeD.ThecontainerremainedinthedesertfornearlyaweekbeforetheantcolonywasremoveD.Thehotdrydesertairdriedoutthecolony’scontainerandtheantsdiedfromlackofmoisture水分.Theprojectwastermedasuccessbecauseitdidprovideusefulinformation.Studentswillcontinuetheireffortstofindoutexactlywhatwentwrong.Theywilltrytopreventthesamedifficultiesfromrecurring再发生onfuturemissions.Theydon’twanttobediscouragedeitherbythedeathoftheantsorbythe$10000shuttlefaretheywillhavetopaytosendthenextcolonyofantsintospacE.Thestoryismainlyabout.A.SallyRide’sfirstrideB.spaceequipmentforinsectsC.aspaceexperimentwithantsD.goingtoschoolinNewJerseyTheprojectwasn’tafailurebecause.A.someimportantthingswerelearnedB.deadantsarebetterC.everythingwentasexpectedD.studentswroteaboutitTheantsdiedbecause.A.weightlessnessharmedthemB.spacecausedtoomuchpainC.noonefedtheminspaceD.theydriedoutinthedesertOnthenextspacetripants.A.willbesentwithoutpeopleB.shouldnotbeleftinthedeserttoolongC.willhavetopaydoublefareD.willescapethetripcompletely
- EThere’stalktodayabouthowasasocietywe’vebecomeseparatedbycolorsincomecityvssuburbredstatevsbluE.Butwealsodivideourselveswithunseendottedlines.I’mtalkingaboutthepropertylinesthatisolateusfromthepeoplewearephysicallyclosestto:ourneighbors.Itwasadisasteronmystreetinamiddle-classsuburbofRochesterTownseveralyearsagothatgotmethinkingaboutthis.Onenightaneighborshotandkilledhiswifeandthenhimself;theirtwomiddle-schoolchildrenranscreamingintothenight.ThoughthecouplehadlivedonourstreetforsevenyearsmywifeandIhardlyknewthem.We’dseethemjoggingtogether.Sometimesourchildrenwouldsharecarstoschoolwiththeirs.Someoftheneighborsattendedthefuneral葬礼andcalledonrelatives.Someonelaidasinglebunchofyellowflowersatthefamily’sfrontdoorbutnothingelsewasdonetomarktheloss.Withinweeksthechildrenhadmovedwiththeirgrandparentstoanotherpartofthetown.TheonlyindicationthatanythinghadchangedwastheForSalesigninfrontoftheirhousE.A.familyhaddisappearedyettheimpactonourneighborhoodwasslight.Howcouldthatbe?DidIliveinacommunityorjustinahouseonastreetsurroundedbypeoplewhoseliveswereentirelyseparate?FewofmyneighborsIlaterlearnedknewothersonthestreetmorethancasually;manydidn’tknoweventhenamesofthoseafewdoorsdown.Whyisitthatinanageoflowlong-distanceexpensesdiscountairlinesandtheInternetwhenwecancreatecommunityanywhereweoftendon’tknowthepeoplewholivenextdoor?Maybemyneighborsdidn’tmindlivingthiswaybutIdiD.IwantedtogettoknowthepeoplewhosehousesIpassedeachday–notjustwhattheydoforalivingandhowmanychildrentheyhavebutthedepthoftheirexperienceandwhatkindofpeopletheyarE.WhatwouldittakeIwonderedtobreakthroughthebarriersbetweenus?Ithoughtaboutchildhoodsleepovers在外过夜andthefamiliarfeelinganddeepunderstandingIusedtogetfromwakingupinsideafriend’shomE.Wouldmyneighborsletmesleepoverandwriteabouttheirlivesfrominsidetheirownhouses?72.Theunderlinedwordthisinthesecondparagraphprobablyreferstothetalkabout____.A.howasocietyisdividedbydottedlinesB.thepropertylinesseparatingusfromourneighborsC.thecouple’sdeathD.understandingeachotherbetweenneighbors73.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtotheauthor’sdescription?A.Thehusbandkilledhimself.B.Thecouplehadthehabitofjoggingtogether.C.Theirchildrenmovedtolivewithgrandparentsafterthecouple’sdeath.D.Theauthorneverknewthecoupleuntiltheydiedsevenyearslater.74.Fromthelastparagraphwecaninferthattheauthor_____inhischildhooD.A.hadoncesleptintheopenairoutsideB.hadsleptinhisfriend’shomemorethanonceC.hadsleptathomebutwokeuptofindhimselfinsidehisfriend’shomeD.usedtoliveinhisfriend’shome75.Followingthelastparagraphtheauthorwillperhaps_____.A.leavehishomeandbeganhiswritingcareerB.sleepintheopenairandwriteabouthisexperiencesC.sleepinhisneighbors’homesandwriteabouttheirfamilylivesD.interviewhisneighborsandwriteabouttheirhouses
- OnOctober191959thefirstSpecialEnglishprogramwasbroadcastontheVoiceofAmericA.Itwasanexperiment.ThegoalwastocommunicatebyradioinclearandsimpleEnglishwithpeoplewhosenativelanguageisnotEnglish.Expertssaidthegoalwasadmirablebutthemethodwouldnotwork.Theywereprovedwrong.TheSpecialEnglishprogramsquicklybecamesomeofthemostpopularonVOA.AndtheystillarE.FortyyearslaterSpecialEnglishcontinuestocommunicatewithpeoplewhoarenotfluentinEnglish.ButduringtheyearsitsrolehasexpandeD.ItalsohelpspeoplelearnAmericanEnglish.AnditprovideslistenerseventhosewhoarenativeEnglishspeakerswithinformationtheycannotfindelsewherE.TodaySpecialEnglishbroadcastsaroundtheworldsevendaysaweekfivetimesaday.Eachhalf-hourbroadcastbeginswithtenminutesofthelatestnewsfollowedby20minutesoffeatureprogramming.ThereisadifferentshortfeatureeveryweekdayaboutsciencedevelopmentagricultureandenvironmentandontheweekendaboutnewseventsandAmericanidioms.ThreeelementsmakeSpecialEnglishuniquE.Ithasalimitedvocabularyof1500words.Mostaresimplewordsthatdescribeobjectsactionsoremotions.Somearemoredifficult.TheyareusedforreportingworldeventsanddescribingdiscoveriesinmedicineandsciencE.SpecialEnglishiswritteninshortsimplesentencesthatcontainonlyoneideA.NoidiomsareuseD.AndSpecialEnglishisspokenataslowerpaceabouttwo-thirdsthespeedofStandardEnglish.ThishelpspeoplelearningEnglishheareachwordclearly.ItalsohelpspeoplewhoareEnglishspeakersunderstandcomplexsubjects.ThroughtheyearsSpecialEnglishhasbecomeaverypopulartoolforteachingEnglisheventhoughitwasnotdesignedasteachingprogram.ItsucceedsinhelpingpeoplelearnEnglishinanon-traditionalway.Individualsrecordtheprogramsandplaythemoverandovertopracticetheirlisteningskills.IncountriesaroundtheworldEnglishteachersassignSpecialEnglishtotheirstudents.Theypraiseitforimprovingtheirstudents'abilitytounderstandAmericanEnglishandforthecontentoftheprograms.UniversitiesandprivatecompaniesinmanycountriesproducepackagesofSpecialEnglishmaterialsforstudentusE.AtthebeginningSpecialEnglishprogramwas.A.wellreceivedB.rejectedbynativepeopleC.doubtedbysomeprofessionalsD.intendedforteachingEnglishWhatkindofEnglishisspokenonSpecialEnglish?A.BritishEnglish.B.AmericanEnglish.C.BothBritishandAmericanEnglish.D.Notcertain.WhichofthefollowingaretheelementsthatmakeSpecialEnglishunique?A.limitedvocabularyB.shortsimplesentencesB.goodcommunicationmethodD.slowspeedE.interestingfeatureprogrammingA.abcB.acdC.abdD.bdeWhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.SpecialEnglishhasbeenfoundedforlessthan50years.B.NativeEnglishspeakersdon’thaveagreataffectionforSpecialEnglish.C.SpecialEnglishusuallystartswith20minutesofthelatestnews.D.PeoplecanlearnsomeidiomsfromSpecialEnglish.Fromthelastparagraphwecaninferthat.A.listeningtoSpecialEnglishcanbeastudent’shomeworkB.listeningtoSpecialEnglishcanimprovethecontentoftheprogramC.somestudentrecordtheSpecialEnglishmaterialforsaleD.learningEnglishfromVOAisatraditionalwayforEnglishlearner.
- DeathValleyisoneofthemostfamousdesertsintheUnitedStatescoveringawideareawithitsalkalisanD.Almost20percentofthisareaiswellbelowsealevelandBadwaterasaltwaterpoolisabout280feetbelowsealevelandthelowestpointintheUnitedStates.LongagothePanamintIndianscalledthisplaceTomesha--thelandoffirE.DeathValley'spresentnamedatesbackto1849whenagroupofminerscomingacrossfromNevadabecamelostinitsunpleasantnessandhugenessandtheiradventureturnedouttobeasadstory.TodayDeathValleyhasbeendeclaredaNationalMonumentandiscrossedbyseveralwell-markedroadswheregoodservicescanbefoundeasily.LuckilythechangecreatedbyhumansettlementhashardlyruinedthespecialbeautyofthisplacE.Herenaturecreatedalotofsurprisingalmostlikethesightsonthemoonever-changingasthefrequentwindmovesthesandaboutshowingthemostunusualcolors.OneofthemostastonishingandcolorfulpartsofDeathValleyistheDevil'sGolfCoursewhereitseemshardforonetotellrealityfromdreams.Sandsculpturesstandonafrighteninggroundaseveningshadowsmoveandlengthen.1.Thenameofthevalleycomesfrom__________.A.anIndiannameB.thedeathoftheminersC.thelocalpeopleD.aNationalMovement2.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat__________.A.noonehadeverknownthedesertbeforetheminersB.it'sstillnoteasytotravelacrossthedesertC.peoplecanfindgas-stationscafesandhotelsinthedesertD.peoplehavechangedthenaturalsightofthedesert3.TheDevil'sGolfCourseisfamousfor__________.A.theterriblesightsB.themoon-likesightsC.dream-likesightsD.theever-changingsights4.Fromthepassagewecanseethatthewriter__________theDeathValley.A.appreciatesB.isfearfulofC.dislikesD.istiredof
- ThereisoneforeignproducttheJapanesearebuyingfasterthanothersanditspopularityhascausedanuneasyfeelingamongmanyJapanesE.Thatproductisforeignwords.Gairaigo—wordsthatcomefromoutside—havebeenpartoftheJapaneselanguageforcenturies.MostlyborrowedfromEnglishandChinesethesetermsareoftenchangedintoformsnolongerunderstoodbynativespeakers.Butinthelastfewyearsthetrickle涓涓流水offoreignwordshasbecomeafloodandpeoplefeartheincreasinguseofforeignwordsismakingithardfortheJapanesetounderstandeachotherandcouldleadtomanypeopleforgettingthegoodqualitiesoftraditional传统的JapanesE.ThepopularityofforeignwordsispartoftheJapaneseinterestinanythingnewsaysuniversitylecturerandwriterTakashiSaito.Byusingaforeignwordyoucanmakeasubjectseemnewwhichmakesiteasierforthemedia媒体topickup.Experts专家oftenstudyabroadanduseEnglishtermswhentheyspeakwithpeopleintheirownfields.ThosetermsarethenincludedingovernmentwhitepaperssaidMuturoKaipresidentoftheNationalLanguageResearchInstitutE.ForeignwordsfindtheirwayeasilyintoannouncementsmadetothegeneralpublicwhentheyshouldreallybeexplainedinJapanesE.AgainsttheflowofnewwordsmanyJapaneseareturningbacktothestudyoftheirownlanguagE.Saito'sJapanesetoBeReadAloudisoneofmanylanguagebooksthatarenowflyingoffbooksellers'shelves.WewereexpectingtosellthebookstoyoungpeoplesaidthewriterbutitturnsouttheyaremorepopularwiththeoldergenerationwhoseemuneasyaboutthefutureofJapanesE.1.WhatadvantagesdoforeignwordshaveovertraditionalJapaneseterms?A.Theideasexpressedinforeignwordssoundnew.B.Foreignwordsarebestsuitedforannouncements.C.ForeignwordsmakenewsubjectseasiertounderstanD.D.Theuseofforeignwordsmakesthemediamorepopular.2.IntheopinionofTakashiSaitoJapanesepeople________.A.aregoodatlearningforeignlanguagesB.arewillingtolearnaboutnewthingsC.trustthemediaD.respectexperts3.Whichofthefollowingplaysanimportantpartinthespreadofforeignwords?A.Themediaandgovernmentpapers.B.BestsellingJapanesetextbooks.C.TheinterestofyoungJapanesE.D.Foreignproductsandexperts.4.ThebookJapanesetoBeReadAloud________.A.sellsverywellinJapanB.issupportedbythegovernmentC.isquestionedbytheoldgenerationD.causesmisunderstandingamongthereaders
- Newrulesandbehaviorstandards行为规范formiddleschoolstudentscameoutinMarch.Middleschoolisgoingtouseanewwaytodecidewhowillbethetopstudents.Thebeststudentswon’tonlyhavemarks.Theywillalsobekidswhodon’tdye染theirhairsmokeordrink.Thefollowingaresomeofthenewrules.Tellthetruth.Haveyouevercopiedsomeoneelse’sworkinanexam?Don’tdoitagain!That’snotsomethinganhoneststudentshoulddo.Ifyouhaveplayedcomputergamesfortwohoursinyourroomdon’ttellyourparentsyouhavedoneyourhomework.Domoreatschool.GoodstudentsloveanimalsandcareforotherpeoplE.AprilisBird-LovingMonthinChinA.Isyourschooldoinganythingtocelebrate?Youshouldjoin!Thatwayyoucanlearnmoreaboutanimalsandhowtoprotectthem.WhenmorepeopleworktogetheritmakesitmorefunforeveryonE.Haveyoueverquarreledwithyourteammateswhenyourbasketballteamlost?Onlyworkingtogethercanmakeyourteamstronger.Befriendlytothepeopleyouarewith.Trytothinkofothersnotonlyyourself.Beopentonewideas.Haveyoueverthoughtthatpeoplecouldliveonthemoon?Maybeyou’lldiscoverEarthIIsomeday.Don’tlookdownonnewideasEveryone’snewideasareimportant.YoushouldwelcomethembecausenewideasmakelifebetterandeasierforeveryonE.Protectyourself.Havesomeoneevertakenmoneyfromoneofyourclassmates?Don’tletithappentoyou.IfyouhavetogohomelatE.Youshouldtakecareofyourselfandletyourparentsknow.UsetheInternetcarefully:TheInternetcanbeveryusefulforyourstudies.ButsomethinksontheInternetaren’tforkidssotrytolookatWebpagesthataregoodforyou.YoucanusetheWebforfunorhomework.57.Whendidthenewrulescomeout?A.Lastyear.B.Lastweek.C.Lastmonth.58.Doyouhavetotellyourparentsifyouhaveplayedcomputergamesinsteadofdoingyourhomeworkaccordingtothenewrule?A.YesIdo.B.There’snoneedtodothat.C.NoIdon’t.59.Whatshouldyoudoifyoucan’tgethomeontimeaccordingtothenewrule?A.Iwouldn’tsayanything.B.Ishouldletmyparentsknow.C.IthinkIcantakecareofmyself.60.WhatistheuseoftheInternetforchildren?A.Itisusedforchildrentoplaycomputergamesallday.B.Itisusedforchildrentostudyorsometimesforfun.C.Itisusedforchildrentochatwithfriends.61.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellustodo?A.Howtoprotect保护animals.B.HowtousetheInternet.C.Howtobegoodstudents
- BItisimportantthatyoumakeagoodimpressionatwork.Ifyoumakeagoodimpressiononyourbossheorsheismorelikelytogiveyoumoreresponsibilitieswhichcanleadtopromotionsandraises.Herearesomewaystomakeagoodimpressionatwork.UseProperOfficeEtiquette礼仪Usingpropermannerswillhelpyoumakeagoodimpressiononyourbossandalsoyourco-workers.Officeetiquetteincludeseverythingfromtheproperwaytousee-mailstoknowingwhenwhereandhowtouseyourcellphoneatworkFaceUptoYourMistakesWhenyoumakeamistakeatworkwhicheveryoneinevitably不可避免地doesatsomepointfaceuptoit.Don’tignoreyourmistakeorblameothers.TaketheresponsibilityandcomeupwithasolutiontoyourmistakE.YourbossmaynotbehappyaboutitbutheorshewillatleastbeimpressedwithyourresponsE.KnowtoCallinSickDoyouthinkcomingtoworkwhenyouaresickinsteadofstayingathomewillimpressyourboss?ReasonablebossesknowthatthesickemployeenotonlyisunproductivebutalsoheorshecanspreadanillnessaroundtheofficE.Callinsickwhenyouareill.ComethroughinaCrisisWhentheunexpectedthinghappensatworkwhowillmakeabetterimpressionontheboss?Ofcourseit’stheemployeewhodealswiththecrisisquicklyandeffectively.60.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowtoUseGoodEtiquetteB.HowtoDealwithMistakesatWorkC.HowtoBeaGoodWorkerintheFutureD.HowtoMakeaGoodImpressionatWork61.Whatshouldyoudoifyoumakeamistakeatwork?A.TrytoignorethemistakE.B.Puttheblameonothers.C.ThinkoutasolutiontoyourmistakE.D.LeavethecompanyassoonaspossiblE.62.Accordingtothewriterwhenyouareillyou’dbetter_______.A.gotoworkontimeasusualB.stayathomewithouttellingothersC.goonworkingbutstayawayfromothersD.stopworkingandaskforaleave63.Whowillmakegoodimpressionsontheboss?A.Employeeswhodealwiththecrisisquicklyandeffectively.B.Employeeswhooftenmakemistakes.C.Employeeswhogotoworkthoughtheyareill.D.Employeeswhooftenusetheircellphonesatwork.
- Shamsanddelusionsareesteemedforsoundesttruthswhilerealityisfabulous.IfmenwouldsteadilyobserverealitiesonlyandnotallowthemselvestobedeludedlifetocompareitwithsuchthingsasweknowwouldbelikeafairytaleandtheArabianNights’Entertainments.Ifwerespectedonlywhatisinevitableandhasarighttobemusicandpoetrywouldresoundalongthestreets.Whenweareunhurriedandwiseweperceivethatonlygreatandworthythingshaveanypermanentandabsoluteexistence--thatpettyfearsandpettypleasurearebuttheshadowofreality.ThisisalwaysexhilaratingandsublimE.Byclosingtheeyesandslumberingbyconsentingtobedeceivedbyshowsmenestablishandconfirmtheirdailylifeofroutineandhabiteverywherewhichstillisbuiltonpurelyillusoryfoundation.ChildrenwhoplaylifediscernitstruelawandrelationsmoreclearlythanmenwhofailtoliveworthilybutwhothinkthattheyarewiserbyexperiencethatisbyfailurE.IhavereadinaHindoobookthattherewasaking’ssonwhobeingexpelledininfancyfromhisnativecitywasbroughtupbyaforesterandgrowinguptomaturityinthatstateimaginedhimselftobelongtothebarbarousracewithwhichbeliveD.Oneofhisfather’sministershavingdiscoveredhimrevealedtohimwhathewasandthemisconceptionofhischaracterwasremovedandheknewhimselftobeaprincE.SosoulfromthecircumstancesinwhichitisplacedmistakesitsowncharacteruntilthetruthisrevealedtoitbysomeholyteacherandthenitknowsitselftobeBrahmE.WethinkthatthatiswhichappearstobE.Ifamanshouldgiveusanaccountoftherealitieshebeheldweshouldnotrecognizetheplaceinhisdescription.Lookatameeting-houseoracourt-houseorajailorashop.Oradwelling-houseandsaywhatthatthingreallyisbeforeatruegazeandtheywouldallgotopiecesinyouraccountofthem.MenesteemtruthremoteintheoutskirtsofthesystembehindthefartheststarbeforeAdamandafterthelastman.IneternitythereisindeedsomethingtrueandsublimE.ButallthesetimesandplacesandoccasionsarenowandherE.Godhimselfculminatesinthepresentmomentandwillneverbemoredivineinthelapseofallages.Andweareenabledtoapprehendatallwhatissublimeandnobleonlybytheperpetualinstillinganddrenchingoftherealitythatsurroundsus.Theuniverseconstantlyandobedientlyanswerstoourconceptions;whetherwetravelfastorslowthetrackislaidforus.Letusspendourlivesinconceivingthen.Thepoetortheartistneveryethadasfairandnobleadesignbutsomeofhisposterityatleastcouldaccomplishit.Thewriter’sattitudetowardtheartsisoneof[A].admiration.[B].indifferencE.[C].suspicion.[D].repulsionTheauthorbelievesthatachilD.[A].shouldpracticewhattheHindoospreach.[B].frequentlyfacesvitalproblemsbetterthangrownupsdo.[C].hardlyeverknowshistrueorigin.[D].isincapableofappreciatingthearts..Theauthorisprimarilyconcernedwithurgingthereaderto[A].looktothefutureforenlightenment.[B].appraisethepresentforitstruevaluE.[C].honorthewisdomofthepastages.[D].spendmoretimeinleisureactivities.Thepassageisprimarilyconcernedwithproblemof[A].historyandeconomics.[B].societyandpopulation.[C].biologyandphysics.[D].theologyandphilosophy.
