Seven Chinese sailors are missing after a Chinese cargo ship sank in Russian waters near Japan on Saturday, the Foreign Ministry said yesterday. “Some of the 10 Chinese sailors on board were saved but seven are still missing after the ship sank off the waters of Vladivostok,” said a statement on its websitE. The ministry didn't mention the cause of the incident, saying rescue efforts and an investigation into the incident are ongoing. But the Global Times, a Chinese language newspaper based in Beijing, said yesterday the ship was fired on by the Russian navy before it sank. The news is first reported in a Russian newspaper. New Star, the cargo ship was sequestered(扣押) at the Russian port of Nakhodka earlier this month for alleged(被指控的,可疑的)smuggling. It left the port not far from the Sino-Russian border without permission from Russian authorities last Thursday and was chased(追) by a cruiser,the newspaper saiD. Later, the warship shot at least 500 rounds onto the ship and forced it to sail back toward the port in force 6 winds. However, the Chinese ship started to sink on the way According to the report,in a period of almost 24 hours,Russian navy officers and soldiers onboard the cruiser watched the sinking boat and did not make any response to the cries for help from the crewmen. In the end, 16 sailors onboard New Star got on two lifeboats. The Russian sailors managed to save one boat carrying eight people,while the other was engulfed in the waves. Of all the sailors onboard 6 came from Indonesia. The Russian News Agency reported the incident yesterday and said the coast guard just found an empty boat in a three-day search. It also said that bad weather was the reason behind the accident. According to the International Maritime Organization, the owner of New Star is a shipping company of Zhejiang, while the operator is a company based in Guangzhou. 59. The passage may be found in . A. magazines B. newspapers C. scientific fictions D. biographies(传记)60. How many Chinese sailors have been saved? A. 10 B. 7 C. 3 D. 661. Why did the Russian warship shoot the cargo ship? A. To force it to sink B. To force it to go back to China C. To force it to sail back to Russia C. To kill the sailors on the ship62. It can be inferred that . A. the other 8 sailors may have died B. the Russian navy officers and soldiers were willing to help the sailors C. the Russian port was far from China D. the Chinese ship was not very good
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SevenChinesesailorsaremissingafteraChinesecargoshipsankinRussianwatersnearJapanonSaturdaytheForeignMinistrysaidyesterday.Someofthe10ChinesesailorsonboardweresavedbutsevenarestillmissingaftertheshipsankoffthewatersofVladivostoksaidastatementonitswebsitE.Theministrydidn'tmentionthecauseoftheincidentsayingrescueeffortsandaninvestigationintotheincidentareongoing.ButtheGlobalTimesaChineselanguagenewspaperbasedinBeijingsaidyesterdaytheshipwasfiredonbytheRussiannavybeforeitsank.ThenewsisfirstreportedinaRussiannewspaper.NewStarthecargoshipwassequestered扣押attheRussianportofNakhodkaearlierthismonthforalleged被指控的可疑的smuggling.ItlefttheportnotfarfromtheSino-RussianborderwithoutpermissionfromRussianauthoritieslastThursdayandwaschased追byacruiserthenewspapersaiD.Laterthewarshipshotatleast500roundsontotheshipandforcedittosailbacktowardtheportinforce6winds.HowevertheChineseshipstartedtosinkonthewayAccordingtothereportinaperiodofalmost24hoursRussiannavyofficersandsoldiersonboardthecruiserwatchedthesinkingboatanddidnotmakeanyresponsetothecriesforhelpfromthecrewmen.Intheend16sailorsonboardNewStargotontwolifeboats.TheRussiansailorsmanagedtosaveoneboatcarryingeightpeoplewhiletheotherwasengulfedinthewaves.Ofallthesailorsonboard6camefromIndonesia.TheRussianNewsAgencyreportedtheincidentyesterdayandsaidthecoastguardjustfoundanemptyboatinathree-daysearch.Italsosaidthatbadweatherwasthereasonbehindtheaccident.AccordingtotheInternationalMaritimeOrganizationtheownerofNewStarisashippingcompanyofZhejiangwhiletheoperatorisacompanybasedinGuangzhou.59.Thepassagemaybefoundin.A.magazinesB.newspapersC.scientificfictionsD.biographies传记60.HowmanyChinesesailorshavebeensaved?A.10B.7C.3D.661.WhydidtheRussianwarshipshootthecargoship?A.ToforceittosinkB.ToforceittogobacktoChinaC.ToforceittosailbacktoRussiaC.Tokillthesailorsontheship62.Itcanbeinferredthat.A.theother8sailorsmayhavediedB.theRussiannavyofficersandsoldierswerewillingtohelpthesailorsC.theRussianportwasfarfromChinaD.theChineseshipwasnotverygood,
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Mytopictodayistheinternet.Itwasprompted引出bythefirstletterwhichIamunabletoanswerfullyforthereasonsgiven!DearDavidIamamiddleschoolstudent.NowIampreparingforawritingcompetition.CouldyoupleasecheckthemistakesinmyarticleaboutusingtheInternetandgivemesomeadvice?Thankyou.NonameDavidwrites:IamverysorrytosaythatIthinkitwouldbeveryunfairformetohelpyouwinacompetition―unfairtotheothercompetitors!ButIwillsaythatyourarticleisveryinterestingandIwishyougoodluck.Yourarticlemakessomegoodpointsthatdeserve值得talkingaboutinthiscolumn!------------------------------------------------------------------------DearDavidI'mnowlearningEnglishbymyself.CanyouintroducesomeusefulwebsiteswhereIcanmakefriendswithforeigners?PleasehelpmE.moonlightDavidwrites:WelldearmoonlightIbetyoumadeagoodchoicebyusingtheinyourself-studies.TwoverygoodwebsitesIwouldsuggesttoyouare:www.britishcouncil.org.cnandwww.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish.BythewayforthosereadersinterestedintheteachingofEnglishthereisanInternetdiscussiongroupcalledELTCSChi-LEnglishLanguageTeachingContactsSchemeChinaList.Andalsoahealthywarningtoallmyreaders:Ifover-usedtheInternetcanbeaWOMBAT─AWasteofMoneyBrainsandTime!46.Davidisprobablya______.A.languageexpertB.computerexpertC.collegestudentD.clubchairman47.Whatisthereasonwhythefirstletterisunabletobefullyanswered?A.DavidisunabletothinkoutgoodadvicE.B.DavidthinksitisexpectedtoplayfairinthecompetitionC.Davidisgoingtotalkonanothertopic―internet.D.DavidfindsnomistakesinthatarticlE.48.www.britishcouncil.org.cnisaan______.A.websitewhereonecanmakeforeignfriendsB.websitewhereonecanjoinadiscussiongroupC.newspapercolumnforansweringreaders'questionsD.Englishnewspaperforstudentsandlanguageteachers49.WhichofthefollowingisNOTDavid'sopinionoftheinternet?A.EnglishteacherscanexchangeopinionsontheNet.B.TheinternetisofmuchhelptoEnglishlearners.C.UsingtheinternetisawasteofmoneyandtimE.D.WeshouldmakeaproperuseoftheNet.
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It’simpolitetospitoutthefirstbiteofyourdinner.ButtoatypeofAustraliansnakethisrudebehaviorisamatteroflifeanddeath.Thesnakecalledafloodplaindeathadder蝰蛇eatstwotypesoffrogsthatarehardtostomach.Thefrogsproducechemicalstodefendthemfrompredators猎食者.OneofthesespeciestheDahl'sfrogcankillasnakethattriestoeatit.Theotherspeciesthemarbledfrogislessdangerousbutstilltoughtoeat.WhenattackeditproducesagluelikesubstancE.Leavesandbranchesgetcaughtupinthismaterialmakingabigstickymessthatgetsinthewayofanythingtryingtoswallowit.A.marbledfrogcanevengetstuckontheheadofanattackingsnakE.Bothfrogshavegooddefensemethods.Butthefloodplaindeathadderknowshowtogetaroundeachofthem.Floodplaindeathaddersquicklystrikethesefrogsusingtheirpoisonousteethtoinjectpoison.Buttheninsteadofswallowingtheirdinnerimmediatelythesnakessitbackandwaitfortheirpreystobecomesafetoeat.That'sbecauseboththeDahl'sfrog'sprotectivetoxin毒素andthemarbledfrog'sgluebreakdownovertimE.Afterawhilethefrogtoxinisnolongerpoisonousandtheglueisnolongersticky.ThetwosubstancesbreakdownatdifferentratesandfloodplaindeathaddersseemtoknowthedifferenceAndadderwaitsforadifferentlengthoftimedependingonthespeciesoffrogitjuststruck.Thestickinessofthemarbledfroggluedecreasedbyasmuchastwo-thirdsafterjust10minutes.Andthat'sjustabouthowlonganadderwaitsbeforeeatingamarbledfrog.Ontheotherhandthesnakeswaitforabout40minutesbeforeeatingaDahl'sfrog.That'senoughtimeforthefrog'stoxintobreakdownintoharmlesssubstances.ButevenaquickstrikegivesatasteoftheDahlfrog'stoxin.Afterstrikingsuchafrogafloodplaindeathadderthrashes翻腾aroundandliesonitsbackwithitsmouthopenIt'slikethesnakehasjusthadamouthfulofchilipepper.Bycomparisonwhengivenfrogsthathavenochemicaldefensesfloodplaindeathadderseattheirpreyimmediatelyafterstriking.Snakesdespitethefactthatthey’vegotthistinypea-sizebrainareclearlycapableofrecognizingwhatkindoffrogthey’vebitten.61.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.AdangerousmealB.Asnake――floodplaindeathadderC.Twotypesoffrogs――Dahl’sFrogandMarbledFrogD.Themethodofkillingfrogs62.Theunderlinedworditinthe3rdparagraphreferstothe.A.marbledfrogB.Dahl’sfrogC.floodplaindeathadderD.glue63.Theglueproducedbythemarbledfrogisusedfor.A.stickingthesnake’sheadB.makingasafeplacetoliveinC.preventinganythingfromtyingtoattackitD.killinganattackingsnake64.Fromthepassagewecanconcludethat.A.theDahl’sfrogcarriesenoughpoisontokillasnakebutonlyifthesnakeeatsitimmediatelyB.thefloodplaindeathaddersonlyeattheDahl’sfrogandMarbledfrogC.althoughthesnakeshavetinypeasizebraintheyareclevererthanhumanbeingsD.boththeDahl’sfrogandthemarbledfrogprotectthemselvesbyproducingtoxin65.What’sthefloodplaindeathadder’smethodtomakethefrogssafetoeat?A.TheythrasharoundwiththeirmouthsopenB.TheysitbackandwaitfortheirpreystobecomesafetoeatC.TheyinjectpoisononthepreysandwaitforthebreakingdownoftheirtoxinandgluebeforeeatingthemD.Theyquicklystrikethesefrogs
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WesternNewBridgeLibraryAnnouncement2008-3-10ShortenedLibraryHoursforSpringBreakLibraryHourshavebeenshortenedto7hoursaday9:00A.m.4:00p.m.forSpringBreakfromMarch24toMarch30.ComingEvents・OnMondayMarch24at10:30A.m.ScottSuttonachildren’swriterwilltellstoriestokidsoverseven.Sutton’sattractivestylewillsurelyinspireeveryonepresent!・At1:00p.m.onMarch26theGeogetownMusicianswillpresentanIrishFolkConcertwhichwillbeentertainingfortheentirefamily.Comeforthemusicandstaytocheckoutsomerelevantbooksfortherestoftheweek!・OnThursdayMarch27at2:00p.m.theannualChildren’sGatheringwilltakeplaceinRoom201thesecond-floor.PickupaninvitationintheChildren’sRoomandreturnyourRSVP回复toreserveyourseatatthetableby3:00p.m.onTuesdayMarch25.OnlychildrenareallowedintheGathering.・At10:30A.m.onFridayMarch28EnzoMonfreofthehitkid’sscienceshowENZOologywillbringFossilsLive!SurelyEnzowilltaketheaudiencebackintimedeepbeneaththesurfaceoftheearthtouncoverthemysteriesofkillerdinosaursandmorE.EnzorecentlyappearedontheEllenDeGeneresShow―comeandseehimatthelibrary!PleasenoteIncaseofemergencypleasecalltheHelpDeskat926-3736andfollowtheproceduresoutlinedonthevoicemessagE.Thecall-downserviveisstaffed24hoursaday7daysaweekforemergencies.TheHelpDesksuppliesservicetoyoualltheyeararound!Forquestionsaboutallthesepleasecntacthld@wnbl.corg.ComeforthegreatFun;StayfortherelevantBooks!44.ToattendtheannualChildren’sGatheringonehasto_____.A.buyaticketB.applyinadvanceC.makeareservationD.contactthecall-downservice45.AccordingtothepassageEnzoMonfrewill______.A.showthechildrenaroundazooB.tellstoriestochildrenoversevenC.bepresentatthescienceshowinpersonD.leadthechildrentotheEllenDeGenerseShow46.TheHelpDeskinthislibrarysuppliesservice______.A.onlyduringthedaytimeB.incaseofemergencyC.tilltheendoftheSpringBreakD.after22:00p.m.everyday47.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatchildrencan______.A.attendalltheactivitieswiththeirparentsB.borrowsomerelevantbooksfortheactivities.C.participateintheactivitiesform8:00A.m.to4:00p.m.D.chooseonlyoneoftheactivitiesaccordingtotheirinterst
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IfDecember26'stsunamis海啸havetaughtusanythingitisthatnaturedoesnotrecognizenationalboundaries界线.Thesamecanbesaidofalotofmanyotherproblemsfacinghumanbeings.GlobalwarmingforexamplewillaffectthewholeworlD.SimilarlydiseaseslikeAIDSorSARScanspreadrapidlyfromcountrytocountry.Atnoothertimeinhumanhistoryhasitbeensourgent迫切的forhumanstorecognizethattheyneedtolearntosticktogether.Iftheydon’tthechancesarethattheywillsoonfindthemselvesalonE.Whatwillittaketogethumanstotakethistruthseriously?Disasterseemstobeagoodwayofdoingthis.Thetsunamisforexamplehaveopenedtheheartsofcountlessnumbersofpeopleallovertheworldwhoofferedtheirimmediatehelp.Butwhycan'ttheycometogethertoavoidadisasterthattheyknowwilloccuriftheydonotactintime?Oneofthereasonsisalackofimagination.Mostpeoplecanreadilyunderstandforexamplehowrisingglobaltemperaturescanmeltthepolarice-capraisesea-levelsandgreatlychangeglobalweather.Butthesechangeswillnotoccurovernight.Andpeoplefinditdifficulttoimaginechangesthatwilloccurinstagesslowlyandoveryears.Sotheypaylittleattentiontotheproblem.TheyhidetheirheadsinthesanD.Theythinkthatsomethingsomehowwillcometomaketheproblemdisappear.TheIndianOceantsunamikilledtensofthousandsofpeopleandleftmillionshomeless.Diseasesmaykillmanymoreifcleanwatersuppliesarenotprovidedintimeinthedisasterareas.Butalreadythedisasterhasrevealed透露somegoodthings:OnethereismoregoodwillandkindnessintheworldthanwearelikelytobelievE.Andtwotheworldisindeedcapableofcomingtogetherasoneinthefaceofthedisaster.Wepraythatsomeofthisspiritrunsoverinto2005.Therearemanydisasters―man-madenotnaturalones―thatmightbeavoidediftheworldcanlearntosticktogether.57.Inthesecondparagraphdoingthismeansgettingpeopleto______.A.cometogetherB.explainthedisasterC.belonelyD.opentheirhearts58.Thereasonwhypeoplepaylittleattentiontodisastersbeforehandisthat______.A.theyarenotadvisedtotakeactionsB.theyhardlyrealizehiddendisasterswillhappensuddenlyC.theythinkotherscansolvetheproblemD.theybelievedisasterswilldisappearwithnoreasons59.InthepassagethefollowingdisastersarementionedEXCEPT______.A.tsunamiB.earthquakeC.globalwarmingD.SARS60.Themainpurposeinwritingthepassageisto______.A.callontheworldtouniteasoneB.helpthepeoplewhosufferedtsunamisC.showgoodwillandkindnessofhumanbeingsD.provethatdisastershavenonationalboundaries
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WENEED1.YourNAMEYEARofbirthHOMEADDRESS/CITY/STATE/PHONENUMBERSCHOOLNAMEandEnglishteacherandEMAILADDRESSsowecanemailyouifyou'republished.ForphotosplacetheinformationonthebackofeachenvelopePLEASEDON'TFOLD.2.ThisstatementMUSTBEWRITTENoneachworkIpromisetheaboveworkiscompletelyoriginalandsignyourname.SENDITALLSUMMER!Bymail―TeenInk・Box30NewtonMA02461Ontheweb―TeenInk.com/SubmissionsByemail―Submissions@TeenInk.comTHEFINEPRINTlTypeprintcarefullyinink.Keepacopy.lWritingmaybeeditedwereservetherighttopublishitwithoutyourpermission.lIfduetothepersonalnatureofapieceyoudon'twantyournamepublishedwewillrespectyourrequestbutyouMUSTincludeyournameandaddressforourrecords.lIncludeaself-addressedenvelope.andwe'llsendacoupon优惠券foranyPepsiproductandanannouncementtoletyouknowwegotyourwork.lIfpublishedyouwillreceiveacopyofTeenInkandawoodenpen.lAllworkssubmitted提交willnotbereturnedandallcopyrightsbelongtoTeenInk.Wekeeptherightstopublishallsuchworksinanyforms.AllmaterialinTeenInkislcopyrightedtoprotectusandpreventothersfromrepublishingyourwork.64.AllofthefollowingmustbesubmittedEXCEPT.A.phonenumberB.Englishteacher'snameC.schooladdressD.timeofbirth65.WecanconcludefromthepassagethatTeenInkisa.A.magazineB.publishinghouseC.researchcenterD.advertisingcompany66.WhatcanbelearnedfromthepassageA.Theymustaskyourpermissionbeforehavingyourworkpublished.B.ThecopyrightswillbesharedbyTeenInkandPepsi.C.Theyonlyacceptyourwrittenwork.D.ThePepsiCompanysponsorsTeenInk.67.Chooseasuitabletideforthispieceofadvertisement.A.JOINTEENINKB.EMAILUSYOURWORKC.SENDUSYOURWORKD.KEEPINTOUCHWITHTEENINK
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Chinesemainland'sstar-makingrealityTVshowHappyBoywillnotbeopentomaleapplicantsfromHongKongTaiwanMacauorotherforeigncitiessaidthecountry'stopTVindustrycommitteeyesterday.HappyBoyisthemaleversionofSuperGirlwhichisregardedastheChineseversionofAmericanIdol.Thegirl'seventoperatedbycentralChina'sHunanTVdrewanaudienceof400millionforthefinalmatchin2005.Thecountry'sStateAdministrationofRadioFilmandTelevisionapprovedthemaleversionearlierthismonth.Howevertheregulationthatonlymainland'smaleapplicantsareallowedtoregisterwasreleasedjustdaysbeforetheapplicationprocedurebeganonWednesdayinChangshaoneofthefivemainlandcitiestoholdthecontest.TheotherfourincludesChengduandthreeundecidedcities.TheregulationspoiledHunanTV'sambitiontoextendtheseriestotheoverseasmarketanofficialwiththeTVstationtoldtheHunan-basedXiaoxiangMorningyesterday.MyHeroanotherstar-makingrealityshowbyShanghai'sSMGDragonTVsaiditwasnotinformedoftheregulationanditisstillreceivingforeignapplicantssaidanofficialwithDragonTV.A.previousregulationbytheadministrationhasmadeclearthattelevisedtalentshowscan'trunformorethansixweeksatatimE.WhilethefirstHappyBoymaylastforfivemonthsaccordingtoapreviousreport.Lastyeartherewereabout10influentialstar-makingTVshowsacrossthecountryamongwhichthosefromCCTVHunanSatelliteTVandSMG'sDragonTVwerethemostpopular.SuperGirlranforalmostfivemonthsandMyHerolastedfourmonths.Whiletheshowshaveprovenpopulartheyhavealsoearnedmanycomplaintsfrompeoplewhosaytheyarecrudeandnotsatisfactory.61.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_______.A.MaleapplicantsfromHongKongwon’tbeacceptedtoattendHappyBoyshow.B.AmericanIdolwasstartedearlierthanSuperGirl.C.ItwasHunanTVthatmadetheregulationthattheycouldn’tacceptforeignapplicants.D.AudienceloveAmericanIdolbetterthanHappyBoy.62.Whichofthefollowingmaybestexplaintheunderlinedwordspoiledinparagraph3?A.gaveB.preventedC.encouragedD.affected63.Wecansafelydrawtheconclusionthat________.A.HunanTVwillobeytheregulationsissuedbytheadministration.B.DragonTVbroketheregulationsonpurposE.C.therewereabout10popularTVshowsacrossthecountry.D.notalloftheaudiencethinkhighlyoftheshows.64.TherelationshipbetweenStateAdministrationofRadioFilmandTelevisionandHunanTVispossiblycloseto_______.A.fatherandsonB.teacherandstudentC.coachandsportsmenD.policeandcriminal
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InwesterncountriesyoungpeoplesometimestakeagapyearayearoffbetweenhighschoolandcollegE.CharlesDeacondeanofadmissionsatGeorgetownUniversityinWashingtonD.C.saysthemostcommonreasonistohaveachancetotravel.Buthesaysinternationalstudentsmaytakeagapyeartomeetrequirementsathomeformilitaryduty.Somehighschoolgraduatesseeayearoffasachancetorecoveraftertwelveyearsofrequirededucation.Butitcanalsogivestudentsachancetoexploretheirinterests.Studentswhothinktheywanttobedoctorsforexamplecouldlearnabouttheprofessionbyvolunteeringinahospitalforayear.Manycollegesanduniversitiessupportgap-yearprojectsbypermittingstudentstodelaytheiradmission.Expertssaystudentscangrowemotionallyandintellectuallyastheyworkatsomethingtheyenjoy.TheHarvardadmissionsofficehasanessayonitsWebsitecalledTimeOutorBurnOutfortheNextGeneration.Itpraisestheideaoftakingtimeofftostepbackthinkandenjoygaininglifeexperiencesoutsidethepressureofstudies.OfcourseagapyearisnotforeveryonE.StudentsmightmisstheirfriendswhogoondirectlytocollegE.Andparentsmightworrythattheirchildrenwilldecidenottogotocollegeoncetheytaketimeoff.Anotherconcernismoney.A.yearoffawayfromhomecanbecostly.HollyBullisthepresidentoftheCentreforInterimProgrammes.Hercompanyspecializesinhelpingstudentsplantheirgapyear.Shenotesthatseveralbookshavebeenwrittenaboutthissubject.ShesaysthesebooksalongwithmediaattentionandtheavailabilityofinformationontheInternethaveincreasedinterestintheideaofayearoff.Andshepointsoutthatmanygap-yearprogrammescostfarlessthanayearofcollegE.41Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.yearoffbeforecollegeB.BetterchoiceforhighschoolstudentsC.TimeoutorburnoutD.Universitiesfavouragapyear42.HowmanyreasonsarementionedforhighschoolstudentstotakeagapyearA.Two.B.ThreE.C.Four.D.FivE.43.Expertssupportthegap―yearprojectsbecause_________.A.studentscanbebetterpreparedforcollegelifeemotionallyandintellectuallyB.studentshavechancestofullyenjoythemselvesC.collegesanduniversitiessavelotsofmoneythroughthedelayofadmissionD.studentscanbemoreeconomicallyindependentbyworkingoutsideschool44.WhatdoesHollyBullthinkoftheideaofagapyear?A.Itisnotsuitableforallstudents.B.Itisbeneficialforstudents.C.ItdoesnothavepracticalvaluE.D.Itmaybecomeaburdenforthestudents’family.45.Fromthepassagewecanconcludethat_______.A.thebiggestconcernaboutayearoffforparentsismoneyB.HarvardprefersastudentwithlifeexperiencesC.theideaofayearoffnowarenotproperlyguidedD.studentstakingayearoffnowarenotproperlyguided
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GalleryPoliciesforVisitorstoNationalGalleryofArtWashingtonVisitorsmustpresentallcarrieditemsforinspectionuponentry.AfterinspectionallbagsbackpacksumbrellasparcelsandotherthingsasdeterminedbysecurityofficersmustleftatthecheckroomsfreeofchargeclosetoeachentrancE.Alloversizedbagsbackpacksandluggagemustbeleftatthecheckroomsnearthe4thStreetentranceofeithertheEastorWestBuilding.Theseitemswillhavetobex-rayedbeforebeingaccepteditemsofvaluesuchaslaptopcomputerscamerasandfurcoatsmaynotbeleftinthecheckroomsbutmaybecarriedintothegalleries.Weregretthatwedonothaveenoughspaceforvisitoritemslargerthan17×26inchesintotheGalleryoritscheckrooms.AdditionalsecurityproceduresandchecksmaybetakenaccordingtothedecisionoftheGallery.Forthesafetyoftheartworksandothervisitorsnothingmaybecarriedonavisitor’sback.Softfrontbabycarriersareallowedbutchildrenmaynotbecarriedonshouldersorinachildcarrierwornontheback.Pushchairsareavailablefreeofchargeneareachcheckroom.SmokingisprohibiteD.Foodanddrinkarenotpermittedoutsidethefoodserviceareas.Unopenedbottledwatermaybecarriedonlyinavisitor’sbag.Cellphonesmaynotbeusedinthegalleries.AnimalsotherthanserviceanimalsarenotpermittedintheGallery.SkateboardingisprohibiteD.Picture-takingincludingvideoforpersonaluseispermittedexceptinspecialexhibitionsandwherespecificallyprohibiteD.Tripods三角架arenotalloweD.Pleasedonottouchtheworksofart.62.WhenpeoplecometovisittheGallerytheyshould____________.A.leavealltheircarrieditemsatthecheckroomsB.havealltheircarrieditemsx-rayedattheentranceC.takealltheircarrieditemswiththemwithoutinspectionD.havealltheircarrieditemsinspectedattheentrance63.WhatdoestheGalleryfeelsorryfor?A.Visitorshavetokeeptheirvaluableitemsinthecheckrooms.B.ThesizeofvisitoritemsallowedintotheGalleryislimiteD.C.ItcannotkeepoversizedvisitoritemsduetolimitedspacE.D.Visitoritemsover17×26inchesmustgothroughadditionalchecks.64.ParentswithsmallchildrenvisitingtheGallery_____________.A.cancarrytheirchildreninsoftfrontchildcarriersB.cancarrytheirchildrenontheirshouldersC.cancarrytheirchildreninchildcarrierswornonthebackD.oughttopayiftheywanttousepushchairsfortheirchildren65.Visitingphotographersshouldmakesurethat__________.A.picturesandvideosareallowedforpersonaluseanywhereintheGalleryB.picturesandvideoscanbetakeninsomeplacesforpersonaluseC.picture-takingandvideoingaretotallyforbiddenintheGalleryD.tripodsareallowedexceptinsomespecialexhibitions
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About1966orsoaNASAteamdoingworkfortheApollomoonmissiontooktheastronautsnearTubaCity.TherethelandscapeoftheNavajoReservationlooksverymuchlikethelunarsurfacE.Amongallthetrucksandlargevehiclesweretwolargefiguresthatweredressedinfulllunarspacesuits.NearbyaNavajoshepherd牧羊人andhissonwerewatchingthestrangecreatureswalkaboutoccasionallybeingwatchedoverbyotherNASAworkers.ThetwoNavajopeoplewerenoticedandapproachedbytheNASApeoplE.SincetheshepherdandhissondidnotknowEnglishtheyaskedtheNASApeoplewhothestrangecreatureswerE.TheNASApeopletoldthemthattheywerejustmenthatweregettingreadytogotothemoon.Theshepherdbecameveryexcitedandaskedifhecouldsendamessagetothemoonwiththeastronauts.TheNASAofficialsthoughtthiswasagreatideasotheyprovidedataperecorder.AfterthemangavethemhismessagetheyaskedhissontotranslatE.Hissonwouldnot.Latertheytriedafewmorepeopleonthereservationtotranslateandeverypersontheyaskedwouldchuckle偷偷地笑andthenrefusetotranslatE.FinallywithcashinhandsomeonetranslatedthemessageWatchoutfortheseguystheyhavecometotakeyourland!52.TheappearanceoftheNavajoReservationisverysimilartothatof________.A.theTubaCityB.themoonC.theNASAresearchcenterD.theApollomoonmission53.WhentheolderNavajoheardthatthemeninfrontofhimweregoingtothemoonhe________.A.feltfrightenedandranawayquicklyB.chattedexcitedlywiththeNASAworkersC.gotonthemoderntrucksandlargevehiclesforfunD.triedtosaysomethingtothemooncreatures54.Thesondidnottranslatethewordshisfathersaidbecause________.A.hehadtroubleinunderstandinghisfatherB.thewordshisfatherusedweretoodifficulttobetranslatedC.hisfatherwassendingawarningagainsttheNASApeopleD.hebelievedthattheNASAworkerscouldunderstandtheirlanguage55.Accordingtothispassagewecanknowthattheshepherdwas________.A.patientandbraveB.foolishandimpoliteC.humorousandintelligentD.knowledgeableandtalkative
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IWASBORNandraisedintheshadowoftheCapitolinWashingtonD.C.asweremyparentsandmymother’sparents.Ourrowhousewasonatree-linedstreetjustblocksfromthebuildingthatwastheheartofthefederallegislativebranch.WhenIwasachildinthe1940sfriendsandIwouldpackalunchorrideastreetcartotheCapitol.Ifweroller-skatedwehidtheskatesinthebushesintheparkacrossthestreetbeforeenteringthebuilding.IkneweverycorneroftheCapitol.We’dplayhide-and-seekandpretendwesawghostsinthehallsandstairways.Idon’tknowhowwegotawaywithit.Irememberthebeautifulladies’roomswiththeirmarblefloorsandsinks.IpretendedthatIwasafineladyinthem.InthosedaysyoucouldwalkaroundtheCapitoldome圆顶屋whichwasalittlescaryformE.IlovedthewonderfulpaintingsandstatuesandthesubwayridestotheSenateOfficeBuilding.ItwaslikeanamusementridE.IevenusedtositinthegalleryoftheU.S.HouseofRepresentatives―untilIbecameboredwithallthetalkandwentonanotheradventurE.WheneverIranupthestepstothehugebronzedoorsoftheRotundaIwouldlookbacktotheworldbelowlikeahero.AssoonasthedoorswereopenedthesenseofhistorysurroundedmeandIknewitwassomeplacespecial.ThosewereluckydayswhenanAmericancitizencouldwanderintheCapitolandbeapartofhistory.Oncewarwasdeclaredsomethingschangedinthenation’scapital.BecauseofconcernsthatWashingtonmightbeattackedasLondonhadbeeneveryoneprepareD.KidsatmyelementaryschoolworedogtagsandeachofuswasfingerprinteD.Myfatherapipeworkerbecameacivildefensewarden民防队员.Duringanairraidhisjobwastoturnoffanyleakinggas.Sincehealwayshadacigaretteinhismouthmaybethatwasnotagoodchoicebuthehadagasmaskandflashlighthangingintheraftersofourbasementthemasklookedlikeamonsterintheceiling.My15-year-oldbrotherwasajuniorcivildefensewarden.Duringair-raiddrillsheknockedondoorsandaskedpeopletoputouttheirlights.Irememberhugesearchlightsthatcrisscrossedtheskiesduringthedrillslookingforenemyplanes.73.Fromthepassagewecanunderstandthat________.A.ThewriterattendedthemeetinginHouseofRepresentativeB.Thewriter’sfamilylivedinWashingtonD.C.forgenerationsC.AmericancitizenexceptchildrencouldneverentertheCapitolD.Thewriter’sfatherhadagasmasktopreventhimfromsmoking74.WhenthewritersaidIwasbornandraisedintheshadowoftheCapitol1stparagraphshemostprobablymeantthat________.A.shespentherchildhoodinanareaneartheCapitolB.shegrewupunderthepressureoftheCapitolC.theCapitolhadsomebadinfluenceonmychildhoodD.shewasbornandbroughtupsecretlyintheCapitol75.Bytellingthechildhoodexperiencethepassagesuggeststhat________.A.thewriterisadaughterofamemberofRepresentatives.B.theCapitolusedtobeopentothepublicinhistory.C.LondonwasattackedduringthewaraswellasWashington.D.thewriter’sfatherandbrotherjoinedthearmyduringthewar.76.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsthethingsthatchangedinthenation’scapital?A.neutralB.positiveC.negativeD.ironic
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第II卷两部分共35分第四部分任务型阅读共10小题每小题1分满分10分请认真阅读下面短文并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词注意每空只填1个单词Dayafterdayyouaregluedtoyourcomputerscreen.Youcannotgetenoughofonlinegamesnetshoppingorcybersurfing.Yoursociallifegetsworseandsodoesyourhealth.ChancesarethatyouareaddictedtotheInternetandyouneedcounseling.OnNovember8anInternetAddictionDisorderIADdiagnosticmanual诊断手册wasapprovedbyagroupofpsychologistsinChinawhoagreedthatInternetaddictionisamentaldiseasE.AccordingtoareportonXinhuanet.comthemanualforthefirsttimegivesacleartimestandardfordiagnosingIADsayingthatsurfingtheInternetformorethansixhoursadaynotforthepurposeofstudyingorworkingandhavingdonesoforlessthanthreemonthsmightbeasymptomofIAD.AddictionsymptomsvaryBesidesthelongonlinetimesomeothersymptomswouldalsohelpdoctorsdiagnoseIADpatientssuchashavingastrongdesirefortheInternetandfeelingphysicaldiscomfortbecomingeasilyangrybeingunabletoconcentrateonthingsorfindingitdifficulttosleepifunabletogetonlinE.Apartfromtheseconditionsothersymptomsarealsolistedinthemanual.IfanetsurfercannotgetoutofthevirtualworldofWebgameswhichhasalreadyaffectedhis/hercapabilitytostudyorworkorhe/shefeelslittleinterestindoinganythingbutjumpingonlineorisafraidtocommunicatewithothershe/sheisalsoconsideredtobeanIADsufferer.AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganizationmentaldiseasesufferershavetwomajorcharacteristics:theybringsufferingtoboththemselvesandtheirfamiliesandtheirabilitiestobeinvolvedinsocialactivitiesareaffecteD.Mentalillnessstigma污名Howeverithasresultedinabacklash反对fromthepublicduetothefactthatmentaldiseaseisaverysensitivetermtoChinesE.ManynetizensdroppedcommentsexpressingtheirdoubtsaboutthemanualsayingthattheycouldnotaccepttheymightbesufferingfrommentalillnessjustbecausetheyspenttoomuchtimeontheInternet.Expertssaidthereisamisunderstandingofthemanual.ExplainingthatIADsufferersarenotcrazypeopletheycallonsocietyatlargetochangetheirunderstandingofmentaldiseasE.Mentaldiseasecoversawiderangeofpsychologicalorbehavioralproblemssuchasdepression.
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FederalregulatorsWednesdayapprovedaplantocreateanationwideemergencyalert警报systemusingtextmessagesdeliveredtocellphones.TextmessageshaveexplodedinpopularityinrecentyearsparticularlyamongyoungpeoplE.Thewirelessindustry’stradeassociationCTIAestimates估计morethan48billionstextmessagesaresenteachmonth.TheplancomesfromtheWarningAlterandResponseNetworkActa2006federallawthatrequiresimprovementtothenation’semergencyaltersystem.TheacttaskedtheFederalCommunicationsCommissionFCCwithcomingupwithnewwaystoalterthepublicaboutemergencies.TheabilitytodeliveraccurateandtimelywarningandaltersthroughcellphoneandothermobileservicesisanimportantnextstepinoureffortstohelpensurethattheAmericanpublichastheinformationtheyneedtotakeactiontoprotectthemselvesandtheirfamiliesbeforeandduringdisastersandotheremergenciesFCCChairmanKevinMartinsaidfollowingapprovaloftheplan.Participationinthealtersystembycarriers―telecommunicationcompanies―isvoluntarybutithasreceivedsolidsupportfromthewirelessindustry.Theprogramwouldbeoptionalforcellphoneusers.Theyalsomaynotbechargedforreceivingalters.Therewouldbethreetypesofmessagesaccordingtotherules.Thefirstwouldbeanationalalterfromthepresidentlikelyinvolvingaterroristsattackornaturaldisaster.Thesecondwouldinvolveapproachingthreatswhichcouldincludenaturaldisasterslikehurricanesorstormsorevenuniversityshootings.Thethirdwouldbereservedforchildabduction绑架emergenciesorso-calledAmberAlerts.Theservicecouldbeinplaceby2010.61.Whatisthepurposeoftheapprovalplan?A.TowarnpeopleofemergenciesviamessagE.B.TopopularizetheuseofcellphonE.C.Toestimatethemonthlynumberofmessages.D.Topromotethewirelessindustry.62.Theimprovementtothepresentsystemisinthechargeof______.A.CTLA.B.theWarningAlertandResponseNetworkC.FCCD.federalregulators63.Thecarriers’participationinthesystemisdeterminedby_______.A.theUSfederalgovernmentB.mobilephoneusersC.thecarriersthemselvesD.thelawoftheUnitedStates64.Whichofthefollowingistrueofcellphoneusers?TheymustacceptthealertservicE.B.TheymayenjoythealertserviceforfreE.C.Theymustsendthealertstoothers.D.Theymaychoosethetypesofmessages.65.AnalertmessagewillNOTbesentif__________.A.achildloseshiswayB.auniversityshootinghappensC.anaturaldisasterhappensD.aterroristattackoccurs66.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetest?A.CellPhoneAlertsProtectingStudentsB.CellPhoneAlertsbyWirelessIndustryC.CellPhoneAlertsNaturalDisastersD.CellPhoneAlertsComingSoon
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WelcometomyMessageBoard!Subject:Slimmingdownclassics?Mr.Handsome2007-5-126:34AMOrionBookswhichdecidesthereisamarketincreatingcut-downclassics经典著作isslimmingdownsomenovelsbysuchgreatwritersasL.TolstoyM.MitchellandC.BrontE.Noweachofthemhasbeenwhittleddowntoabout400pagesbycutting30to40pagespercentoforiginalwithwordssentencesparagraphsandinafewcaseschaptersremoveD.Thefirstsixshortenededitionsallpricedat£6.99andadvertisedasgreatreadsinhalfthetimewillgoonsalenextmonthwithplansfor50to100moretofollow.Thepublishinghousebelievesthatmodernreaderswillwelcometheshorterversions.Mr.Edwards2007-5-129:40AMWellI’mpublisherofOrionGroup.ThanksforyourattentionMr.HandsomE.ImustsaytheideadevelopedfromagameofshameinmyofficE.Eachofuswasrequiredtoconfess承认tothemostembarrassingblanksinhisorherreading.IadmittedthatIhadneverreadAnnaKareninaandtriedbutfailedtogetthroughGonewiththeWindseveraltimes.Oneofmycolleaguesacknowledgedskipping跳读JaneEyrE.Werealizedthatlifeistooshorttoreadallthebooksyouwanttoandweneverweregoingtoreadtheseones.Asaleadingpublishinghousewearetryingtomakeclassicsconvenientforreadersbutit’snotasifwe’rewithdrawingtheoriginalversions.Theyarestillthereifyouwanttoreadthem.Ms.Weir2007-5-1211:35AMI’mdirectoroftheonlinebookclubwww.lovereading.co.ukMr.EdwardsIthinkyourshortenededitionsisabreathoffreshair.I’mguiltyofneverhavingreadAnnaKareninabecauseit’sjustsolong.I’dmuchratherreadtwo300-pagebooksthanone600-pagebook.Iamlookingforwardtomoreshortenedclassics!Mr.Crockatt2007-5-124:38PMI’mfromtheLondonindependentbookshopCorckatt&Powell.Inmyopinionthepracticeiscompletelyridiculous.Howcanyouedittheclassics?I’mafraidreadingsomeofthesebookishardworkandthatiswhyyouhavetodevelopasareader.Ifpeopledon’thavetimetoreadAnnaKareninathenfinE.Butdon’treadashortenedversionandkidyourselfit’stherealthing.60.AccordingtothemessageboardOrionBooks___________.A.opposesthereadingoforiginalclassicsB.isembarrassedforcuttingdownclassicsC.thinkscut-downclassicshaveabrightfutureD.iscautionsinitsdecisiontocutdownclassics61.InMr.Edwards’opinionOrionGroupisshorteningclassicsto_________.A.makethemeasiertoreadB.meetalargedemandinthemarketC.increasethesalesofliterarybooksD.competewiththeiroriginalversions62.BydescribingtheshortenedclassicsasabreathoffreshairMs.Weir________.A.speakshighlyofthecut-downclassicsB.showsherlovefororiginalclassicsC.feelsguiltyofnotreadingtheclassicsD.disapproveofshorteningtheclassics63.Mr.Crockattseemstoimplythat_________.A.readingtheclassicworksisaconfusingattemptB.shorteningtheclassicsdoesharmtotheoriginalC.publishingthecut-downclassicsisadifficultjobD.editingtheclassicworkssatisfieschildren’sneeds
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第二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中选出最佳选项Howdosuccessfulpeoplethink?Whatdrivesthem?InterviewsandinvestigationsindicatethatthereareseveralkeystosuccessthatsuccessfulpeoplesharE.FirstofallsuccessfulpeopleneverblamesomeoneorsomethingoutsideofthemselvesfortheirfailuretogoaheaD.Theyrealizethattheirfutureliesintheirownhands.TheyunderstandthattheycannotcontrolthingsinlifesuchasnaturethepastandotherpeoplE.Butinthemeantimetheyarewellawarethattheycancontroltheirownthoughtsandactions.Theytakeresponsibilityfortheirlifeandregardthisasoneofthemostempoweringthingstheycando.Perhapswhatmostseparatessuccessfulpeoplefromothersisthattheylivealifeonpurpose----theyaredoingwhattheybelievetheyareputheretodo.IntheiropinionhavingapurposeintheirlifeisthemostimportantelementthatenablesthemtobecomefullyfunctioningpeoplE.Theyholdthatwhentheylivetheirlifeonpurposetheirmainconcernistodothejobright.Theylovewhattheydo----anditshows.Peoplewanttodobusinesswiththembecauseoftheircommitment忠诚.Tolivetheirlifeonpurposesuccessfulpeoplefindacausetheybelieveinandcreateabusinessaroundit.Besidestheynevereasilygiveup.Oncetheyhavesetupgoalsintheirlifetheyarewillingtoworkhardwhateverittakestoachievetheirgoals.Topachieversalwaysbearinmindwhattheydon’thavE.Ratherthanbenegativeordepressingtheyusetheknowledgetospurthemselvesonandgoafterwhattheywantenergeticallyandpassionately.46.Theunderlinedworditrefersto____.A.themainconcernofsuccessfulpeopleB.thejobthatsuccessfulpeopledoC.thecommitmentwithwhichsuccessfulpeopledotheirjobsD.thebusinessthatsuccessfulpeopledowithotherpeople47.BylivingalifeonpurposesuccessfulpeoplecandothefollowingEXCEPT____.A.doalotofworkB.concentrateontheirjobsC.dobusinesswithmanypeopleD.controlthingsinlife48.Theunderlinedwordspurmostprobablymeans____.A.encourageB.exciteC.relieveD.compel
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阅读下面的短文请根据短文后的要求答题请注意问题后的字数要求AsAmericanfriendofminewhowashighupinabigcorporationhadworkedoutawayofheadingagoodofe-mailsbeforemostofusbadevenheardoftheconcept.Ifanyinformationhewassentwasvitalenoughhisbackofresponsewouldensurethesenderranghimupifthesenderwasn’timportantenoughtohavehisprivatenumbersthecommunicationcouldn’tbethatimportantmyfriendisnowevenmoreseniorinthesamecompanysothestrategymustwork.Almosteveryweeknowthereseemstobeareportsuggestingthatweareallbeingdrivencrazybythebotherofe-mail.Hethisisthecaseit’sonlybecausewehaven’tdevelopedanappropriateindealingwithit.________Firstly.Youjunknothingwithanexclamationmarkonastringofcapitallettersorfrommyaddressyoudon’trecognizeonfeelconfidentabout.Secondlye-maildon’tandhavetobeanswereD.Becausee-mailissoeasythere’satendencyforcorrespondencetocarryonforeverbutitispermissibletostopanendlessdiscussionortoacceptapointofinformationsentbyacolleaguewithoutacknowledgingit.Thirdlyareplye-mailthoughtshavetobethesamelengthastheoriginal.Weallhavee-mailpalswhosendlongchattye-mailswhicharenicetoreceivebutwhothenexpectanequallylongreply.Thechartofe-mailcanconsistinthesimpleincompletesentencetotallyregardlessoftheofthebreadofthelettermeatbypost.Youareperfectlywithintheboundsofpolitenessinrespondingtoamarathone-mailwithabetterreply.76.Whichsentenceinthepassagetotheclosestinmeaningtothefollowingone?Thepossibleexistenceofannoyanceresultsfromourinabilitytosortoute-mails.77.FillintheblankinParagraph3withapropersentencE.within10words78.Whatadvicesigiveninthelastparagraph?within10words79.ForwhatpurposedoestheauthormentionhisAmericanfriendinParagraph1?within10words80.FranslatetheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphintoChinesE.
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Whatdoesthewordheartmean?Strictlyspeakingaheartisanorganofthephysicalbodywhichpumpsbloodintotheorganism生物体.Thetermhearthoweverextendstomorethanthephysicalbody.Whenloversseparateonewilloftenclaimtohaveabrokenheartyetremainliving.A.sadgentorladywilloftengrasptheareabetweentheribs肋骨atthecenterofthechestandmoan呻吟insorrowoverthelostlover.Physicalornottheheartinthiscaseisalsosomethingthatpumpslifeintotheemotionalbody.Don’tloseheartsaysafriendtoanotherwhohasbeendiscouragedbyoneoflife’smanytrials.Nowhowcananyoneloseaheart?Iask.EasilybygettingdiscourageD.AgaintheheartbecomesasymbolofpumpinglifeintoasystembutnotaphysicalonE.Whenonegetstotheheartofthemattershegetstoitscenterwhichgivesitsmeaning.WhenpeoplebegHaveahearttheyareaskingyoutobekindheartedtorecognizethesoulinanother.HavingahearttohearttalkmeanssharingsomethingfromthecenterofourbeingwithsomeoneelsE.Speakingfromtheheartalwaysimpliescommunicatingfromwhatisrealandessentialinourlives.Perhapsthemostcommondefinitionofthewordheartthereforeshouldrecognizethatheartissomethingessentialtoeveryhumanbeingwhetheritisphysicalornot.77.Theauthorwritesthispassageto.A.correctothers’inexactexplanationsofthewordheartB.tellreadersaseriesofhumorousstoriesC.discusshowtogiveagooddefinitiontothewordheartD.educatepeopletooldpositiveattitudetowardslife78.TheunderlinedwordsthiscaseinParagraph2referto.A.lovers’separationB.thedeathofone’sloverC.onehurtsoneselfD.one’scryingforhisorherlover79.Accordingtotheauthorhowcanoneloseaheart?A.Bylosingwhatoneowns.B.ByfeelingsaD.C.Byhurtingothers.D.BygettingdiscourageD.80.Ifyouwouldliketohaveahearttohearttalkwithsomeone.A.youwillfollowtheother’sadvicewithouthesitationB.youwillgiveyourownopinioninadirectwayC.bothofyouwillbehonestaswellasopenmindedD.bothofyouwilltalkaboutothers’affairsinsteadofyours
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Theliteralmeaningofphilosophyisloveofwisdom.Butthismeaningdoesnottellusverymuch.Unliketheotherdisciplines学科philosophycannotedefinedbywhatyoustudybecauseitisactuallyunlimiteD.Anythingcanbethesubjectmatterofphilosophy:arehistorylawlanguageliteraturemathematicsandinfacttheotheracademicdisciplinesaredirectlyrelatedtophilosophy.ForthisreasonyougetaDoctorate博士学位ofPhilosophyPh.D.inbiochemistryorcomputerscienceorpsychology.Twobroadsub-fieldsofphilosophyarelogicandthehistoryofphilosophy.Logicisthescienceofargumentanderiticalthinking.Itprovidessoundmethodsfordistinguishinggoodfrombadreasoning.Thehistoryofphilosophyinvolvesthestudyofmajorphilosophersandpersuadeinthedevelopmentofphilosophy.Ofwhatuseisphilosophy?Firstitisusefulineducationaladvancement.Itisnecessaryforunderstandingotherdisciplines.Onlyphilosophyquestionsthenatureoftheconceptsusedinadisciplineanditsrelatingtootherdiscomposes.AndthoughtthestudyofphilosophyonedevelopssoundmethodsofresearchandanalysisthatcanbeappliedtoanyfielD.Thereareanumberofgeneralusesofphilosophy.Itstrengthensone’sabilitytosolveproblemstocommunicatetoorganizeideasandissuestopersuadeandtotakewhatisthemostimportantformalargequalityofdatA.Thesegeneralusesareofgreatbenefitinthecareerfieldnotnecessarilyforobtainingone’sfirstjobaftergraduationbutforpreparingforpositionsofresponsibilitymanagementandleadershiplateron.Itisveryshortsiteafteralltotakeacourseofstudiesonlyforthepurposeofgettingone’sfirstjoB.Theusefulskillsdevelopedthoughtthestudyofphilosophyhavesignificantlong-termbenefitsincareeradvancement.Nootherdisciplinesystematicallyfollowstheidealsofwisdomleadershipandcapacitytoresolvehumanconflict.72.AccprdomgtoParagraph1.Philosophycanbestbedescribedasthestudyof.A.socialsciencesB.naturalsciencesC.bothsocialandnaturalsciencesD.thesubjectmatterofpolitics73.Withthestudyofphilosophyyoucan.A.becomeagreatleaderB.succeedineverythingC.findagoodjobsoonaftergraduationD.makeprogressinyourcareerdevelopment74.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.PhilosophyisanindependentdisciplinE.B.Logichelpsyoutobecomeabetterthinker.C.Thestudyofphilosophybringsyouimmediatebenefits.D.ThemeaningofphilosophyistoolimitedtodefinE.75.FromthepassagewecanconcludeA.notallthesubjectshavetodowithphilosophyB.apersonwillgetaPh.D.ifhe/shestudiesphilosophyC.philosophycanbehelpfulforthestudyofanyothersubjectsD.philosophyistheonlysolutiontoalltheproblemstheworld
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AlthoughmanyChinesestudentssaythattheirknowledgeofEnglishgrammarisgoodmostwouldadmitthattheirspokenEnglishispoor.WheneverIspeaktoaChinesestudenttheyalwayssayMyspokenEnglishispoor.HowevertheirspokenEnglishdoesnothavetoremainpoor!IwouldliketosuggestthattheremaybesomereasonsfortheirproblemswithspokenEnglish.Firsttheyfailtofindsuitablewordstoexpressthemselvesduetoalimitedvocabulary.Obviouslythebetteransweristoexpandtheirvocabulary.Howeveryoucanspeakwithalimitedvocabularyifyourattitudeispositive.Otherswillfollowyouaslongasyouusethewordsthatyouknow.Secondtheyareafraidofmakingmistakes.Sometimestheymakemistakeswhentheyarespeakingbecausetheyareshyandnervous.YetstudentsshouldrememberthattheirgoalshouldbeFLUENCYNOTACCURACY.Youraiminwritingistobeaccuratefollowingtherulesforgrammarandusingtherightwordsandspellingthemcorrectly.Howeverinspeakingyouraimisfluency.YouwanttogetyourmessageacrosstotalktosomeoneinEnglishasquicklyandaswellasyoucaneventhoughsometimesyoumayuseawrongwordortensebutitdoesn’tmatterbecausethepersonyouarespeakingtowillunderstandyouandmakeallowancesforanymistakeshehears.Thethirdreasonisthatnotenoughattentionispaidtolistening.Youhaveonemouthbuttwoears!Allthathearingwasnecessaryforyoutostartspeaking.FourthmostChinesestudentsarereactiveratherthanproactivelanguagelearners.InsteadofactivelyseekingoutopportunitiestoimprovetheirspokenEnglishtheypassivelywaitforspeakingopportunitiestocometothemandwonderwhytheirEnglishalwaysremainspoor.IfyouhavethisproactiveoutlookthenyouwillseeEnglishopportunitieswhereveryougo.IfyoudonotuseyourEnglishbeyondtheclassroomyouwillforgetwhatEnglishyouknow.Remember:USEITORLOSEIT!YoucanlearnhowtospeakEnglishbetterbyspeakingEnglishmorE.60.Whatismostprobablythewriter’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.Toimproveyourreading.B.ToimproveyourspokenEnglish.C.Toimproveyourlistening.D.Toimproveyourvocabulary.61.Itcanbeinferredfromthethirdparagraphthat.A.don’tbeafraidofmakingmistakes.Justspeak!B.don’tbenervousdon’tbeshy.Justwrite!C.don’tbefluency.JustbeaccuracyD.don’tbeshydon’tbefluency.Justlistenandwrite!62.Thetextismostprobablytakenfroma.A.teacher’sdiaryB.reportonstudyC.sportsnewspaperD.moviemagazine
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Itwouldbeinterestingtodiscoverhowmanyyoungpeoplegotouniversitywithoutanyclearideaofwhattheyaregoingtodoafterwards.Ifoneconsiderstheenormousvarietyofcoursesoffereditisnothardtoseehowdifficultitistoselectthecoursemostsuitedtohisinterestsandabilities.Ifastudentgoestoacquireabroaderperspectiveoflifetoenlargehisideasandtolearntothinkforhimselfhewillundoubtedlybenefitsinceschooloftenhastoorestrictinganatmospherewithitstimetablesanddisciplinestoallowhimmuchtimeforindependentassessmentoftheworkheisaskedtodo.MoststudentswouldIbelieveprofitbyayearorso’sexplorationofdifferentacademicstudiesespeciallythoseall-rounderswithnoparticularbent.TheyshouldhavelongertimetodecideinwhatsubjecttheywanttotaketheirdegreesothatinlaterlifetheydonotlookbackandsayIshouldliketohavebeenanarchaeologist.IfIhadn’ttakenadegreeinModernLanguagesIshouldn’thaveendedupasaninterpreterbutit’stoolatenow.Icouldn’tgobackandbeginalloveragainevenifIhadthechancE.Thereisofcourseanothersidetothequestionofhowtomakethebestuseofone’stimeatuniversity.Thisisthecaseofthestudentwhoexcelsinaparticularbranchoflearningisafirst-ratemathematicianscientistlinguistandwhatyouhavE.Heisimmediatelyacceptedbytheuniversityofhischoiceandspendshisthreeorfouryearsbecomingaspecialistemergingwithafirst-classHonorsDegreeandverylittleknowledgeofwhattherestoftheworldisallabout.Itthereforebecomesmoreandmoreimportantthatifstudentsarenottowastetheiropportunitiesandincidentallythetaxpayers’moneytherewillhavetobemuchmoredetailedinformationaboutcoursesmoreadvicefromCareerMastersandCourseTutorsifwearenottobringupononehandabandofspecialistsignorantofanythingoutsidetheirownsubjectandontheotherhandanever-increasingnumberofgraduatesqualifiedinsubjectsforwhichthereislittleornodemandintheworkingworlD.50.Accordingtothepassageuniversitystudentsshouldavoid.A.acquiringabroadperspectiveoflifeB.allowingthemselvestheindependenceofthinkingC.becomingspecialistsignorantofwhattherestoftheworldisD.wastingtheiropportunitiesandthetaxpayers’money51.Somestudentslookbackandsay:butit’stoolatenowbecause.A.theyhavenotimetomakeanotherchoiceB.theydon’thavethechancetogobackandrestartC.theydecidenottowastetaxpayers’moneyanymoreD.theycouldaffordnomoretimetotaketheirdegreeinanothersubject52.Attheendofthepassagethewordwecanbestbereplacedby.A.peopleintheworkingworldB.universitygraduatesC.careerMastersandCourseTutorsD.universitypeople
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Molly信箱是一个报刊栏目主持人Molly回答读者提出的各种问题第61至65题是五位读者的来信请从A.B.C.D.E和F中为每封来信选出最合适的回复并在答题纸上将该选项桔号涂黑选项中一项是多余选项DearMollyIhaveaproblem.Myparentsarealwaystalkingtomeaboutstudying.TheywantmetostudyhardersoIcangotoagoodschool.IknowstudyingisveryimportantbutmyparentsputtoomuchpressureonmE.HowcanIexplaintomyparentsthatIneedsomefreetime?------OverworkedDearMollyMybestfriendTonyisaniceyoungmanbuthehasabadhabit.HeisalwayslatE.NomatterwhereheisgoingtowhatheisdoingheisneverontimE.Onceheturnedupthirtyminuteslateforameeting!WhatcanIdotobreakhimofthisbadhabit?------WorriedDearMollyIhaveanewroommatenamedLouis.Heisagoodfriendofminebutheisdrivingmecrazybecauseheisveryuntidy.HeleaveshisdirtyclotheseverywhereandhenevermakeshisbeD.Iamextremelyneat.WhatcanIdo?----UnhappyDearMollyMycousinplayscomputergamesalotandhekeepsontalkingtomeaboutvariousgames.Idon’thaveanyinterestatallbutIfinditdifficulttostophimwithouthurtinghisfeelings.Wouldyoukindlygivemesomeadvice?---ShyDearMollyI’mfeelingupsetthesedaysbecausetheresultofmylastEnglishexamwasnotasgoodasIhadexpecteD.MyteachercomfortedmesayingDon’tworry.YoucandobetternexttimE.ButI’mstillfeelingbaD.Ineedyourhelp.----DisappointedABCDEF
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Liverpoolmyhometownisauniquecity.Itissouniquethatin2004itbecameaWorldHeritage遗产SitE.IrecentlyreturnedtomyhomecityandmyfirststopwasatamuseumontheRiverMersey.Blanketedinmist薄雾Victorianarchitecturerosefromthebanksoftheriverrespondedtothesoundsofsea-birdsandappearedunbelievablycharming.WhenIheadedtowardthecentreIfoundmyselfsurroundedbybuildingsthatmirrorthebestpalacesofEuropE.ItisnothardtoimaginewhyonfirstseeingthecitymostvisitorswouldbeoverpoweredbythebeautyofthenoblebuildingswhicharesolidsignsofLiverpool’shistory.AsifstressitsculturalroleLiverpoolhasmoremuseumsandgalleries美术馆thanmostcitiesinBritain.AtWalkerArtGalleryIwastoldthatithasbestcollectionsofVictorianpaintingsintheworldandisthehomeofmodernartinthenorthofEngland.Howevercultureismorethangalleries.Liverpooloffersmanymusicevents.AsBritain’sNo.1musiccityithasthebiggestcitymusicfestivalinEuropeanditsmusiciansarefamousallovertheworlD.Liverpoolisalsowell-knownforitsfootballandothersportsevents.EveryyeartheMerseyRiverFestivalattractsthousandsofvisitorsmaddingthecityaplaceofwonder.AsyouwouldexpectfromsuchacitytherearerestaurantsservingfoodfromaroundtheworlD.WhenmytripwasabouttocompleteIchosetorestmylegsinLiverpool’sfamousPhilharmonicpub酒馆.Itisamonumenttoperfectionandaheritageattractionitself.BeingaWorldHeritageSitemyhomecityiscertainlyaplaceofoutstandinguniversalvalue.ItisatreasurehousewithplentyofsecretsfortheworldtoexplorE.68.Visitorswhoseethecityforthefirsttimewouldbedeeplyimpressedby________A.itscharmingbanksB.itsfamousmuseumsC.itswonderfulpalacesD.itsattractivebuildings69.Thethirdparagraphisdevelopedmainlyby______A.providingdifferentexamplesB.followingtheorderofspaceC.makingcomparisonsD.analyzingcauses70.TheauthorusesthePhilharmonicpubtoprovethat_______A.Liverpoolisawell-knowncityforitsrestaurantsB.LiverpoolisanimpressiveplacefullofattractionC.apubisawonderfulplaceforvisitorstorelaxthemselvesD.apubisaperfectchoiceforvisitorstocompletetheirjourney71.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.TheuniversalvalueoftheworldheritageinLiverpoolB.TheexcitingexperienceoftheauthorinLiverpoolC.ThespecialculturalatmosphereofLiverpoolD.ThebeautifulhistoricsitesofLiverpool
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ReadthefollowingtextandchoosethemostsuitableheadingfromA-Fforeachparagraph.ThereisoneextraheadingwhichyoudonotneeD.You’reprobablymostfamiliarwithcollegedictionariesoftencalledabridgeddictionaries.Althoughabridgedmeansshortenedthesedictionariescontainmorethan150.000entriesandprovidedetaileddefinitionsthataresufficientformostcollegestudentsandgeneralusers.Collegedictionariesalsocontainseparatelistsofabbreviations.Biographicalandgeographicalnamesforeignwordsandphrases.Andtablesofmeasures.Webster’sⅡNewRiversideUniversityDictionaryandtheAmericanHeritageDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguagearecollegedictionaries.unabridgeddictionariescontainasmanyas500000entriesandprovidedetaileddefinitionsandextensivewordhistoriesetymologies.Thesedictionariespossiblyinseveralvolumesandmostlyfoundinlibrariesareexcellentsourcesforscholarlyinquiries.UnabridgeddictionariesincludetheOxfordEnglishDictionaryandtheRandomHouseDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguagE.A.dictionaryentryhasmanyelements:multipledefinitionssyllabicationpreferredspellingandpronunciationsomewordhavemorethanoneacceptablespellingandpronunciationandpart-of-speechlabels.Someentriesalsoincludepluralsandcapitalizedforms.Synonymsantonymsandderivatives.Americanismsandetymologiesmaybeprovidealongwithusagenotescross-referencesandidioms.IfyoupreferusingthedictionaryonacomputeryoucanobtainCD-ROMversionsofmanymajordictionaries.InadditionyoucanaccessnumerousdictionariessuchasWWWebster’sDictionaryontheInternet.Onlinedictionariesallowyoutoenterasearchwordyouevengethelpwithspellingtoseeadefinitionandsometimesevenanillustration.Onlinedictionariesalsoofferadditionalfeaturessuchaswordgames.Languagetipsandamusingfactsaboutwords.Someonlinedictionaryservicesallowyoutoaccessnumerousdictionariesbothgeneralandspecializedinonsearch.Specializeddictionariesprovidein-depthinformationaboutacertainfielD.ForexampletherearedictionariesforthespecializedvocabulariesoflawcomputertechnologyandmedicinE.Inadditiontherearedictionariesofsynonymsclichésslangandevenregionalexpressions.SuchastheDictionaryofAmericanRegionalEnglishDARE.Therearealsodictionariesofforeignlanguagesfamouspeople’snamesliterarycharacters’namesandplacenames.