- ForcomputerusersthereisnobiggerexcitementthantossingoutyouroldPCandupgradingtoanewerfasterandcleanermachinE.WithhardwaredesignerslikeIntelpushingnewerfasterproductseveryyearandnewsoftwarerequiringevenmorepowerfulmachinescompaniesandconsumershavelittlechoicebuttogoalong.Butthisrapidturnoverishavingaseriouseffectontheplanet.Producingapersonalcomputerconsumeslargequantitiesofnaturalresources.A.recentstudybytheUnitedNationsestimatestheenergyrequiredtoproduceasinglenewcomputerisequivalenttonearlytwobarrelsofoil.Andthatdoesn'tincludethe22kgofchemicalsorthe1500kgofwaterusedinthemanufacturingprocess.Infactpoundforpound均等地theprocessformakingacarisabout500%moreefficientthanthatformakingacomputer.Thatdoesn'tmattersomuch20yearsagowhenpersonalcomputerswerefewandfarbetweenbuttimeshavechangeD.Thesedayscomputersarefoundnearlyeverywhereandsalescontinuetogrow.ThenumberofPCsinusetoppedonebillionin2002.Wasteinproductionisonlyhalftheproblem.OldcomputersespeciallythemonitorsarefullofdangeroussubstanceswhichneedtobecarefullyrecycleD.TheproblemissuretoexpandoverthecomingyearsasusersreplacetheirboxyCRTmonitorswithLCDflatdisplays.Europenowrequiresthat70%ofpartsfromoldcomputersberecycledbutthestudy’sauthorssaythat’salsopartoftheproblem.ThesolutiontheyinsistisforgovernmentsandcompaniestoencouragepeopletousetheircomputerslongerandupgraderatherthanreplacE.Butconsideringthatmuchoftheworld’srecenteconomicgrowthhascomefromspendingoncomputersandinformationtechnologythatadvicemaysoundlikewishfulthinking.Whatdocomputerusershavetodoeveryfewyearsaccordingtothepassage?A.Pushnewerfasterproducts.B.Producemorepowerfulmachines.C.Consumelargequantitiesofnaturalresources.D.Upgradetoanewerfastercomputer.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordthatinparagraph3referto?A.ThepounD.B.Theprocess.C.Thecar.D.Thecomputer.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat____.A.governmentsandcompanieswillsurelyencouragepeopletousetheircomputerslongerB.governmentsandcompanieswillprobablyencouragepeopletoreplacetheirpersonalcomputersC.theworld'seconomichasbeengrowingwithoutpeople'sspendingoncomputersandinformationtechnologyD.allpartsfromoldcomputersarenowrecycledinEuropeThepurposeofwritingthispassageis____A.toencouragecompaniestopushnewerfasterpersonalcomputersB.toencouragepeopletodesignmorenewsoftwareC.toencouragepeopletosavetheirpersonalcomputersD.toencouragepeopletospendmoremoneyoncomputersandinformationtechnology
- InChinateaisatraditionaldrinkwhichisnotonlygoodforyourhealthbutcanalsoenrichyourminD.Thefollowingaresomeinformationofteahouses.GuozijianYichengTeahouseRunbytwobeautifulgirlswhoplaytheseven-stringedguqinthisplaceiselegantandclassiC.Guestsherenotonlyenjoyfragrant芬芳的teabutalsothebeautifulmusicofguqin.Address:No.8GuozijianAvenueDongchengDistrictMinghuiTeahouseLocatedinanoldtemplethisteahousewillprovideyouaplaceofserenity.Theteahousesherearedividedintosixprivate私人的roomssoguestscanbefullyrelaxedinthecomfortableenvironment.TheworkersarealldressedintraditionalclothesoftheQingDynasty.WhenenjoyingacupofteayoumayfeelyourtroubleshavedisappeareD.Address:InsideDajueTempleHaidianDistrictPengChachaBesidesfragrantteathisplaceisalsofamousforitsentertainmentfacilities娱乐设施asitoffersplayingcardschessandmanyothergames.Guestsherecanenjoyteawhilechattingandplayinggames.Onthefirstfloortherearemanykindsofnutsandsnackstotry.Andthesecondfloorhasmanysmallroomswhichoffermoreprivacyforconversation.Address:No.549JianheRoadChangningDistrictTaiheTeahouseShowcasing展览alotofspecialfurniturefromtheMingandQingDynastiesthisplaceattractsmanypeoplewhoappreciatetraditionalChineseculturE.Asfortheteaitsselectionandqualitymaybebeyondyourimagination.EventhewaterformakingteaistransportedfromthefamousHutiaoSpringinHangzhou.Address:No.569PudongAvenuePudongNewDistrictIfyouwanttoenjoythemusicOfguqinwhiledrinkingteayoumustgoto__.A.TaiheTeahouseB.GuozijianYichengTeahouseC.PengChachaD.MinghuiTeahouseTheunderlinedwordserenityprobablymeans__.A.calmandpeaceB.anxietyandtirednessC.noiseandsorrowD.joyandhappinessWhichofthefollowingistheonethattheguestscanNOTdoinPengChacha?A.EnjoyingteA.B.Playinggames.C.Watchingplays.D.Chatting.Weknowfromthetextthat__.A.drinkingteaisnotgoodforyourhealthbutcanenrichyourmindB.theworkersinPengChachaarealldressedintraditionalclothesoftheQingDynastyC.therearemanykindsofnutsandsnackstotryonthesecondfloorinPengChachaD.thewaterformakingteainTaiheTeahouseistransportedfromthefamousHutiaoSpringinHangzhou
- Intoday’sInternetagethedemandforonlinegamescontinuestogrow.OnlinecomputergamecentersexistinmanycitiesandtownsthroughoutAsiA.Facingthepressuresofschoolandlifepeopletendtothevirtualworldexpectingadiversionfromtheseproblems.Toooftenhowevertheycanleadtoproblemsandunhealthyaddictions迷ThisismostclearlyseenintheexampleofSouthKoreA.Thecountryhastheworld’shighestpercentageofhigh-speedInternetservices.Italsohasahighnumberofonlinegameplayersandrelatedproblems.In2002ayoungmancollapsed突然晕倒anddiedwhileplayingonlinegames.Hehadbeenplayingalmostnonstopfor86hoursatanInternetcafé.AnotheryoungmankilledhissisterafterbecomingconfusedbetweentheonlineworldandreallifE.A.12-year-oldboystoleUS$16000fromhisfatherandranawayfromhomE.Hedidthistocontinuehisobsession着迷withanonlinegamE.Suchproblemshoweverdon’tjusthappeninSouthKoreA.TheyarespreadingtootherpartsofAsiaaswell.Whatkindsofpeopledeveloponlinegameaddiction?Whatdoestheproblemlooklike?Dr.SueHueiChenaclinicalpsychologistresearchesInternetaddiction.Shediscoveredsomesignsofat-riskindividualssuchaslackfriendshipsandgoodsocialskills.Thoseproblemindividualsfeelitsocompulsive难控制的toplayonlinegamesthattheycouldsacrificethingssuchasschoolorfamily.TheyfeeltheneedtospendmoreandmoretimeonlinE.Andtheybecomeupsetifanyonetriestolimit限制theironlinegameplaying.Howmanyproblemgameplayersarethere?InmainlandChinathepotentialnumberofproblemonlinegamersisalarming.In2004theChinadailyreportedthatChinahad13.8milliononlinegameplayers.Furthermoreitstatedthat80percentofthesewereunder25andhadsignsofaddiction.SuchnumberspointtowardagrowingproblemamongChineseyoungpeoplE.Makesuretokeepcontroloveryouronlinegameplaying.Ifyoudon’tcontrolititcangetcontrolofyou.Whatismainlydiscussedinthepassage?A.ThedisadvantagesoftheInternet.B.TheonlinegameproblemsinAsiA.C.ThepopularityofonlinegamesworldwidE.D.Thecauseofonlinegameaddiction.Theunderlinedworddiversioninthefirstparagraphisclosestinmeaningto__________.A.careerB.comfortC.escapeD.supportAccordingtoParagraph2whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Theyoungkiller’ssisterwaskilledinafictional科幻worldB.Onlinegameplayingisresponsiblefortheyoungman’sdeath.C.PeopleinSouthKoreahaveaccesstotheInternetmosteasily.D.TheteenageboystolemoneybecauseofhisplayinggamesonlinE.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.MostpeopleinAsiahavedevelopedanaddictiontoonlinegames.B.Onlinegameaddictionscausemanylife-and-deathargumentsinSouthKoreA.C.LonelyandunsociablepeopleseemtomoreeasilydevelopInternetaddictions.D.Intheyear2004therewereatotalof13.8millionChinesevisitingtheInternet.
- 第三部分阅读理解共13小题每小题2分满分26分请认真阅读下列短文从短文后各题所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项并在答题纸上将该项涂黑AAmericaisamobilesociety.FriendshipsbetweenAmericanscanbecloseandrealyetdisappearsoonifsituationschangE.Neithersidefeelshurtbythis.BothmayexchangeChristmasgreetingsforayearortwoperhapsafewlettersforawhile—thennomorE.Ifthesametwopeoplemeetagainbychanceevenyearslatertheypickupthefriendship.ThiscanbequitedifficultforusChinesetounderstandbecausefriendshipsbetweenusflowermoreslowlybutthenmaybecomelifelongfeelingsextending延伸sometimesdeeplyintobothfamilies.AmericansarereadytoreceiveusforeignersattheirhomessharetheirholidaysandtheirhomelifE.Theywillenjoywelcomingusandbepleasedifweaccepttheirhospitality好客easily.AnotherdifficultpointforusChinesetounderstandAmericansisthatalthoughtheyincludeuswarmlyintheirpersonaleverydaylivestheydon’tshowtheirpolitenesstousifitrequiresagreatdealoftimE.ThisisusuallytheoppositeofthepracticeinourcountrywherewemaybegenerouswithourtimE.SometimesweashostswillappearatairportseveninthemiddleofthenighttomeetafrienD.Wemaytakedaysofftoactasguidestoourforeignfriends.TheAmericanshoweverexpresstheirwelcomeusuallyathomesbuttrulycannotmanagethetimetodoagreatdealwithavisitoroutsidetheirdailyroutinE.Theywillprobablyexpectustogetourselvesfromtheairporttoourownhotelbybus.AndtheyexpectthatwewillphonethemfromtherE.Oncewearriveattheirhomesthewelcomewillbefullwarmandreal.Wewillfindourselvestreatedhospitably.FortheAmericansitisoftenconsideredmorefriendlytoinviteafriendtotheirhomesthantogotorestaurantsexceptforpurelybusinessmatters.Soaccepttheirhospitalityathome!56.Thewriterofthispassagemustbe______.A.anAmericanB.aChineseC.aprofessorD.astudent57.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallyextenddeeplyintotheirfamilies.B.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallylastforalltheirlives.C.Americansalwaysshowtheirwarmtheveniftheyareverybusy.D.Americanswillcontinuetheirfriendshipsagainevenafteralongbreak.58.FromthelasttwoparagraphswecanlearnthatwhenwearriveinAmericatovisitanAmericanfriendwewillprobablybe______.A.warmlywelcomedattheairportB.offeredaridetohishomeC.treatedhospitablyathishomeD.treatedtodinnerinarestaurant59.TheunderlinedwordsgenerouswithourtimeinParagraph3probablymean______.A.strictwithtimeB.seriouswithtimeC.carefulwithtimeD.willingtospendtime60.A.suitabletitleforthispassagewouldprobablybe______.A.FriendshipsbetweenChineseB.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansC.Americans’hospitalityD.Americans’andChinese’sviewsoffriendships
- ChinesePresidentHuJintaoonhiswaytotalkswithPresidentGeorgeW.BushinWashingtononTuesdaymetwithBillGates.AfterthemeetingwithGatestheworld'srichestmanatMicrosoft'sheadquartersHurestatedthatChinawouldmoveagainstsoftwarepiratesallthetime盗版软件.AtMicrosoftCorp.'scampusHusaidTuesdayheadmiredwhatMicrosoftChairmanBillGateshadachieveD.HealsosoughttoreassureGatesthatChinaisseriousaboutprotectingintellectualpropertyrights知识产权.BecauseyouMr.BillGatesareafriendofChinaI'mafriendofMicrosoftHusaiD.AlsoIamdealingwiththeoperatingsystemproducedbyMicrosofteverydayheaddedtolaughter.Gatesresponded:Thankyouit'safantasticrelationshipandthensaid:AndifyoueverneedadviceonhowtouseWindowsI'llbegladtohelp.Chinaisfocusedonandhasalreadyaccomplishedmuchincreatingandenforcinglawstoprotectintellectualproperty.hesaiD.Wetakeourpromisesveryseriously.HualsosaidhewouldcertainlywelcomeafurtherincreaseinMicrosoft'sinvestmentinChinA.I'dalsoliketotakethisopportunitytoassureyouBillGatesthatwewillcertainlyhonorourwordsinprotectingintellectualpropertyrightsHusaiD.InhisbriefvisittotheMicrosoftcampusHuaccompaniedbyGatesandcompanyCEOSteveBallmersawsomebusinesstechnologydemonstrationsandtouredMicrosoft'sHomeoftheFuturewhichfeaturesexperimentaltechnologythatmightsomedaybeusedinpeople'slivingspaces.FollowingthevisitatMicrosoftabout100guestsincludingformerSecretaryofStateHenryKissingerandformerGov.GaryLockethefirstChinese-AmericangovernorwereinvitedtoGates'$100millionlakesidehouseonLakeWashingtonforadinner.ChinahasrecentlybegunrequiringChinesecomputermakerstoloadlegalsoftwareontheirmachines.InSeattle'sChinatownmanystoreshungChineseandU.S.flagstowelcomeHuandmanyinthecrowdoutsidethestatelyFairmontHotelonMondaynightwhereHuisstayingweretheretosupporttheChinesepresident.HowmanyissuesarementionedinPresidentHu’svisittoMicrosoft?A.oneB.twoC.threeD.fourPutthesentencesincorrectorder.HuhadameetingwithPresidentGeorgeW.BushHuhaddinnerwithmanyguestsinGates’lakesidehouseHupaidavisittotheMicrosoftcampusHustayedatFairmontHotelinSeattleA.4-3-2-1B.4-2-3-1C.1-4-3-2D.1-3-2-4Whatmeasureisnotmentionedtoprotectintellectualpropertyrights?A.MovingagainstsoftwarepiratesB.creatingandenforcinglawsC.increasingMicrosoft'sinvestmentinChinaD.requiringChinesecomputermakerstoloadlegalsoftwareontheirmachinesWhatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.HuVisitsMicrosoftB.ProtectingIntellectualPropertyRightsC.BillGate’sA.FriendofChinaD.AmericansWelcomePresidentHu
- BWolvesareinthenewsthesedaysespeciallywiththecontroversial有争议的AlaskanWolfHuntingFestivalbeingafocusofpublicattention.Sincetheseanimalsaregettingmoreattentionintheouterworldtheymaybemorelikelytoshowupinyourinnerworldandmaytakeonmanyformsandhavemanymeanings.Wolvesliveinapack狼群andtheyhavealeaderaguidewhoisresponsiblefordirectingthepackandkeepingitsafE.Ifawolfappearsinyourdreamandyouhaveapositiverelationshipwiththewolfitmaysuggestyourownleadershipabilities.Wolvesindreamsmayalsomeantheneedfortrustingyourowninternalleader-thesofthowlfromthebottomofyourownheart.Whilewolvescertainlydohowlitistillunknownwhytheyhowlatthemoon.Thewolf’showisactuallyaformofcommunication.Wolvesmayhowlasaformofmakingfriendsorasawarningortoindicatethattheyarelastandneedhelp.Isyourdreamwolfhowling?Ifsowhatemotionsexistinthedream?Doyoufeellostandinneedofguidancedoyoufeellikeyou’velostyourpack?Doyoufeeltheneedtoletothersknowtheyarecrossingyourland?Orareyousimplyfilledwhitasenseofjoythatcanonlybeexpressedinahowl?Wolvescanbeexperiencedhuntersandoftenappearinfolkstoriesassomethingharmlesswheninfactitistheretodogreatharm.Arethereanywolvesinsheep’sclothinginyourlife?Oftenwehaveintuition直觉aboutpeopleorsituationsfeelingsthatthesepeopleorsituationsshouldbeavoidedbutweignorethembasedontheirharmlessouterappearancE.WolvesindreamscouldbesignsthattherearehiddendangersinyourlifE.Neverignoreyourintuitionbecauseitdoesn’tmakeanysensE.Yourintuitionexiststoguideandprotectyouanditcandiscoverawolflongbeforeitremovesitswoolensuit.60.WhydoestheauthormentionAlaskanWolfHuntingFestivalinthefirstparagraph?A.tosupportthemainideaofthetextB.tointroducethetopicofthepassageC.toshowhispityforthewolvesD.toprovewolvesaregettingmoreattention61.Whatdoesyourinnerworldrefertointhefirstparagraph?A.heartsB.feelingsC.thoughtsD.dreams62.AccordingtothetextwolveshowlforthefollowingreasonsEXCETP.A.tocommunicatewithotherwolvesB.toaskforhelpC.tosharehowtheyfeelD.toadmirethemoon63.Thepassageismainlyabout.A.wolvesandtheirbehavioursB.explanationsofpeople’sdreamsC.differenttypesofwolfD.hiddendangersinourdreams
- CAnoasis绿洲isanislandoflifeinanoceanoftemperatureextremes.AnyoasisalwayscontainsoneormorespringsOasesmakeitpossibletosurvivethroughthedesert.InlargedesertssuchastheSaharA.townsarelocatedaroundsourcesofwatersuchasoasesandrivers.Whatcausesanoasis?Anoasisisactuallyaspotinthedesertwherethealtitudeislowenoughthatthewatertableisfightbelowthesurfaceresultinginthepresenceofsprings.EveninadesertitrainsoccasionallyandthisproducesawatertablejustabovethebedrockusuallyseveralhundredfeetbelowthesurfacE.Sandisveryporous可渗透的somostwaterrunsrightthroughitanddowntothebedrock.DesertsconsistofmanymillionsoftonsofsanD.ThereisonlyonenaturalforcecapableofmovingitinnoticeableamountsthewinD.Althoughinanaverageduststormtencubicfeetofaironlyholdsaboutanounceofsandacubicmileofaircanmoveabout4600tonsofitleadingtoerosion侵蚀.Aseverestormiscapableofmovingasmuchas100milliontonsofsandanddust.IncertainareaswherelargequantitiesofsandaremovedbystormserosiondigsallthewaydowntothewatertableputtingitjustbeneaththesurfaceSeedsplantedinthegroundtherearecapableofextendingrootsintothemoistlandproducinganoasis.Sometimes.theoasisproducedbythewindcanbeverylargewhenvasttractsofdesertarewipedcleanbystorms.ThegreatKhargaoasisintheSaharaforexampleisover100mileslongand12to50milesinwidth.TheoasiswasproducedwhenerosioncausedtheedgesofthehollowplacestosinkdowntothewatertablE.63.WhatdoesitinParagraph4referto_______.A.erosionB.watertableC.sandD.storm64.HowmanyconditionsoftheoasisformationarementionedinthepassagewithoutconsideringThewindandseeds?A.3B.4C.5D.665.Wecaninferfromthepassage________.A.thereisatleastonespringonanoasisB.thebedrockisusuallyjustrightbelowthesurfaceC.thegreatKhargaoasisisthebiggestoasisintheworldD.thegreatKhargaoasisisatalowaltitude66.InthelastparagraphtheauthormentionsthegreatKhargaoasisasanexampleto_______.A.introducethegreatoasistothereadersB.tellhowtheoasiswasproducedbyrainC.showtheoasisproducedbythewindcanbeverylargeD.tellit’seasytoformoasesinthedesertafterstorms
- BeingtheheadofahighschoolformanyyearsIgrewtiredofbudgetmeetingfundingcutsandmanyotheradministrativechores杂务.Istartedtodreamofretirement.SittingintrafficonaweekdaymorningIwouldfindmymindwanderingIwouldimaginespendingtimewithmygrandchildrenquieteveningswithmywifetravelingorrediscoveringsomegreatbooks.ItoldmyselfthatIwouldn’tsignmyselfupforanycommitteesanyclassesoranythingrequiringaschedulE.Myfirstdayofretirementcameatlast!Icookedagreatbreakfastformywifeandmeleisurelyreadthepapercleanedabitofthehouseandwroteafewletterstofriends.OntheseconddayIcookedbreakfastreadthepaperOnthethirddayThisisretirement?Itriedtotellmyselfthatitwasjustthetransition过渡thatthosegoldenmomentswererightroundthecornerandthatIwouldenjoythemsoonenoughButsomethingwasmissing.A.formercolleagueaskedafavor.A.groupofstudentswasgoingtoJamaicatoworkwithchildreninthepoorestneighborhoods.WouldIinterruptmynewfoundhappinessandreturntothestudentsjustthisonce?Onetrip.That’sallMybagswerepackedandbythedoor.Thetripwasveryinspiring.IwasmovednotonlybythepovertyIsawbutalsobythesenseofresponsibilityoftheyoungpeopleonthetrip.WhenIreturnedhomeIofferedtoworkonedayaweekwithalocalyouthorganization.TheexperiencewassopositivethatIwassoonvolunteeringnearlyfull-timeworkingwithstudentsacrossNorthAmericatoassistthemintheirvoluntarywork.NowitseemsthetableshaveturneD.SomedaysIamtheteacherotherdaysIamthestudent.Theseyoungpeoplehavereawakenedmycommitment责任感tosocialjusticeissuesbychallengingmetolearnmoreaboutthesituationintheworldtodaywherepeoplearestillpoorandsufferbecauseofgreedcorruptionandwarMostimportanttheyhavegivenmetheopportunitytocontinuetoparticipateinhelpingtofindsolutions.InreturnIhelpthemdotheircharitableprojectsoverseas.I’vegonefromrunningoneschooltohelpingoverseetheconstructionofschoolsintwenty-onecountries!60.Whatdidthewriterexpecttodoafterheretired?A.Tostayawayfrombusyschedules.B.Towritesomegreatbooks.C.TodosomevoluntaryworkD.ToplanforhisfuturE.61.WhydidthewriterdecidetogotoJamaica?A.Hemissedhisstudentsinthatcountry.B.Hecouldn’trefusehiscolleague’sfavor.C.HewasnotsatisfiedwithhisretiredlifE.D.HewasconcernedaboutthepeopletherE.62.TheunderlinedpartthetableshaveturnedParagraph5meansthatthewriter.A.improvedthesituationinhisschoolB.felthappytoworkwithstudentsagainC.becamealearnerratherthanateacherD.changedhisattitudetowardhisretiredlife63.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofhisretiredlifenow?A.DisappointingB.MeaningfulC.PromisingD.Troublesome
- Associetyadvancesandbasicneedsaremostoftenbeingmetthingsthatwerenotconsideredimportantinthepasthavetakenpriority优先.Inthepastpeoplecouldeasilygetajobandprogressprettywellaslongastheywerehard-working;educationwasimportantbutnotascrucial关系重大asitistoday.Nowadaysjustasclothesareimportanttofirstimpressionsdegreeisimportanttoaperson’sfirstjobintervieworevenajobwithagoodsalary.Althoughexperienceisimportanttosurviveinanytradeorprofessionthefirstthingthatcompanieslookforisthatpieceofpaperbeforelookingatone’sexperiencE.A.passportintotheworldofanyprofessioniswhathavingadegreemeanstodayespeciallyforprofessionsthathaveneedofcertificationandpaywellsuchasarchitectsdoctorslawyersandteachers.Thatpieceofpaperthedegreeisalsoapassporttojobsintopormiddlemanagementinanycompanyespeciallysoformulti-nationalcorporations跨国公司.HavingadegreeopensupopportunitiesthatonewouldnothavehadifonedidnothaveanykindofdegreE.A.degreesimplyprovesthatonehasgonethroughthenecessarytrainingandunderstandingofhowtocarryoutajoB.Althoughtherearemanythatmaysayhavingadegreemaynotnecessarilyequaltosuccessitwouldmostdefinitelyhelpanypersonachievesuccessinshorterandeasiersteps.Successcannotsimplybearesultofhardworkand/ordependingonone’sexperienceordegreealone;itistheartandknowledgeofhowtoworkthatdeterminesone’ssuccess.Thereforeitshouldnotbeforthesaketogetadegreebutthequalityofthedegreeandexperiencesthatonecanlearnfromthatmatteraswell.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.Peopleusedtobehard-workingB.Howimportantisthedegree?C.Howcanweenterthetopmanagement?D.DegreesurelyleadstosuccessWhydoestheauthormentionclothesinthesecondparagraph?A.Toprovetheimportanceofthefirstimpression.B.Tostresstheimportanceofjobinterviews.C.Toshowtheimportanceofclothes.D.ToexplaintheimportanceofdegreE.Whatdoestheunderlinedworditinthelastparagraphreferto?A.HavingadegreeB.SuccessC.NecessarytrainingD.Havinganopportunity
- Haveyoueverwantedtotravelbackthroughtimeandseewhatlifewaslikeatthedawn起始ofman?WellmuseumscanmakehistorycomealivE.Andonemuseuminparticularcantakeyouonanexcitingjourneyfromthebeginningofhumanculturetothepresentday.ItistheBritishMuseum.Beingoneofthelargestmuseumsintheworlditishometoover7millionobjectsfromalltheworld’scontinents.WhilemostofusmaynothavetheopportunitytovisitLondonwecancatchaglimpseofthetreasuresitholdsinBeijing.Morethan100culturalrelicswillbeondisplayinthePalaceMuseum.NamedBritainandtheWorldarangeofpencilsketches素描watercolorpaintingssculpturesandmanyotherobjectshavetraveledtoChinA.TherewillbeseveralChineseobjectsonshow.ButtheywereobtainedbytheBritishMuseumbefore1830mainlybytradesaidMaJigedeputydirectoroftheExhibitionDepartmentofthePalaceMuseum.Infacttherearemorethan23000ChineserelicsintheBritishMuseumincludingnationaltreasureslikegems宝石artworkandancientbronzewareobjects.ThemuseumisfamedforitsexquisiteChinesepaintings.PictureofLadyOfficials女史箴图byGuKaizhiatoppainteroftheEasternJinDynastyAD317-420istherE.TheBritishMuseumalsoholds13700BuddhistrecordsfromtheDunhuangGrottoesinGansuProvincE.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat________.A.theBritishMuseumwillbemovedtoBeijingB.picturesofsomeobjectsbelongingtotheBritishMuseumwillbetakentoBeijingC.picturesoftheBritishMuseumwillbeonshowinBeijingD.someobjectsoftheBritishMuseumwillbeonshowinBeijingTheChineseobjectsonshowweremainly_______bytheBritishMuseum.A.stolenB.boughtC.borrowedD.robbedHowmanyChineserelicsarethereintheBritishMuseum?A.About100.B.About1830.C.About13700.D.Over23000.