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Thenaivefellowhasnevermetathiefandfirmlybelievesthathelivesinaworldwithoutthieves.Andthefemalethieffightsagainstotherthievesonlytoprotectthisguy'sdaydream.Soundstrange?ThengotothecinematoseewhathappensinAWorldWithoutThievesTianxiaWuzei.It'sthelatestofferingfromChinesedirectorFengXiaogang.ThefilmwillhitmainlandcinemasonDecember92004.Adaptedfromthebookofthesamenameittellsthestoryofacouplebothofthemskillfulthieveswhofindtheirconsciencesonathief-filledtrain.WangBoAndyLauorLiuDehuaisamasterpickpocketfromHongKong.WangLiReneLiuorLiuRuoyingisatalentedcheatfromTaiwan.They'repartnersincrimeandpassionandcheattheirwayacrossChinauntilonedaytheyrunintoShagenWangBaoqiangatarailwaystation.AnorphansincebirthShagenspendsmoretimewithwolvesthanwithmen.Hebelievesinthebasicgoodnessofhumannatureandisconvincedthathelivesinaworldwithoutthieves.Havingsavedup60000yuanafterfiveyearsofhardworkhedecidestogobacktohishometownbuildahouseandgetmarrieD.HoweverthetrainShagenboardsisfullofthieves.BesidesWangBoandWangLithereisagangofhighwaymenunderthecontrolofUncleBillGeYou.WhileBill'smenaretryingtogetShagen'ssavingsWangLitakesitonherselftobehisprotector.FengXiaoganghasbecomeasupplierofNewYear'smoviesinChinA.Forfourconsecutiveyearshehascausedanationwidemediaexcitementattheendofeachyear.Thatstartedwith1998'sTheDreamFactoryJiafangYifangandrantolastyear'sCellphoneShouji.WithAWorldwithoutThievesFengtrieshishandatsomethingbeyondhisstandardhumor.Forthefirsttimeheemploysalotofspecialeffects.IdolikecomedybutIalsowanttoknowwheremylimitsliesaidFengThefilmisanexperiment.IthasspecialskillslovebetweenthievesaswellastherediscoveryofconsciencE.Fengsaysthefilmismorelikeafairytale:It'stwothievestryingtoprotectsomeone'sdaydream.Youseeafairytalemayexposemoreaboutlifeandhumannaturethananotherstory.Youdon'tchangetheworldwithafilmbutyoumakepeopleseeandfeelinnocenceandthat'smypower.46.Theunderlinedwordnaivemeans_________.A.lovelyB.interestingC.innocentD.smart47.WhichofthefollowingfilmsisnotdirectedbyFengXiaogang?A.RedRiverValleyB.A.WorldWithoutThievesC.TheDreamFactoryD.Cellphone48.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat_________.FengXiaoganghasdirectedmorethanthreefilmssince1998.ThisfilmwasfirstonshowonDecember92004.WangBoandWangLiareinthechargeofUncleBill.FengXiaoganglikesfairytales.49.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestexpressesthemainideaofthepassage?IntroductionofFengXiaogangIntroductionofLiuDehuaBriefintroductionofFeng’sfilm—A.WorldWithoutThievesFeng’sopinionabouthisfilm—A.WorldWithoutThieves50.What’sFeng’sopinionaboutthisfilm?AlltheWorldispeacefulandperfectobjects.ThepowerofthefilmistomakepeopleseeandfeelinnocencE.It’sonlyafairytalE.Letpeoplerediscovertheirconsciencesbythisfilm.
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ItistruethatgoodwritersrewriteandrewriteandthenrewritesomemorE.ButinordertoworkupthedesiretorewriteitisimportanttolearntolikewhatyouwriteattheearlystagE.IamsurprisedatthenumberoffamouswritersIknowwhosaythattheysodislikereadingtheirownwritinglaterthattheyevenhatetolookoverthepublishers’opinions.Onereasonwemaydislikereadingourownworkisthatwe’reoftendisappointedthattherichideasinourmindsseemverythinandplainwhenfirstwrittendown.JerryFodorandStevenPinkersuggestthatthisfactmaybearesultofhowourmindswork..DifferentfrompopularbeliefwedonotusuallythinkinthewordsandsentencesofordinarylanguagebutinsymbolsforideasknownasmentaleseandwritingourideasdownisanactoftranslationfromthatsymboliclanguagE.Butwhilementalesecontainsourthoughtsintheformofacomplextapestry织锦writingcanonlybecomposedonethreadatatime.ThereforeitshouldnotbesurprisingthatourfirstattemptatexpressingideasshouldlooksosimplE.Itisonlybyrepeatedlyrewritingthatweproducenewthreadsandconnectthemtogetclosertotheideasformedinourminds.Whenpeoplewriteasifsomestrictcritics批评家arelookingovertheirshouldertheyaresoworriedaboutwhatthiscriticmightsaythattheygetstuckbeforetheyevenstart.PeterElbowmakesanexcellentsuggestiontodealwiththisproblem.Whenwritingweshouldhavetwodifferentminds.Atthefirststageweshouldseeeveryideaaswellasthewordsweusetoexpressitaswonderfulandworthputtingdown.Itisonlyduringrewritesthatweshouldexaminewhatweexcitedlywroteinthefirststageandcheckforweaknesses.68.Whatdowelearnfromthetextaboutthosefamouswriters?ATheyoftenregretwritingpoorworksBSomeofthemwritesurprisinglymuch.CManyofthemhatereadingtheirownworksDTheyarehappytoreviewthepublishers’opinions.69.Whatdopeoplegenerallybelieveaboutthewayhumanmindswork?APeoplethinkinwordsandsentences.BHumanideasaretranslatedintosymbolsCPeoplethinkbyconnectingthreadsofideas.DHumanthoughtsareexpressedthroughpictures.70.Whatcanweconcludefromthetext?AMostpeoplebelievewethinkinsymbols.BLovingourownwritingisscientificallyreasonablE.CThewritersandcriticscanneverreachanagreement.DThinkingandwritingaredifferentstagesofmindatwork.
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第二节信息匹配共5小题每小题2分满分10分阅读下列网上交友资料与信息并按照要求匹配信息请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑以下是网上交友信息A.YiyangMan19YearsoldOccupationStudentMyNativeTongueChineseInterestedInListeningtoMusicPlayingSportsMyFamily&FriendsGoingtotheMoviesReadingWatchingSportsLocalTravelNationalTravelGamingB.JuliaMan23YearsoldOccupationEngineerMyNativeTongueEnglishInterestedInDiningListeningtoMusicPlayingSportsTelevisionSwimmingReadingC.BrightonWoman21YearsoldOccupationTeacherMyNativelanguageEnglishInterestedInTelevisionMyFamily&FriendsReadingGamingChattingOnlineVolunteeringD.LydiaWoman26YearsoldOccupationAdministrativeMyNativelanguageEnglishInterestedInWritinghavingPublishedquiteafewbooksofnovelsE.SenelaWoman20YearsoldOccupationSecretaryMyNativelanguageTibetanInterestedInListeningtoMusicWritingCookingTelevisionMyFamily&FriendsReadingWatchingSportsChattingOnlineF.RomanMan25YearsoldOccupationEngineeringMyNativelanguageCantoneseInterestedInListeningtoMusicPlayingSportsTelevision以下是与交友相关的信息请匹配符合他她们的对应的信息56.LingTaoman18yearsoldastudentinterestedinsportsHe’dliketofindapen-friendwhoisalsoastudentandhasthesameinterestwithhiminordertodiscusssportsthroughtheInternet.57.Marywoman22yearsoldinterestedinwritingverymuch.Shewantstobecomeawriterandpreferstomakefriendswithapersonwhocangivehersomeguideinwriting.58.WangPingwoman19yearsoldinterestedinmusicandchatting.Sheisnowacollegestudentmajoringinsecretaryandwouldliketofindapen-friendwhocangivehersomehelpherwithhismajor.59.Peterman23yearsoldengineerinterestedinsportsandwatchingTVplays.HeisnowstudyingChineseandwantstomakefriendswithamanwhocanhelphimwithCantonesE.60.YangLinman24yearsoldengineerinterestedinmakingfriendsandvolunteering.He’dliketofindapenfriendwhohasthesameinterestwithhimandcanteachhimEnglish.
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TheUniversityofSouthamptonisaforward―thinkinguniversitywithadiversestudentpopulationwhichisfromavarietyofcultures.ItsmainHighfieldcampusislocatedtwomilesfromthecentreofSouthamptonwithothersitesspreadacrossSouthamptonandWinchester.Originallyfoundedin1862astheHartleyInstituteSouthamptonUniversityhasgrownintoalargeuniversitywithover24000undergraduateandpostgraduatestudentsand5000staffs.HighfieldCampusistheuniversity’smaincampus.ItissetingreenandpleasantsurroundingsjustashortwalkfromthecitycentrE.Newandmodernstudentfacilities设备suchastheJubileeSportsCentreandStudents’UniontheHartleyLibraryarangeofrestaurantsabookshopapostofficeandfourmajorbankscouldbefoundherE.SouthamptonUniversityisoneofthetop10researchuniversitiesintheUKandhasachievedhighscoresforitsteachingandlearningactivities.Theexpertsinthisuniversityregularlyintroducenewapproachesandtechniquesrelatedtotheworldtoday.Someofthesehaveenteredworld-leadingresearchcentresandinstitutes.Awiderangeofscholarships奖学金arearrangedtoaidthestudents’studiesatSouthamptonUniversity.Theuniversityoffersalargenumberofscholarshipsforanyofthestudents’courses.MostscholarshipsareawardedonthebasisoftheachievementsofthestudentsandallarecompetitivE.IfthestudentisseriousabouthisdesiretostudywithascholarshipheshouldlookintoallscholarshipsopentohimandputinastrongapplicationforeachonE.StudentsjoiningSouthamptonUniversityeitherfromhomeorabroadwillfindthatitisreallyagreatplacetoliveandstudyin.56.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructure缘陶ofthepassage?①Paragraph1②=Paragraph2③=Paragraph3④=Paragraph4⑤=Paragraph557.TheunderlinedworddiverseinParagraph1mostprobablymeanA.properB.differentC.enoughD.excellent58.WhichofthefollowingisNOTsupportedinthepassage?A.SouthamptonUniversityhasapopulationofover29000B.It’sconvenienttoborroworbuybooksonthecampusC.TherearemorethantenresearchuniversitiesintheUKD.Mostscholarshipsareofferedtohard―workingstudents59.ThebesttitleforthispassagewouldbeA.HighfieldCampusPrideofSouthamptonUniversityB.HartleyInstituteMotherofSouthamptonUniversityC.SouthamptonUniversityFirst-classUniversityD.SouthamptonUniversityWorld-leadingResearchCentre
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AfewyearsagoPaulGernerbegantogatheragroupofarchitectsinLasVegastoaskthemwhatitwouldtaketodesignapublicschoolthatused50percentlessenergycostmuchlesstobuildandobviouslyimprovedstudentlearning.IthinkhalfofthemfellofftheirchairsGernersays.Gernermanagesschoolfacilities设施forClarkCountyNevadaadistrictroughlythesizeofMassachusetts.By2018143000additionalstudentswillenterthealreadycrowdedpublic-educationsystem.Gernerneeds73newschoolstohousethem.Fourarchitectureteamshavenearlyfinisheddesigningprimaryschoolprototypes样品;theyplantoconstructtheirschoolsstartingin2009.Thedistrictwillthenassesshowwelltheschoolsperformandthreewinnerswillcopythosedesignsin50to70newbuildings.GreenschoolsareappearingalloverbutinClarkCountywhichstandsoutforitsvastnesssuchaggressivetargetsaredifficultbecausedesignrequirementslikemorenaturallightforstudentsgoagainsttherealitiesofadesertclimatE.Oneofthebiggestchallengesisgettingtherightsiteorientation朝向MarkMcGintyadirectoratSHArchitecturesays.HisfirmrecentlycompletedahighschoolinLasVegas.Youhavethesamebuildingsamesetofwindowsbutifitsorientationisincorrectanditfacesthesunitwillbereallyexpensivetocool.Surprisinglythemanresponsibleforoneofthemostprogressivegreen-designcompetitionshasdoubtsaboutideasofeco-friendlybuildings.Idon’tbelieveinthenewgreenreligionGernersays.Someofthebuildingtechnologiesthatyougetareimpractical.I’minterestedinthosethatwork.Buthewouldn’tmindifsomegreenfeaturesinspirestudents.Hesayshehopestosetupgreenenergysystemsthatallowthemtolearnabouttheprocessofharvestingwindandsolarpower.Youneverknowwhat’sgoingtostarttheinterestofachildtostudymathandsciencehesays.63.HowdidthearchitectsreacttoGerner’sdesignrequirements?A.Theylostbalanceinexcitement.B.Theyshowedstrongdisbelief.C.Theyexpressedlittleinterest.D.Theyburstintocheers.64.Whichorderofstepsisfollowedincarryingouttheproject?A.Assessment―Prototype―Design―Construction.B.Assessment―Design―Prototype―Construction.C.Design―Assessment―Prototype―Construction.D.Design―Prototype―Assessment―Construction.65.WhatmakesitdifficulttobuildgreenschoolsinClarkCounty?A.ThelargesizE.B.Limitedfacilities.C.ThedesertclimatE.D.Poornaturalresources.66.WhatdoesGernerthinkoftheideasofgreenschools?A.TheyarequestionablE.B.TheyareoutofdatE.C.TheyareadvanceD.D.Theyarepractical.
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TheTeens&Self-ImagesurveyorganizedbyUSAWEEKENDattractedanunprecedented空前的272400.Themajorityofteenssaytheyfeelgoodaboutthemselvesbutmanyexpressmisgivings疑虑aboutwhotheyareespeciallyabouttheirappearancE.Theresultsshowthatlooksarekey.Only4in10respondentsconsiderthemselvesattractivE.Halfthegirlswanttoloseweight.Itisfoundthatproblemstypicallyassociatedwithgirlsarenowbecomingmorevisibleinboys.TeenrespondentsbelievegoodlooksmatterwhenitcomestopersonalachievementspecificallymakingfriendswinningtherespectofothersandsucceedinginlifE.Teensfindlotsofimperfections.Almost85percentcitewaysthey’dliketoimprovE.Afterlosingweightandtoningup健美thetopthreearetheirgradesdoingbetterinsportsandhavingabetterrelationshipwiththeirparents.Only15percentlikethemselvesthewayIam.Faithiscentralinmanystudents’everydaylives.Whenaskedaboutthemostimportantinfluenceintheirlivessurveyrespondentspickedreligionsecondonlytotheirparents.Depressioniscommon.Morethanhalfsaytheyoccasionallyarereallydepressed;1in5oftenfeeldespondent沮丧的.And1in3havefriendswhohavetalkedaboutoractuallytriedtocommitsuicide―thethirdleadingcauseofdeathamong15to24-year-olds.Lastyearabout2000teenscommittedsuicideandtherateofadolescentsuicidehasgreatlyincreasedinthepast10yearsstudiesshow.Teensshowahealthyself-respect.Askedtochoosefromalistofqualities8in10saytheyarekind3in4saytheyarehonestand7in10saytheyhaveagoodsenseofhumor.Slightlymorethan6in10saytheyaresmartself-confidentorcreativE.Leastadmiredofadozenqualitiestheywereaskedtorank:beingpopularrichortough.49.Whichoneofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.LooksAndImperfectionsofAmericanTeenagersB.FaithsAndDepressionofAmericanteenagersC.LooksAndSelf-respectofAmericanTeenagersD.Self-imageofAmericanTeenagers50.WhathasthegreatesteffectonAmericanstudents’dailylivesaccordingtothesurvey?A.Religion.B.Theirparents.C.Imperfections.D.Depression.51.TeenagersbelievethatplaysanimportantpartinmakingfriendswinningtherespectofothersandsucceedinginlifE.A.faithB.appearanceC.abilityD.depression52.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothesurvey?A.Almostallteensaresatisfiedwiththemselves.B.Whatteenagerswouldliketoimprovemostistheirgrades.C.Theresultsshowonly15%studentsaresatisfiedwiththemselves.D.Americanteenagersadmirebeingpopularrichortoughverymuch.
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Liverpoolmyhometownisauniquecity.Itissouniquethatin2004itbecameaWorldHeritage遗产SitE.IrecentlyreturnedtomyhomecityandmyfirststopwasatamuseumontheRiverMersey.Blanketedinmist薄雾Victorianarchitecturerosefromthebanksoftheriverrespondedtothesoundsofsea-birdsandappearedunbelievablycharming.WhenIheadedtowardthecentreIfoundmyselfsurroundedbybuildingsthatmirrorthebestpalacesofEuropE.ItisnothardtoimaginewhyonfirstseeingthecitymostvisitorswouldbeoverpoweredbythebeautyofthenoblebuildingswhicharesolidsignsofLiverpool’shistory.AsifstressitsculturalroleLiverpoolhasmoremuseumsandgalleries美术馆thanmostcitiesinBritain.AtWalkerArtGalleryIwastoldthatithasbestcollectionsofVictorianpaintingsintheworldandisthehomeofmodernartinthenorthofEngland.Howevercultureismorethangalleries.Liverpooloffersmanymusicevents.AsBritain’sNo.1musiccityithasthebiggestcitymusicfestivalinEuropeanditsmusiciansarefamousallovertheworlD.Liverpoolisalsowell-knownforitsfootballandothersportsevents.EveryyeartheMerseyRiverFestivalattractsthousandsofvisitorsmaddingthecityaplaceofwonder.AsyouwouldexpectfromsuchacitytherearerestaurantsservingfoodfromaroundtheworlD.WhenmytripwasabouttocompleteIchosetorestmylegsinLiverpool’sfamousPhilharmonicpub酒馆.Itisamonumenttoperfectionandaheritageattractionitself.BeingaWorldHeritageSitemyhomecityiscertainlyaplaceofoutstandinguniversalvalue.ItisatreasurehousewithplentyofsecretsfortheworldtoexplorE.68.Visitorswhoseethecityforthefirsttimewouldbedeeplyimpressedby________A.itscharmingbanksB.itsfamousmuseumsC.itswonderfulpalacesD.itsattractivebuildings69.Thethirdparagraphisdevelopedmainlyby______A.providingdifferentexamplesB.followingtheorderofspaceC.makingcomparisonsD.analyzingcauses70.TheauthorusesthePhilharmonicpubtoprovethat_______A.Liverpoolisawell-knowncityforitsrestaurantsB.LiverpoolisanimpressiveplacefullofattractionC.apubisawonderfulplaceforvisitorstorelaxthemselvesD.apubisaperfectchoiceforvisitorstocompletetheirjourney71.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.TheuniversalvalueoftheworldheritageinLiverpoolB.TheexcitingexperienceoftheauthorinLiverpoolC.ThespecialculturalatmosphereofLiverpoolD.ThebeautifulhistoricsitesofLiverpool
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◆AswimmingcoachfromMoldovaislookingforajobinBeijing.Qualificationsas:Coach/JudgeatNationalStandard;OlympianRanded12thintheworldin1995WorldCupSilverMedallist.Experiencedchildren’scoachatalllevels;QualifieddriverBCDEcategories;Bodybuildinginstructor;Proficient精通inRussianEnglishRomanianUkrainian.ContactMaxCazmirciucat:13126711168oremail:mcazmirciuc@yahoo.com◆A.retiredpresidentandCEOoftwoCanadiancompaniesinterestedinteachingEnglishorFrenchinChinA.Cellphone:13520559132email:Jeanguyfurois@aol.com◆Webdesigngraduatesareavailable可得到可利用.Fordetailsvisit:www.inhB.comorcallLiuorTangat:0311-3160000.Email:luogq@beinfo.net◆FemaleBeijinger39hasadecade’sexperienceinimport-export进出口businesshumanresourcesmanagementinterpretationandsecretarialwork.IhaveagoodcommandofcomputerskillsandamgoodatEnglishbothwritingandspeaking.Mobile:13611163663◆Laid-offworkersareprovidingPCmaintenance维修servicessuchassystemupgrade升级virusdetection检测andremoval删除datacopyingandrecoveringsystemutilizationandsecurity.Call:6732731765.Thepurposeoftheadvertisementis_________.A.toteachataschoolB.tostartabusinessC.toseekjobsD.toworkaswebdesigners66.Wecanlearnfromtheadvertisementsthat________.A.someforeignersareinterestedinworkinginChinA.B.it’snoteasyforwebdesigngraduatestogetajoB.C.femaleBeijingerswouldliketoadvertiseinanewspaper.D.allthelaid-offworkershaveappliedforajobinanewspaper.67.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?A.A.retiredCEOwouldliketoteachinChinA.B.A.bodybuildinginstructorhastospeak4foreignlanguages.C.A.Beijingerhasrichexperienceinhumanresourcemanagement.D.Ifacompanywantsawebdesigneritcancallat0311-3160000.
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第二节根据对话内容从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑选项中有两项为多余选项一Hello.I’mafreshmaninthiscollegE.一Nicetomeetyou.WhatcanIdoforyou?一I’mlookingforapart—timejoboncampus.一61Theemploymentofficeisherejusttohelpstudentslikeyoufindjobsoncampus.一I’mgladtohearthat.Ireallyneedtostartearningsomemoney.一62一Atleasttenhoursaweek.63一Andwhenareyoufreetowork?一Everyweekdayfromnoonon.64一Pleasefilloutthisinformationform.andleaveitwithmetoday.65一Thankyousomuch!Bye!A.Wellhowmanyhoursaweekdoyouwanttowork?B.Whatkindofjobdoyouprefer?C.AndIcan’thandlemorethantwentyhours.D.AndofcourseIdon’tmindworkingontheweekends.E.Thenyou’vecometotherightplacE.F.Icanwritetoyouaskingforfurtherinformation.G.I’11callyoutomorrowtogiveyouareply.
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IV.语法填空共10小题每小题1分满分10分阅读下面短文按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空并将答案填写在答题卡标号为1-10的相应位置上ManyChinesestudentsstudyingabroadliketostaywithhostfamiliestolearntheirlanguageandculturE.NowadaysmanyShanghaiwhite-collarworkershavereceivednativeEnglish-speaking1nationalstudentsastheirhostfamiliestooinordertolearnEnglishfromthem.ItisusuallyfreeforforeignstudentstostayinahostfamilyinShanghaibuthe/shemusttake2theresponsibilityofteachingEnglishtoatleastonecertainmembersofthefamily.MissLihasalwaysworriedabouther3limitEnglish.IneverknewwhattosaytoanEnglish-speakingpersonsaidshE.ShehastakenanumberofEnglishcoursesbut4hasprovedtobeuseful.Lastyearshesaw5advertisementrecruiting征募hostfamiliesforforeignstudentsandthatwashowCareyfromChicagoUScametoherhomE.Careyisactuallynotastudentbutamanager.ShestaysinLi'sapartmentforfree6hastoteachLioralEnglishfor1houreveryday.ShecouldhardlyspeakChineseatthebeginningandwehadtoguess7eachothermeantthroughgesturessaidLi.Twomonthslatertheycouldtalktoeachother8gesticulating做手势.NowLicancommunicatewithanyEnglish-speakingpersonfreely.AboutonehundredShanghaifamilieshavereceivedforeignboardingstudentsandthefigure9rise.HoweverforeignboardingstudentscanonlyhelpimproveoralEnglishbut10examinationskills.
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ComputerprogrammerDavidJonesearns$35000ayeardesigningnewcomputergamesyethecannotfoundabankreadytolethimhaveacreditcarD.Insteadhehasbeentoldtowaitanothertwoyearsuntilheis18.The16-year-oldworksforasmallfirminLiverpoolwheretheproblemofmostyoungpeopleofhisageisfindingajoB.David'sfirmreleases推出twonewgamesforthefastgrowingcomputermarketeachmonth.ButDavid'sbiggestheadacheiswhattodowithhismoney.Eventhoughheearnsalothecannotdriveacartakeoutamortgage抵押货款orgetcreditcards.DavidgothisjobwiththeLiverpool-basedcompanyfourmonthsagoayearafterleavingschoolwithsixO-levelsandworkingforatimeinacomputershop.IgotthejobbecausethepeoplewhorunthefirmknewIhadalreadywrittensomeprogramshesaiD.Davidspendssomeofhismoneyonrecordsandclothesandgiveshismother50poundsaweek.Butmostofhissparetimeisspentworking.UnfortunatelycomputingwasnotpartofourstudiesatschoolhesaidButIhadbeenstudyingisinbooksandmagazinesforfouryearsinmysparetimE.IknewwhatIwantedtodoandneverconsideredstayingonatschool.Mostpeopleinthisbusinessarefairlyyounganyway.Davidadded:IwouldliketoearnamillionandIsupposeearlyretirementisapossibility.Youneverknowwhenthemarketmightdisappear.60.InwhichwayisDaviddifferentfrompeopleofhisage?A.Heoftengoesoutwithfriends.B.Heliveswithhismother.C.HehasahandsomeincomE.D.HegraduatedwithsixO-levels.61.WhatisoneoftheproblemsthatDavidisfacingnow?A.HeistooyoungtogetacreditcarD.B.Hehasnotimetolearndriving.C.HehasverylittlesparetimE.D.HewillsoonlosehisjoB.62.WhywasDavidabletogetthejobinthecompany?A.Hehaddonewellinallhisexams.B.Hehadwrittensomecomputerprograms.C.Hewasgoodatplayingcomputergames.D.Hehadlearnttousecomputersatschool.63.WhydidDaviddecidetoleaveschoolandstartworking?A.Hereceivedlotsofjoboffers.B.Hewaseagertohelphismother.C.Helostinterestinschoolstudies.D.Hewantedtoearnhisownliving.
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Thepastagesofmanhaveallbeencarefullylabeledbyanthropologistswithnameslike‘PaleolithicMan旧石器时代的’‘NeolithicMan’新石器时代的etC.Whenanthropologiststurntheirattentiontothetwentiethcenturytheywillsurelychoosethelabel‘LeglessMan’.Historiesofthetimewillgosomethinglikethis:‘inthetwentiethcenturypeopleforgothowtousetheirlegs.MenandwomenmovedaboutincarsbusesandtrainsfromaveryearlyagE.Therewereliftsandescalatorsinalllargebuildingstopreventpeoplefromwalking.Thissituationhappenedeachday.Butthesurprisingthingisthattheydidn’tusetheirlegsevenwhentheywentonholiday.Theybuiltcablerailwaysski-liftsandroadstothetopofeveryhugemountain.Allthebeautyspotsonearthweredamagedbythepresenceoflargecarparks.’Thefuturehistorybooksmightalsorecordthatweweredeprivedoftheuseofoureyes.Inourhurrytogetfromoneplacetoanotherwefailedtoseeanythingontheway.Airtravelgivesyouabird’s-eyeviewoftheworlD.Whenyoutravelbycarortrainavagueimageofthecountrysideconstantlyrunsbythewindows.Cardriversinparticularareforeverforcedwiththeurgetogoonandon:theyneverwanttostop.Andasforseatravelithardlydeservesmention.Itisperfectlysummedupintheoldsong:‘IjoinedthenavytoseetheworldandwhatdidIsee?Isawthesea’.Thetypicaltwentieth-centurytraveleristhemanwhoalwayssays‘I.’vebeentherE.’Youmentiontheremotestmostremindingplace-namesintheworldlikeElDoradoKabulIrkutskandsomeoneissuretosay‘I.’vebeenthere’meaning‘Idrovethroughitat100milesanhouronthewaytosomewhereelsE.’Whenyoutravelathighspeedsthepresentmeansnothing:YoulivemainlyinthefuturebecauseyouspendmostofyourtimelookingforwardtoarrivingatsomeotherplacE.Butactualarrivalwhenitisachievedismeaningless.Youwanttomoveonagain.Bytravelinglikethisyoususpendallexperience;thepresentstopstobeareality:youmightjustaswellbedeaD.Thetraveleronfootontheotherhandlivesconstantlyinthepresent.Forhimtravelingandarrivingareoneandthesamething:hearrivessomewherewitheverystephemakes.Heexperiencesthepresentmomentwithhiseyeshisearsandthewholeofhisbody.Attheendofhisjourneyhefeelsadeliciousphysicalweariness.HeknowsthatsounD.Satisfyingsleepwillbehis:thejustrewardofalltruetravelers.68.Anthropologistslabelmennowadays‘Legless’because_________A.peopleforgethowtousehislegs.B.peopleprefercarsbusesandtrains.C.liftsandescalatorspreventpeoplefromwalking.D.therearealotoftransportationdevices.69.Travelingathighspeedmeans__________A.people’sfocusonthefuturE.B.apleasurE.C.satisfyingdrivers’greatthrill.D.anecessityoflifE.70.Whydoestheauthorsay‘wearedeprivedoftheuseofoureyes’?A.Peoplewon’tusetheireyes.B.Intravelingathighspeedeyesbecomeuseless.C.Peoplecan’tseeanythingonhiswayoftravel.D.Peoplewanttosleepduringtraveling.71.Whatisthepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassage?A.Legsbecomeweaker.B.ModernmeansoftransportationmaketheworldasmallplacE.C.Thereisnoneedtouseeyes.D.Thebestwaytotravelisonfoot.
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WhatisDadsMakeaDifference?Aservice-learningopportunityforteensthatdealswithfatherhoodparentingandsoon.Olderteensgrades10―12teachyoungerteensgrades6―9abouttheimportanceoffathersinchildren’slivesthelegalandfinancialresponsibilitiesofparenting.Teenteachertraininggoals&objectivesThegoaloftheteenteachertrainingistobetterunderstandthecomplexproblemssurroundinglegalfatherhoodinoursociety.Bydiscussingwhatmakeshealthyfamiliesexplainingthemeaningofpaternity父亲的身份andexaminingtheriskspeopletakeintheirlivesteenswilldeveloptheskillsneededtomakeinformeddecisionsintheirownrelationshipsandfinallyteachthisinformationtoothers.What’sinitforme?Anopportunityto:Learnlifeskillslikecommunicationdecisionmakingandproblemsolving.Getthechancetouseknowledgeinmeaningfulandeffectiveways.DevelopleadershipplanningteamworktimemanagementandorganizationalskillstohelpyouineveryaspectofyourlifE.Forminglastingrelationshipswithadultmentors导师.Commentsfromteenteachers‘DadsMakeaDifference’mademerealizehowpermanentandexpensiveparenthoodis.SpeakinginfromofgroupsanddirectingpeopleinactivitiesIfeelisavaluableskilltohavethatIwillusethroughoutmylifE.IwishIwouldhavegonethroughthisprogramwhenIwasinJuniorHigh.Iknowitwouldhavehelpedmetoreallythinkaboutthefutureandtomakegooddecisions.‘DadsMakeaDifference’hashelpedmetoknowtheeffectsofmyactionsbeforeItakethemandIknowwhatrisksnottotaketoprotectmyfuturE.60.DadsMakeaDifferenceisan_____.A.nameofaschoolB.trainingcenterC.socialorganizationD.educationprogram61.DadsMakeaDifferencecan_____.A.provideteensachancetobeateacherinJuniorHighB.helpteenslearnmoreaboutparentsC.helpteensdeveloptheirlifeskillsD.adviseteenshowtoavoidrisksinlife62.AccordingtothepassagewhowillbenefitmostfromDadsMakeaDifference?A.fathersandsonsB.mothersanddaughtersC.teenteachersandadultmentorsD.teensandsocieties63.Theunderlinedwordtheminthelastparagraphrefersto_____.A.effectsB.actionsC.risksD.coursesaboutDadsMakeaDifference
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Howeverimportantwemayregardschoollifetobethereisalwaysthefactthatchildrenspendmoretimeathomethanintheclassroom.Thereforetheteachershouldrealizethatparentshaveagreatinfluenceontheirchildren.Parentscanbecomestrongallies助手oftheschoolortheycangetinthewayoftheschooleducation.Expertshaverealizedtheneedtodeepparentsinformedofthenewermethodsusedinschools.Manyheadmastershaveconductedworkshopsexplainingsuchmattersasthereadingreadinessprogrammewritingandmathematics.Moreovertheclassroomteacherwiththepermissionofthesuperlisors管理者canalsoplayanimportantpartingivingmoreknowledgetoreportingpupilsprogressteacherscanhelppartentsalotineducatingtheirchildrenandparentscangivemuchhelptoteachers.SupposethatafatherhasbeendrillingJuniorarithmeticlessonsnightafternight.InafriendlytalkbetweentheteacherandthefathertheteachercanhelptheparenttomakeJuniorinterestedinit.HemightbepersuadedtoletJuniorjoinindiscussingthefamilybudgetbuyingthefoodusingarulerormeasuringcupathomesettingtheclockcalculatingthedistanceofatripandengaginginscoresofotheractivitiesthathaveamathematicalbasis.Ifthefatherfollowstheadviceitisreasonabletosaythathewillsoonrealizethathissonismakingsatisfactoryprogressinmathematicsandatthesametimeenjoyingthework.Toooftenhoweverteachers'talkswithparentsaredevotedtosmallaccountsofchildren'smisdemeanors不良行为.Theytalkaboutthelazinessandpoorworkhabitsofthechildren.Whatisneededisamorecreativewayinwhichtheteacherasanadviserplantsideasinparents'mindstomakesurethatthechildspendsthemanyhoursoutoftheclassroomlearningsomethinguseful.Inthiswaytheschoolandthehomejoinforcesineducatingchildren.56.Themainideaofthepassageisthat_______.A.hometrainingismoreimportantthanschooltrainingB.teacherscanandshouldhelpparentstousebetterwaystoteachtheirchildrenC.therearemanywaysinwhichthemathematicsprogrammecanbecarriedoutathomeD.partentsshouldhelptheirchildrentodotheirhomework57.Fromthispassagewecanknowthatthewriter_______.A.issatisfiedwiththerelationshipbetweenschoolandhomeB.feelsthatparent-teachertalkscanbemademuchmoreconstructiveC.believesthatschoolscan'tteachpupilswellD.callsonparentstoteachtheirchildrenmathematicsathome58.Whatwaythatthewriterdoesn'ttalkaboutcanimprovethepresentsituation?A.Classesforparents.B.NewtypeofreportcarD.C.Parent-teachertalk.D.Dinnerorparty.59.Thewriterimpliesthat_______.A.joiningininterestingactivitiescanimproveone'sachievementinthatareaB.toomanychildrenarelazyandhavepoorworkhabitsC.teachersshouldoftenmakehomevisitstopartentsD.headmastersdomorethanteachersinthisarea60.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatthewriterdoesnotfavour_______.A.father'shelpinghissonwithhisstudyB.writtenreportstotheparentsfromtheteahcersC.havingtheparentshelptheirchildrenwiththeirlessonsD.talkingboutchildren'sshortcomings
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SPAINisuniquE.EnoughsunshinegorgeousbeachesanddeliciousfoodmakeitafavouriteholidayspotformillionsofEuropeans.ButeatingandsunbathingisnotallthisMediterraneancountryhastooffer.ItswildnightlifehasgivenSpaniardsawell―earnedreputationasnon-stoppartyanimals.ThetraditionalafternoonnapknownasasiestameansmillionsofSpanishpeoplecanliveacrazylifeeveryday.Notintodrinkinganddancing?TakealookatthevibrantartsscecewithnumerousgalleriesandmuseumfeaturingSpain’smanyfamousartistslikeSalvadorDailPabloPicassoandAntonioGaudi.Takeourtouraroundthecountry.BarcelonalocatedontheMediterraneanseaisfamousasthehostcityforthe1992OlympicGames.ItisSpain’ssecondlargestcityafterMadrid.Barcelonaisfilledwithlandmarkplacesandworld-classmuseumsincludingAntonioGaudi’sfamedLaSagradaFamiliacathedraltheMuseuPicassoandtheLasRamblasstreet.BarcelonaalsohasgreatnightlifE.Therearemanyoutdoorsquaresinthecity.Sowhentheweatherisgoodwhichitusuallyistherearealsopopularplacesforpeopletogettogether.Nightlifekicksofffromabout8or9pm.Thenthingsquietdownuntilasecondsurgeofenergybringsoutthepost-dinnercrowdsfrom11pmtomidnight.MadridthecapitalofSpainlocatedinthecenteroftheIberianPeninsula半岛hasanumberofplacescastlesmuseumsandotheruniqueplacessuchasthePlazaMayortheCibelesFountainandthePalacioRealaswellasthefantasticbullring斗牛场LasVentas.Thecityof3.5millionpeoplealsohasmanytheatreslivemusicvenuesandnightclubsbecausedinnerisservedlateinSpainusuallyaround9pmnightlifedoesn’treallygetunderwayuntilafter11pm.NativepeoplearesofondofwanderingaroundatnightthattheyareknowninSpainasgatoscats.Youngpeoplelovetomeetinnightclubstodrinkandsingtogether.ValenciaontheMediterraneancoastisSpain’sthird―largestcity.Itisusuallyaquietcitywithapopulationofhalfamillion.ButduringtheLasFallsFestivalinMarchthenumbercanreach3million.Valenciaisfamousforitsnightlifeandbars.Inthesummerpeopleenjoygatheringatopen―airbars.ThebarsplaymusicoftenhavedancefloorsandareopenfromlateMaytoSeptember.Thenightlifelastsfrom7or8pmto2amonweekdaysand5amonweekends.52.AccordingtothepassagewhichisthelargestcityinSpain?A.MadridB.BarcelonaC.ValenciaD.It’snotmentioned53.Amongthreecitieswhicharethecoastalones?A.BarcelonaandValencia.B.ValenciaandMadridC.MadridandBarcelonaD.Allofthethreecities54.Whatdothreecitiesinthispassagehaveincommon?A.Theyallhaveworld―classmuseumsB.TheyallhavewonderfulnightlifE.C.Theyareallwealthyandcrazy.D.Theyareallcrowdedandnoisycities.55.Theauthorwritesthistextmostprobablyto.A.attractvisitorstoSpainB.showhisorherprideinSpainC.singhighpraiseforSpainD.tellthereadersSpain’slonghistory
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Thereisnodoubtthatmostofthereaderswillbestudentswithlittleornoexperienceinreadingpoetryoutloudespeciallytosuchalargegroup.AndweknowthatapoemwillliveordiedependingonhowitisreaD.ThereadersbythewayshouldnotreadpoemswithoutgettinganypracticE.Theyshouldbegiventheirpoemsafewdaysinadvancesothattheyhavetimetopracticemaybeinthepresenceofateacher.Readthepoemslowly.Mostyoungpeoplespeakquicklyandanervousreaderwilltendtodothesameinordertogetthereadingoverwith.Readingapoemslowlyisthebestwaytomakesurethatthepoemwillbereadclearlyandunderstoodbyitslisteners.Learningtoreadapoemslowlywillnotalwaysmakethepoemeasiertohearhowever.A.poemshouldnotbereadtooslowlyandagoodwayforareadertosetaneasypaceistopauseforafewsecondsbetweenthetitleandthepoem’sfirstlinE.ReadinanormalrelaxedtoneofvoicE.ItisnotnecessarytogiveanyofthesepoemsadramaticreadingasiffromastagE.Thepoemsselectedaremostlywritteninanaturalstyleandshouldbereadinthatway.Letthewordsofthepoemdothework.Justspeakclearlyandslowly.Obviouslypoemscomeinlinesbutpausingattheendofeverylinewillcreateachoppy起伏的effectandinterrupttheflowofthepoem.Readersshouldpauseonlywherethereispunctuation标点justasyouwouldwhenreadingprose散文onlymoreslowly.53.Thepassagemainlytellsus_______.A.thatwemustreadpoemsslowlyB.wheretopausewhenreadingapoemC.howtousetoneswhenreadingapoemD.howtoreadapoemoutloud54.Howmanysuggestionsdidtheauthorgiveus?A.TwoB.ThreeC.FourD.Five55.Accordingtothepassagewhereshouldwepausewhenwereadapoem?A.AttheendofeachlinE.B.InthemiddleofeachlinE.C.Wherethereispunctuation.D.Everytwolines.56.Accordingtothepassageweknowthat________.A.howapoemisreadhasnoeffectonthepoemitselfB.whenyoureadapoemreaditasslowlyaspossibleC.anervoustoneofvoiceisOKforthepoetryD.whenyoureadthepoetrypausewherethepoethasshownyou
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第II卷共45分第四部分书面表达共两节满分45第一节阅读表达共5小题每小题3分满分15分阅读下面的短文请根据短文后的要求答题注意问题后的字数要求Brockinghamisrunbypeoplewhoaremoreinterestedintouriststhanitsresidents.Bybanningallfast-foodrestaurantsanddiscountstorestheytakeawayalltheplaceskidscanaffordtoshop.ThesepeopleforgetthatwhentheywereyoungtheycouldgototheSouthStreetSodaFountainandgetanicE.creamsodafor25cents.Todayyoucan’tfindanice-creamsodaanywhereinBrockinghamforlessthan$21Wherecankidsgoforasnack?ThereisnotasinglerestaurantinBrockinghamwhereafamilyoffourcaneatdinnerforlessthan$100.Adda15%tipandsalestaxandyouhavespentnearly$125toeatamealyoucouldprepareathomeforabout$12.HaveyounoticedthatBrockinghamfamiliesneverdineinBrockingham?Fast.foodrestaurantsarealsoagoodplaceforschoolkidstogetanafter-schooljoB.Fast-foodrestaurantsarethebusiestduringtheearlysupperhourswhenstudentsareabletoworkwhereasthefancyfoodrestaurantscatertolate-nightdiners.Workinginoneoftheseestablishmentsrequiresworkingshiftsthataretoolateformoststudents.TheCityCouncilclaimsthatlocalmerchantsratherthannationalchainsshouldbenefitfromthetouristbusiness.IagreethatitisimportanttosupportlocalbusinessesbutIthinkthefast-foodrestaurantswouldencouragemorepeopletoshopinBrockingham.Anotherthingisthatwemusttravel25milestothenearestdiscountstorE.IfIneedatireformybikeIhaveachoiceofbuyingoneatSurfandPeddleSportShopfor$15ordrivingtoParkersburgDiscountCenterwhereIcanbuythesamekindoftirefor$9.AgainIthinkthebanonallfoodchainsanddiscounthousesiscounterproductiveforourcity.76.Listthreereasonswhythewritersupportsfast-foodrestaurants.①____________________________________________________________________________②____________________________________________________________________________③____________________________________________________________________________77.What’sthemainideaofParagraph37Pleaseanswerwithin10words____________________________________________________________________________78.Fillintheblankinthelastparagraphwithproperwords.Pleaseanswerwithin6words____________________________________________________________________________79.Whichsentenceinthetextistheclosestinmeaningtothefollowingone?Kidshavenoplacestoshopbecauseofthebanonallfast-foodrestaurantsanddiscountstores.____________________________________________________________________________80.TranslatetheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2intoChinesE.____________________________________________________________________________
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ThetraditionaltentcitiesatfestivalssuchasGlastonburymayneverbethesameagain.Inavictoryofgreenbusinessthatiscertaintoappealtoenvironmentally-awaremusic-loversadesignstudentistoreceivefinancialsupporttoproduceeco-friendlytensmadeofcardboardthatcanberecycledafterthebandsandthecrowdshavegonehomE.MajorfestivalssuchasGlastonburythrowawaysome10000abandonedtentsattheendofeventseachyear.ForhisfinalyearprojectattheUniversityoftheWestofEnglandJamesDunlopcameupwithamaterialthatcanberecycleD.AndtocopewiththeBritishsummerthecardboardhasbeenmadewaterproof.TakinginspirationfromaJapanesearchitectwhohasusedcardboardtomakebigbuildingsincludingchurchesMr.DunlopusedcardboardmaterialforhistentswhichhecalledMyhabs.ThedesignwonanawardattheannualNewDesignersExhibitionafterMr.DunlopGraduatedfromhisproductdesigndegreeandhedecidedtotrytoturnitintoabusiness.ToraisemoneyfortheideahetouredtheCity’sprivatecompanieswhichfundnewbusinessesandfoundasupporterinthefinancegroupMint.HeintroducedhisideatofourofMint’sdirectorsandwontheirsupport.Minthascommittedaround£500000toMyHabandtakenashareof30percentinMr.Dunlop’sbusiness.ThefirstMyhabsshouldbetestedatfestivalsthissummerbeforebeingmarketedfullynextyear.Mr.DunlopsaidthatthedesignwhichaccommodatestwopeoplecouldhaveotherusessuchasfordisasterreliefandhousingfortheLondonOlympics.FormusiceventsthecardboardhouseswillbeorderedonlineandputupatthesitesbytheMyhabteambeforethefestival-goersarriveandremovedbythecompanyafterwardsTheycanbePersonalizedandthecompanywillofferreductionsontheexpenseifpeopleagreetosellexterior外部的advertisingspacE.ThebiggestfestivalsattracttensofthousandsofparticipantswithGlastonburyhavingsome150000eachyear.Altogethertherearearound100annualmusicfestivalswherepeoplecampintheUK.Theeventsarebecomingincreasinglyenvironmentallyconscious.76.Eco-friendlytentsinparagraph1refertotents.A.economicallydesirableB.favorabletotheenvironmentC.forholdingmusicperformancesD.designedfordisasterrelief77.Mr.Dunlopestablishedhisbusiness.A.independentlywithaninterest-freeloanfromMintB.withtheapprovaloftheCity’sadministrationC.inpartnershipwithafinancegroupD.withthehelpofaJapanesearchitect78.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat.A.theweatherintheUK.IschangeableinsummerB.mostperformancesatBritishfestivalsaregivenintheopenairC.thecardboardtentsproducedbyMr.Dunlopcanbeuser-tailoredD.cardboardtentscanbeeasilyputupandremovedbyusers79.Thepassageismainlyconcernedwith.A.anattemptatdevelopingrecyclabletentsB.someeffortsatmakingfulluseofcardboardsC.anunusualsuccessofagraduationprojectD.theeffectsofusingcardboardtentsonmusicfestivals
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YouarestandingunderthemostfamousneonlightsinthecentreofLondonwaitingtocrosstheroaD.Suddenlythetrafficstops.Youhearthedistantsoundsofcheeringclappingandshouting.Thenlikeamulti-coloredtrain2000peoplewithwheelsontheirfeetzoompastyou.YouhavejustwitnessedtheLondonSkateatwiceweeklyroller-skateeventthatattractspeopleintheirhundredsandthousandsLondonSkateisacompletelyfreetourofthestreetsofLondon―theonlyconditionisthatyougoalongonroller-skates.Itlastsbetweentwoandthreehoursandbytheendofityouhaveskatedbetween10and12miles.TheskatesnakessoundthestreetsofLondonalongseveraldifferentroutes.ManyoftheroutespassbytouristattractionssuchasBuckinghamPalaceandBigBen.Marshals交通协调员goaheadofthegroupstoppingthetrafficsothatpeoplecanskateassafelyaspossiblE.Everyoneiswelcometotakepartandpeoplefromtheageof4to63yearsoldjointhefun.Iloveitverymuchitisamazing.Itfeelsjustlikeacarnival狂欢节.saidCelesteBeverageregularskater.Roller-skatingisreallytakingoffacrossEuropeandAmerica.ItisaverygoodwaytokeepfitandcanbepractisedanywherethereisasmoothsurfacE.ManybigcitiesinWesternEuropeandintheUSnowhavearegulargroupskatingevent.ThebiggestskatestakeplaceinParisandMunichandtensofthousandsoffansshowuponwarmevenings.Roller-skatingistakingovertheworldsaidJulianGrenoblea25-year-oldskishopemployeefromLondon.GrenoblewenttotheParis-RollerParisskateregularlyuntilhemovedtoBritain.It'ssoexcitingtoskateinPairs.Everyoneskatessofastandputsintheirbestefforts!hesaiD.TheParisRolleriswellknownbecauseofthehugeattendancethepresenceofmarshalsandthepoliceprotection.Parisisagreatcityforroller-skatingbecauseofitslongwidestreetsandsmoothsurfaces.Roller-skatingisalsobecomingmorepopularinChinaamongyoungpeopleandchildren.Skatingfans'favoriteplacestopracticeinChinaarebigsquares.69.Thisarticlemainlytalksabout_______.A.placesandstreetsforroller-skatingB.roller-skatinginbigcitiesC.LondonSkateEventD.rollerskatersindifferentcountries70.Theunderlinedphrasetakingoffinthepassagemeans______.A.risingfromthegroundB.becomingpopularC.settingoutD.gettingexciting71.WecaninferfromthepassagethatLondonSkateEvent_______.A.isprobablysupportedbythecitygovernmentB.attractsagreatmanytouristfromallovertheworldC.usuallycausesalotoftrafficproblemsD.drawspeopleofallagesintothesport72.Parisisregardedasoneofthemostsuitableplacesforroller-skatingbecause_______.A.alargenumberofrollerplayersattenditB.thepoliceprotecttherollerskatersC.thestreetsaresafewideandsmoothD.theeventusuallytakesplaceonwarmevenings
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DEPARTMENTOFHEALTHHONGKONGIMPORTANTNOTICETOALLPERSONSARRIVINGINHONGKONGDuringyourstayoutsideHongKongyoumayhavebeenexposedtocertaininfectiousdiseaseswithoutyourknowledgE.Incaseyoudevelopanysymptom症状suchasfeverchillsskintroublesorvomitingwithin14daysofyourarrivalinHongKongyoushouldconsultadoctororattendanaccident&emergencydepartment/generalout-patientcliniC.PleasebringalongthiscarD.CHIEFPORTHEALTHOFFICERThePortHealthOfficeTheirstaffclerksaregladtoansweryourquestionsabouttravelhealth.Pleaseenquireat:―HongKongIsland18/FWuchungHouse213Queen'sRD.EastWanchai.Tel:2938840Fax:29318848―KowloonRoom905GovernmentOfficesCantonRoadTel:23683361Fax:2368336364.IfyoustayinKowloonyouwanttomakeatelephonecalltotheporthealthoffice;therightnumberis_______.A.2938840B.29318848C.23683361D.2368336365.Thenoticeisto________.A.allcitizensinHongKongB.alltravellerstoHongKongC.allpersonsgoingtoHongKongfromKowloonD.allpeopletravellingintheworld66.Youmaygetsomeinfectiousdiseases_________.A.whenyouarriveinHongKongB.beforeyouunderstandthemC.withintwoweeksofyourarrivalinHongKongD.beforearrivinginHongKong67.Wherecanyoureadthiskindofnotice?A.AtahospitalinHongKong.B.AtthecustomsofHongKong.C.On18/FWuchungHousE.D.Inroom905GovernmentOfficE.
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第二节阅读下列材料从所给的六个选项A.B.C.D和E中选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑LiHuahasjustcomebackfromtheUSandintendstogivesomeofhisrelativesmentionedin61-65someDVDsasgifts.HebringsbacksixDVDsA-F.AfterthedescriptionofeachpersondecidewhichDVDisthemostsuitableoneforthepeoplE.ThereisoneextraDVDwhichyoudonotneedtousE._______61.LiHua’sGrandfatherisafanofJulesVernethefatherofmodernsciencefiction.Hedreamedtobeaheroandsavepeopleintroublewhenhewasyoung.AlthoughheisoldnowhewillnotmissagoodsciencefictionmoviE._______62.LiHua’smotherworksinaprimaryschoolasanEnglishteacher.ShethoughtEnglishlearningshouldbeinterestingandsheoftenputsonsomeEnglishmoviesinclasssostudentscannotonlylearnthelanguagebuthistoryandculturE.OfcoursethelanguageinthemoviewillnotbedifficultanditwillbebetterifthereisabeautifulEnglishsonginit._______63.LiHua’sfatherisahistoryprofessorinacollegE.HeisespeciallyinterestedinthehistoryofsomeforeigncountriessuchasEgyptGermanyandtheUK.NowheispreparingalectureaboutthehistoryoftheUKandneedssomematerials._______64.LiHua’seldersisterlovesreadinglovestorieseversinceshewasamiddleschoolstudent.Nowshehasjustfalleninlovewithagoodguy.TheybothloveseeinggoodfilmsandnowofcourseafilmaboutloveistheirfavoritE._______65.LiHua’selderbrotherisahistoryloverunderhisfather’sinfluencE.Hewasfondofmoviesaboutwarsinhistory.HehasseenmanymoviesaboutpeoplestrugglinginJapaneseorNazis’prisonsandhewouldliketoseesomethingdifferent.A.TheLeagueofExtraordinaryGentlemenA.hunterascientistavampireaninvisiblemananimmortalaspyabeastWhenamaskedmadmanknownasTheFantom幽灵triestocontroltheworldgreatadventurerAllanQuatermainsetsupateamofsuperheroesthelikesofwhichmankindhasneverseen.NowdespitefightingtheirownpersonaldemonsandeachothertheymustjoinforcestosavetheworlD.B.ThePrinceofEgyptThiscartoonmovieattractedaudiencestheworldoverwithitsfantasticartistrytimelessstoryandpowerfulmusiC.ThismasterpiecebecameoneofthetopanimatedfilmsofalltimE.Theextraordinarytaleoftwobrothers---onebornofroyalbloodoneanorphanwithasecretpast---isbroughttolifeasneverbeforewithunforgettablecharactersvoicedbymanystars.OneofthetwobrothersbecomestherulerofthemostpowerfulempireonearththeotherthechosenleaderofhispeoplE.Whattheydowillforeverchangetheirlives---andtheworlD.C.AsFarAsMyFeetWillCarryMeBasedonthetruestoryofJosefMartinBauer’sbest-sellingnovelthispowerfulmovietellsustheunbelievablejourneyofGermansoldierClemensForellinhisdramaticescapefromaSiberian西伯利亚的laborcampafterWorldWarII.Throughthebittercoldofwinterdesertedlandscapesandlife-threateningadventuresForellwhowasdeterminedtoreturntohisfamilymakeshiswaystepbystepdaybydaytowardsPersiaandfreedom.14000and3endlessyearsofuncertaintylaterheisfinallyabouttoreachhisdestination.D.BraveheartThisAcademyAwardwinningfilmdirectedbyMelGibsontellsthestoryofthegreatthirteenthcenturyScottishheroWilliamWallaceknowntohiscountrymenasBraveheart.GibsonstarsasWallacewholeadstheScotstofightagainstthecruelEnglishkingEdwardIafterhesuffersapersonaltragedyatthehandsofEnglishsoldiers.WillingtofighttothedeathforScotland’sfreedomWallaceandhiscompanionswhosefaithinfreedomisstrongerthananyEnglisharmyfightbravelywiththeirenemy.E.TheweddingPlannerMaryFioreistheweddingplanner.She’sambitioushard-workingextremelyorganizedandsheknowsexactlywhattodoandsaytomakeanyweddingafantasticevent.ButwhenMaryfallsinlovewithahandsomedoctorherlifeisturnedupsidedown---he’sthegroominthebiggestweddingofhercareer!WillshehelphimmarryhisrichgirlfriendorwillMaryfinallygettobethebrideherself?Asthissweetromanticcomedyproveswhenitcomestoloveyoucanneverplanwhat’sgoingtohappen.F.AgentCodyFrankieMunizandHilaryDuffstarinthiscleverandlivelyaction-adventureLosAngelesTimesaboutajuniorCIAagentonamissiontosavetheworldstopthebadguysandwinthegirl’sheartCatchingyoureyewithcooltoolsexcitingspecialeffectsandthewonderfulskateboardchaseAgentCodyBanksdeliversgreatfunfortheentirefamily.
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第四部分写作共两节满分35分第一节对话填空共10小题;每小题1分满分10分阅读下面对话掌握起大意并根据各题所给字母的提示在标有题号的右横线上写出一个英语单词的完整正确的形式使对话通顺F=foreignerY=youF.:Aloha!Y:Pardon?WhatisAloha?F.:ThatisH__76___76.________Y:Hello!WhatcanIdoforyou?F.:Wouldyoupleasetellmethewaytothec__77__?I’dliketoseeamoviE.77.________Y:Movie?F.:Yes.That’saf___78___.78.________Y:Gostraightaheadandgoa__79__threestreets.It’sonyourleft-handsidE.79.________F.:Couldyousaythatagainplease?Y:Gostraightaheadandthengooverthreeb__80__.Thecinemawillbe80.________onyourleft.Bythewaywhereareyoufrom?F.:I’mfromHawaii.I’mv___81__yourcity.Ilikeyourcityverymuch.81.________Y:I’mgladtohearthat.PleasefollowmE.IcantakeyoutothecinemA.F.:SorryIcan’tfollowyou.Whatisflat?Y:Flatmeansa__82__Imovedtherelastautumn.82.________F.:Doyoumeanlastf__83__?83.________Y:Quiteright.WellyourEnglishisquited__84_fromwhatmyteacher84.________teaches.F.:A__85_IspeakAmericanEnglish.YouunderstandBritishandAmericanEnglish.That’sgreat.85.________
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Ⅴ.补全对话每小题1分共5分根据对话内容从对话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E涂ABF涂ACG涂ADW:Goodmorning.Isthat8089932?M:56W:ThisisMariaSmithcallingfromthePackagingCompany.57M:Speaking.W:We’vegotyourjobapplicationandI’mcallingtoarrangeaninterviewwithyou.M:58Whenwillitbe?W:59Wouldthatbeallright?M:60W:Sowelookforwardtoseeingyouthen.Bye-byE.M:ByE.Thanksforcalling.A.That’sgooD.B.HowaboutMondaymorningat10:00?C.ItsuitsmefinE.D.CouldIspeaktoMrRichardBaylor?E.Yes?F.Whoareyou?G.Itdoesn’tmatter.
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第三部分阅读理解共15小题每小题2分满分30分阅读下列短文从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑QuickReferenceIndex索引ACTORS&ACTRESSES385-399MAPSCOLOR517-528MUSEUMS454-469MEDICALDEVELOPMENTS492ANIMALS493-496HOLIDAYS841-873ART480-481PLANTSRIVERS108-109112-114HIGHWAYS131-141NATIONALPARKS747-749BOOKSBESTSELLERS478COUNTRIES529-615DISCOVERIES&INVENTIONS336-338POPULATION142-144ENVIRONMENT80-101PASSPORTS616-619EDUCATION284-321POSTALINFORMATION1033-1039FLAGSOFTHEWORLDCOLOR513-516SPORTS884-97856.Wherecanyoufindinformationonelephants?A.OnPages517-528B.OnPages529-615C.OnPages616-619D.OnPages493-49657.IfyouwanttoknowmoreaboutChinesefilmstarJackieChenwhereshouldyoubeginyoursearch?A.POSTALINFORMATIONonpages1033-1039B.ACTORS&ACTRESSESonpages385-399C.ENVIRONMENTonpages80-101D.NATIONALPARKSonpages747-74958.Onewholikessurfingcanfindtheinformationabouthowtosurfonpages________.A.142-144B.841-873C.884-978D.517-52859.IfyouareinterestedinThomasEdisonyoumaysearch__________.A.DISCOVERIES&INVENTIONSB.ARTC.POPULATIOND.EDUCATION
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Whenwethinkofleadershipweoftenthinkofstrengthandpower.Butwhatarethesereallyandhowdotheyoperate?Leadershiptodayisnotaboutforcingotherstodothings.Ifthisisevenpossibleitisshort-termandtendstobackfirE.Ifyouordersomeonetodosomethingagainsttheirwilltheymaydoitbecausetheyfeeltheymustbuttheangertheyfeelwilldomoreharminthelong-termTheywillalsoexperiencefear.Fearcausesthethinkingbraintoshutdownmakingthepersonunabletofunctionathisorherbest.Iftheyassociateyouwiththisemotionoffear.Theywillbecomelessfunctionalaroundyouandyouwillhavesucceededinnotonlyshootingyourselfinthefoot.butpossiblymakingaverygoodemployeeorpartnerunabletoperformeffectively.Fearhasnoplaceinleadership.Thewayweinfluencepeopleinalastingwayisbyourowncharacterandourunderstandinganduseofemotion.Wecanordersomeonetodosomethingwhichmaybepartoftheworkday;orwecanemploythemattheemotionallevelsotheybecamefullydevotedtotheprojectsandprovidesomeoftheirownmotivation积极性.Today’sworkplaceisallaboutrelationships.Anyoneworksharderinapositiveenvironmentinwhichtheyarerecognizedandvaluedasahumanbeingaswellasaworker..EveryoneproducesjustabitmoreforsomeonetheylikE.Leadersunderstandthewaythingswork.Theyknowthepaycheckisnotthesinglemostmotivatingfactor因素intheworklifeofmostpeoplE.Thetruestrengthofleadershipisaninnerstrengththatcomesfromtheconfidenceofemotionalintelligence―knowingyourownemotionsandhowtohandlethemandthoseofothers.Developingyouremotionalintelligenceisthesinglebestthingyoucandoifyouwanttodevelopyourrelationshipswithpeoplearoundyouwhichisthekeytotheleadershipskills.52.Anemployeemayhaveafeelingoffearintheworkplacewhen________.A.heisforcedtodothingsB.becannotworkathisbestC.hefeelshisbrainshutdownD.hethinksofhisworkastooheavy53.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.PeopletendtoassociateleadershipwithfearB.Workingconditionsaffectpeople’sphysicalhealthC.GoodrelationshipisthekeytobusinesssuccessD.SmartpeoplearemorefunctionalintheworkplacE.54.Topositivelyinfluenceemployeesaleadershouldfirstofall________.A.providebettersuggestionsB.develophisownpersonalityC.fivehisemployeesapayraiseD.hidehisownemotionoffear55.Goodleadershipismainlyseeninaleader’sabilityto________.A.provideavarietyofprojectforemployeesB.helpraiseemployee’slivingstandardsC.giveemployeesspecificinstructionsD.dealwiselywithemployees’emotions
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Juliolovestovisithisgrandmother.Hedoesn’tgettovisitherveryoftenbecausehisfamilylivesinacitythatissixhoursaway.Hisgrandmotherlivesinabigwoodenhouseonafarm.Itisoldandlooksasifithassecrethidingplaces.OnthethirdSundayofJuneJulio’sparentstookhimtohisgrandmother’s.Sinceitwassummervacationhewasgoingtostayatgrandmother’sforawholemother!HiscousinsMarioandLindawouldsoonbearriving.Theywouldalsobestayingattheirgrandmother’sthissummer.A.bigporch走廊wrapsaroundtwosidesofthehouse.Juliosatintheporchswing.HecouldseethetreesthatcirclethehousE.Theyhadbeenplantedasawindbreak.Theyprotectthehousefromthewindandblowingdirt.ThehouseisinthemiddleofalargeflatfielD.Juliowatchedthedirtroadthatleadstothehouse.Hecouldn’twaitforhiscousinstogetthere!MariowashisageandLindawasayearyounger.Theyhadfuntogether.Lastsummertheyspentonewholemorningmakingafortoutofsacksofseed.ThenUncleHenryhadtakenthemonatractorridE.Juliorememberedanothertimewithhiscousins.Theyhadgoneouttoexplodethefields.Juliotouchedanelectricfenceandgotashock.Thentheyfoundanoldsnakeskin.Nothinglikethateverhappenedathisownhome!Juliocouldsmellthedinnerthathisgrandmotherwascooking.Itmadehimhungry.FinallyhesawacloudofdustcominguptheroaD.They‘rehere!There’rehere!HeshouteD.ThestorytellsaboutJulioandhiscousinsdoingallofthefollowingexcept_______.A.watchingoldmoviesB.takingatractorrideC.findingasnakeskinD.makingafortfromseedsacksHowdoyouthinkJuliofeltwhenhesawhiscousinsarriving?A.HewasworriedB.HewasexcitedC.HewasangryD.HewassaD.AfterJulio’scousinsarrivedwhatwouldprobablyhappennext?______.A.Theywouldbuildafortonthehill.B.Theywouldlookforsnakeskins.C.Theywouldclimbthetreesintheirgrandmother’syardD.Theywouldeatdinnerattheirgrandmother’shousE.Theseboxesshoweventsthathappenedinthestory.Whatisinbox2?JuliowenttoGrandmother’shouseJuliothoughtaboutAnothervisittograndmother'sA.Julio’scousinsarrivedatGrandmother’shousE.B.Juliocouldsmelldinnercooking.C.Juliosatintheporchswing.D.JuliosawacloudofdustcominguptheroaD.
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任务型阅读共5小题每题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将其标号填入第二卷上方的相应位置选项中有一项为多余选项Tue15Mar2005DearJuliaThankyoufortheChinesewordsIhavetriedtosaythem46.WehavehadsomesnowinFebruarybutnowtheweatherisgettingwarmer.SomefestivalsinEnglandareEasterandChristmas.Easterisnextweek.AtEasterwegivepeoplechocolateeggsthatrepresentsbirth.47Thedaffodilsareyellowandtheylooklikethesun.AtEasterwecelebratethebirthoflambsandbabychickensandotheranimals.48ChildrenbelieveintheEasterbunnywhichisarabbitthatgoesfromhousetohousedeliveringchocolateeggs.49AtChristmaswegivepeoplepresentsandhavedecorationsaroundthehousE.ChristmasiscelebratedbecauseofthebirthofJesus.ChildrenbelieveinSantaClauswhichisamanwhogoesfromhousetohousedeliveringpresentstoallthechildren.Ican'tteachyouanyEnglishbecauseyouareverygoodatthelanguagealready.50Hello:Hola;Goodbye:Adios;MynameisHelen:MillamoHelen;MynameisJulia:MillamoJulia;Thankyou:Gracias.Iamlookingforwardtoyourreply.Bestwishes!LovefromHelenAlsowegetalotofflowersinSpringdaffodilsandliliesarethemainflowersforEaster.EasterisalsoatimetothinkaboutJesuswakingupfromthedeaD.C.SoIcantellyouabitofSpanish.D.SpanishisbetterthanEnglish.E.ChristmasisinDecember.Fbutitisquitehard!
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AlthoughmanyChinesestudentssaythattheirknowledgeofEnglishgrammarisgoodmostwouldadmitthattheirspokenEnglishispoor.WheneverIspeaktoaChinesestudenttheyalwayssayMyspokenEnglishispoor.HowevertheirspokenEnglishdoesnothavetoremainpoor!IwouldliketosuggestthattheremaybesomereasonsfortheirproblemswithspokenEnglish.Firsttheyfailtofindsuitablewordstoexpressthemselvesduetoalimitedvocabulary.Obviouslythebetteransweristoexpandtheirvocabulary.Howeveryoucanspeakwithalimitedvocabularyifyourattitudeispositive.Otherswillfollowyouaslongasyouusethewordsthatyouknow.Secondtheyareafraidofmakingmistakes.Sometimestheymakemistakeswhentheyarespeakingbecausetheyareshyandnervous.YetstudentsshouldrememberthattheirgoalshouldbeFLUENCYNOTACCURACY.Youraiminwritingistobeaccuratefollowingtherulesforgrammarandusingtherightwordsandspellingthemcorrectly.Howeverinspeakingyouraimisfluency.YouwanttogetyourmessageacrosstotalktosomeoneinEnglishasquicklyandaswellasyoucaneventhoughsometimesyoumayuseawrongwordortensebutitdoesn’tmatterbecausethepersonyouarespeakingtowillunderstandyouandmakeallowancesforanymistakeshehears.Thethirdreasonisthatnotenoughattentionispaidtolistening.Youhaveonemouthbuttwoears!Allthathearingwasnecessaryforyoutostartspeaking.FourthmostChinesestudentsarereactiveratherthanproactivelanguagelearners.InsteadofactivelyseekingoutopportunitiestoimprovetheirspokenEnglishtheypassivelywaitforspeakingopportunitiestocometothemandwonderwhytheirEnglishalwaysremainspoor.IfyouhavethisproactiveoutlookthenyouwillseeEnglishopportunitieswhereveryougo.IfyoudonotuseyourEnglishbeyondtheclassroomyouwillforgetwhatEnglishyouknow.Remember:USEITORLOSEIT!YoucanlearnhowtospeakEnglishbetterbyspeakingEnglishmorE.56.Whatismostprobablythewriter’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.Toimproveyourreading.B.ToimproveyourspokenEnglish.C.Toimproveyourlistening.D.Toimproveyourvocabulary.57.Itcanbeinferredfromthethirdparagraphthat.A.don’tbeafraidofmakingmistakes.Justspeak!B.don’tbenervousdon’tbeshy.Justwrite!C.don’tbefluency.JustbeaccuracyD.don’tbeshydon’tbefluency.Justlistenandwrite!58.Thetextismostprobablytakenfroma.A.teacher’sdiaryB.reportonstudyC.sportsnewspaperD.moviemagazine
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Therearesomeverygoodthingsaboutopeneducation.Thiswayofteachingallowsstudentstogrowaspeopleandtodeveloptheirowninterestsinmanysubjects.Openeducationallowsstudentstoberesponsiblefor负责theirowneducationastheyareresponsibleforwhattheydoinlife.Somestudentsdobadlyintraditionalclassrooms.Theopenclassroommayallowthemtoenjoylearning.Somestudentswillbehappierinanopeneducationschool.Theywillnothavetoworryaboutgradesorrules.Forstudentswhoworryaboutthesethingsalotitisagoodideatobeinanopenclassroom.Butmanystudentswillnotdowellinanopenclassroom.Forsomestudentstherearetoofewrules.Thesestudentswilldolittleinschool.Theywillnotmakegooduseofopeneducation.Becauseopeneducationissodifferentfromtraditionaleducationthesestudentsmayhaveaproblemofgettingusedtomakingsomanychoices.Formanystudentsitisimportanttohavesomerulesintheclassroom.Theyworryabouttherulesevenwhentherearenorules.Evenafewruleswillhelpthiskindofstudents.Thelastpointaboutopeneducationisthatsometraditionalteachersdonotlikeit.Manyteachersdonotbelieveinopeneducation.Teacherswhowanttohaveanopenclassroommayhavemanyproblemsattheirschool.Younowknowwhatopeneducationis.Someofitsgoodpointsandbadpointshavebeenexplained.Youmayhaveyourownopinionaboutopeneducation.Thewriterthinksthatopeneducationisagoodideabutonlyintheory.Inactualfactitmaynotworkverywellinarealclassorschool.Thewriterbelievesthatmoststudentsbutofcoursenotallstudentswantsomestructureintheirclasses.Theywantandneedtohaverules.Insomecasestheymustbemadetostudysomesubjects.Manystudentsarepleasedtofindsubjectstheyhavetostudyinteresting.Theywouldnotstudythosesubjectsiftheydidnothaveto.Openeducationallowsstudentsto.A.growastheyareeducatedB.beresponsiblefortheirfutureC.developtheirowninterestsD.discoversubjectsoutsideclassSomestudentslikeopeneducationbutsomestudentswilldolittleinanopenclassroombecause.A.therearetoofewrulesB.theyhateactivitiesC.openeducationissimilartotraditionaleducationD.theyworryabouttherulesWhichofthefollowingisNotmentionedinthepassage?A.Sometraditionalteachersdonotlikeopeneducation.B.Manyteachersdonotbelieveinopeneducation.C.Teachersmayhaveproblemsinopenclassroom.D.Theteachers’feelingsandattitudesareimportanttothestudents.Whichofthefollowingcanbestsummarize总结thepassage?A.OpeneducationisareallycomplicatedideA.B.Openeducationisbetterthantraditionaleducation.C.Teachersdislikeopeneducation.D.OpeneducationisagoodideainpracticE.
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Domestic驯养的horsesnowpullploughsraceintheKentuckyDerbyandcarrypolicE.Butearlyhorsesweren’ttame驯服的enoughtoperformthesekindsoftasks.Scientiststhinkthefirstinteractionshumanshadwithhorseswerefardifferentfromthosetoday.ThousandsofyearsagopeoplekilledthewildhorsesthatlivedaroundthemforfooD.Overtimepeoplebegantocatchtheanimalsandraisethem.Thiswasthefirststepindomestication.Aspeoplebegantotameandridehorsestheychosetokeepthoseanimalsthathadmoredesirablecharacteristics.Forexamplepeoplemayhavechosentokeephorsesthathadagentlepersonalitysotheycouldberiddenmoreeasily.Peoplewhousedhorsestopullheavyloadswouldhavechosentokeepstrongeranimals.Characteristicslikestrengtharepartlycontrolledbytheanimals’genes.Soasthedomesticatedhorsesreproducedtheypassedthecharacteristicsontotheiryoung.Eachnewgenerationofhouseswouldshowmoreofthesechosencharacteristics.Moderndayhorsebreedscomeinawidevarietyofshapesandsizes.Thisvarietydidn’texistinthehorsepopulationbeforedomestication.TheShetlandhorseisoneofthesmallestbreeds―typicallyreachingonlyonemetertall.Withshortstronglegstheanimalswerebredtopullcoaloutofmineshafts矿井withlowceilings.HugehorsesliketheClydesdalecameonthescenearound1700.Peoplebredtheseheavytallhorsestopulllargevehiclesusedforcarryingheavyloads.Thedomesticationofhorseshashadgreateffectsonsocieties.ForexamplehorsewereimportanttoolsintheadvancementofmodernagriculturE.Usingthemtopullploughsandcarryheavyloadsallowedpeopletofarmmoreefficiently.Beforetheywereabletoridehorseshumanshadtocrosslandonfoot.RidinghorsesallowedpeopletotravelfargreaterdistanceinmuchlesstimE.Thatencouragedpopulationslivingindifferentareastointeractwithoneanother.Thenewfromofrapidtransportationhelpedculturesspreadaroundtheworld59.Beforedomesticationhorseswere______.A.caughtforsportsB.huntedforfoodC.madetopullploughsD.usedtocarrypeople60.TheauthorusestheShetlandhorseasanexampletoshow______.A.itissmallerthantheClydesdalehorseB.horseusedtohavegentlepersonalitiesC.somehorseshavebettershapedthanothersD.horseswereoflessvarietybeforedomestication61.Horsescontributedtothespreadofcultureby______.A.carryingheavyloadsB.changingfarmingmethodsC.servingasameansoftransportD.advancingagricultureindifferentareas62.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.A.whyhumansdomesticatedhorsesB.howhumansandhorsesneededeachotherC.whyhorsescameindifferentshapesandsizesD.howhumansocietiesandhorsesinfluencedeachother
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Howcanyouhearyourfriends’voiceswhentheyarefarawayandyoucan’tmakealong-distancecall?Besidesthewebcamerasystemwithyourcomputerwehaveanewhigh-techwaytosolvetheproblemandeaseyourpainofmissingthem.TheJapanesecompanyCombiwithcreatedasystemtalkingpicture.Itmakespeopleinpicturesspeak!Thetalkingpicturehasaspecialpen.Itisactuallyapen-shapedscanner.Itcanscaninformationinspecially-madepictures.AconnectedplayerwillthenplaytheinformationoutlouD.Firstyouneedtotakeapictureandrecordwhatyouwanttosaywiththecompany.Thecompanywillthenmakespecialbarcodesontoyourpictureyoucan’tseethosecodes.Thosecodesareyourvoiceandyourwords.Whenyouholdupthepentoscanyourpicturewithbarcodesaplayerconnectedtothepenwillstarttoplay.Itplaysthingsyou’verecorded.Thatwaytheinventionmakestheyouinthepicturespeak!Doyouwantyourfriendsandfamiliestalkingoutofpictures?Havethemmakepictureslikethatandyoucanhearthemwheneveryouwanttoonlywithtalkingpicturesystem.Thesystemcanplaymessagesforupto12minutes.ThepictureswouldbeusefulforthosewhohopetohearthevoiceofsomeonelivingfarawaysaidMayumiFujiaspokeswomanforthecompany.GrandparentsforexamplelongingtoknowabouttheirgrandchildrenwouldbehappytoheartheirvoiceswhentheyseethepictureFujisaiD.Butitistroublesometogotothecompanyfortakingaspecialpicturefirst.Anditismuchmoreexpensivethanusingatelephone.Thephotowithbarcodescostsbetween17040and17990yen160and169dollars.Thelargerpictureyouwantthemoreyoupay.Nowjustraiseafingerlonelypeoplecanhavetheirlovedonesspeakoutofpictures.Butwhetherthetalkingpictureispracticalornotlet’swaitandseE.73.Whatdoesatalkingpicturemeanaccordingtothispassage?A.Thepicturecanplaywhat’sbeenrecordedasifthepersoninthepicturetalks.B.Youcanhaveatalkwiththepersoninthepicturewheneveryouwantto.C.Thepicturecantellyouwonderfulstoriestoeaseyourpain.D.Thepicturecantellwhat’sonyourmindwhenyouarelookingatit.74.Therightorderwhenmakingatalkingpictureis______.①recordwhatyouwantsay②scanapicturewithapen-shapedscanner③makespecialbarcodesontoapicture④takeapictureA.④③②①B.②④③①C.④①③②D.②④①③75.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thetalkingpicturesystemcanplaymessagesfor12minutesatmost.B.ItwillcostyoumoretotakealargertalkingpicturE.C.ItmighttakealotoftroubletomakeatalkingpicturE.D.Youcanmakeatalkingpicturebyjustraisingafinger.
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TWENTY-FIVEyearsagodirectorStephenSpielbergcapturedtheheartsofWestenaudienceswithhisfamilyclassicE.TNowhisHongKongdirctorStephenChowintryingtodothesametrickinChinaChow’slatestmovieCJ7长江七号incinemasnowisaheart-warmingstoryaboutapoormigrantworker外来务工者andhisson.WhenastrangealienenterstheirlivesfatherandsonlearnalessonaboutthevalueoffamilyChowhopeshismoviewillhelptomakefamilyfilmsmorepopularinChinA.FamilyfilmshavebeenthemainpartoftheHollywoodmarketforthelast40yearsTheyhavegivenaudiencesmovieslikeET.IndianaJonesandJurassicParkHowevertherearefewofthesemoviesinChinawhereexpensivehistoryfilmsaremorepopular.A.familyfilmisnotsimplyachildren’smovieItisafilmthatisnotonlysuitableforchildrenbutappealstothewholefamily.AccordingtoRaymoundZhouafamousfilmcriticthesefilmsarerareinChinabecauseveryfewfamiliesgotothecinematogether’.BecauseofthisthereislittledemandformovisethatappealtothewholefamilyHoweverintheWestitiscommonforthefamilytositdownandwatchamovietogetherTimBridgesfromLondonsays:IloveitatChristmaswhenIsitdownandwatchamoviewithmyfamily.Allfamilyfilmscontainsimilarmessagesabouthonestremainingpositiveandlearningthereismoretolifethanmoney.AccordingtotheAmericanmoviereviewerDaveJohnsonthisisbecauseWhenparentswatchamovietheywnttheierchildrentobelearninggoodvalues.JustlikewhenthealieninSpielberg’sE.T.phoenshometomakecontactwithhisfamilyChowwillhopeChineseaudiencesaretunedinandreadytoreceivehisfamilymoviemessagE.63.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedpartinthelastparagraph______________A.understandwhatothersarethinkingB.maketelephonesC.gotothecinemaD.singsongs64.Whatisthefamilyfilm.Accordingtothepassage?A.AkindoffilmthatisabouthistoryB.AkindoffilminwhichthecharachersareanimalsC.AkindoffilmthatismeantforbothchildrenandadultsD.A.kindoffilmthatisaboutfamilies.65.Whatisimpliedbutnotstateddirectlyinthepassage?A.FamiliesinChianshouldgotothecinemaatChristmasB.It’sgoodforchildrentowatchfamilyfilmsC.Chinesefamiliesdon’tlikefamilyfilmsD.ThemovieCJ7hasnothingincommonwithE.T.66.Itcanbeinferredthatinthefuture_________A.ChinesefamilieswillgotothecinematogetherB.theremaybemorefamilyfilmsinChinaC.makingfamilyfilmsinChinaisnoteasyD.familyfilmsareaboutlove
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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Alice’sAdventuresinWonderlandisoneofthemostlovedchildren’sbooksofalltimeandmanyadultsenjoysitaswell.IttellsthestoryofayounggirlnamedAlicewhofollowsarabbitenteringamagicalworldcalledWonderlanD.ShehasmanyexperienceswhichseemtochangetherulesofreasoningorcommonsensE.Thepopularityofthebookcomesfromitsimaginationinterestingstoryandartwork.ThewriterofthebookisLewisCarroll.InfactLewisCarrollwasnotthewriter'srealnamE.HisrealnamewasCharlesDodgson.OnedayhetookaboatridedowntheThamesRivertohaveapicnicwiththreelittlegirlswhowerefriendsofthefamily.TokeepthementertainedontheridehetoldthemastoryinwhichAlicethemiddlechildwasthemaincharacter.Theyenjoyedthestoryverymuch.CharleslaterwrotethestorydownunderthenameAlice’sAdventuresUnderGroundandgaveittoAliceasaChristmaspresent.LaterhegaveacopytohisfriendGeorgeMacDonalD.Georgereadittohischildrenandtheylovedit.GeorgesuggestedtoCharlesthathemakeabookfromhisstory.Charlesthenwrotemorepartstothestoryuntilitwasaround35000words.Itwasfirstprintedin1866withartworkbyJohnTennielunderthenameAlice’sAdventuresinWonderland.Thebookwasanimmediatesuccess.OneofitsfirstfanswasQueenVictoriA.SheimmediatelyrequestedacollectionofallofLewisCarroll’sworks.Shewassurprisedtofindthattheyincludedmanyworksonmath.InfactCharlesDodgsonwasahighlyrespectedmathematician.Thiscanbeseeninmanypuzzlesandplaysonreasoningthatappearinhisbooksandpoems.Sincethestorywasfirstprintedithaskeptsellinguptothepresentday.Ithasbeentranslatedintooverfiftylanguagesandhashadseveralmoviesbasedonit.Thestoryisevenmentionedinthepopularl999filmTheMatrixbythecharacterMorpheus.41.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.A.Charles’familylifeB.agirl’sadventurousexperiencesC.amagicalworldcalledWonderlandD.thebirthofabookanditslastinginfluences.42.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassageA.ThewriterpublishedhisworksunderhisrealnamE.B.ThecharacterAliceoriginatedfromGeorge’schilD.C.JohnTennielcontributedpartlytothepopularityofthebook.D.CharlesofferedacopytoGeorgeforadvicE.43.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______.A.QueenVictoriaaskedforafewofCharles'writingsB.CharleshadagiftforreasoningandwritingC.CharleshadallhisworkstranslatedintofiftylanguagesD.TheMatrixwasbasedonAlice'sAdventuresinWonderland44.WhichofthefollowingistherightorderofthepassageA.CharlesgavehisstorytoAliceasaChristmaspresent.B.CharleshadapicnicwiththreelittlegirlsontheThames.C.Alice'sAdventuresinWonderlandwasfirstprintedin1866.D.MorepartswereaddedtothestorybyCharles.E.Thebookwonalargenumberoffans.A.c-b-a-d-eB.c-a-b-e-dC.b-a-d-c-eD.b-a-c-e-d
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Anincreaseinstudentsapplyingtostudyeconomicsatuniversityisbeingattributedto归因于theglobaleconomiccrisisawakeningapublicthirstforknowledgeabouthowthefinancialsystemworks.Applicationsfordegreecoursesbeginningthisautumnwereupby15%thisJanuaryaccordingtoUCAStheUniversitiesandCollegesAdmissionsServicE.A.spokesmanfortheRoyalEconomicSocietysaidapplicationstodoeconomicsatA-levelwerealsoup.ProfessorjohnBeaththepresidentofthesocietyandaleadinglectureatStAndrewsUniversitysaidhisfirst-yearlectures-whichareopentostudentsfromalldepartments―weredrawingcrowdsof400ratherthantheusual250.Therearealargenumberofstudentswhoarenoteconomicsmajorswhowouldliketolearnsomethingaboutit.OneofthethingsIhavedonethisyearistorelatemyteachingtocontemporaryeventsinawaythatonehasn’ttraditionallydonE.HeaddeD.Universityapplicationsrose7%lastyear.Buttherewererisesaboveaverageinseveralsubjects.Nursingsawa15%jumpwithpeople’srenewedinterestincatersinthepubicsector部门whichareseenasmoresecureineconomiccrisis.A.recentstudyshowedalmosttwothirdsofparentsbelievedschoolsshoulddomoretoteachpupilsaboutfinancialmattersandalmosthalfsaidtheirchildrenhadaskedthemwhatwasgoingonalthoughaminorityofparentsfelttheydidnotunderstanditthemselveswellenoughtoexplain.ZackHockingtheheadofChildTrustFundssaid:It’spossiblethatonegoodthingtoarisefromthedownturnwillbeagenerationthat’sfinanciallywiserandbetterequippedtomanagetheirmoneythroughtimesofeconomicuncertainty.71.ProfessorjohnBeath’slecturesare.A.giveninatraditionalwayB.connectedwiththepresentsituationC.opentobothstudentsandtheirparentsD.warmlyreceivedbyeconomics72.cncomsinthepublicsectoraremoreattractivebecauseoftheir.A.greaterstabilityB.higherpayC.fewerapplicationsD.betterreputation73.intheoponionofmostparents.A.ecenetnicsshouldbethefocusofschoolteachingB.morestudentsshouldbeaddmndedtouniversitiesC.theteachingoffinancialmattersshouldbestrengtheneD.D.childrenshouldsolvefinancialproblemsthemselves74.AccordingtoHockingtheglbaleconomiccrisismightmaketheyoungsters.A.wiserinmoneymanagementB.haveaccesstobetterequipmentC.confidabouttheirfuturecareersD.getjobsinChildTrustFunds75.what’sthemainideaofthetext?A.Universitieshavereceivedmoreapplications.B.EconomicsisattractinganincreasingnumbersstudentsC.collegestudentsbenefitalotfromeconomicuncertaintyD.parentsareconcernedwithchildren’ssubjectselection.
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Railpassengersarebeingforcedtopaythousandsofpoundsmoreinfaresasaresultofpooradvicefromthenationaltelephonehelplineandindividualstationsaconsumerorganisationrevealstoday.ResearchbyWhich?foundthatinsomecasespassengersarebeingchargedalmostdoublethecheapestpricebecauseoferrorsmadebystaff.Which?asked25questionsofbothstationstaffandtheNationalRailEnquiriesNREShelplinE.Onlyhalfofthe50questionswereansweredcorrectly.Ifcustomershadfollowedalltheadvicegiventheywouldhavebeen£1263.60worseoff.BadadvicewasgivenforthecheapestfareforasinglejourneybetweenLondonandGrantham.ForaticketboughtonthedayoftravelbothNRESandaKing’sCrossstationclerkquotedGNER’s£44.50fareignoringaHullTrainsservicewhichleaves10minutesearlierandcostsjust£20.Someofthemostcostlymisinformationwasgivenforjourneyswhereseasonticketsshouldhavebeenrecommended.PassengersmakingareturnjourneybetweenSwindonandPenzancetwiceinaweekcouldbuyaticketfromonecompanyfor£70whichwouldcoverallthetravel.ButbothNRESandstationstaffquoted£67foreachjourneymaking£134.HowevertheNRESwebsiteprovedtobeamuchmorereliablesourceofinformation.Which?alsocheckedtheearlieryoubookthecheapertheticketclaimsbyfivecompaniesandfoundthiswasnotalwaysthecase.Onsomeservicespriceswentupanddownatrandom.IthielMogridge52gaveoneexampleofpooradvice:LastChristmasIfoundmybrotheraticketonthethetrainlinE.comtotravelfromBlackburntoYatE.Whilethedirectroutewas£51thisoneinvolvedachangeinNewportandcostjust£21.Iemailedthedetailstohimandhispartner.TheywenttoBlackburnstationwheretheclerkinsistedthefarewas£51.MalcolmColeseditorofwhich.co.uksaiD.StafftrainingneedstobeimproveD.Inthemeantimewe’vedesignedachecklistavailableatwhich.co.uk/railadvicE.57.Accordingtothepassagewhich?isanationaltelephonehelplineB.departmentundertheBritishRailC.consumerorganisationD.websiteundertheNationalRailEnquiries58.Whentheauthorsaidthatcustomerswouldhavebeen£1263.60worseoffhewastellingusthatcustomerswouldhaveA.saved£1263.60iftheyhadfollowedtheadviceB.spend£1263.60morethanthelowestpriceC.used£1263.60forthesurveyof25questionsD.beencheatedof£1263.60fromthepooradvice59.Thephraseatrandominparagraph5isclosestinmeaningtoA.casuallyB.purposefullyC.exactlyD.inevitably60.Thepassageismainlyconcernedwiththephenomenonthattrainpassengersgetbadadviceonfaresrailpassengersareill-treatedbystationstaffbookingclerksandthetelephonehelplineofferreliableinformationrailpassengerscangetcheaperticketsiftheybookearlier
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OnlythreelocalstudentswonChineseBlog博客Competition.And15ofthe18awardswanttostudentsfromChina.170students’task:togetafully-designedblogupandrunningcompletewithmanypostingbasedonathemeofchoice―allwritteninChinesE.Themesrangedfromlocalopinions-suchastheusageofSinglisheducationandwhetherSingaporecanbeaculturalcentre-tofoodblogs.TheentrieswerejudgedonLanguageproficiency熟练程度andthequalityofwritingaswellasthedesignandlevelofexchangingideaswithreaders.AcademicsfromtheNationalUniversityofSingaporeandtheSIMUniversityITexpertsandajournalistfromChinesenewspaperLianheZaobaoinSingaporemadeupthejudges.IntheendonlythreeSingaporeanstudentsmadeittotheawardlist―therestoftheawardsweresweptupbystudentsfromChina.NosurprisE.saidMr.ChowYawLong37teachersinchargefromIanovaJuniorCollagewhichorganizedtheevent.AlthoughthetopicswerelocalsubjectstheforeignstudentsweregenerallybetterintermsofthecontentofthepostsandtheirgraspoftheChineselanguagE.OneofthethreelocalstudentswinningthefirstprizeintheBestLanguageAwardwasbloggerChristinaGao19fromtheSaintAndrew’sJuniorCollagewhosparednoeffortinresearchingforandwritingherblog.Eachentrytookherbetweenfiveandsevendaystoproducecompletewithpicturesandevenpodcasts播客Heradviceforbloggersis:BeresponsibleSomebloggersoutthereonlyseektoblametheauthoritiesandotherbloggers.SaidMissGao.Ithinktheylackresponsibilitiesandthereisnovaluetotheirposts.56.ThecompetitionwasorganizedbyA.theNationalUniversityofSingaporeB.ChinesenewspaperLianheZaobaoC.InnovaJuniorCollegeD.theSaintAndrew’sJuniorCollege57.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Chinesestudentswonmostoftheawards.B.NotallthethemeswereaboutlocalsubjectsC.TheblogscouldbewritteninChineseorSinglish.D.ThejudgeswerefromuniversityinSingaporeandChina.58.WhatMissGaosaidsuggeststhatA.shelikestoblametheauthoritiesB.shehasasenseofresponsibilityC.shethinkshighlyoftheothers’blogsD.shelovestoreadvaluableposts59.ThepassageinmainlyaboutA.howChinesestudentswontheawardsinthecompetitionB.whybloggersshouldtakeresponsibilityfortheirblogsC.howMissGaowonthefirstprizeinthecompetitionD.whattheresultofthecompetitionwas
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SciencE.AndtechnologystudentsinChinaandtheUShavea1ongwaytogobeforetheycalldevelopadeepunderstandingofscientificreasoningresearchershavefound.AspartofaresearchtocomparescienceeducationinChinaandtheUSLeiBaoaprofessorfromtheDepartmentofPhysicsoftheOhioStateUniversitygave5760freshmeninthreeUSandfourChineseuniversitiestwoteststoevaluatecontentknowledgeandanothertoassessscientificreasoning|ThoughChinesestudentsdidbetterthantheirUScounterpartsinthefirsttwoteststhatEmphasizedonlearningfactsbothgroupsscoredrelativelypoorlyonthethirdtestdesignedtoassesstheirabilityonsystematicallyexploreaproblemtheresultsshoweD.LeiBaosaidthatthefindingchallengesconventionalwisdomwhichholdsthatteachingsciencefactswillimprovestudents’reasoningability.Ourstudyshowsthatcontrarytowhatmanypeoplewouldexpectevenwhenstudentsarethoroughlytaughtthefactstheydon’tnecessarilydevelopthereasoningskillstheyneedtosucceed.’’IBaosaid‘Becausestudentsneedbothknowledgeandreasoningweneedtoexploreteachingmethodsthattargetboth.‘ThecurrenteducationsystemsandassessmentsofChinaandtheUSdonotemphasizeondeepunderstandingofscientificreasoninginthedisciplinesofsciencetechnologyengineeringandmathematicsSTEMthestudyconcluded.Baoexplainedthatreasoningisgoodskillforeveryonetopossess-notjustscientistsandengineersThegeneralpublicalsoneedgoodreasoningskillsinordertocorrectlyinterpretscientificfindingsandthinkrationally.STEMstudentsneedtoexcelatscientificreasoninginordertohandleopen-endedreal-worldtasksintheirfuturecareersinscienceandengineering.Howtoboostscientificreasoning?Thestudysuggeststhateducatorsmustgobeyondteachingsciencefactsiftheyhopetobooststudents’reasoningability.Baopointstoinquiry-basedleaning.wherestudentsworkingroupsquestionteachersanddesigntheirowninvestigations.Thisteachingtechniqueisgrowinginpopularityworldwide.67.AccordingtotheresearchweknowthatA.ChinesestudentsandtheirUScounterpartsdidpoorlyinthefirsttwotestsB.ChinesestudentsdidbetterthantheirUScounterpartsinallthethreetestsC.ChinesestudentsdidbetterthantheirUScounterpartsinthefirsttwotests‘D.USstudentsdidbetterthantheirChinesecounterpartsinthethirdtest68.Theconventionalwisdomholdsthat.A.themorefactsstudentsaretaughtthemorereasoningskillstheywillacquireB.thegeneralpublicalsoneedsreasoningskillstointerpretscientificfindingsC.tobooststudents’reasoningabilityeducatorsmustexploreteachingmethodsD.thecurrenteducationSystemsareharmfultoimprovestudents’reasoningability69.Basedonthestudywhatwillbedonetoimprovestudents’reasoningability?A.Toimproveteachingtechniques.B.Tobetterstudents’learningconditions.C.Toteachstudentsmoresciencefacts.D.Toofferstudentsmoretests.70.TheunderlinedphraseexcelatinParagraph6probablymeans.A.beworseatB.bebeaeratC.beenthusiasticaboutD.beinferiorto71.Whichofthefollowingiscorrectaccordingtothepassage?A.Littleneedstobedonetodevelopstudents’reasoningabilityintheUS.B.Onlyscientistsandengineersneedreasoningabilities.C.Twotestswerecarriedouttoevaluatestudents’scientificreasoning.D.Inquiry-basedlearningisagoodwaytobooststudents’reasoningability.
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下面是五位读者写给某一报社编辑征求建议的信阅读第61至65题中的来信和A.至F.的回信选出符合来信的最佳选项并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑选项中有一项是多余选项61..DeareditorIamajunioratuniversitymajoring读专业inlawI’minterestedinadministrativelawandplantostudyitduringmypostgraduateyears.Butmydreamistobeagreatreporter.Myquestionis:isitpossibleformetobeareporterifImajorinadministrativelaw?I’mworriedaboutmyfuturE.PleasehelpmE.62..DeareditorIamauniversityjuniorinpublicadministration.IlikeEnglishverymuchandIoncetriedunsuccessfullytochangemymajortoEnglish.SoIdecidedtotakethepostgraduateexamandlearnmoreEnglishingraduateschool.Butsincemyfirstdegreeisn’tinEnglishit’sunlikelythatI’llbeenrolledasanEnglishmajor.ArethereanynonEnglishmajorsthatalsoofferEnglishtrainingsothatIcanmasterthelanguageaftergraduationandfindagoodjob?63..DeareditorIwasborninaremotecountryareainnorthwestChinaandhadtogiveupschoolbecauseofpovertyleavingmycompulsoryeducationunfinisheD.AfterwardsIhelpedmyparentswithfarmworkforfouryears.ThenIlefthomeandhaveworkedasawaitressforoneyearinXi’anShanxiProvince.Iamnow20younganddetermineD.Thislifeasawaitressearninglessthan500yuanamonthcanreallyruinmyyouth.CouldyougivemesomeadviceformyfuturE.64..DeareditorI’mafreshmanmajoringinJapanesE.IalsohaveagreatloveforEnglishandmyEnglishlevelisfairlygooD.ButnowI’mworriedthatifItakeajobasaJapaneseinterpreterortranslatorinthefutureI’lllosetouchwithEnglish.Isthereajobthatcancombinebothmymajorandmyinterest?65..DeareditorI’minasituationthatmakesmeveryconfuseD.IgottwojoboffersatthesametimE.OneisasmallprivatecompanydoingforeigntradewhichI’minterestedin.Theotherislargefamouscompany.Howeverthejobisn’tsorelatedtoforeigntradE.Furthermorethesecondcompanyisfarawayfrommyfamilyandfriends.Ihavetomakeachoicerightnow.Ineedyourhelp.A.Editorwrites:Italldependsonwhatyouvaluemostinyourwork.Ifyouthinkyourinterestsarethemostimportantchoosethefirstcompany.Ifyouvalueabigcompany’sworkingexperiencethengowiththatonE.Ofcourseyouneedtoconsiderotherfactorslikecompensationcommutetimeonthejobtrainingandfamilyandfriends.B.Editorwrites:Ihavebeenworkinginmediaforoverfiveyearsandhavemetlostofreporters.Actuallyveryfewofthemmajorinjournalism.TheyhavevariouseducationalbackgroundsincludinginternationalpoliticsphilosophylawevencomputersciencE.Writingagoodnewsstoryisdifficult.Reportershavetohaveaclearunderstandingoftheissuesthey’reworkingon.Theirjoboftenrequiressomeexpertiseincertainfields.Soifyou’regoingtobeajournalistinthefutureyourknowledgeinadministrativelawwillsurelybeaplusnotadisadvantagE.C.Editorwrites:Gettingintoaninternship实习couldbeverycompetitiveandyou’llneedtouseallthesourcestomaximizeyourchancesofgettingin.Notonlyteachersbutfamilyfriendsandstudentsafewgradesaboveyoumayalsobesourcesofinformation.Trythemall.ActuallyIthinkmostprofessionalsdon’tlikebeinginterruptedbystudentsaskingaboutinternshipsallthetimE.Sotrytolocatehumanresourcespeopleandtheiremailaddressandsendyourresumethatwayinsteadoftryingtolocatethemthroughaphonecall.D.Editorwrites:Don’tworry.AndgoodEnglishskillsyouhavewon’tbewastedinfuturE.YoucouldbeatrilingualtranslatorwhichsurelymakesyoumorecompetitivethanthosewhohaveonlymasteredonelanguagE.YoucouldalsofindapositioninaJapanesecompanythatneedsyoutocommunicatewithEuropeanorAmericancustomers.Theglobalizedworldneedsmoretrilingualorevenmultilingualexperts.E.Editorwrites:You’reyoungandaspiringIthinkyousurelydeserveabetterlifE.Peoplesayeducationcanchangeone’sfatE.Haveyoueverthoughtaboutcontinuingyourstudy?WhenIwasreadingyourletterIwasimpressedbyyourgoodEnglish.YoumustbeintelligentandtalenteD.YoucouldstartlearningbyyourselffromsomehighschoolorevenprimaryschooltextbooksItmighttakeacoupleofyearsbutI’msureyoucaneventuallyenterauniversityifyouworkharD.Youcouldappleforgrants助学金tocoveryourtuitionandlivingcosts.Ibelieveyourlifewillbebackontrackafteryoustrengthenyouroverallabilitiesthroughhighereducation.F.Editorwrites:YessomeschoolsmostrelatedtobusinessstudiesprovidesomeEnglishtrainingForexampleatUniversityofInternationalBusinessandEconomicsinBeijingmanypostgraduatecoursesaretaughtinEnglishanduseEnglishtextbooks.SuchcoursesincludeinternationaltradeandLLMMasterofLaw.Youcanvisitsomeuniversity’swebsitesforcoursedetails.
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任务型阅读共10小题;每小题1分满分10分请认真阅读下列短文并根据短文的内容要点完成文章后的表格列单注意补全填空应符合语法和搭配要求每格只填一个单词EvenBritishPeopleCan’tSpeakEnglishProperlyTherearedifferentregionalaccentsacrosstheUKandanumberofregionshaveseveraldifferentdialectsthatistheyhavetheirownuniquevocabularyandgrammaticalphrases.TherewereatleastsixdifferentaccentsborntoLondonthelasttimeIcounteD.WorsethanthatitisnotjustwhereapersonisbornintheUKthatdecidestheiraccent.Forexamplealanguageanditsaccentsoftenvaryacrossclassorlevelofeducation.AnotherexampleishowlanguagecandifferamongagegroupsintheUK.ThewordsandpronunciationsusedbyyoungpeopleintheUKcanberadicallydifferentcomparedwiththoseusedbyadults.YoofcultureTheword‘yoof’isaslangspellingof‘youth’.Somepeopleconsider‘yoof’tobeanegativetermsinceitspronunciationiseasierandlazierthan‘youth’.Otherpeopleseethetermaspositivebecauseitdescribeshowyoungpeoplearecreatingtheirownlanguageconceptsandidentity.Whenpeoplefinditdifficulttounderstandtheirchildrenthechildrencansaymorethingsthanwithoutcensorship审查检查oftheirparents.Inthiswayyoungpeoplearestartingtofindfreedomindependenceandself-expression.Theyarecreatinga‘yoofculture’.Itisnotpossibletocomeupwithacompletelistofwordsusedbyyoof.BythetimethelistwascompleteditwouldbeoutofdatE.Newwordscomeandgolikefashions.Howeverafewfeaturesoftheyoofstyleoflanguageareasfollows:◆insteadofsayingsomethinglike‘That’sgood!’or‘Iunderstand’yoofwilluseasingleadjectivelike‘Safe!’‘Sorted!’‘Sound!’‘Cool!’or‘Wicked!’.◆insteadof‘Hethensaidno!’yoofwillsay‘Shewaslike:no!’◆Insteadof‘She’sattractive!’yoofwillsay‘She’sfine!’or‘She’sfit!’◆Insteadof‘Idon’tcare!’ayoofwillsay‘Whatever!’.NewsocialandpoliticallanguageCertaingroupsofsocietyfeelthreatenedby‘yoofculture’orbytheBritishworkingclasseshavingmoresocialfreedom.AsaresultanegativetermnowcommonlyusedintheUKis‘chav’.Itisinsultandismeanttodescribesomeonewhoisuneducatedandanti-socialE.g.‘He’sachav!’.A.youngpersonwhowearsajacketwithahood风帽头巾afterallitrainsalotintheUKissometimescalleda‘hoodie’.ItisanegativetermandsuggeststhattheyoungpersonisinterestedincommittingcrimE.Wheredoesthatleaveus?LearnersofEnglishoftenfeelthatthebesttestoftheirEnglishishowwelltheycantalktoanativespeaker.Yetlearnersshouldnotworryaboutcommunicatingwithnativespeakerssomuch.ResearchconductedbytheBritishCouncilshowsthat94percentoftheEnglishspokenintheworldtodayisspokenbetweennon-nativespeakersofthelanguagE.Infactwhenwethinkabout‘internationalEnglish’thereisnosuchthingasnativeornon-nativespeakers.TheUKnolongerownstheEnglishlanguagE.Different72▲ofeducation
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Intheearly1980stohaveamobilephonewasanimpossibleluxurytomostpeopleintheworlD.Peopledidnotusuallyassumethattheyhadtoreachsomeoneviaamobilephoneonaregularbasis.Itdidn’tmatterifyoudidn’thaveamobilephonE.Inthemodernsocietyowningamobilephonehasnolongerbeenaprivilegebutanecessity.AlmostanyoneneedsamobilephonetoreachaswellasbereachedbyothersnomatterwheretheyarE.Thedaysaregonewhenphoneownershipdependedonafixedaddressandahighsalary.ItisamazingtoseehowfastandhowfarthemobilephonehasspreaD.Teenagershavebecomethechannelthroughwhichmobilephoneshavefoundtheirwayintothewidersociety.Theyoungwerealsothefirsttoseethepotentialoftextmessaging.Howeverthemobilephoneisbynomeansameretechnologicalinnovation;itheightensabasichumanquality―theabilitytocommunicate―therearefewaspectsoflifethatitfailstotouch.ThemobilephoneismobileonlybecausetheuserismobilE.Weareinatimeofmobility.Neverbeforehavesomanypeoplebeenonthemovewhetherascommutersworkerstravelersfreelancersormigrants.Mobilephonesencourageandrespondtothismobility.Theyhelpthosefarawayfromtheirhometokeepintouchwiththeirfamilies.Theyserveasameansofpeoplefittingintoanewsocialenvironment.Themobilephonechangesthewaypeopleorganizetheirlives.Planscanbemadeorchangedatanymomentandwhileorganizinginadvanceusedtobeextremelyimportanttoanysocialgatheringnowonlythevaguestplansarenecessary.MobilephonesevenchangetheexperienceofbeingaloneastheyprovidecountlesswaytopassthetimE.ItisridiculoustocompareamobiletoabodypartbutcarriedonthepersonoftenallthetimetheyaresomethingtowhichpeoplehavegrownattacheD.60.Theunderlinedwordluxuryinthefirstsentencemeanssomethingthatis____________.A.expensiveandnotnecessaryB.importantandvaluableC.unnecessaryanduselessD.payableandcomfortable61.Thefactthatthemobilephonetouchesalmosteveryaspectoflifesupportstheauthor’sviewthat______________.A.themobilephonesuitsanewsocialenvironment.B.themobilephonehasthefunctionofsendingtextmessages.C.themobilephoneencouragesmobilityofthepeopleD.themobilephonepromoteshumancommunication62.Howhasthemobilephonechangedpeople’slives?A.ItremovesthedifficultyinmakingplansinadvancE.B.Itsimplifiedtheprocessofholdingsocialgatherings.C.Itincreasesthepossibilitiestogetoverloneliness.D.Itnarrowsthegapbetweenteenagersandadults.63.Whatdoyouthinkofthewriter’sattitudetowardsmobilephones?A.Theyaretroublesomeanduseless.B.Theyareimportantandnecessary.C.Theyareexpensiveyetuseful.D.Theyareimmediatebutnoisy.
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IntheU..S..thepublichastendedtobelievethatallmotorcyclesareriddenbywildirresponsiblelawlessyoungmen.Thereareseveralthingsaboutmotorcyclingthattheaveragecitizendislikes.Acyclist'sappearancehassomethingtodowiththisdislike.Motorcyclistsfrequencylookdirtyinfacttheyaredirty.0ntheroadthereislittletoprotectthemfrommudcrushedinsectsandbirddroppings.Forpracticalreasonstheyareoftendressedinoldclothingwhichlooksmuchlessrespectablethantheclothingofpeoplewhorideincars.Forthesamereasonmotorcyclistsusuallyweardarkcolors.Perhapsthishelpstoexplainwhytheyaresometimessuspectedofhavingevilnatures.Inoldplaysoflongagoevilcharactersusuallyworeblack.Incowboymoviesthebadguysusuallywearblackhatswhilethegoodguyswearlightercolors.Somethingelseabouttheirappearancemakesanunfavorableimpression.IntheirpracticalprotectiveclothingtheylookverymuchlikethemenonmilitarymotorcyclesinthemoviesofWorldWarII―cruelenemieswhoroaredintopeacefulvillagesfillingpeople'sheartswithfear.Probablythemachineitselfalsoproducesangerandfear.Motorcyclesarenoisythoughsomebigtrucksareevennoisier.ButtrucksarebigandcarryheavyloadstheyareacceptedifnotreallywelcomedbecausetheyperformaneededservicemakingAmericamove.Motorcyclesontheotherhandmakeallunpleasantnoisejusttogivetheirriderspleasure.Thatiswhatiscommonlythought.Inthewoodsmotorcyclesfrightenanimals.Roaringalongquietstreetstheywakesleepingfamiliesandmakebabiescry.Ofcoursethedangerofmotorcyclingalsohelpsaccountformanypeople'slowopinionofthesport.Itsdefendershoweverclaimthatcarefulcyclistsareinlessdangerthancommonlybehaved.Acyclistmustdriveasifeverybodyaroundhimwantedtokillhim.Hemustpaycarefulattentiontohisdriving.Fromthatpointofviewamanonamotorcycleissaferthanamaninacar.56.AccordingtothepassagetheaverageAmericansbelievethat_____.A.motorcyclistsareallblue-collarworkersB.motorcyclinghasbecomeoneofAmerica’smostpopularsportsC.onlywildirresponsiblelawlessyoungmenenjoymotorcyclingD.motorcyclistscan'taffordtobuycars57.FromthepassageweknowthatgoodcharactersofoldAmericanmovies_____.A.usuallyworelightercolorsB.hadnodifferencefromevilcharactersC.lookedgraciousD.oftenrodehorses58.ItCanbeinferredthat______A.thereexisteddifferentopinionstowardsmotorcyclingsportB.allgoodguysincowboymovieswealwhiteC.animalsinthewoodslikemotorcyclesbecausemotorcyclistsusuallyfeedcrashedinsectstothemD.motorcycleswillmakenoiseassoonaspeoplegotosleep59.Somepeopleclaimthatamanonamotorcycleissaferthanamaninacarbecause______.A.carraceisasportwithseveraldisadvantagesB.motorcyclistsmustdriveverycarefullyC.mostpeoplewanttokeepadistancefromthedirtymotorcyclesforfearthattheyshouldlosedignityD.motorcyclestendtobeacceptedbymoreandmorepeople60.Theaveragecitizendislikesthemotorcyclistsbecause______A.allmotorcyclesarewildyoungmenB.allmotorcyclesareirresponsibleyoungmenC.allmotorcyclesarelawlessyoungmenD.theyfrequentlylookdirtytheyoftenmakeanunpleasantnoiseandtheirappearancecontributestopeople'sterribleimagination
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SectionCDirectionReadthefollowingtextandchoosethemostsuitablesummaryfromA—Fforeachparagraph.ThereisoneextrasummarywhichyoudonotneeD.A.PromotionbythepressandmediA.B.ForeigninfluencesintoBritishcuisinE.C.ThevarietyofBritishcuisinE.D.TheeffectofhistoryandclimatE.E.Traditionalmealsfordifferenttimesoftheday.F.InternationalawardstoBritishcuisinE.1______Theysayacountry’scuisine烹饪isareflectionofitscultureandnationalcharacter.ThereforetheUKhasalwaysbeenadiversecountrysinceeveryregionhasitsowntraditionalfoods.ForexampletraditionalScottishcuisineisfamousforitsrobustcharacterhaggisAberdeenAngusbeefshortbreadandwhisky.Walesiswellknownforitslambandleeks.IrelandissynonymouswithGuinnessIrishwhiskeyandIrishstew.2______ThereareofcoursedishescommontothewholeUKaswell.EveryoneexceptvegetarianslikesafullEnglishbreakfastinthemorningfollowedbyaSundayroastforlunchperhapsfollowedbyfishandchipsoraporkpiefordinner.FordesserttherearedozensoffamousBritishcheesestochoosefrom.3______Britishcuisinehashadabetterinternationalreputationforthelastdecadeorso.WhyisthatOnereasonisdefinitelythatthewiderangeofethnicgroupsintheUKhasgivenBritishcuisinenewingredientsflavourscombinationsandtechniques.CurrywhichisoriginallyanAsiandishisnowofficiallythemostpopularfoodintheUKwhereassandwichesusedtobethemostpopular.WithsignificantnumbersofPolishpeoplecomingtotheUKrecentlyPolishfoodshopscanbefoundinalmosteveryBritishcity.MostcitieshaveaChinesequarteraswell.4______AnotherreasonfortheimprovementhoweveristhelargenumberofcookeryprogrammesonBritishtelevision.BritishpeoplearemoreeducatedaboutfoodthantheyeverbeforE.BritishchefslikeGordonRamsayandMarcoPierreWhiteareinternationallyfamousandevenhavetelevisionshowsintheUSA.5______SowhataretheresultsIn2009BritishrestaurantsreceivedmoreMichelinstarsthaninanyotherpreviousyear.TheMichelinGuidefirstestablishedinFrancesetstheinternationalstandardforrestaurantcuisinE.WithsomuchgoodfoodtoeatperhapsitisnotsurprisingtheUKnowhasanobesityproblem.
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四阅读理解本题有两节共16小题每小题2分共32分A.friendofminenamedPaulreceivedanexpensivecarfromhisbrotherasaChristmaspresent.OnChristmasEvewhenPaulcameoutofhisofficeastreeturchin顽童waswalkingaroundashiningcar.IsthisyourcarPaul?heaskeD.PaulansweredYesmybrothergaveittomeforChristmas.TheboywassurpriseD.Youmeanyourbrothergaveittoyouanditdidn'tcostyouanything.Boy.IwishHehesitated犹豫.OfcoursePaulknewwhathewasgoingtowishfor.Hewasgoingtowishhehadabrotherlikethat.ButwhattheboysaidsurprisedPaulgreatly.IwishtheboywentonthatIcouldbeabrotherlikethat.PaullookedattheboyinsurprisethenhesaidagainWouldyouliketotakearideinmycar?OhyesI'dlovethat.Afterashortridetheboyturnedandwithhiseyesshiningsaid:Paulwouldyouminddrivinginfrontofmyhouse?PaulsmiledalittlE.HethoughtheknewwhattheboywanteD.Hewantedtoshowhisneighboursthathecouldridehomeinabigcar.ButPaulwaswrongagainWillyoustopwherethosetwostepsare?theboyaskeD.Heranuptothesteps.TheninashortwhilePaulheardhimcomingbackbuthewasnotcomingfast.Hewascarryinghislittlecrippled残疾brother.Hesathimdownonthestepandpointedtothecar.Theresheis.BuddyjustlikeItoldyouupstairs.HisbrothergaveittohimforChristmasanditdidn'tcosthimacent.AndsomedayI'mgoingtogiveyouonejustlikeit...thenyoucanseeforyourselfallnicethingsintheChristmaswindowthatI'vebeentryingtotellyouabout.Paulgotoutandliftedtheboytothefrontseatofhiscar.Theshining-eyedolderbrotherclimbedinbesidehimandthethreeofthembegananunforgettableholidayridE.41Thestreeturchinwasverysurprisedwhen_______.A.PaulreceivedanexpensivecarB.PaultoldhimaboutthecarC.hesawtheshiningcarD.hewaswalkingaroundthecar42Fromthestorywecanseetheurchin_______.A.wishedPaulcouldbeabrotherlikethatB.wantedPaul'sbrothertogivehimacarC.wishedhecouldhaveabrotherlikePaul'sD.wishedtogivehisbrotheracar43Wecaninfer推断fromthestorythat______.A.Paulcouldn'tunderstandtheurchinB.theurchinhadadeeploveforhisbrotherC.theurchinwishedtohavearichbrotherD.theurchin'swishcametrueintheend44Thebesttitleofthestoryis______.A.A.ChristmasPresentB.A.StreetUrchinC.A.BrotherLikeThatD.AnUnforgettableHolidayRide
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ThisisatensetimeforstudentsinAmericawiththeexamseasoninfullswingandthestressandanxietybeingfeltacrossthecountry.Atsomeuniversitiesstudentsarereviewingtheirlessonsknowingthatinafewweeksthestresswillbeoveroncetheyputpentopaperinthatexamhall.Forothershoweverthatstressandanxietymaywelllastawhilelongeraslecturerscontinuetorefusetosetexams.Nooneknowswhenthingswillgetbacktonormal.Thereasonbehindthistroubleistheongoingargumentinhighereducationbetweenlecturersandemployersoverpay.TheAssociationofUniversityTeachersAUTarecurrentlytakingindustrialactionbecauseofthefactthatlecturershavebeenunderpaidforyears.Vice-presidentsoftheuniversitieswhoenjoysix-figuresalariesarenotmakinganynoisestosuggestthatthiswillchangeinthenearfuture.TheNationalUnionofStudentsNUSabsolutelybelievesthatourlecturersshouldbebetterpaidandthatthepromisesmadetothemduringthetop-upfeesdebateaboutextraincomemustbekept.It’sshamefulthat1ecturershavehadtotakeindustrialactiontoachievebetterpayandconditionswhilevice-presidents’ownsalarieshaverisen25%overthepastthreeyears.Butthestudentswhoaresufferingasaresultoftheargumentmustbeputfirst.WedonotagreewiththeattitudetakenbytheAUTwhichisrefusingtosetexams.Weadmitthatthedecisiontotakethiscourseofactionwasdemocratically民主地reached.HoweveritishavingthebiggesteffectonourmembersatthismomentintimeandwewillcontinuetolettheAUTknowtheresultsofthis.Wecallonbothsidestosortthismessout.HopefullythenourmemberscangetthehorribleexamseasonOutofthewayandstartplanningandenjoyingtheirupcomingsummerholiday.60.ThephrasetakingindustrialactioninthesecondparagraphreferstoA.doingsomeextraworkaboutindustryB.runningafactorytoearnmoremoneyC.refusingtosetpapersasastrikeD.askingsomeworkerstosupportthem61.Whatisthestudents’opinionabouttheargument?A.Theythinkit’swrongthatthelecturersaskforthebetterpay.B.Theythinkwhatthevice-presidentshavedoneisreasonableandunderstandable.C.Theytotallyagreewithwhatthelecturershavedoneandsupportthem.D.Theyhopethatthelecturerscansetexamsassoonaspossible.62.Theauthorwrotethisarticleonbehalfof________.A.thevice-presidentsB.thelecturersC.thestudentsD.theAUT63.Wecaninferthatthisarticlewaswrittenmostprobablyin__________.A.JanuaryB.MarchC.JuneD.September
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Peoplehavebeenpaintingpicturesforatleast30000years.Theearliestpictureswerepaintedbypeoplewhohuntedanimals.Theyusedtopaintpicturesoftheanimalstheywantedtocatchandkill.PicturesofthiskindhavebeenfoundonthewallsofcavesinFranceandSpain.NooneknowswhytheywerepaintedtherE.Perhapsthepaintersthoughtthattheirpictureswouldhelpthemtocatchtheseanimals.Orperhapshumanbeingshavealwayswantedtotellstoriesinpictures.About5000yearsagotheEgyptiansandotherpeopleintheNearEastbegantousepicturesaskindofwriting.TheydrewsimplepicturesorsignstorepresentthingsandideasandalsotorepresentthesoundsoftheirlanguagE.Thesignsthesepeopleusedbecameakindofalphabet.TheEgyptiansusedtorecordinformationandtotellstoriesbyputtingpicturewritingandpicturestogether.WhenanimportantpersondiedscenesandstoriesfromhislifewerepaintedandcarvedonthewallsoftheplacewherehewasburieD.Someofthesepicturesarelikemoderncomicstripstories.IthasbeensaidthatEgyptisthehomeofthecomicstrip.ButfortheEgyptianspicturesstillhadmagicpower.SotheydidnottrytomaketheirwayofwritingsimplE.Theordinarypeoplecouldnotunderstandit.Bytheyear1000BCpeoplewholivedintheareaaroundtheMediterraneanSeahaddevelopedasimplersystemofwriting.ThesignstheyusedwereveryeasytowriteandtherewerefewerofthemthanintheEgyptiansystem.ThiswasbecauseeachsignorletterrepresentedonlyonesoundintheirlanguagE.TheGreeksdevelopedthissystemandformedthelettersoftheGreekalphabet.TheRomanscopiedtheideaandtheRomanalphabetisnowusedallovertheworlD.Thesedayswecanwritedownastoryorrecordinformationwithoutusingpictures.Butwestillneedpicturesofallkinds:drawingphotographssignsanddiagrams.Wefindthemeverywhere:inbooksandnewspapersinthestreetandonthewallsoftheplaceswhereweliveandwork.Pictureshelpustounderstandandrememberthingsmoreeasilyandtheycanmakeastorymuchmoreinteresting.69.PicturesofanimalswerepaintedonthewallsofcavesinFranceandSpainbecause_____.A.thehunterswantedtoseethepicturesB.thepainterswereanimalloversC.thepainterswantedtoshowimaginationD.thepictureswerethoughttobehelpful70.TheGreekalphabetwassimplerthantheEgyptiansystemforallthefollowingreasonsEXCEPTthat_____.A.theformerwaseasytowriteB.therewerefewersignsintheformerC.theformerwaseasytopronounceD.eachsignstoodforonlyonesound71.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.TheEgyptiansignslaterbecameaparticularalphabet.B.TheEgyptianslikedtowritecomicstripstories.C.TheRomanalphabetwasdevelopedfromtheEgyptianonE.D.TheGreekscopiedtheirwritingsystemfromtheEgyptians.72.Inthelastparagraphtheauthorthinksthatpictures_____.A.shouldbemadecomprehensibleB.shouldbemadeinterestingC.areofmuchuseinourlifeD.havedisappearedfromourlife
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根据对话情景内容从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最佳选项并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑选项中有两个为多余选项Jack:HiFrank.FrankHiJackJack61FrankYesIhavesomebookstoreadbutIcandoitlater.Jack:Iwantyoutodomeafavor.Frank:Goahead62Jack:ProfessorSmithiscomingthisafternoon.IamexpectedtomeethimattheairportbutIhaveanimportantmeetingtogoto.Frank:Icandoitforyou.63Jack:He’saboutyourageinhisearlythirties.TallandhandsomE.Frank:64Jack:Ohaboutthreeo’clock.Heistakingflightnumber231fromDetroit.Thankyou.Frank:65A.Seeyouthisafternoon.B.HowcanIrecognizehim?C.Whatdoyouwantmetodo?D.Areyoufreethisafternoon?E.WhenshouldIleavefortheairport?F.Iamhonoredtomeetthefamousprofessor.G.Areyougoingtothemeetingthisafternoon?