- Sportisnotonlyphysicallychallengingbutitcanalsobementallychallenging.Criticismfromcoachersparentsandotherteammatesaswellaspressuretowincancreatetoomuchanxietyorstressforyoungathletes.Stresscanbephysicalemotionalorpsychologicalandresearchhasindicatedthatitcanleadtoburnout.BurnouthasbeendescribedasdroppingorquittingofanactivitythatwasatonetimeenjoyablE.Theearlyyearsofdevelopmentarecriticalyearsforlearningaboutoneself.ThesportsettingisonewherevaluableexperiencescantakeplacE.Youngathletescanforexamplelearnhowtocooperatewithothersmakefriendsandgainothersocialskillthatwillbeusedthroughouttheirlives.Coachesandparentsshouldbeawareatalltimesthattheirfeedbacktoyoungsterscangreatlyaffecttheirchildren.Youngstersmaytaketheirparents’andcoaches’criticismstoheartandfindafaultinthemselves.Coachesandparentsshouldalsobecautiousthatyouthsportparticipationdoesnotbecomeworkforchildren.Theoutcomeofthegameshouldnotbemoreimportantthantheprocessoflearningthesportandotherlifelessons.Intoday’syouthsportsettingyoungathletesmaybeworryingmoreaboutwhowillwininsteadofenjoyingthemselvesandthesport.Followingagamemanyparentsandcoachesfocusontheoutcomeandfindfaultwithyoungsters’performances.positivesupportshouldbeprovidedregardlessoftheoutcomE.Researchindicatesthatpositivereinforcementmotivates激发andhasagreatereffectonlearningthancriticism.Againcriticismcancreatehighlevelsofstresswhichcanleadtoburnout.61.Aneffectivewaytopreventtheburnoutofyoungathletesis_________.A.tomakesportslesscompetitiveB.toincreasetheirsenseofsuccessC.toreducetheirmentalstressD.tomakesportsmorechallenging62.Accordingtothepassagesportispositiveforyoungpeopleinthat_________.A.itcanhelpthemlearnmoreaboutsocietyB.itenablesthemtofindfaultsinthemselvesC.itcanprovidethemwithvaluableexperiencesD.itteachesthemhowtosetrealisticgoalsforthemselves63.Manycoachesandparentsareinthehabitofcriticizingyoungathletes.A.believingthatcriticismisbeneficialfortheirearlydevelopmentB.withoutrealizingcriticismmaydestroytheirselfconfidenceC.inordertomakethemrememberlife’slessonsD.soastoputmorepressureonthem64.Accordingtothepassageparentsandcoachesshould_________.A.paymoreattentiontolettingchildrenenjoysportsB.helpchildrentowineverygameC.trainchildrentocopewithstressD.enablechildrentounderstandthepositiveaspectofsports65.Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassageis__________.A.toteachyoungathleteshowtoavoidburnoutB.topersuadeyoungchildrennottoworryaboutcriticismC.tostresstheimportanceofpositivesupporttochildrenD.todiscusstheskillofcombiningcriticismwithencouragement
- ManyofusassumethatwithsuchalastnamePeterBuffett52mustenjoyalifeofendlessprivilegE.Butthesonofbillionaireinvestor投资人WarrenBuffettdefinitelydoesn’tthinkso.Peoplewhoarebornwithasilverspoonintheirmouthcanfallvictim受害者towhatmyfatherhascalledasilverdagger匕首inyourbackBuffetttoldReutersinaninterview.Itleadstoasenseofentitlement特权andalackofpersonalachievement.Entitlementhebelievesistheworstthingever.Anybodywhoactsliketheydeserve应得something‘justbecause’isadisasterhesaiD.InhisnewbookLifeIsWhatYouMakeIt:FindingYourOwnPathtoFulfillmentBuffettsaysthattheonlyrealinheritance遗产handeddownfromhisparentswasaphilosophy价值观:ForgeyourownpathinlifE.Itisabeliefthathasallowedhimtofollowhisownpassionsestablishhisownidentityandreap收获hisownsuccesses.Didhisfathereverwanthimtogointofinance?ItwasencouragedforamomentwhenIwasopentotheideahetoldReuters.Butashegrewolderitbecameclearthefinancialworldwasnotspeakingtomyheart.Hisfatheracceptedhischoicetobecomeamusician.HebeganhismusicalcareerbywritingmusicforTVcommercials广告.Hethenreleasedhisownalbums.IammyownpersonandIknowwhatIhaveaccomplishedinmylifehetoldReuters.Thisisn’taboutwealthorfameormoneyoranyofthatstuffitisactuallyaboutvaluesandwhatyouenjoyandfindingsomethingyoulovedoing.AlongwiththebookBuffetthasbegunaConcert&Conversationtourinwhichheplaysthepianotalksabouthislifeandwarnsagainstconsumerist消费主义cultureanddamagingtheenvironment.Economicprosperity繁荣maycomeandgo;that’sjusthowitishewritesinthebook.Butvaluesarethesteadycurrency硬通货thatearnustheall-importantrewards.WhatdoesItinthesecondparagraphreferto?A.A.lifeofatopinvestor.B.A.silverspooninthemouth.C.Beingborntoawealthyfamily.D.Thevictimofasilverdaggerintheback.Whatdoesthearticletellus?A.PeterBuffettisabornmusician.B.PeterBuffettenjoysahugelyprivilegedlifE.C.A.wealthyfamilycanbenefitachildbutalsospoilhimorher.D.PeterBuffettwasforcedbyhisparentstotakeovertheirbusiness.ThearticleclaimsthatPeterBuffettoweshisachievementslargelyto______.A.hispassionformusicB.thegoodeducationhereceivedC.hisgreatdeterminationD.thevalueshelearnedfromhisparentsWhichofthefollowingstatementswouldPeterBuffettprobablyagreeto?A.Wealthistheretoenjoytothefullest.B.A.person’svaluelieswithin.C.Manypeoplearefooledbyeconomicprosperity.D.Youngpeopleshouldchoosetheirownphilosophywhatevertheirparentsbelievein.
- ETheHeritage遗产atRiskprogrammeaimstounderstandtheoverallstateofEngland’sheritagebyassessingeachofitsdifferentelements.Inparticularweneedtoindentifythosethatarefacingthegreatestpressuresandthreats.WewillusetheinformationtoworkouthowtoreducethosepressuresandinturntocalculatetheresourcesneededtomakeouruniqueheritageofhistoricplacessafE.Youcansearchforsitesontheregisterbyenteringasitenamelocationstreetoreducationalblockintheboxbelow.ConservationareasA.nationwidesurveyofconservationareasindicatesthatapproximately1in7isatriskfromneglect疏忽decay腐烂orunpityingchangE.Showyoursupportforourcampaigngosaveconservationareasfromunavoidabledeclineandreceiveafreecampaignpackbyregistering.Therearesome9300conservationareasacrossEnglandmeaningthatweallliveinorneartooneorvisitoneregularlyforworkshoppingorrest.TheyaretheelementofEngland’sheritagethatisallaroundusandwhichtouchesallofourlives.Butuntilnownoonehadaclearideawhatconditiontheywerein.BuildingsThetaskofassessingconditionandriskstartedwithbuildings.FollowingasurveyofallgradesoflistedbuildingsinLondonEnglishHeritagepublishedin1991thefirstannualregisterofthoseatrisktherE.ThesuccessofthisLondonworkledtothenationalbuildingsatriskstrategyin1998andpublicationofaregisterofbuildingsatriskcoveringallgradeIandIIlistedbuildingsandstructuralscheduledmonumentsinthecountryatriskandvulnerable易受伤害的.Parks&GardensThereare1600entriesonthecurrentEnglishheritageRegisterofHistoricParksandGardensofSpecialHistoricInterest.Sitesatriskhavetypicallybeenadversely不利地affectedbydevelopmentandneglect;oftentheyhavebeenchangedbydevelopmentandarefacedwithmajorchangE.Sometimesdevelopmentbeyondtheboundaryofaregisteredlandscapecanbejustasharmfulasconstructionwithinitsboundaries;thisisespeciallytruethatdevelopmentwouldinfluencedesignedviewsthatextendbeyondthechosensiteitself.67.Thepurposeofusingtheinformationtoworkouthowtoreducepressuresisto.A.assesseachofEnglishheritage’sdifferentelementsB.identifythosethatarefacingthegreatestpressuresandthreatsC.calculatetheresourcesneededtomakeheritageofhistoricsitessafeD.helpyoutosearchforsitesatriskontheregister68.ItcanbeinferredfromConservationareasthatconservationareasacrossEngland.A.arealmostallatriskfromneglectdecayorunpityingchangeB.canbeenteredwithacampaignpackfreeofchargeC.areinverycloseconnectionwithourlivesD.areinwhateverconditionpeoplearesureabout69.Thetextmainlytalksabout.A.EnglishheritageatriskB.historicplacesofinterestC.EnglishheritageregisterD.locationofEnglishheritage70.Accordingtothelastparagraphthebadeffectdevelopmenthasonthesitesatriskisthat_____.A.ithaschangedthesitesatriskwithnointentionB.itcansometimescauseharmbeyondtheregisteredboundariesC.itwouldaffectthedesignedviewsinsteadofthechosensitesD.ithasneglectedthelocalpeopleofspecialhistoricinterest
- NewYorkStatehaspassedtheUSA’sfirststatelawbanningmotoriststalkingonhand-heldcellphones.ThebanwillbeginNovember1althoughdriverscaughtusinghand-heldcellphoneswillbegivenonlywarningsduringthefirstmonth.First-timeviolators违法者willfacea$100finE.A.secondtimecallfora$200fineandeveryviolationafterthatwillcost$500.Atleastadozenlocalities地方haveestablishedbansstartingin1999;and40stateshavehadbansproposedbutnotpasseD.Atleast23countriesincludingtheGreatBritainItalyIsraelandJapanbandriversfromusinghand-heldcellphones.Thereareabout115millioncellphonesinuseintheUnitedStatesandmorethan6millioninNewYorkStatE.TothinkthatI’mnotgoingtousecellphonewhenatthesametimeIcanstillusemylaptopIstillcanreadapaperIcanstillchangemypants裤子whiledriving65mph.Ithinkthere’sjustsomethingwronganofficialsaiD.Othercriticsnotedthatotherthingslikeeatingdrinkingcoffeeandapplyingmake-upwhiledrivingposed造成atleastasmuchofaconcern.Theysuggestedthatthebanincludeabroaderrangeofthings.1.Howmuchfinewillahand-heldcellphoneuserreceiveifhehasbeencaughtusingitfourtimeswhiledrivingafterNovember?A.$500.B.$1000.C.$1200.D.$1300.2.Wecanseefromthispassagethat_______.A.thebanhasbeenputintoeffectinmoststatesintheU.S.B.manyofthedevelopedcountriesforbiddriversusinghand-heldcellphonesC.overfiftylocalitiesorstatesbandriversfromusinghand-heldcellphonesD.morepeopleintheU.S.areagainstthebanthanforit3.Theofficialmentionedinthispassage_______.A.doesnotagreewiththisbanB.doesn’tbelieveusinghand-heldcellphoneswhiledrivingwillcauseanydangerC.doesn’tunderstandwhyhand-heldcellphonesaloneshouldbebannedamongmanyothersD.believeschangingpantswhiledrivingwillcausegreaterdanger4.Thewriterintendstotellusinthelastparagraphthat_______.A.itisnotfairtohavethisbanpassedB.thebanwillneverbepassedinthewholecountryC.moreactivitiesofthesamekindshouldalsobebannedD.thebanwillmeetwithmorecriticism5.Thisarticleismostprobablytakenfrom_______.A.anewspaperarticleB.anadvertisementC.apersonaldiaryD.aletter
- PassageSeventeenOnthePresident’sProgramPresidentArlinghasputhislongawaitedeconomicrestructuringprogrambeforetheCongress.ItprovidesacoordinatedprogramofinvestmentcreditsresearchgrantseducationreformsandtaxchangesdesignedtomakeAmericanindustrymorecompetitivE.Thisisnecessarytoreversetheeconomicslideintounemploymentlackofgrowthandtradedeficitsthathaveplaguedtheeconomyforthepastsixyears.ThemostliberalwingofthePresident’spartyhascalledforstrongerandmoredirectaction.Theywantanincomespolicytocheckinflationwhilefederalfinancinghelpsrebuildindustrybehindawallofprotectivetariffs.TheRepublicanshoweverdecryeventhemodestgraduatedtaxincreasesinthePresident’sprogram.Theywanttaxcutsandmoreopenmarket.Theysayiffederalmoneyhastobeinjectedintotheeconomyletitthroughdefencespending.Boththesealternativesignoretheuniquenatureoftheeconomicproblembeforeus.Itisnotsimplyamatterofmarketsorfinancing.Thenewtechnologyallowsvastlyincreasedproductionforthoseabletomasterit.Butitalsothreatensthosewhofailtoadoptitwithpermanentsecond-classcitizenshipintheworldeconomy.Ifanindustrycannotleveritselfuptotheleadingstageoftechnologicaladvancesthenitwillnotbeabletocompeteeffectively.Ifitcannotdothisnoamountofgovernmentprotectionismoraccesstoforeignmarketscankeepitprofitableforlong.WithouttheprofitsandexperienceoftechnologicalexcellencetoreinvestthatindustrycanonlyfallstillfurtherbehinditsforeigncompetitorsSothecruxisthetechnologyandthatiswherethePresident’sprogramfocuseD.Thedangerisnotthataplanwillnotbepasseditisthattheideologuesofrightandleftwilldistortthebillwithamendmentsthatwillbluritsfocusontechnology.Theeconomicrestructuringplanshouldbepassedintact.IfwefailtorestructureoureconomynowwemaynotgetasecondchancE.1.ThefocusofthePresident’sprogramisonA.investment.B.economy.C.technology.D.tax.2.WhatistherequirementofthemostliberalwingoftheDemocratic-party?A.Theywantamoredirectaction.B.Theywantanincomespolicytocheckinflation.C.Theywanttorebuildindustry.D.Theywantawallofprotectivetariffs.3.Whatistheeditor’sattitude?A.support.B.distastE.C.Disapproval.D.CompromisE.4.ThedangertotheplanliesinA.thetwoparties’objection.B.differentideaofthetwopartiesabouttheplan.C.itspassagE.D.distortion.5.ThepassageisA.areview.B.aprefacE.C.aadvertisement.D.aneditorial.
- C.Itlookslikeamobilephone手机buttheserviceismuchcheaper.Itactslikeamobilephonebutonlyinyourowncity.Beyondthecitywallsit’suseless.LittleSmartalsocalledxiaolingtonghasalwaysbeencomparedtomobilephones.Butactuallyitismorelikeoneofthosecordlessphones无绳电话usedaroundthehomE.Theonlydifferenceisthatthisonereachesmuchfurtherthanfromthebathroomtothelivingroom.Itcantravelacrossanentirecity.CheapcostsarethemainreasonforthesuccessofLittleSmart.Itcosts25yuanamonthforthelineandabout0.1yuanperminutetousE.A.mobilephoneontheotherhandcancostfourorfivetimesasmuch.What’smoreunlikemobilephonesthere’snofee费forincomingcalls.Sotheselowchargeshaveattractedmanyusers.ButLittleSmartisnotreallythatsmart.Usersoftencomplainaboutitsbadvoicequality.Andtherearenotasmanystationstopickupitssignals信号asthereareformobiles.Icouldn’treceiveaphonecallifIwasonabussaidLiPingauserinHangzhou.ItworkedfinewhenIstoodstillbuttherewerebreaksinsignalwhenIwasmoving.ScientistsaretryingtomakeLittleSmartmoreuserfriendly.MessagingandInternetaccess接入havebeenaddedtotheservicE.AndthelatestLittleSmarthandsetevenhascolorscreen.31.WhyisLittleSmartpopularinChina?___________A.ItlookslikeamobilephonE.B.Theserviceismuchcheaper.C.Thereisnofeeforincomingcalls.D.AlloftheabovE.32.HowisthechargeofLittleSmart?______________A.About10fenperminutetousE.B.ItcostsfourorfivetimesmorethanamobilephonE.C.Itonlycosts25yuaneachmonth.D.There’snofeeforcalls.33.WhyareusersnotsatisfiedwithLittleSmart?___________A.Theycan’theareachotherclearlyoutofthecity.B.TherearesofewstationsforLittleSmarttopickupitssignals.Whenyouuseityoumuststandup.D.Thechargesarelow.34.Theunderlinedwordhandsetinthelastparagraphmeans_________.A.thehandbagB.telephoneC.serviceD.mobilephone35.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?________________.A.It’swrongtosaythatLittleSmartissmart.B.ScientistaretryingtomakeLittleSmartsmaller.C.LittleSmartwillbebetterthantoday.D.PeoplewillchangeLittleSmartintoamobilephonE.
- ThewordsofGandhiEinsteinandothergreatthinkersaretobequotedinserviceannouncementsonLondon’sUndergrounD.TransportforLondonhasaskedTurnerPrize-winningartistJeremyDellertoeditalistofmottostobeusedbytubedrivers.Gandhi’sthereismoretolifethanincreasingitsspeedandtheartistCezanne’sweliveinarain-bowofchaosareamongthequotes.Dellerhopestheywillmakepassengers’journeysabitmorethought-provoking发人深省的.Deller’soriginalplanwastoabolishallpublicannouncementsforaday.ItmakesmefeelannoyedhesaiD.It’slikesomepsychologicalwarfare战争onthepassengers.ButhisideawasrefusedbythemanagerofTransportforLondonwhoinsteadagreedtotheplanofreplacingsomeannouncementswithsomethingmorehumanandattractivE.SallyShawwhoisrunningtheschemeforTransportforLondonsaysitispartofanattempttoimproveday-to-dayinteractionandrelylessonautomatedannouncements.Ithinkeveryonehastheirownlittlephilosophyontheirjourneys.AndifwecangetmoreofthatoutintheairthatwouldbegreatshesaiD.SusyWellsoneofthedriverstotesttheideaoutontheLondonUndergroundisalsoenthusiasticaboutit.ShesaidIliketomakemyownannouncementsandit’snicetogetpassengerstothinkaswell.What’smoresomequotesarehelpfultothedrivers.Theyhelpthepassengersbecomemoreunderstandingaboutthedrivers’work.ThequotessuchasThomasFuller’sastumble绊脚maypreventafallarepopularforhelpingexplainwhyalittleinconveniencewassometimesnecessarytokeepthesystemsafE.53.Theunderlinedphrasetubedriversprobablymeans______.A.taxidriversB.subwaydriversC.truckdriversD.busdrivers54.WhydidDellerwanttoabolishallpublicannouncementsontheunderground?A.Becausetheycauseawaramongpassengers.B.BecausethepublicannouncementsmakeDellertireD.C.Becausethepublicannouncementsaredull.D.Allpublicannouncementsarenotsuitableforthepassengers.55.ThereasonwhythesayingsaretobequotedonLondon’sUndergroundis______.A.thateveryonehastheirownlifemottoB.thatsayingsarebelievedtobemorehumanandattractiveC.thatsayingscanhelpdevelopspiritualcivilizationinLondonD.thatsayingcanmakedriversthinkmore56.Thebesttitleofthispassagewouldbe_____.A.ChangesonLondon’sUndergroundB.CultureonLondon’sUndergroundC.SomeQuotesSeenonLondon’sUndergroundD.IntroductiontoLondon’sUnderground
- InJune2007agroupofstudentsfromeighthighschoolsinWinnipegthecapitalofCanada’sManitobaprovincewillbegintest-launching试发射asatellitethesizeofaRubik’scubE.Theone-kilogramWin-Cubesatellitenamedforitshomecityanditsshapewillbeputintoloworbit.Onceinspaceitcanperformforafewmonthsoruptoseveralyearscommunicatinginformationthatcouldhelpfindtheearlysignsofearthquakes.Thereare80similarsatelliteprojectsworldwidebutthisisthefirsthigh-schoolbasedprogramofitskindinCanadA.30Manitobahighschoolstudentsarehavingahandindesigningandbuildingthesatelliteincooperationwithaerospace航空航天的expertsand10studentsfromtheUniversityofManitobaandwithsupportfromtwootherorganizations.TheWin-Cubeprojectisnotsomethingthatgoesonapieceofpaperitisreal-worldengineeringallowinghighschoolstudentstohaveanopportunitytolearnmoreabouttheexcitingworldofengineeringthroughtheirparticipationinthischallengingprogram.ItisalsotakenasawonderfulexampleoftheuniquepartnershipswithinManitobA.Designingbuildingandlauchingasatellitewithhigh-schoolparticipationwillbringthisworld-classeducationalprojectintorealityandManitobaclosertospacE.TheseManitobahighschoolstudentsdeservecongratulationsfortheirenthusiasminnovation创新andastronglovefordiscoverysaidEducationCitizenshipandYouthMinisterPeterBjornson.Wewanttomakesciencemorerelevant相关的interestingandattractivetohighschoolstudentsbyshowingthemhowclassroomstudiescanrelatetopracticalexperienceintheworkplaceorinthiscaseinspaceBjornsonaddeD.TheWin-Cubeprogramismainlyaimedatinspiringastrongdesirefordiscoveryonthepartofthestudents.ItalsoshowsManitoba’sdevotiontoresearchandinnovationandthedevelopmentofaskilledworkforce—allimportantdriversofknowledge-basedeconomicgrowth.AccordingtothepassagetheWin-Cubesatelliteis_______.A.namedafterManitobaanditsshapeB.intendedforinternationalcommunicationC.designedlikeaRubik’scubebothinshapeandsizeD.challengedbyuniversitystudentsaroundtheworldAccordingtoMr.Bjornson_______.A.thoseManitobahighschoolstudentsareworthpraisingB.thestudyofspacecanbepracticallymadeinclassroomC.ManitobahighschoolsarefamousforthesutdyofspaceD.scientificresearchistoofarawayfromhighschoolstudentsTheprimarypurposeoftheprojectisto_______.A.findtheearlysignsofearthquakesB.relatestudiestopracticalexperienceC.helphighschoolstudentsstudyreal-worldengineeringD.inspireastrongdesirefordiscoveryamongthestudentsThebesttitleforthispassagemaybe_______.A.ManitobaSchoolB.Win-CubeProgramC.SpaceCooperationD.SatelliteLaunching
- At227billionyuan$33billionfor2008Guangdong'sculturalindustriesaccountedfor6.4percentofitsGDPandexperiencedagrowthrateof13.8percent.ButLaiadmitsthatsizedoesnotequalweight.Ourbusinessesaremostlysmallfinancingdifficultandbrandsfew.OnelocalbrandthathasmadeitbigisPleasantGoatandBigBigWolfalsotranslatedasHappySheepandGrayWolfChina'smostpopularcartoonseriescurrentlybeingaireD.ButLiuManyigeneralmanagerofCreativePowerEntertainingIncthefirmbehindthehitshowisnotlaughingtothebank.Insteadsheisbitter:Piratediscswerealloverthestreetsbeforeourfirstmoviehitthescreen.Theirimagesappearonallkindsofproducts.Allthishasnoproperlicensing.Incaseyoudon'tknowChinaproducesthelargestamountofanimated动画的programmingintheworlD.Butquantityisnotquality.BehindeveryPleasantGoattherearetensofthousandsofflops.Thebestwayforthegovernmenttopromotethecountry'screativeindustriesistocrackdownonpiracy盗版.Hollywoodoftenraisesitsvoiceaboutbeingvictimized受害inChinA.TruthbetoldHollywoodisprobablytheleastaffectedsincethereisaquotasystemforChina'simportationofHollywoodfilms.ManyChineseproducersaretakingbabystepsandthedomesticmarketisalltheyhavE.IftheirrightsinthehomemarketarenotprotectedtheywillneverseethedaytheirproductsfindaforeignaudiencE.Thesuddenclosure关闭ofBTwebsiteswherecopyrightedmaterialsusedtoflowfreelysuggestsadeterminationonthepartofthegovernmenttotakeintellectualpropertyrightsseriously.Thiskindofwebsitesisbadforussoweshouldbanthem.Muchofthenewscomingoutofthe2009InternationalCulturalIndustriesForumwasencouraging.China'sfilmindustryisexpectedtoget6billionyuan$879millioninboxofficereceiptsthisyear.A.decadefromnowthisnumbermaygoupto30billionaccordingtosomeforecasts.IfthegovernmenttakesseriousactionagainstonlineandofflinepiratesChina'screativeindustriesmaywellhaveabrightfuturE.51.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph1mean?A.FastasthedevelopmentofGuangdong'sculturalindustriesistheydon’thaveabigchallengeintheworlD.B.Guangdong'sculturalindustriescanmakeabigprofitalthoughtheyarejustthesmallcompanies.C.Guangdong'sculturalindustriesmakeabigcontributiontoitsGDPbecauseoftheirstrongeconomicpower.D.ThedevelopmentofGuangdong'sculturalindustriescannotcatchupwithanyotherindustries.52.WhatdoesLiuManyithinkaboutPleasantGoatandBigBigWolf?A.ItisafailuresinceitisalocalbranD.B.Itisasuccessbutcannotgettheexpectedprofit.C.Itsprofitfromtheimageshasbeensharedlegally.D.Piratediscsmakeitmorepopularamongthechildren.53.Hollywoodfilmsarementionedtotellusthat__________.A.HollywoodfilmsmakeourcreativeindustrieshavelessspacetosurviveB.itispiracythatmakesitpossibleforHollywoodfilmstogetlessinfluencedC.ourcreativeindustriesneedenoughprotectiontohaveabrightfutureD.foreignfilmshavetakenupmoremarketinChinathanthelocalones54.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Chinesecreativeindustriesaremoreadvancedthanforeignones.B.ThedomesticmarketisoflittlesignificancetothesurvivalofChinesecreativeindustries.C.BTwebsitesstandinthewayofthedevelopmentofChinesecreativeindustries.D.ThegrowthofChina'sfilmindustryisalwaysslowandneedsmoresupport.55.Inwhichcolumnofanewspaperwillyouprobablyreadthispassage?A.RegionalB.EconomicC.SportsD.Cartoon
- Teddoesn’tlikecars.Hewantspeopletostopdrivingbecausecarsmaketheairdirty.TedhadanideA.HesaidI’mgoingtocyclearoundNorthAmericA.IwanttoshoweveryonethatcyclingisafunwaytogetarounD.Ifmorepeopleridebikestheairwillbecleaner.Helefthishometownwith$160inhispocket.WhenhegottoSanDiegohemetanothercyclist.ThecyclistinvitedTedtospeakatabigmeetingabouttheenvironment.HesaidWe’llpayyourairfaretoTexasandwe’llpayyoutotalkaboutyourcyclingtrip.TwohourslaterTedwasonaplanetotheenvironmentalconferenceandtoabigsurprise!WhilehewasattheconferencehemetDeannA.Itwasloveatfirstsight!Theytalkedforsixhoursstraight.ThenextdayTedcalledDeannaandaskedhertofinishthetripwithhim.DeannasaidyessoldeverythinginherapartmentgavehernoticeatworkandwasontheroadwithTed20dayslater!ItwasdifficultatfirstsaidDeannA.Tedgotupeverymorningat6:00A.m.butIwantedtosleepuntilnoon.Afterafewdaystheystartedhavingfun.AstheycycledfromFloridatoMontrealandthenbacktoVancouvereverydaywasanadventurE.Peoplepaidfortheirfoodinrestaurantsandgavethemextramoney.Somepeoplegavethem$50or$100.Theysleptinpeople’sbackyardsanddrankbeerwithmotorcyclegangs.OntheirwaybacktoVancouvertheystoppedinEdmontontovisitTed’srelatives.DuringthestopovertheygotmarrieD.PeopletiedaJustMarriedsignandtincanstothebacksoftheirbikes.Theynowwanttowriteabookabouttheirtrip.WewantpeopletoknowthatyoucanbeanenvironmentalistandstillhavefunTedsaiD.Tedgotpaidfor______.A.givingatalkabouthiscyclingtripB.cyclingthroughoutNorthAmericaC.travelingaroundNorthAmericabyairD.attendingconferencesoncyclingThebigsurprisehehadattheconferencewasthat_______.A.hemetanothercyclistwhowantedtojoinhimB.hefellinlovewithagirlthereC.hegavealongtalklasting6hoursD.hehadalotoffuntalkingabouthiscyclingtripTheunderlinedpartgavehernoticeatworkprobablymeans__________.A.DeannawasfiredbyherbossfornotgoingtoworkB.DeannaaskedforalongleavefromworktojoinTedinhistripC.DeannatoldpeoplebeforehandthatshewouldleaveherjobD.DeannahandedinthenoticethatshewereaskedtofinishbeforeDuringthetripTedandDeanne___________.A.foundithardtogetupearlyB.wereattackedbymotorcyclegangsC.neverpayfortheirmealsinrestaurantsD.gotmarried
- S.H.E.isgoingtosingattheCCTVannualSpringFestivalEveningParty.Isthattrue?criedoutPengWeiyeaSenior2girlinShanghaianddie-hardS.H.E.fan.AftercheckingitontheInternetPengquicklyphonedfriendstospreadthenews.ForfanslikeherS.H.E.’sperformanceisperhapstheonlypartoftheoldfashionedeveningtogetexcitedabout.TheTaiwaneseband乐队ismadeupofSelinaHebeandEllA.Theirnamecomesfromthefirstletterofeachofthesingers'Englishnames.LastweekS.H.E.announcedtheywouldperforminLasVegasUSoverChristmasandtheninGuangzhouonJanuary15.AttheirShanghaishowonOctober30hundredsofparentswaitedoutsidetheHongkouStadium.InsidethousandsofteenagerssangcriedandshoutedasthebandperformeD.Ilovetheirmusichealthyimageandeverythingrelatedtothem.ThankGodthatalthoughmyparentsdon'tunderstandwhyIlovethemsomuchtheystillboughtmeaticketforthatshowsaidPengabouttheShanghaiperformance演出.Itisnotjustonthemainland大陆thatthethreegirlshavemadeaudiencesmuchexciteD.InthepastyearthebandhaspassedthroughTaiwanHongKongandevenSingaporeandMalaysiA.WhenthethreehighschoolgirlsenteredasingingcontestinTaiwanin2000noneofthemeverdreamedofbeingasuperstar.Wehadnevermetbeforeandwedidn'ttalkatallatthebeginningrecalledEllA.WhenaskedaboutthesecretoftheirsuccessshesaidOuraveragelooks长相andnot-so-expensiveclotheskeepusclosetoourfans.Wearehappytobethegirlsnextdoor邻家女孩yoursingingsisters.It'sreallyamagicaljourneyfromday-dreaminghighschoolgirlstosingersperformingonthesamestageasouridols偶像.NothingbutmagicalshesaiD.46.WhywasPengWeiyeaSenior2girlsoexcited?A.S.H.E.bandwillgettheoldfashionedeveningexciting.B.S.H.E.willperforminLasVegasoverChristmas.C.HerparentsboughtheraticketforS.H.E.IsShanghaishow.D.S.H.E.willperformontheCCTVSpringFestivalEveningParty.47.HowdidtheTaiwanesebandgetthename?A.Theirfansgavethenametothem.B.Theiridolshadadeepinfluenceonthem.C.A.singingcontestgavetheirideaofthebandnameD.ThefirstlettersofSelinaHebeandEllaformthebandnamE.48.WhatdoyouknowaboutPengWeiye?A.ShestayedoutsidetheHongkouStadiumtolistentoS.H.E.'sperformancE.B.ShewillwatchtheperformanceinGuangzhouonJanuary15.C.ShepayscloseattentiontoeverythingaboutS.H.E.D.Shewasgratefulthatherparentsunderstoodandsupportedher.49.WhichistrueaboutS.H.E.?A.Thesecrettotheirsuccessistheirprettyfacesandlovelyclothes.B.Theywereclosefriendswhentheyenteredasingingcontest.C.TheycausedastormofexcitementinSoutheastAsiA.D.Theyhavewellpreparedtoperformwiththeiridols.50.WhichdoyouthinkisNOTthereasonforS.H.E’spopularityamongtheirfans?A.TheirmusicandtheirhealthyimagE.B.TheycanmakeaudiencemuchexciteD.C.Theirsuccessmeetstheirfans’daydreamofbecomingothers’idols.D.Theiraveragelooksandnot-so-expensiveclotheskeepthemclosetotheirfans.