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LONDONReuters―Organicfruitdeliveredrighttothedoorstep.ThatiswhatGabrielGoldprefersandheiswillingtopayforit.Ifthisisnotpossiblethe26-year-oldcomputertechnicianwillspendtheextramoneyatthesupermarkettobuyorganicfooD.OrganicproduceisalwaysbetterGoldsaiD.Thefoodisfreeofpesticides农药andyouaregenerallysupportingfamilyfarmsinsteadoflargefarms.Andatmosttimesitislocallygrownandseasonalsoitismoretasty.GoldisoneofagrowingnumberofshoppersacceptingtheorganictrendandsupermarketsacrossBritainarecountingonmorelikehimastheygrowtheirorganicfoodbusiness.Buthowmanyshoppersreallyknowwhattheyaregettingandwhyaretheywillingtopayahigherpricefororganicproduce?MarketresearchshowsthatGoldandotherswhobuyorganicfoodcangenerallygiveclearreasonsfortheirpreferences偏爱buttheirknowledgeoforganicfoodisfarfromcompletE.Forexamplesmallamountofpesticidescanbeusedonorganicproducts.AndaboutthreequartersoforganicfoodinBritainisnotlocalbutimportedtomeetgrowingdemanD.Thedemandfororganicfoodisincreasingbyaboutonethirdeveryyearsoitisaveryfast-growingmarketsaidSueFlockaspecialistinthislineofbusiness68.MoreandmorepeopleinBritainarebuyingorganicfoodbecause.A.theyaregettingricherB.theycangetthefoodanywhereC.theyconsiderthefoodfreeofpollutionD.theylikehome-grownfruit69.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEtothefactsaboutmostorganicproducesoldinBritain?A.ItgrowsindoorsallyearrounD.B.ItisproducedoutsideBritain.C.Itisgrownonfamilyfarms.D.Itisproducedonlargefarms.70.Whatisthemeaningoftheorganictrendasthewordsareusedinthetext?A.GrowinginterestinorganicfoodB.BetterqualityoforganicfoodC.RisingmarketfororganicfoodD.Higherpricesoforganicfood71.Whatisthebesttitleforthisnewsstory?A.OrganicFood―HealthyorJustfortheWealthy?B.TheMakingofOrganicFoodinBritainC.OrganicFood―toImportorNot?D.GoodQualitiesofOrganicFood
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Therearetwobasicwaystoseegrowth:oneasaproducttheotherasaprocess.Peoplehavegenerallyviewedpersonalgrowthasanexternal外在的resultoraproductthatcaneasilybeidentifiedandmeasureD.Theworkerwhogetsarisethestudentwhosegradesimprovetheforeignerwholearnsanewlanguage—alltheseexamplesofpeoplewhohavemeasurableresultstoshowfortheirefforts.Bycontrast对照theprocessofpersonalgrowthismuchmoredifficulttodeterminesinceitisajourneyandnotthespecificsignpostsorlandmarksalongtheway.Theprocessisnottheroaditselfbuttheattitudesfeelingspeoplehaveandtheircautionorcourageastheymeetwithnewexperiencesandunexpecteddifficulties.Inthisprocessthejourneyneverreallyendstherearealwaysnewwaystoexperiencetheworldnewideastotrynewchallengestoaccept.Inordertogrowtotravelnewroadspeopleneedtohaveawillingnesstotakeriskstofacetheunknownandtoacceptthepossibilitythattheymayfailatfirst.Howweseeourselvesaswetryanewwayofbeingisnecessaryforourabilitytogrow.Doweseeourselvesasquickandcurious?Ifsowetendtotakemorechancesandbemoreopentounfamiliarexperiences.Dowethinkwe’reshyandindecisive?Thenoursenseoffearcancauseustohesitatetomoveslowlyandwethinkweareslowtoadapt适应changeorthatwe’renotsmartenoughtodealwithanewchallengE.Thenwearelikelytotakeamorepassiveroleornottryatall.Thesefeelingsofinsecurity不安全andself-doubtarebothunavoidableandnecessaryifwearetochangeandgrow.Ifweprotectourselvestoomuchthenwestopgrowing.Webecometrappedinsideashellofourownmaking.72.Intheauthor’seyeonewhoviewspersonalgrowthasaprocesswould______.A.succeedinclimbingupthesocialladderB.growupfromhisownachievementsC.facedifficultiesandtakeupchallengesD.aimhighandreachhisgoaleachtime73.Whichofthefollowingcanbeviewedastheprocessofpersonalgrowth?A.Ourmanagerwasalwayswillingtoacceptnewchallenges.B.Janewonthefirstprizeinthespeechcompetition.C.JerrypickedupFrenchduringhisstayinParis.D.Father’ssalaryrosefrom5000to7000.74.ForpersonalgrowththeauthorisinfavorofallthefollowingEXCEPT_______.A.beingcuriousaboutmorechangesB.beingquickinself-adaptationC.havinganopenmindtonewexperiencesD.stayingawayfromfailuresandchallenges75.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Itisnotsoeasytomeasurepersonalgrowth.B.TotryandfailonthenewroadfacingtheunknownisunavoidablE.C.Thereareonlytwowaystoseeaperson’sgrowth.D.Ifyouaretooshytotakeanyrisksinlifeyoucannotgrowup.
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Areyouworriedbytherisingcrimerate?Ifyouareyouprobablyknowthatyourhouseandpossessionsareincreasinglyindangerofsufferingfromgreatriseinthecasesofburglary夜盗;抢劫andattack.Figuresshowanever-increasingcrimeratebutitisonlytooeasytoimagineItwillneverhappentome.Unfortunatelystatisticsshowthatitreallycanhappentoyouandifyouliveinalargecityyouruntwicetheriskofbeingavictim.Fortunatelythereissomethingdefinitewhichyoucando.ProtectAlarmscanhelptoprotectyourhousewithaburglaralarmsystemwhichiseffectivesimpletooperateandeasilyaffordablE.Youmustrememberthatowningaburglaralarmisnoindication暗示thatyourhouseispackedwithvaluablepossessions.Itquitesimplyindicatestounwelcomevisitorsthatyoursisonehousetheywillnotbreakintoeasilysotheycarryontoanunprotectedhousewheretheirjobismadealoteasier.SendnowforourfreeleaflettellingyouhowwecanProtectAlarmyourhousequicklyeasilyandcheaply.Completeandtearofftheslipbelowandpostittous.PostageisfreE.Alsotelephoneuson3276721wherewehavearound-the-clockansweringservicE.ItcostsnothingtofindoutaboutProtectAlarm.Anyonewhotakesaninterestinthecrimeratewillaccordingtothetextbeawarethat___________.A.moreburglarsarebeingcaughtthaneverbeforeB.peoplehavemorepossessionstoworryaboutnowadaysC.burglarsaremoreatriskthantheyusedtobeD.homesaremorelikelytobebrokenintonowadaysItseemsthatpeoplewholiveincitiesare____________.A.moreoftenvictimsthanthoselivinginotherareasB.oftheopinionthatstatisticsarewrongC.twiceaswellaspeoplelivinginotherareasD.oftheopinionthatburglarsonlyrobunprotectedhomesThearticleclaimsthatpossessinganalarmsystemwill_________.A.showburglarsthatyouhavesomethingworthstealingB.persuadeburglarsnottobreakintoyourhouseC.maketheburglars'joblesscomplicatedD.persuadeburglarstotryagainanothertimeInordertofindoutmoreinformationaboutthisalarmsystemonecan_______.A.buyaleafletB.writeenclosingastampedaddressedenvelopeC.signacontractD.phoneatanytimeofdayornightTheunderlinedwordFiguresinthesecondparagraphcanbereplacedby__.A.PicturesB.FingersC.NumbersD.Mathematics
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Thiswasnoordinaryclass.ThestudentswhocametogetherwereallscienceorengineeringprofessorsatCornellUniversity.Theyhadinterruptedtheirresearchtoacceptaninvitationtotakepartinanunusualexperiment:aninterestingweekofpoetry.Thisclasswaspartofastudytoanswerthequestions:Whyissciencedifficultformanynonsciencestudents?Whatcanteacherslearnaboutteachingiftheytakeaclassthatisnotintheirfield?Thestudentsinthepoetryclasslistenedtolecturesandtooknotes.Theyhadreadingtasksandhadtowritethreeshortpapers.Allstudentsnoticedonethingtheimportanceofspokenwords.InscienceandengineeringclassestheinstructorsputtablesanddrawingsontheblackboarD.ButinthispoetryclasstheinstructorsjusttalkeD.Theydidn’twriteanythingontheboarD.Thescientistsandengineersnoticedonesimilaritybetweenscienceandpoetry.Inbothsubjectsstudentsneedtofindlayers层次ofmeaning.Somelayersaresimplecleanandonthesurface;otherlayersaredeeperandmoredifficult.Thissearchfordifferentlevelsofmeaningdoesn’thappenmuchinundergraduate本科scienceclassesbutitisimportantlateringraduateschool.Anditisalwaysimportantinhumanities人文科学.BoththepoetryinstructorsandtheirstudentslearnedsomethingaboutteachingfromthisexperiencE.Onepoetryinstructorforexamplenowseestheimportanceofusinginformativeasheteaches.Mostofthescientistsagreedonseveralpoints.Firsthumanitiesclassesmighthelpsciencestudentstoseepatternsanddecidewhichinformationisimportant.Secondthepoetryclasswasfun.OneengineerdecidedWeneedtochangethewayweteachengineeringtomaketomakeitanenjoyableexperienceforstudents.Butperhapsthemostimportantresultoftheexperiencewasthis;Alloftheprofessorsbegantothinkabouthowtheyteachandhowtheycamteachbetter.49.Whatdoweknowaboutthisunusualclass?A.TheteachersdidlotsofwritingontheboardB.Theteacherwereinvitedtoattendseverallectures.C.ThestudentwereprofessorsfromauniversityD.Thestudentswerestudyingscienceandhumanities.50.TheexperimentwasdesignedtofindoutA.howtoteachthestudentsinthescienceclassB.whetherpoetryisdifficultforsciencestudentsC.whattobetaughtinthehumanitiesclassD.whymanyhumanitiesstudentsfindscienceharD.51.Findinglevelsofmeaningis.A.importantforgraduatestudentsinhumanitiesB.difficultforgraduatestudentsinhumanitiesC.commonforundergraduatestudentsinscienceD.easyforundergraduatestudentsinsciencE.52.Whatdidthescienceprofessorslearnaftertheexperiment?A.TheyshouldchangethewaytheyteachB.A.poemcouldbeexplainedincleardefinitions.C.A.poetryclasscouldbemoreinformativE.D.TheirteachingwasanenjoyableexperiencE.
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IV.阅读理解共40分Theclockstruckelevenatnight.Thewholehousewasquiet.Everyonewasinbedexceptme.UnderthestronglightIlookedsadlybeforemeatahugepileofthattroublesomestufftheycallbooksIwasgoingtohavemyexaminationthenextday.WhencanIgotobed?Iaskedmyself.Ididn’tanswer.InfactIdarednot.TheclockstrucktwelvE.Ohdear!IcrieD.TenmorebookstoreadbeforeIcangotobed!WepupilsarethemostwretchedcreaturesintheworlD.Daddoesnotagreewithmeonthis.Hedidnothavetoworksohardwhenhewasaboy.TheclockstruckonE.Iwasquitedesperatenow.IforgotallIhadlearneD.Iwastootiredtogoon.IdidtheonlythingIcoulD.IprayedOhGodpleasehelpmepasstheexamtomorrow.IdopromisetoworkhardafterwardsAmen.MyeyesweresoheavythatIcouldhardlyopenthem.A.fewminuteslaterwithmyheadonthedeskIfellasleep.41.TheunderlinedwordwretchedinPara3means_________.A.HappyB.FriendlyC.HopefulD.Unhappy42.Goingoverhislessonsthatnightdidn’thelphimbecause_________.A.itwastoolateatnight.B.hewasverytireD.C.hehadn’tstudiedhardbeforetheexam.D.hiseyelidsweresoheavythathecouldn’tkeepthemopen.43.Whatdoyousupposehappenedtotheauthorthenextday?A.hefailedintheexamB.hepassedtheexamallbyluckC.hewenttoachurchtoprayagain.D.hewaspunishedbyhisteacher.44.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe_________A.GoingoverMyLessonsB.WorkingFarintothenight.C.A.SlowStudentD.TheNightbeforetheExamination
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ToChineseimmigrantsinthemid-1800sCaliforniawasTheLandoftheGoldenMountain.IntheirhomelandtheyhadheardthewordsThere’sgoldinCalifornia.Theysailed7000milestojointhegoldrushandstrikeitrich.Between1849and1882morethan30000ChinesecametoCalifornia.Mostweremen.TheyhadbeenfarmersinChina.Theycameheretobeminersandlaborers.Theyendedupdoingmanyotherjobstoo.LikemanyotherimmigrantstheydidnotplantostayinAmerica.Theycamebecauseoftheirtiestotheirhomelandandtheirfamilies.TheyplannedtoreturntoChinawiththeirfortunesandhelptheirfamilies.OnlyafewChinesegoldminersstruckitrich.Mostpickedovertheareasthathadbeenminedalready.ButstillwhiteminersresentedtheChinesE.Slowlytheydrovetheyellowperilfromtheminingcamps.Bytheendofthe1850smanyChinesereturnedhomE.Thosewhostayedfoundotherjobs.Fewwomenhadcomewestinthegoldrush.TheChinesesawagoodbusinessopportunity.TheybegandoingthejobswomenwouldhavedonE.Manybecamehouseservants.Manymoreopenedlaundries.TheChineseopenedrestaurants.ChopsueyandchowmeinarepopularChinese-Americandishes.TheChineseprobablycreatedthesedishestoservetothewhiteminers.OtherChinesebecamefishermenfarmersandevencigarmakers.41.WhydidChinesegotoAmericainthemid-1800s?A.BecausetheycouldfindgoodjobstherE.B.BecausetheyhadfoundgoldtherE.C.BecausetheycouldopenlaundriesandrestaurantstherE.D.BecausetheyheardtherewasgoldtherE.42.Theunderlinedwordresentedmean________.A.likedB.helpedC.hatedD.served43.Whichshouldbethetitleofthepassage?A.EarlyChineseimmigrantsinAmericaB.DreamtostrikeitrichC.ThedifferencebetweenmenandwomenD.GoldminersinAmerica
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Worldtop-rankedbadmintonplayerLinDansaidlastFridaythathewasabetterplayerthanTaufikHidayatintheyearof2006despitelosingtheAsianGamessingletitletotheIndonesianOlympicchampion.IhaverankedNo.1intheworldfortwostraightyearsandIthinkpeoplecaneasilycometoaconclusiononwhoisabetterplayerforthewholeyearsaidLinDanalsoknownasSuperDaninthebadmintonworldbecauseofhismarvelousperformanceinthesport.HidayatbeatLin21-1522-20togiveIndonesiaitssecondgoldmedalinDohaonDecember9retaininghisAsianGamessinglestitleandavenging报仇twolossestothebadmintonworldchampion.Lin23ledChinatothemen’steamtitleafterdefeatingHidayattwiceinthreedaysinthepreliminaryroundandinthesemifinalsoftheAsianGames.www.ks5u.comIntheirthirdmeetingLincameupagainstabetter-preparedHidayatthanhehadencounteredpreviously.Hidayatwascheeredonbythenoisysupportfromdancingandflag-wavingIndonesianfanswhohadconvertedthebadmintonarenaintoanationalcelebrationevenbeforethetwoplayerssteppedontothecourt.There’sbeenalotofacrimony言语的刻毒betweenHidayatandLinwhothisyearwonthesingletitleintheworldchampionshipsafterformerchampionHidayatcrashedoutinthequarterfinals.InDohaHidayatwasquotedascallingLinarrogantbeforetheeventbeganbutthetwostarsplayeddowntheriftasituationwheretwopeopledislikeeachother.It’snoproblemwe’reclosefriendssaidHidayat.Themediafabricatedit.LinsaidlastFridayinBeijingthatheandHidayatremainfriendsdespitealltherumors.ThereisnoproblembetweenTaufikandmealthoughwedon’ttalktoeachotherverymuchsaidLin.Mediatendstomakeupthingsinordertomaketheirstoriesjuicy.46.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordfabricatedmean?A.madeupB.reportedC.discoveredD.foundout47.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwoplayerslike?A.Theyareonlyopponents.B.LinlooksdownuponHidayat.C.Theyboththinktheyarefriends.D.Themediahasworsenedtherelationshipbetweenthem.48.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.LinbeatHidayatinallthegamesof2006.B.Linwonthesingletitleintheworldchampionshipsin2006.C.Indonesianfansheldanationalcelebrationafterthetwoplayerssteppedontothecourt.D.HidayatbeatLin21-1522-20togiveIndonesiaitsfirstgoldmedalinDohaontheninthofDecember49.Thispassageimpliesthat________.A.HidayatwasinabetterpreparedconditionthanLinintheAsianGamesB.Linhelpedtowinthemen’steamtitleintheAsianGamesof2006C.BothofthemarethebestbadmintonplayersintheworldD.Mediatendstomakeuprumors50.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.OpponentsBecomeGoodFriendsB.TrueFriendshipC.WorldTop-rankedBadmintonPlayersD.WhoIsaBetterPlayer?
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Thechallengetodrinktothelimitsofone’sendurancehasbecomeacelebratedpartofcollegelifE.Inoneofthemostextensivereportsoncollegedrinkingthusfara1997HarvardSchoolofPublicHealthstudyfoundthat43percentofcollegestudentsadmittedbingedrinkingintheprecedingtwoweeksDefinedasfourdrinksinasittingforawomanandfiveofamanadrinkingbingeiswhenonedrinksenoughtoriskhealthandwellbeingExpertsestimatethatexcessivedrinkingisinvolvedinthousandsofstudentdeathsayear.AndtheHarvardresearchersfoundthattherehasbeenadramaticchangeinwhystudentsdrink.39percentdranktogetdrunkin1993but52percenthadthesameobjectivein1997.Whathaschangedistheacrosstheboardacceptabilityofintoxication喝醉saysFelixSavinoatUWMadison.Manycollegestudentstodayseenotjustdrinkingbutbeingdrunkastheirprimarywayofsocializing.ThereasonsfortheshiftarecomplexandnotfullyunderstooD.Butresearchersguessthatitmayhavesomethingtodowithtoday’sinstantsatisfactionlifestyle―andyoungpeopletendtotakeintotheextremE.Whilebingedrinkingisn’talwaysdeadlyitdoeshaveotherwiderangingeffects.Academicsisoneareawhereittakesaheavytollsomethingpaidlostorsuffered.Perhapsbecausealcoholincreasesaggressionandaffectsjudgementitisalsorelatedto25percentofviolentcrimesandroughly60percentofvandalismoncampus.Facingthemanypotentialdangerscollegecampusesaresearchingforwaystoreducebingedrinking.52.Whyhasbingedrinkingcausedwidespreadconcern?A.Becauseitisdirectlyresponsiblefortheacademicproblemoncampus.B.Becauseithasclaimedmanyyoungliveseveryyear.C.Becauseithashadharmfuleffectsonthestudents’healthandwellbeing.D.BecauseitisincloseconnectionwithschoolviolencE.53.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatyoungpeopletoday.A.cherishtheirdreamandarewillingtoworkhardforit.B.valuespiritualsatisfactionoverphysicalsatisfaction.C.areidealisticanddisillusionedbythedarkreality.D.seekimmediatesatisfactionandindulge放纵themselvestoomuch54.Theparagraphsfollowingthepassagemostprobablydiscuss.A.effortstakenbydifferentschoolstofightagainstbingedrinkingB.theimportanceofbanningalcoholatstudenteventsoncampusC.howtochangestudents’behaviorD.thepossibleconsequencesofbingedrinking55.Studentsregarddrinkingandbingedrinkingas.A.tolerableB.acceptableC.necessaryD.essential
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Itmayhelpyoutoknowthatthereisnosuchthingasaperfectspeech.AtsomepointineveryspeecheveryspeakersayssomethingthatisnotunderstoodexactlyashehasplanneD.Fortunatelysuchmomentsareusuallynotobvioustothelisteners.Why?Becausethelistenersdonotknowwhatthespeakerplanstosay.Theyhearonlywhatthespeakerdoessay.Ifyouloseyouplaceforamomentwronglychangetheorderofacoupleofsentencesorforgettopauseatacertainpointnoonewillbeanythewiser.Whensuchmomentsoccurdon'tworryaboutthem.JustcontinueasifnothinghappeneD.Evenifyoudomakeanobviousmistakeduringaspeechthatdoesn'treallymatter.IfyouhaveeverlistenedtoMartinLutherKing'sfamousspeech---IhaveaDreamyoumaynoticethathestumbles结巴overhiswordstwiceduringthespeech.Mostlikelyhoweveryoudon'tremember.Why?Becauseyouwerefixingyourattentiononhismessageratherthanonhiswayofspeech-making.Peoplecarealotaboutmakingamistakeinaspeechbecausetheyregardspeech-makingasakindofperformanceratherthanasanactofcommunication.Theyfeelthelistenersarelikejudgesinanice-skatingcompetition.Butinfactthelistenersarenotlookingforaperfectperformer.Theyarelookingforawell-thought-outspeechthatexpressesthespeaker'sideasclearlyanddirectly.Sometimesamistakeortwocanactuallyincreaseaspeaker'sattractivenessbymakinghimmorehuman.Asyouworkonyourspeechdon'tworryaboutbeingperfect.Onceyoufreeyourmindofthisyouwillfinditmucheasiertogiveyourspeechfreely.75.Theunderlinedpartinthefirstparagraphmeansthatnoonewill_______.A.besmarterthanyouB.noticeyourmistakesC.dobetterthanyouD.knowwhatyouaretalkingabout76.Youdon’trememberobviousmistakesinaspeechbecause_______.A.youfixyourattentiononthecontentB.youdon’tfullyunderstandthespeechC.youdon’tknowwhatthespeakerplanstosayD.youfindthewayofspeech-makingmoreimportant77.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_______.A.givingaspeechislikegivingaperformanceB.oneortwomistakesinaspeechmaynotbebadC.thelistenersshouldpaymoreattentiontohowaspeechismadeD.themoremistakesaspeakermakesthemoreattractivehewillbE.78.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowtoBeaPerfectSpeakerB.HowtoMakeaPerfectSpeechC.Don’tExpectaPerfectSpeechD.Don’tExpectMistakesinaSpeech
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ToWhomItMayConcern:Chengdu#7HighSchoolisproudtosendanOdysseyoftheMindTeamtoWorldCompetitionthisyear.TheycompetedinShanghaifortheNationalCompetitionandwereselectedtogotoWorlD.TheWorldCompetitionwillbeheldattheUniversityofMarylandintheUnitedStatesattheendofMay.OdysseyoftheMindisacreativeproblem-solvingcompetition.Teamsofuptosevenstudentswillsolveacomplexproblemusinginnovativeideasandmaterials.Theywillbejudgedonoriginalityinthreeseparatecategories.OdysseyoftheMindcompetitionsemphasizeteamworkandcreativeoutoftheboxsolutions.Thestrengthofthisprogramisthatthesolutionsaretheworkofthestudentsonlyneithercoachesnorparentsareallowedinput.Duringthecompetitionthestudentsmustworktogetherasateamandthinkspontaneouslyandcreatively.Chengdu#7isakeyHighSchoolinthefieldsofscienceandmathematics.ThisisthefirsttimetheyhavehadanopportunitytoattendtheOdysseyoftheMindWorldCompetition.FortheseventeammembersandthreecoachesteachersitwillbethefirsttimetovisittheUnitedStates.Itwillcosteachstudentapproximately20000RMBforthetwelve-daytrip.Theyhavebeenworkinghardforthisopportunityforayear.TraditionallybusinesseshavesupportedOdysseyoftheMindbecauseitproducesstudentswhocanworkasateamandsolveproblemscreatively.Weareaskingyourcompanyforadonationtohelpdefertheexpensesforthesedeservingstudents.PleasemakeoutcheckstoChengdu#7andspecifyOdysseyoftheMinD.Anyamountyoucancontributewillbegreatlyappreciatedandwillhelpustocontinuetoprepareourstudentsfortomorrow’sworlD.SincerelyyoursChengdu#7HighSchool#1LinyinSt.Chengdu61004172.Thispassageisactually______.A.anapplicationB.adocumentC.awebsiteD.aletter73.What’sthepurposeforthewritertowritesuchapassage?A.TointroducetheOdysseyoftheMindteaminChengduNo7HighSchool.B.Toaskforpossibledonationsupport.C.TotellthereaderssomethingaboutChengduNo7HighSchool.D.ToinformToWhomItMayConcern.74.OdysseyoftheMindcompetitionsaimto______.A.drivethestudentstoworkharderB.encouragestudentstofindoutsolutionsafterclassC.helpthecompetitorstothinkoutsidetheboxD.helpthecompetitorstogotoabetteruniversity75.Afterreadingthispassageamanagerinapromisinghi-techcompanywould_____.A.leaveitaloneB.thinkitfunnyC.perhapsstarthisownOdysseyoftheMindteamD.probablybelikelytoofferabitofhelp
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FOCUSMEXICCategory:Tours/GuidesAdNumber:508DatePosted:27/05/2006Price:$1297for7daysExpiresOn:03/12/2007DescriptionSubscribetoFREEFocusenewsletteronlinE.FocusonMexicowebsiteprovidesFREEcomprehensiveinformationaboutlivingretiringworkingorinvestinginLakeChapalaMexico.Coveringalltopics;healthcarecostoflivingdrivingtoMexicononresidencyforCanadianstaxesbankingandinvestingcommunicationsrealestaterentingorbuyingimmigrationMexicanlegalsystemsafetyreligiontheLaketransportationthingstodocharitiesclubsandorganizationsandmore.Inadditionweoffer7-Dayand10-DayFocusonMexicoProgramswhereyoucanexperiencetestdriveLakeChapalatoseeifitisforyou.HearfromExpertsatliveconferencesallthemealsarecoveredatexcellentrestaurantsallthetripsincludedevensomecocktailparties.Meetthelocalsandgetthestraightgoods.ThereisnobetterwaytogetalltheinformationandtheexperienceandnobetterwaytofindoutinMexicoisrightforyou.MexicoisthenextdestinationoftheBabyBoomergeneration.And‘FocusonMexico’isthebestwaytogettherE.Whetherit’srealestatebuyingorrentingimmigrationadvicehealthcarelegalmattersorjustaboutanythingelsethefriendlyFocusonMexicogroupcanprovidetheseserviceswithexpertadviceandataridiculouslylowcost.CanadiansandAmericanscouldn’thopeforbetter.FromPaulJacksonAssociateEditorCalgarySun.SellerInformationContact:MarieTelephone:3767663987DwyerBullockAPDO1179ChapalaJaliscoE.-mail:marie@focusonmexico.com45900MexicoWebSitehttp//focusonmexico.com68.FromMexicoWebsitewecangetinformationmainlyabout.A.retiringandinventingB.lifeandworkC.livingandentertainmentD.healthandcareer69.Ifyoutakethe7Dayor10DayFocusonMexicoProgramyoucan.A.havefreemealsatanyexcellentrestaurantB.getgoodsfromthelocalsforfreeC.haveabetterunderstandingofMexicoD.receivelettersaboutMexicofromExperts70.TheadvertisementuseswordsfromPaulJacksonto.A.helpreadersknowtheadbetterB.providemoreinformationabouttheprogramC.encouragereaderstoinvestinMexicoD.sellFocusonMexicoProgram71.InhowmanywayscanyougetfurtherinformationdirectlyfromMarie?A.OnE.B.Two.C.ThreE.D.Four.
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Tomwasoneofthebrightestboysintheyearwithsupportiveparents.Butwhenhewas15hesuddenlystoppedtrying.Heleftschoolat16withonlytwoscoresforsecondaryschoolsubjects.Oneofthereasonsthatmadeitcoolforhimnottocarewasthepowerofhispeer同龄人group.Thelackofrightmale男性的rolemodelsinmanyoftheirlives―athomeandparticularlyintheschoolenvironment环境―meansthattheirpeersaretheonlypeopletheyhavetojudgethemselvesagainst.Theydon’tseemensucceedinginsocietysoitdoesn’toccurtothemthattheycouldmakesomethingofthemselves.Withoutmaleteachersasarolemodeltheeffectofpeeractionsandstreetculture文化isall-powerful.BoyswanttobepartofacluB.Howeverschoolscanprovidetheenvironmentforchangeandprovidetherightrolemodelsforthem.Teachersneedtobetrainedtostopthatbutnotinfrontofachild’speers.YouhavetodoitonetoonebecausethatiswhenyouseetherealchilD.It’spointlesssendingachildhomeifheorshehasdonewrong.Theyseeitasawelcomedayofftowatchtelevisionorplaycomputergames.Insteadschoolsshouldhaveaspecialunitwhereachildwhohasdonewronggoesforthedayandgetsadviceabouthisproblems―somewherehecanworkawayfromhispeersandgohomeaftertheotherchildren.64.WhydidTomgiveupstudying?A.Hedislikedhisteachers.B.Hisparentsnolongersupportedhim.C.It’scoolforboysofhisagenottocareaboutstudies.D.Thereweretoomanysubjectsinhissecondaryschool.65.WhatseemstohaveabadeffectonstudentslikeTom?A.Peergroups.B.A.specialunit.C.Thestudentjudges.D.Thehomeenvironment.66.Whatshouldschoolsdotohelptheproblemschoolboys?A.Waitfortheirchangepatiently.B.Trainleadersoftheirpeergroups.C.StopthedevelopmentofstreetculturE.D.GivethemlessonsinaseparateareA.67.A.teacher’sworkismosteffectivewithaschoolboywhenhe______.A.iswiththeboyaloneB.teachestheboyalessonC.sendstheboyhomeaspunishmentD.workstogetherwithanotherteacher
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Somechildrenarenatural-bornbosses.Theyhaveastrongneedtomakedecisionsmanagetheirenvironmentandleadratherthanfollow.StephenJacksonaYearOnestudentoperatesunderthetheoryofwhat’smineismineandwhat’syoursisminesayshismother.TheotherdayIboughttwonewStarWarslightsabers剑.LaterIsawStephenwiththetwonewoneswhilehisbrotherwasusingthebeat-upones.Examinetheextendedfamilyandyou’llprobablyfindabossygrandparentauntuncleorcousinineverygeneration.It’saninheritabletraitsaysRussellBarkleyaprofessorattheMedicalUniversityofSouthCarolinA.Otherchildrenwhomaynotbeparticularlybossycangraduallygaindominance支配地位whentheysensetheirparentsareweakhesitantorindisagreementwitheachother.Whetherit’sinbornnatureordevelopedcharacteratworktoomuchcontrolinthehandsoftheyoungisn’thealthyforchildrenorthefamily.FearisattherootofalotofbossybehaviorsaysfamilypsychologistJohnTaylor.ChildrenhesaysinhisbookFromDefiancetoCooperationhavesecretfeelingsofweaknessandadesiretofeelsafE.It’stheparents’roletoprovidethatprotection.Whenabosschilddoesn’tlearnlimitsathomethestageissetforahostoftroublesoutsidethefamily.Theoverlywillfulandunbendingchildmayhavetroubleobeyingteachersorcoachesforexampleortroublekeepingfriends.Itcanbeprettylonelyasthetopdogifnoonelikesyourbossyways.IseemoreandmoreparentsgivinguptheirpowersaysBarkleywhohasstudiedbossybehaviorformorethan30years.Theybendtoofarbecausetheydon’twanttobeasstrictastheirownparentswerE.Buttheyalsofeellessconfidentabouttheirparentingskills.Theirkidsinturnfeelmoreanxious.63.BossychildrenlikeStephenJackson.A.makegooddecisionsB.showself-centerednessC.lackcarefromothersD.havelittlesenseoffear64.TheunderlinedphraseinheritabletraitinParagraph2means.A.inbornnatureB.developedcharacterC.acceptedtheoryD.particularenvironment65.Thestudyonbossybehaviorimpliesthatparents.A.shouldgivemorepowertotheirchildrenB.shouldbestrictwiththeirchildrenC.shouldnotbesoanxiousabouttheirchildrenD.shouldnotsetlimitsfortheirchildren66.Bossychildrenmayprobablybecome.A.relaxedB.skillfulC.hesitantD.lonely67.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.HowbossybehaviorcanbecontrolleD.B.Howwecangetalongwithbossychildren.C.Whatleadstochildren’sbossybehavior.D.Whateffectbossybehaviorbringsabout.
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JackBennywasoneofthemostfamousnamesinshowbusiness.AsachildBennylearnedtoplaytheviolin.AfterfinishinghisschoolhejoinedtheNavy.Hecontinuedusinghisviolintoperformforsailors.Inoneshowhewaschosenmoreforhisfunnyjokesthanforhisskillwiththeviolin.Thatexperiencemadehimbelievethathisfuturejobwasacomedian.BennydevelopedashowpersonalitythathadallthequalitiespeopledislikE.Hewasknownforbeingsostingy-herefusedtospendanymoneyunlessforcedtodoso.OnhisshowsBennyoftenspokeofhisappearanceespeciallyhisbabyblueeyes.Ashegrewolderhealwaysclaimedtobe39yearsolD.BennyrarelymakejokesthathurtotherpeoplE.Insteadhewouldlettheotheractorsontheshowtelljokesabouthim.Inreallifehewasverygivingandhewasapersonpeoplelikedhavingastheiremployer.Bennyenteredthenewmediaoftelevisionin1950.Fiveyearslaterhedroppedhisradioprogramtospendmoretimedevelopinghistelevisionshow.AtfirsthisappearancesontelevisionwererarE.By1960theBennyShowwasaweeklytelevisionprogram.Itcontinueduntil1965.BennyappearedinabouttwentyfilmsduringhislifE.afewbecamepopular.Butmostwerenot.In1963BennyreturnedtoBroadwayforthefirsttimesince1931.BennyreceivedmanyawardsduringhislifetimE.PerhapstheonehonorthatpleasedhimmostwasthathishometownofWaukeegannamedaschoolforhim.Thiswasaspecialhonorforamanwhohadneverfinishedhighschool.Bennycontinuedtoperform.Hediedofcancerin1974.AthisfuneralhisfriendBobHopesaidJackBennywasstingytotheenD.Hegaveusonlyeightyyears.60.Bennywasdeterminedtobeacomedian______________.A.afterheplayedtheviolinforthesailorsB.afterheleftheNavyforBroadwayC.afterheperformedinashowforthesailorsD.afterhejoinedtheNavywithhisviolin61.Theunderlinedwordstingycanbereplacedby______________A.cleverB.meanC.out-goingD.hard-working62.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutBenny?A.HisfirstappearanceonTVwasverysuccessfulB.Mostofhisfilmsbecamewell-knowntoAmericansC.BennytreatedallhisawardsasnothingD.Hisgreatestachievementwasdevelopingshowbusiness63.WecanlearnfromBobHope’swordsthat______________A.hefeltverysadaboutBenny’sdeathB.BennydevotedhimselftodevelopingTVbusinessC.eightyyearswasenoughforcommonpeoplebutnotforBennyD.Bennyperformedonlyeightyyears.
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Letchildrenlearntojudgetheirownwork.A.childlearningtotalkdoesnotlearnbybeingcorrectedallthetime;ifcorrectedtoomuchhewillstoptalking.HenoticesathousandtimesadaythedifferencebetweenthelanguagesheusesandthelanguagethosearoundhimusE.Bitbybithemakesthenecessarychangestomakehislanguagelikeotherpeople’s.Inthesamewaychildrenlearntodoalltheotherthingstheylearntodowithoutbeingtaught-towalkrunclimbwhistlerideabicyclecomparetheirownperformanceswiththoseofmoreskilledpeopleandslowlymaketheneededchanges.Butinschoolwenevergiveachildachancetofindouthismistakesandcorrectthemforhimself.Wedoitallforhim.Weactasifwethoughtthathewouldnevernoticeamistakeunlessitwaspointedouttohimorcorrectitunlesshewasmadeto.Lethimworkoutwiththehelpofotherchildrenifhewantsitwhatthiswordsayswhattheansweristothatproblemwhetherthisisagoodwayofsayingordoingthisornot.Ifitisamatterofrightanswersasitmaybeinmathematicsorsciencegivehimtheanswerbook.Lethimcorrecthisownpapers.WhyshouldweteacherswastetimeonsuchroutineworkOurjobshouldbetohelpthechildwhenhetellsusthathecan’tfindthewaytogettherightanswer.Letthechildrenlearnwhatalleducatedpersonsmustsomedaylearnhowtomeasuretheirownunderstandinghowtoknowwhattheyknowordonotknow.56.Accordingtothepassagethebestwayforchildrentolearnthingsisby.A.listeningtoskilledpeople’sadviceB.askingolderpeoplemanyquestionsC.makingmistakesandhavingthemcorrectedD.doingwhatotherpeopledo57.WhichofthefollowingdoesthewriterthinkteachersshouldNOTdo?A.Givechildrencorrectanswers.B.Allowchildrentomakemistakes.C.Pointoutchildren’smistakestothem.D.Letchildrenmarktheirownwork.58.Thepassagesuggeststhatlearningtospeakandlearningtorideabicycleare.A.differentfromlearningotherskillsB.thesameaslearningskillsC.moreimportantthanotherskillsD.notreallyimportantskills59.Thetitleofthispassagecouldprobablythe.A.LetUsTeachersStopWorkB.LetUsMakeChildrenLearnC.LetChildrenCorrectTheirExercisesD.LetChildrenLearnbyThemselves
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Inthe1930salotofpeopleintheUSAwereoutofwork.AmongthesepeoplewasamannamedAlfredButts.Healwayshadaninterestinwordgamesandsotofillhistimeheplannedagamewhichhecalled‘Lexico’.Howeverhewasnotcompletelysatisfiedwiththegamesohemadeanumberofchangestoitandintimechangeditsnamefrom‘Lexico’to‘Alph’andthento‘CrissCross’.Hewantedtomakesomemoneyfromhisnewgamebuthedidn'thaveanyrealcommercialsuccess.In1939ButtshappenedtomeetamancalledJimBrunotwhoshowedaninterestinthenewgamE.Thetwomenworkedtogetherondevelopingthegameandin1948itwasofferedforsaleintheUnitedStatesunderitsnewname―‘Scrabble’.Atfirstitdidn'tsellverywell.Inthefirstyearitsoldjust2250setsandby1951ithadonlyreached8500setsayear.Thenin1952themanagerofMacy'sdepartmentstoreinNewYorkJackStrausshappenedtoplay‘Scrabble’whilehewasonholiday.HethoughtitwasawonderfulgameandwhenhewentbacktoworkafterhisholidayheinsistedthatMacy'sshouldstock储备thegameandmakeanefforttocallthepublic'sattentiontoit.Asaresult‘scrabble’becameabigsuccessintheUnitedStatesanditsoonspreadtoAustraliaandthentootherEnglish-speakingcountries.41Thetextismainlyabout.A.‘Lexico’B.threemenC.awordgameD.AlfredButts42.AlfredButtsinventedthegame‘Lexico’.A.tomakehimselffamousB.tomakespellingsimplerC.whenhewasoutofworkandlookingforajobD.whenhewasplayingwordgamestopassthetime43.Whomade‘Scrabble’popular?A.AlfredButts.B.JackStrauss.C.AlfredButtsandJimBrunot.D.JackStraussandJimBrunot.44.WhendidAlfredButtsfirstputhisgameonthemarket?A.In1939.B.In1948.C.Before1939.D.Between1939and1948.
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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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阅读下列图书馆的各个区域的相关信息然后为每个人物选择相应的区域请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑A..BingWingCarrelsStudydeskswithalockablestoragecompartmentarelocatedonthethirdflooroftheBingWingofGreenLibrary.GraduatestudentsandVisitingScholarsaregivenpriorityforcarrelassignments.UndergraduatestudentsifassignedmayuseacarrelforonequarteratatimE.B..TheVelmaDenningRoomTheVelmaDenningRoomprovidesafocusedenvironmentforthedataandsoftwareservicesofferedbySocialScienceDataandSoftwareSSDS.SSDSprovidesaccesstoanextensivecollectionofdatasetsfromconsortiaforeigngovernmentsinternationalorganizationsandU.S.agenciesandofficesonCD-ROManddiskettE.UserscanviewdownloadortransfernumericdataonCD-ROManddiskettefromcomputerworkstations.C..BenderRoomTheAlbertM.BenderRoomwithitswonderfulviewsoftheQuadandthehillsbeyondthecampusofferscomfortableseatingandaquietatmosphereforstudyleisurereadingandreflection.TheBenderRoomcontainsacollectionofgoodbooksofcurrentandclassicinterestinfictionandnon-fiction.ThiscollectionhasbeenmadepossiblebyagenerousgiftfromtheStanfordUniversityBookstorE.D..LaneReadingRoomTheLaneReadingRoomhousestheHumanitiesandAreaStudiesResourceCenter.Fromthebeginningtheroomhasservedasareadingroomfirstforgeneralpurposesandlaterforthestudyofrarebooksandmanuscripts手稿.TraditionalstudyandreadingspaceisnowcomplementedbyInternetaccessavailablefromallseatingintheroomandcomputerworkstations.TheLaneReadingRoomhousestheHumanitiesDigitalInformationServiceformerlytheAcademicTextServicewhichprovidesaccesstoSUL/AIR'selectroniclibraryofhumanitiestextsaswellastoelectronicindexespublicationsandtheInternet.E..Dissertation专题论文RoomsDissertationRoomsareavailabletocurrentlyregistereddoctoralstudents.PriorityisgiventothosestudentsintheHumanitiesandSocialScienceswhousetheGreenLibrarycollections.Becausetheroomsareinhighdemandallroomsaredouble-assignedandareavailableonlytostudentswhoarebothcurrentlyregisteredandadvancedtocandidacy.F..JonssonSocialSciencesReadingRoomTheJonssonSocialSciencesReadingRoomisdesignedtofacilitatearangeofsocialsciencelearningandresearchactivities.A.socialsciencereferencecollectionofover15000volumesaswellasclassictextsnewandnotablepublicationsandcurrentissuesofcorejournalsinthesocialsciencesareavailablE.TheJonssonReadingRoomisalsohometotheSocialSciencesResourceCentercomputercluster.人物信息56.LisaintendstogointostudiesonHumanitiesandAreaStudiesandsheisconsideringwhichspecificquestionshouldbefocusedon.Ratherthangettingeasyaccesstoelectronictextsshewouldliketotakeaquicklookatthenewpublicationsintheprintedformfirst.57.Aliisonavisittotheuniversity.Hehasbeeninvitedtostayoncampusfor2weeks.Atthelibraryhemayneedaplacethatcanbelockeduptokeephisbelongings.58.Jackhasfinishedhisprojectonhumanities.Forseveralmonthshewasseatedinfrontofthecomputerscreenwritinghisdissertation.TodayhewantsachangE.A.comfortableplacewithinterestingnovelsshortstoriesorevenfairytalesismostfavorablE.59.AnnwithaMaster’sdegreeinSocialSciencesisoneofthecurrentlyregistereddoctoralstudents.HersupervisorhasaskedhertosearchforsomeinformationintheSUL/AIR'selectroniclibrary.Thisisanurgenttask.60.NickisdoingaresearchontheMiddleEast.HebadlyneedsawiderangeofdatasetsfromtheareA.HealsoplanstostorethedataonCD-ROMsothathecanusethemlater.信息匹配为这几个人选择他们今天要去的区域56.LisaA.BingWingCarrels57.AliB.TheVelmaDenningRoom58.JackC.BenderRoom59.AnnD.LaneReadingRoom60.NickE.DissertationRoomsF.JonssonSocialSciencesReadingRoom
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第II卷非选择题共35分第四部分写作共两节满分35分第一节任务型读写共10小题每小题1分满分10分阅读下面短文并根据所读内容在文章后的表格中填入恰当的单词注意表格中的每个空格只能填1个单词并将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上SomepeoplebelievethatgreedandselfishnesshasbecomethebasisofmodernsocietyandweshouldreturntotheoldtraditionsoffamilyandcommunitythenwewillhaveabetterlifE.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagreewiththeaboveopinion?Inthisfast-pacedworldmanyvaluesareundergoingmajorchanges.Whilepeopletraditionallyprioritizecaringsharingandgenerosityinlifeandworkmodernpeopleseemtobemoreself-absorbedandself-concerneD.ModernpeopleactselfishlytosurvivetheharshcompetitionoflifE.TheysaythatitisajungleouttherE.Tosurviveyouhavetofightwithwhatevermeansthatcomehandy.Obviouslygreedyandselfishnessgoperfectlywellwithsuchideas.Inacompanyemployeesdoeverythingtheycantogetbetterpayandhigherpositionevenatthecostofcolleagues.Weareinanywayadvocatinganyselfishconduct.Itisjustthatpeoplearepressuredtoactinacertainwayduetooutsideinfluences.Inspiteofcommonpracticeitishardtoconcludethatmodernsocietyisbuiltongreedandselfishnessbothofwhicharenotnewlyinventedvocabulary.Inancienttimespeoplealsodidgreedyandselfishthingsthoughsuchbehaviorsweremorecondemnedthen.Butwecannotignorethefactthatpeopleinthepastlivedarelativelymoreisolatedlifeandfacedlesspressurecomparedwiththeirmoderncounterparts.Arewehappiertosharewithothersandbegeneroustothem?Thereisnofixedanswereither.SomepeopletakegreatpleasurehelpingandgivingtootherswhileothersfeelhappydoingtheoppositE.ButIpersonallythinkthatpeopleshouldnotbetooselfish.Caringforotherscanactuallyencouragethedevelopmentofamutuallybeneficialrelationship.Inconclusionmodernpeopleappeartobemoreself-centeredthanthoseinthepastduetostrongoutsidepressurE.Howeverweshouldencouragepeopletoknowtheimportanceofbeingcaringandgenerousandtobuildamutuallybeneficialrelationshipwithothers.AreModernPeopleBecomingMoreSelfish?MaincomparisonsContexts_76__arechangingInthepastpeopleputcaringsharingandgenerosityinthefirst____77____.Nowadayspeopleseemtobemore____78___aboutthemselves.___79___arechangingtoo.Peopleinthepastappearedtobemodestandself-effacing谦让的.Peoplemaystrivetoachievetheirown__80___atthepriceoftheircoworkers.Theauthor’sunderstanding___81____forthechangesinauthor’seyesFierce__82___andgreat__83___onmodernpeoplemayberesponsibleforthechanges.Theauthor’s__84____towardstopicA.relationshipwhichcan___85__twosidesshouldbeestablisheD.
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TensofthousandsoftheatreticketswillbegivenawaytoyoungpeoplenextyearaspartofagovernmentcampaigntoinspirealifelonglovefortheatrE.Theplantoofferfreeseatstopeopleagedbetween18to26―fundedwith£2.5millionoftaxpayers’money―wasannouncedyesterdaybyAndyBurnhamtheCultureSecretary.ItreceivedacautiouswelcomefromsomeintheartsworldwhoexpressedconcernthattheticketsmaynotreachthemostunderprivilegeD.TheplancomesasWestEndtheatresareenjoyingrecordaudiencesthankslargelytomusicalsteamingupwithtelevisiontalentshows.AttendancesreacheD.13.6millionin2007up10percenton2006itselfarecordyear.Totalsaleswereup18percenton2006toalmost£470million.OnetheatresourcecriticisedtheGovernment’spriorities优先考虑的事infundingfreeticketswhenpensionerswerestrugglingtobuyfoodandfuelsaying:Idon’tknowwhytheGovernment’swastingmoneyonthis.TheYongVicasTheTimesreportedtodayoffersexcellentperformancesatcheapprices.TherewaspraisefortheGovernment’splanfromDominicCookeoftheRoyalCourtTheatrewhosaid:IsupportanymovetogetyoungpeopleintotheatreandespeciallyonethataimstodoitalloverEnglandnotjustinLondon.Ninety-fivepubliclyfundedtheatrescouldapplyforfundingunderthetwo-yearplan.Inreturntheywillofferfreeticketsonatleastonedayeachweekto18to26-year-oldsfirst-comefirst-serveD.ItislikelytobeonMondaystraditionallyaquietnightforthetheatrE.Mr.Burnhamsaid:AyoungpersonattendingthetheatrecanfinditanexcitingexperienceandbeinspiredtoexploreanewworlD.Butsometimespeoplemissoutonitbecausetheyfearit’s‘notforthem’.It’stimetochangethisperception.JeremyHunttheShadowCultureSecretarysaid:TherealissueisnotgettingenthusiasticchildrenintothetheatrebutimprovingartseducationsothatmoreyoungpeoplewanttogointhefirstplacE.Fortoomanychildrentheatresareano-goareA.46.Criticsoftheplanarguedthat______.A.thetheatreswouldbeovercrowdedB.itwouldbeawasteofmoneyC.pensionerswouldn’tgetfreeticketsD.thegovernmentwouldn’tbeabletoaffordit47.Accordingtothesupporterstheplanshould______.A.benefitthetelevisionindustryB.focusonproducingbetterplaysC.helpincreasethesalesofticketsD.involvealltheyoungpeopleinEngland48.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheplan?A.Ninety-fivetheatreshavereceivedfunding.B.Everyonewillgetatleastonefreeticket.C.ItmaynotbenefitalltheyoungpeoplE.D.Freeticketsareofferedonceeveryday.49.WecaninferfromthepassagethatinEngland______.A.manyplaysarenotforyoungpeopleB.manyyoungpeopledon’tliketheatreC.peopleknowlittleabouttheplanD.childrenusedtoreceivegoodartseducation50.Accordingtothepassagetheissuetoofferfreeticketstoyoungpeopleseems______.A.controversialB.inspiringC.excitingD.unreasonable
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NaturalNewsManyparentshavetriedtogavetheirchildrenaheadstartoneducationwithget-smartvideosandenrichmentactivitiesasearlyasinfancybutfreeplayisoftensacrificedsotheAmericanAcademyofPediatricssaysthatthebestmedicineforbusychildrenisanincreaseintraditionalplaytime.Anumberofstudiessuggestthatunstructured无条理的playcanhelpchildrenbecomecreativediscovertheirowninterestsdevelopproblem-solvingabilitiesandrelatetootherssociallyaccordingtoareportpreparedbytwoacademycommitteesforreleaseMondayatthegroup’sannualmeting.Onthecontraryalackofsuchplaytimecancreatestressforbothchildrenandparentsanditcanalsocauseobesity肥胖whenchildrenspendtoomuchtimesittinginfrontofeducationalvideos.Thereportnoteslackofplaytimecouldevenleadtodepressioninmanychildren.Thereportthinksthelackofplaytimeliesinthefactthatparentswanttohavesuper-smartchildrenandsafeplacesforchildrentoplayisdecreasing.A.balancebetweenfreeplaytimeandeducationalactivitiesshouldbestruckthereportstates.InthecurrentenvironmentwheresomanyparentsfeelpressuretobesuperparentsIbelievethismessageisanimportantonesaidDr.KennethGinsburgthereport’sleadauthorandapediatrician小儿科医师atTheChildren’sHospitalofPhiladelphia.NotedpediatricianauthorandpresenterofcableTV’sWhatEveryBabyKnowsDr.T.BettyBrazeltonagreeD.Childrenwithstructuredactivitiesaremissingthechancetodreamtomaketheirownworldworkthewaytheywantit.ThattomeisaveryimportantpartofchildhooD.56.Fromthepassagewecanseethattoday’schildrenreallyneedmore.A.enrichmentactivitiesB.conventionalplaytimeC.structuredactivitiesD.educationalactivities57.Whichofthefollowingisaproperwordtodescribetoday’schildren?A.Dull.B.Busy.C.Happy.D.FreE.58.Accordingtothereportthebalancebetween_isimportantforachilD.A.structuredactivitiesandunstructuredactivitiesB.educationalvideosandrecesstimeC.feeplaytimeandtraditionalplaytimeD.enrichmentactivitiesandsocialactivities59.Dr.T.BerryBrazeltonmainlyemphasizesinthelastparagraph.A.children’sabilitytodreamB.therolesofstructuredactivitiesC.theimportantactivitiesinhischildhoodD.theharmoftoomanystructuredactivities60.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.childrengivenalotofunstructuredactivitiescanbemorecreativeB.get-smartvideosandenrichmentcancreatesuperchildrenC.thereisacompetitionamongparentstobesuperparentsD.childobesityismainlycausedbylackofplaytime
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TheQueen’sEnglishisnowsoundinglessupper-classascientificstudyoftheQueen’sChristmasbroadcastshadfounD.ResearchershavestudiedeachofhermessagestotheCommonwealthcountriessince1952tofindoutthechangeinherpronunciationfromthenobleUpperReceivedtotheStandardReceiveD.JonathanHarringtonaprofessoratGermany’sUniversityofMunichwantedtodiscoverwhetheraccent口音changersrecordedoverthepasthalfcenturywouldtakeplacewithinoneperson.AsfarasIknowtherejustisnobodyelseforwhomthereisthissortofbroadcastrecordshesaiD.Hesaidthenoblewayofpronouncingvowels元音hadgraduallylostgroundasthenobleupper-classaccentoverthepastyears.Heraccentsoundsslightlylessnoblethanitdid50yearsago.Buttheseareveryverysmallandslowchangesthatwedon’tnoticefromyeartoyear.WemaybeabletorelateittochangesinthesocialclasseshetoldTheDailyTelegraphaBritishnewspaper.In1952shewouldhavebeenheardsaying‘thetmeninthebleckhet’.Nowitwouldbe‘thatmanintheblackhat’.And‘hame’ratherthan‘home’.Inthe1950sshewouldhavebeen‘lorst’butbythe1970s‘lost’.TheQueen’sbroadcastisapersonalmessagetotheCommonwealthcountries.EachChristmasthe10-minutebroadcastisputonTVat3pminBritainasmanyfamiliesarerecoveringfromtheirtraditionalturkeylunch.传统火鸡午餐.Theresultswerepublished发表intheJournalofPhonetics.45.TheQueen’sbroadcastswerechosenforthestudymainlybecause______.A.shehasbeenQueenformanyyearsB.shehasalessupper-classaccentnowC.herspeechesarefamiliartomanypeopleD.herspeecheshavebeenrecordedfor50years46.WhichofthefollowingisanexampleofalessnobleaccentinEnglish?A.duatyB.citeeC.hameD.lorst47.WemayinferfromthetextthattheJournalofPhoneticsisamagazineon_________.A.speechsoundsB.ChristmascustomsC.TVbroadcastingD.personalmessages48.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Therelationshipbetweenaccentsandsocialclasses.B.TheQueen’sChristmasspeechesonTV.C.Thechangesinaperson’saccent.D.TherecentdevelopmentoftheEnglishlanguagE.
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.第二卷第四部分任务型阅读共10小题每小题1分满分10分请认真阅读下列短文并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词注意每空格1个单词Areyouaprocrastinator?Followingascheduleanddoingthingsontimeisextremelyimportantintoday’sbusyworlD.Unfortunatelynoteveryoneisgoodatdoingthis.Manypeopleareprocrastinators;theyputoffdoingthingsthattheyneedtountilit’stoolatE.Weallputoffdoingthingsattimes.Statisticsshowthat90%ofuniversitystudentswilloftenputoffstudyingforatestorwritinganimportantpaperthenightbefore25%ofuniversitystudentsputoffalmosteverythingallthetimE.Thismoreseriousformofprocrastinationcanresultinastudentdroppingoutofschool.Studentswhoputoffdoingtheirassignmentsonceinawhilegetfurtherandfurtherbehindintheirstudies.Beforelongtheyfeelcompletelyhelpless.Forthechronic长期的procrastinatoroftentheonlywaytosolvethisproblemistoquitschool.Accordingtorecentstudiestherearethreemainreasonsthatstudentsputoffdoingthings.Firstmanyhavepoortime-managementskillsandoftentrytodotoomuchintoolittletimE.Intheendthesestudentsoftenfeelhelplessandwillputoffdoingmanythingstheyneedto.Anotherreasonwhystudentsputoffdoingthingsisthattheyfeelasubjectisboringandhavesomethingbecausetheydon’tlikeit.athirdreasonwhymanystudentsputoffdoingthingsisthattheyoftenworrythattheirworkwillneverbeasgoodasitshouldbeandfearfailureofanykindwhichunfortunatelycanoftencausethesestudentstoputoffdoinganyworkatall.Doyourecognizeanyofthesesignsinyourself?Ifsoyoumaywanttodosomethingaboutyourtendencytowardsprocrastination.Thefollowingfivetipsmaybehelpful.Firstlistthethingsinlifethatareimportanttoyouandthenlistthereasonswhyyouareatschooloruniversity.Lookatthetwolistsandseewheretheymatch.Istheresomethingyouneedtodoinordertoachievealifegoal?Secondchoserealisticgoalsforyourself;don’ttrytodomorethanyoucan.ThirdonceyouhaveidentifiedourgoalslistthemandaskyourselfWhichshouldIdofirst?AsyoubecomemoreawareofwhatyouneedtodoandwhenyouneedtodoityouwillfeelmoreincontrolandwillbeabletocompletetasksontimE.Fourthmanageyourtimewisely.Createaschedulethatallowsadequatetimeforaccomplishingagoal;forexampleyourscheduleshouldgiveyouenoughtimetostudyforandpassatestaswellastimetorelax.FinallywhenyouaccomplishagoaldosomethinggoodforyourselfasarewarD.IfyoubelievethatyouareachronicprocrastinatoryoushouldtrytogethelpbeforeitistoolatE.Talktoaprofessionalanddiscusstheproblem.Ifyouareamildprocrastinatormakesuretokeepyourselfmotivatedbutdon’tworrytoomuch.Remember-weallputoffdoingthingsattimes.Title:Areyouaprocrastinator?Frequencyofprocrastination·Everyoneputsoffdoingthings71.·90%ofuniversitystudentswilloftenputoffdongthings.·25%ofuniversitystudents72doingthingsallthetimE.73thatprocrastinationwillleadto·Atthebeginningtheygetfurtherandfurtherbehindintheirstudies.·Beforelongtheyfeelcompletelyhelpless.·Forthechronicprocrastinatoroftenheorshehasno74____buttoquitschool.Mainreasonsforprocrastination·Firstmanyarenotskillfulatmanagingtimewell.·Secondtheyfeelasubjectisboringwhichmakesitdifficultforthemto75____onanassignment.·Thirdtheyexpecttodoeverything76andfearfailureofanykinD.77toavoidingprocrastination·Firstidentifyyourlifegoals.·Secondchooserealisticgoalsforyourself·Thirdlistyourgoalsinorderofpriority.·Fourthmanageyourtimeina78way.·Finally79yourselfforaccomplishingagoal.Advicetoprocrastinators·Forachronicprocrastinator80aprofessional.·Foramildprocrastinatormakesuretokeepyourselfmotivatedanddon’tworrytoomuch.
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- HuntingThedaysofthehunterarealmostoverinIndia.Thisispartlybecausethereispracticallynothinglefttokillandpartlybecausesomestepshavebeentakenmainlybybanningtiger-shootingtoprotectthoseanimalswhichstillsurvivE.SomepeoplesaythatManisnaturallyahunter.Idisagreewiththisview.Surelyoutearliestforefatherswhoatforestpossessednoweaponsspenttheirtimediggingforrootsandwerenodoubtthemselvesoftenhuntedbymeat-eatinganimals.Ibelievethemainreasonwhythemodernhunterkillsisthathethinkspeoplewilladmirehiscourageinoverpoweringdangerousanimals.OfcoursetherearesomewhotrulybelievethatthekillingisnotreallytheimportantthingandthatthechiefpleasureliesinthejoyofthehuntandthebeautiesofthewildcountrysidE.Therearealsothoseforwhomhuntinginfactoffersachancetoprovethemselvesandriskdeathbydesign;thesemengooutafterdangerousanimalsliketigerseveniftheysaytheyonlydoittoridthecountrysideofathreat.Icanrespectreasonslikethesebuttheyareclearlydifferentfromtheneedtostrengthenyourhighopinionofyourself.Thegreatestbig-gamehuntersexpressedintheirwritingssomethingofthesefinermotives动机.OneofthemwrotE.Youmustproperlyrespectwhatyouareafterandshootitcleanlyandontheanimal’sownterritory领地Youmustfixforeverinyourmindallthewondersofthatparticularday.ThisisbetterthanlettinghimgrowafewyearsoldertobeattackedandwoundedbyhisownsonandeventuallyeatenhalfalivebyotheranimalsHuntingisnotacruelandsenselesskillingnotifyourespectthethingyoukillnotifyoukilltoenrichyourmemoriesnotifyoukilltofeedyourpeoplE.Icanunderstandsuchbeliefsandcancomparethesehunterswiththosewhohuntedlionswithspears矛andbravelycaughtthembythetail.Butthisisverydifferentfrommanytiger―shootsIhaveseeninwhichmodernweaponswereuseD.Theso―calledhuntersfiredfromtalltreesorfromthebacksoftrainedelephants.Suchmethodsmadetigersseemnomoredangerousthanrabbits.72.ThereisnomorehuntinginIndianowpartlybecause___.A.itisdangeroustohuntthereB.huntingisalreadyoutofdateC.hunterswanttoprotectanimalsD.therearefewanimalslefttohunt73.Theauthorthinksmodernhunterskillmainly____.A.tomakethecountrysidesafeB.toearnpeople’sadmirationC.togainpowerandinfluenceD.toimprovetheirhealth74.Whatdowelearnaboutthebig-gamehunters?A.TheyhuntoldanimalsB.TheymistreatanimalsC.TheyhuntforfoodD.Theyhuntformoney75.Whatistheauthor’sviewonthetiger-shootshehasseen?A.Modernhunterslackthecouragetohuntface-to-faceB.ModernhuntersshouldusemoreadvancedweaponsC.ModernhuntersliketohuntrabbitsinsteadoftigersD.Modernhuntersshouldputtheirsafetyfirst
- NOTallmathskillsarelearnedintheclassroom.Someofthemcomenaturally.Considerthesplit-secondcalculationsyoumakewhenyouestimate估计thenumberofemptyseatsontheschoolbusorthenumberofcookiesinacookiejar.Theseestimatescanoftenbedonewithoutcounting.That'sbecausehumansarebornwiththeabilitytocloselyguessthenumberofitemsinagroup.Researcherscallthisabilityaperson'snumbersense.Toseehowaperson'sinbornnumbersensemightbelinkedtomathematicalperformanceintheclassroompsychologistJustinHalberdaandhiscolleaguesfromJohnsHopkinsUniversityinBaltimoreUSransometests.Thescientistsasked6414-year-oldstolookatimages影像ofyellowandbluedotsthatflashedonacomputerscreenforafraction一小部分ofaseconD.Eachimagecontainedbetween10and32dotsthatvariedinsizE.Someimagescontainedtwiceasmanybluedotsasyellowdots.Inotherimageshoweverthenumberofblueandyellowdotswasnearlyequal.Foreachimagethestudentswereaskedtoestimatewhichcolorhadmoredots.Thescientistsfoundawidevariationinhowwellstudentscouldpickthecolorwiththemostdots.Thescientiststhenlookedatthestudents'mathscoresdatingbacktokindergarten.Childrenthatperformedbestintheimagetestalsoscoredthehighestinstandardmathtests.Thesamefindingheldtrueattheotherendofthespectrum范围.Studentswhodidn'tscorewellontheimagetestreceivedlowermathscores.Thestudywasthefirsttoshowalinkbetweenaperson'sinbornnumbersenseandhisorherachievementinformalmathtraining.Doesthisconnectionmeanthatonecannotbegoodinmathiftheyhaveaweaknumbersense?Orthathavingastrongnumbersenseisaguaranteeforgoodgradesinmath?Theanswersarenotclear.Whilescientistscontinuelookingatthepossiblelinksbetweenaperson'snumbersenseandmathachievementonethingiscertain:Doinglotsofmathhomeworkwillboostyourchancesofsuccess.56.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.EveryonehasaninbornnumbersensE.B.Thosewhohaveastrongnumbersensearesuretodowellinmath.C.Someofthemathskillsareinborn.D.Doingalotofmathexercisesmayhelptolearnmathwell.57.JustinHalberdaandhiscolleaguesransometeststo.A.lookatthestudents'mathscoresdatingbacktokindergarten.B.askthestudentstoestimatethedotsC.seeifaperson'sinbornnumbersensehassomethingtodowithmathlearningD.decidehowtolearnmathwell58.Whatisthepropermeaningoftheunderlinedwordboost?A.increaseB.graspC.missD.possess59.Accordingtothepassagethemostimportantthingtolearnmathwellisthat.A.oneshouldhaveaninbornnumbersenseB.oneshouldpracticealotC.oneshoulddoalotoftestsD.oneshoulddoalotofcounting60.WhatistheresultofJustinHalberda'stests?A.Studentswhodidwellinthetestsalsodidwellinmathexams.B.OnecannotbesuccessfulinmathifhehasawellnumbersensE.C.Onewhohasastrongnumbersensecannotdomathwell.D.OneshoulddoalotofmathhomeworkifhewantstohaveanumbersensE.
- LastyeartwodaysafterChristmaswekickedChinaoutofthehouse.NotthecountryobviouslybutbitsofplasticmetalandwoodwiththewordsMadeinChina.Wekeptwhatwealreadyhadbutstoppedbringinganymorein.Becauseithadcoatedourliveswithtoysanduselessstuff.SometimesIworriedaboutjobssentoverseasbutpricetriumphed胜过overvirtueatourhouse.Wecouldn’tresistwhatChinawasselling.ButonthatdarkMondaylastyearanuneasefeelingwashedovermeflsIsatonthesofa.Itwasn’tuntilthenthatInoticedafactChinawastakingovertheplace.Itstaredbackatmefromtheemptyscreenofthetelevision.Ispieditinthepileoftennisshoesbythedoor.ItglowedinthelightsontheChristmastreeandwatchedmeintheeyesofadolllayonthefloorIslippedoffthecouchandsortedgiftsintotwopilesChinaandnon―China.ThecountcametoChina25theworld14.ChristmasIrealizedhadbecomeaholidaymadebytheChinese.SuddenlyIwantedChinaout.IpersuadedmyhusbandandonJan.Iwestartedflyear-longhouseholdembargoonChineseimports.Theideawasn’ttopunishChina.Andwedidn’tfoolourselvesintothinkingwe’dbringbackasinglejob.WepushedChinaoutofourlivesbecausewewantedtomeasurehowfarithadpushedin.WewantedtoknowwhatitwouldtakeintimemoneyandworrytokickourChinahabit.Inthespring.our4-year-oldsonstartedacampaigntosupportChinathings.It’stoolongwithoutChinahecried.Hekeptatmeallday.IhavediscoveredformyselfthatChinadoesn’tcontroleveryaspectofourdailylivesbutifyoutakeacloselookattheundersideofboxesinthetoydepartmentIpromiseitwillgiveyoupause.WhenwecanbuyChinathingsagainlet’Sneverstopmysonsaid.AfterayearwithoutChinalcantellyouthisYoucanstilllivewithoutitbutit’Sgettingcostlierbytheday.AndfldecadefromnowImaynotbebraveenoughtotryitagain.72.Thebesttitleforthetextcouldbe__________________A.AYearwithoutMadeinChina.B.ChinafreeLivingATroubleOne.C.WhyIChooseMadeinChina?D.MadeinChinaGoodorBad?73.AccordingtothepassagewhydidtheauthorstopbringinginthingsmadeinChina?A.Becauseshewantedtobringbackjobopportunitiesforhernatives.B.BecauseshehasastrongsenseofnationalismagainstmadeinChina.C.BecauseshewantedtolearnwhatlifewouldbelikewithoutmadeinChina.D.BecausetoomuchstuffmadeinChinawastakingoverherhouse.74.Theunderlinedwordembargointhe.fifthparagraphmeans___________.A.reactionB.banC.restrictionD.cancellation75.Thewriter’Spurposeinwritingthispassageis__________.A.totellthereadersaninterestingexperienceB.todescribethetroublefacingahousewifeC.toexplaintheimportanceofChinesegoodsD.toshowthedifficultywithoutChinesegoods
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- MoveEarth—it’snosciencefictionLONDON—Scientistshavefoundanunusualwaytopreventourplanetfromoverheating:moveittoacoolerspot.Allyouhavetodoissendafewcomets彗星inthedirectionofEarthanditsorbitwillbechangeD.Ourworldwillthenbesentspinningintoasafercolderpartofthesolarsystem.ThisideaforimprovingourclimatecomesfromagroupofUSNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministrationNASAengineersandAmericanastronomers.Theysaytheirplancouldaddanothersixbillionyearstotheusefullifetimeofourplanet—effectivelydoublingitsworkinglifE.TheplanputforwardbyDrLaughlinandhiscolleaguesDonKorycanskyandFredAdamsneedscarefullydirectingacometorasteroidsothatitpassesclosebyourplanetandsendssomeofitsgravitationalenergytoEarth.Earth’sorbitalspeedwouldincreaseasaresultandwewouldmovetoahigherorbitawayfromtheSunLaughlinsaiD.EngineerswouldthendirecttheircometsothatitpassedclosetoJupiterorSaturn.Thecometwouldpickupenergyfromoneofthesegiantplanets.LateritsorbitwouldbringitbacktoEarthandtheprocesswouldberepeateD.Intheshorttermtheplanprovidesanidealwaytoglobalwarmingalthoughtheteamwasactuallyconcernedwithamuchgreaterdanger.Thesuniscertaintoheatupinaboutabillionyearsandsoseriouslycompromiseourbiosphere生物圈—bycookingus.That’swhythegroupdecidedtotrytosaveEarth.Theplanhasoneortwoworryingaspectshowever.ForastartspaceengineerswouldhavetobeverycarefulabouthowtheydirectedtheirasteroidorcomettowardsEarth.Thesmallestmiscalculation误算inorbitcouldfireitstraightatEarth—withdeadlyconsequences.ThereisalsothequestionoftheMoon.AsthecurrentissueofScientificAmericanmagazinepointsoutifEarthwaspushedoutofitscurrentpositionitismostlikelytheMoonwouldbestrippedawayfromEarthitstates.Thiswouldgreatlychangeourplanet’sclimatE.WhatmakesthescientistsplantomoveEarth?A.A.fewcometsaremovingtothedirectionofEarth.B.Earth’sworkinglifeiscomingtoanendsoon.C.EarthwillbecometoohotformankindtokeepalivE.D.ThemoonismovingfartherandfartherawayfromEarth.IftheplanissuccessfulEarthwillhaveaworkinglifeof______years.A.12billionB.6billionC.18billionD.24billionWhatseriousproblemsmighttheplancauseaccordingtothepassage?A.ThecometmighthitEarthandmanmightlosethemoon.B.Earthmightbemovedtoofarawayandmanmightbefrozentodeath.C.ThecometmighthitJupiterorSaturnandneverreturntoEarth.D.Earth’sworkinglifemightbegreatlyshorteneD.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordcompromisemean?A.provideB.benefitC.shareD.endangerWhichofthefollowingbestshowshowtheplanwouldwork?
- Peoplecanbeaddictedtodifferentthings―E.g.alcoholdrugscertainfoodsoreventelevision.Peoplewhohavesuchanaddictionarecompulsive;i.E.theyhaveaverypowerfulpsychologicalneedthattheyfeeltheymustsatisfy.Accordingtopsychologistsmanypeoplearecompulsivespenders;theyfeelthattheymustspendmoney.Thiscompulsionlikemostothersisirrational―impossibletoexplainreasonably.Forcompulsivespenderswhobuyoncreditchargeaccountsareevenmoreexcitingthanmoney.Inotherwordscompulsivespendersfeelthatwithcredittheycandoanything.Theirpleasureinspendingenormousamountsisactuallygreaterthanthepleasuresthattheygetfromthethingstheybuy.Thereisevenaspecialpsychologyofbargainhunting.Tosavemoneyofcoursemostpeoplelookforsaleslowpricesanddiscounts.Compulsivebargainhuntershoweveroftenbuythingsthattheydon’tneedjustbecausetheyarecheap.Theywanttobelievethattheyarehelpingtheirbudgetsbuttheyarereallyplayinganexcitinggame:whentheycanbuysomethingforlessthanotherpeopletheyfeelthattheyarewinning.Mostpeopleexpertsclaimhavetworeasonsfortheirbehavior:agoodreasonforthethingsthattheydoandtherealreason.ItisnotonlyscientistsofcoursewhounderstandthepsychologyofspendinghabitsbutalsobusinesspeoplE.Storescompaniesandadvertisersusepsychologytoincreasebusiness:theyconsiderpeople’sneedforlovepowerorinfluencetheirbasicvaluestheirbeliefsandopinionsandsoonintheiradvertisingandsalesmethods.Psychologistsoftenuseamethodcalledbehaviortherapytohelpindividualssolvetheirpersonalproblems.Inthesamewaytheycanhelppeoplewhofeelthattheyhaveproblemswithmoney.67.Accordingtopsychologistsacompulsivespenderisonewhospendslargeamountsofmoney____.A.andtakesgreatpleasurefromwhatheorshebuys.B.inordertosatisfyhisorherbasicneedsinlifE.C.justtomeethisorherstrongpsychologicalneeD.D.entirelywithanirrationaleagerness.68.Accordingtothewritercompulsivebargainhuntersareinconstantsearchofthelowestpossibleprices______.A.becausetheywanttosavemoneytohelptheirbudgetsB.becausetheycanopenlyboastoftheirtriumphoverothersingettingthingsforlessmoneyC.andwillnothavemoneyproblemsiftheycankeeptotheirbudgetD.buttheyseldomadmittheyfeelsatisfiediftheycan’tgetthingsforlessmoneythanothers69.Thepassageismainlyconcernedwith____.A.thepsychologyofmoneyspendinghabitsB.thepurchasinghabitsofcompulsivespenders.C.aspecialpsychologyofbargainhuntingD.theuseofthepsychologyofspendinghabitsinbusiness70.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.AllpeoplespendmoneyforexactlythesamereasontheyneedtobuythingsB.Businesspeopleandadvertiserscanusethepsychologyofmoneytoincreasesales.C.BusinesspeopleunderstandthepsychologyofcompulsivebuyingbetterthanscientistsdoD.Compulsivebargainhuntersdonothaveproblemswithmoney.71..Fromthepassagewemaysafelyconcludethatcompulsivespendersorcompulsivebargainhunters_____.A.arereallyunreasonable.B.needspecialtreatment.C.arereallybeyondremedies治疗.D.cannevergetanyhelptosolvetheirproblemswithmoney.
- 阅读理解共30分第一节阅读下列材料从A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳答案并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑共15小题每小题2分共30分AEuropeisnowthebiggestmarketfororganicfoodintheworldhavinggrownby25percentayearoverthepast10years.Denmark’sagricultureministerisherselfanorganicfarmer.TheUKmarketfororganicfoodgrewby55percentin2000whilethefoodmarketasawholegrewbyonlyonepercent.YetonlysevenpercentofBritishshoppersaccountfornearly60percentoforganicsales.HoweverpopulartheideaoforganicfarmingmaybeitisstillaninterestforonlyafewpeoplE.Sowhatmakestheideaoforganicfarmingpopular?Organicfarmingmeansfarmingwithnaturalmaterialsratherthanwithman-madefertilizersorpesticides.Organicfarmersrelyonmanymethods—suchascroprotation农作物的轮作andtheuseofresistant有抵抗力的varietiesbecausetheyarenecessaryfororganicfarmerstocompensatefortheshortageofman-madechemicals.Organicfarmingisoftensupposedtobesaferthantraditionalfarmingfortheenvironment.Yetafteralongresearchonorganicfarmingworldwideforanumberofyearssciencecontinuestobeagainstthisopinion.TheHouseofCommonscommitteeonagriculturepublicizedthatevenwithcompleteresearchworkitwouldfailtofindanyscientificevidencetoprovethatanyofclaims宣称madefororganicfarmingisalwaystrue.Howeverthetalkaboutthebenefitsoforganicfarmingisgoingon.Thisispartlybecausemanypeopledependontheirindividualfarmthesoiltheweatherandsoon.51.Thefirstparagraphmainlytellsus_____.A.organicfarminghasbeenperformedonlyinEuropeoverthepast10yearsB.governmentsofEuropeancountrieshavecaredlessaboutorganicfarmingC.organicfarmingisfarfrombeingaspopularasexpectedD.Europeancountriesneedorganicfoodmorethantheothercountriesintheworld52.Theunderlinedwordscompensateforinthesecondparagraphprobablymean________.A.argueforB.careforC.struggleforD.payfor53.Whatcanweknowaboutorganicfarming?A.Itreferstofarmingwithnaturalmaterialsinsteadofchemicalfertilizers.B.Itreferstofarmingwithchemicalfertilizersratherthannaturalfertilizers.C.Itreferstofarmingwithsoilratherthananyotherthing.D.Itreferstogrowingcropswithman-madefertilizersandpesticides.54.Accordingtothethirdparagraph_____.A.organicfarmingissaferthantraditionalfarmingfortheenvironmentB.theideathatorganicfarmingissaferhasnotbeenprovenbyscienceC.organicfarmingisacceptedbytheUK’sHouseofCommonscommitteeD.organicfarmingispreferredtotraditionalfarming55.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.TheUK’sagricultureministerisanorganicfarmer.B.OrganicfarmingispopularwithyoungpeoplE.C.Farmersmakeuseofmanydifferentkindsofmethodstoimprovetheorganicsalessystem.D.Ninety-threepercentofBritishshoppersdon’tbuyorganicproducts.
- ◆200deadasBrazilianplanecrashes坠落inSaoPauloUpto200peopleweredeadafterapassengerplanewith176peopleaboardslidofftherunwayonlandingandhitafuelstoragetankatSaoPaulo'sCongonhasairportonTuesday.BrazilianairlineTAMsaidthat170passengersand6crew机组人员wereaboardtheAirbusA320flyingfromPortoAlegreinsouthernBraziltoSaoPaulowhenitlostcontrolonlandingandslidoffthewetrunway.BraziliannewsagencyFolhareportedupto200peopleweredeadincludingsomevictimsonthegrounD.◆_______________________________________TwopeoplewerekilledSaturdayintwoseparateplanecrashesintheUnitedStatesmediareportssaiD.InDaytonOhioaplanecrashedonarunwayoftheDaytonInternationalAirportwhileperformingduringtheVectrenDaytonAirShow.ThepilotJimLeRoywastakentoMiamiValleyHospitalandwasannounceddeaD.TheairshowwascanceleD.Alsoonthesamedaytwosingle-enginewarplanesatanexperimentalairshowcollided相撞inWisconsinwhilelandingkillingoneofthepilotsandinjuringtheother.◆All114aboardKenyaplanekilledAKenyaAirwaysplanethatcrashedaftertakeoffinCameroonwith114peopleonboardislargelysubmerged淹没inaswamp沼泽地andthereisnochanceofsurvivorsCameroon'scivilprotectionservicesaidonMondayTheBoeing737-800hadtakenofffromDoualaanditswreckage残骸wasfoundjust12milesfromthetown.Theplanefellheadfirst.Butthecauseofthecrashremainedunclear.AmongthepassengerswereAssociatedPressreporterAnthonyMitchellaandanexecutivefromtheSouthAfricancellphonegiantMTN.FiveChinesepassengerswerealsokilledinthecrash.60.TheBrazilianplanecrashcausedextradeathsmainlybecause______A.itskiddedoffthewetrunway.B.therunway.wasveryshortC.ithitafuelstoragetankD.itspilotwasinexperienced61.ThepropertitleforNews2wouldbe_________.A.TwopilotskilledinplanecrashesinUSB.ThetragediesoftheairshowC.Whoistoblamefortheplanecrashes?D.Biglossescanresultfromsmallthings62.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUEasfortheKenyaplanecrash?A.Theplanecrashedaftertheplanetookoff.B.ThecauseofthecrashwasunderexaminationC.114passengersonboardwerekilledincludinganAfricanD.Theplacewheretheplanecrashedledtomanymoredeaths63.Itcanbeinferredfromthethreenewsthat_________A.whentheAirbusA320landeditwaslikelytoberainingheavilyB.duringtheVectrenDaytonAirShowthepilotJimLeRoydiedonthesceneC.TheplacewheretheBoeing737-800crashedwasjust12milesfromthetownD.FiveChinesepassengerswerevictimsoftheKenyaplanecrash
- Decision--thinkingisnotunlikepoker---itoftenmattersnotonlywhatyouthinkbutalsowhatothersthinkyouthinkandwhatyouthinktheythinkyouthink.Thementalprocessissimilar.Naturallythiscardgamehasoftenbeenofconsiderableinteresttopeoplewhoarebyanystandardsgoodthinkers.ThegreatmathematicianJohnvonNeumannwasoneofthefoundersofgametheory.Inparticularheshowedthatallgamesfallintotwoclasses;therearewhathecalledgamesof‘perfectinformation’gameslikechesswheretheplayerscan’thideanythingorplaytricks;theydon’twinbychancebutbymeansoflogicandskills.Thentherearegamesof‘imperfectinformation’likepokerinwhichitisimpossibletoknowinadvancethatonecourseofactionisbetterthananother.Onemistakenideaaboutbusinessisthatitcanbetreatedasagameofperfectinformation.QuitethereversE.Businesspoliticslifeitselfaregameswhichwemustnormallyplaywithveryimperfectinformation.Businessdecisionsareoftenmadewithmanyunknownandunknowablefactorswhichwouldevenpuzzlebestpokerplayers.Butfewbusinesspeoplefinditcomfortabletoadmitthattheyaretakingachanceandmanystillprefertobelievethattheyareplayingchessnotpoker.60.Thesubjectdiscussedinthistextis_________.A.theprocessofreachingdecisionsB.thedifferencebetweenpokerandchess.C.thesecretofmakinggoodbusinessplansD.thevalueofinformationinwinninggames61.Animportantfactorinagameofimperfectinformationis___________.A.rulesB.luckC.timeD.ideas62.WhichofthefollowingcanbeusedinplaceofQuitethereverse?A.Quiteright.B.Trueenough.C.Mostunlikely.D.JusttheoppositE.63.Inthewriter’sopinionwhenmakingbusinessdecisionsoneshould___________.A.putperfectinformationbeforeimperfectinformationB.accepttheexistenceofunknownfactorsC.regardbusinessasagameofchessD.mixknownandunknownfactors
- WhenwomensittogethertowatchamovieonTVtheyusuallytalksimultaneously同时的aboutavarietyofsubjectsincludingchildrenmencareersandwhat'shappeningintheirlives.Whengroupsofmenandwomenwatchamovietogetherthemenusuallyenduptellingthewomentoshutup.Mencaneithertalkorwatchthescreen--theycan'tdoboth--andtheydon'tunderstandthatwomencan.Besideswomenconsiderthatthepointofallgettingtogetheristohaveagoodtimeanddeveloprelationships--notjusttosittherelikecouchpotatoesstaringatthescreen.Duringtheadbreaksamanoftenasksawomantoexplaintheplotandtellhimwheretherelationshipbetweenthecharactersisgoing.Heisunableunlikewomentoreadthesubtlebodylanguagesignalsthatrevealhowthecharactersarefeelingemotionally.Sincewomenoriginallyspenttheirdayswiththeotherwomenandchildreninthegrouptheydevelopedtheabilitytocommunicatesuccessfullyinordertomaintainrelationships.Forawomanspeechcontinuestohavesuchaclearpurpose:tobuildrelationshipsandmakefriends.Formentotalkistorelatethefacts.Menseethetelephoneasacommunicationtoolforsendingfactsandinformationtootherpeoplebutawomanseesitasameansofbonding.A.womancanspendtwoweeksonvacationwithhergirlfriendandwhenshereturnshometelephonethesamegirlfriendandtalkforanothertwohours.Thereisnoconvincingevidencethatsocialconditioningthefactthatgirls'motherstalkedthemmoreisthereasonwhygirlstalkmorethanboys.PsychiatristDrMichaelLewisauthorSocialBehaviourandLanguageAcquisitionconductedexperimentsthatfoundmotherstalkedtoandlookedatbabygirlsmoreoftenthanbabyboys.Scientificevidenceshowsparentsresthebrainbiasoftheirchildren.Sinceagirl'sbrainisbetterorganizedtosendandreceivespeechwethereforetalktothemmorE.Consequentlymotherswhotrytotalktotheirsonsareusuallypointedtoreceiveonlyshortgruntsinreply.56.WhilewatchingTVwithotherswomenUsuallytalkalotbecausetheyA.areafraidofawkwardsilencewiththeirfamiliesandfriendsB.canbothtalkandwatchthescreenattheSametimeC.thinktheycanhaveagoodtimeanddeveloprelationshipsD.havetoexplaintheplotandbodylanguagetotheirhusbands57.Afteravacationwithhergirlfriendawomanwouldtalktoheragainonthephoneforhoursinorderto.A.experiencethehappytimeagainB.keepaclosetiewithherC.recommendheranewscenicspotD.remindherofsomethingforgotten58.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellusmost?A.Women'sbrainsarebetterorganizedforlanguageandcommunicationB.Womenlovetotalkbecausetheyaremoresociablethanmen.C.Mendonotliketalkingbecausetheyrelymoreonfacts.D.Socialconditioningisnotthereasonwhywomenlovetalking.59.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.WomenAreSociallyTrainedtoTalkB.TalkingMaintainsRelationshipsC.WomenLovetoTalkD.MenTalkDifferentlyfromWomen
- 请认真阅读下列短文并根据所读内容在文章后表格的空格处里填入最恰当的单词注意每个空格填1个单词SomepeoplebelievethatgreedandselfishnesshasbecomethebasisofmodernsocietyandweshouldreturntotheoldtraditionsoffamilyandcommunitythenwewillhaveabetterlifE.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagreewiththeaboveopinion?Inthisfast-pacedworldmanyvaluesareundergoingmajorchanges.Whilepeopletraditionallyprioritizecaringsharingandgenerosityinlifeandworkmodernpeopleseemtobemoreself-absorbedandself-concerneD.ModernpeopleactselfishlytosurvivetheharshcompetitionoflifE.TheysaythatitisajungleouttherE.Tosurviveyouhavetofightwithwhatevermeansthatcomehandy.Obviouslygreedyandselfishnessgoperfectlywellwithsuchideas.Inacompanyemployeesdoeverythingtheycantogetbetterpayandhigherpositionevenatthecostofcolleagues.Weareinanywayadvocatinganyselfishconduct.Itisjustthatpeoplearepressuredtoactinacertainwayduetooutsideinfluences.Inspiteofcommonpracticeitishardtoconcludethatmodernsocietyisbuiltongreedandselfishnessbothofwhicharenotnewlyinventedvocabulary.Inancienttimespeoplealsodidgreedyandselfishthingsthoughsuchbehaviorsweremorecondemnedthen.Butwecannotignorethefactthatpeopleinthepastlivedarelativelymoreisolatedlifeandfacedlesspressurecomparedwiththeirmoderncounterparts.Arewehappiertosharewithothersandbegeneroustothem?Thereisnofixedanswereither.SomepeopletakegreatpleasurehelpingandgivingtootherswhileothersfeelhappydoingtheoppositE.ButIpersonallythinkthatpeopleshouldnotbetooselfish.CaringforotherscanactuallyencouragethedevelopmentofamutuallybeneficialrelationshipInconclusionmodernpeopleappeartobemoreself-centeredthanthoseinthepastduetostrongoutsidepressurE.Howeverweshouldencouragepeopletoknowtheimportanceofbeingcaringandgenerousandbuildamutuallybeneficialrelationshipwithothers.AreModernPeopleBecomingMoreSelfish?MaincomparisonsContexts1arechangingInthepastpeopleputcaringsharingandgenerosityinthefirst2.Nowadayspeopleseemtobemore3aboutthemselves.4arechangingtoo.Peopleinthepastappearedtobemodestandself-effacing谦让的Peoplemaystrivetoachievetheirown5atthepriceoftheircoworkers.Theauthor’sunderstanding6forchangesinauthor’seyesFierce7andgreat8onmodernpeoplemayberesponsibleforthechanges.Theauthor’s9towardstopiC.Arelationshipwhichcan10twosidesshouldbeestablisheD.
- ThesurprisingexperimentIamabouttodescribeprovesthatairisallaroundyouandthatitprovesdownuponyou.AirpressureisawonderfulforcE.Whenyouswimunderwateryoucanfeelwaterpushdownyourbody.TheairallaroundyoudoesthesamE.Howeveryourbodyissousedtoitthatyoudonotnoticethis.ThepressureiscausedbyalayerofaircalledtheatmospherE.ThislayersurroundstheEarthextendingtoaboutfivekilometersabovetheEarth’ssurfacE.ThefollowingexperimentisaneasyonethatyoucandoathomE.Butmakesurethatyouaresupervisedbecauseyouwillneedtousematches.Nowfoetheexperiment!Whatyouneed・Ahard-boiledeggwithouttheshell・Abottlewithaneckslightlysmallerthantheegg・Apieceofpaper・AmatchMetheod1CheckthatthepaperwillsitfirmlyontheneckofthebottlE.2TearthepaperintostripsandputthestripsintothebottlE.3LightthepaperbydroppingaburningmatchintothebottlE.4QuicklysittheeggontheneckofthebottlE.ResultAstonishinglytheeggwillbesuckedintothebottlE.Yourfriendswillbeamazedwhenyoushowthemtheexperiment.Butbecarefulwhenyouhandlematches.WhyithappenedAsthepaperburnsitneedsoxygenandusesuptheoxygenairinthebottlE.TheeggactsasasealintheneckofthebottlesonomoreaircangetinsidE.ThisreducestheairpressureinsidethebottlE.TheairpressuremustequalizesomoreairfromoutsidemustenterthebottlE.Theoutsideairpressureagainsttheeggandthentheeggispushedintothebottle!Theprovesthatairisallaroundandthatitispressingdownonit.60.Whyistheretheneedtotakecarewhenyouaredoingtheexperiment?A.Thebottlecouldbreak.B.Youneedtolightthepaperwithamatch.C.TheeggneedstobeshelleD.D.TheegghastobeperfectlyplacedontheneckofthebottlE.61.Intheexperimenttheburninginsidethebottlecan___.A.equalizetheairpressureinsideandoutsideB.makeasealintheneckofthebottleC.finishuptheoxygeninsidethebottleD.producemoreoxygeninsidethebottle62.HowdidtheeggputintothebottleA.Theoxygeninsidethebottlesuckedtheeggin.B.Itbecamesaltwithouttheshell.C.Theneckofthebottlewaswideenough.D.TheoutsideairpressureforceditintothebottlE.63.Theexperimentiscarriedcuttoprove______.A.waterpushesonyourbodywhenyouswimunderwater.B.theearthissurroundedbyalayerofaircalledtheatmospherE.C.thepressureofairaroundushasapowerfulforcE.D.theairpressureisnotequalizedaroundus.
- BicyclesforrentcouldbecomeascommonasnewspaperstandsandmailboxesonGermany’sstreetcornersifaschemelaunchedbyDeutscheBahnissuccessful.TheGermanrailoperatorhaslaunchedabicycle-hireschemedesignedforsimpleone-waytrips.It’sanewconceptsaidAndreasKnieheadoftheproject.UsersmustfirstregisterwithCall-A-Bikeatacostof15eurosUS$14.7.Withasimplephonecalltheycanhireoneofthemanybikesparkedoutsidestationsatacostof3to5centsperminutE.AttheendoftheirjourneytheyringacomputerandtellitwherethebikeisparkeD.Thebikesareavailable24hoursadaysevendaysaweek.NoonewillbebreakingspeedrecordswithCall-A-Bikebicycles.Theyweighinat25kilogramsatleastdoubletheweightofanormalbicyclethoughtheydohaveeightgears齿轮.Theyareprettyheavybutwedon’twantpeopletakingthemonthetrainorintothesubwayKniesaiD.TheyarealsodesignedwithpartsthatdonotfitanormalbicyclE.Eventhescrewsareirregularandthebikelookssooddthatthieveswouldstandout.VandalismandthefthaveledtothedownfallofpreviousschemeswhichdatebacktoAmsterdam’s1966WhiteBikeschemE.Inthatshort-livedexperimentanti-establishmentgroupspaintedbikeswhiteandleftthemaroundtheDutchcapital.Howevermanyweretakenpermanentlyandrepaintedwhilethepolicetookawayothersonthebasisthatownerlessbikeswerestreetrubbish.CopenhagenViennaandHelsinkialsohavefreebikeschemesinwhichusersdepositacoininCopenhagen’scase20crownsUS$2.50―tofreeabikefromarack.TheadvantagetheseschemeshaveiseaseofusE.Butbecausethey’resocheappeopletendtoholdontothebikesandthentherearenoneonthestreetsthepersoninchargesaiD.Osloisalsoplanningabike-hiresystemwhereuserswillpayasymbolicfeeof50NorwegiancrownsUS$6.50forunlimiteduseinthecityforayear.Userswillbuyanelectronicidentitycardasakeythatwillregisterwhenthebikeisparkedortakenfromarack.59.HowmanyEuropeancountrieshavealreadylaunchedthefreebikeschemes?A.Four.B.FivE.C.Six.D.Seven.60.WhatcanbelearnedaboutAmsterdam’s1966WhiteBikescheme?A.ThebicyclesweretwiceasheavyasanormalbicyclE.B.A.heavyrainstoppedtheschemefrombeingcarriedout.C.SomebicyclesweredamagedorstolenandtheschemefaileD.D.Thepoliceendedtheschemefortrafficsafety61.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.BicyclesforrenthavebecomeascommonasnewspaperstandsandmailboxesonGermany’sstreetcorners.B.ThebikesinGermanyareavailable24hoursadaysevendaysaweek.C.Germanbicyclesforrentaredesignedspeciallysothattheywilldrawpeople’sattention.D.Germanyhastakensomemeasurestostopthebicyclesforrentfrombeingtakenaway.62.Whichdoyouthinkisthebesttitle?A.FreeBicyclesforEuropeans.B.ToughTransporters.C.CustomerisKing.D.UnpracticalSchemE.
- .Onceuponatimetherewasaseedandbecausehewasonlyaseednobodycaredtonoticehim.ThusfeelingkindofinferiortheseedgavenoimportancetohisexistencE.Thenonedayawindpickedhimupandthrewhimonanopenfieldunderthehotsun.Hewantedtoknowwhy.Butinsteadofanyanswerhewasprovidedwithrainbesidessunlightsometimessmallandsometimesheavy.TimeflewandyearslaterhesawatravelersittingbyhissidE.ThankGodforthis.Ireallyneedsomerestheheardthetravelersay.Whatareyoutalkingabout?theseedsoonaskeD.Hethoughtthemanwasmakingfunofhim.Surehehadseenmanypeoplesittingbyhissidebutnooneeverspoketohimlikethat.Who'sthis?themanwassurpriseD.'It'smE.TheseeD.Theseed?themanlookedatthebigtreE.Areyoukiddingme?you'renoseeD.You'reabigtree?Really?Yes!Whydoyouthinkpeoplecomehere?Tofeelyourshade!A.momentpassedbeforethetraveler'swordstouchedthechord心弦inhim.TheseednowagreattreesmiledforthefirsttimeinhislifE.Yearsofsufferingsfromthesunandtherainfinallymadesensetohim.Oh!ThatmeansI'mnotasmallseedanymore!Ididn'tdieunnoticedbutwasborntohelppeoplewithtiredness.Wow!Nowthat'salifeworthathousandgems宝石!60.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordinferiorinParagraph1probablymean?A.Notfunny.B.Notweak.C.NotgooD.D.Notinteresting.61.Theseedthoughtthemansittingbyhissidewaslaughingathimbecause_______.A.themandidn'tthinktheseedwasimportantB.theseedneverthoughthecouldbenoticedC.themanwastalkingaboutGodwithhimD.themanreallywantedsomerestnearhim62.Whentheseedfirstheardthathehadbeenabigtreehefelt_______.A.disappointedB.excitedC.doubtfulD.satisfied63.Thepassagemainlytellsusthat________.A.everylifeisofsomevalueB.one'sexistenceisinneedofafinderC.lifegoesonnomatterwhathappensD.failureisthemotherofsuccess
- AskidsmyfriendsandIspentalotoftimeoutinthewoods.Thewoodswasourpart-timeaddressdestinationpurposeandexcusE.IfIwenttoafriend’shouseandfoundhimnotathomehismothermightsayOhhe’soutinthewoodswithatone语气ofairyacceptancE.It’ssimilartothetonepeoplesometimesusenowadaystotellmethatsomeoneI’mlookingforisonthegolfcourseoratthegymorevenawayfromhisdesk.Forusten-year-oldsbeingoutinthewoodswasjustanexcusetodowhateverwefeellikeforawhilE.Wesometimestoldourselvesthatwhatweweredoinginthewoodswasexploring探索.Exploringwasamorepopularideabackthenthanitistoday.Historyseemedtobemostlyaboutexplorers.Ourexplorationsthoughseemedtohavelesssystemthanthehistorickind:somethingusuallycameupalongtheway.SaywestayedinthewoodsthrowingrocksshootingfrogspickingblackberriesdigginginwhatwewerebrieflypersuadedwasanItalianburialmounD.OftenwegotlostandhadtoclimbatreetofindoutwherewewerE.Ifyoureadastoryinwhichsomeonedoesthatsuccessfullybeskeptical:thetopmostbranchesareusuallytooskinnytoholdweightandwecouldneverclimbhighenoughtoseeanythingexceptothertrees.Therewerefourorfivetreesthatwevisitedregularly----tallbeecheseasytoclimbandcomfortabletositin.ItwasinatreetoothatourdaysoffoolingaroundinthewoodscametoanenD.Bythensomeofushadreachedseventhgradeandhadbeguntheroughrideofadolescence青春期.InMarchthemonthwhenweusuallytooktothewoodsagainafterwintertwofriendsandIsetouttogoexploring.WeclimbedatreeandallofasuddenitoccurredtoallthreeofusatthesametimethatwereallywereratherbigtobeupinatreE.SoontherewouldbethespringdancesonFridayeveningsinthehighschoolcafeteriA.72.Theauthorandhisfiendswereoftenoutinthewoodsto_______.A.playgoldandothersportsB.spendtheirfreetimeC.avoiddoingtheirschoolworkD.keepawayfromtheirparents73.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A.TheactivitiesinthewoodswerewellplanneD.B.Humanhistoryisnottheresultofexploration.C.Explorationshouldbeasystematicactivity.D.Theauthorexploredinthewoodsaimlessly.74.TheunderlinedwordskepticalinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto______.A.calmB.seriousC.doubtfulD.optimistic75.Howdoestheauthorfeelabouthischildhood?A.Happybutshort.B.LonelybutmemorablE.C.Boringandmeaningless.D.LongandunforgettablE.
- AbloggerisapersonwhowritesonanInternetcomputerWebsitecalledablog.ThewordblogisashortwayofsayingWeblogorpersonalWebsitE.AnyonecanstartablogandtheycanwriteaboutanythingtheylikE.TherearemillionsofblogsontheInternettoday.Theyprovidenewsinformationandideasinmanypeoplewhoreadthem.TheycontainlinkstootherWebsites.Andtheyprovideaplaceforpeopletowriteabouttheirideasandreacttotheideasofothers.AresearchcompanycalledPerscushasstudiedmorethan300Weblogs.Itsaysthatblogsaremostpopularwithteenagegirls.Theyusethemtolettheirfriendsknowwhatishappeningintheirlives.Thestudyalsosaysthatmorethan100000bloggersstoppedtakingpartintheactivityafterayear.Howeversomepeopledevelopseriousblogstopresentpoliticalandotherideas.ForexampletheRepublicanandDemocraticpartiesinthesouthernstateofKentuckyrecentlystartedtheirownblogs.AndAmericancompaniesarebeginningtouseblogstoadvertisetheirproducts.Atthesametimesomelong-standingblogshaveendedlastweekbloggingleaderDaveWinerclosedhisfreeblogserviceweblogs.com.Hesaysthesitebecametoocostlytocontinue.Hestartedtheblogfouryearsago.Andthousandsofpeoplehadwrittenonit.Theyarenowupsetbecausetheydidnotknowthatthesitewasclosing.OneblogthatisstillgoingstrongiscalledRebecca'sPocket.RebeccaBloodcreatedtheWeb-sitein1999.ShewroteaboutthehistoryofblogsonthesitE.ThatarticleledtoabookcalledTheWeblogHandbook.Ithasbeentranslatedintofourlanguagessofar.Ms.BloodsaysRebecea'sPocketgetsabout30000visitorsamonth.Shewritesaboutanythingandeverything--politicscultureandmovies.SherecentlyprovidedmedicaladvicE.Andshewroteabouthowtopreventpeoplefromstealingmoneyfromon-linebankaccounts.46.Theauthorwrotethispassagemainlyto_________.A.introduceanInternetcomputerWebsitecalledblogB.introduceashortwayofsayingWeblogC.tellreadersaboutblogsD.tellreadershowtowriteblogs47.FromthepassagewecanlearnthatblogscoveralmosteverythingEXCEPT______.A.differentideasB.medicaladviceC.advertisementsD.accountpasswords48.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Politiciansdon'tuseblogsatall.B.A.lotofbloggersnolongerwriteorreadblogs.C.Amongschoolchildrenfewerboysliketouseblogs.D.Peoplehave5languageversionsofTheWeblogHandbooktoreaD.49.DaveWinerclosedhisweblogs.combecause__________.A.morethan100000bloggersstoppedtakingpartintheactivityB.AmericancompaniesusedblogstoadvertisetheirproductsC.peoplestolemoneyfromon-linebankaccountsD.Hecouldn’taffordtheincreasingmoneyneededtoruntheblogs50.ThereasonwhyRebecca'sPocketisstillgoingstrongisthat______.A.itwascreatedbyawomanB.itisaboutthehistoryofblogsC.itprovidesusefulinformationandadviceD.ithaseditionsinatleastfourdifferentlanguages
- 第II卷非选择题共35分第四部分写作共两节满分35分第一节对话填空共10小题共10分阅读下面对话掌握其大意并根据所给首字母的提示在标有题号的右边横线上写出一个英语单词的完整正确形式使对话通顺Olivia:Hiit’syouPansy!Ididn’t76r________you!76_______Pansy:HiOlivia!LongtimenoseE.I’vechangedalothaven’tI?Olivia:YesindeeD.You’reslimmerthanbeforE.Pansy:Really?I’mlosing77w______.77_______Olivia:Buthow?Goingona78d____or?78_______Pansy:ItriedtoeatlessbutfaileD.YouknowI’vegotasweettooth.Chocolatesicecreamsallmy79f________.79______Olivia:So?Pansy:Mydoctor80s_________thatIdomoresports.Yousee80_______asasecretarytothemanagerIalwayssitatthedeskdoingpaperwork.Lackof81e_______ledtomy81_______82g______weightdaybyday.Soatlast82______I83f_______hisadvicE.NowI’mattendingaYoga瑜伽course83_______84r________twiceaweek.AndIoftendojogging慢跑inthe84_______morning.Olivia:Canyou85i_________yourYoga85_______coachtome?I’mquiteinterestedinit.Pansy:SurE.
- .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TheiPadanewe-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
- Wecanachieveknowledgeeitheractivelyorpassively被动地.Weachieveitactivelybydirectexperiencebytestingandprovinganideaorbyreasoning.WeachieveknowledgepassivelybybeingtoldbysomeoneelsE.MostofthelearningthattakesplaceintheclassroomandthekindthathappenswhenwewatchTVorreadnewspapersormagazinesispassivE.Conditionedaswearetopassivelearningit’snotsurprisingthatwedependonitinoureverydaycommunicationwithfriendsandco-workers.Unfortunatelypassivelearninghasaseriousproblem.Itmakesustendtoacceptwhatwearetoldevenwhenitislittlemorethanhearsayandrumor谣言.DidyoueverplaythegameRumor?Itbeginswhenonepersonwritesdownamessagebutdoesn’tshowittoanyonE.Thenthepersonwhispersitwordforwordtoanotherperson.ThatpersoninturnwhispersittostillanotherandsoonthroughallthepeopleplayingthegamE.Thelastpersonwritesdownthemessagewordforwordasheorshehearsit.ThenthetwowrittenstatementsarecompareD.TypicallytheoriginalmessagehaschangeD.That’swhathappensindailylifE.Thesimplefactthatpeoplerepeatastoryintheirownwordschangesthestory.Thentoomostpeoplelistenimperfectly.Andmanyenjoyaddingtheirowncreativetouchtoastorytryingtoimproveonitstamping打上标记itwiththeirownpersonalstylE.Yetthosewhohearitthinktheyknow.Thisprocessisalsofoundamongscholarsandauthors:A.statementofopinionbyonewritermaybere-statedasfactbyanotherwhomayinturnbequotedbyyetanother;andthisprocessmaycontinueunlessitoccurstosomeonetoquestionthefactsonwhichtheoriginalwriterbasedhisopinionortochallengetheinterpretationheplaceduponthosefacts.60.Accordingtothepassagepassivelearningmayoccurin_______.A.doingamedicalexperimentB.visitinganexhibitionC.solvingamathproblemD.doingscientificreasoning61.TheunderlinedworditinParagraph2refersto_____.A.activelearningB.knowledgeC.passivelearningD.communication62.TheauthormentionsthegameRumortoshowthat_____.A.amessagemaybechangedwhenbeingpassedonB.amessageshouldbedeliveredindifferentwaysC.peoplemayhaveproblemswiththeirsenseofhearingD.peopletendnottobelieveinwhattheyknowasrumor63.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Activelearningislessimportant.B.Activelearningoccursmorefrequently.C.PassivelearningmaynotbereliablE.D.Passivelearningisnotfoundamongscholars.
- Whatarethespecifictraitsthatwillassistexecutivestoclimbtheladderofsuccess?Opinionsvarywidely.Givenalmostequalqualificationsandcircumstancessomeclaimthesuccessfactorislargelyamatterofluck―beingintherightplaceattherighttimE.Othersspeakofanalmostcrazydevotiontoworkcombinedwithadegreeofruthlessness.Oneexpertbelievesthatit’sundoubtedlyamatterofhowmucheducationyourmotherhaD.Tomakeitbigexecutivesmustpossessfourbasicskills:Firstdrive动力.Businesssuccesstakesanunusualamountofenergy.A.successfulexecutive―almostbydefinition―isastriver.Hewillgettensewhenheisnotstriving.SecondpeoplesensE.SomesaybeingabletojudgepeopleismoreimportantthanahighIQ.Theskillcanbeinstinctual本能的butinmostcasesitispainstakinglylearneD.Thirdcommunicationsability.DifferentexecutivesmakethemselvesunderstoodindifferentwaysSometransmitideasbestfacetoface;othersaremastersofthetelephonecall;stillothersarepersuasivewriters.Onewayoranothertheyallcommunicateclearly.FourthcalmunderpressurE.Nobusinessmanwillgetveryfarifhechokesup.56.Somepeopleclaimthatbesideshardworkthesuccessalsorequires.A.equalqualificationsB.specifictraitsC.mucheducationD.adegreeofcruelty57.AccordingtothepassageahighIQis.A.instinctualB.painstakinglylearntC.inexistencebynatureD.moretrivialthanpeoplesense58.Thesuccessfulexecutivesmust.A.changeideasfacetofaceB.dependontelephonesC.bepersuasivewritersD.expressthemselvesdistinctly59.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.FourskillsforsuccessfulexecutivesB.Someopinionsaboutthesuccess.C.Specificcharacteristicsforsuccessfulexecutives.D.Qualificationsandcircumstancesforclimbingtheladder.
- NoteveryoneintheworldrequiresthesameamountoflivingspacE.TheamountofspaceapersonneedsaroundhimisaculturaldifferencenotaneconomiconE.KnowingyourownpsychologicalspaceneedsisimportantbecausetheystronglyaffectyourchoicesincludingforexamplethenumberofbedroomsinthehomE.Ifyouwerebroughtupinatwo-childfamilyandbothyouandyoursisterorbrotherhadyourownbedroomsthechancesareifyouhavetwochildrenofmorethatyouwillalsoofferthemseparatebedrooms.InAmericaforinstancepeoplearetrainedtowanttheirownroomswhentheyhavetheirownroomsasbabies.ThisisveryrareintheworlD.Inmanyothercountriesthebabysleepsinthesamebedwithhisparentsorinabednearthem.Thespaceinthehomealsoshowsalotaboutpsychologicalspaceneeds.Somefamiliesgatherclosertoeachotherandthesizeoftheirhousehasnothingtodowithit.OthershaveseparatelittlecornerswherefamilymembersgotobealonE.Althoughitistruethatpsychologicalspaceneedsarenotdecidedbyeconomicreasonstheysometimeshavetobechangedalittlebecauseofeconomicpressures.Itisalmostimpossiblehowevertocompletelychangeyourpsychologicalspaceneeds.57.ThefirstsentenceinParagraph1Noteveryoneintheworldrequiresthesameamountofspacemeans____________.A.LivingspacerequirementsarenotalwaysthesameB.NotwopeopleneedexactlythesameamountoflivingspaceC.NobodyneedsarequiredamountoflivingspaceD.Theworldrequiresthesameamountoflivingspace58.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Americansaretrainedtoliveinlargeroomssincebirth.B.Economicsituationdecidesone’samountofspaceneeds.C.KnowingyourpsychologicalspaceneedsisimportantasitaffectsyourfuturE.D.PeopleinvariouscountriesdemanddifferentpsychologicalspacE.59.Thebesttitleforthepassageis________.A.PsychologicalSpaceB.AmericanWayofLivingC.PsychologicalspaceandEconomicPressureD.SpaceNeedsinDifferentCountries60.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatpsychologicalspaceneedsaremainlydeterminedby________.A.thesizeofhouseB.thenumberoffamilymembersC.culturalcharacteristicsD.thenumberofrooms
- Thereisnodoubtaboutit.Thebestwaytolearnnewwordsistodoitunconsciously.Idon’tmeanwhileyou’reunconscious.Imeanwhileyouareunconsciousofthefactthatitissinkingin.ThatishowIlearntthe30000wordsinmyvocabularybylivinginanEnglish-speakingworldmothertonguE.Ijustpickthemup.ButsomeofthemmaybemisunderstooD.NowtomisunderstanddoesnotmeannottounderstanD.Tomisunderstandistounderstandbutincorrectly.The5%mislearntofallthewordsweknowwillbetheleastfrequentlyusedwordsasthemorefrequentlyusedwordsarelesslikelytobemislearnt.Someofthemisunderstandingsmaylivewithallourliveswithoutknowingthatwegotthemwrong.ManyEnglishteachersthinkthatthisnaturalmethodoflearningwordsinone’sownmothertonguecanbeusedforasecondlanguagelearning.TheyteachtheirstudentshowtoplaytheGuessingGamE.Thereisnotimetolookupinyourdictionariesallthenewwordsyoucomeacrosstheywillsay.Youhavetopractiseguessingwhatthewordmeansfromthecontext.Thismethodofguessinginasecondlanguagelearningdoesnotwork.Itmaysucceedinmanycasesbutresultsinhundredsorthousandsofwrongly-guessedmeaningsofwords.Andwhat’smoretherearemoreseparatemeaningsthantherearewordsthemselves.Ourlearners’dictionariesusuallyhavemanymeanings.A.gooddictionaryiswhatmakesself-learningpossiblE.Don’tguess!Lookitup!59.Itiscertainthatthebestwaytolearnnewwordsis_____________.A.tolearnthembyoneselfB.tolearnbylivinginanEnglish-speakingworldandusingthemfrequentlyC.toguessthemfromthecontextD.togetmoreseparatemeaningsofeachword60.TheunderlinedwordtheminParagraph2refersto_________.A.the30000wordsB.EnglishteachersC.misunderstoodwordsD.frequentlyusedwords61.WhichofthefollowingismostlikelyNOTtrue?A.SomeofthewordsthewriterknowsmusthavebeenmisunderstooD.B.Mostofthe30000wordsthewriterlearnedarefrequentlyusedones.C.Howmanywordsthewritergotwrongarenotknown.D.Allthewordsthewriterknowswerelearnedbyreadingthem.62.Itcanbeinferredthat_________.A.whensomebodyisconsciousheorsheusuallycan’tlearnnewwordsbyheartB.wemustusethewordsasoftenaspossibleinordertomasterthemC.it’sthebestwaytolearnnewwordsthatoneshouldonlyguesstheirmeaningsfromthecontextD.onlydictionariescanhelpuslearnlanguagewell
- It’snineo’clockonaTuesdaynight.Youaretryingtofinishyourmathsassignment.Youhaveonlytwoproblemslefttogo.Almostdone!YouarelookingforwardtoanicesnackandyourfavoriteTVshow.Youreadthenextproblemandgroan.Youdonthaveacluehowtodoit.Youmaycheckyournotesfromclass.Oryoumaytryreadingyourtext-book.Buttheproblemmightaswellbewritteninaforeignlanguage.Doesthissoundfamiliar?Mostpeoplewhohavetakenanykindofmathsclasshavehadthisexperience.Whatdoyoudowhenyougetstuck?Perhapsyoucallafriend.Oryouaskafamilymemberforhelp.Butwhatifit’slateatnight?Yearsagotherewereveryfewwaystogethelpifyouwerestuckonamathsproblem.Mathsisdifferentfromotherschoolsubjects.Youoftencannotfindwhattodoinabook.Adictionaryorevenanencyclopedia百科全书probablywon’thelpyou.Youneedsomeonetoshowyouthesteps.Learningmostkindsofmathsissomethinglikelearningtoplayamusicalinstrument.Youneedacoachtoshowyouwhattodo.Inmanyareastherearehomeworktelephonelines.Thesehotlineshavevolunteers.Theycanhelpyoudohomeworkinallsubjects.Amathsvolunteercanexplainthestepsinamathsproblemthathasyoustumped・TodayyoucanalsogethelpontheInternet.ThereareseveralhomeworkhelpprogramsandWebpages.Insomeyouleaveyourquestiononamessageboard.Oryouwriteitinane-mailnote.Inothermaths-helpprogramstherearelivevolunteerteachers.Youcanwaitforarealmathsteachertohelpyoudotheproblem.56.Thispassageismostlyconcernedwith_.A.whymathsisdifficulttodoB.waysofgettinghelpwithmathshomeworkC.usingreferencebookstodomathshomeworkD.usingacomputertodomaths57.Inthefirstparagraphthewriterasksyouto_.A.solveamathsproblemB.recallhowyouonceaskedsomeonetohelpyouwithmathsC.useacomputertogethelpinmathshomeworkD.imagineyourselfdoingmathshomework58.Thepassagesuggeststhatpeoplewhoneedmathshomeworkhelpshould_.A.nottakeanymoremathsclassesB.tryahomeworkhelpprogramontheInternetC.watchsometelevisionD.writeane-mailnotetoafriend59.Thewritercompareslearningmathsto_.A.learningtoplayamusicalinstrumentB.usingacomputerC.finishingahomeworkassignmentD.callingafriendtogethelponhomework
- Thisyearsometwenty-threehundredteenagersyoungpeopleagedfrom13―19fromallovertheworldwillspendabouttenmonthsinU.S.homes.TheywillattendU.S.schoolsmeetU.S.teenagersandformimpressionsoftherealAmerica.AtthesametimeaboutthirteenhundredAmericanteenagerswillgotoothercountriestolearnnewlanguagesandgainanewunderstandingoftherestoftheworlD.Hereisatwo-waystudentexchangeinaction.FrednineteenspentlastyearinGermanywithGeorge’sfamily.InturnGeorge’ssonMikespentayearinFred’shomeinAmerica.FredalivelyyoungmanknewlittleGermanwhenhearrivedbutaftertwomonths’studythelanguagebegantocometohim.Theschoolwascompletelydifferentfromwhathehadexpected-muchharder.Studentsroserespectfullywhentheteacherenteredtheroom.TheytookfourteensubjectsinsteadofthesixthatareusualintheUnitedStates.Therewerealmostnooutsideactivities.Familylifetoowasdifferent.Thefather’swordwaslawandallactivitieswerearoundthefamilyratherthantheindividual.Fredfoundthefoodtoosimpleatfirst.Alsohemissedhavingacar.BackhomeyoupickupsomefriendsinacarandgooutandhaveagoodtimE.InGermanyyouwalkbutyousoonlearntolikeit.AtthesametimeinAmericaMikeafriendlyGermanboywasalsoforminghisideA.IsupposeIshouldcriticizeAmericanschoolshesays.Itisfartooeasybyourlevel.ButIhavetosaythatIlikeitverymuch.InGermanywedonothingbutstudy.Herewetakepartinmanyoutsideactivities.Ithinkthatmaybeyourschoolsarebetterintrainingforcitizens.Thereoughttobesomemiddlegroundbetweenthetwo.54.ThisyearteenagerswilltakepartintheexchangeprogrammebetweenAmericaandothercountries.A.twentythreehundredB.thirteenhundredC.overthreethousandD.lessthantwothousand55.Thewholeexchangeprogrammeismainlyto.A.helpteenagersinothercountriesknowtherealAmericaB.sendstudentsinAmericatotravelinGermanyC.letstudentslearnsomethingaboutothercountriesD.haveteenagerslearnnewlanguages56.WhatisparticularinAmericaschoolsisthat.A.thereissomemiddlegroundbetweenthetwoteachingbuildings.B.therearealotofoutsideactivitiesC.studentsusuallytakefourteensubjectsinallD.studentsgooutsidetoenjoythemselvesinacar57.AfterexperiencingtheAmericanschoollifeMikethought.A.abettereducationshouldincludesomethinggoodfrombothAmericanandGermanyB.GermanschoolstrainedstudentstobebettercitizensC.AmericanschoolswerenotasgoodasGermanschoolsD.theeasylifeintheAmericanschoolwasmorehelpfultostudents
- 根据对话内容从对话的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项并填写在试卷答题卡上选项中有两项为多余选项B.Burleytheboss;J:JeremyB.Goodmorning.J.GoodmorningMrBurley.B.PleasebeseateD.61J.YesIhavE.IworkedfortheB&JBusinessFormsCompany.B.62J.Iquiteenjoyeditbutofficewastoobigandsometimesnoisy.IwanttoworkinasmallerandquieterofficE.B.63Ithinkmyofficeisveryquietandmodern.Ihopeyoudon’tstayawayfromworktoomuch.J.64B.That’sverygoodindeeD.65Oneoftheyoungmeninmyofficeisalwaysabsent.Right!I’lltakeyouon.A.Ineedayoungmanlikeyou.B.Howlonghaveyouworkedinanofficebefore?C.ThatsoundsverygooD.D.HaveyoueverworkedinanofficebeforE.E.InmylastjobIwasonlyawayforonedayintwoyears.F.I’dliketofollowyouradvicE.G.Anddidyouenjoyit?