- BTasteissuchasubjectivematterthatwedon’tusuallyconductpreferencetestsforfooD.Themostyoucansayaboutanyone’spreferenceisthatit’soneperson’sopinion.Butbecausethetwobigcolacompanies-Coca-ColaandPepsiCola-aremarketedsoaggressivelywe’vewonderedhowbigaroletastepreferenceactuallyplaysinbrandloyalty.WesetupatastetestthatchallengedpeoplewhoidentifiedthemselvesaseitherCoca-colaorPepsifans:Findyourbrandinablindtasting.WeinvitedstaffvolunteerswhohadastronglikingforeitherCoca-ColaClassicorPepsiDietCokeorDietPepsi.Thesewerepeoplewhothoughtthey’dhavenotroubletellingtheirbrandfromtheotherbranD.Weeventuallylocated19regularcoladrinkersand27dietcoladrinkers.Thenwefedthemwithfourunidentifiedsamplesofcolaoneatatimeregularcolasfortheonegroupdietversionsfortheother.WeaskedthemtotelluswhethereachsamplewasCokeorPepsi;thenweanalyzedtherecordsstatisticallytocomparetheparticipants’choiceswithwhatmereguessworkcouldhaveaccomplisheD.GettingallfoursamplesrightwasatoughtestbutnottootoughwethoughtforpeoplewhobelievedtheycouldrecognizetheirbranD.Intheendonly7outof19regularcoladrinkerscorrectlyidentifiedtheirbrandofchoiceinallfourtrials.Thediet-coladrinkersdidalittleworse-only7outof27identifiedallfoursamplescorrectly.Bothgroupsdidbetterthanchancewouldpredictbutnearlyhalftheparticipantsineachgroupmadethewrongchoicetwoormoretimes.Twopeoplegotallfoursampleswrong.Overallhalftheparticipantsdidaboutaswellonthelastroundoftastingasonthefirstsotirednessortasteburnoutwasnotafactor.OurpreferencetestresultssuggestthatonlyafewPepsiparticipantsandCokefansmayreallybeabletotelltheirfavoritebrandbytasteandpricE.41.Accordingtothepassagethepreferencetestwasconductedinorderto________.A.showthataperson’sopinionabouttasteismereguessworkB.comparetheabilityoftheparticipantsinchoosingtheirdrinksC.findouttheroletastepreferenceplaysinaperson’sdrinkingD.revealwhichcolaismoretothelikingofthedrinkers42.Thestatisticsrecordedinthepreferencetestsshowthat________.A.thereisnotmuchdifferenceintastebetweenCoca-ColaandPepsiB.fewpeoplehadtroubletellingCoca-ColafromPepsiC.people’stastesdifferfromoneanotherD.Coca-ColaandPepsiarepeople’stwomostfavoritedrinks43.Itisimpliedinthefirstparagraphthat________.A.thecompetitionbetweenthetwocolasisverystrongB.blindtastingisnecessaryforidentifyingfansC.thepurposeoftastetestistopromotethesaleofcolasD.theimprovementofqualityisthechiefconcernofthetwocolacompanies44.Theunderlinedwordburnoutherereferstothestateof________.A.beingseriouslyburntintheskinB.beingbadlydamagedbyfireC.beingunabletoburnforlackoffuelD.beingunabletofunctionbecauseoftoomuchuse45.Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassageisto________.A.emphasizethattasteandpricearecloselyrelatedtoeachotherB.recommendthatblindtastingbeintroducedinthequalitycontrolofcolasC.showthattastepreferenceishighlysubjectiveD.arguethattastetestingisanimportantmarketingstrategy
- Justfiveone-hundredthsofaninchthicklightgoldenincolourandwithaperfectsaddlecurl马鞍状卷曲theLay’spotatochipseemsanunlikelyweaponforglobaldomination.ButitsmakerFrito-LaythinksotherwisE.PotatochipsareasnackfoodfortheworldsaidSalmanAminthecompany’sheadofglobalmarketing.AminbelievesthereisnocorneroftheworldthatcanresistthecharmsofaFrito-Laypotatochip.Frito-LayisthebiggestsnackmakerinAmericaownedbyPepsiCoandaccountsforoverhalfoftheparentcompany’s$3billionannualprofits.ButtheU.S.snackfoodmarketislargelysaturated市场基本饱和andtogrowthecompanyhastolookoverseas.Itsstrategyrestsontwobeliefs:FirstaglobalproductofferseconomiesofscalewithwhichlocalbrandscannotcompetE.Andsecondconsumersinthe21stcenturyaredrawntoglobalasaconcept.GlobaldoesnotmeanproductsthatareconsciouslyidentifiedasAmericanbutonesthatconsumers---especiallyyoungpeople---seeaspartofamoderninnovative创新的worldinwhichpeoplearelinkedacrossculturesbysharedbeliefsandtastes.PotatochipsareanAmericaninventionbutmostChineseforinstancedonotknowthatFrito-LayisanAmericancompany.InsteadRiskeythecompany’sresearchanddevelopmentheadwouldhopetheyassociatethebrandwiththenewworldofglobalcommunicationsandbusiness.WithbrandperceptionacrucialfactorRiskeyorderedaredesignoftheFrito-Laylogo.Thelogoalongwiththecompany’slong-heldmarketingimageoftheirresistibilityofitschipswouldhelpfacilitatethecompany’sglobalexpansion.Theexecutives行政主管acknowledgethattheytrytoswingnationaleatinghabitstoafoodcreatedinAmericabuttheydenythatamountstoeconomicimperialism帝国主义.RathertheyseeFrito-LayasspreadingthebenefitsoffreeenterpriseacrosstheworlD.Wearemakingproductsinthosecountrieswe’readaptingthemtothetasteofthosecountriesbuildingbusinessesandemployingpeopleandchanginglivessaidSteveReinemundPepsiCo’schiefexecutivE.72.ItisthebeliefofFrito-Lay’sheadofglobalmarketingthat_____.A.Peopleovertheworldenjoyeatingtheircompany’spotatochipsB.TheircompanymustfindnewwaystopromotedomesticsalesC.Thelightgoldencolorenhancesthecharmoftheircompany’spotatochipsD.Potatochipscanhardlybeusedasaweapontodominatetheworldmarket73.OneoftheassumptionsonwhichFrito-Laybasesitsdevelopmentstrategyisthat_______.A.productsidentifiedasAmericanwillhavepromisingmarketvalueB.localbrandscannotcompetesuccessfullywithAmericanbrandsC.productssuitingChineseconsumers’needsbringmoreprofitsD.consumersworldwidetodayareattractedbyglobalbrands74.WhydidRiskeyhavetheFrito-Laylogoredesigned?______A.Tosuitchangingtastesofyoungconsumers.B.Tochangethecompany’slong-heldmarketingimagE.C.Topromotethecompany’sstrategyofglobalization.D.TocompetewithotherAmericanchipproducers.75.Frito-Lay’sexecutivesclaimthatthepromotingofAmericanfoodintheinternationalmarket______.A.won’taffecttheeatinghabitsofthelocalpeopleB.willbeintheinterestofthelocalpeopleC.willleadtoeconomicimperialismD.won’tspoilthetasteoftheirchips
- OneeventthathelpseducateyoungpeopleaboutthingstheycandoforothersisNationalYouthServiceDayNYSD.Everyyearonthisdayorganizationsalloverthecountrycelebrateyoungvolunteerseducateyoungpeopleabouthowtheycanhelptheircountryandinvitethemtoparticipateinserviceprojects.FormerSecretaryofStateColinPowellsaidNationalYouthServiceDayhonorsyoungvolunteersandisaninvitationtootherstojoinhandsanddoourpartasAmericans.Foundedin1988NYSDoriginallytookplaceonaTuesday.NowtheeventlastsfromFridayuntilSundaysothatmorepeoplecanparticipateinit.Morethan200organizationsworktogethertocreatethousandsofprojectseachyear.MillionsofyoungpeopleacrosstheUnitedStatestakepartintheseserviceprojects.Longbeforetheeventpeoplecommunitygroupsschoolsandnonprofitorganizationsthinkofwaystomeettheircommunities’needs.Thentheyplanprojectsforyoungvolunteers.Projectsincludebringingfoodtohungrypeopletutoringyoungerchildrenandhelpingseniorcitizens.Duringtheeventyoungpeoplefromthecommunitydothingslikeplantingneighborhoodgardensandcleaninguplocalparks.TheorganizationsthatcontributetoNYSDbelievethatvolunteeringandcommunityserviceareimportantactivitiesforpeopleofallagesbutespeciallyforyoungpeoplE.Youngpeoplewhovolunteeraremorelikelytodowellinschoolvoteandcontributetocharities.MoreimportanttheyhelpotherpeopleandmaketheworldabetterplaceforeveryonE.TheaimofNationalYouthServiceDayisto_______.A.educateyoungpeopleonresponsibilityB.inviteyoungpeopletomeeteachotherC.encourageyoungpeopletoserveothersD.celebratethegrowthofyoungpeopleOnNationalYouthServiceDayyoungvolunteerswill_______.A.dosomecleaninginpublicplacesB.preparefoodforhungrypeopleC.plantvegetablesandfruitD.helpoldpeopletolearnThepurposeofwritingthispassageisto_______.A.warnyoungpeoplenottoaffecttheirschoolingduringvolunteeringB.keeparecordofhowyoungpeoplecelebratetheirfestivalC.introduceanevent—NationalYouthServiceDayD.adviseyoungpeopletobecooperativewhenvolunteering
- BEverybodyknowsthatwordscancarrymessages.Peoplecommunicatewithwords.BooksmagazinesTVradioandfilmsallhelpustoknowwhatisgoingonintheworldandwhatpeoplearethinkingabout.Doyouthinkyoucancommunicatewithoutwords?A.smileonyourfaceshowsyouarehappyorfriendly.TearsinyoureyestellothersthatyouaresaD.Whenyouputupyourhandinclasstheteacherknowsthatyousaysomethingoraskaquestion.YoushakeyourheadandpeopleknowyouaresayingNo.YounodandpeopleknowyouaresayingYes.Otherthingscanalsocarrymessages.ForexampleasignatthebusstophelpsyoutoknowwhichbustotakE.A.signonthewallofyourschoolhelpsyoutofindthelibrary.Signsondoorstellyouwheretogoinorout.Haveyouevernoticedtherearealotofsignsaroundyouandyoureceivemessagesfromthemallthetime?Peoplecancommunicateinmanywayswithoutwords.Forexampleanartistcanusehisdrawingstotellaboutbeautifulmountainsseasandmanyotherthings.66.ChoosethebesttitleforthispassagE.A.WaysforCommunication.B.TheBestWayforCommunication.C.TheOnlyWayforCommunication.D.WordsCanCarryMessages.67.Howcanpeoplecommunicatewitheachother?A.WithwordsonlyB.Onlywithoutwords.C.Eitherwithwordsorwithoutwords.D.Justbyusingdifferentkindsofsigns.68.WhichofthefollowingisNOTawayforcommunicationwithoutwords?A.AcryforhelpB.AsmileonyourfaceC.MakingafaceD.Noddingyourhead69.WhatdoestheroadsignPtellpeople?A.Youcangointothepark.B.Youcanpleaseeverybody.C.YoucanleaveyourcartherE.D.YoucancrossthestreettherE.70.Howcanamusiciansomeonewhowritesmusiccommunicatewithpeople?A.Bysayingsomething.B.ByplayingsomemusiC.C.Bywrithingletters.D.Alloftheaboveareright.
- BA.popularsayinggoesSticksandstonesmaybreakmybonesbutwordswillneverhurtmE.Howeverthat'snotreallytruE.Wordshavethepowertobuildusuportearusdown.Itdoesn'tmatterwhetherthewordscomefromsomeoneelseorourselves—thepositiveandnegativeeffectsarejustaslasting.Wealltalktoourselvessometimes.We'reusuallytooembarrassedtoadmititthough.Infactwereallyshouldn'tbebecausemoreandmoreexpertsbelievetalkingtoourselvesoutloudisahealthyhabit.Thisself—talkhelpsusmotivateourselvesrememberthingssolveproblemsandcalmourselvesdown.Beawarethoughthatasmuchas77%ofself—talktendstobenegativE.Soinordertostaypositiveweshouldonlyspeakwordsofencouragementtoourselves.Weshouldalsobequicktogiveourselvesapatontheback.ThenexttimeyoufinishaprojectdowellinatestorfinallycleanyourroomjoinmeinsayingGoodjob!OftenwordscomeoutofourmouthswithoutusthinkingabouttheeffecttheywillhavE.Butweshouldbeawarethatourwordscausecertainresponsesinothers.ForexamplewhenreturninganitemtoastorewemightusewarmfriendlylanguageduringtheexchangE.Andtheclerkwillprobablyrespondinasimilarmanner.OrunkindandcriticallanguagewillmostlikelycausetheclerktobedefensivE.Wordspossesspowerbecauseoftheirlastingeffect.ManyofusregretsomethingweoncesaiD.Andwerememberunkindwordssaidtous!BeforespeakingweshouldalwaysaskourselvesIsittrue?Isitloving?Isitneeded?Ifwhatwewanttosaydoesn'tpassthistestthenit'sbetterleftunsaiD.WordspossesspowerbothpositiveandnegativE.Thosearoundusreceiveencouragementwhenwespeakpositively.Wecanofferhopebuildself—esteem自尊andmotivateotherstodotheirbest.Negativewordsdestroyallthosethings.Willweuseourwordstohurtortoheal?Thechoiceisours.60.Themainideaofthefirstparagraphisthat________.A.wordshavealastingeffectonusB.inspiringwordsgiveusconfidenceC.negativewordsmayletusdownD.notsticksandstonesbutwordswillhurtus61.Itisunnecessarytofeelembarrassedwhenwetalktoourselvesbecause______.A.almosteverybodyhasthehabitoftalkingtothemselvesB.talkingtoourselvesalwaysgivesuscourageC.wecanbenefitfromtalkingtoourselvesD.itdoesnoharmtohaveself—talkwhenwearealone62.Theunderlinedpartinthethirdparagraphmeansthatweshouldalsooccasionally_____.A.remindourselvesB.makeourselvesrelaxedC.praiseourselvesD.giveourselvesamusement63.Theauthorwouldprobablyholdtheviewthat_______.A.encouragingwordsaresuretoleadtokindoffersB.negativewordsmaymotivateustomakemoreprogressC.peopletendtorememberfriendlywordsD.itisbettertothinktwicebeforetalkingtoothers
- Theworld’sbiggestInternetsearchengineGooglehasprovenonceagaintobekingoftheWeB.UserscandownloadGoogleWi-FisoftwareandthenenjoyfreeWi-FiserviceavailableinsomeUScitiessincelastTuesday.Wi-FiisshortforWirelessFidelity无线上网.ItallowslaptopcomputersandpersonaldigitalassistantstoconnecttotheInternetathighspeedbyradiosigal.A.personwithaWi-FienabledcomputercanconnecttotheInternetwhennearoneofthenetwork’saccesspoints.Theplacecoveredbyoneorseveralaccesspointsiscalledahotspot.GooglehadalreadysetuptwohotspotsintheUScityofSanFranciscowhichprovideafreeWi-FeservicE.TheWi-FitechnologyevenallowsuserstoenjoyafreeInternetphoneservicE.SomescientistsarguethatWi-Fimayreplacemobilephonenetworks.Wi-Fiisstioolimitedtoafewcitieswheretherearehotspots.Butitscapability容量ofsendinginformationhasalreadydonebetterthanthatofthemobilephonenetworkeventhatof3GThirdGenerationtelecommunicationtechnology.SomescientistshavestartedtocallWi-Fi4G.InadditiontoahighspeedInternetconnectionFi-Fihasotheradvantagescomparedtomobilephones.We-Fiisglobal.ThesameWi-FisystemworksindifferentcountriesaroundtheworlD.Differentfromusingcellphonesyoudon’tneedtochangecomputerstouseInternetphoneswhenyougotootherplacesandmostimportantlymanyInternetphonescostyounothingatall.Wi-Fiisnotavailableincitieswithout_____.A.acomputerB.aradioC.ahotspotD.acellphoneWhichofthefollowingisNOTtheadvantageofWi-Fi?ThehighspeedInternetconnection.B.ManyfreeInternetphones.UsingthesamecomputersforInternetphoneswhenyougotootherplaces.C.UsedinalltheUScities.SomescientistsstartedtocallWi-Fi4Gbecause_____.A.itistheproductoftheGoogles4thgeneration.B.itismorecapableofsendinginformationthanthemobilephonenetwork.C.ithasbeenusedbymorethanfourgenerations.D.Wi-Fiwillsurelytaketheplaceofthemobilephonenetwork..Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitle?A.ThirdGenerationTelecommunicationTechnologyB.FreeCallServiceC.GoogleLaunchesFreeWi-FiServiceD.FreeWi-FiServiceacrosstheU.S.A.