- Manythings―geneticsenvironmentthefoodyoueatillnesssleepeventheseasons―influenceyouremotionalstatE.Butattheheartofitishowyouregardyourself.Ifyouhaveahealthylevelofself-esteemyounotonlycopewithlife’schallengesbetterthanpeoplewithlowself-esteembutyou’reprobablymorecontentconfidentandsuccessful.You’reprobablyalsohealthier.Studiesshowthatpositiveself-esteemactuallyhelpsinoculate为做预防peopleagainstdepressionandanxietyconditionsthatmaypresentincreasedriskofeverythingfromcoldstoheartdiseases.Mostpeople’sgoodsenseofworthisrootedintheirchildhood―intheearlyapproval认可oftheirparentsteachersandfriends.Butaswegetoldermostofusjudgeourselvesbyoursenseofhoweffectivelywe’remanagingintheworldespeciallyintheareasofloveandwork.Ourabilitytoloveandtobelovedcangiveusasenseofpurposeanddeepfulfillment.Wecanalsofindsatisfactionandprideinwork-relatedaccomplishmentsandthepeoplewemeetandworkwithcanreinforceoursenseofselfandourroleinlifE.Oncemidlifecomesalonghoweverourself-esteemcantakeaturninresponsetochangesinourlives.Marital婚姻的relationshipmaychangechildrenmayleavehomeandwemaybegintoscalebackourworkasweapproachretirement.Ofcoursetheviewinthemirrormaynotbewhatitusedtobeeither.Ifyoufindyourself-esteemerodingabittrytobuilditupagain.Asthesayinggoesit’sbettertotrysomethingandfailthantobesuccessfulatnottryinganything.Focusongoalsthatarelinkedtoactivitiesyou’rereallyinterestedinsoyou’llenjoyasenseofpurposeandgainpleasurefromthepursuit追求whetherornotyouachieveyourgoalinfull.52.AccordingtothepassageallofthefollowingfactorsmayaffectouremotionEXCEPT______.A.ourself-esteemB.ourphysicalconditionsC.ourdreamsD.oursurroundings53.Ifachildisoftenscoldedwhenhegrowsuphemay______accordingtothepassagE.A.becomeasuccessfulpersonB.haveenoughconfidenceC.getsomediseaseseasilyD.havealowsenseofworth54.Accordingtothesecondparagraphwecanknowthat______.A.ourchildhoodalwayshasabadeffectonourself-esteemB.ourself-esteemwillnotchangethroughoutourlifeC.successfulexperiencesmayenhanceone’sself-worthD.self-confidenceisthemostvaluabletreasureinone’slife55.Theauthorwrotethearticleto______A.criticizesomescientists’newideasB.suggestdevelopinghealthyself-esteemC.advisestrugglingforgreatideas.D.recommendwaystoavoiddiseases
- Americaisamobilesociety.FriendshipsbetweenAmericanscanbecloseandrealyetdisappearsoonifsituationschangE.Neithersidefeelshurtbythis.BothmayexchangeChristmasgreetingsforayearortwoperhapsafewlettersforawhile—thennomorE.Ifthesametwopeoplemeetagainbychanceevenyearslatertheypickupthefriendship.ThiscanbequitedifficultforusChinesetounderstandbecausefriendshipsbetweenusflowermoreslowlybutthenmaybecomelifelongfeelingsextendingsometimesdeeplyintobothfamilies.AmericansarereadytoreceiveusforeignersattheirhomessharetheirholidaysandtheirhomelifE.Theywillenjoywelcomingusandbepleasedifweaccepttheirhospitalityeasily.AnotherdifficultpointforusChinesetounderstandAmericansisthatalthoughtheyincludeuswarmlyintheirpersonaleverydaylivestheydon’tshowtheirpolitenesstousifitrequiresagreatdealoftimE.ThisisusuallytheoppositeofthepracticeinourcountrywherewemaybegenerouswithourtimE.SometimesweashostswillappearatairportseveninthemiddleofthenighttomeetafrienD.Wemaytakedaysofftoactasguidestoourforeignfriends.TheAmericanshoweverexpresstheirwelcomeusuallyathomesbuttrulycannotmanagethetimetodoagreatdealwithavisitoroutsidetheirdailyroutinE.Theywillprobablyexpectustogetourselvesfromtheairporttoourownhotelbybus.AndtheyexpectthatwewillphonethemfromtherE.Oncewearriveattheirhomesthewelcomewillbefullwarmandreal.Wewillfindourselvestreatedhospitably.FortheAmericansitisoftenconsideredmorefriendlytoinviteafriendtotheirhomesthantogotorestaurantsexceptforpurelybusinessmatters.Soaccepttheirhospitalityathome!60.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?_________A.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallyextenddeeplyintotheirfamilies.B.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallylastforalltheirlives.C.Americansalwaysshowtheirwarmtheveniftheyareverybusy.D.Americanswillcontinuetheirfriendshipsagainevenafteralongbreak.61.FromthelasttwoparagraphswecanlearnthatwhenwearriveinAmericatovisitanAmericanfriendwewillprobablybe______.A.warmlywelcomedattheairportB.offeredaridetohishomeC.treatedhospitablyathishomeD.treatedtodinnerinarestaurant62.TheunderlinedwordsgenerouswithourtimeinParagraph3probablymean______.A.strictwithtimeB.seriouswithtimeC.carefulwithtimeD.willingtospendtime63.A.suitabletitleforthispassagewouldprobablybe______.A.FriendshipsbetweenChineseB.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansC.Americans’hospitalityD.Americans’andChinese’sviewsoffriendships
- WASHINGTONAP—A.chemicalhascausedaglobalfoodsafetyscarE.IntheU.S.WhiteRabbitcandiesfromChinawererecalled召回aftermelamine三聚氰胺wasfoundinCaliforniaandConnecticut.MelaminelevelsinimportedChinesecandiesrecalledinCaliforniawereashighas520partspermillionabout200timesgreaterthanthelevelsetonFridaybytheFDATheFoodandDrugAdministrationforacceptablerisk.AndFridayaNewJerseycompanyannounceditwasrecallingayogurt-typedrinkfromChinaBlueCatFlavorDrinkafterFDAtestingfoundmelaminE.NoillnesseshavebeenreportedintheU.S.butexpertsarecheckingforanyincreaseinreportsofheathproblems.TheFDAsaysbabyformula配方soldhereissafebecauseproducersdonotuseanymaterialsfromChinA.Butofficialsexpectmoremelaminerecallsastheycontinuetotestproductsinethnic少数民族markets.HowevertinyamountsofmelaminearenotharmfulinmostfoodsexceptbabyformulasaidU.S.governmentexpertsFriday.TheFDAsaidFridayitssafetyexpertshadconcludedthateatingaminusculeamountofmelamine—2.5partspermillion—wouldnotraisehealthproblemsevenifapersonatefoodeverydaythatwasinfectedwiththechemical.Itwouldbelikeifyouhadamilliongrainsofsandandtheywereallwhiteandyouhadtwoorthreethatwereblackthat'skindofthelevelsaidStephenSundlofdirectoroftheFDA’sfoodsafetyprogram.TheFDAguidelineismeanttohelpfederalandstateinvestigators调查员checkforinfectedfoodsfromChinaatports港口ofentryandinAsiancommunityshopsaroundthecountry.WearetryingtorecognizeproductsthathavelevelswearereallyconcernedworriedaboutratherthantryingtofindthelastmoleculesaidSundlof.67.TheunderlinedwordminusculeinParagraph6means__________.A.verysmallB.acceptableC.worriedD.large68.AccordingtoFDApeopleinAmericaneedn’tbeworriedif_________.A.foodisinfectedwithmelaminebelowalevelof2.5partspermillionB.babyformulacontainsnomelamineC.theybuycandiesforbabiesproducedlocallyD.foodsimportedfromChinaarerecalled69.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_________.A.Americawon’timportfoodsfromChinaanymoreB.AmericaisstillimportingfoodsfromChinaC.manufacturesdonotuseanyingredientsfromChinaforbabyformulaD.allfoodsimportedfromChinacontainmelamine70.Thepassageisprobablyfoundin_________sectionontheInternet.A.NewsReportsB.InternationalTradeC.ScienceandLifeD.FoodandHealth
- Liverpoolmyhometownisauniquecity.Itissouniquethatin2004itbecameaWorldHeritage遗产SitE.IrecentlyreturnedtomyhomecityandmyfirststopwasatamuseumontheRiverMersey.Blanketedinmist薄雾Victorianarchitecturerosefromthebanksoftheriverrespondedtothesoundsofsea-birdsandappearedunbelievablycharming.WhenIheadedtowardthecentreIfoundmyselfsurroundedbybuildingsthatmirrorthebestpalacesofEuropE.ItisnothardtoimaginewhyonfirstseeingthecitymostvisitorswouldbeoverpoweredbythebeautyofthenoblebuildingswhicharesolidsignsofLiverpool’shistory.AsifstressitsculturalroleLiverpoolhasmoremuseumsandgalleries美术馆thanmostcitiesinBritain.AtWalkerArtGalleryIwastoldthatithasbestcollectionsofVictorianpaintingsintheworldandisthehomeofmodernartinthenorthofEngland.Howevercultureismorethangalleries.Liverpooloffersmanymusicevents.AsBritain’sNo.1musiccityithasthebiggestcitymusicfestivalinEuropeanditsmusiciansarefamousallovertheworlD.Liverpoolisalsowell-knownforitsfootballandothersportsevents.EveryyeartheMerseyRiverFestivalattractsthousandsofvisitorsmaddingthecityaplaceofwonder.AsyouwouldexpectfromsuchacitytherearerestaurantsservingfoodfromaroundtheworlD.WhenmytripwasabouttocompleteIchosetorestmylegsinLiverpool’sfamousPhilharmonicpub酒馆.Itisamonumenttoperfectionandaheritageattractionitself.BeingaWorldHeritageSitemyhomecityiscertainlyaplaceofoutstandinguniversalvalue.ItisatreasurehousewithplentyofsecretsfortheworldtoexplorE.68.Visitorswhoseethecityforthefirsttimewouldbedeeplyimpressedby________A.itscharmingbanksB.itsfamousmuseumsC.itswonderfulpalacesD.itsattractivebuildings69.Thethirdparagraphisdevelopedmainlyby______A.providingdifferentexamplesB.followingtheorderofspaceC.makingcomparisonsD.analyzingcauses70.TheauthorusesthePhilharmonicpubtoprovethat_______A.Liverpoolisawell-knowncityforitsrestaurantsB.LiverpoolisanimpressiveplacefullofattractionC.apubisawonderfulplaceforvisitorstorelaxthemselvesD.apubisaperfectchoiceforvisitorstocompletetheirjourney71.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.TheuniversalvalueoftheworldheritageinLiverpoolB.TheexcitingexperienceoftheauthorinLiverpoolC.ThespecialculturalatmosphereofLiverpoolD.ThebeautifulhistoricsitesofLiverpool
- Beliefsformabigpartofourlives.SuccessfulpeoplehavealwaysbelievedthattheycanbeandwillbesuccessfulintheirlivessuchasMichaelPhelps.ManyofushaveseenMichaelPhelpswin8goldmedalsinasingleOlympicGames.Thathascreatedahistoryforhimself.ManypeoplehaveadmiredhissuccessandthefirstreactionintheirmindwillbeWowhowIwishIcouldbelikehim!Haveyoueverwonderedwhatbroughthimsuccess?InfactanyonecanachievewhattheyhavewantedtoachievE.Itisaboutbeliefs.Everyoneisabornwinner.ItisthisbeliefthatdrivesanindividualtobesuccessfulinhisorherownfielD.Allsuccessfulindividualshavestrongbeliefsanditisoneofthebasesfortheirsuccess.IfwestarttobelieveinourselvesthethingsthatwecanachievewilldefinitelygiveusapleasantsurprisE.Otherthanhavingastrongbeliefitistheattitudethatdrivestheindividualtocreatetheirownhistory.Thedevotiontowardsthemselvesandthedrivemustalsobepresent.ImaginehavingastrongbeliefinoneselfandhavingapoorattitudetowardslifE.Thenhowwouldthatindividualturnouttobe?One’sattitudecomprisesthedrivethedevotionandthedesiretoachievehisgoals.Ifonehasstrongbeliefsaboutthegoalsthathecanachieveandhedisplaysgoodattitudestowardsthemitwouldbenosurprisetoanyonethathewillbeabletoachievehisgoals.Startbelievinginyourselfandyouwillachieveyourgoalsandwiththerightpositiveattitudeyouwilldefinitelybeabletocreatethemiraclethatyouhavealwaysdreamtof.60.WhichofthefollowingisthebestsummaryofParagraph2?A.Wherethereisawillthereisaway.GoodbegunishalfdonE.Nopainsnogains.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.61.TheunderlinedwordcomprisesinParagraph3mostprobablymeans_______?A.serveasB.belongstoC.consistsofD.standsfor62.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.attitudescanbelearnedfromone’sparentsB.onlystrongbeliefscan’tensureyouapromisingfutureC.copyingother’sbehaviorsisagoodwaytosucceedD.attitudescanonlybelearnedthroughone’ssuccess63.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.DifferencesBetweenBeliefsandAttitudesB.TheNatureofBeliefsandPositiveAttitudesC.RelationshipBetweenBeliefsandAttitudesD.ThePowerofBeliefsandPositiveAttitudes
- .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Doctorssayangercanbeanextremelydamagingemotionunlessyoulearnhowtodealwithit.Theywarnthatangercanleadtoheartdiseasestomachproblemsheadachesemotionalproblemsandpossiblycancer.___71___Somepeopleexpressangeropenlyinacalmreasonableway.Othersburstwithangerandscreamandyell.ButotherpeoplekeeptheirangerinsidE.Theycannotorwillnotexpressit.Thisiscalledrepressinganger.Foryearsmanydoctorsthoughtthatrepressingangerwasmoredangeroustoaperson’shealththanexpressingit.Theysaidthatwhenapersonisangrythebrainreleasesthesamehormones荷尔蒙.TheyspeedtheheartrateraisebloodpressureorsugarintothebloodetC.___72___Somedoctorssaythatbothrepressingandexpressingangercanbedangerous.TheybelievethatthosewhoexpressangerviolentlymaybemorelikelytodevelopheartdiseaseandtheybelievethatthosewhokeepangerinsidemayfaceagreaterdangerofhighbloodpressurE.___73___Theysaythefirststepistoadmitthatyouareangryandtorecognizetherealcauseoftheangerandthendecideifthecauseisseriousenoughtogetangryabout.Ifitistheysay___74___Waituntilyourangerhascooleddownandyouareabletoexpressyourselfcalmlyandreasonably.Doctorssaythatagoodwaytodealwithangeristofindhumorinthesituationthathasmadeyouangry.___75___A.Ingeneralthepersonfeelsexcitedandreadytoact.B.Theysaidthatlaughterismuchhealthierthananger.C.Expressingangerviolentlyismoreharmfulthanrepressingit.D.Angermaycauseyouacancer.E.Donotexpressyourangerwhileangry.F.AngerisanormalemotionthatweallfeelfromtimetotimE.G.Doctorssaythesolutionislearninghowtodealwithanger.
- TragedyattheCircusInyesterday’scircus马戏团showatigersuddenlyattackeditstrainerandhadtobeshotdeaD.Asthecircuspackedupandleftcircusofficialssaidtheshowwouldgoonevenwithouttigers.Howevertheofficialscan’tsimplyturnablindeyetotheethicalproblemsleftbehinD.Evenbeforethistragedy悲剧animalrightsactivistsprotestedagainstkeepingwildanimalsinunnaturalconditionsandforcingthemtosufferfortheprofit利润ofcircusorganizers.Itisnowtimeforustotakeeffectivestepstomakesurethatcircusanimalsaretreatedproperly.*****************************************************CircusSafeforAnimalsOurcircusrecentlysufferedamosttragiceventinitshistory.WhilewearethankfulforthepityfromthepublicwealsoastonishedbytheopinionexpressedinTragedyattheCircus.FirstourperforminganimalsarenottakenfromthewilD.Astotheethicalproblems.wealwaysbelievehumansandanimalscan―andshould―livetogethernicely.Toustheperforminganimalsarerepresentativesoftheirspecies物种andourcircusisoneoftheonlyplacesleftwillingtosupportthisspecialroleofperforminganimalsintheexistenceofthespecies.Thosewhoarguethatcircuslifeisharmfultoanimalsshowlittleknowledgeofthesefacts.LifeinthewildisunsafebutacontinuousstruggleforexistencE.Tooverlooktheserealitiesisthegreatestfaultagainsttheanimalkingdom.ThiscircushasproventhatanimalsarestrongerandsmarterthanwecouldimaginE.Withinthecircusisajoyfulatmosphereforbothanimalsandhumans:peopleareeducatedandspeciessaveD.67.Whatisthemainpurposeofthefirstpassage?A.Toshowpityfortheperforminganimals.B.Toexpressworriesaboutanimaltrainers’safety.C.Todealwiththedifficultsituationsofthecircus.D.Tocallforactiontoprotectcircusanimals.68.Whatwillthecircusmostprobablydo?A.Takenonoticeofthetragedy.B.Continueitsperformances.C.Usefewerwildanimals.D.Limititsprofit.69.Whatdoesthecircusthinkofitsperforminganimals?A.Theyareascleverashumanbeings.B.TheystrugglecontinuouslywithhumanbeingsforexistencE.C.Theyarehelpfulinsavingtheirspecies.D.Theyhaveequallynaturallivingconditionsaswildanimals.70.Whatisthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwopassages?A.Apublicrequestandanewspaperreport.B.Anewspaperarticleandareplytoit.C.TwopartsofanewspaperarticlE.D.Twonewspaperreports.
- AlongtimeagoMiltonS.HersheythecreatorofthepopularchocolatebarswasdippedinwarmchocolatE.Iknowallaboutit.Mygrandfatherwasthere!AtnineteenHersheyestablishedacandybusinessinPhiladelphia.AlthoughitfailedhetriedagaininseveralothercitiesandsucceededwithCrystalA.Caramels.ButHersheywasnotcontent.Hebeganexperimentingwithchocolateandmanagedtosellhisfirstchocolatebarsin1900.Theywereaninstantsuccess.In1903Hersheybuiltafactory.HersheywasusuallypleasantandkindandenjoyedagoodjokE.Howeverinhischocolatefactoryheheldhighstandardsforalltheworkers.HewasbothrespectedandfeareD.Hisangerwouldburstoutwhenthingsdidn'tgoashe'dexpectedandworkerswerefiredformistakes.Mygrandfatherbeganworkinginthefactoryasayoungman.Hisjobwastopushthevats大桶ofwarmchocolatetoastorageareA.Todothishehadtopushtheheavyvatsuparamp斜坡andacrossthewalkway.OnedayHersheywaswalkingbackwardonthewalkwaywhilemygrandfatherwaspushingavatofchocolateuptheramp.Bump.Clunk.Ker-plop!Hersheyfellbackwardintothevat.Everyoneelseheldtheirbreathandranuptopullhimout.Grandfatherfrozeinfear.Washegoingtolosethejob?Hersheystoodstifflywithhandsonhiships.ColorroseinhisfacE.HesaidsomethinginalowvoicE.ThenhesmileD.It'snotyourfaultsonhesaiD.IneedtowatchwhereI’mgoing.Heputsomechocolateinhismouth.Mmmthat’sgoodhesaiD.EveryonelaugheD.ThetourcontinuedwithHersheydrippingchocolateashewent.AndGrandfatherkepthisjoB.73WhatdidGrandfatherdoinHershey'sfactory?回答词数不超过12个――――――――――――――――――――――――――74Whydidn’tHersheyfireGrandfather?回答词数不超过10个――――――――――――――――――――――――――75WhatdoestheincidentshowusaboutHershey?回答词数不超过15个――――――――――――――――――――――――――
- AtahospitalinIllinoisdoctorsandpatientsdressupasclowns小丑andputonlittleplaystomakeeachotherlaugh.AhospitalinNewYorkputsfunnybooksinitslibraryforpatients.Canlaughtermakesickpeoplefeelbetter?Yessayscientists.Laughterisnolaughingmatter.Scientiststhinklaughtercanhelpsickpeoplefeellesspainandgetbettermorequickly.Thisnewideaisbeingtaughttostudentsinmedicalschool.Doctorshaveknownforalongtimethatstressandlonelinesslackoffriendsandfamilycanharmsickpeople.Nowtheyarelearningthatlaughtercanhelpputpeopleontheroadtorecovery.Scientistshavediscoveredthatlaughtergivesthebodyahealthyformofexercise.Alsolaughtersetsfreeachemicalinthebodythatspeedshealing.Somedoctorsareusingthisnewresearchtomaketheirpatientsfeellikehavingamilliondollars.AtaCaliforniahospitalpeoplewhohavecancertelleachotherfunnystoriesandperformwithafamousactorwhohashadcancersurgery手术.LaughtercanbegoodmedicinE.56.Somehospitalsaretryingtomakepatientslaughbecause________.A.itmakespatientsfeelbetterB.patientswillbesatisfiedwiththemC.patientswillbeyoungerD.itcancurealltheillnesses57.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?A.Laughterdoesnotmeanlaughing.B.Laughterisnotamatteratall.C.Laughterismorethanasimplelaughing.D.Laughterisn’tfunny.58.Accordingtothepassagepeoplewhoareillinhospitalshould________.A.readstorieswithanunexpectedendingB.readmedicalnewspapereverydayC.watchfunnyTVprogramsD.asktheirfriendsorrelativestostaywiththem59.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A.stayingquietlyathomewillbegoodtoyourhealthB.somescientistscanhelppatientsbecomeveryrichC.doctorsinIllinoishospitalsmustbegoodatactingD.laughterwillmakethebodyproduceahelpfulchemical
- Weareallinterestedinequalitybutwhilesomepeopletrytoprotecttheschoolandexaminationsysteminthenameofequalityothersstillinthenameofequalitywantonlytodestroyit.Anysocietywhichisinterestedinequalityofopportunityandstandardsofachievementmustregularlytestitspupils.Thestandardsmaybechanged―noexaminationisperfect―buttohavenotestsorexaminationswouldmeantheendofequalityandofstandards.Therearegroupsofpeoplewhoopposethisviewandwhodonotbelieveeitherinexaminationsorinanycontrolsinschooloronteachers.Thiswouldmeanthateverythingwoulddependonlucksinceeverypupilwoulddependontheefficiencythevaluesandthepurposeofeachteacher.Withoutexaminationsemployerswilllookforemployeesfromthehighlyrespectedschoolsandfromfamiliesknowntothem―aformoffavouritismwillreplaceequality.Atthemomentthebrightchildfromanill―respectedschoolcanshowcertificatestoproveheorsheissuitableforajobwhilethelackofcertificateindicatestheunsuitabilityofadullchildattendingawell―respectedschool.Thisdefenseofexcellenceandopportunitywoulddisappearifexaminationsweretakenawayandthebrightchildfromapoorfamilywouldbeaprisonerofhisorherschool’sreputationunabletocompeteforemploymentwiththechildfromthefavouredschool.Theopponentsoftheexaminationsystemsuggestthatexaminationsareanevilforcebecausetheyshowdifferencesbetweenpupils.Accordingtothesepeopletheremustbenospecialdifferentacademicclass.Theyhaveevensuggestedthatthereshouldbenoformofdifferenceinsportoranyotherarea:alljobsorpostsshouldbefilledbyunsystematicselection.Theselectionwouldbemadebypeoplewhothemselvesareprobablyselectedbysomecomputer.52.Thewordfavouritisminparagraph3isusedtodescribethephenomenonthat________.A.brightchildrenalsoneedcertificatestogetsatisfyingjobs.B.childrenfromwell―respectedschoolstendtohavegoodjobsC.poorchildrenwithcertificatesarefavouredinjobmarketsD.childrenattendingordinaryschoolsachievegreatsuccess53.Whatwouldhappenifexaminationsweretakenawayaccordingtotheauthor?A.Schoolsforbrightchildrenwouldlosetheirreputation.B.TherewouldbemoreopportunitiesandexcellencE.C.Childrenfrompoorfamilieswouldbeabletochangetheirschools.D.Children’sjobopportunitywouldbeaffectedbytheirschoolreputation.54.Theopponentsoftheexaminationsystemwillagreethat_________.A.jobsshouldnotbeassignedbysystematicselectionB.computersshouldbeselectedtotakeovermanyjobsC.specialclassesarenecessarytokeeptheschoolstandardsD.schoolswithacademicsubjectsshouldbedoneawaywith55.Thepassagemainlyfocuseson___________.A.schoolsandcertificatesB.examinationandequalityC.opportunityandemploymentD.standardsandreputation
- Asweknowitisveryimportantthatafirmshouldpayattentiontothetrainingofitsstaffasthereexistmanyweakpointsinitsvariousdepartments.StafftrainingmusthaveapurposewhichIdefined解释whenafirmconsidersitstrainingneedswhichareinturnbasedonjobdescriptionsandjobspecifications.Ajobdescriptionshouldgivedetailsoftheperformancethatisrequiredforaparticularjobandajobspecificationshouldgiveinformationaboutthebehaviourknowledgeandskillsthatareexpectedofanemployeewhoworksinit.Whenallofthishasbeencollecteditispossibletomakeatrainingspecification.ThisspecifiesthatthetrainingdepartmentmustteachforthesuccessfulperformanceofthejobandalsothebestmethodstouseinthetrainingperioD.Therearemanydifferenttrainingmethodsandthereareadvantagesanddisadvantagesofallofthem.Successfultrainingperformancesdependonanunderstandingofthedifferencebetweenlearningaboutskillsandtraininginusingthem.Itisfrequentlysaidthatlearningaboutskillstakesplaceoffthejobinclassroombuttraininginusingtheseskillstakesplaceonthejobbymeansofsuchactivitiesaspracticeintheworkshop.It’salwaysdifficulttoevaluatethecostsofatrainingprogrammE.Thesuccessofsuchaprogrammedependsnotonlyonthemethodsusedbutalsoonthequalityofthestaffwhodothetraining.Theevaluationofmanagementtrainingismuchmorecomplexthanthat.59.Tobesuccessfulinourtrainingprogrammewemustunderstandthedifferencebetween.A.ajobdescriptionandajobspecificationB.whatistaughtandhowitistaughtC.thecostsandthequalityoftheprogrammeD.thetrainingcontentsandtraininginusing60.AccordingtopassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Asthereexistweakpointsindifferentdepartmentsofafirmthetrainingofitsstaffishighlynecessary.B.Atrainingspecificationisbasedontheinformationcollectedfromajobdescriptionandajobspecification.C.TraininginusingskillsandlearningaboutskillsusuallydonothappenatthesametimE.D.It’seasiertoevaluatemanagementtrainingthantoevaluatethetrainingofworkersandtechnicians.61.Thebesttitleforthepassagemightbe.A.StafftraininganditsevaluationB.AsuccessfultrainingprogrammeC.HowtodescribeandspecifyajobD.Theimportanceoftrainingthestaff62.Fromthepassageweknowthesuccessofatrainingprogrammeliesin.A.thetrainingmethodsandthequalityofthetrainingstaffB.theperformanceofthetraineesintheprogrammeC.theplaceswherethetrainingprogrammestakeplaceD.thewaytoevaluatethetrainingprogramme
- AttendingtheSpaceCamporganizedbyNASAatHuntsvilleAlabamaiseverykid'sdream.Itgivesthemthereallifeexperienceofwhatitisliketobeanastronaut.Itenrichestheirlifewiththemostmeaningfulandinterestingexperiences.Mostoftheseone-weekprogramsarecombinedwithothercommunityprograms.AsexpectedthereisanagelimitattheSpaceCampinAlabamawiththefullcampprogrambeingofferedonlytokidsoftwelveandabovE.ManyoftheactivitiesorganizedatthecamparelikelytobedifficultforyoungerkidsandkidsneedtobeoldenoughtostayfortheweekawayfromhomE.Howeversomespecialprogramsareofferedatthecenterevenforyoungerkids.TheprogramsandactivitiesatSpaceCamparetoawakencreativity.Thereareexercisesinclassesanddiscussionsaboutthehistoryofthespaceprogram.TheseclassesincludetheRussianspaceprogramaswellastheUnitedStatesprogram.TripstothemuseumarealsoprovidedforaneducationalexperiencE.AllthosewhoattendtheSpaceCampgothroughasortoftraining.Theywearspacesuitstogetthefeelingofbeinganastronaut.Theyaretakenintosimulators模拟器tolearnhowtoflyspacecraftsliketheshuttlE.Andtheyexperiencethefeelingofweightlessnessinthezerogravitysimulations.What'smoretheyevenhaveequipmentdesignedtogivethemtheexperienceofwalkingonthemoon.SpaceCampisaneffectiveandfunwaytobringaninterestinspaceandsciencE.KidswillgothroughapracticalprograminalearningatmospherethattransportsthemfarawayfromtheirlocationinHuntsville.Alabama.66.ThekidsdreamofgoingtotheSpaceCampinordertoA.learnmoreknowledgeabouthistoryB.haveanexperienceofanastronautC.liveameaningfulandinterestinglifeD.learnhowtotakecareofthemselves67.Kidsundertwelvecan'tgototheSpaceCampbecauseA.manyoftheactivitiesareverydangerousB.theirparentsdon’tallowthemtogoC.therearen'tanyspecialprogramsatthecenterD.theyareunlikelytolookafterthemselveswell68.TheclassesfindactivitiesatSpaceCampcanmakekidsA.strongB.braveC.creativeD.clever69.AccordingtothefourthparagraphkidswhoattendtheSpaceCampwill.A.haveanexperienceofdesigningspacecraftsB.haveachancetoflyallkindsofplanesC.learnmoreaboutweightlessnessthroughtheirexperienceD.wearwhattheylikebestinsimulators70.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.BeingAnAstronautEveryKid'sDream.B.SpecialTrainingforSpaceCamp.C.AttendingSpaceCampinHuntsvilleAlabama.D.SpecialProgramsforYoungsters
- MostBritishtelephonecardsarejustplaingreenbutcardcollectingisbecomingapopularhobbyinBritainandcollectorsevenhavetheirownmagazineInternationalTelephoneCards.Onereasonfortheirinterestisthatcardsfromaroundtheworldcomeinawidevarietyofdifferentandoftenveryattractivedesigns.Thereare100000differentcardsinJapanaloneandthereyoucanputyourowndesignontoablankcardsimplybyusingaphotographorabusinesscarD.Thefirsttelephonecardsproducedin1976wereItalian.FiveyearslaterthefirstBritishcardappearedanD.nowyoucanbuycardsinmorethanahundredcountries.PeopleusuallystartcollectingcardsbecausetheyareattractivesmallandlightandtheydonotneedmuchspacE.Itisalsoacheaphobbyforbeginnersalthoughforsomepeopleitbecomesaseriousbusiness.InParisforexamplethereisamarketwhereyoucanbuyonlytelephonecardsandsomeFrenchcardscostupto4000pounds.ThefirstJapanesecardhasavalueofabout28000pounds.MostpeopleonlyseecardswithpricesliketheseintheircollectorsmagazinE.68.Thetextismainlyabout________.A.thehistoryofphonecardsB.phonecardcollectingasahobbyC.reasonforphonecardcollectingD.thegreatvarietyofphonecards69.WhendidpeopleinBritainbegintousephonecards?A.In1971.B.In1975.C.In1976.D.In1981.70.Themainmasonformostpeopletocollectphonecardsisthat________.A.theyfindthecardsbeautifulandeasytokeepB.theyliketohavesomethingfromdifferentcountriesC.theywanttomakemoneywithcardsD.theythinkthecardsareconvenienttouse71.ThewritermentionsamarketinParisinordertoshowthat________A.cardcollectingispopularamongyoungpeopleB.FrenchandJapanesecardsarethemostvaluableC.peoplecanmakemoneyoutofcardcollectingD.cardcollectorsmagazinesareveryuseful
- C1992GENERALMOTORSCORPORATIONNEWCARLIMITEDWARRANTY保修GeneralMotorsCorporationwillprovideforrepairstothevehicleduringthewarrantyinaccordancewiththefollowingtermsconditionsandlimitations.WHATISCOVEREDREPAIRSCOVEREDThiswarrantycoversrepairstocorrectanyvehicledefect缺陷relatedtomaterialsorworkmanshipnotedduringthewarrantyperioD.NeworremanufacturedpartswillbeuseD.WARRANTYPERIODTheWARRANTYPERIODforallcoveragesbeginsonthedatethevehicleisfirstdeliveredorputinuseandendsattheexpiration满期oftheCOVERAGESshownbelow.BATTERYCOVERAGEIfbatteryreplacementisrequiredduringthefirstyearor12000mileswhichevercomesfirstfromthedateoffirstdeliveryitwillbefreeofchargE.Replacementafterthefirstyearor12000milesbutbefore3yearsor36000mileswhicheveroccursfirstshallbesubjecttoaprorated按比例分配的chargE.SUPPLEMENTALINFLATABLERESTRAINTCOVERAGEAirBagTheSupplementalInflatableRestraintSystemAirBagiscoveredfor3yearsregardlessofmileagE.CORROSIONRUST-THROUGHCOVERAGEAnybodysheetmetalpanel面板thatrusts-throughduetocorrosion腐蚀iscoveredfor6yearsor100000mileswhichevercomesfirst.SheetmetalpanelsmayberepairedorreplaceD.OBTAININGREPAIRSToobtainwarrantyrepairstakethecartoaBuickdealershipwithintheWARRANTYPERIODandrequesttheneededrepairs.A.reasonabletimemustbeallowedforthedealershiptoperformnecessaryrepairs.TOWINGTOWINGiscoveredtothenearestBuickdealershipifyourvehiclecannotbedrivenbecauseofawarranteddefect.NOCHARGEWarrantyrepairsincludingTOWINGpartsandlaborwillbemadeatNOCHARGE.WARRANTYAPPLIESThiswarrantyisforGMcarsregisteredintheUnitedStatesandnormallyoperatedintheUnitedStatesorCanadaandisprovidedtotheoriginalandanysubsequent后来的ownersofthecarduringtheWARRANTYPERIOD.Questions61—65Answerthefollowingquestionsorcompletethesentences.61.GeneralMotorsCorporationwillprovideforrepairstothevehicleduringthewarrantyperiodwithcertain________.62.Whendoesthewarrantyperiodforallcoveragesbegin?63.Duringwhichtimethereplacementofbatteryischargedfree?64.Accordingtothewarrantyrepairswillbemadeby________.65.WhatkindsofGMcarsisthiswarrantyfor?
- BeforethegrasshasthickenedontheroadsideandleaveshavestartedgrowingonthetreesisaperfecttimetolookaroundandseejusthowdirtyBritainhasbecomE.Thepavements人行道arestainedwithchewinggumthathasbeenspatout.YearsagoIremembertravellingabroadandbeingsaddenedbytheplasticbagsanddiscardedbottlesoneveryroaD.NowadaysBritainseemstolookatleastasbaD.Whathasgonewrong?TheproblemisthattherubbishcreatedbyourincreasinglymobileliveslastsalotlongerthanbeforE.Ifitisnotclearedupandproperlythrownawayitstaysintheundergrowthforyears;asemi-permanentreminderofwhatatattylittlecountrywehavenow.Firstlyitisestimatedthat10billionplasticbagshavebeengiventoshoppers.Thesewilltakeanythingfrom100to1000yearstorot.Howeveritisnotasifthereisnosolutiontothis.A.fewyearsagotheIrishgovernmentintroducedataxonnon-recyclablecarrierbagsandinthreemonthsreducedtheiruseby90%.WhenhewasaministerMichaelMeacherattemptedtointroduceasimilararrangementinBritain.TheplasticsindustryprotestedofcoursE.Howevertheyneednothavebothered;theideawaskilledbeforeitcoulddrawbreathleavingsupermarketsfreetogiveawayplasticbags.Whatisclearlynecessaryrightnowissomesortofcombinedinitiative主动权beforeitistoolatE.Thealternativeistocontinueslidingdownhilluntilwehaveacountrythatlookslikeavastrubbishtip.Wemaywellbeatthetippingpoint.Yetweknowthatpeoplerespondtotheirenvironment.Ifthingsaroundthemarecleanandtidypeoplebehavecleanlyandtidily.Iftheyaresurroundedbysqualor肮脏theybehavesqualidly.NowmuchofBritainlooksprettysqualiD.Whatwillitlooklikeinfiveyears?57.Accordingtothewriterthingsusedtobe_______.A.worseabroadB.thesameabroadC.betterabroadD.worsebutnowthingsarebetterabroad58.Theunderlinedwordtattymeans________.A.sacredB.cleanC.dirtyD.ancient59.MichaelMeacher_______.A.followedtheIrishexamplewithataxonplasticbagsB.triedtofollowtheIrishexamplewithataxonplasticbagsC.madenoattempttofollowtheIrishexamplewithataxonplasticbagsD.hadproblemswiththeplasticsindustrywhoweren’tbotheredaboutthetax60.Whichofthefollowingisnotthewriter’sopinion?A.Rubbishlastlongerthanitusedto.B.Peoplelikeavastrubbishtip.C.Peoplebehaveaccordingtowhattheyseearoundthem.D.Weneedtoworktogethertosolvetheproblem.
- Withoutproperplanningtourismcancauseproblems.Forexampletoomanytouristscancrowdpublicplacesthatarealsoenjoyedbytheinhabitantsofacountry.Iftouristscreatetoomuchtraffictheinhabitantsbecomeannoyedandunhappy.Theybegintodisliketouristsandtotreatthemimpolitely.Theyforgethowmuchtourismcanhelpthecountry’seconomy.Itisimportanttothinkaboutthepeopleofadestinationcountryandhowtourismaffectsthem.Tourismshouldhelpacountrykeepthecustomsandbeautythatattracttourists.Tourismshouldalsoadvancethewealthandhappinessoflocalinhabitants.Toomuchtourismcanbeaproblem.Iftourismgrowstooquicklypeoplemustleaveotherjobstoworkinthetourismindustry.Thismeansthatotherpartsofthecountry’seconomycansuffer.Ontheotherhandifthereisnotenoughtourismpeoplecanlosejobs.Businessescanalsolosemoney.Itcostsagreatdealofmoneytobuildlargehotelsairportsairterminalsfirst-classroadsandothersupportfacilities配套设施neededbytouristattractions.Forexampleamajorinternationalclasstourismhotelcancostasmuchas50thousanddollarsperroomtobuilD.Ifthisroomisnotusedmostofthetimetheownersofthehotellosemoney.Buildingahotelisjustabeginning.Theremustbemanysupportfacilitiesaswellincludingroadstogettothehotelelectricitysewerstohandlewasteandwater.Allofthesesupportfacilitiescostmoney.Iftheyarenotusedbecausetherearenotenoughtouristsjobsandmoneyarelost.56.WhichofthefollowingdoyouthinkhasbeendiscussedinthepartbeforethisselectionA.Itisextremelyimportanttodeveloptourism.B.Buildingroadsandhotelsisessential.C.Supportfacilitiesarehighlynecessary.D.Planningisofgreatimportancetotourism.57.TheunderlinedwordinhabitantsinParagraph1probablymeans________.A.touristsB.passengersC.populationD.citizens58.ToomuchtourismcancausealltheseproblemsEXCEPT________.A.abadeffectonotherindustriesB.achangeoftourists’customsC.over-crowdednessofplacesofinterestD.pressureontraffic59.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat________.A.theauthordoesn’tliketourismdevelopingsofastB.localpeoplewillbenefitfromtouristattractionC.otherpartsofacountry’seconomywon’tbenefitfromtourismmuchD.wecan'tbuildtoomanysupportfacilities60.Theauthorthinksitisgoodforlocalpeopletoknowthattourismwill________.A.wastealotofmoneyB.weakentheireconomyC.helpestablishtheircustomsD.helpimprovetheirlife
- AcharacteristicofAmericanculturethathasbecomealmostatraditionistorespecttheself-mademan―themanwhohasrisentothetopthroughhisowneffortsusuallybeginningbyworkingwithhishands.WhiletheleaderinbusinessorindustryorthecollegeprofessoroccupiesahighersocialpositionandgetsgreaterrespectinthecommunitythanthecommonlaboreroreventheskilledfactoryworkerhemaytakepainstopointoutthathisfatherstartedlifeinAmericaasafarmerorlaborerofsomesort.Thisattitudetowardmanual体力的laborisnowstillseeninmanyrespectsofAmericanlifE.Oneisinvitedtodinnerathomethatisnotonlycomfortablybutevenluxuriously豪华地furnishedandinwhichthereiseveryevidenceofthefactthatthefamilyhasbeenabletoaffordforeigntravelexpensivehobbiesandcollegeeducationforthechildren;yetthehostessprobablywillcookthedinnerherselfwillserveitherselfandwillwashdishesafterwarD.Furthermorethehostessusuallytakesprideincarefulpreparationofspecialdishes.A.professionalmanmaytalkaboutwashingthecarpaintingthehouseandsoon.Hiswifemayevenhelpwiththesethingsjustasheoftenhelpsherwiththedishwashing.Thesonwhoisawayatcollegemaywaitontableandwashdishesforhislivingorduringthesummerhemayworkwithaconstructiongangonahighwayinordertopayforhiseducation.59ThefirstparagraphtellsusA.peopletendtohaveahighopinionoftheself-mademanB.peoplecanalwaysrisetothetopthroughtheirwoneffortsC.collegeprofessorswingreatrespectfromcommonworkersD.peoplefeelpainfultomentiontheirfathersaslabors60Thehostesscooksdinnerherselfmainlybecause.A.servantsinAmericanarehardtogetB.shetakesprideinwhatshecandoherselfC.shecanhardlyaffordservantsD.itiseasytoprepareamealwithcannedfood61Theunderlinedpartwaitontableinthesecondparagraphmeans.A.workinafurnitureshopB.openanewshopC.waittolaythetableD.servecustomersinarestaurant
- PocketTape-RecordersFamilyandHomeMagazinetestwhat’sonthemarketnow.PearlcorderS702$64ThissimplemodelatthebottomoftheOlympusrangescoredthemostpointsforitsexcellentqualityofrecording.Backgroundnoisehardlyaffectsthesoundandrecordingfromapocketisperfectlypossiblebutitdoesn’tturnoffautomatically.Tapelength:30minutespersidE.Weight:240gSonyM9$49.95SmallandverygoodlookingSony’slatestofferingscoredmostforappearancE.SoundsclearbutthereisslightmachinenoisE.Thebigcontrolbuttonsareagreatimprovementonsomeofthecomplicatedlittlecontrolsonothertape-recorders.Doesn’tswitchoffautomaticallybutaredlightshowsifthemachineisstillrunning.Tapelength:60minutespersidE.Weight:195g.SonyM400$115LotsoflittlecontrolbuttonsthatmakeanoiseandaredifficulttousE.Rcordingisgoodbutmachinenoiselosespoints.Tapecounterandautomaticswitch-offwhentapehasfinishedrecordingorrewindingareuseful.Tapelength:60minutespersidE.Weight:230gImperialOEMMC7$29.95CheapandsimplecomparedwiththerestbutrecordingisgoodaslongasthereisnobackgroundnoisE.UseonlyitsownmakeofcassettE.Nolighttoshowitison;nofastforwardbuttonandtherecordbuttonmakesaloudnoisE.Tapelength:30minutespersidE.Weight:285g.Philips585$80Handsomeandsimpletousebutrecordingisverypooratmorethantherecommendeddistanceof5cmdesignedfordictation.Norecordinglight.Tapelength:15minutespersidE.Weight:220g.50.Whichmachineisunsuitableforgeneraluse?A.PearlcorderS702B.SonyM400C.ImperialOEMMC7D.Philips58551.Ifyouwantamachinewhichturnsoffautomaticallyandweightsverylittleyoushouldchoose.A.SonyM9B.Philips585C.SonyM400D.PearlcorderS70252.WhatdisadvantagedoestheImperialOEMMC7onlyhave?A.ItpicksupbackgroundnoiseB.ItrequiresaspecialcassetteC.TherecordbuttonmakesanoiseD.Nolightshowswhenitison
- 第五部分任务型阅读共10小题每小题1分满分10分认真阅读下列短文并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词注意每个空格只填1个单词Howshouldoneinvestasumofmoneyinthesedaysofinflation通货膨胀?LeftinabankitwillhardlykeepitsvaluehoweverhightheinterestratE.OnlyabravemanoraveryrichonedarestobuyandsellontheStockMarket.Todayitseemsthatoneofthebestwaystoprotectyoursavingsandevenincreaseyourwealthistobuybeautifulobjectsfromthepast.HereIamgoingtooffersomeadviceoncollectingantiqueclockswhichIpersonallyconsiderareamongthemostinterestingofantiques.IsometimeswonderwhatabeingfromanotherplanetmightreportbackaboutourwayoflifE.TheplanetEarthisruledbyamysteriouscreaturethatsitsorstandsinaroomandmakesastrangetickingsounD.Ithasafacewithtwelveblackmarksandtwohands.Mencandonothingwithoutitspermissionanditfastensitsyoungroundpeople'swristssothateverywheremengotheyarestillunderitscontrol.ThiscreatureistherealmasterofEarthandmenareitsslaves.WhetherornotweareslavesoftimetodaydependsonourcultureandpersonalitybutitisbelievedthatmanyyearsagokingskeptspecialslavestotellthetimE.Certainmenwereverycleveratmeasuringthetimeofdayaccordingtothebeatingoftheirownhearts.TheyweremadetostandinafixedplaceandeveryhourorsowouldshoutthetimE.Soitseemsthatthefirstclockswerehumanbeings.HowevermenquicklyfoundmoreconvenientandreliablewaysoftellingthetimE.Theylearnedtousetheshadowscastbythesun.Theymarkedthehoursoncandlesusedsandinhour-glassesandinventedwater-clocks.Indeedanyseriousstudentofantiqueshouldspendasmuchtimeaspossiblevisitingpalacesstatelyhomesandmuseumstoseesomeofthefinestexamplesofclocksfromthepast.AntiqueclockscouldbeveryexpensivebutoneofthejoysofcollectingclocksisthatitisstillpossibletofindquitecheaponesforyourownhomE.Afterallifyouaregoingtoberuledbytimewhynotinvestinanantiqueclockandperhapsmakeafutureprofit?TitleCollecting71______Todealwithinflationpeopleshouldnotputmoneyinbanks.72______theyshouldinvest.Forbydoingsotheymight73______theirwealth.WaysOnewayof74____istobuystocks.Theauthor76_____adviceoncollectingantiqueclocks.Oneofthereasonswhypeopleshouldinvestincocksisthatitisthemostimportantwayto77___timewhich78_______peoplE.75_____istobuyantiques.Theremightbe79____waysforpeopleoverthepasttomeasuretime80_____humanbeings.
- A.recentstudypublishedinlastweek'sJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociationoffersapictureofhowdangerousitistogetaliftfromateenagedriver.Indeeda16-year-olddriverwiththreeormorepassengersisthreetimesaslikelytohaveaseriousaccidentasateenagerdrivingalonE.Theauthoralsofoundthatthedeathratesforteenagedriversincreaseddramaticallyafter10pmandespeciallyaftermidnight.Withpassengersinthecarthedriverwasevenmorelikelytodieinalate-nightaccident.RobertFossascientistattheUniversityofNorthCarolinaHighwaySafetyResearchCentersaysthehigherdeathratesforteenagedrivershavelesstodowithreallystupidbehaviorthanwithjustalackofdrivingexperiencE.Thebasicproblemhesaysisthatadultswhoareresponsibleforgivingoutlicensesfailtorecognizehowcomplexandskilledataskdrivingis.Bothheandtheauthorofthestudybelievethatthewaytomitigate缓解theproblemistohavestatessetupso-calledgraduatedlicensingsystemsinwhichgettingalicenseisaprocesswithseveralstages.A.graduatedlicenserequiresthatateenagerfirstprovehimselfabletodriveinthepresenceofanadultfollowedbyaperiodofdrivingwithnightofpassengerrestrictionsbeforegraduatingtofulldrivingrights.Graduatedlicensingsystemshavereducedteenagedrivercrashesaccordingtorecentstudies.60.Whichofthefollowingsituationsismostdangerousaccordingtothepassage?A.Adultsgivingalifttoteenagersonthehighwayafter10pm.B.A.teenagerdrivingaftermidnightwithpassengersinthecar.C.Adultsdrivingwiththreeormoreteenagepassengerslateatnight.D.A.teenagergettingaliftfromastrangeronthehighwayatmidnight.61.AccordingtoRobertFossthehighdeathrateofteenagedriversismainlydueto_______.A.theirlackofdrivingexperienceB.theirfrequentdrivingatnightC.theirimproperwayofdrivingD.theirdrivingwithpassengers62.AccordingtoParagraph3whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.TeenagersshouldspendmoretimelearningtodrivE.B.Drivingisaskilltoocomplexforteenagerstolearn.C.Restrictionsshouldbeforcedonteenagersdemandingtotakedrivinglicenses.D.Thelicensingdepartmentispartlyresponsibleforteenager'sdrivingaccidents.63.A.suggestedmeasuretobetakentoreduceteenagers'drivingaccidentsisthat_________.A.thelicensingsystemshouldbeimprovedB.theyshouldbeforbiddentotakeonpassengersC.theyshouldnotbeallowedtodriveafter10pmD.drivinginthepresenceofanadultshouldbemadearulE.
- 第三部分阅读理解共20小题共40分第一节共15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ABC和D中选出最佳选项Weoftenhearthephrase:Youhaveagreaterchanceofbeingstruckbylightning.Itisusedtodescribesomethingthathasn’tgotmuchchanceofhappening.Howeverthecommonsayingundermines掩盖theveryrealdangersoflightning.LastFridayatleast5peoplewerekilledbylightninginNepal尼泊尔.LightningstrikesarethesecondmostcommoncauseofdeathsduringnaturaldisastersintheUS.Thefirstisfloods.Around400peoplenationwidearestruckbylightningeachyearandofthose70peoplediE.Thatismorepeoplearekilledbylightningthanbytornadoesandhurricanes.Becauselightningkillsonlyoneortwopeopleatatimeitsdangerdoesnotreceiveasmuchattentionasotherdisasters.IfyouhearthunderyouareindangerfromlightningsaidRockyLopesadisastereducatorattheAmericanRedCross.ThundermeansthatlightningiscloseenoughtohityouatanytimesoyoushouldmoveindoorsimmediatelyandstaythereuntilthestormhasendeD.ThemostimportantthingtorememberistoseekshelterLopessaiD.Summeristhepeaktimeforlightningstormssowhenlightningstrikesacrosstheskyrememberthesesafetytips:*Stopworkingfishingswimmingorplayinginopenfields.*DonotstandunderatreE.*Getoffbicycleandmotorcycles.*Crouchdown蹲下ifthereisnoshelter.*Avoidopenspaceswirefencesmetalobjectsandelectricalobjectssuchashairdriers.56.OfthepeoplewhoarestruckbylightningeachyearintheU.S.A.about____peopleareluckyenoughtocontinuetolivE.A.400B.330C.70D.557.Ifyouhearthethunderthemostimportantthingyoudoisto_____.A.findsheltertohideinB.standstillintheopenspacesC.standunderatreeD.stopworkinginthefields58.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Ifyouhearthethunderyouneedn’tmoveindoorsrightaway.B.Fewerthan70peoplearekilledbytornadoesandhurricaneseachyearintheU.S.A.C.Peopledon’tpayasmuchattentiontothedangeroflightningasthatoffloods.D.FloodsarethefirstmostcommoncauseofdeathsduringnaturaldisastersintheU.S.A.
- CertainlydustmenprefertobeknownasRefuseCollectionandDisposalOfficers.YoumaythinkthatthisisrathersillyandthatitisbettertocallaspadE.ButdustmencanbejustassensitiveaspeopleofanyotheroccupationsthoughwemustadmitthattheirjobisnotthemostromanticoneintheworlD.WeoftentakedustmenforgranteD.Perhapsbecausetheyusuallycomeveryearlyinthemorningbeforemostpeopleareupweareinclinedtoforgetthattheyexist.Ourdustbinsareemptiedregularlybutwerarelystoptothinkaboutthemenwhodothis.Howeveritisoneofthemostimportantjobsintheworldandwhentherearenodustmenthegeneralpublicsoonbecomesawarethatsomethingiswrong.RecentlythedustmenofEnglandwentonstrikeforhigherwages.DuringthefirstfewdaysitwasregardedasajokE.Forsomereasonjokeshavealwaysbeenmadeaboutdustmenandsomepeoplethoughtthisstrikewasveryamusing.ButwhenthefirsttwoweekshadpassedandthedustbinswereoverflowinginnearlyeverybackyardinthecountrythejokedidnotseemsofunnyanymorE.Asthestrikecontinuedpeoplecouldnotbeartheaccumulationofrubbisharoundtheirdustbinsandtheylookedforotherplacesinwhichtogetridofit.EvenwhenthestrikewasoverandthewagesdisputehadbeensettledittookseveralweeksforthecountrytogetcleanedupcompletelyassomuchrubbishhadaccumulateD.PerhapsnowtheEnglishpeopleappreciatetheworkoftheirdustmenrathermorehighlyandwon’ttakethemforgrantedanymorE.76.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?Pleaseanswerwithin10words.77.Whichsentenceinthepassagecanbereplacedbythefollowingone?Weusuallyfindthedustbinscleanignoringthedoers.78.PleasefillintheblankinthefirstparagraphwithproperwordsorphrasestocompletethesentencE.Pleaseanswerwithin10words.79.HowdidtheEnglishpeoplechangetheirattitudetothedustmen?Pleaseanswerwithin30words.80.TranslatetheunderlinedsentenceinthesecondparagraphintoChinesE.
- .第三部分阅读理解共20小题满分40分阅读下面短文掌握其大意从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C.D中选出最佳选项PresidentBarackObamahadabigpatonthebackforhisyoungdaughtersonTuesdaysayingtheyhavetakenswimminglytolifeintheWhiteHousE.AftermorethanayearattheUSpresidentialmansionMaliaObama11andSashaObama8havemadetheirdadproudwiththeirabilitytobalancetheirprivatelifewithlifeinthepubliceyehetoldNBCtelevision.Thehappiestthingaboutthepastyearandahalfhasbeenthegirls’adjustment.TheyhavejustbeenterrifiC.They’redoingwellinschoolObamasaiD.They’renotasconstraineD.TheycanwanderarounD.TheirSecretServiceprotectionisalotmorelowkeyheexplaineD.Sothey’vegotsoccerthey’vegotbasketballtheygosleepoverattheirfriend’shouses.SometimesI’vegot12littlegirlsscreamingonthethirdflooroftheWhiteHousE.Andtheymadeagreatadjustment.Thepresidentalsoadmittedhewasconcernedabouthowhisdaughterswouldcopewithhispubliclifeastheygetabitolder.NowIgetalittleworriedaboutthemwhenthey’reteenagersbecauseIthinkthat’sthetimewhenyou’realreadyembarrassedaboutyourparentsandthenimagineifyourdad’sinthenewspapereverydayandpeoplearecallinghimanidiot.Ifeelalittleworriedaboutthat.ButontheotherhandMaliaandSashahavejustturnedouttobeunbelievablywelladjustedkidsObamasaiD.Thethingthat’smostimportanttomeisthattheyaresorespectfulofeverybodyandhaven’tputonanyairs.IattributethatdirectlytoMichellebecauseshewouldn’tputupwithanyofthatstuff.56.Accodingtothisinterview_________makeshimfeelhappyA.thathehasahappyfamilyB.thathisdaughterscanbeaccustomedtotheirnewlifeC.thathehastwogooddaughtersD.thathesucceedinhiscareeraspresidentoftheUSA57.WhatcanweinferfromthepassageA.ItisnotdifficultforlittlegirlstodealwiththelifeintheWhiteHousewell.B.MaliaandSashadon’thavemanyfriendsbecausetheyliveintheWhiteHousewell.C.Obamaistoobusytoteachtheirdaughtergoodmanners.D.TherearesomebadreportsofObamaonthenewspapersometimes.58.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmeanA.theydon’tfeelveryhighB.theydon’tshowoffC.theyfeelveryhappyD.theyfeelveryangry59.AccordingtothepassagewhoisMichelleA.Thechildren’smaiD.B.Thechildren’steacher.C.Thechildren’smother.D.Thechildren’sfrienD.
- Wanttofindajob?Nowreadthefollowingadvertisements.FAIRMONTHOTELFivewaitersandTenWaitresses—Ageunder22—Atleasthighschoolgraduate—Gook—looking;menatleast1.72meterstallandwomenatleast1.65—Thoseknowingforeignlanguagesfavoured—Paid1600—2200dollarspermonthOnesecretary—Agedunder30—Femalefovoured—GoodatwritingandskilledatcomputerIfinterestedcall465-4768orwriteto:Room0825FairmontHotelMr.JackHundris567WoodStreetSandMarkers78003Fax6954828WILSONBOOKSTOREAccountant—Agedbetween25and40—Withanexperienceofatleasttwoyears—Withadegreeandanaccountantcertificate证书—Paid3000—4000dollarsmonthly—WithapracticalknowledgeofcomputerSalesclerk—Basiceducationof12yearsormore—Goodatcomputer—Paid1800—2400dollarsmonthlyTel447-4398Fax34852691.Ifyoudon’tknowhowtouseacomputeryoucanjutapplyforthepositionas.A.asecretaryB.awaiterorwaitressC.anaccountantD.asalesclerk2.IfyouwanttogetthepositionofaccountantinWilsonBookstoreyouhavetosatisfythefollowingconditionsexcept.A.beingawomanB.knowingwellhowtouseacomputerC.havingbeenanaccountantD.havinganaccountantcertificate3.IfyouwanttotryforajobinFairmontHotelyou.ycy
- Thereweretimeswhenitwasonlyschoolchildrenwhofeltsickbeforetheygottheirgrades.ButnowteachersinGermanyarescaredtooastheyarebeinggradedbytheirstudents.Manyteachersareopposedtoit.Theydon’tmindbeingevaluated.ButtheyareupsetbecausetheresultsarethenbeingpostedontheInternetandaccessibletomillionsofInternetusers.Onthewebsitewww.spickmich.deduringthepastfourmonthsstudentshavepostedevaluationsof100000teachers.Theteachersaregradedoncategoriessuchasmotivatedgoodinstructioneasyexaminationsorevensexy.ManyteachersthinkthattheirprivacyhasbeenviolateD.Thecreatorsofthewebsitesaythatthestudentsareonlybeingofferedthechancetoprovideteacherswithsomefeedbackabouttheirclassroominstruction.BerndDickswhofoundedthewebsitewiththreefriendssaysthatthestudentsarelargelyquitesatisfiedwiththeirteachers.Onagradingscaleofonetosixtheteachers’averagegradeis2.7andithasbeenimprovinglately.Heoftensaystheimpressionisthatstudentsarebullying欺负theirteachers.Butthereisalsobullyingofthestudentsbyteachers.Teachersmustalsolearntolivewithcriticismheadded.Butstillthewebsiteisnottotallyimmunefrommanipulation操纵asoneteachernearthenortherncityofHanoverrecentlyproved.Heregisteredhimselfonthewebsiteasastudentandthenratedhisownteachingcolleagueshighly.Withinafewdayssevenofhiscolleagueswerelistedinthetop10rankingsofGermany’sbestteachers.71.Manyteachersareopposedtothewebsitebecause.A.theirprivacyhasbeenviolatedB.theyareafraidofbeingassessedC.theirevaluationsareunfairD.theresultsarenotsatisfying72.Thefoundersofthewebsiteintendedto.A.getthestudentstoknowtheirteachersbetterB.conductasurveyonteachers’performancesC.helptheteacherstoimprovetheirteachingD.changetheteachers’waysofgivinginstructions73.FromwhattheteacherinHanoverdidwecaninfer.A.heintendedtohelphiscolleaguesB.therewassomedisadvantageofthewebsiteC.hiscolleaguesweremorepopularthanhimD.hewantedtoknowhowhewasevaluated74.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat.A.teachersfeelupsetfortheirstudentsarebullyingthemB.thewebsiteiswellreceivedbytheteachersC.teachershopetobegradedbytheirteachingskillsD.teachershavedifferentopinionsofthewebsite75.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.TeachersgetgradedbypupilsB.TeachersareangrywithwebsiteC.Teachersneedself-assessmentD.Newinventioninassessingteachers
- ThefirstfieldseasonisnowoveratthehutvillageoftheworkmenwhobuiltthetombsintheValleyoftheKings.Howeverthearchaeologistsworkingontheexcavation挖掘havefoundthattheystillhaveagreatdealtodo.ThesunthewindandtouristshavelefttheirmarkonthevillageoriginallydiscoveredbyBernardBruyhrein1935.Fromourmodernperspectiveitisupsettingtoseehowthevillagewasfirstexcavatedandthenlefttobedestroyed.Passers-byhaveusedthehutsasrubbishdumpsandrestroomssaysJaanaToivari―ViitalaateacherattheUniversityofHelsinki.Fortunatelywhilewestillhavesomesurfacecleaningtodoconservationareofftoagoodstart.’’ThehutvillageoffersrareinsightintoeverydaylifeinancientEgypt.Intheearlytwentiethcenturyarchaeologistswereonlyinterestedinthetombsofkings.Theworkmen’shutstheydiscoveredwereseenasanecessaryevilinthequestfortherealtreasures.’NowseveralinternationalresearchgroupsondifferentexcavationsareexaminingeverydaylifeandworkintheValleyoftheKings.Thisseemstobeatrendinarchaeologyrightnow.Toivari-Viitalasays.HerresearchgroupwantstofindoutwhythehutvillagewasbuiltontheslopeofamountainhalfwaybetweentheconstructionsiteandDeir-el-Medina.Theyarealsointerestedinhowmanyworkerslivedinthevillageatatimewhentheylivedthereandwhattheirrolewasintheconstructionwork.ComparingthenamesfoundinthevillageandinDeir-el-Medinaprovidesusefulinformation.Judgingfromtheconstructionmethodssettlementinthevillagecanbedividedintotwoseparateperiodstheinitialsettlementandalaterone.ForthetimebeingmuchisuptoguessingbutToivari-Viitalabelievesthatthecomingfourfieldseasonsthreemonthseachwillseeresults.TheworkingconditionsarenotnearlyasdifficultasIthoughttheywouldbe.Thecoolwindsinthemountainsnicelyalleviatetheheat.TheresearchgroupworkingontheWorkmen’shutsintheThebanmountainsprojectisplanningtoreturntotheValleyoftheKingsinOctober.71.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.ThehutvillageintheValleyoftheKings.B.TheexcavationofthetombsintheValley.C.Thearchaeologistsworkingontheexcavation.D.EverydaylifeandworkintheValleyoftheKings.72.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofthehutvillageaccordingtothepassage?A.Ithasbeendamagedalot.B.ItcantellusalotaboutancientEgypt.C.Ithasattractedarchaeologists’attention.D.Ithasalotofrealtreasuressomewhereinit.73.What’sthenewtrendinarchaeologyrightnowaccordingtoToivari-Viitala?A.Beinginterestedinthetombsofkings.B.ExaminingeverydaylifeandworkintheValleyoftheKings.C.Usingthehutsasrubbishdumpsandrestrooms.D.Guessingwhattheresultwillbebeforehand.74.Fromthepassageweknowthattheauthorisoneof.A.theworkmenwhobuiltthetombsintheValleyoftheKingsB.thearchaeologistsworkingontheexcavationofthevillageC.thoseinfavorofToivari-Viitala’sideasandplansD.thepassers-bywhousedthehutsasdumpsandrestrooms75.WecaninferfromthepassagethatA.peopleknowlittleaboutthehutvillagebynowB.theworkmen’shutswerenotdiscovereduntilveryrecentlyC.theresearchgroupworkingontheworkmen’shutswillsufferalotD.thehutvillageismuchmorevaluedbyarchaeologiststhanthetombs
- Intougheconomictimesschoolcounselors顾问don’tjustwaitforstudentstocometotheirofficesinsearchofcollegebrochureshealthpamphletsorotherhelp.Thesedaystheyarelookingforat-riskkidstopreventpersonaloracademictroublesbeforetheyarisE.Nowadaysstudentsandfamiliesneedtheguidancemorethanever.Counselorsplayasteadyingroleinschoolsastheeconomyweighsonfamiliescollegeadmissionbecomesevenmorecompetitiveimmigrationcontinuestoreshapethepopulationandstate-testingpressuresmanystudents.Theyusecomputerstosearchthroughattendancedatagradesandstandardizedtestscoresforkidswhomightneedextrahelp.SchlatterdirectorofguidanceandcounselingatPrinceWilliamCounty’sWoodbridgeSeniorHighSchoolhascheckedattendancerecordsagainstgradesandtestresultstostartpeergroups同年龄群体forstudentswhoarefailingclassesbutnotskippingthem.Shesaidgroupcounselingisanotherwaytoreachmorestudentsthoughitcanbedifficult.Kidsreallydostarthelpingandsharingwitheachother.AtFairfaxHighSchoolcounselorsfoundthroughsurveysthatstudentswhotransferred转学totheschoolafterninthgradeenjoyedschoolsignificantlylessthanthosewhohadbeenthereallfouryears.ThecounselingstaffsetupaspecialprogramandgroupfornewarrivalsinresponsesaidMarcyMillertheschool’sdirectorofstudentservices.CounselingstaffmembersalsohavestartedsmallstudygroupsforstudentstoprepareforstateStandardsofLearningexamswhichMillersaidhavehelpedraisetestscores.Shesaidthatsomeofthenewestcounselorshavehadsomeofthefreshestideas.63.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat__________.A.counselorswaitforkidstocometoaskforhelpnowB.counselorsaretryingtohelppeoplewitheconomicproblemsC.counselorshavemadecollegeadmissionlesscompetitiveD.counselorsaretryingtoreachmorekidsinneedofhelp64.TheauthorusestheexampleofFairfaxHighSchooltoshowthat.A.counselingworkisobviouslyeffectiveB.manystudentstransferthereforhelpC.newarrivalswillnolongerskipclassesD.counselingmeanslittletonewarrivals65.Whatwouldtheauthormostprobablydiscussinthefollowingpart?A.Whatassistancetheycanoffer.B.ThesignificanceoftheircounselingjoB.C.Otherapproachestocounselingat-riskkids.D.Thebarriersofcounselingthestudentswithtroubles.66.Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitabletitleforthispassage?A.CounselorsFindNewWaysB.SmallStudyGroupsRaiseTestScoresC.TransferredStudentsNeedMoreHelpD.ToughTimesSeeMoreAt-riskKids
- TheLiesofGeorgeW.BushByDavidCornImprint:ThreeRiversPressTradePaperback:368pagesPubDate:May2004Price:US$12.195ISBN:1400050677AllAmericanpresidentshaveliedbutGeorgeW.Bushhasseriouslyabusedthetruththisbooktellsus.It’sfullofsharpaccusationsagainsttheUSpresidentandhisinnercirclE.DavidCorntheWashingtoneditorofTheNationdetailsthemanytimestheBushadministrationknowinglyandintentionallymisledtheAmericanpublictoadvanceitsowninterestsandplan.Theseinclude:UnclearreportsandpresentingmisleadingargumentstogainpublicsupportforthewaragainstIraq.Misleadingexplanationsinsteadoftellingthefulltruthaboutthe9/11attacks.TheFamily:TheRealStoryoftheBushDynastyByKittyKelleyImprint:DoubledayHardcover:736PagesPubDate:September2004Price:US$29.95ISBN:0385503245Theyhavegothugefinancialpowerandcontrolledworldpoliticsformorethanhalfacentury.Theyhavebeenelectedasgovernorscongressmensenatorsandpresidents.TheyhaveshapedAmerica’spastandwiththecountryatwarundertheleadershipoftheirNo.1sontheyareshapingAmerica’sfuturE.AstheBushfamilyhasrisentopowertheyhavebeenmastersoftheirownpublicimagE.Theyactandoperateundertheprotectionofprivacytheirmoneyandstatushasaffordedthem.America’sSecretWarByGeorgeFriedmanImprint:DoubledayHardcover:368pagesPubDate:October2004Price:US$25.95ISBN:0385512457FriedmantellsthesurprisingtruthbehindAmerica’sforeignpolicyandwarinAfghanuistanandIraq.InAmerica’sSecretWarGeorgeFriedmanidentifiestheUntiedStates’mostdangerousenemies.Healsoexaminespresidentialstrategiesofthelastquartercenturyandrevealstherealreasonsbehindtheattackof9/11andtheBushadministration’sreasonsforthewarinIraq.HedescribesindetailAmerica’ssecretandopeneffortsintheglobalwaragainstterrorism.65.Whichofthetwobooksarepublishedbythesamepublisher?A.America’sSecretWarandTheNation.B.TheFamily:TheRealStoryoftheBushDynastyandTheLiesofGeorgeW.Bush.C.TheFamily:TheRealStoryoftheBushDynastyandAmerica’sSecretWar.D.America’sSecretWarandTheLiesofGeorgeW.Bush.66.Inthethreebooksintroducedabovethereaderscanlearn.A.howGeorgeW.BushliedtotheAmericanpeopleB.howtheBushfamilycametopowerC.therealtruthbehindthewaronterrorismD.thetruthaboutBush67.InwhichbookisBushcriticizedbytheauthor?A.America’sSecretWar.B.TheLiesofGeorgeW.Bush.C.TheFamily:TheRealStoryoftheBushDynasty.D.TheNation.68.Ifyouareanofficialfromthedepartmentofforeignaffairswhichbookwillmostinterestyou?A.America’sSecretWar.B.TheLiesofGeorgeW.BushC.TheFamily:TheRealStoryoftheBushDynasty.D.TheNation.
- 根据对话内容从对话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-MarydoyouwanttoseethepicturesofmyholidayinItaly?-1-AhitwasgreatIThefoodwasgreat\Thewinewasgreat!Butthetrafficwasterrible!-2-ThoseItaliansarecrazydrivers!Idon'twanttothinkaboutit!-OKOK.3-Yessohere'sapictureoftheTowerofPisA.-Hownice!-Itwasrainingthatdaybutitwasstillwonderful.Weclimbedtothetop!-4-That'saphotooftheAmoRiver.That'sthePonteVecchiotheoldbridgE.-5-Itwasveryinteresting.Therewerebeautifuloldbuildingsinthecityandlotsofwonderfulmuseums.-That’snicE.A.Andwhat'sthis?B.Whywasitsobad?C.Yesitwaswonderful.D.WhatwasFlorencelike?E.Let'sreturntothegoodparts.F.Surewhatwasyourholidaylike?G.Welldidyoulikeyourhotelthere?
- .Intoday'sfastpacedhighstressworldpeopleareworkinglongerhoursthaneverandoftenexhaustthemselvesatday'sendinfrontofthetelevisiontorelaxenoughtobeginagaininthemorning.Howevertelevisionwatchingformostpeopledoesnotreallylowerstress.StudiesshowthatTVviewingmorethananhourorsoactuallycreatesstressandespeciallyinwomenmayleadtotheblues.Mostindividualsareunawarethatdoingsomeexerciseafterworkmakesthemmoreenergeticsinceitincreasesenergylevels.WiseuseoffreetimedoesnotmeangettinganadvanceddegreealthoughthementalencouragementgainedthrougheducationisunbeatableinkeepingyourmindactivE.Learningnewthingsnearlyalwaysaddsasparktoyourdailylifeespeciallyifitisafavoritetopicsuchassportfashionorart.Alsolookthroughyourbookstoreorlibrarytofindbooksonyourinterests.TrytoreplaceahalfhourTVwatchingwithreading.ItisreportedthatintheUnitedStatesrecentlymanyindividualshaveasfewastwogoodfriends.Longworkhoursandcarcommuteacttoseparatepeoplefromeachother.Thisseparationisdeadly.Findwaystomeetpeopleattheendofthedayandonweekends.Oftenthiscanbebestdonebycombiningactivitiessuchasbyjoiningawalkinggrouptogetbothexerciseandcompanionship.Takingaclasswillliftyourspiritsandallowyoutomeetotherswithsimilarinterests.Hobbiesaregreatforreducingstressandprovideanotheropportunityforsocialinteraction.Usingyourfreetimetoaidyourhealthmayincludetheseelementsandmanymoresuchasgoingtoconcertsandspendingtimewithfamily.OverallthekeyistospendlessfreetimebeingpassivE.Thebestwaystousefreetimearetobementallyandphysicallyactivespendsometimeoutdoorsandinteractwithotherpeopleonaregularbasis.45.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.WatchingtelevisionmaycausewomentofeeldepresseD.B.Findinginterestsandhobbiesincommonmeanstakingaclass.C.GoingtoconcertsisthebestwaytomakeyoumentallyactivE.D.GettinganadvanceddegreeineducationalwayslightsupyourlifE.46.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordcommuteinParagraph3probablymean?A.Thearrangementtoworkeveryday.B.Thejourneytoworkeveryday.C.ThecommunicationbetweenpeoplE.D.TheseparationbetweenpeoplE.47.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.LiveaHappyandHealthyLifeB.RelaxYourselfinVariousWaysC.SpendYourFreeTimeWiselyD.InteractWithOthersOutdoors
- Highschooldropoutsearnanaverageof$9000lessperyearthangraduates.Nowanewstudydispelsacommonbeliefwhytheyquit.It’smuchmorebasicthanflunkingout不及格.Societytendstothinkofhighschooldropoutsaskidswhojustcan’tcutit.Theyarelazyandperhapsnottoobright.Soresearchersweresurprisedwhentheyaskedmorethan450kidswhoquitschoolaboutwhytheyleft.Thevastmajorityactuallyhadpassinggradesandtheywereconfidentthattheycouldhavegraduatedfromhighschool.JohnBridgelandtheexecutiveresearchersaiD.About1millionteensleaveschooleachyear.OnlyabouthalfofAfrican-AmericanandHispanic美籍西班牙的studentwillreceiveadiploma证书andactuallyalldropoutscometoregrettheirdecision.Soiffailinggradesdon’texplainwhythesekidsquitwhatdoes?AgainJohnBridgelandThemostdependablefindingwasthattheywereboreD.Theyfoundclassesuninteresting;theyweren’tinspiredormotivateD.Theydidn’tseeanydirectconnectionbetweenwhattheywerelearningintheclassroomtotheirownlivesortotheircareeraspirations.Thestudyfoundthatmostteenswhododropoutwaituntiltheyturnsixteenwhichhappenstobetheageatwhichmoststatesallowstudentstoquit.IntheUSonlyonestateNewMexicohasalawrequiringteenagerstostayinhighschooluntiltheygraduatE.Onlyfourstates:CaliforniaTennesseeTexasandUtahplustheDistrictofColumbiarequireschoolattendanceuntilage18noexceptionsanotherresearchersaysraisingthecompulsory义务的attendanceagemaybeonewaytokeepmorekidsinschool.Asthesedropoutslookbacktheyrealizethey’vemadeamistakE.AndanythingthatsortofgivesthesepeopleanextrapushtostickitoutanditthroughtotheendisprobablyhelpfulmeasurE.NewHampshiremaybethenextstatetoraiseitsschoolattendanceageto18.Butcriticssaythatforcingthestudentsunwillingtocontinuetheirstudiestostayinschoolmissesthepoint-theneedforreform.It'sbeencalledfortoreinventhighschooleducationtomakeitmorechallengingandrelevantandtoensurethatkidswhodostickitoutreceiveadiplomathatactuallymeanssomething.71.Mosthighschoolstudentsdropoutofschoolbecause_________.A.theyhavefailinggradesB.theytakenointerestinclassesC.theyarediscriminatedagainstD.theyarelazyandnotintelligent72.Accordingtothepassagewhichstatehasalawrequiringschoolattendanceuntiltheygraduate?A.NewHampshireB.UtahC.NewMexicoD.TheDistrictofColumbia73.Theunderlinedwordsstickitoutprobablymeans___________.A.completeschoolingB.solvetheproblemC.lovehavingclassesD.believeinthemselves74.Inthelastparagraphthewriteristryingto___________.A.analyzethereasonwhystudentsquitschoolB.suggestraisingthecompulsoryattendanceageC.raiseawarenessofreforminghighschooleducationD.wishtomakelawstoguaranteenoeducation75.FromthepassagewecaninferthefollowingEXCEPTthat___________.A.thegradesofmostdropoutsatschoolwereacceptableB.about500000highschooldropoutsareblackandSpanishC.classesdon'tappealtodropoutsD.onaveragedropoutscannotgetgoodjobs
- InarecentclassIwasaskedWhatisashortstory?Myfirstanswerwasthatitwassomethingthatcouldbereadinonesittingandbroughtanillumination启示tothereadersuddenandgoldenlikesunlightcrackingthroughheavyclouD.Iwentontosaythatinmyopinionarealshortstorywasclosertopoetrythantothenovel.Herearesomedefinitionsoftheshortstory.MyfavoriteisBenet's:somethingthatcanbereadinanhourandrememberedforalifetime.Onewritersaid:thethemeofanovelwon'tfitintotheframeworkofashortstory;it'sliketryingtosqueezealargepaintingdoneonawallintotheframeofaminiature微型画.Andasinaminiaturepaintingthedetailsneedtobesharp.TheshortstoryisanexampleofoneaspectofhumannaturE.OftenacharacterundergoessomeeventsomethingthatoffershimorherchangE.Thisiswhyit’ssaidthatshortstoriesusuallysaysomethingoftenasmallsomethingbutsometimesdeliveredwithsuchaccuracythattheeffectisstronglyfeltevenalife-momentforsomereaderssomethingsimilartoareligiousexperienceortowitnessinganever-to-be-repeatedsceneinnaturE.Oklet’sformadefinitionhere:A.shortstoryisanaccountrarelyover10000wordsorbelow500words―morecommonly1500to5000words―asingle-sittingreadbutwithenoughtimeandweighttomovethereader.Itisnarrowandfocusedtoproduceaneffectthroughthestorymostcommonlythrougheventsaffectingsomechangeinanindividual.WriterIsabelleAllendeoncewrote:Novelsareformeaddingupdetailsjustworkworkworkthenyou'redonE.Shortstoriesaremoredifficult―theyhavetobeperfectcompleteinthemselves.64.Thewriterofthepassageisprobablya______.A.poetB.painterC.teacherD.student65.Whatshouldtheidealshortstorybeinlength?A.atmost10000wordsB.below500wordsC.over5000wordsD.around2000words66.Theunderlinedwordundergoesinthethirdparagraphprobablymeans________.A.experiencesB.discoversC.discussesD.appreciates67.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowDoYouWriteaShortStory?B.WhatExactlyIsaShortStory?C.IsaShortStorySimilartoPoetry?D.AreShortStoriesPerfectandComplete?
- 第二节共5小题每小题2分共10分根据短文内容从短文后的七个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MuzakThenexttimeyougointoabankastoreorasupermarketstopandlisten.Whatdoyouhear?71It'ssimilartothemusicyoulistentobutit'snotexactlythesamE.That'sbecausethismusicwasespeciallydesignedtorelaxyouortogiveyouextraenergy.Sometimesyoudon'tevenrealizethemusicisplayingbutyoureacttothemusicanyway.Quietbackgroundmusicusedtobecalledelevator电梯musicbecauseweoftenhearditinelevators.ButlatelywehearitinmoreandmoreplacesandithasanewnameMuzak.Aboutone-thirdofthepeopleinAmericalistentoMuzakeveryday.Themusicplaysfor15minutesatatimewithshortpausesinbetween.ItisalwaysmorelivelybetweentenandeleveninthemorningandbetweenthreeandfourintheafternoonwhenpeoplearemoretireD.72IfyoulistentoMuzakcarefullyyouwillprobablyrecognizethenamesofmanyofthesongs.Somemusiciansorsongwritersdon'twanttheirsongstobeusedasMuzakbutothersarehappywhentheirsongsarechosen.Why?73Musicisoftenplayedinpublicplacesbecauseitisdesignedtomakepeoplefeellesslonelywhentheyareinanairportorahotel.IthasbeenproventhatMuzakdoeswhatitisdesignedtodo.TiredofficeworkerssuddenlyhavemoreenergywhentheyhearthepleasantsoundofMuzakinthebackgrounD.74Supermarketshoppersbuy38percentmoregroceries.75.Theysayit'sboringtohearthesamesongsallthetimE.ButotherpeopleenjoyhearingMuzakinpublicplaces.Theysayithelpsthemrelaxandfeelcalm.OnewayoranotherMuzakaffectseveryonE.SomefarmersevensaytheircowsgivemoremilkwhentheyhearMuzak!A.Somepeopledon'tlikeMuzak.B.Themusicgivesthemextraenergy.C.MusicisplayinginthebackgrounD.D.Factoryworkersproduce13percentmorE.E.Muzaktendstohelppeopleunderstandmusicbetter.F.Theygetasmuchas$4millionayeariftheirsongsareuseD.G.MuzakisplayedinmostofthebigsupermarketsintheworlD.
- .第二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HeatherMillsMcCartneylivesanadmirablelifeattendingcelebritypartiesmeetingregularlywiththerichandfamousanddoingmeaningfulworkforcharity.Allwhoworkwithheradmireandrespecther.ButHeather’slifehasn’talwaysbeensoeasy.WhenHeatherwasonly9yearsoldhermotherabandonedherandhertwobrothers.Attheageof13sheranawayfromhomeandendeduplivingonthestreetsinLondon.Eventuallyhoweverherexceptionalbeautyledtoacareerinmodeling.AtthattimeHeatheralsobeganhelpingwiththewarreliefeffortsinformerYugoslaviA.Throughhermodelingandreliefworkshesoonbecamefamous.ButinAugust1993atage25herlifechangedonceagain.ShewascrossingthestreetinLondonwhenamotorcyclecrashedintoher.Shewassobadlyinjuredthatthedoctorshadtocutoffherleftleg.Afterthatshediscoveredshefrequentlyneededtochangeherartificiallimbs假肢.ItwasexpensiveandshefeltitwasawastetojustthrowawaytheoldonE.ItoccurredtohertosetupanorganizationthatcoulddeliverusedartificiallimbstoYugoslaviaandotherwar-torncountries.ItwasthroughhercharityworkthatshemetherhusbandPaulMcCartney.ThroughoutherlifeHeatherhasrisenaboveproblemsandfocusedonhelpingothers.Herworkwithartificiallimbsevenearnedheranomination提名fortheNobelPeacePrizein1996.Heather’spersistenceanddeterminationarewhatimpressesanyonewhoknowsher.HeatherbelievesanyonecanmakeapositivedifferenceintheworlD.36.Thispassageismainlyabout_________.A.Heather’smiserablelifeB.Heather’scontributiontotheworldC.Heather’ssuccessinherworkD.Heather’sbeliefinlife37.Heatherbeganhermodelingcareer_________.A.duetohermother’sencouragementB.afterherbrothersabandonedherC.becauseofherexcellentintelligenceandperformancesD.becauseshewasespeciallybeautiful38.WhichofthefollowingisNottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.HeatherwontheNobelPeacePrizein1996.B.Heatherbeganhercharityworkwhileworkingasamodel.C.Herartificiallimbshadtobereplacedcontinuously.D.Heatherhasneverbeendefeatedbyherproblems.39.FromthepassagewecaninferthatpeopleadmireandrespectHeatherbecause_________.A.shehadalotofmisfortunesduringherchildhoodB.shewasaworld-famousmodelC.sheisdeterminedandnevergivesinD.shemadeagreatdifferenceintheworld
- BELIEVEitornotthecolorofthetieBarackObamawearstotheinauguration就职典礼isnowahotlydebatedtopiC.ThelevelofpublicinterestinObama’stiemightseemstrangebutmanypeoplebelievehischoicewillsymbolizethetypeofgovernmentheplanstorunasthecolorofapolitician'stieisthoughttoconveyideasofpowertrustworthinessandmorE.PolitiesoftiesItmaybetheleastpracticalitemofmaledressbutitisarguablythemostexpressivE.IntheUKandmanyothercountriesaroundtheworldconservative保守的politiciansmaywearabluetieandtheirliberalopponentsaredonE.InAmericathecolorsgotheotherwayrounD.TheRepublicanshaveinrecentyearsbecomeassociatedwiththecolorredandtheDemocratswithbluE.ButinspiteofthisBushwearsbluetiesmoreoftenthananyothercolor.WhattheymeanAccordingtoSharonHavereditoroffocusonstylecominAmericathefeelingsassociatedwithcolorsoverrule压制theirpoliticalsignificancE.AguywhowantstoberegardedasstrongandinchargewouldwearredHaversays.UnsurprisinglythebusinesstycoonDonaldTrumpisknownforwearingredties.Butwhataboutblue?AccordingtoHaverBlueisasoftercolorLookatthesky.It'speacefulandcalmandtrustworthy.Selectingtherighttiefortherightoccasion●PerfectjobinterviewtiePerhapsnoothertie-wearingoccasionisasimportantasthejobinterview.GilchristthefashionexpertadvisesplayingitsafeandchoosingaconservativeonE.Bestchoicesaresolidsstripesorsmallpatterns.Anexcellentcolorisburgundy酒红色oranotherseriouscolor.Avoidpinkoryellowwhichsuggestthatthewearerlacksgravity.PatterntiesGilchristsuggestsshouldbelimitedtoamaximumofthreecolors.A.stripedtieisasafechoiceasthisisacceptabletoeveryonE.LastGilchristrecommendssavingtheexpensivehiptieforthoseapplyingforglamorouscreativejobs.●Date-nighttieWhenpickingoutthefighttiefortakingagirloutonadatespendmoretimeconsideringcolorthanpattern.Accordingtostudieswomenareattractedtomenwearingthecolorbluebecausebluegivestheimageofastablefaithfulconstantalwaysthereperson.Sowhatistheworstcolortowearonadate?flattenedcaterpillar毛虫yellow-greenaccordingtoGilchristitwillrepelbothsexesequally.52.WhyarepeopleinterestedinthetiethatObamawearstotheinauguration?A.Becausetheythinkthetiehewearswillenablethemtoknowabouthispersonalitiesandpolicies.B.Becausetheywanttoadvisehimonhowtoselectanappropriatetieforsuchabigoccasion.C.BecausetheythinkthetieswilltellifheistrustworthyastheyexpectedwhenheassumesofficE.D.BecausetheybelievethetieisanessentialpartofdressingtoamaturepoliticianlikeObamA.53.WhatcanweinferaboutBushtheformerpresidentfromthepassage?A.Hewasprobablyliberalinhispolicieswhenhewasinpower.B.HewasaRepublicanwhenheservedaspresident.C.Heworeonlybluetiesandhadnotiesofalternativecolors.D.HewantedtomakehimselfuniquebythetiethatheworE.54.TheexampleofthebusinesstycoonDonaldTrumpisgivento________A.provethatcolorreflectspeople'sfeelingstoacertaindegreE.B.showthatDonaldissowealthythathecanaffordexpensiveties.C.tellthatDonaldisphysicallystrongandcanhandleeverything.D.explainthatredisapopularcolorespeciallywithbusinessmen.55.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.Tiescanbeignoredbypoliticianssinceitistheleastpracticalitemofmaledress.B.Dochoosetiescarefullybeforedatingbecauseitisthemostimportantoccasion.C.Whytoavoidpinkoryellowinjobinterviewsisthattheydon'tmatchtheatmospherE.D.Themorecolorfulthetieisthemorelikelyyou'llgetthejobyouwant.56.Theunderlinedwordrepelinthelastparagraphismostcloseto________inmeaning.A.puzzleB.attractC.delightD.disgust
- MadamedeStaelsaysthatonlythepeoplewhocanplaywithchildrenareabletoeducatethem.Forsuccessintrainingchildrenthefirstconditionistobecomeachildoneself.Itmeanstotreatthechildasreallyone’sequalthatistoshowhimthesameconsiderationthesamekindofconfidenceoneshowstoanadult.Itmeansnottoaffectthechildtobewhatweourselveswanthimtobecomebuttobeaffectedbytheimpressionofwhatthechildhimselfis;nottotreatthechildwithcheatingorbyforcebutwiththeseriousnessandtruelovesuitabletohisowncharacter.Notleavingthechildinpeaceisthegreatestproblemofpresentmethodsoftrainingchildren.Parentsdonotseethatduringthewholelifetheneedofpeaceisnevergreaterthanintheyearsofchildhoodaninnerpeaceunderalloutsideliveliness.Butwhatdoesachildexperience?Correctionsordersinterference干涉thewholelivelongday.Thechildisalwaysrequiredtoleavesomethingaloneortodosomethingdifferenttofindsomethingdifferentorwantsomethingdifferentfromwhathedoesorfindsorwants.Heisalwaysguidedinanotherdirectionfromthetrueinnerwillthatisleadinghim.Allofthisiscausedbyourso-calledenthusiasmindirectingadvisingandhelpingthechildtobecomethesamemodelproducedinoneassemblyline流水线.Understandingthedeepestcharacteristicofloveisalmostalwaysabsent.Tobringupachildmeanscarryingone’ssoulinone’shand;itmeansneverplacingourselvesindangerofmeetingthecoldlookonthefaceofthechilD.Itmeansthetruththatthewaysofinjuringthechildarelimitlesswhilethewaysofbeingusefultohimarefew.Howseldomdoestheeducatorrememberthatthechildevenatfourorfiveyearsofagehasalreadyhadasharpfeeling!ThesmallestmistrustandunkindnesstheleastactofinjusticeleavewoundsthatlastforlifeintheheartofthechilD.Whileontheotherhandunexpectedfriendlinessandkindnessmakequiteasdeepanimpressiononthosesoftsenses.67.Thepassagemainlytalksabout_______.A.misleadingzonesandrightwaysineducatingchildrenB.currentproblemsintrainingchildrenC.whatshouldbetaughttochildrenD.theimportanceofeducatingchildren68.Childrenaccordingtothepassageareexperiencing_______.A.correctionsordersandpeaceB.ordersinterferenceandpeaceC.interferenceordersandcorrectionsD.peaceguideandpraise69.IfyouwereaparentwhichofthefollowingmethodsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.Youcouldtreatyourchildrennotsoseriouslyfortheydon’tunderstandmanythings.B.Youcouldtrainyourchildrenasyouwishthemtobesinceyouareparents.C.YoushouldsometimesleaveyourchildreninpeaceastheywishintheirchildhooD.D.Youshouldcorrectyourchildrenimmediatelyiftheirbehaviorisnotwhatyouwant.70.Wemayconcludethattheauthorbelievespeopleshould_______.A.playwiththechildrenwithenthusiasmalldaylongjusttopleasethemB.trytogiveanorderadviceandsuggestionstotheirchildrenatanytimeC.treattheirchildrenjustasthewaytheytreatanadultintheirdailylifeD.regardtheirchildrenasanequaltothemandhaveunderstandingoftheinnerpeaceofthem
- Itisdifficultfordoctorstohelpapersonwithadamagedbrain.Withoutenoughbloodthebrainlivesforonlythreetofiveminutes.Moreoftenthedoctorscan’tfixthedamagE.Sometimestheyareafraidtotrysomethingtohelpbecauseitisdangeroustoworkonthebrain.Thedoctorsmightmakethepersonworseifheoperatesonthebrain.Dr.RobertWhiteafamousprofessoranddoctorthinksheknowsawaytohelp.HethinksdoctorsshouldmakethebrainverycolD.Ifitisverycoldthebraincanlivewithoutbloodfor30minutes.Thisgivesthedoctoralongertimetodosomethingforthebrain.Dr.Whitetriedhisideaon13monkeys.Firsthetaughtthemtododifferentjobsthenheoperatedonthem.Hemadethemonkeys’bloodbacktothemonkeys’brains.Whenthebrain’stemperaturewas10℃Dr.Whitestoppedthebloodtothebrain.After30minutesheturnedthebloodbackon.Hewarmedthebloodagain.AftertheiroperationsthemonkeyswereliketheyhadbeenbeforE.Theywerehealthyandbusy.Eachonecouldstilldothejobsthedoctorhadtaughtthem.53.Thebiggestdifficultyinoperatingonthedamagedbrainisthat____.A.thetimeistooshortfordoctorsB.thepatientsareoftentoonervousC.thedamageisextremelyhardtofixD.theblood-coolingmachinemightbreakdown54.Thebrainoperationwasmadepossiblemainlyby____.A.takingthebloodoutofthebrainB.tryingtheoperationonmonkeysfirstC.havingthebloodgothroughamachineD.loweringthebrain’stemperature55WithDr.White’snewideatheoperationonthedamagedbrain____.A.canlastaslongas30minutesB.cankeepthebrain’sbloodwarmC.cankeepthepatient’sbrainhealthyD.canhelpmonkeysdodifferentjobs56Whatistherightorderofthestepsintheoperations?A.sendthecooledbacktothebrainB.stopthebloodtothebrainC.havethebloodcooleddownD.operateonthebrainA.abcdB.cabdC.cbdaD.bcda
- Everyonemakesmistakesinlifebutforwhalesanddolphinsthemistakeoflandingontheshorecoststhehighestprice---theirlives.PeoplelivingalongthecoastofAustraliaandNewZealandhavebeenshockedandsaddenedbythenumberofwhalesanddolphinsthattheyhavefoundontheirbeachesrecently.SinceNovember28th96whalesanddolphinshavediedinAustraliaand53whalesdiedinNewZealanD.Although20whalesweresavedsomeofthesewerenotexpectedtoliveastheyweretooweaktoswimwiththeothersbacktoseA.BobBrownleaderofAustralia’sGreenpartysaidthemassbeachingwascausedbytherecentsoundbombingoftheoceanfloorbetweenthetwocountries.Thisisamethodoftestingforoilandgasreserves储藏量.Butmassbeachingofwhaleshaslongpuzzledscientists.Typicallymostmembersofthestranded搁浅groupwillappeartobeperfectlyhealthy.SomeresearchersbelievethatcloserelationshipwithinthegroupcausestheproblemifonegetsintotroubletheotherswillnotleavesaidSheryGibneyaleadingbiologistinNewZealanD.Somewillcomeinandtryandassistit;iftheygettrappedonthebeachthenmorewillcomE.Anothercommontheoryisthatthewhales’navigation导航systemarethoughttobreakdowninsomeway.Ithasbeensaidthatwhalesfollowelectromagnetic电磁的patternsinthesea-beD.ThewhalescangetconfusedbecausethesepatternssometimeschangE.Thatwouldbeabitlikeanewroundabout环状交叉路beingbuiltonaroadyouwereusedtodrivingon.YoumightbeconfusedforaminutewhenyoucometoitforthefirsttimeandyoumighteventakeawrongturningbeforegettingbackonyourroutE.A.differentideaisthatwhenwhaleschasefishforfoodtheyendupinshallowwatersbecausetheyarenotpayingattentiontowheretheyaregoing.AndyetfromtimetotimeagroupwillswimonpurposeintoshallowwatersandenduponthebeachwheretheydiE.Ifreturnedtotheseasomewhalesoftenshowgreatdeterminationinrestrainingthemselves.67.________whalesanddolphinswouldprobablydieinthismassbeachingalongthecoastofAustraliaandNewZealanD.A.Lessthan100B.Lessthan150C.Morethan150D.14968.Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedtoexplainthetermsoundbombing?A.Theterriblesoundthatiscausedinthewarbetweentwocountries.B.Humanactivitiesthataimtoexploretheoceanfloor.C.TheloudsoundthatwhalesanddolphinsmakE.D.Theearthquakesthathappenontheoceanfloor.69.Whichofthefollowingcouldn’tprobablyleadtothemassbeachingofwhales?A.A.changeintheelectromagneticpatternsthatwhalesfollow.B.NewroundaboutbeingbuiltonaroaD.C.TheirfullattentiontothesearchforfooD.D.Exploitingnaturalresourcesinoceans.70.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.A.thatwhalesanddolphinsmaymakemistakesaswellashumanbeingsB.howscientistshavefoundthereasonsforthemassbeachingofwhalesC.howhumanbeingsmakeuseoftheoceanresourcesD.whythemassbeachingofwhaleshappens
- InAmericadrivers'educationispartofhighschool.Everystudentinhisorhersecondyearofhighschoolisrequiredtotakeacourseindrivers'education.Howeverunlikeothercoursesitisn'tgivenduringtheregularschoolyear.InsteaditisasummercoursE.Thecourseisdividedintotwoparts:classtimeforlearningthelawsandregulationsanddrivingtimeforpracticE.Thestudentsstudythebasictrafficlawstheymustknowtopassthewrittendrivingtestwhichisgiventoanyonewhowantstogetadriver'slicensE.Drivingtimeisachanceforthestudentstositbehindthesteeringwheelandpracticeallkindsofskillsthatarerequiredtodriveacar.Eachstudentisrequiredtodriveforatotalofsixhours.Thestudentsaredividedintogroupsoffour.Thestudentsandtheinstructorgooutdrivingfortwohours.Thuseachstudentgetshalfanhourofdrivingtimeperouting.Theinstructorandthedriversitinthefrontseatsandtheotherthreestudentssitintheback.Thecarsfordrivers'educationaredifferentfromotherears.Inthiskindofcartherearetwosetsofbrakesoneonthedriver'ssideandtheotherontheinstructor;ssidE.Thusifthestudentdriverrunsintodifficultiestheinstructorcantakeover.ThiskindofcaralsohasanotherspecialfeaturE.OntherearwindowofthecarisasignthatreadsSTUDENTDRIVER.Thatletsnearbydriversknowthattheyshouldbemorecarefulbecausethestudentdriverisn'tveryexperienceD.Afterthestudenthaspassedthedrivers'educationcourseandreachedtheproperagetodrivetheycangotoadesignatedstateofficetotakethedrivingtestwhichismadeupofaneyeexaminationawrittentestandaroadtest.Thestudentmustpassallthethreetestsinordertogetadriver'slicensE.Ifthestudentdoeswellinthedrivers'educationclassheorshewillhavenoproblempassingthetestwithflyingcolorsandgettinglicenseD.56.InAmericathedriver'scoursementionedaboveA.iscarriedonatthesametimeasothercoursesB.isgiventoanyonewantingtogetadriver'slicenseC.isofferedtoallthestudentsofGradeTwoinhighschoolD.isconsideredasparoftheadvancededucation57.WecaninferthatthestudentsarerequiredtointheirwholedrivingpracticE.A.gooutdrivingfortwelvetimesB.spendatleastsixhoursdrivingC.drivefortwohoursD.gethalfanhourdrivingeachtime58.WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTagreewiththerequirementsforthestudentswantingtogettheirdriver'slicenses?A.Theiragemustconformtorelevantregulations.B.Theyshouldgotohavetheirdriver'stests.C.TheymusthavetheireyesexamineD.D.Theycantakethedrivingtestintheirownschools.59.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Studentswhotakethedrivinglessonsdon'tneedtolearnlawsandregulations.B.Thecarfordriver'seducationhasasignontherearwindow.C.Everystudentcanpassthedrivingtestonlyifhe/shetakesacourseindriver'seducation.D.Theroadtestinthedrivingtestismoreimportantthantheothertwoones.60.InthelastsentencewithflyingcolorsmeansA.happilyB.successfullyC.colorfullyD.quickly
- IV.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中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑AfterworkingawholedaywhenLoisanurseforthirtyyearsleftthehospitalshewasaskedtotakepartinarescueofacaraccident.TheysoonarrivedattheaccidentsitE.WhiledoctorsattendedtoaninjuredmaninonecarLoischeckedawomansittingintheothervehiclE.TherewasnobloodorvisiblesighslfinjuryandthewomansaidnothingbutstaredatLoiswithvacanteyes.OnthewaytothehospitalLoisheldthepatient’shandsandcomfortedherbytellingherthateverythingwasgoingtobefinE.ThefollowingmorningLoisenteredtheroomandintroducedherself.I’mLoisyournursE.Howareyoufeeling?ThepatientblinkedhereyesandherfaceturnedwhitE.AreyourealoramIhallucinating?OhI’mrealIassureyou.Loisgentlyheldthewoman’shandandcheckedherpulsE.Aareyousureyouarenotaanangle?LoissmiledNursesareoftenreferredtoasangelsofmercy.HerpatientcontinuedtostareatLoisandwhisperedImeanarealangel.Loisraisedhereyebrows.ApairofwingswouldbehandybutbelievemeI’mjustashumanasyouareThewomanshookherheaD.LastnightIwasinanautoaccidentandthoughtImightdiE.SuddenlyanangelappeareD.WhenshetouchedmeIknewGodsenthertoreassuremethatI’dlivE.SheheldLois’handstightly.Youlookandsoundexactlylikeherexceptthatyoudon’thavewings!56.AccordingtothepassagewhatwasLois?A.AnangelsenttothehumanworldbytheGoD.B.Thewoman’sdaughter.C.A.passerbyontheroaD.D.A.nursewhohasworkedformanyyears.57.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_____.A.thedoctorweretreatinganinjuredmanB.thewomangotbadlyhurt.C.thecaraccidenthappenedtwoyearsagoD.Loistreatedthewomankindlyandcarefully58.Theunderlinedphrasereferredtohasthesamemeaningas______.A.thoughtofB.talkedaboutC.lookedupD.said59.What’sthemainideaofthepassage________.A.Oneshoulddogooddeedsandhelpedotherslikeangels.B.Oneshouldbecomeanangelwithtwowings.C.AfterworkoneshouldarrivedattheaccidentsitE.D.Oneshouldbeanursetohelpothers
- Doyoulikesittingontheedgeofyourseat?Howaboutfallingoffitlaughing?IfsoRushHour1istheperfectmovieforyou.Althoughitdidn’tgetthebestreviewsitisperfectforthosewholikeagoodcomedy.JustasinthefirstRushHourInspectorLeeJackieChanandLAPDDetectiveJamesCarterChrisTuckerarepartners.ThistimetheyareonvacationinChinaandCarterislookingforagoodtimebuttheyareonthejobagainwhenabombingattheAmericanEmbassykillstwocustomsagents.LeeandCartergotolookforasuspectnamedRickyTan.ForLeethisisaseriouscasebecauseTankilledhisfather.WillCarterandLeebeabletocaptureTan?AnotherreasontoseethismovieperhapsisforthethrillingactionwhichincludeskaratefightswithJackieChan.OneofmyfavoritescenesshowsCarterandLeeinamassageparlor店堂wheneverythinggoescrazy.RushHour2isofcoursereallyfunnywithChrisTuckerintheleadrolE.ChanandTuckerhavemanycleverjokesandremarks.Someofthejokesaren’tenjoyedbythecriticsbutmostwillfindthementertaining.Withnodoubtthemoviewasgreat.Iwasfilledwithanxietyaboutwhatwasgoingtohappennext.Manycriticssaythatsequels续集arenotasgoodastheoriginalbutthisoneisgreat.IespeciallyenjoyeditbecausethespecialeffectsareminimalsoeverythinglooksasthoughitactuallyhappeneD.ThelightingeffectisgreataswellasthesounD.SoifyouarelookingforagreatactionmoviethatleavesyouattheedgeofyourseatandmakesyoulaughquiteabityoushouldrushtoseeRushHour2.67.AccordingtotheauthorRushHour2isaperfectmovieparticularly______.A.fullofspecialeffectsB.withthebestactorsC.fullofhumorsD.withgreatlights68.InRushHour2thetwoleadingrolesareondutyagainbecause______.A.theirvocationinChinaislimitedtoashorttermB.inspectorLeedoesn’twanttohaveagoodtimeC.theAmericanEmbassyinChinawasattackedD.asuspectnamedRickyTankilledLee’sfather69.InRushHourseriesthefollowingareusuallyincludedEXCEPT_____.A.thrillingactionsB.maximalspecialeffectsC.karatefightsD.cleverjokesandremarks70.IfRushHour3isshotwhatkindofthemoviewillitbe?______.A.StagetragedyB.ActionmovieC.SoapoperaD.Situationalcomedy
- 第II卷非选择题共35分第四部分任务型阅读共10小题每小题1分满分10分请认真阅读下列短文并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词DoweneedanIvyLeague?ChinamaysoonhaveitsownIvyLeaguewithaunionoftopuniversities.ThetermoriginallyreferredtoanathleticconferenceofeighttopuniversitiesinthenortheasternUS.TheChineseversionwhichwasofficiallystartedinmid-OctoberconsistsofninefamousuniversitiesincludingPekingTsinghuaZhejiangandFudan.Theunionissupposedtoresultinstudentexchangeprogramsrecognitionofacademicachievementsandotherjointprograms.ThenewsofthisChineseIvyLeaguehasreceivedmixedresponsesfromthepublicandpress.Somenegativecriticshavedismisseditasyetanotherexampleofthewishfulcopyingofinternationalpracticeswithoutfullyunderstandingthem.OtherssaythattheIvyLeagueisnotnecessarybutthattheunionisagoodideaonethatcouldpromoteacademicdevelopment.Sowhat’syouropiniononaChineseIvyLeague?Doweneedone?Yes.IvyLeagueornotnineofChina’sbestuniversitiescooperatingisagoodthing.Theseuniversitiescombiningresourcescouldcreateabetterenvironmentforstudentsandforresearch.Itcouldalsosavealotoftimeandresourcesbecauseitwouldmeanfewerunnecessaryinvestmentsforsomeoftheuniversities.Allowingstudentstomovetoorhaveexchangeswithotheruniversitiescouldbroadentheirhorizonsimprovetheirsocialskillsandcreatemoreemploymentopportunities.Theresultscouldbemoreimportantthanlessonsandachievements.ThetermIvyLeaguecarriesasenseofacademicexcellencetraditionandreputation.Ifborrowingsuchatermcouldencouragestudents’andprofessors’mentalstateandimproveChinesehighereducationthenthere’snoreasonnottodoit.No.UniversitiesshoulddosomeworkonincreasingcooperationinsteadofcopyinganIvyLeaguemodel.ManyChineseuniversitiesalreadyhavesuchcooperationwitheachother.IfthiscooperationwereassociatedwiththeIvyLeagueitwouldjustdistract分散attentionandresourcesandhaveanegativeeffect.TheseChineseuniversitiesareallstate-runandmostgettheirfundingfromthegovernment.They’requitesimilartoeachotherinmanywaysandmorecooperationwouldn’tbringaboutasmuchpotentialabilityasbetweensaypublicandprivateorChineseandforeignuniversities.Chinashouldfinditsownwaytodevelopworld-classuniversitiesinsteadofbycopyingsomeforeignpractices.Wehaveourownuniqueconditionsandforeignlessonsoftendon’tapplywellherE.
- BryanOlgaScottAnna和David正在进行一项企业家成功秘诀调查他们将采访几位企业家第61-65题是他们似定的采访话题阅读下面刊登在Entrepreneur企业家杂志上6位企业家的成功感言A.B.C.D.E和F.为每位采访者选定最佳采访对象并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑选项中有一项是多余选项61.Bryan:Whatcomesfirstthecustomerortheprofit?62.Olga:Howimportantisanentrepreneur’sambitiontohis/hercompany’sgrowth?63.Scott:Howdoesanentrepreneurmakeuseofhis/heradvantages?64.Anna:Whydosuccessfulentrepreneursseemtoenjoytheirwork?65.David:Whatattitudeshouldanentrepreneurhavetowardhis/hersocialresponsibilities?A.SheriPoeRykaInC.SinceIstartedthiscompanyinmykitchensevenyearsago.Ialwaysdreamtofwhatitwouldbesomeday.Focusingonthatgoalhelpsmegetthroughtoughtimes.Togetthekindofsuccessthatyouwantyouneedtodreambig.That’sthestartingpointEverysuccessstorybeginswithbigdreams.Youneedtohavebigdreamsforyourselflikebeingsomebodyrichfamousorfulfilled.YouneedtohaveacleargoalofwhatyouwanttoachievE.AlsoIthinkit’sreallyimportantthatthepeopleyou’reworkingwithareascommittedtothesamegoalasyouaresoyoucansupporteachotherandkeepeachotherenergetiC.B.AnitaRoddickTheBodyShopInC.InAmericawehaveashopinHarlemwhere50percentoftheprofitsgointothecommunitydevelopmentandtheother50percentgotowardthefundingofasimilarshopelsewhereintheUnitedStates.ThepridethatshopbringstothestaffandlocalpeopleinspiredmE.WhatTheBodyShopdoessuccessfullyisuseourfacilitiesinthestreetandshoppingcenterstotalkaboutrealhumanissueslikeAIDS.recyclinghumanrightsandcommunityserviceortoencouragepeopletospeakoutagainstanythingtheyconsidertobeunjust.Knowingourproductsaresymbolsofsocialchangeisreallyencouraging.C.BenCohenBen&Jerry’sHomemadeInC.I’menergizedbythepeopleIworkwith.I’mveryrelationship-drivenwhichathinkisdifferentfrommostentrepreneurs.I’minspiredbydoingthingsthatarenotnormalandthatmostpeoplethinkdon’tfitintothebusinessworldordon’tmakeanysensE.Inbusinessyouarejudgedbythecompanyyoukeep―fromyourmanagementteamboardofdirectorsandstrategicpartners.MaybetheladyyoumetinatradeassociationmeetingcanhelpyousecurefundingorthegentlemanataconferencecanprovideyouwithmanagementadvicE.D.RichardMelmanLettuceEntertainYouEnterprisesAnumberofyearsagoIwasinterviewedbysomeonewhowaswritingabookonenterprises.HeaskedmE.What’stheoppositeofwork?IanswereD.LazyHestartedlaughingandsaidBelieveitornotalotofentrepreneurssaythesamething.Theaveragepersonthinkstheoppositeofworkisplaybuttoanentrepreneurworkisplay.Ithinkitalladdsuptohavingfun.it’sfuntocreate;it’sfuntoentertainandit’sfuntomakepeoplehappywithourservicE.Whenitstopsbeingfun.I’llstopdoingit.E.FrankToskanMake-UpArtCosmeticsM.A.COneofthenicestthingsanyoneeversaidtomewasIhatemakeupbutIloveM.A.C.That’swhatmovesmeon.Evenpeoplewhodon’twearmakeupcanappreciateourcompanywhatitstandsforitsvaluesandthewaywedobusiness.WeworkfromaninvertedpyramidwherethecustomersarealwaysatthetopOurcustomersinspiremeandkeepmegoing.TheyandourstaffnotmoneymakemeenthusiastiC.IfIhadstayedinthisbusinessjustforthemoneyIwouldhavecloseddownyearsago.F.KennethColeKennethColeProductionsInC.Youcan’tbeeverythingtoeverybody.Eachofushasourownstrengthsandweaknesses.Tobeeffectiveyouneedtoidentifyyourstrengthsandconcentrateonthemyou’llbecomemoresuccessfulifyouareabletochannelyoureffortstoareasthatyoudobest.InbusinessforexampleifyouknowyouaregoodatmarketingthengiveIfullplay.Seekhelporassistanceinareasthatyoumaybepooratsuchasaccountingorbookkeeping.Toturnyourweaknessintostrengthconsidertakinghands-onlearningortraining.
- DoreenSykoraisnowajunioratMcGillUniversity.ShehadadifficulttimewhenshefirstbegancollegE.ShesaidIwasalwayswellpreparedformyexaminations.ButwhenIgointoclasstotaketheexamIwouldfallapart.Icouldjustblankoutbecauseofnervousnessandfear.HitoshiSakamotoananthropology人类学studentatTempleUniversityinTokyoreportssimilarexperiences.Thesetwoyoungstudentswereexperiencingsomethingcalledtestanxiety.Becauseastudentworriesandisstressedaboutatesthisorherminddoesnotworkaswellasitusuallydoes.Thestudentcannotwriteorthinkclearlybecauseoftheseveretensionandnervousness.Nowtherearespecialuniversitycoursestohelpstudents.Inthesecoursesadvisorsandpsychologiststrytohelpstudentsbyteachingthemtomanagetestanxiety.Suchacoursehelpsstudentslearntolivewithstressandnotfailbecauseofit.Firststudentstakeapracticetesttomeasuretheirworrylevel.Ifthetestsshowthattheirstresslevelishighthestudentscantakeashortcoursetomanagethefear.Thesecoursesteachstudentshowtorelaxtheirbodies.Theygettrainingtobecomecalminverytensesituations.Bycontrollingtheirnervousnesstheycanlettheirmindsworkmoreeasily.Learnedinformationthencomesoutwithoutdifficultyonatest.DoreenSykorasawimmediateresultsaftertakingsuchacoursE.Shenowhasenthusiasmabouttherelaxationmethods.MostlywhatIdoisimaginemyselfinaverycalmplacE.ThenIimaginemyselfpickingupapencil.Imoveslowlyandcarefully.Ibreatheeasilyandletallthetensionout.WitheachbreathmoreworryleavesmE.Itreallyworkstoo.Mygradeshaveimprovedgreatly!I’mreallydoingwellatMcGillnow.Thisrelaxationmethodworksnotonlyonexaminationsbutithasimprovedtherestofmylifeaswell.ForHitoshiinTokyotheresultsweremuchthesamE.HeisenjoyingschoolalotmoreandlearningmorE.73.WhatisthesimilaritybetweenDoreenSykoraandHitoshiSakamoto?A.Theyarestudentsfromthesameuniversity.B.Theyfailedinalltheexaminations.C.Theybothhadexperiencesoftestanxiety.D.Theybothhadthesamepoorstudyinghabits.74.TheunderlinedphraseblankoutinParagraph1refersto_______.A.loseinterestintheexamB.refusetotaketheexamC.getanextrapaperD.beunabletothinkclearly75.What’sthepurposeofsomespecialuniversitystudent-helpcourses?A.Tohelpstudentstoreducetestanxiety.B.Toshowastresslevelexperiencedbystudents.C.Tolearnmoreknowledgeabouttestanxiety.D.Tohaveabetterunderstandingoftestanxiety.
- WhatisDadsMakeaDifference?Aservice-learningopportunityforteensthatdealswithfatherhoodparentingandsoon.Olderteensgrades10―12teachyoungerteensgrades6―9abouttheimportanceoffathersinchildren’slivesthelegalandfinancialresponsibilitiesofparenting.Teenteachertraininggoals&objectivesThegoaloftheteenteachertrainingistobetterunderstandthecomplexproblemssurroundinglegalfatherhoodinoursociety.Bydiscussingwhatmakeshealthyfamiliesexplainingthemeaningofpaternity父亲的身份andexaminingtheriskspeopletakeintheirlivesteenswilldeveloptheskillsneededtomakeinformeddecisionsintheirownrelationshipsandfinallyteachthisinformationtoothers.What’sinitforme?Anopportunityto:Learnlifeskillslikecommunicationdecisionmakingandproblemsolving.Getthechancetouseknowledgeinmeaningfulandeffectiveways.DevelopleadershipplanningteamworktimemanagementandorganizationalskillstohelpyouineveryaspectofyourlifE.Forminglastingrelationshipswithadultmentors导师.Commentsfromteenteachers‘DadsMakeaDifference’mademerealizehowpermanentandexpensiveparenthoodis.SpeakinginfromofgroupsanddirectingpeopleinactivitiesIfeelisavaluableskilltohavethatIwillusethroughoutmylifE.IwishIwouldhavegonethroughthisprogramwhenIwasinJuniorHigh.Iknowitwouldhavehelpedmetoreallythinkaboutthefutureandtomakegooddecisions.‘DadsMakeaDifference’hashelpedmetoknowtheeffectsofmyactionsbeforeItakethemandIknowwhatrisksnottotaketoprotectmyfuturE.68.DadsMakeaDifferenceisan_____.A.nameofaschoolB.trainingcenterC.socialorganizationD.educationprogram69.DadsMakeaDifferencecan_____.A.provideteensachancetobeateacherinJuniorHighB.helpteenslearnmoreaboutparentsC.helpteensdeveloptheirlifeskillsD.adviseteenshowtoavoidrisksinlife70.AccordingtothepassagewhowillbenefitmostfromDadsMakeaDifference?A.fathersandsonsB.mothersanddaughtersC.teenteachersandadultmentorsD.teensandsocieties
- Japanesestudentsworkveryhardbutmanyareunhappy.Theyfeelheavypressuresfromtheirparentstodowellinschool.MoststudentsarealwaysbeingtoldbytheirparentstostudyhardersothattheycanhaveawonderfullifE.Thoughthismaybegoodideasforthoseverybrightstudentsitcanhaveverybadresultsformanystudentswhoarenotquickenoughatlearning.Unfortunatelyanumberofstudentskilledthemselves.Othersareaftercomfortinusingdrugs.Somedobadthingswithtrouble-makersandturntocrimE.Manyofthemhavetriedveryhardatschoolbuthavefailedintheexamsandhavedisappointedtheirparents.Suchstudentsfeelthattheyarelessimportantandleaveschoolbeforetheyhavefinishedtheirstudy.ItissurprisingthatthoughmostJapaneseparentsareworriedabouttheirchildrentheydonothelptheminanyway.Manyparentsfeelthattheyarenotabletohelptheirchildrenandthatitistheteachers’worktohelptheirchildren.Tomakemattersworsealotofparentssendtheirchildrentospecialschoolcalledjuku-cramschools.Theseschoolsareopenduringtheeveningandonweekendsandtheironlypurposeistopreparestudentstopassexam;theydonottrytoeducatestudentsinanyrealsenseoftherealworlD.Itthuscomesasashocktorealizethatalmostthreequarterofthejuniororhighschoolpopulationattendthesecramschools.OrdinaryJapaneseschoolsusuallyhaverulesabouteverythingfromthestudents’hairtotheirclothesandthingsintheirschoolbags.Childpsychologistsnowthinkthatsuchstrictrulesoftenleadtoafeelingofbeingunsafeandbeingunabletofitintosociety.Theyregardrulesasbeingharmfultothedevelopmentofeachstudent.Theybelievethatnosenseofmoralvaluesisdevelopedandthatstudentsaregivenneitherguidancenortraininginbecominggoodcitizens.41.AccordingtothepassagealotofJapanesestudentsareunhappyatschoolbecause________.A.theyworkveryhardB.theyfindtheycan’tdowellatschoolC.theyfeelunimportantD.theyareundertoomuchpressure42.Becauseoftheirfailureatschoolsomestudents________.A.gotocramschoolforbettereducationB.leaveschoolwithoutfinishingtheirstudyC.areagainsttheschoolrulesD.havequarrelswiththeirparents43.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.ThePressureofBeingaStudentinJapanB.TheProblemsofJapaneseStudentsC.EducationinJapanD.TheTroubleinJapaneseSchools44.Inthethirdparagraph‘juku-cramschools’probablymeanstheschoolinwhich_______.A.youcanbetakengoodcareofbytheteachersB.teachersareresponsiblefortheirstudentsC.youlearnasmuchaspossibleinashorttimebeforetakingexamsD.studentshavetheirclassesintheevening
- ABILITIESELECTRICMOTORSisoneoftheleadingmotorcompaniesinChinawithmorethanadozenbranchcompaniesaroundourcountry.FUJIANELECTRICMOTORSLTD.produceshigh-qualityelectricmotors.Weareofferingthefollowingpositions:PlantmanagerExcellentseniorengineerwithexperienceinthisfieldtomanageourplantinNingdeSeniorEngineersMechanicalandElectricalForProductionandEngineeringDepartmentgoodcommandofInternetJuniorPositionsForthosewhowishforsuccessOnePurchaserPreferablywithexperienceinamechanicalengineeringcompanyandinternationalmarketsCostAccountant5year’sexperienceinmechanicalfactorycostinggoodknowledgeofOffice2003CETCollegeEnglishTestBand6.FortheseseniorlevelpositionsweexpectpreferablyauniversitydegreeoranexcellentjobrecorD.3-5yearsofexperienceonthejobandgoodcommandofEnglish.IfyouarereadytoworkwithuswewillofferattractivesalarypacketandbrightfuturE.ABILITIESFUJIANABILITIESMOTORSLTDNEWINDUSTRIALDEVELOPMENGZONEFU’an0593-6566866FujianProvince1.ecretaryUniversitygraduateGoodatEnglishspeakingwriting&translatingGoodPCknowledgeandtypingskillPleasantcharacterwithgoodpersonalkill2.AccountantsCollegeoruniversitygraduateGoodcommandofEnglishCETBand4andPCoperationWorkexperience3.ProductionTraineesCollegeoruniversitygraduatePaintengineering/machineryorchemistryGoodcommandofEnglish1-2years’experienceinpaintfactoryLeadershipabilityandPCknowledge4.ProductionWorkersPolytechnicschoolgraduatePainttechnologyorchemistryKnowledgeofbasicEnglish1-2years’experienceinpaintfactoryBAILITANHUAFUJIANBAILIANHUACEMENT水泥PAINTCOMPANYLTD64.Ifyoudon’tknowhowtouseacomputeryouhadbetteraskforthepositionofA.asecretaryinBAILANHUAB.aproductionworkerinBAILIANHUAC.aseniorengineerinABILITIESD.acostaccountantinABILITIES65.FromthepassagewecanlearnthatA.ABILITIESisasuccessfulcompanywithmanybranchesB.BAILANHUAisacompanyonlyproducingchemicalproductsC.BAILIANHUArequiresagoodcommandofEnglishineverypositionD.ABILITIESneedsaseniorsalesmanagertosellitsproductsinAsia66.AsauniversitygraduatewithoutworkingexperienceyoucanprobablygetajobasA.acostaccountantinABILITIIESB.apurchaserinABILITIESC.asecretaryinBAILIANHUAD.anaccountantinBAILNHUA67.ThehighestrequirementofthetwocompaniesforEnglishlevelofemployeeswhoapplyforthepositionofaccountantsisA.knowledgeofbasicEnglishB.agoodcommandofEnglishC.CETBand4D.CETBand6
- LifehaschangedinMexicoCity.Streetsnormallyfilledwithpeopleareempty.Oneofthemostpopularprofessionalsoccerteamsrecentlyplayedagameinanemptystadiumthatcanseatmorethan100000peoplE.It'sswine猪fluthathasmadelifeinMexicoCitygrindtoahalt慢慢停了下来Seeminglyoutofnowhereswinefluhascausedconfirmeddeathsin12countriesasofApril30.IthassentawaveofalarmaroundtheworlD.Governmentsaretryingtofindwaystopreventfurtheroutbreaks.TheWorldHealthOrganizationhasraiseditsswinefluglobalthreatleveltofiveoutofsix.Peoplemaybefamiliarwithbirdflu.buttheyknowlittleaboutswineflu.OSwinefluisacontagious传染性的respiratory呼吸的diseaseinpigs.Itiscausedbyatype-Ainfluenzavirus.Humanscanalsocatchswineflu.Theviruscausesregularoutbreaksinpigsbutpeopleusuallydonotcatchit.Howevertherehavebeencasesofthevirusspreadingtopeopleandthenfromonepersontoanother.Thesymptomsofswinefluaresimilartothecommonflu.Theyincludefeverlethargy无精打采的lackofappetitecoughingrunnynosesorethroatnausea恶心andvomiting呕吐.Thehighproportionofyoungadultsamongthedeathsisoneofseveralmysteriesaboutthisvirus.MostofthedeadhadlungdamagE.Whatcauseditisnotyetknown.Thevirusspreadsthesamewaythecommonfludoes.Whenaninfectedpersoncoughsorsneezesaroundanotherpersonthelatterisputatrisk.Peoplecangetthediseasebytouchingsomethingwiththefluvirusonitandthentouchingtheirmouthnoseoreyes.Therearemedicinestotreatswineflu.Doctorssuggestusinganti-viraldrugs.Theykeepthevirusfromreproducinginsidethebody.Althoughtherearenovaccines疫苗foritnowseveraleverydaystepscanhelppreventthespreadofthevirus:washinghandsfrequently;avoidingclosecontactwithpeoplewhoaresick;andavoidingtouchingsurfacesthatmighthavethevirusonit.Peoplemayworrythattheywillgetswineflufromeatingorpreparingpork.InfactyoucannotcatchthevirusfromporkproductsiftheyhavebeenproperlypreparedandcookeD.Cookingfoodattemperaturesof71oCkillsthevirus.56.Themainideaofthepassageis__________________.A.howswineflubrokeoutinMexicoCity.B.someinformationconcerningswineflu.C.thedifferencesbetweenswinefluandbirdflu.D.thedangerscausedbyswineflu.57.ThefollowingtipscanprotectusfromswinefluEXCEPT________.A.keepingusawayfromotherpeopleB.washinghandsfrequentlyC.avoidingclosecontactwithsickpeopleD.avoidingtouchingsurfacesthatmighthavethevirusonthem58.What’sthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?A.MexicoCityisreallyaplaceofhorrornow.B.PeopleinMexicoCitylikestayingathomE.C.PeopleinMexicoCitydon’tlikesoccer.D.Swinefluhasseriouslyaffectedpeople’slifeinMexicoCity.59.Whatcanweconcludefromthepassage?A.TheswinefluviruscausesregularoutbreaksamongpeoplE.B.Peopleusuallygetinfectedwithswinefludirectlyfrompigs.C.Allanimalsincludingpigscaneasilybeinfectedwithswineflu.D.PeopleusuallydonotcatchswinefluthoughitisadangertopeoplE.60.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Atpresenttherestillaren’teffectivevaccinesforswineflu.B.Swinefluviruscannotspreadintheair.C.Fromnowonpeoplecan’teatporkiftheywanttobesafE.D.AllofthedeadkilledbyswinefluhadlungdamagE.
- 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TheInternethasopenedupawholenewonlineworldforustomeetchatandgowherewe’veneverbeenbeforE.ButjustasinfacetofacecommunicationtherearesomerulesofbehaviorthatshouldbefollowedwhenonlinE.51Imaginehowyou’dfeelifyouwereintheotherperson’sshoes.Foranythingyou’reabouttosend:askyourselfWouldIsaythistotheperson’sface?iftheanswerisnorewriteandrereaD.52Ifsomeoneinthechatroomisrudetoyouyourinstinct本能istofirebackinthesamemanner.Buttrynottodoso.53Ifitwascausedbyadisagreementwithanothermembertrytofixthesituationbypolitelydiscussingit.Remembertorespectthebeliefsandopinionsofothersinthechatroom.54OfferadvicewhenaskedbynewcomersastheymaynotbesurewhattodoorhowtocommunicatE.Whensomeonemakesamistakewhetherit’sastupidquestionoranunnecessarilylonganswerbekindaboutit.Ifit’sasmallmistakeyoumaynotneedtosayanything.Evenifyoufeelstronglyaboutitthinktwicebeforesayinganything.Havinggoodmannersyourselfdoesn’tgiveyoulicensetocorrecteveryoneelsE.55AtthesametimeifyoufindyouarewrongbesuretocorrectyourselfandapologizetothosethatyouhaveoffendeD.Itisnotpolitetoaskotherspersonalquestionssuchastheiragesexandmaritalstatus.Unlessyouknowthepersonverywellandyouarebothcomfortablewithsharingpersonalinformationdon’tasksuchquestions.A.It’snaturalthattheresomepeoplewhospeakrudelyormakemistakesonlinE.B.Repeattheprocesstillyoufeelsurethatyou’dfeelcomfortablesayingthewordstotheperson’sfacE.C.EveryonewasnewtothenetworkoncE.D.Thebasicruleissimple:treatothersinthesamewayyouwouldwanttobetreateD.E.Whenyousendshortmessagestoapersononlineyoumustsaysomethingbeautifultohear.F.Youshouldeitherignorethepersonoruseyourchatsoftwaretoblocktheirmessages.G.Ifyoudodecidetotellsomeoneaboutamistakepointitoutpolitely.