- A.studyinvolving8500teenagersfromallsocialbackgroundsfoundthatmostofthemareignorantwhenitcomestomoney.ThefindingsthefirstinaseriesofreportsfromNatWeslthathasstartedafive-yearresearchprojectintoteenagersandmoneyareparticularlyworryingasthisgenerationofyoungpeopleislikelytobeburdenedwithgreaterdebtsthananybeforE.Universitytuitionfees学费arecurrentlycappedat??3000annuallybutthiswillbereviewednextyearandtheGovernmentisunderenormouspressuretoraisetheceiling.Intheresearchtheteenagerswerepresentedwithdietermsoffourdifferentloansbut76percentfailedtoidentifythecheapest.Theyoungpeoplealsopredictedthattheywouldbeearningonaverage??31.000bytheageof25althoughtheaveragesalaryforthoseaged22to29isjust??17815.Theteenagersexpectedtobeindebtwhentheyfinisheduniversityortrainingalthoughhalfsaidthattheyassumedthedebtswouldbelessthan??10.000.Averagedebtsforgraduatesare??12363.StephenMoirheadofcommunityinvestmentattheRoyalBankofScotlandGroupwhichownsNatWestsaiD.Themoreexposedyoungpeoplearetofinancialissuesandtheyoungertheybecomeawareofthemthemorelikelytheyaretobecomeresponsibleforward-planningadultswhomanagetheirfinancesconfidentlyandeffectively.Ministersaredeeplyconcernedaboutthefinancialpressuresonteenagersandyoungpeoplebecauseofstudentloansandrisinghousingcosts.Theyhavejustintroducednewlessonsinhowtomanagedebts.NikkiFairweatheraged15fromStHelenssaidthatshehadbenefitedfromlessonsonpersonalfinancebutadmittedthatshestillhadalottolearnaboutmoney.Whichofthefollowingcanbefoundfromthefive-yearresearchproject?A.Studentsunderstandpersonalfinancesdifferently.B.UniversitytuitionfeesinEnglandhavebeenrising.C.Teenagerstendtooverestimatetheirfutureearnings.D.Thestudents'paybackabilityhasbecomeamajorissuE.Thephrasetoraisetheceilinginparagraph2probablymeans______.A.toraisethestudentloansB.toimprovetheschoolfacilitiesC.toincreasetheupperlimitofthetuitionD.tolifttheschoolbuildingroofsAccordingtoStephenMoirstudents_______.A.aretooyoungtobeexposedtofinancialissuesB.shouldlearntomanagetheirfinanceswellC.shouldmaintainapositiveattitudewhenfacingloansD.benefitalotfromlessonsonpersonalfinanceWhatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.ManyBritishteenagersdonotknowmoneymatterswellB.TeenagersinBritainareheavilyburdenedwithdebts.C.FinancialplanningisarequiredcourseatcollegE.D.Youngpeopleshouldbecomeresponsibleadults.
- ManhattanIslandissurroundedontheeastbytheEastandHarlemRiversandonthewestbytheNorthandHudsonRivers.ItlinkswiththeotherfourtownswhichmakeupNewYorkCityandwithNewJerseyarebymeansofsubwaysundergroundtunnelsandbridgeswhichleadintoManhanttanfromthesurroundingareA.TheBrooklynBridgewasthefirstsuspensionbridgetolinkBrooklyntoManhanttan.ItisalsothesecondoldestbridgeinNewYork.ThearchitectwasJohnAugustusRoeblingwhowasthechiefengineerofthesuspendedRailroadBridgeatNiagaraFalls.Misfortuneaccompaniedthebuildingofthebridgewhichtookplacefrom1869to1883.Thearchitectdiedasaresultofanaccidentearlyduringtheconstruction.HissonWashingtonRoeblingcarriedonhisfather’sworkusingthemostadvancedengineeringtechniquesoftheday.HealsofellillduringtheconstructionofthebridgeandwasobligedtodirecttheworkonitfromanapartmentwindowoverlookingthesitE.SinceitsconstructiontheBrooklynBridgehasremainedabusyandimportantpassageinNewYork.TheBrooklynBridgeis6775feetlongand1595feetwidE.Thesuspendedpartis3450feetlongand85feetwidE.Ithasaclearanceof133feetabovewaterlevel.Fourhugecablesextendacrossthebridgesupportedbytwotowerseach272feethigh.Eachofthesecablesismadeupof5700wires.IfyouwanttogotoPrincetonUniversityinNewJerseyfromManhattanyou_________.A.mustdriveacrossabridgeB.musttakeaMetrotrainC.havetogothroughatunnelD.canuseanyoftheabovemeansTheBrooklynBridgeis_________.A.thefirstsuspendedrailwaybridgeintheUSAB.thefirstoldestbridgeinNewYorkC.thefirstsuspensionbridgebetweenManhattanIslandandBrooklynD.thefirstsuspensionbridgebuiltintheUSAInthecourseoftheconstructionofthebridge_________.A.thechiefengineerwasinshortofmoneyB.misfortunefellonthechiefengineerC.JohnAugustusRoeblingfellillD.WashingtonRoeblingmetwithanaccidentWashingtonRoeblingwasforcedto_________.A.directthebuildingworkonthebridgeB.leadthebuildersofthebridgeinahospitalC.givehisdirectionstotheworkersfromaflatnearbyD.directtheconstructionofthebridgebyradio
- 第二部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分30分ASinceitwaspublishedin1818Frankensteinaclassichorrorstoryhasbeeninprintinmanylanguages.ThemonsterfromthenovelbyMaryShelleyistheresultofman'suncontrolleddesiretocreateandapplyhisknowledgE.ThenovelfeaturesVictorFrankensteinastudentwhoexploresthesecretsoflifeinhislaboratory.FearingthathehascreatedamonsterVictorFrankensteinwantstostopbuttoolatE.ThemonsterkillsVictorFrankenstein'syoungbrotherandcausesthemurdertobeblamedonaninnocentgirl.Victorandthemonstermeetinthefrozenmountains.ThemonsterasksVictortocreateafemalemonsterpromisingtoafterwardsleavewithherforthewilds.Victorbeginstheworkanddiscoversthemonsterhasfollowedhimtowatchthework.Victorregretshisdecisiontocreateasecondmonsterandworriesthattogethertheywillbeginaspeciesofmonster.Victordestroysthemonster'sbridE.Themonstersoontakesrevenge复仇onVictorbykillinghisbestfriendhisfatherandfinallyhisbrideElizabeth.Victorpursues追赶themonsteracrossmanyplaces.OnthepointofdeathVictormeetsashipandtellshisstorytothecaptainwhoselettersanddiariesarethentoformthisnovel.VictorFrankenstein'slastwordsareFarewellWalton!Avoidambitionevenifitisonlytheobviouslyinnocentoneofdistinguishingyourselfinscienceanddiscoveries.Frankenstein’sconflictedambitioniswithusalways.AndtheMonsterstandsatourwindowremindingustotakecareofourcreationsagainstexperimentingwiththingswedon’tunderstanD.36.Thepassagewaswrittento_______A.tellusthestoryfromFrankensteinB.encourageustoexplorethesecretoflifeC.entertainuswiththemonsterD.showpityonVictorFrankenstein37.AccordingtothepassageMaryShelley'sFrankensteinismadeupof_________A.poemsB.playsC.fairytalesD.lettersanddiaries38.Thecorrectorderofthefollowingeventsis_________A.ThemonsterfollowsFrankensteintowatchhiswork.B.Frankensteinrunsafterthemonsteracrossmanyplaces.C.ThemonsterkillsFrankenstein'sbridE.D.Frankensteinkillsthemonster'sbridE.E.Frankensteincreatesamonsterinexperiments.A.ebacdB.edcbaC.eacdbD.eadcb39.Inthelastparagraphthewriterofthepassagepointsthat_______A.themonsterisstilldisturbingpeopleB.man'sambitionincreationsshouldneverbeallowedC.man'sriskyexperimentshavecreatedmanymonstersD.creationsinscienceshouldbecarefullydealtwith
- Intheseatherearemanyislands.Initswarmwaterstherearesomelittleones.WecallthemCoralIslands.A.coralislandisverynicetolookat.Itlookslikearingoflandwithtreesgrassandflowersonit.Onepartoftheringisopentothewater.ThereisalittleroundlakeinsidetheislanD.Ifyoulookintothislakeyou'llseebeautifulcoral.Youmaythinktheyareflowers.Ifyoulookatapieceofcoralyou'llseethousandsoflittleholesinit.IneachofthoseholesaverysmallseaanimalhasliveD.Theseseaanimalsmakethecoral.Theybegantobuildunderthewater.Yearafteryearthecoralgrewhigherandhigher.Atlastitgrewoutofthewater.Thentheseabroughttoitsmalltreesandotherthings.Aftersomeyearsthesethingschangedintoearth.Sometimesthewindbroughtseedstotheearth.SometimesbirdsflewoveritandbroughtseedstotheislanD.Thelittleseedsgrew.Inafewyearstherewereplantsallovertheislands.InafewmoreyearsthereweretreesgrowingtherE.SoyouseetheseislandswerebuiltlittlebylittlE.Theworkerswereverysmall.Don'ttheyteachusalesson?Whatdoyouknowthelessonis?48.Whatdoesacoralislandlooklike?Itlookslike________.A.adesertB.aringoflandC.treesgrassandflowersD.acolourfullake49.Thereareseaanimalslivingintheholesofthecoral.A.thousandsofB.1000C.quiteafewD.onlyone50.________intheseA.A.WecanseemanyflowersB.TherearelotsofbigtreesC.TherearesomecoralislandsD.Thewaterisalwayswarm51.Howwereseedsoftreesgrassandflowersmainlybroughttothecoralislands?A.FishesbroughtthemtherE.B.ThewaterbroughtthemtherE.C.PeoplebroughtthemtherE.D.NoneoftheabovE.
- BraveFrenchmanFoundHalf-wayAroundtheWorldNEWYORKA.Frenchtouristhighlypraisedforrescuingatwo-year-oldgirlinManhattansaidhedidn’tthinktwicebeforedivingintothefreezingEastRiver.Tuesday’sDailyNewssaid29-yearwholeftthespotquicklyaftertherescuelastSaturday.HeliftedthelittlegirloutofthewateraftershefelloffthebankattheSouthStreetScaportmuseum.HehandedthegirltoherfatherDavidAndersonwhohaddiveinafterhim.Ididn’tthinkatallDurettoldtheDailyNews.Ithappenedveryfast.Ireactedveryfast.Duretanengineeronvacationwaswalkingwithhisgirlfriendalongthepier码头whenhesawsomethingfallingintothewater.Hethoughtitwasadollbutrealizeditwasachildwhenheapproachedtheriver.Inaninstanthetookoffhiscoatandjumpedintothewater.Whenhereachedthegirlsheappearedlifelesshesaid.Fortunatelywhenshewasoutofthewatersheopenedhereyes.AndersonsaidhisdaughterslippedoffthebankwhenhewasadjustinghiscamerA.AnambulancecamelaterforhersaidDuretwhowashandeddryclothesfromcookers.Duretcaughtatrainwithhisgirlfriendshortlyafter.TherescuehappenedonthedaybeforeheleftforFrancE.Duretsaidhedidn’trealizehistaleofheroismhewasleavingthenextmorning.Idon’treallythinkI’maherosaidDuret.Anyonewoulddothesameting.1.whywasDuretinNewYork?A.TomeethisgirlfriendB.ToworkasanengineerC.TospendhisholidayD.TovisittheAndersons.2.Whatdidduretdoshortlyaftertheambulancecame?A.HewasinterviewedbyanewspaperB.HeaskedhisgirlfriendforhisdryclothesC.HewenttothehospitalintheambulanceD.Hedisappearedfromthespotquickly3.Whodivideafterduretintotherivertosavethelittlegirl?A.DavidAndersonB.apasser-byC.hisgirlfriendD.ataxidriver.4.Whenwasduetmostprobablyfoundtobetheveryhero?A.thedaywhenhewasleavingforhomE.B.acoupleofdaysafterthegirlwasrescuedC.thefirstdaywhenhewasinNewYorkD.thesamedaywhenhewasintervieweD.
- SectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedABC.andD.ChoosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustreaD.A.Theelephantwaslyingheavilyonitssidefastasleep.A.fewdogsstartedbarkingatit.Theelephantwokeupinaterribleanger:itchasedthedogsintothevillagewheretheyranforsafety.Thatdidn'tstoptheelephant.ItdestroyedadozenhousesandinjuredseveralpeoplE.Thevillagerswerescaredandangry.ThensomeonesuggestedcallingParbatitheelephantprincess.ParbatiBarua'sfatherwasahunteroftigersandanelephanttamer.HetaughtParbatitorideanelephantbeforeshecouldevenwalk.Healsotaughtherthedangerousartoftheelephantround-up--howtocatchwildelephants.Parbatihasn'talwayslivedinthejunglE.Afterahappychildhoodhuntingwithherfathershewassenttoboardingschoolinthecity.ButParbatinevergotusedtobeingthereandmanyyearslatershewentbacktoheroldfifE.Lifeinthecityistoodull.Catchingelephantsisanadventureandtheexcitementlastsfordaysafterthechaseshesays.ButParbatidoesn'tcatchelephantsjustforfun.Myworkshesaysistorescuemanfromtheelephantsandtokeeptheelephantssafefromman.AndthisisexactlywhatParbatihasbeendoingformanyyears.IncreasinglytheIndianelephantisangry:formanyyearsillegalhuntershaveattackeditanditshomeinthejunglehasbeenreducedtosmallpiecesoflanD.Itisnowfightingback.WheneverwildelephantsenterateagardenoravillageParbatiiscalledtoguidetheanimalsbacktothejunglebeforetheycankill.Theworkofanelephanttameralsoinvolvesloveanddevotion.A.goodelephanttamerwillspendhoursadaysinginglovesongstoanewlycapturedelephant.Eventuallytheygrowtolovetheirtamersandneverforgetthem.Theyarealsomoreloyalthanhumansshesaidassheclimbeduponeofherelephantsandsatonthegianthappyanimal.Anelephantprincessindeed!1.ForParbaticatchingelephantsismainlyto.A.getlonglastingexcitementB.keepbothmanandelephantssafeC.sendthembacktothejungleD.maketheangryelephantstame2.BeforeParbatistudiedinaboardingschool.A.shespenthertimehuntingwithherfatherB.shelearnedhowtosinglovesongsC.shehadalreadybeencalledanelephantprincessD.shewastaughthowtohunttigers3.Indianelephantsaregettingincreasinglyangryandtheyrevengebecause__________.A.theyarecaughtandsentforheavyworkB.illegalhunterscapturethemandkillthemC.theyareattackedandtheirlandgetslimitedD.dogsoftenbarkatthemandchasethem4.ThepassagestartswithanelephantstoryinordertoexplainthatinIndia_________.A.peopleeasilyfallvictimtoelephants'attacksB.theman-elephantrelationshipisgettingworseC.elephanttamersareinshortsupplyD.dogsareaspowerfulaselephants
- PassageFifteenContributionofCoeducationImaginingbeingaskedtospendtwelveorsoyearsofyourlifeinasocietywhichconsistedonlyofmembersofownsex.Howwouldyoureact?Unlesstherewassomethingdefinitelywrongwithyouyouwouldn’tbetoohappyaboutittosaytheleast.Itisallthemoresurprisingthereforethatsomanyparentsintheworldchoosetoimposesuchabnormalconditionsontheirchildren–conditionswhichtheythemselveswouldn’tputupwithforoneminute!Anydiscussionofthistopicisboundtoquestiontheaimsofeducation.Stuffingchildren’sheadsfullofknowledgeisfarfrombeingforemostamongthem.Oneofthechiefaimsofeducationsistoequipfuturecitizenswithalltheyrequiretotaketheirplaceinadultsociety.Nowadultsocietyismadeupofmenandwomensohowcanasegregatedschoolpossiblyoffertherightsortofpreparationforit?Anyoneenteringadultsocietyafteryearsofsegregationcanonlybeinforashock.A.co-educationalschoolofferschildrennothinglessthanatrueversionofsocietyinminiaturE.Boysandgirlsaregiventheopportunitytogettoknoweachothertolearntolivetogetherfromtheirearliestyears.Theyareputinapositionwheretheycancomparethemselveswitheachotherintermsofacademicabilityathleticachievementandmanyoftheextra-curricularactivitieswhicharepartofschoollifE.Whatapracticaladvantageitistogivejustasmallexampletobeabletoputonaschoolplayinwhichthemalepartswillbetakenbyboysandthefemalepartsbygirls!Whatnonsenseco-educationmakesoftheargumentthatboysareclevererthangirlorvice-versA.Whensegregatedboysandgirlsaremadetofeelthattheyarearaceapart.RivalrybetweenthesexesisfostereD.InacoeducationalschooleverythingfallsintoitsproperplacE.Butperhapsthegreatestcontributionofco-educationisthehealthyattitudetolifeitencourages.Boysdon’tgrowupbelievingthatwomenaremysteriouscreatures–airygoddessesmorelikebook-illustrationstoafairy-talethanhumanbeings.Girlsdon’tgrowupimaginingthatmenareromanticheroes.YearsoflivingtogetheratschooldispelillusionsofthiskinD.Therearenogoddesseswithfrecklespigtailspiercingvoicesandinkyfingers.Therearenoromanticheroeswithknobblykneesdirtyfingernailsandunkempthair.Theawkwardstageofadolescencebringsintosharpfocussomeofthephysicalandemotionalproblemsinvolvedingrowingup.Thesecanbetterbeovercomeinaco-educationalenvironment.Segregatedschoolssometimesprovidetherightconditionsforsexualdeviation.Thisishardlypossibleunderaco-educationalsystem.Whenthetimecomesforthepupilstoleaveschooltheyarefullypreparedtoentersocietyaswell-adjustedadults.Theyhavealreadyhadyearsofexperienceincopingwithmanyoftheproblemsthatfacemenandwomen.1.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.onlyco-educationcanbeinharmonywithsociety.B.peopleareingreatneedofco-education.C.anyformofeducationotherthanco-educationissimplyunthinkablE.D.co-educationhasmanyfeatures.2.whatdoesco-educationoffertochildren?A.Asociety.B.Atruesmallmodelofsociety.C.AreallifE.D.Trueversionofsocialcondition.3.Accordingtothepassagewhatisoneofthechiefaimsofeducation?A.ItisforstudentstoacquireknowledgE.B.Itistoequipfuturecitizenswithscientifictechnology.C.Itistoequipfuturecitizenswithwhatisrequiredingettingapositioninsociety.D.Itisforstudentstogetacademicachievements.4.Whydoboysandgirlsinco-educationhavenoillusionabouteachother?A.Theylivetogetherandknoweachothertoowell.B.Yearsoflivingtogetheratschooldismisssuchillusion.C.co-educationencouragethemtohaveanhealthyattitudetowardlifE.D.Theyarefamiliarwitheachother’sproblems.
- SpeakingofCopenhagenwhatdoyouthinkof?ThelittleMermaidthefairytalewriterH.C.AndersontheCOP15meetingsoracitywherepeoplebikeeventhoughtheyhavecars.WhenlandingonCopenhagenTasstrupAirportyoucanseenumbersofwhitepropellergeneratorsstandinginthebluewaterfront.Theconstantmovingpaddlesareproducingrenewableenergytothecity.DuringtherecentClimateChangeConferencethecitywasintroducedtotheworldasanexampleofclimate-friendlycity.EvidencesotherthanwindpowerstationswereobviouseverywherE.WhileprivatecarscanbeagreatsourceofpollutioninothercitiesthemainformoftransportinthecapitalofDenmarkishoweverpublictransportation.BypublictransportationImeanoneofverygoodquality.BusesareusuallyVolvoandmostofthetrafficlightsareofSiemens.Additionallybusesmetrosandintercity-trainsnamedS-trainarewellequippedconstantlymaintainedspecialandgood-looking.Theseatsinthetrainsareofsofa-designeD.Stickygumordirtyspotrarelyappear.Thankstoasmallpopulationitismucheasiertomaintaintheconditionofthevehicles.FreewirelessinternetserviceisprovidedinS-trains.Seatsarealwayspossibleevenatrushhoursifthepassengerispatientenoughtolookforit.TakingtheconvenienceforgrantedDanishpeoplefindithardtoimaginehowthemetroinTokyocanbeascrowdedasasardincan.Petsandbaby-wagonsareallowedinbusessubwaysandS-trains.Allthefacilitiesenablebetterservicetobiggerpassengergroup.Itisalsonotablethatthemasstransitusesgreenfuelsandelectricity.CarsarecommoninCopenhagenbutpeoplehaveanalternativeofshortdistancetransport:bikes.Denmarkisknownasbike-friendlyformanyreasonssuchasflatlandsplendidcyclewaysandtheDanishfondofmotion.ButpleasebeawarethatridingabikeinCopenhagenisnotlikebikinginBeijing.Firstofallitisquitespeedy.Manypeopleridetoworkeverymorning.PunctualityisimportantandtheyhavetorideasfastaspossibletobeontimE.Sowhynotspeedup?Notmyphilosophy.AsaresultIamoftenhastenedbyimpatientriderswhounfortunatelypiledupaftermE.SecondconsideringthespeedbikehelmetsfrontandbacklightsandothernecessaryaccessoriesarerequireD.Ridersneedtosetawhitelightinthefrontofthebikeandredlightattheback.Onemayendupwithabigfineifnotridingwiththem.72.Inthepassagewegettoknowthat_____.allenergycomefromwindpowerstationsdifferentkindsofgreenenergykeepthiscityrunningalotofelectricityisimportedfromothercountriespeopleinthiscityuselittleenergy73.S-trainsareakindoftransportation______.A.whichsendtheirpassengersfromonecitytoanother.B.whichuseswindtoruntheirwaysC.whichistheonlywayforyoutogofromonecitytoanother.D.whichyouarenotallowedtotakeifyoutakeapet.74.InthelastparagraphwhatdoesPunctualitymean?A.BeingfitB.NotbeingscoldedC.NotbeinglateD.Speeding75.InCopenhagenifyouridetooslow_____A.youwillbefinedbypolicE.B.itmeansthatyouneedtobuyabetterbikE.C.youmayblockthetrafficflow.D.manybikeriderswillshoutatyou.