- InmylongyearsofteachingIoftenaskmystudenttoreadthetextsuntiltheycanrecitethemandItellthemthatrecitationisanimportantpartoftheirhomework.Howeversomeofmystudentsaretiredofdoingsothinkingthatitisbothhardanduseless.Theyarguethatittakesalongtimetoreciteatextfrommemoryandtextitselfneverappearsinatestpaper.Inmyopinionitnaturallytakestimetoreciteatextbutitisworthdoingso.Whenyouareabletoreciteatextyouaresuretobefamiliarwiththewordsandexpressions.Whenyouneedtheminreadingorwritingordoingexercisestheywillcometoyourmindquicklyandsoyouwillgivequickresponsetoallkindsoflanguagesituation.Howcanwesaythatitisuseless?BesidesmanystudentscomplainthattheysoonforgetwhattheywereonceabletorecitE.Thisistruebutyoudon’tneedtoworry.WhileyouarereadingandforgettingthetextsyourlanguagelevelisbeingraiseD.Sureyoudon’trememberyourChinesetextsthatyouoncereadintheprimaryschoolbutnowyouareabletoreadnovelsandnewspaper.Sorecitationofthetextswillhelpyouimproveyourlanguageability.61.Thewriteroftenaskshisstudentstorecitethetexts_______.A.Buttheydon’tliketodoso.B.AndtheyareeagertodosoC.ButtheywrotealettertotheDepartmentofEducationreportingthething.D.Buttheydomoreexercisesinsteadofrecitingthetexts.62.Whatdothestudentsthinkabouttheteacher’sadvice?A.TheEnglishteachertrieshisbesttohelpthemwithEnglish.B.TheEnglishteacherisverykindtothem.C.TheEnglishteacherasksthemtodosomethinguseless.D.TheEnglishteachershouldletthemstudyontheirown.63.Accordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingiscorrect?A.TheteacherthinksthestudentsaretoonaughtytolearnEnglishwell.B.Thestudentsthinktheyspendalotoftimeinrecitingthetextsandgetnothing.C.Thestudentssaythattheyoftenforgetthewords.D.ThestudentstakenointerestinEnglish.64.Whenthestudentsareagainsthissuggestionthewriter_______.A.oftencriticizesthemB.patientlyexplainstothemwhytheyshouldrecitethetextsC.wantstogiveuphisideaD.isafraidthatheiscriticizedbytheheadmaster.65.Whydoesthewritersuggestthatthestudentsrecitethetext?A.RecitingthetextscanimprovetheabilityofapplyingEnglish.B.RecitingthetextsisthebestwayoflearningEnglish.C.Thestudentsshouldrememberallthetextsthattheteacherhastaughtthem.D.Recitingthetextscangreatlyimprovetheclassroomteaching.
- 以下是某个英语杂志有关专家对一些读者反映问题的建议A.FeelGrateful!Yousayyou’rethankfulbutthendismissyourmom’sinvestmentasanobligation.Bytoday’seconomicstandardswhatshedidisvirtuallymiraculous.TellyourmomplainlyoverandoveragainhowgratefulyouarE.I’msurethecomplainingwillbegintofadE.B.Tamethebeast!WhenoneboydiscovershisinnercavemanhelikestoinitiateothersintothetribE.Don’tover-worry.Boyswillbeboys.Youandyourhusbandshouldmeettheboy’sparentsdownthestreetsuggestingaplantoeithertamethewildbeastsorlimittheirtimetogether.C.Goodeffortandgoodwillmakesit!Maybetherewasareasonwhyyourbuddywasoutofwork.He’stakingadvantageofyouandyouremployer.RemindhimhowtoactonthejoB.Heowesgoodeffortandgoodwillifheacceptsthepay.Tellhimtobequietorgetaway.D.Calmdown!Fastvehiclesandwildpeople---soundslikeadolescentdreamstomE.Assomemenagetheycompensatewithbiggerfastertoys.Buthe’sputtingyouatriskandbreakingthelaw.Inacalmmomentoutsidethecartellhimthatheisscaringyou.Suggesthejoinacarclubonethatpromotessafedriving.E.Moveyourlineaway!Yousayyou’reinthemiddlebutI’dsayyou’redangerouslyclosetoslippingofftheedgE.Therearelotsoffishinthesea;whydropyourlineinwatersyourfriendisstillfishing?F.Speakoutandbreatheeasilytogether!Youarerebuildingarelationshipwithnewtrustandaffection.Ifthere’sabadodorleftfromtheolddayyouneedtocleartheair.MentiontheproblemandsayI’msorryformypartinthatargument.I’llbetshe’llsaythesamE.以下是一些读者在生活中反映的问题请匹配问题及对应的建议56.Allan:MyfriendJimwasoutofworkandIhelpedhimfindajobinmycompany.ButrecentlyIhavefoundheisverylazyanddoesn’tdohisworkwell.BesidesheoftentellsmethatouremployeristoobaD.57.Mary:CathyandIweregoodfriends.Buttwoyearsagoshemovedandleftmebecausewehadanargument.NowIhearshehascomebacktothistownandlivesaboutamileaway.IhopetovisitthisoldfriendbutIreallydon’tknowwhattodo.58.Mrs.Green:Myeight-year-oldsonusedtobeobedient.Butrecentlyhe’sbecomewildandcrazylikeabarbariananddoesn’twanttostayathomE.MyhusbandandIgetworrieD.NowIfindhelikestoplaywithanotherboywhoisalsoabarbarian.59.Mike:Ilivewithmymotherwhoworksnightanddaysothatshecansupportmyschooling.I’mgratefulbutsometimesIgetevenmoreannoyedbecausesheseemstobealwaysunsatisfiedwithmeandcomplainsaboutmyfaults.60.Eileen:MyfriendJimisahelpfulyoungmanandhehastakenmedowntowninhiscarseveraltimes.ButeverytimehedrovehiscarsocrazilythatIfelthorriblE.I’vegotusedtodrivingfasthesays.
- 第二节信息匹配共5小题每题2分满分10分下面是一篇应用文及其应用场合的信息请阅读下列应用文和相关信息并按照要求匹配信息并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑选项中有一项是多余的首先先阅读下列的书目A.INSTRUCTORS'MANUALBadmintonAssociationofEnglanD.Recommendedreadingforallcoach??esandessentialreadingforinstructors.B.BEYONDTHEBASICS—EXCELLINGATBADMINTONbyJackDowney.A.referencemanualforplayerswhowanttoimprovetheirstandardofplayandimprovetheirperformanceincompetition.It'samustforseriousplayersandcoaches.C.WINNINGBADMINTONDOUBLESByJackDowney.A.comprehensiveaccountofallaspectsofmixeddoubleswithlotsofadviceabouttacticsandpositionplay.D.THELAWSOFBADMINTONBadmintonAssociationofEnglanD.IncorporatinglawsofBadmintonfordisabledpeople.E.FAIRPLAYFORCHILDRENINSPORTNCFImportantguidelinesforcoachesparentsandofficialsdealingwithjuniorplayers.F.TAKEUPBADMINTONPublishedbySpringfieldBookLtD.Learntoplaytherightwayfromthestart.Findouthowtojoinacluborgroupanddiscoverthesecretsofrapidprogressinskillandenjoyment.阅读下列的任务信息然后匹配他她们需要的书籍56.Edwinachildwhowantstostartplayingbadminton.57.Jackadisabledpersonwhohasjuststartedtoplay.58.SimonanewinstructorwhoisnotcertainthathecananswerallthequestionspeoplemayaskaboutthegamE.59.Ivyawomanwhoisagoodmixeddoublesplayer.60.Jasonagoodplayerwhohasjuststartedtakingpartinseriouscompetitions.56.EdwinA.INSTRUCTORS'MANUAL57.JackB.BEYONDTHEBASICS-EXCELLINGATBADMINTON58.SimonC.WINNINGBADMINTONDOUBLES59.IvyD.THELAWSOFBADMINTON60.JasonE.FAIRPLAYFORCHILDRENINSPORTNCFF.TAKEUPBADMINTON
- Domestic驯养的horsesnowpullploughsraceintheKentuckyDerbyandcarrypolicE.Butearlyhorsesweren’ttame驯服的enoughtoperformthesekindsoftasks.Scientiststhinkthefirstinteractionshumanshadwithhorseswerefardifferentfromthosetoday.ThousandsofyearsagopeoplekilledthewildhorsesthatlivedaroundthemforfooD.Overtimepeoplebegantocatchtheanimalsandraisethem.Thiswasthefirststepindomestication.Aspeoplebegantotameandridehorsestheychosetokeepthoseanimalsthathadmoredesirablecharacteristics.Forexamplepeoplemayhavechosentokeephorsesthathadagentlepersonalitysotheycouldberiddenmoreeasily.Peoplewhousedhorsestopullheavyloadswouldhavechosentokeepstrongeranimals.Characteristicslikestrengtharepartlycontrolledbytheanimals’genes.Soasthedomesticatedhorsesreproducedtheypassedthecharacteristicsontotheiryoung.Eachnewgenerationofhouseswouldshowmoreofthesechosencharacteristics.Moderndayhorsebreedscomeinawidevarietyofshapesandsizes.Thisvarietydidn’texistinthehorsepopulationbeforedomestication.TheShetlandhorseisoneofthesmallestbreeds—typicallyreachingonlyonemetertall.Withshortstronglegstheanimalswerebredtopullcoaloutofmineshafts矿井withlowceilings.HugehorsesliketheClydesdalecameonthescenearound1700.Peoplebredtheseheavytallhorsestopulllargevehiclesusedforcarryingheavyloads.Thedomesticationofhorseshashadgreateffectsonsocieties.ForexamplehorsewereimportanttoolsintheadvancementofmodernagriculturE.Usingthemtopullploughsandcarryheavyloadsallowedpeopletofarmmoreefficiently.Beforetheywereabletoridehorseshumanshadtocrosslandonfoot.RidinghorsesallowedpeopletotravelfargreaterdistanceinmuchlesstimE.Thatencouragedpopulationslivingindifferentareastointeractwithoneanother.ThenewfromofrapidtransportationhelpedculturesspreadaroundtheworlD.Beforedomesticationhorseswere______.A.caughtforsportsB.huntedforfoodC.madetopullploughsD.usedtocarrypeopleTheauthorusestheShetlandhorseasanexampletoshow______.A.itissmallerthantheClydesdalehorseB.horseusedtohavegentlepersonalitiesC.somehorseshavebettershapedthanothersD.horseswereoflessvarietybeforedomesticationHorsescontributedtothespreadofcultureby______.A.carryingheavyloadsB.changingfarmingmethodsC.servingasameansoftransportD.advancingagricultureindifferentareasThepassageismainlyabout_______.A.whyhumansdomesticatedhorsesB.howhumansandhorsesneededeachotherC.whyhorsescameindifferentshapesandsizesD.howhumansocietiesandhorsesinfluencedeachother
- SundayOctober5Clear69°FMywifeEleanorandItookthetrainfromParistoStrasbourgwhereweweremetbyourdriverandguideandtheminibuswhichgoesalongwiththeboat.WestoppedoffinBarnforanhourontheway.ThenweweretakentoNancywheretheboatwaskept.Aftertheotherpassengersarrivedwehadourfirstdinnerontheboat.AfterdinnerwewalkedintodowntownNancyavillagewithalargesquareandwoodenhouses.MondayOctober5Rainedlastnightcloudyinthemorning69°FWespentabouttwohoursinNancythensailedontheCanaldelaMarneauRhinE.Kindofalazydayeatingbreakfastlunchanddinner.AfterdinnerwewatchedatapeonBaccaratwherewewillvisittomorrow.Itwaspleasanttositoutondeck甲板andwatchthescenerygobyatabout3mph.MondayOctober7Lightrain64°FThismourningwedroveovertoBaccaratandtoureditsmuseumandthechurchwhichhasthisunbelievablelampthatisgoingonaworldtourthenextday.WedidlostofshoppingthenwalkedacrossthebridgetoseeaveryverymodernCatholicchurchwithspecialBaccaratwindows.WedrovetothetopoftheVogesMountainsandstarteddowntheeasternsidE.LaterwedrovetoSorrenbourgtoseethe13thcenturychurchattheCordeliers.ItcontainsthelargestwindowbyMarcChagall-24feetwideby40feethigh.WednesdayOcrober8Cloudy.65°FTodaywesailedfromSchneckenbushtoSavernE.Wewentthroughtwocavesanextremelyunusualpartofthejourney.Thisriversceneryisverydifferent.Wewereinamountainvalleywithgrasslandononesideandaforestbeginningtoshowsomecolorontheother.ThursdayOcrober9Cloudy66°FOurdependableminibuswaswaitingtoloadtheluggageandtakeustothehotelwhereeveryonewenttheirseparateways.OurboatingdaysareoveruntilnexttimE.72.Wheredidtheauthorgetoffthetrain?A.ParisB.StrasbourgC.NancyD.Barn73.Onwhichdaysdidthetouristsspendmostoftheirtimeontheboat?A.MondayandTuesdayB.TuesdayandWednesdayC.WednesdayandWednesdayD.MondayandWednesday74.FromthetextwelearnthatBaccaratandSorrenbourgarethenamesofA.townsB.churchesC.museumsD.mountains75.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthetour?A.TiringB.ExpensiveC.EnjoyableD.Quick
- 第Ⅱ卷共35分第四部分写作共两节满分35分第一节对话填空共10小题每小题1分满分10分阅读下面对话掌握其大意并根据所给首字母的提示在标有题号的右边横线上写出一个英语单词的完整正确形式使对话通顺W:Areyoubusytomorrownight?I’mgoingovertotheWorkersClubtoplayvolleyballifyou’dliketocome76a____.M:Isn’tthatfaraway?W:Not77r____.It’sonlyhalfanhour’s78w____.Ifyoudriveyoucangetthereinfiveminutes.Andifvolleyballdoesn’t79i____youtheyhavegotahugeindoorswimmingpoolaweightroomandanindoortrack.It’sagreatplacetomeetpeoplE.Iguessit’s80w____avisit.M:Nowthatyoumentionedititwouldbenicetogetaway81f____thecomputercenterfora82c____andIreallyshouldgetsomemoreexercisE.LookI’vegotsofat.InheightschoolIhadalotmoretimetodosportsactivities.Nowthelittle83s____timeIhavemustbeusedindoingexercisE.Didyousayyou’regoingtomorrownight.W:Yeah.M:OkI’llcometoo.84H____aboutmeetingmeinfrontofthecinemaateightandwe’llcatchthebustherE.W:85S____seeyouthen.
- ComputerprogrammerDavidJonesearns$35.000ayeardesigningnewcomputergames.yethecannotfindabankreadytolethimhaveacreditcard信用卡.Insteadhehasbeentoldtowaitanothertwoyearsuntilheis18.The16-year-oldworksforasmallfirminLiverpoolwheretheproblemofmostyoungpeopleofhisageisfindingajob.David’sfirmreleases推出twonewgamesforthefastgrowingcomputermarketeachmonth.ButDavid’sbiggestheadacheiswhattodowithhismoney.Eventhoughheearnsalothecannotdriveacartakeoutamortgage抵押贷款orgetcreditcards.DavidgothisjobwiththeLiverpool-basedcompanyfourmonthsagoayearafterleavingschoolwithsixO-levelsandworkingforatimeinacomputershop.IgotthejobbecausethepeoplewhorunthefirmknewIhadalreadywrittensomeprogramshesaiD.Davidspendssomeofhismoneyonrecordsandclothesandgiveshismother50poundsaweek.Butmostofhissparetimeisspentworking.Unfortunatelycomputingwasnotpartofourstudiesatschoolhesaid.ButIhadbeenstudyingitinbooksandmagazinesforfouryearsinmysparetimE.IknewwhatIwantedtodoandneverconsideredstayingonatschool.MostpeopleinthisbusinessarefairlyyounganywayDavidadded:IwouldliketoearnamillionandIsupposeearlyretirement退休isapossibility.Youneverknowwhenthemarketmightdisappear.60.InwhatwayisDaviddifferentfrompeopleofhisage?A.HeoftengoesoutwithfriendsB.HeliveswithhismotherC.HehasahandsomeincomeD.HegraduatedwithsixO-levels61.WhatisoneoftheproblemsthatDavidisfacingnow?A.HeistooyoungtogetacreditcardB.HehasnotimetolearndrivingC.HehasverylittlesparetimeD.Hewillsoonlosehisjob62.WhywasDavidabletogetthejobinthecompany?A.HehaddonewellinallhisexamsB.HehadwrittensomecomputerprogramsC.HewasgoodatplayingcomputergamesD.Hehadlearnttousecomputersatschool63.WhydidDaviddecidetoleaveschoolandstartworking?A.HereceivedlotsofjoboffersB.HewaseagertohelphismotherC.HelostinterestinschoolstudiesD.Hewantedtoearnhisownliving
- Tobehistoricallymindedistoseethingsinrelationandinperspectiveandtojudgetolerantly.Wemustrememberhowdifferentlymenhavethoughtandactedindifferenttimes.WemustalwayskeepanopenmindreadytoreceiveandweighnewevidencE.Ifwegraspthisideawewillneverthinkthatahistorianissomeonewhocanrememberdates.Thatchildishideaislikecallingamanastatesmanbecausehecanrememberthenamesofvotersinhisdistrict.A.waitercouldremembermorenamesandatelephoneoperatormorenumbersthanthegreatesthistorian.Thetruehistorianisnotcontenttotakeallhisfactsfromotherhistorians.Todayhemakessurethathisstatementsarebasedonsounddocumentsorsourceswhichgobacktothetimeofthefactsthemselves.Butthehistorianneedsalwaystobeinhisguardnottobemisledbyhissources.A.documentmaynotbearealonE.Itsauthormaybelyingonpurposeforsomereasons.HemaybesogreatlyinfluencedbynationalreligiouspartyorpersonalbackgroundsastobetotallyunfairtotheothersidE.Ifhonesthemaybemisinformedastothefactsandmistakeninhisinferences.Anyonewhoreadstheaccountspublishedinthedifferentcountriesconcerningthecausesandresultsofwarswillrealizethatthehistorianneedscautionandtraininginhandlingthesesources.Thetrainedhistorianasksfirst:Didthiswritermeantotellthetruth?andsecond;Washeinapositionorframeofmindtotellthetruthevenifhewantsto?Everystatementmustbepatientlyweighedandtestedandcombinedwithallotheravailableinformationinordertogetatthetruth.64Ahistorica1lymindedresearcher____.A.alwayskeepsanopenmindtohistoryB.looksatonehistoricaleventwithoutrelatingittoanotherC.seesthingsfromasinglepointofviewD.refusestoacceptnewevidence65.InParagraphltheauthormeanstoillustratethat____.A.differentmenthinkandactdifferentlyB.thestudyofhistoryisnotmerelyamatterofrememberingdatesC.astatesmancanrememberthenamesofvotersinhisdistrictD.awaitercanremembermorenamesthanthegreathistorians66.Thetruehistorianshouldbasehisstatementson____.A.findingsofotherhistoriansB.documentscreatedatthepresenttimeC.hisowninferencesD.soundhistoricalmaterials67.WhichofthefollowingisthetopicofParagraph3?A.Somehistoricaldocumentsmaynotbereal.B.Historiansshouldbecarefulabouttheirsources.C.Someauthorsmaynotbehonest.D.Historiansmaybeinfluencedbytheirownbackgrounds.
- ReadthefollowingtextandchoosethemostsuitableheadingfromA-Fforeachparagraph.ThereisoneextraheadingwhichyoudonotneeD.F=A+EA.BasicairportservicesB.AirtransportationC.BeginningperiodofairtransportationD.RapidgrowthintheU.S.E.Developmentofairtransportationf.Competition81._______________Airplanesareusedtocarrypassengerscargoandmail.Airtransportcompaniesoperatescheduledairlinesandnon-scheduledservicesoverlocalregionalnationalandinternationalroutes.Theaircraftoperatedbythesecompaniesrangefromsmallsingle-engineplanestolargemultienginejettransports.82._____________Thefirstairpassengerservicesbeganin1910whendirigiblesbeganoperationbetweenseveralGermancities.ThefirstscheduledairplaneservicetocarrypassengersbeganintheU.Sin1914.SeveralexperimentalairmailflightstookplaceinIndiaEuropeandtheUnitedStatesbeforeWorldWarIbutairtransportservicedidnotbecomeatruebusinessuntilafterthewar.83._____________DuringWorldWarTwointercontinentalairtransportbecamefirmlyestablisheD.Afterthewarthenewlong-distancetransportswithadvancedfacilitieswereincreasinglyabletoavoidstormsandstrongwindandmakeflightsmoreeconomicalandconsistent.A.newgenerationofjumbo-jettransportsbeganoperationsin1970andthesupersonictransportenteredpassengerservicein1976.84._________Duringthe1970sthenumberofdomesticpassengersonU.Sairlinesincreasedabout78%andduringthe1980sthefigurewasupabout58%.In1990therewere41.8millioninternationalpassengersthefigurewasa75%increaseover1980.ThetotalcargoflownbyU.Sairlinesalmostdoubledduringthe1980sfrom5.7billionto10.6billionton-milesin1990.85.________________Majorairportsprovideawiderangeoffacilitiesfortheconvenienceofmillionsoftravelers.Theserangefromsuchbasicservicesasticket-salescountersandresultantstoluxuryhotelsshoppingcentersandplayareasforchildren.Internationalairportsmustalsohavecustomsareasandcurrency-exchangecountersandsoon.
- .第三节摘录信息阅读短文根据所读内容在文后71—80的空格里填上适当的单词或短语注意每空不超过3个单词ThereareatotalofsevenbilliontonsofgarbagekeptinChinesecitiesandthisgarbagetogethertakesup600millionsquaremetersoflandspacE.UrbangarbagehasnowbecomeoneofthefourmajorpollutingsourcesinChinA.Chinahasabout700cities.Everydaythesecitiesproduce100tonsofgarbageintotalandtheamountstillincreasesby8%-10%everyyear.InChinaabouttwo-thirdsofthecitiesaresurroundedbygarbagE.Inmanycitiesthegarbageisintheopenairwithononetotakecareofit.Thegarbagenotonlydamagesthecity’simageitalsopollutestheairwaterandsoilandputsathreattohumanhealth.Chinawillfaceacritical关键的periodinitsmodernizationdriveinthefiftyyearstocomE.Asurbanization城市化processhasquickenedthegarbageincitieswillbecomeaseriousproblemtoourhumanlifeandweshouldpaygreatattentiontotheproblemsaidDongSuochengexecutivedirectoroftheChinaResourcesInstitutE.InthenextfiftyyearsChina’spopulationscale规模andurbanizationprocesswillreachitstopwhichwillproducemoregarbagE.ConsideringthisChinashouldmakegreateffortstodeveloprecycledeconomy.OntheonehandChinashouldmakesurethatlessgarbagewillbeproduced;ontheotherhandChinashouldmakegooduseofgarbageresourcesandturngarbagehandingintoanindustryandmakesurethatgarbageindustrywillcovereverypartofgarbageprocessingfromgarbagecollectingandclassifyingtogarbagetransportationandtreatment.ThismightserveasagoodwaytosolvethegarbageproblemincitieshesaiD.Title:71.hasbeenonemainpollutingsourceConditionsAtpresentGarbageincitieshasbecomeoneofthefour72.inChinaAbouttwo-thirdsofthecitiesinChinaaresurroundedbygarbagE.Inmanycitiesgarbageisinthe73.withnoonetotakecareofit.74.Garbageincitieswillbecome75..MoregarbagewillbeproduceD.Effects76.PollutingairwaterandsoilPuttingathreatto77.78.DevelopingrecycledeconomyMakingsurelessgarbagewillbeproducedMakinggooduseof79.TurninggarbagehandlingintoanindustryMakingsuregarbageindustrywillcovereverypartof80.
- MostanimalshavelittleconnectionwithanimalsofadifferentkindunlesstheyhuntthemforfooD.Sometimeshowevertwokindsofanimalscometogetherinapartnership伙伴关系whichisgoodforbothofthem.Youmayhavenoticedsomebirdssittingonthebacksofsheep.Thisisnotbecausetheywantaridebutbecausetheyfindeasyfoodintheparasites寄生虫onsheep.Thesheepallowthebirdstodosobecausetheyremovethecauseofdiscomfort.Soalthoughtheycanmanagewithouteachothertheydobettertogether.Sometimesananimalhasaplantpartner.Therelationshipdevelopsuntilthetwopartnerscannotmanagewithouteachother.Thisissointhecorals珊瑚oftheseA.IntheirskinstheyhavetinyplantswhichactasdustmentakingsomeofthewasteproductsfromthecoralandgivinginreturnoxygenwhichtheanimalneedstobreathE.IftheplantsarekilledorareevenpreventedfromreceivinglightsothattheycannotlivenormallythecoralswilldiE.36.Somebirdsliketositonasheepbecause.A.theycaneatitsparasitesB.theyenjoytravelingwiththesheepC.theydependonthesheepforexistenceD.theyfindthepositionmostcomfortable37.Theunderlinedwordtheyinthelastsentenceofthefirstparagraphrefersto.A.birdsandparasitesB.birdsandsheepC.parasitesandsheepD.sheepbirdsandparasites38.Welearnfromthetextthatcoralsdependonplantsfor.A.comfortB.lightC.foodD.oxygen39.Whatdoesthesecondparagraphmainlydiscuss?A.SomeanimalsandplantsdependoneachotherforexistenceB.Someanimalsandplantsdeveloptheirrelationshipeasily.C.SomeplantsdependoneachotherforfooD.D.Someanimalslivebettertogether.
- Ifwomenaremercilesslyexploited剥削yearafteryeartheyhaveonlythemselvestoblamE.Becausetheytrembleatthethoughtofbeingseeninpublicinclothesthatareoutoffashiontheyarealwaystakenadvantageofbythedesignersandthebigstores.Clotheswhichhavebeenwornonlyafewtimeshavetobeputasidebecauseofthechangeoffashion.Whenyoucometothinkofitonlyawomaniscapableofstandinginfrontofawardrobe衣柜packedfullofclothesandannouncingsadlythatshehasnothingtowear.ChangingfashionsarenothingmorethantheintentionalcreationofwastE.Manywomenspendvastsumsofmoneyeachyeartoreplaceclothesthathavehardlybeenworn.WomenwhocannotaffordtothrowawayclothinginthiswaywastehoursoftheirtimealteringthedressestheyhavE.Skirtsarelengthenedorshortened;neck-linesareloweredorraisedandsoon.Noonecanclaimthatthefashionindustrycontributesanythingreallyimportanttosociety.Fashiondesignersarerarelyconcernedwithvitalthingslikewarmthcomfortanddurability耐用.Theyareonlyinterestedinoutwardappearanceandtheytakeadvantageofthefactthatwomenwillputupwithanyamountofdiscomfortaslongastheylookright.Therecanhardlybeamanwhohasn'tatsometimeinhislifesmiledatthesightofawomanshakinginathindressonawinterdayordelicatelypickingherwaythroughdeepsnowinhigh-heeledshoes.Whencomparingmenandmenandwomeninthematteroffashiontheconclusionstobedrawnareobvious.Dotheconstantlychangingfashionsofwomen'sclothesonewondersreflectbasicqualitiesofinconstancyandinstability?Menaretooclevertoletthemselvesbecheatedbyfashiondesigners.Dotheirunchangingstylesofdressreflectbasicqualitiesofstabilityandreliability?ThatisforyoutodecidE.49.Designersandbigstoresalwaysmakemoney________.A.bymercilesslyexploitingwomenworkersintheclothingindustryB.becausetheyarecapableofpredictingnewfashionsC.byconstantlychangingthefashionsinwomen’sclothingD.becausetheyattachgreatimportancetoqualityinwomen’sclothing50.Tothewriterthefactthatwomenchangetheirold-fashioneddressesisseenas_________.A.aqualityofinstabilityB.awasteoftimeC.anexpressionoftasteD.anexpressionofcreativity51.Thewriterwouldbelesscriticaliffashiondesignersplacedmorestressonthe________ofclothing.A.costB.appearanceC.comfortD.suitability52.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Newfashionsinclothingarecreatedforthecommercialexploitationofwomen.B.Theconstantchangesinwomen’sclothingreflecttheirstrengthofcharacter.C.Thefashionindustrymakesanimportantcontributiontosociety.D.Fashiondesignsshouldnotbeencouragedsincetheyareonlywelcomedbywomen.53.BysayingtheconclusionstobedrawnareobviousParA.4Line1-2thewritermeansthat_________.A.women’sinconstancyintheirchoiceofclothingisoftenlaughedatB.womenarebetterabletoputupwithdiscomfortC.menarealsoexploitedgreatlybyfashiondesignersD.menaremorereasonableinthematteroffashion
- TherearetwotypesofpeopleintheworlD.AlthoughtheyhaveequaldegreeofhealthandwealthandothercomfortsoflifeonebecomeshappytheotherbecomesunhappyThisarisesfromthedifferentwaysinwhichtheyconsiderthingspersonseventsandtheresultingeffectsupontheirminds.Peoplewhoaretobehappyfixtheirattentionontheconvenienceofthings.Thepleasantpartsofconversationthewellprepareddishesthegoodnessofthewinethefineweather.Theyenjoyallthecheerfulthings.Thosewhoaretobeunhappythinkandspeakonlyoftheoppositethings.ThereforetheyarecontinuallydissatisfieD.BytheirremarkstheysourthepleasureofsocietyoffendhurtmanypeopleandmakethemselvesdisagreeableeverywherE.IfthisturnofmindwasfoundedinnaturesuchunhappypersonswouldbetheonestobepitieD.Theintentionofcriticizingandbeingdislikedisperhapstakenupbyimitation仿效Itgrowsintoahabitunknowntoitspossessors.Thehabitmaybestrongbutitmaybecuredwhenthosewhohaveitrealizeitsbadeffectsontheirinterestsandtastes.Ihopethislittlewarningmaybeofservicetothemandhelpthemchangethishabit.Althoughinfactitischieflyanactoftheimaginationithasseriousresultsinlifesinceitbringsondeepsorrowandbadluck.Thosepeopleoffendmanyothers;nobodylovesthemandnoonetreatsthemwithmorethanthemostcommonpolitenessandrespect.Thisfrequentlyputstheminbadtemperanddrawsthemintoarguments.Iftheyaimatgettingsomeadvantagesinsocialpositionorfortunenobodywishesthemsuccess.Norwillanyonestartasteporspeakawordtofavortheirhopes.Iftheybringonthemselvespublicobjectionsnoonewilldefendorexcusethemandmanywilljointocriticizetheirwrongdoings.Theseshouldchangethisbadhabitandbepleasedwithwhatispleasingwithoutworryingneedlesslyaboutthemselvesandothers.Iftheydonotitwillbegoodforotherstoavoidanycontactwiththem.Otherwiseitcanbedisagreeableandsometimesveryinconvenientespeciallywhenonebecomesmixedupintheirquarrels.72.PeoplewhoareunhappyA.alwaysconsiderthingsdifferentlyfromothersB.usuallyareaffectedbytheresultsofcertainthingsC.usuallymisunderstandwhatothersthinkorsayD.alwaysdiscovertheunpleasantsideofcertainthings73.TheunderlinedphrasesourthepleasureofsocietymostnearlymeansA.haveagoodtastewithsociallifeB.makeothersunhappyC.tendtoscoldothersopenlyD.enjoythepleasureoflife74.IfsuchunhappypersonsinsistonkeepingthehabittheauthorsuggeststhatpeopleshouldA.preventanycommunicationwiththemB.shownorespectandpolitenesstothemC.persuadethemtorecognizethebadeffectsD.quarrelwiththemuntiltheyrealizethemistakes75.InthispassagethewritermainlyA.describestwotypesofpeopleB.laughsattheunhappypeopleC.suggestswaystohelptheunhappyD.tellspeoplehowtobehappyin
- Ifyouhaveeverbeendiscouragedbecauseoffailurepleasereadon.Usuallyachievingwhatyousetouttodoisnottheimportantthing.Letmeexplain.TwobrothersdecidedtodigadeepholebehindtheirhousE.Astheywereworkingacoupleofolderboysstoppedbytowatch.Whatareyoudoing?askedoneofthevisitors.Weplantodigaholeallthewaythroughtheearth!oneofthebrothersansweredexcitedly.TheolderboysbegantolaughtellingtheyoungeronesthatdiggingaholeallthewaythroughtheearthwasimpossiblE.Afteralongsilenceoneofthediggerspickedupajar罐fullofspiders蜘蛛wormsandalotofinsects.Heremovedthelidandshowedthewonderfulcontentstothevisitorswhowerelaughingatthem.ThenhesaidquietlyandconfidentlyEvenifwedon’tdigallthewaythroughtheearthlookwhatwefoundalongtheway!Theirgoalwasfartoodifficultbutitmadethemdig.Andthatiswhatagoalisfor—tomakeusmoveinthedirectionwehavechosen.Inotherwordsitsetsustodigging!ButnoteverygoalwillbefullyachieveD.Noteveryjobwillendsuccessfully.Noteveryhopewillcometopass.Noteverylovewilllast.ButwhenyoufallshortofyouraimperhapsyoucansayYesbutlookatwhatIfoundalongtheway!LookatthewonderfulthingswhichhavecomeintomylifebecauseItriedtodosomething!AndIbelieveitisthejoyinthejourneyratherthanintheendthattrulymatters.61.Thewritertoldusthestoryto________.A.adviseustotreatourfailuresfairlyB.persuadeustomakeanaimforourlivesC.encourageustolearnfromthetwobrothersD.provethatfailurehelpsusmakeachievements62.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.FailureisthemotherofsuccessB.WhenthereisawillthereisawayC.NopainsnogainsD.Joyinthejourney63.Whichdoweknowfromthepassage?A.DiggingaholeallthewaythroughtheearthisimpossiblE.B.Thetwobrotherswillsurelyreachtheirgoaloneday.C.Ifonehasagoalhewillwanttodigholes.D.Everyonecansucceedifhesetsapracticalgoal.
- Jonesworkedsohardthatmadethesparksflyfromhishammer.ThesonofMr.SmitharichneighborusedtocometoseetheblacksmithandhewouldenjoyhimselfwatchinghowthetradesmanworkeD.Whydon'tyoutryyourhandtolearntomakeshoetacks?saidtheblacksmith.Whoknowsonedayitmaybeofusetoyou.Thelazyboybegantoseewhathecoulddo.Butafteralittlepracticehefoundthathewasbecomingveryskilledandsoonhewasmakingsomeofthefinesttacks.OldMr.Smithdiedandthesononaccountofthewarlostallhisgoods.Hehadtoleavehomeandwasforcedtotakeupresidenceinanothercountry.Itsohappenedthatinthisvillagetherewerenumerousshoemakerswhowerespendingalotofmoneytobuytacksfortheirshoesandevenattimeswhentheypaidhighpricestheywerenotalwaysabletogetwhattheywantedbecauseinthatpartofthecountrytherewasahighdemandforsoldiers'shoes.YoungSmithwhowasfindingitdifficulttoearnhisdailybreadrememberedthathehadlearnedtheartofmakingtacksandhadthesuddenideaofmakingabargainwiththeshoemakers.Hetoldthemthathewouldmakethetacksiftheywouldhelptogethimsettledinhisworkshop.Theshoemakerswereonlytoogladoftheoffer.HowfunnyitseemsheusedtosayevenmakingtackscanbringafortunE.Mytradeismoreusefultomethanwereallmyformerriches.FromParagraph1wecanreferthat_______A.JoneswasablacksmithfromanothercountryB.OldSmithwantedhissontolearnskillfromJonesC.YoungSmithwastoolazytolearntomakeshoetacksD.YoungSmithwasgoodatmakingshoetacksbyaccidentThereasonwhyyoungSmithwasforcedtoleavehishometownisthat______A.hewaslazyandwastedallthemoneyfromhisfatherB.thepriceofshoetacksinanothercountrywashighC.hisfatherdiedandleftnothingforhimD.therewasaterriblewhichbrokehispeaceWecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatYoungSmith_______A.madealivinginthevillagebysellingbreadB.workedintheworkshopasashoemakersC.wasgoodatmakingsoldiershoesD.livedabetterlifeinthevillagethanbeforeWhichofthefollowingwell-knownsayingscanbesttellthemainideaofthepassage?A.Knowledgeisnoburden.B.Wherethere’sawillthere’saway.C.Youcan’tteachanolddognewtricks.D.TimelostcannotberecalleD.
- Withmanycollegegraduatesstrugglingtofindjobsoneofthemostimportantforyoutounderstandisthatyou’reinschoolallyourlifE.Infactyourrealeducationisjustbeginning.I’dliketopassonafewlessonsthatyoudidn’tnecessarilygetinschool.Ifyou’vebeenoutofschoolforafewyearsoralotofyearstheycouldstillteachyousomething.·Developrelationshipsandkeepnetworking.IfIhadtonameasinglecharacteristicsharedbyallthetrulysuccessfulpeopleI’vemetI’dsayitistheabilitytocreateandnurture培育networksofcontacts.Startstrengtheningyourrelationshipsnowsothatthey’llbeinplacewhenyoureallyneedthemlater.IntheclassroomitwasmostlyaboutindividualperformancE.Successinrealliferequiresrelationships.·Setgoals.Askanywinnerwhatthekeytohisorhersuccesswasandyou’llhearfourconsistentmessages:visiondeterminationpersistenceandsettinggoals.Ifyoudon’tsetgoalsanddeterminewhereyou’regoinghowwillyouknowwhenyougetthere?Goalsgiveyoumorethanareasontogetupinthemorning;theyareanincentive激励tokeepyougoingallday.·Senseofhumor.I’mafirmbelieverinusinghumorthoughnotnecessarilyjokes.A.goodsenseofhumorhelpsoneunderstandtheunconventional非传统的toleratetheunpleasantandovercometheunexpecteD.ThereareplentyoftimestobeseriousbutIbelievethatkeepingthingslightandcomfortableencouragesbetterteamwork.·Volunteer.ItmightbehardtodoalotofvolunteerworkatfirstbutpeoplewhohelpothersonaregularbasishaveahealthieroutlookonlifE.57.Bysayingyourrealeducationisjustbeginningtheauthorwantsto.A.explainwhyit’sdifficultforcollegegraduatestofindjobsB.showtheimportanceofsocialexperiencebesidesschoolingineducation[C.advisestudentstovaluetheirtimeatschoolandtostudyhardD.advisecollegegraduatestofacebravelytheproblemstheymayencounter遭遇58.Youshouldstarttostrengthenyourrelationshipsnowbecause.A.itwilltakeyoutimetodevelopthembeforeyouneedthemB.youmayhavegottenusedtobeingjudgedasanindividualandneedtochangeC.successfulpeoplehavenotimetodeveloprelationshipswithyouD.youneedtospendalotoftimelearningtheimportanceofgoodrelationships59.Theauthorbelievesthatbeinghumorousmeansthatyou.A.shouldpreparejokestobeusedinvarioussituationsB.candealwithdifficultsituationsinaneasyandcomfortablewayC.canshowyourdifferencefromothersandbeabletosucceedD.shouldsmileallthetimeandavoidbeingseriousonanyoccasion60.Thetargetreadersofthispassageareprobably.A.educationalexpertsB.peoplewhowanttochangejobsC.collegegraduateswhohavejustleftschoolD.highschoolstudentswhoarestillatschool
- Burnrateisthespeedatwhichastartupbusinessconsumesmoney.Myratewas$75000amonth.FourmonthsaftermycompanywassetupIhadonlyaquarterofthestartingcapitalleftinthebank.LookingforguidanceIwenttotalktomyfriendArthurWalworthaboutmynewventurE.Timesofgreatchangealwaysbringouttherisk-takershesaiD.Andtheyleavewinnersandlosers.MygrandfatherinvestedalotofmoneyinaprojectofThomasEdison’sthatendedupinfailurE.IwaslostinthoughtatthenotionofaThomasEdison’sprojectendinginfailurE.Damn.Itcouldhappentoanybody!ImustcontinuE.AtthattimeCD-ROMsaleshadbombedsoinvestorswerefleeingfromthefielD.Ididn’tturnawayfrommineentirelybutinsteadlinkedittotheInternet.Myplanwastoofferconsumersdescriptionsofhome-designproductsbyusingaspecialsoftwareandletthemmodifythedesigns.ThenwecanenablethemtogetonlineprofessionalandconstructionalhelptohavetheirhousesbuiltdecoratedandfurnishedaccordingtotheirownchoicE.TorealizemyplanIneededinvestorssoIcontinuedtomeetregularlywithventurecapitalists.OnesaidIhadagreatideA.ButIneededtotestit.GetthemoneysomewherE.TogetthismoneyfromaVCisgoingtocostmywifeandmychildren!Heturneddownmyrequest.Wife?Children?Ibarelyrememberedthem.Iwasworkingnonstop―strugglingtoturnthekeyinthelocktofindtherightwayaheaD.ThepressurewasterriblE.Itwasjustatthistimethatmyparentsandsisterssteppedup.Twohundredthousanddollars.A.lotofmoneytotheminvestedinthiscrazysonandbrotherwithoutamoment’shesitation.DadandMomhaddrivenoutfromChicagoandseenthepassioninmylittleofficeandthetroubleathomE.WiththeirhelpmycompanysurvivedandhasbeenprosperingeversincE.51.Whentheauthor’scompanystartedoperationhehad_______.A.$450000B.$400000$350000$30000052.Arthurimpliesthattostartabusinessintimesofchangepeoplehaveto_______.A.relyonfamouspeopleallthetimeB.investasmuchmoneyaspossibleC.facetherisksofpossiblefailureD.thinkaboutnothingbutsuccess53.Theauthor’scompanywasengagedin______.A.furnituredesignandproductionB.onlinehome-designserviceC.traditionalhomedesigningD.homedecorationbusiness54.Facedwithaveryunfavorablemarketsituationtheauthordecided______.A.toimprovehisserviceB.tostartanewbusinessC.towithdrawhismoneyD.toreducehisinvestment55.Itisimpliedthatventurecapitalisoften______.A.riskyB.timelyC.secureD.abundant
- Ilovecharity慈善shopsandsodolotsofotherpeopleinBritainbecauseyoufindquiteafewofthemoneveryhighstreet.ThecharityshopisaBritishinstitutionsellingeverythingfromclothestoelectricgoodsallatverygoodprices.Youcangetthingsyouwon’tfindintheshopsanymorE.ThethingIlikebestaboutthemisthatyourmoneyisgoingtoagoodcauseandnotintothepocketsofprofit-drivencompaniesandyouarenotdamagingtheplanetbutfindinganewhomeforunwantedgoods.Thefirstcharityshopwasopenedin1947byOxfam.Thefamouscharity’sappealtoaidpostwarGreecehadbeensosuccessfulithadbeenfloodedwithdonations捐赠物.Theydecidedtosetupashoptosellsomeofthesedonationstoraisemoneyforthatappeal.Nowthereareover7000charityshopsintheUK.MyfavouritecharityshopinmyhometownistheRedCrossshopwhereIalwaysfindchildren’sbooksall10or20penceeach.MostofthepeopleworkinginthecharityshopsarevolunteersalthoughthereisoftenamanagerwhogetspaiD.Over90%ofthegoodsinthecharityshopsaredonatedbythepubliC.Everymorningyouseebagsofunwanteditemsoutsidethefrontofshopsalthoughtheydon’tencouragethisratheraskpeopletobringthingsinwhentheshopisopen.Theshopshaveverylowrunningcosts:allprofitsgotocharitywork.Charityshopsraisemorethan£110millionayearfunding资助medicalresearchoverseasaidsupportingsickandpoorchildrenhomelessanddisabledpeopleandmuchmorE.Whatbetterplacetospendyourmoney?YougetsomethingspecialforaverygoodpriceandagoodmoralsensE.Youprovidefundstoagoodcauseandtreadlightlyontheenvironment.40.Theauthorlovesthecharityshopmainlybecauseof_______.A.itsconvenientlocationB.itsgreatvarietyofgoodsC.itsspiritofgoodwillD.itsniceshoppingenvironment41.ThefirstcharityshopintheUKwassetupto____.A.sellcheapproductsB.dealwithunwantedthingsC.raisemoneyforpatientsD.helpaforeigncountry42.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutcharityshops?A.Theoperatingcostsareverylow.B.ThestaffareusuallywellpaiD.C.90%ofthedonationsaresecond-hanD.D.Theyareopentwenty-fourhoursaday.43.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A.WhattoBuyaCharityShops.B.CharityShop:ItsOrigin&Development.C.CharityShop:WhereYouBuytoDonatE.D.ThePublic’sConcernaboutCharityShops.
- Youmayreadthequestionsfirst.SCREENGRABSBBC1PLANETEARTH9PMFreshWaterprovidesanexpansivesubjectforthethirdprogrammeintheBBC’sfascinatingnewnaturalhistoryseries.Broadlyweinvestigatetheworld’slakesandriversandthecreatureswhichinhabitthem.ThuswevisitthedeepestlakeontheplanetLakeBaikalinSiberiA.WeobservelargecoloniesofIndiansmooth-coatedottersabovelookingarounD.A.magicalserieswhichgivesusarealsenseofcontextinrelationtotheplanetweinhabit.BBC2FAMILYGUY11.45PMRoadtoEuropE.WithoutproperidentificationBrianandStewiestowawayonaplanetheythinkisleavingforEngland.They’rewrongandsoonthey’reinSaudiArabiaBrianOhmyGodwearefinisheD.Wearelostinthedesert.atthebeginningofalongtriphomE.ITV1AGATHACHRISTIE’SPOIROT9PMCardsontheTableTonight’smysteryconcernsthedeathofoneofLondon’srichestandmostmysteriousmenMrShaitanaAlexanderSiddigwhohasafascinationwithcrimE.Shaitanahostsdinnerandagameofbridgeinhisapartmentbutwhenthetimecomesforthefirstgueststotaketheirleavetheydiscoverthattheirhosthasbeenstabbedthroughtheheart.CHANNEL4THEGAMESLIVE9PMForthefirsttimeonTheGamesthemenfightinaKendotournamentusing1.2mshinaiBamboo-swords.Thewomencompeteinthecyclingracingwheel-to-wheeloncompetitionbikewithnobrakes.PlusothernewsfromtheEnglishInstituteofSportinSheffielD.69.TheFreshWaterseriesat9PM.A.exploresthelakesriversandthecreaturesinthemB.isdevotedtothefreshwatercreaturesintheworldC.explainstherelationshipamonginhabitantsontheearthD.focusesonthedeepestriverontheplanet70.ThephrasestowawaymostprobablymeansA.hidesecretlyB.talkexcitedlyC.operateeasilyD.guidesuccessfully71.AmysterystoryadaptedfromAgathaChristie’snovelwillbeshownon.A.BBC1B.BBC2C.ITV1D.Channel4
- Haveyoueverbeenafraidtotalkbackwhenyouweretreatedunfairly?Haveyoueverboughtsomethingjustbecausethesalesmantalkedyouintoit?Manypeopleareafraidtosupportthemselves.Dr.RobertAlbertauthorofStandUpSpeakOutandTalkBackthinksit’sbecausetheirself-respectislow.There’salwaysa‘superior’长者around--parentateacheraboss--whoknowsbetter.ButAlbertandotherscientistsaredoingsomethingtohelppeoplehelpthemselves.TheyofferassertivenesstrainingcoursesA.T.forshort.IntheA.T.Coursepeoplelearnthattheyhavearighttobethemselves.Theylearntospeakoutandfeelgoodaboutdoingso.TheylearntobeaggressivewithouthurtingotherpeoplE.Inonewaylearningtospeakoutistogetridoffear.A.grouptakinganA.T.Coursewillhelpthetimidpersontolosehisfear.ButA.T.usesanevenstrongermotive动机--heneedstosharE.Thetimidpersonspeaksoutinthegroupbecausehewantstotellhowhefeels.Whetherornotyouspeakupforyourselfdependsonyourself-respect.61.Theproblemthewritertalksaboutisthat.A.somepeoplebuythingstheydon’twantB.somepeopleareafraidtospeakoutfortheirrightsC.therearetoomanysuperiorsD.somepeopledon’tthinkenoughofthemselves62.Thecauseoftheproblemtalkedaboutinthispassageisthat.A.somepeoplehavealowself-respectB.thereisalwayssomeonearoundwhoknowsbetterC.salesmentalkpeopleintobuyingthingstheydon’twantD.peopledon’tshareenough63.Theunderlinedwordtimidinthe3rdparagraphmostprobablymeans.A.braveB.confidentC.self-respectD.shy64.OnethingtheA.T.Coursedon’tdoisto.A.sharetheneedofpeopleB.showtheyhavearighttobethemselvesC.helppeopleovercomefearD.helppeopletohelpthemselvesevenifotherssuffer65.Agoodtitleforthispassagecouldbe.A.TheNeedtoShareB.TalkBackWhenNecessaryC.OneWaytoBuildSelf-RespectD.OneWaytoTrainSpeakingAbility
- .EducationisnotanendbutameanstoanenD.Inotherwordswedonoteducatechildrenonlyforthepurposeofeducatingthem.OurpurposeistofitthemforlifE.Insomemoderncountriesithasforsometimebeenfashionabletothinkthatbyfreeeducationforall—onecansolvealltheproblemsofsocietyandbuildaperfectnation.Butwecanalreadyseethatfreeeducationforallisnotenough;wefindinsuchcountriesafarlargernumberofpeoplewithuniversitydegree;theyrefusetodowhattheythinklowwork;andinfactworkwithhandsisthoughttobedirtyandshamefulinsuchcountries.Butwehaveonlytothinkamomenttounderstandthattheworkofacompletelyuneducatedfarmerisfarmoreimportantthanthatofaprofessor;wecanlivewithouteducationbutwedieifwehavenofooD.Ifnoonecleanedourstreetsandtooktherubbishawayfromourhousesweshouldgetterriblediseasesinourtowns.Infactwhenwesaythatallofusmustbeeducatedtofitusforlifeitmeansthatwemustbeeducatedinsuchawaythatfirstlyeachofuscandowhateverworksuitedtohisbrainsandabilityandsecondlythatwecanrealizethatalljobsarenecessarytosocietyandthatisverybadtobeashamedofone’swork.Onlysuchatypeofeducationcanbeconsideredvaluabletosociety.60.Thewriterofthepassagethinksthat_______.A.educationcansettlemostoftheworld’sproblemsB.freeeducationforallprobablyleadstoaperfectworldC.freeeducationwon’thelptosolveproblemsD.allthesocialproblemscan’tbesolvedbyeducation61.Thewriterwantstoprovethat_______.A.oursocietyneedsallkindsofjobsB.oursocietyneedsfreeeducationforallC.afarmerismoreimportantthanaprofessorD.workwithhandsisthemostimportant62.Thepurposeofeducationis_______.A.tochooseofficialsforthecountryB.topreparechildrenmainlyfortheirfutureworkC.toleteveryonereceiveeducationfitforhimD.tobuildaperfectworld
- AprovenmethodofeffectivetextbookreadingistheSQ3RmethoddevelopedbyFrancisRobinson.ThefirststepistosurveytheSstepthechapterbyreadingthetitleintroductionsectionheadingssummaryandbystudyinganygraphstablesillustrationsorcharts.Thepurposeforthisstepistogetanoverviewofthechaptersothatyouwillknowbeforeyoureadwhatitwillbeabout.InthesecondsteptheQstepforeachsectionyouaskyourselfquestionssuchasWhatdoIalreadyknowaboutthistopic?andWhatdoIwanttoknow?Inthisstepyoualsotakethesectionheadingandturnitintoaquestion.Thisstepgivesyouapurposeforreadingthesection.Thethirdstepthefirstofthe3R’sistoreadtofindtheanswertoyourquestions.Thenattheendofeachsectionbeforegoingontothenextsectionyourecitethesecondofthe3R’stheanswerstothequestionsthatyouformedinthequestionstep.Whenyoureciteyoushouldsaytheinformationyouwanttolearnoutloudinyourownwords.Thefifthstepisdoneafteryouhavecompletedsteps23and4foreachsection.Youreviewthelastofthe3R'stheentirechapter.Thereviewisdonemuchasthesurveywasinthefirststep.Asyoureviewholdamentalconversationwithyourselfasyourecitetheinformationyouselectedasimportanttolearn.ThementalconversationcouldtaketheformofaskingandansweringthequestionsformedfromtheheadingsorreadingthesummarywhichliststhemainideasinthechapterandtryingtofillinthedetailsforeachmainideA.66.FromthepassagewecaninferthattheSQ3Rmethod.A.turnsouttobepracticableB.leavesmuchtobedesiredC.needstobeprovenD.cannotbeusedbyeveryreader67.TheSQ3Rmethodconsistsofsteps.A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.seven68.Accordingtothepassagethefirststephelpsthereaders.A.readthefirstseveralparagraphsB.scanthewholechapterC.studythegraphsD.getthethemeofthechapter69.Whichofthefollowingisthefourthstep?A.Toquestionyourself.B.Toreadforinformation.C.Toreciteyouranswers.D.Todrawaconclusion.70.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Inthelaststepyoushouldrememberalltheinformation.B.Whenyoufinishthelaststepyouwillgetboththemainideaandthedetails.C.Thementalconversationinvolvesansweringthequestionsaskedbytheauthor.D.Whileyouareholdingamentalconversationyouselecttheimportantinformation.
- Parentsandkidstodaydressalikelistentothesamemusicandarefriends.Isthisagoodthing?SometimeswhenMr.Ballmerandhis16-year-olddaughterElizabethlistentorockmusictogetherandtalkaboutinterestsbothenjoysuchaspopcultureheremembershismoredistantrelationshipwithhisparentswhenhewasateenager.Iwouldneverhavesaidtomymom‘HeythenewWeezeralbumisreallygreat.Howdoyoulikeit?’saysBallmer.TherewasjustacompletegapintastE.Musicwasnottheonlygulf.Fromclothingandhairstylestoactivitiesandexpectationsearliergenerationsofparentsandchildrenoftenappearedtomoveinseparateorbits.Todaythegenerationgaphasnotdisappearedbutitisgettingnarrowinmanyfamilies.Conversationsonsubjectssuchassexanddrugswouldnothavetakenplaceagenerationago.Nowtheyarecomfortableandcommon.Andparent―childactivitiesfromshoppingtosportsinvolveafeelingoftrustandfriendshipthatcancontinueint0adulthooD.NowondergreetingcardstodaycarrythemessageTomymothermybestfrienD.Butfamilyexpertswarnthatthenewequalitycanalsoresultinlessrespectforparents.There’sstillalotofstrictnessandauthorityonthepartofparentsouttherebutthereisachangehappeningsaysKerrieapsychologyprofessoratLebanonValleyCollegE.Inthemiddleofthatchangethereisalotofconfusionamongparents.Familyresearchersofferavarietyofreasonsfortheseevolvingrolesandattitudes.Theyseethe1960sasaturningpoint.Greatculturalchangesledtomoreopencommunicationandamoredemocraticprocessthatencourageseveryonetohaveasay.Myparentswereonthe‘before’sideofthatchangebuttoday’sparentsthe40-year-oldswereonthe‘after’sideexplainsMr.Ballmer.It’snotsomethingeasilyaccomplishedbyparentsthesedaysbecauselifeismoredifficulttounderstandordealwithbutsharinginterestsdoesmakeitmorefuntobeaparentnow.41.TheunderlinedwordgulfinParA.3mostprobablymeans_________.A.interestB.distanceC.differenceD.separation42.Whichofthefollowingshowsthatthegenerationgapisdisappearing?A.Parentshelptheirchildrendevelopinterestsinmoreactivities.B.Parentsputmoretrustintheirchildren’sabilities.C.Parentsandchildrentalkmoreaboutsexanddrugs.D.Parentssharemoreinterestswiththeirchildren.43.Thechangeintoday’sparent-childrelationshipis_________.A.moreconfusionamongparentsB.newequalitybetweenparentsandchildrenC.1essrespectforparentsfromchildrenD.morestrictnessandauthorityonthepartofparents44.Bysayingtoday’sparentsthe40-year-oldswereonthe‘after’sidE.theauthormeansthattoday’sparents_________.A.followthetrendofthechangeB.cansetalimittothechangeC.failtotakethechangeseriouslyD.havelittledifficultyadjustingtothechange45.Thepurposeofthepassageisto_________.A.describethedifficultiestoday’sparentshavemetwithB.discussthedevelopmentoftheparent―childrelationshipC.suggestthewaystohandletheparent―childrelationshipD.comparetoday’sparent―childrelationshipwiththatinthepast
- Belowisadiscussiononawebsite.http://www.TalkingPoints.com/Stuckonadesertisland?Startedon23rdAprilbyStevePosts17of42Post1SteveUSAHieveryonE.Whatwouldyoumissmostandleastifyouwerestuckonadesertisland?FormeitwouldbethechangingseasonsinNewEnglanD.IguessthiswillsoundstupidbutI’dprobablymisstheraintoo.Iwouldn’tmissgettingupatsixeverydaytogotoworkthough!Whataboutyou?Post2TomasGermanyGoodquestion.SteveIthinkI’dmissdifferenttypesofbreadandshoppingatthesupermarket.I’dmissthefoodmost.WhatwouldImissleast?Mymobilephone---I’dliketobecompletelyquiet---atleastforalittlewhilePost3PaolaItalyIwouldmissthecompanyofpeoplebecauseIknowI’dliketohavesomeonetoshareexperienceswith.I’dgomadonmyown.AndIsurewouldn’tmissjunkmail垃圾邮件---Ihatecominghomeeveryeveningandapileofjunkmailinmypostbox.Post4MikoJapanHiIwouldmissMangacartoontheinternetandJapanesefoodlikesushi.I’dalsomissTVshowsandshoppingforclothesInfactI’dmisseverything.Post5RogerUKIwouldmissmydailynewspaperandlisteningtothenewsonTVandradio.I’dfeelverycutoffifIdidn’tknowwhatwashappeningintheworlD.WhatI’dmissleastwouldbetrafficjamsinthecityparticularlymyjourneytowork.Past6JayneWhyhasn’tanyonementionedtheirfamily?I’dbelostwithoutmyhusbandandtwokids.They’rethemostimportantformE.AndIcan’tgetstartedinthemorningwithoutacupofblackcoffeE.Iwouldn’tmissdoingthehousework!Post7JaimeMexicoItwouldhavetobemusiC.Icouldn’tlivewithoutmymusiC.Iwouldn’tmissgoingtoschoolatallordoinghomework!45.Whowouldmisshisorherfamilymost?A.JaimeB.JayneC.MikoD.PaolA.46.Whichofthefollowingpeoplewouldfeelmostuncomfortablewithoutthenewsmedia?A.StevE.B.JaimeC.Roger.D.Tomas47.Howmanyofthemmentionedthattheywouldmissfoodordrink?A.OneB.TwoC.ThreeD.Four
- Inthepastpeoplewhograduatedfromcollegefeltproudoftheiracademic学业的achievementsandconfidentthattheirdegreewouldhelpthemtofindagoodjoB.Howeverinthepastfouryearsthejobmarkethaschangedgreatly.Thisyear’scollegegraduatesarefacingoneoftheworstjobmarkets.ForexampleRyanStewartagraduateofSanJoseStateUniversitygotadegreeinreligiousstudiesbuthehasnotgottenanyjoboffers.Hepointsoutthatmanypeoplealreadyworkingaregettinglaidoffanddon’thavejobssoit’sevenharderfornewcollegegraduatestofindjobs.Fouryearsagothefuturelookedbrightforhisclassof2006.Thereweremanyhigh-techdotcomjobopportunitiesgraduatesreceivedmanyjoboffersandtheywereabletogetjobswithhighsalariesandbenefitssuchashealthinsuranceandpaidvacations.HoweverTimeshavechangeD.It’sanewmarketaccordingtoanofficeroftheuniversity.Theofficersaysstudentswhodofindjobsstartedpreparingtwoyearsago.Theyworkedduringsummervacationstheyhavehadseveralshort-timejobsandtheymajoredinfieldsthatarestillpayingwellsuchasaccountingornursing.Eventeachingisnotasecureprofessionnow.RyanStewartwantedtobeateacher.Butinsteadhewillprobablygobacktoschoolinordertobecomeacollegeteacher.Hethinkscollegeteachingcouldbeagoodcareereveninabadeconomy.Inconclusionthesedaysacollegedegreedoesnotautomaticallyleadtoagoodjobwithahighsalary.SomestudentscanonlyhopethatthevalueoftheirdegreewillincreaseinthefuturE.56.Whatdidacollegedegreemeantopeopleinthepast?A.Itwasaproofoftheirprofessionalskills.B.Itwouldguaranteetheirquickpromotion升职.C.Itbuiltuptheirconfidenceinthejobmarket.D.Itwouldhelpthemtostartanacademiccareer.57.WhydoesRyanStewartwanttobeacollegeteacher?A.Teachingjobsarewell-paiD.B.Hemajoredinteachingintheuniversity.C.Collegeteachingislesschallengingthanhigh-techjobs.D.Collegeteachingcareerwon’tbeinfluencedbyeconomy.58.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat_____.A.thevalueofacollegedegreehasdecreasednowB.newcollegegraduatestodaycan’tfindanyjobC.acollegedegreecanstillleadtoagoodjobD.graduatesmustprepareearlytofindjobs