- FromMr.WardHoffman.SirIwashalfwaythroughProfessorRajPersaud'sarticleWhat'sthetippingpointFinancialTimesWeekendApril9-l0whenitoccurredtomethatwhatIwasreadingwasnotironic讽刺的.IfProfPersaudwantstoknowwhyAmericanstipinrestaurantsheneedonlyaskthefirstAmericanhemeetsinLondon.Americanstipinrestaurantsforonereasonandonereasononly:wetiptosupplement补贴thesalaryofrestaurantworkers.QualityofservicedoesnotenterintoitbeyondthefactthatonemaytipabitlessforpoorserviceoralittlemoreforgoodservicE.Nottippingatallinanon-fast-foodrestaurantisnotachoicE.IntheUSoneusedtotipabout15percentfordininginafamily-stylerestaurantorinanupmarket高档的restaurant.HereinSanFranciscoBayarearestaurantsweareencouragedtotip20percentormoretohelprestaurantworkersliveinthisveryexpensiveareA.AftereatingatanItalianrestaurantinmycityIleftatipof20percentonthenon-taxpartofourdinnerbill.ItwasexpecteD.Thereisnothingmorecomplicated复杂的thanthataboutAmericanstippinginrestaurants.WardHoffmanPaloAltoCA94306US***FromMr.PhilipMcBrideJohnson.SirIagreewithmostofRajPersaud'sopinionsaboutthedoubtfulvalueoftippingbutwithoneexception例外.Tipscanbeveryusefulwhenoneisarepeatcustomerordiner.ItisonlywhenthetipperisastrangerandlikelytoremainsothatthesystemdoesnotworktohisorheradvantagE.Butfrequentahotelorarestaurantalwaystipabitmoreandthedifferenceinserviceandtreatmentwillbeeasilyfelt.PhilipMcBrideJohnsonGreatFallsVA22066US68.WhatcanwelearnfromHoffman'sletter?A.QualityofservicedeterminestippingintheUS.B.Americansdon'ttipinnon-fast-foodrestaurants.C.TippinginUSupmarketrestaurantsisunnecessary.D.HowtotipintheUnitedStatesisnotcomplicateD.69.Johnson'slettershows________.A.astrangerinarestaurantislikelytotipabitmoreB.dinersreceivebetterserviceiftheyfrequentarestaurantC.repeatdinersmaygetgoodserviceiftheytipabitmoreD.thetippingsystemworkstotheadvantageofnewcustomers70.FromthetwoletterswecanlearnProfessorRajPersaud______.A.feelsdoubtfulaboutthevalueoftippingB.believestippingimprovesqualityofserviceC.wantstoaskHoffmanabouttippingintheUSD.thinkstippingabitmoreonecangetgoodservice71.Thetwolettersmostprobablyappearsina______.A.noticeB.handbookC.bookreviewD.newspaper
- DSchoolkidsshowtalentsforcharityYoungstersatFulwoodHighSchoolandArtsCollegeinPrestonwillshowtheirtalentstoraisemoneyforsickchildren.ItisputtingonawonderfulshowonThursdayNovembertosupportDerianHouseChildren’sHospice安养院nearChorley.Pupilsareplanninganighttorememberwithawiderangeofactsfromsingersanddancerstoamagician.LocalbandVoxPopulationfrontedbyformerpupilLaurenceHoltwillbeplayingfollowingtheirrecenttourofGermany.Thebestpartofthenightwillbeasurpriseactbyagroupofteachers.Ticketsareavailablefromtheschoolpriced£1.50forpupilsand£2foradults.Theshowstartsat7pm.Grants补助金aimtoboostrecyclingChildrenandcommunitygroupsacrossLancashirehavebeengivenhelptorecyclemorE.Morethan40schoolsorganizationsandcommunitygroupshavereceivedWasteActionGrants.BrinscallPrimarySchoolinChorleyhasbeenawarded500poundstoprovidemoneyforitsInfantFruitWasteproject.ThemoneyhasbeenusedtobuyaRolyPigcomposterthatwillturnfruitwasteintocompost堆肥.CaroleLormerfromtheschoolsaidThechildrencompletelylovetheRolyPigs.Theyhavebeenfeedingandturningthemeverydayusingleftoverfruit.Forinformationvisitwww.globalrenewables.co.uk/wasteactiongrantsorcall01172642885.ReadywhenyouareIfyou’relookingtobagthatdreamjobyourbasicmathsandEnglishskillsneedtobegooD.IfyouthinkyourbasicskillsarealittleoutofpracticetrytakingLearnerdirect’sReadyWhenYouArechallengE.HostedbyEamonnHolmesandJohnnyBallit’safunandinteractivequizbasedonreallifesituationswhichaimstohelpyoudecidewhereyoumightneedtobrushuponyourbasicskills.Logonto:www.learndirect.co.uk/readyGoodluck!68.Whatinformationcanwegetfromthefirstadvertisement?A.LaurenceHoltisthemainsingerinthebanD.B.TeacherswillbesurprisedattheperformancE.C.Theshowisheldtocelebratestudents’graduation.D.Parentsareexpectedtooffer£2toeachpupil.69.HowdothestudentsinBrinscallPrimarySchoolrecycle?A.Theyfeedpigsontheleftoverfruit.B.TheyturnwastefruitintofertilizerwithamachinE.C.Theyawarded£500tothosewhowasteleastatschool.D.Theyraised£500fortheInfantFruitWasteproject.70.Readywhenyouareisanadvertisementfor________.A.agoodjoB.B.askilllearningcourseC.aninteractivequizD.aninterestingwebsite
- BLondonUndergroundTheworld’sfirstsubwaywasbuiltinLondonin1863.AtthetimethegovernmentwaslookingforawaytoreducetrafficproblemsinthecityofLondon.Thepoorareasofthecityweresocrowdedwithpeoplethatitwasalmostimpossibleforhorsecarriagestogetthrough.ThecityofficialswereinterestedintryingtomakeitpossibleforworkerstoliveoutsideofLondonandtraveleasilytoworkeachday.Ifpeoplehadacheapandconvenientwaythattheycoulddependontogotoandfromworktheywouldrelocatetheirhomesoutsideofthecity.Thiswouldhelpease减轻thepressureoftoomanypeoplelivinginthepoorpartsofLondon.FromtheseproblemstheideaoftheLondonUndergroundthefirstsubwaysystemwasborn.TheplansforbuildingtheUndergroundmetwithseveralproblemsanddelaysbutthefasttrackwasfinallyopenedinJanuary1863.A.steamtrainpulledthecarsalongthefastundergroundtrackwhichwas6kilometers3.7mileslong.About30000peoplegotonthesubwaythefirstday.Ridersweretreatedtocomfortableseatsstandingupwhilethetrainwasmovingwasnotallowedandpleasantdecorationsinsideeachofthecars.Howeverthesmokefromtheenginesoonfilledtheairinthetunnelswithashandsoot煤灰aswellaschemicalgases.FanshadtobeputinthetunnelslatertokeeptheaircleanenoughforpeopletobreathE.EvenwithitsproblemsridingintheUndergrounddidcatchon.Itcarried9millionridersinitsfirstyear.50.WhatledtheBritishgovernmenttobuildtheLondonUndergroundA.Trafficjamsandpollution.B.Populationandpollution.C.Overcrowdingandtrafficjams.D.Thepovertyandsubwayproblems.51.HowdidtheLondonUndergroundsolvethesmokeproblemA.Itmadethetunnelslarger.B.Itputfansinthetunnels.C.Itcleanedthechemicalgasesinthetunnels.D.Itreducedthenumberofpassengersridinginthetrain.52.Theunderlinedphrasecatchonmostprobablymeans______.A.betroublesomeB.becomepopularandfashionableC.keepupwithD.seize53.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEA.Torelocatetheworkers’homesoutsideLondonthegovernmentbuiltthesubway.B.Thereweresomanyproblemsanddelaysthatin18thcenturythefirstsubwayopeneD.C.ThesubwaygreatlyeasedthepressureoftraffiC.D.TherewerenotenoughseatsforthepassengersthefirstdaythesubwayopeneD.
- A.surveybyaninternationaltemporaryserviceagencyfoundthatU.S.managersbelievethatpeoplewithasenseofhumourdobetterattheirjobscomparedwiththosewhohavelittleornosenseofhumour.Infactabout96percentofthosesurveyedsaidpeoplewithasenseofhumourdobetter.Thesurveywentontopointoutthattheresultssuggestthatasenseofhumourmayhelplight-heartedemployeeskeeptheirjobsduringtoughtimes.Andwhat'smoreitmaypushthemupthecorporateladderpasttheirhumourlesscolleagues.Why?Itseemsthatthosewithasenseofhumourarebettercommunicatorsandbetterteamplayers.StudieshaveshownthathappyworkersaremoreproductivE.InfactaresearcheratCaliforniaStateUniversityfoundthathumourcouldhelptheemployeestoreleasetension.ResearchdonebypsychologistDr.AshtonTriceatMaryBaldwinCollegeinVirginiashowedthathumourhelpsusthink.WhenpeoplefeelstuckonimportantprojectstheytendtofeelangryordepresseD.AccordingtoDr.Trice'sresearchtakingtimeouttolaughcanhelpustogetridofnegativefeelingsandallowustoreturntoataskormoveontoanotherprojectunaffectedbypastdefeat.Ifhumourisreallythisimportantthenwhydon'tweuseitmoreoftenonthejob?MostlikelythemainreasonisthatmanypeopleareunawareofthepositiveeffectsofhumourintheworkplacE.Howeveritisimportanttorealizethatsomehumourisnotsuitablefortheworkplaceandthatitisoftenusedatwrongtimes.Mostpeoplethinkasenseofhumourcan________.A.helpyoutodoyourworkbetterB.makeyouhavearichlifeC.makeyoupleasedwithyourworkD.helpyoutomakemorefriendsManypeopledon'tusehumourmoreintheworkplacebecause__________.A.theylikekeepingsilentwhenworkingB.theydon'tknowthepositiveeffectsofhumourC.theythinktheyshouldobeytherulesD.theydon'tlikejokingorlaughingA.personwithoutasenseofhumouriseasier__________.A.tofeelsurprisedB.togetalongwithC.tobeworriedD.tobesuccessfulWhatisprobablythebesttitleforthearticle?A.PeoplewithaSenseofHumour.B.HumourIsImportantintheWorkplacE.C.HumourandHumourless.D.EveryoneLikesHumour.
- Whenadogbitesamanitusuallydoesn’tmakenews.HoweverthissayingchangewhenBeijingandseveralotherChinesecitiesannouncedtheCivilizedDogRaisingcampaigninNovember.ThegovernmentwillrequireBeijingerstogetlicensesfortheirdogsandwillenforcetheone-dogone-familypolicy.Policesaytheone-dogpolicyisaimedatreducingthenumberofdogbitesandloweringtheriskofrabies.AccordingtotheMinistryofHealthrabieshasbecomethetopinfectiousdiseaseinChinA.Dangerousdogsanddogstallerthan35centimeterssuchasGreatDaneshavebeenbannedfromurbanareas.Petownersarealsorequiredtocleanuptheirdog'sdroppingsandmakesuredogsareleashed拴着especiallyinpublicareas.Somepublicareassuchasbanksareclosedtodogsentirely.Dogsareregardedasman'sbestfriendandthehistoryofraisingdogscanbetracedbacktothestoneagE.ItthereforeseemssadthatdogsareunwelcomeinBeijing.ButitisnotthecasethatBeijingersdislikedogs.ActuallytherearemanydogloversinBeijing.Thecitynowhasmorethan550000registereddogsup20percentfromthepreviousyear.TheproblemisactuallyaboutlivingspacE.DifferentfrommanyWesternersmostBeijingersliveinurbanapartmentbuildingsnothousesinthesuburbs.Thereisverylimitedopenspaceforwalkingdogs.Thebarkingthewasteandunleasheddogsinbuildingselevatorsandplacespeoplegathercancausefearfightsandfrustration.Beijingisnottheonlycitytohaveadogproblem.ParisLondonNewYorkandViennaallfacesimilarchallengesandhavecommonrulesfordogsandtheirowners.Whichofthefollowingmaybeasuitabletitleforthestory?A.Man'sBestFriendB.CivilizedDogRaisingC.NoRoomForDogsD.WhenA.DogBitesA.ManWhatcanbeinferredfromtheabovepassage?A.Ifadogbitesamanitwillbecomeanimportantnewsitem.B.RabiesisthemostseriousinfectiousdiseaseinBeijing.C.Soontherewillbenodangerousdogsordogstallerthan35centimetresinBeijing.D.Beijinghastroubleaccommodatingsomanydogs.AccordingtothepassagewhatshouldyouNOTdoifyouareadogownerinBeijing?A.Walkyourdoginpublicplaces.B.Havemorethanonedog.C.Raiseyourdoginurbanapartmentbuildings.D.Letyourdogbarkinplaceswherepeoplegather.Inthewriter'sopinionthemaincauseofthedogprobleminBeijingis_____________.A.thelimitedlivingspaceinurbanareasB.itslackofrulesfordogsandtheirownersC.BeijingersandwesternershavingdifferentlifestylesD.theincreasingnumberofdangerousdogs
- 第二部分阅读理解第一节20小题第二节5小题每小题2分共50分第一节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卷上将该项标号涂黑ATheangrylocalsofanEnglishvillageblockedthedriverofaGoogleStreetViewcarwhowasfilmingtheneighborhoodsayingtheyfearedheworldencouragethievesareportsaidFriday.OnelocalPaulJacobstoldtheBBChehadwarnedhisneighborsafterspottingthecarfromhiswindowinBroughtonBuckinghamshiresouthernEnglandonWednesday.Idon’thaveaproblemwithGooglewantingtopromotevillages.WhatIhaveaproblemwithistheinvasion侵犯ofprivacytakingpicturesdirectlyintothehomeJacobssaiD.We’vealreadyhadthreehomesbrokenintolocallyinthepastsixweeks.IfourhousesaremadenoticeablealloverGoogleit’saninvitationformorecriminalstostrikE.IwasdeterminedtomakeastandsoIcalledthepolicE.AfterhiscallapolicecararrivedinBroughtoninresponsetoanargumentbetweenacrowdofpeopleandaGoogleStreetViewcontractor.Theyfelthispresencewasathreattotheirprivacy.WhenpolicearrivedatthescenethecarhadmovedonexplainedaspokeswomanforThamesValleyPolicE.TheGoogleStreetViewprojectsetuplastmonthinBritainaimstoprovidedetailed360-degreeviewsonlineofstreetsalloverBritain.TheprojecthasalreadybeenstronglycriticizedbyassociationslikePrivacyInternationalapressuregroupwhichhaslaunchedlegalactionagainsttheITcompany.Googleisconfidentthattheirnewmappingprojectiswithinthelaw.BeforelaunchingStreetViewwesoughttheguidanceandapprovaloftheInformationCommissioner’sOfficE.TheICOhasrepeatedlymadeclearthatitbelievesthatStreetViewincludesthesafeguardsnecessarytoprotectpeople’sprivacyaGooglespokesmansaiD.TheMetropolitanPoliceinLondontoldustheysawnosignificantsecurityriskthatthievesarelikelytomakeuseoftheopportunitiesandthatmappingproductscanbeusefulinsolvingandmappingcrimeinanareA.Headded:EngagedinnewprojectswesometimesmeetunexpectedchallengesandStreetViewhasbeennoexception.41.Whenthepolicecararrivedatthevillage__________A.thevillagerswereangrilyarguingwiththeGooglecardriver.B.themapcarwasstoppedfromleavingthevillagE.C.Themapcarhadstoppeditsworkingandgoneonitsway.D.Themapcarwassurroundedbytheangryvillagers.42.TheunderlinedphrasemakeastandinParagraph4means.A.standthereallthetimewholewaitingforthepoliceB.showfullsupporttoGoogle’sfilmingtheneighborhoodC.attempttodefendlocalsbystoppingGoogle’sfilmingtheneighborhoodD.standinthewaytostopthecarmovingon43.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUE?A.Google’smappingprojecthasnotbeenofficiallyapproveD.B.ThreehomeshadbeenvisitedbythieveswiththehelpofGooglepictures.C.ThepolicerushedtostopafightbetweenlocalsandGooglecontractors.D.ItwasnotthefirsttimethattheGooglemapprojecthadbeencriticizeD.44.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Google’sMappingProjectPromotestheNeighobrohooD.B.AngryBritishVillagersStopGoogleMapsCar.C.GoogleGoesOnWithitsPlantoFilmtheStreets.D.NewProjectMeetsChallengesAgain.
- CAnyintroductiontoPekingOperawouldnotbecompletewithouttellingofMeiLanfang.TraditionallyonlymenperformedinPekingOperaincludingthefemaleroles.AndMeiLanfangwastheverybestmasterofthemiss.DuringhisstagelifehecombinedthetraditionsofthepastwithhisowncreationsshapingastyleofhisownandgivingbirthtoTheMeiLanfangSchool.HewasalsothefirstartisttointroducePekingOperatoanoverseasaudiencemakingitpopulartotheworlD.ForhalfacenturyMeiLanfangwasahouseholdnameinChinA.MeiLanfangbeganhisstagelifeattheageof8.Histeachersaidheshowedlittlehopebecauseofhisboringeyes.Toimprovethisheexercisedthemdayafterday.Hewouldflykitesandlookatthemmovingslowlyinabluesky.Healsokeptpigeonsinordertolookatthemsoaringhigherandhigheruntiltheydisappearedintotheclouds.Thankstohiseffortshemanagedtotransformhisdulleyesintoapairofbrightandexpressiveeyesandwinnationalfamebeforetheageof20.Inover50yearsonthestageMeiLanfangplayednolessthan100differentcharactersinthetraditionalPekingOperaperformancE.Hecompletelychangedbothstagemake-upandcostumesandenrichedcharacters'gesturesexpressionsandposes.Healsowrotemanynewplaysdesigningthedanceshimself.ThemanydanceshecreatedformpartofthegreatlegacythathelefttoPekingOperA.In1930MeiLanfangstartedonasuccessfulUStour.TherehisbrilliantperformancesfascinatedtheaudiencemakingthemrealizethatPekingOperawasatheatricalformofgreatliteraryandartisticvaluE.44.MeiLanfangwasthefirstartisttointroducePekingOperato______.A.ChinaB.BeijingC.theworldD.schools45.WhendidMeiLanfangbeginhisstagelife?A.Attheageof8.B.Attheageof20.C.In1930.D.In1950.46.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordlegacyinparagraph3?A.SomeonewellknownallovertheworlD.B.SomeoneconsideredtobeanarttreasurE.C.Somethingtraditionalcombinedwithmoderndances.D.Somethingvaluablepasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration.47.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.ThehistoryofPekingOperA.B.MeiLanfang’searlystagelifE.C.ThecreationsofPekingOperabyMeiLanfang.D.MeiLanfang’sgreatcontributionstoPekingOperA.
- 第三部分阅读理解共两节满分40分第一节共15小题每小题2分满分30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ThebestdietforyouistheonethatyoucanfollowfortherestofyourlifE.Mostdietscangetyoutoyourgoalifyoudoexactlywhattheysay.Thefirstthingtodoistolookatwhatyou’redoingnow.Ifit’seasierforyoutoseewhereyou’regoingwrongbywritingdownwhatyoueatforthenextweekthendothat.Whenyoubecomefamiliarwiththefoodsyouchoosetoeateverydayit’seasytostarttosubsitute用代替healthieralternativesandmakebetterchoices.Let’stakealookatsomecommonlifestylechoicesthatcouldhelpyouloseweighteasily.Gotasodahabit?Drinkalotofsodaorfruitjuices?SubstitutewaterandteainsteaD.Studiesshowthatjustthisonesubstitutioncanhelpyoudrop20poundsinayear.Spendingalotoftimebuyingfoodatthedrivethroughfastfoodjoint?Avoidanythingthatyoucangetthroughadrivethroughwindow.BringyourlunchinsteaD.Homecookingalmostautomaticallyguaranteesamealthat’slowerinfatandcaloriesthananythingyoucouldgetthroughawindow.Neverfinishamealwithoutgrease油脂onyourhands?Deep-friedfoodsareloadedwithcaloriesandfat.FryinalittleoliveoilinsteaD.Alwayshavingalotofsauces?Holdingthemayo蛋黄酱oranythingelsethat’screamy含乳脂的?Ifyou’reorderingsandwicheswithspecialsauceormayothenyou’reeatingalotmorecaloriesandfatgramsthanyouthinkyouarE.Somesaucescanaddmorethan20gramsoffatandhundredsofcaloriestoyourlunch.Mustard芥茉isagoodalternativE.It’sflavorfulandhasvirtuallynocaloriesorfat.Takealookatwhatyou’redoingandmakechangesyoucanlivewith.56.AllthefollowingwillhelpyouloseweightEXCEPT________.A.mustardB.sodaC.teaD.oliveoil57.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Tomakealistofthefoodyoulikebestcanloseweight.B.Togetagoodideaofdifferentfoodsisnecessary.C.Homecookingismoredeliciousthansnacks.D.Dropping20poundsinayearisdifficult.58.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.mayoisbeneficialtopeople’shealthB.mostpeoplethinkthatmustardtastesbadC.cookingisawasteoftimeD.drinkingwatercontributestoweightloss59.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ThebestdietisalifestylechangeB.StopbuyingfastfoodC.WhattodofortherestofyourlifeD.Leadahealthylifestyle
- ChannelIslandsThetwomainislandsJerseyandQuernseyareremarkableinthattheypresentacombinationofenjoymentpeaceandquiet.Neitherislandisverybigonlytenmileslongandsoallpartsofthesecoastsareeasilyreachedfromthemaincenters--St.HelierandSt.PeterPort.InboththesetownsandparticularlyinJersey'sSt.Helieraretheamusementsofreallybigresorts度假胜地.ThenearnessofFrancegivesacontinentalatmosphere;theweatherhereisfarbetterthanthatofanyotherpartofEnglanD.TheotherthreeislandsJethouHernandSarkaresmallandquiet.IslesofScillyTheislandsarereallysmallandquiet;theweatheriswarmbutwindy.Theislandsareexcellentforthosewhoenjoyexploringsmallinlets水湾creeks小溪andbaysonfootorbetterinaboat.IsleofWightheislandis24milesacrossandthereforequitelargE.ThesceneryisgoodandvarieD.Theresortsareneitheroverlargenorshowy.TheislandhasthebestsunshinerecordinBritain.IsleofManAnislandwithauniqueatmosphere--itisdifferentfromEnglandScotlandorWales.ThirtymileslongwithgoodroadsandgoodpublictransportthemountainshillsanddeepvalleysareeasilyreacheD.DouglasisamajorBritishresortandotherholidayplacesarelively.60.IfyouwanttodrivetothemountainsandhillsyouwouldchooseA.theIsleofManB.theIsleofWightC.JerseyD.theIslesofStilly61.Ifyouwanttobefairlysureyouwouldhavealotofsunshineonholidayyouwouldchoose____.A.theChannelIslandsB.theIsleofManC.theIsleofWightD.theIslesofScilly62.ItcanbeconcludedfromParagraphOnethat_______.A.theChannelIslandsconsistoftwoislandsB.theChannelIslandsarereallyidealresortsC.JerseyandQuernseyareexcellentforthosewhoenjoyexploringnatureD.therearemanyresortsinJethouHemandSark63.InwhichwayaretheChannelIslandsdifferentfromalltheotherplacesinEngland?A.Thecoastsareeasilyreachedfromthemaincenters.B.TherearemoreislandstherE.C.Theweatherisfarbetter.D.Thecrowdstherecanenjoymoreentertainingbutquieterholidays.
- YourHouseWillTakeCareofYouInOldAgeHaveyoueverthoughtwhatyourlifewouldbelikeinoldage?EveryonetalksabouttheagingsocietywithlargenumbersofelderlypeopleneedinghomecarE.NowGermanresearchershavesetupasmarthouseprogrammedtohelptheelderlyliveathomewithdignity.ScientistsatGermany’sFraunhoferInstitutesaythehousecombinesexistingtechnologywithfuture-orientedtechnology.Forexamplethesmartbathroomhasatouchscreenmirrorthatcanremindpeopletotaketheirmedicinewashtheirhandsorbrushtheirteeth.ThehardwarebehindFraunhofer’selectronicbathroomisnotnewandthesoftwarerunsonaregularpersonalcomputer.WhenthemedicinecabinetisopenedadisplayinthemiddleofthemirrortellsthepersonhowmanypillstotakE.Themirrorislinkedtoacareproviderwhocanremotelycheckwhetherapatientathomeisactuallytakingmedicineandbrushinghisorherteeth.Asmanyelderlypeoplehavearthritic关节炎的conditionsthatmakeitdifficulttooperatewatertapsthemirroralsohasdisplaysthatturnthewatertaponorofforcontrolthewatertemperaturE.Thebathroomisonlythestart.Kitchensbedroomsandallotherpartsoftheintelligenthomewillbecomeuser-friendlytomeetallkindsofindividualneeds.Sensorsindoorstoiletstapslightswitchesandcarpetsdetecteveryactivityandrecordthemelectronically.Doctorsorcarestaffcanseefromthecomputerrecordswhatpersonalhygienetaskshavebeencompletedhowoftentheelderlypersonvisitsthebathroomorusesthetoilet.Incaseofanemergencythecomputerautomaticallyalertsthechosencontactpersonorcallsthecarecenter.The‘smartbathroomhasatouchscreenmirror________.A.thatcanhelptheelderlybrushtheirteethB.whichislinkedtoanursinghouseC.behindwhichisamedicinecabinetD.thatcanremindpeopletodomanythingsTheunderlinedwordtheminthelastparagraphrefersto________.A.everyactivityB.doorstoiletstapslightswitchesandcarpetsC.individualneedsD.sensorsThehousementionedinthepassagecanbedescribedas_________.A.smartbutexpensiveB.intelligentandconvenientC.smartandenvironmentally-friendlyD.fashionableandenergy-savingHowisthepassagemainlydeveloped?A.ByinferringB.Bylistingexamples.C.Bycomparing.D.ByintroducingapracticalmethoD.Theauthorofthetextmainly_________.A.callsonpeopletocarefortheoldB.encouragestheoldtolivewithdignityC.introducesanewhouseD.promotesanewhouse
- ELanguageisamajorproblemfortheEuropeanUnionEU.Theagreementortreaty条约whichcreatedtheorganizationthateventuallybecametheEUtheTreatyofRomestatedthateachcountry’slanguagemustbetreatedequally.TheoriginalsixcountrieshadonlythreelanguagesbetweenthemFrenchGermanandDutch.Howevertherearenow15countriesintheEUwithatotalof12languages.EUdocumentsmustbetranslatedintoalltheselanguagesandatofficialmeetingsthespeechesmustbetranslatedintoallthelanguagesbyinterpreters.Allthistranslatingisveryexpensiveandtimeconsuming.ItissaidthatnearlyhalfofallemployeesoftheEUareengagedintranslatingdocumentsandspeechesandnearlyhalfoftheEU’sadministrative管理方面的costsarespentonthistask.InthenearfutureitisprobablethatseveralmorecountriesmostofthemhavingtheirownlanguageswilljointheEUthusmakingthesituationevenworsE.Theproblemisnotjustcosttherearepracticaldifficultiesaswell.With12languagesthereare132possibletranslationsituationsthatmightbeneedeD.ItisoftendifficulttofindpeopleintherightplaceattherighttimewhocantranslatefromforexampleDanishintoGreekorDutchintoPortugueseatahighprofessionalstandarD.InpracticetheproblemhasbeenmadelessseverebytheuseofEnglishinmanycontactsbetweenEUofficialssincealmostallofthemspeaksomeEnglish.Howeveranyactiontoreducethenumberofofficiallanguagesperhapstofourorfivewouldbeablowtotheprideofthesmallercountries.AnothercommonlysuggestedsolutionistomakeEnglishtheofficiallanguageforallEUbusiness.HoweverthisisstronglyresistedbypowerfulmembercountrieslikeFranceandGermany.72.What’sthemainpurposeofthispassage?A.Togiveasolutiontoaproblem.B.TofindoutaproblemandshowhowsevereitisC.TocriticizetheEuropeanUnionforinefficiency.D.ToshowthattheproblemcannotbesolveD.73.AccordingtothewritertheuseofEnglishincontactsamongEUofficialshas_________.A.angeredtheofficialswhodon’tspeakEnglishB.increasedthenumberofofficiallanguagesC.reducedtheeffectoftheproblemD.beensupportedbypowerfulmembercountries74.ThewritermentionsDanishintoGreekasanexampleof________.A.asituationthatmightbedifficulttodealwithB.asituationthatoccursattimesC.oneofthe12situationsthatrequiresaninterpreterD.languageseasilybeinginterpreted75.Thewritersuggeststhatifthenumberofofficiallanguageswerereduced________A.theEUwouldnotknowwhichofficiallanguagestochooseB.countrieswhoselanguageswerenotusedofficiallywouldbeunhappyC.onlyeasylanguageswouldbeusedofficiallyD.thesmallermembercountrieswouldbepleased
- 第二部分:阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下面短文从A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项A.HowAmericansBegantoEatTomatoesPeoplehavestrangeideasaboutfooD.ForexamplethetomatoisakindofverydeliciousvegetablE.Itisoneofusefulplantsthatcanbepreparedinmanyways.Ithasrichnutritionandvitamininit.Butinthe18thcenturyAmericansneveratetomatoes.Theygrewthemintheirgardensbecausetomatoplantsaresopretty.Buttheythoughtthevegetablewaspoisonous有毒的.Theycalledtomatoespoisonapples.PresidentThomasJeffersonhoweverknewthattomatoesweregoodtoeat.Hewasalearnedman.HehadbeentoPariswherehelearnedtolovethetasteoftomatoes.Hegrewmanykindsoftomatoesinhisgarden.ThePresidenttaughthiscookawayforacreamoftomatosoup.ThisbeautifulpinksoupwasservedatthePresident’sparty.ThegueststhoughtthesouptastedreallygooD.Theyneverthoughttheirpresidentwouldservehishonoredguestspoisonapples.Jeffersonneverspoketohishonored忠实的guestsaboutthefact.36.Afteryoureadthepassagewhichofthefollowingdoyouthinkistrue?A.Americansneveratetomatoesaftertheybegantoplantthem.B.Americansdidn’teattomatoesbefore19thcentury.C.EvennowAmericansdon’teattomatoes.D.Inthe18thcenturyAmericansatealotoftomatoes.37.ThepassagetellsusthatJeffersonwasaPresidentwholearnedtolovethetasteoftomatoes___.A.whilehewasinParisB.whenhewasalittleboyC.becausehisparentstoldhimsoD.frombooks38.Accordingtothetext_______madethebeautifulpinksoupservedatthePresident’sparty?A.thePresidenthimselfB.aFrenchcookC.thePresident’scookD.thePresident’swife39.FromthepassageweknowallthehonoredguestsinvitedbyJeffersonwere.A.peoplefromothercountriesB.fromFranceC.peopleofhisowncountryD.menonly40.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.AlloftheguestsknewthesoupthatwasservedatthePresident’spartywasmadeoftomatoes.B.AllofthegueststhoughtthesoupwhichwaspreparedbythePresident’scookwasnicE.C.AllofthegueststhoughtthetasteofthebeautifulpinksoupwasnicE.D.Noneoftheguestsknewthattheirpresidentwouldservehishonoredguestspoisonapples.
- Weoftenusethewordsgrowthanddevelopmentasiftheymeantbasicallythesamething.ButthismaynotalwaysbethecasE.Onecaneasilyimagineinstancesinwhichacountryhasachievedhigherlevelsofincomegrowthwithlittleornobenefitcomingtomostofitscitizensdevelopment.Inthepastmostdevelopmentpolicieswereaimedatincreasingthegrowthrateofincomepercapita人均所得.Manyarestillbasedonthetheorythatbenefitofeconomicgrowthwillcometoallmembersofsociety.Ifthistheoryiscorrectgrowthshouldencouragedevelopment.Bytheearly1970showevertherelationshipbetweengrowthanddevelopmentwasbeingquestioneD.A.majorstudybytheWorldBankin1974concludedthatitisnowclearthatmorethandecadesofrapidgrowthindevelopingcountrieshasbeenoflittlebenefitto&thirdoftheirpopulation.TheWorldBankstudyshowedthatincreaseinGNPpercapitadidnotpromiseimportantimprovementsinsuchdevel??opmentindicatorsasnutrition营养healthandeducation.AlthoughGNPpercapitadidindeedriseitsbenefitcamedowntoonlyasmallpartofthepopulation.Thisrealizationgivesrisetoacallfornewdevelopmentpolicies.Thesenewpoliciesfavoragricultureoverindustrycallfornationalredis??tribution资源分配ofincomeandwealthandencourageprogramstosatisfysuchbasicneedsasfoodandshelter.Inthelate1970sandearly1980stheinternationalmacroeconomiccrises大规模的经济危机ofhighoilpricesworldwiderecession衰退andthethirdworlddebtforcedattentionawayfromprogramsdesignedtogetridofpoverty.howeverthelessonremains:economicgrowthdoesnotprom??iseeconomicdevelopment.Effortsmayberequiredtochangegrowingoutputcapacity能力intoeconomicbenefitthatreachmostofanation’speoplE.Whatdowelearnfromthefirstparagraphabouttherelationshipbetweengrowthanddevelopment?A.Growthanddevelopmentrefertothesamething.B.Growthalwaysbringsaboutdevelopment.C.Developmentisnotanecessaryresultofgrowth.D.Developmentisareliablemeasureofgrowth.Beforethe1970smostdevelopmentpolicieswerebasedontheorythateconomicgrowthwouldbenefit________.A.mostpeopleinsocietyB.somepeopleinsocietyC.fewpeopleinsocietyD.everyoneinsocietyaccordingtothestudybytheWorldBankin1974economicgrowthinsomebackwardcountriesbrought________.A.benefittoathirdoftheirpopulationB.benefittotwothirdsoftheirpopulationC.littlebenefittotheirpeopleD.nobenefitatalltotheirpeopleIfthepassagecontinueswhatwouldtheauthormostlikelydiscussinthenextparagraph?A.Howtoturngrowthintodevelopment.B.Howtoremovepovertyfromsociety.C.Howtodecreasethethirdworlddebt.D.Howtocopewitheconomiccrises.
- DTheIvyLeagueisanathleticconferencecomprisingeightprivateinstitutionsofhighereducationintheNortheasternUnitedStates.Thetermismostcommonlyusedtorefertothoseeightschoolsconsideredasagroup.Thetermisalsoconnectedwithacademicexcellenceselectivityinadmissionsandsocialelitism精英主义.ThetermbecameofficialespeciallyinsportsterminologyaftertheformationoftheNCAADivisionIathleticconferencein1954whenmuchofthenationpolarizedaroundfavoritecollegeteams.IVwasusedbecauseoriginallytheleagueconsistedonlyoffourmembers.Theuseofthephraseisnolongerlimitedtoathleticsandnowrepresentsaneducationalphilosophyinherenttothenation'soldestschools.InadditionIvyLeagueschoolsareoftenviewedbythepublicassomeofthemostprestigiousuniversitiesworldwideandareoftenrankedamongstthebestuniversitiesintheUnitedStatesandworldwidE.TheeightinstitutionsareBrownUniversityColumbiaUniversityCornellUniversityDartmouthCollegeHarvardUniversityPrincetonUniversitytheUniversityofPennsylvaniaandYaleUniversity.AlloftheIvyLeague'sinstitutionsplacenearthetopintheU.S.News&WorldReportcollegeanduniversityrankingsandrankwithinthetoponepercentoftheworld'sacademicinstitutionsintermsoffinancialendowment捐助.SevenoftheeightschoolswerefoundedduringAmerica'scolonialperiod;theexceptionisCornellwhichwasfoundedin1865.IvyLeagueinstitutionsthereforeaccountforsevenofthenineColonialCollegescharteredbeforetheAmericanRevolution.TheIviesareallintheNortheastgeographicregionoftheUnitedStates.Alleightschoolsreceivemillionsofdollarsinresearchgrantsandothersubsidiesfromfederalandstategovernment.UndergraduateenrollmentsamongtheIvyLeagueschoolsrangefromabout4000to14000makingthemlargerthanthoseofatypicalprivateliberalartscollegeandsmallerthanatypicalpublicstateuniversity.IvyLeagueuniversityfinancialendowmentsrangefromBrown's$2.01billiontoHarvard's$26billionthelargestfinancialendowmentofanyacademicinstitutionintheworlD.71.FromthepassageweknowthewordIvyintheIvyLeaguewasfirstchosentoreferto_______.A.aplantB.anumberC.asportD.aspirit72.WhatisspecialaboutCornellUniversityintheLeague?A.ItistheoldestonE.B.Itwasfoundedbycolonists.C.Ithasthesmallestendowment.D.ItistheyoungestonE.73.WhichmeaningcanthetermtheIvyLeagueconveytoday?A.Thelargestenrollment.B.Thestrongestgovernmentsupport.C.Themostexpensiveschools.D.First-classeducation.74.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.ThereisnolongersportscompetitionintheIvyLeaguE.B.SevencollegesweresetupbeforetheUSAwasfoundeD.C.BrownUniversityhasthesmallestnumberofstudents.D.TypicalpublicstateuniversitiesarelargerthantheIvies.75.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheABCofTheIvyLeagueB.BestUniversitiesintheUSAC.TheFinancialIncomeofAmericanUniversitiesD.HowtoApplytoanIvyLeagueUniversity
- TheWife-carryingWorldChampionshiphasbeencelebratedinasmalltownincentralFinlandsince1992.in1992thepeopleofthetowndecidedthatitwastimetorestartsomelong-forgottentraditions.Backinthelate1800stherewasarobbercalledRosvo-RonkaineninthatareA.Hewassaidtoonlyacceptmenasmembersofhisgangwhoprovedtheirworthinchallenges.Atthattimeitwasalsoacommonpracticetostealwomenfromneighboringvillages.TheWife-carryingWorldChampionshipisbecomingincreasinglypopular.A.largenumberofcompetitorspeopleandjournalistsfromFinlandtoCanadaattendtheWife-carryingWorldchampionshipeveryyear.Theeventiswell-knownforitswarmandhumorousatmospherE.TheWife-carryingWorldChampionshipisheldona253.5meterslongofficialtrack.Thetrackhastwodryobstaclesandawaterobstacleaboutameterdeep.ThereareafewbasicrulesandthewinningteamisthecouplewhocompletethecourseintheshortesttimE.Thewifetobecarriedmaybeyourownoryourneighbor’s.theminimumweightofthewifetobecarriedis49kg.ifsheislessthan49kgthewifewillbegivenaheavybagtocarry.Eachtimeacompetitordropshiswifethatcouplewillbefined15seconds.AlongwiththeWife-carryingWorldChampionshipthereisalsoateamcompetition.Thedistanceisthesamebutthreemenintheteamcarrythewifeinturns.Attheexchangepointthecarrierhastodrinktheofficialwife-carryingdrinkbeforecontinuingtheracE.A.specialprizeisawardedtotheteamwiththebestcostumes.AlongsidewiththeWife-carryingWorldChampionshiptherearebandsplayingmusicawife-carryingdanceandotherformsofentertainment.AccordingtothepassagetheWife-carryingWorldchampionship___________.A.wasfirstcelebratedin1992.B.wasfirstheldbyRosvo-RonkainenC.iscelebratedinFinlandorCanadaeveryyearD.willawardwife-carryingdrinkstothewinnersTheWife-carryingWorldchampionshipisfamousbecause___________.A.itisheldona253.5meterslongtrackB.manycompetitorstakepartinitC.ithasapleasantatmosphereD.thewinnerwillbeawardedalotofmoneyIfahusbanddropshiswifethreetimeinthecompetitionhewillbefined________.A.15secondsB.35secondsC.45secondsD.60secondscomparedwiththeWife-carryingWorldchampionshiptheteamcompetition_______.A.ismoreexcitingB.hasaspecialprizeC.hasadifferenttrackD.hasthreeteamsaltogetherThepassageiswrittenmainlyto____________.A.warnpeoplethatthecompetitionisdangerousB.attractmorevisitorstotheWife-carryingWorldchampionshipC.introducehowtheWife-carryingWorldchampionshiphasbecomepopularD.tellussomethingabouttheWife-carryingWorldchampionship
- 请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选项的标号涂黑Itishardlysurprisingthatclothingmanufacturers生产商followcertainuniformstandardsforvariousfeatures特征ofclothes.Whatseemsstrangehoweveristhatthestandardadoptedforwomenistheoppositeoftheoneformen.Takealookatthewayyourclothesbutton.Men’sclothestendtobuttonfromtherightandwomen’sformtheleft.Consideringmostoftheword’spopulation-menandwomen-areright-handedthemen’sstandardwouldappeartomakemoresenseforwomen.Sowhydowomen’sclothesbuttonfromtheleft?HistoryreallyseemstomatterherE.Buttonfirstappearedonlyontheclothesoftherichinthe17thcenturywhenrichwomenweredressedbyservants.Forthemostlyright-handedservantshavingwomen’sshirtsbuttonfromtheleftwouldbeeasier.Ontheotherhanghavingmen’sshirtsbuttonformtherightmadesensetoo.Mostmendressedthemselvesandasworddrawnfromtheleftwiththerighthangwouldbelesslikelytogetcaughtintheshirt.Todaywomenareseldomdressedbyservantsbutbuttoningformtheleftisstillthestandardforthem.Isitinteresting?ActuallyastandardoncesetresistschangE.Atatimewhenallwomen’sshirtsbuttonedformtheleftitwouldhavebeenriskyforanysinglemanufacturetoofferwomen’sshirtsthatbuttonedtheright.Afterallwomenhadgrownsousedtoshirtswhichbuttonedfromtheleftandwouldhavetodevelopnewhabitsandskillstoswitch.Besidesfromtherightsinceanyonewhonoticedthatwouldbelievetheywerewearingmen’sshirts.Whatissurprisingaboutthestandardoftheclothingindustry?A.Ithasbeenfollowedbytheindustryforover400years.B.Itisdifferentformen’sclothingandwomen’s.C.Itwoksbetterwithmenthanwithwomen.D.Itfailstoconsiderright-handedpeoplE.65.Whatdoweknowabouttherichmeninthe17thcentury?A.Theytendedtowearclotheswithoutbuttons.B.Theywereinterestedinthehistoricalmatters.C.Theyweremostlydressedbyservants.D.Theydrewtheirswordsfromtheleft.66.Women’sclothesstillbuttonfromthelefttodaybecause.A.adoptingmen’sstyleisimproperforwomenB.manufacturersshouldfollowstandardsC.modernwomendressthemselvesD.customsarehardtochange67.Thepassageismainlydevelopedby.A.analyzingcauseB.makingcomparisonsC.examiningdifferencesD.followingthetimeorder
- Themedicalworldisgraduallyrealizingthatthequalityoftheenvironmentinhospitalsmayplayasignificantroleintheprocessofrecoveryfromillness.AspartofanationwideeffortinBritaintobringartoutofthegalleriesandintopublicplacesomeofthecountry’smosttalentedartistshavebeencalledintotransformolderhospitalsandtosoftenthehardedgesofmodernbuildings.Ofthe2500NationalHealthServicehospitalsinBritainalmost100nowhavesignificantcollectionsofcontemporaryartincorridorswaitingareasandtreatmentrooms.TheserecentinitiativesoweagreatdealtooneartistPeterSeniorwhosetuphisstudioataManchesterHospitalinNortheasternEnglandduringtheearly1970s.HefelttheartisthadlosthisplaceinmodernsocietyandthatartshouldbeenjoyedbyawideraudiencE.A.typicalhospitalwaitingroommighthaveasmanyas5000visitorseachweek.WhatabetterplacetoholdregularexhibitionsofartandpaintingsintheoutpatientswaitingareaoftheManchesterRoyalHospitalin1975.BelievedtobeBritain’sfirsthospitalartistSeniorwassomuchindemandthathewassoonjoinedbyateamofsixyoungartschoolgraduations.Theeffectisstriking.NowinthecorridorsandwaitingroomsthevisitorexperiencesafullviewoffreshcolorsplayfulimagesandrestfulcourtyarD.Thequalityoftheenvironmentmayreducetheneedforexpensewhenapatientisrecoveringfromanillness.A.studyhasshownthatpatientswhohadaviewontoagardenneededhalfthenumberofstrongpainkillerscomparedwithpatientswhohadnoviewatalloronlyabrickwalltolookat.9.Whatdoestheauthormeanbyusingthephrasetosoftenthehardedgeofmodernbuildingsinthesecondparagraph?A.Toholdexhibitionsofartandpaintingsinhospitals.B.ToteardowntheoldhospitalandbuildanewonE.C.Todecoratehospitalswithartcollection.D.Topaintthewallsofhospitalsinsoftcolors.10.WhatistrueaboutPeterSenior?A.A.famousdoctorinManchesterHospitalandatalentedartist.B.Britain’sfirsthospitalartistandapatientinManchesterRoyalHospital.C.Oneofthesixyoungartschoolgraduations.D.A.talentedartistandapioneerintroducingartintohospitals.11.WhatcanweconcludefromthefactthatsixyoungartschoolgraduatesjoinedPeter?A.Artistsshouldtakeanactivepartinsocialactivities.B.TheroleofhospitalenvironmentisbeingrecognizeD.C.Artistsaremoreimportanttopatientsinhospitals.D.Hospitalsneedmoreyoungartschoolgraduatestoattendthepatients.12.Whatdoesthelastparagraphsuggest?A.Theimprovementofhospitalenvironmentmayhelpthepatientsrecoverfromillness.B.TheimprovementofhospitalenvironmentmaycostthepatientsmorethanbeforE.C.Thepatientsneedednopainkillerswhentheyhadaviewofapainting.D.Thepatientshadnopainatallaftertheimprovementofhospitalenvironment.
- CSomechildrenarenatural-bornbosses.Theyhaveastrongneedtomakedecisionsmanagetheirenvironmentandleadratherthanfollow.StephenJacksonaYearOnestudentoperatesunderthetheoryofwhat’smineismineandwhat’syoursisminesayshismother.TheotherdayIboughttwonewStarWarslightsabres剑.LaterIsawStephenwiththetwonewoneswhilehisbrotherwasusingthebeat-upones.Examinetheextendedfamilyandyou’llprobablyfindabossygrandparentauntuncleorcousinineverygeneration.It’saninheritabletraitsaysRussellBarkleyaprofessorattheMedicalUniversityofSouthCarolinA.Otherchildrenwhomaynotbeparticularlybossycangraduallygaindominance支配地位whentheysensetheirparentsareweakhesitantorindisagreementwitheachother.Whetherit’sinbornnatureordevelopedcharacteratworktoomuchcontrolinthehandsoftheyoungisn’thealthyforchildrenorthefamily.FearisattherootofalotofbossybehavioursaysfamilypsychologistJohnTaylor.ChildrenhesaysinhisbookFromDefiancetoCooperationhavesecretfeelingsofweaknessandadesiretofeelsafE.It’stheparents’roletoprovidethatprotection.Whenabosschilddoesn’tlearnlimitsathomethestageissetforahostoftroublesoutsidethefamily.Theoverlywillfulandunbendingchildmayhavetroubleobeyingteachersorcoachesforexampleortroublekeepingfriends.Itcanbeprettylonelyasthetopdogifnoonelikesyourbossyways.IseemoreandmoreparentsgivinguptheirpowersaysBarkleywhohasstudiedbossybehaviourformorethan30years.Theybendtoofarbecausetheydon’twanttobeasstrictastheirownparentswerE.Buttheyalsofeellessconfidentabouttheirparentingskills.Theirkidsinturnfeelmoreanxious.46.BossychildrenlikeStephenJacksonA.makegooddecisionsB.showself-centerednessC.lackcarefromothersD.havelittlesenseoffear47.TheunderlinedphraseinheritabletraitinParagraph2meansA.inbornnatureB.developedcharacterC.acceptedtheoryD.particularenvironment48.Thestudyonbossybehaviourimpliesthatparents.A.shouldgivemorepowertotheirchildrenB.shouldbestrictwiththeirchildrenC.shouldnotbesoanxiousabouttheirchildrenD.shouldnotsetlimitsfortheirchildren49.Bossychildrenmayprobablybecome.A.relaxedB.skillfulC.hesitantD.lonely50.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.HowbossybehaviourcanbecontrolleD.B.Howwecangetalongwithbossychildren.C.Whatleadstochildren’sbossybehaviour.D.Whateffectbossybehaviourbringsabout.
- ParisisthecapitalofFranceacountryinthewestofEuropE.ItisalsooneofthemostbeautifulandmostfamouscitiesintheworlD.ParisiscalledtheCityofLight.Itisalsoaninternationalfashioncenter.WhatmodernwomenarewearinginPariswillsoonbewornbymanywomeninotherpartsoftheworlD.Parisisalsoafamousworldcenterofeducation.ForinstancetheheadquartersofUNESCOtheUnitedNationsEducationalScientificandCulturalOrganizationisinParis.TheSeineRiverdividesthecityintotwoparts.Thirty-twobridgescrossthisscenicriver.Theoldestandperhapsmostwell-knownisthePontNeufwhichwasbuiltinthesixteenthcentury.TheSorbonneafamousuniversityislocatedontheLeftBanksouthsideoftheriver.ThebeautifulwhitechurchSacreCoeurliesontopofthehillcalledMontmartreontheRightBanknorthbankoftheSeinE.TherearemanyotherfamousplacesinParissuchasthefamousmuseumtheLouvreaswellasthecathedralofNotreDamE.HoweverthemostfamouslandmarkinthiscitymustbetheEiffelTower.ParisisnamedafteragroupofpeoplecalledtheParisii.TheybuiltasmallvillageonanislandinthemiddleoftheSeineRiverabouttwothousandyearsago.ThisislandcalledtheledelaCiteiswhereNotreDameislocateD.TodayaroundeightmillionpeopleliveintheParisareA.Thebesttitleforthetextwouldbe______.A.TheCityofParisB.TheFrenchLanguageC.EducationandCultureinFranceD.TheEiffelTowertheSymbolofParisTheunderlinedwordheadquartersparagraph2means_______.A.buildingsB.researchcenterC.marketD.headofficeWecaninferfromthetextthatNotreDameislocated______.A.ontheRightBankB.ontheLeftBankC.onneitherbankD.onbothbanks
- BFacedwithatoughjobmarketfreshgraduatesaredreamingofrunningtheirownbusinessesinsteaD.Butarecentsurveyhasshowedthatsuchambitionslacktherequiredsupportandremainjustthat—dreams.TheShanghaiMunicipalEmploymentPromotionCenterpollof1276graduatesinseveraluniversitiesandcollegesinthecityreleasedlastFridayshowed59.78percentofrespondentsconsideredthepossibilityofsettingupacompanyoratleastasmallstorE.Buttheyjuststopatthe'thinking'stageitstateD.Respondentsputthetopreasonsfornotgoingitalonedowntoashortageofinvestmentandalackofbusinessopportunity.Theyalsolistedlackofbusinessexperienceandsocialnetworkstheneedforadvancedstudyandobjectionsfromfamilymembersasfactorsthatstoodintheirway.Morethan90percentoftheintervieweessaidtheywouldrathertakeupajobaftergraduatingandthenconsiderstartingtheirownbusinesstwoorthreeyearsdowntheroaD.GuoBingaseniorstudentinShanghaiInternationalStudiesUniversitymajoringinEnglishdecidedhewantedtobehisownbosslastyear.Butheislookingforajobfirst.IfIfailtofindasatisfyingjobIwouldliketoestablishacompanyinexhibitionservicesGuosaiD.TheShanghainativehassomerelativesworkinginalocalprintingplant.WiththeirhelpGuohopestoproduceexhibitionbrochuresatarelativelylowpricE.HeisalsoconfidentthathisEnglishlanguageskillscanhelphimdowellintheindustry.SocialnetworkingisanimportantfactorleadingtobusinesssuccessGuosaiD.Guosaidthattheshortageofgraduatejobsisthemainreasondrivingmoreuniversitystudentstosetupabusinessrightaftertheirgraduation.Jiangsaidtheuniversitysetsupabusinessguideteammadeofgovernmentofficialsandprofessionals.Theyregularlygivetrainingcoursestostudentswhoshowaninterestinhavingtheirownbusiness.TheparentsofuniversitygraduatesaremorewillingtohelptheirchildrenstartupalonethesurveyshowedOnceyouwinthesupportofyourfamilyyouhavewonhalfthebattleGuoaddeD.61.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?A.A.ToughJobMarketB.GraduatesWhoCanOnlyDreamofBeingBossC.TheAmbitiousFreshGraduatesD.TheStoryofGuoBing62.WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTstopfreshgraduatesrealizingtheirdreamsofbeingbosses?A.Thelackofbusinessopportunityandinvestment.B.TheshortageofbusinessexperiencE.C.LessskilledEnglishlanguagE.D.Theirfamilymembers’objections.63.IntheviewofGuoBingwhatisthekeyfactorthatmakesfreshgraduatesdreamofbeingbosssoonaftergraduation?A.Theirfamilydon’tsupportthem.B.TheirsocialnetworkingisnotgooD.C.Therearenotenoughgraduatejobs.D.Theywanttoachievegreatersuccess.64.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutGuoBing?A.Hehasstartedhisownbusinesswiththehelpofhisrelatives.B.Englishishismajorintheuniversity.C.Heistryingtofindajobwhichcansatisfieshim.D.HeisaShanghainativE.65.Whoisthisarticlemostlyintendedfor?A.Theparentswhosechildgraduatesfromuniversitysoon.B.Thosewhowillgraduatefromuniversity.C.Thosewhowanttobebosses.D.Theofficialswhoworkinthegovernment.
- Forasmallbutincreasingnumberofyoungwomeninmodern-dayChinatrueloveisallaboutthenumbers.A.potentialsuitormayhaveagoodsenseofhumorandreasonablegoodlooksbutwhattheysayreallymattersisifheownsanapartmentandhowmanysquarefeetitis.A.sizablebankaccountisalsoamustandsomesaysoisaluxurycarAtleastthat’sthewaythingslookifyouwatchChinesetelevisionthesedays.Thelatestreality-TVscandaltoshockthenationinvolvesMaNuoa22-year-oldmodelfromBeijingwhoappearedonChina'smostpopulardatingshowIfYouAretheOne.SherejectedanofferfromamalecontestanttotakearideonhisbikE.I'drathercryinaBMW宝马carthanlaughonthebackseatofabicycleMatoldhersuitorwithagigglE.ThetelevisedwordsswepttheInternetandmadeaninstantcelebrityofMawhobecomesoneofthemosttalked-aboutwomeninthecountry.ThereactionamongyoungChinesewasespeciallyseverereflectinggrowinganxietiesoverthewideninggapbetweenrichandpoorshiftingsocietalvaluesandpublicattentiononthedifficultiesoffindingamateinacountrywheremenareexpectedtooutnumberwomenby24millioninadecadE.Asdisgustedastheyhavebeenbysomeofthecontestantsviewerscontinuetowatchreligiously.Whyarepeoplestilltuningin?Audienceslikeprogramsbecausetheyarehonest.TheyshowthecurrentrealityofChinesesocietysaysYanMuoneofthefoundersofBaihE.com.Youngpeoplearesofocusedonmakingmoneyandbuildingtheircareersthesedaystheyhavelittletimetodevotetodatinghesays.ManypeoplefeelpressurefromtheirparentsandpeersYanadds.Itcanbeastruggletofindapartner.MoneymaynotbuyyoulovE.ButonChina'srealityshowsitcanatleastgetyouadatE.Theunderlinedwordsnumbersinthefirstparagraphincludethefollowingexcept_______A.theageanddegreeB.thesizeofthehouseC.thesumofthedepositD.thepriceofthebelongingWhatdoesMaNuomeanbysayingI’drathercryinaBMWcarthanlaughonthebackseatofabicyclE.inthesecondparagraph?A.WhensheisinaBMWcarshewillcryB.WhensheisonabikeshewilllaughC.SheprefersmoneytotrueloveD.ShepreferstruelovetomoneyWhydomanyyoungmentakepartinTVdatingshows?A.becausetheythinktheymaygettruelovefromthemB.becausetheythinkChina’srealityshowscanatleastgivethemachancetodateC.becausetheirparentsandpeersforcethemtodosoD.becauseviewerslikedatingshowsWhichoneofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.somecontestantshavebeendisgustedbecausetheyaredishonestB.youngpeoplearetoobusytotakepartindatingshowsC.somepeopleareworriedthatsocietalvaluearechangingD.MaNuorejectedthebikeofferedbythecontestantWhatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.China’sTVDatingShowB.DateforLoveormoneyC.DateMakesYouaCelebrityD.PopularTVDatingShow
- A.childwhohasoncebeenpleasedwithatalelikesasaruletohaveitretoldinalmostthesamewordsbutthisshouldnotleadparentstotreatprintedfairystoriesasformaltexts.Itisalwaysmuchbettertotellastorythanreaditoutofabookandifaparentcanproducewhatintheactualsituationofthetimeandthechildisanimprovementontheprintedtextsomuchthebetter.A.chargemadeagainstfairytalesisthattheyharmthechildbyfrighteninghimormakinghimsadthinking.Toprovethelatteronewouldhavetoshowinacontrolledexperimentthatchildrenwhohavereadfairystoriesweremoreoftensorryforcrueltythanthosewhohadnot.AstofearsthereareIthinksomecasesofchildrenbeingdangerouslyterrifiedbysomefairystory.Oftenhoweverthisarises出现fromthechildhavingheardthestoryoncE.FamiliaritywiththestorybyrepetitionturnsthepainoffearintothepleasureofafearfacedandmastereD.Therearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegroundsthattheyarenotobjectivelytruethatgiantswitchestwo-headeddragonsmagiccarpetsetC.donotexist;andthatinsteadofbeingfondofthestrangesideinfairytalesthechildshouldbetaughttolearntherealitybystudyinghistory.IfindsuchpeopleImustsaysopeculiar奇怪的thatIdonotknowhowtoarguewiththem.IftheircaseweresoundtheworldshouldbefullofmadmenattemptingtoflyfromNewYorktoPhiladelphiaonastickorcoveringatelephonewithkissesinthebeliefthatitwastheirbelovedgirl-frienD.Nofairystoryeverdeclaredtobeadescriptionoftherealworldandnocleverchildhaseverbelievedthatitwas.Theauthorconsidersthatafairystoryismoreeffectivewhenitis_______.A.repeatedwithoutanychangeB.treatedasajokeC.madesomechangesbytheparentD.setinthepresentAccordingtothepassagegreatfearcantakeplaceinachildwhenthestoryis_______.A.inarealisticsettingB.heardforthefirsttimeC.repeatedtoooftenD.toldinadifferentwayTheadvantageclaimed提出forrepeatingfairystoriestoyoungchildrenisthatit_______.A.makesthemlessfearfulB.developstheirpowerofmemoryC.makesthembelievethereisnothingtobeafraidofD.encouragesthemnottohavestrangebeliefsTheauthor’smentionofsticksandtelephonesismeanttosuggestthat_______.A.fairystoriesarestillbeingmadeupB.thereissomemisunderstandingaboutfairytalesC.peopletrytomodernizeoldfairystoriesD.thereismoreconcernforchildren'sfearsnowadaysOneofthereasonswhysomepeoplearenotinfavoroffairytalesisthat_______.A.theyarefullofimaginationB.theyjustmakeupthestorieswhicharefarfromthetruthC.theyarenotinterestingD.theymaketeachersofhistorydifficulttoteach
- CWithinfifteenyearsBritainandothernationsshouldbewellonwiththebuildingofhugeindustrialcomplexesfortherecyclingofwastE.Thewordrubbishcouldloseitsmeaningbecauseeverythingthatgoesintothedumpswouldbemadeintosomethinguseful.EventhemostdangerousandunpleasantwasteswouldprovideenergyifnothingelsE.Thelatestprojectistotakeacityofaroundhalfamillioninhabitantsanddiscoverexactlywhatrawmaterialsgointoitandwhatgoout.Theaimistofindouthowmuchoftheserawmaterialscouldbeprovidedifaplantforrecyclingwastewerebuiltjustoutsidethecity.Thisplantwouldrecyclenotonlymetalsuchassteelleadandcopperbutalsopaperandrubberaswell.Anothernewprojectisbeingsetuptodiscoverthebestwaysofsortingandseparatingtherubbish.Whenthisprojectiscompletetherubbishwillbeprocessedlikethis:firstitwillpassthroughsharpmetalbarswhichwilltearopentheplasticbagsinwhichrubbishisusuallypacked;thenitwillpassthroughapowerfulfantoseparatethelightestelementsfromtheheavysolids;afterthatgroundersandrollersbreakupeverythingthatcanbebroken.Finallytherubbishwillpassundermagnetswhichwillremovethebitsofironandsteel;therubberandplasticwillthenbesortedoutinthefinalstagE.Thefirstfullscalegiantrecyclingplantsareperhapsfifteenyearsaway.Indeedwiththegrowingcostoftransportingrubbishtomoredistantdumpssomebigcitieswillbeforcedtobuildtheirownrecyclingplantsbeforelong.64.Themainpurposeofthepassageis____.A.toshowusafuturewayofrecyclingwastesB.totelltheimportanceofrecyclingwastesC.towarnpeoplethedangerofsomewastesD.tointroduceanewrecyclingplant65.Whatisthemainreasonforbigcitiesbuildingtheirownrecyclingplants?A.Todealwithwastesinabetterway.B.It’sagoodwaytogainprofits.C.It’smoreeconomicalthantodumpwastesinsomedistantplaces.D.EnergycanbegotatalowerpricE.66.Thefirstfull-scalehugerecyclingplants____.A.havebeeninexistencefor15yearsB.takes15yearstobuildC.can’tbebuiltuntil15yearslaterD.willremainfunctioningfor15years67.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Thewordrubbishwillsoondisappearfromdictionaries.B.Dangerouswastescanberecycledintonothingbutenergy.C.Torecyclepaperandrubberwillstillbeimpossibleevenwiththenewrecyclingmethods.D.Bigcitieswillsoonhavetheirownrecyclingplants.
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- Bigfootballmatchesarealwaysexcitingaffairs.BesidestheactiononthefieldthenoisethecrowdmakesreallycreatestheuniqueatmospherE.Atthissummer’sWorldCupyoucanbesurethateverycountry’sfanswillbeinfullvoicesupportingtheirteams.Thefootballchant口号isasoldasthesportitself.It’sawayforfanstoexpresstheirsupportfortheirteam.It’snotuncommonforthenoiseofsupporterstoprovidetheencouragementforateamtowinamatch.Mostagreethatachantisforbuildingagreatatmosphereandtosupporttheteam.OneofthemostfamousfootballsongsistheLiverpoolclubanthem颂歌You’NeverWalkAloneoriginallyfroma1945BroadwayshowwhichwasadoptedbyLiverpoolandissungbeforeeverymatch.IthasbeensaidthatassoonastheoppositehearsthesongtheybecomeawareofhowtoughwinningatAnfieldLiverpool’sstadiumwillbE.ThekeytoagoodfootballsongisthatitshouldbesimplE.Ithastoheeasyforallfanstosingalongwith.WhenIwenttowatchBeijingGuo’anlastseasonIcouldjoininonechantthoughIcouldonlyspeakalittleChinesE.BeijingwoainitheGuo'anfanssang—youdidn'thavetobegiftedtoworkoutwhatthatmeant.AttheWorldCupthefirstsongsyou’llhearatmatcheswillhethenationalanthems.Fansandplayersjointogethertosingtheanthemsbeforeeachmatchanditisconsideredamarkofrespectthattheoppositeremainssilentwhileeachteam'santhemisbeingsung.SoeventhoughI’llbesupportingEnglandfromhomeinthesummeryoucanbesureI'llbechantingatmyTVEn-ger-landEn-ger-landEn-ger-land!59.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat.A.agoodfootballchantisusuallyverylongB.thefootballchantcanexpresssupporttotheteamC.thefootballchantappearslaterthanfootballitselfD.afanistalentedtolearnforeignlanguages60.Whatcanfansdotosupporttheirteam?A.TokicktheballonthefielD.B.Tofightwiththeoppositionfans.C.Toprovideencouragementwithchants.D.Todonatemoneytotheplayers.61.WhythenationalanthemsofboththeteamscanbeheardattheworldCup?A.Becauseitisasigntoshowtherespecttoeachother.B.Becauseitissungfortheleadersofthehostcountry.C.Becauseitrepresentsencouragementfromtheirfans.D.Becauseeitherteamsensesthesupportfromcountry.62.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitle?A.You’llNeverCheerAloneB.NationalAnthemsatMatchesC.You’llNeverWalkAloneD.Football—APopularSport
- CWhatcomesasashocktomanyWesternersmaybetheunfriendlywaythatsomeChinesetreatwaitersandwaitressesinrestaurantsandbars.OverthelastfewyearsasmanyinBeijinghavemadefortunesIandmanyofmyforeignfriendshavenoticedadownturninthetreatmentofthosewhoworkallhoursandoftenliveinterribleconditionstobringusourfoodguardourhomesandsellusclothes.It'snotthecommoncitizensbuttheyoungnouveauriches暴发户ChineseinBeijingwhoaremostlyguiltyofthisbothsocialandhumanmisbehavior.Itisnotunusualtoseeandhearthesepeopleespeciallytheyoungwomenamongtheirranksspeakingrudelytothewaitersandwaitressesastheysitthereinthemisguidedbeliefthatthelatestmobilephoneanewcaranddesignerclothesgivethemtherighttotalktopeoplelikedirt.Inonerecentincident事件inanexpensiverestaurantnearwhereIliveIoverheardthetablenexttometwoguysandagirltellthewaitressYoureallyarestupidbecauseshehadbroughtthemtwoglassesinsteadofthreE.Theyallburstintoloudlaughterastheyounggirlranawaytofetchanother.InantherincidentIsawawaitressreducedtotearsasfourwell-dressedgirlscriticizedeverythingfromheraccenttoherlooks.LatelyIhavenoticedthatthisratherunpleasantaspectofthenouveauricheshasbeentakenupbymanyoftheirforeignpeers同类人.SoIaskBeijing'sbrightyoungthingstosetagoodexampleandtreatallpeoplewithequalrespect.AndIurgeforeignerstofollowthegoodexamplesoftheirChineselanguageteachersandtextbookswhileaddingsomeofthepleasantriesoftheirownculturessothatculturalinterpenetration相互渗透hasapositiveinfluenceandnotanegativeonE.HereI'dliketoleaveyouwiththewordsfromConfucius:Whatyoudonotwishforyourselfdonotdotoothers.64.Thewriterhasnoticedthatlessrespectisshownto_______inBeijinginrecentyears.A.commoncitizensB.waitersandthelikeC.youngnouveaurichesD.someforeigners65.ThetwoincidentsmentionedinParagraph2areusedtoshow______.A.waitersandwaitressescanmakeexcusablemistakesB.waitressesareusuallytooshytobelaughedatC.someBeijingersaretooparticularaboutrestaurantserviceD.what'sbeingtalkedaboutisnotrare66.TheyoungBeijingersareaskedtosetagoodexampleinorderto______A.havegoodinfluenceoverforeignersB.leaveagoodimpressiononforeignersC.educateyoungerChineseD.developtraditionalChineseculture67.Theorigialtitleofthearticleismostlikelytobe_______.A.OneDarkSideoftheBrightChineseCapitalB.Beijing'sYoungNouveauRichesWatchOutC.Dno'tThrowAwayGoodMannersPleaseD.PeopleLikeWaitersLiveatBottomofSociety
- DThereisnodoubtaboutit.Thebestwaytolearnnewwordsistodoitunconsciously.Idon’tmeanwhileyou’reunconscious.Imeanwhileyouareunconsciousofthefactthatitissinkingin.ThatishowIlearntthe30000wordsinmyvocabularybylivinginanEnglish-speakingworldmothertonguE.Ijustpickthemup.ButtheproblemisthatsomeofthemmaybemisunderstooD.NowtomisunderstanddoesnotmeannottounderstanD.Tomisunderstandistounderstandbutincorrectly.The5%mislearntofallthewordsweknowwillbetheleastfrequentlyusedwordsasthemorefrequentlyusedwordsarelesslikelytobemislearnt.Someofthemisunderstandingsmaylivewithallourliveswithoutknowingthatwegotthemwrong.ManyEnglishteachersthinkthatthisnaturalmethodoflearningwordsinone’sownmothertonguecanbeusedforasecondlanguagelearning.TheyteachtheirstudentshowtoplaytheGuessingGamE.ThereisnotimetolookupinyourdictionariesallthenewwordsyoucomeacrossTheywillsay.Youhavetopractiseguessingwhatthewordmeansfromthecontext.Thismethodofguessinginasecondlanguagelearningdoesnotwork.Itmaysucceedinmanycasesbutresultsinhundredsorthousandsofwrongly-guessedmeaningsofwords.Andwhat’smoretherearemoreseparatemeaningsthantherearewordsthemselves.Ourlearners’dictionariesusuallyhavemanymeanings.A.gooddictionaryiswhatmakesself-learningpossiblE.Don’tguess!Lookitup!67.Itiscertainthatthebestwaytolearnnewwordsis________.A.tolearnthembyoneselfB.tolearnbylivinginanEnglish-speakingworldandusingthemfrequentlyC.toguessthemfromthecontextD.togetmoreseparatemeaningsofeachword^68.Theunderlinedwordtheminparagraph2refersto_______.A.the30000wordsB.EnglishteachersC.misunderstoodwordsD.frequentlyusedwords69.WhichofthefollowingismostlikelyNOTtrue?A.SomeofthewordsthewriterknowsmusthavebeenmisunderstooD.B.Mostofthe30000wordsthewriterlearnedarefrequentlyusedones.C.Howmanywordsthewritergotwrongarenotknown.D.Allthewordsthewriterknowswerelearnedbyreadingthem.70.Itcanbeinferredthat_____________.A.whensomebodyisconsciousheorsheusuallycan’tlearnnewwordsbyheart.B.Wemustusethewordsasoftenaspossibleinordertomasterthem.C.It’sthebestwaytolearnnewwordsthatoneshouldonlyguesstheirmeaningsfromthecontextD.Onlydictionariescanhelpuslearnlanguagewell.
- InJapan’scapitalcityofTokyoearthquakedangerlimits限制theheightofbuildings.Thecityhasspreadoutsofarandthetraffichasbecomesoheavythatitisverydifficulttogofromoneplacetoanother.ThepriceofthelandtoohasskyrocketeD.AlltheseexplainswhyagroupofJapaneselanddeveloperscametotheconclusion结论thattherewasnowheretogobutdown.Sofartheyhavedugoutspaceundergroundforfifteenshoppingcentres.Whataresomeoftheadvantages优势ofshoppingandeatingunderground?Cleanairisoneofthem.ThecityofTokyohasoneofthemostserioussmogproblemsintheworlD.Anotheradvantageisthatyouescapetheever-presentthreat威胁oftrafficaccidentsonthecity’sbusystreets.Stillanotheristheconvenience便利ofgettingaround:youareusuallyrightnexttooreveninasubwaystation.AndyoucanevenspendthenightundergroundifyoulikE.TheKiboshstationforexampleindowntownTokyohasahotelwithabarrestaurantandbarbershop.ThereasonwhybuildingscannotbeveryhighinTokyois____.A.thattheinformationabouthighbuildingsislimitedinTokyoB.thattheworkershaven’tmasteredenoughmodernscienceandtechnologyC.theearthquakeD.theheavytrafficWhat’sthemeaningofskyrocket?Itmeans____.A.goupsharplyB.beashighasthatofarocketC.fallrapidlyD.beaslowasthatofarocketSofarhowmanyshoppingcentersundergroundhavetherebeen?A.15B.50C.Morethan15D.Morethan50WhataretheadvantagesofshoppingandeatingundergroundA.Lessairpollutiontheconvenienceofshopping.B.Lessairpollutiontheconvenienceofshoppingandlesstrafficaccidents.C.CleanairandtheconvenienceofgettingarounD.D.Cleanairlessaccidents’threatandtheconvenienceofgettingarounD.Thepassagemainlytellsus______.A.thecapitalofJapanB.thelandanditslimitsC.theuseofspaceundergroundinTokyoD.howtomakefulluseoftheland
- TheAmericansbelievethatanybodycanbecomePresidentoftheUnitedStates.InarecentHollywoodcomedy喜剧thatisexactlywhathappens.DaveKovicplayedbyKevinKlineisakind-heartedmanwhorunsabusinessthatfindspeoplejobs.Heleadsatypical典型的Americanwayoflifeexceptforonething-helooksexactlylikethePresidentBillMitchell.Infacttheonlythingthatmakeshimdifferentfromthenation’sleaderisthatheisverynice!Thepresidenthasstartedusinglook-alikesduringsomepublicappearances.DaveisofferedachancetoservehiscountrybybecomingonE.Howeverthingsgowrong.ThePresidentbecomesveryillandDaveendsupactingasthePresidentforever.DirectorIvanReitmanwhomadethepopularandsuccessfulcomedieslikeTwinsGhostbustersandLegalEaglescouldhavegoneforeasylaughsbymakingfunoftheAmericangovernment.InsteadDaveisanattractivecomedyaboutanordinarymaninextraordinarysituations.KevinKlinegivesadoubleperformanceasDaveandthePresidentandSigourneyWeaverisatherbestashisFirstLady.ThelovestorythatdevelopsbetweenherroleandDaveisarealclassic经典.Thefilmis100%American.Howeverifyou’veeverfeltthatanybodycoulddoabetterjobrunningthecountrythanthepeopleinpowerthenyou’llenjoyDave!63.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.TotellthereaderabouttheAmericangovernment.B.TodiscustheAmericans’ideasaboutthePresident.C.TomakeacomparisonbetweenDaveandotherfilms.D.Tointroduceanewfilmtothereader.64.WhoplaystheroleofthePresidentinthefilm?A.SigourneyWeaver.B.KevinKlinE.C.BillMitchell.D.IvanReitman.65.Theunderlinedwordoneinthe3rdparagraphrefersto_____.A.thePresidentB.thedirectorC.anactorD.alook-alike66.Whichofthefollowingisbestsupportedbythetext?A.TheauthormakesfunofthePresident.B.Theauthorthinkshighlyofthefilm.C.TheauthorisafanofHollywoodcomedies.D.TheauthorwishestobecometheAmericanPresident.
- MacaoisonlyfortymilesfromHongKonganditiseasytoreach.YoucangettherebyseA.Itisaninterestingplaceandithadalonghistory.MacaoispartofChinaandmostpeoplelivingthereareChinesE.ThefirstEuropeanstogotoMacaocamefromPortugal.MorethanfourhundredyearsagothePortuguesewenttheretotradewithChinA.SomesettledandmadetheirhomestherE.Theybuiltstrongfortstoguardthecityandtheharbor.Theyalsobuiltchurchesschoolshospitalsandotherplaces.Slowlythecitygrew.PeoplefrommanycountriescametoliveandworkinMacao.TodaymanypeoplevisitMacao.Someonlygotheretowatchdog-racingormotor-racingortogamblewiththeirmoney.ButMacaoisaquietandpeacefulplacE.Itispleasantjusttowalkaroundandlookatoldbuildingsandforts.Youfeelyouarebackintheolddays.Ofcoursesomeofthebuildingsarenowinruins.TheChurchofSt.Paulhasonlythefrontwallwithmanystepsleadinguptoit.ButitisstillinterestingtoseE.Whenyouarehotandtiredtherearesmallcoolgardenstorestin.WhenyouarehungrytherearegoodrestaurantswithmanykindsoffooD.Nearbytherearesomeislandswhicharealsoniceandareeasytogetto.ThereiscertainlyalottodoinMacao.56.YoufeelinMacaoyouarebackintheolddaysbecause_________.A.mostofthebuildingsarenowinruinsB.youcanwatchdog-racingormotor-racingC.youcangoabouttoseetheoldbuildingsandfortsD.itisapeacefulplace57.Wherewillyouhaveabreakwhenyoufeelwornout?A.Ingoodrestaurants.B.Insmallcoolgardens.C.Onsomeislands.D.Inbeautifulparks.58.Themainideaofthispassageseemstobethat_________.A.peoplefrommanycountriescametoliveandworkinMacaoB.PortuguesewerewillingtodobusinessinChinaC.peopleinMacaoservegoodfoodD.Macaoisaquietandpeacefulplacewithalottoseeandtodo